[Journal of the House of Representatives, 1995]
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                              JOURNAL

                               OF THE

                     HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         ----------------

                   CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES

  Begun and held at the Capitol, in the City of Washington, in the 
District of Columbia, on Wednesday, the fourth day of January, in the 
year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-five, being the first 
session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, held under the Constitution 
of the United States, and in the two hundred and nineteenth year of the 
independence of the United States.

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                     WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1995 (1)

  On which day, being the day fixed by the 20th Amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States and Public Law 103-395, Mr. Donnald K. 
Anderson, Clerk of the House of Representatives, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 
26, at 12 o'clock noon, called the House to order.

para.1.1  communication from the clerk--certificates of election--
          alabama

  The Clerk laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                                 State of Alabama,


                             Office of the Secretary of State,

                                Montgomery, AL, December 19, 1994.
     Hon. Donnald K. Anderson,
     Clerk,
     U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Anderson: According to the unofficial results of 
     the election held on November 8, 1994, in the state of 
     Alabama, the following individuals received a majority of the 
     votes for a term of two years beginning on January 3, 1995, 
     to the United States House of Representatives:
       Sonny Callahan--1st District.
       Terry Everett--2nd District.
       Glen Browder--3rd District.
       Tom Bevill--4th District.
       Robert E. (Bud) Cramer, Jr--5th District.
       Spencer Bachus--6th District.
       Earl F. Hilliard--7th District.
       The official results and certificates of election will be 
     transmitted to you as soon as I am authorized to do so. 
     Should the official results differ from this in any way, I 
     will notify you immediately.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Jim Bennett,
                                               Secretary of State.

  Accordingly, by unanimous consent, the Representatives-elect from the 
State of Alabama were allowed to record their presence by electronic 
device and also to vote on the election of the Speaker.

para.1.2  call of the roll

  The Clerk, by unanimous consent, announced a call by states of the 
roll, by electronic device, of the Members-elect whose credentials had 
been received and the foregoing named Members-elect of the State of 
Alabama, when the following Members-elect responded:

para.1.3                      [Roll No. 1]

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--432

                                 ALABAMA

     Bevill
     Browder
     Cramer
     Hilliard
     Bachus
     Callahan
     Everett

                                 ALASKA

       
     Young
       

                                 ARIZONA

     Pastor
     Hayworth
     Kolbe
     Salmon
     Shadegg
     Stump

                                ARKANSAS

     Dickey
     Hutchinson
     Lambert-Lincoln
     Thornton

                               CALIFORNIA

     Baker
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bono
     Brown
     Calvert
     Condit
     Cox
     Cunningham
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Gallegly
     Harman
     Herger
     Horn
     Hunter
     Kim
     Lantos
     Lewis
     Lofgren
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McKeon
     Miller
     Mineta
     Moorhead
     Packard
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Seastrand
     Stark
     Thomas
     Torres
     Tucker
     Waters
     Waxman
     Woolsey

                                COLORADO

     Allard
     Hefley
     McInnis
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Skaggs

                               CONNECTICUT

     DeLauro
     Franks
     Gejdenson
     Johnson
     Kennelly
     Shays

                                DELAWARE

       
     Castle
       

                                 FLORIDA

     Bilirakis
     Brown
     Canady
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Foley
     Fowler
     Gibbons
     Goss
     Hastings
     Johnston
     McCollum
     Meek
     Mica
     Miller
     Peterson
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Scarborough
     Shaw
     Stearns
     Thurman
     Weldon
     Young

                                 GEORGIA

     Barr
     Bishop
     Chambliss
     Collins
     Deal
     Gingrich
     Kingston
     Lewis
     Linder
     McKinney
     Norwood

                                 HAWAII

     Abercrombie
     Mink
       

                                  IDAHO

     Chenoweth
     Crapo
       

                                ILLINOIS

     Collins
     Costello
     Crane
     Durbin
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Gutierrez
     Hastert
     Hyde
     LaHood
     Lipinski
     Manzullo
     Porter
     Poshard
     Reynolds
     Rush
     Weller
     Yates

                                 INDIANA

     Burton
     Buyer
     Hamilton
     Hostettler
     Jacobs
     McIntosh
     Myers
     Roemer
     Souder
     Visclosky

                                  IOWA

     Ganske
     Latham
     Leach
     Lightfoot
     Nussle

                                 KANSAS

     Brownback
     Meyers
     Roberts
     Tiahrt

                                KENTUCKY

     Baesler
     Bunning
     Lewis
     Rogers
     Ward
     Whitfield

                                LOUISIANA

     Baker
     Fields
     Hayes
     Jefferson
     Livingston
     McCrery
     Tauzin

                                  MAINE

     Baldacci
     Longley
       

                                MARYLAND

     Bartlett
     Cardin
     Ehrlich
     Gilchrest
     Hoyer
     Mfume
     Morella
     Wynn

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                              MASSACHUSETTS

     Blute
     Frank
     Kennedy
     Markey
     Meehan
     Moakley
     Neal
     Olver
     Studds
     Torkildsen

                                MICHIGAN

     Barcia
     Bonior
     Camp
     Chrysler
     Conyers
     Dingell
     Ehlers
     Hoekstra
     Kildee
     Knollenberg
     Levin
     Rivers
     Stupak
     Smith
     Upton

                                MINNESOTA

     Gutknecht
     Luther
     Minge
     Oberstar
     Peterson
     Ramstad
     Sabo
     Vento

                               MISSISSIPPI

     Montgomery
     Parker
     Taylor
     Thompson
     Wicker

                                MISSOURI

     Clay
     Danner
     Emerson
     Gephardt
     Hancock
     McCarthy
     Skelton
     Talent
     Volkmer

                                 MONTANA

       
     Williams
       

                                NEBRASKA

     Barrett
     Bereuter
     Christensen

                                 NEVADA

     Ensign
     Vucanovich
       

                              NEW HAMPSHIRE

     Bass
     Zeliff
       

                               NEW JERSEY

     Andrews
     Franks
     Frelinghuysen
     LoBiondo
     Martini
     Menendez
     Pallone
     Payne
     Roukema
     Saxton
     Smith
     Torricelli
     Zimmer

                               NEW MEXICO

     Richardson
     Schiff
     Skeen

                                NEW YORK

     Ackerman
     Boehlert
     Engel
     Flake
     Forbes
     Frisa
     Hinchey
     Houghton
     Kelly
     King
     LaFalce
     Lazio
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     McHugh
     McNulty
     Molinari
     Nadler
     Owens
     Paxon
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Solomon
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Walsh

                             NORTH CAROLINA

     Ballenger
     Burr
     Clayton
     Coble
     Funderburk
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Jones
     Myrick
     Rose
     Taylor
     Watt

                              NORTH DAKOTA

       
     Pomeroy
       

                                  OHIO

     Boehner
     Brown
     Chabot
     Cremeans
     Gillmor
     Hall
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     LaTourette
     Ney
     Oxley
     Portman
     Pryce
     Regula
     Sawyer
     Stokes
     Traficant

                                OKLAHOMA

     Brewster
     Coburn
     Istook
     Largent
     Lucas

                                 OREGON

     Bunn
     Cooley
     DeFazio
     Furse
     Wyden

                              PENNSYLVANIA

     Borski
     Clinger
     Coyne
     Doyle
     English
     Fattah
     Foglietta
     Fox
     Gekas
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Holden
     Kanjorski
     Klink
     Mascara
     McDade
     McHale
     Murtha
     Shuster
     Walker
     Weldon

                              RHODE ISLAND

     Kennedy
     Reed
       

                             SOUTH CAROLINA

     Clyburn
     Graham
     Inglis
     Sanford
     Spence
     Spratt

                              SOUTH DAKOTA

       
     Johnson
       

                                TENNESSEE

     Bryant
     Clement
     Duncan
     Ford
     Gordon
     Hilleary
     Quillen
     Tanner
     Wamp

                                  TEXAS

     Archer
     Armey
     Barton
     Bentsen
     Bonilla
     Bryant
     Chapman
     Coleman
     Combest
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Fields
     Frost
     Geren
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Hall
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Laughlin
     Ortiz
     Smith
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Wilson

                                  UTAH

     Hansen
     Orton
     Waldholtz

                                 VERMONT

       
     Sanders
       

                                VIRGINIA

     Bateman
     Bliley
     Boucher
     Davis
     Goodlatte
     Moran
     Payne
     Pickett
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Wolf

                               WASHINGTON

     Dicks
     Dunn
     Hastings
     McDermott
     Metcalf
     Nethercutt
     Smith
     Tate
     White

                              WEST VIRGINIA

     Mollohan
     Rahall
     Wise

                                WISCONSIN

     Barrett
     Gunderson
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Neumann
     Obey
     Petri
     Roth
     Sensenbrenner

                                 WYOMING

       
     Cubin
       
  The roll having been completed, the Clerk announced 432 Members had 
been recorded, a quorum.

para.1.4  credentials of delegates-elect and resident commissioner-
          elected

  The Clerk made the following statement: ``The Chair will state that 
the credentials regular in form have been received showing the election 
of the Honorable Carlos Romero Barcelo as Resident Commissioner of 
Puerto Rico for the term of 4 years beginning January 3, 1993; the 
election of the Honorable Eleanor Holmes Norton as Delegate from the 
District of Columbia; the election of the Honorable Robert A. Underwood 
as Delegate from Guam; the election of the Honorable Victor Frazer as 
Delegate from the Virgin Islands; and the election of the Honorable Eni 
F.H. Faleomavaega as Delegate from American Samoa''.

para.1.5  election of the speaker

  Mr. BOEHNER nominated Mr. Newt Gingrich, a Member-elect from the 6th 
District of the State of Georgia.
  Mr. FAZIO nominated Mr. Richard A. Gephardt, a Member-elect from the 
3rd District of the State of Missouri.
  There being no further nominations,
  The Clerk then appointed Messrs. Thomas and Fazio, Mmes. Roukema and 
Schroeder, tellers to canvas the vote on the election of the Speaker.
  Whereupon the House proceeded to vote for a Speaker.

para.1.6                      [Roll No. 2]

                              GINGRICH--228

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              GEPHARDT--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal

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     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lambert-Lincoln
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--4

     Gephardt
     Gingrich
     Parker
     Taylor (MS)
para.1.7  The roll having been completed, the Clerk announced that the 
tellers had reached an agreement that the total number of votes cast 
were 434 of which number Mr. Newt Gingrich received 228; Mr. Richard A. 
Gephardt received 202. Mr. Newt Gingrich, of Georgia, having received 
228 votes, being the largest number cast for any Member-elect and a 
majority of the whole number of votes cast, was declared by the Clerk to 
have been duly elected Speaker of the House of Representatives for the 
104th Congress.
  The Clerk announced the appointment of Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
DeLay, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Fazio, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. 
Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Deal, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Linder, Ms. 
McKinney, Mr. Barr, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Norwood to escort the Speaker 
to the Chair.
  The SPEAKER was escorted to the Chair by said committee and, following 
an introduction by Mr. GEPHARDT, addressed the House as follows:

  ``Let me say first of all that I am deeply grateful to my good friend, 
Dick Gephardt. When my side maybe overreacted to your statement about 
ending 40 years of Democratic rule, I could not help but look over at 
Bob Michel, who has often been up here and who knows that everything 
Dick said was true. This is difficult and painful to lose, and on my 
side of the aisle, we have for 20 elections been on the losing side. Yet 
there is something so wonderful about the process by which a free people 
decides things.
  ``In my own case, I lost two elections, and with the good help of my 
friend Vic Fazio came close to losing two others. I am sorry, guys, it 
just did not quite work out. Yet I can tell you that every time when the 
polls closed and I waited for the votes to come in, I felt good, because 
win or lose, we have been part of this process.
  ``In a little while, I am going to ask the dean of the House, John 
Dingell, to swear me in, to insist on the bipartisan nature of the way 
in which we together work in this House. John's father was one of the 
great stalwarts of the New Deal, a man who, as an FDR Democrat, created 
modern America. I think that John and his father represent a tradition 
that we all have to recognize and respect, and recognize that the 
America we are now going to try to lead grew from that tradition and is 
part of that great heritage.
  ``I also want to take just a moment to thank Speaker Foley, who was 
extraordinarily generous, both in his public utterances and in 
everything that he and Mrs. Foley did to help Marianne and me, and to 
help our staff make the transition. I think that he worked very hard to 
reestablish the dignity of the House. We can all be proud of the 
reputation that he takes and of the spirit with which he led the 
speakership. Our best wishes go to Speaker and Mrs. Foley.
  ``I also want to thank the various house officers, who have been just 
extraordinary. I want to say for the public record that faced with a 
result none of them wanted, in a situation I suspect none of them 
expected, that within 48 hours every officer of this House reacted as a 
patriot, worked overtime, bent over backwards, and in every way helped 
us. I am very grateful, and this House I think owes a debt of gratitude 
to every officer that the Democrats elected 2 years ago.
  ``This is an historic moment. I was asked over and over, how did it 
feel, and the only word that comes close to adequate is overwhelming. I 
feel overwhelmed in every way, overwhelmed by all the Georgians who came 
up, overwhelmed by my extended family that is here, overwhelmed by the 
historic moment. I walked out and stood on the balcony just outside of 
the Speaker's office, looking down the Mall this morning, very early. I 
was just overwhelmed by the view, with two men I will introduce and know 
very, very well. Just the sense of being part of America, being part of 
this great tradition, is truly overwhelming.
  ``I have two gavels. Actually, Dick happened to use one. Maybe this 
was appropriate. This was a Georgia gavel I just got this morning, done 
by Dorsey Newman of Tallapoosa. He decided that the gavels he saw on TV 
weren't big enough or strong enough, so he cut down a walnut tree in his 
backyard, make a gavel, put a commemorative item on it, and sent it up 
here.
  ``So this is a genuine Georgia gavel, and I am the first Georgia 
Speaker in over 100 years. The last one, by the way, had a weird accent, 
too. Speaker Crisp was born in Britain. His parents were actors and they 
came to the United States--a good word, by the way, for the value we get 
from immigration.
  ``Second, this is the gavel that Speaker Martin used. I am not sure 
what it says about the inflation of Government, to put them side by 
side, but this was the gavel used by the last Republican Speaker.
  ``I want to comment for a minute on two men who served as my leaders, 
from whom I learned so much and who are here today. When I arrived as a 
freshman, the Republican Party, deeply dispirited by Watergate and by 
the loss of the Presidency, banded together and worked with a leader who 
helped pave the way for our great party victory of 1980, a man who just 
did a marvelous job. I cannot speak too highly of what I learned about 
integrity and leadership and courage from serving with him in my 
freshman term. He is here with us again today. I hope all of you will 
recognize Congressman John Rhodes of Arizona.
  ``I want to say also that at our request, the second person was not 
sure he should be here at all, then he thought he was going to hide in 
the back of the room. I insisted that he come on down front, someone 
whom I regard as a mentor. I think virtually every Democrat in the 
House would say he is a man who genuinely cares about, loves the House, 
and represents the best spirit of the House. He is a man who I studied 
under and, on whom I hope as Speaker I can always rely for advice. I 
hope frankly I can emulate his commitment to this institution and his 
willingness to try to reach beyond his personal interest and 
partisanship. I hope all of you will join me in thanking for his years 
of service, Congressman Bob Michel of Illinois.
  ``I am very fortunate today. My mom and my dad are here, they are 
right up there in the gallery. Bob and Kit Gingrich. I am so delighted 
that they were both able to be here. Sometimes when you get to my age, 
you cannot have everyone near you that you would like to have. I cannot 
say how much I learned from my Dad and his years of serving in the U.S. 
Army and how much I learned from my Mother, who is clearly my most 
enthusiastic cheerleader.
  ``My daughters are here up in the gallery, too. They are Kathy 
Lovewith and her husband Paul, and Jackie and her husband Mark Zyler. 
Of course, the person who clearly is my closest friend and my best 
adviser and whom if I listened to about 20 percent more, I would get in 
less trouble, my wife Marianne, is in the gallery as well.

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  ``I have a very large extended family between Marianne and me. They 
are virtually all in town, and we have done our part for the Washington 
tourist season. But I could not help, when I first came on the floor 
earlier, I saw a number of the young people who are here. I met a 
number of the children who are on the floor and the young adults, who 
are close to 12 years of age. I could not help but think that sitting 
in the back rail near the center of the House is one of my nephews, 
Kevin McPherson, who is 5. My nieces Susan Brown, who is 6, and Emily 
Brown, who is 8, and Laura McPherson, who is 9, are all back there, 
too. That is probably more than I was allowed to bring on, but they are 
my nieces and my nephews. I have two other nephews a little older who 
are sitting in the gallery.
  ``I could not help but think as a way I wanted to start the 
Speakership and to talk to every Member, that in a sense these young 
people around us are what this institution is really all about. Much 
more than the negative advertising and the interest groups and all the 
different things that make politics all too often cynical, nasty, and 
sometimes frankly just plan miserable, what makes politics worthwhile 
is the choice, as Dick Gephardt said, between what we see so tragically 
on the evening news and the way we try to work very hard to make this 
system of free, representative self-government work. The ultimate 
reason for doing that is these children, the country they will inherit, 
and the world they will live in.
  ``We are starting the 104th Congress. I do not know if you have every 
thought about this, but for 208 years, we bring together the most 
diverse country in the history of the world. We send all sorts of 
people here. Each of us could find at least one Member we thought was 
weird. I will tell you, if you went around the room the person chosen 
to be weird would be different for virtually every one of us. Because 
we do allow and insist upon the right of a free people to send an 
extraordinary diversity of people here.
  ``Brian Lamb of C-SPAN read to me Friday a phrase from de Tocqueville 
that was so central to the House. I have been reading Remini's 
biography of Henry Clay and Clay, as the first strong Speaker, always 
preferred the House. He preferred the House to the Senate although he 
served in both. He said the House is more vital, more active, more 
dynamic, and more common.
  ``This is what de Tocqueville wrote: `Often there is not a 
distinguished man in the whole number. Its members are almost all 
obscure individuals whose names bring no associations to mind. They are 
mostly village lawyers, men in trade, or even persons belonging to the 
lower classes of society.'
  ``If we include women, I do not know that we would change much. But 
the word `vulgar' in de Tocqueville's time had a very particular 
meaning. It is a meaning the world would do well to study in this room. 
You see, de Tocqueville was an aristocrat. He lived in a world of kings 
and princes. The folks who come here do so by the one single act that 
their citizens freely chose them. I do not care what your ethnic 
background is, or your ideology. I do not care if you are younger or 
older. I do not care if you are born in America of if you are a 
naturalized citizen. Everyone of the 435 people have equal standing 
because their citizens freely sent them. Their voice should be heard 
and they should have a right to participate. It is the most marvelous 
act of a complex giant country trying to argue and talk. And, as Dick 
Gephardt said, to have a great debate, to reach great decisions, not 
through a civil war, not by bombing one of our regional capitals, not 
by killing a half million people, and not by having snipers. Let me say 
unequivocally, I condemn all acts of violence against the law by all 
people for all reasons. This is a society of law and a society of civil 
behavior.
  ``Here we are as commoners together, to some extent Democrats and 
Republicans, to some extent liberals and conservatives, but Americans 
all. Steve Gunderson today gave me a copy of the ``Portable Abraham 
Lincoln.'' He suggested there is much for me to learn about our party, 
but I would also say that it does not hurt to have a copy of the 
portable F.D.R.
  ``This is a great country of great people. If there is any one factor 
or acts of my life that strikes me as I stand up here as the first 
Republican in 40 years to do so. When I first became whip in 1989, 
Russia was beginning to change, the Soviet Union as it was then. Into 
my whip's office one day came eight Russians and a Lithuanian, members 
of the Communist Party, newspaper editors. They asked me, `What does a 
whip do?'
  ``They said, `In Russia we have never had a free parliament since 
1917 and that was only for a few months, so what do you do?'
  ``I tried to explain, as Dave Bonior or Tom DeLay might now. It is a 
little strange if you are from a dictatorship to explain you are called 
the whip but you do not really have a whip, you are elected by the 
people you are supposed to pressure--other members. If you pressure 
them too much they will not reelect you. On the other hand If you do 
not pressure them enough they will not reelect you. Democracy is hard. 
It if frustrating.
  ``So our group came into the Chamber. The Lithuanian was a man in his 
late sixties, and I allowed him to come up here and sit and be Speaker, 
something many of us have done with constituents. Remember, this is the 
very beginning of perestroika and glasnost. When he came out of the 
chair, he was physically trembling. He was almost in tears. He said, 
`Ever since World War II, I have remembered what the Americans did and 
I have never believed the propaganda. But I have to tell you, I did not 
think in my life that I would be able to sit at the center of freedom.'
  ``It was one of the most overwhelming, compelling moments of my life. 
It struck me that something I could not help but think of when we were 
here with President Mandela. I went over and saw Ron Dellums and 
thought of the great work Ron had done to extend freedom across the 
planet. You get that sense of emotion when you see something so totally 
different than you had expected. Here was a man who reminded me first 
of all that while presidents are important, they are in effect an 
elected kingship, that this and the other body across the way are where 
freedom has to be fought out. That is the tradition I hope that we will 
take with us as we go to work.
  ``Today we had a bipartisan prayer service. Frank Wolf made some very 
important points. He said, `We have to recognize that many of our most 
painful problems as a country are moral problems, problems of dealing 
with ourselves and with life.'
  ``He said character is the key to leadership and we have to deal with 
that. He preached a little bit. I do not think he thought he was 
preaching, but he was. It was about a spirit of reconciliation. He 
talked about caring about our spouses and our children and our 
families. If we are not prepared to model our own family life beyond 
just having them here for 1 day, if we are not prepared to care about 
our children and we are not prepared to care about our families, then 
by what arrogance do we think we will transcend our behavior to care 
about others? That is why with Congressman Gephardt's help we have 
established a bipartisan task force on the family. We have established 
the principle that we are going to set schedules we stick to so 
families can count on time to be together, built around school 
schedules so that families can get to know each other, and not just by 
seeing us on C-SPAN.
  ``I will also say that means one of the strongest recommendations of 
the bipartisan committee, is that we have 17 minutes to vote. This is 
the bipartisan committee's recommendations, not just mine. They pointed 
out that if we take the time we spent in the last Congress where we 
waited for one more Member, and one more, and one more, that we 
literally can shorten the business and get people home if we will be 
strict and firm. At one point this year we had a 45-minute vote. I hope 
all of my colleagues are paying attention because we are in fact going 
to work very hard to have 17 minute votes and it is over. So, leave on 
the first bell, not the second bell. OK? This may seem particularly 
inappropriate to say on the first day because this will be the busiest 
day on opening day in congressional history.
  ``I want to read just a part of the Contract With America. I don't 
mean this as a partisan act, but rather to remind all of us what we are 
about to go through and why. Those of us who

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ended up in the majority stood on these steps and signed a contract, 
and here is part of what it says:

       On the first day of the 104th Congress the new Republican 
     majority will immediately pass the following reforms aimed at 
     restoring the faith and trust of the American people in their 
     government: First, require all laws that apply to the rest of 
     the country also to apply equally to the Congress. Second, 
     select a major, independent auditing firm to conduct a 
     comprehensive audit of the Congress for waste, fraud or 
     abuse. Third, cut the number of House committees and cut 
     committee staffs by a third. Fourth, limit the terms of all 
     committee chairs. Fifth, ban the casting of proxy votes in 
     committees. Sixth, require committee meetings to be open to 
     the public. Seven, require a three-fifths majority vote to 
     pass a tax increase. Eight, guarantee an honest accounting of 
     our federal budget by implementing zero baseline budgeting.

  ``Now, I told Dick Gephardt last night that if I had to do it over 
again we would have pledged within 3 days that we will do these things, 
but that is not what we said. So we have ourselves in a little bit of a 
box here.
  ``Then we go a step further. I carry the T.V. Guide version of the 
contract with me at all times.
  ``We then say that within the first 100 days of the 104th Congress we 
shall bring to the House floor the following bills, each to be given 
full and open debate, each to be given a full and clear vote, and each 
to be immediately available for inspection. We made it available that 
day. We listed 10 items. A balanced budget amendment and line-item 
veto, a bill to stop violent criminals, emphasizing among other things 
an effective and enforceable death penalty. Third was welfare reform. 
Fourth, legislation protecting our kids. Fifth was to provide tax cuts 
for families. Sixth was a bill to strengthen our national defense. 
Seventh was a bill to raise the senior citizens' earning limit. Eighth 
was legislation rolling back Government regulations. Ninth was a 
commonsense legal reform bill, and tenth was congressional term limits 
legislation.
  ``Our commitment on our side, and this is an absolute obligation, is 
first of all to work today until we are done. I know that is going to 
inconvenience people who have families and supporters. But we were 
hired to do a job, and we have to start today to prove we will do it. 
Second, I would say to our friends in the Democratic Party that we are 
going to work with you, and we are really laying out a schedule working 
with the minority leader to make sure that we can set dates certain to 
go home. That does mean that if 2 or 3 weeks out we are running short 
we will, frankly, have longer sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday, and 
Thursday. We will try to work this out on a bipartisan basis to, in a 
workmanlike way, get it done. It is going to mean the busiest early 
months since 1933.
  ``Beyond the Contract I think there are two giant challenges. I know 
I am a partisan figure. But I really hope today that I can speak for a 
minute to my friends in the Democratic Party as well as my own 
colleagues, and speak to the country about these two challenges so that 
I hope we can have a real dialogue. One challenge is to achieve a 
balanced budget by 2002. I think both Democratic and Republican 
Governors will say we can do that but it is hard. I do not think we can 
do it in a year or two. I do not think we ought to lie to the American 
people. This is a huge, complicated job.
  ``The second challenge is to find a way to truly replace the current 
welfare state with an opportunity society.
  ``Let me talk very briefly about both challenges. First, on the 
balanced budget I think we can get it done. I think the baby boomers 
are now old enough that we can have an honest dialogue about 
priorities, about resources, about what works, and what does not work. 
Let me say I have already told Vice President Gore that we are going to 
invite him to address a Republican conference. We would have invited 
him in December but he had to go to Moscow, I believe there are grounds 
for us to talk together and to work together, to have hearings 
together, and to have task forces together. If we set priorities, if we 
apply the principles of Edwards Deming and of Peter Drucker we can 
build on the Vice President's reinventing government effort and we can 
focus on transforming, not just cutting. The choice becomes not just do 
you want more or do you want less, but are there ways to do it better? 
Can we learn from the private sector, can we learn from Ford, IBM, from 
Microsoft, from what General Motors has had to go through? I think on a 
bipartisan basis we owe it to our children and grandchildren to get 
this Government in order and to be able to actually pay our way. I 
think 2002 is a reasonable timeframe. I would hope that together we 
could open a dialogue with the American people.
  ``I have said that I think Social Security ought to be off limits, at 
least for the first 4 to 6 years of the process, because I think it 
will just destroy us if we try to bring it into the game. But let me 
say about everything else, whether it is Medicare, or it is 
agricultural subsidies, or it is defense or anything that I think the 
greatest Democratic President of the 20th century, and in my judgment 
the greatest President of the 20th century, said it right. On March 4, 
1933, he stood in braces as a man who had polio at a time when nobody 
who had that kind of disability could be anything in public life. He 
was President of the United States, and he stood in front of this 
Capitol on a rainy March day and he said, `We have nothing to fear but 
fear itself.' I want every one of us to reach out in that spirit and 
pledge to live up to that spirit, and I think frankly on a bipartisan 
basis. I would say to Members of the Black and Hispanic Caucuses that I 
would hope we could arrange by late spring to genuinely share 
districts. You could have a Republican who frankly may not know a thing 
about your district agree to come for a long weekend with you, and you 
will agree to go for a long weekend with them. We begin a dialogue and 
an openness that is totally different than people are used to seeing in 
politics in America. I believe if we do that we can then create a 
dialogue that can lead to a balanced budget.
  ``But I think we have a greater challenge. I do want to pick up 
directly on what Dick Gephardt said, because he said it right. No 
Republican here should kid themselves about it. The greatest leaders in 
fighting for an integrated America in the 20th century were in the 
Democratic Party. The fact is, it was the liberal wing of the 
Democratic Party that ended segregation. The fact is that it was 
Franklin Delano Roosevelt who gave hope to a Nation that was in 
distress and could have slid into dictatorship. Every Republican has 
much to learn from studying what the Democrats did right.
  ``But I would say to my friends in the Democratic Party that there is 
much to what Ronald Reagan was trying to get done. There is much to 
what is being done today by Republicans like Bill Weld, and John 
Engler, and Tommy Thompson, and George Allen, and Christy Whitman, and 
Pete Wilson. There is much we can share with each other.
  ``We must replace the welfare state with an opportunity society. The 
balanced budget is the right thing to do. But it does not in my mind 
have the moral urgency of coming to grips with what is happening to the 
poorest Americans.
  ``I commend to all Marvin Olasky's `The Tragedy of American 
Compassion.' Olasky goes back for 300 years and looked at what has 
worked in America, how we have helped people rise beyond poverty, and 
how we have reached out to save people. He may not have the answers, 
but he has the right sense of where we have to go as Americans.
  ``I do not believe that there is a single American who can see a news 
report of a 4-year-old thrown off of a public housing project in 
Chicago by other children and killed and not feel that a part of your 
heart went, too. I think of my nephew in the back, Kevin, and how all 
of us feel about our children. How can any American read about an 11-
year-old buried with his Teddy bear because he killed a 14-year-old, 
and then another 14-year-old killed him, and not have some sense of `My 
God, where has this country gone?' How can we not decide that this is a 
moral crisis equal to segregation, equal to slavery? How can we not 
insist that every day we take steps to do something?
  ``I have seldom been more shaken than I was after the election when I 
had breakfast with two members of the Black Caucus. One of them said to 
me, `Can you imagine what it is like to visit a first-grade class and 
realize that every fourth or fifth young boy in that class may be dead 
or in jail within 15 years? And they are your constituents and you are 
helpless to change it?' For some reason, I do not know why,

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maybe because I visit a lot of schools, that got through. I mean, that 
personalized it. That made it real, not just statistics, but real 
people.
  ``Then I tried to explain part of my thoughts by talking about the 
need for alternatives to the bureaucracy, and we got into what I think 
frankly has been a pretty distorted and cheap debate over orphanages.
  ``Let me say, first of all, my father, who is here today, was a 
foster child. He was adopted as a teenager. I am adopted. We have 
relatives who were adopted. We are not talking out of some vague 
impersonal Dickens `Bleak House' middle-class intellectual model. We 
have lived the alternatives.
  ``I believe when we are told that children are so lost in the city 
bureaucracies that there are children who end up in dumpsters, when we 
are told that there are children doomed to go to schools where 70 or 80 
percent of them will not graduate, when we are told of public housing 
projects that are so dangerous that if any private sector ran them they 
would be put in jail, and the only solution we are given is, ``Well, we 
will study it, we will get around to it,'' my only point is that this 
is unacceptable. We can find ways immediately to do things better, to 
reach out, break through the bureaucracy and give every young American 
child a better chance.
  ``Let me suggest to you Morris Schectman's new book. I do not agree 
with all of it, but it is fascinating. It is entitled `Working Without 
a Net.' It is an effort to argue that in the 21st century we have to 
create our own safety nets. He draws a distinction between caring and 
caretaking. It is worth every American reading.
  ``He said caretaking is when you bother me a little bit, and I do 
enough, I feel better because I think I took care of you. That is not 
any good to you at all. You may be in fact an alcoholic and I just gave 
you the money to buy the bottle that kills you, but I feel better and 
go home. He said caring is actually stopping and dealing with the human 
being, trying to understand enough about them to genuinely make sure 
you improve their life, even if you have to start with a conversation 
like, `If you will quit drinking, I will help you get a job.' This is a 
lot harder conversation than, `I feel better. I gave him a buck or 5 
bucks.'
  ``I want to commend every Member on both sides to look carefully. I 
say to those Republicans who believe in total privatization, you cannot 
believe in the Good Samaritan and explain that as long as business is 
making money we can walk by a fellow American who is hurt and not do 
something. I would say to my friends on the left who believe there has 
never been a government program that was not worth keeping, you cannot 
look at some of the results we now have and not want to reach out to 
the humans and forget the bureaucracies.
  ``If we could build that attitude on both sides of this aisle, we 
would be an amazingly different place, and the country would begin to 
be a different place.
  ``We have to create a partnership. We have to reach out to the 
American people. We are going to do a lot of important things. Thanks 
to the House Information System and Congressman Vern Ehlers, as of 
today we are going to be on line for the whole country, every 
amendment, every conference report. We are working with C-SPAN and 
others, and Congressman Gephardt has agreed to help on a bipartisan 
basis to make the building more open to television, more accessible to 
the American people. We have talk radio hosts here today for the first 
time. I hope to have a bipartisan effort to make the place accessible 
for all talk radio hosts of all backgrounds, no matter their ideology. 
The House Historian's office is going to be more aggressively run on a 
bipartisan basis to reach out to Close Up, and to other groups to teach 
what the legislative struggle is about. I think over time we can and 
will this Spring rethink campaign reform and lobbying reform and review 
all ethics, including the gift rule.
  ``But that isn't enough. Our challenge shouldn't be just to balance 
the budget or to pass the Contract. Our challenge should not be 
anything that is just legislative. We are supposed to, each one of us, 
be leaders. I think our challenge has to be to set as our goal, and 
maybe we are not going to get there in 2 years. This ought to be the 
goal that we go home and we tell people we believe in: that there will 
be a Monday morning when for the entire weekend not a single child was 
killed anywhere in America; that there will be a Monday morning when 
every child in the country went to a school that they and their parents 
thought prepared them as citizens and prepared them to compete in the 
world market; that there will be a Monday morning where it was easy to 
find a job or create a job, and your own Government did not punish you 
if you tried.
  ``We should not be happy just with the language of politicians and 
the language of legislation. We should insist that our success for 
America is felt in the neighborhoods, in the communities, is felt by 
real people living real lives who can say, `Yes, we are safer, we are 
healthier, we are better educated, America succeeds.'
  ``This morning's closing hymn at the prayer service was the Battle 
Hymn of the Republic. It is hard to be in this building, look down past 
Grant to the Lincoln Memorial and not realize how painful and how 
difficult that battle hymn is. The key phrase is, `As he died to make 
men holy, let us live to make men free.'
  ``It is not just political freedom, although I agree with everything 
Congressman Gephardt said earlier. If you cannot afford to leave the 
public housing project, you are not free. If you do not know how to 
find a job and do not know how to create a job, you are not free. If 
you cannot find a place that will educate you, you are not free. If you 
are afraid to walk to the store because you could get killed, you are 
not free.
  ``So as all of us over the coming months sing that song, `As he died 
to make men holy, let us live to make men free,' I want us to dedicate 
ourselves to reach out in a genuinely nonpartisan way to be honest with 
each other. I promise each of you that without regard to party my door 
is going to be open. I will listen to each of you. I will try to work 
with each of you. I will put in long hours, and I will guarantee that I 
will listen to you first. I will let you get it all out before I give 
you my version, because you have been patient with me today, and you 
have given me a chance to set the stage.
  ``But I want to close by reminding all of us of how much bigger this 
is than us. Because beyond talking with the American people, beyond 
working together, I think we can only be successful if we start with 
our limits. I was very struck this morning with something Bill Emerson 
used, a very famous quote of Benjamin Franklin, at the point where the 
Constitutional Convention was deadlocked. People were tired, and there 
was a real possibility that the Convention was going to break up. 
Franklin, who was quite old and had been relatively quiet for the 
entire Convention, suddenly stood up and was angry, and he said :

       I have lived, sir, a long time, and the longer I live the 
     more convincing proofs I see of this truth, that God governs 
     in the affairs of men, and if a sparrow cannot fall to the 
     ground without His notice, is it possible that an empire can 
     rise without His aid?

  ``At that point the Constitutional Convention stopped. They took a 
day off for fasting and prayer.
  ``Then, having stopped and come together, they went back, and they 
solved the great question of large and small States. They wrote the 
Constitution, and the United States was created. All I can do is pledge 
to you that, if each of us will reach out prayerfully and try to 
genuinely understand each other, if we will recognize that in this 
building we symbolize America, and that we have an obligation to talk 
with each other, then I think a year from now we can look on the 104th 
Congress as a truly amazing institution without regard to party, 
without regard to ideology. We can say, `Here, America comes to work, 
and here we are preparing for those children a better future.'
  ``Thank you. Good luck and God bless you.''.

para.1.8  oath of office--speaker

  At the request of the Speaker the oath of office was then administered 
to him by Mr. DINGELL, dean of the House.

para.1.9  oath of office--members-elect, delegates-elect, resident 
          commissioner

  The SPEAKER said: ``According to precedent, the Chair will swear in 
all Members of the House at this time. If

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the Members will rise, the Chair will now administer the oath of 
office.''
  The Members-elect, Delegates-elect and Resident Commissioner, then 
rose in their places and took the oath of office prescribed by law.

para.1.10  selection of majority and minority leaders

  Mr. BOEHNER notified the House of the selection of the Republican 
Conference of Mr. ARMEY as majority leader.
  Mr. FAZIO notified the House of the selection by the Democratic Caucus 
of Mr. GEPHARDT as minority leader.

para.1.11  selection of majority and minority whips

  Mr. BOEHNER notified the House of the selection of Mr. DeLAY as 
majority whip.
  Mr. FAZIO notified the House of the selection of Mr. BONIOR as 
minority whip.

para.1.12  organizational resolution--election of officers

  Mr. BOEHNER submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 1):

       Resolved, That Robin H. Carle, of the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, be, and she is hereby, chosen Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives;
       That Wilson S. Livingood, of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 
     be, and he is hereby, chosen Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
     Representatives;
       That Scott M. Faulkner, of the State of West Virginia, be, 
     and he is hereby, chosen Chief Administrative Officer of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       That Reverend James David Ford, of the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, be, and he is hereby, chosen Chaplain of the House 
     of Representatives.

  When said resolution was considered.
  Mr. FAZIO demanded that the resolution be divided for a separate vote 
on the nominee for Chaplain of the House.
  The resolution was divided.
  The Reverend James David Ford of the Commonwealth of Virginia was 
elected Chaplain of the House of Representatives.
  Mr. FAZIO then submitted the following substitute for the remainder of 
the resolution:

       That Thomas O'Donnell, of the State of Maryland, be, and he 
     is hereby, chosen Clerk of the House of Representatives;
       That George Kundanis, of the District of Columbia, be, and 
     he is hereby, chosen Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       That Marti Thomas, of the District of Columbia, be, and she 
     is hereby, chosen Chief Administrative Officer of the House 
     of Representatives.

  The substitute was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the remainder of said resolution?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  So the remainder of said resolution was agreed to.
  Whereupon, Robin H. Carle of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Clerk; 
Wilson S. Livingood of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Sergeant at Arms; 
Scott M. Faulkner of the State of West Virginia, Chief Administrative 
Officer; and the Reverend James David Ford of the Commonwealth of 
Virginia, Chaplain; presented themselves at the bar of the House and 
took the oath of office prescribed by law.

para.1.13  notification of the senate of organization of the house

  Mr. ARMEY submitted the following privileged resolution, which was 
considered and agreed to (H. Res. 2):

       Resolved, That the Senate be informed that a quorum of the 
     House of Representatives has assembled; that Newt Gingrich, a 
     Representative from the State of Georgia, has been elected 
     Speaker; and Robin H. Carle, a citizen of the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, has been elected Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives of the One Hundred Fourth Congress.

para.1.14  committee to notify the president of the united states of the 
          assembly of the congress

  Mr. ARMEY submitted the following privileged resolution, which was 
considered and agreed to (H. Res. 3):

       Resolved, That a committee of two Members be appointed by 
     the Speaker on the part of the House of Representatives to 
     join with a committee on the part of the Senate to notify the 
     President of the United States that a quorum of each House 
     has assembled and Congress is ready to receive any 
     communication that he may be pleased to make.

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the foregoing resolution, announced the 
appointment of Messrs. ARMEY and GEPHARDT as members of the committee on 
the part of the House to join a like committee on the part of the Senate 
to notify the President of the United States that a quorum of each House 
has been assembled and that the Congress is ready to receive any 
communication that he may be pleased to make.

para.1.15  notification to the president of election of certain officers

  Mr. ARMEY submitted the following resolution, which was considered and 
agreed to (H. Res. 4):

       Resolved, That the Clerk be instructed to inform the 
     President of the United States that the House of 
     Representatives has elected Newt Gingrich, a Representative 
     from the State of Georgia, Speaker; and Robin H. Carle, a 
     citizen of the Commonwealth of Virginia, Clerk of the House 
     of Representatives of the One Hundred Fourth Congress.

para.1.16  providing for the consideration of h. res. 6

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the House Republican Conference, called 
up the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 5):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the resolution (H. 
     Res. 6) adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives 
     for the One Hundred Fourth Congress. The resolution shall be 
     considered as read. The resolution shall be debatable 
     initially for 30 minutes to be equally divided and controlled 
     by the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader or their 
     designees. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the resolution to final adoption without 
     intervening motion or demand for division of the question 
     except as specified in sections 2 and 3 of this resolution.
       Sec. 2. The question of adopting the resolution shall be 
     divided among nine parts, to wit: each of the eight sections 
     of title I; and title II. Each portion of the divided 
     question shall be debatable separately for 20 minutes, to be 
     equally divided and controlled by the Majority Leader and the 
     Minority Leader or their designees, and shall be disposed of 
     in the order stated.
       Sec. 3. Pending the question of adopting the ninth portion 
     of the divided question, it shall be in order to move that 
     the House commit the resolution to a select committee, with 
     or without instructions. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the motion to commit to final 
     adoption without intervening motion.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. DREIER moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BONIOR demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

232

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affirmative

Nays

199

para.1.17                     [Roll No. 3]

                                YEAS--232

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis

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     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--199

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lambert-Lincoln
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Bishop
     Gingrich
     Jackson-Lee
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  Mr. BONIOR moved to commit the resolution to a select committee 
composed of the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader with 
instructions to report back the same to the House forthwith with only 
the following amendment:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert:
       That upon the adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
     order to consider in the House the resolution (H.Res.   ) 
     adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 
     One Hundred Fourth Congress, [captioned Committee Print on 
     H.Res.   , bearing the date of January 4, 1995], as modified 
     by the amendment printed in section 4 of this resolution. The 
     resolution, as modified, shall be debatable initially for 30 
     minutes to be equally divided and controlled by the Majority 
     Leader and the Minority Leader or their designees. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     resolution, as modified, to final adoption without 
     intervening motion or demand for division of the question 
     except as specified in sections 2 and 3 of this resolution.
       Sec. 2. The question of adopting the resolution, as 
     modified, shall be divided among ten parts, to wit: each of 
     the nine sections of title I; and then title II. Each portion 
     of the divided question shall be debatable separately for 20 
     minutes, to be equally divided and controlled by the Majority 
     Leader and the Minority Leader or their designees, and shall 
     be disposed of in the order stated.
       Sec. 3. Pending the question of adopting the tenth portion 
     of the divided question, it shall be in order to move that 
     the House commit the resolution, as modified, to a select 
     committee, with or without instructions. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to 
     commit to final adoption without intervening motion.
       Sec. 4. At the end of Title I add the following new 
     section:
       Sec. (109). The Rules of the House of Representatives of 
     the One Hundred Third Congress, including applicable 
     provisions of law or concurrent resolution that constituted 
     rules of the House at the end of the One Hundred Third 
     Congress, together with such amendments thereto as may 
     otherwise have been adopted, are adopted as the Rules of the 
     One Hundred Fourth Congress, with the following amendment:


                      ban on gifts from lobbyists

       (a) Clause 4 of rule XLIII of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended to read as follows:
       ``4. (a)(1) No Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
     Representatives shall accept a gift, knowing that such gift 
     is provided directly or indirectly by a paid lobbyist, a 
     lobbying firm (a person or entity that has 1 or more 
     employees who are lobbyists on behalf of a client other than 
     that person or entity), or an agent of a Foreign principal 
     (as defined in the foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938).
       ``(2) The prohibition in subparagraph (1) includes the 
     following:
       ``(A) Anything provided by a lobbyist or a foreign agent 
     which the Member, officer, or employee has reason to believe 
     is paid for, charged to, or reimbursed by a client or firm of 
     such lobbyist or foreign agent.
       ``(B) Anything provided by a lobbyist, a lobbying firm, or 
     a foreign agent to an entity that is maintained or controlled 
     by a Member, officer, or employee.
       ``(C) A charitable contribution (as defined in section 
     170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) made by a 
     lobbyist, a lobbying firm, or a foreign agent on the basis of 
     a designation, recommendation, or other specification of a 
     Member, officer, or employee (not including a mass mailing or 
     other solicitation directed to a broad category of persons or 
     entities).
       ``(D) A contribution or other payment by a lobbyist, a 
     lobbying firm, or a foreign agent to a legal expense fund 
     established for the benefit of a Member, officer, or 
     employee.
       ``(E) A charitable contribution (as defined in section 
     170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) made by a 
     lobbyist, a lobbying firm, or a foreign agent in lieu of an 
     honorarium to a Member, officer, or employee.
       ``(F) A financial contribution or expenditure made by a 
     lobbyist, a lobbying firm, or a foreign agent relating to a 
     conference, retreat, or similar event, sponsored by or 
     affiliated with an official congressional organization, for 
     or on behalf of Members, officers, or employees.
       ``(3) The following are not gifts subject to the 
     prohibition in subparagraph (1):
       ``(A) Anything for which the recipient pays the market 
     value, or does not use and promptly returns to the donor.
       ``(B) A contribution, as defined in the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) that is lawfully 
     made under that Act, or attendance at a fundraising event 
     sponsored by a political organization described in section 
     527(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(C) Food or refreshments of nominal value offered other 
     than as part of a meal.
       ``(D) Benefits resulting from the business, employment, or 
     other outside activities of the spouse of a Member, officer, 
     or employee, if such benefits are customarily provided to 
     others in similar circumstances.
       ``(E) Pension and other benefits resulting from continued 
     participation in an employee welfare and benefits plan 
     maintained by a former employer.
       ``(F) Informational materials that are sent to the office 
     of a Member, officer, or employee in the form of books, 
     articles, periodicals, other written materials, audio tapes, 
     videotapes, or other forms of communication.
       ``(4)(A) A gift given by an individual under circumstances 
     which make it clear that the gift is given for a nonbusiness 
     purpose and is motivated by a family relationship or close 
     personal friendship and not by the position of the Member, 
     officer, or employee shall not be subject to the prohibition 
     in subparagraph (1).
       ``(B) A gift shall not be considered to be given for a 
     nonbusiness purpose if the Member, officer, or employee has 
     reason to believe the individual giving the gift will seek--
       ``(i) to deduct the value of such gift as a business 
     expense on the individual's Federal income tax return, or
       ``(ii) direct or indirect reimbursement or any other 
     compensation for the value of the gift from a client or 
     employer of such lobbyist or foreign agent.
       ``(C) In determining if the giving of a gift is motivated 
     by a family relationship or close personal friendship, at 
     least the following factors shall be considered:
       ``(i) The history of the relationship between the 
     individual giving the gift and the recipient of the gift, 
     including whether or not gifts have previously been exchanged 
     by such individuals.
       ``(ii) Whether the Member, officer, or employee has reason 
     to believe the gift was purchased by the individual who gave 
     the item.
       ``(iii) Whether the Member, officer, or employee has reason 
     to believe the individual who gave the gift also at the same 
     time gave the same or similar gifts to other Members, 
     officers, or employees.

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       ``(b) In addition to the restriction on receiving gifts 
     from paid lobbyists, lobbying firms, and agents of foreign 
     principals provided by paragraph (a) and except as provided 
     in this Rule, no Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
     Representatives shall knowingly accept a gift from any other 
     person.
       ``(c)(1) For the purpose of this clause, the term `gift' 
     means any gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment, 
     hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other item having monetary 
     value. The term includes gifts of services, training, 
     transportation, lodging, and meals, whether provided in kind, 
     by purchase of a ticket, payment in advance, or reimbursement 
     after the expense has been incurred.
       ``(2) A gift to the spouse or dependent of a Member, 
     officer, or employee (or a gift to any other individual based 
     on that individual's relationship with the Member, officer, 
     or employee) shall be considered a gift to the Member, 
     officer, or employee if it is given with the knowledge and 
     acquiescence of the Member, officer, or employee and the 
     Member, officer, or employee has reason to believe the gift 
     was given because of the official position of the Member, 
     officer, or employee.
       ``(d) The restrictions in paragraph (b) shall not apply to 
     the following:
       ``(1) Anything for which the Member, officer, or employee 
     pays the market value, or does not use and promptly returns 
     to the donor.
       ``(2) A contribution, as defined in the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) that is lawfully 
     made under that Act, or attendance at a fundraising event 
     sponsored by a political organization described in section 
     527(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(3) Anything provided by an individual on the basis of a 
     personal or family relationship unless the Member, officer, 
     or employee has reason to believe that, under the 
     circumstances, the gift was provided because of the official 
     position of the Member, officer, or employee and not because 
     of the personal or family relationship. The Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct shall provide guidance on the 
     applicability of this clause and examples of circumstances 
     under which a gift may be accepted under this exception.
       ``(4) A contribution or other payment to a legal expense 
     fund established for the benefit of a Member, officer, or 
     employee, that is otherwise lawfully made, if the person 
     making the contribution or payment is identified for the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
       ``(5) Any food or refreshments which the recipient 
     reasonably believes to have a value of less than $20.
       ``(6) Any gift from another Member, officer, or employee of 
     the Senate or the House of Representatives.
       ``(7) Food, refreshments, lodging, and other benefits--
       ``(A) resulting from the outside business or employment 
     activities (or other outside activities that are not 
     connected to the duties of the Member, officer, or employee 
     as an officeholder) of the Member, officer, or employee, or 
     the spouse of the Member, officer, or employee, if such 
     benefits have not been offered or enhanced because of the 
     official position of the Member, officer, or employee and are 
     customarily provided to others in similar circumstances;
       ``(B) customarily provided by a prospective employer in 
     connection with bona fide employment discussions; or
       ``(C) provided by a political organization described in 
     section 527(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in 
     connection with a fundraising or campaign event sponsored by 
     such an organization.
       ``(8) Pension and other benefits resulting from continued 
     participation in an employee welfare and benefits plan 
     maintained by a former employer.
       ``(9) Informational materials that are sent to the office 
     of the Member, officer, or employee in the form of books, 
     articles, periodicals, other written materials, audio tapes, 
     videotapes, or other forms of communication.
       ``(10) Awards or prizes which are given to competitors in 
     contests or events open to the public, including random 
     drawings.
       ``(11) Honorary degrees (and associated travel, food, 
     refreshments, and entertainment) and other bona fide, 
     nonmonetary awards presented in recognition of public service 
     (and associated food, refreshments, and entertainment 
     provided in the presentation of such degrees and awards).
       ``(12) Donations of products from the State that the Member 
     represents that are intended primarily for promotional 
     purposes, such as display or free distribution, and are of 
     minimal value to any individual recipient.
       ``(13) Food, refreshments, and entertainment provided to a 
     Member or an employee of a Member in the Member's home State, 
     subject to reasonable limitations, to be established by the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
       ``(14) An item of little intrinsic value such as a greeting 
     card, baseball cap, or a T shirt.
       ``(15) Training (including food and refreshments furnished 
     to all attendees as an integral part of the training) 
     provided to a Member, officer, or employee, if such training 
     is in the interest of the House of Representatives.
       ``(16) Bequests, inheritances, and other transfers at 
     death.
       ``(17) Any item, the receipt of which is authorized by the 
     Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act, the Mutual Educational and 
     Cultural Exchange Act, or any other statute.
       ``(18) Anything which is paid for by the Federal 
     Government, by a State or local government, or secured by the 
     Government under a Government contract.
       ``(19) A gift of personal hospitality of an individual, as 
     defined in section 109(14) of the Ethics in Government Act.
       ``(20) Free attendance at a widely attended event permitted 
     pursuant to paragraph (e).
       ``(21) Opportunities and benefits which are--
       ``(A) available to the public or to a class consisting of 
     all Federal employees, whether or not restricted on the basis 
     of geographic consideration;
       ``(B) offered to members of a group or class in which 
     membership is unrelated to congressional employment;
       ``(C) offered to members of an organization, such as an 
     employees' association or congressional credit union, in 
     which membership is related to congressional employment and 
     similar opportunities are available to large segments of the 
     public through organizations of similar size;
       ``(D) offered to any group or class that is not defined in 
     a manner that specifically discriminates among Government 
     employees on the basis of branch of Government or type of 
     responsibility, or on a basis that favors those of higher 
     rank or rate of pay;
       ``(E) in the form of loans from banks and other financial 
     institutions on terms generally available to the public; or
       ``(F) in the form of reduced membership or other fees for 
     participation in organization activities offered to all 
     Government employees by professional organizations if the 
     only restrictions on membership relate to professional 
     qualifications.
       ``(22) A plaque, trophy, or other memento of modest value.
       ``(23) Anything for which, in exceptional circumstances, a 
     waiver is granted by the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct.
       ``(e)(1) Except as prohibited by paragraph (a), a Member, 
     officer, or employee may accept an offer of free attendance 
     at a widely attended convention, conference, symposium, 
     forum, panel discussion, dinner, viewing, reception, or 
     similar event, provided by the sponsor of the event, if--
       ``(A) the Member, officer, or employee participates in the 
     event as a speaker or a panel participant, by presenting 
     information related to Congress or matters before Congress, 
     or by performing a ceremonial function appropriate to the 
     Member's, officer's, or employee's official position; or
       ``(B) attendance at the event is appropriate to the 
     performance of the official duties or representative function 
     of the Member, officer, or employee.
       ``(2) A Member, officer, or employee who attends an event 
     described in subparagraph (1) may accept a sponsor's 
     unsolicited offer of free attendance at the event for an 
     accompanying individual if others in attendance will 
     generally be similarly accompanied or if such attendance is 
     appropriate to assist in the representation of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(3) Except as prohibited by paragraph (a), a Member, 
     officer, or employee, or the spouse or dependent thereof, may 
     accept a sponsor's unsolicited offer of free attendance at a 
     charity event, except that reimbursement for transportation 
     and lodging may not be accepted in connection with the event.
       ``(4) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `free 
     attendance' may include waiver of all or part of a conference 
     or other fee, the provision of local transportation, or the 
     provision of food, refreshments, entertainment, and 
     instructional materials furnished to all attendees as an 
     integral part of the event. The term does not include 
     entertainment collateral to the event, or food or 
     refreshments taken other than in a group setting with all or 
     substantially all other attendees.
       ``(f) No Member, officer, or employee may accept a gift the 
     value of which exceeds $250 on the basis of the personal 
     relationship exception in paragraph (d)(3) or the close 
     personal friendship exception in section 106(d) of the 
     Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 unless the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct issues a written deterministion 
     that one of such exceptions applies.
       ``(g)(1) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct is 
     authorized to adjust the dollar amount referred to in 
     paragraph (d)(5) on a periodic basis, to the extent necessary 
     to adjust for inflation.
       ``(2) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall 
     provide guidance setting forth reasonable steps that may be 
     taken by Members, officers, and employees, with a minimum of 
     paperwork and time, to prevent the acceptance of prohibited 
     gifts from lobbyists.
       ``(3) When it is not practicable to return a tangible item 
     because it is perishable, the item may, at the discretion of 
     the recipient, be given to an appropriate charity or 
     destroyed.
       ``(h)(1)(A) Except as prohibited by paragraph (a), a 
     reimbursement (including payment in kind) to a Member, 
     officer, or employee for necessary transportation, lodging 
     and related expenses for travel to a meeting, speaking 
     engagement, factfinding trip or similar event in connection 
     with the duties of the Member, officer, or employee as an 
     officeholder shall be deemed to be a reimbursement to the 
     House of Representatives and not a gift prohibited by this 
     paragraph, if the Member, officer, or employee--
       ``(i) in the case of an employee, receives advance 
     authorization, from the Member or officer under whose direct 
     supervision the employee works, to accept reimbursement, and
       ``(ii) discloses the expenses reimbursed or to be 
     reimbursed and the authorization to the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives within 30 days after the travel is completed.

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       ``(B) For purposes of clause (A), events, the activities of 
     which are substantially recreational in nature, shall not be 
     considered to be in connection with the duties of a Member, 
     officer, or employee as an officeholder.
       ``(2) Each advance authorization to accept reimbursement 
     shall be signed by the Member or officer under whose direct 
     supervision the employee works and shall include--
       ``(A) the name of the employee;
       ``(B) the name of the person who will make the 
     reimbursement;
       ``(C) the time, place, and purpose of the travel; and
       ``(D) a determination that the travel is in connection with 
     the duties of the employee as an officeholder and would not 
     create the appearance that the employee is using public 
     office for private gain.
       ``(3) Each disclosure made under subparagraph (1)(A) of 
     expenses reimbursed or to be reimbursed shall be signed by 
     the Member or officer (in the case of travel by that Member 
     or officer) or by the Member or officer under whose direct 
     supervision the employee works (in the case of travel by an 
     employee) and shall include--
       ``(A) a good faith estimate of total transportation 
     expenses reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
       ``(B) a good faith estimate of total lodging expenses 
     reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
       ``(C) a good faith estimate of total meal expenses 
     reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
       ``(D) a good faith estimate of the total of other expenses 
     reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
       ``(E) a determination that all such expenses are necessary 
     transportation, lodging, and related expenses as defined in 
     this paragraph; and
       ``(F) in the case of a reimbursement to a Member or 
     officer, a determination that the travel was in connection 
     with the duties of the Member or officer as an officeholder 
     and would not create the appearance that the Member or 
     officer is using public office for private gain.
       ``(4) For the purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `necessary transportation, lodging, and related expenses'--
       ``(A) includes reasonable expenses that are necessary for 
     travel--
       ``(i) for a period not exceeding 4 days including travel 
     time within the unanimous consent or 7 days in addition to 
     travel outside the United States; and
       ``(ii) within 24 hours before or after participation in an 
     event in the United States or within 48 hours before or after 
     participation in an event outside the United States,

     unless approved in advance by the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct;
       ``(B) is limited to reasonable expenditures for 
     transportation, lodging, conference fees and materials, and 
     food and refreshments, including reimbursement for necessary 
     transportation, whether or not such transportation occurs 
     within the periods described in clause (A);
       ``(C) does not include expenditures for recreational 
     activities or entertainment other than that provided to all 
     attendees as an integral part of the event; and
       ``(D) may include travel expenses incurred on behalf of 
     either the spouse or a child of the Member, officer, or 
     employee, subject to a determination signed by the Member or 
     officer (or in the case of an employee, the Member or officer 
     under whose direct supervision the officer or employee works) 
     that the attendance of the spouse or child is appropriate to 
     assist in the representation of the House of Representatives.
       ``(5) The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make 
     available to the public all advance authorizations and 
     disclosures of reimbursement filed pursuant to subparagraph 
     (1) as soon as possible after they are received.''.

     SEC.   . LIMITATION ON ROYALTY INCOME.

       (a) Limitation.--Clause 3 of rule XLVII of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(g) In calendar year 1995 or thereafter, a Member, 
     officer, or employee of the House may not--
       ``(1) receive any copyright royalties for any work--
       ``(A) unless the royalty is received from an established 
     publisher pursuant to usual and customary contractual terms;
       ``(B) unless the total amount of such royalties for that 
     work does not exceed one-third of that individual's annual 
     pay as a Member, officer, or employee for the year in which 
     the contract is entered into; and
       ``(C) without the prior notification and approval of the 
     contract for that work by the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct; or
       ``(2) receive any advance payment for any such work.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Clause 3(e)(5) of rule XLVII of 
     the Rules of the House of Representatives is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(5) copyright royalties.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this resolution 
     shall apply only to copyright royalties received by any 
     Member, officer, or employee of the House after adoption of 
     this resolution pursuant to any contract entered into while 
     that individual is such a Member, officer, or employee.

  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to commit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House commit said resolution with instructions?
  The SPEAKER announced the nays had it.
  Mr. BONIOR demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

196

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negative

Nays

235

para.1.18                     [Roll No. 4]

                                YEAS--196

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lambert-Lincoln
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--235

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen

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     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Chrysler
     Gingrich
     Norwood
  So the motion to commit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

251

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

181

para.1.19                     [Roll No. 5]

                                YEAS--251

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lambert-Lincoln
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Gingrich
     Gonzalez
       
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.1.20  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate has passed resolutions of the following titles, in which 
the concurrence of the House is requested:

                               S. Res. 1

       Resolved, That a committee consisting of two Senators be 
     appointed to join such committee as may be appointed by the 
     House of Representatives to wait upon the President of the 
     United States and inform him that a quorum of each House is 
     assembled and that the Congress is ready to receive any 
     communication he may be pleased to make.
                                  ____


                               S. Res. 2

       Resolved, That the Secretary inform the House of 
     Representatives that a quorum of the Senate is assembled and 
     that the Senate is ready to proceed to business.
                                  ____


                               S. Res. 11

       Resolved, That the House of Representatives be notified of 
     the election of the Honorable Strom Thurmond, a Senator from 
     the State of South Carolina, as President pro tempore of the 
     Senate.
                                  ____


                               S. Res. 12

       Resolved, That the House of Representatives be notified of 
     the election of the Honorable Sheila P. Burke, of California, 
     as Secretary of the Senate.

para.1.21  rules of the house

  Mr. ARMEY, pursuant to House Resolution 5, called up the following 
privileged resolution (H. Res. 6):

       Resolved,

        TITLE I. CONTRACT WITH AMERICA: A BILL OF ACCOUNTABILITY

       Sec. 101. The Rules of the House of Representatives of the 
     One Hundred Third Congress, including applicable provisions 
     of law or concurrent resolution that constituted rules of the 
     House at the end of the One Hundred Third Congress, together 
     with such amendments thereto in this resolution as may 
     otherwise have been adopted, are adopted as the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, 
     with the following amendments:

               Committee, Subcommittee, and Staff Reforms

       (a) Committee Staff Reductions.--In the One Hundred Fourth 
     Congress, the total number of staff of House committees shall 
     be at least one-third less than the corresponding total in 
     the One Hundred Third Congress.
       (b) Subcommittee Reductions.--In clause 6 of rule X, amend 
     paragraph (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) No committee of the House shall have more than five 
     subcommittees (except the Committee on Appropriations, which 
     shall have no more than thirteen; the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, which shall have no more than seven; 
     and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, which 
     shall have no more than six).''.
       (c) Consolidated Committee Staff and Biennial Funding.----
       (1) In clause 5(a) of rule XI, amend the first sentence to 
     read as follows: ``Whenever any committee, commission, or 
     other entity (except the Committee on Appropriations) is to 
     be granted authorization for the payment of its expenses 
     (including all staff salaries) for a Congress, such 
     authorization initially shall be procured by one primary 
     expense resolution reported by the Committee on House 
     Oversight.''.

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       (2)(A) In clause 5(b) of rule XI, amend the first sentence 
     to read as follows: ``After the date of adoption by the House 
     of any such primary expense resolution for any such 
     committee, commission, or other entity for any Congress, 
     authorization for the payment of additional expenses 
     (including staff salaries) in that Congress may be procured 
     by one or more supplemental expense resolutions reported by 
     the Committee on House Oversight, as necessary.''.
       (B) In clause 5(c)(1) of rule XI--
       (i) strike ``the contingent fund'' and insert ``committee 
     salary and expense accounts''; (ii) strike ``any year'' and 
     insert ``any odd-numbered year''; and
       (iii) strike ``for that year'' and insert ``for that 
     Congress''.
       (C) In clause 5(c)(2) of rule XI, strike ``the contingent 
     fund'' and insert ``committee salary and expense accounts''.
       (D) In clause 5(f)(1) of rule XI--
       (i) strike ``the contingent fund'' and insert ``committee 
     salary and expense accounts''; and
       (ii) strike ``of each year'' and insert ``in each odd-
     numbered year''.
       (3)(A) Interim funding rule.--For the purposes of 
     implementing this section, and notwithstanding the provisions 
     of clause 5(f) of rule XI, at the beginning of the One 
     Hundred Fourth Congress, the committees established by this 
     resolution are authorized, pending the adoption of the 
     primary expense resolution for the One Hundred Fourth 
     Congress, to expend such sums as are necessary to pay 
     compensation for staff services performed for, or to pay 
     other expenses of, the committee consistent with its planned 
     reductions in committee staff.
       (B) Notwithstanding any provision of clause 5(f) of rule 
     XI, payments thereunder during the One Hundred Fourth 
     Congress may be made only on vouchers signed by a Member 
     elected as chairman of the committee concerned in the One 
     Hundred Fourth Congress and approved by the Committee on 
     House Oversight, or, in the case of late expenses of any 
     committee from the One Hundred Third Congress not 
     reestablished by the Rules of the One Hundred Fourth 
     Congress, on vouchers signed by the chairman of the Committee 
     on House Oversight.
       (4) In clause 5 of rule XI, amend paragraph (d) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(d) From the funds made available for the appointment of 
     committee staff pursuant to any primary or additional expense 
     resolution, the chairman of each committee shall ensure that 
     sufficient staff is made available to each subcommittee to 
     carry out its responsibilities under the rules of the 
     committee, and that the minority party is fairly treated in 
     the appointment of such staff.''.
       (5)(A) In clause 6(a)(1) of rule XI, amend the first 
     sentence to read as follows: ``Subject to subparagraph (2) 
     and paragraph (f), each standing committee may appoint, by 
     majority vote of the committee, not more than thirty 
     professional staff members from the funds provided for the 
     appointment of committee staff pursuant to primary and 
     additional expense resolutions.''.
       (B) In clause 6(a)(2) of rule XI, amend the first sentence 
     by striking ``six persons'' and inserting ``ten persons (or 
     one-third of the total professional committee staff appointed 
     under this clause, whichever is less)''.
       (C) In clause 6(a) of rule XI, strike subparagraphs (3) 
     through (5);
       (D) In clause 6 of rule XI, amend paragraph (b) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b)(1) The professional staff members of each standing 
     committee--
       ``(A) may not engage in any work other than committee 
     business during congressional working hours; and
       ``(B) may not be assigned any duties other than those 
     pertaining to committee business.
       ``(2) This paragraph does not apply to any staff designated 
     by a committee as `associate' or `shared' staff who are not 
     paid exclusively by the committee, provided that the chairman 
     certifies that the compensation paid by the committee for any 
     such employee is commensurate with the work performed for the 
     committee, in accordance with the provisions of clause 8 of 
     rule XLIII.
       ``(3) The use of any `associate' or `shared' staff by any 
     committee shall be subject to the review of, and to any 
     terms, conditions, or limitations established by, the 
     Committee on House Oversight in connection with the reporting 
     of any primary or additional expense resolution.
       ``(4) The foregoing provisions of this clause do not apply 
     to the Committee on Appropriations.''.
       (E) In clause 6(c) of rule XI strike ``, clerical and 
     investigating'' and insert ``and investigative''.
       (F) In clause 6(d) of rule XI, strike ``and the Committee 
     on Budget''.
       (G)(i) In clause 6(f) of rule XI, strike ``, or a minority 
     clerical staff member under paragraph (b),'' and strike ``or 
     paragraph (b), as applicable''.
       (ii) In clause 6(f) of rule XI, strike ``or the clerical 
     staff, as the case may be,''.
       (H) In clause 6(g) of rule XI, strike ``or (b)'' in both 
     places it appears.
       (I) In clause 6 of rule XI, amend paragraph (h) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(h) Paragraph (a) shall not be construed to authorize the 
     appointment of additional professional staff members of a 
     committee pursuant to a request under such paragraph by the 
     minority party members of that committee if ten or more 
     professional staff members provided for in paragraph (a)(1) 
     who are satisfactory to a majority of the minority party 
     members, are otherwise assigned to assist the minority party 
     members.''.
       (J) In clause 6(i) of rule XI, strike ``paragraphs (a)(2) 
     and (b)(2)'' and insert ``paragraph (a)(2)''.
       Sec. 102. The Rules of the House of Representatives of the 
     One Hundred Third Congress, including applicable provisions 
     of law or concurrent resolution that constituted rules of the 
     House at the end of the One Hundred Third Congress, together 
     with such amendments thereto in this resolution as may 
     otherwise have been adopted, are adopted as the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, 
     with the following amendments:

                   Truth-in-Budgeting Baseline Reform

       (a) In clause 2(l)(3)(B) of rule XI (relating to cost 
     estimates in committee reports) insert before the semicolon 
     the following: ``, except that the estimates with respect to 
     new budget authority shall include, when practicable, a 
     comparison of the total estimated funding level for the 
     relevant program (or programs) to the appropriate levels 
     under current law''.
       (b) In clause 7(a) of rule XIII (relating to required cost 
     estimates in committee reports)--
       (1) strike ``and'' at the end of the subparagraph (1);
       (2) strike the period at the end of the paragraph and 
     insert ``; and''; and
       (3) add the following new subparagraph at the end:
       ``(3) when practicable, a comparison of the total estimated 
     funding level for the relevant program (or programs) with the 
     appropriate levels under current law.''.
       Sec. 103. The Rules of the House of Representatives of the 
     One Hundred Third Congress, including applicable provisions 
     of law or concurrent resolution that constituted rules of the 
     House at the end of the One Hundred Third Congress, together 
     with such amendments thereto in this resolution as may 
     otherwise have been adopted, are adopted as the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, 
     with the following amendments:

      Term Limits for Speaker, Committee and Subcommittee Chairmen

       (a) In clause 7 of rule I, insert ``(a)'' after ``7.'' and 
     add the following new paragraph at the end:
       ``(b) No person may serve as Speaker for more than four 
     consecutive Congresses, beginning with the One Hundred Fourth 
     Congress (disregarding for this purpose any service for less 
     than a full session in any Congress).''.
       (b) In clause 6(c) of rule X, insert after the first 
     sentence the following: ``No Member may serve as the chairman 
     of the same standing committee, or as the chairman of the 
     same subcommittee thereof, for more than three consecutive 
     Congresses, beginning with the One Hundred Fourth Congress 
     (disregarding for this purpose any service for less than a 
     full session in any Congress).''.
       Sec. 104. The Rules of the House of Representatives of the 
     One Hundred Third Congress, including applicable provisions 
     of law or concurrent resolution that constituted rules of the 
     House at the end of the One Hundred Third Congress, together 
     with such amendments thereto in this resolution as may 
     otherwise have been adopted, are adopted as the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, 
     with the following amendments:

                            Proxy Voting Ban

       (a) In clause 2 of rule XI, amend paragraph (f) to read as 
     follows:

                   ``Prohibition against proxy voting

       ``(f) No vote by any member of any committee or 
     subcommittee with respect to any measure or matter may be 
     cast by proxy.''.
       (b) In clause 2(e)(1) of rule XI, strike ``and whether by 
     proxy or in person,'' in the third sentence.
       Sec. 105. The Rules of the House of Representatives of the 
     One Hundred Third Congress, including applicable provisions 
     of law or concurrent resolution that constituted rules of the 
     House at the end of the One Hundred Third Congress, together 
     with such amendments thereto in this resolution as may 
     otherwise have been adopted, are adopted as the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, 
     with the following amendments:

                        Committee Sunshine Rules

       (a) In rule clause 2(g)(1) of rule XI--
       (1) insert ``, including to radio, television, and still 
     photography coverage, except as provided by clause 3(f)(2),'' 
     after ``public'' the first place it appears;
       (2) insert ``because disclosure of matters to be considered 
     would endanger national security, would compromise sensitive 
     law enforcement information, would tend to defame, degrade or 
     incriminate any person, or otherwise would violate any law or 
     rule of the House'' after ``public'' the second place it 
     appears; and
       (3) strike ``, or to any meeting that relates solely to 
     internal budget or personnel matters''.
       (b) In clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI--
       (1) insert ``, including to radio, television, and still 
     photography coverage,'' after ``public'' the first place it 
     appears; and
       (2) insert ``, would compromise sensitive law enforcement 
     information,'' after ``would endanger national security'' in 
     both places it appears.
       (c) In clause 3(d) of rule XI strike ``is a privilege made 
     available by the House and''.
       (d) In clause 3 of rule XI, amend paragraph (e) to read as 
     follows:

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       ``(e) Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by any 
     committee or subcommittee of the House is open to the public, 
     those proceedings shall be open to coverage by television, 
     radio, and still photography, except as provided in paragraph 
     (f)(2). A committee or subcommittee chairman may not limit 
     the number of television or still cameras to fewer than two 
     representatives from each medium (except for legitimate space 
     or safety considerations, in which case pool coverage shall 
     be authorized).''.
       Sec. 106. The Rules of the House of Representatives of the 
     One Hundred Third Congress, including applicable provisions 
     of law or concurrent resolution that constituted rules of the 
     House at the end of the One Hundred Third Congress, together 
     with such amendments thereto in this resolution as may 
     otherwise have been adopted, are adopted as the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, 
     with the following amendments:

                      Limitations on Tax Increases

       (a) Three-Fifths Vote Required for Tax Increase Measures 
     and Amendments.--In clause 5 of rule XXI, add the following 
     new paragraph at the end:
       ``(c) No bill or joint resolution, amendment, or conference 
     report carrying a Federal income tax rate increase shall be 
     considered as passed or agreed to unless so determined by a 
     vote of not less than three-fifths of the Members voting.''.
       (b) Prohibition on Retroactive Tax Increases.--In clause 5 
     of rule XXI (as amended by (a) above), add the following new 
     paragraph at the end:
       ``(d) It shall not be in order to consider any bill, joint 
     resolution, amendment, or conference report carrying a 
     retroactive Federal income tax rate increase. For purposes of 
     this paragraph a Federal income tax rate increase is 
     retroactive if it applies to a period beginning prior to the 
     enactment of the provision.''.
       Sec. 107. The Rules of the House of Representatives of the 
     One Hundred Third Congress, including applicable provisions 
     of law or concurrent resolution that constituted rules of the 
     House at the end of the One Hundred Third Congress, together 
     with such amendments thereto in this resolution as may 
     otherwise have been adopted, are adopted as the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, 
     with the following amendment:

                       Comprehensive House Audit

       During the One Hundred Fourth Congress, the Inspector 
     General, in consultation with the Speaker and the Committee 
     on House Oversight, shall coordinate, and as needed contract 
     with independent auditing firms to complete, a comprehensive 
     audit of House financial records and administrative 
     operations, and report the results in accordance with rule 
     VI.
       Sec. 108. The Rules of the House of Representatives of the 
     One Hundred Third Congress, including applicable provisions 
     of law or concurrent resolution that constituted rules of the 
     House at the end of the One Hundred Third Congress, together 
     with such amendments thereto in this resolution as may 
     otherwise have been adopted, are adopted as the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, 
     with the following amendment:

       Consideration of the ``Congressional Accountability Act''

       It shall be in order at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution to consider in the House, any rule of the House to 
     the contrary notwithstanding, the bill (H.R. 1) to make 
     certain laws applicable to the legislative branch of the 
     Federal Government, if offered by the majority leader or a 
     designee. The bill shall be debatable for not to exceed one 
     hour, to be equally divided and controlled by the majority 
     leader and the minority leader or their designees. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
     to final passage without intervening motion except one motion 
     to recommit.

                           TITLE II. GENERAL

       Resolved, That the Rules of the House of Representatives of 
     the One Hundred Third Congress, including applicable 
     provisions of law or concurrent resolution that constituted 
     rules of the House at the end of the One Hundred Third 
     Congress, together with such amendments thereto in this 
     resolution as may otherwise have been adopted, are adopted as 
     the Rules of the House of Representatives of the One Hundred 
     Fourth Congress, with the following amendments:

                         Administrative Reforms

       Sec. 201. (a) Abolition of the Office of Doorkeeper; 
     Election of Chief Administrative Officer.--In rule II, strike 
     ``Doorkeeper'' each place it appears and insert ``Chief 
     Administrative Officer'' .
       (b) Additional Duties of Clerk.--In rule III (``Duties of 
     Clerk''), add the following new clauses at the end:
       ``7. In addition to any other reports required by the 
     Speaker or the Committee on House Oversight, the Clerk shall 
     report to the Committee on House Oversight not later than 
     forty-five days following the close of each semiannual period 
     ending on June 30 or on December 31 on the financial and 
     operational status of each function under the jurisdiction of 
     the Clerk. Each report shall include financial statements, a 
     description or explanation of current operations, the 
     implementation of new policies and procedures, and future 
     plans for each function.
       ``8. The Clerk shall fully cooperate with the appropriate 
     offices and persons in the performance of reviews and audits 
     of financial records and administrative operations.''.
       (c) Amend rules IV, V, and VI to read as follows:

                               ``Rule IV.


                   ``Duties of the Sergeant-at-Arms.

       ``1. It shall be the duty of the Sergeant-at-Arms to attend 
     the House during its sittings, to maintain order under the 
     direction of the Speaker or Chairman, and, pending the 
     election of a Speaker or Speaker pro tempore, under the 
     direction of the Clerk, execute the commands of the House, 
     and all processes issued by authority thereof, directed to 
     him by the Speaker.
       ``2. The symbol of his office shall be the mace, which 
     shall be borne by him while enforcing order on the floor.
       ``3. He shall enforce strictly the rules relating to the 
     privileges of the Hall and be responsible to the House for 
     the official conduct of his employees.
       ``4. He shall allow no person to enter the room over the 
     Hall of the House during its sittings; and fifteen minutes 
     before the hour of the meeting of the House each day he shall 
     see that the floor is cleared of all persons except those 
     privileged to remain, and kept so until ten minutes after 
     adjournment.
       ``5. In addition to any other reports required by the 
     Speaker or the Committee on House Oversight, the Sergeant-at-
     Arms shall report to the Committee on House Oversight not 
     later than forty-five days following the close of each 
     semiannual period ending June 30 or on December 31 on the 
     financial and operational status of each function under the 
     jurisdiction of the Sergeant-at-Arms. Each report shall 
     include financial statements, a description or explanation of 
     current operations, the implementation of new policies and 
     procedures, and future plans for each function.
       ``6. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall fully cooperate with the 
     appropriate offices and persons in the performance of reviews 
     and audits of financial records and administrative 
     operations.''.

                               ``Rule V.


                    ``Chief Administrative Officer.

       ``1. The Chief Administrative Officer of the House shall 
     have operational and financial responsibility for functions 
     as assigned by the Speaker and the Committee on House 
     Oversight, and shall be subject to the policy direction and 
     oversight of the Speaker and the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       ``2. In addition to any other reports required by the 
     Speaker or the Committee on House Oversight, the Chief shall 
     report to the Committee on House Oversight not later than 
     forty-five days following the close of each semiannual period 
     ending on June 30 or December 31 on the financial and 
     operational status of each function under the jurisdiction of 
     the Chief. Each report shall include financial statements, a 
     description or explanation of current operations, the 
     implementation of new policies and procedures, and future 
     plans for each function.
       ``3. The Chief shall fully cooperate with the appropriate 
     offices and persons in the performance of reviews and audits 
     of financial records and administrative operations.

                               ``Rule VI.


                     ``Office of Inspector General.

       ``1. There is established an Office of Inspector General.
       ``2. The Inspector General shall be appointed for a 
     Congress by the Speaker, the majority leader, and the 
     minority leader, acting jointly.
       ``3. Subject to the policy direction and oversight of the 
     Committee on House Oversight, the Inspector General shall be 
     responsible only for--
       ``(a) conducting periodic audits of the financial and 
     administrative functions of the House and joint entities;
       ``(b) informing the Officers or other officials who are the 
     subject of an audit of the results of that audit and 
     suggesting appropriate curative actions;
       ``(c) simultaneously notifying the Speaker, the majority 
     leader, the minority leader, and the chairman and ranking 
     minority party member of the Committee on House Oversight in 
     the case of any financial irregularity discovered in the 
     course of carrying out responsibilities under this rule;
       ``(d) simultaneously submitting to the Speaker, the 
     majority leader, and the chairman and ranking minority party 
     member of the Committee on House Oversight a report of each 
     audit conducted under this rule; and
       ``(e) reporting to the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct information involving possible violations by any 
     Member, officer, or employee of the House of any rule of the 
     House or of any law applicable to the performance of official 
     duties or the discharge of official responsibilities which 
     may require referral to the appropriate Federal or State 
     authorities pursuant to clause 4(e)(1)(C) of rule X.''.
       (d) In clause 3 of rule X, strike paragraph (j).
       (e) In clause 4(d) of rule X--
       (1) strike ``Committee on House Administration'' and insert 
     ``Committee on House Oversight'';
       (2) strike subparagraphs (2) and (3), insert ``and'' after 
     ``House;'' in subparagraph (1), redesignate paragraph (4) as 
     paragraph (2), and amend paragraph (2), as so redesignated, 
     to read as follows:
       ``(2) providing policy direction for, and oversight of, the 
     Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms, Chief Administrative Officer, and 
     Inspector General.''.
       (f) In clause 7 of rule XIV, strike ``Sergeant-at-Arms and 
     Doorkeeper are'' and insert ``Sergeant-at-Arms is''.

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                      Changes in Committee System

       Sec. 202. (a) The Committees and Their Jurisdiction.--
     Clause 1 of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended to read as follows:
       ``1. There shall be in the House the following standing 
     committees, each of which shall have the jurisdiction and 
     related functions assigned to it by this clause and clauses 
     2, 3, and 4; and all bills, resolutions, and other matters 
     relating to subjects within the jurisdiction of any standing 
     committee as listed in this clause shall (in accordance with 
     and subject to clause 5) be referred to such committees, as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Committee on Agriculture.
       ``(1) Adulteration of seeds, insect pests, and protection 
     of birds and animals in forest reserves.
       ``(2) Agriculture generally.
       ``(3) Agricultural and industrial chemistry.
       ``(4) Agricultural colleges and experiment stations.
       ``(5) Agricultural economics and research.
       ``(6) Agricultural education extension services.
       ``(7) Agricultural production and marketing and 
     stabilization of prices of agricultural products, and 
     commodities (not including distribution outside of the United 
     States).
       ``(8) Animal industry and diseases of animals.
       ``(9) Commodities exchanges.
       ``(10) Crop insurance and soil conservation.
       ``(11) Dairy industry.
       ``(12) Entomology and plant quarantine.
       ``(13) Extension of farm credit and farm security.
       ``(14) Inspection of livestock, and poultry, and meat 
     products, and seafood and seafood products.
       ``(15) Forestry in general, and forest reserves other than 
     those created from the public domain.
       ``(16) Human nutrition and home economics.
       ``(17) Plant industry, soils, and agricultural engineering.
       ``(18) Rural electrification.
       ``(19) Rural development.
       ``(20) Water conservation related to activities of the 
     Department of Agriculture.
       ``(b) Committee on Appropriations.
       ``(1) Appropriation of the revenue for the support of the 
     Government.
       ``(2) Rescissions of appropriations contained in 
     appropriation Acts.
       ``(3) Transfers of unexpended balances.
       ``(4) The amount of new spending authority (as described in 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) which is to be 
     effective for a fiscal year, including bills and resolutions 
     (reported by other committees) which provide new spending 
     authority and are referred to the committee under clause 
     4(a).
     The committee shall include separate headings for 
     `Rescissions' and `Transfers of Unexpended Balances' in any 
     bill or resolution as reported from the committee under its 
     jurisdiction specified in subparagraph (2) or (3), with all 
     proposed rescissions and proposed transfers listed therein; 
     and shall include a separate section with respect to such 
     rescissions or transfers in the accompanying committee 
     report. In addition to its jurisdiction under the preceding 
     provisions of this paragraph, the committee shall have the 
     fiscal oversight function provided for in clause 2(b)(3) and 
     the budget hearing function provided for in clause 4(a).
       ``(c) Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       ``(1) Banks and banking, including deposit insurance and 
     Federal monetary policy.
       ``(2) Bank capital markets activities generally.
       ``(3) Depository institution securities activities 
     generally, including the activities of any affiliates, except 
     for functional regulation under applicable securities laws, 
     not involving safety and soundness.
       ``(4) Economic stabilization, defense production, 
     renegotiation, and control of the price of commodities, 
     rents, and services.
       ``(5) Financial aid to commerce and industry (other than 
     transportation).
       ``(6) International finance.
       ``(7) International financial and monetary organizations.
       ``(8) Money and credit, including currency and the issuance 
     of notes and redemption thereof; gold and silver, including 
     the coinage thereof; valuation and revaluation of the dollar.
       ``(9) Public and private housing.
       ``(10) Urban development.
       ``(d)(1) Committee on the Budget, consisting of the 
     following Members:
       ``(A) Members who are members of other standing committees, 
     including five Members who are members of the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and five Members who are members of the 
     Committee on Ways and Means;
       ``(B) one Member from the leadership of the majority party; 
     and
       ``(C) one Member from the leadership of the minority party.
     No Member other than a representative from the leadership of 
     a party may serve as a member of the Committee on the Budget 
     during more than four Congresses in any period of six 
     successive Congresses (disregarding for this purpose any 
     service performed as a member of such committee for less than 
     a full session in any Congress), except that an incumbent 
     chairman or ranking minority member having served on the 
     committee for four Congresses and having served as chairman 
     or ranking minority member of the committee for not more than 
     one Congress shall be eligible for reelection to the 
     committee as chairman or ranking minority member for one 
     additional Congress.
       ``(2) All concurrent resolutions on the budget (as defined 
     in section 3 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974), other 
     matters required to be referred to the committee under titles 
     III and IV of that Act, and other measures setting forth 
     appropriate levels of budget totals for the United States 
     Government.
       ``(3) Measures relating to the congressional budget 
     process, generally.
       ``(4) Measures relating to the establishment, extension, 
     and enforcement of special controls over the Federal budget, 
     including the budgetary treatment of off-budget Federal 
     agencies and measures providing exemption from reduction 
     under any order issued under part C of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       ``(5) The committee shall have the duty--
       ``(A) to report the matters required to be reported by it 
     under titles III and IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974;
       ``(B) to make continuing studies of the effect on budget 
     outlays of relevant existing and proposed legislation and to 
     report the results of such studies to the House on a 
     recurring basis;
       ``(C) to request and evaluate continuing studies of tax 
     expenditures; to devise methods of coordinating tax 
     expenditures, policies, and programs with direct budget 
     outlays, and to report the results of such studies to the 
     House on a recurring basis; and
       ``(D) to review, on a continuing basis, the conduct by the 
     Congressional Budget Office of its functions and duties.
       ``(e) Committee on Commerce.
       ``(1) Biomedical research and development.
       ``(2) Consumer affairs and consumer protection.
       ``(3) Health and health facilities, except health care 
     supported by payroll deductions.
       ``(4) Interstate energy compacts.
       ``(5) Interstate and foreign commerce generally.
       ``(6) Measures relating to the exploration, production, 
     storage, supply, marketing, pricing, and regulation of energy 
     resources, including all fossil fuels, solar energy, and 
     other unconventional or renewable energy resources.
       ``(7) Measures relating to the conservation of energy 
     resources.
       ``(8) Measures relating to energy information generally.
       ``(9) Measures relating to (A) the generation and marketing 
     of power (except by federally chartered or Federal regional 
     power marketing authorities), (B) the reliability and 
     interstate transmission of, and ratemaking for, all power, 
     and (C) the siting of generation facilities; except the 
     installation of interconnections between Government 
     waterpower projects.
       ``(10) Measures relating to general management of the 
     Department of Energy, and the management and all functions of 
     the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
       ``(11) National energy policy generally.
       ``(12) Public health and quarantine.
       ``(13) Regulation of the domestic nuclear energy industry, 
     including regulation of research and development reactors and 
     nuclear regulatory research.
       ``(14) Regulation of interstate and foreign communications.
       ``(15) Securities and exchanges.
       ``(16) Travel and tourism.
     The committee shall have the same jurisdiction with respect 
     to regulation of nuclear facilities and of use of nuclear 
     energy as it has with respect to regulation of nonnuclear 
     facilities and of use of nonnuclear energy. In addition to 
     its legislative jurisdiction under the preceding provisions 
     of this paragraph (and its general oversight functions under 
     clause 2(b)(1)), such committee shall have the special 
     oversight functions provided for in clause (3)(h) with 
     respect to all laws, programs, and Government activities 
     affecting nuclear and other energy, and nonmilitary nuclear 
     energy and research and development including the disposal of 
     nuclear waste.
       ``(f) Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       ``(1) Child labor.
       ``(2) Columbia Institution for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind; 
     Howard University; Freedmen's Hospital.
       ``(3) Convict labor and the entry of goods made by convicts 
     into interstate commerce.
       ``(4) Food programs for children in schools.
       ``(5) Labor standards and statistics.
       ``(6) Measures relating to education or labor generally.
       ``(7) Mediation and arbitration of labor disputes.
       ``(8) Regulation or prevention of importation of foreign 
     laborers under contract.
       ``(9) United States Employees' Compensation Commission.
       ``(10) Vocational rehabilitation.
       ``(11) Wages and hours of labor.
       ``(12) Welfare of miners.
       ``(13) Work incentive programs.
     In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the 
     preceding provisions of this paragraph (and its general 
     oversight function under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall 
     have the special oversight function provided for in clause 
     3(c) with respect to domestic educational programs and 
     institutions, and programs of student assistance, which are 
     within the jurisdiction of other committees.
       ``(g) Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       ``(1) The Federal Civil Service, including 
     intergovernmental personnel; the status of officers and 
     employees of the United States, including their compensation, 
     classification, and retirement.

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       ``(2) Measures relating to the municipal affairs of the 
     District of Columbia in general, other than appropriations.
       ``(3) Federal paperwork reduction.
       ``(4) Budget and accounting measures, generally.
       ``(5) Holidays and celebrations.
       ``(6) The overall economy, efficiency and management of 
     government operations and activities, including Federal 
     procurement.
       ``(7) National archives.
       ``(8) Population and demography generally, including the 
     Census.
       ``(9) Postal service generally, including the 
     transportation of the mails.
       ``(10) Public information and records.
       ``(11) Relationship of the Federal Government to the States 
     and municipalities generally.
       ``(12) Reorganizations in the executive branch of the 
     Government.
     In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the 
     preceding provisions of this paragraph (and its oversight 
     functions under clause 2(b) (1) and (2)), the committee shall 
     have the function of performing the duties and conducting the 
     studies which are provided for in clause 4(c).
       ``(h) Committee on House Oversight.
       ``(1) Appropriations from accounts for committee salaries 
     and expenses (except for the Committee on Appropriations), 
     House Information Systems, and allowances and expenses of 
     Members, House officers and administrative offices of the 
     House.
       ``(2) Auditing and settling of all accounts described in 
     subparagraph (1).
       ``(3) Employment of persons by the House, including clerks 
     for Members and committees, and reporters of debates.
       ``(4) Except as provided in clause 1(q)(11), matters 
     relating to the Library of Congress and the House Library; 
     statuary and pictures; acceptance or purchase of works of art 
     for the Capitol; the Botanic Gardens; management of the 
     Library of Congress; purchase of books and manuscripts.
       ``(5) Except as provided in clause 1(q)(11), matters 
     relating to the Smithsonian Institution and the incorporation 
     of similar institutions.
       ``(6) Expenditure of accounts described in subparagraph 
     (1).
       ``(7) Franking Commission.
       ``(8) Matters relating to printing and correction of the 
     Congressional Record.
       ``(9) Measures relating to accounts of the House generally.
       ``(10) Measures relating to assignment of office space for 
     Members and committees.
       ``(11) Measures relating to the disposition of useless 
     executive papers.
       ``(12) Measures relating to the election of the President, 
     Vice President, or Members of Congress; corrupt practices; 
     contested elections; credentials and qualifications; and 
     Federal elections generally.
       ``(13) Measures relating to services to the House, 
     including the House Restaurant, parking facilities and 
     administration of the House office buildings and of the House 
     wing of the Capitol.
       ``(14) Measures relating to the travel of Members of the 
     House.
       ``(15) Measures relating to the raising, reporting and use 
     of campaign contributions for candidates for office of 
     Representative in the House of Representatives, of Delegate, 
     and of Resident Commissioner to the United States from Puerto 
     Rico.
       ``(16) Measures relating to the compensation, retirement 
     and other benefits of the Members, officers, and employees of 
     the Congress.
     In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the 
     preceding provisions of this paragraph (and its general 
     oversight function under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall 
     have the function of performing the duties which are provided 
     for in clause 4(d).
       ``(i) Committee on International Relations.
       ``(1) Relations of the United States with foreign nations 
     generally.
       ``(2) Acquisition of land and buildings for embassies and 
     legations in foreign countries.
       ``(3) Establishment of boundary lines between the United 
     States and foreign nations.
       ``(4) Export controls, including nonproliferation of 
     nuclear technology and nuclear hardware.
       ``(5) Foreign loans.
       ``(6) International commodity agreements (other than those 
     involving sugar), including all agreements for cooperation in 
     the export of nuclear technology and nuclear hardware.
       ``(7) International conferences and congresses.
       ``(8) International education.
       ``(9) Intervention abroad and declarations of war.
       ``(10) Measures relating to the diplomatic service.
       ``(11) Measures to foster commercial intercourse with 
     foreign nations and to safeguard American business interests 
     abroad.
       ``(12) Measures relating to international economic policy.
       ``(13) Neutrality.
       ``(14) Protection of American citizens abroad and 
     expatriation.
       ``(15) The American National Red Cross.
       ``(16) Trading with the enemy.
       ``(17) United Nations organizations.
     In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the 
     preceding provisions of this paragraph (and its general 
     oversight function under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall 
     have the special oversight functions provided for in clause 
     3(d) with respect to customs administration, intelligence 
     activities relating to foreign policy, international 
     financial and monetary organizations, and international 
     fishing agreements.
       ``(j) Committee on the Judiciary.
       ``(1) The judiciary and judicial proceedings, civil and 
     criminal.
       ``(2) Administrative practice and procedure.
       ``(3) Apportionment of Representatives.
       ``(4) Bankruptcy, mutiny, espionage, and counterfeiting.
       ``(5) Civil liberties.
       ``(6) Constitutional amendments.
       ``(7) Federal courts and judges, and local courts in the 
     Territories and possessions.
       ``(8) Immigration and naturalization.
       ``(9) Interstate compacts, generally.
       ``(10) Measures relating to claims against the United 
     States.
       ``(11) Meetings of Congress, attendance of Members and 
     their acceptance of incompatible offices.
       ``(12) National penitentiaries.
       ``(13) Patents, the Patent Office, copyrights, and 
     trademarks.
       ``(14) Presidential succession.
       ``(15) Protection of trade and commerce against unlawful 
     restraints and monopolies.
       ``(16) Revision and codification of the Statutes of the 
     United States.
       ``(17) State and territorial boundaries.
       ``(18) Subversive activities affecting the internal 
     security of the United States.
       ``(k) Committee on National Security.
       ``(1) Ammunition depots; forts; arsenals; Army, Navy, and 
     Air Force reservations and establishments.
       ``(2) Common defense generally.
       ``(3) Conservation, development, and use of naval petroleum 
     and oil shale reserves.
       ``(4) The Department of Defense generally, including the 
     Departments of the Army, Navy, and Air Force generally.
       ``(5) Interoceanic canals generally, including measures 
     relating to the maintenance, operation, and administration of 
     interoceanic canals.
       ``(6) Merchant Marine Academy, and State Maritime 
     Academies.
       ``(7) Military applications of nuclear energy.
       ``(8) Tactical intelligence and intelligence related 
     activities of the Department of the Defense.
       ``(9) National security aspects of merchant marine, 
     including financial assistance for the construction and 
     operation of vessels, the maintenance of the U.S. 
     shipbuilding and ship repair industrial base, cabotage, cargo 
     preference and merchant marine officers and seamen as these 
     matters relate to the national security.
       ``(10) Pay, promotion, retirement, and other benefits and 
     privileges of members of the armed forces.
       ``(11) Scientific research and development in support of 
     the armed services.
       ``(12) Selective service.
       ``(13) Size and composition of the Army, Navy, Marine 
     Corps, and Air Force.
       ``(14) Soldiers' and sailors' homes.
       ``(15) Strategic and critical materials necessary for the 
     common defense.
     In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the 
     preceding provisions of this paragraph (and its general 
     oversight function under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall 
     have the special oversight function provided for in clause 
     3(a) with respect to international arms control and 
     disarmament, and military dependents education.
       ``(l) Committee on Resources.
       ``(1) Fisheries and wildlife, including research, 
     restoration, refuges, and conservation.
       ``(2) Forest reserves and national parks created from the 
     public domain.
       ``(3) Forfeiture of land grants and alien ownership, 
     including alien ownership of mineral lands.
       ``(4) Geological Survey.
       ``(5) International fishing agreements.
       ``(6) Interstate compacts relating to apportionment of 
     waters for irrigation purposes.
       ``(7) Irrigation and reclamation, including water supply 
     for reclamation projects, and easements of public lands for 
     irrigation projects, and acquisition of private lands when 
     necessary to complete irrigation projects.
       ``(8) Measures relating to the care and management of 
     Indians, including the care and allotment of Indian lands and 
     general and special measures relating to claims which are 
     paid out of Indian funds.
       ``(9) Measures relating generally to the insular 
     possessions of the United States, except those affecting the 
     revenue and appropriations.
       ``(10) Military parks and battlefields, national cemeteries 
     administered by the Secretary of the Interior, parks within 
     the District of Columbia, and the erection of monuments to 
     the memory of individuals.
       ``(11) Mineral land laws and claims and entries thereunder.
       ``(12) Mineral resources of the public lands.
       ``(13) Mining interests generally.
       ``(14) Mining schools and experimental stations.
       ``(15) Marine affairs (including coastal zone management), 
     except for measures relating to oil and other pollution of 
     navigable waters.
       ``(16) Oceanography.
       ``(17) Petroleum conservation on the public lands and 
     conservation of the radium supply in the United States.
       ``(18) Preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of 
     interest on the public domain.
       ``(19) Public lands generally, including entry, easements, 
     and grazing thereon.
       ``(20) Relations of the United States with the Indians and 
     the Indian tribes.
       ``(21) Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline.

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     In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the 
     preceding provisions of this paragraph (and its general 
     oversight function under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall 
     have the special oversight functions provided for in clause 
     3(e) with respect to all programs affecting Indians.
       ``(m) Committee on Rules.
       ``(1) The rules and joint rules (other than rules or joint 
     rules relating to the Code of Official Conduct), and order of 
     business of the House.
       ``(2) Recesses and final adjournments of Congress.
     The Committee on Rules is authorized to sit and act whether 
     or not the House is in session.
       ``(n) Committee on Science.
       ``(1) All energy research, development, and demonstration, 
     and projects therefor, and all federally owned or operated 
     nonmilitary energy laboratories.
       ``(2) Astronautical research and development, including 
     resources, personnel, equipment, and facilities.
       ``(3) Civil aviation research and development.
       ``(4) Environmental research and development.
       ``(5) Marine research.
       ``(6) Measures relating to the commercial application of 
     energy technology.
       ``(7) National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
     standardization of weights and measures and the metric 
     system.
       ``(8) National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
       ``(9) National Space Council.
       ``(10) National Science Foundation.
       ``(11) National Weather Service.
       ``(12) Outer space, including exploration and control 
     thereof.
       ``(13) Science Scholarships.
       ``(14) Scientific research, development, and demonstration, 
     and projects therefor.
     In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the 
     preceding provisions of this paragraph (and its general 
     oversight function under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall 
     have the special oversight function provided for in clause 
     3(f) with respect to all nonmilitary research and 
     development.
       ``(o) Committee on Small Business.
       ``(1) Assistance to and protection of small business, 
     including financial aid, regulatory flexibility and paperwork 
     reduction.
       ``(2) Participation of small-business enterprises in 
     Federal procurement and Government contracts.
     In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the 
     preceding provisions of this paragraph and (its general 
     oversight function under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall 
     have the special oversight function provided for in clause 
     3(g) with respect to the problems of small business.
       ``(p) Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
       ``(1) Measures relating to the Code of Official Conduct.
     In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the 
     preceding provision of this paragraph (and its general 
     oversight function under clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall 
     have the functions with respect to recommendations, studies, 
     investigations, and reports which are provided for in clause 
     4(e), and the functions designated in titles I and V of the 
     Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and sections 7342, 7351, and 
     7353 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(q) Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       ``(1) Coast Guard, including lifesaving service, 
     lighthouses, lightships, ocean derelicts, and the Coast Guard 
     Academy.
       ``(2) Federal management of emergencies and natural 
     disasters.
       ``(3) Flood control and improvement of rivers and harbors.
       ``(4) Inland waterways.
       ``(5) Inspection of merchant marine vessels, lights and 
     signals, lifesaving equipment, and fire protection on such 
     vessels.
       ``(6) Navigation and the laws relating thereto, including 
     pilotage.
       ``(7) Registering and licensing of vessels and small boats.
       ``(8) Rules and international arrangements to prevent 
     collisions at sea.
       ``(9) Measures relating to the Capitol Building and the 
     Senate and House office buildings.
       ``(10) Measures relating to the construction or maintenance 
     of roads and post roads, other than appropriations therefor; 
     but it shall not be in order for any bill providing general 
     legislation in relation to roads to contain any provision for 
     any specific road, nor for any bill in relation to a specific 
     road to embrace a provision in relation to any other specific 
     road.
       ``(11) Measures relating to the construction or 
     reconstruction, maintenance, and care of the buildings and 
     grounds of the Botanic Gardens, the Library of Congress, and 
     the Smithsonian Institution.
       ``(12) Measures relating to merchant marine, except for 
     national security aspects of merchant marine.
       ``(13) Measures relating to the purchase of sites and 
     construction of post offices, customhouses, Federal 
     courthouses, and Government buildings within the District of 
     Columbia.
       ``(14) Oil and other pollution of navigable waters, 
     including inland, coastal, and ocean waters.
       ``(15) Marine affairs (including coastal zone management) 
     as they relate to oil and other pollution of navigable 
     waters.
       ``(16) Public buildings and occupied or improved grounds of 
     the United States generally.
       ``(17) Public works for the benefit of navigation, 
     including bridges and dams (other than international bridges 
     and dams).
       ``(18) Related transportation regulatory agencies.
       ``(19) Roads and the safety thereof.
       ``(20) Transportation, including civil aviation, railroads, 
     water transportation, transportation safety (except 
     automobile safety), transportation infrastructure, 
     transportation labor, and railroad retirement and 
     unemployment (except revenue measures related thereto).
       ``(21) Water power.
       ``(r) Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       ``(1) Veterans' measures generally.
       ``(2) Cemeteries of the United States in which veterans of 
     any war or conflict are or may be buried, whether in the 
     United States or abroad, except cemeteries administered by 
     the Secretary of the Interior.
       ``(3) Compensation, vocational rehabilitation, and 
     education of veterans.
       ``(4) Life insurance issued by the Government on account of 
     service in the Armed Forces.
       ``(5) Pensions of all the wars of the United States, 
     general and special.
       ``(6) Readjustment of servicemen to civil life.
       ``(7) Soldiers' and sailors' civil relief.
       ``(8) Veterans' hospitals, medical care, and treatment of 
     veterans.
       ``(s) Committee on Ways and Means.
       ``(1) Customs, collection districts, and ports of entry and 
     delivery.
       ``(2) Reciprocal trade agreements.
       ``(3) Revenue measures generally.
       ``(4) Revenue measures relating to the insular possessions.
       ``(5) The bonded debt of the United States (subject to the 
     last sentence of clause 4(g) of this rule).
       ``(6) The deposit of public moneys.
       ``(7) Transportation of dutiable goods.
       ``(8) Tax exempt foundations and charitable trusts.
       ``(9) National social security, except (A) health care and 
     facilities programs that are supported from general revenues 
     as opposed to payroll deductions and (B) work incentive 
     programs.''.
       (b) Any reference in the rules of the House at the end of 
     the One Hundred Third Congress to the following standing 
     committees of the House: the Committee on Armed Services; the 
     Committee on the District of Columbia; the Committee on 
     Education and Labor; the Committee on Energy and Commerce; 
     the Committee on Foreign Affairs; the Committee on Government 
     Operations; the Committee on House Administration; the 
     Committee on Natural Resources; and the Committee on Science, 
     Space and Technology; shall be amended to be a reference to 
     the following standing committees of the House, respectively: 
     the Committee on National Security; the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight; the Committee on Economic 
     and Educational Opportunities; the Committee on Commerce; the 
     Committee on International Relations; the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight; the Committee on House 
     Oversight; the Committee on Resources; and the Committee on 
     Science.
       (c) The chairman of the Committee on the Budget, when 
     elected, may revise (within the appropriate levels 
     established in House Concurrent Resolution 218 of the One 
     Hundred Third Congress) allocations of budget outlays, new 
     budget authority, and entitlement authority among committees 
     of the House in the One Hundred Fourth Congress to reflect 
     changes in jurisdiction under clause 1 of rule X. He shall 
     publish the revised allocations in the Congressional Record. 
     Once published, the revised allocations shall be effective in 
     the House as though made pursuant to sections 302(a) and 
     602(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
       (d) In clause 8 of rule XXIV, strike ``the Committee on the 
     District of Columbia'' through the end of the sentence and 
     insert: ``the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 
     be set apart for the consideration of such business relating 
     to the District of Columbia as may be presented by said 
     committee.''.

                            Oversight Reform

       Sec. 203. (a) In clause 2 of rule X, add the following new 
     paragraphs at the end:
       ``(d)(1) Not later than February 15 of the first session of 
     a Congress, each standing committee of the House shall, in a 
     meeting that is open to the public and with a quorum present, 
     adopt its oversight plans for that Congress. Such plans shall 
     be submitted simultaneously to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight and to the Committee on House Oversight. 
     In developing such plans each committee shall, to the maximum 
     extent feasible--
       ``(A) consult with other committees of the House that have 
     jurisdiction over the same or related laws, programs, or 
     agencies within its jurisdiction, with the objective of 
     ensuring that such laws, programs, or agencies are reviewed 
     in the same Congress and that there is a maximum of 
     coordination between such committees in the conduct of such 
     reviews; and such plans shall include an explanation of what 
     steps have been and will be taken to ensure such coordination 
     and cooperation;
       ``(B) give priority consideration to including in its plans 
     the review of those laws, programs, or agencies operating 
     under permanent budget authority or permanent statutory 
     authority; and
       ``(C) have a view toward ensuring that all significant 
     laws, programs, or agencies within its jurisdictions are 
     subject to review at least once every ten years.

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       ``(2) It shall not be in order to consider any committee 
     expense resolution (within the meaning of clause 5 of rule 
     XI), or any amendment thereto, for any committee that has not 
     submitted its oversight plans as required by this paragraph.
       ``(3) Not later than March 31 in the first session of a 
     Congress, after consultation with the Speaker, the majority 
     leader, and the minority leader, the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight shall report to the House the oversight 
     plans submitted by each committee together with any 
     recommendations that it, or the House leadership group 
     referred to above, may make to ensure the most effective 
     coordination of such plans and otherwise achieve the 
     objectives of this clause.
       ``(e) The Speaker, with the approval of the House, may 
     appoint special ad hoc oversight committees for the purpose 
     of reviewing specific matters within the jurisdiction of two 
     or more standing committees.''.
       (b) In clause 1 of rule XI, amend paragraph (d) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(d)(1) Each committee shall submit to the House not later 
     than January 2 of each odd-numbered year, a report on the 
     activities of that committee under this rule and rule X 
     during the Congress ending on January 3 of such year.
       ``(2) Such report shall include separate sections 
     summarizing the legislative and oversight activities of that 
     committee during that Congress.
       ``(3) The oversight section of such report shall include a 
     summary of the oversight plans submitted by the committee 
     pursuant to clause 2(d) of rule X, a summary of the actions 
     taken and recommendations made with respect to each such 
     plan, and a summary of any additional oversight activities 
     undertaken by that committee, and any recommendations made or 
     actions taken thereon.''.

                        Member Assignment Limits

       Sec. 204. In clause 6(b) of rule X, insert ``(1)'' after 
     ``(b)'' and add the following new subparagraph at the end:
       ``(2)(A) No Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may 
     serve simultaneously as a member of more than two standing 
     committees or four subcommittees of the standing committees 
     of the House, except that ex officio service by a chairman 
     and ranking minority member of a committee on each of its 
     subcommittees by committee rule shall not be counted against 
     the limitation on subcommittee service. Any other exception 
     to these limitations must be approved by the House upon the 
     recommendation of the respective party caucus or conference.
       ``(B) For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
     `subcommittee' includes any panel (other than a special 
     oversight panel of the Committee on National Security), task 
     force, special subcommittee, or any subunit of a standing 
     committee that is established for a cumulative period longer 
     than six months in any Congress.''.

                        Multiple Referral Reform

       Sec. 205. In clause 5 of rule X, amend paragraph (c) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(c) In carrying out paragraphs (a) and (b) with respect 
     to any matter, the Speaker shall designate a committee of 
     primary jurisdiction; but also may refer the matter to one or 
     more additional committees, for consideration in sequence 
     (subject to appropriate time limitations), either on its 
     initial referral or after the matter has been reported by the 
     committee of primary jurisdiction; or may refer portions of 
     the matter to one or more additional committees (reflecting 
     different subjects and jurisdictions) for the consideration 
     only of designated portions; or may refer the matter to a 
     special ad hoc committee appointed by the Speaker with the 
     approval of the House (with members from the committees 
     having jurisdiction) for the specific purpose of considering 
     that matter and reporting to the House thereon; or may make 
     such other provisions as may be considered appropriate.''.

                   Accuracy of Committee Transcripts

       Sec. 206. In clause 2(e)(1) of rule XI, amend the first 
     sentence to read as follows: ``Each committee shall keep a 
     complete record of all committee action which shall include--
       ``(A) in the case of any meeting or hearing transcript, a 
     substantially verbatim account of remarks actually made 
     during the proceedings, subject only to technical, 
     grammatical, and typographical corrections authorized by the 
     person making the remarks involved; and
       ``(B) a record of the votes on any question on which a 
     rollcall vote is demanded.''.

                   Elimination of ``Rolling Quorums''

       Sec. 207. In clause 2(l)(2)(A) of rule XI, strike ``was 
     actually present'' and all that follows through the end of 
     the subdivision and insert ``was actually present.''.

                   Limitation on Committees' Sittings

       Sec. 208. In clause 2 of rule XI, amend paragraph (i) to 
     read as follows:

                  ``Limitation on committees' sittings

       ``(i)(1) No committee of the House (except the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, the Committee on 
     Rules, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, and 
     the Committee on Ways and Means) may sit, without special 
     leave, while the House is reading a measure for amendment 
     under the five-minute rule. For purposes of this paragraph, 
     special leave will be granted unless ten or more Members 
     object; and shall be granted upon the adoption of a motion, 
     which shall be highly privileged if offered by the majority 
     leader, granting such leave to one or more committees.
       ``(2) No committee of the House may sit during a joint 
     session of the House and Senate or during a recess when a 
     joint meeting of the House and Senate is in progress.''.

                   Accountability for Committee Votes

       Sec. 209. In clause 2(l)(2) of rule XI amend subdivision 
     (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) With respect to each rollcall vote on a motion to 
     report any measure or matter of a public character, and on 
     any amendment offered to the measure or matter, the total 
     number of votes cast for and against, and the names of those 
     members voting for and against, shall be included in the 
     committee report on the measure or matter.''.

           Affirming Minority's Right on Motions to Recommit

       Sec. 210. In clause 4(b) of rule XI, insert before the 
     period at the end the following: ``, including a motion to 
     recommit with instructions to report back an amendment 
     otherwise in order (if offered by the minority leader or a 
     designee), except with respect to a Senate bill or resolution 
     for which the text of a House-passed measure has been 
     substituted''.

                    Waiver Policy for Special Rules

       Sec. 211. In clause 4 of rule XI, add the following new 
     paragraph at the end:
       ``(e) Whenever the Committee on Rules reports a resolution 
     providing for the consideration of any measure, it shall, to 
     the maximum extent possible, specify in the resolution the 
     object of any waiver of a point of order against the measure 
     or against its consideration.''.

        Prohibition on Delegate Voting in Committee of the Whole

       Sec. 212. (a) In rule XII, strike clause 2 and the 
     designation of the remaining clause.
       (b) In clause 1 of rule XXIII, strike ``, Resident 
     Commissioner, or Delegate''.
       (c) In clause 2 of rule XXIII, strike paragraph (d).

                  Accuracy of the Congressional Record

       Sec. 213. In rule XIV, add the following new clause at the 
     end:
       ``9. (a) The Congressional Record shall be a substantially 
     verbatim account of remarks made during the proceedings of 
     the House, subject only to technical, grammatical, and 
     typographical corrections authorized by the Member making the 
     remarks involved.
       ``(b) Unparliamentary remarks may be deleted only by 
     permission or order of the House.
       ``(c) This clause establishes a standard of conduct within 
     the meaning of clause 4(e)(1)(B) of rule X.''.

                        Automatic Rollcall Votes

       Sec. 214. In rule XV, add the following new clause at the 
     end:
       ``7. The yeas and nays shall be considered as ordered when 
     the Speaker puts the question on final passage or adoption of 
     any bill, joint resolution, or conference report making 
     general appropriations or increasing Federal income tax 
     rates, or on final adoption of any concurrent resolution on 
     the budget or conference report thereon.''.

                         Appropriations Reforms

       Sec. 215. (a) Consideration of Limitation Amendments.--In 
     clause 2(d) of rule XXI, strike ``shall have precedence'' and 
     insert ``shall, if offered by the majority leader or a 
     designee, have precedence''.
       (b) Prohibition Against Non-Emergency Items in Emergency 
     Spending Bills.--In clause 2 of rule XXI, add the following 
     new paragraph at the end:
       ``(e) No provision shall be reported in any appropriation 
     bill or joint resolution containing an emergency designation 
     for purposes of section 251(b)(2)(D) or section 252(e) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act, or shall 
     be in order as an amendment thereto, if the provision or 
     amendment is not designated as an emergency, unless the 
     provision or amendment rescinds budget authority or reduces 
     direct spending, or reduces an amount for a designated 
     emergency.''.
       (c) Permitting Offsetting Amendments.--In clause 2 of rule 
     XXI (as amended by (b) above), add the following new 
     paragraph at the end:
       ``(f) During the reading of any appropriation bill for 
     amendment in the Committee of the Whole, it shall be in order 
     to consider en bloc amendments proposing only to transfer 
     appropriations among objects in the bill without increasing 
     the levels of budget authority or outlays in the bill. When 
     considered en bloc pursuant to this paragraph, such 
     amendments may amend portions of the bill not yet read for 
     amendment (following the disposition of any points of order 
     against such portions) and shall not be subject to a demand 
     for division of the question in the House or in the Committee 
     of the Whole.''.
       (d) Listing of Unauthorized Appropriations in Reports.--In 
     clause 3 of rule XXI, insert before the period the following: 
     ``, and shall contain a list of all appropriations contained 
     in the bill for any expenditure not previously authorized by 
     law (except for classified intelligence or national security 
     programs, projects, or activities)''.
       (e) Automatic Reservation of Points of Order.--In rule XXI, 
     add the following new clause at the end:
       ``8. At the time any appropriation bill is reported, all 
     points of order shall be considered as reserved.''.

                         Ban on Commemoratives

       Sec. 216. (a) In rule XXII--
       (1) amend clause 2 by inserting ``(a)'' after ``2.'' and by 
     adding the following new paragraph at the end:

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       ``(b)(1) No bill or resolution, and no amendment to any 
     bill or resolution, establishing or expressing any 
     commemoration may be introduced or considered in the House.
       ``(2) For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `commemoration' means any remembrance, celebration, or 
     recognition for any purpose through the designation of a 
     specified period of time.''.
       (2) amend clause 3 by striking ``or private bill'' and 
     inserting ``or bill or resolution''.
       (b) The Committee on Government Reform and Oversight shall 
     consider alternative means for establishing commemorations, 
     including the creation of an independent or Executive branch 
     commission for such purpose, and to report to the House any 
     recommendations thereon.

                  Numerical Designation of Amendments

       Sec. 217. In clause 6 of rule XXIII, add the following new 
     sentence at the end: ``All amendments to a specified measure 
     submitted for printing in that portion of the Record shall be 
     given numerical designations in the order printed.''.

                          Pledge of Allegiance

       Sec. 218. In clause 1 of rule XXIV--
       (a) insert after the second order of business the following 
     new order of business: ``Third. The Pledge of Allegiance to 
     the Flag.''; and
       (b) redesignate succeeding orders accordingly.

                          Discharge Petitions

       Sec. 219. In clause 3 of rule XXVII, insert the following 
     three new sentences after the fifth sentence: ``The Clerk 
     shall cause the names of the Members who have signed a 
     discharge motion during any week to be published in a portion 
     of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose on 
     the last legislative day of that week. The Clerk shall make 
     available each day for public inspection in an appropriate 
     office of the House cumulative lists of such names. The Clerk 
     shall devise a means by which to make such lists available to 
     offices of the House and to the public in electronic form.''.

                   Protection of Classified Materials

       Sec. 220. In rule XLIII (``Code of Official Conduct'') 
     insert the following new clause before the two undesignated 
     paragraphs at the end:
       ``13. Before any Member, officer, or employee of the House 
     of Representatives may have access to classified information, 
     the following oath (or affirmation) shall be executed:
     `I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not disclose any 
     classified information received in the course of my service 
     with the House of Representatives, except as authorized by 
     House of Representatives or in accordance with its Rules.'
     Copies of the executed oath shall be retained by the Clerk of 
     the House as part of the records of the House.''.

                    Select Committee on Intelligence

       Sec. 221. (a) In clause 1(a) of rule XLVIII (relating to 
     the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence) strike 
     ``nineteen Members with representation to'' and insert 
     ``sixteen Members, of whom not more than nine may be from the 
     same party. The select committee shall''.
       (b)(1) In clause 1(b) of rule XLVIII, insert ``(1)'' after 
     ``(b)'', strike ``majority leader'', and insert ``Speaker''.
       (2) In clause 1(b) of rule XLVIII, add the following new 
     subparagraph at the end:
       ``(2) The Speaker and minority leader each may designate a 
     member of their leadership staff to assist them in their 
     capacity as ex officio members, with the same access to 
     committee meetings, hearings, briefings, and materials as if 
     employees of the select committee, and subject to the same 
     security clearance and confidentiality requirements as 
     employees of the select committee under this rule.''.
       (3) In clause 7(c) of rule XLVIII, strike subparagraph (3).
       (c) In clause 1 of rule XLVIII, amend paragraph (c) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(c) No Member of the House other than the Speaker and the 
     minority leader may serve on the select committee during more 
     than four Congresses in any period of six successive 
     Congresses (disregarding for this purpose any service for 
     less than a full session in any Congress), except that the 
     incumbent chairman or ranking minority member having served 
     on the select committee for four Congresses and having served 
     as chairman or ranking minority member for not more than one 
     Congress shall be eligible for reappointment to the select 
     committee as chairman or ranking minority member for one 
     additional Congress.''.
       (d) In clause 2(a) of rule XLVIII--
       (1) insert the following before the period in subparagraph 
     (1): ``, and the National Foreign Intelligence Program as 
     defined in section 3(6) of the National Security Act of 
     1947'';
       (2) strike all after ``but not limited to,'' in 
     subparagraph (2) and insert the following: ``the tactical 
     intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
     Department of Defense.''.
       (3) amend subparagraph (4) to read as follows:
       ``(4) Authorizations for appropriations, both direct and 
     indirect, for the following:
       ``(A) The Central Intelligence Agency, Director of Central 
     Intelligence, and the National Foreign Intelligence Program 
     as defined in section 3(6) of the National Security Act of 
     1947.
       ``(B) Intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 
     all other departments and agencies of the Government, 
     including, but not limited to, the tactical intelligence and 
     intelligence-related activities of the Department of Defense.
       ``(C) Any department, agency, or subdivision, or program 
     that is a successor to any agency or program named or 
     referred to in subdivision (A) or (B).''.

             Abolition of Legislative Service Organizations

       Sec. 222. The establishment or continuation of any 
     legislative service organization (as defined and authorized 
     in the One Hundred Third Congress) shall be prohibited in the 
     One Hundred Fourth Congress. The Committee on House Oversight 
     shall take such steps as are necessary to ensure an orderly 
     termination and accounting for funds of any legislative 
     service organization in existence on January 3, 1995.

           Miscellaneous Provisions and Clerical Corrections

       Sec. 223. (a) Speaker's Authority To Postpone Votes.--In 
     clause 5(b)(1) of rule I, amend the matter after ``questions 
     listed herein:'' to read as follows:
       ``(A) the question of adopting a resolution;
       ``(B) the question of passing a bill;
       ``(C) the question of agreeing to a motion to instruct 
     conferees as provided in clause 1(c) of rule XXVIII: 
     Provided, however, That proceedings shall not resume on said 
     question if the conferees have filed a report in the House;
       ``(D) the question of agreeing to a conference report;
       ``(E) the question of ordering the previous question on a 
     question described in subdivision (A), (B), (C), or (D); and
       ``(F) the question of agreeing to a motion to suspend the 
     rules.''.
       (b) Office of Floor Assistants.--There is established in 
     the House of Representatives an office to be known as the 
     Speaker's Office for Legislative Floor Activities. The 
     Speaker shall appoint and set the annual rate of pay for 
     employees of the Office. The Office shall have the 
     responsibility of assisting the Speaker in the management of 
     legislative floor activity.
       (c) Vice Chairman of Committee.--In clause 2(d) of rule 
     XI--
       (1) strike ``The member'' and insert ``A member''; and
       (2) strike ``ranking immediately after the chairman'' and 
     insert ``designated by the chairman of the full committee''.
       (d) Prohibition Against Members' Use of Personal, 
     Electronic Office Equipment on House Floor.--In clause 7 of 
     rule XIV, insert ``or to use any personal, electronic office 
     equipment (including cellular phones and computers)'' after 
     ``to smoke''.
       (e) Speaker's Authority To Reduce to Five-Minutes a Vote 
     Following a Previous Question Vote.--In clause 5(b) of rule 
     XV, amend subparagraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) after a rollcall vote has been ordered on a motion 
     for the previous question, on any underlying question that 
     follows without intervening business;''.
       (f) Clerical Corrections.--
       (1) In clause 3 of rule III, insert ``; and'' before 
     ``certify''.
       (2) In clause 2(l)(1)(B) of rule XI, strike ``does not 
     apply to the reporting'' and all that follows through 
     ``subdivision (C) and''.
       (g) Special Rule for Bill Sponsorship on Opening Day.--In 
     the One Hundred Fourth Congress, each of the first 20 bills 
     introduced in the House (H.R. 1 through H.R. 20), and each of 
     the first two joint resolutions introduced in the House (H.J. 
     Res. 1 and H.J. Res. 2), may have more than one Member 
     reflected as a first sponsor.

  Pursuant to House Resolution 5, the question was divided among the 
eight sections of title I and then title II, and the previous question 
was considered as ordered on each portion of the divided question.
  When section 101 of said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to section 101?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CHRYSLER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

416

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

12

para.1.22                     [Roll No. 6]

                                YEAS--416

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth

[[Page 19]]


     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lambert-Lincoln
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--12

     Abercrombie
     Clyburn
     Collins (MI)
     Dellums
     Fattah
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Johnston
     Meek
     Owens
     Williams
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Clinger
     Cubin
     Frelinghuysen
     Roukema
     Velazquez
  So section 101 was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said section was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  When section 102 of said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to section 102?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SANFORD demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

421

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

6

para.1.23                     [Roll No. 7]

                                YEAS--421

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lambert-Lincoln
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf

[[Page 20]]


     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NAYS--6

     Collins (MI)
     Dingell
     Hilliard
     Kennelly
     Nadler
     Waxman

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Clay
     Danner
     DeLay
     Funderburk
     Gingrich
     Salmon
     Yates
  So section 102 was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said section was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  When section 103 of said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to section 103?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. NETHERCUTT demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

355

It was decided in the

Nays

74

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.1.24                     [Roll No. 8]

                                YEAS--355

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lambert-Lincoln
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--74

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Bryant (TX)
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Foglietta
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hoyer
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Klink
     Lewis (GA)
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Stark
     Stokes
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Wise
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Dellums
       

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Clay
     Gingrich
     Harman
     Yates
  So section 103 was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said section was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  When section 104 of said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to section 104?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BILIRAKAS, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mrs. SEASTRAND demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

418

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

13

para.1.25                     [Roll No. 9]

                                YEAS--418

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee

[[Page 21]]


     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--13

     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Kaptur
     Lambert-Lincoln
     Scott
     Vento
     Waters
     Williams

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Johnston
     Yates
       
  So section 104 was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said section was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  When section 105 of said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to section 105?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, announced that 
the yeas had it.
  Mr. CREMEANS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

431

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.1.26                     [Roll No. 10]

                                YEAS--431

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lambert-Lincoln
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Gunderson
       
     Yates
  So section 105 was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said section was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  When section 106 of said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to section 106?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FOX demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

279

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

152

para.1.27                     [Roll No. 11]

                                YEAS--279

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley

[[Page 22]]


     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lambert-Lincoln
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--152

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Bateman
     Yates
       
  So section 106 was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said section was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  When section 107 of said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to section 107?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUNDERSON, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. BROWNBACK demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

430

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para.1.28                     [Roll No. 12]

                                YEAS--430

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lambert-Lincoln
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm

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     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Fattah
       

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Brown (FL)
     Yates
       
  So section 107 was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said section was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  When section 108 of said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to section 108?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mrs. KENNELLY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

249

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

178

para.1.29                     [Roll No. 13]

                                YEAS--249

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lambert-Lincoln
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--178

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (FL)
     Cox
     Dornan
     Markey
     Vucanovich
     Yates
  So section 108 was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said section was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  When title II of said resolution was considered.
  After debate,



        THURSDAY, JANUARY 5 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JANUARY 4), 1995

  Mr. BONIOR moved to commit title II to a select committee composed of 
the Majority Leader and the Minority Leader with instructions

       At the end of the resolution, add the following:

                        Term Limits for Speaker

       Sec. 224. Clause 7(b) of rule I of the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives is amended by striking out ``four'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``three''.

                  Equitable Party Ratios on Committees

       Sec. 225. (a) In rule X of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives, clause 6(a) is amended by adding at the end 
     thereof the following new subparagraph:
       ``(3) The membership of each committee (and each 
     subcommittee, task force, or other subunit thereof) shall 
     reflect the ratio of majority to minority party Members of 
     the House at the beginning of the Congress (unless otherwise 
     provided by House Rules). For the purposes of this clause, 
     the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico and the Delegates 
     to the House shall not be counted in determining the party 
     ratio of the House.''.
       (b) In rule X of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     clause 6(f) is amended by inserting after the first sentence 
     the following: ``The membership of each such select committee 
     (and of any subcommittee, task force or subunit thereof), and 
     of each such conference committee, shall reflect the ratio of 
     the majority to minority party Members of the House at the 
     time of its appointment.''.

                Majority-Minority Committee Staff Ratios

       Sec. 226. (a) Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, 
     not less than one-third of (the staff funding made available 
     to each standing, select, special, ad hoc, or other committee 
     of the House of Representatives shall be allocated to the 
     minority party.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall not apply to the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct.

                        Budget Waiver Limitation

       Sec. 227. Clause 4(e) of rule XI of the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``(e)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``(e)(1)'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) It shall be in order after the previous question has 
     been ordered on any such resolution, to offer motions 
     proposing to strike one or more such waivers from the 
     resolution, and each such motion shall be decided without 
     debate and shall require for adoption the requisite number of 
     affirmative votes as required by the Budget Act or the rules 
     of the House. After disposition of any and all such motions, 
     the House shall proceed to an immediate vote on adoption of 
     the resolution.''.

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                      Ban on Gifts From Lobbyists

       Sec. 228. Clause 4 of rule XLIII of the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives is amended to read as follows:
       ``4. (a)(1) No Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
     Representatives shall accept a gift, knowing that such gift 
     is provided directly or indirectly by a paid lobbyist, a 
     lobbying firm (a person or entity that has 1 or more 
     employees who are lobbyists on behalf of a client other than 
     that person or entity), or an agent of a foreign principal 
     (as defined in the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938).
       ``(2) The prohibition in subparagraph (1) includes the 
     following:
       ``(A) Anything provided by a lobbyist or a foreign agent 
     which the Member, officer, or employee has reason to believe 
     is paid for, charged to, or reimbursed by a client or firm of 
     such lobbyist or foreign agent.
       ``(B) Anything provided by a lobbyist, a lobbying firm, or 
     a foreign agent to an entity that is maintained or controlled 
     by a Member, officer, or employee.
       ``(C) A charitable contribution (as defined in section 
     170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) made by a 
     lobbyist, a lobbying firm, or a foreign agent on the basis of 
     a designation, recommendation, or other specification of a 
     Member, officer, or employee (not including a mass mailing or 
     other solicitation directed to a broad category of persons or 
     entities).
       ``(D) A contribution or other payment by a lobbyist, a 
     lobbying firm, or a foreign agent to a legal expense fund 
     established for the benefit of a Member, officer, or 
     employee.
       ``(E) A charitable contribution (as defined in section 
     170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) made by a 
     lobbyist, a lobbying firm, or a foreign agent in lieu of an 
     honorarium to a Member, officer, or employee.
       ``(F) A financial contribution or expenditure made by a 
     lobbyist, a lobbying firm, or a foreign agent relating to a 
     conference, retreat, or similar event, sponsored by or 
     affiliated with an official congressional organization, for 
     or on behalf of Members, officers, or employees.
       ``(3) The following are not gifts subject to the 
     prohibition in subparagraph (1):
       ``(A) Anything for which the recipient pays the market 
     value, or does not use and promptly returns to the donor.
       ``(B) A contribution, as defined in the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) that is lawfully 
     made under that Act, or attendance at a fundraising event 
     sponsored by a political organization described in section 
     527(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(C) Food or refreshments of nominal value offered other 
     than as part of a meal.
       ``(D) Benefits resulting from the business, employment, or 
     other outside activities of the spouse of a Member, officer, 
     or employee, if such benefits are customarily provided to 
     others in similar circumstances.
       ``(E) Pension and other benefits resulting from continued 
     participation in an employee welfare and benefits plan 
     maintained by a former employer.
       ``(F) Informational materials that are sent to the office 
     of a Member, officer, or employee in the form of books, 
     articles, periodicals, other written materials, audio tapes, 
     videotapes, or other forms of communication.
       ``(4)(A) A gift given by an individual under circumstances 
     which make it clear the gift is given for a nonbusiness 
     purpose and is motivated by a family relationship or close 
     personal friendship and not the position of the Member, 
     officer, or employee shall not be subject to the prohibition 
     in subparagraph (1).
       ``(B) A gift shall not be considered to be given for a 
     nonbusiness purpose if the Member, officer, or employee has 
     reason to believe the individual giving the gift will seek--
       ``(i) to deduct the value of such gift as a business 
     expense on the individual's Federal income tax return, or
       ``(ii) direct or indirect reimbursement or any other 
     compensation for the value of the gift from a client or 
     employer of such lobbyist or foreign agent.
       ``(C) In determining if the giving of a gift is motivated 
     by a family relationship or close personal friendship, at 
     least the following factors shall be considered:
       ``(i) The history of the relationship between the 
     individual giving the gift and the recipient of the gift, 
     including whether or not gifts have previously been exchanged 
     by such individuals.
       ``(ii) Whether the Member, officer, or employee has reason 
     to believe the gift was purchased by the individual who gave 
     the item.
       ``(iii) Whether the Member, officer, or employee has reason 
     to believe the individual who gave the gift also at the same 
     time gave the same or similar gifts to other Members, 
     officers, or employees.
       ``(b) In addition to the restriction on receiving gifts 
     from paid lobbyists, lobbying firms, and agents of foreign 
     principals provided by paragraph (a) and except as provided 
     in this Rule, no Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
     Representatives shall knowingly accept a gift from any other 
     person.
       ``(c)(1) For the purpose of this clause, the term `gift' 
     means any gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment, 
     hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other item having monetary 
     value. The term includes gifts of services, training, 
     transportation, lodging, and meals, whether provided in kind, 
     by purchase of a ticket, payment in advance, or reimbursement 
     after the expense has been incurred.
       ``(2) A gift to the spouse or dependent of a Member, 
     officer, or employee (or a gift to any other individual based 
     on that individual's relationship with the Member, officer, 
     or employee) shall be considered a gift to the Member, 
     officer, or employee if it is given with the knowledge and 
     acquiescence of the Member, officer, or employee and the 
     Member, officer, or employee has reason to believe the gift 
     was given because of the official position of the Member, 
     officer, or employee.
       ``(d) The restrictions in paragraph (b) shall not apply to 
     the following:
       ``(1) Anything for which the Member, officer, or employee 
     pays the market value, or does not use and promptly returns 
     to the donor.
       ``(2) A contribution, as defined in the Federal Election 
     Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) that is lawfully 
     made under that Act, or attendance at a fundraising event 
     sponsored by a political organization described in section 
     527(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(3) Anything provided by an individual on the basis of a 
     personal or family relationship unless the Member, officer, 
     or employee has reason to believe that, under the 
     circumstances, the gift was provided because of the official 
     position of the Member, officer, or employee and not because 
     of the personal or family relationship. The Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct shall provide guidance on the 
     applicability of this clause and examples of circumstances 
     under which a gift may be accepted under this exception.
       ``(4) A contribution or other payment to a legal expense 
     fund established for the benefit of a Member, officer, or 
     employee, that is otherwise lawfully made, if the person 
     making the contribution or payment is identified for the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
       ``(5) Any food or refreshments which the recipient 
     reasonably believes to have a value of less than $20.
       ``(6) Any gift from another Member, officer, or employee of 
     the Senate or the House of Representatives.
       ``(7) Food, refreshments, lodging, and other benefits--
       ``(A) resulting from the outside business or employment 
     activities (or other outside activities that are not 
     connected to the duties of the Member, officer, or employee 
     as an officeholder) of the Member, officer, or employee, or 
     the spouse of the Member, officer, or employee, if such 
     benefits have not been offered or enhanced because of the 
     official position of the Member, officer, or employee and are 
     customarily provided to others in similar circumstances;
       ``(B) customarily provided by a prospective employer in 
     connection with bona fide employment discussions; or
       ``(C) provided by a political organization described in 
     section 527(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in 
     connection with a fund-raising or campaign event sponsored by 
     such an organization.
       ``(8) Pension and other benefits resulting from continued 
     participation in an employee welfare and benefits plan 
     maintained by a former employer.
       ``(9) Informational materials that are sent to the office 
     of the Member, officer, or employee in the form of books, 
     articles, periodicals, other written materials, audio tapes, 
     videotapes, or other forms of communication.
       ``(10) Awards or prizes which are given to competitors in 
     contests or events open to the public, including random 
     drawings.
       ``(11) Honorary degrees (and associated travel, food, 
     refreshments, and entertainment) and other bona fide, 
     nonmonetary awards presented in recognition of public service 
     (and associated food, refreshments, and entertainment 
     provided in the presentation of such degrees and awards).
       ``(12) Donations of products from the State that the Member 
     represents that are intended primarily for promotional 
     purposes, such as display or free distribution, and are of 
     minimal value to any individual recipient.
       ``(13) Food, refreshments, and entertainment provided to a 
     Member or an employee of a Member in the Member's home State, 
     subject to reasonable limitations, to be established by the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
       ``(14) An item of little intrinsic value such as a greeting 
     card, baseball cap, or a T shirt.
       ``(15) Training (including food and refreshments furnished 
     to all attendees as an integral part of the training) 
     provided to a Member, officer, or employee, if such training 
     is in the interest of the House of Representatives.
       ``(16) Bequests, inheritances, and other transfers at 
     death.
       ``(17) Any item, the receipt of which is authorized by the 
     Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act, the Mutual Educational and 
     Cultural Exchange Act, or any other statute.
       ``(18) Anything which is paid for by the Federal 
     Government, by a State or local government, or secured by the 
     Government under a Government contract.
       ``(19) A gift of personal hospitality of an individual, as 
     defined in section 109(14) of the Ethics in Government Act.
       ``(20) Free attendance at a widely attended event permitted 
     pursuant to paragraph (e).
       ``(21) Opportunities and benefits which are--
       ``(A) available to the public or to a class consisting of 
     all Federal employees, whether or not restricted on the basis 
     of geographic consideration;
       ``(B) offered to members of a group or class in which 
     membership is unrelated to congressional employment;

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       ``(C) offered to members of an organization, such as an 
     employees' association or congressional credit union, in 
     which membership is related to congressional employment and 
     similar opportunities are available to large segments of the 
     public through organizations of similar size;
       ``(D) offered to any group or class that is not defined in 
     a manner that specifically discriminates among Government 
     employees on the basis of branch of Government or type of 
     responsibility, or on a basis that favors those of higher 
     rank or rate of pay;
       ``(E) in the form of loans from banks and other financial 
     institutions on terms generally available to the public; or
       ``(F) in the form of reduced membership or other fees for 
     participation in organization activities offered to all 
     Government employees by professional organizations if the 
     only restrictions on membership relate to professional 
     qualifications.
       ``(22) A plaque, trophy, or other momento of modest value.
       ``(23) Anything for which, in exceptional circumstances, a 
     waiver is granted by the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct.
       ``(e)(1) Except as prohibited by paragraph (a), a Member, 
     officer, or employee may accept an offer of free attendance 
     at a widely attended convention, conference, symposium, 
     forum, panel discussion, dinner, viewing, reception, or 
     similar event, provided by the sponsor of the event, if--
       ``(A) the Member, officer, or employee participates in the 
     event as a speaker or a panel participant, by presenting 
     information related to Congress or matters before Congress, 
     or by performing a ceremonial function appropriate to the 
     Member's, officer's, or employee's official position; or
       ``(B) attendance at the event is appropriate to the 
     performance of the official duties or representative function 
     of the Member, officer, or employee.
       ``(2) A Member, officer, or employee who attends an event 
     described in subparagraph (1) may accept a sponsor's 
     unsolicited offer of free attendance at the event for an 
     accompanying individual if others in attendance will 
     generally be similarly accompanied or if such attendance is 
     appropriate to assist in the representation of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(3) Except as prohibited by paragraph (a), a Member, 
     officer, or employee, or the spouse or dependent thereof, may 
     accept a sponsor's unsolicited offer of free attendance at a 
     charity event, except that reimbursement for transportation 
     and lodging may not be accepted in connection with the event.
       ``(4) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `free 
     attendance' may include waiver of all or part of a conference 
     or other fee, the provision of local transportation, or the 
     provision of food, refreshments, entertainment, and 
     instructional materials furnished to all attendees as an 
     integral part of the event. The term does not include 
     entertainment collateral to the event, or food or 
     refreshments taken other than in a group setting with all or 
     substantially all other attendees.
       ``(f) No Member, officer, or employee may accept a gift the 
     value of which exceeds $250 on the basis of the personal 
     relationship exception in paragraph (d)(3) or the close 
     personal friendship exception in section 106(d) of the 
     Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995 unless the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct issues a written determination 
     that one of such exceptions applies.
       ``(g)(1) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct is 
     authorized to adjust the dollar amount referred to in 
     paragraph (d)(5) on a periodic basis, to the extent necessary 
     to adjust for inflation.
       ``(2) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall 
     provide guidance setting forth reasonable steps that may be 
     taken by Members, officers, and employees, with a minimum of 
     paperwork and time, to prevent the acceptance of prohibited 
     gifts from lobbyists.
       ``(3) When it is not practicable to return a tangible item 
     because it is perishable, the item may, at the discretion of 
     the recipient, be given to an appropriate charity or 
     destroyed.
       ``(h)(1)(A) Except as prohibited by paragraph (a), a 
     reimbursement (including payment in kind) to a Member, 
     officer, or employee for necessary transportation, lodging 
     and related expenses for travel to a meeting, speaking 
     engagement, factfinding trip or similar event in connection 
     with the duties of the Member, officer, or employee as an 
     officeholder shall be deemed to be a reimbursement to the 
     House of Representatives and not a gift prohibited by this 
     paragraph, if the Member, officer, or employee--
       ``(i) in the case of an employee, receives advance 
     authorization, from the Member or officer under whose direct 
     supervision the employee works, to accept reimbursement, and
       ``(ii) discloses the expenses reimbursed or to be 
     reimbursed and the authorization to the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives within 30 days after the travel is completed.
       ``(B) For purposes of clause (A), events, the activities of 
     which are substantially recreational in nature, shall not be 
     considered to be in connection with the duties of a Member, 
     officer, or employee as an officeholder.
       ``(2) Each advance authorization to accept reimbursement 
     shall be signed by the Member or officer under whose direct 
     supervision the employee works and shall include--
       ``(A) the name of the employee;
       ``(B) the name of the person who will make the 
     reimbursement;
       ``(C) the time, place, and purpose of the travel; and
       ``(D) a determination that the travel is in connection with 
     the duties of the employee as an officeholder and would not 
     create the appearance that the employee is using public 
     office for private gain.
       ``(3) Each disclosure made under subparagraph (1)(A) of 
     expenses reimbursed or to be reimbursed shall be signed by 
     the Member or officer (in the case of travel by the Member or 
     officer) or by the Member or officer under whose direct 
     supervision the employee works (in the case of travel by an 
     employee) and shall include--
       ``(A) a good faith estimate of total transportation 
     expenses reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
       ``(B) a good faith estimate of total lodging expenses 
     reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
       ``(C) a good faith estimate of total meal expenses 
     reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
       ``(D) a good faith estimate of the total of other expenses 
     reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
       ``(E) a determination that all such expenses are necessary 
     transportation, lodging, and related expenses as defined in 
     this paragraph; and
       ``(F) in the case of a reimbursement to a Member or 
     officer, a determination that the travel was in connection 
     with the duties of the Member or officer as an officeholder 
     and would not create the appearance that the Member or 
     officer is using public office for private gain.
       ``(4) For the purpose of this paragraph, the term 
     `necessary transportation, lodging, and related expenses'--
       ``(A) includes reasonable expenses that are necessary for 
     travel--
       ``(i) for a period not exceeding 4 days including travel 
     time within the United States or 7 days in addition to travel 
     time outside the United States; and
       ``(ii) within 24 hours before or after participation in an 
     event in the United States or within 48 hours before or after 
     participation in an event outside the United States,

     unless approved in advance by the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct;
       ``(B) is limited to reasonable expenditures for 
     transportation, lodging, conference fees and materials, and 
     food and refreshments, including reimbursement for necessary 
     transportation, whether or not such transportation occurs 
     within the periods described in clause (A);
       ``(C) does not include expenditures for recreational 
     activities or entertainment other than that provided to all 
     attendees as an integral part of the event; and
       ``(D) may include travel expenses incurred on behalf of 
     either the spouse or a child of the Member, officer, or 
     employee, subject to a determination signed by the Member or 
     officer (or in the case of an employee, the Member or officer 
     under whose direct supervision the officer or employee works) 
     that the attendance of the spouse or child is appropriate to 
     assist in the representation of the House of Representatives.
       ``(5) The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make 
     available to the public all advance authorizations and 
     disclosures of reimbursement filed pursuant to subparagraph 
     (1) as soon as possible after they are received.''.

                      Limitation on Royalty Income

       Sec. 229. (a) Clause 3 of rule XLVII of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(g) In calendar year 1995 or thereafter, a Member, 
     officer, or employee of the House may not--
       ``(1) receive any copyright royalties for any work--
       ``(A) unless the royalty is received from an established 
     publisher pursuant to usual and customary contractual terms;
       ``(B) unless the total amount of such royalties for that 
     work does not exceed one-third of that individual's annual 
     pay as a Member, officer, or employee for the year in which 
     the contract is entered into; and
       ``(C) without the prior notification and approval of the 
     contract for that work by the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct; or
       ``(2) receive any advance payment for any such work.''.
       (b) Clause 3(e)(5) of rule XLVII of the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) copyright royalties.''.
       (c) The amendments made by this section shall apply only to 
     copyright royalties received by any Member, officer, or 
     employee of the House after the adoption of this resolution, 
     pursuant to any contract entered into while that individual 
     is such a Member, officer, or employee.

   Amendment to the Rules to Create The Position of Director of Non-
                   legislative and Financial Services

       Sec. 230. The Rules of the House of Representatives are 
     amended by adding at the end the following new rule:

                              ``Rule LIII


          ``DIRECTOR OF NON-LEGISLATIVE AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

       ``1. The Director of Non-legislative and Financial Services 
     shall be appointed for a Congress by the Speaker, the 
     majority leader, and the minority leader, acting jointly. The 
     Director may be removed by the House or by the Speaker. The 
     Director shall be paid at the same rate of basic pay as the 
     elected officers of the House.
       ``2. The Director of Non-legislative and Financial Services 
     shall have extensive managerial and financial experience.
       ``3. Subject to the policy direction and oversight of the 
     Committee on House Over

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     sight, the Director shall have operational and financial 
     responsibility for functions assigned by resolution of the 
     House.
       ``4. Subject to the policy direction and oversight of the 
     Committee on House Oversight, the Director shall develop 
     employment standards that provide that all employment 
     decisions for functions under the Director's supervision be 
     made in accordance with the non-discrimination provisions of 
     clause 9 of rule XLIII and of rule LI, without regard to 
     political affiliation, and solely on the basis of fitness to 
     perform the duties involved. No adverse personnel action may 
     be taken by the Director without cause.''.

Transfer of Functions to the Director of Non-legislative and Financial 
                               Services.

       Sec. 231. As soon as practicable, but not later than the 
     ninetieth day beginning after the date of adoption of this 
     resolution, the functions and entities specified in 
     subsection (d) shall be transferred to the Director of Non-
     legislative and Financial Services.
       (b) The Committee on House Oversight shall have authority 
     to prescribe regulations providing for--
       (1) the orderly transfer of the functions and entities 
     specified in subsection (d); and
       (2) such additional transfers of functions and entities 
     specified in subsection (d) with respect to the Clerk, the 
     Sergeant-at-Arms, and the Director as may be necessary for 
     the improvement of non-legislative and financial services in 
     the House.
       (c) Except as provided in subsection (d), functions and 
     entities within the jurisdiction of the Committee on House 
     Oversight under rule X may not be transferred to the 
     Director.
       (d) The functions and entities referred to in subsection 
     (a) are: Office of Employee Assistance, Finance Office, pay 
     and mileage of Members, House Information Systems, Office 
     Furnishings, Office Supply Service, Office Systems 
     Management, Placement Office, Special Services Office, 
     Telecommunications, Telephone Exchange, Typewriter Repair, 
     Barber Shop, Beauty Shop, House Restaurant System, Office of 
     Photography, Inside Mail and Internal Mail Operations 
     (including coordination with postal substations to be 
     operated by the United States Postal Service), Guide Service, 
     and Child Care Center, and the non-legislative functions of 
     the Printing Services, Recording Studio, and Records and 
     Registration.

    Open Rule for Consideration of Congressional Accountability Act

       Sec. 232. (a) Section 108 of this resolution shall have no 
     force or effect.
       (b) At any time after the adoption of this resolution the 
     Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of Rule XXIII declare 
     the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1) 
     to apply certain laws to the Congress. The first reading of 
     the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the Majority and Minority Leaders. 
     After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
     amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be 
     considered as read. At the conclusion of consideration of the 
     bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 
     bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
     on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the 
     bill. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on 
     the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to commit with or 
     without instructions.

  Pursuant to House Resolution 5 the previous question was ordered on 
the motion to commit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House commit said resolution with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THOMAS of California, announced the nays 
had it.
  Mr. FRANK demanded a recorded vote on the motion to commit with 
instructions, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

201

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negative

Nays

227

para.1.30                     [Roll No. 14]

                                AYES--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lambert-Lincoln
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--227

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Brown (FL)
     Cunningham
     Rangel
     Stark
     Yates
  So the motion to commit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to title II?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THOMAS, announced that the yeas had it.
  So title II was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said title II of House 
Resolution 5 was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.1.31  congressional accountability act

  Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to section 108 of House Resolution 6, called up 
the bill (H.R. 1) to make certain laws appli

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cable to the legislative branch of the Federal Government.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to section 108 of House Resolution 6 the previous question 
was considered as ordered.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EHLERS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SHAYS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

429

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affirmative

Nays

0

para.1.32                     [Roll No. 15]

                                YEAS--429

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lambert-Lincoln
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Brown (FL)
     Martinez
     Stark
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.1.33  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Thursday, January 5, 1995, it 
adjourn to meet at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, January 9, 1995.

para.1.34  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, January 9, 1995, it 
adjourn to meet at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 11, 1995.

para.1.35  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Wednesday, January 11, 1995, 
it adjourn to meet at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, January 13, 1995.

para.1.36  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
January 11, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.1.37  report of committee to notify the president

  Mr. ARMEY was recognized and said:

  Mr. Speaker, your committee appointed on the part of the House to join 
a like committee on the part of the Senate to notify the President of 
the United States that a quorum of each House has been assembled and is 
ready to receive any communication that he may be pleased to make has 
performed that duty.
  Mr. Speaker, I might point out that the committee consisted of myself 
and the minority leader, the gentleman from Missouri [Mr. Gephardt]. We 
had a pleasant conversation with the President. I am sure he will be 
communicating to us later.
  Mr. Speaker, I yield, if he should wish, to the minority leader, the 
gentleman from Missouri [Mr. Gephardt], for any remarks he would like to 
make.
  Mr. GEPHARDT. Mr. Speaker, I thank the gentleman for yielding.
  This call was a tradition which we have usually fulfilled. We 
fulfilled it earlier today or yesterday with the gentleman from Texas. 
We did inform the President, as we are required to do, that the House is 
seated, we have elected officers, elected a Speaker, and that we were 
ready for legislative action, and I believe we are having a meeting 
later today with the President and the bipartisan leadership. 

para.1.38  minority employees

  Mr. GEPHARDT, by unanimous consent, submitted the following 
resolution, which was considered and agreed to (H. Res. 7):

       Resolved, That pursuant to the Legislative Pay Act of 1929, 
     as amended, the six minority employees authorized therein 
     shall be the following named persons, effective January 3, 
     1995, until otherwise ordered by the House, to-wit: Thomas 
     O'Donnell, George Kundanis, Marti Thomas, Michael Wessel, 
     Laura Nichols, and Steve Elmendorf, each to receive gross 
     compensation pursuant to the provisions of House Resolution 
     119, Ninety-fifth Congress, as enacted into permanent law by

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     section 115 of Public Law 95-94. In addition, the Minority 
     Leader may appoint and set the annual rate of pay for up to 
     three further minority employees. 

para.1.39  daily hour of meeting

  Mr. SOLOMON submitted the following privileged resolution, which was 
considered and agreed to (H. Res. 8):

       Resolved, That unless otherwise ordered, the hour of 
     meeting of the House shall be 2 o'clock post meridiem on 
     Mondays; 11 o'clock ante meridiem on Tuesdays and Wednesdays; 
     and 10 o'clock ante meridiem on all other days of the week up 
     to and including May 13, 1995; and that from May 15, 1995, 
     until the end of the first session, the hour of daily meeting 
     of the House shall be noon on Mondays and 10 o'clock ante 
     meridiem on all other days of the week.

para.1.40  order of business--``morning hour'' debate and special orders

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That until February 16, 1995, the House convene 90 minutes 
earlier than the time otherwise established by order of the House on 
Mondays and Tuesdays of each week solely for the purpose of conducting 
``morning hour'' debates under the following conditions:
  (1) Prayer by the Chaplain, approval of the Journal, and the pledge of 
allegiance to the flag to be postponed until the resumption of the House 
session following the completion of ``morning hour'' debate;
  (2) Debate to be limited to thirty minutes allocated to each party, 
with initial and subsequent recognitions alternating between parties;
  (3) Recognition to be conferred by the Speaker only pursuant to lists 
submitted by the respective leaderships;
  (4) No Member to be permitted to address the House for longer than 
five minutes except for the Majority Leader, Minority Leader, and 
Minority Whip; and
  (5) ``Morning hour'' debate to be followed by a recess declared by the 
Speaker pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, until the appointed hour for 
the resumption of legislative business.

para.1.41  republican steering committee and democratic policy committee

  Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution, 
which was considered and agreed to (H. Res. 9):

       Resolved, That, effective at the beginning of the 104th 
     Congress, there shall be available, in equal amounts to the 
     Republican Steering Committee and the Democratic Policy 
     Committee, such sums as may be necessary, to be provided, as 
     determined by the Committee on Appropriations, from amounts 
     previously appropriated for other purposes under the 
     appropriation for salaries and expenses of the House of 
     Representatives, fiscal year 1995.

para.1.42  majority employees

  Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution, 
which was considered and agreed to (H. Res. 10):

       Resolved, That, effective at the beginning of the 104th 
     Congress, two statutory employee positions under the chief 
     majority whip are transferred to the majority leader.

para.1.43  army warrant officers david hilemon and bobby w. hall II

  On motion of Mr. SPENCE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
National Security was discharged from further consideration of the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 1):

       Whereas on December 17, 1994, the helicopter of Army Chief 
     Warrant Officer David Hilemon and Army Chief Warrant Officer 
     Bobby W. Hall II was shot down over North Korea;
       Whereas as a result of this incident, Chief Warrant Officer 
     Hilemon sacrificed his life for his country and Chief Warrant 
     Officer Hall was taken captive by the Korean People's Army;
       Whereas on December 22, 1994, Chief Warrant Officer 
     Hilemon's remains were returned to the United States at the 
     Demilitarized Zone at Panmunjom and on December 28, 1994, he 
     was laid to rest with full military honors and in full view 
     of Mt. Ranier in the State of Washington, in accordance with 
     the wishes of Chief Warrant Officer Hilemon; and
       Whereas Chief Warrant Officer Hall, held in captivity for 
     13 days under stressful circumstances, served his country 
     above and beyond the call of duty: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) recognizes the sacrifice of Army Chief Warrant Officer 
     David Hilemon to his country and expresses gratitude for his 
     selflessness and deepest regret for his loss to his family; 
     and
       (2) recognizes the exceptional service of Army Chief 
     Warrant Officer Bobby W. Hall II to his country and expresses 
     commendation for his courage.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.1.44  committee elections--majority

  Mr. BOEHNER submitted the following privileged resolution, which was 
considered and agreed to (H. Res. 11):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and they are 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Agriculture: Mr. Roberts, Chairman; Mr. 
     Emerson; Mr. Gunderson; Mr. Combest; Mr. Allard; Mr. Barrett 
     of Nebraska; Mr. Boehner; Mr. Ewing; Mr. Doolittle; Mr. 
     Goodlatte; Mr. Pombo; Mr. Canady; Mr. Smith of Michigan; Mr. 
     Everett; Mr. Lucas; Mr. Lewis of Kentucky; Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana; Mr. Crapo; Mr. Calvert; Ms. Chenoweth; Mr. 
     Hostettler; Mr. Bryant of Tennessee; Mr. Latham; Mr. Cooley; 
     Mr. Foley; Mr. Chambliss; and Mr. LaHood.
       Committee on Appropriations: Mr. Livingston, Chairman; Mr. 
     McDade; Mr. Myers of Indiana; Mr. Young of Florida; Mr. 
     Regula; Mr. Lewis of California; Mr. Porter; Mr. Rogers; Mr. 
     Skeen; Mr. Wolf; Mr. DeLay; Mr. Kolbe; Mrs. Vucanovich; Mr. 
     Lightfoot; Mr. Packard; Mr. Callahan; Mr. Walsh; Mr. Taylor 
     of North Carolina; Mr. Hobson; Mr. Istook; Mr. Bonilla; Mr. 
     Knollenberg; Mr. Miller of Florida; Mr. Dickey; Mr. Kingston; 
     Mr. Riggs; Mr. Frelinghuysen; Mr. Wicker; Mr. Forbes; Mr. 
     Nethercutt; Mr. Bunn; and Mr. Neumann.
       Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Mr. Leach, 
     Chairman; Mr. McCollum; Mrs. Roukema; Mr. Bereuter; Mr. Roth; 
     Mr. Baker of Louisiana; Mr. Lazio; Mr. Bachus; Mr. Castle; 
     Mr. King; Mr. Royce; Mr. Lucas; Mr. Weller; Mr. Hayworth; Mr. 
     Metcalf; Mr. Bono; Mr. Ney; Mr. Ehrlich; Mr. Barr; Mr. 
     Chrysler; Mr. Cremeans; Mr. Fox; Mr. Heineman; Mr. Stockman; 
     Mr. LoBiondo; Mr. Watts of Oklahoma (when sworn); and Mrs. 
     Kelly.
       Committee on the Budget: Mr. Kasich, Chairman; Mr. Hobson; 
     Mr. Walker; Mr. Kolbe; Mr. Shays; Mr. Herger; Mr. Bunning; 
     Mr. Smith of Texas; Mr. Allard; Mr. Miller of Florida; Mr. 
     Lazio; Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Michigan; Mr. 
     Inglis; Mr. Hoke; Ms. Molinari, Mr. Nussle; Mr. Hoekstra; Mr. 
     Largent; Mrs. Myrick; Mr. Brownback; Mr. Shadegg; Mr. 
     Radanovich; and Mr. Bass.
       Committee on Commerce: Mr. Bliley, Chairman; Mr. Moorhead; 
     Mr. Fields of Texas; Mr. Oxley; Mr. Bilirakis; Mr. Schaefer; 
     Mr. Barton of Texas; Mr. Hastert; Mr. Upton; Mr. Stearns; Mr. 
     Paxon; Mr. Gillmor; Mr. Klug; Mr. Franks of Connecticut; Mr. 
     Greenwood; Mr. Crapo; Mr. Cox, Mr. Burr; Mr. Bilbray; Mr. 
     Whitfield; Mr. Ganske; Mr. Frisa; Mr. Norwood; Mr. White; and 
     Mr. Coburn.
       Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities: Mr. 
     Goodling, Chairman; Mr. Petri; Mrs. Roukema; Mr. Gunderson; 
     Mr. Fawell; Mr. Ballenger; Mr. Barrett of Nebraska; Mr. 
     Cunningham; Mr. Hoekstra; Mr. McKeon; Mr. Castle; Mrs. Meyers 
     of Kansas; Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas; Mr. Talent; Mr. 
     Greenwood; Mr. Hutchinson; Mr. Knollenberg; Mr. Riggs; Mr. 
     Graham; Mr. Weldon of Florida; Mr. Funderburk; Mr. Souder; 
     Mr. McIntosh; and Mr. Norwood.
       Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Mr. Clinger, 
     Chairman; Mr. Gilman; Mr. Burton of Indiana; Mrs. Morella; 
     Mr. Shays; Mr. Schiff; Ms. Ros-Lehtinen; Mr. Zeliff; Mr. 
     McHugh; Mr. Horn; Mr. Mica; Mr. Blute; Mr. Davis; Mr. 
     McIntosh; Mr. Fox; Mr. Tate; Mr. Chrysler; Mr. Gutknecht; Mr. 
     Souder; Mr. Martini; Mr. Scarborough; Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
     Flanagan; Mr. Bass; Mr. LaTourette; Mr. Sanford; and Mr. 
     Ehrlich.
       Committee on House Oversight: Mr. Thomas of California, 
     Chairman; Mr. Ehlers; Mr. Roberts; Mr. Boehner; Ms. Dunn; Mr. 
     Diaz-Balart; and Mr. Ney.
       Committee on International Relations: Mr. Gilman, Chairman; 
     Mr. Goodling; Mr. Leach; Mr. Roth; Mr. Hyde; Mr. Bereuter; 
     Mr. Smith of New Jersey; Mr. Burton of Indiana; Mrs. Meyers 
     of Kansas; Mr. Gallegly; Ms. Ros-Lehtinen; Mr. Ballenger; Mr. 
     Rohrabacher; Mr. Manzullo; Mr. Royce; Mr. King; Mr. Kim; Mr. 
     Brownback; Mr. Funderburk; Mr. Chabot, Mr. Sanford; and Mr. 
     Salmon.
       Committee on the Judiciary: Mr. Hyde, Chairman; Mr. 
     Moorhead; Mr. Sensenbrenner; Mr. McCollum; Mr. Gekas; Mr. 
     Coble; Mr. Smith of Texas; Mr. Schiff; Mr. Gallegly; Mr. 
     Canady; Mr. Inglis of South Carolina; Mr. Goodlatte; Mr. 
     Buyer; Mr. Hoke; Mr. Bono; Mr. Heineman; Mr. Bryant of 
     Tennessee; Mr. Chabot; Mr. Flanagan; and Mr. Barr.
       Committee on National Security: Mr. Spence, Chairman; Mr. 
     Stump; Mr. Hunter; Mr. Kasich; Mr. Bateman; Mr. Hansen; Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania; Mr. Dornan; Mr. Hefley; Mr. Saxton; 
     Mr. Cunningham; Mr. Buyer; Mr. Torkildsen; Mrs. Fowler; Mr. 
     McHugh; Mr. Talent; Mr. Everett; Mr. Bartlett of Maryland; 
     Mr. McKeon; Mr. Lewis of Kentucky; Mr. Watts of Oklahoma 
     (when sworn); Mr. Thornberry; Mr. Hostettler; Mr. Chambliss; 
     Mr. Hilleary; Mr. Scarborough; Mr. Jones; Mr. Longley; Mr. 
     Tiahrt; and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       Committee on Resources: Mr. Young of Alaska, Chairman; Mr. 
     Hansen; Mr. Saxton;

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     Mr. Gallegly; Mr. Duncan; Mr. Hefley; Mr. Doolittle; Mr. 
     Allard; Mr. Gilchrest; Mr. Calvert; Mr. Pombo; Mr. 
     Torkildsen; Mr. Hayworth; Mr. Cremeans; Ms. Cubin; Mr. 
     Cooley; Ms. Chenoweth; Ms. Smith of Washington; Mr. 
     Radanovich; Mr. Jones; Mr. Thornberry; Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington; Mr. Metcalf; Mr. Longley; and Mr. Shadegg.
       Committee on Rules: Mr. Solomon, Chairman; Mr. Quillen; Mr. 
     Drier; Mr. Goss; Mr. Linder; Ms. Pryce; Mr. Diaz-Balart; Mr. 
     McInnis; and Ms. Waldholtz.
       Committee on Science: Mr. Walker, Chairman; Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner; Mr. Boehlert; Mr. Fawell; Mrs. Morella; Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania; Mr. Rohrabacher; Mr. Schiff; Mr. 
     Barton of Texas; Mr. Calvert; Mr. Baker of California; Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland; Mr. Ehlers; Mr. Wamp; Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida; Mr. Graham; Mr. Salmon; Mr. Davis; Mr. Stockman; Mr. 
     Gutknecht; Ms. Seastrand; Mr. Tiahrt; Mr. Largent; Mr. 
     Hilleary; Ms. Cubin; Mr. Foley; and Mrs. Myrick.
       Committee on Small Business: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, 
     Chairman; Mr. Hefley; Mr. Zeliff; Mr. Talent; Mr. Manzullo; 
     Mr. Torkildsen; Mr. Bartlett of Maryland; Ms. Smith of 
     Washington; Mr. LoBiondo; Mr. Wamp; Mrs. Kelly; Mr. Chrysler; 
     Mr. Longley; Mr. Jones; Mr. Salmon; Mr. Hilleary; Mr. Souder; 
     Mr. Brownback; Mr. Chabot; Mrs. Myrick; Mr. Funderburk; and 
     Mr. Metcalf.
       Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Mr. 
     Shuster, Chairman; Mr. Young of Alaska; Mr. Clinger; Mr. 
     Petri; Mr. Boehlert; Mr. Bateman; Mr. Emerson; Mr. Coble; Mr. 
     Duncan; Ms. Molinari; Mr. Zeliff; Mr. Ewing; Mr. Gilchrest; 
     Mr. Hutchinson; Mr. Baker of California; Mr. Kim; Mr. Horn; 
     Mr. Franks of New Jersey; Mr. Blute; Mr. Mica; Mr. Quinn; 
     Mrs. Fowler; Mr. Ehlers; Mr. Bachus; Mr. Weller; Mr. Wamp; 
     Mr. Latham; Mr. LaTourette; Ms. Seastrand; Mr. Tate; Mrs. 
     Kelly; Mr. LaHood; and Mr. Martini.
       Committee on Veterans' Affairs: Mr. Stump, Chairman; Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey; Mr. Bilirakis; Mr. Spence; Mr. 
     Hutchinson; Mr. Everett; Mr. Buyer; Mr. Quinn; Mr. Bachus; 
     Mr. Stearns; Mr. Ney; Mr. Fox; Mr. Flanagan; Mr. Barr; Mr. 
     Stockman; Mr. Weller; Mr. Hayworth; and Mr. Cooley.
       Committee on Ways and Means: Mr. Archer, Chairman; Mr. 
     Crane; Mr. Thomas of California; Mr. Shaw; Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut; Mr. Bunning; Mr. Houghton; Mr. Herger; Mr. 
     McCrery; Mr. Hancock; Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad; Mr. Zimmer; Mr. 
     Nussle; Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas; Ms. Dunn; Mr. Collins of 
     Georgia; Mr. Portman; Mr. English of Pennsylvania; Mr. 
     Ensign; and Mr. Christensen.

para.1.45  committee elections--minority

  Mr. FAZIO submitted the following privileged resolution, which was 
considered and agreed to (H. Res. 12):

                        COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

       E (Kika) de la Garza, Texas; George E. Brown, Jr., 
     California; Charlie Rose, North Carolina; Charles W. 
     Stenholm, Texas; Harold L. Volkmer, Missouri; Tim Johnson, 
     South Dakota; Gary A. Condit, California; Collin C. Peterson, 
     Minnesota; Calvin M. Dooley, California; Eva M. Clayton, 
     North Carolina; David Minge, Minnesota; Earl F. Hilliard, 
     Alabama; Earl Pomeroy, North Dakota; Tim Holden, 
     Pennsylvania; Cynthia McKinney, Georgia; Scotty Baesler, 
     Kentucky; Karen L. Thurman, Florida; Sanford Bishop, Georgia; 
     Bennie G. Thompson, Mississippi; Sam Farr, California; Ed 
     Pastor, Arizona; John Baldacci, Maine.


                      committee on appropriations

       David R. Obey, Wisconsin; Sidney R. Yates, Illinois; Louis 
     Stokes, Ohio; Tom Bevill, Alabama; John P. Murtha, 
     Pennsylvania; Charles Wilson, Texas; Norman D. Dicks, 
     Washington; Martin Olav Sabo, Minnesota; Julian C. Dixon, 
     California; Vic Fazio, California; W.G. (Bill) Hefner, North 
     Carolina; Steny H. Hoyer, Maryland; Richard J. Durbin, 
     Illinois; Ronald D. Coleman, Texas; Alan B. Mollohan, West 
     Virginia; Jim Chapman, Texas; Marcy Kaptur, Ohio; David E. 
     Skaggs, Colorado; Nancy Pelosi, California; Peter J. 
     Visclosky, Indiana; Thomas M. Foglietta, Pennsylvania; 
     Esteban Edward Torres, California; Nita M. Lowey, New York; 
     Ray Thornton, Arkansas.


              committee on banking and financial services

       Henry B. Gonzalez, Texas; John J. LaFalce, New York; Bruce 
     F. Vento, Minnesota; Charles E. Schumer, New York; Barney 
     Frank, Massachusetts; Paul E. Kanjorski, Pennsylvania; Joseph 
     P. Kennedy II, Massachusetts; Floyd H. Flake, New York; 
     Kweisi Mfume, Maryland; Maxine Waters, California; Bill 
     Orton, Utah; Carolyn B. Maloney, New York; Luis V. Gutierrez, 
     Illinois; Lucille Roybal-Allard, California; Thomas M. 
     Barrett, Wisconsin; Nydia M. Velazquez, New York; Albert R. 
     Wynn, Maryland; Cleo Fields, Louisiana; Melvin Watt, North 
     Carolina; Maurice Hinchey, New York; Gary Ackerman, New York; 
     Ken Bentsen, Texas.


                        Committee on the Budget

       Martin Olav Sabo, Minnesota; Charles Stenholm, Texas; 
     Louise M. Slaughter, New York; Mike Parker, Mississippi; 
     William J. Coyne, Pennsylvania; Alan B. Mollohan, West 
     Virginia; Jerry F. Costello, Illinois; Harry Johnston, 
     Florida; Patsy T. Mink, Hawaii; Bill Orton, Utah; Earl 
     Pomeroy, North Dakota; Glen Browder, Alabama; Lynn Woolsey, 
     California; John Olver, Massachusetts; Lucille Roybal-Allard, 
     California; Carrie Meek, Florida; Lynn Rivers, Michigan; 
     Lloyd Doggett, Texas.


                         committee on commerce

       John D. Dingell, Michigan; Henry A. Waxman, California; 
     Edward J. Markey, Massachusetts; W.J. (Billy) Tauzin, 
     Louisiana; Ron Wyden, Oregon; Ralph M. Hall, Texas; John 
     Bryant, Texas; Rick Boucher, Virginia; Thomas J. Manton, New 
     York; Edolphus Towns, New York; Gerry E. Studds, 
     Massachusetts; Frank Pallone, Jr., New Jersey; Sherrod Brown, 
     Ohio; Blanche Lambert, Arkansas; Bart Gordon, Tennessee; 
     Elizabeth Furse, Oregon; Peter Deutsch, Florida; Bobby Rush, 
     Illinois; Anna Eshoo, California; Ron Klink, Pennsylvania; 
     Bart Stupak, Michigan.


          committee on economic and educational opportunities

       William (Bill) Clay, Missouri; George Miller, California; 
     Dale E. Kildee, Michigan; Pat Williams, Montana; Matthew G. 
     Martinez, California; Major R. Owens, New York; Thomas C. 
     Sawyer, Ohio; Donald M. Payne, New Jersey; Patsy T. Mink, 
     Hawaii; Robert E. Andrews, New Jersey; Jack Reed, Rhode 
     Island; Tim Roemer, Indiana; Eliot L. Engel, New York; Xavier 
     Bacerra, California; Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott, Virginia; 
     Gene Green, Texas; Lynn Woolsey, California; Carlos Romero-
     Barcelo, Puerto Rico; Mel Reynolds, Illinois.


                  committee on international relations

       Lee H. Hamilton, Indiana; Sam Gejdenson, Connecticut; Tom 
     Lantos, California; Robert G. Torricelli, New Jersey; Howard 
     L. Berman, California; Gary L. Ackerman, New York; Harry 
     Johnston, Florida; Eliot L. Engel, New York; Eni F. H. 
     Faleomavaega, American Samoa (Delegate); Matthew G. Martinez, 
     California; Donald M. Payne, New Jersey; Robert E. Andrews, 
     New Jersey; Robert Menendez, New Jersey; Sherrod Brown, Ohio; 
     Cynthia McKinney, Georgia; Alcee L. Hastings, Florida; Albert 
     R. Wynn, Maryland; Michael R. McNulty, New York; James P. 
     Moran, Virginia.


                       COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

       John Conyers, Jr., Michigan; Patricia Schroeder, Colorado; 
     Barney Frank, Massachusetts; Charles E. Schumer, New York; 
     Howard L. Berman, California; Rick Boucher, Virginia; John 
     Bryant, Texas; Jack Reed, Rhode Island; Jerrold Nadler, New 
     York; Robert C. ``Bobby'' Scott, Virginia; Melvin Watt, North 
     Carolina; Xavier Becerra, California; Jose Serrano, New York; 
     Zoe Lofgren, California; Shelia Jackson-Lee, Texas.


                     COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY

       Ronald V. Dellums, California; G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery, 
     Mississippi; Patricia Schroeder, Colorado; Ike Skelton, 
     Missouri; Norman Sisisky, Virginia; John M. Spratt, Jr., 
     South Carolina; Solomon P. Ortiz, Texas; Owen B. Pickett, 
     Virginia; Lane Evans, Illinois; John S. Tanner, Tennessee; 
     Glen Browder, Alabama; Gene Taylor, Mississippi; Neil 
     Abercrombie, Hawaii; Chet Edwards, Texas; Frank Tejeda, 
     Texas; Martin T. Meehan, Massachusetts; Robert A. Underwood, 
     Guam (Delegate); Jane Harman, California; Paul McHale, 
     Pennsylvania; Pete Geren, Texas; Peter Peterson, Florida; 
     Bill Jefferson, Louisiana; Rosa DeLauro, Connecticut; Mike 
     Ward, Kentucky; Patrick Kennedy, Rhode Island.


                      COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS

       John J. LaFalce, New York; Ron Wyden, Oregon; Norman 
     Sisisky, Virginia; Kweisi Mfume, Maryland; Floyd H. Flake, 
     New York; Glenn Poshard, Illinois; Eva M. Clayton, North 
     Carolina; Martin T. Meehan, Massachusetts; Nydia M. 
     Velazquez, New York; Cleo Fields, Louisiana; Walter R. 
     Tucker, California; Earl F. Hilliard, Alabama; Pete Peterson, 
     Florida; Bennie Thompson, Mississippi; Chaka Fattah, 
     Pennsylvania; Ken Bentsen, Texas; Karen McCarthy, Missouri; 
     Bill Luther, Minnesota; Patrick Kennedy, Rhode Island.


              COMMITTEE ON TECHNOLOGY AND COMPETITIVENESS

       George E. Brown, Jr., California; Ralph M. Hall, Texas; 
     James A. Traficant, Jr., Ohio; James A. Hayes, Louisiana; 
     John S. Tanner, Tennessee; Pete Geren, Texas; Tim Roemer, 
     Indiana; Robert E. (Bud) Cramer, Alabama; James Barcia, 
     Michigan; Paul McHale, Pennsylvania; Jane Harman, California; 
     Eddie-Bernice Johnson, Texas; David Minge, Minnesota; John 
     Olver, Massachusetts; Alcee Hastings, Florida; Lynn Rivers, 
     Michigan; Karen McCarthy, Missouri; Mike Ward, Kentucky; Zoe 
     Lofgren, California; Lloyd Doggett, Texas; Michael Doyle, 
     Pennsylvania; Shelia Jackson-Lee, Texas; Bill Luther, 
     Minnesota.


             committee on transportation and infrastructure

       Norman Y. Mineta, California; James L. Oberstar, Minnesota; 
     Nick Joe Rahall II, West Virginia; Robert A. Borski, 
     Pennsylvania; William O. Lipinski, Illinois; Robert Wise, 
     West Virginia; James A. Traficant, Jr., Ohio; Peter A. 
     DeFazio, Oregon; James A. Hayes, Louisiana; Bob Clement, 
     Tennessee; Jerry F. Costello, Illinois; Mike Parker, 
     Mississippi; Greg Laughlin, Texas; Glenn Poshard, Illinois; 
     Robert E. (Bud) Cramer, Alabama; Barbara-Rose Collins, 
     Michigan; Eleanor Holmes Norton, D.C. (Delegate); Jerrold 
     Nadler, New York; Pat Danner, Missouri; Robert Menendez, New 
     Jersey; James E. Clyburn, South Carolina; Corrine Brown, 
     Florida; Nathan Deal, Georgia; James A. Barcia, Michigan; Bob 
     Filner, California; Walter R. Tucker, California; Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson, Texas; Bill Brewster, Oklahoma.


                     committee on veterans' affairs

       G.V. (Sonny) Montgomery, Mississippi; Lane Evans, Illinois; 
     Joseph P. Kennedy II,

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     Massachusetts; Chet Edwards, Texas; Maxine Waters, 
     California; Bob Clement, Tennessee; Bob Filner, California; 
     Frank Tejeda, Texas; Luis V. Gutierrez, Illinois; Scotty 
     Baesler, Kentucky; Sanford Bishop, Georgia; James E. Clyburn, 
     South Carolina; Corrine Brown, Florida; Michael Doyle, 
     Pennsylvania; Frank Mascara, Pennsylvania.


                      committee on ways and means

       Sam Gibbons, Florida; Charles B. Rangel, New York; Fortney 
     Pete Stark, California; Andrew Jacobs, Jr., Indiana; Harold 
     E. Ford, Tennessee; Robert T. Matsui, California; Barbara B. 
     Kennelly, Connecticut; William J. Coyne, Pennsylvania; Sander 
     M. Levin, Michigan; Benjamin L. Cardin, Maryland; Jim 
     McDermott, Washington; Gerald D. Kleczka, Wisconsin; John 
     Lewis, Georgia; L.F. Payne, Virginia; Richard E. Neal, 
     Massachusetts.

para.1.46  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO submitted the following privileged resolution, which was 
considered and agreed to (H. Res. 13):

       Resolved, That the following named Member be and is hereby 
     elected to the following standing committees:
       Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Bernard 
     Sanders of Vermont.
       Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Bernard 
     Sanders of Vermont.

para.1.47  house page board

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to section 127 of Public Law 97-377, appointed 
to the House of Representatives Page Board, Messrs. Emerson and Kolbe.

para.1.48  house office building commission

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to provisions of 40 U.S.C., 175 and 176, 
appointed to the House Office Buidling Commission, Mr. Armey, to serve 
with himself and Mr. Gephardt.

para.1.49  permanent select committee on intelligence

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of clause 1 of rule XLVIII and 
clause 6(f) of rule X, appointed as members of the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence, the following Members:

  Mr. Combest, of Texas, Chairman;
  Mr. Dornan, of California;
  Mr. Young, of Florida;
  Mr. Hansen, of Utah;
  Mr. Lewis, of California;
  Mr. Goss, of Florida;
  Mr. Shuster, of Pennsylvania;
  Mr. McCollum of Florida;
  Mr. Castle of Delaware;
  Mr. Dicks of Washington;
  Mr. Richardson, of New Mexico;
  Mr. Dixon of California;
  Mr. Torricelli, of New Jersey;
  Mr. Coleman of Texas;
  Ms. Pelosi, of California; and
  Mr. Laughlin, of Texas.

para.1.50  question of order of the house

  The SPEAKER, upon consultation with the Minority Leader, announced 
that the format for recognition for ``Morning Hour'' debate and 
restricted special order speeches, which began on February 23, 1994, 
will continue until February 16, 1995, as outlined below:
  On Tuesdays, following legislative business, the Chair may recognize 
Members for special order speeches up to midnight, and such speeches may 
not extend beyond midnight. On all other days of the week, the Chair may 
recognize Members for special orders speeches up to four hours after the 
conclusion of five-minute special orders speeches. Such speeches may not 
extend beyond the four-hour limit without the permission of the Chair, 
which may be granted only with advance consultation between the 
leaderships and notification to the House. However, at no time shall the 
Chair recognize for any special order speeches beyond midnight.
  The Chair will first recognize Members for five-minute special order 
speeches, alternating initially and subsequently between the parties 
regardless of the date the order was granted by the House. The Chair 
will then recognize longer special orders speeches. The four-hour 
limitation will be divided between the majority and minority parties. 
Each party is entitled to reserve its first hour for respective 
leaderships or their designees, regardless of the date the order was 
granted by the House.
  The allocation of time within each party's two-hour period (or shorter 
period if prorated to end by midnight) is to be determined by a list 
submitted to the Chair by the respective leaderships. Members may not 
sign up for any special order speeches earlier than one week prior to 
the special order, and additional guidelines may be established for such 
sign-ups by the respective leaderships.
  Pursuant to clause 9(b)(1) of rule I, the television cameras will not 
pan the chamber, but a ``crawl'' indicating Morning Hour or that the 
House has completed its legislative business and is proceeding with 
special order speeches will appear on the screen. Other television 
camera adaptations during this period may be announced by the Chair.
  The continuation of this format for recognition by the Speaker is 
without prejudice to the Speaker's ultimate power of recognition under 
clause 2 of rule XIV should circumstances so warrant.

para.1.51  deputy clerk of the house

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication, which 
was read as follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                  Washington, DC, January 4, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker. Under Clause 4 of Rule III of the Rules 
     of the U.S. House of Representatives, I herewith designate 
     Ms. Linda Nave, Deputy Clerk, to sign any and all papers and 
     do all other acts for me under the name of the Clerk of the 
     House which she would be authorized to do by virtue of this 
     designation, except such as are provided by statute, in case 
     of my temporary absence or disability.
       This designation shall remain in effect for the 104th 
     Congress or until modified by me.
       With great respect, I am
           Sincerely yours,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                            Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. 

para.1.52  communications

  Under clause 2 of rule XXIV, executive and other communications were 
taken from the Speaker's table and referred as follows:

       1. A communication from the President of the United States, 
     transmitting a report of one revised deferral of budgetary 
     resources, totaling $1.2 billion, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(c) 
     (H. Doc. No. 104-8); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       2. A communication from the President of the United States, 
     transmitting his request to make available appropriations 
     totaling $32,200,000 in budget authority for the Departments 
     of Housing and Urban Affairs, and Commerce, and to designate 
     these amounts as emergency requirements pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107 
     (H. Doc. No. 104-9); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       3. A letter from the Comptroller General, the General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a review of the President's 
     first special impoundment message for fiscal year 1995, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685 (H. Doc. No. 104-14); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       4. A letter from the Controller, Office of the Under 
     Secretary of Defense, transmitting a report of a violation of 
     the Anti-Deficiency Act which occurred in the Department of 
     the Army, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       5. A letter from the Comptroller, Office of the Under 
     Secretary of Defense, transmitting a report of a violation of 
     the Anti-Deficiency Act which occurred in the Department of 
     the Air Force, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       6. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a copy of the President's Executive 
     order updating the ``Manual for Courts-Martial, United 
     States, 1984''; to the Committee on National Security.
       7. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-Import 
     Bank of the United States, transmitting a report involving 
     United States exports to Indonesia, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       8. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     final priorities--Special Studies Program, pursuant to 20 
     U.S.C. 1232(d)(1); to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       9. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     final priorities--rehabilitation training programs, pursuant 
     to 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1); to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       10. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     final priorities--special demonstrations; and projects with 
     industry, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1); to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       11. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     final regulations--William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan 
     Program, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1); to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       12. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     final regulations--Federal Perkins Loan Program, Federal 
     Work-Study, and Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity 
     Grant Program, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1); to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

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       13. A letter from the Director, Defense Security Assistance 
     Agency, transmitting notification concerning to project 
     arrangements to be conducted under the 1992 agreement with 
     Australia on cooperation in radar activities (Transmittal No. 
     13-94), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       14. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the fiscal year 1994 annual 
     report on the operation of the special defense acquisition 
     fund, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2795b(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       15. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to section 3 of the AECA concerning the unauthorized transfer 
     of U.S.-origin defense articles, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2314(d); to the Committee on International Relations.
       16. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an unclassified report on the Loan 
     Guarantees to Israel Program and on economic conditions in 
     Israel, pursuant to section 226(k) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, as amended; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       17. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the second monthly report on the 
     situation in Haiti, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1541 note; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       18. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the third monthly report on the 
     situation in Haiti, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1541 note; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       19. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the bimonthly report on progress toward 
     a negotiated solution of the Cyprus problem, including any 
     relevant reports from the Secretary General of the United 
     Nations, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       20. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the final part of his report on the 
     extent to which federally funded international exchange 
     programs share similar objectives, pursuant to section 229(a) 
     of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal years 1994 
     and 1994; to the Committee on International Relations.
       21. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on developments since his last 
     report concerning the national emergency with respect to the 
     Governments of Serbia and Montenegro, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
     1703(c) (H. Doc. No. 104-5); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       22. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the Libyan emergency 
     is to continue in effect beyond January 7, 1995, pursuant to 
     50 U.S.C. 1622(d) (H. Doc. No. 104-7); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       23. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the status of efforts to 
     obtain Iraq's compliance with the resolutions adopted by the 
     U.N. Security Council, pursuant to Public Law 102-1, section 
     3 (105 Stat. 4) (H. Doc. No. 104-11); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       24. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       25. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committees on International Relations.
       26. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Secretary's 
     certification and justifications that the Republic of 
     Belarus, the Republic of Kazakhstan, the Russian Federation, 
     and Ukraine are committed to the courses of action described 
     in section 1201 of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 
     1994; to the Committee on International Relations.
       27. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his fourth report on the continuing 
     deployment of a United States Army peacekeeping contingent as 
     part of the U.N. Protection Force (UNPROFOR] in the former 
     Yugoslav Republic of Macadonia [FYROM], consistent with the 
     War Powers Resolution (H. Doc. No. 104-6); to the Committee 
     on International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       28. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB estimate of the amount of change in 
     outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal year 
     through fiscal year 1999 resulting from passage of H.R. 5110, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 
     1388-582); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       29. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his report on the implementation of 
     locality-based comparability payments for General Schedule 
     employees for calendar year 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     5304(d)(3) (H. Doc. No. 104-13); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight and ordered to be printed.
       30. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector general 
     for the period April 1, 1994, through September 30, 1994, 
     pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       31. A letter from the inspector general, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the inspector general for the period ending 
     September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 
     5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       32. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector general 
     for the period April 1, 1994, through September 30, 1994, 
     pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       33. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     the semiannual report of the inspector general for the period 
     April 1, 1994, through September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public 
     Law 95-452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       34. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     inspector general for the period April 1, 1994, through 
     September 30, 1994, and management report for the same 
     period, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) (102 
     Stat. 2515. 2526); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       35. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector 
     general for the period April 1, 1994, through September 30, 
     1994, together with the Secretary's report on audit followup, 
     pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       36. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-347, ``Closing 
     of a Public Alley in Square 120, S.O. 91-8, Act of 1994,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       37. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-344, ``Armory 
     Board Interim Authority Temporary Amendment Act of 1994,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       38. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-346, ``Public 
     Assistance and Day Care Policy Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       39. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-345, 
     ``Prevention of the Spread of the Human Immunodeficiency 
     Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       40. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-343, ``Qualified 
     Massage Therapists Amendment Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       41. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-340, ``Medicaid 
     Benefits Protection Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       42. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-341, 
     ``Respiratory Care Practice Amendment Act of 1994,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       43. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-342, 
     ``Moratorium on the Issuance of New Retailer's Licenses Class 
     B Amendment Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       44. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Review of the 
     Implementation of Audit Recommendations For the Public Access 
     Corporation of the District of Columbia,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 47-117(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       45. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Program Review of 
     the District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games Control 
     Board For Fiscal Years 1988 Through 1993,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 47-117(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       46. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the list of all reports 
     issued or released in November 1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       47. A letter from the Chairman, Armed Forces Retirement 
     Home Board, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the inspector general for the period April 1, 1994, 
     through September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 
     section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       48. A letter from the Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission, transmitting the annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1995, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to

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     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       49. A letter from the Chief Executive Officer, Corporation 
     for National Service, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the inspector general for the period April 1, 
     1994, through September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-
     452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       50. A letter from the Chairman, Corporation for Public 
     Broadcasting, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the inspector general for the period April 1, 
     1994, through September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-
     452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       51. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the inspector general for the period April 1, 1994, through 
     September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 
     5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       52. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the semiannual report of activities of 
     the inspector general for the period April 1, 1994, through 
     September 30, 1994, and the Secretary's semiannual report for 
     the same period, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) 
     (102 Stat. 2515, 2526); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       53. A letter from the Deputy Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector 
     general for the period April 1, 1994, through September 30, 
     1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) (96 Stat. 
     750, 102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       54. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector 
     general for the period April 1, 1994, through September 30, 
     1994, and the management report for the same period, pursuant 
     to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2515, 2526); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       55. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the inspector general for the period April 1, 
     1994, through September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-
     452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       56. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector 
     general for the period April 1, 1994, through September 30, 
     1994, and the Department's management report for the same 
     period, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) (102 
     Stat. 2526, 2640); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       57. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     Office of Inspector General covering the period April 1, 
     1994, through September 30, 1994, and the semiannual 
     management report, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 
     5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       58. A letter from the Chairman, Farm Credit Administration, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     inspector general for the period April 1, 1994, through 
     September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 
     5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       59. A letter from the Federal Housing Finance Board, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     inspector general for the period April 1, 1994, through 
     September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 
     5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       60. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     inspector general for the period April 1, 1994, through 
     September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 
     5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       61. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Department's inspector general for the 
     period April 1, 1994, through September 30, 1994, and the 
     management report for the same period, pursuant to Public Law 
     95-452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       62. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the inspector general for the period April 1, 1994, 
     through September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 
     section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       63. A letter from the Chairman, Interstate Commerce 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the inspector general for the period April 1, 1994, 
     through September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 
     section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       64. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the semiannual report 
     on the activities of the inspector general for the period 
     ending September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 
     section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       65. A letter from the Acting Archivist, National Archives, 
     transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       66. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the inspector general for the period April 1, 
     1994, through September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-
     452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       67. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 
     1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       68. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for the 
     Arts, transmitting the annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1994, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       69. A letter from the President, National Endowment for 
     Democracy, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the inspector general for the period April 1, 1994, 
     through September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 
     section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       70. A letter from the Chairman, National Labor Relations 
     Board, transmitting the semiannual report of the Office of 
     the Inspector General for the period April 1, 1994, through 
     September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 
     8E(h)(2) (102 Stat. 2525); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       71. A letter from the Chairman, National Mediation Board, 
     transmitting the 1994 annual report in compliance with the 
     Inspector General Act amendments of 1988, pursuant to Public 
     Law 95-452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       72. A letter from the Chairman, National Science Board, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     inspector general for the period April 1, 1994, through 
     September 30, 1994, through September 30, 1994, pursuant to 
     Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       73. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     inspector general for the period of April 1, 1994, through 
     September 30, 1994, and management response for the same 
     period, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) (102 
     Stat. 2515, 2526); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       74. A letter from the Director, Peace Corps, transmitting 
     the annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial 
     Integrity Act for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(C)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       75. A letter from the Director, Peace Corps, transmitting 
     the semiannual report on activities of the inspector general 
     for the period April 1, 1994, through September 30, 1994, 
     pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       76. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1993, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       77. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the inspector general for the period April 1, 1994, 
     through September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 
     section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       78. A letter from the Director, Selective Service System, 
     transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       79. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     inspector general for the period April 1, 1994, through 
     September 30, 1994, and the management report on final 
     actions, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) (102 
     Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       80. A letter from the Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     inspector general for the period April 1, 1994, through 
     September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 
     5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       81. A letter from the Executive Director, State Justice 
     Institute, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the inspector general for the period April 1, 1994, 
     through September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 
     section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       82. A letter from the Chairman, Thrift Depositor Protection 
     Oversight Board, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the inspector general for the period April 1, 
     1994, through September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-
     452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.

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       83. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the inspector general for the period April 1, 
     1994, through September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-
     452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       84. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. Information 
     Agency, transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector 
     general's activities for the period April 1, 1994, through 
     September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 99-399, section 
     412(a); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       85. A letter from the Director, U.S. Information Agency, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector general 
     for the period April 1, 1994, through September 30, 1994, 
     pursuant to Public Law 99-399, section 412(a); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       86. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the inspector general for the period April 1, 
     1994, through September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-
     452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       87. A letter from the Director, U.S. Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, transmitting the annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 
     1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       88. A letter from the Staff Director, U.S. Commission on 
     Civil Rights, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the inspector general for the period April 1, 
     1994, through September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-
     452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       89. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Commission for the 
     Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad, transmitting the 
     annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
     Act for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       90. A letter from the Public Printer, U.S. Government 
     Printing Office, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period April 1, 1994, 
     through September 30, 1994, and the management report for the 
     same period, pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3903 (102 Stat. 2531); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       91. A letter from the Director, U.S. Soldiers' & Airmen's 
     Home, transmitting the annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal 1994, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       92. A letter from the Director, Woodrow Wilson Center, 
     transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       93. A letter from the Clerk of the House, transmitting a 
     list of reports pursuant to clause 2, rule III of the Rules 
     of the House of Representatives (H. Doc. No. 104-15); to the 
     Committee on House Oversight and ordered to be printed.
       94. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on standards for assessing and 
     enhancing the seimic safety of existing buildings constructed 
     for or leased by the Federal Government, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101-614, section 8 (104 Stat. 3237); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       95. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report concerning emigration laws and 
     policies of the Republic of Bulgaria, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 
     2432(b) (H. Doc. No. 104-10); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means and ordered to be printed.
       96. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report concerning emigration laws and 
     policies of the Russian Federation, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 
     2432(b) (H. Doc. No. 104-12); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means and ordered to be printed.
       97. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury; transmitting the U.S. Government annual report for 
     the fiscal year ended September 30, 1994, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 331(c); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       98. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's final sequestration report to the 
     President and Congress for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 
     Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-587); to 
     the Committee on the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.1.53  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Ms. BROWN of 
Florida, after 10:15 p.m. today.
  And then,

para.1.54  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, at 2 o'clock and 24 minutes a.m., Thursday, 
January 5 (Legislative Day of Wednesday, January 4), 1995, the House 
adjourned.

para.1.55  oath of office members, resident commissioner, and delegates

  The oath of office required by the sixth article of the Constitution 
of the United States, and as provided by section 2 of the Act of May 13, 
1884 (23 State. 22), to be administered to Members, Resident 
Commissioner, and Delegates of the House of Representatives, the text of 
which is carried in 5 U.S.C. 3331:

       I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support 
     and defend the Constitution of the United States against all 
     enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith 
     and allegiance to the same; that I take this obligation 
     freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; 
     and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties of 
     the office on which I am about to enter. So help me God.

para.1.56  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

  Mr. MILLER of California: Committee on Natural Resources. Legislative 
and review activities of the Committee on Natural Resources during the 
103d Congress (Rept. No. 103-890). Referred to the Committee of the 
Whole House on the State of the Union. 

para.1.57  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. SHAYS, Mr. GOODLING, and Mr. THOMAS (for 
             themselves, and Mr. McHale, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Dickey, 
             Mr. Hamilton, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Fawell, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Allard, Mr. Archer, 
             Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
             Baker of California, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bryant of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Burr, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, 
             Mr. Canady, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mr. Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Clinger, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
             Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hefley, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kim, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Largent, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New 
             York, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Longley, Mr. Lucas, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McDade, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Martini, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller 
             of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Moorhead, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Nussle, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Porter, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Regula, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Roth, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor 
             of North Carolina, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Young of Florida, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bryant of Texas, 
             Mr. Cardin, Mr. Condit, Ms. Danner, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Holden, Mr. Johnson of South 
             Dakota, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Orton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Reed, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
             Schumer, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. Thurman, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Rose, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Parker, Mr. Schaefer, and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 1. A bill to make certain laws applicable to the 
     legislative branch of the Federal Government; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in 
     addition to the Committees on House Oversight, Government 
     Reform and Oversight, Rules, and the Judiciary, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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           By Mr. CLINGER, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. NEUMANN, and Mr. PARKER 
             (for themselves, Mr. Allard, Mr. Armey, Mr. Baker of 
             California, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Barr, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bryant of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Burr, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Canady, Mr. Castle, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Ms. Collins of 
             Michigan, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Cremeans, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. Davis, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Dornan Mr. Dreier, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             Emerson, Mr. English, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
             Frisa, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings 
             of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoke, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Horn, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kim, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Longley, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Portman, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Roth, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith 
             of Texas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tate, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mrs. 
             Waldholtz, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Paxon, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Combest, Mr. Coble, 
             Mr. Ehrlich, and Mrs. Meyers of Kansas):
       H.R. 2. A bill to give the President item veto authority 
     over appropriation acts and targeted tax benefits in revenue 
     acts; to the committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM, Mr. CANADY, Mr. BARR, and Mr. BREWSTER 
             (for themselves, Mr. Allard, Mr. Armey, Mr, Bachus, 
             Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burr, 
             Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Christensen, 
             Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cooley, 
             Mr. Cremeans, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Davis, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Dornan, Ms. Dunn, Mr. English, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Everett, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Ganske, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gordon, 
             Mr. Goss, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
             Hoke, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kim, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Roth, Mr. Royce, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tate, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, 
             Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Combest, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. 
             Meyers of Kansas, and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 3. A bill to control crime; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAW, Mr. TALENT, and Mr. LaTOURETTE (for 
             themselves, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Ganske, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Fox, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Roth, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Packard, Mr. Stump, Mr. Everett, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Linder, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Clinger, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Hancock, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. Largent, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Collins of 
             Georgia, Mr. Archer, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Herger, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Baker of California, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Heineman, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Burr, Mr. Latham, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
             Gunderson, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Wicker, 
             Mr. Bono, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Barr, Mr. Armey, 
             Mr. Horn, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Tate, Mr. Mica, Mr. Crapo, 
             Mr. Paxon, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Combest, Mr. Coble, and Mr. 
             Ehrlich):
       H.R. 4. A bill to restore the American family, reduce 
     illegitimacy, control welfare spending, and reduce welfare 
     dependence:
       Title I, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned;
       Title II, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned;
       Title III, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial 
     Services, Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Budget, 
     and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned;
       Title IV, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial 
     Services, Commerce, Economic and Educational Opportunities, 
     the Judiciary, and Agriculture, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned;
       Title V, referred to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities and the Judiciary, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned;
       Title VI-VII, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means; 
     and
       Title VIII, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Budget, 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, Banking and Financial 
     Services, Commerce, Agriculture, the Judiciary, and Rules, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CLINGER, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. CONDIT, and Mr. DAVIS 
             (for themselves, and Mr. Shays, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Mica, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Blute, Mr. Fox, Mr. Walsh and Mr. 
             Cunningham):
       H.R. 5. A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded 
     Federal mandates on States and local governments, to ensure 
     that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those 
     governments in complying with certain requirements under 
     Federal statutes and regulations, and to provide information 
     on the cost of Federal mandates on the private sector, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, the 
     Budget, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. CRANE, Mr. NUSSLE, and Mr. SALMON (for 
             themselves, Mr. Allard, Mr. Armey, Mr. Baker of 
             California, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Barr, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
             Bono, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burr, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady, Mr.

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             Cremeans, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Cooley, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. 
             Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frisa, 
             Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gillmor, 
             Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Gunderson, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Largent, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Latham, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Longley, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Packard, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Roth, Mr. Royce, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Tate, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Thomas, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weller, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Zimmer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Young of 
             Florida, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Combest, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mrs. Meyers 
             of Kansas):
       H.R. 6. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit for families, to reform the marriage 
     penalty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SPENCE, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee, Mr. 
             HAYES (for themselves, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Dornan, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Longley, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Kim, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Meyers of 
             Kansas, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Baker of California, Mr. Cox, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Heineman, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Emerson, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Jones, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
             Mr. Ewing, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Weller, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Foley, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Istook, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Goodling, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Fox, Mr. Radanovich, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Blute, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Bliley, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Packard, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Flanagan, Mr. Burr, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             Cooley, Mr. Frisa, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Canady, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Tate, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Mica, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 7. A bill to revitalize the national security of the 
     United States:
       Title I, referred to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committee on National 
     Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned;
       Title II, referred to the Committee on National Security;
       Title III, referred to the Committee on National Security, 
     and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned;
       Section 401, referred to the Committee on National 
     Security; and in addition to the Committee on International 
     Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned;
       Section 402, referred to the Committee on International 
     Relations:
       Title V, referred to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committee on National 
     Security and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned;
       Title VI, referred to the Committee on International 
     Relations; and
       Title VII, referred to the Committee on the Budget.
           By Mr. BUNNING, Mr. HASTERT, Mrs. KELLY, and Mrs. 
             THURMAN (for themselves, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hoke, Mr. 
             Frisa, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Canady, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Shays, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Barr, Mr. Armey, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Horn, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Tate, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Mica, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Crane, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Danner, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Kim, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Combest, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. 
             Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Stockman, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Linder, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Emerson, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Jones, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
             Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Ewing, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Largent, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Foley, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Istook, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Fox, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Radanovich, 
             Mr. Roth, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Camp, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Stump, Mr. Everett, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Flanagan, Mr. Burr, Mr. Latham, Mr. Davis, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Riggs, 
             Mr. Porter, Mr. Allard, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Cooley, and Mr. Bono):
       H.R. 8. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to increase 
     the earnings limit, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the increase in the tax on social security 
     benefits and to provide incentives for the purchase of long-
     term care insurance, and for other purposes:
       Titles I-III, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means; 
     and
       Title IV, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ARCHER, Mr. DeLAY, Mr. SAXTON, and Mrs. SMITH of 
             Washington (for themselves, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Dornan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Blute, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Linder, Mr. Kim, Mr. Mica, Mr. Bachus, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Largent, Mr. Cox, 
             Mr. Stockman, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Baker of 
             California, Mr. Herger, Mr. Heineman, Mrs. Fowler, 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Hancock, Mr. Talent, Mr. Emerson, Mr. English, Mr. 
             Ensigh, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Jones, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Myrick, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Schaefer, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Foley, Mr. Inglis 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. BIlirakis, 
             Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Fox, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Roth, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Latham, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
             Gunderson, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Cooley , Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             Frisa, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Everett, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Chrysler, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Canady, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Goodling, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Tate, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Paxon, 
             Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Combest, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, and Mrs. Meyers of Kansas);
       H.R. 9. A bill to create jobs, enhance wages, strengthen 
     property rights, maintain certain economic liberties, 
     decentralize and reduce the power of the Federal Government 
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     citizens of the United States, and to increase the 
     accountability of Federal officials:
       Titles I-II, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means;
       Title III, referred to the Committee on Science, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce and Government Reform 
     and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned;
       Title IV, referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Rules, Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned;
       Title V, referred to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight;
       Title VI-IX, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary;
       Title X, referred to the Committee on the Budget, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, Rules, and the Judiciary, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned;
       Title XI, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in additon to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned; and
       Title XII, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HYDE, Mr. RAMSTAD, Ms. CHENOWETH, and Mr. CONDIT 
             (for themselves, Mr. Armey, Mr. Allard, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
             Bono, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burr, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Cooley, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Davis, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Ms. 
             Dunn, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox, 
             Mr. Frisa, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Hancock, 
             Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Inglis of 
             South Carolina, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Kim, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Portman, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Roth, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Schaefer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith New Jersey, 
             Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tate, Mr. Taylor 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kolbe, 
             Mr. Paxon, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, and Mrs. Meyers of Kansas):
       H.R. 10. A bill to reform the Federal civil justice system; 
     to reform product liability law:
       Title I, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned; and
       Title II, referred to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, Mr. THOMAS, and Mr. WELLER (for 
             themselves, Mr. Royce, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Dornan, 
             Mr. Hastert, Mr. Blute, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Cooley, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Largent, Mr. Kim, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Hancock, 
             Mr. Nussle, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Stockman, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Baker of 
             California, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Herger, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Heineman, Mr. English, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Ganske, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Istook, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Cremeans, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Fox, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Bliley, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Camp, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Burr, Mr. Latham, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Riggs, 
             Mr. Allard, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bono, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Talent, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Canady, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Barr, Mr. Armey, Mrs. 
             Waldholtz, Mr. Tate, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Mica, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Everett, Mr. Roth, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
             Young of Florida, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mrs. 
             Meyers of Kansas):
       H.R. 11. A bill to strengthen the rights of parents:
       Titles I-II, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means;
       Title III, referred to the Committee on the Judiciary;
       Title IV, referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight; and
       Title V, referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. HYDE, Mr. TATE, and Mr. 
             PETE GEREN of Texas (for themselves, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. Mica, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of California, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bunning, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, 
             Mr. Canady, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins of 
             Georgia, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. Cremeans, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, 
             Mr. Dornan, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
             English, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Fawell, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frisa, Mr. 
             Ganske, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Horn, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kim, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Lucas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, 
             Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Moorhead, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Portman, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Quillen, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Roth, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sanford, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
             Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stears, Mr. Stockman, 
             Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. 
             Waldholtz, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Young of Florida, 
             Mr. Coble, and Mr. Ehrlich):
       H.J. Res. 1. Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, 
             amd Mr. LoBIONDO (for themselves, and Mr. Lightfoot, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Allard, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Baker of California, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Bunning, Mr. Burr, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, 
             Mr. Canady, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal, Mr. Diaz-
             Balart, Mr. Dickey,

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             Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Dunn, Mr. English, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. 
             Flanagan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox, Mr. Franks 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Hancock, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Horn, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Lazio, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Lucas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
             Mr. Minge, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Portman, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaefer, 
             Ms. Seastrand, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Upton, Mrs. 
             Waldholtz, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weller, Mr. White, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Zimmer, and 
             Mr. McInnis):
       H.J. Res. 2. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States with respect to the number 
     of terms of office of Members of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Dornan, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Armey, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Royce, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Graham, Mr. Davis, 
             Mr. Heineman, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Ganske, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Cooley, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Fox, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Bass, 
             Mr. Solomon, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Blute, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Kim, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Longley, 
             Mr. Cox, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Baker of 
             California, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Roth, Mr. Packard, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Allard, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Tate, Ms. Dunn, and Mr. Talent):
       H.J. Res. 3. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States limiting the period of time 
     U.S. Senators and Representatives may serve; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Condit, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Emerson, 
             Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Quillen, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Roth, Mr. Royce, Mr. Schaefer, 
             Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, 
             Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Wilson):
       H.J. Res. 4. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States allowing an item veto in 
     appropriations bills; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Lightfoot, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Everett, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Stump, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Allard, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Calvert, Ms. 
             Pryce, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Deal, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Schaefer, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Talent, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. 
             Forbes):
       H.J. Res. 5. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States to provide for 4-year terms 
     for Representatives and to limit the number of terms Senators 
     and Representatives may serve; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SPENCE (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mr. McCollum, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
             Canady, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Scarborough, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Weldon  of Florida):
       H. Con. Res. 1. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     sacrifice and courage of Army Warrant Officers David Hilemon 
     and Bobby W. Hall II, whose helicopter was shot down over 
     North Korea on December 17, 1994; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 1. Resolution electing officers of the House of 
     Representatives; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 2. Resolution to inform the Senate that a quorum of 
     the House has assembled and of the election of the Speaker 
     and the Clerk; considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 3. Resolution authorizing the Speaker to appoint a 
     committee to notify the President of the assembly of the 
     Congress; considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 4. Resolution authorizing the Clerk to inform the 
     President of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 5. Resolution providing for the consideration of 
     the resolution (H. Res. 6) adopting the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives for the 104th Congress; considered and agreed 
     to.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 6. Resolution adopting the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives for the 104th Congress; considered and agreed 
     to.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT:
       H. Res. 7. Resolution providing for the designation of 
     certain minority employees; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 8. Resolution fixing the daily hour of meeting for 
     the 104th Congress; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 9. Resolution providing amounts for the Republican 
     Steering Committee and the Democratic Policy Committee; 
     considered and agreed to.
       H. Res. 10. Resolution providing for the transfer of two 
     employee positions; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 11. Resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. FAZIO:
       H. Res. 12. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
       H. Res. 13. Resolution electing Representative Bernard 
     Sanders of Vermont to standing committees; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. LINDER:
       H. Res. 14. Resolution providing for the consideration of a 
     joint resolution (H.J. Res. 2) proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States with respect to the number 
     of terms of office of Members of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives; to the Committee on Rules.

para.1.58  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       1. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the General Assembly of the 
     State of California, relative to air standards in places of 
     employment; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
       2. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     California, relative to the Industry of the Month Program; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       3. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     California, relative to Peace Corps' World Wise Schools 
     Program; to the Committee on International Relations.
       4. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     California, relative to the Osaka Prefectural Government; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       5. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     California, relative to Code Enforcement Week; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       6. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     California, relative to Italian Americans; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight.
       7. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     California, relative to the memorial highways; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       8. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     California, relative to the Roger Van Den Broeke Memorial 
     Plaque; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       9. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     California, relative to the Veterans' Memorial Freeway; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       10. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     California, relative to the Veterans' Memorial Freeway; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       11. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     California, relative to Stone Turnpike Memorial Freeway; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       12. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     California, relative to special highway designations; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       13. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     California, relative to the H. Dana Bowers Memorial Vista 
     Point; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       14. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     California, relative to State trade and commerce with Japan 
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     other Pacific rim nations; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.

para.1.59  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. DICKEY:
       H.R. 410. A bill for the relief of the estate of Wallace B. 
     Sawyer, Jr., to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H.R. 412. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel Finesse; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 413. A bill to authorize issuance of a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for the vessel 
     Smalley 6808 amphibious dredge; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 414. A bill to authorize issuance of a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for the vessel 
     REEL TOY; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HAMILTON:
       H.R. 415. A bill for the relief of Gerald Albert Carriere; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACOBS:
       H.R. 416. A bill for the relief of Sara Lou Hendricks; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (by request):
       H.R. 417. A bill for the relief of Charmaine Bieda; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 418. A bill for the relief of Arthur J. Carron, Jr.; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 419. A bill for the relief of Benchmark Rail Group, 
     Inc.; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.1.60  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       1. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Embassy of the 
     Argentine Republic, relative to GATT; which was referred to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.



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                      THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1995 (2)

para.2.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. 
SENSENBRENNER, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                  January 5, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable F. James Sensenbrenner, 
     Jr., to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.2.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, announced he had examined 
and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, January 4, 
1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.
  And then,

para.2.3  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. VOLKMER, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
January 5 (legislative day of January 4), 1995, at 11 o'clock and 47 
minutes a.m., the House adjourned until 2 o'clock p.m. on Monday, 
January 9, 1995.

para.2.4  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. WALKER:
       H.R. 12. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to exclude from the gross estate the value of land subject to 
     a qualified conservation easement if certain conditions are 
     satisfied, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. WALKER (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Allard, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
             Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Dornan, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ewing, 
             Mr. Fawell, Mr. Fox, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Frisa, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Klug, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Torkildsen, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Zimmer):
       H.R. 13. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow individuals to designate that up to 10 percent of 
     their income tax liability be used to reduce the national 
     debt, and to require spending reductions equal to the amounts 
     so designated; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 14. A bill to repeal the exemption from disclosure 
     requirement for municipal securities, and to require the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission to public model disclosure 
     forms to facilitate compliance with the disclosure 
     requirements; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 15. A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to provide 
     for the appointment of the presidents of the Federal Reserve 
     banks by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H.R. 16. A bill to provide a program of national health 
     insurance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 17. A bill to establish the Federal Bank Agency, to 
     abolish the positions of the Comptroller of the Currency and 
     Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision, to consolidate 
     and reform the regulation of insured depository institutions, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       H.R. 18. A bill to enhance competition in the financial 
     services industry by providing prudential framework for the 
     affiliation of banks and securities firms; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. LEACH and Mr. SCHUMER (for themselves, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, and Mr. Bereuter):
       H.R. 19. A bill to encourage foreign countries to accord 
     national treatment to United States banking, securities, and 
     insurance organizations that operate or seek to operate in 
     those countries; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Service, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, and 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 20. A bill to provide a framework to improve risk 
     management techniques at financial institutions, including 
     the prudential use of derivative products; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, and Agriculture, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 21. A bill to amend section 3 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 to more accurately determine the median 
     income for Rockland County, NY, for purposes of housing 
     programs administered by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       H.R. 22. A bill to establish the position of Coordinator 
     for Counterterrorism within the office of the Secretary of 
     State; to the Committee on International Relations.
       H.R. 23. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services to establish a schedule of preventive health care 
     services and to provide for coverage of such services in 
     accordance with such schedule under private health insurance 
     plans and health benefit programs of the Federal Government, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Government 
     Reform and Oversight, Veterans' Affairs, and National 
     Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 24. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     provide congressional authorization for State control over 
     transportation of municipal solid waste, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BLILEY:
       H.R. 25. A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act to make technical corrections relating to 
     the enact

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     ment of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1994, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Parker, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Jacobs, Ms. Furse, Mr. Brown 
             of California, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Poshard, Mr. Upton, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 26. A bill to provide for return of excess amounts 
     from official allowances of Members of the House of 
     Representatives to the Treasury for deficit reduction; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Petri, Mr. Hoke, Mr. 
             Canady, Mr. King, Mr. Stump, Mr. Parker, Mr. Wilson, 
             Mr. McCrery, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Portman, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Walsh, Mr. Coble, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Allard, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Bryant  of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Pombo, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Condit, and Mrs. Fowler):
       H.R. 27. A bill to grant the power to the President to 
     reduce budget authority; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 28. A bill to require that the Federal Government 
     procure from the private sector the goods and services 
     necessary for the operations and management of certain 
     Government agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 29. A bill to provide that of amounts available to a 
     designated agency for a fiscal year that are not obligated in 
     the fiscal year, up to 50 percent may be used to pay bonuses 
     to agency personnel and the remainder shall be deposited into 
     the general fund of the Treasury and used exclusively for 
     deficit reduction; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ:
       H.R. 30. A bill to amend and extend certain laws relating 
     to housing and community development, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. 
             Mfume):
       H.R. 31. A bill to enhance the supervision and regulation 
     of the derivatives activities of financial institutions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 32. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to ensure that charitable beneficiaries of charitable 
     remainder trusts are aware of their interests in such trusts; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. LINCOLN:
       H.R. 33. A bill to transfer the Fish and Farming 
     Experimental Laboratory in Stuttgart, AR, to the Department 
     of Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       H.R. 34. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to retroactively restore a 100 percent deduction for the 
     health insurance costs of self-employed individuals; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FAWELL:
       H.R. 35. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to provide security for workers, to 
     improve pension funding, to limit growth in insurance 
     exposure, to protect the single-employer plan termination 
     insurance program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 36. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 and related provisions to improve 
     pension plan funding, to limit growth in insurance exposure, 
     to protect the single-employer plan termination insurance 
     program by clarifying the status of claims of the Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the treatment of insolvent 
     pension plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in addition to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 37. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to improve pension plan funding; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Montgomery, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Chapman, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Ms. Lincoln, Mr. Mollohan, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Solomon, and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 38. A bill to eliminate the desparity between the 
     periods of delay provided for civilian and military retiree 
     cost-of-living-adjustments in the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 39. A bill to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation 
     and Management Act to improve fisheries management; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Conecticut, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Baker of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Brewster, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady, Mr. Collins 
             of Georgia, Mr. Cox, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Packard, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Wolf, and 
             Mr. Zimmer):
       H.R. 40. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     with respect to the deductibility of certain home office 
     expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Baker of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Canady, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Deal, Mr. Hefner, Ms. Danner, 
             Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Minge, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Emerson, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Parker, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Solomon):
       H.R. 41. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide taxpayers engaged in certain agriculture-related 
     activities a credit against income tax for property used to 
     control environmental pollution and for soil and water 
     conservation expenditures; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. WAXMAN:
       H.R. 42. A bill to reauthorize the Ryan White Care Act of 
     1990, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 43. A bill to improve the regulation of explosives and 
     explosive materials, and to prevent the use of explosives 
     against persons and the unlawful use of explosives against 
     property; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FIELDS of Texas (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Studds, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Bateman, Mr. Borski, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Chapman, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Dornan, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 44. A bill to provide that certain service of members 
     of the U.S. merchant marine during World War II constituted 
     active military service for purposes of any law administered 
     by the Department of Veterans' Affairs; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 45. A bill to apply the antitrust laws of the United 
     States to major league baseball; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 46. A bill to delay for 2 years the required 
     implementation date for enhanced vehicle inspection and 
     maintenance programs under the Clean Air Act, to require the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     reissue regulations relating to such programs, to provide for 
     the redesignation of certain areas, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina:
       H.R. 47. A bill to require approval by law of agency rules 
     and regulations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 48. A bill to provide grants for the integration of 
     academic and vocational curriculum and professional 
     development; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 49. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit contributions by multicandidate political 
     committees and to limit contributions in House of 
     Representatives elections from persons other than individual 
     in-State residents; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. GUNDERSON (for himself and Mr. Petri):
       H.R. 50. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     transfer to the State of Wisconsin lands and improvements 
     associated with the LaFarge Dam and Lake portion of the 
     project for flood control and allied purposes, Kickapoo 
     River, WI, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Mineta):
       H.R. 51. A bill to provide for the admission of the State 
     of New Columbia into the Union; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Portman, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Doyle, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.

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             Gilchrest, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Gillmor, 
             Mr. Murtha, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Owens, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Kim, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Sanders, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Bachus, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Wise, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Gunderson, Mr. Blute, Mr. Castle, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
             Emerson, and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska):
       H.R. 52. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restore the 25 percent deduction for the health insurance 
     costs of self-employed individuals for 1994 and to provide a 
     100 percent deduction for such costs beginning in 1995; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DOOLEY (for himself, Mr. Emerson, and Mr. 
             Herger):
       H.R. 53. A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, 
     Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act with respect to public health 
     pesticides; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. DOOLEY (for himself and Mr. Pombo):
       H.R. 54. A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural 
     Development Act to provide greater access to credit for 
     family farmers who grow specialty crops or operate in high 
     land cost areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Moran, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Flake, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, and Mr. Mineta):
       H.R. 55. A bill to protect voting rights of homeless 
     citizens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Bunning, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Hancock, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Ms. Dunn, Ms. Collins of Georgia, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. English, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Christensen, 
             Mr. Bliley, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Canady, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Meyers of 
             Kansas, Mr. Saxton, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Quillen, 
             Mr. Allard, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Bachus, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Blute, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Cox, and Mr. Leach):
       H.R. 56. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide all taxpayers with a 50 percent deduction for 
     capital gains, to index the basis of certain capital assets, 
     and to allow the capital loss deduction for losses on the 
     sale or exchange of an individual's principal residence; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 57. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the dollar limitation on the exclusion under 
     section 911 of such Code; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. Hayes):
       H.R. 58. A bill to require analysis and estimates of the 
     likely impact of Federal legislation and regulations upon 
     small businesses, the private sector, and State and local 
     governments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for considerations of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Brewster, 
             and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 59. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to simplify the assessment and collection of the excise tax 
     on arrows; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.R. 60. A bill to provide that compliance by the States 
     with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 shall be 
     voluntary; to the Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 61. A bill to abolish the ex officio positions on the 
     Federal Election Commission; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 62. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the unified estate and gift tax credit to an 
     amount equivalent to a $1,200,000 exemption; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 63. A bill to prohibit the admission to the United 
     States as refugees of individuals who served in the armed 
     forces of Iraq during the Persian conflict; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 64. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide that a reasonable attorney's fee shall be awarded as 
     a part of the cost to prevailing defendants in Federal civil 
     actions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Tejeda):
       H.R. 65. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have a 
     service-connected disability to receive military retired pay 
     concurrently with veterans' disability compensation; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 66. A bill to amend the Housing Act of 1949 to 
     authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to guarantee the 
     repayment of loans made by private lenders for the 
     development costs of multifamily rural rental housing for 
     low- and moderate-income families in rural areas; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 67. A bill to extend the Conservation Reserve Program 
     for 10 years and the Wetlands Reserve Program for 5 years to 
     protect vulnerable soil and water resources by facilitating 
     the transition of our Nation's most environmentally sensitive 
     land to conservation uses by enabling farmers to meet 
     conservation compliance requirements through the early 
     withdrawal, modification, re-enrollment, or enrollment of 
     lands in the conservation reserve; to best achieve such 
     conservation purposes with sharply limited resources by 
     permitting the Secretary of Agriculture to negotiate reduced 
     annual rental payments in exchange for granting farmers 
     increased flexibility to withdraw, enroll, or re-enroll parts 
     of land parcels in the Conservation Reserve Program and for 
     permitting limited uses on lands enrolled in the conservation 
     reserve, to permit the transfer of crop bases among owners 
     upon the expiration of enrollment; and to authorize the 
     establishment of demonstration projects; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. Combest):
       H.R. 68. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to 
     provide for disclosures by consumers reporting agencies to 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation for counterintelligence 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 69. A bill to amend section 424 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1987 to modify the requirements 
     for minimum property standards regarding individual 
     residential water purification and treatment units for 
     properties subject to mortgages insured under the Single-
     family Housing Mortgage Insurance Program; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Gallegly, 
             and Mr. Archer):
       H.R. 70. A bill to permit exports of certain domestically 
     produced crude oil, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
     International Relations, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Portman, Mr. Roberts, 
             and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 71. A bill to reduce the official mail allowance of 
     Members of the House and to prohibit certain other mailing 
     practices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. GOSS (for himself and Mr. Johnston of Florida):
       H.R. 72. A bill imposing certain restriction and 
     requirements on the leasing under the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act of lands offshore Florida, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 73. A bill to protect the ecologically fragile coastal 
     resources of south Florida by prohibiting offshore oil and 
     gas activities and by canceling Federal leases in the area of 
     the Outer Continental Shelf adjacent to the south Florida 
     coast; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H.R. 74. A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
     of 1972 to provide for State disapproval of issuance of 
     permits for the taking of marine mammals in protected State 
     waters; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 75. A bill to prohibit travel by Members, officers, 
     and employees of the House of Representatives at lobbyist 
     expense; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. 
             Browder):
       H.R. 76. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a 1-year extension of the deduction for the health 
     insurance costs of self-employed individuals; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself), Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Stump, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Canady, Mr. Sensebrenner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Baker of 
             California, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Harman, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Dickey, Ms. Dunn, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Roberts, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Castle, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Spence, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Portman, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. 
             Kim, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Heineman, and Mr. Cox):

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       H.R. 77. A bill to permit Members of the House of 
     Representatives to use their unspent official allowances for 
     reduction of the national debt; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Crane, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Condit, Mr. Coble, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Quillen, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Packard, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. 
             Chrysler, and, Mr. Schaefer):
       H.R. 78. A bill to protect the right to obtain firearms for 
     security, and to use firearms in defense of self, family, or 
     home, and to provide for the enforcement of such right; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 79. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint coins in commemoration of Associate Justice Thurgood 
     Marshall; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 80. A bill to foster economic growth, create new 
     employment opportunities, and strengthen the industrial base 
     of the United States by providing credit for businesses and 
     by facilitating the transfer and commercialization of 
     government-owned patents, licenses, process, and 
     technologies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Science, the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART:
       H.R. 81. A bill to oppose Cuba's admission as a member of 
     international financial institutions; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 82. A bill to deny visas to aliens involved with the 
     foreign expropriation of property of U.S. Persons; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 83. A bill to provide for the withholding of 
     contributions to certain organizations that assist Iraq, 
     Iran, Libya, and Cuba; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       H.R. 84. A bill to prohibit the importation into the United 
     States of sugar from countries that import sugar from Cuba; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 85. A bill to provide for greater disclosure of and 
     accountability for Federal Government travel; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform Oversight, and in addition to 
     the Committees on House Oversight, and the Judiciary, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 86. A bill to establish a Commission to examine the 
     costs and benefits, and the impact on voter turnout, of 
     changing the deadline for filing Federal income tax returns 
     to the date on which Federal elections are held; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 87. A bill to establish the Department of Energy 
     Laboratory Facilities Commission, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committees 
     on National Security, and Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 88. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to enhance tax equity and fairness by imposing an alternative 
     minimum tax on corporations importing products into the 
     United States at artificially inflated prices; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 89. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for rollover of gain from sale of farm assets into 
     an individual retirement account; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       H.R. 90. A bill to appropriate 2 percent of Federal 
     individual income tax revenues to the States to fight crime; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, the Budget, and Rules, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 91. A bill to prohibit acquisitions of land or waters 
     for the National Wildlife Refuge System if wildlife refuge 
     revenue sharing payments have not been made for the preceding 
     fiscal year; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 92. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow certain corporations and certain trusts to be 
     shareholders of subchapter S corporations; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 93. A bill to provide that the prevailing party in a 
     tort action is entitled to recover attorneys' fees from the 
     nonprevailing party; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BATEMAN:
       H.R. 94. A bill entitled ``The Volunteer Firefighter and 
     Rescue Squad Worker Protection Act''; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Norton, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Filner, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Klink, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Neal):
       H.R. 95. A bill to improve the interstate enforcement of 
     child support and parentage court orders, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Resources, Government Reform and 
     Oversight, National Security, International Relations, the 
     Judiciary, Banking and Financial Services, and House 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Ms. Waters, Mr. Mineta, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Stark, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Berman, 
             and Mr. Reynolds):
       H.R. 96. A bill to amend section 1977A of the revised 
     statutes to equalize the remedies available to all victims of 
     intentional employment discrimination, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY:
       H.R. 97. A bill to establish a rapid deployment force; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Ms. DeLauro, and Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 98. A bill to clarify the tax treatment of certain 
     disability benefits received by former police officers or 
     firefighters; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Goss, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Owens, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Lowey, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and 
             Mr. Studds):
       H.R. 99. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the tax treatment of accelerated death 
     benefits under life insurance contracts; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YATES:
       H.R. 100. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997 to carry out the National Foundation on 
     the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, and Museum Service 
     Act; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 101. A bill to transfer a parcel of land to the Taos 
     Pueblo Indians of New Mexico; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 102. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems from 
     subtitle C permit requirements; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 103. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that the Civil Service retirement and disability fund 
     be excluded from the budget of the U.S. Government; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 104. A bill to prohibit the provision of financial 
     assistance from the Federal Government to any person who is 
     more than 60 days delinquent in the payment of any child 
     support obligations; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       H.R. 105. A bill to amend the Act of September 30, 1961, to 
     exclude professional baseball from the antitrust exemption 
     applicable to certain television contracts; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Bunning, 
             and Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 106. A bill to provide that professional baseball 
     teams, and leagues composed of such teams, shall be subject 
     to the antitrust laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 107. A bill to provide benefits under the survivor 
     benefit plan to surviving spouses of certain members of the 
     Armed Forces retired before September 21, 1972; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 108. A bill to modify the provision of law which 
     provides a permanent appropriation for the compensation of 
     Members of Congress, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on Appropriations, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 109. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that the effective date for discontinuance of 
     compensation and pension paid by the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs shall be the date on which the recipient dies, rather 
     than the last day of the preceding month, in the case of a 
     veteran with a surviving spouse, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 110. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow employers a tax credit for hiring displaced 
     homemakers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MFUME:
       H.R. 111. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to make 
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     business and capital ownership development program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
       H.R. 112. A bill to amend section 223 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 to prevent the harassment by computer modem or 
     other electronic device; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 113. A bill to require automobile insurance insurers 
     to provide rate setting information and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 114. A bill to establish a Minority Business 
     Development Administration in the Department of Commerce, to 
     clarify the relationship between such Administration and the 
     Small Business Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 115. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the deduction for business use of the home; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILBRAY:
       H.R. 116. A bill to limit State authority to regulate 
     certain activities on vessels, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BLUTE (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Canady, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Hancock, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Quinn, and Mr. Royce):
       H.R. 117. A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 to prevent persons having drug or alcohol use problems 
     from occupying dwelling units in public housing projects 
     designated for occupancy of elderly families, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BLUTE:
       H.R. 118. A bill to eliminate certain welfare benefits with 
     respect to fugitive felons and probation and parole 
     violators, and to facilitate sharing of information with 
     police officers; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, Agriculture, and 
     Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BRYANT of Texas:
       H.R. 119. A bill to provide for the disclosure of lobbying 
     activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BUNNING (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 120. A bill to apply the antitrust laws of the United 
     States to major league baseball; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 121. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     specify the use of computers in or affecting commerce as a 
     basis for Federal prosecution of certain obscenity offenses; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CHAPMAN:
       H.R. 122. A bill to establish the Regulatory Sunset 
     Commission to review regulations of executive agencies, and 
     to provide for the automatic termination of regulations that 
     are not authorized by the Commission to continue in effect; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. EMERSON (for himself, Mr. Barr, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Dornan, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
             Archer, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
             Bevill, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Clinger, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Canady, Mr. Porter, Mr. Linder, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Hancock, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Petri, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Bachus, and Mrs. Fowler):
       H.R. 123. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     declare English as the official language of the Government of 
     the United States; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. EMERSON:
       H.R. 124. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit to employers for the cost of providing 
     English language training to their employees; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHAPMAN (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Canady, Mr. Pete Geren 
             of Texas, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Hamilton, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Holden, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Laughlin, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mr. Solomon, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. 
             Wise, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Murtha, 
             Mr. Costello, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Emerson, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Hancock, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McCollum, 
             and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 125. A bill to repeal the ban on semiautomatic assault 
     weapons and the ban on large capacity ammunition feeding 
     devices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 126. A bill to repeal the provision of law under which 
     pay for Members of Congress is automatically adjusted; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition 
     to the Committee on House Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Camp, and Mr. 
             Rangel):
       H.R. 127. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restore and make permanent the exclusion for employer-
     provided educational assistance; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Royce):
       H.R. 128. A bill to give the President legislative, line-
     item veto authority over budget authority in appropriations 
     bills in fiscal years 1996 and 1997; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 129. A bill to repeal the provision of law under which 
     pay for Members of Congress is automatically adjusted; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition 
     to the Committee on House Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 130. A bill to ensure that Federal agencies establish 
     the appropriate procedures for assessing whether or not 
     Federal regulations might result in the taking of private 
     property, and to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     report to the Congress with respect to such takings under 
     programs of the Department of Agriculture; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
       H.R. 131. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the child care credit for lower-income working 
     parents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 132. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a refundable income credit for the recycling of 
     hazardous wastes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 133. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase of a 
     principal residence by a first-time homebuyer; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 134. A bill to suspend Federal education benefits to 
     individuals convicted of drug offenses; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 135. A bill to prohibit a federally sponsored research 
     pertaining to the legalization of drugs; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 136. A bill to require random drug testing within the 
     executive branch of the Government; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 137. A bill to increase opportunities for veterans 
     with service-connected disabilities to participate in 
     Department of Defense procurement actions; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       H.R. 138. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to 
     require that courts, upon the criminal conviction under that 
     act, notify the employer of the convicted person; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 139. A bill to prohibit the entry into the United 
     States of items produced, grown, or manufactured in the 
     People's Republic of China with the use of forced labor; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 140. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 141. A bill to amend the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 
     to eliminate the discretion of the court in connection with 
     the denial of certain Federal benefits upon conviction of 
     certain drug offenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 142. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     prohibit any Federal grant or contract from being awarded to 
     any educational institution that does not allow the Secretary 
     of Defense to have access to students on campuses or to 
     obtain certain student information for recruiting purposes; 
     to the Committee on National Security, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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       H.R. 143. A bill to require preemployment drug testing with 
     respect to applicants for Federal employment; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 144. A bill to establish a task force to recommend a 
     uniform strategy to protect women against violent crime; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 145. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act so as to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside 
     income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits 
     thereunder; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 146. A bill to impose mandatory sentences for violent 
     felonies committed against individuals of age 65 or over, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 147. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     modify the death penalty for drug kingpins; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 148. A bill to require random drug testing of Federal 
     legislative branch officers and employees; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight.
       H.R. 149. A bill to prohibit the export of satellites 
     intended for launch from launch vehicles owned by the 
     People's Republic of China; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       H.R. 150. A bill to prohibit the importation of foreign-
     made flags of the United States of America; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 151. A bill to amend chapter 15 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to eliminate the provision prohibiting certain 
     State and local employees from seeking elective office; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 152. A bill to prohibit retroactive income taxation; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 153. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish Federal standards to ensure quality assurance of 
     drug testing programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 154. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide the penalty of death for certain murders of State and 
     local correctional officers by in incarcerated persons, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 155. A bill to increase opportunities for veterans 
     held as prisoners-of-war during the Vietnam era to 
     participate in Department of Defense procurement actions; is 
     the Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 156. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a Federal income tax credit for tuition; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 157. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restore the prior law exclusion for scholarships and 
     fellowships and to restore the deduction for interest on 
     education loans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 158. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow health insurance premiums to be fully deductible to 
     the extent not in excess of $3,000; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       H.R. 159. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that tax-exempt interest shall not be taken into 
     account in determining the amount of Social Security benefits 
     included in gross income; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 160. A bill to require random drug testing of Federal 
     judicial branch officers and employees; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       H.R. 161. A bill to discourage States and local governments 
     from providing general welfare assistance to able-bodied 
     individuals unless such individuals are participating in 
     workfare programs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 162. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to prevent double counting of income in the conduct of needs 
     analysis for student assistance under that Act; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 163. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide that an individual's entitlement to any 
     benefit thereunder shall continue through the month of his or 
     her death (without affecting any other person's entitlement 
     to benefits for that month) and that such individual's 
     benefit shall be payable for such month only to the extent 
     proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding 
     the date of such individual's death; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       H.R. 164. A bill to amend titles II and XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure the integrity of the Social Security 
     trust funds by reconstituting the Boards of Trustees of such 
     trust funds by and the Managing Trustee of such trust funds 
     to increase their independence, by providing for annual 
     investment plans to guide investment of amounts in such trust 
     funds, and by removing unnecessary restrictions on investment 
     and disinvestment of amounts in such trust funds; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 165. A bill to make Members of Congress ineligible to 
     participate in the Federal Employees' Retirement System; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committee on House Oversight, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois:
       H. R. 166. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide payment for dental services under 
     part B of the Medicare Program; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 167. A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to provide assistance for emergency repairs 
     in lower income housing projects operated by the Chicago 
     Housing Authority; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       H.R. 168. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act with respect to requiring State plans for appropriately 
     responding to the closing of hospitals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 169. A bill to provide for the mandatory registration 
     of handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 170. A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to establish energy conservation standards 
     for public housing projects and to carry out a program to 
     demonstrate the effectiveness of energy conservation measures 
     in public housing projects; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       H.R. 171. A bill to make it an unfair practice for any 
     retailer to increase the price of certain consumer 
     commodities once the retailer marks the price on any such 
     consumer commodity, and to permit the Federal Trade 
     Commission to order any such retailer to refund any amounts 
     of money obtained by so increasing the price of such consumer 
     commodity; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 172. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to fund adolescent health demonstration 
     projects; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 173. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require State Medicaid Programs to provide coverage of 
     screening mammography and screening pap smears; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 174. A bill to provide for the manufacturer, importer, 
     or dealer of a handgun or an assault weapon to be held 
     strictly liable for damages that result from the use of the 
     handgun or assault weapon; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 175. A bill to prohibit rental car companies from 
     imposing liability on renters with certain exceptions, to 
     prohibit such companies from selling collision damage waivers 
     in connection with private passenger automobile rental 
     agreements of not more than 30 days, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 176. A bill to provide for disclosures for insurance 
     in interstate commerce; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 177. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     require the Federal Communications Commission to continue and 
     improve efforts to promote diversity in media ownership, 
     management, and programming, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 178. A bill to provide that funds appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense may not be used to purchase articles of 
     packaged food not packaged in the United States or its 
     possessions; to the Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 179. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs to submit to the Congress a joint report 
     addressing the question of United States Government 
     responsibility for providing benefits and services to 
     disabled individuals who served with certain voluntary 
     organizations that provided significant assistance to the 
     armed forces of the United States stationed in the Republic 
     of Vietnam during the Vietnam era; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       H.R. 180. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to reduce infant mortality through improvement of 
     coverage of services to pregnant women and infants under the 
     Medicaid Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 181. A bill to improve coordination in the formulation 
     of telecommunications policy within the executive branch, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 182. A bill to provide for disclosures for insurance 
     to interstate commerce; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 183. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     require lenders to post current interest rates charged for 
     various categories of loans to consumers; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 184. A bill to amend the privacy provisions of title 
     5, United States Code, to improve the protection of 
     individual information and to reestablish a permanent Privacy 
     Protection Commission as an independent entity in the Federal 
     Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 185. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     establish procedures for the discontinuance of mobile radio 
     services to persons engaged in drug trafficking, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 186. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
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     tion of public housing using the low-income housing credit; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 187. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
     require the Federal Communications Commission to prescribe 
     rules to lower market entry barriers for small business, 
     business concerns owned by women and members of minority 
     groups, and nonprofit entities that are seeking to provide 
     telecommunication services and information services; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 188. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to permit direct payment under the Medicare 
     Program for services of registered nurses as assistants at 
     surgery; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
       H.R. 189. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act and 
     the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) to provide for the 
     recycling and management of used oil and to reduce emissions 
     of lead into the ambient air, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 190. A bill to strengthen the authority of the Equal 
     Employment Opportunity Commission to enforce 
     nondiscrimination policies in Federal employment; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 191. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to deny benefits under the program of aid to 
     families with dependent children with respect to any child 
     who has not received preventive health care or been immunized 
     in accordance with recommendations issued by the Surgeon 
     General of the Public Health Service, and to amend the Child 
     Care and Development Block Grant Act to require that child 
     care providers that receive assistance, directly or 
     indirectly, under such act require all children to be 
     immunized in accordance with such recommendations; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
       H.R. 192. A bill to amend the title IV of Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to require operators of 
     emergency shelters and transitional housing assisted under 
     such title to determine the immunization status of children 
     under the age of 6 occupying such housing; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 193. A bill to establish a comprehensive policy with 
     respect to the provision of health care coverage and services 
     to individuals with severe mental illnesses, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 194. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     make matching contributions toward the purchase of the 
     Sterling Forest in the State of New York, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 195. A bill entitled ``Interstate Child Support 
     Enforcement Act''; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, Banking and 
     Financial Services, National Security, and Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
       H.R. 196. A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for 
     Members of Congress; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on House 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concern.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Ehlers):
       H.R. 197. A bill to encourage the use of remote sensing to 
     promote better agricultural management in the United States; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Dornan):
       H.R. 198. A bill to amend title XII of the Food Security 
     Act of 1985 to permit the conversion of wetlands that are 1 
     acre or less in size; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Everett, Mr. Istook, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Linder, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. 
             Chrysler):
       H.R. 199. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the deduction for depreciation shall be 
     computed on a neutral cost recovery basis, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Tauzin):
       H.R. 200. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 201. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to phase out the earnings test over a 5-year period for 
     individuals who have attained retirement age, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Mr. Richardson):
       H.R. 202. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to carry out a demonstration project to establish a highway 
     corridor from Chihuahua, Mexico, through El Paso, TX, to 
     Denver, CO; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CONDIT:
       H.R. 203. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     issue regulations concerning use of the term ``fresh'' in the 
     labeling of poultry, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       H.R. 204. A bill to require the President to submit to the 
     Congress each year an integrated justification for United 
     States foreign assistance programs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Agriculture, Banking and Financial 
     Services, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Cunningham, and Mr. Canady):
       H.R. 205. A bill to require the Federal Government to 
     incarcerate or to reimburse State and local governments for 
     the cost of incarcerating criminal aliens; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONDIT:
       H.R. 206. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide that persons retiring from the Armed Forces shall be 
     entitled to all benefits which were promised them when they 
     entered the Armed Forces; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. COX:
       H.R. 207. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to enter into a land exchange involving the Cleveland 
     National Forest, California, and to require a boundary 
     adjustment for the national forest to reflect the land 
     exchange, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Canady, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
             Dornan, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 208. A bill to repeal the statutory authority for the 
     Corporation for Public Broadcasting; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 209. A bill to amend the National Foundation on the 
     Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 to abolish the National 
     Endowment for the Arts and National Council on the Arts; to 
     the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 210. A bill to provide for the privatization of the 
     United States Postal Service; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 211. A bill to limit United States contributions to 
     the United Nations; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       H.R. 212. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     clarify the remedial jurisdictional relating to taxes of 
     inferior Federal courts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 213. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 
     to provide for a maximum long-term capital gains rate of 15 
     percent and indexing of certain capital assets, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 214. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the income taxation of corporations, to impose a 10 
     percent tax on the earned income (and only the earned income) 
     of individuals, to repeal the estate and gift taxes, to 
     provide amnesty for all tax liability for prior taxable 
     years, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Istook, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. English, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Stump, Mr. Goss, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Collins of 
             Georgia, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Schaefer):
       H.R. 215. A bill to reform the House of Representatives, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules, and in 
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     Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM:
       H.R. 216. A bill to provide that certain new Federal 
     programs shall terminate no later than 5 years after the date 
     of enactment of the law that establishes the programs; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 217. A bill to establish a Second National Blue Ribbon 
     Commission to Eliminate Waste in Government; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Brewster, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Condit, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Lewis 
             of California, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Portman, 
             Mr. Schaefer, and Mr. Solomon):
       H.R. 218. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     exempt qualified current and former law enforcement officers 
     from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed 
     handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM:
       H.R. 219. A bill to require a temporary moratorium on 
     leasing, exploration, and development on lands of the Outer 
     Continental Shelf of the State of California, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 220. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security 
     Act to deny aid to families with dependent children to 
     certain individuals for any week in which the individuals 
     work or attend courses at an educational institution for 
     fewer than 30 hours; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Meehan, 
             and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 221. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     regulate the manufacture, importation, and sale of polymer 
     plastic ammunition; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DICKEY:
       H.R. 222. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services from finding that a State medicaid plan is not 
     in compliance with title XIX of the Social Security Act 
     solely on the grounds that the plan does not cover abortions 
     for pregnancies resulting from an act of rape or incest if 
     coverage for such abortions is inconsistent with State law; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 223. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate 
     political committees; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. DICKEY (for himself and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 224. A bill to eliminate fraud in the payment of 
     supplemental security income benefits to children by reason 
     of disability; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H.R. 225. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     provide congressional authorization for State control over 
     transportation of municipal solid waste, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 226. A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to 
     assure the safety of public water systems; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       H.R. 227. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     provide congressional authorization for restrictions on 
     receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
            By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Mineta):
       H.R. 228. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition 
     to the committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. DORNAN:
       H.R. 229. A bill to impose certain requirements on medical 
     malpractice liability claims; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 230. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prevent the misuse of certain antiracketeering laws; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DORNAN:
       H.R. 231. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to deny the deduction for medical expenses incurred for an 
     abortion; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 232. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction for dividends paid by domestic 
     corporations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 233. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to remove the limitation on the deductibility of capital 
     losses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EHLERS:
       H.R. 234. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to make nondischargeable a debt for death or injury 
     caused by the debtor's operation of watercraft while 
     intoxicated; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 235. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the percentage of completion method of 
     accounting shall not be required to be used with respect to 
     contracts for the manufacture of property if no payments are 
     required to be made before the completion of the manufacture 
     of such property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EMERSON:
       H.R. 236. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     permit participating households to use food stamp benefits to 
     purchase nutritional supplements of vitamins, minerals, or 
     vitamins and minerals; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 237. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for 
     abortions except where the life of the mother would be 
     endangered; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. EMERSON (for himself, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. 
             Hancock):
       H.R. 238. A bill to provide for the protection of wild 
     horses within the Ozark National Scenic Riverways and 
     prohibit and removal of such horses; to the Committee on 
     Resources
       H.R. 239. A bill to rescind the fee required for the use of 
     public recreation areas at lakes and reservoirs under the 
     jurisdiction of the Army Corps of Engineers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. EMERSON:
       H.R. 240. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for an improved benefit computation formula 
     for workers who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and to whom 
     applies the 5-year period of transition to the changes in 
     benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security 
     Amendments of 1977 (and related beneficiaries) and to provide 
     prospectively for increases in their benefits accordingly; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 241. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the tax-exempt status of Christa McAuliffe 
     Fellowships; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 242. A bill to extend the retroactive period during 
     which farm insolvency transactions are exempt from the prior 
     law alternative minimum tax; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 243. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to phase out the earnings test over a 5-year period for 
     individuals who have attained age 65, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Manton, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Clay, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Borski, Mr. Traficant, and 
             Mr. Owens):
       H.R. 244. A bill to require certain entities receiving 
     United States funds from the International Fund for Ireland 
     to comply with the MacBride Principles; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 245. A bill concerning paramilitary groups and British 
     security forces in Northern Ireland; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. 
             Boehner):
       H.R. 246. A bill to repeal the Service Contract Act of 
     1965; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mr. FIELDS of Texas:
       H.R. 247. A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to 
     authorize State maritime academies to reimburse qualified 
     individuals for fees imposed for the issuance of certain 
     entry level merchant seamen licenses and merchant mariners' 
     documents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 248. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the conduct of expanded studies and the 
     establishment of innovative programs with respect to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD:
       H.R. 249. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of the 
     medicare program of drugs approved by the Food and Drug 
     Administration for the treatment of individuals with multiple 
     sclerosis; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 250. A bill to prohibit the possession or transfer of 
     non-sporting handguns; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 251. A bill to amend the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 to 
     prevent any action to dissolve, diminish the scope of the 
     mission of, or limit the activities of, the House Committee 
     on Standards of Official Conduct during certain 
     investigations; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. HAMILTON:
       H.R. 252. A bill to improve the operations of the 
     legislative branch of the Federal Government, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, House 
     Oversight, and the Budget, for a

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     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. HARMAN:
       H.R. 253. A bill to amend the Act commonly referred to as 
     the ``Johnson Act'' to limit the authority of States to 
     regulate gambling devices on vessels; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 254. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
     of 1964 with respect to establishing an unlawful employment 
     practice based on disparate treatment; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself and Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida):
       H.R. 255. A bill to designate the Federal Justice Building 
     in Miami, FL, as the ``James Lawrence King Federal Justice 
     Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 256. A bill to withdraw and reserve certain public 
     lands and minerals within the State of Colorado for military 
     uses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on National 
     Security, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 257. A bill to establish certain requirements relating 
     to the transfer or disposal of public lands managed by the 
     Bureau of Land management, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 258. A bill to establish a non-Federal, for-profit 
     Launch Services Corporation for providing space launch 
     service to the Federal Government and other domestic and 
     foreign customers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Science.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Combest, and Mr. 
             Schaefer):
       H.R. 259. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     eliminate provisions of Federal law that provide special 
     support for, or burdens on, the operation of Amtrak as a 
     passenger rail carrier, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. Vento):
       H.R. 260. A bill to provide for the development of a plan 
     and a management review of the National Park System and to 
     reform the process by which areas are considered for addition 
     to the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 261. A bill to provide relief to State and local 
     governments from Federal regulation; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Sanford, and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 262. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to prohibit multicandidate political committee 
     contributions and expenditures in elections for Federal 
     office; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. JACOBS:
       H.R. 263. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to require 
     humane living conditions for calves raised for the production 
     of veal; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 264. A bill to amend the Poultry Products Inspection 
     Act to require the slaughter of poultry in accordance with 
     humane methods; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 265. A bill to require manufacturers of motor vehicles 
     to provide for dissemination to the public all vehicle 
     warranty and repair information provided dealers; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 266. A bill prohibiting the manufacture, sale, 
     delivery, or importation of school buses that do not have 
     seat belts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 267. A bill to require that passenger vans shall be 
     subject to the same Federal motor vehicle safety standards as 
     are applicable to passenger motor vehicles; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       H.R. 268. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to qualify additional institutions for programs under part B 
     of title III of that Act; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 269. A bill to qualify Martin University of 
     Indianapolis, Indiana, for participation in the program under 
     part B of title III of the Higher Education Act of 1965; to 
     the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 270. A bill to make ``America, the Beautiful'' the 
     national anthem of the United States of America; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 271. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     eliminate the existing Federal employee bonus and incentive 
     award programs and establish a program for incentive awards 
     for Federal employees only for suggestions, inventions, or 
     other personal efforts which cause a demonstrable monetary 
     savings to the Government; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 272. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide civil service retirement credit to a Federal employee 
     for any period of service performed with the American Red 
     Cross abroad during a period of war; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 273. A bill to amend Public Law 85-745 to provide that 
     a former President may not receive a monetary allowance 
     thereunder except upon waiving the right to receive any other 
     Government annuity or pension; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 274. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to provide for public financing of advertising and 
     related expenses in campaigns for the House of 
     Representatives and to prohibit contributions by 
     multicandidate political committees to candidates who accept 
     such financing; to the Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 275. A bill to prohibit candidates for Congress from 
     accepting multicandidate political committee contributions; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 276. A bill to prohibit candidates for Federal office 
     from using campaign contributions for inherently personal 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 277. A bill to require that any request by the 
     President for a declaration of war include a cost/benefit 
     statement, and to require that any declaration of war by the 
     Congress include such a statement; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       H.R. 278. A bill to establish the Federal right of every 
     unemancipated child to be supported by such child's parent or 
     parents and, therefore, to confer upon certain local courts 
     of the District of Columbia and every State and territory of 
     the United States jurisdiction to enforce such right 
     regardless of such child's residence; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 279. A bill to categorize payments from lobbyists to, 
     or on behalf of, Members of Congress as bribery under Federal 
     criminal law; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 280. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     permit the next of kin of a deceased veteran to designate the 
     style of flag to be furnished at the burial of such veteran; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 281. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reinstate the tax on interest received by foreigners on 
     certain portfolio investments; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 282. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the types of equipment which may be acquired with 
     tax-exempt financing by volunteer fire departments and to 
     provide a comparable treatment for emergency medical service 
     organizations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JACOBS:
       H.R. 283. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to deny the business deduction for any amount paid or 
     incurred for regularly scheduled air transportation to the 
     extent such amount exceeds the normal tourist class fare for 
     such transportation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 284. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make permanent the section 170(e)(5) rules pertaining to 
     gifts of publicly traded stock to certain private 
     foundations, and for other purpses; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       H.R. 285. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an exemption from income tax for certain common 
     investment funds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 286. A bill is prohibit States and localities from 
     receiving certain Federal economic development assistance if 
     the State or locality provides improper incentives for 
     location of businesses or organizations within the State or 
     locality; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infractructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
       H.R. 287. A bill to eliminate the exemption for Congress or 
     for the United States from the application of certain 
     provisions of Federal law relating to employment and privacy, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 288. A bill to enhance the availability of credit to 
     businesses in order to foster economic growth and 
     stabilization and to create new employment opportunities in 
     communities facing economic distress, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 289. A bill to authorize civil actions for certain 
     violations involving depository institutions; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 290. A bill to institute management reforms and 
     eliminate conflicts-of-interest on boards of directors of 
     depository institutions and depository holding companies, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       H.R. 291. A bill to amend the Resource Conservation and 
     Recovery Act to improve procedures for the implementation of 
     State compacts providing for the establishment and operation 
     of regional disposal facilities for municipal and industrial 
     solid waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 292. A bill to improve the collection and 
     dissemination of information relating to the price and supply 
     of home heating fuel, natural gas, and automotive fuel, and 
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     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 293. A bill to amend the Federal Coal Mine Health and 
     Safety Act of 1969 to establish a presumption of eligibility 
     for disability benefits in the case of certain coal miners 
     who filed claims under part C of such act between July 1, 
     1973, and April 1, 1980; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 294. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that an individual serving in a position in the 
     competitive or excepted service, under an indefinite or 
     temporary appointment, who performs at least 2 years of 
     service in such a position within a 5-year period, and who 
     passes a suitable noncompetitive examination, shall be 
     granted competitive status for purposes of transfer or 
     reassignment; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 295. A bill to extend the authority of the Secretary 
     of the Treasury to enter into agreements with certain cities 
     and counties for the withholding of city and county income 
     and employment taxes from the pay of Federal employees who 
     are residents of, or regularly employed in, such cities and 
     counties; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 296. A bill to reform campaign practices for elections 
     to the House of Representatives by limiting contributions 
     from political action committees, establishing tax credits 
     for individual campaign contributions, providing matching 
     funds for individual small contributions, limiting the use of 
     personal funds in a campaign, offsetting independent 
     expenditures, encouraging the use of longer campaign 
     commercials, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means, and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
       H.R. 297. A bill to terminate all U.S. assistance to the 
     National Endowment for Democracy, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       H.R. 298. A bill to amend section 3056 in title 18, United 
     States Code, to limit Secret Service protection of former 
     Presidents when they are traveling to engage in income-
     producing activities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 299. A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to 
     provide that performance of honor guard functions at funerals 
     for veterans by members of the National Guard may be 
     recognized as a Federal function for National Guard purposes; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 300. A bill to reauthorize economic development 
     programs under the Public Works and Economic Development Act 
     of 1965 for fiscal years 1994 and 1995, to reenact the Public 
     Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 as the Economic 
     Development and Financing Act of 1994, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Banking 
     and Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Science, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 301. A bill to restore the grave marker allowance for 
     veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 302. A bill relating to the period during which 
     certain retail dealer occupational taxes may be assessed; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Tejeda):
       H.R. 303. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     permit retired members of the Armed Forces who have service-
     connected disabilities to receive compensation from the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs concurrently with retired pay, 
     without deduction from either; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. KIM (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Dornan, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Packard, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Dreier):
       H.R. 304. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the 
     Environmental Protection Agency from promulgating a Federal 
     implementation plan prior to the disapproval of State 
     implementation plan revisions required pursuant to the Clean 
     Air Act Amendments of 1990, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 305. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     include peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KING:
       H.R. 306. A bill to modify the project for navigation, 
     Jones Inlet, NY; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KLINK:
       H.R. 307. A bill to modify certain regulatory requirements 
     of the Environmental Protection Agency regarding motor 
     vehicle inspection and maintenance, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 308. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     lands and improvements in Hopewell Township, PA, to a 
     nonprofit organization known as the ``Beaver County 
     Corporation for Economic Development'' to provide a site for 
     economic development; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       H.R. 309. A bill to require the Congress to comply with the 
     laws which it requires others to comply with; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in 
     addition to the Committee on House Oversight, Government 
     Reform and Oversight, the Judiciary, and Rules, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisidiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KLUG:
       H.R. 310. A bill to provide for the privatization of the 
     Federal Power Marketing Administrations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 311. A bill to prohibit further Federal funding for 
     the gas turbine-modular helium reactor program of the 
     Department of Energy; to the Committee on Science.
       H.R. 312. A bill to prohibit funding to carry out the 
     Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 313. A bill to direct the President to develop a plan 
     for transferring all real property, facilities, and equipment 
     of the Tennessee Valley Authority to public and private 
     entities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LEVIN:
       H.R. 314. A bill to provide for monthly reporting of child 
     support obligations to certain consumer reporting agencies; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 315. A bill to offer States a national welfare reform 
     option and incentives to implement the welfare reform option, 
     to strengthen child support enforcement, to provide all 
     States with the flexibility and resources necessary to 
     promote work and self-sufficiency, to expand access to 
     affordable child care, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Castle, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Linder, 
             and Mr. McCrery):
       H.R. 316. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     to clarify the due process protections applicable to 
     directors and officers of insured depository institutions and 
     other institution-affiliated parties, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 317. A bill to amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 
     1977 to reduce onerous recordkeeping and reporting 
     requirements for regulated financial institutions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       H.R. 318. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to establish a priority for the payment of claims for 
     retiree health benefits in liquidation cases under chapters 7 
     and 11; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 319. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     make the knowing disclosure of classified information by 
     Federal officers and employees a criminal offense; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 320. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide civil and criminal forfeitures for certain offenses; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 321. A bill to deem the Florida panther to be an 
     endangered species under the Endangered Species Act of 1973; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. McINTOSH:
       H.R. 322. A bill entitled the ``Law Abiding Citizens Safety 
     Act of 1995''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 323. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction for contributions to a medical savings 
     account, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Petri, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Owens, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 324. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to require certain disclosures with respect to phone 
     bank communications; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Fawell, 
             Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Walker, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Rohrabacher);
       H.R. 325. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for 
     an optional provision for the reduction of work-related 
     vehicle trips and miles traveled in ozone nonattainment areas 
     designated as severe, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MANZULLO:
       H.R. 326. A bill to provide that compliance by the States 
     with the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 shall be 
     voluntary; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.R. 327. A bill to assure that advertisements by States 
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     lotteries are subject to regulation by the Federal Trade 
     Commission; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 328. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction for contribution to individual 
     investment accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 329. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the income tax imposed on estates and trusts 
     shall be determined using the rate table applicable to 
     married individuals filing separate returns; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MINGE:
       H.R. 330. A bill to require that excess funds provided for 
     official allowances of Members of the House of 
     Representatives be dedicated to deficit reduction; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 331. A bill to require the Federal Government to 
     consider as having arrived on time any sealed bid submitted 
     in response to a solicitation for a procurement of goods or 
     services if the bid was sent by an overnight message delivery 
     service at least 2 working days before the date specified for 
     receipt of bids; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on National 
     Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 332. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for transportation by the Department of Defense of 
     certain children requiring specialized medical services in 
     the United States; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. NEAL:
       H.R. 333. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction for capital gains for middle-income 
     taxpayers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 334. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage savings by increasing the amount of deductible 
     contributions which may be made to an individual retirement 
     account; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NEAL (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. 
             Bachus):
       H.R. 335. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restore and increase the deduction for the health 
     insurance costs of self-employed individuals; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ORTIZ (for himself, Mr. de la Garza and Mr. 
             Tejeda):
       H.R. 336. A bill to provide for the establishment of a new 
     medical facility for veterans in south Texas; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ORTON:
       H.R. 337. A bill to repeal the Truth in Savings Act; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. PACKARD:
       H.R. 338. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     protect against code grabbers; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 339. A bill to provide for an increase in the number 
     of Border Patrol agents, to provide for the deployment of 
     Border Patrol agents at the Southwest border, and to provide 
     for additional detention facilities for illegal aliens; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 340. A bill to terminate certain Border Patrol traffic 
     checkpoint operations in California; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 341. A bill to prohibit direct Federal financial 
     benefits and unemployment benefits for illegal aliens; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Payne 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Menendez):
       H.R. 342. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     provide congressional authorization of State control over 
     transportation of municipal solid waste, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.y
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. de la 
             Garza, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Combest, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Oberstar, and Ms. Danner):
       H.R. 343. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     reauthorize the Conservation Reserve Program; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. PICKETT:
       H.R. 344. A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in 
     Employment Act of 1967 to reinstate an exemption with respect 
     to the employment of individuals as State and local 
     firefighters and law enforcement officers; to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 345. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     declare English as the official language of the Government of 
     the United States and to amend the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act to provide that public ceremonies for the 
     admission of new citizens shall be considered solely in 
     English; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 346. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to 
     transfer a riverine patrol boat of the U.S.S. Swift class to 
     Tidewater Community College, Portsmouth, VA; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       H.R. 347. A bill to repeal the requirement that ships' 
     stores of the Navy be operated as nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentalities; to the Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 348. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to use available amount to make grants to 
     qualified ship repair yard to pay 75 percent of the cost of 
     acquiring advanced ship repair technology and modern ship 
     repair technology; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PORTER:
       H.R. 349. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that certain periodical publications shall not be 
     bound publications for mail classification purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 350. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     deny annuity benefits with respect to any Member of Congress 
     convicted of a felony and to terminate the salary of any 
     justice or judge of the United States who is convicted of a 
     felony; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 
     and in addition to the Committees on House Oversight, and the 
     Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 351. A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to 
     eliminate certain provisions relating to bilingual voting 
     requirements; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 352. A bill to establish uniform national standards 
     for the resolution of medical malpractice claims, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 353. A bill to prohibit the export of American black 
     bear viscera, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committees on International 
     Relations, and Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 354. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a deduction for contributions to a medical savings 
     account, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Jacobs, and Mr. 
             Canady):
       H.R. 355. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked 
     mail, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on 
     House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined 
     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration for such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. PORTMAN:
       H.R. 356. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to ban activities of political action committees in 
     Federal elections; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Vento, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. DeFazio, 
             and Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 357. A bill to modify the requirements applicable to 
     locatable minerals on public domain lands, consistent with 
     the principles of self-initiation of mining claims, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 358. A bill to repeal the authority of the Mayor of 
     the District of Columbia to requisition unlimited funds from 
     the Treasury of the United States to meet the general 
     expenses of the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Brown 
             of California, Mr. Walker, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Bono, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Cox, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Istook, Mr. Roth, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. 
             Bunning, Mr. Packard, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Rogers, 
             Mr. Walsh, Mr. Kim, Mr. Blute, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Brewster, Mr. 
             Frisa, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Lucas, and Mr. Moran):
       H.R. 359. A bill to restore the term of patents, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROTH:
       H.R. 360. A bill to provide for the deobligation of certain 
     unexpended balances of funds made available for foreign 
     economic assistance; to the Committee on International 
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       H.R. 361. A bill to provide authority to control exports, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       H.R. 362. A bill to provide for the appointment of one 
     additional Federal district judge for the eastern district of 
     Wisconsin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 363. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to increase the minimum wage and to provide for an 
     increase in such wage based on the cost of living; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. SCHAEFER:
       A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     Relating to Federal facilities pollution control; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 365. A bill to apply the antitrust laws of the United 
     States to major league baseball; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 366. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to apply to Hispanic-serving institutions of higher education 
     the same student loan default rate limitations applicable to 
     historically Black colleges and universities; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 367. A bill to repeal the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 368. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of diseases 
     presumed to be service-connected for certain radiation-
     exposed veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 369. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to conduct a study regarding Fort King, FL; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H.R. 370. A bill to repeal the National Voter Registration 
     Act of 1993; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mrs. Vucanovich):
       H.R. 371. A bill to prohibit a State from imposing an 
     income tax on the pension income of individuals who are not 
     residents or domiciliaries of that State; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Callahan):
       H.R. 372. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act regarding public charge status of aliens and the 
     financial responsibility of sponsors; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 373. A bill to effect a moratorium on immigration by 
     aliens other than refugees, priority workers, and the spouses 
     and children of U.S. citizens; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H.R. 374. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act so as to remove the limitation upon the amount of outside 
     income which an individual may earn while receiving benefits 
     thereunder; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Callahan):
       H.R. 375. A bill to provide for asylum reform, prohibition 
     of Federal benefits to certain aliens, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, Banking and 
     Financial Services, and Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 376. A bill to provide for return of excess amounts 
     from official allowances of Members of the House of 
     Representatives to the Treasury for deficit reduction; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
       H.R. 377. A bill to reaffirm and clarify the Federal 
     relationship of the Burt Lake Band as a distinct federally 
     recognized Indian Tribe, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 378. A bill to require the transfer of certain Coast 
     Guard property to the Traverse City Area Public School 
     District in Traverse City, MI; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 379. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to define tar sands for purposes of the credit for producing 
     fuels for nonconventional sources and to repeal the minimum 
     tax preference for intangible drilling costs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 380. A bill to protect home ownership and equity 
     through enhanced disclosure of the risks associated with 
     certain mortgages, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 381. A bill to improve health status in medically 
     disadvantaged communities through comprehensive community-
     based managed care programs; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 382. A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and 
     the Fair Housing Act to prohibit discrimination on the basis 
     of affectional or sexual orientation, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 383. A bill to amend the National Agricultural Weather 
     Information System Act of 1990 to improve the collection and 
     distribution of weather information to assist agricultural 
     producers; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 384. A bill to establish counseling programs for 
     disabled police officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 385. A bill to establish a commission responsible for 
     making recommendations for laws that will control crime and 
     formulating a national firearms policy without denying second 
     amendment rights; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 386. A bill to provide that professional baseball 
     teams and leagues composed of such teams shall be subject to 
     the antitrust laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 387. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Defense to assign Department of 
     Defense personnel to assist the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service and the U.S. Customs Service perform 
     their border protection functions; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       H.R. 388. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration, in meeting the 
     needs of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     for additional facilities, to select abandoned and 
     underutilized facilities in depressed communities; to the 
     Committee on Science.
       H.R. 389. A bill to discourage domestic corporations from 
     establishing foreign manufacturing subsidiaries in order to 
     avoid Federal taxes by including in gross income of U.S. 
     shareholders in foreign corporations the retained earnings of 
     any such subsidiary which are attributable to manufacturing 
     operations in runaway plants or tax havens; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 390. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the burden of proof shall be on the Secretary 
     of the Treasury in all tax cases, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 391. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to deny the foreign tax credit and deduction for taxes paid 
     in lieu of income taxes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 392. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reinstate a 10-percent domestic investment tax credit, to 
     provide a credit for the purchase of domestic durable goods, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. 
             Shays):
       H.R. 393. A bill to prohibit the commercial harvesting of 
     Atlantic striped bass in the coastal waters and the exclusive 
     economic zone; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Stump, 
             Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 394. A bill to amend title 4 of the United States Code 
     to limit State taxation of certain pension income; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH:
       H.R. 395. A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse and 
     Federal building to be constructed at the southeastern corner 
     of Liberty and South Virginia Streets in Reno, NV, as the 
     ``Bruce R. Thompson United States Courthouse and Federal 
     Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WALSH:
       H.R. 396. A bill to require hearing loss testing for all 
     newborns in the United States; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 397. A bill to apply arbitration to major league 
     baseball, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. WYNN;
       H.R. 398. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 to provide for greater 
     disclosure of lending to small businesses; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 399. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     regarding false identification documents; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 400. A bill to provide for the exchange of lands 
     within Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 401. A bill entitled the ``Kenai Natives Association 
     Equity Act''; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 402. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ZIMMER:
       H.R. 403. A bill to repeal the Rural Electrification Act of 
     1936, require the sale of all loans made under such act, and 
     authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make loans to 
     electric generation and transmission cooperatives which are 
     unable to obtain needed financing in the private sector; to 
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           By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Doolittle, 
             and Mr. Royce):
       H.R. 404. A bill to deny Federal benefits for 10 years to 
     persons convicted of making a fraudulent representation with 
     respect to residence in order to receive benefits from two or 
     more States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ZIMMER:
       H.R. 405. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide a penalty enhancement for the use of juveniles in 
     Federal offenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 406. A bill to direct the Director of the U.S. Fish 
     and Wildlife Service to conduct a study of the feasibility of 
     establishing a national angler's license; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       H.R. 407. A bill to terminate the International Space 
     Station Alpha Program; to the Committee on Science.
       H.R. 408. A bill to repeal the reduction in the deductible 
     portion of business meals and entertainment made by the 
     Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       H.R. 409. A bill to repeal the increase in the tax on 
     transportation fuels made by the Revenue Reconciliation Act 
     of 1993; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. 
             Conyers):
       H.R. 411. A bill to supersede the modification of final 
     judgment entered August 24, 1982, in the antitrust action 
     styled United States v. Western Electric, Civil Action No. 
     82-0192, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia; to 
     amend the Communications Act of 1934 to regulate the 
     manufacturing of Bell operating companies, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 420. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     provide, in the case of any person who is a party in interest 
     with respect to an employee benefit plan, that information 
     requested from the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     assist such person with respect to the administration of such 
     plan shall be provided at least once without charge; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 421. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to provide for the purchase of common stock of 
     Cook Inlet Region, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Leach, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. Combest, Ms. Pryce, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Wolf, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Paxon, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Stump, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
             Moorhead, Mr. Petri, Mr. Goodling, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. Condit, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Quillen, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Baker of 
             California, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Packard, Mr. Roth, and 
             Mr. Poshard):
       H.J. Res. 6. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States allowing an item veto in 
     appropriations bills; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.J. Res. 7. Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Canady, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Ganske, Ms. 
             Danner, and Mr. Hancock):
       H.J. Res. 8. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States to limit the terms of 
     office for Representatives and Senators in Congress; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.J. Res. 9. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution to require that congressional resolutions 
     setting forth levels of total budget outlays and Federal 
     revenues must be agreed to by two-thirds vote of both Houses 
     of the Congress if the level of outlays exceeds the level of 
     revenues; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 10. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding school 
     prayer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 11. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States with respect to the 
     proposal and the enactment of laws by popular vote of the 
     people of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 12. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States limiting the number of 
     consecutive terms for Members of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. EMERSON:
       H.J. Res. 13. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to prohibit compelling 
     the attendance of a student in a public school other than the 
     public school nearest the residence of such student; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 14. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States authorizing the 
     Congress and the States to prohibit the act of desecration of 
     the flag of the United States and to set criminal penalties 
     for that act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 15. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the 
     U.S. Government and for greater accountability in the 
     enactment of tax legislation; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. EMERSON (for himself and Mr. Hansen):
       H.J. Res. 16. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary 
     school prayer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. EMERSON:
       H.J. Res. 17. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States allowing an item veto 
     in appropriations bills; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 18. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States with respect to the 
     right to life; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. de la GARZA:
       H.J. Res. 19. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States pertaining to prayer; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 20. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide that 
     appropriations shall not exceed revenues of the United 
     States, except in time of war or national emergency; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       H.J. Res. 21. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide for 
     budgetary reform by requiring the reduction of the deficit, a 
     balanced Federal budget, and the repayment of the national 
     debt; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VOLKMER:
       H.J. Res. 22. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to require a balanced 
     budget; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 23. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States with respect to the 
     right to life; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.J. Res. 24. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States limiting the terms of 
     offices of Members of Congress and increasing the term of 
     Representatives to 4 years; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.J. Res. 25. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States providing that no 
     person may be elected to the House of Representatives more 
     than three times, and providing that no person may be elected 
     to the Senate more than once; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Hyde, and Mrs. 
             Vucanovich):
       H.J. Res. 26. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States with respect to the 
     right to life; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Blute, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Ms. 
             Danner):
       H.J. Res. 27. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States barring Federal 
     unfunded mandates to the States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. STENHOLM (for himself, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Massachusetts, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Payne of Virginia, 
             Mr. Castle, Mr. Deal, Mr. Allard, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
             Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bevill, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Browder, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Bunn, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Chapman, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins of 
             Georgia, Mr. Condit, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             de la Garza, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Dooley, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
             Fox, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Hansen, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Hefner, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inglis of South

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             Carolina, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, 
             Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Kim, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Laughlin, 
             Mr. Lazio, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Martinez, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. McHale, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. 
             Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Minge, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
             Montgomery, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Peterson of Florida, Mr. Portman, Mr. Poshard, Ms. 
             Pryce, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
             Roberts, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rose, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sisisky, 
             Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
             Torkildsen, Mr. Volkmer, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Walsh, 
             Mr. Wilson, Mr. Young of Florida, and Mr. Andrews):
       H.J. Res. 28. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the 
     U.S. Government and for greater accountability in the 
     enactment of tax legislation; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. FURSE:
       H.J. Res. 29. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to limit terms of 
     Representatives and Senators; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. JACOBS:
       H.J. Res. 30. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States permitting the 
     President to grant a pardon to an individual only after such 
     individual has been convicted; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 31. Joint Resolution to amend the Constitution of 
     the United States to provide for balanced budgets and 
     elimination of the Federal indebtedness; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 32. Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States with respect to 
     physical desecration of the flag of the United States and 
     expenditure of money to elect public officials; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 33. Joint resolution for the relief of Alexander 
     Vraciu; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.J. Res. 34. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to limit the terms of 
     office for Members of Congress; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 35. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide that 
     expenditures for a fiscal year shall neither exceed revenues 
     for such fiscal year nor 19 per centum of the Nation's gross 
     national product for the last calender year ending before the 
     beginning of such fiscal year; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ORTON:
       H.J. Res. 36. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to the 
     election of the President and Vice President; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 37. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide for a 
     balanced budget for the U.S. Government; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 38. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to limit the terms of 
     Representatives and Senators, and to provide for a 4-year 
     term for Representatives; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.J. Res. 39. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States limiting the number of 
     consecutive years a person may serve in or be employed by the 
     Government of the United States or be employed to affect the 
     policies and programs of the Government of the United States; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PICKETT:
       H.J. Res. 40. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to restrict annual 
     deficits by limiting the public debt of the United States and 
     requiring a favorable vote of the people on any law to exceed 
     such limits; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 41. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to the 
     desecration of the American Flag; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.J. Res. 42. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding Presidential 
     election voting rights for residents of U.S. territories; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Solomon):
       H.J. Res. 43. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States allowing the President 
     to veto any item of appropriation or any provision in any act 
     or joint resolution containing an item of appropriation; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H.J. Res. 44. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide for 4 year 
     terms for Members of the House of Representatives and to 
     provide that Members may not serve more than three terms; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 45. Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ZIMMER:
       H.J. Res. 46. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide for a 
     balanced budget for the U.S. Government and for greater 
     accountability in the enactment of tax legislation and to 
     allow an item veto of appropriation bills; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 47. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States allowing an item veto 
     in appropriations bills and an item veto on contract 
     authority or taxation changes in any other bill; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.J. Res. 48. Joint resolution entitled the ``Citizen's Tax 
     Protection Amendment,'' proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States to prohibit retroactive 
     taxation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COBLE:
       H. Con. Res. 2. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that retirement benefits for Members of 
     Congress should not be subject to cost-of-living adjustments; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committee on House Oversight, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois:
       H. Con. Res. 3. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the Office of Personnel Management 
     should provide certain vocational rehabilitation services in 
     its administration of the Civil Service Disability Retirement 
     Program; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Baker of 
             Louisiana, and Mr. Bachus):
       H. Con. Res. 4. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the President should seek to negotiate a 
     new base rights agreement with the Government of Panama to 
     permit the United States Armed Forces to remain in Panama 
     beyond December 31, 1999, and to permit the United States to 
     act independently to continue to protect the Panama Canal; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland):
       H. Con. Res. 5. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress with respect to the right of all Americans to 
     keep and bear arms in defense of life or liberty and in the 
     pursuit of all other legitimate endeavors; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. EMERSON:
       H. Con. Res. 6. Concurrent resolution recognizing the 
     cultural importance of the many languages spoken in the 
     United States and indicating the sense of the House (the 
     Senate concurring) that the United States should maintain the 
     use of English as a language common to all peoples; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. JACOBS:
       H. Con. Res. 7. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that any Federal agency that utilizes the 
     Draize rabbit eye irritancy test should develop and validate 
     alternative ophthalmic testing procedures that do not require 
     the use of animal test subjects; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H. Con. Res. 8. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress relating to the slaughter of Greek civilians 
     in Kalavryta, Greece, during the Second World War; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PICKETT:
       H. Con. Res. 9. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the President should seek to negotiate a 
     new base rights agreement with the Government of Panama to 
     permit the United States Armed Forces to remain in Panama 
     beyond December 31, 1999, and to permit the United States to 
     act independently to continue to protect the Panama Canal; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA;
       H. Con. Res. 10. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the current Federal income tax deduction 
     for interest paid on debt secured by a first or second home 
     should not be further restricted; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H. Con. Res. 11. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding the expression of self-
     determination by the people of Puerto Rico; to the Committee 
     on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Lantos):
       H. Con. Res. 12. Concurrent resolution relating to the 
     Republic of China's (Taiwan)

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     participation in the United Nations; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Petri, Ms. Danner, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Canady, Mr. Portman, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Skaggs, Mr. Goss, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, and Mr. Torkildsen):
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mrs. Schroeder, and Mr. Schumer):
       H. Con. Res. 13. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     violence committeed in Brookline, MA, on December 30, 1994; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H. Res. 15. Resolution requiring that travel awards that 
     accrue by reason of official travel of a Member, officer, or 
     employee of the House of Representatives be used only with 
     respect to official travel; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. CAMP:
       H. Res. 16. Resolution requiring that the upcoming audit of 
     House financial records and administrative operations include 
     a thorough examination of certain aspects of official 
     allowances for Members; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H. Res. 17. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that the United States should seek a final 
     and conclusive account of the whereabouts and definitive fate 
     of Raoul Wallenberg; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H. Res. 18. Resolution requiring Members of the House of 
     Representatives to pay $600 from the official expenses 
     allowance for each instance of extraneous matter printed in 
     that portion of the Congressional Record entitled 
     ``Extensions of Remarks''; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. JACOBS:
       H. Res. 19. Resolution providing for enclosing the 
     galleries of the House of Representatives with a transparent 
     and substantial material; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Orton, and Mr. 
             LaFalce):
       H. Res. 20. Resolution to enhance public confidence in the 
     U.S. Congress by amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to treat copyright royalties received by 
     Members, officers, and employees as honoraria; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. KING:
       H. Res. 21. Resolution to establish a Select Committee on 
     POW and MIA Affairs; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. KLUG:
       H. Res. 22. Resolution requiring that travel awards from 
     official travel of a Member, officer, or employee of the 
     House of Representatives be used only for official travel; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
       H. Res. 23. Resolution prohibiting the use of appropriated 
     funds for the purchase of certain calendars for the House of 
     Representatives; to the Committee on House Oversight.
       H. Res. 24. Resolution requiring the appropriate committees 
     of the House to report legislation to transfer certain 
     functions of the Government Printing Office, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. ORTON (for himself, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Young of 
             Alaska):
       H. Res. 25. Resolution requesting that the Secretary of the 
     Interior withdraw proposed regulations concerning right-of-
     way granted under section 2477 of the revised statutes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H. Res. 26. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to require a three-fifths vote of the House 
     on passage of any measure carrying an income tax rate 
     increase; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 27. Resolution to authorize and direct the 
     Committee on Appropriations to create a new Subcommittee on 
     Veterans; Affairs; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H. Res. 28. Resolution repealing rule XLIX of the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives relating to the statutory limit 
     on the public debt; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. CLINGER:
       H. Res. 29. Resolution declaring the sense of the House 
     with respect to the National Performance Review's 
     recommendation to dismantle the railroad retirement system; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Wyden, Mr. Porter, Mr. Bunning, and Mr. Pickett):
       H. Res. 30. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that obstetrician-gynecologists should be 
     designated as primary care providers for women in Federal 
     laws relating to the provision of health care; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CLINGER:
       H.R. 422. A bill to amend subtitle C of the Solid Waste 
     Disposal Act to require the preparation of a community 
     information statement for new hazardous waste treatment or 
     disposal facilities; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 423. A bill to amend subtitle C of the Solid Waste 
     Disposal Act to establish safety zones around Federal prisons 
     in which certain facilities may not be permitted; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 424. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     equalize the labor and nonlabor portions of the standardized 
     amounts used to determine the amount of payment made to rural 
     and urban hospitals under part A of the Medicare Program for 
     the operating costs of inpatient hospital services, to amend 
     the Public Health Service Act to improve the capacity of 
     rural hospitals to provide health services, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and 
     Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 425. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, the Public Health Service Act, and certain other acts 
     to provide for an increase in the number of health 
     professionals serving in rural areas; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Commerce, and Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. COMBEST:
       H.R. 426. A bill to establish a National Committee on 
     Telemedicine; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 427 A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     repeal provisions establishing a national maximum speed 
     limit; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 428. A bill to provide for an extension of H-1 
     immigration status for certain nonimmigrant nurses; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 429. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to acquire certain interests in the Waihee Marsh and along 
     the Waihee Stream for inclusion in the Oahu National Wildlife 
     Refuge Complex; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TAUZIN:
       H.R. 430. A bill to establish the National Dividend Plan by 
     reforming the budget process, and by amending the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the double tax on 
     dividends, to allocate corporate income tax revenues for 
     payments to qualified registered voters, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 431. A bill to require States to consider adopting 
     mandatory, comprehensive, statewide one-call notification 
     systems to protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines 
     and all other underground facilities from being damaged by 
     any excavations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
       H.R. 432. A bill to amend chapter 601 of title 49, United 
     States Code, to improve natural gas and hazardous liquid 
     pipeline safety, in response to the natural gas pipeline 
     accident in Edison NJ, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.



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                       MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1995 (3)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.3.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, January 5, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.3.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       99. A letter from the Architect of the Capitol, 
     transmitting the report of expenditures of appropriations 
     during the period April 1, 1994, through September 30, 1994, 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 162b; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       100. A letter from the Director, Congressional Budget 
     Office, transmitting CBO's final sequestration report for 
     fiscal year 1995, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 
     13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-587); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       101. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the President's determination 
     (93-45) concerning defense articles, services, and military 
     edu

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     cation and training for Laos to support projects associated 
     with POW/MIA recovery efforts, pursuant to Public Law 102-
     391, section 575A(c); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       192. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting Presidential 
     determination (94-6) concerning the assistance program for 
     Independent States of the Former Soviet Union, pursuant to 
     Public Law 103-306, titles I-V; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       103. A letter from the Comptroller, Office of the Under 
     Secretary of Defense, transmitting a report of a violation of 
     the Anti-Deficiency Act which occurred in the Department of 
     the Army, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       104. A letter from the Comptroller, Office of the Under 
     Secretary of Defense, transmitting a report of a violation of 
     the Anti-Deficiency Act which occurred in the Office of the 
     Inspector General, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       105. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the annual report on enforcement 
     actions for 1993, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1833; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       106. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of Justice; transmitting the 
     annual report of the Office of Juvenile Justice and 
     Delinquency Prevention for fiscal year 1993, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 5617; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
       107. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the quarterly report on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for 
     the third quarter of 1994, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6245(a); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       108. A letter from the Administrator, Health Care Financing 
     Administration, transmitting a report entitled ``Rural Health 
     Care Transition Grant Program'', pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1395ww 
     note; to the Committee on Commerce.
       109. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on abnormal occurrences at 
     licensed nuclear facilities for the second quarter of 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5848; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       110. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the semi-annual 
     reports on voluntary contributions by the United States to 
     international organizations for the period October 1, 1993, 
     through March 31, 1994, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2226(b)(1); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       111. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of the 
     Secretary's determination and justification to exercise the 
     authority granted him under section 451 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, authorizing the use in 
     fiscal year 1995 funds for assistance to the Multinational 
     Coalition Force, including international police monitors in 
     Haiti, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2261(a)(2); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       112. A letter from the Assistant Legal Advisor for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       113. A letter from the Executive Director, Japan-United 
     States Friendship Commission, transmitting the Commission's 
     annual report for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2904(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       114. A letter from the General Counsel U.S. Arms Control 
     and Disarmament Agency, transmitting copies of the English 
     and Russian texts of 11 implementing agreements negotiated by 
     the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission and 1 
     implementing agreement negotiated by the Special Verification 
     Commission; to the Committee on International Relations.
       115. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     annual report for fiscal year 1993 on the Foreign Service 
     Retirement and Disability System and the Foreign Service 
     Pension System, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       116. A letter from the Human Resources Manager, CoBank, 
     transmitting the annual report of the United States for 
     CoBank--National Bank for Cooperatives Trust Fund for the 
     year ending December 31, 1993, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106(a); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       117. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 
     1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3521(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       118. A letter from the Executive Director, Neighborhood 
     Reinvestment Corporation; transmitting the 1994 annual report 
     in compliance with the Inspector General Act Amendments of 
     1988, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 
     2526); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       119. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting a report on the 
     necessity to construct modifications to Rye Patch Dam, 
     Humboldt Project, NV, in order to preserve its structural 
     safety, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 509; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       120. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. Court of Federal Court, 
     transmitting the court's report for the year ended September 
     30, 1994, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 791(c); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       21. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the annual report for the 
     Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program; to the 
     Committee on Science.
       122. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting a report on the labor market situation for 
     certain disabled veterans and Vietnam theater veterans, 
     pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 2010A; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       123. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a report on the Montgomery GI Bill, pursuant to 
     38 USC 3036; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       124. A letter from the Legislative Liaison, Department of 
     the Air Force, transmitting a report on Air Force civilian 
     manpower reductions; jointly, to the Committees on National 
     Security and Government Reform and Oversight.
       125. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Technology, transmitting the fiscal year 1994 
     report identifying a contract award pursuant to a waiver of 
     the prohibition on contracting with foreign entities unless 
     such entities certify that they do not comply with the 
     secondary Arab boycott of Israel; jointly, to the Committees 
     on National Security and Appropriations.
       126. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on the fiscal year 1993 Low 
     Income Home Energy Assistance Program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     8629(b); jointly, to the Committees on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities and Commerce.
       127. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     study of a representative sample of light-duty alternative 
     fuel vehicles in Federal fleets, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6374c; 
     jointly, to the Committees Commerce and Science.
       128. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting GAO's audit of the 
     Foundation's statements of financial position as of September 
     30, 1993, and December 31, 1992, and the related statements 
     of revenues and expenses and changes in fund balance, and 
     cash flows for the years then ended, pursuant to Public Law 
     101-525, section 8 (104 Stat. 2308); jointly, to the 
     Committees on Government Reform and Oversight and Economic 
     and Educational Opportunities.
       129. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the results of the review of 
     the audits of the Federal Financing Bank's financial 
     statements for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1993, and 
     1992, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106(a); jointly, to the 
     Committees on Government Reform and Oversight and Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       130. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the report on accounts containing 
     unvouchered expenditures potentially subject to audit by GAO, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3524(b); jointly, to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, Government Reform and Oversight, and the 
     Budget.
       131. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the 1994 report on foreign treatment 
     of U.S. financial institutions, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 5352; 
     jointly, to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, 
     Commerce, International Relations, and Ways and Means.
       587. A letter from the Director, National Legislative 
     Commission, the American Legion, transmitting the proceedings 
     of the 76th national convention of the American Legion, held 
     in Minneapolis, MN, September 6, 7, and 8, 1994, plus a 
     report on the organization's activities for the year 
     preceding the convention, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 49 (H. Doc. 
     No. 104-51); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and 
     ordered to be printed.

para.3.3  commission on security and cooperation in europe

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of Public Law 94-
304, as amended by section 1 of Public Law 99-7, appointed to the 
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Mr. Smith of New 
Jersey, Chairman, on the part of the House.

para.3.4  committee elections--minority

  Mr. FAZIO submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 31):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be and they are 
     hereby elected to the following standing committees of the 
     House of Representatives:


              committee on government reform and oversight

       Mrs. Collins of Illinois, ranking minority member.
       Mr. Waxman.
       Mr. Lantos.
       Mr. Wise.
       Mr. Owens.
       Mr. Towns.
       Mr. Spratt.
       Ms. Slaughter.
       Mr. Kanjorski.
       Mr. Condit.
       Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       Mr. Sanders.
       Mrs. Thurman.
       Mrs. Maloney.
       Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       Miss Collins of Michigan.

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       Ms. Norton.
       Mr. Moran.
       Mr. Green.
       Mrs. Meek.
       Mr. Mascara.
       Mr. Fattah.


                         committee on resources

       Mr. Miller of California, ranking minority member.
       Mr. Rahall.
       Mr. Vento.
       Mr. Kildee.
       Mr. Williams.
       Mr. Gejdenson.
       Mr. Richardson.
       Mr. DeFazio.
       Mr. Faleomavaega.
       Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       Mr. Abercrombie.
       Mr. Studds.
       Mr. Tauzin.
       Mr. Ortiz.
       Mr. Dooley.
       Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       Mr. Deal.
       Mr. Hinchey.
       Mr. Underwood.
       Mr. Farr.
  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.3.5  member-elect sworn in

  Mr. J. C. WATTS, Jr. of the 4th District of Oklahoma, presented 
himself at the bar of the House and took the oath of office prescribed 
by law.
  And then,

para.3.6  adjournment

  On motion of Mrs. CUBIN, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
January 5, 1995, at 2 o'clock and 56 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 11 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, January 11, 1995.

para.3.7  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. McKeen, Mr. Beilenson, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Moorhead, and Mr. Dixon):
       H.R. 433. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow the casualty loss deduction for disaster losses 
     without regard to the 10-percent adjusted gross income floor; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CONDIT:
       H.R. 434. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     prevent the U.S. Postal Service from disclosing the names or 
     addresses of any postal patrons or other persons, except 
     under certain conditions; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 435. A bill to establish a code of fair information 
     practices for health information, to amend section 552a of 
     title 5, United States Code, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and the Judiciary, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. EWING (for himself and Ms. Danner):
       H.R. 436. A bill to require the head of any Federal agency 
     to differentiate between fats, oils, and greases of animal, 
     marine, or vegetable origin, and other oils and greases, in 
     issuing certain regulations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 437. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     modify the limitation on mandatory minimum sentences; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HAYES (for himself and Mr. McCrery):
       H.R. 438. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to deny the earned income credit to illegal aliens and to 
     prevent fraudulent claims for the earned income credit; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 439. A bill to promote portability of health insurance 
     by limiting discrimination in health coverage based on health 
     status or past claims experience; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 440. A bill to provide for the conveyance of lands to 
     certain individuals in Butte County, CA; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LIGHTFOOT:
       H.R. 441. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a one-time exclusion of gain from the sale of 
     farmland to a beginning farmer; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Spence, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Shays, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Baker of 
             California, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Stump, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Fox, Mr. Barcia 
             of Michigan, Mr. Cox, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Richardson, Ms. Danner, Mr. Baker of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. 
             Schroeder, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Coburn):
       H.R. 442. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to retroactively restore and make permanent the limited 
     deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed 
     individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REGULA:
       H.R. 443. A bill to provide for the retention of the name 
     of Mount McKinley; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Shays, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Deutsch):
       H.R. 444. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     regulate the manufacture, importation, and sale of any 
     projectile that may be used in a handgun and is capable of 
     penetrating police body armor; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SKELTON (for himself and Mr. Emerson):
       H.R. 445. A bill to name the nuclear-powered aircraft 
     carrier designated as CVN-76; the U.S.S. Harry S Truman; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself Mrs. Morella, Mr. Matsui, and 
             Mr. Coyne):
       H.R. 446. A bill to prohibit States from requiring parents 
     or legal guardians to transfer legal custody of their 
     children for the sole purpose of obtaining public service for 
     such children; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 447. A bill to establish a toll free number in the 
     Department of Commerce to assist consumers in determining if 
     products are American-made; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 448. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act and the Public Health Service Act with respect 
     to myelogram-related arachnoiditis; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 449. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to increasing the number of health professionals 
     who practice in the United States in a field of primary 
     health care; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Talent, Mr. Zeliff, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Longley, Mr. Tate, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Stockman, Mr. Weller, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Ehrlich, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
             Barr, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. 
             Ewing):
       H.R. 450. A bill to ensure economy and efficiency of 
     Federal Government operations by establishing a moratorium on 
     regulatory rulemaking actions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 451. A bill to amend the independent counsel 
     provisions of title 28, United States Code, to authorize the 
     appointment of an independent counsel when the Attorney 
     General determines that Department of Justice attorneys have 
     engaged in certain conduct; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 452. A bill to strengthen the Foreign Agents 
     Registration Act of 1938, as amended; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 453. A bill to provide for an additional temporary and 
     permanent district court judgeship for the northern district 
     of Ohio; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 454. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to complete construction of the Hubbard Expressway in the 
     vicinity of Youngstown, OH; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 455. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
     carry out a 5-year demonstration program to determine the 
     effectiveness of technology to remedy contaminated sediments 
     in river beds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 456. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to study methods to reduce accidents on Federal-aid highways 
     caused by drivers falling asleep while operating certain 
     commercial motor vehicles; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 457. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
     provide technical assistance to local interests for planning 
     the establishment of a regional water authority in 
     northeastern Ohio; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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           By Mr. UPTON:
       H.R. 458. A bill to amend the formula for determining the 
     official mail allowance for Members, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 459. A bill to amend section 207 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to prohibit Members of Congress after leaving 
     office from representing foreign governments before the U.S. 
     Government; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 460. A bill to provide for the granting of asylum in 
     the United States to nationals of Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, 
     and Burma who assist in the return to the United States of 
     living Vietnam POW/MIA's and to provide for the granting of 
     asylum in the United States to nationals of North Korea, 
     South Korea, and China who assist in the return to the United 
     States of living Korean POW/MIA's; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Davis):
       H.R. 461. A bill to close the Lorton Correctional Complex, 
     to prohibit the incarceration of individuals convicted of 
     felonies under the laws of the District of Columbia in 
     facilities of the District of Columbia Department of 
     Corrections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. WISE (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Ms. Furse, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.J. Res. 49. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the 
     U.S. Government; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FAZIO:
       H. Res. 31. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.

para.3.8  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 24: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 77: Mr. Gunderson and Mr. Davis.
       H.R. 78: Mr. Pete Geren of Texas.
       H.R. 95: Mr. Sanders, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. McHugh, Ms. Furse, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Engel, 
     Ms. McCarthy, Mr. Scott, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Neal.
       H.R. 218: Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Dixon, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
     Dreier, Mr. Jacobs, and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 393: Mr. Zimmer.



.
                     WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1995 (4)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.4.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, January 9, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.4.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       132. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request to make available emergency 
     appropriations totaling $11,695,000 in budget authority for 
     the Department of the Interior and the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency [FEMA], and to designate these amounts as 
     emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107 (H. Doc. No. 
     104-17); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       133. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary 
     (Communications, Computers and Support Systems), Department 
     of the Air Force, transmitting notification that the 
     installation commander at Tyndall Air Force Base, FL, is 
     initiating a multi-function cost comparison pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2304 note; to the Committee on National Security.
       134. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to Russia, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       135. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to the Republic of Tunisia, 
     pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       136. A letter from the Director, Financial Services, 
     Library of Congress, transmitting activities of the U.S. 
     Capitol Preservation Commission fund for the 6-month period 
     which ended on September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 
     100-696, section 804 (102 Stat. 4610); to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
       137. A letter from the Migratory Bird Conservation 
     Commission, transmitting the annual report of activities for 
     the fiscal year ended September 30, 1994, pursuant to 16 
     U.S.C. 715b; to the Committee on Resources.
       138. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the annual report on 
     transportation user fees, fiscal year 1993, pursuant to 45 
     U.S.C. 447(e); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       139. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 1992-1994 interim report of 
     demonstration activities under Public Law 96-265, section 
     505(a), as amended and related activities; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       140. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Environment, 
     Safety and Health, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Department's annual report on the progress in implementing 
     CERCLA requirements during fiscal year 1993, pursuant to 45 
     U.S.C. 9651; jointly, to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       141. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting a quarterly update 
     report on development assistance program allocations as of 
     September 30, 1994, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2413(a); jointly, 
     to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.
       142. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting a quarterly update 
     report on development assistance program allocations as of 
     December 14, 1994, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2413(a); jointly, to 
     the Committees on International Relations and Appropriations.

para.4.3  committee elections--minority

  Mrs. KENNELLY submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 
32):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be and they are 
     hereby elected to the following standing committee of the 
     House of Representatives:


                      committee on house oversight

       Mr. Fazio, Ranking Minority Member;
       Mr. Gejdenson;
       Mr. Hoyer;
       Mr. Jefferson;
       Mr. Pastor.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.4.4  order of business--technical amendment

  On motion of Mrs. KENNELLY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That any references to the Committee on Technology and 
Competitiveness in House Resolution 12, adopted on January 4, 1995, be 
amended to refer to the Committee on Science.

para.4.5  joint committee on taxation

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                      Committee on Ways and Means,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, January 10, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: On January 5, 1995, at the organizational 
     meeting for the Committee on Ways and Means, the Committee 
     designated the following members to serve on the Joint 
     Committee on Taxation for the 104th Congress, pursuant to 
     Section 8002 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986: Mr. 
     Archer, Mr. Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Rangel.
       With best personal regards, I am
           Sincerely,
                                                      Bill Archer,
                                                         Chairman.

para.4.6  committee elections--minority

  Mr. KLINK submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 34):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be and they are 
     hereby elected to the following standing committee of the 
     House of Representatives:


                           COMMITTEE ON RULES

       Mr. Moakley, Ranking Minority Member;
       Mr. Beilenson;
       Mr. Frost;
       Mr. Hall of Ohio. 

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  And then,

para.4.7  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. KLINK, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
January 5, 1995, at 3 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 10 o'clock a.m. on Friday, January 13, 1995.

para.4.8  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 462. A bill to establish the Commission on the Review 
     of National Policies To

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     ward Gambling; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Resources, and Ways and Means, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. 
             Duncan)
       H.R. 463. A bill to prohibit the use of certain assistance 
     provided under the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1974 and the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 
     for employment relocation activities; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself and Mr. 
             Stockman):
       H.R. 464. A bill to repeal the prohibitions relating to 
     semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition 
     feeding devices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GIBBONS:
       H.R. 465. A bill to ensure that the Caribbean Basin 
     Initiative is not adversely affected by the implementation of 
     the North American Free-Trade Agreement and to authorize 
     entry into free-trade agreements between the United States 
     and certain Caribbean Basin countries; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BATEMAN:
       H.R. 466. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to acquire and to convey certain lands or interests in lands 
     to improve the management, protection, and administration of 
     Colonial National Historical Park, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 467. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     exempt veterans' organizations from regulations prohibiting 
     the solicitation of contributions on postal property; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 468. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to furnish 
     outpatient medical services for any disability of a former 
     prisoner of war; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 469. A bill amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide that remarriage of the surviving spouse of a veteran 
     after age 55 shall not result in termination of dependency 
     and indemnity compensation; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Manton):
       H.R. 470. A bill provide for adherence with the MacBride 
     Principles by United States persons doing business in 
     Northern Ireland; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined 
     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 471. A bill amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     provide a tax credit to employers who employ members of the 
     Ready Reserve or the National Guard; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 472. A bill establish a priority in the disposal of 
     real property resulting from the closure or realignment of 
     military installation toward States and other entities that 
     agree to convert the property into correctional facilities 
     for youthful offenders to be operated as military-style boot 
     camps and to require the Secretary of Defense to develop a 
     program to promote the expanded use of such correctional 
     facilities; to the Committee on National Security, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DeLAY:
       H.R. 473. A bill repeal provisions of the Clean Air Act 
     dealing with toxic air emissions; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 474. A bill to repeal provisions of the Clean Air Act 
     dealing with acid rain; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 475. A bill to repeal provisions of the Clean Air Act 
     dealing with stratospheric ozone protection; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       H.R. 476. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to repeal 
     certain emissions standards for motor vehicles which have not 
     yet taken effect; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 477. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to allow 
     emission reductions caused by fleet turnover to be created to 
     the emission reduction requirements of the act; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 478. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the 
     Federal Government from requiring State plans to mandate trip 
     reduction measures; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 479. A bill to repeal the Clean Air Act Amendments of 
     1990 (Public Law 101-549); to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 480. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the 
     mandatory requirement for State motor vehicle inspection and 
     maintenance programs for ozone nonattainment areas; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Mica, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
             Callahan):
       H.R. 481. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     make technical corrections to maps relating to the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources System; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dornan, 
             Mr. Stump, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Jones):
       H.R. 482. A bill to direct that certain Federal financial 
     benefits be provided only to citizens and nationals of the 
     United States; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, 
     and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined 
     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Goss, Mr. Shays, Mr. Kolbe, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Archer, Mr. Stump, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Petri, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Berman, Mr. Talent, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Brown 
             of California, Mr. Minge, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Peterson of 
             Florida, Mr. Porter, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Baker of 
             California, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Fox, Mr. Farr, and Mr. Greenwood):
       H.R. 483. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to permit Medicare select policies to be offered 
     in all States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KIM:
       H.R. 484. A bill to prohibit public welfare assistance to 
     aliens not lawfully in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     Banking and Financial Services, Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, Agriculture, and the Judiciary, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KIM (for himself, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Royce, and 
             Mrs. Seastrand):
       H.R. 485. A bill to expand the authority for the export of 
     devices; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on International Relations, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 486. A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 to reform the manner of determining rent paid for public 
     housing dwelling units, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. ORTON:
       H.R. 487. A bill to improve the Single Family Housing 
     Mortgage Insurance Program of the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Blute, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Heineman, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Canady, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Molinari, and 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 488. A bill to prohibit the distribution or receipt of 
     restricted explosives without a Federal permit, and to 
     require applications for such permits to include a photograph 
     and the finger prints of the applicant; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. McHugh):
       H.R. 489. A bill to establish a uniform and more efficient 
     Federal process for protecting property owners' rights 
     guaranteed by the fifth amendment; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 490. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to ensure that constitutionally protected private 
     property rights are not infringed until adequate protection 
     is afforded by reauthorization of the act, to protect against 
     and compensate for economic losses from critical habitat 
     designation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 491. A bill to amend titles II and XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure the integrity of the Social Security 
     trust funds by reconstituting the Boards of Trustees of such 
     trust funds and the Managing Trustee of such trust funds to 
     increase their independence, by providing for annual 
     investment plans to guide investment of amounts in such trust 
     funds, and by removing unnecessary restrictions on investment 
     and disinvestment of amounts in such trust funds; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.

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           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 492. A bill to impose a tax and import controls on 
     bullets expressly designated to penetrate law enforcement 
     personnel bulletproof vests; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 493. A bill to amend section 106 of the Housing and 
     Urban Development Act of 1968 to improve the Housing 
     Counseling Program of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 494. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to carry out a demonstration program to 
     make grants to community development corporations for 
     reducing interest rates on loans for economic development 
     activities in five federally designated enterprise 
     communities; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Chrysler, and Mr. Knollenberg):
       H.R. 495. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to delay 
     implementation of enhanced motor vehicle inspection and 
     maintenance programs; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH:
       H.R. 496. A bill to prohibit site characterization of the 
     Yucca Mountain site in the State of Nevada during fiscal 
     years 1996 through 1998, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WOLF:
       H.R. 497. A bill to create the National Gambling Impact and 
     Policy Commission; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Lewis of California, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Moorhead, 
             and Mr. Doolittle):
       H.J. Res. 50. Joint resolution to designate the visitors 
     center at the Channel Islands National Park, CA, as the 
     ``Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center''; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas (for himself and Mr. Barton 
             of Texas):
       H.J. Res. 51. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to require three-fifths 
     majorities for bills increasing taxes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Florida:
       H.J. Res. 52. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States providing for 4-year 
     terms for Representatives and limiting the service of 
     Senators and Representatives to 12 years; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THORNTON (for himself, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, 
             Mr. Olver, and Mr. Wise):
       H.J. Res. 53. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution to provide for a balanced budget for the 
     U.S. Government; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY:
       H. Res. 32. Resolution designating minority membership to 
     the Committee on House Oversight; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Richardson, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Obey, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Mfume, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Brown 
             of California, and Mr. Schumer):
       H. Res. 33. Resolution providing for consideration of a 
     joint resolution (H.J. Res. 1) proposing a balanced budget 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. KLINK:
       H. Res. 34. Resolution designating minority membership to 
     the Committee on Rules; considered and agreed to.

para.4.9  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII.

       Mr. EDWARDS introduced a bill (H.R. 498) for the relief of 
     Jung Ja Golden; which was referred to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

para.4.10  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 4: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Walker, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. 
     Livingston.
       H.R. 5: Mr. Chabot, Mr. Ney, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
     Cremeans, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Pete 
     Geren of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Stump, Mr. Payne of 
     Virginia, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 6: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
     Funderburk, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Kim, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Moorhead, Mrs. 
     Vucanovich, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Walker, and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 9: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 11: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Walker, 
     and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 26: Mr. Foley, Mr. Largent, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Norwood, 
     Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Shays, Mr. Torres, and Ms. 
     Molinari.
       H.R. 52: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. McHugh, 
     Mr. Sensenbrenner, Ms. Danner, Mr. Klug, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Torricelli.
       H.R. 70: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Cox, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 76: Mr. Stump, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Mr. Frost, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 77: Mr. Ney, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
     Tate, Mr. Royce, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Fox, 
     Mr. Dornan, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Manton, 
     Mr. Filner, and Mr. Coleman.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Knollenberg, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 106: Mr. Berman and Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Pete Geren  of Texas, Mr. Gekas, 
     and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 118: Mr. McHugh, Mr. King, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
     McCrery, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 208: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 209: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Canady, 
     Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Hancock, and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 210: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 214: Mr. Dornan and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 217: Mr. Doolittle and Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Ney, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. 
     Frost.
       H.R. 259: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Hall of Ohio and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Largent. Mr. Hayes, 
     Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Longley.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Coble, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
     Schiff, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bereuter 
     Mr. Gordon, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Inglis 
     of South Carolina, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 450: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Forbes, 
     Mr. Hancock. Mr. Christensen, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Goodlatte, 
     Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Jones, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, Mr. Martini, Mr. Bono, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
     Cox, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Largent, and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 461: Mr. Bliley.
       H.J. Res. 3: Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Jones, Mr. Burr, Mrs. 
     Cubin, Mr. Stockman, and Mr. Crane.
       H.J. Res. 8: Mr. Forbes.
       H.J. Res. 27: Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Largent, Mr. Forbes, Ms. 
     McCarthy, and Mr. Klug.
       H.J. Res. 28: Mr. Christensen, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.J. Res. 49: Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Thornton, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Coleman.
       H. Con. Res. 5: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
     Fox, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. 
     Walsh, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Dornan, 
     Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Stump.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Burton of Indiana.

para.4.11  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.J. Res. 1: Mr. Houghton.



.
                      FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1995 (5)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.5.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, January 11, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.5.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       143. A letter from the Director, the Office of Management 
     and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on rescissions 
     and deferrals of budget authority as of December 1, 1994, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e) (H. Doc. No. 104-18); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       144. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act which occurred in the Department of the Army, pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       145. A letter from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to section 6 of Public Law 
     103-378; to the Committee on National Security.
       146. A letter from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to section 132 of Public Law 
     103-337, the National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal 
     year 1995; to the Committee on National Security.

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       147. A letter from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting certification that live-fire testing of the B-1 
     Conventional Mission Upgrade Program [CMUP] would be 
     unreasonably expensive and impractical, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2366(c)(1); to the Committee on National Security.
       148. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     certification that the total cost for the planning design, 
     construction, and installation of (building) equipment for 
     the renovation of the Pentagon reservation will not exceed 
     $1,128,000,000; to the Committee on National Security.
       149. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting the Agency's report entitled, 
     ``A Unified Nation Program for Floodplain Management,'' 
     pursuant to section 1302(c) of the Nation Flood Insurance Act 
     of 1968; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       150. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, transmitting the Office's report to Congress on 
     implementation of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, as 
     amended, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 2904; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       151. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's second annual report 
     to Congress on programs in achieving the performance goals 
     referenced in the Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992 
     [PDUFA], pursuant to section 104(a) of the Prescription Drug 
     User Fee Act of 1992; to the Committee on Commerce.
       152. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the United Nations for 
     use in Bosnia (Transmittal No. 8-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2796a(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       153. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 95-11, authorizing the 
     furnishing of assistance from the emergency refugee and 
     migration assistance fund to meet the urgent needs of 
     refugees in the New Independent States [NIS] of the former 
     Soviet Union, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       154. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report pursuant to title VIII of Public Law 101-246, the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, as amended; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       155. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on the 
     steps the administration has taken to ensure that the goals 
     of section 322 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Acts of 
     1992 and 1993 (which deals with the Arab boycott of Israel) 
     are being met; to the Committee on International Relations.
       156. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on the 
     outstanding expropriation claims in Nicaragua of United 
     States persons; to the Committee on International Relations.
       157. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 95-7: Resumption of U.S. Drug 
     Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Colombia; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       158. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 95-9: Resumption of U.S. Drug 
     Interdiction Assistance to the Government of Peru; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       159. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the Department of State will utilize the certification 
     procedures of section 565(a)(3) of Public Law 103-236 at the 
     U.S. Consulate General in Jerusalem; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       160. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Secretary's 
     report to Congress on the participation or involvement of 
     members of the Haitian Government in human rights violations 
     between December 15, 1990, and December 15, 1994, pursuant to 
     Public Law 103-423, section 4; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       161. A letter from the Secretary, Mississippi River 
     Commission, Department of the Army, transmitting a copy of 
     the annual report in compliance with the Government in the 
     Sunshine Act during the calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       162. A letter from the Executive Director, Martin Luther 
     King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission, transmitting the annual 
     report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
     for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       163. A letter from the Director, OPM, President's Pay 
     Agent, transmitting a report justifying the reasons for the 
     extension of locally-based comparability payments to 
     categories of positions that are in more than one executive 
     agency, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5304(h)(2)(C); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       164. A letter from the Inspector General, Smithsonian 
     Institution, transmitting the Institution's 5-year strategic 
     plan for fiscal years 1995 through 1999; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       165. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     notification that the report required pursuant to section 308 
     of title III of the Energy Conservation and Production Act, 
     as amended by section 101 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
     will be submitted by February 1, 1995; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Commerce and Banking and Financial Services.
       166. A letter from the Secretaries of the Interior and 
     Energy, and Director, National Science Foundation, 
     transmitting the Fourth Annual Report on the U.S. Continental 
     Scientific Drilling Program, pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 31 note; 
     jointly, to the Committees on Resources and Science.
       167. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a final report on the study 
     and technology demonstration program concerned with 
     contaminated bottom sediments in the Great Lakes, pursuant to 
     section 118(c)(7) of the Clean Water Act; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Science.

para.5.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate had passed with an amendment in which the concurrence of 
the House is requested, a bill of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 1. An Act to make certain laws applicable to the 
     legislative branch of the Federal Government.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the 
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 2. An Act to make certain laws applicable to the 
     legislative branch of the Federal Government.

  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 42 and 43, of 
title 20, United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, appoints Mr. Cochran and Mr. Simpson as members of the Board 
of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 85-874, as 
amended, the Chair, on behalf of the President of the Senate, appoints 
Mr. Dole to the Board of Trustees of the John F. Kennedy Center for the 
Performing Arts.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 102-166, and 
upon the recommendation of the majority leader, the Chair, in 
conjunction with the minority leader, appoints Dr. Harriett G. Jenkins 
as Director of the Office of Senate Fair Employment Practices.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 1024 of title 15, 
United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, appoints 
Mr. Roth, Mr. Mack, Mr. Craig, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Santorum, Mr. Grams, Mr. 
Bingaman, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. Robb, to the Joint Economic 
Committee.
  The message also announced that the Chair announces the following two 
appointments made by the Democratic leader, Mr. Mitchell, during the 
sine die adjournment:
  Pursuant to Public Law 103-236, the appointment of Mr. Moynihan and 
Samuel P. Huntington of New York, as members of the Commission on 
Protecting and Reducing Government Secrecy.
  Pursuant to section 114(b)(1) of Public Law 100-458, the reappointment 
of William Winter to a 6-year term on the Board of Trustees of the John 
C. Stennis Center for Public Training and Development.
  The message also announced that the Chair announces the following 
appointment made by the Republican leader, Mr. Dole, during the sine die 
adjournment: Pursuant to Public Law 103-359, the appointment of Mr. 
Warner and David H. Dewhurst of Texas, as members of the Commission on 
the Roles and Capabilities of the United States Intelligence Community.
  The message also announced that the Chair announces the following 
appointment made by the President pro tempore, Mr. Byrd, during the sine 
die adjournment: Pursuant to Public Law 103-394, and upon the 
recommendation of the Republican leader, the appointment of James I. 
Shepard of California, as a member of the National Bankruptcy Review 
Commission.
  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 1928a-1928d, of 
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair announces, on behalf 
of the Vice President, the following appointments, which were made 
during the previous Senate recess: Mr. Dodd, Mr. Daschle, and Mrs. 
Hutchison, to the North Atlantic Assembly Fall Meeting during the 2d 
Session of the

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103d Congress, which was held in Washington, DC, November 14-18, 1994. 

para.5.4  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. CLINGER, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight was granted permission until midnight 
tonight to file a report (Rept. No. 104-1, Pt. II) on the bill (H.R. 5) 
to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and 
local governments, to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs 
incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements 
under Federal statutes and regulations, and to provide information on 
the cost of Federal mandates on the private sector, and for other 
purposes.

para.5.5  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
9:30 a.m. on Tuesday, January 17, 1995.

para.5.6  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
January 18, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.
  And then,

para.5.7  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. McINTOSH, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 10 o'clock and 55 minutes a.m., the House adjourned until 
9:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 17, 1995.

para.5.8  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. H.R. 5. A bill to curb the 
     practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and 
     local governments, to ensure that the Federal Government pays 
     the costs incurred by those governments in complying with 
     certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations, 
     and to provide information on the cost of Federal mandates on 
     the private sector, and for other purposes; with amendments 
     (Rept. No. 104-1, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para.5.9  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Abercrobmie, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Klink, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Traficant, and Ms. 
             Velazquez):
       H.R. 499. A bill to require the withdrawal of the United 
     States from the North American Free-Trade Agreement, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Archer, Mr. Baker of California, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Bono, Mr. Burr, Mr. Canady, Mr. Coble, 
             Mr. Cox, Mr. Crane, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Fawell, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, 
             Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Largent, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Packard, 
             Mr. Porter, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Schaefer, 
             Mr. Skeen, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Wolf, 
             and Mr. Christensen):
       H.R. 500. A bill to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska:
       H.R. 501. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that certain cash rents will not result in the 
     recapture of the benefits of the special estate tax valuation 
     rules for certain farm and other real property; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Ms. Molinari, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             McKeon, and Mr. Laughlin):
       H.R. 502. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to 
     establish a program to verify employee Social Security 
     information, and to require employers to use the program; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois:
       H.R. 503. A bill to require all providers of 
     telecommunications services to establish and carry out plans 
     for procurement from businesses owned by minorities and 
     women, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. DANNER:
       H.R. 504. A bill to amend the formula for determining the 
     official mail allowance for Members of the House of 
     Representatives; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 505. A bill to amend the Job Training Partnership Act 
     to establish a program to assist discharged members of the 
     Armed Forces to obtain training and employment as managers 
     and employees with public housing authorities and management 
     companies; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
       H.R. 506. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     exempt noise and access restrictions on aircraft operations 
     to and from metropolitan airports from certain Federal review 
     and approval requirements, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 507. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of expanded nursing 
     facility and in-home services for dependent individuals under 
     the Medicare Program, to provide for coverage of outpatient 
     prescription drugs under part B of such program, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 508. A bill to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to ensure proper 
     classification as employees and independent contractors of 
     persons awarded Federal procurement contracts; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 509. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     ensure proper classification as employees and independent 
     contractors of persons awarded Federal procurement contracts; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 510. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and the Revenue Act of 1978 to revise the procedures 
     applicable to the determination of employment status; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Petri, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Castle, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson, Mr. Talent, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Zeliff, 
             Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 511. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     comprehensive and consolidated workforce preparation and 
     development system in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
             and Mr. Quinn):
       H.R. 512. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce the capital gains tax on stock of domestic 
     corporations engaged in manufacturing and to index the basis 
     of such stock for inflation; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Stump, and Mr. Walsh):
       H.R. 513. A bill to replace the program of aid to families 
     with dependent children and the job opportunities and basic 
     skills training program with a program of block grants to 
     States for families with dependent children, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Fields of 
             Texas, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. Hastert):
       H.R. 514. A bill to repeal the restrictions on foreign 
     ownership of licensed telecommunications facilities; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. PRYCE:
       H.R. 515. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prevent Federal prisoners from engaging in activities to 
     increase their strength or fighting ability while in prison; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 516. A bill to authorize, with respect to certain 
     former employees of the United States whose firefighting 
     functions were transferred from the Department of Energy to 
     Los Alamos County, NM, the payment of the amounts needed by 
     those individuals in order to qualify for benefits under the 
     retirement system to which they became subject as a result of 
     the transfer; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.

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       H.R. 517. A bill to amend title V of Public Law 96-550, 
     designating the Chaco Culture Archaeological Protection 
     Sites, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 518. A bill to expand the boundary of the Santa Fe 
     National Forest, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 519. A bill to prohibit foreign assistance to Russia 
     unless certain requirements relating to Russian intelligence 
     activities, relations between Russia and certain countries, 
     Russian arms control policy, and the reform of the Russian 
     economy are met; to the Committee on International Relations, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 520. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to double the maximum benefit under the special estate tax 
     valuation rules for certain farm, and so forth, real 
     property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Beilenson, Mr. Pallone, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 521. A bill to amend title 11 of the United States 
     Code to make nondischargeable claims of governmental units 
     for costs that are incurred to abate hazardous substances and 
     for which the debtor is liable under the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980, certain claims under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and 
     claims under State laws similar in subject matter to such 
     acts; and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Baldacci, and Mr. Ehlers):
       H.R. 522. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a credit against the estate tax for certain 
     transfers of real property for conservation purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 523. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     with respect to the treatment of certain bargain sales; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. 
             Livingston):
       H.J. Res. 54. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding federally 
     mandated expenditures; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.5.10  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       By Mr. ENGEL introduced a bill (H.R. 524) for the relief of 
     Inna Hecker Grade; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.5.11  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 4: Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 5: Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Goodling, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Inglis of 
     South Carolina, Mr. Tate, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Smith of Washington, 
     Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Jones, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
     Heineman, Mr. Walker, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Crane, 
     Mr. Emerson, Mr. Talent, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Hunter, 
     Mr. Hansen, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, 
     Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bass, 
     Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
     Chrysler, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Flanagan, 
     Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gilchrest, 
     Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
     Hobson, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
     Kasich, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
     LaHood, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Martini, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Mr. Packard, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Solomon, 
     Mr. Sanford, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, 
     Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 8: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Manzullo, 
     and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 9: Mr. Lucas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Norwood, Mrs. 
     Vucanovich, Mr. Walker, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. 
     Livingston, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr. Collins 
     of Georgia.
       H.R. 11: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mrs. 
     Seastrand, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 24: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 26: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan.
       H.R. 34: Mr. Emerson, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Forbes, Mr. English 
     of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 52: Ms. Furse, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Latham, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     McDade.
       H.R. 77: Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Linder.
       H.R. 106: Mr. King.
       H.R. 117: Mr. Solomon, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, and Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 217: Mr. Linder and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Crane, and Mr. 
     Chrysler.
       H.R. 359: Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
     Hansen, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Holden, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Skeen, Ms. 
     Molinari, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 442: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, 
     Mr. Minge, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Royce, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
     Oberstar, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Klug, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Goodling, 
     and Mr. Pete Geren of Texas.
       H.R. 449: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Boucher, 
     and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 452: Mr. Klug, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Holden, and Mr. English 
     of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 464: Mr. Crane, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Stump, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Packard, Mr. Emerson, Mr. McCollum, 
     Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Wise, and Mr. Shuster.
       H.R. 489: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Bono, and Mr. Chrysler.
       H.R. 490: Mr. Combest and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.J. Res. 48: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
     Bliley, Mr. Foley, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     Cox, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
     DeLay, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Goss, Mr.  Emerson, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Roberts, 
     Mr. Stump, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Talent, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. 
     Hoekstra, Mr. Spence, Mr. Blute, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Christensen, 
     Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Calvert, Mr. McCrery, 
     Mr. Shuster, and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.J. Res. 49: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. McDermott, Ms. Harman, Mrs. Maloney, 
     Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Dicks, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     Rangel, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Kennelly, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Brown of California, 
     Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Stark.



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                      TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1995 (6)

para.6.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT 
of Nebraska, at 9:30 o'clock a.m., who laid before the House the 
following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 January 17, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Bill Barrett to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January 4, 
1995, Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.6.2  recess--9:43 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
12 of rule I, declared the House in recess until 11 o'clock a.m.

para.6.3  after recess--11:00 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.6.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Friday, January 13, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.6.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       168. A letter from the Director, the Office of Management 
     and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on rescissions 
     and deferrals of budget authority as of January 1, 1995, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e) (H. Doc. No. 104-19) to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       169. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to Indonesia, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       170. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to Indonesia, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.

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       171. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to Russia, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       172. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting GAO's compliance report, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 
     1388-588); to the Committee on the Budget.
       173. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       174. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a corrected 
     certification pursuant to the Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     Act of 1993; to the Committee on International Relations.
       175. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the annual update of the comprehensive program 
     management plan and the comprehensive technology application 
     and market development plan for the ocean thermal energy 
     conversion technology, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 9002(d); to the 
     Committee on Science.
       176. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a report, entitled ``U.S.-
     Canadian Food Safety: Opportunities for Sharing Information 
     and Coordinating Inspections''; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Agriculture and Government Reform and Oversight.

para.6.6  official advisers for trade agreements

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of section 161(a) of the Trade 
Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2211) and upon the recommendation of the Chairman 
of the Committee on Ways and Means, appointed the following Members of 
that committee to be accredited by the President as official advisers to 
the United States delegations to international conferences, meetings, 
and negotiation sessions relating to trade agreements during the first 
session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress: Messrs. Archer, Crane, 
Thomas of California, Gibbons, and Rangel.

para.6.7  house employees' accrued annual leave lump sum payment

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS of California, by unanimous consent, the 
Committee on House Oversight was discharged from further consideration 
of the following resolution (H. Res. 35):

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. LUMP-SUM PAYMENT FOR ACCRUED ANNUAL LEAVE.

       (a) In General.--An eligible employee of the House of 
     Representatives--
       (1) who is separated from employment involuntarily;
       (2) whose last day of employment is during the period 
     beginning on January 3, 1995, and ending on June 30, 1995; 
     and
       (3) who is not reemployed by the House of Representatives, 
     the Senate, or an agency of the legislative branch within 30 
     days after such last day of employment;

     shall be paid a lump sum for the accrued annual leave of the 
     employee.
       (b) Payment.--The lump sum--
       (1) shall be paid, as certified under subsection (c), in an 
     amount equal to the value of the total accrued annual leave 
     of the employee or the value of 30 days of accrued annual 
     leave of the employee, whichever is less;
       (2) shall be paid--
       (A) for clerk hire employees, from the clerk hire allowance 
     of the Member for calendar year 1995;
       (B) for committee employees, from amounts appropriated for 
     committees; and
       (C) for other employees, from amounts appropriated to the 
     employing authority for fiscal year 1995; and
       (3) shall be computed using the rate of pay in effect with 
     respect to the employee on the last day of employment of the 
     employee.
       (c) Certification.--For purposes of this resolution, 
     accrued annual leave of an employee shall be certified by the 
     appropriate employing authority--
       (1) as of December 31, 1994, in the case of an employee 
     whose last day of employment is January 3, 1995; and
       (2) as of the last day of employment of the employee, in 
     the case of an employee whose last day of employment is after 
     January 3, 1995, and before July 1, 1995.

     SEC. 2. REGULATIONS.

       The Committee on House Oversight shall have authority to 
     prescribe regulations to carry out this resolution.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this resolution--
       (1) the term ``eligible employee'' means, with respect to 
     the House of Representatives, an employee whose pay is 
     disbursed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the 
     Chief Administrative Officer of the House of Representatives, 
     as applicable, except that such term does not include--
       (A) an employee under the clerk hire allowance whose 
     appointing Member is not a Member of the House of 
     Representatives in the One Hundred Fourth Congress; or
       (B) a uniformed or civilian support employee under the 
     Capitol Police Board; and
       (2) The term ``agency of the legislative branch'' means the 
     Office of the Architect of the Capitol, the Botanic Garden, 
     the General Accounting Office, the Government Printing 
     Office, the Library of Congress, the Office of Technology 
     Assessment, and the Congressional Budget Office. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  Mr. THOMAS of California submitted the following amendment which was 
agreed to:

       Page 1, line 9, strike out ``January 3, 1995'' and insert 
     in lieu thereof ``December 31, 1994''.
       Page 3, beginning on line 5, strike out ``January 3, 1995'' 
     and insert in lieu thereof ``December 31, 1994, or January 1, 
     2, or 3, 1995''.

  The resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.6.8  congressional accountability act

  Mr. THOMAS of California moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
of the Senate (S. 2) to make certain laws applicable to the legislative 
branch of the Federal Government.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, recognized Mr. THOMAS of 
California and Mr. HOYER, each for 20 minutes.
  Mr. THOMAS of California, by unanimous consent, requested that ten 
minutes of his time be granted to and controlled by Mr. GOODLING.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. THOMAS of California demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas 
and nays, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members 
present, so the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.6.9  recess--2:03 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
12 of rule I, declared the House in recess at 2 o'clock and 3 minutes 
p.m., until 5 o'clock p.m.

para.6.10  after recess--5:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, called the House to order.

para.6.11  s. 2--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 2) to make certain laws applicable 
to the legislative branch of the Federal Government.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

390

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affirmative

Nays

0

para.6.12                     [Roll No. 16]

                                YEAS--390

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell

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     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NAYS--0

                             NOT VOTING--44

     Barcia
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bryant (TX)
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Hall (OH)
     Hefley
     Hinchey
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kennedy (RI)
     Lantos
     Latham
     Lincoln
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Mfume
     Owens
     Pelosi
     Quillen
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rose
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Thompson
     Torres
     Waters
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Yates
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.6.13  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. SLAUGHTER, for today;
  To Mr. EVANS, for today;
  To Mr. McNULTY, for today; and
  To Mrs. LINCOLN, for today;
  And then,

para.6.14  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DeFAZIO, at 6 o'clock and 32 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.6.15  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BAKER of California (for himself, Mr. Hoke, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
             Parker):
       H.R. 525. A bill to repeal the must-carry provisions of the 
     title VI of the Communications Act of 1934, relating to cable 
     television; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. Laughlin):
       H.R. 526. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     relieve farmers and retail farm suppliers from limitations on 
     maximum driving and on-duty time in the transportation of 
     agricultural commodities or farm supplies if such 
     transportation occurs within a 100-air mile radius of the 
     source of the commodities or the distribution point for the 
     farm supplies; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BERMAN:
       H.R. 527. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to permit 
     an extension for filing drawback claims in cases where the 
     President has declared a major disaster; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 528. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify provisions relating to church pension benefit 
     plans, to modify certain provisions relating to participants 
     in such plans, to reduce the complexity of and to bring 
     workable consistency to the applicable rules, to promote 
     retirement savings and benefits, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRAPO:
       H.R. 529. A bill to authorize the exchange of National 
     Forest System lands in the Targhee National Forest in Idaho 
     for non-Federal lands within the forest in Wyoming; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Gunderson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Peterson of Florida, and Mr. 
             Stenholm):
       H.R. 530. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to stabilize the student loan programs, improve congressional 
     oversight, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Orton, and Mrs. 
             Waldholtz):
       H.R. 531. A bill to designate the Great Western Scenic 
     Trail as a study trail under the National Trails System Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 532. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an inflation adjustment for the amount of the 
     maximum benefit under the special estate tax valuation rules 
     for certain farm, and so forth, real property; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 533. A bill to amend section 117 of title 17, United 
     States Code, to permit the lawful possessor of a copy of a 
     computer program to authorize another copy to be made under 
     certain circumstances; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Torres, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, and Ms. Lowey):
       H.R. 534. A bill to provide for the minting and circulation 
     of $1 coins, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Ms. LINCOLN:
       H.R. 535. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey the Corning National Fish Hatchery to the State of 
     Arkansas; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. McDADE:
       H.R. 536. A bill to extend indefinitely the authority of 
     the Secretary of the Interior to collect a commercial 
     operation fee in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation 
     Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MORAN:
       H.R. 537. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to index the basis of certain assets acquired on or after 
     January 1, 1995, for purposes of determining gain, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 538. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to reduce the lowest rate of income tax imposed on taxpayers 
     other than corporations from 15 percent to 12.5 percent, to 
     provide for a carryover basis of property acquired from a 
     decedent, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. PARKER:
       H.R. 539. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax exemption for health risk pools; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 540. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make the exclusion for amounts received under group legal 
     services plans permanent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 541. A bill to reauthorize the Atlantic Tunas 
     Convention Act of 1975, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SAXTON (by request):
       H.R. 542. A bill to approve a governing international 
     fishery agreement between the United States and the People's 
     Republic of China; to the Committee on Resources.

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       H.R. 543. A bill to approve a governing international 
     fishery agreement between the United States and the Republic 
     of Estonia; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 544. A bill to protect financial institutions from 
     liability for damages caused by failure to remove asbestos 
     from a residential or commercial building in which the 
     financial institution holds a security interest if an 
     accredited asbestos management planner has recommended in-
     place management of the asbestos, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 545. A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act 
     to provide for regulation by the Federal Trade Commission of 
     advertisements by air carriers, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 546. A bill to amend the Petroleum Marketing Practices 
     Act to provide consumers with additional information 
     concerning octane ratings and requirements, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 547. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to 
     require that any data relating to the incidence of poverty 
     produced or published by the Secretary of Commerce for 
     subnational areas be corrected for differences in the cost of 
     living in those areas; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 548 A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for a program of research and education regarding 
     menopause and related conditions; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 549. A bill to provide a veterans bill of rights; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lantos, and 
             Mr. Payne of New Jersey):
       H.R. 550. A bill to prohibit economic assistance, military 
     assistance, or arms transfers to the Government of Mauritania 
     until appropriate action is taken to eliminate chattel 
     slavery in Mauritania; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H. Con. Res. 14. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the Congress should pass any health care 
     reform initiative that has overwhelming bipartisan support; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 35. Resolution providing for payment of a lump sum 
     for accrued annual leave to eligible former employees of the 
     House of Representatives; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H. Res. 36. Resolution congratulating the people of India 
     on the occasion of the 48th anniversary of their nation's 
     independence; to the Committee on International Relations.
       H. Res. 37. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that aviators who meet the qualification 
     standards of the Air Force's Escape and Evasion Society 
     should be granted recognition for meritorious service by the 
     Department of Defense; to the Committee on National Security.

para.6.16  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. RAMSTAD introduced a bill (H.R. 551) for the relief of 
     Oscar Salas-Velazquez; which was referred to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

para.6.17  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 5: Ms. Harman, Mr. Largent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Parker, 
     Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bono, Mr. Burr, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. McKeon, 
     Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Rogers, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Coburn, Mr. Foley, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
     Crapo, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Everett, Mr. Goss, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Longley, Mr. Funderburk, and Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 8: Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
     Walker, Mr. Moorhead, Mrs. Seastrand, and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 10: Mr. Schiff, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. 
     Walker, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Seastrand, 
     and Mr. Collins of Georgia.
       H.R. 24: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 26: Mr. Fox, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Solomon, 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Klink, and Mr. 
     Knollenberg.
       H.R. 27: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tate, 
     and Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 28: Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Rohrabacker, Mr. 
     Skeen, Mr. Talent, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Pete Geren of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 40: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Davis, Mr. Blute, 
     Mr. Bliley, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hansen, 
     Ms. Danner, Mr. Ney, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Norwood, Ms. 
     Molinari, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Mica, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Blute, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas, Mr. Ackerman, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 77: Mr. Herger, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Levin, and Mr. 
     Hansen.
       H.R. 78: Mr. Ney and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 86: Mr. Cremeans.
       H.R. 94: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Dornan, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
     Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Fox, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 104: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Pastor and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Mica, Mr. Holden, Mr. Fox, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Ney, 
     Mr. Wynn, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Blute, Mr. Torres, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Wilson, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. 
     Flanagan.
       H.R. 125: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Bunn of 
     Oregon, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Fields of 
     Texas, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Ney, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
     Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Wilson.
       H.R. 142: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 219: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 230: Mr. McHugh and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 244: Mr. Menendez, Mr. Pallone, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Schumer, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Blute, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Ackerman, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 342: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Klug, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Zimmer, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 359: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     Lipinski, and Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 370: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
     Mr. Porter, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Bass, Mr. Royce, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
     Linder, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
     Goss, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Schaefer.
       H.R. 372. Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Saxton, 
     Mr. Coburn, Mr. Shuster, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Shuster, 
     Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Brewster, 
     Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 375: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Saxton, 
     Mr. Coburn, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 386: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 431: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 436: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Holden, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Walsh, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
     Emerson, Mr. Manton, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Clinger, Mr. Dornan, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Bunning 
     of Kentucky, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 464: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Canady, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Solomon, and 
     Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Metcalf, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. 
     Jones, Mr. Fox, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Ney, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Regula, and Mr. 
     Knollenberg.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 494: Mr. Tucker.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.J. Res. 1: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
     Bliley, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Graham, 
     Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
     Livingston, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
     Longley, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Roberts, 
     Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Scarborough, Mrs. Seastrand, 
     Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. 
     Walker, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.J. Res. 4: Mr. Metcalf and Mr. McCrery.
       H. Res. 15: Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Andrews, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Shays, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Obey, and Ms. McCarthy.
       H. Res. 28: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, 
     Mr. Dornan, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Stump, Mr. Fox, Mr. Talent, and 
     Mr. Coburn. 



.
                     WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1995 (7)

para.7.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 January 18, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Cliff Stearns to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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para.7.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, January 17, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.7.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       177. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Education, 
     Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, 
     transmitting final priorities--research and demonstration 
     projects, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1); to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       178. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     a report concerning surplus Federal real property disposed of 
     to educational institutions in fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 
     40 U.S.C. 484(o)(1); to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       179. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a listing of gifts 
     by the U.S. Government to foreign individuals during fiscal 
     year 1994, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2694(2); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       180. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Labor Relations 
     Authority, transmitting the annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1994, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       181. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Mine Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting the agency's annual 
     report for the calendar year 1994 under the Freedom of 
     Information Act, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       182. A letter from the Chairman, Occupational Safety and 
     Health Review Commission, transmitting the annual report 
     under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for 
     fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       183. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1994, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       184. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     notification of the Department's intent to award a sale-
     source contract as required by the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation; to the Committee on Government reform and 
     Oversight.

para.7.4  words taken down

  Mrs. MEEK during one minute speeches addressed the House and, during 
the course of her remarks,
  Mr. WALKER demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:

       News accounts tell us that while the Speaker may have given 
     up the $4.5 million advance, he stands to gain that amount 
     and much more. That is a whole lot of dust where I come from. 
     If anything now, how much the Speaker earns has grown much 
     more dependent on how hard his publishing house hawks his 
     book.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, held the words taken down to be 
unparliamentary, said:

  ``It is the Speaker's opinion that innuendo and critical references to 
the Speaker's personal conduct are not in order.''

  Mr. VOLKMER appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  Mr. LINDER moved to lay the appeal on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. LINDER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

214

When there appeared

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Nays

169

para.7.5                      [Roll No. 17]

                                YEAS--214

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus (AL)
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--169

     Abercrombie
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden

                             NOT VOTING--52

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bevill
     Boucher
     Chapman
     Collins (MI)
     de la Garza
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Ehrlich
     Evans
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Frisa
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hayes
     Hyde
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     McHugh
     McNulty
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Pelosi
     Quillen
     Reynolds
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Seastrand
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Tanner
     Torres
     Wilson
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the motion to lay the appeal on the table was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced that, by unanimous 
consent, the words ruled unparliamentary would be stricken from the 
Congressional Record.

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  Mr. DINGELL objected to the words being stricken from the Record.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the words be stricken from the Record?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. VOLKMER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

217

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

178

para.7.6                      [Roll No. 18]

                                YEAS--217

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Smith (MI)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--178

     Abercrombie
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford (TN)
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (TX)
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal (MA)
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden

                             NOT VOTING--40

     Ackerman
     Andrews (NJ)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Chapman
     Collins (MI)
     de la Garza
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Flake
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gingrich
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hayes
     Hyde
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     McHugh
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Murtha
     Nussle
     Pelosi
     Quillen
     Reynolds
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Salmon
     Seastrand
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Torres
     Wilson
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the words were ordered to be stricken.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  By unanimous consent, Mrs. MEEK was permitted to proceed in order.

para.7.7  point of order

  Mr. VOLKMER during one minute speeches addressed the House and, during 
the course of his remarks,
  Mr. THOMAS made a point of order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, those words have been stricken from the Record by a 
vote of this House. The gentleman under the rules is not allowed to 
repeat them and he continues to do so.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, sustained the point of order.

para.7.8  motion to adjourn

  Mr. MFUME moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. MFUME demanded a recorded vote on the motion, which demand was 
supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

152

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

247

para.7.9                      [Roll No. 19]

                                AYES--152

     Abercrombie
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Klink
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden

                                NOES--247

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble

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     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Becerra
     Berman
     Chapman
     Collins (MI)
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Flake
     Gekas
     Gingrich
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Istook
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Lincoln
     Manton
     McHugh
     McNulty
     Murtha
     Pelosi
     Quillen
     Reynolds
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Salmon
     Slaughter
     Stockman
     Torres
     Wilson
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para.7.10  words taken down

  Mr. DeLAY during one minute speeches addressed the House and, during 
the course of his remarks,
  Mr. VOLKMER demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:

       That is what is happening here. The other side of the aisle 
     is trying every tactic they can to stop the Contract With 
     America. That is quite evident to the American people.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, held the words taken down not to 
be unparliamentary, said:

  ``In the opinion of the Chair that is not an improper personal 
reference to any Member.''

para.7.11  providing for the consideration of h.r. 5

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-2) the resolution (H. Res. 38) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 5) to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal 
mandates on States and local governments, to ensure that the Federal 
Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying 
with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations, and to 
provide information on the cost of Federal mandates on the private 
sector, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.7.12  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 2. An Act to make certain laws applicable to the 
     legislative branch of the Federal Government.

para.7.13  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. LINCOLN, for today;
  To Ms. SLAUGHTER, for today; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today.
  And then,

para.7.14  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, at 3 o'clock and 5 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.7.15  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. H. Res. 38. Resolution 
     providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5) to curb 
     the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States 
     and local governments, to ensure that the Federal Government 
     pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying 
     with certain requirements under Federal statutes and 
     regulations, and to provide information on the cost of 
     Federal mandates on the private sector, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-2). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.J. Res. 1. 
     Resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 104-3). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.7.16  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Beilenson, Mr. Condit, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. 
             Shays):
       H.R. 552. A bill to provide for the negotiation of 
     bilateral prisoner transfer treaties with foreign countries 
     and to provide for the training in the United States of 
     border patrol and customs service personnel from foreign 
     countries; to the Committee on International Relations, and 
     in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and 
     Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Gibbons, and 
             Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 553. A bill to provide, temporarily, tariff and quota 
     treatment equivalent to that accorded to members of the North 
     American Free-Trade Agreement [NAFTA] to Caribbean Basin 
     beneficiary countries; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself and Mr. Pete 
             Geren of Texas):
       H.R. 554. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to judicial remedies regarding prison 
     conditions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mrs. Schroeder):
       H.R. 555. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 in order to reform the conduct of private securities 
     litigation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       H.R. 556. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to address 
     waste water needs of the residents of colonias in the 
     southwest region of the United States, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       H.R. 557. A bill to permit the State of Texas to use 
     certain previously setaside funds for the provision of grants 
     to colonia residents; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FIELDS of Texas (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Laughlin, and Mr. Hall of Texas):
       H.R. 558. A bill to grant the consent of the Congress to 
     the Texas low-level radioactive waste disposal compact; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 559. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to limit the penalty for late enrollment under 
     the Medicare Program to 10 percent and twice the period of no 
     enrollment; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 560. A bill to reform the immigration laws of the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, International Relations, Government Reform and 
     Oversight, Ways and Means, Agriculture, and Banking and 
     Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Schumer, 
             Mr. Frank of

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             Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Waters, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. Hinchey):
       H.R. 561. A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH:
       H.R. 562. A bill to modify the boundaries of Walnut Canyon 
     National Monument in the State of Arizona; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 563. A bill to amend the National Historic 
     Preservation Act to prohibit the inclusion of certain sites 
     on the National Register of Historic Places, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KIM (for himself and Mr. Shuster):
       H.R. 564. A bill to provide that receipts and disbursements 
     of the Highway Trust Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, 
     the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance 
     Trust Fund shall not be included in the totals of the budget 
     of the U.S. Government as submitted by the President or the 
     congressional budget; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MOAKLEY:
       H.R. 565. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to retroactively restore and make permanent the exclusion for 
     amounts received under group legal services plans; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Ms. Furse, and Mr. 
             Deutsch):
       H.J. Res. 55. Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.7.17  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 4: Mr. Dreier, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. 
     Roberts.
       H.R. 5: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
     McCrery, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Buyer, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
     Frisa, Mr. White, Mr. Latham, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
     Graham, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. Seastrand, 
     Mr. Upton, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Petri, and Ms. McCarthy.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Spratt and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Laughlin.
       H.R. 76: Mr. Wicker and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 77: Mr. Quinn, Ms. Danner, and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 97: Mr. Rangel, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Frost, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Flake.
       H.R. 139: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 142: Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. 
     Walsh.
       H.R. 158: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 209: Mr. Condit, Mr. Linder, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Sam 
     Johnson, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 214: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 217: Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Baker of California.
       H.R. 221: Mr. Rush, Mr. Porter, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. Furse, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
     Matsui, Mr. Towns, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     Flake, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Moakley, 
     Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Yates, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mr. Clay, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Filner, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
     Brown of Florida, Mr. Torricelli, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 304: Mr. Pombo and Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 384: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 388: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Baker of 
     California, Mr. Davis, Mr. Blute, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Linder, 
     Mr. Ney, Mr. Canady, Mr. Combest, and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Funderburk.
       H.R. 520: Mr. Herger.
       H.J. Res. 53: Mr. Chapman, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Metcalf, and 
     Mr. Moran.
       H. Con. Res. 5: Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Wicker, and 
     Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H. Res. 33: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Oberstar, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stark, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
     Dicks, Mr. Engel, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Norton, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
     Clay, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Beilenson, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.



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                     THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1995 (8)

para.8.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 January 19, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable David Dreier to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para.8.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, January 18, 1995.
  Mr. FRANK, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FRANK objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

218

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

187

para.8.3                     [Roll No. 20] 

                                YEAS--218

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boucher
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Talent
     Tate
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--187

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink

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     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Bono
     Brown (FL)
     Chapman
     Chrysler
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cremeans
     Davis
     Dornan
     Flake
     Gibbons
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Kaptur
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Meehan
     Orton
     Porter
     Reynolds
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Slaughter
     Souder
     Stokes
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para.8.4  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       185. A letter from the Adjutant General, the Veterans of 
     Foreign Wars of the United States, transmitting proceedings 
     of the 95th national convention of the Veterans of Foreign 
     Wars of the United States, held in Las Vegas, NV, August 21-
     26, 1994, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 118; 44 U.S.C. 1332 (H. Doc. 
     No. 104-20); to the Committee on National Security and 
     ordered to be printed.
       186. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Indian 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting a proposed 
     plan for the settlement of the claims of the confederated 
     tribes of the Colville Reservation Tribe concerning their 
     contributions to the production of hydropower by the Grand 
     Coulee Dam; to the Committee on Resources.
       187. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting the 
     third biennial report on internationally recognized worker 
     rights, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2465(c); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.

para.8.5  point of order

  Mr. FRANK made a point of order against changes in the Congressional 
Record, and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, at the beginning of this session, the House adopted a 
new rule which says the Congressional Record shall be a substantially 
verbatim account of remarks made during the proceedings of the House, 
subject only to technical, grammatical, and typographical corrections 
authorized by the Member making the remarks involved.
  ``In the Congressional Record that we received this morning, 
reflecting yesterday's proceedings, at page H301 in the transcript of 
the remarks of the Speaker pro tempore, the gentleman from Florida, 
there are two changes that were made between what he, in fact, said and 
what is in the Record.
  ``The first change is as follows:
  He said yesterday with regard to the statements of the gentlewoman 
from Florida about the book of the Speaker, `It is the Speaker's opinion 
that innuendo and personal references to the Speaker's conduct are not 
in order.'
  ``That has been altered and that does not appear verbatim in the 
Congressional Record. Instead, it says, `It is the Speaker's opinion 
that innuendo and critical references to the Speaker's personal conduct 
are not in order.'
  ``Additionally, later on in response to a parliamentary inquiry from 
the gentleman from Missouri, the Speaker pro tempore said, as I 
recollect it, `it has been the Chair's ruling, and the precedents of the 
House support this, a higher level of respect is due to the Speaker.'
  ``In the Congressional Record that has been changed to `a proper level 
of respect.'
  ``Now, I do not believe that changing `personal' to `critical' and 
`proper' to `higher' is either technical, grammatical, or typographical. 
Both make quite substantive changes. Indeed, Mr. Speaker, it seems to me 
that by the standard that the Speaker yesterday uttered, the gentlewoman 
from Florida was judged, but if you take today's standard of revised, 
illegitimately revised version that is in the Record, there would be no 
objection to what the gentlewoman from Florida said.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, overruled the point of order, and 
said:

  ``The Chair would recite from the manual that in accordance with 
existing accepted practices, the Speaker may make such technical or 
parliamentary insertions, or corrections in transcript as may be 
necessary to conform to rule, custom, or precedent. The Chair does not 
believe that any revision changed the meaning of the ruling.''.

para.8.6  rules of decorum in debate

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, in response to Members' 
parliamentary inquiries, made the following statement:

  ``The Chair must reiterate that the principles of decorum in debate 
relied on by the Chair yesterday with respect to words taken down are 
not new to the 104th Congress.
  ``First, clause 1 of rule XIV establishes an absolute rule against 
engaging in personality in debate where the subject of a Member's 
conduct is not the pending question.
  ``Second, it is the long and settled practice of the House over many 
Congresses to enforce that standard by demands from the floor that 
words be taken down under rule XIV. Although the rule enables the Chair 
to take initiative to address breaches of order, the Chair normally 
defers to demands that words be taken down in the case of references to 
Members of the House. On occasion, however, the Chair has announced 
general standards of proper reference to Members, as was the case on 
June 15, 1988. There, in response to a series of 1-minute speeches and 
special order debates focusing on the conduct of the Speaker as the 
subject of an ethical complaint and on the motives of the Member who 
filed the complaint, the Chair stated as follows:

       Thus, the Chair would caution all Members not to use the 1-
     minute period or special orders, as has already happened, to 
     discuss the conduct of Members of the House in a way that 
     inevitably engages in personalities.

  ``Third, longstanding precedents of the House provide that the 
stricture against personalities has been enforced collaterally with 
respect to criticism of the Speaker even when intervening debate has 
occurred. This separate treatment is recorded in volume 2 of Hinds' 
Precedents, at section 1248.
  ``Finally, a complaint against the conduct of the Speaker is 
presented directly for the action of the House and not by way of debate 
on other matters. As Speaker Thomas B. Reed of Maine explained in 1897, 
criticism of past conduct of the presiding officer is out of order not 
because he is above criticism but, instead, because of the tendency of 
piecemeal criticism to impair the good order of the House.
  ``Speaker Reed's rationale is recorded in volume 5 of Hinds' 
Precedents section 5188 from which the Chair now quotes as follows:

       The Chair submits to the House that allusions or criticisms 
     of what the Chair did at some past time is certainly not in 
     order not because the Chair is above criticism or above 
     attack but for two reasons; first, because the Speaker is the 
     Speaker of the House, and such attacks are not conducive to 
     the good order of the House; and, second, because the Speaker 
     cannot reply to them except in a very fragmentary fashion, 
     and it is not desirable that he should reply to them. For 
     these reasons, such attacks ought not be made.

  ``Based on these precedents, the Chair was justified in concluding 
that the words challenged on yesterday were in their full context out 
of order as engaging in personalities.''

para.8.7  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.8.8  providing for the consideration of h.r. 5

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 38):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 5) to curb the practice of imposing unfunded 
     Federal mandates on States and local governments, to ensure 
     that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those 
     governments in complying with certain requirements under 
     Federal statutes and regulations, and to provide information 
     on the cost of Federal mandates on the private sector, and 
     for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. General debate shall be

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     confined to the bill and shall not exceed two hours, with one 
     hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight and one hour equally divided and controlled by 
     the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Rules. After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
     amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 
     amendments recommended by the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight and the Committee on Rules, it shall be in 
     order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 
     amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute printed in the report of the Committee 
     on Rules accompanying this resolution. That amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute shall be considered by title rather 
     than by section. Each of the first four sections and each 
     title shall be considered as read. During consideration of 
     the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the 
     Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 
     whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be 
     printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
     for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so 
     printed shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote 
     in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 
     Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute made in order as original text. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUNDERSON, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

350

When there appeared

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Nays

71

para.8.9                      [Roll No. 21]

                                YEAS--350

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--71

     Abercrombie
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Johnson (SD)
     Kanjorski
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Markey
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Scott
     Serrano
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bachus
     Chapman
     Flake
     Lincoln
     Meehan
     Pelosi
     Reynolds
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Schaefer
     Slaughter
     Waxman
     Yates
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.8.10  unfunded federal mandates

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUNDERSON, pursuant to House Resolution 
38 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 5) to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on 
States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the 
Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the 
imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal 
mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate 
funding, in a manner that may displace other essential governmental 
priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs 
incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements 
under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUNDERSON, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. EMERSON as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EMERSON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.8.11  joint economic committee members

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, by unanimous consent and 
pursuant to the provisions of 15 U.S.C. 1024(a), announced that the 
Speaker appointed as Members of the Joint Economic Committee the 
following Members on the part of the House:

  Mr. Saxton of New Jersey.
  Mr. Ewing of Illinois;

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  Mr. Quinn of New York;
  Mr. Manzullo of Illinois;
  Mr. Sanford of South Carolina;
  Mr. Thornberry of Texas;
  Mr. Stark of California;
  Mr. Obey of Wisconsin;
  Mr. Hamilton of Indiana; and
  Mr. Mfume of Maryland.

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.8.12  page board--minority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, laid before the House the 
following communication, which was read as follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                 Washington, DC, January 19, 1995.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 127 of Public Law 97-
     377, I hereby appoint the following Member of Congress to 
     serve on the House of Representatives Page Board for the 
     104th Congress: Representative Dale Kildee.
           Sincerely,
                                             Richard A. Gephardt. 

para.8.13  message from the president--u.s.-estonia fishing agreement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), I transmit herewith the Agreement 
between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the Republic of Estonia Extending the Agreement of June 1, 
1992, Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States. The 
Agreement, which was effected by an exchange of notes at Tallinn on 
March 11 and May 12, 1994, extends the 1992 Agreement to June 30, 1996.
  In light of the importance of our fisheries relationship with the 
Republic of Estonia, I urge that the Congress give favorable 
consideration to this Agreement at an early date.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, January 19, 1995. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Resources, and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 104-21).

para.8.14  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. SLAUGHTER, for today; and
  To Mr. YATES, from today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para.8.15  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. KAPTUR, at 5 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.8.16  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 566. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to consolidate the surface and subsurface estates of certain 
     lands within three conservation system units on the Alaska 
     Peninsula, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. BENTSEN:
       H.R. 567. A bill to require that the President transmit to 
     Congress, that the congressional Budget Committees report, 
     and that the Congress consider a balanced budget for each 
     fiscal year; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, 
     and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MURTHA:
       H.R. 568. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for improved treatment of future actuarial gains and 
     losses to the Department of Defense military retirement fund; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. BEILENSON:
       H.R. 569. A bill to provide for the separate administration 
     of the Border Patrol and the Immigration and Naturalization 
     Service; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 570. A bill to provide for the improved enforcement of 
     the employer sanctions law, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined 
     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. BONILLA (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Pombo, 
             Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
             Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Brewster, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Royce, Mr. Parker, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bono, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Ballenger):
       H.R. 571. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to provide that no species may be determined to be an 
     endangered species or threatened species, and no critical 
     habitat may be designated, until that act is reauthorized; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Farr, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Barcia):
       H.R. 572. A bill to provide for return of excess amounts 
     from official allowances of Members of the House of 
     Representatives to the Treasury for deficit reduction; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. CLEMENT:
       H.R. 573. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for an improved benefit computation formula 
     for workers who attain age 65 in or after 1982 and to whom 
     applies the 15-year period of transition to the changes in 
     benefit computation rules enacted in the Social Security 
     Amendments of 1977 (and related beneficiaries) and to provide 
     prospectively for increases in their benefits accordingly; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       H.R. 574. A bill to provide for the operation of 
     laboratories to carry out certain public-health functions for 
     the region along the international border with Mexico; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 575. A bill to amend chapter 84 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide that annuities for Members of 
     Congress be computed under the same formula as applies to 
     Federal employees generally, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. HAYES:
       H.R. 576. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow a tax credit for fuels produced from offshore deep-
     water projects; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 577. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide a tax credit for the production of oil and gas 
     from existing marginal oil and gas wells and from new oil and 
     gas wells; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 578. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat geological, geophysical, and surface casing costs 
     like intangible drilling and development costs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Crane, and Mr. 
             Doolittle):
       H.R. 579. A bill to amend the National Foundation on the 
     Humanities and the Humanities Act of 1965 to abolish the 
     National Endowment for the Arts and the National Council on 
     the Humanities; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Sam 
             Johnson):
       H.R. 580. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act and title 10, United States Code, to allow the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services to reimburse the 
     Military Health Services System for care provided to 
     Medicare-eligible military retirees and their spouses in the 
     Military Health Services System; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and National Security, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Upton, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
             Mr. Camp, and Mr. Chrysler):
       H.R. 581. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit areas 
     not contributing to more than 35 percent of ozone 
     concentrations to comply with marginal area requirements for 
     purposes of ozone nonattainment; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. KIM:
       H.R. 582. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to revise the rules for determining the employment status of 
     individuals as employees or independent contractors; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. Minge, and Mrs. 
             Lincoln):
       H.R. 583. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey certain fish hatcheries to the States of Iowa, 
     Minnesota, and Arkansas; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 584. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey a fish hatchery to the State of Iowa; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       H.R. 585. A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the accrual of pay and allowances by members of the 
     Armed Forces who are confined pending dismissal or a 
     dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge; to the Committee on 
     National Security.

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           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 586. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to require States to administer qualifying 
     examinations to all State employees with new authority to 
     make decisions regarding child welfare services, to expedite 
     the permanent placement of foster children, to facilitate the 
     placement of foster children in permanent kinship care 
     arrangements, and to require State agencies, in considering 
     applications to adopt certain foster children, to give 
     preference to applications of a foster parent or caretaker 
     relative of the child; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Coble, Mr. Frank  of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Gekas, Mr. Bono, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. 
             Hoke):
       H.R. 587. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, 
     with respect to patents on biotechnological processes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 588. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     relating to drunk driving; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 589. A bill to improve the safety and convenience of 
     air travel by establishing the Federal Aviation 
     Administration as an independent Federal agency; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 590. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     relating to air carrier safety; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. POSHARD:
       H.R. 591. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to ban activities of political action committees in 
     elections for Federal office and to reduce the limitation on 
     contributions to candidates by persons other than 
     multicandidate political committees; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 592. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to repeal the provision allowing adjustment of status of 
     unlawful aliens in the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Moorhead, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Stump, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. King, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Zimmer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Spence, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Fox, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Istook, and Mr. Solomon):
       H.R. 593. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the dollar limitation on the one-time exclusion 
     of gain from sale of a principal residence by individuals who 
     have attained age 55, to increase the amount of the unified 
     estate and gift tax credits, and to reduce the tax on capital 
     gains; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 594. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     with respect to photographing, recording, and broadcasting 
     court proceedings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TEJEDA:
       H.R. 595. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
     convey certain excess real property located at Fort Sam 
     Houston, TX; to the Committee on National Security, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH:
       H.R. 596. A bill to require the identification of certain 
     high-fire-risk Federal forest lands in the State of Nevada, 
     the clearing of forest fuels in such areas, and the 
     submission of a fire prevention plan and budget; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BEILENSON:
       H.J. Res. 56. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to restrict the 
     requirement of citizenship at birth by virtue of birth in the 
     United States to persons with a legal resident mother or 
     father; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH:
       H.J. Res. 57. Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOKE:
       H.J. Res. 58. Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. POSHARD:
       H.J. Res. 59. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution authorizing the President to disapprove or 
     reduce an item of appropriations; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 60. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to a Federal 
     balanced budget; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H. Res. 39. Resolution requiring the House of 
     Representatives to take any legislation action necessary to 
     verify the ratification of the equal rights amendment as a 
     part of the Constitution, when the legislatures of an 
     additional three States ratify the equal rights amendment; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BRYANT of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Fazio  of California, Mr. Obey, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Minge, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. Schumer):
       H. Res. 40. Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives concerning the receipt of gifts from 
     lobbyists and other persons and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned. 

para.8.17  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 2: Ms. Pryce.
       H.R. 5: Mr. Allard, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 28: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Royce, Mr. Hancock, and Mr. 
     Hutchinson.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Bevill, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Furse, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Tejeda, 
     Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Blute, and Mr. 
     Hefner.
       H.R. 46: Mr. Walker, Mr. Fox, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Holden, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Hansen, 
     Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Davis, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. 
     Neumann.
       H.R. 56: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Coburn, 
     Mr. Skeen, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Tate, Mr. Inglis of 
     South Carolina, and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 62: Mr. Hayes, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 65: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
     Chapman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 76: Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 77: Mr. Ballenger and Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 78: Mr. Fields of Texas and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 95: Mr. Dooley, Mr. Frost, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Pomeroy, Mr. Torres, Ms. Danner, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Schumer, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
     and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 107: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Emerson, Mr. Frost, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
     Baker of California, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 139: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 142: Mr. King, Mr. Hancock, and Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Hancock and Mr. Lightfoot.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 303: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
     Chapman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Castle, Mr. Fox, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Portman, Mr. Condit, and Mr. 
     Roberts.
       H.R. 326: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Largent, Mr. Hastert, 
     Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Royce, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     Hansen, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bono, Mr. Porter, and Mr. 
     Baker of California.
       H.R. 335: Mr. Brewster, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Frost, Mr. McHugh, 
     Ms. Danner, Mr. Filner, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Rahall, Mrs. 
     Rivers, Mr. Olver, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Ganske, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Pete Geren of Texas.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Williams, Mr. Torres, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Manton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
     Mrs. Maloney, and Mr. Wilson.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Talent, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. 
     Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Clay, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Farr, 
     Mr. Fattah, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
     Miller of California, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Sabo, Mr. Stark, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 386: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 390: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Hefley, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
     Ms. Molinari, and Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Royce, and Mr. 
     Sanford.
       H.R. 404: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 463: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 464: Mr. Hayes, Mr. Talent, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Barton 
     of Texas.
       H.R. 489: Mr. Combest, Mr. Weller, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Packard, Mr. Stump, Mr. Herger, and Mr. 
     Goodlatte.
       H.R. 490: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Packard, Mr. Hostettler, and 
     Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Wynn, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     Hilliard, and Mr. Ackerman.

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       H.R. 494: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Flake, and Mr. 
     Dellums.
       H.R. 502: Mr. Baker of Louisiana and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 513: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Hancock, and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 555: Mr. Engel and Mr. Filner.
       H.J. Res. 3: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.J. Res. 48: Mr. Salmon, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Collins of 
     Georgia, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
     Linder, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
     Lightfoot, and Mr. Rogers.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Blute, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Ms. Furse, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Ramstad.



.
                      FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1995 (9)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.9.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, January 19, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.9.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       188. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act which occurred in the Department of the Army, pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       189. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Bureau of Export Administration's annual report for 
     fiscal year 1994 and the 1995 report on foreign policy export 
     controls; to the Committee on International Relations.

para.9.3  rules of the house

  The SPEAKER announced that consistent with clause 9 of rule XIV, 
statements and rulings of the Chair appearing in the Congressional 
Record will be a substantially verbatim account of those words as spoken 
during the proceedings of the House, subject only to technical, 
grammatical and typographical corrections.
  By unanimous consent, the Congressional Record of January 18, 1995, at 
pages H301 and H303 reflect this policy.

para.9.4  unfunded federal mandates

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUNDERSON, pursuant to House Resolution 
38 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 5) to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal 
mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership 
between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; 
to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, 
of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without 
adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential 
governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays 
the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain 
requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other 
purposes.
  Mr. EMERSON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.9.5  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. LOFGREN:

       In section 2(7), before the semicolon insert the following: 
     ``, and that Congress shall not impose any Federal mandate on 
     a State (including a requirement to pay matching amounts) 
     unless the State is prohibited under Federal law from 
     requiring, without consent of a local government, that the 
     local government perform the activities that constitute 
     compliance with the mandate''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

157

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

267

para.9.6                      [Roll No. 22]

                                AYES--157

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--267

     Allard
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Archer
     Ehrlich
     Flake
     Gibbons
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Reynolds
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.9.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. TAYLOR of 
Mississippi:

       In section 4, strike ``or'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of paragraph (6), strike the

[[Page 73]]

     period at the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``, or'', and 
     after paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) provides for protection of public health through 
     effluent limitations (as that term is defined in section 
     502(11) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1362(11)).
       In section 301, in the proposed section 422 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or,'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) provides for protection of public health through 
     effluent limitations (as that term is defined in section 
     502(11) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1362(11)).

It was decided in the

Yeas

173

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

249

para.9.8                      [Roll No. 23]

                                AYES--173

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--249

     Allard
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Archer
     Callahan
     de la Garza
     Dicks
     Johnston
     Lincoln
     Livingston
     McCollum
     Reynolds
     Stokes
     Walsh
     Yates
  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.9.9  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. TOWNES:

       In section 4, strike ``or'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of paragraph (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph 
     (7) and insert ``; or'', and after paragraph (7) add the 
     following new paragraph:
       (8) regulates the conduct of States, local governments, or 
     tribal governments with respect to matters that significantly 
     impact the health or safety of residents of other States, 
     local governments, or tribal governments, respectively.
       In section 301, in the proposed section 422 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       (8) regulates the conduct of States, local governments, or 
     tribal governments with respect to matters that significantly 
     impact the health or safety of residents of other States, 
     local governments, or tribal governments, respectively.

It was decided in the

Yeas

153

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negative

Nays

252

para.9.10                     [Roll No. 24]

                                AYES--153

     Abercrombie
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--252

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers

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     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Archer
     Barton
     Bliley
     Burton
     Collins (MI)
     de la Garza
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Fowler
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Houghton
     Johnston
     Lincoln
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Neal
     Ortiz
     Quillen
     Reynolds
     Seastrand
     Tauzin
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Yates
  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EMERSON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.9.11  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. DeLAY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet 12:30 
p.m. on Monday, January 23, 1995.

para.9.12  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. DeLAY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
January 25, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.9.13  committee election--majority

  Mr. HASTERT, by direction of the Republican Conference, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 41):

       Resolved, That the following named Members, be, and they 
     are hereby, elected to the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct of the House of Representatives:
       Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Chairman; Mr. Bunning; Mr. 
     Goss; Mr. Hobson; and Mr. Schiff.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.9.14  committee election--minority

  Mr. VOLKMER, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 42):

       Resolved, That the following named Members, be, and they 
     are hereby elected to the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct of the House of Representatives:
       Mr. McDermott; Mr. Cardin; Ms. Pelosi; Mr. Borski; and Mr. 
     Sawyer.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.9.15  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. YATES, for today; and
  To Mrs. LINCOLN, for today.
  And then,

para.9.16  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DAVIS, at 4 o'clock and 54 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m., Monday, January 23, 1995.

para.9.17  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 597. A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 
     1978 to establish a condition on the provision of assistance 
     under the export enhancement program for the export of durum 
     wheat; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BREWSTER (for himself, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Fields 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 598. A bill to guarantee the ability of licensed 
     pharmacists to conduct the practice of pharmacy compounding 
     and to ensure their right to the necessary supply of bulk 
     drug products, subject to applicable State and Federal laws; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Bunn, Mr. Dicks, and 
             Mr. Williams):
       H.R. 599. A bill to provide for the reconstitution of 
     outstanding repayment obligations of the Administrator of the 
     Bonneville Power Administration for the appropriated capital 
     investments in the Federal Columbia River Power System; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       H.R. 600. A bill to allow States to use funds to develop a 
     system which increases the extent of consequences for 
     juveniles repeatedly found guilty of offenses and to 
     construct, develop, expand, modify, operate, or improve youth 
     correctional facilities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 601. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to revise certain provisions relating to audits of vocational 
     institutions; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 602. A bill to reform the laws concerning territories 
     and possessions; to the Committee on Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GILLMOR:
       H.R. 603. A bill to authorize States to regulate certain 
     solid waste; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 604. A bill to amend section 13031 of the Consolidated 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985--relating to fees 
     for certain customs services--to create an exemption from 
     fees for certain small aircraft traveling short distances; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD:
       H.R. 605. A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 to require certain legal aliens to reside in the United 
     States for a period of 5 consecutive years to be eligible for 
     a preference for occupancy in public housing or for the 
     provision of rental housing assistance; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. 
             Regula):
       H.R. 606. A bill to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage 
     Preservation Act of 1992, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. 
             Condit):
       H.R. 607. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     eliminate penalties for noncompliance by States with 
     requirements relating to the use of safety belts and 
     motorcycle helmets, the national maximum speed limit, and the 
     national minimum drinking age, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Hilliard):
       H.R. 608. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise the filing deadline for certain claims under the 
     National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Filner, Mrs. 
             Maloney, and Mr. Brown of California):
       H.R. 609. A bill to establish the National Commission on 
     Gay and Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 610. A bill to prohibit States from discriminating in 
     the admission to the practice of law of graduates of 
     accredited and certified law schools; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Zimmer, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Deutsch, and Mr. King):
       H.R. 611. A bill to provide for assistance to the people of 
     Cuba once a transitional government is in power, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Banking 
     and Financial Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 612. A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security 
     Act to require supplemental security income benefits to be 
     provided in the form of vouchers in the case of a disabled 
     child who is not institutionalized and whose disability is 
     determined solely on the basis of an individualized 
     functional assessment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ:
       H.R. 613. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to impose penalties on self-dealing between certain tax-
     exempt organizations and disqualified persons, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MINGE:
       H.R. 614. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey to the State of Minnesota the New London National Fish 
     Hatchery production facility; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RAHALL:
       H.R. 615. A bill to amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to 
     provide special procedures for certain claims due to 
     pneumoconiosis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 616. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to redesign the $1 coin to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther 
     King, Jr.; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       H.R. 617. A bill to provide for a program established by a 
     nongovernmental organization under which Haitian-Americans 
     would help the people of Haiti recover from the destruction 
     caused by the coup of December 1991; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. 
             Ewing, and Mr. Rose) (all by request):
       H.R. 618. A bill to extend the authorization for 
     appropriations for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission 
     through fiscal year 2000; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SABO:
       H.R. 619. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to increase the minimum wage; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 620. A bill to increase the minimum wage and to deny 
     employers a deduction for payments of excessive compensation; 
     to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SKAGGS:
       H.R. 621. A bill amend the act of January 26, 1915, 
     establishing Rocky Mountain National Park, to provide for the 
     protection of certain lands in Rocky Mountain National Park 
     and along North St. Vrain Creek and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STUDDS (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 622. A bill to implement the Convention on Future 
     Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, and Mr. 
             Solomon):
       H.R. 623. A bill amend the charter of the Veterans of 
     Foreign Wars; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 624. A bill amend section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 to permit the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to reduce the maximum monthly rents in 
     effect for certain projects receiving assistance under such 
     section to eliminate material differences in the rents 
     charged for similar assisted and unassisted units in the same 
     area; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
             Canady of Florida, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Foley, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Johnston of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Peterson of Florida, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Stearns, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 625. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the Federal medical assistance percentage used 
     under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H. Con. Res. 15. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that a Member of Congress should be treated to no 
     special retirement benefits than those afforded to any 
     employee of the Federal Government; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. HASTERT:
       H. Res. 41. Resolution designating majority membership to 
     the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; considered 
     and agreed to.
           By Mr. VOLKMER:
       H. Res. 42. Resolution designating majority membership to 
     the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; considered 
     and agreed to.

para.9.18  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 626. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel L.R. Beattie; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 627. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel Tecumseh; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure. 

para.9.19  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 5: Mr. Shaw and Mrs. Lincoln.
       H.R. 13: Mr. Bono, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Foley, Mr. Franks of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Mica, and Mr. 
     Schaefer.
       H.R. 26: Mr. Sanford, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lightfoot, Ms. 
     Pryce, Ms. Danner, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 28: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Packard, and Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 52: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Obey, and Mr. Mfume.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Pete 
     Geren of Texas, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Royce, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 62: Mr. LaHood, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Forbes, Mr. McCrery, 
     Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Packard, and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 70: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 77: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Seastrand, and Ms. 
     Eshoo.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Pryce, and Mr. 
     Zimmer.
       H.R. 118: Mr. Dornan, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Holden, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
     Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 120: Mr. King and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Weller, Mr. Royce, Mr. Oxley, 
     Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Taylor 
     of Mississippi, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Baker of California, 
     Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Shays, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Cox, 
     Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
     Chrysler, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Coble, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. 
     Heineman, Mr. Lucas, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     Paxon, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Kolbe, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Foley, Mr. Rogers, 
     Mr. Shuster, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Ms. Pryce, and Mr. 
     Burr.
       H.R. 125: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
     McInnis, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Holden, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Coyne, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 139: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 142: Mr. Ney and Mr. Montgomery.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Packard, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
     Emerson, Mr. Torkildsen, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Ney, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
     Fox, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Allard and Mr. Chrysler.
       H.R. 240: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 259: Mr. Allard and Mr. Chrysler.
       H.R. 304: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Bono, Mr. Baker of California, 
     Mr. McKeon, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Horn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Lewis 
     of California, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Dooley, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Thomas.
       H.R. 311: Mr. Ramstad and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 338: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 341: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Emerson, and Mr. Hancock.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. 
     Sabo.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Condit, Mr. Parker, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, 
     Mr. Torres, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
     Canady, and Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 370: Mr. Everett, Mr. Weller, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
     Lightfoot, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Packard, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
     Baker of California, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Crane, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
     Pombo, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Cox, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     Solomon, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
     Herger, Mr. Combest, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Saxton, 
     Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Coble, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
     Callahan, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Salmon, Mrs. 
     Vucano

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     vich, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Roberts, 
     Mr. Hyde, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Talent, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     Moorhead, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Chambliss, 
     Mr. Graham, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Spence, Mr. Cooley, 
     Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Portman, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Jones, 
     Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Walker, Mr. Livingston, 
     and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 385: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 387: Mr. Weller and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 388: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Roberts, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
     Schaefer, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Coble, Mr. Gillmor, 
     Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
     Lewis of California, Mr. Skeen, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mrs. 
     Roukema, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
     Mr. Jones, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Wynn, 
     Mr. Linder, Mr. Davis, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Shays, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
     Wamp, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Christensen, Ms. Eshoo, 
     Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Hefner, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Moran, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
     Cooley, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Largent, Mr. Bono, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
     Klink, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Parker, 
     Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Waters, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
     Costello, Mr. Kanjorski, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Dornan, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
     Livingston, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Condit, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Walker, 
     Mr. McInnis, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Emerson, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. Towns, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Kingston, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. Thurman, 
     Mr. Stupak, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Mfume, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Rose, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
     Rush, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Pallone, 
     Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Mineta, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
     Borski, Mr. Ortiz, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Pete 
     Geren of Texas, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Ms. Danner, Ms. 
     Pryce, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     Skeen, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 452: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 481: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 485: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 488: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. McHale, and Mr. 
     Stupak.
       H.R. 495: Mr. Ney, Mr. DeLay, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Forbes.
       H.J. Res. 6: Mr. Tate, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Bono, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. DeLay.
       H.J. Res. 14: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.J. Res. 53: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Borski, and Ms. 
     Eshoo.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Stupak.
       H. Res. 15: Mr. Olver and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H. Res. 33: Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
     Fattah, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Farr, and Mr. Lantos.

para.9.20  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 38: Mr. Montgomery.
       H.R. 259: Mr. Rangel.



.
                      MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1995 (10)

para.10.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, at 
12:30 o'clock p.m., who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 January 23, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Dave Camp to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January 4, 
1995, Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.10.2  recess--1:13 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2 o'clock.

para.10.3  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.10.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Friday, January 20, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.10.5  joint session to receive president

  Mr. DeLAY submitted the following privileged concurrent resolution (H. 
Con. Res. 16):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the two Houses of Congress assembled in the 
     Hall of the House of Representatives on Tuesday, September 
     24, 1995, at 9 p.m., for the purpose of receiving such 
     communication as the President of the United States shall be 
     pleased to make to them.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.10.6  modification to h. con. res. 16

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, announced that, by unanimous 
consent, the reference in House Concurrent Resolution 16 to the date in 
1995 shall be corrected to be a reference to January 24, 1995.

para.10.7  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.10.8  message from the president--disaster assistance for japenese 
          earthquake

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I have directed the Secretary of Defense to provide appropriate 
disaster assistance to the Government of Japan in response to the 
devastating earthquake of January 17, 1995. As required by section 404 
of title 10, United States Code, I am notifying the Congress that the 
United States commence disaster relief operations on January 18, 1995, 
at 11:06 p.m., eastern standard time. To date, the U.S. military has 
provided 37,000 blankets. In addition, the following information is 
provided:
  1. Disaster relief assistance is being provided in response to an 
earthquake affecting Kobe and Osaka, Japan.
  2. Reports indicate at least 3,100 people have died, nearly 900 are 
missing, over 16,000 are injured, and an estimated 240,000 are homeless. 
The destruction of basic physical infrastructure poses a threat to the 
lives of the survivors.
  3. Currently, U.S. military involvement has been limited to 15 U.S. 
Air Force C-130 Hercules sorties. Further requests for U.S. military 
assistance in the form of transportation, supplies, services, and 
equipment are unknown at this time.
  4. Switzerland is providing search and rescue dog teams. Assistance by 
other countries is unknown.
  5. Anticipated duration of disaster assistance activities is unknown.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, January 20, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, was referred to the Committee on 
National Security and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-22).

para.10.9  recess--4:24 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 24 minutes p.m., until 
4:45 p.m.

para.10.10  after recess--4:52 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, called the House to order.

para.10.11  unfunded federal mandates

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, pursuant to House Resolution 38 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 5) to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal 
mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership 
between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; 
to end the imposition, in the absence of full consid

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eration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal 
governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace 
other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal 
Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying 
with certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and 
for other purposes.
  Mr. EMERSON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.10.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Mrs. COLLINS 
of Illinois:

       In section 4, strike ``or'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of paragraph (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph 
     (7) and insert ``; or'', and after paragraph (7) add the 
     following new paragraph:
       (8) provides for aviation security or airport security.
       In section 301, in the proposed section 422 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) provides for aviation security or airport security.

It was decided in the

Yeas

169

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

256

para.10.13                    [Roll No. 25]

                                AYES--169

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--256

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bishop
     Fields (LA)
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Livingston
     Quinn
     Rush
     Slaughter
     Tiahrt
  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.10.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. GREEN:

       In section 301, in the proposed section 422 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) regulates the licensing, construction, or operation 
     of nuclear reactors or the disposal of nuclear waste.
       In section 4, strike ``or'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of paragraph (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph 
     (7) and insert ``; or'', and after paragraph (7) add the 
     following new paragraph:
       (8) regulates the licensing, construction, or operation of 
     nuclear reactors or the disposal of nuclear waste.

It was decided in the

Yeas

162

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

259

para.10.15                    [Roll No. 26]

                                AYES--162

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

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                                NOES--259

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Baldacci
     Bishop
     Burton
     Fields (LA)
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Luther
     Miller (FL)
     Moorhead
     Oxley
     Rush
     Slaughter
     Tauzin
  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.10.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. SANDERS:

       In section 4, strike ``or'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of paragraph (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph 
     (7) and insert ``; or'', and after paragraph (7) add the 
     following new paragraph:
       (8) establishes a minimum labor standard, including any 
     prohibition of child labor, establishment of a mimimum wage, 
     or establishment of minimum standards for occupational 
     safety.
       In section 301, in the proposed section 422 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) establishes a minimum labor standard, including any 
     prohibition of child labor, establishment of a minimum wage, 
     or establishment of minimum standards for occupational 
     safety.

It was decided in the

Yeas

161

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

263

para.10.17                    [Roll No. 27]

                                AYES--161

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--263

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bishop
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Graham
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Rangel
     Rush
     Slaughter
  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.10.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SPRATT:


[[Page 79]]


       In section 4, strike ``or'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of paragraph (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph 
     (7) and insert ``; or'', and after paragraph (7) add the 
     following new paragraph:
       (8) regulates the generation, transportation, storage, or 
     disposal of toxic, hazardous, or radio-active substances.

It was decided in the

Yeas

161

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

263

para.10.19                    [Roll No. 28]

                                AYES--161

     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--263

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Abercrombie
     Bishop
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Martinez
     Metcalf
     Rush
     Williams
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THOMAS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EMERSON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.10.20  committees and subcommittees to sit

  Mr. ARMEY moved that all the committees of the House and their 
subcomittees may have permission to sit for today and the balance of the 
week while the House is meeting in the Committee of the Whole House on 
the State of the Union under the five-minute rule.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. ARMEY the previous question was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THOMAS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BONIOR demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

232

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

187

para.10.21                    [Roll No. 29]

                                AYES--232

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--187

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster

[[Page 80]]


     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Abercrombie
     Bishop
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Ford
     Hall (OH)
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Lantos
     Martinez
     Metcalf
     Rush
     Spratt
     Wicker
     Zeliff
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreeed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.10.22  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana, for today;
  To Mr. BISHOP, for today; and
  To Ms. SLAUGHTER, for today.
  And then,

para.10.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WELDON of Florida, at 10 o'clock and 18 minutes p.m., 
the House adjourned until 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, January 24, 1995.

para.10.24  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Berman, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Frost, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. King, Mr. Leach, Mr. Ney, 
             Mr. Poshard, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith 
             of Texas, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Pelosi, and Ms. 
             Eshoo):
       H.R. 628. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     extend certain protections now accorded various Federal 
     officials to the staffs of those officials; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALLARD:
       H.R. 629. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to participate in the operation of certain visitor facilities 
     associated with, but outside the boundaries of, Rocky 
     Mountain National Park in the State of Colorado; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 630. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide the death penalty for the intentional transmission of 
     the Human Immunodeficiency Virus to an innocent victim of a 
     Federal offense; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Solomon, 
             Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Hansen, Ms. Dunn, Mr. 
             Hancock, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Ney, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Cooley, Mrs. 
             Vucanovich, Mr. Stump, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Fox, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Royce, Mr. Wilson, and 
             Mr. Graham):
       H.R. 631. A bill to impose limitations on the placing of 
     U.S. Armed Forces under the operational control of a foreign 
     national acting on behalf of the United Nations; to the 
     Committee on National Security, and in addition to the 
     Committee on International Relations, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H.R. 632. A bill to enhance fairness in compensating owners 
     of patents used by the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HAYES:
       H.R. 633. A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to 
     clarify the financial responsibility requirements for 
     offshore facilities; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. Pastor):
       H.R. 634. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to provide for the use of biological monitoring 
     and whole effluent toxicity tests in connection with publicly 
     owned treatment works, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, and Mr. Hancock and Ms. 
             Dunn):
       H.R. 635. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to expand the excise tax exemption for air transportation for 
     the purpose of providing medical care; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 636. A bill to amend section 207(m) of the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938 to eliminate the partial overtime 
     exemption for employees that perform services necessary and 
     incidental to the sale and processing of green and cigar leaf 
     tobacco; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mr. KIM:
       H.R. 637. A bill to limit eligibility of aliens for public 
     welfare assistance to aliens permanently and lawfully in the 
     United States; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities, 
     Agriculture, Ways and Means, Banking and Financial Services, 
     and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined 
     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Meehan, Mr.  
             Torricelli, Mr. Yates, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Foglietta, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Evans, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 638. A bill to abolish the National Board for the 
     Promotion of Rifle Practice and to eliminate the promotion of 
     civilian marksmanship by the Department of Defense; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. RAHALL:
       H.R. 639. A bill to make technical amendments relating to 
     three units of the National Park System in the State of West 
     Virginia; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 640. A bill to modify the boundaries of three units of 
     the National Park System in the State of West Virginia; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Lowey, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Torkildsen):
       H.R. 641. A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to 
     protect first amendment rights, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H.R. 642. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the unified credit against estate and gift taxes 
     to an amount equivalent to a $1 million exclusion; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           Mr. THOMPSON:
       H.R. 643. A bill to extend the effectiveness of an 
     exemption from the requirements of the Depository Institution 
     Management Interlocks Act; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       H.R. 644. A bill to amend the Appalachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965 to include additional counties in the 
     State of Mississippi as part of the Appalachian region; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and 
             Mr. Callahan):
       H.J. Res. 61. Joint resolution naming the CVN-76 aircraft 
     carrier as the U.S.S. Ronald Reagan; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Condit, 
             and Mr. Gillmor).
       H.J. Res. 62. Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. Delay: 
       H. Con. Res. 16. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     joint session of Congress to receive a message from the 
     President on the state of the Union; considered and agreed 
     to.
           By Mr. FLANAGAN (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Dreier, 
             Mr. LaHood, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Paxon, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Barr, Mr. Talent, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. DeLay, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
             Hancock, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr.

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             Funderburk, Mr. Ney, Mr. Weller, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Christensen, 
             Mr. Boehner, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Martini, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Davis, Mr. 
             Hyde, Mr. Leach, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Walker, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. Graham, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Longley, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Heineman, Mrs. Cubin, and 
             Mr. Chrysler):
       H. Con. Res. 17. Concurrent resolution relating to the 
     treatment of Social Security under any constitutional 
     amendment requiring a balanced budget; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 43. Resolution to amend clause 2(g)(3) of House 
     rule XI to permit committee chairman to schedule hearings; to 
     the Committee on Rules.

para.10.25  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 2: Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
     Livingston, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
     Mr. Poshard, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
     Walker, and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 8: Mr. Dreier, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 13: Mr. Weldon of Florida and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 28: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 42: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
     Kleczka.
       H.R. 47: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Jones, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Royce, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Gejdenson and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Johnston of Florida, 
     and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 139: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 142: Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 201: Mr. Frost, Mr. Ballenger, Ms. Danner, Mr. Ney, 
     Mr. Solomon, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Packard, Mr. Hall of Texas, and Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 217: Mr. Moorhead.
       H.R. 218: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 303: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Neumann, and Mr. Davis.
       H.R. 326: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. LaTourette, and 
     Mr. Richardson.
       H.R. 393: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 449: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 452: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Portman, Mr. Crane, Mr. Barton 
     of Texas, Mr. Fields of Texas, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Hancock, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Stearns, 
     Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Gene Green of Texas, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 485: Mr. Cox and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 489: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 490: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Lucas, and Mr. Roberts.
       H.R. 512: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 558: Mr. Baldacci and Mr. Longley.
       H.R. 587: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 599: Mrs. Smith of Washington and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 613: Mr. Stark.
       H.J. Res. 24: Mr. Goss, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Christensen.
       H.J. Res. 28: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Upton, 
     and Mrs. Waldholtz.
       H. Res. 33: Mr. Evans, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 5: Mr. Miller of Florida.



.
                     TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1995 (11)

para.11.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, 
at 9:30 o'clock a.m., who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 January 24, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Cliff Stearns to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.11.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate had agreed to without amendment a concurrent resolution 
of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 16. Providing for a joint session of Congress 
     to receive a message from the President on the State of the 
     Union. Passed House January 23, 1995. Received in Senate and 
     passed January 23 (Legislative day of January 10), 1995.

para.11.3  ``morning hour'' debates

  The SPEARKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Wednesday, January 4, 1995, recognized Members for ``morning 
hour'' debates.

para.11.4  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.11.5  recess--10:17 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 11:00 a.m.

para.11.6  after recess--11:00 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.


para.11.7  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, January 23, 1995.
  Mr. VOLKMER, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. VOLKMER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

278

When there appeared

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Nays

135

para.11.8                    [Roll No. 30] 

                                YEAS--278

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen

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     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--135

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hunter
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Bishop
     Burr
     Chapman
     Conyers
     Cox
     de la Garza
     Engel
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Graham
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Markey
     Meehan
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Paxon
     Riggs
     Torkildsen
     Waxman
     Wilson
  So the Journal was approved.

para.11.9  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       190. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense--
     Comptroller, transmitting a report of a violation of the 
     Anti-Deficiency Act which occurred in the Department of the 
     Army, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       191. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense--
     Comptroller, transmitting a report of a violation of the 
     Anti-Deficiency Act which occurred at the U.S. Army Troop 
     Support Command, St. Louis, MO, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       192. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States; transmitting the annual 
     report on its operations for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635g(a); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       193. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the administration's 
     report entitled, ``Annual Report to Congress--Progress on 
     Superfund Implementation in Fiscal Year 1994,'' pursuant to 
     45 U.S.C. 9651; to the Committee on Commerce.
       194. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     U.S. Postal Service, transmitting a copy of the annual report 
     in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during 
     the calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

para.11.10  words taken down

  Mr. HOKE during one minute speeches addressed the House and, during 
the course of his remarks,
  Mr. ACKERMAN demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:
  ``Mr. Speaker, We are here doing the people's business on a regular 
basis, and what we have just heard is a great hypocrisy coming from the 
other side of the aisle. The fact that I, in the 103d Congress, which is 
the only Congress I have had the privilege of being a party to.''
  By unanimous consent, the words were withdrawn.
  Accordingly,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. HOKE to proceed in 
order.

para.11.11  words taken down

  Mr. BURTON during one minute speeches addressed the House and, during 
the course of his remarks,
  Mr. NADLER demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:

       But it is apparent to anyone who is paying attention to 
     what is going on that the Democratic Party is doing 
     everything they can to derail the Contract With America. They 
     are proposing hundreds of amendments to slow down the 
     process. All I want to say is that it is the height of 
     hypocrisy, the height of hypocrisy for the Democrats to come 
     down here and complain about what the Republicans are doing 
     after the way they have run this House for the last 40 years.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, held the words taken down not to 
be unparliamentary, and said:
  ``It would be out of order for the gentleman to make reference to a 
particular Member, but precedent suggests that reference to procedures, 
or amendments, or to parties is not out of order.''

para.11.12  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to middle east peace process

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to section 204(b) of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(b) and section 301 of the National 
Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1631, I hereby report that I have exercised 
my statutory authority to declare a national emergency with respect to 
the grave acts of violence committed by foreign terrorists that threaten 
to disrupt the Middle East peace process and to issue an Executive order 
that:
  --Blocks all property, including bank deposits, of foreign persons or 
    organizations designated in the Executive order or pursuant thereto, 
    which is in the United States or in the control of United States 
    persons, including their overseas branches; and
  --Prohibits any transaction or dealing by United States persons in 
    such property, including the making or receiving of any contribution 
    of funds, goods, or services to or for the benefit of such 
    designated persons.
  I have designated in the Executive order 12 foreign organizations that 
threaten to use violence to disrupt the Middle East peace process. I 
have authorized the Secretary of State to designate additional foreign 
persons who have committed, or pose a significant risk of committing, 
acts of violence that have the purpose or effect of disrupting the 
Middle East peace process, or who assist in, sponsor, or provide 
financial, material or technical support for, or services in support of, 
such acts of violence. Such designations are to be made in coordination 
with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General.
  The Secretary of the Treasury is further authorized to designate 
persons or entities that he determines, in coordination with the 
Secretary of State and the Attorney General, are owned or controlled by, 
or acting for or on behalf of, any of the foreign persons designated 
under this order. The Secretary of the Treasury is also authorized to 
issue regulations in exercise of my authorities under the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act to implement these measures in 
consultation with the Secretary of State and the Attorney General and to 
coordinate such implementation with the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
All Federal agencies are directed to take actions within their authority 
to carry out the provisions of the Executive order.

  I am enclosing a copy of the Executive order that I have issued. The 
order was effective at 12:01 a.m., eastern standard time on January 24, 
1995.
  I have authorized these measures in response to recurrent acts of 
international terrorism that threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace 
process. They include such acts as the bomb attacks in Israel this past 
weekend and other recent attacks in Israel, attacks on government 
authorities in Egypt, threats against Palestinian authorities in the 
autonomous regions, and the bombing of the Jewish Mutual Association 
building in Buenos Aires, as well as the car bomb at the Israeli Embassy 
in London.
  Achieving peace between Israel and its neighbors has long been a 
principal

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goal of American foreign policy. Resolving this conflict would eliminate 
a major source of instability in a part of the world in which we have 
critical interests, contribute to the security and well-being of Israel, 
and strengthen important bilateral relationships in the Arab world.
  Attempts to disrupt the Middle East peace process through terrorism by 
groups opposed to peace have threatened and continue to threaten vital 
interests of the United States, thus constituting an unusual and 
extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign policy, and 
economy of the United States.
  Terrorist groups engaging in such terrorist acts receive financial and 
material support for their efforts from persons in the Middle East and 
elsewhere who oppose that process. Individuals and groups in the United 
States, too, have been targets of fundraising efforts on behalf of 
terrorist organizations.
  Fundraising for terrorism and use of the U.S. banking system for 
transfers on behalf of such organizations are inimical to American 
interests. Further, failure to take effective action against similar 
fundraising and transfers in foreign countries indicate the need for 
leadership by the United States on this subject. Thus, it is necessary 
to provide the tools to combat any financial support from the United 
States for such terrorist activities. The United States will use these 
actions on our part to impress on our allies in Europe and elsewhere the 
seriousness of the danger of terrorist funding threatening the Middle 
East peace process, and to encourage them to adopt appropriate and 
effective measures to cut off terrorist fundraising and the harboring of 
terrorist assets in their territories and by their nationals.
  The measures we are taking demonstrate our determination to thwart 
acts of terrorism that threaten to disrupt the Middle East peace process 
by attacking any material or financial support for such acts that may 
emanate from the United States.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, January 23, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-23).

para.11.13  unfunded federal mandates

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to House Resolution 38 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 5) to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal 
mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership 
between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; 
to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, 
of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without 
adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential 
governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays 
the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain 
requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other 
purposes.
  Mr. EMERSON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.11.14  call in committee

  Mr. EMERSON, Chairman, announced that the Committee, having had under 
consideration said bill, finding itself without a quorum, directed the 
Members to record their presence by electronic device, and the 
following-named Members responded--

para.11.15                    [Roll No. 31]
     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer
  Thereupon, Mr. EMERSON, Chairman, announced that 411 Members had been 
recorded, a quorum.
  The Committee resumed its business.

para.11.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. BECERRA:

       In section 4(2) insert ``age,'' before ``race''.
       In the proposed section 422(2) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974, insert ``age,'' before ``race''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

416

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para.11.17                    [Roll No. 32]

                                AYES--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert

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     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn (WA)
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NOES--1

       
     Young (AK)
       

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bachus
     Bishop
     Buyer
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Fields (LA)
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Markey
     Mascara
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Packard
     Parker
     Stockman
     Torkildsen
     Wilson
  So the amendments en bloc were agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.11.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KANJORSKI:

       In section 4, strike ``or'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of paragraph (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph 
     (7) and insert ``; or'', and after paragraph (7) add the 
     following new paragraph:
       (8) requires State governments and local governments to 
     participate in establishing and maintaining a national 
     database for the identification of child molesters, child 
     abusers, persons convicted of sex crimes, persons under a 
     restraining order, or persons who have failed to pay child 
     support.

It was decided in the

Yeas

172

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

255

para.11.19                    [Roll No. 33]

                                AYES--172

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--255

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema

[[Page 85]]


     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bishop
     Cardin
     Fields (LA)
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Pomeroy
     Wilson
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.11.20  call in committee

  Mr. EMERSON, Chairman, announced that the Committee, having had under 
consideration said bill, finding itself without a quorum, directed the 
Members to record their presence by electronic device, and the 
following-named Members responded--

para.11.21                    [Roll No. 34]
     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bishop
     Fields (LA)
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Neal
     Oxley
     Stark
     Wilson
  Thereupon, Mr. EMERSON, Chairman, announced that 424 Members had been 
recorded, a quorum.
  The Committee resumed its business.

para.11.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. MALONEY:

       In section 4, strike ``or after the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph (7) 
     and insert ``; or'', and at the end add the following new 
     paragraph:
       (8) provides for the protection of the health of children.
       In section 301(2), in the matter proposed to be added as a 
     new section 422 to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
     strike ``or'' after the semicolon at the end of paragraph 
     (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph (7) and insert 
     ``; or'', and at the end add the following new paragraph:
       (8) provides for the protection of the health of children.

It was decided in the

Yeas

161

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

261

para.11.23                    [Roll No. 35]

                                AYES--161

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--261

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble

[[Page 86]]


     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bishop
     Fields (LA)
     Hoyer
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Lazio
     McIntosh
     Neal
     Oxley
     Stark
     Wilson
     Wise
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.11.24  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. OWENS:

       In section 301(2), in the matter proposed to be added as a 
     new section 422 to the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
     strike ``or'' after the semicolon at the end of paragraph 
     (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph (7) and inset 
     ``; or'', and at the end add the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) provides for protection of the health of individuals 
     with disabilities.
       In section 4, strike ``or'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of paragraph (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph 
     (7) and insert ``; or'', and after paragraph (7) add the 
     following:
       (8) provides for protection of the health of individuals 
     with disabilities.

It was decided in the

Yeas

149

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

275

para.11.25                    [Roll No. 36]

                                AYES--149

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--275

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Chenoweth
     Fields (LA)
     Gekas
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Neal
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EMERSON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.11.26  providing for the consideration of h. con res. 17 and h.j. 
          res. 1

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-4) the resolution (H. Res. 44) providing for the consideration 
of the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 17) relating to the treatment 
of Social Security under any Consitutional amendment requiring a 
balanced budget and providing for consideration of the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 1) proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution 
of the United States.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

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para.11.27  recess--5:40 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 5 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 8:40 p.m.

para.11.28  after recess--8:40 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.11.29  joint session to receive a message from the President

  The Sergeant at Arms announced the Vice President and Members of the 
Senate, who entered the Hall of the House and took seats assigned them, 
the Vice President taking the Chair to the right of the Speaker.
  Whereupon, pursuant to House Concurrent Resolution 16, the SPEAKER 
called the joint session of the two Houses to order.
  The SPEAKER announced the appointment of Messrs. Armey, DeLay, 
Boehner, Cox, Dickey, Hutchinson, Gephardt, Bonior, Fazio, Mrs. 
Kennelly,  Mr. Thornton, and Mrs. Lincoln, as members of the Committee 
on the part of the House to escort the President into the Hall of the 
House.
  The Vice President announced the appointment of Messrs. Dole, Lott, 
Cochran, Mack, Nickles, D'Amato, Thurmond, Inhofe, Thompson, Daschle, 
Ford, Mikulski, Kerry, Rockefeller, Breaux, Reid, Kerrey and Dorgan, as 
members of the committee on the part of the Senate to escort the 
President into the Hall of the House.
  The Sergeant at Arms announced the ambassadors, ministers, and charges 
d'affaires of foreign governments, who entered the Hall of the House and 
took seats assigned them.
  The Sergeant at Arms announced the Chief Justice of the United States 
and Associate Justices of the Supreme Court, who entered the Hall of the 
House and took seats assigned to them.
  The Sergeant at Arms announced the Members of the President's Cabinet, 
who entered the Hall of the House and took seats assigned to them.
  The President of the United States at 9 o'clock and 8 minutes p.m., 
escorted by the committees of the two Houses, entered the Hall of the 
House and, at the Clerk's desk, delivered the following message:

  Mr. President, Mr. Speaker, Members of the 104th Congress, my fellow 
Americans. Again we are here in the sanctuary of democracy and once 
again our democracy has spoken. So let me begin by congratulating all of 
you here in the 104th Congress and congratulating you, Mr. Speaker. If 
we agree on nothing else tonight, we must agree that the American people 
certainly voted for change in 1992 and in 1994. As I look out at you, I 
know how some of you must have felt in 1992. I must say that in both 
years, we did not hear America singing, we heard America shouting. And 
now all of us, Republicans and Democrats alike, must say we hear you. We 
will work together to earn the jobs you have given us. We are the 
keepers of the sacred trust, and we must be faithful to it in this new 
and very demanding era.
  Over 200 years ago our founders changed the entire course of human 
history by joining together to create a new country based on a single 
powerful idea: We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are 
created equal, endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, 
and among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness.
  It has fallen to every generation since then to preserve that idea, 
the American idea, and to deepen and expand its meaning in new and 
different times, to Lincoln and to his Congress, to preserve the union 
and to end slavery; to Theodore Roosevelt and Woodrow Wilson to restrain 
the abuses and excesses of the Industrial Revolution, and to exert our 
leadership in the world; to Franklin Roosevelt, to fight the failure and 
pain of the Great Depression and to win our country's great struggle 
against fascism; and to all our presidents since, to fight the Cold War. 
Especially I recall two, who struggled to fight that Cold War in 
partnership with Congresses where the majority was of a different party. 
To Harry Truman, who summoned us to unparalleled prosperity at home and 
who built the architecture of the Cold War, and to Ronald Reagan, who we 
wish well tonight and who exhorted us to carry on until the twilight 
struggle against communism was won.
  In another time of change and challenge, I had the honor to be the 
first President to be elected in the post-Cold War era, an era marked by 
the global economy, the information revolution, unparalleled change and 
opportunity and in security for the American people.
  I came to this hallowed Chamber two years ago on a mission, to restore 
the American dream for all our people and to make sure that we move into 
the 21st Century still the strongest force for freedom and democracy in 
the entire world. I was determined then to tackle the tough problems too 
long ignored. In this effort I am frank to say that I have made my 
mistakes, and I have learned again the importance of humility in all 
human endeavor. But I am also proud to say tonight that our country is 
stronger than it was two years ago.
  Record numbers of Americans are succeeding in the new global economy. 
We are at peace and we are a force for peace and freedom throughout the 
world. We have almost 6 million new jobs since I became president, and 
we have the lowest combined rate of unemployment and inflation in 25 
years. Our businesses are more productive, and here we have worked to 
bring the deficit down, to expand trade, to put more police on our 
streets, to give our citizens more of the tools they need to get an 
education and to rebuild their own communities.
  But the rising tide is not lifting all boats. While our Nation is 
enjoying peace and prosperity, too many of our people are still working 
harder and harder for less and less. While our businesses are 
restructuring and growing more productive and competitive, too many of 
our people still cannot be sure of having a job next year or even next 
month. And far more than our material riches are threatened, things far 
more precious to us: Our children, our families, our values. Our civil 
life is suffering in America today. Citizens are working together less 
and shouting at each other more. The common bounds of community which 
have been the great strength of our country from its very beginning are 
badly frayed.
  What are we to do about it? More than 60 years ago at the dawn of 
another new era, President Roosevelt told our Nation new conditions 
impose new requirements on government and those who conduct government. 
And from that simple proposition, he shaped a New Deal, which helped to 
restore our Nation to prosperity and defined the relationship between 
our people and their government for half a century. That approach worked 
in its time, but we today, we face a very different time and very 
different conditions.
  We are moving from an industrial age built on gears and sweat, to an 
information age demanding skills and learning and flexibility. Our 
government, once the champion of national purpose, is now seen by many 
as simply a captive of narrow interests, putting more burdens on our 
citizens rather than equipping them to get ahead. The values that used 
to hold us altogether seem to be coming apart.
  So tonight we must forge a new social compact to meet the challenges 
of this time. As we enter a new era, we need a new set of 
understandings, not just with government, but, even more important, with 
one another, as Americans.
  That is what I want to talk with you about tonight. I call it the New 
Covenant. But it is grounded in a very, very old idea, that all 
Americans have not just a right, but a solemn responsibility to rise as 
far as their God-given talents and determination can take them, and to 
give something back to their communities and their country in return. 
Opportunity and responsibility, they go hand in hand. We can't have one 
without the other, and our national community can't hold together 
without both.

  Our New Covenant is a new set of understandings for how we can equip 
our people to meet the challenges of the new economy, how we can change 
the way our government works to fit a different time, and, above all, 
how we can repair the damaged bonds in our society and come together 
behind our common purpose. We must have dramatic change in our economy, 
our government, and ourselves.
  My fellow Americans, without regard to party, let us rise to the 
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ness and pride. As we embark on this new course, let us put our country 
first, remembering that regardless of party label, we are all Americans, 
and let the final test of everything we do be a simple one: Is it good 
for the American people?
  Let me begin by saying that we cannot ask Americans to be better 
citizens if we are not better servants. You made a good start by passing 
that law which applies to Congress all the laws you put on the private 
sector, and I was proud to sign that yesterday. But we have a lot more 
to do before people really trust the way things work around here. Three 
times as many lobbyists are in the streets and corridors of Washington 
as were here 20 years ago. The American people look at their Capitol and 
they see a city where the well-connected and the well-protected can work 
the system. But the interests of ordinary citizens are often left out.
  As the new Congress opened its doors, lobbyists were still doing 
business as usual. The gifts, the trips, all the things that people are 
concerned about haven't stopped. Twice this month you missed 
opportunities to stop these practices. I know there were other 
considerations in those votes, but I want to use something I have heard 
my Republican friends say from time to time, there doesn't have to be a 
law for everything. So tonight, I ask you to just stop taking the 
lobbyists' perks. Just stop.
  We don't have to wait for legislation to pass to send a strong signal 
to the American people that things are really changing. But I also hope 
you will send me the strongest possible lobby reform bill, and I will 
sign that too. We should require lobbyists to tell the people for whom 
they work, what they are spending, what they wanted. We should also curb 
the role of big money in elections by capping the costs of campaigns and 
limiting the influence of PAC's.
  As I have said for three years, we should work to open the airwaves so 
that they can be an instrument of democracy, not a weapon of 
destruction, by giving free TV time to candidates for public office. 
When the last Congress killed political reform last year, it was 
reported in the press that the lobbyists actually stood in the halls of 
this sacred building and cheered. This year, let's give the folks at 
home something to cheer about.
  More important, I think we all agree that we have to change the way 
the government works. Let's make it smaller and less costly and smarter, 
leaner.
  I just told the Speaker the equal time doctrine is alive and well.
  The New Covenant approach to governing is as different from the old 
bureaucratic way as the computer is from the manual typewriter. The old 
way of governing around here protected organized interests. We should 
look out for the interests of ordinary people. The old way divided us by 
interests, constituency or class. The New Covenant way should unite us 
behind a common vision of what is best for our country. The old way 
dispensed services through large top-down inflexible bureaucracies. The 
New Covenant way should shift these resources and decision making from 
bureaucrats to citizens, injecting choice and competition and individual 
responsibility into national policy.
  The old way of governing around here actually seemed to reward 
failure. The New Covenant way should have built-in incentives to reward 
success. The old way was centralized here in Washington. The New 
Covenant way must take hold in the communities all across America, and 
we should help them to do that.
  Our job here is to expand opportunity, not bureaucracy, to empower 
people to make the most of their own lives, and to enhance our security 
here at home and abroad.
  We must not ask government to do what we should do for ourselves. We 
should rely on government as a partner to help us to do more for 
ourselves and for each other.
  I hope very much that as we debate these specific and exciting 
matters, we can go beyond the sterile discussion between the illusion 
that there is somehow a program for every problem on the one hand, and 
the other illusion that the government is the source of every problem we 
have. Our job is to get rid of yesterday's government so that our own 
people can meet today's and tomorrow's needs, and we ought to do it 
together.
  You know, for years before I became President, I heard others say they 
would cut government and how bad it was. But not much happened. We 
actually did it. We cut over one-quarter of a trillion dollars in 
spending, more than 300 domestic programs, more than 100,000 positions 
from the Federal bureaucracy in the last two years alone. Based on 
decisions already made, we will have cut a total of more than a quarter 
of a million positions from the Federal Government, making it the 
smallest it has been since John Kennedy was President by the time I come 
here again next year.
  Under the leadership of Vice President Gore, our initiatives have 
already saved taxpayers $63 billion. The age of the 500 dollar hammer 
and the ashtray you can break on David Letterman is gone. Deadwood 
programs like mohair subsidies are gone. We have streamlined the 
Agriculture Department by reducing it by more than twelve hundred 
offices. We have slashed the small business loan form from an inch thick 
to a single page. We have thrown away the government's 10,000 page 
personnel manual. And the government is working better in important 
ways. FEMA, the Federal Emergency Management Agency, has gone from being 
a disaster to helping people in disasters.
  You can ask the farmers in the Middle West who fought the flood there 
or the people in California who dealt with floods and earthquakes and 
fires, and they will tell you that.
  Government workers working hand in hand with private business rebuilt 
Southern California's fractured freeways in record time and under 
budget. And because the Federal Government moved fast, all but one of 
the 5,600 schools damaged in the earthquake are back in business.
  Now, there are a lot of other things that I could talk about. I want 
to just mention one, because it will be discussed here in the next few 
weeks. The university administrators all across the country have told me 
that they are saving weeks and weeks of bureaucratic time now because of 
our Direct College Loan Program, which makes college loans cheaper and 
more affordable with better repayment terms for students, costs the 
government less, and cuts out paperwork and bureaucracy for the 
government and for the universities. We shouldn't cap that program. We 
should give every college in America the opportunity to be a part of it.
  Previous government programs gathered dust. The reinventing government 
report is getting results. And we are not through. There is going to be 
a second round of reinventing government. We propose to cut $130 billion 
in spending by shrinking departments, extending our freeze on domestic 
spending, cutting 60 public housing programs down to three, and rid of 
over 100 programs we do not need, like the Interstate Commerce 
Commission and the Helium Reserve Program.
  And we are working on getting rid of unnecessary regulations and 
making them more sensible. The programs and regulations that have 
outlived their usefulness should go. We have to cut yesterday's 
government to help solve tomorrow's problems, and we need to get 
government closer to the people it is meant to serve. We need to help 
move programs down to the point where states and communities and private 
citizens in the private sector can do a better job. If they can do it, 
we ought to let them do it. We should get out of the way and let them do 
what they can do better.
  Taking power away from Federal bureaucracies and giving it back to 
communities and individuals is something everyone should be able to be 
for. It is time for Congress to stop passing on to the states the cost 
of decisions we make here in Washington.
  I know there are still serious differences over the details of the 
unfunded mandates legislation, but I want to work with you to make sure 
we pass a reasonable bill which will protect the national interests and 
give justified relief where we need to give it.
  For years Congress concealed in the budget scores pet spending 
projects. Last year was no different. There was $1 million to study 
stress in plants, and $12 million for a tick removal program that didn't 
work. It is hard to remove ticks. Those of us who have them know. But I 
will tell you something, if you will give me the line item veto, I

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will remove some of that unnecessary spending. But I think we should all 
remember, and almost all of us would agree, that government still has 
important responsibilities. Our young people, we should think of this 
when we cut, our young people hold our future in their hands, we still 
owe a debt to our veterans, and our senior citizens have made us what we 
are.
  Now, my budget cuts a lot, but it protects education, veterans, Social 
Security and Medicare, and I hope you will do the same thing. You 
should. I hope you will.
  And when we give more flexibility to the states, let us remember that 
there are certain fundamental national needs that should be addressed in 
every state, north and south, east and west. Immunization against 
childhood disease, school lunches in all our schools, Head Start, 
medical care and nutrition for pregnant women and infants, all these 
things are in the national interest.
  I applaud your desire to get rid of costly and unnecessary 
regulations. But when we deregulate, let's remember what national action 
in the national interest has given us: Safer food for our families, 
safer toys for our children, safer nursing homes for our parents, safer 
cars and highways, and safer workplaces, cleaner air and cleaner water. 
Do we need common sense and fairness in our regulations? You bet we do. 
But we can have common sense and still provide for safe drinking water. 
We can have fairness and still clean up toxic dumps, and we ought to do 
it.
  Should we cut the deficit more? Well, of course we should. But we can 
bring it down in a way that still protects our economic recovery and 
does not unduly punish people who should not be punished, but instead 
should be helped.
  I know many of you in this Chamber support the balanced budget 
amendment. I certainly want to balance the budget. Our administration 
has done more to bring the budget down and to save money than any in a 
very, very long time.
  If you believe passing this amendment is the right thing to do, then 
you have to be straight with the American people. They have a right to 
know what you are going to cut, what taxes you are going to raise, how 
it is going to affect them.
  We should be doing things in the open around here. For example, 
everybody ought to know if this proposal is going to endanger Social 
Security. I would oppose that, and I think most Americans would.
  Nothing has done more to undermine our sense of common responsibility 
than our failed welfare system. This is one of the problems we have to 
face here in Washington in our New Covenant. It rewards welfare over 
work. It undermines family values. It lets millions of parents get away 
without paying their child support. It keeps a minority, but a 
significant minority, of the people on welfare trapped on it for a very 
long time.
  I have worked on this problem for a long time, nearly 15 years now. As 
a governor I had the honor of working with the Reagan Administration to 
write the last welfare reform bill back in 1988. In the last two years 
we have made a good start at continuing the work of welfare reform. Our 
administration gave two dozen states the right to slash through Federal 
rules and regulations to reform their own welfare systems and to try to 
promote work and responsibility over welfare and dependency. Last year I 
introduced the most sweeping welfare reform plan ever presented by an 
administration.
  We have to make welfare what it was meant to be, a second chance, not 
a way of life. We have to help those on welfare move to work as quickly 
as possible, to provide child care and teach them skills, if that is 
what they need, for up to two years. But after that, there ought to be a 
simple hard rule. Anyone who can work must go to work. If a parent isn't 
paying child support, they should be forced to pay. We should have their 
driver's licenses, track them across state lines, and make them work off 
what they owe. That is what we should do. Governments do not raise 
children, people do, and the parents must take responsibility for the 
children they bring into this world.
  I want to work with you, with all of you, to pass welfare reform. But 
our goal must be to liberate people and lift them up from dependence to 
independence, from welfare to work, from mere child bearing to 
responsible parenting. Our goal should not be to punish them because 
they happen to be poor. We should require work and mutual 
responsibility.
  But we shouldn't cut people off just because they are poor, they are 
young, or even because they are unmarried. We should promote 
responsibility by requiring young mothers to live at home with their 
parents or in other supervised settings, by requiring them to finish 
school. But we shouldn't put them and their children out on the street.
  I know all the arguments pro and con, and I have read and thought 
about this for a long time. I still don't think we can in good 
conscience punish poor children for the mistakes of their parents.
  My fellow Americans, every single survey shows that all the American 
people care about this, without regard to party or race or region. So 
let this be the year we end welfare as we know it.
  But also let this be the year that we are all able to stop using this 
issue to divide America. No one is more eager to end welfare. I may be 
the only President who has actually had the opportunity to sit in a 
welfare office, who has actually spent hours and hours talking to people 
on welfare. And I am telling you, the people who are trapped on it know 
it doesn't work. They also want to get off.
  So we can promote together education and work and good parenting. I 
have no problem with punishing bad behavior, or the refusal to be a 
worker or a student or a responsible parent. I just don't want to punish 
poverty and past mistakes. All of us have made our mistakes, and none of 
us can change our yesterdays. But every one of us can change our 
tomorrows. And America's best example of that may be Lynn Woolsey, who 
worked her way off welfare to become a Congresswoman from the State of 
California.
  I know the Members of this Congress are concerned about crime, as are 
all the citizens of our country. I remind you that last year we passed a 
very tough crime bill, longer sentences, three-strikes-and-you're-out, 
almost 60 new capital punishment offenses, more prisons, more 
prevention, 100,000 more police. And we paid for it all by reducing the 
size of the Federal bureaucracy and giving the money back to local 
communities to lower the crime rate.
  There may be other things we can do to be tougher on crime, to be 
smarter with crime, to help to lower that rate further. Well, if there 
are, let's talk about them and let's do them. But let's not go back on 
the things that we did last year that we know work, that we know work 
because the local law enforcement officers tell us that we did the right 
thing, because local community leaders who have worked for years and 
years to lower the crime rate tell us that they work.
  Let's look at the experience of our cities and our rural areas where 
the crime rate has gone down and ask the people who did it how they did 
it. And if what we did last year supports the decline in the crime rate, 
and I am convinced that it does, let's not go back on it. Let's stick 
with it, implement it. We have got four more hard years of work to do to 
do that.
  I don't want to destroy the good atmosphere in the room or in the 
country tonight, but I have to mention one issue that divided this body 
greatly last year. The last Congress also passed the Brady Bill, and in 
the crime bill the ban on 19 assault weapons. I don't think it is a 
secret to anybody in this room that several members of the last Congress 
who voted for that aren't here tonight because they voted for it. And I 
know, therefore, that some of you who are here because they voted for it 
are under enormous pressure to repeal it.
  I just have to tell you how I feel about it. The Members of Congress 
who voted for that bill and I would never do anything to infringe on the 
right to keep and bear arms to hunt and to engage in other appropriate 
sporting activities. I have done it since I was a boy and I am going to 
keep right on doing it until I can't do it anymore.
  But a lot of people laid down their seats in Congress so that police 
officers and kids wouldn't have to lay down their lives under a hail of 
assault weapon attack. And I will not let that be repealed.

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  I would like to talk about a couple of other issues we have to deal 
with. I want us to cut more spending, but I hope we won't cut government 
programs that help to prepare us for the new economy, promote 
responsibility and are organized from the grassroots up and not by 
Federal bureaucracy. The very best example of this is the National 
Service Corps of America. It passed with strong bipartisan support, and 
now there are 20,000 Americans, more than ever served in one year in the 
Peace Corps, working all over this country, helping people person-to-
person in local grassroots volunteer groups, solving problems, and in 
the process earning some money for their education.
  This is citizenship at its best. It is good for the AmeriCorps 
members, but it is good for the rest of us too. It is the essence of the 
New Covenant, and we shouldn't stop it.
  All Americans, not only in the states most heavily affected, but in 
every place in this country, are rightly disturbed by the large numbers 
of illegal aliens entering our country. The jobs they hold might 
otherwise be held by citizens or legal immigrants. The public service 
they use impose burdens on our taxpayers.
  That is why our administration has moved aggressively to secure our 
borders more by hiring a record number of new border guards, by 
deporting twice as many criminal aliens as ever before, by cracking down 
on illegal hiring, and by barring welfare benefits to illegal aliens.
  In the budget I will present to you, we will try to do more to speed 
the deportation of illegal aliens who are arrested for crimes, to better 
identify illegal aliens in the workplace as recommended by the 
commission headed by former Congresswoman Barbara Jordan.
  We are a nation of immigrants, but we are also a nation of laws. It is 
wrong and ultimately self-defeating for a nation of immigrants to permit 
the kind of abuse of our immigration laws we have seen in recent years, 
and we must do more to stop it.
  The most important job of our government in this new era is to empower 
the American people to succeed in the global economy. America has always 
been a land of opportunity, a land where if you work hard, you can get 
ahead. We have become a great middle class country. Middle class values 
sustain us. We must expand that middle class and shrink the under class 
even as we do everything we can to support the millions of Americans who 
are already successful in the new economy.
  America is once again the world's strongest economic power, almost 6 
million new jobs in the last two years, exports booming, inflation down, 
high wage jobs are coming back. A record number of American 
entrepreneurs are living the American dream. If we want it to stay that 
way, those who work and lift our Nation must have more of its benefits. 
Today too many of those people are being left out. They are working 
harder for less, they have less security, less income, less certainty 
that they can even afford a vacation, much less college for their kids 
or retirement for themselves.
  We cannot let this continue. If we don't act, our economy will 
probably do what it has been doing since about 1978, when the income 
growth began to go to those at the very top of our economic scale, and 
the people in the vast middle got very little growth, and people who 
worked like crazy but were on the bottom end fell even further and 
further behind in the years afterward no matter how hard they worked.
  We have got to have a government that can be a real partner in making 
this new economy work for all of our people, a government that helps 
each and every one of us to get an education and to have the opportunity 
to renew our skills. That is why we worked so hard to increase 
educational opportunities in the last two years, from Head Start, to 
public schools, to apprenticeships for young people who don't go to 
college, to making college loans more available and more affordable. 
That is the first thing we have to do. We have got to do something to 
empower people to improve their skills.
  The second thing we ought to do is to help people raise their incomes 
immediately by lowering their taxes. We took the first step in 1993 with 
a working family tax cut for 15 million families with incomes under 
$27,000, a tax cut that this year will average about $1,000 a family, 
and we also gave tax reductions to most small and new businesses. Before 
we could do more than that, we first had to bring down the deficit we 
inherited and we had to get economic growth up.
  Now we have done both, and now we can cut taxes in a more 
comprehensive way. But tax cuts should reinforce and promote our first 
obligation, to empower our citizens through education and training to 
make the most of their own lives. The spotlight should shine on those 
who make the right choices for themselves, their families, and their 
communities.
  I have proposed a Middle Class Bill of Rights, which should properly 
be called the Bill of Rights and Responsibilities, because its 
provisions only benefit those who are working to educate and raise their 
children and to educate themselves. It will therefore give needed tax 
relief and raise incomes in both the short run and the long run in a way 
that benefits all of us.
  There are four provisions. First, a tax deduction for all education 
and training after high school. If you think about it, we permit 
businesses to deduct their investment. We permit individuals to deduct 
interest on their home mortgages. But today an education is even more 
important to the economic well-being of our whole country than even 
those things are. We should do everything we can to encourage it, and I 
hope you will support it.
  Second, we ought to cut taxes $500 for families with children under 
13.
  Third, we ought to foster more savings and personal responsibility by 
permitting people to establish an independent retirement account and 
withdraw from it tax-free for the cost of education, health care, first-
time home buying, or the care of a parent.
  And, fourth, we should pass a GI Bill for America's workers. We 
propose to collapse nearly 70 Federal programs and not give the money to 
the states, but give the money directly to the American people, or 
vouchers to them, so that they, if they are laid off or if they are 
working for a very low wage, can get a voucher worth $2,600 a year for 
up to two years to go to their local community colleges or wherever else 
they want to get the skills they need to improve their lives. Let's 
empower people in this way. Move it from the government directly to the 
workers of America.
  Any one of us can call for a tax cut, but I won't accept one that 
explodes the deficit or puts our recovery at risk. We ought to pay for 
our tax cuts fairly and honestly. Just two years ago it was an open 
question whether we would find the strength to cut the deficit. Thanks 
to the courage of the people who were here then, many of whom didn't 
return, we did cut the deficit. We began to do what others said would 
not be done. We cut the deficit by over $600 billion, about $10,000 for 
every family in this country. It is coming down three years in a row for 
the first time since Mr. Truman was president, and I don't think anybody 
in America wants us to let it explode again.
  In the budget I will send you, the Middle Class Bill of Rights is 
fully paid for by budget cuts in bureaucracy, cuts in programs, cuts in 
special interest subsidies. And the spending cuts will more than double 
the tax cuts. My budget pays for the Middle Class Bill of Rights without 
any cuts in Medicare, and I will oppose any attempts to pay for tax cuts 
with Medicare cuts. That is not the right thing to do.
  I know that a lot of you have your own ideas about tax relief, and 
some of them I find quite interesting. I really want to work with all of 
you. My test for our proposals will be, will it create jobs and raise 
incomes, will it strengthen our families and support our children, is it 
paid for, will it build a middle class and shrink the under class? If it 
does, I will support it. But if it doesn't, I won't.
  The goal of building the middle class and strengthening the under 
class is also why I believe that you should raise the minimum wage. It 
rewards work. Two-and-a-half million Americans, two-and-a-half million 
Americans, often women with children, are working out there today for 
four and a quarter an hour. In terms of real buying power, by next year 
that minimum wage will be at a 40 year low. That is not my idea of how 
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  Now, I have studied the arguments and the evidence for and against a 
minimum wage increase. I believe the weight of the evidence is that a 
modest increase does not cost jobs, and may even lure people back into 
the job market. But the most important thing is, you can't make a living 
on $4.25 an hour, especially if you have children, even with the working 
family's tax cut we passed last year.
  In the past the minimum wage has been a bipartisan issue, and I think 
it should be again. So I want to challenge you to have honest hearings 
on this, to get together to find a way to make the minimum wage a living 
wage.
  Members of Congress have been here less than a month, but by the end 
of the week, 28 days into the new year, every Member of Congress will 
have earned as much in Congressional salary as a minimum wage worker 
makes all year long.
  Everybody else here, including the President, has something else that 
too many Americans do without, and that is health care. Now, last year 
we almost came to blows over health care. But we didn't do anything. And 
the cold hard fact is that since last year, since I was here, another 
1.1 million Americans in working families have lost their health care, 
and the cold hard fact is that many millions more, most of them farmers 
and small business people and self-employed people have seen their 
premiums skyrocket, their co-payments, deductibles go up. There is a 
whole bunch of people in this country that in the statistics have health 
insurance, but really what they have got is a piece of paper that says 
they won't lose their home if they get sick.
  Now, I still believe our country has got to move toward providing 
health security for every American family. But I know that last year, as 
the evidence indicates, we bit off more than we could chew. So I am 
asking you that we work together. Let's do it step by step. Let's do 
whatever we have to do to get something done. Let's at least pass 
meaningful insurance reform, so that no American risks losing coverage 
for facing skyrocketing prices, that nobody loses their coverage because 
they face high prices or unavailable insurance when they change jobs, or 
lose a job, or a family member gets sick.
  I want to work together with all of you who have an interest in this, 
with the Democrats who worked on it last time, with the Republican 
leaders like Senator Dole, who has a long time commitment to welfare 
reform and made some constructive proposals in this area last year.
  We ought to make sure that self-employed people and small businesses 
can buy insurance at more affordable rates through voluntary purchasing 
pools. We ought to help families provide long-term care for a sick 
parent or disabled child. We can work to help workers who lose their 
jobs at least keep their health insurance coverage for a year while they 
look for work.
  We can find a way. It may take sometime, but we can find a way to make 
sure that our children have health care.
  I think everybody in this room, without regard to party, can be proud 
of the fact that our country was rated as having the world's most 
productive economy for the first time in nearly a decade, but we can't 
be proud of the fact that we are the only wealthy country in the world 
that has a smaller percentage of the work force and their children with 
health insurance today than we did 10 years ago, the last time we were 
the most productive economy in the world.
  So, let's work together on this. It is too important for politics as 
usual.
  Much of what the American people are thinking about tonight is what we 
have already talked about. A lot of people think that the security 
concerns of American today are entirely internal to our borders. They 
relate to the security of our jobs and our homes and our incomes and our 
children, our streets, our health, in protecting those borders.
  Now that the Cold War has passed, it is tempting to believe that all 
the security issues, with the possible exception of trade, reside here 
at home. But it is not so. Our security still depends upon our continued 
world leadership for peace and freedom and democracy. We still can't be 
strong at home unless we are strong abroad.
  The financial crisis in Mexico is a case in point. I know it is not 
popular to say it tonight, but we have to act, not for the Mexican 
people, but for the sake of the millions of Americans whose livelihoods 
are tied to Mexico's well-being. If we want to secure American jobs, 
preserve American exports, safeguard America's borders, then we must 
pass the stabilization program and help to put Mexico back on track.
  Now, let me repeat, it is not a loan, it is not foreign aid, it is not 
a bailout. We will be given a guarantee like cosigning a note with good 
collateral that will cover our risk. This legislation is the right thing 
for America. That is why the bipartisan leadership has supported it, and 
I hope you in Congress will pass it quickly. It is in our interest, and 
we can explain it to the American people, because we are going to do it 
in the right way.
  You know, tonight this is the first State of the Union address ever 
delivered since the beginning of the Cold War when not a single Russian 
missile is pointed at the children of America. And along with the 
Russians we are on our way to destroying the missiles and bombers that 
carry 9,000 nuclear warheads. We have come so far so fast in this post-
Cold War world that it is easy to take the decline of a nuclear threat 
for granted, but it is still there and we aren't finished yet.
  This year I will ask the Senate to include START II, which will 
eliminate weapons that carry 5,000 more warheads. The United States will 
lead the charge to extend indefinitely the Nuclear Non-proliferation 
Treaty, to enact a comprehensive nuclear test ban, and to eliminate 
chemical weapons. To stop and roll back North Korea's potentially deadly 
nuclear program, we will continue to implement the agreement we have 
reached with that nation. It is smart, it is tough, it is a deal based 
on continuing inspection, with safeguards for our allies and ourselves.
  This year I will submit to Congress comprehensive legislation to 
strengthen our hand in combatting terrorists, whether they strike at 
home or abroad. The cowards who bombed the World Trade Center found out 
this country will hunt down terrorists and bring them to justice.
  Just this week another horrendous terrorist act in Israel killed 19 
and injured scores more. On behalf of the American people and all of 
you, I send our deepest sympathy to the families of the victims. I know 
that in the face of such evil, it is hard for the people in the Middle 
East to go forward, where the terrorists represent the past, not the 
future. We must and we will pursue a comprehensive peace between Israel 
and all of her neighbors in the Middle East.
  Accordingly, last night I signed an Executive Order that will block 
the assets in the United States of terrorist organizations that threaten 
to disrupt the peace process and prohibits financial transactions with 
these groups. Tonight I call on all our allies and peace loving nations 
throughout the world to join us with renewed fervor in a global effort 
to combat terrorism. We cannot permit the future to be marred by terror 
and fear and paralysis.
  From the day I took the oath of office, I pledged that our Nation 
would maintain the best equipped, best trained, and best prepared 
military on Earth. We have, and they are. They have managed the dramatic 
downsizing of our forces after the Cold War with remarkable skill and 
spirit. But to make sure our military is ready for action and to provide 
the pay and quality of life the military and their families deserve, I 
am asking the Congress to add $25 billion in defense spending over the 
next six years.
  I have visited many bases at home and around the world since I became 
President. Tonight I repeat that request with renewed conviction. We ask 
a very great deal of our Armed Forces. Now that they are smaller in 
number, we ask more of them. They go out more often, to more different 
places, and stay longer. They are called to service in many, many ways. 
And we must give them and their families what the times demand and what 
they have earned.
  Just think about what our troops have done in the last year, showing 
America at its best, helping to save hundreds of thousands of people in 
Rwanda, moving with lightning speed to head off another threat to 
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giving freedom and democracy back to the people of Haiti.
  We have proudly supported peace and prosperity and freedom from South 
Africa to Northern Ireland, from Central and Eastern Europe to Asia, 
from Latin America to the Middle East. All of these endeavors are good 
in those places. But they make our future more confident and more 
secure.
  Well, my fellow Americans, that is my agenda for America's future. 
Expanding opportunity, not bureaucracy, enhancing security at home and 
abroad, empowering our people to make the most of their own lives. It is 
ambitious and achievable, but it is not enough. We even need more than 
new ideas for changing the world or equipping Americans to compete in 
the new economy, more than a government that is smaller, smarter and 
wiser, more than all the changes we can make in government and in the 
private sector from the outside in.
  Our fortunes and our prosperity also depend upon our ability to answer 
some questions from within, the values and voices that speak to our 
hearts as well as our heads, voices that tell us we have to do more to 
accept responsibility for ourselves and our families, for our 
communities, and, yes, for our fellow citizens.
  We see our families and our communities all over this country coming 
apart, and we feel the common ground shifting from under us. The PTA, 
the town hall meeting, the ballpark, it is hard for a lot of over worked 
parents to find the time and space for those things that strengthen the 
bonds of trust and cooperation. Too many of our children don't even have 
parents and grandparents who can give them those experiences that they 
need to build their own character, their sense of identity. We all know 
that what we hear in this Chamber can make a difference on those things, 
that the real differences will be made by our fellow citizens, where 
they work and where they live. And they will be made almost without 
regard to party. When I used to go to the softball park in Little Rock 
to watch my daughter's league and people would come up to me, fathers 
and mothers, and talk to me, I can honestly say I had no idea whether 90 
percent of them were Republicans or Democrats.
  When I visited the relief centers after the floods in California, in 
Northern California last week, a woman came up to me and did something 
that very few of you would do. She hugged me and said, ``Mr. President, 
I am a Republican, but I am glad you're here.''
  Now, why? We can't wait for disasters to act the way we used to act 
everyday, because as we move into this next century, everybody matters. 
We don't have a person to waste, and a lot of people are losing a lot of 
chances to do better. That means that we need a New Covenant for 
everybody. For our corporate and business leaders, we are going to work 
here to keep bringing the deficit down, to expand markets, to support 
their success in every possible way. But they have an obligation when 
they are doing well to keep jobs in our communities and give their 
workers a fair share of the prosperity they generate.
  For the people in the entertainment industry in this country, we 
applaud your creativity and your worldwide success, and we support your 
freedom of expression. But you do have a responsibility to assess the 
impact of your work and to understand the damage that comes from the 
incessant, repetitive, mindless violence and irresponsible conduct that 
permeates the media all the time.
  We have got to ask our community leaders and all kinds of 
organizations to help us stop our most serious social problem, the 
epidemic of teen pregnancies and births where there is no marriage. I 
have sent to Congress a plan that targets schools all over this country 
with anti-pregnancy programs that work. But government can only do so 
much. Tonight I call on parents and leaders all across this country to 
join together in a national campaign against teen pregnancy to make a 
difference. We can do this, and we must.
  And I would like to say a special word to our religious leaders. You 
know, I am proud of the fact that the United States has more houses of 
worship per capita than any other country in the world. These people who 
lead our houses of worship can ignite their congregations to carry their 
faith into action, can reach out to all of our children, to all of the 
people in distress, to those who have been savaged by the breakdown of 
all we hold dear, because so much of what must be done must come from 
the inside out, and our religious leaders and their congregations can 
make all the difference. They have a role in the New Covenant as well. 
There must be more responsibility for all of our citizens.
  You know, it takes a lot of people to help all the kids in trouble 
stay off the streets and in school. It takes a lot of people to build 
the Habitat for Humanity houses that the Speaker celebrates on his lapel 
pin. It takes a lot of people to provide the people power for all the 
civic organizations in this country that made our communities mean so 
much to most of us when we were kids. It takes every parent to teach the 
children the difference between right and wrong and to encourage them to 
learn and grow, and to say no to the wrong things, but also to believe 
that they can be whatever they want to be.
  I know it is hard when you are working harder for less, when you are 
under great stress to do these things. A lot of our people don't have 
the time or the emotional strength they think to do the work of 
citizenship.
  Most of us in politics haven't helped very much. For years we mostly 
treated citizens like they were consumers or spectators, sort of 
political couch potatoes who were supposed to watch the TV ads either 
promising something for nothing or playing on their fears and 
frustrations, and more and more of our citizens now get most of their 
information in very negative and aggressive ways that are hardly 
conducive to honest and open conversations. But the truth is, we have 
got to stop seeing each other as enemies just because we have different 
views.
  If you go back to the beginning of this country, the great strength of 
America as de Tocqueville pointed out when he came here a long time ago, 
has always been our ability to associate with people who were different 
from ourselves, and to work together to find common ground. And in this 
day everybody has a responsibility to do more of that. We simply cannot 
wait for a tornado, a fire, or a flood to behave like Americans ought to 
behave in dealing with one another.
  I want to finish up here by pointing out some folks that are up with 
the First Lady that represent what I am trying to talk about, citizens. 
I have no idea what their party affiliation is or who they voted for in 
the last elections. But they represent what we ought to be doing.
  Cindy Perry teaches second graders to read in AmeriCorps in rural 
Kentucky. She gains when she gives. She is a mother of four. She says 
that her service inspired her to get her high school equivalency last 
year. She was married when she was a teenager--stand up, Cindy--she was 
married when she was a teenager, she had four children, but she had time 
to serve other people, to get her high school equivalency, and she is 
going to use her AmeriCorps money to go back to college.
  Stephen Bishop is the police chief of Kansas City. He has been a 
national leader--stand up, Stephen--he has been a national leader in 
using more police in community policing, and he has worked with 
AmeriCorps to do it, and the crime rate in Kansas City has gone down as 
a result of what he did.
  Corporal Gregory Depestre went to Haiti as part of his adopted 
country's force to help secure democracy in his native land: And I might 
add, we must be the only country in the world that could have gone to 
Haiti and taken Haitian-Americans there who could speak the language and 
talk to the people, and he was one of them, and we are proud of him.
  The next two folks I have had the honor of meeting and getting to know 
a little bit. The Reverend John and the Reverend Diana Cherry of the 
A.M.E. Zion Church in Temple Hills, Maryland. I would like to ask them 
to stand. I want to tell you about them. In the early eighties they left 
government service and formed a church in a small living room in a small 
house in the early eighties. Today that church as 17,000 members. It is 
one of the three or four biggest churches in the entire United States. 
It grows by 200 a month. They do it together, and the special focus of 
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  Two things they did make a big impression on me. I visited their 
church once, and I learned they were building a new sanctuary closer to 
the Washington, D.C. line in a higher crime, higher drug rate area, 
because they thought it was part of their ministry to change the lives 
of the people who needed them.
  The second thing I want to say is that once Reverend Cherry was at a 
meeting at the White House with some other religious leaders, and he 
left early to go back to his church to minister to 150 couples that he 
had brought back to his church from all over America to convince them to 
come back together to save their marriages and to raise their kids. This 
is the kind of work that citizens are doing in America. We need more of 
it, and it ought to be lifted up and supported.
  The last person I want to introduce is Jack Lucas from Hattiesburg, 
Mississippi. Jack, would you stand up?
  Fifty years ago, in the sands of Iwo Jima, Jack Lucas taught and 
learned the lessons of citizenship. On February 20th, 1945, he and three 
of his buddies encountered the enemy and two grenades at their feet. 
Jack Lucas threw himself on both of them.
  In that moment, he saved the lives of his companions and miraculously, 
in the next instant a medic saved his life. He gained a foothold for 
freedom, and at the age of 17, just a year older than his grandson--who 
is up here with him today, and his son, who is a West Point graduate and 
a veteran--at 17, Jack Lucas became the youngest marine in history and 
the youngest soldier in this century to win the Congressional Medal of 
Honor.
  All these years later, yesterday, here is what he said about that day: 
``It didn't matter where you were from or who you were. You relied on 
one another. You did it for your country.''
  We all gain when we give, and we reap what we sow. That's at the heart 
of this New Covenant: Responsibility, opportunity, and citizenship. More 
than stale chapters in some remote civic book, they are still the virtue 
by which we can fulfill ourselves and reach our God-given potential and 
be like them, and also to fulfill the eternal promise of this country, 
the enduring dream from that first and most sacred covenant.
  I believe every person in this country still believes that we are 
created equal, and given by our Creator the right to life, liberty and 
the pursuit of happiness.
  This is a very, very great country, and our best days are still to 
come.
  Thank you, and God bless you.

  At 10 o'clock and 35 minutes p.m., the President of the United States 
retired from the Hall of the House, followed by his Cabinet.
  The Chief Justice of the United States and Associate Justices of the 
Supreme Court retired from the Hall of the House.
  The ambassadors, ministers and charges d'affaires of foreign 
governments retired from the Hall of the House.
  The SPEAKER, at 10 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m., then declared the 
joint session of the two Houses dissolved.
  The Vice President and Members of the Senate retired from the Hall of 
the House.

para.11.30  reference of the president's message

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the message of the President, as delivered, 
together with the accompanying documents, was referred to the Committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union and ordered to be printed 
(H. Doc. 104-1).

para.11.31  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana, for today;
  To Mr. BISHOP, for today; and
  To Mr. TORKILDSEN, until 3 p.m. today.
  And then,

para.11.32  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, at 10 o'clock and 41 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.11.33  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 44. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the concurrent 
     resolution (H. Con. Res. 17) relating to the treatment of 
     Social Security under any constitutional amendment requiring 
     a balanced budget and providing for consideration of the 
     joint resolution (H.J. Res. 1) proposing a balanced budget 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States (Rept. No. 
     104-4). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.11.34  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Spratt):
       H.R. 645. A bill to amend the International Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for nonrecognition of gain on the sale of 
     eligible small business stock if the proceeds of the sale are 
     reinvested in other eligible small business stock; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       H.R. 646. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to index the basis of certain capital assets for purposes of 
     determining gain or loss; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 647. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide incentives for awards to an employee under a 
     performance-based reward plan and to direct the Administrator 
     of the Small Business Administration to establish a program 
     to promote implementation of performance-based reward plans 
     and employee decisionmaking participation programs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, and Small Business, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 648. A bill to improve small business export 
     assistance; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       H.R. 649. A bill to authorize the collection of fees for 
     expenses for triploid grass carp certification inspections, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 650. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act concerning exclusion from the United States on the basis 
     of membership in a terrorist organization; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 651. A bill to direct the President to establish a 
     commission for making recommendations to improve the Federal 
     emergency management system; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BATEMAN:
       H.R. 652. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to provide a grant to the board of directors of the George 
     Washington Boyhood Home Foundation for the Stabilization, 
     preservation, and interpretation of the archeological 
     resources and visual integrity of Ferry Farm, boyhood home of 
     George Washington, America's first President; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 653. A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse under 
     construction in White Plains, NY, as the ``Thurgood Marshall 
     United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HOLDEN:
       H.R. 654. A bill to provide for the conversion of the 
     assistance for the Tamaqua Highrise housing project in 
     Tamaqua, PA, from a leased housing contract to tenant-based 
     assistance; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. WALKER:
       H.R. 655. A bill to authorize the hydrogen research, 
     development, and demonstration programs of the Department of 
     Energy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. KING:
       H.R. 656. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to make organizations controlled by 
     individuals who promote prejudice or bias based on race, 
     religion, or ethnicity ineligible for assistance under 
     programs administered by the Secretary, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       H.R. 657. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of three 
     hydroelectric projects in the State of Arkansas; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
             Mineta, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. 
             Matsui):
       H.R. 658. A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1991 with 
     respect to the application of such act; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in addition to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 659. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     permit Federal firearms licensees to conduct firearms 
     business with other such licensees at out-of-State gun shows; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Bono, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, and 
             Mrs. Schroeder):
       H.R. 660. A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act to modify 
     the exemption from certain familial status discrimination 
     prohibitions granted to housing for older persons; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THORNTON:
       H.R. 661. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide additional safeguards to protect taxpayer rights; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. Ensign):
       H.R. 662. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the 50 percent limitation on the amount of business 
     meal and entertainment expenses which are deductible; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Myrick, and 
             Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H.R. 663. A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 to prevent luxurious conditions in 
     prisons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 664. A bill to amend chapter 5122 of title 42, United 
     States Code, to ensure Federal disaster assistance 
     eligibility for certain nonprofit facilities; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FIELDS of Texas:
       H.J. Res. 63. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide that Federal 
     judges be reconfirmed by the Senate every 10 years; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. 
             Miller of California):
       H. Con. Res. 18. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that United States investors, lenders, and 
     corporations should assume the full measure of risk and 
     responsibility for their investments and loans in Mexico 
     since the devaluation of the peso on December 21, 1994, and 
     that loan guarantees that are backed by the full faith and 
     credit of the United States and that could result in any 
     direct or indirect financial obligation on the part of United 
     States taxpayers should not be provided to the Mexican 
     Government; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.

para.11.35  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 3: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Moorhead, 
     Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Walker, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
     Mr. Condit, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Bryant 
     of Tennessee, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 11: Mr. Dreier, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 24: Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 26: Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Zeliff.
       H.R. 43: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Mineta, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
     Pelosi, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Tauzin and Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 78: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Fields of Texas and Mr. Lightfoot.
       H.R. 110: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 117: Mr. Bono and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
     Funderburk, and Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Vento, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 139: Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 142: Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Heineman, Mrs. 
     Thurman, and Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 221: Mr. Borski, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Scott, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Ms. DeLauro, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 259: Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 260: Mr. Emerson and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 305: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Towns, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Canady, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bartlett 
     of Maryland, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Beilenson, Mr. Packard, Mr. Klug, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Filner, and Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 353: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Lipinski, and 
     Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Thornton, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Davis, 
     Mr. Hyde, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Williams, and Mr. 
     Hefley.
       H.R. 370: Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     Emerson, and Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Everett and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Everett, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Myers of Indiana, 
     and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 375: Mr. Everett and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Saxton, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. 
     Kolbe.
       H.R. 436: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 447: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Dingell, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Hunter, 
     Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Towns, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Scott, Mr. Brewster, 
     Mr. Parker, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Gunderson, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Wilson, 
     Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Evans, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. 
     Chapman.
       H.R. 464: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. 
     Hostettler, Mr. Souder, and Mrs. Vucanovich.
       H.R. 482: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Ney, and Mr. 
     Packard.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Royce, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Blute, 
     Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 502: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
     Paxon, Mr. Walker, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
     Herger, Mr. Packard, Mr. Baker of California, and Mrs. 
     Vucanovich.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Fox, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Zeliff.
       H.R. 521: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 522: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 523: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 588: Mr. Meehan, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.J. Res. 2: Mr. Hayes, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Walker, 
     Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Goodling.
       H.J. Res. 3: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.J. Res. 5: Mr. Hayes and Mr. Minge.
       H.J. Res. 14: Mr. Foley.
       H.J. Res. 16: Mr. Montgomery.
       H.J. Res. 28: Mr. McInnis.
       H.J. Res. 48: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
     Packard, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Weller, and Mr. 
     Lucas.
       H.J. Res. 53: Mr. Sawyer and Ms. Waters.
       H.J. Res. 55: Mr. Pomeroy and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 17: Mr. Fox.
       H. Res. 33: Mr. Serrano and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.

para.11.36  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 2: Ms. Collins of Michigan.



.
                    WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1995 (12)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.12.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, January 24, 1994.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.12.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       195. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense--
     Comptroller, transmitting a report of a violation of the 
     Anti-Deficiency Act which occurred in the Department of the 
     Army, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       196. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense--
     Comptroller, transmitting a report of a violation of the 
     Anti-Deficiency Act which occurred in the Department of the 
     Army, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       197. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Economic 
     Security, Department of Defense, transmitting the strategic 
     and critical materials report during the period October 1993 
     through September 1994, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 98h-2(b); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       198. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, transmitting information on changes in district 
     offices; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       199. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, General Accounting Office, transmitting the 
     Comptroller General's 1994 annual report, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 719(a); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight .
       200. A letter from the Chairman, Agriculture and 
     Transportation Barriers Compliance Board, transmitting the 
     1994 annual report in compliance with the Inspector General 
     Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 
     section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       201. A letter from the Co-Chairman, Appalachian Regional 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the inspector general for the period April 1, 1994, 
     through September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 
     section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       202. A letter from the Executive Secretary, Barry M. 
     Goldwater Scholarship, transmitting the annual report under 
     the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year

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     1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       203. A letter from the Chairman, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting the annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1994, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       204. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities 
     Safety Board, transmitting the annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 
     1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       205. A letter from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       206. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 
     1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       207. A letter from the Chairman, Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting the annual report under 
     the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 
     1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       208. A letter from the Chairman, Farm Credit 
     Administration, transmitting the annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 
     1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       209. A letter from the Chairman, Farm Credit System 
     Insurance Corporation, transmitting the annual report under 
     the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 
     1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       210. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting the annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1994, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       211. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting the annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 
     1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       212. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's report on its health 
     promotion and disease prevention activities for Federal 
     civilian employees; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       213. A letter from the Administrator, Panama Canal 
     Commission, transmitting the annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1994, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       214. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting the 
     annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
     Act for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       215. A letter from the Secretary, The American Battle 
     Monuments Commission, transmitting the annual report under 
     the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 
     1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       216. A letter from the Staff Director, U.S. Commission on 
     Civil Rights, transmitting the annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 
     1994, pursuant to 31 U.S. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       217. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the U.S. Courts; transmitting the Judicial Conference of the 
     United States biennial report to the Congress on the 
     continuing need for all authorized bankruptcy judgeships, 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 152(b)(3); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       218. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     additional program proposals for purposes of nonproliferation 
     and disarmament fund activities, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 5858; 
     jointly, to the Committees on International Relations and 
     Appropriations.
       219. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting his certification that the amounts 
     appropriated for the Board for International Broadcasting for 
     grants to Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty, Inc., are less 
     than the amount necessary to maintain the budgeted level of 
     operation because of exchange rate losses in the fourth 
     quarter of fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2877(a)(2); jointly, to the Committees on International 
     Relations and Appropriations.

para.12.3  words taken down

  Mr. DORNAN during one minute speeches addressed the House, and during 
the course of his remarks,
  Mr. FAZIO demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:

       Even Andrea Mitchell of NBC took note that is Ronald 
     Reagan's prerogative, George Bush's and all of us who wore 
     the uniform or served in a civilian capacity to crush the 
     evil empire. Clinton gave aid and comfort to the enemy.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, held the words taken down to be 
unparliamentary, and said:
  ``In the opinion of the Chair, that is not a proper reference to the 
President. Without objection, the words are stricken from the Record.''
  During said proceedings,
  Mr. DORNAN reiterated words to the same effect as follows:
  ``I will not withdraw my remarks. I will not only not apologize, . . .
  ``I will accept the discipline of the House.''.
  Whereupon,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. Duncan, responded as follows:
  ``The Chair rules that those words as follows `I believe the President 
did give aid and comfort to the enemy, Hanoi,' were also out of order. 
The Chair has ruled that, based on the precedents of the House, the 
words of the gentleman from California were out of order, and without 
objection, both sets of words will be stricken from the Record.''

para.12.4  providing for the consideration of h. con. res. 17 and h.j. 
          res. 1

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 44):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the 
     concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 17) relating to the 
     treatment of Social Security under any constitutional 
     amendment requiring a balanced budget, if called up by the 
     majority leader or his designee. The concurrent resolution 
     shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the majority leader and the minority leader or 
     their designees. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the concurrent resolution to final adoption 
     without intervening motion.
       Sec. 2. At any time after the disposition of the concurrent 
     resolution made in order by the first section of this 
     resolution, the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 1) proposing a balanced 
     budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States. 
     The first reading of the joint resolution shall be dispensed 
     with. Points of order against consideration of the joint 
     resolution for failure to comply with clause 2(g)(3) of rule 
     XI are waived. General debate shall be confined to the joint 
     resolution and shall not exceed three hours equally divided 
     and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
     the Committee on the Judiciary. After general debate the 
     joint resolution shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
     the joint resolution shall be considered as read, shall be 
     debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by 
     Representative Barton of Texas and an opponent, and shall not 
     be subject to amendment while pending. No further amendment 
     shall be in order except those designated in section 3 of 
     this resolution. Each amendment may be offered only in the 
     order designated, may be offered only by the named proponent 
     or a designee, may be considered notwithstanding the adoption 
     of a previous amendment in the nature of a substitute, shall 
     be considered as read, shall be debatable for one hour 
     equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
     opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. If more than 
     one amendment is adopted, then only the one receiving the 
     greater number of affirmative votes shall be considered as 
     finally adopted. In the case of a tie for the greater number 
     of affirmative votes, then only the last amendment to receive 
     that number of affirmative votes shall be considered as 
     finally adopted, except that if the amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary 
     is one of the amendments receiving the greater number of 
     votes then it shall be the amendment considered as finally 
     adopted. At the conclusion of consideration of the joint 
     resolution for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the joint resolution to the House with such amendment as may 
     have been finally adopted. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the joint resolution and any 
     amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion 
     except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
       Sec. 3. The further amendments that may be offered after 
     disposition of the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary are those 
     printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
     for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII with the following 
     designations: (a) the amendment numbered 4 by Representative 
     Owens of New York; (b) the amendment numbered 1 by 
     Representative Wise of West Virginia; (c) the amendment 
     numbered 25 by Representative Conyers of Michigan; (d) the 
     amendment numbered 29 by Representative Gephardt of Missouri; 
     and (e) the amendment numbered 39 by Representative Schaefer 
     of Colorado. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,

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  Mr. SOLOMON submitted the following amendment:

       On page 2, at line 19, insert after ``clause (2)(g)(3)'' 
     the following: ``or clause 2(l)(2)(B)''.

  By unanimous consent, the time for debate was extended by 10 minutes.
  After further debate,
  Mr. SOLOMON moved the previous question on the amendment and the 
resolution.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question on the amendment and 
the resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, announced that 
the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

233

When there appeared

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Nays

196

para.12.5                     [Roll No. 37]

                                YEAS--233

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--196

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Bishop
     Cubin
     Fields (LA)
     Gibbons
     Smith (MI)
  So the previous question on the amendment and the resolution was 
ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the amendment to the resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, announced that 
the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to the amendment to 
the resolution, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so 
a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

253

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

176

para.12.6                     [Roll No. 38]

                                AYES--253

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

[[Page 97]]



                                NOES--176

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Bishop
     Cubin
     Fields (LA)
     Gibbons
     Rose
  So the amendment to the resolution was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, announced that 
the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
as amended, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

255

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

172

para.12.7                     [Roll No. 39]

                                AYES--255

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--172

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bishop
     Chenoweth
     Cubin
     DeFazio
     Fields (LA)
     Norwood
     Stark
  So the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.12.8  social security and balanced budget amendment

  Mr. FLANAGAN, pursuant to House Resolution 44, called up the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 17):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That, for the purposes of any constitutional 
     amendment requiring a balanced budget, the appropriate 
     committees of the House and the Senate shall report to their 
     respective Houses implementing legislation to achieve a 
     balanced budget without increasing the receipts or reducing 
     the disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 
     Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance 
     Trust Fund to achieve that goal.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  The previous question having been ordered by House Resolution 44.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said concurrent resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FLANAGAN objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.


[[Page 98]]



Yeas

412

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

18

para.12.9                     [Roll No. 40]

                                YEAS--412

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--18

     Clay
     Dingell
     Fattah
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kleczka
     Moran
     Murtha
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Stenholm
     Tucker
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Williams

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Bishop
     Fields (LA)
     Thornton
     Torricelli
  So the concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.12.10  balanced budget amendment

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, pursuant to House Resolution 44 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 1) proposing a balanced budget amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. WALKER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. WALKER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said joint resolution, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

para.12.11  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. HYDE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9 
o'clock a.m. on Thursday, January 26, 1995.

para.12.12  balanced budget amendment

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, pursuant to House Resolution 
44 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 1) proposing a balanced budget amendment 
to the Constitution of the United States.
  Mr. WALKER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GEKAS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. WALKER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said joint resolution, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

para.12.13  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GEKAS, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, December 22, 1994.
     Speaker,
     U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the State of Indiana, 
     Madison Superior Court for the County of Madison, in 
     connection with a civil case involving constituent casework.
       After consultation with General Counsel, I have determined 
     that compliance with the subpoena is consistent with the 
     privilege and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Dan Burton,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.12.14  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. BISHOP, for 
today.
  And then,

para.12.15  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, pursuant to the special order 
heretofore agreed to, at 10 o'clock and 56 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 9 o'clock a.m. on Thursday, January 26, 1995.

para.12.16  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 665. A bill to control crime by mandatory victim 
     restitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 666. A bill to control crime by exclusionary rule 
     reform; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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       H.R. 667. A bill to control crime by incarcerating violent 
     criminals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 668. A bill to control crime by further streamlining 
     deportation of criminal aliens; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H.R. 669. A bill to repeal the Perishable Agricultural 
     Commodities Act, 1930; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       H.R. 670. A bill to waive certain statutory time 
     limitations with respect to the award of military decorations 
     in the case of the award of the Medal of Honor to Marcelino 
     Serna; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself, Mr. Richardson, Mr. 
             Williams, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 671. A bill to provide for administrative procedures 
     to extend Federal recognition to certain Indian groups, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FIELDS of Texas:
       H.R. 672. A bill to improve recreational boating safety; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 673. A bill to establish a national commission to 
     review the regular military compensation of members of the 
     Armed Forces and develop recommendations to end the 
     dependence of some members and their families on Federal and 
     local assistance programs; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 674. A bill to provide that a spouse, former spouse, 
     surviving spouse, or surviving former spouse may qualify for 
     retirement, survivor, and health under the Foreign Service 
     Act if the Foreign Service participant is disqualified for 
     such benefits for reasons of misconduct or disloyalty to the 
     United States; to the Committee on International Relations, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MINETA (for himself and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 675. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to provide certain safeguards to ensure that the 
     interests of investors are well protected under the implied 
     private action provisions of the act; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 676. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     and the Secretary of Agriculture to establish grazing fees at 
     fair market value; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 677. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the special $15 million limitation on the amount of 
     a tax-exempt bond issue which may be used to provide an 
     output facility; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PORTER:
       H.R. 678. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to provide for the expedited 
     consideration of certain proposed cancellations of budget 
     items; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Zimmer, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Martini, and Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 679. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to make Barnegat Bay, NJ, eligible for priority 
     consideration under the national estuary program; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. McNulty):
       H.R. 680. A bill to extend the time for construction of 
     certain FERC licensed hydro projects; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 681. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 in order to reform private enforcement of the Federal 
     securities laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 682. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to encourage savings and investment through individual 
     retirement accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WILSON:
       H.R. 688. A bill to extend Federal restrictions on the 
     export of unprocessed timber to timber harvested in the State 
     of Texas; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to 
     the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 683. A bill to provide a minimum for payments with 
     respect to counties in the State of Texas from receipts from 
     national forests; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 684. A bill to prohibit exports of unprocessed timber 
     and wood chips to any country that does not provide 
     reciprocal access to its markets for finished wood products 
     and paper produced in the United States; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       H.R. 685. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for the use of volunteers for Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation tours and at the Bureau's training facilities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 686. A bill to designate the maintenance facility and 
     future visitor center at the Big Thicket National Preserve as 
     the ``Ralph W. Yarborough Center''; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       H.R. 689. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     take action to control the infestation of southern pine 
     beetles currently ravaging wilderness areas in the State of 
     Texas; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
       H.R. 687. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey certain lands in the Sam Houston National Forest in 
     the State of Texas to the current occupant of the lands, the 
     Gulf Coast Trades Center; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ZIMMER.
       H.R. 690. A bill to improve the use of risk assessment and 
     cost-benefit analysis by Federal agencies; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Science, and Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Solomon):
       H. Con. Res. 19. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress with respect to North-South dialogue on the 
     Korean Peninsula and the United States-North Korea Agreed 
     Framework; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. YATES:
       H. Con. Res. 20. Concurrent resolution permitting the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to commemorate 
     the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight. 

para.12.17  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 5: Mr. Bunn of Oregon and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 6: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mrs. 
     Seastrand, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 7: Mr. Lucas, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Talent, Mr. Baker 
     of Louisiana, Mr. King, and Mr. Brownback.
       H.R. 10: Mr. Longley, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Salmon, 
     and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 24: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 28: Mr. Lightfoot.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Bonior and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 58: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 62: Mr. Blute, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
     Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Fox, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Christensen, and 
     Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Fields of Texas and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 76: Mr. Vento and Mr. Lightfoot.
       H.R. 77: Mr. LaTourette and Mr. Zeliff.
       H.R. 130: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 208: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 209: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. King, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     Chrysler, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Bilbray and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 326: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Zeliff.
       H.R. 370: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mr. Istook, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
     Armey, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. Kim, Mr. Rogers, Mr. King, Mr. Longley, Mr. 
     Dickey, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Scott, Mr. Packard, 
     Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
     McKeon, Mr. Portman, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. 
     Durbin, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Rangel, 
     Mr. Becerra, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Armey, Mrs. Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Tate, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Myers of 
     Indiana, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Stump, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Poshard, 
     Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Mica, Mr. Dicks, 
     Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Hansen, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Chapman, Mr. 
     McCollum, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Roth, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
     Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. La

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     Falce, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
     Clay, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
     Herger, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
     Smith of Michigan, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
     Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Fazio of California, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Ms. Harman, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
     Foglietta, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. de la 
     Garza, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
     Kim, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Manton, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Brewster, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. 
     Cubin, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Blute, and 
     Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 464: Mr. Lightfoot and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 502: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
     and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 593: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 663: Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Ney.
       H.J. Res. 8: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.J. Res. 28: Mr. Luther and Mr. Weller.
       H. Con. Res. 5: Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Packard, Mr. Moorhead, 
     Mr. Crapo, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Ortiz.
       H. Con. Res. 17: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Smith of 
     New Jersey.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Danner, Mr. Wise, Mr. Moran, Mr. Sanders, 
     Mr. Shays, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Roemer, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Bono, 
     Mr. Waxman, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Vento, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Walsh, 
     Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Farr, 
     Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Gene 
     Green of Texas, Mr. Goss, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Deutsch, 
     Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Callahan.
       H. Res. 33: Mr. Gene Green of Texas and Mr. Hinchey.



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                     THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1995 (13)

para.13.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ARMEY, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 January 26, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Richard K. Armey to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.13.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ARMEY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, January 25, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.13.3  communications 

       220. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Jordan (Transmittal No. 
     9-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

para.13.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate had passed a bill of the following title, in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 273. An Act to amend section 61h-6 of title 2, United 
     States Code.

  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 42 and 43 of 
title 20, United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, reappoints Mr. Moynihan to the Board of Regents of the 
Smithsonian Institution.

para.13.5  balanced budget amendment

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. Sam JOHNSON of Texas, pursuant to House 
Resolution 44 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further 
consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 1) proposing a balanced 
budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
  Mr. WALKER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.13.6  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following Judiciary committee amendment in the nature 
of a substitute:

       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of 
     each House concurring therein), That the following article is 
     proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
     States, which shall be valid to all intents and purposes as 
     part of the Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of 
     three-fourths of the several States within seven years after 
     the date of its submission for ratification:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. Prior to each fiscal year, Congress shall, by 
     law, adopt a statement of receipts and outlays for such 
     fiscal year in which total outlays are not greater than total 
     receipts. Congress may, by law, amend that statement provided 
     revised outlays are not greater than revised receipts. 
     Congress may provide in that statement for a specific excess 
     of outlays over receipts by a vote directed solely to that 
     subject in which three-fifths of the whole number of each 
     House agree to such excess. Congress and the President shall 
     ensure that actual outlays do not exceed the outlays set 
     forth in such statement.
       ``Section 2. No bill to increase tax revenue shall become 
     law unless approved by a three-fifths majority of the whole 
     number of each House of Congress.
       ``Section 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall 
     transmit to Congress a proposed statement of receipts and 
     outlays for such fiscal year consistent with the provisions 
     of this Article.
       ``Section 4. Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     Article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is 
     in effect. The provisions of this Article may be waived for 
     any fiscal year in which the United States faces an imminent 
     and serious military threat to national security and is so 
     declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the 
     whole number of each House, which becomes law.
       ``Section 5. Total receipts shall include all receipts of 
     the United States except those derived from borrowing and 
     total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States 
     except those for the repayment of debt principal.
       ``Section 6. The amount of the debt of the United States 
     held by the public as of the date this Article takes effect 
     shall become a permanent limit on such debt and there shall 
     be no increase in such amount unless three-fifths of the 
     whole number of each House of Congress shall have passed a 
     bill approving such increase and such bill has become law.
       ``Section 7. All votes taken by the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate under this Article shall be 
     rollcall votes.
       ``Section 8. Congress shall enforce and implement this 
     Article by appropriate legislation.
       ``Section 9. This Article shall take effect of the fiscal 
     year 2002 or for the second fiscal year beginning after its 
     ratification, whichever is later.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

253

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affirmative

Nays

173

para.13.7                     [Roll No. 41]

                                AYES--253

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner

[[Page 101]]


     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--173

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bishop
     Brown (CA)
     Cox
     Fields (LA)
     Jefferson
     Matsui
     Morella
     Rush
     Towns
  So the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed 
to.
  After some further time,

para.13.8  call in committee

  Mr. WALKER, Chairman, announced that the Committee, having had under 
consideration said bill, finding itself without a quorum, directed the 
Members to record their presence by electronic device, and the 
following-named Members responded--

para.13.9                     [Roll No. 42]

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--424

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bishop
     Bono
     Brown (FL)
     Fields (LA)
     Frank (MA)
     Istook
     Moran
     Portman
     Rush
     Stark
  Thereupon, Mr. WALKER, Chairman, announced that 424 Members had been 
recorded, a quorum.
  The Committee resumed its business.

para.13.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. OWENS:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:

     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to 
     all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within seven years after the date of its submission 
     for ratification:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. Prior to each fiscal year, Congress shall, by 
     law, adopt a statement of receipts and outlays for such 
     fiscal year in which total outlays are not greater than total 
     receipts. Congress may, by law, amend that statement provided 
     revised outlays are not greater than revised receipts. 
     Congress may provide in the statement for a specific excess 
     of outlays over receipts by a vote directed solely to that 
     subject in which three-fifths of the whole number of each 
     House agree to such excess. Congress and the President shall 
     ensure that actual outlays do not exceed the outlays set 
     forth in such statement.
       ``Section 2. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall 
     transmit to Congress a proposed statement of receipts and 
     outlays for such fiscal year consistent with the provisions 
     of this Article.

[[Page 102]]

       ``Section 3. Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     Article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is 
     in effect. The provisions of this Article may be waived for 
     any fiscal year in which the United States faces an imminent 
     and serious military threat to national security and is so 
     declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the 
     whole number of each House, which becomes law. The provisions 
     of this Article may be waived for any fiscal year for which 
     the President notifies the Congress that the national 
     unemployment rate is projected to exceed 4 percentum and is 
     so declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of 
     the whole number of each House, which becomes law.
       ``Section 4. Total receipts shall include all receipts of 
     the United States except those derived from borrowing and 
     total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States 
     except those for the repayment of debt principal.
       ``Section 5. The amount of the debt of the United States 
     held by the public as of the date this Article takes effect 
     shall become a permanent limit on such debt and there shall 
     be no increase in such amount unless three-fifths of the 
     whole number of each House of Congress shall have passed a 
     bill approving such increase and such bill has become law.
       ``Section 6. All votes taken by the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate under this Article shall be 
     rollcall votes.
       ``Section 7. Congress shall enforce and implement this 
     Article by appropriate legislation.
       ``Section 8. This Article shall take effect for the fiscal 
     year 2002 or for the second fiscal year beginning after its 
     ratification, whichever is later.''.

Yeas

64

It was decided in the

Nays

363

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.13.11                    [Roll No. 43]

                                AYES--64

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kennedy (RI)
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McKinney
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanders
     Scott
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--363

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Neumann
       

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Bishop
     Fields (LA)
     Hunter
     Moran
     Rush
     Walsh
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.13.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. WISE:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:

     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to 
     all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within seven years after the date of its submission 
     for ratification:


                              ``article--

       ``Section 1. Total outlays of the operating funds of the 
     United States for any fiscal year shall not exceed total 
     receipts to those funds for that fiscal year plus any 
     operating fund balances carried over from previous fiscal 
     years.
       ``Section 2. The Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is 
     in effect. The provisions of this article may be waived for 
     any fiscal year in which the United States is engaged in 
     military conflict which causes an imminent and serious 
     military threat to national security and is so declared by a 
     joint resolution adopted by a majority of the whole number of 
     each House of the Congress, that becomes law. If real 
     economic growth has been or will be negative for two 
     consecutive quarters, Congress may by law waive the article 
     for the current and the next fiscal year.
       ``Section 3. Not later than the first Monday in February in 
     each calendar year, the President shall transmit to the 
     Congress a proposed budget for the United States Government 
     for the fiscal year beginning in that calendar year in which 
     total outlays of the operating funds of the United States for 
     that fiscal year shall not exceed total receipts to those 
     funds for that fiscal year.
       ``Section 4. Total receipts of the operating funds shall 
     exclude those derived from net borrowing. Total outlays of 
     the operating funds of the United States shall exclude those 
     for repayment of debt principal and for capital investments 
     in physical infrastructure that provide long-term economic 
     returns but shall include an annual debt servicing charge. 
     The receipts (including attributable interest) and outlays of 
     the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and 
     the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund shall not be 
     counted as receipts or outlays for purposes of this article.
       ``Section 5. This article shall be implemented and enforced 
     only in accordance with appropriate legislation enacted by 
     Congress, which may rely on estimates of outlays and 
     receipts.
       ``Section 6. This section and section 5 of this article 
     shall take effect upon ratification. All other sections of 
     this article shall take effect beginning with fiscal year 
     2002 or the second fiscal year beginning after its 
     ratification, whichever is later.'' 


[[Page 103]]



Yeas

138

It was decided in the

Nays

291

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.13.13                    [Roll No. 44]

                                AYES--138

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--291

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Neumann
       

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Bishop
     Fields (LA)
     Rush
     Spratt
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.13.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the preferential motion submitted by Mr. WATT that the 
Committee do now rise and report the joint resolution back to the House 
with the recommendation that the resolving clause be stricken out.

Yeas

96

It was decided in the

Nays

331

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.13.15                    [Roll No. 45]

                                AYES--96

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kennedy (RI)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--331

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker

[[Page 104]]


     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Traficant
       

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Bishop
     Fields (LA)
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Rush
     Williams
  So the preferential motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.13.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. CONYERS:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:

     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to 
     all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within seven years after the date of its submission 
     for ratification.

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. Prior to each fiscal year, Congress shall, by 
     law, adopt a statement of receipts and outlays for such 
     fiscal year in which total outlays are not greater than total 
     receipts. Congress may, by law, amend that statement provided 
     revised outlays are not greater than revised receipts. 
     Congress may provide in that statement for a specific excess 
     of outlays over receipts by a vote directed solely to that 
     subject in which a majority of the whole number of each House 
     agree to such excess. Congress and the President shall ensure 
     that actual outlays do not exceed the outlays set forth in 
     such statement.
       ``Section 2. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall 
     transmit to Congress a proposed statement of receipts and 
     outlays for such fiscal year consistent with the provisions 
     of this Article.
       ``Section 3. Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     Article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is 
     in effect. The provisions of this Article may be waived for 
     any fiscal year in which the United States faces an imminent 
     and serious military threat to national security and is so 
     declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the 
     whole number of each House, which becomes law.
       ``Section 4. Total receipts shall include all receipts of 
     the United States except those derived from borrowing and 
     total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States 
     except those for the repayment of debt principal. Total 
     receipts shall not include receipts (including attributable 
     interest) for the financing of benefits and administrative 
     expenses of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 
     Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, or any 
     successor funds, and total outlays shall not include outlays 
     for disbursements of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 
     Insurance Trust Fund for benefits and administrative expenses 
     and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for benefits 
     and administrative expenses, or any successor funds. The 
     receipts and outlays referred to in the preceding sentence 
     shall be limited to receipts and outlays that provide old-age 
     and survivor cash benefits for individuals based upon their 
     earnings and dependents of such earners or provide disability 
     cash benefits for disabled individuals based upon their 
     earnings and dependents of such earners.
       ``Section 5. All votes taken by the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate under this Article shall be 
     rollcall votes.
       ``Section 6. Congress shall enforce and implement this 
     Article by appropriate legislation.
       ``Section 7. This Article shall take effect for the fiscal 
     year 2002 or for the second fiscal year beginning after its 
     ratification, whichever is later, if Congress agreed to a 
     concurrent resolution setting forth a budget plan to achieve 
     a balanced budget not later than that fiscal year as follows:
       ``(1) A budget for each fiscal year beginning with fiscal 
     year 1996 and ending with that first fiscal year (required by 
     this article) containing--
       ``(A) aggregate levels of new budget authority, outlays, 
     revenues, and the deficit or surplus;
       ``(B) totals of new budget authority and outlays for each 
     major functional category;
       ``(C) new budget authority and outlays, on an account-by-
     account basis, for each account with actual outlays or 
     offsetting receipts of at least $100,000,000 in fiscal year 
     1994; and
       ``(D) an allocation of Federal revenues among the major 
     sources of such revenues.
       ``(2) A detailed list and description of changes in Federal 
     law (including laws authorizing appropriations or direct 
     spending and tax laws) required to carry out the plan and the 
     effective date of each such change.
       ``(3) Reconciliation directives to the appropriate 
     committees of the House of Representatives and Senate 
     instructing them to submit legislative changes to the 
     Committee on the Budget of the House or Senate, as the case 
     may be, to implement the plan set forth in the concurrent 
     resolution.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

112

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

317

para.13.17                    [Roll No. 46]

                                AYES--112

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--317

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman

[[Page 105]]


     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Bishop
     Dornan
     Fields (LA)
     Rush
     Sanders
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.13.18  motion to rise

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Mr. WATT of North Carolina that the Committee 
do now rise.

Yeas

79

It was decided in the

Nays

342

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.13.19                    [Roll No. 47]

                                AYES--79

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--342

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Traficant
       

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bishop
     Boucher
     Calvert
     Fields (LA)
     Frank (MA)
     Gibbons
     Hansen
     Moran
     Rose
     Rush
     Wamp
     Williams
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.13.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. BONIOR:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following: That the following article is proposed as an 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States, which 
     shall be valid to all intents and purposes as part of the 
     Constitution when ratified by the legislatures of three-
     fourths of the several States within seven years after the 
     date of its submission for ratification:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. Prior to each fiscal year, Congress shall, by 
     law, adopt a statement of receipts and outlays for such 
     fiscal year in which total outlays are not greater than total 
     receipts. Congress may, by law, amend that statement provided 
     revised outlays are not greater than revised receipts. 
     Congress may provide in that statement for a specific excess 
     of outlays over receipts by a vote directed solely to that 
     subject in which a majority of the whole number of each House 
     agree to such excess. Congress and the President shall ensure 
     that actual outlays do not exceed the outlays set forth in 
     such statement.
       ``Section 2. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall 
     transmit to Congress a proposed statement of receipts and 
     outlays for such fiscal year consistent with the provisions 
     of this Article.
       ``Section 3. Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     Article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is 
     in effect. The provisions of this Article may be waived for 
     any fiscal year in which the United States faces an imminent 
     and serious military threat to national security and is so 
     declared by a joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the 
     whole number of each House, which becomes law.
       ``Section 4. Total receipts shall include all receipts of 
     the United States except those derived from borrowing and 
     total outlays shall include all outlays of the United States 
     except those for the repayment of debt principal. Total 
     receipts shall not include receipts (including attributable 
     interest) for the financing of benefits and administrative 
     expenses of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust 
     Fund and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund, or any 
     successor funds, and total outlays shall not include outlays 
     for disbursement of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors 
     Insurance Trust Fund for benefits and administrative expenses 
     and the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund for benefits 
     and Administrative expenses, or any successor funds. The 
     receipts and outlays referred to in the preceding sentence 
     shall be limited to receipts and outlays that provide old-age 
     and survivor cash benefits for individuals based upon their 
     earnings and dependents of such earners or provide disability 
     cash benefits for disabled individuals based upon their 
     earnings and dependents of such earners.
       ``Section 5. All votes taken by the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate under this Article shall be 
     roll-call votes.

[[Page 106]]

       ``Section 6. Congress shall enforce and implement this 
     Article by appropriate legislation.
       ``Section 7. This Article shall take effect for the fiscal 
     year 2002 or for the second fiscal year beginning after its 
     ratification, whichever is later.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

135

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

296

para.13.21                    [Roll No. 48]

                                AYES--135

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--296

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Bishop
     Fields (LA)
     Rush
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.13.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. SCHAEFER:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:
       Proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide for a 
     balanced budget for the United States Government and for 
     greater accountability in the enactment of tax legislation.
       Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
     United States of America in Congress assembled, That the 
     following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to 
     all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within seven years after the date of its submission to 
     the States for ratification:

                              ``Article--

       ``Section 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not 
     exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-
     fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall 
     provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts 
     by a rollcall vote.
       ``Section 2. The limit on the debt of the United States 
     held by the public shall not be increased, unless three-
     fifths of the whole number of each House shall provide by law 
     for such an increase by a rollcall vote.
       ``Section 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall 
     transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United 
     States Government for that fiscal year in which total outlays 
     do not exceed total receipts.
       ``Section 4. No bill to increase revenue shall become law 
     unless approved by a majority of the whole number of each 
     House by a rollcall vote.
       ``Section 5. The Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is 
     in effect. The provisions of this article may be waived for 
     any fiscal year in which the United States is engaged in 
     military conflict which causes an imminent and serious 
     military threat to national security and is so declared by a 
     joint resolution, adoptedy by a majority of the whole number 
     of each House, which becomes law.
       ``Section 6. The Congress shall enforce and implement this 
     article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on 
     estimates of outlays and receipts.
       ``Section 7. Total receipts shall include all receipts of 
     the United States Government except those derived from 
     borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the 
     United States Government except for those for repayment of 
     debt principal.
       ``Section 8. This article shall take effect beginning with 
     fiscal year 2002 or with the second fiscal year beginning 
     after its ratification, whichever is later.''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

293

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

139

para.13.23                    [Roll No. 49]

                                AYES--293

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde

[[Page 107]]


     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--139

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Souder
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Bishop
     Fields (LA)
     Rush
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER resumed the Chair.
  When Mr. WALKER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 44, reported 
the joint resolution back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. Total outlays for any fiscal year shall not 
     exceed total receipts for that fiscal year, unless three-
     fifths of the whole number of each House of Congress shall 
     provide by law for a specific excess of outlays over receipts 
     by a rollcall vote.
       ``Section 2. The limit on the debt of the United States 
     held by the public shall not be increased, unless three-
     fifths of the whole number of each House shall provide by law 
     for such an increase by a rollcall vote.
       ``Section 3. Prior to each fiscal year, the President shall 
     transmit to the Congress a proposed budget for the United 
     States Government for that fiscal year in which total outlays 
     do not exceed total receipts.
       ``Section 4. No bill to increase revenue shall become law 
     unless approved by a majority of the whole number of each 
     House by a rollcall vote.
       ``Section 5. The Congress may waive the provisions of this 
     article for any fiscal year in which a declaration of war is 
     in effect. The provisions of this article may be waived for 
     any fiscal year in which the United States is engaged in 
     military conflict which causes an imminent and serious 
     military threat to national security and is so declared by a 
     joint resolution, adopted by a majority of the whole number 
     of each House, which becomes law.
       ``Section 6. The Congress shall enforce and implement this 
     article by appropriate legislation, which may rely on 
     estimates of outlays and receipts.
       ``Section 7. Total receipts shall include all receipts of 
     the United States Government except those derived from 
     borrowing. Total outlays shall include all outlays of the 
     United States Government except for those for repayment of 
     debt principal.
       ``Section 8. This article shall take effect beginning with 
     fiscal year 2002 or with the second fiscal year beginning 
     after its ratification, whichever is later.''.
Passed the House of Representatives January 26, 1995.

  The joint resolution, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read 
a third time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. CONYERS moved to recommit the joint resolution to the Committee on 
the Judiciary with instructions to report the same back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendment:

       At the end of the matter proposed to be added as an article 
     of amendment to the Constitution, strike the period and 
     closing quotation marks and add the following new section:
       ``Section   .--Total receipts shall not include receipts 
     (including attributable interest) for the financing of 
     benefits and administrative expenses of the Federal Old-Age 
     and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Disability 
     Insurance Trust Fund, or any successor funds, and total 
     outlays shall not include outlays for disbursements of the 
     Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund for 
     benefits and administrative expenses and the Federal 
     Disability Insurance Trust Fund for benefits and 
     administrative expenses, or any successor funds. The receipts 
     and outlays referred to in the preceding sentence shall be 
     limited to receipts and outlays that provide old-age and 
     survivor cash benefits for individuals based upon their 
     earnings and dependents of such earners or provide disability 
     cash benefits for disabled individuals based upon their 
     earnings and dependents of such earners.''.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said joint resolution with instructions?
  The SPEAKER announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. CONYERS demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

184

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

247

para.13.24                    [Roll No. 50]

                                AYES--184

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Canady
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard

[[Page 108]]


     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                               NOES--247

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--3

     Bishop
     Fields (LA)
     Rush
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER announced that two-thirds of the Members present having 
voted in favor thereof, the joint resolution was passed.
  Mr. CONYERS demanded a recorded vote on passage of said joint 
resolution, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

300

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

132

para.13.25                    [Roll No. 51]

                                AYES--300

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--132

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Souder
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Bishop
     Fields (LA)
     Rush
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.13.26  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BISHOP, for today;
  To Mr. RUSH, for today; and

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  To Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana, for January 25 and today.
  And then,

para.13.27  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, at 10 o'clock and 44 minutes 
p.m., the House adjourned.

para.13.28  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. CARDIN:
       H.R. 691. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restore the 25 percent deduction for the health insurance 
     costs of self-employed individuals for 1994 and to provide an 
     80 percent deduction for such costs beginning in 1995; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHAPMAN (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Frost, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Wilson, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Evans, and Mr. 
             Hefner):
       H.R. 692. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to provide additional assistance to rural and 
     disadvantaged communities under the State Water Pollution 
     Control Revolving Loan Fund Program, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HALL of Texas:
       H.R. 693. A bill relating to the valuation of stock 
     received by certain employees in connection with the 
     performance of services as employees; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 694. A bill entitled the ``Minor Boundary Adjustments 
     and Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1995''; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 695. A bill to amend section 3626 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to provide certain additional rules with respect 
     to litigation regarding prison conditions; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. Stump, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Hancock, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 696. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restore the deduction for the health insurance costs of 
     self-employed individuals for taxable years beginning in 
     1994; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Shaw, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Hancock, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Sam Johnson, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Collins of Georgia, Mr. Portman, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Christensen):
       H.R. 697. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restore, for taxable years beginning in 1994, the 
     deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed 
     individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Chapman, 
             and Mr. Stockman):
       H.R. 698. A bill to repeal the prohibitions relating to 
     semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition 
     feeding devices; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOOLEY:
       H.R. 699. A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to 
     provide for a royalty payment for heavy crude oil produced 
     from the public lands which is based on the degree of API 
     gravity, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. ZELIFF (for himself and Mr. Andrews):
       H.R. 700. A bill to provide for the automatic downward 
     adjustment in the discretionary spending limits for fiscal 
     year 1995 set forth in the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
     and to reduce obligation limits equal to the amount of 
     rescissions and changes contained in this act; to the 
     Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. EMERSON:
       H.R. 701. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey lands to the city of Rolla, MO; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 702. A bill to require that any amount of cost savings 
     under a defense contract realized by the Federal Government 
     as a result of the consolidation of contractors that causes 
     the elimination of jobs in a community be used for job 
     retraining and job creation activities in the community; to 
     the Committee on National Security, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. FURSE (for herself, Mr. Klug, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Minge, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Owens, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Pallone, and Mrs. 
             Schroeder):
       H.R. 703. A bill to terminate the C-17 aircraft program 
     after fiscal year 1995 and provide for a program to meet the 
     remaining strategic airlift requirements of the Department of 
     Defense with nondevelopmental aircraft; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 704. A bill to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize donation of 
     surplus Federal law enforcement canines to their handlers; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 705. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to limit citizenship at birth, merely by virtue of birth 
     in the United States, to persons with citizen or legal 
     resident mothers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 706. A bill to amend the Metropolitan Washington 
     Airports Act of 1986 authorizing the Secretary of 
     Transportation to ensure that the American public is fully 
     and properly informed about the perquisites and privileges 
     afforded to Members of Congress who use parking facilities 
     through the Metropolitan Airports Authority; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Hancock, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Saxton, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Burr, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, and Mr. Christensen):
       H.R. 707. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. 
             Kennelly, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mrs. Meyers of 
             Kansas, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 708. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow homemakers to get a full IRA deduction; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Studds, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Evans, Mr. Miller of 
             California, and Mr. Deutsch):
       H.R. 709. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to require States to have laws that would permit 
     a parent who is chronically ill or near death to name a 
     standby guardian for a minor child without surrendering 
     parental rights; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Frost, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Dellums, and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 710. A bill to provide grants for demonstration 
     projects to coordinate the administration of services to 
     needy families with children; to the Committee on Economic 
     and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Ms. Pryce, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Hancock, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Canady, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Moorhead, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, 
             Mr. Stump, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             McDade, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Brewster, Mr. Istook, Mr. Blute, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Lightfoot, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Livingston, and Mr. Bachus):
       H.R. 711. A bill to provide for restitution of victims of 
     crimes, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Richardson, and 
             Mr. Diaz-Balart):
       H.R. 712. A bill to provide for adjustment of status of 
     certain Nicaraguans; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 713. A bill to provide protection from sexual 
     predators; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WELLER:
       H.R. 714. A bill to establish the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie in the State of Illinois, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition, 
     to the Committees on National Security, Commerce, and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Saxton, and 
             Mr. Studds):
       H.R. 715. A bill to amend the Central Bering Sea Fisheries 
     Enforcement Act of 1992 to prohibit fishing in the Central 
     Sea of Okhotsk by vessels and nationals of the United States; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 716. A bill to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.J. Res. 64. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to restrict the 
     requirement of citizenship at birth by virtue of birth in the

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     United States to persons with citizen or legal resident 
     mothers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THORNTON:
       H.J. Res. 65. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to limit the terms of 
     Representatives and Senators, to provide for a 4-year term 
     for Representatives, and to provide for campaign contribution 
     limitations with respect to elections for Federal office; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. McHale, Mr. Engel, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Becerra, Mr. McDermott, and Mrs. Lowey):
       H. Res. 45. Resolution to express the sense of the House 
     regarding calculation of the Consumer Price Index; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

       The bill numbers H.R. 683 through 689, appearing on page 
     H692 of the Record of January 25, 1995, should have reflected 
     the following bill titles, which correspond to the bills as 
     printed:

           By Mr. WILSON:
       H.R. 683. A bill to provide a minimum for payments with 
     respect to counties in the State of Texas from receipts from 
     national forests; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 684. A bill to prohibit exports of unprocessed timber 
     and wood chips to any country that does not provide 
     reciprocal access to its markets for finished wood products 
     and paper produced in the United States; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       H.R. 685. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for the use of volunteers for Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation tours and at the Bureau's training facilities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 686. A bill to designate the maintenance facility and 
     future visitor center at the Big Thicket National Preserve as 
     the ``Ralph W. Yarborough Center''; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       H.R. 687. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey certain lands in the Sam Houston National Forest in 
     the State of Texas to the current occupant of the lands, the 
     Gulf Coast Trades Center; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 688. A bill to extend Federal restrictions on the 
     export of unprocessed timber to timber harvested in the State 
     of Texas; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to 
     the Committee on International Relations, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 689. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     take action to control the infestation of southern pine 
     beetles currently ravaging wilderness areas in the State of 
     Texas; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.

para.13.29  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 717. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for each of the vessels Shamrock V and Endeavour; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.13.30  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 24: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 26: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 76: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Bryant of 
     Tennessee.
       H.R. 77: Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 94: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 95: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
     Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
     Menendez.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi and Mr. Gene Green of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Davis.
       H.R. 106: Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Bono, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hayes, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. Kingston, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 110: Mr. Saxton and Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 122: Mr. Bono, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
     Frost, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 216: Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Shuster, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mrs. 
     Seastrand.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 246: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Cox, and Mr. 
     Christensen.
       H.R. 259: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 263: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 264: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Evans and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 305: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Yates, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Horn, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 310: Mr. Schiff and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 313: Mr. Schiff and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 326: Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 328: Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Armey, and Mr. 
     Herger.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Skeen, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hinchey, 
     and Mr. Flanagan.
       H.R. 370: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Ewing, 
     Mr. Archer, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Knollenberg, Mrs. Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
     Ehlers, Mr. Fawell, and Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Coble, and Mr. 
     Solomon.
       H.R. 375: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 450: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Burr, 
     Mr. Salmon, Mr. Condit, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Bass, and Mr. 
     Cremeans.
       H.R. 463: Mr. Evans and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 469: Mr. Stearns and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 473: Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 474: Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 476: Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 477: Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 478: Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 479: Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 480: Mr. Stockman and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 485: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Baker of California, and Mr. 
     Gallegly.
       H.R. 489: Mr. Cooley, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 490: Mr. Cooley, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Gene Green of Texas and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 495: Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 555: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 579: Mr. Chrysler and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 582: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 588: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 599: Mr. Hastings of Washington and Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 663: Mr. McKeon, Mr. McHale, Mr. Hancock, and Mr. 
     Gallegly.
       H.J. Res. 32: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.J. Res. 49: Mr. Borski, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Clyburn.
       H. Con. Res. 7: Mr. Shays.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Gejdenson and Mr. Manton.
       H. Res. 15: Mr. Sanford, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and Mr. 
     Jacobs.
       H. Res. 24: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina and Mr. Miller of 
     Florida.
       H. Res. 25: Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
     Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Herger, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Stump, and 
     Mr. Cooley. 



.
                      FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1995 (14)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.


para.14.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, January 26, 1995.
  Mr. VOLKMER, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. VOLKMER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

310

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

90

para.14.2                     [Roll No. 52]

                                YEAS--310

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)

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     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wyden
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--90

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Cramer
     Crane
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Engel
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Maloney
     Manton
     Martinez
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Mollohan
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Roemer
     Sabo
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--34

     Baker (CA)
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Brown (CA)
     Chapman
     Crapo
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Ehrlich
     Evans
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foley
     Frank (MA)
     Greenwood
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Miller (CA)
     Nethercutt
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Richardson
     Rose
     Rush
     Slaughter
     Stockman
     Towns
     Tucker
     Walsh
     Weldon (FL)
     Williams
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para.14.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       221. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee as International Relations.
       222. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Administrator, 
     Agency for International Development, transmitting a report 
     on economic conditions prevailing in Egypt that may affect 
     its ability to meet international debt obligations and 
     stabilize its economy, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2346 note; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       223. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report containing an 
     analysis and description of services performed by full-time 
     U.S. Government employees during fiscal year 1994 who are 
     performing services for which reimbursement is provided under 
     section 21(a) or section 43(b), pursuant to 25(a)(6), Arms 
     Export Control Act; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       224. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report containing the 
     status of loans and guarantees issued under the Arms Export 
     Control Act, pursuant to 25(a)(11) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act; to the Committee on International Relations.
       225. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Review of the 
     Department of Human Services Foster Care Program Vendor 
     Payments for Fiscal Years 1992, 1993 and 1994,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 47-117(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       226. A letter from the Director, National Park Service, 
     transmitting a report concerning the 25th anniversary of 
     Earth Day; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. 

para.14.4  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 46):

       Resolved, That the following Member be elected to the 
     following committee: Committee on International Relations: 
     Mr. Frazer, Virgin Islands. 

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.14.5  u.s. code amendment

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 273) to amend section 61h-6 of title 2, United States Code; was 
taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.14.6  smithsonian institution board of regents

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHUSTER, by unanimous consent and 
pursuant to the provisions of sections 5580 and 5581 of the revised 
statutes (20 U.S.C. 42-43), on behalf of the Speaker, appointed as 
members of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution the 
following Members on the part of the House: Messrs. Livingston, Sam 
Johnson of Texas, and Mineta.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.14.7  hearings by committees of the house

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-4) the resolution (H. Res. 43) to amend clause 2(g)(3) of House 
Rule XI to permit committee chairmen to schedule hearings.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.14.8  providing for the consideration of h. res. 43

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-5) the resolution (H. Res. 47) providing for the consideration 
of the resolution (H. Res. 43) to amend clause 2(g)(3) of House Rule XI 
to permit committee chairmen to schedule hearings.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.14.9  unfunded federal mandates

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHUSTER, pursuant to House Resolution 38 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 5) to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal 
mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership 
between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; 
to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, 
of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without 
adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential 
governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays 
the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain 
requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other 
purposes.
  Mr. EMERSON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the

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chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.14.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. 
KANJORSKI:

       In section 4, strike ``or'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of paragraph (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph 
     (7) and insert ``; or'', and after paragraph (7) add the 
     following new paragraph:
       (8) pertains to investor protection, the safe and sound 
     operation of financial markets, federally insured depository 
     institutions and credit unions (as those terms are defined in 
     section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1813) or section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1752), respectively), or the deposit insurance funds 
     that insure the deposits or member accounts in those 
     depository institutions or credit unions.

It was decided in the

Yeas

154

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

266

para.14.11                    [Roll No. 53]

                                AYES--154

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--266

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bishop
     Bliley
     Brown (CA)
     Clinger
     DeLay
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Gilman
     Hansen
     Jefferson
     Pombo
     Rush
     Souder
     Stark
  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.14.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Mrs. CLAYTON:

       In section 4, strike ``or'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of paragraph (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph 
     (7) and insert ``; or'', and after paragraph (7) add the 
     following new paragraph:
       (8) protects worker safety.
       In section 301, in the proposed section 422 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) protects worker safety.

It was decided in the

Yeas

157

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

262

para.14.13                    [Roll No. 54]

                                AYES--157

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--262

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes

[[Page 113]]


     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Armey
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Brown (CA)
     Cramer
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Fields (LA)
     Gephardt
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Pombo
     Rush
     Stupak
     Walker
  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.14.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MASCARA:

       In section 4, strike ``or'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of paragraph (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph 
     (7) and insert ``; or'', and after paragraph (7) add the 
     following new paragraph:
       (8) requires compliance with section 402(a)(27) of the 
     Social Security Act, any provision of part D of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act, or any other Federal law relating to 
     establishment or enforcement of child support obligations.

It was decided in the

Yeas

158

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

259

para.14.15                    [Roll No. 55]

                                AYES--158

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--259

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bereuter
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Fields (LA)
     Fowler
     Hinchey
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Pombo
     Roukema
     Rush
     Stupak
     Thornton
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOSS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EMERSON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.14.16  committee election--majority

  Ms. MOLINARI, by direction of the Republican Conference, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 48):

       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is 
     hereby, elected to the Committee on International Relations 
     of the House of Representatives: Representative Amo Houghton 
     of New York.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.14.17  adjournment over

  On motion of Ms. MOLINARI, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, January 30, 1995.

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para.14.18  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Ms. MOLINARI, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
February 1, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.14.19  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. DeLAY, for today;
  To Mr. BISHOP, for today;
  To Mr. RUSH, for today; and
  To Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana, for today.
  And then,

para.14.20  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee, pursuant to the special order 
heretofore agreed to, at 3 o'clock and 23 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12 o'clock and 30 minutes on Monday, January 30, 1995.

para.14.21  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 43. 
     Resolution to amend clause 2(g)(3) of House Rule XI to permit 
     committee chairmen to schedule hearings (Rept. No. 104-5.) 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 47. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the resolution 
     (H. Res. 43) to amend clause 2(g)(3) of House Rule XI to 
     permit committee chairmen to schedule hearings (Rept. No. 
     104-6). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 101. A 
     bill to transfer a parcel of land to the Taos Pueblo Indians 
     of New Mexico; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-7). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 400. A 
     bill to provide for the exchange of lands within Gates of the 
     Arctic National Park and Preserve, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 104-8). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 440. A 
     bill to provide for the conveyance of lands to certain 
     individuals in Butte County, CA (Rept. No. 104-9). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. House Joint 
     Resolution 50. Resolution to designate the visitors center at 
     the Channel Islands National Park, CA, as the ``Robert J. 
     Lagomarsino Visitors Center''; with amendments (Rept. No. 
     104-10). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. H.R. 2. A bill to give the 
     President item veto authority over appropriation acts and 
     targeted tax benefits in revenue acts; with amendments (Rept. 
     No. 104-11, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. 

para.14.22  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5, of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Leach):
       H.R. 718. A bill to establish a Markets and Trading 
     Commission in order to combine the functions of the Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission and the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission in a single independent regulatory commission, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, and 
     Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois (for herself, Mr. McHugh, 
             and Mrs. Maloney):
       H.R. 719. A bill to require Federal agencies to apply value 
     engineering, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. HOKE:
       H.R. 720. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow individuals a deduction for contributions to a 
     Medisave account; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Vento, 
             Mr. Torres, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Yates, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Goss, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 721. A bill to establish fair market value pricing of 
     Federal natural assets, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, Agriculture, and Government Reform and 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 722. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to issue guarantee commitments for debt securities issued by 
     the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 723. A bill to provide for the protection of the 
     geothermal resources of Yellowstone National Park; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Meehan, and Mr. Kingston):
       H.J. Res. 66. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States with respect to the 
     number of terms of office of Members of the Senate and House 
     of Representatives; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 46. Resolution electing Delegate Victor O. Frazer 
     of the Virgin Islands to the Committee on International 
     Relations; considered and agreed to.
           By Ms. MOLINARI:
       H. Res. 48. Resolution electing Representative Amo Houghton 
     of New York to the Committee on International Relations; 
     considered and agreed to.

para.14.23  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 724. A bill for the relief of Wade Bomar, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.14.24  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 4: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 28: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 52: Mr. Costello, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Baker of California and Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland.
       H.R. 118: Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Ms. 
     Pryce, Mr. Klug, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Zeliff, and 
     Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 218: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 310: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
     Mr. Dornan, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 313: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
     Mr. Dornan, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Mica, 
     Mr. Cooley, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Kim, Mr. Baker of California, 
     Mr. Weller, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. 
     Meyers of Kansas, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Flanagan, 
     Mr. Christensen, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     Talent, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Chrysler, and Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 335: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Lowey, Mr. 
     Minge, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Lightfoot, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
     and Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 370: Mr. McDade, Mr. Bateman, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, 
     Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Condit, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Funderburk, and Mr. 
     Tiahrt.
       H.R. 386: Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Farr, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Lightfoot, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 404: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. 
     Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     Chambliss, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Foley, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
     Jones, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, 
     Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Montgomery, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. 
     Walker, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Zeliff.
       H.R. 522: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 523: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Paxon, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Emerson, 
     Mr. Mfume, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Berman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
     Ms. Pryce, Mr. Vento, Mr. Klug, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
     Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Packard, Mr. Lightfoot, 
     Mr. Minge, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
     Hancock, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 555: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 605: Mr. Davis.
       H.R. 691: Mr. Hoyer.
       H.J. Res. 48: Mr. Kim, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
     Bachus, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Frazer.
       H. Res. 22: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.

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       H. Res. 28: Mr. Poshard, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
     Lightfoot, and Mr. Zeliff.



.
                      MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1995 (15)

para.15.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, 
at 12:30 p.m., who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 January 30, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Thomas W. Ewing to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January 4, 
1995, Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.15.2  recess--12:57 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2 o'clock p.m.

para.15.3  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.15.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Friday, January 27, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.15.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       227. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-302, ``Technical 
     Amendments Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       228. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. 10-331, ``Child Support 
     Enforcement Temporary Amendment Act of 1994,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       229. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-332, ``Youth 
     Initiatives Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       230. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-333, ``District 
     of Columbia Board of Education Sale, Renovation, Lease-back, 
     and Repurchase of Franklin School Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       231. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-334, 
     ``Dedication and Designation of Woodcrest Drive, S.E., S.O. 
     92-125, Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       232. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-335, ``Day Care 
     Policy Temporary Amendment Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       233. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-336, ``Early 
     Intervention Services Sliding Fee Scale Establishment 
     Temporary Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       234. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-337, ``Closing 
     of a Public Alley in Square 2837, S.O. 92-195, Act of 1994,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       235. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-338, ``Clean 
     Fuel Fleet Vehicle Program and Alternative Fuels Incentives 
     Amendment Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       236. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-340, ``Medicaid 
     Benefits Protection Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       237. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-341, 
     ``Respiratory Care Practice amendment Act of 1994,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       238. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-342, 
     ``Moratorium on the Issuance of New Retailer's Licenses Class 
     B Amendment Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       239. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-343, ``Qualified 
     Massage Therapists Amendment Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       240. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-344, ``Armory 
     Board Interim Authority Temporary Amendment Act of 1994,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       241. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-345, 
     ``Prevention of the Spread of the Human Immunodeficiency 
     Virus and Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       242. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-346, ``Public 
     Assistance and Day Care Policy Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       243. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-347, ``Closing 
     of a Public Alley in Square 120, S.O. 91-8, Act of 1994,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       244. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
     for Environmental Security, transmitting a report on the 
     Environmental Education Opportunities Program, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2701 note; jointly, to the Committees on National 
     Security and Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       245. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of the 
     agreement providing that relations between the United States 
     and Palau be conducted in accordance with the Vienna 
     Convention on Diplomatic Relations, pursuant to Public Law 
     101-219, section 110(a); jointly, to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Resources.

para.15.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate had passed a bill of the following title, in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested:

       S.1. An Act to curb the practice of imposing unfunded 
     Federal manages on States and local governments, to 
     strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and 
     State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, 
     in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal 
     mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without 
     adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other 
     essential govermental priorities; and to ensure that the 
     Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those 
     governments in complying with certain requirements under 
     Federal statutes and regulations, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 94-304, as 
amended by Public Law 99-7, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
appoints Mr. D'amato, to serve as cochairman of the Commission on 
Security and Cooperation in Europe.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 103-227, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Republican leader, appoints Mr. Gregg as a 
member of the National Education Goals Panel, vice Mr. Cochran.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Senate Resolution 105, 
adopted April 13, 1989, as amended by Senate Resolution 280, adopted 
October 8, 1994, the Chair, on behalf of the minority leader, announced 
the following appointments and designations to the Senate Arms Control 
Observer Group: Mr. Byrd as minority administrative cochairman; and Mr. 
Nunn as cochairman for the minority.

para.15.7  recess--2:33 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHNER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 2 o'clock and 33 minutes p.m., until 
5:00 p.m.

para.15.8  after recess--5:04 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EHLERS, called the House to order.

para.15.9  messages from the president

  Messages in writing from the President of the United States were 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries. 

para.15.10  unfunded federal mandates

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EHLERS, pursuant to House Resolution 38 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 5) to curb the practice of

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imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to 
strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and State, 
local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of 
full consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and 
tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may 
displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the 
Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in 
complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and 
regulations; and for other purposes.
  Mr. EMERSON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.15.11  call in committee

  Mr. EMERSON, Chairman, announced that the Committee, having had under 
consideration said bill, finding itself without a quorum, directed the 
Members to record their presence by electronic device, and the 
following-named Members responded--

para.15.12                    [Roll No. 56]
     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer
  Thereupon, Mr. EMERSON, Chairman, announced that 406 Members had been 
recorded, a quorum.
  The Committee resumed its business.

para.15.13  motion to limit debate

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Mr. CLINGER that the debate time on each 
amendment to section 4, and any amendment thereto, be limited to 10 
minutes.

It was decided in the

Yeas

233

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

181

para.15.14                   [Roll No. 57] 

                                AYES--233

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez

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     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Bass
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Condit
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Jefferson
     Miller (CA)
     Mollohan
     Neal
     Payne (NJ)
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Rush
     Sanders
     Stark
     Waters
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Woolsey
  So the motion was agreed to.

para.15.15  motion to rise

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Mr. CLINGER that the Committee do now rise.

It was decided in the

Yeas

237

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

181

para.15.16                   [Roll No. 58] 

                                AYES--237

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bass
     Brown (CA)
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Hunter
     Jefferson
     Mollohan
     Neal
     Payne (NJ)
     Roberts
     Rush
     Stark
     Stokes
     Torricelli
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
  So the motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EMERSON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.15.17  unfunded federal mandates

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EHLERS, pursuant to House Resolution 38 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 5) to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal 
mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership 
between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; 
to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, 
of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without 
adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential 
governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays 
the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain 
requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other 
purposes.
  Mr. EMERSON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.15.18  motion to rise

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Mr. VOLKMER that the Committee do now rise.

It was decided in the

Yeas

159

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

266

para.15.19                   [Roll No. 59] 

                                AYES--159

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly

[[Page 118]]


     Kildee
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--266

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Upton
     Vento
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bass
     Brown (CA)
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Jefferson
     Leach
     Neal
     Rush
     Weldon (PA)
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.15.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. VOLKMER to the 
amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. BORSKI:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. VOLKMER:

       At the end of the amendments add the following: ``V. 
     Reproductive disorders.''

  Amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. BORSKI:

       In section 4, strike ``or'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of paragraph (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph 
     (7) and insert ``; or'', and after paragraph (7) add the 
     following new paragraph:
       (8) establishes or enforces any condition or limitation on 
     the addition into waters of the United States of pollutants 
     that are--
       (A) known to cause or can reasonably be anticipated to 
     cause significant adverse acute human health effects; or
       (B) known to cause or can reasonably be anticipated to 
     cause in humans--
       (i) cancer or teratogenic effects; or
       (ii) serious or irreversible--
       (I) reproductive dysfunctions;
       (II) neurological disorders;
       (III) heritable genetic mutations; or
       (IV) other chronic health effects.
       In section 301, in the proposed section 422 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) establishes or enforces any condition or limitation 
     on the addition into waters of the United States of 
     pollutants that are--
       ``(A) known to cause or can reasonably be anticipated to 
     cause significant adverse acute human health effects; or
       ``(B) known to cause or can reasonably be anticipated to 
     cause in humans--
       ``(i) cancer or teratogenic effects; or
       ``(ii) serious or irreversible--
       ``(I) reproductive dysfunctions;
       ``(II) neurological disorders;
       ``(III) heritable genetic mutations; or
       ``(IV) other chronic health effects.

It was decided in the

Yeas

114

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

312

para.15.21                    [Roll No. 60]

                                AYES--114

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--312

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini

[[Page 119]]


     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Brown (CA)
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Jefferson
     Leach
     Neal
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment to the amendments en bloc was not agreed to.

para.15.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. BORSKI.

It was decided in the

Yeas

162

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

263

para.15.23                    [Roll No. 61]

                                AYES--162

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--263

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Brown (CA)
     Burton
     de la Garza
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Jefferson
     Neal
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.15.24  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. JACKSON-LEE to the 
amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. CLAY:
  Amendment submitted by Ms. JACKSON-LEE:

       Page 1, line 1, insert ``and adults'' after ``children.''

  Amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. CLAY:

       At the end of paragraph (6) of section 4 strike ``or'', at 
     the end of paragraph (7) strike the period and insert ``; 
     or'', and add after paragraph (7) the following:
       (8) is necessary to protect children from hunger or 
     homelessness.
       In section 422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
     strike ``or'' at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period 
     and insert ``; or'', at the end of paragraph (7), and add 
     after paragraph (7) the following:
       (8) is necessary to protect children from hunger or 
     homelessness.

It was decided in the

Yeas

142

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

285

para.15.25                    [Roll No. 62]

                                AYES--142

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker

[[Page 120]]


     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--285

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brown (CA)
     Farr
     Gilman
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Neal
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment to the amendments en bloc was not agreed to.

para.15.26  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. CLAY.

It was decided in the

Yeas

151

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

277

para.15.27                    [Roll No. 63]

                                AYES--151

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--277

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Brown (CA)
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Houghton
     Neal
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.15.28  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. CLAY:

       At the end of paragraph (6) of section 4 strike ``or'', at 
     the end of paragraph (7) strike the period and insert ``; 
     or'', and add after paragraph (7) the following:
       (8) is necessary to protect the health and safety of those, 
     including children and discouraged workers, who, through no 
     fault of their own, receive welfare assistance.
       In section 422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
     strike ``or'' at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period 
     and insert ''; or'', at the end of paragraph (7), and add 
     after paragraph (7) the following:

[[Page 121]]

       (8) is necessary to protect the health and safety of those, 
     including children and discouraged workers, who, through no 
     fault of their own, receive welfare assistance.

It was decided in the

Yeas

138

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

284

para.15.29                    [Roll No. 64]

                                AYES--138

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--284

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bateman
     Brown (CA)
     Cubin
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hoyer
     Neal
     Roybal-Allard
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.15.30  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. CLAY:

       At the end of paragraph (6) of section 4 strike ``or'', at 
     the end of paragraph (7) strike the period and insert ``; 
     or'', and add after paragraph (7) the following: (8) is 
     necessary to protect school children from exposure to 
     dangerous conditions in schools, including exposure to 
     asbestos and lead paint.
       In section 422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
     strike ``or'' at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period 
     and insert ``; or'', at the end of paragraph (7), and add 
     after paragraph (7) the following: (8) is necessary to 
     protect school children from exposure to dangerous conditions 
     in schools, including exposure to asbestos and lead paint. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

127

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

297

para.15.31                    [Roll No. 65]

                                AYES--127

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--297

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis

[[Page 122]]


     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bateman
     Brown (CA)
     Ganske
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Luther
     McCarthy
     Neal
     Ward
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.15.32  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. JACKSON LEE:

       In section 4, strike ``or'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of paragraph (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph 
     (7) and insert ``; or'', and after paragraph (7) add the 
     following new paragraph:
       (8) pertains to Medicaid.

It was decided in the

Yeas

131

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

295

para.15.33                    [Roll No. 66]

                                AYES--131

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--295

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Bateman
     Brown (CA)
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Neal
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Solomon
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.15.34  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. BECERRA:

       At the end of paragraph (6) of section 4 strike ``or'', at 
     the end of paragraph (7) strike the period and insert ``; 
     or'', and add after paragraph (7) the following: (8) is 
     necessary to protect children from exploitation in the 
     workplace.
       In section 422 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
     strike ``or'' at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period 
     and insert ``; or'' at the end of paragraph (7), and add 
     after paragraph (7) the following:
       (8) is necessary to protect children from exploitation in 
     the workplace.

It was decided in the

Yeas

156

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

269

para.15.35                    [Roll No. 67]

                                AYES--156

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson

[[Page 123]]


     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--269

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bateman
     Brown (CA)
     Ford
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Neal
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Yates
  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.15.36  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KANJORSKI:

       In section 4, strike ``or'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of paragraph (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph 
     (7) and insert ``; or'', and after paragraph (7) add the 
     following new paragraph: (8) pertains to Medicare.

It was decided in the

Yeas

161

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

266

para.15.37                    [Roll No. 68]

                                AYES--161

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--266

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bateman
     Dooley
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Neal
     Williams
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.15.38  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. MARTINEZ:

       In section 4, before ``This Act'' insert ``(a) In 
     General.--'',and at the end of the section add the following:
       (b) Requirements Under Other Laws.--This Act shall not 
     apply to any requirement in effect on December 31, 1994, 
     under--
       (1) the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et 
     seq.); or

[[Page 124]]

       (2) the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act of 
     1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.).
       In section 301, in the proposed section 422 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, before ``This part'' insert 
     ``(a) In General.--'', and at the end of the section add the 
     following:
       ``(b) Requirements Under Other Laws.--This part shall not 
     apply to any requirement in effect on December 31, 1994, 
     under--
       ``(1) the older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et 
     seq.); or
       ``(2) the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention Act 
     of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5601 et seq.).

It was decided in the

Yeas

126

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

296

para.15.39                    [Roll No. 69]

                                AYES--126

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--296

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bateman
     Cox
     Furse
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Herger
     Neal
     Rangel
     Stockman
     Studds
     Williams
     Yates
  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.15.40  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. PELOSI:

       In section 4, strike ``or'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of paragraph (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph 
     (7) and insert ``; or'', and after paragraph (7) add the 
     following new paragraph:
       (8) establishes a minimum wage.

It was decided in the

Yeas

159

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

260

para.15.41                    [Roll No. 70]

                                AYES--159

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--260

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach

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     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Bateman
     Cox
     Furse
     Gibbons
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Johnson, E. B.
     Montgomery
     Neal
     Roukema
     Sisisky
     Stockman
     Studds
     Williams
     Yates 
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.15.42  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. VENTO:

       In section 4, strike ``or'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of paragraph (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph 
     (7) and insert ``; or'', and at the end add the following new 
     paragraph:
       (8) applies to life threatening public health and safety 
     matters.

It was decided in the

Yeas

109

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

308

para.15.43                    [Roll No. 71]

                                AYES--109

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--308

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bateman
     Cox
     Furse
     Gibbons
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Johnson, E.B.
     Martinez
     Montgomery
     Neal
     Rose
     Roukema
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Studds
     Williams
     Yates
  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.15.44  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. FIELDS of 
Louisiana:

       In section 4, strike ``or'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of paragraph (6), strike the period at the end of paragraph 
     (7) and insert ``; or'', and after paragraph (7) add the 
     following new paragraph:
       (8) establishes standards for the education or safety of 
     students in elementary or secondary public schools.
       In section 301, in the proposed section 422 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and after 
     paragraph (7) add the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) establishes standards for the education or safety of 
     students in elementary or secondary public schools.



        TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JANUARY 30), 1995

It was decided in the

Yeas

135

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

282

para.15.45                    [Roll No. 72]

                                AYES--135

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens

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     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--282

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bateman
     Cox
     Furse
     Gibbons
     Hall (OH)
     Hefner
     Johnson, E. B.
     Martinez
     Montgomery
     Neal
     Roberts
     Rose
     Roukema
     Sisisky
     Studds
     Williams
     Yates
  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EHLERS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EMERSON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.15.46  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule on Tuesday, January 31, 1995: the Committee on Economic and 
Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, the Committee on National Security, the Committee on 
Science, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Resources, the 
Committee on International Relations, and the Committee on Small 
Business.

para.15.47  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to libya

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EHLERS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby report to the Congress on the developments since my last 
report of July 18, 1994, concerning the national emergency with respect 
to Libya that was declared in Executive Order No. 12543 of January 7, 
1986. This report is submitted pursuant to section 401(c) of the 
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); section 204(c) of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); 
and section 505(c) of the International Security and Development 
Cooperation Act of 1985, 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-9(c).
  1. On December 22, 1994, I renewed for another year the national 
emergency with respect to Libya pursuant to IEEPA. This renewal extended 
the current comprehensive financial and trade embargo against Libya in 
effect since 1986. Under these sanctions, all trade with Libya is 
prohibited, and all assets owned or controlled by the Libyan government 
in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons are 
blocked.
  2. There has been one amendment to the Libyan Sanctions Regulations, 
31 C.F.R. Part 550 (the ``Regulations''), administered by the Office of 
Foreign Assets Control (FAC) of the Department of the Treasury, since my 
last report on July 18, 1994. The amendment (59 Fed. Reg. 51106, October 
7, 1994) identified Arab Hellenic Bank (AHB), an Athens-based financial 
institution, 4 other entities, and 10 individuals as Specially 
Designated Nationals (SDNs) of Libya. (In addition to the recent SDN 
action against AHB, the Greek central bank has recently announced that 
AHB's banking license has been revoked.) Included among the individuals 
are three Italian shareholders in Oilinvest (Netherlands) B.V., who 
increased their positions in the Libyan government-controlled firm 
shortly before United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 883 
directed a freeze on certain Libyan assets owned or controlled by the 
Government or public authorities of Libya.
  Pursuant to section 550.304(a) of the Regulations, FAC has determined 
that these entities and individuals designated as SDNs are owned or 
controlled by, or acting or purporting to act directly or indirectly on 
behalf of, the Government of Libya, or are agencies, instrumentalities, 
or entities of that government. By virtue of this determination, all 
property and interests in property of these entities or persons that are 
in the United States or in the possession or control of U.S. persons are 
blocked. Further, U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in 
transactions with these individuals or entities unless the transactions 
are licensed by FAC. The designations were made in consultation with the 
Department of State and announced by FAC in notices issued on June 17 
and July 22 and 25, 1994. A copy of the amendment is attached to this 
report.
  3. During the current 6-month period, FAC made numerous decisions with 
respect to applications for licenses to engage in transactions under the 
Regulations, issuing 136 licensing determinations--both approvals and 
denials. Consistent with FAC's ongoing scrutiny of banking transactions, 
the largest category of license approvals (73) concerned requests by 
non-Libyan persons or entities to unblock bank accounts initially 
blocked because of an apparent Government of Libya interest. The largest 
category of denials (41) was for banking transactions in which FAC found 
a Government of Libya interest. Three licenses were issued authorizing 
intellectual property protection in Libya.
  In addition, FAC issued eight determinations with respect to 
applications from attorneys to receive fees and reimbursement of 
expenses for provision of legal services to the Government of Libya in 
connection with wrongful death civil actions arising from the Pan Am 103 
bombing. Civil suits have been filed in the U.S. District Court for the 
District of Columbia and in the Southern District of New York. 
Representation of the Government of Libya when named as a defendant in 
or otherwise made a party to domestic U.S. legal proceedings is 
authorized by

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section 550.517(b)(2) of the Regulations under certain conditions.

  4. During the current 6-month period, FAC continued to emphasize to 
the international banking community in the United States the importance 
of identifying and blocking payments made by or on behalf of Libya. The 
FAC worked closely with the banks to implement new interdiction 
software systems to identify such payments. As a result, during the 
reporting period, more than 210 transactions involving Libya, totaling 
more than $14.8 million, were blocked. As of December 9, 1994, 13 of 
these transactions had been licensed to be released, leaving a net 
amount of more than $14.5 million blocked.
  Since my last report, FAC collected 15 civil monetary penalties 
totaling more than $76,000 for violations of the U.S. sanctions against 
Libya. Nine of the violations involved the failure of banks to block 
funds transfers to Libyan-owned or -controlled banks. Two other 
penalties were received for corporate export violations. Four 
additional penalties were paid by U.S. citizens engaging in Libyan 
oilfield-related transactions while another 76 cases of similar 
violations are in active penalty processing.
  In October 1994, two U.S. businessmen, two U.S. corporations, and 
several foreign corporations were indicted by a Federal grand jury in 
Connecticut on three counts of violating the Regulations and IEEPA for 
their roles in the illegal exportation of U.S. origin fuel pumps to 
Libya. Various enforcement actions carried over from previous reporting 
periods have continued to be aggressively pursued. The FAC has 
continued its efforts under the Operation Roadblock initiative. This 
ongoing program seeks to identify U.S. persons who travel to and/or 
work in Libya in violation of U.S. law.
  Several new investigations of potentially significant violations of 
the Libyan sanctions have been initiated by FAC and cooperating U.S. 
law enforcement agencies, primarily the U.S. Customs Service. Many of 
these cases are believed to involve complex conspiracies to circumvent 
the various prohibitions of the Libyan sanctions, as well as the 
utilization of international diversionary shipping routes to and from 
Libya. The FAC has continued to work closely with the Departments of 
State and Justice to identify U.S. persons who enter into contracts or 
agreements with the Government of Libya, or other third-country 
parties, to lobby United States Government officials or to engage in 
public relations work on behalf of the Government of Libya without FAC 
authorization. In addition, during the period FAC hosted or attended 
several bilateral and multilateral meetings with foreign sanctions 
authorities, as well as with private foreign institutions, to consult 
on issues of mutual interest and to encourage strict adherence to the 
U.N.-mandated sanctions.
  5. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from July 7, 1994, through January 6, 1995, that are directly 
attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities conferred by the 
declaration of the Libyan national emergency are estimated at 
approximately $1.4 million. Personnel costs were largely centered in 
the Department of the Treasury (particularly in the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control, the Office of the General Counsel, and the U.S. Customs 
Service), the Department of State, and the Department of Commerce.
  6. The policies and actions of the Government of Libya continue to 
pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and 
foreign policy of the United States. In adopting UNSCR 883 in November 
1993, the Security Council determined that the continued failure of the 
Government of Libya to demonstrate by concrete actions its renunciation 
of terrorism, and in particular its continued failure to respond fully 
and effectively to the requests and decisions of the Security Council 
in UNSCRs 731 and 748, concerning the bombing of the Pan Am 103 and UTA 
772 flights, constituted a threat to international peace and security. 
The United States continues to believe that still stronger 
international measures than those mandated by UNSCR 883, possibly 
including a worldwide oil embargo, should be imposed if Libya continues 
to defy the will of the international community as expressed in UNSCR 
731. We remain determined to ensure that the perpetrators of the 
terrorist acts against Pan Am 103 and UTA 772 are brought to justice. 
The families of the victims in the murderous Lockerbie bombing and 
other acts of Libyan terrorism deserve nothing less. I shall continue 
to exercise the powers at my disposal to apply economic sanctions 
against Libya fully and effectively, so long as those measures are 
appropriate, and will continue to report periodically to the Congress 
on significant developments as required by law.

                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, January 30. 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-24).

para.15.48  message from the president--hhs annual report

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EHLERS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with section 540 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
Act (21 U.S.C. 360qq) (previously section 360D of the Public Health 
Service Act), I am submitting the report of the Department of Health and 
Human Services regarding the administration of the Radiation Control for 
Health and Safety Act of 1968 during calendar year 1993.
  The report recommends the repeal of section 540 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act that requires the completion of this annual 
report. All the information found in this report is available to the 
Congress on a more immediate basis through the Center for Devices and 
Radiological Health technical reports, the Radiological Health Bulletin, 
and other publicly available sources. This annual report serves little 
useful purpose and diverts Agency resources from more productive 
activities.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, January 30, 1995. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

para.15.49  message from the president--national institute of building 
          sciences

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EHLERS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the requirements of section 809 of the Housing and 
Community Development Act of 1974, as amended (12 U.S.C. 1701j-2(j)), I 
transmit herewith the annual report of the National Institute of 
Building Sciences for fiscal year 1993.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, January 30, 1995. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

para.15.50  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 273. An Act to amend section 61h-6 of title 2, United 
     States Code.

para.15.51  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. HASTERT, for today until 11:45 p.m.;
  To Mr. BATEMAN, for today from 8 p.m.; and
  To Ms. Eddie Bernice JOHNSON of Texas, for today after 10:50 p.m..
  And then,

para.15.52  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WHITE, at 12 o'clock and 15 minutes a.m., Tuesday, 
January 31 (Legislative Day of January 30), 1995, the House adjourned 
until 9:30 a.m. today.

para.15.53  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. CLINGER: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 2. A bill to give the President item-veto authority over 
     appropriation acts and targeted tax benefits in

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     revenue acts; with amendments (Rept. No. 104-11, Pt. 2). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

para.15.54  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. 
             Markey):
       H.R. 725. A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934 to impose additional fraud detection and disclosure 
     obligations on auditors of public companies; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. ORTON:
       H.R. 726. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide assistance to first-time homebuyers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       H.R. 727. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     to regulate the retail sale of nondeposit investment products 
     by insured depository institutions to prevent customer 
     confusion about the uninsured nature of the products, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 728. A bill to control crime by providing law 
     enforcement block grants; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 729. A bill to control crime by a more effective death 
     penalty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 730. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to the extraterritorial jurisdiction of the 
     United States over nuclear terrorism; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 731. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to 
     convey certain real property at Fort Ord, CA, to the city of 
     Seaside, CA, in order to foster the economic development of 
     the city, which has been adversely impacted by the closure of 
     Fort Ord; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. GOSS;
       H.R. 732. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to reform House of Representatives campaign finance 
     laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, and Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. JACOBS (for himself and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 733. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make permanent the section 170(e)(5) rules pertaining to 
     gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain private 
     foundations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       H.R. 734. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an exemption from income tax for certain common 
     investment funds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 735. A bill to establish a national commission to 
     oversee and regulate major league and minor league baseball, 
     to promote the interests of consumers, local communities and 
     taxpayers, to recommend modification of the antitrust 
     exemption for major league baseball, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and the 
     Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LINDER (for himself, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. 
             Funderburk):
       H.R. 736. A bill to delay enforcement of the National Voter 
     Registration Act of 1993 until such time as Congress 
     appropriates funds to implement such act; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
           By Ms. LOWEY:
       H.R. 737. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the treatment of tenant-stockholders in 
     cooperative housing corporations also shall apply to 
     stockholders of corporations that only own the land on which 
     the residences are located; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 738. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act 
     of 1971 to provide for partial removal of limitations on 
     contributions to candidates whose opponents exceed personal 
     contribution limitations in an election; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
           By Mr. ROTH (for himself, Mr. Packard, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Parker, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Coble, Mr. Archer, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Royce, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Ney, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Kingston, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. King):
       H.R. 739. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     declare English as the official language of the Government of 
     the United States; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. SKEEN (for himself and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 740. A bill to confer jurisdiction on the U.S. Court 
     of Federal Claims with respect to land claims of Pueblo of 
     Isleta Indian tribe; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. VOLKMER:
       H.R. 741. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security 
     Act by reforming the Aid to Families with Dependent Children 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities, Agriculture, Banking and Financial 
     Services, the Judiciary, and Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DICKS:
       H.R. 742. A bill to amend the Federal Advisory Committee 
     Act to limit the application of that act to meetings between 
     Federal offices or employees and representatives of State, 
     county, and local governments and Indian tribes, and to limit 
     the application of that act to activities of the Department 
     of the Interior related to consultations of the Department 
     with Indian tribal organizations with respect to the 
     management of funds held in trust by the United States for 
     Indian tribes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. GUNDERSON (for himself, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boehner, 
             Mr. Hoke, Mr. Linder, Mr. Porter, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Stenholm, and Mr. Hayes):
       H.R. 743. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to allow labor management cooperative efforts that improve 
     economic competitiveness in the United States to continue to 
     thrive, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic 
     and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. PICKETT:
       H.R. 744. A bill to limit State taxation of certain pension 
     income, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 745. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide for special immigrant status for NATO civilian 
     employees in the same manner as for employees of 
     international organizations; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 746. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restore and make permanent the exclusion for employer-
     provided educational assistance; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Crane, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 747. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the deduction of partnership investment 
     expenses under the minimum tax; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Ms. Norton, 
             and Mr. Torricelli):
       H. Res. 49. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives relating to the eradication of slavery where 
     it exists throughout the world; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. MINETA (for himself, Mr. Moorhead, and Mr. 
             Conyers):
       H. Res. 50. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives concerning the current negotiations between 
     the United States and the People's Republic of China on the 
     issue of intellectual property rights protection; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.

para.15.55  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 28: Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 46: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Combest, Mr. Packard, Mr. Barrett 
     of Nebraska, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hancock, and 
     Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Parker, Mr. Studds, and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 77: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 78: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Hamilton, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Studds, Mr. 
     Chapman, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Borski, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Roth, Mr. Gunderson, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 142: Mr. Paxon and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 219: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 250: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Serrano, Ms. Waters, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Johnston of 
     Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
     McDermott, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Stark. H.R. 325: Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 326: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Flanagan, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 353: Ms. Furse, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. 
     Johnston of Florida, Mr. Torres, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Mr. Farr, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Evans, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
     Minge, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Danner, and Mr. 
     Mineta.

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       H.R. 384: Mr. Rangel and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 387: Mr. Chapman, Mr. Gillmor, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
     Jacobs.
       H.R. 444: Mr. Studds, Mr. Moran, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Kennelly, 
     Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Yates, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     Clay, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Borski, Mr. Farr, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Gejdenson, 
     Mr. Doggett, Mr. Vento, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Evans, Mr. Menendez, Mrs. Morella, 
     and Ms. Lowey
       H.R. 450: Mr. Packard and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 480: Mr. Laughlin.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 561: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 579: Mr. Hancock, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 582: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 587: Ms. Danner, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Bryant of Texas, Mr. Klug, and Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 605: Mr. McKeon and Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 619: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Torres, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 620: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Torres, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 631: Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Bono, 
     Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 660: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 663: Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 696: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Manzullo, Ms. Danner, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. Minge, Mr. McHale, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
     Funderburk, Mr. Foley, Mr. Longley, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Parker, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 697: Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
     Mr. Levin, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Brewster, and Mr. 
     Taylor of North Carolina.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Canady, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
     Harman, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Seastrand, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
     Molinari, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. McHale, Mr. Gillmor, Ms. Pryce, 
     Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Bachus, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and Mr. 
     King.
       H. Res. 40: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Doggett, Ms. 
     Eshoo, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Kennelly, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Mascara, Mr. Olver, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Ward, Mr. 
     Wise, and Ms. Woolsey.

para.15.56  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 607: Mr. Ramstad.



.
                     TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1995 (16)

para.16.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, 
at 9:30 o'clock a.m., who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 January 31, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Paul E. Gillmor to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January 4, 
1995, Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.16.2  recess--10:18 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 11 o'clock a.m.

para.16.3  after recess--11:00 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, called the House to 
order.

para.16.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced he had 
examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, January 
30, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.16.5  hearings in committees of the house

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 43):

       Resolved, That, in rule XI of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives, clause 2(g)(3) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) The chairman of each committee of the House (except 
     the Committee on Rules) shall make public announcement of the 
     date, place, and subject matter of any committee hearing at 
     least one week before the commencement of the hearing. If the 
     chairman of the committee determines that there is good cause 
     to begin the hearing sooner, the chairman shall make the 
     announcement at the earliest possible date. Any announcement 
     made under this subparagraph shall be promptly published in 
     the Daily Digest and promptly entered into the committee 
     scheduling service of the House Information Systems.''.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. SOLOMON submitted the following amendment:

       Page 2, line 2, strike ``If'' and all that follows through 
     the period on page 2, line 5 and insert the following: ``If 
     the chairman of the committee, with the concurrence of the 
     ranking minority member, determines there is good cause to 
     begin the hearing sooner, or if the committee so determines 
     by majority vote, a quorum being present for the transaction 
     of business, the chairman shall make the announcement at the 
     earliest possible date.''.

  After further debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
amendment and on the resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebaska, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  So the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  By unanimous consent, House Resolution 47 was laid on the table.

para.16.6  unfunded federal mandates

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to House 
Resolution 38 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 5) to curb the practice of imposing 
unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen 
the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and 
tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full 
consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and 
tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may 
displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the 
Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in 
complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and 
regulations; and for other purposes.
  Mr. EMERSON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.16.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. COLLINS of 
Illinois:

       In section 306, strike ``October 1, 1995'' and insert ``at 
     the end of the 10-day period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

181

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

250

para.16.8                     [Roll No. 73]

                                AYES--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren

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     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--250

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Bilbray
     Gekas
     Mfume
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.16.9  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HALL of Ohio:

       In section 301(2), in the matter proposed to be added as a 
     new section 421(4)(B)(ii) to the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, insert ``except with respect to any low-income program 
     referred to in section 255(h) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985,''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

144

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

289

para.16.10                    [Roll No. 74]

                                AYES--144

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--289

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--1

       
     Mfume
       
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

[[Page 131]]

para.16.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. COOLEY:

       Strike out subsection (e) of the proposed section 425 of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

It was decided in the

Yeas

146

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

287

para.16.12                    [Roll No. 75]

                                AYES--146

     Allard
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Blute
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Camp
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Istook
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Minge
     Montgomery
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Pryce
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker

                                NOES--287

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crane
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--1

       
     Mfume
       
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.16.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WAXMAN:

       In the proposed section 421(4) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974, add the following new sentence at the end of the 
     section: ``Clause (i)(I) of subparagraph (B) shall not apply 
     to provisions that are designed to prevent fraud or abuse or 
     to increase fiscal accountability of the program administered 
     by the States, local governments, or tribal governments 
     receiving assistance.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

153

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

275

para.16.14                    [Roll No. 76]

                                AYES--153

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--275

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston

[[Page 132]]


     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Chapman
     Everett
     Hefner
     Mfume
     Petri
     Torres
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.16.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. MINK:

       In section 301, in the matter proposed as section 
     421(4)(A)(i)(II) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, 
     strike ``except as provided in subparagraph (B)''.
       In section 301, in the matter proposed as section 421(4) of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike subparagraph 
     (B).
       In Section 301, in the matter proposed as section 422 of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of paragraph (6), strike the period at 
     the end of paragraph (7) and insert ``; or'', and insert at 
     the end the following:
       ``(8) requires compliance with certain conditions necessary 
     to receive grants or other money provided by the Federal 
     Government in programs for which the States, local 
     governments, or tribal governments voluntarily apply.

It was decided in the

Yeas

121

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

310

para.16.16                    [Roll No. 77]

                                AYES--121

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Maloney
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--310

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Becerra
     Coburn
     Crane
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.16.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BEILENSON:

       In the proposed section 421(a)(4)(ii) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 insert ``or the amount of appropriations'' 
     after ``appropriations''.
       In the heading for the proposed section 424(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``Other Than 
     Appropriations Bills and Joint Resolutions''.
       In paragraphs (1) and (2) of the proposed section 424(a) of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, strike ``of 
     authorization''.
       In the proposed section 425(b) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974, insert ``(2)'' after ``(a)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

138

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

291

para.16.18                    [Roll No. 78]

                                AYES--138

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Reed

[[Page 133]]


     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--291

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Becerra
     Crane
     Frank (MA)
     McDermott
     Rose
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.16.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MORAN:

       In the proposed section 421(4) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974, add after and below subparagraph (B) the 
     following:
       A mandate which would apply an enforceable mandate equally 
     on State, local, or tribal governments and the private sector 
     shall not, for purposes of section 425(a)(2), be considered a 
     Federal intergovernmental mandate.

It was decided in the

Yeas

143

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

285

para.16.20                    [Roll No. 79]

                                AYES--143

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--285

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Becerra
     Crane
     Gibbons
     Martinez
     Pelosi
     Smith (NJ)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EMERSON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

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para.16.21  providing for the consideration of h.r. 101

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-12) the resolution (H. Res. 51) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 101) to transfer a parcel of land to the Taos Pueblo 
Indians of New Mexico.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.16.22  providing for the consideration of h.r. 400

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-13) the resolution (H. Res. 52) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 400) to provide for the exchange of lands within Gates 
of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.16.23  providing for the consideration of h.r. 440

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-14) the resolution (H. Res. 53) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 440) to provide for the conveyance of lands to certain 
individuals in Butte County, California.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.16.24  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule on Wednesday, February 1, 1995: the Committee on 
Agriculture, the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on the 
Judiciary, the Committee on Science, the Committee on Resources, the 
Committee on Commerce, and the Committee on International Relations.

para.16.25  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, January 30, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     received a subpoena for testimony and documents concerning 
     constituent casework. The subpoena was issued by the Superior 
     Court of New Jersey in Morris County.
       After consultation with General Counsel, I will determine 
     if compliance with the subpoena is consistent with the 
     privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                          Rodney P. Frelinghuysen,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.16.26  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. CRANE, for 
today after 5:30 p.m.
  And then,

para.16.27  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. KAPTUR, at 9 o'clock and 35 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.16.28  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mrs. WALDHOLTZ: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 51. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     101) to transfer a parcel of land to the Taos Pueblo, Indians 
     of New Mexico (Rept. No. 104-12). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 52. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill H.R. 
     400) to provide for the exchange of lands within Gates of the 
     Arctic National Park and Preserve, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 104-13). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 53. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     440) to provide for the conveyance of lands to certain 
     individuals in Butte County (Rept. No. 104-14). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.

para.16.29  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 748. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that individuals who are residents of the District 
     of Columbia shall be exempt from Federal income taxation, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TORRES:
       H.R. 749. A bill to provide that professional baseball 
     teams, and leagues composed of such teams, shall be subject 
     to the antitrust laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 750. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 to provide for uniform warnings on 
     personal protective equipment for occupational use, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
       H.R. 751. A bill to amend section 207 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to increase to 5 years the period during which 
     former Members of Congress may not engage in certain lobbying 
     activities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Parker, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. 
             Ramstad):
       H.R. 752. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the increase in tax on fuel used in commercial 
     aviation which is scheduled to take effect on October 1, 
     1995; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Cox, and Mr. Bilbray):
       H.R. 753. A bill to establish rules governing product 
     liability actions against raw materials and bulk component 
     suppliers to medical device manufacturers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Kanjorski, 
             Mr. Klink, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Rahall, and 
             Mr. Wise):
       H.R. 754. A bill to make improvements in the Black Lung 
     Benefits Act; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Blute, Mr. Canady, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Klink, Mr. Linder, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Poshard, Ms. 
             Slaughter, and Mr. Zimmer):
       H.R. 755. A bill to reduce the amount authorized for the 
     official mail allowance for Members of the House of 
     Representatives by 20 percent; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Kim, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Stump, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 756. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act and other laws of the United States relating to border 
     security, illegal immigration, alien eligibility for Federal 
     financial benefits and services, criminal activity by aliens, 
     alien smuggling, fraudulent document use by aliens, asylum, 
     terrorist aliens, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on National 
     Security, Ways and Means, Banking and Financial Services, and 
     Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. JACOBS (for himself, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. 
             Moran):
       H.R. 757. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the amount of an overpayment otherwise 
     payable to any person shall be reduced by the amount of past-
     due, legally enforceable State tax obligations of such 
     person; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 758. A bill to require the Corps of Engineers to carry 
     out the construction and operation of a jetty and sand 
     transfer system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Smith 
             of Texas, and Mr. Istook):
       H.R. 759. A bill to improve the effectiveness of Federal 
     welfare efforts and increase citizen participation in 
     fighting poverty; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Commerce, Economic 
     and Educational Opportunities, Banking and Financial 
     Services, the Judiciary, Resources, and Rules, for a pe

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     riod to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. McNULTY:
       H.R. 760. A bill for the relief of Henry Johnson; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mr. Yates, and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 761. A bill to establish the AIDS Cure Project; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 762. A bill to reestablish the revenue sharing program 
     of annual payments to States and units of general local 
     government, to authorize appropriations for payments under 
     the program, and to offset that authorization by reducing the 
     authorization of appropriations for foreign aid; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition 
     to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Moran, and Mr. Gordon):
       H.R. 763. A bill to establish the Shenandoah Valley 
     National Battlefields and Commission in the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 764. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to increase the minimum wage; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Ms. Waters, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. McKinney, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. 
             Valezquez, Mr. Flake, Mr. Farr, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Hall 
             of Texas, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Obey, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Studds, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Eshoo, 
             and Mr. Spratt):
       H. Res. 54. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that the Federal Open Market Committee and 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System should 
     defer any further increase in the Federal funds rate and the 
     discount rate until at least September 1995; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.

para.16.30  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. LINDER introduced a bill (H.R. 765) for the relief of 
     Larry Errol Pieterse; which was referred to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

para.16.31  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 26: Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. Cox, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Levin, Mr. Minge, 
     Mr. Tucker, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Condit, 
     Mr. Portman, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. 
     Quinn, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Callahan, Ms. Harman, Mr. Gilchrest, 
     Mr. Browder, Mr. Coble, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
     Baldacci, Mr. Olver, Mr. Costello, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 28: Mr. Porter and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 47: Mr. Burr, Mr. Stump, Mr. Istook, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
     Foley, and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 52: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
     Dooley, Mr. Frost, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 62: Mr. Weller, Mr. McHale, and Mr. Flanagan.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Weller, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Pastor.
       H.R. 66: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Pete Geren of Texas.
       H.R. 97: Mr. Evans and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Jacobs, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Riggs and Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Gonzalez, 
     and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 112: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 120: Mr. Hilliard and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 125: Mr. Crapo, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Gene Green of 
     Texas, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Rose.
       H.R. 139: Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 142: Mr. Flanagan.
       H.R. 208: Mr. Sam Johnson and Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Flanagan.
       H.R. 260: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Weller and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Dornan and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Wynn, 
     and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 363: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Fattah, 
     Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne 
     of New Jersey, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. Filner, Mr. Evans, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Yates, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Bonior, and 
     Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 436: Mr. Armey, Mr. Souder, Mr. Costello, and Mr. 
     Chapman.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Latham, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
     Archer, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Graham, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Foley, Mr. Flanagan, 
     and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 463: Mr. Quillen.
       H.R. 469: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Gallegly, 
     Mr. Doyle, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Dornan, Ms. Danner, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
     Andrews, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Cox, 
     Mr. Boucher, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Oxley, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland.
       H.R. 497: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Davis, Ms. Norton, Mr. Upton, 
     Mr. Livingston, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Shays, and Mr. 
     Roemer.
       H.R. 502: Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Radanovich, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Shays, and 
     Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 512: Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 513: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 522: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 523: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 526: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 555: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 559: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Filner, Mr. Wilson, 
     Mr. Dellums, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 582: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 593: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 594: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 608: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 609: Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
     Olver.
       H.R. 663: Ms. Pryce, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Klug, and 
     Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 682: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 696: Mr. Mfume.
       H.R. 697: Mr. Cox, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Frost, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Schaefer, 
     Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Funderburk, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Shays, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Petri.
       H.J. Res. 3: Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas, Mr. Minge, and Ms. Collins of Michigan.
       H. Res. 20: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Meehan, 
     Mr. Owens, Mr. Scott, and Ms. McKinney.



.
                    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1995 (17)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.17.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, January 31, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.17.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       246. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report of those foreign 
     military sales customers with approved cash flow financing in 
     excess of $100 million as of October 1, 1994, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2765(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       247. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-348, 
     ``Charitable Gift of Life Insurance Proceeds Amendment Act of 
     1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       248. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-349, ``Business 
     Regulatory Reform Commission Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       249. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-350, ``District 
     Employee Benefits Free Clinic Extension Amendment Act of 
     1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       250. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-351, ``District 
     of Columbia Retirement Board Judicial Appointment Amendment 
     Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       251. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-352, ``Lie 
     Detector Tests for Pre-Employment Investigations Amendment 
     Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       252. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-353, ``District 
     of Colum

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     bia Board of Education Sale, Renovation, Lease-back, and 
     Repurchase of Franklin School Amendment Act of 1994,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       253. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-354, ``Child 
     Support Enforcement Amendment Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       254. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-355, ``National 
     Museum of Women in the Arts Equitable Real Property Tax 
     Relief Act of 1994,''pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       255. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-356, ``Shiloh 
     Baptist Church Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act of 
     1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       256. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-357, ``Southwest 
     Community House Association, Inc., Equitable Real Property 
     Tax Relief Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       257. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-358, ``District 
     of Columbia Board of Education Fees for Select Adult, 
     Community, and Continuing Education Courses Act of 1994,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       258. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-359, ``Greater 
     Mount Zion Baptist Church Equitable Real Property Tax Relief 
     Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       259. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-360, ``Paternity 
     Establishment Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 
     1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       260. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-361, ``Budget 
     Spending Reduction Temporary Amendment Act of 1994,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       261. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-365, 
     ``Councilmembers' Salary Freeze Amendment Act of 1994,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       262. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-367, ``Parks 
     Amendment Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       263. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-368, ``Parental 
     Responsibility Amendment Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       264. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-369, ``Court-
     Appointed Special Advocate Program Act of 1994.'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       265. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, transmitting a copy of his report for fiscal year 
     1994 on each instance a Federal agency did not fully 
     implement recommendations made by the GAO in connection with 
     a bid protest decided during the fiscal year, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3554(e)(2); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       266. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, General Accounting Office, transmitting the list of 
     all reports issued or released in December 1994, pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       267. A letter from the Administrator, Bonneville Power 
     Administration, transmitting the annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 
     1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       268. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the 80th quarterly report on trade 
     between the United States and China, the successor states to 
     the former Soviet Union, and other title IV countries during 
     July-September 1994, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2440; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.

para.17.3  unfunded federal mandates

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to House Resolution 38 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 5) to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal 
mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership 
between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; 
to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, 
of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without 
adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential 
governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays 
the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain 
requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other 
purposes.
  Mr. EMERSON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.17.4  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SANDERS:

       Insert the following new paragraphs at the end of the 
     proposed section 424(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974:
       ``(5) Consideration of cost savings from federal 
     mandates.--For each bill or joint resolution of a public 
     character reported by any committee that establishes, 
     modifies, or repeals a Federal mandate, the Director shall 
     prepare and submit to the committee a statement describing 
     the cost savings that would accrue to the private and public 
     sectors from such Federal mandate, including long and short 
     term health care and environmental cost savings. Such 
     statements shall include a quantitative assessment of such 
     cost savings to the extent practicable.
       ``(6) Consideration of benefits of federal mandates.--For 
     each bill or joint resolution of a public character reported 
     by any committee that establishes, modifies, or repeals a 
     Federal mandate, the Director shall prepare and submit to the 
     committee a statement describing the benefits of such Federal 
     mandate, including benefits to human health, welfare, the 
     environment, and the economy. Such statement shall include a 
     quantitative assessment of such benefits to the extent 
     practicable.

It was decided in the

Yeas

152

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

254

para.17.5                     [Roll No. 80]

                                AYES--152

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--254

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht

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     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Becerra
     Bevill
     Bliley
     Chapman
     Coleman
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Fazio
     Gejdenson
     Gunderson
     Hefner
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Istook
     Mfume
     Mollohan
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Sabo
     Sisisky
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Talent
     Tucker
     Watts (OK)
     Wilson
     Wise
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.17.6  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DOGGETT:

       At the end, add the following new title:

                            TITLE IV--SUNSET

     SEC. 401. TERMINATION DATE.

       This Act shall cease to be in effect on January 3, 2000.

It was decided in the

Yeas

145

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

283

para.17.7                     [Roll No. 81]

                                AYES--145

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--283

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Becerra
     Chapman
     Cooley
     Houghton
     Leach
     Radanovich
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.17.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. MORAN:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Fiscal Accountability and 
     Intergovernmental Reform Act'' (``FAIR Act'').

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds and declares:
       (1) Federal legislation and regulatory requirements impose 
     burdens on State and local resources to implement federally 
     mandated programs without fully evaluating the costs to State 
     and local governments associated with compliance with those 
     requirements and often times without provisions of adequate 
     federal financial assistance. These Federal legislative and 
     regulatory initiatives--
       (A) force State and local governments to utilize scarce 
     public resources to comply with Federal mandates;
       (B) prevent these resources from being available to meet 
     local needs; and
       (C) detract from the ability of State and local governments 
     to establish local priorities for use of local public 
     resources.
       (2) Federal legislation and regulatory programs result in 
     inefficient utilization of economic resources, thereby 
     reducing the pool of resources available--
       (A) to enhance productivity, and increase the quantity and 
     quality of goods and services produced by the American 
     economy; and
       (B) to enhance international competitiveness.
       (3) In implementing Congressional policy, Federal agencies 
     should, consistent with the requirements of Federal law, seek 
     to implement statutory requirements, to the maximum extent 
     feasible, in a manner which minimizes--
       (A) the inefficient allocation of economic resources;

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       (B) the burden such requirements impose on use of local 
     public resources by State and local governments; and
       (C) the adverse economic effects of such regulations on 
     productivity, economic growth, full employment, creation of 
     productive jobs, and international competitiveness of 
     American goods and services.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this act are:
       (1) To assist Congress in consideration of proposed 
     legislation establishing or revising Federal programs so as 
     to assure that, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     legislation enacted by Congress will--
       (A) minimize the burden of such legislation on expenditure 
     of scarce local public resources by State and local 
     governments;
       (B) minimize inefficient allocation of economic resources; 
     and
       (C) reduce the adverse effect of such legislation--
       (i) on the ability of State and local governmental entities 
     to use local public resources to meet local needs and to 
     establish local priorities for local public resources, and
       (ii) on allocation of economic resources, productivity, 
     economic growth, full employment, creation of productive 
     jobs, and international competitiveness.
       (2) To require Federal agencies to exercise discretionary 
     authority and to implement statutory requirements in a manner 
     which is consistent with fulfillment of each agency's mission 
     and with the requirements of other laws, minimizes the impact 
     regulations and other major Federal actions affecting the 
     economy have on--
       (A) the ability of State and local governmental entities to 
     use local public resources to meet local needs; and
       (B) the allocation of economic resources, productivity, 
     economic growth, full employment, creation of productive 
     jobs, and international competitiveness of American goods and 
     services.

                      TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE REFORM

     SEC. 101. REPORTS ON LEGISLATION.

       (a) Report Required.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), whenever a committee of either House reports a bill or 
     resolution of a public character to its House which mandates 
     unfunded requirements upon State or local governments or the 
     private sector, the report accompanying that bill or 
     resolution shall contain an analysis, prepared after 
     consultation with the Director of the Congressional Budget 
     Office, detailing the effect of the new requirements on--
       (A) State and local government expenditures necessary to 
     comply with Federal mandates:
       (B) private businesses, including the economic resources 
     required annually to comply with the legislation and 
     implementing regulations; and
       (C) economic growth and competitiveness.
       (2) Exception.--The requirements of paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to any bill or resolution with respect to which the 
     Director of the Congressional Budget Office certifies in 
     writing to the Chairman of the Committee reporting the 
     legislation that the estimated costs to State and local 
     governments and the private sector of implementation of such 
     legislation during the first three years will not exceed 
     $50,000,000 in the aggregate and during the first five years 
     will not exceed $100,000,000 in the aggregate. For this 
     purpose, a year shall be a period of three hundred and sixty 
     five consecutive days.
       (b) Duties and Functions of Congressional Budget Office.--
     The Director of the Congressional Budget Office shall prepare 
     for each bill or resolution of a public character reported by 
     any committee of the House of Representatives or of the 
     Senate, an economic analysis of the effects of such bill or 
     resolution, satisfying the requirements of subsection (a). 
     The analysis prepared by the Director of the Congressional 
     Budget Office shall be included in the report accompanying 
     such bill or resolution if timely submitted to such committee 
     before such report is filed.
       (c) Legislation Subject to Point of Order.--Any bill or 
     resolution shall be subject to a point of order against 
     consideration of the bill by the House of Representatives or 
     the Senate (as the case may be) if such bill or resolution is 
     reported for consideration by the House of Representatives or 
     the Senate unaccompanied by the analysis required by this 
     section.

     SEC. 102. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

       The provisions of this title are enacted by the Congress--
       (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and as such 
     they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, 
     respectively, and such rules shall supersede other rules only 
     to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and
       (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
     either House to change such rules (so far as relating to such 
     House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same 
     extent as in the case of any other rule of such House.

     SEC. 103. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title shall apply to any bill or resolution ordered 
     reported by any committee of the House of Representatives or 
     of the Senate after the date of enactment of this Act.

             TITLE II--FEDERAL INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

     SEC. 201. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS.

       The Congress authorizes and directs that, to the fullest 
     extent practicable:
       (1) the policies, regulations, and public laws of the 
     United States shall be interpreted and administered in 
     accordance with the purposes of this Act;
       (2) all agencies of the Federal Government shall, 
     consistent with attainment of the requirements of Federal 
     law, minimize--
       (A) the burden which rules and other major Federal actions 
     affecting the economy impose on State and local governments,
       (B) the effect of rules and other major Federal actions 
     affecting the economy on allocation of private economic 
     resources, and
       (C) the adverse effects of rules and other major Federal 
     actions affecting the economy on productivity, economic 
     growth, full employment, creation of productive, and 
     international competitiveness of American goods and services; 
     and
       (3) in promulgating new rules, reviewing existing rules, 
     developing legislative proposals, or initiating any other 
     major Federal action identifies two or more alternatives 
     which will satisfy the agency's statutory obligations, the 
     agency shall--
       (A) select the alternative which, on balance--
       (i) imposes the least burden on expenditure of local public 
     resources by State and local governments, and
       (ii) has the least adverse effect on productivity, economic 
     growth, full employment, creation of productive jobs, and 
     international competitiveness of American goods or services; 
     or
       (B) provide a written statement--
       (i) that the agency's failure to select such alternative is 
     precluded by the requirements of Federal law; or
       (ii) that the agency's failure to select such alternative 
     is consistent with the purposes of this Act.

     SEC. 202. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT ASSESSMENT.

       (a) Requirement.--Whenever an agency publishes a general 
     notice of proposed rulemaking for any proposed rule, and 
     before initiating any other major Federal action affecting 
     the economy, the agency shall prepare and make available for 
     public comment an Intergovernmental and Economic Impact 
     Assessment. Such Assessment shall be published in the Federal 
     Register at the time of the publication of general notice of 
     proposed rulemaking for the rule or prior to implementing 
     such other major agency action affecting the economy.
       (b) Content.--Each Intergovernmental and Economic Impact 
     Assessment required under this section shall contain--
       (1) a description of the reasons why action by the agency 
     is being considered;
       (2) a succinct statement of the objective of, and legal 
     basis for, the proposed rule or other action; and
       (3) a description and an estimate of the effect the 
     proposed rule or other major Federal action will have on--
       (A) expenditure of State or local public resources by State 
     and local governments,
       (B) allocation of economic resources, and
       (C) productivity, economic growth, full employment, 
     creation of productive jobs, and international 
     competitiveness of American goods and services.
       (c) Alternatives Considered.--Each Intergovernmental and 
     Economic Impact Assessment shall also contain a detailed 
     description of any significant alternatives to the proposed 
     rule or other major Federal action which would accomplish 
     applicable statutory objectives while reducing--
       (1) the need for expenditure of State or local public 
     resources by State and local governments; and
       (2) the potential adverse effects of such proposed rule or 
     other major Federal action on productivity, economic growth, 
     full employment, creation of productive jobs, and 
     international competitiveness of American goods and services.

     SEC. 203. INTERGOVERNMENTAL AND ECONOMIC IMPACT STATEMENT.

       (a) Requirement.--Whe an agency promulgates a final rule or 
     implements any other major Federal action affecting the 
     economy, the agency shall prepare an Intergovernmental and 
     Economic Impact Statement. Each Intergovernmental and 
     Economic Impact Statement shall contain--
       (1) a succinct statement of the need for, and the 
     objectives of, such rule or other major Federal action;
       (2) a summary of the issues raised by the public comments 
     in response to the publication by the agency of the Economic 
     Impact Assessment, a summary of the agency's evaluation of 
     such issues, and a statement of any changes made in the 
     proposed rule or other proposed action as a result of such 
     comments;
       (3) a description of each of the significant alternatives 
     to the rule or other major Federal action affecting the 
     economy, considered by the agency, which, consistent with 
     fulfillment of agency statutory obligations, would--
       (A) lessen the need for expenditure of State or local 
     public resources by State and local governments; or
       (B) reduce the potential adverse effects of such proposed 
     rule or other major Federal action on productivity, economic 
     growth, full employment, creation of productive jobs, and 
     international competitiveness of American goods and services,

     along with a statement of the reasons why each such 
     alternatives was rejected by the agency; and
       (4) an estimate of the effect the rule or other major 
     Federal action will have on--
       (A) expenditure of State or local public resources by State 
     and local governments; and
       (B) productivity, economic growth, full employment, 
     creation of productive jobs,

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     and international competitiveness of American goods and 
     services.
       (b) Availability.--The agency shall make copies of each 
     Intergovernmental and Economic Impact Statement available to 
     members of the public and shall publish in the Federal 
     Register at the time of publication of any final rule or at 
     the time of implementing any other major Federal action 
     affecting the economy, a statement describing how the public 
     may obtain copies of such Statement.

     SEC. 204. EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS.

       The requirements of this title shall not alter in any 
     manner the substantive standards otherwise applicable to the 
     implementation by an agency of statutory requirements or to 
     the exercise by an agency of authority delegated by law.

     SEC. 205. EFFECTIVE DATE AND EXEMPTION.

       This title shall apply to any rule proposed, any final rule 
     promulgated, and any other major Federal action affecting the 
     economy implemented by any agency after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act. This title shall not apply to any 
     agency which is not an agency within the meaning of section 
     551(l) of title 5, United States Code.

It was decided in the

Yeas

152

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negative

Nays

278

para.17.9                     [Roll No. 82]

                                AYES--152

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--278

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Becerra
     Hunter
     Kaptur
     Scarborough
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EMERSON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 38, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Unfunded Mandate Reform Act 
     of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this Act are--
       (1) to strengthen the partnership between the Federal 
     Government and States, local governments, and tribal 
     governments;
       (2) to end the imposition, in the absence of full 
     consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on States, 
     local governments, and tribal governments in a manner that 
     may displace other essential State, local, and tribal 
     governmental priorities;
       (3) to assist Congress in its consideration of proposed 
     legislation establishing or revising Federal programs 
     containing Federal mandates affecting States, local 
     governments, tribal governments, and the private sector by--
       (A) providing for the development of information about the 
     nature and size of mandates in proposed legislation; and
       (B) establishing a mechanism to bring such information to 
     the attention of the Senate and House of Representatives 
     before the Senate and House of Representatives votes on 
     proposed legislation;
       (4) to promote informed and deliberate decisions by 
     Congress on the appropriateness of Federal mandates in any 
     particular instance;
       (5) to establish a point-of-order vote on the consideration 
     in the Senate and House of Representatives of legislation 
     containing significant Federal mandates;
       (6) to assist Federal agencies in their consideration of 
     proposed regulations affecting States, local governments, and 
     tribal governments, by--
       (A) requiring that Federal agencies develop a process to 
     enable the elected and other officials of States, local 
     governments, and tribal governments to provide input when 
     Federal agencies are developing regulations; and
       (B) requiring that Federal agencies prepare and consider 
     better estimates of the budgetary impact of regulations 
     containing Federal mandates upon States, local governments, 
     and tribal governments before adopting such regulations, and 
     ensuring that small governments are given special 
     consideration in that process;
       (7) to establish the general rule that Congress shall not 
     impose Federal mandates on States, local governments, and 
     tribal governments without providing adequate funding to 
     comply with such mandates; and
       (8) to begin consideration of methods to relieve States, 
     local governments, and tribal governments of unfunded 
     mandates imposed by Federal court interpretations of Federal 
     statutes and regulations.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this Act--
       (1) the terms ``agency'', ``Federal financial assistance'', 
     ``Federal private sector mandate'', ``Federal mandate'' 
     (except as provided by section 108), ``local government'', 
     ``private sector'', ``regulation'' or ``rule'', and ``State'' 
     have the meaning given those terms by section 421 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974; and
       (2) the term ``small government'' means any small 
     governmental jurisdiction as defined in section 601(5) of 
     title 5, United States Code, and any tribal government.

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     SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON APPLICATION.

       This Act shall not apply to any provision in a Federal 
     statute or a proposed or final Federal regulation, that--
       (1) enforces constitutional rights of individuals;
       (2) establishes or enforces any statutory rights that 
     prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, race, religion, 
     gender, national origin, or handicapped or disability status;
       (3) requires compliance with accounting and auditing 
     procedures with respect to grants or other money or property 
     provided by the Federal Government;
       (4) provides for emergency assistance or relief at the 
     request of any State, local government, or tribal government 
     or any official of such a government;
       (5) is necessary for the national security or the 
     ratification or implementation of international treaty 
     obligations;
       (6) the President designates as emergency legislation and 
     that the Congress so designates in statute; or
       (7) pertains to Social Security.

              TITLE I--REVIEW OF UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES

     SEC. 101. REPORT ON UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES BY ADVISORY 
                   COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Advisory Commission shall in 
     accordance with this section--
       (1) investigate and review the role of unfunded Federal 
     mandates in intergovernmental relations and their impact on 
     State, local, tribal, and Federal Government objectives and 
     responsibilities, and their impact on the competitive balance 
     between States, local and tribal governments, and the private 
     sector and consider views of and the impact on working men 
     and women on those same matters;
       (2) investigate and review the role of unfunded State 
     mandates imposed on local governments, the private sector, 
     and individuals;
       (3) investigate and review the role of unfunded local 
     mandates imposed on the private sector and individuals; and
       (4) make recommendations to the President and the Congress 
     regarding--
       (A) allowing flexibility for State, local, and tribal 
     governments in complying with specific unfunded Federal 
     mandates for which terms of compliance are unnecessarily 
     rigid or complex;
       (B) reconciling any 2 or more unfunded Federal mandates 
     which impose contradictory or inconsistent requirements;
       (C) terminating unfunded Federal mandates which are 
     duplicative, obsolete, or lacking in practical utility;
       (D) suspending, on a temporary basis, unfunded Federal 
     mandates which are not vital to public health and safety and 
     which compound the fiscal difficulties of State, local, and 
     tribal governments, including recommendations for triggering 
     such suspension;
       (E) consolidating or simplifying unfunded Federal mandates, 
     or the planning or reporting requirements of such mandates, 
     in order to reduce duplication and facilitate compliance by 
     State, local, and tribal governments with those mandates;
       (F) establishing common Federal definitions or standards to 
     be used by State, local, and tribal governments in complying 
     with unfunded Federal mandates that use different definitions 
     or standards for the same terms or principles; and
       (G) establishing procedures to ensure that, in cases in 
     which a Federal private sector mandate applies to private 
     sector entities which are competing directly or indirectly 
     with States, local governments, or tribal governments for the 
     purpose of providing substantially similar goods or services 
     to the public, any relief from unfunded Federal mandates is 
     applied in the same manner and to the same extent to the 
     private sector entities as it is to the States, local 
     governments, and tribal governments with which they compete, 
     and to ensure that unfunded Federal mandate relief does not 
     increase private sector burdens.
     Each recommendation under paragraph (4) shall, to the extent 
     practicable, identify the specific unfunded Federal mandates 
     to which the recommendation applies.
       (b) Criteria.--
       (1) In general.--The Advisory Commission shall establish 
     criteria for making recommendations under subsection (a).
       (2) Issuance of proposed criteria.--The Advisory Commission 
     shall issue proposed criteria under this subsection not later 
     than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
     thereafter provide a period of 30 days for submission by the 
     public of comments on the proposed criteria.
       (3) Final criteria.--Not later than 45 days after the date 
     of issuance of proposed criteria, the Advisory Commission 
     shall--
       (A) consider comments on the proposed criteria received 
     under paragraph (4);
       (B) adopt and incorporate in final criteria any 
     recommendations submitted in those comments that the Advisory 
     Commission determines will aid the Advisory Commission in 
     carrying out its duties under this section; and
       (C) issue final criteria under this subsection.
       (c) Preliminary Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 9 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Advisory Commission shall--
       (A) prepare and publish a preliminary report on its 
     activities under this title, including preliminary 
     recommendations pursuant to subsection (a);
       (B) publish in the Federal Register a notice of 
     availability of the preliminary report; and
       (C) provide copies of the preliminary report to the public 
     upon request.
       (2) Public hearings.--The Advisory Commission shall hold 
     public hearings on the preliminary recommendations contained 
     in the preliminary report of the Advisory Commission under 
     this subsection.
       (d) Final Report.--Not later than 3 months after the date 
     of the publication of the preliminary report under subsection 
     (c), the Advisory Commission shall submit to the Congress, 
     including the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and to the President a 
     final report on the findings, conclusions, and 
     recommendations of the Advisory Commission under this 
     section.
       (e) Priority to Mandates That Are Subject of Judicial 
     Proceedings.--In carrying out this section, the Advisory 
     Commission shall give the highest priority to immediately 
     investigating, reviewing, and making recommendations 
     regarding unfunded Federal mandates that are the subject of 
     judicial proceedings between the United States and a State, 
     local, or tribal government.
       (f) State Mandate and Local Mandate Defined.--As used in 
     this title:
       (1) State mandate.--The term ``State mandate'' means any 
     provision in a State statute or regulation that imposes an 
     enforceable duty on local governments, the private sector, or 
     individuals, including a condition of State assistance or a 
     duty arising from participation in a voluntary State program.
       (2) Local mandate.--The term ``local mandate'' means any 
     provision in a local ordinance or regulation that imposes an 
     enforceable duty on the private sector or individuals, 
     including a condition of local assistance or a duty arising 
     from participation in a voluntary local program.

     SEC. 102. SPECIAL AUTHORITIES OF ADVISORY COMMISSION.

       (a) Experts and Consultants.--The Advisory Commission may 
     procure temporary and intermittent services of experts or 
     consultants under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       (b) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of the 
     Executive Director of the Advisory Commission, the head of 
     any Federal department or agency may detail, on a 
     reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department 
     or agency to the Advisory Commission to assist it in carrying 
     out its duties under this title.
       (c) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of 
     the Advisory Commission, the Administrator of General 
     Services shall provide to the Advisory Commission, on a 
     reimbursable basis, the administrative support services 
     necessary for the Advisory Commission to carry out its duties 
     under this title.
       (d) Contract Authority.--The Advisory Commission may, 
     subject to appropriations, contract with and compensate 
     Government and private agencies or persons for property and 
     services used to carry out its duties under this title.

     SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title:
       (1) Advisory commission.--The term ``Advisory Commission'' 
     means the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations.
       (2) Federal mandate.--The term ``Federal mandate'' means 
     any provision in statute or regulation or any Federal court 
     ruling that imposes an enforceable duty upon States, local 
     governments, or tribal governments including a condition of 
     Federal assistance or a duty arising from participation in a 
     voluntary Federal program.

             TITLE II--REGULATORY ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM

     SEC. 201. REGULATORY PROCESS.

       (a) In General.--Each agency shall, to the extent permitted 
     by subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, United States 
     Code--
       (1) assess the effects of Federal regulations on States, 
     local governments, tribal governments, and the private sector 
     (other than to the extent that such regulations incorporate 
     requirements specifically set forth in legislation), 
     including specifically the availability of resources to carry 
     out any Federal mandates in those regulations; and
       (2) seek to minimize those burdens that uniquely or 
     significantly affect such governmental entities or the 
     private sector, consistent with achieving statutory and 
     regulatory objectives.
       (b) State, Local Government, and Tribal Government Input.--
     Each agency shall develop an effective process to permit 
     elected officials (or their designated representatives) of 
     States, local governments, and tribal governments to provide 
     meaningful and timely input in the development of regulatory 
     proposals containing significant Federal intergovernmental 
     mandates.
       (c) Agency Plan.--Before establishing any regulatory 
     requirements that might significantly or uniquely affect 
     small governments, an agency shall have developed a plan 
     under which the agency shall--
       (1) provide notice of the contemplated requirements to 
     potentially affected small governments, if any;
       (2) enable officials of affected small governments to 
     provide input pursuant to subsection (b); and
       (3) inform, educate, and advise small governments on 
     compliance with the requirements.
       (d) Least Burdensome Option or Explanation Required.--An 
     agency may not issue

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     a rule that contains a Federal mandate if the rulemaking 
     record for the rule indicates that there are 2 or more 
     methods that could be used to accomplish the objective of the 
     rule, unless--
       (1) the Federal mandate is the least costly method, or has 
     the least burdensome effect, for--
       (A) States, local governments, and tribal governments, in 
     the case of a rule containing a Federal intergovernmental 
     mandate, and
       (B) the private sector, in the case of a rule containing a 
     Federal private sector mandate; or
       (2) the agency publishes with the final rule an explanation 
     of why the more costly or burdensome method of the Federal 
     mandate was adopted.

     SEC. 202. STATEMENTS TO ACCOMPANY SIGNIFICANT REGULATORY 
                   ACTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Before promulgating any final rule that 
     includes any Federal mandate that may result in the 
     expenditure by States, local governments, or tribal 
     governments, in the aggregate, or the private sector of at 
     least $100,000,000 (adjusted annually for inflation) in any 1 
     year, and before promulgating any general notice of proposed 
     rulemaking that is likely to result in promulgation of any 
     such rule, the agency shall prepare a written statement 
     identifying the provision of Federal law under which the rule 
     is being promulgated and containing--
       (1) estimates by the agency, including the underlying 
     analysis, of the anticipated costs to States, local 
     governments, tribal governments, and the private sector of 
     complying with the Federal mandates, and of the extent to 
     which such costs may be paid with funds provided by the 
     Federal Government or otherwise paid through Federal 
     financial assistance;
       (2) estimates by the agency, if and to the extent that the 
     agency determines that accurate estimates are reasonably 
     feasible; of--
       (A) the future costs of the Federal mandate; and
       (B) any disproportionate budgetary effects of the Federal 
     mandates upon any particular regions of the country or 
     particular States, local governments, tribal governments, 
     urban or rural or other types of communities, or particular 
     segments of the private sector;
       (3) a qualitative, and if possible, a quantitative 
     assessment of costs and benefits anticipated from the Federal 
     mandates (such as the enhancement of health and safety and 
     the protection of the natural environment);
       (4) the effect of Federal private sector mandates on the 
     national economy, including the effect on productivity, 
     economic growth, full employment, creation of productive 
     jobs, worker benefits and pensions, and international 
     competitiveness of United States goods and services;
       (5) a description of the extent of the agency's prior 
     consultation with elected representatives (or their 
     designated representatives) of the affected States, local 
     governments, and tribal governments, and designated 
     representatives of the private sector;
       (6) a summary of the comments and concerns that were 
     presented by States, local governments, or tribal governments 
     and the private sector either orally or in writing to the 
     agency;
       (7) a summary of the agency's evaluation of those comments 
     and concerns; and
       (8) the agency's position supporting the need to issue the 
     regulation containing the Federal mandates (considering, 
     among other things, the extent to which costs may or may not 
     be paid with funds provided by the Federal Government).
       (b) Promulgation.--In promulgating a general notice of 
     proposed rulemaking or a final rule for which a statement 
     under subsection (a) is required, the agency shall include in 
     the promulgation a summary of the information contained in 
     the statement.
       (c) Preparation in Conjunction With Other Statement.--Any 
     agency may prepare any statement required by subsection (a) 
     in conjunction with or as part of any other statement or 
     analysis, if the statement or analysis satisfies the 
     provisions of subsection (a).

     SEC. 203. ASSISTANCE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE.

       The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall--
       (1) collect from agencies the statements prepared under 
     section 202; and
       (2) periodically forward copies of them to the Director of 
     the Congressional Budget Office on a reasonably timely basis 
     after promulgation of the general notice of proposed 
     rulemaking or of the final rule for which the statement was 
     prepared.

     SEC. 204. PILOT PROGRAM ON SMALL GOVERNMENT FLEXIBILITY.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget, in consultation with Federal agencies, shall 
     establish pilot programs in at least 2 agencies to test 
     innovative and more flexible regulatory approaches that--
       (1) reduce reporting and compliance burdens on small 
     governments; and
       (2) meet overall statutory goals and objectives.
       (b) Program Focus.--The pilot programs shall focus on rules 
     in effect or proposed rules or on a combination thereof.

     SEC. 205. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS REGARDING FEDERAL COURT 
                   RULINGS.

       Not later than 4 months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, and no later than March 15 of each year thereafter, the 
     Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations shall 
     submit to the Congress, including each of the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate, and to the President a report describing Federal 
     court rulings in the preceding calendar year which imposed an 
     enforceable duty on 1 or more States, local governments, or 
     tribal governments.

     SEC. 206. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) Review of Agency Actions Subject to Review Under Other 
     Federal Law.--If an agency action that is subject to section 
     201 or 202 is subject to judicial review under any other 
     Federal law (other than chapter 7 of title 5, United States 
     Code)--
       (1) any court of the United States having jurisdiction to 
     review the action under the other law shall have jurisdiction 
     to review the action under sections 201 and 202; and
       (2) in any proceeding under paragraph (1), any issue 
     relating exhaustion of remedies, the time and manner for 
     seeking review, venue, or the availability of a stay or 
     preliminary injunctive relief pending review shall be 
     determined under the other law.
       (b) Limitation on Preliminary Injunctive Relief.--The 
     second sentence of section 705 of title 5, United States Code 
     (relating to preliminary relief pending review), shall not 
     apply with respect to review under subsection (a)(1) of an 
     agency action, unless process authorized by that sentence is 
     not authorized by the other law under which the action is 
     reviewed.

     SEC. 207. ANNUAL STATEMENTS TO CONGRESS ON AGENCY COMPLIANCE 
                   WITH REQUIREMENTS OF TITLE.

       Not later than one year after the effective date of title 
     III and annually thereafter, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall submit to Congress, including the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate, written statements detailing the compliance with 
     the requirements of sections 201 and 202 by each agency 
     during the period reported on.

            TITLE III--LEGISLATIVE ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM

     SEC. 301. LEGISLATIVE MANDATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM.

       Title IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended 
     by--
       (1) inserting before section 401 the following:

                  ``Part A--General Provisions''; and

       (2) adding at the end the following new part:

                       ``Part B--Federal Mandates

     ``SEC. 421. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this part:
       ``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' has the meaning stated in 
     section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code, but does not 
     include independent regulatory agencies, as defined by 
     section 3502(10) of title 44, United States Code.
       ``(2) Director.--The term `Director' means the Director of 
     the Congressional Budget Office.
       ``(3) Federal financial assistance.--The term `Federal 
     financial assistance' means the amount of budget authority 
     for any Federal grant assistance or any Federal program 
     providing loan guarantees or direct loans.
       ``(4) Federal intergovernmental mandate.--The term `Federal 
     intergovernmental mandate' means--
       ``(A) any provision in legislation, statute, or regulation 
     that--
       ``(i) would impose an enforceable duty upon States, local 
     governments, or tribal governments, except--

       ``(I) a condition of Federal assistance; or
       ``(II) a duty arising from participation in a voluntary 
     Federal program, except as provided in subparagraph (B); or

       ``(ii) would reduce or eliminate the amount of 
     authorization of appropriations for Federal financial 
     assistance that would be provided to States, local 
     governments, or tribal governments for the purpose of 
     complying with any such previously imposed duty unless such 
     duty is reduced or eliminated by a corresponding amount; or
       ``(B) any provision in legislation, statute, or regulation 
     that relates to a then-existing Federal program under which 
     $500,000,000 or more is provided annually to States, local 
     governments, and tribal governments under entitlement 
     authority, if--
       ``(i)(I) the provision would increase the stringency of 
     conditions of assistance to States, local governments, or 
     tribal governments under the program; or
       ``(II) would place caps upon, or otherwise decrease, the 
     Federal Government's responsibility to provide funding to 
     States, local governments, or tribal governments under the 
     program; and
       ``(ii) the States, local governments, or tribal governments 
     that participate in the Federal program lack authority under 
     that program to amend their financial or programmatic 
     responsibilities to continue providing required services that 
     are affected by the legislation, statute, or regulation.
       ``(5) Federal private sector mandate.--The term `Federal 
     private sector mandate' means any provision in legislation, 
     statute, or regulation that--
       ``(A) would impose an enforceable duty on the private 
     sector except--
       ``(i) a condition of Federal assistance; or
       ``(ii) a duty arising from participation in a voluntary 
     Federal program; or
       ``(B) would reduce or eliminate the amount of authorization 
     of appropriations for Fed

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     eral financial assistance that will be provided to the 
     private sector for the purpose of ensuring compliance with 
     such duty.
       ``(6) Federal mandate.--The term `Federal mandate' means a 
     Federal intergovernmental mandate or a Federal private sector 
     mandate, as defined in paragraphs (4) and (5).
       ``(7) Federal mandate direct costs.--
       ``(A) Federal intergovernmental direct costs.--In the case 
     of a Federal intergovernmental mandate, the term `direct 
     costs' means the aggregate estimated amounts that all States, 
     local governments, and tribal governments would be required 
     to spend or would be required to forgo in revenues in order 
     to comply with the Federal intergovernmental mandate, or, in 
     the case of a provision referred to in paragraph (4)(A)(ii), 
     the amount of Federal financial assistance eliminated or 
     reduced.
       ``(B) Private sector direct costs.--In the case of a 
     Federal private sector mandate, the term `direct costs' means 
     the aggregate estimated amounts that the private sector would 
     be required to spend in order to comply with a Federal 
     private sector mandate.
       ``(C) Exclusion from direct costs.--The term `direct costs' 
     does not include--
       ``(i) estimated amounts that the States, local governments, 
     and tribal governments (in the case of a Federal 
     intergovernmental mandate), or the private sector (in the 
     case of a Federal private sector mandate), would spend--

       ``(I) to comply with or carry out all applicable Federal, 
     State, local, and tribal laws and regulations in effect at 
     the time of the adoption of a Federal mandate for the same 
     activity as is affected by that Federal mandate; or

       ``(II) to comply with or carry out State, local 
     governmental, and tribal governmental programs, or private-
     sector business or other activities in effect at the time of 
     the adoption of a Federal mandate for the same activity as is 
     affected by that mandate; or

       ``(ii) expenditures to the extent that they will be offset 
     by any direct savings to be enjoyed by the States, local 
     governments, and tribal governments, or by the private 
     sector, as a result of--

       ``(I) their compliance with the Federal mandate; or
       ``(II) other changes in Federal law or regulation that are 
     enacted or adopted in the same bill or joint resolution or 
     proposed or final Federal regulation and that govern the same 
     activity as is affected by the Federal mandate.

       ``(D) Determination of costs.--Direct costs shall be 
     determined based on the assumption that States, local 
     governments, tribal governments, and the private sector will 
     take all reasonable steps necessary to mitigate the costs 
     resulting from the Federal mandate, and will comply with 
     applicable standards of practice and conduct established by 
     recognized professional or trade associations. Reasonable 
     steps to mitigate the costs shall not include increases in 
     State, local, or tribal taxes or fees.
       ``(8) Local government.--The term `local government' has 
     the same meaning as in section 6501(6) of title 31, United 
     States Code.
       ``(9) Private sector.--The term `private sector' means 
     individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, 
     business trusts, or legal representatives, organized groups 
     of individuals, and educational and other nonprofit 
     institutions.
       ``(10) Regulation.--The term `regulation' or `rule' has the 
     meaning of `rule' as defined in section 601(2) of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       ``(11) State.--The term `State' has the same meaning as in 
     section 6501(9) of title 31, United States Code.
       ``(12) Significant employment impact.--The term 
     `significant employment impact' means an estimated net 
     aggregate loss of 10,000 or more jobs.

     ``SEC. 422. LIMITATION ON APPLICATION.

       ``This part shall not apply to any provision in a bill, 
     joint resolution, motion, amendment, or conference report 
     before Congress that--
       ``(1) enforces constitutional rights of individuals;
       ``(2) establishes or enforces any statutory rights that 
     prohibit discrimination on the basis of age, race, religion, 
     gender, national origin, or handicapped or disability status;
       ``(3) requires compliance with accounting and auditing 
     procedures with respect to grants or other money or property 
     provided by the Federal Government;
       ``(4) provides for emergency assistance or relief at the 
     request of any State, local government, or tribal government 
     or any official of such a government;
       ``(5) is necessary for the national security or the 
     ratification or implementation of international treaty 
     obligations;
       ``(6) the President designates as emergency legislation and 
     that the Congress so designates in statute; or
       ``(7) pertains to Social Security.

     ``SEC. 423. DUTIES OF CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.

       ``(a) Submission of Bills to the Director.--When a 
     committee of authorization of the House of Representatives or 
     the Senate orders a bill or joint resolution of a public 
     character reported, the committee shall promptly provide the 
     text of the bill or joint resolution to the Director and 
     shall identify to the Director any Federal mandate contained 
     in the bill or resolution.
       ``(b) Committee Report.--
       ``(1) Information regarding federal mandates.--When a 
     committee of authorization of the House of Representatives or 
     the Senate reports a bill or joint resolution of a public 
     character that includes any Federal mandate, the report of 
     the committee accompanying the bill or joint resolution shall 
     contain the information required by paragraph (2) and, in the 
     case of a Federal intergovernmental mandate, paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Reports on federal mandates.--Each report referred to 
     in paragraph (1) shall contain--
       ``(A) an identification and description of each Federal 
     mandate in the bill or joint resolution, including the 
     statement, if available, from the Director pursuant to 
     section 424(a);
       ``(B) a qualitative assessment, and if practicable, a 
     quantitative assessment of costs and benefits anticipated 
     from the Federal mandate (including the effects on health and 
     safety and protection of the natural environment); and
       ``(C) a statement of--
       ``(i) the degree to which the Federal mandate affects each 
     of the public and private sectors, including a description of 
     the actions, if any, taken by the committee to avoid any 
     adverse impact on the private sector or on the competitive 
     balance between the public sector and the private sector; and
       ``(ii) in the case of a Federal mandate that is a Federal 
     intergovernmental mandate, the extent to which limiting or 
     eliminating the Federal intergovernmental mandate or Federal 
     payment of direct costs of the Federal intergovernmental 
     mandate (if applicable) would affect the competitive balance 
     between States, local governments, or tribal governments and 
     the private sector.
       ``(3) Intergovernmental mandates.--If any of the Federal 
     mandates in the bill or joint resolution are Federal 
     intergovernmental mandates, the report referred to in 
     paragraph (1) shall also contain--
       ``(A)(i) a statement of the amount, if any, of increase or 
     decrease in authorization of appropriations under existing 
     Federal financial assistance programs or for new Federal 
     financial assistance, provided by the bill or joint 
     resolution and usable for activities of States, local 
     governments, or tribal governments subject to Federal 
     intergovernmental mandates; and
       ``(ii) a statement of whether the committee intends that 
     the Federal intergovernmental mandates be partly or entirely 
     unfunded, and, if so, the reasons for that intention; and
       ``(B) a statement of any existing sources of Federal 
     financial assistance in addition to those identified in 
     subparagraph (A) that may assist States, local governments, 
     and tribal governments in paying the direct costs of the 
     Federal intergovernmental mandates.
       ``(4) Information regarding preemption.--When a committee 
     of authorization of the House of Representatives or the 
     Senate reports a bill or joint resolution of a public 
     character, the committee report accompanying the bill or 
     joint resolution shall contain, if relevant to the bill or 
     joint resolution, an explicit statement on whether the bill 
     or joint resolution, in whole or in part, is intended to 
     preempt any State, local, or tribal law, and if so, an 
     explanation of the reasons for such intention.
       ``(c) Publication of Statement From the Director.--
       ``(1) In general.--Upon receiving a statement (including 
     any supplemental statement) from the Director pursuant to 
     section 424(a), a committee of the House of Representatives 
     or the Senate shall publish the statement in the committee 
     report accompanying the bill or joint resolution to which the 
     statement relates if the statement is available to be 
     included in the printed report.
       ``(2) Other publication of statement of director.--If the 
     statement is not published in the report, or if the bill or 
     joint resolution to which the statement relates is expected 
     to be considered by the House of Representatives or the 
     Senate before the report is published, the committee shall 
     cause the statement, or a summary thereof, to be published in 
     the Congressional Record in advance of floor consideration of 
     the bill or joint resolution.

     ``SEC. 424. DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR.

       ``(a) Statements on Bills and Joint Resolutions Other Than 
     Appropriations Bills and Joint Resolutions.--
       ``(1) Federal intergovernmental mandates in reported bills 
     and resolutions.--For each bill or joint resolution of a 
     public character reported by any committee of authorization 
     of the House of Representatives or the Senate, the Director 
     shall prepare and submit to the committee a statement as 
     follows:
       ``(A) If the Director estimates that the direct cost of all 
     Federal intergovernmental mandates in the bill or joint 
     resolution will equal or exceed $50,000,000 (adjusted 
     annually for inflation) in the fiscal year in which such a 
     Federal intergovernmental mandate (or in any necessary 
     implementing regulation) would first be effective or in any 
     of the 4 fiscal years following such year, the Director shall 
     so state, specify the estimate, and briefly explain the basis 
     of the estimate.
       ``(B) The estimate required by subparagraph (A) shall 
     include estimates (and brief explanations of the basis of the 
     estimates) of--
       ``(i) the total amount of direct cost of complying with the 
     Federal intergovernmental mandates in the bill or joint 
     resolution; and
       ``(ii) the amount, if any, of increase in authorization of 
     appropriations or budget authority or entitlement authority 
     under existing Federal financial assistance programs, or of 
     authorization of appropriations for new Federal financial 
     assistance, provided by the

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     bill or joint resolution and usable by States, local 
     governments, or tribal governments for activities subject to 
     the Federal intergovernmental mandates.
       ``(2) Federal private sector mandates in reported bills and 
     joint resolutions.--For each bill or joint resolution of a 
     public character reported by any committee of authorization 
     of the House of Representatives or the Senate, the Director 
     shall prepare and submit to the committee a statement as 
     follows:
       ``(A) If the Director estimates that the direct cost of all 
     Federal private sector mandates in the bill or joint 
     resolution will equal or exceed $50,000,000 (adjusted 
     annually for inflation) in the fiscal year in which any 
     Federal private sector mandate in the bill or joint 
     resolution (or in any necessary implementing regulation) 
     would first be effective or in any of the 4 fiscal years 
     following such fiscal year, the Director shall so state, 
     specify the estimate, and briefly explain the basis of the 
     estimate.
       ``(B) The estimate required by subparagraph (A) shall 
     include estimates (and brief explanations of the basis of the 
     estimates) of--
       ``(i) the total amount of direct costs of complying with 
     the Federal private sector mandates in the bill or joint 
     resolution; and
       ``(ii) the amount, if any, of increase in authorization of 
     appropriations under existing Federal financial assistance 
     programs, or of authorization of appropriations for new 
     Federal financial assistance, provided by the bill or joint 
     resolution usable by the private sector for the activities 
     subject to the Federal private sector mandates.
       ``(C) If the Director determines that it is not feasible to 
     make a reasonable estimate that would be required under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), the Director shall not make the 
     estimate, but shall report in the statement that the 
     reasonable estimate cannot be made and shall include the 
     reasons for that determination in the statement.
       ``(3) Legislation falling below the direct costs 
     thresholds.--If the Director estimates that the direct costs 
     of a Federal mandate will not equal or exceed the threshold 
     specified in paragraph (1)(A) or (2)(A), the Director shall 
     so state and shall briefly explain the basis of the estimate.
       ``(4) Amended bills and joint resolutions; conference 
     reports.--If the Director has prepared the statement pursuant 
     to subsection (a) for a bill or joint resolution, and if that 
     bill or joint resolution is reported or passed in an amended 
     form (including if passed by one House as an amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute for the text of a bill or joint 
     resolution from the other House) or is reported by a 
     committee of conference in an amended form, the committee of 
     conference shall ensure, to the greatest extent practicable, 
     that the Director shall prepare a supplemental statement for 
     the bill or joint resolution in that amended form.
       ``(b) Assistance to Committees and Studies.--
       ``(1) In general.--At the request of any committee of the 
     House of Representatives or of the Senate, the Director 
     shall, to the extent practicable, consult with and assist 
     such committee in analyzing the budgetary or financial impact 
     of any proposed legislation that may have--
       ``(A) a significant budgetary impact on State, local, or 
     tribal governments;
       ``(B) a significant financial impact on the private sector; 
     or
       ``(C) significant employment impact on the private sector.
       ``(2) Continuing studies.--The Director shall conduct 
     continuing studies to enhance comparisons of budget outlays, 
     credit authority, and tax expenditures.
       ``(3) Federal mandate studies.--
       ``(A) At the request of any committee of the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate, the Director shall, to the 
     extent practicable, conduct a study of a legislative proposal 
     containing a Federal mandate.
       ``(B) In conducting a study under subparagraph (A), the 
     Director shall--
       ``(i) solicit and consider information or comments from 
     elected officials (including their designated 
     representatives) of States, local governments, tribal 
     governments, designated representatives of the private 
     sector, and such other persons as may provide helpful 
     information or comments;
       ``(ii) consider establishing advisory panels of elected 
     officials (including their designated representatives) of 
     States, local governments, tribal governments, designated 
     representatives of the private sector, and other persons if 
     the Director determines, in the Director's discretion, that 
     such advisory panels would be helpful in performing the 
     Director's responsibilities under this section; and
       ``(iii) include estimates, if and to the extent that the 
     Director determines that accurate estimates are reasonably 
     feasible, of--

       ``(I) the future direct cost of the Federal mandates 
     concerned to the extent that they significantly differ from 
     or extend beyond the 5-year period after the mandate is first 
     effective; and
       ``(II) any disproportionate budgetary effects of the 
     Federal mandates concerned upon particular industries or 
     sectors of the economy, States, regions, and urban, or rural 
     or other types of communities, as appropriate.

       ``(C) In conducting a study on private sector mandates 
     under subparagraph (A), the Director shall provide estimates, 
     if and to the extent that the Director determines that such 
     estimates are reasonably feasible, of--
       ``(i) future costs of Federal private sector mandates to 
     the extent that such mandates differ significantly from or 
     extend beyond the 5-year period referred to in subparagraph 
     (B)(iii)(I);
       ``(ii) any disproportionate financial effects of Federal 
     private sector mandates and of any Federal financial 
     assistance in the bill or joint resolution upon any 
     particular industries or sectors of the economy, States, 
     regions, and urban or rural or other types of communities; 
     and
       ``(iii) the effect of Federal private sector mandates in 
     the bill or joint resolution on the national economy, 
     including the effect on productivity, economic growth, full 
     employment, creation of productive jobs, and international 
     competitiveness of United States goods and services.
       ``(c) Views of Committees.--Any committee of the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate which anticipates that the 
     committee will consider any proposed legislation 
     establishing, amending, or reauthorizing any Federal program 
     likely to have a significant budgetary impact on the States, 
     local governments, or tribal governments, or likely to have a 
     significant financial impact on the private sector, including 
     any legislative proposal submitted by the executive branch 
     likely to have such a budgetary or financial impact, shall 
     provide its views and estimates on such proposal to the 
     Committee on the Budget of its House.
       ``(d) Estimates.--If the Director determines that it is not 
     feasible to make a reasonable estimate that would be required 
     for a statement under subsection (a)(1) for a bill or joint 
     resolution, the Director shall not make such a statement and 
     shall inform the committees involved that such an estimate 
     cannot be made and the reasons for that determination. The 
     bill or joint resolution for which such statement was to be 
     made shall be subject to a point of order under section 
     425(a)(1).
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Congressional Budget Office to 
     carry out this part $4,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.

     ``SEC. 425. POINT OF ORDER.

       ``(a) In General.--It shall not be in order in the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate to consider--
       ``(1) any bill or joint resolution that is reported by a 
     committee unless the committee has published the statement of 
     the Director pursuant to section 424(a) prior to such 
     consideration, except that this paragraph shall not apply to 
     any supplemental statement prepared by the Director under 
     section 424(a)(4); or
       ``(2) any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report that contains a Federal intergovernmental 
     mandate having direct costs that exceed the threshold 
     specified in section 424(a)(1)(A), or that would cause the 
     direct costs of any other Federal intergovernmental mandate 
     to exceed the threshold specified in section 424(a)(1)(A), 
     unless--
       ``(A) the bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report provides new budget authority or new 
     entitlement authority in the House of Representatives or 
     direct spending authority in the Senate for each fiscal year 
     for the Federal intergovernmental mandates included in the 
     bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference 
     report in an amount that equals or exceeds the estimated 
     direct costs of such mandate; or
       ``(B) the bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report provides an increase in receipts or a 
     decrease in new budget authority or new entitlement authority 
     in the House of Representatives or direct spending authority 
     in the Senate and an increase in new budget authority or new 
     entitlement authority in the House of Representatives or an 
     increase in direct spending authority for each fiscal year 
     for the Federal intergovernmental mandates included in the 
     bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference 
     report in an amount that equals or exceeds the estimated 
     direct costs of such mandate; or
       ``(C) the bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report--
       ``(i) provides that--

       ``(I) such mandate shall be effective for any fiscal year 
     only if all direct costs of such mandate in the fiscal year 
     are provided in appropriations Acts, and
       ``(II) in the case of such a mandate contained in the bill, 
     joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report, 
     the mandate is repealed effective on the first day of any 
     fiscal year for which all direct costs of such mandate are 
     not provided in appropriations Acts; or

       ``(ii) requires a Federal agency to reduce programmatic and 
     financial responsibilities of State, local, and tribal 
     governments for meeting the objectives of the mandate such 
     that the estimated direct costs of the mandate to such 
     governments do not exceed the amount of Federal funding 
     provided to those governments to carry out the mandate in the 
     form of appropriations or new budget authority or new 
     entitlement authority in the House of Representatives or 
     direct spending authority in the Senate, and establishes 
     criteria and procedures for that reduction.
       ``(b) Limitation on Application to Appropriations Bills.--
     Subsection (a) shall not apply to a bill that is reported by 
     the Committee on Appropriations or an amendment thereto.
       ``(c) Determination of Direct Costs Based on Estimates by 
     Budget Committees.--For the purposes of this section, the 
     amount of direct costs of a Federal mandate

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     for a fiscal year shall be determined based on estimates made 
     by the Committee on the Budget, in consultation with the 
     Director, of the House of Representatives or the Senate, as 
     the case may be.
       ``(d) Limitation on Application of Subsection (a)(2).--
     Subsection (a)(2) shall not apply to any bill, joint 
     resolution, amendment, or conference report that reauthorizes 
     appropriations for carrying out, or that amends, any statute 
     if enactment of the bill, joint resolution, amendment, or 
     conference report--
       ``(1) would not result in a net increase in the aggregate 
     amount of direct costs of Federal intergovernmental mandates; 
     and
       ``(2)(A) would not result in a net reduction or elimination 
     of authorizations of appropriations for Federal financial 
     assistance that would be provided to State, local 
     governments, or tribal governments for use to comply with any 
     Federal intergovernmental mandate; or
       ``(B) in the case of any net reduction or elimination of 
     authorizations of appropriations for such Federal financial 
     assistance that would result from such enactment, would 
     reduce the duties imposed by the Federal intergovernmental 
     mandate by a corresponding amount.

     ``SEC. 426. ENFORCEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

       ``It shall not be in order in the House of Representatives 
     to consider a rule or order that waives the application of 
     section 425(a).

     ``SEC. 427. DISPOSITION OF POINTS OF ORDER.

       ``(a) Threshold Burden.--In order to be cognizable by the 
     Chair, a point of order under section 425(a) or 426 must 
     specify the precise language on which it is premised.
       ``(b) Question of Consideration.--As disposition of points 
     of order under section 425(a) or 426, the Chair shall put the 
     question of consideration with respect to the proposition 
     that is the subject of the points of order.
       ``(c) Debate and Intervening Motions.--A question of 
     consideration under this section shall be debatable for 10 
     minutes by each Member initiating a point of order and for 10 
     minutes by an opponent on each point of order, but shall 
     otherwise be decided without intervening motion except one 
     that the House adjourn or that the Committee of the Whole 
     rise, as the case may be.
       ``(d) Effect on Amendment in Order as Original Text.--The 
     disposition of the question of consideration under this 
     section with respect to a bill or joint resolution shall be 
     considered also to determine the question of consideration 
     under this section with respect to an amendment made in order 
     as original text.''.

     SEC. 302. ENFORCEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

       (a) Motions To Strike in the Committee of the Whole.--
     Clause 5 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(c) In the consideration of any measure for amendment in 
     the Committee of the Whole containing any Federal mandate the 
     direct costs of which exceed the threshold in section 
     424(a)(1)(A) of the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995, it 
     shall always be in order, unless specifically waived by terms 
     of a rule governing consideration of that measure, to move to 
     strike such Federal mandate from the portion of the bill then 
     open to amendment.''.
       (b) Committee on Rules Reports on Waived Points of Order.--
     The Committee on Rules shall include in the report required 
     by clause 1(d) of rule XI (relating to its activities during 
     the Congress) of the Rules of the House of Representatives a 
     separate item identifying all waivers of points of order 
     relating to Federal mandates, listed by bill or joint 
     resolution number and the subject matter of that measure.

     SEC. 303. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

       The provisions of this title (except section 305) are 
     enacted by Congress--
       (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking powers of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, and as such they shall be 
     considered as part of the rules of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, respectively, and such rules 
     shall supersede other rules only to the extent that they are 
     inconsistent therewith; and
       (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate to change such 
     rules at anytime, in the same manner, and to the same extent 
     as in the case of any other rule of the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate, respectively.

     SEC. 304. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       Section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
     Control Act of 1974 is amended by inserting ``Part A--General 
     Provisions'' before the item relating to section 401 and by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 407 the 
     following:

                       ``Part B--Federal Mandates

``Sec. 421. Definitions.
``Sec. 422. Limitation on application.
``Sec. 423. Duties of congressional committees.
``Sec. 424. Duties of the Director.
``Sec. 425. Point of order.
``Sec. 426. Enforcement in the House of Representatives.''.

     SEC. 305. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Technical Amendment.--The State and Local Government 
     Cost Estimate Act of 1981 (Public Law 97-108) is repealed.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 403 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 is amended to read as follows:


               ``analysis by congressional budget office

       ``Sec. 403. The Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
     shall, to the extent practicable, prepare for each bill or 
     resolution of a public character reported by any committee of 
     the House of Representatives or the Senate (except the 
     Committee on Appropriations of each House), and submit to 
     such committee--
       ``(1) an estimate of the costs which would be incurred in 
     carrying out such bill or resolution in the fiscal year in 
     which it is to become effective and in each of the 4 fiscal 
     years following such fiscal year, together with the basis for 
     each such estimate; and
       ``(2) a comparison of the estimate of costs described in 
     paragraph (1) with any available estimate of costs made by 
     such committee or by any Federal agency.
     The estimate and comparison so submitted shall be included in 
     the report accompanying such bill or resolution if timely 
     submitted to such committee before such report is filed.''.

     SEC. 306. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title shall take effect on October 1, 1995. 

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois moved to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced that the nays had it.
  So the motion to recommit was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CLINGER demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

360

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affirmative

Nays

74

para.17.10                    [Roll No. 83]

                                AYES--360

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)

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     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--74

     Abercrombie
     Beilenson
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Kennedy (RI)
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Maloney
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--1

       
     Becerra
       
  So the bill was passed.
  On motion of Mr. CLINGER, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1) to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on 
States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between the 
Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end the 
imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal 
mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without adequate 
funding, in a manner that may displace other essential governmental 
priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs 
incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements 
under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other purposes; was 
taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. CLINGER submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of 
H.R. 5 as passed by the House.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and 
local governments, to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs 
incurred by those governments in complying with certain requirements 
under Federal statutes and regulations, and to provide information on 
the cost of Federal mandates on the private sector, and for other 
purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said bill, as amended, was 
passed and the title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  When on motion of Mr. CLINGER, it was,
  Resolved, That the House insist upon its amendments and request a 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER announced the appointment of Messrs. Clinger, 
Dreier, Portman, Davis, Condit, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Messrs. Towns 
and Moakley, as managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 5, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para.17.11  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. CLINGER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing amendments, the 
Clerk be authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, cross 
references, and the insertion of appropriate headings.

para.17.12  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-15) the resolution (H. Res. 55) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2) to give the President item veto authority over 
appropriation Acts and targeted tax benefits in revenue Acts.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.17.13  providing for the consideration of h.r. 440

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 53):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 440) to provide for the conveyance of lands to 
     certain individuals in Butte County, California. The first 
     reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate 
     shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Resources. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. Each section shall be considered as read. 
     At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment 
     the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House 
     with such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. LINDER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.17.14  providing for the consideration of h.r. 400

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 52):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 400) to provide for the exchange of lands 
     within Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, and 
     for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the bill 
     and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled 
     by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
     on Resources. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. Each 
     section shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
     final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.17.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 101

  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 51):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union for

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     consideration of the bill (H.R. 101) to transfer a parcel of 
     land to the Taos Pueblo Indians of New Mexico. The first 
     reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate 
     shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Resources. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. Each section shall be considered as read. 
     At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment 
     the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House 
     with such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ submitted the following amendment which was, by 
unanimous consent, agreed to:

       On page 2, beginning on line 5, strike ``Each section shall 
     be considered as read.'' and insert the following: ``It shall 
     be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose 
     of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     Resources now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in 
     the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read.''.
       On page 2, line 9, insert before the last sentence of the 
     resolution the following new sentence: ``Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute.''.
       On page 2, line 12, insert before the period at the end of 
     the last sentence of the resolution the following: ``with or 
     without instructions''.

  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution, as amended, to its adoption or rejection and under the 
operation thereof, the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.17.16  arctic national park and preserve land exchange

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to House Resolution 52 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 400) to provide for the exchange of lands within Gates of the 
Arctic National Park and Preserve, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. HASTERT as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HASTERT, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 52, reported 
the bill back to the House.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MILLER of California objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

427

Nays

0

When there appeared

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Answered present

1

para.17.17                    [Roll No. 84]

                                YEAS--427

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Coburn
       

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Clay
     Hall (OH)
     Murtha
     Stark
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.17.18  land conveyance in butte county, california

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to House Resolution 53 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 440) to provide for the conveyance of lands to certain individuals 
in Butte County, California.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. HASTERT as Chairman of

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the Committee of the Whole; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HASTERT, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 51, reported 
the bill back to the House.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.17.19  land transfer to taos pueblo indians of new mexico

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to House Resolution 51 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 101) to transfer a parcel of land to the Taos Pueblo Indians of 
New Mexico.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. HASTERT as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HASTERT, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 51, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment as adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. LAND TRANSFER.

       (a) Transfer.--The parcel of land described in subsection 
     (b) is hereby transferred without consideration to the 
     Secretary of the Interior to be held in trust for the Pueblo 
     de Taos. Such parcel shall be a part of the Pueblo de Taos 
     Reservation and shall be managed in accordance with section 4 
     of the Act of May 31, 1933 (48 Stat. 108) (as amended, 
     including as amended by Public Law 91-550 (84 Stat. 1437)).
       (b) Land Description.--The parcel of land referred to in 
     subsection (a) is the land that is generally depicted on the 
     map entitled ``Lands transferred to the Pueblo of Taos--
     proposed'' and dated September 1994, comprises 764.33 acres, 
     and is situated within sections 25, 26, 35, and 36, Township 
     27 North, Range 14 East, New Mexico Principal Meridian, 
     within the Wheeler Peak Wilderness, Carson National Forest, 
     Taos County, New Mexico.
       (c) Conforming Boundary Adjustments.--The boundaries of the 
     Carson National Forest and the Wheeler Peak Wilderness are 
     hereby adjusted to reflect the transfer made by subsection 
     (a).
       (d) Resolution of Outstanding Claims.--The Congress finds 
     and declares that, as a result of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Taos Pueblo has no unresolved equitable or legal claims 
     against the United States on the lands to be held in trust 
     and to become part of the Pueblo de Taos Reservation under 
     this section.
Passed the House of Representatives February 1, 1995.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.17.20  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule on Thursday, February 2, 1995: the Committee on 
Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 
Resources, the Committee on Commerce, and the Committee on International 
Relations.

para.17.21  robert j. lagomarsino visitors center

  On motion of Mr. GALLEGLY, by unanimous consent, the House considered 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 50) to designate the visitors center at the 
Channel Islands National Park, California, as the ``Robert J. 
Lagomarsino Visitors Center''.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The following amendment, recommended by the Committee on Resources, 
was then agreed to:
  Strike all after the resolving clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. DESIGNATION.

       The visitor center at the Channel Islands National Park, 
     California, is designated as the ``Robert J. Lagomarsino 
     Visitor Center''.

     SEC. 2. LEGAL REFERENCES.

       Any reference in any law, regulation, document, record, 
     map, or other paper of the United States to the visitor 
     center referred to in section 1 is deemed to be a reference 
     to the ``Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
designate the visitor center at the Channel Islands National Park, 
California as the `Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitor Center'.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the bill was passed and the 
title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.17.22  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. BARTLETT, 
after 5 p.m. today.
  And then,

para.17.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HOKE, at 9 o'clock and 1 minute p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.17.24  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII,

       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 55. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2) to give the President item veto authority over 
     appropriation acts and targeted tax benefits in revenue acts 
     (Rept. No. 104-15). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.17.25  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. CALLAHAN (for himself, Mr. Everett, and Mr. 
             Stump):
       H.R. 766. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to provide for a 2-year--biennial--budgeting cycle, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. CLINGER (for himself and Mr. Wise):
       H.R. 767. A bill to improve budgetary information by 
     requiring that the unified budget presented by the President 
     contain an operating budget and a capital budget, distinguish 
     between Federal funds and trust funds, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. CLYBURN:
       H.R. 768. A bill to create a liveable wage by the year 
     2000; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Canady, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Pryce, Mr. 
             McHugh, Ms. Danner, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. 
             Emerson, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Blute, Mr. King, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Packard, 
             Mr. Zimmer, Mrs. Vucanovich, and Mr. Hancock):
       H.R. 769. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the establishment of, and the deduction of 
     contributions to, education savings accounts; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself and Mr. Riggs):
       H.R. 770. A bill to declare a State of Emergency on Federal 
     lands within the State of California for the immediate 
     reduction in forest fuels for the prevention of catastrophic 
     wildfire; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently

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     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
             and Mr. Boehlert):
       H.R. 771. A bill to save lives, prevent injuries, and 
     protect property through improved State and local fire safety 
     education; to the Committee on Science.
           By Ms. McKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Bishop, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Coleman, Ms. Collins of Michigan, 
             Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Condit, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Johnston 
             of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Leach, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pastor, Mr. pallone, Mr. Payne 
             of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
             Torres, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Williams, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 772. A bill to prohibit U.S. military assistance and 
     arms transfers to foreign governments that are undemocratic, 
     do not adequately protect human rights, are engaged in acts 
     of armed aggression, or are not fully participating in the 
     United Nations Register of Conventional Arms; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Molinari, 
             Ms. Danner, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Manton, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Yates, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Vento, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, and Mr. Porter):
       H.R. 773. A bill to reform the concession policies of the 
     National Park Service, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Hancock, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Longley, Mr. 
             Jacobs, Mr. Petri, and Ms. Danner):
       H.R. 774. A bill to amend the International Air 
     Transportation Competition Act of 1979; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MORAN:
       H.R. 775. A bill to abolish the Board of Review of the 
     Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TORKILDSEN:
       H.R. 776. A bill to protect the reproductive rights of 
     women, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH:
       H.R. 777. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require State Medicaid plans to provide coverage of 
     screening mammography; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. Ensign):
       H.R. 778. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of an annual screening 
     mammography under part B of the Medicare program for women 
     age 65 or older; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH:
       H.R. 779. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of prostate cancer 
     screening tests under part B of the Medicare program; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
       H.R. 780. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for coverage of prostate cancer screening 
     tests under the Medicaid program; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Andrews):
       H.R. 781. A bill to allow State and local governments to 
     design their own programs for moving welfare recipients from 
     dependency to economic self-sufficiency, and to allow low-
     income individuals to use personal savings as a foundation 
     for achieving independence; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, Banking and Financial 
     Services, and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. WOLF:
       H.R. 782. A bill to amend title 18 of the United States 
     Code to allow members of employee associations to represent 
     their views before the U.S. Government; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hancock, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Dooley, Mr. 
             Barcia, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Wilson, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Canady, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Parker, Ms. Danner, Mr. Combest, Mr. Minge, Mr. Klug, 
             Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Hamilton, 
             and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 783. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to prevent the reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-
     exempt agricultural or horticultural organizations; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COX of California (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Canady, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. King, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Moorhead, Mr. Parker, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Solomon):
       H.R. 784. A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift 
     taxes and the tax on generation-skipping transfers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mrs. Kennelly, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Lowey, Mrs. 
             Schroeder, Ms. Norton, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Harman, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Pryce, Ms.  
             Molinari, Mrs. Clayton, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 785. A bill to improve and strengthen the child 
     support collection system; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, 
     National Security, Government Reform and Oversight, 
     International Relations, Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, and Banking and Financial Services, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Stokes, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Tucker, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Torres, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Pete 
             Geren of Texas, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rangel, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Rush, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Scott, Mr. Flake, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Ford, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Payne 
             of New Jersey, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma):
       H.R. 786. A bill to authorize the establishment of the 
     National African-American Museum within the Smithsonian 
     Institution; to the Committee on House Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. McNULTY:
       H.R. 787. A bill to prohibit discrimination by the States 
     on the basis of nonresidency in the licensing of dental 
     health care professionals, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Emerson, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Christensen, 
             Mrs. Smith of Washington, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Roth, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Burton, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Longley, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hastings of

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             Washington, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Canady, Mr. Fox, Mr. Burr, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Bryant of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Jones, Mr. Weller, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. Dornan):
       H.R. 788. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 to prohibit the consideration 
     of retroactive tax increases; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 789. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, 
     with respect to the licensing of music, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Barcia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Bono, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cox, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Dornan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Emerson, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Hancock, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Hoke, Mr. Holden, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. King, Mr. Knollenberg, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paxon, 
             Mr. Pickett, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. 
             Wilson):
       H.R. 790. A bill to require certain Federal agencies to 
     protect the rights of private property owners; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Resources, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H. Con. Res. 21. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress concerning the trafficking of Burmese women 
     and girls into Thailand for the purposes of forced 
     prostitution; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania:
       H. Res. 56. Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to require the Committee on Ways and Means to 
     include in committee reports the identity, sponsor, and 
     revenue cost of single-taxpayer relief provisions contained 
     in reported bills; to the Committee on Rules.

para.17.26  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 6: Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 9: Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Crane, 
     and Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 11: Mr. Brownback, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Fields of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 22: Mr. King.
       H.R. 23: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and 
     Ms. Lowey.
       H.R. 24: Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 28: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 76: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Dooley, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 101: Mr. Schiff and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 104: Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and Mr. Gene 
     Green of Texas.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Torricelli, Mr. McHale, Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. 
     McKinney, Mr. Jacobs, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 130: Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 209: Mr. Armey, Mr. Neumann, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 214: Mr. Sam Johnson and Mr. Flanagan.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 244: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Olver, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. Evans, Mr. Minge, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Shays, Mr. Brown of 
     California, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Weldon of Florida and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Shays and Mr. Torricelli.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Hobson, Mr. Leach, and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 370: Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. 
     Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Canady, Mr. McDade, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
     Talent, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Petri, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Ney, Mr. Foley, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Ms. Furse, Mr. Allard, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Pryce, Ms. 
     Norton, and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 427: Mr. Sam Johnson and Mr. Bunn of Oregon.
       H.R. 445: Ms. McCarthy, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
     McKinney, Mr. Thornton, Ms. Danner, Mr. Torres, Mr. LaFalce, 
     and Mrs. Maloney.
       H.R. 470: Mr. King, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Ackerman, and Mrs. Maloney.
       H.R. 485: Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 525: Mr. Royce, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Packard, and Mr. 
     Chrysler.
       H.R. 564: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 574: Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 588: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 592: Mr. Gene Green of Texas and Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 660: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 663: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Lobiondo, and Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 681: Mr. Pallone and Mrs. Lincoln.
       H.R. 692: Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, and Mr. 
     Boucher.
       H.R. 696: Mr. Talent, Mr. Fox, Mr. Royce, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
     Saxton, and Mr. Dornan.
       H.J. Res. 3: Mr. McCrery.
       H.J. Res. 48: Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mrs. Vucanovich, and Mr. 
     McHugh.



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                     THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1995 (18)

para.18.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 February 2, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable David Dreier to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.18.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, February 1, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.18.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       269. A letter from the Chairman, Panama Canal Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's report, including unaudited 
     financial statements, covering the operations of the Panama 
     Canal during fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3722; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       270. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, transmitting a copy of the Energy Information 
     Administration's annual report ``Energy Outlook, 1995,'' 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 790f(a)(1); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       271. A letter from the Chairman, Advisory Committee on 
     Reactor Safeguards, Nuclear Regulatory Commission, 
     transmitting a report on various issues of the Safety 
     Research Program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2039; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       272. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Australia 
     (Transmittal No. 10-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       273. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the fiscal year 
     1994 report on implementation of the Support for East 
     European Democracy Act [SEED] Program, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     5474; to the Committee on International Relations.
       274. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     administration's annual report on United States assistance 
     and related programs for the Independent States of the Former 
     Soviet Union, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 5814; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       275. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a copy of the report on procedures 
     established for effective coordination of research and 
     development on arms control, nonproliferation and 
     disarmament, pursuant to Public Law 103-236, section 711; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       276. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB estimate of the amount of change in 
     outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal year 
     through fiscal year 2000 resulting from passage of S. 2, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 
     1388-582); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       277. A letter from the Chairman, Commission on 
     Intergovernmental Relations, transmitting the Commission's 
     36th annual report of the Advisory Commission on 
     Intergovernmental Relations, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4275(3); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       278. A letter from the Acting Executive Secretary, National 
     Labor Relations Board, transmitting a copy of the annual 
     report in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act 
     during the calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       279. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 
     1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.

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       280. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       281. A letter from the Chief, Forest Service, Department of 
     the Interior, transmitting copies of the official boundary 
     for the Clarks Fork Wild and Scenic River; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       282. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's 1994 annual report on the 
     recommendations received from the National Transportation 
     Board regarding transportation safety, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 
     app. 1906(b); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       283. A letter from the Commissioner, Interstate Commerce 
     Commission, transmitting a blue print for further 
     deregulation of the surface transportation industry; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       284. A letter from the Secretaries of Defense and Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting a report on the implementation of the 
     health resources sharing portion of the ``Department of 
     Veterans Affairs and Department of Defense Health Resources 
     Sharing and Emergency Operations Act'' for fiscal year 1994, 
     pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 8111(f); jointly, to the Committees on 
     National Security and Veterans' Affairs.
       285. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend 
     the Ethics in Government Act of 1978, as amended, to extend 
     the authorization of appropriations for the Office of 
     Government Ethics for 7 years, and for other purposes; 
     jointly, to the Committees on the Judiciary and Government 
     Reform and Oversight. 

para.18.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 55):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2) to give the President item veto authority 
     over appropriation Acts and targeted tax benefits in revenue 
     Acts. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 
     General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not 
     exceed two hours, with one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight and one hour 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Rules. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendments recommended by 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight and the 
     Committee on Rules, it shall be in order to consider as an 
     original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-
     minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution. That amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     shall be considered as read. Points of order against the 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply 
     with clause 7 of rule XVI are waived. During consideration of 
     the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the 
     Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 
     whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be 
     printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
     for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so 
     printed shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote 
     in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 
     Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute made in order as original text. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.18.5  line-item veto

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to House 
Resolution 55 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to give the President item veto 
authority over appropriations Acts and targeted tax benefits in revenue 
Acts.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by unanimous 
consent, designated Mr. BOEHNER as Chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole; and after some time spent therein,

para.18.6  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MORAN:

       At the end of section 2, add the following new subsection:
       (d) Limitation on Application.--This Act shall not apply to 
     any discretionary budget authority for the judicial branch of 
     the Government.

It was decided in the

Yeas

119

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

309

para.18.7                     [Roll No. 85]

                                AYES--119

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (RI)
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--309

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers

[[Page 151]]


     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Becerra
     Collins (GA)
     Harman
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Nadler
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.18.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. SLAUGHTER:

       Paragraph (3) of section 4 is amended to read as follows:
       (3) The term ``targeted tax benefit'' means any provision 
     which has the practical effect of providing a benefit in the 
     form of a different treatment to a particular taxpayer or a 
     limited class of taxpayers whether or not such provisions is 
     limited by its terms to a particular taxpayer or class of 
     taxpayers. Such terms does not include any benefit provided 
     to a class of taxpayers distinguished on the basis of general 
     demographic conditions such as income, number of dependents, 
     or marital status.

It was decided in the

Yeas

196

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

231

para.18.9                     [Roll No. 86]

                                AYES--196

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--231

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Becerra
     Collins (GA)
     Dixon
     Harman
     Manton
     Moakley
     Waxman
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.18.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SKELTON:

       At the end of section 2, insert the following:
       (d) Exception.--The President may not include in a special 
     message any rescission of more than 50,000,000 of 
     discretionary budget authority for any program, project, or 
     activity within the major functional category for national 
     defense (050).

It was decided in the

Yeas

52

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

362

para.18.11                    [Roll No. 87]

                                AYES--52

     Bateman
     Bishop
     Brewster
     Browder
     Burton
     Callahan
     Coleman
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Dicks
     Dornan
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fazio
     Fowler
     Frost
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hunter
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Klink
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Montgomery
     Ortiz
     Pastor
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spence
     Stump
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Ward
     Weldon (PA)
     Wilson

                                NOES--362

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon

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     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Baesler
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Bliley
     Brown (CA)
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Harman
     Manton
     Martinez
     Minge
     Moakley
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Smith (TX)
     Stark
     Waxman
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.18.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KANJORSKI:

       At the end, add the following new section:

     SEC. 7. TERMINATION DATE.

       This Act shall cease to be effective on January 1, 2000.

It was decided in the

Yeas

153

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

258

para.18.13                    [Roll No. 88]

                                AYES--153

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--258

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Baesler
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Bliley
     Brown (CA)
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mfume
     Minge
     Moakley
     Roth
     Shuster
     Stark
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Zeliff
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BOEHNER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.18.14  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule on Friday, February 3, 1995: the Committee on Economic and 
Educational Opportunities, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the 
Committee on Science.

para.18.15  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. COLLINS of Georgia, for today and tomorrow; and
  To Miss COLLINS of Michigan, for today after 5:30 p.m. and for 
tomorrow.
  And then,

para.18.16  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. LONGLEY, at 10 o'clock and 14 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

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para.18.17  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 665. A bill 
     is control crime by mandatory victim restitution; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-16). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 666. A bill 
     is control crime by exclusionary rule reform (Rept. No. 104-
     17). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union. 

para.18.18  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. Ewing, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Stump, 
             Mrs. Vucanovich, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas):
       H.R. 791. A bill to deny supplemental security income 
     benefits by reason of disability based on addiction to 
     alcohol or drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 792. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide incentives for investments in tax enterprise zone 
     businesses and domestic businesses; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Riggs, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Bryant of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Upton, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             LaTourette, and Mr. Hancock):
       H.R. 793. A bill to eliminate the administrative authority 
     to prohibit the possession or transfer of particular assault 
     weapons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 794. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act the deem certain municipal treatment facilities 
     as the equivalent of secondary treatment; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CANADY:
       H.R. 795. A bill to impose a moratorium on enforcement of 
     the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980--Superfund--against certain persons and 
     on the authority under that Act for contribution actions; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DORNAN:
       H.R. 796. A bill to require the withdrawal of the United 
     States from the NAFTA supplemental agreements on labor and 
     environmental cooperation; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Ms. ESHOO:
       H.R. 797. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to establish a Higher Education Accumulation Program [HEAP] 
     under which individuals are allowed a deduction for 
     contributions to HEAP accounts; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON:
       H.R. 798. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     direct the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to establish a 
     permanent, confidential database and toll-free telephone line 
     for the collection of medical information concerning members 
     of the Armed Forces and veterans; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Tate, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. Cooley, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. White, and Mrs. 
             Smith of Washington):
       H.R. 799. A bill to provide for the reconstitution of 
     outstanding repayment obligations of the Administrator of the 
     Bonneville Power Administration for the appropriated capital 
     investments in the Federal Columbia River Power System; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, 
             Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr. Combest, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. 
             Souder):
       H.R. 800. A bill to amend the conservation provisions of 
     the Food Security Act of 1985 and the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to permit the unimpeded use of privately owned 
     crop, range, and pasture lands that have been used for the 
     planting of crops or the grazing of livestock in at least 5 
     of preceding 10 years; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 801. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     and the Social Security Act to repeal provisions relating to 
     the State enforcement of child support obligations and to 
     require the Internal Revenue Service to collect child support 
     through wage withholding; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JACOBS:
       H.R. 802. A bill to prohibit payment of Federal retirement 
     benefits, except in certain cases, to those who are not 
     retired as defined under the Social Security Act; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition 
     to the Committees on National Security, House Oversight, the 
     Judiciary, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 803. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to make permanent the credit for increasing research 
     activities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Stockman, 
             Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Sanford, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Davis, Mr. Coburn, Mrs. 
             Waldholtz, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Ganske, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Fox, Mrs. 
             Seastrand, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia):
       H.R. 804. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     limit the period of service which may be credited to a Member 
     of Congress in the computation of retirement benefits, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Mink, and Mr. Watt of 
             North Carolina):
       H.R. 805. A bill to provide for the creation of jobs in 
     America, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, Banking and Financial Services, Economic 
     and Educational Opportunities, Commerce, and Appropriations, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SKEEN (for himself, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. 
             Richardson):
       H.R. 806. A bill to ensure the provision of appropriate 
     compensation for the real property and mining claims taken by 
     the United States as a result of the establishment of the 
     White Sands Missile Range, NM; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on National 
     Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STOCKMAN (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Funderburk, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr. Cooley, Mr. Fox, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Sanford, Mr. Scarborough, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Souder, 
             and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 807. A bill to protect the Constitution of the United 
     States from unauthorized encoachment into legislative powers 
     by the executive branch, and to protect the American taxpayer 
     from unauthorized encoachment into his wallet by an 
     unconstitutional action of the President; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on International Relations, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. McKeon):
       H.R. 808. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for jurisdiction, apprehension, and detention of 
     certain civilians accompanying the Armed Forces outside the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. VOLKMER:
       H.R. 809. A bill to authorize and direct the General 
     Accounting Office to audit the Federal Reserve Board, the 
     Federal Advisory Council, the Federal Open Market Committee, 
     and Federal Reserve banks and their branches; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Underwood, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       H.R. 810. A bill to provide for the study of battlefields 
     of the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812; to the 
     Committee on Resources.

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para.18.19  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BALLENGER:
       H.R. 811. A bill for the relief of Peggi M. Houston; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH:
       H.R. 812. A bill for the relief of William P. Van 
     Keymeulen; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.18.20  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 24: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 26: Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Orton, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Menendez, 
     Mr. Dooley, and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 40: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
     Chabot, Mr. Fattah, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bilbray, 
     Mr. Souder, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Longley, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. 
     Solomon, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Fox, Mr. Torkildsen, 
     Mr. Porter, Mr. Christensen, and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Bono, Mr. Lewis of California, Mrs. Myrick, 
     Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Christensen, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Lightfoot, Mr. Istook, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
     Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Ney, 
     Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. Seastrand, 
     Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Browder.
       H.R. 134: Mr. Barton of Texas and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 135: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 136: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, and Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 138: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Dornan, and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 139: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 141: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 143: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 216: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 217: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 221: Mrs. Clayton and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 240: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Shuster.
       H.R. 310: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cunningham, and 
     Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 313: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cunningham, and 
     Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 315: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. 
     Ackerman.
       H.R. 326: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Packard, Mr. Greenwood, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Stearns, and Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 398: Mr. Clay, Mr. Torres, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Evans, 
     Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Mfume.
       H.R. 442: Mr. Jones, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
     Hoekstra, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
     Sanford, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Paxon, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
     Crapo, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Packard, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bryant of 
     Tennessee, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Burr, 
     Mr. Bono, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Wyden, 
     Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bentsen, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Porter, Ms. 
     McCarthy, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 449: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
     Lucas, and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 480: Mr. Archer.
       H.R. 481: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 482: Mr. Flanagan.
       H.R. 489: Mr. Laughlin and Mrs. Vucanovich.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
     Flanagan, and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Pastor and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 592: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 607: Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Dornan, and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 663: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 704: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Smith of 
     Texas, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Dornan, 
     Mr. Lantos, Mr. Blute, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 711: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. 
     Vucanovich, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 753: Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 756: Mr. Sam Johnson and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 762: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 785: Ms. McCarthy, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
     McKinney, Mrs. Thurman, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Danner, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Talent, Mr. Stump, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Rose, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.J. Res. 3: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.J. Res. 52: Mr. Stark, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Fattah.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. King, and Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida.



.
                      FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1995 (19)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.19.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, February 2, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.19.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       286. A letter from the Chairperson, National Council on 
     Disability, transmitting the Council's report entitled, ``The 
     Americans with Disabilities Act: Ensuring Equal Access to the 
     American Dream,'' pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 781(a)(8); to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       287. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification 
     regarding the proposed transfer of major defense equipment 
     valued at $14 million or more to the Government of Spain, 
     pursuant to section 3(d) of the Arms Export Control Act; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       288. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-370, ``Youth 
     Facilities Drug Free Zone Amendment Act of 1994,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       289. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-371, ``Small 
     Claims Service of Process Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       290. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-373, 
     ``Chiropractic Licensing Amendment Act of 1994,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       291. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-374, ``July 
     Trial Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       292. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-375, ``Public 
     Safety and Law Enforcement Support Amendment Act of 1994,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       293. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-376, ``Insurers 
     Service of Process Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       294. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-377, ``Budget 
     Spending Reduction Amendment Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       295. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-378, ``District 
     of Columbia Compressive Plan Act of 1984 Land Use Amendment 
     Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       296. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-379, 
     ``Contractors Guarantee Association Act of 1994,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       297. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-380, ``Domestic 
     Violence in Romantic Relationships Act of 1994,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       298. A letter from the Executive Director, National Capital 
     Planning Commission, transmitting the annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 
     1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       299. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       300. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit System 
     Protection Board, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       301. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the 
     United States, transmitting a copy of the report of the 
     proceedings of the Judicial Conference of the United States 
     held on September 20, 1994, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 331; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       302. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a report on the feasibility of 
     using segregated ballast tanks for emergency transfer of 
     cargo and storage of recovered oil, pursuant to 46 U.S.C. 
     3703 note; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

para.19.3  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was commu

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nicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.19.4  message from the president--termination of sanctions against 
          haiti

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  1. In December 1990, the Haitian people elected Jean-Bertrand Aristide 
as their President by an overwhelming margin in a free and fair 
election. The United States praised Haiti's success in peacefully 
implementing its democratic constitutional system and provided 
significant political and economic support to the new government. The 
Haitian military abruptly interrupted the consolidation of Haiti's new 
democracy when, in September 1991, it illegally and violently ousted 
President Aristide from office and drove him into exile.
  2. The United States, on its own and with the Organization of American 
States (OAS), immediately imposed sanctions against the illegal regime. 
Upon the recommendation of the legitimate government of President 
Aristide and of the OAS, the United Nations Security Council imposed 
incrementally a universal embargo on Haiti, beginning June 16, 1993, 
with trade restrictions on certain strategic commodities. The United 
States actively supported the efforts of the OAS and the United Nations 
to restore democracy to Haiti and to bring about President Aristide's 
return by facilitating negotiations between the Haitian parties. The 
United States and the international community also offered material 
assistance within the context of an eventual negotiated settlement of 
the Haitian crisis to support the return to democracy, build 
constitutional structures, and foster economic well-being.
  The continued defiance of the will of the international community by 
the illegal regime led to an intensification of bilateral and 
multilateral economic sanctions against Haiti in May 1994. The U.N. 
Security Council on May 6 adopted Resolution 917, imposing comprehensive 
trade sanctions and other measures on Haiti. This was followed by a 
succession of unilateral U.S. sanctions designed to isolate the illegal 
regime. To augment embargo enforcement, the United States and other 
countries entered into a cooperative endeavor with the Dominican 
Republic to monitor that country's enforcement of sanctions along its 
land border and in its coastal waters.

  Defying coordinated international efforts, the illegal military regime 
in Haiti remained intransigent for some time. Internal repression 
continued to worsen, exemplified by the expulsion in July 1994 of the 
U.N./O.A.S.-sponsored International Civilian Mission (ICM) human rights 
observers. Responding to the threat to peace and security in the region, 
the U.N. Security Council passed Resolution 940 on July 31, 1994, 
authorizing the formation of a multinational force to use all necessary 
means to facilitate the departure from Haiti of the military leadership 
and the return of legitimate authorities including President Aristide.
  In the succeeding weeks, the international community under U.S. 
leadership assembled a multinational coalition force to carry out this 
mandate. At my request, former President Carter, Chairman of the Senate 
Armed Services Committee Sam Nunn, and former Chairman of the Joint 
Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell went to Haiti on September 16 to meet with 
the de facto Haitian leadership. The threat of imminent military 
intervention combined with determined diplomacy achieved agreement in 
Port-au-Prince on September 18 for the de facto leaders to relinquish 
power by October 15. United States forces in the vanguard of the 
multinational coalition force drawn from 26 countries began a peaceful 
deployment in Haiti on September 19 and the military leaders have since 
relinquished power.
  In a spirit of reconciliation and reconstruction, on September 25 
President Aristide called for the immediate easing of sanctions so that 
the work of rebuilding could begin. In response to this request, on 
September 26 in an address before the United Nations General Assembly, I 
announced my intention to suspend all unilateral sanctions against 
Haiti except those that affected the military leaders and their 
immediate supporters and families. On September 29, the U.N. Security 
Council adopted Resolution 944 terminating U.N.-imposed sanctions as of 
the day after President Aristide returned to Haiti.

  On October 15, President Aristide returned to Haiti to assume his 
official responsibilities. Effective October 16, 1994, by Executive 
Order No. 12932 (59 Fed. Reg. 52403, October 14, 1994), I terminated the 
national emergency declared on October 4, 1991, in Executive Order No. 
12775, along with all sanctions with respect to Haiti imposed in that 
Executive order, subsequent Executive orders, and the Department of the 
Treasury regulations to deal with that emergency. This termination does 
not affect compliance and enforcement actions involving prior 
transactions or violations of the sanctions.
  3. This report is submitted to the Congress pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
1641(c) and 1703(c). It is not a report on all U.S. activities with 
respect to Haiti, but discusses only those Administration actions and 
expenses since my last report (October 13, 1994) that are directly 
related to the national emergency with respect to Haiti declared in 
Executive Order No. 12775, as implemented pursuant to that order and 
Executive Orders Nos. 12779, 12853, 12872, 12914, 12917, 12920, and 
12922.
  4. The Department of the Treasury's Office of Foreign Assets Control 
(FAC) amended the Haitian Transactions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 580 
(the ``HTR'') on December 27, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 66476, December 27, 
1994), to add section 580.524, indicating the termination of sanctions 
pursuant to Executive Order No. 12932, effective October 16, 1994. The 
effect of this amendment is to authorize all transactions previously 
prohibited by subpart B of the HTR or by the previously stated Executive 
orders. Reports due under general or specific license must still be 
filed with FAC covering activities up until the effective date of this 
termination. Enforcement actions with respect to past violations of the 
sanctions are not affected by the termination of sanctions. A copy of 
the FAC amendment is attached.
  5. The total expenses incurred by the Federal Government during the 
period of the national emergency with respect to Haiti from October 4, 
1991, through October 15, 1994, that are directly attributable to the 
authorities conferred by the declaration of a national emergency with 
respect to Haiti are estimated to be approximately $6.2 million, most of 
which represent wage and salary costs for Federal personnel. This 
estimate has been revised downward substantially from the sum of 
estimates previously reported in order to eliminate certain previously 
reported costs incurred with respect to Haiti, but not directly 
attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities conferred by the 
declaration of the terminated national emergency with respect to Haiti.
  Thus, with the termination of sanctions, this is the last periodic 
report that will be submitted pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c) and also 
constitutes the last semiannual report and final report on 
Administration expenditures required pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c).

                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 3, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-32).

para.19.5  line-item veto

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, pursuant to House Resolution 
55 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2) to give the President item veto authority over 
appropriations Acts and targeted tax benefits in revenue Acts.
  Mr. BOEHNER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.19.6  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SPRATT:

       In section 2(a), insert ``or tax incentive'' after ``tax 
     benefit'' the first place it appears.
       At the end of Section 4, insert the following new 
     paragraph:

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       (5) The term ``tax incentive'' means any deduction, credit, 
     preference, or exemption from gross income, or any deferral 
     of tax liability, causing tax revenues to be forgone as 
     inducement for taxpayers to pursue or forbear from certain 
     actions or activities.

It was decided in the

Yeas

175

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negative

Nays

243

para.19.7                     [Roll No. 89]

                                AYES--175

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wyden
     Yates

                                NOES--243

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Gunderson
     Hoyer
     Istook
     Kelly
     Largent
     Metcalf
     Moakley
     Sisisky
     Stockman
     Towns
     Waxman
     Woolsey 
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.19.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. WISE:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED 
                   RESCISSIONS AND TARGETED TAX BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1012 of the Congressional Budget 
     and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 683) is amended 
     to read as follows:


       ``expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions

       ``Sec. 1012. (a) Proposed Rescission of Budget Authority or 
     Repeal of Targeted Tax Benefits.--The President may propose, 
     at the time and in the manner provided in subsection (b), the 
     rescission of any budget authority provided in an 
     appropriation Act or repeal of any targeted tax benefit 
     provided in any revenue Act. If the President proposes a 
     rescission of budget authority, he may also propose to reduce 
     the appropriate discretionary spending limit set forth in 
     section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 by 
     an amount that does not exceed the amount of the proposed 
     rescission. Funds made available for obligation under this 
     procedure may not be proposed for rescission again under this 
     section.
       ``(b) Transmittal of Special Message.--
       ``(1) The President may transmit to Congress a special 
     message proposing to rescind amounts of budget authority or 
     to repeal any targeted tax benefit and include with that 
     special message a draft bill that, if enacted, would only 
     rescind that budget authority or repeal that targeted tax 
     benefit unless the President also proposes a reduction in the 
     appropriate discretionary spending limit set forth in section 
     601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. That bill 
     shall clearly identify the amount of budget authority that is 
     proposed to be rescinded for each program, project, or 
     activity to which that budget authority relates or the 
     targeted tax benefit proposed to be repealed, as the case may 
     be. A targeted tax benefit may only be proposed to be 
     repealed under this section during the 10-legislative-day 
     period commencing on the day after the date of enactment of 
     the provision proposed to be repealed.
       ``(2) In the case of an appropriation Act that includes 
     accounts within the jurisdiction of more than one 
     subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, the 
     President in proposing to rescind budget authority under this 
     section shall send a separate special message and 
     accompanying draft bill for accounts within the jurisdiction 
     of each such subcommittee.
       ``(3) Each special message shall specify, with respect to 
     the budget authority proposed to be rescinded, the 
     following--
       ``(A) the amount of budget authority which he proposes to 
     be rescinded;
       ``(B) any account, department, or establishment of the 
     Government to which such budget authority is available for 
     obligation, and the specific project or governmental 
     functions involved;
       ``(C) the reasons why the budget authority should be 
     rescinded;
       ``(D) to the maximum extent practicable, the estimated 
     fiscal, economic, and budgetary effect (including the effect 
     on outlays and receipts in each fiscal year) of the proposed 
     rescission;
       ``(E) all facts, circumstances, and considerations relating 
     to or bearing upon the proposed rescission and the decision 
     to effect the proposed rescission, and to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the estimated effect of the proposed rescission 
     upon the objects, purposes, and programs for which the budget 
     authority is provided; and
       ``(F) a reduction in the appropriate discretionary spending 
     limit set forth in section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974, if proposed by the President.
     Each special message shall specify, with respect to the 
     proposed repeal of targeted tax benefits, the information 
     required by subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), as it relates to 
     the proposed repeal.
       ``(c) Procedures for Expedited Consideration.--
       ``(1)(A) Before the close of the second legislative day of 
     the House of Representatives after the date of receipt of a 
     special message transmitted to Congress under subsection (b), 
     the majority leader or minority leader of the House of 
     Representatives shall introduce (by request) the draft bill 
     accompanying that special message. If the bill is not 
     introduced as provided in the preceding sentence, then, on 
     the third legislative day of the House of Representatives 
     after the date of receipt of that special message, any Member 
     of that House may introduce the bill.
       ``(B) The bill shall be referred to the Committee on 
     Appropriations or the Committee

[[Page 157]]

     on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, as 
     applicable. The committee shall report the bill without 
     substantive revision and with or without recommendation. The 
     bill shall be reported not later than the seventh legislative 
     day of that House after the date of receipt of that special 
     message. If that committee fails to report the bill within 
     that period, that committee shall be automatically discharged 
     from consideration of the bill, and the bill shall be placed 
     on the appropriate calendar.
       ``(C) During consideration under this paragraph, any Member 
     of the House of Representatives may move to strike any 
     proposed rescission or rescissions of budget authority or any 
     proposed repeal of a targeted tax benefit, as applicable, if 
     supported by 49 other Members.
       ``(D) A vote on final passage of the bill shall be taken in 
     the House of Representatives on or before the close of the 
     10th legislative day of that House after the date of the 
     introduction of the bill in that House. If the bill is 
     passed, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall cause 
     the bill to be engrossed, certified, and transmitted to the 
     Senate within one calendar day of the day on which the bill 
     is passed.
       ``(2)(A) A motion in the House of Representatives to 
     proceed to the consideration of a bill under this section 
     shall be highly privileged and not debatable. An amendment to 
     the motion shall not be in order, nor shall it be in order to 
     move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to 
     or disagreed to.
       ``(B) Debate in the House of Representatives on a bill 
     under this section shall not exceed 4 hours, which shall be 
     divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the 
     bill. A motion further to limit debate shall not be 
     debatable. It shall not be in order to move to recommit a 
     bill under this section or to move to reconsider the vote by 
     which the bill is agreed to or disagreed to.
       ``(C) Appeals from decisions of the Chair relating to the 
     application of the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
     the procedure relating to a bill under this section shall be 
     decided without debate.
       ``(D) Except to the extent specifically provided in the 
     preceding provisions of this subsection, consideration of a 
     bill under this section shall be governed by the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives. It shall not be in order in the 
     House of Representatives to consider any rescission bill 
     introduced pursuant to the provisions of this section under a 
     suspension of the rules or under a special rule.
       ``(3)(A) A bill transmitted to the Senate pursuant to 
     paragraph (1)(D) shall be referred to its Committee on 
     Appropriations or Committee on Finance, as applicable. That 
     committee shall report the bill without substantive revision 
     and with or without recommendation. The bill shall be 
     reported not later than the seventh legislative day of the 
     Senate after it receives the bill. A committee failing to 
     report the bill within such period shall be automatically 
     discharged from consideration of the bill, and the bill shall 
     be placed upon the appropriate calendar.
       ``(B) During consideration under this paragraph, any Member 
     of the Senate may move to strike any proposed rescission or 
     rescissions of budget authority or any proposed repeal of a 
     targeted tax benefit, as applicable, if supported by 14 other 
     Members.
       ``(4)(A) A motion in the Senate to proceed to the 
     consideration of a bill under this section shall be 
     privileged and not debatable. An amendment to the motion 
     shall not be in order, nor shall it be in order to move to 
     reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or 
     disagreed to.
       ``(B) Debate in the Senate on a bill under this section, 
     and all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith 
     (including debate pursuant to subparagraph (C)), shall not 
     exceed 10 hours. The time shall be equally divided between, 
     and controlled by, the majority leader and the minority 
     leader or their designees.
       ``(C) Debate in the Senate on any debatable motion or 
     appeal in connection with a bill under this section shall be 
     limited to not more than 1 hour, to be equally divided 
     between, and controlled by, the mover and the manager of the 
     bill, except that in the event the manager of the bill is in 
     favor of any such motion or appeal, the time in opposition 
     thereto, shall be controlled by the minority leader or his 
     designee. Such leaders, or either of them, may, from time 
     under their control on the passage of a bill, allot 
     additional time to any Senator during the consideration of 
     any debatable motion or appeal.
       ``(D) A motion in the Senate to further limit debate on a 
     bill under this section is not debatable. A motion to 
     recommit a bill under this section is not in order.
       ``(d) Amendments and Divisions Prohibited.--Except as 
     otherwise provided by this section, no amendment to a bill 
     considered under this section shall be in order in either the 
     House of Representatives or the Senate. It shall not be in 
     order to demand a division of the question in the House of 
     Representatives (or in a Committee of the Whole) or in the 
     Senate. No motion to suspend the application of this 
     subsection shall be in order in either House, nor shall it be 
     in order in either House to suspend the application of this 
     subsection by unanimous consent.
       ``(e) Requirement To Make Available for Obligation.--(1) 
     Any amount of budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a 
     special message transmitted to Congress under subsection (b) 
     shall be made available for obligation on the day after the 
     date on which either House rejects the bill transmitted with 
     that special message.
       ``(2) Any targeted tax benefit proposed to be repealed 
     under this section as set forth in a special message 
     transmitted by the President shall not be deemed repealed 
     unless the bill transmitted with that special message is 
     enacted into law.
       ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `appropriation Act' means any general or 
     special appropriation Act, and any Act or joint resolution 
     making supplemental, deficiency, or continuing 
     appropriations;
       ``(2) the term `legislative day' means, with respect to 
     either House of Congress, any day of session; and
       ``(3) The term `targeted tax benefit' means any provision 
     of a revenue or reconciliation Act determined by the 
     President to provide a Federal tax deduction, credit, 
     exclusion, preference, or other concession to 100 or fewer 
     beneficiaries. Any partnership, limited partnership, trust, 
     or S corporation, and any subsidiary or affiliate of the same 
     parent corporation, shall be deemed and counted as a single 
     beneficiary regardless of the number of partners, limited 
     partners, beneficiaries, shareholders, or affiliated 
     corporate entities''.
       (b) Exercise of Rulemaking Powers.--Section 904 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and 1017'' and 
     inserting ``1012, and 1017''; and
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``section 1017'' and 
     inserting ``sections 1012 and 1017''; and
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1011 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
     U.S.C. 682(5)) is amended by repealing paragraphs (3) and (5) 
     and by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
       (2) Section 1014 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 685) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``or the 
     reservation''; and
       (B) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``or a reservation'' 
     and by striking ``or each such reservation''.
       (3) Section 1015(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 686) is amended 
     by striking ``is to establish a reserve or'', by striking 
     ``the establishment of such a reserve or'', and by striking 
     ``reserve or'' each other place it appears.
       (4) Section 1017 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 687) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``rescission bill 
     introduced with respect to a special message or'';
       (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``rescission bill 
     or'', by striking ``bill or'' the second place it appears, by 
     striking ``rescission bill with respect to the same special 
     message or'', and by striking ``, and the case may be,'';
       (C) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``bill or'' each 
     place it appears;
       (D) in subsection (c), by striking ``rescission'' each 
     place it appears and by striking ``bill or'' each place it 
     appears;
       (E) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``rescission bill 
     or'' and by striking ``, and all amendments thereto (in the 
     case of a rescission bill)'';
       (F) in subsection (d)(2)--
       (i) by striking the first sentence;
       (ii) by amending the second sentence to read as follows: 
     ``Debate on any debatable motion or appeal in connection with 
     an impoundment resolution shall be limited to 1 hour, to be 
     equally divided between, and controlled by, the mover and the 
     manager of the resolution, except that in the event that the 
     manager of the resolution is in favor of any such motion or 
     appeal, the time in opposition thereto shall be controlled by 
     the minority leader or his designee.'';
       (iii) by striking the third sentence; and
       (iv) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``rescission bill 
     or'' and by striking ``amendment, debatable motion,'' and by 
     inserting ``debatable motion'';
       (G) in paragraph (d)(3), by striking the second and third 
     sentences; and
       (H) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) of 
     paragraph (d).
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--The item relating to section 1012 
     in the table of sections for subpart B of title X of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is 
     amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 1012. Expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions 
              and targeted tax benefits.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

167

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negative

Nays

246

para.19.9                     [Roll No. 90]

                                AYES--167

     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Burton
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cramer
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)

[[Page 158]]


     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--246

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Ballenger
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Brewster
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Fields (TX)
     Gibbons
     Istook
     Johnston
     Kelly
     Largent
     Moakley
     Sisisky
     Stockman
     Waters
     Waxman 
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BOEHNER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.19.10  notice requirement--consideration of resolution--question of 
          privileges of the house

  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, 
announced his intention to call up the resolution (H. Res. 57) to 
preserve the constitutional role of the House of Representatives to 
provide for the expenditure of public money and ensure that the 
executive branch of the United States Government remains accountable to 
the House of Representatives for each expenditure of public money, as a 
question of the privileges of the House.

para.19.11  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, February 6, 1995.

para.19.12  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
February 6, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.19.13  order of business--further consideration of h.r. 2

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to 
give the President item veto authority over appropriations Acts and 
targeted tax benefits in revenue Acts, pursuant to House Resolution 55, 
the chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone until a time 
during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request for 
a recorded vote on any amendment; and that the chairman of the Committee 
of the Whole may reduce to not less than five minutes the time for 
voting by electronic device on any postponed question that immediately 
follows another vote by electronic device without intervening business, 
provided that the time for voting by electronic device on the first in 
any series of questions shall be not less than 15 minutes.

para.19.14  order of business--amendments during further consideration 
          of h.r. 2

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during further consideration the bill (H.R. 2) to give 
the President item veto authority over appropriations Acts and targeted 
tax benefits in revenue Acts, under the five-minute rule in the 
Committee of the Whole House on Monday, February 6, 1995, only six 
amendments, if offered, be considered; that time for debate be equally 
divided between proponents and opponents of the amendments with the 
debate not to exceed time allotted, as follows: Mr. Orton, one hour; Ms. 
Waters, 30 minutes; Mr. Tauzin, 30 minutes; and Mr. Traficant, 30 
minutes; and that no amendments to the amendments may be offered; and
  Ordered further, That two amendments in the nature of substitutes, one 
by Ms. Slaughter and one by Mr. Stenholm, also be considered, if 
offered; that time for debate be equally divided between proponents and 
opponents with debate not to exceed one hour for each substitute; that 
the substitute of Mr. Stenholm not be offered before 5 o'clock p.m.; and 
that no amendments to the substitutes be offered.

para.19.15  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BARTLETT, for today;
  To Mr. STOCKMAN, for today after 11 a.m.;
  To Mr. KELLY, for today;
  To Mr. McNulty, for today after 2 p.m.; and
  To Mr. SISISKY, for today.
  And then,

para.19.16  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 4 o'clock and 13 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, February 6, 1995.

para.19.17  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BAESLER:
       H.R. 813. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to establish a pilot program to evaluate the feasibility of 
     county-based rural development boards, develop a strategy for 
     adopton of national rural goals and objectives, establish a 
     training program for local county board leaders, providing 
     roles and responsibilities for State rural development 
     councils, substate regional organizations, and 1862 and 1890 
     land grant institutions, and establish a grant program for 
     financing various rural and small community develop

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     ment initiatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Dreier, Mr. Castle, Mr. King, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Flake):
       H.R. 814. A bill to enhance competition in the financial 
     services sector, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Bryant of 
             Texas, Mr. Klink, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Ward, Ms. Lowey,  and Mr. Durbin):
       H.R. 815. A bill to provide that the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics may not change, during the 104th Congress, the 
     method of calculating the consumer price index if it would 
     result in higher taxes unless the change has been approved by 
     law; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. HAYES:
       H.R. 816. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     with respect to the treatment of certain transportation and 
     subsistence expenses of retired judges; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 817. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     lease lands within the naval oil shale reserves to private 
     entities for the development and production of oil and 
     natural gas; to the Committee on National Security, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Pallone, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Manton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. McNulty):
       H.R. 818. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to lower the maximum Federal medical assistance 
     percentage that may be applied with respect to any State 
     under the Medicaid Program and to increase such percentage 
     with respect to all States under such program; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 819. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security 
     Act to provide welfare families with the education, training 
     job search, and work experience needed to prepare them to 
     leave welfare within 2 years, to increase the rate of 
     paternity establishment for children receiving welfare 
     benefits, to provide States with greater flexibility in 
     providing welfare, and to authorize States to conduct 
     demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of policies 
     designed to help people leave welfare and increase their 
     financial security; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Schaefer, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. Manton, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. 
             Tauzin):
       H.R. 820. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to clarify 
     liability under that act for certain recycling transactions; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. McINTOSH:
       H.R. 821. A bill to reform the regulatory process, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Allard, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Cox, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox, Ms. Furse, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Hancock, Ms. Harman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Klug, 
             Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Poshard, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Zimmer):
       H.R. 822. A bill to provide a fair, nonpolitical process 
     that will achieve $45 billion in budget outlay reductions 
     each fiscal year until a balanced budget is reached; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 823. A bill to provide a fair, nonpolitical process 
     that will achieve $45 billion in budget outlay reductions 
     each fiscal year until a balanced budget is reached; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Rules, and the Budget, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. 
             Stenholm):
       H.R. 824. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act and other laws to return 
     primary responsibility for disaster relief to the States, to 
     establish a private corporation to insure States against 
     risks and costs of disasters otherwise borne by the States, 
     and to provide for reimbursable Federal assistance to States 
     for activities in response to disasters, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Banking 
     and Financial Services, Small Business, and Agriculture, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 825. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow taxpayers to designate $1 of their income tax 
     liability and some or all of their income tax refunds, and to 
     contribute additional amounts, for purposes of rehabilitation 
     and treatment in combating the war on drugs; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WILSON:
       H.R. 826. A bill to extend the deadline for the completion 
     of certain land exchanges involving the Big Thicket National 
     Preserve in Texas; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.J. Res. 67. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to voluntary 
     prayer in public schools; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. 
             Schumer):
       H. Con. Res. 22. Concurrent resolution affirming the 
     purpose and value of senior nutrition programs created under 
     the Older Americans Act; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Mr. Rose, Mr. Bishop, 
             Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Jacobs, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
             Pastor):
       H. Con. Res. 23. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the current link between the levels of 
     earnings allowed for blind individuals entitled to disability 
     insurance benefits and the exempt amounts allowed for 
     purposes of the Social Security earnings test for individuals 
     who have attained retirement age should be maintained; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, 
             Ms. Danner, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Duncan, and Mrs. Thurman):
       H. Res. 57. Resolution to preserve the constitutional role 
     of the House of Representatives to provide for the 
     expenditure of public money and ensure that the executive 
     branch of the U.S. Government remains accountable to the 
     House of Representatives for each expenditure of public 
     money; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Goss, Mr. Jacobs, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Regula, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Gunderson, 
             Mr. Sanford, and Mr. Baker of California):
       H. Res. 58. Resolution requiring that copies of the United 
     States Code for any Member of the House of Representatives be 
     paid for from the appropriate official allowance of the 
     Member; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. YATES:
       H. Res. 59. Resolution to emphasize the importance of 
     understanding the history of President Franklin Delano 
     Roosevelt and to recognize the opening of the Roosevelt 
     Memorial and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.

para.19.18  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 827. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for the vessel Alpha Tango; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 828. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of

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     documentation with appropriate endorsement for the vessel Old 
     Hat; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TORKILDSEN:
       H.R. 829. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel Chrissy; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure. 

para.19.19  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 28: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Goss, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis, Mr. Callahan, 
     Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Torres, Mr. Brewster, and Mr. Flanagan.
       H.R. 94: Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Payne of 
     Virginia.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Goss, Mr. Davis, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Stearns, and 
     Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 174: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 246: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, and Mr. Hancock.
       H.R. 297: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Goss, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Funderburk, and 
     Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 333: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 335: Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Porter, Mr. Farr, and Mr. 
     Kanjorski.
       H.R. 370: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Camp, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
     Cramer, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. LaHood, 
     Mr. Mica, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Regula, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
     and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 462: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Davis, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Hilliard, and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 469: Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 548: Mr. Fox, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 549: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Ney, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
     Jacobs, and Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 555: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 593: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 645: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Moran, Mr. Dixon, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
     Torricelli, Ms. Collins of Michigan, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
     Richardson, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 663: Mr. Frisa, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Funderburk.
       H.R. 677: Mr. Olver, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Camp, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, and Mr. Moorhead.
       H.R. 697: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Latham, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
     Zeliff, Mr. Farr, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
     Cooley, and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 700: Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cox, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Duncan, Mr. Goss, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Roth, Mr. 
     Stearns, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Largent, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
     Neumann, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Mica, Mr. Martini, Mr. 
     Bass, Mr. Fox, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Blute, Mr. Klug, Mr. Graham, Mr. Forbes, 
     Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Upton, Ms. Harman, Mr. Doolittle, 
     Mr. Hayes, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Jacobs, 
     Mr. Shays, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Horn, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Manzullo, 
     Mr. Saxton, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 708: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
     Cramer, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Fox, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
     Frost, and Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 733: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Engel, and Mr. 
     Kildee.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Engel, and Mr. 
     Kildee.
       H.R. 764: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. 
     Martinez.
       H.R. 768: Mr. Thompson, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Frazer, and Mr. 
     Kaptur.
       H.R. 783: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. McDade, Mr. Emerson, 
     and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 785: Mr. Engel, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Maloney, 
     Mr. Manton, and Mrs. Collins of Illinois.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Petri, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.J. Res. 65: Mr. Peterson of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Gene Green of 
     Texas, Mr. King, Mr. Weller, Mr. McHale, and Mr. Wilson.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Porter and Mr. Greenwood.
       H. Con. Res. 13: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Olver, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Norton, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
     Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Furse, Mr. Scott, Mr. Watt of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Moran, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H. Res. 40: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Browder, Mr. Gene 
     Green of Texas, and Mr. Stupak.
       H. Res. 45: Mr. Schumer, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, and Mr. 
     Wyden.
       H. Res. 54: Mr. Mineta. 



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                      MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1995 (20)

para.20.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, 
at 12:30 p.m., who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 February 6, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jim Nussle to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.

                                                Newt Gingrich,

                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January 4, 
1995, Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.20.2  recess--1:09 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2:00 p.m.

para.20.3  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, called the House to order.

para.20.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, February 3, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.20.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       303. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request to make available emergency 
     appropriations totaling $150 million in budget authority for 
     the Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture, and to 
     designate these amounts as emergency requirements pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1107 (H. Doc. No. 104-27); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       304. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense (Installations), Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a report entitled, ``Report on the Performance of Department 
     of Defense Commercial Activities'', pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2461(c); to the Committee on National Security.
       305. A letter from the Assistant Administrator for 
     Legislative and Public Affairs, U.S. Agency for International 
     Development, transmitting a report on human rights in 
     countries receiving development assistance, pursuant to 
     section 116(d)(3) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended; to the Committee on International Relations.
       306. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting 63 recommendations for legislative 
     action, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 438(a)(9); to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
       307. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting proposed regulations governing 
     personal use of campaign funds, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 438(d); 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
       308. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Railroad 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's report 
     entitled, ``Train Dispatchers Followup Review,'' pursuant to 
     Public Law 102-365, section 17 (106 Stat. 981); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.20.6  committees to sit

  On motion of Mr. BOEHNER, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Economic and Educational Opportunities and the Committee on the 
Judiciary were granted permission to sit during the 5-minute rule today.

para.20.7  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate disagrees to the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 
1) ``An Act to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates 
on States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership between 
the Federal Government and State, local and tribal governments; to end 
the imposition, in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of 
Federal mandates, on State, local, the tribal governments without 
adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential 
governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays 
the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain 
requirements under Federal statutes and

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regulations, and for other purposes,'' agrees to the conference asked by 
the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and 
appoints Mr. Roth, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Glenn, and Mr. Exon 
to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.

para.20.8  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.20.9  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, February 3, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on Friday, February 3, 
     1995 at 4:30 p.m. and said to contain a message from the 
     President whereby he informs the Congress of his intent to 
     add Armenia to the list of beneficiary developing countries 
     for the purposes of the generalized system of preferences 
     program.
       With great respect, I am
           Sincerely yours,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para.20.10  armenia-generalized system of preferences

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program offers duty-free 
treatment to specified products that are imported from designated 
beneficiary countries. It is authorized by the Trade Act of 1974, as 
amended.
  I am writing to inform you of my intent to add Armenia to the list of 
beneficiary developing countries for purposes of the GSP program. I have 
carefully considered the criteria identified in sections 501 and 502 of 
the Trade Act of 1974. In light of these criteria, I have determined 
that it is appropriate to extend GSP benefits to Armenia.
  I am also writing to inform you of my decision to terminate the 
designation of The Bahamas and the designation of Israel as beneficiary 
developing countries for purposes of the GSP program. Pursuant to 
section 504(f) of the Trade Act of 1974, I have determined that the per 
capita gross national products of The Bahamas and of Israel have 
exceeded the applicable limit provided for in section 504(f). 
Accordingly, I have determined that it is appropriate to terminate the 
designation of The Bahamas and Israel as GSP beneficiaries.
  This notice is submitted in accordance with sections 502(a)(1) and 
502(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 104-26).

para.20.11  message from the president--budget fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  The 1996 Budget, which I am transmitting to you with this message, 
builds on the Administration's strong record of economic progress during 
the past two years and seeks to create a brighter future for all 
Americans.
  When I took office two years ago, the economy was suffering from slow 
growth, inadequate investment, and very low levels of job creation. We 
moved quickly and vigorously to address these problems. Working with 
Congress in 1993, we enacted the largest deficit reduction package in 
history. We cut Federal spending by $255 billion over five years, cut 
taxes for 40 million low- and moderate-income Americans, and made 90 
percent of small business eligible for tax relief, while increasing 
income tax rates only on the wealthiest 1.2 percent of Americans. And 
while we placed a tight ``freeze'' on overall discretionary spending at 
1993 levels, we shifted spending toward investments in human and 
physical capital that will help secure our future.
  As we fought for our budget and economic policies, we moved 
aggressively to open world markets for American goods and services. We 
negotiated the North American Free Trade Agreement with Canada and 
Mexico, concluded negotiations over the Uruguay Round of the General 
Agreement on Tariffs and Trade, and worked with Congress to enact 
implementing legislation for both.
  Our economic plan helped bring the deficit down from $290 billion in 
1992, to $203 billion in 1994, to a projected $193 billion this year--
providing three straight years of deficit reduction for the first time 
since Harry Truman was President. Measured as a percentage of our 
economy--that is, Gross Domestic Product (GDP)--our plan will cut the 
deficit in half.
  By reassuring the financial markets that we were serious about getting 
our fiscal house in order, our plan also lowered interest rates while 
holding inflation in check. That helped to stimulate private investment 
and exports, and sparked the creation of 5.6 million new jobs--more than 
twice the number in the previous four years.
  Now that we have brought the deficit down, we have no intention of 
turning back. My budget keeps us on the course of fiscal discipline by 
proposing $81 billion in additional deficit reduction through the year 
2000. I am proposing to save $23 billion by reinventing Cabinet 
departments and two other major agencies, to save $2 billion by ending 
more than 130 programs altogether, and to provide better service to 
Americans by consolidating more than 270 other programs. Under my plan, 
the deficit will continue to fall as a percentage of GDP to 2.1 percent, 
reaching its lowest level since 1979.
  Despite our strong economic record, however, many Americans have not 
shared in the fruits of recovery. Though these Americans are working 
harder and harder, their incomes are either stagnant or falling. The 
problem is particularly acute among those with less education or fewer 
of the skills needed to compete in an increasingly global economy. To 
build a more prosperous America, one with rising living standards for 
all Americans, we must turn our attention to those who have not 
benefited from the current recovery.
  My budget proposes to do that.


         promoting a rising standard of living for all americans

  I am proposing a Middle Class Bill of Rights, which will provide tax 
relief to middle-income Americans. The Middle Class Bill of Rights 
includes a $500 per child tax credit for middle-income families with 
children under 13; expands eligibility for Individual Retirement 
Accounts and allows families to make penalty-free withdrawals for a 
range of educational, housing, and medical needs; and offers a tax 
deduction for the costs of college, university, or vocational 
education. Also as part of my Middle Class Bill of Rights, I am 
proposing to revamp our confusing array of job training programs by 
consolidating some 70 of them. In my G.I. Bill for America's Workers, I 
propose to offer dislocated and low-income workers ``Skill grants'' 
through which they can make their own choices about the training they 
need to find new and better jobs.

  The G.I. Bill for America's Workers is the final element of my effort 
to improve the education and skills of Americans, enabling them to 
compete in the economy of today and tomorrow. In the last two years, we 
enacted Goals 2000 to encourage States and localities to reform their 
education systems; revamped the student loan program to make post-
secondary education affordable to more Americans; and pushed 
successfully for the School-to-Work program that enables young Americans 
to move more easily from high school to training or more education.
  And I am proposing to pay for this Middle Class Bill of Rights with 
specific spending cuts. In fact, I am proposing enough spending cuts to 
provide more than twice as much in budget savings--$144 billion--as the 
tax cuts will cost--$63 billion--over five years.


           creating opportunity and encouraging responsibility

  By itself, the Federal Government cannot rebuild America's 
communities. What it can do is give communities some of the tools and 
resources to address their problems in their own way.

[[Page 162]]

My national service program provides incentives for Americans of all 
ages to volunteer their services in local communities across the 
country, and earn money for their own education. The budget proposes to 
invest more in our urban centers as well as in rural areas, and to 
continue our efforts to build stronger government-to-government 
relations with American Indian and Alaska Native Tribes. And I will work 
with Congress to enact comprehensive welfare reform that embodies the 
principles of work and responsibility for abled-bodied recipients, while 
protecting their children.
  My Administration has worked with State and local law enforcement 
agencies to help retake the streets from the criminals and drug dealers 
who, in far too many places, now control them. Congress enacted my crime 
bill last year, finally answering the cries of Americans after too many 
years of debate and gridlock. We pushed successfully for the ``three 
strikes and you're out'' rule for violent criminals, and we are making 
significant progress on my promise to put 100,000 more police on the 
street. Congress also passed the long-overdue Brady Bill, which provides 
for background checks that will keep guns out of the hands of criminals. 
In this budget, I am proposing new funds with which States and 
localities can hire more police, build more space in prisons and boot 
camps, invest in prevention programs for first-time offenders, and 
provide drug treatment for many more drug users.
  My Administration inherited deep-seated problems with the immigration 
system, and we have gone a long way toward addressing them. This budget 
proposes the strongest efforts yet, including funds for over 1,000 new 
Border Patrol agents, inspectors, and support staff. While working to 
fulfill the Federal Government's responsibility to secure our borders 
against illegal immigration, the budget also proposes funds to assist 
States that are unduly burdened with the health, education, and prison-
related costs associated with illegal immigrants.
  We must redouble our efforts to protect the environment. My 
Administration has sought more innovative, effective approaches to do 
so, and this budget would build upon them. In particular, I am proposing 
to work more with State and local governments, businesses, and 
environmental groups on collaborative efforts, while seeking more funds 
for high-priority programs.
  Because investments in science and technology pay off in higher 
productivity and living standards down the road, I am seeking 
significant new funding for the Advanced Technology Program at the 
Commerce Department's National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
NASA's New Technology Investments, the Defense Department's Technology 
Reinvestment Project, biomedical research at the National Institutes of 
Health, and research and development at the National Science Foundation. 
I am also seeking to strengthen our coordinated efforts through the 
Administration's National Science and Technology Council and to improve 
the payment system for federally-sponsored research at colleges and 
universities.

  I remain committed to comprehensive health care reform. The problems 
that prompted me to send Congress the Health Security Act in November 
1993 have not gone away. Health care costs have continued to soar for 
individuals, businesses, and all levels of government. More Americans 
are losing their health coverage each year, and many others are staying 
in jobs only out of fear of losing their own coverage. I am asking 
Congress to work with me on a bipartisan basis, to take the first steps 
toward guaranteeing health care coverage to every American while 
containing costs.


             projecting american leadership around the world

  We have begun the post-Cold War era and welcome one of its most 
significant fruits--the continuing efforts of Russia and the newly-
independent states to move toward democracy and economic freedom. We 
propose to continue our support for this fundamental change that clearly 
serves the Nation's long-term interests.
  My proposals for international affairs also promote and defend this 
Nation's vital interests in Central Europe, the Middle East, and Asia. 
The budget supports the important role we play in fostering our historic 
peace process in the Middle East.
  With the global economy offering the prospect of new markets for 
American goods, we are redoubling our efforts to promote an open trading 
system in Asia, as well as in Latin America and the rest of the globe. I 
am, for instance, proposing increased funding for our trade promotion 
agencies, such as the Export-Import Bank, which strengthen our trade 
position. I am also asking for continued support for the bilateral and 
multilateral assistance to less-developed nations that can prevent 
humanitarian crises, as well as support for a strong American response 
to these crises.
  Our military strength works in synergy with our foreign policy. Our 
forces defend our interests, deterring potential adversaries and 
reassuring our friends. My Defense Funding Initiative, a $25 billion 
increase in defense spending over the next 6 years, marks the third time 
that I have raised defense spending above my initial funding plan in 
order to support and maintain the most capable military force in the 
world. I am determined to ensure a high level of readiness of U.S. 
military forces, to continue to improve the pay and quality of life for 
the men and women who serve, and to ensure that our forces are 
modernized with new systems that will be available near the end of the 
century.


                         making government work

  None of our efforts can fully succeed unless we make Government work 
for all Americans. We have made great progress with the National 
Performance Review (NPR), which I established early in the 
Administration and which Vice President Gore has so ably run at my 
direction.
  Specifically, departments and agencies across the Government have made 
substantial progress on each of the NPR's four themes: putting customers 
first, empowering employees to get results, cutting red tape, and 
cutting back to basics. The departments and agencies have established 
customer service standards and streamlined their operations. They also 
are working with my Office of Management and Budget to focus more on 
``performance''--what Federal programs actually accomplish. And they are 
doing all this while we are cutting the Federal workforce by 272,900 
positions, bringing it to its smallest size since John Kennedy was 
President.
  We also greatly improved the Federal regulatory system, opening it up 
more to public scrutiny. We plan to build upon our efforts, to make sure 
that we are protecting the public while not unduly burdening any one 
industry or group. We also overhauled the Federal procurement system, 
cutting mountains of red tape and enabling the Government to buy high-
quality goods and services at lower cost.
  Despite such progress, however, we are only beginning our efforts. I 
recently announced a major restructuring of the Departments of Housing 
and Urban Development, Energy, and Transportation, the General Services 
Administration, and the Office of Personnel Management. The budget 
contains details of these restructurings and our related proposals that 
affect hundreds of other programs.
  In the coming months, the Vice President will lead Phase II of our 
crusade to reinvent Government--an effort to identify other agencies and 
programs to restructure or terminate, to sort out responsibilities among 
the Federal, State, and local levels of government, and to choose 
functions better performed by the private sector.


                               conclusion

  Our agenda is working. By cutting the budget deficit, investing in our 
people, and opening world markets, we have begun to lay the foundation 
for a strong economy for years to come. And by reinventing the Federal 
Government, cutting red tape and layers of management, we have begun to 
make Government more responsive to the American people.
  This budget seeks to build upon those efforts. It seeks to spread the 
benefits of our economic recovery to more Americans and give them the 
tools to build a brighter future for themselves. It also seeks to 
continue our reinvention efforts--to eliminate or restructure agencies 
and programs, and to better sort out responsibilities among the Federal, 
State, and local levels of government.
  These proposals will help us to create a stronger economy and more 
effective

[[Page 163]]

Government. I will ask for Congress's help in these efforts.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 6, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 104-3).

para.20.12  line-item veto

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, pursuant to House Resolution 55 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2) to give the President item veto authority over 
appropriations Acts and targeted tax benefits in revenue Acts.
  Mr. HOBSON, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, assumed the Chair.

para.20.13  further message from the president

  A further message in writing from the President of the United States 
was communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries.

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.20.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ORTON:

       At the end of section 4, add the following new paragraph:
       (5) The term ``discretionary budget authority'' includes 
     authority to enter into contracts under which the United 
     States is obligated to make outlays, the budget authority for 
     which is not provided in advance by appropriations Acts.

It was decided in the

Yeas

65

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

360

para.20.15                    [Roll No. 91]

                                AYES--65

     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Coleman
     Condit
     Dellums
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Furse
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Hoyer
     Inglis
     Johnson (SD)
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     McHale
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Obey
     Orton
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Sabo
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Visclosky
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--360

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Becerra
     Bryant (TN)
     Ford
     Frost
     Jefferson
     McDade
     Mollohan
     Tucker
     Watts (OK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.20.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. WATERS:

       The first sentence of paragraph (3) of section 4 is amended 
     by inserting ``or which the President determines would yield 
     at least 20 percent of its benefit to the top 1 percent of 
     income earners'' before the period.

It was decided in the

Yeas

144

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

280

para.20.17                    [Roll No. 92]

                                AYES--144

     Abercrombie
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--280

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute

[[Page 164]]


     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brownback
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Becerra
     Bryant (TN)
     Chenoweth
     Ford
     Frost
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     McDade
     Tucker
     Watts (OK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.20.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. STENHOLM:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Line Item Veto Act''.

                        TITLE I--LINE ITEM VETO

     SEC. 101. LINE ITEM VETO AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the provisions of part B 
     of title X of The Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
     Control Act of 1974, and subject to the provisions of this 
     section, the President may rescind all or part of the dollar 
     amount of any discretionary budget authority specified in an 
     appropriation Act or an accompanying committee report or 
     joint explanatory statement accompanying a conference report 
     on that Act or veto any targeted tax benefit which is subject 
     to the terms of this Act if the President--
       (1) determines that--
       (A) such rescission or veto would help reduce the Federal 
     budget deficit;
       (B) such rescission or veto will not impair any essential 
     Government functions; and
       (C) such rescission or veto will not harm the national 
     interest; and
       (2) notifies the Congress of such rescission or veto by a 
     special message not later than ten calendar days (not 
     including Sundays) after the date of enactment of an 
     appropriation Act providing such budget authority or a 
     revenue or reconciliation Act containing a targeted tax 
     benefit.
       (b) Deficit Reduction.--In each special message, the 
     President may also propose to reduce the appropriate 
     discretionary spending limit set forth in section 601(a)(2) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 by an amount that 
     does not exceed the total amount of discretionary budget 
     authority rescinded by that message.
       (c) Separate Messages.--The President shall submit a 
     separate special message for each appropriation Act and for 
     each revenue or reconciliation Act under this paragraph.
       (d) Special Rule.--For any rescission of budget authority, 
     the President may either submit a special message under this 
     section or under section 1012 of the Impoundment Control Act 
     of 1974. Funds proposed to be rescinded under this section 
     may not be proposed to be rescinded under section 1012 of 
     that Act.

     SEC. 102. LINE ITEM VETO EFFECTIVE UNLESS DISAPPROVED.

       (a)(1) Any amount of budget authority rescinded under 
     section 101 as set forth in a special message by the 
     President shall be deemed canceled unless, during the period 
     described in subsection (b), a rescission/receipts 
     disapproval bill making available all of the amount rescinded 
     is enacted into law.
       (2) Any provision of law vetoed under section 101 as set 
     forth in a special message by the President shall be deemed 
     repealed unless, during the period described in subsection 
     (b), a rescission/receipts disapproval bill restoring that 
     provision is enacted into law.
       (b) The period referred to in subsection (a) is--
       (1) a congressional review period of twenty calendar days 
     of session, beginning on the first calendar day of session 
     after the date of submission of the special message, during 
     which Congress must complete action on the rescission/
     receipts disapproval bill and present such bill to the 
     President for approval or disapproval;
       (2) after the period provided in paragraph (1), an 
     additional ten days (not including Sundays) during which the 
     President may exercise his authority to sign or veto the 
     rescission/receipts disapproval bill; and
       (3) if the President vetoes the rescission/receipts 
     disapproval bill during the period provided in paragraph (2), 
     an additional five calendar days of session after the date of 
     the veto.
       (c) If a special message is transmitted by the President 
     under section 101 and the last session of the Congress 
     adjourns sine die before the expiration of the period 
     described in subsection (b), the rescission or veto, as the 
     case may be, shall not take effect. The message shall be 
     deemed to have been retransmitted on the first Monday in 
     February of the succeeding Congress and the review period 
     referred to in subsection (b) (with respect to such message) 
     shall run beginning after such first day.

     SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title:
       (1) The term ``rescission/receipts disapproval bill'' means 
     a bill or joint resolution which only disapproves, in whole, 
     rescissions of discretionary budget authority or only 
     disapproves vetoes of targeted tax benefits in a special 
     message transmitted by the President under this Act and--
       (A) which does not have a preamble;
       (B)(i) in the case of a special message regarding 
     rescissions, the matter after the enacting clause of which is 
     as follows: ``That Congress disapproves each rescission of 
     discretionary budget authority of the President as submitted 
     by the President in a special message on      '', the blank 
     space being filled in with the appropriate date and the 
     public law to which the message relates; and
       (ii) in the case of a special message regarding vetoes of 
     targeted tax benefits, the matter after the enacting clause 
     of which is as follows: ``That Congress disapproves each veto 
     of targeted tax benefits of the President as submitted by the 
     President in a special message on      '', the blank space 
     being filled in with the appropriate date and the public law 
     to which the message relates; and
       (C) the title of which is as follows: ``A bill disapproving 
     the recommendations submitted by the President on      '', 
     the blank space being filled in with the date of submission 
     of the relevant special message and the public law to which 
     the message relates.
       (2) The term ``calendar days of session'' shall mean only 
     those days on which both Houses of Congress are in session.
       (3) The term ``targeted tax benefit'' means any provision 
     of a revenue or reconciliation Act determined by the 
     President to provide a Federal tax deduction, credit, 
     exclusion, preference, or other concession to 100 or fewer 
     beneficiaries. Any partnership, limited partnership, trust, 
     or S corporation, and any subsidiary or affiliate of the same 
     parent corporation, shall be deemed and counted as a single 
     beneficiary regardless of the number of partners, limited 
     partners, beneficiaries, shareholders, or affiliated 
     corporate entities.
       (4) The term ``appropriation Act'' means any general or 
     special appropriation Act, and any Act or joint resolution 
     making supplemental, deficiency, or continuing 
     appropriations.

     SEC. 104. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF LINE ITEM VETOES.

       (a) Presidential Special Message.--Whenever the President 
     rescinds any budget authority as provided in section 101 or 
     vetoes any provision of law as provided in 101, the President 
     shall transmit to both Houses of Congress a special message 
     specifying--
       (1) the amount of budget authority rescinded or the 
     provision vetoed;
       (2) any account, department, or establishment of the 
     Government to which such budget authority is available for 
     obligation, and the specific project or governmental 
     functions involved;
       (3) the reasons and justifications for the determination to 
     rescind budget authority or veto any provisions pursuant to 
     section 101;

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       (4) to the maximum extent practicable, the estimated 
     fiscal, economic, and budgetary effect of the rescission or 
     veto; and
       (5) all actions, circumstances, and considerations relating 
     to or bearing upon the rescission or veto and the decision to 
     effect the rescission or veto, and to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the estimated effect of the rescission upon the 
     objects, purposes, and programs for which the budget 
     authority is provided.
       (b) Transmission of Messages to House and Senate.--
       (1) Each special message transmitted under section 101 
     shall be transmitted to the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate on the same day, and shall be delivered to the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives if the House is not in 
     session, and to the Secretary of the Senate if the Senate is 
     not in session. Each special message so transmitted shall be 
     referred to the appropriate committees of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate. Each such message shall be 
     printed as a document of each House.
       (2) Any special message transmitted under section 101 shall 
     be printed in the first issue of the Federal Register 
     published after such transmittal.
       (c) Introduction of Rescission/Receipts Disapproval 
     Bills.--The procedures set forth in subsection (d) shall 
     apply to any rescission/receipts disapproval bill introduced 
     in the House of Representatives not later than the third 
     calendar day of session beginning on the day after the date 
     of submission of a special message by the President under 
     section 101.
       (d) Consideration in the House of Representatives.--(1) The 
     committee of the House of Representatives to which a 
     rescission/receipts disapproval bill is referred shall report 
     it without amendment, and with or without recommendation, not 
     later than the eighth calendar day of session after the date 
     of its introduction. If the committee fails to report the 
     bill within that period, it is in order to move that the 
     House discharge the committee from further consideration of 
     the bill. A motion to discharge may be made only by an 
     individual favoring the bill (but only after the legislative 
     day on which a Member announces to the House the Member's 
     intention to do so). The motion is highly privileged. Debate 
     thereon shall be limited to not more than one hour, the time 
     to be divided in the House equally between a proponent and an 
     opponent. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening 
     motion. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion 
     is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order.
       (2) After a rescission/receipts disapproval bill is 
     reported or the committee has been discharged from further 
     consideration, it is in order to move that the House resolve 
     into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union for consideration of the bill. All points of order 
     against the bill and against consideration of the bill are 
     waived. The motion is highly privileged. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on that motion to its 
     adoption without intervening motion. A motion to reconsider 
     the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 
     shall not be in order. During consideration of the bill in 
     the Committee of the Whole, the first reading of the bill 
     shall be dispensed with. General debate shall proceed without 
     intervening motion, shall be confined to the bill, and shall 
     not exceed two hours equally divided and controlled by a 
     proponent and an opponent of the bill. No amendment to the 
     bill is in order, except any Member may move to strike the 
     disapproval of any rescission or rescissions of budget 
     authority or any proposed repeal of a targeted tax benefit, 
     as applicable, if supported by 49 other Members. At the 
     conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, 
     the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion.
       (3) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the 
     application of the rules of the House of Representatives to 
     the procedure relating to a bill described in subsection (a) 
     shall be decided without debate.
       (4) It shall not be in order to consider more than one bill 
     described in subsection (c) or more than one motion to 
     discharge described in paragraph (1) with respect to a 
     particular special message.
       (5) Consideration of any rescission/receipts disapproval 
     bill under this subsection is governed by the rules of the 
     House of Representatives except to the extent specifically 
     provided by the provisions of this title.
       (e) Consideration in the Senate.--
       (1) Any rescission/receipts disapproval bill received in 
     the Senate from the House shall be considered in the Senate 
     pursuant to the provisions of this title.
       (2) Debate in the Senate on any rescission/receipts 
     disapproval bill and debatable motions and appeals in 
     connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than ten 
     hours. The time shall be equally divided between, and 
     controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or 
     their designees.
       (3) Debate in the Senate on any debatable motions or appeal 
     in connection with such bill shall be limited to one hour, to 
     be equally divided between, and controlled by the mover and 
     the manager of the bill, except that in the event the manager 
     of the bill is in favor of any such motion or appeal, the 
     time is in favor of any such motion or appeal, the time in 
     opposition thereto shall be controlled by the minority leader 
     or his designee. Such leaders, or either of them, may, from 
     the time under their control on the passage of the bill, 
     allot additional time to any Senator during the consideration 
     of any debatable motion or appeal.
       (4) A motion to further limit debate is not debatable. A 
     motion to recommit (except a motion to recommit with 
     instructions to report back within a specified number of days 
     not to exceed one, not counting any day on which the Senate 
     is not in session) is not in order.
       (f) Points of Order.--
       (1) It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any 
     rescission/receipts disapproval bill that relates to any 
     matter other than the rescission of budget authority or veto 
     of the provision of law transmitted by the President under 
     section 101.
       (2) It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any 
     amendment to a rescission/receipts disapproval bill.
       (3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) may be waived or suspended in 
     the Senate only by a vote of three-fifths of the members duly 
     chosen and sworn.

     SEC. 105. REPORTS OF THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE.

       Beginning on January 6, 1996, and at one-year intervals 
     thereafter, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to 
     each House of Congress which provides the following 
     information:
       (1) A list of each proposed Presidential rescission of 
     discretionary budget authority and veto of a targeted tax 
     benefit submitted through special messages for the fiscal 
     year ending during the preceding calendar year, together with 
     their dollar value, and an indication of whether each 
     rescission of discretionary budget authority or veto of a 
     targeted tax benefit was accepted or rejected by Congress.
       (2) The total number of proposed Presidential rescissions 
     of discretionary budget authority and vetoes of a targeted 
     tax benefit submitted through special messages for the fiscal 
     year ending during the preceding calendar year, together with 
     their total dollar value.
       (3) The total number of Presidential rescissions of 
     discretionary budget authority or vetoes of a targeted tax 
     benefit submitted through special messages for the fiscal 
     year ending during the preceding calendar year and approved 
     by Congress, together with their total dollar value.
       (4) A list of rescissions of discretionary budget authority 
     initiated by Congress for the fiscal year ending during the 
     preceding calendar year, together with their dollar value, 
     and an indication of whether each such rescission was 
     accepted or rejected by Congress.
       (5) The total number of rescissions of discretionary budget 
     authority initiated and accepted by Congress for the fiscal 
     year ending during the preceding calendar year, together with 
     their total dollar value.
       (6) A summary of the information provided by paragraphs 
     (2), (3) and (5) for each of the ten fiscal years ending 
     before the fiscal year during this calendar year.

     SEC. 106. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) Expedited Review.--
       (1) Any Member of Congress may bring an action, in the 
     United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 
     for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief on the ground 
     that any provision of this title violates the Constitution.
       (2) A copy of any complaint in an action brought under 
     paragraph (1) shall be promptly delivered to the Secretary of 
     the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and 
     each House of Congress shall have the right to intervene in 
     such action.
       (3) Any action brought under paragraph (1) shall be heard 
     and determined by a three-judge court in accordance with 
     section 2284 of title 28, United States Code.

     Nothing in this section or in any other law shall infringe 
     upon the right of the House of Representatives to intervene 
     in an action brought under paragraph (1) without the 
     necessity of adopting a resolution to authorize such 
     intervention.
       (b) Appeal to Supreme Court.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any order of the United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia which is issued pursuant 
     to an action brought under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) 
     shall be reviewable by appeal directly to the Supreme Court 
     of the United States. Any such appeal shall be taken by a 
     notice of appeal filed within 10 days after such order is 
     entered; and the jurisdictional statement shall be filed 
     within 30 days after such order is entered. No stay of an 
     order issued pursuant to an action brought under paragraph 
     (1) of subsection (a) shall be issued by a single Justice of 
     the Supreme Court.
       (c) Expedited Consideration.--It shall be the duty of the 
     District Court for the District of Columbia and the Supreme 
     Court of the United States to advance on the docket and to 
     expedite to the greatest possible extent the disposition of 
     any matter brought under subsection (a).

TITLE II--EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF PROPOSED RESCISSIONS AND TARGETED 
                              TAX BENEFITS

     SEC. 201. EXPEDITED CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN PROPOSED 
                   RESCISSIONS AND TARGETED TAX BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1012 of the Congressional Budget 
     and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 683) is amended 
     to read as follows:


       ``expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions

       ``Sec. 1012. (a) Proposed Rescission of Budget Authority or 
     Repeal of Targeted

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     Tax Benefits.--The President may propose, at the time and in 
     the manner provided in subsection (b), the rescission of any 
     budget authority provided in an appropriation Act of repeal 
     of any targeted tax benefit provided in any revenue Act. If 
     the President proposes a rescission of budget authority, he 
     may also propose to reduce the appropriate discretionary 
     spending limit set forth in section 601(a)(2) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 by an amount that does not 
     exceed the amount of the proposed rescission. Funds made 
     available for obligation under this procedure may not be 
     proposed for rescission again under this section.
       ``(b) Transmittal of Special Message.--
       ``(1) The President may transmit to Congress a special 
     message proposing to rescind amounts of budget authority or 
     to repeal any targeted tax benefit and include with that 
     special message a draft bill that, if enacted, would only 
     rescind that budget authority or repeal that targeted tax 
     benefit unless the President also proposes a reduction in the 
     appropriate discretionary spending limit set forth in section 
     601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974. That bill 
     shall clearly identify the amount of budget authority that is 
     proposed to be rescinded for each program, project, or 
     activity to which that budget authority relates to the 
     targeted tax benefit proposed to be repealed, as the case may 
     be. A targeted tax benefit may only be proposed to be 
     repealed under this section during the 10-legislative-day 
     period commencing on the day after the date of enactment of 
     the provision proposed to be repealed.
       ``(2) In the case of an appropriation Act that includes 
     accounts within the jurisdiction of more than one 
     subcommittee of the Committee on Appropriations, the 
     President in proposing to rescind budget authority under this 
     section shall send a separate special message and 
     accompanying draft bill for accounts within the jurisdiction 
     of each each subcommittee.
       ``(3) Each special message shall specify, with respect to 
     the budget authority proposed to be rescinded, the 
     following--
       ``(A) the amount of budget authority which he proposes to 
     be rescinded;
       ``(B) any account, department, or establishment of the 
     Government to which such budget authority is available for 
     obligation, and the specific project or governmental 
     functions involved;
       ``(C) the reasons why the budget authority should be 
     rescinded;
       ``(D) to the maximum extent practicable, the estimated 
     fiscal, economic, and budgetary effect (including the effect 
     on outlays and receipts in each fiscal year) of the proposed 
     rescission;
       ``(E) all facts, circumstances, and considerations relating 
     to or bearing upon the proposed rescission and the decision 
     to effect the proposed rescission, and to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the estimated effect of the proposed rescission 
     upon the objects, purposes, and programs for which the budget 
     authority is provided.

     Each special message shall specify, with respect to the 
     proposed repeal of targeted tax benefits, the information 
     required by subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), as it relates to 
     the proposed repeal; and
       ``(F) a reduction in the appropriate discretionary spending 
     limit set forth in section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974, if proposed by the President.
       (4) For any rescission of budget authority, the President 
     may either submit a special message under this section or 
     under section 101 of the Line Item Veto Act. Funds proposed 
     to be rescinded under this section may not be proposed to be 
     rescinded under section 101 of that Act.
       ``(c) Procedures for Expedited Consideration.--
       ``(1)(A) Before the close of the second legislative day of 
     the House of Representatives after the date of receipt of a 
     special message transmitted to Congress under subsection (b), 
     the majority leader or minority leader of the House of 
     Representatives shall introduce (by request) the draft bill 
     accompanying that special message. If the bill is not 
     introduced as provided in the preceding sentence, then, on 
     the third legislative day of the House of Representatives 
     after the date of receipt of that special message, any Member 
     of that House may introduce the bill.
       ``(B) The bill shall be referred to the Committee on 
     Appropriations or the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
     House of Representatives, as applicable. The committee shall 
     report the bill without substantive revision and with or 
     without recommendation. The bill shall be reported not later 
     than the seventh legislative day of that House after the date 
     of receipt of that special message. If that committee fails 
     to report the bill within that period, that committee shall 
     be automatically discharged from consideration of the bill, 
     and the bill shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
       ``(C) During consideration under this paragraph, any Member 
     of the House of Representatives may move to strike any 
     proposed rescission or rescissions of budget authority or any 
     proposed repeal of a targeted tax benefit, as applicable, if 
     supported by 49 other Members.
       ``(D) A vote on final passage of the bill shall be taken in 
     the House of Representatives on or before the close of the 
     10th legislative day of that House after the date of the 
     introduction of the bill in that House. If the bill is 
     passed, the Clerk of the House of Representatives shall cause 
     the bill to be engrossed, certified, and transmitted to the 
     Senate within one calendar day of the day on which the bill 
     is passed.
       ``(2)(A) A motion in the House of Representatives to 
     proceed to the consideration of a bill under this section 
     shall be highly privileged and not debatable. An amendment to 
     the motion shall not be in order, nor shall it be in order to 
     move to reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to 
     or disagreed to.
       ``(B) Debate in the House of Representatives on a bill 
     under this section shall not exceed 4 hours, which shall be 
     divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the 
     bill. A motion further to limit debate shall not be 
     debatable. It shall not be in order to move to recommit a 
     bill under this section or to move to reconsider the vote by 
     which the bill is agreed to or disagreed to.
       ``(C) Appeals from decisions of the Chair relating to the 
     application of the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
     the procedure relating to a bill under this section shall be 
     decided without debate.
       ``(D) Except to the extent specifically provided in the 
     preceding provisions of this subsection, consideration of a 
     bill under this section shall be governed by the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives. It shall not be in order in the 
     House of Representatives to consider any rescission bill 
     introduced pursuant to the provisions of this section under a 
     suspension of the rules or under a special rule.
       ``(3)(A) A bill transmitted to the Senate pursuant to 
     paragraph (1)(D) shall be referred to its Committee on 
     Appropriations or Committee on Finance, as applicable. That 
     committee shall report the bill without substantive revision 
     and with or without recommendation. The bill shall be 
     reported not later than the seventh legislative day of the 
     Senate after it receives the bill. A committee failing to 
     report the bill within such period shall be automatically 
     discharged from consideration of the bill, and the bill shall 
     be placed upon the appropriate calendar.
       ``(B) During consideration under this paragraph, any Member 
     of the Senate may move to strike any proposed rescission or 
     rescissions of budget authority or any proposed repeal of a 
     targeted tax benefit, as applicable, if supported by 14 other 
     Members.
       ``(4)(A) A motion in the Senate to proceed to the 
     consideration of a bill under this section shall be 
     privileged and not debatable. An amendment to the motion 
     shall not be in order, nor shall it be in order to move to 
     reconsider the vote by which the motion is agreed to or 
     disagreed to.
       ``(B) Debate in the Senate on a bill under this section, 
     and all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith 
     (including debate pursuant to subparagraph (C)), shall not 
     exceed 10 hours. The time shall be equally divided between, 
     and controlled by, the majority leader and the minority 
     leader or their designees.
       ``(C) Debate in the Senate or any debatable motion or 
     appeal in connection with a bill under this section shall be 
     limited to not more than 1 hour, to be equally divided 
     between, and controlled by, the mover and the manager of the 
     bill, except that in the event the manager of the bill is in 
     favor of any such motion or appeal, the time in opposition 
     thereto, shall be controlled by the minority leader or his 
     designee. Such leaders, or either of them, may, from time 
     under their control of the passage of a bill, allot 
     additional time to any Senator during the consideration of 
     any debatable motion or appeal.
       ``(D) A motion in the Senate to further limit debate on a 
     bill under this section is not debatable. A motion to 
     recommit a bill under this section is not in order.
       ``(d) Amendment and Divisions Prohibited.--Except as 
     otherwise provided by this section, no amendment to a bill 
     considered under this section shall be in order in either the 
     House of Representatives or the Senate. It shall not be in 
     order to demand a division of the question in the House of 
     Representatives (or in a Committee of the Whole) or in the 
     Senate. No motion to suspend the application of this 
     subsection shall be in order in either House, nor shall it be 
     in order in either House to suspend the application of this 
     subsection by unanimous consent.
       ``(e) Requirement to Make Available for Obligation.--(1) 
     Any amount of budget authority proposed to be rescinded in a 
     special message transmitted to Congress under subsection (b) 
     shall be made available for obligation on the day after the 
     date on which either House rejects the bill transmitted with 
     that special message.
       ``(2) Any targeted tax benefit proposed to be repealed 
     under this section as set forth in a special message 
     transmitted by the President shall not be deemed repealed 
     unless the bill transmitted with that special message is 
     enacted into law.
       ``(f) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `appropriation Act' means any general or 
     special appropriation Act, and any Act or joint resolution 
     making supplemental, deficiency, or continuing 
     appropriations;
       ``(2) the term `legislative day' means, with respect to 
     either House of Congress, any day of session;
       ``(3) the term ``targeted tax benefit'' means any provision 
     of a revenue or reconciliation Act determined by the 
     President to provide a Federal tax deduction, credit, 
     exclusion, preference, or other concession to 100 or fewer 
     beneficiaries. Any partnership, limited partnership, trust, 
     or S corporation, and any subsidiary or affiliate of the same 
     parent corporation, shall be deemed and counted as a single 
     beneficiary regardless of the number of partners, limited 
     partners, beneficiaries, shareholders, or affiliated 
     corporate entities; and

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       ``(4) the term `beneficiary' means any taxpayer or any 
     corporation, partnership, institution, organization, item of 
     property, State, or civil subdivision within one or more 
     States. Any partnership, limited partnership, trust, or S 
     corporation, and any subsidiary or affiliate of the same 
     parent corporation, shall be deemed and counted as a single 
     beneficiary regardless of the number of partners, limited 
     partners, beneficiaries, shareholders, or affiliated 
     corporate entities.''.
       (b) Exercise of Rulemaking Powers.--Section 904 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``and 1017'' and 
     inserting ``1012, and 1017''; and
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``section 1017'' and 
     inserting ``sections 1012 and 1017''; and
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1011 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 
     U.S.C. 682(5)) is amended by repealing paragraphs (3) and (5) 
     and by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
       (2) Section 1014 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 685) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``or the 
     reservation''; and
       (B) in subsection (e)(1), by striking ``or a reservation'' 
     and by striking ``or each such reservation''.
       (3) Section 1015(a) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 686) is amended 
     by striking ``is to establish a reserve or'', by striking 
     ``the establishment of such a reserve or'', and by striking 
     ``reserve or'' each other place it appears.
       (4) Section 1017 of such Act (2 U.S.C. 687) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``rescission bill 
     introduced with respect to a special message or'';
       (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``rescission bill 
     or'', by striking ``bill or'' the second place it appears, by 
     striking ``rescission bill with respect to the same special 
     message or'', and by striking ``, and the case may be,'';
       (C) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``bill or'' each 
     place it appears;
       (D) in subsection (c), by striking ``rescission'' each 
     place it appears and by striking ``bill or'' each place it 
     appears;
       (E) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``rescission bill 
     or'' and by striking ``, and all amendments thereto (in the 
     case of a rescission bill)'';
       (F) in subsection (d)(2)--
       (i) by striking the first sentence;
       (ii) by amending the second sentence to read as follows: 
     ``Debate on any debatable motion or appeal in connection with 
     an impoundment resolution shall be limited to 1 hour, to be 
     equally divided between, and controlled by, the mover and the 
     manager of the resolution, except that in the event that the 
     manager of the resolution is in favor of any such motion or 
     appeal, the time in opposition thereto shall be controlled by 
     the minority leader or his designee.'';
       (iii) by striking the third sentence; and
       (iv) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``rescission bill 
     or'' and by striking ``amendment, debatable motion,'' and by 
     inserting ``debatable motion'';
       (G) in paragraph (d)(3), by striking the second and third 
     sentences; and
       (H) by striking paragraphs (4), (5), (6), and (7) of 
     paragraph (d).
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--The item relating to section 1012 
     in the table of sections for subpart B of title X of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is 
     amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 1012. Expedited consideration of certain proposed rescissions 
              and targeted tax benefits.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

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Nays

266

para.20.19                    [Roll No. 93]

                                AYES--156

     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--266

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Becerra
     Bryant (TN)
     Crane
     Ford
     Frost
     Gekas
     Jefferson
     McDade
     Morella
     Peterson (MN)
     Tucker
     Watts (OK)
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KLUG, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BOEHNER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 55, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Line Item Veto Act''.

     SEC. 2. LINE ITEM VETO AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding the provisions of part B 
     of title X of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
     Control Act of 1974, and subject to the provisions of this 
     section, the President may rescind all or part of any dollar 
     amount of any discretionary budget authority specified in an 
     appropriation Act or conference report or joint explanatory 
     statement accompanying a conference report on the Act, or 
     veto any targeted tax benefit which is subject to the terms 
     of this Act if the President--
       (1) determines that--
       (A) such rescission or veto would help reduce the Federal 
     budget deficit;
       (B) such rescission or veto will not impair any essential 
     Government functions; and

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       (C) such rescission or veto will not harm the national 
     interest; and
       (2) notifies the Congress of such rescission or veto by a 
     special message not later than ten calendar days (not 
     including Sundays) after the date of enactment of an 
     appropriation Act providing such budget authority or a 
     revenue or reconciliation Act containing a targeted tax 
     benefit.
       (b) Deficit Reduction.--In each special message, the 
     President may also propose to reduce the appropriate 
     discretionary spending limit set forth in section 601(a)(2) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 by an amount that 
     does not exceed the total amount of discretionary budget 
     authority rescinded by that message.
       (c) Separate Messages.--The President shall submit a 
     separate special message for each appropriation Act and for 
     each revenue or reconciliation Act under this section.
       (d) Limitation.--No special message submitted by the 
     President under this section may change any prohibition or 
     limitation of discretionary budget authority set forth in any 
     appropriation Act.
       (e) Special Rule for Fiscal Year 1995 Appropriation 
     Measures.--Notwithstanding subsection (a)(2), in the case of 
     any unobligated discretionary budget authority provided by 
     any appropriation Act for fiscal year 1995, the President may 
     rescind all or part of that discretionary budget authority 
     under the terms of this Act if the President notifies the 
     Congress of such rescission by a special message not later 
     than ten calendar days (not including Sundays) after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3. LINE ITEM VETO EFFECTIVE UNLESS DISAPPROVED.

       (a)(1) Any amount of budget authority rescinded under this 
     Act as set forth in a special message by the President shall 
     be deemed canceled unless, during the period described in 
     subsection (b), a rescission/receipts disapproval bill making 
     available all of the amount rescinded is enacted into law.
       (2) Any provision of law vetoed under this Act as set forth 
     in a special message by the President shall be deemed 
     repealed unless, during the period described in subsection 
     (b), a rescission/receipts disapproval bill restoring that 
     provision is enacted into law.
       (b) The period referred to in subsection (a) is--
       (1) a congressional review period of twenty calendar days 
     of session, beginning on the first calendar day of session 
     after the date of submission of the special message, during 
     which Congress must complete action on the rescission/
     receipts disapproval bill and present such bill to the 
     President for approval or disapproval;
       (2) after the period provided in paragraph (1), an 
     additional ten days (not including Sundays) during which the 
     President may exercise his authority to sign or veto the 
     rescission/receipts disapproval bill; and
       (3) if the President vetoes the rescission/receipts 
     disapproval bill during the period provided in paragraph (2), 
     an additional five calendar days of session after the date of 
     the veto.
       (c) If a special message is transmitted by the President 
     under this Act and the last session of the Congress adjourns 
     sine die before the expiration of the period described in 
     subsection (b), the rescission or veto, as the case may be, 
     shall not take effect. The message shall be deemed to have 
     been retransmitted on the first Monday in February of the 
     succeeding Congress and the review period referred to in 
     subsection (b) (with respect to such message) shall run 
     beginning after such first day.

     SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this Act:
       (1) The term ``rescission/receipts disapproval bill'' means 
     a bill or joint resolution which only disapproves, in whole, 
     rescissions of discretionary budget authority or only 
     disapproves vetoes of targeted tax benefits in a special 
     message transmitted by the President under this Act and--
       (A) which does not have a preamble;
       (B)(i) in the case of a special message regarding 
     rescissions, the matter after the enacting clause of which is 
     as follows: ``That Congress disapproves each rescission of 
     discretionary budget authority of the President as submitted 
     by the President in a special message on ________'', the 
     blank space being filled in with the appropriate date and the 
     public law to which the message relates; and
       (ii) in the case of a special message regarding vetoes of 
     targeted tax benefits, the matter after the enacting clause 
     of which is as follows: ``That Congress disapproves each veto 
     of targeted tax benefits of the President as submitted by the 
     President in a special message on ________'', the blank space 
     being filled in with the appropriate date and the public law 
     to which the message relates; and
       (C) the title of which is as follows: ``A bill disapproving 
     the recommendations submitted by the President on ________'', 
     the blank space being filled in with the date of submission 
     of the relevant special message and the public law to which 
     the message relates.
       (2) The term ``calendar days of session'' shall mean only 
     those days on which both Houses of Congress are in session.
       (3) The term ``targeted tax benefit'' means any provision 
     of a revenue or reconciliation Act determined by the 
     President to provide a Federal tax deduction, credit, 
     exclusion, preference, or other concession to 100 or fewer 
     beneficiaries. Any partnership, limited partnership, trust, 
     or S corporation, and any subsidiary or affiliate of the same 
     parent corporation, shall be deemed and counted as a single 
     beneficiary regardless of the number of partners, limited 
     partners, beneficiaries, shareholders, or affiliated 
     corporate entities.
       (4) The term ``appropriation Act'' means any general or 
     special appropriation Act, and any Act or joint resolution 
     making supplemental, deficiency, or continuing 
     appropriations.

     SEC. 5. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF LINE ITEM VETOES.

       (a) Presidential Special Message.--Whenever the President 
     rescinds any budget authority as provided in this Act or 
     vetoes any provision of law as provided in this Act, the 
     President shall transmit to both Houses of Congress a special 
     message specifying--
       (1) the amount of budget authority rescinded or the 
     provision vetoed;
       (2) any account, department, or establishment of the 
     Government to which such budget authority is available for 
     obligation, and the specific project or governmental 
     functions involved;
       (3) the reasons and justifications for the determination to 
     rescind budget authority or veto any provision pursuant to 
     this Act;
       (4) to the maximum extent practicable, the estimated 
     fiscal, economic, and budgetary effect of the rescission or 
     veto; and
       (5) all actions, circumstances, and considerations relating 
     to or bearing upon the rescission or veto and the decision to 
     effect the rescission or veto, and to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the estimated effect of the rescission upon the 
     objects, purposes, and programs for which the budget 
     authority is provided.
       (b) Transmission of Messages to House and Senate.--
       (1) Each special message transmitted under this Act shall 
     be transmitted to the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     on the same day, and shall be delivered to the Clerk of the 
     House of Representatives if the House is not in session, and 
     to the Secretary of the Senate if the Senate is not in 
     session. Each special message so transmitted shall be 
     referred to the appropriate committees of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate. Each such message shall be 
     printed as a document of each House.
       (2) Any special message transmitted under this Act shall be 
     printed in the first issue of the Federal Register published 
     after such transmittal.
       (c) Introduction of Rescission/Receipts Disapproval 
     Bills.--The procedures set forth in subsection (d) shall 
     apply to any rescission/receipts disapproval bill introduced 
     in the House of Representatives not later than the third 
     calendar day of session beginning on the day after the date 
     of submission of a special message by the President under 
     section 2.
       (d) Consideration in the House of Representatives.--(1) The 
     committee of the House of Representatives to which a 
     rescission/receipts disapproval bill is referred shall report 
     it without amendment, and with or without recommendation, not 
     later than the eighth calendar day of session after the date 
     of its introduction. If the committee fails to report the 
     bill within that period, it is in order to move that the 
     House discharge the committee from further consideration of 
     the bill. A motion to discharge may be made only by an 
     individual favoring the bill (but only after the legislative 
     day on which a Member announces to the House the Member's 
     intention to do so). The motion is highly privileged. Debate 
     thereon shall be limited to not more than one hour, the time 
     to be divided in the House equally between a proponent and an 
     opponent. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the motion to its adoption without intervening 
     motion. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion 
     is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order.
       (2) After a rescission/receipts disapproval bill is 
     reported or the committee has been discharged from further 
     consideration, it is in order to move that the House resolve 
     into the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union for consideration of the bill. All points of order 
     against the bill and against consideration of the bill are 
     waived. The motion is highly privileged. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on that motion to its 
     adoption without intervening motion. A motion to reconsider 
     the vote by which the motion is agreed to or disagreed to 
     shall not be in order. During consideration of the bill in 
     the Committee of the Whole, the first reading of the bill 
     shall be dispensed with. General debate shall proceed without 
     intervening motion, shall be confined to the bill, and shall 
     not exceed two hours equally divided and controlled by a 
     proponent and an opponent of the bill. No amendment to the 
     bill is in order, except any Member may move to strike the 
     disapproval of any rescission or rescissions of budget 
     authority or any proposed repeal of a targeted tax benefit, 
     as applicable, if supported by 49 other Members. At the 
     conclusion of the consideration of the bill for amendment, 
     the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion. A motion to reconsider the vote on 
     passage of the bill shall not be in order.
       (3) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to the 
     application of the rules of the House of Representatives to 
     the procedure relating to a bill described in subsection (a) 
     shall be decided without debate.
       (4) It shall not be in order to consider more than one bill 
     described in subsection (c) or more than one motion to 
     discharge described in paragraph (1) with respect to a 
     particular special message.

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       (5) Consideration of any rescission/receipts disapproval 
     bill under this subsection is governed by the rules of the 
     House of Representatives except to the extent specifically 
     provided by the provisions of this Act.
       (e) Consideration in the Senate.--
       (1) Any rescission/receipts disapproval bill received in 
     the Senate from the House shall be considered in the Senate 
     pursuant to the provisions of this Act.
       (2) Debate in the Senate on any rescission/receipts 
     disapproval bill and debatable motions and appeals in 
     connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than ten 
     hours. The time shall be equally divided between, and 
     controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or 
     their designees.
       (3) Debate in the Senate on any debatable motions or appeal 
     in connection with such bill shall be limited to one hour, to 
     be equally divided between, and controlled by the mover and 
     the manager of the bill, except that in the event the manager 
     of the bill is in favor of any such motion or appeal, the 
     time in opposition thereto shall be controlled by the 
     minority leader or his designee. Such leaders, or either of 
     them, may, from the time under their control on the passage 
     of the bill, allot additional time to any Senator during the 
     consideration of any debatable motion or appeal.
       (4) A motion to further limit debate is not debatable. A 
     motion to recommit (except a motion to recommit with 
     instructions to report back within a specified number of days 
     not to exceed one, not counting any day on which the Senate 
     is not in session) is not in order.
       (f) Points of Order.--
       (1) It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any 
     rescission/receipts disapproval bill that relates to any 
     matter other than the rescission of budget authority or veto 
     of the provision of law transmitted by the President under 
     this Act.
       (2) It shall not be in order in the Senate to consider any 
     amendment to a rescission/receipts disapproval bill.
       (3) Paragraphs (1) and (2) may be waived or suspended in 
     the Senate only by a vote of three-fifths of the members duly 
     chosen and sworn.

     SEC. 6. REPORTS OF THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE.

       Beginning on January 6, 1996, and at one-year intervals 
     thereafter, the Comptroller General shall submit a report to 
     each House of Congress which provides the following 
     information:
       (1) A list of each proposed Presidential rescission of 
     discretionary budget authority and veto of a targeted tax 
     benefit submitted through special messages for the fiscal 
     year ending during the preceding calendar year, together with 
     their dollar value, and an indication of whether each 
     rescission of discretionary budget authority or veto of a 
     targeted tax benefit was accepted or rejected by Congress.
       (2) The total number of proposed Presidential rescissions 
     of discretionary budget authority and vetoes of a targeted 
     tax benefit submitted through special messages for the fiscal 
     year ending during the preceding calendar year, together with 
     their total dollar value.
       (3) The total number of Presidential rescissions of 
     discretionary budget authority or vetoes of a targeted tax 
     benefit submitted through special messages for the fiscal 
     year ending during the preceding calendar year and approved 
     by Congress, together with their total dollar value.
       (4) A list of rescissions of discretionary budget authority 
     initiated by Congress for the fiscal year ending during the 
     preceding calendar year, together with their dollar value, 
     and an indication of whether each such rescission was 
     accepted or rejected by Congress.
       (5) The total number of rescissions of discretionary budget 
     authority initiated and accepted by Congress for the fiscal 
     year ending during the preceding calendar year, together with 
     their total dollar value.
       (6) A summary of the information provided by paragraphs 
     (2), (3) and (5) for each of the ten fiscal years ending 
     before the fiscal year during this calendar year.

     SEC. 7. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) Expedited Review.--
       (1) Any Member of Congress may bring an action, in the 
     United States District Court for the District of Columbia, 
     for declaratory judgment and injunctive relief on the ground 
     that any provision of this Act violates the Constitution.
       (2) A copy of any complaint in an action brought under 
     paragraph (1) shall be promptly delivered to the Secretary of 
     the Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and 
     each House of Congress shall have the right to intervene in 
     such action.
       (3) Any action brought under paragraph (1) shall be heard 
     and determined by a three-judge court in accordance with 
     section 2284 of title 28, United States Code.
     Nothing in this section or in any other law shall infringe 
     upon the right of the House of Representatives to intervene 
     in an action brought under paragraph (1) without the 
     necessity of adopting a resolution to authorize such 
     intervention.
       (b) Appeal to Supreme Court.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any order of the United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia which is issued pursuant 
     to an action brought under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) 
     shall be reviewable by appeal directly to the Supreme Court 
     of the United States. Any such appeal shall be taken by a 
     notice of appeal filed within 10 days after such order is 
     entered; and the jurisdictional statement shall be filed 
     within 30 days after such order is entered. No stay of an 
     order issued pursuant to an action brought under paragraph 
     (1) of subsection (a) shall be issued by a single Justice of 
     the Supreme Court.
       (c) Expedited Consideration.--It shall be the duty of the 
     District Court for the District of Columbia and the Supreme 
     Court of the United States to advance on the docket and to 
     expedite to the greatest possible extent the disposition of 
     any matter brought under subsection (a).
Passed the House of Representatives February 6, 1995.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois moved to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Government Reform and Oversight with instructions to report the bill 
back to the House forthwith with the following amendment:

       Paragraph (3) of section 4 is amended to read as follows:
       (3) The term ``targeted tax benefit'' means any provision 
     which has the practical effect of providing a benefit in the 
     form of a different treatment to a particular taxpayer or a 
     limited class of taxpayers whether or not such provision is 
     limited by its terms to a particular taxpayer or class of 
     taxpayers. Such term does not include any benefit provided to 
     a class of taxpayers distinguished on the basis of general 
     demographic conditions such as income, number of dependents, 
     or marital status. 

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KLUG, announced that the nays had it.
  Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said 
motion, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

185

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negative

Nays

241

para.20.20                    [Roll No. 94]

                                AYES--185

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--241

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)

[[Page 170]]


     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Becerra
     Bryant (TN)
     Ford
     Frost
     Jefferson
     McDade
     Tucker
     Watts (OK)
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KLUG, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois demanded a recorded vote on passage of said 
bill, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded 
vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

294

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affirmative

Nays

134

para.20.21                    [Roll No. 95]

                                AYES--294

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--134

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Becerra
     Bryant (TN)
     Frost
     Jefferson
     McDade
     Tucker
     Watts (OK)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.20.22  message from the president--impoundment control

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KLUG, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974, I herewith report 23 rescission proposals of budgetary 
resources, totaling $1.1 billion. These rescissions, when combined with 
other discretionary savings proposals contained in the FY 1996 Budget, 
will reduce FY 1995 budgetary resources by $2.4 billion.
  The proposed rescissions affect the Departments of Agriculture, 
Commerce, Education, Health and Human Services, Housing and Urban 
Development, Labor, and Transportation; the Environmental Protection 
Agency; the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; the Small 
Business Administration; the Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation 
Board; and the National Science Foundation.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 6, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 104-28).

[[Page 171]]

para.20.23  providing for the consideration of h.r. 665

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-19) the resolution (H. Res. 60) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 665) to control crime by mandatory victim restitution.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.20.24  providing for the consideration of h.r. 666

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-20) the resolution (H. Res. 61) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 666) to control crime by exclusionary rule reform.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.20.25  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Ms. PRYCE, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule on Tuesday, February 7, 1995: the Committee on Agriculture, 
the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Economic and Educational 
Opportunities, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the 
Committee on International Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, 
the Committee on Resources, the Committee on Intelligence, and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.20.26  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. FROST, for 
today and February 7.
  And then,

para.20.27  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. KAPTUR, at 9 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 7, 1995.

para.20.28  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SPENCE: Committee on National Security. H.R. 7. A bill 
     to revitalize the national security of the United States; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-18, Pt. 1). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 7. A 
     bill to revitalize the national security of the United 
     States; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-18, Pt. 2). Ordered 
     to be printed.
       Mr. COMBEST: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. 
     H.R. 7. A bill to revitalize the national security of the 
     United States; with amendments (Rept. No. 104-18, Pt. 3). 
     Ordered to be printed.
       Ms. PRYCE: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 60. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     665) to control crime by mandatory victim restitution (Rept. 
     No. 104-19). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 61. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     666) to control crime by exclusionary rule reform (Rept. No. 
     104-20). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 667. A bill 
     to control crime by incarcerating violent criminals; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-21). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 668. A bill 
     to control crime by further streamlining deportation of 
     criminal aliens; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-22). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

para.20.29  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. CLINGER (for himself, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Davis, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Blute):
       H.R. 830. A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code, to further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction 
     Act to have Federal agencies become more responsible and 
     publicly accountable for reducing the burden of Federal 
     paperwork on the public, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Thomas, and 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 831. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance 
     costs of self-employed individuals, to repeal the provisions 
     permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges 
     effectuating policies of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Schaefer, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Largent, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Hancock, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. 
             Brewster):
       H.R. 832. A bill to establish limits on wage continuation 
     and severance benefits for Amtrak employees displaced by a 
     discontinuance of service, and for other purposes: to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Waxman, 
             and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 833. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to ensure that pregnant women receiving 
     assistance under title X of the Public Health Service Act are 
     provided with information and counseling regarding their 
     pregnancies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. JACOBS:
       H.R. 834. A bill to nullify the 25 percent pay increase 
     that was afforded to Members of Congress and certain other 
     Government officials by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989; to 
     repeal section 225 of the Federal Salary Act of 1967, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on House 
     Oversight, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, and Rules, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 835. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for expanding and intensifying activities of the 
     National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin 
     Diseases with respect to lupus; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 836. A bill to amend the Metropolitan Washington 
     Airports Act of 1986 to provide for reorganization of the 
     Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority and for local 
     review of proposed actions of the Airports Authority 
     affecting aircraft noise; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OLVER:
       H.R. 837. A bill to promote quality environmental research 
     by permitting the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency to enter into cooperative research and 
     development agreements; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 838. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to treat for unemployment compensation purposes Indian tribal 
     governments the same as State or local units of government or 
     as nonprofit organizations; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TATE (for himself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mrs. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. White, Mr. Stockman, 
             Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Fox):
       H.R. 839. A bill to establish a moratorium on regulatory 
     rulemaking actions respecting small business; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Small Business, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 840. A bill to designate the Federal building and U.S. 
     courthouse located at 215 South Evans Street in Greenville, 
     NC, as the ``Water B. Jones Federal Building and United 
     States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Packard, Mr. Fox, Mr. English 
             of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 841. A bill to provide an equitable process for 
     strengthening the passenger rail service network of Amtrak 
     through the timely closure and realignment of routes with low 
     economic performance; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 

para.20.30  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 8: Mr. Souder and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 62: Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Edwards, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of 
     North Carolina, and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 77: Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Stearns, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. 
     Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Emerson and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 110: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, 
     Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 199: Ms. Molinari, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Smith of Texas, Mr. Royce, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Parker, and Mr. Sensenbrenner.

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       H.R. 216: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 218: Mrs. Myrick and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 219: Mr. Beilenson and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 259: Mr. Royce and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 260: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
     Miller of Florida, Mr. Regula, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
     Pombo, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Barr, Mr. Laughlin, and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 328: Mr. Livingston and Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 343: Mr. Frost, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 353: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Markey, Mr. Horn, and 
     Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Solomon and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 363: Mr. Rush, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Watt of 
     North Carolina.
       H.R. 399: Ms. Norton and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Brewster, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Roberts, 
     and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 511: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 559: Mr. Underwood, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 579: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 585: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Pete Geren 
     of Texas, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Ms. 
     Molinari, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 592: Ms. Danner, Mr. Ewing, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. 
     Doolittle.
       H.R. 599: Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 605: Mr. Fox, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Saxton, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
     and Mr. Hancock.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 663: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Holden, and Mrs. Lincoln.
       H.R. 667: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 668: Mr. King, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 697: Mr. Cramer, Mr. McDade, Mr. Bono, Mr. Gunderson, 
     Ms. Danner, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
     Gallegly, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 698: Mr. Crane, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Bass, Mr. Ney, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. McCrery, 
     Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Coble, Mr. Norwood, 
     Mr. Wamp, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Canady, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Solomon, and Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 703: Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Wyden, Mr. Evans, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 728: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 729: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Borski, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Rohrabacher, and 
     Mrs. Vucanovich.
       H.R. 759: Ms. Pryce.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Neumann, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Barrett 
     of Nebraska, Mr. Horn, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 791: Mr. Cooley, Ms. Danner, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Miller 
     of Florida, and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 793: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 795: Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 810: Mr. Markey.
       H.J. Res. 3: Mr. Minge.
       H.J. Res. 8: Mr. Talent.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Gekas, Mr. Horn, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, and Mr. Schaefer.
       H. Res. 15: Mr. Beilenson and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H. Res. 40: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. Jacobs.
       H. Res. 57: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
     Bilirakis, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Lipinski.



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                     TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1995 (21)

para.21.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, 
at 9:30 a.m., who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 February 7, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Dan Burton to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January 4, 
1995, Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.21.2  recess--10:26 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 11:00 a.m.

para.21.3  after recess--11:00 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.21.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, February 6, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.21.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       309. A letter from the Federal Housing Finance Board, 
     transmitting the Board's Annual Enforcement Report covering 
     the period of January 1, 1994, through December 31, 1994, 
     pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1833; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       310. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting a report 
     entitled ``Performance Profiles of Major Energy Producers 
     1993,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 7267; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       311. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission, transmitting the Commission's annual 
     report for fiscal year 1993, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 2076(j); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       312. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the annual report on science, technology 
     and American diplomacy for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2656c(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       313. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Personnel and Readiness), Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on the audit of the American Red Cross 
     for the year ending June 30, 1994, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 6; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       314. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     a reward has been paid pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2708(h); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       315. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     a reward has been paid pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2708(h); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       316. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-381, ``bilingual 
     and Multicultural Government Personnel Act of 1994,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       317. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-392, ``District 
     of Columbia Nonviolent Offenses Mandatory-Minimum Sentences 
     Amendment Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       318. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-393, 
     ``Recreation Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       319. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-394, ``Health 
     Occupation Revision Act of 1985 Amendment Act of 1994,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       320. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-395, ``Closing 
     of a Public Alley in Square 253, S.O. 88-107, Act of 1994,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       321. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-396, ``Uniform 
     Commercial Code--Negotiable Instruments Act of 1994,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       322. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-397, ``D.C. 
     Resident Tax Credit Temporary Amendment Act of 1994,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       323. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-398, ``Solid 
     Waste Facility Permit Temporary Act of 1994,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       324. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-399, 
     ``Commercial Piracy Protection Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       325. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-401, ``Multiyear 
     Budget Spending and Support Temporary Act of 1994,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       326. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-402, ``Term 
     Limits Initiative of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 
     1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       327. A letter from the Potomac Electric Power Co., 
     transmitting a copy of the balance sheet of Potomac Electric 
     Power Co. as of December 31, 1994, pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 43-513; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       328. A letter from the Director, Congressional Budget 
     Office, transmitting a report on unauthorized appropriations 
     and expiring authorizations by CBO as of January 15, 1995, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 602(f)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       329. A letter from the Acting Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting notification of the 
     determina

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     tion that it is in the public interest to use other than 
     competitive procedures to award a contract to the city of 
     Manassas to establish a pilot telecommuting center in 
     Manassas, VA, pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 253(c)(7); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       330. A letter from the Inspector General, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the inspector general for the period April 1, 
     1994, through September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-
     452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       331. A letter from the Chief Administrator, Postal Rate 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       332. A letter from the Secretary, Postal Rate Commission, 
     transmitting a copy of the annual report in compliance with 
     the Government in the Sunshine Act during the calendar year 
     1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       333. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     notification of the Department's intent to award a sole-
     source contract to the Management and Training Corp. for the 
     operation of the Cleveland Job Corps Center in Cleveland, OH; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       334. A letter from the Director of Operations and Finance, 
     The American Battle Monuments Commission, transmitting a 
     report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       335. A letter from the Special Assistant to the President 
     for Management and Administration and Director of the Office 
     of Administration, the White House, transmitting the 
     Integrity Act reports for each of the Executive Office of the 
     President agencies, as required by the Federal Manager's 
     Financial Integrity Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       336. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting informational copies of various 
     lease prospectuses, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 606(a); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       337. A letter from the Inspector General, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting a copy of the Agency's 
     administration of the permanent and temporary relocation 
     components of the Superfund Program during fiscal year 1993, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 7501 note; jointly, to the Committees 
     on Commerce and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       338. A letter from the Secretary of the Army, transmitting 
     a report on the Washington Aqueduct, pursuant to Public Law 
     103-334, section 142(c); jointly, to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Appropriations.

para.21.6  privileges of the house

  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi rose to a question of the privileges of the 
House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 57):

       Whereas rule IX of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives provides that questions of privilege shall 
     arise whenever the rights of the House collectively are 
     affected;
       Whereas, under the precedents, customs, and traditions of 
     the House pursuant to rule IX, a question of privilege has 
     arisen in cases involving the constitutional prerogatives of 
     the House;
       Whereas section 8 of Article I of the Constitution vests in 
     Congress the power to ``coin money, regulate the value 
     thereof, and of foreign coins'';
       Whereas section 9 of Article I of the Constitution provides 
     that ``no money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     consequence of appropriations made by law'';
       Whereas the President has recently sought the enactment of 
     legislation to authorize the President to undertake efforts 
     to support economic stability in Mexico and strengthen the 
     Mexican peso;
       Whereas the President announced on January 31, 1995, that 
     actions are being taken to achieve the same result without 
     the enactment of legislation by the Congress;
       Whereas the obligation or expenditure of funds by the 
     President without consideration by the House of 
     Representatives of legislation to make appropriated funds 
     available for obligation or expenditure in the manner 
     proposed by the President raises grave questions concerning 
     the prerogatives of the House and the integrity of the 
     proceedings of the House;
       Whereas the exchange stabilization fund was created by 
     statute to stabilize the exchange value of the dollar and is 
     also required by statute to be used in accordance with the 
     obligations of the United States under the Articles of 
     Agreement of the International Monetary Fund; and
       Whereas the commitment of $20,000,000,000 of the resources 
     of the exchange stabilization fund to Mexico by the President 
     without congressional approval may jeopardize the ability of 
     the fund to fulfill its statutory purposes: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall prepare and transmit, within 7 days after the adoption 
     of this resolution, a report to the House of Representatives 
     containing the following:
       (1) The opinion of the Comptroller General on whether any 
     of the proposed actions of the President, as announced on 
     January 31, 1995, to strengthen the Mexican peso and support 
     economic stability in Mexico requires congressional 
     authorization or appropriation.
       (2) A detailed evaluation of the terms and conditions of 
     the commitments and agreements entered into by the President, 
     or any officer or employee of the United States acting on 
     behalf of the President, in connection with providing such 
     support, including the terms which provide for collateral or 
     other methods of assuring repayment of any outlays by the 
     United States.
       (3) An analysis of the resources which the International 
     Monetary Fund has agreed to make available to strengthen the 
     Mexican peso and support economic stability in Mexico, 
     including--
       (A) an identification of the percentage of such resources 
     which are attributable to capital contributions by the United 
     States to such Fund; and
       (B) an analysis of the extent to which the Fund's 
     participation in such efforts will likely require additional 
     contributions by member states, including the United States, 
     to the Fund in the future.
       (4) An evaluation of the role played by the Bank for 
     International Settlements in international efforts to 
     strengthen the Mexican peso and support economic stability in 
     Mexico and the extent of the financial exposure of the United 
     States, including the Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System, with respect to the Bank's activities.
       (5) A detailed analysis of the relationships between the 
     Bank for International Settlements and the Board of Governors 
     of the Federal Reserve System and between the Bank and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, and the extent to which such 
     relationships involve a financial commitment to the Bank or 
     other members of the Bank, on the part of the United States, 
     of public money or any other financial resources under the 
     control of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System.
       (6) An accounting of fund flows, during the 24 months 
     preceding the date of the adoption of this resolution, 
     through the exchange stabilization fund established under 
     section 5302 of title 31, United States Code, the manner in 
     which amounts in the fund have been used domestically and 
     internationally, and the extent to which the use of such 
     amounts to strengthen the Mexican peso and support economic 
     stability in Mexico represents a departure from the manner in 
     which amounts in the fund have previously been used, 
     including conventional uses such as short-term currency swaps 
     to defend the dollar as compared to intermediate- and long-
     term loans and loan guarantees to foreign countries.

  The SPEAKER ruled that the resolution submitted did not present a 
question of the privileges of the House under rule IX, and said:

  ``The Chair would first of all point out that the question before the 
House right now is not a matter of the wisdom of assistance to Mexico, 
nor is the question before the House right now a question of whether or 
not the Congress should act, nor is what is before the House a question 
of whether or not this would be an appropriate topic for committee 
hearings, for legislative markup, and bills to be reported.
  ``What is before the House at the moment is a very narrow question of 
whether or not the resolution offered by the gentleman from Mississippi 
[Mr. Taylor] is a question of privilege. On that the Chair is prepared 
to rule.
  ``The privileges of the House have been held to include questions 
relating to the constitutional prerogatives of the House with respect to 
revenue legislation, clause 1, section 1, article I of the Constitution, 
with respect to impeachment and matters incidental, and with respect to 
matters relating to the return of a bill to the House under a 
Presidential veto.
  ``Questions of the privileges of the House must meet the standards of 
rule IX. Those standards address privileges of the House as a House, not 
those of Congress as a legislative branch.
  ``As to whether a question of the privileges of the House may be 
raised simply by invoking one of the legislative powers enumerated in 
section 8 of article I of the Constitution or the general legislative 
`power of the purse' in the seventh original clause of section 9 of 
that article, the Chair finds helpful guidance in the landmark 
precedent of May 6, 1921, which is recorded in Cannon's Precedents at 
volume 6, section 48. On that occasion, the Speaker was required to 
decide whether a resolution purportedly submitted in compliance with a 
mandatory provision of the Constitution, section 2 of the 14th 
amendment, relating to apportionment, constituted a question of the 
privileges of the House.
  ``Speaker Gillett held that the resolution did not involve a question 
of privilege. His rationale bears quoting. And I quote:

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       This whole question of a constitutional privilege being 
     superior to the rules of the House is a subject which the 
     Chair has for many years considered and thought unreasonable. 
     It seems to the Chair that where the Constitution orders the 
     House to do a thing, the Constitution still gives the House 
     the right to make its own rules and do it at such time and in 
     such manner as it may choose. And it is a strained 
     construction, it seems to the Chair, to say that because the 
     Constitution gives a mandate that a thing shall be done, it 
     therefore follows that any Member can insist that it shall be 
     brought up at some particular time and in the particular way 
     which he chooses.
       If there is a constitutional mandate, the House ought by 
     its rules to provide for the proper enforcement of that 
     mandate, but it is still a question for the House how and 
     when and under what procedure it shall be done. And a 
     constitutional question, like any other, ought to be decided 
     according to the rules that the House has adopted. But there 
     have been a few constitutional questions, very few, which 
     have been held by a series of decisions to be of themselves 
     questions of privilege above the rules of the House. There is 
     the question of the President's veto.
       Another subject which has been given constitutional 
     privilege is impeachment. It has been held that when a Member 
     rises in his place and impeaches an officer of the 
     government, he can claim a constitutional privilege which 
     allows him at any time to push aside the other privileged 
     business of the House.

  ``Later in the same rule, Speaker Gillett made this observation, 
again I quote:

       But this Rule IX was obviously adopted for the purpose of 
     hindering the extension of constitutional or other privilege. 
     If the question of the census and the question of 
     apportionment were new questions, the Chair would rule that 
     they were not questions of constitutional privilege, because, 
     while of course it is necessary to obey the mandate of the 
     Constitution and take a census every ten years and then make 
     an apportionment, yet there is no reason why it should be 
     done today instead of tomorrow. It seems to the Chair that no 
     one Member ought to have the right to determine when it 
     should come in in preference to the regular rules of the 
     House but that the rules of the House or the majority of the 
     House should decide it. But these questions have been decided 
     to be privileged by a series of decisions, and the Chair 
     recognizes the importance of following precedence in obeying 
     a well-established rule, even if it is unreasonable, that 
     this may be a government of laws and not of men.

  ``The House Rules and Manual notes that under an earlier practice of 
the House, certain measures responding to mandatory provisions of the 
Constitution were held privileged and allowed to supersede the rules 
establishing the order of business. Examples included the census and 
apportionment measures mentioned by Speaker Gillett. But under later 
decisions, exemplified by Speaker Gillett's in 1921, matters that have 
no other basis in the Constitution or in the rules on which to qualify 
as questions of the privileges of the House have been held not to 
constitute the same. The effect of those decisions has been to require 
that all questions of privilege qualify within the meaning of Rule IX.
  ``The ordinary rights and functions of the House under the 
Constitution are exercised in accordance with the rules of the House, 
without necessarily being accorded precedence as questions of the 
privileges of the House.
  ``Consistent with the principles enunciated by Speaker Gillett, the 
House considered in 1941 the joint resolutions to declare war on Japan, 
Germany and Italy by way of motions to suspend the rules. On July 10, 
1991, again in consonance with these principles, the House adopted a 
special order of business reported from the Committee on Rules to 
enable its consideration of a concurrent resolution on the need for 
congressional authorization for military action, a concurrent 
resolution on a proposed policy to reverse Iraq's occupation of Kuwait, 
and a joint resolution authorizing military action against Iraq 
pursuant to a United Nations Security Council Resolution.

  ``Finally, the Chair observes that in 1973, the House and the Senate, 
again consistent with Speaker Gillett's rationale, chose to exercise 
their respective constitutional powers to make their own rules by 
including in the War Powers Resolution provisions according privilege 
to specified legislative measures relating to the commitment of U.S. 
Armed Forces to hostilities. It must be noted the procedures exist 
under the rules of the House that enable the House to request or compel 
the executive branch to furnish such information as it may require.
  ``The Chair will continue today to adhere to the same principles 
enunciated by Speaker Gillett. The Chair holds that neither the 
enumeration in the fifth clause of section 8 of article I of the 
Constitution of Congressional Powers `to coin money, regulate the value 
thereof, and of foreign coins,' nor the prohibition in the seventh 
original clause of section 9 of that article of any withdrawal from the 
Treasury except by enactment of an appropriation, renders a measure 
purporting to exercise or limit the exercise of those powers a question 
of the privileges of the House.
  ``The resolution offered by the gentleman from Mississippi recites 
the enumerated powers of Congress relating to the regulation of 
currency and the general legislative `power of the purse,' and resolves 
that the Comptroller General conduct a multifaceted evaluation of 
recent actions taken by the President to use the Economic Stabilization 
Fund in support of the currency of Mexico and to report thereon to the 
House.
  ``It bears repeating that questions of privileges of the House are 
governed by rule IX and that rule IX is not concerned with the 
privileges of the Congress, as a legislative branch, but only with the 
privileges of the House, as a House.
  ``The Chair holds that the resolution offered by the gentleman from 
Mississippi does not affect `the rights of the House collectively, its 
safety, dignity, or the integrity of its proceedings' within the 
meaning of clause 1 of rule IX. Although it may address the aspect of 
legislative power under the Constitution, it does not involve a 
constitutional privilege of the House. Were the Chair to rule 
otherwise, then any alleged infringement by the executive branch, even, 
for example, through the regulatory process, on a legislative power 
conferred on Congress by the Constitution would give rise to a question 
of the privileges of the House. In the words of Speaker Gillett, `no 
one Member ought to have the right to determine when it should come in 
in preference to the regular rules of the House.'''.
  The chair has ruled that this is not a privileged resolution.

  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  Mr. ARMEY moved to lay the appeal on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the 
Chair?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken 
by electronic device.

Yeas

288

When there appeared

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Nays

143

para.21.7                     [Roll No. 96]

                                YEAS--288

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)

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     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--143

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Furse
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Dornan
     Frost
     Yates
  So the motion to lay the appeal on the table was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.21.8  providing for the consideration of h.r. 665

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 60):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 665) to control crime by mandatory victim 
     restitution. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
     not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
     for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in 
     order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 
     amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the 
     Judiciary now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in 
     the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 
     During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman 
     of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
     amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the 
     House with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any 
     Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any 
     amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 
     or to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instruction.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Ms. PRYCE, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.21.9  victim restitution

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 60 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 665) to control crime by mandatory victim restitution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. RIGGS as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. RIGGS, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 60, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Victim Restitution Act of 
     1995''.

     SEC. 2. MANDATORY RESTITUTION AND OTHER PROVISIONS.

       (a) Order of Restitution.--Section 3663 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``may order, in addition to or, in the case 
     of a misdemeanor, in lieu of any other penalty authorized by 
     law'' and inserting ``shall order''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following: ``The requirement 
     of this paragraph does not affect the power of the court to 
     impose any other penalty authorized by law. In the case of a 
     misdemeanor, the court may impose restitution in lieu of any 
     other penalty authorized by law.'';
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) In addition to ordering restitution to the victim of 
     the offense of which a defendant is convicted, a court may 
     order restitution to any person who, as shown by a 
     preponderance of evidence, was harmed physically, 
     emotionally, or pecuniarily, by unlawful conduct of the 
     defendant during--
       ``(A) the criminal episode during which the offense 
     occurred; or
       ``(B) the course of a scheme, conspiracy, or pattern of 
     unlawful activity related to the offense.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)(B) by striking ``impractical'' and 
     inserting ``impracticable'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(2) by inserting ``emotional or'' 
     after ``resulting in'';
       (4) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) in any case, reimburse the victim for lost income and 
     necessary child care, transportation, and other expenses 
     related to participation in the investigation or prosecution 
     of the offense or attendance at proceedings related to the 
     offense; and'';
       (5) in subsection (c) by striking ``If the court decides to 
     order restitution under this section, the'' and inserting 
     ``The'';
       (6) by striking subsections (d), (e), (f), (g), and (h);
       (7) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (m); and
       (8) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d)(1) The court shall order restitution to a victim in 
     the full amount of the victim's losses as determined by the 
     court and without consideration of--
       ``(A) the economic circumstances of the offender; or
       ``(B) the fact that a victim has received or is entitled to 
     receive compensation with respect to a loss from insurance or 
     any other source.
       ``(2) Upon determination of the amount of restitution owed 
     to each victim, the court shall specify in the restitution 
     order the manner in which and the schedule according to which 
     the restitution is to be paid, in consideration of--
       ``(A) the financial resources and other assets of the 
     offender;

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       ``(B) projected earnings and other income of the offender; 
     and
       ``(C) any financial obligations of the offender, including 
     obligations to dependents.
       ``(3) A restitution order may direct the offender to make a 
     single, lump-sum payment, partial payment at specified 
     intervals, or such in-kind payments as may be agreeable to 
     the victim and the offender. A restitution order shall direct 
     the offender to give appropriate notice to victims and other 
     persons in cases where there are multiple victims or other 
     persons who may receive restitution, and where the identity 
     of such victims and other persons can be reasonably 
     determined.
       ``(4) An in-kind payment described in paragraph (3) may be 
     in the form of--
       ``(A) return of property;
       ``(B) replacement of property; or
       ``(C) services rendered to the victim or to a person or 
     organization other than the victim.
       ``(e) When the court finds that more than 1 offender has 
     contributed to the loss of a victim, the court may make each 
     offender liable for payment of the full amount of restitution 
     or may apportion liability among the offenders to reflect the 
     level of contribution and economic circumstances of each 
     offender.
       ``(f) When the court finds that more than 1 victim has 
     sustained a loss requiring restitution by an offender, the 
     court shall order full restitution to each victim but may 
     provide for different payment schedules to reflect the 
     economic circumstances of each victim.
       ``(g)(1) If the victim has received or is entitled to 
     receive compensation with respect to a loss from insurance or 
     any other source, the court shall order that restitution be 
     paid to the person who provided or is obligated to provide 
     the compensation, but the restitution order shall provide 
     that all restitution to victims required by the order be paid 
     to the victims before any restitution is paid to such a 
     provider of compensation.
       ``(2) The issuance of a restitution order shall not affect 
     the entitlement of a victim to receive compensation with 
     respect to a loss from insurance or any other source until 
     the payments actually received by the victim under the 
     restitution order fully compensate the victim for the loss, 
     at which time a person that has provided compensation to the 
     victim shall be entitled to receive any payments remaining to 
     be paid under the restitution order.
       ``(3) Any amount paid to a victim under an order of 
     restitution shall be set off against any amount later 
     recovered as compensatory damages by the victim in--
       ``(A) any Federal civil proceeding; and
       ``(B) any State civil proceeding, to the extent provided by 
     the law of the State.
       ``(h) A restitution order shall provide that--
       ``(1) all fines, penalties, costs, restitution payments and 
     other forms of transfers of money or property made pursuant 
     to the sentence of the court shall be made by the offender to 
     an entity designated by the Director of the Administrative 
     Office of the United States Courts for accounting and payment 
     by the entity in accordance with this subsection;
       ``(2) the entity designated by the Director of the 
     Administrative Office of the United States Courts shall--
       ``(A) log all transfers in a manner that tracks the 
     offender's obligations and the current status in meeting 
     those obligations, unless, after efforts have been made to 
     enforce the restitution order and it appears that compliance 
     cannot be obtained, the court determines that continued 
     recordkeeping under this subparagraph would not be useful; 
     and
       ``(B) notify the court and the interested parties when an 
     offender is 30 days in arrears in meeting those obligations; 
     and
       ``(3) the offender shall advise the entity designated by 
     the Director of the Administrative Office of the United 
     States Courts of any change in the offender's address during 
     the term of the restitution order.
       ``(i) A restitution order shall constitute a lien against 
     all property of the offender and may be recorded in any 
     Federal or State office for the recording of liens against 
     real or personal property.
       ``(j) Compliance with the schedule of payment and other 
     terms of a restitution order shall be a condition of any 
     probation, parole, or other form of release of an offender. 
     If a defendant fails to comply with a restitution order, the 
     court may revoke probation or a term of supervised release, 
     modify the term or conditions of probation or a term of 
     supervised release, hold the defendant in contempt of court, 
     enter a restraining order or injunction, order the sale of 
     property of the defendant, accept a performance bond, or take 
     any other action necessary to obtain compliance with the 
     restitution order. In determining what action to take, the 
     court shall consider the defendant's employment status, 
     earning ability, financial resources, the willfulness in 
     failing to comply with the restitution order, and any other 
     circumstances that may have a bearing on the defendant's 
     ability to comply with the restitution order.
       ``(k) An order of restitution may be enforced--
       ``(1) by the United States--
       ``(A) in the manner provided for the collection and payment 
     of fines in subchapter B of chapter 229 of this title; or
       ``(B) in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action; 
     and
       ``(2) by a victim named in the order to receive the 
     restitution, in the same manner as a judgment in a civil 
     action.
       ``(l) A victim or the offender may petition the court at 
     any time to modify a restitution order as appropriate in view 
     of a change in the economic circumstances of the offender.''.
       (b) Procedure for Issuing Order of Restitution.--Section 
     3664 of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as 
     subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d);
       (3) by amending subsection (a), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (2), to read as follows:
       ``(a) The court may order the probation service of the 
     court to obtain information pertaining to the amount of loss 
     sustained by any victim as a result of the offense, the 
     financial resources of the defendant, the financial needs and 
     earning ability of the defendant and the defendant's 
     dependents, and such other factors as the court deems 
     appropriate. The probation service of the court shall include 
     the information collected in the report of presentence 
     investigation or in a separate report, as the court 
     directs.''; and
       (4) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) The court may refer any issue arising in connection 
     with a proposed order of restitution to a magistrate or 
     special master for proposed findings of fact and 
     recommendations as to disposition, subject to a de novo 
     determination of the issue by the court.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. CONYERS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

431

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

0

para.21.10                    [Roll No. 97]

                                YEAS--431

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery

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     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Frost
     Wilson
     Yates 
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.21.11  providing for the consideration of h.r. 666

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 61):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 666) to control crime by exclusionary rule 
     reform. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
     not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
     for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be 
     considered as read. During consideration of the bill for 
     amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
     Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in 
     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
     final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.21.12  exclusionary rule reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, pursuant to House Resolution 
61 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 666) to control crime by exclusionary rule reform.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. RIGGS as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. HOBSON assumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SCHIFF, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. RIGGS, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.21.13  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Thursday, February 9, 1995, 
it adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. on Friday, February 10, 1995.

para.21.14  order of business--providing for consideration of h.r. 729

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the Speaker at any time may declare the House resolved 
into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 729) to control crime by a more 
effective death penalty, and that the first reading of the bill be 
dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of the bill 
shall be waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
not exceed one hour, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After general 
debate, the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
rule for a period not to exceed 6 hours. It shall be in order to 
consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute ordered 
reported by the Committee on the Judiciary, and all points of order 
against the substitute shall be waived. The committee amendment in the 
nature of a substitute shall be considered as having been read. At the 
conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee 
shall rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as may 
have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on 
any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to 
the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous 
question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments 
thereto to final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
recommit with or without instructions.

para.21.15  exclusionary rule reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SCHIFF, pursuant to House Resolution 61 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 666) to control crime by exclusionary rule reform.
  Mr. RIGGS, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.21.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. CONYERS:

       Page 2, strike line 1 and all that follows through the end 
     of the bill and inserting the following:

     SEC. 2. SEARCHES AND SEIZURES PURSUANT TO AN INVALID WARRANT 
                   OR STATUTE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 109 of title 18. United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end of the following:

     ``Sec. 2237. Good faith exception for evidence obtained by 
       invalid means

       ``Evidence which is obtained as a result of search or 
     seizure shall not be excluded in a proceeding in a court of 
     the United States on the ground that the search or seizure 
     was in violation of the Fourth Amendment to the Constitution 
     of the United States, if the search or seizure was carried 
     out in objectively reasonable reliance--
       ``(1) on a warrant issued by a detached and neutral 
     magistrate or other judicial officer ultimately found to be 
     invalid, unless--
       ``(A) the judicial officer in issuing the warrant was 
     materially misled by information in an affidavit that the 
     affiant knew was false or would have known was false except 
     for his reckless disregard of the truth;
       ``(B) the judicial officer provided approval of the warrant 
     without exercising a neutral and detached review of the 
     application for the warrant;
       ``(C) the warrant was based on an affidavit so lacking in 
     indicia of probable cause as to render official belief in its 
     existence entirely unreasonable; or
       ``(D) the warrant is so facially deficient that the 
     executing officers could not reasonably presume it to be 
     valid; or
       ``(2) on the constitutionality of a statute subsequently 
     found to constitutionally invalid.''
       (b) Clercial Amendment.--The table of chapters at the 
     beginning of chapter 109 of

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     title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``2237 Evidence obtained by invalid means.'' 

It was decided in the

Yeas

138

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

291

para.21.17                    [Roll No. 98]

                                AYES--138

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--291

     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Allard
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Hunter
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.21.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WATT of North 
Carolina:

       Page 2, line 13, strike all after the word ``States,'' and 
     insert the following:

     ``provided that the right of the people to be secure in their 
     persons, houses, papers, and effects, against unreasonable 
     searches and seizures, shall not be violated, and no Warrants 
     shall issue, but upon probable cause, supported by Oath or 
     affirmation, and particularly describing the place to be 
     searched, and the persons or things to be seized.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

121

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

303

para.21.19                    [Roll No. 99]

                                AYES--121

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Maloney
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--303

     Allard
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney

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     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Archer
     Chapman
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Manton
     McKinney
     Moran
     Payne (NJ)
     Ward
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. RIGGS, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.21.20  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. HORN, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule on Wednesday, February 8, 1995: the Committee on 
Agriculture, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Economic and 
Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, the Committee on House Oversight, the Committee on 
International Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
on National Security, the Committee on Resources, the Committee on 
Science, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.21.21  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. YATES, for today; and
  To Mr. GEPHARDT, for today after 5 p.m..
  And then,

para.21.22  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HUNTER, at 10 o'clock and 3 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.21.23  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Boehlert, and 
             Mr. Borski):
       H.R. 842. A bill to provide off-budget treatment for the 
     Highway Trust Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the 
     Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
     Fund; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     and in addition to the Committees on the Budget, and 
     Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 843. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restore the exception to the market discount rules for 
     tax-exempt obligations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 844. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permit farmers to rollover into an individual retirement 
     account the proceeds from the sale of a farm; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.R. 845. A bill rescinding certain budget authority, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. CREMEANS:
       H.R. 846. A bill to amend the Helium Act to require the 
     Secretary of the Interior to sell Federal real and personal 
     property held in connection with activities carried out under 
     the Helium Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. DAVIS (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Portman, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Hunter, Mr. White, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Horn, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Canady, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bass, and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 847. A bill to reduce the official mail allowance of 
     Members of the House; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia:
       H.R. 848. A bill to increase the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated for assistance for highway relocation regarding 
     the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military Park in 
     Georgia; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Goodling, 
             Mr. Clay, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Talent, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Andrews, and Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas):
       H.R. 849. A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in 
     Employment Act of 1967 to reinstate an exemption for certain 
     bona fide hiring and retirement plans applicable to State and 
     local firefighters and law enforcement officers; and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mrs. FOWLER:
       H.R. 850. A bill to ratify the States' right to limit 
     congressional terms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Richardson, and Mr. 
             Dickey):
       H.R. 851. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to establish pilot projects to investigate the 
     effectiveness of the use of rural health care provider 
     telemedicine networks to provide coverage of physician 
     consultative services under part B of the Medicare Program to 
     individuals residing in rural areas; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Dellums, 
             Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Bryant of 
             Texas, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Farr, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
             Norton, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 852. A bill to designate as wilderness, wild and 
     scenic rivers, national park and preserve study areas, wild 
     land recovery areas, and biological connecting corridors 
     certain public lands in the States of Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
     Washington, and Wyoming, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 853. A bill to provide for adjustment of immigration 
     status for certain Haitian children; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 854. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) 
     to provide that municipalities and other persons shall not be 
     liable under that act for the generation or transportation of 
     municipal solid waste; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
       H.R. 855. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) 
     to establish a maximum limit of liability for municipalities 
     and other persons liable under that act for the generation or 
     transportation of municipal solid waste; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ZIMMER:
       H.R. 856. A bill to require that unobligated funds in the 
     official mail allowance of Members be used to reduce the 
     Federal deficit; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART:
       H. Con. Res. 24. Concurrent resolution calling for the 
     United States to propose and seek an international embargo 
     against the totalitarian Government of Cuba; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
           By Mr. ROEMER:
       H. Con. Res. 25. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the war in Chechnya is of concern to the 
     United States and that President Clinton should not attend 
     the United States-Russia summit in Moscow in May 1995 until 
     the Chechen situation has been resolved; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. CLINGER:
       H. Res. 62. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight in the 
     104th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.

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para.21.24  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 3: Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 13: Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 28: Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 34: Mr. Fox, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. 
     Danner, Mr. Minge, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sanders, and 
     Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Horn, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Lewis of California, 
     Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bono, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 76: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 77: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 78: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 97: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 99: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Farr, Ms. McCarthy, 
     Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
     Fattah, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Burr, Mr. Dixon, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Meyers of 
     Kansas, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 210: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 217: Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Collins of Georgia.
       H.R. 219: Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Kleczka and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 370: Mr. Shuster, Mr. Roth, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
     Hostettler, and Mr. Heineman.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 373: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 447: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
     McNulty, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Bonior, 
     Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Blute, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
     Hefner, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Vento, and Mr. 
     Holden.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
     Herger, Mr. Horn, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Brownback, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 462: Mr. Roemer and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 485: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 553: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 558: Mr. Archer.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Everett, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 592: Mr. Kim, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Stump, 
     Mr. Canady, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 619: Mr. Conyers, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. 
     Serrano,
       H.R. 620: Mr. Conyers, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 638: Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Miller of California, 
     Mr. Owens, Mr. Vento, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 696: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
     Shadegg, and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 698: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 709: Mrs. Morella, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Solomon, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 728: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 729: Mr. Weller and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 731: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Mr. Baker of 
     California.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Chrysler, and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 795: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Miller of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 800: Ms. Danner, Mr. Funderburk, and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 824: Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 840; Mrs. Clayton.
       H.J. Res. 5: Mr. Orton.
       H.J. Res. 38: Mr. McCollum.
       H.J. Res. 66: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Cooley, Mr. 
     Christensen, Mr. Talent, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 4: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
     Mr. Moorhead, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, and Mr. Hancock.
       H. Con. Res. 5: Mr. Stearns and Mr. Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
     Kaptur, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Boucher, 
     and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H. Res. 25: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. 
     Dunn of Washington, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. 
     Vucanovich, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Coburn, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Minge, Mr. Chapman, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
     Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Reed, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Lightfoot, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H. Res. 57: Mr. Condit.
       H. Res. 58: Mr. Hayworth and Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.

para.21.25  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions 

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.J. Res. 2: Mr. Allard.



.
                    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1995 (22)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.


para.22.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, February 7, 1995.
  Mr. BONIOR, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BONIOR objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

346

Nays

69

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

1

para.22.2                    [Roll No. 100]

                                YEAS--346

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey

[[Page 181]]


     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--69

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Costello
     Crane
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Evans
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Neal
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Roemer
     Rush
     Sabo
     Schroeder
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Towns
     Traficant
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Wolf
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
       Goodling
       

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Andrews
     Collins (MI)
     Cubin
     Durbin
     Emerson
     Frost
     Furse
     Houghton
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Minge
     Orton
     Quinn
     Reynolds
     Smith (NJ)
     Stockman
     Stupak
     Torricelli
  So the Journal was approved.

para.22.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       339. A letter from the Chief of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of the Navy, transmitting notice that the Navy 
     intends to renew the lease of the Albert David (FF 1050), 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 7307(b)(2); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       340. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a copy of the fiscal year 1993 report 
     on the Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund [NHRLF], pursuant 
     to 42 U.S.C. 2991-1; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       341. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a 
     report on the enforcement activities of the Directorate of 
     Civil Rights concerning the nondiscrimination and equal 
     opportunity provisions of the JTP act, pursuant to Public Law 
     97-300, section 167(e); to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       342. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-382, ``Maurice 
     T. Turner, Jr., Education and Training Center Designation Act 
     of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       343. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-383, 
     ``Privatization of Government Services Task Force 
     Establishment Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 
     1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       344. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-385, ``Anti-
     Sexual Abuse Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       345. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-386, ``Probate 
     Reform Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       346. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-387, ``Clean Air 
     Compliance Fee Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 
     1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       347. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-388, ``District 
     of Columbia Housing Authority Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       348. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-390, 
     ``Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority Compact 
     Amendment Act of 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       349. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 10-391, ``Closing 
     of a Public Alley in Square 750, S.O. 94-123, Act of 1994,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       350. A letter from the Acting Inspector General, Federal 
     Communications Commission, transmitting the annual report 
     regarding an evaluation of the compliance by the FCC with, 
     and the effectiveness of, the requirements imposed by 31 
     U.S.C. 1352 on the FCC and on persons requesting and 
     receiving Federal contracts from the FCC using appropriated 
     funds, pursuant to Public Law 101-121, section 319(a)(1) (103 
     Stat. 753); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       351. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a report on contract care and services furnished 
     to eligible veterans, pursuant to Public Law 100-322, section 
     112(a); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       352. A letter from the Chairman, Advisory Council on 
     Unemployment Compensation, transmitting their second annual 
     report, pursuant to Public Law 102-164, section 303 (105 
     Stat. 1060); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       353. A letter from the Director, Office of Civilian 
     Radioactive Waste Management, transmitting the 10th annual 
     report on the activities and expenditures of the Office of 
     Civilian Radioactive Waste Management, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     10224(c); jointly, to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Resources. 

para.22.4  exclusionary rule reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAZIO, pursuant to House Resolution 61 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 666) to control crime by exclusionary rule reform.
  Mr. RIGGS, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.22.5  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. VOLKMER:

       Page 3, line 14, strike the close quotation mark and the 
     period which follows.
       Page 3, after line 14, insert the following:
       ``(d) Limitation.--This section shall not apply with 
     respect to a search or seizure carried out by, or under the 
     authority of, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.''.

Yeas

228

It was decided in the

Nays

198

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

3

para.22.6                    [Roll No. 101]

                                AYES--228

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burton
     Callahan
     Camp
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Klink
     Klug
     LaHood
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--198

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Cox

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     Coyne
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     Collins (IL)
     Reynolds
     Rush

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Brown (FL)
     Flake
     Frost
     Hastings (WA)
     Solomon
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.22.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SERRANO:

       Page 3, line 14, strike the close quotation mark and the 
     period which follows.
       Page 3, after line 14, insert the following:
       ``(e) Limitation.--This section shall not apply with 
     respect to a search or seizure carried out by, or under the 
     authority of, the Immigration and Naturalization Service.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

103

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

330

para.22.8                    [Roll No. 102]

                                AYES--103

     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Durbin
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--330

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--1

       
       Dooley
       
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. RIGGS, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 61, reported 
the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 3, line 14, strike the close quotation mark and the 
     period which follows.
       Page 3, after line 14, insert the following:
       ``(d) Limitation.--This section shall not apply with 
     respect to a search or seizure carried out by, or under the 
     authority of, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.''.

       Page 3, line 14, strike the close quotation mark and the 
     period which follows.
       Page 3, after line 14, insert the following:
       ``(d) Limitation.--This section shall not apply with 
     respect to a search or seizure carried out by, or under the 
     authority of, the Internal Revenue Service.''

       Page 3, line 12, strike ``Rule'' and insert ``Rules''.
       Page 3, line 14, after ``proceeding.'' insert ``Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed so as to violate the fourth 
     article of amendments to the Constitution of the United 
     States.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CONYERS demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.


[[Page 183]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

289

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

142

para.22.9                    [Roll No. 103]

                                AYES--289

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--142

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crapo
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Cunningham
     Dixon
     Gekas
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.22.10  messages from the president

  Messages in writing from the President of the United States were 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.22.11  death penalty

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, pursuant to the special order of 
the House of February 7, 1995, and rule XXIII, declared the House 
resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union 
for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 729) to control crime by a more 
effective death penalty.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. DREIER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.22.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SCHUMER:

       After subtitle B of title I insert the following:

  Subtitle C--Competent Counsel in Death Penalty Cases in State Court

     SEC. 121. COMPETENT COUNSEL IN STATE COURT.

       (a) In General.--Title 28, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after the chapter added by section 111 the 
     following:

            ``CHAPTER 154A--COMPETENT COUNSEL IN STATE COURT

``Sec.
``2263. Competent counsel in State court.

     ``Sec. 2263. Competent counsel in State court

       ``(a) If an action under section 2254 of this title, 
     brought by an applicant under sentence of death, the court 
     determines that--
       ``(1) the relevant State has established or identified a 
     counsel authority which meets the requirements of subsections 
     (b) through (e) of this section, to ensure that indigents in 
     capital cases receive competent counsel and support services 
     at trial in State court and on direct review in the 
     appropriate State appellate courts;
       ``(2) if the applicant in the instant case was eligible for 
     the appointment of counsel and did not waive such an 
     appointment, the counsel authority actually appointed an 
     attorney or attorneys to represent the applicant; and
       ``(3) the counsel so appointed met the qualifications and 
     performance standards established by the counsel authority;

     then the court shall not apply subsection (f) of this section 
     to the claims presented in the application.
       ``(b) The counsel authority may be--
       ``(1) the highest State court having jurisdiction over 
     criminal matters;
       ``(2) a committee appointed by the highest State court 
     having jurisdiction over criminal matters; or
       ``(3) a defender organization.
       ``(c) The counsel authority shall publish a roster of 
     attorneys qualified to be appointed in capital cases, 
     procedures by which attorneys are appointed, and standards 
     governing the qualifications, performance, compensation, and 
     support of counsel; and, upon the request of a State court 
     before which a death penalty is pending, shall appoint 
     counsel to represent the client.
       ``(d) An attorney who is not listed on the roster shall be 
     appointed only on the request of the client concerned and in 
     circumstances in which the attorney requested is able to 
     provide the client with competent legal representation.
       ``(e) Upon receipt of notice from the counsel authorized 
     that an individual entitled to the appointment of counsel 
     under this section has declined to accept such an 
     appointment, the court requesting the appointment shall 
     conduct, or cause to be conducted, a hearing, at which the 
     individual and counsel proposed to be appointed under this 
     section shall be present, to determine the individual's 
     competency to decline the appointment, and whether the 
     individual has knowingly and intelligently declined it.
       ``(f) Except as provided by subsection (a) of this section, 
     in an action under section 2254 of this title, brought by an 
     applicant under sentence of death, the court shall not 
     decline to consider a claim on the ground that it was not 
     previously raised in State court at the time and in the 
     manner prescribed by State law and, for that reason, the 
     State courts refused or would refuse to entertain it.''.
       (b) Clerical Amemdment.--The table of chapters at the 
     beginning of part VI of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to the chapter 
     added by section 111 the following new item:

''154A, Competent Counsel in State Court........................2263''.


[[Page 184]]


       Redesignate succeeding subtitles and sections (and any 
     cross references thereto) accordingly.

It was decided in the

Yeas

149

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

282

para.22.13                   [Roll No. 104]

                                AYES--149

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--282

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Collins (MI)
     Frank (MA)
     Radanovich
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.22.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WATT of North 
Carolina:

       Page 4, line 26, strike the period and insert the 
     following:
       ``or a substantial showing that credible newly discovered 
     evidence which, had it been presented at trial, would 
     probably have resulted in an acquittal for the offense for 
     which the sentence was imposed or in some sentence other than 
     incarceration.''
       Page 4, line 26, Strike the entire sentence beginning with 
     the word ``The'' and ending with ``standard.''
       Page 15, line 7, delete the period and insert ``; or''
       Page 15, after line 7 add:
       ``(4) the facts underlying the claim consist of credible 
     newly discovered evidence which, had it presented to the 
     trier of fact or sentencing authority at trial, would 
     probably have resulted in an acquittal of the offense for 
     which the death sentence was imposed.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

151

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

280

para.22.15                   [Roll No. 105]

                                AYES--151

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--280

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger

[[Page 185]]


     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Andrews
     Sisisky
     Talent
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LIGHTFOOT, assumed the Chair.

para.22.16  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries. 
  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.22.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. COX:

       Strike section 104 and insert the following:

     SEC. 104. EFFECT OF PRIOR STATE CONSIDERATION.

       (a) Exhaustion of Remedies.--Section 2254(b) of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) An application for a writ of habeas corpus in behalf 
     of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State 
     court shall not be granted unless it appears that the 
     applicant has exhausted the remedies available in the courts 
     of the State, or that there is either an absence of available 
     State corrective process or the existence of circumstances 
     rendering such process ineffective to protect the rights of 
     the applicant. An application may be denied on the merits 
     notwithstanding the failure of the applicant to exhaust the 
     remedies available in the courts of the State. A State shall 
     not be deemed to have waived the exhaustion requirement or be 
     estopped from reliance upon the requirement unless through 
     its counsel it waives the requirement expressly.''.
       (b) Standard of Deference to State Judicial Decisions.--
     Section 2254 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) An application for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf 
     of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State 
     court shall not be granted with respect to any claim that was 
     decided on the merits in State proceedings unless the 
     adjudication of the claim--
       ``(1) resulted in a decision that was based on an arbitrary 
     or unreasonable interpretation of clearly established Federal 
     law as articulated in the decisions of the Supreme Court of 
     the United States;
       ``(2) resulted in a decision that was based on an arbitrary 
     or unreasonable application to the facts of clearly 
     established Federal law as articulated in the decisions of 
     the Supreme Court of the United States; or
       ``(3) resulted in a decision that was based on an arbitrary 
     or unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the 
     evidence presented in the State proceeding.''.
       In the proposed new section 2259(b) of title 28, United 
     States Code, added by section 111, strike ``section 2254(d)'' 
     and insert ``subsections (d) and (g) of section 2254''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

291

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

140

para.22.18                   [Roll No. 106]

                                AYES--291

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--140

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Andrews
     Collins (MI)
     Metcalf
  So the amendment was agreed to.

[[Page 186]]

  After some further time,

para.22.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. FIELDS of 
Louisiana:

       In the matter proposed to be inserted in section 3593(e) of 
     title 18, United States Code, by section 201, insert ``or a 
     sentence of life imprisonment without the possibility of 
     release'' after ``shall recommend a sentence of death''.
       Strike subsection (b) of section 201 and eliminate the 
     subsection designation and heading of subsection (a).

It was decided in the

Yeas

139

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

291

para.22.20                   [Roll No. 107]

                                AYES--139

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--291

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Andrews
     Collins (MI)
     Metcalf
     Wilson 
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.22.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of Texas:

       Proposed section 2257 of title 28, United States Code, in 
     section 111 of H.R. 729, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``, or fails to make a timely application 
     for court of appeals review following the denial of such a 
     petition by a district court'' in paragraph (1);
       (B) by striking paragraph (2);
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
       (D) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) as 
     so designated and inserting ``; or''; and
       (E) by adding a new paragraph (3) as follows:
       ``(3) a State prisoner files a habeas corpus petition under 
     section 2254 within the time required in section 2258 and 
     fails to make a substantial showing of the denial of a 
     Federal right or is denied relief in the district court or at 
     any subsequent stage of review.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``If one of the 
     conditions in subsection (b) has occurred, no Federal court 
     thereafter'' and inserting ``On a second or later habeas 
     corpus petition under section 2254, no Federal court''.
       Proposed section 2260 of title 28, United States Code, in 
     section 111 of H.R. 729, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2260. Certificate of probable cause

       ``An appeal may not be taken to the court of appeals from 
     the final order of a district court denying relief in a 
     habeas corpus proceeding that is subject to the provisions of 
     this chapter unless a circuit justice or judge issues a 
     certificate of probable cause. A certificate of probable 
     cause may only issue if the petitioner has made a substantial 
     showing of the denial of a Federal right. The certificate of 
     probable cause must indicate which specific issue or issues 
     satisfy this standard.''.
       In the table of sections for proposed chapter 154 of title 
     28, United States Code, in section 111 of H.R. 729, the item 
     relating to proposed section 2260 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``inapplicable''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

241

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

189

para.22.22                   [Roll No. 108]

                                AYES--241

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon

[[Page 187]]


     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Andrews
     Collins (MI)
     Frank (MA)
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DREIER, Chairman, pursuant to order of the House of February 
7, 1995, reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted 
by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by the order of the House of 
February 7, 1995.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Effective 
     Death Penalty Act of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as 
     follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                    TITLE I--EFFECTIVE DEATH PENALTY

  Subtitle A--Post Conviction Petitions: General Habeas Corpus Reform

Sec. 101. Period of limitation for filing writ of habeas corpus 
              following final judgment of a State court.
Sec. 102. Authority of appellate judges to issue certificates of 
              probable cause for appeal in habeas corpus and Federal 
              collateral relief proceedings.
Sec. 103. Conforming amendment to the rules of appellate procedure.
Sec. 104. Effect of prior State consideration.
Sec. 105. Period of limitation for Federal prisoners filing for 
              collateral remedy.

 Subtitle B--Special Procedures for Collateral Proceedings in Capital 
                                 Cases

Sec. 111. Death penalty litigation procedures.

 Subtitle C--Funding For Litigation of Federal Habeas Corpus Petitions 
                            in Capital Cases

Sec. 121. Funding for death penalty prosecutions.

           TITLE II--FEDERAL DEATH PENALTY PROCEDURES REFORM

Sec. 201. Federal death penalty procedures reform.
                    TITLE I--EFFECTIVE DEATH PENALTY
  Subtitle A--Post Conviction Petitions: General Habeas Corpus Reform

     SEC. 101. PERIOD OF LIMITATION FOR FILING WRIT OF HABEAS 
                   CORPUS FOLLOWING FINAL JUDGMENT OF A STATE 
                   COURT.

       Section 2244 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(d)(1) A one-year period of limitation shall apply to an 
     application for a writ of habeas corpus by a person in 
     custody pursuant to the judgment of a State court. The 
     limitation period shall run from the latest of the following 
     times:
       ``(A) The time at which the judgment became final by the 
     conclusion of direct review or the expiration of the time for 
     seeking such review.
       ``(B) The time at which the impediment to filing an 
     application created by State action in violation of the 
     Constitution or laws of the United States is removed, where 
     the applicant was prevented from filing by such State action.
       ``(C) The time at which the Federal right asserted was 
     initially recognized by the Supreme Court, where the right 
     has been newly recognized by the Court and is retroactively 
     applicable.
       ``(D) The time at which the factual predicate of the claim 
     or claims presented could have been discovered through the 
     exercise of reasonable diligence.
       ``(2) Time that passes during the pendency of a properly 
     filed application for State review with respect to the 
     pertinent judgment or claim shall not be counted toward any 
     period of limitation under this subsection.''.

     SEC. 102. AUTHORITY OF APPELLATE JUDGES TO ISSUE CERTIFICATES 
                   OF PROBABLE CAUSE FOR APPEAL IN HABEAS CORPUS 
                   AND FEDERAL COLLATERAL RELIEF PROCEEDINGS.

       Section 2253 of title 28, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2253. Appeal

       ``(a) In a habeas corpus proceeding or a proceeding under 
     section 2255 of this title before a circuit or district 
     judge, the final order shall be subject to review, on appeal, 
     by the court of appeals for the circuit where the proceeding 
     is had.
       ``(b) There shall be no right of appeal from such an order 
     in a proceeding to test the validity of a warrant to remove, 
     to another district or place for commitment or trial, a 
     person charged with a criminal offense against the United 
     States, or to test the validity of his detention pending 
     removal proceedings.
       ``(c) An appeal may not be taken to the court of appeals 
     from the final order in a habeas corpus proceeding where the 
     detention complained of arises out of process issued by a 
     State court, or from the final order in a proceeding under 
     section 2255 of this title, unless a circuit justice or judge 
     issues a certificate of probable cause. A certificate of 
     probable cause may only issue if the petitioner has made a 
     substantial showing of the denial of a Federal right. The 
     certificate of probable cause must indicate which specific 
     issue or issues satisfy this standard.''.

     SEC. 103. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO THE RULES OF APPELLATE 
                   PROCEDURE.

       Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 22 is amended to read 
     as follows:

                               ``RULE 22


              ``habeas corpus and section 2255 proceedings

       ``(a) Application for an Original Writ of Habeas Corpus.--
     An application for a writ of habeas corpus shall be made to 
     the appropriate district court. If application is made to a 
     circuit judge, the application will ordinarily be transferred 
     to the appropriate district court. If an application is made 
     to or transferred to the district court and denied, renewal 
     of the application before a circuit judge is not favored; the 
     proper remedy is by appeal to the court of appeals from the 
     order of the district court denying the writ.
       ``(b) Necessity of Certificate of Probable Cause for 
     Appeal.--In a habeas corpus proceeding in which the detention 
     complained of arises out of process issued by a State court, 
     and in a motion proceeding pursuant to section 2255 of title 
     28, United States Code, an appeal by the applicant or movant 
     may not proceed unless a circuit judge issues a certificate 
     of probable cause. If a request for a certificate of probable 
     cause is addressed to the court of appeals, it shall be 
     deemed addressed to the judges thereof and shall be 
     considered by a circuit judge or judges as the court deems 
     appropriate. If no express request for a certificate is 
     filed, the notice of appeal shall be deemed to constitute a 
     request addressed to the judges of the court of appeals. If 
     an appeal is taken by a State or the Government or its 
     representative, a certificate of probable cause is not 
     required.''.

     SEC. 104. EFFECT OF PRIOR STATE CONSIDERATION.

       (a) Exhaustion of Remedies.--Section 2254(b) of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

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       ``(b) An application for a writ of habeas corpus in behalf 
     of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State 
     court shall not be granted unless it appears that the 
     applicant has exhausted the remedies available in the courts 
     of the State, or that there is either an absence of available 
     State corrective process or the existence of circumstances 
     rendering such process ineffective to protect the rights of 
     the applicant. An application may be denied on the merits 
     notwithstanding the failure of the applicant to exhaust the 
     remedies available in the courts of the State. A State shall 
     not be deemed to have waived the exhaustion requirement or be 
     estopped from reliance upon the requirement unless through 
     its counsel it waives the requirement expressly.''.
       (b) Standard of Deference to State Judicial Decisions.--
     Section 2254 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) An application for a writ of habeas corpus on behalf 
     of a person in custody pursuant to the judgment of a State 
     court shall not be granted with respect to any claim that was 
     decided on the merits in State proceedings unless the 
     adjudication of the claim--
       ``(1) resulted in a decision that was based on an arbitrary 
     or unreasonable interepretation of clearly established 
     Federal law as articulated in the decisions of the Supreme 
     Court of the United States;
       ``(2) resulted in a decision that was based on an arbitrary 
     or unreasonable application to the facts of clearly 
     established Federal law as articulated in the decisions of 
     the Supreme Court of the United States; or
       ``(3) resulted in a decision that was based on an arbitrary 
     or unreasonable determination of the facts in light of the 
     evidence presented in the State proceeding.''.

     SEC. 105. PERIOD OF LIMITATION FOR FEDERAL PRISONERS FILING 
                   FOR COLLATERAL REMEDY.

       Section 2255 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking the second paragraph and the penultimate paragraph 
     thereof, and by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``A two-year period of limitation shall apply to a motion 
     under this section. The limitation period shall run from the 
     latest of the following times:
       ``(1) The time at which the judgment of conviction becomes 
     final.
       ``(2) The time at which the impediment to making a motion 
     created by governmental action in violation of the 
     Constitution or laws of the United States is removed, where 
     the movant was prevented from making a motion by such 
     governmental action.
       ``(3) The time at which the right asserted was initially 
     recognized by the Supreme Court, where the right has been 
     newly recognized by the Court and is retroactively 
     applicable.
       ``(4) The time at which the factual predicate of the claim 
     or claims presented could have been discovered through the 
     exercise of reasonable diligence.''.
 Subtitle B--Special Procedures for Collateral Proceedings in Capital 
                                 Cases

     SEC. 111. DEATH PENALTY LITIGATION PROCEDURES.

       (a) In General.--Title 28, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting the following new chapter after chapter 153:

    ``CHAPTER 154--SPECIAL HABEAS CORPUS PROCEDURES IN CAPITAL CASES

``Sec.
``2256. Prisoners in State custody subject to capital sentence; 
              appointment of counsel; requirement of rule of court or 
              statute; procedures for appointment.
``2257. Mandatory stay of execution; duration; limits on stays of 
              execution; successive petitions.
``2258. Filing of habeas corpus petition; time requirements; tolling 
              rules.
``2259. Scope of Federal review; district court adjudications.
``2260. Certificate of probable cause.
``2261. Application to State unitary review procedure.
``2262. Limitation periods for determining petitions.
``2263. Rule of construction.

     ``Sec. 2256. Prisoners in State custody subject to capital 
       sentence; appointment of counsel; requirement of rule of 
       court or statute; procedures for appointment

       ``(a) This chapter shall apply to cases arising under 
     section 2254 brought by prisoners in State custody who are 
     subject to a capital sentence. It shall apply only if the 
     provisions of subsections (b) and (c) are satisfied.
       ``(b) This chapter is applicable if a State establishes by 
     rule of its court of last resort or by statute a mechanism 
     for the appointment, compensation and payment of reasonable 
     litigation expenses of competent counsel in State 
     postconviction proceedings brought by indigent prisoners 
     whose capital convictions and sentences have been upheld on 
     direct appeal to the court of last resort in the State or 
     have otherwise become final for State law purposes. The rule 
     of court or statute must provide standards of competency for 
     the appointment of such counsel.
       ``(c) Any mechanism for the appointment, compensation and 
     reimbursement of counsel as provided in subsection (b) must 
     offer counsel to all State prisoners under capital sentence 
     and must provide for the entry of an order by a court of 
     record: (1) appointing one or more counsel to represent the 
     prisoner upon a finding that the prisoner is indigent and 
     accepted the offer or is unable competently to decide whether 
     to accept or reject the offer; (2) finding, after a hearing 
     if necessary, that the prisoner rejected the offer of counsel 
     and made the decision with an understanding of its legal 
     consequences; or (3) denying the appointment of counsel upon 
     a finding that the prisoner is not indigent.
       ``(d) No counsel appointed pursuant to subsections (b) and 
     (c) to represent a State prisoner under capital sentence 
     shall have previously represented the prisoner at trial or on 
     direct appeal in the case for which the appointment is made 
     unless the prisoner and counsel expressly request continued 
     representation.
       ``(e) The ineffectiveness or incompetence of counsel during 
     State or Federal collateral postconviction proceedings in a 
     capital case shall not be a ground for relief in a proceeding 
     arising under section 2254 of this chapter. This limitation 
     shall not preclude the appointment of different counsel, on 
     the court's own motion or at the request of the prisoner, at 
     any phase of State or Federal postconviction proceedings on 
     the basis of the ineffectiveness or incompetence of counsel 
     in such proceedings.

     ``Sec. 2257. Mandatory stay of execution; duration; limits on 
       stays of execution; successive petitions

       ``(a) Upon the entry in the appropriate State court of 
     record of an order under section 2256(c), a warrant or order 
     setting an execution date for a State prisoner shall be 
     stayed upon application to any court that would have 
     jurisdiction over any proceedings filed under section 2254. 
     The application must recite that the State has invoked the 
     postconviction review procedures of this chapter and that the 
     scheduled execution is subject to stay.
       ``(b) A stay of execution granted pursuant to subsection 
     (a) shall expire if--
       ``(1) a State prisoner fails to file a habeas corpus 
     petition under section 2254 within the time required in 
     section 2258;
       ``(2) before a court of competent jurisdiction, in the 
     presence of counsel and after having been advised of the 
     consequences of his decision, a State prisoner under capital 
     sentence waives the right to pursue habeas corpus review 
     under section 2254; or
       ``(3) a State prisoner files a habeas corpus petition under 
     section 2254 within the time required in section 2258 and 
     fails to make a substantial showing of the denial of a 
     Federal right or is denied relief in the district court or at 
     any subsequent stage of review.
       ``(c) On a second or later habeas corpus petition under 
     section 2254, no Federal court shall have the authority to 
     enter a stay of execution or grant relief in a capital case 
     unless--
       ``(1) the basis for the stay and request for relief is a 
     claim not previously presented in the State or Federal 
     courts;
       ``(2) the failure to raise the claim is (A) the result of 
     State action in violation of the Constitution or laws of the 
     United States; (B) the result of the Supreme Court 
     recognition of a new Federal right that is retroactively 
     applicable; or (C) based on a factual predicate that could 
     not have been discovered through the exercise of reasonable 
     diligence in time to present the claim for State or Federal 
     postconviction review; and
       ``(3) the facts underlying the claim would be sufficient to 
     establish by clear and convincing evidence that but for 
     constitutional error, no reasonable fact finder would have 
     found the petitioner guilty of the underlying offense.
       ``(d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no 
     Federal district court or appellate judge shall have the 
     authority to enter a stay of execution, issue injunctive 
     relief, or grant any equitable or other relief in a capital 
     case on any successive habeas petition unless the court first 
     determines the petition or other action does not constitute 
     an abuse of the writ. This determination shall be made only 
     by the district judge or appellate panel who adjudicated the 
     merits of the original habeas petition (or to the district 
     judge or appellate panel to which the case may have been 
     subsequently assigned as a result of the unavailability of 
     the original court or judges). In the Federal courts of 
     appeal, a stay may issue pursuant to the terms of this 
     provision only when a majority of the original panel or 
     majority of the active judges determines the petition does 
     not constitute an abuse of the writ.

     ``Sec. 2258. Filing of habeas corpus petition; time 
       requirements; tolling rules

       ``Any petition for habeas corpus relief under section 2254 
     must be filed in the appropriate district court within one 
     hundred and eighty days from the filing in the appropriate 
     State court of record of an order under section 2256(c). The 
     time requirements established by this section shall be 
     tolled--
       ``(1) from the date that a petition for certiorari is filed 
     in the Supreme Court until the date of final disposition of 
     the petition if a State prisoner files the petition to secure 
     review by the Supreme Court of the affirmance of a capital 
     sentence on direct review by the court of last resort of the 
     State or other final State court decision on direct review;
       ``(2) during any period in which a State prisoner under 
     capital sentence has a properly filed request for 
     postconviction review pending before a State court of 
     competent jurisdiction; if all State filing rules are met in 
     a timely manner, this period shall run continuously from the 
     date that the State prisoner initially files for 
     postconviction review until final disposition of the case by 
     the highest court of the State, but the time re

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     quirements established by this section are not tolled during 
     the pendency of a petition for certiorari before the Supreme 
     Court except as provided in paragraph (1); and
       ``(3) during an additional period not to exceed sixty days, 
     if (A) a motion for an extension of time is filed in the 
     Federal district court that would have proper jurisdiction 
     over the case upon the filing of a habeas corpus petition 
     under section 2254; and (B) a showing of good cause is made 
     for the failure to file the habeas corpus petition within the 
     time period established by this section.

     ``Sec. 2259. Scope of Federal review; district court 
       adjudications

       ``(a) Whenever a State prisoner under capital sentence 
     files a petition for habeas corpus relief to which this 
     chapter applies, the district court shall only consider a 
     claim or claims that have been raised and decided on the 
     merits in the State courts, unless the failure to raise the 
     claim properly is--
       ``(1) the result of State action in violation of the 
     Constitution or laws of the United States;
       ``(2) the result of the Supreme Court recognition of a new 
     Federal right that is retroactively applicable; or
       ``(3) based on a factual predicate that could not have been 
     discovered through the exercise of reasonable diligence in 
     time to present the claim for State or Federal postconviction 
     review.
       ``(b) Following review subject to the constraints set forth 
     in subsection (a) and subsections (d) and (g) of section 2254 
     of this title, the court shall rule on the claims properly 
     before it.

     ``Sec. 2260. Certificate of probable cause

       ``An appeal may not be taken to the court of appeals from 
     the final order of a district court denying relief in a 
     habeas corpus proceeding that is subject to the provisions of 
     this chapter unless a circuit justice or judge issues a 
     certificate of probable cause. A certificate of probable 
     cause may only be issued if the petitioner has made a 
     substantial showing of the denial of a Federal right. The 
     certificate of probable cause must indicate which specific 
     issue or issues satisfy this standard.

     ``Sec. 2261. Application to State unitary review procedure

       ``(a) For purposes of this section, a `unitary review' 
     procedure means a State procedure that authorizes a person 
     under sentence of death to raise, in the course of direct 
     review of the judgment, such claims as could be raised on 
     collateral attack. The provisions of this chapter shall 
     apply, as provided in this section, in relation to a State 
     unitary review procedure if the State establishes by rule of 
     its court of last resort or by statute a mechanism for the 
     appointment, compensation and payment of reasonable 
     litigation expenses of competent counsel in the unitary 
     review proceedings, including expenses relating to the 
     litigation of collateral claims in the proceedings. The rule 
     of court or statute must provide standards of competency for 
     the appointment of such counsel.
       ``(b) A unitary review procedure, to qualify under this 
     section, must include an offer of counsel following trial for 
     the purpose of representation on unitary review, and entry of 
     an order, as provided in section 2256(c), concerning 
     appointment of counsel or waiver or denial of appointment of 
     counsel for that purpose. No counsel appointed to represent 
     the prisoner in the unitary review proceedings shall have 
     previously represented the prisoner at trial in the case for 
     which the appointment is made unless the prisoner and counsel 
     expressly request continued representation.
       ``(c) Sections 2257, 2258, 2259, 2260, and 2262 shall apply 
     in relation to cases involving a sentence of death from any 
     State having a unitary review procedure that qualifies under 
     this section. References to State `post-conviction review' 
     and `direct review' in those sections shall be understood as 
     referring to unitary review under the State procedure. The 
     references in sections 2257(a) and 2258 to `an order under 
     section 2256(c)' shall be understood as referring to the 
     post-trial order under subsection (b) concerning 
     representation in the unitary review proceedings, but if a 
     transcript of the trial proceedings is unavailable at the 
     time of the filing of such an order in the appropriate State 
     court, then the start of the one hundred and eighty day 
     limitation period under section 2258 shall be deferred until 
     a transcript is made available to the prisoner or his 
     counsel.

     ``Sec. 2262. Limitation periods for determining petitions

       ``(a)(1) A Federal district court shall determine such a 
     petition or motion within 60 days of any argument heard on an 
     evidentiary hearing, or where no evidentiary hearing is held, 
     within 60 days of any final argument heard in the case.
       ``(2)(A) The court of appeals shall determine any appeal 
     relating to such a petition or motion within 90 days after 
     the filing of any reply brief or within 90 days after such 
     reply brief would be due. For purposes of this provision, any 
     reply brief shall be due within 14 days of the opposition 
     brief.
       ``(B) The court of appeals shall decide any petition for 
     rehearing and or request by an appropriate judge for 
     rehearing en banc within 20 days of the filing of such a 
     petition or request unless a responsive pleading is required 
     in which case the court of appeals shall decide the 
     application within 20 days of the filing of the responsive 
     pleading. If en banc consideration is granted, the en banc 
     court shall determine the appeal within 90 days of the 
     decision to grant such consideration.
       ``(3) The time limitations contained in paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) may be extended only once for 20 days, upon an express 
     good cause finding by the court that the interests of justice 
     warrant such a one-time extension. The specific grounds for 
     the good cause finding shall be set forth in writing in any 
     extension order of the court.
       ``(b) The time limitations under subsection (a) shall apply 
     to an initial petition or motion, and to any second or 
     successive petition or motion. The same limitations shall 
     also apply to the re-determination of a petition or motion or 
     related appeal following a remand by the court of appeals or 
     the Supreme Court for further proceedings, and in such a case 
     the limitation period shall run from the date of the remand.
       ``(c) The time limitations under this section shall not be 
     construed to entitle a petitioner or movant to a stay of 
     execution, to which the petitioner or movant would otherwise 
     not be entitled, for the purpose of litigating any petition, 
     motion, or appeal.
       ``(d) The failure of a court to meet or comply with the 
     time limitations under this section shall not be a ground for 
     granting relief from a judgment of conviction or sentence. 
     The State or Government may enforce the time limitations 
     under this section by applying to the court of appeals or the 
     Supreme Court for a writ of mandamus.
       ``(e) The Administrative Office of United States Courts 
     shall report annually to Congress on the compliance by the 
     courts with the time limits established in this section.
       ``(f) The adjudication of any petition under section 2254 
     of this title that is subject to this chapter, and the 
     adjudication of any motion under section 2255 of this title 
     by a person under sentence of death, shall be given priority 
     by the district court and by the court of appeals over all 
     noncapital matters.

     ``Sec. 2263. Rule of construction

       ``This chapter shall be construed to promote the 
     expeditious conduct and conclusion of State and Federal court 
     review in capital cases.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters at the 
     beginning of part VI of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 153 
     the following new item:

``154. Special habeas corpus procedures in capital cases....2256''.....

 Subtitle C--Funding for Litigation of Federal Habeas Corpus Petitions 
                            in Capital Cases

     SEC. 121. FUNDING FOR DEATH PENALTY PROSECUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Part E of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:


``funding for litigation of federal habeas corpus petitions in capital 
                                 cases

       ``Sec. 523. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     subpart, the Director is authorized to provide grants to the 
     States, from the funding allocated pursuant to section 511, 
     for the purpose of supporting litigation pertaining to 
     Federal habeas corpus petitions in capital cases. The total 
     funding available for such grants within any fiscal year 
     shall be equal to the funding provided to capital resource 
     centers, pursuant to Federal appropriation, in the same 
     fiscal year.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents at the 
     beginning of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 522 the following new item:

``Sec. 523. Funding for litigation of Federal habeas corpus petitions 
              in capital cases.''.
           TITLE II--FEDERAL DEATH PENALTY PROCEDURES REFORM

     SEC. 201. FEDERAL DEATH PENALTY PROCEDURES REFORM.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 3593 of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended by striking ``shall 
     consider'' and all that follows through the end of such 
     subsection and inserting the following: ``shall then consider 
     whether the aggravating factor or factors found to exist 
     outweigh any mitigating factors. The jury, or if there is no 
     jury, the court shall recommend a sentence of death if it 
     unanimously finds at least one aggravating factor and no 
     mitigating factor or if it finds one or more aggravating 
     factors which outweigh any mitigating factors. In any other 
     case, it shall not recommend a sentence of death. The jury 
     shall be instructed that it must avoid any influence of 
     sympathy, sentiment, passion, prejudice, or other arbitrary 
     factors in its decision, and should make such a 
     recommendation as the information warrants. The jury shall be 
     instructed that its recommendation concerning a sentence of 
     death is to be based on the aggravating factor or factors and 
     any mitigating factors which have been found, but that the 
     final decision concerning the balance of aggravating and 
     mitigating factors is a matter for the jury's judgment.''.
       (b)  Conforming Amendment.--Section 3594 of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``or life 
     imprisonment without possibility of release''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, announced that the yeas had it.

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  Mr. CONYERS demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

297

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affirmative

Nays

132

para.22.23                   [Roll No. 109]

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     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--132

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Andrews
     Clinger
     Collins (MI)
     Houghton
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.22.24  clerk to correct engrossments

  On motion of Mr. McCOLLUM, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossments of the bill (H.R. 665) to control 
crime by mandatory victim restitution, (H.R. 666) to control crime by 
exclusionary rule reform, and of the bill (H.R. 729) to control crime by 
a more effective death penalty, the Clerk be authorized to correct 
section numbers, punctuation, cross references, and to make other 
technical corrections.

para.22.25  providing for the consideration of h.r. 667

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-25) the resolution (H. Res. 63) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 667) entitled the ``Violent Criminal Incarceration 
Act''.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.22.26  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iraq

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby report to the Congress on the developments since my last 
report of August 2, 1994, concerning the national emergency with respect 
to Iraq that was declared in Executive Order No. 12722 of August 2, 
1990. This report is submitted pursuant to section 401(c) of the 
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).
  Executive Order No. 12722 ordered the immediate blocking of all 
property and interests in property of the Government of Iraq (including 
the Central Bank of Iraq), then or thereafter located in the United 
States or within the possession or control of a United States person. 
That order also prohibited the importation into the United States of 
goods and services of Iraqi origin, as well as the exportation of goods, 
services, and technology from the United States to Iraq. The order 
prohibited travel-related transactions to or from Iraq and the 
performance of any contract in support of any industrial, commercial, or 
governmental project in Iraq. United States persons were also prohibited 
from granting or extending credit or loans to the Government of Iraq.
  The foregoing prohibitions (as well as the blocking of Government of 
Iraq property) were continued and augmented on August 9, 1990, by 
Executive Order No. 12724, which was issued in order to align the 
sanctions imposed by the United States with United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 661 of August 6, 1990.
  Executive Order No. 12817 was issued on October 21, 1992, to implement 
in the United States measures adopted in United Nations Security Council 
Resolution 778 of October 2, 1992. Resolution No. 778 requires U.N. 
Member States temporarily to transfer to a U.N. escrow account up to 
$200 million apiece in Iraqi oil sale proceeds paid by purchasers after 
the imposition of U.N. sanctions in Iraq, to finance Iraqi's obligations 
for U.N. activities with respect to Iraq, such as expenses to verify 
Iraqi weapons destruction, and to provide humanitarian assistance in 
Iraq on a nonpartisan basis. A portion of the escrowed funds will also 
fund the activities of the U.N. Compensation Commission in Geneva, which 
will handle claims from victims of the Iraqi invasion of Kuwait. Member 
States also may make voluntary contributions to the account. The funds 
placed in the

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escrow account are to be returned, with interest, to the Member States 
that transferred them to the United Nations, as funds are received from 
future sales of Iraqi oil authorized by the U.N. Security Council. No 
Member State is required to fund more than half of the total transfers 
or contributions to the escrow account.

  This report discusses only matters concerning the national emergency 
with respect to Iraq that was declared in Executive Order No. 12722 and 
matters relating to Executive Orders Nos. 12724 and 12817 (the 
``Executive orders''). The report covers events from August 2, 1994, 
through February 1, 1995.
  1. There has been one action affecting the Iraqi Sanctions 
Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 575 (the ``Regulations''), administered by 
the Office of Foreign Assets Control (FAC) of the Department of the 
Treasury, since my last report on August 2, 1994. On February 1, 1995 
(60 Fed. Reg. 6376), FAC amended the Regulations by adding to the list 
of Specially Designated Nationals (SDNs) of Iraq set forth in Appendices 
A (``entities and individuals'') and B (``merchant vessels''), the names 
of 24 cabinet ministers and 6 other senior officials of the Iraqi 
government, as well as 4 Iraqi state-owned banks, not previously 
identified as SDNs. Also added to the Appendices were the names of 15 
entities, 11 individuals, and 1 vessel that were newly identified as 
Iraqi SDNs in the comprehensive list of SDNs for all sanctions programs 
administered by FAC that was published in the Federal Register (59 Fed. 
Reg. 59460) on November 17, 1994. In the same document, FAC also 
provided additional addresses and aliases for 6 previously identified 
Iraqi SDNs. This Federal Register publication brings the total number of 
listed Iraqi SDNs to 66 entities, 82 individuals, and 161 vessels.
  Pursuant to section 575.306 of the Regulations, FAC has determined 
that these entities and individuals designated as SDNs are owned or 
controlled by, or are acting or purporting to act directly or indirectly 
on behalf of, the Government of Iraq, or are agencies, instrumentalities 
or entities of that government. By virtue of this determination, all 
property and interests in property of these entities or persons that are 
in the United States or in the possession or control of United States 
persons are blocked. Further, United States persons are prohibited from 
engaging in transactions with these individuals or entities unless the 
transactions are licensed by FAC. The designations were made in 
consultation with the Department of State. A copy of the amendment is 
attached to this report.
  2. Investigations of possible violations of the Iraqi sanctions 
continue to be pursued and appropriate enforcement actions taken. The 
FAC continues its involvement in lawsuits, seeking to prevent the 
unauthorized transfer of blocked Iraqi assets. There are currently 38 
enforcement actions pending, including nine cases referred by FAC to the 
U.S. Customs Service for joint investigation. Additional FAC civil 
penalty notices were prepared during the reporting period for violations 
of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and the 
Regulations with respect to transactions involving Iraq. Four penalties 
totaling $26,043 were collected from two banks, one company, and one 
individual for violations of the prohibitions against transactions 
involving Iraq.

  3. Investigation also continues into the roles played by various 
individuals and firms outside Iraq in the Iraqi government procurement 
network. These investigations may lead to additions to FAC's listing of 
individuals and organizations determined to be SDNs of the Government of 
Iraq.
  4. Pursuant to Executive Order No. 12817 implementing United Nations 
Security Council Resolution No. 778, on October 26, 1992, FAC directed 
the Federal Reserve Bank of New York to establish a blocked account for 
receipt of certain post August 6, 1990, Iraqi oil sales proceeds, and to 
hold, invest, and transfer these funds as required by the order. On 
October 5, 1994, following payments by the Governments of Canada 
($677,756.99), the United Kingdom ($1,740,152.44), and the European 
Community ($697,055.93), respectively, to the special United Nations-
controlled account, entitled ``United Nations Security Council 
Resolution 778 Escrow Account,'' the Federal Reserve Bank of New York 
was directed to transfer a corresponding amount of $3,114,965.36 from 
the blocked account it holds to the United Nations-controlled account. 
Similarly, on December 16, 1994, following the payment of $721,217.97 by 
the Government of the Netherlands, $3,000,891.06 by the European 
Community, $4,936,808.84 by the Government of the United Kingdom, 
$190,476.19 by the Government of France, and $5,565,913.29 by the 
Government of Sweden, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was directed 
to transfer a corresponding amount of $14,415,307.35 to the United 
Nations-controlled account. Again, on December 28, 1994, following the 
payment of $853,372.95 by the Government of Denmark, $1,049,719.82 by 
the European Community, $70,716.52 by the Government of France, 
$625,390.86 by the Government of Germany, $1,151,742.01 by the 
Government of the Netherlands, and $1,062,500.00 by the Government of 
the United Kingdom, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was directed to 
transfer a corresponding amount of $4,813,442.16 to the United Nations-
controlled account. Finally, on January 13, 1995, following the payment 
of $796,167.00 by the Government of the Netherlands, $810,949.24 by the 
Government of Denmark, $613,030.61 by the Government of Finland, and 
$2,049,600.12 by the European Community, the Federal Reserve Bank of New 
York was directed to transfer a corresponding amount of $4,269,746.97 to 
the United Nations-controlled account. Cumulative transfers from the 
blocked Federal Reserve Bank of New York account since issuance of 
Executive Order No. 12817 have amounted to $157,542,187.88 of the up to 
$200 million that the United States is obligated to match from blocked 
Iraqi oil payments, pursuant to United Nations Security Council 
Resolution 778.
  5. The Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued a total of 533 
specific licenses regarding transactions pertaining to Iraq or Iraqi 
assets since August 1990. Since my last report, 37 specific licenses 
have been issued. Licenses were issued for transactions such as the 
filing of legal actions against Iraqi governmental entities, legal 
representation of Iraq, and the exportation to Iraq of donated medicine, 
medical supplies, food intended for humanitarian relief purposes, the 
execution of powers of attorney relating to the administration of 
personal assets and decedents' estates in Iraq, and the protection of 
preexistent intellectual property rights in Iraq.
  6. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from August 2, 1994, through February 1, 1995, lthat are directly 
attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities conferred by the 
declaration of a national emergency with respect to Iraq are reported to 
be about $2.25 million, most of which represents wage and salary costs 
for Federal personnel. Personnel costs were largely centered in the 
Department of the Treasury (particularly in the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control, the U.S. Customs Service, the Office of the Under Secretary for 
Enforcement, and the Office of the General Counsel), the Department of 
State (particularly the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, the 
Bureau of Near East Affairs, the Bureau of Organization Affairs, and the 
Office of the Legal Adviser), and the Department of Transportation 
(particularly the U.S. Coast Guard).

  7. The United States imposed economic sanctions on Iraq in response to 
Iraq's illegal invasion and occupation of Kuwait, a clear act of brutal 
aggression. The United States, together with the international 
community, is maintaining economic sanctions against Iraq because the 
Iraqi regime has failed to comply fully with United Nations Security 
Council resolutions. Security Council resolutions on Iraq call for the 
elimination of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, the inviolability of 
the Iraq-Kuwait boundary, the release of Kuwaiti and other third-country 
nationals, compensation for victims of Iraqi aggression, long-term 
monitoring of weapons of mass destruction capabilities, the return of 
Kuwaiti assets stolen during Iraq's illegal occupation of Kuwait, 
renunciation of terrorism, an end to internal Iraqi repression of its 
own civilian population, and the facilitation of access of international 
relief organizations to all those in need in all parts of Iraq. More 
than 4 years after the invasion, a pattern of defiance persists: a 
refusal to account for missing Kuwaiti detainees; failure to

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return Kuwaiti property worth millions of dollars, including weapons 
used by Iraq in its movement of troops to the Kuwaiti border in October 
1994; sponsorship of assassinations in Lebanon and in northern Iraq; 
incomplete declarations to weapons inspectors; and ongoing widespread 
human rights violations. As a result, the U.N. sanctions remain in 
place; the United States will continue to enforce those sanctions under 
domestic authority.
  The Baghdad government continues to violate basic human rights of its 
own citizens through systematic repression of minorities and denial of 
humanitarian assistance. The Government of Iraq has repeatedly said it 
will not be bound by United Nations Security Council Resolution 688. For 
more than 3 years. Baghdad has maintained a blockade of food, medicine, 
and other humanitarian supplies against northern Iraq. The Iraqi 
military routinely harasses residents of the north, and has attempted to 
``Abrabize'' the Kurdish, Turcomen, and Assyrian areas in the north. 
Iraq has not relented in its artillery attacks against civilian 
population centers in the south, or in its burning and draining 
operations in the southern marshes, which have forced thousands to flee 
to neighboring States.
  In 1991, the United Nations Security Council adopted Resolutions 706 
and 712, which would permit Iraq to sell up to $1.6 billion of oil under 
U.N. auspices to fund the provision of food, medicine, and other 
humanitarian supplies to the people of Iraq. The resolutions also 
provide for the payment of compensation to victims of Iraqi aggression 
and other U.N. activities with respect to Iraq. The equitable 
distribution within Iraq of this humanitarian assistance would be 
supervised and monitored by the United Nations. The Iraqi regime so far 
has refused to accept these resolutions and has thereby chosen to 
perpetuate the suffering of its civilian population. More than a year 
ago, the Iraqi government informed the United Nations that it would not 
implement Resolutions 706 and 712.
  The policies and actions to the Saddam Hussein regime continue to pose 
an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and foreign 
policy of the United States, as well as to regional peace and security. 
The U.N. resolutions require that the Security Council be assured of 
Iraq's peaceful intentions in judging its compliance with sanctions. 
Because of Iraq's failure to comply fully with these resolutions, the 
United States will continue to apply economic sanctions to deter it from 
threatening peace and stability in the region.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 8, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-29).

para.22.27  message from the president--andean trade

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby submit the first report on the Operation of the Andean Trade 
Preference Act. This report is prepared pursuant to the requirements of 
section 203 of the Andean Trade Preference Act of 1991.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 8, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para.22.28  message from the president--major league baseball

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to transmit for your immediate consideration and 
enactment the ``Major League Baseball Restoration Act.'' This 
legislation would provide for a fair and prompt settlement of the 
ongoing labor-management dispute affecting Major League Baseball.
  Major League Baseball has historically occupied a unique place in 
American life. The parties to the current contentious dispute have been 
unable to resolve their differences, despite many months of negotiations 
and the assistance of one of this country's most skilled mediators. If 
the dispute is permitted to continue, there is likely to be substantial 
economic damage to the cities and communities in which major league 
franchises are located and to the communities that host spring training. 
The ongoing dispute also threatens further serious harm to an important 
national institution.
  The bill I am transmitting today is a simple one. It would authorize 
the President to appoint a 3-member National Baseball Dispute Resolution 
Panel. This Panel of impartial and skilled arbitrators would be 
empowered to gather information from all sides and impose a binding 
agreement on the parties. The Panel would be urged to act as quickly as 
possible. Its decision would not be subject to judicial review.
  In arriving at a fair settlement, the Panel would consider a number of 
factors affecting the parties, but it could also take into account the 
effect on the public and the best interests of the game.
  The Panel would be given sufficient tools to do its job, without the 
need for further appropriations. Primary support for its activities 
would come from the Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service, but 
other agencies would also be authorized to provide needed support.
  The dispute now affecting Major League Baseball has been a protracted 
one, and I believe that the time has come to take action. I urge the 
Congress to take prompt and favorable action on this legislation.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 8, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
Opportunities and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-30).

para.22.29  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. FOX, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule on Thursday, February 9, 1995: the Committee on Agriculture, 
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the Committee on 
Commerce, the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the 
Committee on International Relations, the Committee on Resources, the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs.

para.22.30  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Miss COLLINS of 
Michigan, for today after 6:00 p.m. and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para.22.31  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. BURTON, at 11 o'clock and 41 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.22.32  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 729. A bill 
     to control crime by a more effective death penalty; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-23). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 728. A bill 
     to control crime by providing law enforcement block grants; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-24). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. QUILLEN: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 63. A 
     resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 667, The 
     Violent Criminal Incarceration Act (Rept. No. 104-25). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para.22.33  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Moorhead, 
             and Mr. Oxley):
       H.R. 857. A bill to require the disclosure of service and 
     other charges on tickets, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Moran, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Fazio of

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             California, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Lewis of California):
       H.R. 858. A bill to amend certain provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, in order to ensure equality between 
     Federal firefighters and other employees in the civil service 
     and other public sector firefighters, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. GUNDERSON:
       H.R. 859. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of the 
     Medicare Program of emergency care and related services 
     furnished by rural emergency access care hospitals; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. DORNAN:
       H.R. 860. A bill to terminate the Office of the Surgeon 
     General of the Public Health Service; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 861. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, and 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit the 
     reimbursement of expenses incurred by a medical facility of 
     the uniformed services or the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     in providing health care to persons eligible for care under 
     medicare; to the Committee on National Security, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, and Ways and Means, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
             Manzullo):
       H.R. 862. A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to 
     promote homosexuality; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
           By Mr. HAMILTON:
       H.R. 863. A bill to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to authorize the transfer 
     to States of surplus personal property for donation to 
     nonprofit providers of necessaries to impoverished families 
     and individuals; to the Committee on Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Payne of Virginia, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Coyne, 
             Mr. Brewster, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 864. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide an election to exclude from the gross estate of a 
     decedent the value of certain land subject to a qualified 
     conservation easement, and to make technical changes to 
     alternative valuation rules; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. ORTON:
       H.R. 865. A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to offer States the option of replacing the Job 
     Opportunities and Basic Skills Training [JOBS] Program with a 
     program that would assist all recipients of aid to families 
     with dependent children in achieving self-sufficiency, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Commerce, and 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. RAHALL:
       H.R. 866. A bill to make a technical correction to section 
     601 of the Federal Aviation Administration Act; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Ms. Danner, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 867. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide that certain budget authority and credit authority 
     provided to the exchange stabilization fund shall be 
     effective only to the extent provided in appropriation acts; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. THURMAN:
       H.R. 868. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide an exemption from that act for inmates of 
     penal or other correctional institutions who participate in 
     certain programs; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 869. A bill to designate the Federal building and U.S. 
     courthouse located at 125 Market Street in Youngstown, OH, as 
     the ``Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. 
     Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS (for himself and Mr. Bonior):
       H.R. 870. A bill to resolve the current dispute involving 
     major league baseball, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.J. Res. 68. Joint resolution proposed an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States to repeal the 22d amendment 
     relating to Presidential term limitations; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. COMBEST (for himself and Mr. Dicks):
       H. Res. 64. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence in the 
     104th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. GINGRICH:
       H. Res. 65. Resolution naming certain rooms in the House of 
     Representatives wing of the Capitol in honor of former 
     Representative Robert H. Michel; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mrs. SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. 
             Brownback, Mr. Fox, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Metcalf):
       H. Res. 66. Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to ban gifts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.

para.22.34  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. ROTH introduced a bill (H.R. 871) for the relief of 
     Eugene Hasenfus; which was referred to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

para.22.35  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 11: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 26: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
     Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
     Clement, and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 28: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 47: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Klug, and Mr. 
     Royce.
       H.R. 76: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 95: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Ballenger and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 112: Mr. Cooley, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Ney, and Ms. 
     Slaughter.
       H.R. 159: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Stump, Mr. King, 
     Mr. Blute, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 201: Mr. Fox, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Gene Green 
     of Texas, Mr. Petri, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Bereuter, and Ms. Pryce.
       H.R. 281: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 259: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
     Ackerman, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 328: Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Yates, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Fattah, 
     Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Beilenson, 
     Mr. Waxman, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Markey, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Frazer, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
     Mineta, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Schroeder, Ms. 
     Velazquez, Mr. Vento, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 394: Mr. McDermott and Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 404: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 436: Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
     Latham, Mr. Flanagan, and Mr. Zeliff.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Parker and Mr. Montgomery.
       H.R. 452: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 463: Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 520: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 556: Mr. Frost, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Torres, Mrs. 
     Schroeder, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Chapman.
       H.R. 557: Mr. Frost, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Torres, Mrs. 
     Schroeder, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Chapman.
       H.R. 558: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 571: Mr. Thomas, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Condit, 
     Mr. Orton, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
     Emerson, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Radanovich, 
     Mr. Lucas, Mr. Riggs, Mrs. Vucanovich, and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 579: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Foglietta, Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 645: Mr. Flake, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Pete 
     Geren of Texas, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Ward.
       H.R. 662: Mr. Collins of Georgia.
       H.R. 663: Mr. Barr and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 697: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
     Royce, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Smith of 
     Texas, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 707: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 810: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.J. Res. 3: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.J. Res. 24: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H. Res. 40: Mr. Vento, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Harman, and Mr. 
     Poshard.
       H. Res. 54: Ms. Danner and Mrs. Thurman.
       H. Res. 57: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Burton of Indiana.



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                     THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1995 (23)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

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para.23.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, February 8, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.23.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       354. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the United Nations for 
     use in Rwanda (Transmittal No. 12-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2796a(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       355. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the fourth monthly report on the 
     situation in Haiti, pursuant to section 3 of Public Law 103-
     423; to the Committee on International Relations.
       356. A letter from the Director, U.S. Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, transmitting the Agency's report 
     entitled, ``Arms Control Negotiating and Implementation 
     Records,'' pursuant to section 713(b) of Public Law 103-236; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       357. A letter from the Executive Director, Pennsylvania 
     Avenue Development Corporation, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for calendar 
     year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       358. A letter from the Director, U.S. Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Biennial Report to the Congress 
     on the Senior Executive Service, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3135 
     and 5 U.S.C. 4314(d); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       359. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the 1994 annual report of the Visiting Committee 
     on Advanced Technology of the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology [NIST], U.S. Department of Commerce, pursuant 
     to Public Law 100-418, section 5131(b) (102 Stat. 1443); to 
     the Committee on Science.
       360. A letter from the Director, U.S. Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the Office's report to Congress on 
     locality pay for officers of the Secret Service Uniformed 
     Division and the Bureau of Engraving and Printing Police 
     Force; jointly, to the Committees on Appropriations and 
     Government Reform and Oversight.

para.23.3  providing for the consideration of h.r. 667

  Mr. QUILLEN, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 63):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 667) to control crime by incarcerating violent 
     criminals. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. All points of order against consideration of the bill 
     for failure to comply with clause 2(1)(2)(B) or clause 
     2(1)(6) of rule XI are waived. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule for a period not to exceed ten hours. It 
     shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 
     purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     the Judiciary now printed in the bill. The committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 
     as read. Points of order against the committee amendment in 
     the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with clause 
     7 of rule XCI or clause 5(a) of rule XXI are waived. During 
     consideration of the bill for amendment, the chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on 
     the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 
     caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional 
     Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 
     Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. QUILLEN, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.23.4  violent criminal incarceration

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, pursuant to House Resolution 63 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 667) to control crime by incarcerating violent criminals.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. KOLBE as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time 
spent therein,

para.23.5  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. CHAPMAN:

       Page 2, after line 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 2. CONDITION FOR GRANTS.

       (a) State Compliance.--The provisions of title V of the 
     Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, as 
     amended by this Act, shall not take effect until 50 percent 
     or more of the States have met the requirements of 503(b) of 
     such Act.
       (b) Report.--Beginning in fiscal year 1996, the Attorney 
     General shall submit a report to the Congress not later than 
     February 1 of each fiscal year regarding the number of States 
     that have met the requirements of section 503(b) of the 
     Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, as 
     amended by this Act.
       (c) Effective Date.--Beginning on the first day of the 
     first fiscal year after the Attorney General has filed a 
     report that certifies that 50 percent or more of the States 
     have met the requirements of section 503(b) of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994, as amended by 
     this Act, title V of such Act shall become effective.
       (d) Prisons.--Until the requirements of this section are 
     met, title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 shall remain in effect as such title 
     was in effect on the day preceding the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

169

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

261

para.23.6                    [Roll No. 110]

                                YEAS--169

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--261

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey

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     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Collins (MI)
     Rose
     Smith (MI)
     Walker
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.23.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SCHUMER:

       Page 2, strike line 4 and all that follows through the 
     matter preceding line 1, page 12, and insert the following:

                  TITLE I--PRISON BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

     SEC. 101. LOCAL CONTROL PRISON GRANT PROGRAM.

       Subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended to read as follows:

                   ``Subtitle A--Prison Block Grants

     ``SEC. 201. PAYMENTS TO STATE GOVERNMENTS.

       ``(a) Payment and Use.--
       ``(1) Payment.--The Attorney General shall pay to each 
     State which qualifies for a payment under this title an 
     amount equal to the sum of the amount allocated to such State 
     under this title for each payment period from amounts 
     appropriated to carry out this title.
       ``(2) Use.--Amounts paid to a State under this section 
     shall be used by the State for confinement of persons 
     convicted of serious violent felonies, including but not 
     limited to, one or more of the following purposes:
       ``(A)(i) Building, expanding, operating, and maintaining 
     space in correctional facilities in order to increase the 
     prison bed capacity in such facilities for the confinement of 
     persons convicted of a serious violent felony.
       ``(ii) Building, expanding, operating, and maintaining 
     temporary or permanent correctional facilities, including 
     boot camps, and other alternative correctional facilities, 
     including facilities on military bases, for the confinement 
     of convicted nonviolent offenders and criminal aliens for the 
     purpose of freeing suitable existing space for the 
     confinement of persons convicted of a serious violent felony.
       ``(iii) Contributing to funds administered by a regional 
     compact organized by two or more States to carry out any of 
     the foregoing purposes.
       ``(b) Timing of Payments.--The Attorney General shall pay 
     to each State that has submitted an application under this 
     title not later than--
       ``(1) 90 days after the date that the amount is available, 
     or
       ``(2) the first day of the payment period if the State has 
     provided the Attorney General with the assurances required by 
     section 203(d),

     whichever is later.
       ``(c) Adjustments.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Attorney 
     General shall adjust a payment under this title to a State to 
     the extent that a prior payment to the State was more or less 
     than the amount required to be paid.
       ``(2) Considerations.--The Attorney General may increase or 
     decrease under this subsection a payment to a State only if 
     the Attorney General determines the need for the increase or 
     decrease, or if the State requests the increase or decrease, 
     not later than one year after the end of the payment period 
     for which a payment was made.
       ``(d) Reservation for Adjustment.--The Attorney General may 
     reserve a partnership of not more than 2 percent of the 
     amount under this section for a payment period for all 
     States, if the Attorney General considers the reserve is 
     necessary to ensure the availability of sufficient amounts to 
     pay adjustments after the final allocation of amounts among 
     the States.
       ``(e) Repayment of Unexpended Amounts.--
       ``(1) Repayment required.--A State shall repay to the 
     Attorney General, by not later than 27 months after receipt 
     of funds from the Attorney General, any amount that is--
       ``(A) paid to the State from amounts appropriated under the 
     authority of this section; and
       ``(B) not expended by the unit within 2 years after receipt 
     of such funds from the Attorney General.
       ``(2) Penalty for failure to repay.--If the amount required 
     to be repaid is not repaid, the Attorney General shall reduce 
     payment in future payment periods accordingly.
       ``(3) Deposit of amounts repaid.--Amounts received by the 
     Attorney General as repayments under this subsection shall be 
     deposited in a designated fund for future payments to States.
       ``(f) Nonsupplanting Requirement.--Funds made available 
     under this title to States shall not be used to supplant 
     State funds, but shall be used to increase the amount of 
     funds that would, in the absence of funds under this title, 
     be made available from State sources.

     ``SEC. 202. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title--
       ``(1) $232,000,000 for fiscal year 1995;
       ``(2) $997,500,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(3) $1,330,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(4) $2,527,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(5) $2,660,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       ``(6) $2,753,100,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       ``(b) Administrative Costs.--Not more than 2.5 percent of 
     the amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a) 
     for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 2000 shall be 
     available to the Attorney General for administrative costs to 
     carry out the purposes of this title. Such sums are to remain 
     available until expended.
       ``(c) Availability.--The amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a) shall remain available 
     until expended.

     ``SEC. 203. QUALIFICATION FOR PAYMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General shall issue 
     regulations establishing procedures under which a State is 
     required to give notice to the Attorney General regarding the 
     proposed use of assistance under this title.
       ``(b) General Requirements for Qualification.--A State 
     qualifies for a payment under this title for a payment period 
     only if the State submits an application to the Attorney 
     General and establishes, to the satisfaction of the Attorney 
     General, that--
       ``(1) the State will establish a trust fund in which the 
     State will deposit all payments received under this title;
       ``(2) the State will use amounts in the trust fund 
     (including interest) during a period not to exceed 2 years 
     from the date the first grant payment is made to the State;
       ``(3) the State will expend the payments received in 
     accordance with the laws and procedures that are applicable 
     to the expenditure of revenues of the State;
       ``(4) the State will use accounting, audit, and fiscal 
     procedures that conform to guidelines which shall be 
     prescribed by the Attorney General after consultation with 
     the Comptroller General and as applicable, amounts received 
     under this title shall be audited in compliance with the 
     Single Audit Act of 1984;
       ``(5) after reasonable notice from the Attorney General or 
     the Comptroller General to the State, the State will make 
     available to the Attorney General and the Comptroller 
     General, with the right to inspect, records that the Attorney 
     General reasonably requires to review compliance with this 
     title or that the Comptroller General reasonably requires to 
     review compliance and operation;
       ``(6) a designated official of the State shall make reports 
     the Attorney General reasonably requires, in addition to the 
     annual reports required under this title; and
       ``(7) the State will spend the funds only for the purposes 
     authorized in section 201(a)(2).
       ``(c) Sanctions for Noncompliance.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the Attorney General determines that 
     a State has not complied substantially with the requirements 
     or regulations prescribed under subsection (b), the Attorney 
     General shall notify the State that if the State does not 
     take corrective action within 60 days of such notice, the 
     Attorney General will withhold additional payments to the 
     State for the current and future payment period until the 
     Attorney General is satisfied that the State--
       ``(A) has taken the appropriate corrective action; and
       ``(B) will comply with the requirements and regulations 
     prescribed under subsection (b).

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     ``SEC. 204. ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) State Distribution.--Except as provided in section 
     203(c), of the total amounts appropriated for this title for 
     each payment period, the Attorney General shall allocate for 
     States--
       ``(1) 0.25 percent to each State; and
       ``(2) of the total amounts of funds remaining after 
     allocation under paragraph (1), an amount that is equal to 
     the ratio that the number of part 1 violent crimes reported 
     by such State to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 1993 
     bears to the number of part 1 violent crimes reported by all 
     States to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for 1993.
       ``(b) Unavailability of Information.--For purposes of this 
     section, if the data regarding part 1 violent crimes in any 
     State for 1993 is unavailable or substantially inaccurate, 
     the Attorney General shall utilize the best available 
     comparable data regarding the number of violent crimes for 
     1993 for such State for the purposes of allocation of any 
     funds under this title.

     ``SEC. 205. UTILIZATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR.

       ``Funds or a portion of funds allocated under this title 
     may be utilized to contract with private, nonprofit entities 
     or community-based organizations to carry out the purposes 
     specified under section 201(a)(2).

     ``SEC. 206. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

       ``(a) In General.--A State expending payments under this 
     title shall hold at least one public hearing on the proposed 
     use of the payment from the Attorney General.
       ``(b) Views.--At the hearing, persons, including elected 
     officials of units of local government within such State, 
     shall be given an opportunity to provide written and oral 
     views to the State and to ask questions about the entire 
     budget and the relation of the payment from the Attorney 
     General to the entire budget.
       ``(c) Time and Place.--The State shall hold the hearing at 
     a time and place that allows and encourages public attendance 
     and participation.

     ``SEC. 207. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       ``For the purposes of this title:
       ``(1) The term `State' means any State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, except that American Samoa, Guam, 
     and the Northern Mariana Islands shall be considered as one 
     State and that, for purposes of section 104(a), 33 percent of 
     the amounts allocated shall be allocated to American Samoa, 
     50 percent to Guam, and 17 percent to the Northern Mariana 
     Islands.
       ``(2) The term `payment period' means each 1-year period 
     beginning on October 1 of any year in which a grant under 
     this title is awarded.
       ``(3) The term `part 1 violent crimes' means murder and 
     nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and 
     aggravated assault as reported to the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation for purposes of the Uniform Crime Reports.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

179

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negative

Nays

251

para.23.8                    [Roll No. 111]

                                YEAS--179

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford (TN)
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--251

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Boucher
     Collins (MI)
     Frost
     Souder
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, assumed the Chair.

para.23.9  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries. 

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KOLBE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.23.10  message from the president--national endowment for 
          humanities

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to present to you the Twenty-ninth Annual Report of the 
National Endowment for the Humanities [NEH], the Federal agency charged 
with fostering scholarship and imparting knowledge in the humanities. 
Its work supports an impressive range of humanities projects.
  These projects can reach an audience as general as the 28 million who 
watched the documentary Baseball, or as specialized as the 50 scholars 
who this past fall examined current research on Dante. Small local 
historical societies have received NEH support, as have some of the 
Nation's largest cultural institutions. Students from kindergarten 
through graduate school,

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professors and teachers, and the general public in all parts of the 
Nation have been touched by the Endowment's activities.
  As we approach the 21st century, the world is growing smaller and its 
problems seemingly bigger. Societies are becoming more complex and 
fractious. The knowledge and wisdom, the insight and perspective, 
imparted by history, philosophy, literature, and other humanities 
disciplines enable us to meet the challenges of contemporary life.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 9, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
Opportunities.

para.23.11  message from the president--counterterrorism

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to transmit today for your immediate consideration and 
enactment the ``Omnibus Counterterrorism Act of 1995.'' Also transmitted 
is a section-by-section analysis. This legislative proposal is part of 
my Administration's comprehensive effort to strengthen the ability of 
the United States to deter terrorist acts and punish those who aid or 
abet any international terrorist activity in the United States. It 
corrects deficiencies and gaps in current law.
  Some of the most significant provisions of the bill will:
  --Provide clear Federal criminal jurisdiction for any international 
    terrorist attack that might occur in the United States;
  --Provide Federal criminal jurisdiction over terrorists who use the 
    United States as the place from which to plan terrorist attacks 
    overseas;
  --Provide a workable mechanism, utilizing U.S. District Court Judges 
    appointed by the Chief Justice, to deport expeditiously alien 
    terrorists without risking the disclosure of national security 
    information or techniques;
  --Provide a new mechanism for preventing fund-raising in the United 
    States that supports international terrorist activities overseas; 
    and
  --Implement an international treaty requiring the insertion of a 
    chemical agent into plastic explosives when manufactured to make 
    them detectable.
  The fund-raising provision includes a licensing mechanism under which 
funds can only be transferred based on a strict showing that the money 
will be used exclusively for religious, charitable, literary, or 
educational purposes and will not be diverted for terrorist activity. 
The bill also includes numerous relatively technical, but highly 
important, provisions that will facilitate investigations and 
prosecutions of terrorist crimes.
  It is the Administration's intent that section 101 of the bill confer 
Federal jurisdiction only over international terrorism offenses. The 
Administration will work with Members of Congress to ensure that the 
language in the bill is consistent with that intent.
  I urge the prompt and favorable consideration of this legislative 
proposal by the Congress.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 9, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Judiciary and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 104-31).

para.23.12  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule on Friday, February 10, 1995: the Committee on Agriculture, 
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the Committee on 
Commerce, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the 
Committee on Science, the Committee on Small Business, and the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.23.13  change of reference--h.r. 9

  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent, titles V, VI and section 
4003 of the bill (H.R. 9) to create jobs, enhance wages, strengthen 
property rights, maintain certain economic liberties, decentralize and 
reduce the power of the Federal Government with respect to the States, 
localities, and citizens of the United States, and to increase the 
accountability of Federal officials were re-referred to the Committee on 
Small Business as an additional committee of jurisdiction.

para.23.14  providing for the consideration of h.r. 668

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-26) the resolution (H. Res. 69) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 668) a bill to control crime by further streamlining 
deportation of criminal aliens.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.23.15  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. FROST, for 
today after 2 p.m. and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para.23.16  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. MEEHAN, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
February 7, 1995, at 8 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 9 o'clock a.m. on Friday, February 10, 1995.

para.23.17  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 69. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     668) to control crime by further streamlining deportation of 
     criminal aliens (Rept. No. 104-26). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para.23.18  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. SPENCE (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bryant of 
             Tennessee, and Mr. Hayes):
       H.R. 872. A bill to revitalize the National security of the 
     United States; to the Committee on International Relations, 
     and in addition to the Committees on National Security, and 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Blute, Mr. Bono, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dornan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Goss, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Horn, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Jacobs, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Linder, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Paxon, Mr. Portman, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. 
             Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Seastrand, 
             Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. 
             Zimmer):
       H.R. 873. A bill to amend the Helium Act to require the 
     Secretary of the Interior to sell Federal real and personal 
     property held in connection with activities carried out under 
     the Helium Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Ms. DANNER:
       H.R. 874. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the increase in tax on commercial aviation fuel 
     which is scheduled to take effect on October 1, 1995; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas:
       H.R. 875. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for waiver of the Medicare part B 
     late enrollment penalty for certain military retirees and 
     dependents who live near closed military bases and to 
     establish a special enrollment period for such persons under 
     Medicare part B; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 876. A bill to provide that the pay of members of 
     Congress shall be reduced until the minimum wage is raised to 
     at least $5.15 an hour, and that such a reduction shall be 
     equal to an adjustment in the Employment Cost Index; to the 
     Committee on House Over

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     sight, and in addition to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. 
             Williams, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Richardson, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, and Mr. Miller of California):
       H.R. 877. A bill to establish a Wounded Knee National 
     Tribal Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LIGHTFOOT (for himself and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 878. A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to encourage States to 
     enact a Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights, to provide 
     standards and protection for the conduct of internal police 
     investigations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OLVER (for himself and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 879. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to provide grants for projects that demonstrate 
     technologies and methods for reducing discharges from 
     combined sewer overflows into navigable waters of interstate 
     significance; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PARKER:
       H.R. 880. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to 
     carry out such activities as are necessary to stabilize the 
     bluffs along the Mississippi River in the vicinity of 
     Natchez, MS, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. PRYCE (for herself, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Foglietta, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. McHale, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Moran, Mr. Quinn, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Underwood, and Mr. Deutsch):
       H.R. 881. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to allow employers a credit for a portion of the expenses of 
     providing dependent care services to employees; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. QUINN:
       H.R. 882. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     require the establishment of mammography quality standards to 
     be applicable to the performance of mammograms by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 883. A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, 
     Commerce, and Government Reform and Oversight, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 884. A bill to authorize appropriations for a 
     retirement incentive for certain employees of National 
     Laboratories; to the Committee on National Security, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SERRANO (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 885. A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office building 
     located at 153 East 110th Street, New York, NY, as the 
     ``Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. WISE:
       H.R. 886. A bill to reform the program of aid to families 
     with dependent children; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself and Mr. Klug):
       H.R. 887. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Energy to sell the naval petroleum 
     reserves since such reserves are no longer necessary for the 
     national security of the United States; to the Committee on 
     National Security, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H. Res. 67. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Ways and Means in the 104th Congress; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. ROBERTS:
       H. Res. 68. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Agriculture in the 104th Congress; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. BLILEY:
       H. Res. 70. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Commerce in the 104th Congress; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H. Res. 71. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities in 
     the 104th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H. Res. 72. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on the Judiciary in the 104th Congress; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. 
             McDermott):
       H. Res. 73. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the 
     104th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas:
       H. Res. 74. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Small Business in the 104th Congress; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. SHUSTER:
       H. Res. 75. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure in the 
     104th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Moakley):
       H. Res. 76. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Rules in the 104th Congress; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. SPENCE:
       H. Res. 77. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on National Security in the 104th Congress; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. STUMP:
       H. Res. 78. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Veterans' Affairs in the 104th Congress; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.

para.23.19  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       15. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Minnesota, relative to memorializing the 
     Congress of the United States to continue its progress at 
     reducing the Federal deficit and provide to the State of 
     Minnesota information on the impact that a balanced Federal 
     budget will have on Minnesota; jointly, to the Committees on 
     the Judiciary and Government Reform and Oversight.

para.23.20  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 7: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Chambliss, 
     Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Walker, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
     Livingston, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mrs. 
     Seastrand, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. McKeon, 
     Mr. Hefley, and Mr. Schaefer.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
     Lowey, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Coleman, Mr. 
     Fields of Texas, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 76: Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 96: Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, Mr. Owens, Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gonzalez, 
     Mr. Fattah, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Norton, Mr. Engel, 
     Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Davis, and Mr. Flake.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 139: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 215: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Zimmer, and Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Ramstad and Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Young of 
     Alaska, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Fields of Texas, and Mr. Taylor of 
     North Carolina.
       H.R. 305: Mr. Engel, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Furse, 
     Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
     Stockman, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 426: Mr. Skeen, Mr. Bishop, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
     Minge, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Rose, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
     Tanner, Mr. Tauzin, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 469: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 490: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Fields of Texas, and Mr. 
     Skeen.
       H.R. 512: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 571: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. 
     Schumer.
       H.R. 587: Mr. Fox, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 592: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 656: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 698: Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Hostettler, and 
     Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 753: Mr. Horn, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 768: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 788: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
     McKeon, Mr. Baker of California, and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 789: Ms. Pryce, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. 
     Durbin.
       H.J. Res. 48: Mr. Andrews and Mrs. Waldholtz.

[[Page 199]]

para.23.21  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 3: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 76: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.J. Res. 3: Mr. Riggs and Mr. Coburn.



.
                     FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1995 (24)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.24.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, February 9, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.24.2  communications

  Executive communication, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, was referred 
as follows:

       361. A letter from the Director, Congressional Budget 
     Office, transmitting a report entitled ``The Economic and 
     Budget Outlook: Fiscal Years 1996-2000''; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Appropriations and the Budget. 

para.24.3  violent criminal incarceration

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. Sam JOHNSON of Texas, pursuant to House 
Resolution 63 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 667) to control crime by incarcerating 
violent criminals.
  Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after 
some time spent therein,

para.24.4  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WATT of North 
Carolina:

       Page 17, strike lines 16-23 and page 18, strike lines 1-3.
       Page 18, line 4, strike the letter ``g'' and insert instead 
     the letter ``f''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

93

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

313

para.24.5                    [Roll No. 112]

                                YEAS--93

     Abercrombie
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wise
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--313

     Ackerman
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Allard
     Andrews
     Becerra
     Boucher
     Chapman
     Chrysler
     Collins (MI)
     Deutsch
     Ford
     Frost
     Gillmor
     Greenwood
     Hayes
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Johnston
     Lofgren
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Rangel
     Stark
     Taylor (NC)
     Torres
     Tucker
     Walsh
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.24.6  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. CARDIN:

       Page 8, strike lines 7 through 11, and insert the 
     following:
       ``(1) $990,300,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(2) $1,322,800,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(3) $2,519,800,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(4) $2,652,800,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       ``(5) $2,745,900,000 for fiscal year 2000.

It was decided in the

Yeas

129

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

295

para.24.7                    [Roll No. 113]

                                YEAS--129

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Luther
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

[[Page 200]]



                                NAYS--295

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Becerra
     Collins (MI)
     Ford (TN)
     Frost
     Johnston
     Lofgren
     Martini
     Smith (TX)
     Stark
     Zeliff
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.24.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. CHAPMAN:

       Page 2, lines 24 and 25, strike ``either a general grant'' 
     and insert ``general grants''.
       Page 2, line 25, strike ``or'' and insert ``and''.
       Page 6, line 6, strike ``title, if the State'' and insert 
     ``title if,''
       Page 6, line 7, strike ``title--'' and all that follows 
     down through ``the'' on line 9, and insert ``title, the''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

176

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

247

para.24.9                    [Roll No. 114]

                                YEAS--176

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Camp
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford (TN)
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Longley
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--247

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnson (SD)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Becerra
     Brown (CA)
     Collins (MI)
     Frost
     Hall (OH)
     Johnston
     Lofgren
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Stark
     Tauzin
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.24.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SCOTT:

       Page 2, strike line 4 and all that follows through the 
     matter preceding line 1, page 12 and insert the following:

[[Page 201]]

                     TITLE I--PRISON GRANT PROGRAM

     SEC. 1. GRANT PROGRAM.

       Title V of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
     Act of 1994 is amended to read as follows:

                        ``TITLE V--PRISON GRANTS

     ``SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS.

       ``The Attorney General is authorized to provide grants to 
     eligible States and to eligible States organized as a 
     regional compact to build, expand, and operate space in 
     correctional facilities in order to increase the prison bed 
     capacity in such facilities for the confinement of persons 
     convicted of a serious violent felony and to build, expand, 
     and operate temporary or permanent correctional facilities, 
     including facilities on military bases, for the confinement 
     of convicted nonviolent offenders and criminal aliens for the 
     purpose of freeing suitable existing prison space for the 
     confinement of persons convicted of a serious violent felony.

     ``SEC. 502. GENERAL GRANTS.

       ``In order to be eligible to receive funds under this 
     title, a State or States organized as a regional compact 
     shall submit an application to the Attorney General that 
     provides assurances that such State since 1993 has--
       ``(1) increased the percentage of convicted violent 
     offenders sentenced to prison.
       ``(2) increased the average prison time actually to be 
     served in prison by convicted violent offenders sentenced to 
     prison.

     ``SEC. 503. SPECIAL RULES.

       ``Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraphs (1) through 
     (2) to section 502, a State shall be eligible for grants 
     under this title, if the State, not later than the date of 
     the enactment of this title--
       ``(1) practices indeterminent sentencing; and
       ``(2) the average times served in such State for the 
     offenses of murder, rape, robbery, and assault exceed, by 10 
     percent or greater, the national average of times served for 
     such offenses.

     ``SEC. 504. FORMULA FOR GRANTS.

       ``To determine the amount of funds that each eligible State 
     or eligible States organized as a regional compact may 
     receive to carry out programs under section 502, the Attorney 
     General shall apply the following formula:
       ``(1) $500,000 or 0.40 percent, whichever is greater shall 
     be allocated to each participating State or compact, as the 
     case may be; and
       ``(2) of the total amount of funds remaining after the 
     allocation under paragraph (1), there shall be allocated to 
     each State or compact, as the case may be, an amount which 
     bears the same ratio to the amount of remaining funds 
     described in this paragraph as the population of such State 
     or compact, as the case may be, bears to the population of 
     all the States.

     ``SEC. 505. ACCOUNTABILITY.

       ``(a) Fiscal Requirement.--A State or States organized as a 
     regional compact that receives funds under this title shall 
     use accounting, audit, and fiscal procedures that conform to 
     guidelines which shall be prescribed by the Attorney General.
       ``(b) Reporting.--Each State that receives funds under this 
     title shall submit an annual report, beginning on January 1, 
     1996, and each January 1 thereafter, to the Congress 
     regarding compliance with the requirements of this title.
       ``(c) Administrative Provisions.--The administrative 
     provisions of sections 801 and 802 of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1068 shall apply to the 
     Attorney General in the same manner as such provisions apply 
     to the officials listed in such sections.

     ``SEC. 506. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this title--
       ``(1) $497,500,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(2) $830,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(3) $2,027,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(4) $2,160,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       ``(5) $2,253,100,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       ``(b) Limitations on Funds.--
       ``(1) Uses of funds.--Funds made available under this title 
     may be used to carry out the purposes described in section 
     501(a).
       ``(2) Nonsupplanting requirement.--Funds made available 
     under this section shall not be used to supplant State funds, 
     but shall be used to used to increase the amount of funds 
     that would, in the absence of Federal funds, be made 
     available from State sources.
       ``(3) Administrative costs.--Not more than three percent of 
     the funds available under this section may be used for 
     administrative costs.
       ``(4) Matching funds.--The Federal share of a grant 
     received under this may not exceed 75 percent of the costs of 
     a proposal as described in an application approved under this 
     title.
       ``(5) Carry over of appropriations.--Any funds appropriated 
     but not expended as provided by this section during any 
     fiscal year shall remain available until expended.
       ``(c) Evaluation.--From the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a) for each fiscal year, the 
     Attorney General shall reserve 1 percent for use by the 
     National Institute of Justice to evaluate the effectiveness 
     of programs established under this title by units of local 
     government and the benefits of such programs in relation to 
     the cost of such programs.

     ``SEC. 507. DEFINITIONS.

       ``As used in this title--
       ``(1) the term `indeterminate sentencing' means a system by 
     which--
       ``(A) the court has discretion on imposing the actual 
     length of the sentence imposed, up to the statutory maximum; 
     and
       ``(B) an administrative agency, generally the parole board, 
     controls release between court-ordered minimum and maximum 
     sentence;
       ``(2) the term `serious violent felony' means--
       ``(A) an offense that is a felony and has as an element the 
     use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force 
     against the person or property of another and has a maximum 
     term of imprisonment of 10 years or more.
       ``(B) any other offense that is a felony and that, by its 
     nature, involves a substantial risk that physical force 
     against the person or property of another may be use in the 
     course of committing the offense and has a maximum term of 
     imprisonment of 10 years or more, or
       ``(C) such crimes include murder, assault with intent to 
     commit murder, arson, armed burglary, rape, assault with 
     intent to commit rape, kidnapping, and armed robbery; and
       ``(3) the term `State' means a State of the United States, 
     the District of Columbia, or any commonwealth, territory, or 
     possession of the United States.''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

155

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negative

Nays

268

para.24.11                   [Roll No. 115]

                                YEAS--155

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford (TN)
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Funderburk
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hancock
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Porter
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--268

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara

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     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Becerra
     Collins (MI)
     Dunn
     Frost
     Gibbons
     Hall (OH)
     Johnston
     Lofgren
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Stark
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLILEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KOLBE, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 63, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Violent Criminal 
     Incarceration Act of 1995''.
                      TITLE I--TRUTH IN SENTENCING

     SEC. 101. TRUTH IN SENTENCING GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Title V of the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended to read as follows:
                 ``TITLE V--TRUTH IN SENTENCING GRANTS

     ``SEC. 501. AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General is authorized to 
     provide grants to eligible States and to eligible States 
     organized as a regional compact to build, expand, and operate 
     space in correctional facilities in order to increase the 
     prison bed capacity in such facilities for the confinement of 
     persons convicted of a serious violent felony and to build, 
     expand, and operate temporary or permanent correctional 
     facilities, including facilities on military bases and boot 
     camp facilities, for the confinement of convicted nonviolent 
     offenders and criminal aliens for the purpose of freeing 
     suitable existing prison space for the confinement of persons 
     convicted of a serious violent felony. Such grants may also 
     be used to build, expand, and operate secure youth 
     correctional facilities.
       ``(b) Limitation.--An eligible State or eligible States 
     organized as a regional compact may receive either a general 
     grant under section 502 or a truth-in-sentencing incentive 
     grant under section 503.

     ``SEC. 502. GENERAL GRANTS.

       ``(a) Distribution of General Grants.--50 percent of the 
     total amount of funds made available under this title for 
     each of the fiscal years 1995 through 2000 shall be made 
     available for general eligibility grants for each State or 
     States organized as a regional compact that meets the 
     requirements of subsection (b).
       ``(b) General Grants.--In order to be eligible to receive 
     funds under subsection (a), a State or States organized as a 
     regional compact shall submit an application to the Attorney 
     General that provides assurances that such State since 1993 
     has--
       ``(1) increased the percentage of convicted violent 
     offenders sentenced to prison;
       ``(2) increased the average prison time actually to be 
     served in prison by convicted violent offenders sentenced to 
     prison; and
       ``(3) increased the percentage of sentence to be actually 
     served in prison by violent offenders sentenced to prison.

     ``SEC. 503. TRUTH-IN-SENTENCING GRANTS.

       ``(a) Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive Grants.--50 percent of 
     the total amount of funds made available under this title for 
     each of the fiscal years 1995 through 2000 shall be made 
     available for truth-in-sentencing incentive grants to each 
     State or States organized as a regional compact that meet the 
     requirements of subsection (b).
       ``(b) Eligibility for Truth-in-Sentencing Incentive 
     Grants.--In order to be eligible to receive funds under 
     subsection (a), a State or States organized as a regional 
     compact shall submit an application to the Attorney General 
     that provides assurances that each State applying has enacted 
     laws and regulations which include--
       ``(1)(A) truth-in-sentencing laws which require persons 
     convicted of a serious violent felony serve not less than 85 
     percent of the sentence imposed or 85 percent of the court-
     ordered maximum sentence for States that practice 
     indeterminate sentencing; or
       ``(B) truth-in-sentencing laws which have been enacted, but 
     not yet implemented, that require such State, not later than 
     three years after such State submits an application to the 
     Attorney General, to provide that persons convicted of a 
     serious violent felony serve not less than 85 percent of the 
     sentence imposed or 85 percent of the court-ordered maximum 
     sentence for States that practice indeterminate sentencing;
       ``(2) laws requiring that the sentencing or releasing 
     authorities notify and allow the victims of the defendant or 
     the family of such victims the opportunity to be heard 
     regarding the issue of sentencing and any postconviction 
     release; and
       ``(3) laws requiring that the releasing authority notify 
     the victims of serious violent felons or the family of such 
     victims and the convicting court regarding the release of a 
     defendant.

     ``SEC. 504. SPECIAL RULES.

       ``(a) Additional Requirements.--To be eligible to receive a 
     grant under section 502 or 503, a State or States organized 
     as a regional compact shall provide an assurance to the 
     Attorney General that--
       ``(1) to the extent practicable, inmate labor will be used 
     to build and expand correctional facilities;
       ``(2) each State will involve counties and other units of 
     local government, when appropriate, in the construction, 
     development, expansion, modification, operation, or 
     improvement of correctional facilities designed to ensure the 
     incarceration of offenders, and that each State will share 
     funds received under this title with any county or other unit 
     of local government that is housing State prisoners, taking 
     into account the burden placed on such county or unit of 
     local government in confining prisoners due to overcrowding 
     in State prison facilities in furtherance of the purposes of 
     this Act;
       ``(3) the State has implemented or will implement, not 
     later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of the 
     Violent Criminal Incarceration Act of 1995, policies to 
     determine the veteran status of inmates and to ensure that 
     incarcerated veterans receive the veterans benefits to which 
     they are entitled; and
       ``(4) the State has adopted procedures for the collection 
     of reliable statistical data which compiles the rate of 
     serious violent felonies after the receipt of grant funds 
     under section 502 or section 503 in comparison to the rate of 
     serious violent felonies before receipt of such funds and 
     will report such statistical data to the Attorney General if 
     such data is not already provided.
       ``(b) Juvenile Justice Incentive.--Beginning in fiscal year 
     1998, 15 percent of the funds that would otherwise be 
     available to a State under section 502 or 503 shall be 
     withheld from any State which does not have an eligible 
     system of consequential sanctions for juvenile offenders.
       ``(c) Indeterminant Sentencing Exception.--Notwithstanding 
     the provisions of paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 
     502(b), a State shall be eligible for grants under this 
     title, if the State, not later than the date of the enactment 
     of this title--
       ``(1) practices indeterminant sentencing; and
       ``(2) the average times served in such State for the 
     offenses of murder, rape, robbery, and assault exceed, by 10 
     percent or greater, the national average of times served for 
     such offenses.
       ``(d) Availability of Funds for Jail Construction.--A State 
     may use up to 15 percent of the funds provided under this 
     title for jail construction, if the Attorney General 
     determines that the State has enacted--
       ``(1) legislation that provides for pretrial release 
     requirements at least as restrictive as those found in 
     section 3142 of title 18, United States Code; or
       ``(2) legislation that requires an individual charged with 
     an offense for which a sentence of more than one year may be 
     imposed, or charged with an offense involving violence 
     against another person, may not be released before trial 
     without a financial guarantee to ensure appearance before 
     trial.
       ``(e) Exception.--The requirements under section 503(b) 
     shall apply, except that a State may provide that the 
     Governor of the State may allow for earlier release of a 
     geriatric prisoner or a prisoner whose medical condition 
     precludes the prisoner from posing a threat to the public 
     after a public hearing in which representatives of the public 
     and the prisoner's victims have an opportunity to be heard 
     regarding a proposed release.
       ``(f) Funds for Juvenile Offenders.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this title, if a State or unit of local 
     government located in a State which otherwise meets the 
     requirements of section 502 or 503 certifies to the Attorney 
     General that exigent circumstances exist which require that 
     the State expend funds to confine juvenile offenders, the 
     State may use funds received under this title to build, 
     expand, and operate juvenile correctional facilities or 
     pretrial detention facilities for such offenders.

     ``SEC. 505. FORMULA FOR GRANTS.

       ``To determine the amount of funds that each eligible State 
     or eligible States organized as a regional compact may 
     receive to carry out programs under section 502 or 503, the 
     Attorney General shall apply the following formula:
       ``(1) $500,000 or 0.40 percent, whichever is greater, shall 
     be allocated to each partici

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     pating State or compact, as the case may be; and
       ``(2) of the total amount of funds remaining after the 
     allocation under paragraph (1), there shall be allocated to 
     each State or compact, as the case may be, an amount equal to 
     the ratio that the number of part 1 violent crimes reported 
     by such State or States to the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation for the most recent calendar year for which the 
     data is available.

     ``SEC. 506. ACCOUNTABILITY.

       ``(a) Fiscal Requirements.--A State or States organized as 
     a regional compact that receives funds under this title shall 
     use accounting, audit, and fiscal procedures that conform to 
     guidelines which shall be prescribed by the Attorney General, 
     including a requirement that any funds used to carry out the 
     programs under section 501(a) shall represent the best value 
     for the State governments at the lowest possible cost and 
     employ the best available technology.
       ``(b) Reporting.--Each State that receives funds under this 
     title shall submit an annual report, beginning on January 1, 
     1996, and each January 1 thereafter, to the Congress 
     regarding compliance with the requirements of this title.
       ``(c) Administrative Provisions.--(1) The administrative 
     provisions of sections 801 and 802 of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 shall apply to the 
     Attorney General in the same manner as such provisions apply 
     to the officials listed in such sections.
       ``(2)(A) A State that receives funds under this title 
     shall, in such form and manner as the Attorney General 
     determines, and under such regulations as the Attorney 
     General shall prescribe, require that the appropriate public 
     authorities report promptly to the Attorney General the death 
     of each individual who dies in custody while in a municipal 
     or county jail, State prison, or other similar place of 
     confinement. Each such report shall include the cause of 
     death and all other facts relevant to the death reported, 
     which the person so reporting shall have the duty to make a 
     good faith effort to ascertain.
       ``(B) The Attorney General shall annually publish a report 
     containing--
       ``(i) the number of deaths in each institution for which a 
     report was filed during the relevant reporting period;
       ``(ii) the cause of death and time of death for each death 
     so reported; and
       ``(iii) such other information about the death as the 
     Attorney General deems relevant.

     ``SEC. 507. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this title--
       ``(1) $997,500,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(2) $1,330,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(3) $2,527,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(4) $2,660,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       ``(5) $2,753,100,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       ``(b) Limitations on Funds.--
       ``(1) Uses of funds.--Funds made available under this title 
     may be used to carry out the purposes described in section 
     501(a).
       ``(2) Nonsupplanting requirement.--Funds made available 
     under this section shall not be used to supplant State funds, 
     but shall be used to increase the amount of funds that would, 
     in the absence of Federal funds, be made available from State 
     sources.
       ``(3) Administrative costs.--Not more than three percent of 
     the funds available under this section may be used for 
     administrative costs.
       ``(4) Matching funds.--The Federal share of a grant 
     received under this title may not exceed 75 percent of the 
     costs of a proposal as described in an application approved 
     under this title.
       ``(5) Carry over of appropriations.--Any funds appropriated 
     but not expended as provided by this section during any 
     fiscal year shall remain available until expended.
       ``(6) Transfer of unallocated funds.--After making the 
     distribution to all eligible States required under section 
     503, the Attorney General may transfer, as provided in this 
     paragraph, in such amounts as may be provided in 
     appropriations Acts, any remaining unallocated funds which 
     have been available for more than two fiscal years, but all 
     such funds shall be available for the purposes of this 
     paragraph after fiscal year 2000. Funds transferred under 
     this paragraph may be made available for expenses of the 
     Immigration and Nationalization Service for investigators and 
     for expenses of the Bureau of Prisons, the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigations and the United States Attorneys for activities 
     and operations related to the investigation, prosecution and 
     conviction of persons accused of a serious violent felony, 
     and the incarceration of persons convicted of such offenses, 
     and the National Institute of Justice for law enforcement 
     technology programs.

     ``SEC. 508. PAYMENTS TO STATES FOR INCARCERATION OF CRIMINAL 
                   ALIENS.

       ``(a) Reservation of Funds.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this title, for each of the fiscal years 1996, 
     1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 from amounts appropriated under 
     section 507, the Attorney General shall first reserve an 
     amount which when added to amounts appropriated to carry out 
     section 242(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act for 
     such fiscal year equals $650,000,000.
       ``(b) Payments to Eligible States.--
       ``(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, 
     for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 
     from amounts reserved under subsection (a), the Attorney 
     General shall make a payment to each State which is eligible 
     under section 242(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     and which meets the eligibility requirements of section 
     503(b), in such amount as is determined under section 242(j) 
     and for which payment is not made to such State for such 
     fiscal year under such section.
       ``(2) For any fiscal year, payments made to States under 
     paragraph (1) may not exceed the amount reserved for such 
     fiscal year under subsection (a).
       ``(c) Use of Unobligated Funds.--For any fiscal year, 
     amounts reserved under subsection (a) which are not obligated 
     by the end of that fiscal year under subsection (b) shall not 
     be available for payments under this section for any 
     subsequent fiscal year, but shall be available, in equal 
     amounts, to the Attorney General only for grants under 
     sections 502 and 503.
       ``(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than May 15, 1999, the 
     Attorney General shall submit a report to the Congress which 
     contains the recommendation of the Attorney General 
     concerning the extension of the program under this section.

     ``SEC. 509. DEFINITIONS.

       ``As used in this title--
       ``(1) the term `indeterminate sentencing' means a system by 
     which--
       ``(A) the court has discretion on imposing the actual 
     length of the sentence imposed, up to the statutory maximum; 
     and
       ``(B) an administrative agency, generally the parole board, 
     controls release between court-ordered minimum and maximum 
     sentence;
       ``(2) the term `serious violent felony' means--
       ``(A) an offense that is a felony and has as an element the 
     use, attempted use, or threatened use of physical force 
     against the person or property of another and has a maximum 
     term of imprisonment of 10 years or more,
       ``(B) any other offense that is a felony and that, by its 
     nature, involves a substantial risk that physical force 
     against the person or property of another may be used in the 
     course of committing the offense and has a maximum term of 
     imprisonment of 10 years or more, or
       ``(C) such crimes including murder, assault with intent to 
     commit murder, arson, armed burglary, rape, assault with 
     intent to commit rape, kidnapping, and armed robbery;
       ``(3) the term `State' means a State of the United States, 
     the District of Columbia, or any commonwealth, territory, or 
     possession of the United States; and
       ``(4) the term `an eligible system of consequential 
     sanctions for juvenile offenders' means that the State or 
     States organized as a regional compact, as the case may be--
       ``(A)(i) have established or are in the process of 
     establishing a system of sanctions for the State's juvenile 
     justice system in which the State bases dispositions for 
     juveniles on a scale of increasingly severe sanctions for the 
     commission of a repeat delinquent act, particularly if the 
     subsequent delinquent act committed by such juvenile is of 
     similar or greater seriousness or if a court dispositional 
     order for a delinquent act is violated; and
       ``(ii) such dispositions should, to the extent practicable, 
     require the juvenile delinquent to compensate victims for 
     losses and compensate the juvenile justice authorities for 
     supervision costs;
       ``(B) impose a sanction on each juvenile adjudicated 
     delinquent;
       ``(C) require that a State court concur in allowing a 
     juvenile to be sent to a diversionary program in lieu of 
     juvenile court proceedings;
       ``(D) have established and maintained an effective system 
     that requires the prosecution of at least those juveniles who 
     are 14 years of age and older as adults, rather than in 
     juvenile proceedings, for conduct constituting--
       ``(i) murder or attempted murder;
       ``(ii) robbery while armed with a deadly weapon;
       ``(iii) battery while armed with a deadly weapon;
       ``(iv) forcible rape;
       ``(v) any other crime the State determines appropriate; and
       ``(vi) the fourth or subsequent occasion on which such 
     juveniles engage in an activity for which adults could be 
     imprisoned for a term exceeding 1 year;
     unless, on a case-by-case basis, the transfer of such 
     juveniles for disposition in the juvenile justice system is 
     determined under State law to be in the interest of justice;
       ``(E) require that whenever a juvenile is adjudicated in a 
     juvenile proceeding to have engaged in the conduct 
     constituting an offense described in subparagraph (D) that--
       ``(i) a record is kept relating to that adjudication which 
     is--

       ``(I) equivalent to the record that would be kept of an 
     adult conviction for that offense;
       ``(II) retained for a period of time that is equal to the 
     period of time records are kept for adult convictions; and
       ``(III) made available to law enforcement officials to the 
     same extent that a record of an adult conviction would be 
     made available;

       ``(ii) the juvenile is fingerprinted and photographed, and 
     the fingerprints and photograph are sent to the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation; and
       ``(iii) the court in which the adjudication takes place 
     transmits to the Federal Bureau of Investigation the 
     information concerning the adjudication, including the name 
     and birth date of the juvenile, date of adjudication, and 
     disposition;
       ``(F) where practicable and appropriate, require parents to 
     participate in meeting the dispositional requirements imposed 
     on the juvenile by the court;

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       ``(G) have consulted with any units of local government 
     responsible for secure youth correctional facilities in 
     setting priorities for construction, development, expansion 
     and modification, operation or improvement of juvenile 
     facilities, and to the extent practicable, ensure that the 
     needs of entities currently administering juvenile facilities 
     are addressed; and
       ``(H) have in place or are putting in place systems to 
     provide objective evaluations of State and local juvenile 
     justice systems to determine such systems' effectiveness in 
     protecting the community, reducing recidivism, and ensuring 
     compliance with dispositions.''.
       (b) Preference in Payments Under Section 242(J) of 
     Immigration and Nationality Act.--Section 242(j)(4) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252(j)(4)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) In carrying out paragraph (1)(A), the Attorney 
     General shall give preference in making payments to States 
     and political subdivisions of States which are ineligible for 
     payments under section 508 of the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994.''.

     SEC. 102. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.--
       (1) Part v.--Part V of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
     and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is repealed.
       (2) Funding.--(A) Section 1001(a) of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (20).
       (B) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A), any 
     funds that remain available to an applicant under paragraph 
     (20) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
     Act of 1968 shall be used in accordance with part V of such 
     Act as such Act was in effect on the day preceding the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
     1994.--
       (1) Repeal.--(A) Subtitle A of title II of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is repealed.
       (B) The table of contents of the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended by striking the matter 
     relating to subtitle A of title II.
       (2) Compliance.--Notwithstanding the provisions of 
     paragraph (1), any funds that remain available to an 
     applicant under subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime 
     Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 shall be used in 
     accordance with such subtitle as such subtitle was in effect 
     on the day preceding the date of enactment of this Act.
       (3) Truth-in-sentencing.--The table of contents of the 
     Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is 
     amended by striking the matter relating to title V and 
     inserting the following:

                 ``TITLE V--TRUTH-IN-SENTENCING GRANTS

``Sec. 501. Authorization of grants.
``Sec. 502. General grants.
``Sec. 503. Truth-in-sentencing grants.
``Sec. 504. Special rules.
``Sec. 505. Formula for grants.
``Sec. 506. Accountability.
``Sec. 507. Authorization of appropriations.
``Sec. 508. Definitions.''.
              TITLE II--STOPPING ABUSIVE PRISONER LAWSUITS

     SEC. 201. EXHAUSTION REQUIREMENT.

       Section 7(a)(1) of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized 
     Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``in any action brought'' and inserting 
     ``no action shall be brought'';
       (2) by striking ``the court shall'' and all that follows 
     through ``require exhaustion of'' and insert ``until''; and
       (3) by inserting ``are exhausted'' after ``available''.

     SEC. 202. FRIVOLOUS ACTIONS.

       Section 7(a) of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized 
     Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e(a)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(3) The court shall on its own motion or on motion of a 
     party dismiss any action brought pursuant to section 1979 of 
     the Revised Statutes of the United States by an adult 
     convicted of a crime and confined in any jail, prison, or 
     other correctional facility if the court is satisfied that 
     the action fails to state a claim upon which relief can be 
     granted or is frivolous or malicious.''.

     SEC. 203. MODIFICATION OF REQUIRED MINIMUM STANDARDS.

       Section 7(b)(2) of the Civil Rights of Institutionalized 
     Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997e(b)(2)) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) through 
     (E) as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively.

     SEC. 204. PROCEEDINGS IN FORMA PAUPERIS.

       (a) Dismissal.--Section 1915(d) of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``at any time'' after ``counsel and may'';
       (2) by striking ``and may'' and inserting ``and shall'';
       (3) by inserting ``fails to state a claim upon which relief 
     may be granted or'' after ``that the action''; and
       (4) by inserting ``even if partial filing fees have been 
     imposed by the court'' before the period.
       (b) Prisoner's Statement of Assets.--Section 1915 of title 
     28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(f) If a prisoner in a correctional institution files an 
     affidavit in accordance with subsection (a) of this section, 
     such prisoner shall include in that affidavit a statement of 
     all assets such prisoner possesses. The court shall make 
     inquiry of the correctional institution in which the prisoner 
     is incarcerated for information available to that institution 
     relating to the extent of the prisoner's assets. The court 
     shall require full or partial payment of filing fees 
     according to the prisoner's ability to pay.''.
                 TITLE III--STOP TURNING OUT PRISONERS

     SEC. 301. APPROPRIATE REMEDIES FOR PRISON CONDITIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3626 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 3626. Appropriate remedies with respect to prison 
       conditions

       ``(a) Requirements for Relief.--
       ``(1) Limitations on prospective relief.--Prospective 
     relief in a civil action with respect to prison conditions 
     shall extend no further than necessary to remove the 
     conditions that are causing the deprivation of the Federal 
     rights of individual plaintiffs in that civil action. The 
     court shall not grant or approve any prospective relief 
     unless the court finds that such relief is narrowly drawn and 
     the least intrusive means to remedy the violation of the 
     Federal right. In determining the intrusiveness of the 
     relief, the court shall give substantial weight to any 
     adverse impact on public safety or the operation of a 
     criminal justice system caused by the relief.
       ``(2) Prison population reduction relief.--In any civil 
     action with respect to prison conditions, the court shall not 
     grant or approve any relief whose purpose or effect is to 
     reduce or limit the prison population, unless the plaintiff 
     proves that crowding is the primary cause of the deprivation 
     of the Federal right and no other relief will remedy that 
     deprivation.
       ``(b) Termination of Relief.--
       ``(1) Automatic termination of prospective relief after 2-
     year period.--In any civil action with respect to prison 
     conditions, any prospective relief shall automatically 
     terminate 2 years after the later of--
       ``(A) the date the court found the violation of a Federal 
     right that was the basis for the relief; or
       ``(B) the date of the enactment of the Stop Turning Out 
     Prisoners Act.
       ``(2) Immediate termination of prospective relief.--In any 
     civil action with respect to prison conditions, a defendant 
     or intervenor shall be entitled to the immediate termination 
     of any prospective relief, if that relief was approved or 
     granted in the absence of a finding by the court that prison 
     conditions violated a Federal right.
       ``(c) Procedure for Motions Affecting Prospective Relief.--
       ``(1) Generally.--The court shall promptly rule on any 
     motion to modify or terminate prospective relief in a civil 
     action with respect to prison conditions.
       ``(2) Automatic stay.--Any prospective relief subject to a 
     pending motion shall be automatically stayed during the 
     period--
       ``(A) beginning on the 30th day after such motion is filed, 
     in the case of a motion made under subsection (b); and
       ``(B) beginning on the 180th day after such motion is 
     filed, in the case of a motion made under any other law;
     and ending on the date the court enters a final order ruling 
     on that motion.
       ``(d) Standing.--Any Federal, State, or local official or 
     unit of government--
       ``(1) whose jurisdiction or function includes the 
     prosecution or custody of persons in a prison subject to; or
       ``(2) who otherwise is or may be affected by;
     any relief whose purpose or effect is to reduce or limit the 
     prison population shall have standing to oppose the 
     imposition or continuation in effect of that relief and may 
     intervene in any proceeding relating to that relief. Standing 
     shall be liberally conferred under this subsection so as to 
     effectuate the remedial purposes of this section.
       ``(e) Special Masters.--In any civil action in a Federal 
     court with respect to prison conditions, any special master 
     or monitor shall be a United States magistrate and shall make 
     proposed findings on the record on complicated factual issues 
     submitted to that special master or monitor by the court, but 
     shall have no other function. The parties may not by consent 
     extend the function of a special master beyond that permitted 
     under this subsection.
       ``(f) Attorney's Fees.--No attorney's fee under section 722 
     of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 1988) 
     may be granted to a plaintiff in a civil action with respect 
     to prison conditions except to the extent such fee is--
       ``(1) directly and reasonably incurred in proving an actual 
     violation of the plaintiff's Federal rights; and
       ``(2) proportionally related to the extent the plaintiff 
     obtains court ordered relief for that violation.
       ``(g) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       ``(1) the term `prison' means any Federal, State, or local 
     facility that incarcerates or detains juveniles or adults 
     accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated 
     delinquent for, violations of criminal law;
       ``(2) the term `relief' means all relief in any form which 
     may be granted or approved by the court, and includes consent 
     decrees and settlement agreements (except a settlement 
     agreement the breach of which is not subject to any court 
     enforcement other than reinstatement of the civil proceeding 
     which such agreement settled); and

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       ``(3) the term `prospective relief' means all relief other 
     than compensatory monetary damages.''.
       (b) Application of Amendment.--Section 3626 of title 18, 
     United States Code, as amended by this section, shall apply 
     with respect to all relief (as defined in such section) 
     whether such relief was originally granted or approved 
     before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 3626 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of subchapter C of 
     chapter 229 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``crowding'' and inserting ``conditions''.
     TITLE IV--ENHANCING PROTECTION AGAINST INCARCERATED CRIMINALS

     SEC. 401. PRISON SECURITY.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 303 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 4048. Strength-training of prisoners prohibited

       ``The Bureau of Prisons shall ensure that--
       ``(1) prisoners under its jurisdiction do not engage in any 
     physical activities designed to increase their fighting 
     ability; and
       ``(2) all equipment designed for increasing the strength or 
     fighting ability of prisoners promptly be removed from 
     Federal correctional facilities and not be introduced into 
     such facilities thereafter except as needed for a medically 
     required program of physical rehabilitation approved by the 
     Director of the Bureau of Prisons.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 303 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``4048. Strength-training of prisoners prohibited.''.
                       TITLE V--PRISON CONDITIONS

     SEC. 501. PRISON CONDITIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Attorney General shall by rule 
     establish standards regarding conditions in the Federal 
     prison system that provide prisoners the least amount of 
     amenities and personal comforts consistent with 
     Constitutional requirements and good order and discipline in 
     the Federal prison system.
       (b) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to establish or recognize any minimum rights or 
     standards for prisoners.

     SEC. 502. ANNUAL REPORT.

       The director of the Bureau of Prisons shall submit to 
     Congress on or before December 31 of each year, beginning on 
     December 31, 1995, a report setting forth the amount spent at 
     each Federal correctional facility under the jurisdiction of 
     the Bureau of Prisons for each of the following items:
       (1) The minimal requirements necessary to maintain custody 
     and security of prisoners.
       (2) Basic nutritional needs.
       (3) Essential medical services.
       (4) Amenities and programs beyond the scope of the items 
     referred to in paragraphs (1) through (3), including but not 
     limited to--
       (A) recreational programs and facilities;
       (B) vocational and educational programs; and
       (C) counseling services, together with the rationale for 
     spending on each category and empirical data, if any, 
     supporting such rationale.
                  TITLE VI--COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS

     SEC. 601. BUREAU OF PRISONS COMMUNITY SERVICE PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 303 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 4047. Community service projects

       ``(a) Subject to the limitations of subsection (b), the 
     Chief Executive Officer of a Federal penal or correctional 
     facility may, as part of an inmate work program, provide 
     services to private, nonprofit organizations, as defined in 
     section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or to 
     a component of any State government or political subdivision 
     thereof. Such services shall be provided pursuant to rules 
     prescribed by the Attorney General.
       ``(b) Services provided under subsection (a)--
       ``(1) shall be used only for the benefit of the recipient 
     entity and not for the benefit of any individual or 
     organization other than the recipient; and
       ``(2) shall not displace an employee of the recipient or 
     result in a reduction in hours, wages, or employment benefits 
     of any employee of the recipient.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters at the 
     beginning of chapter 303, title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``4047. Community service projects.''.
              TITLE VII--PRISON COMMISSARY ADMINISTRATION

     SEC. 701. ADMINISTRATION OF FEDERAL PRISON COMMISSARIES.

       Section 4043 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking the current language and inserting the following:
       ``(a) The Director of the Bureau of Prisons may establish, 
     operate, and maintain commissaries in Federal penal or 
     correctional facilities, from and through which articles and 
     services may be procured, sold, rendered, or otherwise 
     provided or made available for the benefit of inmates 
     confined within those facilities. Only those articles or 
     services authorized by the Director of the Bureau of Prisons 
     may be procured from or through prison commissaries for the 
     use of inmates.
       ``(b) There is established in the Treasury of the United 
     States a revolving fund to be called the Prison Commissary 
     Fund which shall be available to the Federal Bureau of 
     Prisons without fiscal-year limitation to carry out the 
     purposes, functions and powers authorized by this section. 
     Funds currently on deposit in the `Commissary Funds, Federal 
     Prisons' account of the Treasury shall be transferred to the 
     Prison Commissary Fund.
       ``(c) The Director of the Federal Bureau of Prisons may 
     accept gifts or bequests of money for credit to the Fund. The 
     Director may also accept gifts or bequests of other property, 
     real or personal, for use or other disposition by the Bureau 
     of Prisons. A gift or bequest under this section is a gift or 
     bequest to or for the use of the United States under the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.).
       ``(d) Amounts in the Prison Commissary Fund which are not 
     currently needed for operations shall be kept on deposit or 
     invested in obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United 
     States and all earnings on such investments shall be 
     deposited in the Prison Commissary Fund.
       ``(e) There shall be deposited in the Fund, subject to 
     withdrawal by the Federal Bureau of Prisons--
       ``(1) revenues received from the sale of articles through 
     prison commissaries;
       ``(2) revenues received from services rendered by prison 
     commissaries;
       ``(3) a gift or bequest of money for credit to the Fund;
       ``(4) proceeds from the sale or disposal of donated 
     property, real or personal, for credit to the Fund; and
       ``(5) earnings or interest which may be derived from 
     investments of the Fund.
       ``(f) The Fund shall be available for the payment of any 
     expenses incurred by the Federal Bureau of Prisons in 
     establishing, operating, and maintaining prison commissaries 
     and the Prison Commissary Fund, including the employment of 
     personnel, the purchase of equipment, security-related or 
     otherwise, and those expenses incurred in the provision of 
     articles or services procured, sold, rendered, or otherwise 
     provided or made available to inmates.
       ``(g) The Director of the Bureau of Prisons is authorized 
     to use monies from the Prison Commissary Fund for the general 
     welfare of inmates. No inmate shall be entitled to any 
     portion of the Fund.
       ``(h) Employees compensated by or through the Prison 
     Commissary Fund may be assigned additional duties other than 
     those directly related to commissary activities.
       ``(i) The provisions of sections 554 and 555 and 701 
     through 706 of title 5, United States Code, do not apply to 
     the making of any determination, decision, or order under 
     this section.''.

     SEC. 702. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

       Section 1321(b) of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``Commissary Funds, Federal Prisons''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. CONYERS moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on the 
Judiciary with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendment:

       Page 9, after line 6, insert the following:
       ``(7) Unallocated funds for public safety and community 
     policing.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, 
     funds transferred under paragraph (6) may only be made 
     available for the program under part Q of title I of the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1965. 

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLILEY, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. CONYERS demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

193

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negative

Nays

227

para.24.12                   [Roll No. 116]

                                YEAS--193

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Camp
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford (TN)

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     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--227

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Becerra
     Berman
     Boucher
     Coburn
     Collins (MI)
     Frost
     Gibbons
     Hall (OH)
     Johnston
     Lofgren
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Stark
     Thomas 
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLILEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CONYERS demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

265

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

156

para.24.13                   [Roll No. 117]

                                YEAS--265

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnson (SD)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--156

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cubin
     Danner
     DeFazio
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

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                             NOT VOTING--13

     Becerra
     Berman
     Collins (MI)
     Deutsch
     Frisa
     Frost
     Gibbons
     Hall (OH)
     Johnston
     Lofgren
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Stark
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.24.14  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. McCOLLUM, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the bill (H.R. 667) to control 
crime by incarcerating violent criminals, the Clerk be authorized to 
correct section numbers, cross references, and punctuation, and to make 
such stylistic, clerical, technical, conforming, and other changes as 
may be necessary to reflect the actions of the House in amending the 
bill.

para.24.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 728

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-27) the resolution (H. Res. 79) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 728) to control crime by providing law enforcement block 
grants.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.24.16  providing for the consideration of h.r. 668

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 69):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 668) to control crime by further streamlining 
     deportation of criminal aliens. The first reading of the bill 
     shall be dispensed with. Points of order against 
     consideration of the bill for failure to comply with section 
     302(f) or section 303(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill 
     and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled 
     by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
     on the Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall 
     be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose 
     of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on the 
     Judiciary now printed in the bill, modified by the amendment 
     printed in section 2 of this resolution. All points of order 
     against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     for failure to comply with clause 5(a) of rule XXI are 
     waived. Each section of the committee amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute, as modified, shall be considered as read. 
     During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman 
     of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
     amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the 
     House with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any 
     Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any 
     amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 
     or to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, 
     as modified. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
     without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
     or without instructions.
       Sec. 2. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
     the bill is modified by the following amendment: ``Strike 
     section 11 and redesignate the succeeding sections 
     accordingly.''.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.24.17  criminal aliens

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLILEY, pursuant to House Resolution 69 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 668) to control crime by further streamlining deportation of 
criminal aliens.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLILEY, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. DREIER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BILIRAKIS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DREIER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 69, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Criminal 
     Alien Deportation Improvements Act of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Additional expansion of definition of aggravated felony.
Sec. 3. Deportation procedures for certain criminal aliens who are not 
              permanent residents.
Sec. 4. Restricting the defense to exclusion based on 7 years permanent 
              residence for certain criminal aliens.
Sec. 5. Limitation on collateral attacks on underlying deportation 
              order.
Sec. 6. Criminal alien identification system.
Sec. 7. Establishing certain alien smuggling-related crimes as RICO-
              predicate offenses.
Sec. 8. Wiretap authority for alien smuggling investigations.
Sec. 9. Expansion of criteria for deportation for crimes of moral 
              turpitude.
Sec. 10. Payments to political subdivisions for costs of incarcerating 
              illegal aliens.
Sec. 11. Miscellaneous provisions.
Sec. 12. Construction of expedited deportation requirements.
Sec. 13. Study of prisoner transfer treaty with Mexico.
Sec. 14. Justice Department assistance in bringing to justice aliens 
              who flee prosecution for crimes in the United States.
Sec. 15. Prisoner transfer treaties.
Sec. 16. Interior repatriation program.
Sec. 17. Deportation of nonviolent offenders prior to completion of 
              sentence of imprisonment.

     SEC. 2. ADDITIONAL EXPANSION OF DEFINITION OF AGGRAVATED 
                   FELONY.

       (a) In General.--Section 101(a)(43) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(43)), as amended by section 
     222 of the Immigration and Nationality Technical Corrections 
     Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-416), is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (J), by inserting ``, or an offense 
     described in section 1084 (if it is a second or subsequent 
     offense) or 1955 of that title (relating to gambling 
     offenses),'' after ``corrupt organizations)'';
       (2) in subparagraph (K)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i),
       (B) by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), and
       (C) by inserting after clause (i) the following new clause:
       ``(ii) is described in section 2421, 2422, or 2423 of title 
     18, United States Code (relating to transportation for the 
     purpose of prostitution) for commercial advantage; or'';
       (3) by amending subparagraph (N) to read as follows:
       ``(N) an offense described in paragraph (1)(A) or (2) of 
     section 274(a) (relating to alien smuggling) for which the 
     term of imprisonment imposed (regardless of any suspension of 
     imprisonment) is at least 5 years;'';
       (4) by amending subparagraph (O) to read as follows:
       ``(O) an offense (i) which either is falsely making, 
     forging, counterfeiting, mutilating, or altering a passport 
     or instrument in violation of section 1543 of title 18, 
     United States Code, or is described in section 1546(a) of 
     such title (relating to document fraud) and (ii) for which 
     the term of imprisonment imposed (regardless of any 
     suspension of such imprisonment) is at least 18 months;''
       (5) in subparagraph (P), by striking ``15 years'' and 
     inserting ``5 years'', and by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (6) by redesignating subparagraphs (O), (P), and (Q) as 
     subparagraphs (P), (Q), and (U), respectively;
       (7) by inserting after subparagraph (N) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(O) an offense described in section 275(a) or 276 
     committed by an alien who was previously deported on the 
     basis of a conviction for an offense described in another 
     subparagraph of this paragraph;''; and
       (8) by inserting after subparagraph (Q), as so 
     redesignated, the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(R) an offense relating to commercial bribery, 
     counterfeiting, forgery, or trafficking in vehicles the 
     identification numbers of which have been altered for which a 
     sentence of 5 years' imprisonment or more may be imposed;
       ``(S) an offense relating to obstruction of justice, 
     perjury or subornation of perjury, or

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     bribery of a witness, for which a sentence of 5 years' 
     imprisonment or more may be imposed;
       ``(T) an offense relating to a failure to appear before a 
     court pursuant to a court order to answer to or dispose of a 
     charge of a felony for which a sentence of 2 years' 
     imprisonment or more may be imposed; and''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to convictions entered on or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, except that the amendment made by 
     subsection (a)(3) shall take effect as if included in the 
     enactment of section 222 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Technical Corrections Act of 1994.

     SEC. 3. DEPORTATION PROCEDURES FOR CERTAIN CRIMINAL ALIENS 
                   WHO ARE NOT PERMANENT RESIDENTS.

       (a) Administrative Hearings.--Section 242A(b) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252a(b)), as added 
     by section 130004(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322), is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting ``or'', and
       (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) had permanent resident status on a conditional basis 
     (as described in section 216) at the time that proceedings 
     under this section commenced.'';
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``30 calendar days'' and 
     inserting ``14 calendar days'';
       (3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``proccedings'' and 
     inserting ``proceedings'';
       (4) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively; and
       (B) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(D) such proceedings are conducted in, or translated for 
     the alien into, a language the alien understands;
       ``(E) a determination is made for the record at such 
     proceedings that the individual who appears to respond in 
     such a proceeding is an alien subject to such an expedited 
     proceeding under this section and is, in fact, the alien 
     named in the notice for such proceeding;''.
       (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) No alien described in this section shall be eligible 
     for any relief from deportation that the Attorney General may 
     grant in the Attorney General's discretion.''.
       (b) Limit on Judicial Review.--Subsection (d) of section 
     106 of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1105a), 
     as added by section 130004(b) of the Violent Crime Control 
     and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-322), is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Notwithstanding subsection (c), a petition for review 
     or for habeas corpus on behalf of an alien described in 
     section 242A(c) may only challenge whether the alien is in 
     fact an alien described in such section, and no court shall 
     have jurisdiction to review any other issue.''.
       (c) Presumption of Deportability.--Section 242A of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252a) is amended 
     by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Presumption of Deportability.--An alien convicted of 
     an aggravated felony shall be conclusively presumed to be 
     deportable from the United States.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to all aliens against whom deportation 
     proceedings are initiated after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 4. RESTRICTING THE DEFENSE TO EXCLUSION BASED ON 7 YEARS 
                   PERMANENT RESIDENCE FOR CERTAIN CRIMINAL 
                   ALIENS.

       The last sentence of section 212(c) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(c)) is amended by striking 
     ``has served for such felony or felonies'' and all that 
     follows through the period and inserting ``has been sentenced 
     for such felony or felonies to a term of imprisonment of at 
     least 5 years, if the time for appealing such conviction or 
     sentence has expired and the sentence has become final.''.

     SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON COLLATERAL ATTACKS ON UNDERLYING 
                   DEPORTATION ORDER.

       (a) In General.--Section 276 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1326) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) In a criminal proceeding under this section, an alien 
     may not challenge the validity of the deportation order 
     described in subsection (a)(1) or subsection (b) unless the 
     alien demonstrates that--
       ``(1) the alien exhausted any administrative remedies that 
     may have been available to seek relief against the order;
       ``(2) the deportation proceedings at which the order was 
     issued improperly deprived the alien of the opportunity for 
     judicial review; and
       ``(3) the entry of the order was fundamentally unfair.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to criminal proceedings initiated after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 6. CRIMINAL ALIEN IDENTIFICATION SYSTEM.

       Section 130002(a) of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-312) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Operation and Purpose.--The Commissioner of 
     Immigration and Naturalization shall, under the authority of 
     section 242(a)(3)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1252(a)(3)(A)), operate a criminal alien 
     identification system. The criminal alien identification 
     system shall be used to assist Federal, State, and local law 
     enforcement agencies in identifying and locating aliens who 
     may be subject to deportation by reason of their conviction 
     of aggravated felonies.''.

     SEC. 7. ESTABLISHING CERTAIN ALIEN SMUGGLING-RELATED CRIMES 
                   AS RICO-PREDICATE OFFENSES.

       Section 1961(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``section 1028 (relating to fraud and 
     related activity in connection with identification documents) 
     if the act indictable under section 1028 was committed for 
     the purpose of financial gain,'' before ``section 1029'';
       (2) by inserting ``section 1542 (relating to false 
     statement in application and use of passport) if the act 
     indictable under section 1542 was committed for the purpose 
     of financial gain, section 1543 (relating to forgery or false 
     use of passport) if the act indictable under section 1543 was 
     committed for the purpose of financial gain, section 1544 
     (relating to misuse of passport) if the act indictable under 
     section 1544 was committed for the purpose of financial gain, 
     section 1546 (relating to fraud and misuse of visas, permits, 
     and other documents) if the act indictable under section 1546 
     was committed for the purpose of financial gain, sections 
     1581-1588 (relating to peonage and slavery),'' after 
     ``section 1513 (relating to retaliating against a witness, 
     victim, or an informant),'';
       (3) by striking ``or'' before ``(E)''; and
       (4) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, or (F) any act which is indictable under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act, section 274 (relating to 
     bringing in and harboring certain aliens), section 277 
     (relating to aiding or assisting certain aliens to enter the 
     United States), or section 278 (relating to importation of 
     alien for immoral purpose) if the act indictable under such 
     section of such Act was committed for the purpose of 
     financial gain''.

     SEC. 8. WIRETAP AUTHORITY FOR ALIEN SMUGGLING INVESTIGATIONS.

       Section 2516(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (n),
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (o) as paragraph (p), and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (n) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(o) a felony violation of section 1028 (relating to 
     production of false identification documents), section 1542 
     (relating to false statements in passport applications), 
     section 1546 (relating to fraud and misuse of visas, permits, 
     and other documents) of this title or a violation of section 
     274, 277, or 278 of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (relating to the smuggling of aliens); or''.

     SEC. 9. EXPANSION OF CRITERIA FOR DEPORTATION FOR CRIMES OF 
                   MORAL TURPITUDE.

       (a) In General.--Section 241(a)(2)(A)(i)(II) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1251(a)(2)(A)(i)(II)) is amended to read as follows:

       ``(II) is convicted of a crime for which a sentence of one 
     year or longer may be imposed,''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to aliens against whom deportation proceedings 
     are initiated after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 10. PAYMENTS TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS FOR COSTS OF 
                   INCARCERATING ILLEGAL ALIENS.

       Amounts appropriated to carry out section 501 of the 
     Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986 for fiscal year 
     1995 shall be available to carry out section 242(j) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act in that fiscal year with 
     respect to undocumented criminal aliens incarcerated under 
     the authority of political subdivisions of a State.

     SEC. 11. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Use of Electronic and Telephonic Media in Deportation 
     Hearings.--The second sentence of section 242(b) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252(b)) is amended 
     by inserting before the period the following: ``; except that 
     nothing in this subsection shall preclude the Attorney 
     General from authorizing proceedings by electronic or 
     telephonic media (with the consent of the alien) or, where 
     waived or agreed to by the parties, in the absence of the 
     alien''.
       (b) Codification.--
       (1) Section 242(i) of such Act (8 U.S.C. 1252(i)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``Nothing in this 
     subsection shall be construed to create any substantive or 
     procedural right or benefit that is legally enforceable by 
     any party against the United States or its agencies or 
     officers or any other person.''.
       (2) Section 225 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-416) is 
     amended by striking ``and nothing in'' and all that follows 
     through ``1252(i))''.
       (3) The amendments made by this subsection shall take 
     effect as if included in the enactment of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Technical Corrections Act of 1994 (Public Law 
     103-416).

     SEC. 12. CONSTRUCTION OF EXPEDITED DEPORTATION REQUIREMENTS.

       No amendment made by this Act shall be construed to create 
     any substantive or pro

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     cedural right or benefit that is legally enforceable by any 
     party against the United States or its agencies or officers 
     or any other person.

     SEC. 13. STUDY OF PRISONER TRANSFER TREATY WITH MEXICO.

       (a) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State and 
     the Attorney General shall submit to the Congress a report 
     that describes the use and effectiveness of the Prisoner 
     Transfer Treaty with Mexico (in this section referred to as 
     the ``Treaty'') to remove from the United States aliens who 
     have been convicted of crimes in the United States.
       (b) Use of Treaty.--The report under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following information:
       (1) The number of aliens convicted of a criminal offense in 
     the United States since November 30, 1977, who would have 
     been or are eligible for transfer pursuant to the Treaty.
       (2) The number of aliens described in paragraph (1) who 
     have been transferred pursuant to the Treaty.
       (3) The number of aliens described in paragraph (2) who 
     have been incarcerated in full compliance with the Treaty.
       (4) The number of aliens who are incarcerated in a penal 
     institution in the United States who are eligible for 
     transfer pursuant to the Treaty.
       (5) The number of aliens described in paragraph (4) who are 
     incarcerated in State and local penal institutions.
       (c) Effectiveness of Treaty.--The report under subsection 
     (a) shall include the recommendations of the Secretary of 
     State and the Attorney General to increase the effectiveness 
     and use of, and full compliance with, the Treaty. In 
     considering the recommendations under this subsection, the 
     Secretary and the Attorney General shall consult with such 
     State and local officials in areas disproportionately 
     impacted by aliens convicted of criminal offenses as the 
     Secretary and the Attorney General consider appropriate. Such 
     recommendations shall address the following areas:
       (1) Changes in Federal laws, regulations, and policies 
     affecting the identification, prosecution, and deportation of 
     aliens who have committed a criminal offense in the United 
     States.
       (2) Changes in State and local laws, regulations, and 
     policies affecting the identification, prosecution, and 
     deportation of aliens who have committed a criminal offense 
     in the United States.
       (3) Changes in the Treaty that may be necessary to increase 
     the number of aliens convicted of crimes who may be 
     transferred pursuant to the Treaty.
       (4) Methods for preventing the unlawful re-entry into the 
     United States of aliens who have been convicted of criminal 
     offenses in the United States and transferred pursuant to the 
     Treaty.
       (5) Any recommendations of appropriate officials of the 
     Mexican Government on programs to achieve the goals of, and 
     ensure full compliance with, the Treaty.
       (6) An assessment of whether the recommendations under this 
     subsection require the renegotiation of the Treaty.
       (7) The additional funds required to implement each 
     recommendation under this subsection.

     SEC. 14. JUSTICE DEPARTMENT ASSISTANCE IN BRINGING TO JUSTICE 
                   ALIENS WHO FLEE PROSECUTION FOR CRIMES IN THE 
                   UNITED STATES.

       (a) Assistance to States.--The Attorney General, in 
     cooperation with the Commissioner of Immigration and 
     Naturalization and the Secretary of State, shall designate an 
     office within the Department of Justice to provide technical 
     and prosecutorial assistance to States and political 
     subdivisions of States in efforts to bring to justice aliens 
     who flee prosecution for crimes in the United States.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than one year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall 
     compile and submit to the Congress a report which assesses 
     the nature and extent of the problem of bringing to justice 
     aliens who flee prosecution for crimes in the United States.

     SEC. 15. PRISONER TRANSFER TREATIES.

       (a) Negotiation.--Congress advises the President to begin 
     to negotiate and renegotiate, not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, bilateral prisoner 
     transfer treaties. The focus of such negotiations shall be to 
     expedite the transfer of aliens unlawfully in the United 
     States who are incarcerated in United States prisons, to 
     ensure that a transferred prisoner serves the balance of the 
     sentence imposed by the United States courts, and to 
     eliminate any requirement of prisoner consent to such a 
     transfer.
       (b) Certification.--The President shall submit to the 
     Congress, annually, a certification as to whether each 
     prisoner transfer treaty in force is effective in returning 
     aliens unlawfully in the United States who have committed 
     offenses for which they are incarcerated in the United States 
     to their country of nationality for further incarceration.

     SEC. 16. INTERIOR REPATRIATION PROGRAM.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Attorney General and the Commissioner of Immigration 
     and Naturalization shall develop and implement a program in 
     which aliens who previously have illegally entered the United 
     States not less than 3 times and are deported or returned to 
     a country contiguous to the United States will be returned to 
     locations not less than 500 kilometers from that country's 
     border with the United States.

     SEC. 17. DEPORTATION OF NONVIOLENT OFFENDERS PRIOR TO 
                   COMPLETION OF SENTENCE OF IMPRISONMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 242(h) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252(h)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(h)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), an alien 
     sentenced to imprisonment may not be deported until such 
     imprisonment has been terminated by the release of the alien 
     from confinement. Parole, supervised release, probation, or 
     possibility of rearrest or further confinement in respect of 
     the same offense shall not be a ground for deferral of 
     deportation.
       ``(2) The Attorney General is authorized to deport an alien 
     in accordance with applicable procedures under this Act prior 
     to the completion of a sentence of imprisonment--
       ``(A) in the case of an alien in the custody of the 
     Attorney General, if the Attorney General determines that (i) 
     the alien is confined pursuant to a final conviction for a 
     nonviolent offense (other than alien smuggling), and (ii) 
     such deportation of the alien is appropriate and in the best 
     interest of the United States; or
       ``(B) in the case of an alien in the custody of a State (or 
     a political subdivision of a State), if the chief State 
     official exercising authority with respect to the 
     incarceration of the alien determines that (i) the alien is 
     confined pursuant to a final conviction for a nonviolent 
     offense (other than alien smuggling), (ii) such deportation 
     is appropriate and in the best interest of the State, and 
     (iii) submits a written request to the Attorney General that 
     such alien be so deported.
       ``(3) Any alien deported pursuant to this subsection shall 
     be notified of the penalties under the laws of the United 
     States relating to the reentry of deported aliens, 
     particularly the expanded penalties for aliens deported under 
     paragraph (2).''.
       (b) Reentry of Alien Deported Prior to Completion of Term 
     of Imprisonment.--Section 276 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1326) amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Any alien deported pursuant to section 242(h)(2) who 
     enters, attempts to enter, or is at any time found in, the 
     United States (unless the Attorney General has expressly 
     consented to such alien's reentry) shall be incarcerated for 
     the remainder of the sentence of imprisonment which was 
     pending at the time of deportation without any reduction for 
     parole or supervised release. Such alien shall be subject to 
     such other penalties relating to the reentry of deported 
     aliens as may be available under this section or any other 
     provision of law.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BILIRAKIS, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. McCOLLUM, objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

380

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

20

para.24.18                   [Roll No. 118]

                                YEAS--380

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)

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     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--20

     Clay
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Dellums
     Fattah
     Flake
     Greenwood
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     McDermott
     Nadler
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Scott
     Thompson
     Towns
     Watt (NC)
     Williams

                             NOT VOTING--34

     Ballenger
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bliley
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (FL)
     Coble
     Collins (MI)
     Deutsch
     Edwards
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Goodling
     Hall (OH)
     Houghton
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Lantos
     Lofgren
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Parker
     Quillen
     Rose
     Shaw
     Sisisky
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Stark
     Watts (OK)
     Woolsey
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.24.19  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. McCOLLUM, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill, the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, cross references, 
and to make other technical corrections.

para.24.20  emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions

  Mr. LIVINGSTON submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 104-29) on the 
bill (H.R. 889) making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
recissions to preserve and enhance the military readiness of the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and 
for other purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI all points of order were reserved.

para.24.21  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, February 13, 1995.

para.24.22  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
February 15, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.24.23  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. McNULTY, 
after 2:00 p.m. today.
  And then,

para.24.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, pursuant to the special order 
heretofore agreed to, at 4 o'clock and 56 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Monday, February 13, 1995.

para.24.25  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Ms. PRYCE: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 79. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     728) to control crime by providing enforcement block grants 
     (Rept. No. 104-27). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 256. A 
     bill to withdraw and reserve certain public lands and 
     minerals within the State of Colorado for military uses, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-28, Pt. 1). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 889. A 
     bill making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
     rescissions to preserve and enhance the military readiness of 
     the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1995, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     29). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 845. A 
     bill rescinding certain budget authority, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-30). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union. 

para.24.26  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Mfume, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 888. A bill to promote accountability and the public 
     interest in the operation of the Federal Reserve System, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.R. 889. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations and rescissions to preserve and enhance the 
     military readiness of the Department of Defense for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 890. A bill to provide for economic growth by reducing 
     income taxes for most Americans, by encouraging the purchase 
     of American-made products, and by extending transportation-
     related spending, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Banking and Financial 
     Services, Government Reform and Oversight, and 
     Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. Mineta):
       H.R. 891. A bill to acknowledge the fundamental injustice, 
     cruelty, brutality, and inhumanity of slavery in the United 
     States and the 13 American colonies between 1619 and 1865 and 
     to establish a commission to examine the institution of 
     slavery, subsequent de jure and de facto racial and economic 
     discrimination against African-Americans, and the impact of 
     these forces on living African-Americans, to make 
     recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DICKEY (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Inglis of 
             South Carolina, and Mr. Bonilla):
       H.R. 892. A bill to reauthorize the independent counsel 
     statute, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself and Mr. Bonior):
       H.R. 893. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the 
     birth of Thomas Alva Edison, to redesign the half dollar 
     circulating coin for 1997 to commemorate Thomas Edison, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. McNULTY:
       H.R. 894. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide military reservists

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     who are retained in active status after qualifying for 
     reserve retired pay credit toward computation of retired pay 
     for service performed after so qualifying; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
           By Mr. McNULTY (for himself, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. King, Mr. Pastor, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Montgomery, 
             Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Royce):
       H.R. 895. A bill to provide for retroactive award of the 
     Navy Combat Action Ribbon based upon participation in ground 
     or surface combat as a member of the Navy or Marine Corps 
     during the period between July 4, 1943, and March 1, 1961; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Dicks):
       H.R. 896. A bill to improve the ability of the United 
     States to respond to the international terrorist threat; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Parker, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Brewster, Mr. 
             Condit, and Mr. Laughlin):
       H.R. 897. A bill to terminate the Office of the Surgeon 
     General of the Public Health Service; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 898. A bill to prohibit high seas fishing vessels from 
     engaging in harvesting operations on the high seas without 
     specific authorization from the Secretary of Commerce, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Barcia, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Costello, Mr. Ney, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
             Mr. Stump, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Roemer, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Orton, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Souder, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Longley, 
             Mr. Crane, Mr. Roth, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mrs. 
             Waldholtz, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas, 
             Mr. Poshard, Mr. Shays, Ms. Danner, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. LaHood, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Gunderson, and Mr. Regula):
       H.R. 899. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     eliminate the penalties for noncompliance by States with a 
     program requiring the use of motorcycle helmets; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Visclosky, and Ms. 
             Danner):
       H. Res. 80. Resolution requesting the President to submit 
     information to the House of Representatives concerning 
     actions taken through the exchange stabilization fund to 
     strengthen the Mexican peso and stabilize the economy of 
     Mexico; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. WALKER:
       H. Res. 81. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Science in the 104th Congress; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H. Res. 82. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Resources in the 104th Congress; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.

para.24.27  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mrs. FOWLER:
       H.R. 900. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to issue certificates of documentation with appropriate 
     endorsement for employment in coastwise trade for each of 2 
     vessels named Gallant Lady, subject to certain conditions, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 901. A bill to renew patent numbered 3,387,268, 
     relating to a quotation monitoring unit, for a period of 10 
     years; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.24.28  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 24: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 26: Mr. Luther and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 29: Mrs. Schroeder.
       H.R. 46: Mr. Klink, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Bass, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
     Zeliff, Mr. King, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Smith of 
     Texas, Mr. Fields of Texas, and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 52: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Klink, Mr. Johnson of South 
     Dakota, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Manton, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
     Thornberry, and Mrs. Lincoln.
       H.R. 97: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 104: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 122: Mr. Torkildsen and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 217: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 219: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 246: Mr. Bono and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 260: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 305: Mr. Castle and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 311: Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Fields of Texas and Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 326: Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 328: Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Livingston and Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 370: Mr. Oxley, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
     Quillen, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. 
     Roukema, Mr. Barr, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 377: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 398: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Roth, Mr. Burr, 
     Mr. McCrery, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Calvert, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Vento, 
     Mr. Bevill, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Engel, 
     Mr. Canady, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 499: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Williams, Mr. Stark, and Mrs. 
     Chenoweth.
       H.R. 514: Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 553: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 560: Ms. Harman, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Fields 
     of Texas, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Wilson, Mr. 
     Solomon, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Gordon, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Shays, 
     Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Calvert, and Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 593: Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 612: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 678: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Richardson.
       H.R. 692: Mr. Faleomavaega and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 697: Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Orton, and Mr. Fields of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 698: Mr. Wise, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Bryant of Tennessee.
       H.R. 704: Ms. Molinari, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Shays, Mr. Markey, 
     Mr. Upton, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 705: Mr. Stump and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 708: Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Ms. Pryce, Mr. 
     Livingston, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 726: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Canady, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
     Parker, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 733: Ms. Pryce, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 743: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
     Funderburk, Mrs, Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
     Bateman, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 768: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
     and Mr. Collins of Georgia.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 791: Mr. Foley, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Cox, 
     Mr. Chabot, Mr. Graham and Mrs. Waldholtz.
       H.R. 803: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
     Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Fox, Ms. Pryce, and 
     Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 851: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Frost and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.J. Res. 8: Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.J. Res. 64: Mr. Stump, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Bereuter.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Shays.
       H. Con. Res. 22: Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. 
     Maloney, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Kleczka, Mr. Moran, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Frost, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Studds, 
     Mr. Manton, and Mr. Rahall.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. Richardson, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Manton, 
     Mr. Mascara, Mr. Frost, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Brown of California, Mr. Leach, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hall of 
     Ohio, Mr. Baesler, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H. Res. 24: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cox, 
     Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Knollenberg, and 
     Ms. Molinari.
       H. Res. 40: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.



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                     MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1995 (25)

para.25.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. 
KNOLLENBERG, at 12:30 o'clock p.m., who laid before the House the 
following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                February 13, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Joe Knollenberg to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January 4,

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1995, Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.25.2  recess--1:04 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, pursuant to clause 12 of 
rule I, declared the House in recess until 2 o'clock p.m.

para.25.3  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, called the House to order.

para.25.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, February 10, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.25.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       362. A letter from the Director, the Office of Management 
     and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on rescissions 
     and deferrals of budget authority as of February 1, 1995, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e) (H. Doc. No. 104-32); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       363. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the nondisclosure of 
     safeguards information for the quarter ending December 31, 
     1994, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2167(e); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       364. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       365. A letter from the Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, 
     transmitting a copy of the National Society of the Daughters 
     of the American Revolution's ``Annual Proceedings of the One 
     Hundred Third Continental Congress,'' pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 
     18b; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       366. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of the 
     December 1994 issue of the Treasury Bulletin, pursuant to 26 
     U.S.C. 9602(a); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para.25.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate had passed bills of the following titles, in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 178. An Act to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to 
     extend the authorization for the Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission, and for other purposes.
       S. 257. An Act to amend the charter of the Veterans of 
     Foreign Wars to make eligible for membership those veterans 
     that have served within the territorial limits of South 
     Korea.

  The message also announced that pursuant to section 8002 of title 26, 
United States Code, the Chair announces on behalf of the chairman of the 
Committee on Finance, a substitution in the membership of the Joint 
Committee on Taxation. Mr. Dole has resigned from the Joint Committee 
and will be replaced by Mr. Hatch for the duration of the 104th Congress 
only. Therefore, the membership of the Joint Committee on Taxation for 
the 104th Congress is as follows: Mr. Packwood, Mr. Roth, Mr. Hatch, Mr. 
Moynihan, and Mr. Baucus.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 1024 of title 15, 
United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
announces the following majority appointments to the Joint Economic 
Committee: Mr. Mack, chairman; Mr. Roth, Mr. Craig, Mr. Bennett, Mr. 
Santorum, and Mr. Grams.

para.25.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 728

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 79):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 728) to control crime by providing law 
     enforcement block grants. The first reading of the bill shall 
     be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the 
     bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. After general debate the bill 
     shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule 
     for a period not to exceed ten hours. It shall be in order to 
     consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
     under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now 
     printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of 
     a substitute shall be considered as read. During 
     consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on 
     the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 
     caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional 
     Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 
     Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.25.8  law enforcement block grants

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, pursuant to House Resolution 79 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 728) to control crime by providing law enforcement block grants.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. GUNDERSON as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Ms. MOLINARI, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GUNDERSON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.25.9  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mrs. VUCANOVICH, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Science, the 
Committee on Small Business, and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrasturcture.

para.25.10  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries. 

para.25.11  law enforcement block grants

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Ms. MOLINARI, pursuant to House Resolution 79 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 728) to control crime by providing law enforcement block 
grants.
  Mr. GUNDERSON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.25.12  call in committee

  Mr. GUNDERSON, Chairman, announced that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, finding itself without a quorum, directed 
the Members to record their presence by electronic device, and the 
following-named Members responded--

para.25.13                   [Roll No. 119]

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--417

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss

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     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer
  Thereupon, Mr. GUNDERSON, Chairman, announced that 417 Members had 
been recorded, a quorum.
  The Committee resumed its business.

para.25.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WATT of North 
Carolina:

       Page 21, after line 16, insert the following:
       ``(7) In no event shall the term `improving public safety' 
     be interpreted to allow the use of any funds appropriated 
     under this title for the construction or improvement of 
     highways, streets or roads.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

194

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

230

para.25.15                   [Roll No. 120]

                                AYES--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--230

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Becerra
     Chapman
     Crapo
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Jefferson
     Matsui
     Meek
     Tucker
     Wilson
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

[[Page 214]]

  After some further time,

para.25.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MFUME:

       Add at the end the following new title:

                         TITLE II--DRUG COURTS

     SEC. 201. DRUG COURTS.

       (a) In General.--Title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3711 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating part V as part W;
       (2) by redesignating section 2201 as section 2301; and
       (3) by inserting after part U the following new part:


                         ``part v--drug courts

     ``SEC. 2201. GRANT AUTHORITY.

       ``The Attorney General may make grants to States, State 
     courts, local courts, units of local government, and Indian 
     tribal governments, acting directly or through agreements 
     with other public or private entities, for programs that 
     involve--
       ``(1) continuing judicial supervision over offenders with 
     substance abuse problems who are not violent offenders; and
       ``(2) the integrated administration of other sanctions and 
     services, which shall include--
       ``(A) mandatory periodic testing for the use of controlled 
     substances or other addictive substances during any period of 
     supervised release or probation for each participant;
       ``(B) substance abuse treatment for each participant;
       ``(C) diversion, probation, or other supervised release 
     involving the possibility of prosecution, confinement, or 
     incarceration based on noncompliance with program 
     requirements or failure to show satisfactory progress; and
       ``(D) programmatic, offender management, and aftercare 
     services such as relapse prevention, health care, education, 
     vocational training, job placement, housing placement, and 
     child care or other family support services for each 
     participant who requires such services.

     SEC. 2202. PROHIBITION OF PARTICIPATION BY VIOLENT OFFENDERS.

       ``The Attorney General shall--
       ``(1) issue regulations and guidelines to ensure that the 
     programs authorized in this part do not permit participation 
     by violent offenders; and
       ``(2) immediately suspend funding for any grant under this 
     part, pending compliance, if the Attorney General finds that 
     violent offenders are participating in any program funded 
     under this part.

     ``SEC. 2203. DEFINITION.

       ``In this part, `violent offender' means a person who--
       ``(1) is charged with or convicted of an offense, during 
     the course of which offense or conduct--
       ``(A) the person carried, possessed, or used a firearm or 
     dangerous weapon;
       ``(B) there occurred the death of or serious bodily injury 
     to any person; or
       ``(C) there occurred the use of force against the person of 
     another,

     without regard to whether any of the circumstances described 
     in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) is an element of the offense 
     or conduct of which or for which the person is charged or 
     convicted; or
       ``(2) has one or more prior convictions for a felony crime 
     of violence involving the use or attempted use of force 
     against a person with the intent to cause death or serious 
     bodily harm.

     ``SEC. 2204. ADMINISTRATION.

       ``(a) Consultation.--The Attorney General shall consult 
     with the Secretary of Health and Human Services and any other 
     appropriate officials in carrying out this part.
       ``(b) Use of Components.--The Attorney General may utilize 
     any component or components of the Department of Justice in 
     carrying out this part.
       ``(c) Regulatory Authority.--The Attorney General may issue 
     regulations and guidelines necessary to carry out this part.
       ``(d) Applications.--In addition to any other requirements 
     that may be specified by the Attorney General, an application 
     for a grant under this part shall--
       ``(1) include a long-term strategy and detailed 
     implementation plan;
       ``(2) explain the applicant's inability to fund the program 
     adequately without Federal assistance;
       ``(3) certify that the Federal support provided will be 
     used to supplement, and not supplant, State, Indian tribal, 
     and local sources of funding that would otherwise be 
     available;
       ``(4) identify related governmental or community 
     initiatives which complement or will be coordinated with the 
     proposal;
       ``(5) certify that there has been appropriate consultation 
     with all affected agencies and that there will be appropriate 
     coordination with all affected agencies in the implementation 
     of the program;
       ``(6) certify that participating offenders will be 
     supervised by one or more designated judges with 
     responsibility for the drug court program;
       ``(7) specify plans for obtaining necessary support and 
     continuing the proposed program following the conclusion of 
     Federal support; and
       ``(8) describe the methodology that will be used in 
     evaluating the program.

     ``SEC. 2205. APPLICATIONS.

       ``To request funds under this part, the chief executive or 
     chief justice of a State or the chief executive or chief 
     judge of a unit of local government or Indian tribal 
     government shall submit an application to the Attorney 
     General in such form and containing such information as the 
     Attorney General may reasonably require.

     ``SEC. 2206. FEDERAL SHARE.

       ``The Federal share of a grant made under this part may not 
     exceed 75 percent of the total costs of the program described 
     in the application submitted under section 2205 for the 
     fiscal year for which the program receives assistance under 
     this part, unless the Attorney General waives, wholly or in 
     part, the requirement of a matching contribution under this 
     section. In-kind contributions may constitute a portion of 
     the non-Federal share of a grant.

     ``SEC. 2207. GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION.

       ``The Attorney General shall ensure that, to the extent 
     practicable, an equitable geographic distribution of grant 
     awards is made.

     ``SEC. 2208. REPORT.

       ``A State, Indian tribal government, or unit of local 
     government that receives funds under this part during a 
     fiscal year shall submit to the Attorney General a report in 
     March of the following year regarding the effectiveness of 
     this part.

     ``SEC. 2209. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, TRAINING, AND EVALUATION.

       ``(a) Technical Assistance and Training.--The Attorney 
     General may provide technical assistance and training in 
     furtherance of the purposes of this part.
       ``(b) Evaluations.--In addition to any evaluation 
     requirements that may be prescribed for grantees, the 
     Attorney General may carry out or make arrangements for 
     evaluations of programs that receive support under this part.
       ``(c) Administration.--The technical assistance, training, 
     and evaluations authorized by this section may be carried out 
     directly by the Attorney General, in collaboration with the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, or through grants, 
     contracts, or other cooperative arrangements with other 
     entities.''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--The table of contents of title I 
     of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 
     U.S.C. 3711 et seq.), as amended by section 40231(b), is 
     amended by striking the matter relating to part V and 
     inserting the following:

                         ``Part V--Drug Courts

``Sec. 2201. Grant authority.
``Sec. 2202. Prohibition of participation by violent offenders.
``Sec. 2203. Definition.
``Sec. 2204. Administration.
``Sec. 2205. Applications.
``Sec. 2206. Federal share.
``Sec. 2207. Geographic distribution.
``Sec. 2208. Report.
``Sec. 2209. Technical assistance, training, and evaluation.

              ``Part W--Transition-Effective Date-Repealer

``Sec. 2301. Continuation of rules, authorities, and proceedings.''.

       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1001(a) of 
     title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 (42 U.S.C. 3793) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3) by striking ``and U'' and inserting 
     ``U, and V''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(20) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     part V--
       ``(A) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1995;
       ``(B) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(C) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(D) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(E) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       ``(F) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.''.

     SEC. 202. STUDY BY THE GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE.

       (a) In General.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall study and assess the effectiveness and impact of 
     grants authorized by part V of title I of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 as added by section 
     50001(a) and report to Congress the results of the study on 
     or before January 1, 1997.
       (b) Documents and Information.--The Attorney General and 
     grant recipients shall provide the Comptroller General with 
     all relevant documents and information that the Comptroller 
     General deems necessary to conduct the study under subsection 
     (a), including the identities and criminal records of program 
     participants.
       (c) Criteria.--In assessing the effectiveness of the grants 
     made under programs authorized by part V of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, the Comptroller General 
     shall consider, among other things--
       (1) recidivism rates of program participants;
       (2) completion rates among program participants;
       (3) drug use by program participants; and
       (4) the costs of the program to the criminal justice 
     system. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

160

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

266

para.25.17                   [Roll No. 121]

                                AYES--160

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement

[[Page 215]]


     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--266

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Becerra
     Chapman
     Crapo
     Gibbons
     Jefferson
     Matsui
     Tucker
     Williams
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GUNDERSON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.25.18  committees and subcommittees to sit

  Mr. ARMEY, pursuant to clause 2(i) of rule XI, moved that all 
committees of the House and their subcommittees be permitted to sit 
during the 5-minute rule on Tuesday, February 14, 1995, and for the 
balance of the week thereafter.
  After debate,
  Mr. ARMEY moved the previous question on said motion.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FRANK demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

222

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affirmative

Nays

190

para.25.19                   [Roll No. 122]

                                YEAS--222

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin

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     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Becerra
     Berman
     Clement
     Clinger
     Cox
     Crapo
     Dooley
     Fattah
     Gibbons
     Hefner
     Jefferson
     Leach
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDade
     Oxley
     Rose
     Shuster
     Tucker
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
  So the previous question on said motion was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BONIOR demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

220

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

191

para.25.20                   [Roll No. 123]

                                AYES--220

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--191

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Becerra
     Berman
     Clement
     Clinger
     Cox
     Crapo
     Dooley
     Fattah
     Gibbons
     Hefner
     Jefferson
     Leach
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCrery
     McDade
     Oxley
     Rose
     Shuster
     Tucker
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
  So the motion to permit all committees and their subcommittees to sit 
was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.25.21  providing for the consideration of h.r. 7

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-31) the resolution (H. Res. 83) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 7) to revitalize the national security of the United 
States.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.25.22  message from the president--middle class tax relief

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to transmit today for your immediate consideration and 
enactment the ``Middle-Class Bill of Rights Tax Relief Act of 1995.'' I 
am also sending you an explanation of the revenue proposals of this 
legislation.
  This bill is the next step in my Administration's continuing effort to 
raise living standards for working families and help restore the 
American Dream for all our people.
  For 2 years, we have worked hard to strengthen our economy. We worked 
with the last Congress to enact legislation that will reduce the annual 
deficits of 1994-98 by more than $600 billion; we created nearly 6 
million new jobs; we cut taxes for 15 million low-income families and 
gave tax relief to small businesses; we opened export markets through 
global and regional trade agreements; we invested in human and physical 
capital to increase productivity; and we reduced the Federal Government 
by more than 100,000 positions.
  With that strong foundation in place, I am now proposing a Middle 
Class Bill of Rights. Despite our progress, too many Americans are still 
working harder for less. The Middle Class Bill of Rights will enable 
working Americans to raise their families and get the education and 
training they need to meet the demands of a new global economy. It will 
let middle-income families share in our economic prosperity today and

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help them build our economic prosperity tomorrow.
  The ``Middle-Class Bill of Rights Tax Relief Act of 1995'' includes 
three of the four elements of my Middle Class Bill of Rights. First, it 
offers middle-income families a $500 tax credit for each child under 13. 
Second, it includes a tax deduction of up to $10,000 a year to help 
middle-income Americans pay for postsecondary education expenses and 
training expenses. Third, it lets more middle-income Americans make tax-
deductible contributions to Individual Retirement Accounts and withdraw 
from them, penalty-free, for the costs of education and training, health 
care, first-time home-buying, long periods of unemployment, or the care 
of an ill parent.
  The fourth element of my Middle Class Bill of Rights--not included in 
this legislation--is the GI Bill for America's Workers, which 
consolidates 70 Federal training programs and creates a more effective 
system for learning new skills and finding better jobs for adults and 
youth. Legislation for this proposal is being developed in cooperation 
with the Congress.
  If enacted, the Middle Class Bill of Rights will help keep the 
American Dream alive for everyone willing to take responsibility for 
themselves, their families, and their futures. And it will not burden 
our children with more debt. In my fiscal 1996 budget, we have found 
enough savings not only to pay for this tax bill, but also to provide 
another $81 billion in deficit reduction between 1996 and 2000.
  This legislation will restore fairness to our tax system, let middle-
income families share in our economic prosperity, encourage Americans to 
prepare for the future, and help ensure that the United States moves 
into the 21st Century still the strongest nation in the world. I urge 
the Congress to take prompt and favorable action on this legislation.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 13, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 104-34).

para.25.23  message from the president--working wage increase

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to transmit for your immediate consideration and 
enactment the ``Working Wage Increase Act of 1995.''
  This draft bill would amend the Fair Labor Standards Act to increase 
the minimum wage in two 45 cents steps--from the current rate of $4.25 
an hour to $4.70 an hour on July 4, 1995, and to $5.15 an hour after 
July 3, 1996. The pattern of the proposed increase is identical to that 
of the last increase, which passed the Congress with a broad bipartisan 
majority and was signed by President Bush in 1989. The first increment 
of the proposal simply restores the minimum wage to its real value 
following the change enacted in 1989.
  If the Congress does not act now, the minimum wage will fall to its 
lowest real level in 40 years. That would dishonor one of the great 
promises of American life--that everyone who works hard can earn a 
living wage. More than 11 million workers would benefit under this 
proposal, and a full-time, year-round worker at the minimum wage would 
get a $1,800 raise--the equivalent of 7 months of groceries for the 
average family.
  To reform the Nation's welfare system, we should make work pay, and 
this legislation would help achieve that result. It would offer a raise 
to families that are working hard, but struggling to make ends meet. 
Most individuals earning the minimum wage are adults, and the average 
worker affected by this proposal brings home half of the family's 
earnings. Numerous empirical studies indicate that an increase in the 
minimum wage of the magnitude proposed would not have a significant 
impact on employment. The legislation would ensure that those who work 
hard and play by the rules can live with the dignity they have earned.
  I urge the Congress to take prompt and favorable action on this 
legislation.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 13, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
Opportunities and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-33).

para.25.24  message from the president--new economic strategy

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Two years ago I took office determined to improve the lives of average 
American families. I proposed, and the Congress enacted, a new economic 
strategy to restore the American dream. Two years later, that strategy 
has begun to pay off.
  Together we have created an environment in which America's private 
sector has been able to produce more than 5 million new jobs. 
Manufacturing employment grew during each month of 1994--the first time 
that has happened since 1978. We have cut the deficit in the Federal 
budget for 3 years running, we have kept inflation in check, and based 
on actions I have already taken, the Federal bureaucracy will soon be 
the smallest it has been in more than 3 decades. We have opened up more 
new trade opportunities in just 2 years than in any similar period in a 
generation. And we have embarked on a new partnership with American 
industry to prepare the American people to compete and win in the new 
global economy.
  In short, America's economic prospects have improved considerably in 
the last 2 years. And the economy will continue to move forward in 1995, 
with rising output, falling deficits, and increasing employment. Today 
there is no country in the world with an economy as strong as ours, as 
full opportunity, as full of hope.
  Still, living standards for many Americans have not improved as the 
economy has expanded. For the last 15 years, those Americans with the 
most education and the greatest flexibility to seek new opportunities 
have seen their incomes grow. But the rest of our work force have seen 
their incomes either stagnate or fall. An America that, in our finest 
moments, have always grown together, now grows apart.
  I am resolved to keep the American dream alive in this new economy. We 
must make it possible for the American people to invest in the education 
of their children and in their own training and skills. This is the 
essence of the New Covenant I have called for--economic opportunity 
provided in return for people assuming personal responsibility. This is 
the commitment my Administration made to the American people 2 years 
ago, and it remains our commitment to them today.


                 the administration's economic strategy

  Our economic strategy has been straightforward. First, we have pursued 
deficit reduction to increase the share of the Nation's economic 
resources available for private investment. At the same time we have 
reoriented the government's public investment portfolio with an eye 
toward preparing our people and our economy for the 21st century. We 
have cut yesterday's government to help solve tomorrow's problems, 
shrinking departments, cutting unnecessary regulations, and ending 
programs that have outlived their usefulness. We have also worked to 
expand trade and to boost American sales to foreign markets, so that the 
American people can enjoy the better jobs and higher wages that should 
result from their own high-quality, high-productivity labor. Having 
fixed the fundamentals, we are now proposing what I call the Middle 
Class Bill of Rights, an effort to build on the progress we have made in 
controlling the deficit while providing tax relief that is focused on 
the people who need it most.


                     putting our own house in order

  The first task my Administration faced upon taking office in January 
1993 was to put our own economic house in order. For more than a decade, 
the Federal Government had spent much more than it took in, borrowing 
the difference. As a consequence, by 1992 the Federal deficit had 
increased to 4.9 percent of gross domestic product--and our country had 
gone from being the world's largest creditor Nation to being its largest 
debtor.

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  As a result of my Administration's deficit reduction package, passed 
and signed into law in August 1993, the deficit in fiscal 1994 was $50 
billion lower than it had been the previous year. In fact, it was about 
$100 billion lower than had been forecast before our budget plan was 
enacted. Between fiscal 1993 and fiscal 1998, our budget plan will 
reduce the deficit by $616 billion. Our fiscal 1996 budget proposal 
includes an additional $81 billion in deficit reduction through fiscal 
2000.


            preparing the american people to compete and win

  As we were taking the necessary steps to restore fiscal discipline to 
the Federal Government, we were also working to reorient the 
government's investment portfolio to prepare our people and our economy 
for 21st-century competition.
  Training and Education. In our new information-age economy, learning 
must become a way of life. Learning begins in childhood, and the 
opportunity to learn must be available to every American child--that is 
why we have worked hard to expand Head Start.
  With the enactment of Goals 2000 we have established worldclass 
standards for our Nation's schools. Through the School-to-Work 
Opportunities Act we have created new partnerships with schools and 
businesses to make sure that young people make a successful transition 
to the world of work. We have also dramatically reformed the college 
loan program. Americans who aspire to a college degree need no longer 
fear that taking out a student loan will one day leave them overburdened 
by debt.
  Finally, we are proposing to take the billions of dollars that the 
government now spends on dozens of training programs and make that money 
directly available to working Americans. We want to leave it up to them 
to decide what new skills they need to learn--and when--to get a new or 
better job.
  New Technology.--Technological innovation is the engine driving the 
new global economy. This Administration is committed to fostering 
innovation in the private sector. We have reoriented the Federal 
Government's investment portfolio to support fundamental science and 
industry-led technology partnerships, the rapid deployment and 
commercialization of civilian technologies, and funding for technology 
infrastructure in transportation, communications, and manufacturing.
  A Middle Class Bill of Rights. Fifty years ago the GI Bill of Rights 
helped transform an economy geared for war into one of the most 
successful peacetime economies in history. Today, after a peaceful 
resolution of the cold war, middle-class Americans have a right to move 
into the 21st century with the same opportunity to achieve the American 
dream.
  People ought to be able to deduct the cost of education and training 
after high school from their taxable incomes. If a family makes less 
than $120,000 a year, the tuition that family pays for college, 
community college, graduate school, professional school, vocational 
education, or worker training should be fully deductible, up to $10,000 
a year. If a family makes $75,000 a year or less, that family should 
receive a tax cut, up to $500, for every child under the age of 13. If a 
family makes less than $100,000 a year, that family should be able to 
put $2,000 a year, tax free, into an individual retirement account from 
which it can withdraw, tax free, money to pay for education, health 
care, a first home, or the care of an elderly parent.


        expanding opportunity at home through free and fair trade

  Our efforts to prepare the American people to compete and win in the 
new global economy cannot succeed unless we succeed in expanding trade 
and boosting exports of American products and services to the rest of 
the world. That is why we have worked so hard to create the global 
opportunities that will lead to more and better jobs at home. We won the 
fight for the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) and the 
Uruguay Round of the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT).
  Our commitment to free and fair trade goes beyond NAFTA and the GATT. 
Last December's Summit of the Americas set the stage for open markets 
throughout the Western Hemisphere. The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation 
(APEC) group is working to expand investment and sales opportunities in 
the Far East. We firmly believe that economic expansion and a rising 
standard of living will result in both regions, and the United States is 
well positioned both economically and geographically to participate in 
those benefits.
  This Administration has also worked to promote American products and 
services to overseas customers. When foreign government contracts have 
been at stake, we have made sure that our exporters had an equal chance. 
Billions of dollars in new export sales have been the result, from Latin 
America to Asia. And these sales have created and safeguarded tens of 
thousands of American jobs.


          Health Care and Welfare Reform: The Unfinished Agenda

  In this era of rapid change, Americans must be able to embrace new 
economic opportunities without sacrificing their personal economic 
security. My Administration remains committed to providing health 
insurance coverage for every American and containing health care costs 
for families, businesses, and governments. The Congress can and should 
take the first steps toward achieving these goals. I have asked the 
Congress to work with me to reform the health insurance market, to make 
coverage affordable for and available to children, to help workers who 
lose their jobs keep their health insurance, to level the playing field 
for the self-employed by giving them the same tax treatment as other 
businesses, and to help families provide long-term care for a sick 
parent or a disabled child. We simply must make health care coverage 
more secure and more affordable for America's working families and their 
children.
  This should also be the year that we work together to end welfare as 
we know it. We have already helped to boost the earning power of 15 
million low-income families who work by expanding the earned income tax 
credit. With a more robust economy, many more American families should 
also be able to escape dependence on welfare. Indeed, we want to make 
sure that people can move from welfare to work by giving them the tools 
they need to return to the economic mainstream. Reform must include 
steps to prevent the conditions that lead to welfare dependency, such as 
teen pregnancy and poor education, while also helping low-income parents 
find jobs with wages high enough to lift their families out of poverty. 
At the same time, we must ensure that welfare reform does not increase 
the Federal deficit, and that the States retain the flexibility they 
need to experiment with innovative programs that aim to increase self-
sufficiency. But we must also ensure that our reform does not punish 
people for being poor and does not punish children for the mistakes of 
their parents.


                         Reinventing Government

  Taking power away from Federal bureaucracies and giving it back to 
communities and individuals is something everyone should be able to 
support. We need to get government closer to the people it is meant to 
serve. But as we continue to reinvent the Federal Government by cutting 
regulations and departments, and moving programs to the States and 
communities where citizens in the private sector can do a better job, 
let us not overlook the benefits that have come from national action in 
the national interest; safer foods for our families, safer toys for our 
children, safer nursing homes for our elderly parents, safer cars and 
highways, and safer workplaces, cleaner air and cleaner water. We can 
provide more flexibility to the States while continuing to protect the 
national interest and to give relief where it is needed.
  The New Covenant approach to governing unites us behind a common 
vision of what is best for our country. It seeks to shift resources and 
decisionmaking from bureaucrats to citizens, injecting choice and 
competition and individual responsibility into national policy. In the 
second round of reinventing government, we propose to cut $130 billion 
in spending by streamlining departments, extending our freeze on 
domestic spending, cutting 60 public housing programs down to 3, and 
getting rid of over 100 programs we do not need. Our job here is to 
expand opportunity, but bureaucracy--to empower people to make the most 
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lives. Government should be leaner, not meaner.


                          the economic outlook

  As 1995 begins, our economy is in many ways as strong as it has ever 
been. Growth in 1994 was robust, powered by strong investment spending, 
and the unemployment rate fell by more than a full percentage point. 
Exports soared, consumer confidence rebounded, and Federal discretionary 
spending as a percentage of gross domestic product hit a 30-year low. 
Consumer spending should remain healthy and investment spending will 
remain strong through 1995. The Administration forecasts that the 
economy will continue to grow in 1995 and that we will remain on track 
to create 8 million jobs over 4 years.
  We know, nevertheless, that there is a lot more to be done. More than 
half the adult work force in America is working harder today for lower 
wages than they were making 10 years ago. Millions of Americans worry 
about their health insurance and whether their retirement is still 
secure. While maintaining our momentum toward deficit reduction, 
increased exports, essential public investments, and a government that 
works better and costs less, we are committed to providing tax relief 
for the middle-class Americans who need it the most, for the investments 
they most need to make.
  We live in an increasingly global economy in which people, products, 
ideas, and money travel across national borders at lightning speed. 
During the last 2 years, we have worked hard to help our workers take 
advantage of this new economy. We have worked to put our own economic 
house in order, to expand opportunities for education and training, and 
to expand the frontiers of free and fair trade. Our goal is to create an 
economy in which all Americans have a chance to develop their talents, 
have access to better jobs and higher incomes, and have the capacity to 
build the kind of life for themselves and their children that is the 
heart of the American dream.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 13, 1995. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Joint Economic Committee and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 104-32).
  And then,

para.25.25  adjournment

  On motion of Mrs. MINK, at 11 o'clock and 51 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.25.26  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII,

       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 83, 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7) 
     to revitalize the national security of the United States 
     (Rept. No. 104-31). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.25.27  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Callahan, 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cooley, Mr. 
             Emerson, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Klug, Mr. Wilson, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hayes, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Chapman, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 902. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the application of the passive loss limitations to 
     timber activities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 903. A bill to substitute evaluations of educational 
     quality for cohort default rates in eligibility 
     determinations for proprietary institutions of higher 
     education under the Federal student assistance programs; to 
     the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 904. A bill to prohibit the Department of Defense from 
     contracting with foreign contractors for ship repair until a 
     certification is made to Congress; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       H.R. 905. A bill to provide for congressional approval of a 
     nuclear aircraft carrier waste disposal plan before the 
     construction of CVN-76, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 906. A bill to reform the child support enforcement 
     system in order to maximize collections of child support 
     payments on behalf of poor children in the United States; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, and Banking and Financial 
     Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BROWDER (for himself and Mr. Bentsen):
       H.R. 907. A bill to amend certain provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, relating to the treatment of Members of 
     Congress and congressional employees for retirement purposes; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. de la GARZA:
       H.R. 908. A bill to authorize appropriations for each of 
     fiscal years 1996 through 2000 for the provision of grants 
     for construction of wastewater treatment works to serve U.S. 
     colonias and for connecting residents to sewer collection 
     systems and making any necessary plumbing improvements to 
     enable residences to meet existing county or city code 
     requirements; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. King, Mr. Porter, and Mr. 
             Cunningham):
       H.R. 909. A bill to encourage liberty inside the Socialist 
     Republic of Vietnam; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Schroeder, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frost, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Collins of 
             Illinois, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Olver, Mr. Vento, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. 
             Sanders):
       H.R. 910. A bill to require the Secretary of State to 
     establish a set of voluntary guidelines to promote socially 
     responsible business practices for United States; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allard, 
             Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett 
             of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Bevill, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             Browder, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Canady, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Cox, Mr. Davis, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dooley, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Fields of 
             Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Hefner, Mr. Jacobs, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kim, Mr. King, 
             Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, 
             Mr. Lantos, Mr. Largent, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Livingston, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. McHale, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
             Ms. Molinari, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
             Moran, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Ney, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
             Payne of Virginia, Mr. Petri, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Quinn, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Schiff, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Skeen, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mr. Stump, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Upton, Mr. Visclosky, Mrs. Vucanovich, 
             Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Wilson, Mr.Wolf, Mr. 
             Zeliff, and Mr. Zimmer):
       H.R. 911. A bill to encourage the States to enact 
     legislation to grant immunity from personal civil liability, 
     under certain circumstances, to volunteers working on behalf 
     of nonprofit organizations and governmental entities; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Fields of 
             Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hastert, and Mr. 
             Tauzin):
       H.R. 912. A bill to permit registered utility holding 
     companies to participate in the provision of 
     telecommunications services; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H.R. 913. A bill to repeal the provisions of law commonly 
     referred to as the Ramspeck

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     Act; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 914. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act and the Solid Waste 
     Disposal Act to limit the liabilities under these acts of 
     both fiduciaries and lending institutions, including finance 
     lessors, guarantors, and others directly or indirectly 
     holding indicia of ownership primarily to protect a security 
     interest in property which is subject to either act; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 915. A bill to expand the powers of the Secretary of 
     the Treasury and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms 
     to regulate the manufacture, distribution, and sale of 
     firearms and ammunition, and to expand the jurisdiction of 
     the Bureau to include firearm products and non-powder 
     firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 916. A bill to prohibit the manufacture, importation, 
     exportation, sale, purchase, transfer, receipt, possession, 
     or transportation of handguns, and handgun ammunition, with 
     certain exceptions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OXLEY:
       H.R. 917. A bill to establish procedures for product 
     liability actions; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 918. A bill to reduce the official mail allowance of 
     Members of the House; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. SAWYER:
       H.R. 919. A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to 
     require that the Secretary of Commerce produce and publish, 
     at least every 2 years, current data relating to the 
     incidence of poverty in the United States; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. VOLKMER (for himself, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Taylor 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Skelton, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Myers of 
             Indiana, and Mr. Quillen):
       H.R. 920. A bill to repeal the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 and to combat crime; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself and Mr. Bishop):
       H.R. 921. A bill to encourage gainful employment among the 
     residents of public housing, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Horn, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Blute, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Beilenson, Ms. Pelosi, and 
             Mr. Ford):
       H.R. 922. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of colorectal screening 
     under part B of the Medicare Program; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Roberts, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Blute, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Poshard, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Browder, Mr. 
             Klug, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Pryce, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Brownback, and Mrs. 
             Waldholtz):
       H.R. 923. A bill to provide for the establishment of an 
     official mass mailing allowance for Members of the House of 
     Representatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Bono, 
             Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Farr, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Kim, Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Mineta, Mr. 
             Moorhead, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Livingston, 
             Mr. Richardson, and Mrs. Waldholtz):
       H.R. 924. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture 
     from transferring any National Forest System lands in the 
     Angeles National Forest in California out of Federal 
     ownership for use as a solid waste landfill; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. TALENT (for himself and Mr. Gilman):
       H. Con. Res. 26. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that a postage stamp should be issued to 
     honor the 100th anniversary of the Jewish War Veterans of the 
     United States of America; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.

para.25.28  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 42: Mr. Shays, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Rangel, Ms. McCarthy, 
     and Mrs. Kennelly.
       H.R. 70: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 77: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Leach, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
     Pomeroy, and Mr. Thornton.
       H.R. 217: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Bonilla and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 244: Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Schroeder, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 325: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
     Stenholm, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 363: Ms. McKinney and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 370: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Coble, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, and Mr. 
     Hobson.
       H.R. 451: Mr. Cooley and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 485: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 548: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Mr. 
     Forbes.
       H.R. 549: Mr. Bono, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Chenoweth, Ms. Danner, 
     Mr. Solomon, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. 
     LaHood.
       H.R. 555: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 558: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 562: Mr. Stump, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Salmon, 
     and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 579: Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Wyden, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Fattah.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 682: Ms. Danner, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Fields of 
     Texas, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Cremeans, 
     and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 709: Mr. Moran, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 759: Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 785: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Olver, Mr. Dellums, 
     Mr. Fox, Mr. Yates, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Castle, and Mr. Davis.
       H.R. 795: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 800: Mr. Herger, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 809: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Frost, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 819: Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 844: Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Danner, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Emerson, and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 867: Mr. Visclosky, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Lipinski, and 
     Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 873: Mr. Kim, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Metcalf, 
     Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Largent, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Herger, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Torres, 
     and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 898: Mr. Saxton.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas and Mr. Forbes.
       H. Con. Res. 19: Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Smith of 
     New Jersey.
       H. Res. 30: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Payne of Virginia, 
     Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mrs. Morella, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
     Foglietta, Mr. Scott, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Fazio of California, 
     and Mr. Visclosky.

para.25.29  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 521: Mr. Beilenson.
       H.R. 555: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.J. Res. 2: Mr. Talent.



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                     TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1995 (26)

para.26.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, 
at 9:30 a.m., who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                February 14, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jay Dickey to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January 4, 
1995, Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.26.2  recess--10:27 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 11 o'clock a.m.

para.26.3  after recess--11:00 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.26.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, February 13, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

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para.26.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       367. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     a report of a violation of the Antideficiency Act, in the 
     National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     [NTIA], pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1351; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       368. A letter from the Copyright Office, Library of 
     Congress, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(a); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       369. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Board's report for fiscal year 1994 
     listing the number of appeals submitted, the number processed 
     to completion, and the number not completed by the originally 
     announced date, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7701(i)(2); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       370. A letter from the Chairman, Physician Payment Review 
     Commission, transmitting the Secretary's report to Congress 
     on utilization and access; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Commerce and Ways and Means.
       371. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a letter in writing expressing his deep 
     concern about H.R. 872, the National Security Revitalization 
     Act (H. Doc. No. 104-35); jointly, to the Committees on 
     International Relations, National Security, and Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select) and ordered to be printed.

para.26.6  law enforcement block grants

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, pursuant to House Resolution 79 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 728) to control crime by providing law enforcement block 
grants.
  Mr. GUNDERSON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.26.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SCHUMER:

       Page 2, line 6, insert after ``amended'' the following:
       ``by redesignating that title as title XXXIV and a new 
     title I is inserted in that Act''
       Page 8, strike line 23 and all that follows through page 9, 
     line 2, and insert the following:
       ``(1) $150,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
  ``(2) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
  ``(3) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
  ``(4) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
  ``(5) $1,732,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.''
       Page 21, strike line 17 and all that follows through page 
     22, line 7.
       Page 26, strike line 9 and all that follows through line 
     11.

It was decided in the

Yeas

196

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

235

para.26.8                    [Roll No. 124]

                                AYES--196

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--235

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Becerra
     Crapo
     Matsui
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.26.9  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. SCHROEDER:

       Page 4, after line 5, insert the following:
       ``(D) Enhancing health care clinic security measures to 
     protect against violence directed against the free exercise 
     of constitutional rights, including--
       ``(i) overtime pay for law enforcement officers;
       ``(ii) security assessments by law enforcement officers;
       ``(iii) when recommended by law enforcement officials, 
     purchases of materials to enhance the physical safety of 
     clinics, including, bulletproof glass and security cameras.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

164

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

266

para.26.10                   [Roll No. 125]

                                AYES--164

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks

[[Page 222]]


     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Klug
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--266

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Becerra
     Crapo
     de la Garza
     Matsui
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.26.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HOKE:

       Beginning on page 3, strike line 8 and all that follows 
     through page 4, line 10, and insert the following:
       ``(B) Enhancing security measures--
       ``(i) in and around a school, religious institution, 
     medical or health facility (including a research facility), 
     housing complex, shelter, or other facility or surroundings 
     where a threat to law and order exists; and
       ``(ii) if the threat of violence or other unlawful or 
     criminal activity, in the opinion of law enforcement 
     officials, requires the use of funds under this title for 
     personnel, materials, or other security measures to carry out 
     the purposes of this title.
       ``(C) Establishing crime prevention programs that may, 
     though not exclusively, involve law enforcement officials and 
     that are intended to discourage, disrupt, or interfere with 
     the commission of criminal activity, including neighborhood 
     watch and citizen patrol programs, sexual assault and 
     domestic violence programs, programs intended to prevent 
     juvenile crime, and drug abuse resistance education.

It was decided in the

Yeas

206

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

225

para.26.12                   [Roll No. 126]

                                AYES--206

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--225

     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     de la Garza
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moakley

[[Page 223]]


     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Becerra
     Crapo
     Matsui
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.26.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, as 
reported by the Committee on the Judiciary.

It was decided in the

Yeas

237

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affirmative

Nays

193

para.26.14                   [Roll No. 127]

                                AYES--237

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--193

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Becerra
     Crapo
     Ensign
     Matsui
  So the Committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, 
was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GUNDERSON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 79, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

         This Act may be cited as the ``Local Government Law 
     Enforcement Block Grants Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

         (a) In General.--Title I of the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended to read as follows:
                ``TITLE I--LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANTS

     ``SEC. 101. PAYMENTS TO LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

         ``(a) Payment and Use.--
         ``(1) Payment.--The Director of the Bureau of Justice 
     Assistance shall pay to each unit of local government which 
     qualifies for a payment under this title an amount equal to 
     the sum of any amounts allocated to such unit under this 
     title for each payment period. The Director shall pay such 
     amount from amounts appropriated to carry out this title.
         ``(2) Use.--Amounts paid to a unit of local government 
     under this section shall be used by the unit for reducing 
     crime and improving public safety, including but not limited 
     to, 1 or more of the following purposes:
         ``(A)(i) Hiring, training, and employing on a continuing 
     basis new, additional law enforcement officers and necessary 
     support personnel.
         ``(ii) Paying overtime to presently employed law 
     enforcement officers and necessary support personnel for the 
     purpose of increasing the number of hours worked by such 
     personnel.
         ``(iii) Procuring equipment, technology, and other 
     material directly related to basic law enforcement functions.
         ``(B) Enhancing security measures--
         ``(i) in and around schools; and
         ``(ii) in and around any other facility or location which 
     is considered by the unit of local government to have a 
     special risk for incidents of crime.
         ``(C) Establishing crime prevention programs that may, 
     though not exclusively, involve law enforcement officials and 
     that are intended to discourage, disrupt, or interfere with 
     the commission of criminal activity, including neighborhood 
     watch and citizen patrol programs, sexual assault and 
     domestic violence programs, and programs intended to prevent 
     juvenile crime.
         ``(D) Establishing or supporting drug courts.
         ``(E) Establishing early intervention and prevention 
     programs for juveniles to reduce or eliminate crime.
         ``(F) Enhancing the adjudication process of cases 
     involving violent offenders, including the adjudication 
     process of cases involving violent juvenile offenders.
         ``(G) Enhancing programs under subpart 1 of part E of the 
     Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968.

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         ``(H) Establishing cooperative task forces between 
     adjoining units of local government to work cooperatively to 
     prevent and combat criminal activity, particularly criminal 
     activity that is exacerbated by drug or gang-related 
     involvement.
         ``(I) Establishing a multijurisdictional task force, 
     particularly in rural areas, composed of law enforcement 
     officials representing units of local government, that works 
     with Federal law enforcement officials to prevent and control 
     crime.
         ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
         ``(A) the term `violent offender' means a person charged 
     with committing a part I violent crime; and
         ``(B) the term `drug courts' means a program that 
     involves--
         ``(i) continuing judicial supervision over offenders with 
     substance abuse problems who are not violent offenders; and
         ``(ii) the integrated administration of other sanctions 
     and services, which shall include--

         ``(I) mandatory periodic testing for the use of 
     controlled substances or other addictive substances during 
     any period of supervised release or probation for each 
     participant;
         ``(II) substance abuse treatment for each participant;
         ``(III) probation, or other supervised release involving 
     the possibility of prosecution, confinement, or incarceration 
     based on noncompliance with program requirements or failure 
     to show satisfactory progress; and
         ``(IV) programmatic, offender management, and aftercare 
     services such as relapse prevention, vocational job training, 
     job placement, and housing placement.

         ``(b) Prohibited Uses.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this Act, a unit of local government may not 
     expend any of the funds provided under this title to 
     purchase, lease, rent, or otherwise acquire--
         ``(1) tanks or armored personnel carriers;
         ``(2) fixed wing aircraft;
         ``(3) limousines;
         ``(4) real estate;
         ``(5) yachts;
         ``(6) consultants; or
         ``(7) vehicles not primarily used for law enforcement;
     unless the Attorney General certifies that extraordinary and 
     exigent circumstances exist that make the use of funds for 
     such purposes essential to the maintenance of public safety 
     and good order in such unit of local government.
         ``(c) Timing of Payments.--The Director shall pay each 
     unit of local government that has submitted an application 
     under this title not later than--
         ``(1) 90 days after the date that the amount is 
     available, or
         ``(2) the first day of the payment period if the unit of 
     local government has provided the Director with the 
     assurances required by section 103(c),
     whichever is later.
         ``(d) Adjustments.--
         ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Director 
     shall adjust a payment under this title to a unit of local 
     government to the extent that a prior payment to the unit of 
     local government was more or less than the amount required to 
     be paid.
         ``(2) Considerations.--The Director may increase or 
     decrease under this subsection a payment to a unit of local 
     government only if the Director determines the need for the 
     increase or decrease, or if the unit requests the increase or 
     decrease, not later than 1 year after the end of the payment 
     period for which a payment was made.
         ``(e) Reservation for Adjustment.--The Director may 
     reserve a percentage of not more than 2 percent of the amount 
     under this section for a payment period for all units of 
     local government in a State if the Director considers the 
     reserve is necessary to ensure the availability of sufficient 
     amounts to pay adjustments after the final allocation of 
     amounts among the units of local government in the State.
         ``(f) Repayment of Unexpended Amounts.--
         ``(1) Repayment required.--A unit of local government 
     shall repay to the Director, by not later than 27 months 
     after receipt of funds from the Director, any amount that 
     is--
         ``(A) paid to the unit from amounts appropriated under 
     the authority of this section; and
         ``(B) not expended by the unit within 2 years after 
     receipt of such funds from the Director.
         ``(2) Penalty for failure to repay.--If the amount 
     required to be repaid is not repaid, the Director shall 
     reduce payment in future payment periods accordingly.
         ``(3) Deposit of amounts repaid.--Amounts received by the 
     Director as repayments under this subsection shall be 
     deposited in a designated fund for future payments to units 
     of local government. Any amounts remaining in such designated 
     fund after 5 years following the enactment of the Local 
     Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Act of 1995 shall be 
     applied to the Federal deficit or, if there is no Federal 
     deficit, to reducing the Federal debt.
         ``(g) Nonsupplanting Requirement.--Funds made available 
     under this title to units of local government shall not be 
     used to supplant State or local funds, but shall be used to 
     increase the amount of funds that would, in the absence of 
     funds made available under this title, be made available from 
     State or local sources.
         ``(h) Matching Funds.--The Federal share of a grant 
     received under this title may not exceed 90 percent of the 
     costs of a program or proposal funded under this title.

     ``SEC. 102. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

         ``(a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this title--
         ``(1) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
         ``(2) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
         ``(3) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
         ``(4) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
         ``(5) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
         ``(b) Oversight Accountability and Administration.--Not 
     more than 3 percent of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a) for each of the fiscal 
     years 1996 through 2000 shall be available to the Attorney 
     General for studying the overall effectiveness and efficiency 
     of the provisions of this title, and assuring compliance with 
     the provisions of this title and for administrative costs to 
     carry out the purposes of this title. The Attorney General 
     shall establish and execute an oversight plan for monitoring 
     the activities of grant recipients. Such sums are to remain 
     available until expended.
         ``(c) Technology Assistance.--The Attorney General shall 
     reserve 1 percent in each of fiscal years 1996 through 1998 
     of the amount authorized to be appropriated under subsection 
     (a) for use by the National Institute of Justice in assisting 
     local units to identify, select, develop, modernize, and 
     purchase new technologies for use by law enforcement.
         ``(d) Availability.--The amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a) shall remain available 
     until expended.

     ``SEC. 103. QUALIFICATION FOR PAYMENT.

         ``(a) In General.--The Director shall issue regulations 
     establishing procedures under which a unit of local 
     government is required to provide notice to the Director 
     regarding the proposed use of funds made available under this 
     title.
         ``(b) Program Review.--The Director shall establish a 
     process for the ongoing evaluation of projects developed with 
     funds made available under this title.
         ``(c) General Requirements for Qualification.--A unit of 
     local government qualifies for a payment under this title for 
     a payment period only if the unit of local government submits 
     an application to the Director and establishes, to the 
     satisfaction of the Director, that--
         ``(1) the unit of local government has established a 
     local advisory board that--
         ``(A) includes, but is not limited to, a representative 
     from--
         ``(i) the local police department or local sheriff's 
     department;
         ``(ii) the local prosecutor's office;
         ``(iii) the local court system;
         ``(iv) the local public school system; and
         ``(v) a local nonprofit, educational, religious, or 
     community group active in crime prevention or drug use 
     prevention or treatment;
         ``(B) has reviewed the application; and
         ``(C) is designated to make nonbinding recommendations to 
     the unit of local government for the use of funds received 
     under this title;
         ``(2) the chief executive officer of the State has had 
     not less than 20 days to review and comment on the 
     application prior to submission to the Director;
         ``(3)(A) the unit of local government will establish a 
     trust fund in which the government will deposit all payments 
     received under this title; and
         ``(B) the unit of local government will use amounts in 
     the trust fund (including interest) during a period not to 
     exceed 2 years from the date the first grant payment is made 
     to the unit of local government;
         ``(4) the unit of local government will expend the 
     payments received in accordance with the laws and procedures 
     that are applicable to the expenditure of revenues of the 
     unit of local government;
         ``(5) the unit of local government will use accounting, 
     audit, and fiscal procedures that conform to guidelines which 
     shall be prescribed by the Director after consultation with 
     the Comptroller General and as applicable, amounts received 
     under this title shall be audited in compliance with the 
     Single Audit Act of 1984;
         ``(6) after reasonable notice from the Director or the 
     Comptroller General to the unit of local government, the unit 
     of local government will make available to the Director and 
     the Comptroller General, with the right to inspect, records 
     that the Director reasonably requires to review compliance 
     with this title or that the Comptroller General reasonably 
     requires to review compliance and operation;
         ``(7) a designated official of the unit of local 
     government shall make reports the Director reasonably 
     requires, in addition to the annual reports required under 
     this title;
         ``(8) the unit of local government will spend the funds 
     made available under this title only for the purposes set 
     forth in section 101(a)(2);
         ``(9) the unit of local government will achieve a net 
     gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform 
     nonadministrative public safety service if such unit uses 
     funds received under this title to increase the number of law 
     enforcement officers as described under subparagraph (A) of 
     section 101(a)(2);
         ``(10) the unit of local government--
         ``(A) has an adequate process to assess the impact of any 
     enhancement of a school security measure that is undertaken 
     under subparagraph (B) of section 101(a)(2), or any crime 
     prevention programs that are estab

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     lished under subparagraphs (C) and (E) of section 101(a)(2), 
     on the incidence of crime in the geographic area where the 
     enhancement is undertaken or the program is established;
         ``(B) will conduct such an assessment with respect to 
     each such enhancement or program; and
         ``(C) will submit an annual written assessment report to 
     the Director; and
         ``(11) the unit of local government has established 
     procedures to give members of the Armed Forces who, on or 
     after October 1, 1990, were or are selected for involuntary 
     separation (as described in section 1141 of title 10, United 
     States Code), approved for separation under section 1174a or 
     1175 of such title, or retired pursuant to the authority 
     provided under section 4403 of the Defense Conversion, 
     Reinvestment, and Transition Assistance Act of 1992 (division 
     D of Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 1293 note), a suitable 
     preference in the employment of persons as additional law 
     enforcement officers or support personnel using funds made 
     available under this title. The nature and extent of such 
     employment preference shall be jointly established by the 
     Attorney General and the Secretary of Defense. To the extent 
     practicable, the Director shall endeavor to inform members 
     who were separated between October 1, 1990, and the date of 
     the enactment of this section of their eligibility for the 
     employment preference;
         ``(d) Sanctions for Noncompliance.--
         ``(1) In general.--If the Director determines that a unit 
     of local government has not complied substantially with the 
     requirements or regulations prescribed under subsections (a) 
     and (c), the Director shall notify the unit of local 
     government that if the unit of local government does not take 
     corrective action within 60 days of such notice, the Director 
     will withhold additional payments to the unit of local 
     government for the current and future payment periods until 
     the Director is satisfied that the unit of local government--
         ``(A) has taken the appropriate corrective action; and
         ``(B) will comply with the requirements and regulations 
     prescribed under subsections (a) and (c).
         ``(2) Notice.--Before giving notice under paragraph (1), 
     the Director shall give the chief executive officer of the 
     unit of local government reasonable notice and an opportunity 
     for comment.
         ``(e) Maintenance of Effort Requirement.--A unit of local 
     government qualifies for a payment under this title for a 
     payment period only if the unit's expenditures on law 
     enforcement services (as reported by the Bureau of the 
     Census) for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in 
     which the payment period occurs were not less than 90 percent 
     of the unit's expenditures on such services for the second 
     fiscal year preceding the fiscal year in which the payment 
     period occurs.

     ``SEC. 104. ALLOCATION AND DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.

         ``(a) State Set-aside.--
         ``(1) In general.--Of the total amounts appropriated for 
     this title for each payment period, the Director shall 
     allocate for units of local government in each State an 
     amount that bears the same ratio to such total as the average 
     annual number of part 1 violent crimes reported by such State 
     to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the 3 most recent 
     calendar years for which such data is available, bears to the 
     number of part 1 violent crimes reported by all States to the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation for such years.
         ``(2) Minimum requirement.--Each State shall receive not 
     less than .25 percent of the total amounts appropriated under 
     section 102 under this subsection for each payment period.
         ``(3) Proportional reduction.--If amounts available to 
     carry out paragraph (2) for any payment period are 
     insufficient to pay in full the total payment that any State 
     is otherwise eligible to receive under paragraph (1) for such 
     period, then the Director shall reduce payments under 
     paragraph (1) for such payment period to the extent of such 
     insufficiency. Reductions under the preceding sentence shall 
     be allocated among the States (other than States whose 
     payment is determined under paragraph (2)) in the same 
     proportions as amounts would be allocated under paragraph (1) 
     without regard to paragraph (2).
         ``(b) Local Distribution.--
         ``(1) In general.--From the amount reserved for each 
     State under subsection (a), the Director shall allocate--
         ``(A) among reporting units of local government the 
     reporting units' share of such reserved amount, and
         ``(B) among nonreporting units of local government the 
     nonreporting units' share of the reserved amount.
         ``(2) Amounts.--
         ``(A) The reporting units' share of the reserved amount 
     is the amount equal to the product of such reserved amount 
     multiplied by the percentage which the population living in 
     reporting units of local government in the State bears to the 
     population of all units of local government in the State.
         ``(B) The nonreporting units' share of the reserved 
     amount is the reserved amount reduced by the reporting units' 
     share of the reserved amount.
         ``(3) Allocation to each reporting unit.--From the 
     reporting units' share of the reserved amount for each State 
     under subsection (a), the Director shall allocate to each 
     reporting unit of local government an amount which bears the 
     same ratio to such share as the average annual number of part 
     1 violent crimes reported by such unit to the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation for the 3 most recent calendar years for 
     which such data is available bears to the number of part 1 
     violent crimes reported by all units of local government in 
     the State in which the unit is located to the Federal Bureau 
     of Investigation for such years.
         ``(4) Allocation to each nonreporting unit.--From the 
     nonreporting units' share of the reserved amount for each 
     State under subsection (a), the Director shall allocate to 
     each nonreporting unit of local government an amount which 
     bears the same ratio to such share as the average number of 
     part 1 violent crimes of like governmental units in the same 
     population class as such unit bears to the average annual 
     imputed number of part 1 violent crimes of all nonreporting 
     units in the State for the 3 most recent calendar years.
         ``(5) Limitation on allocations.--A unit of local 
     government shall not receive an allocation which exceeds 100 
     percent of such unit's expenditures on law enforcement 
     services as reported by the Bureau of the Census for the most 
     recent fiscal year. Any amount in excess of 100 percent of 
     such unit's expenditures on law enforcement services shall be 
     distributed proportionally among units of local government 
     whose allocation does not exceed 100 percent of expenditures 
     on law enforcement services.
         ``(6) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
         ``(A) The term `reporting unit of local government' means 
     any unit of local government that reported part 1 violent 
     crimes to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the 3 most 
     recent calendar years for which such data is available.
         ``(B) The term `nonreporting unit of local government' 
     means any unit of local government which is not a reporting 
     unit of local government.
         ``(C)(i) The term `like governmental units' means any 
     like unit of local government as defined by the Secretary of 
     Commerce for general statistical purposes, and means--
         ``(I) all counties are treated as like governmental 
     units;
         ``(II) all cities are treated as like governmental units;
         ``(III) all townships are treated as like governmental 
     units.
         ``(ii) Similar rules shall apply to other types of 
     governmental units.
         ``(D) The term `same population class' means a like unit 
     within the same population category as another like unit with 
     the categories determined as follows:
         ``(i) 0 through 9,999.
         ``(ii) 10,000 through 49,999.
         ``(iii) 50,000 through 149,999.
         ``(iv) 150,000 through 299,999.
         ``(v) 300,000 or more.
         ``(7) Local governments with allocations of less than 
     $10,000.--If under paragraph (3) or (4) a unit of local 
     government is allotted less than $10,000 for the payment 
     period, the amount allotted shall be transferred to the chief 
     executive officer of the State who shall distribute such 
     funds among State police departments that provide law 
     enforcement services to units of local government and units 
     of local government whose allotment is less than such amount 
     in a manner which reduces crime and improves public safety.
         ``(8) Special rules.--
         ``(A) If a unit of local government in a State that has 
     been incorporated since the date of the collection of the 
     data used by the Director in making allocations pursuant to 
     this section, such unit shall be treated as a nonreporting 
     unit of local government for purposes of this subsection.
         ``(B) If a unit of local government in the State has been 
     annexed since the date of the collection of the data used by 
     the Director in making allocations pursuant to this section, 
     the Director shall pay the amount that would have been 
     allocated to such unit of local government to the unit of 
     local government that annexed it.
         ``(9) Resolution of disparate allocations.--(A) 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, if--
         ``(i) the attorney general of a State certifies that a 
     unit of local government under the jurisdiction of the State 
     bears more than 50 percent of the costs of prosecution or 
     incarceration that arise with respect to part 1 violent 
     crimes reported by a specified geographically constituent 
     unit of local government, and
         ``(ii) but for this paragraph, the amount of funds 
     allocated under this section to--
         ``(I) any one such specified geographically constituent 
     unit of local government exceeds 200 percent of the amount 
     allocated to the unit of local government certified pursuant 
     to clause (i), or
         ``(II) more than one such specified geographically 
     constituent unit of local government (excluding units of 
     local government referred to subclause I and in paragraph 
     (7)), exceeds 400 percent of the amount allocated to the unit 
     of local government certified pursuant to clause (i) and the 
     attorney general of the State determines that such allocation 
     is likely to threaten the efficient administration of 
     justice,
     then in order to qualify for payment under this title, the 
     unit of local government certified pursuant to clause (i), 
     together with any such specified geographically constituent 
     units of local government described in clause (ii), shall 
     submit to the Director a joint application for the aggregate 
     of funds allocated to such units of local government. Such 
     application shall specify the amount of such funds that are 
     to be distributed to each

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     of the units of local government and the purposes for which 
     such funds are to be used. The units of local government 
     involved may establish a joint local advisory board for the 
     purposes of carrying out this paragraph.
         ``(B) In this paragraph, the term `geographically 
     constituent unit of local government' means a unit of local 
     government that has jurisdiction over areas located within 
     the boundaries of an area over which a unit of local 
     government certified pursuant to clause (i) has jurisdiction.
         ``(c) Unavailability and Inaccuracy of Information.--
         ``(1) Data for states.--For purposes of this section, if 
     data regarding part 1 violent crimes in any State for the 3 
     most recent calendar years is unavailable or substantially 
     inaccurate, the Director shall utilize the best available 
     comparable data regarding the number of violent crimes for 
     such years for such State for the purposes of allocation of 
     any funds under this title.
         ``(2) Possible inaccuracy of data for units of local 
     government.--In addition to the provisions of paragraph (1), 
     if the Director believes that the reported rate of part 1 
     violent crimes for a unit of local government is inaccurate, 
     the Director shall--
         ``(A) investigate the methodology used by such unit to 
     determine the accuracy of the submitted data; and
         ``(B) when necessary, use the best available comparable 
     data regarding the number of violent crimes for such years 
     for such unit of local government.

     ``SEC. 105. UTILIZATION OF PRIVATE SECTOR.

         ``Funds or a portion of funds allocated under this title 
     may be utilized to contract with private, nonprofit entities 
     or community-based organizations to carry out the purposes 
     specified under section 101(a)(2).

     ``SEC. 106. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION.

         ``(a) In General.--A unit of local government expending 
     payments under this title shall hold not less than 1 public 
     hearing on the proposed use of the payment from the Director 
     in relation to its entire budget.
         ``(b) Views.--At the hearing, persons shall be given an 
     opportunity to provide written and oral views to the unit of 
     local government authority responsible for enacting the 
     budget and to ask questions about the entire budget and the 
     relation of the payment from the Director to the entire 
     budget.
         ``(c) Time and Place.--The unit of local government shall 
     hold the hearing at a time and place that allows and 
     encourages public attendance and participation.

     ``SEC. 107. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

         ``The administrative provisions of part H of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, shall apply to 
     this title and for purposes of this section any reference in 
     such provisions to title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 shall be deemed to be a reference to 
     this title.

     ``SEC. 108. DEFINITIONS.

         ``For the purposes of this title:
         ``(1) The term `unit of local government' means--
         ``(A) a county, township, city, or political subdivision 
     of a county, township, or city, that is a unit of local 
     government as determined by the Secretary of Commerce for 
     general statistical purposes; and
         ``(B) the District of Columbia and the recognized 
     governing body of an Indian tribe or Alaskan Native village 
     that carries out substantial governmental duties and powers.
         ``(2) The term `payment period' means each 1-year period 
     beginning on October 1 of any year in which a grant under 
     this title is awarded.
         ``(3) The term `State' means any State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, except that American Samoa, Guam, 
     and the Northern Mariana Islands shall be considered as 1 
     State and that, for purposes of section 104(a), 33 percent of 
     the amounts allocated shall be allocated to American Samoa, 
     50 percent to Guam, and 17 percent to the Northern Mariana 
     Islands.
         ``(4) The term `juvenile' means an individual who is 17 
     years of age or younger.
         ``(5) The term `part 1 violent crimes' means murder and 
     nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and 
     aggravated assault as reported to the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation for purposes of the Uniform Crime Reports.
         ``(6) The term `Director' means the Director of the 
     Bureau of Justice Assistance.''.
         (b) Conforming Amendments.--
         (1) Part Q of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
     Act of 1968 is repealed effective on September 30, 1995.
         (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph (1), any 
     funds that remain available to an applicant under part Q of 
     title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968 shall be used in accordance with such part as in effect 
     on the day preceding the date of the enactment of this Act.
         (3) Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     section 1001(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
     Act is amended--
         (A) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Q,''; and
         (B) by striking paragraph (11).

     SEC. 3. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

         (a) Ounce of Prevention Council.--
         (1) In general.--Subtitle A of title III of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is repealed.
         (2) Funding.--Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 
     (1), any funds that remain available to an applicant under 
     subtitle A of title III of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 shall be used in accordance with such 
     subtitle as in effect on the day preceding the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
         (b) Local Crime Prevention Block Grant Program.--Subtitle 
     B of title III of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 is repealed.
         (c) Model Intensive Block Grant Programs.--Subtitle C of 
     title III of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
     Act of 1994 is repealed.
         (d) Family and Community Endeavor Schools Grant 
     Program.--
         (1) In general.--Subtitle D of title III of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is repealed.
         (2) Funding.--Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 
     (1), any funds that remain available to an applicant under 
     subtitle D of title III of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 shall be used in accordance such 
     subtitle as in effect on the day preceding the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
         (e) Assistance for Delinquent and At-Risk Youth.--
     Subtitle G of title III of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 is repealed.
         (f) Police Retirement.--Subtitle H of title III of the 
     Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is 
     repealed.
         (g) Local Partnership Act.--
         (1) Subtitle j.--Subtitle J of title III of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is repealed.
         (2) Federal payments.--Chapter 67 of title 31, United 
     States Code is repealed.
         (3) Table of chapters.--The table of chapters at the 
     beginning of subtitle V of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the matter relating to chapter 67.
         (4) Funding.--Notwithstanding the provisions of paragraph 
     (2), any funds that remain available to an applicant under 
     chapter 67 of title 31, United States Code, shall be used in 
     accordance with such chapter as in effect on the day 
     preceding the date of enactment of this Act.
         (h) National Community Economic Partnership.--Subtitle K 
     of title III of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
     Act of 1994 is repealed.
         (i) Urban Recreation and At-Risk Youth.--
         (1) Recreation.--Subtitle O of title III of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is repealed.
         (2) Urban park and recreation recovery.--(A) Section 1004 
     of the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978 is 
     amended--
         (i) by striking subsection (d); and
         (ii) by redesignating subsections (e) through (k) as (d) 
     through (j), respectively.
         (B) Section 1005 of the Urban Park and Recreation 
     Recovery Act of 1978 is amended by inserting ``and'' at the 
     end of paragraph (6), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period at the end of paragraph (7), and by striking paragraph 
     (8).
         (C) Section 1007(b) of the Urban Park and Recreation 
     Recovery Act of 1978 is amended by striking the last 2 
     sentences.
         (D) Section 1013 of the Urban Park and Recreation 
     Recovery Act of 1978 is amended by striking ``(a) In 
     General.--'' after ``1013'' and by striking subsection (b).
         (j) Community-Based Justice Grants for Prosecutors.--
     Subtitle Q of title III of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 is repealed.
         (k) Family Unity Demonstration Project.--Subtitle S of 
     title III of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
     Act of 1994 is repealed.
         (l) Gang Resistance and Education Training.--(1) Subtitle 
     X of title III of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 is repealed.
         (2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A), 
     any funds that remain available to an applicant under 
     subtitle X of title III of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 shall be used in accordance with such 
     subtitle as in effect on the day preceding the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
         (m) Clerical Amendments.--
         (1) The matter relating to title I in the table of 
     contents of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act 
     of 1994 is amended to read as follows:

                ``TITLE I--LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANTS

       ``Sec. 101. Payments to local governments.
       ``Sec. 102. Authorization of appropriations.
       ``Sec. 103. Qualification for payment.
       ``Sec. 104. Allocation and distribution of funds.
       ``Sec. 105. Utilization of private sector.
       ``Sec. 106. Public participation.
       ``Sec. 107. Administrative provisions.
       ``Sec. 108. Definitions.''.
         (2) The table of contents of the Violent Crime Control 
     and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended by striking the 
     matter relating to subtitles A, B, C, D, G, H, J, K, O, Q, S, 
     and X of title III.
         (3) The table of contents of the Omnibus Crime Control 
     and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is amended by striking the 
     matter relating to part Q of title I.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. CONYERS moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on the 
Judiciary with instructions to report the

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bill back to the House forthwith with the following amendment:

       Page 4, after line 5, insert the following:
       ``(D) Establishing the programs described in the following 
     subtitles of title III of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (as such title and the amendments 
     made by such title were in effect on the day preceding the 
     date of the enactment of this Act):
       ``(i) Assistance for Delinquent and At-Risk Youth under 
     subtitle G.
       ``(ii) Urban Recreation and At-Risk Youth subtitle O which 
     made amendments to the Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act 
     of 1978.
       ``(iii) Gang Resistance and Education Training under 
     subtitle X.''
       Page 6, after line 24, insert the following (and 
     redesignate any subsequent subsections accordingly):
       ``(C) Prevention Set-Aside for Youth.--Of the amounts to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a), the Attorney General shall 
     allocate $100,000,000 of such funds for each of fiscal years 
     1996 through 2000 to carry out the purposes of subparagraph 
     (D) of section 101(a)(2).
       Page 9, after line 2, insert the following (and redesignate 
     any subsequent subsections accordingly):
       ``(b) Reservation for Byrne Programs.--The Attorney General 
     shall reserve such sums as may be necessary of the amounts 
     authorized under this section in each fiscal year to ensure 
     that not less than $450,000,000 is available to carry out the 
     programs under subpart 1 of part E of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1986.

  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McCOLLUM, the previous question was ordered on the 
motion to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. CONYERS demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

184

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

247

para.26.15                   [Roll No. 128]

                                AYES--184

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--247

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Becerra
     Crapo
     Matsui
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. CONYERS demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

238

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

192

para.26.16                   [Roll No. 129]

                                AYES--238

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf

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     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Becerra
     Crapo
     Matsui
     Reynolds
     Torricelli
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.26.17  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. McCOLLUM, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, cross references, and 
punctuation, and to make such stylistic, clerical, technical, 
conforming, and other changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions 
of the House in amending the bill.

para.26.18  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. CRAPO, for 
February 13, 1995, and today.
  And then,

para.26.19  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. BONIOR, at 7 o'clock and 4 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.26.20  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SPENCE: Committee on National Security, H.R. 256. A 
     bill to withdraw and reserve certain public lands and 
     minerals within the State of Colorado for military uses, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-28, Pt. 2). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 831. A bill 
     to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently 
     extend the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-
     employed individuals, to repeal the provision permitting 
     nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating 
     policies of the Federal Communications Commission, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-32). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

para.26.21  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. CANADY:
       H.R. 925. A bill to compensate owners of private property 
     for the effect of certain regulatory restrictions; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 926. A bill to promote regulatory flexibility and 
     enhance public participation in Federal agency rulemaking and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. King, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H.R. 927. A bill to seek international sanctions against 
     the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a 
     transition government leading to a democratically elected 
     government in Cuba, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means, the Judiciary, and Banking and Financial 
     Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 928. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide for the nonrecognition of gain on long-term real 
     property which is involuntarily converted as the result of 
     the exercise of eminent domain, without regard to whether the 
     replacement property is similar or of like kind; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EWING:
       H.R. 929. A bill to provide for the conservation and 
     development of water and related resources, to authorize the 
     Secretary of the Army to construct various projects for 
     improvements to rivers and harbors of the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Stump, Mr. Gallegly, and Mrs. Vucanovich):
       H.R. 930. A bill to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity 
     Control Act to authorize additional measures to carry out the 
     control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-
     effective manner; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Livingston, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Johnston of Florida, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Tauzin, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Ford, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Frost, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Payne of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Clay, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Levin, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Baker of 
             Louisiana):
       H.R. 931. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax incentives to encourage the preservation of 
     low-income housing; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, and Mr. Minge):
       H.R. 932. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     provide more flexibility to producers, and more effective 
     mitigation, in connection with the conversion of cropped 
     wetland, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. 
             Waxman):
       H.R. 933. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     authorize a national program to reduce the threat to human 
     health posed by exposure to contaminants in the air indoors, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 934. A bill to prohibit pay-per-view charges for 
     entertainment events that receive public financial support 
     whether or including private entities, nonprofit 
     organizations or governmental entities; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       H.R. 935. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, and 
     the Communications Act of 1934 with respect to the public 
     performance,

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     by means of the display of video programming at places of 
     public accommodation, of games between professional sports 
     teams; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Towns, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Rush, and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 936. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development to make grants to nonprofit community 
     organizations for the development of open space on 
     municipally owned vacant lots in urban areas; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas:
       H.R. 937. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     clarify procedures for judicial review of Federal agency 
     compliance with regulatory flexibility analysis requirements, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdicion of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MONTGOMERY:
       H.R. 938. A bill to provide that certain civil defense 
     employees and employees of the Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency may be eligible for certain public safety officers 
     death benefits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Bateman):
       H.R. 939. A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide hold-harmless payment 
     amounts for impact-aid payments relating to Federal 
     acquisition of real property; to the Committee on Economic 
     Education Opportunities.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, and Mr. Clay, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Mrs. Kennelly, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Mr. Conyers, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lowey, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Obey, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Sabo, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Coleman, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fields 
             of Louisiana, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rahall, 
             Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Ward, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wise, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Wyden):
       H.R. 940. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to increase the minimum wage rate under that act; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Miss Collins of 
             Michigan, Mrs. Morella, and Ms. Rivers):
       H.R. 941. A bill to amend title 18 United States Code, to 
     carry out certain obligations of the United States under the 
     International Covenant on Civil and Political Rights by 
     prohibiting the practice of female circumcision, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Commtitee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Porter, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Bonior, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Andrews, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Saxon, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Cox, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Reed, Mr. Baker of California, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Farr, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Barcia, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Dooley, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Fattah, and Ms. Furse):
       H.R. 942. A bill to prohibit U.S. assistance to countries 
     that prohibit or restrict the transport or delivery of U.S. 
     humanitarian assistance; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 943. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the corporate income tax shall apply to 
     certain Government-sponsored enterprises; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 944. A bill to provide rules regarding the payment by 
     certain political subdivisions in the State of Montana of 
     charges imposed by the United States with respect to a 
     hydroelectric project located in Granite and Deer Lodge 
     Counties, MT; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Roth, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Castle, Mr. Lazio of New 
             York, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Longley, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Ney):
       H. Con. Res. 27. Concurrent resolution to express the sense 
     of the Congress that the Secretary of the Treasury should 
     submit monthly reports to the Committee on Banking, Housing, 
     and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services of the House of Representatives 
     concerning compliance by the Government of Mexico regarding 
     certain loans, loan guarantees, and other assistance made by 
     the United States to the Government of Mexico; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself and Mr. de la Garza):
       H. Con. Res. 28. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that a proposed cross-border fee for vehicles and 
     pedestrians entering the United States from Canada or Mexico 
     is unwise and should not be enacted; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. PICKETT:
       H. Con. Res. 29. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the President should submit a national 
     energy policy plan to Congress; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H. Res. 84. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on International Relations in the 104th 
     Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H. Res. 85. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on Banking and Financial Services in the 
     104th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.

para.26.22  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 6: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 8: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 24: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 29: Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 62: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 65: Ms. Molinari, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
     Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Spence, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
     Gekas, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Forbes, 
     Mr. Kim, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Armey, Mr. Combest, Mr. Bryant of 
     Tennessee, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Peterson 
     of Minnesota, and Mr. Quillen.
       H.R. 217: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 240: Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 303: Ms. Molinari, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 315: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 328: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 370: Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 375: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 438: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Camp, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Shays, and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 453: Mr. Stokes and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 463: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 489: Mr. Fields of Texas and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 490: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bonilla, 
     Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Gutknecht, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Salmon, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 563: Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. 
     Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Petri, Mr. Rahall, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 613: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 624: Mr. Dooley.
       H.R. 625: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Knollenberg, 
     Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 655: Mrs. Morella and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 658: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Frost, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
     Bryant of Texas, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Torricelli, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 736: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 770: Mr. Gallegly and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 793: Mr. Knollenberg and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 847: Mr. Ney and Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Stearns, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Bunning 
     of Kentucky, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 870: Mr. Schumer, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
     Torres, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 881: Mr. Klug, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Petri, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Woolsey, and Ms. Lofgren.

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       H.R. 924: Ms. Eshoo and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.J. Res. 14: Mr. NcNulty.
       H.J. Res. 16: Mr. Cramer.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. 
     Emerson.
       H. Con. Res. 21: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. McKinney, 
     Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, 
     Mr. Shays, and Mr. Porter.
       H. Res. 80: Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Traficant.



.
                    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1995 (27)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.27.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, February 14, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.27.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       372. A letter from the Head of Each Department and Agency, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act which occurred in the Department of the Navy, pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       373. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the nondisclosure of 
     safeguards information for quarter ending December 31, 1994, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2167(e); to the Committee on Commerce.
       374. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to the United 
     Nations for use in Bosnia (Transmittal No. 11-95), pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       375. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of report entitled, ``Review of the 
     District's Emergency Assistance Services' Program,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 47-117(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       376. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for calendar 
     year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Report and Oversight.
       377. A letter from the Chairman, Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting congressional justification of budget estimates 
     for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       378. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a report on the assignment or 
     detail of GAO employees to congressional committees as of 
     January 27, 1995; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and Government Reform and Oversight.

para.27.3  north atlantic assembly appointments

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of 22 U.S.C. 1928a, appointed 
to the United States Group of the North Atlantic Assembly the following 
Members of the House: Messrs. Bereuter, Chairman, Solomon, Vice 
Chairman, Regula, Bateman, Bliley, Boehlert, Mmes. Meyers of Kansas, and 
Roukema.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.27.4  motion to adjourn

  Mr. WISE moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. WISE objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

150

When there appeared

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Nays

261

para.27.5                    [Roll No. 130]

                                YEAS--150

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--261

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Becerra
     Blute
     Clinger
     Dellums
     Dornan
     Flake
     Gephardt
     Hilliard
     Horn
     Kasich
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Moran
     Payne (NJ)
     Riggs
     Rose
     Schumer
     Shuster
     Tate
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para.27.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 7

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 83):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the

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     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 7) to revitalize the national security of the 
     United States. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the bill 
     and the amendment in the nature of substitute made in order 
     by this resolution and shall not exceed two hours equally 
     divided among and controlled by the chairmen and ranking 
     minority members of the Committee on International Relations 
     and the Committee on National Security. After general debate 
     the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
     minute rule for a period not to exceed ten hours. In lieu of 
     the amendments recommended by the Committee on International 
     Relations, the Committee on National Security, and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, it shall be in 
     order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 
     amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 872. 
     The amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
     considered as read. Points of order against the amendment in 
     the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with clause 
     (5)(a) of rule XXI are waived. During consideration of the 
     bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the 
     Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 
     whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be 
     printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
     for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so 
     printed shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote 
     in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 
     Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute made in order as original text. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto final passage without intervening motion 
     except one motion to recommit with or without instruction. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,

para.27.7  call of the house

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, recognized Mr. HALL of Ohio to 
move a call of the House.
  On motion of Mr. HALL of Ohio, a call of the House was ordered.
  The call was taken by electronic device, and the following-named 
Members responded--

para.27.8                    [Roll No. 131]
     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that 419 
Members had been recorded, a quorum.
  Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.
  After further debate,
  Ms. PRYCE moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

229

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affirmative

Nays

199

para.27.9                    [Roll No. 132]

                                YEAS--229

     Allard
      Archer
      Armey
      Bachus
      Baker (CA)
      Baker (LA)
      Ballenger
      Barr
      Barrett (NE)
      Bartlett
      Barton
      Bass
      Bateman
      Bereuter
      Bilbray
      Bilirakis
      Bliley
      Blute
      Boehlert
      Boehner
      Bonilla
      Bono
      Brownback
      Bryant (TN)
      Bunn
      Bunning
      Burr
      Burton
      Buyer
      Callahan
      Calvert
      Camp
      Canady
      Castle
      Chabot
      Chambliss
      Chenoweth
      Christensen
      Chrysler
      Clinger
      Coble
      Coburn
      Collins (GA)
      Combest
      Cooley
      Cox
      Crane
      Crapo
      Cremeans
      Cubin
      Cunningham
      Davis
      DeLay
      Diaz-Balart
      Dickey
      Doolittle
      Dornan
      Dreier
      Duncan
      Dunn
      Ehlers
      Ehrlich
      Emerson
      English
      Ensign
      Everett
      Ewing
      Fawell
      Fields (TX)
      Flanagan
      Foley
      Forbes
      Fowler
      Fox
      Franks (CT)
      Franks (NJ)
      Frelinghuysen
      Frisa
      Funderburk
      Gallegly
      Ganske
      Gekas
      Gilchrest
      Gillmor
      Gilman
      Goodlatte
      Goodling
      Goss
      Graham
      Greenwood
      Gunderson
      Gutknecht
      Hancock
      Hansen
      Hastert
      Hastings (WA)
      Hayworth
      Hefley
      Heineman
      Herger
      Hilleary
      Hobson
      Hoekstra
      Hoke
      Horn
      Hostettler
      Houghton
      Hunter
      Hutchinson
      Hyde
      Inglis
      Johnson (CT)
      Johnson, Sam
      Jones
      Kasich
      Kelly
      Kim
      King
      Kingston
      Klug
      Knollenberg
      Kolbe
      LaHood
      Largent
      Latham
      LaTourette
      Lazio
      Leach
      Lewis (CA)
      Lewis (KY)
      Lightfoot
      Linder
      Livingston
      LoBiondo
      Longley
      Lucas
      Manzullo
      Martini
      McCollum
      McCrery
      McDade
      McHugh
      McInnis
      McIntosh
      McKeon
      Metcalf
      Meyers

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      Mica
      Miller (FL)
      Molinari
      Moorhead
      Morella
      Myers
      Myrick
      Nethercutt
      Neumann
      Ney
      Norwood
      Nussle
      Oxley
      Packard
      Paxon
      Petri
      Pombo
      Porter
      Portman
      Pryce
      Quillen
      Quinn
      Radanovich
      Ramstad
      Regula
      Riggs
      Roberts
      Rogers
      Rohrabacher
      Ros-Lehtinen
      Roth
      Roukema
      Royce
      Salmon
      Sanford
      Saxton
      Scarborough
      Schaefer
      Schiff
      Seastrand
      Sensenbrenner
      Shadegg
      Shaw
      Shays
      Shuster
      Skeen
      Smith (MI)
      Smith (NJ)
      Smith (TX)
      Smith (WA)
      Solomon
      Souder
      Spence
      Stearns
      Stockman
      Stump
      Talent
      Tate
      Taylor (NC)
      Thomas
      Thornberry
      Tiahrt
      Torkildsen
      Traficant
      Upton
      Vucanovich
      Waldholtz
      Walker
      Walsh
      Wamp
      Watts (OK)
      Weldon (FL)
      Weldon (PA)
      Weller
      White
      Whitfield
      Wicker
      Wolf
      Young (AK)
      Young (FL)
      Zeliff
      Zimmer

                                NAYS--199

     Abercrombie
      Ackerman
      Andrews
      Baesler
      Baldacci
      Barcia
      Barrett (WI)
      Beilenson
      Bentsen
      Berman
      Bevill
      Bishop
      Bonior
      Borski
      Boucher
      Brewster
      Browder
      Brown (CA)
      Brown (FL)
      Brown (OH)
      Bryant (TX)
      Cardin
      Chapman
      Clay
      Clayton
      Clement
      Clyburn
      Coleman
      Collins (IL)
      Collins (MI)
      Condit
      Conyers
      Costello
      Coyne
      Cramer
      Danner
      de la Garza
      Deal
      DeFazio
      DeLauro
      Dellums
      Deutsch
      Dicks
      Dingell
      Dixon
      Doggett
      Dooley
      Doyle
      Durbin
      Edwards
      Engel
      Eshoo
      Evans
      Farr
      Fattah
      Fazio
      Fields (LA)
      Filner
      Foglietta
      Ford
      Frank (MA)
      Frost
      Furse
      Gejdenson
      Gephardt
      Geren
      Gibbons
      Gonzalez
      Gordon
      Green
      Gutierrez
      Hall (OH)
      Hall (TX)
      Hamilton
      Harman
      Hastings (FL)
      Hayes
      Hefner
      Hilliard
      Hinchey
      Holden
      Hoyer
      Jackson-Lee
      Jacobs
      Jefferson
      Johnson (SD)
      Johnson, E.B.
      Johnston
      Kanjorski
      Kaptur
      Kennedy (MA)
      Kennedy (RI)
      Kennelly
      Kildee
      Kleczka
      Klink
      LaFalce
      Laughlin
      Levin
      Lincoln
      Lipinski
      Lofgren
      Lowey
      Luther
      Maloney
      Manton
      Markey
      Martinez
      Mascara
      Matsui
      McCarthy
      McDermott
      McHale
      McKinney
      McNulty
      Meehan
      Meek
      Menendez
      Mfume
      Miller (CA)
      Mineta
      Minge
      Mink
      Moakley
      Mollohan
      Montgomery
      Moran
      Murtha
      Nadler
      Neal
      Oberstar
      Obey
      Olver
      Ortiz
      Orton
      Owens
      Pallone
      Parker
      Pastor
      Payne (NJ)
      Payne (VA)
      Pelosi
      Peterson (FL)
      Peterson (MN)
      Pickett
      Pomeroy
      Poshard
      Rahall
      Rangel
      Reed
      Reynolds
      Richardson
      Rivers
      Roemer
      Rose
      Roybal-Allard
      Rush
      Sabo
      Sanders
      Sawyer
      Schroeder
      Scott
      Serrano
      Sisisky
      Skaggs
      Skelton
      Slaughter
      Spratt
      Stark
      Stenholm
      Stokes
      Studds
      Stupak
      Tanner
      Tauzin
      Taylor (MS)
      Tejeda
      Thompson
      Thornton
      Thurman
      Torres
      Torricelli
      Towns
      Tucker
      Velazquez
      Vento
      Visclosky
      Volkmer
      Ward
      Waters
      Watt (NC)
      Waxman
      Williams
      Wilson
      Wise
      Woolsey
      Wyden
      Wynn
      Yates

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Becerra
      Flake
      Istook
      Lantos
      Lewis (GA)
      Schumer
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

227

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affirmative

Nays

197

para.27.10                   [Roll No. 133]

                                YEAS--227

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Becerra
     Emerson
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     McIntosh
     Royce
     Smith (MI)
     Talent
     Towns
     Wilson
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.27.11  motion to adjourn

  Mr. VOLKMER moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. VOLKMER demanded a recorded vote on said motion, which demand was

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supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

134

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

291

para.27.12                   [Roll No. 134]

                                YEAS--134

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Klink
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--291

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Becerra
     Camp
     Kaptur
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Meek
     Rangel
     Rogers
     Williams
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para.27.13  order of business--rereferral of h.r. 10

  On motion of Mr. BLILEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That title 1, section 103 of the bill (H.R. 10) to reform the 
Federal civil justice system; to reform product liability law; was 
rereferred additionally to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
subsequently determined by the Speaker.

para.27.14  national security revitalization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, pursuant to House Resolution 83 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 7) to revitalize the national security of the United States.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. LINDER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.27.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SPENCE:

       At the end of title II (page 12, after line 25), add the 
     following new section.

     SEC. 204. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE AND 
                   THE ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE (ARM) TREATY.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States and its allies face existing and 
     expanding threats from ballistic missiles capable of being 
     used as theater weapon systems that are presently possessed 
     by, being developed by, or being acquired by a number of 
     countries, including Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, and North 
     Korea.
       (2) Some theater ballistic missiles that are currently 
     deployed or are being developed (such as the Chinese CSS-2 
     missile and the North Korean Taepo Dong-2 missile) have 
     capabilities equal to or greater than the capabilities of 
     missiles that were determined to be strategic missiles more 
     than 20 years ago under the Strategic Arms Limitation 
     Agreement I (SALT I) Interim Agreement of 1972 entered into 
     between the United States and the Soviet Union.
       (3) The Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty was not 
     intended to, and does not, apply to or limit research, 
     development, testing or deployment of missile defense 
     systems, system upgrades, or system components that are 
     designed to counter modern theater ballistic missiles, 
     regardless of the capabilities of such missiles, unless those 
     systems, system upgrades, or system components are tested 
     against or have demonstrated capabilities to counter modern 
     strategic ballistic missiles.
       (4) It is a national security priority of the United States 
     to develop and deploy highly effective theater missile 
     defense systems capable of countering the existing and 
     expanding threats posed by modern theater ballistic missiles 
     at the earliest practical date.
       (5) Current United States proposal in the Standing 
     Consultative Commission (SCC) would multilateralize the ABM 
     Treaty, making future amendments or changes to the Treaty 
     more difficult, and would impose specific design limitations 
     on United States theater missile defense (TMD) systems that 
     would significantly compromise the United States TMD 
     capability.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that further formal negotiations in the Standing Consultative 
     Commission (SCC) and any informal discussions or negotiations 
     on either the demarcation between theater missile defense 
     (TMD) systems and anti-ballistic missile (ABM) systems, or 
     any other effort that bears on the viability of the ABM 
     Treaty, including multilateralization of the treaty, should 
     be suspended until the One Hundred Fourth Congress has had 
     the opportunity to review those matters.

It was decided in the

Yeas

320

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affirmative

Nays

110

para.27.16                   [Roll No. 135]

                                AYES--320

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn

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     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--110

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     LaFalce
     Leach
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Becerra
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.27.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SPRATT:

       Strike out title II (page 11, line 12 through page 12, line 
     25) and insert the following:

    TITLE II--POLICY REGARDING PRIORITY FOR MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS

     SEC. 201. POLICY.

       The following, in the order listed, shall be the policy of 
     the United States with respect to the priority for 
     development and deployment of missile defense programs:
       (1) First, ensuring operational readiness of the Armed 
     Forces and accomplishing programmed modernization of weapons 
     systems.
       (2) Second, as part of such modernization, completing the 
     development and deployment at the earliest practicable date 
     of more effective theater missile defense (TMD) systems by 
     adequately funding essential theater missile defense 
     programs.
       (3) Third, developing as soon as practicable, subject to 
     the availability of funding, a ground-based interceptor 
     system capable of destroying ballistic missiles launched 
     against the United States.

It was decided in the

Yeas

218

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

212

para.27.18                   [Roll No. 136]

                                AYES--218

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--212

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo

[[Page 235]]


     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Velazquez
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Becerra
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Wilson
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.27.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment, as modified, submitted by Mr. 
EDWARDS:

       Page 11, line 18, after ``missile attacks'' insert the 
     following: ``and that is deployed without the inclusion of 
     any space-based interceptors''.
       Page 12, line 6, after ``missile attacks'' insert the 
     following: ``without the inclusion of any space-based 
     interceptors''.
       At the end of title II, add the following:

     SEC. 203. DEPLOYMENT WITHOUT SPACE-BASED INTERCEPTORS

       The national missile defense system developed for 
     deployment shall be developed and deployed without the 
     inclusion of any space-based interceptors.

It was decided in the

Yeas

206

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

223

para.27.20                   [Roll No. 137]

                                AYES--206

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--223

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Becerra
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     McCollum
     Pickett
  So the amendment, as modified, was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.27.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following perfecting amendment submitted by Mr. SPENCE 
to the amendment submitted by Mr. SKELTON:
  Perfecting amendment submitted by Mr. SPENCE:

       Strike out all after ``SEC.'' in the matter proposed to be 
     inserted by the amendment and insert the following:

     204. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE AS A COMPONENT OF MILITARY 
                   READINESS.

       (a) Use of Fiscal Year 1996 Funds.--Of the total amount of 
     funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 1996, the amount 
     obligated for national missile defense programs may exceed 
     the amount made available for national missile programs for 
     fiscal year 1995.
       (b) Findings.--In carrying out program execution of 
     national missile defense programs using funds appropriated 
     for fiscal year 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall consider 
     the following findings by Congress:
       (1) A critical component of military readiness is whether 
     the Armed Forces are properly sized, equipped, structured, 
     and ready to carry out assigned missions as required by the 
     national military strategy.
       (2) In testimony before the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives on February 22, 1994, the 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff testified that 
     ``modernization is the key to future readiness and it is the 
     only way to provide our next generation with an adequate 
     defense''.
       (3) Given the growing ballistic missile threat, the 
     deployment of affordable, highly effective national and 
     theater missile defense systems is an essential objective of 
     a defense modernization program that adequately supports the 
     requirements of the national military strategy.
       (c) Sense of Congress.--In light of the findings in 
     subsection (b), it is the sense of Congress that an effective 
     national and theater missile defense capability is essential 
     to ensuring that United States Armed Forces are ready to meet 
     current and expected threats to United States national 
     security.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. SKELTON:

       At the end of title II (page 12, after line 25), insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 204. READINESS CERTIFICATION.

       Of the total amount of funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1996, 
     the amount obligated for national missile defense programs 
     may not exceed the amount made available for national missile 
     programs for fiscal year 1995 until the Secretary of Defense 
     certifies to the Congress that the Armed Forces are properly 
     sized, equipped,

[[Page 236]]

     and structured and are ready to carry out assigned missions 
     as required by the national military strategy.

It was decided in the

Yeas

221

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

204

para.27.22                   [Roll No. 138]

                                AYES--221

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Becerra
     Burton
     Clay
     Collins (IL)
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Stark
     Thurman
     Yates 
  So the perfecting amendment to the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.27.23  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment, as amended, submitted 
by Mr. MONTGOMERY for the foregoing amendment, as amended, submitted by 
Mr. SKELTON:

       At the end of title II (Page 12, after line 25), insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 204. READINESS CERTIFICATION.

       Of the total amount of funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1996, 
     the amount obligated for national missile defense programs 
     may not exceed the amount made available for national missile 
     defense programs for fiscal year 1995 until the Secretary of 
     Defense certifies to the Congress that the Armed Forces are 
     properly sized, equipped, housed, and structured and are 
     ready to carry out assigned missions as required by the 
     national military strategy.

It was decided in the

Yeas

203

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negative

Nays

225

para.27.24                   [Roll No. 139]

                                AYES--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--225

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)

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     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Becerra
     Clay
     Collins (IL)
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Yates
  So the substitute amendment, as amended, for the amendment, as 
amended, was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LINDER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.27.25  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9 
o'clock a.m. on Thursday, February 16, 1995.

para.27.26  order of business--rereferral of h.r. 10

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the special order of the House heretofore agreed to is 
hereby vacated, whereby title 1, section 103 of the bill (H.R. 10) to 
reform the Federal civil justice system; to reform product liability 
law; was rereferred additionally to the Committee on Commerce, for a 
period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker.

para.27.27  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. LEWIS of 
Georgia, for today and February 16th.
  And then,

para.27.28  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 11 o'clock and 18 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
9 o'clock a.m. on Thursday, February 16, 1995.

para.27.29  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 9. A bill to create 
     jobs, enhance wages, strengthen property rights, maintain 
     certain economic liberties, decentralize and reduce the power 
     of the Federal Government with respect to the States, 
     localities, and citizens of the United States, and to 
     increase the accountability of Federal officials; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-33 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 535. A 
     bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the 
     Corning National Fish Hatchery to the State of Arkansas; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 104-34). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 584. A 
     bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a fish 
     hatchery to the State of Iowa (Rept. No. 104-35). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 614. A 
     bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the 
     State of Minnesota the New London National Fish Hatchery 
     production facility; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-36). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. CLINGER: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 830. A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code, to further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction 
     Act to have Federal agencies become more responsible and 
     publicly accountable for reducing the burden of Federal 
     paperwork on the public, and for other purposes; with 
     amendments (Rept. No. 104-37). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.27.30  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Thurman 
             and Mr. Hamilton):
       H.R. 945. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     establish procedures for determining the status of missing 
     members of the Armed Forces and certain missing civilians, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Petri):
       H.R. 946. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 relating to minimum wage and overtime exemption for 
     employees subject to certain leave policies; to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Mineta):
       H.R. 947. A bill to exempt semiconductors from the country 
     of origin marking requirements under the Tariff Act of 1930; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas:
       H.R. 948. A bill to prohibit aircraft from flying over the 
     ballpark in Arlington, TX, during certain times, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Kingston, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Istook, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
             Barr, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. Cooley):
       H.R. 949. A bill to refocus the mission of the Federal 
     Reserve System on stabilization of the currency and provide 
     greater public scrutiny of the operations of the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Emerson, Mrs. 
             Collins of Illinois):
       H.R. 950. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security 
     Act to remove the barriers and disincentives in the program 
     of aid to families with dependent children that prevent 
     recipients of such aid from moving toward self-sufficiency, 
     and to provide for the establishment of demonstration 
     projects designed to determine the social, psychological, and 
     economic effects of providing to individuals with limited 
     means an opportunity to accumulate assets, and the extent to 
     which an asset-based welfare policy may be used to enable 
     individuals with low income to achieve economic self-
     sufficiency; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. CLINGER:
       H.R. 951. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Transportation to reduce under 
     certain circumstances the percentage of voting interests of 
     air carriers which are required to be owned or controlled by 
     persons who are citizens of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, 
             Mr. Buyer, Mr. Clement, Mr. Cox, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Knollenberg, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. 
             Meyers of Kansas, Ms. Pryce, and Mr. Stearns):
       H.R. 952. A bill to repeal the Medicare and Medicaid 
     coverage data bank, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 953. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide clarification for the deductibility of expenses 
     incurred by a taxpayer in connection with the business use of 
     the home; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 954. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to increase the cost of property which may be expensed by 
     small businesses to $50,000; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 955. A bill to establish legal standards and 
     procedures for product liability litigation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Hoke):
       H.R. 956. A bill to establish legal standards and 
     procedures for product liability litigation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Jacobs, and 
             Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 957. A bill to amend section 118 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for certain exceptions from 
     rules for determining contributions in aid of construction, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Pastor, Mr. Yates, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Frost, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Studds, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. 
             Peterson of Florida, Mr. Coleman, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. 
             Kennelly, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. Vento, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Moakley, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Ms. 
             Slaughter, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 958. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of an annual screening 
     mammography under part B of the Medicare Program for women 
     age 65 or older; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT:
       H.R. 959. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify that conservation expenditures by electric and gas 
     utilities are deductible for the year in which paid or 
     incurred; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PAYNE of Virginia:
       H.R. 960. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to repeal the 1993 Federal income tax rate increases on 
     trusts established for the benefit of individuals with 
     disabilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Clinger, 
             Mr. Parker, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Zeliff, 
             Mr. Poshard, Mr. Ewing, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Mica, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
             Duncan, and Mr. Pete Geren of Texas):
       H.R. 961. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas:
       H.R. 962. A bill to amend the Immigration Act of 1990 
     relating to the membership of the U.S. Commission on 
     Immigration Reform; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. Fields of Texas):
       H.R. 963. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 in 
     order to permit recreational radio operations without radio 
     licenses; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Nadler, and 
             Ms. Lowey):
       H.R. 964. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit the transfer of two or more handguns to an 
     individual in any 30-day period; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 965. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 600 Martin Luther King, Jr. Place in Louisville, KY, as 
     the ``Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building''; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Chrysler, Mrs. Collins of 
             Illinois, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Dicks, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Jacobs, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mr. Moran, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Payne of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Richardson, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Ward, Mr. 
             Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 966. A bill to assist in implementing the plan of 
     action adopted by the World Summit for Children; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Williams, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Engel, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island):
       H.R. 967. A bill to amend the Act of March 3, 1931 (known 
     as the Davis-Bacon Act), to revise the standard for coverage 
     under that act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mrs. Collins of 
             Illinois, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. 
             Lowey, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Waters, Ms. Woolsey, and Ms. 
             Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 968. A bill to establish comprehensive early childhood 
     education programs, early childhood education staff 
     development programs, model Federal Government early 
     childhood education programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 969. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     prohibit smoking on any scheduled airline flight segment in 
     intrastate, interstate, or foreign air transportation; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Miller 
             of California, Mr. Frost, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Filner, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Owens, Ms. Woolsey, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
             Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 970. A bill to improve the administration of the 
     Women's Rights National Historical Park in the State of New 
     York, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 86. Resolution electing members of the Joint 
     Committee on Printing and the Joint Committee of Congress on 
     the Library; to the Committee on House Oversight.

para.27.31  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       16. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative 
     to S. 131; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.27.32  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 4: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R 26: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Ward, 
     and Ms. Lowey.
       H.R. 28: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 29: Mr. Lightfoot.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Skeen, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
     Smith of Texas, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
     Volkmer, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
     Wilson, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
     Hansen, Mr. Rose, Mr. Davis, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Kennedy 
     of Rhode Island, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Bateman, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Lightfoot, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
     Petri, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Farr, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
     Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Holden, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. 
     Oberstar.
       H.R. 47: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 117: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. 
     Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 118: Mr. Foley, Mr. Weller, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Calvert, and Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 125: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
     Cooley, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 260: Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 310: Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 312: Mr. Ramstad and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 313: Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Royce, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Jones, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
     Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Herger, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
     Chabot, Mr. Tate, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Skeen, 
     Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Roth, 
     Mr. DeLay, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Houghton, Mr. King, 
     and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 490: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 532: Mr. Thomas, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Camp, Mr. Brewster, 
     Mr. Stump, Ms. Danner, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Skeen, Mr. McHugh, 
     Mr. McHale, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
     Combest, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Fox, Mr. Saxton, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
     Cox, Mr. Allard, Mr. Dornan, and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 552: Mr. Saxton, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
     Bilbray, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Moorhead.
       H.R. 564: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 571: Mr. Herger, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Packard Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 608: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 609:Mr. Nadler and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 619: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. 
     Dellums.
       H.R. 620: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Dellums.

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       H.R.628: Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Meyers 
     of Kansas, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 645: Mr. Watt of North Carolina and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 658: Ms. Lowey, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Miller of 
     California.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Quillen, and 
     Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 697: Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 698: Mr. Quillen, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Sam Johnson, and 
     Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 753: Mr. Royce, Mr. Blute, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Schiff, 
     Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Roukema, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 759: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
     Beilenson, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mr. Dornan, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
     Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Harman, Mr. Horn, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McDermott, 
     Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
     Orton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Petri, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. 
     Yates.
       H.R. 778: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
     Beilenson, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mr. Dornan, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
     Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Harman, Mr. Horn, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Mr. Moran, Mr. Orton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Petri, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 779: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frisa, 
     Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Horn, Ms. Kaptur, 
     Mr. King, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Petri, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 780: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frisa, 
     Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Horn, Ms. Kaptur, 
     Mr. King, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Petri, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 822: Mr. Portman, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. 
     Weller.
       H.R. 839: Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Christensen, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Knollenberg, 
     and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 873: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Weller, 
     Mr. Castle, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Hostettler, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Talent, Mr. Gordon, 
     Mr. Roberts, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 920: Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 922: Ms. Lowey and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 939: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.J. Res. 3: Mr. McInnis.
       H.J. Res. 8: Mr. McInnis.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Vento, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. 
     Lowey, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Canady.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Cunningham.
       H. Con. Res. 27: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H. Res. 25: Mrs. Vucanovich, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Doolittle, 
     and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H. Res. 56: Mr. Horn and Mr. Weller.
       H. Res. 58: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H. Res. 80: Mr. Stearns and Mr. Burton of Indiana.



.
                    THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1995 (28)

para.28.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                February 16, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.28.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, February 15, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.28.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       379. A letter from the Acting Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on abnormal occurrences at 
     licensed nuclear facilities for the third quarter of calendar 
     year 1994, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5848; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       380. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, transmitting the January listing of new 
     investigations, audits, and evaluations; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.

para.28.4  order of business--consideration of amendments--h.r. 7

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during further consideration in the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union of the bill (H.R. 7) to revitalize 
the national security of the United States, within the provisions of 
House Resolution 83 of a period not to exceed ten hours for 
consideration under the five-minute rule, the following amendments and 
all amendments thereto be considered in the following order, debatable 
for the time specified, equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
and an opponent:
  McHale amendment numbered 47 (Title I) for two minutes;
  Hefley amendment numbered 5 (Title III) for ten minutes;
  Harman amendment numbered 1 or Menendez amendment numbered 2 (Title 
III) for sixteen minutes;
  Leach amendment numbered 32 (Title IV) for twenty minutes;
  Amendments numbered 13, 21, 24, 30, or 33 (Title V), or a germane 
modification of one of these amendments for thirty-six minutes;
  Sam Johnson of Texas amendment numbered 31 (Title V) for five minutes;
  Traficant amendment numbered 49 (Title V) for five minutes;
  Durbin amendment numbered 22 or Gilman amendment numbered 23 (Title 
VI) for ten minutes;
  Bateman amendment numbered 8 (Title VI) for three minutes;
  Torricelli amendment numbered 48 or amendments numbered 28 or 43 
(Title VI) for thirty-six minutes;
  Skelton amendment numbered 7 or Spratt amendment numbered 42 (Title 
VI) for two minutes; and
  Engel amendment, as modified, for two minutes.

para.28.5  order of business--consideration of h.r. 7

  On motion of Mr. VOLKMER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order for the Majority Leader and the 
Minority Leader to have three additional minutes each for debate beyond 
the time limitation set for the Committee of the Whole to consider the 
bill (H.R. 7) to revitalize the national security of the United States.

para.28.6  national security revitalization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 83 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 7) to revitalize the national security of the United 
States.
  Mr. LINDER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.28.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HEFLEY:

       Strike out section 309 (page 21, lines 19 through 22) and 
     insert the following:

     SEC. 309. FUNDING.

       Funds for the activities of the Commission shall be made 
     available to the Commission by the Secretary of Defense from 
     funds appropriated for activities of the Office of the 
     Secretary of Defense.

It was decided in the

Yeas

211

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

180

para.28.8                    [Roll No. 140]

                                AYES--211

     Allard
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Combest
     Cooley
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling

[[Page 240]]


     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--180

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--43

     Armey
     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Clay
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Cox
     Dixon
     Dornan
     Fattah
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Kleczka
     Lewis (GA)
     McDade
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Morella
     Ortiz
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rose
     Roukema
     Scarborough
     Shadegg
     Skeen
     Thornton
     Torres
     Vucanovich
     Wamp
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.28.9  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. HARMAN:

       Strike title III (page 13, line 1, through page 2), line 2.

It was decided in the

Yeas

207

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

211

para.28.10                   [Roll No. 141]

                                AYES--207

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--211

     Allard
     Archer
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Armey
     Becerra
     Chapman
     Clay
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Kennelly
     Lewis (GA)
     Mfume
     Roberts
     Thornton
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LINDER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had

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under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.28.11  order of business--consideration of amendments--h.r. 7

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during further consideration in the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union of the bill (H.R. 7) to revitalize 
the national security of the United States, the provisions of House 
Resolution 83 of a period not to exceed ten hours for consideration 
under the five-minute rule be extended for twenty-six minutes;
  Ordered further, That the debate time for amendments numbered 13, 21, 
24, 30 or 33, or a germane modification to one of these amendments, be 
extended from thirty-six minutes, heretofore agreed to by order of the 
House, to forty-four minutes to be equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent; and
  Ordered further, That the debate for the Torricelli amendment numbered 
48 or amendment numbered 28 or 43 be extended from thirty-six minutes, 
heretofore agreed to by order of the House, to forty-four minutes to be 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent.

para.28.12  national security revitalization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, pursuant to House Resolution 83 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 7) to revitalize the national security of the United 
States.
  Mr. LINDER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.28.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. LEACH:

       On page 28, strike line 4 and all that follows through line 
     12 and insert in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(g) Interpretation.--Subject to the power of the Congress 
     to declare war under article I, section 8, clause 11 of the 
     Constitution of the United States, nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to derogate or limit the authority of the 
     President as Commander-in-Chief of the United States Armed 
     Forces under article II, section 2, clause 1 of the 
     Constitution of the United States.''
       Beginning on page 28, strike line 16 and all that follows 
     through page 29, line 2.
       ON page 29, line 3, strike ``(c)'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``(b)''

It was decided in the

Yeas

158

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

267

para.28.14                   [Roll No. 142]

                                AYES--158

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--267

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Becerra
     Clay
     Collins (MI)
     Green
     Hastings (FL)
     Lewis (GA)
     Maloney
     Thornton
     Wilson
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.28.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. TORRICELLI:

       Page 68, line 4, strike out ``shall'' and insert ``may.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

191

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

232

para.28.16                   [Roll No. 143]

                                AYES--191

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney

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     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--232

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Evans
     Everett
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Becerra
     Clay
     Ewing
     Green
     Hastings (FL)
     Lewis (GA)
     McHugh
     Roukema
     Stark
     Thornton
     Wilson
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LINDER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 83, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                TITLE I--FINDINGS, POLICY, AND PURPOSES

Sec. 101. Findings.
Sec. 102. Policy.
Sec. 103. Purposes.

    TITLE II--POLICY REGARDING PRIORITY FOR MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS

Sec. 201. Policy.
Sec. 202. Sense of Congress on theater missile defense and the Anti-
              Ballistic Missile (ARM) Treaty.
Sec. 203. Ballistic missile defense as a component of military 
              readiness.

 TITLE III--ADVISORY COMMISSION ON REVITALIZATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY

Sec. 301. Establishment.
Sec. 302. Composition.
Sec. 303. Duties.
Sec. 304. Reports.
Sec. 305. Powers.
Sec. 306. Commission procedures.
Sec. 307. Personnel matters.
Sec. 308. Termination of the Commission.
Sec. 309. Funding.

               TITLE IV--COMMAND OF UNITED STATES FORCES

Sec. 401. Limitation on expenditure of Department of Defense funds for 
              United States forces placed under United Nations command 
              or control.
Sec. 402. Limitation on placement of United States Armed Forces under 
              foreign control for a United Nations peacekeeping 
              activity.

                        TITLE V--UNITED NATIONS

Sec. 501. Credit against assessment for United States expenditures in 
              support of United Nations peacekeeping operations.
Sec. 502. Codification of required notice to Congress of proposed 
              United Nations peacekeeping activities.
Sec. 503. Notice to Congress regarding United States contributions for 
              United Nations peacekeeping activities.
Sec. 504. Revised notice to Congress regarding United States assistance 
              for United Nations peacekeeping activities.
Sec. 505. United States contributions to United Nations peacekeeping 
              activities.
Sec. 506. Reimbursement to the United States for in-kind contributions 
              to United Nations peacekeeping activities.
Sec. 507. Limitation on payment of United States assessed or voluntary 
              contributions for United Nations peacekeeping activities.
Sec. 508. Limitation on use of Department of Defense funds for United 
              States share of costs of United Nations peacekeeping 
              activities.
Sec. 509. Codification of limitation on amount of United States 
              assessed contributions for United Nations peacekeeping 
              operations.
Sec. 510. Buy American requirement.
Sec. 511. United Nations budgetary and management reform.
Sec. 512. Conditions on provision of intelligence to the United 
              Nations.
Sec. 513. Report regarding reimbursement levels paid by United Nations 
              for costs incurred by nations and contractors furnishing 
              personnel for peacekeeping activities.

     TITLE VI--EXPANSION OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Findings.
Sec. 603. United States policy.
Sec. 604. Revisions to program to facilitate transition to NATO 
              membership.

                      TITLE VII--BUDGET FIREWALLS

Sec. 701. Restoration of budget firewalls for defense spending.
                TITLE I--FINDINGS, POLICY, AND PURPOSES

     SEC. 101. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Dramatic changes in the geo-political and military 
     landscape during the last decade have had significant impacts 
     on United States security.
       (2) Those changes include the breakup of the Warsaw Pact 
     alliance, the disintegration of the Soviet Union, and an 
     increase in regional instability and conflict.
       (3) While the magnitude and implications of these and other 
     changes continues to evolve, the world remains an unstable 
     and dangerous place. This uncertainty mandates the need for 
     an on-going process to establish an appropriate national 
     security strategy and the forces needed to implement that 
     strategy.
       (4) The centerpiece of the defense strategy of the 
     Administration, the review of the Department of Defense 
     conducted by the Secretary of Defense in 1993 known as the 
     ``Bottom Up Review'', determined that United States forces 
     must be--
       (A) prepared to fight and win two nearly simultaneous Major 
     Regional Conflicts;
       (B) able to sustain robust overseas presence in peacetime;
       (C) prepared for a variety of regional contingencies; and
       (D) able to deter and prevent attacks with weapons of mass 
     destruction against United States territory and forces and 
     the territory and forces of our allies.
       (5) The Bottom Up Review also recommended significant 
     reductions in military forces, including reduction in the 
     number of Navy ships by one-third, the number of Air Force 
     wings by almost one-half, and the level of funding for 
     missile defenses by over 50 percent.
       (6) The General Accounting Office and the Congressional 
     Budget Office have estimated

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     that the mismatch between even the restrictive Bottom Up 
     Review force and the Administration defense budget may be up 
     to anywhere from $65,000,000,000 to $150,000,000,000.
       (7) Since January 1993, presidential budgets and budget 
     plans have set forth a reduction in defense spending of 
     $156,000,000,000 through fiscal year 1999.
       (8) The fiscal year 1995 budget is the 10th consecutive 
     year of reductions in real defense spending and, with the 
     exception of fiscal year 1948, represents the lowest 
     percentage of gross domestic product for any defense budget 
     since World War II.
       (9) During fiscal year 1995, the number of active duty, 
     reserve component, and civilian personnel of the Department 
     of Defense will be reduced by 182,000, a rate of over 15,000 
     per month or over 500 per day. The Bureau of Labor Statistics 
     estimates that 1,200,000 defense-related private sector jobs 
     will be lost by 1997.
       (10) Despite severe reductions and shortfalls in defense 
     funding and force structure, since 1993 United States 
     military forces have been deployed more often and committed 
     to more peacetime missions per year than ever before. Most of 
     these missions involve United Nations peacekeeping and 
     humanitarian efforts. At the end of fiscal year 1994, over 
     70,000 United States personnel were serving in such regions 
     as Iraq, Bosnia, Macedonia, the Adriatic Sea, Rwanda, and the 
     Caribbean Sea for missions involving Haiti and Cuba.
       (11) Despite the dramatic increase in the pace of 
     operations and the diversion of training and exercise funds 
     to cover the costs of unbudgeted contingency operations, the 
     Armed Forces of the United States remain the most capable, 
     motivated, and effective military force in the world. The 
     ability to successfully deploy and maintain support for the 
     range of on-going contingency operations demonstrates the 
     continued quality and professionalism of our troops.
       (12) However, persistent indictations of declining 
     readiness demonstrate that military units are entering the 
     early stage of a long-term systemic readiness problem. This 
     downward readiness trend risks a return to the ``hollow 
     forces'' of the 1970s.
       (13) At the end of fiscal year 1994, one-third of the units 
     in the Army contingency force and all of the forward-deployed 
     and follow-on Army divisions were reporting a reduced state 
     of military readiness. During fiscal year 1994, training 
     readiness declined for the Navy's Atlantic and Pacific 
     fleets. Training funding shortfalls also resulted in a 
     grounding of Navy and Marine Corps aircraft squadrons and 
     cancellation and curtailment of Army training exercises. 
     Marine and naval personnel are not maintaining the standard 
     12- to 18-month respite between six-month deployments away 
     from home.
       (14) The significant increase in deployments in support of 
     peacekeeping, humanitarian, and contingency operations has 
     placed great personnel tempo stress on many critical 
     operational units.
       (15) A real commitment to equitable compensation and 
     protection of quality-of-life programs for servicemembers and 
     their families is an esssential component to ensuring high 
     personnel morale and sustaining force readiness. However, as 
     of January 1, 1995, military pay is approximately 12.8 
     percent below comparable civilian levels. As a result, it is 
     estimated that close to 17,000 junior enlisted personnel have 
     to rely on food stamps and the Department of Defense will 
     soon begin providing supplementary food benefits to an 
     estimated 11,000 military personnel and dependents living 
     overseas.
       (16) Critical long-term modernization programs continue to 
     be delayed or cancelled as resources are diverted to cover 
     short-term personnel and readiness shortfalls resulting from 
     an underfunded defense budget and an overextended force, 
     threatening the technological superiority of future United 
     States forces.
       (17) The fiscal year 1995 defense budget failed to meet the 
     current force structure goal of 184 modern long-range 
     bombers, as established in the Bottom-Up Review. Unless this 
     long-range bomber capability shortfall is addressed promptly, 
     the Nation's ability to project force will be undermined and 
     the existing bomber industrial base may be placed at risk.
       (18) The Administration has initially agreed to or proposed 
     treaty limitations, or has unilaterally adopted positions, 
     that prohibit the United States from testing or deploying 
     effective missile defense systems.
       (19) United Nations assessments to the United States for 
     peacekeeping missions totaled over $1,000,000,000 in 1994. 
     The United States is assessed 31.7 percent of annual United 
     Nations costs for peacekeeping. The next highest contributor, 
     Japan, only pays 12.5 percent of such costs. The Department 
     of Defense also incurs hundreds of millions of dollars in 
     costs every year for United States military participation in 
     United Nations peacekeeping or humanitarian missions, most of 
     which are not reimbursed by the United Nations. For fiscal 
     year 1994, these Department of Defense costs totaled over 
     $1,721,000,000.
       (20) Credible and effective collective action on 
     international security concerns through the United Nations 
     and regional organizations such as the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization can, in appropriate cases, advance world peace, 
     strengthen the national security of the United States, and 
     foster more equitable burden-sharing with friends and allies 
     of the United States in military, political, and financial 
     terms.

     SEC. 102. POLICY.

       The Congress is committed to providing adequate resources 
     to protect the national security interests of the United 
     States, including the resources necessary--
       (1) to provide for sufficient forces to meet the national 
     security strategy of being able to fight and win two nearly 
     simultaneously major regional conflicts;
       (2) to provide for sufficient forces to meet the national 
     security strategy of using forward-deployed and forward-based 
     forces to promote regional stability, deter aggression, 
     improve joint/combined operations among United States forces 
     and allies, and ensure timely crisis response;
       (3) to provide pay and benefits necessary for members of 
     the Armed Forces (including members of the National Guard and 
     Reserve as well as active duty members) to begin closing the 
     gap between rates of civilian pay and rates of military pay;
       (4) to maintain a high quality-of-life for military 
     personnel and their dependents;
       (5) to maintain a high level of military readiness and take 
     all necessary steps to avoid a return to the ``hollow 
     forces'' of the 1970s;
       (6) to fully provide for the necessary modernization of 
     United States military forces in order to ensure their 
     technological superiority over any adversary; and
       (7) to develop and deploy at the earliest practical date 
     highly effective national and theater missile defense 
     systems.

     SEC. 103. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this Act are--
       (1) to establish an advisory commission to assess United 
     States military needs and address the problems posed by the 
     continuing downward spiral of defense spending;
       (2) to commit the United States to accelerate the 
     development and deployment of theater and national ballistic 
     missile defense capabilities;
       (3) to restrict deployment of United States forces to 
     missions that are in the national security interest of the 
     United States;
       (4) to maintain adequate command and control by United 
     States personnel of United States forces participating in 
     United Nations peacekeeping operations;
       (5) to reduce the cost to the United States of United 
     Nations peacekeeping activities and to press for reforms in 
     United Nations management practices; and
       (6) to reemphasize the commitment of the United States to a 
     strong and viable North Atlantic Treaty Organization.
    TITLE II--POLICY REGARDING PRIORITY FOR MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAMS

     SEC. 201. POLICY.

       The following, in the order listed, shall be the policy of 
     the United States with respect to the priority for 
     development and deployment of missile defense programs:
       (1) First, ensuring operational readiness of the Armed 
     Forces and accomplishing programmed modernization of weapons 
     systems.
       (2) Second, as part of such modernization, completing the 
     development and deployment at the earliest practicable date 
     of more effective theater missile defense (TMD) systems by 
     adequately funding essential theater missile defense 
     programs.
       (3) Third, developing as soon as practicable, subject to 
     the availability of funding, a ground-based interceptor 
     system capable of destroying ballistic missiles launched 
     against the United States.

     SEC. 202. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE AND 
                   THE ANTI-BALLISTIC MISSILE (ABM) TREATY.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States and its allies face existing and 
     expanding threats from ballistic missiles capable of being 
     used as theater weapon systems that are presently possessed 
     by, being developed by, or being acquired by a number of 
     countries, including Iran, Iraq, Syria, Libya, and North 
     Korea.
       (2) Some theater ballistic missiles that are currently 
     deployed or are being developed (such as the Chinese CSS-2 
     missile and the North Korean Taepo Dong-2 missile) have 
     capabilities equal to or greater than the capabilities of 
     missiles that were determined to be strategic missiles more 
     than 20 years ago under the Strategic Arms Limitation 
     Agreement I (SALT I) Interim Agreement of 1972 entered into 
     between the United States and the Soviet Union.
       (3) The Anti-Ballistic Missile (ABM) Treaty was not 
     intended to, and does not, apply to or limit research, 
     development, testing, or deployment of missile defense 
     systems, system upgrades, or system components that are 
     designed to counter modern theater ballistic missiles, 
     regardless of the capabilities of such missiles, unless those 
     systems, system upgrades, or system components are tested 
     against or have demonstrated capabilities to counter modern 
     strategic ballistic missiles.
       (4) It is a national security priority of the United States 
     to develop and deploy highly effective theater missile 
     defense systems capable of countering the existing and 
     expanding threats posed by modern theater ballistic missiles 
     at the earliest practical date.
       (5) Current United States proposals in the Standing 
     Consultative Commission (SCC) would multilateralize the ABM 
     Treaty, making future amendments or changes to the Treaty 
     more difficult, and would impose specific design limitations 
     on United States theater missile defense (TMD) systems that 
     would significantly compromise the United States TMD 
     capability.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that further formal negotiations in the Standing Consultative 
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     sion (SCC) and any informal discussions or negotiations on 
     either the demarcation between theater missile defense (TMD) 
     systems and anti-ballistic missile (ABM) systems, or any 
     other effort that bears on the viability of the ABM Treaty, 
     including multilateralization of the treaty, should be 
     suspended until the One Hundred Fourth Congress has had the 
     opportunity to review those matters.

     SEC. 203. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE AS A COMPONENT OF 
                   MILITARY READINESS.

       (a) Use of Fiscal Year 1996 Funds.--Of the total amount of 
     funds appropriated or otherwise made available for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 1996, the amount 
     obligated for national missile defense programs may exceed 
     the amount made available for national missile programs for 
     fiscal year 1995.
       (b) Findings.--In carrying out program execution of 
     national missile defense programs using funds appropriated 
     for fiscal year 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall consider 
     the following findings by Congress:
       (1) A critical component of military readiness is whether 
     the Armed Forces are properly sized, equipped, structured, 
     and ready to carry out assigned missions as required by the 
     national military strategy.
       (2) In testimony before the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the House of Representatives on February 22, 1994, the 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff testified that 
     ``modernization is the key to future readiness and it is the 
     only way to provide our next generation with an adequate 
     defense''.
       (3) Given the growing ballistic missile threat, the 
     deployment of affordable, highly effective national and 
     theater missile defense systems is an essential objective of 
     a defense modernization program that adequately supports the 
     requirements of the national military strategy.
       (c) Sense of Congress.--In light of the findings in 
     subsection (b), it is the sense of Congress that an effective 
     national and theater missile defense capability is essential 
     to ensuring that United States Armed Forces are ready to meet 
     current and expected threats to United States national 
     security.
 TITLE III--ADVISORY COMMISSION ON REVITALIZATION OF NATIONAL SECURITY

     SEC. 301. ESTABLISHMENT.

       There is hereby established an advisory commission to be 
     known as the ``Revitalization of National Security 
     Commission'' (hereinafter in this title referred to as the 
     ``Commission'').

     SEC. 302. COMPOSITION.

       (a) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 
     members, appointed as follows:
       (1) Four members shall be appointed by the President.
       (2) Four members shall be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives, one of whom shall be appointed upon 
     the recommendation of the minority leader of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) Four members shall be appointed by the president pro 
     tempore of the Senate, three of whom shall be appointed upon 
     the recommendation of the majority leader of the Senate and 
     one of whom shall be appointed upon the recommendation of the 
     minority leader of the Senate.
       (b) Qualifications.--The members of the Commission shall be 
     appointed from among persons having knowledge and experience 
     in defense and foreign policy.
       (c) Term of Members; Vacancies.--Members of the Commission 
     shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. A vacancy 
     on the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be 
     filled in the same manner as the original appointment was 
     made.
       (d) Commencement.--The members of the Commission shall be 
     appointed not later than 21 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act. The Commission shall convene its first 
     meeting to carry out its duties under this section 14 days 
     after seven members of the Commission have been appointed.
       (e) Chairman.--The chairman of the Commission shall be 
     designated jointly by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives and the majority leader of the Senate (after 
     consultation with the minority leader of the House of 
     Representatives and the minority leader of the Senate) from 
     among members of the Commission appointed under subsection 
     (a)(2) or (a)(3).

     SEC. 303. DUTIES.

       (a) Comprehensive Review.--The Commission shall conduct a 
     comprehensive review of the long-term national security needs 
     of the United States. The review shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the need for a new national security 
     strategy and, if it is determined that such a new strategy is 
     needed, identification of such a strategy.
       (2) An assessment of the need for a new national military 
     strategy and, if it is determined that such a new strategy is 
     needed, identification of such a strategy.
       (3) An assessment of the military force structure necessary 
     to support the new strategies identified under paragraphs (1) 
     and (2).
       (4) An assessment of force modernization requirements 
     necessary to support the new strategies identified under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (5) An assessment of military infrastructure requirements 
     necessary to support the new strategies identified under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2).
       (6) An assessment of the funding needs of the Department of 
     Defense necessary to support the long-term national security 
     requirements of the United States.
       (7) An assessment of the adequacy of the force structure 
     recommended in the 1993 Bottom-Up Review in executing the 
     national military strategy.
       (8) An assessment of the adequacy of the current future-
     years defense plan in fully funding the Bottom-Up Review 
     force structure while maintaining adequate force 
     modernization and military readiness objectives.
       (9) An assessment of the level of defense funds expended on 
     non-defense programs.
       (10) An assessment of the costs to the United States of 
     expanding the membership of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization.
       (11) An assessment of the elements of military pay and 
     allowances constituting the regular military compensation of 
     members of the Armed Forces and the development of 
     recommendations for changes in those elements in order to end 
     the dependence of some members of the Armed Forces and their 
     families on Federal and local assistance programs.
       (12) An assessment of the need to revise the command and 
     control structure of the Army Reserve.
       (b)  Matters To Be Considered.--In carrying out the review, 
     the Commission shall develop specific recommendations to 
     accomplish each of the following:
       (1) Provide members of the Armed Forces with annual pay 
     raises and other compensation at levels sufficient to begin 
     closing the gap with comparable civilian pay levels.
       (2) Fully fund cost-effective missile defense systems that 
     are deployable at the earliest practical date following 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) Maintain adequate funding for military readiness 
     accounts without sacrificing modernization programs.
       (4) Maintain a strong role for Guard and Reserve forces.
       (5) Provide a new funding system to avoid diversions from 
     military readiness accounts to pay for peacekeeping and 
     humanitarian deployments such as Haiti and Rwanda.
       (6) Support security enhancing measures in the Asia-Pacific 
     region, including support for the Association of Southeast 
     Asian Nations (ASEAN) Regional Forum.
       (7) Reduce the level of defense expenditures for non-
     defense programs.

     SEC. 304. REPORTS.

       (a) Final Report.--The Commission shall submit to the 
     President and the designated congressional committees a 
     report on the assessments and recommendations referred to in 
     section 303 not later than January 1, 1996. The report shall 
     be submitted in unclassified and classified versions.
       (b) Interim Report.--The Commission shall submit to the 
     President and the designated congressional committees an 
     interim report describing the Commission's progress in 
     fulfilling its duties under section 303. The interim report 
     shall include any preliminary recommendations the Commission 
     may have reached and shall be submitted not later than 
     October 1, 1995.
       (c) Designated Congressional Committees.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``designated congressional 
     committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on National Security, the Committee on 
     International Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives; and
       (2) the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.
       (d) Limitation Pending Submission of Interim Report.--The 
     Secretary of the Army may not, during the period beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date 
     on which the interim report under subsection (b) is 
     submitted, take any action to implement the plan to 
     reorganize the Army Reserve's continental United States 
     headquarters structures that was announced by the Secretary 
     on January 4, 1995.

     SEC. 305. POWERS.

       (a) Hearings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of 
     carrying out this section, conduct such hearings, sit and act 
     at such times, take such testimony, and receive such 
     evidence, as the Commission considers appropriate.
       (b) Assistance From Other Agencies.--The Commission may 
     secure directly from any department or agency of the Federal 
     Government such information, relevant to its duties under 
     this title, as may be necessary to carry out such duties. 
     Upon request of the chairman of the Commission, the head of 
     the department or agency shall, to the extent permitted by 
     law, furnish such information to the Commission.
       (c) Mail.--The Commission may use the United States mails 
     in the same manner and under the same conditions as the 
     departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
       (d) Assistance From Secretary of Defense.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall provide to the Commission such reasonable 
     administrative and support services as the Commission may 
     request.

     SEC. 306. COMMISSION PROCEDURES.

       (a) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet on a regular basis 
     (as determined by the chairman) and at the call of the 
     chairman or a majority of its members.
       (b) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

     SEC. 307. PERSONNEL MATTERS.

       (a) Compensation.--Each member of the Commission shall 
     serve without compensation, but shall be allowed travel 
     expenses including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as 
     authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, 
     when engaged in the performance of Commission duties.

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       (b) Staff.--The Commission shall appoint a staff director, 
     who shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of 
     basic pay under section 5376 of title 5, United States Code, 
     and such professional and clerical personnel as may be 
     reasonable and necessary to enable the Commission to carry 
     out its duties under this title without regard to the 
     provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
     appointments in the competitive service, and without regard 
     to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 
     53 of such title, or any other provision of law, relating to 
     the number, classification, and General Schedule rates. No 
     employee appointed under this subsection (other than the 
     staff director) may be compensated at a rate to exceed the 
     maximum rate applicable to level 15 of the General Schedule.
       (c) Detailed Personnel.--Upon request of the chairman of 
     the Commission, the head of any department or agency of the 
     Federal Government is authorized to detail, without 
     reimbursement, any personnel of such department or agency to 
     the Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its 
     duties under this section. The detail of any such personnel 
     may not result in the interruption or loss of civil service 
     status or privilege of such personnel.

     SEC. 308. TERMINATION OF THE COMMISSION.

       The Commission shall terminate upon submission of the final 
     report required by section 304.

     SEC. 309. FUNDING.

       Funds for the activities of the Commission shall be made 
     available to the Commission by the Secretary of Defense from 
     funds appropriated for activities of the Office of the 
     Secretary of Defense.
               TITLE IV--COMMAND OF UNITED STATES FORCES

     SEC. 401. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   FUNDS FOR UNITED STATES FORCES PLACED UNDER 
                   UNITED NATIONS COMMAND OR CONTROL.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 20 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 404 the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 405. Placement of United States forces under United 
       Nations command or control: limitation

       ``(a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsections (b) 
     and (c), funds appropriated or otherwise made available for 
     the Department of Defense may not be obligated or expended 
     for activities of any element of the Armed Forces that after 
     the date of the enactment of this section is placed under 
     United Nations command or control, as defined in subsection 
     (f).
       ``(b) Exception for Presidential Certification.--(1) 
     Subsection (a) shall not apply in the case of a proposed 
     placement of an element of the Armed Forces under United 
     Nations command or control if the President, not less than 15 
     days before the date on which such United Nations command or 
     control is to become effective (or as provided in paragraph 
     (2)), meets the requirements of subsection (d).
       ``(2) If the President certifies to Congress that an 
     emergency exists that precludes the President from meeting 
     the requirements of subsection (d) 15 days before placing an 
     element of the Armed Forces under United Nations command or 
     control, the President may place such forces under such 
     command or control and meet the requirements of subsection 
     (d) in a timely manner, but in no event later than 48 hours 
     after such command or control becomes effective.
       ``(c) Additional Exceptions.--
       ``(1) Exception for authorization by law.--Subsection (a) 
     shall not apply in the case of a proposed placement of any 
     element of the Armed Forces under United Nations command or 
     control if the Congress specifically authorizes by law that 
     particular placement of United States forces under United 
     Nations command or control.
       ``(2) Exception for nato operations.--Subsection (a) shall 
     not apply in the case of a proposed placement of any element 
     of the Armed Forces in an operation conducted by the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization.
       ``(d) Presidential Certifications.--The requirements 
     referred to in subsection (b)(1) are that the President 
     submit to Congress the following:
       ``(1) Certification by the President that--
       ``(A) such a United Nations command or control arrangement 
     is necessary to protect national security interests of the 
     United States;
       ``(B) the commander of any unit of the Armed Forces 
     proposed for placement under United Nations command or 
     control will at all times retain the right--
       ``(i) to report independently to superior United States 
     military authorities; and
       ``(ii) to decline to comply with orders judged by the 
     commander to be illegal, militarily imprudent, or beyond the 
     mandate of the mission to which the United States agreed with 
     the United Nations, until such time as that commander 
     receives direction from superior United States military 
     authorities with respect to the orders that the commander has 
     declined to comply with;
       ``(C) any element of the Armed Forces proposed for 
     placement under United Nations command or control will at all 
     times remain under United States administrative command for 
     such purposes as discipline and evaluation; and
       ``(D) the United States will retain the authority to 
     withdraw any element of the Armed Forces from the proposed 
     operation at any time and to take any action it considers 
     necessary to protect those forces if they are engaged.
       ``(2) A report setting forth the following:
       ``(A) A description of the national security interests that 
     require the placement of United States forces under United 
     Nations command or control.
       ``(B) The mission of the United States forces involved.
       ``(C) The expected size and composition of the United 
     States forces involved.
       ``(D) The incremental cost to the United States of 
     participation in the United Nations operation by the United 
     States forces which are proposed to be placed under United 
     Nations command or control.
       ``(E) The precise command and control relationship between 
     the United States forces involved and the United Nations 
     command structure.
       ``(F) The precise command and control relationship between 
     the United States forces involved and the commander of the 
     United States unified command for the region in which those 
     United States forces are to operate.
       ``(G) The extent to which the United States forces involved 
     will rely on non-United States forces for security and self-
     defense and an assessment on the ability of those non-United 
     States forces to provide adequate security to the United 
     States forces involved.
       ``(H) The timetable for complete withdrawal of the United 
     States forces involved.
       ``(e) Classification of Report.--A report under subsection 
     (d) shall be submitted in unclassified form and, if 
     necessary, in classified form.
       ``(f) United Nations Command or Control.--For purposes of 
     this section, an element of the Armed Forces shall be 
     considered to be placed under United Nations command or 
     control if--
       ``(1) that element is under the command or operational 
     control of an individual acting on behalf of the United 
     Nations for the purpose of international peacekeeping, 
     peacemaking, peace-enforcing, or similar activity that is 
     authorized by the Security Council under chapter VI or VII of 
     the Charter of the United Nations; and
       ``(2) the senior military commander of the United Nations 
     force or operation--
       ``(A) is a foreign national or is a citizen of the United 
     States who is not a United States military officer serving on 
     active duty; or
       ``(B) is a United States military officer serving on active 
     duty but--
       ``(i) that element of the armed forces is under the command 
     or operational control of a subordinate commander who is a 
     foreign national or a citizen of the United States who is not 
     a United States military officer serving on active duty; and
       ``(ii) that senior military commander does not have the 
     authority--

       ``(I) to dismiss any subordinate officer in the chain of 
     command who is exercising command or operational control over 
     United States forces and who is a foreign national or a 
     citizen of the United States who is not a United States 
     military officer serving on active duty;
       ``(II) to establish rules of engagement for United States 
     forces involved; and
       ``(III) to establish criteria governing the operational 
     employment of United States forces involved.

       ``(g) Interpretation.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed--
       ``(1) as authority for the President to use any element of 
     the armed forces in any operation;
       ``(2) as authority for the President to place any element 
     of the armed forces under the command or operational control 
     of a foreign national; or
       ``(3) as an unconstitutional infringement on the authority 
     of the President as commander-in-chief.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I 
     of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:

``405. Placement of United States forces under United Nations command 
              or control: limitation.''.
       (b) Report Relating to Constitutionality.--No certification 
     may be submitted by the President under section 405(d)(1) of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     until the President has submitted to the Congress (after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act) a memorandum of legal 
     points and authorities explaining why the placement of 
     elements of United States Armed Forces under the command or 
     operational control of a foreign national acting on behalf of 
     the United Nations does not violate the Constitution.
       (c) Exception for Ongoing Operations in Macedonia and 
     Croatia.--Section 405 of title 10, United States Code, as 
     added by subsection (a), does not apply in the case of 
     activities of the Armed Forces as part of the United Nations 
     force designated as the United Nations Protection Force 
     (UNPROFOR) that are carried out--
       (1) in Macedonia pursuant to United Nations Security 
     Council Resolution 795, adopted December 11, 1992, and 
     subsequent reauthorization Resolutions; or
       (2) in Croatia pursuant to United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 743, adopted February 21, 1992, and subsequent 
     reauthorization Resolutions.

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     SEC. 402. LIMITATION ON PLACEMENT OF UNITED STATES ARMED 
                   FORCES UNDER FOREIGN CONTROL FOR A UNITED 
                   NATIONS PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 6 of the United Nations 
     Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287d) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``Sec. 6. (a) Agreements With Security Council.--(1) Any 
     special agreement described in paragraph (2) that is 
     concluded by the President with the Security Council shall 
     not be effective unless approved by the Congress by law.
       ``(2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is an 
     agreement providing for the numbers and types of United 
     States Armed Forces, their degree of readiness and general 
     locations, or the nature of facilities and assistance, 
     including rights of passage, to be made available to the 
     Security Council for the purpose of maintaining international 
     peace and security in accordance with Article 43 of the 
     Charter of the United Nations.
       ``(b) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsections (c) 
     and (d), the President may not place any element of the Armed 
     Forces under United Nations command or control, as defined in 
     subsection (g).
       ``(c) Exception for Presidential Certification.--(1) 
     Subsection (b) shall not apply in the case of a proposed 
     placement of an element of the Armed Forces under United 
     Nations command or control if the President, not less than 15 
     days before the date on which such United Nations command or 
     control is to become effective (or as provided in paragraph 
     (2)), meets the requirements of subsection (e).
       ``(2) If the President certifies to Congress that an 
     emergency exists that precludes the President from meeting 
     the requirements of subsection (e) 15 days before placing an 
     element of the Armed Forces under United Nations command or 
     control, the President may place such forces under such 
     command or control and meet the requirements of subsection 
     (e) in a timely manner, but in no event later than 48 hours 
     after such command or control becomes effective.
       ``(d) Additional Exceptions.--
       ``(1) Exception for authorization by law.--Subsection (b) 
     shall not apply in the case of a proposed placement of any 
     element of the Armed Forces under United Nations command or 
     control if the Congress specifically authorizes by law that 
     particular placement of United States forces under United 
     Nations command or control.
       ``(2) Exception for nato operations.--Subsection (b) shall 
     not apply in the case of a proposed placement of any element 
     of the Armed Forces in an operation conducted by the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization.
       ``(e) Presidential Certifications.--The requirements 
     referred to in subsection (c)(1) are that the President 
     submit to Congress the following:
       ``(1) Certification by the President that--
       ``(A) such a United Nations command or control arrangement 
     is necessary to protect national security interests of the 
     United States;
       ``(B) the commander of any unit of the Armed Forces 
     proposed for placement under United Nations command or 
     control will at all times retain the right--
       ``(i) to report independently to superior United States 
     military authorities; and
       ``(ii) to decline to comply with orders judged by the 
     commander to be illegal, militarily imprudent, or beyond the 
     mandate of the mission to which the United States agreed with 
     the United Nations, until such time as that commander 
     receives direction from superior United States military 
     authorities with respect to the orders that the commander has 
     declined to comply with;
       ``(C) any element of the Armed Forces proposed for 
     placement under United Nations command or control will at all 
     times remain under United States administrative command for 
     such purposes as discipline and evaluation; and
       ``(D) the United States will retain the authority to 
     withdraw any element of the Armed Forces from the proposed 
     operation at any time and to take any action it considers 
     necessary to protect those forces if they are engaged.
       ``(2) A report setting forth the following:
       ``(A) A description of the national security interests that 
     require the placement of United States forces under United 
     Nations command or control.
       ``(B) The mission of the United States forces involved.
       ``(C) The expected size and composition of the United 
     States forces involved.
       ``(D) The incremental cost to the United States of 
     participation in the United Nations operation by the United 
     States forces which are proposed to be placed under United 
     Nations command or control.
       ``(E) The precise command and control relationship between 
     the United States forces involved and the United Nations 
     command structure.
       ``(F) The precise command and control relationship between 
     the United States forces involved and the commander of the 
     United States unified command for the region in which those 
     United States forces are to operate.
       ``(G) The extent to which the United States forces involved 
     will rely on non-United States forces for security and self-
     defense and an assessment on the ability of those non-United 
     States forces to provide adequate security to the United 
     States forces involved.
       ``(H) The timetable for complete withdrawal of the United 
     States forces involved.
       ``(f) Classification of Report.--A report under subsection 
     (e) shall be submitted in unclassified form and, if 
     necessary, in classified form.
       ``(g) United Nations Command or Control.--For purposes of 
     this section, an element of the Armed Forces shall be 
     considered to be placed under United Nations command or 
     control if--
       ``(1) that element is under the command or operational 
     control of an individual acting on behalf of the United 
     Nations for the purpose of international peacekeeping, 
     peacemaking, peace-enforcing, or similar activity that is 
     authorized by the Security Council under chapter VI or VII of 
     the Charter of the United Nations; and
       ``(2) the senior military commander of the United Nations 
     force or operation--
       ``(A) is a foreign national or is a citizen of the United 
     States who is not a United States military officer serving on 
     active duty; or
       ``(B) is a United States military officer serving on active 
     duty but--
       ``(i) that element of the Armed Forces is under the command 
     or operational control of a subordinate commander who is a 
     foreign national or a citizen of the United States who is not 
     a United States military officer serving on active duty; and
       ``(ii) that senior military commander does not have the 
     authority--

       ``(I) to dismiss any subordinate officer in the chain of 
     command who is exercising command or operational control over 
     United States forces and who is a foreign national or a 
     citizen of the United States who is not a United States 
     military officer serving on active duty;
       ``(II) to establish rules of engagement for United States 
     forces involved; and
       ``(III) to establish criteria governing the operational 
     employment of United States forces involved.

       ``(h) Interpretation.--Except as authorized in section 7 of 
     this Act, nothing contained in this Act shall be construed as 
     an authorization to the President by the Congress to make 
     available to the Security Council United States Armed Forces, 
     facilities, or assistance.''.
       (b) Report Relating to Constitutionality.--No certification 
     may be submitted by the President under section 6(e)(1) of 
     the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as amended by 
     subsection (a), until the President has submitted to the 
     Congress (after the date of the enactment of this Act) a 
     memorandum of legal points and authorities explaining why the 
     placement of elements of United States Armed Forces under the 
     command or operational control of a foreign national acting 
     on behalf of the United Nations does not violate the 
     Constitution.
       (c) Exception for Ongoing Operation in Macedonia and 
     Croatia.--Section 6 of the United Nations Participation Act 
     of 1945, as amended by subsection (a), does not apply in the 
     case of activities of the Armed Forces as part of the United 
     Nations force designated as the United Nations Protection 
     Force (UNPROFOR) that are carried out--
       (1) in Macedonia pursuant to United Nations Security 
     Council Resolution 795, adopted December 11, 1992, and 
     subsequent reauthorization Resolutions; or
       (2) in Croatia pursuant to United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 743, adopted February 21, 1992, and subsequent 
     reauthorization Resolutions.
                        TITLE V--UNITED NATIONS

     SEC. 501. CREDIT AGAINST ASSESSMENT FOR UNITED STATES 
                   EXPENDITURES IN SUPPORT OF UNITED NATIONS 
                   PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The United Nations Participation Act of 
     1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:
       ``Sec. 10. (a) Credit Against Assessment for Expenditures 
     in Support of Peacekeeping Operations.--
       ``(1) Limitation.--Funds may be obligated for payment to 
     the United Nations of the United States assessed share of 
     peacekeeping operations for a fiscal year only to the extent 
     that--
       ``(A) the amount of such assessed share exceeds--
       ``(B) the amount equal to--
       ``(i) the total amount identified in the report submitted 
     pursuant to paragraph (2) for the preceding fiscal year, 
     reduced by
       ``(ii) the amount of any reimbursement or credit to the 
     United States by the United Nations for the costs of United 
     States support for, or participation in, United Nations 
     peacekeeping activities for that preceding fiscal year.
       ``(2) Annual report.--The President shall, at the time of 
     submission of the budget to the Congress for any fiscal year, 
     submit to the designated congressional committees a report on 
     the total amount of incremental costs incurred by the 
     Department of Defense during the preceding fiscal year to 
     support or participate in, directly or indirectly, United 
     Nations peacekeeping activities. Such report shall include a 
     separate listing by United Nations peacekeeping operation of 
     the amount of incremental costs incurred to support or 
     participate in each such operation.
       ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) United nations peacekeeping activities.--The term 
     `United Nations peacekeeping activities' means any 
     international peacekeeping, peacemaking, peace-enforcing, or 
     similar activity that is authorized by the United Nations 
     Security Council under chapter VI or VII of the Charter of 
     the United Nations, except that such term does not include 
     any such activity authorized under chapter

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     VII of such Charter with respect to which the President has 
     certified to the Congress that the activity is of such 
     importance to the national security of the United States that 
     the United States would undertake the activity unilaterally 
     if it were not authorized by the United Nations Security 
     Council.
       ``(B) Designated congressional committees.--The term 
     `designated congressional committees' includes the Committee 
     on National Security of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The limitation contained in section 
     10(a)(1) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as 
     added by subsection (a), shall apply only with respect to 
     United Nations assessments for peacekeeping operations after 
     fiscal year 1995.

     SEC. 502. CODIFICATION OF REQUIRED NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF 
                   PROPOSED UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Required Notice.--Section 4 of the United Nations 
     Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287b) is amended--
       (1) by striking the second sentence of subsection (a);
       (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (d) a new subsection (e) 
     consisting of the text of subsection (a) of section 407 of 
     the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 
     and 1995 (Public Law 103-236), revised--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by inserting 
     ``in written form not later than the 10th day of'' after 
     ``shall be provided'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A)(iv), by inserting ``(including 
     facilities, training, transportation, communication, and 
     logistical support, but not including intelligence activities 
     reportable under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 413 et seq.))'' after ``covered by the 
     resolution''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (B), by adding at the end the 
     following new clause:
       ``(iv) A description of any other United States assistance 
     to or support for the operation (including facilities, 
     training, transportation, communication, and logistical 
     support, but not including intelligence activities reportable 
     under title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     413 et seq.)), and an estimate of the cost to the United 
     States of such assistance or support.'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (3);
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3) and in 
     the last sentence of subparagraph (A) of that paragraph by 
     striking ``and (ii)'' and inserting ``through (iv)'';
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) New united nations peacekeeping operation defined.--
     As used in paragraphs (2) (B) and (3), the term `new United 
     Nations peacekeeping operation' includes any existing or 
     otherwise ongoing United Nations peacekeeping operation--
       ``(A) that is to be expanded by more than 25 percent during 
     the period covered by the Security Council resolution, as 
     measured by either the number of personnel participating (or 
     authorized to participate) in the operation or the budget of 
     the operation; or
       ``(B) that is to be authorized to operate in a country in 
     which it was not previously authorized to operate.''; and
       (E) in paragraph (5)--
       (i) by striking ``(5) Notification'' and all that follows 
     through ``(B) The President'' and inserting ``(5) Quarterly 
     reports.--The President''; and
       (ii) by striking ``section 4(d)'' and all that follows 
     through ``of this section)'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (d)''.
       (b) Conforming Repeal.--Subsection (a) of section 407 of 
     the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 
     and 1995 (Public Law 103-236), is repealed.
       (c) Designated Congressional Committees.--Subsection (f) of 
     section 4 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 
     U.S.C. 287b(f)), as redesignated by subsection (a), is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Designated Congressional Committees.--As used in this 
     section, the term `designated congressional committees' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 10(f).''.

     SEC. 503. NOTICE TO CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS FOR UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       Section 10 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 
     is amended by adding after subsection (a), as added by 
     section 501, the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Notice to Congress Regarding Contributions for 
     Peacekeeping Activities.--
       ``(1) Notice regarding united nations billing request.--Not 
     later than 15 days after the date on which the United States 
     receives from the United Nations a billing requesting a 
     payment by the United States of any contribution for United 
     Nations peacekeeping activities, the President shall so 
     notify the designated congressional committees.
       ``(2) Notice regarding proposed obligation of funds.--The 
     President shall notify the designated congressional 
     committees at least 15 days before the United States 
     obligates funds for any assessed or voluntary contribution 
     for United Nations peacekeeping activities, except that if 
     the President determines that an emergency exists which 
     prevents compliance with the requirement that such 
     notification be provided 15 days in advance and that such 
     contribution is in the national security interests of the 
     United States, such notification shall be provided in a 
     timely manner but no later than 48 hours after such 
     obligation.''.

     SEC. 504. REVISED NOTICE TO CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES 
                   ASSISTANCE FOR UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       Section 7 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 
     (22 U.S.C. 287d-1) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting ``other than subsection 
     (e)(1)'' after ``any other law''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e)(1) Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), at 
     least 15 days before any agency or entity of the United 
     States Government makes available to the United Nations any 
     assistance or facility to support or facilitate United 
     Nations peacekeeping activities, the President shall so 
     notify the designated congressional committees.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to--
       ``(A) assistance having a value of less than $1,000,000 in 
     the case of nonreimbursable assistance or less than 
     $5,000,000 in the case of reimbursable assistance; or
       ``(B) assistance provided under the emergency drawdown 
     authority contained in sections 506(a)(1) and 552(c)(2) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1), 
     2348a(c)(2)).
       ``(3) If the President determines that an emergency exists 
     which prevents compliance with the requirement in paragraph 
     (1) that notification be provided 15 days in advance and that 
     the contribution of any such assistance or facility is in the 
     national security interests of the United States, such 
     notification shall be provided in a timely manner but not 
     later than 48 hours after such assistance or facility is made 
     available to the United Nations.
       ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     `assistance'--
       ``(A) means assistance of any kind, including logistical 
     support, supplies, goods, or services (including command, 
     control or communications assistance and training), and the 
     grant of rights of passage; and
       ``(B) includes assistance provided through in-kind 
     contributions or through the provision of support, supplies, 
     goods, or services on any terms, including on a grant, lease, 
     loan, or reimbursable basis; but
       ``(C) does not include the payment of assessed or voluntary 
     contributions or intelligence activities reportable under 
     title V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 
     et seq.).''.

     SEC. 505. UNITED STATES CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS 
                   PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES.

       Section 4(d)(1) of the United Nations Participation Act of 
     1945 (22 U.S.C. 287b(d)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) A description of the anticipated budget for the next 
     fiscal year for United States participation in United Nations 
     peacekeeping activities, including a statement of--
       ``(i) the aggregate amount of funds available to the United 
     Nations for that fiscal year, including assessed and 
     voluntary contributions, which may be made available for 
     United Nations peacekeeping activities; and
       ``(ii) the aggregate amount of funds (from all accounts) 
     and the aggregate costs of in-kind contributions that the 
     United States proposes to make available to the United 
     Nations for that fiscal year for United Nations peacekeeping 
     activities.''.

     SEC. 506. REIMBURSEMENT TO THE UNITED STATES FOR IN-KIND 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS TO UNITED NATIONS PEACEKEEPING 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 7 of the United Nations 
     Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287d-1), as amended by 
     section 504, is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';
       (B) by striking ``United States: Provided,'' through 
     ``Provided further, That when'' and inserting ``United 
     States. When''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may waive the requirement 
     for reimbursement under paragraph (1) if the Secretary, after 
     consultation with the Secretary of State and the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget, determines that an 
     emergency exists which justifies waiver of that requirement. 
     Any such waiver shall be submitted to the designated 
     congressional committees, as defined in section 10(a)(3)(B), 
     at least 15 days before it takes effect, except that if the 
     President determines that an emergency exists which prevents 
     compliance with the requirement that the notification be 
     provided 15 days in advance and that the provision under 
     subsection (a)(1) or (a)(2) of personnel or assistance on a 
     nonreimbursable basis is in the national security interests 
     of the United States, such notification shall be provided in 
     a timely manner but no later than 48 hours after such waiver 
     takes effect.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) The Secretary of State shall ensure that goods and 
     services provided on a reimbursable basis by the Department 
     of Defense to the United Nations for United Nations 
     peacekeeping operations under this section or any other 
     provision of law are reimbursed at the appropriate value, as 
     determined by the Secretary of Defense.''.
       (b) Initial Report.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Representative of the United 
     States to

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     the United Nations shall submit to the designated 
     congressional committees a report on all actions taken by the 
     United States mission to the United Nations to achieve the 
     objective described in section 7(f) of the United Nations 
     Participation Act of 1945, as added by subsection (a)(2).
       (2) Designated congressional committees defined.--As used 
     in this subsection, the term ``designated congressional 
     committees'' has the meaning given such term in section 
     10(a)(3)(B) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, 
     as added by section 501.

     SEC. 507. LIMITATION ON PAYMENT OF UNITED STATES ASSESSED OR 
                   VOLUNTARY CONTRIBUTIONS FOR UNITED NATIONS 
                   PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 10 of the United Nations 
     Participation Act of 1945 is amended by adding after 
     subsection (b), as added by section 503, the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Limitation on Payment of Assessed or Voluntary 
     Contributions for Peacekeeping Activities.--
       ``(1) Limitation.--Appropriated funds may not be used to 
     pay any United States assessed or voluntary contribution 
     during any fiscal year for United Nations peacekeeping 
     activities until the Secretary of Defense certifies to the 
     designated congressional committees that the United Nations 
     has reimbursed the Department of Defense directly for all 
     goods and services--
       ``(A) that were provided to the United Nations by the 
     Department of Defense on a reimbursable basis during a 
     previous fiscal year after fiscal year 1994 for United 
     Nations peacekeeping activities, including personnel and 
     assistance provided under section 7 (except to the extent 
     that the authority of subsection (b)(2) of such section to 
     waive the reimbursement requirement was exercised with 
     respect to such personnel or assistance); and
       ``(B) for which a request for reimbursement has been 
     submitted to the United Nations in accordance with paragraph 
     (2).
       ``(2) Request for reimbursement.--The President shall 
     establish procedures for the submission to the United Nations 
     of requests for reimbursement for goods and services provided 
     to the United Nations by the Department of Defense on a 
     reimbursable basis for United Nations peacekeeping 
     activities. Such procedures shall ensure that each such 
     request for reimbursement is submitted in a timely manner.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The limitation in section 10(c)(1) of 
     the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as added by 
     subsection (a), shall apply only with respect to fiscal years 
     after fiscal year 1995.

     SEC. 508. LIMITATION ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS 
                   FOR UNITED STATES SHARE OF COSTS OF UNITED 
                   NATIONS PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 20 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 405, as added by 
     section 401 of this Act, the following new section:

     ``Sec. 406. Use of Department of Defense funds for United 
       States share of costs of United Nations peacekeeping 
       activities: limitation

       ``(a) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--Funds available to the 
     Department of Defense may not be used to make a financial 
     contribution (directly or through another department or 
     agency of the United States) to the United Nations--
       ``(1) for the costs of a United Nations peacekeeping 
     activity; or
       ``(2) for any United States arrearage to the United 
     Nations.
       ``(b) Application of Prohibition.--The prohibition in 
     subsection (a) applies to voluntary contributions, as well as 
     to contributions pursuant to assessment by the United Nations 
     for the United States share of the costs of a peacekeeping 
     activity.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``406. Use of Department of Defense funds for United States share of 
              costs of United Nations peacekeeping activities: 
              limitation.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 406 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on 
     October 1, 1995.

     SEC. 509. CODIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON AMOUNT OF UNITED 
                   STATES ASSESSED CONTRIBUTIONS FOR UNITED 
                   NATIONS PEACEKEEPING OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 10 of the United Nations 
     Participation Act of 1945 is amended by adding after 
     subsection (c), as added by section 507, the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Limitation on Assessed Contribution With Respect to a 
     Peacekeeping Operation.--Funds authorized to be appropriated 
     for `Contributions for International Peacekeeping Activities' 
     for any fiscal year shall not be available for the payment of 
     the United States assessed contribution for a United Nations 
     peacekeeping operation in an amount which is greater than 20 
     percent of the total amount of all assessed contributions for 
     that operation, and any arrearages that accumulate as a 
     result of assessments in excess of 20 percent of the total 
     amount of all assessed contributions for any United Nations 
     peacekeeping operation shall not be recognized or paid by the 
     United States. For any United Nations peacekeeping operation 
     that is initially authorized by the United Nations Security 
     Council before the date of the enactment of this section, the 
     applicable percentages under the preceding sentence shall be 
     25 percent. For United Nations peacekeeping operations that 
     are initially authorized by the United Nations Security 
     Council on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     section, the President may increase the percentage 
     limitations under the first sentence of this subsection to a 
     percentage not greater than 25 percent. The President may 
     exercise the authority under the preceding sentence only 
     after transmitting to Congress a report providing notice of 
     the percentage increase under the preceding sentence and a 
     statement of the reasons for the increase.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The limitation contained in section 
     10(d) of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945, as 
     added by subsection (a), shall apply only with respect to 
     funds authorized to be appropriated for ``Contributions for 
     International Peacekeeping Activities'' for fiscal years 
     after fiscal year 1995.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 404(b) of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 
     (Public Law 103-236) is amended by striking paragraph (2).

     SEC. 510. BUY AMERICAN REQUIREMENT.

       Section 10 of the United Nations Participation Act of 1945 
     is amended by adding after subsection (d), as added by 
     section 509, the following new subsections:
       ``(e) Buy American Requirement.--No funds may be obligated 
     or expended to pay any United States assessed or voluntary 
     contribution for United Nations peacekeeping activities 
     unless the Secretary of State determines and certifies to the 
     designated congressional committees that United States 
     manufacturers and suppliers are being given opportunities to 
     provide equipment, services, and material for such activities 
     equal to those being given to foreign manufacturers and 
     suppliers.
       ``(f) Designated Congressional Committees Defined.--As used 
     in this section, the term `designated congressional 
     committees' means--
       ``(1) the Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; 
     and
       ``(2) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate.''.

     SEC. 511. UNITED NATIONS BUDGETARY AND MANAGEMENT REFORM.

       (a) In General.--The United Nations Participation Act of 
     1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:
       ``Sec. 11. (a) Withholding of Contributions.--
       ``(1) Assessed contributions for regular united nations 
     budget.--At the beginning of each fiscal year, 20 percent of 
     the amount of funds made available for that fiscal year for 
     United States assessed contributions for the regular United 
     Nations budget shall be withheld from obligation and 
     expenditure unless a certification for that fiscal year has 
     been made under subsection (b).
       ``(2) Assessed contributions for united nations 
     peacekeeping.--At the beginning of each fiscal year, 50 
     percent of the amount of funds made available for that fiscal 
     year for United States assessed contributions for United 
     Nations peacekeeping activities shall be withheld from 
     obligation and expenditure unless a certification for that 
     fiscal year has been made under subsection (b).
       ``(3) Voluntary contributions for united nations 
     peacekeeping.--The United States may not during any fiscal 
     year pay any voluntary contribution to the United Nations for 
     international peacekeeping activities unless a certification 
     for that fiscal year has been made under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Certification.--The certification referred to in 
     subsection (a) for any fiscal year is a certification by the 
     President to the Congress, submitted on or after the 
     beginning of that fiscal year, of each of the following:
       ``(1) The United Nations has an independent office of 
     Inspector General to conduct and supervise objective audits, 
     inspections, and investigations relating to programs and 
     operations of the United Nations.
       ``(2) The United Nations has an Inspector General who was 
     appointed by the Secretary General with the approval of the 
     General Assembly and whose appointment was made principally 
     on the basis of the appointee's integrity and demonstrated 
     ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, 
     management analysis, public administration, or investigation.
       ``(3) The Inspector General is authorized to--
       ``(A) make investigations and reports relating to the 
     administration of the programs and operations of the United 
     Nations;
       ``(B) have access to all records, documents, and other 
     available materials relating to those programs and 
     operations;
       ``(C) have direct and prompt access to any official of the 
     United Nations; and
       ``(D) have access to all records and officials of the 
     specialized agencies of the United Nations.
       ``(4) The United Nations has fully implemented, and made 
     available to all member states, procedures that effectively 
     protect the identity of, and prevent reprisals against, any 
     staff member of the United Nations making a complaint or 
     disclosing information to, or cooperating in any 
     investigation or inspection by, the United Nations Inspector 
     General.
       ``(5) The United Nations has fully implemented procedures 
     that ensure compliance with recommendations of the United 
     Nations Inspector General.
       ``(6) The United Nations has required the United Nations 
     Inspector General to issue an

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     annual report and has ensured that the annual report and all 
     other reports of the Inspector General are made available to 
     the General Assembly without modification.
       ``(7) The United Nations has provided, and is committed to 
     providing, sufficient budgetary resources to ensure the 
     effective operation of the United Nations Inspector 
     General.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 11 of the United Nations 
     Participation Act of 1945, as added by subsection (a), shall 
     apply only with respect to fiscal years after fiscal year 
     1995.

     SEC. 512. CONDITIONS ON PROVISION OF INTELLIGENCE TO THE 
                   UNITED NATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The United Nations Participation Act of 
     1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:
       ``Sec. 12. (a) Provision of Intelligence Information to the 
     United Nations.--Before intelligence information is provided 
     by the United States to the United Nations, the President 
     shall ensure that the Director of Central Intelligence, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
     Defense, has established guidelines governing the provision 
     of intelligence information to the United Nations which shall 
     protect intelligence sources and methods from unauthorized 
     disclosure in accordance with section 103(c)(5) of the 
     National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403-3(c)(5)).
       ``(b) Periodic and Special Reports.--(1) The President 
     shall periodically report, but not less frequently than 
     semiannually, to the Committee on International Relations and 
     the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
     the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate on the 
     types of intelligence provided to the United Nations and the 
     purposes for which it was provided during the period covered 
     by the report. The President shall also report to the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate, within 15 days after it becomes known to him, any 
     unauthorized disclosure of intelligence provided to the 
     United Nations.
       ``(2) The requirement for periodic reports under the first 
     sentence of paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not apply 
     to the provision of intelligence that is provided only to, 
     and for the use of, United States Government personnel 
     serving with the United Nations.
       ``(c) Delegation of Duties.--The President may not delegate 
     or assign the duties of the President under this section.
       ``(d) Improved Handling of Intelligence Information by the 
     United Nations.--The Secretary of State (or the designee of 
     the Secretary), in consultation with the Director of Central 
     Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, shall work with 
     the United Nations to improve the handling, processing, 
     dissemination, and management of all intelligence information 
     provided to it by its members.
       ``(e) Relationship to Existing Law.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to--
       ``(1) impair or otherwise affect the authority of the 
     Director of Central Intelligence to protect intelligence 
     sources and methods from unauthorized disclosure pursuant to 
     section 103(c)(5) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 403-3(c)(5)); or
       ``(2) supersede or otherwise affect the provisions of title 
     V of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 413 et 
     seq.).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect 45 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 513. REPORT REGARDING REIMBURSEMENT LEVELS PAID BY 
                   UNITED NATIONS FOR COSTS INCURRED BY NATIONS 
                   AND CONTRACTORS FURNISHING PERSONNEL FOR 
                   PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Information Relating to Nations Furnishing Forces.--The 
     Secretary of State shall submit to the Congress a report on 
     the amounts paid by the United Nations during 1994 as 
     compensation for expenses incurred by nations which have 
     provided forces for United Nations peacekeeping activities. 
     The report shall set forth--
       (1) the total amount paid to each such nation by the United 
     Nations during 1994 for such purpose; and
       (2) with respect to each such nation, the total amount that 
     such nation spent for peacekeeping activities for which it 
     received a payment from the United Nations during 1994, with 
     separate displays for the portion of that amount spent for 
     pay and allowances for personnel of that nation's Armed 
     Forces (including credit for longevity and retirement), for 
     other perquisites relating to the duty of such personnel as 
     part of such peacekeeping activities, and to the extent 
     possible for related incremental costs incurred by such 
     nation as part of such peacekeeping activities.
       (b) Information Relating to Contractors.--
       (1) Compensation levels.--The Secretary shall include in 
     the report under subsection (a) a separate report on amounts 
     paid by the United Nations during 1994 under contracts 
     entered into by the United Nations for the provision of 
     civilian management services relating to United Nations 
     peacekeeping activities. The report shall include information 
     on the level of individual compensation received by those 
     contractors, or employees of those contractors, with respect 
     to those peacekeeping activities, including the level of 
     salary, benefits, and allowances.
       (2) Contracting process.--The Secretary shall include in 
     the report a review of the process by which the United 
     Nations selects contractors for the provision of civilian 
     management services relating to United Nations peacekeeping 
     activities. That review shall describe the extent to which 
     that process permits competitive bidding.
       (c) Plan for Reform.--The Secretary shall include in the 
     report under subsection (a) a plan for actions the United 
     States can take to encourage the United Nations to reform the 
     existing system for reimbursement to nations which provide 
     forces for United Nations peacekeeping activities. The plan 
     shall include recommended steps leading to a reimbursement 
     system in which nations contributing forces to a United 
     Nations peacekeeping activity are compensated by the United 
     Nations in a manner that more accurately reflects their 
     actual costs incurred in participating in that activity.
       (d) Deadline for Report.--The report required by subsection 
     (a) shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
     TITLE VI--EXPANSION OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION

     SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``NATO Expansion Act of 
     1995''.

     SEC. 602. FINDINGS.

       The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Since 1949, the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     (NATO) has helped to guarantee the security, freedom, and 
     prosperity of the United States and its partners in the 
     alliance.
       (2) NATO has expanded its membership on three different 
     occasions since its founding in 1949.
       (3) The steadfast and sustained commitment of the member 
     countries of NATO to mutual defense against the threat of 
     communist domination played a significant role in 
     precipitating the collapse of the Iron Curtain and the demise 
     of the Soviet Union.
       (4) Although new threats are more geographically and 
     functionally diverse and less predictable, they still imperil 
     shared interests of the United States and its NATO allies.
       (5) Western interests must be protected on a cooperative 
     basis without an undue burden falling upon the United States.
       (6) NATO is the only multilateral organization that is 
     capable of conducting effective military operations to 
     protect Western interests.
       (7) The valuable experience gained from ongoing military 
     cooperation within NATO was critical to the success of joint 
     military operations in the 1991 liberation of Kuwait.
       (8) NATO is an important diplomatic forum for discussion of 
     issues of concern to its member states and for the peaceful 
     resolution of disputes.
       (9) Admission of Central and East European countries that 
     have recently been freed from communist domination to NATO 
     could contribute to international peace and enhance the 
     security of those countries.
       (10) By joining the Partnership for Peace, a number of 
     countries have expressed interest in NATO membership.
       (11) The Partnership for Peace program is creating new 
     political and military ties with countries in Central and 
     Eastern Europe and provides the basis for joint action to 
     deal with common security problems. Active participation in 
     the Partnership for Peace will also play an important role in 
     the evolutionary process of NATO expansion.
       (12) Numerous Central and East European countries, 
     particularly Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and 
     Slovakia, have made significant progress toward establishing 
     democratic institutions, free market economies, civilian 
     control of their Armed Forces, police, and intelligence 
     services, and the rule of law since the fall of their 
     previous communist governments.

     SEC. 603. UNITED STATES POLICY.

       It should be the policy of the United States--
       (1) to continue the Nation's commitment to an active 
     leadership role in NATO;
       (2) to join with the Nation's NATO allies to redefine the 
     role of the alliance in the post-Cold War world, taking into 
     account--
       (A) the fundamentally changed security environment of 
     Central and Eastern Europe;
       (B) the need to assure all countries of the defensive 
     nature of the alliance and the desire of its members to work 
     cooperatively with all former adversaries;
       (C) the emerging security threats posed by the 
     proliferation of nuclear, chemical, and biological weapons of 
     mass destruction and the means to deliver them;
       (D) the continuing challenges to the interests of all NATO 
     member countries posed by unstable and undemocratic regimes 
     harboring hostile intentions; and
       (E) the dependence of the global economy on a stable energy 
     supply and the free flow of commerce;
       (3) to affirm that NATO military planning should include 
     joint military operations beyond the geographic bounds of the 
     alliance under Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty when 
     the shared interests of the United States and other member 
     countries require such action to defend vital interests;
       (4) to expeditiously pursue joint cooperation agreements 
     for the acquisition of essential systems to significantly 
     increase the crisis management capability of NATO;
       (5) that Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia 
     should be in a position to further the principles of the 
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     Treaty and to contribute to the security of the North 
     Atlantic area in the near future, and, in accordance with 
     Article 10 of such Treaty, should be invited to become full 
     NATO members, provided these countries--
       (A) meet appropriate standards, including--
       (i) shared values and interests;
       (ii) democratic governments;
       (iii) free market economies;
       (iv) civilian control of the military, of the police, and 
     of the intelligence and other security services, so that 
     these organizations do not pose a threat to democratic 
     institutions, neighboring countries, or the security of NATO 
     or the United States;
       (v) adherence to the rule of law and to the values, 
     principles, and political commitments set forth in the 
     Helsinki Final Act and other declarations by the members of 
     the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe;
       (vi) commitment to further the principles of NATO and to 
     contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area;
       (vii) commitment and ability to accept the obligations, 
     responsibilities, and costs of NATO membership; and
       (viii) commitment and ability to implement infrastructure 
     development activities that will facilitate participation in 
     and support for NATO military activities; and
       (B) remain committed to protecting the rights of all their 
     citizens and respecting the territorial integrity of their 
     neighbors;
       (6) that the United States, other NATO member nations, and 
     NATO itself should furnish appropriate assistance to 
     facilitate the transition of Poland, Hungary, the Czech 
     Republic, and Slovakia to full NATO membership;
       (7) that, when any other European country emerging from 
     communist domination is in a position to further the 
     principles of the North Atlantic Treaty and to contribute to 
     the security of the North Atlantic area, it should, in 
     accordance with Article 10 of such Treaty, be invited to 
     become a full NATO member, provided it--
       (A) meets appropriate standards, including each of the 
     standards specified in clauses (i) through (viii) of 
     paragraph (5)(A); and
       (B) remains committed to protecting the rights of all its 
     citizens and respecting the territorial integrity of its 
     neighbors;
       (8) that the United States, other NATO member nations, and 
     NATO itself should furnish appropriate assistance to 
     facilitate the transition of other European countries 
     emerging from communist domination to full NATO membership at 
     the appropriate time;
       (9) to reaffirm Article 10 of the North Atlantic Treaty and 
     the policy decision of the North Atlantic Council on December 
     1, 1994, that--
       (A) each new member nation may be admitted to NATO only by 
     amendment to the North Atlantic Treaty; and
       (B) each current NATO member nation will have to complete 
     the treaty amendment ratification process for the admission 
     of each new member nation to NATO, subject to the internal 
     legal processes of each current NATO member nation, and that 
     in the case of the United States, the treaty amendment 
     ratification process will require advice and consent of two-
     thirds of the members of the United States Senate present and 
     voting;
       (10) that the expansion of NATO should be defensive in 
     nature and should occur in a manner that increases stability 
     for all nations of Europe, including both NATO member nations 
     and non-NATO member nations, including Russia; and
       (11) that NATO and its member nations should work to 
     strengthen other structures of security in Europe.

     SEC. 604. REVISIONS TO PROGRAM TO FACILITATE TRANSITION TO 
                   NATO MEMBERSHIP.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--Subsection (a) of section 
     203 of the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public 
     Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Establishment of Program.--The President shall 
     establish a program to assist in the transition to full NATO 
     membership of Poland, Hungary, the Czech Republic, and 
     Slovakia and any other European country emerging from 
     communist domination that is designated by the President 
     under subsection (d)(2).''.
       (b) Eligible Countries.--
       (1) Designated countries.--Subsection (d) of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Designation of Eligible Countries.--
       ``(1) Specified countries.--The following countries are 
     hereby designated for purposes of this title: Poland, 
     Hungary, the Czech Republic, and Slovakia.
       ``(2) Authority for president to designate other european 
     countries emerging from communist domination.--The President 
     may designate other European countries emerging from 
     communist domination (as defined in section 206) to receive 
     assistance under the program established under subsection 
     (a). The President may make such a designation in the case of 
     any such country only if the President determines, and 
     reports to the designated congressional committees, that such 
     country--
       ``(A) has made significant progress toward establishing--
       ``(i) shared values and interests;
       ``(ii) democratic governments;
       ``(iii) free market economies;
       ``(iv) civilian control of the military, of the police, and 
     of the intelligence and other security services, so that 
     these organizations do not pose a threat to democratic 
     institutions, neighboring countries, or the security of NATO 
     or the United States;
       ``(v) adherence to the rule of law and to the values, 
     principles, and political commitments set forth in the 
     Helsinki Final Act and other declarations by the members of 
     the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe;
       ``(vi) commitment to further the principles of NATO and to 
     contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area;
       ``(vii) commitment and ability to accept the obligations, 
     responsibilities, and costs of NATO membership; and
       ``(viii) commitment and ability to implement infrastructure 
     development activities that will facilitate participation in 
     and support for NATO military activities; and
       ``(B) is likely, within five years of such determination, 
     to be in a position to further the principles of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty and to contribute to the security of the 
     North Atlantic area.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Subsections (b) and (c) of such section are amended by 
     striking ``countries described in such subsection'' and 
     inserting ``countries designated under subsection (d)''.
       (B) Subsection (e) of such section is amended--
       (i) by striking ``subsection (d)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (d)(2)''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``(22 U.S.C. 2394)'' before the period at 
     the end.
       (C) Section 204(c) of such Act is amended by striking ``any 
     other Partnership for Peace country designated under section 
     203(d) of this title'' and inserting ``any country designated 
     under section 203(d)(2)''.
       (c) Types of Assistance.--
       (1) Economic support assistance.--Subsection (c) of section 
     203 of such Act is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph (3):
       ``(3) Assistance under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the Economic Support 
     Fund).''.
       (2) Additional assistance.--
       (A) In general.--Subsection (f) of such section is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(f) Additional Assistance.--In carrying out the program 
     established under subsection (a), the President may, in 
     addition to the security assistance authorized to be provided 
     under subsection (c), provide assistance to countries 
     designated under subsection (d) from funds appropriated under 
     the `Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund' account.''.
       (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by subparagraph (A) 
     does not apply with respect to funds appropriated before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Disqualification From Assistance for Support of 
     Terrorism.--Section 203 of such Act is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Prohibition on Providing Assistance to Countries That 
     Provide Defense Articles to Countries Supporting 
     International Terrorism.--The President may not provide 
     assistance to a country under the program established under 
     subsection (a) if such country is selling or transferring 
     defense articles to a state that has repeatedly provided 
     support for acts of international terrorism, as determined by 
     the Secretary of State under section 6(j) of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979.''.
       (e) Report Prior to Obligation or Expenditure of Funds.--
     Section 203 of such Act (as amended by subsection (d)) is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Report Prior to Obligation or Expenditure of Funds.--
     Prior to providing assistance to a country for the first time 
     through the program established under subsection (a), the 
     President shall transmit to the designated congressional 
     committees a report with respect to that country that 
     contains a description of the following:
       ``(1) The cost of membership in NATO for the country and 
     the amount that the country is prepared to contribute to NATO 
     to pay for such cost of membership.
       ``(2) The amount that the United States will contribute to 
     facilitate transition to full NATO membership for the 
     country.
       ``(3) The extent to which the admission to NATO of the 
     country would contribute to the security of the United 
     States.
       ``(4) The views of other NATO member nations regarding the 
     admission to NATO of the country and the amounts that such 
     other NATO member nations will contribute to facilitate 
     transition to full NATO membership for the country.
       ``(5) The number, types, and costs of NATO Armed Forces 
     that would be required to defend the country and the number, 
     types, and costs of United States Armed Forces that would be 
     required as part of such a NATO force.
       ``(6) Whether the United States is prepared to provide a 
     nuclear guarantee to the country.
       ``(7) The likelihood that the country may become involved 
     in disputes or armed conflict with neighboring countries in 
     the region.''.
       (f) Annual Report.--Section 205 of the NATO Participation 
     Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 
     note) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``annual'' in the section heading before 
     the first word;
       (2) by inserting ``annual'' after ``include in the'' in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1); and

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       (3) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ``and other'' 
     and all that follows through the period at the end and 
     inserting ``and any country designated by the President 
     pursuant to section 203(d)(2).''.
       (g) Definitions.--The NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title 
     II of Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 206. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this title:
       ``(1) NATO.--The term `NATO' means the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization.
       ``(2) Other european countries emerging from communist 
     domination.--The term `other European countries emerging from 
     communist domination' means any full and active participant 
     in the Partnership for Peace that--
       ``(A) is among the following countries: Estonia, Latvia, 
     Lithuania, Romania, Bulgaria, or Albania; or
       ``(B) is among certain countries that were a part of the 
     former Union of Soviet Socialist Republics or that were part 
     of the former Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, which 
     the President may designate pursuant to section 203(d)(2) of 
     this Act.
       ``(3) Designated congressional committees.--The term 
     `designated congressional committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on International Relations, the 
     Committee on National Security, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and
       ``(B) the Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.''.
                      TITLE VII--BUDGET FIREWALLS

     SEC. 701. RESTORATION OF BUDGET FIREWALLS FOR DEFENSE 
                   SPENDING.

       It is the sense of the Congress that, in order to protect 
     against the diversion of defense funding to domestic 
     discretionary accounts, so-called ``budget firewalls'' 
     between defense and domestic discretionary spending should be 
     established for each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998.
Passed the House of Representatives February 16, 1995.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. SKELTON moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on National 
Security with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendment:

       Strike out the last section of title II (relating to the 
     ballistic missile defense as a component of military 
     readiness) and insert the following:
       Section 204. Readiness Certification.
       Of the total amount of funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1996, 
     the amount obligated for national missile defense programs 
     may not exceed the amount made available for national missile 
     defense programs for fiscal year 1995 until the Secretary of 
     Defense certifies to the Congress that the armed forces are 
     properly sized, equipped, housed, and structured and are 
     ready to carry out the assigned missions as required by the 
     national military strategy.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. VOLKMER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

197

When there appeared

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Nays

225

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                                YEAS--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--225

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Becerra
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Green
     Hastings (FL)
     Lewis (GA)
     McHugh
     Radanovich
     Schumer
     Stokes
     Thornton
     Wilson 
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DELLUMS demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

241

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affirmative

Nays

181

para.28.18                   [Roll No. 145]

                                AYES--241

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert

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     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Becerra
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Green
     Hastings (FL)
     Johnston
     Lewis (GA)
     McHugh
     Petri
     Schumer
     Stokes
     Thornton
     Wilson
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.28.19  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. SPENCE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill, H.R. 7, the 
Clerk be authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, cross 
references, and to make other technical corrections, clerical, 
grammatical, and conforming changes as may be necessary to reflect the 
actions of the House in amending the bill.

para.28.20  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. CLINGER, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight was granted permission until midnight 
tonight to file a report (Rept. No. 104-39, Part I) on the bill (H.R. 
450) to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations 
by establishing a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, and for 
other purposes.

para.28.21  providing for the consideration of h.r. 831

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-38) the resolution (H. Res. 88) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 831) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-
employed individuals, to repeal the provision permitting nonrecognition 
of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the Federal 
Communications Commission, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.28.22  order of business--``morning hour'' debates

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the order of the House of January 5, 1995, relating to 
``morning hour debates'' be continued through May 12, 1995, with the 
understanding that the formation for recognition for special order 
speeches first instituted on February 23, 1995, be continued for the 
same period.

para.28.23  committee resignation--majority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, laid before the House the 
following communication, which was read as follows:

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, February 15, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, Capitol Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: As of this date, I hereby submit my 
     resignation as a member of the Veterans' Affairs Committee 
     for the following reason.
       Due to the time restraints and heavy work load associated 
     with Banking and Financial Services, along with the Science 
     Committees, I do not have adequate time to meet the demanding 
     work load associated with the duties required of the 
     Veterans' Affairs Committee in a satisfactory manner.
       Thank you, Mr. Speaker, for your time and consideration of 
     my request.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Steve Stockman,
                                              Member of Congress. 

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para.28.24  committee election--majority

  Mr. ARMEY, by direction of the Republican Conference, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 89):

       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is 
     hereby, elected to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the 
     House of Representatives: Representative Dan Schaefer of 
     Colorado. 

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.28.25  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
February 22, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.28.26  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until Tues

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day, February 21, 1995, the Speaker and the Minority Leader be 
authorized to accept resignations and to make appointments to 
commissions, boards and committees duly authorized by law or by the 
House.

para.28.27  messages from the president

  Messages in writing from the President of the United States were 
communicated to the House by one of his secretaries.

para.28.28  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. WALKER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Friday, February 17, 1995, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 1995, for 
``morning hour'' debates.

para.28.29  message from the president--proliferation of chemical and 
          biological weapons

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  On November 16, 1990, in light of the dangers of the proliferation of 
chemical and biological weapons, President Bush issued Executive Order 
No. 12735, and declared a national emergency under the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). Under section 
202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)), the national 
emergency terminates on the anniversary date of its declaration unless 
the President publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the 
Congress a notice of its continuation.
  On November 14, 1994, I issued Executive Order No. 12938, which 
revoked and superseded Executive Order No. 12735. As I described in the 
report transmitting Executive Order No. 12938, the new Executive order 
consolidates the functions of Executive Order No. 12735, which declared 
a national emergency with respect to the proliferation of chemical and 
biological weapons, and Executive Order No. 12930, which declared a 
national emergency with respect to nuclear, biological, and chemical 
weapons, and their means of delivery. The new Executive order continued 
in effect any rules, regulations, orders, licenses, or other forms of 
administrative action taken under the authority of Executive Order No. 
12735. This is the final report with respect to Executive Order No. 
12735.
  This report is made pursuant to section 204 of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act and section 401(c) of the National 
Emergencies Act regarding activities taken and money spent pursuant to 
the emergency declaration. Additional information on chemical and 
biological weapons proliferation is contained in the annual report to 
the Congress provided pursuant to the Chemical and Biological Weapons 
Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991.
  The three export control regulations issued under the Enhanced 
Proliferation Control Initiative are fully in force and continue to be 
used to control the export of items with potential use in chemical or 
biological weapons [CBW] or unmanned delivery systems for weapons of 
mass destruction.
  During the final 6 months of Executive Order No. 12735, the United 
States continued to address actively in its international diplomatic 
efforts the problem of the proliferation and use of CBW.
  At the termination of Executive Order No. 12735, 158 nations had 
signed the Chemical Weapons Convention [CWC] and 16 had ratified it. On 
November 23, 1993, I submitted the CWC to the Senate for its advice and 
consent to ratification. The United States continues to press for prompt 
ratification of the Convention to enable its entry into force as soon as 
possible. We also continue to urge those countries that have not signed 
the Convention to do so. The United States has remained actively engaged 
in the work of the CWC Preparatory Commission headquartered in The 
Hague, to elaborate the technical and administrative procedures for 
implementing the Convention.
  The United States was an active participant in the Special Conference 
of States Parties, held September 19-30, 1994, to review the consensus 
final report of the Ad Hoc Group of experts mandated by the Third 
Biological Weapons Convention [BWC] Review conference. The Special 
Conference produced a mandate to establish an Ad Hoc Group whose 
objective is to develop a legally binding instrument to strengthen the 
effectiveness and improve the implementation of the BWC. The United 
States strongly supports the development of a legally binding protocol 
to strengthen the Convention.
  The United States maintained its active participation in the Australia 
Group [AG], which welcomed the Czech Republic, Poland, and Slovakia as 
the 26th, 27th, and 28th AG members, respectively. The Group reaffirmed 
members' collective belief that full adherence to the CWC and the BWC 
provides the only means to achieve a permanent global ban on CBW, and 
that all states adhering to these conventions have an obligation to 
ensure that their national activities support these goals.
  The AG also reiterated its conviction that harmonized AG report 
licensing measures are consistent with and indeed actively support, the 
requirement under Article I of the CWC that States Parties never assist, 
in any way, the manufacture of chemical weapons. These measures also are 
consistent with the undertaking in Article XI of the CWC to facilitate 
the fullest possible exchange of chemical materials and related 
information for purposes not prohibited by the Convention, as they focus 
solely on preventing assistance to activities banned under the CWC. 
Similarly, such efforts also support existing nonproliferation 
obligations under the BWC.
  The United States Government determined that one foreign individual 
and two foreign commercial entities--respectively, Nahum Manbar, and 
Mana International Investments and Europol Holding Ltd.--had engaged in 
chemical weapons proliferation activities that required the imposition 
of trade sanctions against them, effective on July 16, 1994. A separate 
determination was made and sanctions imposed against Alberto di Salle, 
an Italian national, effective on August 19, 1994. Additional 
information on these determinations will be contained in a classified 
report to the Congress, provided pursuant to the Chemical and Biological 
Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991.
  Pursuant to section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, I report 
that there were no expenses directly attributable to the exercise of 
authorities conferred by the declaration of the national emergency in 
Executive Order No. 12735 during the period from November 16, 1990, 
through November 14, 1994.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 16, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-36).

para.28.30  message from the president--proliferation of nuclear, 
          chemical and biological weapons

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  On September 29, 1994, in Executive Order No. 12930, I declared a 
national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
[IEEPA] (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to deal with the threat to the national 
security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States posed by the 
continued proliferation of nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons, 
and their means of delivery. Specifically, this order provided necessary 
authority under the Enhanced Proliferation Control Initiative [EPCI], as 
provided in the Export Administration Regulations, set forth in Title 
15, Chapter VII, Subchapter C, of the Code of Federal Regulations, Parts 
768 to 799 inclusive, to continue to regulate the activities of United 
States persons in order to prevent their participation in activities 
that could contribute to the proliferation of weapons of mass 
destruction and their delivery means.
  I issued Executive Order No. 12930 pursuant to the authority vested in 
me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States of 
America, including the IEEPA, the National Emergencies Act [NEA] (50 
U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3 of the United States 
Code. At that time, I also submitted a report to the Congress pursuant 
to section 204(b) of the IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 1703(b)).

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  Executive Order No. 12930 was revoked by Executive Order No. 12938 of 
November 14, 1994. Executive Order No. 12938 consolidates a number of 
authorities and eliminated certain redundant authorities. All 
authorities contained in Executive Order No. 12930 were transferred to 
Executive Order No. 12938.
  Section 204 of the IEEPA requires follow-up reports, with respect to 
actions or changes, to be submitted every 6 months. Additionally, 
section 401(c) of the NEA requires that the President: (1) within 90 
days after the end of each 6-month period following a declaration of a 
national emergency, report to the Congress on the total expenditures 
directly attributable to that declaration; or (2) within 90 days after 
the termination of an emergency, transmit a final report to the Congress 
on all expenditures. This report, covering the period from September 29, 
1994, to November 14, 1994, is submitted in compliance with these 
requirements.
  Since the issuance of Executive Order No. 12930, the Department of 
Commerce has continued to administer and enforce the provisions 
contained in the Export Administration Regulations concerning activities 
by United States persons that may contribute to the proliferation of 
weapons of mass destruction and missiles. In addition, the Department of 
Commerce has conducted ongoing outreach to educate concerned communities 
regarding these restrictions. Regulated activities may include 
financing, servicing, contracting, or other facilitation of missile or 
weapons projects, and need not be linked to exports or reexports of 
U.S.-origin items. No applications for licenses to engage in such 
activities were received during the period covered by this report.
  No expenses directly attributable to the exercise of powers or 
authorities conferred by the declaration of a national emergency in 
Executive Order No. 12930 were incurred by the Federal Government in the 
period from September 29, 1994, to November 14, 1994.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 16, 1995. 

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-37).

para.28.31  adjournment of the two houses

  Mr. SCARBOROUGH, submitted the following privileged concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 30):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Thursday, February 16, 1995, it stand adjourned until 
     12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 1995, or until noon on 
     the second day after Members are notified to reassemble 
     pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, 
     whichever occurs first; and that when the Senate recesses or 
     adjourns at the close of business on Thursday, February 16, 
     1995, pursuant to a motion made by the Majority Leader or his 
     designee, in accordance with this resolution, it stand 
     recessed or adjourned until noon, or at such time on that day 
     as may be specified by the Majority Leader or his designee in 
     the motion to recess or adjourn, on Wednesday, February 22, 
     1995, or until noon on the second day after Members are 
     notified to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this 
     concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.
       Sec. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of 
     the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with the 
     Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate, shall notify the Members of the House and Senate, 
     respectively, to reassemble whenever, in their opinion, the 
     public interest shall warrant it.

  When said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.28.32  recess--4:48 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOSS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 48 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para.28.33  after recess--4:54 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOSS, called the House to order.

para.28.34  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent resolution of 
the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 30. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of the two Houses.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 86-380, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, appoints Mr. Kempthorne to the 
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, vice Mr. 
Durenberger.

para.28.35  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. McHUGH, for today after 12:30 p.m.;
  To Mrs. CHENOWETH, for today after 1:30 p.m.;
  To Mr. GREEN, for today; and
  To Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, for today.
  And then,

para.28.36  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to the provisions of House Concurrent 
Resolution 30, at 4 o'clock and 55 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 21, 1995.

para.28.37  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. QUILLEN: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 88. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 831) 
     to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently 
     extend the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-
     employed individuals, to repeal the provision permitting 
     nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating 
     policies of the Federal Communications Commission, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 104-38). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. CLINGER: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 450. A bill to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal 
     Government operations by establishing a moratorium on 
     regulatory rulemaking actions, and for other purposes; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 104-39 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para.28.38  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H.R. 971. A bill to ensure that homeowners receive adequate 
     notice of and opportunity to comment on activities likely to 
     adversely affect the value of their home; and to create 
     procedures for homeowners to receive financial compensation 
     for development which produces pollution and other impacts 
     adversely affecting the value of their homes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. MONTGOMERY (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Tejeda, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Mascara):
       H.R. 972. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to clarify the exclusion from gross income for veterans 
     benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MONTGOMERY:
       H.R. 973. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide that the statute of limitations shall not bar a 
     claim for credit or refund based on a retroactive 
     determination of an entitlement to receive military 
     disability benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. 
             Roth):
       H.R. 974. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to restore a 100 percent deduction for business meals and 
     entertainment and the deduction for the travel expenses of 
     spouses and others accompanying the taxpayer on business; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana:
       H.R. 975. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to make optional the provision of nonemergency medical 
     transportation services under the Medicaid Program and to 
     deny Federal financial participation for such services; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 976. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prevent price gouging during disasters; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland:
       H.R. 977. A bill to amend the Goals 2000; Educate America 
     Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and 
     Improvement Council, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. BLUTE:
       H.R. 978. A bill to amend the formula for determining the 
     official mail allowance for Members of the House of 
     Representatives; to amend the provisions of title 39, United 
     States Code, relating to the franking privilege for Members 
     of Congress and provide

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     that the provisions of law preventing Members from sending 
     mass mailings within the 60-day period immediately before an 
     election be expanded so as to prevent Members from mailing 
     any unsolicited franked mail within that period, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BROWDER (for himself and Mr. Hansen):
       H.R. 979. A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to 
     submit to Congress a report regarding the management of the 
     Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program and to 
     require that additional emergency warning sirens be provided 
     for communities near chemical stockpile sites; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself and Mr. Gibbons) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 980. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to provide tax relief for the middle class; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 981. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to modify the eligibility criteria for the earned income tax 
     credit, to improve tax compliance by U.S. persons 
     establishing or benefiting from foreign trusts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Brewster, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Holden, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. McHale, Mr. Minge, Mr. Montgomery, and 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota):
       H.R. 982. A bill to reconnect welfare families to the world 
     of work, make work pay, strengthen families, require personal 
     responsibility, and support State flexibility; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities, 
     Commerce, Agriculture, Banking and Financial Services, the 
     Judiciary, and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Evans, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Sabo, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Miller of California):
       H.R. 983. A bill to further establish the ballistic missile 
     defense policy of the United States; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. GORDON:
       H.R. 984. A bill to expand the boundaries of the Stones 
     River National Battlefield in Tennessee, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LARGENT (for himself, Mr. Istook, Mr. Brewster, 
             Mr. Lucas, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Coburn):
       H.R. 985. A bill to provide tax incentives to encourage 
     production of oil and gas within the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Frost, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       H.R. 986. A bill to establish a program to provide child 
     care through public-private partnerships; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. LUCAS (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Brewster, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Istook, Mr. Largent, and 
             Mr. Poshard):
       H.R. 987. A bill to encourage production of oil and gas 
     within the United States by providing tax incentives and 
     easing regulatory burdens, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Resources, 
     the Judiciary, Commerce, Science, Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and International Relations, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. 
             Goodlatte):
       H.R. 988. A bill to reform the Federal civil justice 
     system; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bono, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Gallegly):
       H.R. 989. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, 
     with respect to the duration of copyright, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 990. A bill to require the National Park Service to 
     encircle the Washington Monument with the flags of the 
     individual States; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 991. A bill to provide for the termination of further 
     production of the Trident II (D-5) missile; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       H.R. 992. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     require the Secretary to reauthorize participating retail 
     food stores and wholesale food concerns biennially; to 
     require such stores and such concerns to provide 
     documentation to the Secretary for approval and 
     reauthorization; to provide for the forfeiture of proceeds 
     and property resulting from certain violations of such act; 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H. Con. Res. 30. Concurrent resolution for the adjournment 
     of the two Houses; considered and agreed to.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H. Con. Res. 31. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the United States should support the 
     efforts of Greece, in its negotiations with the Former 
     Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, to find a solution which 
     promotes a solid, cooperative relationship between these two 
     neighboring countries and that the United States should not 
     establish formal diplomatic relations with the Former 
     Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia until this relationship is 
     established; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 87. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on House Oversight in the 104th Congress; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 89. Resolution electing Representative Schaefer of 
     Colorado to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs; considered 
     and agreed to.
           By Mr. KASICH:
       H. Res. 90. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of the Committee on the Budget in the 104th Congress; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.

para.28.39  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 56: Mr. Weller, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Bunn 
     of Oregon, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Walker, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Minge, 
     Mr. Holden, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
     McDade, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bass, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
     Souder, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Moran, Mr. LaTourette, 
     and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 159: Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Forbes, 
     and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 163: Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 217: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 221: Mr. Waxman and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 227: Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 324: Mr. Klink, Mr. Tucker, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Thompson, 
     Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Farr.
       H.R. 328: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 335: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Fields of Texas, 
     and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Moran, Mr. Wise, 
     Mr. Sanders, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Durbin, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Filner, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Boucher, and 
     Mr. Mfume.
       H.R. 370: Mr. Hilleary and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Quillen.
       H.R. 438: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Cox, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, and Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Radanovich and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 517: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 526: Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
     Lightfoot, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
     Montgomery, Ms. Danner, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Ewing, 
     and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Murtha, Mr. Shays, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. 
     Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hilliard, 
     Mr. Skeen, Mr. Levin, Mr. Talent, Mr. Herger, Mr. Bilirakis, 
     Mr. Porter, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 549: Mr. Quillen and Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 553: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 559: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Watt of 
     North Carolina.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 645: Mr. Thompson, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 674: Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 677: Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Shays and Ms. Pryce.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Crane and Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Orton, Mr. Leach, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Tejeda, and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Quinn and Mr. Collins of Georgia.
       H.R. 791: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Weller, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Petri, and Mr. 
     Bono.
       H.R. 809: Mr. Evans and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 841: Mr. Emerson, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 866: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Meyers of 
     Kansas, and Mr. Richardson.
       H.R. 949: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 958: Ms. Harman, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Rangel.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
     Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bryant of 
     Texas, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Farr, Mr. Tejeda, 
     Mr. Abercrombie,

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     Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Shays, Mr. Reed, Mr. Parker, 
     Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Ney, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Murtha, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Vento, Mr. Bereuter, 
     Mr. Regula, Mr. Williams, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Hoke, Mr. 
     Skelton, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Durbin.
       H. Res. 80: Mr. Myers of Indiana.

para.28.40  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 10: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Mr. Tejeda.



.
                     TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1995 (29)

para.29.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. 
DOOLITTLE, at 12:30 p.m., who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC.

                                                February 21, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable John T. Doolittle to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.29.2  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate had passed a bill of the following title, in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 377. An Act to amend a provision of part A of title IX 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 
     relating to Indian education, to provide a technical 
     amendment, and for other purposes.

para.29.3  ``morning hour'' debates

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DOOLITTLE, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Wednesday, January 4, 1995 and Thursday, February 16, 1995, 
recognized Members for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.29.4  recess--12:32 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DOOLITTLE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess until 2 o'clock p.m.

para.29.5  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.29.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, February 16, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.29.7  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       381. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request to make available emergency 
     appropriations totaling $145 million in budget authority for 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development and the 
     Department of Commerce, and to designate these amounts as 
     emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107 (H. Doc. No. 
     104-38); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       382. Acting Director, Defense Security Assistance Agency, 
     transmitting notification concerning a collaborative 
     counterterrorism research and development effort with the 
     United Kingdom (Transmittal No. 02-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       383. Assistant Secretary for Human Resources and 
     Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting a report 
     of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       384. Secretary, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
     Act for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       385. Secretary, Resolution Trust Corporation, transmitting 
     a report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act 
     for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       386. Deputy Administrator, General Services Administration, 
     transmitting an informational copy of the report of building 
     project survey for Hilo, HI; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.29.8  order of business--george washington's birthday observance

  On motion of Mr. SCARBOROUGH, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it shall be in order for the Speaker to appoint two 
Members of the House, one upon the recommendation of the Minority 
Leader, to represent the House of Representatives at appropriate 
ceremonies for the observance of George Washington's Birthday to be held 
on Wednesday, February 22, 1995.

para.29.9  george washington's birthday observance appointments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, pursuant to the foregoing 
order of the House, announced that the Speaker did appoint the following 
Members to represent the House of Representatives at appropriate 
ceremonies for the observance of George Washington's Birthday to be held 
on Wednesday, February 22, 1995: Messrs. HORN and RICHARDSON.

para.29.10  recess--2:21 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, pursuant to clause 12 of 
rule I, declared the House in recess until 5 o'clock p.m.

para.29.11  after recess--5:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, called the House to order.

para.29.12  providing for the consideration of h.r. 831

  Mr. QUILLEN, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 88):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 831) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permanently extend the deduction for health insurance 
     costs of self-employed individuals, to repeal the provision 
     permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges 
     effectuating policies of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 
     bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 
     consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and the amendment made in order by this 
     resolution and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. After general debate the bill 
     shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 
     The amendment recommended by the Committee on Ways and Means 
     now printed in the bill shall be considered as adopted in the 
     House and in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as 
     amended, shall be considered as read. No further amendment 
     shall be in order except the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution, which may be offered only by 
     Representative Gibbons of Florida or his designee, shall be 
     considered as read, shall be debatable for one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and 
     shall not be subject to amendment. All points of order 
     against that amendment are waived. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such further 
     amendment as may have been adopted. The previous question 
     shall be considered as ordered on the bill and any amendment 
     thereto to final passage without intervening motion except 
     one motion to recommit with or without instructions. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. QUILLEN moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. VOLKMER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

230

When there appeared

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Nays

191

para.29.13                   [Roll No. 146]

                                YEAS--230

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble

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     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cox
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--191

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Cooley
     Crapo
     de la Garza
     Dingell
     Ehlers
     Gallegly
     Gonzalez
     Meek
     Radanovich
     Rush
     Williams
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. LINDER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

229

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affirmative

Nays

188

para.29.14                   [Roll No. 147]

                                YEAS--229

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky

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     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Crapo
     de la Garza
     Dingell
     Ehlers
     Gallegly
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Jacobs
     Meek
     Pickett
     Radanovich
     Rush
     Spence
     Talent
     Williams
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.29.15  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule today: the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on Science, and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.29.16  self-employed health premium deduction

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 88 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 831) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently 
extend the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed 
individuals, to repeal the provision permitting nonrecognition of gain 
on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the Federal 
Communications Commission, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. McINNIS as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.29.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. McDERMOTT:

              TITLE I--PROVISIONS RELATING TO HEALTH CARE

     SEC. 101. RETROACTIVE RESTORATION OF DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH 
                   INSURANCE COSTS OF SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (6) of section 162(l) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special rules for 
     health insurance costs of self-employed individuals) is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 1993'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 1995''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1993.

     SEC. 102. PERMANENT DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF 
                   EMPLOYEES AND SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to additional 
     itemized deductions) is amended by redesignating section 220 
     as section 221 and by inserting after section 219 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 220. HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of an individual, there 
     shall be allowed as a deduction an amount equal to 25 percent 
     of the amount paid during the taxable year for insurance 
     which constitutes medical care for the taxpayer, his spouse, 
     and dependents.
       ``(b) Limitation Based on Earned Income.--No deduction 
     shall be allowed under subsection (a) to the extent that the 
     amount of such deduction exceeds the sum of--
       ``(1) the taxpayer's wages, salaries, tips, and other 
     employee compensation includible in gross income, plus
       ``(2) the taxpayer's earned income (as defined in section 
     401(c)(2)).
       ``(c) Other Coverage.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     any taxpayer for any calendar month for which the taxpayer is 
     eligible to participate in any subsidized health plan 
     maintained by any employer of the taxpayer or of the spouse 
     of the taxpayer.
       ``(d) Phasein of Deduction for Employees.--In the case of 
     taxable years beginning before January 1, 2000, to the extent 
     that the amount paid for insurance referred to in subsection 
     (a) is allocable to coverage for a month for which the 
     individual has no earned income (as defined in section 
     401(c)(2)), subsection (a) shall be applied with respect to 
     such amount by substituting the percentage determined in 
     accordance with the following table for `25 percent'.

                                               ``In the  The percentage
                                      years beginning in calendais:    
    1996..................................................15 percent   
    1997..................................................15 percent   
    1998..................................................20 percent   
    1999..................................................20 percent.  

       ``(e) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Coordination with medical deduction, etc.--Any amount 
     paid by a taxpayer for insurance to which subsection (a) 
     applies shall not be taken into account in computing the 
     amount allowable to the taxpayer as a deduction under section 
     213(a).
       ``(2) Treatment of certain s corporation shareholders.--
     This section shall apply in the case of any individual 
     treated as a partner under section 1372(a), except that--
       ``(A) for purposes of this section, such individual's wages 
     (as defined in section 3121) from the S corporation shall be 
     treated as such individual's earned income (within the 
     meaning of section 401(c)(1)), and
       ``(B) there shall be such adjustments in the application of 
     this section as the Secretary may by regulations prescribe.
       ``(3) Deduction not allowed for self-employment tax 
     purposes.--The deduction allowable by reason of this section 
     shall not be taken into account in determining an 
     individual's net earnings from self-employment (within the 
     meaning of section 1402(a)) for purposes of chapter 2.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (l) of section 162 of such Code is hereby 
     repealed.
       (2) Subsection (a) of section 62 of such Code is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (15) the following new item:
       ``(16) Health insurance costs of self-employed 
     individuals.--The deduction allowed by section 220 but only 
     to the extent that the amount of the deduction does not 
     exceed the taxpayer's earned income (as defined in section 
     401(c)(2)) for the taxable year.''
       (3) The table of sections for part VII of subchapter B of 
     chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the last item 
     and inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 220. Health insurance costs.
``Sec. 221. Cross reference.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.
TITLE II--MODIFICATION OF RULES FOR NONRECOGNITION OF GAIN UNDER F.C.C. 
        TAX CERTIFICATE PROGRAM AND FOR INVOLUNTARY CONVERSIONS

     SEC. 201. LIMITATIONS ON NONRECOGNITION OF GAIN UNDER F.C.C. 
                   TAX CERTIFICATE PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 1071 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (relating to gain from sale or exchange to effectuate 
     policies of F.C.C.) is amended by redesignating subsection 
     (b) as subsection (c) and by inserting after subsection (a) 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall apply only if the 
     sale or exchange is a qualified telecommunications 
     transaction.
       ``(2) Limitation on amount of nonrecognition.--The amount 
     of gain which is not recognized under subsection (a) with 
     respect to a qualified telecommunications transaction (or a 
     series of related transactions) shall not exceed $50,000,000.
       ``(3) Qualified telecommunications transaction.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, the term `qualified 
     telecommunications transaction' means any sale or exchange of 
     property if--
       ``(A) the Commission certifies that the sale or exchange is 
     in furtherance of the Commission's Minority Ownership Policy, 
     and
       ``(B)(i) such property is owned by an eligible person at 
     all times during the 3-year period beginning on the date of 
     such sale or exchange, or
       ``(ii) if the property sold or exchanged was acquired by 
     the taxpayer by reason of a qualified contribution to the 
     capital of an eligible corporation or an eligible 
     partnership, such corporation or partnership was an eligible 
     person at all times during the 3-year period beginning on the 
     date of such contribution.
       ``(4) Eligible person.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible person' means--
       ``(i) any eligible individual,
       ``(ii) any eligible corporation, and
       ``(iii) any eligible partnership.
       ``(B) Eligible individual.--The term `eligible individual' 
     means any individual if an FCC tax certificate could have 
     been issued under the Commission's Minority Ownership Policy 
     for any sale or exchange of property to such individual.
       ``(C) Eligible corporation.--The term `eligible 
     corporation' means any corporation in which eligible 
     individuals directly or indirectly own--
       ``(i) stock possessing more than 50 percent of the total 
     voting power of the stock of such corporation, and
       ``(ii) stock having a value equal to more than 20 percent 
     of the total value of the stock of such corporation.
       ``(D) Eligible partnership.--The term `eligible 
     partnership' means any partnership in which eligible 
     individuals directly or indirectly--
       ``(i) have actual control of the partnership, and
       ``(ii) own partnership interests having a value equal to 
     more than 20 percent of the total value of the partnership 
     interests of such partnership.
       ``(5) Treatment of buy-sell arrangements, etc.--For 
     purposes of paragraphs (3) and (4)--
       ``(A) In general.--Property held by an eligible person 
     shall be treated as held by an ineligible person if--
       ``(i) an ineligible person has an option or other right to 
     acquire such property, or
       ``(ii) the eligible person has an option or other right to 
     require an ineligible person to acquire such property.

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       ``(B) Treatment of warrants, etc.--If an ineligible person 
     holds a warrant, convertible security, or similar instrument 
     issued by any entity, such person shall be treated as holding 
     the interest in the entity which such person could have 
     acquired on the exercise of his rights under the instrument.
       ``(C) Ineligible person.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the term `ineligible person' means any person who is not an 
     eligible person.
       ``(6) Other definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) FCC tax certificate.--The term `FCC tax certificate' 
     means any certificate of the Commission for the effectuation 
     of this section for purposes of carrying out the Commission's 
     Minority Ownership Policy.
       ``(B) Minority ownership policy.--The term `Minority 
     Ownership Policy' means the Commission's policy, as in effect 
     on January 16, 1995, to encourage ownership of 
     telecommunications facilities and licenses by women and 
     members of minority groups.
       ``(C) Qualified contribution to capital.--The term 
     `qualified contribution to capital' means any contribution to 
     the capital of an eligible corporation or an eligible 
     partnership pursuant to the contribution to capital 
     provisions of the Commission's Minority Ownership Policy.
       ``(D) Commission.--The term `Commission' means the Federal 
     Communications Commission.
       ``(7) Extension of statute of limitation.--
       ``(A) Deficiencies.--The statutory period for the 
     assessment of any deficiency attributable to any failure to 
     meet the requirements of paragraph (3)(B) shall not expire 
     before the close of the 3-year period beginning on the date 
     that the taxpayer certifies to the Secretary that such 
     requirements have been met, and such deficiency may be 
     assessed before the expiration of such 3-year period 
     notwithstanding the provisions of any law or rule of law 
     which would otherwise prevent such assessment.
       ``(B) Overpayments.--A refund or credit of any overpayment 
     of tax attributable to any failure to meet the requirements 
     of paragraph (3)(B) may be allowed or made (notwithstanding 
     the operation of any law or rule of law (including res 
     judicata)) if claim therefor is filed before the close of the 
     3-year period referred to in subparagraph (A).
       ``(8) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be appropriate to carry out the purposes 
     of this subsection, including regulations aggregating 
     transactions for purposes of paragraph (2).''
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to--
       (A) sales and exchanges on or after January 17, 1995, and
       (B) sales and exchanges before such date if the FCC tax 
     certificate with respect to such sale or exchange is issued 
     on or after such date.
       (2) Binding contracts.--
       (A) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     not apply to any sale or exchange pursuant to a written 
     contract which was binding on January 16, 1995, and at all 
     times thereafter before the sale or exchange, if the FCC tax 
     certificate with respect to such sale or exchange was applied 
     for, or issued, on or before such date.
       (B) Sales contingent on issuance of certificate.--A 
     contract shall be treated as not binding for purposes of 
     subparagraph (A) if the sale or exchange pursuant to such 
     contract, or the material terms of such contract, were 
     contingent, at any time on January 16, 1995, on the issuance 
     of an FCC tax certificate. The preceding sentence shall not 
     apply if the FCC tax certificate for such sale or exchange is 
     issued on or before January 16, 1995.
       (3) FCC tax certificate.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term ``FCC tax certificate'' has the meaning given to 
     such term by section 1071(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, as amended by this section.

     SEC. 202. NONRECOGNITION ON INVOLUNTARY CONVERSIONS NOT TO 
                   APPLY IF REPLACEMENT PROPERTY ACQUIRED FROM 
                   RELATED PERSON.

       (a) In General.--Section 1033 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (relating to involuntary conversions) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j) and by 
     inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Nonrecognition Not To Apply if Replacement Property 
     Acquired From Related Person.--Subsection (a) shall not apply 
     if the replacement property or stock acquired is acquired 
     from a related person. For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, a person is related to another person if the 
     relationship between such persons would result in a 
     disallowance of losses under section 267 or 707(b).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to replacement property or stock acquired on or 
     after February 6, 1995.
                      TITLE III--REVENUE INCREASES
Subtitle A--Denial of Earned Income Credit for Individuals Having More 
                    Than $2,500 of Investment Income

     SEC. 301. DENIAL OF EARNED INCOME CREDIT FOR INDIVIDUALS 
                   HAVING MORE THAN $2,500 OF INVESTMENT INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as 
     subsections (j) and (k), respectively, and by inserting after 
     subsection (h) the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Denial of Credit for Individuals Having More Than 
     $2,500 of Investment Income.--
       ``(1) In general.--No credit shall be allowed under 
     subsection (a) for the taxable year if the aggregate amount 
     of disqualified income of the taxpayer for such taxable year 
     exceeds $2,500.
       ``(2) Disqualified income.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the term `disqualified income' means--
       ``(A) interest, dividends, rents, and royalties to the 
     extent includible in gross income for the taxable year, and
       ``(B) interest which is received or accrued during the 
     taxable year and which is exempt from tax.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.
       Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to International Taxation

     SEC. 311. REVISION OF TAX RULES ON EXPATRIATION.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part II of subchapter N of 
     chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
     inserting after section 877 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 877A. TAX RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXPATRIATION.

       ``(a) General Rules.--For purposes of this subtitle--
       ``(1) Citizens.--If any United States citizen relinquishes 
     his citizenship during a taxable year, all property held by 
     such citizen at the time immediately before such 
     relinquishment shall be treated as sold at such time for its 
     fair market value and any gain or loss shall be taken into 
     account for such taxable year.
       ``(2) Certain residents.--If any long-term resident of the 
     United States ceases to be subject to tax as a resident of 
     the United States for any portion of any taxable year, all 
     property held by such resident at the time of such cessation 
     shall be treated as sold at such time for its fair market 
     value and any gain or loss shall be taken into account for 
     the taxable year which includes the date of such cessation.
       ``(b) Exclusion for Certain Gain.--The amount which would 
     (but for this subsection) be includible in the gross income 
     of any taxpayer by reason of subsection (a) shall be reduced 
     (but not below zero) by $600,000.
       ``(c) Property Treated as Held.--For purposes of this 
     section, except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, an 
     individual shall be treated as holding--
       ``(1) all property which would be includible in his gross 
     estate under chapter 11 were such individual to die at the 
     time the property is treated as sold,
       ``(2) any other interest in a trust which the individual is 
     treated as holding under the rules of section 679(e) 
     (determined by treating such section as applying to foreign 
     and domestic trusts), and
       ``(3) any other interest in property specified by the 
     Secretary as necessary or appropriate to carry out the 
     purposes of this section.
       ``(d) Exceptions.--The following property shall not be 
     treated as sold for purposes of this section:
       ``(1) United states real property interests.--Any United 
     States real property interest (as defined in section 
     897(c)(1)), other than stock of a United States real property 
     holding corporation which does not, on the date the 
     individual relinquishes his citizenship or ceases to be 
     subject to tax as a resident, meet the requirements of 
     section 897(c)(2).
       ``(2) Interest in certain retirement plans.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any interest in a qualified retirement 
     plan (as defined in section 4974(d)), other than any interest 
     attributable to contributions which are in excess of any 
     limitation or which violate any condition for tax-favored 
     treatment.
       ``(B) Foreign pension plans.--
       ``(i) In general.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary, interests in foreign pension plans or similar 
     retirement arrangements or programs.
       ``(ii) Limitation.--The value of property which is treated 
     as not sold by reason of this subparagraph shall not exceed 
     $500,000.
       ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Relinquishment of citizenship.--A citizen shall be 
     treated as relinquishing his United States citizenship on the 
     date the United States Department of State issues to the 
     individual a certificate of loss of nationality or on the 
     date a court of the United States cancels a naturalized 
     citizen's certificate of naturalization.
       ``(2) Long-term resident.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `long-term resident' means any 
     individual (other than a citizen of the United States) who is 
     a lawful permanent resident of the United States and, as a 
     result of such status, has been subject to tax as a resident 
     in at least 10 taxable years during the period of 15 taxable 
     years ending with the taxable year during which the sale 
     under subsection (a) is treated as occurring.
       ``(B) Special rule.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     there shall not be taken into account--
       ``(i) any taxable year during which any prior sale is 
     treated under subsection (a) as occurring, or
       ``(ii) any taxable year prior to the taxable year referred 
     to in clause (i).
       ``(f) Termination of Deferrals, Etc.--On the date any 
     property held by an individual is treated as sold under 
     subsection (a)--

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       ``(1) any period deferring recognition of income or gain 
     shall terminate, and
       ``(2) any extension of time for payment of tax shall cease 
     to apply and the unpaid portion of such tax shall be due and 
     payable.
       ``(g) Election by Expatriating Residents.--Solely for 
     purposes of determining gain under subsection (a)--
       ``(1) In general.--At the election of a resident not a 
     citizen of the United States, property--
       ``(A) which was held by such resident on the date the 
     individual first became a resident of the United States 
     during the period of long-term residency to which the 
     treatment under subsection (a) relates, and
       ``(B) which is treated as sold under subsection (a),
     shall be treated as having a basis on such date of not less 
     than the fair market value of such property on such date.
       ``(2) Election.--Such an election shall apply to all 
     property described in paragraph (1), and, once made, shall be 
     irrevocable.
       ``(h) Deferral of Tax on Closely Held Business Interests.--
     The District Director may enter into an agreement with any 
     individual which permits such individual to defer payment for 
     not more than 5 years of any tax imposed by subsection (a) by 
     reason of holding any interest in a closely held business (as 
     defined in section 6166(b)) other than a United States real 
     property interest described in subsection (d)(1).
       ``(i) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this section.
       ``(j) Cross Reference.--

  ``For termination of United States citizenship for tax purposes, see 
section 7701(a)(47).''

       (b) Definition of Termination of United States 
     Citizenship.--Section 7701(a) of such Code is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(47) Termination of united states citizenship.--An 
     individual shall not cease to be treated as a United States 
     citizen before the date on which the individual's citizenship 
     is treated as relinquished under section 877A(e)(1).''
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 877 of such Code is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any 
     individual who is subject to the provisions of section 
     877A.''
       (2) Paragraph (10) of section 7701(b) of such Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``This paragraph shall not apply to any individual who is 
     subject to the provisions of section 877A.''
       (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     A of part II of subchapter N of chapter 1 of such Code is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 877 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 877A. Tax responsibilities of expatriation.''

       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to--
       (1) United States citizens who relinquish (within the 
     meaning of section 877A(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, as added by this section) United States citizenship on 
     or after February 6, 1995, and
       (2) long-term residents (as defined in such section) who 
     cease to be subject to tax as residents of the United States 
     on or after such date.

     SEC. 312. IMPROVED INFORMATION REPORTING ON FOREIGN TRUSTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6048 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (relating to returns as to certain foreign trusts) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 6048. INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN FOREIGN 
                   TRUSTS.

       ``(a) Notice of Certain Events.--
       ``(1) General rule.--On or before the 90th day (or such 
     later day as the Secretary may prescribe) after any 
     reportable event, the responsible party shall--
       ``(A) notify each trustee of the trust of the requirements 
     of subsection (b), and
       ``(B) provide written notice of such event to the Secretary 
     in accordance with paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Contents of notice.--The notice required by paragraph 
     (1)(B) shall contain such information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe, including--
       ``(A) the amount of money or other property (if any) 
     transferred to the trust in connection with the reportable 
     event,
       ``(B) the identity of the trust and of each trustee and 
     beneficiary (or class of beneficiaries) of the trust, and
       ``(C) a statement that each trustee of the trust has been 
     informed of the requirements of subsection (b).
       ``(3) Reportable event.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `reportable event' means--
       ``(A) the creation of any foreign trust by a United States 
     person,
       ``(B) the transfer of any money or property to a foreign 
     trust by a United States person, including a transfer by 
     reason of death,
       ``(C) a domestic trust becoming a foreign trust,
       ``(D) the death of a citizen or resident of the United 
     States who is a grantor of a foreign trust, and
       ``(E) the residency starting date (within the meaning of 
     section 7701(b)(2)(A)) of a grantor of a foreign trust 
     subject to tax under section 679(a)(3).
     Subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall not apply with respect to a 
     trust described in section 404(a)(4) or 404A.
       ``(4) Responsible party.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `responsible party' means--
       ``(A) the grantor in the case of a reportable event 
     described in subparagraph (A) or (E) of paragraph (3),
       ``(B) the transferor in the case of a reportable event 
     described in paragraph (3)(B) other than a transfer by reason 
     of death,
       ``(C) the trustee of the domestic trust in the case of a 
     reportable event described in paragraph (3)(C), and
       ``(D) the executor of the decedent's estate in the case of 
     a transfer by reason of death.
       ``(b) Trust Reporting Requirements.--If a foreign trust, at 
     any time during a taxable year of such trust--
       ``(1) has a grantor who is a United States person and--
       ``(A) such grantor is treated as the owner of any portion 
     of such trust under the rules of subpart E of part I of 
     subchapter J of chapter 1, or
       ``(B) any portion of such trust would be included in the 
     gross estate of such grantor if the grantor were to die at 
     such time, or
       ``(2) directly or indirectly distributes, credits, or 
     allocates money or property to any United States person 
     (whether or not the trust has a grantor described in 
     paragraph (1)),

     then such trust shall meet the requirements of subsection (c) 
     (relating to trust information and agent) and subsection (d) 
     (relating to annual return).
       ``(c) Contents of Section 6048 Statement.--
       ``(1) In general.--The requirements of this subsection are 
     met if the trust files with the Secretary a statement which 
     contains such information as the Secretary may prescribe and 
     which--
       ``(A) identifies a United States person who is the trust's 
     limited agent to provide the Secretary with such information 
     that reasonably should be available to the trust for purposes 
     of applying sections 7602, 7603, and 7604 with respect to any 
     request by the Secretary to examine trust records or produce 
     testimony related to any transaction by the trust or with 
     respect to any summons by the Secretary for such records or 
     testimony, and
       ``(B) contains an agreement to comply with the requirements 
     of subsection (d).
       ``(2) Special rule.--A foreign trust which appoints an 
     agent described in paragraph (1)(A) shall not be considered 
     to have an office or a permanent establishment in the United 
     States solely because of the activities of such agent 
     pursuant to this section. For purposes of this section, the 
     appearance of persons or production of records by reason of 
     the creation of the agency shall not subject such persons or 
     records to legal process for any purpose other than 
     determining the correct treatment under this title of the 
     activities and operations of the trust.
       ``(d) Annual Returns and Statements.--The requirements of 
     this subsection are met if--
       ``(1) the trust makes a return for the taxable year which 
     sets forth a full and complete accounting of all trust 
     activities and operations for the taxable year, and contains 
     such other information as the Secretary may prescribe; and
       ``(2) the trust furnishes such information as the Secretary 
     may prescribe to each United States person--
       ``(A) who is treated as the owner of any portion of such 
     trust under the rules of subpart E of part I of subchapter J 
     of chapter 1,
       ``(B) to whom any item with respect to the taxable year is 
     credited or allocated, or
       ``(C) who receives a distribution from such trust with 
     respect to the taxable year.
       ``(e) Time and Manner of Filing Information.--Any notice, 
     statement, or return required under this section shall be 
     made at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall 
     prescribe.
       ``(f) Modification of Return Requirements.--Secretary is 
     authorized to suspend or modify any requirement of this 
     section if the Secretary determines that the United States 
     has no significant tax interest in obtaining the required 
     information.''
       (b) Penalties.--Section 6677 of such Code (relating to 
     failure to file information returns with respect to certain 
     foreign trusts) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 6677. FAILURE TO FILE INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO 
                   CERTAIN FOREIGN TRUSTS.

       ``(a) Failure To Report Certain Events.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a reportable event 
     described in any subparagraph of section 6048(a)(3) for which 
     a responsible party does not file a written notice meeting 
     the requirements of section 6048(a)(2) within the time 
     specified in section 6048(a)(1), the responsible party shall 
     pay a penalty of $10,000. If any failure described in the 
     preceding sentence continues for more than 90 days after the 
     day on which the Secretary mails notice of such failure to 
     the responsible party, such party shall pay a penalty (in 
     addition to the $10,000 amount) of $10,000 for each 30-day 
     period (or fraction thereof) during which such failure 
     continues after the expiration of such 90-day period.
       ``(2) 35-percent penalty.--In the case of a reportable 
     event described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 
     6048(a)(3) (other than a transfer by reason of death), the 
     aggregate amount of the penalties under paragraph (1) shall 
     not be less than an amount equal to 35 percent of the gross 
     value of the property involved in such event (determined as 
     of the date of the event).
       ``(3) Responsible Party.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `responsible party'

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     has the meaning given to such term by section 6048(a)(4).
       ``(b) Failure To Make Certain Statements and Returns.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any failure to meet the 
     requirements of section 6048(b), the appropriate tax 
     treatment of any trust transactions or operations shall be 
     determined by the Secretary in the Secretary's sole 
     discretion from the Secretary's own knowledge or from such 
     information as the Secretary may obtain through testimony or 
     otherwise.
       ``(2) Monetary penalty.--In the case of any failure to meet 
     the requirements of section 6048(b) with respect to a trust 
     described in such section by reason of paragraph (1) thereof, 
     the grantor described in such paragraph (1) shall pay a 
     penalty of $10,000 for each taxable year with respect to 
     which the foreign trust fails to meet such requirements. If 
     any failure described in the preceding sentence continues for 
     more than 90 days after the day on which the Secretary mails 
     notice of such failure to such grantor, such grantor shall 
     pay a penalty (in addition to any other penalty) of $10,000 
     for each 30-day period (or fraction thereof) during which 
     such failure continues after the expiration of such 90-day 
     period.
       ``(c) Reasonable Cause Exception.--No penalty shall be 
     imposed by this section on any failure which is shown to be 
     due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect. The 
     fact that a foreign jurisdiction would impose a civil or 
     criminal penalty on the taxpayer (or any other person) for 
     disclosing the requested documentation is not reasonable 
     cause.
       ``(d) Deficiency Procedures Not To Apply.--Subchapter B of 
     chapter 63 (relating to deficiency procedures for income, 
     estate, gift, and certain excise taxes) shall not apply in 
     respect of the assessment or collection of any penalty 
     imposed by this section.''
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) The table of sections for subpart B of part III of 
     subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 6048 and inserting the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 6048. Information with respect to certain foreign trusts.''

       (2) The table of sections for part I of subchapter B of 
     chapter 68 of such Code is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 6677 and inserting the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 6677. Failure to file information with respect to certain 
              foreign trusts.''

       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply--
       (A) to reportable events occurring on or after February 6, 
     1995, and
       (B) to the extent such amendments require reporting for any 
     taxable year under section 6048(b) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (as added by this section), to taxable years 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Notices.--For purposes of section 6048(a) of such Code, 
     the 90th day referred to therein shall in no event be treated 
     as being earlier than the 90th day after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 313. MODIFICATION OF RULES RELATING TO FOREIGN TRUSTS 
                   HAVING ONE OR MORE UNITED STATES BENEFICIARIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 679 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (relating to foreign trusts having one or more United 
     States beneficiaries) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 679. FOREIGN TRUSTS HAVING ONE OR MORE UNITED STATES 
                   BENEFICIARIES.

       ``(a) Transferor Treated as Owner.--
       ``(1) In general.--A United States person who directly or 
     indirectly transfers property to a foreign trust (other than 
     a trust described in section 404(a)(4) or section 404A) shall 
     be treated as the owner for his taxable year of the portion 
     of such trust attributable to such property if for such year 
     there is a United States beneficiary of such trust.
       ``(2) Exception.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     sale or exchange of property to a trust if--
       ``(i) the trust pays fair market value for such property, 
     and
       ``(ii) all of the gain to the transferor is recognized at 
     the time of transfer.
       ``(B) Certain obligations not taken into account.--For 
     purposes of subparagraph (A), in determining whether the 
     transferor received fair market value, there shall not be 
     taken into account--
       ``(i) any obligation of--

       ``(I) the trust,
       ``(II) any grantor or beneficiary of the trust, or
       ``(III) any person who is related (within the meaning of 
     section 643(i)(3)) to any grantor or beneficiary of the 
     trust, and

       ``(ii) except as provided in regulations, any obligation 
     which is guaranteed by a person described in clause (i).
       ``(C) Treatment of deemed sale election under section 
     1057.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), a transfer with 
     respect to which an election under section 1057 is made shall 
     not be treated as a sale or exchange.
       ``(3) Special rules applicable to foreign grantor who later 
     becomes a united states person.--A nonresident alien 
     individual who becomes a United States resident within 5 
     years after directly or indirectly transferring property to a 
     foreign trust shall be treated for purposes of this section 
     and section 6048 as having transferred such property, and any 
     undistributed income (including all realized and unrealized 
     gains) attributable thereto, to the foreign trust immediately 
     after becoming a United States resident. For this purpose, a 
     nonresident alien shall be treated as becoming a resident of 
     the United States on the residency starting date (within the 
     meaning of section 7701(b)(2)(A)).
       ``(b) Beneficiaries Treated as Transferors in Certain 
     Cases.--For purposes of this section and section 6048, if--
       ``(1) a citizen or resident of the United States who is 
     treated as the owner of any portion of a trust under 
     subsection (a) dies,
       ``(2) property is transferred to a foreign trust by reason 
     of the death of a citizen or resident of the United States, 
     or
       ``(3) a domestic trust to which any United States person 
     made a transfer becomes a foreign trust,

     then, except as otherwise provided in regulations, the trust 
     beneficiaries shall be treated as having transferred to such 
     trust (as of the date of the applicable event under paragraph 
     (1), (2), or (3)) their respective interests (as determined 
     under subsection (e)) in the property involved.
       ``(c) Trusts Acquiring United States Beneficiaries.--If--
       ``(1) subsection (a) applies to a trust for the 
     transferor's taxable year, and
       ``(2) subsection (a) would have applied to the trust for 
     the transferor's immediately preceding taxable year but for 
     the fact that for such preceding taxable year there was no 
     United States beneficiary for any portion of the trust,

     then, for purposes of this subtitle, the transferor shall be 
     treated as having received as an accumulation distribution 
     taxable under subpart D an amount equal to the undistributed 
     net income (as determined under section 665(a) as of the 
     close of such immediately preceding taxable year) 
     attributable to the portion of the trust referred to in 
     subsection (a).
       ``(d) Trusts Treated as Having a United States 
     Beneficiary.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, a trust 
     shall be treated as having a United States beneficiary for 
     the taxable year unless--
       ``(A) under the terms of the trust, no part of the income 
     or corpus of the trust may be paid or accumulated during the 
     taxable year to or for the benefit of a United States person, 
     and
       ``(B) if the trust were terminated at any time during the 
     taxable year, no part of the income or corpus of such trust 
     could be paid to or for the benefit of a United States 
     person.

     To the extent provided by the Secretary, for purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `United States person' includes any 
     person who was a United States person at any time during the 
     existence of the trust.
       ``(2) Attribution of ownership.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), an amount shall be treated as paid or accumulated to or 
     for the benefit of a United States person if such amount is 
     paid to or accumulated for a foreign corporation, foreign 
     partnership, or foreign trust or estate, and--
       ``(A) in the case of a foreign corporation, more than 50 
     percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of 
     stock of such corporation entitled to vote is owned (within 
     the meaning of section 958(a)) or is considered to be owned 
     (within the meaning of section 958(b)) by United States 
     shareholders (as defined in section 951(b)),
       ``(B) in the case of a foreign partnership, a United States 
     person is a partner of such partnership, or
       ``(C) in the case of a foreign trust or estate, such trust 
     or estate has a United States beneficiary (within the meaning 
     of paragraph (1)).
       ``(e) Determination of Beneficiaries' Interests in Trust.--
       ``(1) General rule.--For purposes of this section, a 
     beneficiary's interest in a foreign trust shall be based upon 
     all relevant facts and circumstances, including the terms of 
     the trust instrument and any letter of wishes or similar 
     document, historical patterns of trust distributions, and the 
     existence of and functions performed by a trust protector or 
     any similar advisor.
       ``(2) Special rule.--In the case of beneficiaries whose 
     interests in a trust cannot be determined under paragraph 
     (1)--
       ``(A) the beneficiary having the closest degree of kinship 
     to the grantor shall be treated as holding the remaining 
     interests in the trust not determined under paragraph (1) to 
     be held by any other beneficiary, and
       ``(B) if 2 or more beneficiaries have the same degree of 
     kinship to the grantor, such remaining interests shall be 
     treated as held equally by such beneficiaries.
       ``(3) Constructive ownership.--If a beneficiary of a 
     foreign trust is a corporation, partnership, trust, or 
     estate, the shareholders, partners, or beneficiaries shall be 
     deemed to be the trust beneficiaries for purposes of this 
     section.
       ``(4) Taxpayer return position.--A taxpayer shall clearly 
     indicate on its income tax return--
       ``(A) the methodology used to determine that taxpayer's 
     trust interest under this section, and
       ``(B) if the taxpayer knows (or has reason to know) that 
     any other beneficiary of such trust is using a different 
     methodology to de

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     termine such beneficiary's trust interest under this section.
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this section.''
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply 
     to taxable years ending on or after February 6, 1995.
       (2) Section 679(a).--Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 
     679(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this 
     section) shall apply to--
       (A) any trust created on or after February 6, 1995, and
       (B) the portion of any trust created before such date which 
     is attributable to actual transfers of property to the trust 
     on or after such date.
       (3) Section 679(b).--
       (A) In general.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 679(b) 
     of such Code (as so added) shall apply to--
       (i) any trust created on or after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, and
       (ii) the portion of any trust created before such date 
     which is attributable to actual transfers of property to the 
     trust on or after such date.
       (B) Section 679(b)(3).--Section 679(b)(3) of such Code (as 
     so added) shall take effect on February 6, 1995, without 
     regard to when the property was transferred to the trust.

     SEC. 314. FOREIGN PERSONS NOT TO BE TREATED AS OWNERS UNDER 
                   GRANTOR TRUST RULES.

       (a) In General.--So much of section 672(f) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special rule where grantor 
     is foreign person) as precedes paragraph (2) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(f) Subpart Not To Result in Foreign Ownership.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this subpart, this subpart shall apply only to the extent 
     such application results in an amount being included 
     (directly or through 1 or more entities) in the gross income 
     of a citizen or resident of the United States or a domestic 
     corporation. The preceding sentence shall not apply to any 
     portion of an investment trust if such trust is treated as a 
     trust for purposes of this title and the grantor of such 
     portion is the sole beneficiary of such portion.''
       (b) Credit for Certain Taxes.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     665(d) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``Under rules or regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary, in the case of any foreign trust 
     of which the settlor or another person would be treated as 
     owner of any portion of the trust under subpart E but for 
     section 672(f), the term `taxes imposed on the trust' 
     includes the allocable amount of any income, war profits, and 
     excess profits taxes imposed by any foreign country or 
     possession of the United States on the settlor or such other 
     person in respect of trust income.''
       (c) Distributions by Certain Foreign Trusts Through 
     Nominees.--
       (1) Section 643 of such Code is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Distributions by Certain Foreign Trusts Through 
     Nominees.--For purposes of this part, any amount paid to a 
     United States person which is derived directly or indirectly 
     from a foreign trust of which the payor is not the grantor 
     shall be deemed in the year of payment to have been directly 
     paid by the foreign trust to such United States person.''
       (2) Section 665 of such Code is amended by striking 
     subsection (c).
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (e) Transitional Rule.--If--
       (1) by reason of the amendments made by this section, any 
     person other than a United States person ceases to be treated 
     as the owner of a portion of a domestic trust, and
       (2) before January 1, 1996, such trust becomes a foreign 
     trust, or the assets of such trust are transferred to a 
     foreign trust,
     no tax shall be imposed by section 1491 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 by reason of such trust becoming a 
     foreign trust or the assets of such trust being transferred 
     to a foreign trust.

     SEC. 315. GRATUITOUS TRANSFERS BY PARTNERSHIPS AND FOREIGN 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter C of chapter 80 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to provisions affecting more 
     than one subtitle) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 7874. PURPORTED GIFTS BY PARTNERSHIPS AND FOREIGN 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--Any property (including money) that is 
     purportedly a direct or indirect gift by a partnership or a 
     foreign corporation to a person who is not a partner of the 
     partnership or a shareholder of the corporation, 
     respectively, may be recharacterized by the Secretary to 
     prevent the avoidance of tax. The Secretary may not 
     recharacterize gifts made for bona fide business or 
     charitable purposes.
       ``(b) Statements on Recipient's Return.--A taxpayer who 
     receives a purported gift subject to subsection (a) shall 
     attach a statement to his income tax return for the year of 
     receipt that identifies the property received and describes 
     fully the circumstances surrounding the purported gift.
       ``(c) Exemption.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     purported gifts received by any person during any taxable 
     year if the amount thereof is less than $2,500.
       ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such rules 
     as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes 
     of this section.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     subchapter C of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 7874. Purported gifts by partnerships and foreign 
              corporations.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts received after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 316. INFORMATION REPORTING REGARDING LARGE FOREIGN 
                   GIFTS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part III of subchapter A of 
     chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
     inserting after section 6039E the following new section:

     ``SEC. 6039F. NOTICE OF LARGE GIFTS RECEIVED FROM FOREIGN 
                   PERSONS.

       ``(a) In General.--If the value of the aggregate foreign 
     gifts received by a United States person (other than an 
     organization described in section 501(c) and exempt from tax 
     under section 501(a)) during any taxable year exceeds 
     $100,000, such United States person shall furnish (at such 
     time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) 
     such information as the Secretary may prescribe regarding 
     each foreign gift received during such year.
       ``(b) Foreign Gift.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `foreign gift' means any amount received from a person other 
     than a United States person which the recipient treats as a 
     gift or bequest. Such term shall not include any qualified 
     transfer (within the meaning of section 2503(e)(2)).
       ``(c) Penalty For Failure To File Information.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a United States person fails to 
     furnish the information required by subsection (a) with 
     respect to any foreign gift within the time prescribed 
     therefor (including extensions)--
       ``(A) the tax consequences of the receipt of such gift 
     shall be determined by the Secretary in the Secretary's sole 
     discretion from the Secretary's own knowledge or from such 
     information as the Secretary may obtain through testimony or 
     otherwise, and
       ``(B) such United States person shall pay (upon notice and 
     demand by the Secretary and in the same manner as tax) an 
     amount equal to 5 percent of the amount of such foreign gift 
     for each month for which the failure continues (not to exceed 
     25 percent of such amount in the aggregate).
       ``(2) Reasonable cause exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to any failure to report a foreign gift if the United 
     States person shows that the failure is due to reasonable 
     cause and not due to willful neglect.
       ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 
     this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     subpart is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 6039E the following new item:

``Sec. 6039F. Notice of large gifts received from foreign persons.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts received after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act in taxable years ending after such 
     date.

     SEC. 317. MODIFICATION OF RULES RELATING TO FOREIGN TRUSTS 
                   WHICH ARE NOT GRANTOR TRUSTS.

       (a) Modification of Interest Charge on Accumulation 
     Distributions.--Subsection (a) of section 668 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to interest charge on 
     accumulation distributions from foreign trusts) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of the tax determined 
     under section 667(a)--
       ``(1) Sum of interest charges for each throwback year.--The 
     interest charge (determined under paragraph (2)) with respect 
     to any distribution is the sum of the interest charges for 
     each of the throwback years to which such distribution is 
     allocated under section 666(a).
       ``(2) Interest charge for year.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (6), the interest charge for any throwback year on 
     such year's allocable share of the partial tax computed under 
     section 667(b) with respect to any distribution shall be 
     determined for the period--
       ``(A) beginning on the due date for the throwback year, and
       ``(B) ending on the due date for the taxable year of the 
     distribution,
     by using the rates and method applicable under section 6621 
     for underpayments of tax for such period. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, the term `due date' means the date 
     prescribed by law (determined without regard to extensions) 
     for filing the return of the tax imposed by this chapter for 
     the taxable year.
       ``(3) Allocable partial tax.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (2), a throwback year's allocable share of the partial tax is 
     an amount equal to such partial tax multiplied by the 
     fraction--
       ``(A) the numerator of which is the amount deemed by 
     section 666(a) to be distributed on the last day of such 
     throwback year, and
       ``(B) the denominator of which is the accumulation 
     distribution taken into account under section 666(a).

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       ``(4) Throwback year.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `throwback year' means any taxable year to which a 
     distribution is allocated under section 666(a).
       ``(5) Periods of nonresidence.--The period under paragraph 
     (2) shall not include any portion thereof during which the 
     beneficiary was not a citizen or resident of the United 
     States.
       ``(6) Throwback years before 1996.--In the case of any 
     throwback year beginning before 1996--
       ``(A) interest for the portion of the period described in 
     paragraph (2) which occurs before the first taxable year 
     beginning after 1995 shall be determined by using an interest 
     rate of 6 percent and no compounding, and
       ``(B) interest for the remaining portion of such period 
     shall be determined as if the partial tax computed under 
     section 667(b) for the throwback year were increased (as of 
     the beginning of such first taxable year) by the amount of 
     the interest determined under subparagraph (A).''
       (b) Rule When Information Not Available.--Subsection (d) of 
     section 666 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``In the case of a distribution from a foreign 
     trust to which section 6048(b) applies, adequate records 
     shall not be considered to be available for purposes of the 
     preceding sentence unless such trust meets the requirements 
     referred to in such section. If a taxpayer is not able to 
     demonstrate when a trust was created, the Secretary may use 
     any reasonable approximation based on available evidence.''
       (c) Abusive Transactions.--Section 643(a) of such Code is 
     amended by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) Abusive transactions.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry 
     out the purposes of this part, including regulations to 
     prevent avoidance of such purposes.''
       (d) Treatment of Use of Trust Property.--Section 643 of 
     such Code (relating to definitions applicable to subparts A, 
     B, C, and D) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(i) Use of Foreign Trust Property.--
       ``(1) General rule.--For purposes of subparts B, C, and D, 
     if, during a taxable year of a foreign trust a trust 
     participant of such trust directly or indirectly uses any of 
     the trust's property, the use value for such taxable year 
     shall be treated as an amount paid to such participant (other 
     than from income for the taxable year) within the meaning of 
     sections 661(a)(2) and section 662(a)(2).
       ``(2) Exemption.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     trust participant as to whom the aggregate use value during 
     the taxable year does not exceed $2,500.
       ``(3) Definitions and special rules.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) Use value.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the term `use value' means the fair market value of the use 
     of property reduced by any amount paid for such use by the 
     trust participant or by any person who is related to such 
     participant.
       ``(B) Special rule for cash and cash equivalent.--A direct 
     or indirect loan of cash, or cash equivalent, by a foreign 
     trust shall be treated as a use of trust property by the 
     borrower and the full amount of the loan principal shall be 
     the use value.
       ``(C) Use by related party.--
       ``(i) Use by a person who is related to a trust participant 
     shall be treated as use by the participant.
       ``(ii) If property is used by any person who is a related 
     person with respect to more than one trust participant, then 
     the property shall be treated as used by the trust 
     participant most closely related, by blood or otherwise, to 
     such person.
       ``(D) Property includes cash and cash equivalents.--The 
     term `property' includes cash and cash equivalents.
       ``(E) Trust participant.--The term `trust participant' 
     means each grantor and beneficiary of the trust.
       ``(F) Related person.--A person is related to a trust 
     participant if the relationship between such persons would 
     result in a disallowance of losses under section 267(b) or 
     707(b). In applying section 267 for purposes of the preceding 
     sentence--
       ``(i) section 267(e) shall be applied as if such person or 
     the trust participant were a pass-thru entity,
       ``(ii) section 267(b) shall be applied by substituting `at 
     least 10 percent' for `more than 50 percent' each place it 
     appears, and
       ``(iii) in determining the family of an individual under 
     section 267(c)(4), such section shall be treated as including 
     the spouse (and former spouse) of such individual and of each 
     other person who is treated under such section as being a 
     member of the family of such individual or spouse.
       ``(G) Subsequent transactions regarding loan principal.--If 
     any loan described in subparagraph (B) is taken into account 
     under paragraph (1), any subsequent transaction between the 
     trust and the original borrower regarding the principal of 
     the loan (by way of complete or partial repayment, 
     satisfaction, cancellation, discharge, or otherwise) shall be 
     disregarded for purposes of this title.''
       (e) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Interest charge.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to interest for throwback years beginning before, 
     on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 318. RESIDENCE OF ESTATES AND TRUSTS.

       (a) Treatment as United States Person.--Paragraph (30) of 
     section 7701(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (D) and by inserting after 
     subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) any estate or trust if--
       ``(i) a court within the United States is able to exercise 
     primary supervision over the administration of the estate or 
     trust, and
       ``(ii) in the case of a trust, one or more United States 
     fiduciaries have the authority to control all substantial 
     decisions of the trust.''
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (31) of section 
     7701(a) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
       ``(31) Foreign estate or trust.--The term `foreign estate' 
     or `foreign trust' means any estate or trust other than an 
     estate or trust described in section 7701(a)(30)(D).''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply--
       (1) to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1996, and
       (2) at the election of the trustee of a trust, to taxable 
     years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and on or before December 31, 1996.
     Such an election, once made, shall be irrevocable.

It was decided in the

Yeas

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Nays

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                                AYES--191

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--234

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones

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     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Borski
     Crapo
     de la Garza
     Ehlers
     Gallegly
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Rush
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. McINNIS, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 88, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 88, the following amendment, reported 
from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, was 
considered agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH 
                   INSURANCE COSTS OF SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (l) of section 162 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special rules for 
     health insurance costs of self-employed individuals) is 
     amended by striking paragraph (6).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1993.

     SEC. 2. REPEAL OF NONRECOGNITION ON FCC CERTIFIED SALES AND 
                   EXCHANGES.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter O of chapter 1 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking part V (relating 
     to changes to effectuate FCC policy).
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for such 
     subchapter O is amended by striking the item relating to part 
     V.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to--
       (A) sales and exchanges on or after January 17, 1995, and
       (B) sales and exchanges before such date if the FCC tax 
     certificate with respect to such sale or exchange is issued 
     on or after such date.
       (2) Binding contracts.--
       (A) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     not apply to any sale or exchange pursuant to a written 
     contract which was binding on January 16, 1995, and at all 
     times thereafter before the sale or exchange, if the FCC tax 
     certificate with respect to such sale or exchange was applied 
     for, or issued, on or before such date.
       (B) Sales contingent on issuance of certificate.--A 
     contract shall be treated as not binding for purposes of 
     subparagraph (A) if the sale or exchange pursuant to such 
     contract, or the material terms of such contract, were 
     contingent, at any time on January 16, 1995, on the issuance 
     of an FCC tax certificate. The preceding sentence shall not 
     apply if the FCC tax certificate for such sale or exchange is 
     issued on or before January 16, 1995.
       (3) FCC tax certificate.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term ``FCC tax certificate'' means any certificate of the 
     Federal Communications Commission for the effectuation of 
     section 1071 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act).

     SEC. 3. NONRECOGNITION ON INVOLUNTARY CONVERSIONS NOT TO 
                   APPLY IF REPLACEMENT PROPERTY ACQUIRED FROM 
                   RELATED PERSON.

       (a) In General.--Section 1033 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (relating to involuntary conversions) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j) and by 
     inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Nonrecognition Not To Apply if Replacement Property 
     Acquired From Related Person.--Subsection (a) shall not apply 
     if the replacement property or stock acquired is acquired 
     from a related person. For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, a person is related to another person if the 
     relationship between such persons would result in a 
     disallowance of losses under section 267 or 707(b).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to replacement property or stock acquired on or 
     after February 6, 1995.

     SEC. 4. PHASEOUT OF EARNED INCOME CREDIT FOR INDIVIDUALS 
                   HAVING MORE THAN $2,500 OF TAXABLE INTEREST AND 
                   DIVIDENDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as 
     subsections (j) and (k), respectively, and by inserting after 
     subsection (h) the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Phaseout of Credit for Individuals Having More Than 
     $2,500 of Taxable Interest and Dividends.--If the aggregate 
     amount of interest and dividends includible in the gross 
     income of the taxpayer for the taxable year exceeds $2,500, 
     the amount of the credit which would (but for this 
     subsection) be allowed under this section for such taxable 
     year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by an amount which 
     bears the same ratio to such amount of credit as such excess 
     bears to $650.''
       (b) Inflation Adjustment.--Subsection (j) of section 32 of 
     such Code (relating to inflation adjustments), as 
     redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking 
     paragraph (2) and by inserting the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) Interest and dividend income limitation.--In the case 
     of a taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 1996, 
     each dollar amount contained in subsection (i) shall be 
     increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, determined by substituting `calendar year 1995' 
     for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
       ``(3) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under paragraph 
     (1) or (2) is not a multiple of $10, such dollar amount shall 
     be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.
Passed the House of Representatives February 21, 1995.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. STARK moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Ways and 
Means with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith 
with the following amendment:

       At the end of the bill insert the following:

     SEC. 5. REPEAL OF MAXIMUM PERIOD OF MANDATORY CONTINUATION 
                   COVERAGE UNDER GROUP HEALTH PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Section 162 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended by redesignating subsection (o) as 
     subsection (p) and by inserting after subsection (n) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(o) Group Health Plans Not Providing Extended 
     Continuation Health Coverage.--
       ``(1) In general.--No deduction shall be allowed under this 
     chapter for any amount paid or incurred by an employer for 
     any group health plan to which section 4980B applies if such 
     plan fails to provide extended continuation coverage with 
     respect to any qualified beneficiary (as defined in section 
     4980B(g)).
       ``(2) Extended continuation coverage.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the term `extended continuation coverage' 
     means coverage which would be required to be provided under 
     section 4980B but for subsection (f)(2)(B)(i) thereof.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to qualifying events (as defined in 
     section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) occurring 
     before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     but shall not apply if the period of continuation coverage 
     required under section 4980B of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to the qualifying event has expired before 
     such date.

  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. STARK demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

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                                AYES--180

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement

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     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--245

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Borski
     Crapo
     de la Garza
     Ehlers
     Gallegly
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
     Meek
     Rush
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. ARCHER demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

381

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affirmative

Nays

44

para.29.20                   [Roll No. 150]

                                AYES--381

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--44

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Bishop
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Engel
     Evans

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     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     McKinney
     Mfume
     Mink
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Roybal-Allard
     Scott
     Serrano
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Borski
     Crapo
     de la Garza
     Ehlers
     Gallegly
     Gonzalez
     Lewis (GA)
     Meek
     Rush
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.29.21  providing for the consideration of h.r. 830

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-43) the resolution (H. Res. 91) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 830) to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States 
Code, to further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to have 
Federal agencies become more responsible and publicly accountable for 
reducing the burden of Federal paperwork on the public, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.29.22  providing for the consideration of h.r. 889

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-44) the privileged resolution (H. Res. 92) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 889) making emergency supplemental 
appropriations and rescissions to preserve and enhance the military 
readiness of the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.29.23  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule on Wednesday, February 22, 1995: Committee on Banking and 
Financial Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Economic 
and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, the Committee on International Relations, the Committee on 
the Judiciary, the Committee on National Security, the Committee on 
Science, the Committee on Small Business, and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.29.24  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. CRAPO, for 
today.
  And then,

para.29.25  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. CHRISTENSEN, at 11 o'clock and 54 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para.29.26  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 421, A 
     bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to 
     provide for the purchase of common stock of Cook Inlet 
     Region, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     104-40). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 622, A 
     bill to implement the Convention on Future Multilateral 
     Cooperation in the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries (Rept. No. 
     104-41). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 715. A 
     bill to amend the Central Bering Sea Fisheries Enforcement 
     Act of 1992 to prohibit fishing in the Central Sea of Okhotsk 
     by vessels and nationals of the United States (Rept. No. 104-
     42). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 91, 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     830) to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to 
     further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to have 
     Federal agencies become more responsible and publicly 
     accountable for reducing the burden of Federal paperwork on 
     the public; and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-43). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 92. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 889) 
     making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
     to preserve and enhance the military readiness of the 
     Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 1995, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-44). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.

para.29.27  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 993. A bill concerning denial of passports to 
     noncustodial parents subject to State arrest warrants in 
     cases of nonpayment of child support; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. CHAPMAN (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Pete Geren of Texas):
       H.R. 994. A bill to require the periodic review and 
     automatic termination of Federal regulations; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Armey, 
             Mr. Petri, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. McIntosh):
       H.R. 995. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 to provide new portability, 
     participation, solvency, claims, and other consumer 
     protections and freedoms for workers in a mobile workforce; 
     to increase purchasing power for employers and employees by 
     removing barriers to the voluntary formation of multiple 
     employer health plans and fully-insured multiple employer 
     arrangements; to increase health plan competition providing 
     more affordable choice of coverage by removing restrictive 
     State laws relating to provider health networks, employer 
     health coalitions, and insured plans and the offering of 
     medisave plans; to expand access to fully-insured coverage 
     for employees of small employers through fair rating 
     standards and open markets; and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Petri, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. McIntosh):i
       H.R. 996. A bill to improve portability, access, and fair 
     rating for health insurance coverage for individuals; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 997. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of the 
     Medicare Program of certain chiropractic services authorized 
     to be performed under State law; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     for a period to be sebsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON:
       H.R. 998. A bill to amend title III of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act to provide employment and training assistance 
     for certain individuals who work at or live in the community 
     of a plant, facility, or enterprise that is scheduled to 
     close or undergo significant layoffs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H.R. 999. A bill to establish a single, consolidated source 
     of Federal child care funding; to establish a program to 
     provide block grants to States to provide nutrition 
     assistance to economically disadvantaged individuals and 
     families and to establish a program to provide block grants 
     in States to provide school-based food services to students; 
     to restrict alien eligibility for certain education, 
     training, and other programs; and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Clay, Mr. Coleman, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr, 
             Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gon

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             zalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Jacobs, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne of New 
             Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Reed, Ms. 
             Rivers, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Torres, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Williams, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Zimmer):
       H.R. 1000. A bill to designate certain lands in Alaska as 
     wilderness; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON:
       H.R. 1001. A bill to deauthorize a portion of the project 
     for improving the Mystic River, CT; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 1002. A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to 
     exempt marinas from the financial responsibility requirements 
     applicable to offshore facilities under that act; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, and Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 1003. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the deductibility of business meal expenses 
     for individuals who are subject to Federal hours of 
     limitation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:
       H.R. 1004. A bill to protect the public from the misuse of 
     the telecommunications network and telecommunications devices 
     and facilities; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
             and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 1005. A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to 
     declare English as the official language of the Government of 
     the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in addition to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Davis, Mr. Rangel, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H.R. 1006. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide housing benefits for the purchase of residential 
     cooperative apartment units; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. ROBERTS:
       H.R. 1007. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     permit a maximum speed limit of 65 miles per hour on any 
     highway within a State's jurisdiction located outside an 
     urbanized area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. THOMPSON:
       H.R. 1008. A bill to require periodic maintenance dredging 
     for the Greenville Inner Harbor Channel, MS; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.29.28  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII.

       Mr. DAVIS introduced a bill (H.R. 1009) for the relief of 
     Lloyd B. Gamble; which was referred to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

para.29.29  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 10: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Livingston, Mr. White, Mr. 
     Montgomery, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
     and Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 28: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 29: Mr. Fox, Mr. Saxton, Mrs. Seastrand, and Ms. 
     Lofgren.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Leach, Mr. Torres, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. King, Mr. 
     Bilbray, and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 52: Mr. Orton, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Mineta, 
     and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Paxon, and Mr. 
     Bonilla.
       H.R. 86: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Royce and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 216: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Baker of 
     California, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 259: Mr. Cox, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Paxon, and Mr. 
     Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 304: Mr. Fox and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 305: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Owens, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. 
     Ackerman.
       H.R. 312: Mr. Orton and Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Crapo, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
     Baesler, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Souder, Mr. Calvert, 
     Mr. Martini, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Foley, 
     Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Kildee and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 370: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, Mr. Leach, and Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 404: Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 426: Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Evans, and Mr. 
     Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 427: Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
     Mr. Cooley, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 479: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Luther, Mr. Rogers, Ms. 
     Molinari, Mr. Hilliard, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 493: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 521: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 559: Mr. Mineta, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 564: Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 571: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
     and Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 587: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 592: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana.
       H.R. 593: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 600: Mr. Frost, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     and Ms. Lowey.
       H.R. 607: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Cox, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Bass, 
     Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Largent, Mr. Williams, Mrs. 
     Waldholtz, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 658: Mr. Vento and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Saxton, 
     Mr. Blute, and Mr. Funderburk.
       H.R. 696: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Torres, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mr. Petri, Mr. Castle, and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 697: Mr. Baker of Louisiana and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 707: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 708: Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. 
     Smith of Washington, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Herger, Mr. Crane, and Mr. 
     Tate.
       H.R. 771: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. Bryant of Texas, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 803: Mr. Orton, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 809: Mr. Saxton and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 858: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Torres, Mr. Gene 
     Green of Texas, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Ney, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Fox, Mr. Solomon, 
     Mr. Herger, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cox, Mrs. Smith of Washington, 
     Mr. Lucas, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Royce, Mr. Ewing, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Myers of 
     Indiana, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Sam 
     Johnson, Mr. Minge, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
     Kim, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
     Bono, Mr. Moran, Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. 
     Seastrand, Mr. Istook, Mr. Davis, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, 
     Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 923: Mr. Upton, Mr. Souder, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Inglis of 
     South Carolina, and Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 924: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 949: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 989: Mr. Becerra.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Johnson of 
     South Dakota, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
     Shuster, and Mr. Klug.
       H. Con. Res. 22: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Bryant of 
     Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Nadler, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
     and Mr. Mascara.
       H. Con. Res. 27: Mr. Fox and Mr. Gilman.
       H. Con. Res. 28: Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
     Chapman, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. 
     Ortiz.
       H. Res. 15: Mrs. Lowey.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
     Eshoo, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Orton, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H. Res. 45: Mr. Stark, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Rivers, 
     Mr. Williams, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Dellums.
       H. Res. 56: Mr. Stearns and Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H. Res. 80: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
     Dornan, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Funderburk, and Mr. 
     Foley.



.
                    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1995 (30)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.30.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, February 21, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.30.2  communications

  Executive communication, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, was referred 
as follows:

       387. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting amend

[[Page 268]]

     ments to the fiscal year 1996 appropriations requests for the 
     Departments of Commerce, Education, Energy, and the Interior, 
     and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, as well as a revision 
     to a fiscal year 1995 supplemental proposal for the 
     Department of Labor, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1106(b) (H. Doc. 
     No. 104-39); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered 
     to be printed.

para.30.3  providing for the consideration of h.r. 889

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 92):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 889) making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations and rescissions to preserve and enhance the 
     military readiness of the Department of Defense for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other 
     purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. General debate shall be confined to the bill and the 
     amendments made in order by this resolution and shall not 
     exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule and shall 
     be considered as read. Points of order against provisions in 
     the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are 
     waived. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill 
     for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
     text of H.R. 889 modified as follows: on page 16, after line 
     12, insert a new title V consisting of the text of the bill 
     (H.R. 845) rescinding certain budget authority, and for other 
     purposes. The amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 
     be considered as read. Points of order against that amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with 
     clause 7 of rule XVI or clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. 
     No other amendment shall be in order except the amendment in 
     the nature of a substitute printed in the report of the 
     Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, which may be 
     offered only by Representative Obey of Wisconsin or his 
     designee, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
     one hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 
     an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. Points of 
     order against the amendment in the nature of a substitute for 
     failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. At 
     the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment, 
     the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House 
     with such amendment as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute made in order as original text. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill and any amendment thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. DREIER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

282

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

144

para.30.4                    [Roll No. 151]

                                YEAS--282

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--144

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Ehlers
     Fattah
     Gonzalez
     Hoyer
     Meek
     Peterson (MN)
     Rush
     Williams
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.30.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 450

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-45) the resolution (H. Res. 93) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 450) to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal 
Government operations by establishing a moratorium on regulatory 
rulemaking actions, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.30.6  defense supplemental appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, pursuant to House Resolu

[[Page 269]]

tion 92 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 889) making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
rescissions to preserve and enhance the military readiness of the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and 
for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. THOMAS as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.30.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. OBEY:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following: That the following sums are appropriated, out of 
     any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to 
     provide emergency supplemental appropriations for the 
     Department of Defense to preserve and enhance military 
     readiness for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and 
     for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army,'' 
     $69,300,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy,'' 
     $49,500,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine 
     Corps,'' $10,400,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air 
     Force,'' $71,700,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy,'' 
     $4,600,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army,'' $958,600,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy,'' $347,600,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps,'' $38,000,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force,'' $888,700,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide,'' $43,200,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy Reserve,'' $6,400,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                              PROCUREMENT

                        Other Procurement, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Army,'' 
     $28,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 1997: 
     Provided, That such amount is designated by Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.

                      Other Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Air 
     Force,'' $8,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     1997: Provided, That such amount is designated by Congress as 
     an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program,'' 
     $14,000,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                                TITLE II

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                RESCISSIONS OF CERTAIN BUDGET AUTHORITY

                 Line-Item Veto Authority--Defense-Wide


                              (recissions)

       Of the total funds made available for the Department of 
     Defense in Public Law 103-335, $2,250,000,000 are rescinded. 
     In canceling or reducing programs, projects, and activities 
     to carry out this paragraph, the Secretary of Defense, to the 
     maximum extent feasible (1) shall cancel or reduce only 
     programs, projects, and activities that the Secretary 
     determines are of the lowest priority; and (2) shall not 
     cancel or reduce any program, project, or activity that the 
     Secretary determines directly affects force readiness or the 
     quality of life for service members and their families. No 
     rescission, cancellation, or reduction under this paragraph 
     shall take effect until 30 days after the Secretary of 
     Defense submits to the Congress a notification of the 
     proposed cancellations and reductions.

                               TITLE III

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 301. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 302. Notwithstanding sections 607 and 630 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2357, 2390) and 
     sections 2608 and 2350j of title 10, United States Code, all 
     funds received by the United States as reimbursement for 
     expenses for which funds are provided in this Act shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescissions for the Department of Defense 
     to Preserve and Enhance Military Readiness Act of 1995''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

167

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negative

Nays

260

para.30.8                    [Roll No. 152]

                                AYES--167

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman

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     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--260

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Browder
     Ehlers
     Fattah
     Gonzalez
     Meek
     Rush
     Tucker
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, resumed the Chair.
  When Mr. THOMAS, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 92, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
     That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to provide emergency 
     supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense to 
     preserve and enhance military readiness for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army,'' 
     $69,300,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy,'' 
     $49,500,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine 
     Corps,'' $10,400,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air 
     Force,'' $71,700,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy,'' 
     $4,600,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army,'' $958,600,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy,'' $347,600,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps,'' $38,000,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force,'' $888,700,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide,'' $43,200,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy Reserve,'' $6,400,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                              PROCUREMENT

                        Other Procurement, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Army,'' 
     $28,600,000, to remain available until September 30, 1997: 
     Provided, That such amount is designated by Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.

                      Other Procurement, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Air 
     Force,'' $8,100,000, to remain available until September 30, 
     1997: Provided, That such amount is designated by Congress as 
     an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program,'' 
     $14,000,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                                TITLE II

                  RESCINDING CERTAIN BUDGET AUTHORITY

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $15,000,000 are rescinded.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $18,800,000 are rescinded.

                   Environmental Restoration, Defense


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $150,000,000 are rescinded.

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                  Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $80,000,000 are rescinded.

                              PROCUREMENT

                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-139, $15,000,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $71,400,000 are rescinded.

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-396, $33,000,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-139, $86,200,000 are rescinded.

                  National Guard and Reserve Equipment


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $30,000,000 are rescinded.

                    Defense Production Act Purchases


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-139, $100,000,000 are rescinded.

               RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-139, $28,300,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $19,700,000 are rescinded.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-139, $1,200,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $58,900,000 are rescinded.

         Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-139, $93,800,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $75,800,000 are rescinded.

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-139, $77,000,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $491,600,000 are rescinded.

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                 National Security Education Trust Fund


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-172, Public Law 103-50, Public Law 103-139, and 
     Public Law 103-335, $161,287,000 are rescinded: Provided, 
     That the balance of funds in the National Security Education 
     Trust Fund (established pursuant to section 804 of the David 
     L. Boren National Security Education Act of 1991 (50 U.S.C. 
     1904)), other than such amount as is necessary for 
     obligations made before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, is hereby reduced to zero: Provided further, That no 
     outlay may be made from the Fund after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act other than to liquidate an obligation 
     made before such date and upon liquidation of all such 
     obligations made before such date, the Fund shall be closed: 
     Provided further, That no obligation may be made from the 
     Fund after the date of the enactment of this Act.

                               TITLE III

  ADDITIONAL EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS TO FURTHER ENHANCE 
                               READINESS

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army,'' 
     $75,500,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy,'' 
     $68,200,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine 
     Corps,'' $3,000,000: Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air 
     Force,'' $70,400,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army,'' 
     $6,500,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy,'' 
     $5,000,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                    Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Marine 
     Corps,'' $1,300,000: Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Air 
     Force,'' $2,800,000: Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Army,'' $11,000,000: Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Air Force,'' $5,000,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army,'' $133,000,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy,'' $107,000,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps,'' $46,000,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force,'' $80,400,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army Reserve,'' $13,000,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy Reserve,'' $18,000,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

            Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps Reserve,'' $1,000,000: Provided, That such 
     amount is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force Reserve,'' $2,600,000: Provided, That such amount 
     is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army National Guard,''

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     $10,000,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air National Guard,'' $10,000,000: Provided, That such amount 
     is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                                TITLE IV

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 401. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 402. Notwithstanding sections 607 and 630 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2357, 2390) and 
     sections 2608 and 2350j of title 10, United States Code, all 
     funds received by the United States as reimbursement for 
     expenses for which funds are provided in this Act shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

                                TITLE V

                              RESCISSIONS

       The following rescissions of budget authority are made, 
     namely:

                               CHAPTER I

DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED 
                                AGENCIES

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service


                       immigration emergency fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $70,000,000 are rescinded.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

             National Institute of Standards and Technology


                     industrial technology services

                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317 for the Advanced Technology Program, $107,000,000 
     are rescinded.

                               CHAPTER II

                      ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

                    Atomic Energy Defense Activities

         Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management


                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316 and prior years' Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Acts, $100,000,000 are rescinded.

                              CHAPTER III

       FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED AGENCIES

                    MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE


                  funds appropriated to the president

                  International Financial Institutions


              contribution to the african development fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-306, $62,014,000 are rescinded.

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE


                  funds appropriated to the president

                  Agency for International Development


  assistance for the new independent states of the former soviet union

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-87 for support of an officer resettlement program in 
     Russia as described in section 560(a)(5), $110,000,000 are 
     rescinded.

                               CHAPTER IV

            DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


                         clean coal technology

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading for 
     obligation in fiscal year 1996, $50,000,000 are rescinded and 
     of the funds made available under this heading for obligation 
     in fiscal year 1997, $150,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, 
     That funds made available in previous appropriations Acts 
     shall be available for any ongoing project regardless of the 
     separate request for proposal under which the project was 
     selected.

                               CHAPTER V

DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED 
                                AGENCIES

                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 Employment and Training Administration


                    training and employment services

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333 for carrying out title II, part C of the Job 
     Training Partnership Act, $200,000,000 are rescinded.

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                      School Improvement Programs

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333 for new education infrastructure improvement 
     grants, $100,000,000 are rescinded.

                               CHAPTER VI

           DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                    FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

                     Local Rail Freight Assistance


                              (rescission)

       Of the available balances under this heading, $13,126,000 
     are rescinded.

               Pennsylvania Station Redevelopment Project


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-331, $40,000,000 are rescinded.

                              CHAPTER VII

DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND 
                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration


                    national aeronautical facilities

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, for construction of wind tunnels, $400,000,000 
     are rescinded.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescissions for the Department of Defense 
     to Preserve and Enhance Military Readiness Act of 1995''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House as follows:

       To ensure that discretionary outlays for fiscal year 1995 
     that are made pursuant to new budget authority in the bill do 
     not cause discretionary outlays for fiscal year 1995 
     (computed without regard to any emergency designations in the 
     bill) to exceed the amount currently allocated to the 
     Committee on Appropriations pursuant to section 602(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion to 
instruct, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

163

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

264

para.30.9                    [Roll No. 153]

                                AYES--163

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer

[[Page 273]]


     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--264

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Browder
     Ehlers
     Farr
     Fattah
     Gonzalez
     Meek
     Rush
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced that the yeas and nays 
were ordered pursuant to clause 7 of rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

262

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

165

para.30.10                   [Roll No. 154] 

                                YEAS--262

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--165

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Blute
     Browder
     Ehlers
     Fattah
     Gonzalez
     Meek
     Rush
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.30.11  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.30.12  providing for the consideration of h.r. 830

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 91):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 830) to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code, to further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction 
     Act to have Federal agencies become more responsible and 
     publicly accountable

[[Page 274]]

     for reducing the burden of Federal paperwork on the public, 
     and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall 
     be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the 
     bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. The bill and the amendments recommended by 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight now printed 
     in the bill shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
     final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. LINDER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.30.13  paperwork reduction

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAZIO, pursuant to House Resolution 91 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 830) to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to 
further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to have Federal 
agencies become more responsible and publicly accountable for reducing 
the burden of Federal paperwork on the public, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LAZIO, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. COMBEST as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.30.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. COLLINS of 
Illinois:

       Page 6, beginning at line 23, strike ``soliciting, or 
     requiring the disclosure to third parties or the public,'' 
     and insert ``or soliciting,''.
       Page 9, beginning at line 18, strike ``records,'' and all 
     that follows through page 10, line 2, and insert 
     ``records.''.
       Page 49, beginning at line 12, strike ``maintain, provide, 
     or disclose information to or for any agency or person'' and 
     insert ``maintain or provide information to or for any 
     agency''.
       Page 54, beginning at line 5, strike ``obtaining,'' and all 
     that follows through line 7 and insert ``the collection of 
     information--''.
       Page 55, beginning at line 3, strike ``obtaining,'' and all 
     that follows through ``opinions'' on line 5, and insert ``the 
     collection of information''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

170

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

254

para.30.15                   [Roll No. 155]

                                AYES--170

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--254

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Browder
     Dickey
     Ehlers
     Fattah
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Meek
     Radanovich
     Rush
     Whitfield
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.30.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. MALONEY:

       At the end of the bill, add the following new section:

     SEC.  . SUNSET.

       (a) Repeal of Chapter.--Chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code, is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of chapters at the 
     beginning of title 44, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking the item relating to chapter 35.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect 5 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

156

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

265

para.30.17                   [Roll No. 156]

                                AYES--156

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle

[[Page 275]]


     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NOES--265

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Browder
     Coburn
     Collins (IL)
     Ehlers
     Fattah
     Gonzalez
     Kleczka
     Meek
     Payne (VA)
     Radanovich
     Rush
     Stenholm
     Waxman
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. COMBEST, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 91, reported 
the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       On page 12, line 21, strike ``and'' the second place it 
     appears and insert in lieu thereof ``,''.
       On page 12, line 22, insert ``, and payment'' after 
     ``acquisition''.
       In the proposed section 3505 (page 19, line 18), strike 
     ``five'' and insert ``10''.
       In the proposed section 3514 (page 51, line 14), strike 
     ``5'' and insert ``10''.
       In the proposed section 3518 strike subsection (f). 
       Page 29, after line 24, insert the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(F) indicates for each recordkeeping requirement the 
     length of time persons are required to maintain the records 
     specified;
       Redesignate the subsequent subparagraphs of the proposed 
     section 3506(c)(3) accordingly.
       On page 13, after line 9, add:
       (6) Place an emphasis on minimizing the burden on small 
     businesses with 50 or fewer employees.
       On page 30, after line 16, add:
       (4) Place an emphasis on minimizing the burden on small 
     businesses with 50 or fewer employees.
       Page 48, strike line 24 and all that follows through line 8 
     on page 49, and insert the following:
       ``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person 
     shall be subject to any penalty for failing to maintain or 
     provide information to any agency if the collection of 
     information involved was made after December 31, 1981, and at 
     the time of the failure did not display a current control 
     number assigned by the Director, or fails to state that such 
     request is not subject to this chapter.
       ``(b) Actions taken by agencies which are not in compliance 
     with subsection (a) of this section shall give rise to a 
     complete defense or bar to such action by an agency, which 
     may be raised at any time during the agency decision making 
     process or judicial review of the agency decision under any 
     available process for judicial review.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CLINGER demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

418

It was decided in the

Nays

0

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

6

para.30.18                   [Roll No. 157]

                                AYES--418

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs

[[Page 276]]


     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--6

     Becerra
     Coleman
     Owens
     Roybal-Allard
     Velazquez
     Watt (NC)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Browder
     Collins (IL)
     Ehlers
     Fattah
     Gonzalez
     Meek
     Rush
     Stenholm
     Volkmer
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.30.19  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. CLINGER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill, the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, cross references, 
and to make other technical corrections.

para.30.20  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule on Thursday, February 23, 1995: the Committee on 
Agriculture, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the 
Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 
the Committee on International Relations, the Committee on the 
Judiciary, the Committee on National Security, the Committee on 
Resources, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

para.30.21  message from the president--impoundment control

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, laid before the House a message from 
the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974, I herewith report one revised deferral, totaling $7.3 
million, and two revised rescission proposals, totaling $106.7 million.
  The revised deferral affects the Department of Health and Human 
Services. The revised rescission proposals affect the Department of 
Education and the Environmental Protection Agency.
                                                    William J. Clinton. 
  The White House, February 22, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 104-40).

para.30.22  commission on security and cooperation in europe

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, by unanimous consent, announced 
that, pursuant to the provisions of section 3 of Public Law 94-304, as 
amended by section 1 of Public Law 99-7, the Speaker did appoint to the 
Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Messrs. Porter, Wolf, 
Funderburk, Salmon, Hoyer, Markey, Richardson, and Cardin, on the part 
of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.30.23  united states group of the north atlantic assembly

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NEY, by unanimous consent, announced 
that, pursuant to the provisions of 22 United States Code 1928a, the 
Speaker did appoint to the United States Group of the North Atlantic 
Assembly, Messrs. Rose, Hamilton, Coleman, and Rush, on the part of the 
House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.30.24  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. EHLERS, for February 21 and today; and
  To Mr. RUSH, for February 21 and today.
  And then,

para.30.25  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, at 10 o'clock and 18 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.30.26  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 93. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     450) to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government 
     operations by establishing a moratorium on regulatory 
     rulemaking actions, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     45). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.30.27  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. ORTIZ (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bryant of 
             Texas, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Towns, 
             and Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 1010. A bill to provide surveillance, research, and 
     services aimed at prevention of birth defects, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SAWYER:
       H.R. 1011. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric 
     project in the State of Ohio; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BAKER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             LaTourette, and Mr. Miller of Florida):
       H.R. 1012. A bill to require equal coverage under a health 
     plan for all children under the age of 27 of an individual 
     who enrolls in the plan under a family class of enrollment; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and the 
     Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois:
       H.R. 1013. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     protect consumers through the establishment of standards for 
     long-term care insurance policies; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 1014. A bill to authorize extension of time limitation 
     for a FERC-issued hydroelectric license; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Petri, and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 1015. A bill to provide for the temporary suspension 
     of the reformulated gasoline rules under the Clean Air Act; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.

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           By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McDermott, 
             Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Ford);
       H.R. 1016. A bill to establish a Federal housing trust fund 
     to provide decent, safe, and affordable housing for low-
     income families lacking such housing; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1017. A bill to amend title I of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 to give preference in 
     awarding economic development grants made in connection with 
     community development loan guarantees to cities having high 
     unemployment rates; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Service.
           By Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas:
       H. Con. Res. 32. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the Sikh nation should be allowed to 
     exercise the right of self-determination in their homeland, 
     Punjab, Khalistan; to the Committee on International 
     Relations. 

para.30.28  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 65: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sisisky, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, and Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 95: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 103: Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Johnson of 
     South Dakota, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Young of Florida.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Quillen, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
     Baker of Louisiana, and Mrs. Maloney.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Lowey, and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 209: Mrs. Chenoweth and Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 303: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 326: Mr. McCollum and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 328: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Frazer.
       H.R. 438: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Stearns, 
     Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 489: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 490: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Gallegly, 
     Mr. Heineman, Mrs. Waldholtz, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 525: Mr. Baker of Louisiana and Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland.
       H.R. 560: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 585: Mr. Foley, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Johnson 
     of South Dakota, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Costello, and Mr. 
     Oberstar.
       H.R. 663: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 705: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Cunningham, and 
     Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. Kennelly, 
     Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Fields of Texas and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 791: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of California, and 
     Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 797: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
     Moran.
       H.R. 800: Mr. Bonilla and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 873: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Ney, Mr. Upton, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Camp, 
     Mr. Condit, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fields of Texas, 
     Mr. Souder, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Lazio of New York, and Ms. 
     Furse.
       H.J. Res. 6: Mr. Lightfoot and Mr. Pallone.
       H.J. Res. 64: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Cunningham, 
     and Mr. Saxton.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Fawell, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. 
     Rohrabacher.
       H. Res. 20: Ms. Rivers, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. Velazquez.

para.30.29  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 867: Mrs. Maloney.
       H.J. Res. 2: Mr. Kim.



.
                    THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1995 (31)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.


para.31.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, February 22, 1995.
  Mr. VOLKMER, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Speaker's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. VOLKMER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

344

Nays

61

When there appeared

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Answered present

1

para.31.2                    [Roll No. 158]

                                YEAS--344

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--61

     Ackerman
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Coyne
     Crane
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Evans
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Kanjorski
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Manton
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Mineta
     Neal
     Oberstar

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     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Richardson
     Sabo
     Schroeder
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Taylor (MS)
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Watt (NC)
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Stockman
       

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Abercrombie
     Baker (CA)
     Blute
     Boehner
     Chapman
     Collins (MI)
     de la Garza
     Ehlers
     Fattah
     Frost
     Gonzalez
     Klug
     Largent
     Livingston
     McNulty
     Meek
     Mfume
     Morella
     Murtha
     Riggs
     Seastrand
     Thompson
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Weldon (PA)
     Wise
     Young (AK)
     Zimmer
  So the Journal was approved.

para.31.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       388. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting notification 
     that the Department's Defense Manpower Requirements Report 
     for fiscal year 1996, will be delayed, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     115(b)(3)(A); to the Committee on National Security.
       389. A letter from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to section 314 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1995; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       390. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     the termination of the designation as a danger pay location 
     for all areas in Peru, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5928; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       391. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       392. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       393. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. House of 
     Representatives, transmitting the quarterly report of 
     receipts and expenditures of appropriations and other funds 
     for the period October 1, 1994, through December 30, 1994, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a (H. Doc. No. 104-41); to the 
     Committee on House Oversight and ordered to be printed.
       394. A letter from the Marshal of the Court, Supreme Court 
     of the United States, transmitting the annual report on 
     administrative costs of protecting Supreme Court officials, 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 13n(c); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       395. A letter from the Chairman, Administrative Conference 
     of the United States, transmitting the report on agency 
     activity under the Equal Access to Justice Act for the period 
     October 1, 1992, through September 30, 1993, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 504(e); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       396. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear Facilities 
     Safety Board, transmitting their fifth annual report; 
     jointly, to the Committees on National Security and Commerce.
       397. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     notification that DOE would need an additional 45 days to 
     respond to the Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board 
     Recommendation 94-2; jointly, to the Committees on National 
     Security and Commerce.
       398. A letter from the Chairman, The Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System, transmitting its Monetary Policy 
     Report for 1995, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 225a; jointly, to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services and Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       399. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the first fiscal year 1995 DOD report on proposed obligations 
     for facilitating weapons destruction and nonproliferation in 
     the former Soviet Union, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 5955; jointly, 
     to the Committee on National Security, International 
     Relations, and Appropriations.

para.31.4   committee and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Economic 
and Educational Opportunities and its subcommittees were granted 
permission to sit during the 5-minute rule today.

para.31.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 450

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 93):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 450) to ensure economy and efficiency of 
     Federal Government operations by establishing a moratorium on 
     regulatory rulemaking actions, and for other purposes. The 
     first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General 
     debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
     hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule for a 
     period of not to exceed ten hours. It shall be in order to 
     consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
     under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute recommended by the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight now printed in the bill. The committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 
     as read. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the 
     Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
     amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the 
     House with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any 
     Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any 
     amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 
     or to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection?
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

252

When there appeared

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Nays

175

para.31.6                    [Roll No. 159]

                                YEAS--252

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant

[[Page 279]]


     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--175

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Andrews
     Clayton
     Ehlers
     Gonzalez
     Meek
     Seastrand
     Zimmer
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.31.7  holocaust ceremony

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Oversight was discharged from further consideration of the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 20):

       Whereas, pursuant to such Act, the United States Holocaust 
     Memorial Council has designated April 23 through April 30, 
     1995, as ``Days of Remembrance of Victims of the Holocaust''; 
     and
       Whereas the United States Holocaust Memorial Council has 
     recommended that a one-hour ceremony to be held at noon on 
     April 27, 1995, consisting of speeches, readings, and musical 
     presentations as part of the days of remembrance activities: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the rotunda of the United States Capitol is 
     hereby authorized to be used on April 27, 1995 from 8 o'clock 
     ante meridian until 3 o'clock post meridian for a ceremony as 
     part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance of 
     victims of the Holocaust. Physical preparations for the 
     conduct of the ceremony shall be carried out in accordance 
     with such conditions as may be prescribed by the Architect of 
     the Capitol.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  Mr. THOMAS submitted the following amendment in the nature of a 
substitute which was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert: That 
     the rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to be used from 8 
     o'clock ante meridian until 3 o'clock post meridian on April 
     27, 1995, for ceremonies as part of the commemoration of the 
     days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust. Physical 
     preparations for the ceremonies shall be carried out in 
     accordance with such conditions as the Architect of the 
     Capitol may prescribe.

  The concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  Mr. THOMAS submitted the following amendment to the preamble, which 
was agreed to:

       Strike out the preamble.

  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: 
``Concurrent resolution permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol 
for ceremonies as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance 
of victims of the Holocaust.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said concurrent resolution, 
as amended, was agreed to and the preamble and the title were amended 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.31.8  joint committees on printing and the library member election

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Oversight was discharged from further consideration of the following 
resolution (H. Res. 86):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and they are 
     hereby, elected to the following joint committees of 
     Congress, to serve with the chairman of the Committee on 
     House Oversight:
       Joint Committee on Printing: Mr. Roberts, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Hoyer, and Mr. Jefferson.
       Joint Committee on the Library: Mr. Roberts, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Fazio of California, and Mr. Pastor.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.31.9  order of business--consideration of amendments--h.r. 450

  On motion of Mr. CLINGER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during consideration the bill (H.R. 450) to ensure 
economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations by establishing 
a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, and for other purposes, 
in the Committee of the Whole House for amendment under the five-minute 
rule for a period not to exceed ten hours; the following amendments and 
all amendments thereto are debatable for the time specified, equally 
divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent:
  Condit or Combest amendment numbered 18 for forty minutes;
  Kanjorski amendments numbered 21 and 22 for thirty minutes;
  Slaughter amendment numbered 28 for thirty minutes;
  Burton amendment numbered 5 or 6 for twenty minutes;
  Spratt amendment numbered 30 for thirty minutes;
  Waxman amendment numbered 36 or 37 for thirty minutes;
  Collins of Illinois amendment numbered 7 for thirty minutes;
  Norton amendment numbered 25 or 26 for twenty minutes;
  Tate amendment for twenty minutes; and
  Hayes amendment for twenty minutes; and
  Ordered further, That the following amendments and all amendments 
thereto are debatable for the time specified, equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent and an opponent; and the chairman of the 
Committee of the Whole is authorized to postpone requests for recorded 
votes on any of the following amendments until the conclusion of debate 
on all of said amendments, and the chairman may reduce to a minimum of 
five minutes within which a recorded vote, if ordered, may be taken on 
the amendment, following the first vote in the series:
  Wise amendment numbered 38 for thirty minutes;
  Green amendment numbered 20 for twenty minutes;
  Waxman amendment numbered 35 for twenty minutes;
  Fattah amendment numbered 3 or 4 for ten minutes; and
  Volkmer amendment numbered 34 for ten minutes.

para.31.10  regulatory moratorium

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to House Resolution 93 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 450) to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government 
operations by establishing a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking 
actions, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. LaHOOD as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

[[Page 280]]

para.31.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Mrs. COLLINS 
of Illinois:

       Amend section 6(2)(A) (page , line ) to read as follows:
       (A) beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
     Amend section 7 (page , beginning at line ) to read as 
     follows:

     SEC. 7. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       This Act shall not be considered to authorize or require 
     any action that is subject to judicial review.

It was decided in the

Yeas

155

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

271

para.31.12                   [Roll No. 160]

                                AYES--155

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--271

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Andrews
     Ehlers
     Frost
     Gonzalez
     Hilliard
     McCarthy
     Meek
     Zimmer
  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.31.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. SLAUGHTER:

       At   the   end   of   section 5 (page  , after line    ), 
     add the following new subsection:
       (c) Food and Water Safety Regulations.--Section 3(a) or 
     (4)(a), or both, shall not apply to any of the following 
     regulatory rulemaking actions (or any such action relating 
     thereto):
       (1) Meat and poultry inspection.--Any regulatory rulemaking 
     action to reduce pathogens in meat and poultry, taken by the 
     Food Safety and Inspection Service of the United States 
     Department of Agriculture and with respect to which a 
     proposed rule was published on February 3, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 
     6774).
       (2) Drinking water safety.--Any regulatory rulemaking 
     action begun by the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act that relates to control of microbial and disinfection by-
     product risks in drinking water supplies.
       (3) Importation of food in lead cans.--Any regulatory 
     rulemaking action by the Food and Drug Administration to 
     require that canned food imported into the United States 
     comply with standards applicable to domestic manufacturers 
     that prohibit the use of lead solder in cans containing food, 
     taken under sections 201, 402, 409, and 701 of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and with respect to which a 
     proposed rule was published at 58 Federal Register 33860. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

177

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

249

para.31.14                   [Roll No. 161]

                                AYES--177

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--249

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning

[[Page 281]]


     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Andrews
     Barton
     Ehlers
     Frost
     Gonzalez
     McCarthy
     Meek
     Zimmer
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.31.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SPRATT:

       At the end of the bill (page   , after line   ), add the 
     following new section:

     SEC.  . REGULATIONS TO AID BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS.

       Section 3(a) or 4(a), or both, shall not apply to any of 
     the following regulatory rulemaking actions (or any such 
     action relating thereto):
       (1) Conditional release of textile imports.--A final rule 
     published on December 2, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 61798), to 
     provide for the conditional release by the Customs Service of 
     textile imports suspected of being imported in violation of 
     United States quotas.
       (2) Textile imports.--Any action which the head of the 
     relevant agency and the Administrator of the Office of 
     Information and Regulatory Affairs certify in writing is a 
     substantive rule, Interpretive rule, statement of agency 
     policy, or notice of proposed rulemaking to interpret, 
     implement, or administer laws pertaining to the import of 
     textiles and apparel including section 334 of the Uruguay 
     Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465), relating to textile 
     rules of origin.
       (3) Customs modernization.--Any action which the head of 
     the relevant agency and the Administrator or the Office of 
     Information and Regulatory Affairs certify in writing is a 
     substantive rule, interpretive rule, statement of agency 
     policy, or notice of proposed rulemaking to interpret, 
     implement, or administrater laws pertaining to the customs 
     modernization provisions contained in title VI of the North 
     American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 103-
     182).
       (4) Actions with respect to china regarding intellectual 
     property protection and market access.--A regulatory 
     rulemaking action providing notice of a determination that 
     the People's Republic of China's failure to enforce 
     Intellectual property rights and to provide market access is 
     unreasonable and constitutes a burden or restriction on 
     United States commerce, and a determination that trade action 
     is appropriate and that sanctions are appropriate, taken 
     under section 304(a)(1)(A)(ii), section 304(a)(1)(B), and 
     section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 and with respect to 
     which a notice of determination was published on February 7, 
     1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 7320).
       (5) Transfer of spectrum.--A regulatory rulemaking action 
     by the Federal Communications Commission to transfer 50 
     megahertz of spectrum below 5 GHz from government use to 
     private use, taken under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1983 and with respect to which notice of proposed 
     rulemaking was published at 59 Federal Register 59393.
       (6) Personal communications services licenses.--A 
     regulatory rulemaking action by the Federal Communications 
     Commission to establish criteria and procedures for issuing 
     licensee utilizing competitive bidding procedures to provide 
     personal communications services--
       (A) taken under section 309(j) of the Communications Act 
     and with respect to which a final rule was published on 
     December 7, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 63210); or
       (B) taken under sections 3(n) and 332 of the Communications 
     Act and with respect to which a final rule was published on 
     December 2, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 61828).
       (7) Wide-area specialized mobile radio licenses.--A 
     regulatory rulemaking action by the Federal Communications 
     Commission to provide for competitive bidding for wide-area 
     specialized mobile radio licenses, taken under section 309(j) 
     of the Communications Act and with respect to which a 
     proposed rule was published on February 14, 1995 (60 Fed. 
     Reg. 8341).
       (8) Improved trading opportunities for regional 
     exchanges.--A regulatory rulemaking action by the Securities 
     and Exchange Commission to provide for increased competition 
     among the stock exchanges, taken under the Unlisted Trading 
     Privileges Act of 1994 and with respect to which proposed 
     rulemaking ws published on February 9, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 
     7118). 

It was decided in the

Yeas

235

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

189

para.31.16                   [Roll No. 162]

                                AYES--235

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Cardin
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--189

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin

[[Page 282]]


     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Andrews
     Barton
     Ehlers
     Fattah
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     McCarthy
     Meek
     Ortiz
     Porter
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.31.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WAXMAN:

       In section 5(a)(2) (page , line   ), strike ``imminent 
     threat'' and insert ``substantial endangerment''.
       In     section     6(7)     (page   , beginning     at     
     line     )--
       (1) strike ``death, serious illness, or severe injury'' and 
     insert ``substantial endangerment'';
       (2) in the heading strike ``Imminent threat'' and insert 
     ``Substantial endangerment'', and in the text strike 
     ``imminent threat'' and insert ``substantial endangerment''; 
     and
       (3) strike ``during the moratorium period''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

167

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

259

para.31.18                   [Roll No. 163]

                                AYES--167

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--259

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Andrews
     Barton
     Ehlers
     Fattah
     Gonzalez
     McCarthy
     Meek
     Ortiz
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.31.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. COLLINS of 
Illinois:

       At the end of section 5 (pages   , after line   ), add the 
     following new subsection:
       (c) Common Sense Regulatory Improvements.--Section 3(a) or 
     4(a), or both, shall not apply to any of the following 
     regulatory rulemaking actions (or any such action relating 
     thereto):
       (1) Personal use of campaign funds.--A regulatory 
     rulemaking action by the Federal Election Commission 
     governing personal use of campaign funds, taken under the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 and with respect to 
     which final rules were published on February 9, 1995 (60 Fed. 
     Reg. 7862).
       (2) Immigrant asylum requests.--A regulatory rulemaking 
     action to improve procedures for disposing of requests for 
     asylum under immigration laws, taken by the immigration and 
     Naturalization Service and with respect to which final rules 
     were published on December 5, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 62284).
       (3) HUD regulatory improvements.--A regulatory rulemaking 
     action by the Department of Housing and Urban Development--
       (A) to establish a preference for the elderly in the 
     provision of section 8 housing assistance, taken under 
     subtitle D of title VI of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1992 and with respect to which a final 
     rule was published on December 21, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 65842);
       (B) to eliminate drugs from federally assisted housing, as 
     authorized by section 581 of the National Affordable Housing 
     Act and section 161 of the Housing and Community Development 
     Act of 1992 and with respect to which a final rule was 
     published on January 26, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 5280); or
       (C) to designate urban empowerment zones or enterprise 
     communities, taken under subchapter C of part I of title XIII 
     of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 and with 
     respect to which a final rule was published on January 12, 
     1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 3034).
       (4) Compensation to persian gulf war veterans.--A 
     regulatory rulemaking action

[[Page 283]]

     to provide compensation to Persian Gulf War veterans for 
     disability from undiagnosed illnesses, taken under the 
     Persian Gulf War Veterans' Benefits Act and with respect to 
     which a final rule was published on February 3, 1995, (60 
     Fed. Reg. 6660).
       (5) Child molester database.--A regulatory rulemaking 
     action by the Department of Justice to require persons 
     criminally convicted of a sexually violent offense against a 
     minor to register with State law enforcement agencies so that 
     such agencies can develop a database of the identities and 
     residences of those offenders, taken under title XVII of the 
     Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994.
       (6) Migratory bird hunting.--A regulatory rulemaking action 
     by the Department of the Interior that establishes the 
     hunting season, hunting hours, hunting areas, and possession 
     limits for migratory birds, and with respect to which final 
     rules were published on November 21, 1995 (59 Fed. Reg. 59967 
     and 59 Fed. Reg. 60060).

It was decided in the

Yeas

181

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

242

para.31.20                   [Roll No. 164]

                                AYES--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--242

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Andrews
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Ehlers
     Fattah
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     McCarthy
     Meek
     Ortiz
     Torres
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.31.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. NORTON, as amended 
by the amendment submitted by Mr. McINTOSH, agreed to earlier:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. McINTOSH:

       Before the period at the end of the amendment insert ``, 
     except such rulemaking actions that establish, lead to, or 
     otherwise rely on the use of a quota or preference based on 
     age, race, religion, gender, national origin, or handicapped 
     or disability status''.

  Amendment submitted by Ms. NORTON:

       At   the   end   of   section 5 (page  , after line     ); 
     add the following new subsection:
       (c) Civil Rights Exception.--Section 3(a) or 4(a), or both, 
     shall not apply to a regulatory rulemaking action to 
     establish or enforce any statutory rights against 
     discrimination on the basis of age, race, religion, gender, 
     national origin, or handicapped or disability status.

Yeas

405

It was decided in the

Nays

0

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

14

para.31.22                   [Roll No. 165]

                                AYES--405

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin

[[Page 284]]


     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--14

     Becerra
     Brown (FL)
     Collins (IL)
     Dellums
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Johnson, E. B.
     Lofgren
     McKinney
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Rangel
     Souder
     Waters

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Andrews
     Barton
     Boehlert
     Ehlers
     Fattah
     Furse
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hoke
     Johnson (SD)
     Kaptur
     McCarthy
     Meek
     Ortiz
     Torres
  So the amendment, as amended, was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUNDERSON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.31.23  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. CLINGER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9 
o'clock a.m. on Friday, February 24, 1995.

para.31.24  regulatory moratorium

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUNDERSON, pursuant to House Resolution 
93 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 450) to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal 
Government operations by establishing a moratorium on regulatory 
rulemaking actions, and for other purposes.
  Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.31.25  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HAYES:

       In section 6(4), in the last sentence, after 
     ``restriction'' insert the following new clarifying clause: 
     ``(including any agency action which establishes, modifies, 
     or conducts a regulatory program for a recreational or 
     subsistence activity, including but not limited to hunting, 
     fishing, and camping, if a Federal law prohibits the 
     recreational or subsistence activity in the absence of the 
     agency action)''.

Yeas

383

It was decided in the

Nays

34

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

4

para.31.26                   [Roll No. 166]

                                AYES--383

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--34

     Beilenson
     Clayton
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Dellums
     Doyle
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Jacobs
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kleczka
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     McHale
     McKinney
     Moran
     Nadler
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Serrano
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Woolsey

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--4

     Brown (FL)
     Rangel
     Slaughter
     Souder

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Andrews
     Barton
     Becerra
     Ehlers
     Fattah
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez

[[Page 285]]


     Linder
     McCarthy
     Meek
     Ortiz
     Stark
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LARGENT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.31.27  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. HORN, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule on Friday, February 24, 1995, the Committee on Banking and 
Financial Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on 
International Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs.

para.31.28  proceedings of george washington's birthday observance

  On motion of Mr. HORN, by unanimous consent, the proceedings of the 
program and the remarks of the gentleman from California, Mr. Horn, and 
the gentleman from New Mexico, Mr. Richardson, the two Members 
representing the House of Representatives at the wreath-laying ceremony 
at the Washington Monument for the observance of George Washington's 
birthday on Wednesday, February 22, 1995, were inserted in today's 
Congressional Record.

para.31.29  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. EHLERS, for today;
  To Mr. ORTIZ, for today after 4:30 p.m. and the balance of the week; 
and
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today after 1:00 p.m. and the balance of the 
week.
  And then,

para.31.30  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DORNAN, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 12 o'clock midnight, the House adjourned until 9 o'clock 
a.m. on Friday, February 24, 1995.

para.31.31  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows.

       Mr. CANADY: Committee on the Judiciary, H.R. 925. A bill to 
     compensate owners of private property for the effect of 
     certain regulatory restrictions; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     104-46). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 716. A 
     bill to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act (Rept. No. 104-
     47). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 926. A bill to 
     promote regulatory flexibility and enhance public 
     participation in Federal agency rulemaking and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-48). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mrs. MEYERS: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 937. A bill 
     to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify procedures 
     for judicial review of Federal agency compliance with 
     regulatory flexibility analysis requirements, and for other 
     purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 104-49 Pt. 1). Ordered 
     to be printed.

para.31.32  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Kim, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Stump, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Collins of Georgia, Mr. Canady, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Holden, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Herger, Mr. Baker of 
             California, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mrs. 
             Seastrand, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             Dornan, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Cox, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Thomas):
       H.R. 1018. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act and other laws of the United States relating to border 
     security, illegal immigration, alien eligibility for Federal 
     financial benefits and services, criminal activity by aliens, 
     alien smuggling, fraudulent document used by aliens, asylum, 
     terrorist aliens, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on National 
     Security, Banking and Financial Services, Ways and Means, and 
     Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois:
       H.R. 1019. A bill to assist in the development of 
     microenterprises and microenterprise lending; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Manton, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Graham, and 
             Mr. Franks of Connecticut):
       H.R. 1020. A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 
     1982; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Resources, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     and the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as full within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Engel, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. Markey, Ms. Furse, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. 
             Fowler, and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 1021. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to increase the voting consumer representation 
     of the Blood Products Advisory Committee of the Food and Drug 
     Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. WALKER (for himself and Mr. Bliley):
       H.R. 1022. A bill to provide regulatory reform and to focus 
     national economic resources on the greatest risks to human 
     health, safety, and the environment through scientifically 
     objective and unbiased risk assessments and through the 
     consideration of costs and benefits in major rules, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Science, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Commerce, and Government Reform and 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Stearns, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Furse, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Studds, Mrs. Fowler, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. Seastrand, and Mr. McHale):
       H.R. 1023. A bill to provide procedures for claims for 
     compassionate payments with regard to individuals with blood-
     clotting disorders, such as hemophilia, who contracted human 
     immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated blood products; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Collins of 
             Georgia, Mr. Klug, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Christensen, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Hancock, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
             Poshard, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Tate, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Weller, and Mr. 
             White):
       H.R. 1024. A bill to improve the dissemination of 
     information and printing procedures of the Government; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Kim, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
             Oreier, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Packard, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Royce, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Bono, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Lewis of California, and Mr. Hunter):
       H.R. 1025. A bill to recind the Federal implementation plan 
     promulgated by the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency for the South Coast, Ventura, and 
     Sacramento areas of California; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 1026. A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office 
     building located at 201 East Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado 
     Springs, CO, as the ``Winfield Scott Stratton Post Office''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Mr. Olver, Mr. Rahall, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Torres, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Andrews,

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             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Evans, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 1027. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the provision which includes unemployment 
     compensation in income subject to tax; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Packard, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Hancock, and Mr. Ballenger):
       H.R. 1028. A bill to provide for the retrocession of the 
     District of Columbia to the State of Maryland, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TORKILDSEN (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. Markey, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Blute, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Morella, Ms. 
             Pryce, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mr. Jacobs):
       H.R. 1029. A bill to improve the enforcement of child 
     support obligations in both intrastate and interstate cases 
     by requiring the imposition and execution of liens against 
     the property of persons who owe overdue support; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GUTKNECHT (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 1032. A bill to reaffirm the Federal Government's 
     commitment to electric consumers and environmental protection 
     by reaffirming the requirement of the Nuclear Waste Policy 
     Act of 1982 that the Secretary of Energy provide for the safe 
     disposal of spent nuclear fuel beginning not later than 
     January 31, 1998, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Ney):
       H.R. 1033. A bill to impose comprehensive economic 
     sanctions against Iran; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial 
     Services, and International Relations, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas:
       H.R. 1034. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the health insurance tax deduction for self-
     employed individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1035. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage multiple employer arrangements to provide 
     basic health benefits through eliminating commonality of 
     interest or geographic location requirement for tax exempt 
     trust status; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Minge, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. McHale, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Taylor 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Browder, Mr. Dooley, 
             Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Farr, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Poshard, and Mrs. 
             Thurman):
       H. Res. 94. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that reduction of the Federal deficit should 
     be a very high budgetary priority of the Government and that 
     savings from the enactment of spending-reduction legislation 
     should be applied primarily to deficit reduction; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Andrews):
       H. Res. 95. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to establish a Citizens' Commission on 
     Congressional Ethics, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules.

para.31.33  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII:

       17. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Georgia, relative to travel 
     expenses and per diem of State legislators; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.

para.31.34  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. CALVERT:
       H.R. 1030. A bill for the relief of John M. Ragsdale; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 1031. A bill for the relief of Oscar Salas-Velazquez; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.31.35  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 26: Mr. Baker of California and Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 47: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland and Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana.
       H.R. 62: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 200: Mr. Pickett, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 236: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 240: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 328: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Holden and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Orton, Mr. McKeon, 
     Mr. Fields of Texas, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 450: Mr. Ensign and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 485: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 563: Mr. Cooley and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 574: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Frost, 
     and Mr. Wilson.
       H.R. 582: Mr. Skeen and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 588: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 658: Mr. Waxman and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 662: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Stump, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Manton, 
     Mr. Blute, Ms. Molinari, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
     Hancock, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 698: Mr. Dornan, Mr. Mollohan, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Gene Green of Texas and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 700: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Hancock, Mr. McInnis, 
     Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Royce, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
     Lightfoot, Mr. Kim, Mr. Weller, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Foley, 
     Mr. Talent, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Browder, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
     Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 714: Mr. Fawell, Mr. Costello, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hastert, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
     Hyde, Mr. Rush, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Durbin.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Studds, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Fattah, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
     Rivers, Ms. Furse, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Olver, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Reed, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Saxton and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 759: Mr. Upton and Mr. Baker of California.
       H.R. 810: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 842: Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Clinger, 
     Mr. Wise, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Mr. Coble, Mr. Hayes, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
     Zeliff, Mr. Costello, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Parker, Mr. Gilchrest, 
     Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Baker of 
     California, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Kim, Ms. Danner, 
     Mr. Horn, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, Mr. Blute, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Tucker, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
     Weller, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Seastrand, 
     Mr. Tate, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Martini, Mr. McKeon, 
     Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fox, Mr. Talent, Mr. Pete 
     Geren of Texas, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Gene Green of 
     Texas, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Frost, Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida, Mr. Collins of Gerogia, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. 
     Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Thornton, 
     Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. 
     Holden, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Ward, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Wilson, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Largent and Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 861: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 881: Mr. Orton, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
     and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 882: Mr. Stearns, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Petri, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Bentsen, Mr. King, Mr. Blute, Mr. Fox, Mrs. Seastrand, 
     and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 884: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Baker of Louisiana and Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 959: Ms. Dunn of Washington and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 969: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Stockman and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.J. Res. 27: Mr. Pete Geren of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Spence and Mr. Souder.
       H. Con. Res. 21: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Lantos, Mr. McNulty, 
     Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
     Oberstar.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. Yates, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Orton, Mr. 
     Gunderson, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana, Mr. Olver, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Ward, Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     Brewster, and Mr. Martini.
       H. Con. Res. 28: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, and Ms. Dunn of Washington.

para.31.36  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 607: Mr. Quinn.



.
                     FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1995 (32)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

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para.32.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, February 23, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.32.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       400. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     annual report on military expenditures, pursuant to section 
     511(b) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and 
     Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1993; to the Committee 
     on Appropriations.
       401. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Korea for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 95-10), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       402. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Korea for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 95-11), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       403. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-8, ``Walter C. 
     Pierce Community Park Designation Act of 1995,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       404. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-9, ``Day Care 
     Policy Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       405. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-10, ``Prevention 
     of the Human Immunodeficiency Virus and Acquired 
     Immunodeficiency Syndrome Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       406. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-11, ``The United 
     Church Equitable Real Property Tax Act of 1995,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       407. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-12, ``Dumbarton 
     United Methodist Church Equitable Real Property Tax Relief 
     Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       408. A letter from the Special Counsel, U.S. Office of 
     Special Counsel, transmitting a report of activities under 
     the Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       409. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting informational copies of 
     prospectuses for three U.S. courthouses located in 
     Jacksonville, FL, Albany, GA, and Corpus Christi, TX, 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 606(a); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       410. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled, ``Small Business Amendments Act of 1995''; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.

para.32.3  regulatory moratorium

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, pursuant to House Resolution 93 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 450) to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal 
Government operations by establishing a moratorium on regulatory 
rulemaking actions, and for other purposes.
  Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.32.4  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. TATE:

       At the end of the bill add the following new section:

     SEC.  . DELAYING EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULES WITH RESPECT TO 
                   SMALL BUSINESSES.

       (a) Delay Effectiveness.--For any rule resulting from a 
     regulatory rulemaking action that is suspended or prohibited 
     by this Act, the effective date of the rule with respect to 
     small business may not occur before six months after the end 
     of the moratorium period.
       (b) Small Business Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``small business'' means any business with 100 or fewer 
     employees.

Yeas

370

It was decided in the

Nays

45

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para.32.5                    [Roll No. 167]

                                AYES--370

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--45

     Abercrombie
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Clay
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Durbin
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Green
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     McHale
     McKinney
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Sabo
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson

[[Page 288]]


     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Souder
       

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Andrews
     Barton
     Becerra
     Brewster
     Chapman
     Ehlers
     Farr
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hilleary
     McCarthy
     Meek
     Ortiz
     Rush
     Smith (NJ)
     Towns
     Tucker
     Vucanovich
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.32.6  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WISE:

       At   the   end   of   section 5 (page--, after line--  ), 
     add the following new subsection:
       (c) Aircraft, Mine, and Nuclear Safety Regulations.--
     Section 3(a) (or 4(a), or both, shall not apply to any of the 
     following regulatory, rulemaking actions (or any such action 
     relating thereto):
       (1) Aircraft safety.--Any regulatory rulemaking action to 
     improve aircraft safety, including such an action to improve 
     the airworthiness of aircraft engines.
       (2) Mine safety.--Any regulatory rulemaking action by the 
     Mine Safety and Health Administration that relates to 
     reducing death, injury, or illnesses in mines, including such 
     an action--
       (A) to require better ventilation to avoid buildup of 
     explosive methane gas, taken under section 101 of the Federal 
     Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 811) and with 
     respect to which notice of proposed rulemaking was published 
     at 59 Federal Register 26356; or
       (B) to restrict the use of diesel equipment to avoid coal 
     mine fires, taken under that section and section 508 of that 
     Act (30 U.S.C. 957) and with respect to which a notice of 
     proposed rulemaking was published at 54 Federal Register 
     40960.
       (2) Nuclear Waste Disposal.--Any regulatory rulemaking 
     action to ensure that before beginning the disposal of 
     radioactive waste, the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant in New 
     Mexico complies with appropriate disposal standards, taken 
     under the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act and 
     with respect to which a proposed rule was published on 
     January 30, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 5766).

It was decided in the

Yeas

194

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

228

para.32.7                    [Roll No. 168]

                                AYES--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--228

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Andrews
     Barton
     Becerra
     Ehlers
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     McCarthy
     Meek
     Ortiz
     Rush
     Smith (NJ)
     Towns
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.32.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GREEN:

       At the end of section 5 (page 4, after line 5), add the 
     following new subsection:
       (c) Family and Medical Leave Regulations.--Section 3(a) or 
     4(a), or both, shall not apply to any regulatory rulemaking 
     action (or any such action relating thereto) to clarify 
     requirements under the Family and Medical Leave Act of 1993 
     with respect to which a final rule was published on January 
     6, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 2180).

It was decided in the

Yeas

177

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

241

para.32.9                    [Roll No. 169]

                                AYES--177

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder

[[Page 289]]


     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--241

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Allard
     Andrews
     Barton
     Becerra
     Costello
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     McCarthy
     Meek
     Ortiz
     Rush
     Smith (NJ)
     Towns
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.32.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WAXMAN:

       Amend section 6(3)(A) (page   , beginning at line    ) to 
     read as follows:
       (A) In general.--The term ``regulatory rulemaking action'' 
     means the issuance of any substantive rule, interpretative 
     rule, statement of agency policy, or notice of proposed 
     rulemaking.

It was decided in the

Yeas

145

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

271

para.32.11                   [Roll No. 170]

                                AYES--145

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Torres
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--271

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Andrews
     Barton
     Becerra
     Boehner
     Chenoweth
     Costello
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Eshoo
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     McCarthy
     Meek
     Miller (FL)
     Ortiz
     Rush
     Torricelli
     Towns
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.32.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. FATTAH:

       At the end of section 5 add the following new subsection:
       (c) Specific Rulemaking Relating to the Telemarketing and 
     Consumer Fraud and Abuse Prevention Act.--Section 3(a) or 
     4(a), or both, shall not apply to any regulatory rulemaking 
     action to implement the Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud and 
     Abuse Prevention Act, Public Law 103-297.


[[Page 290]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

168

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

254

para.32.13                   [Roll No. 171]

                                AYES--168

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--254

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Andrews
     Barton
     Becerra
     Costello
     Ehlers
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     McCarthy
     Meek
     Ortiz
     Rush
     Smith (WA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.32.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. VOLKMER:

       At the end of Section 5, add the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Special Rulemaking.--Section 3(a) or 4(a), or both, 
     shall not apply to a regulatory rulemaking action by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture pursuant to the Sheep Promotion, 
     Research and Information Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-407).''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

168

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

253

para.32.15                   [Roll No. 172]

                                AYES--168

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--253

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn

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     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Andrews
     Barr
     Barton
     Becerra
     Costello
     Ehlers
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Luther
     McCarthy
     Meek
     Ortiz
     Rush
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 93, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment, reported from the 
Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union?

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Transition Act of 
     1995''.

     SEC. 2. FINDING.

       The Congress finds that effective steps for improving the 
     efficiency and proper management of Government operations, 
     including enactment of a new law or laws to require (1) that 
     the Federal rulemaking process include cost/benefit analysis, 
     including analysis of costs resulting from the loss of 
     property rights, and (2) for those Federal regulations that 
     are subject to risk analysis and risk assessment that those 
     regulations undergo standardized risk analysis and risk 
     assessment using the best scientific and economic procedures, 
     will be promoted if a moratorium on new rulemaking actions is 
     imposed and an inventory of such action is conducted.

     SEC. 3. MORATORIUM ON REGULATIONS.

       (a) Moratorium.--Until the end of the moratorium period, a 
     Federal agency may not take any regulatory rulemaking action, 
     unless an exception is provided under section 5. Beginning 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     effectiveness of any regulatory rulemaking action taken or 
     made effective during the moratorium period but before the 
     date of the enactment shall be suspended until the end of the 
     moratorium period, unless an exception is provided under 
     section 5.
       (b) Inventory of Rulemakings.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
     conduct an inventory and publish in the Federal Register a 
     list of all regulatory rulemaking actions covered by 
     subsection (a) taken or made effective during the moratorium 
     period but before the date of the enactment.

     SEC. 4. SPECIAL RULE ON STATUTORY, REGULATORY, AND JUDICIAL 
                   DEADLINES.

       (a) In General.--Any deadline for, relating to, or 
     involving any action dependent upon, any regulatory 
     rulemaking actions authorized or required to be taken before 
     the end of the moratorium period is extended for 5 months or 
     until the end of the moratorium period, whichever is later.
       (b) Deadline Defined.--The term ``deadline'' means any date 
     certain for fulfilling any obligation or exercising any 
     authority established by or under any Federal statute or 
     regulation, or by or under any court order implementing any 
     Federal statute or regulation.
       (c) Identification of Postponed Deadlines.--Not later than 
     30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     President shall identify and publish in the Federal Register 
     a list of deadlines covered by subsection (a).

     SEC. 5. EMERGENCY EXCEPTIONS; EXCLUSIONS.

       (a) Emergency Exception.--Section 3(a) or 4(a), or both, 
     shall not apply to a regulatory rulemaking action if--
       (1) the head of a Federal agency otherwise authorized to 
     take the action submits a written request to the 
     Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory 
     Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget and 
     submits a copy thereof to the appropriate committees of each 
     House of the Congress;
       (2) the Administrator of the Office of Information and 
     Regulatory Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget 
     finds in writing that a waiver for the action is (A) 
     necessary because of an imminent threat to health or safety 
     or other emergency, or (B) necessary for the enforcement of 
     criminal laws; and
       (3) the Federal agency head publishes the finding and 
     waiver in the Federal Register.
       (b) Exclusions.--The head of an agency shall publish in the 
     Federal Register any action excluded because of a 
     certification under section 6(3)(B).
       (c) Civil Rights Exception.--Section 3(a) or 4(a), or both, 
     shall not apply to a regulatory rulemaking action to 
     establish or enforce any statutory rights against 
     discrimination on the basis of age, race, religion, gender, 
     national origin, or handicapped or disability status except 
     such rulemaking actions that establish, lead to, or otherwise 
     rely on the use of a quota or preference based on age, race, 
     religion, gender, national origin, or handicapped or 
     disability status.

     SEC. 6. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this Act:
       (1) Federal agency.--The term ``Federal agency'' means any 
     agency as that term is defined in section 551(1) of title 5, 
     United States Code (relating to administrative procedure).
       (2) Moratorium period.--The term ``moratorium period'' 
     means the period of time--
       (A) beginning November 20, 1994; and
       (B) ending on the earlier of--
       (i) the first date on which there have been enacted one or 
     more laws that--

       (I) require that the Federal rulemaking process include 
     cost/benefit analysis, including analysis of costs resulting 
     from the loss of property rights; and
       (II) for those Federal regulations that are subject to risk 
     analysis and risk assessment, require that those regulations 
     undergo standardized risk analysis and risk assessment using 
     the best scientific and economic procedures; or

       (ii) December 31, 1995;
     except that in the case of a regulatory rulemaking action 
     with respect to determining that a species is an endangered 
     species or a threatened species under section 4(a)(1) of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(1)) or 
     designating critical habitat under section 4(a)(3) of that 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1533(a)(3)), the term means the period of time 
     beginning on the date described in subparagraph (A) and 
     ending on the earlier of the first date on which there has 
     been enacted after the date of the enactment of this Act a 
     law authorizing appropriations to carry out the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973, or December 31, 1996.
       (3) Regulatory rulemaking action.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``regulatory rulemaking action'' 
     means any rulemaking on any rule normally published in the 
     Federal Register, including--
       (i) the issuance of any substantive rule, interpretative 
     rule, statement of agency policy, notice of inquiry, advance 
     notice of proposed rulemaking, or notice of proposed 
     rulemaking, and
       (ii) any other action taken in the course of the process of 
     rulemaking (except a cost benefit analysis or risk 
     assessment, or both).
       (B) Exclusions.--The term ``regulatory rulemaking action'' 
     does not include--
       (i) any agency action that the head of the agency and the 
     Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory 
     Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget certify in 
     writing is limited to repealing, narrowing, or streamlining a 
     rule, regulation, or administrative process or otherwise 
     reducing regulatory burdens;
       (ii) any agency action that the head of the agency and the 
     Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory 
     Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget certify in 
     writing is limited to matters relating to military or foreign 
     affairs functions, statutes implementing international trade 
     agreements, including all agency actions required by the 
     Uruguay Round Agreements Act, or agency management, 
     personnel, or public property, loans, grants, benefits, or 
     contracts;
       (iii) any agency action that the head of the agency and the 
     Administrator of the Office of Information and Regulatory 
     Affairs within the Office of Management and Budget certify in 
     writing is limited to a routine administrative function of 
     the agency;
       (iv) any agency action that--

       (I) is taken by an agency that supervises and regulates 
     insured depository institutions, affiliates of such 
     institutions, credit unions, or government sponsored housing 
     enterprises; and
       (II) the head of the agency certifies would meet the 
     standards for an exception or exclusion described in this 
     Act; or

       (v) any agency action that the head of the agency certifies 
     is limited to interpreting, implementing, or administering 
     the internal revenue laws of the United States.
       (4) Rule.--The term ``rule'' means the whole or a part of 
     an agency statement of general or particular applicability 
     and future effect designed to implement, interpret, or 
     prescribe law or policy. Such term does not include the 
     approval or prescription, on a case-by-case or consolidated 
     case basis, for the future of rates, wages, corporation, or 
     financial structures or reorganizations thereof, prices, 
     facilities, appliances, services or allowances therefor, or 
     of valuations, costs, or accounting, or practices bearing on 
     any of the foregoing, nor does it include any action taken in 
     connection with the safety of aviation or any action taken in 
     connection with the implementation of monetary policy or to 
     ensure the safety and soundness of federally insured 
     depository institutions, any affiliate of such an 
     institution, credit unions, or government sponsored housing 
     enterprises or to protect the Federal deposit insurance 
     funds. Such term also does not include granting an 
     application for a license, registration, or similar 
     authority, granting or recognizing an exemption, granting a 
     variance or petition

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     for relief from a regulatory requirement, or other action 
     relieving a restriction (including any agency action which 
     establishes, modifies, or conducts a regulatory program for a 
     recreational or subsistence activity, including but not 
     limited to hunting, fishing, and camping, if a Federal law 
     prohibits the recreational or subsistence activity in the 
     absence of the agency action) or taking any action necessary 
     to permit new or improved applications of technology or allow 
     the manufacture, distribution, sale, or use of a substance or 
     product.
       (5) Rulemaking.--The term ``rulemaking'' means agency 
     process for formulating, amending, or repealing a rule.
       (6) License.--The term ``license'' means the whole or part 
     of an agency permit, certificate, approval, registration, 
     charter, membership, statutory exemption, or other form of 
     permission.
       (7) Imminent threat to health or safety.--The term 
     ``imminent threat to health or safety'' means the existence 
     of any condition, circumstance, or practice reasonably 
     expected to cause death, serious illness, or severe injury to 
     humans, or substantial endangerment to private property 
     during the moratorium period.

     SEC. 7. LIMITATION ON CIVIL ACTIONS.

       No private right of action may be brought against any 
     Federal agency for a violation of this Act. This prohibition 
     shall not affect any private right of action or remedy 
     otherwise available under any other law.

     SEC. 8. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAW; SEVERABILITY.

       (a) Applicability.--This Act shall apply notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law.
       (b) Severability.--If any provision of this Act, or the 
     application of any provision of this Act to any person or 
     circumstance, is held invalid, the application of such 
     provision to other persons or circumstances, and the 
     remainder of this Act, shall not be affected thereby.

     SEC. 9. REGULATIONS TO AID BUSINESS COMPETITIVENESS.

       Section 3(a) or 4(a), or both, shall not apply to any of 
     the following regulatory rulemaking actions (or any such 
     action relating thereto):
       (1) Conditional release of textile imports.--A final rule 
     published on December 2, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 61798), to 
     provide for the conditional release by the Customs Service of 
     textile imports suspected of being imported in violation of 
     United States quotas.
       (2) Textile imports.--Any action which the head of the 
     relevant agency and the Administrator of the Office of 
     Information and Regulatory Affairs certify in writing is a 
     substantive rule, interpretive rule, statement of agency 
     policy, or notice of proposed rulemaking to interpret, 
     implement, or administer laws pertaining to the import of 
     textiles and apparel including section 334 of the Uruguay 
     Round Agreements Act (P.L. 103-465), relating to textile 
     rules of origin.
       (3) Customs modernization.--Any action which the head of 
     the relevant agency and the Administrator of the Office of 
     Information and Regulatory Affairs certify in writing is a 
     substantive rule, interpretive rule, statement of agency 
     policy, or notice of proposed rulemaking to interpret, 
     implement, or administer laws pertaining to the customs 
     modernization provisions contained in title VI of the North 
     American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (P.L. 103-
     182).
       (4) Actions with respect to china regarding intellectual 
     property protection and market access.--A regulatory 
     rulemaking action providing notice of a determination that 
     the People's Republic of China's failure to enforce 
     intellectual property rights and to provide market access is 
     unreasonable and constitutes a burden or restriction on 
     United States commerce, and a determination that trade action 
     is appropriate and that sanctions are appropriate, taken 
     under section 304(a)(1)(A)(ii), section 304(a)(1)(B), and 
     section 301(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 and with respect to 
     which a notice of determination was published on February 7, 
     1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 7230).
       (5) Transfer of spectrum.--A regulatory rulemaking action 
     by the Federal Communications Commission to transfer 50 
     megahertz of spectrum below 5 GHz from government use to 
     private use, taken under the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1993 and with respect to which notice of proposed 
     rulemaking was published at 59 Federal Register 59393.
       (6) Personal communications services licenses.--A 
     regulatory rulemaking action by the Federal Communications 
     Commission to establish criteria and procedures for issuing 
     licenses utilizing competitive bidding procedures to provide 
     personal communications services--
       (A) taken under section 309(j) of the Communications Act 
     and with respect to which a final rule was published on 
     December 7, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 63210); or
       (B) taken under sections 3(n) and 332 of the Communications 
     Act and with respect to which a final rule was published on 
     December 2, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 61828).
       (7) Wide-area specialized mobile radio licenses.--A 
     regulatory rulemaking action by the Federal Communications 
     Commission to provide for competitive bidding for wide-area 
     specialized mobile radio licenses, taken under section 309(j) 
     of the Communications Act and with respect to which a 
     proposed rule was published on February 14, 1995 (60 Fed. 
     Reg. 8341).
       (8) Improved trading opportunities for regional 
     exchanges.--A regulatory rulemaking action by the Securities 
     and Exchange Commission to provide for increased competition 
     among the stock exchanges, taken under the Unlisted Trading 
     Privileges Act of 1994 and with respect to which proposed 
     rulemaking was published on February 9, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 
     7718).

     SEC. 10. DELAYING EFFECTIVE DATE OF RULES WITH RESPECT TO 
                   SMALL BUSINESSES.

       (a) Delay Effectiveness.--For any rule resulting from a 
     regulatory rulemaking action that is suspended or prohibited 
     by this Act, the effective date of the rule with respect to 
     small businesses may not occur before six months after the 
     end of the moratorium period.
       (b) Small Business Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``small business'' means any business with 100 or fewer 
     employees.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the nays had it.
  On a division demanded by Mr. CLINGER, there appeared, yeas--132, 
nays--91.
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, moved to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Government Reform and Oversight with instructions to report the bill 
back to the House forthwith with the following amendment:

       At the end of section 5, add the following new subsection:
       (c) Drinking Water Safety.--Section 3(a) or 4(a), or both, 
     shall not apply to any regulatory rulemaking action begun by 
     the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act that relates to 
     control of microbial and disinfection by-product risks in 
     drinking water supplies.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said 
motion, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

172

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

250

para.32.16                   [Roll No. 173]

                                AYES--172

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--250

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder

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     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Andrews
     Barton
     Becerra
     Costello
     Ehlers
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Kaptur
     McCarthy
     Meek
     Ortiz
     Rush
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CLINGER demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

276

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

146

para.32.17                   [Roll No. 174]

                                AYES--276

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--146

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Andrews
     Barton
     Becerra
     Costello
     Deutsch
     Ehlers
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     McCarthy
     Meek
     Moorhead
     Ortiz
     Rush
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.32.18  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. MINETA, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, the Clerk be authorized to make the following 
correction: ``in Section 6(4), in the second sentence, after `nor does 
it include', insert the following new clarifying words: `any action 
taken in connection with the safety of aviation or'.

para.32.19  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. CLINGER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill, the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, cross references, 
and to make other technical corrections.

para.32.20  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1022

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-51) the resolution (H. Res. 96) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1022) to provide regu

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latory reform and to focus national economic resources on the greatest 
risks to human health, safety, and the environment through 
scientifically objective and unbiased risk assessments and through the 
consideration of costs and benefits in major rules, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.32.21  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, February 27, 1995, for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.32.22  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, March 
1, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.32.23  order of business--consideration of h.r. 1022

  On motion of Mr. GEPHARDT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during the postponement of any proceedings on the 
resolution (H. Res. 96) providing for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1022) to provide regulatory reform and to focus national economic 
resources on the greatest risks to human health, safety, and the 
environment through scientifically objective and unbiased risk 
assessments and through the consideration of costs and benefits in major 
rules, and for other purposes, the House may proceed in the Committee of 
the Whole to general debate on the bill as though under the provisions 
of said resolution.

para.32.24  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. ANDREWS, from February 23rd and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. EHLERS, for today.
  And then,

para.32.25  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WYDEN, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 3 o'clock and 42 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, February 27, 1995.

para.32.26  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 10. A bill to 
     reform the Federal civil justice system; to reform product 
     liability law; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-50, Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 96. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1022) to provide regulatory reform and to focus national 
     economic resources on the greatest risks to human health, 
     safety, and the environment through scientifically objective 
     and unbiased risk assessments and through the consideration 
     of costs and benefits in major rules, and other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 104-51). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.32.27  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Duncan, 
             and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 1036. A bill to amend the Metropolitan Washington 
     Airports Act of 1986 to direct the President to appoint 
     additional members to the board of directors of the 
     Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, to replace the 
     Board of Review of the Airports Authority with a Federal 
     Advisory Commission, and for other purposes: to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. JACOBS:
       H.R. 1037. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to include liability to pay compensation under workmen's 
     compensation acts within the rules relating to certain 
     personal liability assignments; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. CLINGER (for himself, Mr. Spence, and Mr. 
             Gilman):
       H.R. 1038. A bill to revise and streamline the acquisition 
     laws of the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committees on National Security, 
     International Relations, and the Judiciary, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. McKeon, and 
             Mr. Hancock):
       H.R. 1039. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the estate and gift taxes and the tax on 
     generation-skipping transfers; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BAKER of California (for himself, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Canady, Mr. Emerson, 
             Mr. Fields of Texas, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Baker of Louisiana, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Wicker, and Mr. McCrery):
       H.R. 1040. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the deduction for retirement savings, to 
     permit nonemployed spouses a full IRA deduction, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. McKeon, and 
             Mr. Hancock):
       H.R. 1041. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an exclusion for all dividends and interest 
     received by individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1042. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that no capital gains tax shall apply to 
     individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DAVIS.
       H.R. 1043. A bill to require the continued availability of 
     $1 Federal Reserve notes for circulation; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, and Ms. 
             Pryce):
       H.R. 1044. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to prevent abandoned babies from experiencing 
     prolonged foster care where a permanent adoptive home is 
     available; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Petri, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Talent, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Funderburk, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Souder, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Mica, Mr. Boehner, 
             Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Christensen, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. Emerson, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland):
       H.R. 1045. A bill to amend the Goals 2000: Educate America 
     Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and 
     Improvement Council, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida:
       H.R. 1046. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of periodic colorectal 
     screening services under part B of the Medicare Program; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mr. Allard, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Young of 
             Alaska):
       H.R. 1047. A bill to provide under Federal law a limited 
     privilege from disclosure of certain information acquired 
     pursuant to a voluntary environmental self-evaluation and, if 
     such information is voluntarily disclosed, for limited 
     immunity from penalties; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in additional to the Committees on Commerce, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Agriculture, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY:
       H.R. 1048. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
     Act of 1974 with regard to pension integration, 
     participation, and vesting requirements, to provide for 
     division of pension benefits upon divorce unless otherwise 
     provided in qualified domestic relations orders, to provide 
     for studies relating to cost-of-living adjustments and 
     pension portability, to clarify the continued availability, 
     under provisions governing domestic relations orders, of 
     remedies relating to matters treated in such orders entered 
     before 1985, and to provide for entitlement of divorced 
     spouses under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 independent 
     of the actual entitlement of the employee; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Schroeder, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Berman, Mr. Foglietta, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Yeates, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Manton, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Vento):

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       H.R. 1049. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to reform the provisions relating to child labor; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. DELLUMS (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Towns, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 1050. A bill to establish a living wage, jobs for all 
     policy for the United States in order to reduce poverty, 
     inequality, and the undue concentration of income, wealth, 
     and power in the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, the Budget, and Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MOLLOHAN:
       H.R. 1051. A bill to provide for the extension of certain 
     hydroelectric projects located in the State of West Virginia; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. NEUMANN (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. 
             Petri):
       H.R. 1052. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the 
     reformulated gasoline provisions and the provisions relating 
     to work-related vehicle trip reduction, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. POSHARD:
       H.R. 1053. A bill to prohibit Members of the House of 
     Representatives from using official funds for the production 
     of mailing or newsletters, to reduce by 50 percent the amount 
     which may be made available for the official mail allowance 
     of any such Member, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 1054. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the corporate income tax shall apply to 
     certain government-sponsored enterprises; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1055. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     clarify that the Government in the Sunshine Act applies to 
     the Federal Open Market Committee; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. de 
             la Garza, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Frazer, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Martinez, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Mineta, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Richardson, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Tucker, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 1056. A bill to establish the Commonwealth of Guam, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MINETA (for himself, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. Sam 
             Johnson):
       H.J. Res. 69. Joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Homer Alfred Neal as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mrs. 
             Waldholtz, Mr. Fox, Mr. Leach, Mr. Hostettler, and 
             Mr. Chambliss):
       H. Res. 97. Resolution to authorize and direct each 
     standing committee of the House with subject matter 
     jurisdiction over laws under which Federal agencies prescribe 
     rules and regulations to report legislation during this 
     session of Congress which would have the effect of 
     streamlining those rules and regulations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H. Res. 98. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives on rising interest rates and the impact on 
     the housing industry; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       H. Res. 99. Resolution expressing the sense of the House of 
     Representatives on the calculation of the Consumer Price 
     Index; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.

para.32.28  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 24: Mr. Hoekstra and Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 26: Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 29: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 44: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Miller of California, 
     Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Frost, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
     Wilson, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Holden, and Mr. 
     Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 46: Mr. Bono, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of 
     North Carolina, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
     Frisa, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Chrysler.
       H.R. 191: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 192: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 193: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 194: Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and 
     Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 195: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 201: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 343: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 384: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 387: Mr. Shays, Mr. Holden, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. 
     Lipinski.
       H.R. 388: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 405: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 447: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Jacobs, Mrs. Meek 
     of Florida, Mr. Regula, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Emerson, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Martinez, 
     Mr. Torres, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Ms. McKinney, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Owens, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Bachus, 
     Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Herger, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Fazio of California, 
     Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Moran, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 501: Mr. Stump, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
     Ehlers, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Funderburk.
       H.R. 549: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 593: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 645: Mr. Andrews and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 663: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Stump and Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 697: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 704: Mr. Royce, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Canady, Ms. Lowey, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Wicker, and Mrs. Maloney.
       H.R. 708: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 709: Mr. Stupak, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. 
     McKinney, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 756: Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 785: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Torkildsen, Mr. Shays, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Crane, Mr. Tate, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. 
     Parker.
       H.R. 795: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 803: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 819: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 839: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 887: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 896: Mr. Frazer, Mr. Frost, Mr. Torricelli, Mrs. Meek 
     of Florida, Mr. Yates, Mr. Wilson, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
     Holden, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Largent, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Dickey, 
     Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Condit, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
     Kolbe, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Clement, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Moran, Mr. Jacobs, 
     Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 928: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 934: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 935: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 953: Mr. Allard.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1006: Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1018: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1025: Mr. Dooley and Mr. Condit.
       H.J. Res. 61: Mr. Gekas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Duncan, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
     Smith of Texas, Mr. Blute, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Davis, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
     McKeon, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Fox, Mr. Blute, and Mr. 
     Walsh.
       H. Con. Res. 21: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Yates, Ms. Eshoo, 
     and Mr. Lipinski.
       H. Res. 58: Ms. Furse and Mr. Rohrabacher.

para.32.29  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.J. Res. 2: Mr. Christensen.
       H.J. Res. 24: Mr. Christensen.



.
                     MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1995 (33)

para.33.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CRAPO, 
at 12:30 p.m., who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                February 27, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Michael D. Crapo to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January 4, 
1995 and Thursday, February 16, 1995, Members were recognized for 
``morning hour'' debates.

para.33.2  recess--1:05 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CRAPO, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2:00 p.m.

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para.33.3  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, called the House to order.

para.33.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, February 24, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.33.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       411. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), transmitting a report of a violation of the 
     Anti-Deficiency Act which occurred in the Department of the 
     Navy, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       412. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), transmitting a report of a violation of the 
     Anti-Deficiency Act which occurred in the Department of the 
     Air Force, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       413. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Economic Security, transmitting the BRAC 95 force structure 
     plan for the Armed Forces, pursuant to Public Law 101-510, 
     section 2903(a); to the Committee on National Security.
       414. A letter from the Acting Secretary of State, 
     Department of State, transmitting the listing of a commercial 
     military export that is eligible for approval in calendar 
     year 1995, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2765(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       415. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       416. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
     Public Affairs, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       417. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit Systems 
     Protection Board, transmitting a report of activities under 
     the Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.

para.33.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1022

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 96):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1022) to provide regulatory reform and to 
     focus national economic resources on the greatest risks to 
     human health, safety, and the environment through 
     scientifically objective and unbiased risk assessments and 
     through the consideration of costs and benefits in major 
     rules, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
     shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to 
     the bill and shall not exceed two hours equally divided among 
     and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority members 
     of the Committee on Commerce and the Committee on Science. 
     After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
     amendment under the five-minute rule for a period not to 
     exceed ten hours and shall be considered as read. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the resolution were postponed 
until not before 5:00 p.m.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.33.7  risk assessment and cost-benefit

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Friday, February 24 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved 
into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1022) to provide regulatory reform and 
to focus national economic resources on the greatest risks to human 
health, safety, and the environment through scientifically objective and 
unbiased risk assessments and through the consideration of costs and 
benefits in major rules, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. HASTINGS of Washington as Chairman of the Committee of 
the Whole; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McHUGH, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman, reported that the 
Committee, having had under consideration said bill, had come to no 
resolution thereon.

para.33.8  h. res. 96--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McHUGH, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
resolution (H. Res. 96) providing for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1022) to provide regulatory reform and to focus national economic 
resources on the greatest risks to human health, safety, and the 
environment through scientifically objective and unbiased risk 
assessments and through the consideration of costs and benefits in major 
rules, and for other purposes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McHUGH, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DINGELL objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

253

When there appeared

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Nays

165

para.33.9                    [Roll No. 175]

                                YEAS--253

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry

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     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--165

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Andrews
     Becerra
     Chapman
     Flake
     Ford
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     Lipinski
     McKinney
     Mfume
     Rahall
     Roukema
     Rush
     Wilson
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.33.10  providing for the consideration of h.r. 926

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-52) the resolution (H. Res. 100) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 926) to promote regulatory flexibility and enhance 
public participation in Federal agency rulemaking, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.33.11  resolution of inquiry--stabilization of mexican economy

  Mr. LEACH, by direction of the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services, reported (Rept. No. 104-53) the resolution (H. Res. 80) 
requesting the President to submit information to the House of 
Representatives concerning actions taken through the exchange 
stabilization fund to strengthen the Mexican peso and stabilize the 
economy of Mexico.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.33.12  risk assessment and cost-benefit

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McHUGH, pursuant to House Resolution 96 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1022) to provide regulatory reform and to focus national 
economic resources on the greatest risks to human health, safety, and 
the environment through scientifically objective and unbiased risk 
assessments and through the consideration of costs and benefits in major 
rules, and for other purposes.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, 
resumed the chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.33.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. BROWN of California:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Reform Act of 
     1995''.

     SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this Act are the following:
       (1) To direct the head of each covered agency to establish 
     appropriate regulatory priorities among regulatory 
     initiatives based on the seriousness of the risks to be 
     addressed and available resources, and other appropriate 
     factors.
       (2) To require the head of each covered agency to conduct a 
     risk assessment and cost benefit analysis for all major 
     rules.
       (3) To require the head of each covered agency to--
       (A) oversee the development, periodic revision, and 
     implementation of risk assessment guidelines throughout the 
     covered agency, which reflect scientific advances;
       (B) provide for appropriate scientific peer review of and 
     public comment on risk assessment guidelines and for peer 
     review of risk assessments and cost-benefit analyses 
     throughout the process of development and implementation;
       (C) develop risk characterization guidance and oversee its 
     implementation in order to communicate an accurate 
     description of the full range of risks and uncertainties; and
       (D) identify, prioritize, and conduct research and training 
     needed to advance the science and practice of risk assessment 
     and cost-benefit analysis.
       (4) To establish a study to improve comparative risk 
     analysis and to direct the Office of Science and Technology 
     Policy to establish an interagency coordinating process to 
     promote more compatible risk assessment procedures across 
     Federal agencies.

     SEC. 3. ESTABLISHING AGENCY PRIORITIES.

       (a) Priorities for Regulation.--Each covered agency shall 
     establish, after notice and opportunity for comment, 
     priorities for regulatory purposes among threats to human 
     health, safety, and the environment according to--
       (1) the seriousness of the risk they pose;
       (2) the opportunities available to achieve the greatest 
     overall net reduction in those risks with the public and 
     private resources available; and
       (3) other factors as appropriate.
       (b) Report.--Each covered agency shall submit an annual 
     report to Congress setting forth the agency's regulatory 
     priorities. The report shall recommend priorities, consistent 
     with otherwise applicable law, for the use of resources 
     available to the agency to reduce those risks in accordance 
     with the priorities established under subsection (a), 
     including strategic planning and research activities of the 
     agency. The report shall also explain any statutory 
     priorities which are inconsistent with the priorities 
     established according to the factors set forth in this 
     section.

     SEC. 4. ANALYSIS OF RISKS, BENEFITS, AND COSTS.

       For all major rules protecting human health, safety, or the 
     environment, the head of each covered agency shall--
       (1) conduct a risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis 
     that uses sound scientific, technical, economic, and other 
     data. Such an analysis shall be conducted with as much 
     specificity as practicable, of--
       (A) the risk to human health, safety, or the environment, 
     and any combination thereof, addressed by the rule, 
     including, where applicable and practicable, the health and 
     safety risks to persons who are disproportionately exposed or 
     particularly sensitive, including children, the elderly, and 
     disabled individuals;
       (B) the costs, including the incremental costs, associated 
     with implementation of, and compliance with, the rule;
       (C) the quantitative or qualitative benefits of the rule, 
     including the incremental benefits, reduction or prevention 
     of risk, or other benefits expected from the rule; and
       (D) where appropriate and meaningful, a comparison of that 
     risk relative to other similar risks, regulated by that 
     Federal agency or another Federal agency, resulting from 
     comparable activities and exposure pathways (such comparisons 
     should consider relevant distinctions among risks, such as 
     the voluntary or involuntary nature of risks, and the 
     preventability and nonpreventability of risks); and
       (2) include with the rule a statement that, to the extent 
     consistent with otherwise applicable law--
       (A) the rule will substantially advance the purpose of 
     protecting against the risk referred to in paragraph (1)(A);
       (B) the rule will produce benefits and reduce risks to 
     human health, safety, or the environment, and any combination 
     thereof, in a cost-effective manner taking into account the 
     costs of the implementation of and compliance with the rule, 
     by local, State, and Federal Government and other public and 
     private entities;
       (C) the benefits, quantitatively or qualitatively, will be 
     likely to justify the costs; and
       (D) the most cost-effective option allowed by the statute 
     under which the rule is promulgated has been employed, or if 
     such option has not been employed, the head of the agency 
     shall include a summary of the analysis justifying why it is 
     not employed.

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     SEC. 5. RISK ASSESSMENT GUIDELINES.

       (a) Functions of the Agency Head.--The head of each covered 
     agency shall ensure that any risk assessments conducted by 
     the agency are performed in accordance with risk assessment 
     guidelines issued by the agency head under subsection (b) and 
     use relevant, reliable, and reasonably available data.
       (b) Issuance of Risk Assessment Guidelines.--
       (1) In general.--The head of each covered agency shall 
     develop and publish in the Federal Register risk assessment 
     guidelines that provide appropriate consistency and technical 
     quality among risk assessments performed by the agency.
       (2) Procedures for publishing guidelines.--Before issuing 
     guidelines under this subsection, the head of a covered 
     agency shall--
       (A) publish notice of intent to revise as appropriate 
     existing guidelines or to develop new guidelines and a list 
     of the issues the agency head intends to address and upon 
     which the agency head seeks public comment;
       (B) publish all proposed guidelines for the purpose of 
     seeking public comment; and
       (C) conduct scientific peer review of such guidelines.
       (3) Review and updates.--Not less than once every 3 years, 
     the head of a covered agency shall review and, as necessary, 
     update guidelines issued under this subsection.
       (4) Procedures for review of risk assessments.--Within 1 
     year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of 
     each covered agency shall develop and publish procedures for 
     the review of significant new information made available to 
     the agency relative to risk assessments performed by the 
     agency that are (or if this Act had been in effect would have 
     been) covered by section 4.
       (c) Use of Guidelines.--The agency head shall ensure--
       (1) consistency in the use of such guidelines to the extent 
     such consistency is appropriate;
       (2) that risk assessments are scientifically supportable; 
     and
       (3) that significant uncertainties regarding facts, 
     scientific knowledge, and the validity of analytical 
     techniques, or numerical risk estimates are clearly disclosed 
     in terms readily understandable to the public.
       (d) Contents.--Risk assessments conducted by the Agency 
     should be carried out at a level of effort and accuracy 
     appropriate to the decision being made and the need for 
     accuracy of the risk estimate and should be conducted 
     according to risk assessment guidelines that include:
       (1) An explanation of the scope and applicability of the 
     guidelines, including appropriate limitations or restrictions 
     on their use.
       (2) Criteria for accepting and evaluating data.
       (3) A complete description of any mathematical models or 
     other assumptions used in the risk assessment, including a 
     discussion of their validation, limitations and plausibility.
       (4) A description of the default options, the scientific 
     justification supporting the default options, and an explicit 
     statement of the rationale for selecting a particular default 
     option, in the absence of adequate data, based on explicitly 
     stated science policy choices and consideration of relevant 
     scientific information.
       (5) The technical justification for, and a description of 
     the degree of conservatism each model selection, default 
     option, or assumption imposes upon the risk assessment.
       (6) Criteria for conducting uncertainty analysis during the 
     course of the risk assessment, and an explanation of the data 
     needs for such analysis.
       (e) Regional Compliance.--The regional offices of each 
     agency shall comply with, and follow, the risk assessment 
     guidelines and policies established by the head of the 
     agency. Where credible information has been received from an 
     affected party that a region is violating such guidelines, 
     the head of the agency shall examine the information and 
     resolve the matter.

     SEC. 6. RISK CHARACTERIZATION.

       (a) In General.--The head of each covered agency shall 
     ensure that all risk assessments required by section 4, and 
     the risk characterizations that are components of such 
     assessments, make apparent the distinction between data and 
     policy assumptions to facilitate interpretation and 
     appropriate use of the characterization by decisionmakers.
       (b) Contents.--
       (1) In general.--As scientifically appropriate, such risk 
     characterizations shall contain the following:
       (A) Relevant information on data selection and rejection in 
     the risk assessment, including a specific rationale 
     justifying the basis for the selection or rejection, and the 
     influence of the selection or rejection on the risk estimate.
       (B) Identification of significant limitations, assumptions, 
     and default options included in the risk assessment and the 
     rationale and extent of scientific support for their use.
       (C) A discussion of significant uncertainties and data gaps 
     and their influence upon the risk assessment.
       (2) Quantitative estimates of certain risks.--As 
     scientifically appropriate, any such risk characterization 
     that includes quantitative estimates of carcinogenic risk 
     shall contain the following:
       (A) The range and distribution of exposures derived from 
     exposure scenarios used in the risk assessment of which the 
     risk characterization is a component, including upper bound 
     estimates and central estimates and, when appropriate and 
     practicable, the identification of susceptible groups, 
     species, and subpopulations, including children, the elderly, 
     and disabled individuals, or groups whose exposure exceeds 
     the general population.
       (B) A description of appropriate statistical expressions of 
     the range and variability of the risk estimate, including the 
     population or populations addressed by any risk estimates, 
     central estimates of risk for each such specific population, 
     any appropriate upper bound estimates, the reasonable range, 
     or other description of uncertainties in the risk 
     characterization which is contained in the risk assessment.

     To the extent the types of information referred to in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) are scientifically appropriate for 
     risk characterizations other than for carcinogenic risks, 
     such characterizations shall include such information. As 
     other scientifically appropriate methods are developed for 
     quantitatively estimating carcinogenic risks, such methods 
     may be used in lieu of the methods described in subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B).

     SEC. 7. PEER REVIEW.

       (a) Establishment.--For regulatory programs addressing 
     human health, safety, or the environment, the head of each 
     Federal agency shall develop a systematic program for peer 
     review of risk assessments used by the agency. Such program 
     shall be applicable across the agency and--
       (1) shall provide for peer review by independent and well-
     qualified experts;
       (2) to the extent a peer review panel is used, the panel 
     shall be broadly representative and balanced to the extent 
     feasible;
       (3) may provide for differing levels of peer review 
     depending on the significance or the complexity of the 
     problems or the need for expeditiousness;
       (4) shall exclude peer reviewers who are associated with 
     entities that may have a financial interest in the outcome 
     unless such interest is disclosed to the agency and the 
     agency has determined that such interest will not reasonably 
     be expected to create a bias in favor of obtaining an outcome 
     that is consistent with such interest;
       (5) shall result in the appointment of peer reviewers who 
     are qualified on the basis of their professional training or 
     expertise as reflected in their record of peer-reviewed 
     publications or equivalent;
       (6) may provide specific and reasonable deadlines for peer 
     review comments; and
       (7) shall provide adequate protections for confidential 
     business information and trade secrets, including requiring 
     peer reviewers to enter into confidentiality agreements.
       (b) Requirement for Peer Review.--Each Federal agency shall 
     provide for appropriate peer review of scientific information 
     used for purposes of any risk assessment required by section 
     4. For any such risk assessment, the head of a covered agency 
     shall provide a written response to comments made by the peer 
     reviewers. The response shall indicate that the agency head 
     explicitly considered the comments, the degree to which such 
     comments have been incorporated into the risk assessment 
     guidelines or risk assessment, as applicable, and the reason 
     why a comment has not been incorporated.
       (c) Availability to Public.--For all peer review to which 
     this section applies, a summary of all peer review comments 
     or conclusions and any response of the agency shall be made 
     available to the public.
       (d) Previously Reviewed Data and Analysis.--No peer review 
     shall be required under this section for any data or analysis 
     which has been previously subjected to peer review or for any 
     component of any evaluation or assessment previously 
     subjected to peer review.
       (e) Reports.--Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the head of each covered agency shall 
     submit to the Congress a report on a plan for conducting peer 
     review under this section, and shall also report to the 
     Congress whenever significant modifications are made to the 
     plan.

     SEC. 8. REVIEW OF AGENCY COMPLIANCE.

       During the 3-year period beginning 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall annually conduct a review to determine 
     the extent of compliance by each covered Federal agency with 
     the provisions of this Act and shall annually submit to 
     Congress a report on such review.

     SEC. 9. RESEARCH AND TRAINING IN RISK ASSESSMENT.

       (a) Evaluation.--The head of each covered agency shall 
     regularly and systematically evaluate risk assessment 
     research and training needs of the agency, including the 
     following:
       (1) Research to reduce data gaps or redundancies, address 
     modelling needs (including improved model sensitivity), and 
     validate default options, particularly those common to 
     multiple risk assessments.
       (2) Research leading to improvement of methods to quantify 
     and communicate uncertainty and variability throughout risk 
     assessment, and risk assessment reporting methods that 
     clearly distinguish between uncertainty and variability.
       (3) Research to examine the causes and extent of 
     variability within and among individuals, species, 
     populations, and, in the case of ecological risk assessment, 
     ecological communities.

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       (4) Emerging and future areas of research, including 
     research on comparative risk analysis, exposure to multiple 
     chemicals and other stressors, noncancer endpoints, 
     biological markers of exposure and effect, mechanisms of 
     action in both mammalian and nonmammalian species, dynamics 
     and probabilities of physiological and ecosystem exposures, 
     and prediction of ecosystem-level responses.
       (5) Long-term needs to adequately train individuals in risk 
     assessment and risk assessment applications. Evaluations 
     under this paragraph shall include an estimate of the 
     resources needed to provide necessary training and 
     recommendations on appropriate educational risk assessment 
     curricula.
       (b) Strategy and Actions To Meet Identified Needs.--The 
     head of each covered agency shall develop a strategy, 
     schedule, and delegation of responsibility for carrying out 
     research and training to meet the needs identified in 
     subsection (a) consistent with available resources.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the head of each covered agency shall 
     submit to the Congress a report on the evaluations conducted 
     under subsection (a) and the strategy and schedule developed 
     under subsection (b). The head of each covered agency shall 
     report to the Congress whenever the evaluations, strategy, 
     and schedule are updated or modified.

     SEC. 10. STUDY OF COMPARATIVE RISK ANALYSIS.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy shall conduct, or provide for the conduct 
     of, a study of the methods for conducting comparative risk 
     analysis of health, safety, and environmental risks, and to 
     provide a common basis for evaluating strategies for 
     reducing, or preventing those risks. The goal of the study 
     shall be to survey and rigorously evaluate methods of 
     comparative risk analysis.
       (b) Study Participants.--In conducting the study, the 
     Director shall provide for the participation of a range of 
     individuals with varying backgrounds and expertise, both 
     technical and nontechnical, comprising broad representation 
     of the public and private sectors.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the termination 
     of the study, the Director shall submit to the Congress a 
     report on the results of the study referred to in subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 11. INTERAGENCY COORDINATION.

       To promote the conduct, application, and practice of risk 
     assessment in a consistent manner under Federal and to 
     identify risk assessment data needs common to more than one 
     Federal agency, the Director of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy shall--
       (1) periodically survey the manner in which each Federal 
     agency involved in risk assessment is conducting such risk 
     assessment to determine the scope and adequacy of risk 
     assessment practices in use by the Federal Government;
       (2) provide advice and recommendations to the President and 
     the Congress based on the surveys conducted and 
     determinations made under paragraph (1);
       (3) establish appropriate interagency mechanisms to promote 
     coordination among Federal agencies conducting risk 
     assessment with respect to the conduct, application, and 
     practice of risk assessment and to promote the use of state-
     of-the-art risk assessment practices throughout the Federal 
     Government;
       (4) establish appropriate mechanisms between Federal and 
     State agencies to communicate state-of-the-art risk 
     assessment practices; and
       (5) periodically convene meetings with State government 
     representatives and Federal and other leaders to assess the 
     effectiveness of Federal-State cooperation in the development 
     and application of risk assessment.

     SEC. 12. SAVINGS PROVISION.

       Nothing in this Act shall be construed to modify any 
     statutory standard or requirement designed to protect health, 
     safety, or the environment or shall delay any action required 
     to meet a deadline imposed by a statute or a court.

     SEC. 13. DEFINITIONS.

       For the purposes of this Act:
       (1) The term ``major rule'' means any rule (as that term is 
     defined in section 551(4) of title 5, United States Code) 
     that is likely to result in an annual effect on the economy 
     of $100,000,000 or more.
       (2) The term ``risk assessment'' means a process that uses 
     a factual base to--
       (A) identify, characterize, and to the extent practicable 
     and appropriate, quantify or describe the potential adverse 
     effects of exposure of individuals, populations, habitats, 
     ecosystems, or materials to hazardous pollutants or other 
     stressors; and
       (B) to the extent practicable and appropriate, identify and 
     characterize important uncertainties.
       (3) The term ``risk characterization'' means the final 
     component of a risk assessment, that qualitatively or 
     quantitatively (or both) describes the magnitude and 
     consequences of that risk in terms of the population exposed 
     to the risk and the types of potential effects of exposure.
       (4) The term ``covered agency'' means each of the 
     following:
       (A) The Environmental Protection Agency.
       (B) The Consumer Product Safety Commission.
       (C) The Department of Labor (including the Occupational 
     Health and Safety Administration).
       (D) The Department of Transportation.
       (E) The Department of Energy.
       (F) The Department of Agriculture.
       (G) The Department of the Interior.
       (H) The Food and Drug Administration.

     SEC. 14. EXCEPTIONS.

       This Act does not apply to risk assessments or risk 
     characterizations performed with respect to either of the 
     following:
       (1) A situation that the head of the agency considers to be 
     an emergency.
       (2) A situation the head of the agency considers to be 
     reasonably expected to cause death or serious injury or 
     illness to humans, or substantial endangerment to private 
     property or the environment unless prompt action is taken to 
     avoid death or to avoid or mitigate serious injury or illness 
     to humans, or substantial endangerment to private property or 
     the environment.

     SEC. 15. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       Nothing in this Act creates any right to judicial or 
     administrative review, nor creates any right or benefit, 
     substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or equity by a 
     party against the United States, its agencies or 
     instrumentalities, its officers or employees, or any other 
     person. If an agency action is subject to judicial or 
     administrative review under any other provision of law, the 
     adequacy of any document prepared pursuant to this Act, and 
     any alleged failure to comply with this Act, may not be used 
     as grounds for affecting or invalidating such agency action, 
     but statements and information prepared pursuant to this Act 
     which are otherwise part of the record, may be considered as 
     part of the record for the judicial or administrative review 
     conducted under such other provision of law.

     SEC. 16. UNFUNDED MANDATES.

       Nothing in this Act shall create an obligation or burden on 
     any State or local government or otherwise impose any 
     financial burden any State or local government. Nothing in 
     this Act shall force a State to change its laws. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

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negative

Nays

246

para.33.14                   [Roll No. 176]

                                AYES--174

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--246

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas

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     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Becerra
     Dicks
     Flake
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     Lipinski
     McKinney
     Mfume
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rush
     Wilson
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman, reported that the 
Committee, having had under consideration said bill, had come to no 
resolution thereon.

para.33.15  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. WALKER, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule on Tuesday, February 28, 1995: the Committee on 
Agriculture, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the 
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on House 
Oversight, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on National 
Security, the Committee on Small Business, and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.33.16  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. HUNTER, for today;
  To Mr. RUSH, for February 24, 27, and 28; and
  To Mr. MFUME, for today.
  And then,

para.33.17  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, at 11 o'clock and 8 minutes 
p.m., the House adjourned until 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, February 28, 1995.

para.33.18  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 100. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     926) to promote regulatory flexibility and enhance public 
     participation in Federal agency rulemaking, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-52). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     House Resolution 80. Resolution requesting the President to 
     submit information to the House of Representatives concerning 
     actions taken through the exchange stabilization fund to 
     strengthen the Mexican peso and stabilize the economy of 
     Mexico; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-53). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 531. A 
     bill to designate the Great Western Scenic Trail as a study 
     trail under the National Trails System Act, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-54). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 529. A 
     bill to authorize the exchange of National Forest System 
     lands in the Targhee National Forest in Idaho for non-Federal 
     lands within the forest in Wyoming; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 104-55). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.

para.33.19  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 1057. A bill to provide for hearing care services by 
     audiologists to Federal civilian employees; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. 
             Cox of California, and Mr. Tauzin):
       H.R. 1058. A bill to reform Federal securities litigation, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 1059. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to extend a nutrition assistance program to American Samoa, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 1060. A bill to include the Territory of American 
     Samoa in the Supplemental Security Income Program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Kennelly, and Ms. Eshoo):
       H.R. 1061. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to more accurately codify the depreciable life of 
     semiconductor manufacturing equipment; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 1062. A bill to enhance competition in the financial 
     services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
     affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial 
     service providers; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MARKEY:
       H.R. 1063. A bill to provide a framework for Securities and 
     Exchange Commission supervision and regulation of derivatives 
     activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1064. A bill to repeal the Impoundment Control Act of 
     1974; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1065. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to establish a program to provide pregnant 
     women with certificates to cover expenses incurred in 
     receiving services at maternity and housing services 
     facilities and to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development to provide assistance to nonprofit entities for 
     the rehabilitation of existing structures for use as 
     facilities to provide housing and services to pregnant women; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 1066. A bill to establish grant programs and provide 
     other forms of Federal assistance to pregnant women, children 
     in need of adoptive families, and individuals and families 
     adopting children; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities, and in addition to the Committees 
     on National Security, Banking and Financial Services, Ways 
     and means, Commerce, Government Reform and Oversight, and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 1067. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require renal dialysis facilities to meet 
     hemodialysis standards as a condition of receiving payment 
     for renal hemodialysis services furnished under the Medicare 
     Program; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
       H.R. 1068. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to conduct a demonstration project under which 
     payment shall be made under the Medicare Program for renal 
     disease management services furnished to individuals at risk 
     for end stage renal disease to accurately assess whether 
     those management services can prevent the progression of 
     renal disease to renal failure and thereby delay the onset of 
     dialysis and cause savings for the Medicare Program; to

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     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself and Mr. Frazer):
       H.R. 1069. A bill to extend the Supplemental Security 
     Income Benefits Program to Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para.33.20  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 9: Mr. Dreier, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 24: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Chabot and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 89: Mr. Gunderson.
       H.R. 93: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 94: Mr. Quillen and Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 218: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 248: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 312: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Talent, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Souder and Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 375: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 377: Ms. Furse and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 436: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
     Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
     Jacobs, Mr. Minge, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 489: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Allard, and Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 490: Mr. Dickey and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Packard, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. McKeon, and 
     Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 605: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 638: Mr. Engel and Mr. Reed.
       H.R. 652: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Beilenson.
       H.R. 676: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Jacobs, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Eshoo, and Ms. Roybal-
     Allard.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Brewster, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana.
       H.R. 697: Mr. Allard.
       H.R. 721: Ms. DeLauro and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 726: Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Filner, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 733: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Linder, 
     Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Linder, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 763: Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. 
     Leach, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Horn, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Davis, Mr. 
     Markey, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
     Shays, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
     Bachus, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 782: Mr. Davis, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, and Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 788: Mr. Souder and Mrs. Waldholtz.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Allard.
       H.R. 795: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 800: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Souder and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Leach and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 861: Mr. Coleman and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 873: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Brown 
     of Ohio, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. 
     Meehan.
       H.R. 949: Mr. Funderburk and Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 952: Mr. Canady, Mr. Minge, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     Kolbe, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey.
       H.R. 963: Mr. Goss, Mr. Roth, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gene Green of 
     Texas, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Hancock.
       H.R. 971: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1015: Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 1043: Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Olver.
       H.J. Res. 52: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.J. Res 61: Mr. Coble, Mr. Gallegly, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. 
     Solomon, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
     Mr. Baker of California, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Jones, Mr. Barr, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Tate, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
     Ewing, Mr. Weller, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Shuster, 
     and Mrs. Seastrand.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Brownback, Mr. Talent, Mr. Cox, and 
     Mr. Abercrombie.
       H. Con. Res. 28: Mr. Conyers.
       H. Con. Res. 31: Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Schumer, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Rangel.
       H. Res. 56: Mr. Foley.
       H. Res. 80: Mr. Filner, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Holden, and Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio.



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                     TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (34)

para.34.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, 
at 9:30 o'clock a.m., who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                February 28, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jay Dickey to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January 4, 
1995 and Thursday, February 16, 1995, Members were recognized for 
``morning hour'' debates.

para.34.2  recess--10:17 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 11 o'clock a.m.

para.34.3  after recess--11:00 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ZELIFF, called the House to order.

para.34.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ZELIFF, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, February 27, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.34.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       418. A letter from the Administrator, Panama Canal 
     Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled, ``Panama Canal Commission Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Year 1996'', pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       419. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to a variety of overseas entities, 
     pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       420. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the price and availability 
     report for the quarter ending December 31, 1994, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2768; to the Committee on International Relations.
       421. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Legislative Affairs, transmitting copies of original reports 
     of political contributions by nominees, Ambassadors-designate 
     and members of their families, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     3944(b)(2); to the Committee on International Relations.
       422. A letter from the Chairman, Board for International 
     Broadcasting, transmitting the Board's annual report on its 
     activities, as well as its review and evaluation of the 
     operation of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for the period 
     October 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2873(a)(9); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       423. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of report entitled, ``Operational Review 
     of the Escheated Estate Fund--How It Does Not Serve The 
     Poor,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 47-117(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       424. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, General Accounting Office, transmitting the list of 
     all reports issued or released in January 1995, pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       425. A letter from the Chair, Federal Labor Relations 
     Authority, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.

para.34.6  veterans of foreign wars

  On motion of Mr. HYDE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 257) to amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to 
make eligible for membership those veterans that have served within the 
territorial limits of South Korea.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.34.7  risk assessment and cost-benefit

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ZELIFF, pursuant House Resolution 96 and 
rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1022) to provide regulatory reform and to focus national 
economic resources on the greatest risks to human health, safety, and 
the environment through scientifically objective and unbiased risk 
assessments and through the consideration of costs and benefits in major 
rules, and for other purposes.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman of the Committee of the

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Whole, resumed the chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.34.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ROEMER:

       Strike section 401 (page 34, lines 2 through 19) and insert 
     the following:

     SEC. 401. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       Nothing in this Act creates any right to judicial or 
     administrative review, nor creates any right or benefit, 
     substantive or procedural, enforceable at law or equity by a 
     party against the United States, its agencies or 
     instrumentalities, its officers or employees, or any other 
     person. If an agency action is subject to judicial or 
     administrative review under any other provision of law, the 
     adequacy of any certification or other document prepared 
     pursuant to this Act, and any alleged failure to comply with 
     this Act, may not be used as grounds for affecting on 
     invalidating such agency action, but statements and 
     information prepared pursuant to this title which are 
     otherwise part of the record may be considered as part of the 
     record for the judicial or administrative review conducted 
     under such other provision of law.
       Strike section 202(b)(2) (page 29, line 24 through page 30, 
     line 6) relating to substantial evidence and strike ``(1) In 
     general.--'' in section 202(b) (page 29, line 18).

It was decided in the

Yeas

192

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

231

para.34.9                    [Roll No. 177]

                                AYES--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--231

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Chenoweth
     Duncan
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Hunter
     Lipinski
     Miller (CA)
     Rush
     Smith (WA)
     Velazquez
     Ward
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.34.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MARKEY:

       Page 31, strike line 23 and all that follows down through 
     line 5 on page 32 (all of section 301(a)(3)) and insert:
       (3) shall exclude peer reviewers who are associated with 
     entities that may have a financial or other interest in the 
     outcome unless such interest is disclosed to the agency and 
     the agency has determined that such interest will not 
     reasonably be expected to create a bias in favor of obtaining 
     an outcome that is consistent with such interest.

It was decided in the

Yeas

177

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

247

para.34.11                   [Roll No. 178]

                                AYES--177

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--247

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen

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     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hunter
     Lantos
     Lipinski
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Rush
     Vucanovich
     Ward
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.34.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BARTON of Texas:

       Page 36, after line 2, insert the following new title, 
     redesignate title VI as title VII, and redesignate section 
     601 on page 36, line 4, as section 701:

                       TITLE VI--PETITION PROCESS

     SEC. 601. PETITION PROCESS.

       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to provide an 
     accelerated process for the review of Federal programs 
     designated to protect human health, safety, or the 
     environment and to revise rules and program elements where 
     possible to achieve substantially equivalent protection of 
     human health, safety or the environment at a substantially 
     lower cost of compliance or in a more flexible manner.
       (b) Accelerated Process for Certain Petitions.--Within 1 
     year after the date of enactment of this Act, the head of 
     each Federal agency administering any program designed to 
     protect human health, safety, or the environment shall 
     establish accelerated procedures for accepting and 
     considering petitions for the review of any rule or program 
     element promulgated prior to the effective date of this Act 
     which is part of such program, if the annual costs of 
     compliance with such rule or program element are at least 
     $25,000,000.
       (c) Who May Submit Petitions.--Any person who demonstrates 
     that he or she is affected by a rule or program element 
     referred to in subsection (b) may submit a petition under 
     this section.
       (d) Contents of Petitions.--Each petition submitted under 
     this section shall include adequate supporting documentation, 
     including, where appropriate, the following:
       (1) New studies or other relevant information that provide 
     the basis for a proposed revision of a risk assessment or 
     risk characterization used as a basis of a rule or program 
     element.
       (2) Information documenting the costs of compliance with 
     any rule or program element which is the subject of the 
     petition and information demonstrating that a revision could 
     achieve protection of human health, safety or the environment 
     substantially equivalent to that achieved by the rule or 
     program element concerned but at a substantially lower cost 
     of compliance or in a manner which provides more flexibility 
     to States, local, or tribal governments, or regulated 
     entities. Such documentation may include information 
     concerning investments and other actions taken by persons 
     subject to the rule or program element in good faith to 
     comply.
       (e) Deadlines for Agency Response.--Each agency head 
     receiving petitions under this section shall assemble and 
     review all such petitions received during the 6-month period 
     commencing upon the promulgation of procedures under 
     subsection (b) and during 15 successive 6-month periods 
     thereafter. Not later than 180 days after the expiration of 
     each such review period, the agency head shall complete the 
     review of such petitions, make a determination under 
     subsection (f) to accept or to reject each such petition, and 
     establish a schedule and priorities for taking final action 
     under subsection (g) with respect to each accepted petition. 
     For petitions accepted for consideration under this section, 
     the schedule shall provide for final action under subsection 
     (g) within 18 months after the expiration of each such 180-
     day period and may provide for consolidation of reasonably 
     related petitions. The schedule and priorities shall be based 
     on the potential to more efficiently focus national economic 
     resources within Federal regulatory programs designed to 
     protect human health, safety, or the environment on the most 
     important priorities and on such other factors as such 
     Federal agency considers appropriate.
       (f) Criteria for Acceptance of Petitions.
       (1) In general.--An agency head shall accept a petition for 
     consideration under this section if the petition meets the 
     applicable requirements of subsections (b), (c), and (d) and 
     if there is a reasonable likelihood that the revision 
     requested in the petition would achieve protection of human 
     health, safety or the environment substantially equivalent to 
     that achieved by the rule or program element concerned but a 
     substantially lower cost of compliance or in a manner which 
     provides more flexibility to States, local, or tribal 
     governments, or regulated entities.
       (2) Final agency action.--If the agency head rejects the 
     petition, the agency head shall publish the reasons for doing 
     so in the Federal Register. Any petition rejected for 
     consideration under this section may be considered by the 
     agency under any other applicable procedures, but a rejection 
     of a petition under this section shall be considered final 
     agency action.
       (3) Consideration.--In determining whether to accept or 
     reject a petition with respect to any rule or program 
     element, the agency shall take into account any information 
     provided by the petitioner concerning costs incurred in 
     complying with the rule or program element prior to the date 
     of the petition and the costs that could be incurred by 
     changing the rule or program element as proposed in the 
     petition.
       (g) Final Agency Action.--In accordance with the schedule 
     established under subsection (e), and after notice and 
     opportunity for comment, the agency head shall take final 
     action regarding petitions accepted under subsection (f) by 
     either revising a rule or program element or determining not 
     to make any such revision. When reviewing any final agency 
     action under this subsection, the court shall hold unlawful 
     and set aside the agency action if found to be unsupported by 
     substantial evidence.
       (h) Other Procedures Remain Available.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to preclude the review or revision 
     of any risk characterization document, risk assessment 
     document, rule or program element at any time under any other 
     procedures.

     SEC. 602. REVIEWS OF HEALTH EFFECTS VALUES.

       Within 5 years after the enactment of this Act, the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall 
     review each health or environmental effects value placed, 
     before the effective date of title I, on the Integrated Risk 
     Information System (IRIS) Database maintained by the Agency 
     and revise such value to comply with the provisions of title 
     I.

     SEC. 603. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title:
       (1) The term ``Federal agency'' has the same meaning as 
     when used in section 110.
       (2) The terms ``rule'' and ``program element'' shall 
     include reasonably related provisions of the Code of Federal 
     Regulations and any guidance, including protocols of general 
     applicability establishing policy regarding risk assessment 
     or risk characterization, but shall not include any permit or 
     license or any regulation or other action by an agency to 
     authorize or approve any individual substance or product. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

206

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

220

para.34.13                   [Roll No. 179]

                                AYES--206

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett

[[Page 304]]


     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kleczka
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--220

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hunter
     Lipinski
     Miller (CA)
     Pickett
     Rush
     Ward
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.34.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BOEHLERT:

       Page 29, strike line 18 and all that follows through line 6 
     on page 30, and insert in lieu thereof the following:
       (1) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed to modify any statutory standard or requirement or 
     to alter any statutory or judicial deadline. No failure or 
     inability of an agency to make the certifications required 
     under this section shall be construed to bar an agency from 
     acting, or to authorize an agency to fail to act, under other 
     statutory authorities.
       (2) Failure to certify.--In the event that the agency head 
     cannot make any certification required under this section, 
     the agency head shall report to Congress that such 
     certification cannot be made and shall include a statement of 
     the reasons therefore in such report and publish such 
     statement together with the final rule.

It was decided in the

Yeas

181

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

238

para.34.15                   [Roll No. 180]

                                AYES--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Goss
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--238

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman

[[Page 305]]


     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Baesler
     Brewster
     Cox
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hunter
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Rangel
     Rush
     Torres
     Ward
     Williams 
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.34.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BROWN of 
California to the amendment submitted by Mr. WALKER:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. BROWN of California:

       At the end of the amendment, insert the following:
       Page 4, strike lines 5 through 9 (all of paragraph (1) of 
     section 3) and insert the following and redesignate 
     paragraphs (2) through (4) as paragraphs (3) through (5), 
     respectively:
       (1) A situation that the head of the agency considers an 
     emergency.
       (2) A situation that the head of the agency considers to be 
     reasonably expected to cause death or serious injury or 
     illness to humans, or substantial endangerment to private 
     property or the environment unless prompt action is taken to 
     avoid death or to avoid or mitigate serious injury or illness 
     to humans, or substantial endangerment to private property or 
     the environment.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. WALKER:

       Page 30, after line 23, insert:

     SEC. 204. ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP

       For purposes of this title, any determination by a Federal 
     agency to approve or reject any proposed or final 
     environmental clean-up plan for a facility the costs of which 
     are likely to exceed $5,000,000 shall be treated as major 
     rule subject to the provisions of this title (other than the 
     provisions of section 201(a)(5). As used in this section, the 
     term ``environmental clean-up'' means a corrective action 
     under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, a remedial action under 
     the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980, and any other environmental 
     restoration and waste management carried out by or on behalf 
     of a Federal agency with respect to any substance other than 
     municipal waste.
       Page 4, after line 18, insert the following new section and 
     redesignate section 4 as section 5:

     SEC. 4. UNFUNDED MANDATES

       Nothing in this Act itself shall, without Federal funding 
     and further Federal agency action, create any new obligation 
     or burden on any State or local government or otherwise 
     impose any financial burden on any State or local government 
     in the absence of Federal funding, except with respect to 
     routine information requests.
       Page 16, beginning on line 8, after ``uncertainties'' add:
       ``Sensitive subpopulations or highly exposed subpopulations 
     include, where relevant and appropriate, children, the 
     elderly, pregnant women and disabled persons.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

157

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

263

para.34.17                   [Roll No. 181]

                                AYES--157

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Minge
     Moakley
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--263

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Baesler
     Brewster
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hunter
     Lipinski
     Martinez
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Rush
     Torres
     Ward
     Williams
     Wilson
  So the amendment to the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman, pursuant to House 
Resolution 96, reported the bill back to the House with sundry 
amendments adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 5, after line 18, insert:
       (5) Emergency.--As used in this Act, the term ``emergency'' 
     means a situation that is immediately impending and 
     extraordinary in nature, demanding attention due to a 
     condition, circumstance, or practice reasonably expected to 
     cause death, serious illness, or severe injury to humans, or 
     substantial endangerment to private property or the 
     environment if no action is taken.

       At the end of section 106 (page 18, line 25), add after the 
     period the following:

     For the purposes of this section, the term ``non-United 
     States-based entity'' means--
       (1) any foreign government and its agencies;
       (2) the United Nations or any of its subsidiary 
     organizations;
       (3) any other international governmental body or 
     international standards-making organization; or

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       (4) any other organization or private entity without a 
     place of business located in the United States or its 
     territories.

       Page 37, after line 2, insert:
       (b) State, Local, and Tribal Priorities.--In identifying 
     national priorities, the President shall consider priorities 
     developed and submitted by State, local, and tribal 
     governments.
       Page 37, line 12, after ``report'' insert ``and priorities 
     developed and submitted by State, local, and tribal 
     governments.''.

       Page 5, after line 18, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 5. AVAILABILITY OF INFORMATION AMONG FEDERAL AGENCIES

       Covered Federal agencies shall make existing databases and 
     information developed under this Act available to other 
     Federal agencies, subject to applicable confidentiality 
     requirements, for the purpose of meeting the requirements of 
     this Act. Within 15 months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the President shall issue guidelines for Federal 
     agencies to comply with this section.

       On page 8, at the end of line 3, add the following:
       ``Nothing in this Section (iii) shall apply to the 
     requirements of Section 404 of the Clean Water Act.''

       Page 30, after line 23, insert:

     SEC. 204. ENVIRONMENTAL CLEAN-UP

       For purposes of this title, any determination by a Federal 
     agency to approve or reject any proposed or final 
     environmental clean-up plan for a facility the costs of which 
     are likely to exceed $5,000,000 shall be treated as major 
     rule subject to the provisions of this title (other than the 
     provisions of section 201(a)(5). As used in this section, the 
     term ``environmental clean-up'' means a corrective action 
     under the Solid Waste Disposal Act, a remedial action under 
     the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980, and any other environmental 
     restoration and waste management carried out by or on behalf 
     of a Federal agency with respect to any substance other than 
     municipal waste.
       Page 4, after line 18, insert the following new section and 
     redesignate section 4 as section 5:

     SEC. 4. UNFUNDED MANDATES

       Nothing in this Act itself shall, without Federal funding 
     and further Federal agency action, create any new obligation 
     or burden on any State or local government or otherwise 
     impose any financial burden on any State or local government 
     in the absence of Federal funding, except with respect to 
     routine information requests.
       Page 16, beginning on line 8, after ``uncertainties'' add:
       ``Sensitive subpopulations or highly exposed subpopulations 
     include, where relevant and appropriate, children, the 
     elderly, pregnant women and disabled persons.''
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. DOGGETT moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Science 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with 
the following amendment:


       Amend the heading of section 301 (page 31, line 2) to read 
     as follows:

     SEC. 301. PEER REVIEW PROGRAM AND PROHIBITION OF CONFLICTS OF 
                   INTEREST.

       Strike paragraph (3) of section 301(a) (page 31, line 23 
     through page 32, line 5) and insert the following:
       (3) shall exclude peer reviewers who have a potential 
     financial interest in the outcome:

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. DOGGETT demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to the motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

174

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

250

para.34.18                   [Roll No. 182]

                                AYES--174

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Montgomery
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--250

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Browder
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hunter
     LaTourette
     Lipinski
     Martinez
     Metcalf
     Rush
     Ward
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. BROWN of California demanded a recorded vote on passage of said 
bill, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded 
vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.


[[Page 307]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

286

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

141

para.34.19                   [Roll No. 183]

                                AYES--286

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--141

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hunter
     Lipinski
     Martinez
     Rush
     Ward
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.34.20  providing for the consideration of h.r. 925

  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-61) the resolution (H. Res. 101) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 925) to compensate owners of private 
property for the effect of certain regulatory restrictions.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.34.21  director of the congressional budget office

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, pursuant to the provisions 
of section 201(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974, Public Law 93-344, announced that the Speaker and President 
pro tempore of the Senate on Wednesday, February 22, 1995, did jointly 
appoint Ms. June Ellenoff O'Neill as Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office, effective March 1, 1995, for the term of office beginning 
January 3, 1995.

para.34.22  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule on Wednesday, March 1, 1995: the Committee on Banking and 
Financial Services, the Committee on Economic and Educational 
Opportunities, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the 
Committee on House Oversight, the Committee on International Relations, 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs.

para.34.23  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 10 
o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, March 1, 1995.

para.34.24  order of business--rule waiver for consideration--h.res.80

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That clause 2(l)6 of rule XI be waived for the consideration 
of the resolution (H. Res. 80) requesting the President to submit 
information to the House of Representatives concerning actions taken 
through the exchange stabilization fund to strengthen the Mexican peso 
and stabilize the economy of Mexico.

para.34.25  providing for the consideration of h.r. 926

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 100):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 926) to promote regulatory flexibility and 
     enhance public participation in Federal agency rulemaking, 
     and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall 
     be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the 
     bill and shall not exceed ninety minutes, with sixty minutes 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary and thirty 
     minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Small Business. 
     After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
     amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to 
     consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
     under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now 
     printed in the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of 
     a substitute shall be considered by title rather than by 
     section. Each title shall be considered as read. During 
     consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on 
     the basis of whether the Member of

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     fering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the 
     portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote 
     in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 
     Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
     without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
     or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.34.26  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. WARD, for today; and
  To Mr. HUNTER, for today and March 1.
  And then,

para.34.27  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HINCHEY, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 11 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
10 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, March 1, 1995.

para.34.28  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 517. A 
     bill to amend title V of Public Law 96-550, designating the 
     Chaco Culture Archaeological Protection Sites, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-56). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 536. A 
     bill to extend indefinitely the authority of the Secretary of 
     the Interior to collect a commercial operation fee in the 
     Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and for other 
     purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 104-57). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 606. A 
     bill to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act 
     of 1992, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-58). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 694. A 
     bill entitled the ``Minor Boundary Adjustments and 
     Miscellaneous Park Amendment Act of 1995''; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 104-59). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 562. A 
     bill to modify the boundaries of Walnut Canyon National 
     Monument in the State of Arizona; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 104-60). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mrs. WALDHOLTZ: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 101. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     925) to compensate owners of private property for the effect 
     of certain regulatory restrictions (Rept. No. 104-61). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para.34.29  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 1070. A bill to designate the reservoir created by 
     Trinity Dam in the Central Valley project, CA, as ``Trinity 
     Lake''; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska:
       H.R. 1071. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     deposit $1,400,000 into the judgment fund of the Department 
     of Justice to cover those costs of the project for flood 
     control, Lost Creek, Columbus, NE, which are in excess of the 
     $4,000,000 limit on projects carried out under section 205 of 
     the Flood Control Act of 1948; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1072. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives to encourage corporations to 
     provide financing and management support services to small 
     business concerns operating in urban areas designated as 
     enterprise zones; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. FURSE (for herself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 1073. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of diabetes outpatient 
     self-management training services under part B of the 
     Medicare Program; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. FURSE (for herself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 1074. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for uniform coverage under part B of 
     the Medicare Program of blood-testing strips for individuals 
     with diabetes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Bliley):
       H.R. 1075. A bill to establish legal standards and 
     procedures for product liability litigation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             McDade, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Fox, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Borski, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 1076. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the installment method to be used to report 
     income from the sale of certain residential real property, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Regula, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Cooley, Mrs. 
             Smith of Washington, and Mr. Shadegg):
       H.R. 1077. A bill to authorize the Bureau of Land 
     Management; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 1078. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of beta interferons 
     approved by the FDA for self-administration for treatment of 
     multiple sclerosis under the Medicare Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MINETA (for himself, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. Sam 
             Johnson):
       H.R. 1079. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the 150th anniversary of 
     the founding of the Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Luther, Mr. Gutknecht, and 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey):
       H.R. 1080. A bill to authorize States and political 
     subdivisions of States to control the movement of municipal 
     solid waste generated within their jurisdictions; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 1081. A bill to amend the Shipping Act of 1984 to 
     reform certain ocean shipping practices, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROBERTS:
       H.R. 1082. A bill to amend the Internal Code of 1986 to 
     provide that certain cash rentals of farmland will not cause 
     recapture of the special estate tax valuation; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROTH:
       H.R. 1083. A bill to amend the Internal Code of 1986 to 
     promote travel and tourism; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. SCHROEDER:
       H.R. 1084. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     make the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program available 
     to the general public, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Saxton);
       H.R. 1085. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     provide congressional authorization for State and local flow 
     control authority over solid waste, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 1086. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     complete work for the protection of Point Chehalis as part of 
     the operation and maintenance of the project of navigation, 
     Grays Harbor and Chehalis River, WA; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Jacobs, 
             Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stokes, Mrs. 
             Kennelly, Mr. Lipinski, Mr.

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             Gilman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mr. Dellums, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Towns, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. 
             Rangel);
       H.J. Res. 70. Joint resolution authorizing the Alpha Phi 
     Alpha Fraternity to establish a memorial to Martin Luther 
     King, Jr. in the District of Columbia or its environs; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.

para.34.30  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII.

       18. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to the Low-Income 
     Energy Assistance Program [LIHEAP]; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Commerce and Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.

para.34.31  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII.

       Ms. LOFGREN introduced a bill (H.R. 1087) for the relief of 
     Nguyen Quy An and Nguyen Ngoc Kim Quy; which was referred to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.34.32  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 28: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 40: Mr. Orton, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. 
     Walsh, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Talent, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
     Emerson, Mr. Chrysler, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 200: Mr. Roemer, Mr. Canady, and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 246: Mr. Bass, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Graham, Mr. Barrett 
     of Nebraska, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 315: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Bentsen, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. 
     Cox, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Klug, Mr. Petri, 
     Mr. Stearns, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
     Lewis of California, and Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 328: Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Richardson, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Baker of Louisiana and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 363: Mr. Nadler and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Kim, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     Mr. Chapman, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 427: Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Foley, 
     Mr. Fields of Texas, and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 502: Mr. Riggs, Mr. Kim, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. 
     Smith of Texas, and Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 526: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Weller, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. 
     Regula.
       H.R. 580: Mr. McCrery and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 645: Mr. Frost and Mr. Tucker.
       H.R. 662: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Allard.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Brewster, and Mr. 
     Richardson.
       H.R. 710: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 736: Mr. Baker of Louisiana and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
     Herger, and Mr. Shuster.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Klug, 
     and Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Knollenberg, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
     Beilenson, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Gunderson, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Markey, Mr. Shays, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Richardson.
       H.R. 774: Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Fields of Texas, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 789: Mr. McKeon and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 791: Mr. Goss and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 793: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 849: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Vento, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Johnston of 
     Florida, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 862: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 922: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 930: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 939: Mr. Emerson and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 940: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Borski, and Mr. Johnston of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 941: Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Torricelli, Ms. 
     Waters, Mr. Yates, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Ward, Mr. Moran, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Gejdenson, and 
     Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 966: Mr. Miller of California and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 971: Mr. Oberstar and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Richardson.
       H.R. 1024: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1033: Mr. Towns and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H. Con. Res. 18: Mr. Klink, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Ney, and Ms. McKinney.
       H. Con. Res. 21: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, Mrs. Schroeder, and Mr. Wolf.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Shaw, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
     Allard, Mr. Foley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Davis, and Mr. 
     Meehan.

para.34.33  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 70: Mr. Torres.



.
                      WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1995 (35)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.35.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of February 28, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.35.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       426. A letter from the President and chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting the semiannual 
     report on the tied aid credits, pursuant to Public Law 99-
     472. section 19 (100 Stat. 1207); to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       427. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation entitled, ``Nuclear Waste 
     Disposal Funding Act''; to the Committee on Commerce.
       428. A letter from the Assistant Secretary (Civil Rights), 
     Office for Civil Rights, transmitting the annual report 
     summarizing the compliance and enforcement activities of the 
     Office for Civil Rights and identifying significant civil 
     rights or compliance problems, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 
     3413(b)(1); jointly, to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities and the Judiciary.
       429. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled, 
     ``Coast Guard Authorization Act for fiscal years 1996 and 
     1997,'' pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; jointly, to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, National Security, 
     Commerce, the Judiciary, Resources, and Ways and Means.

para.35.3  mexico-u.s. interparliamentary group

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of 22 U.S.C. 276h, appointed 
as a member of the Mexico-United States Delegation Interparliamentary 
Group, Mr. Kolbe, Chairman, for the First Session of the 104th Congress, 
on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.35.4  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries.

para.35.5  message from the president--department of energy

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the requirements of section 657 of the Department 
of Energy Organization Act (Public Law 95-91; 42 U.S.C. 7267), I 
transmit herewith the 13th Annual Report of the Department of Energy, 
which covers the years 1992 and 1993.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 1, 1995. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

para.35.6  message from the president--national security strategy

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  As required by section 603 of the Goldwater-Nichols Department of 
Defense Reorganization Act of 1986, I am transmitting a report on the 
National Security Strategy of the United States.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, February 28, 1995. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on National Security.

para.35.7  message from the president--department of transportation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with section 308 of Public Law 97-449 (49 U.S.C. 
308(a)), I

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transmit herewith the Twenty-seventh Annual Report of the Department of 
Transportation, which covers fiscal year 1993.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 1, 1995. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.

para.35.8  regulatory reform and relief

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, pursuant to House Resolution 100 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 926) to promote regulatory flexibility and enhance public 
participation in Federal agency rulemaking and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. BARRETT as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.35.9  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. EWING:

       Page 2, line 11, strike ``180 days'' and insert ``one year 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law'', in line 24, 
     strike ``(2)(A)'' and all that follows through ``(B)'' in 
     line 4 on page 3, and beginning in line 7 strike the dash and 
     all that follows through line 13 and insert ``one year 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

420

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affirmative

Nays

5

para.35.10                   [Roll No. 184]

                                AYES--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NOES--5

     Andrews
     Ford
     McKinney
     Nadler
     Watt (NC)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Brown (CA)
     Burton
     Collins (IL)
     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     Johnston
     Moakley
     Rush
     Waters
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.35.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. REED:

       Page 8, line 11, strike out ``50,000,000 or more;'' and 
     insert ``100,000,000 or more; and'' and strike lines 12 
     through 20.

It was decided in the

Yeas

159

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

266

para.35.12                   [Roll No. 185]

                                AYES--159

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--266

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen

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     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Brown (CA)
     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     Istook
     Kleczka
     Moakley
     Rush
     Thornton
     Velazquez
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.35.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. CONYERS:

       Page 9, line 21, strike the close quotation marks and the 
     period following and insert after line 21 the following:
       ``(5) In a rulemaking involving a major rule, the agency 
     conducting the rulemaking shall make a written record 
     describing the subject of all contacts the agency made with 
     persons outside the agency relating to such rulemaking. If 
     the contact was made with a non-governmental person, the 
     written record of such contact shall be made available, upon 
     request to the public.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

406

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

23

para.35.14                   [Roll No. 186]

                                AYES--406

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--23

     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Bereuter
     Bonilla
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cooley
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Ehlers
     Forbes
     Hancock
     Hayworth
     Johnson, Sam
     King
     Linder
     McIntosh
     Molinari
     Myers
     Nethercutt
     Stump
     Wicker

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     Moakley
     Rush
     Souder
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTERT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BARRETT, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 100, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Regulatory Reform and Relief 
     Act''.
             TITLE I--STRENGTHENING REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY

     SEC. 101. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 611 of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 611. Judicial review

       ``(a)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), not later 
     than one year notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     after the effective date of a final rule with respect to 
     which an agency--
       ``(A) certified, pursuant to section 605(b), that such rule 
     would not have a significant

[[Page 312]]

     economic impact on a substantial number of small entities; or
       ``(B) prepared a final regulatory flexibility analysis 
     pursuant to section 604,
     an affected small entity may petition for the judicial review 
     of such certification or analysis in accordance with the 
     terms of this subsection. A court having jurisdiction to 
     review such rule for compliance with the provisions of 
     section 553 or under any other provision of law shall have 
     jurisdiction to review such certification or analysis. In the 
     case where an agency delays the issuance of a final 
     regulatory flexibility analysis pursuant to section 608(b), a 
     petition for judicial review under this subsection shall be 
     filed not later than one year notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law after the date the analysis is made 
     available to the public.
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `affected 
     small entity' means a small entity that is or will be 
     adversely affected by the final rule.
       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     affect the authority of any court to stay the effective date 
     of any rule or provision thereof under any other provision of 
     law.
       ``(4)(A) In the case where the agency certified that such 
     rule would not have a significant economic impact on a 
     substantial number of small entities, the court may order the 
     agency to prepare a final regulatory flexibility analysis 
     pursuant to section 604 if the court determines, on the basis 
     of the rulemaking record, that the certification was 
     arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise 
     not in accordance with law.
       ``(B) In the case where the agency prepared a final 
     regulatory flexibility analysis, the court may order the 
     agency to take corrective action consistent with the 
     requirements of section 604 if the court determines, on the 
     basis of the rulemaking record, that the final regulatory 
     flexibility analysis was prepared by the agency without 
     observance of procedure required by section 604.
       ``(5) If, by the end of the 90-day period beginning on the 
     date of the order of the court pursuant to paragraph (4) (or 
     such longer period as the court may provide), the agency 
     fails, as appropriate--
       ``(A) to prepare the analysis required by section 604; or
       ``(B) to take corrective action consistent with the 
     requirements of section 604,
     the court may stay the rule or grant such other relief as it 
     deems appropriate.
       ``(6) In making any determination or granting any relief 
     authorized by this subsection, the court shall take due 
     account of the rule of prejudicial error.
       ``(b) In an action for the judicial review of a rule, any 
     regulatory flexibility analysis for such rule (including an 
     analysis prepared or corrected pursuant to subsection (a)(4)) 
     shall constitute part of the whole record of agency action in 
     connection with such review.
       ``(c) Nothing in this section bars judicial review of any 
     other impact statement or similar analysis required by any 
     other law if judicial review of such statement or analysis is 
     otherwise provided by law.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply only to final agency rules issued after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 102. RULES COMMENTED ON BY SBA CHIEF COUNSEL FOR 
                   ADVOCACY.

       (a) In General.--Section 612 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Action by the SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy.--
       ``(1) Transmittal of proposed rules and initial regulatory 
     flexibility analysis to sba chief counsel for advocacy.--On 
     or before the 30th day preceding the date of publication by 
     an agency of general notice of proposed rulemaking for a 
     rule, the agency shall transmit to the Chief Counsel for 
     Advocacy of the Small Business Administration--
       ``(A) a copy of the proposed rule; and
       ``(B)(i) a copy of the initial regulatory flexibility 
     analysis for the rule if required under section 603; or
       ``(ii) a determination by the agency that an initial 
     regulatory flexibility analysis is not required for the 
     proposed rule under section 603 and an explanation for the 
     determination.
       ``(2) Statement of effect.--On or before the 15th day 
     following receipt of a proposed rule and initial regulatory 
     flexibility analysis from an agency under paragraph (1), the 
     Chief Counsel for Advocacy may transmit to the agency a 
     written statement of the effect of the proposed rule on small 
     entities.
       ``(3) Response.--If the Chief Counsel for Advocacy 
     transmits to an agency a statement of effect on a proposed 
     rule in accordance with paragraph (2), the agency shall 
     publish the statement, together with the response of the 
     agency to the statement, in the Federal Register at the time 
     of publication of general notice of proposed rulemaking for 
     the rule.
       ``(4) Special rule.--Any proposed rules issued by an 
     appropriate Federal banking agency (as that term is defined 
     in section 3(q) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1813(q)), the National Credit Union Administration, or 
     the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, in 
     connection with the implementation of monetary policy or to 
     ensure the safety and soundness of federally insured 
     depository institutions, any affiliate of such an 
     institution, credit unions, or government sponsored housing 
     enterprises or to protect the Federal deposit insurance funds 
     shall not be subject to the requirements of this 
     subsection.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 603(a) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``in accordance 
     with section 612(d)'' before the period at the end of the 
     last sentence.

     SEC. 103. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SBA CHIEF COUNSEL FOR 
                   ADVOCACY.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Chief Counsel for 
     Advocacy of the Small Business Administration should be 
     permitted to appear as amicus curiae in any action or case 
     brought in a court of the United States for the purpose of 
     reviewing a rule.
                  TITLE II--REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSES

     SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 551 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (13), by striking 
     the period at the end of paragraph (14) and inserting a 
     semicolon, and by adding at the end the following:
       ``(15) `major rule' means any rule subject to section 
     553(c) that is likely to result in--
       ``(A) an annual effect on the economy of $50,000,000 or 
     more;
       ``(B) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, 
     individual industries, Federal, State, or local government 
     agencies, or geographic regions, or
       ``(C) significant adverse effects on competition, 
     employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on the 
     ability of United States-based enterprises to compete with 
     foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets; and
       ``(16) `Director' means the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget.''.

     SEC. 202. RULEMAKING NOTICES FOR MAJOR RULES.

       Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(f)(1) Each agency shall for a proposed major rule 
     publish in the Federal Register, at least 90 days before the 
     date of publication of the general notice required under 
     subsection (b), a notice of intent to engage in rulemaking.
       ``(2) A notice under paragraph (1) for a proposed major 
     rule shall include, to the extent possible, the information 
     required to be included in a regulatory impact analysis for 
     the rule under subsection (i)(4)(B) and (D).
       ``(3) For a major rule proposed by an agency, the head of 
     the agency shall include in a general notice under subsection 
     (b), a preliminary regulatory impact analysis for the rule 
     prepared in accordance with subsection (i).
       ``(4) For a final major rule, the agency shall include with 
     the statement of basis and purpose--
       ``(A) a summary of a final regulatory impact analysis of 
     the rule in accordance with subsection (i); and
       ``(B) a clear delineation of all changes in the information 
     included in the final regulatory impact analysis under 
     subsection (i) from any such information that was included in 
     the notice for the rule under subsection (b).
     The agency shall provide the complete text of a final 
     regulatory impact analysis upon request.
       ``(5) The issuance of a notice of intent to engage in 
     rulemaking under paragraph (1) and the issuance of a 
     preliminary regulatory impact analysis under paragraph (3) 
     shall not be considered final agency action for purposes of 
     section 704.
       ``(6) In a rulemaking involving a major rule, the agency 
     conducting the rulemaking shall make a written record 
     describing the subject of all contacts the agency made with 
     persons outside the agency relating to such rulemaking. If 
     the contact was made with a non-governmental person, the 
     written record of such contact shall be made available, upon 
     request to the public.''.

     SEC. 203. HEARING REQUIREMENT FOR PROPOSED RULES; AND 
                   EXTENSION OF COMMENT PERIOD.

       (a) Hearing Requirement.--Section 553 of title 5, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 202, is further amended by 
     adding after subsection (f) the following:
       ``(g) If more than 100 interested persons acting 
     individually submit requests for a hearing to an agency 
     regarding any major rule proposed by the agency, the agency 
     shall hold such a hearing on the proposed rule.''.
       (b) Extension of Comment Period.--Section 553 of title 5, 
     United States Code, as amended by subsection (a), is further 
     amended by adding after subsection (g) the following:
       ``(h) If during the 90-day period beginning on the date of 
     publication of a notice under subsection (f) for a proposed 
     major rule, or if during the period beginning on the date of 
     publication or service of notice required by subsection (b) 
     for a proposed major rule, more than 100 persons individually 
     contact the agency to request an extension of the period for 
     making submissions under subsection (c) pursuant to the 
     notice, the agency--
       ``(1) shall provide an additional 30-day period for making 
     those submissions; and
       ``(2) may not adopt the rule until after the additional 
     period.''.
       (c) Response to Comments.--Section 553(c) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Each agency shall publish in the Federal Register, 
     with each rule published under section 552(a)(1)(D), 
     responses to the substance of the comments received by the 
     agency regarding the rule.''.

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     SEC. 204. REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS.

       Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 203, is amended by adding after subsection (h) the 
     following:
       ``(i)(1) Each agency shall, in connection with every major 
     rule, prepare, and, to the extent permitted by law, consider, 
     a regulatory impact analysis. Such analysis may be combined 
     with any regulatory flexibility analysis performed under 
     sections 603 and 604.
       ``(2) Each agency shall initially determine whether a rule 
     it intends to propose or issue is a major rule. The Director 
     shall have authority to order a rule to be treated as a major 
     rule and to require any set of related rules to be considered 
     together as a major rule.
       ``(3) Except as provided in subsection (j), agencies shall 
     prepare--
       ``(A) a preliminary regulatory impact analysis, which shall 
     be transmitted, along with a notice of proposed rulemaking, 
     to the Director at least 60 days prior to the publication of 
     notice of proposed rulemaking, and
       ``(B) a final regulatory impact analysis, which shall be 
     transmitted along with the final rule at least 30 days prior 
     to the publication of a major rule.
       ``(4) Each preliminary and final regulatory impact analysis 
     shall contain the following information:
       ``(A) A description of the potential benefits of the rule, 
     including any beneficial effects that cannot be quantified in 
     monetary terms and the identification of those likely to 
     receive the benefits.
       ``(B) An explanation of the necessity, legal authority, and 
     reasonableness of the rule and a description of the condition 
     that the rule is to address.
       ``(C) A description of the potential costs of the rule, 
     including any adverse effects that cannot be quantified in 
     monetary terms, and the identification of those likely to 
     bear the costs.
       ``(D) An analysis of alternative approaches, including 
     market based mechanisms, that could substantially achieve the 
     same regulatory goal at a lower cost and an explanation of 
     the reasons why such alternative approaches were not adopted, 
     together with a demonstration that the rule provides for the 
     least costly approach.
       ``(E) A statement that the rule does not conflict with, or 
     duplicate, any other rule or a statement of the reasons why 
     such a conflict or duplication exists.
       ``(F) A statement of whether the rule will require on-site 
     inspections or whether persons will be required by the rule 
     to maintain any records which will be subject to inspection, 
     and a statement of whether the rule will require persons to 
     obtain licenses, permits, or other certifications including 
     specification of any associated fees or fines.
       ``(G) An estimate of the costs to the agency for 
     implementation and enforcement of the rule and of whether the 
     agency can be reasonably expected to implement the rule with 
     the current level of appropriations.
       ``(5)(A) the Director is authorized to review and prepare 
     comments on any preliminary or final regulatory impact 
     analysis, notice of proposed rulemaking, or final rule based 
     on the requirements of this subsection.
       ``(B) Upon the request of the Director, an agency shall 
     consult with the Director concerning the review of a 
     preliminary impact analysis or notice of proposed rulemaking 
     and shall refrain from publishing its preliminary regulatory 
     impact analysis or notice of proposed rulemaking until such 
     review is concluded. The Director's review may not take 
     longer than 90 days after the date of the request of the 
     Director.
       ``(6)(A) An agency may not adopt a major rule unless the 
     final regulatory impact analysis for the rule is approved or 
     commented upon in writing by the Director or by an individual 
     designated by the Director for that purpose.
       ``(B) Upon receiving notice that the Director intends to 
     comment in writing with respect to any final regulatory 
     impact analysis or final rule, the agency shall refrain from 
     publishing its final regulatory impact analysis or final rule 
     until the agency has responded to the Director's comments and 
     incorporated those comments in the agency's response in the 
     rulemaking file. If the Director fails to make such comments 
     in writing with respect to any final regulatory impact 
     analysis or final rule within 90 days of the date the 
     Director gives such notice, the agency may adopt such final 
     regulatory impact analysis or final rule.
       ``(7) Notwithstanding section 551(16), for purposes of this 
     subsection with regard to any rule proposed or issued by an 
     appropriate Federal banking agency (as that term is defined 
     in section 3(q) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1813(q)), the National Credit Union Administration, or 
     the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, the term 
     `Director' means the head of such agency, Administration, or 
     Office.''.

     SEC. 205. STANDARD OF CLARITY.

       Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, as amended in 
     section 204, is amended by adding after subsection (i) the 
     following:
       ``(j) To the extent practicable, the head of an agency 
     shall seek to ensure that any proposed major rule or 
     regulatory impact analysis of such a rule is written in a 
     reasonably simple and understandable manner and provides 
     adequate notice of the content of the rule to affected 
     persons.''.

     SEC. 206. EXEMPTIONS.

       Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 205, is further amended by adding after subsection 
     (j) the following:
       ``(k)(1) The provisions of this section regarding major 
     rules shall not apply to--
       ``(A) any regulation that responds to an emergency 
     situation if such regulation is reported to the Director as 
     soon as is practicable;
       ``(B) any regulation for which consideration under the 
     procedures of this section would conflict with deadlines 
     imposed by statute or by judicial order;
       ``(C) any regulation proposed or issued in connection with 
     the implementation of monetary policy or to ensure the safety 
     and soundness of federally insured depository institutions, 
     any affiliate of such institution, credit unions, or 
     government sponsored housing enterprises regulated by the 
     Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight;
       ``(D) any agency action that the head of the agency 
     certifies is limited to interpreting, implementing, or 
     administering the internal revenue laws of the United States, 
     including any regulation proposed or issued in connection 
     with ensuring the collection of taxes from a subsidiary of a 
     foreign company doing business in the United States; and
       ``(E) any regulation proposed or issued pursuant to section 
     553 of title 5, United States Code, in connection with 
     imposing trade sanctions against any country that engages in 
     illegal trade activities against the United States that are 
     injurious to American technology, jobs, pensions, or general 
     economic well-being.
     A regulation described in subparagraph (B) shall be reported 
     to the Director with a brief explanation of the conflict and 
     the agency, in consultation with the Director, shall, to the 
     extent permitted by statutory or judicial deadlines, adhere 
     to the process of this section.
       ``(2) The Director may in accordance with the purposes of 
     this section exempt any class or category of regulations from 
     any or all requirements of this section.
       ``(3) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term `emergency 
     situation' means a situation that is--
       ``(A) immediately impending and extraordinary in nature, or
       ``(B) demanding attention due to a condition, circumstance, 
     or practice reasonably expected to cause death, serious 
     illness, or severe injury to humans or substantial 
     endangerment to private property or the environment if no 
     action is taken.''.

     SEC. 207. REPORT.

       The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
     submit a report to the Congress no later than 24 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act containing an analysis 
     of rulemaking procedures of Federal agencies and an analysis 
     of the impact of those rulemaking procedures on the regulated 
     public and regulatory process.

     SEC. 208. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendment made by this title shall apply only to final 
     agency rules issued after rulemaking begun after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
                         TITLE III--PROTECTIONS

     SEC. 301. PRESIDENTIAL ACTION.

       Pursuant to the authority of section 7301 of title 5, 
     United States Code, the President shall, within 180 days of 
     the date of the enactment of this title, prescribe 
     regulations for employees of the executive branch to ensure 
     that Federal laws and regulations shall be administered 
     consistent with the principle that any person shall, in 
     connection with the enforcement of such laws and 
     regulations--
       (1) be protected from abuse, reprisal, or retaliation, and
       (2) be treated fairly, equitably, and with due regard for 
     such person's rights under the Constitution.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GEKAS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

415

When there appeared

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Nays

15

para.35.15                   [Roll No. 187]

                                YEAS--415

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman

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     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--15

     Becerra
     Bonior
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Dellums
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Johnston
     McKinney
     Nadler
     Rangel
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     Moakley
     Rush
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.35.16  mexican economy

  Mr. LEACH, by direction of the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services and pursuant to the order of the House of February 28, 1995, 
called up the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 80):

       Resolved, That the President is hereby requested to provide 
     to the House of Representatives, not later than 14 days after 
     the adoption of this resolution, the following documents:
       (1) Any document concerning the assured source of repayment 
     to the United States for any short-, intermediate-, or long-
     term credit facility made available to Mexico after December 
     31, 1994.
       (2) Any document concerning the net worth of Pemex, the 
     historical annual revenues of Pemex, the projected annual 
     revenues during the 5-year period beginning on the date of 
     the adoption of this resolution, and the extent to which the 
     proceeds from the sale of Mexican oil to customers within 
     Mexico or outside of Mexico--
       (A) are required to be paid to the Government of Mexico as 
     taxes or as payments in lieu of taxes; or
       (B) have been pledged as collateral for the repayment of 
     any loans or other extensions of credit to the Government of 
     Mexico or to Pemex other than any credit facility described 
     in paragraph (1).
       (3) Any document concerning the value of any oil the 
     proceeds from the sale of which are pledged to assure the 
     repayment of any financial assistance provided by the United 
     States to Mexico, the documentation received by the United 
     States in connection with such pledge, and the manner in 
     which the United States may exercise any rights under such 
     pledge to obtain the proceeds as repayment for losses 
     incurred.
       (4) Any document concerning any assurances given by the 
     Government of Mexico to the United States Government with 
     respect to changes in past economic policies or the adoption 
     of a new economic plan.
       (5) Any document concerning the decision by  the  President 
      to  use  the  assets  of  the exchange  stabilization  fund  
     established under section 5302 of title 31, United States 
     Code, in connection with any short-, intermediate-, or long-
     term credit facility made available to Mexico after December 
     31, 1994.
       (6) Any document concerning the criteria used by the 
     President or the Secretary of the Treasury in making any 
     decision to use the assets of the exchange stabilization fund 
     to respond to any economic, balance of payments, or exchange 
     crisis in any country and the facts on which such 
     determinations were made with respect to Poland, in 1989, and 
     to Mexico in December of 1994 and early 1995.
       (7) Any document concerning how the use of the assets of 
     the exchange stabilization fund as a source of credit to 
     Mexico compares with all prior uses of the assets of the fund 
     since 1945 for all other countries under section 5302 of 
     title 31, United States Code, with regard to--
       (A) the dollar amount of each transaction;
       (B) the type of the transaction, such as loan, loan 
     guarantee, or swap agreement (as defined in section 
     11(e)(8)(D)(vi) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act);
       (C) the purpose of the transaction, such as whether it was 
     to support the United States dollar, to support a foreign 
     currency, or any other purpose;
       (D) the duration, in years, of the transaction during which 
     any credit was or is permitted to remain outstanding;
       (E) any security or collateral pledged to assure repayment 
     with respect to each such transaction; and
       (F) the existence of any agreement involving the 
     International Monetary Fund or the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System in connection with each such 
     transaction and the terms of each agreement by such Fund or 
     Board.
       (8) Any document concerning debts owed by the Government of 
     Mexico and any entity owned or controlled by the Government 
     of Mexico to United States public or private creditors which 
     are outstanding as of the date of the adoption of this 
     resolution, the status of each such debt (including whether 
     such debt has been refinanced), and the collateral or 
     security pledged to assure repayment of such debt.
       (9) Any document concerning an accounting of all the fund 
     flows through the exchange stabilization fund established 
     under section 5302 of title 31, United States Code, during 
     the 24-month period ending on the date of the adoption of 
     this resolution, including the identification of the amount 
     of and purpose for each transaction involving such fund 
     during such period.
       (10) Any document concerning the balance of available 
     assets in the exchange stabilization fund as of the date of 
     the adoption of this resolution.
       (11) Any document concerning the amount by which the total 
     principal amount of loans, loan guarantees, and other 
     extensions of credit which the President has announced will 
     be made available to Mexico exceeds the total amount of 
     available assets in the exchange stabilization fund 
     established under section 5302 of title 31, United States 
     Code, and the means for covering the shortfall, if any.
       (12) Any document concerning the departure of the 
     International Monetary Fund from the Fund's customary 
     guidelines for country assistance, including any 
     recommendation made by the President or any other officer or 
     employee in the executive branch to the Fund regarding the 
     amount of financial assistance the Fund was preparing to make 
     available to Mexico, and any reciprocal agreement made by the 
     executive branch to the Fund for making such assistance 
     available in any amount greatly in excess of the customary 
     guidelines.
       (13) Any document concerning the factual circumstances 
     pursuant to which the Bank for International Settlements has 
     become a lender to individual countries beyond the Bank's 
     customary role as a clearinghouse for central banks.

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       (14) Any document concerning the financial obligations of 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to the 
     Bank for International Settlements.
       (15) Any document concerning the relationship among the 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Bank 
     for International Settlements, and the central banks of other 
     countries which are affiliated with such Bank in any manner 
     with regard to assigning or apportioning the ultimate 
     liability for any loss incurred in connection with the 
     extension of credit by such Bank to the Government of Mexico.
       (16) Any document, including minutes, concerning any 
     meeting between the President and any Members of Congress 
     concerning the proposed actions of the President, as 
     announced on January 31, 1995, to strengthen the Mexican peso 
     and support economic stability in Mexico.
       (17) Any document concerning any discrepancy between the 
     amount the President announced is available in the exchange 
     stabilization fund established under section 5302 of title 
     31, United States Code, and the amount shown as being 
     available in such Fund in the monthly statement of the public 
     debt of the United States on December 31, 1994.

  When said resolution was considered.
  The following committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
considered:

       Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert in 
     lieu thereof the following:
       That the President is hereby requested to provide to the 
     House of Representatives (consistent with the rules of such 
     House), not later than 14 days after the adoption of this 
     resolution, the following documents in the possession of the 
     executive branch, if not inconsistent with the public 
     interest:
       (1) Any document concerning--
       (A) the condition of the Mexican economy; and
       (B) any consultations between the Government of Mexico and 
     the Secretary of the Treasury (or any designee of the 
     Secretary), the International Monetary Fund, or the Bank for 
     International Settlements.
       (2) Any document containing--
       (A) a description of the activities of the central bank of 
     Mexico, including the reserve positions of such central bank 
     and data relating to the functioning of Mexican monetary 
     policy;
       (B) information regarding the implementation and the extent 
     of wage, price, and credit controls in the Mexican economy;
       (C) a complete documentation of Mexican tax policy and any 
     proposed changes to such 
     policy;
       (D) a description of all financial transactions, both 
     inside and outside of Mexico, directly involving funds 
     disbursed from the exchange stabilization fund and the 
     International Monetary Fund, including transactions with--
       (i) individuals;
       (ii) partnerships;
       (iii) joint ventures; and
       (iv) corporations;
       (E) a list of planned or pending regulations of the 
     Government of Mexico affecting the private sector of the 
     Mexican economy; and
       (F) any efforts to privatize public sector entities in 
     Mexico.
       (3) Any document concerning any legal analysis with regard 
     to the authority of the President or the Secretary of the 
     Treasury under section 5302 of title 31, United States Code, 
     the Bretton Woods Agreements Act, the Special Drawing Rights 
     Act, the Gold Reserve Act of 1934, or any other law or legal 
     authority to use the stabilization fund to implement the 
     President's proposed Mexican support package.
       (4) Any document concerning any legal opinion regarding the 
     applicability or nonapplicability of the provisions of the 
     Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 to the exchange 
     stabilization fund.
       (5) Any document concerning any agreement between the 
     United States and the Government of Mexico (or any other 
     appropriate Mexican entity) to provide assured sources of 
     repayment for all payments by the United States in connection 
     with any short-, intermediate-, or long-term credit facility 
     made available to Mexico after December 31, 1994.
       (6) Any document concerning the implementation by the 
     President and the Secretary of the Treasury (or any designee 
     of the Secretary) of the authority under section 5302 of 
     title 31, United States Code, with respect to any credit 
     facility described in paragraph (5).
       (7) Any document concerning efforts by the international 
     community to stabilize the economy of Mexico and the current 
     status of negotiations with other countries to improve the 
     capacity of international institutions to handle similar 
     crises.
       (8) Any document concerning the extent to which Mexico is 
     complying with the terms and conditions agreed to in 
     connection with the exercise of the authority under section 
     5302 of title 31, United States Code, with respect to any 
     credit facility described in paragraph (5), including any 
     document concerning the extent to which--
       (A) the Government of Mexico has agreed to use the proceeds 
     of any loan which has been made, or any security for which 
     any guarantee has been issued, through any such facility to 
     help strengthen the Mexican peso and help stabilize financial 
     and exchange markets by facilitating the refinancing or 
     redemption of short-term debt instruments issued by the 
     Government of Mexico;
       (B) the Government of Mexico has agreed to provide--
       (i) a comprehensive financial plan which includes a 
     description of the intended use of any such loan or security; 
     and
       (ii) ongoing reports on the implementation of the financial 
     plan while any such loan or security is outstanding;
       (C) the Government of Mexico is respecting the autonomy of 
     the central bank of Mexico and the mandate of such bank to 
     seek stability with respect to the purchasing power of the 
     Mexican peso;
       (D) the central bank of Mexico is pursuing a 
     noninflationary monetary and credit policy that controls 
     credit expansion and the growth of the Mexican money supply 
     in order to maintain the Mexican peso as a strong currency;
       (E) the central bank of Mexico is providing on a periodic 
     basis to the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
     and other appropriate governmental entities information 
     necessary to make an assessment with respect to the policy 
     described in subparagraph (D), including central bank money 
     supply and monetary policy data;
       (F) the Government of Mexico is implementing the 
     privatization policy established by such Government to 
     transfer enterprises currently owned or controlled by the 
     Government to private ownership;
       (G) the Government of Mexico continues to permit entry of 
     foreign direct investment into Mexico and the repatriation of 
     investments from Mexico by United States nationals; and
       (H) the Government of Mexico is pursuing market-oriented 
     measures to stem the flow of domestically owned capital from 
     Mexico.
       (9) Any document concerning any analysis of the resources 
     which the International Monetary Fund has agreed to make 
     available in response to the Mexican financial crisis.
       (10) Any document concerning--
       (A) the percentage of the resources which the International 
     Monetary Fund has agreed to make available in response to the 
     Mexican financial crisis which are attributable to capital 
     contributions to such Fund by the United States; and
       (B) the extent to which the participation of the 
     International Monetary Fund in international efforts to 
     strengthen the Mexican peso and stabilize the economy of 
     Mexico is likely to require additional contributions to such 
     Fund by the member states of the Fund, including the United 
     States.
       (11) Any document concerning any agreement between the 
     United States and the Government of Mexico detailing the fee 
     structure and the terms and conditions under which loans, 
     loan guarantees, and other financial support may be made 
     available to Mexico through the stabilization fund 
     established under section 5302 of title 31, United States 
     Code, including--
       (A) any document concerning background materials on the 
     assessment of the Mexican economy and any United States 
     Government rationalization for pressing the central bank of 
     Mexico to increase interest rates from 40 percent to 50 
     percent;
       (B) any document concerning the framework agreement entered 
     into on or about February 21, 1995, which serves as the 
     umbrella accord for the provision of any such loan, loan 
     guarantee, or other financial support;
       (C) any document concerning the medium-term exchange 
     stabilization agreement entered into on or about February 21, 
     1995, which specifies the terms and conditions for medium-
     term swap transactions between the United States and Mexico;
       (D) any document concerning the guarantee agreement entered 
     into on or about February 21, 1995, which specifies the terms 
     and conditions for the issuance of guarantees by the United 
     States of debt securities issued by Mexico; and
       (E) any document concerning the oil proceeds facility 
     agreement entered into on or about February 21, 1995, which 
     establishes a mechanism to provide an assured source of 
     repayment of United States resources.
       (12) Any document concerning the assured source of 
     repayment to the United States for any short-, intermediate-, 
     or long-term credit facility made available to Mexico after 
     December 31, 1994.
       (13) Any document concerning the net worth of Pemex, the 
     historical annual revenues of Pemex, the projected annual 
     revenues during the 5-year period beginning on the date of 
     the adoption of this resolution, and the extent to which the 
     proceeds from the sale of Mexican oil to customers within 
     Mexico or outside of Mexico--
       (A) are required to be paid to the Government of Mexico as 
     taxes or as payments in lieu of taxes; or
       (B) have been pledged as collateral for the repayment of 
     any loans or other extensions of credit to the Government of 
     Mexico or to Pemex other than any credit facility described 
     in paragraph (12).
       (14) Any document concerning the value of any oil the 
     proceeds from the sale of which are pledged to assure the 
     repayment of any financial assistance provided by the United 
     States to Mexico, the documentation received by the United 
     States in connection with such pledge, and the manner in 
     which the United States may exercise any rights under such 
     pledge to obtain the proceeds as repayment for losses 
     incurred.
       (15) Any document concerning any assurances given by the 
     Government of Mexico to the United States Government with 
     respect to changes in past economic policies or the adoption 
     of a new economic plan.
       (16) Any document concerning the decision by the President 
     to use the assets of the ex

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     change stabilization fund established under section 5302 of 
     title 31, United States Code, in connection with any short-, 
     intermediate-, or long-term credit facility made available to 
     Mexico after December 31, 1994.
       (17) Any document concerning the criteria used by the 
     President or the Secretary of the Treasury (or any designee 
     of the Secretary) in making any decision to use the assets of 
     the exchange stabilization fund to respond to any economic, 
     balance of payments, or exchange crisis in any country and 
     the facts on which such determinations were made with respect 
     to Poland, in 1989, and to Mexico in December of 1994 and 
     early 1995.
       (18) Any document concerning how the use of the assets of 
     the exchange stabilization fund as a source of credit to 
     Mexico compares with all prior uses of the assets of the fund 
     since 1945 for all other countries under section 5302 of 
     title 31, United States Code, with regard to--
       (A) the dollar amount of each transaction;
       (B) the type of the transaction, such as loan, loan 
     guarantee, or swap agreement (as defined in section 
     11(e)(8)(D)(vi) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act);
       (C) the purpose of the transaction, such as whether it was 
     to support the United States dollar, to support a foreign 
     currency, or any other purpose;
       (D) the duration, in years, of the transaction during which 
     any credit was or is permitted to remain outstanding;
       (E) any security or collateral pledged to assure repayment 
     with respect to each such transaction; and
       (F) the existence of any agreement involving the 
     International Monetary Fund or the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System in connection with each such 
     transaction and the terms of each agreement by such Fund or 
     Board.
       (19) Any document concerning debts owed by the Government 
     of Mexico and any entity owned or controlled by the 
     Government of Mexico to United States public or private 
     creditors which are outstanding as of the date of the 
     adoption of this resolution, the status of each such debt 
     (including whether such debt has been refinanced), and the 
     collateral or security pledged to assure repayment of such 
     debt.
       (20) Any document concerning an accounting of all the fund 
     flows through the exchange stabilization fund established 
     under section 5302 of title 31, United States Code, during 
     the 24-month period ending on the date of the adoption of 
     this resolution, including the identification of the amount 
     of and purpose for each transaction involving such fund 
     during such period.
       (21) Any document concerning the balance of available 
     assets in the exchange stabilization fund as of the date of 
     the adoption of this resolution.
       (22) Any document concerning the amount by which the total 
     principal amount of loans, loan guarantees, and other 
     extensions of credit which the President has announced will 
     be made available to Mexico exceeds the total amount of 
     available assets in the exchange stabilization fund 
     established under section 5302 of title 31, United States 
     Code, and the means for covering the shortfall, if any.
       (23) Any document concerning the departure of the 
     International Monetary Fund from the Fund's customary 
     guidelines for country assistance, including any 
     recommendation made by the President or any other officer or 
     employee in the executive branch to the Fund regarding the 
     amount of financial assistance the Fund was preparing to make 
     available to Mexico, and any reciprocal agreement made by the 
     executive branch to the Fund for making such assistance 
     available in an amount greatly in excess of the customary 
     guidelines.
       (24) Any document concerning the factual circumstances 
     pursuant to which the Bank for International Settlements has 
     become a lender to individual countries beyond the Bank's 
     customary role as a clearinghouse for central banks.
       (25) Any document concerning the financial obligations of 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to the 
     Bank for International Settlements.
       (26) Any document concerning the relationship among the 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the Bank 
     for International Settlements, and the central banks of other 
     countries which are affiliated with such Bank in any manner 
     with regard to assigning or apportioning the ultimate 
     liability for any loss incurred in connection with the 
     extension of credit by such Bank to the Government of Mexico.
       (27) Any document concerning any discrepancy between the 
     amount the President announced is available in the exchange 
     stabilization fund established under section 5302 of title 
     31, United States Code, and the amount shown as being 
     available in such Fund in the monthly statement of the public 
     debt of the United States on December 31, 1994.
       (28) Any document concerning conditions which were put on 
     the credit facilities made available to Mexico through the 
     exchange stabilization fund or the Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System that were requested by members of the 
     investment community.

  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. LEACH, the previous question was ordered on the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute and on the resolution 
to their adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said committee amendment in the nature of a 
substitute?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  So the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed 
to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. BURTON of Indiana demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said 
resolution, as amended, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a 
quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

407

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affirmative

Nays

21

para.35.17                   [Roll No. 188]

                                AYES--407

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon

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     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--21

     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Conyers
     de la Garza
     Dixon
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Johnson, E. B.
     Matsui
     Moran
     Pastor
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Roybal-Allard
     Serrano
     Torres
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Dooley
     Gonzalez
     Hunter
     Moakley
     Peterson (MN)
     Rush
  So the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.35.18  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule on Thursday, March 2, 1995: the Committee on Banking and 
Financial Services, the Committee on Economic and Educational 
Opportunities, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the 
Committee on International Relations, the Committee on National 
Security, the Committee on Resources, the Committee on Science, the 
Committee on Small Business, and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.

para.35.19  order of business--consideration of h.r. 925

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during the postponement of any proceedings pursuant to 
clause 5 of rule I on the resolution (H. Res. 101) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 925) to compensate owners of private 
property for the effect of certain regulatory restrictions, the House 
may proceed in the Committee of the Whole to general debate on the bill 
as though under the provisions of said resolution.

para.35.20  providing for the consideration of h.r. 925

  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 101):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 925) to compensate owners of private property 
     for the effect of certain regulatory restrictions. The first 
     reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order 
     against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with 
     section 302(f), 308(a), 311(a), or 401(b) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate 
     shall be confined to the bill and the amendment recommended 
     by the Committee on the Judiciary and shall not exceed one 
     hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. 
     After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
     amendment under the five-minute rule for a period not to 
     exceed twelve hours. It shall be in order to consider as an 
     original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-
     minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
     the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute shall be considered as read. Points of order 
     against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI, clause 5(a) 
     of rule XXI, or section 302(f), 311(a), or 401(b) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. No amendment to 
     the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 
     be in order unless printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII before the beginning of consideration of the 
     bill for amendment. Amendments so printed shall be considered 
     as read. Points of order against the amendment specified in 
     the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution to be offered by Representative Canady of Florida 
     or a designee for failure to comply with clause 5(a) of rule 
     XXI are waived. Pending the consideration of that amendment 
     and before the consideration of any other amendment, it shall 
     be in order to consider the amendment thereto specified in 
     the report of the Committee on Rules to be offered by 
     Representative Tauzin of Louisiana or a designee. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.
       Sec. 2. After passage of H.R. 925, it shall be in order to 
     consider in the House the bill (H.R. 9) to create jobs, 
     enhance wages, strengthen property rights, maintain certain 
     economic liberties, decentralize and reduce the power of the 
     Federal Government with respect to the States, localities, 
     and citizens of the United States, and to increase the 
     accountability of Federal officials. All points of order 
     against the bill and against its consideration are waived. It 
     shall be in order to move to strike all after section 1 of 
     the bill and insert a text composed of four divisions as 
     follows: (1) division A, consisting of the text of H.R. 830, 
     as passed by the House; (2) division B, consisting of the 
     text of H.R. 925, as passed by the House; (3) division C, 
     consisting of the text of H.R. 926, as passed by the House; 
     and (4) division D, consisting of the text of H.R. 1022, as 
     passed by the House. All points of order against that motion 
     are waived. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the motion to amend and on the bill to final 
     passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KLUG, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KLUG, pursuant to the order of the House 
heretofore agreed to, announced that further proceedings on the 
resolution were postponed.

para.35.21  private property rights

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KLUG, pursuant to the order of the House 
heretofore agreed to and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into 
the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 925) to compensate owners of private 
property for the effect of certain regulatory restrictions.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KLUG, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. SHUSTER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SHUSTER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.35.22  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 257. An Act to amend the charter of the Veterans of 
     Foreign Wars to make eligible for membership those veterans 
     that have served within the territorial limits of South 
     Korea.

  And then,

para.35.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. EHRLICH, at 11 o'clock and 15 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.35.24  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. MOORHEAD: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 988. A bill 
     to reform the Federal civil justice system; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 104-62). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 917. A bill to 
     establish procedures for product liability actions; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-63 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para.35.25  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolu

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tions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 1088. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the employment taxes shall not apply to 
     amounts paid by certain State funds as compensation for 
     unpaid wages; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CREMEANS:
       H.R. 1089. A bill to ensure that the acquisition of lands 
     for inclusion in the National Forest System does not result 
     in reduced property tax revenues for the county in which the 
     acquired lands are located; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 1090. A bill to provide a minimum survivor annuity for 
     the unremarried surviving spouses of retired members of the 
     Armed Forces who died before having an opportunity to 
     participate in the survivor benefit plan; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bateman, 
             and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 1091. A bill to improve the National Park System in 
     the Commonwealth of Virginia; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 1092. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the depreciation rules which apply for 
     regular tax purposes also shall apply for alternative minimum 
     tax purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. de la GARZA (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Farr, 
             Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. 
             Stenholm):
       H.R. 1093. A bill entitled ``Food Stamp Program Integrity 
     Act of 1995''; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the 
     Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. 
             Gunderson):
       H.R. 1094. A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to 
     reduce fraud by establishing forfeiture applicable to 
     property exchanged, used in, or resulting from trafficking in 
     food stamp benefits; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana:
       H.R. 1095. A bill to establish a State system of licensing 
     or registering persons engaged in a business which regularly 
     and primarily charges fees for cashing checks, and to provide 
     for insured financial depository institutions to cash checks 
     issued by States of the United States; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut:
       H.R. 1096. A bill to assure compliance with the guarantees 
     of the 5th, 14th, and 15th amendment to the Constitution by 
     prohibiting the intentional creation of legislative districts 
     based on race, color, or language minority status of voters 
     within such districts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Jones, and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina):
       H.R. 1097. A bill to terminate the Office of the Surgeon 
     General of the Public Health Service; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Fields 
             of Texas):
       H.R. 1098. A bill to provide for the elimination of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Shaw, 
             and Mr. Jacobs):
       H.R. 1099. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to limit the applicability of the generation-skipping 
     transfer tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Johnson of South 
             Dakota, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Torricelli, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
             Lowey, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Fattah):
       H.R. 1100. A bill to establish a temporary commission to 
     recommend reforms in the laws relating to elections for 
     Federal office; to the Committee on House Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Davis, and Mrs. 
             Morella):
       H.R. 1101. A bill to abolish the Board of Review of the 
     Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. Obey,  Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner,  Mr. Roth,  Mr. Gunderson,  Mr. 
             Kleczka,  Mr. Klug,  Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and 
             Mr. Neumann): 
       H.R. 1102. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to reserve a portion of the funds made available 
     for capitalization grants for water pollution control 
     revolving funds for the purpose of making grants to States 
     that set aside amounts of State funds for water pollution 
     control in excess of the amounts required under such act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Doolittle,  Mr. Foley,  
             Mrs. Thurman,  Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Farr):
       H.R. 1103. A bill entitled ``Amendments to the Perishable 
     Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930''; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. SANFORD (for himself, Mr. Deal of Georgia and  
             Mrs. Chenoweth):
       H.R. 1104. A bill to protect and enforce the equal 
     privileges and immunities of citizens of the United States 
     and the constitutional rights of the people to choose 
     Senators and Representatives in Congress; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 1105. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     require additional disclosures with respect to credit card 
     accounts, to require a study of the competitiveness of the 
     credit card industry, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. STUDDS:
       H.R. 1106. A bill to deauthorize a portion of the project 
     for navigation, Falmouth, MA, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 1107. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     develop a watershed management plan for the Lake George area 
     of Indiana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. McNULTY (for himself and Mr. Shays):
       H.J. Res. 71. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States repealing the 22d 
     article of amendment, thereby removing the restrictions on 
     the number of terms an individual may serve as President; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey):
       H.J. Res. 72. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States with respect to the 
     right to life; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANFORD (for himself, Mr. Klug, Mr. Brownback, 
             Mr. Ensign, Mr. Souder, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Davis, Mr. 
             Stockman, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Bryant of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Largent, Mr. Neumann, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Latham, Mr. Foley, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Ganske, and Mr. Hostettler):
       H. Res. 102. Resolution requiring the transfer to private 
     sector providers of responsibility for certain administrative 
     and maintenance entities and functions of the House of 
     Representatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Rules, and in addition to the Committee on House Oversight, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

para.35.26  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. ROTH introduced a bill (H.R. 1108) to authorize the 
     Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade and on the Great Lakes and their 
     tributary and connecting waters in trade with Canada for each 
     of two barges; which was referred to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.35.27  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 65: Mr. Riggs and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 78: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 103: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 104: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Gallegly and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 159: Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. 
     Saxton.
       H.R. 240: Mr. Spence and Mr. Burr.
       H.R. 246: Mr. Funderburk.
       H.R. 303: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 328: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 359: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 482: Mr. Herger and Mr. Schaefer.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 495: Mr. Neumann, Mr. Zeliff, and Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland.
       H.R. 564: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 595: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Petri, Mr. Saxton, 
     Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
     Bilbray, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 692: Mr. Coleman, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 698: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Andrews and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 809: Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 822: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 838: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 844: Mr. Frost, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Johnson 
     of South Dakota, and Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Goss, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Hefley.

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       H.R. 887: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 895: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Lofgren, 
     and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 939: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 971: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 977: Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Tejeda, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1029: Mrs. Schroeder, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Manton, Mr. Weller, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Underwood, and Ms. 
     Lofgren.
       H.R. 1047: Mr. Shuster.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Boehner, 
     and Mr. Pete Geren of Texas.
       H. Res. 25: Mr. Royce, Mr. Emerson, and Mr. Nethercutt.

para.35.28  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.J. Res. 2: Mr. Hilleary, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Royce.



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                      THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1995 (36)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.36.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, March 1, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.36.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       430. A letter from the Director, Standards of Conduct 
     Office, Department of Defense, transmitting a report of 
     individuals who filed DD Form 1787, Report of DOD and Defense 
     Related Employment, for fiscal year 1993, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2397(e); to the Committee on National Security.
       431. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Environmental Security), transmitting a letter concerning 
     the annual report on the progress DOD has made concerning 
     environmental compliance at military installations; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       432. A letter from the President, Export-Import Bank, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       433. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to various countries, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       434. A letter from the Chairman of the Board, National 
     Credit Union Administration, transmitting the office's pay 
     structure for fiscal year 1994 and fiscal year 1995, pursuant 
     to Public Law 101-73, section 1206 (103 Stat. 523); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       435. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting a report entitled, ``Effect of the 
     1990 Census on CDBG Program Funding''; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       436. A letter from the Executive Director, Thrift Depositor 
     Protection Oversight Board, transmitting a report on the 
     status of various savings associations, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     1441a(k); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       437. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 1995 
     international narcotics control strategy report, pursaunt to 
     22 U.S.C. 2291(b)(2); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       438. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the President's 
     certification of the 29 major illicit narcotics producing and 
     transit countries pursuant to section 490 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act; to the Committee on International Relations.
       439. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report regarding United States Armed 
     Forces in Somalia (H. Doc. No. 104-42); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       440. A letter from the Director, U.S. Information Agency, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for the U.S. 
     Information Agency, and for other purposes, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on International Relations.
       441. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on independence of legal 
     services provided to inspectors general appointed by the 
     President; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       442. A letter from the Special Assistant for Management and 
     Administration, Executive Office of the President, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       443. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the 16th annual report on the activities 
     of the Board during fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     1209(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       444. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for the 
     Arts, transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom 
     of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       445. A letter from the Executive Secretary, National 
     Security Council, transmitting a report of activities under 
     the Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       446. A letter from the Director, Peace Corps, transmitting 
     a report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act 
     for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       447. A letter from the Chairman, Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       448. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       449. A letter from the Executive Director, Thrift Depositor 
     Protection Oversight Board, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for calendar 
     year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       450. A letter from the Director, U.S. Trade and Development 
     Agency, transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom 
     of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       451. A letter from the Director, U.S. Information Agency, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       452. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's views to H.R. 925; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       453. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a report on tanker safety and 
     liability, pursuant to Public Law 102-241, section 32 (105 
     Stat. 2222); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     infrastructure.
       454. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting the 1994 annual report, pursuant to 38 
     U.S.C. 214, 221(c), 664; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       455. A letter from the Chairman, Prospective Payment 
     Assessment Commission, transmitting the annual report on the 
     Prospective Payment Assessment Commission, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 1395ww(e)(6)(G)(i); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       456. A letter from the U.S. Trade Representative, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for the Office 
     of the U.S. Trade Representative; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
       457. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the DOD implementation plan of matching of 
     disbursements to obligations before payment, pursuant to 
     Public Law 103-335, section 8137; jointly, to the Committees 
     on National Security and Appropriations.

para.36.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent resolution of 
the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 20. Concurrent resolution permitting the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for ceremonies as part of the 
     commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the 
     Holocaust.

  The message also announced that pursuant to section 2761 of title 22, 
United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, 
and upon the recommendation of the Republican leader, appoints Mr. 
Stevens as chairman of the Senate delegation to the British-American 
Interparliamentary Group during the 104th Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 201(a)(2) of 
Public Law 93-344, the Chair announces, on behalf of the President pro 
tempore of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, 
the appointment of Ms. June Ellenoff O'Neill as Director of the 
Congressional Budget Office for the term of office beginning on January 
3, 1995, effective March 1, 1995.
  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 276d-276g of 
title 22, United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, appoints Mr. Murkowski as chairman of the Senate delegation 
to the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group during the 104th 
Congress.

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  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 276h-276k of 
title 22, United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, appoints Mr. Kyl as chairman of the Senate delegation to the 
Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group during the 104th 
Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 276h-276k of 
title 22, United States Code, as amended the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appoints Mr. Dodd as vice chairman of the Senate 
delegation to the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group during 
the 104th Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 276a of title 
22, United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
appoints Mr. Burns as chairman of the Senate delegation to the 
Interparliamentary Union during the 104th Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 1928a-1928d of 
title 22, United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice 
President, appoints Mr. Roth as chairman of the Senate delegation to 
the North Atlantic Assembly during the 104th Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 1928a-1928d of 
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appoints Mr. Heflin as vice chairman of the Senate 
delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly during the 104th Congress. 

para.36.4  franklin delano roosevelt memorial commission

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 84-372, 
appointed to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission, Mr. 
Lewis of California, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.36.5  h. res. 101--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
resolution (H. Res. 101) providing for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 925) to compensate owners of private property for the effect of 
certain regulatory restrictions.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

271

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affirmative

Nays

151

para.36.6                    [Roll No. 189]

                                YEAS--271

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--151

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Studds
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walker
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bilbray
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     DeLay
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Gonzalez
     Metcalf
     Moakley
     Stokes
     Torres
     Towns
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.36.7  private property rights

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, pursuant to House Resolution 101 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 925) to compensate owners of private property for the 
effect of certain regulatory restrictions.
  Mr. SHUSTER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.36.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. TAUZIN to the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. CANADY:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. TAUZIN:

       In section 3(a) after ``agency action'' the first place it 
     appears insert ``, under a specified regulatory law''.
       Add at the end of section 3(a) ``If the diminution in value 
     of a portion of that property is greater than 50 percent, at 
     the option of the owner, the Federal Government shall buy 
     that portion of the property for its fair market value.''.
       In section 4, strike the first sentence and amend the 
     second sentence to read ``If a use is a nuisance as defined 
     by the law of a State or is already prohibited under a local 
     zoning ordinance, no compensation shall be made under this 
     Act with respect to a limitation on that use.''
       In the heading for section 8, strike ``Rule'' and insert 
     ``Rules''.
       At the beginning of section 8, strike ``Nothing'' and 
     insert:

[[Page 321]]

       (a) Effect on Constitutional Right to Compensation.--
     Nothing
       At the end of section 8, insert the following:
       (b) Effect of Payment.--Payment of compensation under this 
     Act (other than when the property is bought by the Federal 
     Government at the option of the owner) shall not confer any 
     rights on the Federal Government other than the limitation on 
     use resulting from the agency action.
       In section 9, after paragraph (4) insert the following:
       (5) the term ``specified regulatory law'' means--
       (A) section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1344);
       (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.);
       (C) title XIII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
     3821 et seq.); or
       (D) with respect to an owner's right to use or receive 
     water only--
       (i) the Act of June 17, 1902, and all Acts amendatory 
     thereof or supplementary thereto, popularly called the 
     ``Reclamation Acts'' (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.);
       (ii) the Federal Land Policy Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 
     et seq.); or
       (iii) section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
     Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604);
       Redesignate succeeding paragraphs accordingly.

  Amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. CANADY:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Private Property Protection 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. FEDERAL POLICY AND DIRECTION.

       (a) General Policy.--It is the policy of the Federal 
     Government that no law or agency action should limit the use 
     of privately owned property so as to diminish its value.
       (b) Application to Federal Agency Action.--Each Federal 
     agency, officer, and employee should exercise Federal 
     authority to ensure that agency action will not limit the use 
     of privately owned property so as to diminish its value.

     SEC. 3. RIGHT TO COMPENSATION.

       (A) In General.--The Federal Government shall compensate an 
     owner of property whose use of any portion of that property 
     has been limited by an agency action that diminishes the fair 
     market value of that portion by 10 percent or more. The 
     amount of the compensation shall equal the diminution in 
     value that resulted from the agency action.
       (b) Duration of Limitation on Use.--Property with respect 
     to which compensation has been paid under this Act shall not 
     thereafter be used contrary to the limitation imposed by the 
     agency action, even if that action is later rescinded or 
     otherwise vitiated. However, if that action is later 
     rescinded or otherwise vitiated, and the owner elects to 
     refund the amount of the compensation, adjusted for 
     inflation, to the Treasury of the United States, the property 
     may be so used.

     SEC. 4. EFFECT OF STATE LAW.

       No compensation shall be made under this Act if the use 
     limited by Federal agency action is proscribed under the law 
     of the State in which the property is located (other than a 
     proscription required by a Federal law, either directly or as 
     a condition for assistance). If a use is a nuisance as 
     defined by the law of a State or is prohibited under a local 
     zoning ordinance, that use is proscribed for the purposes of 
     this subsection.

     SEC. 5. EXCEPTIONS.

       (a) Prevention of Hazard to Health or Safety or Damage to 
     Specific Property.--No compensation shall be made under this 
     Act with respect to an agency action the primary purpose of 
     which is to prevent an identifiable--
       (1) hazard to public health or safety; or
       (2) damage to specific property other than the property 
     whose use is limited.
       (b) Navigation Servitude.--No compensation shall be made 
     under this Act with respect to an agency action pursuant to 
     the Federal navigation servitude, as defined by the courts of 
     the United States, except to the extent such servitude is 
     interpreted to apply to wetlands.

     SEC. 6. PROCEDURE.

       (a) Request of Owner.--An owner seeking compensation under 
     this Act shall make a written request for compensation to the 
     agency whose agency action resulted in the limitation. No 
     such request may be made later than 180 days after the owner 
     receives actual notice of that agency action.
       (b) Negotiations.--The agency may bargain with that owner 
     to establish the amount of the compensation. If the agency 
     and the owner agree to such an amount, the agency shall 
     promptly pay the owner the amount agreed upon.
       (c) Choice of Remedies.--If, not later than 180 days after 
     the written request is made, the parties do not come to an 
     agreement as to the right to and amount of compensation, the 
     owner may choose to take the matter to binding arbitration or 
     seek compensation in a civil action.
       (d) Arbitration.--The procedures that govern the 
     arbitration shall, as nearly as practicable, be those 
     established under title 9, United States Code, for 
     arbitration proceedings to which that title applies. An award 
     made in such arbitration shall include a reasonable 
     attorney's fee and other arbitration costs (including 
     appraisal fees). The agency shall promptly pay any award made 
     to the owner.
       (e) Civil Action.--An owner who does not choose 
     arbitration, or who does not receive prompt payment when 
     required by this section, may obtain appropriate relief in a 
     civil action against the agency. An owner who prevails in a 
     civil action under this section shall be entitled to, and the 
     agency shall be liable for, a reasonable attorney's fee and 
     other litigation costs (including appraisal fees). The court 
     shall award interest on the amount of any compensation from 
     the time of the limitation.
       (f) Source of Payments.--Any payment made under this 
     section to an owner, and any judgment obtained by an owner in 
     a civil action under this section shall, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, be made from the annual appropriation 
     of the agency whose action occasioned the payment or 
     judgment. If the agency action resulted from a requirement 
     imposed by another agency, then the agency making the payment 
     or satisfying the judgment may seek partial or complete 
     reimbursement from the appropriated funds of the other 
     agency. For this purpose the head of the agency concerned may 
     transfer or reprogram any appropriated funds available to the 
     agency. If insufficient funds exist for the payment or to 
     satisfy the judgment, it shall be the duty of the head of the 
     agency to seek the appropriation of such funds for the next 
     fiscal year.

     SEC. 7. LIMITATION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any obligation 
     of the United States to make any payment under this Act shall 
     be subject to the availability of appropriations.

     SEC. 8. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit any right 
     to compensation that exists under the Constitution or under 
     other laws of the United States.

     SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

       For the purposes of this Act--
       (1) the term ``property'' means land and includes the right 
     to use or receive water;
       (2) a use of property is limited by an agency action if a 
     particular legal right to use that property no longer exists 
     because of the action;
       (3) the term ``agency action'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code, but also 
     includes the making of a grant to a public authority 
     conditioned upon an action by the recipient that would 
     constitute a limitation if done directly by the agency;
       (4) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 551 of title 5, United States Code;
       (5) the term ``State'' includes the District of Columbia, 
     Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the 
     United States; and
       (6) the term ``law of the State'' includes the law of a 
     political subdivision of a State.

It was decided in the

Yeas

301

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

128

para.36.9                    [Roll No. 190]

                                AYES--301

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey

[[Page 322]]


     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--128

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Markey
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Morella
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Hoke
     Lightfoot
     Moakley
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.36.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. PORTER to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. 
CANADY:

       Page 3, after line 11, insert the following:

     SEC. 6 EFFECT OF PRIVATE PROPERTY IMPACT ANALYSIS.

       (a) In General.--No compensation shall be made under this 
     Act with respect to any agency action for which the agency 
     has completed a private property impact analysis before 
     taking that agency action.
       (b) Content.--For the purposes of this section, a private 
     property impact analysis is a written statement that 
     includes.--
       (1) the specific purpose of the agency action;
       (2) an assessment of the likelihood that a taking of 
     private property will occur under such action; and
       (3) alternatives to the agency action, if any, that would 
     achieve the intended purpose and lessen the likelihood of a 
     taking of private property.
       (c) Preclusion of Judicial Review.--Neither the sufficiency 
     nor any other aspect of a private property impact analysis 
     made under this section is subject to judicial review.
       (d) Effect on Other Rights.--The fact that compensation may 
     not be made under this Act by reason of this section does not 
     affect the right to compensation for takings of private 
     property for public use under the fifth article of amendment 
     to the Constitution.
       (e) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``taking 
     of private property'' means an action whereby property is 
     taken in such a way as to require compensation under the 
     fifth article of amendment to the Constitution.
       Redesignated succeeding sections accordingly.

It was decided in the

Yeas

186

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

241

para.36.11                   [Roll No. 191]

                                AYES--186

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--241

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

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                              NOT VOTING--7

     Baesler
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TX)
     Gonzalez
     Kleczka
     Moakley
     Torricelli
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.36.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GOSS to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. 
CANADY:

       In section 3(a), strike ``any portion'' and all that 
     follows through ``10 percent'' and insert ``that property has 
     been limited by an agency action, under a specified 
     regulatory law, that diminishes the fair market value of that 
     property by 30 percent''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

210

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

211

para.36.13                   [Roll No. 192]

                                AYES--210

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--211

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bevill
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Baesler
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TX)
     Gonzalez
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Laughlin
     Martinez
     Moakley
     Owens
     Schiff
     Torricelli
     Yates
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.36.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WYDEN to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. 
CANADY:

       In section 5(a)(2) strike the period and insert ``, or''.
       At the end of section 5(a), insert:
     with respect to an agency action that would prevent or 
     restrict any activity likely to diminish the fair market 
     value of any private homes.
       In section 9, insert the following new paragraph after 
     paragraph (4), and redesignate subsequent paragraphs 
     accordingly;
       (5) the term ``private home'' means any owner occupied 
     dwelling, including any multi-family dwelling and any 
     condominium.

It was decided in the

Yeas

165

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

260

para.36.15                   [Roll No. 193]

                                AYES--165

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zimmer

                                NOES--260

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart

[[Page 324]]


     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bryant (TX)
     Chenoweth
     Flake
     Gonzalez
     Martinez
     Moakley
     Rangel
     Torricelli
     Yates
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McHUGH, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SHUSTER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.36.16  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. BONILLA, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule on Friday, March 3, 1995: the Committee on Commerce, 
the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee 
on the Judiciary, and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.
  And then,
    
    

para.36.17  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, at 11 o'clock and 44 minutes 
p.m., the House adjourned.

para.36.18  reported bills sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, bills and reports were delivered to the 
Clerk for printing, and bills referred as follows:

       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 956. A bill to 
     establish legal standards and procedures for product 
     liability litigation, and for other purposes, with an 
     amendment; referred to the Committee on Commerce for a period 
     ending not later than March 7, 1995, for consideration of 
     such provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(e), rule 
     X (Rept. No. 104-64, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para.36.19  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. THORNTON:
       H.R. 1109. A bill to improve budgetary information by 
     requiring that the unified budget presented by the President 
     contain information which facilitates consideration of 
     choices between spending which is consumption oriented, 
     spending which is of a development character, and spending 
     which is in the nature of a capital investment, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Crane, and 
             Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 1110. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985 to limit the rate of growth of Federal outlays to 
     2 percent per year; to the Committee on the Budget, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. 
             Funderburk):
       H.R. 1111. A bill to clarify the war powers of Congress and 
     the President in the post-cold war period; to the Committee 
     on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BREWSTER (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Istook, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Watts 
             of Oklahoma, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Baker 
             of California, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Barrett 
             of Nebraska, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Browder, Mr. Camp, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Coble, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Crapo, Ms. Danner, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Fields of 
             Texas, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Orton, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Parker, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rose, Mr. 
             Schaefer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Thornton, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Volkmer, and Mr. Zeliff):
       H.R. 1112. A bill to transfer management of the Tishomingo 
     National Wildlife Refuge in Oklahoma to the State of 
     Oklahoma; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 1113. A bill to suspend until January 1, 1998, the 
     duty on Fluridone aquatic herbicide; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. EWING (for himself, Mr. Combest, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Fawell, and 
             Mr. Bonilla):
       H.R. 1114. A bill to authorize minors who are under the 
     child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 and who are under 18 years of age to load materials into 
     balers and compacters that meet appropriate American National 
     Standards Institute design safety standards; to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Clayton, 
             Ms. McKinney, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Frost, Mr. Beilenson, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 1115. A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security 
     Act to reduce teenage pregnancy, to encourage parental 
     responsibility, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MONTGOMERY (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Buyer, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Evans, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Mascara):
       H.R. 1116. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     increase the educational assistance allowance with respect to 
     skills or specialties for which there is a critical shortage 
     of personnel; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. PARKER:
       H.R. 1117. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research 
     Center; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself and Mr. Doolittle):
       H.R. 1118. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     prohibit any Federal grant or contract from being awarded to 
     any institution of higher education that does not allow the 
     Secretary of Defense to maintain or establish Senior Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps units at that institution; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. RAMSTAD:
       H.R. 1119. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to revise the treatment of deferred compensation plans 
     of State and local governments and tax-exempt organizations; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ZELIFF (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Shays, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Cox, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
             Mr. Hancock, Mr. Blute, Mr. Herger, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Burr, Mr. Jones, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Dornan, Mrs. Seastrand, and Mr. 
             Stearns):
       H.R. 1120. A bill to provide for the consolidation of 
     Federal employment assistance programs, to provide increased 
     notice of the availability of the earned income tax credit, 
     and to repeal the temporary FUTA surtax; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in addition to

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     the Committees on Ways and Means, Agriculture, and Veterans' 
     Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.J. Res. 73. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States with respect to the 
     number of terms of office of Members of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.36.20  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       19. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Legislature of the 
     State of Wyoming, relative to repealing the Gun-Free Schools 
     Act of 1994; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
       20. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of New Mexico, relative to block 
     grants; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
       21. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Legislature of the 
     State of Wyoming, relative to the Conference of the States; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       22. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Legislature of the 
     State of Wyoming, relative to health reform matters; jointly, 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means, Commerce, and Economic 
     and Educational Opportunities.

para.36.21  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 24: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 44: Mr. McDade, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Saxton, 
     Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Weller, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Murtha, 
     and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Ward, and 
     Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 195: Mr. Emerson, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Zimmer, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 312: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 326: Mr. Baker of Louisiana and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 330: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 438: Mrs. Chenoweth and Ms. Lowey.
       H.R. 493: Ms. McKinney and Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
     Fields of Texas, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Ballenger, Mrs. Meyers of 
     Kansas, Mr. Regula, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Montgomery, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Jacobs, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 539: Mr. McCrery and Mr. Montgomery.
       H.R. 582: Mr. Fox and Mr. Lucas.
       H.R. 607: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. 
     Solomon, and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 674: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Jones, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Upton, 
     Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 753: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Burr, Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, and Mr. 
     Forbes.
       H.R. 762: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Crapo, Mr. Weller, Mr. Everett, and Mr. 
     Boucher.
       H.R. 809: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 840: Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Frazer, and Mr. Beilenson.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 873: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
     Moorhead, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Minge, and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 881: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 936: Mr. Rangel and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 939: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 969: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 982: Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Baesler, and Mr. 
     Tauzin.
       H.R. 1066: Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Zimmer, and Mr. Underwood.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Souder, Mr. Torres, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Packard, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Dicks.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
     Royce.
       H. Res. 45: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Johnson of South 
     Dakota, and Mr. DeFazio.



.
                       FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1995 (37)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.37.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, March 2, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.37.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       458. A letter from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to section 1075 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1995; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       459. A letter from the Department of Defense, Director of 
     Defense Research and Engineering, transmitting a report on 
     creation and operation of new federally funded research 
     center, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2367(d)(1); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       460. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the quarterly reports in 
     accordance with sections 36(a) and 26(b) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, the March 24, 1979 report by the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the seventh report by the Committee on 
     Government Operations for the first quarter of fiscal year 
     1995, October 1, 1994 through December 31, 1994, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(a); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       461. A letter from the Chairman, Board for International 
     Broadcasting, transmitting the Board's annual report on its 
     activities, as well as its review and evaluation of the 
     operation of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty for the period 
     October 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2873(a)(9); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       462. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 
     nonproliferation and disarmament fund report, fiscal year 
     1994, pursuant to section 504 of the Freedom Support Act of 
     1992; to the Committee on International Relations.
       463. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-16, ``Salvation 
     Army Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act of 1995,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       464. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-17, ``Methodist 
     Cemetery Association Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act 
     of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       465. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-18, ``Christ 
     United Methodist Church Equitable Real Property Tax Relief 
     Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       466. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-19, ``Real 
     Property Deed Recordation Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       467. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-21, 
     ``Metropolitan Baptist Church Equitable Real Property Tax 
     Relief Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       468. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-22, ``Riverside 
     Baptist Church Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act of 
     1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       469. A letter from the Assistant Secretary (Management), 
     Department of Treasury, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       470. A letter from the General Counsel, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting a report of activities under 
     the Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       471. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       472. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the annual report with respect to 
     actions taken to recruit and train Indians to qualify them 
     for positions subject to Indian preference; the annual report 
     on actions taken to place non-Indians employed by the Indian 
     Health Service in other Federal agencies, pursuant to 25 
     U.S.C. 472a(d); to the Committee on Resources.
       473. A letter from the Chairman, Administrative Conference 
     of the United States, the Conference's report entitled, 
     ``Toward Improved Agency Dispute Resolution: Implementing the 
     ADR Act''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.37.3  private property rights

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DOOLITTLE, pursuant to House Resolution 
101 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 925) to compensate owners of private property for the 
effect of certain regulatory restrictions.
  Mr. SHUSTER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the

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chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.37.4  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MINETA to the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, submitted by Mr. 
CANADY:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. MINETA:

       In section 3(a), strike ``any portion'' and all that 
     follows through ``10 percent'' and insert ``that property has 
     been limited by an agency action, under a specified 
     regulatory law, that diminishes the fair market value of that 
     property by 20 percent''.

  Amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, submitted by Mr. 
CANADY:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Private Property Protection 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. FEDERAL POLICY AND DIRECTION.

       (a) General Policy.--It is the policy of the Federal 
     Government that no law or agency action should limit the use 
     of privately owned property so as to diminish its value.
       (b) Application to Federal Agency Action.--Each Federal 
     agency, officer, and employee should exercise Federal 
     authority to ensure that agency action will not limit the use 
     of privately owned property so as to diminish its value.

     SEC. 3. RIGHT TO COMPENSATION.

       (a) In General.--The Federal Government shall compensate an 
     owner of property whose use of any portion of that property 
     has been limited by an agency action under a specified 
     regulatory law that diminishes the fair market value of that 
     portion by 10 percent or more. The amount of the compensation 
     shall equal the diminution in value that resulted from the 
     agency action. If the diminution in value of a portion of 
     that property is greater than 50 percent, at the option of 
     the owner, the Federal Government shall buy that portion of 
     the property for its fair market value.
       (b) Duration of Limitation on Use.--Property with respect 
     to which compensation has been paid under this Act shall not 
     thereafter be used contrary to the limitation imposed by the 
     agency action, even if that action is later rescinded or 
     otherwise vitiated. However, if that action is later 
     rescinded or otherwise vitiated, and the owner elects to 
     refund the amount of the compensation, adjusted for 
     inflation, to the Treasury of the United States, the property 
     may be so used.

     SEC. 4. EFFECT OF STATE LAW.

       If a use is a nuisance as defined by the law of a State or 
     is already prohibited under a local zoning ordinance, no 
     compensation shall be made under this Act with respect to a 
     limitation on that use.

     SEC. 5. EXCEPTIONS.

       (a) Prevention of Hazard to Health or Safety or Damage to 
     Specific Property.--No compensation shall be made under this 
     Act with respect to an agency action the primary purpose of 
     which is to prevent an identifiable--
       (1) hazard to public health or safety; or
       (2) damage to specific property other than the property 
     whose use is limited.
       (b) Navigation Servitude.--No compensation shall be made 
     under this Act with respect to an agency action pursuant to 
     the Federal navigation servitude, as defined by the courts of 
     the United States, except to the extent such servitude is 
     interpreted to apply to wetlands.

     SEC. 6. PROCEDURE.

       (a) Request of Owner.--An owner seeking compensation under 
     this Act shall make a written request for compensation to the 
     agency whose agency action resulted in the limitation. No 
     such request may be made later than 180 days after the owner 
     receives actual notice of that agency action.
       (b) Negotiations.--The agency may bargain with that owner 
     to establish the amount of the compensation. If the agency 
     and the owner agree to such an amount, the agency shall 
     promptly pay the owner the amount agreed upon.
       (c) Choice of Remedies.--If, not later than 180 days after 
     the written request is made, the parties do not come to an 
     agreement as to the right to and amount of compensation, the 
     owner may choose to take the matter to binding arbitration or 
     seek compensation in a civil action.
       (d) Arbitration.--The procedures that govern the 
     arbitration shall, as nearly as practicable, be those 
     established under title 9, United States Code, for 
     arbitration proceedings to which that title applies. An award 
     made in such arbitration shall include a reasonable 
     attorney's fee and other arbitration costs (including 
     appraisal fees). The agency shall promptly pay any award made 
     to the owner.
       (e) Civil Action.--An owner who does not choose 
     arbitration, or who does not receive prompt payment when 
     required by this section, may obtain appropriate relief in a 
     civil action against the agency. An owner who prevails in a 
     civil action under this section shall be entitled to, and the 
     agency shall be liable for, a reasonable attorney's fee and 
     other litigation costs (including appraisal fees). The court 
     shall award interest on the amount of any compensation from 
     the time of the limitation.
       (f) Source of Payments.--Any payment made under this 
     section to an owner, and any judgment obtained by an owner in 
     a civil action under this section shall, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, be made from the annual appropriation 
     of the agency whose action occasioned the payment or 
     judgment. If the agency action resulted from a requirement 
     imposed by another agency, then the agency making the payment 
     or satisfying the judgment may seek partial or complete 
     reimbursement from the appropriated funds of the other 
     agency. For this purpose the head of the agency concerned may 
     transfer or reprogram any appropriated funds available to the 
     agency. If insufficient funds exist for the payment or to 
     satisfy the judgment, it shall be the duty of the head of the 
     agency to seek the appropriation of such funds for the next 
     fiscal year.

     SEC. 7. LIMITATION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any obligation 
     of the United States to make any payment under this Act shall 
     be subject to the availability of appropriations.

     SEC. 8. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Effect on Constitutional Right to Compensation.--
     Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit any right to 
     compensation that exists under the Constitution or under 
     other laws of the United States.
       (b) Effect of Payment.--Payment of compensation under this 
     Act (other than when the property is bought by the Federal 
     Government at the option of the owner) shall not confer any 
     rights on the Federal Government other than the limitation on 
     use resulting from the agency action.

     SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS.

       For the purposes of this Act--
       (1) the term ``property'' means land and includes the right 
     to use or receive water;
       (2) a use of property is limited by an agency action if a 
     particular legal right to use that property no longer exists 
     because of the action;
       (3) the term ``agency action'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code, but also 
     includes the making of a grant to a public authority 
     conditioned upon an action by the recipient that would 
     constitute a limitation if done directly by the agency;
       (4) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 551 of title 5, United States Code;
       (5) the term ``specified regulatory law'' means--
       (A) section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1344);
       (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.);
       (C) title XIII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
     3821 et seq.); or
       (D) with respect to an owner's right to use or receive 
     water only--
       (i) the Act of June 17, 1902, and all Acts amendatory 
     thereof or supplementary thereto, popularly called the 
     ``Reclamation Acts'' (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.);
       (ii) the Federal Land Policy Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 
     et seq.); or
       (iii) section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
     Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604);
       (6) the term ``State'' includes the District of Columbia, 
     Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the 
     United States; and
       (7) the term ``law of the State'' includes the law of a 
     political subdivision of a State.

It was decided in the

Yeas

173

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

252

para.37.5                    [Roll No. 194]

                                AYES--173

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson

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     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--252

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bryant (TX)
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Hoyer
     Jones
     Moakley
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Roberts
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
amended, was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.37.6  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GOSS to the 
foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, submitted 
by Mr. CANADY:

       In section 3(a), strike ``10'' and insert ``20''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

338

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

83

para.37.7]                   [Roll No. 195]

                                AYES--338

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Condit
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--83

     Baker (CA)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bevill
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Cardin
     Chenoweth
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Ehlers
     Fattah
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gilchrest
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Markey
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mineta
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Porter
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Schaefer
     Serrano
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Stark
     Stockman
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Dornan
     Emerson
     Gonzalez
     Largent
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Stokes
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
amended, was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DOOLITTLE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SHUSTER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.37.8  order of business--debate on h.r. 925

  On motion of Mr. CANADY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the time for consideration under the 5-minute rule on 
the bill (H.R. 925) to compensate owners of private property for the 
effect of certain regulatory restrictions, as pro

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vided by House Resolution 101, be extended by ten minutes.

para.37.9  private property rights

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DOOLITTLE, pursuant to House Resolution 
101 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 925) to compensate owners of private property for the 
effect of certain regulatory restrictions.
  Mr. SHUSTER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.37.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WATT of North 
Carolina to the foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
amended, submitted by Mr. CANADY:

       Strike section 6(f).

It was decided in the

Yeas

127

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negative

Nays

299

para.37.11]                  [Roll No. 196]

                                AYES--127

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--299

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Collins (IL)
     Dornan
     Gonzalez
     Moakley
     Rangel
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
amended, was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SHUSTER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 101, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Private Property Protection 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. FEDERAL POLICY AND DIRECTION.

       (a) General Policy.--It is the policy of the Federal 
     Government that no law or agency action should limit the use 
     of privately owned property so as to diminish its value.
       (b) Application to Federal Agency Action.--Each Federal 
     agency, officer, and employee should exercise Federal 
     authority to ensure that agency action will not limit the use 
     of privately owned property so as to diminish its value.

     SEC. 3. RIGHT TO COMPENSATION.

       (a) In General.--The Federal Government shall compensate an 
     owner of property whose use of any portion of that property 
     has been limited by an agency action, under a specified 
     regulatory law, that diminishes the fair market value of that 
     portion by 20 percent or more. The amount of the compensation 
     shall equal the diminution in value that resulted from the 
     agency action. If the diminution in value of a portion of 
     that property is greater than 50 percent, at the option of 
     the owner, the Federal Government shall buy that portion of 
     the property for its fair market value.
       (b) Duration of Limitation on Use.--Property with respect 
     to which compensation has been paid under this Act shall not 
     thereafter be used contrary to the limitation imposed by the 
     agency action, even if that action is later rescinded or 
     otherwise vitiated. However, if that action is later 
     rescinded or otherwise vitiated, and the owner elects to 
     refund the amount of the compensation, adjusted for 
     inflation, to the Treasury of the United States, the property 
     may be so used.

     SEC. 4. EFFECT OF STATE LAW.

       If a use is a nuisance as defined by the law of a State or 
     is already prohibited under a local zoning ordinance, no 
     compensation shall be made under this Act with respect to a 
     limitation on that use.

     SEC. 5. EXCEPTIONS.

       (a) Prevention of Hazard to Health or Safety or Damage to 
     Specific Property.--No compensation shall be made under this 
     Act with respect to an agency action the primary purpose of 
     which is to prevent an identifiable--
       (1) hazard to public health or safety; or
       (2) damage to specific property other than the property 
     whose use is limited.
       (b) Navigation Servitude.--No compensation shall be made 
     under this Act with respect to an agency action pursuant to 
     the Federal navigation servitude, as defined by the courts of 
     the United States, except to the extent such servitude is 
     interpreted to apply to wetlands.

     SEC. 6. PROCEDURE.

       (a) Request of Owner.--An owner seeking compensation under 
     this Act shall make a written request for compensation to the 
     agency whose agency action resulted in the limitation. No 
     such request may be made later than 180 days after the owner 
     receives actual notice of that agency action.
       (b) Negotiations.--The agency may bargain with that owner 
     to establish the amount of the compensation. If the agency 
     and the owner agree to such an amount, the agency shall 
     promptly pay the owner the amount agreed upon.

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       (c) Choice of Remedies.--If, not later than 180 days after 
     the written request is made, the parties do not come to an 
     agreement as to the right to and amount of compensation, the 
     owner may choose to take the matter to binding arbitration or 
     seek compensation in a civil action.
       (d) Arbitration.--The procedures that govern the 
     arbitration shall, as nearly as practicable, be those 
     established under title 9, United States Code, for 
     arbitration proceedings to which that title applies. An award 
     made in such arbitration shall include a reasonable 
     attorney's fee and other arbitration costs (including 
     appraisal fees). The agency shall promptly pay any award made 
     to the owner.
       (e) Civil Action.--An owner who does not choose 
     arbitration, or who does not receive prompt payment when 
     required by this section, may obtain appropriate relief in a 
     civil action against the agency. An owner who prevails in a 
     civil action under this section shall be entitled to, and the 
     agency shall be liable for, a reasonable attorney's fee and 
     other litigation costs (including appraisal fees). The court 
     shall award interest on the amount of any compensation from 
     the time of the limitation.
       (f) Source of Payments.--Any payment made under this 
     section to an owner, and any judgment obtained by an owner in 
     a civil action under this section shall, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, be made from the annual appropriation 
     of the agency whose action occasioned the payment or 
     judgment. If the agency action resulted from a requirement 
     imposed by another agency, then the agency making the payment 
     or satisfying the judgment may seek partial or complete 
     reimbursement from the appropriated funds of the other 
     agency. For this purpose the head of the agency concerned may 
     transfer or reprogram any appropriated funds available to the 
     agency. If insufficient funds exist for the payment or to 
     satisfy the judgment, it shall be the duty of the head of the 
     agency to seek the appropriation of such funds for the next 
     fiscal year.

     SEC. 7. LIMITATION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any obligation 
     of the United States to make any payment under this Act shall 
     be subject to the availability of appropriations.

     SEC. 8. DUTY OF NOTICE TO OWNERS.

       Whenever an agency takes an agency action limiting the use 
     of private property, the agency shall give appropriate notice 
     to the owners of that property directly affected explaining 
     their rights under this Act and the procedures for obtaining 
     any compensation that may be due to them under this Act.

     SEC. 9. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Effect on Constitutional Right to Compensation.--
     Nothing in this Act shall be construed to limit any right to 
     compensation that exists under the Constitution or under 
     other laws of the United States.
       (b) Effect of Payment.--Payment of compensation under this 
     Act (other than when the property is bought by the Federal 
     Government at the option of the owner) shall not confer any 
     rights on the Federal Government other than the limitation on 
     use resulting from the agency action.

     SEC. 10. DEFINITIONS.

       For the purposes of this Act--
       (1) the term ``property'' means land and includes the right 
     to use or receive water;
       (2) a use of property is limited by an agency action if a 
     particular legal right to use that property no longer exists 
     because of the action;
       (3) the term ``agency action'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code, but also 
     includes the making of a grant to a public authority 
     conditioned upon an action by the recipient that would 
     constitute a limitation if done directly by the agency;
       (4) the term ``agency'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 551 of title 5, United States Code;
       (5) the term ``specified regulatory law'' means--
       (A) section 404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1344);
       (B) the Endangered Species Act of 1979 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.);
       (C) title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
     3821 et seq.); or
       (D) with respect to an owner's right to use or receive 
     water only--
       (i) the Act of June 17, 1902, and all Acts amendatory 
     thereof or supplementary thereto, popularly called the 
     ``Reclamation Acts'' (43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.);
       (ii) the Federal Land Policy Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 
     et seq.); or
       (iii) section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
     Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604);
       (6) the term ``fair market value'' means the most probable 
     price at which property would change hands, in a competitive 
     and open market under all conditions requisite to a fair 
     sale, between a willing buyer and a willing seller, neither 
     being under any compulsion to buy or sell and both having 
     reasonable knowledge of relevant facts, at the time the 
     agency action occurs;
       (7) the term ``State'' includes the District of Columbia, 
     Puerto Rico, and any other territory or possession of the 
     United States; and
       (8) the term ``law of the State'' includes the law of a 
     political subdivision of a State.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CANADY demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

277

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affirmative

Nays

148

para.37.12                   [Roll No. 197]

                                YEAS--277

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--148

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi

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     Porter
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TX)
     Collins (IL)
     Dornan
     Gonzalez
     Johnston
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Rangel
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.37.13  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. CANADY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, cross references, and 
punctuation, and to make such stylistic, clerical, technical, 
conforming, and other changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions 
of the House in amending the bill.

para.37.14  job creation and wage enhancement

  Mr. DeLAY, pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 101, called up 
the bill (H.R. 9) to create jobs, enhance wages, strengthen property 
rights, maintain certain economic liberties, decentralize and reduce the 
power of the Federal Government with respect to the States, localities, 
and citizens of the United States and to increase the accountability of 
Federal officials.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. DeLAY, pursuant to said resolution, submitted the following 
amendment:

  Strike all after section 1 of the bill and insert the text composed 
of four divisions as follows:
  (1) division A, consisting of the text of H.R. 830, as passed by the 
House;
  (2) division B, consisting of the text of H.R. 925, as passed by the 
House;
  (3) division C, consisting of the text of H.R. 926, as passed by the 
House; and
  (4) division D, consisting of the text of H.R. 1022, as passed by the 
House.

  The previous question on the motion to amend and on the bill having 
been ordered by said resolution.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. SPRATT moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Science with 
instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with the 
following amendment:

       In Division D of H.R. 9, consisting of the text of H.R. 
     1022, as passed by the House, strike the following text:
       ``Section 204. Environmental Clean-up.
       ``For the purposes of this title, any determination by a 
     Federal agency to approve or reject any proposed or final 
     environmental clean-up plan for a facility the costs of which 
     are likely to exceed $5,000,000 shall be treated as a major 
     rule subject to the provisions of this title (other than the 
     provisions of section 205(a)(5)). As used in this section, 
     ``environmental clean-up'' means a corrective action under 
     the Solid Waste Disposal Act, a remedial action under the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980, and any other environmental 
     restoration and waste management carried out by or on behalf 
     of a Federal agency with respect to any substance other than 
     municipal waste.''

  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. SPRATT demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

180

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

239

para.37.15                   [Roll No. 198]

                                AYES--180

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--239

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TX)
     Burr
     Collins (IL)
     Dornan
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Hayes
     Johnston
     Laughlin
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Montgomery
     Pelosi
     Rangel

[[Page 331]]


  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. POMBO demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

277

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

141

para.37.16                   [Roll No. 199]

                                YEAS--277

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--141

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Mink
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Porter
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TX)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Dornan
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Hayes
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnston
     Laughlin
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Montgomery
     Myers
     Pelosi
     Rangel
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.37.17  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, March 6, 1995, for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.37.18  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, March 
8, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.37.19  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1058

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-65) the resolution (H. Res. 103) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1058) to reform Federal securities litigation, and for 
other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.37.20  providing for the consideration of h.r. 988

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-66) the resolution (H. Res. 104) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 988) to reform the Federal civil justice system.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.
  And then,

para.37.21  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. NORWOOD, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 4 o'clock and 5 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, March 6, 1995.

para.37.22  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 103. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1058) to reform Federal securities litigation, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-65). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 104. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 988) 
     to reform the Federal civil justice system (Rept. No. 104-
     66). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.37.23  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 1121. A bill to make technical corrections relating to 
     the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990 and the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1122. A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of 
     Energy to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. BROWDER;
       H.R. 1123. A bill to repeal statutory limitations on the 
     transportation of chemical munitions; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       H.R. 1124. A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, 
     United States Code, to provide

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     that, for civil service retirement purposes, inspectors of 
     the Immigration and Naturalization Service, inspectors and 
     canine enforcement officers of the U.S. Customs Service, and 
     revenue officers of the Internal Revenue Service shall be 
     treated in the same way as law enforcement officers; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1125. A bill to prohibit economic assistance and 
     military assistance or arms transfer to the Government of 
     Trinidad and Tobago until appropriate action is taken to 
     eliminate illicit drug trafficking in Trinidad and Tobago; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Flake, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. 
             Payne of New Jersey, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Torricelli, 
             Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Martini):
       H.R. 1126. A bill to strengthen and improve the pipeline 
     safety provisions of chapter 601 of title 49, United States 
     Code, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. GANSKE (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       H.R. 1127. A bill to limit the issuance of patents on 
     medical procedures; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 1128. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide an additional place for holding court in the southern 
     district of New York; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Bishop, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Bryant of Texas, 
             Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Collins of 
             Illinois, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Engel, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gene Green 
             of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jacobs, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas. 
             Mr. Kildee, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Scott, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Thompson, Mr. Towns, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Underwood, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Williams, Mr. Ward, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Reynolds, Miss Collins of 
             Michigan, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Waters, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Stokes, and Mr. Dixon):
       H.R. 1129. A bill to amend the National Trails Systems Act 
     to designate the route from Selma to Montgomery as a National 
     Historic Trail; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DORNAN:
       H.R. 1130. A bill to prohibit award, grant, and contract 
     recipients from lobbying for the continuation of their 
     awards, grants, and contracts and to repeal authority for the 
     payment of expenses of intervening and the payment of 
     attorney's fees, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Shadegg, 
             and Mr. Smith of Michigan):
       H.R. 1131. A bill to balance the Federal budget by fiscal 
     year 2002 through the establishment of Federal spending 
     limits; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Rules, and Government Reform and Oversight, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 1132. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to establish requirements and provide assistance 
     to prevent nonpoint sources of water pollution, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 1133. A bill to provide that pay for Members of 
     Congress may not be increased by any adjustment scheduled to 
     take effect in a year immediately following a fiscal year in 
     which a deficit in the budget of the U.S. Government exists; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committee on House Oversight, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Hancock, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Herger, Mr. Taylor 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Largent, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
             Scarborough, and Mr. Zimmer):
       H.J. Res. 74. Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para.37.24  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 6: Mr. Leach, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. 
     Souder.
       H.R. 26: Mr. Hancock and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 28: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 52: Mr. Herger and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Parker and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 209: Mr. Herger, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 312: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 441: Mr. Cooley, Mr. Leach, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Weller, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
     Evans, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 462: Mr. Beilenson and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Borski, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Kim, and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 548: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 549: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Canady, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Diaz-
     Balart, and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 559: Mr. Meehan and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 575: Mr. Davis, Mr. Canady, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Souder, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     Largent, Mr. Graham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Shays, Mr. Ney, and 
     Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 592: Mr. Skeen, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 645: Mr. Payne of New Jersey and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 658: Mr. Olver and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 708: Mr. Smith of Texas and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     Borski, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Fox, Mr. King, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Olver, Ms. Pryce, 
     Mr. Rangel, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Seastrand, and Mr. 
     Parker.
       H.R. 778: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     Borski, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Fox, Mr. King, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Olver, Ms. Pryce, 
     Mr. Rangel, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Seastrand, and Mr. 
     Parker.
       H.R. 779: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fox, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. Olver, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
     Scott, Mr. Vento,  Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 780: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fox, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. Olver, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Scott, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Wynn, and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Roth, Mr. Fox, Mr. Barr, and Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 800: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 803: Mr. Lewis of California and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Towns, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 899: Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Quillen, Mr. 
     Tate, Mr. Latham, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
     White, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 942: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
     Blute, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Zimmer, 
     Mr. Meehan, Mr. Evans, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Yates, and Mr. 
     LoBiondo.
       H.R. 945: Mr. Frost, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Wilson, 
     Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Barcia, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Solomon, 
     Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Shays, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Talent, Mr. Canady, and Mr. 
     Torricelli.
       H.R. 971: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1003: Mr. Hayes, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Cardin, and Ms. 
     Lofgren.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Weller, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Ewing, 
     Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Barcia, and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 1039: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1041: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1042: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1052: Mr. Roth.
       H.R. 1058: Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
     Schaefer, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
     Paxon, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. White, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, and 
     Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 1118: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Solomon.
       H.J. Res. 61: Mr. Fox, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Salmon.
       H. Con. Res. 5: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Spence, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Schaefer, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Wise.
       H. Con. Res. 19: Mrs. Waldholtz.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. Emerson, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
     Eshoo, Mr. Fox, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Smith of Washington, 
     Mr. Packard, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, 
     Mr. Borski, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Menendez, Mr. Wise, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
     Skeen, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Stearns, 
     and Mr. Hinchey.
       H. Con. Res. 25: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Solomon.

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para.37.25  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.J. Res. 2: Mrs. Seastrand.



.
                       MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1995 (38)

para.38.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOSS, at 
12:30 p.m., who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    March 6, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Porter J. Goss to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January 4, 
1995 and Thursday, February 16, 1995, Members were recognized for 
``morning hour'' debates.

para.38.2  recess--1:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOSS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2:00 p.m.

para.38.3  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.38.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Friday, March 3, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.38.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       474. A letter from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report on C-17 milestones and exit criteria; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       475. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     and services sold commercially to Greece (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-3-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       476. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     and services sold commercially to Sweden (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-1-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       477. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       478. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for calendar 
     year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       479. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting an informational copy of the 
     fiscal year 1996 GSA's Public Buildings Service Capital 
     Investment and Leasing Program, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 606(a); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       480. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's 15th annual report on the Automotive 
     Technology Development Program, fiscal year 1993, pursuant to 
     42 U.S.C. 5914; to the Committee on Science.
       481. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     38, United States Code, to increase, effective as of December 
     1, 1995, the rates of disability compensation for veterans 
     with service-connected disabilities and the rates of 
     dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of such 
     veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       482. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     38, United States Code, to provide for cost savings in the 
     housing loan program for veterans, to limit cost-of-living 
     increases for Montgomery GI Bill benefits, and for other 
     purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and 
     National Security.
       483. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     revise and streamline the acquisition laws of the Federal 
     Government, and for other purposes; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, National 
     Security, the Judiciary, International Relations, Small 
     Business, Science, and Commerce.

para.38.6  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries. 

para.38.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 988

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 104):

         Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 988) to reform the Federal civil justice 
     system. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
     not exceed two hours equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
     for amendment under the five-minute rule for a period not to 
     exceed seven hours. It shall be in order to consider as an 
     original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-
     minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
     the bill. The committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute shall be considered as read. During consideration 
     of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 
     whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be 
     printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
     for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so 
     printed shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote 
     in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 
     Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
     without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
     or without instructions. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.38.8  message from the president--flood plain management

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  It is with great pleasure that I transmit A Unified National Program 
for Floodplain Management to the Congress. The Unified National Program 
responds to section 1302(c) of the National Flood Insurance Act of 1968 
(Public Law 90-448), which calls upon the President to report to the 
Congress on a Unified National Program. The report sets forth a 
conceptual framework for managing the Nation's floodplains to achieve 
the dual goals of reducing the loss of life and property caused by 
floods and protecting and restoring the natural resources of 
floodplains. This document was prepared by the Federal Interagency 
Floodplain Management Task Force, which is chaired by FEMA.
  This report differs from the 1986 and 1979 versions in that it 
recommends four national goals with supporting objectives for improving 
the implementation of floodplain management at all levels of government. 
It also urges the formulation of a more comprehensive, coordinated 
approach to protecting and managing human and natural systems to ensure 
sustainable development relative to long-term economic and ecological 
health. This report was prepared independent of Sharing the Challenge: 
Floodplain Management Into the 21st Century developed by the Floodplain 
Management Review Committee, which was established following the Great 
Midwest Flood of 1993. However, these two reports complement and 
reinforce each other by the commonality of their findings and 
recommendations. For example, both reports recognize the importance of 
continuing to improve our efforts to reduce the loss of life and 
property caused by floods and to preserve and restore the natural 
resources and functions of floodplains in an economically and 
environmentally sound manner. This is significant in that the natural 
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tions of our riverine and coastal floodplains help to maintain the 
viability of natural systems and provide multiple benefits for people.
  Effective implementation of the Unified National Program for 
Floodplain Management will mitigate the tragic loss of life and 
property, and disruption of families and communities, that are caused by 
floods every year in the United States. It will also mitigate the 
unacceptable losses of natural resources and result in a reduction in 
the financial burdens placed upon governments to compensate for flood 
damages caused by unwise land use decisions made by individuals, as well 
as governments.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 6, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

para.38.9  message from the president--national endowment for democracy

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to the provisions of section 504(h) of Public Law 98-164, as 
amended (22 U.S.C. 4413(i)), I transmit herewith the 11th Annual Report 
of the National Endowment for Democracy, which covers fiscal year 1994.
  Promoting democracy abroad is one of the central pillars of the United 
States' security strategy. The National Endowment for Democracy has 
proved to be a unique and remarkable instrument for spreading and 
strengthening the rule of democracy. By continuing our support, we will 
advance America's interests in the world.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 6, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations.

para.38.10  attorney accountability

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, pursuant to House Resolution 
104 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 988) to reform the Federal civil justice system.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KNOLLENBERG, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. HOBSON as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. GOSS assumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para.38.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GOODLATTE:

       Page 3, line 20, insert before the period the following: 
     ``or, if the offeree made an offer under this subsection, 
     from the date the last such offer by the offeree was made''.
       Page 4, line 3, insert after ``offer was made'' the 
     following: ``or, if the offeree made an offer under this 
     subsection, from the date the last such offer by the offeree 
     was made''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

317

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

89

para.38.12                   [Roll No. 200]

                                AYES--317

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--89

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Bonior
     Borski
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Durbin
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kildee
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schaefer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wise
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Barton
     Becerra
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
     Condit
     Dooley
     Fields (LA)
     Ford
     Gillmor
     Hefner
     Johnston
     Maloney
     McDade
     McIntosh
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Pelosi
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Rogers
     Roth
     Roukema
     Schiff
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.38.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BERMAN to the 
amendment submitted by Mr.McHALE:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. BERMAN:

       Strike section 2 and insert the following:

     SEC. 2. FRIVOLOUS ACTIONS.

       (a) General Rule.--
       (1) Signing of complaint.--The signing or verification of a 
     complaint in all civil actions in Federal court constitutes a 
     certificate that to the signatory's or verifier's best 
     knowledge, information, and belief, formed after reasonable 
     inquiry, the action is not frivolous as determined under 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Definitions.--
       (A) For purposes of this section, an action is frivolous if 
     the complaint is--
       (i) groundless and brought in bad faith;
       (ii) groundless and brought for the purpose of harassment; 
     or
       (iii) groundless and brought for any improper purpose.
       (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
     ``groundless'' means--

[[Page 335]]

       (i) no basis in fact; or
       (ii) not warranted by existing law or a good faith argument 
     for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law.
       (b) Determination That an Action Is Frivolous.--
       (1) Motion for determination.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date the complaint in any action in a Federal court is 
     filed, the defendant to the action may make a motion that the 
     court determine if the action is frivolous.
       (2) Court action.--The court in any action in Federal court 
     shall on the motion of a defendant or on its own motion 
     determine if the action is frivolous.
       (c) Considerations.--In making its determination of whether 
     an action is frivolous, the court shall take into account--
       (1) the multiplicity of parties;
       (2) the complexity of the claims and defenses;
       (3) the length of time available to the party to 
     investigate and conduct discovery; and
       (4) affidavits, depositions, and any other relevant matter.
       (d) Sanction.--If the court determines that the action is 
     frivolous, the court shall impose an appropriate sanction on 
     the signatory or verifier of the complaint and the attorney 
     of record. The sanction shall include the following--
       (1) the striking of the complaint;
       (2) the dismissal of the party; and
       (3) an order to pay to the defendant the amounts of the 
     reasonable expenses incurred because of the filing of the 
     action, including costs, witness fees, fees of experts, 
     discovery expenses, and reasonable attorney's fees calculated 
     on the basis of an hourly rate which may not exceed that 
     which the court considers acceptable in the community in 
     which the attorney practices law, taking into account the 
     attorney's qualifications and experience and the complexity 
     of the case, except that the amount of expenses which may be 
     ordered under this paragraph may not exceed--
       (A) the actual expenses incurred by the plaintiff because 
     of the filing of the action; and
       (B) to the extent that such expenses were not incurred 
     because of a contingency agreement, the reasonable expenses 
     that would have been incurred in the absence of the 
     contingency agreement.
       (e) Construction.--For purposes of this section the amount 
     requested for damages in a complaint does not constitute a 
     frivolous action.
       Page 7, line 7, strike ``The amendment made by section'' 
     and insert ``Section''.

  Amendment submitted by Mr.McHALE:

       After section 4, insert the following:

     SEC. 5. FRIVOLOUS ACTIONS.

       (a) General Rule.--
       (1) Signing of complaint.--The signing or verification of a 
     complaint in all civil actions in Federal court constitutes a 
     certificate that to the signatory's or verifier's best 
     knowledge, information, and belief, formed after reasonable 
     inquiry, the action is not frivolous as determined under 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Definitions.--
       (A) For purposes of this section, an action is frivolous if 
     the complaint is--
       (i) groundless and brought in bad faith;
       (ii) groundless and brought for the purpose of harassment; 
     or
       (iii) groundless and brought for any improper purpose.
       (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
     ``groundless'' means--
       (i) no basis in fact; or
       (ii) not warranted by existing law or a good faith argument 
     for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law.
       (b) Determination That An Action is Frivolous.--
       (1) Motion for determination.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date the complaint in any action in a Federal court is 
     filed, the defendant to the action may make a motion that the 
     court determine if the action is frivolous.
       (2) Court action.--The court in any action in Federal court 
     shall on the motion of a defendant or on its own motion 
     determine if the action is frivolous.
       (c) Considerations.--In making its determination of whether 
     an action is frivolous, the court shall take into account--
       (1) the multiplicity of parties;
       (2) the complexity of the claims and defenses;
       (3) the length of time available to the party to 
     investigate and conduct discovery; and
       (4) affidavits, depositions, and any other relevant matter.
       (d) Sanction.--If the court determines that the action is 
     frivolous, the court shall impose an appropriate sanction on 
     the signatory or verifier of the complaint and the attorney 
     of record. The sanction shall include the following--
       (1) the striking of the complaint;
       (2) the dismissal of the party; and
       (3) an order to pay to the defendant the amounts of the 
     reasonable expenses incurred because of the filing of the 
     action, including costs, witness fees, fees of experts, 
     discovery expenses, and reasonable attorney's fees calculated 
     on the basis of an hourly rate which may not exceed that 
     which the court considers acceptable in the community in 
     which the attorney practices law, taking into account the 
     attorney's qualifications and experience and the complexity 
     of the case, except that the amount of expenses which may be 
     ordered under this paragraph may not exceed--
       (A) the actual expenses incurred by the plaintiff because 
     of the filing of the action; and
       (B) to the extent that such expenses were not incurred 
     because of a contingency agreement, the reasonable expenses 
     that would have been incurred in the absence of the 
     contingency agreement.
       (e) Construction.--For purposes of this section the amount 
     requested for damages in a complaint does not constitute a 
     frivolous action.
       Page 7, line 1, strike ``SEC. 5.'' and insert ``SEC. 6.''.
       Page 7, line 7, strike ``The'' and insert ``Section 5 and 
     the''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

186

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

235

para.38.14                   [Roll No. 201]

                                AYES--186

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--235

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher

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     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Becerra
     Bunning
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Condit
     Gibbons
     Hefner
     McDade
     McIntosh
     Miller (CA)
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Roth
  So the amendment to the amendment was not agreed to.

para.38.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment submitted by Mr.McHALE.

It was decided in the

Yeas

115

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

306

para.38.16                   [Roll No. 202]

                                AYES--115

     Andrews
     Baker (CA)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boucher
     Brown (OH)
     Chenoweth
     Combest
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Davis
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Herger
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Inglis
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Latham
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Luther
     Manton
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meek
     Meyers
     Mineta
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Obey
     Orton
     Pallone
     Parker
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Rahall
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rush
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Shadegg
     Sisisky
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Taylor (MS)
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wicker
     Wise
     Zimmer

                                NOES--306

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Ford
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Becerra
     Bunning
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Condit
     Gibbons
     Hefner
     McDade
     McIntosh
     Miller (CA)
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Roth
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.38.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HOKE:

       Page 6, after line 24 (after section 4) insert the 
     following:

     SEC. 5. CONTINGENT FEES OF ATTORNEYS.

       (a) In General.--Part III of title 28, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:

               ``CHAPTER 80--CONTINGENT FEES OF ATTORNEYS

``1051. Limitations on contingent fees.
``1052. Definition of qualifying settlement offer.

     ``Sec. 1051. Limitations on contingent fees

       ``(a) Effect of Qualifying Settlement Offer.--In any 
     Federal civil action (except an action for the protection of 
     civil rights, including the right to vote) in which a 
     monetary recovery is sought, the compensation to the attorney 
     representing a plaintiff--
       ``(1) shall, if a qualifying settlement offer is made to 
     and accepted by that plaintiff not exceed the lesser of--
       ``(A) the sum of--
       ``(i) a reasonable hourly rate, previously agreed upon by 
     the attorney and the plaintiff, for legal work actually 
     performed; and
       ``(ii) actual expenses of the attorney in the action; or
       ``(B) 10 percent of the amount of the accepted qualifying 
     settlement offer; and
       ``(2) shall, if no qualifying settlement offer is accepted 
     by that plaintiff, not exceed the sum of--
       ``(A) that portion not greater than 33 percent, agreed upon 
     by the attorney and the plaintiff before trial, of the amount 
     by which the final recovery in the action exceeds the amount 
     of the final qualifying settlement offer;
       ``(B) a reasonable hourly rate, previously agreed upon by 
     the attorney and the plaintiff, for legal work actually 
     performed before the final qualifying settlement offer is 
     made; and
       ``(C) actual expenses of the attorney in the action.

     ``Sec. 1052. Definition of qualifying settlement offer

       ``For the purposes of this chapter a qualifying settlement 
     offer is an offer by all defendants--
       ``(1) to settle all claims against the defendants in the 
     pending action; and
       ``(2) made not later than 60 days after the date of initial 
     contact in writing between the attorneys for the parties 
     notifying the defendant of the claim against the 
     defendant.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for part III 
     of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new item:

``80. Contingent Fees of Attorneys..........................1051''.....

       Redesignate succeeding sections accordingly.

It was decided in the

Yeas

71

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negative

Nays

347

para.38.18                   [Roll No. 203]

                                AYES--71

     Allard
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barton
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Burr
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cox
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     DeLay
     Dornan
     Dunn
     Flanagan
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hoke
     Horn
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Kelly
     Kolbe
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Martinez
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Myrick
     Norwood
     Parker

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     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Riggs
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Walker
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--347

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Becerra
     Bunning
     Chapman
     Coleman
     Condit
     Dicks
     Gibbons
     Hansen
     Hefner
     McDade
     Miller (CA)
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Roth
     Stark
     Watt (NC)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HOBSON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.38.19  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1058

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-68) the resolution (H. Res. 105) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 1058) to reform Federal securities litigation, and for 
other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.38.20  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule on Tuesday, March 7, 1995: the Committee on 
Agriculture, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the 
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on National Security, the 
Committee on Resources, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence.

para.38.21  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. RANGEL, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. ROGERS, for today until 7:15 p.m.; and
  To Mr. BUNNING, for today.
  And then,

para.38.22  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. CLYBURN, at 10 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.38.23  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. CANADY: Committee on the Judiciary. House Joint 
     Resolution 2. Resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States with respect to the number 
     of terms of office of Members of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-67). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER; Committee on Rules. House Resolution 105. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1058) to reform Federal securities litigation, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-68). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.38.24  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 1134. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to extend certain savings provisions under the 
     Medicare Program, as incorporated in the budget submitted by 
     the President for fiscal year 1996; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ROBERTS:
       H.R. 1135. A bill to improve the Commodity Distribution 
     Programs of the Department of Agriculture, to reform and 
     simplify the Food Stamp Program, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Torricelli, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Stark, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. 
             Serrano):
       H.R. 1136. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     deem certain service in the organized military forces of the 
     Government of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and the 
     Philippine Scouts to have been active service for purposes of 
     benefits under programs administered by the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself and Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 1137. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     prevent certain types of mail matter from being sent by a 
     Member of the House of Representatives as part of a mass 
     mailing; to the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MCDERMOTT:
       H.R. 1138. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce the harbor maintenance tax if the Harbor 
     Maintenance Trust Fund is overfunded; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Studds):
       H.R. 1139. A bill to amend the Atlantic Striped Bass 
     Conservation Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 1140. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the prevention, control, and elimination of 
     tuberculosis; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Saxton, and 
             Mr. Studds):
       H.R. 1141. A bill to amend the act popularly known as the 
     ``Sikes Act'' to enhance fish and wildlife conservation and 
     natural resources management programs; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Ms. ESHOO:
       H.J. Res. 75. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide for 4-year 
     terms for Members of the House of Representatives and to 
     provide that Members may not serve more than three terms; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. 
             Torricelli):
       H. Con. Res. 33. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding a private visit by President Lee 
     Teng-hui of the Republic of China on Taiwan to the United 
     States; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Lucas, Mr. Talent, Mr. Crane, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Schaefer, 
             Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Cooley, Mr. Graham, and Mr. Wamp):
       H. Res. 106. Resolution requiring that certain introduced 
     measures be accompanied by statements of the constitutional 
     authority for enacting them; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Res. 107. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses 
     of certain committees of the House of Representatives in the 
     104th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight. 

para.38.25  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       23. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General 
     Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to a 
     balanced budget requirement and Presidential line-item veto; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.38.26  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 24: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 42: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Becerra, and Ms. 
     Velazquez.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 104: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 151: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 157: Mr. Burr.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 246: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 253: Mr. Filner, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Martinez, and Ms. 
     Pelosi.
       H.R. 312: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 345: Mr. Brewster and Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Solomon and Mr. Williams.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Ewing and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 408: Mr. Franks of Connecticut.
       H.R. 426: Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 427: Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Royce, Mr. Brewster, Mr. 
     Hostettler, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 438: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 485: Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 556: Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 557: Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 569: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 570: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Petri, 
     Mr. Frost, and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Tate.
       H.R. 733: Mr. Upton, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Upton, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 752: Mr. White and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 759: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Stupak and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Souder, and Mr. 
     Torricelli.
       H.R. 849: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. Durbin.
       H.R. 873: Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. 
     Sanford.
       H.R. 910: Mr. Thompson, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
     Hinchey, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 928: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 959: Mr. Beilenson.
       H.R. 963: Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Peterson of Florida, 
     Mr. Stearns, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     McHugh.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Jones, Mr. Weller, 
     Mr. Blute, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1024: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 1058: Mr. Klug and Mr. Frisa.
       H.R. 1093: Mr. Minge and Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Wyden.
       H.R. 1118: Mr. Emerson, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Christensen, and 
     Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.J. Res. 56: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.J. Res. 61: Mr. Emerson, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Laughlin, Ms. Brown of Florida, and 
     Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H. Con. Res. 31: Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
     Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. Furse.
       H. Res. 24: Mr. Forbes, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Wicker, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Tate, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Studds, Mr. Hinchey, 
     and Mr. Parker.

para.38.27  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.J. Res. 2: Mr. Brownback and Mrs. Myrick.



.
                       TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1995 (39)

para.39.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. 
WALDHOLTZ, at 9:30 a.m., who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    March 7, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Enid G. Waldholtz to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January 4, 
1995 and Thursday, February 16, 1995, Members were recognized for 
``morning hour'' debates.

para.39.2  recess--10:28 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess until 11:00 a.m.

para.39.3  after recess--11:00 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.39.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, March 6, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.39.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       484. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of five related violations of the Anti-
     Deficiency Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       485. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act which occurred in the Department of the Air Force, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       486. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's annual report to the President and the 
     Congress, February 1995, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 113(c) and 
     (e); to the Committee on National Security.
       487. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the bimonthly report on progress toward 
     a negotiated solution of the Cyprus problem, including any 
     relevant reports from the Secretary General of the United 
     Nations, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       488. A letter from the Inspector General, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting an audit of USAID's 
     compliance with the lobbying restriction requirements in 31 
     U.S.C. 1352, pursuant to Public Law 101-121, section 
     319(a)(1) (103 Stat. 753; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       489. A letter from the Chair, Federal Energy Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       490. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       491. A letter from the Chairman, Administrative Conference 
     of the United States, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend the Administrative Conference Act; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       492. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting the FAA report of progress on 
     developing and certifying the Traffic Alert and Collision 
     Avoidance System [TCAS] for the period October through 
     December 1994, pursuant to Public Law 100-223, section 203(b) 
     (101 Stat. 1518); jointly, to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Science.

[[Page 339]]

para.39.6  attorney accountability

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 104 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 988) to reform the Federal civil justice system.
  Mr. HOBSON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.39.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BURTON of Indiana:

       In section 2, page 4, line 1, insert at the beginning of 
     the line ``25 percent of''.
       And on line 5, strike the period, insert a comma and add 
     the following new language ``or the Court may increase the 
     percentage above the 25 percent if in the opinion of the 
     Court the offeree was not reasonable in rejecting the last 
     offer.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

202

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

214

para.39.8                    [Roll No. 204]

                                AYES--202

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Rahall
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--214

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Dornan
     Flake
     Funderburk
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Jefferson
     McDade
     McKinney
     Meek
     Orton
     Rangel
     Rogers
     Roth
     Stockman
     Waters
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.39.9  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. CONYERS:

       Page 6, after line 24, insert the following:
       (e) Limitation on Application of Amendments.--The 
     amendments made by this section shall not apply with respect 
     to civil actions to which any of the following applies:
       (1) Section 772 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States (42 U.S.C. 1988).
       (2) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
     2000e et seq.).
       (3) The Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.).
       (4) The Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973 et seq.).
       (5) The Equal Access Act (20 U.S.C. 4071 et seq.).
       Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, as in 
     effect immediately before the effective date of such 
     amendments, shall apply with respect to such civil actions.

It was decided in the

Yeas

194

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

229

para.39.10                   [Roll No. 205]

                                AYES--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--229

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)

[[Page 340]]


     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Condit
     Flake
     Gibbons
     Jefferson
     McDade
     McKinney
     Meek
     Olver
     Rangel
     Roth
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.39.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BRYANT:

       Page 4, insert the following after line 21 and redesignate 
     the succeeding paragraph accordingly:
       ``(8) This subsection applies only to a claim brought 
     against a small business concern as defined under section 3 
     of the Small Business Act.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

177

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

244

para.39.12                   [Roll No. 206]

                                AYES--177

     Abercrombie
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--244

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Andrews
     Condit
     Cox
     Flake
     Gibbons
     Jefferson
     McDade
     McKinney
     Meek
     Rangel
     Roth
     Torricelli
     Williams
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HOBSON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 104, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

         This Act may be cited as the ``Attorney Accountability 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. AWARD OF COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES IN FEDERAL CIVIL 
                   DIVERSITY LITIGATION AFTER AN OFFER OF 
                   SETTLEMENT.

         Section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
         ``(e)(1) In any action over which the court has 
     jurisdiction under this section, any party may, at any time 
     not less than 10 days before trial, serve upon any adverse 
     party a written offer to settle a claim or claims for money 
     or property or to the effect specified in the offer, 
     including a motion to dismiss all claims, and to enter into a 
     stipulation dismissing the claim or claims or allowing 
     judgment to be entered according to the

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     terms of the offer. Any such offer, together with proof of 
     service thereof, shall be filed with the clerk of the court.
         ``(2) If the party receiving an offer under paragraph (1) 
     serves written notice on the offeror that the offer is 
     accepted, either party may then file with the clerk of the 
     court the notice of acceptance, together with proof of 
     service thereof.
         ``(3) The fact that an offer under paragraph (1) is made 
     but not accepted does not preclude a subsequent offer under 
     paragraph (1). Evidence of an offer is not admissible for any 
     purpose except in proceedings to enforce a settlement, or to 
     determine costs and expenses under this subsection.
         ``(4) At any time before judgment is entered, the court, 
     upon its own motion or upon the motion of any party, may 
     exempt from this subsection any claim that the court finds 
     presents a question of law or fact that is novel and 
     important and that substantially affects nonparties. If a 
     claim is exempted from this subsection, all offers made by 
     any party under paragraph (1) with respect to that claim 
     shall be void and have no effect.
         ``(5) If all offers made by a party under paragraph (1) 
     with respect to a claim or claims, including any motion to 
     dismiss all claims, are not accepted and the judgment, 
     verdict, or order finally issued (exclusive of costs, 
     expenses, and attorneys' fees incurred after judgment or 
     trial) in the action under this section is not more favorable 
     to the offeree with respect to the claim or claims than the 
     last such offer, the offeror may file with the court, within 
     10 days after the final judgment, verdict, or order is 
     issued, a petition for payment of costs and expenses, 
     including attorneys' fees, incurred with respect to the claim 
     or claims from the date the last such offer was made or, if 
     the offeree made an offer under this subsection, from the 
     date the last such offer by the offeree was made.
         ``(6) If the court finds, pursuant to a petition filed 
     under paragraph (5) with respect to a claim or claims, that 
     the judgment, verdict, or order finally obtained is not more 
     favorable to the offeree with respect to the claim or claims 
     than the last offer, the court shall order the offeree to pay 
     the offeror's costs and expenses, including attorneys' fees, 
     incurred with respect to the claim or claims from the date 
     the last offer was made or, if the offeree made an offer 
     under this subsection, from the date the last such offer by 
     the offeree was made, unless the court finds that requiring 
     the payment of such costs and expenses would be manifestly 
     unjust.
         ``(7) Attorney's fees under paragraph (6) shall be a 
     reasonable attorney's fee attributable to the claim or claims 
     involved, calculated on the basis of an hourly rate which may 
     not exceed that which the court considers acceptable in the 
     community in which the attorney practices law, taking into 
     account the attorney's qualifications and experience and the 
     complexity of the case, except that the attorney's fees under 
     paragraph (6) may not exceed--
         ``(A) the actual cost incurred by the offeree for an 
     attorney's fee payable to an attorney for services in 
     connection with the claim or claims; or
         ``(B) if no such cost was incurred by the offeree due to 
     a contingency fee agreement, a reasonable cost that would 
     have been incurred by the offeree for an attorney's 
     noncontingent fee payable to an attorney for services in 
     connection with the claim or claims.
         ``(8) This subsection does not apply to any claim seeking 
     an equitable remedy.''.

     SEC. 3. HONESTY IN EVIDENCE.

         Rule 702 of the Federal Rules of Evidence (28 U.S.C. 
     App.) is amended--
         (1) by inserting ``(a) In general.--'' before ``If '', 
     and
         (2) by adding at the end the following:
         ``(b) Adequate basis for opinion.--Testimony in the form 
     of an opinion by a witness that is based on scientific 
     knowledge shall be inadmissible in evidence unless the court 
     determines that such opinion--
         ``(1) is scientifically valid and reliable;
         ``(2) has a valid scientific connection to the fact it is 
     offered to prove; and
         ``(3) is sufficiently reliable so that the probative 
     value of such evidence outweighs the dangers specified in 
     rule 403.
         ``(c) Disqualification.--Testimony by a witness who is 
     qualified as described in subdivision (a) is inadmissible in 
     evidence if the witness is entitled to receive any 
     compensation contingent on the legal disposition of any claim 
     with respect to which the testimony is offered.
         ``(d) Scope.--Subdivision (b) does not apply to criminal 
     proceedings.''.

     SEC. 4. ATTORNEY ACCOUNTABILITY.

         (a) Sanctions.--Rule 11(c) of the Federal Rules of Civil 
     Procedure (28 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
         (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
     ``may'' and inserting ``shall'';
         (2) in paragraph (1)(A)--
         (A) in the second sentence by striking ``, but shall'' 
     and all that follows through ``corrected''; and
         (B) in the third sentence by striking ``may'' and 
     inserting ``shall''; and
         (3) in paragraph (2) by striking ``A sanction imposed'' 
     and all that follows through ``violation.'' and inserting the 
     following: ``A sanction imposed for a violation of this rule 
     shall be sufficient to deter repetition of such conduct or 
     comparable conduct by others similarly situated, and to 
     compensate the parties that were injured by such conduct. 
     Subject to the limitations in subparagraphs (A) and (B), the 
     sanction may consist of an order to pay to the other party or 
     parties the amount of the reasonable expenses incurred as a 
     direct result of the filing of the pleading, motion, or other 
     paper that is the subject of the violation, including a 
     reasonable attorney's fee.''.
         (b) Applicability to Discovery.--Rule 11 of the Federal 
     Rules of Civil Procedure is amended by striking subdivision 
     (d).

     SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF AMENDMENTS.

         (a) Effective Date.--Subject to subsection (b), this Act 
     and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 
     first day of the first month beginning more than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
         (b) Application of Amendments.--
         (1) The amendment made by section 2 shall apply only with 
     respect to civil actions commenced after the effective date 
     of this Act.
         (2) The amendments made by section 3 shall apply only 
     with respect to cases in which a trial begins after the 
     effective date of this Act.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. CONYERS moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on the 
Judiciary with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendment:

       Strike section 2 of the bill, and insert the following:

     SEC. 2. AWARD OF COSTS AND ATTORNEY'S FEES IN FEDERAL CIVIL 
                   DIVERSITY LITIGATION.

       Section 1332 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Awards of Fees and Expenses.--
       ``(1) Authority to award fees and expenses.--In any action 
     over which the court has jurisdiction under this section, if 
     the court enters a final judgment against a party litigant on 
     the basis of a motion to dismiss, motion for summary 
     judgment, or a trial on the merits, the court shall, upon 
     motion by the prevailing party, determine whether (A) the 
     position of the losing party was not substantially justified, 
     (B) imposing fees and expenses on the losing party or the 
     losing party's attorney would be just, and (C) the cost of 
     such fees and expenses to the prevailing party is 
     substantially burdensome or unjust. If the court makes the 
     determinations described in clauses (A), (B), and (C), the 
     court shall award the prevailing party reasonable fees and 
     other expenses incurred by that party. The determination of 
     whether the position of the losing party was substantially 
     justified shall be made on the basis of the record in the 
     action for which fees and other expenses are sought, but the 
     burden of persuasion shall be on the prevailing party.
       ``(2) Security for payment of costs in class actions.--In 
     any private action arising under this section that is 
     certified as a class action under the Federal Rules of Civil 
     Procedure, the court shall require an undertaking from the 
     attorneys for the plaintiff class, the plaintiff class, or 
     both, in such proportions and at such times as the court 
     determines are just and equitable, for the payment of fees 
     and expenses that may be awarded under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Application for fees.--A party seeking an award of 
     fees and other expenses shall, within 30 days of a final, 
     nonappealable judgment in the action, submit to the court an 
     application for fees and other expenses that verifies that 
     the party is entitled to such an award under paragraph (1) 
     and the amount sought, including an itemized statement from 
     any attorney or expert witness representing or appearing on 
     behalf of the party stating the actual time expended and the 
     rate at which fees and other expenses are computed.
       ``(4) Allocation and size of award.--The court, in its 
     discretion, may--
       ``(A) determine whether the amount to be awarded pursuant 
     to this subsection shall be awarded against the losing party, 
     its attorney, or both; and
       ``(B) reduce the amount to be awarded pursuant to this 
     subsection, or deny an award, to the extent that the 
     prevailing party during the course of the proceedings engaged 
     in conduct that unduly and unreasonably protracted the final 
     resolution of the action.
       ``(5) Award in discovery proceedings.--In adjudicating any 
     motion for an order compelling discovery or any motion for a 
     protective order made in any action over which the court has 
     jurisdiction under this section, the court shall award the 
     prevailing party reasonable fees and other expenses incurred 
     by the party in bringing or defending against the motion, 
     including reasonable attorneys' fees, unless the court finds 
     that special circumstances make an award unjust.
       ``(6) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed to limit or impair the discretion of the 
     court to award costs pursuant to other provisions of law.
       ``(7) Protection against abuse of process.--In any action 
     to which this subsection applies, a court shall not permit a 
     plaintiff to withdraw from or voluntarily dismiss such action 
     if the court determines that such withdrawal or dismissal is 
     taken for purposes of evasion of the requirements of this 
     subsection.
       ``(8) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) The term `fees and other expenses' includes the 
     reasonable expenses of expert witnesses, the reasonable cost 
     of any study,

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     analysis, report, test, or project which is found by the 
     court to be necessary for the preparation of the party's 
     case, and reasonable attorneys' fees and expenses. The amount 
     of fees awarded under this subsection shall be based upon 
     prevailing market rates for the kind and quality of services 
     furnished.
       ``(B) The term `substantially justified' shall have the 
     same meaning as in section 2412(d)(1) of title 28, United 
     States Code.''.

  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that the 
nays had it.
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  Mr. CONYERS demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

232

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affirmative

Nays

193

para.39.13                   [Roll No. 207]

                                AYES--232

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--193

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Buyer
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Condit
     Flake
     Gibbons
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     McDade
     McKinney
     Meek
     Rangel
     Roth
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.39.14  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1058

  Mr. DERIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 105):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1058) to reform Federal securities litigation, 
     and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall 
     be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the 
     bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Commerce. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule for a 
     period not to exceed eight hours. The bill shall be 
     considered as read. During consideration of the bill for 
     amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
     Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in 
     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. Points of order under clause 7 
     of rule XVI against the amendments printed in the report of 
     the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution are 
     waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
     amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the 
     House with such amendments as may have been adopted. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
     and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

257

It was decided in the

Nays

155

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para.39.15                   [Roll No. 208]

                                YEAS--257

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr

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     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--155

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Lowey
       

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Bono
     Chapman
     Condit
     Dicks
     Durbin
     Flake
     Frank (MA)
     Gibbons
     Greenwood
     Hinchey
     Jefferson
     Largent
     Livingston
     McCrery
     McDade
     McKinney
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Rangel
     Roth
     Weldon (PA)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 105, H. Res. 103 was laid on 
the table.

para.39.16  federal securities litigation reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, pursuant to House Resolution 105 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1058) to reform Federal securities litigation, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. COMBEST as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.39.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. COX:

       Page 28, after line 2, insert the following new section 
     (and redesignate the succeeding sections and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 6. AMENDMENT TO RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT 
                   ORGANIZATIONS ACT.

       Section 1964(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``, except that no person may bring an action 
     under this provision if the racketeering activity, as defined 
     in section 1961(1)(D), involves conduct actionable as fraud 
     in the purchase or sale of securities'' before the period.

Yeas

292

It was decided in the

Nays

124

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.39.18                   [Roll No. 209]

                                AYES--292

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker

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     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--124

     Abercrombie
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Engel
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Lowey
       

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Boehner
     Condit
     Flake
     Gibbons
     Greenwood
     Hansen
     Jefferson
     Largent
     McDade
     McKinney
     Meek
     Murtha
     Norwood
     Rangel
     Rose
     Roth
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. VUCANOVICH, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. COMBEST, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.39.19  providing for the consideration of h.r. 956

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-69) the resolution (H. Res. 108) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 956) to establish legal standards and procedures for 
product liability litigation, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.39.20  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. LINDER, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule on Wednesday, March 8, 1995: the Committee on Banking 
and Financial Services, the Committee on Economic and Educational 
Opportunities, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the 
Committee on House Oversight, the Committee on International Relations, 
the Committee on National Security, and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure.

para.39.21  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. CONDIT, for today;
  To Ms. McKINNEY, for today and March 8;
  To Mr. McDade, for today;
  To Mr. ROGERS, for today until 1 p.m.; and
  To Mr. ORTON, for today before 1:30 p.m.
  And then,
    
    

para.39.22  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana, at 11 o'clock and 13 minutes 
p.m., the House adjourned.

para.39.23  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 108. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 956) 
     to establish legal standards and procedures for product 
     liability litigation, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     69). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.39.24  subsequent action on a reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       The Committee on Commerce discharged from further 
     consideration of H.R. 956; H.R. 956 referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.39.25  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1142. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the alternative minimum tax; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FOX:
       H.R. 1143. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to witness retaliation; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 1144. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to witness tampering; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FOX (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             McCollum, and Mr. Schumer):
       H.R. 1145. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to jury tampering; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. Fox, 
             Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Doolitte, Mr. Inglis 
             of South Carolina, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Scarborough, and 
             Mr. Neumann):
       H.R. 1146. A bill to reduce the Federal welfare bureaucracy 
     and empower States to design and implement efficient welfare 
     programs that promote personal responsibility, work, and 
     stable families by replacing certain Federal welfare programs 
     with a program of annual block grants to States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, Agriculture, 
     Resources, Economic and Educational Opportunities, Banking 
     and Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, and Mr. Solomon):
       H.R. 1147. A bill to encourage liberalization inside the 
     People's Republic of China and Tibet; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Ms. Molinari, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Traficant, Mr. King, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1148. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit penalty-free withdrawals by unemployed 
     individuals from certain retirement plans; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Ms. Molinari, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Traficant, Mr. King, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Serrano, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, and Mr. McCrery):
       H.R. 1149. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the nonrecognition of gain on the sale of 
     a principal residence if the taxpayer is unemployed; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1150. A bill to require professional boxers to wear 
     headgear during all professional fights in the United States; 
     to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 1151. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997 for the Coast Guard, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 1152. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to establish a national clean water trust fund 
     and to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency to use amounts in that fund to carry out 
     projects to restore and recover waters of the United States 
     from damages resulting from violations of that act, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. McHugh, 
             Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Beilenson):
       H.R. 1153. A bill to improve the collection, analysis, and 
     dissemination of information that will promote the recycling 
     of municipal solid waste; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Manton, Mr. Studds, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Beilenson, and Mr. Fields of Texas):
       H.R. 1154. A bill entitled the ``Ocean Radioactive Dumping 
     Ban Act of 1994''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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para.39.26  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. SHAW:
       H.R. 1155. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     of the vessel Fifty One; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 1156. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel Big Dad; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.

para.39.27  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 65: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Borski, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Goss, Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida, and Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Filner, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 303: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 328: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 357: Ms. Lowey, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Klink, 
     Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Reed.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     McDade, and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 467: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
     Frost, and Mr. King.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 482: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 499: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Royce, and Mr. 
     Martinez.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Chrysler, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 593: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 605: Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 609: Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Lightfoot.
       H.R. 747: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut and Mrs. Kennelly.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Upton, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 832: Mr. Packard, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, 
     Mr. Armey, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. 
     Gutknecht, and Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 863: Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 866: Mr. Moran, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. 
     Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 888: Mr. Filner, Mr. Owens, Mr. Mineta, Ms. Kaptur, 
     Mr. Brown of California, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 896: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Hinchey, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 949: Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 983: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Torricelli, and Mr. 
     Markey.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
     Velazquez, and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 1066: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hastert, Mr. King, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1076: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Cremeans, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Gunderson.
       H.R. 1077: Mr. Allard, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Herger, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 1115: Ms. Rivers and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.J. Res. 70: Mr. Filner, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Martinez, 
     Mr. Evans, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Ward, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Underwood.
       H. Res. 95: Mr. Poshard. 

para.39.28  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 481: Mr. Callahan. 



.
                      WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1995 (40)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.40.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, March 7, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.40.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       493. A letter from the Director of Legislative Affairs, 
     Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, transmitting the 
     Commission's fiscal year 1994 annual report on the operations 
     of the Office of General Counsel, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     2000e-4(e); to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
       494. A letter from the President, U.S. Enrichment 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's annual report for 
     fiscal year 1994, pursuant to Public Law 102-486, section 901 
     (106 Stat. 2929); to the Committee on Commerce.
       495. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-23, ``Recycling 
     Fee and Illegal Dumping Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       496. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-24, ``Litter 
     Control Fine Increase Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursaunt to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       497. A letter from the Chairman, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       498. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       499. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       500. A letter from the Freedom of Information/Privacy 
     Officer, Interstate Commerce Commission, transmitting a 
     report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       501. A letter from the President, National Endowment for 
     Democracy, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       502. A letter from the Acting Director of Legislative and 
     Public Affairs, National Science Foundation, transmitting a 
     report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       503. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       504. A letter from the Director, Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy, transmitting a report of activities under 
     the Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       505. A letter from the Librarian of Congress, transmitting 
     the report of the activities of the Library of Congress, 
     including the Copyright Office, for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1993, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 139; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
       506. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting informational copies of 
     prospectuses for three U.S. courthouses located in 
     Jacksonville, FL, Albany, GA, and Corpus Christi, TX, 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 606(a); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       507. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     notification that the report on coal research, development, 
     demonstration, and commercial application activities 
     regarding coal-based technologies is expected to be submitted 
     by June 30, 1995; to the Committee on Science.
       508. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     reduce costs and make improvements in the Medicare Program, 
     and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Ways 
     and Means and Commerce.

para.40.3  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries.

para.40.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate had passed a bill of the following title, in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 244. An Act to further the goals of the Paperwork 
     Reduction Act to have Federal agencies become more 
     responsible and publicly accountable for reducing the burden 
     of Federal paperwork on the public, and for other purposes.

para.40.5  emergency supplemental appropriations

  Mr. LIVINGSTON submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 104-70) on the 
bill (H.R. 1158) making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
additional disaster assistance and making rescissions for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.

  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI all points of order were reserved.

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para.40.6  supplemental appropriations and rescissions

  Mr. LIVINGSTON submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 104-71) on the 
bill (H.R. 1159) making supplemental appropriations and rescissions for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.

  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI all points of order were reserved.

para.40.7  house oversight review panel

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication, which 
was read as follows:

                                 Committee on House Oversight,

                                    Washington, DC, March 3, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, The Capitol, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to House Rule 51, clause 7, I 
     have appointed the Honorable Lincoln Diaz-Balart as chairman 
     of, and the Honorable Robert W. Ney to serve on, the review 
     panel established by that Rule for the 104th Congress.
           Best regards,
                                                      Bill Thomas,
                                                         Chairman.

para.40.8  message from the president--federal railroad safety

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
  I transmit herewith the 1993 annual report on the Administration of 
the Federal Railroad Safety Act of 1970, pursuant to section 211 of the 
Act (45 U.S.C. 440(a)).
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 8, 1995.
  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.

para.40.9  message from the president--trade policy agenda and 
          agreements program

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
  As required by section 163 of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (19 
U.S.C. 2213), I transmit herewith the 1995 Trade Policy Agenda and 1994 
Annual Report on the Trade Agreements Program.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 8, 1995.
  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para.40.10  message from the president--federal council on aging

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with section 204(f) of the Older Americans Act of 1965, 
as amended (42 U.S.C. 3015(f)), I transmit herewith the Annual Report 
for 1994 of the Federal Council on the Aging. The report reflects the 
Council's views in its role of examining programs serving older 
Americans.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 8, 1995.
  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
Opportunities.

para.40.11  federal securities litigation reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, pursuant to House Resolution 
105 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 1058) to reform Federal securities litigation, and for 
other purposes.
  Mr. COMBEST, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.40.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Mr. COX for 
the amendment submitted by Ms. ESHOO:
  Substitute amendment submitted by Mr. COX:

       Page 18, beginning on line 2, strike ``For example'' and 
     all that follows through line 5 and insert the following: 
     ``Deliberately refraining from taking steps to discover 
     whether one's statements are false or misleading constitutes 
     recklessness, but if the failure to investigate was not 
     deliberate, such conduct shall not be considered to be 
     reckless.''

  Amendment submitted by Ms. ESHOO:

       Page 18, beginning on line 2, strike ``For example, a 
     defendant who genuinely forgot to disclose, or to whom 
     disclosure did not come to mind, is not reckless.''.

Yeas

252

It was decided in the

Nays

173

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.40.13                   [Roll No. 210]

                                AYES--252

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--173

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey

[[Page 347]]


     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     Meehan
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Lowey
       

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Abercrombie
     Gibbons
     Johnson, E.B.
     McDade
     McKinney
     Meek
     Rangel
     Waters
  So the substitute amendment for the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.40.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MARKEY:

       Page 28, after line 2, insert the following new section 
     (and redesignate the succeeding sections and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 6. INAPPLICABILITY TO DERIVATIVES.

       This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall not 
     apply to any action based on an allegation of fraud in 
     connection with the purchase or sale of a derivative 
     instrument. For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``derivative instrument'' means any financial contract or 
     other instrument that derives its value from the value or 
     performance of any security, currency exchange rate, or 
     interest rate (or group or index thereof), but does not 
     include--
       (1) any security that is traded on a national securities 
     exchange or on an automated interdealer quotation system 
     sponsored by a securities association registered under 
     section 15A of this title;
       (2) any forward contract which has a maturity at the time 
     of issuance not exceeding 270 days;
       (3) any contract of sale of a commodity for future 
     delivery, or any option on such a contract, traded or 
     executed on a designated contract market and subject to 
     regulation under the Commodity Exchange Act; or
       (4) any deposit held by a financial institution. 

Yeas

162

It was decided in the

Nays

261

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.40.15                   [Roll No. 211]

                                AYES--162

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--261

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vento
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Lowey
       

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Davis
     Fattah
     Gibbons
     Jefferson
     LaTourette
     McDade
     McKinney
     Meek
     Rangel
     Waters
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.40.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DINGELL:

       Page 28, line 12, insert before the period the following: 
     ``, except that this Act and the amendments made by this Act 
     shall not apply to any action commenced by any State or local 
     government, or any agency or instrumentality of any State or 
     local government, before the date which is 3 years after such 
     date of enactment.''. 

Yeas

179

It was decided in the

Nays

248

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.40.17                   [Roll No. 212]

                                AYES--179

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)

[[Page 348]]


     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--248

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Lowey
       

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Gibbons
     McDade
     McKinney
     Meek
     Rangel
     Sisisky
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.40.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BRYANT:

       Page 18, beginning on line 6, strike subsections (b) and 
     (c) and insert the following (and redesignate the succeeding 
     subsections accordingly):
       ``(b) Pleading Requirement.--In any action arising under 
     this title in which the plaintiff may recover money damages 
     only if it proves that the defendant acted with scienter, the 
     plaintiff must allege in its complaint facts suggesting that 
     the defendant acted with that state of mind.

Yeas

168

It was decided in the

Nays

255

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.40.19                   [Roll No. 213]

                                AYES--168

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McHale
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--255

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

[[Page 349]]



                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
       Lowey
       

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bartlett
     Bilbray
     Clay
     Gibbons
     Hayes
     McDade
     McKinney
     Meek
     Neal
     Rangel
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.40.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MANTON:

       Page 7, beginning on line 19, strike subsection (c) through 
     page 11, line 8, and insert the following:
       ``(c) Awards of Fees and Expenses.--
       ``(1) Authority to award fees and expenses.--If the court 
     in any private action arising under this title enters a final 
     judgment against a party litigant on the basis of a default, 
     a motion to dismiss, motion for summary judgment, or a trial 
     on the merits, the court shall, upon motion by the prevailing 
     party, determine whether--
       ``(A) The complaint or motion is being presented for any 
     improper purpose, such as to harass or to cause unnecessary 
     delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation;
       ``(B) the claims, defenses, and other legal contentions in 
     the complaint or motion, taken as a whole, are unwarranted by 
     existing law or by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension, 
     modification, or reversal of existing law or the 
     establishment of new law;
       ``(C) the allegations and other factual contentions in the 
     complaint or motion, taken as a whole, lack any evidentiary 
     support or would be likely to lack any evidentiary support 
     after a reasonable opportunity for further investigation or 
     discovery; or
       ``(D) the denials of factual contentions are unwarranted on 
     the evidence or are not reasonably based on a lack of 
     information or belief.
       ``(2) Award to prevailing party.--If the court determines 
     that the losing party has violated any subparagraph of 
     paragraph (1), the court shall award the prevailing party 
     reasonable fees and other expenses incurred by that party. 
     The determination of whether the losing party violated any 
     such subparagraph shall be made on the basis of the record in 
     the civil action for which fees and other expenses are 
     sought.
       ``(3) Application for fees.--A party seeking an award of 
     fees and other expenses shall, within 30 days of a final, 
     nonappealable judgment in the action, submit to the court an 
     application for fees and other expenses that verifies that 
     the party is entitled to such an award under paragraph (1) 
     and the amount sought, including an itemized statement from 
     any attorney or expert witness representing or appearing on 
     behalf of the party stating the actual time expended and the 
     rate at which fees and other expenses are computed.
       ``(4) Sanctions against attorney.--The court--
       ``(A) shall award the fees and expenses against the 
     attorney for the losing party unless the court determines 
     that the losing party was principally responsible for the 
     actions described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of 
     paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) may, in its discretion, reduce the amount to be 
     awarded pursuant to this section, or deny an award, to the 
     extent that the prevailing party during the course of the 
     proceedings engaged in conduct that unduly and unreasonably 
     protracted the final resolution of the matter in controversy.
       ``(5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed to limit or impair the discretion of the 
     court to award costs pursuant to other provisions of law.
       ``(6) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `fees and other expenses' includes the reasonable 
     expenses of expert witnesses, the reasonable cost of any 
     study, analysis, report, test, or project which is found by 
     the court to be necessary for the preparation of the party's 
     case, and reasonable attorney fees and expenses. The amount 
     of fees awarded under this section shall be based upon 
     prevailing market rates for the king and quality of services 
     furnished.

Yeas

167

It was decided in the

Nays

254

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.40.21                   [Roll No. 214]

                                AYES--167

     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Buyer
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--254

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Tucker
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
       Lowey
       

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Archer
     Bilbray
     Gibbons
     Jefferson
     McDade
     McKinney
     Meek
     Neal
     Rangel
     Seastrand
     Stokes
     Zimmer
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. COMBEST, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 105, reported 
the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 28, after line 2, insert the following new section 
     (and redesignate the succeeding sections and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

[[Page 350]]

     SEC. 6. AMENDMENT TO RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT 
                   ORGANIZATIONS ACT.

       Section 1964(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``, except that no person may bring an action 
     under this provision if the racketeering activity, as defined 
     in section 1961(1)(D), involves conduct actionable as fraud 
     in the purchase or sale of securities'' before the period.
       Page 9, line 5, strike ``verifies'' and insert 
     ``certifies''.
       Page 11, line 21, and page 13, line 20, strike ``any 
     settlement'' and insert ``any proposed or final settlement''.
       Page 12, line 9, insert ``per share'' after ``potential 
     damages''.
       Page 14, beginning on line 18, strike ``The order shall 
     bar'' and all that follows through line 23, and insert the 
     following:
       The order shall bar all future claims for contribution 
     arising out of the action--
       ``(A) by any person against the settling defendant; and
       ``(B) by the settling defendant against any person older 
     than a person whose liability has been extinguished by the 
     settling defendant's settlement.
       Page 16, line 20, insert ``section 10(b) of'' after 
     ``under''.
       Page 17, line 6, insert ``to state'' after ``or omits''.
       Page 17, line 25, strike ``or sellers'' and insert ``, 
     sellers, or security holders''.
       Page 18, line 2, strike ``consciously''.
       Page 19, line 25, insert ``knowledge and'' after 
     ``paragraph (1),''.
       Page 18, beginning on line 2, strike ``For example'' and 
     all that follows through line 5 and insert the following: 
     ``Deliberately refraining from taking steps to discover 
     whether one's statements are false or misleading constitutes 
     recklessness, but if the failure to investigate was not 
     deliberate, such conduct shall not be considered to be 
     reckless.''
       Page 26, beginning on line 1, strike section 37 through 
     page 28, line 2, and insert the following:

     ``SEC. 37. APPLICATION OF SAFE HARBOR FOR FORWARD-LOOKING 
                   STATEMENTS.

       ``(a) Safe Harbor In General.--In any private action 
     arising under this title based on a fraudulent statement (as 
     defined in section 10A), a person shall not be liable with 
     respect to any forward-looking statement if and to the extent 
     that the statement--
       ``(1) contains a projection, estimate, or description of 
     future events; and
       ``(2) refers clearly (or is understood by the recipient to 
     refer) to--
       ``(A) such projections, estimates, or descriptions as 
     forward-looking statements; and
       ``(B) the risk that such projections, estimates, or 
     descriptions may not be realized. The safe harbor for 
     forward-looking statements established under this subsection 
     shall be in addition to any safe harbor the Commission may 
     establish by rule or regulation.
       ``(b) Definition of Forward-Looking Statement.--For the 
     purpose of this section, the term `forward-looking statement' 
     shall include (but not be limited to) projections, estimates, 
     and descriptions of future events, whether made orally or in 
     writing, voluntarily or otherwise.
       ``(c) No Duty To Make Continuing Projections.--In any 
     private action arising under this title, no person shall be 
     deemed to have any obligation to update a forward-looking 
     statement made by such person unless such person has 
     expressly and substantially contemporaneously undertaken to 
     update such statement.
       ``(d) Automatic Procedure for Staying Discovery; Expedited 
     Procedure for Consideration of Motion on Applicability of 
     Safe Harbor.--
       ``(1) Stay pending decision on motion.--Upon motion by a 
     defendant to dismiss on the ground that the statement or 
     omission upon which the complaint is based is a forward-
     looking statement within the meaning of this section and that 
     the safe harbor provisions of this section preclude a claim 
     for relief, the court shall stay discovery until such motion 
     is decided.
       ``(2) Protective orders.--If the court denies a motion to 
     dismiss to which paragraph (1) is applicable, or if no such 
     motion is made and a party makes a motion for a protective 
     order, at any time beginning after the filing of the 
     complaint and ending 10 days after the filing of such party's 
     answer to the complaint, asserting that the safe harbor 
     provisions of this section apply to the action, a protective 
     order shall issue forthwith to stay all discovery as to any 
     party to whom the safe harbor provisions of this section may 
     apply, except that which is directed to the specific issue of 
     the applicability of the safe harbor. A hearing on the 
     applicability of the safe harbor shall be conducted within 45 
     days of the issuance of the protective order. At the 
     conclusion of the hearing, the court shall either dismiss the 
     portion of the action based upon the use of the forward-
     looking information or determine that the safe harbor is 
     unavailable in the circumstances.
       ``(e) Regulatory Authority.--The Commission shall exercise 
     its authority to describe conduct with respect to the making 
     of forward-looking statements that will be deemed not to 
     provide a basis for liability in private actions under this 
     title. Such rules and regulations shall--
       ``(1) include clear and objective guidance that the 
     Commission finds sufficient for the protection of investors;
       ``(2) prescribe such guidance with sufficient particularity 
     that compliance shall be readily ascertainable by issuers 
     prior to issuance of securities; and
       ``(3) provide that forward-looking statements that are in 
     compliance with such guidance and that concern the future 
     economic performance of an issuer of securities registered 
     under section 12 of this title will be deemed not to be in 
     violation of this title. Nothing in this section shall be 
     deemed to limit, either expressly or by implication, the 
     authority of the Commission to exercise similar authority or 
     to adopt similar rules and regulations with respect to 
     forward-looking statements under other statutes under which 
     the Commission exercises rule-making authority.''. 
       Page 28, after line 2, insert the following new section 
     (and redesignate the succeeding sections and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly).

     SEC. 6. FINANCIAL FRAUD DETECTION AND DISCLOSURE.

       (a) Amendments to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--The 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 is amended by inserting after 
     section 13 (15 U.S.C. 78m) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 13A. FRAUD DETECTION AND DISCLOSURE.

       ``(a) Audit Requirements.--Each audit required pursuant to 
     this title of an issuer's financial statements by an 
     independent public accountant shall include, in accordance 
     with generally accepted auditing standards, as may be 
     modified or supplemented from time to time by the Commission, 
     the following:
       ``(1) procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance 
     of detecting illegal acts that would have a direct and 
     material effect on the determination of financial statement 
     amounts;
       ``(2) procedures designed to identify related party 
     transactions which are material to the financial statements 
     or otherwise require disclosure therein; and
       ``(3) an evaluation of whether there is substantial doubt 
     about the issuer's ability to continue as a going concern 
     over the ensuing fiscal year.
       ``(b) Required Response to Audit Discoveries.--
       ``(1) Investigation and report to management.--If, in the 
     course of conducting any audit pursuant to this title to 
     which subsection (a) applies, the independent public 
     accountant detects or otherwise becomes aware of information 
     indicating that an illegal act (whether or not perceived to 
     have a material effect on the issuer's financial statements) 
     has or may have occurred, the accountant shall, in accordance 
     with generally accepted auditing standards, as may be 
     modified or supplemented from time to time by the 
     Commission--
       ``(A)(i) determine whether it is likely that an illegal act 
     has occurred, and (ii) if so, determine and consider the 
     possible effect of the illegal act on the financial 
     statements of the issuer, including any contingent monetary 
     effects, such as fines, penalties, and damages; and
       ``(B) as soon as practicable inform the appropriate level 
     of the issuer's management and assure that the issuer's audit 
     committee, or the issuer's board of directors in the absence 
     of such a committee, is adequately informed with respect to 
     illegal acts that have been detected or otherwise come to the 
     attention of such accountant in the course of the audit, 
     unless the illegal act is clearly inconsequential.
       ``(2) Response to failure to take remedial action.--If, 
     having first assured itself that the audit committee of the 
     board of directors of the issuer or the board (in the absence 
     of an audit committee) is adequately informed with respect to 
     illegal acts that have been detected or otherwise come to the 
     accountant's attention in the course of such accountant's 
     audit, the independent public accountant concludes that--
       ``(A) any such illegal act has a material effect on the 
     financial statements of the issuer,
       ``(B) senior management has not taken, and the board of 
     directors has not caused senior management to take, timely 
     and appropriate remedial actions with respect to such illegal 
     act, and
       ``(C) the failure to take remedial action is reasonably 
     expected to warrant departure from a standard auditor's 
     report, when made, or warrant resignation from the audit 
     engagement,

     the independent public accountant shall, as soon as 
     practicable, directly report its conclusions to the board of 
     directors.
       ``(3) Notice to commission; response to failure to 
     notify.--An issuer whose board of directors has received a 
     report pursuant to paragraph (2) shall inform the Commission 
     by notice within one business day of receipt of such report 
     and shall furnish the independent public accountant making 
     such report with a copy of the notice furnished the 
     Commission. If the independent public accountant making such 
     report shall fail to receive a copy of such notice within the 
     required one-business-day period, the independent public 
     accountant shall--
       ``(A) resign from the engagement; or
       ``(B) furnish to the Commission a copy of its report (or 
     the documentation of any oral report given) within the next 
     business day following such failure to receive notice.
       ``(4) Report after resignation.--An independent public 
     accountant electing resignation shall, within the one 
     business day following a failure by an issuer to notify the 
     Commission under paragraph (3), furnish to the Commission a 
     copy of the accountant's report (or the documentation of any 
     oral report given).
       ``(c) Auditor Liability Limitation.--No independent public 
     accountant shall be lia

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     ble in a private action for any finding, conclusion, or 
     statement expressed in a report made pursuant to paragraph 
     (3) or (4) of subsection (b), including any rules promulgated 
     pursuant thereto.
       ``(d) Civil Penalties in Cease-and-Desist Proceedings.--If 
     the Commission finds, after notice and opportunity for 
     hearing in a proceeding instituted pursuant to section 21C of 
     this title, that an independent public accountant has 
     willfully violated paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (b) of 
     this section, then the Commission may, in addition to 
     entering an order under section 21C, impose a civil penalty 
     against the independent public accountant and any other 
     person that the Commission finds was a cause of such 
     violation. The determination whether to impose a civil 
     penalty, and the amount of any such penalty, shall be 
     governed by the standards set forth in section 21B of this 
     title.
       ``(e) Preservation of Existing Authority.--Except for 
     subsection (d), nothing in this section limits or otherwise 
     affects the authority of the Commission under this title.
       ``(f) Definitions.--As used in this section, the term 
     `illegal act' means any action or omission to act that 
     violates any law, or any rule or regulation having the force 
     of law.''.
       ``(b) Effective Dates.--As to any registrant that is 
     required to file selected quarterly financial data pursuant 
     to item 302(a) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.302(a)) of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission, the amendments made by 
     subsection (a) of this section shall apply to any annual 
     report for any period beginning on or after January 1, 1996. 
     As to any other registrant, such amendment shall apply for 
     any period beginning on or after January 1, 1997.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. MARKEY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Commerce 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with 
the following amendments:


       Page 7, beginning on line 19, strike subsection (c) through 
     page 11, line 8, and insert the following:
       ``(c) Award of Fees and Expenses.--
       ``(1) Authority to award fees and expenses.--If the court 
     in any private action arising under this title enters a final 
     judgment against a party litigant on the basis of a default, 
     a motion to dismiss, motion for summary judgment, or a trial 
     on the merits, the court shall, upon motion by the prevailing 
     party, determine whether--
       ``(A) the compliant or motion is being presented for any 
     improper purpose, such as to harass or to cause unnecessary 
     delay or needless increase in the cost of litigation;
       ``(B) the claims, defenses, and other legal contentions in 
     the complaint or motion, taken as a whole, are unwarranted by 
     existing law of by a nonfrivolous argument for the extension, 
     modification, or reversal of existing law or the 
     establishment of new law;
       ``(C) the allegations and other factual contentions in the 
     complaint or motion, taken as a whole, lack any evidentiary 
     support or would be likely to lack any evidentiary support 
     after a reasonable opportunity for further investigation or 
     discovery; or
       ``(D) the denials of factual contentions are unwarranted on 
     the evidence or are not reasonably based on a lack of 
     information or belief.
       ``(2) Award to prevailing party.--If the court determines 
     that the losing party has violated any subparagraph (1), the 
     court shall award the prevailing party reasonable fees and 
     other expenses incurred by that party. The determination of 
     whether the losing party violated any such subparagraph shall 
     be made on the basis of the record in the civil action for 
     which fees and other expenses are sought.
       ``(3) Application for fees.--A party seeking an award of 
     fees and other expenses shall, within 30 days of a final, non 
     appealable judgment in the action submit to the court an 
     application for fees and other expenses that verifies that 
     the party is entitled to such an award under paragraph (1) 
     and the amount sought, including an itemized statement from 
     any attorney or expert witness representing or appearing on 
     behalf of the party stating the actual time expended and the 
     rate at which fees and other expenses are computed.
       ``(4) Sanctions against attorney.--The court----
       ``(A) shall award the fees and expenses against the 
     attorney for the losing party unless the court determines 
     that the losing party was principally responsible for the 
     actions described in subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) of 
     paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) may, in its discretion, reduce the amount to be 
     awarded pursuant to this section, or deny an award, to the 
     extent that the prevailing party during the course of the 
     proceedings engaged in conduct that unduly and unreasonably 
     protracted the final resolution of the matter in controversy.
       ``(5) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed to limit or impair the discretion of the 
     court to award costs pursuant to other provisions of law.
       ``(6) Definitions.--For purpose of this subsection, the 
     term `fees and other expenses' includes the reasonable 
     expenses of expert witnesses, the reasonable cost of any 
     study, analysis, report, test, or project which is found by 
     the court to be necessary for the preparation of the party's 
     case, and reasonable attorney fees and expenses. The amount 
     of fees awarded under this section shall be based upon 
     prevailing market rates for the kind and quality of services 
     furnished.

       Page 28, line 12, insert before the period the following: 
     ``, except that this Act and the amendments made by this Act 
     shall not apply to any action commenced by any State or local 
     government, or any agency or instrumentality of any State or 
     local government, before the date which is 3 years after such 
     date of enactment.''.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. MARKEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

172

It was decided in the

Nays

251

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.40.22                   [Roll No. 215]

                                AYES--172

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--251

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio

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     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
       Lowey
       

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bilbray
     Gibbons
     Hoke
     Johnston
     McDade
     McKinney
     Meek
     Neal
     Rangel
     Velazquez
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MARKEY demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

325

It was decided in the

Nays

99

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para.40.23                   [Roll No. 216]

                                AYES--325

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--99

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Obey
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanders
     Scott
     Serrano
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
       Lowey
       

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bilbray
     Coleman
     Dickey
     Gibbons
     McDade
     McKinney
     Meek
     Moorhead
     Neal
     Rangel
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.40.24  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. FIELDS of Texas, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill, the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, cross references, 
and to make other technical corrections.

para.40.25  providing for the consideration of h.r. 956

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 108):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 956) to establish legal standards and 
     procedures for produce liability litigation, and for other 
     purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
     not exceed two hours equally divided among and controlled by 
     the chairmen and ranking minority members of the Committee on 
     the Judiciary and the Committee on Commerce. After general 
     debate the Committee of the Whole shall rise without motion. 
     No further consideration of the bill shall be in order except 
     pursuant to a subsequent order of the House.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.40.26  providing for the consideration of h.r. 956

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-72) the resolution (H. Res. 109) providing for the further 
consideration

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of the bill (H.R. 956) to establish legal standards and procedures for 
product liability litigation, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.40.27  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. OXLEY, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule on Thursday, March 9, 1995: the Committee on Banking and 
Financial Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Economic 
and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, the Committee on International Relations, the Committee on 
National Security, the Committee on Resources, the Committee on Science, 
the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on 
Veterans' Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

para.40.28  product liability litigation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to House Resolution 108 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 956) to establish legal standards and procedures for product 
liability litigation, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. DREIER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DREIER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.40.29  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. BILBRAY, for today after 3:30 p.m.
  And then,

para.40.30  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, at 11 o'clock and 5 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.40.31  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations, H.R. 1158. A 
     bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
     additional disaster assistance and making rescissions for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 104-70). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations, H.R. 1159. A 
     bill making supplemental appropriations and rescissions for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-71). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules, House Resolution 109. 
     Resolution providing for further consideration of the bill 
     (H.R. 956) to establish legal standards and procedures for 
     product liability litigation, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 104-72). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.40.32  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 1157. A bill to restore families, promote work, 
     protect endangered children, increase personal 
     responsibility, attack welfare dependency, reduce welfare 
     fraud, and improve child support collections; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities, Commerce, the 
     Judiciary, National Security, and Government Reform and 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.R. 1158. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for additional disaster assistance and making 
     recissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       H.R. 1159. A bill making supplemental appropriations and 
     recissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
           By Mr. BROWDER:
       H.R. 1160. A bill to amend the International Code of 1986 
     to provide that new income tax deductions, credits, 
     exclusions, and other benefits shall be allowed only if the 
     projected Federal budget deficit meets certain deficit 
     targets; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 1161. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an exclusion from unrelated business taxable 
     income for certain sponsorship payments; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. Kasich, Ms. Molinari, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Klug, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Poshard, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Orton, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Castle, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Browder, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Neumann, and Mr. Brown 
             of Ohio):
       H.R. 1162. A bill to establish a deficit reduction trust 
     fund and provide for the downward adjustment of discretionary 
     spending limits in appropriation bills; to the Committee on 
     the Budget and in addition, to the Committees on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, and Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 1163. A bill to authorize the exchange of National 
     Park Service land in the Fire Island National Seashore in the 
     State of New York for land in the Village of Patchogue, 
     Suffolk County, NY; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 1164. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to convey to the Montauk Historical Society light station 
     located at Montauk, NY; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 1165. A bill to amend the Appalachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965 to include Montgomery, Roanoke, and 
     Rockbridge Counties, VA, as part of the Appalachian region; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Wyden):
       H.R. 1166. A bill to require the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to develop recommendations for proposed model 
     adoption legislation and procedures; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 1167. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for certain adoption expenses; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MONTGOMERY:
       H.R. 1168. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax to employers who 
     employ members of the Reserve components of the Armed Forces 
     of the United States and to self-employed individuals who are 
     members of such Reserve components; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. MORAN:
       H.R. 1169. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     prohibit issuers of credit cards from limiting the ability of 
     Federal, State, and local government agencies to impose fees 
     for honoring credit cards, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BONO (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Coble, Mr. Gekas, 
             Mr. Canady, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Lewis 
             of California, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Packard, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Baker 
             of California, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Dornan, 
             Mr. Thomas, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Pombo, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Kim, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Flanagan, Mr. Barr, Mr. Horn, Mr. Bryant of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Radanovich, 
             and Mrs. Seastrand):
       H.R. 1170. A bill to provide that cases challenging the 
     constitutionality of measures passed by State referendum be 
     heard by a three-judge court; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crane, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Hancock, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 1171. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a shorter recovery period for the 
     depreciation of certain leasehold improvements; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Markey, Ms. Molinari,

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             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Royce, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Moran, Mr. Wynn, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Menendez):
       H.R. 1172. A bill to terminate the United States arms 
     embargo applicable to the Government of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Callahan, 
             Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Everett):
       H.R. 1173. A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal 
     funds for constructing or modifying highway signs that are 
     expressed only in metric system measurements; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. UPTON:
       H.R. 1174. A bill to provide additional flexibility for the 
     Department of Energy's program for the disposal of spent 
     nuclear fuel and high level radioactive waste, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1175. A bill to amend Public Law 89-454 to provide for 
     the reauthorization of appropriations; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
             Mr. Castle, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
             Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Weldon of FLorida, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Dooley, Mr. Parker, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Brewster, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             and Mr. Ewing):
       H.R. 1176. A bill to nullify an executive order that 
     prohibits Federal contracts with companies that hire 
     permanent replacements for striking employees; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. HILLEARY (for himself, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Royce, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mr. Tate, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Weller, Mrs. 
             Waldholtz, Mr. Latham, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Norwood, 
             Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bass, Mr. Neumann, Mrs. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Largent, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Paxon, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota):
       H.J. Res. 76. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States limiting the terms of 
     office of Senators and Representatives; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Wamp, and 
             Mr. Foley):
       H.J. Res. 77. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States with respect to the 
     terms of Senators and Representatives; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H. Con. Res. 34. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & 
     Bailey Circus anniversary commemoration; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.40.33  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII:

       Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland introduced a bill (H.R. 1177) for 
     the relief of Debra Bargeski; which was referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para.40.34  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 24: Mr. Bunn of Oregon.
       H.R. 78: Mr. Burr and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 104: Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 110: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 120: Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cooley, Mr. 
     Graham, Mr. Souder, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Allard, and Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 240: Mr. Stearns and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 375: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Rahall, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Lowey, 
     Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Furse, Mr. Hall 
     of Texas, Mr. Wilson, Mr. King, and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 398: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 470: Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. 
     Torricelli.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Davis and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 645: Mr. Bentsen and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 658: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 662: Mr. Filner, Mr. Parker, Mr. Franks of 
     Connecticut, and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Stenholm and Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 709: Mr. Parker, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
     Serrano.
       H.R. 739: Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Baker of 
     California, and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 759: Mr. Livingston, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 791: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Bilbray, 
     and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 793: Mr. Clinger.
       H.R. 839: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Wicker and Mr. Hancock.
       H.R. 873: Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Ganske, and Ms. 
     Slaughter.
       H.R. 882: Mr. McDermott, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Ms. Harman, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Walsh, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 930: Mr. Orton.
       H.R. 941: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
     Bonior, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Furse, Mr. Foglietta, 
     and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 958: Mr. Bonior, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Scott, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 995: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Weller, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. 
     Calvert.
       H.R. 996: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Weller, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. 
     Calvert.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Towns and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 1058: Mr. Brewster.
       H.R. 1077: Mr. Skeen and Mr. Cremeans.
       H.R. 1085: Mr. Walsh and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1094: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 1138: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Towns, Mr. King, Mr. Smith of 
     Texas, Mr. Frost, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Canady, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Bryant of 
     Tennessee, and Mr. Livingston.
       H.J. Res. 61: Mr. King.
       H.J. Res. 72: Mr. Bunn of Oregon.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
     Clyburn, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. Mica.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Ms. Furse, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
     Gutknecht, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Rivers, 
     Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. King, 
     Mr. Serrano, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. Spence.
       H. Res. 59: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     Mr. Bevill, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Underwood, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Coleman, Mr. Filner, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. 
     Torkildsen, Mr. Evans, and Mr. McDermott.
       H. Res. 98: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gene Green of 
     Texas, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Rose, Mr. 
     Clyburn, andMr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H. Res. 99: Mr. Kanjorski.

para.40.35  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 56: Mr. Weller, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Minge, Mr. Holden, 
     Mr. Crapo, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. McDade, Mr. Bryant of 
     Tennessee, Mr. Bass, Mrs. Waldholtz, and Mr. Oxley.



.
                      THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1995 (41)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.41.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, March 8, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.41.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       509. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the fifth monthly report on the 
     situation in Haiti, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1541 note; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       510. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the status of efforts to 
     obtain Iraq's compliance with the resolutions adopted by the 
     U.N. Security Council, pursuant to Public Law 102-1, section 
     3 (105 Stat. 4); to the Committee on International Relations.
       511. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting copies of international agreements, 
     other than treaties, entered into by the United States, 
     pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       512. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     the Department's intent to reprogram certain fiscal year 1995 
     funds made available to monitor the cease-fire between 
     Ecuador and Peru, pursuant to Public Law 103-306, section 
     515; to the Committee on International Relations.
       513. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Audit of the 
     Operations of the Office of the Campaign Finance,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 47-117(d); to the Committee on 
     Government reform and Oversight.

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para.41.3  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries. 

para.41.4  message from the president--nuclear non-proliferation 
          agreements

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  The United States has been engaged in nuclear cooperation with the 
European Community (now European Union) for many years. This cooperation 
was initiated under agreements that were concluded in 1957 and 1968 
between the United States and the European Atomic Energy Community 
(EURATOM) and that expire December 31, 1995. Since the inception of this 
cooperation, EURATOM has adhered to all its obligations under those 
agreements.
  The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 amended the Atomic Energy 
Act of 1954 to establish new nuclear export criteria, including a 
requirement that the United States have a right to consent to the 
reprocessing of fuel exported from the United States. Our present 
agreements for cooperation with EURATOM do not contain such a right. To 
avoid disrupting cooperation with EURATOM, a proviso was included in the 
law to enable continued cooperation until March 10, 1980, if EURATOM 
agreed to negotiations concerning our cooperation agreements. EURATOM 
agreed in 1978 to such negotiations.
  The law also provides that nuclear cooperation with EURATOM can be 
extended on an annual basis after March 10, 1980, upon determination by 
the President that failure to cooperate would be seriously prejudicial 
to the achievement of U.S. nonproliferation objectives or otherwise 
jeopardize the common defense and security, and after notification to 
the Congress. President Carter made such a determination 15 years ago 
and signed Executive Order No. 12193, permitting nuclear cooperation 
with EURATOM to continue until March 10, 1981. Presidents Reagan and 
Bush made similar determinations and signed Executive orders each year 
during their terms. I signed Executive Order No. 12840 in 1993 and 
Executive Order No. 12903 in 1994, which extended cooperation until 
March 10, 1994, and March 10, 1995, respectively.
  In addition to numerous informal contacts, the United States has 
engaged in frequent talks with EURATOM regarding the renegotiation of 
the U.S.-EURATOM agreements for cooperation. Talks were conducted in 
November 1978; September 1979; April 1980; January 1982; November 1983; 
March 1984; May, September, and November 1985; April and July 1986; 
September 1987; September and November 1988; July and December 1989; 
February, April, October, and December 1990; and September 1991. Formal 
negotiations on a new agreement were held in April, September, and 
December 1992; March, July, and October 1993; June, October, and 
December 1994; and January and February 1995. They are expected to 
continue.
  I believe that it is essential that cooperation between the United 
States and EURATOM continue, and likewise, that we work closely with our 
allies to counter the threat of proliferation of nuclear explosives. Not 
only would a disruption of nuclear cooperation with EURATOM eliminate 
any chance of progress in our negotiations with that organization 
related to our agreements, it would also cause serious problems in our 
overall relationships. Accordingly, I have determined that failure to 
continue peaceful nuclear cooperation with EURATOM would be seriously 
prejudicial to the achievement of U.S. nonproliferation objectives and 
would jeopardize the common defense and security of the United States. I 
therefore intend to sign an Executive order to extend the waiver of the 
application of the relevant export criterion of the Atomic Energy Act 
until the current agreements expire on December 31, 1995.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 9, 1995. 

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-54).

para.41.5  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Washington, DC, March 7, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L(50) of the Rules of the House that a staff person 
     in my office has received a subpoena for testimony and 
     documents concerning constituent casework. The subpoena was 
     issued by the Middlesex County Probate and Family Court of 
     the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Edward J. Markey,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.41.6  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Washington, DC, March 8, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that a member of my 
     staff has been served with a subpoena issued by the United 
     States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 
     for materials related to a civil case.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Kweisi Mfume,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.41.7  providing for the further consideration of h.r. 956

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 109):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for further 
     consideration of the bill (H.R. 956) to establish legal 
     standards and procedures for product liability litigation, 
     and for other purposes. No further general debate shall be in 
     order. The bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, it shall be in order to consider 
     as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
     five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     consisting of the text of H.R. 1075. That amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. No 
     amendment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     shall be in order except those specified in the report of the 
     Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each 
     amendment may be offered only in the order specified in the 
     report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
     report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
     the time specified in the report equally divided and 
     controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 
     subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand 
     for division of the question in the House or in the Committee 
     of the Whole. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
     for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to 
     the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any 
     Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any 
     amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 
     or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made in 
     order as original text. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
     final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  Mr. LINDER submitted the following amendment:

       Page 2, line 11, insert the following before the period: 
     ``, provided that the amendments numbered 1 and 12 printed in 
     that report shall be considered in the forms specified in 
     section 2 of this resolution''; and
       At the end of the resolution add the following:
       Sec. 2. (a) The amendment numbered 1 in the report 
     accompanying this resolution shall be considered in the 
     following form:
       Page 7, insert after line 3 the following:
       ``(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     person, except a person excluded from the definition of 
     product seller, engaged in the business of renting or leasing 
     a product shall be subject to liability pursuant to 
     subsection (a) of this section, but shall not be liable to a 
     claimant for the tortious act of another solely by reason of 
     ownership of such product.''.
       (b) The amendment numbered 12 in the report accompanying 
     this resolution shall be considered in the following form:
       Page 19 redesignate section 202 as section 203 and after 
     line 19 insert the following:

[[Page 356]]

     SEC. 202. LIMITATION ON NONECONOMIC DAMAGES IN HEALTH CARE 
                   LIABILITY ACTIONS.

       (a) Maximum Award of Noneconomic Damages.--In any health 
     care liability action, in addition to actual damages or 
     punitive damages, or both, a claimant may also be awarded 
     noneconomic damages, including damages awarded to compensate 
     injured feelings, such as pain and suffering and emotional 
     distress. The maximum amount of such damages that may be 
     awarded to a claimant shall be $250,000. Such maximum amount 
     shall apply regardless of the number of parties against whom 
     the action is brought, and regardless of the number of claims 
     or actions brought with respect to the health care injury. An 
     award for future noneconomic damages shall not be discounted 
     to present value. The jury shall not be informed about the 
     limitation on noneconomic damages, but an award for 
     noneconomic damages in excess of $250,000 shall be reduced 
     either before the entry of judgment or by amendment of the 
     judgment after entry. An award of damages for noneconomic 
     losses in excess of $250,000 shall be reduced to $250,000 
     before accounting for any other reduction in damages required 
     by law. If separate awards of damages for past and future 
     noneconomic damages are rendered and the combined award 
     exceeds $250,000, the award of damages for future noneconomic 
     losses shall be reduced first.
       (b) Applicability.--Except as provided in section 401, this 
     section shall apply to any health care liability action 
     brought in any Federal or State court on any theory or 
     pursuant to any alternative dispute resolution process where 
     noneconomic damages are sought. This section does not create 
     a cause of action for noneconomic damages. This section does 
     not preempt or supersede any State or Federal law to the 
     extent that such law would further limit the award of 
     noneconomic damages. This section does not preempt any State 
     law enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act that 
     places a cap on the total liability in a health care 
     liability action.
       (d) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       (a) The term ``claimant'' means any person who asserts a 
     health care liability claim or brings a health care liability 
     action, including a person who asserts or claims a right to 
     legal or equitable contribution, indemnity or subrogation, 
     arising out of a health care liability claim or action, and 
     any person on whose behalf such a claim is asserted or such 
     an action is brought, whether deceased, incompetent or a 
     minor.
       (b) The term ``economic loss'' has the same meaning as 
     defined at section 203(3).
       (c) The term ``health care liability action'' means a civil 
     action brought in a State or Federal court or pursuant to any 
     alternative dispute resolution process, against a health care 
     provider, an entity which is obligated to provide or pay for 
     health benefits under any health plan (including any person 
     or entity acting under a contract or arrangement to provide 
     or administer any health benefit), or the manufacturer, 
     distributor, supplier, marketer, promoter, or seller of a 
     medical product, in which the claimant alleges a claim 
     (including third party claims, cross claims, counter claims, 
     or distribution claims) based upon the provision of (or the 
     failure to provide or pay for) health care services or the 
     use of a medical product, regardless of the theory of 
     liability on which the claim is based, or the number of 
     plaintiffs, or defendants or causes of action.
       Page 17, line 10, insert ``AND OTHER'' after ``PUNITIVE''.

  After debate,
  Mr. LINDER moved the previous question on the amendment and the 
resolution.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question on the amendment and 
the resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

234

When there appeared

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Nays

191

para.41.8                    [Roll No. 217]

                                YEAS--234

     Allard
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                               NAYS--191

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--9

     Armey
     Dellums
     Greenwood
     Hostettler
     Istook
     LoBiondo
     Moran
     Rangel
     Woolsey
  So the previous question on the amendment and the resolution was 
ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
as amended, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.

[[Page 357]]

  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

247

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

181

para.41.9                    [Roll No. 218]

                                AYES--247

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Clay
     Istook
     LoBiondo
     Mfume
     Moran
     Rangel
  So the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.41.10  further message from the president

  A further message in writing from the President of the United States 
was communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries. 

para.41.11  product liability litigation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to House Resolution 109 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 956) to establish legal standards and procedures for 
product liability litigation, and for other purposes.
  Mr. DREIER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.41.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. SCHROEDER:

       Page 11, strike lines 17 through 24, and redesignate 
     succeeding sections accordingly.
       Page 17, line 25, insert ``and noneconomic'' before 
     ``loss''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

179

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

247

para.41.13                   [Roll No. 219]

                                AYES--179

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--247

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)

[[Page 358]]


     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Boehner
     Gibbons
     Istook
     LoBiondo
     McCrery
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Watts (OK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.41.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SCHUMER:

       Page 13, redesignate section 110 as 111 and insert after 
     line 3 the following:

     SEC. 110. SUNSHINE, ANTI-SECRECY, CONSUMER EMPOWERMENT, AND 
                   LITIGATION AVOIDANCE.

       (a) In General.--To empower consumers with the information 
     to avoid defective products, court records in all product 
     liability actions are presumed to be open to the general 
     public. No court order or opinion in the adjudication of a 
     product liability action may be sealed. No court record, 
     including records obtained through discovery, whether or not 
     formally filed with the court, may be sealed, subjected to a 
     protective order, or otherwise have access restricted except 
     through a court order based upon particularized findings of 
     fact that--
       (1) such order would not restrict the disclosure of 
     information which is relevant to public health or safety; or
       (2)(A) the public interest in disclosure of potential 
     health or safety hazards is clearly outweighed by a specific 
     and substantial interest in maintaining the confidentiality 
     of the information or records in question; and
       (B) the requested order is no broader than necessary to 
     protect the privacy interest asserted.

     No such order shall continue in effect after the entry of 
     final judgment or other final disposition, unless at or after 
     such entry the court makes a separate particularized finding 
     of fact that the requirements of paragraph (1) or (2) have 
     been met.
       (b) Burden.--The party who is the proponent for the entry 
     of an order, as provided under subsection (a), shall have the 
     burden of proof in obtaining such an order.
       (c) Agreement.--No agreement between or among parties in a 
     product liability action filed in a State or Federal court 
     may contain a provision that prohibits or otherwise restricts 
     a party from disclosing any information relevant to such 
     product liability action to any Federal or State agency with 
     authority to enforce laws regulating an activity relating to 
     such information.
       (d) Intervention.--Any person may intervene as a matter of 
     right in a product liability action for the limited purpose 
     of participating in proceedings considering limitation of 
     access to records upon payment of the fee required for filing 
     a plea in intervention. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

184

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

243

para.41.15                   [Roll No. 220]

                                AYES--184

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--243

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Andrews
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     McKinney
     Rangel
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.41.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the

[[Page 359]]

Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. CONYERS:

       Page 13, redesignate section 110 as section 111, and insert 
     after line 2 the following:

     SEC. 110. FOREIGN PRODUCTS.

       (a) General Rule.--In any product liability action for 
     injury that was sustained in the United States and that 
     relates to the purchase or use of a product manufactured 
     outside the United States by a foreign manufacturer, the 
     Federal court in which such action is brought shall have 
     jurisdiction over such manufacturer if the manufacturer knew 
     or reasonably should have known that the product would be 
     imported for sale or use in the United States.
       (b) Admission.--If in any product liability action a 
     foreign manufacturer of the product involved in such action 
     fails to furnish any testimony, document, or other thing upon 
     a duly issued discovery order by the court in such action, 
     such failure shall be deemed an admission of any fact with 
     respect to which the discovery order relates.
       (c) Process.--Process in an action described in subsection 
     (a) may be served wherever the foreign manufacturer is 
     located, has an agent, or transacts business.

It was decided in the

Yeas

258

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

166

para.41.17                   [Roll No. 221]

                                AYES--258

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--166

     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cox
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Baker (LA)
     DeLauro
     Flake
     Hilliard
     Houghton
     Kennelly
     LoBiondo
     Moran
     Rangel
     Towns
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.41.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WATT:

       Page 17, lines 16-17, strike ``by clear and convincing 
     evidence''.
       Page 20, lines 4-11, strike the section in its entirety and 
     renumber the subsequent sections accordingly.

It was decided in the

Yeas

150

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

278

para.41.19                   [Roll No. 222]

                                AYES--150

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--278

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson

[[Page 360]]


     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Cubin
     Graham
     Hall (OH)
     Houghton
     LoBiondo
     Rangel
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.41.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. FURSE:

       Page 17, strike line 22 and all that follows through line 2 
     on page 18 and redesigate the succeeding subsections 
     accordingly.

It was decided in the

Yeas

155

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

272

para.41.21                   [Roll No. 223]

                                AYES--155

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates

                                NOES--272

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Cubin
     Forbes
     Kelly
     Livingston
     McInnis
     Morella
     Rangel
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.41.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HOKE:

       Page 19, redesignate section 202 as section 203 and insert 
     after line 19 the following:

     SEC. 202. DEPOSIT OF DAMAGES.

       If punitive damages of more than $250,000 are awarded in a 
     civil liability action, 75 percent of the amount of such 
     damages in excess of $250,000 shall be deposited--
       (1) if the action was in a Federal court, in the treasury 
     of the State in which such court sits, and
       (2) if the action was in a State court, in the treasury of 
     the State in which such court sits.
     This section shall be applied by the court and shall not be 
     disclosed to the jury.

It was decided in the

Yeas

162

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

265

para.41.23                   [Roll No. 224]

                                AYES--162

     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Fowler
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Luther
     Maloney
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf

[[Page 361]]


     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Moorhead
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Regula
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Towns
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--265

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Cubin
     Forbes
     Gibbons
     Hayworth
     Rangel
     Tiahrt
     Ward
  So the amendment was not to.
  After some further time,

para.41.24  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. COX:

       Page 1, strike line 7 and all that follows through the 
     matter that precedes line 1 on page 2, and insert the 
     following:
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as 
     follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.

                   TITLE I--PRODUCT LIABILITY REFORM

Sec. 101. Applicability.
Sec. 102. Liability rules applicable to product sellers.
Sec. 103. Defense based on claimant's use of intoxicating alcohol or 
              drugs.
Sec. 104. Misuse or alteration.
Sec. 105. Frivolous pleadings.
Sec. 106. Several liability for noneconomic loss.
Sec. 107. Statute of repose.
Sec. 108. Definitions.

    TITLE II--LIMITATION ON SPECULATIVE AND ARBITRARY DAMAGE AWARDS

Sec. 201. Treble damages as penalty in civil actions.
Sec. 202. Limitation on additional payments beyond actual damages.
Sec. 203. Fair share rule for noneconomic damage awards.
Sec. 204. Definitions.

                   TITLE III--BIOMATERIALS SUPPLIERS

Sec. 301. Liability of biomaterials suppliers.
Sec. 302. Procedures for dismissal of civil actions against 
              biomaterials suppliers.
Sec. 303. Definitions.

         TITLE IV--LIMITATIONS ON APPLICABILITY; EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 401. Application limited to interstate commerce.
Sec. 402. Effect on other law.
Sec. 403. Federal cause of action precluded.
Sec. 404. Effective date.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) the civil justice system, which is designed to 
     safeguard our most cherished rights, to remedy injustices, 
     and to defend our liberty, is increasingly being deployed to 
     abridge our rights, create injustice, and destroy our 
     liberty;
       (2) our Nation is overly litigious, the civil justice 
     system is overcrowded, sluggish, and excessively costly, and 
     the costs of lawsuits, both direct and indirect, are 
     inflicting serious and unnecessary injury on the national 
     economy;
       (3) excessive, unpredictable, and often arbitrary damage 
     awards and unfair allocations of liability have a direct and 
     undesirable effect on interstate commerce by increasing the 
     cost and decreasing the availability of goods and services;
       (4) the rules of law governing product liability actions, 
     damage awards, and allocations of liability have evolved 
     inconsistently within and among the several States, resulting 
     in a complex, contradictory, and uncertain regime that is 
     inequitable to both plaintiffs and defendants and unduly 
     burdens interstate commerce;
       (5) as a result of excessive, unpredictable, and often 
     arbitrary damage awards and unfair allocations of liability, 
     consumers have been adversely affected through the withdrawal 
     of products, producers, services, and service providers from 
     the national market, and from excessive liability costs 
     passed on to them through higher prices;
       (6) excessive, unpredictable, and often arbitrary damage 
     awards and unfair allocations of liability jeopardize the 
     financial well-being of many individuals as well as entire 
     industries, particularly the Nation's small businesses, and 
     adversely affects governments, taxpayers, nonprofit entities 
     and volunteer organizations;
       (7) the excessive costs of the civil justice system 
     undermine the ability of American companies to compete 
     internationally, and serve to decrease the number of jobs and 
     the amount of productive capital in the national economy;
       (8) the unpredictability of damage awards is inequitable to 
     both plaintiffs and defendants and has added considerably to 
     the high cost of liability insurance, making it difficult for 
     producers, consumers, and individuals to protect their 
     liability with any degree of confidence and at a reasonable 
     cost;
       (9) because of the national scope of the problems crated by 
     the defects in the civil justice system, it is not possible 
     for the several States to enact laws that fully and 
     effectively respond to those problems;
       (10) it is the constitutional role of the national 
     government to remove barriers to interstate commerce; and
       (11) there is need to restore rationality, certainty, and 
     fairness to the civil justice system in order to protect 
     against excessive, arbitrary, and uncertain damage awards and 
     to reduce the volume, costs, and delay of litigation.
       (b) Purposes.--Based upon the powers contained in Article 
     I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, the 
     purposes of this Act are to promote the free flow of goods 
     and services and to lessen burdens on interstate commerce 
     by--
       (1) establishing certain uniform legal principles of 
     product liability which provide a fair balance among the 
     interests which provide a fair balance among the interests of 
     product users, manufacturers, and product sellers;
       (2) placing reasonable limits on damages over and above the 
     actual damages suffered by a claimant;
       (3) ensuring the fair allocation of liability in civil 
     actions;
       (4) reducing the unacceptable costs and delays of our civil 
     justice system caused by excessive litigation which harm both 
     plaintiffs and defendants; and
       (5) establishing greater fairness, rationality, and 
     predictability in the civil justice system.
       Page 2, strike line 3 and all that follows through line 24, 
     and page 4 (and redesignate subsequent sections accordingly).
       Page 11, strike lines 17 through 24 (and redesignate 
     subsequent sections accordingly).
       Page 12, strike line 24 and all that follows through line 2 
     on page 13 (and redesignate the subsequent section 
     accordingly).
       Page 17, strike lines 10 through 12 and insert the 
     following:

[[Page 362]]

    TITLE II--LIMITATION ON SPECULATIVE AND ARBITRARY DAMAGE AWARDS

     SEC. 201. TREBLE DAMAGES AS PENALTY IN CIVIL ACTIONS.

       Page 17, line 21, insert ``rights or'' before ``safety''.
       Page 17, beginning in line 25, strike ``for the economic 
     loss on which the claimant's action is based'' and insert 
     ``for economic loss''.
       Page 18, insert after the period in line 2 the following: 
     ``This section shall be applied by the court and shall not be 
     disclosed to the jury.''.
       Page 18, line 3, strike ``and Preemption''.
       Page 18, strike ``title'' in lines 4 and 6 and insert 
     ``section''.
       Page 18, beginning in line 7, strike ``in any jurisdiction 
     that does not authorize such actions'' and insert after the 
     period in line 8 the following: ``This section does not 
     preempt or supersede any State or Federal law to the extent 
     that such law would further limit the award of punitive 
     damages.''.
       Page 19, after line 19, insert the following new sections 
     (and redesignate the subsequent section accordingly):

     SEC. 202. FAIR SHARE RULE FOR NONECONOMIC DAMAGE AWARDS.

       (a) Fair Share of Liability Imposed According to Share of 
     Fault.--In any product liability or other civil action 
     brought in State or Federal court, a defendant shall be 
     liable only for the amount of noneconomic damages 
     attributable to such defendant in direct proportion to such 
     defendant's share of fault or responsibility for the 
     claimant's actual damages, as determined by the trier of 
     fact. In all such cases, the liability of a defendant for 
     noneconomic damages shall be several and not joint.
       (b) Applicability.--Except as provided in section 401, this 
     section shall apply to any product liability or other civil 
     action brought in any Federal or State court on any theory 
     where noneconomic damages are sought. This section does not 
     preempt or supersede any State or Federal law to the extent 
     that such law would further limit the application of the 
     theory of joint liability to any kind of damages.
       Page 19, after line 21, insert the following new paragraph:
       (1) The term ``actual damages'' means damages awarded to 
     pay for economic loss.
       Page 19, line 22, strike ``(1)'' and insert ``(2)''.
       Page 20, line 4, strike ``(2)'' and insert ``(3)''.
       Page 20, line 12, strike ``(3)'' and insert ``(4)''.
       Page 20, line 18, strike ``(4)'' and insert ``(5)''.
       Page 20, after line 20, insert the following new paragraph 
     (and redesignate subsequent paragraphs accordingly):
       (6) The term ``noneconomic damages'' means damages other 
     than punitive damages or actual damages.
       Page 20, line 21, strike ``(5)'' and insert ``(7)''.
       Page 21, line 1, strike ``(6)'' and insert ``(8)''.
       Page 30, strike lines 6 and 7, and insert the following:

         TITLE IV--LIMITATIONS ON APPLICABILITY; EFFECTIVE DATE

     SEC. 401. APPLICATION LIMITED TO INTERSTATE COMMERCE.

       Titles I, II, and III shall apply only to product liability 
     or other civil actions affecting interstate commerce. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, the term ``interstate 
     commerce'' means commerce among the several States or with 
     foreign nations, or in any territory of the United States or 
     in the District of Columbia, or between any such territory 
     and another, or between any such territory and any State or 
     foreign nation, or between the District of Columbia and any 
     State or territory or foreign nation.
       Redesignate subsequent sections accordingly.

It was decided in the

Yeas

263

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

164

para.41.25                   [Roll No. 225]

                                AYES--263

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--164

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tauzin
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Cubin
     Forbes
     Gibbons
     Murtha
     Owens
     Rangel
     Tucker
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.41.26  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. COX:

       Page 19 redesignate section 202 as section 203 and after 
     line 19 insert the following:

     SEC. 202. LIMITATION ON NONECONOMIC DAMAGES IN HEALTH CARE 
                   LIABILITY ACTIONS.

       (a) Maximum Award of Noneconomic Damages.--In any health 
     care liability action, in addition to actual damages or 
     punitive damages, or both, a claimant may also be awarded 
     noneconomic damages, including damages awarded to compensate 
     injured feelings, such as pain and suffering and emotional 
     distress. The maximum amount of such damages that may be 
     awarded to a claimant shall be $250,000. Such maximum amount 
     shall apply regardless of the number of parties against whom 
     the action is brought, and regardless of the number of claims 
     or actions brought with respect to the health care injury. An 
     award for future noneconomic damages shall not be discounted 
     to present value. The jury shall not be informed about the 
     limitation on noneconomic damages, but an award for 
     noneconomic damages in excess of $250,000 shall be reduced 
     either before the entry of

[[Page 363]]

     judgment or by amendment of the judgment after entry. An 
     award of damages for noneconomic losses in excess of $250,000 
     shall be reduced to $250,000 before accounting for any other 
     reduction in damages required by law. If separate awards of 
     damages for past and future noneconomic damages are rendered 
     and the combined award exceeds $250,000, the award of damages 
     for future noneconomic losses shall be reduced first.
       (b) Applicability.--Except as provided in section 401, this 
     section shall apply to any health care liability action 
     brought in any Federal or State court on any theory or 
     pursuant to any alternative dispute resolution process where 
     noneconomic damages are sought. This section does not create 
     a cause of action for noneconomic damages. This section does 
     not preempt or supersede any State or Federal law to the 
     extent that such law would further limit the award of 
     noneconomic damages. This section does not preempt any State 
     law enacted before the date of the enactment of this Act that 
     places a cap on the total liability in a health care 
     liability action.
       (d) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       (a) The term ``claimant'' means any person who asserts a 
     health care liability claim or brings a health care liability 
     action, including a person who asserts or claims a right to 
     legal or equitable contribution, indemnity or subrogation, 
     arising out of a health care liability claim or action, and 
     any person on whose behalf such a claim is asserted or such 
     an action is brought, whether deceased, incompetent or a 
     minor.
       (b) The term ``economic loss'' has the same meaning as 
     defined at section 203(3).
       (c) The term ``health care liability action'' means a civil 
     action brought in a State or Federal court or pursuant to any 
     alternative dispute resolution process, against a health care 
     provider, and entity which is obligated to provide or pay for 
     health benefits under any health plan (including any person 
     or entity acting under a contract or arrangement to provide 
     or administer any health benefit), or the manufacturer, 
     distributor, supplier, marketer, promoter, or seller of a 
     medical product, in which the claimant alleges a claim 
     (including third party claims, cross claims, counter claims, 
     or distribution claims) based upon the provision of (or the 
     failure to provide or pay for) health care services or the 
     use of a medical product, regardless of the theory of 
     liability on which the claim is based, or the number of 
     plaintiffs, or defendants or causes of action.
       Page 17, line 10, insert ``and other'' after ``punitive''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

247

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affirmative

Nays

171

para.41.27                   [Roll No. 226]

                                AYES--247

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--171

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Pryce
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Boucher
     Clinger
     Cubin
     DeFazio
     Forbes
     Gibbons
     Hall (OH)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Martinez
     Murtha
     Owens
     Rangel
     Weller
     Williams
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LONGLEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DREIER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.41.28  message from the president--economic emergency in mexico

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LONGLEY, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  On January 31, 1995, I determined pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5302(b) that 
the economic crisis in Mexico posed ``unique and emergency 
circumstances'' that justified the use of the Exchange Stabilization 
Fund (ESF) to provide loans and credits with maturities of greater than 
6 months to the Government of Mexico and the Bank of Mexico. Consistent 
with the requirements of 31 U.S.C. 5302(b), I am hereby notifying the 
Congress of that determination. The congressional leadership issued a 
joint statement with me on January 31, 1995, in which we all agreed that 
such use of the ESF was a necessary and appropriate response to the 
Mexican financial crisis and in the United States' vital national 
interest.
  On February 21, 1995, the Secretary of the Treasury and the Mexican 
Secretary of Finance and Public Credit signed four agreements that 
provide the framework and specific legal arrangements under which up to 
$20 billion in support will be made available from the ESF to the 
Government of Mexico and the Bank of Mexico. Under these agreements, the 
United States will provide three forms of support to Mexico: short-term 
swaps through which Mexico borrows dollars for 90 days and that can be 
rolled over for up to 1 year; medium-term swaps through which Mexico can 
borrow dollars for up to 5 years; and securities guarantees having 
maturities of up to 10 years.
  Repayment of these loans and guarantees is backed by revenues from the 
export of crude oil and petroleum products formalized in an agreement 
signed by the United States, the Government of Mexico, and the Mexican 
govern

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ment's oil company. In addition, as added protection in the unlikely 
event of default, the United States is requiring Mexico to maintain the 
value of the pesos it deposits with the United States in connection with 
the medium-term swaps. Therefore, should the rate of exchange of the 
peso against the U.S. dollar drop during the time the United States 
holds pesos, Mexico would be required to provide the United States with 
enough additional pesos to reflect the rate of exchange prevailing at 
the conclusion of the swap.

  I am enclosing a Fact Sheet prepared by the Department of the 
Treasury that provides greater details concerning the terms of the four 
agreements. I am also enclosing a summary of the economic policy 
actions that the Government of Mexico and the Central Bank have agreed 
to take as a condition of receiving assistance.
  The agreements we have signed with Mexico are part of a multilateral 
effort involving contributions from other countries and multilateral 
institutions. The Board of the International Monetary Fund has approved 
up to $17.8 billion in medium-term assistance for Mexico, subject to 
the Mexico's meeting appropriate economic conditions. Of this amount, 
$7.8 billion has already been disbursed, and additional conditional 
assistance will become available beginning in July of this year. In 
addition, the Bank for International Settlements is expected to provide 
$10 billion in short-term assistance.
  The current Mexican financial crisis is a liquidity crisis that has 
had a significant destabilizing effect on the exchange rate of the 
peso, with consequences for the overall exchange rate system. The 
spill-over effects of inaction in response to this crisis would be 
significant for other emerging market economies, particularly those in 
Latin America, as well as for the United States. Using the ESF to 
respond to this crisis is therefore plainly consistent with the purpose 
of 31 U.S.C. 5302(b): to give the United States the ability to take 
action consistent with its obligations in the International Monetary 
Fund to assure orderly exchange arrangements and a stable system of 
exchange rates.
  The Mexican peso crisis erupted with such suddenness and in such 
magnitude as to render the usual short-term approaches to liquidity 
crisis inadequate to address the problem. To resolve problems arising 
from Mexico's short-term debt burden, longer term solutions are 
necessary in order to avoid further pressure on the exchange rate of 
the peso. These facts present unique and emergency circumstances, and 
it is therefore both appropriate and necessary to make the ESF 
available to extend credits and loans to Mexico in excess of 6 months.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 9, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-55).

para.41.29  order of business--printing of amendments--h.r. 1158 and 
          h.r. 1159

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order for Members to have until 5 o'clock 
p.m., Monday, March 13, 1995, to submit amendments for printing in the 
Congressional Record on the bill (H.R. 1158) making emergency 
supplemental appropriations for additional disaster assistance and 
making recissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for 
other purposes, and the bill (H.R. 1159) making supplemental 
appropriations and rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1995, and for other purposes.

para.41.30  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule on Friday, March 10, 1995: the Committee on Economic 
and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, the Committee on House Oversight, the Committee on the 
Judiciary, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.41.31  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. LoBIONDO, for today until 4 p.m.; and
  To Mrs. CUBIN, for today after 2:50 p.m. and March 10.
  And then,

para.41.32  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SHAYS, at 11 o'clock and 10 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.41.33  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 402. A 
     bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-73). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.41.34  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 1178. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to the treatment of effectively connected 
     investment income of insurance companies; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CLEMENT (for himself and Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 1179: A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     preservation and restoration of historic buildings at 
     historically black colleges and universities; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. 
             Bonior):
       H.R. 1180. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     provide congressional authorization for restrictions on 
     receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste and for State 
     control over transportation of municipal solid waste, and to 
     clarify the authority for certain municipal solid waste flow 
     control arrangements, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FLAKE:
       H.R. 1181. A bill to strengthen families receiving aid to 
     families with dependent children through education, job 
     training, savings, and investment opportunities, and to 
     provide States with greater flexibility in administering such 
     aid in order to help individuals make the transition from 
     welfare to employment and economic independence; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1182. A bill to permit certain Federal employees who 
     retired or became entitled to receive compensation for work 
     injury before December 9, 1980, to elect to resume coverage 
     under the Federal employees' group life insurance program; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 1183. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide more appropriate remedies for failures to 
     report information relating to the earnings test; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Roth, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
             Lazio of New York, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Castle, Mr. King, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Weller, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. 
             Cremeans, Mr. Heineman, and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 1184. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     clarify the intent of such act and to reduce burdensome 
     regulatory requirements on creditors; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. MICA:
       H.R. 1185. A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, 
     United States Code, to increase the percentage of basic pay 
     required to be contributed by individuals; to change the 
     method for computing average pay; and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. OXLEY:
       H.R. 1186. A bill to provide for the safety of journeymen 
     boxers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic 
     and Educational Opportunities, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself (by request) and Mr. 
             Laughlin):
       H.R. 1187. A bill to increase the safety for the public 
     health and the environment by reducing the risks associated 
     with the pipeline transportation of natural gas and hazardous 
     liquids, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. RAHALL:
       H.R. 1188. A bill to provide for the preservation of the 
     coal mining heritage of southern West Virginia, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

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           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 1189. A bill to prohibit arms transfers and other 
     military assistance to certain countries unless the President 
     certifies that a state of war does not exist between the 
     country concerned and Israel and that such country has 
     accorded formal recognition to the sovereignty of Israel; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Nadler, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Manton, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Lowey, and 
             Mr. Torricelli):
       H.R. 1190. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to the treatment of cooperative housing 
     corporations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 1191. A bill to prohibit insurers from denying health 
     insurance coverage or benefits or varying premiums based on 
     the status of an individual as a victim of domestic violence, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
       H.R. 1192. A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 
     1979 to grant a private right of action to persons injured by 
     reason of a violation of the antiboycott provisions, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations, 
     and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 1193. A bill to require that the United States 
     Government hold certain discussions and report to the 
     Congress with respect to the secondary boycott of Israel by 
     Arab countries; to the Committee on International Relations, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Parker):
       H.R. 1194. A bill to require recreational camps to report 
     information concerning deaths and certain injuries and 
     illnesses to the Secretary of Health and Human Services, to 
     direct the Secretary to collect the information in a central 
     data system, to establish a President's Advisory Council on 
     Recreational Camps, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. 
             Everett):
       H.R. 1195. A bill to impose certain requirements on health 
     care liability claims; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Stark, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Yates, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Becerra, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Evans, Mr. Engel, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
             of Texas, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mr. Clay, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Torres, Mr. Owens, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Studds, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Ford, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mr. Frazer, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Flake, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Ms. Waters):
       H.R. 1200. A bill to provide for health care for every 
     American and to control the cost and enhance the quality of 
     the health care system; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Government 
     Reform and Oversight, National Security, and Veterans' 
     Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Linder, and Mr. Pallone):
       H. Con. Res. 35. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that Pakistan should be designated as a state 
     sponsor of terrorism; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H. Con. Res. 36. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     3,000th anniversary of King David's establishment of 
     Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish kingdom; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       H. Con. Res. 37. Concurrent resolution concerning the 28th 
     anniversary of the reunification of Jerusalem; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Vento, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Flake, 
             Mr. Mfume, Ms. Waters, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Fields of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Hinchey, 
             and Mr. Ackerman):
       H. Res. 110. Resolution affirming the support of the House 
     of Representatives for the American consumer banking bill of 
     rights; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. STOCKMAN:
       H. Res. 111. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 807) to protect the Constitution of the United 
     States from unauthorized encroachment into legislative powers 
     by the executive branch, and to protect the American taxpayer 
     from unauthorized encroachment into his wallet by an 
     unconstitutional action of the President; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
       H. Res. 112. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 807) to protect the Constitution of the United 
     States from unauthorized encroachment into legislative powers 
     by the executive branch, and to protect the American taxpayer 
     from unauthorized encroachment into his wallet by an 
     unconstitutional action of the President; to the Committee on 
     Rules.

para.41.35  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mrs. FOWLER:
       H.R. 1196. A bill to extend the deadline for the conversion 
     of the vessel M/V Twin Drill; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 1197. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for each of 10 vessels, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 1198. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel Isabelle; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 1199. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the fisheries for 
     the vessel Aboriginal; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

para.41.36  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Orton, Mr. 
     Mineta, and Ms. Lowey.
       H.R. 62: Mr. Baker of California.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 118: Mr. Heineman and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 127: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. 
     Fawell.
       H.R. 139: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 208: Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 224: Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 244: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Torricelli, Ms. 
     Velazquez, Mr. Klug, Mr. Martini, and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 248: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 485: Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 553: Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 559: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 567: Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Fattah, and Ms. Lowey.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mr. Klug, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Moorhead.
       H.R. 613: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 755: Ms. Rivers and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 801: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     Berman, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Brown of California, 
     Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
     Engle, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fields of 
     Louisiana, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Green of 
     Texas, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
     Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Ms. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McHale, Ms. 
     McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Mfume, Mrs. 
     Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Parker, Ms. Pelosi, 
     Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Porter, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Richardson, Ms. 
     Rivers, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, 
     Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
     Spratt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Studds, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Taylor of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Traficant, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Volkmer, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 809: Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 914: Mr. Obey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Bereuter.
       H.R. 977: Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 987: Mr. Skeen, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Frost, 
     and Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 1000: Mr. Borski, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Lowey, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Mineta, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Spratt, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Peterson of Florida, 
     Mr. Canady, and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 1066: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Packard, and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 1085: Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 1104: Mr. Royce, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Blute.

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       H.R. 1110: Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
     Klug, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 1120: Mr. Heineman, Mr. Hobson, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. 
     Livingston.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Cunningham and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.J. Res. 3: Mr. LaHood.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Duncan, and 
     Mr. Stump.
       H. Con. Res. 19: Mrs. Chenoweth and Mr. Calvert.
       H. Res. 102: Mrs. Myrick.

para.41.37  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1120: Mr. Stearns.



.
                       FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1995 (42)

para.42.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 10, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Henry Bonilla to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.42.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, March 9, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.42.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       514. A letter from the Acting Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to recover costs 
     of establishing standards for agricultural products; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       515. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act which occurred in the Department of the Air Force, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       516. A letter from the Administrator, Panama Canal 
     Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled, the ``Panama Canal Amendments Act of 1995''; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       517. A letter from the Federal Housing Finance Board, 
     transmitting the office's 1995 compensation plan, pursuant to 
     Public Law 101-73, section 1206 (103 Stat. 523); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       518. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. B-
     95 which relates to enhancements or upgrades from the level 
     of sensitivity of technology or capability described on 
     section 36(b)(1) AECA certification 92-40 of September 14, 
     1992, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(5); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       519. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Advisory Commission 
     on Public Diplomacy, transmitting the Commission's report on 
     public diplomacy activities of the U.S. Government, pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 1469; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       520. A letter from the Chairman, Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       521. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552(e); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       552. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the annual report on railroad 
     financial assistance for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 
     section 409 of the Staggers Rail Act of 1980; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       523. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's annual report on pipeline 
     safety activities for calendar year 1992, pursuant to 49 
     U.S.C. app. 1683(a); jointly, to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Commerce, and Resources.

para.42.4  paperwork reduction

  On motion of Mr. CLINGER, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 244) to further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to have 
Federal agencies become more responsible and publicly accountable for 
reducing the burden of Federal paperwork on the public, and for other 
purposes; was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. CLINGER submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     provisions of H.R. 830 as passed by the House.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill, as amended, was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  When on motion of Mr. CLINGER, it was,
  Resolved, That the House insist upon its amendment and request a 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of Mr. Clinger, Mrs. Meyers, Messrs. McHugh, 
McIntosh, and Fox as managers on the part of the House at said 
conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  The Speaker pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, announced that additional 
appointments of conferees would be made later today.

para.42.5  product liability litigation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, pursuant to House Resolution 109 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 956) to establish legal standards and procedures for 
product liability litigation, and for other purposes.
  Mr. DREIER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.42.6  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SCHUMER:

       Page 31, line 5, insert before the period the following: 
     ``AND SUNSET'', in line 6, insert ``(a) Effective Date.--'' 
     at the beginning of the line, and after line 8 insert the 
     following:
       (b) Sunset.--Titles I, II, and III shall expire 5 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act unless the 
     Secretary of Commerce has certified to the Congress not less 
     than 90 days before the expiration of such years--
       (1) that insurance rates covering liabilities affected by 
     such titles have declined by not less than 10 percent after 
     taking into account changes in the Consumer Price Index, or
       (2) that insurance rates have not declined by at least 10 
     percent because of extraordinary circumstances, has specified 
     such extraordinary circumstances, and has explained their 
     impact on such insurance rates.

It was decided in the

Yeas

175

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

249

para.42.7                    [Roll No. 227]

                                AYES--175

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez

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     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--249

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bevill
     Cubin
     Gephardt
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Kanjorski
     McIntosh
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Towns
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DREIER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 109, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

           Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Common 
     Sense Product Liability and Legal Reform Act of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents is as 
     follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings and purposes.

                   TITLE I--PRODUCT LIABILITY REFORM

Sec. 101. Applicability and preemption.
Sec. 102. Liability rules applicable to product sellers.
Sec. 103. Defense based on claimant's use of intoxicating alcohol or 
              drugs.
Sec. 104. Misuse or alteration.
Sec. 105. Frivolous pleadings.
Sec. 106. Statute of repose.
Sec. 107. Foreign products.
Sec. 108. Definitions.

    TITLE II--LIMITATION ON SPECULATIVE AND ARBITRARY DAMAGE AWARDS

Sec. 201. Punitive damages as penalty in civil actions.
Sec. 202. Fair share rule for noneconomic damage awards.
Sec. 203. Limitation on noneconomic damages in health care liability 
              actions.
Sec. 204. Definitions.

                   TITLE III--BIOMATERIALS SUPPLIERS

Sec. 301. Liability of biomaterials suppliers.
Sec. 302. Procedures for dismissal of civil actions against 
              biomaterials suppliers.
Sec. 303. Definitions.

         TITLE IV--LIMITATIONS ON APPLICABILITY; EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 401. Application limited to interstate commerce.
Sec. 402. Effect on other law.
Sec. 403. Federal cause of action precluded.
Sec. 404. Effective date.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) the civil justice system, which is designed to 
     safeguard our most cherished rights, to remedy injustices, 
     and to defend our liberty, is increasingly being deployed to 
     abridge our rights, create injustice, and destroy our 
     liberty;
       (2) our Nation is overly litigious, the civil justice 
     system is overcrowded, sluggish, and excessively costly, and 
     the costs of lawsuits, both direct and indirect, are 
     inflicting serious and unnecessary injury on the national 
     economy;
       (3) excessive, unpredictable, and often arbitrary damage 
     awards and unfair allocations of liability have a direct and 
     undesirable effect on interstate commerce by increasing the 
     cost and decreasing the availability of goods and services;
       (4) the rules of law governing product liability actions, 
     damage awards, and allocations of liability have evolved 
     inconsistently within and among the several States, resulting 
     in a complex, contradictory, and uncertain regime that is 
     inequitable to both plaintiffs and defendants and unduly 
     burdens interstate commerce;
       (5) as a result of excessive, unpredictable, and often 
     arbitrary damage awards and unfair allocations of liability, 
     consumers have been adversely affected through the withdrawal 
     of products, producers, services, and service providers from 
     the national market, and from excessive liability costs 
     passed on to them through higher prices;
       (6) excessive, unpredictable, and often arbitrary damage 
     awards and unfair allocations of liability jeopardize the 
     financial well-being of many individuals as well as entire 
     industries, particularly the Nation's small businesses, and 
     adversely affects governments, taxpayers, nonprofit entities 
     and volunteer organizations;
       (7) the excessive costs of the civil justice system 
     undermine the ability of American companies to compete 
     internationally, and serve to decrease the number of jobs and 
     the amount of productive capital in the national economy;
       (8) the unpredictability of damage awards is inequitable to 
     both plaintiffs and defendants and has added considerably to 
     the high cost of liability insurance, making it difficult for 
     producers, consumers, and individuals to protect their 
     liability with any degree of confidence and at a reasonable 
     cost;
       (9) because of the national scope of the problems created 
     by the defects in the civil justice system, it is not 
     possible for the several States to enact laws that fully and 
     effectively respond to those problems;
       (10) it is the constitutional role of the national 
     government to remove barriers to interstate commerce; and
       (11) there is a need to restore rationality, certainty, and 
     fairness to the civil justice system in order to protect 
     against excessive, arbitrary, and uncertain damage awards and 
     to reduce the volume, costs, and delay of litigation.
       (b) Purposes.--Based upon the powers contained in Article 
     I, Section 8, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, the 
     purposes of this Act are to promote the free flow of goods 
     and services and to lessen burdens on interstate commerce 
     by--
       (1) establishing certain uniform legal principles of 
     product liability which provide a fair balance among the 
     interests of product users, manufacturers, and product 
     sellers;
       (2) placing reasonable limits on damages over and above the 
     actual damages suffered by a claimant;
       (3) ensuring the fair allocation of liability in civil 
     actions;
       (4) reducing the unacceptable costs and delays of our civil 
     justice system caused by excessive litigation which harm both 
     plaintiffs and defendants; and
       (5) establishing greater fairness, rationality, and 
     predictability in the civil justice system.
                   TITLE I--PRODUCT LIABILITY REFORM

     SEC. 101. APPLICABILITY AND PREEMPTION.

       (a) Preemption.--This title governs any product liability 
     action brought in any State or Federal court, on any theory 
     for harm caused by a product. A civil action brought for 
     commercial loss shall be governed only by applicable 
     commercial or contract law.
       (b) Relationship to State Law.--This title supersedes State 
     law only to the extent that State law applies to an issue 
     covered by this title. Any issue that is not governed by this 
     title shall be governed by otherwise applicable State or 
     Federal law.

     SEC. 102. LIABILITY RULES APPLICABLE TO PRODUCT SELLERS.

       (a) General Rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), in 
     any product liability action, a product seller other than a 
     manufacturer shall be liable to a claimant for harm only if 
     the claimant establishes that--
       (1)(A) the product which allegedly caused the harm 
     complained of was sold by the

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     product seller; (B) the product seller failed to exercise 
     reasonable care with respect to the product; and (C) such 
     failure to exercise reasonable care was a proximate cause of 
     the claimant's harm; or
       (2)(A) the product seller made an express warranty 
     applicable to the product which allegedly caused the harm 
     complained of, independent of any express warranty made by a 
     manufacturer as to the same product; (B) the product failed 
     to conform to the warranty; and (C) the failure of the 
     product to conform to the warranty caused the claimant's 
     harm; or
       (3) the product seller engaged in intentional wrongdoing as 
     determined under applicable State law and such intentional 
     wrongdoing was a proximate cause of the harm complained of by 
     the claimant.
     For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), a product seller shall not 
     be considered to have failed to exercise reasonable care with 
     respect to the product based upon an alleged failure to 
     inspect a product where there was no reasonable opportunity 
     to inspect the product in a manner which would, in the 
     exercise of reasonable care, have revealed the aspect of the 
     product which allegedly caused the claimant's harm.
       (b) Exception.--In a product liability action, a product 
     seller shall be liable for harm to the claimant caused by 
     such product as if the product seller were the manufacturer 
     of such product if--
       (1) the manufacturer is not subject to service of process 
     under the laws of any State in which the action might have 
     been brought; or
       (2) the court determines that the claimant would be unable 
     to enforce a judgment against the manufacturer.
       (c) Rental and Leases.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, any person, except a person excluded from the 
     definition of product seller, engaged in the business of 
     renting or leasing a product shall be subject to liability 
     pursuant to subsection (a) of this section, but shall not be 
     liable to a claimant for the tortious act of another solely 
     by reason of ownership of such product.

     SEC. 103. DEFENSE BASED ON CLAIMANT'S USE OF INTOXICATING 
                   ALCOHOL OR DRUGS.

       (a) General Rule.--In any product liability action, it 
     shall be a complete defense to such action if--
       (1) the claimant was intoxicated or was under the influence 
     of intoxicating alcohol or any drug when the accident or 
     other event which resulted in such claimant's harm occurred; 
     and
       (2) the claimant, as a result of the influence of the 
     alcohol or drug, was more than 50 percent responsible for 
     such accident or other event.
       (b) Construction.--For purposes of subsection (a)--
       (1) the determination of whether a person was intoxicated 
     or was under the influence of intoxicating alcohol or any 
     drug shall be made pursuant to applicable State law; and
       (2) the term ``drug'' means any controlled substance as 
     defined in the Controlled Substances Act (21 U.S.C. 802(6)) 
     that has been taken by the claimant other than in accordance 
     with the terms of a lawfully issued prescription.

     SEC. 104. MISUSE OR ALTERATION.

       (a) General Rule.--In a product liability action, the 
     damages for which a defendant is otherwise liable under State 
     law shall be reduced by the percentage of responsibility for 
     the claimant's harm attributable to misuse or alteration of a 
     product by any person if the defendant establishes by a 
     preponderance of the evidence that such percentage of the 
     claimant's harm was proximately caused by--
       (1) a use or alteration of a product in violation of, or 
     contrary to, a defendant's express warnings or instructions 
     if the warnings or instructions are adequate as determined 
     pursuant to applicable State law, or
       (2) a use or alteration of a product involving a risk of 
     harm which was known or should have been known by the 
     ordinary person who uses or consumes the product with the 
     knowledge common to the class of persons who used or would be 
     reasonably anticipated to use the product.
       (b) Workplace Injury.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), the 
     damage for which a defendant is otherwise liable under State 
     law shall not be reduced by the percentage of responsibility 
     for the claimant's harm attributable to misuse or alteration 
     of the product by the claimant's employer or any co-employee 
     who is immune from suit by the claimant pursuant to the State 
     law applicable to workplace injuries.

     SEC. 105. FRIVOLOUS PLEADINGS.

       (a) General Rule.--
       (1) Signing of pleading.--The signing or verification of a 
     pleading in a product liability action in a State court 
     subject to this title constitutes a certificate that to the 
     signatory's or verifier's best knowledge, information, and 
     belief, formed after reasonable inquiry, the pleading is not 
     frivolous as determined under paragraph (2).
       (2) Definitions.--
       (A) For purposes of this section, a pleading is frivolous 
     if the pleading is--
       (i) groundless and brought in bad faith;
       (ii) groundless and brought for the purpose of harassment; 
     or
       (iii) groundless and interposed for any improper purpose, 
     such as to cause unnecessary delay or needless increase in 
     the cost of litigation.
       (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
     ``groundless'' means--
       (i) no basis in fact; or
       (ii) not warranted by existing law or a good faith argument 
     for the extension, modification, or reversal of existing law.
       (b) Determination That Pleading Frivolous.--
       (1) Motion for determination.--Not later than 60 days after 
     the date a pleading in a product liability action in a State 
     court is filed, a party to the action may make a motion that 
     the court determine if the pleading is frivolous.
       (2) Court action.--The court in a product liability action 
     in a State court shall on the motion of a party or on its own 
     motion determine if a pleading is frivolous.
       (c) Considerations.--In making its determination of whether 
     a pleading is frivolous, the court shall take into account--
       (1) the multiplicity of parties;
       (2) the complexity of the claims and defenses;
       (3) the length of time available to the party to 
     investigate and conduct discovery; and
       (4) affidavits, depositions, and any other relevant matter.
       (d) Sanction.--If the court determines that a pleading is 
     frivolous, the court shall impose an appropriate sanction on 
     the signatory or verifier of the pleading. The sanction may 
     include one or more of the following:
       (1) the striking of a pleading or the offending portion 
     thereof;
       (2) the dismissal of a party; or
       (3) an order to pay to a party who stands in opposition to 
     the offending pleading the amounts of the reasonable expenses 
     incurred because of the filing of the pleading, including 
     costs, reasonable attorney's fees, witness fees, fees of 
     experts, and deposition expenses.
       (e) Construction.--For purposes of this section--
       (1) a general denial does not constitute a frivolous 
     pleading; and
       (2) the amount requested for damages does not constitute a 
     frivolous pleading.

     SEC. 106. STATUTE OF REPOSE.

       (a) General Rule.--A product liability action shall be 
     barred unless the complaint is served and filed within 15 
     years of the date of delivery of the product to its first 
     purchaser or lessee, who was not engaged in the business of 
     selling or leasing the product or of using the product as a 
     component in the manufacture of another product.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a)--
       (1) does not bar a product liability action against a 
     defendant who made an express warranty in writing as to the 
     safety of the specific product involved which was longer than 
     15 years, but it will apply at the expiration of such 
     warranty,
       (2) does not apply to a physical illness the evidence of 
     which does not ordinarily appear less than 15 years after the 
     first exposure to the product, and
       (3) does not affect the limitations period established by 
     the General Aviation Revitalization Act of 1994.

     SEC. 107. FOREIGN PRODUCTS.

       (a) General Rule.--In any product liability action for 
     injury that was sustained in the United States and that 
     relates to the purchase or use of a product manufactured 
     outside the United States by a foreign manufacturer, the 
     Federal court in which such action is brought shall have 
     jurisdiction over such manufacturer if the manufacturer knew 
     or reasonably should have known that the product would be 
     imported for sale or use in the United States.
       (b) Admission.--If in any product liability action a 
     foreign manufacturer of the product involved in such action 
     fails to furnish any testimony, document, or other thing upon 
     a duly issued discovery order by the court in such action, 
     such failure shall be deemed an admission of any fact with 
     respect to which the discovery order relates.
       (c) Process.--Process in an action described in subsection 
     (a) may be served wherever the foreign manufacturer is 
     located, has an agent, or transacts business.

     SEC. 108. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title:
       (1) The term ``claimant'' means any person who brings a 
     product liability action and any person on whose behalf such 
     an action is brought. If such an action is brought through or 
     on behalf of an estate, the term includes the claimant's 
     decedent. If such action is brought through or on behalf of a 
     minor or incompetent, the term includes the claimant's legal 
     guardian.
       (2) The term ``commercial loss'' means any loss of or 
     damage to a product itself incurred in the course of the 
     ongoing business enterprise consisting of providing goods or 
     services for compensation.
       (3) The term ``economic loss'' means any pecuniary loss 
     resulting from harm (including the loss of earnings, medical 
     expense loss, replacement services loss, loss due to death, 
     and burial costs) to the extent recovery for such loss is 
     allowed under applicable State law.
       (4) The term ``harm'' means any physical injury, illness, 
     disease, or death or damage to property caused by a product. 
     The term does not include commercial loss or loss or damage 
     to a product itself.
       (5) The term ``manufacturer'' means--
       (A) any person who is engaged in a business to produce, 
     create, make, or construct any product (or component part of 
     a product) and who (i) designs or formulates the product (or 
     component part of the product), (ii) has engaged another 
     person to design or formulate the product (or component part 
     of the product), or (iii) uses the design or formulation of 
     the product developed by another person;

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       (B) a product seller of the product who, before placing the 
     product in the stream of commerce--
       (i) designs or formulates or has engaged another person to 
     design or formulate an aspect of the product after the 
     product was initially made by another, or
       (ii) produces, creates, makes, or constructs such aspect of 
     the product, or
       (C) any product seller not described in subparagraph (B) 
     which holds itself out as a manufacturer to the user of the 
     product.
       (6) The term ``noneconomic loss'' means subjective, 
     nonmonetary loss resulting from harm, including pain, 
     suffering, inconvenience, mental suffering, emotional 
     distress, loss of society and companionship, loss of 
     consortium, injury to reputation, and humiliation.
       (7) The term ``person'' means any individual, corporation, 
     company, association, firm, partnership, society, joint stock 
     company, or any other entity (including any governmental 
     entity).
       (8)(A) The term ``product'' means any object, substance, 
     mixture, or raw material in a gaseous, liquid, or solid state 
     which--
       (i) is capable of delivery itself or as an assembled whole, 
     in a mixed or combined state, or as a component part or 
     ingredient;
       (ii) is produced for introduction into trade or commerce;
       (iii) has intrinsic economic value; and
       (iv) is intended for sale or lease to persons for 
     commercial or personal use.
       (B) The term does not include--
       (i) human tissue, human organs, human blood, and human 
     blood products; or
       (ii) electricity, water delivered by a utility, natural 
     gas, or steam.
       (9) The term ``product liability action'' means a civil 
     action brought on any theory for harm caused by a product or 
     product use.
       (10) The term ``product seller'' means a person who, in the 
     course of a business conducted for that purpose, sells, 
     distributes, rents, leases, prepares, blends, packages, 
     labels a product, is otherwise involved in placing a product 
     in the stream of commerce, or installs, repairs, or maintains 
     the harm-causing aspect of a product. The term does not 
     include--
       (A) a seller or lessor of real property;
       (B) a provider of professional services in any case in 
     which the sale or use of a product is incidental to the 
     transaction and the essence of the transaction is the 
     furnishing of judgment, skill, or services; or
       (C) any person who--
       (i) acts in only a financial capacity with respect to the 
     sale of a product; or
       (ii) leases a product under a lease arrangement in which 
     the selection, possession, maintenance, and operation of the 
     product are controlled by a person other than the lessor.
       (11) The term ``State'' means any State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
     American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the 
     United States, or any political subdivision of any of the 
     foregoing.
    TITLE II--LIMITATION ON SPECULATIVE AND ARBITRARY DAMAGE AWARDS

     SEC. 201. PUNITIVE DAMAGES AS PENALTY IN CIVIL ACTIONS.

       (a) General Rule.--Punitive damages may, to the extent 
     permitted by applicable State law, be awarded in any civil 
     action for harm in any Federal or State court against a 
     defendant if the claimant establishes by clear and convincing 
     evidence that the harm suffered was result of conduct--
       (1) specifically intended to cause harm, or
       (2) conduct manifesting a conscious, flagrant indifference 
     to the rights or safety of others.
       (b) Proportional Awards.--The amount of punitive damages 
     that may be awarded in any civil action subject to this title 
     shall not exceed 3 times the amount of damages awarded to the 
     claimant for economic loss, or $250,000, whichever is 
     greater. This section shall be applied by the court and shall 
     not be disclosed to the jury.
       (c) Applicability.--Except as provided in section 401, this 
     section shall apply to any civil action brought in any 
     Federal or State court on any theory where punitive damages 
     are sought. This section does not create a cause of action 
     for punitive damages. This section does not preempt or 
     supersede any State or Federal law to the extent that such 
     law would further limit the award of punitive damages.
       (d) Bifurcation.--At the request of any party, the trier of 
     fact shall consider in a separate proceeding whether punitive 
     damages are to be awarded and the amount of such award. If a 
     separate proceeding is requested, evidence relevant only to 
     the claim of punitive damages, as determined by applicable 
     State law, shall be inadmissible in any proceeding to 
     determine whether compensatory damages are to be awarded.
       (e) Considerations.--In determining the amount of punitive 
     damages, the trier of fact shall consider all relevant, 
     admissible evidence, including--
       (1) the severity of the harm caused by the conduct of the 
     defendant,
       (2) the duration of the conduct or any concealment of it by 
     the defendant,
       (3) the profitability of the specific conduct that caused 
     the harm to the defendant,
       (4) the number of products sold, the frequency of services 
     provided, or the type of activities conducted by the 
     defendant of the kind causing the harm complained of by the 
     claimant,
       (5) awards of punitive damages to persons similarly 
     situated to the claimant,
       (6) possibility of prospective awards of compensatory 
     damages to persons similarly situated to the claimant,
       (7) any criminal penalties imposed on the defendant as a 
     result of the conduct complained of by the claimant,
       (8) the amount of any civil and administrative fines and 
     penalties assessed against the defendant as a result of the 
     conduct complained of by the claimant, and
       (9) whether the foregoing considerations have been a factor 
     in any prior proceeding involving the defendant.
       (f) Drugs and Devices.--
       (1)(A) Punitive damages shall not be awarded against a 
     manufacturer or product seller of a drug (as defined in 
     section 201(g)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 321(g)(1)) or medical device (as defined in 
     section 201(h) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 321(h)) which caused the claimant's harm where--
       (i) such drug or device was subject to premarket approval 
     by the Food and Drug Administration with respect to the 
     safety of the formulation or performance of the aspect of 
     such drug or device which caused the claimant's harm or the 
     adequacy of the packaging or labeling of such drug or device, 
     and such drug was approved by the Food and Drug 
     Administration; or
       (ii) the drug is generally recognized as safe and effective 
     pursuant to conditions established by the Food and Drug 
     Administration and applicable regulations, including 
     packaging and labeling regulations.
       (B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply in any case in which 
     the defendant, before or after premarket approval of a drug 
     or device--
       (i) intentionally and wrongfully withheld from or 
     misrepresented to the Food and Drug Administration 
     information concerning such drug or device required to be 
     submitted under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 
     U.S.C. 301 et seq.) or section 351 of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 262) that is material and relevant to 
     the harm suffered by the claimant, or
       (ii) made an illegal payment to an official or employee of 
     the Food and Drug Administration for the purpose of securing 
     or maintaining approval of such drug or device.
       (2) Packaging.--In a product liability action for harm 
     which is alleged to relate to the adequacy of the packaging 
     (or labeling relating to such packaging) of a drug which is 
     required to have tamper-resistant packaging under regulations 
     of the Secretary of Health and Human Services (including 
     labeling regulations related to such packaging), the 
     manufacturer of the drug shall not be held liable for 
     punitive damages unless the drug is found by the court by 
     clear and convincing evidence to be substantially out of 
     compliance with such regulations.

     SEC. 202. FAIR SHARE RULE FOR NONECONOMIC DAMAGE AWARDS.

       (a) Fair Share of Liability Imposed According to Share of 
     Fault.--In any product liability or other civil action 
     brought in State or Federal court, a defendant shall be 
     liable only for the amount of noneconomic damages 
     attributable to such defendant in direct proportion to such 
     defendant's share of fault or responsibility for the 
     claimant's actual damages, as determined by the trier of 
     fact. In all such cases, the liability of a defendant for 
     noneconomic damages shall be several and not joint.
       (b) Applicability.--Except as provided in section 402, this 
     section shall apply to any product liability or other civil 
     action brought in any Federal or State court on any theory 
     where noneconomic damages are sought. This section does not 
     preempt or supersede any State or Federal law to the extent 
     that such law would further limit the application of the 
     theory of joint liability to any kind of damages.

     SEC. 203. LIMITATION ON NONECONOMIC DAMAGES IN HEALTH CARE 
                   LIABILITY ACTIONS.

       (a) Maximum Award of Noneconomic Damages.--In any health 
     care liability action, in addition to actual damages or 
     punitive damages, or both, a claimant may also be awarded 
     noneconomic damages, including damages awarded to compensate 
     injured feelings, such as pain and suffering and emotional 
     distress. The maximum amount of such damages that may be 
     awarded to a claimant shall be $250,000. Such maximum amount 
     shall apply regardless of the number of parties against whom 
     the action is brought, and regardless of the number of claims 
     or actions brought with respect to the health care injury. An 
     award for future noneconomic damages shall not be discounted 
     to present value. The jury shall not be informed about the 
     limitation on noneconomic damages, but an award for 
     noneconomic damages in excess of $250,000 shall be reduced 
     either before the entry of judgment or by amendment of the 
     judgment after entry. An award of damages for noneconomic 
     losses in excess of $250,000 shall be reduced to $250,000 
     before accounting for any other reduction in damages required 
     by law. If separate awards of damages for past and future 
     noneconomic damages are rendered and the combined award 
     exceeds $250,000, the award of damages for future noneconomic 
     losses shall be reduced first.
       (b) Applicability.--Except as provided in section 401, this 
     section shall apply to any health care liability action 
     brought in any Federal or State court on any theory or 
     pursuant to any alternative dispute resolution process where 
     noneconomic damages are sought. This section does not create 
     a cause of action for noneconomic damages. This section does 
     not preempt or supersede any

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     State or Federal law to the extent that such law would 
     further limit the award of noneconomic damages. This section 
     does not preempt any State law enacted before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act that places a cap on the total 
     liability in a health care liability action.
       (c) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) The term ``claimant'' means any person who asserts a 
     health care liability claim or brings a health care liability 
     action, including a person who asserts or claims a right to 
     legal or equitable contribution, indemnity or subrogation, 
     arising out of a health care liability claim or action, and 
     any person on whose behalf such a claim is asserted or such 
     an action is brought, whether deceased, incompetent or a 
     minor.
       (2) The term ``economic loss'' has the same meaning as 
     defined at section 204(4).
       (3) The term ``health care liability action'' means a civil 
     action brought in a State or Federal court or pursuant to any 
     alternative dispute resolution process, against a health care 
     provider, an entity which is obligated to provide or pay for 
     health benefits under any health plan (including any person 
     or entity acting under a contract or arrangement to provide 
     or administer any health benefit), or the manufacturer, 
     distributor, supplier, marketer, promoter, or seller of a 
     medical product, in which the claimant alleges a claim 
     (including third party claims, cross claims, counter claims, 
     or distribution claims) based upon the provision of (or the 
     failure to provide or pay for) health care services or the 
     use of a medical product, regardless of the theory of 
     liability on which the claim is based, or the number of 
     plaintiffs, or defendants or causes of action.

     SEC. 204. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title:
       (1) The term ``actual damages'' means damages awarded to 
     pay for economic loss.
       (2) The term ``claimant'' means any person who brings a 
     civil action and any person on whose behalf such an action is 
     brought. If such action is brought through or on behalf of an 
     estate, the term includes the claimant's decedent. If such 
     action is brought through or on behalf of a minor or 
     incompetent, the term includes the claimant's legal guardian.
       (3) The term ``clear and convincing evidence'' is that 
     measure or degree of proof that will produce in the mind of 
     the trier of fact a firm belief or conviction as to the truth 
     of the allegations sought to be established. The level of 
     proof required to satisfy such standard is more than that 
     required under preponderance of the evidence, but less than 
     that required for proof beyond a reasonable doubt.
       (4) The term ``economic loss'' means any pecuniary loss 
     resulting from harm (including the loss of earnings, medical 
     expense loss, replacement services loss, loss due to death, 
     and burial costs), to the extent recovery for such loss is 
     allowed under applicable State law.
       (5) The term ``harm'' means any legally cognizable wrong or 
     injury for which punitive damages may be imposed.
       (6) The term ``noneconomic damages'' means damages other 
     than punitive damages or actual damages.
       (7) The term ``punitive damages'' means damages awarded 
     against any person or entity to punish or deter such person 
     or entity, or others, from engaging in similar behavior in 
     the future.
       (8) The term ``State'' means any State of the United 
     States, the District of Columbia, Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, the Northern Mariana Islands, the Virgin Islands, Guam, 
     American Samoa, and any other territory or possession of the 
     United States, or any political subdivision of any of the 
     foregoing.
                   TITLE III--BIOMATERIALS SUPPLIERS

     SEC. 301. LIABILITY OF BIOMATERIALS SUPPLIERS.

       A biomaterials supplier may, to the extent required and 
     permitted by any other applicable law, be liable for harm to 
     a claimant caused by a medical device, only if the claimant 
     in a product liability action shows that the conduct of the 
     biomaterials supplier was an actual and proximate cause of 
     the harm to the claimant and--
       (1) the raw materials or component parts delivered by the 
     biomaterials supplier either--
       (A) did not constitute the product described in the 
     contract between the biomaterials supplier and the person who 
     contracted for delivery of the product; or
       (B) failed to meet any specifications that were--
       (i) provided to the biomaterials supplier and not expressly 
     repudiated by the biomaterials supplier prior to acceptance 
     of delivery of the raw materials or component parts;
       (ii)(I) provided to the biomaterials supplier;
       (II) provided to the manufacturer by the biomaterials 
     supplier; or
       (III) contained in a master file that was submitted by the 
     biomaterials supplier to the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services and that is currently maintained by the biomaterials 
     supplier of purposes of premarket approval of medical 
     devices; or
       (iii)(I) included in the submissions for the purposes of 
     premarket approval or review by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services under section 510, 513, 515, or 520 of the 
     Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360, 360c, 
     360e, or 360j); and
       (II) have received clearance from the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services, if such specifications were provided by 
     the manufacturer to the biomaterials supplier and were not 
     expressly repudiated by the biomaterials supplier prior to 
     the acceptance by the raw materials or component parts;
       (2) the biomaterials supplier intentionally and wrongfully 
     withheld or misrepresented information that is material and 
     relevant to the harm suffered by the claimant; or
       (3) the biomaterials supplier had actual knowledge of 
     prospective fraudulent or malicious activities in the use of 
     its supplies where such activities are relevant to the harm 
     suffered by the claimant.

     SEC. 302. PROCEDURES FOR DISMISSAL OF CIVIL ACTIONS AGAINST 
                   BIOMATERIALS SUPPLIERS.

       (a) Motion To Dismiss.--
       (1) General rule.--Any biomaterials supplier who is a 
     defendant in any product liability action involving a medical 
     device which allegedly caused the harm for which the action 
     is brought and who did not take part in the design, 
     manufacture, or sale of such medical device may, at any time 
     during which a motion to dismiss may be filed under an 
     applicable law, move to dismiss the action on the grounds 
     that--
       (A) the claimant has failed to establish that the supplier 
     furnished raw materials or component parts in violation of 
     applicable contractual requirements or specifications agreed 
     to by the biomaterials supplier; or
       (B) the claimant has failed to comply with the requirements 
     of subsection (b).
       (2) Exception.--The biomaterials supplier may not move to 
     dismiss the action if--
       (A) the biomaterials supplier intentionally and wrongfully 
     withheld or misrepresented information that is material and 
     relevant to the harm suffered by the claimant; or
       (B) the biomaterials supplier had actual knowledge of 
     prospective fraudulent or malicious activities in the use of 
     its supplies where such activities are relevant to the harm 
     suffered by the claimant.
       (b) Manufacturer of Medical Device Shall Be Named a 
     Party.--The claimant shall be required to name the 
     manufacturer of the medical device to which the biomaterials 
     supplier furnished raw materials or component parts as a 
     party to the product liability action, unless--
       (1) the manufacturer is subject to service of process 
     solely in a jurisdiction in which the biomaterials supplier 
     is not domiciled or subject to a service of process; or
       (2) an action against the manufacturer is barred by 
     applicable law.
       (c) Proceedings on Motion to Dismiss.--The following rules 
     shall apply to any proceeding on a motion to dismiss filed 
     under this section:
       (1) Affidavits relating to status of defendant.--
       (A) Defendant affidavit.--The defendant in the action may 
     support a motion to dismiss by filing an affidavit 
     demonstrating that defendant is a biomaterials supplier and 
     that it is neither the manufacturer nor the product seller of 
     the medical device which caused the harm alleged by the 
     claimant.
       (B) Response to motion to dismiss.--In response to a motion 
     to dismiss described in this section, the claimant may submit 
     an affidavit demonstrating why it asserts that--
       (i) the defendant who filed the motion to dismiss is not a 
     biomaterials supplier with respect to the medical device 
     which caused the harm alleged by the claimant;
       (ii) on what basis it asserts that the supplier furnished 
     raw materials or component parts in violation of applicable 
     contractual requirements or specifications agreed to by the 
     biomaterials supplier;
       (iii) the biomaterials supplier intentionally and 
     wrongfully withheld or misrepresented information that is 
     material and relevant to the harm suffered by the claimant; 
     or
       (iv) the biomaterials supplier had actual knowledge of 
     prospective fraudulent or malicious activities in the use of 
     its supplies where such activities are relevant to the harm 
     suffered by the claimant.
       (2) Effect of motion to dismiss on discovery.--If a 
     defendant files a motion to dismiss, no discovery shall be 
     permitted in connection with the action that is the subject 
     of the motion, unless the affidavits submitted in accordance 
     with this section raise material issues of fact concerning 
     whether--
       (A) the supplier furnished raw materials or component parts 
     in violation of applicable contractual requirements or 
     specifications agreed to by the biomaterials supplier;
       (B) the biomaterials supplier intentionally and wrongfully 
     withheld or misrepresented information that is material and 
     relevant to the harm suffered by the claimant; or
       (C) the biomaterials supplier had actual knowledge of 
     prospective fraudulent or malicious activities in the use of 
     its supplies where such activities are relevant to the harm 
     suffered by the claimant.
     Any such discovery shall be limited solely to such material 
     facts.
       (3) Response to motion to dismiss.--The court shall rule on 
     the motion to dismiss solely on the basis of the affidavits 
     filed under this section and on the basis of any evidence 
     developed in the course of discovery under paragraph (2) and 
     subsequently submitted to the court in accordance with 
     applicable rules of evidence.
       (d) Attorney Fees.--The court shall require the claimant to 
     compensate the biomaterials supplier for attorney fees and 
     costs, if--
       (1) the claimant named or joined the biomaterials supplier; 
     and
       (2) the court found the claim against the biomaterials 
     supplier to be without merit and frivolous.

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     SEC. 303. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title:
       (1) The term ``biomaterials supplier'' means an entity that 
     directly or indirectly supplies, or licenses another person 
     to supply, a component part or raw material for use in the 
     manufacture of a medical device--
       (A) that is intended by the manufacturer of the device--
       (i) to be placed into a surgically or naturally formed or 
     existing cavity of the body for a period of at least 30 days; 
     or
       (ii) to remain in contact with bodily fluids of internal 
     human tissue through a surgically produced opening for a 
     period of less than 30 days; and
       (B) suture materials used in implant procedures.
       (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the term ``biomaterials 
     supplier'' excludes any person, with respect to a medical 
     device which is the subject of a product liability action--
       (A) who is engaged in the manufacture, preparation, 
     propagation, compounding, or processing (as defined in 
     section 510(a)(1) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 360(a)(1)) of the medical device, and has or 
     should have registered with the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services pursuant to section 510 of the Federal Food, Drug, 
     and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 360) and the regulations issued 
     under such section, and has or should have included the 
     medical device on a list of devices filed with the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services pursuant to section 510(j) of 
     such Act (21 U.S.C. 360(j)) and the regulations issued under 
     such section; or
       (B) who, in the course of a business conducted for that 
     purpose, has sold, distributed, leased, packaged, labeled, or 
     otherwise placed the implant in the stream of commerce after 
     it was manufactured.
       (3) The term ``harm'' means any physical injury, illness, 
     disease, or death or damage to property caused by a product. 
     The term does not include commercial loss or loss or damage 
     to a product itself.
       (4) The term ``product liability action'' means a civil 
     action brought on any theory for harm caused by a product or 
     product use.
         TITLE IV--LIMITATIONS ON APPLICABILITY; EFFECTIVE DATE

     SEC. 401. APPLICATION LIMITED TO INTERSTATE COMMERCE.

       Titles I, II, and III shall apply only to product liability 
     or other civil actions affecting interstate commerce. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, the term ``interstate 
     commerce'' means commerce among the several States or with 
     foreign nations, or in any territory of the United States or 
     in the District of Columbia, or between any such territory 
     and another, or between any such territory and any State or 
     foreign nation, or between the District of Columbia and any 
     State or territory or foreign nation.

     SEC. 402. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW.

       Nothing in title I, II, or III shall be construed to--
       (1) waive or affect any defense of sovereign immunity 
     asserted by any State under any law;
       (2) supersede any Federal law;
       (3) waive or affect any defense of sovereign immunity 
     asserted by the United States;
       (4) affect the applicability of any provision of chapter 97 
     of title 28, United States Code;
       (5) preempt State choice-of-law rules with respect to 
     claims brought by a foreign nation or a citizen of a foreign 
     nation; or
       (6) affect the right of any court to transfer venue or to 
     apply the law of a foreign nation or to dismiss a claim of a 
     foreign nation or of a citizen of a foreign nation on the 
     ground of inconvenient forum.

     SEC. 403. FEDERAL CAUSE OF ACTION PRECLUDED.

       The district courts of the United States shall not have 
     jurisdiction pursuant to this Act based on section 1331 or 
     1337 of title 28, United States Code.

     SEC. 404. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Titles I, II, and III shall apply with respect to actions 
     which are commenced after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. GORDON moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on the 
Judiciary with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendment:

       Add at the end of the bill the following:

     SEC. 404. SERVICE OF PROCESS.

       This Act shall not apply to a product liability action 
     unless the manufacturer of the product or component part has 
     appointed an agent in the United States for service of 
     process from anywhere in the United States.
       Change the limit in section 201 on punitive damages to the 
     following: ``3 times the amount of damages awarded to the 
     claimant for the economic loss on which the claimant's action 
     is based, or $1,000,000, whichever is greater''.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. GORDON demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

195

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

231

para.42.8                    [Roll No. 228]

                                AYES--195

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--231

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder

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     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Cubin
     Jefferson
     Kanjorski
     McIntosh
     Moakley
     Rangel
     Torricelli
     Towns
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CONYERS demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

265

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

161

para.42.9                    [Roll No. 229]

                                AYES--265

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--161

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     King
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Chambliss
     Cubin
     Gibbons
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     McIntosh
     Rangel
     Towns
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.42.10  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. HYDE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill, the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, cross references, 
and to make other technical corrections.

para.42.11  appointment of additional conferees--s. 244

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, by unanimous consent and pursuant 
to clause 6(f) of rule X, announced the appointment of the following 
Members as additional conferees on the part of the House to the 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the House to the bill of the Senate (S. 244) to further 
the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to have Federal agencies become 
more responsible and publicly accountable for reducing the burden of 
Federal paperwork on the public, and for other purposes: Mrs. Collins of 
Illinois, Messrs. Peterson of Minnesota and Wise.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.42.12  committee funding

  Mr. THOMAS, by direction of the Committee on House Oversight, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-74) the privileged resolution (H. Res. 107) providing 
amounts for the expenses of certain committees of the House of 
Representatives in the One Hundred Fourth Congress.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.42.13  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Economic and Educational Opportunities was granted permission until 5:00 
p.m. today to file a report (Rept. No. 104-74) on the bill (H.R. 999) to 
establish a single, consolidated source of Federal child care funding; 
to establish a program to provide block grants to States to provide 
nutrition assistance to economically disadvantaged individuals and 
families and to establish a program to provide block grants to States to 
provide school-based food services to students; to restrict alien 
eligibility for certain education, training, and other programs; and for 
other purposes.

para.42.14  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 2 
o'clock p.m. on Monday, March 13, 1995.

para.42.15  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, March 13, 1995, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 1995, for ``morning 
hour'' debates.

[[Page 373]]

para.42.16  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, March 
15, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.42.17  certain employee transfers

  Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 113):

       Resolved, That (a)(1) the two statutory positions specified 
     in paragraph (2) are transferred from the House Republican 
     Conference to the majority leader.
       (2) The positions referred to in paragraph (1) are--
       (A) the position established by section 102(a)(2) of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988, as contained in 
     section 101(i) of Public Law 100-202; and
       (B) the position established by section 102(a)(2) of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990.
       (b)(1) The two statutory positions specified in paragraph 
     (2) are transferred from the majority leader to the House 
     Republican Conference.
       (2) The positions referred to in paragraph (1) are--
       (A) the position established for the chief deputy majority 
     whip by subsection (a) of the first section of House 
     Resolution 393. Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to March 31, 
     1977, as enacted into permanent law by section 115 of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 74a-3); 
     and
       (B) the position established for the chief deputy majority 
     whip by section 102(a)(4) of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1990;

     both of which positions were transferred to the majority 
     leader by House Resolution 10, One Hundred Fourth Congress, 
     agreed to January 5 (legislative day, January 4), 1995.
       Sec. 2. (a)(1) The two statutory positions specified in 
     paragraph (2) are transferred from the Democratic Steering 
     and Policy Committee to the minority leader.
       (2) The positions referred to in paragraph (1) are--
       (A) one of the two positions established by section 
     103(a)(1) of the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1986; 
     and
       (B) the position established by section 102(a)(1) of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1988, as contained in 
     section 101(i) of Public Law 100-202.
       (b)(1) The two statutory positions specified in paragraph 
     (2) are transferred from the minority leader to the 
     Democratic Steering and Policy Committee.
       (2) The positions referred to in paragraph (1) are--
       (A) the position establish by section 102(a)(3) of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1990; and
       (B) the position established by paragraph 2. (a) of House 
     Resolution 690, Eighty-ninth Congress, agreed to January 26, 
     1966, as enacted into permanent law by section 103 of the 
     Legislative Branch Appropriation Act, 1967.
       Sec. 3. (a) Upon the enactment of this section into 
     permanent law, the amendment made by subsection (b) shall 
     take effect.
       (b) Subsection (a) of the first section of House Resolution 
     393, Ninety-fifth Congress, agreed to March 31, 1977, as 
     enacted into permanent law by section 115 of the Legislative 
     Branch Appropriation Act, 1978 (2 U.S.C. 74a-3) is amended by 
     striking out ``Chief majority whip'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``chief deputy majority whip''. 

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  And then,

para.42.18  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FOX, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed 
to, at 2 o'clock and 35 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 2 
o'clock p.m. on Monday, March 13, 1995.

para.42.19  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. THOMAS: Committee on House Oversight. House Resolution 
     107. Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of certain 
     committees of the House of Representatives in the 104th 
     Congress; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-74). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities. H.R. 999. A bill to establish a single, 
     consolidated source of Federal child care funding; to 
     establish a program to provide block grants to States to 
     provide nutrition assistance to economically disadvantaged 
     individuals and families and to establish a program to 
     provide block grants to States to provide school-based food 
     services to students; to restrict alien eligibility for 
     certain education, training, and other programs; and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-75, Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.

para.42.20  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mrs. 
             Morella):
       H.R. 1201. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     prohibit health insurance discrimination with respect to 
     victims of domestic violence; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Yates, Mr. Clay, Mr. Beilenson, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Lowey, 
             Mr. Wilson, Mr. Torres, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Porter, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Coyne, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1202. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit interstate-connected conduct relating to exotic 
     animals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Allard, 
             Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. LaHood):
       H.R. 1203. A bill to provide an exemption for small cargo 
     tank vehicles of 3,500 gallons or less, transporting 
     petroleum products, from certain hazardous material 
     transportation regulations; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 1204. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to substitute references to children born out of wedlock 
     for references to illegitimate children in the definition of 
     child; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HILLIARD:
       H.R. 1205. A bill to transfer to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture jurisdiction over the research and 
     experimentation program to develop methods for the commercial 
     production of fish in shallow reservoirs and flooded rice 
     lands and to transfer the experiment station in Marion, AL, 
     established as part of the program; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. 
             Oberstar):
       H.R. 1206. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency to conduct at least three demonstration 
     projects involving promising technologies and practices to 
     remedy contaminated sediments in the Great Lakes system and 
     to authorize the Administrator to provide technical 
     information and assistance on technologies and practices for 
     remediation of contaminated sediments, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 1207. A bill to revise the master plan of Voyageurs 
     National Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. OXLEY:
       H.R. 1208. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide for increased fairness and competition 
     in elections for Federal office; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. QUINN (for himself and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 1209. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to coordinate and promote Great Lakes activities, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, and 
             Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 1210. A bill to amend the Railway Labor Act concerning 
     the applicability of requirements of that act to U.S. air 
     carriers and flight crews engaged in flight operations 
     outside the United States; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 1211. A bill to amend the Community Reinvestment Act 
     of 1977 to enhance the availability of investment capital for 
     low- and moderate-income housing in low- and moderate-income 
     neighborhoods; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mrs. SMITH of Washington (for herself, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Herger,  and Mr. Collins of Georgia):
       H.R. 1212. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to revise the estate and gift taxes in order to preserve 
     American family enterprise, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 1213. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make S corporations eligible for the rules applicable 
     to real property subdivided for sale by noncorporate 
     taxpayers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.J. Res. 78. Joint resolution to grant the consent of the 
     Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-
     State Development Agency by the States of Missouri and 
     Illinois; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wynn, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Moran):
       H. Con. Res. 38. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box 
     Derby; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ARMEY (for himself and Mr. Gephardt):
       H. Res. 113. Resolution providing for the transfer of 
     certain employee positions; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H. Res. 114. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the United States should support 
     peace and stability in the South China Sea; to the Committee 
     on International Relations. 

para.42.21  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 55: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Mineta.
       H.R. 103: Ms. Lowey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. de la Garza, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Mineta and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 467: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Blute, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Lewis 
     of Kentucky, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 494: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Beilenson.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota and Mr. Torricelli.
       H.R. 560: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 592: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 704: Mr. Zimmer and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 705: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packwood, and Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana.
       H.R. 708: Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Zimmer, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 726: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 763: Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Parker, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Towns, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
     Metcalf, and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 771: Mr. Klug, Mr. Evans, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 782: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Bryant of 
     Tennessee.
       H.R. 786: Miss Collins of Michigan and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 797: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 803: Mr. Zimmer, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Bono, Mr. Calvert, 
     Mr. Dreier, Mr. Horn, Mr. Kim, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Radanovich, 
     Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, and Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 858: Mr. Borski, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Mr. Olver, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Davis, Mr. Farr, and 
     Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 894: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 895: Mr. Parker and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 899: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Evans, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. Kasich, 
     Ms. Furse, Mr. Luther, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
     Houghton, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 940: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 952: Mr. Kingston, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Gallegly and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1002: Mr. Cox, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington, Mr. Bevill, and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1003: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Frost, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Gillmor, Mr. Williams, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. 
     Molinari, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1033: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Schumer, and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1045: Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
     LaHood, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Weller, Mr. Barton 
     of Texas, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 1055: Ms. Velazquez and Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Baker of California and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 1103: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 1118: Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
     Lucas, and Mr. Baker of California.
       H.R. 1129: Ms. Rivers and Mr. Browder.
       H.R. 1194: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.J. Res. 64: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, and Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana.
       H.J. Res. 76: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Davis, 
     Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Bono, and Mr. Talent.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Roberts.
       H. Res. 21: Mr. Talent.

para.42.22  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions 

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H. Con. Res. 5: Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 24: Mr. Fox.



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                       MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1995 (43)

para.43.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. JONES, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 13, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Walter B. Jones, Jr. to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.43.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. JONES, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, March 10, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.43.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       524. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the annual report of the Reserve Forces Policy Board for 
     fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 113(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       525. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Turkey 
     (Transmittal No. 13-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       526. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a Memorandum of 
     Justification for Presidential Determination on drawdown of 
     Department of Defense commodities and services to support the 
     Palestinian police force to carry out its responsibilities, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2348a; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       527. A letter for the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112B(A); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       528. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     38, United States Code, and other statutes, to extend VA's 
     authority to operate various programs, collect copayments 
     associated with provision of medical benefits, and obtain 
     reimbursement from insurance companies for care furnished; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       529. A letter from the Comptroller of the Currency, 
     transmitting the annual report of consumer complaints filed 
     against national banks and the disposition of those 
     complaints; jointly, to the Committees on Banking and 
     Financial Services and Commerce.
       530. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the annual report regarding the 
     accessibility standards issued, revised, amended, or repealed 
     under the Architectural Barriers Act of 1968, as amended, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 4151; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       531. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for certain maritime 
     programs of the Department of Transportation, and for other 
     purposes; jointly, to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and National Security.
       532. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the 
     guarantee fee provisions of the Federal Ship Mortgage 
     Insurance Program in the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as 
     amended; jointly, to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and National Security.
       533. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the 
     Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended, to revitalize the 
     United States-flag merchant marine, and for other purposes; 
     jointly, to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and National Security.

para.43.4  submission of conference report--s. 1

  Mr. CLINGER submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-76) on the 
bill of the Senate (S. 1) to curb the practice of imposing unfunded 
Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the 
partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal 
governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration 
by Congress of Federal mandates on State, local, and tribal governments 
without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential 
governmental prior

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ities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays the costs incurred 
by those governments in complying with certain requirements under 
Federal statues and regulations, and for other purposes; together with a 
statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.
  And then,

para.43.5  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. MILLER of California, pursuant to the special order 
agreed to on Friday, March 10, 1995, at 3 o'clock and 16 minutes p.m., 
the House adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 14, 1995.

para.43.6  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. CLINGER: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     S. 1. An act to curb the practice of imposing unfunded 
     Federal mandates on States and local governments; to 
     strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and 
     State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, 
     in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal 
     mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without 
     adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other 
     essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the 
     Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those 
     governments in complying with certain requirements under 
     Federal statutes and regulations; and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 104-76). Ordered to be printed.

para.43.7  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. 
             Roberts):
       H.R. 1214. A bill to help children by reforming the 
     Nation's welfare system to promote work, marriage, and 
     personal responsibility; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, Agriculture, Commerce, the Judiciary, National 
     Security, and Government Reform and Oversight, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 1215. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to strengthen the American family and create jobs; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLILEY:
       H.R. 1216. A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to 
     provide for the privatization of the U.S. Enrichment 
     Corporation; to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 1217. A bill to amend parts B and C of title XVIII of 
     the Social Security Act to extend certain savings provisions 
     under the Medicare Program, as incorporated in the budget 
     submitted by the President for fiscal year 1996; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
       H.R. 1218. A bill to extend the authority of the Federal 
     Communications Commission to use competitive bidding in 
     granting licenses and permits; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. KASICH:
       H.R. 1219. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 and the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control 
     Act of 1985 to extend and reduce the discretionary spending 
     limits, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Budget, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LATHAM:
       H.R. 1220. A bill to establish a temporary moratorium on 
     the delineation of new wetlands until enactment of a law that 
     is the successor to the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
     Trade Act of 1990, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

para.43.8  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 29: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 117: Mr. Heineman and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 678: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 902: Mr. McCrery and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Serrano and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 969: Mr. Yates, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Bryant 
     of Texas, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Evans, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Wyden, 
     and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Stupak and Mr. Berman.
       H.J. Res. 61: Mr. Bunn of Oregon.
       H.J. Res. 70: Mr. Scott, Mr. Tucker, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. 
     Waters, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Flake, Mrs. Clayton, 
     Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, 
     and Mr. Fattah.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Ney and Mr. Crapo. 



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                      TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1995 (44)

para.44.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, 
at 12:30 p.m., who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 14, 1995.
  I hereby designate the Honorable Christopher Shays to act as Speaker 
pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January 4, 
1995 and Thursday, February 16, 1995, Members were recognized for 
``morning hour'' debates.

para.44.2  recess--1:13 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2 o'clock p.m.

para.44.3  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.44.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, March 13, 1995.
  Mr. HASTERT, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HASTERT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until 5 p.m. today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.44.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       534. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act which occurred in the Department of the Air Force, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       535. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Secretary's 
     determination and certification regarding Government actions 
     to terminate chemical weapons proliferation activities of 
     foreign persons, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. app. 2410c(b)(2); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       536. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistant Agency, transmitting notification concerning a 
     cooperative research and development effort with the NATO 
     Hawk Production and Logistics Organization for the fire 
     direction operations center project (Transmittal No. 03-95), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2676(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       537. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     engineering and manufacturing development [EMD] phase of the 
     Evolved Seasparrow Missile Program (Transmittal No. 04-95), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       538. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-27, ``Air 
     Pollution Control Program Regulations Federal Conformity 
     Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       539. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-28, ``Government 
     Managers Accountability Amendment Act of 1995'', pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       540. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-26, ``Foreign 
     Physicians of Conceded Eminence University, Hospital, and 
     Medical Centers Practices Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       541. A letter from the Director, Audit Operations, Division 
     B, Department of Veterans

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     Affairs, transmitting the Department's final report, ``Review 
     of VA's Implementation of the Anti-Influencing Requirements 
     of Public Law 101-121,'' pursuant to Public Law 101-121, 
     section 319(a)(1) (103 Stat. 753); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       542. A letter from the Executive Director, Pension Benefit 
     Guaranty Corporation, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       543. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       544. A letter from the Boy Scouts of America, transmitting 
     the Boy Scouts of America 1994 report to the Nation, pursuant 
     to 36 U.S.C. 28; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       545. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting three reports on sentencing issues; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       546. A letter from the Deputy Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting an informational copy 
     of the space situation report for Cambria County, PA, 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 606(a); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.44.6  house review panel of the office of fair employment practices

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of rule LI, appointed to the 
Review Panel of the Office of Fair Employment Practices, Ms. Elizabeth 
Haas, Legal Counsel, Office of the Clerk, and Mr. Randy Johnson, 
Workplace Policy Coordinator, Committee on Economic and Educational 
Opportunities; both employees of the House of Representatives.

para.44.7  alaska native claims settlement

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
402) to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. YOUNG of Alaska and 
Mr. STUDDS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.44.8  cook inlet region purchase of common stock

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
421) to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide for the 
purchase of common stock of Cook Inlet Region, and for other purposes; 
as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. YOUNG of Alaska and 
Mr. STUDDS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.44.9  sea of okhotsk fisheries enforcement

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
715) to amend the Central Bering Sea Fisheries Enforcement Act of 1992, 
to prohibit fishing in the Central Sea of Okhotsk by vessels and nations 
of the United States.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. YOUNG of Alaska and 
Mr. STUDDS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.44.10  great western scenic trail designation

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 531) to 
designate the Great Western Scenic Trail and as a study trail under the 
National Trails System Act, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
RICHARDSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. RICHARDSON demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.44.11  minor boundary adjustments and park amendments

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 694) 
entitled the ``Minor Boundary Adjustments and Miscellaneous Park 
Amendments Act of 1995''; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
RICHARDSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. RICHARDSON demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.44.12  walnut canyon national monument

  Mr. HAYWORTH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 562) 
to modify the boundaries of Walnut Canyon National Monument in the State 
of Arizona; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. HAYWORTH and Mr. 
RICHARDSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. RICHARDSON demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.44.13  delaware water gap recreation area vehicle fees

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 536) to 
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tend indefinitely the authority of the Secretary of the Interior to 
collect a commercial operation fee in the Delaware Water Gap National 
Recreation Area, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
RICHARDSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. RICHARDSON demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.44.14  chacoan outliers protection

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 517) to 
amend title V of Public Law 96-550, designating the Chaco Culture 
Archeological Protection Sites, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
RICHARDSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HANSEN demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.44.15  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                Congress of the United States,

                                                    March 9, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, the Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Newt: This is to formally notify you pursuant to Rule 
     L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has received 
     a subpoena for testimony and documents concerning constituent 
     casework. The subpoena was issued by the Superior court for 
     the Judicial District of Fairfield County in the State of 
     Connecticut.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                Christopher Shays,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.44.16  recess--4:18 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 18 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para.44.17  after recess--5:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, called the House to order.

para.44.18  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Monday, March 13, 1995.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para.44.19  h.r. 531--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 531) to designate the Great Western Scenic Trail 
and as a study trail under the National Trails System Act, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

400

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

15

para.44.20                   [Roll No. 230]

                                YEAS--400

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--15

     Brownback
     Christensen
     Coble
     Cooley
     Crane
     Ganske
     Johnson, Sam
     Manzullo
     Roemer

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     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Taylor (MS)
     Tiahrt

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Becerra
     Bliley
     Coburn
     Collins (MI)
     Cubin
     de la Garza
     Dooley
     Farr
     Fields (LA)
     Gallegly
     Hall (OH)
     Hunter
     Lantos
     Mfume
     Rogers
     Schiff
     Smith (MI)
     Thurman
     Wolf
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.44.21  h.r. 694--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 694) entitled the ``Minor Boundary 
Adjustments and Miscellaneous Park Amendments Act of 1995''; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

337

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

83

para.44.22                   [Roll No. 231]

                                YEAS--337

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--83

     Archer
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Burton
     Callahan
     Camp
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Crane
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kingston
     Klug
     LaHood
     Laughlin
     Lewis (KY)
     Longley
     Manzullo
     McHugh
     Metcalf
     Montgomery
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Sensenbrenner
     Sisisky
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Becerra
     Bliley
     Coburn
     Collins (MI)
     Cubin
     de la Garza
     Dooley
     Farr
     Gallegly
     Hall (OH)
     Lantos
     Rogers
     Smith (MI)
     Thurman
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.44.23  h.r. 562--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 562) to modify the boundaries of 
Walnut Canyon National Monument in the State of Arizona; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

371

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

49

para.44.24                   [Roll No. 232]

                                YEAS--371

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich

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     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--49

     Ballenger
     Bartlett
     Brownback
     Burr
     Burton
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Cooley
     Crane
     Dornan
     Everett
     Ewing
     Foley
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Heineman
     Hoekstra
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Klug
     LaHood
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Manzullo
     McHugh
     Nussle
     Parker
     Petri
     Ramstad
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Sensenbrenner
     Solomon
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tiahrt
     Walker

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Becerra
     Bliley
     Coburn
     Collins (MI)
     Cubin
     Dooley
     Farr
     Gallegly
     Hall (OH)
     Lantos
     Molinari
     Reynolds
     Thurman
     Vucanovich
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.44.25  h.r. 536--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 536) to extend indefinitely the 
authority of the Secretary of the Interior to collect a commercial 
operation fee in the Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area, and 
for other purposes; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

401

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

22

para.44.26                   [Roll No. 233]

                                YEAS--401

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--22

     Callahan
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Cooley
     Everett
     Ewing
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hunter
     Johnson, Sam
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Myrick
     Pastor
     Pickett
     Roukema
     Scarborough
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Becerra
     Bliley
     Coburn
     Collins (MI)
     Cubin
     Dooley
     Farr
     Gallegly
     Hall (OH)
     Lantos
     Thurman
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read:  ``A bill 
to prohibit the use of Highway 209 within the Delaware Gap National 
Recreation Area by certain commercial vehicles, and for other 
purposes.''.

[[Page 380]]

  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.44.27  h.r. 517--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 517) to amend title V of Public Law 
96-550, designating the Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites, 
and for other purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

409

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

7

para.44.28                   [Roll No. 234]

                                YEAS--409

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NAYS--7

     Coble
     Cooley
     Dickey
     Ewing
     Hutchinson
     Scarborough
     Stump

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Becerra
     Bliley
     Coburn
     Collins (MI)
     Cubin
     Dooley
     Farr
     Flake
     Gallegly
     Hall (OH)
     Hancock
     Lantos
     Maloney
     McDermott
     Neal
     Rangel
     Thurman
     Waters
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.44.29  indian education technical amendment

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent, the bill of the 
Senate (S. 377) to amend a provision of part A of title IX of the 
Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; was taken from the 
Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.44.30  federal disaster relief

  On motion of Mr. EMERSON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure was discharged from further 
consideration of the following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 39):

       Whereas catastrophic natural disasters are occurring with 
     greater frequency, a trend that is likely to continue for 
     several decades according to prominent scientists;
       Whereas the Federal Government has responded to disasters 
     by appropriating relief funds, which provide only short-term 
     assistance to victims but long-term burdens to tax-payers; 
     and
       Whereas the increasing reliance on Federal disaster relief 
     has overshadowed the need to perform more comprehensive 
     disaster planning and rely on private insurance for 
     protection against disaster risks: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) persons who live in areas at high risk to natural 
     disasters should assume more responsibility for their actions 
     by insuring against such risks in order to minimize the 
     rising cost of Federal disaster relief;
       (2) sensible, cost-effective disaster mitigation programs 
     should be encouraged and enhanced at the State and local 
     level;
       (3) insurers should create a privately funded pooling 
     mechanism for the spreading of disaster risk in order to 
     encourage the continued availability and affordability of 
     private insurance in all parts of the Nation; and
       (4) a fundamental overhaul of Federal disaster policies 
     should be undertaken to reduce costs to tax-payers and 
     encourage more effective partnerships between the private 
     sector and government at all levels in anticipation of future 
     catastrophes.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.44.31  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. EMERSON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, 1995.

para.44.32  ringling brothers circus

  On motion of Mr. GILCHREST, by unanimous consent, the Committee on

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Transportation and Infrastructure was discharged from further 
consideration of the following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 34):

       Whereas Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 
     celebrates its 125th year on April 10, 1995, during its 
     engagement in our Nation's Capital;
       Whereas Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 
     represents a 200-year tradition of circus in America;
       Whereas Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus 
     demonstrates to children of all ages that humans and animals 
     can work together in harmony and cooperation; and
       Whereas Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus is 
     committed to its goal of educating the people of the United 
     States as to the need to conserve endangered species: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. USE OF CAPITOL GROUNDS FOR RINGLING BROS. AND 
                   BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS ANNIVERSARY 
                   COMMEMORATION.

       Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus (hereinafter in 
     this resolution referred to as ``Ringling Bros.'') shall be 
     permitted to sponsor a public event, with circus elephants 
     and performers, on the Capitol Grounds on April 3, 1995, or 
     on such other date as the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives and the President pro tempore of the Senate 
     may jointly designate.

     SEC. 2. CONDITIONS.

       The event to be carried out under this resolution shall be 
     free of admission charge to the public and arranged not to 
     interfere with the needs of Congress, under conditions to be 
     prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol 
     Police Board; except that Ringling Bros. shall assume full 
     responsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident to 
     all activities associated with the event.

     SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.

       For the purposes of this resolution, Ringling Bros. is 
     authorized to erect upon the Capitol grounds, subject to the 
     approval of the Architect of the Capitol, such stage, sound 
     amplification devices, and other related structures and 
     equipment as may be required for the event to be carried out 
     under this resolution.

     SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.

       The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board 
     are authorized to make any such additional arrangements that 
     may be required to carry out the event under this resolution.

     SEC. 5. LIMITATION ON REPRESENTATIONS.

       Ringling Bros. shall not represent, either directly or 
     indirectly, that this resolution or any activity carried out 
     under this resolution in any way constitutes approval or 
     endorsement by the Federal Government of Ringling Bros. or 
     any product or service offered by Ringling Bros.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.44.33  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule on Wednesday, March 15, 1995: the Committee on Banking 
and Financial Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on 
Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight, the Committee on House Oversight, the Committee on 
International Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
on National Security, and the Committee on Resources.

para.44.34  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1158

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-78) the resolution (H. Res. 115) providing for the consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 1158) making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
additional disaster assistance and making rescissions for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.44.35  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. THURMAN, for today;
  To Miss COLLINS of Michigan, for today and the balance of the week;
  To Mr. BLILEY, for today after 2 p.m.
  To Mr. ROGERS, for today until 5:30 p.m.; and
  To Mrs. CUBIN, for today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para.44.36  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. EHRLICH, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 11 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
10 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, March 15, 1995.

para.44.37  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. ROBERTS: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 1135. A bill to 
     improve the commodity distribution programs of the Department 
     of Agriculture, to reform and simplify the Food Stamp 
     Program, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     104-77). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 115. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1158) making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
     additional disaster assistance and making rescissions for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 104-78). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.44.38  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Regula):
       H.R. 1221. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish Federal standards for long-term care insurance 
     policies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Shays, Mr. Minge, Mr. Dickey, 
             Mr. McHale, Mrs. Waldholtz, and Mr. Castle):
       H.R. 1222. A bill to require that travel awards that accrue 
     by reason of official travel of a Member, officer, or 
     employee of the House of Representatives be used only with 
     respect to official travel; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. BROWN of California:
       H.R. 1223. A bill to amend the act of June 15, 1938, to 
     extend the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     purchase lands within the boundaries of certain National 
     Forests in the State of California to include the Angeles 
     National Forest and to expand the purpose for which such 
     purchases may be made; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia:
       H.R. 1224. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Defense to detail members of the 
     Armed Forces to other Federal agencies to assist such 
     agencies in enforcing the drug, immigration, and customs laws 
     of the United States in border areas, to make certain aliens 
     ineligible for certain social services, and to provide for 
     grants to the States to compensate for State costs associated 
     with resident lawful aliens; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on National 
     Security, Agriculture, Commerce, Ways and Means, and Economic 
     and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
             Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. Christensen):
       H.R. 1225. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to exempt employees who perform certain court reporting 
     duties from the compensatory time requirements applicable to 
     certain public agencies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. FAWELL (for himself and Mr. Petri):
       H.R. 1226. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to make uniform the application of the overtime 
     exemption for inside sales personnel; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. FAWELL:
       H.R. 1227. A bill to amend the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 
     relating to the payment of wages to employees who use 
     employer-owned vehicles; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself and Mr. Cunningham):
       H.R. 1228. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide a limited exemption from the child labor 
     provisons of such act; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H.R. 1229. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for the payment of interest on 
     student loans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Emerson, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Traficant, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Blute, Mrs. Seastrand, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. LaHood, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Condit, Mr. Brewster, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. McHugh, Mrs.

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             Morella, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Hyde, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Hastert, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Knollenberg):
       H.R. 1230. A bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol 
     to establish a Capitol Visitor Center under the East Plaza of 
     the U.S. Capitol, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OLVER:
       H.R. 1231. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to improve 
     the provision of trade readjustment allowances during breaks 
     in training, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SKEEN (for himself, Mr. Hansen, and Mrs. 
             Chenoweth):
       H.R. 1232. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey, upon request, certain property in Federal 
     reclamation projects to beneficiaries of the projects and to 
     set forth a distribution scheme for revenues from reclamation 
     project lands; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WISE:
       H.R. 1233. A bill to improve budgetary information by 
     requiring that the unified budget presented by the President 
     contain an operating budget and a capital budget, distinguish 
     between general funds, trust funds, and enterprise funds, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Castle, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
             Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Blute, Mr. Longley, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Bass, Mr. Portman, Mr. Kolbe, 
             Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Shays, Mr. Goss, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. 
             Packard):
       H.R. 1234. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for reform of the health insurance market, to 
     promote the availability and continuity of health coverage, 
     to remove financial barriers to access, to enhance health 
     care quality, to contain costs through market incentives and 
     administrative reforms, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, and the Judiciary, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Fawell):
       H.R. 1235. A bill to terminate the price support program 
     for honey; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. EMERSON (for himself, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Shuster, 
             Mr. Durbin, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, and Mr. Calvert):
       H. Con. Res. 39. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding Federal disaster relief; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.44.39  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Ms. LOWEY:
       H.R. 1236. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel Dante;  to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 1237. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel Doppler Effect; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 1238. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for each of 3 barges; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H.R. 1239. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel Dordy III; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.

para.44.40  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 3: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 6: Mrs. Chenoweth and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 26: Mr. Radanovich and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 46: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Linder, Mr. Parker, 
     Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 71: Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
     Torkildsen, Mr. Camp, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 75: Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Gekas, 
     and Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 328: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Combest and Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 459: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
     Jacobs, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Poshard, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. 
     Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 460: Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
     Ney, Mr. McHale, Mr. Stearns, Mr. King, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Coleman, Mr. Farr, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Bilbray, 
     and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 587: Mr. Saxton and Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 592: Mr. Emerson and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 656: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Jones, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. 
     Royce.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 732: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. 
     Wicker.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Upton, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Spence, 
     Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Cremeans, and 
     Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 849: Mr. Studds, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 877: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Clinger and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 913: Mr. Foley, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Klug, Mr. Hancock, 
     and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 930: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 939: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 989: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 1018: Mr. Heineman.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 1024: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Hyde and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 1085: Mr. Camp and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 1098: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Hancock, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 1101: Mr. Wolf and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1103: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1118: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Packard, 
     and Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 1136: Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 1143: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Schumer, and Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Schumer, and Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 5: Mr. Clinger, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Baker 
     of Louisiana, and Mr. Souder.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Oxley.
       H. Res. 18: Mr. Hancock, Mr. Torkildsen, and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H. Res. 94: Mr. Murtha, Mr. Klink, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
     Hamilton, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin, and Mr. Hall of Ohio.



.
                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1995 (45)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.45.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, March 14, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.45.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       547. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation entitled, ``Iraq Claims Act of 1995''; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       548. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled, 
     ``Pipeline Safety Act of 1995,'' pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; 
     jointly, to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Commerce.

para.45.3  motion to adjourn

  Mr. VOLKMER moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the nays had it.
  On a division demanded by Mr. VOLKMER there appeared, yeas--6, nays--
2.
  Mr. THOMAS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays,

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which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

49

It was decided in the

Nays

367

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negative

Answered present

1

para.45.4                    [Roll No. 235]

                                YEAS--49

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Danner
     Dellums
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Holden
     Johnson (SD)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Manton
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Miller (CA)
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Orton
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Roybal-Allard
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Watt (NC)
     Wise

                                NAYS--367

     Ackerman
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Fattah
       

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Allard
     Bereuter
     Blute
     Crane
     Cubin
     Fazio
     Frost
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Martinez
     McCrery
     Metcalf
     Moakley
     Parker
     Rose
     Roth
     Woolsey
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para.45.5  committee funding

  Mr. THOMAS, by direction of the Committee on House Oversight, called 
up the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 107):

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. COMMITTEE EXPENSES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH 
                   CONGRESS.

       (a) In General.--With respect to the One Hundred Fourth 
     Congress, there shall be paid out of the applicable accounts 
     of the House of Representatives, in accordance with this 
     primary expense resolution, not more than the amount 
     specified in subsection (b) for the expenses of each 
     committee named in that subsection, including--
       (1) the expenses of all staff salaries;
       (2) the expenses of consultant services under section 
     202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
     U.S.C. 72a(i)); and
       (3) the expenses of staff training under section 202(j) of 
     such Act (2 U.S.C. 72a(j)).
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $7,590,139; Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     $8,786,054; Committee on the Budget, $10,038,000; Committee 
     on Commerce, $15,648,577; Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities, $9,687,275; Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, $13,639,857; Committee on 
     House Oversight, $6,394,121; Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence, $4,622,090; Committee on International 
     Relations, $10,551,875; Committee on the Judiciary, 
     $9,683,190; Committee on National Security, $9,981,615; 
     Committee on Resources, $10,926,383; Committee on Rules, 
     $4,435,817; Committee on Science, $8,642,826; Committee on 
     Small Business, $3,812,580; Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct, $2,090,150; Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, $12,414,469; Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
     $4,341,605; and Committee on Ways and Means, $10,338,340.

     SEC. 2. FIRST SESSION LIMITATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Of the amount provided for in section 1 
     for each committee named in subsection (b), not more than the 
     amount specified in such subsection shall be available for 
     expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on 
     January 3, 1995, and ending immediately before noon on 
     January 3, 1996.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committee and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $3,961,388 (of which $30,000 may be used for consultant 
     services and $1,000 may be used for staff training); 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, $4,286,579; 
     Committee on the Budget, $5,013,000; Committee on Commerce, 
     $7,625,910 (of which $25,000 may be used for consultant 
     services); Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, $4,815,332 (of which $5,000 may be used for 
     staff training); Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, $6,618,689 (of which $25,000 may be used for 
     consultant services and $5,000 may be used for staff 
     training); Committee on House Oversight, $3,250,783 (of which 
     $500,000 may be used for consultant services and $20,000 may 
     be used for staff training); Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence, $2,277,210 (of which $3,200 may be used for 
     staff training); Committee on International Relations, 
     $5,097,254 (of which $10,000 may be used for consultant 
     services); Committee on the Judiciary, $4,672,187 (of which 
     $8,000 may be used for staff training); Committee on National 
     Security, $4,769,362 (of which $40,000 may be used for 
     consultant services and $12,000 may be used for staff 
     training); Committee on Resources, $5,210,815 (of which 
     $45,000 may be used for consultant services and $1,000 may be 
     used for staff training); Committee on Rules, $2,200,567 (of 
     which $500 may be used for staff training); Committee on 
     Science, $4,211,654 (of which $20,000 may be used for 
     consultant services and $15,800 may be used for staff 
     training); Committee on Small Business, $1,873,290; Committee 
     on Standards of Official Conduct, $1,063,650 (of which 
     $50,000 may be used for consultant services); Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, $6,057,934 (of which 
     $5,000 may be used for consultant services and $5,000 may be 
     used for staff training); Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
     $2,084,500 (of which $10,000 may be used for staff training); 
     and Committee on Ways and Means, $4,976,231.

     SEC. 3. SECOND SESSION LIMITATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Of the amount provided for in section 1 
     for each committee named in subsection (b), not more than the 
     amount specified in such subsection shall be available for 
     expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on 
     January 3, 1996, and ending immediately before noon on 
     January 3, 1997.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in sub

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     section (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, $3,628,751 (of 
     which $15,000 may be used for consultant services and $1,000 
     may be used for staff training); Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services, $4,499,475; Committee on the Budget, 
     $5,025,000; Committee on Commerce, $8,022,667 (of which 
     $25,675 may be used for consultant services); Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, $4,871,943 (of which 
     $5,000 may be used for staff training); Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, $7,021,168 (of which $25,000 
     may be used for consultant services and $5,000 may be used 
     for staff training); Committee on House Oversight, $3,143,338 
     (of which $130,000 may be used for consultant services and 
     $22,000 may be used for staff training); Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence, $2,344,880 (of which $3,200 may be 
     used for staff training); Committee on International 
     Relations, $5,454,621 (of which $10,000 may be used for 
     consultant services); Committee on the Judiciary, $5,011,003 
     (of which $10,000 may be used for staff training); Committee 
     on National Security, $5,212,253 (of which $40,000 may be 
     used for consultant services and $15,000 may be used for 
     staff training); Committee on Resources, $5,715,568 (of which 
     $1,000 may be used for staff training); Committee on Rules, 
     $2,235,250 (of which $500 may be used for staff training); 
     Committee on Science, $4,431,172 (of which $20,000 may be 
     used for consultant services and $16,500 may be used for 
     staff training); Committee on Small Business, $1,939,290; 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, $1,026,500 (of 
     which $50,000 may be used for consultant services); Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, $6,356,535 (of which 
     $5,000 may be used for consultant services and $5,000 may be 
     used for staff training); Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
     $2,257,105 (of which $10,000 may be used for staff training); 
     and Committee on Ways and Means, $5,362,109.

     SEC. 4. VOUCHERS.

       Payments under this resolution shall be made on vouchers 
     authorized by the committee involved, signed by the chairman 
     of such committee, and approved in the manner directed by the 
     Committee on House Oversight.

     SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.

       Amounts made available under this resolution shall be 
     expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
     Committee on House Oversight. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  Mr. THOMAS submitted the following committee amendment in the nature 
of a substitute:

       Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert 
     following:

     SECTION 1. COMMITTEE EXPENSES FOR THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH 
                   CONGRESS.

       (a) In General.--With respect to the One Hundred Fourth 
     Congress, there shall be paid out of the applicable accounts 
     of the House of Representatives, in accordance with this 
     primary expense resolution, not more than the amount 
     specified in subsection (b) for the expenses of each 
     committee named in that subsection, including--
       (1) the expenses of all staff salaries;
       (2) the expenses of consultant services under section 
     202(i) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
     U.S.C. 72a(i)); and
       (3) the expenses of staff training under section 202(j) of 
     such Act (2 U.S.C. 72a(j)).
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $7,406,899; Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     $8,645,054; Committee on the Budget, $9,912,000; Committee on 
     Commerce, $13,686,823; Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, $9,621,539; Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, $13,520,037; Committee on House Oversight, 
     $6,177,608; Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
     $4,519,890; Committee on International Relations, 
     $10,028,093; Committee on the Judiciary, $9,553,190; 
     Committee on National Security, $9,085,743; Committee on 
     Resources, $9,588,953; Committee on Rules, $4,433,817; 
     Committee on Science, $8,411,326; Committee on Small 
     Business, $3,791,580; Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct, $1,981,150; Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, $10,878,981; Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
     $4,220,605; and Committee on Ways and Means, $10,219,358.

     SEC. 2. FIRST SESSION LIMITATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Of the amount provided for in section 1 
     for each committee named in subsection (b), not more than the 
     amount specified in such subsection shall be available for 
     expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on 
     January 3, 1995, and ending immediately before noon on 
     January 3, 1996.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $3,866,148 (of which $30,000 may be used for consultant 
     services and $1,000 may be used for staff training); 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, $4,161,579; 
     Committee on the Budget, $4,940,000; Committee on Commerce, 
     $6,663,227 (of which $25,000 may be used for consultant 
     services); Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, $4,777,196 (of which $5,000 may be used for 
     staff training); Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, $6,576,369 (of which $25,000 may be used for 
     consultant services and $5,000 may be used for staff 
     training); Committee on House Oversight, $3,092,920 (of which 
     $400,000 may be used for consultant services and $20,000 may 
     be used for staff training); Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence, $2,226,210 of which $3,200 may be used for 
     staff training); Committee on International Relations, 
     $4,953,472 (of which $10,000 may be used for consultant 
     services); Committee on the Judiciary, $4,577,187 (of which 
     $8,000 may be used for staff training); Committee on National 
     Security, $4,245,134 (of which $40,000 may be used for 
     consultant services and $12,000 may be used for staff 
     training); Committee on Resources, $4,795,970 (of which 
     $45,000 may be used for consultant services and $1,000 may be 
     used for staff training); Committee on Rules, $2,199,567 (of 
     which $500 may be used for staff training); Committee on 
     Science, $3,991,154 (of which $20,000 may be used for 
     consultant services and $15,800 may be used for staff 
     training); Committee on Small Business, $1,863,290; Committee 
     on Standards of Official Conduct, $1,009,450 (of which 
     $50,000 may be used for consultant services and $500 may be 
     used for staff training); Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, $5,386,171 (of which $5,000 may be used for 
     consultant services and $5,000 may be used for staff 
     training); Committee on Veterans' Affairs, $2,024,500 (of 
     which $10,000 may be used for staff training); and Committee 
     on Ways and Means, $4,916,740.

     SEC. 3. SECOND SESSION LIMITATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Of the amount provided for in section 1 
     for each committee named in subsection (b), not more than the 
     amount specified in such subsection shall be available for 
     expenses incurred during the period beginning at noon on 
     January 3, 1996, and ending immediately before noon on 
     January 3, 1997.
       (b) Committees and Amounts.--The committees and amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) are: Committee on Agriculture, 
     $3,540,751 (of which $15,000 may be used for consultant 
     services and $1,000 may be used for staff training); 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, $4,483,475; 
     Committee on the Budget, $4,972,000; Committee on Commerce, 
     $7,023,596 (of which $25,675 may be used for consultant 
     services); Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, $4,844,343 (of which $5,000 may be used for 
     staff training); Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, $6,943,668 (of which $25,000 may be used for 
     consultant services and $5,000 may be used for staff 
     training); Committee on House Oversight, $3,084,688 (of which 
     $130,000 may be used for consultant services and $22,000 may 
     be used for staff training); Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence, $2,293,680 (of which $3,200 may be used for 
     staff training); Committee on International Relations, 
     $5,074,621 (of which $10,000 may be used for consultant 
     services); Committee on the Judiciary, $4,976,003 (of which 
     $10,000 may be used for staff training); Committee on 
     National Security, $4,840,609 (of which $40,000 may be used 
     for consultant services and $15,000 may be used for staff 
     training); Committee on Resources, $4,792,983 (of which 
     $1,000 may be used for staff training); Committee on Rules, 
     $2,234,250 (of which $500 may be used for staff training); 
     Committee on Science, $4,420,172 (of which $20,000 may be 
     used for consultant services and $16,500 may be used for 
     staff training); Committee on Small Business, $1,928,290; 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, $971,700 (of 
     which $50,000 may be used for consultant services and $600 
     may be used for staff training); Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, $5,492,810 (of which $5,000 may be used 
     for consultant services and $5,000 may be used for staff 
     training); Committee on Veterans' Affairs, $2,196,105 (of 
     which $10,000 may be used for staff training); and Committee 
     on Ways and Means, $5,302,618.

     SEC. 4. VOUCHERS.

       Payments under this resolution shall be made on vouchers 
     authorized by the committee involved, signed by the chairman 
     of such committee, and approved in the manner directed by the 
     Committee on House Oversight.

     SEC. 5. REGULATIONS.

       Amounts made available under this resolution shall be 
     expended in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
     Committee on House Oversight.

     SEC. 6. ADJUSTMENT AUTHORITY.

       The Committee on House Oversight shall have authority to 
     make adjustments in amounts under section 1, if necessary to 
     comply with an order of the President issued under section 
     254 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
     of 1985 or to conform to any reduction in appropriations for 
     the purposes of such section 1.

  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, the previous question was ordered on the 
amendment and the resolution.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. PASTOR objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,

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  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

421

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

6

para.45.6                    [Roll No. 236]

                                YEAS--421

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NAYS--6

     Fattah
     Frank (MA)
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Jacobs
     Moran

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Barr
     Cubin
     Dicks
     Fazio
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Pelosi
  So the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.45.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1158

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 115):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1158) making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for additional disaster assistance and making 
     rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, 
     and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall 
     be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the 
     bill and the amendments made in order by this resolution and 
     shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by 
     the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule for a 
     period not to exceed ten hours and shall be considered as 
     read. Points of order against provisions in the bill for 
     failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. It 
     shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 
     purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 
     1158 modified as follows: on page 56, after line 12, add as 
     new titles IV, V, and VI the respective texts of titles I, 
     II, and III of the bill (H.R. 1159) making supplemental 
     appropriations and rescissions for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1995, and for other purposes, except the text 
     of section 306 of H.R. 1159. The amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute shall be considered as read. Points of order 
     against the amendment in the nature of a substitute for 
     failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI or clause 2 of 
     rule XXI are waived. No amendment to the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute shall be in order unless printed as an 
     amendment to H.R. 1158 or H.R. 1159, as the case may be, in 
     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII before March 14, 1995. 
     Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. Points of 
     order against such amendments for failure to comply with 
     clause 2(e) of rule XXI are waived. It shall not be in order 
     to consider an amendment proposing to increase the net level 
     of budget authority in the bill. It shall not be in order to 
     consider an amendment proposing to redistribute budget 
     authority within the net level of budget authority in the 
     bill except within a chapter of the bill or, in the case of a 
     title of the bill not organized by chapters, within such 
     title. Debate on each amendment to the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute and any amendments thereto shall be 
     limited to thirty minutes. Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this resolution, all points of order against the 
     amendments specified in the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution are waived. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment, the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendment as 
     may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote 
     in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 
     Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute made in order as original text. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and any 
     amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion 
     except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  Mr. DREIER submitted the following amendment:

       Page 3, line 15, insert before the period ``, and any such 
     amendment, or any amendment thereto, shall not be subject to 
     a demand for a division of the question in the House or in 
     the Committee of the Whole''.

  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
amendment and the resolution.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

[[Page 386]]


Yeas

226

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

204

para.45.8                    [Roll No. 237]

                                YEAS--226

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Collins (MI)
     Cubin
     Souder
     Zeliff
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
as amended, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

242

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

190

para.45.9                    [Roll No. 238]

                                AYES--242

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale

[[Page 387]]


     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--2

       
     Borski
     Cubin
  So the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.45.10  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate agrees to the report of the committee of conference on 
the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the House 
to the bill (S. 1) entitled ``An act to curb the practice of imposing 
unfunded Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen 
the partnership between the Federal Government and State, local, and 
tribal governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full 
consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local, and 
tribal governments without adequate funding, in a manner that may 
displace other essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the 
Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those governments in 
complying with certain requirements under Federal statutes and 
regulations, and for other purposes.''

para.45.11  emergency supplemental appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, pursuant to House Resolution 115 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1158) making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional 
disaster assistance and making recissions for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. BEREUTER, as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. THOMAS, assumed the Chair.

para.45.12  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.45.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. YOUNG of Florida:

       Page 48, strike lines 10 through 24.
       Page 53, line 13, strike ``$210,000,000'' and all that 
     follows through line 17 and insert ``$416,110,000 are 
     rescinded.''.

Yeas

382

It was decided in the

Nays

23

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

27

para.45.14                   [Roll No. 239]

                                AYES--382

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--23

     Abercrombie
     Bentsen
     Conyers
     Dellums
     Doggett
     Fattah
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Johnston
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Moran
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Sabo
     Serrano
     Shays
     Stark
     Torres
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--27

     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Clay
     Collins (IL)
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Hilliard
     Kaptur
     Lofgren
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mineta
     Reynolds
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Schroeder
     Studds
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--2

       
     Collins (MI)
     Cubin
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.45.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. YATES:

       Strike section 307 (page 14, line 17 and all that follows 
     through line 24 on page 27).

[[Page 388]]


Yeas

150

It was decided in the

Nays

275

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.45.16                   [Roll No. 240]

                                AYES--150

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--275

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Williams
       

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Collins (MI)
     Cubin
     Fazio
     Gephardt
     Herger
     Rangel
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.45.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MURTHA:

       Add the following Section to the end of the bill:


         ``savings to be used exclusively for deficit reduction

       ``Sec. 302. An amount equal to the net budget authority 
     reduced in this Act is hereby appropriated into the Deficit 
     Reduction Fund established pursuant to Executive Order 12858 
     to be used exclusively to reduce the Federal deficit: 
     Provided, That such amount is designated by Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.'' 

It was decided in the

Yeas

421

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para.45.18                   [Roll No. 241]

                                AYES--421

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn

[[Page 389]]


     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NOES--1

       
     Williams
       

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bateman
     Collins (MI)
     Cubin
     Ehrlich
     Fazio
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Mfume
     Payne (NJ)
     Rangel
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.45.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DeLay:

       On page 25, line 5 strike ``$16,072,000'' and insert 
     ``$19,572,000.'' 

It was decided in the

Yeas

254

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

168

para.45.20                   [Roll No. 242]

                                AYES--254

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--168

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Deal
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Collins (MI)
     Cubin
     Fazio
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Johnson, E.B.
     Lewis (GA)
     Solomon
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.45.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. OBEY:

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

                  TITLE IV--DEFICIT REDUCTION LOCKBOX


                      deficit reduction trust fund

       Sec. 4001. (a) Establishment.--There is established in the 
     Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the 
     ``Deficit Reduction Trust Fund'' (in this title referred to 
     as the ``Fund'').
       (b) Contents.--The Fund shall consist only of amounts 
     transferred to the Fund under subsection (c).
       (c) Transfers of Moneys to Fund.--For each of the fiscal 
     years 1995 through 1998, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     transfer to the Fund amounts equivalent to the net deficit 
     reduction achieved during such fiscal year as a result of the 
     provisions of this Act.
       (d) Use of Moneys in Fund.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amounts in the Fund shall not be available, in any fiscal 
     year, for appropriation, obligation, expenditure, or 
     transfer.
       (2) Use of amounts for reduction of public debt.--The 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall use the amounts in the Fund 
     to redeem, or buy before maturity, obligations of the Federal 
     Government that are included in the public debt. Any 
     obligation of the Federal Government that is paid, redeemed, 
     or bought with money from the Fund shall be canceled and 
     retired and may not be reissued.


         downward adjustments in discretionary spending limits

       Sec. 4002. (a) In general.--Upon the enactment of this Act, 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
     make downward adjustments in the discretionary spending 
     limits (new budget authority and outlays) specified in 
     section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for 
     each of the fiscal years 1996 through 1998 by the aggregate 
     amount of estimated reductions in new budget authority and 
     outlays for discretionary programs resulting from the 
     provisions this Act (other than emergency appropriations) for 
     such fiscal year, as calculated by the Director.
       (b) Outyear Treatment of Rescissions.--For discretionary 
     programs for which this Act rescinds budget authority for 
     specific fiscal years, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall include in the aggregate amount 
     of the downward adjustments under subsection (a) amounts 
     reflecting budget authority reductions for the succeeding 
     fiscal years through 1998, calculated by inflating the amount 
     of the rescission using the baseline procedures identified in 
     section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.


[[Page 390]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

418

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

5

para.45.22                   [Roll No. 243]

                                AYES--418

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NOES--5

     Miller (CA)
     Nadler
     Rahall
     Waters
     Williams

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Collins (MI)
     Cubin
     Davis
     Dooley
     Gibbons
     Johnson, E. B.
     Lewis (GA)
     Moran
     Talent
     Torkildsen
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.45.23  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment, as modified, submitted by Mr. 
ROGERS:

       Page 8, line 24, strike ``$19,500,000'' and insert 
     ``$16,500,000''.
       Page 9, line 11, strike ``$20,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$23,000,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

419

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

8

para.45.24                   [Roll No. 244]

                                AYES--419

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds

[[Page 391]]


     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NOES--8

     Abercrombie
     DeFazio
     Hefley
     Hostettler
     Johnston
     Manzullo
     Rohrabacher
     Scarborough

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Collins (MI)
     Cubin
     Foglietta
     Gibbons
     Johnson, E. B.
     Lewis (GA)
     Yates 
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.45.25  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. CRANE:

       Page 33, line 20, strike ``$47,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$112,000,000''.
       Page 33, line 22, strike ``$94,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$215,000,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

72

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

350

para.45.26                   [Roll No. 245]

                                AYES--72

     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Boehner
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Canady
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Emerson
     Flanagan
     Funderburk
     Hancock
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kingston
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Manzullo
     McIntosh
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Paxon
     Pombo
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tate
     Thornberry
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Zimmer

                                NOES--350

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Chrysler
     Clay
     Collins (MI)
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Johnson, E. B.
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     Rangel
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.45.27  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ROHRABACHER:

       Page 20, line 5, strike ``$18,650,000'' and insert 
     ``$23,450,000.''

It was decided in the

Yeas

142

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

274

para.45.28                   [Roll No. 246]

                                AYES--142

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bono
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     DeLay
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ensign
     Forbes
     Franks (NJ)
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Klug
     Latham
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Luther
     Martini
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Minge
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quillen
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Wamp
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Wolf
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--274

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman

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     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Clay
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Cubin
     Dixon
     Ford
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Johnson, E. B.
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     Rose
     Solomon
     Stark
     Waxman
     Williams
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KIM, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BEUREUTER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.45.29  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule on Thursday, March 16, 1995: the Committee on 
Agriculture, the Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on Banking 
and Financial Services, the Committee on the Budget, the Committee on 
Commerce, the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the 
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on 
International Relations, the Committee on National Security, the 
Committee on Resources, the Committee on Rules, the Committee on 
Science, the Committee on Small Business, the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and the Committee on Ways and Means.

para.45.30  order of business--consideration of conference report--s. 1

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That all points of order against the conference report on the 
bill of the Senate (S. 1) to curb the practice of imposing unfunded 
Federal mandates on States and local governments; to strengthen the 
partnership between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal 
governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full consideration 
by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, local and tribal governments 
without adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other essential 
governmental priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays 
the costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain 
requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; and for other 
purposes; for failure to comply with the provisions of clause 3 of rule 
XXVIII are hereby waived.

para.45.31  providing for the consideration of conference report--s. 1

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-82) the resolution (H. Res. 116) providing for consideration of the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res 73) proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States with respect to the number of terms of 
office of Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.45.32  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iran

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KIM, laid before the House a message from 
the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to section 204(b) of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1703(b)) and section 301 of the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1631), I hereby report that I have exercised 
my statutory authority to declare a national emergency to respond to the 
actions and policies of the Government of Iran and to issue an Executive 
order prohibiting United States persons from entering into contracts for 
the financing of or the overall management or supervision of the 
development of petroleum resources located in Iran or over which Iran 
claims jurisdiction.
  The Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to issue regulations in 
exercise of my authorities under the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act to implement these prohibitions. All Federal agencies are 
also directed to take actions within their authority to carry out the 
provisions of the Executive order.
  I am enclosing a copy of the Executive order that I have issued. The 
order is effective at 12:01 a.m., eastern standard time, on March 16, 
1995.
  I have authorized these measures in response to the actions and 
policies of Iran including support for international terrorism, efforts 
to undermine the Middle East Peace Process, and the acquisition of 
weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver them. We have 
worked energetically to press the Government of Iran to cease this 
unacceptable behavior. To that end we have worked closely with Allied 
governments to prevent Iran's access to goods that would enhance its 
military capabilities and allow it to further threaten the security of 
the region. We have also worked to limit Iran's financial resources by 
opposing subsidized lending.
  Iran has reacted to the limitations on its financial resources by 
negotiating for Western firms to provide financing and know-how for 
management of the development of petroleum resources. Such development 
would provide new funds that the Iranian Government could use to 
continue its current policies. It continues to be the policy of the U.S. 
Government to seek to limit those resources and these prohibitions will 
prevent United States persons from acting in a manner that undermines 
that effort.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 15, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-46).

para.45.33  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 377. An Act to amend a provision of part A of title IX 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 
     relating to Indian education, to provide a technical 
     amendment, and for other purposes

para.45.34  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. HALL of Ohio, for March 14;
  To Miss COLLINS of Michigan, for today after 2:30 p.m.; and
  To Ms. Eddie Bernice JOHNSON of Texas, for today after 7:45 p.m.
  And then,

para.45.35  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, at 11 o'clock and 53 minutes 
p.m., the House adjourned.

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para.45.36  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 483. A bill 
     to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit 
     Medicare select policies to be offered in all States, and for 
     other purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 104-79, Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1134. A bill 
     to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend 
     certain savings provisions under the Medicare Program, as 
     incorporated in the budget submitted by the President for 
     fiscal year 1996 (Rept. No. 104-80, Pt. 1). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1157. A bill 
     to restore families, promote work, protect endangered 
     children, increase personal responsibility, attack welfare 
     dependency, reduce welfare fraud, and improve child support 
     collections (Rept. No. 104-81, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 116. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 73) proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States with respect to the number 
     of terms of office of Members of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives (Rept. No. 104-82). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para.45.37  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
             Heineman, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Barr):
       H.R. 1240. A bill to combat crime by enhancing the 
     penalties for certain sexual crimes against children; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 1241. A bill to improve the capability to analyze 
     deoxyribonucleic acid; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. PRYCE (for herself, Mr. Parker, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Baker of California, and Mr. Oxley):
       H.R. 1242. A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 to repeal the 
     provisions relating to the use of asphalt pavement containing 
     recycled rubber; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Deutsch):
       H.R. 1243. A bill to require the President to notify the 
     Congress of certain arms sales to Saudi Arabia until certain 
     outstanding commercial disputes between United States 
     nationals and the Government of Saudi Arabia are resolved; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BRYANT of Texas:
       H.R. 1244. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     identify the author of a theatrical motion picture as a 
     physical person for purposes of noneconomic interests in that 
     work; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 1245. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to provide for budgeting for emergencies through the 
     establishment of a budget reserve account, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana:
       H.R. 1246. A bill to amend the Electronic Funds Transfer 
     Act to require fee disclosures by operators of electronic 
     terminals at which electronic fund transfer services are made 
     available to consumers; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       H.R. 1247. A bill to require property and casualty insurers 
     to provide written notification to insurance applicants and 
     policyholders of decisions to refuse to issue or to cancel or 
     refuse to renew an insurance policy; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Conyers, and Mr. Bryant of Texas):
       H.R. 1248. A bill to amend the Lanham Act to require 
     certain disclosures relating to materially altered films; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Walker, 
             Mr. Gillmor, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Holden, and Mr. McHale):
       H.R. 1249. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     permit States and political subdivisions to control the 
     disposal of out-of-State municipal solid waste within their 
     boundaries; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Bishop, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Coleman, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mrs. 
             Collins of Illinois, Mr. Conyers, Mr. de la Garza, 
             Mr. Dellums, Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
             Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Johnston of Florida, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Mineta, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pastor, 
             Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Reynolds, 
             Mr. Richardson, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. 
             Schroeder, Mr. Scott, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Stokes, Mr. Studds, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Williams, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. 
             Yates):
       H.R. 1250. A bill to promote self-sufficiency and stability 
     among families receiving aid to families with dependent 
     children by increasing employment opportunities; to increase 
     State flexibility in operating a Job Opportunities and Basic 
     Skills Training Program; to improve the interstate 
     enforcement of child support and parentage court orders; and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, Agriculture, Commerce, the Judiciary, National 
     Security, and Government Reform and Oversight, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 1251. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit the tax-free rollover of certain payments made 
     by employers to separated employees; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       H.R. 1252. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to improve stormwater management, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MINETA (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Lantos, Mr.  Miller of California, Ms. 
             Pelosi, and Mr. Stark):
       H.R. 1253. A bill to rename the San Francisco Bay National 
     Wildlife Refuge as the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National 
     Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1254. A bill to amend the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 
     to limit provisions restricting trade in food and to 
     terminate the denial of foreign tax credit with respect to 
     Cuba; to the Committee on International Relations, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 1255. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to extend the 
     deadline for the imposition of sanctions under section 179 of 
     the act; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
             Gilman):
       H.R. 1256. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide funds to the Palisades Interstate Park 
     Commission for acquisition of land in the Sterling Forest 
     area of the New York/New Jersey Highlands Region, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey:
       H. Con. Res. 40. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     movement toward democracy in the Federal Republic of Nigeria; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.

para.45.38  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:
       H.R. 26: Mr. Vento, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma.
       H.R. 120: Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Weldon of Florida and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Williams and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 501: Mr. Parker and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 548: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 549: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Parker and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 588: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 609: Mr. Williams and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 619: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 620: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 660: Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 682: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and 
     Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Skeen and Mr. Young of Alaska.

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       H.R. 733: Mr. Hoke.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Hoke.
       H.R. 757: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 791: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 800: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 801: Mr. Canady, Mr. LaHood, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
     Bilirakis, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Calvert, Mr. McHugh, 
     Mr. Largent, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Coburn, 
     Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Forbes.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 805: Mr. Bonior, Ms. Waters, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee and Mr. Bevill.
       H.R. 867: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 928: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Reynolds and Ms. Pryce.
       H.R. 1047: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee  and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1094: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
     Danner, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo.
       H.R. 1169: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Yates, and Mr. 
     Davis.
       H.J. Res. 8: Ms. Pryce.
       H.J. Res. 76: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, Mr. Goss, Mr. LaHood, 
     and Mr. Armey.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Bateman, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. 
     Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 25: Ms. Pryce.
       H. Res. 28: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana, and Mr. Herger.



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                      THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1995 (46)

para.46.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 16, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable John Linder to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.46.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, March 15, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.46.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       549. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize appropriations for the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 and for other 
     purposes, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       550. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement with Australia 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-4-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       551. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for the production 
     of major military equipment with Korea (Transmittal No. DTC-
     2-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776 (c) and (d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       552. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     and services sold commercially to Russia/Kazakhstan 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-37-94), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       553. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed technical assistance agreement for an export license 
     of defense services sold commercially to Saudi Arabia 
     (Transmittal No. MC-6-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       554. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with Japan (Transmittal No. DTC-38-
     94), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       555. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed technical assistance agreement for an export license 
     of major defense services sold commercially to Kuwait 
     (Transmittal No. MC-5-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       556. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed technical assistance agreement for major defense 
     services sold commercially to Saudi Arabia (Transmittal No. 
     MC-7-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       557. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on 
     chemical and biological weapons proliferation control efforts 
     for the period of February 1, 1994, to January 31, 1995, 
     pursuant to Public Law 102-182, section 308(a) (105 Stat. 
     1257); to the Committee on International Relations.
       558. A letter from the Chairman, the Appraisal 
     Subcommittee, Federal Financial Institutions Examination 
     Council, transmitting the 1994 annual report, pursuant to 
     Public Law 102-73, section 1103(a)(4) (103 Stat. 512); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       559. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Commission on Civil 
     Rights, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for the U.S. 
     Commission on Civil Rights, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.46.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate disagrees to the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 
244) ``An Act to further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to 
have Federal agencies become more responsible and publicly accountable 
for reducing the burden of Federal paperwork on the public, and for 
other purposes,'' agrees to the conference asked by the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Roth, Mr. 
Cohen, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Glenn, and Mr. Nunn to be the conferees on the 
part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Senate Resolution 105, 
adopted April 13, 1989, as amended by Senate Resolution 280, adopted 
October 8, 1994, the Chair, on behalf of the majority leader, announces 
the appointment of Mr. Chafee, Mr. Warner, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Nickles, Mr. 
Smith, Ms. Snowe, and Mr. Kyl as members of the Senate Arms Control 
Observer Group.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 102-138, the 
Chair on behalf of the President pro tempore, and upon the 
recommendation of the minority leader, appoints Mr. Heflin as vice 
chairman of the Senate delegation to the British-American 
Interparliamentary Group during the 104th Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 102-166, the 
Chair, on behalf of the majority and minority leaders, appoints Ms. 
Snowe as a member of the Glass Ceiling Commission, vice Mr. Coverdell, 
resigned.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 95-521, the 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, appoints Thomas B. 
Griffith as Deputy Senate Legal Counsel, effective March 13, 1995.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 96-114, as 
amended, the Chair announces, on behalf of the majority leader, the 
appointment of Mr. Craig to the Congressional Award Board.

para.46.5  adjournment of the house

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, submitted the following privileged concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 41):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on Thursday, March 
     16, 1995, it stand adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, 
     March 21, 1995.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.46.6  emergency supplemental appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, pursuant to House Resolution 115 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1158) making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
additional disaster assistance and making recissions for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
  Mr. BEREUTER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.46.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the preferential motion submitted by Mr. OBEY that the 
Commit

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tee do now rise and report the bill back to the House with the 
recommendation that the enacting clause be stricken out.

It was decided in the

Yeas

187

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

228

para.46.8                    [Roll No. 247] 

                                AYES--187

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--228

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Clinger
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Cubin
     DeFazio
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Johnson, E.B.
     Lewis (GA)
     Mfume
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Seastrand
     Shaw
     Zeliff
  So the preferential motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.46.9  call in committee

  Mr. BEUREUTER, Chairman, announced that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, finding itself without a quorum, directed 
the Members to record their presence by electronic device, and the 
following-named Members responded--

para.46.10                   [Roll No. 248]
     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)

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     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer
  Thereupon, Mr. BEUREUTER, Chairman, announced that 424 Members had 
been recorded, a quorum.
  The Committee resumed its business.
  After some further time,

para.46.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. STEARNS:

       Page 22, line 13, strike ``$5,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$15,000,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

168

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

260

para.46.12                   [Roll No. 249]

                                AYES--168

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Orton
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--260

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Burr
     Cubin
     Ford
     Frost
     Johnson, E. B.
     Lewis (GA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER tempore, Mr. LINDER, resumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BEREUTER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 115, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

             TITLE I EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                               CHAPTER I

DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND 
                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                            disaster relief

       For an additional amount for ``Disaster Relief'' for 
     necessary expenses in carrying out the functions of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $5,360,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                               CHAPTER II

           DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                              COAST GUARD

                           Operating Expenses

       For an additional amount for ``Operating expenses'', to 
     cover the incremental costs arising from the consequences of 
     Operations Able Manner, Able Vigil, Restore Democracy, and 
     Support Democracy, $28,197,000, to remain available until 
     September 30, 1995: Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                                TITLE II

                              RESCISSIONS

                               CHAPTER I

      DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
                  ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                        Office of the Secretary


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330, $31,000 are rescinded: Provided, That none of 
     the funds made available to the Department of Agriculture may 
     be used to carry out activities under 7 U.S.C. 2257 without 
     prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations.

        Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330, $3,000,000 are rescinded.

                     Agricultural Research Service


                        buildings and facilities

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330 and other Acts, $12,678,000 are rescinded.

                   Cooperative State Research Service


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330, $1,051,000 are

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     rescinded, including $524,000 for contracts and grants for 
     agricultural research under the Act of August 4, 1965, as 
     amended (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)); and $527,000 for necessary 
     expenses of Cooperative State Research Service activities: 
     Provided, That the amount of ``$9,917,000'' available under 
     this heading in Public Law 103-330 (108 Stat. 2441) for a 
     program of capacity building grants to colleges eligible to 
     receive funds under the Act of August 30, 1890, is amended to 
     read ``$9,207,000''.


                        buildings and facilities

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330 and other Acts, $20,994,000 are rescinded.

    Rural Development Administration and Farmers Home Administration


              rural housing insurance fund program account

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330, $115,500,000 for the cost of section 515 rental 
     housing loans are rescinded.


             local technical assistance and planning grants

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330, $1,750,000 are rescinded.

             Alcohol Fuels Credit Guarantee Program Account


                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-341, $9,000,000 are rescinded.

                  Rural Electrification Administration


       Rural Electrification and Telephone Loans Program Account

                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330, $3,000,000 for the cost of 5 percent rural 
     telephone loans are rescinded.

                       Food and Nutrition Service


  Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children 
                                 (WIC)

                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-111, $25,000,000 are rescinded.

                               CHAPTER II

DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED 
                                AGENCIES

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration


                          Working Capital Fund

                              (Rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances in the Working Capital Fund, 
     $1,500,000 are rescinded.

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service


                         Salaries and Expenses

                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $1,000,000 are rescinded.

                       Office of Justice Programs


                              Drug Courts

                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in title 
     VIII of Public Law 103-317, $27,750,000 are rescinded.


                      Ounce of Prevention Council

                          (Transfer of funds)

       Under this heading in Public Law 103-317, after the word 
     ``grants'', insert the following: ``and administrative 
     expenses''. After the word ``expended'', insert the 
     following: ``: Provided, That the Council is authorized to 
     accept, hold, administer, and use gifts, both real and 
     personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work 
     of the Council''.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

             National Institute of Standards and Technology


                     Industrial Technology Services

                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317 for the Manufacturing Extension Partnership and 
     the Quality Program, $27,100,000 are rescinded.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


                  Operations, Research, and Facilities

                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $37,000,000 are rescinded.

                       Technology Administration

       Under Secretary for Technology/Office of Technology Policy


                         Salaries and Expenses

                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $3,300,000 are rescinded.

                 National Technical Information Service


                          NTIS Revolving Fund

                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $4,000,000 are rescinded.

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration


                   Information Infrastructure Grants

                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $30,000,000 are rescinded.

                  Economic Development Administration


                Economic Development Assistance Programs

                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Laws 103-75 and 102-368, $37,584,000 are rescinded.
       In addition, of the funds made available under this heading 
     in Public Laws 99-500 and 99-591, $7,500,000 for the Fort 
     Worth Stockyards Project are rescinded.

                             THE JUDICIARY

    Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services


                           defender services

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $1,100,000 are rescinded.

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                     Small Business Administration


                         Salaries and Expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $15,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, That no 
     funds in that Public Law shall be available to implement 
     section 24 of the Small Business Act, as amended.

                       Legal Services Corporation


               payment to the legal services corporation

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317 and prior appropriations Acts, $5,849,000 are 
     rescinded, of which $33,000 are from funds made available for 
     law school clinics; $31,000 are from funds made available for 
     supplemental field programs; $75,000 are from funds made 
     available for regional training centers; $1,189,000 are from 
     funds made available for national support; $1,021,000 are 
     from funds made available for State support; $685,000 are 
     from funds made available for client initiatives; $44,000 are 
     from funds made available for the Clearinghouse; $4,000 are 
     from funds made available for computer assisted legal 
     research regional centers; and $1,572,000 are from funds made 
     available for Corporation management and administration.

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                             RELATED AGENCY

                  Board for International Broadcasting


                          israel relay station

                              (rescission)

       From unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $2,000,000 are rescinded.

                              CHAPTER III

                      ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil


                         general investigations

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316 and prior years' Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Acts, $10,000,000 are rescinded.


                         construction, general

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316 and prior years' Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Acts, $40,000,000 are rescinded.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                         Bureau of Reclamation


                       operation and maintenance

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316, $10,000,000 are rescinded.

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

           Energy Supply, Research and Development Activities


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316, $116,500,000 are rescinded.

                    Atomic Energy Defense Activities

         Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management


                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316 and prior years' Energy and Water Development 
     Acts, $28,000,000 are rescinded.

                      Departmental Administration


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316, $20,000,000 are rescinded.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                    APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316, $10,000,000 are rescinded.

                       TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

                    Tennessee Valley Authority Fund


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316, $5,000,000 are rescinded.

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                               CHAPTER IV

       FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS

                    MULTILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE


                  funds appropriated to the president

                International Organizations and Programs


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-306, $25,000,000 are rescinded.

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE


                  funds appropriated to the president

                  Agency for International Development


                      development assistance fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-306, $45,500,000 are rescinded.


                   population, development assistance

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-306, $9,000,000 are rescinded.

                          MILITARY ASSISTANCE

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                        peacekeeping operations

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated or unexpended balances of funds 
     available under this heading from funds provided in Public 
     Law 103-306, $4,500,000 are rescinded.

                           EXPORT ASSISTANCE


                export-import bank of the united states

                         subsidy appropriation

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-87 and Public Law 103-306, $5,000,000 are rescinded.

                  Funds Appropriated to the President


                      trade and development agency

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-306, $4,500,000 are rescinded.

                               CHAPTER V

              DEPARTMENT OF INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management


                   management of lands and resources

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $70,000 are rescinded, to be derived from amounts 
     available for developing and finalizing the Roswell Resource 
     Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement and the 
     Carlsbad Resource Management Plan Amendment/Environmental 
     Impact Statement: Provided, That none of the funds made 
     available in such Act or any other appropriations Act may be 
     used for finalizing or implementing either such plan.


                        construction and access

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, Public Law 103-138, and Public Law 102-381, 
     $4,500,000 are rescinded.


                       payments in lieu of taxes

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $5,000,000 are rescinded.


                            land acquisition

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     102-381, Public Law 101-121, and Public Law 100-446, 
     $1,997,000 are rescinded.

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service


                          resource management

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $2,000,000 are rescinded.


                              construction

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading or the heading 
     Construction and Anadromous Fish in Public Law 103-332, 
     Public Law 103-138, Public Law 103-75, Public Law 102-381, 
     Public Law 102-154, Public Law 102-368, Public Law 101-512, 
     Public Law 101-121, Public Law 100-446, and Public Law 100-
     202, $14,390,000 are rescinded.


                            land acquisition

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, Public Law 103-138, Public Law 102-381, and Public 
     Law 101-512, $7,345,000 are rescinded.

                       National Biological Survey


                   research, inventories, and surveys

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $16,680,000 are rescinded.

                         National Park Service


                              construction

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $22,831,000 are rescinded.


                     urban park and recreation fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $7,480,000 are rescinded.


                 land acquisition and state assistance

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, Public Law 103-138, Public Law 102-381, Public Law 
     102-154, Public Law 101-512, Public Law 101-121, Public Law 
     100-446, Public Law 100-202, Public Law 99-190, Public Law 
     98-473, and Public Law 98-146, $16,509,000 are rescinded.

                        Bureau of Indian Affairs


                      operation of indian programs

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $4,046,000 are rescinded.


                              construction

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $10,309,000 are rescinded.

                 Territorial and International Affairs


                     Administration of Territories

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $2,438,000 are rescinded.


                 trust territory of the pacific islands

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 99-
     591, $32,139,000 are rescinded.

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service


                            forest research

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $6,000,000 are rescinded.


                       state and private forestry

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332 and Public Law 103-138, $12,500,000 are rescinded.


                         international forestry

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $1,000,000 are rescinded.


                         national forest system

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $3,327,000 are rescinded.


                              construction

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, Public Law 103-138 and Public Law 102-381, 
     $4,919,000 are rescinded.


                            land acquisition

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, Public Law 103-138 and Public Law 102-381, 
     $3,974,000 are rescinded.

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


                 fossil energy research and development

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $18,650,000 are rescinded.


                 naval petroleum and oil shale reserves

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $21,000,000 are rescinded.


                          energy conservation

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $46,228,000 are rescinded and of the funds available 
     under this heading in Public Law 103-138, $13,700,000 are 
     rescinded.

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

              Office of Elementary and Secondary Education


                            indian education

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $2,000,000 are rescinded.

                         OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

                        Smithsonian Institution


        construction and improvements, national zoological park

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     102-381, and Public Law 103-138, $1,000,000 are rescinded.


                              construction

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     102-154, Public Law 102-381, Public Law 103-138, and Public 
     Law 103-332, $31,012,000 are rescinded.

                        National Gallery of Art


            repair, restoration and renovation of buildings

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $407,000 are rescinded.

             John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts


                              construction

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $3,000,000 are rescinded.

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            Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $2,300,000 are rescinded.

           National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

                    National Endowment for the Arts


                       grants and administration

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $5,000,000 are rescinded.

                 National Endowment for the Humanities


                       grants and administration

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $5,000,000 are rescinded.

                               CHAPTER VI

DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, EDUCATION, AND RELATED 
                                AGENCIES

                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 Employment and Training Administration


                    training and employment services

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $1,601,850,000 are rescinded, including 
     $10,000,000 for necessary expenses of construction, 
     rehabilitation, and acquisition of new Job Corps centers, 
     $12,500,000 for the School-to-Work Opportunities Act, 
     $6,408,000 for section 401 of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act, $8,571,000 for section 402 of such Act, $3,861,000 for 
     service delivery areas under section 101(a)(4)(A)(iii) of 
     such Act, $33,000,000 for carrying out title II, part A of 
     such Act, $310,000,000 for carrying out title II, part C of 
     such Act, $2,223,000 for the National Commission for 
     Employment Policy and $500,000 for the National Occupational 
     Information Coordinating Committee.


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-112, $682,282,000 are rescinded.


            community service employment for older americans

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available in the first paragraph under 
     this heading in Public Law 103-333, $11,263,000 are 
     rescinded.
       Of the funds made available in the second paragraph under 
     this heading in Public Law 103-333, $3,177,000 are rescinded.


     state unemployment insurance and employment service operations

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $12,000,000 are rescinded, and amounts which may 
     be expended from the Employment Security Administration 
     account in the Unemployment Trust Fund are reduced from 
     $3,269,097,000 to $3,221,397,000.

                  Employment Standards Administration


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $2,487,000 are rescinded.

             Occupational Safety and Health Administration


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $19,572,000 are rescinded.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

              Health Resources and Services Administration


                     health resources and services

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $53,925,000 are rescinded.

               Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


                disease control, research, and training

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $8,883,000 are rescinded.

                     National Institutes of Health


                 national center for research resources

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333 for extramural facilities construction grants, 
     $20,000,000 are rescinded.


                        buildings and facilities

                              (rescission)

       Of the available balances under this heading, $50,000,000 
     are rescinded.

                     Assistant Secretary for Health


              office of the assistant secretary for health

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $1,400,000 are rescinded.

               Agency for Health Care Policy and Research


                    health care policy and research

                              (rescission)

       Of the Federal funds made available under this heading in 
     Public Law 103-333, $3,132,000 are rescinded.

                  Health Care Financing Administration


                           Program Management

                              (rescission)

       Funds made available under this heading in Public Law 103-
     333 are reduced from $2,207,135,000 to $2,178,935,000, and 
     funds transferred to this account as authorized by section 
     201(g) of the Social Security Act are reduced to the same 
     amount.

                Administration for Children and Families


                   low income home energy assistance

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available in the third paragraph under 
     this heading in Public Law 103-333, $1,319,204,000 are 
     rescinded.


                     community services block grant

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $26,988,000 are rescinded.


                children and families services programs

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333 to be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction 
     Trust Fund, $25,900,000 are rescinded for carrying out the 
     Community Schools Youth Services and Supervision Grant 
     Program Act of 1994.


       payments to states for foster care and adoption assistance

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333 for payments to States under section 474(a)(3) of 
     the Social Security Act, an amount is hereby rescinded such 
     that the total made available to any State under such section 
     in fiscal year 1995 does not exceed 110 percent of the total 
     paid to such State thereunder in fiscal year 1994 which, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, is the maximum 
     amount to which any such State shall be entitled for payments 
     under such section 474(a)(3) for fiscal year 1995.

                        Administration on Aging


                        aging services programs

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $899,000 are rescinded.

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                            education reform

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $186,030,000 are rescinded, including 
     $142,000,000 from funds made available for State and local 
     education systemic improvement, $21,530,000 from funds made 
     available for Federal activities, and $10,000,000 from funds 
     made available for parental assistance under the Goals 2000: 
     Educate America Act; and $12,500,000 are rescinded from funds 
     made available under the School to Work Opportunities Act, 
     including $9,375,000 for National programs and $3,125,000 for 
     State grants and local partnerships.


                    education for the disadvantaged

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $148,570,000 are rescinded as follows: 
     $140,300,000 from the Elementary and Secondary Education Act, 
     title I, part A, and $8,270,000 from part E, section 1501.


                               impact aid

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $16,293,000 for section 8002 are rescinded.


                      school improvement programs

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $747,021,000 are rescinded as follows: from the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act, title II-B, 
     $100,000,000, title IV, $471,962,000, title V-C, $28,000,000, 
     title IX-B, $12,000,000, title X-G, and section 10602, 
     $10,084,000, and title XII, $100,000,000; from the Higher 
     Education Act, section 596, $13,875,000; and from funds 
     derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, 
     $11,100,000.


                   bilingual and immigrant education

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $38,500,000 are rescinded from funding for title 
     VII-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.

           Special Institutions for Persons With Disabilities


               national technical institute for the deaf

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $799,000 are rescinded.


                          gallaudet university

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $1,298,000 are rescinded.


                     vocational and adult education

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $119,544,000 are rescinded as follows: from the 
     Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
     Act, title III-A, and -B, $43,888,000 and from title IV-A, -
     B, and -C, $34,535,000; from the Adult Education Act, part B-
     7, and

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     section 371, $26,523,000; from the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Act, $9,498,000; and from the National 
     Literacy Act, $5,100,000.


                      student financial assistance

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $187,475,000 are rescinded from funding for the 
     Higher Education Act, title IV, part A-1, part A-4 and part 
     H-1.


                            higher education

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $102,246,000 are rescinded as follows: from 
     amounts available for Public Law 99-498, $1,000,000; the 
     Higher Education Act, title IV-A, chapter 5, $496,000, title 
     IV-A-2, chapter 1, $11,200,000, title IV-A-2, chapter 2, 
     $3,108,000, title IV-A-6, $9,823,000, title V-C, subparts 1 
     and 3, $16,175,000, title IX-B, $10,100,000, title IX-C, 
     $7,500,000, title IX-E, $3,500,000, title IX-G, $14,920,000, 
     title X-D, $4,000,000, and title XI-A, $13,000,000; Public 
     Law 102-325, $1,000,000; and the Excellence in Mathematics, 
     Science, and Engineering Education Act of 1990, $6,424,000: 
     Provided, That in carrying out title IX-B, remaining 
     appropriations shall not be available for awards for doctoral 
     study.


                           howard university

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $4,300,000 are rescinded, including $2,500,000 
     for construction.


         college housing and academic facilities loans program

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333 for the costs of direct loans, as authorized 
     under part C of title VII of the Higher Education Act, as 
     amended, $168,000 are rescinded, and the authority to 
     subsidize gross loan obligations is repealed. In addition, 
     $322,000 appropriated for administrative expenses are 
     rescinded.


            education research, statistics, and improvement

                              (rescission)

                          (transfer of funds)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $55,250,000 are rescinded as follows: from the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act, title III-A, 
     $30,000,000, title III-B, $10,000,000, title III-C, 
     $2,700,000, title III-D, $2,250,000; title X-B, $4,600,000, 
     and title XIII-B, $2,700,000; from the Goals 2000: Educate 
     America Act, title VI, $3,000,000.
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during fiscal 
     year 1995, $56,750,000 shall be available under this heading 
     for the Fund for the Improvement of Education: Provided, That 
     none of the funds under this heading during fiscal year 1995 
     shall be obligated for title III-B of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act (Star Schools Program).


                               libraries

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $26,716,000 are rescinded as follows: for the 
     Library Services and Construction Act, part II, $15,300,000; 
     for the Higher Education Act, part II, sections 222 and 223, 
     $11,416,000.

                            Related Agencies

                  Corporation for Public Broadcasting


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-112, $47,000,000 are rescinded. Of the funds made 
     available under this heading in Public Law 103-333, 
     $94,000,000 are rescinded.

                       Railroad Retirement Board


                     Dual Benefits payments account

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $5,000,000 are rescinded.

                           GENERAL PROVISION

                  Federal Direct Student Loan Program

       Sec. 601. Section 458(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087h(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$345,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$298,000,000''; and
       (2) by striking ``$2,500,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$2,453,000,000''.

                              CHAPTER VII

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                              JOINT ITEMS


                        joint economic committee

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $460,000 are rescinded.


                      joint committee on printing

                              (rescission)

                          (transfer of funds)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $418,000 are rescinded: Provided, That, upon 
     enactment of this Act, any balance of the funds made 
     available that remains after this rescission shall be 
     transferred in equal amounts to the Committee on House 
     Oversight of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Rules and Administration of the Senate for the purpose of 
     carrying out the functions of the Joint Committee on 
     Printing.

                    OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

                         Salaries and Expenses


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $650,000 are rescinded.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Capitol Buildings and Grounds


                           capitol buildings

                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available until expended for energy 
     efficient lighting retrofitting under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-392, $500,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available until expended for energy 
     efficient lighting retrofitting under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-69, $2,000,000 are rescinded.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE


                             (rescissions)

                   Congressional Printing and Binding

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $3,000,000 are rescinded.

                 Office of Superintendent of Documents


                         salaries and expenses

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $600,000 are rescinded.

                             BOTANIC GARDEN

                         Salaries and Expenses


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available until expended by transfer 
     under this heading in Public Law 103-283, $4,000,000 are 
     rescinded.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS


                             (rescissions)

                         Salaries and Expenses

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $150,000 are rescinded.

             Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped


                         salaries and expenses

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $100,000 are rescinded.

                       GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $8,867,000 are rescinded.

                              CHAPTER VIII

           DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES

                        OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

           Transportation Planning, Research, and Development


                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 
     103-331, $1,293,000 are rescinded.

                          Working Capital Fund

       The obligation authority under this heading in Public Law 
     103-331 is hereby reduced by $8,000,000.

                              COAST GUARD

                           Operating Expenses


                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 
     103-331, $6,440,000 are rescinded.

              Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements


                              (rescission)

       Of the available balances under this heading, $42,569,000 
     are rescinded.

                Environmental Compliance and Restoration


                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 
     103-331, $3,500,000 are rescinded.

                    FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

                        Facilities and Equipment


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

                              (rescission)

       Of the available balances under this heading, $69,825,000 
     are rescinded.

                 Research, Engineering, and Development


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

                              (rescission)

       Of the available balances under this heading, $7,500,000 
     are rescinded.

                     FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

                Limitation on General Operating Expenses

       The obligation limitation under this heading in Public Law 
     103-331 is hereby reduced by $42,500,000.

                          Federal-Aid Highways


                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       The obligation limitation under this heading in Public Law 
     103-331 is hereby reduced by $70,140,000: Provided, That 
     $27,640,000 shall be deducted from amounts made available for 
     the Applied Research and Technology Program authorized under 
     section 307(e) of title 23, United States Code: Provided 
     further, That no reduction shall be made in any amount 
     distributed to any State under section 310(a) of Public Law 
     103-331.

                          Federal-Aid Highways


                        emergency relief program

                          (highway trust fund)

                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 
     103-211, $351,000,000 are rescinded.

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                    FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

                 Northeast Corridor Improvement Program


                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 
     103-331, $7,768,000 are rescinded.

                     FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

                     Transit Planning and Research


                              (rescission)

       Of the available balances under this heading, $8,800,000 
     are rescinded.

                          Discretionary Grants


                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

       The obligation limitation under this heading in Public Law 
     103-331 is hereby reduced by $17,650,000: Provided, That such 
     reduction shall be made from obligational authority available 
     to the Secretary for the replacement, rehabilitation, and 
     purchase of buses and related equipment and the construction 
     of bus-related facilities.
       Notwithstanding Section 313 of Public Law 103-331, the 
     obligation limitations under this heading in the following 
     Department of Transportation and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Acts are reduced by the following amounts:
       Public Law 102-388 as amended by Public Law 103-122, 
     $67,227,500, to be distributed as follows:
       (a) $29,022,500, for the replacement, rehabilitation, and 
     purchase of buses and related equipment and the construction 
     of bus-related facilities: Provided, That in distributing the 
     foregoing reduction, obligational authority remaining 
     unobligated for each project identified in the joint 
     explanatory statements of the committees on conference 
     accompanying such Act shall be reduced by fifty per centum; 
     and
       (b) $38,205,000, for new fixed guideway systems, to be 
     distributed as follows:
       $9,120,000, for the San Francisco BART Extension/Tasman 
     Corridor Project;
       $12,655,000, for the Boston, Massachusetts to Portland, 
     Maine Commuter Rail Project;
       $875,000, for the Orlando OSCAR LRT Project;
       $980,000, for the Salt Lake City South LRT Project;
       $745,000, for the Cleveland Dual Hub Corridor Project;
       $1,500,000, for the Milwaukee East-West Corridor Project;
       $845,000, for the San Diego Mid-Coast Extension Project;
       $2,235,000, for the Hawthorne-Warwick Commuter Rail 
     Project;
       $7,595,000, for the Seattle-Tacoma Commuter Rail Project;
       $1,490,000, for the Lakewood, Freehold, and Matawan or 
     Jamesburg Commuter Rail Project; and
       $165,000, for the Miami Downtown Peoplemover Project.
       Public Law 102-143, $43,296,500, to be distributed as 
     follows:
       (a) $6,781,500, for the replacement, rehabilitation, and 
     purchase of buses and related equipment and the construction 
     of bus-related facilities: Provided, That in distributing the 
     foregoing reduction, obligational authority remaining 
     unobligated for each project for which the obligation 
     limitation in Public Law 102-143 was applied shall be reduced 
     by fifty per centum; and
       (b) $36,515,000, for new fixed guideway systems, to be 
     distributed as follows:
       $1,000,000, for the Cleveland Dual Hub Corridor Project;
       $465,000, for the Kansas City-South LRT Project;
       $950,000, for the San Diego Mid-Coast Extension Project;
       $5,000,000, for the Los Angeles-San Diego (LOSSAN) Commuter 
     Rail Project;
       $17,100,000, for the Hawthorne-Warwick Commuter Rail 
     Project;
       $500,000, for the New York-Staten Island-Midtown Ferry 
     Project;
       $4,000,000, for the San Jose-Gilroy Commuter Rail Project;
       $1,620,000, for the Seattle-Tacoma Commuter Rail Project;
       $880,000, for the Vallejo Ferry Project; and
       $5,000,000, for the Detroit LRT Project.
       Public Law 101-516, $2,230,000, for new fixed guideway 
     systems, to be distributed as follows:
       $2,230,000, for the Cleveland Dual Hub Corridor Project.
       Public Law 101-164, $1,247,000, for the replacement, 
     rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and related equipment 
     and the construction of bus-related facilities: Provided, 
     That in distributing the foregoing reduction, obligational 
     authority remaining unobligated for each project identified 
     in the joint explanatory statements of the committees of 
     conference accompanying such Act shall be reduced by fifty 
     per centum.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS


                        (including rescissions)

       Sec. 801. Of the funds provided in Public Law 103-331 for 
     the Department of Transportation working capital fund (WCF), 
     $8,000,000 are rescinded, which limits fiscal year 1995 WCF 
     obligational authority for elements of the Department of 
     Transportation funded in Public Law 103-331 to no more than 
     $85,000,000.
       Sec. 802. Of the total budgetary resources available to the 
     Department of Transportation (excluding the Maritime 
     Administration) during fiscal year 1995 for civilian and 
     military compensation and benefits and other administrative 
     expenses, $20,000,000 are permanently canceled.

                               CHAPTER IX

            TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                          Departmental Offices


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-329, $100,000 are rescinded.

                Federal Law Enforcement Training Center


     acquisition, construction, improvements, and related expenses

                              (rescission)

                          (transfer of funds)

       Of the funds made available for construction at the Davis-
     Monthan Training Center under Public Law 103-123, $5,000,000 
     are rescinded. Of the funds made available for construction 
     at the Davis-Monthan Training Center under Public Law 103-
     329, $6,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, That $1,000,000 of 
     the remaining funds made available under Public Law 103-123 
     shall be used to initiate design and construction of a Burn 
     Building in Glynco, Georgia.

                      Financial Management Service


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-329, $160,000 are rescinded.

                       Bureau of the Public Debt


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-123, $1,500,000 are rescinded.

                        Internal Revenue Service


                          information systems

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-329, $1,490,000 are rescinded.

                   EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

                         The White House Office


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-329, $171,000 are rescinded.

                     Federal Drug Control Programs


                        special forfeiture fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-329, $13,200,000 are rescinded.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                    General Services Administration

                         Federal Buildings Fund


                (limitations on availability of revenue)

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading for ``New 
     Construction'' in Public Law 103-329 for Bullhead City, 
     Arizona, a grant to the Federal Aviation Administration for a 
     runway protection zone, $2,200,000 are rescinded; for Hilo, 
     Hawaii, Consolidation, $12,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, 
     That of the funds made available under this heading for ``New 
     Construction'' in Public Law 103-123 for Sierra Vista, 
     Arizona, U.S. Magistrates Office, $1,000,000 are rescinded; 
     for Wheeling, West Virginia, Federal Building and U.S. 
     Courthouse, $35,861,000 are rescinded: Provided further, That 
     of the funds made available under this heading for ``New 
     Construction'' in Public Law 102-393 for Nogales, Arizona, 
     U.S. Border Patrol Station, $2,000,000 are rescinded; for 
     Atlanta, Georgia, Centers for Disease Control, site 
     acquisition and improvements, $25,890,000 are rescinded; for 
     Atlanta Georgia, Centers for Disease Control, $14,110,000 are 
     rescinded; for Newark, New Jersey, Parking Facility, 
     $9,000,000 are rescinded; for Seattle, Washington, U.S. 
     Courthouse, $11,548,000 are rescinded: Provided further, That 
     of the funds made available under this heading for ``New 
     Construction'' in Public Law 102-141 for Charlotte Amalie, 
     Saint Thomas, United States Virgin Islands, U.S. Courthouse 
     Annex, $2,184,000 are rescinded: Provided further, That of 
     the funds made available under this heading for ``New 
     Construction'' in Public Law 102-27 for Washington, District 
     of Columbia, General Services Administration Headquarters, 
     $13,000,000 are rescinded: Provided further, That of the 
     funds made available under this heading for ``Repairs and 
     Alterations'' in Public Law 103-329 for Walla Walla, 
     Washington, Corps of Engineers Building, $2,800,000 are 
     rescinded: Provided further, That of the funds made available 
     under this heading for ``Repairs and Alterations'' in Public 
     Law 103-123 for District of Columbia, Central and West 
     Heating Plants, $5,000,000 are rescinded.


                           operating expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-329, $2,065,000 are rescinded.

                      Federal Election Commission


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-329, $2,792,000 are rescinded.

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                     Office of Personnel Management


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-329, $3,140,000 are rescinded.

                               CHAPTER X

DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND 
                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                            Housing Programs


           national homeownership trust demonstration program

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $50,000,000 are rescinded.


               annual contributions for assisted housing

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327 and any unobligated balances from funds 
     appropriated under this heading in prior years, 
     $5,733,400,000 are rescinded: Provided, That of the total 
     rescinded under this heading, $690,100,000 shall be from the 
     amounts earmarked for the development or acquisition cost of 
     public housing; $1,157,000,000 shall be from amounts 
     earmarked for the modernization of existing public housing 
     projects pursuant to section 14 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937; $2,694,000,000 shall be from amounts earmarked 
     for rental assistance under the section 8 existing 
     certificate program (42 U.S.C. 1437f) and the housing voucher 
     program under section 8(o) of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937, which shall include $100,000,000 from the amounts 
     made available for new programs within the rental assistance 
     earmark in Public Law 103-327; $15,000,000 shall be from 
     amounts provided for the Family Unification program; 
     $465,100,000 shall be from amounts earmarked for the 
     preservation of low-income housing programs; $90,000,000 
     shall be from amounts earmarked for the lead-based paint 
     hazard reduction program; $186,000,000 shall be from amounts 
     earmarked for housing opportunities for persons with AIDS; 
     $70,000,000 shall be from the amounts earmarked for special 
     purpose grants in Public Law 102-389 and prior years; 
     $39,000,000 shall be from amounts recaptured during fiscal 
     year 1995 or prior years; $34,200,000 shall be from amounts 
     provided for lease adjustments; and $287,000,000 of amounts 
     recaptured during fiscal year 1995 from the reconstruction of 
     obsolete public housing projects.


         payments for operation of low-income housing projects

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $404,000,000 are rescinded.


                   severely distressed public housing

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327 and any unobligated balances from funds 
     appropriated under this heading in prior years, $523,000,000 
     are rescinded.


             drug elimination grants for low-income housing

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327 and any unobligated balances from funds 
     appropriated under this heading in prior years, $32,000,000 
     are rescinded.


                           youthbuild program

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $38,000,000 are rescinded.


                     housing counseling assistance

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $38,000,000 are rescinded.


                         flexible subsidy fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327 and any unobligated balances from funds 
     appropriated under this heading in prior years, and excess 
     rental charges, collections and other amounts in the fund, 
     $8,000,000 are rescinded.


                  nehemiah housing opportunities fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds transferred to this revolving fund in prior 
     years, $19,000,000 are rescinded.

                          Homeless Assistance


                       homeless assistance grants

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $297,000,000 shall not become available for 
     obligation until September 30, 1995.

                   Community Planning and Development


                      community development grants

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327 and any unobligated balances from funds 
     appropriated under this heading in prior years, $349,200,000 
     are rescinded.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

             Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $500,000 are rescinded.

              Community Development Financial Institutions


           Community development financial institutions fund

                            program account

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $124,000,000 are rescinded.

             Corporation for National and Community Service


       National and Community Service Programs Operating Expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $416,110,000 are rescinded.

                    Environmental Protection Agency


                        research and development

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $14,635,000 are rescinded.


                   abatement, control, and compliance

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $4,806,805 are rescinded.


                        buildings and facilities

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327 and prior years, $25,000,000 are rescinded.


               water infrastructure/state revolving funds

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327 for wastewater infrastructure financing, 
     $3,200,000 are rescinded, and of the funds made available 
     under this heading in Public Law 103-327 and prior years for 
     drinking water state revolving funds, $1,300,000,000 are 
     rescinded.

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration


                  Science, aeronautics and technology

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $75,000,000 are rescinded.


                       construction of facilities

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-389, for the Consortium for International Earth 
     Science Information Network, $27,000,000 are rescinded.


                            mission support

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, for administrative aircraft, $1,000,000 are 
     rescinded.

                      National Science Foundation


                    academic research infrastructure

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $131,867,000 are rescinded.

                              CORPORATIONS

                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation


                    FDIC affordable housing program

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $11,281,034 are rescinded.

                      TITLE III GENERAL PROVISION


               DENIAL OF USE OF FUNDS FOR INDIVIDUALS NOT

                   LAWFULLY WITHIN THE UNITED STATES

       Sec. 301. (a) In General.--None of the funds made available 
     in this Act may be used to provide any direct benefit or 
     assistance to any individual in the United States when it is 
     made known to the Federal entity or official to which the 
     funds are made available that--
       (1) the individual is not lawfully within the United 
     States; and
       (2) the benefit or assistance to be provided is other than 
     search and rescue; emergency medical care; emergency mass 
     care; emergency shelter; clearance of roads and construction 
     of temporary bridges necessary to the performance of 
     emergency tasks and essential community services; warning of 
     further risks or hazzards; dissemination of public 
     information and assistance regarding health and safety 
     measures; provision of food, water, medicine, and other 
     essential needs, including movement of supplies or persons; 
     or reduction of immediate threats to life, property, and 
     public health and safety.


          savings to be used exclusively for deficit reduction

       Sec. 302. An amount equal to the net budget authority 
     reduced in this Act is hereby appropriated into the Deficit 
     Reduction Fund established pursuant to Executive Order 12858 
     to be used exclusively to reduce the Federal deficit: 
     Provided, That such amount is designated by Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.

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                  TITLE IV--DEFICIT REDUCTION LOCKBOX


                      deficit reduction trust fund

       Sec. 401. (a) Establishment.--There is established in the 
     Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the 
     ``Deficit Reduction Trust Fund'' (in this title referred to 
     as the ``Fund'').
       (b) Contents.--The Fund shall consist only of amounts 
     transferred to the Fund under subsection (c).
       (c) Transfers of Moneys to Fund.--For each of the fiscal 
     years 1995 through 1998, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     transfer to the Fund amounts equivalent to the net deficit 
     reduction achieved during such fiscal year as a result of the 
     provisions of this Act.
       (d) Use of Moneys in Fund.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amounts in the Fund shall not be available, in any fiscal 
     year, for appropriation, obligation, expenditure, or 
     transfer.
       (2) Use of amounts for reduction of public debt.--The 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall use the amounts in the Fund 
     to redeem, or buy before maturity, obligations of the Federal 
     Government that are included in the public debt. Any 
     obligation of the Federal Government that is paid, redeemed, 
     or bought with money from the Fund shall be canceled and 
     retired and may not be reissued.


         downward adjustments in discretionary spending limits

       Sec. 402. (a) In General.--Upon the enactment of this Act, 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
     make downward adjustments in the discretionary spending 
     limits (new budget authority and outlays) specified in 
     section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for 
     each of the fiscal years 1995 through 1998 by the aggregate 
     amount of estimated reductions in new budget authority and 
     outlays for discretionary programs resulting from the 
     provisions this Act (other than emergency appropriations) for 
     such fiscal year, as calculated by the Director.
       (b) Outyear Treatment of Rescissions.--For discretionary 
     programs for which this Act rescinds budget authority for 
     specific fiscal years, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall include in the aggregate amount 
     of the downward adjustments under subsection (a) amounts 
     reflecting budget authority reductions for the succeeding 
     fiscal years through 1998, calculated by inflating the amount 
     of the rescission using the baseline procedures identified in 
     section 257 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.


  prohibition on use of savings to offset deficit increases resulting 
              from direct spending or receipts legislation

       Sec. 403. Reductions in outlays, and reductions in the 
     discretionary spending limits specified in section 601(a)(2) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, resulting from the 
     enactment of this Act shall not be taken into account for 
     purposes of section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

                                TITLE V

                      SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                               CHAPTER I

      DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
                  ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                   Food Safety and Inspection Service

       For an additional amount for salaries and expenses of the 
     Food Safety and Inspection Service, $9,048,000.

          Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service


                         salaries and expenses

       For an additional amount for salaries and expenses of the 
     Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, 
     $10,000,000.

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund


                          (transfer of funds)

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds of the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation in excess of $50,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1995 (exclusive of the cost of commodities in the 
     fiscal year), may be used to carry out the Food for Progress 
     Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o) with respect to commodities made 
     available under section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 
     1949. The additional costs resulting from this provision 
     shall be financed from funds credited to the Corporation 
     pursuant to section 426 of Public Law 103-465.

                               CHAPTER II

DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED 
                                AGENCIES

                             RELATED AGENCY

                    United States Information Agency


                 international broadcasting operations

       For an additional amount for ``International Broadcasting 
     Operations'', $7,290,000, for transfer to the Board for 
     International Broadcasting.

                              CHAPTER III

       FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE


                  funds appropriated to the president

                           debt restructuring

                         debt relief for jordan

       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended, of modifying 
     direct loans to Jordan issued by the Export-Import Bank or by 
     the Agency for International Development or by the Department 
     of Defense, as authorized under subsection (a) under the 
     heading ``Debt Relief for Jordan'', in title VI of Public Law 
     103-306, $50,000,000.

                               CHAPTER IV

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

      Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress

       For payment to the family trust of Dean A. Gallo, late a 
     Representative from the State of New Jersey, $133,600.

                             BOTANIC GARDEN

                         Salaries and Expenses


                          (transfer of funds)

       Of the funds made available until expended by transfer 
     under this heading in Public Law 103-283, $3,000,000 shall be 
     transferred to the appropriation ``Architect of the Capitol, 
     Capitol Buildings and Grounds, Capitol Complex Security 
     Enhancements'', and shall remain available until expended.

                               CHAPTER V

           DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                    FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

                      Office of the Administrator


                          (transfer of funds)

       Section 341 of Public Law 103-331 is amended by deleting 
     ``and received from the Delaware and Hudson Railroad,'' after 
     ``amended,''.

                               CHAPTER VI

            TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                          Departmental Offices


                         salaries and expenses

                          (transfer of funds)

       In the paragraph under this heading in Public Law 103-329, 
     delete ``of which not less than $6,443,000 and 85 full-time 
     equivalent positions shall be available for enforcement 
     activities;''.

                Federal Law Enforcement Training Center


                         salaries and expenses

                          (transfer of funds)

       In the paragraph under this heading in Public Law 103-329, 
     delete ``first-aid and emergency'' and insert ``short-term'' 
     before ``medical services''.

                        Internal Revenue Service


                          information systems

                          (transfer of funds)

       In the paragraph under this heading in Public Law 103-329, 
     delete ``$650,000,000'' and insert ``$640,000,000''.

          Administrative Provisions--Internal Revenue Service

       In the paragraph under this heading in Public Law 103-329, 
     in section 3, after ``$119,000,000'', insert ``annually''.

                           United States Mint


                         salaries and expenses

                          (transfer of funds)

       In the paragraph under this heading in Public Law 103-329, 
     insert ``not to exceed'' after ``of which''.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                    General Services Administration


                         federal buildings fund

                          (transfer of funds)

       Of the funds made available for the Federal Buildings Fund 
     in Public Law 103-329, $5,000,000 shall be made available by 
     the General Services Administration to implement an agreement 
     between the Food and Drug Administration and another entity 
     for space, equipment and facilities related to seafood 
     research.

                     Office of Personnel Management


  government payment for annuitants, employee life insurance benefits

       For an additional amount for ``Government payment for 
     annuitants, employee life insurance'', $9,000,000 to remain 
     available until expended.

                                TITLE VI

                              RESCISSIONS

                               CHAPTER I

      DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
                  ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                    Public Law 480 Program Accounts


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330, $20,000,000 for commodities supplied in 
     connection with dispositions abroad, pursuant to title III of 
     the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 
     1954, as amended, are rescinded.

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                               CHAPTER II

DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED 
                                AGENCIES

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

             National Institute of Standards and Technology


             scientific and technical research and services

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $16,500,000 are rescinded.

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    diplomatic and consular programs

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $2,000,000 are rescinded.


            acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317 and prior appropriations Acts, $23,000,000 are 
     rescinded.

              International Organizations and Conferences


        contributions for international peacekeeping activities

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $14,617,000 are rescinded.

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                  Arms Control and Disarmament Agency


                arms control and disarmament activities

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $3,000,000 are rescinded, of which $2,000,000 
     are from funds made available for activities related to the 
     implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.

                    United States Information Agency


               educational and cultural exchange programs

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $5,000,000 are rescinded.


                           radio construction

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading, $6,000,000 
     are rescinded.

                              CHAPTER III

       FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS

                     BILATERAL ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE


                  funds appropriated to the president

                  Agency for International Development


  debt restructuring under the enterprise for the americas initiative

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-391, $2,400,000 are rescinded.


                         economic support fund

                             (rescissions)

       Of the unobligated balances of funds available under this 
     heading from funds provided in Public Law 103-306, $7,500,000 
     are rescinded.
       Of the unobligated balances of funds available under this 
     heading from funds provided in Public Law 103-87, $20,000,000 
     are rescinded.
       Of the unobligated balances of funds currently available 
     under this heading, including earmarked funds, from funds 
     provided in Public Law 102-391 and prior appropriations Acts, 
     $15,475,000 are rescinded.


     operating expenses of the agency for international development

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-306, $5,000,000 are rescinded.


  assistance for the new independent states of the former soviet union

                             (rescissions)

       Of the unobligated balances of funds available under this 
     heading from funds provided in Public Law 103-306, 
     $17,500,000 are rescinded.
       Of the unobligated or unexpended balances of funds 
     available under this heading from funds provided in Public 
     Law 103-87 and Public Law 102-391, $30,200,000 are rescinded.

                               CHAPTER IV

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $187,000 are rescinded.

                               TITLE VII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 701. None of the funds made available in any 
     appropriations Act for fiscal year 1995 may be used to issue, 
     implement, administer, or enforce any executive order, or 
     other rule or order, that prohibits Federal contracts with 
     companies that hire permanent replacements for striking 
     employees.
       Sec. 702. Hereafter, the requirement pursuant to section 
     18(b)(3) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, for the 
     provision of an additional dwelling unit for each public 
     housing dwelling unit to be demolished or disposed of under 
     an application submitted by a public housing agency under 
     section 18(a) of such Act, shall not apply to any such 
     application approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development in fiscal year 1995 or in any prior fiscal year: 
     Provided, That no such application submitted by a public 
     housing agency to implement a final order of a court issued, 
     or a settlement approved by a court, before the effective 
     date of this public law, shall be affected by this paragraph.
       Sec. 703. None of the funds made available in any 
     appropriations Act for fiscal year 1995 may be used by the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to impose or enforce any 
     requirement that a State implement trip reduction measures to 
     reduce vehicular emissions.
       Sec. 704. None of the funds made available in any 
     appropriations Act for fiscal year 1995 may be used by the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to impose or enforce any 
     requirement that a State implement an inspection and 
     maintenance program for vehicular emissions.
       Sec. 705. The Congress finds that the 1990 amendments to 
     the Clean Air Act (Public Law 101-549) superseded prior 
     requirements of the Clean Air Act regarding the demonstration 
     of attainment of national ambient air quality standards and 
     eliminated the obligation of the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate a Federal 
     implementation plan under section 110(e) of the Clean Air Act 
     for the South Coast, Ventura, or Sacramento areas of 
     California. Upon the enactment of this Act, any Federal 
     implementation plan that has been promulgated by the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under 
     the Clean Air Act for the South Coast, Ventura, or Sacramento 
     areas of California pursuant to a court order or settlement 
     shall be rescinded and shall have no further force and 
     effect.

     SEC. 706. EMERGENCY TWO-YEAR SALVAGE TIMBER SALE PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``emergency period'' means the two-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this section.
       (2) The term ``Federal lands'' means--
       (A) lands within the National Forest System, as defined in 
     section 11(a) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 
     Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1609(a)); and
       (B) public lands, as defined in section 103(e) of the 
     Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
     1702(e)).
       (3) The term ``land management plan'' means--
       (A) a land and resource management plan (or, if no final 
     plan is currently in effect, a draft land and resource 
     management plan) prepared by the Forest Service pursuant to 
     section 6 of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources 
     Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604) for a unit or units of 
     the Federal lands described in paragraph (2)(A); or
       (B) a land use plan prepared by the Bureau of Land 
     Management pursuant to section 202 of the Federal Land Policy 
     and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), or other 
     multiple-use plan in effect, for a unit of the Federal lands 
     described in paragraph (2)(B).
       (4) The term ``salvage timber sale'' means a timber sale 
     for which an important reason for entry includes the removal 
     of disease- or insect-infested trees, dead, damaged, or down 
     trees, or trees affected by fire or imminently susceptible to 
     fire or insect attack. Such term also includes the removal of 
     associated trees or trees lacking the characteristics of a 
     healthy and viable ecosystem for the purpose of ecosystem 
     improvement or rehabilitation, except that any such sale must 
     include an identifiable salvage component of trees described 
     in the first sentence.
       (5) The term `Secretary concerned' means--
       (A) with respect to Federal lands described in paragraph 
     (2)(A), the Secretary of Agriculture; and
       (B) with respect to Federal lands described in paragraph 
     (2)(B), the Secretary of the Interior.
       (b) Two-Year Emergency Program of Salvage Timber Sales for 
     Federal Lands.--
       (1) Salvage timber sales required.--Using the expedited 
     procedures provided in subsection (c), the Secretary 
     concerned shall prepare, advertise, offer, and award 
     contracts during the emergency period for salvage timber 
     sales from Federal lands to satisfy the volume requirements 
     of paragraph (2).
       (2) Salvage timber sale volumes.--The salvage timber sales 
     sold under this subsection during the emergency period shall 
     contain the following total timber volumes (programmed or 
     otherwise):
       (A) For Federal lands described in subsection (a)(2)(A)--
       (i) not less than 3,000,000,000 board feet during the first 
     year of the emergency period; and
       (ii) not less than 3,000,000,000 board feet during the 
     second year of the emergency period.
       (B) For Federal lands described in subsection (a)(2)(B)--
       (i) not less than 115,000,000 board feet during the first 
     year of the emergency period; and
       (ii) not less than 115,000,000 board feet during the second 
     year of the emergency period.
       (3) Use of salvage sale funds.--To conduct salvage timber 
     sales under this sub

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     section, the Secretary concerned may use salvage sale funds 
     otherwise available to the Secretary concerned.
       (c) Expedited Procedures for Emergency Salvage Timber 
     Sales.--
       (1) Sale documentation.--For each salvage timber sale 
     conducted under subsection (b) to meet the minimum salvage 
     timber sale volumes specified in paragraph (2) of such 
     subsection, the Secretary concerned shall prepare a document 
     that combines an environmental assessment under section 
     102(2) and implementing regulations of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(E)) and a 
     biological evaluation under section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)) and other 
     applicable Federal law and implementing regulations. The 
     environmental assessment and biological evaluation must 
     consider the environmental effects of the salvage timber sale 
     and consider the effect, if any, on threatened or endangered 
     species. In lieu of preparing a new document under this 
     paragraph, the Secretary concerned may use a document 
     prepared pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 before the date of the enactment of this section, a 
     biological evaluation written before such date, or 
     information collected for such a document or evaluation if 
     the document, evaluation, or information applies to the 
     Federal lands covered by the proposed sale.
       (2) Time periods for, and reporting of, sales.--
       (A) First year.--For salvage timber sales conducted 
     pursuant to subsection (b) during the first year of the 
     emergency period, the Secretary concerned shall--
       (i) offer sales which contain fifty percent of the total 
     timber volume required pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) or 
     (b)(2)(B)(i), as the case may be, within the first 3 months 
     of the year; and
       (ii) offer sales which contain the remaining volume 
     required pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A)(i) or (b)(2)(B)(i), 
     as the case may be, evenly distributed throughout the 
     remainder of the year.
       (B) Second year.--For salvage timber sales conducted 
     pursuant to subsection (b) during the second year of the 
     emergency period, the Secretary concerned shall--
       (i) offer sales which contain fifty percent of the total 
     timber volume required pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii) 
     or (b)(2)(B)(ii), as the case may be, within 15 months of the 
     date of enactment of this Act, and
       (ii) offer sales which contain the remaining volume 
     required pursuant to subsection (b)(2)(A)(ii) or 
     (b)(2)(B)(ii), as the case may be, within the remainder of 
     the year.
       (C) Each Secretary shall report to the Committee on 
     Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources of the United States Senate 
     90 days after the date of enactment of this Act and on the 
     final day of each 90-day period thereafter throughout the 
     emergency period on the number of sales and volumes contained 
     therein offered during such 90 day period and expected to be 
     offered during the next 90 day period.
       (D) Special rules for second year sales.--The Secretary 
     concerned may begin salvage sales intended for the second 
     year of the emergency period before the start of the second 
     year if the Secretary concerned determines that the 
     preparation, advertisement, offering, awarding, and operation 
     of such sales will not interfere with salvage timber sales 
     required during the first year of the emergency period.
       (3) Decisions.--The Secretary concerned shall design and 
     select the specific salvage timber sales to be offered under 
     subsection (b) on the basis of the analysis contained in the 
     document or documents prepared pursuant to paragraph (1) to 
     satisfy the applicable volume requirement in subsection 
     (b)(2) within the applicable schedule specified in paragraph 
     (2).
       (4) Sale preparation.--The Secretary concerned shall make 
     use of all available authority, including the employment of 
     private contractors and the use of expedited fire contracting 
     procedures, to prepare and advertise salvage timber sales 
     under subsection (b) to meet the applicable schedule 
     specified in paragraph (2). The provisions of section 3(d)(1) 
     of the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994 (Public 
     Law 103-226) shall not apply to any former employee of the 
     Department of the Secretary concerned who received a 
     voluntary separation incentive payment authorized by such Act 
     or accepts employment pursuant to this paragraph.
       (5) Cost considerations.--Salvage timber sales undertaken 
     pursuant to this section shall not be precluded because the 
     costs of such activities are likely to exceed the revenues 
     derived from such activities.
       (6) Effect on other laws.--The documents and procedures 
     required by this section for the preparation, advertisement, 
     offering, awarding, and operation of any salvage timber sale 
     subject to subsection (b) shall be deemed to satisfy the 
     requirements of all applicable Federal laws (and regulations 
     implementing such laws) including but not limited to:
       (A) The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
     Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.).
       (B) The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
       (C) The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4332).
       (D) The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.).
       (7) Effect of salvage sales.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
     shall not substitute salvage timber sales conducted under 
     subsection (b) for planned non-salvage timber sales.
       (8) Effect on judicial decisions.--The Secretary concerned 
     may conduct salvage timber sales under the authority of this 
     section during the emergency period and the first year after 
     the end of the emergency period notwithstanding any decision, 
     restraining order, or injunction issued by a United States 
     court issued before the date of the enactment of this 
     section.
       (d) Reforestation of Salvage Timber Sale Parcels.--The 
     Secretary concerned shall plan and implement reforestation of 
     each parcel of land harvested under a salvage timber sale 
     conducted under subsection (b) as expeditiously as possible 
     after completion of the harvest on the parcel, but in no case 
     later than any applicable restocking period required by law 
     or regulation.
       (e) Administrative Review.--Salvage timber sales conducted 
     under subsection (b), and any decision of the Secretary 
     concerned in connection with such sales, shall not be subject 
     to administrative review.
       (f) Judicial Review.--
       (1) Place and time of filing.--A salvage timber sale to be 
     conducted under subsection (b) shall be subject to judicial 
     review only in the United States district court for the 
     district in which the affected Federal lands are located. Any 
     challenge to such sale must be filed in such district court 
     within 15 days after the date of initial advertisement of the 
     challenged sale.
       (2) Effect of filing on agency action.--For 45 days after 
     the date of the filing of a challenge to a salvage timber 
     sale to be conducted under subsection (b), the Secretary 
     concerned shall take no action to award the challenged sale.
       (3) Prohibition on restraining orders, preliminary 
     injunctions, and relief pending review.--No restraining order 
     or preliminary injunction shall be issued by any court of the 
     United States with respect to any decision to prepare, 
     advertise, offer, award, or operate a salvage timber sale 
     pursuant to subsection (b). Section 705 of title 5, United 
     States Code, shall not apply to any challenge to such a sale.
       (4) Standard of review.--The courts shall have authority to 
     enjoin permanently, order modification of, or void an 
     individual salvage timber sale if it is determined by a trial 
     on the merits that the decision to prepare, advertise, offer, 
     award, or operate such sale was arbitrary and capricious or 
     otherwise not in accordance with applicable law (other than 
     those laws specified in subsection (c)(6)).
       (5) Time for decision.--Civil actions filed under this 
     subsection shall be assigned for hearing at the earliest 
     possible date and shall take precedence over all other 
     matters pending on the docket of the court at that time 
     except for criminal cases. The court shall render its final 
     decision relative to any challenge within 45 days from the 
     date such challenge is brought, unless the court determines 
     that a longer period of time is required to satisfy the 
     requirement of the United States Constitution. In order to 
     reach a decision within 45 days, the district court may 
     assign all or part of any such case or cases to one or more 
     Special Masters, for prompt review and recommendations to the 
     court.
       (6) Procedures.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the court may set rules governing the procedures of any 
     proceeding brought under this subsection which set page 
     limits on briefs and time limits on filing briefs and motions 
     and other actions which are shorter than the limits specified 
     in the Federal rules of civil or appellate procedure.
       (7) Appeal.--Any appeal from the final decision of a 
     district court in an action brought pursuant to this 
     subsection shall be filed not later than 30 days after the 
     date of decision.
       (g) Exclusion of Certain Federal Lands.--
       (1) Exclusion.--The Secretary concerned may not select, 
     authorize, or undertake any salvage timber sale under 
     subsection (b) with respect to lands described in paragraph 
     (2).
       (2) Description of excluded lands.--The lands referred to 
     in paragraph (1) are as follows:
       (A) Any area on Federal lands included in the National 
     Wilderness Preservation System.
       (B) Any roadless area on Federal lands designated by 
     Congress for wilderness study in Colorado or Montana.
       (C) Any roadless area on Federal lands recommended by the 
     Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management for wilderness 
     designation in its most recent land management plan in effect 
     as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (D) Any area on Federal lands on which timber harvesting 
     for any purpose is prohibited by statute.
       (h) Rulemaking.--The Secretary concerned is not required to 
     issue formal rules under section 553 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to implement this section or carry out the 
     authorities provided by this section.
       (i) Award and Release of Previously Offered and Unawarded 
     Timber Sale Contracts.--
       (1) Award and release required.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, within 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary concerned shall act 
     to award, release, and permit to be completed in fiscal years 
     1995 and 1996, with no change in originally advertised terms 
     and volumes, all timber sale contracts offered or awarded 
     before that date in any unit of the National Forest System or 
     dis

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     trict of the Bureau of Land Management subject to section 318 
     of Public Law 101-121 (103 Stat. 745).
       (2) Effect on land management plans.--Compliance with 
     paragraph (1) shall not require or permit any change in any 
     land management plan in existence on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with 
the following amendments:

       1. Disaster Assistance: On page 2 line 15, strike 
     ``$5,360,000,000'' and insert ``$536,000,000''.
       2. WIC, Women, Infants and Children: On page 6, strike 
     lines 17 through 22.
       3. Training & Employment Services: On page 23 line 10, 
     strike ``$1,601,850,000'' and insert ``$939,350,000''. On 
     page 23 lines 13 & 14, strike ``$12,500,000 for the School-
     to-Work Opportunities Act,''. On page 23, strike lines 23 
     through 25.
       4. Community Services Employment for Older Americans: On 
     page 24 strike lines 1 through 9.
       5. Health Resources and Services: On page 25 line 12, 
     strike ``$53,925,000'' and insert ``$43,925,000''.
       6. Low Income Energy Assistance: On page 27, strike lines 2 
     through 6.
       7. Education Reform: On page 28 line 14, strike 
     ``$186,030,000'' and insert ``$103,530,000''. On page 28 line 
     15, strike ``$142,000,000'' and insert ``$83,000,000''. On 
     page 28 line 16, strike ``$21,530,000'' and insert 
     ``$10,530,000''. On page 28 line 19 after the word ``Act'' 
     strike all through the word ``partnerships'' on line 23.
       8. Education for the Disadvantaged: On page 29 line 4 
     strike all after ``103-333,'' through line 7 and insert 
     ``$8,270,000 from part E, section 1501 are rescinded.''
       9. School Improvement: On page 29 line 16, strike 
     ``$747,021,000'' and insert ``$327,021,000''. On page 29 line 
     18, strike ``$100,000,000'' and insert ``$80,000,000''. On 
     page 29 line 18, strike ``$471,962,000'' and insert 
     ``$71,962,000''.
       10. Student Financial Assistance: On page 31 line 6, strike 
     ``$187,475,000'' and insert ``$124,100,000''. On page 31 line 
     7 & 8, strike ``part A-4 and''.
       11. Corporation for Public Broadcasting: On page 33 line 
     20, strike ``$47,000,000'' and insert ``$31,000,000''. On 
     page 33 line 22, strike ``$94,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$34,000,000''.
       12. Assisted Housing: On page 49 line 14, strike 
     ``$5,733,400,000'' and insert ``$5,018,400,000''. On page 49 
     line 17, strike ``$1,157,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$467,000,000''. On page 50 line 4, strike ``$90,000,000'' 
     and insert ``$65,000,000''. On page 50, strike lines 22 
     through 26. 

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

185

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

242

para.46.13                   [Roll No. 250]

                                YEAS--185

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--242

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Collins (IL)
     Cubin
     Franks (CT)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Lewis (GA)
     Tucker
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

227

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

200

para.46.14                   [Roll No. 251] 

                                YEAS--227

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk

[[Page 407]]


     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bryant (TX)
     Collins (IL)
     Cubin
     Johnson, E.B.
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Myers
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.46.15  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill, the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, cross references, 
and to make other technical corrections.

para.46.16  unfunded federal mandates

  Mr. CLINGER called up the following conference report (Rept. No. 104-
76):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 1), 
     to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on 
     States and local governments; to strengthen the partnership 
     between the Federal Government and State, local and tribal 
     governments; to end the imposition, in the absence of full 
     consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, 
     local, and tribal governments without adequate funding, in a 
     manner that may displace other essential governmental 
     priorities; and to ensure that the Federal Government pays 
     the costs incurred by those governments in complying with 
     certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations; 
     and for other purposes, having met, after full and free 
     conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the House and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Unfunded Mandates Reform Act 
     of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this Act are--
       (1) to strengthen the partnership between the Federal 
     Government and State, local, and tribal governments;
       (2) to end the imposition, in the absence of full 
     consideration by Congress, of Federal mandates on State, 
     local, and tribal governments without adequate Federal 
     funding, in a manner that may displace other essential State, 
     local, and tribal governmental priorities;
       (3) to assist Congress in its consideration of proposed 
     legislation establishing or revising Federal programs 
     containing Federal mandates affecting State, local, and 
     tribal governments, and the private sector by--
       (A) providing for the development of information about the 
     nature and size of mandates in proposed legislation; and
       (B) establishing a mechanism to bring such information to 
     the attention of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     before the Senate and the House of Representatives vote on 
     proposed legislation;
       (4) to promote informed and deliberate decisions by 
     Congress on the appropriateness of Federal mandates in any 
     particular instance;
       (5) to require that Congress consider whether to provide 
     funding to assist State, local, and tribal governments in 
     complying with Federal mandates, to require analyses of the 
     impact of private sector mandates, and through the 
     dissemination of that information provide informed and 
     deliberate decisions by Congress and Federal agencies and 
     retain competitive balance between the public and private 
     sectors;
       (6) to establish a point-of-order vote on the consideration 
     in the Senate and House of Representatives of legislation 
     containing significant Federal intergovernmental mandates 
     without providing adequate funding to comply with such 
     mandates;
       (7) to assist Federal agencies in their consideration of 
     proposed regulations affecting State, local, and tribal 
     governments, by--
       (A) requiring that Federal agencies develop a process to 
     enable the elected and other officials of State, local, and 
     tribal governments to provide input when Federal agencies are 
     developing regulations; and
       (B) requiring that Federal agencies prepare and consider 
     estimates of the budgetary impact of regulations containing 
     Federal mandates upon State, local, and tribal governments 
     and the private sector before adopting such regulations, and 
     ensuring that small governments are given special 
     consideration in that process; and
       (8) to begin consideration of the effect of previously 
     imposed Federal mandates, including the impact on State, 
     local, and tribal governments of Federal court 
     interpretations of Federal statutes and regulations that 
     impose Federal intergovernmental mandates.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this Act--
       (1) except as provided in section 305 of this Act, the 
     terms defined under section 421 of the Congressional Budget 
     and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (as added by section 101 
     of this Act) shall have the meanings as so defined; and
       (2) the term ``Director'' means the Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office.

     SEC. 4. EXCLUSIONS.

       This Act shall not apply to any provision in a bill, joint 
     resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report before 
     Congress and any provision in a proposed or final Federal 
     regulation that--
       (1) enforces constitutional rights of individuals;
       (2) establishes or enforces any statutory rights that 
     prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, 
     religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, or disability;
       (3) requires compliance with accounting and auditing 
     procedures with respect to grants or other money or property 
     provided by the Federal Government;
       (4) provides for emergency assistance or relief at the 
     request of any State, local, or tribal government or any 
     official of a State, local, or tribal government;
       (5) is necessary for the national security or the 
     ratification or implementation of international treaty 
     obligations;
       (6) the President designates as emergency legislation and 
     that the Congress so designates in statute; or

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       (7) relates to the old-age, survivors, and disability 
     insurance program under title II of the Social Security Act 
     (including taxes imposed by sections 3101(a) and 3111(a) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to old-age, 
     survivors, and disability insurance)).

     SEC. 5. AGENCY ASSISTANCE.

       Each agency shall provide to the Director such information 
     and assistance as the Director may reasonably request to 
     assist the Director in carrying out this Act.
             TITLE I--LEGISLATIVE ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM

     SEC. 101. LEGISLATIVE MANDATE ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM.

       (a) In General.--Title IV of the Congressional Budget and 
     Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is amended by--
       (1) inserting before section 401 the following:

                  ``Part A--General Provisions''; and

       (2) adding at the end thereof the following new part:

                       ``Part B--Federal Mandates

     ``SEC. 421. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this part:
       ``(1) Agency.--The term `agency' has the same meaning as 
     defined in section 551(1) of title 5, United States Code, but 
     does not include independent regulatory agencies.
       ``(2) Amount.--The term `amount', with respect to an 
     authorization of appropriations for Federal financial 
     assistance, means the amount of budget authority for any 
     Federal grant assistance program or any Federal program 
     providing loan guarantees or direct loans.
       ``(3) Direct costs.--The term `direct costs'--
       ``(A)(i) in the case of a Federal intergovernmental 
     mandate, means the aggregate estimated amounts that all 
     State, local, and tribal governments would be required to 
     spend or would be prohibited from raising in revenues in 
     order to comply with the Federal intergovernmental mandate; 
     or
       ``(ii) in the case of a provision referred to in paragraph 
     (5)(A)(ii), means the amount of Federal financial assistance 
     eliminated or reduced;
       ``(B) in the case of a Federal private sector mandate, 
     means the aggregate estimated amounts that the private sector 
     will be required to spend in order to comply with the Federal 
     private sector mandate;
       ``(C) shall be determined on the assumption that--
       ``(i) State, local, and tribal governments, and the private 
     sector will take all reasonable steps necessary to mitigate 
     the costs resulting from the Federal mandate, and will comply 
     with applicable standards of practice and conduct established 
     by recognized professional or trade associations; and
       ``(ii) reasonable steps to mitigate the costs shall not 
     include increases in State, local, or tribal taxes or fees; 
     and
       ``(D) shall not include--
       ``(i) estimated amounts that the State, local, and tribal 
     governments (in the case of a Federal intergovernmental 
     mandate) or the private sector (in the case of a Federal 
     private sector mandate) would spend--

       ``(I) to comply with or carry out all applicable Federal, 
     State, local, and tribal laws and regulations in effect at 
     the time of the adoption of the Federal mandate for the same 
     activity as is affected by that Federal mandate; or
       ``(II) to comply with or carry out State, local, and tribal 
     governmental programs, or private-sector business or other 
     activities in effect at the time of the adoption of the 
     Federal mandate for the same activity as is affected by that 
     mandate; or

       ``(ii) expenditures to the extent that such expenditures 
     will be offset by any direct savings to the State, local, and 
     tribal governments, or by the private sector, as a result 
     of--

       ``(I) compliance with the Federal mandate; or
       ``(II) other changes in Federal law or regulation that are 
     enacted or adopted in the same bill or joint resolution or 
     proposed or final Federal regulation and that govern the same 
     activity as is affected by the Federal mandate.

       ``(4) Direct savings.--The term `direct savings', when used 
     with respect to the result of compliance with the Federal 
     mandate--
       ``(A) in the case of a Federal intergovernmental mandate, 
     means the aggregate estimated reduction in costs to any 
     State, local, or tribal government as a result of compliance 
     with the Federal intergovernmental mandate; and
       ``(B) in the case of a Federal private sector mandate, 
     means the aggregate estimated reduction in costs to the 
     private sector as a result of compliance with the Federal 
     private sector mandate.
       ``(5) Federal intergovernmental mandate.--The term `Federal 
     intergovernmental mandate' means--
       ``(A) any provision in legislation, statute, or regulation 
     that--
       ``(i) would impose an enforceable duty upon State, local, 
     or tribal governments, except--

       ``(I) a condition of Federal assistance; or
       ``(II) a duty arising from participation in a voluntary 
     Federal program, except as provided in subparagraph (B)); or

       ``(ii) would reduce or eliminate the amount of 
     authorization of appropriations for--

       ``(I) Federal financial assistance that would be provided 
     to State, local, or tribal governments for the purpose of 
     complying with any such previously imposed duty unless such 
     duty is reduced or eliminated by a corresponding amount; or

       ``(II) the control of borders by the Federal Government; or 
     reimbursement to State, local, or tribal governments for the 
     net cost associated with illegal, deportable, and excludable 
     aliens, including court-mandated expenses related to 
     emergency health care, education or criminal justice; when 
     such a reduction or elimination would result in increased net 
     costs to State, local, or tribal governments in providing 
     education or emergency health care to, or incarceration of, 
     illegal aliens; except that this subclause shall not be in 
     effect with respect to a State, local, or tribal government, 
     to the extent that such government has not fully cooperated 
     in the efforts of the Federal Government to locate, 
     apprehend, and deport illegal aliens;

       ``(B) any provision in legislation, statute, or regulation 
     that relates to a then-existing Federal program under which 
     $500,000,000 or more is provided annually to State, local, 
     and tribal governments under entitlement authority, if the 
     provision--
       ``(i)(I) would increase the stringency of conditions of 
     assistance to State, local, or tribal governments under the 
     program; or
       ``(II) would place caps upon, or otherwise decrease, the 
     Federal Government's responsibility to provide funding to 
     State, local, or tribal governments under the program; and
       ``(ii) the State, local, or tribal governments that 
     participate in the Federal program lack authority under that 
     program to amend their financial or programmatic 
     responsibilities to continue providing required services that 
     are affected by the legislation, statute, or regulation.
       ``(6) Federal mandate.--The term `Federal mandate' means a 
     Federal intergovernmental mandate or a Federal private sector 
     mandate, as defined in paragraphs (5) and (7).
       ``(7) Federal private sector mandate.--The term `Federal 
     private sector mandate' means any provision in legislation, 
     statute, or regulation that--
       ``(A) would impose an enforceable duty upon the private 
     sector except--
       ``(i) a condition of Federal assistance; or
       ``(ii) a duty arising from participation in a voluntary 
     Federal program; or
       ``(B) would reduce or eliminate the amount of authorization 
     of appropriations for Federal financial assistance that will 
     be provided to the private sector for the purposes of 
     ensuring compliance with such duty.
       ``(8) Local government.--The term `local government' has 
     the same meaning as defined in section 6501(6) of title 31, 
     United States Code.
       ``(9) Private sector.--The term `private sector' means all 
     persons or entities in the United States, including 
     individuals, partnerships, associations, corporations, and 
     educational and nonprofit institutions, but shall not include 
     State, local, or tribal governments.
       ``(10) Regulation; rule.--The term `regulation' or `rule' 
     (except with respect to a rule of either House of the 
     Congress) has the meaning of `rule' as defined in section 
     601(2) of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(11) Small government.--The term `small government' means 
     any small governmental jurisdictions defined in section 
     601(5) of title 5, United States Code, and any tribal 
     government.
       ``(12) State.--The term `State' has the same meaning as 
     defined in section 6501(9) of title 31, United States Code.
       ``(13) Tribal government.--The term `tribal government' 
     means any Indian tribe, band, nation, or other organized 
     group or community, including any Alaska Native village or 
     regional or village corporation as defined in or established 
     pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (85 Stat. 
     688; 43 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) which is recognized as eligible 
     for the special programs and services provided by the United 
     States to Indians because of their special status as Indians.

     ``SEC. 422. EXCLUSIONS.

       ``This part shall not apply to any provision in a bill, 
     joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report 
     before Congress that--
       ``(1) enforces constitutional rights of individuals;
       ``(2) establishes or enforces any statutory rights that 
     prohibit discrimination on the basis of race, color, 
     religion, sex, national origin, age, handicap, or disability;
       ``(3) requires compliance with accounting and auditing 
     procedures with respect to grants or other money or property 
     provided by the Federal Government;
       ``(4) provides for emergency assistance or relief at the 
     request of any State, local, or tribal government or any 
     official of a State, local, or tribal government;
       ``(5) is necessary for the national security or the 
     ratification or implementation of international treaty 
     obligations;
       ``(6) the President designates as emergency legislation and 
     that the Congress so designates in statute; or
       ``(7) relates to the old-age, survivors, and disability 
     insurance program under title II of the Social Security Act 
     (including taxes imposed by sections 3101(a) and 3111(a) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to old-age, 
     survivors, and disability insurance)).

     ``SEC. 423. DUTIES OF CONGRESSIONAL COMMITTEES.

       ``(a) In General.--When a committee of authorization of the 
     Senate or the House of Representatives reports a bill or 
     joint resolution of public character that includes any 
     Federal mandate, the report of the committee accompanying the 
     bill or joint resolution shall contain the information 
     required by subsections (c) and (d).

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       ``(b) Submission of Bills to the Director.--When a 
     committee of authorization of the Senate or the House of 
     Representatives orders reported a bill or joint resolution of 
     a public character, the committee shall promptly provide the 
     bill or joint resolution to the Director of the Congressional 
     Budget Office and shall identify to the Director any Federal 
     mandates contained in the bill or resolution.
       ``(c) Reports on Federal Mandates.--Each report described 
     under subsection (a) shall contain--
       ``(1) an identification and description of any Federal 
     mandates in the bill or joint resolution, including the 
     direct costs to State, local, and tribal governments, and to 
     the private sector, required to comply with the Federal 
     mandates;
       ``(2) a qualitative, and if practicable, a quantitative 
     assessment of costs and benefits anticipated from the Federal 
     mandates (including the effects on health and safety and the 
     protection of the natural environment); and
       ``(3) a statement of the degree to which a Federal mandate 
     affects both the public and private sectors and the extent to 
     which Federal payment of public sector costs or the 
     modification or termination of the Federal mandate as 
     provided under section 425(a)(2) would affect the competitive 
     balance between State, local, or tribal governments and the 
     private sector including a description of the actions, if 
     any, taken by the committee to avoid any adverse impact on 
     the private sector or the competitive balance between the 
     public sector and the private sector.
       ``(d) Intergovernmental Mandates.--If any of the Federal 
     mandates in the bill or joint resolution are Federal 
     intergovernmental mandates, the report required under 
     subsection (a) shall also contain--
       ``(1)(A) a statement of the amount, if any, of increase or 
     decrease in authorization of appropriations under existing 
     Federal financial assistance programs, or of authorization of 
     appropriations for new Federal financial assistance, provided 
     by the bill or joint resolution and usable for activities of 
     State, local, or tribal governments subject to the Federal 
     intergovernmental mandates;
       ``(B) a statement of whether the committee intends that the 
     Federal intergovernmental mandates be partly or entirely 
     unfunded, and if so, the reasons for that intention; and
       ``(C) if funded in whole or in part, a statement of whether 
     and how the committee has created a mechanism to allocate the 
     funding in a manner that is reasonably consistent with the 
     expected direct costs among and between the respective levels 
     of State, local, and tribal government; and
       ``(2) any existing sources of Federal assistance in 
     addition to those identified in paragraph (1) that may assist 
     State, local, and tribal governments in meeting the direct 
     costs of the Federal intergovernmental mandates.
       ``(e) Preemption Clarification and Information.--When a 
     committee of authorization of the Senate or the House of 
     Representatives reports a bill or joint resolution of public 
     character, the committee report accompanying the bill or 
     joint resolution shall contain, if relevant to the bill or 
     joint resolution, an explicit statement on the extent to 
     which the bill or joint resolution is intended to preempt any 
     State, local, or tribal law, and, if so, an explanation of 
     the effect of such preemption.
       ``(f) Publication of Statement From the Director.--
       ``(1) In general.--Upon receiving a statement from the 
     Director under section 424, a committee of the Senate or the 
     House of Representatives shall publish the statement in the 
     committee report accompanying the bill or joint resolution to 
     which the statement relates if the statement is available at 
     the time the report is printed.
       ``(2) Other publication of statement of director.--If the 
     statement is not published in the report, or if the bill or 
     joint resolution to which the statement relates is expected 
     to be considered by the Senate or the House of 
     Representatives before the report is published, the committee 
     shall cause the statement, or a summary thereof, to be 
     published in the Congressional Record in advance of floor 
     consideration of the bill or joint resolution.

     ``SEC. 424. DUTIES OF THE DIRECTOR; STATEMENTS ON BILLS AND 
                   JOINT RESOLUTIONS OTHER THAN APPROPRIATIONS 
                   BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS.

       ``(a) Federal Intergovernmental Mandates in Reported Bills 
     and Resolutions.--For each bill or joint resolution of a 
     public character reported by any committee of authorization 
     of the Senate or the House of Representatives, the Director 
     of the Congressional Budget Office shall prepare and submit 
     to the committee a statement as follows:
       ``(1) Contents.--If the Director estimates that the direct 
     cost of all Federal intergovernmental mandates in the bill or 
     joint resolution will equal or exceed $50,000,000 (adjusted 
     annually for inflation) in the fiscal year in which any 
     Federal intergovernmental mandate in the bill or joint 
     resolution (or in any necessary implementing regulation) 
     would first be effective or in any of the 4 fiscal years 
     following such fiscal year, the Director shall so state, 
     specify the estimate, and briefly explain the basis of the 
     estimate.
       ``(2) Estimates.--Estimates required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include estimates (and brief explanations of the basis 
     of the estimates) of--
       ``(A) the total amount of direct cost of complying with the 
     Federal intergovernmental mandates in the bill or joint 
     resolution;
       ``(B) if the bill or resolution contains an authorization 
     of appropriations under section 425(a)(2)(B), the amount of 
     new budget authority for each fiscal year for a period not to 
     exceed 10 years beyond the effective date necessary for the 
     direct cost of the intergovernmental mandate; and
       ``(C) the amount, if any, of increase in authorization of 
     appropriations under existing Federal financial assistance 
     programs, or of authorization of appropriations for new 
     Federal financial assistance, provided by the bill or joint 
     resolution and usable by State, local, or tribal governments 
     for activities subject to the Federal intergovernmental 
     mandates.
       ``(3) Estimate not feasible.--If the Director determines 
     that it is not feasible to make a reasonable estimate that 
     would be required under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Director 
     shall not make the estimate, but shall report in the 
     statement that the reasonable estimate cannot be made and 
     shall include the reasons for that determination in the 
     statement. If such determination is made by the Director, a 
     point of order under this part shall lie only under section 
     425(a)(1) and as if the requirement of section 425(a)(1) had 
     not been met.
       ``(b) Federal Private Sector Mandates in Reported Bills and 
     Joint Resolutions.--For each bill or joint resolution of a 
     public character reported by any committee of authorization 
     of the Senate or the House of Representatives, the Director 
     of the Congressional Budget Office shall prepare and submit 
     to the committee a statement as follows:
       ``(1) Contents.--If the Director estimates that the direct 
     cost of all Federal private sector mandates in the bill or 
     joint resolution will equal or exceed $100,000,000 (adjusted 
     annually for inflation) in the fiscal year in which any 
     Federal private sector mandate in the bill or joint 
     resolution (or in any necessary implementing regulation) 
     would first be effective or in any of the 4 fiscal years 
     following such fiscal year, the Director shall so state, 
     specify the estimate, and briefly explain the basis of the 
     estimate.
       ``(2) Estimates.--Estimates required under paragraph (1) 
     shall include estimates (and a brief explanation of the basis 
     of the estimates) of--
       ``(A) the total amount of direct costs of complying with 
     the Federal private sector mandates in the bill or joint 
     resolution; and
       ``(B) the amount, if any, of increase in authorization of 
     appropriations under existing Federal financial assistance 
     programs, or of authorization of appropriations for new 
     Federal financial assistance, provided by the bill or joint 
     resolution usable by the private sector for the activities 
     subject to the Federal private sector mandates.
       ``(3) Estimate not feasible.--If the Director determines 
     that it is not feasible to make a reasonable estimate that 
     would be required under paragraphs (1) and (2), the Director 
     shall not make the estimate, but shall report in the 
     statement that the reasonable estimate cannot be made and 
     shall include the reasons for that determination in the 
     statement.
       ``(c) Legislation Falling Below the Direct Costs 
     Thresholds.--If the Director estimates that the direct costs 
     of a Federal mandate will not equal or exceed the thresholds 
     specified in subsections (a) and (b), the Director shall so 
     state and shall briefly explain the basis of the estimate.
       ``(d) Amended Bills and Joint Resolutions; Conference 
     Reports.--If a bill or joint resolution is passed in an 
     amended form (including if passed by one House as an 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute for the text of a 
     bill or joint resolution from the other House) or is reported 
     by a committee of conference in amended form, and the amended 
     form contains a Federal mandate not previously considered by 
     either House or which contains an increase in the direct cost 
     of a previously considered Federal mandate, then the 
     committee of conference shall ensure, to the greatest extent 
     practicable, that the Director shall prepare a statement as 
     provided in this subsection or a supplemental statement for 
     the bill or joint resolution in that amended form.

     ``SEC. 425. LEGISLATION SUBJECT TO POINT OF ORDER.

       ``(a) In General.--It shall not be in order in the Senate 
     or the House of Representatives to consider--
       ``(1) any bill or joint resolution that is reported by a 
     committee unless the committee has published a statement of 
     the Director on the direct costs of Federal mandates in 
     accordance with section 423(f) before such consideration, 
     except this paragraph shall not apply to any supplemental 
     statement prepared by the Director under section 424(d); and
       ``(2) any bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report that would increase the direct costs of 
     Federal intergovernmental mandates by an amount that causes 
     the thresholds specified in section 424(a)(1) to be exceeded, 
     unless--
       ``(A) the bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report provides new budget authority or new 
     entitlement authority in the House of Representatives or 
     direct spending authority in the Senate for each fiscal year 
     for such mandates included in the bill, joint resolution, 
     amendment, motion, or conference report in an amount equal to 
     or exceeding the direct costs of such mandate; or

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       ``(B) the bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report includes an authorization for 
     appropriations in an amount equal to or exceeding the direct 
     costs of such mandate, and--
       ``(i) identifies a specific dollar amount of the direct 
     costs of such mandate for each year up to 10 years during 
     which such mandate shall be in effect under the bill, joint 
     resolution, amendment, motion or conference report, and such 
     estimate is consistent with the estimate determined under 
     subsection (e) for each fiscal year;
       ``(ii) identifies any appropriation bill that is expected 
     to provide for Federal funding of the direct cost referred to 
     under clause (i); and
       ``(iii)(I) provides that for any fiscal year the 
     responsible Federal agency shall determine whether there are 
     insufficient appropriations for that fiscal year to provide 
     for the direct costs under clause (i) of such mandate, and 
     shall (no later than 30 days after the beginning of the 
     fiscal year) notify the appropriate authorizing committees of 
     Congress of the determination and submit either--

       ``(aa) a statement that the agency has determined, based on 
     a re-estimate of the direct costs of such mandate, after 
     consultation with State, local, and tribal governments, that 
     the amount appropriated is sufficient to pay for the direct 
     costs of such mandate; or
       ``(bb) legislative recommendations for either implementing 
     a less costly mandate or making such mandate ineffective for 
     the fiscal year;

       ``(II) provides for expedited procedures for the 
     consideration of the statement or legislative recommendations 
     referred to in subclause (I) by Congress no later than 30 
     days after the statement or recommendations are submitted to 
     Congress; and
       ``(III) provides that such mandate shall--

       ``(aa) in the case of a statement referred to in subclause 
     (I)(aa), cease to be effective 60 days after the statement is 
     submitted unless Congress has approved the agency's 
     determination by joint resolution during the 60-day period;
       ``(bb) cease to be effective 60 days after the date the 
     legislative recommendations of the responsible Federal agency 
     are submitted to Congress under subclause (I)(bb) unless 
     Congress provides otherwise by law; or
       ``(cc) in the case that such mandate that has not yet taken 
     effect, continue not to be effective unless Congress provides 
     otherwise by law.

       ``(b) Rule of Construction.--The provisions of subsection 
     (a)(2)(B)(iii) shall not be construed to prohibit or 
     otherwise restrict a State, local, or tribal government from 
     voluntarily electing to remain subject to the original 
     Federal intergovernmental mandate, complying with the 
     programmatic or financial responsibilities of the original 
     Federal intergovernmental mandate and providing the funding 
     necessary consistent with the costs of Federal agency 
     assistance, monitoring, and enforcement.
       ``(c) Committee on Appropriations.--
       ``(1) Application.--The provisions of subsection (a)--
       ``(A) shall not apply to any bill or resolution reported by 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate or the House of 
     Representatives; except
       ``(B) shall apply to--
       ``(i) any legislative provision increasing direct costs of 
     a Federal intergovernmental mandate contained in any bill or 
     resolution reported by the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate or House of Representatives;
       ``(ii) any legislative provision increasing direct costs of 
     a Federal intergovernmental mandate contained in any 
     amendment offered to a bill or resolution reported by the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate or House of 
     Representatives;
       ``(iii) any legislative provision increasing direct costs 
     of a Federal intergovernmental mandate in a conference report 
     accompanying a bill or resolution reported by the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate or House of Representatives; 
     and
       ``(iv) any legislative provision increasing direct costs of 
     a Federal intergovernmental mandate contained in any 
     amendments in disagreement between the two Houses to any bill 
     or resolution reported by the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate or House of Representatives.
       ``(2) Certain provisions stricken in senate.--Upon a point 
     of order being made by any Senator against any provision 
     listed in paragraph (1)(B), and the point of order being 
     sustained by the Chair, such specific provision shall be 
     deemed stricken from the bill, resolution, amendment, 
     amendment in disagreement, or conference report and may not 
     be offered as an amendment from the floor.
       ``(d) Determinations of Applicability to Pending 
     Legislation.--For purposes of this section, in the Senate, 
     the presiding officer of the Senate shall consult with the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs, to the extent practicable, 
     on questions concerning the applicability of this part to a 
     pending bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or 
     conference report.
       ``(e) Determinations of Federal Mandate Levels.--For 
     purposes of this section, in the Senate, the levels of 
     Federal mandates for a fiscal year shall be determined based 
     on the estimates made by the Committee on the Budget.

     ``SEC. 426. PROVISIONS RELATING TO THE HOUSE OF 
                   REPRESENTATIVES.

       ``(a) Enforcement in the House of Representatives.--It 
     shall not be in order in the House of Representatives to 
     consider a rule or order that waives the application of 
     section 425.
       ``(b) Disposition of Points of Order.--
       ``(1) Application to the house of representatives.--This 
     subsection shall apply only to the House of Representatives.
       ``(2) Threshold burden.--In order to be cognizable by the 
     Chair, a point of order under section 425 or subsection (a) 
     of this section must specify the precise language on which it 
     is premised.
       ``(3) Question of consideration.--As disposition of points 
     of order under section 425 or subsection (a) of this section, 
     the Chair shall put the question of consideration with 
     respect to the proposition that is the subject of the points 
     of order.
       ``(4) Debate and intervening motions.--A question of 
     consideration under this section shall be debatable for 10 
     minutes by each Member initiating a point of order and for 10 
     minutes by an opponent on each point of order, but shall 
     otherwise be decided without intervening motion except one 
     that the House adjourn or that the Committee of the Whole 
     rise, as the case may be.
       ``(5) Effect on amendment in order as original text.--The 
     disposition of the question of consideration under this 
     subsection with respect to a bill or joint resolution shall 
     be considered also to determine the question of consideration 
     under this subsection with respect to an amendment made in 
     order as original text.

     ``SEC. 427. REQUESTS TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE FROM 
                   SENATORS.

       ``At the written request of a Senator, the Director shall, 
     to the extent practicable, prepare an estimate of the direct 
     costs of a Federal intergovernmental mandate contained in an 
     amendment of such Senator.

     ``SEC. 428. CLARIFICATION OF APPLICATION.

       ``(a) In General.--This part applies to any bill, joint 
     resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that 
     reauthorizes appropriations, or that amends existing 
     authorizations of appropriations, to carry out any statute, 
     or that otherwise amends any statute, only if enactment of 
     the bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference 
     report--
       ``(1) would result in a net reduction in or elimination of 
     authorization of appropriations for Federal financial 
     assistance that would be provided to State, local, or tribal 
     governments for use for the purpose of complying with any 
     Federal intergovernmental mandate, or to the private sector 
     for use to comply with any Federal private sector mandate, 
     and would not eliminate or reduce duties established by the 
     Federal mandate by a corresponding amount; or
       ``(2) would result in a net increase in the aggregate 
     amount of direct costs of Federal intergovernmental mandates 
     or Federal private sector mandates other than as described in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Direct Costs.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this part, the direct 
     cost of the Federal mandates in a bill, joint resolution, 
     amendment, motion, or conference report that reauthorizes 
     appropriations, or that amends existing authorizations of 
     appropriations, to carry out a statute, or that otherwise 
     amends any statute, means the net increase, resulting from 
     enactment of the bill, joint resolution, amendment, motion, 
     or conference report, in the amount described under paragraph 
     (2)(A) over the amount described under paragraph (2)(B).
       ``(2) Amounts.--The amounts referred to under paragraph (1) 
     are--
       ``(A) the aggregate amount of direct costs of Federal 
     mandates that would result under the statute if the bill, 
     joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report is 
     enacted; and
       ``(B) the aggregate amount of direct costs of Federal 
     mandates that would result under the statute if the bill, 
     joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report 
     were not enacted.
       ``(3) Extension of authorization of appropriations.--For 
     purposes of this section, in the case of legislation to 
     extend authorization of appropriations, the authorization 
     level that would be provided by the extension shall be 
     compared to the authorization level for the last year in 
     which authorization of appropriations is already provided.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 1(b) of 
     the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``Part A--General Provisions'' before the 
     item relating to section 401; and
       (2) by inserting after the item relating to section 407 the 
     following:

                       ``Part B--Federal Mandates

``Sec. 421. Definitions.
``Sec. 422. Exclusions.
``Sec. 423. Duties of congressional committees.
``Sec. 424. Duties of the Director; statements on bills and joint 
              resolutions other than appropriations bills and joint 
              resolutions.
``Sec. 425. Legislation subject to point of order.
``Sec. 426. Provisions relating to the House of Representatives.
``Sec. 427. Requests to the Congressional Budget Office from Senators.
``Sec. 428. Clarification of application.''.

     SEC. 102. ASSISTANCE TO COMMITTEES AND STUDIES.

       The Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
     1974 is amended--
       (1) in section 202--
       (A) in subsection (c)--

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       (i) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (ii) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) At the request of any committee of the Senate or the 
     House of Representatives, the Office shall, to the extent 
     practicable, consult with and assist such committee in 
     analyzing the budgetary or financial impact of any proposed 
     legislation that may have--
       ``(A) a significant budgetary impact on State, local, or 
     tribal governments;
       ``(B) a significant financial impact on the private sector; 
     or
       ``(C) a significant employment impact on the private 
     sector.''; and
       (B) by amending subsection (h) to read as follows:
       ``(h) Studies.--
       ``(1) Continuing studies.--The Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office shall conduct continuing studies 
     to enhance comparisons of budget outlays, credit authority, 
     and tax expenditures.
       ``(2) Federal mandate studies.--
       ``(A) At the request of any Chairman or ranking member of 
     the minority of a Committee of the Senate or the House of 
     Representatives, the Director shall, to the extent 
     practicable, conduct a study of a legislative proposal 
     containing a Federal mandate.
       ``(B) In conducting a study on intergovernmental mandates 
     under subparagraph (A), the Director shall--
       ``(i) solicit and consider information or comments from 
     elected officials (including their designated 
     representatives) of State, local, or tribal governments as 
     may provide helpful information or comments;
       ``(ii) consider establishing advisory panels of elected 
     officials or their designated representatives, of State, 
     local, or tribal governments if the Director determines that 
     such advisory panels would be helpful in performing 
     responsibilities of the Director under this section; and
       ``(iii) if, and to the extent that the Director determines 
     that accurate estimates are reasonably feasible, include 
     estimates of--

       ``(I) the future direct cost of the Federal mandate to the 
     extent that such costs significantly differ from or extend 
     beyond the 5-year period after the mandate is first 
     effective; and
       ``(II) any disproportionate budgetary effects of Federal 
     mandates upon particular industries or sectors of the 
     economy, States, regions, and urban or rural or other types 
     of communities, as appropriate.

       ``(C) In conducting a study on private sector mandates 
     under subparagraph (A), the Director shall provide estimates, 
     if and to the extent that the Director determines that such 
     estimates are reasonably feasible, of--
       ``(i) future costs of Federal private sector mandates to 
     the extent that such mandates differ significantly from or 
     extend beyond the 5-year time period referred to in 
     subparagraph (B)(iii)(I);
       ``(ii) any disproportionate financial effects of Federal 
     private sector mandates and of any Federal financial 
     assistance in the bill or joint resolution upon any 
     particular industries or sectors of the economy, States, 
     regions, and urban or rural or other types of communities; 
     and
       ``(iii) the effect of Federal private sector mandates in 
     the bill or joint resolution on the national economy, 
     including the effect on productivity, economic growth, full 
     employment, creation of productive jobs, and international 
     competitiveness of United States goods and services.''; and
       (2) in section 301(d) by adding at the end thereof the 
     following new sentence: ``Any Committee of the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate that anticipates that the 
     committee will consider any proposed legislation 
     establishing, amending, or reauthorizing any Federal program 
     likely to have a significant budgetary impact on any State, 
     local, or tribal government, or likely to have a significant 
     financial impact on the private sector, including any 
     legislative proposal submitted by the executive branch likely 
     to have such a budgetary or financial impact, shall include 
     its views and estimates on that proposal to the Committee on 
     the Budget of the applicable House.''.

     SEC. 103. COST OF REGULATIONS.

       (a) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that Federal agencies should review and evaluate planned 
     regulations to ensure that the cost estimates provided by the 
     Congressional Budget Office will be carefully considered as 
     regulations are promulgated.
       (b) Statement of Cost.--At the request of a committee 
     chairman or ranking minority member, the Director shall, to 
     the extent practicable, prepare a comparison between--
       (1) an estimate by the relevant agency, prepared under 
     section 202 of this Act, of the costs of regulations 
     implementing an Act containing a Federal mandate; and
       (2) the cost estimate prepared by the Congressional Budget 
     Office for such Act when it was enacted by the Congress.
       (c) Cooperation of Office of Management and Budget.--At the 
     request of the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall 
     provide data and cost estimates for regulations implementing 
     an Act containing a Federal mandate covered by part B of 
     title IV of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
     Act of 1974 (as added by section 101 of this Act).

     SEC. 104. REPEAL OF CERTAIN ANALYSIS BY CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET 
                   OFFICE.

       Section 403 of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
     Control Act of 1974 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking out paragraph (2);
       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking out ``paragraphs (1) and 
     (2)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraph (1)''; and
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively;
       (2) by striking out ``(a)''; and
       (3) by striking out subsections (b) and (c).

     SEC. 105. CONSIDERATION FOR FEDERAL FUNDING.

       Nothing in this Act shall preclude a State, local, or 
     tribal government that already complies with all or part of 
     the Federal intergovernmental mandates included in the bill, 
     joint resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report 
     from consideration for Federal funding under section 
     425(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
     Act of 1974 (as added by section 101 of this Act) for the 
     cost of the mandate, including the costs the State, local, or 
     tribal government is currently paying and any additional 
     costs necessary to meet the mandate.

     SEC. 106. IMPACT ON LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that--
       (1) the Congress should be concerned about shifting costs 
     from Federal to State and local authorities and should be 
     equally concerned about the growing tendency of States to 
     shift costs to local governments;
       (2) cost shifting from States to local governments has, in 
     many instances, forced local governments to raise property 
     taxes or curtail sometimes essential services; and
       (3) increases in local property taxes and cuts in essential 
     services threaten the ability of many citizens to attain and 
     maintain the American dream of owning a home in a safe, 
     secure community.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that--
       (1) the Federal Government should not shift certain costs 
     to the State, and States should end the practice of shifting 
     costs to local governments, which forces many local 
     governments to increase property taxes;
       (2) States should end the imposition, in the absence of 
     full consideration by their legislatures, of State issued 
     mandates on local governments without adequate State funding, 
     in a manner that may displace other essential government 
     priorities; and
       (3) one primary objective of this Act and other efforts to 
     change the relationship among Federal, State, and local 
     governments should be to reduce taxes and spending at all 
     levels and to end the practice of shifting costs from one 
     level of government to another with little or no benefit to 
     taxpayers.

     SEC. 107. ENFORCEMENT IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

       (a) Motions To Strike in the Committee of the Whole.--
     Clause 5 of rule XXIII of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(c) In the consideration of any measure for amendment in 
     the Committee of the Whole containing any Federal mandate the 
     direct costs of which exceed the threshold in section 
     424(a)(1) of the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995, it 
     shall always be in order, unless specifically waived by terms 
     of a rule governing consideration of that measure, to move to 
     strike such Federal mandate from the portion of the bill then 
     open to amendment.''.
       (b) Committee on Rules Reports on Waived Points of Order.--
     The Committee on Rules shall include in the report required 
     by clause 1(d) of rule XI (relating to its activities during 
     the Congress) of the Rules of the House of Representatives a 
     separate item identifying all waivers of points of order 
     relating to Federal mandates, listed by bill or joint 
     resolution number and the subject matter of that measure.

     SEC. 108. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

       The provisions of sections 101 and 107 are enacted by 
     Congress--
       (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such 
     they shall be considered as part of the rules of such House, 
     respectively, and such rules shall supersede other rules only 
     to the extent that they are inconsistent therewith; and
       (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
     either House to change such rules (so far as relating to such 
     House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same 
     extent as in the case of any other rule of each House.

     SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Congressional Budget Office $4,500,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 to carry 
     out the provisions of this title.

     SEC. 110. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title shall take effect on January 1, 1996 or on the 
     date 90 days after appropriations are made available as 
     authorized under section 109, whichever is earlier and shall 
     apply to legislation considered on and after such date.
             TITLE II--REGULATORY ACCOUNTABILITY AND REFORM

     SEC. 201. REGULATORY PROCESS.

       Each agency shall, unless otherwise prohibited by law, 
     assess the effects of Federal regulatory actions on State, 
     local, and tribal governments, and the private sector (other 
     than to the extent that such regulations incorporate 
     requirements specifically set forth in law).

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     SEC. 202. STATEMENTS TO ACCOMPANY SIGNIFICANT REGULATORY 
                   ACTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Unless otherwise prohibited by law, before 
     promulgating any general notice of proposed rulemaking that 
     is likely to result in promulgation of any rule that includes 
     any Federal mandate that may result in the expenditure by 
     State, local, and tribal governments, in the aggregate, or by 
     the private sector, of $100,000,000 or more (adjusted 
     annually for inflation) in any 1 year, and before 
     promulgating any final rule for which a general notice of 
     proposed rulemaking was published, the agency shall prepare a 
     written statement containing--
       (1) an identification of the provision of Federal law under 
     which the rule is being promulgated;
       (2) a qualitative and quantitative assessment of the 
     anticipated costs and benefits of the Federal mandate, 
     including the costs and benefits to State, local, and tribal 
     governments or the private sector, as well as the effect of 
     the Federal mandate on health, safety, and the natural 
     environment and such an assessment shall include--
       (A) an analysis of the extent to which such costs to State, 
     local, and tribal governments may be paid with Federal 
     financial assistance (or otherwise paid for by the Federal 
     Government); and
       (B) the extent to which there are available Federal 
     resources to carry out the intergovernmental mandate;
       (3) estimates by the agency, if and to the extent that the 
     agency determines that accurate estimates are reasonably 
     feasible, of--
       (A) the future compliance costs of the Federal mandate; and
       (B) any disproportionate budgetary effects of the Federal 
     mandate upon any particular regions of the nation or 
     particular State, local, or tribal governments, urban or 
     rural or other types of communities, or particular segments 
     of the private sector;
       (4) estimates by the agency of the effect on the national 
     economy, such as the effect on productivity, economic growth, 
     full employment, creation of productive jobs, and 
     international competitiveness of United States goods and 
     services, if and to the extent that the agency in its sole 
     discretion determines that accurate estimates are reasonably 
     feasible and that such effect is relevant and material; and
       (5)(A) a description of the extent of the agency's prior 
     consultation with elected representatives (under section 204) 
     of the affected State, local, and tribal governments;
       (B) a summary of the comments and concerns that were 
     presented by State, local, or tribal governments either 
     orally or in writing to the agency; and
       (C) a summary of the agency's evaluation of those comments 
     and concerns.
       (b) Promulgation.--In promulgating a general notice of 
     proposed rulemaking or a final rule for which a statement 
     under subsection (a) is required, the agency shall include in 
     the promulgation a summary of the information contained in 
     the statement.
       (c) Preparation in Conjunction With Other Statement.--Any 
     agency may prepare any statement required under subsection 
     (a) in conjunction with or as a part of any other statement 
     or analysis, provided that the statement or analysis 
     satisfies the provisions of subsection (a).

     SEC. 203. SMALL GOVERNMENT AGENCY PLAN.

       (a) Effects on Small Governments.--Before establishing any 
     regulatory requirements that might significantly or uniquely 
     affect small governments, agencies shall have developed a 
     plan under which the agency shall--
       (1) provide notice of the requirements to potentially 
     affected small governments, if any;
       (2) enable officials of affected small governments to 
     provide meaningful and timely input in the development of 
     regulatory proposals containing significant Federal 
     intergovernmental mandates; and
       (3) inform, educate, and advise small governments on 
     compliance with the requirements.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to each agency to carry out the provisions 
     of this section and for no other purpose, such sums as are 
     necessary.

     SEC. 204. STATE, LOCAL, AND TRIBAL GOVERNMENT INPUT.

       (a) In General.--Each agency shall, to the extent permitted 
     in law, develop an effective process to permit elected 
     officers of State, local, and tribal governments (or their 
     designated employees with authority to act on their behalf) 
     to provide meaningful and timely input in the development of 
     regulatory proposals containing significant Federal 
     intergovernmental mandates.
       (b) Meetings Between State, Local, Tribal and Federal 
     Officers.--The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
     shall not apply to actions in support of intergovernmental 
     communications where--
       (1) meetings are held exclusively between Federal officials 
     and elected officers of State, local, and tribal governments 
     (or their designated employees with authority to act on their 
     behalf) acting in their official capacities; and
       (2) such meetings are solely for the purposes of exchanging 
     views, information, or advice relating to the management or 
     implementation of Federal programs established pursuant to 
     public law that explicitly or inherently share 
     intergovernmental responsibilities or administration.
       (c) Implementing Guidelines.--No later than 6 months after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the President shall issue 
     guidelines and instructions to Federal agencies for 
     appropriate implementation of subsections (a) and (b) 
     consistent with applicable laws and regulations.

     SEC. 205. LEAST BURDENSOME OPTION OR EXPLANATION REQUIRED.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     before promulgating any rule for which a written statement is 
     required under section 202, the agency shall identify and 
     consider a reasonable number of regulatory alternatives and 
     from those alternatives select the least costly, most cost-
     effective or least burdensome alternative that achieves the 
     objectives of the rule, for--
       (1) State, local, and tribal governments, in the case of a 
     rule containing a Federal intergovernmental mandate; and
       (2) the private sector, in the case of a rule containing a 
     Federal private sector mandate.
       (b) Exception.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall 
     apply unless--
       (1) the head of the affected agency publishes with the 
     final rule an explanation of why the least costly, most cost-
     effective or least burdensome method of achieving the 
     objectives of the rule was not adopted; or
       (2) the provisions are inconsistent with law.
       (c) OMB Certification.--No later than 1 year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall certify to Congress, with a 
     written explanation, agency compliance with this section and 
     include in that certification agencies and rulemakings that 
     fail to adequately comply with this section.

     SEC. 206. ASSISTANCE TO THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE.

       The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall--
       (1) collect from agencies the statements prepared under 
     section 202; and
       (2) periodically forward copies of such statements to the 
     Director of the Congressional Budget Office on a reasonably 
     timely basis after promulgation of the general notice of 
     proposed rulemaking or of the final rule for which the 
     statement was prepared.

     SEC. 207. PILOT PROGRAM ON SMALL GOVERNMENT FLEXIBILITY.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget, in consultation with Federal agencies, shall 
     establish pilot programs in at least 2 agencies to test 
     innovative, and more flexible regulatory approaches that--
       (1) reduce reporting and compliance burdens on small 
     governments; and
       (2) meet overall statutory goals and objectives.
       (b) Program Focus.--The pilot programs shall focus on rules 
     in effect or proposed rules, or a combination thereof.

     SEC. 208. ANNUAL STATEMENTS TO CONGRESS ON AGENCY COMPLIANCE.

       No later than 1 year after the effective date of this title 
     and annually thereafter, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall submit to the Congress, including 
     the Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives, a written report detailing compliance by 
     each agency during the preceding reporting period with the 
     requirements of this title.

     SEC. 209. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title and the amendments made by this title shall take 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
                 TITLE III--REVIEW OF FEDERAL MANDATES

     SEC. 301. BASELINE STUDY OF COSTS AND BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--No later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Advisory Commission on 
     Intergovernmental Relations (hereafter in this title referred 
     to as the ``Advisory Commission''), in consultation with the 
     Director, shall complete a study to examine the measurement 
     and definition issues involved in calculating the total costs 
     and benefits to State, local, and tribal governments of 
     compliance with Federal law.
       (b) Considerations.--The study required by this section 
     shall consider--
       (1) the feasibility of measuring indirect costs and 
     benefits as well as direct costs and benefits of the Federal, 
     State, local, and tribal relationship; and
       (2) how to measure both the direct and indirect benefits of 
     Federal financial assistance and tax benefits to State, 
     local, and tribal governments.

     SEC. 302. REPORT ON FEDERAL MANDATES BY ADVISORY COMMISSION 
                   ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Advisory Commission on 
     Intergovernmental Relations shall in accordance with this 
     section--
       (1) investigate and review the role of Federal mandates in 
     intergovernmental relations and their impact on State, local, 
     tribal, and Federal government objectives and 
     responsibilities, and their impact on the competitive balance 
     between State, local, and tribal governments, and the private 
     sector and consider views of and the impact on working men 
     and women on those same matters;
       (2) investigate and review the role of unfunded State 
     mandates imposed on local governments;
       (3) make recommendations to the President and the Congress 
     regarding--
       (A) allowing flexibility for State, local, and tribal 
     governments in complying with specific Federal mandates for 
     which terms of compliance are unnecessarily rigid or complex;

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       (B) reconciling any 2 or more Federal mandates which impose 
     contradictory or inconsistent requirements;
       (C) terminating Federal mandates which are duplicative, 
     obsolete, or lacking in practical utility;
       (D) suspending, on a temporary basis, Federal mandates 
     which are not vital to public health and safety and which 
     compound the fiscal difficulties of State, local, and tribal 
     governments, including recommendations for triggering such 
     suspension;
       (E) consolidating or simplifying Federal mandates, or the 
     planning or reporting requirements of such mandates, in order 
     to reduce duplication and facilitate compliance by State, 
     local, and tribal governments with those mandates;
       (F) establishing common Federal definitions or standards to 
     be used by State, local, and tribal governments in complying 
     with Federal mandates that use different definitions or 
     standards for the same terms or principles; and
       (G)(i) the mitigation of negative impacts on the private 
     sector that may result from relieving State, local, and 
     tribal governments from Federal mandates (if and to the 
     extent that such negative impacts exist on the private 
     sector); and
       (ii) the feasibility of applying relief from Federal 
     mandates in the same manner and to the same extent to private 
     sector entities as such relief is applied to State, local, 
     and tribal governments; and
       (4) identify and consider in each recommendation made under 
     paragraph (3), to the extent practicable--
       (A) the specific Federal mandates to which the 
     recommendation applies, including requirements of the 
     departments, agencies, and other entities of the Federal 
     Government that State, local, and tribal governments utilize 
     metric systems of measurement; and
       (B) any negative impact on the private sector that may 
     result from implementation of the recommendation.
       (b) Criteria.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall establish criteria 
     for making recommendations under subsection (a).
       (2) Issuance of proposed criteria.--The Commission shall 
     issue proposed criteria under this subsection no later than 
     60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and 
     thereafter provide a period of 30 days for submission by the 
     public of comments on the proposed criteria.
       (3) Final criteria.--No later than 45 days after the date 
     of issuance of proposed criteria, the Commission shall--
       (A) consider comments on the proposed criteria received 
     under paragraph (2);
       (B) adopt and incorporate in final criteria any 
     recommendations submitted in those comments that the 
     Commission determines will aid the Commission in carrying out 
     its duties under this section; and
       (C) issue final criteria under this subsection.
       (c) Preliminary Report.--
       (1) In general.--No later than 9 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Commission shall--
       (A) prepare and publish a preliminary report on its 
     activities under this title, including preliminary 
     recommendations pursuant to subsection (a);
       (B) publish in the Federal Register a notice of 
     availability of the preliminary report; and
       (C) provide copies of the preliminary report to the public 
     upon request.
       (2) Public hearings.--The Commission shall hold public 
     hearings on the preliminary recommendations contained in the 
     preliminary report of the Commission under this subsection.
       (d) Final Report.--No later than 3 months after the date of 
     the publication of the preliminary report under subsection 
     (c), the Commission shall submit to the Congress, including 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House 
     of Representatives, the Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate, the Committee on the Budget of the Senate, and 
     the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives, 
     and to the President a final report on the findings, 
     conclusions, and recommendations of the Commission under this 
     section.
       (e) Priority to Mandates That Are Subject of Judicial 
     Proceedings.--In carrying out this section, the Advisory 
     Commission shall give the highest priority to immediately 
     investigating, reviewing, and making recommendations 
     regarding Federal mandates that are the subject of judicial 
     proceedings between the United States and a State, local, or 
     tribal government.
       (f) Definition.--For purposes of this section the term 
     ``State mandate'' means any provision in a State statute or 
     regulation that imposes an enforceable duty on local 
     governments, the private sector, or individuals, including a 
     condition of State assistance or a duty arising from 
     participation in a voluntary State program.

     SEC. 303. SPECIAL AUTHORITIES OF ADVISORY COMMISSION.

       (a) Experts and Consultants.--For purposes of carrying out 
     this title, the Advisory Commission may procure temporary and 
     intermittent services of experts or consultants under section 
     3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.
       (b) Detail of Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon request of 
     the Executive Director of the Advisory Commission, the head 
     of any Federal department or agency may detail, on a 
     reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of that department 
     or agency to the Advisory Commission to assist it in carrying 
     out this title.
       (c) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of 
     the Advisory Commission, the Administrator of General 
     Services shall provide to the Advisory Commission, on a 
     reimbursable basis, the administrative support services 
     necessary for the Advisory Commission to carry out its duties 
     under this title.
       (d) Contract Authority.--The Advisory Commission may, 
     subject to appropriations, contract with and compensate 
     government and private persons (including agencies) for 
     property and services used to carry out its duties under this 
     title.

     SEC. 304. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS REGARDING FEDERAL COURT 
                   RULINGS.

       No later than 4 months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, and no later than March 15 of each year thereafter, the 
     Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations shall 
     submit to the Congress, including the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and to the 
     President a report describing any Federal court case to which 
     a State, local, or tribal government was a party in the 
     preceding calendar year that required such State, local, or 
     tribal government to undertake responsibilities or 
     activities, beyond those such government would otherwise have 
     undertaken, to comply with Federal statutes and regulations.

     SEC. 305. DEFINITION.

       Notwithstanding section 3 of this Act, for purposes of this 
     title the term ``Federal mandate'' means any provision in 
     statute or regulation or any Federal court ruling that 
     imposes an enforceable duty upon State, local, or tribal 
     governments including a condition of Federal assistance or a 
     duty arising from participation in a voluntary Federal 
     program.

     SEC. 306. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Advisory 
     Commission to carry out section 301 and section 302, $500,000 
     for each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996.
                       TITLE IV--JUDICIAL REVIEW

     SEC. 401. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) Agency Statements on Significant Regulatory Actions.--
       (1) In general.--Compliance or noncompliance by any agency 
     with the provisions of sections 202 and 203(a) (1) and (2) 
     shall be subject to judicial review only in accordance with 
     this section.
       (2) Limited review of agency compliance or noncompliance.--
     (A) Agency compliance or noncompliance with the provisions of 
     sections 202 and 203(a) (1) and (2) shall be subject to 
     judicial review only under section 706(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code, and only as provided under subparagraph (B).
       (B) If an agency fails to prepare the written statement 
     (including the preparation of the estimates, analyses, 
     statements, or descriptions) under section 202 or the written 
     plan under section 203(a) (1) and (2), a court may compel the 
     agency to prepare such written statement.
       (3) Review of agency rules.--In any judicial review under 
     any other Federal law of an agency rule for which a written 
     statement or plan is required under sections 202 and 203(a) 
     (1) and (2), the inadequacy or failure to prepare such 
     statement (including the inadequacy or failure to prepare any 
     estimate, analysis, statement or description) or written plan 
     shall not be used as a basis for staying, enjoining, 
     invalidating or otherwise affecting such agency rule.
       (4) Certain information as part of record.--Any information 
     generated under sections 202 and 203(a) (1) and (2) that is 
     part of the rulemaking record for judicial review under the 
     provisions of any other Federal law may be considered as part 
     of the record for judicial review conducted under such other 
     provisions of Federal law.
       (5) Application of other federal law.--For any petition 
     under paragraph (2) the provisions of such other Federal law 
     shall control all other matters, such as exhaustion of 
     administrative remedies, the time for and manner of seeking 
     review and venue, except that if such other Federal law does 
     not provide a limitation on the time for filing a petition 
     for judicial review that is less than 180 days, such 
     limitation shall be 180 days after a final rule is 
     promulgated by the appropriate agency.
       (6) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect on 
     October 1, 1995, and shall apply only to any agency rule for 
     which a general notice of proposed rulemaking is promulgated 
     on or after such date.
       (b) Judicial Review and Rule of Construction.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (a)--
       (1) any estimate, analysis, statement, description or 
     report prepared under this Act, and any compliance or 
     noncompliance with the provisions of this Act, and any 
     determination concerning the applicability of the provisions 
     of this Act shall not be subject to judicial review; and
       (2) no provision of this Act shall be construed to create 
     any right or benefit, substantive or procedural, enforceable 
     by any person in any administrative or judicial action.

       And the House agree to the same.
     William F. Clinger,
     Rob Portman,
     David Dreier,
     Tom Davis,

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     Gary Condit,
     Cardiss Collins,
     Edolphus Towns,
     Joe Moakley,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.
     Dirk Kempthorne,
     Bill Roth,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     John Glenn,
     J.J. Exon,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CLINGER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

394

When there appeared

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Nays

28

para.46.17                   [Roll No. 252]

                                YEAS--394

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--28

     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Rangel
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Stokes
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Brown (CA)
     Collins (IL)
     Coyne
     Cubin
     de la Garza
     Fields (TX)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Miller (CA)
     Montgomery
     Myers
     Quillen
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  On motion of Mr. CLINGER, the House receded from its amendment to the 
title of the bill.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.46.18  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, March 
22, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.46.19  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Tuesday, March 21, 1995, the Speaker and the Minority Leader be 
authorized to accept resignations and to make appointments to 
commissions, boards and committees duly authorized by law or by the 
House.

para.46.20  office of fair employment review panel

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KIM, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                   Washington, DC, March 15, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: In accordance with House Rule LI, Clause 
     7(a) (2), in my capacity as Democratic Leader, I appoint the 
     following House employees to the review panel for the Office 
     of Fair Employment Practices: Karen Nelson, Office of 
     Congressman Waxman, and Marda Robillard, Office of 
     Congressman Dingell.
           Yours very truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

para.46.21  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent resolution of 
the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 41. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of the House from Thursday, March 16, 1995, to 
     Tuesday, March 21, 1995.

para.46.22  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Ms. Eddie 
Bernice JOHNSON of Texas, for today.
  And then,

para.46.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mrs. SCHROEDER, pursuant to the provisions of House 
Concurrent Resolution 41, at 4 o'clock and 29 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, 1995.

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para.46.24  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 117. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     4) to restore the American family, reduce illegitimacy, 
     control welfare spending, and reduce welfare dependence 
     (Rept. No. 104-83). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.46.25  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. DICKS:
       H.R. 1257. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FLAKE:
       H.R. 1258. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to 
     increase the guarantee fee charged by the Small Business 
     Administration on general business loans, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 1259. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     give a priority to the States for the transfer of nonlethal 
     excess supplies of the Department of Defense; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. 
             Williams, and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 1260. A bill to ensure equity in, and increased 
     recreation and maximum economic benefits from, the control of 
     the water in the Missouri River system, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MOAKLEY (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Kennelly, 
             Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Ms. Pryce, and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1261. A bill to provide for duty free treatment for 
     entries and withdrawals of tamoxifen citrate after December 
     31, 1993, and before January 1, 1995; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Towns, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Stark, 
             Ms. Lowey, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. 
             Johnston of Florida):
       H.R. 1262. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to improve the enforcement and compliance 
     programs; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1263. A bill to establish a program that would assist 
     abandoned and medically fragile infants; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1264. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
     and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act to 
     eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties relating to 
     crack cocaine offenses: to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Dornan, and Mr. 
             Royce):
       H.R. 1265. A bill to amend the base closure laws to require 
     Federal agencies that desire to acquire excess or surplus 
     property resulting from the closure or realignment of 
     military installations to agree to retain possession of, and 
     to use, such property for agency purposes; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Miller of 
             California):
       H.R. 1266. A bill to provide for the exchange of lands 
     within Admiralty Islands National Monument, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H. Con. Res. 41. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     adjournment of the House on Thursday, March 16, 1995, to 
     stand adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 21, 1995.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Torricelli, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Menendez, 
             Mr. Gekas, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Pallone, and 
             Mr. Forbes):
       H. Con. Res. 42. Concurrent resolution supporting a 
     resolution to the long-standing dispute regarding Cyprus; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Manton, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Blute, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Borski, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Lowey, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Forbes):
       H. Con. Res. 43. Concurrent resolution endorsing the Irish-
     American agenda for the White House Conference on Trade and 
     Investment in Ireland to be held in May 1995; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Manton, Mr. King, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Blute):
       H. Con. Res. 44. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress with respect to the conflict in the northeast 
     of the island of Ireland; to the Committee on International 
     Relations
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Porter):
       H. Res. 118. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to restricting medical 
     professionals from providing to women full and accurate 
     medical information on reproductive health options; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

para.46.26  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 38: Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Foley, Mr. Taylor of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Linder, Mr. Regula, Mr. Roth, Mr. Torres, 
     Mr. Saxton, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Boehlert, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Stump, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
     Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Williams, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Ward, Mr. Kim, Mr. 
     Borski, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Hayes, 
     Mr. Quillen, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
     Kingston, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
     Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, and Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Durbin, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Chapman, Mr. Volkmer, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
     Calvert, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 221: Mr. Clyburn and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 244: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Wise and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 310: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 311: Mr. Reed and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 313: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 328: Mr. Houghton and Mr. Baker of California.
       H.R. 366: Mr. Coleman, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Frazer, 
     Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Fox, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
     Thompson, and Mr. Farr.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Wilson and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 375: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 467: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 470: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Moran, and Mr. Payne of New Jersey.
       H.R. 481: Mr. Shaw, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
     McCollum, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 502: Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 607: Mr. Hefley and Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 752: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Weller, 
     Mr. Stump, and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 759: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rose, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 888: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 903: Mr. Borski, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Martinez, and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 942: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Foley, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 945: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Blute, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Barcia of Michigan and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1066: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Talent, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ford, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Vento, Mr. Olver, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Coleman, and 
     Ms. McCarthy.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
     Serrano, Mr. Ford, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Vento, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Coleman.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Blute, and Mr. 
     Underwood.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     Boehner, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bryant of 
     Tennessee, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     Linder, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1126: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1137: Mr. Allard.
       H.R. 1143: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bryant of Texas, and Mr. 
     Paxon.
       H.R. 1162: Mr. Portman, Mr. McHale, Mr. Foley, Mr. Weldon 
     of Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1203: Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 1233: Mr. Clinger and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.J. Res. 76: Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 25: Mr. Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 31: Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Lowey, Ms. Rivers, and 
     Mr. Shays.
       H. Con. Res. 32: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, Mr.

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     Wilson, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr.  Jefferson, Mr.  Fields of 
     Texas, Mr.  Towns, Mr.  Peterson of Minnesota, Mr.  Crane, 
     Mr.  Diaz-Balart, Mr.  Bartlett of Maryland, Mr.  Cunningham, 
     Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr.  Herger, Mr.  Pombo, Mr.  Klug, Mr.  
     Doolittle, and Mr. Houghton.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr.  McKeon, Ms. Kaptur, Mr.  
     Bentsen, Ms.  McCarthy, and Mr. Luther.
       H. Res. 97: Mr. Herger, Mr.  Gutknecht, Mr.  Weller, Mr.  
     Forbes, Mr.  Inglis of South Carolina, and Mr. Souder.



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                      TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1995 (47)

para.47.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, 
at 12:30 p.m., who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 21, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Henry Bonilla to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January 4, 
1995 and Thursday, February 16, 1995, Members were recognized for 
``morning hour'' debates.

para.47.2  recess--1:29 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2:00 p.m.

para.47.3  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.47.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, March 16, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.47.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       560. A letter from the Director, the Office of Management 
     and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on rescissions 
     and deferrals of budget authority as of March 1, 1995, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e) (H. Doc. No. 104-49); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       561. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to the People's Republic of 
     China, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       562. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     and services sold commercially to Germany (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-31-94), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       563. A letter from the Chairman of the Board, African 
     Development Foundation, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to authorize appropriations for the African 
     Development Foundation, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       564. A letter from the Director, Peace Corps, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation authorizing appropriations 
     for the Peace Corps; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       565. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Certification of 
     the Fiscal Year 1966 General Fund Revenue Estimates and a 
     Recertification of the Fiscal Year 1995 Revenue Estimates in 
     Support of the Mayor's Budgets for Fiscal Years 1995 and 
     1996,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 47-117(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       566. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting a copy of the annual 
     report in compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act 
     during the calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       567. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, transmitting GAO's monthly listing of new 
     investigations, audits, and evaluations; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       568. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       569. A letter from the General Council, Federal Mediation 
     and Consiliation Service, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       570. A letter from the Inspector General, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting GSA's report entitled, ``Audit 
     of the Thomas Jefferson Commemoration Commission''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       571. A letter from the Freedom of Information Act Officer, 
     International Boundary and Water Commission, United States 
     and Mexico; transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       572. A letter from the Executive Director, National Capital 
     Planning Commission, transmitting the 1994 annual report in 
     compliance with the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1998, 
     pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       573. A letter from the Chairman, Cost Accounting Standards 
     Board, Office of Management and Budget, transmitting the 
     fifth annual report of the Cost Accounting Standards Board, 
     pursuant to Public Law 100-679, section 5(a) (102 Stat. 
     4062); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       574. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report entitled, ``Managing Federal 
     Information Resources: Twelfth Annual Report Under the 
     Paperwork Reduction Act of 1980,'' pursuant to 44 U.S.C.; 
     3514(a); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       575. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of Reclamation, 
     Department of the Interior, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend the Trinity River Basin Fish and 
     Wildlife Management Act of 1984, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.

para.47.6  assistant clerk

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication, which 
was read as follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, March 16, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Under Clause 4 of Rule III of the Rules 
     of the U.S. House of Representatives, in addition to Ms. 
     Linda Nave, Deputy Clerk, I herewith designate Mr. Jeffrey 
     Trandahl, Assistant Clerk, to sign any and all papers and do 
     all other acts for me under the name of the Clerk of the 
     House which he would be authorized to do by virtue of this 
     designation, except such as are provided by statute, in case 
     of my temporary absence or disability.
       This designation shall remain in effect for the 104th 
     Congress or until modified by me.
       With great respect, I am
           Sincerely yours,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.47.7  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries.

para.47.8  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its Clerks, announced 
that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the concurrence of 
the House is requested, a bill of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 889. An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations and rescissions to preserve and enhance the 
     military readiness of the Department of Defense for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendments 
to the bill (H.R. 889) ``An Act making emergency supplemental 
appropriations and rescissions to preserve and enhance the military 
readiness of the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1995, and for other purposes,'' requests a conference with 
the House on the disagreeing votes to the two Houses thereon, and 
appoints Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Gramm, Mr. 
Domenici, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Specter, Mr. Bond, Mr. Burns, 
Mr. Byrd, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Harkin, Mr. 
Lautenberg, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Reid to be the conferees on the part 
of the Senate.

para.47.9  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DOOLITTLE, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                   Washington, DC, March 21, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the

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     Rules of the U.S. House of Representatives, I have the honor 
     to transmit a sealed envelop received from the White House on 
     Friday, March 17, 1995 at 4:35 p.m. and said to contain a 
     message from the President whereby he notifies the Congress 
     of his intention to designate the West Bank and Gaza Strip as 
     a beneficiary for the purposes of the Generalized System of 
     Preferences.
       With great respect, I am
           Sincerely yours,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para.47.10  message from the president--west bank and gaza strip gsp

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
  I am writing to inform you of my intent to designate the West Bank and 
Gaza Strip as a beneficiary of the Generalized System of Preferences 
(GSP). The GSP program, which offers duty-free access to the U.S. 
market, was originally authorized by the Trade Act of 1974.
  I have carefully considered the criteria identified in sections 501 
and 502 of the Trade Act of 1974. In light of these criteria, I have 
determined that it is appropriate to extend GSP benefits to the West 
Bank and Gaza Strip.
  This notice is submitted in accordance with section 502(a)(1) of the 
Trade Act of 1974.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 17, 1995.
  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 104-47).

para.47.11  message from the president--national science foundation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DOOLITTLE, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with section 3(f) of the National Science Foundation Act 
of 1950, as amended (42 U.S.C. 1862(f)), I am pleased to transmit to you 
the Annual Report of the National Science Foundation for Fiscal Year 
1993.
  The Foundation supports research and education in every State of the 
Union. Its programs provide an international science and technology link 
to sustain cooperation and advance this Nation's leadership role.
  This report shows how the Foundation puts science and technology to 
work for a sustainable future--for our economic, environmental, and 
national security.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 21, 1995.
  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Science.

para.47.12  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to export administration act

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DOOLITTLE, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:
     To the Congress of the United States:
  1. On August 19, 1994, in Executive Order No. 12924, I declared a 
national emergency under the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(IEEPA) (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) to deal with the threat to the national 
security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States caused by the 
lapse of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended (50 U.S.C. 
App. 2401 et seq.) and the system of controls maintained under that Act. 
In that order, I continued in effect, to the extent permitted by law, 
the provisions of the Export Administration Act of 1979, as amended, the 
Export Administration Regulations (15 C.F.R. 768 et seq.), and the 
delegations of authority set forth in Executive Order No. 12002 of July 
7, 1977 (as amended by Executive Order No. 12755 of March 12, 1991), 
Executive Order No. 12214 of May 2, 1980, Executive Order No. 12735 of 
November 16, 1990 (subsequently revoked by Executive Order No. 12938 of 
November 14, 1994), and Executive Order No. 12851 of June 11, 1993.
  2. I issued Executive Order No. 12924 pursuant to the authority vested 
in me as President by the Constitution and laws of the United States, 
including, but not limited to, IEEPA. At that time, I also submitted a 
report to the Congress pursuant to section 204(b) of IEEPA (50 U.S.C. 
1703(b)). Section 204 of IEEPA requires follow-up reports, with respect 
to actions or changes, to be submitted every 6 months. Additionally, 
section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act (NEA) (50 U.S.C. 1601 et 
seq.) requires that the President, within 90 days after the end of each 
6-month period following a declaration of a national emergency, report 
to the Congress on the total expenditures directly attributable to that 
declaration. This report, covering the 6-month period from August 19, 
1994, to February 19, 1995, is submitted in compliance with these 
requirements.
  3. Since the issuance of Executive Order No. 12924, the Department of 
Commerce has continued to administer and enforce the system of export 
controls, including antiboycott provisions, contained in the Export 
Administration Regulations. In administering these controls, the 
Department has acted under a policy of conforming actions under 
Executive Order No. 12924 to those required under the Export 
Administration Act, insofar as appropriate.
  4. Since my last report to the Congress, there have been several 
significant developments in the area of export controls:


               bilateral cooperation/technical assistance

  --As part of the Administration's continuing effort to encourage other 
    countries to implement effective export controls to stem the 
    proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, as well as certain 
    sensitive technologies, the Department of Commerce and other 
    agencies conducted a range of discussions with a number of foreign 
    countries, including governments in the Baltics, Central and Eastern 
    Europe, the Newly Independent States (NIS) of the former Soviet 
    Union, the Pacific Rim, and China. Licensing requirements were 
    liberalized for exports to Argentina, South Korea, and Taiwan, 
    responding in part to their adoption of improved export control 
    procedures.


                             australia group

  --The Department of Commerce issued regulations to remove controls on 
    certain chemical weapon stabilizers that are not controlled by the 
    Australia Group, a multilateral regime dedicated to stemming the 
    proliferation of chemical and biological weapons. This change became 
    effective October 19, 1994. In that same regulatory action, the 
    Department also published a regulatory revision that reflects an 
    Australia Group decision to adopt a multi-tiered approach to control 
    of certain mixtures containing chemical precursors. The new 
    regulations extend General License G-DEST treatment to certain 
    categories of such mixtures.


                     Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG)

  --NSG members are examining the present dual-use nuclear control list 
    to both remove controls no longer warranted and to rewrite control 
    language to better reflect nuclear proliferation concerns. A major 
    item for revision involves machine tools, as the current language 
    was accepted on an interim basis until agreement on more specific 
    language could be reached.
  --The Department of Commerce has implemented license denials for NSG-
    controlled items as part of the ``no-undercut'' provision. Under 
    this provision, denial notifications received from NSG member 
    countries obligate other member nations not to approve similar 
    transactions until they have consulted with the notifying party, 
    thus reducing the possibilities for undercutting such denials.


                Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR)

  --Effective September 30, 1994, the Department of Commerce revised 
    the control language for MTCR items on the Commerce Control List, 
    based on the results of the last MTCR plenary. The revisions 
    reflect advances in technology and clarifications agreed to 
    multilaterally.
  --On October 4, 1994, negotiations to resolve the 1993 sanctions 
    imposed on China for MTCR violations involving missile-related 
    trade with Pakistan were successfully concluded. The United States 
    lifted the Category II sanctions effective November 1, in exchange 
    for a Chinese commitment not to export ground-

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    to-ground Category I missiles to any destination.
  --At the October 1994 Stockholm plenary, the MTCR made public the 
    fact of its ``no-undercut'' policy on license denials. Under this 
    multilateral arrangement, denial notifications received from MTCR 
    members are honored by other members for similar export license 
    applications. Such a coordinated approach enhances U.S. missile 
    nonproliferation goals and precludes other member nations from 
    approving similar transactions without prior consultation.


          Modifications in Controls on Embargoed Destinations

  --Effective August 30, 1994, the Department of Commerce restricted 
    the types of commodities eligible for shipment to Cuba under the 
    provisions of General License GIFT. Only food, medicine, clothing, 
    and other human needs items are eligible for this general license.
  --The embargo against Haiti was lifted on October 16, 1994. That 
    embargo had been under the jurisdiction of the Department of the 
    Treasury. Export license authority reverted to the Department of 
    Commerce upon the termination of the embargo.


                           Regulatory Reform

  --In February 1994, the Department of Commerce issued a Federal 
    Register notice that invited public comment on ways to improve the 
    Export Administration Regulations. The project's objective is ``to 
    make the rules and procedures for the control of exports simpler 
    and easier to understand and apply.'' This project is not intended 
    to be a vehicle to implement substantive change in the policies or 
    procedures of export administration, but rather to make those 
    policies and procedures simpler and clearer to the exporting 
    community. Reformulating and simplifying the Export Administration 
    Regulations is an important priority, and significant progress has 
    been made over the last 6 months in working toward completion of 
    this comprehensive undertaking.


                           Export Enforcement

  --Over the last 6 months, the Department of Commerce continued its 
    vigorous enforcement of the Export Administration Act and the 
    Export Administration Regulations through educational outreach, 
    license application screening, spot checks, investigations, and 
    enforcement actions. In the last 6 months, these efforts resulted 
    in civil penalties, denials of export privileges, criminal fines, 
    and imprisonment. Total fines amounted to over $12,289,000 in 
    export control and antiboycott compliance cases, including criminal 
    fines of nearly $9,500,000 while 11 parties were denied export 
    privileges.
  --Teledyne Fined $12.9 Million and a Teledyne Division Denied Export 
    Privileges for Export Control Violations: On January 26 and January 
    27, Teledyne Industries, Inc. of Los Angeles, agreed to a 
    settlement of criminal and administrative charges arising from 
    illegal export activity in the mid-1980's by its Teledyne Wah Chang 
    division, located in Albany, Oregon. The settlement levied criminal 
    fines and civil penalties on the firm totaling $12.9 million and 
    imposed a denial of export privileges on Teledyne Wah Chang.
  The settlement is the result of a 4-year investigation by the Office 
of Export Enforcement and the U.S. Customs Service. United States 
Attorneys offices in Miami and Washington, D.C., coordinated the 
investigation. The investigation determined that during the mid-1980's, 
Teledyne illegally exported nearly 270 tons of zirconium that was used 
to manufacture cluster bombs for Iraq.
  As part of the settlement, the Department restricted the export 
privileges of Teledyne's Wah Chang division; the division will have all 
export privileges denied for 3 months, with the remaining portion of 
the 3-year denial period suspended.
  --Storm Kheem Pleads Guilty to Nonproliferation and Sanctions 
    Violations: On January 27, Storm Kheem pled guilty in Brooklyn, New 
    York, to charges that he violated export control regulations 
    barring U.S. persons from contributing to Iraq's missile program. 
    Kheem arranged for the shipment of foreign-source ammonium 
    perchlorate, a highly explosive chemical used in manufacturing 
    rocket fuel, from the People's Republic of China to Iraq via Amman, 
    Jordan, without obtaining the required validated license from the 
    Department of Commerce for arranging the shipment. Kheem's case 
    represents the first conviction of a person for violating section 
    778.9 of the Export Administration Regulations, which restricts 
    proliferation-related activities of ``U.S. persons.'' Kheem also 
    pled guilty to charges of violating the Iraqi Sanctions 
    Regulations.
  5. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from August 19, 1994, to February 19, 1995, that are directly 
attributable to the exercise of authorities conferred by the 
declaration of a national emergency with respect to export controls 
were largely centered in the Department of Commerce, Bureau of Export 
Administration. Expenditures by the Department of Commerce are 
anticipated to be $19,681,000 most of which represents program 
operating costs, wage and salary costs for Federal personnel and 
overhead expenses.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 21, 1995.
  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-48).

para.47.13  review panel

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DOOLITTLE, laid before the House the 
following communication, which was read as follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                 Committee on House Oversight,

                                   Washington, DC, March 10, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to House rule 51, clause 7, I 
     have appointed the Honorable William J. Jefferson, and the 
     Honorable Ed Pastor, to serve on the review panel established 
     by the Rule for the 104th Congress.
           Best Regards,

                                                    Vic Fazio,

                                          Ranking Minority Member,
                                     Committee on House Oversight.

para.47.14  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 117):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 4) to restore the American family, reduce 
     illegitimacy, control welfare spending and reduce welfare 
     dependence. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. General debate shall be confined to the bill and the 
     text of the bill (H.R. 1214) to help children by reforming 
     the Nation's welfare system to promote work, marriage, and 
     personal responsibility, and shall not exceed five hours, 
     with two hours equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
     and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways and 
     Means and three hours equally divided among and controlled by 
     the chairmen and ranking minority members of the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities and the Committee on 
     Agriculture. After general debate the Committee of the Whole 
     shall rise without motion. No further consideration of the 
     bill shall be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order 
     of the House.

  When said resolution was considered.
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.47.15  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, March 22, 1995.

para.47.16  welfare reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DOOLITTLE, pursuant to House Resolution 
117 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 4) to restore the American fam

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ily, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare spending, and reduce welfare 
dependence.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DOOLITTLE, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. LINDER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LINDER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.47.17  providing for the consideration of h.r. 4

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-85) the resolution (H. Res. 119) providing for the further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to restore the American family, 
reduce illegitimacy, control welfare spending, and reduce welfare 
dependence.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.47.18  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 1. An Act to curb the practice of imposing unfunded 
     Federal mandates on States and local governments; to 
     strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and 
     State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, 
     in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal 
     mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without 
     adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other 
     essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the 
     Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those 
     governments in complying with certain requirements under 
     Federal statutes and regulations, and for other purposes.

para.47.19  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. WALKER, for 
today.
  And then,

para.47.20  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FOX, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed 
to, at 11 o'clock and 54 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 10 
o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, March 22, 1995.

para.47.21  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1215. A bill 
     to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the 
     American family and create jobs (Rept. No. 104-84). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 119. 
     Resolution providing for further consideration of the bill 
     (H.R. 4) to restore the American family, reduce illegitimacy, 
     control welfare spending, and reduce welfare dependence 
     (Rept. No. 104-85). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.47.22  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Thurman, and 
             Mr. Payne of Virginia):
       H.R. 1267. A bill to reconnect families to the world of 
     work, make work pay strengthen families, require personal 
     responsibility, and support State flexibility; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the 
     Judiciary, Commerce, National Security, Banking and Financial 
     Services, and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1268. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to establish a comprehensive program for 
     conserving and managing wetlands in the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Bono, and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 1269. A bill to amend the act of June 22, 1974, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to prescribe by 
     regulation the representation of ``Woodsy Owl''; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Canady, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bono, and Mr. 
             Boucher):
       H.R. 1270. A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to 
     provide for the registration and protection of trademarks 
     used in commerce, in order to carry out provisions of certain 
     international conventions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
             Blute, Mr. Davis, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
             Scarborough, and Mr. Tate):
       H.R. 1271. A bill to provide protection for family privacy; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H.R. 1272. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for the payment of postsecondary 
     education expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1273. A bill to amend the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 
     relating to the payment of wages to employees who use 
     employer-owned vehicles; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, and Mr. Manton):
       H.R. 1274. A bill to limit assistance for Turkey under the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control 
     Act until that country complies with certain human rights 
     standards; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 1275. A bill to ensure the competitive availability of 
     consumer electronics devices affording access to 
     telecommunications system services, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CONDIT:
       H.R. 1276. A bill to amend the Housing Act of 1949 to 
     provide for private servicing of rural housing loans made 
     under section 502 of such act; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       H.R. 1277. A bill to improve procedures for determining 
     when a taking of private property has occurred and to direct 
     the Secretary of Agriculture to report to Congress with 
     respect to takings under progress at the Department of 
     Agriculture; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Owens, Mr. Watt 
             of North Carolina, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Holden, and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 1278. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce tax benefits for foreign corporations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 1279. A bill to preserve and protect the free choice 
     of individual employees to form, join, or assist labor 
     organizations, or to refrain from such activities; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. Torkildsen):
       H.R. 1280. A bill to establish guidelines for the 
     designation of National Heritage Areas, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 1281. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, and 
     the National Security Act of 1947 to require disclosure under 
     the Freedom of Information Act of information regarding 
     certain individuals who participated in Nazi war crimes 
     during the period in which the United States was involved in 
     World War II; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on Intelligence 
     (Permanent Select), and the Judiciary, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 1282. A bill to provide employment opportunities to 
     unemployed individuals in high unemployment areas in programs 
     to repair and renovate essential community facilities; to the 
     Committee in Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 1283. A bill to provide grants in cities to establish 
     teen resource and education centers to provide education, 
     employment, recreation, social, and cultural awareness 
     assistance to at-risk youth; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 1284. A bill to establish a program to provide grants 
     to improve the quality and availability of comprehensive 
     education, health and social services for at-risk youth and 
     their families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Upton):
       H.R. 1285. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide 
     a specific definition of the requirement that a

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     purchaser of real property make all appropriate inquiry into 
     the previous ownership and uses of the real property in order 
     to qualify for the innocent landowner defenses; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
             Allard, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Archer, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bereuter, 
             Mr. Bevill, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop, 
             Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Bono, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Browder, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
             Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Bunning 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Burr, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Canady, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr. Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins of 
             Georgia, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Cox, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cremeans, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. Davis, 
             Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Emerson, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mr. Fawell, 
             Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox, Mr. Franks of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Hyde, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Livingston, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Longley, 
             Mr. Lucas, Mr. Manton, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. Martini, Mr. Mascara, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. McDade, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             McNulty, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Meyers of 
             Kansas, Mr. Mica, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
             Murtha, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
             Nussle, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Payne of 
             Virginia, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Roberts, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Rose, Mr. Roth, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Schaefer, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Sisisky, 
             Mr. Skeen, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. 
             Smith of Washington, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Tate, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Tejeda, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Tucker, Mr. Upton, Mr. Volkmer, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mrs. 
             Waldholtz, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, 
             Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wise, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Zeliff, and Mr. Zimmer):
       H.J. Res. 79. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States authorizing the 
     Congress and the States to prohibit the physical desecration 
     of the flag of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Ortiz, 
             Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Torres, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Filner, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Chambliss, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Scott, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Rose, and Mr. Volkmer):
       H. Con. Res. 45. Concurrent resolution regarding the 
     appropriate congressional response in the event of the 
     reduction or elimination of the commissary and exchange 
     networks of the Department of Defense; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania:
       H. Con. Res. 46. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the Firefighter Challenge; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.47.23  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BONIOR:
       H.R. 1286. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel Gilbraltar; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MINETA:
       H.R. 1287. A bill for the relief of Nguyen Quy An and 
     Nguyen Ngoc Kim Quy; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.47.24  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, 
     Mr. Mascara, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Hoyer, 
     Mr. Horn, and Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Moorhead.
       H.R. 78: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 118: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Clement, Mr. Parker, Mrs. 
     Waldholtz, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
     Flanagan, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Schaefer, and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Clinger, Mr. Filner, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
     Pickett.
       H.R. 142: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 159: Mr. Ney and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 240: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina and Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 250: Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, Mr. Sabo, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ackerman, 
     Mr. Nadler, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 297: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 328: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 339: Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 341: Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 389: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Ward, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. 
     Chrysler.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Goss, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Hayworth, 
     Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 436: Mr. Gillmor, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. 
     Quinn.
       H.R. 447: Mr. Filner, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Farr, Mr. Solomon, 
     Mr. Thompson, Mr. Coleman, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Williams, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 516: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 526: Mr. Poshard, Mr. Latham, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
     and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 527: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, and 
     Mr. Edwards.
       H.R. 556: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 557: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Wilson, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. 
     Funderburk, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Jacobs, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Wolf, 
     Mr. Moran, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     Mr. Callahan, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 656: Mr. Engel and Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 662: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 698: Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 700: Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Allard, Mr. Zimmer, 
     Mr. Kingston, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
     Poshard, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Stump, Mr. Lazio of New York, 
     Ms. Dunn of Washington, and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 708: Mr. Andrews and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 713: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, 
     Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Meek 
     of Florida, Mr. Parker, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Serrano, and Ms. 
     Woolsey.
       H.R. 746: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Hinchey, 
     Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Reed.
       H.R. 785: Mrs. Fowler and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 803: Mr. Thomas, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 858: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. McHale, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Pombo, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Doolittle, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina and Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 881: Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Chabot, Mr. Hayworth, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Paxon, 
     Mr. Stockman, Mr. Forbes, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 932: Mr. Bishop and Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 939: Mr. Gilman.

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       H.R. 957: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Bono, and Mr. 
     Torres.
       H.R. 959: Mrs. Schroeder.
       H.R. 982: Mr. Parker, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Moran, and Mr. 
     Bishop.
       H.R. 985: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Frost, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Duncan, 
     Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Laughlin, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 991: Mr.  Klug, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
     Vento, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1002: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Browder, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. 
     Bonior.
       H.R. 1003: Mr. Fattah and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Ney, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 1045: Mr. Livingston, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana, and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1047: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1055: Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Mineta.
       H.R. 1103: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1119: Mr. Hoke, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina and Ms. 
     Lofgren.
       H.R. 1120: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Bartlett 
     of Maryland, Ms. Pryce, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1124: Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1150: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1160: Mr. Spratt, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. 
     Minge.
       H.R. 1200: Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Wynn, 
     Mr. Reed, and Mr. Torricelli.
       H.R. 1208: Mr. Goss, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.J. Res. 14: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Cramer.
       H.J. Res. 16: Mr. Brewster, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Cooley, Mr. 
     Inglis of South Carolina, and Mr. Bishop.
       H.J. Res. 70: Mr. Mascara, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Mr. Blute, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.J. Res. 76: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Blute, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. 
     Crane, and Mr. Boehner.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Bachus.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. Spratt, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Petri, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Montgomery, 
     Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Mineta, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts.
       H. Con. Res. 26: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Ackerman, 
     Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
     Davis, Mr. Regula, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frost, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Schumer, 
     Mr. Yates, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
     Solomon, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Filner, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Dellums, 
     Mr. King, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Bunn, of Oregon, 
     Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Souder, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Fox, Ms. Lowey, and Mr. 
     Royce.
       H. Con. Res. 28: Mr. Bonior.
       H. Res. 39: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
     Brown of Florida, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Frost, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Serrano, Mr. Ward, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Morella, and 
     Ms. Lowey.
       H. Res. 98: Mr. Thornton, Mr. Fox, Mr. Filner, Mr. Stupak, 
     Mr. Moran, Mr. Hoyer, and Ms. Lowey.



.
                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1995 (48)

para.48.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 22, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Paul E. Gillmor to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.48.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, March 21, 1995.
  Mr. HAYWORTH, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HAYWORTH objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.48.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       576. A letter from the Director, Administration and 
     Management, Office of the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the calendar year 1994 report on ``Extraordinary Contractual 
     Actions to Facilitate the National Defense,'' pursuant to 50 
     U.S.C. 1434; to the Committee on National Security.
       577. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Environmental 
     Response Task Force, transmitting a report of the Defense 
     Environmental Response Task Force for fiscal year 1994; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       578. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Greece for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 95-08), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       579. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Brazil (Transmittal No. 
     15-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       580. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an update of events in Haiti (Operation 
     ``Uphold Democracy'') consistent with the War Powers 
     Resolution to ensure that the Congress is kept fully informed 
     regarding events in Haiti (H. Doc. No. 104-50); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       581. A letter from the Chairman, Administrative Conference 
     of the United States, transmitting the 1994 annual report in 
     compliance with the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, 
     pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       582. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       583. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom 
     of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       584. A letter from the Vice President and General Counsel, 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation, transmitting a 
     report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       585. A letter from the Adjutant General, Veterans of 
     Foreign Wars of the United States, transmitting the financial 
     audit for the fiscal year ended August 31, 1994, together 
     with the auditor's opinion, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(47), 
     1103; to the Committee on Judiciary.
       586. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, transmitting a report addressing the deficit entitled 
     ``Budgetary Implications of Selected GAO Work for FY 1996'' 
     (GAD/OCG-95-2); jointly, to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight and the Budget.

para.48.4  u.s. holocaust memorial council

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that pursuant to the 
provisions of Public Law 96-388, as amended by Public Law 97-84 (36 
United States Code 1402(a), the Speaker did appoint to the United States 
Holocaust Memorial Council, Messrs. Gilman, Regula, LaTourette, Lantos, 
and Yates, on the part of the House.

para.48.5  committees and subcommittees to sit

  Mr. ARMEY, pursuant to clause 2(i) of rule XI, moved that all 
committees of the House and their subcommittees be permitted to sit 
today and for the balance of the week, while the House is meeting in the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union under the five-
minute rule.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. ARMEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.


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Yeas

227

When there appeared

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Nays

190

para.48.6                    [Roll No. 253]

                                YEAS--227

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Barcia
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Chenoweth
     Clinger
     Davis
     Edwards
     Livingston
     Meehan
     Meek
     Minge
     Portman
     Schumer
     Towns
     Tucker
     Williams
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.48.7  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, March 21, 1995.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DREIER demanded a recorded vote on the Chair's approval of the 
Journal, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

326

It was decided in the

Nays

88

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.48.8                    [Roll No. 254]

                                AYES--326

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)

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     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--88

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Crane
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Durbin
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hyde
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Reed
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Schroeder
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Studds
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wise
     Wyden
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Harman
       

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Armey
     Barcia
     Boehner
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Clinger
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Edwards
     Johnston
     Meek
     Minge
     Molinari
     Portman
     Richardson
     Schumer
     Shuster
     Stockman
     Towns
  So the Journal was approved.

para.48.9  providing for the further consideration of h.r. 4

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 119):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union for further 
     consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to restore the American 
     family, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare spending, and 
     reduce welfare dependence. No further general debate shall be 
     in order. An amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     consisting of the text of H.R. 1214 shall be considered as 
     adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. The 
     bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original bill 
     for the purpose of further amendment under the five-minute 
     rule. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as read. No 
     further amendment shall be in order except the amendments 
     printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution, amendments en bloc described in section 2 of 
     this resolution, and the amendments designated in section 3 
     of this resolution. Except as specified in section 2, 3, or 4 
     of this resolution, each amendment made in order by this 
     resolution may be considered only in the order printed in the 
     report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
     report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
     twenty minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
     proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment 
     (except that the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, or their designees, each may 
     offer one pro forma amendment to any amendment printed in the 
     report for the purpose of debate), and shall not be subject 
     to a demand for division of the question in the House or in 
     the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 
     amendments made in order by this resolution are waived.
       Sec. 2. It shall be in order at any time before the 
     consideration of the amendments designated in section 3 of 
     this resolution for the chairman of the Committee on Ways and 
     Means or his designee to offer amendments en bloc consisting 
     of amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution not earlier disposed of or 
     germane modifications of any such amendment. Amendments en 
     bloc offered pursuant to this section shall be considered as 
     read (except that modifications shall be reported) and shall 
     be debatable for twenty minutes equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Ways and Means or their designees. For the 
     purpose of inclusion in such amendments en bloc, an amendment 
     printed in the form of a motion to strike may be modified to 
     the form of a germane perfecting amendment to the text 
     originally proposed to be stricken. The original proponent of 
     an amendment included in such amendments en bloc may insert a 
     statement in the Congressional Record immediately before the 
     discussion of the amendments en bloc.
       Sec. 3. (a) After disposition of the amendments printed in 
     the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution and any amendments en bloc offered pursuant to 
     section 2 of this resolution, it shall be in order to 
     consider the following amendments in the following order--
       (1) a further amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     consisting of the text of H.R. 1267, if offered by 
     Representative Deal of Georgia or his designee;
       (2) a further amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     consisting of the text of H.R. 1250, if offered by 
     Representative Mink of Hawaii or her designee; and
       (3) a further amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     consisting of the text of the bill, as it had been perfected 
     before the consideration of amendments pursuant to this 
     section, if offered by the chairman of the Committee on Ways 
     and Means or his designee.
       (b) Each of the amendments designated in subsection (a) of 
     this section shall be debatable for one hour equally divided 
     and controlled by the proponent and an opponent.
       (c) The amendment designated in subparagraph (a)(3) of this 
     section shall be subject to amendment by any amendment 
     printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution that was not earlier disposed of as an 
     amendment to the bill, as amended pursuant to this 
     resolution, before the consideration of amendments pursuant 
     to this section. Amendments to the amendment designated in 
     subparagraph (a)(3) of this section shall be considered under 
     the same terms as if offered to the bill, as amended by this 
     resolution, and shall be subject to the last sentence of 
     section 4 of this resolution.
       (d) If more than one of the amendments designated in 
     subsection (a) of this section is adopted, then only the one 
     receiving the greater number of affirmative votes shall be 
     considered as finally adopted. In the case of a tie for the 
     greater number of affirmative votes, then only the last 
     amendment to receive that number of affirmative votes shall 
     be considered as finally adopted.
       Sec. 4. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment made in order by this resolution. The Chairman of 
     the Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less than five 
     minutes the time for voting by electronic device on any 
     postponed question that immediately follows another vote by 
     electronic device without intervening business, provided that 
     the time for voting by electronic device on the first in any 
     series of questions shall be not less than fifteen minutes. 
     The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may recognize for 
     consideration of any amendment printed in the report of the 
     Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution out of the 
     order printed, but not sooner than one hour after the 
     chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means or a designee 
     announces from the floor a request to that effect.
       Sec. 5 At the conclusion of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended pursuant 
     to this resolution, to the House with such further amendments 
     as may have been finally adopted. Any Member may demand a 
     separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted in the 
     Committee of the Whole either to the bill, as amended 
     pursuant to this resolution, or as incorporated in a further 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute designated in section 
     3(a)(3) of this resolution, unless replaced by a further 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute designated in section 
     3(a)(1) or 3(a)(2) of this resolution. The previous question 
     shall be considered as ordered on the bill and any amendments 
     thereto to final passage without intervening motion except 
     one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OXLEY, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

217

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

211

para.48.10                   [Roll No. 255]

                                YEAS--217

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis

[[Page 424]]


     Deal
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--211

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Canady
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Browder
     Edwards
     Meek
     Minge
     Nadler
     Seastrand
     Torres
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.48.11  welfare reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OXLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 119 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4) to restore the American family, reduce illegtimacy, 
control welfare spending, and reduce welfare dependence.
  Mr. LINDER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.48.12  motion to rise

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts that the 
Committee do now rise.

It was decided in the

Yeas

188

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

242

para.48.13                   [Roll No. 256] 

                                AYES--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--242

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pombo

[[Page 425]]


     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Browder
     Edwards
     Meek
     Minge
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.48.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ARCHER:

       Page 4, strike the item relating to section 592 and insert 
     the following:

Sec. 592. Sense of the Congress.

       Page 18, strike line 19 and all that follows through line 5 
     on page 19 and insert the following:
       ``(3) For failure to participate in the income and 
     eligibility verification system.--If the Secretary determines 
     that a State program funded under this part is not 
     participating during a fiscal year in the income and 
     eligibility verification system required by section 1137, the 
     Secretary shall reduce by 1 percent the amount of the grant 
     that would (in the absence of this subsection, subsection 
     (a)(1)(B) of this section, and section 101(e)(2)) be payable 
     to the State under subsection (a)(1)(A) for the fiscal year.
       Page 32, line 20, strike ``subsection (c)(1)'' and insert 
     ``section 403(c)(1)''.
       Page 32, line 24, strike ``, unless'' and all that follows 
     through line 13 on page 33 and insert ``except consistent 
     with title IV of the Personal Responsibility Act of 1995.''.
       Page 33, line 16, strike ``a State'' and insert ``A 
     State''.
       Page 35, beginning on line 16, strike ``subsection (c)(1)'' 
     and insert section 403(c)(1)''.
       Page 36, line 3, strike ``subsection (e)(1)'' and insert 
     ``section 403(c)(1)''.
       Page 84, line 18, insert ``(42 U.S.C. 13001-13004)'' after 
     ``1990''.
       Page 123, line 23, strike ``amount appropriated'' and 
     insert ``school-based nutrition amount''.
       Page 124, line 6, strike ``amount appropriated'' and insert 
     ``school-based nutrition amount''.
       Page 125, beginning on line 22, strike ``amount 
     appropriated'' and insert ``school-based nutrition amount''.
       Page 125, line 25, strike ``amount appropriated'' and 
     insert ``school-based nutrition amount''.
       Page 126, beginning on line 6, strike ``amount 
     appropriated'' and insert ``school-based nutrition amount''.
       Page 126, line 9, strike ``amount appropriated'' and insert 
     ``school-based nutrition amount''.
       Page 126, beginning on line 22, strike ``amount 
     appropriated'' and insert ``school-based nutrition amount''.
       Page 127, beginning on line 3, strike ``amount 
     appropriated'' and insert ``school-based nutrition amount''.
       Page 127, beginning on line 11, strike ``amount 
     appropriated'' and insert ``school-based nutrition amount''.
       Page 127, beginning on line 16, strike ``amount 
     appropriated'' and insert ``school-based nutrition amount''.
       Page 131, line 9, strike ``620'' and insert ``621''.
       Page 153, strike lines 8 through 14.
       Page 153, line 15, strike ``(4)'' and insert ``(3)''.
       Page 154, strike the parenthetical phrase beginning on line 
     20.
       Page 154, line 18, strike ``subsections (b) and (c)'' and 
     insert ``subsection (b)''.
       Page 159, line 13, insert ``or section 412'' after ``this 
     section''.
       Page 159, strike the parenthetical phrase beginning on line 
     16.
       Page 167, line 10, strike ``individual'' and insert 
     ``alien''.
       Page 169, line 9, insert ``(a) Limitations on Assistance.--
     '' before ``Section''.
       Page 170, after line 12, insert the following:
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 501(h)) of the Housing 
     Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471(h)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1)'';
       (2) by striking ``by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (2).
       Page 193, line 4, insert ``of title II'' after ``subtitle 
     C''.
       Page 203, line 3, strike ``Section (3)(o)'' and insert 
     ``Section 3(o)''.
       Page 204, line 21, strike the comma after ``households''.
       Page 210, line 16, strike ``42'' and insert ``7''.
       Page 217, line 17, strike ``2015(i)(6)'' and insert 
     ``2016(i)(6)''.
       Page 217, line 18, strike ``17(e)'' and insert ``section 
     17(e)''.
       Page 221, line 25, strike ``the''.
       Page 222, line 1, strike ``year'' and insert ``years''.
       Page 228, beginning on line 25, strike ``Food Stamp 
     Simplification and Reform'' and insert ``Personal 
     Responsibility''.
       Page 229, line 5, strike ``Food Stamp Simplification and 
     Reform'' and insert ``Personal Responsibility''.
       Page 231, line 10, strike ``, wherever possible,'' and on 
     line 11, insert ``wherever possible,'' after 
     ``Agriculture,''.
       Page 236, line 4, strike ``and (c)''.
       Page 236, strike lines 7 and 8.
       Page 236, line 9, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(b)'' and 
     strike ``section 560''and insert ``section 559''.
       Page 242, line 4, strike ``601(d)(1)'' and insert 
     ``601(d)(1)(A)''.
       Page 245, line 10, strike ``indivdiuals'' and insert 
     ``individuals''.
       Page 255, strike lines 19 and 20 and insert the following: 
     ``and for whom, for the month preceding the month in which 
     the individual attained such age, a determination was in 
     effect that the individual is a qualifying child under 
     section 1646(3).''.
       Page 262, line 9, insert ``by reason of disability'' after 
     ``Act,''.
       Page 323, line 24, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(b)''.
       Page 368, line 20, strike ``subparagraphs (A) and (B)'' and 
     insert ``paragraphs (1) and (2)''.
       Page 387, line 25, strike ``by an administrative 
     adjudicator'' and insert ``through an administrative process 
     established under State law''.
       Page 393, strike line 4 and all that follows through line 
     7.
       Page 393, line 5, strike ``(b) Technical Amendment.--''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

228

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

203

para.48.15                   [Roll No. 257]

                                AYES--228

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin

[[Page 426]]


     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Doyle
     Edwards
     Flake
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.48.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. ARCHER:

       Amendment No. 2, offered by Mr. Talent:
       Page 6, after line 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 100. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) marriage is the foundation of a successful society;
       (2) marriage is an essential social institution which 
     promotes the interests of children and society at large;
       (3) the negative consequences of an out-of-wedlock birth on 
     the child, the mother, and society are well documented as 
     follows:
       (A) the illegitimacy rate among black Americans was 26 
     percent in 1965, but today the rate is 68 percent and 
     climbing;
       (B) the illegitimacy rate among white Americans has risen 
     tenfold, from 2.29 percent in 1960 to 22 percent today;
       (C) the total of all out-of-wedlock births between 1970 and 
     1991 has risen from 10 percent to 30 percent and if the 
     current trend continues 50 percent of all births by the year 
     2015 will be out-of-wedlock;
       (D) \3/4\ of illegitimate births among whites are to women 
     with a high school education or less;
       (E) the 1-parent family is 6 times more likely to be poor 
     than the 2-parent family;
       (F) children born into families receiving welfare 
     assistance are 3 times more likely than children not born 
     into families receiving welfare to be on welfare when they 
     reach adulthood;
       (G) teenage single parent mothering is the single biggest 
     contributor to low birth weight babies;
       (D) children born out-of-wedlock are more likely to 
     experience low verbal cognitive attainment, child abuse, and 
     neglect;
       (I) young people from single parent or stepparent families 
     are 2 to 3 times more likely to have emotional or behavioral 
     problems than those from intact families;
       (J) young white women who were raised in a single parent 
     family are more than twice as likely to have children out-of-
     wedlock and to become parents as teenagers, and almost twice 
     as likely to have their marriages end in divorce, as are 
     children from 2-parent families;
       (K) the younger the single parent mother, the less likely 
     she is to finish high school;
       (L) young women who have children before finishing high 
     school are more likely to receive welfare assistance for a 
     longer period of time;
       (M) between 1985 and 1990, the public cost of births to 
     teenage mothers under the aid to families with dependent 
     children program, the food stamp program, and the medicaid 
     program has been estimated at $120,000,000,000;
       (N) the absence of a father in the life of a child has a 
     negative effect on school performance and peer adjustment;
       (O) the likelihood that a young black man will engage in 
     criminal activities doubles if he is raised without a father 
     and triples if he lives in a neighborhood with a high 
     concentration of single parent families; and
       (P) the greater the incidence of single parent families in 
     a neighborhood, the higher the incidence of violent crime and 
     burglary; and
       (4) in light of this demonstration of the crisis in our 
     Nation, the reduction of out-of-wedlock births is an 
     important government interest and the policy contained in 
     provisions of this title address the crisis.
       Amend the table of contents accordingly.
       Amendment No. 4, offered by Mr. Hyde:
       Page 8, line 15, strike ``births'', and insert 
     ``pregnancies.''
       Page 8, strike lines 22-25.
       Page 14, line 18, strike ``costs.'' and insert ``costs. Not 
     withstanding any other provisions of this act, a state to 
     which a grant is made under section 403 may not use any part 
     of the grant to provide medical services.''
       Amendment No. 6, offered by Mr. Talent:
       Page 22, strike the table that begins after line 2 and 
     insert the following:

                                                            The minimum
``If the fiscal year is:                         participation rate is:
    1996............................................................ 10
    1997............................................................ 15
    1998............................................................ 20
    1999............................................................ 25
    2000............................................................ 27
    2001............................................................ 29
    2002............................................................ 40
    2003 or thereafter..............................................50.

       Amendment No. 10, offered by Mr. Smith of Texas:
       Page 65, line 2, insert after the period: The Secretary may 
     not require a state to alter its child protection law 
     regarding determination of the adequacy, type and timing of 
     health care (whether medical, non-medical or spiritual).
       Amendment No. 12, offered by Mr. Burton of Indiana:
       Page 85, after line 15, insert the following:

     SEC. 205. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING TIMELY ADOPTION OF 
                   CHILDREN.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) too many children who wish to be adopted are spending 
     inordinate amounts of time in foster care;
       (2) there is an urgent need for States to increase the 
     number of waiting children being adopted in a timely and 
     lawful manner;
       (3) States should allocate sufficient funds under this 
     title for adoption assistance and medical assistance to 
     encourage more families to adopt children who otherwise would 
     languish in the foster care system for a period that many 
     experts consider detrimental to their development;
       (4) when it is necessary for a State to remove a child from 
     the home of the child's biological parents, the State should 
     strive--
       (A) to provide the child with a single foster care 
     placement and a single coordinated case team; and
       (B) to conclude an adoption of the child, when adoption is 
     the goal of the child and the State, within one year of the 
     child's placement in foster care; and
       (5) States should participate in local, regional, or 
     national programs to enable maximum visibility of waiting 
     children to potential parents.
       Amendment No. 14. Offered by Mr. Cunningham:
       Page 114, strike line 4, and insert the following:
       ``(b) Additional Requirements With Respect to Assistance 
     for Pregnant, Postpartum, and Breastfeeding Women, Infants, 
     and Children.--
       ``(1) Minimum amount of assistance.--The State shall
       Page 114, after line 11, insert the following (and make 
     appropriate conforming amendments):
       ``(2) Assistance for members of the armed forces and their 
     dependents.--The State shall ensure that assistance described 
     in subsection (a)(1) is provided to members of the Armed 
     Forces and dependents of such members (regardless of the 
     State of residence of such members or dependents) who meet 
     the requirements of such subsection on an equitable basis 
     with assistance provided to all other individuals under such 
     subsection in such State.
       ``(c) Additional Requirement With Respect to Child Care 
     Assistance on Military Installations.--
       ``(1) In general.--To the extent consistent with the number 
     of children who are receiving assistance under child care 
     programs established and carried out on military 
     installations in such State by the Department of Defense, the 
     State, after timely and appropriate consultation with 
     representatives of such programs, shall provide assistance to 
     such programs for such children (regardless of the State of 
     residence of such children) in accordance with subsection 
     (a)(3) on an equitable basis with assistance provided in 
     accordance with such subsection to all other child care 
     programs carried out in such State.
       ``(2) Limitation.--In providing assistance to a child care 
     program established and carried out on a military 
     installation under paragraph (1), a State shall not require 
     that such program be licensed under State law if such program 
     is licensed by the Department of Defense.
       Amendment No. 16, offered by Mr. Gunderson:
       Page 116, beginning on line 19, strike ``the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate'' and insert ``which can be 
     reasonably required by the Secretary''.
       Page 135, beginning on line 4, strike ``the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate'' and insert ``which can be 
     reasonably required by the Secretary''.
       Amendment No. 23, offered by Mr. Roberts:
       Page 232, strike lines 23 and 24 and insert the following:
       ``Section 15 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2024) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:''.
       Page 232, line 25, strike ``(g)(1)'' and insert ``(h)(1)''.

[[Page 427]]

       Amendment No. 27, offered by Mr. Zimmer:
       Page 37, line 11, strike ``CONVICTED OF'' and insert 
     ``FOUND TO HAVE''
       Page 37, line 12, strike ``REPRESENTING'' and insert 
     ``REPRESENTED''.
       Page 37, line 12, strike ``TO A WELFARE PROGRAM'' and 
     insert ``IN ORDER TO OBTAIN BENEFITS IN 2 OR MORE STATES'' 
     after ``RESIDENCE''.
       Page 37, line 13, 14 and 15, strike ``A State to which a 
     grant is made under section 403 may not use any part of the 
     grant to provide assistance to an individual'' and insert 
     ``An individual shall not be considered an eligible 
     individual for the purposes of this title'' before ``during'' 
     on line 15.
       Page 37, line 16, insert ``found by a State to have made, 
     or is'' after ``is''.
       Page 37, line 17, strike ``of making'' and insert ``of 
     having made,''.
       Page 37, line 20, strike ``under 2 or more'' and insert 
     ``simultaneously from 2 or more States under''.
       Page 37, line 21, insert ``, title XIX, or the Food Stamp 
     Act of 1977, or benefits in 2 or more States under the 
     supplemental security income program under title XIV'' before 
     the period.
       Page 266, after line 15, insert the following:

     SEC. 606. DENIAL OF SSI BENEFITS FOR 10 YEARS TO INDIVIDUALS 
                   FOUND TO HAVE FRAUDULENTLY MISREPRESENTED 
                   RESIDENCE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN BENEFITS 
                   SIMULTANEOUSLY IN 2 OR MORE STATES.

       Sec. 1614(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1382c(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) An individual shall not be considered an eligible 
     individual for purposes of this title during the 10-year 
     period beginning on the date the individual is found by a 
     State to have made, or is convicted in Federal or State court 
     of having made, a fraudulent statement or representation with 
     respect to the place of residence of the individual in order 
     to receive benefits simultaneously from 2 or more States 
     under programs that are funded under part A of title IV, 
     title XIX, or the Food Stamp Act of 1977, or benefits in 2 or 
     more States under the supplemental security income program 
     under title XVI.''
       At the end of subtitle B of title V, insert the following 
     (and make such technical and conforming changes as may be 
     appropriate):

     SEC. 581. DENIAL OF FOOD STAMP BENEFITS FOR 10 YEARS TO 
                   INDIVIDUALS FOUND TO HAVE FRAUDULENTLY 
                   MISREPRESENTED RESIDENCE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN 
                   BENEFITS SIMULTANEOUSLY IN 2 OR MORE STATES.

       Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) An individual shall be ineligible to participate in 
     the food stamp program as a member of any household during 
     the 10-year period beginning on the date the individual is 
     found by a State to have made, or is convicted in Federal or 
     State court of having made, a fraudulent statement or 
     representation with respect to the place of residence of the 
     individual in order to receive benefits simultaneously from 2 
     or more States under the food stamp program or under programs 
     that are funded under part A of title IV, title XIX, or 
     benefits in 2 or more States under the supplemental security 
     income program under title XVI.''
       Amendment No. 28, offered by Mr. Shaw:
       Page 282, line 13, after the period insert the following: 
     ``The Secretary must agree that the system will not cost more 
     nor take more time to establish than a centralized system. In 
     addition, employers shall be given 1 location to which income 
     withholding is sent.''.
       Page 322, strike line 23 and all that follows through line 
     23 on page 323.
       Page 323, line 24, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(b)''.
       Amendment offered by Ms. Dunn of Washington:
       Page 307, line 4, strike ``and''.
       Page 307, line 8, strike ``matter.'.'' and insert ``matter; 
     and''.
       Page 307, after line 8, insert the following:
       ``(C) any individual who has died be placed in the records 
     relating to the death and be recorded on the death 
     certificate.''.


       modifications to amendments en bloc offered by mr. archer

  The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will report the modifications to the 
amendments en bloc.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Modifications to the amendments en bloc offered by Mr. 
     Archer:
       Amendment No. 4, as modified, offered by Mr. Hyde: (1) Page 
     8, line 15, strike ``births'', and insert ``pregnancies.''
       (2) Page 8, lines 24 and 25, strike ``and health services''
       (3) Page 14, line 18, strike ``costs,'' and insert ``costs. 
     Not withstanding any other provision of this act, a state to 
     which a grant is made under section 403 may not use any part 
     of the grant to provide medical services.''
       Amendment No. 12, as modified, offered by Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana: Page 85, after line 15, insert the following:

     SEC. 205. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING TIMELY ADOPTION OF 
                   CHILDREN.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) too many children who wish to be adopted are spending 
     inordinate amounts of time in foster care;
       (2) there is an urgent need for States to increase the 
     number of waiting children being adopted in a timely and 
     lawful manner.
       (3) Studies have shown that States spend an excess of 
     $15,000 each year on each special needs child in foster care, 
     and would save significant amounts of money if they offered 
     incentives to families to adopt special needs children;
       (4) States should allocate sufficient funds under this 
     title for adoption assistance and medical assistance to 
     encourage more families to adopt children who otherwise would 
     languish in the foster care system for a period that many 
     experts consider detrimental to their development;
       (5) State should offer incentives for families that adopt 
     special needs children to make adoption more affordable for 
     middle-class families;
       (6) when it is necessary for a State to remove a child from 
     the home of the child's biological parents, the State should 
     strive--
       (A) to provide the child with a single foster care 
     placement and a single coordinated case team; and
       (B) to conclude an adoption of the child, when adoption is 
     the goal of the child and the State, within one year of the 
     child's placement in foster care; and
       (7) States should participate in local, regional, or 
     national programs to enable maximum visibility of waiting 
     children to potential parents. Such programs should include a 
     nationwide, interactive computer network to disseminate 
     information on children eligible for adoption to help match 
     them with families around the country.

It was decided in the

Yeas

249

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affirmative

Nays

177

para.48.17                   [Roll No. 258]

                                AYES--249

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--177

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt

[[Page 428]]


     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Bachus
     Christensen
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Flake
     Rush
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
  So the amendments en bloc were agreed to.

para.48.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. TALENT:

       Page 7, strike line 24 and all that follows through line 3 
     on page 8 and insert the following:
       ``(B)(i) Require all adult recipients in a 1-parent family 
     which includes only children age 5 or older and who have 
     received benefits for more than 24 months (whether or not 
     consecutive) under the program to engage in work activities 
     (as defined in section 404(a)(1)(C)(iii)) for at least 30 
     hours per week. If a State classifies a family as such a 1-
     parent family on or after the date which is 10 months after 
     the date of enactment of the Personal Responsibility Act of 
     1995, the family shall continue to be so classified 
     regardless of whether an additional child under age 5 becomes 
     a member of the family.
       ``(ii) Provide exemptions at the option of the State for 
     not more than 20 percent of the adult recipients of 
     assistance under the program who are described in clause (i) 
     from the requirement set forth in clause (i) for reasons set 
     forth by the State.
       ``(C)(i) Require 1 adult recipient in any 2-parent family 
     who has received assistance under the program for more than 
     24 months (whether or not consecutive) to engage in work 
     activities (as defined in section 404(a)(1)(C)(iii)) for at 
     least 30 hours per week.
       ``(ii) States may exempt up to 10 percent of the adult 
     recipients described in clause (i) from the requirement set 
     forth in clause (i) for reasons determined by the State.''.
       Page 8, line 4, strike ``(C)'' and insert ``(D)''.
       Page 8, line 7, strike ``(D)'' and insert ``(E)''.
       Page 8, line 10, strike ``(E)'' and insert ``(F)''.
       Page 8, line 14, strike ``(F)'' and insert ``(G)''.
       Page 8, line 22, strike ``(G)'' and insert ``(H)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

96

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negative

Nays

337

para.48.19                   [Roll No. 259]

                                AYES--96

     Allard
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Barr
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Boehner
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TN)
     Burr
     Buyer
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Cooley
     Crapo
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Emerson
     English
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Funderburk
     Gephardt
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (SD)
     King
     Kingston
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lucas
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Minge
     Norwood
     Paxon
     Pombo
     Roemer
     Roth
     Royce
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker

                                NOES--337

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lincoln
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--1

       
     Edwards
       
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.48.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BUNN:

       (C) State Option.--Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be 
     construed to prohibit a state from using funds provided by 
     section 403 from providing aid in the form of vouchers that 
     may be used only to pay for particular goods and services 
     specified by the state as suitable for the care of the child 
     such as diapers, clothing, and school supplies.

It was decided in the

Yeas

351

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

81

para.48.21                   [Roll No. 260]

                                AYES--351

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning

[[Page 429]]


     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--81

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Deal
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kolbe
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Nadler
     Orton
     Owens
     Parker
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Schumer
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Edwards
     Frank (MA)
       
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.48.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of New 
Jersey:

       Page 34, strike line 1 and all that follows through line 15 
     and insert the following:
       ``(5) No additional cash assistance for children born to 
     families receiving assistance.--
       ``(A) General rule.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 403 may not use any part of the grant to provide cash 
     benefits for a minor child who is born to--
       ``(i) a recipient of benefits under the program operated 
     under this part; or
       ``(ii) a person who received such benefits at any time 
     during the 10-month period ending with the birth of the 
     child.
       ``(B) Exception for vouchers.--Subparagraph (A) shall not 
     apply to vouchers which are provided in lieu of cash benefits 
     and which are provided in lieu of cash benefits and which may 
     be used only to pay for particular goods and services 
     specified by the State as suitable for the care of the child 
     involved.
       ``(C) Exception for rape or incest.--Subparagraph (A) shall 
     not apply with respect to a child who is born as a result of 
     rape or incest.

It was decided in the

Yeas

352

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

80

para.48.23                   [Roll No. 261]

                                AYES--352

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

[[Page 430]]



                                NOES--80

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Deal
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Ford
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kolbe
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Meek
     Meyers
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Neumann
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Edwards
     Frank (MA)
       
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LINDER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.48.24  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. MINGE, for today until 7 p.m.; and
  To Mr. EDWARDS, for today.
  And then,

para.48.25  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana, at 12 o'clock midnight, the 
House adjourned.

para.48.26  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BUYER:
       H.R. 1288. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     permit Governors to limit the disposal of out-of-State solid 
     waste in their States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Mfume, Mrs. 
             Kennelly, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baesler, 
             Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Beilensen, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bevill, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Browder, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Canady, Mr. Chapman, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Coleman, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mrs. 
             Collins of Illinois, Mr. Conduit, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cramer, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. de 
             la Garza, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ford, Mr. Fox, 
             Mr. Frisa, Mr. Frost, Mr. Funderburk, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Goss, Mr. Gene 
             Green of Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. 
             Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Hefner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Johnston of Florida, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. King, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. 
             Lazio of New York, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Manzullo, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Martini, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Matsui, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. McHale, Mr. McHugh, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Mineta, Mr. 
             Minge, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
             Montgomery, Mr. Moran, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Orton, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Parker, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
             Payne of Virginia, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Peterson of Florida, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Poshard, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Richardson, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rose, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Royce, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Stockman, 
             Mr. Stokes, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thompson, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Torricelli, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Tucker, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Upton, Mr. Vento, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
             Volkmer, Mrs. Waldholtz, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Weller, Mr. Williams, Mr. Wilson, 
             Mr. Wise, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Yates, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Zimmer):
       H.R. 1289. A bill to require in certain circumstances that 
     States disclose the HIV status of newborn infants to legal 
     guardians of the infants, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. COOLEY:
       H.R. 1290. A bill to reinstate the permit for, and extend 
     the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the 
     construction of, a hydroelectric project in Oregon, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 1291. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     provide that the provisions of law preventing Members of 
     Congress from sending mass mailings within the 60-day period 
     immediately before an election be expanded so as to prevent 
     Members from mailing any unsolicited franked mail within that 
     period, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 1292. A bill to revise, codify, and enact without 
     substantive change certain general and permanent laws, 
     related to aliens and nationality, as title 8, United States 
     Code, ``Aliens and Nationality''; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. 
             Costello):
       H.R. 1293. A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 with respect to rules governing 
     litigation contesting termination or reduction of retiree 
     health benefits; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mr. LATHAM:
       H.R. 1294. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Army 
     from modifying water control policies in a manner which would 
     interfere with the use of navigation channels; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Canady, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bono, and Mr. 
             Boucher):
       H.R. 1295. A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to 
     make certain revisions relating to the protection of famous 
     marks; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Gilman, and 
             Mr. Lantos):
       H.R. 1296. A bill to provide for the administration of 
     certain Presidio properties at minimal cost to the Federal 
     taxpayer; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Borski):
       H.R. 1297. A bill to promote a new urban agenda, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, 
     Science, Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and International Relations, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. Thomas (for himself and Mr. Moorhead):
       H.R. 1298. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to exempt fluid milk standards of the State of 
     California from preemption in order to guarantee the same 
     high quality fluid milk to the consumers of California that 
     they have received since 1961; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Farr):
       H.R. 1299. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to the treatment of certain charitable risk 
     pools; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Ganske, Mr. Towns, Mr. Cox, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Moorhead, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr.

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             Chrysler, Mr. Camp, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Martini, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Brewster, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Oxley, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 1300. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to authorize the export of new drugs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. Regula, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Blute, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Reed, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Mollohan, and Mr. Hoke):
       H.R. 1301. A bill to establish the American Heritage Areas 
     Partnership Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. WISE (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Mascara, 
             Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Studds, Mr. Yates, and Mr. 
             Clinger):
       H.R. 1302. A bill to establish the Capital Budget 
     Commission; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.

para.48.27  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. MONTGOMERY (by request) introduced a bill (H.R. 1303) 
     for the relief of John T. Monk; which was referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para.48.28  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 10: Mr. Hefley and Mr. Lucas.
       H.R. 29: Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 65: Ms. Danner and Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Fox, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Clement, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
     Foglietta, and Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 104: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 107: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 116: Ms. Harman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Packard, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Horn, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Kim, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 125: Mr. Dingell, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. 
     Packard.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 248: Mr. Ehlers and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 303: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 329: Mr. Funderburk.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Thornberry and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 467: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, and Mrs. 
     Waldholtz.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Filner, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Hancock, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Underwood, 
     and Mr. Montgomery.
       H.R. 592: Mr. Bono and Mr. Hancock.
       H.R. 605: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 661: Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 682: Mr. LaHood and Mrs. Vucanovich.
       H.R. 698: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. 
     Fattah, and Mr. Quillen.
       H.R. 769: Mr. Shays, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Faleomavaega, 
     Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Petri, Mrs. 
     Cubin, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Martinez, 
     and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Abercombie, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
     Coleman, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Gallegly, 
     Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Johnson of South 
     Dakota, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Moakley, 
     Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rogers, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Scott, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Filner, Mr. Cooley, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
     Foglietta.
       H.R. 778: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
     Coleman, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
     Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
     Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rogers, Ms. 
     Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Scott, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Torkildsen, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Weller, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Cooley, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 779: Mr. Foglietta and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 780: Mr. Foglietta and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 782: Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Dooley, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 842: Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Klink, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Upton, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Bono, Mr. Scarborough, 
     Mr. McNulty, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
     Longley, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Stupak, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Lewis of California, 
     Mr. Davis, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Ney, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
     Deal of Georgia, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cooley, Mr. 
     Montgomery, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. 
     Neumann, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, 
     Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Dornan, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. 
     Funderburk, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Rose, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Camp, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
     Richardson, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mrs. Waldholtz.
       H.R. 893: Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Dingell, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 896: Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Lowey, and Mr. Obey.
       H.R. 914: Mr. Thompson and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 934: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 935: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 990: Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Ney, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Gene 
     Green of Texas, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Emerson, and 
     Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 995: Mr. Allard, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 996: Mr. Allard and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Jacobs, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, 
     Mr. Barton of Texas, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Minge, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Chrysler.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Baker of Louisiana and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1033: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Knollenberg, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Frisa, and Mr. Torricelli.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Foglietta and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1056: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1085: Mrs. Lincoln.
       H.R. 1103: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Rose, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 1143: Mr. Kim, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Evans, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Bono, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. 
     Lipinski.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Kim, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Evans, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Bono, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. 
     Lipinski.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Kim, Mr. Evans, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
     Bono, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1187: Mr. Brewster.
       H.R. 1233: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
     Clyburn, Mr. Frost, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. Studds, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1244: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 1250: Mr. Nadler.
       H.J. Res. 79: Mr. McIntosh.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Bono.
       H. Con. Res. 21: Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
     Serrano, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Furse, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Waxman, 
     Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Fazio of California, and Mr. Reed.
       H. Con. Res. 45: Mr. Hefner, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Johnson 
     of South Dakota.
       H. Res. 21: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H. Res. 39: Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H. Res. 97: Mrs. Chenoweth.

para.48.29  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 390: Mr. Stark.



.
                      THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1995 (49)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.49.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, March 22, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.49.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       587. A letter from the Director, National Legislative 
     Commission, the American Legion, transmitting the proceedings 
     of the 76th national convention of the American Legion, held 
     in Minneapolis, MN, September 6, 7, and 8, 1994, plus a 
     report on the organization's activities for the year 
     preceding the convention, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 49 (H. Doc. 
     No. 104-51); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs and 
     ordered to be printed.
       588. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request to make available emergency 
     appropriations totaling $57,800,000 in budget authority for 
     the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and to 
     designate the amount made available as an emergency 
     requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as 
     amended, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107 (H. Doc. No. 104-52); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       589. A letter from the Secretary of the Navy,  transmitting 
      notification  that  the C/MH-53E and Standard Missile 2 
     Block IV Programs have breached the unit cost threshold, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2433; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       590. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled, ``United States Mint Managerial Staffing Act of 
     1995''; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

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       591. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Germany for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 95-12), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       592. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Turkey for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 95-09), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       593. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Jordan (Transmittal No. 
     14-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       594. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 95-16, authorizing the 
     furnishing of assistance from the emergency refugee and 
     migration assistance fund to meet the urgent needs of 
     refugees in Chechnya, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(3); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       595. A letter from the Acting General Counsel, U.S. Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency, transmitting copies of the 
     English and Russian texts of five implementing agreements 
     negotiated by the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission 
     [JCIC]; to the Committee on International Relations.
       596. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a financial report on the Department 
     of the Treasury forfeiture fund, pursuant to Public Law 102-
     393, section 638(b)(1) (106 Stat. 1783); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       597. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting a report that during 
     calendar year 1994, the NASA Contract Adjustment Board did 
     not meet to consider any cases and granted no requests for 
     extraordinary contractual relief under Public Law 85-804, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1434; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       598. A letter from the Deputy Director, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a Federal courthouse 
     construction program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       599. A letter from the Director, National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled, ``National Science Foundation Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997,'' pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to 
     the Committee on Science.

para.49.3  welfare reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, pursuant to House Resolution 119 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 4) to restore the American family, reduce illegitimacy, 
control welfare spending, and reduce welfare dependence.
  Mr. LINDER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.49.4  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MORAN:

       Page 170, after line 12, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 442. PREFERENCE FOR FEDERAL HOUSING BENEFITS FOR 
                   FAMILIES PARTICIPATING IN WELFARE ASSISTANCE 
                   WORK PROGRAMS.

       Section 2 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437) is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
     following new section heading:


        ``declaration of policy and preference for assistance'';

       (2) by inserting ``(a) Declaration of Policy.--'' after 
     ``Sec. 2''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Preference for Families Participating in Welfare 
     Assistance Work Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--In selecting eligible families for 
     available dwelling units in public housing and for available 
     assistance under section 8, each public housing agency shall 
     give preference to any family who, at the time that such 
     occupancy or assistance is initially provided for the 
     family--
       ``(A)(i) is participating in a work or job training program 
     that is a condition for the receipt of welfare or public 
     assistance benefits for which the family is otherwise 
     eligible, or (ii) is eligible for and has agreed to 
     participate in such a program as a condition for receipt of 
     such assistance; and
       ``(B) has agreed, as the Secretary shall require, to 
     maintain and complete such participation and to occupancy or 
     assistance subject to the limitations under paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Precedence over other federal and local 
     preferences.--Occupancy in public housing dwelling units and 
     assistance under section 8 shall be made available to 
     eligible families qualifying for the preference under 
     paragraph (1) before such occupancy or assistance is made 
     available pursuant to any preference under section 6(c)(4)(A) 
     or 8(d)(1)(A), respectively.
       ``(3) 5-year limitation on assistance.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this Act, the occupancy of any family in 
     public housing or the provision of assistance under section 
     8, pursuant to the preference under paragraph (1), shall be 
     terminated upon the expiration of the 5-year period that 
     begins upon the initial provision of such occupancy or 
     assistance to the family.
       ``(4) Failure to participate.--If the applicable public 
     housing agency determines that any family who is provided 
     occupancy in public housing or assistance under section 8, 
     pursuant to the preference under paragraph (1), has ceased 
     participating in the program referred to in paragraph (1)(A) 
     before completion of the program or failed substantially to 
     comply with the requirements of the program, such cessation 
     or failure shall be considered adequate cause for the 
     termination of the tenancy or the assistance for the family 
     and the public housing agency shall immediately take action 
     to terminate the tenancy of such family in public housing or 
     the provision of assistance under section 8 on behalf of 
     family, as applicable.
       ``(5) Limitation on availability of preference.--The 
     preference under paragraph (1) shall not apply to any family 
     that includes a member who--
       ``(A) has occupied a public housing dwelling unit or 
     received assistance under section 8 as a member of a family 
     provided preference pursuant to paragraph (1), which 
     occupancy or assistance has been terminated pursuant to 
     paragraph (3), or (4); and
       ``(B) was personally required to participate in the program 
     referred to in paragraph (1)(A).''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

35

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negative

Nays

395

para.49.5                    [Roll No. 262]

                                AYES--35

     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Beilenson
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cramer
     Davis
     Deal
     Emerson
     Geren
     Gilman
     Green
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hayes
     Klink
     Lincoln
     McCrery
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Myers
     Myrick
     Norwood
     Orton
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Roth
     Souder
     Stenholm
     Tanner
     Thornton

                                NOES--395

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
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     Ballenger
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     Bartlett
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     Bass
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     Clement
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     Manzullo

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     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Clay
     Roukema
     Salmon
     Smith (WA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.49.6  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HOSTETTLER:

       In title V of the bill, strike subtitle B and insert the 
     following:
           Subtitle B--Consolidating Food Assistance Programs

     SEC. 531. FOOD STAMP BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) Authority To Make Block Grants.--The Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall make grants in accordance with this section 
     to States to provide food assistance to individuals who are 
     economically disadvantaged and to individuals who are members 
     of economically disadvantaged families.
       (b) Distribution of Funds.--The funds appropriated to carry 
     out this section for any fiscal year shall be allotted among 
     the States as follows:
       (1) Of the aggregate amount to be distributed under this 
     section, .21 percent shall be reserved for grants to Guam, 
     the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of 
     the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, and 
     Palau.
       (2) Of the aggregate amount to be distributed under this 
     section, .24 percent shall be reserved for grants to tribal 
     organizations that have governmental jurisdiction over 
     geographically defined areas and shall be allocated equitably 
     by the Secretary among such organizations.
       (3) The remainder of such aggregate amount shall be 
     allocated among the remaining States. The amount allocated to 
     each of the remaining States shall bear the same proportion 
     to such remainder as the number of resident individuals in 
     such State who are economically disadvantaged separately or 
     as members of economically disadvantaged families bears to 
     the aggregate number of resident individuals in all such 
     remaining States who are economically disadvantaged 
     separately or as members of economically disadvantaged 
     families.
       (c) Eligibility To Receive Grants.--To be eligible to 
     receive a grant in the amount allotted to a State for a 
     fiscal year, such State shall submit to the Secretary an 
     application in such form, and containing such information and 
     assurances, as the Secretary may require by rule, including--
       (1) an assurance that such grant will be expended by the 
     State to provide food assistance to resident individuals in 
     such State who are economically disadvantaged separately or 
     as members of economically disadvantaged families,
       (2) an assurance that not more than 5 percent of such grant 
     will be expended by the State for administrative costs 
     incurred to provide assistance under this section, and
       (3) an assurance that an individual who has not worked 32 
     hours in a calendar month shall be ineligible to received 
     food assistance under this subtitle during the succeeding 
     month unless such individual is--
       (A) disabled,
       (B) has attained 60 years of age, or
       (C) residing with one or more of such individual's children 
     who have not attained 18 years of age, but is not residing 
     with any other parent of any of such children, unless that 
     other parent is disabled.
       (d) Annual Report.--Each State that receives funds 
     appropriated to carry out this section for a fiscal year 
     shall submit the Secretary, not later than May 1 following 
     such fiscal year, a report--
       (1) specifying the number of families who received food 
     assistance under this section provided by such State in such 
     fiscal year;
       (2) specifying the number of individuals who received food 
     assistance under this section provided by such State in such 
     fiscal year;
       (3) the amount of such funds expended in such fiscal year 
     by such State to provide food assistance; and
       (4) the administrative costs incurred in such fiscal year 
     by such State to provide food assistance.
       (e) Limitation.--No State or political subdivision of a 
     State that receives funds provided under this title shall 
     replace any employed worker with an individual who is 
     participating in a work program for the purpose of complying 
     with subsection (c)(3). Such an individual may be placed in 
     any position offered by the State or political subdivision 
     that--
       (A) is a new position,
       (B) is a position that became available in the normal 
     course of conducting the business of the State or political 
     subdivision,
       (C) involves performing work that would otherwise be 
     performed on an overtime basis by a worker who is not an 
     individual participating in such program, or
       (D) that is a position which became available by shifting a 
     current employee to an alternate position.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--(1) There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section 
     $26,245,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 
     1998, 1999, and 2000.
       (2) For the purpose of affording adequate notice of funding 
     available under this section, an appropriation to carry out 
     this section is authorized to be included in an appropriation 
     Act for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which 
     such appropriation is available for obligation.

     SEC. 532. AVAILABILITY OF FEDERAL COUPON SYSTEM TO STATES.

       (a) Issuance, Purchase, and Use of Coupons.--The Secretary 
     shall issue, and make available for purchase by States, 
     coupons for the retail purchase of food from retail food 
     stores that are approved in accordance with subsection (b). 
     Coupons issued, purchased, and used as provided in this 
     section shall be redeemable at face value by the Secretary 
     through the facilities of the Treasury of the United States. 
     The purchase price of each coupon issued under this 
     subsection shall be the face value of such coupon.
       (b) Approval of Retail Food Stores and Wholesale Food 
     Concerns.--(1) Regulations issued pursuant to this section 
     shall provide for the submission of applications for approval 
     by retail food stores and wholesale food concerns which 
     desire to be authorized to accept and redeem coupons under 
     this section. In determining the qualifications of 
     applicants, there shall be considered among such other 
     factors as may be appropriate, the following:
       (A) The nature and extent of the food business conducted by 
     the applicant.
       (B) The volume of coupon business which may reasonably be 
     expected to be conducted by the applicant food store or 
     wholesale food concern.
       (C) The business integrity and reputation of the applicant.

     Approval of an applicant shall be evidenced by the issuance 
     to such applicant of a nontransferable certificate of 
     approval. The Secretary is authorized to issue regulations 
     providing for a periodic reauthorization of retail food 
     stores and wholesale food concerns.
       (2) A buyer or transferee (other than a bona fide buyer or 
     transferee) of a retail food store or wholesale food concern 
     that has been disqualified under subsection (d) may not 
     accept or redeem coupons until the Secretary receives full 
     payment of any penalty imposed on such store or concern.
       (3) Regulations issued pursuant to this section shall 
     require an applicant retail food store or wholesale food 
     concern to submit information which will permit a 
     determination to be made as to whether such applicant 
     qualifies, or continues to qualify, for approval under this 
     section or the regulations issued pursuant to this section. 
     Regulations issued pursuant to this section shall provide for 
     safeguards which limit the use or disclosure of information 
     obtained under the authority granted by this subsection to 
     purposes directly connected with administration and 
     enforcement of this section or the regulations issued 
     pursuant to this section, except that such information may be 
     disclosed to and used by States that purchase such coupons.
       (4) Any retail food store or wholesale food concern which 
     has failed upon application to receive approval to 
     participate in the program under this sectionmay obtain a 
     hearing on such refusal as provided in subsection (f).
       (c) Redemption of Coupons.--Regulations issued under this 
     section shall provide for the redemption of coupons accepted 
     by retail food stores through approved wholesale food 
     concerns or through financial institutions which are insured 
     by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or which are 
     insured under the Federal Credit Union Act (12 U.S.C. 1751 et 
     seq.) and have retail food stores or wholesale food concerns 
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     field of membership, with the cooperation of the Treasury 
     Department, except that retail food stores defined in section 
     533(9)(D) shall be authorized to redeem their members' food 
     coupons prior to receipt by the members of the food so 
     purchased, and publicly operated community mental health 
     centers or private nonprofit organizations or institutions 
     which serve meals to narcotics addicts or alcoholics in drug 
     addiction or alcoholic treatment and rehabilitation programs, 
     public and private nonprofit shelters that prepare and serve 
     meals for battered women and children, public or private 
     nonprofit group living arrangements that serve meals to 
     disabled or blind residents, and public or private nonprofit 
     establishments, or public or private nonprofit shelters that 
     feed individuals who do not reside in permanent dwellings and 
     individuals who have no fixed mailing addresses shall not be 
     authorized to redeem coupons through financial institutions 
     which are insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation or the Federal Credit Union Act. No financial 
     institution may impose on or collect from a retail food store 
     a fee or other charge for the redemption of coupons that are 
     submitted to the financial institution in a manner consistent 
     with the requirements, other than any requirements relating 
     to cancellation of coupons, for the presentation of coupons 
     by financial institutions to the Federal Reserve banks.
       (d) Civil Money Penalties and Disqualification of Retail 
     Food Stores and Wholesale Food Concerns.--(1) Any approved 
     retail food store or wholesale food concern may be 
     disqualified for a specified period of time from further 
     participation in the coupon program under this section, or 
     subjected to a civil money penalty of up to $10,000 for each 
     violation if the Secretary determines that its 
     disqualification would cause hardship to individuals who 
     receive coupons, on a finding, made as specified in the 
     regulations, that such store or concern has violated this 
     section or the regulations issued pursuant to this section.
       (2) Disqualification under paragraph (1) shall be--
       (A) for a reasonable period of time, of no less than 6 
     months nor more than 5 years, upon the first occasion of 
     disqualification,
       (B) for a reasonable period of time, of no less than 12 
     months nor more than 10 years, upon the second occasion of 
     disqualification, and
       (C) permanent upon--
       (i) the third occasion of disqualification,
       (ii) the first occasion or any subsequent occasion of a 
     disqualification based on the purchase of coupons or 
     trafficking in coupons by a retail food store or wholesale 
     food concern, except that the Secretary shall have the 
     discretion to impose a civil money penalty of up to $20,000 
     for each violation (except that the amount of civil money 
     penalties imposed for violations occurring during a single 
     investigation may not exceed $40,000) in lieu of 
     disqualification under this subparagraph, for such purchase 
     of coupons or trafficking in coupons that constitutes a 
     violation of this section or the regulations issued pursuant 
     to this section, if the Secretary determines that there is 
     substantial evidence (including evidence that neither the 
     ownership nor management of the store or food concern was 
     aware of, approved, benefited from, or was involved in the 
     conduct or approval of the violation) that such store or food 
     concern had an effective policy and program in effect to 
     prevent violations of this section and such regulations, or
       (iii) a finding of the sale of firearms, ammunition, 
     explosives, or controlled substance (as defined in section 
     802 of title 21, United States Code) for coupons, except that 
     the Secretary shall have the discretion to impose a civil 
     money penalty of up to $20,000 for each violation (except 
     that the amount of civil money penalties imposed for 
     violations occurring during a single investigation may not 
     exceed $40,000) in lieu of disqualification under this 
     subparagraph if the Secretary determines that there is 
     substantial evidence (including evidence that neither the 
     ownership nor management of the store or food concern was 
     aware of, approved, benefited from, or was involved in the 
     conduct or approval of the violation) that the store or food 
     concern had an effective policy and program in effect to 
     prevent violations of this section.
       (3) The action of disqualification or the imposition of a 
     civil money penalty shall be subject to review as provided in 
     subsection (f).
       (4) As a condition of authorization to accept and redeem 
     coupons issued under subsection (a), the Secretary may 
     require a retail food store or wholesale food concern which 
     has been disqualified or subjected to a civil penalty 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) to furnish a bond to cover the 
     value of coupons which such store or concern may in the 
     future accept and redeem in violation of this section. The 
     Secretary shall, by regulation, prescribe the amount, terms, 
     and conditions of such bond. If the Secretary finds that such 
     store or concern has accepted and redeemed coupons in 
     violation of this section after furnishing such bond, such 
     store or concern shall forfeit to the Secretary an amount of 
     such bond which is equal to the value of coupons accepted and 
     redeemed by such store or concern in violation of this 
     section. Such store or concern may obtain a hearing on such 
     forfeiture pursuant to subsection (f).
       (5)(A) In the event any retail food store or wholesale food 
     concern that has been disqualified under paragraph (1) is 
     sold or the ownership thereof is otherwise transferred to a 
     purchaser or transferee, the person or persons who sell or 
     otherwise transfer ownership of the retail food store or 
     wholesale food concern shall be subjected to a civil money 
     penalty in an amount established by the Secretary through 
     regulations to reflect that portion of the disqualification 
     period that has not yet expired. If the retail food store or 
     wholesale food concern has been disqualified permanently, the 
     civil money penalty shall be double the penalty for a 10-year 
     disqualification period, as calculated under regulations 
     issued by the Secretary. The disqualification period imposed 
     under paragraph (2) shall continue in effect as to the person 
     or persons who sell or otherwise transfer ownership of the 
     retail food store or wholesale food concern notwithstanding 
     the imposition of a civil money penalty under this paragraph.
       (B) At any time after a civil money penalty imposed under 
     subparagraph (A) has become final under subsection (f)(1), 
     the Secretary may request the Attorney General of the United 
     States to institute a civil action against the person or 
     persons subject to the penalty in a district court of the 
     United States for any district in which such person or 
     persons are found, reside, or transact business to collect 
     the penalty and such court shall have jurisdiction to hear 
     and decide such action. In such action, the validity and 
     amount of such penalty shall not be subject to review.
       (C) The Secretary may impose a fine against any retail food 
     store or wholesale food concern that accepts coupons that are 
     not accompanied by the corresponding book cover, other than 
     the denomination of coupons used for making change as 
     specified in regulations issued under this section. The 
     amount of any such fine shall be established by the Secretary 
     and may be assessed and collected separately in accordance 
     with regulations issued under this section or in combination 
     with any fiscal claim established by the Secretary. The 
     Attorney General of the United States may institute judicial 
     action in any court of competent jurisdiction against the 
     store or concern to collect the fine.
       (6) The Secretary may impose a fine against any person not 
     approved by the Secretary to accept and redeem coupons who 
     violates this section or a regulation issued under this 
     section, including violations concerning the acceptance of 
     coupons. The amount of any such fine shall be established by 
     the Secretary and may be assessed and collected in accordance 
     with regulations issued under this section separately or in 
     combination with any fiscal claim established by the 
     Secretary. The Attorney General of the United States may 
     institute judicial action in any court of competent 
     jurisdiction against the person to collect the fine.
       (e) Collection and Disposition of Claims.--The Secretary 
     shall have the power to determine the amount of and settle 
     and adjust any claim and to compromise or deny all or part of 
     any such claim or claims arising under this section or the 
     regulations issued pursuant to this section, including, but 
     not limited to, claims arising from fraudulent and 
     nonfraudulent overissuances to recipients, including the 
     power to waive claims if the Secretary determines that to do 
     so would serve the purposes of this section. Such powers with 
     respect to claims against recipients may be delegated by the 
     Secretary to State agencies.
       (f) Administrative and Judicial Review.--(1) Whenever--
       (A) an application of a retail food store or wholesale food 
     concern for approval to accept and redeem coupons issued 
     under subsection (a) is denied pursuant to this section,
       (B) a retail food store or wholesale food concern is 
     disqualified or subjected to a civil money penalty under 
     subsection (d),
       (C) all or part of any claim of a retail food store or 
     wholesale food concern is denied under subsection (e), or
       (D) a claim against a State is stated pursuant to 
     subsection (e),

     notice of such administrative action shall be issued to the 
     retail food store, wholesale food concern, or State involved. 
     Such notice shall be delivered by certified mail or personal 
     service. If such store, concern, or State is aggrieved by 
     such action, it may, in accordance with regulations 
     promulgated under this section, within 10 days of the date of 
     delivery of such notice, file a written request for an 
     opportunity to submit information in support of its position 
     to such person or persons as the regulations may designate. 
     If such a request is not made or if such store, concern, or 
     State fails to submit information in support of its position 
     after filing a request, the administrative determination 
     shall be final. If such request is made by such store, 
     concern, or State such information as may be submitted by 
     such store, concern, or State as well as such other 
     information as may be available, shall be reviewed by the 
     person or persons designated by the Secretary, who shall, 
     subject to the right of judicial review hereinafter provided, 
     make a determination which shall be final and which shall 
     take effect 30 days after the date of the delivery or service 
     of such final notice of determination. If such store, 
     concern, or State feels aggrieved by such final 
     determination, it may obtain judicial review thereof by 
     filing a complaint against the United States in the United 
     States court for the district in which it resides or is 
     engaged in business, or, in the case of a retail food store 
     or wholesale food concern, in any court of record of the 
     State having competent jurisdiction, within 30 days after the 
     date of delivery or service of the final notice of 
     determination upon it, requesting the court to set aside such 
     determination. The copy of the summons and

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     complaint required to be delivered to the official or agency 
     whose order is being attacked shall be sent to the Secretary 
     or such person or persons as the Secretary may designate to 
     receive service of process. The suit in the United States 
     district court or State court shall be a trial de novo by the 
     court in which the court shall determine the validity of the 
     questioned administrative action in issue. If the court 
     determines that such administrative action is invalid, it 
     shall enter such judgment or order as it determines is in 
     accordance with the law and the evidence. During the pendency 
     of such judicial review, or any appeal therefrom, the 
     administrative action under review shall be and remain in 
     full force and effect, unless on application to the court on 
     not less than ten days' notice, and after hearing thereon and 
     a consideration by the court of the applicant's likelihood of 
     prevailing on the merits and of irreparable injury, the court 
     temporarily stays such administrative action pending 
     disposition of such trial or appeal.
       (g) Violations and Enforcement.--(1) Subject to paragraph 
     (2), whoever knowingly uses, transfers, acquires, alters, or 
     possesses coupons in any manner contrary to this section or 
     the regulations issued pursuant to this section shall, if 
     such coupons are of a value of $5,000 or more, be guilty of a 
     felony and shall be fined not more than $250,000 or 
     imprisoned for not more than 20 years, or both, and shall, if 
     such coupons are of a value of $100 or more, but less than 
     $5,000, be guilty of a felony and shall, upon the first 
     conviction thereof, be fined not more than $10,000 or 
     imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or both, and, upon the 
     second and any subsequent conviction thereof, shall be 
     imprisoned for not less than 6 months nor more than 5 years 
     and may also be fined not more than $10,000 or, if such 
     coupons are of a value of less than $100, shall be guilty of 
     a misdemeanor, and, upon the first conviction thereof, shall 
     be fined not more than $1,000 or imprisoned for not more than 
     one year, or both, and upon the second and any subsequent 
     conviction thereof, shall be imprisoned for not more than one 
     year and may also be fined not more than $1,000.
       (2) In the case of any individual convicted of an offense 
     under paragraph (1), the court may permit such individual to 
     perform work approved by the court for the purpose of 
     providing restitution for losses incurred by the United 
     States and the State as a result of the offense for which 
     such individual was convicted. If the court permits such 
     individual to perform such work and such individual agrees 
     thereto, the court shall withhold the imposition of the 
     sentence on the condition that such individual perform the 
     assigned work. Upon the successful completion of the assigned 
     work the court may suspend such sentence.
       (3) Whoever presents, or causes to be presented, coupons 
     for payment or redemption of the value of $100 or more, 
     knowing the same to have been received, transferred, or used 
     in any manner in violation of this section or the regulations 
     issued under this section, shall be guilty of a felony and, 
     upon the first conviction thereof, shall be fined not more 
     than $20,000 or imprisoned for not more than 5 years, or 
     both, and, upon the second and any subsequent conviction 
     thereof, shall be imprisoned for not less than one year nor 
     more than 5 years and may also be fined not more than 
     $20,000, or, if such coupons are of a value of less than 
     $100, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon the first 
     conviction thereof, shall be fined not more than $1,000 or 
     imprisoned for not more than one year, or both, and, upon the 
     second and any subsequent conviction thereof, shall be 
     imprisoned for not more than one year and may also be fined 
     not more than $1,000.

     SEC. 533. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle--
       (1) the term ``coupon'' means any coupon, stamp, or type of 
     certificate, but does not include currency,
       (2) the term ``economically disadvantaged'' means an 
     individual or a family, as the case may be, whose income does 
     not exceed the most recent lower living standard income level 
     published by the Department of Labor,
       (3) the term ``elderly or disabled individual'' means an 
     individual who--
       (A) is 60 years of age or older,
       (B)(i) receives supplemental security income benefits under 
     title XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1381 et 
     seq.), or Federally or State administered supplemental 
     benefits of the type described in section 212(a) of Public 
     Law 93-66 (42 U.S.C. 1382 note), or
       (ii) receives Federally or State administered supplemental 
     assistance of the type described in section 1616(a) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382e(a)), interim assistance 
     pending receipt of supplemental security income, disability-
     related medical assistance under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396 et seq.), or disability-based 
     State general assistance benefits, if the Secretary 
     determines that such benefits are conditioned on meeting 
     disability or blindness criteria at least as stringent as 
     those used under title XVI of the Social Security Act,
       (C) receives disability or blindness payments under title 
     I, II, X, XIV, or XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     301 et seq.) or receives disability retirement benefits from 
     a governmental agency because of a disability considered 
     permanent under section 221(i) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 421(i)),
       (D) is a veteran who--
       (i) has a service-connected or non-service-connected 
     disability which is rated as total under title 38, United 
     States Code, or
       (ii) is considered in need of regular aid and attendance or 
     permanently housebound under such title,
       (E) is a surviving spouse of a veteran and--
       (i) is considered in need of regular aid and attendance or 
     permanently housebound under title 38, United States Code, or
       (ii) is entitled to compensation for a service-connected 
     death or pension benefits for a non-service-connected death 
     under title 38, United States Code, and has a disability 
     considered permanent under section 221(i) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 421(i)),
       (F) is a child of a veteran and--
       (i) is considered permanently incapable of self-support 
     under section 414 of title 38, United States Code, or
       (ii) is entitled to compensation for a service-connected 
     death or pension benefits for a non-service-connected death 
     under title 38, United States Code, and has a disability 
     considered permanent under section 221(i) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 421(i)), or
       (G) is an individual receiving an annuity under section 
     2(a)(1)(iv) or 2(a)(1)(v) of the Railroad Retirement Act of 
     1974 (45 U.S.C. 231a(a)(1)(iv) or 231a(a)(1)(v)), if the 
     individual's service as an employee under the Railroad 
     Retirement Act of 1974, after December 31, 1936, had been 
     included in the term ``employment'' as defined in the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), and if an application 
     for disability benefits had been filed,
       (4) the term ``food'' means, for purposes of section 532(a) 
     only--
       (A) any food or food product for home consumption except 
     alcoholic beverages, tobacco, and hot foods or hot food 
     products ready for immediate consumption other than those 
     authorized pursuant to subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), (G), (H), 
     and (I),
       (B) seeds and plants for use in gardens to produce food for 
     the personal consumption of the eligible individuals,
       (C) in the case of those persons who are 60 years of age or 
     over or who receive supplemental security income benefits or 
     disability or blindness payments under title I, II, X, XIV, 
     or XVI of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), 
     and their spouses, meals prepared by and served in senior 
     citizens' centers, apartment buildings occupied primarily by 
     such persons, public or private nonprofit establishments 
     (eating or otherwise) that feed such persons, private 
     establishments that contract with the appropriate agency of 
     the State to offer meals for such persons at concessional 
     prices, and meals prepared for and served to residents of 
     federally subsidized housing for the elderly,
       (D) in the case of persons 60 years of age or over and 
     persons who are physically or mentally handicapped or 
     otherwise so disabled that they are unable adequately to 
     prepare all of their meals, meals prepared for and delivered 
     to them (and their spouses) at their home by a public or 
     private nonprofit organization or by a private establishment 
     that contracts with the appropriate State agency to perform 
     such services at concessional prices,
       (E) in the case of narcotics addicts or alcoholics, and 
     their children, served by drug addiction or alcoholic 
     treatment and rehabilitation programs, meals prepared and 
     served under such programs,
       (F) in the case of eligible individuals living in Alaska, 
     equipment for procuring food by hunting and fishing, such as 
     nets, hooks, rods, harpoons, and knives (but not equipment 
     for purposes of transportation, clothing, or shelter, and not 
     firearms, ammunition, and explosives) if the Secretary 
     determines that such individuals are located in an area of 
     the State where it is extremely difficult to reach stores 
     selling food and that such individuals depend to a 
     substantial extent upon hunting and fishing for subsistence,
       (G) in the case of disabled or blind recipients of benefits 
     under title I, II, X, XIV, or XVI of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), or are individuals described in 
     subparagraphs (B) through (G) of paragraph (4), who are 
     residents in a public or private nonprofit group living 
     arrangement that serves no more than 16 residents and is 
     certified by the appropriate State agency or agencies under 
     regulations issued under section 1616(e) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1382e(e)) or under standards 
     determined by the Secretary to be comparable to standards 
     implemented by appropriate State agencies under such section, 
     meals prepared and served under such arrangement,
       (H) in the case of women and children temporarily residing 
     in public or private nonprofit shelters for battered women 
     and children, meals prepared and served, by such shelters, 
     and
       (I) in the case of individuals that do not reside in 
     permanent dwellings and individuals that have no fixed 
     mailing addresses, meals prepared for and served by a public 
     or private nonprofit establishment (approved by an 
     appropriate State or local agency) that feeds such 
     individuals and by private establishments that contract with 
     the appropriate agency of the State to offer meals for such 
     individuals at concessional prices,
       (5) the term ``retail food store'' means--
       (A) an establishment or recognized department thereof or 
     house-to-house trade route, over 50 percent of whose food 
     sales volume, as determined by visual inspection, sales 
     records, purchase records, or other inventory or accounting 
     recordkeeping methods that are customary or reasonable in the 
     retail food industry, consists of staple food items for home 
     preparation and consumption, such

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     as meat, poultry, fish, bread, cereals, vegetables, fruits, 
     dairy products, and the like, but not including accessory 
     food items, such as coffee, tea, cocoa, carbonated and 
     uncarbonated drinks, candy, condiments, and spices,
       (B) an establishment, organization, program, or group 
     living arrangement referred to in subparagraph (C), (D), (E), 
     (G), (H), or (I) of paragraph (5),
       (C) a store purveying the hunting and fishing equipment 
     described in paragraph (5)(F), or
       (D) any private nonprofit cooperative food purchasing 
     venture, including those in which the members pay for food 
     purchased prior to the receipt of such food,
       (6) the term ``school'' means an elementary, intermediate, 
     or secondary school,
       (7) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
     Agriculture,
       (8) the term ``State'' means any of the several States, the 
     District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, Guam, 
     the Virgin Islands of the United States, American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of 
     the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of Micronesia, 
     Palau, or a tribal organization that exercises governmental 
     jurisdiction over a geographically defined area, and
       (9) the term ``tribal organization'' has the meaning given 
     it in section 4(l) of the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(l)).

     SEC. 534. REPEALER.

       The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is 
     repealed.
       
       Strike section 591 of the bill and insert the following:

     SEC. 591. EFFECTIVE DATE; APPLICATION OF REPEALER.

       (a) Effective Dates.--
       (1) General effective date of subtitle A.Subtitle A shall 
     take effect on October 1, 1995.
       (2) General effective date of subtitle B.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), subtitle B and the repeal made by 
     section 534 shall take effect on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (3) Special effective date.--The repeal made by section 534 
     shall not take effect until the first day of the first fiscal 
     year for which funds are appropriated more than 180 days in 
     advance of such fiscal year to carry out section 531.
       (b) Application of Repealer.--The repeal made by section 
     534 shall not apply with respect to--
       (1) powers, duties, functions, rights, claims, penalties, 
     or obligations applicable to financial assistance provided 
     under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 before the effective date of 
     such repeal, and
       (2) administrative actions and proceedings commenced before 
     such date, or authorized before such date to be commenced, 
     under such Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

114

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

316

para.49.7                    [Roll No. 263]

                                AYES--114

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bono
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Duncan
     Dunn
     English
     Ensign
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fox
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     King
     Klug
     Largent
     Livingston
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Paxon
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Torkildsen
     Walker
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--316

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Chapman
     Hastings (WA)
     Moakley
     Williams
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.49.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SALMON:

       Page 387, after line 10, insert the following:

     SEC. 768. LIENS.

       Section 466(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(4)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(4) Procedures under which--
       ``(A) liens arise by operation of law against real and 
     personal property for amounts of overdue support owed by an 
     absent parent who resides or owns property in the State; and
       ``(B) the State accords full faith and credit to liens 
     described in subparagraph (A) arising in another State, 
     without registration of the underlying order.''.
       Amend the table of contents accordingly.

It was decided in the

Yeas

433

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.49.9                    [Roll No. 264]

                                AYES--433

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo

[[Page 437]]


     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--1

       
     Hefley
       
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.49.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. ROUKEMA:

       Page 387, after line 10, insert the following:

     SEC. 768. STATE LAW AUTHORIZING SUSPENSION OF LICENSES.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     715, 717(a), and 723 of this Act, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(15) Authority to withhold or suspend licenses.--
     Procedures under which the State has (and uses in appropriate 
     cases) authority to withhold or suspend, or to restrict the 
     use of driver's licenses, professional and occupational 
     licenses, and recreational licenses of individuals owing 
     overdue support or failing, after receiving appropriate 
     notice, to comply with subpoenas or warrants relating to 
     paternity or child support proceedings.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

426

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affirmative

Nays

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para.49.11                   [Roll No. 265]

                                AYES--426

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
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     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
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     Baldacci
     Ballenger
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     Bilirakis
     Bishop
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     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
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     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
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     Combest
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     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
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     Dellums
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     Dooley
     Doolittle
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     Ehrlich
     Emerson
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     Payne (NJ)
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     Petri
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     Waxman
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     Weller
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     Whitfield
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     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

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                                 NOES--5

     Chenoweth
     Cubin
     Skaggs
     Stupak
     Watt (NC)

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Bunn
     Meek
     Miller (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.49.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. DEAL:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Individual Responsibility 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Amendment of the Social Security Act.

             TITLE I--TIME-LIMITED TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE

Sec. 101. Limitation on duration of AFDC benefits.
Sec. 102. Establishment of Federal data base.

                        TITLE II--MAKE WORK PAY

                        Subtitle A--Health Care

Sec. 201. Transitional medicaid benefits.

                  Subtitle B--Earned Income Tax Credit

Sec. 211. Notice of availability required to be provided to applicants 
              and former recipients of AFDC, food stamps, and medicaid.
Sec. 212. Notice of availability of earned income tax credit and 
              dependent care tax credit to be included on W-4 form.
Sec. 213. Advance payment of earned income tax credit through State 
              demonstration programs.

                         Subtitle C--Child Care

Sec. 221. Dependent care credit to be refundable; high-income taxpayers 
              ineligible for credit.
Sec. 222. Funding of child care services.

                    Subtitle D--AFDC Work Disregards

Sec. 231. Option to increase disregard of earned income.
Sec. 232. State option to establish voluntary diversion program.
Sec. 233. Elimination of quarters of coverage requirement for married 
              teens under AFDC-UP program.

                   Subtitle E--AFDC Asset Limitations

Sec. 241. Increase in resource thresholds; separate threshold for 
              vehicles.
Sec. 242. Limited disregard of amounts saved for post-secondary 
              education, the purchase of a first home, or the 
              establishment or operation of a microenterprise.

                   TITLE III--THE WORK FIRST PROGRAM

Sec. 301. Work first program.
Sec. 302. Regulations.
Sec. 303. Applicability to States.
Sec. 304. Sense of the Congress relating to availability of work first 
              program in rural areas.
Sec. 305. Grants to community-based organizations.

 TITLE IV--FAMILY RESPONSIBILITY AND IMPROVED CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT

Subtitle A--Eligibility and Other Matters Concerning Title IV-D Program 
                                Clients

Sec. 401. State obligation to provide paternity establishment and child 
              support enforcement services.
Sec. 402. Distribution of payments.
Sec. 403. Due process rights.
Sec. 404. Privacy safeguards.

             Subtitle B--Program Administration and Funding

Sec. 411. Federal matching payments.
Sec. 412. Performance-based incentives and penalties.
Sec. 413. Federal and State reviews and audits.
Sec. 414. Required reporting procedures.
Sec. 415. Automated data processing requirements.
Sec. 416. Director of CSE program; staffing study.
Sec. 417. Funding for secretarial assistance to State programs.
Sec. 418. Reports and data collection by the Secretary.

                  Subtitle C--Locate and Case Tracking

Sec. 421. Central State and case registry.
Sec. 422. Centralized collection and disbursement of support payments.
Sec. 423. Amendments concerning income withholding.
Sec. 424. Locator information from interstate networks.
Sec. 425. Expanded Federal Parent Locator Service.
Sec. 426. Use of social security numbers.

         Subtitle D--Streamlining and Uniformity of Procedures

Sec. 431. Adoption of uniform State laws.
Sec. 432. Improvements to full faith and credit for child support 
              orders.
Sec. 433. State laws providing expedited procedures.

                  Subtitle E--Paternity Establishment

Sec. 441. Sense of the Congress.
Sec. 442. Availability of parenting social services for new fathers.
Sec. 443. Cooperation requirement and good cause exception.
Sec. 444. Federal matching payments.
Sec. 445. Performance-based incentives and penalties.
Sec. 446. State laws concerning paternity establishment.
Sec. 447. Outreach for voluntary paternity establishment.

      Subtitle F--Establishment and Modification of Support Orders

Sec. 451. National Child Support Guidelines Commission.
Sec. 452. Simplified process for review and adjustment of child support 
              orders.

               Subtitle G--Enforcement of Support Orders

Sec. 461. Federal income tax refund offset.
Sec. 462. Internal Revenue Service collection of arrears.
Sec. 463. Authority to collect support from Federal employees.
Sec. 464. Enforcement of child support obligations of members of the 
              Armed Forces.
Sec. 465. Motor vehicle liens.
Sec. 466. Voiding of fraudulent transfers.
Sec. 467. State law authorizing suspension of licenses.
Sec. 468. Reporting arrearages to credit bureaus.
Sec. 469. Extended statute of limitation for collection of arrearages.
Sec. 470. Charges for arrearages.
Sec. 471. Denial of passports for nonpayment of child support.
Sec. 472. International child support enforcement.
Sec. 473. Seizure of lottery winnings, settlements, payouts, awards, 
              and bequests, and sale of forfeited property, to pay 
              child support arrearages.
Sec. 474. Liability of grandparents for financial support of children 
              of their minor children.
Sec. 475. Sense of the Congress regarding programs for noncustodial 
              parents unable to meet child support obligations.

                      Subtitle H--Medical Support

Sec. 481. Technical correction to ERISA definition of medical child 
              support order.
Sec. 482. Extension of medicaid eligibility for families losing AFDC 
              due to increased child support collections.

                    Subtitle I--Effect of Enactment

Sec. 491. Effective dates.
Sec. 492. Severability.

              TITLE V--TEEN PREGNANCY AND FAMILY STABILITY

                        Subtitle A--Federal Role

Sec. 501. State option to deny AFDC for additional children.
Sec. 502. Minors receiving AFDC required to live under responsible 
              adult supervision.
Sec. 503. National clearinghouse on adolescent pregnancy.
Sec. 504. Incentive for teen parents to attend school.
Sec. 505. State option to disregard 100-hour rule under AFDC-UP 
              program.
Sec. 506. State option to disregard 6-month limitation on AFDC-UP 
              benefits.
Sec. 507. Elimination of quarters of coverage requirement under AFDC-UP 
              program for families in which both parents are teens.
Sec. 508. Denial of Federal housing benefits to minors who bear 
              children out-of-wedlock.
Sec. 509. State option to deny AFDC to minor parents.

                         Subtitle B--State Role

Sec. 511. Teenage pregnancy prevention and family stability.
Sec. 512. Availability of family planning services.

                    TITLE VI--PROGRAM SIMPLIFICATION

                Subtitle A--Increased State Flexibility

Sec. 601. State option to provide AFDC through electronic benefit 
              transfer systems.
Sec. 602. Deadline for action on application for waiver of requirement 
              applicable to program of aid to families with dependent 
              children.

        Subtitle B--Coordination of AFDC and Food Stamp Programs

Sec. 611. Amendments to part A of title IV of the Social Security Act.
Sec. 612. Amendments to the Food Stamp Act of 1977.

                      Subtitle C--Fraud Reduction

Sec. 631. Sense of the Congress in support of the efforts of the 
              administration to address the problems of fraud and abuse 
              in the supplemental security income program.
Sec. 632. Study on feasibility of single tamper-proof identification 
              card to serve programs under both the Social Security Act 
              and health reform legislation.

                   Subtitle D--Additional Provisions

Sec. 641. State options regarding unemployed parent program.

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Sec. 642. Definition of essential person.
Sec. 643. ``Fill-the-gap'' budgeting.
Sec. 644. Repeal of requirement to make certain supplemental payments 
              in States paying less than their needs standards.
Sec. 645. Collection of AFDC overpayments from Federal tax refunds.
Sec. 646. Territories.
Sec. 647. Disregard of student income.
Sec. 648. Lump-sum income.

            TITLE VII--CHILD PROTECTION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

Sec. 701. Establishment of programs.
Sec. 702. Repeals and conforming amendments.
Sec. 703. Effective date.

                         TITLE VIII--SSI REFORM

            Subtitle A--Eligibility of Children for Benefits

Sec. 801. Restrictions on eligibility.
Sec. 802. Continuing disability reviews for certain children.
Sec. 803. Disability review required for SSI recipients who are 18 
              years of age.
Sec. 804. Applicability.

  Subtitle B--Denial of SSI Benefits by Reason of Disability to Drug 
                         Addicts and Alcoholics

Sec. 811. Denial of SSI benefits by reason of disability to drug 
              addicts and alcoholics.

                          TITLE IX--FINANCING

                    Subtitle A--Treatment of Aliens

Sec. 901. Extension of deeming of income and resources under AFDC, SSI, 
              and food stamp programs.
Sec. 902. Requirements for sponsor's affidavits of support.
Sec. 903. Extending requirement for affidavits of support to family-
              related and diversity immigrants.

      Subtitle B--Limitation on Emergency Assistance Expenditures

Sec. 911. Limitation on expenditures for emergency assistance.

                       Subtitle C--Tax Provisions

Sec. 921. Certain Federal assistance includible in gross income.
Sec. 922. Earned income tax credit denied to individuals not authorized 
              to be employed in the United States.
Sec. 923. Phaseout of earned income credit for individuals having more 
              than $2,500 of taxable interest and dividends.
Sec. 924. AFDC and food stamp benefits not taken into account for 
              purposes of the earned income tax credit.

                    TITLE X--FOOD ASSISTANCE REFORM

          Subtitle A--Food Stamp Program Integrity and Reform

Sec. 1001. Authority to establish authorization periods.
Sec. 1002. Specific period for prohibiting participation of stores 
              based on lack of business integrity.
Sec. 1003. Information for verifying eligibility for authorization.
Sec. 1004. Waiting period for stores that initially fail to meet 
              authorization criteria.
Sec. 1005. Bases for suspensions and disqualifications.
Sec. 1006. Authority to suspend stores violating program requirements 
              pending administrative and judicial review.
Sec. 1007. Disqualification of retailers who are disqualified from the 
              WIC program.
Sec. 1008. Permanent debarment of retailers who intentionally submit 
              falsified applications.
Sec. 1009. Expanded civil and criminal forfeiture for violations of the 
              Food Stamp Act.
Sec. 1010. Expanded authority for sharing information provided by 
              retailers.
Sec. 1011. Expanded definition of ``coupon''.
Sec. 1012. Doubled penalties for violating food stamp program 
              requirements.
Sec. 1013. Mandatory claims collection methods.
Sec. 1014. Reduction of basic benefit level.
Sec. 1015. Pro-rating benefits after interruptions in participation.
Sec. 1016. Work requirement for able-bodied recipients.
Sec. 1017. Extending current claims retention rates.
Sec. 1018. Coordination of employment and training programs.
Sec. 1019. Promoting expansion of electronic benefits transfer.
Sec. 1020. One-year freeze of standard deduction.
Sec. 1021. Nutrition assistance for Puerto Rico.
Sec. 1022. Other amendments to the Food Stamp Act of 1977.

                   Subtitle B--Commodity Distribution

Sec. 1051. Short title.
Sec. 1052. Availability of commodities.
Sec. 1053. State, local and private supplementation of commodities.
Sec. 1054. State plan.
Sec. 1055. Allocation of commodities to States.
Sec. 1056. Priority system for State distribution of commodities.
Sec. 1057. Initial processing costs.
Sec. 1058. Assurances; anticipated use.
Sec. 1059. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 1060. Commodity supplemental food program.
Sec. 1061. Commodities not income.
Sec. 1062. Prohibition against certain State charges.
Sec. 1063. Definitions.
Sec. 1064. Regulations.
Sec. 1065. Finality of determinations.
Sec. 1066. Relationship to other programs.
Sec. 1067. Settlement and adjustment of claims.
Sec. 1068. Repealers; amendments.

                      TITLE XI--DEFICIT REDUCTION

Sec. 1101. Dedication of savings to deficit reduction.

                       TITLE XII--EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 1201. Effective date.

     SEC. 3. AMENDMENT OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, wherever in this 
     Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of the Social Security Act.
             TITLE I--TIME-LIMITED TRANSITIONAL ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 101. LIMITATION ON DURATION OF AFDC BENEFITS.

       Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (44);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (45) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (45) the following:
       ``(46) in the case of a State that has exercised the option 
     provided for in paragraph (52), provide that--
       ``(A) a family shall not be eligible for aid under the 
     State plan if a member of the family is--
       ``(i) prohibited from participating in the State program 
     established under subpart 1 of part G by reason of section 
     497(b); or
       ``(ii) prohibited from participating in the State program 
     established under subpart 2 of part G by reason of section 
     499(a)(4); and
       ``(B) each member of the family shall be considered to be 
     receiving such aid for purposes of eligibility for medical 
     assistance under the State plan approved under title XIX for 
     so long as the family would be eligible for such aid but for 
     subparagraph (A).''.

     SEC. 102. ESTABLISHMENT OF FEDERAL DATA BASE.

       Section 402 (42 U.S.C. 602) is amended by inserting after 
     subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) The Secretary shall establish and maintain a data 
     base of participants in State programs established under 
     parts F and G which shall be made available to the States for 
     use in administering subsection (a)(46).''.
                        TITLE II--MAKE WORK PAY
                        Subtitle A--Health Care

     SEC. 201. TRANSITIONAL MEDICAID BENEFITS.

       (a) Extension of Medicaid Enrollment for Former AFDC 
     Recipients for 1 Additional Year.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1925(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1396r-
     6(b)(1)) is amended by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting the following: ``, and that the State shall offer 
     to each such family the option of extending coverage under 
     this subsection for any of the first 2 succeeding 6-month 
     periods, in the same manner and under the same conditions as 
     the option of extending coverage under this subsection for 
     the first succeeding 6-month period.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 1925(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396r-6(b)) is amended--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``Extension'' and inserting 
     ``Extensions'';
       (B) in the heading of paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Requirement'' and inserting ``In general'';
       (C) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``period'' and inserting 
     ``periods'', and
       (ii) by striking ``in the period'' and inserting ``in each 
     of the 6-month periods'';
       (D) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``the 6-month period'' 
     and inserting ``any 6-month period'';
       (E) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``the extension 
     period'' and inserting ``any extension period''; and
       (F) in paragraph (5)(D)(i), by striking ``is a 3-month 
     period'' and all that follows and inserting the following: 
     ``is, with respect to a particular 6-month additional 
     extension period provided under this subsection, a 3-month 
     period beginning with the 1st or 4th month of such extension 
     period.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to calendar quarters beginning on or after 
     October 1, 1997, without regard to whether or not final 
     regulations to carry out such amendments have been 
     promulgated by such date.
                  Subtitle B--Earned Income Tax Credit

     SEC. 211. NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY REQUIRED TO BE PROVIDED TO 
                   APPLICANTS AND FORMER RECIPIENTS OF AFDC, FOOD 
                   STAMPS, AND MEDICAID.

       (a) AFDC.--Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as amended by 
     sections 101 and 102 of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (46);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (47) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (47) the following:
       ``(48) provide that the State agency must provide written 
     notice of the existence and availability of the earned income 
     credit under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to--
       ``(A) any individual who applies for aid under the State 
     plan, upon receipt of the application; and

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       ``(B) any individual whose aid under the State plan is 
     terminated, in the notice of termination of benefits.''.
       (b) Food Stamps.--Section 11(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (24) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (25) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (25) the following:
       ``(26) that whenever a household applies for food stamp 
     benefits, and whenever such benefits are terminated with 
     respect to a household, the State agency shall provide to 
     each member of such household notice of--
       ``(A) the existence of the earned income tax credit under 
     section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
       ``(B) the fact that such credit may be applicable to such 
     member.''.
       (c) Medicaid.--Section 1902(a) (42 U.S.C. 1396a(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (61);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (62) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(63) provide that the State shall provide notice of the 
     existence and availability of the earned income tax credit 
     under section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to each 
     individual applying for medical assistance under the State 
     plan and to each individual whose eligibility for medical 
     assistance under the State plan is terminated.''.

     SEC. 212. NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT 
                   AND DEPENDENT CARE TAX CREDIT TO BE INCLUDED ON 
                   W-4 FORM.

       Section 1114 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
     1990 (26 U.S.C. 21 note), relating to program to increase 
     public awareness, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``Such means shall include printing a 
     notice of the availability of such credits on the forms used 
     by employees to determine the proper number of withholding 
     exemptions under chapter 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986.''.

     SEC. 213. ADVANCE PAYMENT OF EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT THROUGH 
                   STATE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3507 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (relating to the advance payment of the earned income 
     tax credit) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) State Demonstrations.--
       ``(1) In general.--In lieu of receiving earned income 
     advance amounts from an employer under subsection (a), a 
     participating resident shall receive advance earned income 
     payments from a responsible State agency pursuant to a State 
     Advance Payment Program that is designated pursuant to 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Designations.--
       ``(A) In general.--From among the States submitting 
     proposals satisfying the requirements of subsection (g)(3), 
     the Secretary (in consultation with the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services) may designate not more than 4 State 
     Advance Payment Demonstrations. States selected for the 
     demonstrations may have, in the aggregate, no more than 5 
     percent of the total number of household participating in the 
     program under the Food Stamp program in the immediately 
     preceding fiscal year, Administrative costs of a State in 
     conducting a demonstration under this section may be included 
     for matching under section 403(a) of the Social Security Act 
     and section 16(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977.
       ``(B) When designation may be made.--Any designation under 
     this paragraph shall be made no later than December 31, 1995.
       ``(C) Period for which designation is in effect.--
       ``(i) In general.--Designations made under this paragraph 
     shall be effective for advance earned income payments made 
     after December 31, 1995, and before January 1, 1999.
       ``(ii) Special rules.--

       ``(I) Revocation of designations.--The Secretary may revoke 
     the designation under this paragraph if the Secretary 
     determines that the State is not complying substantially with 
     the proposal described in paragraph (3) submitted by the 
     State.
       ``(II) Automatic termination of designations.--Any failure 
     by a State to comply with the reporting requirements 
     described in paragraphs (3)(F) and (3)(G) has the effect of 
     immediately terminating the designation under this paragraph 
     (2) and rendering paragraph (5)(A)(ii) inapplicable to 
     subsequent payments.

       ``(3) Proposals.--No State may be designated under 
     subsection (g)(2) unless the State's proposal for such 
     designation--
       ``(A) identifies the responsible State agency,
       ``(B) describes how and when the advance earned income 
     payments will be made by that agency, including a description 
     of any other State or Federal benefits with which such 
     payments will be coordinated,
       ``(C) describes how the State will obtain the information 
     on which the amount of advance earned income payments made to 
     each participating resident will be determined in accordance 
     with paragraph (4),
       ``(D) describes how State residents who will be eligible to 
     receive advance earned income payments will be selected, 
     notified of the opportunity to receive advance earned income 
     payments from the responsible State agency, and given the 
     opportunity to elect to participate in the program,
       ``(E) describes how the State will verify, in addition to 
     receiving the certifications and statement described in 
     paragraph (7)(D)(iv), the eligibility of participating 
     residents for the earned tax credit,
       ``(F) commits the State to furnishing to each participating 
     resident and to the Secretary by January 31 of each year a 
     written statement showing--
       ``(i) the name and taxpayer identification number of the 
     participating resident, and
       ``(ii) the total amount of advance earned income payments 
     made to the participating resident during the prior calendar 
     year,
       ``(G) commits the State to furnishing to the Secretary by 
     December 1 of each year a written statement showing the name 
     and taxpayer identification number of each participating 
     resident,
       ``(H) commits the State to treat the advanced earned income 
     payments as described in subsection (g)(5) and any repayments 
     of excessive advance earned income payments as described in 
     subsection (g)(6),
       ``(I) commits the State to assess the development and 
     implementation of its State Advance Payment Program, 
     including an agreement to share its findings and lessons with 
     other interested States in a manner to be described by the 
     Secretary, and
       ``(J) is submitted to the Secretary on or before June 30, 
     1995.
       ``(4) Amount and timing of advance earned income 
     payments.--
       ``(A) Amount.--
       ``(i) In general.--The method for determining the amount of 
     advance earned income payments made to each participating 
     resident is to conform to the full extent possible with the 
     provisions of subsection (c).
       ``(ii) Special rule.--A State may, at its election, apply 
     the rules of subsection (c)(2)(B) by substituting `between 60 
     percent and 75 percent of the credit percentage in effect 
     under section 32(b)(1) for an individual with the 
     corresponding number of qualifying children' for `60 percent 
     of the credit percentage in effect under section 32(b)(1) for 
     such an eligible individual with 1 qualifying child' in 
     clause (i) and `the same percentage (as applied in clause 
     (i))' for `60 percent' in clause (ii).
       ``(B) Timing.--The frequency of advance earned income 
     payments may be made on the basis of the payroll periods of 
     participating residents, on a single statewide schedule, or 
     on any other reasonable basis prescribed by the State in its 
     proposal; however, in no event may advance earned income 
     payments be made to any participating resident less 
     frequently than on a calendar-quarter basis.
       ``(5) Payments to be treated as payments of withholding and 
     fica taxes.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this title, advance 
     earned income payments during any calendar quarter--
       ``(i) shall neither be treated as a payment of compensation 
     nor be included in gross income, and
       ``(ii) shall be treated as made out of--

       ``(I) amounts required to be deducted by the State and 
     withheld for the calendar quarter by the State under section 
     3401 (relating to wage withholding), and
       ``(II) amounts required to be deducted for the calendar 
     quarter under section 3102 (relating to FICA employee taxes), 
     and
       ``(III) amounts of the taxes imposed on the State for the 
     calendar quarter under section 3111 (relating to FICA 
     employer taxes),

     as if the State had paid to the Secretary, on the day on 
     which payments are made to participating residents, an amount 
     equal to such payments.
       ``(B) Advance payments exceed taxes due.--If for any 
     calendar quarter the aggregate amount of advance earned 
     income payments made by the responsible State agency under a 
     State Advance Payment Program exceeds the sum of the amounts 
     referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii) (without regard to 
     paragraph (6)(A)), each such advance earned income payment 
     shall be reduced by an amount which bears the same ratio to 
     such excess as such advance earned income payment bears to 
     the aggregate amount of all such advance earned income 
     payments.
       ``(6) State repayment of excessive advance earned income 
     payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, in the case of an excessive advance earned income 
     payment a State shall be treated as having deducted and 
     withheld under section 3401 (relating to wage withholding), 
     and therefore is required to pay to the United States, the 
     repayment amount during the repayment calendar quarter.
       ``(B) Excessive advance earned income payment.--For 
     purposes of this section, an excessive advance income payment 
     is that portion of any advance earned income payment that, 
     when combined with other advance earned income payments 
     previously made to the same participating resident during the 
     same calendar year, exceeds the amount of earned income tax 
     credit to which that participating resident is entitled under 
     section 32 for that year.
       ``(C) Repayment amount.--The repayment amount is equal to 
     50 percent of the excess of--
       ``(i) excessive advance earned income payments made by a 
     State during a particular calendar year, over
       ``(ii) the sum of--

       ``(I) 4 percent of all advance earned income payments made 
     by the State during that calendar year, and
       ``(II) the excessive advance earned income payments made by 
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     endar year that have been collected from participating 
     residents by the Secretary.

       ``(D) Repayment calendar quarter.--The repayment calendar 
     quarter is the second calendar quarter of the third calendar 
     year after the calendar year in which an excessive earned 
     income payment is made.
       ``(7) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(A) State advance payment program.--The term `State 
     Advance Payment Program' means the program described in a 
     proposal submitted for designation under paragraph (1) and 
     designated by the Secretary under paragraph (2).
       ``(B) Responsible state agency.--The term `responsible 
     State agency' means the single State agency that will be 
     making the advance earned income payments to residents of the 
     State who elect to participate in a State Advance Payment 
     Program.
       ``(C) Advance earned income payments.--The term `advance 
     earned income payments' means an amount paid by a responsible 
     State agency to residents of the State pursuant to a State 
     Advance Payment Program.
       ``(D) Participating resident.--The term `participating 
     resident' means an individual who--
       ``(i) is a resident of a State that has in effect a 
     designated State Advance Payment Program,
       ``(ii) makes the election described in paragraph (3)(C) 
     pursuant to guidelines prescribed by the State,
       ``(iii) certifies to the State the number of qualifying 
     children the individual has, and
       ``(iv) provides to the State the certifications and 
     statement set forth in subsections (b)(1), (b)(2), (b)(3), 
     and (b)(4) (except that for purposes of this clause (iv), the 
     term `any employer' shall be substituted for `another 
     employer' in subsection (b)(3)), along with any other 
     information required by the State.''.
       (b) Technical Assistance.--The Secretaries of Treasury and 
     Health and Human Services shall jointly ensure that technical 
     assistance is provided to State Advance Payment Programs and 
     that these programs are rigorously evaluated.
       (c) Annual Reports.--The Secretary shall issue annual 
     reports detailing the extent to which--
       (1) residents participate in the State Advance Payment 
     Programs,
       (2) participating residents file Federal and State tax 
     returns,
       (3) participating residents report accurately the amount of 
     the advance earned income payments made to them by the 
     responsible State agency during the year, and
       (4) recipients of excessive advance earned income payments 
     repaid those amounts.

     The report shall also contain an estimate of the amount of 
     advance earned income payments made by each responsible State 
     agency but not reported on the tax returns of a participating 
     resident and the amount of excessive advance earned income 
     payments.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--For purposes of 
     providing technical assistance described in subsection (b), 
     preparing the reports described in subsection (c), and 
     providing grants to States in support of designated State 
     Advance Payment Programs, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated in advance to the Secretary of the Treasury and 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services a total of 
     $1,400,000 for fiscal years 1996 through 1999.
                         Subtitle C--Child Care

     SEC. 221. DEPENDENT CARE CREDIT TO BE REFUNDABLE; HIGH-INCOME 
                   TAXPAYERS INELIGIBLE FOR CREDIT.

       (a) Credit To Be Refundable.--
       (1) In general.--Section 21 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 (relating to expenses for household and dependent care 
     services necessary for gainful employment) is hereby moved to 
     subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such 
     Code (relating to refundable credits) and inserted after 
     section 34.
       (2) Technical amendments.--
       (A) Section 35 of such Code is redesignated as section 36.
       (B) Section 21 of such Code is redesignated as section 35.
       (C) Paragraph (1) of section 35(a) of such Code (as 
     redesignated by subparagraph (B)) is amended by striking 
     ``this chapter'' and inserting ``this subtitle''.
       (D) Subparagraph (C) of section 129(a)(2) of such Code is 
     amended by striking ``section 21(e)'' and inserting ``section 
     35(e)''.
       (E) Paragraph (2) of section 129(b) of such Code is amended 
     by striking ``section 21(d)(2)'' and inserting ``section 
     35(d)(2)''.
       (F) Paragraph (1) of section 129(e) of such Code is amended 
     by striking ``section 21(b)(2)'' and inserting ``section 
     35(b)(2)''.
       (G) Subsection (e) of section 213 of such Code is amended 
     by striking ``section 21'' and inserting ``section 35''.
       (H) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting before the period ``, or 
     from section 35 of such Code''.
       (I) The table of sections for subpart C of part IV of 
     subchapter A of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking 
     the item relating to section 35 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 35. Expenses for household and dependent care services necessary 
              for gainful employment.
``Sec. 36. Overpayments of tax.''.

       (J) The table of sections for subpart A of such part IV is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 21.
       (b) Higher-Income Taxpayers Ineligible for Credit.--
     Subsection (a) of section 35 of such Code, as redesignated by 
     subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Phaseout of credit for higher-income taxpayers.--The 
     amount of the credit which would (but for this paragraph) be 
     allowed by this section shall be reduced (but not below zero) 
     by an amount which bears the same ratio to such amount of 
     credit as the excess of the taxpayer's adjusted gross income 
     for the taxable year over $60,000 bears to $20,000. Any 
     reduction determined under the preceding sentence which is 
     not a multiple of $10 shall be rounded to the nearest 
     multiple of $10.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1996.

     SEC. 222. FUNDING OF CHILD CARE SERVICES.

       (a) Elimination of Child Care Programs.--
       (1) AFDC and transitional child care programs.--
       (A) Repealer.--Section 402(g) (42 U.S.C. 602(g)) is hereby 
     repealed.
       (B) Conforming amendments.--
       (i) Section 403(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 603(a)(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``other than services furnished pursuant to section 
     402(g)''.
       (ii) Section 403(e) (42 U.S.C. 603(e)) is amended--

       (I) by striking ``, 402(a)(43), and 402(g)(1),'' and 
     inserting ``and 402(a)(43)''; and
       (II) by striking the 2nd sentence.

       (2) At-risk child care program.--Sections 402(i) and 403(n) 
     (42 U.S.C. 602(i) and 603(n)) are hereby repealed.
       (3) Child care programs under the child care and 
     development block grant act of 1990.--The Child Care and 
     Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.) 
     is hereby repealed.
       (b) Funding of Child Care Services Through Social Services 
     Block Grant Program.--Title XX (42 U.S.C. 1397-1397f) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 2008. CHILD CARE.

       ``(a) Conditional Entitlement.--In addition to any payment 
     under section 2002 or 2007, each State with a plan approved 
     under this section for a fiscal year shall be entitled to 
     payment of an amount equal to the special allotment of the 
     State for the fiscal year.
       ``(b) State Plans.--
       ``(1) Content.--A plan meets the requirements of this 
     paragraph if the plan--
       ``(A) identifies an appropriate State agency to be the lead 
     agency responsible for administering at the State level, and 
     coordinating with local governments, the activities of the 
     State pursuant to this section;
       ``(B) describes the activities the State will carry out 
     with funds provided under this section;
       ``(C) provides assurances that the funds provided under 
     this section will be used to supplement, not supplant, State 
     and local funds as well as Federal funds provided under any 
     Act and applied to child care activities in the State during 
     fiscal year 1989;
       ``(D) provides assurances that the State will not expend 
     more than 7 percent of the funds provided to the States under 
     this section for the fiscal year for administrative expenses;
       ``(E) provides assurances that, in providing child care 
     assistance, the State will give priority to families with low 
     income and families living in a low-income geographical area;
       ``(F) ensures that child care providers reimbursed under 
     this section meet applicable standards of State and local 
     law;
       ``(G) provides assurances that the lead agency will 
     coordinate the use of funds provided under this section with 
     the use of other Federal resources for child care provided 
     under this Act, and with other Federal, State, or local child 
     care and preschool programs operated in the State;
       ``(H) provides for the establishment of such fiscal and 
     accounting procedures as may be necessary to--
       ``(i) ensure a proper accounting of Federal funds received 
     by the State under this section; and
       ``(ii) ensure the proper verification of the reports 
     submitted by the State under subsection (f)(2);
       ``(I) provides assurances that the State will not impose 
     more stringent standards and licensing or regulatory 
     requirements on child care providers receiving funds provided 
     under this section than those imposed on other child care 
     providers in the State;
       ``(J) provides assurances that the State will not implement 
     any policy or practice which has the effect of significantly 
     restricting parental choice by--
       ``(i) expressly or effectively excluding any category of 
     care or type of provider within a category of care;
       ``(ii) limiting parental access to or choices from among 
     various categories of care or types of providers; or
       ``(iii) excluding a significant number of providers in any 
     category of care; and
       ``(K) provides assurances that parents will be informed 
     regarding their options under this section, including the 
     option of receiving a child care certificate or voucher.
       ``(2) Form.--A State may submit a plan that meets the 
     requirements of paragraph (1) in the form of amendments to 
     the State plan submitted pursuant to section 658E of the 
     Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990, as in 
     effect before the effective date of section 222 of the 
     Individual Responsibility Act of 1995.
       ``(3) Approval.--Not later than 90 days after the date the 
     State submits a plan to

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     the Secretary under this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     either approve or disapprove the plan. If the Secretary 
     disapproves the plan, the Secretary shall provide the State 
     with an explanation and recommendations for changes in the 
     plan to gain approval.
       ``(c) Special Allotments.--
       ``(1) In general.--The special allotment of a State for a 
     fiscal year equals the amount that bears the same ratio to 
     the amount specified in paragraph (2) for the fiscal year, as 
     the number of children who have not attained 13 years of age 
     and are residing with families in the State bears to the 
     total number of such children in all States with plans 
     approved under this section for the fiscal year, determined 
     on the basis of the most recent data available from the 
     Department of Commerce at the time the special allotment is 
     determined.
       ``(2) Amount specified.--The amount specified in this 
     paragraph is--
       ``(A) $1,400,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; and
       ``(B) $1,450,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1998, 1999, 
     and 2000.
       ``(d) Payments to States.--
       ``(1) Payments.--The Secretary shall provide funds to each 
     State with a plan approved under this section for a fiscal 
     year from the special allotment of the State for the fiscal 
     year, in accordance with section 6503 of title 31, United 
     States Code.
       ``(2) Expenditure of funds by states.--Except as provided 
     in paragraph (3)(A), each State to which funds are paid under 
     this section for a fiscal year shall expend such funds in the 
     fiscal year or in the immediately succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(3) Redistribution of unexpended special allotments.--
       ``(A) Remittance to the secretary.--Each State to which 
     funds are paid under this section for a fiscal year shall 
     remit to the Secretary that part of such funds which the 
     State intends not to, or does not, expend in the fiscal year 
     or in the immediately succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(B) Redistribution.--The Secretary shall increase the 
     special allotment of each State with a plan approved under 
     this part for a fiscal year that does not remit any amount to 
     the Secretary for the fiscal year by an amount equal to--
       ``(i) the aggregate of the amounts remitted pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year; multiplied by
       ``(ii) the adjusted State share for the fiscal year.
       ``(C) Adjusted state share.--As used in subparagraph 
     (B)(ii), the term `adjusted State share' means, with respect 
     to a fiscal year--
       ``(i) the special allotment of the State for the fiscal 
     year (before any increase under subparagraph (B)); divided by
       ``(ii)(I) the sum of the special allotments of all States 
     with plans approved under this part for the fiscal year; 
     minus
       ``(II) the aggregate of the amounts remitted to the 
     Secretary pursuant to subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year.
       ``(e) Use of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Funds provided under this section shall 
     be used to expand parent choices in selecting child care, to 
     address deficiencies in the supply of child care, and to 
     expand and improve child care services, with an emphasis on 
     providing such services to low-income families and 
     geographical areas. Subject to the approval of the Secretary, 
     States to which funds are paid under this section shall use 
     such funds to carry out child care programs and activities 
     through cash grants, certificates, or contracts with 
     families, or public or private entities as the State 
     determines appropriate. States shall take parental preference 
     into account to the maximum extent possible in carrying out 
     child care programs.
       ``(2) Specific uses.--Each State to which funds are paid 
     under this section may expend such funds for--
       ``(A) child care services for infants, sick children, 
     children with special needs, and children of adolescent 
     parents;
       ``(B) after-school and before-school programs and programs 
     during nontraditional hours for the children of working 
     parents;
       ``(C) programs for the recruitment and training of day care 
     workers, including older Americans;
       ``(D) grant and loan programs to enable child care workers 
     and providers to meet State and local standards and 
     requirements;
       ``(E) child care programs developed by public and private 
     sector partnerships;
       ``(F) State efforts to provide technical assistance 
     designed to help providers improve the services offered to 
     parents and children; and
       ``(G) other child care-related programs consistent with the 
     purpose of this section and approved by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Limitations on use of funds.--A State to which funds 
     are paid under this section for a fiscal year shall use not 
     less than 80 percent of such funds to provide direct child 
     care assistance to low-income parents through child care 
     certificates or vouchers, contracts, or grants.
       ``(4) Methods of funding.--Funds for child care services 
     under this title shall be for the benefit of parents and 
     shall be provided through child care vouchers or certificates 
     provided directly to parents or through contracts or grants 
     with public or private providers.
       ``(5) Parental rights of choice.--Any parent who receives a 
     child care certificate under this title may use such 
     certificate with any child care provider, including those 
     providers which have religious activities, if such provider 
     is freely chosen by the parent from among the available 
     alternatives.
       ``(6) Child care certificates.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this title, a child care 
     certificate is a certificate issued by a State directly to a 
     parent or legal guardian for use only as payment for child 
     care services in any child care facility eligible to receive 
     funds under this Act.
       ``(B) Redemption.--If the demand for child care services of 
     families qualified to receive such services from a State 
     under this Act exceeds the available supply of such services, 
     the State shall ration assistance to obtain such services 
     using procedures that do not disadvantage parents using child 
     care certificates, relative to other methods of financing, in 
     either the waiting period or the pecuniary value of such 
     services.
       ``(C) Commencement of certificate program.--Beginning not 
     later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
     section, each State that receives funds under this title 
     shall offer a child care certificate program in accordance 
     with this section.
       ``(D) Authority to use child care funds for certificate 
     program.--Each State to which funds are paid under this title 
     may use the funds provided to the State under this title 
     which are required to be used for child care activities to 
     plan and establish the State's child care certificate 
     program.
       ``(7) Option of receiving a child care certificate.--Each 
     parent or legal guardian who receives assistance pursuant to 
     this title shall be provided with the option of enrolling 
     their child with an eligible child care provider that 
     receives funds through grants, contracts, or child care 
     certificates provided under this title. Such parent shall 
     have the right to use such certificates to purchase child 
     care services from an eligible provider of their choice. The 
     State shall ensure that parental preference is considered to 
     the maximum extent possible in awarding grants or contracts.
       ``(8) Rights of religious child care providers.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a religious child 
     care provider who receives funds under this Act may require 
     adherence by employees to the religious tenets or teachings 
     of the provider.
       ``(9) Eligible child care providers.--Any child care 
     provider who meets applicable standards of State and local 
     law shall be eligible to receive funds under this section. As 
     used in this paragraph, the term `child care provider' 
     includes--
       ``(A) proprietary for-profit entities, relatives, informal 
     day care homes, religious child care providers, day care 
     centers, and any other entities that the State determines 
     appropriate subject to approval of the Secretary;
       ``(B) nonprofit organizations under subsections (c) and (d) 
     of section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
       ``(C) professional or employee associations;
       ``(D) consortia of small businesses; and
       ``(E) units of State and local governments, and elementary, 
     secondary, and post-secondary educational institutions.
       ``(10) Prohibited uses.--Any State to which funds are paid 
     under this section may not use such funds--
       ``(A) to satisfy any State matching requirement imposed 
     under any Federal grant;
       ``(B) for the purchase or improvement of land, or the 
     purchase, construction, or permanent improvement (other than 
     minor remodeling) of any building or other facility; or
       ``(C) to provide any service which the State makes 
     generally available to the residents of the State without 
     cost to such residents and without regard to the income of 
     such residents.
       ``(f) Reporting Requirements.--
       ``(1) Notice to secretary of unexpended funds.--Each State 
     which has not completely expended the funds paid to the State 
     under this section for a fiscal year in the fiscal year or 
     the immediately succeeding fiscal year shall notify the 
     Secretary of any amount not so expended.
       ``(2) State reports on use of funds.--Not later than 18 
     months after the date of the enactment of this section, and 
     each year thereafter, the State shall prepare and submit to 
     the Secretary, in such form as the Secretary shall prescribe, 
     a report describing the State's use of funds paid to the 
     State under this section, including--
       ``(A) the number, type, and distribution of services and 
     programs under this section;
       ``(B) the average cost of child care, by type of provider;
       ``(C) the number of children serviced under this section;
       ``(D) the average income and distribution of incomes of the 
     families being served;
       ``(E) efforts undertaken by the State pursuant to this 
     section to promote and ensure health and safety and improve 
     quality; and
       ``(F) such other information as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(3) Guidelines for state reports; coordination with 
     reports under section 2006.--Within 6 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, the Secretary shall 
     establish guidelines for State reports under paragraph (2). 
     To the extent feasible, the Secretary shall coordinate such 
     reporting requirement with the reports required under section 
     2006 and, as the Secretary deems appropriate, with other 
     reporting requirements placed on States as a condition of 
     receipt of other Federal funds which support child care.
       ``(4) Reports by the secretary.--
       ``(A) Reports to the congress of summary of state 
     reports.--The Secretary shall annually summarize the 
     information reported to the Secretary pursuant to para

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     graph (2) and provide such summary to the Congress.
       ``(B) Reports to the states on effective practices.--The 
     Secretary shall annually provide the States with a report on 
     particularly effective practices and programs supported by 
     funds paid to the State under this section, which ensure the 
     health and safety of children in care, promote quality child 
     care, and provide training to all types of providers.
       ``(g) Administration and Enforcement.--
       ``(1) Administration.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(A) coordinate all activities of the Department of Health 
     and Human Services relating to child care, and, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, coordinate such activities with 
     similar activities of other Federal entities;
       ``(B) collect, publish, and make available to the public a 
     listing of State child care standards at least once every 3 
     years; and
       ``(C) provide technical assistance to assist States to 
     carry out this section, including assistance on a 
     reimbursable basis.
       ``(2) Enforcement.--
       ``(A) Review of compliance with state plan.--The Secretary 
     shall review and monitor State compliance with this section 
     and the plans approved under this section for the State, and 
     shall have the power to terminate payments to the State in 
     accordance with subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Noncompliance.--
       ``(i) In general.--If the Secretary, after reasonable 
     notice to a State and opportunity for a hearing, finds that--

       ``(I) there has been a failure by the State to comply 
     substantially with any provision or requirement set forth in 
     the plan approved under this section for the State; or
       ``(II) in the operation of any program for which assistance 
     is provided under this section there is a failure by the 
     State to comply substantially with any provision of this 
     section;

     the Secretary shall notify the State of the findings and that 
     no further payments may be made to such State under this 
     section (or, in the case of noncompliance in the operation of 
     a program or activity, that no further payments to the State 
     will be made with respect to such program or activity) until 
     the Secretary is satisfied that there is no longer any such 
     failure to comply or that the noncompliance will be promptly 
     corrected.
       ``(ii) Additional sanctions.--In the case of a finding of 
     noncompliance made pursuant to clause (i), the Secretary may, 
     in addition to imposing the sanctions described in such 
     subparagraph, impose the other appropriate sanctions, 
     including recoupment of money improperly expended for 
     purposes prohibited or not authorized by this section, and 
     disqualification from the receipt of financial assistance 
     under this section.
       ``(iii) Notice.--The notice required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include a specific identification of any additional 
     sanction being imposed under clause (ii).
       ``(C) Issuance of rules.--The Secretary shall establish by 
     rule procedures for--
       ``(i) receiving, processing, and determining the validity 
     of complaints concerning any failure of a State to comply 
     with the State plan or any requirement of this section; and
       ``(ii) imposing sanctions under this subsection.

     ``SEC. 2009. CHILD CARE DURING PARTICIPATION IN EMPLOYMENT, 
                   EDUCATION, AND TRAINING; EXTENDED ELIGIBILITY.

       ``(a) Child Care Guarantee.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State agency referred to in section 
     2008(b)(1)(A) shall guarantee child care in accordance with 
     section 2008--
       ``(A) for any individual who is participating in an 
     education or training activity (including participation in a 
     program established under part G of title IV) if the State 
     agency approves the activity and determines that the 
     individual is participating satisfactorily in the activity;
       ``(B) for each family with a dependent child requiring such 
     care to the extent that such care is determined by the State 
     agency to be necessary for an individual in the family to 
     accept employment or remain employed, including in a 
     community service job under part H of title IV; and
       ``(C) to the extent that the State agency determines that 
     such care is necessary for the employment of an individual, 
     if the family of which the individual is a member has ceased 
     to receive aid under the State plan approved under part A of 
     title IV by reason of increased hours of, or income from, 
     such employment or by reason of section 402(a)(8)(B)(ii)(II), 
     subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection.
       ``(2) Limitations on eligibility for transitional child 
     care.--A family shall not be eligible for child care under 
     paragraph (1)(C)--
       ``(A) for more than 12 months after the last month for 
     which the family received aid described in such paragraph;
       ``(B) if the family did not receive such aid in at least 3 
     of the most recent 6 months in which the family received such 
     aid;
       ``(C) if the family does not include a child who is (or, if 
     needy, would be) a dependent child (within the meaning of 
     part A of title IV);
       ``(D) for any month beginning after the caretaker relative 
     (within the meaning of such part) in the family has 
     terminated his or her employment without good cause; or
       ``(E) with respect to a child, for any month beginning 
     after the caretaker relative in the family has refused to 
     cooperate with the State in establishing or enforcing the 
     obligation of any parent of the child to provide support for 
     the child, without good cause as determined by the State 
     agency in accordance with standards prescribed by the 
     Secretary which shall take into consideration the best 
     interests of the child.
       ``(b) State Entitlement to Payments.--Each State with a 
     plan approved under section 2008 shall be entitled to receive 
     from the Secretary for any fiscal year an amount equal to--
       ``(1) the total amount expended by the State to carry out 
     subsection (a) during the fiscal year; multiplied by
       ``(2) the greater of--
       ``(A) 70 percent; or
       ``(B) the Federal medical assistance percentage (as defined 
     in the last sentence of section 1118, increased by 10 
     percentage points.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments and repeals made by 
     this section shall take effect on October 1, 1996.
                    Subtitle D--AFDC Work Disregards

     SEC. 231. OPTION TO INCREASE DISREGARD OF EARNED INCOME.

       Section 402(a)(8)(A) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(8)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (vii); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ix) if electing to disregard clauses (ii) and (iv), 
     shall disregard from the earned income of any child, 
     relative, or other individual specified in clause (ii) an 
     amount equal to not less than the first $120 and not more 
     than the first $225 of the total of such earned income not 
     disregarded under any other clause of this subparagraph, plus 
     not more than one third of the remainder of such earned 
     income; and''.

     SEC. 232. STATE OPTION TO ESTABLISH VOLUNTARY DIVERSION 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as amended by sections 
     101, 102, and 211(a) of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (47);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (48) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (48) the following:
       ``(49) at the option of the State, and in such part or 
     parts of the State as the State may select, provide that--
       ``(A) upon the recommendation of the caseworker who is 
     handling the case of a family eligible for aid under the 
     State plan, the State shall, in lieu of any other payment 
     under the State plan to a family during a time period of not 
     more than 3 months, make a lump-sum payment to the family for 
     the time period in an amount not to exceed--
       ``(i) the amount of the monthly benefit to which the family 
     is entitled under the State plan; multiplied by
       ``(ii) the number of months in the time period;
       ``(B) a lump-sum payment pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall 
     not be made more than once to any family; and
       ``(C) if, during a time period for which the State has made 
     a lump-sum payment to a family pursuant to subparagraph (A), 
     the family applies for and (but for the lump-sum payment) 
     would be eligible for aid under the State plan for a greater 
     monthly benefit than the monthly benefit to which the family 
     was entitled under the State plan at the time of the 
     calculation of the lump sum payment, then, notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (A), the State shall, for that part of the time 
     period that remains after the family becomes eligible for the 
     greater monthly benefit, provide monthly benefits to the 
     family in an amount not to exceed--
       ``(i) the amount by which the greater monthly benefit 
     exceeds the former monthly benefit, multiplied by the number 
     of months in the time period; divided by
       ``(ii) the whole number of months remaining in the time 
     period.''.

     SEC. 233. ELIMINATION OF QUARTERS OF COVERAGE REQUIREMENT FOR 
                   MARRIED TEENS UNDER AFDC-UP PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 407(b)(1)(A)(iii)(I) (42 U.S.C. 
     607(b)(1)(A)(iii)(I)) is amended by inserting ``except in the 
     case of a family in which the parents are married and neither 
     parent has attained 20 years of age,'' after ``(I)''.
       (b) Extension of AFDC-UP Program.--Section 401(h) of the 
     Family Support Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 602 and note, 607) is 
     amended by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2000''.
                   Subtitle E--AFDC Asset Limitations

     SEC. 241. INCREASE IN RESOURCE THRESHOLDS; SEPARATE THRESHOLD 
                   FOR VEHICLES.

       Section 402(a)(7)(B) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(7)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$1,000 or such lower amount as the State 
     may determine'' and inserting ``$2,000''; and
       (2) in clause (i), by striking ``such amount as the 
     Secretary may prescribe'' and inserting ``the dollar amount 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Agriculture under section 5(g) 
     of the Food Stamp Act of 1977''.

     SEC. 242. LIMITED DISREGARD OF AMOUNTS SAVED FOR POST-
                   SECONDARY EDUCATION, THE PURCHASE OF A FIRST 
                   HOME, OR THE ESTABLISHMENT OR OPERATION OF A 
                   MICROENTERPRISE.

       (a) Disregard From Resources.--Section 402(a)(7)(B) (42 
     U.S.C. 602(a)(7)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' before ``(iv)''; and

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       (2) by inserting ``, or (v) any amount not exceeding $8,000 
     in 1 qualified asset account (as defined in section 406(i)) 
     of 1 member of such family'' before ``; and''.
       (b) Disregard From Income.--
       (1) In general.--Section 402(a)(8)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     602(a)(8)(A)), as amended by section 231 of this Act, is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (viii); and
       (B) by inserting after clause (ix) the following new 
     clause:
       ``(x) shall disregard any interest or income earned on a 
     qualified asset account (as defined in section 406(i)) and 
     paid into the account, to the extent that the total amount in 
     the account, after such payment, does not exceed $8,000; 
     and''.
       (2) Nonrecurring lump sum exempt from lump sum rule.--
     Section 402(a)(17) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(17)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``; and that this paragraph 
     shall not apply to earned or unearned income received in a 
     month on a nonrecurring basis to the extent that such income 
     is placed in a qualified asset account (as defined in section 
     406(i)) the total amount in which, after such placement, does 
     not exceed $8,000;''.
       (3) Treatment as income.--Section 402(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 
     602(a)(7)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (B) by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraph 
     (C) and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) shall treat as income any distribution from a 
     qualified asset account (as defined in section 406(i)(1)) 
     that is not a qualified distribution (as defined in section 
     406(i)(2));''.
       (c) Definitions.--Section 406 (42 U.S.C. 606) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(i)(1) The term `qualified asset account' means a 
     mechanism approved by the State (such as individual 
     retirement accounts, escrow accounts, or savings bonds) that 
     allows savings of an individual receiving aid to families 
     with dependent children to be used for a purpose described in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) The term `qualified distribution' means a 
     distribution for expenses directly related to 1 or more of 
     the following purposes:
       ``(A) The attendance of a member of the family at any 
     postsecondary education program.
       ``(B) The purchase of residential real property for the 
     family that the family intends to occupy, if no member of the 
     family has an ownership interest in such a property.
       ``(C) The establishment or operation of a microenterprise 
     owned by a member of the family.
       ``(j) The term `microenterprise' means a commercial 
     enterprise which has 5 or fewer employees, 1 or more of whom 
     owns the enterprise.''.
                   TITLE III--THE WORK FIRST PROGRAM

     SEC. 301. WORK FIRST PROGRAM.

       (a) State Plan Requirement.--Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     602(a)), as amended by sections 101, 102, 211(a), and 232 of 
     this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (48);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (49) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (49) the following:
       ``(50) provide that the State--
       ``(A) shall develop an individual responsibility plan in 
     accordance with part F for each applicant for, or recipient 
     of, aid under the State plan who--
       ``(i) has attained 18 years of age; or
       ``(ii) has not completed high school or obtained a 
     certificate of high school equivalency, and is not attending 
     secondary school;
       ``(B) has in effect and operation--
       ``(i) a work first program that meets the requirements of 
     subpart 1 of part G (or, for any fiscal year for which the 
     Secretary has approved a State plan under subpart 2 of part 
     G, such subpart 2); and
       ``(ii) a community service program that meets the 
     requirements of part H, or a job placement voucher program 
     that meets the requirements of part I, but not both;
       ``(C) shall provide a position in the workfare program 
     established by the State under part H, or a job placement 
     voucher under the job placement voucher program established 
     by the State under part I to any individual who, by reason of 
     section 497(b), is prohibited from participating in the work 
     first program operated by the State, and shall not provide 
     such a position or such a voucher to any other individual; 
     and
       ``(D) shall provide to participants in such programs such 
     case management services as are necessary to ensure the 
     integrated provision of benefits and services under such 
     programs.''.
       (b) Establishment and Operation of Program.--Title IV (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended by striking part F and 
     inserting the following:

                ``Part F--Individual Responsibility Plan

     ``SEC. 481. ASSESSMENT.

       ``The State agency referred to in section 402(a)(3) shall 
     make an initial assessment of the skills, prior work 
     experience, and employability of each individual for whom 
     section 402(a)(50)(A) requires the State to develop an 
     individual responsibility plan.

     ``SEC. 482. INDIVIDUAL RESPONSIBILITY PLANS.

       ``(a) In General.--On the basis of the assessment made 
     under section 481 with respect to an individual, the State 
     agency, in consultation with the individual, shall develop an 
     individual responsibility plan for the individual, which--
       ``(1) shall provide that participation by the individual in 
     job search activities shall be a condition of eligibility for 
     aid under the State plan approved under part A, except during 
     any period for which the individual is employed full-time in 
     an unsubsidized job in the private sector;
       ``(2) sets forth an employment goal for the individual and 
     a plan for moving the individual immediately into private 
     sector employment;
       ``(3) sets forth the obligations of the individual, which 
     may include a requirement that the individual attend school, 
     maintain certain grades and attendance, keep school age 
     children of the individual in school, immunize children, 
     attend parenting and money management classes, or do other 
     things that will help the individual become and remain 
     employed in the private sector; and
       ``(4) may require that the individual enter the State 
     program established under part G, if the caseworker 
     determines that the individual will need education, training, 
     job placement assistance, wage enhancement, or other services 
     to become employed in the private sector.
       ``(b) Timing.--The State agency shall comply with 
     subsection (a) with respect to an individual--
       ``(1) within 90 days (or, at the option of the State, 180 
     days) after the effective date of this part, in the case of 
     an individual who, as of such effective date, is a recipient 
     of aid under the State plan approved under part A; or
       ``(2) within 30 days (or, at the option of the State, 90 
     days) after the individual is determined to be eligible for 
     such aid, in the case of any other individual.

     ``SEC. 483. PROVISION OF PROGRAM AND EMPLOYMENT INFORMATION.

       ``The State shall inform all applicants for and recipients 
     of aid under the State plan approved under part A of all 
     available services under the State plan for which they are 
     eligible.

     ``SEC. 484. REQUIREMENT THAT RECIPIENTS ENTER THE WORK FIRST 
                   PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--Beginning with fiscal year 2004, the 
     State shall place recipients of aid under the State plan 
     approved under part A, who have not become employed in the 
     private sector within 1 year after signing an individual 
     responsibility plan, in the first available slot in the State 
     program established under part G, except as provided in 
     subsection (b).
       ``(b) Exceptions.--A State may not be required to place a 
     recipient of such aid in the State program established under 
     part G if the recipient--
       ``(1) is ill, incapacitated, or of advanced age;
       ``(2) has not attained 18 years of age;
       ``(3) is caring for a child or parent who is ill or 
     incapacitated; or
       ``(4) is enrolled in school or in educational or training 
     programs that will lead to private sector employment.

     ``SEC. 485. PENALTIES.

       ``(a) State Not Operating a Work First Program Under a 
     State Model or a Workfare Program.--In the case of a State 
     that is not operating a program under subpart 2 of part G or 
     under part H:
       ``(1) Failure to comply with individual responsibility plan 
     or agreement of mutual responsibility.--
       ``(A) Progressive reductions in aid for 1st and 2nd 
     failures.--The amount of aid otherwise payable under the 
     State plan approved under part A to a family that includes an 
     individual who fails without good cause to comply with an 
     individual responsibility plan (or, if the State has 
     established a program under subpart 1 of part G and the 
     individual is required to participate in the program, an 
     agreement of mutual responsibility) signed by the individual 
     (other than by reason of conduct described in paragraph (2)) 
     shall be reduced by--
       ``(i) 33 percent for the 1st such act of noncompliance; or
       ``(ii) 66 percent for the 2nd such act of noncompliance.
       ``(B) Denial of aid for 3rd failure.--In the case of the 
     3rd such act of noncompliance, the family of which the 
     individual is a member shall not thereafter be eligible for 
     aid under the State plan approved under part A.
       ``(C) Acts of noncompliance.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, a 1st act of noncompliance by an individual 
     continues for more than 1 calendar month shall be considered 
     a 2nd act of noncompliance, and a 2nd act of noncompliance 
     that continues for more than 3 calendar months shall be 
     considered a 3rd act of noncompliance.
       ``(2) Denial of afdc to adults refusing to work, look for 
     work, or accept a bona fide offer of employment.--
       ``(A) Refusal to work or look for work.--If an unemployed 
     individual who has attained 18 years of age refuses to work 
     or look for work--
       ``(i) in the case of the 1st such refusal, aid under the 
     State plan approved under part A shall not be payable with 
     respect to the individual until the later of--

       ``(I) a period of not less than 6 months after the date of 
     the first such refusal; or
       ``(II) the first date the individual agrees to work or look 
     for work.

       ``(ii) in the case of the 2nd such refusal, the family of 
     which the individual is a member shall not thereafter be 
     eligible for aid under the State plan approved under part A.
       ``(B) Refusal to accept a bona fide offer of employment.--
     If an unemployed individual who has attained 18 years of age 
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     fuses to accept a bona fide offer of employment, the family 
     of which the individual is a member shall not thereafter be 
     eligible for aid under the State plan approved under part A.
       ``(b) Other States.--In the case of any other State, the 
     State shall reduce, by such amount as the State considers 
     appropriate, the amount of aid otherwise payable under the 
     State plan approved under part A to a family that includes an 
     individual who fails without good cause to comply with an 
     individual responsibility plan signed by the individual.

                      ``Part G--Work First Program

                       ``Subpart 1--Federal Model

     ``SEC. 491. ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF STATE PROGRAMS.

       ``A work first program meets the requirements of this 
     subpart if the program meets the following requirements:
       ``(1) Objective.--The objective of the program is for each 
     program participant to find and hold a full-time unsubsidized 
     paid job, and for this goal to be achieved in a cost-
     effective fashion.
       ``(2) Method.--The method of the program is to connect 
     recipients of aid to families with dependent children with 
     the private sector labor market as soon as possible and offer 
     them the support and skills necessary to remain in the labor 
     market. Each component of the program should be permeated 
     with an emphasis on employment and with an understanding that 
     minimum wage jobs are a stepping stone to more highly paid 
     employment.
       ``(3) Job creation.--The creation of jobs, with an emphasis 
     on private sector jobs, shall be a component of the program 
     and shall be a priority for each State office with 
     responsibilities under the program.
       ``(4) Use of incentives.--The State shall use incentives to 
     change the culture of each State office with responsibilities 
     under the State plan approved under part A, improve the 
     performance of employees, and ensure that the objective of 
     each employee of each such State office is to find an 
     unsubsidized paid job for each program participant.
       ``(5) Caseworker training.--The State may provide such 
     training to caseworkers and related personnel (including 
     through the use of incentives) as may be necessary to ensure 
     successful job placements that result in full-time public or 
     private employment (outside the State agencies with 
     responsibilities under part A) for program participants. The 
     State shall reward any caseworker who enters an agreement of 
     mutual responsibility with a program participant that 
     provides for education or training activities as well as 
     work.
       ``(6) Reports.--Each office with responsibility for 
     operating the program shall make monthly statistical reports 
     to the governing body of the State, county, and city in which 
     located, of job placements and the number of program 
     participants who are no longer receiving aid under the State 
     plan approved under part A as a result of participation in 
     the program.
       ``(7) Case management teams.--
       ``(A) Duties.--The program requires the State to assign to 
     each individual required or allowed to participate in the 
     program a case management team that shall meet with the 
     program participant and develop an agreement of mutual 
     responsibility for the individual.
       ``(B) Deadline.--
       ``(i) In general.--The case management team shall comply 
     with subparagraph (A) with respect to a program participant 
     within 30 days (or, at the option of the State, within a 
     period not exceeding 90 days) after the later of--

       ``(I) the date the application of the program participant 
     for aid under the State plan approved under part A was 
     approved; or
       ``(II) the date this subpart first applies to the State.

       ``(ii) Repeat participants.--Within 30 days after the State 
     makes a determination under section 497(b)(2) to allow an 
     individual to participate in the program, the case management 
     team shall meet with the individual and develop an agreement 
     of mutual responsibility for the individual.
       ``(8) Agreements of mutual responsibility.--The agreement 
     of mutual responsibility for a participant shall--
       ``(A) contain an individualized comprehensive plan, 
     developed by the team and the participant, to move the 
     participant into a full-time unsubsidized job, through 
     activities under section 492, 493, 494, 495, or 496;
       ``(B) to the greatest extent possible, be designed to move 
     the participant as quickly as possible into whatever type and 
     amount of work as the participant is capable of handling, and 
     increases the responsibility and amount of work over time 
     until the participant is able to work full-time;
       ``(C) where necessary, provide for education or training of 
     the participant;
       ``(D) provide that aid under the State plan is to be paid 
     to the participant based on the number of hours that the 
     participant spends in activities provided for in the 
     agreement;
       ``(E) provide that the participant shall spend at least 30 
     hours per week (or, at State option, at least 20 hours per 
     week during fiscal years 1997 and 1998, and at least 25 hours 
     per week during fiscal year 1999) in activities provided for 
     in the agreement;
       ``(F) provide that the participant shall accept any bona 
     fide offer of unsubsidized full-time employment, unless the 
     participant has good cause for not doing so;
       ``(G) at the option of the State, require the participant 
     to undergo appropriate substance abuse treatment; and
       ``(H) at the option of the State, require the participant 
     to have his or her children receive appropriate immunizations 
     against disease.
       ``(9) Options for participants.--The case manager for a 
     program participant shall present the participant with each 
     option offered under the State program through which the 
     participant will, over time, be moved into full-time 
     unsubsidized employment.
       ``(10) One-stop employment shops.--
       ``(A) In general.--In carrying out the program, the State 
     shall utilize and make available to each program participant, 
     through the establishment and operation or utilization of 
     appropriate Federal or State one-stop employment shops, 
     services under programs carried out under the following 
     provisions of law:
       ``(i) Part A of title II of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.) (relating to the adult training 
     program).
       ``(ii) Part B of title II of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1630 et 
     seq.) (relating to the summer youth employment and training 
     programs).
       ``(iii) Part C of title II of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1641 et 
     seq.) (relating to the youth training program).
       ``(iv) Title III of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1651 et seq.) 
     (relating to employment and training assistance for 
     dislocated workers).
       ``(v) Part B of title IV of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1691 et 
     seq.) (relating to the Job Corps).
       ``(vi) The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied 
     Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.).
       ``(vii) The Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1201 et seq.).
       ``(viii) Part B of chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 2741 et seq.) 
     (relating to Even Start family literacy programs).
       ``(ix) Subtitle A of title VII of the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11421) (relating to adult 
     education for the homeless).
       ``(x) Subtitle B of title VII of such Act (42 U.S.C. 11431 
     et seq.) (relating to education for homeless children and 
     youth).
       ``(xi) Subtitle C of title VII of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     11441) (relating to job training for the homeless).
       ``(xii) The School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994.
       ``(xiii) The National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 
     U.S.C. 12501 et seq.).
       ``(xiv) The National Skill Standards Act of 1994.
       ``(B) Coordination.--In utilizing appropriate Federal or 
     State one-stop employment shops described in subparagraph 
     (A), the State shall ensure coordination between the 
     caseworker of each program participant and the administrators 
     of the programs carried out under the provisions of law 
     described in such subparagraph.
       ``(11) Nondisplacement.--The program may not be operated in 
     a manner that results in--
       ``(A) the displacement of a currently employed worker or 
     position by a program participant;
       ``(B) the replacement of an employee who has been 
     terminated with a program participant; or
       ``(C) the replacement of an individual who is on layoff 
     from the same position given to a program participant or any 
     equivalent position.

     ``SEC. 492. REVAMPED JOBS PROGRAM.

       ``A State that establishes a program under this subpart may 
     operate a program similar to the program known as the `GAIN 
     Program' that has been operated by Riverside County, 
     California, under Federal law in effect immediately before 
     the date this subpart first applies to the State of 
     California.

     ``SEC. 493. USE OF PLACEMENT COMPANIES.

       ``(a) In General.--A State that establishes a program under 
     this subpart may enter into contracts with private companies 
     (whether operated for profit or not for profit) for the 
     placement of participants in the program in positions of 
     full-time employment, preferably in the private sector, for 
     wages sufficient to eliminate the need of such participants 
     for cash assistance.
       ``(b) Required Contract Terms.--Each contract entered into 
     under this section with a company shall meet the following 
     requirements:
       ``(1) Provision of job readiness and support services.--The 
     contract shall require the company to provide, to any program 
     participant who presents to the company a voucher issued 
     under subsection (d) intensive personalized support and job 
     readiness services designed to prepare the individual for 
     employment and ensure the continued success of the individual 
     in employment.
       ``(2) Payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--The contract shall provide for payments 
     to be made to the company with respect to each program 
     participant who presents to the company a voucher issued 
     under subsection (d).
       ``(B) Structure.--The contract shall provide for the 
     majority of the amounts to be paid under the contract with 
     respect to a program participant, to be paid after the 
     company has placed the participant in a position of full-time 
     employment and the participant has been employed in the 
     position for such period of not less than 5 months as the 
     State deems appropriate.
       ``(c) Competitive Bidding Required.--Contracts under this 
     section shall be awarded only after competitive bidding.

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       ``(d) Vouchers.--The State shall issue a voucher to each 
     program participant whose agreement of mutual responsibility 
     provides for the use of placement companies under this 
     section, indicating that the participant is eligible for the 
     services of such a company.

     ``SEC. 494. TEMPORARY SUBSIDIZED JOB CREATION.

       ``A State that establishes a program under this subpart may 
     establish a program similar to the program known as `JOBS 
     Plus' that has been operated by the State of Oregon under 
     Federal law in effect immediately before the date this 
     subpart first applies to the State of Oregon.

     ``SEC. 495. MICROENTERPRISE.

       ``(a) Grants and Loans to Nonprofit Organizations for the 
     Provision of Technical Assistance, Training, and Credit to 
     Low Income Entrepreneurs.--A State that establishes a program 
     under this subpart may make grants and loans to nonprofit 
     organizations to provide technical assistance, training, and 
     credit to low income entrepreneurs for the purpose of 
     establishing microenterprises.
       ``(b) Microenterprise Defined.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `microenterprise' means a commercial 
     enterprise which has 5 or fewer employees, 1 or more of whom 
     owns the enterprise.

     ``SEC. 496. WORK SUPPLEMENTATION PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--A State that establishes a program under 
     this subpart may institute a work supplementation program 
     under which the State, to the extent it considers 
     appropriate, may reserve the sums that would otherwise be 
     payable to participants in the program as aid to families 
     with dependent children and use the sums instead for the 
     purpose of providing and subsidizing jobs for the 
     participants (as described in subsection (c)(3)(A) and (B)), 
     as an alternative to the aid to families with dependent 
     children that would otherwise be so payable to the 
     participants.
       ``(b) State Flexibility.--
       ``(1) Nothing in this subpart, or in any State plan 
     approved under part A, shall be construed to prevent a State 
     from operating (on such terms and conditions and in such 
     cases as the State may find to be necessary or appropriate) a 
     work supplementation program in accordance with this section 
     and section 494 (as in effect immediately before the date 
     this subpart first applies to the State).
       ``(2) Notwithstanding section 402(a)(23) or any other 
     provision of law, a State may adjust the levels of the 
     standards of need under the State plan as the State 
     determines to be necessary and appropriate for carrying out a 
     work supplementation program under this section.
       ``(3) Notwithstanding section 402(a)(1) or any other 
     provision of law, a State operating a work supplementation 
     program under this section may provide that the need 
     standards in effect in those areas of the State in which the 
     program is in operation may be different from the need 
     standards in effect in the areas in which the program is not 
     in operation, and the State may provide that the need 
     standards for categories of recipients may vary among such 
     categories to the extent the State determines to be 
     appropriate on the basis of ability to participate in the 
     work supplementation program.
       ``(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a State 
     may make such further adjustments in the amounts of the aid 
     to families with dependent children paid under the plan to 
     different categories of recipients (as determined under 
     paragraph (3)) in order to offset increases in benefits from 
     needs-related programs (other than the State plan approved 
     under part A) as the State determines to be necessary and 
     appropriate to further the purposes of the work 
     supplementation program.
       ``(5) In determining the amounts to be reserved and used 
     for providing and subsidizing jobs under this section as 
     described in subsection (a), the State may use a sampling 
     methodology.
       ``(6) Notwithstanding section 402(a)(8) or any other 
     provision of law, a State operating a work supplementation 
     program under this section--
       ``(A) may reduce or eliminate the amount of earned income 
     to be disregarded under the State plan as the State 
     determines to be necessary and appropriate to further the 
     purposes of the work supplementation program; and
       ``(B) during 1 or more of the first 9 months of an 
     individual's employment pursuant to a program under this 
     subpart, may apply to the wages of the individual the 
     provisions of subparagraph (A)(iv) of section 402(a)(8) 
     without regard to the provisions of subparagraph (B)(ii)(II) 
     of such section.
       ``(c) Rules Relating to Supplemented Jobs.--
       ``(1) A work supplementation program operated by a State 
     under this section may provide that any individual who is an 
     eligible individual (as determined under paragraph (2)) shall 
     take a supplemented job (as defined in paragraph (3)) to the 
     extent that supplemented jobs are available under the 
     program. Payments by the State to individuals or to employers 
     under the work supplementation program shall be treated as 
     expenditures incurred by the State for aid to families with 
     dependent children except as limited by subsection (d).
       ``(2) For purposes of this section, an eligible individual 
     is an individual who is in a category which the State 
     determines should be eligible to participate in the work 
     supplementation program, and who would, at the time of 
     placement in the job involved, be eligible for aid to 
     families with dependent children under an approved State plan 
     if the State did not have a work supplementation program in 
     effect.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, a supplemented job 
     is--
       ``(A) a job provided to an eligible individual by the State 
     or local agency administering the State plan under part A; or
       ``(B) a job provided to an eligible individual by any other 
     employer for which all or part of the wages are paid by the 
     State or local agency.

     A State may provide or subsidize under the program any job 
     which the State determines to be appropriate.
       ``(4) At the option of the State, individuals who hold 
     supplemented jobs under a State's work supplementation 
     program shall be exempt from the retrospective budgeting 
     requirements imposed pursuant to section 402(a)(13)(A)(ii) 
     (and the amount of the aid which is payable to the family of 
     any such individual for any month, or which would be so 
     payable but for the individual's participation in the work 
     supplementation program, shall be determined on the basis of 
     the income and other relevant circumstances in that month).
       ``(d) Cost Limitation.--The amount of the Federal payment 
     to a State under section 403 for expenditures incurred in 
     making payments to individuals and employers under a work 
     supplementation program under this subsection shall not 
     exceed an amount equal to the amount which would otherwise be 
     payable under such section if the family of each individual 
     employed in the program established in the State under this 
     section had received the maximum amount of aid to families 
     with dependent children payable under the State plan to such 
     a family with no income (without regard to adjustments under 
     subsection (b)) for the lesser of--
       ``(1) 9 months; or
       ``(2) the number of months in which the individual was 
     employed in the program.
       ``(e) Rules of Interpretation.--
       ``(1) This section shall not be construed as requiring the 
     State or local agency administering the State plan to provide 
     employee status to an eligible individual to whom the State 
     or local agency provides a job under the work supplementation 
     program (or with respect to whom the State or local agency 
     provides all or part of the wages paid to the individual by 
     another entity under the program), or as requiring any State 
     or local agency to provide that an eligible individual 
     filling a job position provided by another entity under the 
     program be provided employee status by the entity during the 
     first 13 weeks the individual fills the position.
       ``(2) Wages paid under a work supplementation program shall 
     be considered to be earned income for purposes of any 
     provision of law.
       ``(f) Preservation of Medicaid Eligibility.--Any State that 
     chooses to operate a work supplementation program under this 
     section shall provide that any individual who participates in 
     the program, and any child or relative of the individual (or 
     other individual living in the same household as the 
     individual) who would be eligible for aid to families with 
     dependent children under the State plan approved under part A 
     if the State did not have a work supplementation program, 
     shall be considered individuals receiving aid to families 
     with dependent children under the State plan approved under 
     part A for purposes of eligibility for medical assistance 
     under the State plan approved under title XIX.

     ``SEC. 497. PARTICIPATION RULES.

       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), a 
     State that establishes a program under this part may require 
     any individual receiving aid under the State plan approved 
     under part A to participate in the program.
       ``(b) 2-Year Limitation on Participation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), an 
     individual may not participate in a State program established 
     under this part if the individual has participated in the 
     State program established under this part for 24 months after 
     the date the individual first signed an agreement of mutual 
     responsibility under this part, excluding any month during 
     which the individual worked for an average of at least 25 
     hours per week in a private sector job.
       ``(2) Authority to allow repeat participation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B) of this 
     paragraph, a State may allow an individual who, by reason of 
     paragraph (1), would be prohibited from participating in the 
     State program established under this part to participate in 
     the program for such additional period or periods as the 
     State determines appropriate.
       ``(B) Limitation on percentage of repeat participants.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii) of 
     this subparagraph, the number of individuals allowed under 
     subparagraph (A) to participate during a program year in a 
     State program established under this part shall not exceed--

       ``(I) 10 percent of the total number of individuals who 
     participated in the State program established under this part 
     or the State program established under part H during the 
     immediately preceding program year; or
       ``(II) in the case of fiscal year 2004 or any succeeding 
     fiscal year, 15 percent of such total number of individuals.

       ``(ii) Authority to increase limitation.--

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       ``(I) Petition.--A State may request the Secretary to 
     increase to not more than 15 percent the percentage 
     limitation imposed by clause (i)(I) for a fiscal year before 
     fiscal year 2004.
       ``(II) Authority to grant request.--The Secretary may 
     approve a request made pursuant to subclause (I) if the 
     Secretary deems it appropriate. The Secretary shall develop 
     recommendations on the criteria that should be applied in 
     evaluating requests under subclause (I).

     ``SEC. 498. CASELOAD PARTICIPATION RATES; PERFORMANCE 
                   MEASURES.

       ``(a) Participation Rates.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--A State that operates a program under 
     this part shall achieve a participation rate for the 
     following fiscal years of not less than the following 
     percentage:

``Fiscal year:                                              Percentage:
  1997..........................................................16 ....

  1998..........................................................20 ....

  1999..........................................................24 ....

  2000..........................................................28 ....

  2001..........................................................32 ....

  2002..........................................................40 ....

  2003 or later.................................................52.....

       ``(2) Participation rate defined.--
       ``(A) In general.--As used in this subsection, the term 
     `participation rate' means, with respect to a State and a 
     fiscal year, an amount equal to--
       ``(i) the average monthly number of individuals who, during 
     the fiscal year, participate in the State program established 
     under this part or the State program (if any) established 
     under part H; divided by
       ``(ii) the average monthly number of individuals for whom 
     an individual responsibility plan is in effect under section 
     482 during the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Special rule.--For each of the 1st 12 months after an 
     individual ceases to receive aid under a State plan approved 
     under part A by reason of having become employed for more 
     than 25 hours per week in an unsubsidized job in the private 
     sector, the individual shall be considered to be 
     participating in the State program established under this 
     part, and to be an adult recipient of such aid, for purposes 
     of subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) State compliance reports.--Each State that operates a 
     program under this part for a fiscal year shall submit to the 
     Secretary a report on the participation rate of the State for 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(4) Effect of failure to meet participation rates.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a State reports that the State has 
     failed to achieve the participation rate required by 
     paragraph (1) for the fiscal year, the Secretary may make 
     recommendations for changes in the State program established 
     under this part and (if the State has established a program 
     under part H) the State program established under part H. The 
     State may elect to follow such recommendations, and shall 
     demonstrate to the Secretary how the State will achieve the 
     required participation rates.
       ``(B) Second consecutive failure.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (A), if a State fails to achieve the 
     participation rate required by paragraph (1) for 2 
     consecutive fiscal years, the Secretary may--
       ``(i) require the State to make changes in the State 
     program established under this part and (if the State has 
     established a program under part H) the State program 
     established under part H; and
       ``(ii) reduce by 5 percent the amount otherwise payable to 
     the State under paragraph (1) or (2) (whichever applies to 
     the State) of section 403(a).
       ``(b) Performance Standards.--The Secretary shall develop 
     standards to be used to measure the effectiveness of the 
     programs established under this part and part H in moving 
     recipients of aid under the State plan approved under part A 
     into full-time unsubsidized employment.
       ``(c) Performance-Based Measures.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall, by regulation, 
     establish measures of the effectiveness of the State programs 
     established under this part and under part H in moving 
     recipients of aid under the State plan approved under part A 
     into full-time unsubsidized employment, based on the 
     performance of such programs.
       ``(2) Annual compliance reports.--Each State that operates 
     a program under this part shall submit to the Secretary 
     annual reports that compare the achievements of the program 
     with the performance-based measures established under 
     paragraph (1).

                   ``Subpart 2--Optional State Plans

     ``SEC. 499. STATE ROLE.

       ``(a) Program Requirements.--Any State may establish and 
     operate a work first program that meets the following 
     requirements, unless the State is operating a work first 
     program under subpart 1:
       ``(1) Objective.--The objective of the program is for each 
     program participant to find and hold a full-time unsubsidized 
     paid job, and for this goal to be achieved in a cost-
     effective fashion.
       ``(2) Method.--The method of the program is to connect 
     recipients of aid to families with dependent children with 
     the private sector labor market as soon as possible and offer 
     them the support and skills necessary to remain in the labor 
     market. Each component of the program should be permeated 
     with an emphasis on employment and with an understanding that 
     minimum wage jobs are a stepping stone to more highly paid 
     employment. The program shall provide recipients with 
     education, training, job search and placement, wage 
     supplementation, temporary subsidized jobs, or such other 
     services that the State deems necessary to help a recipient 
     obtain private sector employment.
       ``(3) Job creation.--The creation of jobs, with an emphasis 
     on private sector jobs, shall be a component of the program 
     and shall be a priority for each State office with 
     responsibilities under the program.
       ``(4) Forms of assistance.--The State shall provide 
     assistance to participants in the program in the form of 
     education, training, job placement services (including 
     vouchers for job placement services), work supplementation 
     programs, temporary subsidized job creation, job counseling, 
     assistance in establishing microenterprises, or other 
     services to provide individuals with the support and skills 
     necessary to obtain and keep employment in the private 
     sector.
       ``(5) 2-year limitation on participation.--The program 
     shall comply with section 497(b).
       ``(6) Agreements of mutual responsibility.--
       ``(A) In general.--The State agency shall develop an 
     agreement of mutual responsibility for each program 
     participant, which will be an individualized comprehensive 
     plan, developed by the team and the participant, to move the 
     participant into a full-time unsubsidized job. The agreement 
     should detail the education, training, or skills that the 
     individual will be receiving to obtain a full-time 
     unsubsidized job, and the obligations of the individual.
       ``(B) Hours of participation requirement.--The agreement 
     shall provide that the individual shall participate in 
     activities in accordance with the agreement for--
       ``(i) not fewer than 20 hours per week during fiscal years 
     1997 and 1998;
       ``(ii) not fewer than 25 hours per week during fiscal year 
     1999; and
       ``(iii) not fewer than 30 hours per week thereafter.
       ``(7) Caseload participation rates.--The program shall 
     comply with section 498.
       ``(8) Nondisplacement.--The program shall comply with 
     section 491(11).
       ``(b) Annual Reports.--
       ``(1) Compliance with performance measures.--Each State 
     that operates a program under this subpart shall submit to 
     the Secretary annual reports that compare the achievements of 
     the program with the performance-based measures established 
     under section 490(b).
       ``(2) Compliance with participation rates.--Each State that 
     operates a program under this subpart for a fiscal year shall 
     submit to the Secretary a report on the participation rate of 
     the State for the fiscal year.

     ``SEC. 500. FEDERAL ROLE.

       ``(a) Approval of State Plans.--
       ``(1) In general.--Within 60 days after the date a State 
     submits to the Secretary a plan that provides for the 
     establishment and operation of a work first program that 
     meets the requirements of section 499, the Secretary shall 
     approve the plan.
       ``(2) Authority to extend approval deadline.--The 60-day 
     deadline established in paragraph (1) with respect to a State 
     may be extended in accordance with an agreement between the 
     Secretary and the State.
       ``(b) Performance-Based Measures.--The Secretary shall, by 
     regulation, establish measures of the effectiveness of the 
     State program established under this subpart and (if the 
     State has established a program under part H) the State 
     program established under part H in moving recipients of aid 
     under the State plan approved under part A into full-time 
     unsubsidized employment, based on the performance of such 
     programs.
       ``(c) Effect of Failure To Meet Participation Rates.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a State reports that the State has 
     failed to achieve the participation rate required by section 
     499(a)(7) for the fiscal year, the Secretary may make 
     recommendations for changes in the State program established 
     under this subpart and (if the State has established a 
     program under part H) the State program established under 
     part H. The State may elect to follow such recommendations, 
     and shall demonstrate to the Secretary how the State will 
     achieve the required participation rates.
       ``(2) Second consecutive failure.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (1), if the State has failed to achieve the 
     participation rates required by section 499(a)(7) for 2 
     consecutive fiscal years, the Secretary may require the State 
     to make changes in the State program established under this 
     subpart and (if the State has established a program under 
     part H) the State program established under part H.

                       ``Part H--Workfare Program

     ``SEC. 500A. ESTABLISHMENT AND OPERATION OF PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--A State that establishes a work first 
     program under a subpart of part G may establish and carry out 
     a workfare program that meets the requirements of this part, 
     unless the State has established a job placement voucher 
     program under part I.
       ``(b) Objective.--The objective of the workfare program is 
     for each program participant to find and hold a full-time 
     unsubsidized paid job, and for this goal to be achieved in a 
     cost-effective fashion.
       ``(c) Case Management Teams.--The State shall assign to 
     each program participant a case management team that shall 
     meet with the participant and assist the participant to 
     choose the most suitable workfare job under subsection (e), 
     (f), or (g) and to eventually obtain a full-time unsubsidized 
     paid job.
       ``(d) Provision of Jobs.--The State shall provide each 
     participant in the program with

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     a community service job that meets the requirements of 
     subsection (e) or a subsidized job that meets the 
     requirements of subsection (f) or (g).
       ``(e) Community Service Jobs.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
     (3), each participant shall work for not fewer than 30 hours 
     per week (or, at the option of the State, 20 hours per week 
     during fiscal years 1997 and 1998, not fewer than 25 hours 
     per week during fiscal year 1999, not fewer than 30 hours per 
     week during fiscal years 2000 and 2001, and not fewer than 35 
     hours per week thereafter) in a community service job, and be 
     paid at a rate which is not greater than 75 percent (or, at 
     the option of the State, 100 percent) of the maximum amount 
     of aid payable under the State plan approved under part A to 
     a family of the same size and composition with no income.
       ``(2) Exception.--(A) If the participant has obtained 
     unsubsidized part-time employment in the private sector, the 
     State shall provide the participant with a part-time 
     community service job.
       ``(B) If the State provides a participant a part-time 
     community service job under subparagraph (A), the State shall 
     ensure that the participant works for not fewer than 30 hours 
     per week.
       ``(3) Wages not considered earned income.--Wages paid under 
     a workfare program shall not be considered to be earned 
     income for purposes of any provision of law.
       ``(4) Community service job defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `community service job' means--
       ``(A) a job provided to a participant by the State 
     administering the State plan under part A; or
       ``(B) a job provided to a participant by any other employer 
     for which all or part of the wages are paid by the State.
     A State may provide or subsidize under the program any job 
     which the State determines to be appropriate.

       ``(f) Temporary Subsidized Job Creation.--A State that 
     establishes a workfare program under this part may establish 
     a program similar to the program operated by the State of 
     Oregon, which is known as `JOBS Plus'.
       ``(g) Work Supplementation Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State that establishes a workfare 
     program under this part may institute a work supplementation 
     program under which the State, to the extent it considers 
     appropriate, may reserve the sums that would otherwise be 
     payable to participants in the program as a community service 
     minimum wage and use the sums instead for the purpose of 
     providing and subsidizing private sector jobs for the 
     participants.
       ``(2) Employer agreement.--An employer who provides a 
     private sector job to a participant under paragraph (1) shall 
     agree to provide to the participant an amount in wages equal 
     to the poverty threshold for a family of three.
       ``(h) Job Search Requirement.--The State shall require each 
     participant to spend a minimum of 5 hours per week on 
     activities related to securing unsubsidized full-time 
     employment in the private sector.
       ``(i) Duration of Participation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), an 
     individual may not participate for more than 2 years in a 
     workfare program under this part.
       ``(2) Authority to allow repeated participation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), a State may 
     allow an individual who, by reason of paragraph (1), would be 
     prohibited from participating in the State program 
     established under this part to participate in the program for 
     such additional period or periods as the State determines 
     appropriate.
       ``(B) Limitation on percentage of repeat participants.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), the 
     number of individuals allowed under subparagraph (A) to 
     participate during a program year in a State program 
     established under this part shall not exceed 10 percent of 
     the total number of individuals who participated in the 
     program during the immediately preceding program year.
       ``(ii) Authority to increase limitation.--

       ``(I) Petition.--A State may request the Secretary to 
     increase the percentage limitation imposed by clause (i) to 
     not more than 15 percent.
       ``(II) Authority to grant request.--The Secretary may 
     approve a request made pursuant to subclause (I) if the 
     Secretary deems it appropriate. The Secretary shall develop 
     recommendations on the criteria that should be applied in 
     evaluating requests under subclause (I).

       ``(j) Use of Placement Companies.--A State that establishes 
     a workfare program under this part may enter into contracts 
     with private companies (whether operated for profit or not 
     for profit) for the placement of participants in the program 
     in positions of full-time employment, preferably in the 
     private sector, for wages sufficient to eliminate the need of 
     such participants for cash assistance in accordance with 
     section 493.
       ``(k) Maximum of 3 Community Service Jobs.--A program 
     participant may not receive more than 3 community service 
     jobs under the program.

                ``Part I--Job Placement Voucher Program

     ``SEC. 500B. JOB PLACEMENT VOUCHER PROGRAM.

       ``A State that is not operating a workfare program under 
     part H may establish a job placement voucher program that 
     meets the following requirements:
       ``(1) The program shall offer each program participant a 
     voucher which the participant may use to obtain employment in 
     the private sector.
       ``(2) An employer who receives a voucher issued under the 
     program from an individual may redeem the voucher at any time 
     after the individual has been employed by the employer for 6 
     months, unless another employee of the employer was displaced 
     by the employment of the individual.
       ``(3) Upon presentation of a voucher by an employer to the 
     State agency responsible for the administration of the 
     program, the State agency shall pay to the employer an amount 
     equal to 50 percent of the total amount of aid paid under the 
     State plan approved under part A to the family of which the 
     individual is a member for the most recent 12 months for 
     which the family was eligible for such aid.''.
       (c) Funding.--Section 403 (42 U.S.C. 603) is amended by 
     inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c)(1) Each State that is operating a program in 
     accordance with subpart 1 of part G (or in accordance with a 
     plan approved under subpart 2 of part G), and a program in 
     accordance with part H or I shall be entitled to payments 
     under subsection (d) for any fiscal year in an amount equal 
     to the sum of the applicable percentages (specified in such 
     subsection) of its expenditures to carry out such programs 
     (subject to limitations prescribed by or pursuant to such 
     parts or this section on expenditures that may be included 
     for purposes of determining payment under subsection (d)), 
     but such payments for any fiscal year in the case of any 
     State may not exceed the limitation determined under 
     paragraph (2) with respect to the State.
       ``(2) The limitation determined under this paragraph with 
     respect to a State for any fiscal year is the amount that 
     bears the same ratio to the amount specified in paragraph (3) 
     for such fiscal year as the average monthly number of adult 
     recipients (as defined in paragraph (4)) in the State in the 
     preceding fiscal year bears to the average monthly number of 
     such recipients in all the States for such preceding year.
       ``(3)(A) The amount specified in this paragraph is--
       ``(i) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(iii) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(iv) $2,600,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(v) $3,100,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
       ``(vi) the amount determined under subparagraph (B) for 
     fiscal year 2001 and each succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(B) The amount determined under this subparagraph for a 
     fiscal year is the product of the following:
       ``(i) The amount specified in this paragraph for the 
     immediately preceding fiscal year.
       ``(ii) 1.00 plus the percentage (if any) by which--
       ``(I) the average of the Consumer Price Index (as defined 
     in section 1(f)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) for 
     the most recent 12-month period for which such information is 
     available; exceeds
       ``(II) the average of the Consumer Price Index (as so 
     defined) for the 12-month period ending on June 30 of the 2nd 
     preceding fiscal year.
       ``(iii) The amount that bears the same ratio to the amount 
     specified in this paragraph for the immediately preceding 
     fiscal year as the number of individuals whom the Secretary 
     estimates will participate in programs operated under part G, 
     H, or I during the fiscal year bears to the total number of 
     individuals who participated in such programs during such 
     preceding fiscal year.
       ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, the term `adult 
     recipient' in the case of any State means an individual other 
     than a dependent child (unless such child is the custodial 
     parent of another dependent child) whose needs are met (in 
     whole or in part) with payments of aid to families with 
     dependent children.
       ``(d)(1) In lieu of any payment under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall pay to each State that is operating a program 
     in accordance with subpart 1 of part G (or in accordance with 
     a plan approved under subpart 2 of part G), and a program in 
     accordance with part H or I, and to which section 1108 does 
     not apply, with respect to expenditures by the State to carry 
     out such programs, an amount equal to 70 percent, or the 
     Federal medical assistance percentage (as defined in section 
     1905(b)) increased by 10 percentage points, whichever is the 
     greater, of the total amount expended during the quarter for 
     the operation and administration of such programs.
       ``(2) In lieu of any payment under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall pay to each State that is operating a program 
     in accordance with subpart 1 of part G (or in accordance with 
     a plan approved under subpart 2 of part G), and a program in 
     accordance with part H or I, and to which section 1108 
     applies, with respect to expenditures by the State to carry 
     out such programs (including expenditures for child care 
     under section 402(g)(1)(A)), an amount equal to--
       ``(A) with respect to so much of such expenditures in a 
     fiscal year as do not exceed the State's expenditures in the 
     fiscal year 1987 with respect to which payments were made to 
     such State from its allotment for such fiscal year pursuant 
     to part C of this title as then in effect, 90 percent; and
       ``(B) with respect to so much of such expenditures in a 
     fiscal year as exceed the amount described in subparagraph 
     (A)--
       ``(i) 50 percent, in the case of expenditures for 
     administrative costs made by a State in operating such 
     programs for such fiscal year (other than the personnel costs 
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     ployed full-time in the operation of such program) and the 
     costs of transportation and other work-related supportive 
     services under section 402(g)(2); and
       ``(ii) 70 percent or the Federal medical assistance 
     percentage (as defined in the last sentence of section 1118) 
     increased by 10 percentage points, whichever is the greater, 
     in the case of expenditures made by a State in operating such 
     programs for such fiscal year (other than for costs described 
     in clause (i)).
       ``(3) With respect to the amount for which payment is made 
     to a State under paragraph (2)(A), the State's expenditures 
     for the costs of operating such programs may be in cash or in 
     kind, fairly evaluated.
       ``(4) Not more than 10 percent of the amount payable to a 
     State under this subsection for a quarter may be for 
     expenditures made during the quarter with respect to program 
     participants who are not eligible for aid under the State 
     plan approved under part A.''.
       (d) Secretary's Special Adjustment Fund.--Section 403 (42 
     U.S.C. 603) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(p)(1) There shall be available to the Secretary from the 
     amount appropriated for payments under subsection (c) for 
     States' programs under parts G and H for fiscal year 1996, 
     $300,000,000 for special adjustments to States' limitations 
     on Federal payments for such programs.
       ``(2) A State may, not later than March 1 and September 1 
     of each fiscal year, submit to the Secretary a request to 
     adjust the limitation on payments under this section with 
     respect to its program under part G (and, in fiscal years 
     after 1997) its program under part H for the following fiscal 
     year. The Secretary shall only consider such a request from a 
     State which has, or which demonstrates convincingly on the 
     basis of estimates that it will, submit allowable claims for 
     Federal payment in the full amount available to it under 
     subsection (c) in the current fiscal year and obligated 95 
     percent of its full amount in the prior fiscal year. The 
     Secretary shall by regulation prescribe criteria for the 
     equitable allocation among the States of Federal payments 
     pursuant to adjustments of the limitations referred to in the 
     preceding sentence in the case where the requests of all 
     States that the Secretary finds reasonable exceed the amount 
     available, and, within 30 days following the dates specified 
     in this paragraph, will notify each State whether one or more 
     of its limitations will be adjusted in accordance with the 
     State's request and the amount of the adjustment (which may 
     be some or all of the amount requested).
       ``(3) The Secretary may adjust the limitation on Federal 
     payments to a State for a fiscal year under subsection (c), 
     and upon a determination by the Secretary that (and the 
     amount by which) a State's limitation should be raised, the 
     amount specified in either such subsection, or both, shall be 
     considered to be so increased for the following fiscal year.
       ``(4) The amount made available under paragraph (1) for 
     special adjustments shall remain available to the Secretary 
     until expended. That amount shall be reduced by the sum of 
     the adjustments approved by the Secretary in any fiscal year, 
     and the amount shall be increased in a fiscal year by the 
     amount by which all States' limitations under subsection (c) 
     of this section and section 2008 for a fiscal year exceeded 
     the sum of the Federal payments under such provisions of law 
     for such fiscal year, but for fiscal years after 1997, such 
     amount at the end of such fiscal year shall not exceed 
     $400,000,000.''.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (19).
       (2) Section 403 (42 U.S.C. 603) is amended by striking 
     subsections (k) and (l).
       (3) Section 407(b)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 607(b)(1)(B)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by adding ``and'' at the end of clause (iii);
       (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end of clause (iv) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking clause (v).
       (4) Section 407(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I) (42 U.S.C. 
     607(b)(2)(B)(ii)(I)) is amended by striking ``under section 
     402(a)(19) or''.
       (5) Section 407(b)(2)(C) (42 U.S.C. 607(b)(2)(C)) is 
     amended by striking ``section 402(a)(19) and''.
       (6) Section 1115(b)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2)(A)) is 
     amended by striking ``, and 402(a)(19) (relating to the work 
     incentive program)''.
       (7) Section 1108 (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``or, in the case of 
     part A of title IV, section 403(k)''; and
       (B) in subsection (d), by striking ``(exclusive of any 
     amounts on account of services and items to which, in the 
     case of part A of such title, section 403(k) applies)''.
       (8) Section 1902(a)(19)(A)(i)(I) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(a)(19)(A)(i)(I)) is amended by striking ``482(e)(6)'' 
     and inserting ``486(f)''.
       (9) Section 1928(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1396s(a)(1)) is amended 
     by striking ``482(e)(6)'' and inserting ``486(f)''.
       (f) Intent of the Congress.--The Congress intends for State 
     activities under section 494 of the Social Security Act (as 
     added by the amendment made by section 301(b) of this Act) to 
     emphasize the use of the funds that would otherwise be used 
     to provide individuals with aid to families with dependent 
     children under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
     and with food stamp benefits under the Food Stamp Act of 
     1977, to subsidize the wages of such individuals in temporary 
     jobs.
       (g) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that States should target individuals who have not attained 
     25 years of age for participation in the program established 
     by the State under part G of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act (as added by the amendment made by section 301(b) of this 
     section) in order to break the cycle of welfare dependency.

     SEC. 302. REGULATIONS.

       The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall prescribe 
     such regulations as may be necessary to implement the 
     amendments made by this title.

     SEC. 303. APPLICABILITY TO STATES.

       (a) State Option To Accelerate Applicability.--If a State 
     formally notifies the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     that the State desires to accelerate the applicability to the 
     State of the amendments made by this title, the amendments 
     shall apply to the State on and after such earlier date as 
     the State may select.
       (b) State Option To Delay Applicability Until Waivers 
     Expire.--The amendments made by this title shall not apply to 
     a State with respect to which there is in effect a waiver 
     issued under section 1115 of the Social Security Act for the 
     State program established under part G of title IV of such 
     Act, until the waiver expires, if the State formally notifies 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services that the State 
     desires to so delay such effective date.
       (c) Authority of the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     To Delay Applicability to a State.--If a State formally 
     notifies the Secretary of Health and Human Services that the 
     State desires to delay the applicability to the State of the 
     amendments made by this title, the amendments shall apply to 
     the State on and after any later date agreed upon by the 
     Secretary and the State.

     SEC. 304. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO AVAILABILITY OF 
                   WORK FIRST PROGRAM IN RURAL AREAS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services and the States should consider the 
     needs of rural areas in designing State plans under part G of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act.

     SEC. 305. GRANTS TO COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     may make grants in accordance with this section to community-
     based organizations that move recipients of aid to families 
     with dependent children under a State plan approved under 
     part A of title IV of the Social Security Act or under other 
     public assistance programs into private sector work.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $25,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1996 and $50,000,000 for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 
     1999, and 2000.
       (c) Eligible Organizations.--The Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services shall award grants to community-based 
     organizations that--
       (1) receive at least 5 percent of their funding from local 
     government sources; and
       (2) move recipients referred to in subsection (a) in the 
     direction of unsubsidized private employment by integrating 
     and co-locating at least 5 of the following services--
       (A) case management;
       (B) job training;
       (C) child care;
       (D) housing;
       (E) health care services;
       (F) nutrition programs;
       (G) life skills training; and
       (H) parenting skills.
       (d) Awarding of Grants.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall award grants based on 
     the quality of applications, subject to paragraphs (2) and 
     (3).
       (2) Preference in awarding grants.--In awarding grants 
     under this section, the Secretary shall give preference to 
     organizations which receive more than 50 percent of their 
     funding from State government, local government or private 
     sources.
       (3) Distribution of grant.--The Secretary shall award at 
     least 1 grant to each State from which the Secretary received 
     an application.
       (4) Limitation on size of grant.--The Secretary shall not 
     award any grants under this section of more than $1,000,000.
       (e) Issuance of Regulations.--Not less than 6 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
     shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to 
     implement this section.
 TITLE IV--FAMILY RESPONSIBILITY AND IMPROVED CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
Subtitle A--Eligibility and Other Matters Concerning Title IV-D Program 
                                Clients

     SEC. 401. STATE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT 
                   AND CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.

       (a) State Law Requirements.--Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     666(a)) is amended by inserting after paragraph (11) the 
     following:
       ``(12) Use of central case registry and centralized 
     collections unit.--Procedures under which--
       ``(A) every child support order established or modified in 
     the State on or after October 1, 1998, is recorded in the 
     central case registry established in accordance with section 
     454A(e); and
       ``(B) child support payments are collected through the 
     centralized collections unit established in accordance with 
     section 454B--

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       ``(i) on and after October 1, 1998, under each order 
     subject to wage withholding under section 466(b); and
       ``(ii) on and after October 1, 1999, under each other order 
     required to be recorded in such central case registry under 
     this paragraph or section 454A(e), except as provided in 
     subparagraph (C); and
       ``(C)(i) parties subject to a child support order described 
     in subparagraph (B)(ii) may opt out of the procedure for 
     payment of support through the centralized collections unit 
     (but not the procedure for inclusion in the central case 
     registry) by filing with the State agency a written 
     agreement, signed by both parties, to an alternative payment 
     procedure; and
       ``(ii) an agreement described in clause (i) becomes void 
     whenever either party advises the State agency of an intent 
     to vacate the agreement.''.
       (b) State Plan Requirements.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) provide that such State will undertake--
       ``(A) to provide appropriate services under this part to--
       ``(i) each child with respect to whom an assignment is 
     effective under section 402(a)(26), 471(a)(17), or 1912 
     (except in cases where the State agency determines, in 
     accordance with paragraph (25), that it is against the best 
     interests of the child to do so); and
       ``(ii) each child not described in clause (i)--

       ``(I) with respect to whom an individual applies for such 
     services; and
       ``(II) (on and after October 1, 1998) each child with 
     respect to whom a support order is recorded in the central 
     State case registry established under section 454A, 
     regardless of whether application is made for services under 
     this part; and

       ``(B) to enforce the support obligation established with 
     respect to the custodial parent of a child described in 
     subparagraph (A) unless the parties to the order which 
     establishes the support obligation have opted, in accordance 
     with section 466(a)(12)(C), for an alternative payment 
     procedure.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) services under the State plan shall be made available 
     to nonresidents on the same terms as to residents;'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by inserting ``on individuals not receiving assistance 
     under part A'' after ``such services shall be imposed''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``but no fees or costs shall be imposed 
     on any absent or custodial parent or other individual for 
     inclusion in the central State registry maintained pursuant 
     to section 454A(e)''; and
       (C) in each of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D)--
       (i) by indenting such subparagraph and aligning its left 
     margin with the left margin of subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) by striking the final comma and inserting a semicolon.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 452(g)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)(A)) is 
     amended by striking ``454(6)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``454(4)(A)(ii)''.
       (2) Section 454(23) (42 U.S.C. 654(23)) is amended, 
     effective October 1, 1998, by striking ``information as to 
     any application fees for such services and''.
       (3) Section 466(a)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(3)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``in the case of overdue support which a 
     State has agreed to collect under section 454(6)'' and 
     inserting ``in any other case''.
       (4) Section 466(e) (42 U.S.C. 666(e)) is amended by 
     striking ``or (6)''.

     SEC. 402. DISTRIBUTION OF PAYMENTS.

       (a) Distributions Through State Child Support Enforcement 
     Agency to Former Assistance Recipients.--Section 454(5) (42 
     U.S.C. 654(5)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``except as otherwise specifically 
     provided in section 464 or 466(a)(3),'' after ``is 
     effective,''; and
       (B) by striking ``except that'' and all that follows 
     through the semicolon; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, except'' and all 
     that follows through ``medical assistance''.
       (b) Distribution to a Family Currently Receiving AFDC.--
     Section 457 (42 U.S.C. 657) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and redesignating subsection 
     (b) as subsection (a);
       (2) in subsection (a), as redesignated--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (2), to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) In the Case of a Family Receiving AFDC.--Amounts 
     collected under this part during any month as support of a 
     child who is receiving assistance under part A (or a parent 
     or caretaker relative of such a child) shall (except in the 
     case of a State exercising the option under subsection (b)) 
     be distributed as follows:
       ``(1) an amount equal to the amount that will be 
     disregarded pursuant to section 402(a)(8)(A)(vi) shall be 
     taken from each of--
       ``(A) amounts received in a month which represent payments 
     for that month; and
       ``(B) amounts received in a month which represent payments 
     for a prior month which were made by the absent parent in the 
     month when due;

     and shall be paid to the family without affecting its 
     eligibility for assistance or decreasing any amount otherwise 
     payable as assistance to such family during such month;'';
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or (B)'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``; then (B) from any remainder, 
     amounts equal to arrearages of such support obligations 
     assigned, pursuant to part A, to any other State or States 
     shall be paid to such other State or States and used to pay 
     any such arrearages (with appropriate reimbursement of the 
     Federal Government to the extent of its participation in the 
     financing); and then (C) any remainder shall be paid to the 
     family.''.
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a), as redesignated, the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(b) Alternative Distribution in Case of Family Receiving 
     AFDC.--In the case of a State electing the option under this 
     subsection, amounts collected as described in subsection (a) 
     shall be distributed as follows:
       ``(1) an amount equal to the amount that will be 
     disregarded pursuant to section 402(a)(8)(A)(vi) shall be 
     taken from each of--
       ``(A) amounts received in a month which represent payments 
     for that month; and
       ``(B) amounts received in a month which represent payments 
     for a prior month which were made by the absent parent in the 
     month when due;
     and shall be paid to the family without affecting its 
     eligibility for assistance or decreasing any amount otherwise 
     payable as assistance to such family during such month;
       ``(2) second, from any remainder, amounts equal to the 
     balance of support owed for the current month shall be paid 
     to the family;
       ``(3) third, from any remainder, amounts equal to 
     arrearages of such support obligations assigned, pursuant to 
     part A, to the State making the collection shall be retained 
     and used by such State to pay any such arrearages (with 
     appropriate reimbursement of the Federal Government to the 
     extent of its participation in the financing);
       ``(4) fourth, from any remainder, amounts equal to 
     arrearages of such support obligations assigned, pursuant to 
     part A, to any other State or States shall be paid to such 
     other State or States and used to pay any such arrearages 
     (with appropriate reimbursement of the Federal Government to 
     the extent of its participation in the financing); and
       ``(5) fifth, any remainder shall be paid to the family.''.
       (c) Distribution to a Family Not Receiving AFDC.--
       (1) In general.--Section 457(c) (42 U.S.C. 657(c)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) In Case of Family Not Receiving AFDC.--Amounts 
     collected by a State agency under this part during any month 
     as support of a child who is not receiving assistance under 
     part A (or of a parent or caretaker relative of such a child) 
     shall (subject to the remaining provisions of this section) 
     be distributed as follows:
       ``(1) first, amounts equal to the total of such support 
     owed for such month shall be paid to the family;
       ``(2) second, from any remainder, amounts equal to 
     arrearages of such support obligations for months during 
     which such child did not receive assistance under part A 
     shall be paid to the family;
       ``(3) third, from any remainder, amounts equal to 
     arrearages of such support obligations assigned to the State 
     making the collection pursuant to part A shall be retained 
     and used by such State to pay any such arrearages (with 
     appropriate reimbursement of the Federal Government to the 
     extent of its participation in the financing);
       ``(4) fourth, from any remainder, amounts equal to 
     arrearages of such support obligations assigned to any other 
     State pursuant to part A shall be paid to such other State or 
     States, and used to pay such arrearages, in the order in 
     which such arrearages accrued (with appropriate reimbursement 
     of the Federal Government to the extent of its participation 
     in the financing).''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.
       (d) Distribution to a Child Receiving Assistance Under Part 
     E.--Section 457(d) (42 U.S.C. 657(d)) is amended, in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``Notwithstanding 
     the preceding provisions of this section, amounts'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(d) In Case of a Child Receiving Assistance Under Part 
     E.--Amounts''.
       (e) Suspension or Cancellation of Debts Upon Marriage of 
     Parents.--Section 457 (42 U.S.C. 657) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(e) Suspension or Cancellation of Debts to State Upon 
     Marriage of Parents.--
       ``(1) Circumstances requiring suspension or cancellation.--
     In any case in which a State has been assigned rights to 
     support owed with respect to a child who is receiving or has 
     received assistance under part A and--
       ``(A) the parent owing such support marries (or remarries) 
     the parent with whom such child is living and to whom such 
     support is owed and applies to the State for relief under 
     this subsection;
       ``(B) the State determines (in accordance with procedures 
     and criteria established by the Secretary) that the marriage 
     is not a sham marriage entered into solely to satisfy this 
     subsection; and
       ``(C) the combined income of such parents is less than 
     twice the Federal poverty line,

     the State shall afford relief to the parent owing such 
     support in accordance with paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Suspension or cancellation.--In the case of a 
     marriage or remarriage described in paragraph (1), the State 
     shall either--
       ``(A) cancel all debts owed to the State pursuant to such 
     assignment; or

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       ``(B) suspend collection of such debts for the duration of 
     such marriage, and cancel such debts if such duration extends 
     beyond the end of the period with respect to which support is 
     owed.
       ``(3) Notice required.--The State shall notify custodial 
     parents of children who are receiving aid under part A of the 
     relief available under this subsection to individuals who 
     marry (or remarry).''.
       (f) State Options To Pass Through and To Disregard Child 
     Support Amounts.--
       (1) State option to pass through child support.--Section 
     457(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 657(b)(1)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) at State option, an amount determined by the State, 
     equal to all or a portion of the monthly support obligation, 
     may be paid to the family from each of--
       ``(A) amounts received in a month which represent payments 
     for that month; and
       ``(B) amounts received in a month which represent payments 
     for a prior month which were made by the absent parent in the 
     month when due;''.
       (2) State option to disregard child support.--Section 
     402(a)(8)(A)(vi) (42 U.S.C 602(a)(8)(A)(vi)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``shall disregard the first $50'' and 
     inserting ``may disregard all or any portion'';
       (B) by striking ``the first $50'' and inserting ``and all 
     or any portion''; and
       (C) by striking ``section 457(b)'' and inserting ``section 
     457(a)''.
       (g) Pass Through and Disregard of Support Collected on 
     Behalf of a Family Subject to the Family Cap.--
       (1) Pass through.--Section 457 (42 U.S.C. 657), as amended 
     by subsection (e) of this section, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(f) Pass Through of Support Collected on Behalf of a 
     Family Subject to the Family Cap.--Amounts collected by a 
     State agency under this part during any month as support of a 
     child who is a member of a 1-parent family subject to section 
     402(a)(51) shall be distributed to the family.''.
       (2) Disregard.--Section 402(a)(8)(A)(vi) (42 U.S.C. 
     602(a)(8)(A)(vi)) is amended by inserting
     ``, except that, in the case of a 1-parent family subject to 
     paragraph (51), all support payments collected and paid to 
     the family under section 457(f) shall be disregarded'' before 
     the semicolon.
       (h) Regulations.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall promulgate regulations--
       (1) under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act, 
     establishing a uniform nationwide standard for allocation of 
     child support collections from an obligor owing support to 
     more than one family; and
       (2) under part A of such title, establishing standards 
     applicable to States electing the alternative formula under 
     section 457(b) of such Act for distribution of collections on 
     behalf of families receiving Aid to Families with Dependent 
     Children, designed to minimize irregular monthly payments to 
     such families.
       (i) Clerical Amendment.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (11), by striking ``(11)'' and inserting 
     ``(11)(A)''; and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (12) as subparagraph (B) of 
     paragraph (11).

     SEC. 403. DUE PROCESS RIGHTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), as amended by 
     section 402(f) of this Act, is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (11) the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) provide for procedures to ensure that--
       ``(A) individuals who are applying for or receiving 
     services under this part, or are parties to cases in which 
     services are being provided under this part--
       ``(i) receive notice of all proceedings in which support 
     obligations might be established or modified; and
       ``(ii) receive a copy of any order establishing or 
     modifying a child support obligation, or (in the case of a 
     petition for modification) a notice of determination that 
     there should be no change in the amount of the child support 
     award, within 14 days after issuance of such order or 
     determination;
       ``(B) individuals applying for or receiving services under 
     this part have access to a fair hearing that meets standards 
     established by the Secretary and ensures prompt consideration 
     and resolution of complaints (but the resort to such 
     procedure shall not stay the enforcement of any support 
     order); and
       ``(C) individuals adversely affected by the establishment 
     or modification of (or, in the case of a petition for 
     modification, the determination that there should be no 
     change in) a child support order shall be afforded not less 
     than 30 days after the receipt of the order or determination 
     to initiate proceedings to challenge such order or 
     determination;''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall become effective on October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 404. PRIVACY SAFEGUARDS.

       (a) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 454) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (23);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (24) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (24) the following:
       ``(25) will have in effect safeguards applicable to all 
     sensitive and confidential information handled by the State 
     agency designed to protect the privacy rights of the parties, 
     including--
       ``(A) safeguards against unauthorized use or disclosure of 
     information relating to proceedings or actions to establish 
     paternity, or to establish or enforce support;
       ``(B) prohibitions on the release of information on the 
     whereabouts of one party to another party against whom a 
     protective order with respect to the former party has been 
     entered; and
       ``(C) prohibitions on the release of information on the 
     whereabouts of one party to another party if the State has 
     reason to believe that the release of the information may 
     result in physical or emotional harm to the former party.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall become effective on October 1, 1997.
             Subtitle B--Program Administration and Funding

     SEC. 411. FEDERAL MATCHING PAYMENTS.

       (a) Increased Base Matching Rate.--Section 455(a)(2) (42 
     U.S.C. 655(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) The applicable percent for a quarter for purposes of 
     paragraph (1)(A) is--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 1997, 69 percent,
       ``(B) for fiscal year 1998, 72 percent, and
       ``(C) for fiscal year 1999 and succeeding fiscal years, 75 
     percent.''.
       (b) Maintenance of Effort.--Section 455 (42 U.S.C. 655) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A), by striking ``From'' and inserting 
     ``Subject to subsection (c), from''; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Maintenance of Effort.--Notwithstanding the 
     provisions of subsection (a), total expenditures for the 
     State program under this part for fiscal year 1997 and each 
     succeeding fiscal year, reduced by the percentage specified 
     for such fiscal year under subsection (a)(2)(A), (B), or 
     (C)(i), shall not be less than such total expenditures for 
     fiscal year 1996, reduced by 66 percent.''.

     SEC. 412. PERFORMANCE-BASED INCENTIVES AND PENALTIES.

       (a) Incentive Adjustments to Federal Matching Rate.--
     Section 458 (42 U.S.C. 658) is amended to read as follows:


                ``incentive adjustments to matching rate

       ``Sec. 458. (a) Incentive Adjustment.--(1) In General.--In 
     order to encourage and reward State child support enforcement 
     programs which perform in an effective manner, the Federal 
     matching rate for payments to a State under section 
     455(a)(1)(A), for each fiscal year beginning on or after 
     October 1, 1998, shall be increased by a factor reflecting 
     the sum of the applicable incentive adjustments (if any) 
     determined in accordance with regulations under this section 
     with respect to Statewide paternity establishment and to 
     overall performance in child support enforcement.
       ``(2) Standards.--(A) In General.--The Secretary shall 
     specify in regulations--
       ``(i) the levels of accomplishment, and rates of 
     improvement as alternatives to such levels, which States must 
     attain to qualify for incentive adjustments under this 
     section; and
       ``(ii) the amounts of incentive adjustment that shall be 
     awarded to States achieving specified accomplishment or 
     improvement levels, which amounts shall be graduated, ranging 
     up to--
       ``(I) 5 percentage points, in connection with Statewide 
     paternity establishment; and
       ``(II) 10 percentage points, in connection with overall 
     performance in child support enforcement.
       ``(B) Limitation.--In setting performance standards 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i) and adjustment amounts 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall ensure 
     that the aggregate number of percentage point increases as 
     incentive adjustments to all States do not exceed such 
     aggregate increases as assumed by the Secretary in estimates 
     of the cost of this section as of June 1995, unless the 
     aggregate performance of all States exceeds the projected 
     aggregate performance of all States in such cost estimates.
       ``(3) Determination of Incentive Adjustment.--The Secretary 
     shall determine the amount (if any) of incentive adjustment 
     due each State on the basis of the data submitted by the 
     State pursuant to section 454(15)(B) concerning the levels of 
     accomplishment (and rates of improvement) with respect to 
     performance indicators specified by the Secretary pursuant to 
     this section.
       ``(4) Fiscal Year Subject to Incentive Adjustment.--The 
     total percentage point increase determined pursuant to this 
     section with respect to a State program in a fiscal year 
     shall apply as an adjustment to the applicable percent under 
     section 455(a)(2) for payments to such State for the 
     succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(5) Recycling of Incentive Adjustment.--A State shall 
     expend in the State program under this part all funds paid to 
     the State by the Federal Government as a result of an 
     incentive adjustment under this section.
       ``(b) Meaning of Terms.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `Statewide paternity establishment 
     percentage' means, with respect to a fiscal year, the ratio 
     (expressed as a percentage) of--
       ``(A) the total number of out-of-wedlock children in the 
     State under one year of age for whom paternity is established 
     or acknowledged during the fiscal year, to
       ``(B) the total number of children born out of wedlock in 
     the State during such fiscal year; and

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       ``(2) the term `overall performance in child support 
     enforcement' means a measure or measures of the effectiveness 
     of the State agency in a fiscal year which takes into account 
     factors including--
       ``(A) the percentage of cases requiring a child support 
     order in which such an order was established;
       ``(B) the percentage of cases in which child support is 
     being paid;
       ``(C) the ratio of child support collected to child support 
     due; and
       ``(D) the cost-effectiveness of the State program, as 
     determined in accordance with standards established by the 
     Secretary in regulations.''.
       (b) Adjustment of Payments Under Part D of Title IV.--
     Section 455(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 655(a)(2)), as amended by 
     section 411(a) of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 
     (C)(ii) and inserting a comma; and
       (2) by adding after and below subparagraph (C), flush with 
     the left margin of the subsection, the following:

     ``increased by the incentive adjustment factor (if any) 
     determined by the Secretary pursuant to section 458.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 454(22) (42 U.S.C. 
     654(22)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``incentive payments'' the first place it 
     appears and inserting ``incentive adjustments''; and
       (2) by striking ``any such incentive payments made to the 
     State for such period'' and inserting ``any increases in 
     Federal payments to the State resulting from such incentive 
     adjustments''.
       (d) Calculation of IV-D Paternity Establishment 
     Percentage.--(1) Section 452(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(1)) is 
     amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting 
     ``its overall performance in child support enforcement is 
     satisfactory (as defined in section 458(b) and regulations of 
     the Secretary), and'' after ``1994,''.
       (2) Section 452(g)(2) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i)--
       (i) by striking ``paternity establishment percentage'' and 
     inserting ``IV-D paternity establishment percentage''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(or all States, as the case may be)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``during the fiscal 
     year'';
       (C) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), by striking ``as of the end 
     of the fiscal year'' and inserting ``in the fiscal year or, 
     at the option of the State, as of the end of such year'';
       (D) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II), by striking ``or (E) as of 
     the end of the fiscal year'' and inserting ``in the fiscal 
     year or, at the option of the State, as of the end of such 
     year'';
       (E) in subparagraph (A)(iii)--
       (i) by striking ``during the fiscal year''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (F) in the matter following subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``who were born out of wedlock during the 
     immediately preceding fiscal year'' and inserting ``born out 
     of wedlock'';
       (ii) by striking ``such preceding fiscal year'' both places 
     it appears and inserting ``the preceding fiscal year''; and
       (iii) by striking ``or (E)'' the second place it appears.
       (3) Section 452(g)(3) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(3)) is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
     respectively;
       (B) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated, by striking ``the 
     percentage of children born out-of-wedlock in the State'' and 
     inserting ``the percentage of children in the State who are 
     born out of wedlock or for whom support has not been 
     established''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated--
       (i) by inserting ``and overall performance in child support 
     enforcement'' after ``paternity establishment percentages''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting ``and securing support'' before the 
     period.
       (e) Reduction of Payments Under Part D of Title IV.--
       (1) New requirements.--Section 455 (42 U.S.C. 655) is 
     amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c)(1) If the Secretary finds, with respect to a State 
     program under this part in a fiscal year beginning on or 
     after October 1, 1997--
       ``(A)(i) on the basis of data submitted by a State pursuant 
     to section 454(15)(B), that the State program in such fiscal 
     year failed to achieve the IV-D paternity establishment 
     percentage (as defined in section 452(g)(2)(A)) or the 
     appropriate level of overall performance in child support 
     enforcement (as defined in section 458(b)(2)), or to meet 
     other performance measures that may be established by the 
     Secretary, or
       ``(ii) on the basis of an audit or audits of such State 
     data conducted pursuant to section 452(a)(4)(C), that the 
     State data submitted pursuant to section 454(15)(B) is 
     incomplete or unreliable; and
       ``(B) that, with respect to the succeeding fiscal year--
       ``(i) the State failed to take sufficient corrective action 
     to achieve the appropriate performance levels as described in 
     subparagraph (A)(i) of this paragraph, or
       ``(ii) the data submitted by the State pursuant to section 
     454(15)(B) is incomplete or unreliable,

     the amounts otherwise payable to the State under this part 
     for quarters following the end of such succeeding fiscal 
     year, prior to quarters following the end of the first 
     quarter throughout which the State program is in compliance 
     with such performance requirement, shall be reduced by the 
     percentage specified in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) The reductions required under paragraph (1) shall 
     be--
       ``(A) not less than 6 nor more than 8 percent, or
       ``(B) not less than 8 nor more than 12 percent, if the 
     finding is the second consecutive finding made pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), or
       ``(C) not less than 12 nor more than 15 percent, if the 
     finding is the third or a subsequent consecutive such 
     finding.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, section 402(a)(27), 
     and section 452(a)(4), a State which is determined as a 
     result of an audit to have submitted incomplete or unreliable 
     data pursuant to section 454(15)(B), shall be determined to 
     have submitted adequate data if the Secretary determines that 
     the extent of the incompleteness or unreliability of the data 
     is of a technical nature which does not adversely affect the 
     determination of the level of the State's performance.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 403 (42 U.S.C. 603) is amended by striking 
     subsection (h).
       (B) Section 452(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(4)) is amended by 
     striking ``403(h)'' each place such term appears and 
     inserting ``455(c)''.
       (C) Subsections (d)(3)(A), (g)(1), and (g)(3)(A) of section 
     452 (42 U.S.C. 652) are each amended by striking ``403(h)'' 
     and inserting ``455(c)''.
       (f) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Incentive adjustments.--(A) The amendments made by 
     subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall become effective October 
     1, 1997, except to the extent provided in subparagraph (B).
       (B) Section 458 of the Social Security Act, as in effect 
     prior to the enactment of this section, shall be effective 
     for purposes of incentive payments to States for fiscal years 
     prior to fiscal year 1999.
       (2) Penalty reductions.--(A) The amendments made by 
     subsection (d) shall become effective with respect to 
     calendar quarters beginning on and after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) The amendments made by subsection (e) shall become 
     effective with respect to calendar quarters beginning on and 
     after the date one year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 413. FEDERAL AND STATE REVIEWS AND AUDITS.

       (a) State Agency Activities.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (14), by striking ``(14)'' and inserting 
     ``(14)(A)'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (15) as subparagraph (B) of 
     paragraph (14); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(15) provide for--
       ``(A) a process for annual reviews of and reports to the 
     Secretary on the State program under this part, which shall 
     include such information as may be necessary to measure State 
     compliance with Federal requirements for expedited procedures 
     and timely case processing, using such standards and 
     procedures as are required by the Secretary, under which the 
     State agency will determine the extent to which such program 
     is in conformity with applicable requirements with respect to 
     the operation of State programs under this part (including 
     the status of complaints filed under the procedure required 
     under paragraph (12)(B)); and
       ``(B) a process of extracting from the State automated data 
     processing system and transmitting to the Secretary data and 
     calculations concerning the levels of accomplishment (and 
     rates of improvement) with respect to applicable performance 
     indicators (including IV-D paternity establishment 
     percentages and overall performance in child support 
     enforcement) to the extent necessary for purposes of sections 
     452(g) and 458.''.
       (b) Federal Activities.--Section 452(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 
     652(a)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4)(A) review data and calculations transmitted by State 
     agencies pursuant to section 454(15)(B) on State program 
     accomplishments with respect to performance indicators for 
     purposes of section 452(g) and 458, and determine the amount 
     (if any) of penalty reductions pursuant to section 455(c) to 
     be applied to the State;
       ``(B) review annual reports by State agencies pursuant to 
     section 454(15)(A) on State program conformity with Federal 
     requirements; evaluate any elements of a State program in 
     which significant deficiencies are indicated by such report 
     on the status of complaints under the State procedure under 
     section 454(12)(B); and, as appropriate, provide to the State 
     agency comments, recommendations for additional or 
     alternative corrective actions, and technical assistance; and
       ``(C) conduct audits, in accordance with the government 
     auditing standards of the United States Comptroller General--
       ``(i) at least once every 3 years (or more frequently, in 
     the case of a State which fails to meet requirements of this 
     part, or of regulations implementing such requirements, 
     concerning performance standards and reliability of program 
     data) to assess the completeness, reliability, and security 
     of the data, and the accuracy of the reporting systems, used 
     for the calculations of performance indicators specified in 
     subsection (g) and section 458;
       ``(ii) of the adequacy of financial management of the State 
     program, including assessments of--

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       ``(I) whether Federal and other funds made available to 
     carry out the State program under this part are being 
     appropriately expended, and are properly and fully accounted 
     for; and
       ``(II) whether collections and disbursements of support 
     payments and program income are carried out correctly and are 
     properly and fully accounted for; and
       ``(iii) for such other purposes as the Secretary may find 
     necessary;''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective with respect to calendar quarters 
     beginning on or after the date one year after enactment of 
     this section.

     SEC. 414. REQUIRED REPORTING PROCEDURES.

       (a) Establishment.--Section 452(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(5)) 
     is amended by inserting ``, and establish procedures to be 
     followed by States for collecting and reporting information 
     required to be provided under this part, and establish 
     uniform definitions (including those necessary to enable the 
     measurement of State compliance with the requirements of this 
     part relating to expedited processes and timely case 
     processing) to be applied in following such procedures'' 
     before the semicolon.
       (b) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), 
     as amended by section 404(a) of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (24);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (25) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (25) the following:
       ``(26) provide that the State shall use the definitions 
     established under section 452(a)(5) in collecting and 
     reporting information as required under this part.''.

     SEC. 415. AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Revised Requirements.--(1) Section 454(16) (42 U.S.C. 
     654(16)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``, at the option of the State,'';
       (B) by inserting ``and operation by the State agency'' 
     after ``for the establishment'';
       (C) by inserting ``meeting the requirements of section 
     454A'' after ``information retrieval system'';
       (D) by striking ``in the State and localities thereof, so 
     as (A)'' and inserting ``so as'';
       (E) by striking ``(i)''; and
       (F) by striking ``(including'' and all that follows and 
     inserting a semicolon.
       (2) Part D of title IV (42 U.S.C. 651-669) is amended by 
     inserting after section 454 the following new section:


                      ``automated data processing

       ``Sec. 454A. (a) In General.--In order to meet the 
     requirements of this section, for purposes of the requirement 
     of section 454(16), a State agency shall have in operation a 
     single statewide automated data processing and information 
     retrieval system which has the capability to perform the 
     tasks specified in this section, and performs such tasks with 
     the frequency and in the manner specified in this part or in 
     regulations or guidelines of the Secretary.
       ``(b) Program Management.--The automated system required 
     under this section shall perform such functions as the 
     Secretary may specify relating to management of the program 
     under this part, including--
       ``(1) controlling and accounting for use of Federal, State, 
     and local funds to carry out such program; and
       ``(2) maintaining the data necessary to meet Federal 
     reporting requirements on a timely basis.
       ``(c) Calculation of Performance Indicators.--In order to 
     enable the Secretary to determine the incentive and penalty 
     adjustments required by sections 452(g) and 458, the State 
     agency shall--
       ``(1) use the automated system--
       ``(A) to maintain the requisite data on State performance 
     with respect to paternity establishment and child support 
     enforcement in the State; and
       ``(B) to calculate the IV-D paternity establishment 
     percentage and overall performance in child support 
     enforcement for the State for each fiscal year; and
       ``(2) have in place systems controls to ensure the 
     completeness, and reliability of, and ready access to, the 
     data described in paragraph (1)(A), and the accuracy of the 
     calculations described in paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(d) Information Integrity and Security.--The State agency 
     shall have in effect safeguards on the integrity, accuracy, 
     and completeness of, access to, and use of data in the 
     automated system required under this section, which shall 
     include the following (in addition to such other safeguards 
     as the Secretary specifies in regulations):
       ``(1) Policies restricting access.--Written policies 
     concerning access to data by State agency personnel, and 
     sharing of data with other persons, which--
       ``(A) permit access to and use of data only to the extent 
     necessary to carry out program responsibilities;
       ``(B) specify the data which may be used for particular 
     program purposes, and the personnel permitted access to such 
     data; and
       ``(C) ensure that data obtained or disclosed for a limited 
     program purpose is not used or redisclosed for another, 
     impermissible purpose.
       ``(2) Systems controls.--Systems controls (such as 
     passwords or blocking of fields) to ensure strict adherence 
     to the policies specified under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Monitoring of access.--Routine monitoring of access 
     to and use of the automated system, through methods such as 
     audit trails and feedback mechanisms, to guard against and 
     promptly identify unauthorized access or use.
       ``(4) Training and information.--The State agency shall 
     have in effect procedures to ensure that all personnel 
     (including State and local agency staff and contractors) who 
     may have access to or be required to use sensitive or 
     confidential program data are fully informed of applicable 
     requirements and penalties, and are adequately trained in 
     security procedures.
       ``(5) Penalties.--The State agency shall have in effect 
     administrative penalties (up to and including dismissal from 
     employment) for unauthorized access to, or disclosure or use 
     of, confidential data.''.
       (3) Regulations.--Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 652) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) The Secretary shall prescribe final regulations for 
     implementation of the requirements of section 454A not later 
     than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection.''.
       (4) Implementation Timetable.--Section 454(24) (42 U.S.C. 
     654(24)), as amended by sections 404(a)(2) and 414(b)(1) of 
     this Act, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(24) provide that the State will have in effect an 
     automated data processing and information retrieval system--
       ``(A) by October 1, 1995, meeting all requirements of this 
     part which were enacted on or before the date of enactment of 
     the Family Support Act of 1988; and
       ``(B) by October 1, 1999, meeting all requirements of this 
     part enacted on or before the date of enactment of the 
     Individual Responsibility Act of 1995 (but this provision 
     shall not be construed to alter earlier deadlines specified 
     for elements of such system), except that such deadline shall 
     be extended by 1 day for each day (if any) by which the 
     Secretary fails to meet the deadline imposed by section 
     452(j);''.
       (b) Special Federal Matching Rate for Development Costs of 
     Automated Systems.--Section 455(a) (42 U.S.C. 655(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``90 percent'' and inserting ``the percent 
     specified in paragraph (3)'';
       (B) by striking ``so much of''; and
       (C) by striking ``which the Secretary'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``, and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) The Secretary shall pay to each State, for each 
     quarter in fiscal year 1996, 90 percent of so much of State 
     expenditures described in subparagraph (1)(B) as the 
     Secretary finds are for a system meeting the requirements 
     specified in section 454(16), or meeting such requirements 
     without regard to clause (D) thereof.
       ``(B)(i) The Secretary shall pay to each State, for each 
     quarter in fiscal years 1997 through 2001, the percentage 
     specified in clause (ii) of so much of State expenditures 
     described in subparagraph (1)(B) as the Secretary finds are 
     for a system meeting the requirements specified in section 
     454(16) and 454A, subject to clause (iii).
       ``(ii) The percentage specified in this clause, for 
     purposes of clause (i), is the higher of--
       ``(I) 80 percent, or
       ``(II) the percentage otherwise applicable to Federal 
     payments to the State under subparagraph (A) (as adjusted 
     pursuant to section 458).''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 123(c) of the Family 
     Support Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 2352; Public Law 100-485) is 
     repealed.
       (d) Additional Provisions.--For additional provisions of 
     section 454A, as added by subsection (a) of this section, see 
     the amendments made by sections 421, 422(c), and 433(d) of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 416. DIRECTOR OF CSE PROGRAM; STAFFING STUDY.

       (a) Reporting to Secretary.--Section 452(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     652(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
     striking ``directly''.
       (b) Staffing Studies.--
       (1) Scope.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall, directly or by contract, conduct studies of the 
     staffing of each State child support enforcement program 
     under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act. Such 
     studies shall include a review of the staffing needs created 
     by requirements for automated data processing, maintenance of 
     a central case registry and centralized collections of child 
     support, and of changes in these needs resulting from changes 
     in such requirements. Such studies shall examine and report 
     on effective staffing practices used by the States and on 
     recommended staffing procedures.
       (2) Frequency of studies.--The Secretary shall complete the 
     first staffing study required under paragraph (1) by October 
     1, 1997, and may conduct additional studies subsequently at 
     appropriate intervals.
       (3) Report to the congress.--The Secretary shall submit a 
     report to the Congress stating the findings and conclusions 
     of each study conducted under this subsection.

     SEC. 417. FUNDING FOR SECRETARIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE 
                   PROGRAMS.

       Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 652), as amended by section 
     415(a)(3) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(k) Funding for Federal Activities Assisting State 
     Programs.--(1) There shall be available to the Secretary, 
     from amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1996 and each 
     succeeding fiscal year for payments to States under this 
     part, the amount specified in paragraph (2) for the costs to 
     the Secretary for--

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       ``(A) information dissemination and technical assistance to 
     States, training of State and Federal staff, staffing 
     studies, and related activities needed to improve programs 
     (including technical assistance concerning State automated 
     systems);
       ``(B) research, demonstration, and special projects of 
     regional or national significance relating to the operation 
     of State programs under this part; and
       ``(C) operation of the Federal Parent Locator Service under 
     section 453, to the extent such costs are not recovered 
     through user fees.
       ``(2) The amount specified in this paragraph for a fiscal 
     year is the amount equal to a percentage of the reduction in 
     Federal payments to States under part A on account of child 
     support (including arrearages) collected in the preceding 
     fiscal year on behalf of children receiving aid under such 
     part A in such preceding fiscal year (as determined on the 
     basis of the most recent reliable data available to the 
     Secretary as of the end of the third calendar quarter 
     following the end of such preceding fiscal year), equal to--
       ``(A) 1 percent, for the activities specified in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) 2 percent, for the activities specified in 
     subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 418. REPORTS AND DATA COLLECTION BY THE SECRETARY.

       (a) Annual Report to Congress.--(1) Section 452(a)(10)(A) 
     (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(A)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``this part;'' and inserting ``this part, 
     including--''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following indented clauses:
       ``(i) the total amount of child support payments collected 
     as a result of services furnished during such fiscal year to 
     individuals receiving services under this part;
       ``(ii) the cost to the States and to the Federal Government 
     of furnishing such services to those individuals; and
       ``(iii) the number of cases involving families--

       ``(I) who became ineligible for aid under part A during a 
     month in such fiscal year; and
       ``(II) with respect to whom a child support payment was 
     received in the same month;''.

       (2) Section 452(a)(10)(C) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(C)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
       (i) by striking ``with the data required under each clause 
     being separately stated for cases'' and inserting 
     ``separately stated for (1) cases'';
       (ii) by striking ``cases where the child was formerly 
     receiving'' and inserting ``or formerly received'';
       (iii) by inserting ``or 1912'' after ``471(a)(17)''; and
       (iv) by inserting ``(2)'' before ``all other'';
       (B) in each of clauses (i) and (ii), by striking ``, and 
     the total amount of such obligations'';
       (C) in clause (iii), by striking ``described in'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``in which support was collected 
     during the fiscal year;'';
       (D) by striking clause (iv); and
       (E) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vii), and 
     inserting after clause (iii) the following new clauses:
       ``(iv) the total amount of support collected during such 
     fiscal year and distributed as current support;
       ``(v) the total amount of support collected during such 
     fiscal year and distributed as arrearages;
       ``(vi) the total amount of support due and unpaid for all 
     fiscal years; and''.
       (3) Section 452(a)(10)(G) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(G)) is 
     amended by striking ``on the use of Federal courts and''.
       (4) Section 452(a)(10) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)) is amended by 
     striking all that follows subparagraph (I).
       (b) Data Collection and Reporting.--Section 469 (42 U.S.C. 
     669) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) The Secretary shall collect and maintain, on a fiscal 
     year basis, up-to-date statistics, by State, with respect to 
     services to establish paternity and services to establish 
     child support obligations, the data specified in subsection 
     (b), separately stated, in the case of each such service, 
     with respect to--
       ``(1) families (or dependent children) receiving aid under 
     plans approved under part A (or E); and
       ``(2) families not receiving such aid.
       ``(b) The data referred to in subsection (a) are--
       ``(1) the number of cases in the caseload of the State 
     agency administering the plan under this part in which such 
     service is needed; and
       ``(2) the number of such cases in which the service has 
     been provided.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``(a)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``(b)(2)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective with respect to fiscal year 1996 and 
     succeeding fiscal years.
                  Subtitle C--Locate and Case Tracking

     SEC. 421. CENTRAL STATE AND CASE REGISTRY.

       Section 454A, as added by section 415(a)(2) of this Act, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Central Case Registry.--(1) In General.--The 
     automated system required under this section shall perform 
     the functions, in accordance with the provisions of this 
     subsection, of a single central registry containing records 
     with respect to each case in which services are being 
     provided by the State agency (including, on and after October 
     1, 1998, each order specified in section 466(a)(12)), using 
     such standardized data elements (such as names, social 
     security numbers or other uniform identification numbers, 
     dates of birth, and case identification numbers), and 
     containing such other information (such as information on 
     case status) as the Secretary may require.
       ``(2) Payment Records.--Each case record in the central 
     registry shall include a record of--
       ``(A) the amount of monthly (or other periodic) support 
     owed under the support order, and other amounts due or 
     overdue (including arrears, interest or late payment 
     penalties, and fees);
       ``(B) the date on which or circumstances under which the 
     support obligation will terminate under such order;
       ``(C) all child support and related amounts collected 
     (including such amounts as fees, late payment penalties, and 
     interest on arrearages);
       ``(D) the distribution of such amounts collected; and
       ``(E) the birth date of the child for whom the child 
     support order is entered.
       ``(3) Updating and Monitoring.--The State agency shall 
     promptly establish and maintain, and regularly monitor, case 
     records in the registry required by this subsection, on the 
     basis of--
       ``(A) information on administrative actions and 
     administrative and judicial proceedings and orders relating 
     to paternity and support;
       ``(B) information obtained from matches with Federal, 
     State, or local data sources;
       ``(C) information on support collections and distributions; 
     and
       ``(D) any other relevant information.
       ``(f) Data Matches and Other Disclosures of Information.--
     The automated system required under this section shall have 
     the capacity, and be used by the State agency, to extract 
     data at such times, and in such standardized format or 
     formats, as may be required by the Secretary, and to share 
     and match data with, and receive data from, other data bases 
     and data matching services, in order to obtain (or provide) 
     information necessary to enable the State agency (or 
     Secretary or other State or Federal agencies) to carry out 
     responsibilities under this part. Data matching activities of 
     the State agency shall include at least the following:
       ``(1) Data bank of child support orders.--Furnish to the 
     Data Bank of Child Support Orders established under section 
     453(h) (and update as necessary, with information including 
     notice of expiration of orders) minimal information (to be 
     specified by the Secretary) on each child support case in the 
     central case registry.
       ``(2) Federal parent locator service.--Exchange data with 
     the Federal Parent Locator Service for the purposes specified 
     in section 453.
       ``(3) AFDC and medicaid agencies.--Exchange data with State 
     agencies (of the State and of other States) administering the 
     programs under part A and title XIX, as necessary for the 
     performance of State agency responsibilities under this part 
     and under such programs.
       ``(4) Intra- and interstate data matches.--Exchange data 
     with other agencies of the State, agencies of other States, 
     and interstate information networks, as necessary and 
     appropriate to carry out (or assist other States to carry 
     out) the purposes of this part.''.

     SEC. 422. CENTRALIZED COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT 
                   PAYMENTS.

       (a) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), 
     as amended by sections 404(a) and 414(b) of this Act, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (25);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (26) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (26) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(27) provide that the State agency, on and after October 
     1, 1998--
       ``(A) will operate a centralized, automated unit for the 
     collection and disbursement of child support under orders 
     being enforced under this part, in accordance with section 
     454B; and
       ``(B) will have sufficient State staff (consisting of State 
     employees), and (at State option) contractors reporting 
     directly to the State agency to monitor and enforce support 
     collections through such centralized unit, including carrying 
     out the automated data processing responsibilities specified 
     in section 454A(g) and to impose, as appropriate in 
     particular cases, the administrative enforcement remedies 
     specified in section 466(c)(1).''.
       (b) Establishment of Centralized Collection Unit.--Part D 
     of title IV (42 U.S.C. 651-669) is amended by adding after 
     section 454A the following new section:


     ``centralized collection and disbursement of support payments

       ``Sec. 454B. (a) In General.--In order to meet the 
     requirement of section 454(27), the State agency must operate 
     a single centralized, automated unit for the collection and 
     disbursement of support payments, coordinated with the 
     automated data system required under section 454A, in 
     accordance with the provisions of this section, which shall 
     be--
       ``(1) operated directly by the State agency (or by two or 
     more State agencies under a regional cooperative agreement), 
     or by a single contractor responsible directly to the State 
     agency; and

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       ``(2) used for the collection and disbursement (including 
     interstate collection and disbursement) of payments under 
     support orders in all cases being enforced by the State 
     pursuant to section 454(4).
       ``(b) Required Procedures.--The centralized collections 
     unit shall use automated procedures, electronic processes, 
     and computer-driven technology to the maximum extent 
     feasible, efficient, and economical, for the collection and 
     disbursement of support payments, including procedures--
       ``(1) for receipt of payments from parents, employers, and 
     other States, and for disbursements to custodial parents and 
     other obligees, the State agency, and the State agencies of 
     other States;
       ``(2) for accurate identification of payments;
       ``(3) to ensure prompt disbursement of the custodial 
     parent's share of any payment; and
       ``(4) to furnish to either parent, upon request, timely 
     information on the current status of support payments.''.
       (c) Use of Automated System.--Section 454A, as added by 
     section 415(a)(2) of this Act and as amended by section 421 
     of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(g) Centralized Collection and Distribution of Support 
     Payments.--The automated system required under this section 
     shall be used, to the maximum extent feasible, to assist and 
     facilitate collections and disbursement of support payments 
     through the centralized collections unit operated pursuant to 
     section 454B, through the performance of functions including 
     at a minimum--
       ``(1) generation of orders and notices to employers (and 
     other debtors) for the withholding of wages (and other 
     income)--
       ``(A) within two working days after receipt (from the 
     directory of New Hires established under section 453(i) or 
     any other source) of notice of and the income source subject 
     to such withholding; and
       ``(B) using uniform formats directed by the Secretary;
       ``(2) ongoing monitoring to promptly identify failures to 
     make timely payment; and
       ``(3) automatic use of enforcement mechanisms (including 
     mechanisms authorized pursuant to section 466(c)) where 
     payments are not timely made.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall become effective on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 423. AMENDMENTS CONCERNING INCOME WITHHOLDING.

       (a) Mandatory Income Withholding.--(1) Section 466(a)(1) 
     (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Income withholding.--(A) Under orders enforced under 
     the state plan.--Procedures described in subsection (b) for 
     the withholding from income of amounts payable as support in 
     cases subject to enforcement under the State plan.
       ``(B) Under certain orders predating change in 
     requirement.--Procedures under which all child support orders 
     issued (or modified) before October 1, 1996, and which are 
     not otherwise subject to withholding under subsection (b), 
     shall become subject to withholding from wages as provided in 
     subsection (b) if arrearages occur, without the need for a 
     judicial or administrative hearing.''.
       (2) Section 466(a)(8) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(8)) is repealed.
       (3) Section 466(b) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)) is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``subsection (a)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(1)(A)'';
       (B) in paragraph (5), by striking all that follows 
     ``administered by'' and inserting ``the State through the 
     centralized collections unit established pursuant to section 
     454B, in accordance with the requirements of such section 
     454B.'';
       (C) in paragraph (6)(A)(i)--
       (i) by inserting ``, in accordance with timetables 
     established by the Secretary,'' after ``must be required''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``to the appropriate agency'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``to the State centralized collections 
     unit within 5 working days after the date such amount would 
     (but for this subsection) have been paid or credited to the 
     employee, for distribution in accordance with this part.'';
       (D) in paragraph (6)(A)(ii), by inserting ``be in a 
     standard format prescribed by the Secretary, and'' after 
     ``shall''; and
       (E) in paragraph (6)(D)--
       (i) by striking ``employer who discharges'' and inserting 
     ``employer who--(A) discharges'';
       (ii) by relocating subparagraph (A), as designated, as an 
     indented subparagraph after and below the introductory 
     matter;
       (iii) by striking the period at the end; and
       (iv) by adding after and below subparagraph (A) the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) fails to withhold support from wages, or to pay such 
     amounts to the State centralized collections unit in 
     accordance with this subsection.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 466(c) (42 U.S.C. 
     666(c)) is repealed.
       (c) Definition of Terms.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
     regulations providing definitions, for purposes of part D of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act, for the term ``income'' 
     and for such other terms relating to income withholding under 
     section 466(b) of such Act as the Secretary may find it 
     necessary or advisable to define.

     SEC. 424. LOCATOR INFORMATION FROM INTERSTATE NETWORKS.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by section 
     423(a)(2) of this Act, is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (7) the following:
       ``(8) Locator information from interstate networks.--
     Procedures ensuring that the State will neither provide 
     funding for, nor use for any purpose (including any purpose 
     unrelated to the purposes of this part), any automated 
     interstate network or system used to locate individuals--
       ``(A) for purposes relating to the use of motor vehicles; 
     or
       ``(B) providing information for law enforcement purposes 
     (where child support enforcement agencies are otherwise 
     allowed access by State and Federal law),

     unless all Federal and State agencies administering programs 
     under this part (including the entities established under 
     section 453) have access to information in such system or 
     network to the same extent as any other user of such system 
     or network.''.

     SEC. 425. EXPANDED FEDERAL PARENT LOCATOR SERVICE.

       (a) Expanded Authority to Locate Individuals and Assets.--
     Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking all that follows 
     ``subsection (c))'' and inserting the following:
     ``, for the purpose of establishing parentage, establishing, 
     setting the amount of, modifying, or enforcing child support 
     obligations--
       ``(1) information on, or facilitating the discovery of, the 
     location of any individual--
       ``(A) who is under an obligation to pay child support;
       ``(B) against whom such an obligation is sought; or
       ``(C) to whom such an obligation is owed, including such 
     individual's social security number (or numbers), most recent 
     residential address, and the name, address, and employer 
     identification number of such individual's employer; and
       ``(2) information on the individual's wages (or other 
     income) from, and benefits of, employment (including rights 
     to or enrollment in group health care coverage); and
       ``(3) information on the type, status, location, and amount 
     of any assets of, or debts owed by or to, any such 
     individual.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``social security'' and all that follows through ``absent 
     parent'' and inserting ``information specified in subsection 
     (a)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period ``, or 
     from any consumer reporting agency (as defined in section 
     603(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1681a(f))'';
       (3) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting before the period 
     ``, or by consumer reporting agencies''.
       (b) Reimbursement for Data From Federal Agencies.--Section 
     453(e)(2) (42 U.S.C. 653(e)(2)) is amended in the fourth 
     sentence by inserting before the period ``in an amount which 
     the Secretary determines to be reasonable payment for the 
     data exchange (which amount shall not include payment for the 
     costs of obtaining, compiling, or maintaining the data)''.
       (c) Access to Consumer Reports Under Fair Credit Reporting 
     Act.--(1) Section 608 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 
     U.S.C. 1681f) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``, limited to'' and inserting ``to a 
     governmental agency (including the entire consumer report, in 
     the case of a Federal, State, or local agency administering a 
     program under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act, 
     and limited to''; and
       (B) by striking ``employment, to a governmental agency'' 
     and inserting ``employment, in the case of any other 
     governmental agency)''.
       (2) Reimbursement for Reports by State Agencies and Credit 
     Bureaus.--Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) The Secretary is authorized to reimburse costs to 
     State agencies and consumer credit reporting agencies the 
     costs incurred by such entities in furnishing information 
     requested by the Secretary pursuant to this section in an 
     amount which the Secretary determines to be reasonable 
     payment for the data exchange (which amount shall not include 
     payment for the costs of obtaining, compiling, or maintaining 
     the data).''.
       (d) Disclosure of Tax Return Information.--(1) Section 
     6103(1)(6)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended by striking ``, but only if'' and all that follows 
     and inserting a period.
       (2) Section 6103(1)(8)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by inserting ``Federal,'' before ``State or 
     local''.
       (e) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Sections 452(a)(9), 453(a), 453(b), 463(a), and 463(e) 
     (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(9), 653(a), 653(b), 663(a), and 663(e)) are 
     each amended by inserting ``Federal'' before ``Parent'' each 
     place it appears.
       (2) Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended in the heading 
     by adding ``federal'' before ``parent''.
       (f) New Components.--Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653), as 
     amended by subsection (c)(2) of this section, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Data Bank of Child Support Orders.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than October 1, 1998, in order 
     to assist States in administering their State plans under 
     this part and parts A, F, and G, and for the other purposes 
     specified in this section, the Secretary shall

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     establish and maintain in the Federal Parent Locator Service 
     an automated registry to be known as the Data Bank of Child 
     Support Orders, which shall contain abstracts of child 
     support orders and other information described in paragraph 
     (2) on each case in each State central case registry 
     maintained pursuant to section 454A(e), as furnished (and 
     regularly updated), pursuant to section 454A(f), by State 
     agencies administering programs under this part.
       ``(2) Case information.--The information referred to in 
     paragraph (1), as specified by the Secretary, shall include 
     sufficient information (including names, social security 
     numbers or other uniform identification numbers, and State 
     case identification numbers) to identify the individuals who 
     owe or are owed support (or with respect to or on behalf of 
     whom support obligations are sought to be established), and 
     the State or States which have established or modified, or 
     are enforcing or seeking to establish, such an order.
       ``(i) Directory of New Hires.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than October 1, 1998, In order 
     to assist States in administering their State plans under 
     this part and parts A, F, and G, and for the other purposes 
     specified in this section, the Secretary shall establish and 
     maintain in the Federal Parent Locator Service an automated 
     directory to be known as the directory of New Hires, 
     containing--
       ``(A) information supplied by employers on each newly hired 
     individual, in accordance with paragraph (2); and
       ``(B) information supplied by State agencies administering 
     State unemployment compensation laws, in accordance with 
     paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Employer information.--
       ``(A) Information required.--Subject to subparagraph (D), 
     each employer shall furnish to the Secretary, for inclusion 
     in the directory established under this subsection, not later 
     than 10 days after the date (on or after October 1, 1998) on 
     which the employer hires a new employee (as defined in 
     subparagraph (C)), a report containing the name, date of 
     birth, and social security number of such employee, and the 
     employer identification number of the employer.
       ``(B) Reporting method and format.--The Secretary shall 
     provide for transmission of the reports required under 
     subparagraph (A) using formats and methods which minimize the 
     burden on employers, which shall include--
       ``(i) automated or electronic transmission of such reports;
       ``(ii) transmission by regular mail; and
       ``(iii) transmission of a copy of the form required for 
     purposes of compliance with section 3402 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(C) Employee defined.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the term `employee' means any individual subject to the 
     requirement of section 3402(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986.
       ``(D) Paperwork reduction requirement.--As required by the 
     information resources management policies published by the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to 
     section 3504(b)(1) of title 44, United States Code, the 
     Secretary, in order to minimize the cost and reporting burden 
     on employers, shall not require reporting pursuant to this 
     paragraph if an alternative reporting mechanism can be 
     developed that either relies on existing Federal or State 
     reporting or enables the Secretary to collect the needed 
     information in a more cost-effective and equally expeditious 
     manner, taking into account the reporting costs on employers.
       ``(E) Civil money penalty on noncomplying employers.--(i) 
     Any employer that fails to make a timely report in accordance 
     with this paragraph with respect to an individual shall be 
     subject to a civil money penalty, for each calendar year in 
     which the failure occurs, of the lesser of $500 or 1 percent 
     of the wages or other compensation paid by such employer to 
     such individual during such calendar year.
       ``(ii) Subject to clause (iii), the provisions of section 
     1128A (other than subsections (a) and (b) thereof) shall 
     apply to a civil money penalty under clause (i) in the same 
     manner as they apply to a civil money penalty or proceeding 
     under section 1128A(a).
       ``(iii) Any employer with respect to whom a penalty under 
     this subparagraph is upheld after an administrative hearing 
     shall be liable to pay all costs of the Secretary with 
     respect to such hearing.
       ``(3) Employment security information.--
       ``(A) Reporting requirement.--Each State agency 
     administering a State unemployment compensation law approved 
     by the Secretary of Labor under the Federal Unemployment Tax 
     Act shall furnish to the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services extracts of the reports to the Secretary of Labor 
     concerning the wages and unemployment compensation paid to 
     individuals required under section 303(a)(6), in accordance 
     with subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Manner of compliance.--The extracts required under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be furnished to the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services on a quarterly basis, with respect 
     to calendar quarters beginning on and after October 1, 1996, 
     by such dates, in such format, and containing such 
     information as required by that Secretary in regulations.
       ``(j) Data Matches and Other Disclosures.--
       ``(1) Verification by social security administration.--(A) 
     The Secretary shall transmit data on individuals and 
     employers maintained under this section to the Social 
     Security Administration to the extent necessary for 
     verification in accordance with subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) The Social Security Administration shall verify the 
     accuracy of, correct or supply to the extent necessary and 
     feasible, and report to the Secretary, the following 
     information in data supplied by the Secretary pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A):
       ``(i) the name, social security number, and birth date of 
     each individual; and
       ``(ii) the employer identification number of each employer.
       ``(2) Child support locator matches.--For the purpose of 
     locating individuals for purposes of paternity establishment 
     and establishment and enforcement of child support, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) match data in the directory of New Hires against the 
     child support order abstracts in the Data Bank of Child 
     Support Orders not less often than every 2 working days; and
       ``(B) report information obtained from such a match to 
     concerned State agencies operating programs under this part 
     not later than 2 working days after such match.
       ``(3) Data matches and disclosures of data in all 
     registries for title iv program purposes.--The Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(A) perform matches of data in each component of the 
     Federal Parent Locator Service maintained under this section 
     against data in each other such component (other than the 
     matches required pursuant to paragraph (1)), and report 
     information resulting from such matches to State agencies 
     operating programs under this part and parts A, F, and G; and
       ``(B) disclose data in such registries to such State 
     agencies,

     to the extent, and with the frequency, that the Secretary 
     determines to be effective in assisting such States to carry 
     out their responsibilities under such programs.
       ``(k) Fees.--
       ``(1) For ssa verification.--The Secretary shall reimburse 
     the Commissioner of Social Security, at a rate negotiated 
     between the Secretary and the Commissioner, the costs 
     incurred by the Commissioner in performing the verification 
     services specified in subsection (j).
       ``(2) For information from sesas.--The Secretary shall 
     reimburse costs incurred by State employment security 
     agencies in furnishing data as required by subsection (j)(3), 
     at rates which the Secretary determines to be reasonable 
     (which rates shall not include payment for the costs of 
     obtaining, compiling, or maintaining such data).
       ``(3) For information furnished to state and federal 
     agencies.--State and Federal agencies receiving data or 
     information from the Secretary pursuant to this section shall 
     reimburse the costs incurred by the Secretary in furnishing 
     such data or information, at rates which the Secretary 
     determines to be reasonable (which rates shall include 
     payment for the costs of obtaining, verifying, maintaining, 
     and matching such data or information).
       ``(l) Restriction on Disclosure and Use.--Data in the 
     Federal Parent Locator Service, and information resulting 
     from matches using such data, shall not be used or disclosed 
     except as specifically provided in this section.
       ``(m) Retention of Data.--Data in the Federal Parent 
     Locator Service, and data resulting from matches performed 
     pursuant to this section, shall be retained for such period 
     (determined by the Secretary) as appropriate for the data 
     uses specified in this section.
       ``(n) Information Integrity and Security.--The Secretary 
     shall establish and implement safeguards with respect to the 
     entities established under this section designed to--
       ``(1) ensure the accuracy and completeness of information 
     in the Federal Parent Locator Service; and
       ``(2) restrict access to confidential information in the 
     Federal Parent Locator Service to authorized persons, and 
     restrict use of such information to authorized purposes.
       ``(o) Limit on Liability.--The Secretary shall not be 
     liable to either a State or an individual for inaccurate 
     information provided to a component of the Federal Parent 
     Locator Service section and disclosed by the Secretary in 
     accordance with this section.''.
       (g) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) To part d of title iv of the social security act.--
     Section 454(8)(B) (42 U.S.C. 654(8)(B)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(B) the Federal Parent Locator Service established under 
     section 453;''.
       (2) To federal unemployment tax act.--Section 3304(16) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Secretary of Health, Education, and 
     Welfare'' each place such term appears and inserting 
     ``Secretary of Health and Human Services'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``such information'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``information furnished 
     under subparagraph (A) or (B) is used only for the purposes 
     authorized under such subparagraph;'';
       (C) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (D) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (E) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) wage and unemployment compensation information 
     contained in the records of such agency shall be furnished to 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in accordance 
     with regulations promulgated by such Secretary) as necessary 
     for the pur

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     poses of the directory of New Hires established under section 
     453(i) of the Social Security Act, and''.
       (3) To state grant program under title iii of the social 
     security act.--Section 303(a) (42 U.S.C. 503(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (8);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding after paragraph (9) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(10) The making of quarterly electronic reports, at such 
     dates, in such format, and containing such information, as 
     required by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 
     section 453(i)(3), and compliance with such provisions as 
     such Secretary may find necessary to ensure the correctness 
     and verification of such reports.''.

     SEC. 426. USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS.

       (a) State Law Requirement.--Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     666(a)), as amended by section 401(a) of this Act, is amended 
     by inserting after paragraph (12) the following:
       ``(13) Social security numbers required.--Procedures 
     requiring the recording of social security numbers--
       ``(A) of both parties on marriage licenses and divorce 
     decrees; and
       ``(B) of both parents, on birth records and child support 
     and paternity orders.''.
       (b) Clarification of Federal Policy.--Section 
     205(c)(2)(C)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)(ii)) is amended by 
     striking the third sentence and inserting ``This clause shall 
     not be considered to authorize disclosure of such numbers 
     except as provided in the preceding sentence.''.
         Subtitle D--Streamlining and Uniformity of Procedures

     SEC. 431. ADOPTION OF UNIFORM STATE LAWS.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     401(a) and 426(a) of this Act, is amended inserting after 
     paragraph (13) the following:
       ``(14) Interstate enforcement.--(A) Adoption of uifsa.--
     Procedures under which the State adopts in its entirety (with 
     the modifications and additions specified in this paragraph) 
     not later than January 1, 1997, and uses on and after such 
     date, the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, as approved 
     by the National Conference of Commissioners on Uniform State 
     Laws in August, 1992.
       ``(B) Expanded application of uifsa.--The State law adopted 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be applied to any case--
       ``(i) involving an order established or modified in one 
     State and for which a subsequent modification is sought in 
     another State; or
       ``(ii) in which interstate activity is required to enforce 
     an order.
       ``(C) Jurisdiction to modify orders.--The State law adopted 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall contain 
     the following provision in lieu of section 611(a)(1) of the 
     Uniform Interstate Family Support Act described in such 
     subparagraph (A):
       `` `(1) the following requirements are met:
       `` `(i) the child, the individual obligee, and the 
     obligor--
       `` `(I) do not reside in the issuing State; and
       `` `(II) either reside in this State or are subject to the 
     jurisdiction of this State pursuant to section 201; and
       `` `(ii) (in any case where another State is exercising or 
     seeks to exercise jurisdiction to modify the order) the 
     conditions of section 204 are met to the same extent as 
     required for proceedings to establish orders; or'.
       ``(D) Service of process.--The State law adopted pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A) shall recognize as valid, for purposes of 
     any proceeding subject to such State law, service of process 
     upon persons in the State (and proof of such service) by any 
     means acceptable in another State which is the initiating or 
     responding State in such proceeding.
       ``(E) Cooperation by employers.--The State law adopted 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall provide for the use of 
     procedures (including sanctions for noncompliance) under 
     which all entities in the State (including for-profit, 
     nonprofit, and governmental employers) are required to 
     provide promptly, in response to a request by the State 
     agency of that or any other State administering a program 
     under this part, information on the employment, compensation, 
     and benefits of any individual employed by such entity as an 
     employee or contractor.''.

     SEC. 432. IMPROVEMENTS TO FULL FAITH AND CREDIT FOR CHILD 
                   SUPPORT ORDERS.

       Section 1738B of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``subsection (e)'' 
     and inserting ``subsections (e), (f), and (i)'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after the 2nd 
     undesignated paragraph the following:
       `` `child's home State' means the State in which a child 
     lived with a parent or a person acting as parent for at least 
     six consecutive months immediately preceding the time of 
     filing of a petition or comparable pleading for support and, 
     if a child is less than six months old, the State in which 
     the child lived from birth with any of them. A period of 
     temporary absence of any of them is counted as part of the 
     six-month period.'';
       (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``by a court of a 
     State'' before ``is made'';
       (4) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``and subsections 
     (e), (f), and (g)'' after ``located'';
       (5) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by inserting ``individual'' before ``contestant''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (e) and (f)'';
       (6) in subsection (e), by striking ``make a modification of 
     a child support order with respect to a child that is made'' 
     and inserting ``modify a child support order issued'';
       (7) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting ``pursuant to 
     subsection (i)'' before the semicolon;
       (8) in subsection (e)(2)--
       (A) by inserting ``individual'' before ``contestant'' each 
     place such term appears; and
       (B) by striking ``to that court's making the modification 
     and assuming'' and inserting ``with the State of continuing, 
     exclusive jurisdiction for a court of another State to modify 
     the order and assume'';
       (9) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (g) and (h), respectively;
       (10) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) Recognition of Child Support Orders.--If one or more 
     child support orders have been issued in this or another 
     State with regard to an obligor and a child, a court shall 
     apply the following rules in determining which order to 
     recognize for purposes of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction 
     and enforcement:
       ``(1) If only one court has issued a child support order, 
     the order of that court must be recognized.
       ``(2) If two or more courts have issued child support 
     orders for the same obligor and child, and only one of the 
     courts would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under 
     this section, the order of that court must be recognized.
       ``(3) If two or more courts have issued child support 
     orders for the same obligor and child, and only one of the 
     courts would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under 
     this section, an order issued by a court in the current home 
     State of the child must be recognized, but if an order has 
     not been issued in the current home State of the child, the 
     order most recently issued must be recognized.
       ``(4) If two or more courts have issued child support 
     orders for the same obligor and child, and none of the courts 
     would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this 
     section, a court may issue a child support order, which must 
     be recognized.
       ``(5) The court that has issued an order recognized under 
     this subsection is the court having continuing, exclusive 
     jurisdiction.'';
       (11) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``Prior'' and inserting ``Modified''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (e) and (f)'';
       (12) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``including the duration 
     of current payments and other obligations of support'' before 
     the comma; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``arrears under'' after 
     ``enforce''; and
       (13) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Registration for Modification.--If there is no 
     individual contestant or child residing in the issuing State, 
     the party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or 
     to modify and enforce, a child support order issued in 
     another State shall register that order in a State with 
     jurisdiction over the nonmovant for the purpose of 
     modification.''.

     SEC. 433. STATE LAWS PROVIDING EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.

       (a) State Law Requirements.--Section 466 (42 U.S.C. 666) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), in the first sentence, to read as 
     follows: ``Expedited administrative and judicial procedures 
     (including the procedures specified in subsection (c)) for 
     establishing paternity and for establishing, modifying, and 
     enforcing support obligations.''; and
       (2) by adding after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Expedited Procedures.--The procedures specified in 
     this subsection are the following:
       ``(1) Administrative action by state agency.--Procedures 
     which give the State agency the authority (and recognize and 
     enforce the authority of State agencies of other States), 
     without the necessity of obtaining an order from any other 
     judicial or administrative tribunal (but subject to due 
     process safeguards, including (as appropriate) requirements 
     for notice, opportunity to contest the action, and 
     opportunity for an appeal on the record to an independent 
     administrative or judicial tribunal), to take the following 
     actions relating to establishment or enforcement of orders:
       ``(A) Genetic testing.--To order genetic testing for the 
     purpose of paternity establishment as provided in section 
     466(a)(5).
       ``(B) Default orders.--To enter a default order, upon a 
     showing of service of process and any additional showing 
     required by State law--
       ``(i) establishing paternity, in the case of any putative 
     father who refuses to submit to genetic testing; and
       ``(ii) establishing or modifying a support obligation, in 
     the case of a parent (or other obligor or obligee) who fails 
     to respond to notice to appear at a proceeding for such 
     purpose.
       ``(C) Subpoenas.--To subpoena any financial or other 
     information needed to establish, modify, or enforce an order, 
     and to sanction failure to respond to any such subpoena.
       ``(D) Access to personal and financial information.--To 
     obtain access, subject to safeguards on privacy and 
     information security, to the following records (including 
     automated access, in the case of records maintained in 
     automated data bases):

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       ``(i) records of other State and local government agencies, 
     including--

       ``(I) vital statistics (including records of marriage, 
     birth, and divorce);
       ``(II) State and local tax and revenue records (including 
     information on residence address, employer, income and 
     assets);
       ``(III) records concerning real and titled personal 
     property;
       ``(IV) records of occupational and professional licenses, 
     and records concerning the ownership and control of 
     corporations, partnerships, and other business entities;
       ``(V) employment security records;
       ``(VI) records of agencies administering public assistance 
     programs;
       ``(VII) records of the motor vehicle department; and
       ``(VIII) corrections records; and

       ``(ii) certain records held by private entities, 
     including--

       ``(I) customer records of public utilities and cable 
     television companies; and
       ``(II) information (including information on assets and 
     liabilities) on individuals who owe or are owed support (or 
     against or with respect to whom a support obligation is 
     sought) held by financial institutions (subject to 
     limitations on liability of such entities arising from 
     affording such access).

       ``(E) Income withholding.--To order income withholding in 
     accordance with subsection (a)(1) and (b) of section 466.
       ``(F) Change in payee.--(In cases where support is subject 
     to an assignment under section 402(a)(26), 471(a)(17), or 
     1912, or to a requirement to pay through the centralized 
     collections unit under section 454B) upon providing notice to 
     obligor and obligee, to direct the obligor or other payor to 
     change the payee to the appropriate government entity.
       ``(G) Secure assets to satisfy arrearages.--For the purpose 
     of securing overdue support--
       ``(i) to intercept and seize any periodic or lump-sum 
     payment to the obligor by or through a State or local 
     government agency, including--

       ``(I) unemployment compensation, workers' compensation, and 
     other benefits;
       ``(II) judgments and settlements in cases under the 
     jurisdiction of the State or local government; and
       ``(III) lottery winnings;

       ``(ii) to attach and seize assets of the obligor held by 
     financial institutions;
       ``(iii) to attach public and private retirement funds in 
     appropriate cases, as determined by the Secretary; and
       ``(iv) to impose liens in accordance with paragraph (a)(4) 
     and, in appropriate cases, to force sale of property and 
     distribution of proceeds.
       ``(H) Increase monthly payments.--For the purpose of 
     securing overdue support, to increase the amount of monthly 
     support payments to include amounts for arrearages (subject 
     to such conditions or restrictions as the State may provide).
       ``(I) Suspension of drivers' licenses.--To suspend drivers' 
     licenses of individuals owing past-due support, in accordance 
     with subsection (a)(16).
       ``(2) Substantive and procedural rules.--The expedited 
     procedures required under subsection (a)(2) shall include the 
     following rules and authority, applicable with respect to all 
     proceedings to establish paternity or to establish, modify, 
     or enforce support orders:
       ``(A) Locator information; presumptions concerning 
     notice.--Procedures under which--
       ``(i) the parties to any paternity or child support 
     proceedings are required (subject to privacy safeguards) to 
     file with the tribunal before entry of an order, and to 
     update as appropriate, information on location and identity 
     (including Social Security number, residential and mailing 
     addresses, telephone number, driver's license number, and 
     name, address, and telephone number of employer); and
       ``(ii) in any subsequent child support enforcement action 
     between the same parties, the tribunal shall be authorized, 
     upon sufficient showing that diligent effort has been made to 
     ascertain such party's current location, to deem due process 
     requirements for notice and service of process to be met, 
     with respect to such party, by delivery to the most recent 
     residential or employer address so filed pursuant to clause 
     (i).
       ``(B) Statewide jurisdiction.--Procedures under which--
       ``(i) the State agency and any administrative or judicial 
     tribunal with authority to hear child support and paternity 
     cases exerts statewide jurisdiction over the parties, and 
     orders issued in such cases have statewide effect; and
       ``(ii) (in the case of a State in which orders in such 
     cases are issued by local jurisdictions) a case may be 
     transferred between jurisdictions in the State without need 
     for any additional filing by the petitioner, or service of 
     process upon the respondent, to retain jurisdiction over the 
     parties.''.
       (c) Exceptions from State Law Requirements.--Section 466(d) 
     (42 U.S.C. 666(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(d) If'' and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Exemptions From Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), if''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Nonexempt requirements.--The Secretary shall not 
     grant an exemption from the requirements of--
       ``(A) subsection (a)(5) (concerning procedures for 
     paternity establishment);
       ``(B) subsection (a)(10) (concerning modification of 
     orders);
       ``(C) subsection (a)(12) (concerning recording of orders in 
     the central State case registry);
       ``(D) subsection (a)(13) (concerning recording of Social 
     Security numbers);
       ``(E) subsection (a)(14) (concerning interstate 
     enforcement); or
       ``(F) subsection (c) (concerning expedited procedures), 
     other than paragraph (1)(A) thereof (concerning establishment 
     or modification of support amount).''.
       (d) Automation of State Agency Functions.--Section 454A, as 
     added by section 415(a)(2) of this Act and as amended by 
     sections 421 and 422(c) of this Act, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Expedited Administrative Procedures.--The automated 
     system required under this section shall be used, to the 
     maximum extent feasible, to implement any expedited 
     administrative procedures required under section 466(c).''.
                  Subtitle E--Paternity Establishment

     SEC. 441. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that social services should 
     be provided in hospitals to women who have become pregnant as 
     a result of rape or incest.

     SEC. 442. AVAILABILITY OF PARENTING SOCIAL SERVICES FOR NEW 
                   FATHERS.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     401(a), 426(a), and 431 of this Act, is amended by inserting 
     after paragraph (14) the following:
       ``(15) Procedures for providing new fathers with positive 
     parenting counseling that stresses the importance of paying 
     child support in a timely manner, in accordance with 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary.''.

     SEC. 443. COOPERATION REQUIREMENT AND GOOD CAUSE EXCEPTION.

       (a) Child Support Enforcement Requirements.--Section 454 
     (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (23);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (24) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (24) the following:
       ``(25) provide that the State agency administering the plan 
     under this part--
       ``(A) will make the determination specified under paragraph 
     (4), as to whether an individual is cooperating with efforts 
     to establish paternity and secure support (or has good cause 
     not to cooperate with such efforts) for purposes of the 
     requirements of sections 402(a)(26) and 1912;
       ``(B) will advise individuals, both orally and in writing, 
     of the grounds for good cause exceptions to the requirement 
     to cooperate with such efforts;
       ``(C) will take the best interests of the child into 
     consideration in making the determination whether such 
     individual has good cause not to cooperate with such efforts;
       ``(D)(i) will make the initial determination as to whether 
     an individual is cooperating (or has good cause not to 
     cooperate) with efforts to establish paternity within 10 days 
     after such individual is referred to such State agency by the 
     State agency administering the program under part A of title 
     XIX;
       ``(ii) will make redeterminations as to cooperation or good 
     cause at appropriate intervals; and
       ``(iii) will promptly notify the individual, and the State 
     agencies administering such programs, of each such 
     determination and redetermination;
       ``(E) with respect to any child born on or after the date 
     10 months after enactment of this provision, will not 
     determine (or redetermine) the mother (or other custodial 
     relative) of such child to be cooperating with efforts to 
     establish paternity unless such individual furnishes--
       ``(i) the name of the putative father (or fathers); and
       ``(ii) sufficient additional information to enable the 
     State agency, if reasonable efforts were made, to verify the 
     identity of the person named as the putative father 
     (including such information as the putative father's present 
     address, telephone number, date of birth, past or present 
     place of employment, school previously or currently attended, 
     and names and addresses of parents, friends, or relatives 
     able to provide location information, or other information 
     that could enable service of process on such person), and
       ``(F)(i) (where a custodial parent who was initially 
     determined not to be cooperating (or to have good cause not 
     to cooperate) is later determined to be cooperating or to 
     have good cause not to cooperate) will immediately notify the 
     State agencies administering the programs under part A of 
     title XIX that this eligibility condition has been met; and
       ``(ii) (where a custodial parent was initially determined 
     to be cooperating (or to have good cause not to cooperate)) 
     will not later determine such individual not to be 
     cooperating (or not to have good cause not to cooperate) 
     until such individual has been afforded an opportunity for a 
     hearing.''.
       (b) AFDC Amendments.--
       (1) Section 402(a)(11) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(11)) is amended by 
     striking ``furnishing of'' and inserting ``application for''.
       (2) Section 402(a)(26) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(26)) is amended--
       (A) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B), by redesignating 
     clauses (i) and (ii) as subclauses (I) and (II);

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       (B) by indenting and redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), 
     and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iv), respectively;
       (C) in clause (ii), as redesignated--
       (i) by striking ``is claimed, or in obtaining any other 
     payments or property due such applicant or such child,'' and 
     inserting ``is claimed;''; and
       (ii) by striking ``unless'' and all that follows through 
     ``aid is claimed; and'';
       (D) by adding after clause (ii) the following new clause:
       ``(iii) to cooperate with the State in obtaining any other 
     payments or property due such applicant or such child; and'';
       (E) in the matter preceding clause (i) (as so redesignated) 
     to read as follows:
       ``(26) provide--
       ``(A) that, as a condition of eligibility for aid, each 
     applicant or recipient will be required (subject to 
     subparagraph (C))--'';
       (F) in subparagraph (A)(iv), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``, unless such individual'' and all that follows through 
     ``individuals involved'';
       (G) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) that the State agency will immediately refer each 
     applicant requiring paternity establishment services to the 
     State agency administering the program under part D;
       ``(C) that an individual will not be required to cooperate 
     with the State, as provided under subparagraph (A), if the 
     individual is found to have good cause for refusing to 
     cooperate, as determined in accordance with standards 
     prescribed by the Secretary, which standards shall take into 
     consideration the best interests of the child on whose behalf 
     aid is claimed--
       ``(i) to the satisfaction of the State agency administering 
     the program under part D, as determined in accordance with 
     section 454(25), with respect to the requirements under 
     clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) to the satisfaction of the State agency 
     administering the program under this part, with respect to 
     the requirements under clauses (iii) and (iv) of subparagraph 
     (A);
       ``(D) that (except as provided in subparagraph (E)) an 
     applicant requiring paternity establishment services (other 
     than an individual eligible for emergency assistance as 
     defined in section 406(e)) shall not be eligible for any aid 
     under a State plan approved under this part until such 
     applicant--
       ``(i) has furnished to the agency administering the State 
     plan under part D the information specified in section 
     454(25)(E); or
       ``(ii) has been determined by such agency to have good 
     cause not to cooperate;
       ``(E) that the provisions of subparagraph (D) shall not 
     apply--
       ``(i) if the State agency specified in such subparagraph 
     has not, within 10 days after such individual was referred to 
     such agency, provided the notification required by section 
     454(25)(D)(iii), until such notification is received; and
       ``(ii) if such individual appeals a determination that the 
     individual lacks good cause for noncooperation, until after 
     such determination is affirmed after notice and opportunity 
     for a hearing; and''; and
       (H)(i) by relocating and redesignating as subparagraph (F) 
     the text at the end of subparagraph (A)(ii) beginning with 
     ``that, if the relative'' and all that follows through the 
     semicolon;
       (ii) in subparagraph (F), as so redesignated and relocated, 
     by striking ``subparagraphs (A) and (B) of this paragraph'' 
     and inserting ``subparagraph (A)''; and
       (iii) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
     (a)(ii).
       (c) Medicaid Amendments.--Section 1912(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396k(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by inserting ``(except as provided 
     in paragraph (2))'' after ``to cooperate with the State'';
       (2) in subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1) by 
     striking ``, unless'' and all that follows and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (5), and 
     inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) provide that the State agency will immediately refer 
     each applicant or recipient requiring paternity establishment 
     services to the State agency administering the program under 
     part D of title IV;
       ``(3) provide that an individual will not be required to 
     cooperate with the State, as provided under paragraph (1), if 
     the individual is found to have good cause for refusing to 
     cooperate, as determined in accordance with standards 
     prescribed by the Secretary, which standards shall take into 
     consideration the best interests of the individuals 
     involved--
       ``(A) to the satisfaction of the State agency administering 
     the program under part D, as determined in accordance with 
     section 454(25), with respect to the requirements to 
     cooperate with efforts to establish paternity and to obtain 
     support (including medical support) from a parent; and
       ``(B) to the satisfaction of the State agency administering 
     the program under this title, with respect to other 
     requirements to cooperate under paragraph (1);
       ``(4) provide that (except as provided in paragraph (5)) an 
     applicant requiring paternity establishment services (other 
     than an individual eligible for emergency assistance as 
     defined in section 406(e), or presumptively eligible pursuant 
     to section 1920) shall not be eligible for medical assistance 
     under this title until such applicant--
       ``(i) has furnished to the agency administering the State 
     plan under part D of title IV the information specified in 
     section 454(25)(E); or
       ``(ii) has been determined by such agency to have good 
     cause not to cooperate; and
       ``(5) provide that the provisions of paragraph (4) shall 
     not apply with respect to an applicant--
       ``(i) if such agency has not, within 10 days after such 
     individual was referred to such agency, provided the 
     notification required by section 454(25)(D)(iii), until such 
     notification is received); and
       ``(ii) if such individual appeals a determination that the 
     individual lacks good cause for noncooperation, until after 
     such determination is affirmed after notice and opportunity 
     for a hearing.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective with respect to applications filed in or 
     after the first calendar quarter beginning 10 months or more 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act (or such earlier 
     quarter as the State may select) for aid under a State plan 
     approved under part A of title IV or for medical assistance 
     under a State plan approved under title XIX.

     SEC. 444. FEDERAL MATCHING PAYMENTS.

       (a) Increased Base Matching Rate.--Section 455(a)(2) (42 
     U.S.C. 655(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) The applicable percent for a quarter for purposes of 
     paragraph (1)(A) is--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 1996, 69 percent;
       ``(B) for fiscal year 1997, 72 percent; and
       ``(C) for fiscal year 1998 and succeeding fiscal years, 75 
     percent.''.
       (b) Maintenance of Effort.--Section 455 (42 U.S.C. 655) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A), by striking ``From'' and inserting 
     ``Subject to subsection (c), from''; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Maintenance of Effort.--Notwithstanding subsection 
     (a), total expenditures for the State program under this part 
     for fiscal year 1996 and each succeeding fiscal year, reduced 
     by the percentage specified for such fiscal year under 
     subparagraph (A), (B), or (C)(i) of paragraph (2), shall not 
     be less than such total expenditures for fiscal year 1995, 
     reduced by 66 percent.''.

     SEC. 445. PERFORMANCE-BASED INCENTIVES AND PENALTIES.

       (a) Incentive Adjustments to Federal Matching Rate.--
     Section 458 (42 U.S.C. 658) is amended to read as follows:


                ``incentive adjustments to matching rate

       ``Sec. 458. (a) Incentive Adjustment.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to encourage and reward State 
     child support enforcement programs which perform in an 
     effective manner, the Federal matching rate for payments to a 
     State under section 455(a)(1)(A), for each fiscal year 
     beginning on or after October 1, 1997, shall be increased by 
     a factor reflecting the sum of the applicable incentive 
     adjustments (if any) determined in accordance with 
     regulations under this section with respect to Statewide 
     paternity establishment and the overall performance of the 
     State in child support enforcement.
       ``(2) Standards.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall specify in 
     regulations--
       ``(i) the levels of accomplishment, and rates of 
     improvement as alternatives to such levels, which States must 
     attain to qualify for incentive adjustments under this 
     section; and
       ``(ii) the amounts of incentive adjustment that shall be 
     awarded to States achieving specified accomplishment or 
     improvement levels, which amounts shall be graduated, ranging 
     up to--

       ``(I) 5 percentage points, in connection with Statewide 
     paternity establishment; and
       ``(II) 10 percentage points, in connection with overall 
     performance in child support enforcement.

       ``(B) Limitation.--In setting performance standards 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i) and adjustment amounts 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall ensure 
     that the aggregate number of percentage point increases as 
     incentive adjustments to all States do not exceed such 
     aggregate increases as assumed by the Secretary in estimates 
     of the cost of this section as of June 1994, unless the 
     aggregate performance of all States exceeds the projected 
     aggregate performance of all States in such cost estimates.
       ``(3) Determination of incentive adjustment.--
       ``(A) Use of performance indicators.--The Secretary shall, 
     for fiscal year 1998 and each succeeding fiscal year, 
     determine the amount (if any) of incentive adjustment for 
     each State on the basis of the data submitted by the State 
     pursuant to section 454(15)(B) with respect to performance 
     indicators established by the Secretary.
       ``(B) Minimum performance required.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall not determine an 
     incentive adjustment for a State for a fiscal year if the 
     level of performance of the State for the fiscal year with 
     respect to such performance indicators is below the 
     performance threshold established by the Secretary for the 
     State for the fiscal year.
       ``(ii) Establishment of state performance threshold.--The 
     performance threshold with respect to such performance 
     indicators for a State and a fiscal year shall be at or above 
     the greater of--

       ``(I) the national average level of performance with 
     respect to such indicators, as of the date of the enactment 
     of this section; or

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       ``(II) the level of performance of the State with respect 
     to such indicators for the immediately preceding fiscal year.

       ``(C) Deadline for issuance of regulations.--Within 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
     Secretary shall issue regulations setting forth the criteria 
     for awarding incentive adjustments.
       ``(4) Fiscal year subject to incentive adjustment.--The 
     total percentage point increase determined pursuant to this 
     section with respect to a State program in a fiscal year 
     shall apply as an adjustment to the percent applicable under 
     section 455(a)(2) for payments to such State for the 
     succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(b) Definitions.--As used in subsection (a):
       ``(1) Statewide paternity establishment percentage.--The 
     term `Statewide paternity establishment percentage' means, 
     with respect to a fiscal year, the ratio (expressed as a 
     percentage) of--
       ``(A) the total number of out-of-wedlock children in the 
     State under one year of age for whom paternity is established 
     or acknowledged during the fiscal year, to
       ``(B) the total number of children born out of wedlock in 
     the State during such fiscal year.
       ``(2) Overall performance of the state in child support 
     enforcement.--The term `overall performance of the State in 
     child support enforcement' means a measure or measures of the 
     effectiveness of the State agency in a fiscal year which 
     takes into account factors including--
       ``(A) the percentage of cases requiring a child support 
     order in which such an order was established;
       ``(B) the percentage of cases in which child support is 
     being paid;
       ``(C) the ratio of child support collected to child support 
     due; and
       ``(D) the cost-effectiveness of the State program, as 
     determined in accordance with standards established by the 
     Secretary in regulations.''.
       (b) Title IV-D Payment Adjustment.--Section 455(a)(2) (42 
     U.S.C. 655(a)(2)), as amended by section 415(a) of this Act, 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (2) by adding after and below subparagraph (C), flush with 
     the left margin of the subsection, the following:

     ``increased by the incentive adjustment factor (if any) 
     determined by the Secretary pursuant to section 458.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 454(22) (42 U.S.C. 
     654(22)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``incentive payments'' the 1st place such 
     term appears and inserting ``incentive adjustments''; and
       (2) by striking ``any such incentive payments made to the 
     State for such period'' and inserting ``any increases in 
     Federal payments to the State resulting from such incentive 
     adjustments''.
       (d) Calculation of IV-D Paternity Establishment 
     Percentage.--
       (1) Section 452(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(1)) is amended in 
     the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting ``its 
     overall performance in child support enforcement is 
     satisfactory (as defined in section 458(b) and regulations of 
     the Secretary), and'' after ``1994,''.
       (2) Section 452(g)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)(A)) is 
     amended in the matter preceding clause (i)--
       (A) by striking ``paternity establishment percentage'' and 
     inserting ``IV-D paternity establishment percentage''; and
       (B) by striking ``(or all States, as the case may be)''.
       (3) Section 452(g)(3) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(3)) is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
     respectively;
       (B) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``the percentage of children born out-of-wedlock in a State'' 
     and inserting ``the percentage of children in a State who are 
     born out of wedlock or for whom support has not been 
     established''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated)--
       (i) by inserting ``and overall performance in child support 
     enforcement'' after ``paternity establishment percentages''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting ``and securing support'' before the 
     period.
       (e) Title IV-A Payment Reduction.--Section 403 (42 U.S.C. 
     603) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``1958--'' and inserting 
     ``1958--'' (subject to subsection (h))--'';
       (2) in subsection (h), by striking all that precedes 
     paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(h)(1) If the Secretary finds, with respect to a State 
     program under this part in a fiscal year beginning on or 
     after October 1, 1996--
       ``(A)(i) on the basis of data submitted by a State pursuant 
     to section 454(15)(B), that the State program in such fiscal 
     year failed to achieve the IV-D paternity establishment 
     percentage (as defined in section 452(g)(2)(A)) or the 
     appropriate level of overall performance in child support 
     enforcement (as defined in section 458(b)(2)), or to meet 
     other performance measures that may be established by the 
     Secretary, or
       ``(ii) on the basis of an audit or audits of such State 
     data conducted pursuant to section 452(a)(4)(C), that the 
     State data submitted pursuant to section 454(15)(B) is 
     incomplete or unreliable; and
       ``(B) that, with respect to the succeeding fiscal year--
       ``(i) the State failed to take sufficient corrective action 
     to achieve the appropriate performance levels as described in 
     subparagraph (A)(i), or
       ``(ii) the data submitted by the State pursuant to section 
     454(15)(B) is incomplete or unreliable,

     the amounts otherwise payable to the State under this part 
     for quarters following the end of such succeeding fiscal 
     year, prior to quarters following the end of the first 
     quarter throughout which the State program is in compliance 
     with such performance requirement, shall be reduced by the 
     percentage specified in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) The reductions required under paragraph (1) shall 
     be--
       ``(A) not less than 1 nor more than 2 percent, or
       ``(B) not less than 2 nor more than 3 percent, if the 
     finding is the 2nd consecutive finding made pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), or
       ``(C) not less than 3 nor more than 5 percent, if the 
     finding is the 3rd or a subsequent consecutive such 
     finding.''; and
       (3) in subsection (h)(3), by striking ``not in full 
     compliance'' and all that follows and inserting ``determined 
     as a result of an audit to have submitted incomplete or 
     unreliable data pursuant to section 454(15)(B), shall be 
     determined to have submitted adequate data if the Secretary 
     determines that the extent of the incompleteness or 
     unreliability of the data is of a technical nature which does 
     not adversely affect the determination of the level of the 
     State's performance.''.
       (f) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Incentive adjustments.--(A) The amendments made by 
     subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall become effective October 
     1, 1996, except to the extent provided in subparagraph (B).
       (B) Section 458 of the Social Security Act, as in effect 
     immediately before the date of the enactment of this section, 
     shall be effective for purposes of incentive payments to 
     States for fiscal years before fiscal year 1998.
       (2) Penalty reductions.--(A) The amendments made by 
     subsection (d) shall become effective with respect to 
     calendar quarters beginning on and after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) The amendments made by subsection (e) shall become 
     effective with respect to calendar quarters beginning on and 
     after the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 446. STATE LAWS CONCERNING PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT.

       (a) State Laws Required.--Section 466(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 
     666(a)(5)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(5)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(5) Procedures concerning paternity establishment.--'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``(A)(i)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) Establishment process available from birth until age 
     eighteen.--(i)''; and
       (B) by indenting clauses (i) and (ii) so that the left 
     margin of such clauses is 2 ems to the right of the left 
     margin of paragraph (4);
       (3) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking ``(B)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(B) Procedures concerning genetic testing.--(i)'';
       (B) in clause (i), as redesignated, by inserting before the 
     period ``, where such request is supported by a sworn 
     statement (I) by such party alleging paternity setting forth 
     facts establishing a reasonable possibility of the requisite 
     sexual contact of the parties, or (II) by such party denying 
     paternity setting forth facts establishing a reasonable 
     possibility of the nonexistence of sexual contact of the 
     parties;'';
       (C) by inserting after and below clause (i) (as 
     redesignated) the following new clause:
       ``(ii) Procedures which require the State agency, in any 
     case in which such agency orders genetic testing--
       ``(I) to pay costs of such tests, subject to recoupment 
     (where the State so elects) from the putative father if 
     paternity is established; and
       ``(II) to obtain additional testing in any case where an 
     original test result is disputed, upon request and advance 
     payment by the disputing party.'';
       (4) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) Paternity acknowledgment.--(i) Procedures for a 
     simple civil process for voluntarily acknowledging paternity 
     under which the State must provide that, before a mother and 
     a putative father can sign an acknowledgment of paternity, 
     the putative father and the mother must be given notice, 
     orally, in writing, and in a language that each can 
     understand, of the alternatives to, the legal consequences 
     of, and the rights (including, if 1 parent is a minor, any 
     rights afforded due to minority status) and responsibilities 
     that arise from, signing the acknowledgment.
       ``(ii) Such procedures must include a hospital-based 
     program for the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity 
     focusing on the period immediately before or after the birth 
     of a child.
       ``(iii) Such procedures must require the State agency 
     responsible for maintaining birth records to offer voluntary 
     paternity establishment services.
       ``(iv) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations governing 
     voluntary paternity establishment services offered by 
     hospitals and birth record agencies. The Secretary shall 
     prescribe regulations specifying the types of other entities 
     that may offer voluntary paternity establishment services, 
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     erning the provision of such services, which shall include a 
     requirement that such an entity must use the same notice 
     provisions used by, the same materials used by, provide the 
     personnel providing such services with the same training 
     provided by, and evaluate the provision of such services in 
     the same manner as, voluntary paternity establishment 
     programs of hospitals and birth record agencies.
       ``(v) Such procedures must require the State and those 
     required to establish paternity to use only the affidavit 
     developed under section 452(a)(7) for the voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity, and to give full faith and 
     credit to such an affidavit signed in any other State.
       ``(D) Status of signed paternity acknowledgment.--(i) 
     Procedures under which a signed acknowledgment of paternity 
     is considered a legal finding of paternity, subject to the 
     right of any signatory to rescind the acknowledgment within 
     60 days.
       ``(ii)(I) Procedures under which, after the 60-day period 
     referred to in clause (i), a signed acknowledgment of 
     paternity may be challenged in court only on the basis of 
     fraud, duress, or material mistake of fact, with the burden 
     of proof upon the challenger, and under which the legal 
     responsibilities (including child support obligations) of any 
     signatory arising from the acknowledgment may not be 
     suspended during the challenge, except for good cause shown.
       ``(II) Procedures under which, after the 60-day period 
     referred to in clause (i), a minor who signs an 
     acknowledgment of paternity other than in the presence of a 
     parent or court-appointed guardian ad litem may rescind the 
     acknowledgment in a judicial or administrative proceeding, 
     until the earlier of--
       ``(aa) attaining the age of majority; or
       ``(bb) the date of the first judicial or administrative 
     proceeding brought (after the signing) to establish a child 
     support obligation, visitation rights, or custody rights with 
     respect to the child whose paternity is the subject of the 
     acknowledgment, and at which the minor is represented by a 
     parent, guardian ad litem, or attorney.'';
       (5) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(E) Bar on acknowledgment ratification proceedings.--
     Procedures under which no judicial or administrative 
     proceedings are required or permitted to ratify an 
     unchallenged acknowledgment of paternity.'';
       (6) by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(F) Admissibility of genetic testing results.--
     Procedures--
       ``(i) requiring that the State admit into evidence, for 
     purposes of establishing paternity, results of any genetic 
     test that is--

       ``(I) of a type generally acknowledged, by accreditation 
     bodies designated by the Secretary, as reliable evidence of 
     paternity; and
       ``(II) performed by a laboratory approved by such an 
     accreditation body;

       ``(ii) that any objection to genetic testing results must 
     be made in writing not later than a specified number of days 
     before any hearing at which such results may be introduced 
     into evidence (or, at State option, not later than a 
     specified number of days after receipt of such results); and
       ``(iii) that, if no objection is made, the test results are 
     admissible as evidence of paternity without the need for 
     foundation testimony or other proof of authenticity or 
     accuracy.''; and
       (7) by adding after subparagraph (H) the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(I) No right to jury trial.--Procedures providing that 
     the parties to an action to establish paternity are not 
     entitled to jury trial.
       ``(J) Temporary support order based on probable paternity 
     in contested cases.--Procedures which require that a 
     temporary order be issued, upon motion by a party, requiring 
     the provision of child support pending an administrative or 
     judicial determination of parentage, where there is clear and 
     convincing evidence of paternity (on the basis of genetic 
     tests or other evidence).
       ``(K) Proof of certain support and paternity establishment 
     costs.--Procedures under which bills for pregnancy, 
     childbirth, and genetic testing are admissible as evidence 
     without requiring third-party foundation testimony, and shall 
     constitute prima facie evidence of amounts incurred for such 
     services and testing on behalf of the child.
       ``(L) Waiver of state debts for cooperation.--At the option 
     of the State, procedures under which the tribunal 
     establishing paternity and support has discretion to waive 
     rights to all or part of amounts owed to the State (but not 
     to the mother) for costs related to pregnancy, childbirth, 
     and genetic testing and for public assistance paid to the 
     family where the father cooperates or acknowledges paternity 
     before or after genetic testing.
       ``(M) Standing of putative fathers.--Procedures ensuring 
     that the putative father has a reasonable opportunity to 
     initiate a paternity action.''.
       (b) National Paternity Acknowledgment Affidavit.--Section 
     452(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(7)) is amended by inserting ``, 
     and develop an affidavit to be used for the voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity which shall include the social 
     security account number of each parent'' before the 
     semicolon.
       (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 468 (42 U.S.C. 668) is 
     amended by striking ``a simple civil process for voluntarily 
     acknowledging paternity and''.

     SEC. 447. OUTREACH FOR VOLUNTARY PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT.

       (a) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454(23) (42 U.S.C. 
     654(23)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) publicize the availability and encourage the use of 
     procedures for voluntary establishment of paternity and child 
     support through a variety of means, which--
       ``(i) include distribution of written materials at health 
     care facilities (including hospitals and clinics), and other 
     locations such as schools;
       ``(ii) may include pre-natal programs to educate expectant 
     couples on individual and joint rights and responsibilities 
     with respect to paternity (and may require all expectant 
     recipients of assistance under part A to participate in such 
     pre-natal programs, as an element of cooperation with efforts 
     to establish paternity and child support);
       ``(iii) include, with respect to each child discharged from 
     a hospital after birth for whom paternity or child support 
     has not been established, reasonable follow-up efforts 
     (including at least one contact of each parent whose 
     whereabouts are known, except where there is reason to 
     believe such follow-up efforts would put mother or child at 
     risk), providing--

       ``(I) in the case of a child for whom paternity has not 
     been established, information on the benefits of and 
     procedures for establishing paternity; and
       ``(II) in the case of a child for whom paternity has been 
     established but child support has not been established, 
     information on the benefits of and procedures for 
     establishing a child support order, and an application for 
     child support services;''.

       (b) Enhanced Federal Matching.--Section 455(a)(1)(C) (42 
     U.S.C. 655(a)(1)(C)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(i)'' before ``laboratory costs'', and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon ``, and (ii) costs of 
     outreach programs designed to encourage voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--(1) The amendments made by subsection 
     (a) shall become effective October 1, 1997.
       (2) The amendments made by subsection (b) shall be 
     effective with respect to calendar quarters beginning on and 
     after October 1, 1996.
      Subtitle F--Establishment and Modification of Support Orders

     SEC. 451. NATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
     commission to be known as the ``National Child Support 
     Guidelines Commission'' (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Commission'').
       (b) General Duties.--The Commission shall develop a 
     national child support guideline for consideration by the 
     Congress that is based on a study of various guideline 
     models, the benefits and deficiencies of such models, and any 
     needed improvements.
       (c) Membership.--
       (1) Number; appointment.--
       (A) In general.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 
     individuals appointed jointly by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services and the Congress, not later than January 15, 
     1997, of which--
       (i) 2 shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee 
     on Finance of the Senate, and 1 shall be appointed by the 
     ranking minority member of the Committee;
       (ii) 2 shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee 
     on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and 1 
     shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of the 
     Committee; and
       (iii) 6 shall be appointed by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services.
       (B) Qualifications of members.--Members of the Commission 
     shall have expertise and experience in the evaluation and 
     development of child support guidelines. At least 1 member 
     shall represent advocacy groups for custodial parents, at 
     least 1 member shall represent advocacy groups for 
     noncustodial parents, and at least 1 member shall be the 
     director of a State program under part D of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act.
       (2) Terms of office.--Each member shall be appointed for a 
     term of 2 years. A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled 
     in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
       (d) Commission Powers, Compensation, Access to Information, 
     and Supervision.--The first sentence of subparagraph (C), the 
     first and third sentences of subparagraph (D), subparagraph 
     (F) (except with respect to the conduct of medical studies), 
     clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (G), and subparagraph 
     (H) of section 1886(e)(6) of the Social Security Act shall 
     apply to the Commission in the same manner in which such 
     provisions apply to the Prospective Payment Assessment 
     Commission.
       (e) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the appointment 
     of members, the Commission shall submit to the President, the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, 
     and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, a recommended 
     national child support guideline and a final assessment of 
     issues relating to such a proposed national child support 
     guideline.
       (f) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 6 months 
     after the submission of the report described in subsection 
     (e).

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     SEC. 452. SIMPLIFIED PROCESS FOR REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT OF 
                   CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 466(a)(10) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(10)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(10) Procedures for modification of support orders.--
       ``(A)(i) Procedures under which--
       ``(I) every 3 years, at the request of either parent 
     subject to a child support order, the State shall review and, 
     as appropriate, adjust the order in accordance with the 
     guidelines established under section 467(a) if the amount of 
     the child support award under the order differs from the 
     amount that would be awarded in accordance with such 
     guidelines, without a requirement for any other change in 
     circumstances; and
       ``(II) upon request at any time of either parent subject to 
     a child support order, the State shall review and, as 
     appropriate, adjust the order in accordance with the 
     guidelines established under section 467(a) based on a 
     substantial change in the circumstances of either such 
     parent.
       ``(ii) Such procedures shall require both parents subject 
     to a child support order to be notified of their rights and 
     responsibilities provided for under clause (i) at the time 
     the order is issued and in the annual information exchange 
     form provided under subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Procedures under which each child support order 
     issued or modified in the State after the effective date of 
     this subparagraph shall require the parents subject to the 
     order to provide each other with a complete statement of 
     their respective financial condition annually on a form which 
     shall be established by the Secretary and provided by the 
     State. The Secretary shall establish regulations for the 
     enforcement of such exchange of information.''.
               Subtitle G--Enforcement of Support Orders

     SEC. 461. FEDERAL INCOME TAX REFUND OFFSET.

       (a) Changed Order of Refund Distribution Under Internal 
     Revenue Code.--Section 6402(c) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended by striking the 3rd sentence.
       (b) Elimination of Disparities in Treatment of Assigned and 
     Non-Assigned Arrearages.--(1) Section 464(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     664(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(a)'' and inserting ``(a) Offset 
     Authorized.--'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``which has been 
     assigned to such State pursuant to section 402(a)(26) or 
     section 471(a)(17)''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence, by striking ``in accordance 
     with section 457 (b)(4) or (d)(3)'' and inserting ``as 
     provided in paragraph (2)'';
       (C) in paragraph (2), to read as follows:
       ``(2) The State agency shall distribute amounts paid by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) in accordance with section 457 (a)(4) or (d)(3), in 
     the case of past-due support assigned to a State pursuant to 
     section 402(a)(26) or section 471(a)(17); and
       ``(B) to or on behalf of the child to whom the support was 
     owed, in the case of past-due support not so assigned.'';
       (D) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``or (2)'' each place it appears; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``under paragraph 
     (2)'' and inserting ``on account of past-due support 
     described in paragraph (2)(B)''.
       (2) Section 464(b) (42 U.S.C. 664(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(b)(1)'' and inserting ``(b) 
     Regulations.--''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2).
       (3) Section 464(c) (42 U.S.C. 664(c)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), as'' and inserting ``(c) Definition.--As''; and
       (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3).
       (c) Treatment of Lump-Sum Tax Refund Under AFDC.--
       (1) Exemption from lump-sum rule.--Section 402(a)(17) (42 
     U.S.C. 602(a)(17)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``but this paragraph shall not apply to income 
     received by a family that is attributable to a child support 
     obligation owed with respect to a member of the family and 
     that is paid to the family from amounts withheld from a 
     Federal income tax refund otherwise payable to the person 
     owing such obligation, to the extent that such income is 
     placed in a qualified asset account (as defined in section 
     406(j)) the total amounts in which, after such placement, 
     does not exceed $10,000;''.
       (2) Qualified asset account defined.--Section 406 (42 
     U.S.C. 606), as amended by section 402(g)(2) of this Act, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j)(1) The term `qualified asset account' means a 
     mechanism approved by the State (such as individual 
     retirement accounts, escrow accounts, or savings bonds) that 
     allows savings of a family receiving aid to families with 
     dependent children to be used for qualified distributions.
       ``(2) The term `qualified distribution' means a 
     distribution from a qualified asset account for expenses 
     directly related to 1 or more of the following purposes:
       ``(A) The attendance of a member of the family at any 
     education or training program.
       ``(B) The improvement of the employability (including self-
     employment) of a member of the family (such as through the 
     purchase of an automobile).
       ``(C) The purchase of a home for the family.
       ``(D) A change of the family residence.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall become effective October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 462. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE COLLECTION OF ARREARS.

       (a) Amendment to Internal Revenue Code.--Section 6305(a) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``except as provided in 
     paragraph (5)'' after ``collected'';
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting a comma;
       (4) by adding after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) no additional fee may be assessed for adjustments to 
     an amount previously certified pursuant to such section 
     452(b) with respect to the same obligor.''; and
       (5) by striking ``Secretary of Health, Education, and 
     Welfare'' each place it appears and inserting ``Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall become effective October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 463. AUTHORITY TO COLLECT SUPPORT FROM FEDERAL 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Consolidation and Streamlining of Authorities.--
       (1) Section 459 (42 U.S.C. 659) is amended in the caption 
     by inserting ``income withholding,'' before ``garnishment''.
       (2) Section 459(a) (42 U.S.C. 659(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(a)'' and inserting ``(a) Consent To 
     Support Enforcement.--
       (B) by striking ``section 207'' and inserting ``section 207 
     of this Act and 38 U.S.C. 5301''; and
       (C) by striking all that follows ``a private person,'' and 
     inserting ``to withholding in accordance with State law 
     pursuant to subsections (a)(1) and (b) of section 466 and 
     regulations of the Secretary thereunder, and to any other 
     legal process brought, by a State agency administering a 
     program under this part or by an individual obligee, to 
     enforce the legal obligation of such individual to provide 
     child support or alimony.''.
       (3) Section 459(b) (42 U.S.C. 659(b)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) Consent to Requirements Applicable to Private 
     Person.-- Except as otherwise provided herein, each entity 
     specified in subsection (a) shall be subject, with respect to 
     notice to withhold income pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or 
     (b) of section 466, or to any other order or process to 
     enforce support obligations against an individual (if such 
     order or process contains or is accompanied by sufficient 
     data to permit prompt identification of the individual and 
     the moneys involved), to the same requirements as would apply 
     if such entity were a private person.''.
       (4) Section 459(c) (42 U.S.C. 659(c)) is redesignated and 
     relocated as paragraph (2) of subsection (f), and is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``responding to interrogatories pursuant to 
     requirements imposed by section 461(b)(3)'' and inserting 
     ``taking actions necessary to comply with the requirements of 
     subsection (A) with regard to any individual''; and
       (B) by striking ``any of his duties'' and all that follows 
     and inserting ``such duties.''.
       (5) Section 461 (42 U.S.C. 661) is amended by striking 
     subsection (b), and section 459 (42 U.S.C. 659) is amended by 
     inserting after subsection (b) (as added by paragraph (3) of 
     this subsection) the following:
       ``(c) Designation of Agent; Response to Notice or 
     Process.--(1) The head of each agency subject to the 
     requirements of this section shall--
       ``(A) designate an agent or agents to receive orders and 
     accept service of process; and
       ``(B) publish (i) in the appendix of such regulations, (ii) 
     in each subsequent republication of such regulations, and 
     (iii) annually in the Federal Register, the designation of 
     such agent or agents, identified by title of position, 
     mailing address, and telephone number.''.
       (6) Section 459 (42 U.S.C. 659) is amended by striking 
     subsection (d) and by inserting after subsection (c)(1) (as 
     added by paragraph (5) of this subsection) the following:
       ``(2) Whenever an agent designated pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) receives notice pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or (b) of 
     section 466, or is effectively served with any order, 
     process, or interrogatories, with respect to an individual's 
     child support or alimony payment obligations, such agent 
     shall--
       ``(A) as soon as possible (but not later than fifteen days) 
     thereafter, send written notice of such notice or service 
     (together with a copy thereof) to such individual at his duty 
     station or last-known home address;
       ``(B) within 30 days (or such longer period as may be 
     prescribed by applicable State law) after receipt of a notice 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or (b) of section 466, comply 
     with all applicable provisions of such section 466; and
       ``(C) within 30 days (or such longer period as may be 
     prescribed by applicable State law) after effective service 
     of any other such order, process, or interrogatories, respond 
     thereto.''.
       (7) Section 461 (42 U.S.C. 661) is amended by striking 
     subsection (c), and section 459 (42 U.S.C. 659) is amended by 
     inserting after subsection (c) (as added by paragraph (5) and 
     amended by paragraph (6) of this subsection) the following:
       ``(d) Priority of Claims.--In the event that a governmental 
     entity receives notice or is served with process, as provided 
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     section, concerning amounts owed by an individual to more 
     than one person--
       ``(1) support collection under section 466(b) must be given 
     priority over any other process, as provided in section 
     466(b)(7);
       ``(2) allocation of moneys due or payable to an individual 
     among claimants under section 466(b) shall be governed by the 
     provisions of such section 466(b) and regulations thereunder; 
     and
       ``(3) such moneys as remain after compliance with 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be available to satisfy any 
     other such processes on a first-come, first-served basis, 
     with any such process being satisfied out of such moneys as 
     remain after the satisfaction of all such processes which 
     have been previously served.''.
       (8) Section 459(e) (42 U.S.C. 659(e)) is amended by 
     striking ``(e)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(e) No Requirement To Vary Pay Cycles.--''.
       (9) Section 459(f) (42 U.S.C. 659(f)) is amended by 
     striking ``(f)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(f) Relief From Liability.--(1)''.
       (10) Section 461(a) (42 U.S.C. 661(a)) is redesignated and 
     relocated as section 459(g), and is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(g)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(g) Regulations.--''; and
       (B) by striking ``section 459'' and inserting ``this 
     section''.
       (11) Section 462 (42 U.S.C. 662) is amended by striking 
     subsection (f), and section 459 (42 U.S.C. 659) is amended by 
     inserting the following after subsection (g) (as added by 
     paragraph (10) of this subsection):
       ``(h) Moneys Subject to Process.--(1) Subject to subsection 
     (i), moneys paid or payable to an individual which are 
     considered to be based upon remuneration for employment, for 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(A) consist of--
       ``(i) compensation paid or payable for personal services of 
     such individual, whether such compensation is denominated as 
     wages, salary, commission, bonus, pay, allowances, or 
     otherwise (including severance pay, sick pay, and incentive 
     pay);
       ``(ii) periodic benefits (including a periodic benefit as 
     defined in section 228(h)(3)) or other payments--
       ``(I) under the insurance system established by title II;
       ``(II) under any other system or fund established by the 
     United States which provides for the payment of pensions, 
     retirement or retired pay, annuities, dependents' or 
     survivors' benefits, or similar amounts payable on account of 
     personal services performed by the individual or any other 
     individual;
       ``(III) as compensation for death under any Federal 
     program;
       ``(IV) under any Federal program established to provide 
     `black lung' benefits; or
       ``(V) by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as pension, or 
     as compensation for a service-connected disability or death 
     (except any compensation paid by such Secretary to a former 
     member of the Armed Forces who is in receipt of retired or 
     retainer pay if such former member has waived a portion of 
     his retired pay in order to receive such compensation); and
       ``(iii) worker's compensation benefits paid under Federal 
     or State law; but
       ``(B) do not include any payment--
       ``(i) by way of reimbursement or otherwise, to defray 
     expenses incurred by such individual in carrying out duties 
     associated with his employment; or
       ``(ii) as allowances for members of the uniformed services 
     payable pursuant to chapter 7 of title 37, United States 
     Code, as prescribed by the Secretaries concerned (defined by 
     section 101(5) of such title) as necessary for the efficient 
     performance of duty.''.
       (12) Section 462(g) (42 U.S.C. 662(g)) is redesignated and 
     relocated as section 459(i) (42 U.S.C. 659(i)).
       (13)(A) Section 462 (42 U.S.C. 662) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (e)(1), by redesignating subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii); and
       (ii) in subsection (e), by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       (B) Section 459 (42 U.S.C. 659) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(j) Definitions.--For purposes of this sec- 
     tion--''.
       (C) Subsections (a) through (e) of section 462 (42 U.S.C. 
     662), as amended by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, are 
     relocated and redesignated as paragraphs (1) through (4), 
     respectively of section 459(j) (as added by subparagraph (B) 
     of this paragraph, (42 U.S.C. 659(j)), and the left margin of 
     each of such paragraphs (1) through (4) is indented 2 ems to 
     the right of the left margin of subsection (i) (as added by 
     paragraph (12) of this subsection).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) To part d of title iv.--Sections 461 and 462 (42 U.S.C. 
     661), as amended by subsection (a) of this section, are 
     repealed.
       (2) To title 5, united states code.--Section 5520a of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended, in subsections (h)(2) and 
     (i), by striking ``sections 459, 461, and 462 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659, 661, and 662)'' and inserting 
     ``section 459 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659)''.
       (c) Military Retired and Retainer Pay.--(1) Definition of 
     Court.--Section 1408(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(D) any administrative or judicial tribunal of a State 
     competent to enter orders for support or maintenance 
     (including a State agency administering a State program under 
     part D of title IV of the Social Security Act).'';
       (2) Definition of Court Order.--Section 1408(a)(2) of such 
     title is amended by inserting ``or a court order for the 
     payment of child support not included in or accompanied by 
     such a decree or settlement,'' before ``which--''.
       (3) Public Payee.--Section 1408(d) of such title is 
     amended--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``to spouse'' and inserting 
     ``to (or for benefit of)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by inserting 
     ``(or for the benefit of such spouse or former spouse to a 
     State central collections unit or other public payee 
     designated by a State, in accordance with part D of title IV 
     of the Social Security Act, as directed by court order, or as 
     otherwise directed in accordance with such part D)'' before 
     ``in an amount sufficient''.
       (4) Relationship to Part D of Title IV.--Section 1408 of 
     such title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(j) Relationship to Other Laws.--In any case involving a 
     child support order against a member who has never been 
     married to the other parent of the child, the provisions of 
     this section shall not apply, and the case shall be subject 
     to the provisions of section 459 of the Social Security 
     Act.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall become effective 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 464. ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS 
                   OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Availability of Locator Information.--
       (1) Maintenance of address information.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish a centralized personnel locator 
     service that includes the address of each member of the Armed 
     Forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. Upon request 
     of the Secretary of Transportation, addresses for members of 
     the Coast Guard shall be included in the centralized 
     personnel locator service.
       (2) Type of address.--
       (A) Residential address.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B), the address for a member of the Armed 
     Forces shown in the locator service shall be the residential 
     address of that member.
       (B) Duty address.--The address for a member of the Armed 
     Forces shown in the locator service shall be the duty address 
     of that member in the case of a member--
       (i) who is permanently assigned overseas, to a vessel, or 
     to a routinely deployable unit; or
       (ii) with respect to whom the Secretary concerned makes a 
     determination that the member's residential address should 
     not be disclosed due to national security or safety concerns.
       (3) Updating of locator information.--Within 30 days after 
     a member listed in the locator service establishes a new 
     residential address (or a new duty address, in the case of a 
     member covered by paragraph (2)(B)), the Secretary concerned 
     shall update the locator service to indicate the new address 
     of the member.
       (4) Availability of information.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall make information regarding the address of a member of 
     the Armed Forces listed in the locator service available, on 
     request, to the Federal Parent Locator Service.
       (b) Facilitating Granting of Leave for Attendance at 
     Hearings.--
       (1) Regulations.--The Secretary of each military 
     department, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect 
     to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in 
     the Navy, shall prescribe regulations to facilitate the 
     granting of leave to a member of the Armed Forces under the 
     jurisdiction of that Secretary in a case in which--
       (A) the leave is needed for the member to attend a hearing 
     described in paragraph (2);
       (B) the member is not serving in or with a unit deployed in 
     a contingency operation (as defined in section 101 of title 
     10, United States Code); and
       (C) the exigencies of military service (as determined by 
     the Secretary concerned) do not otherwise require that such 
     leave not be granted.
       (2) Covered hearings.--Paragraph (1) applies to a hearing 
     that is conducted by a court or pursuant to an administrative 
     process established under State law, in connection with a 
     civil action--
       (A) to determine whether a member of the Armed Forces is a 
     natural parent of a child; or
       (B) to determine an obligation of a member of the Armed 
     Forces to provide child support.
       (3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
       (A) The term ``court'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 1408(a) of title 10, United States Code.
       (B) The term ``child support'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 462 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     662).
       (c) Payment of Military Retired Pay in Compliance With 
     Child Support Orders.--

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       (1) Date of certification of court order.--Section 1408 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new 
     subsection (i):
       ``(i) Certification Date.--It is not necessary that the 
     date of a certification of the authenticity or completeness 
     of a copy of a court order or an order of an administrative 
     process established under State law for child support 
     received by the Secretary concerned for the purposes of this 
     section be recent in relation to the date of receipt by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (2) Payments consistent with assignments of rights to 
     states.--Section 1408(d)(1) of such title is amended by 
     inserting after the first sentence the following: ``In the 
     case of a spouse or former spouse who, pursuant to section 
     402(a)(26) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(26)), 
     assigns to a State the rights of the spouse or former spouse 
     to receive support, the Secretary concerned may make the 
     child support payments referred to in the preceding sentence 
     to that State in amounts consistent with that assignment of 
     rights.''.
       (3) Arrearages owed by members of the uniformed services.--
     Section 1408(d) of such title is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) In the case of a court order or an order of an 
     administrative process established under State law for which 
     effective service is made on the Secretary concerned on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this paragraph and which 
     provides for payments from the disposable retired pay of a 
     member to satisfy the amount of child support set forth in 
     the order, the authority provided in paragraph (1) to make 
     payments from the disposable retired pay of a member to 
     satisfy the amount of child support set forth in a court 
     order or an order of an administrative process established 
     under State law shall apply to payment of any amount of child 
     support arrearages set forth in that order as well as to 
     amounts of child support that currently become due.''.

     SEC. 465. MOTOR VEHICLE LIENS.

       Section 466(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(4) Procedures'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(4) Liens.--
       ``(A) In general.--Procedures''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Motor vehicle liens.--Procedures for placing liens 
     for arrears of child support on motor vehicle titles of 
     individuals owing such arrears equal to or exceeding two 
     months of support, under which--
       ``(i) any person owed such arrears may place such a lien;
       ``(ii) the State agency administering the program under 
     this part shall systematically place such liens;
       ``(iii) expedited methods are provided for--

       ``(I) ascertaining the amount of arrears;
       ``(II) affording the person owing the arrears or other 
     titleholder to contest the amount of arrears or to obtain a 
     release upon fulfilling the support obligation;

       ``(iv) such a lien has precedence over all other 
     encumbrances on a vehicle title other than a purchase money 
     security interest; and
       ``(v) the individual or State agency owed the arrears may 
     execute on, seize, and sell the property in accordance with 
     State law.''.

     SEC. 466. VOIDING OF FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     401(a), 426(a), 431, and 442 of this Act, is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (15) the following:
       ``(16) Fraudulent transfers.--Procedures under which--
       ``(A) the State has in effect--
       ``(i) the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act of 1981,
       ``(ii) the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act of 1984, or
       ``(iii) another law, specifying indicia of fraud which 
     create a prima facie case that a debtor transferred income or 
     property to avoid payment to a child support creditor, which 
     the Secretary finds affords comparable rights to child 
     support creditors; and
       ``(B) in any case in which the State knows of a transfer by 
     a child support debtor with respect to which such a prima 
     facie case is established, the State must--
       ``(i) seek to void such transfer; or
       ``(ii) obtain a settlement in the best interests of the 
     child support creditor.''.

     SEC. 467. STATE LAW AUTHORIZING SUSPENSION OF LICENSES.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     401(a), 426(a), 431, 442, and 466 of this Act, is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (16) the following:
       ``(17) Authority to withhold or suspend licenses.--
     Procedures under which the State has (and uses in appropriate 
     cases) authority (subject to appropriate due process 
     safeguards) to withhold or suspend, or to restrict the use of 
     driver's licenses, and professional and occupational licenses 
     of individuals owing overdue child support or failing, after 
     receiving appropriate notice, to comply with subpoenas or 
     warrants relating to paternity or child support 
     proceedings.''.

     SEC. 468. REPORTING ARREARAGES TO CREDIT BUREAUS.

       Section 466(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(7)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(7) Reporting arrearages to credit bureaus.--(A) 
     Procedures (subject to safeguards pursuant to subparagraph 
     (B)) requiring the State to report periodically to consumer 
     reporting agencies (as defined in section 603(f) of the Fair 
     Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(f)) the name of any 
     absent parent who is delinquent by 90 days or more in the 
     payment of support, and the amount of overdue support owed by 
     such parent.
       ``(B) Procedures ensuring that, in carrying out 
     subparagraph (A), information with respect to an absent 
     parent is reported--
       ``(i) only after such parent has been afforded all due 
     process required under State law, including notice and a 
     reasonable opportunity to contest the accuracy of such 
     information; and
       ``(ii) only to an entity that has furnished evidence 
     satisfactory to the State that the entity is a consumer 
     reporting agency.''.

     SEC. 469. EXTENDED STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR COLLECTION OF 
                   ARREARAGES.

       (a) Amendments.--Section 466(a)(9) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(9)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(9) Procedures'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(9) Legal treatment of arrears.--
       ``(A) Finality.--Procedures'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
     clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and by indenting 
     each of such clauses 2 additional ems to the right; and
       (3) by adding after and below subparagraph (A), as 
     redesignated, the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Statute of limitations.--Procedures under which the 
     statute of limitations on any arrearages of child support 
     extends at least until the child owed such support is 30 
     years of age.''.
       (b) Application of Requirement.--The amendment made by this 
     section shall not be read to require any State law to revive 
     any payment obligation which had lapsed prior to the 
     effective date of such State law.

     SEC. 470. CHARGES FOR ARREARAGES.

       (a) State Law Requirement.--Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     666(a)), as amended by sections 401(a), 426(a), 431, 442, 
     466, and 467 of this Act, is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (17) the following:
       ``(18) Charges for arrearages.--Procedures providing for 
     the calculation and collection of interest or penalties for 
     arrearages of child support, and for distribution of such 
     interest or penalties collected for the benefit of the child 
     (except where the right to support has been assigned to the 
     State).''.
       (b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall establish by regulation a rule to resolve 
     choice of law conflicts arising in the implementation of the 
     amendment made by subsection (a).
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 454(21) (42 U.S.C. 
     654(21)) is repealed.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective with respect to arrearages accruing on or 
     after October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 471. DENIAL OF PASSPORTS FOR NONPAYMENT OF CHILD 
                   SUPPORT.

       (a) HHS Certification Procedure.--
       (1) Secretarial responsibility.--Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 
     652), as amended by sections 415(a)(3) and 417 of this Act, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) Certifications for Purposes of Passport 
     Restrictions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Where the Secretary receives a 
     certification by a State agency in accordance with the 
     requirements of section 454(28) that an individual owes 
     arrearages of child support in an amount exceeding $5,000 or 
     in an amount exceeding 24 months' worth of child support, the 
     Secretary shall transmit such certification to the Secretary 
     of State for action (with respect to denial, revocation, or 
     limitation of passports) pursuant to section 471(b) of the 
     Individual Responsibility Act of 1995.
       ``(2) Limit on liability.--The Secretary shall not be 
     liable to an individual for any action with respect to a 
     certification by a State agency under this section.''.
       (2) State cse agency responsibility.--Section 454 (42 
     U.S.C. 654), as amended by sections 404(a), 414(b), and 
     422(a) of this Act, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (26);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (27) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding after paragraph (27) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(28) provide that the State agency will have in effect a 
     procedure (which may be combined with the procedure for tax 
     refund offset under section 464) for certifying to the 
     Secretary, for purposes of the procedure under section 452(l) 
     (concerning denial of passports) determinations that 
     individuals owe arrearages of child support in an amount 
     exceeding $5,000 or in an amount exceeding 24 months' worth 
     of child support, under which procedure--
       ``(A) each individual concerned is afforded notice of such 
     determination and the consequences thereof, and an 
     opportunity to contest the determination; and
       ``(B) the certification by the State agency is furnished to 
     the Secretary in such format, and accompanied by such 
     supporting documentation, as the Secretary may require.''.
       (b) State Department Procedure for Denial of Passports.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State, upon certification 
     by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in accordance 
     with section 452(l) of the Social Security Act, that an 
     individual owes arrearages of child support in excess of 
     $5,000, shall refuse to issue a passport to such individual, 
     and may revoke,

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     restrict, or limit a passport issued previously to such 
     individual.
       (2) Limit on liability.--The Secretary of State shall not 
     be liable to an individual for any action with respect to a 
     certification by a State agency under this section.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall become effective October 1, 1996.

     SEC. 472. INTERNATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Sense of the Congress That the United States Should 
     Ratify the United Nations Convention of 1956.--It is the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should ratify 
     the United Nations Convention of 1956.
       (b) Treatment of International Child Support Cases as 
     Interstate Cases.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), as amended by 
     sections 404(a), 414(b), 422(a), and 471(a)(2) of this Act, 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (27);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (28) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (28) the following:
       ``(29) provide that the State must treat international 
     child support cases in the same manner as the State treats 
     interstate child support cases.''.

     SEC. 473. SEIZURE OF LOTTERY WINNINGS, SETTLEMENTS, PAYOUTS, 
                   AWARDS, AND BEQUESTS, AND SALE OF FORFEITED 
                   PROPERTY, TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT ARREARAGES.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     401(a), 426(a), 431, 442, 466, 467, and 470(a) of this Act, 
     is amended by inserting after paragraph (18) the following:
       ``(19) Procedures, in addition to other income withholding 
     procedures, under which a lien is imposed against property 
     with the following effect:
       ``(A) The distributor of the winnings from a State lottery 
     or State-sanctioned or tribal-sanctioned gambling house or 
     casino shall--
       ``(i) suspend payment of the winnings from the person 
     otherwise entitled to the payment until an inquiry is made to 
     and a response is received from the State child support 
     enforcement agency as to whether the person owes a child 
     support arrearage; and
       ``(ii) if there is such an arrearage, withhold from the 
     payment the lesser of the amount of the payment or the amount 
     of the arrearage, and pay the amount withheld to the agency 
     for distribution.
       ``(B) The person required to make a payment under a policy 
     of insurance or a settlement of a claim made with respect to 
     the policy shall--
       ``(i) suspend the payment until an inquiry is made to and a 
     response received from the agency as to whether the person 
     otherwise entitled to the payment owes a child support 
     arrearage; and
       ``(ii) if there is such an arrearage, withhold from the 
     payment the lesser of the amount of the payment or the amount 
     of the arrearage, and pay the amount withheld to the agency 
     for distribution.
       ``(C) The payor of any amount pursuant to an award, 
     judgment, or settlement in any action brought in Federal or 
     State court shall--
       ``(i) suspend the payment of the amount until an inquiry is 
     made to and a response is received from the agency as to 
     whether the person otherwise entitled to the payment owes a 
     child support arrearage; and
       ``(ii) if there is such an arrearage, withhold from the 
     payment the lesser of the amount of the payment or the amount 
     of the arrearage, and pay the amount withheld to the agency 
     for distribution.
       ``(D) If the State seizes property forfeited to the State 
     by an individual by reason of a criminal conviction, the 
     State shall--
       ``(i) hold the property until an inquiry is made to and a 
     response is received from the agency as to whether the 
     individual owes a child support arrearage; and
       ``(ii) if there is such an arrearage, sell the property 
     and, after satisfying the claims of all other private or 
     public claimants to the property and deducting from the 
     proceeds of the sale the attendant costs (such as for towing, 
     storage, and the sale), pay the lesser of the remaining 
     proceeds or the amount of the arrearage directly to the 
     agency for distribution.
       ``(E) Any person required to make a payment in respect of a 
     decedent shall--
       ``(i) suspend the payment until an inquiry is made to and a 
     response received from the agency as to whether the person 
     otherwise entitled to the payment owes a child support 
     arrearage; and
       ``(ii) if there is such an arrearage, withhold from the 
     payment the lesser of the amount of the payment or the amount 
     of the arrearage, and pay the amount withheld to the agency 
     for distribution.''.

     SEC. 474. LIABILITY OF GRANDPARENTS FOR FINANCIAL SUPPORT OF 
                   CHILDREN OF THEIR MINOR CHILDREN.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     401(a), 426(a), 431, 442, 466, 467, 470(a), and 473 of this 
     Act, is amended by inserting after paragraph (19) the 
     following:
       ``(20) Procedures under which each parent of an individual 
     who has not attained 18 years of age is liable for the 
     financial support of any child of the individual to the 
     extent that the individual is unable to provide such support. 
     The preceding sentence shall not apply to the State if the 
     State plan explicitly provides for such inapplicability.''.

     SEC. 475. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING PROGRAMS FOR 
                   NONCUSTODIAL PARENTS UNABLE TO MEET CHILD 
                   SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the States should 
     develop programs, such as the program of the State of 
     Wisconsin known as the ``Children's First Program'', that are 
     designed to work with noncustodial parents who are unable to 
     meet their child support obligations.
                      Subtitle H--Medical Support

     SEC. 481. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO ERISA DEFINITION OF MEDICAL 
                   CHILD SUPPORT ORDER.

       (a) In General.--Section 609(a)(2)(B) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
     1169(a)(2)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``issued by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction'';
       (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting a comma; and
       (3) by adding, after and below clause (ii), the following:

     ``if such judgment, decree, or order (I) is issued by a court 
     of competent jurisdiction or (II) is issued by an 
     administrative adjudicator and has the force and effect of 
     law under applicable State law.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Plan amendments not required until january 1, 1996.--
     Any amendment to a plan required to be made by an amendment 
     made by this section shall not be required to be made before 
     the first plan year beginning on or after January 1, 1996, 
     if--
       (A) during the period after the date before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and before such first plan year, the 
     plan is operated in accordance with the requirements of the 
     amendments made by this section, and
       (B) such plan amendment applies retroactively to the period 
     after the date before the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and before such first plan year.

     A plan shall not be treated as failing to be operated in 
     accordance with the provisions of the plan merely because it 
     operates in accordance with this paragraph.

     SEC. 482. EXTENSION OF MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY FOR FAMILIES 
                   LOSING AFDC DUE TO INCREASED CHILD SUPPORT 
                   COLLECTIONS.

       Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as amended by the other 
     provisions of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (55);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (56) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (56) the following:
       ``(57) provide that each member of a family which would be 
     eligible for aid under the State plan but for the receipt of 
     child support payments shall be considered to be receiving 
     such aid for purposes of eligibility for medical assistance 
     under the State plan approved under title XIX for so long as 
     the family would (but for such receipt) be eligible for such 
     aid.''.
                    Subtitle I--Effect of Enactment

     SEC. 491. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise specifically provided 
     (but subject to subsections (b) and (c))--
       (1) provisions of this title requiring enactment or 
     amendment of State laws under section 466 of the Social 
     Security Act, or revision of State plans under section 454 of 
     such Act, shall be effective with respect to periods 
     beginning on and after October 1, 1996; and
       (2) all other provisions of this title shall become 
     effective upon enactment.
       (b) Grace Period for State Law Changes.--The provisions of 
     this title shall become effective with respect to a State on 
     the later of--
       (1) the date specified in this title, or
       (2) the effective date of laws enacted by the legislature 
     of such State implementing such provisions,

     but in no event later than the first day of the first 
     calendar quarter beginning after the close of the first 
     regular session of the State legislature that begins after 
     the date of enactment of this Act. For purposes of the 
     previous sentence, in the case of a State that has a 2-year 
     legislative session, each year of such session shall be 
     deemed to be a separate regular session of the State 
     legislature.
       (c) Grace Period for State Constitutional Amendment.--A 
     State shall not be found out of compliance with any 
     requirement enacted by this title if it is unable to comply 
     without amending the State constitution until the earlier 
     of--
       (1) the date one year after the effective date of the 
     necessary State constitutional amendment, or
       (2) the date five years after enactment of this title.

     SEC. 492. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this title or the application thereof 
     to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity 
     shall not affect other provisions or applications of this 
     title which can be given effect without regard to the invalid 
     provision or application, and to this end the provisions of 
     this title shall be severable.
              TITLE V--TEEN PREGNANCY AND FAMILY STABILITY
                        Subtitle A--Federal Role

     SEC. 501. STATE OPTION TO DENY AFDC FOR ADDITIONAL CHILDREN.

       (a) In General.--Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as 
     amended by sections 101, 102, 211(a), 232, and 301(a) of this 
     Act, is amended--

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       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (49);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (50) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (50) the following:
       ``(51) at the option of the State, provide that--
       ``(A)(i) notwithstanding paragraph (7)(A), the needs of a 
     child will not be taken into account in making the 
     determination under paragraph (7) with respect to the family 
     of the child if the child was born (other than as a result of 
     rape or incest) to a member of the family--
       ``(I) while the family was a recipient of aid under the 
     State plan; or
       ``(II) during the 6-month period ending with the date the 
     family applied for such aid; and
       ``(ii) if the amount of aid payable to a family under the 
     State plan is reduced by reason of subparagraph (A), each 
     member of the family shall be considered to be receiving such 
     aid for purposes of eligibility for medical assistance under 
     the State plan approved under title XIX for so long as such 
     aid would otherwise not be so reduced; and
       ``(B) if the State exercises the option, the State may 
     provide the family with vouchers, in amounts not exceeding 
     the amount of any such reduction in aid, that may be used 
     only to pay for particular goods and services specified by 
     the State as suitable for the care of the child of the parent 
     (such as diapers, clothing, or school supplies).''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to payments under a State plan approved under 
     part A of title IV of the Social Security Act for months 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act, and to 
     payments to States under such part for quarters beginning 
     after such date.

     SEC. 502. MINORS RECEIVING AFDC REQUIRED TO LIVE UNDER 
                   RESPONSIBLE ADULT SUPERVISION.

       Section 402(a)(43) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(43)) is amended by 
     striking ``at the option of the State,''.

     SEC. 503. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY.

       (a) In General.--Title XX (42 U.S.C. 1397-1397f), as 
     amended by section 222(b) of this Act, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 2010. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE ON ADOLESCENT PREGNANCY.

       ``(a) National Clearinghouse on Adolescent Pregnancy.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The responsible Federal officials 
     shall establish, through grant or contract, a national center 
     for the collection and provision of programmatic information 
     and technical assistance that relates to adolescent pregnancy 
     prevention programs, to be known as the `National 
     Clearinghouse on Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Programs'.
       ``(2) Functions.--The national center established under 
     paragraph (1) shall serve as a national information and data 
     clearinghouse, and as a training, technical assistance, and 
     material development source for adolescent pregnancy 
     prevention programs. Such center shall--
       ``(A) develop and maintain a system for disseminating 
     information on all types of adolescent pregnancy prevention 
     program and on the state of adolescent pregnancy prevention 
     program development, including information concerning the 
     most effective model programs;
       ``(B) develop and sponsor a variety of training institutes 
     and curricula for adolescent pregnancy prevention program 
     staff;
       ``(C) identify model programs representing the various 
     types of adolescent pregnancy prevention programs;
       ``(D) develop technical assistance materials and activities 
     to assist other entities in establishing and improving 
     adolescent pregnancy prevention programs;
       ``(E) develop networks of adolescent pregnancy prevention 
     programs for the purpose of sharing and disseminating 
     information; and
       ``(F) conduct such other activities as the responsible 
     Federal officials find will assist in developing and carrying 
     out programs or activities to reduce adolescent pregnancy.
       ``(b) Funding.--The responsible Federal officials shall 
     make grants to eligible entities for the establishment and 
     operation of a National Clearinghouse on Adolescent Pregnancy 
     Prevention Programs under subsection (a) so that in the 
     aggregate the expenditures for such grants do not exceed 
     $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $4,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1997, $8,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, and $10,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999 and each subsequent fiscal year.
       ``(c) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Adolescents.--The term `adolescents' means youth who 
     are ages 10 through 19.
       ``(2) Eligible entity.--The term `eligible entity' means a 
     partnership that includes--
       ``(A) a local education agency, acting on behalf of one or 
     more schools, together with
       ``(B) one or more community-based organizations, 
     institutions of higher education, or public or private 
     agencies or organizations.
       ``(3) Eligible area.--The term `eligible area' means a 
     school attendance area in which--
       ``(A) at least 75 percent of the children are from low-
     income families as that term is used in part A of title I of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; or
       ``(B) the number of children receiving Aid to Families with 
     Dependent Children under part A of title IV is substantial as 
     determined by the responsible Federal officials; or
       ``(C) the unmarried adolescent birth rate is high, as 
     determined by the responsible Federal officials.
       ``(4) School.--The term `school' means a public elementary, 
     middle, or secondary school.
       ``(5) Responsible federal officials.--The term `responsible 
     Federal officials' means the Secretary of Education, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, and the Chief 
     Executive Officer of the Corporation for National and 
     Community Service.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall become effective October 1, 1994.

     SEC. 504. INCENTIVE FOR TEEN PARENTS TO ATTEND SCHOOL.

       Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as amended by sections 
     101, 102, 211(a), 232, 301(a), and 501(a) of this Act, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (50);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (51) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (51) the following:
       ``(52) provide that the amount of aid otherwise payable 
     under the plan for a month to a family that includes a parent 
     who has not attained 20 years of age and has not completed 
     secondary school (or received a certificate of high school 
     equivalency) may be reduced by 25 percent if, during the 
     immediately preceding month, the parent has failed without 
     good cause (as defined by the State in consultation with the 
     Secretary) to maintain minimum attendance (as defined by the 
     State in consultation with the Secretary) at an educational 
     institution.''.

     SEC. 505. STATE OPTION TO DISREGARD 100-HOUR RULE UNDER AFDC-
                   UP PROGRAM.

       Section 407(a) (42 U.S.C. 607(a)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) A standard prescribed pursuant to paragraph (1) that 
     imposes a limit on the amount of time during which a parent 
     who is the principal earner in a family in which both parents 
     are married may be employed during a month shall not apply to 
     a State if the State plan under this part explicitly provides 
     for such inapplicability.''.

     SEC. 506. STATE OPTION TO DISREGARD 6-MONTH LIMITATION ON 
                   AFDC-UP BENEFITS.

       Section 407(b)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 607(b)(2)(B)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(iv) A regulation prescribed by the Secretary that limits 
     the length of time with respect to which a family of a 
     dependent child in which both parents are married may receive 
     aid to families with dependent children by reason of this 
     section shall not apply to a State if the State plan under 
     this part explicitly provides for such inapplicability.''.

     SEC. 507. ELIMINATION OF QUARTERS OF COVERAGE REQUIREMENT 
                   UNDER AFDC-UP PROGRAM FOR FAMILIES IN WHICH 
                   BOTH PARENTS ARE TEENS.

       Section 407(b)(1)(A)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 607(b)(1)(A)(iii)) is 
     amended by striking ``(iii)(I)'' and inserting ``(iii) 
     neither of the child's parents have attained 20 years of age, 
     and (I)''.

     SEC. 508. DENIAL OF FEDERAL HOUSING BENEFITS TO MINORS WHO 
                   BEAR CHILDREN OUT-OF-WEDLOCK.

       (a) Prohibition of Assistance.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, a household whose head of household is an 
     individual who has borne a child out-of-wedlock before 
     attaining 18 years of age may not be provided Federal housing 
     assistance for a dwelling unit until attaining such age, 
     unless--
       (1) after the birth of the child--
       (A) the individual marries an individual who has been 
     determined by the relevant State to be the biological father 
     of the child; or
       (B) the biological parent of the child has legal custody of 
     the child and marries an individual who legally adopts the 
     child;
       (2) the individual is a biological and custodial parent of 
     another child who was not born out-of-wedlock; or
       (3) eligibility for such Federal housing assistance is 
     based in whole or in part on any disability or handicap of a 
     member of the household.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       (1) Covered program.--The term ``covered program'' means--
       (A) the program of rental assistance on behalf of low-
     income families provided under section 8 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f);
       (B) the public housing program under title I of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.);
       (C) the program of rent supplement payments on behalf of 
     qualified tenants pursuant to contracts entered into under 
     section 101 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1965 
     (12 U.S.C. 1701s);
       (D) the program of interest reduction payments pursuant to 
     contracts entered into by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development under section 236 of the National Housing Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1715z-1);
       (E) the program for mortgage insurance provided pursuant to 
     sections 221(d) (3) or (4) of the National Housing Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1715l(d)) for multifamily housing for low- and 
     moderate-income families;
       (F) the rural housing loan program under section 502 of the 
     Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472);

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       (G) the rural housing loan guarantee program under section 
     502(h) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1472(h));
       (H) the loan and grant programs under section 504 of the 
     Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1474) for repairs and 
     improvements to rural dwellings;
       (I) the program of loans for rental and cooperative rural 
     housing under section 515 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 
     U.S.C. 1485);
       (J) the program of rental assistance payments pursuant to 
     contracts entered into under section 521(a)(2)(A) of the 
     Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490a(a)(2)(A));
       (K) the loan and assistance programs under sections 514 and 
     516 of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1484, 1486) for 
     housing for farm labor;
       (L) the program of grants and loans for mutual and self-
     help housing and technical assistance under section 523 of 
     the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490c);
       (M) the program of grants for preservation and 
     rehabilitation of housing under section 533 of the Housing 
     Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490m); and
       (N) the program of site loans under section 524 of the 
     Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490d).
       (2) Covered project.--The term ``covered project'' means 
     any housing for which Federal housing assistance is provided 
     that is attached to the project or specific dwelling units in 
     the project.
       (3) Federal housing assistance.--The term ``Federal housing 
     assistance'' means--
       (A) assistance provided under a covered program in the form 
     of any contract, grant, loan, subsidy, cooperative agreement, 
     loan or mortgage guarantee or insurance, or other financial 
     assistance; or
       (B) occupancy in a dwelling unit that is--
       (i) provided assistance under a covered program; or
       (ii) located in a covered project and subject to occupancy 
     limitations under a covered program that are based on income.
       (4) State.--The term ``State'' means the States of the 
     United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and any 
     other territory or possession of the United States.
       (c) Limitations on Applicability.--Subsection (a) shall not 
     apply to Federal housing assistance provided for a household 
     pursuant to an application or request for such assistance 
     made by such household before the effective date of this Act 
     if the household was receiving such assistance on the 
     effective date of this Act.

     SEC. 509. STATE OPTION TO DENY AFDC TO MINOR PARENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as 
     amended by sections 101, 102, 211(a), 232, 301(a), 501(a), 
     and 504 of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (51);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (52) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (52) the following:
       ``(53)(A) at the option of the State, provide that--
       ``(i) in making the determination under paragraph (7) with 
     respect to a family, the State may disregard the needs of any 
     family member who is a parent and has not attained 18 years 
     of age or such lesser age as the State may prescribe; and
       ``(ii) if the amount of aid payable to a family under the 
     State plan is reduced by reason of subparagraph (A), each 
     member of the family shall be considered to be receiving such 
     aid for purposes of eligibility for medical assistance under 
     the State plan approved under title XIX for so long as such 
     aid would otherwise not be so reduced; and
       ``(B) if the State exercises the option, the State may 
     provide the family with vouchers, in amounts not exceeding 
     the amount of any such reduction in aid, that may be used 
     only to pay for--
       ``(i) particular goods and services specified by the State 
     as suitable for the care of the child of the parent (such as 
     diapers, clothing, or cribs); and
       ``(ii) the costs associated with a maternity home, foster 
     home, or other adult-supervised supportive living arrangement 
     in which the parent and the child live.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to payments under a State plan approved under 
     part A of title IV of the Social Security Act for months 
     beginning on or after January 1, 1998, and to payments to 
     States under such part for quarters beginning after such 
     date.
                         Subtitle B--State Role

     SEC. 511. TEENAGE PREGNANCY PREVENTION AND FAMILY STABILITY.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) long-term welfare dependency is increasing driven by 
     illegitimate births;
       (2) too many teens are becoming parents and too few are 
     able to responsibly care for and nurture their children;
       (3) new research has shown that spending time in a single-
     parent family puts children at substantially increased risk 
     of dropping out of high school, having a child out-of-
     wedlock, or being neither in school nor at work; and
       (4) between 1986 and 1991, the rate of births to teens aged 
     15 to 19 rose 24 percent, from 50.2 to 62.1 births per 1,000 
     females.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) children should be educated about the risks involved in 
     choosing parenthood at an early age;
       (2) reproductive family planning and education should be 
     made available to every potential parent so as to give such 
     parents the opportunity to avoid unintended births;
       (3) States should use funds provided under title XX of the 
     Social Security Act to provide comprehensive services to 
     youth in high risk neighborhoods, through community 
     organizations, churches, and schools; and
       (4) States should work with schools for the early 
     identification and referral of children at risk for 
     parenthood at an early age.

     SEC. 512. AVAILABILITY OF FAMILY PLANNING SERVICES.

       Section 402(a)(15)(A) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(15)(A)) is amended 
     by striking ``out of wedlock''.
                    TITLE VI--PROGRAM SIMPLIFICATION
                Subtitle A--Increased State Flexibility

     SEC. 601. STATE OPTION TO PROVIDE AFDC THROUGH ELECTRONIC 
                   BENEFIT TRANSFER SYSTEMS.

       Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as amended by sections 
     101, 102, 211(a), 232, 301(a), 501(a), 504, and 509(a) of 
     this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (52);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (53) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (53) the following:
       ``(54) at the option of the State, provide for the payment 
     of aid under the State plan through the use of electronic 
     benefit transfer systems.''.

     SEC. 602. DEADLINE FOR ACTION ON APPLICATION FOR WAIVER OF 
                   REQUIREMENT APPLICABLE TO PROGRAM OF AID TO 
                   FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN.

       Section 1115 (42 U.S.C. 1315) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(e) The Secretary shall approve or deny an application 
     for a waiver under this section with respect to a requirement 
     of section 402, not later than 90 days after the Secretary 
     receives the application, unless otherwise agreed upon by the 
     Secretary and the applicant.''.
        Subtitle B--Coordination of AFDC and Food Stamp Programs

     SEC. 611. AMENDMENTS TO PART A OF TITLE IV OF THE SOCIAL 
                   SECURITY ACT.

       (a) State Option to Use Income and Eligibility Verification 
     System.--Section 1137(b) (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (1) and (4), and redesignating 
     paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) as paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), 
     respectively; and
       (2) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by adding ``or'' 
     at the end.
       (b) State Option To Use Retrospective Budgeting Without 
     Monthly Reporting.--Section 402(a)(13) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(13)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking all that precedes subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(13) provide, at the option of the State and with respect 
     to such category or categories as the State may select and 
     identify in the State plan, that--''; and
       (2) in each of subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking ``, 
     in the case of families who are required to report monthly to 
     the State agency pursuant to paragraph (14)''.
       (c) Exclusion From Income of All Income of Dependent Child 
     Who is a Student.--Section 402(a)(8)(A)(i) (42 U.S.C. 
     602(a)(8)(A)(i)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``earned''; and
       (2) by inserting ``applying for or'' before ``receiving''.
       (d) Exclusion From Income of Certain Energy Assistance 
     Payments Based on Need.--
       (1) In general.--Section 402(a)(8)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     602(a)(8)(A)), as amended by sections 231 and 242(b)(1) of 
     this Act, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ix); and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(xi) shall disregard any energy or utility-cost 
     assistance payment based on need, that is paid to any member 
     of the family under--
       ``(I) a State or local general assistance program; or
       ``(II) another basic assistance program comparable to 
     general assistance (as determined by the Secretary); and''.
       (2) Inclusion of energy assistance provided under the 
     liheap program.--Section 402(a)(8)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     602(a)(8)(B)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i); and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii) shall not disregard any assistance provided 
     directly to, or indirectly for the benefit of, any person 
     described in subparagraph (A)(ii) under the Low-Income Home 
     Energy Assistance Act of 1981, notwithstanding section 
     2605(f)(1) of such Act; and''.
       (e) Applicability to AFDC of Future Income Exclusions Under 
     Food Stamp Program.--Section 402(a)(8)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     602(a)(8)(A)), as amended by sections 231, 242(b)(1) of this 
     Act and by subsection (d)(1) of this section, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (x); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(xii) shall disregard from the income of any child, 
     relative, or other individual described in clause (ii) 
     applying for aid under the State plan, any child, relative, 
     or other individual so described receiving such aid, or both, 
     any funds that a Federal statute (enacted after the date of 
     the enactment of this clause) excludes from income for 
     purposes of determining eligibility for benefits under the 
     food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977, the 
     level of benefits under the program, or both, 
     respectively.''.

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       (f) Periodic Reviews.--Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), 
     as amended by sections 101, 102, 211(a), 232, 301(a), 501(a), 
     504, 509(a), and 601 of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (53);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (54) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (54) the following:
       ``(55) provide that the State shall, not less frequently 
     than annually review each determination made under the State 
     plan with respect to the eligibility of each recipient of aid 
     under the State plan;''.
       (g) Exclusion From Resources of Es- 
     sential Employment-Related Property.--Section 402(a)(7)(B) 
     (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(7)(B)), as amended by section 242(a) of 
     this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (iv); and
       (2) by inserting ``, or (vi) the value of real and tangible 
     personal property (other than currency, commercial paper, and 
     similar property) of a family member that is essential to the 
     employment or self-employment of the member, until the 
     expiration of the 1-year period beginning on the date the 
     member ceases to be so employed or so self-employed'' before 
     the semicolon.
       (h) Exclusion From Resources of Equity in Certain Income-
     Producing Real Property.--Section 402(a)(7)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     602(a)(7)(B)), as amended by section 242(a) of this Act and 
     by subsection (g) of this section, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (v); and
       (2) by inserting ``, or (vii) the equity of any member of 
     the family in real property to which 1 or more members of the 
     family have sole and clear title, that the State agency 
     determines is producing income consistent with the fair 
     market value of the property'' before the semicolon.
       (i) Exclusion From Resources of Life Insurance Policies.--
     Section 402(a)(7)(B) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(7)(B)), as amended by 
     section 242(a) of this Act and by subsections (g) and (h) of 
     this section, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (vi); and
       (2) by inserting ``, or (viii) any life insurance policy'' 
     before the semicolon.
       (j) Exclusion From Resources of Real Property That the 
     Family Is Making a Good Faith Effort to Sell.--Section 
     402(a)(7)(B)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(7)(B)(iii)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``for such period or periods of time as the 
     Secretary may prescribe''; and
       (2) by striking ``any such period'' and inserting ``any 
     period during which the family is making such an effort''.
       (k) Prompt Restoration of Benefits Wrongfully Denied.--
     Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)), as amended by sections 
     101, 102, 211(a), 232, 301(a), 501(a), 504, 509(a), and 601 
     of this Act and by subsection (f) of this section, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (54);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (55) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (55) the following:
       ``(56) provide that, upon receipt of a request from a 
     family for the payment of any amount of aid under the State 
     plan the payment of which to the family has been wrongfully 
     denied or terminated, the State shall promptly pay the amount 
     to the family if the wrongful denial or termination occurred 
     not more than 1 year before the date of the request or the 
     date the State agency is notified or otherwise discovers the 
     wrongful denial or termination.''.

     SEC. 612. AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD STAMP ACT OF 1977.

       (a) Certification Period.--(1) Section 3(c) of the Food 
     Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(c)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) `Certification period' means the period specified by 
     the State agency for which households shall be eligible to 
     receive authorization cards, except that such period shall 
     be--
       ``(1) 24 months for households in which all adult members 
     are elderly or disabled; and
       ``(2) not more than 12 months for all other households.''.
       (2) Section 6(c)(1)(C) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2015(c)(1)(C)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (ii) by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in clause (iii) by striking ``; and'' at the end and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking clause (iv).
       (b) Inclusion of Energy Assistance in Income.--
       (1) Amendments to the Food Stamp Act of 1977.--Section 5 of 
     the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (d)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (11); and
       (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (12) through (16) as 
     paragraphs (11) through (15), respectively; and
       (B) in subsection (k)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ``, not including 
     energy or utility-cost assistance,''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2)--
       (I) by striking subparagraph (C); and
       (II) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (H) as 
     subparagraphs (C) through (J), respectively.
       (2) Amendments to the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act 
     of 1981.--Section 2605(f) of the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(f)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``food stamps,''; and
       (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply for any purpose under 
     the Food Stamp Act of 1977.''.
       (c) Exclusion of Certain JTPA Income.--Section 5(d) of the 
     Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)), as amended by 
     subsection (b), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and (15)'' and inserting ``(15)''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period the following:

     ``, and (16) income received under the Job Training 
     Partnership Act by a household member who is less than 19 
     years of age''.
       (d) Exclusion of Educational Assistance From Income.--
     Section 5(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: ``(3) all 
     educational loans on which payment is deferred (including any 
     loan origination fees or insurance premiums associated with 
     such loans), grants, scholarships, fellowships, veterans' 
     educational benefits, and the like awarded to a household 
     member enrolled at a recognized institution of post-secondary 
     education, at a school for the handicapped, in a vocational 
     education program, or in a program that provides for 
     completion of a secondary school diploma or obtaining the 
     equivalent thereof,''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5) by striking ``and no portion'' and all 
     that follows through ``reimbursement''.
       (e) Limitation on Additional Earned Income Deduction.--The 
     3rd sentence of section 5(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended by striking ``earned income that'' 
     and all that follows through ``report'', and inserting 
     ``determining an overissuance due to the failure of a 
     household to report earned income''.
       (f) Exclusion of Essential Employment-Related Property.--
     Section 5(g)(3) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2014(g)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) The value of real and tangible personal property 
     (other than currency, commercial paper, and similar property) 
     of a household member that is essential to the employment or 
     self-employment of such member shall be excluded by the 
     Secretary from financial resources until the expiration of 
     the 1-year period beginning on the date such member ceases to 
     be so employed or so self-employed.''.
       (g) Exclusion of Life Insurance Policies.--Section 5(g) of 
     the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(g)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) The Secretary shall exclude from financial resources 
     the cash value of any life insurance policy owned by a member 
     of a household.''.
       (h) In-Tandem Exclusions From Income.--Section 5 of the 
     Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(n) Whenever a Federal statute enacted after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act excludes funds from income for 
     purposes of determining eligibility, benefit levels, or both 
     under State plans approved under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act, then such funds shall be excluded from 
     income for purposes of determining eligibility, benefit 
     levels, or both, respectively, under the food stamp program 
     of households all of whose members receive benefits under a 
     State plan approved under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act.''.
       (i) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this 
     section shall not apply with respect to certification periods 
     beginning before the effective date of this section.
                      Subtitle C--Fraud Reduction

     SEC. 631. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS IN SUPPORT OF THE EFFORTS OF 
                   THE ADMINISTRATION TO ADDRESS THE PROBLEMS OF 
                   FRAUD AND ABUSE IN THE SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY 
                   INCOME PROGRAM.

       The Congress hereby expresses support for the efforts of 
     the Social Security Administration to reduce fraud and abuse 
     in the supplemental security income program under title XVI 
     of the Social Security Act by implementing a structured 
     approach to disability decisionmaking that takes into 
     consideration the large number of disability claims received 
     while providing a basis for consistent, equitable 
     decisionmaking by claims adjudicators at each level, that 
     provides for the following:
       (1) A simplification of the monetary guidelines for 
     determining whether an individual (except those filing for 
     benefits based on blindness) is engaging in substantial 
     gainful activity.
       (2) The replacement of a threshold severity requirement for 
     determining whether a claimant has a medically determinable 
     impairment with a threshold inquiry as to whether the 
     claimant has a medically determinable physical or mental 
     impairment that can be demonstrated by acceptable clinical 
     and laboratory diagnostic techniques.
       (3) The comparison of an impairment referred to in 
     paragraph (2) with an index of disabling impairments that 
     contains fewer impairments, has less detail and complexity, 
     and does not rely on the concept of ``medical equivalence''.
       (4)(A) The consideration of whether an individual has the 
     ability to perform substantial gainful activity despite any 
     functional loss caused by a medically determinable physical 
     or mental impairment.

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       (B) The definition of the physical and mental requirements 
     of substantial gainful activity.
       (C) The objective measurement, to the extent possible, of 
     whether an individual meets such requirements.
       (D) The development, with the assistance of the medical 
     community and other outside experts from disability programs, 
     of standardized criteria which can be used to measure an 
     individual's functional ability.
       (E) The assumption by the Social Security Administration of 
     primary responsibility for documenting functional ability 
     using the standardized measurement criteria, with the goal of 
     developing functional assessment instruments that are 
     standardized, accurately measure an individual's functional 
     abilities, and are universally accepted by the public, the 
     advocacy community, and health care professionals.
       (F) The use of the results of the standardized functional 
     measurement with a new standard to describe basic physical 
     and mental demands of a baseline of work that represents 
     substantial gainful activity and that exists in significant 
     numbers in the national economy.
       (5)(A) An evaluation of whether a child is engaging in 
     substantial gainful activity, whether a child has a medically 
     determinable physical or mental impairment that will meet the 
     duration requirement, and whether a child has an impairment 
     that meets the criteria in the index of disabling 
     impairments.
       (B) The development, with the assistance of the medical 
     community and educational experts, of standardized criteria 
     which can be used to measure a child's functional ability to 
     perform a baseline of functions that are comparable to the 
     baseline of occupational demands for an adult.
       (C) The conduct of research to specifically identify a 
     skill acquisition threshold to measure broad areas required 
     to develop the ability to perform substantial gainful 
     activity.

     SEC. 632. STUDY ON FEASIBILITY OF SINGLE TAMPER-PROOF 
                   IDENTIFICATION CARD TO SERVE PROGRAMS UNDER 
                   BOTH THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT AND HEALTH REFORM 
                   LEGISLATION.

       (a) Study.--As soon as practicable after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security 
     shall conduct a study of the feasibility of issuing, in 
     counterfeit-resistant form, a single identification card 
     which would combine the features of the social security card 
     now issued pursuant to section 205 of the Social Security Act 
     and any health security card which may be provided for in 
     health reform legislation enacted in the 104th Congress. In 
     such study, the Commissioner shall devote particular 
     consideration to--
       (1) employment in such card of finger-print identification, 
     bar code validation, a photograph, a hologram, or any other 
     identifiable feature,
       (2) the efficiencies and economies which may be achieved by 
     combining the features of the social security card as 
     currently issued and the features of any health security card 
     which might be issued under health reform legislation, and
       (3) any costs and risks which might result from combining 
     such features in a single identification card and possible 
     means of alleviating any such costs and risks.
       (b) Report.--The Commissioner of Social Security shall, not 
     later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, transmit a report to each House of the Congress setting 
     forth the Commissioner's findings from the study conducted 
     pursuant to subsection (a). Such report may include such 
     recommendations for administrative or legislative changes as 
     the Commissioner considers appropriate.
                   Subtitle D--Additional Provisions

     SEC. 641. STATE OPTIONS REGARDING UNEMPLOYED PARENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Duration of Unemployment and Recency-of-Work Tests.--
     Section 407(b)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 607(b)(1)(A)), as amended by 
     section 507 of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking the matter preceding clause (i) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) subject to paragraph (2), shall provide for the 
     payment of aid to families with dependent children with 
     respect to a dependent child within the meaning of subsection 
     (a)--''.
       (2) in clause (i), by striking ``whichever'' and inserting 
     ``when, if the State chooses to so require (and specifies in 
     its State plan), whichever'';
       (3) in clause (ii), by inserting ``when'' before such 
     parent; and
       (4) in clause (iii), by inserting ``when, if the State 
     chooses to so require (and so specifies in its State plan)'' 
     after ``(iii)''.
       (b) State Option To Expand Program.--Section 407(a) (42 
     U.S.C. 607(a)) is amended by inserting ``or the unemployment 
     (as defined (if at all) by the State in the State plan 
     approved under section 402)'' before ``of the parent''.
       (c) Effective Date.--Subsection (b) and the amendments made 
     by subsection (a) shall become effective October 1, 1996.

     SEC. 642. DEFINITION OF ESSENTIAL PERSON.

       (a) General Requirement.--Section 402 (42 U.S.C. 602), as 
     amended by section 222(a)(1)(A) of this Act, is amended by 
     inserting after subsection (f) the following:
       ``(g) In order that the State may include the needs of an 
     individual in determining the needs of the dependent child 
     and relative with whom the child is living, such individual 
     must be living in the same home as such child and relative, 
     and--
       ``(1) furnishing personal services required because of the 
     relative's physical or mental inability to provide care 
     necessary for herself or himself or for the dependent child 
     (which, for purposes of this subsection only, includes a 
     child receiving supplemental security income benefits under 
     title XVI); or
       ``(2) furnishing child care services, or care for an 
     incapacitated member of the family, that is necessary to 
     permit the caretaker relative--
       ``(A) to engage in full or part-time employment outside the 
     home, or
       ``(B) to attend a course of education designed to lead to a 
     high school diploma (or its equivalent) or a course of 
     training on a full or part-time basis, or to participate in 
     the program under part G on a full or part-time basis.''.

     SEC. 643. ``FILL-THE-GAP'' BUDGETING.

       (a) In General.--Section 402(a)(8)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     602(a)(8)(A)), as amended by sections 231, 242(b)(1), and 
     611(d)(1) of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (xi); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(xiii) in addition to any other amounts required or 
     permitted by this paragraph to be disregarded in a month, may 
     exempt countable income identified in the State plan by type 
     or source and by amount, but in an amount not exceeding the 
     difference between the State's standard of need applicable to 
     the family and the amount from which all remaining nonexempt 
     income is subtracted to determine the amount of aid payable 
     under the State plan to a family of the same size with no 
     other income;''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 644. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO MAKE CERTAIN SUPPLEMENTAL 
                   PAYMENTS IN STATES PAYING LESS THAN THEIR NEEDS 
                   STANDARDS.

       Section 402(a)(28) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(28)) is hereby 
     repealed.

     SEC. 645. COLLECTION OF AFDC OVERPAYMENTS FROM FEDERAL TAX 
                   REFUNDS.

       (a) Authority To Intercept Tax Refund.--(1) Part A of title 
     IV (42 U.S.C. 601-617) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:


         ``collection of overpayments from federal tax refunds

       ``Sec. 418. (a) Upon receiving notice from a State agency 
     administering a plan approved under this part that a named 
     individual has been overpaid under the State plan approved 
     under this part, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     determine whether any amounts as refunds of Federal taxes 
     paid are payable to such individual, regardless of whether 
     such individual filed a tax return as a married or unmarried 
     individual. If the Secretary of the Treasury finds that any 
     such amount is payable, he shall withhold from such refunds 
     an amount equal to the overpayment sought to be collected by 
     the State and pay such amount to the State agency.
       ``(b) The Secretary of the Treasury shall issue 
     regulations, approved by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, that provide--
       ``(1) that a State may only submit under subsection (a) 
     requests for collection of overpayments with respect to 
     individuals (A) who are no longer receiving aid under the 
     State plan approved under this part, (B) with respect to whom 
     the State has already taken appropriate action under State 
     law against the income or resources of the individuals or 
     families involved as required under section 402(a)(22) (B), 
     and (C) to whom the State agency has given notice of its 
     intent to request withholding by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury from their income tax refunds;
       ``(2) that the Secretary of the Treasury will give a timely 
     and appropriate notice to any other person filing a joint 
     return with the individual whose refund is subject to 
     withholding under subsection (a); and
       ``(3) the procedures that the State and the Secretary of 
     the Treasury will follow in carrying out this section which, 
     to the maximum extent feasible and consistent with the 
     specific provisions of this section, will be the same as 
     those issued pursuant to section 464(b) applicable to 
     collection of past-due child support.''.
       (2) Section 6402 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as 
     amended by section 443(a) of this Act) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``(c) and (d)'' and 
     inserting ``(c), (d), and (e)'';
       (B) by redesignating subsections (e) through (i) as 
     subsections (f) through (j), respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(g) Collection of Overpayments Under Title IV-A of the 
     Social Security Act.--The amount of any overpayment to be 
     refunded to the person making the overpayment shall be 
     reduced (after reductions pursuant to subsections (c) and 
     (d), but before a credit against future liability for an 
     internal revenue tax) in accordance with section 418 of the 
     Social Security Act (concerning recovery of overpayments to 
     individuals under State plans approved under part A of title 
     IV of such Act).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 552a(a)(8)(B)(iv)(III) 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``section 464 or 1137 of the Social Security Act'' and 
     inserting ``section 419, 464, or 1137 of the Social Security 
     Act.''

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     SEC. 646. TERRITORIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1108(a) (42 U.S.C. 1308(a)) is 
     amended by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) for payment to Puerto Rico shall not exceed--
       ``(A) $82,000,000 with respect to fiscal years 1994, 1995, 
     and 1996, and
       ``(B) $102,500,000 or, if greater, such amount adjusted by 
     the CPI (as prescribed in subsection (f)) for fiscal year 
     1997 and each fiscal year thereafter;
       ``(2) for payment to the Virgin Islands shall not exceed--
       ``(A) $2,800,000 with respect to fiscal years 1994, 1995, 
     and 1996, and
       ``(B) $3,500,000 or, if greater, such amount adjusted by 
     the CPI (as prescribed in subsection (f)) for fiscal year 
     1997 and each fiscal year thereafter; and
       ``(3) for payment to Guam shall not exceed--
       ``(A) $3,800,000 with respect to fiscal year 1994, 1995, 
     and 1996, and
       ``(B) $4,750,000 or, if greater, such amount adjusted by 
     the CPI (as prescribed in subsection (f)), for fiscal year 
     1997 and each fiscal year thereafter.''.
       (b) CPI Adjustment.--Section 1108 (42 U.S.C. 1308) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) For purposes of subsection (a), an amount is 
     `adjusted by the CPI' for months in calendar year by 
     multiplying that amount by the ratio of the Consumer Price 
     Index as prepared by the Department of Labor for--
       ``(1) the third quarter of the preceding calendar year, to
       ``(2) the third quarter of calendar year 1996, and rounding 
     the product, if not a multiple of $10,000, to the nearer 
     multiple of $10,000.''.

     SEC. 647. DISREGARD OF STUDENT INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Section 402(a)(8)(A)(i) (42 U.S.C. 
     602(a)(8)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ``dependent child'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``individual who has not 
     attained 19 years of age and is an elementary or secondary 
     school student''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     602(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (8)(A)(vii)--
       (A) by striking ``a dependent child who is a full-time 
     student'' and inserting ``an individual who has not attained 
     19 years of age and is an elementary or secondary school 
     student''; and
       (B) by striking ``such child'' and inserting ``such 
     individual''; and
       (2) in paragraph (18), by striking ``of a dependent child'' 
     and inserting ``of an individual under age 19''.

     SEC. 648. LUMP-SUM INCOME.

       Section 402(a)(8)(A) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(8)(A)), as amended 
     by sections 231, 242(b)(1), 611(d)(1), and 643(a) of this 
     Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (xii); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(xiv) shall disregard from the income of any family 
     member any amounts of income received in the form of 
     nonrecurring lump-sum payments other than payments made 
     pursuant to an order for child or spousal support being 
     enforced by the agency administering the State plan approved 
     under part D;''.
            TITLE VII--CHILD PROTECTION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

     SEC. 701. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAMS.

       Part B of title IV (42 U.S.C. 620-635) is amended to read 
     as follows:

              PART B--CHILD PROTECTION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM

     ``SEC. 420. PURPOSES; AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``The purpose of this part is to enable States to carry out 
     a program of child welfare and child protection services 
     which includes--
       ``(1) child protection services for children who are, or 
     are suspected of being or at risk of becoming, victims of 
     abuse or neglect;
       ``(2) preventive services and activities, including 
     community-based family support services, designed to 
     strengthen and preserve families and to prevent child abuse 
     and neglect; and
       ``(3) permanency planning services and activities to 
     achieve planned, permanent living arrangements (including 
     family reunification, adoption, and independent living) for 
     children who have been removed from their families.

     ``SEC. 421. STATE PLANS.

       ``(a) In General.--In order to be eligible for payment 
     under this part, a State must have an approved plan 
     (developed jointly by the Secretary and the State agency, 
     after consultation with persons and entities specified in 
     subsection (b)) for the provision of services to children and 
     families which meet the requirements of subsection (c).
       ``(b) Consultation With Appropriate Entities.--A State, in 
     developing its plan for approval under this part, shall 
     consult with concerned persons and entities, including--
       ``(1) public and nonprofit private agencies and community-
     based organizations with experience in administering programs 
     of child welfare services for children and families; and
       ``(2) representatives of and advocates for children and 
     families.
       ``(c) State Plan Requirements.--A State plan under this 
     part shall--
       ``(1) describe the services and activities to be performed, 
     and the service delivery mechanisms (including service 
     providers and statewide distribution of services) to be used, 
     to provide--
       ``(A) child protection services described in section 420(1) 
     (including such services provided under this part and part 
     E);
       ``(B) preventive services described in section 420(2) (and 
     shall provide for delivery of such services through a 
     statewide network of local nonprofit community-based family 
     support programs, in collaboration with existing health, 
     mental health, education, employment, training, child 
     welfare, and other social services agencies); and
       ``(C) permanency planning services described in section 
     420(3) (including family reunification, adoption, and 
     independent living);
       ``(2)(A)(i) declare the State's goals for accomplishments 
     under the plan is in operation in the State, and (ii) be 
     updated periodically to declare the State's goals for 
     accomplishments under the plan by the end of each fifth 
     fiscal year thereafter;
       ``(B) describe the methods to be used in measuring progress 
     toward accomplishment of the goals; and
       ``(C) contain a commitment that the State--
       ``(i) will perform an interim review of its progress toward 
     accomplishment of the goals after the end of each of the 
     first 4 fiscal years covered by the goals, and on the basis 
     of such interim review will revise the statement of goals in 
     the plan, if necessary, to reflect changed circumstances or 
     other relevant factors; and
       ``(ii) will perform, after the end of the last fiscal year 
     covered by the goals, a final review of its progress toward 
     accomplishment of the goals and prepare a report to the 
     Secretary on the basis of such final review;
       ``(3) provide assurances that reasonable amounts will be 
     expended under this part to carry out each of the purposes 
     specified in paragraphs (1) through (3) of section 420; and
       ``(4) provide assurances that the State has in effect a 
     program of foster care safeguards meeting the requirements of 
     section 425.
       ``(d) Secretarial Approval.--The Secretary shall approve a 
     State plan that meets the requirements of this section.

     ``SEC. 422. RESERVATIONS; ALLOTMENTS TO STATES.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall allot the amount 
     specified in subsection (b) for each fiscal year in 
     accordance with subsections (c) through (f).
       ``(b) Federal Funding.--The amount specified for purposes 
     of this section shall be--
       ``(1) $653,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(1) $682,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(1) $713,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(1) $737,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       ``(1) $763,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       ``(c) Projects of National Significance.--Two percent of 
     the amount specified under subsection (b) for each fiscal 
     year shall be reserved for expenditure by the Secretary for 
     projects of national significance related to the purposes of 
     this part.
       ``(d) Training and Technical Assistance.--Two percent of 
     the amount specified under subsection (b) for each fiscal 
     year shall be reserved for expenditure by the Secretary for 
     training and technical assistance to State and local public 
     and nonprofit private entities related to the program under 
     this part.
       ``(e) Indian Tribes.--One percent of the amount specified 
     under subsection (b) for each fiscal year shall be reserved 
     for allotment to Indian tribes in accordance with section 
     424.
       ``(f) States.--From the balance of the amount specified for 
     each fiscal year under subsection (b) remaining after the 
     application of subsections (c), (d), and (e), the Secretary 
     shall allot to each State an amount which bears the same 
     ratio to the amount specified as the total amount that would 
     have been allotted to the State for such fiscal year under 
     this part, as in effect on September 30, 1995, bears to the 
     total amount that would have been so allotted to all States 
     for such fiscal year.

     ``SEC. 423. PAYMENTS TO STATES.

       ``(a) Entitlement to Payment; Federal Share of Costs.--Each 
     State which has a plan approved under this part shall be 
     entitled to payment, equal to its allotment under section 422 
     for a fiscal year, for use in payment by the State of 75 
     percent of the costs of activities under the State plan 
     during such fiscal year. The remaining 25 percent of such 
     costs shall be paid by the State with funds from non-Federal 
     sources.
       ``(b) Payment Installments.--The Secretary shall make 
     payments in accordance with section 6503 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to each State from its allotment for use under 
     this part.

     ``SEC. 424. PAYMENTS TO INDIAN TRIBES.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall make payments under 
     this part for a fiscal year directly to the tribal 
     organization of an Indian tribe with a plan approved under 
     this part, except that such plan need not meet any 
     requirement under such section that the Secretary determines 
     is inappropriate with respect to such Indian tribe.
       ``(b) Allotment.--From the amount reserved pursuant to 
     section 422(e) for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot 
     to each Indian tribe meeting the conditions specified in 
     subsection (a), an amount bearing the same ratio to such 
     reserved amount as the number of children in all Indian 
     tribes with State plans so approved, as determined by the 
     Secretary on the basis of the most current and reliable 
     information available to the Secretary.

     ``SEC. 425. FOSTER CARE PROTECTION.

       ``In order to meet the requirements of this section, for 
     purposes of section 421(c)(4), a State shall--
       ``(1) since June 17, 1980, have completed an inventory of 
     all children who, before the in

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     ventory, had been in foster care under the responsibility of 
     the State for 6 months or more, which determined--
       ``(A) the appropriateness of, and necessity for, the foster 
     care placement;
       ``(B) whether the child could or should be returned to the 
     parents of the child or should be freed for adoption or other 
     permanent placement; and
       ``(C) the services necessary to facilitate the return of 
     the child or the placement of the child for adoption or legal 
     guardianship;
       ``(2) be operating, to the satisfaction of the Secretary--
       ``(A) a statewide information system from which can be 
     readily determined the status, demographic characteristics, 
     location, and goals for the placement of every child who is 
     (or, within the immediately preceding 12 months, has been) in 
     foster care;
       ``(B) a case review system (as defined in section 475(5)) 
     for each child receiving foster care under the supervision of 
     the State;
       ``(C) a service program designed to help children--
       ``(i) where appropriate, return to families from which they 
     have been removed; or
       ``(ii) be placed for adoption, with a legal guardian, or, 
     if adoption or legal guardianship is determined not to be 
     appropriate for a child, in some other planned, permanent 
     living arrangement; and
       ``(D) a replacement preventive services program designed to 
     help children at risk of foster care placement remain with 
     their families; and
       ``(3)(A) have reviewed (or by October 31, 1995 will have 
     reviewed) State policies and administrative and judicial 
     procedures in effect for children abandoned at or shortly 
     after birth (including policies and procedures providing for 
     legal representation of such children); and
       ``(B) be implementing (or by October 31, 1996, will be 
     implementing) such policies and procedures as the State 
     determines, on the basis of the review described in clause 
     (i), to be necessary to enable permanent decisions to be made 
     expeditiously with respect to the placement of such children.

     SEC. 702. REPEALS AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Abandoned Infants Assistance.--
       (1) Repeal.--The Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 
     (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is repealed.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 421(7) of the Domestic 
     Violence Service Act of 1973 (42 U.S.C. 5061(7)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(7) the term `boarder baby' means an infant who is 
     medically cleared for discharge from an acute-care hospital 
     setting, but remains hospitalized because of a lack of 
     appropriate out-of-hospital placement alternatives.''.
       (b) Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment.--
       (1) Repeal.--The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 5101 et seq.) is repealed.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--The Victims of Crime Act of 
     1984 (42 U.S.C. 10601 et seq.) is amended by striking section 
     1404A.
       (c) Adoption Opportunities.--The Child Abuse Prevention and 
     Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5111 et 
     seq.) is repealed.
       (d) Family Support Centers.--Subtitle F of title VII of the 
     Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11481-
     11489) is repealed.
       (e) Foster Care.--Section 472(d) (42 U.S.C. 672(d)) is 
     amended by striking ``422(b)(9)'' and inserting ``425''.

     SEC. 703. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments and repeals made by this title shall take 
     effect on October 1, 1995, and shall apply with respect to 
     activities under State programs on and after that date.
                         TITLE VIII--SSI REFORM
            Subtitle A--Eligibility of Children for Benefits

     SEC. 801. RESTRICTIONS ON ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 1614(a)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382c(a)(3)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(3)(A)'';
       (2) by inserting ``who has attained 18 years of age'' 
     before ``shall be considered'';
       (3) by striking ``he'' and inserting ``the individual'';
       (4) by striking ``(or, in the case of an individual under 
     the age of 18, if he suffers from any medically determinable 
     physical or mental impairment of comparable severity)''; and
       (5) by adding after and below the end the following:
       ``(ii) An individual who has not attained 18 years of age 
     shall be considered to be disabled for purposes of this title 
     for a month if the individual has any medically determinable 
     physical or mental impairment (or combination of impairments) 
     that meets the requirements, applicable to individuals who 
     have not attained 18 years of age, of the Listings of 
     Impairments set forth in appendix 1 of subpart P of part 404 
     of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, or the individual 
     has a combination of impairments the effect of which should 
     be considered disabling for purposes of this title. In 
     applying this clause, such Listings shall not include 
     maladaptive behavior or psychoactive substance dependence 
     disorder (as specified in the appendix setting forth such 
     Listings).''.
       (b) Transition to New Eligibility Criteria.--Within 3 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Commissioner of Social Security shall establish a functional 
     equivalency standard separate from the Listing of Impairments 
     (set forth in appendix 1 of subpart P of part 404 of title 
     20, Code of Federal Regulations (revised as of April 1, 
     1994)) under which a child with a combination of impairments 
     should be considered disabled for purposes of the 
     supplemental security income program under title XVI of the 
     Social Security Act. Within 10 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Commissioner shall review the case 
     of each individual who, immediately before such date of 
     enactment, qualified for benefits under such program by 
     reason of an individualized functional assessment in order to 
     determine eligibility under such Listings and the criteria 
     established under such standard.

     SEC. 802. CONTINUING DISABILITY REVIEWS FOR CERTAIN CHILDREN.

       Section 1614(a)(3)(G) (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(G)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(G)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii)(I) Not less frequently than once every 3 years, the 
     Commissioner shall redetermine the eligibility for benefits 
     under this title of each individual who has not attained 18 
     years of age and is eligible for such benefits by reason of 
     disability.
       ``(II) Subclause (I) shall not apply to an individual if 
     the individual has an impairment (or combination of 
     impairments) which is (or are) not expected to improve.
       ``(III) Subject to recommendations made by the 
     Commissioner, parents or guardians of recipients whose cases 
     are reviewed under this clause shall present, at the time of 
     review, evidence demonstrating that funds provided under this 
     title have been used to assist the recipient in improving the 
     condition which was the basis for providing benefits under 
     this title.''.

     SEC. 803. DISABILITY REVIEW REQUIRED FOR SSI RECIPIENTS WHO 
                   ARE 18 YEARS OF AGE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1614(a)(3)(G) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382c(a)(3)(G)), as amended by section 802 of this subtitle, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(iii)(I) The Commissioner shall redetermine the 
     eligibility of a qualified individual for supplemental 
     security income benefits under this title by reason of 
     disability, by applying the criteria used in determining 
     eligibility for such benefits of applicants who have attained 
     18 years of age.
       ``(II) The redetermination required by subclause (I) with 
     respect to a qualified individual shall be conducted during 
     the 1-year period that begins on the date the qualified 
     individual attains 18 years of age.
       ``(III) As used in this clause, the term `qualified 
     individual' means an individual who attains 18 years of age 
     and is a recipient of benefits under this title by reason of 
     disability.
       ``(IV) A redetermination under subclause (I) of this clause 
     shall be considered a substitute for a review required under 
     any other provision of this subparagraph.''.
       (b) Report to the Congress.--Not later than October 1, 
     1998, the Commissioner of Social Security shall submit to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a report on the 
     activities conducted under section 1614(a)(3)(G)(iii) of the 
     Social Security Act.
       (c) Conforming Repeal.--Section 207 of the Social Security 
     Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
     1382 note; 108 Stat. 1516) is hereby repealed.

     SEC. 804. APPLICABILITY.

       (a) New Eligibility Standards and Disability Reviews for 
     Children.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by sections 801 and 802 shall apply to 
     benefits for months beginning more than 9 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, without regard to whether 
     regulations have been issued to implement such amendments.
       (2) Transitional rule.--
       (A) In general.--For months beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and before the first month to which the 
     amendments made by section 801 apply under paragraph (1) and 
     subject to subparagraph (B), no individual who has not 
     attained 18 years of age shall be considered to be disabled 
     for purposes of the supplemental security income program 
     under title XVI of the Social Security Act solely on the 
     basis of maladaptive behavior or psychoactive substance 
     dependence disorder.
       (B) Exception for current beneficiaries.--Subparagraph (A) 
     shall not apply in the case of an individual who is a 
     recipient of supplemental security income benefits under such 
     title for the month in which this Act becomes law.
       (b) Disability Reviews for 18-Year Old Recipients.--The 
     amendments made by section 803 shall apply to benefits for 
     months beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
  Subtitle B--Denial of SSI Benefits by Reason of Disability to Drug 
                         Addicts and Alcoholics

     SEC. 811. DENIAL OF SSI BENEFITS BY REASON OF DISABILITY TO 
                   DRUG ADDICTS AND ALCOHOLICS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1614(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), an individual shall 
     not be considered to be disabled for purposes of this title 
     if alcoholism or drug addiction would (but for this 
     subparagraph) be a contributing factor material to the 
     Commissioner's determination that the individual is 
     disabled.''.

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       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1611(e) (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (3).
       (2) Section 1631(a)(2)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(A)(ii)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(I)''; and
       (B) by striking subclause (II).
       (3) Section 1631(a)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)(B)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking clause (vii);
       (B) in clause (viii), by striking ``(ix)'' and inserting 
     ``(viii)'';
       (C) in clause (ix)--
       (i) by striking ``(viii)'' and inserting ``(vii)''; and
       (ii) in subclause (II), by striking all that follows ``15 
     years'' and inserting a period;
       (D) in clause (xiii)--
       (i) by striking ``(xii)'' and inserting ``(xi)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(xi)'' and inserting ``(x)''; and
       (E) by redesignating clauses (viii) through (xiii) as 
     clauses (vii) through (xii), respectively.
       (4) Section 1631(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 
     1383(a)(2)(D)(i)(II)) is amended by striking all that follows 
     ``$25.00 per month'' and inserting a period.
       (5) Section 1634 (42 U.S.C. 1383c) is amended by striking 
     subsection (e).
       (6) Section 201(c)(1) of the Social Security Independence 
     and Program Improvements Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 425 note) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``--'' and all that follows through ``(A)'' 
     the 1st place such term appears;
       (B) by striking ``and'' the 3rd place such term appears;
       (C) by striking subparagraph (B);
       (D) by striking ``either subparagraph (A) or subparagraph 
     (B)'' and inserting ``the preceding sentence''; and
       (E) by striking ``subparagraph (A) or (B)'' and inserting 
     ``the preceding sentence''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1995, and shall apply with 
     respect to months beginning on or after such date.
       (d) Funding of Certain Programs for Drug Addicts and 
     Alcoholics.--Out of any money in the Treasury of the United 
     States not otherwise appropriated, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall pay to the Director of the National Institute 
     on Drug Abuse--
       (1) $95,000,000, for each of fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 
     and 2000, for expenditure through the Federal Capacity 
     Expansion Program to expand the availability of drug 
     treatment; and
       (2) $5,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 
     and 2000 to be expended solely on the medication development 
     project to improve drug abuse and drug treatment research.
                          TITLE IX--FINANCING
                    Subtitle A--Treatment of Aliens

     SEC. 901. EXTENSION OF DEEMING OF INCOME AND RESOURCES UNDER 
                   AFDC, SSI, AND FOOD STAMP PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsections (b) and 
     (c), in applying sections 415 and 1621 of the Social Security 
     Act and section 5(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, the 
     period in which each respective section otherwise applies 
     with respect to an alien shall be extended through the date 
     (if any) on which the alien becomes a citizen of the United 
     States (under chapter 2 of title III of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act).
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to an alien 
     if--
       (1) the alien has been lawfully admitted to the United 
     States for permanent residence, has attained 75 years of age, 
     and has resided in the United States for at least 5 years;
       (2) the alien--
       (A) is a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code) with a discharge characterized as an 
     honorable discharge,
       (B) is on active duty (other than active duty for training) 
     in the Armed Forces of the United States, or
       (C) is the spouse or unmarried dependent child of an 
     individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B);
       (3) the alien is the subject of domestic violence by the 
     alien's spouse and a divorce between the alien and the 
     alien's spouse has been initiated through the filing of an 
     appropriate action in an appropriate court; or
       (4) there has been paid with respect to the self-employment 
     income or employment of the alien, or of a parent or spouse 
     of the alien, taxes under chapter 2 or chapter 21 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in each of 20 different 
     calendar quarters.
       (c) Hold Harmless for Medicaid Eligibility.--Subsection (a) 
     shall not apply with respect to determinations of eligibility 
     for benefits under part A of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act or under the supplemental income security program under 
     title XVI of such Act but only insofar as such determinations 
     provide for eligibility for medical assistance under title 
     XIX of such Act.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on 
     October 1, 1995.

     SEC. 902. REQUIREMENTS FOR SPONSOR'S AFFIDAVITS OF SUPPORT.

       (a) In General.--Title II of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act is amended by inserting after section 213 the 
     following new section:


           ``requirements for sponsor's affidavit of support

       ``Sec. 213A. (a) Enforceability.--
       ``(1) In general.--No affidavit of support may be accepted 
     by the Attorney General or by any consular officer to 
     establish that an alien is not excludable under section 
     212(a)(4) unless such affidavit is executed as a contract--
       ``(A) which is legally enforceable against the sponsor by 
     the Federal Government, by a State, or by any political 
     subdivision of a State, providing cash benefits under a 
     public cash assistance program (as defined in subsection 
     (f)(2)), but not later than 5 years after the date the alien 
     last receives any such cash benefit; and
       ``(B) in which the sponsor agrees to submit to the 
     jurisdiction of any Federal or State court for the purpose of 
     actions brought under subsection (e)(2).
       ``(2) Expiration of liability.--Such contract shall only 
     apply with respect to cash benefits described in paragraph 
     (1)(A) provided to an alien before the earliest of the 
     following:
       ``(A) Citizenship.--The date the alien becomes a citizen of 
     the United States under chapter 2 of title III.
       ``(B) Veteran.--The first date the alien is described in 
     section 901(b)(2)(A).
       ``(C) Payment of social security taxes.--The first date as 
     of which the condition described in section 901(b)(4) is met 
     with respect to the alien.
       ``(3) Nonapplication during certain periods.--Such contract 
     also shall not apply with respect to cash benefits described 
     in paragraph (1)(A) provided during any period in which the 
     alien is described in section 901(b)(2)(B) or 901(b)(2)(C).
       ``(b) Forms.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Attorney General, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, shall formulate an affidavit of 
     support consistent with the provisions of this section.
       ``(c) Notification of Change of Address.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--The sponsor shall notify the Federal 
     Government and the State in which the sponsored alien is 
     currently resident within 30 days of any change of address of 
     the sponsor during the period specified in subsection 
     (a)(1)(A).
       ``(2) Enforcement.--Any person subject to the requirement 
     of paragraph (1) who fails to satisfy such requirement shall 
     be subject to a civil penalty of--
       ``(A) not less than $250 or more than $2,000, or
       ``(B) if such failure occurs with knowledge that the 
     sponsored alien has received any benefit under any means-
     tested public benefits program, not less than $2,000 or more 
     than $5,000.
       ``(d) Reimbursement of Government Expenses.--
       ``(1) Request for reimbursement.--
       ``(A) In general.--Upon notification that a sponsored alien 
     has received any cash benefits described in subsection 
     (a)(1)(A), the appropriate Federal, State, or local official 
     shall request reimbursement by the sponsor in the amount of 
     such cash benefits.
       ``(B) Regulations.--The Attorney General, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall 
     prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Initiation of action.--If within 45 days after 
     requesting reimbursement, the appropriate Federal, State, or 
     local agency has not received a response from the sponsor 
     indicating a willingness to commence payments, an action may 
     be brought against the sponsor pursuant to the affidavit of 
     support.
       ``(3) Failure to abide by repayment terms.--If the sponsor 
     fails to abide by the repayment terms established by such 
     agency, the agency may, within 60 days of such failure, bring 
     an action against the sponsor pursuant to the affidavit of 
     support.
       ``(4) Limitation on actions.--No cause of action may be 
     brought under this subsection later than 5 years after the 
     date the alien last received any cash benefit described in 
     subsection (a)(1)(A).
       ``(f) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       ``(1) Sponsor.--The term `sponsor' means an individual 
     who--
       ``(A) is a citizen or national of the United States or an 
     alien who is lawfully admitted to the United States for 
     permanent residence;
       ``(B) is 18 years of age or over; and
       ``(C) is domiciled in any State.
       ``(2) Public cash assistance program.--The term `public 
     cash assistance program' means a program of the Federal 
     Government or of a State or political subdivision of a State 
     that provides direct cash assistance for the purpose of 
     income maintenance and in which the eligibility of an 
     individual, household, or family eligibility unit for cash 
     benefits under the program, or the amount of such cash 
     benefits, or both are determined on the basis of income, 
     resources, or financial need of the individual, household, or 
     unit. Such term does not include any program insofar as it 
     provides medical, housing, education, job training, food, or 
     in-kind assistance or social services.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     213 the following:

``Sec. 213A. Requirements for sponsor's affidavit of support.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) of section 213A of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act, as inserted by subsection 
     (a) of this section, shall apply to affidavits of support 
     executed on or after a date specified by the Attorney 
     General, which date shall be not earlier than 60 days (and 
     not later than 90 days) after the date the Attorney General 
     formulates the form for such affidavits under subsection (b) 
     of such section 213A.

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     SEC. 903. EXTENDING REQUIREMENT FOR AFFIDAVITS OF SUPPORT TO 
                   FAMILY-RELATED AND DIVERSITY IMMIGRANTS.

       (A) In General.--Section 212(a)(4) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(4)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(4) Public charge and affidavits of support.--
       ``(A) Public charge.--Any alien who, in the opinion of the 
     consular officer at the time of application for a visa, or in 
     the opinion of the Attorney General at the time of 
     application for admission or adjustment of status, is likely 
     at any time to become a public charge is excludable.
       ``(B) Affidavits of support.--Any immigrant who seeks 
     admission or adjustment of status as any of the following is 
     excludable unless there has been executed with respect to the 
     immigrant an affidavit of support pursuant to section 213A:
       ``(i) As an immediate relative (under section 201(b)(2)).
       ``(ii) As a family-sponsored immigrant under section 203(a) 
     (or as the spouse or child under section 203(d) of such an 
     immigrant).
       ``(iii) As the spouse or child (under section 203(d)) of an 
     employment-based immigrant under section 203(b).
       ``(iv) As a diversity immigrant under section 203(c) (or as 
     the spouse or child under section 203(d) of such an 
     immigrant).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to aliens with respect to whom an immigrant visa 
     is issued (or adjustment of status is granted) after the date 
     specified by the Attorney General under section 902(c).
      Subtitle B--Limitation on Emergency Assistance Expenditures

     SEC. 911. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES FOR EMERGENCY 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 403(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(5)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) in the case of any State, an amount equal to the 
     lesser of--
       ``(A) 50 percent of the total amount expended under the 
     State plan during such quarter as emergency assistance to 
     needy families with children; or
       ``(B) the greater of--
       ``(i) the total amount expended under the State plan during 
     the fiscal year that immediately precedes the fiscal year in 
     which the quarter occurs; multiplied by

       ``(I) 4 percent, if the national unemployment rate for the 
     United States (as determined by the Secretary of Labor) for 
     the 3rd or 4th quarter of the immediately preceding fiscal 
     year is at least 7 percent; or
       ``(II) 3 percent, otherwise; or

       ``(ii) the total amount expended under the State plan 
     during fiscal year 1995 as emergency assistance to needy 
     families with children.''.
       (b) Authority of States To Define Emergency Assistance.--
     Section 406(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 606(e)(1)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(e)(1)(A) The term `emergency assistance to needy 
     families with children' means emergency assistance furnished 
     by an eligible State with respect to an eligible needy child 
     to avoid destitution of the child or to provide living 
     arrangements in a home for the child.
       ``(B) As used in this paragraph:
       ``(i) The term `emergency assistance' means emergency 
     assistance as provided for in the State plan approved under 
     section 402 of an eligible State, but shall not include care 
     for an eligible needy child or other member of the household 
     in which the child is living to the extent that the child or 
     other member is entitled to such care as medical assistance 
     under the State plan under title XIX.
       ``(ii) The term `eligible needy child' means a needy 
     child--
       ``(I) who has not attained 21 years of age;
       ``(II) who is or (within such period as the Secretary may 
     specify) has been living with any relative specified in 
     subsection (a)(1) in a place of residence maintained by 1 or 
     more of such relatives as the home of the relative or 
     relatives;
       ``(III) who is without available resources; and
       ``(IV) whose requirement for emergency assistance did not 
     arise because the child or relative refused without good 
     cause to accept employment or training for employment.
       ``(iii) The term ``eligible State'' means a State whose 
     State plan approved under section 402 includes provision for 
     emergency assistance.''.
                       Subtitle C--Tax Provisions

     SEC. 921. CERTAIN FEDERAL ASSISTANCE INCLUDIBLE IN GROSS 
                   INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Part II of subchapter B of chapter 1 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to items 
     specifically included in gross income) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 91. CERTAIN FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) In General.--Gross income shall include an amount 
     equal to the specified Federal assistance received by the 
     taxpayer during the taxable year.
       ``(b) Specified Federal Assistance.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `specified Federal assistance' 
     means--
       ``(A) aid provided under a State plan approved under part A 
     of title IV of the Social Security Act (relating to aid to 
     families with dependent children), and
       ``(B) assistance provided under any food stamp program.
       ``(2) Special rule.--In the case of assistance provided 
     under a program described in subsection (d)(2), such term 
     shall include only the assistance required to be provided 
     under section 21 or 22 (as the case may be) of the Food Stamp 
     Act of 1977.
       ``(c) Individuals Subject To Tax.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) AFDC.--Aid described in subsection (b)(1)(A) shall be 
     treated as received by the relative with whom the dependent 
     child is living (within the meaning of section 406(c) of the 
     Social Security Act).
       ``(2) Food stamps.--In the case of assistance described in 
     subsection (b)(1)(B)--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     such assistance shall be treated as received ratably by each 
     of the individuals taken into account in determining the 
     amount of such assistance for the benefit of such 
     individuals.
       ``(B) Assistance to children treated as received by 
     parents, etc.--The amount of assistance which would (but for 
     this subparagraph) be treated as received by a child shall be 
     treated as received as follows:
       ``(i) If there is an includible parent, such amount shall 
     be treated as received by the includible parent (or if there 
     is more than 1 includible parent, as received ratably by each 
     includible parent).
       ``(ii) If there is no includible parent and there is an 
     includible grandparent, such amount shall be treated as 
     received by the includible grandparent (or if there is more 
     than 1 includible grandparent, as received ratably by each 
     includible grandparent).
       ``(iii) If there is no includible parent or grandparent, 
     such amount shall be treated as received ratably by each 
     includible adult.
       ``(C) Definitions.--For purposes of subparagraph (B)--
       ``(i) Child.--The term `child' means any individual who has 
     not attained age 16 as of the close of the taxable year. Such 
     term shall not include any individual who is an includible 
     parent of a child (as defined in the preceding sentence).
       ``(ii) Adult.--The term `adult' means any individual who is 
     not a child.
       ``(iii) Includible.--The term `includible' means, with 
     respect to any individual, an individual who is included in 
     determining the amount of assistance paid to the household 
     which includes the child.
       ``(iv) Parent.--The term `parent' includes the stepfather 
     and stepmother of the child.
       ``(v) Grandparent.--The term `grandparent' means any parent 
     of a parent of the child.
       ``(d) Food Stamp Program.--For purposes of subsection (b), 
     the term `food stamp program' means--
       ``(1) the food stamp program (as defined in section 3(h) of 
     the Food Stamp Act of 1977), and
       ``(2) the portion of the program under sections 21 and 22 
     of such Act which provides food assistance.''
       (b) Reporting.--
       (1) In general.--Subpart B of part III of subchapter A of 
     chapter 61 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 6050Q. PAYMENTS OF CERTAIN FEDERAL ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Requirement of Reporting.--The appropriate official 
     shall make a return, according to the forms and regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary, setting forth--
       ``(1) the aggregate amount of specified Federal assistance 
     paid to any individual during any calendar year, and
       ``(2) the name, address, and TIN of such individual.
       ``(b) Statements To Be Furnished to Persons With Respect to 
     Whom Information Is Required.--Every person required to make 
     a return under subsection (a) shall furnish to each 
     individual whose name is re- 
     quired to be set forth in such return a written statement 
     showing--
       ``(1) the name of the agency making the payments, and
       ``(2) the aggregate amount of payments made to the 
     individual which are required to be shown on such return.
     The written statement required under the preceding sentence 
     shall be furnished to the individual on or before January 31 
     of the year following the calendar year for which the return 
     under subsection (a) was required to be made.
       ``(c) Definitions and Special Rule.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) Appropriate official.--The term `appropriate 
     official' means--
       ``(A) in the case of specified Federal assistance described 
     in section 91(b)(1)(A), the head of the State agency 
     administering the plan under which such assistance is 
     provided,
       ``(B) in the case of specified Federal assistance described 
     in section 91(b)(1)(B), the head of the State agency 
     administering the program under which such assistance is 
     provided, and
       ``(C) in the case of specified Federal assistance described 
     in section 91(b)(1)(C), the head of the State pubic housing 
     agency administering the program under which such assistance 
     is provided.
       ``(2) Specified federal assistance.--The term `specified 
     Federal assistance' has the meaning given such term by 
     section 91(b).
       ``(3) Amounts treated as paid.--The rules of section 91(c) 
     shall apply for purposes of determining to whom specified 
     Federal assistance is paid.''
       (2) Penalties.--
       (A) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(b)(1) of such Code is 
     amended by redesignating clauses (ix) through (xiv) as 
     clauses (x) through (xv), respectively, and by inserting 
     after clause (viii) the following new clause:

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       ``(ix) section 6050Q (relating to payments of certain 
     Federal assistance),''.
       (B) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) of such Code is 
     amended by redesignating subparagraphs (Q) through (T) as 
     subparagraphs (R) through (U), respectively, and by inserting 
     after subparagraph (P) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(Q) section 6050Q(b) (relating to payments of certain 
     Federal assistance),''.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) The table of sections for part II of subchapter B of 
     chapter 1 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 91. Certain Federal assistance.''

       (2) The table of sections for subpart B of part III of 
     subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 6050Q. Payments of certain Federal assistance.''

       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to benefits received after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 922. EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT DENIED TO INDIVIDUALS NOT 
                   AUTHORIZED TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 32(c)(1) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (relating to individuals eligible to claim the 
     earned income tax credit) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Identification number requirement.--The term 
     `eligible individual' does not include any individual who 
     does not include on the return of tax for the taxable year--
       ``(i) such individual's taxpayer identification number, and
       ``(ii) if the individual is married (within the meaning of 
     section 7703), the taxpayer identification number of such 
     individual's spouse.''
       (b) Special Identification Number.--Section 32 of such Code 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(k) Identification Numbers.--Solely for purposes of 
     subsections (c)(1)(F) and (c)(3)(D), a taxpayer 
     identification number means a social security number issued 
     to an individual by the Social Security Administration (other 
     than a social security number issued pursuant to clause (II) 
     (or that portion of clause (III) that relates to clause (II)) 
     of section 205(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act).''
       (c) Extension of Procedures Applicable To Mathematical or 
     Clerical Errors.--Section 6213(g)(2) of such Code (relating 
     to the definition of mathematical or clerical errors) is 
     amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D), 
     by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) and 
     inserting ``, and'', and by inserting after subparagraph (E) 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) an omission of a correct taxpayer identification 
     number required under section 32 (relating to the earned 
     income tax credit) to be included on a return.''
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 923. PHASEOUT OF EARNED INCOME CREDIT FOR INDIVIDUALS 
                   HAVING MORE THAN $2,500 OF TAXABLE INTEREST AND 
                   DIVIDENDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as 
     subsections (j) and (k), respectively, and by inserting after 
     subsection (h) the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Phaseout of Credit for Individuals Having More Than 
     $2,500 of Taxable Interest and Dividends.--If the aggregate 
     amount of interest and dividends includible in the gross 
     income of the taxpayer for the taxable year exceeds $2,500, 
     the amount of the credit which would (but for this 
     subsection) be allowed under this section for such taxable 
     year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by an amount which 
     bears the same ratio to such amount of credit as such excess 
     bears to $650.''
       (b) Inflation Adjustment.--Subsection (j) of section 32 of 
     such Code (relating to inflation adjustments), as 
     redesignated by subsection (a), is amended by striking 
     paragraph (2) and by inserting the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) Interest and dividend income limitation.--In the case 
     of a taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 1996, 
     each dollar amount contained in subsection (i) shall be 
     increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, determined by substituting `calendar year 1995' 
     for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
       ``(3) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under paragraph 
     (1) or (2) is not a multiple of $10, such dollar amount shall 
     be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 924. AFDC AND FOOD STAMP BENEFITS NOT TAKEN INTO ACCOUNT 
                   FOR PURPOSES OF THE EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 (relating to the earned income tax credit), as amended 
     by section 932(b) of this Act, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) Adjusted Gross Income Determined Without Regard to 
     Certain Federal Assistance.--For purposes of this section, 
     adjusted gross income shall be determined without regard to 
     any amount which is includible in gross income solely by 
     reason of section 91.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.
                    TITLE X--FOOD ASSISTANCE REFORM
          Subtitle A--Food Stamp Program Integrity and Reform

     SEC. 1001. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AUTHORIZATION PERIODS.

       Section 9(a)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2018(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``The Secretary is authorized to issue regulations 
     establishing specific time periods during which authorization 
     to accept and redeem coupons under the food stamp program 
     shall be valid.''.

     SEC. 1002. SPECIFIC PERIOD FOR PROHIBITING PARTICIPATION OF 
                   STORES BASED ON LACK OF BUSINESS INTEGRITY.

       Section 9(a)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2018(a)(1)), as amended by section 1001, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following: ``The Secretary is authorized to 
     issue regulations establishing specific time periods during 
     which a retail food store or wholesale food concern that has 
     an application for approval to accept and redeem coupons 
     denied or that has such an approval withdrawn on the basis of 
     business integrity and reputation cannot submit a new 
     application for approval. Such periods shall reflect the 
     severity of business integrity infractions that are the basis 
     of such denials or withdrawals.''.

     SEC. 1003. INFORMATION FOR VERIFYING ELIGIBILITY FOR 
                   AUTHORIZATION.

       Section 9(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2018(c)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence by inserting ``, which may 
     include relevant income and sales tax filing documents,'' 
     after ``submit information'' ; and
       (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``The regulations may require retail food stores and 
     wholesale food concerns to provide written authorization for 
     the Secretary to verify all relevant tax filings with 
     appropriate agencies and to obtain corroborating 
     documentation from other sources in order that the accuracy 
     of information provided by such stores and concerns may be 
     verified.''.

     SEC. 1004. WAITING PERIOD FOR STORES THAT INITIALLY FAIL TO 
                   MEET AUTHORIZATION CRITERIA.

       Section 9(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2018(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``Regulations issued pursuant to this Act shall prohibit a 
     retail food store or wholesale food concern that has an 
     application for approval to accept and redeem coupons denied 
     because it does not meet criteria for approval established by 
     the Secretary in regulations from submitting a new 
     application for six months from the date of such denial.''.

     SEC. 1005. BASIS FOR SUSPENSIONS AND DISQUALIFICATIONS.

       Section 12(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2021(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``Regulations issued pursuant to this Act shall provide 
     criteria for the finding of violations and the suspension or 
     disqualification of a retail food store or wholesale food 
     concern on the basis of evidence which may include, but is 
     not limited to, facts established through on-site 
     investigations, inconsistent redemption data, or evidence 
     obtained through transaction reports under electronic benefit 
     transfer systems.''.

     SEC. 1006. AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND STORES VIOLATING PROGRAM 
                   REQUIREMENTS PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE AND 
                   JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) Section 12(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2021(a)), as amended by section 1005, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following: ``Such regulations may establish 
     criteria under which the authorization of a retail food store 
     or wholesale food concern to accept and redeem coupons may be 
     suspended at the time such store or concern is initially 
     found to have committed violations of program requirements. 
     Such suspension may coincide with the period of a review as 
     provided in section 14. The Secretary shall not be liable for 
     the value of any sales lost during any suspension or 
     disqualification period.''.
       (b) Section 14(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2023(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence by inserting ``suspended,'' 
     before ``disqualified or subjected'';
       (2) in the fifth sentence by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``, except that in the case of the 
     suspension of a retail food store or wholesale food concern 
     pursuant to section 12(a), such suspension shall remain in 
     effect pending any administrative or judicial review of the 
     proposed disqualification action, and the period of 
     suspension shall be deemed a part of any period of 
     disqualification which is imposed.''; and
       (3) by striking the last sentence.

     SEC. 1007. DISQUALIFICATION OF RETAILERS WHO ARE DISQUALIFIED 
                   FROM THE WIC PROGRAM.

       Section 12 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2021) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) The Secretary shall issue regulations providing 
     criteria for the disqualification of approved retail food 
     stores and wholesale food concerns that are otherwise 
     disqualified from accepting benefits under the Special 
     Supplemental Nutrition Program for

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     Women, Infants and Children (WIC) authorized under section 17 
     of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966. Such disqualification--
       ``(1) shall be for the same period as the disqualification 
     from the WIC Program;
       ``(2) may begin at a later date; and
       ``(3) notwithstanding section 14 of this Act, shall not be 
     subject to administrative or judicial review.''.

     SEC. 1008. PERMANENT DEBARMENT OF RETAILERS WHO INTENTIONALLY 
                   SUBMIT FALSIFIED APPLICATIONS.

       Section 12 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2021), 
     as amended by section 1007, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(h) The Secretary shall issue regulations providing for 
     the permanent disqualification of a retail food store or 
     wholesale food concern that is determined to have knowingly 
     submitted an application for approval to accept and redeem 
     coupons which contains false information about one or more 
     substantive matters which were the basis for providing 
     approval. Any disqualification imposed under this subsection 
     shall be subject to administrative and judicial review 
     pursuant to section 14, but such disqualification shall 
     remain in effect pending such review.''.

     SEC. 1009. EXPANDED CIVIL AND CRIMINAL FORFEITURE FOR 
                   VIOLATIONS OF THE FOOD STAMP ACT.

       (a) Forfeiture of Items Exchanged in Food Stamp 
     Trafficking.--Section 15(g) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2024(g)) is amended by striking ``or intended to be 
     furnished''.
       (b) Civil and Criminal Forfeiture.--Section 15 of the Food 
     Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2024)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(h)(1) Civil Forfeiture for Food Stamp Benefit 
     Violations.--
       ``(A) Any food stamp benefits and any property, real or 
     personal--
       ``(i) constituting, derived from, or traceable to any 
     proceeds obtained directly or indirectly from, or
       ``(ii) used, or intended to be used, to commit, or to 
     facilitate,
     the commission of a violation of subsection (b) or subsection 
     (c) involving food stamp benefits having an aggregate value 
     of not less than $5,000, shall be subject to forfeiture to 
     the United States.
       ``(B) The provisions of chapter 46 of title 18, relating to 
     civil forfeitures shall extend to a seizure or forfeiture 
     under this subsection, insofar as applicable and not 
     inconsistent with the provisions of this subsection.
       ``(2) Criminal Forfeiture for Food Stamp Benefit 
     Violations.--
       ``(A)(i) Any person convicted of violating subsection (b) 
     or subsection (c) involving food stamp benefits having an 
     aggregate value of not less than $5,000, shall forfeit to the 
     United States, irrespective of any State law--
       ``(I) any food stamp benefits and any property 
     constituting, or derived from, or traceable to any proceeds 
     such person obtained directly or indirectly as a result of 
     such violation; and
       ``(II) any food stamp benefits and any of such person's 
     property used, or intended to be used, in any manner or part, 
     to commit, or to facilitate the commission of such violation.
       ``(ii) In imposing sentence on such person, the court shall 
     order that the person forfeit to the United States all 
     property described in this subsection.
       ``(B) All food stamp benefits and any property subject to 
     forfeiture under this subsection, any seizure and disposition 
     thereof, and any administrative or judicial proceeding 
     relating thereto, shall be governed by subsections (b), (c), 
     (e), and (g) through (p) of section 413 of the Comprehensive 
     Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 
     853), insofar as applicable and not inconsistent with the 
     provisions of this subsection.
       ``(3) This subsection shall not apply to property specified 
     in subsection (g) of this section.
       ``(4) The Secretary may prescribe such rules and 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 1010. EXPANDED AUTHORITY FOR SHARING INFORMATION 
                   PROVIDED BY RETAILERS.

       (a) Section 205(c)(2)(C)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)(iii)) 
     (as amended by section 316(a) of the Social Security 
     Administrative Reform Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-296; 108 
     Stat. 1464) is amended--
       (1) by inserting in the first sentence of subclause (II) 
     after ``instrumentality of the United States'' the following: 
     ``, or State government officers and employees with law 
     enforcement or investigative responsibilities, or State 
     agencies that have the responsibility for administering the 
     Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and 
     Children (WIC)'';
       (2) by inserting in the last sentence of subclause (II) 
     immediately after ``other Federal'' the words ``or State''; 
     and
       (3) by inserting ``or a State'' in subclause (III) 
     immediately after ``United States''.
       (b) Section 6109(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     (26 U.S.C. 6109(f)(2)) (as added by section 316(b) of the 
     Social Security Administrative Reform Act of 1994 (Public Law 
     103-296; 108 Stat. 1464)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting in subparagraph (A) after 
     ``instrumentality of the United States'' the following: ``, 
     or State government officers and employees with law 
     enforcement or investigative responsibilities, or State 
     agencies that have the responsibility for administering the 
     Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants and 
     Children (WIC)'';
       (2) in the last sentence of subparagraph (A) by inserting 
     ``or State'' after ``other Federal''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (B) by inserting ``or a State'' after 
     ``United States''.

     SEC. 1011. EXPANDED DEFINITION OF ``COUPON''.

       Section 3(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2012(d)) is amended by striking ``or type of certificate'' 
     and inserting ``type of certificate, authorization cards, 
     cash or checks issued of coupons or access devices, 
     including, but not limited to, electronic benefit transfer 
     cards and personal identification numbers''.

     SEC. 1012. DOUBLED PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING FOOD STAMP PROGRAM 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 6(b)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2015(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i)--
       (A) by striking ``six months'' and inserting ``1 year''; 
     and
       (B) by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (2) striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(ii) permanently upon--
       ``(I) the second occasion of any such determination; or
       ``(II) the first occasion of a finding by a Federal, State, 
     or local court of the trading of a controlled substance (as 
     defined in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
     U.S.C. 802)), firearms, ammunition, or explosives for 
     coupons.''.

     SEC. 1013. MANDATORY CLAIMS COLLECTION METHODS.

       (a) Section 11(e)(8) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2020(e)(8)) is amended by inserting ``or refunds of 
     Federal taxes as authorized pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3720A'' 
     before the semicolon at the end.
       (b) Section 13(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2022(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``may'' and inserting ``shall''; and
       (2) by inserting ``or refunds of Federal taxes as 
     authorized pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3720A'' before the period at 
     the end.
       (c) Section 6103(1) of the Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. 
     6103(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``officers and employees'' in paragraph 
     (10)(A) and inserting ``officers, employees or agents, 
     including State agencies''; and
       (2) by striking ``officers and employees'' in paragraph 
     (10)(B) and inserting ``officers, employees or agents, 
     including State agencies''.

     SEC. 1014. REDUCTION OF BASIC BENEFIT LEVEL.

       Section 3(o) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2012(o)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and (11)'' and inserting ``(11)'';
       (2) in clause (11) by inserting ``through October 1, 1994'' 
     after ``each October 1 thereafter''; and
       (3) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following:
     ``, and (12) on October 1, 1995, and on each October 1 
     thereafter, adjust the cost of such diet to reflect 102 
     percent of the cost, in the preceding June (without regard to 
     any previous adjustment made under this clause or clauses (4) 
     through (11) of this subsection) and round the result to the 
     nearest lower dollar increment for each household size''.

     SEC. 1015. PRO-RATING BENEFITS AFTER INTERRUPTIONS IN 
                   PARTICIPATION.

       Section 8(c)(2)(B) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2017(c)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``of more than one 
     month''.

     SEC. 1016. WORK REQUIREMENT FOR ABLE-BODIED RECIPIENTS.

       (a) Work Requirement.--Section 6(d) of the Food Stamp Act 
     of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(5)(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B), (C), and 
     (D), an individual who has received an allotment for six 
     consecutive months during which such individual has not been 
     employed a minimum of an average of 20 hours per week shall 
     be disqualified if such individual is not employed at least 
     an average of 20 hours per week, participating in a workfare 
     program under section 20 (or a comparable State or local 
     workfare program), or participating in and complying with the 
     requirements of an approved employment and training program 
     under paragraph (4).
       ``(B) The provisions of subparagraph (A) shall not apply in 
     the case of an individual who--
       ``(i) is under eighteen or over fifty years of age;
       ``(ii) is certified by a physician as physically or 
     mentally unfit for employment;
       ``(iii) is a parent or other member of a household that 
     includes a minor child;
       ``(iv) is participating a minimum of an average of 20 hours 
     per week and is in compliance with the requirements of--
       ``(I) a program under the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1501 et seq.);
       ``(II) a program under section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974 
     (19 U.S.C. 2296); or
       ``(III) another program for the purpose of employment and 
     training operated by a State or local government, as 
     determined appropriate by the Secretary; or
       ``(v) or would otherwise be exempt under subsection (d)(2).
       ``(C) The Secretary may waive the requirements of 
     subparagraph (A) in the case of some or all individuals 
     within all or part of State if the Secretary finds that such 
     area--
       ``(i) has an unemployment rate of over 7 percent; or
       ``(ii) does not have a sufficient number of jobs to provide 
     employment for individuals subject to this paragraph. The 
     Secretary

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     shall report to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry of the Senate on the basis in which the 
     Secretary made this decision.
       ``(D) An individual who has been disqualified from the food 
     stamp program by reason of subparagraph (A) may reestablish 
     eligibility for assistance--
       ``(i) by meeting the requirements of subparagraph (A);
       ``(ii) by becoming exempt under subparagraph (B); or
       ``(iii) if the Secretary grants a waiver under subparagraph 
     (C).
       ``(E) A household (as defined in section 3(i) of the Food 
     Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(i)) that includes an 
     individual who refuses to work, refuses to look for work, 
     turns down a job, or refuses to participate in the State 
     program if the State places the individual in such program 
     shall be ineligible to receive food stamp benefits. The State 
     agency shall reduce, by such amount the State considers 
     appropriate, the amount otherwise payable to a household that 
     includes an individual who fails without good cause to comply 
     with other requirements of the individual responsibility plan 
     signed by the individual.
       ``(F) The State agency shall make an initial assessment of 
     the skills, prior work experience, and employability of each 
     participant not exempted under subparagraph (B) within six 
     months of initial certification. The State agency shall use 
     such assessment, in consultation with the program 
     participant, to develop an Individual Responsibility Plan for 
     the participant. Such plan--
       ``(i) shall provide that participation in food stamp 
     employment and training activities shall be a condition of 
     eligibility for food stamp benefits, except during any period 
     of unsubsidized full-time employment in the private sector;
       ``(ii) shall establish an employment goal and a plan for 
     moving the individual into private sector employment 
     immediately;
       ``(iii) shall establish the obligations of the participant, 
     which shall include actions that will help the individual 
     obtain and keep private sector employment; and
       ``(iv) may require that the individual enter the State 
     program approved under part G or part H of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act if the caseworker determines that the 
     individual will need education, training, job placement 
     assistance, wage enhancement, or other services to obtain 
     private sector employment.''.
       (b) Enhanced Employment and Training Program.--Section 
     16(h)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025 (h)(1)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``$75,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$150,000,000''; and
       (B) by striking ``1991 through 1995'' and inserting ``1996 
     through 2000'';
       (2) by striking subparagraphs (B), (C), (E) and (F) and 
     redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (B); and
       (3) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``for each'' and all that follows through ``of $60,000,000'' 
     and inserting ``the Secretary shall allocate funding''.
       (c) Required Participation in Work and Training Programs.--
     Section 6(d)(4) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2015(d)(4)), is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(O) The State agency shall provide an opportunity to 
     participate in the employment and training program under this 
     paragraph to any individual who would otherwise become 
     subject to disqualification under paragraph (5)(A).''.
       (d) Coordinating Work Requirements in AFDC and Food Stamp 
     Programs.--Section 6(d)(4) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)), as amended by subsection (c), is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(P)(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     paragraph, a State agency that meets the participation 
     requirements of paragraph (ii) may operate its employment and 
     training program for persons receiving allotments under this 
     Act as part of its Work First Program under part F of title 
     IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 681 et seq.), except 
     that sections 487(b) and 489(a)(4) shall not apply to any 
     months during which a person participates in such program 
     while not receiving income under part A of subtitle IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). If a State 
     agency exercises the option provided under this subparagraph, 
     the operation of this program shall be subject to the 
     requirements of such part F, except that any reference to 
     `aid to families with dependent children' in such part shall 
     be deemed a reference to food stamp benefits for purposes of 
     any person not receiving income under such part A.
       ``(ii) A State may exercise the option provided under 
     clause (i) if it provides any persons subject to the 
     requirements of paragraph (5) who is not employed at least an 
     average of 20 hours per week or participating in a workfare 
     program under section 20 (or a comparable State or local 
     program) with the opportunity to participate in an approved 
     employment and training program. A State agency shall be 
     considered to have complied with the requirements of this 
     subparagraph in any area for which a waiver under subsection 
     (5)(4)(C) is in effect.''.

     SEC. 1017. EXTENDING CURRENT CLAIMS RETENTION RATES.

       Section 16(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2025(a)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1995'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``September 30, 2000''.

     SEC. 1018. COORDINATION OF EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAMS.

       (a) Section 8(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2019(d)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or any work requirement under such 
     program'' after ``assistance program''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
     ``If a household fails to comply with a work requirement in 
     the program under part A of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the household shall not receive 
     an increased allotment under this Act as a result of a 
     decrease in the household's income caused by a penalty 
     imposed under such Act, and the State agency is authorized to 
     reduce the household's allotment by no more than 25 
     percent.''.

     SEC. 1019. PROMOTING EXPANSION OF ELECTRONIC BENEFITS 
                   TRANSFER.

       Section 7(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2016(i)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (1) to read:
       ``(1)(A) State agencies are encouraged to implement an on-
     line electronic benefit transfer system in which household 
     benefits determined under section 8(a) are issued from and 
     stored in a central data bank and electronically accessed by 
     household members at the point-of-sale.
       ``(B) Subject to paragraph (2), a State agency is 
     authorized to procure and implement an electronic benefit 
     transfer system under the terms, conditions, and design that 
     the State agency deems appropriate.
       ``(C) The Secretary shall, upon request of a State agency, 
     waive any provision of this subsection prohibiting the 
     effective implementation of an electronic benefit transfer 
     system consistent with the purposes of this Act. The 
     Secretary shall act upon any request for such a waiver within 
     90 days of receipt of a complete application.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``for the approval''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the Secretary shall not 
     approve such a system unless'' and inserting ``the State 
     agency shall ensure that''.

     SEC. 1020. ONE-YEAR FREEZE OF STANDARD DEDUCTION.

       Section 5(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2014(e)) is amended in the second sentence by inserting 
     ``except October 1, 1995'' after ``thereafter''.

     SEC. 1021. NUTRITION ASSISTANCE FOR PUERTO RICO.

       Section 19(a)(1)(A) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2028(a)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``1994, and'' and inserting ``1994,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``and $1,143,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1996,'' before ``to finance''.

     SEC. 1022. OTHER AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD STAMP ACT OF 1977.

       (a) Certification Period.--(1) Section 3(c) of the Food 
     Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(c)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) `Certification period' means the period specified by 
     the State agency for which households shall be eligible to 
     receive authorization cards, except that such period shall 
     be--
       ``(1) 24 months for households in which all adult members 
     are elderly or disabled; and
       ``(2) not more than 12 months for all other households.''.
       (2) Section 6(c)(1)(C) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2015(c)(1)(C)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (ii) by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in clause (iii) by striking ``; and'' at the end and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking clause (iv).
       (b) Inclusion of Energy Assistance in Income.--
       (1) Amendments to the food stamp act of 1977.--Section 5 of 
     the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (d)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (11); and
       (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (12) through (16) as 
     paragraphs (11) through (15), respectively; and
       (B) in subsection (k)--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ``, not including 
     energy or utility-cost assistance,''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2)--

       (I) by striking subparagraph (C); and
       (II) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (H) as 
     subparagraphs (C) through (J), respectively.

       (2) Amendments to the low-income home energy assistance act 
     of 1981.--Section 2605(f) of the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(f)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``food stamps,''; and
       (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply for any purpose under 
     the Food Stamp Act of 1977.''.
       (c) Exclusion of Certain JTPA Income.--Section 5(d) of the 
     Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)), as amended by 
     subsection (b), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and (15)'' and inserting ``(15)''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period the following:
     ``, and (16) income received under the Job Training 
     Partnership Act by a household member who is less than 19 
     years of age''.
       (d) Exclusion of Educational Assistance From Income.--
     Section 5(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows: ``(3) all 
     educational loans on which

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     payment is deferred (including any loan origination fees or 
     insurance premiums associated with such loans), grants, 
     scholarships, fellowships, veterans' educational benefits, 
     and the like awarded to a household member enrolled at a 
     recognized institution of post-secondary education, at a 
     school for the handicapped, in a vocational education 
     program, or in a program that provides for completion of a 
     secondary school diploma or obtaining the equivalent 
     thereof,''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5) by striking ``and no portion'' and all 
     that follows through ``reimbursement''.
       (e) Limitation on Additional Earned Income Deduction.--The 
     3rd sentence of section 5(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2014(e)) is amended by striking ``earned income that'' 
     and all that follows through ``report'', and inserting 
     ``determining an overissuance due to the failure of a 
     household to report earned income''.
       (f) Exclusion of Essential Employment-Related Property.--
     Section 5(g)(3) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2014(g)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) The value of real and tangible personal property 
     (other than currency, commercial paper, and similar property) 
     of a household member that is essential to the employment or 
     self-employment of such member shall be excluded by the 
     Secretary from financial resources until the expiration of 
     the 1-year period beginning on the date such member ceases to 
     be so employed or so self-employed.''.
       (g) Exclusion of Life Insurance Policies.--Section 5(g) of 
     the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014(g)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) The Secretary shall exclude from financial resources 
     the cash value of any life insurance policy owned by a member 
     of a household.''.
       (h) In-Tandem Exclusions From Income.--Section 5 of the 
     Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(n) Whenever a Federal statute enacted after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act excludes funds from income for 
     purposes of determining eligibility, benefit levels, or both 
     under State plans approved under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act, then such funds shall be excluded from 
     income for purposes of determining eligibility, benefit 
     levels, or both, respectively, under the food stamp program 
     of households all of whose members receive benefits under a 
     State plan approved under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act.''.
       (i) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this 
     section shall not apply with respect to certification periods 
     beginning before the effective date of this section.
                   Subtitle B--Commodity Distribution

     SEC. 1051. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Commodity Distribution 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 1052. AVAILABILITY OF COMMODITIES.

       (a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture (hereinafter in this subtitle 
     referred to as the ``Secretary'') is authorized during fiscal 
     years 1996 through 2000 to purchase a variety of nutritious 
     and useful commodities and distribute such commodities to the 
     States for distribution in accordance with this subtitle.
       (b) In addition to the commodities described in subsection 
     (a), the Secretary may expend funds made available to carry 
     out the section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 
     612c), which are not expended or needed to carry out such 
     sections, to purchase, process, and distribute commodities of 
     the types customarily purchased under such section to the 
     States for distribution in accordance to this subtitle.
       (c) In addition to the commodities described in subsections 
     (a) and (b), agricultural commodities and the products 
     thereof made available under clause (2) of the second 
     sentence of section 32 of the Act of August 24, 1935 (7 
     U.S.C. 612c), may be made available by the Secretary to the 
     States for distribution in accordance with this subtitle.
       (d) In addition to the commodities described in subsections 
     (a), (b), and (c), commodities acquired by the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation that the Secretary determines, in the 
     discretion of the Secretary, are in excess of quantities 
     needed to--
       (1) carry out other domestic donation programs;
       (2) meet other domestic obligations;
       (3) meet international market development and food aid 
     commitments, and
       (4) carry out the farm price and income stabilization 
     purposes of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, the 
     Agricultural Act of 1949, and the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation Charter Act; shall be made available by the 
     Secretary, without charge or credit for such commodities, to 
     the States for distribution in accordance with this subtitle.
       (e) During each fiscal year, the types, varieties, and 
     amounts of commodities to be purchased under this subtitle 
     shall be determined by the Secretary. In purchasing such 
     commodities, except those commodities purchased pursuant to 
     section 1060, the Secretary shall, to the extent practicable 
     and appropriate, make purchases based on--
       (1) agricultural market conditions;
       (2) the preferences and needs of States and distributing 
     agencies; and
       (3) the preferences of the recipients.

     SEC. 1053. STATE, LOCAL AND PRIVATE SUPPLEMENTATION OF 
                   COMMODITIES.

       (a) The Secretary shall establish procedures under which 
     State and local agencies, recipient agencies, or any other 
     entity or person may supplement the commodities distributed 
     under this subtitle for use by recipient agencies with 
     nutritious and wholesome commodities that such entities or 
     persons donate for distribution, in all or part of the State, 
     in addition to the commodities otherwise made available under 
     this subtitle.
       (b) States and eligible recipient agencies may use--
       (1) the funds appropriated for administrative cost under 
     section 1059(b);
       (2) equipment, structures, vehicles, and all other 
     facilities involved in the storage, handling, or distribution 
     of commodities made available under this subtitle; and
       (3) the personnel, both paid or volunteer, involved in such 
     storage, handling, or distribution; to store, handle or 
     distribute commodities donated for use under subsection (a).
       (c) States and recipient agencies shall continue, to the 
     maximum extent practical, to use volunteer workers, and 
     commodities and other foodstuffs donated by charitable and 
     other organizations, in the distribution of commodities under 
     this subtitle.

     SEC. 1054. STATE PLAN.

       (a) A State seeking to receive commodities under this 
     subtitle shall submit a plan of operation and administration 
     every four years to the Secretary for approval. The plan may 
     be amended at any time, with the approval of the Secretary.
       (b) The State plan, at a minimum, shall--
       (1) designate the State agency responsible for distributing 
     the commodities received under this subtitle;
       (2) set forth a plan of operation and administration to 
     expeditiously distribute commodities under this subtitle in 
     quantities requested to eligible recipient agencies in 
     accordance with sections 1056 and 1060;
       (3) set forth the standards of eligibility for recipient 
     agencies; and
       (4) set forth the standards of eligibility for individual 
     or household recipients of commodities, which at minimum 
     shall require--
       (A) individuals or households to be comprised of needy 
     persons; and
       (B) individual or household members to be residing in the 
     geographic location served by the distributing agency at the 
     time of application for assistance.
       (c) The Secretary shall encourage each State receiving 
     commodities under this subtitle to establish a State advisory 
     board consisting of representatives of all interested 
     entities, both public and private, in the distribution of 
     commodities received under this subtitle in the State.
       (d) A State agency receiving commodities under this 
     subtitle may--
       (1)(A) enter into cooperative agreements with State 
     agencies of other States to jointly provide commodities 
     received under this subtitle to eligible recipient agencies 
     that serve needy persons in a single geographical area which 
     includes such States; or
       (B) transfer commodities received under this subtitle to 
     any such eligible recipient agency in the other State under 
     such agreement; and
       (2) advise the Secretary of an agreement entered into under 
     this subsection and the transfer of commodities made pursuant 
     to such agreement.

     SEC. 1055. ALLOCATION OF COMMODITIES TO STATES.

       (a) In each fiscal year, except for those commodities 
     purchased under section 1060, the Secretary shall allocate 
     the commodities distributed under this subtitle as follows:
       (1) 60 percent of such total value of commodities shall be 
     allocated in a manner such that the value of commodities 
     allocated to each State bears the same ratio to 60 percent of 
     such total value as the number of persons in households 
     within the State having incomes below the poverty line bears 
     to the total number of persons in households within all 
     States having incomes below such poverty line. Each State 
     shall receive the value of commodities allocated under this 
     paragraph.
       (2) 40 percent of such total value of commodities shall be 
     allocated in a manner such that the value of commodities 
     allocated to each State bears the same ratio to 40 percent of 
     such total value as the average monthly number of unemployed 
     persons within the State bears to the average monthly number 
     of unemployed persons within all States during the same 
     fiscal year. Each State shall receive the value of 
     commodities allocated to the State under this paragraph.
       (b)(1) The Secretary shall notify each State of the amount 
     of commodities that such State is allotted to receive under 
     subsection (a) or this subsection, if applicable. Each State 
     shall promptly notify the Secretary if such State determines 
     that it will not accept any or all of the commodities made 
     available under such allocation. On such a notification by a 
     State, the Secretary shall reallocate and distribute such 
     commodities in a manner the Secretary deems appropriate and 
     equitable. The Secretary shall further establish procedures 
     to permit States to decline to receive portions of such 
     allocation during each fiscal year in a manner the State 
     determines is appropriate and the Secretary shall reallocate 
     and distribute such allocation as the Secretary deems 
     appropriate and equitable.
       (2) In the event of any drought, flood, hurricane, or other 
     natural disaster affecting substantial numbers of persons in 
     a State, county, or parish, the Secretary may request that 
     States unaffected by such a disaster consider assisting 
     affected States by allowing the Secretary to reallocate 
     commodities from such unaffected State to States containing 
     areas adversely affected by the disaster.

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       (c) Purchases of commodities under this subtitle shall be 
     made by the Secretary at such times and under such conditions 
     as the Secretary determines appropriate within each fiscal 
     year. All commodities so purchased for each such fiscal year 
     shall be delivered at reasonable intervals to States based on 
     the allocations and reallocations made under subsections (a) 
     and (b), and or carry out section 1060, not later than 
     December 31 of the following fiscal year.

     SEC. 1056. PRIORITY SYSTEM FOR STATE DISTRIBUTION OF 
                   COMMODITIES.

       (a) In distributing the commodities allocated under 
     subsections (a) and (b) of section 1055, the State agency, 
     under procedures determined by the State agency, shall offer, 
     or otherwise make available, its full allocation of 
     commodities for distribution to emergency feeding 
     organizations.
       (b) If the State agency determines that the State will not 
     exhaust the commodities allocated under subsections (a) and 
     (b) of section 1055 through distribution to organizations 
     referred to in subsection (a), its remaining allocation of 
     commodities shall be distributed to charitable institutions 
     described in section 1063(3) not receiving commodities under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) If the State agency determines that the State will not 
     exhaust the commodities allocated under subsections (a) and 
     (b) of section 1055 through distribution to organizations 
     referred to in subsections (a) and (b), its remaining 
     allocation of commodities shall be distributed to any 
     eligible recipient agency not receiving commodities under 
     subsections (a) and (b).

     SEC. 1057. INITIAL PROCESSING COSTS.

       The Secretary may use funds of the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation to pay the costs of initial processing and 
     packaging of commodities to be distributed under this 
     subtitle into forms and in quantities suitable, as determined 
     by the Secretary, for use by the individual households or 
     eligible recipient agencies, as applicable. The Secretary may 
     pay such costs in the form of Corporation-owned commodities 
     equal in value to such costs. The Secretary shall ensure that 
     any such payments in kind will not displace commercial sales 
     of such commodities.

     SEC. 1058. ASSURANCES; ANTICIPATED USE.

       (a) The Secretary shall take such precautions as the 
     Secretary deems necessary to ensure that commodities made 
     available under this subtitle will not displace commercial 
     sales of such commodities or the products thereof. The 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate by December 31, 1997, 
     and not less than every two years thereafter, a report as to 
     whether and to what extent such displacements or 
     substitutions are occurring.
       (b) The Secretary shall determine that commodities provided 
     under this subtitle shall be purchased and distributed only 
     in quantities that can be consumed without waste. No eligible 
     recipient agency may receive commodities under this subtitle 
     in excess of anticipated use, based on inventory records and 
     controls, or in excess of its ability to accept and store 
     such commodities.

     SEC. 1059. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Purchase of Commodities.--To carry out this subtitle, 
     there are authorized to be appropriated $260,000,000 for each 
     of the fiscal years 1996 through 2000 to purchase, process, 
     and distribute commodities to the States in accordance with 
     this subtitle.
       (b) Administrative Funds.--
       (1) There are authorized to be appropriated $40,000,000 for 
     each of the fiscal years 1996 through 2000 for the Secretary 
     to make available to the States for State and local payments 
     for costs associated with the distribution of commodities by 
     eligible recipient agencies under this subtitle, excluding 
     costs associated with the distribution of those commodities 
     distributed under section 1060. Funds appropriated under this 
     paragraph for any fiscal year shall be allocated to the 
     States on an advance basis dividing such funds among the 
     States in the same proportions as the commodities distributed 
     under this subtitle for such fiscal year are allocated among 
     the States. If a State agency is unable to use all of the 
     funds so allocated to it, the Secretary shall reallocate such 
     unused funds among the other States in a manner the Secretary 
     deems appropriate and equitable.
       (2)(A) A State shall make available in each fiscal year to 
     eligible recipient agencies in the State not less than 40 
     percent of the funds received by the State under paragraph 
     (1) for such fiscal year, as necessary to pay for, or provide 
     advance payments to cover, the allowable expenses of eligible 
     recipient agencies for distributing commodities to needy 
     persons, but only to the extent such expenses are actually so 
     incurred by such recipient agencies.
       (B) As used in this paragraph, the term ``allowable 
     expenses'' includes--
       (i) costs of transporting, storing, handling, repackaging, 
     processing, and distributing commodities incurred after such 
     commodities are received by eligible recipient agencies;
       (ii) costs associated with determinations of eligibility, 
     verification, and documentation;
       (iii) costs of providing information to persons receiving 
     commodities under this subtitle concerning the appropriate 
     storage and preparation of such commodities; and
       (iv) costs of recordkeeping, auditing, and other 
     administrative procedures required for participation in the 
     program under this subtitle.
       (C) If a State makes a payment, using State funds, to cover 
     allowable expenses of eligible recipient agencies, the amount 
     of such payment shall be counted toward the amount a State 
     must make available for allowable expenses of recipient 
     agencies under this paragraph.
       (3) States to which funds are allocated for a fiscal year 
     under this subsection shall submit financial reports to the 
     Secretary, on a regular basis, as to the use of such funds. 
     No such funds may be used by States or eligible recipient 
     agencies for costs other than those involved in covering the 
     expenses related to the distribution of commodities by 
     eligible recipient agencies.
       (4)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), to be 
     eligible to receive funds under this subsection, a State 
     shall provide in cash or in kind (according to procedures 
     approved by the Secretary for certifying these in-kind 
     contributions) from non-Federal sources a contribution equal 
     to the difference between--
       (i) the amount of such funds so received; and
       (ii) any part of the amount allocated to the State and paid 
     by the State--
       (I) to eligible recipient agencies; or
       (II) for the allowable expenses of such recipient 
     agencies;for use in carrying out this subtitle.
       (B) Funds allocated to a State under this section may, upon 
     State request, be allocated before States satisfy the 
     matching requirement specified in subparagraph (A), based on 
     the estimated contribution required. The Secretary shall 
     periodically reconcile estimated and actual contributions and 
     adjust allocations to the State to correct for overpayments 
     and underpayments.
       (C) Any funds distributed for administrative costs under 
     section 1060(b) shall not be covered by this paragraph.
       (5) States may not charge for commodities made available to 
     eligible recipient agencies, and may not pass on to such 
     recipient agencies the cost of any matching requirements, 
     under this subtitle.
       (c) Value of Commodities.--The value of the commodities 
     made available under subsections (c) and (d) of section 1052, 
     and the funds of the Corporation used to pay the costs of 
     initial processing, packaging (including forms suitable for 
     home use), and delivering commodities to the States shall not 
     be charged against appropriations authorized by this section.

     SEC. 1060. COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM.

       (a) From the funds appropriated under section 1059(a), 
     $94,500,000 shall be used for each fiscal year to purchase 
     and distribute commodities to supplemental feeding programs 
     serving woman, infants, and children or elderly individuals 
     (hereinafter in this section referred to as the ``commodity 
     supplemental food program"), or serving both groups wherever 
     located.
       (b) Not more than 20 percent of the funds made available 
     under subsection (a) shall be made available to the States 
     for State and local payments of administrative costs 
     associated with the distribution of commodities by eligible 
     recipient agencies under this section. Administrative costs 
     for the purposes of the commodity supplemental food program 
     shall include, but not be limited to, expenses for 
     information and referral, operation, monitoring, nutrition 
     education, start-up costs, and general administration, 
     including staff, warehouse and transportation personnel, 
     insurance, and administration of the State or local office.
       (c)(1) During each fiscal year the commodity supplemental 
     food program is in operation, the types, varieties, and 
     amounts of commodities to be purchased under this section 
     shall be determined by the Secretary, but, if the Secretary 
     proposes to make any significant changes in the types, 
     varieties, or amounts from those that were available or were 
     planned at the beginning of the fiscal year the Secretary 
     shall report such changes before implementation to the 
     Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate.
       (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation shall, to the extent that the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation inventory levels permit, provide 
     not less than 9,000,000 pounds of cheese and not less than 
     4,000,000 pounds of nonfat dry milk in each of the fiscal 
     years 1996 through 2000 to the Secretary. The Secretary shall 
     use such amounts of cheese and nonfat dry milk to carry out 
     the commodity supplemental food program before the end of 
     each fiscal year.
       (d) The Secretary shall, in each fiscal year, approve 
     applications of additional sites for the program, including 
     sites that serve only elderly persons, in areas in which the 
     program currently does not operate, to the full extent that 
     applications can be approved within the appropriations 
     available for the program for the fiscal year and without 
     reducing actual participation levels (including participation 
     of elderly persons under subsection (e)) in areas in which 
     the program is in effect.
       (e) If a local agency that administers the commodity 
     supplemental food program determines that the amount of funds 
     made available to the agency to carry out this section 
     exceeds the amount of funds necessary to provide assistance 
     under such program to women, infants, and children, the 
     agency, with the approval of the Secretary, may permit low-
     income elderly persons (as defined by the Secretary) to 
     participate in and be served by such program.

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       (f)(1) If it is necessary for the Secretary to pay a 
     significantly higher than expected price for one or more 
     types of commodities purchased under this section, the 
     Secretary shall promptly determine whether the price is 
     likely to cause the number of persons that can be served in 
     the program in a fiscal year to decline.
       (2) If the Secretary determines that such a decline would 
     occur, the Secretary shall promptly notify the State agencies 
     charged with operating the program of the decline and shall 
     ensure that a State agency notify all local agencies 
     operating the program in the State of the decline.
       (g) Commodities distributed to States pursuant to this 
     section shall not be considered in determining the commodity 
     allocation to each State under section 1055 or priority of 
     distribution under section 1056.

     SEC. 1061. COMMODITIES NOT INCOME.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, commodities 
     distributed under this subtitle shall not be considered 
     income or resources for purposes of determining recipient 
     eligibility under any Federal, State, or local means-tested 
     program.

     SEC. 1062. PROHIBITION AGAINST CERTAIN STATE CHARGES.

       Whenever a commodity is made available without charge or 
     credit under this subtitle by the Secretary for distribution 
     within the States to eligible recipient agencies, the State 
     may not charge recipient agencies any amount that is in 
     excess of the State's direct costs of storing, and 
     transporting to recipient agencies the commodities minus any 
     amount the Secretary provides the State for the costs of 
     storing and transporting such commodities.

     SEC. 1063. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this subtitle:
       (1) The term ``average monthly number of unemployed 
     persons'' means the average monthly number of unemployed 
     persons within a State in the most recent fiscal year for 
     which such information is available as determined by the 
     Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
       (2) The term ``elderly persons'' means individuals 60 years 
     of age or older.
       (3) The term ``eligible recipient agency'' means a public 
     or nonprofit organization that administers--
       (A) an institution providing commodities to supplemental 
     feeding programs serving women, infants, and children or 
     serving elderly persons, or serving both groups;
       (B) an emergency feeding organization;
       (C) a charitable institution (including hospitals and 
     retirement homes and excluding penal institutions) to the 
     extent that such institution serves needy persons;
       (D) a summer camp for children, or a child nutrition 
     program providing food service;
       (E) a nutrition project operating under the Older Americans 
     Act of 1965, including such projects that operate a 
     congregate nutrition site and a project that provides home-
     delivered meals; or
       (F) a disaster relief program; and that has been designated 
     by the appropriate State agency, or by the Secretary, and 
     approved by the Secretary for participation in the program 
     established under this subtitle.
       (4) The term ``emergency feeding organization'' means a 
     public or nonprofit organization that administers activities 
     and projects (including the activities and projects of a 
     charitable institution, a food bank, a food pantry, a hunger 
     relief center, a soup kitchen, or a similar public or private 
     nonprofit eligible recipient agency) providing nutrition 
     assistance to relieve situations of emergency and distress 
     through the provision of food to needy persons, including 
     low-income and unemployed persons.
       (5) The term ``food bank'' means a public and charitable 
     institution that maintains an established operation involving 
     the provision of food or edible commodities, or the products 
     thereof, to food pantries, soup kitchens, hunger relief 
     centers, or other food or feeding centers that, as an 
     integral part of their normal activities, provide meals or 
     food to feed needy persons on a regular basis.
       (6) The term ``food pantry'' means a public or private 
     nonprofit organization that distributes food to low-income 
     and unemployed households, including food from sources other 
     than the Department of Agriculture, to relieve situations of 
     emergency and distress.
       (7) The term ``needy persons'' means--
       (A) individuals who have low incomes or who are unemployed, 
     as determined by the State (in no event shall the income of 
     such individual or household exceed 185 percent of the 
     poverty line);
       (B) households certified as eligible to participate in the 
     food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2011 et seq.); or
       (C) individuals or households participating in any other 
     Federal, or federally assisted, means-tested program.
       (8) The term ``poverty line'' has the same meaning given 
     such term in section 673(2) of the Community Services Block 
     Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)).
       (9) The term ``soup kitchen'' means a public and charitable 
     institution that, as integral part of its normal activities, 
     maintains an established feeding operation to provide food to 
     needy homeless persons on a regular basis.

     SEC. 1064. REGULATIONS.

       (a) The Secretary shall issue regulations within 120 days 
     to implement this subtitle.
       (b) In administering this subtitle, the Secretary shall 
     minimize, to the maximum extent practicable, the regulatory, 
     recordkeeping, and paperwork requirements imposed on eligible 
     recipient agencies.
       (c) The Secretary shall as early as feasible but not later 
     than the beginning of each fiscal year, publish in the 
     Federal Register a nonbinding estimate of the types and 
     quantities of commodities that the Secretary anticipates are 
     likely to be made available under the commodity distribution 
     program under this subtitle during the fiscal year.
       (d) The regulations issued by the Secretary under this 
     section shall include provisions that set standards with 
     respect to liability for commodity losses for the commodities 
     distributed under this subtitle in situations in which there 
     is no evidence of negligence or fraud, and conditions for 
     payment to cover such losses. Such provisions shall take into 
     consideration the special needs and circumstances of eligible 
     recipient agencies.

     SEC. 1065. FINALITY OF DETERMINATIONS.

       Determinations made by the Secretary under this subtitle 
     and the facts constituting the basis for any donation of 
     commodities under this subtitle, or the amount thereof, when 
     officially determined in conformity with the applicable 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary, shall be final and 
     conclusive and shall not be reviewable by any other officer 
     or agency of the Government.

     SEC. 1066. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER PROGRAMS.

       (a) Section 4(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2013(b)) shall not apply with respect to the distribution of 
     commodities under this subtitle.
       (b) Except as otherwise provided in section 1057, none of 
     the commodities distributed under this subtitle shall be sold 
     or otherwise disposed of in commercial channels in any form.

     SEC. 1067. SETTLEMENT AND ADJUSTMENT OF CLAIMS.

       (a) The Secretary may--
       (1) determine the amount of, settle, and adjust any claim 
     arising under this subtitle; and
       (2) waive such a claim if the Secretary determines that to 
     do so will serve the purposes of this subtitle.
       (b) Nothing contained in this section shall be construed to 
     diminish the authority of the Attorney General of the United 
     States under section 516 of title 28, United States Code, to 
     conduct litigation on behalf of the United States.

     SEC. 1068. REPEALERS; AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Repealer.--The Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983 (7 
     U.S.C. 612c note) is repealed.
       (b) Amendments.--
       (1) The Hunger Prevention Act of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking section 110; and
       (B) by striking section 502.
       (2) The Commodity Distribution Reform Act and WIC 
     Amendments of 1987 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by 
     striking section 4.
       (3) The Charitable Assistance and Food Bank Act of 1987 (7 
     U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by striking section 3.
       (4) The Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking section 1562(a) and section 1571; and
       (B) in section 1562(d), by striking ``section 4 of the 
     Agricultural and Consumer Protection Act of 1973'' and 
     inserting ``section 1060 of the Commodity Distribution Act of 
     1995''.
       (5) The Agricultural and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 
     U.S.C. 612c note) is amended--
       (A) in section 4(a), by striking ``institutions (including 
     hospitals and facilities caring for needy infants and 
     children), supplemental feeding programs serving women, 
     infants and children or elderly persons, or both, wherever 
     located, disaster areas, summer camps for children,'';
       (B) in subsection 4(c), by striking ``the Emergency Food 
     Assistance Act of 1983'' and inserting ``the Commodity 
     Distribution Act of 1995''; and
       (C) by striking section 5.
       (6) The Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
     1990 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by striking section 
     1773(f).
                      Title XI--DEFICIT REDUCTION

     SEC. 1101. DEDICATION OF SAVINGS TO DEFICIT REDUCTION.

       (a) Upon the enactment of this Act, the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget shall make downward 
     adjustments in the discretionary spending limits (new budget 
     authority and outlays), as adjusted, set forth in 601(a)(2) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for each of fiscal 
     years 1996 through 1998 as follows:
       (1) For fiscal year 1996, reduce new budget authority by 
     $1,420,000,000 and reduce outlays by $1,420,000,000.
       (2) For fiscal year 1997, reduce new budget authority by 
     $1,420,000,000 and reduce outlays by $1,420,000,000.
       (3) For fiscal year 1998, reduce new budget authority by 
     $1,470,000,000 and reduce outlays by $1,470,000,000.
       (b) Reductions in outlays resulting from the enactment of 
     this Act shall not be taken into account for purposes of 
     section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.
                       TITLE XII--EFFECTIVE DATE

     SEC. 1201. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 
     1996.


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It was decided in the

Yeas

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negative

Nays

228

para.49.13                   [Roll No. 266]

                                AYES--205

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--228

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--1

       
     Tucker
       
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not ageed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CALVERT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LINDER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.
  And then,

para.49.14  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, at 12 o'clock midnight, the House 
adjourned.

para.49.15  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1216. A bill to 
     amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for the 
     privatization of the United States Enrichment Corporation; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-86). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1217. A bill to 
     amend parts B and C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
     to extend certain savings provisions under the Medicare 
     Program, as incorporated in the budget submitted by the 
     President for fiscal year 1996 (Rept. No. 104-87, Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1218. A bill to 
     extend the authority of the Federal Communications Commission 
     to use competitive bidding in granting licenses and permits 
     (Rept. No. 104-88). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. KASICH: Committee on the Budget. H.R. 1219. A bill to 
     amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend 
     and reduce the discretionary spending limits, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-89 Pt. 1). Ordered 
     to be printed.

para.49.16  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BLUTE (for himself and Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1304. A bill to deauthorize a feature of the project 
     for navigation, Fall River Harbor, MA and Rhode Island; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 1305. A bill to require employers to notify workers 
     before health care benefits or retirement benefits are 
     terminated; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself and Mr. Gallegly):
       H.R. 1306. A bill to approve a multiyear program for the 
     economic development and self-sufficiency of the U.S. 
     territory of American Samoa; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. 
             Blute):
       H.R. 1307. A bill to establish the New Bedford Whaling 
     National Historical Park in New Bedford, MA and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 1308. A bill to withdraw and reserve certain public 
     lands in the State of California utilized in the mission of 
     the Naval Air Facility, El Centro, CA; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committee on National 
     Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LIGHTFOOT (for himself, Mr. Lazio of New York, 
             Mr. Clinger, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Schaefer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stark, Mr. Vento, Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1309. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require the use of child safety restraint systems approved by 
     the Secretary of Transportation on commercial aircraft; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 1310. A bill to provide for the management of 
     Voyageurs National Park, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 1311. A bill to provide for a review of all Federal 
     programs that assess or mitigate the risks to women's health 
     from environmental exposures, and for a study of the research 
     needs of the Federal Government relating to such risks; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 1312. A bill to establish a freeze on bank fees for 
     accounts held by average tax

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     payers; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 1313. A bill to establish community support 
     requirements for mortgage banks, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself and Mr. Hyde):
       H.R. 1314. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the pension plan rules applicable to State 
     judicial retirement plans; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BONIOR (for himself and Mr. Blute):
       H. Con Res. 47. Concurrent resolution honoring the memory 
     of the victims of the Armenian Genocide; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

para.49.17  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       24. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the General Assembly of the 
     State of New Jersey, relative to urging the President and the 
     Congress of the United States not to close Piscatinny 
     Arsenal; to the Committee on National Security.
       25. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Missouri, 
     relative to the flow of the Missouri River; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       26. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     New Jersey, relative to urging the President and the Congress 
     of the United States not to close Piscatinny Arsenal; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.49.18  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII:

       Mr. COLEMAN introduced a bill (H.R. 1315.) for the relief 
     of Kris Murty; which was referred to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

para.49.19  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 26: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 28: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 94: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
     Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Weller,  Ms. Danner, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
     Houghton, and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 118: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Serrano and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 246: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 263: Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 264: Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 353: Ms. Lowey and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 359: Ms. Molinari, Mr. Costello, Mr. Bryant of Texas, 
     Mr. Kingston, and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 364: Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Manton,  Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Brewster, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. 
     Upton, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 370: Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 485: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 501: Mr. Rose, Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. 
     Jones.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Frost, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Durbin, 
     Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Camp, Mr. Johnston of 
     Florida, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Stearns, 
     Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
     Oxley, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 553: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 558: Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 613: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 655: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 656: Mr. Canady, Mr. Hancock, and Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 660: Mr. Kim, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 674: Mrs. Morella and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 721: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Foglietta, Ms. Harman, Mr. Sabo, 
     and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 733: Mr. Knollenberg and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Levin and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Camp, Mr. Barr, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Jacobs, 
     Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Coble, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 757: Mr. Matsui and Mrs. Lincoln.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Tanner, 
     Mr. Hefner, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Allard.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Emerson and Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 849: Mr. Pickett, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Goodlatte, and 
     Mr. Roth.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Fattah and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 858: Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Reed, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Bono, Mr. Fattah, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Coleman, Mr. 
     Cardin, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Costello, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 864: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bliley, 
     and Mr. Williams.
       H.R. 873: Mr. Fox, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Allard, Mr. Shays, Mr. Cooley, and 
     Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 910: Mr. Yates, Mr. Torres, Ms. Furse, Mr. Holden, Ms. 
     Rivers, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 969: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
     Nadler, and Mr. Wilson.
       H.R. 995: Mr. Cooley, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     Porter.
       H.R. 996: Mr. Cooley, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     Porter.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Bono, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Stump, and Mr. 
     Christensen.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Coble and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1024: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1037: Mr. Brewster.
       H.R. 1052: Mr. Gibbons and Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 1103: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Upton, 
     and Mr. Dooley.
       H.R. 1118: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
     Weller, and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 1137: Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Spence, Mr. Manton, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Ms. 
     Molinari, and Mr. Payne of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1210: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1220: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
     Lightfoot, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
     Herger, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 1271: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Shays, 
     Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Martini.
       H.J. Res. 76: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Cox, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Fox, Mr. Cooley, Mr. 
     Chabot, Mr. Burr, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coble, Mr. Franks of 
     New Jersey, Ms. Danner, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Gunderson, 
     and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.J. Res. 79: Mr. Wynn and Mr. Kim.
       H. Con. Res. 43: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Torricelli, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Evans, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
     Shays, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Doyle.

para.49.20  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 26: Mr. Chrysler.
       H.R. 209: Mr. Chrysler.



.
                       FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1995 (50)

para.50.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. 
CUNNINGHAM, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 24, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Randy ``Duke'' Cunningham 
     to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.50.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, March 23, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.50.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       600. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report entitled, ``Personnel Assistance 
     Program: Report on the Transition Assistance Program for FY 
     1994''; to the Committee on National Security.
       601. A letter from the Chairman, Reserve Policy Board, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a report entitled, 
     ``Reserve Component Programs Fiscal Year 1994''; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       602. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the annual report to 
     Congress on activities under the Denton amendment, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 402; to the Committee on National Security.
       603. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     reauthorization appropriations for the U.S. contribution to 
     the 10th replenishment of the International Development 
     Association, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       604. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize appropriations for the U.S. contribution to the 
     interest subsidy account of the successor [ESAF II] to the 
     enhanced structural adjustment facility of the International 
     Monetary Fund, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       605. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize consent to and authorize appropriations for the 
     U.S. contribution to the fourth replenishment of the 
     resources of the Asian Development Bank; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       606. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting a report entitled, 
     ``Consumer Waivers of the Right of Rescission Under the Truth 
     in Lending Act''; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       607. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the 17th annual report to Congress on the 
     administration of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1692m; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.

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       608. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the 28th report to Congress on enforcement actions and 
     comprehensive status of Exxon and stripper well oil 
     overcharge funds; to the Committee on Commerce.
       609. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Korea for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 95-19), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       610. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Saudi Arabia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 95-18), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       611. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Thailand for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 95-17), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       612. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Lebanon for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 95-16), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       613. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to the Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office in the United States [TECRO] for 
     defense articles and services (Transmittal No. 95-15), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       614. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Kuwait for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 95-14), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       615. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the list of all reports 
     issued or released in February 1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       616. A letter from the Judicial Conference of the United 
     States, transmitting the Conference's report on the admission 
     of character evidence in certain cases under the Federal 
     Rules of Evidence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       617. A letter from the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Attorney General of the United States, transmitting a report 
     entitled, ``Conversion of Closed Military Installations into 
     Federal Prison Facilities''; jointly, to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary and National Security.

para.50.4  welfare reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, pursuant to House Resolution 
119 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 4) to restore the American family, reduce 
illegitimacy, control welfare spending, and reduce welfare dependence.
  Mr. LINDER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.50.5  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mrs. MINK:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Family Stability and Work 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. REFERENCE TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, wherever in this 
     Act an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to or 
     repeal of a section or other provision, the reference shall 
     be considered to be made to that section or other provision 
     of the Social Security Act.

     SEC. 3. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Reference to Social Security Act.
Sec. 3. Table of contents.

       TITLE I--IMPROVING AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN

Sec. 101. Increase in standard earned income disregard.
Sec. 102. Increase in State flexibility regarding recipient 
              participation in jobs program.
Sec. 103. Elimination of different treatment of 2-parent families.
Sec. 104. Extension of transitional child care guarantee.
Sec. 105. Increase in Federal matching rates for child care.
Sec. 106. Increase in jobs program funding.
Sec. 107. Requirement with respect to jobs program participation rate.
Sec. 108. Increase in matching rates for States whose recipients leave 
              AFDC for paid employment.
Sec. 109. Increase in at-risk child care funding.
Sec. 110. Improvements in jobs program self-sufficiency planning and 
              case management.
Sec. 111. Change in mandatory services and activities under the jobs 
              program.
Sec. 112. Jobs creation and work experience program.
Sec. 113. Provisions generally applicable to the jobs program.

                       TITLE II--MAKING WORK PAY

Sec. 201. Transitional medicaid benefits.
Sec. 202. Temporary exclusion of earned income for purposes of 
              determining rent paid for units in federally assisted 
              housing.
Sec. 203. Continuation of food stamp benefits.

             TITLE III--IMPROVING CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT

Subtitle A--Eligibility and Other Matters Concerning Title IV-D Program 
                                Clients

Sec. 301. State obligation to provide paternity establishment and child 
              support enforcement services.
Sec. 302. Distribution of payments.
Sec. 303. Due process rights.
Sec. 304. Privacy safeguards.

             Subtitle B--Program Administration and Funding

Sec. 311. Federal matching payments.
Sec. 312. Performance-based incentives and penalties.
Sec. 313. Federal and State reviews and audits.
Sec. 314. Required reporting procedures.
Sec. 315. Automated data processing requirements.
Sec. 316. Director of CSE program; staffing study.
Sec. 317. Funding for secretarial assistance to State programs.
Sec. 318. Reports and data collection by the Secretary.

                  Subtitle C--Locate and Case Tracking

Sec. 321. Central State and case registry.
Sec. 322. Centralized collection and disbursement of support payments.
Sec. 323. Amendments concerning income withholding.
Sec. 324. Locator information from interstate networks.
Sec. 325. Expanded Federal Parent Locator Service.
Sec. 326. Use of social security numbers.

         Subtitle D--Streamlining and Uniformity of Procedures

Sec. 331. Adoption of uniform State laws
Sec. 332. Improvements to full faith and credit for child support 
              orders.
Sec. 333. State laws providing expedited procedures

                  Subtitle E--Paternity Establishment

Sec. 341. State laws concerning paternity establishment.
Sec. 342. Outreach for voluntary paternity establishment.

      Subtitle F--Establishment and Modification of Support Orders

Sec. 351. National Child Support Guidelines Commission.
Sec. 352. Simplified process for review and adjustment of child support 
              orders.

               Subtitle G--Enforcement of Support Orders

Sec. 361. Federal income tax refund offset.
Sec. 362. Internal revenue service collection of arrears.
Sec. 363. Authority to collect support from Federal employees.
Sec. 364. Enforcement of child support obligations of members of the 
              Armed Forces.
Sec. 365. Motor vehicle liens.
Sec. 366. Voiding of fraudulent transfers.
Sec. 367. State law authorizing suspension of licenses.
Sec. 368. Reporting arrearages to credit bureaus.
Sec. 369. Extended statute of limitation for collection of arrearages.
Sec. 370. Charges for arrearages.
Sec. 371. Denial of passports for nonpayment of child support.
Sec. 372. International child support enforcement.

                      Subtitle H--Medical Support

Sec. 381. Technical correction to ERISA definition of medical child 
              support order.

                    Subtitle I--Effect of Enactment

Sec. 391. Effective dates.
Sec. 392. Severability.

  TITLE IV--REAUTHORIZATION OF CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT

Sec. 431. Reauthorization of child care and development block grant.

            TITLE V--AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

Sec. 501. Increase in top marginal rate under section 11.

                        TITLE VI--EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 601. Effective date.
       TITLE I--IMPROVING AID TO FAMILIES WITH DEPENDENT CHILDREN

     SEC. 101. INCREASE IN STANDARD EARNED INCOME DISREGARD.

       Clause (ii) of section 402(a)(8)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     602(a)(8)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ``$90'' and 
     inserting ``$170''.

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     SEC. 102. INCREASE IN STATE FLEXIBILITY REGARDING RECIPIENT 
                   PARTICIPATION IN JOBS PROGRAM.

       (a) Changes in State Plan Requirements.--Paragraph (19) of 
     section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(19)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(19) provide--
       ``(A) that the State has in effect and operation a job 
     opportunities and basic skills training program which meets 
     the requirements of part F;
       ``(B) that, not later than 30 days after approving the 
     application of a family for aid under the State plan approved 
     under this part, the State shall--
       ``(i) conduct an initial assessment of the self-sufficiency 
     needs of the family that includes an assessment of the family 
     circumstances, the educational, child care, and other 
     supportive services needs, and the skills, prior work 
     experience, and employability of each recipient;
       ``(ii) determine whether it would be appropriate to require 
     or permit any member of the family to participate in the 
     program of the State under part F; and
       ``(iii) advise the family of the availability of child care 
     assistance under section 402(g) for participation in 
     education, training, and employment;
       ``(C) that--
       ``(i) the costs of attendance by a recipient at an 
     institution of higher education (as defined in section 481(a) 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965), or a school or course 
     of vocational or technical training, shall not constitute 
     federally reimbursable expenses for purposes of section 403; 
     and
       ``(ii) the costs of day care, transportation, and other 
     services which are necessary (as determined by the State 
     agency) for such attendance in accordance with section 402(g) 
     are eligible for Federal reimbursement so long as the 
     recipient is making satisfactory progress in such 
     institution, school, or course and such attendance is 
     consistent with the employment goals in the recipient's self-
     sufficiency plan developed under part F;
       ``(D) that--
       ``(i) if an individual who is required by the State to 
     participate in the program of the State under part F fails 
     without good cause to participate or refuses without good 
     cause to accept employment in which such individual is able 
     to engage which is offered through the public employment 
     offices of the State, or is otherwise offered by an employer 
     if the offer of such employer is determined to be a bona fide 
     offer of employment--

       ``(I) the family of the individual shall cease to be 
     eligible for aid under this part; unless
       ``(II) such individual is a member of a family in which 
     both parents are living at home, and his or her spouse has 
     not failed to comply under this clause, in which case the 
     needs of such individual shall not be taken into account in 
     making the determination with respect to his or her family 
     under paragraph (7) of this subsection;

       ``(ii) any sanction described in clause (i) shall continue 
     until the failure to comply ceases;
       ``(iii) no sanction shall be imposed under this 
     subparagraph--

       ``(I) on the basis of the refusal of an individual to 
     accept any employment (including any employment offered under 
     the program), if the employment does not pay at least the 
     Federal minimum wage under section 6(a) of the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938; or
       ``(II) on the basis of the refusal of an individual to 
     participate in the program or accept employment (including 
     any employment offered under the program), if child care (or 
     day care for any incapacitated individual living in the same 
     home as a dependent child) is necessary for an individual to 
     participate in the program or accept employment, such care is 
     not available, and the State agency fails to provide such 
     care; and

       ``(H) the State agency may require a participant in the 
     program to accept a job only if such agency assures that the 
     family of such participant will experience no net loss of 
     cash income resulting from acceptance of the job; and any 
     costs incurred by the State agency as a result of this 
     subparagraph shall be treated as expenditures with respect to 
     which section 403(a)(1) or 403(a)(2) applies;''.
       (b) Change in Payment to States.--Section 403(l) (42 U.S.C. 
     603(l)) is amended by striking paragraph (2).

     SEC. 103. ELIMINATION OF DIFFERENT TREATMENT OF 2-PARENT 
                   FAMILIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is 
     amended by striking paragraph (41).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 402(a)(38)(B) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)(38)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``or in section 407(a)''.
       (2) Section 402(a) (42 U.S.C. 602(a)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (42).
       (3) Section 402(g)(1)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 602(g)(1)(A)(ii)) 
     is amended by striking ``hours of, or increased income 
     from,'' and inserting ``income from''.
       (4) Section 406(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 606(a)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``who has been deprived'' and all that follows 
     through ``incapacity of a parent''.
       (5) Section 406(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 606(b)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``and if such relative'' and all that follows 
     through ``section 407''.
       (6) Section 407 (42 U.S.C. 607) is hereby repealed.
       (7) Section 472(a) (42 U.S.C. 672(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``or of section 407''.
       (8) Section 473(a)(2)(A)(i) (42 U.S.C. 672(a)(2)(A)(i)) is 
     amended by striking ``or section 407''.
       (9) Section 1115(b) (42 U.S.C. 1315(b)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (5).
       (10) Section 1115 (42 U.S.C. 1315) is amended by striking 
     subsection (d).
       (11) Section 1902(a)(10)(A)(i) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(a)(10)(A)(i)) is amended by striking subclause (V) and 
     by redesignating subclauses (VI) and (VII) as subclauses (V) 
     and (VI), respectively.
       (12) Section 1905 (42 U.S.C. 1396d) is amended by striking 
     subsection (m).
       (13) Section 1905(n)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1396d(n)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``(or'' and all that follows through 
     ``407)''; and
       (ii) by adding ``or'' at the end; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B).
       (14) Section 1925(a) (42 U.S.C. 1396r-6(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``hours of, or income from,'' and inserting ``income 
     from''.
       (15) Section 204(b)(2) of the Family Support Act of 1988 
     (42 U.S.C. 681 note) is amended by striking the semicolon and 
     all that follows through ``1998''.

     SEC. 104. EXTENSION OF TRANSITIONAL CHILD CARE GUARANTEE.

       Clause (iii) of section 402(g)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     602(g)(1)(A)(iii)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(iii) A family shall only be eligible for child care 
     provided under clause (ii)--
       ``(I) for a period of 24 months after the last month for 
     which the family received aid to families with dependent 
     children under this part; or
       ``(II) until the income of the family exceeds by more than 
     200 percent the income official poverty line (as defined by 
     the Office of Management and Budget, and revised annually in 
     accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1981) applicable to a family of the 
     size involved;

     whichever occurs first.''.

     SEC. 105. INCREASE IN FEDERAL MATCHING RATES FOR CHILD CARE.

       (a) AFDC and Transitional Child Care.--
       (1) Increase in rates for several states and district of 
     columbia.--Clause (i) of section 402(g)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     602(g)(3)(A)(i)) is amended by striking ``1905(b)).'' and 
     inserting ``1905(b)), increased by 10 percentage points.''.
       (2) Increase in rates for other states.--Clause (ii) of 
     section 402(g)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 602(g)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended 
     by striking ``1118).'' and inserting ``1118), increased by 10 
     percentage points.''.
       (b) At-Risk Child Care.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     403(n)(1) (42 U.S.C. 603(n)(1)(A)) is amended by inserting 
     ``increased by 10 percentage points'' before ``of the 
     expenditures''.

     SEC. 106. INCREASE IN JOBS PROGRAM FUNDING.

       Paragraph (3) of section 403(k) (42 U.S.C. 603(k)(3)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and each succeeding 
     fiscal year,'' and inserting a comma at the end; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (F) the following:
       ``(G) $1,500,000,000 in the case of fiscal year 1997,
       ``(H) $1,900,000,000 in the case of fiscal year 1998,
       ``(I) $2,800,000,000 in the case of fiscal year 1999,
       ``(J) $3,700,000,000 in the case of fiscal year 2000, and
       ``(K) $5,000,000,000 in the case of fiscal year 2001,''.

     SEC. 107. REQUIREMENT WITH RESPECT TO JOBS PROGRAM 
                   PARTICIPATION RATE.

       (a) Requirement.--Section 402 (42 U.S.C. 602) is amended by 
     inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d)(1) With respect to the program established by a State 
     under part F, the State shall achieve a participation rate 
     for the following fiscal years of not less than the following 
     percentage:

``Fiscal year:                                              Percentage:
  1997..........................................................15 ....

  1998..........................................................20 ....

  1999..........................................................25 ....

  2000..........................................................30 ....

  2001..........................................................35 ....

  2002..........................................................40 ....

  2003 or later.................................................50.....

       ``(2) As used in this subsection, the term `participation 
     rate' means, with respect to a State and a fiscal year, an 
     amount equal to--
       ``(A) the average monthly number of individuals who, during 
     the fiscal year, participate in the State program established 
     under part F; divided by
       ``(B) the average monthly number of individuals who, during 
     the fiscal year, are adult recipients of aid under the State 
     plan approved under part A or participate in the State 
     program established under part F.
       ``(3) Each State that operates a program under part F for a 
     fiscal year shall submit to the Secretary a report on the 
     participation rate of the State for the fiscal year.
       ``(4)(A) If a State reports that the State has failed to 
     achieve the participation rate required by paragraph (1) for 
     the fiscal year, the Secretary may make recommendations for 
     changes in the State program established under part F. The 
     State may elect to follow such recommendations, and shall 
     demonstrate to the Secretary how the State will achieve the 
     required participation rates.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), if a State fails to 
     achieve the participation rate required by paragraph (1) for 
     2 consecutive fiscal years, the Secretary may require the 
     State to make changes in the State program established under 
     part F.''.

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       (b) Change in Payment to States.--Section 403(l) (42 U.S.C. 
     603(l)) is amended by striking paragraphs (3) and (4).

     SEC. 108. INCREASE IN MATCHING RATES FOR STATES WHOSE 
                   RECIPIENTS LEAVE AFDC FOR PAID EMPLOYMENT.

       (a) Increase in JOBS Matching Rate.--Section 403(l) (42 
     U.S.C. 603(l)), as amended by section 102(b), is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     pay to a State, with respect to expenditures made by the 
     State that are described in paragraph (1)(A)(ii)(II), an 
     amount equal to the greater of 70 percent or the Federal 
     medical assistance percentage (as defined in section 1118 in 
     the case of any State to which section 1108 applies, or as 
     defined in section 1905(b) in the case of any other State) 
     increased by 10 percent if the number of qualified families 
     with respect to the State for a fiscal year equals or exceeds 
     the proportion specified in subparagraph (B) for such year of 
     the total number of individuals participating in the State 
     program established under part F during such year.
       ``(B) The proportion specified in this subparagraph is--
       ``(i) \1/4\ for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(ii) \1/3\ for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(iii) \1/2\ for fiscal year 2000, and for each fiscal 
     year thereafter.
       ``(C) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `qualified 
     family' means, with respect to a State for a fiscal year, a 
     family--
       ``(i) that was receiving aid from the State under this part 
     during such year;
       ``(ii) a member of which ceased to participate in the State 
     program established under part F during such year as the 
     result of the employment of such member in a job (other than 
     a job provided under the job creation and work experience 
     program under section 482(e)); and
       ``(iii) ceased to receive such aid as a result of such 
     employment.''
       (b) Increase in Transitional Child Care Rate.--Paragraph 
     (3) of section 402(g) (42 U.S.C. 602(g)(3)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in the case of 
     amounts expended for child care pursuant to paragraph 
     (1)(A)(ii) by any State that satisfies the requirement in 
     section 403(l)(2)(A), the applicable rate for purposes of 
     section 403(a) shall be the percentage specified in 
     subparagraph (A) for such amounts, increased by 10 percentage 
     points.''.

     SEC. 109. INCREASE IN AT-RISK CHILD CARE FUNDING.

       Subparagraph (B) of section 403(n)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
     603(n)(2)(B)) of the Social Security Act is amended--
       (1) in clause (iv), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in clause (v), by striking ``1995, and for each fiscal 
     year thereafter.'' and inserting ``1995;''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(vi) $300,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(vii) $800,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(viii) $1,300,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(ix) $1,800,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(x) $2,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
       ``(xi) $2,800,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.''.

     SEC. 110. IMPROVEMENTS IN JOBS PROGRAM SELF-SUFFICIENCY 
                   PLANNING AND CASE MANAGEMENT.

       Section 482(b) (42 U.S.C. 682(b)) is amended--
       (1) by amending the subsection heading to read as follows:
       ``(b) Self-Sufficiency Plan.--'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (1)(A), redesignating paragraph 
     (1)(B) as paragraph (1)(A), and adjusting the placement and 
     margins of paragraph (1)(A) (as so redesignated) accordingly;
       (3) in paragraph (1)(A) (as redesignated by paragraph 
     (2))--
       (A) by striking ``such assessment,'' and inserting ``the 
     initial assessment of self-sufficiency under section 
     402(a)(19)(B),''; and
       (B) by striking ``employability plan'' each place such term 
     appears and inserting ``self-sufficiency plan'';
       (4) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``initial assessment and review and the 
     development of the employability plan'' and inserting 
     ``initial assessment of self-sufficiency and the development 
     of the self-sufficiency plan'';
       (B) by striking ``the State agency may require'' and 
     inserting ``the State agency shall require''; and
       (C) by striking ``If the State agency exercises the option 
     under the preceding sentence, the State agency must'' and 
     inserting ``The State agency must''; and
       (5) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``may assign'' and inserting ``shall 
     assign''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:

     ``Case management services under this paragraph shall 
     continue for a period of not fewer than 90 days after a 
     participant becomes employed, and, at the option of the 
     State, the State may extend such period to not more than 365 
     days.''.

     SEC. 111. CHANGE IN MANDATORY SERVICES AND ACTIVITIES UNDER 
                   THE JOBS PROGRAM.

       (a) Mandatory and Permissible Services and Activities.--
     Subparagraph (A) of section 482(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     682(d)(1)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Services and Activities Under the Program.--(1)(A) In 
     carrying out the program, each State shall make available a 
     broad range of services and activities to aid in carrying out 
     the purpose of this part. Such services and activities--
       ``(i) shall include--
       ``(I) educational activities (as appropriate), including 
     high school or equivalent education (combined with training 
     as needed), basic and remedial education to achieve a basic 
     literacy level, and education for individuals with limited 
     English proficiency;
       ``(II) job skills training;
       ``(III) job readiness activities to help prepare 
     participants for work;
       ``(IV) job development and job placement;
       ``(V) a job creation and work experience program as 
     described in subsection (e); and
       ``(VI) group and individual job search as described in 
     subsection (f); and
       ``(ii) may include--
       ``(I) on-the-job training; and
       ``(II) any other work experience program approved by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (b) Elimination of Requirement with Respect to Certain 
     Educational Activities.--Section 482(d) (42 U.S.C. 682(d)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).

     SEC. 112. JOBS CREATION AND WORK EXPERIENCE PROGRAM.

       Section 482 (42 U.S.C. 682) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (e) and (f);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (g), (h), and (i) as 
     subsections (f), (g), and (h); and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Jobs Creation and Work Experience Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--In carrying out the program, each State 
     shall establish a jobs creation and work experience program 
     in accordance with this subsection.
       ``(2) General requirements.--A jobs creation and work 
     experience program is a program that provides employment in 
     the public sector or in the private sector in accordance with 
     the following requirements:
       ``(A) Participation.--A State shall require an individual 
     to participate in the jobs creation and work experience 
     program if the individual--
       ``(i) is eligible to receive aid under the State plan 
     approved under part A;
       ``(ii) is prepared to commence employment, as determined 
     under the self-sufficiency plan developed for the individual 
     under subsection (b)(1)(A); and
       ``(iii) has demonstrated that the individual is not 
     otherwise able to obtain employment in the public or private 
     sectors.
       ``(B) Periodic job search required.--As a continuing 
     condition of eligibility to participate in the jobs creation 
     and work experience program, each participant in the program 
     shall periodically engage in job search.
       ``(C) Entry-level positions.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), the jobs 
     creation and work experience program shall provide entry-
     level positions, to the extent practicable.
       ``(ii) No infringement on promotional opportunities.--A job 
     shall not be created in a promotional line that will infringe 
     in any way upon the promotional opportunities of persons 
     employed in jobs not subsidized under this subsection.
       ``(D) Maximum period of subsidized employment at same 
     position.--The jobs creation and work experience program 
     shall not permit an individual to remain in the program for 
     more than 24 months.
       ``(E) Minimum wage requirement.--An individual 
     participating in the jobs creation and work experience 
     program may not be required to accept any employment if the 
     wage rate for such employment does not equal or exceed the 
     minimum wage rate then in effect under section 6 of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938.
       ``(3) Wages treated as earned income.--Wages paid under a 
     program established under this subsection shall be considered 
     to be earned income for purposes of any provision of law.
       ``(4) Preservation of eligibility for child care assistance 
     and medicaid benefits.--Any individual who becomes ineligible 
     to receive aid under a State plan approved under part A by 
     reason of income from employment provided under a program 
     established under this subsection to the caretaker relative 
     of the family of which the individual is a member shall for 
     purposes of eligibility for child care benefits under section 
     402(g)(1)(A)(i) and for purposes of eligibility for medical 
     assistance under the State plan approved under title XIX, be 
     considered to be receiving such aid for so long as the 
     subsidized employment provided to the individual under this 
     subsection continues.''.

     SEC. 113. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO THE JOBS 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 484 (42 U.S.C. 684) is amended by striking 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(b)(1)(A) Funds provided for a program established under 
     section 482 may be used only for programs that do not 
     duplicate any employment activity otherwise available in the 
     locality of the program.
       ``(B) Funds provided for a program established under 
     section 482 shall not be paid to a private entity to conduct 
     activities that are the same or substantially equivalent to 
     activities provided by a State in which the entity is located 
     or by an agency of local government with jurisdiction over 
     the locality in which the entity is located, unless the 
     requirements of paragraph (2) are met.
       ``(2)(A) An employer shall not displace an employee or 
     position, including partial displacement such as reduction in 
     hours, wages, or employment benefits, as a result of the use 
     by the employer of a participant in a program established 
     under section 482.

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       ``(B) No work assignment under a program established under 
     section 482 shall result in any infringement of the 
     promotional opportunities of any employed individual.
       ``(C)(i) A participant in a program established under 
     section 482(e) shall not perform any services or duties or 
     engage in activities that would otherwise be performed by an 
     employee as part of the assigned duties of the employee.
       ``(ii) A participant in a program established under section 
     482 shall not perform any services or duties or engage in 
     activities that--
       ``(I) will supplant the hiring of employed workers; or
       ``(II) are services, duties or activities with respect to 
     which an individual has recall rights pursuant to a 
     collective bargaining agreement or applicable personnel 
     procedures.
       ``(iii) A participant in a program established under 
     section 482 shall not perform services or duties that have 
     been performed by or were assigned to any--
       ``(I) presently employed worker if the participant is in a 
     program established under section 482(e);
       ``(II) employee who recently resigned or was discharged;
       ``(III) employee who--
       ``(aa) is the subject of a reduction in force; or
       ``(bb) has recall rights pursuant to a collective 
     bargaining agreement or applicable personnel procedures;
       ``(IV) employee who is on leave (terminal, temporary, 
     vacation, emergency, or sick); or
       ``(V) employee who is on strike or is being locked out.
       ``(c)(1) Sections 142(a), 143(a)(4), 143(a)(5), and 
     143(c)(2) of the Job Training Partnership Act shall apply to 
     employment provided through any program established under 
     section 482 of this Act.
       ``(2) Sections 130(f) and 176(f) of the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990 shall apply to employment 
     provided through any program established under section 482 of 
     this Act.
       ``(d)(1) A participant in a program established under 
     subsection (e) of section 482 may not be assigned to fill any 
     established unfilled position vacancy.
       ``(2)(A) A program established under section 482 may not be 
     used to assist, promote, or deter union organizing.
       ``(B) A program established under section 482 may not be 
     used to impair existing contracts for services or collective 
     bargaining agreements.''.
                       TITLE II--MAKING WORK PAY

     SEC. 201. TRANSITIONAL MEDICAID BENEFITS.

       (a) Extension of Medicaid Enrollment for Former AFDC 
     Recipients for 1 Additional Year.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1925(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1396r-
     6(b)(1)) is amended by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting the following: ``, and that the State shall offer 
     to each such family the option of extending coverage under 
     this subsection for any of the first 2 succeeding 6-month 
     periods, in the same manner and under the same conditions as 
     the option of extending coverage under this subsection for 
     the first succeeding 6-month period.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 1925(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396r-6(b)) is amended--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``Extension'' and inserting 
     ``Extensions'';
       (B) in the heading of paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Requirement'' and inserting ``In general'';
       (C) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``period'' and inserting 
     ``periods'', and
       (ii) by striking ``in the period'' and inserting ``in each 
     of the 6-month periods'';
       (D) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``the 6-month period'' 
     and inserting ``any 6-month period'';
       (E) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``the extension 
     period'' and inserting ``any extension period''; and
       (F) in paragraph (5)(D)(i), by striking ``is a 3-month 
     period'' and all that follows and inserting the following: 
     ``is, with respect to a particular 6-month additional 
     extension period provided under this subsection, a 3-month 
     period beginning with the first or fourth month of such 
     extension period.''.
       (b) Imposition of Premium Permitted Only During Additional 
     Extension Periods.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1925(b)(5)(A) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1396r-6(b)(5)(A)) is amended by striking ``(D)(i)),'' 
     and inserting ``(D)(i)) occurring during the second or third 
     additional extension period provided under this 
     subsection,''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1925(b)(1) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1396r-6(b)(1)), as amended by subsection (a)(1), 
     is amended by inserting after ``same conditions'' the 
     following: ``(except as provided in paragraph (5)(A))''.
       (c) Extension of Coverage for Low-Income Children.--Section 
     1925(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1396r-6(b)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Extension of coverage for low-income children.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this title, each State plan approved under this title shall 
     provide that the State shall offer (in the last month of the 
     third additional extension period provided under paragraph 
     (1)) to each eligible low-income child who has received 
     assistance pursuant to this section during each of the 6-
     month periods described in subsection (a) and paragraph (1) 
     the option of coverage under the State plan, in the same 
     manner and under the same conditions as the option of 
     extending coverage under paragraph (1) for the second and 
     third additional extension periods provided under such 
     paragraph.
       ``(B) Eligible low-income child defined.--In subparagraph 
     (A), the term `eligible low-income child' means an individual 
     who has not attained 18 years of age and whose family income 
     does not exceed 200 percent of the official poverty line (as 
     defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised 
     annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) applicable to a family of 
     the size involved.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to calendar quarters beginning on or after 
     October 1, 1996, without regard to whether or not final 
     regulations to carry out such amendments have been 
     promulgated by such date.

     SEC. 202. TEMPORARY EXCLUSION OF EARNED INCOME FOR PURPOSES 
                   OF DETERMINING RENT PAID FOR UNITS IN FEDERALLY 
                   ASSISTED HOUSING.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the amount of rent payable by a qualified family for a 
     qualified dwelling unit may not be increased because of the 
     increased income due to the employment referred to in 
     subsection (b)(2)(A) for the period that begins upon the 
     commencement of such employment and ends--
       (A) 24 months thereafter, or
       (B) upon the first date after the commencement of such 
     employment that the income of the family exceeds 200 percent 
     of the official poverty line (as defined by the Office of 
     Management and Budget and revised periodically in accordance 
     with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1981) applicable to a family of the size involved,
     whichever occurs first.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       (1) Qualified dwelling unit.--The term ``qualified dwelling 
     unit'' means a dwelling unit--
       (A) for which assistance is provided by the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development in the form of any grant, 
     contract, loan, loan guarantee, cooperative agreement, rental 
     assistance payment, interest subsidy, insurance, or direct 
     appropriation, or that is located in a project for which such 
     assistance is provided; and
       (B) for which the amount of rent paid by the occupying 
     family is limited, restricted, or determined under law or 
     regulation based on the income of the family.
       (2) Qualified Family.--The term ``qualified family'' means 
     a family--
       (A) whose income increases as a result of employment of a 
     member of the family who was previously unemployed; and
       (B) who was receiving aid to families with dependent 
     children under a State plan approved under part A of title IV 
     of the Social Security Act immediately before such 
     employment.

     SEC. 203. CONTINUATION OF FOOD STAMP BENEFITS.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 5(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
     (7 U.S.C. 2014(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, in 
     the case of a household that receives benefits under part A 
     of title IV of the Social Security Act and whose income 
     increases because a member of such household obtains 
     employment, the earned income from such employment shall be 
     excluded during a 2-year period for purposes of determining 
     eligibility under such standards unless the aggregate income 
     of such household exceeds the poverty line by more than 200 
     percent.''.
       (b) Application of Amendment.--The amendment made by 
     subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to certification 
     periods beginning before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
             TITLE III--IMPROVING CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT
Subtitle A--Eligibility and Other Matters Concerning Title IV-D Program 
                                Clients

     SEC. 301. STATE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT 
                   AND CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.

       (a) State Law Requirements.--Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     666(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(12) Use of central case registry and centralized 
     collections unit.--Procedures under which--
       ``(A) every child support order established or modified in 
     the State on or after October 1, 1998, is recorded in the 
     central case registry established in accordance with section 
     454A(e); and
       ``(B) child support payments are collected through the 
     centralized collections unit established in accordance with 
     section 454B--
       ``(i) on and after October 1, 1998, under each order 
     subject to wage withholding under section 466(b); and
       ``(ii) on and after October 1, 1999, under each other order 
     required to be recorded in such central case registry under 
     this paragraph or section 454A(e), except as provided in 
     subparagraph (C); and
       ``(C)(i) parties subject to a child support order described 
     in subparagraph (B)(ii) may opt out of the procedure for 
     payment of support through the centralized collections unit 
     (but not the procedure for inclusion in the central case 
     registry) by filing with State agency a written agreement, 
     signed by both parties, to an alternative payment procedure; 
     and

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       ``(ii) an agreement described in clause (i) becomes void 
     whenever either party advises the State agency of an intent 
     to vacate the agreement.''.
       (b) State Plan Requirements.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) provide that such State will undertake--
       ``(A) to provide appropriate services under this part to--
       ``(i) each child with respect to whom an assignment is 
     effective under section 402(a)(26), 471(a)(17), or 1912 
     (except in cases where the State agency determines, in 
     accordance with paragraph (25), that it is against the best 
     interests of the child to do so); and
       ``(ii) each child not described in clause (i)--

       ``(I) with respect to whom an individual applies for such 
     services; and
       ``(II) (on and after October 1, 1998) each child with 
     respect to whom a support order is recorded in the central 
     State case registry established under section 454A, 
     regardless of whether application is made for services under 
     this part; and

       ``(B) to enforce the support obligation established with 
     respect to the custodial parent of a child described in 
     subparagraph (A) unless the parties to the order which 
     establishes the support obligation have opted, in accordance 
     with section 466(a)(12)(C), for an alternative payment 
     procedure.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) services under the State plan shall be made available 
     to nonresidents on the same terms as to residents;'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by inserting ``on individuals not receiving assistance 
     under part A'' after ``such services shall be imposed''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``but no fees or costs shall be imposed 
     on any absent or custodial parent or other individual for 
     inclusion in the central State registry maintained pursuant 
     to section 454A(e)''; and
       (C) in each of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D)--
       (i) by indenting such subparagraph and aligning its left 
     margin with the left margin of subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) by striking the final comma and inserting a semicolon.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 452(g)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)(A)) is 
     amended by striking ``454(6)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``454(4)(A)(ii)''.
       (2) Section 454(23) (42 U.S.C. 654(23)) is amended, 
     effective October 1, 1998, by striking ``information as to 
     any application fees for such services and''.
       (3) Section 466(a)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(3)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``in the case of overdue support which a 
     State has agreed to collect under section 454(6)'' and 
     inserting ``in any other case''.
       (4) Section 466(e) (42 U.S.C. 666(e)) is amended by 
     striking ``or (6)''.

     SEC. 302. DISTRIBUTION OF PAYMENTS.

       (a) Distributions Through State Child Support Enforcement 
     Agency to Former Assistance Recipients.--Section 454(5) (42 
     U.S.C. 654(5)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by inserting ``except as otherwise specifically 
     provided in section 464 or 466(a)(3),'' after ``is 
     effective,''; and
       (B) by striking ``except that'' and all that follows 
     through the semicolon; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, except'' and all 
     that follows through ``medical assistance''.
       (b) Distribution to a Family Currently Receiving AFDC.--
     Section 457 (42 U.S.C. 657) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and redesignating subsection 
     (b) as subsection (a);
       (2) in subsection (a), as redesignated--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (2), to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) In the Case of a Family Receiving AFDC.--Amounts 
     collected under this part during any month as support of a 
     child who is receiving assistance under part A (or a parent 
     or caretaker relative of such a child) shall (except in the 
     case of a State exercising the option under subsection (b)) 
     be distributed as follows:
       ``(1) an amount equal to the amount that will be 
     disregarded pursuant to section 402(a)(8)(A)(vi) shall be 
     taken from each of--
       ``(A) amounts received in a month which represent payments 
     for that month; and
       ``(B) amounts received in a month which represent payments 
     for a prior month which were made by the absent parent in the 
     month when due;

     and shall be paid to the family without affecting its 
     eligibility for assistance or decreasing any amount otherwise 
     payable as assistance to such family during such month;'';
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or (B)'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``; then (B) from any remainder, 
     amounts equal to arrearages of such support obligations 
     assigned, pursuant to part A, to any other State or States 
     shall be paid to such other State or States and used to any 
     such arrearages (with appropriate reimbursement of the 
     Federal Government to the extent of its participation in the 
     financing); and then (C) any remainder shall be paid to the 
     family.''.
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a), as redesignated, the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(b) Alternative Distribution in Case of Family Receiving 
     AFDC.--In the case of a State electing the option under this 
     subsection, amounts collected as described in subsection (a) 
     shall be distributed as follows:
       ``(1) an amount equal to the amount that will be 
     disregarded pursuant to section 402(a)(8)(A)(vi) shall be 
     taken from each of--
       ``(A) amounts received in a month which represent payments 
     for that month; and
       ``(B) amounts received in a month which represent payments 
     for a prior month which were made by the absent parent in the 
     month when due;

     and shall be paid to the family without affecting its 
     eligibility for assistance or decreasing any amount otherwise 
     payable as assistance to such family during such month;
       ``(2) second, from any remainder, amounts equal to the 
     balance of support owed for the current month shall be paid 
     to the family;
       ``(3) third, from any remainder, amounts equal to 
     arrearages of such support obligations assigned, pursuant to 
     part A, to the State making the collection shall be retained 
     and used by such State to pay any such arrearages (with 
     appropriate reimbursement of the Federal Government to the 
     extent of its participation in the financing);
       ``(4) fourth, from any remainder, amounts equal to 
     arrearages of such support obligations assigned, pursuant to 
     part A, to any other State or States shall be paid to such 
     other State or States and used to pay any such arrearages 
     (with appropriate reimbursement of the Federal Government to 
     the extent of its participation in the financing); and
       ``(5) fifth, any remainder shall be paid to the family.''.
       (c) Distribution to a Family Not Receiving AFDC.--
       (1) In general.--Section 457(c) (42 U.S.C. 657(c)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) In Case of Family Not Receiving AFDC.--Amounts 
     collected by a State agency under this part during any month 
     as support of a child who is not receiving assistance under 
     part A (or of a parent or caretaker relative of such a child) 
     shall (subject to the remaining provisions of this section) 
     be distributed as follows:
       ``(1) first, amounts equal to the total of such support 
     owed for such month shall be paid to the family;
       ``(2) second, from any remainder, amounts equal to 
     arrearages of such support obligations for months during 
     which such child did not receive assistance under part A 
     shall be paid to the family;
       ``(3) third, from any remainder, amounts equal to 
     arrearages of such support obligations assigned to the State 
     making the collection pursuant to part A shall be retained 
     and used by such State to pay any such arrearages (with 
     appropriate reimbursement of the Federal Government to the 
     extent of its participation in the financing);
       ``(4) fourth, from any remainder, amounts equal to 
     arrearages of such support obligations assigned to any other 
     State pursuant to part A shall be paid to such other State or 
     States, and used to pay such arrearages, in the order in 
     which such arrearages accrued (with appropriate reimbursement 
     of the Federal Government to the extent of its participation 
     in the financing).''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1999.
       (d) Distribution to a Child Receiving Assistance Under 
     Title IV-E.--Section 457(d) (42 U.S.C. 657(d)) is amended, in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this section, 
     amounts'' and inserting the following:
       ``(d) In Case of a Child Receiving Assistance Under Title 
     IV-E.--Amounts''.
       (e) Regulations.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall promulgate regulations--
       (1) under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act, 
     establishing a uniform nationwide standard for allocation of 
     child support collections from an obligor owing support to 
     more than one family; and
       (2) under part A of such title, establishing standards 
     applicable to States electing the alternative formula under 
     section 457(b) of such Act for distribution of collections on 
     behalf of families receiving Aid to Families with Dependent 
     Children, designed to minimize irregular monthly payments to 
     such families.
       (f) Clerical Amendment.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (11), by striking ``(11)'' and inserting 
     ``(11)(A)''; and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (12) as subparagraph (B) of 
     paragraph (11).
       (g) Mandatory Child Support Pass-Through.--
       (1) In general.--Section 402(a)(8)(A)(vi) (42 U.S.C. 
     602(a)(8)(A)(vi)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``$50'' each place such term appears and 
     inserting ``$50, or, if greater, $50 adjusted by the CPI (as 
     prescribed in section 406(i));''; and
       (B) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting 
     ``or, in lieu of each dollar amount specified in this clause, 
     such greater amount as the State may choose (and provide for 
     in its State plan);''.
       (2) CPI adjustment.--Section 406 (42 U.S.C. 606) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) For purposes of this part, an amount is `adjusted by 
     the CPI' for any month in a calendar year by multiplying the 
     amount involved by the ratio of--
       ``(1) the Consumer Price Index (as prepared by the 
     Department of Labor) for the third quarter of the preceding 
     calendar year, to
       ``(2) such Consumer Price Index for the third quarter of 
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     and rounding the product, if not a multiple of $10, to the 
     nearer multiple of $10.''.

     SEC. 303. DUE PROCESS RIGHTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), as amended by 
     section 102(f) of this Act, is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (11) the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) provide for procedures to ensure that--
       ``(A) individuals who are applying for or receiving 
     services under this part, or are parties to cases in which 
     services are being provided under this part--
       ``(i) receive notice of all proceedings in which support 
     obligations might be established or modified; and
       ``(ii) receive a copy of any order establishing or 
     modifying a child support obligation, or (in the case of a 
     petition for modification) a notice of determination that 
     there should be no change in the amount of the child support 
     award, within 14 days after issuance of such order or 
     determination;
       ``(B) individuals applying for or receiving services under 
     this part have access to a fair hearing that meets standards 
     established by the Secretary and ensures prompt consideration 
     and resolution of complaints (but the resort to such 
     procedure shall not stay the enforcement of any support 
     order); and
       ``(C)(i) individuals adversely affected by the 
     establishment or modification of (or, in the case of a 
     petition for modification, the determination that there 
     should be no change in) a child support order shall be 
     afforded not less than 30 days after the receipt of the order 
     or determination to initiate proceedings to challenge such 
     order or determination; and
       ``(ii) the State may not provide to any noncustodial parent 
     of a child representation relating to the establishment or 
     modification of an order for the payment of child support 
     with respect to that child, unless the State makes provision 
     for such representation outside the State agency;''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall become effective on October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 304. PRIVACY SAFEGUARDS.

       (a) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 454) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (23);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (24) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (24) the following:
       ``(25) will have in effect safeguards applicable to all 
     sensitive and confidential information handled by the State 
     agency designed to protect the privacy rights of the parties, 
     including--
       ``(A) safeguards against unauthorized use or disclosure of 
     information relating to proceedings or actions to establish 
     paternity, or to establish or enforce support;
       ``(B) prohibitions on the release of information on the 
     whereabouts of one party to another party against whom a 
     protective order with respect to the former party has been 
     entered; and
       ``(C) prohibitions on the release of information on the 
     whereabouts of one party to another party if the State has 
     reason to believe that the release of the information may 
     result in physical or emotional harm to the former party.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall become effective on October 1, 1997.
             Subtitle B--Program Administration and Funding

     SEC. 311. FEDERAL MATCHING PAYMENTS.

       (a) Increased Base Matching Rate.--Section 455(a)(2) (42 
     U.S.C. 655(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) The applicable percent for a quarter for purposes of 
     paragraph (1)(A) is--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 1997, 69 percent,
       ``(B) for fiscal year 1998, 72 percent, and
       ``(C) for fiscal year 1999 and succeeding fiscal years, 75 
     percent.''.
       (b) Maintenance of Effort.--Section 455 (42 U.S.C. 655) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A), by striking ``From'' and inserting 
     ``Subject to subsection (c), from''; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Maintenance of Effort.--Notwithstanding the 
     provisions of subsection (a), total expenditures for the 
     State program under this part for fiscal year 1997 and each 
     succeeding fiscal year, reduced by the percentage specified 
     for such fiscal year under subsection (a)(2) (A), (B), or 
     (C)(i), shall not be less than such total expenditures for 
     fiscal year 1996, reduced by 66 percent.''.

     SEC. 312. PERFORMANCE-BASED INCENTIVES AND PENALTIES.

       (a) Incentive Adjustments to Federal Matching Rate.--
     Section 458 (42 U.S.C. 658) is amended to read as follows:


                ``incentive adjustments to matching rate

       ``Sec. 458. (a) Incentive Adjustment.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to encourage and reward State 
     child support enforcement programs which perform in an 
     effective manner, the Federal matching rate for payments to a 
     State under section 455(a)(1)(A), for each fiscal year 
     beginning on or after October 1, 1998, shall be increased by 
     a factor reflecting the sum of the applicable incentive 
     adjustments (if any) determined in accordance with 
     regulations under this section with respect to Statewide 
     paternity establishment and to overall performance in child 
     support enforcement.
       ``(2) Standards.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall specify in 
     regulations--
       ``(i) the levels of accomplishment, and rates of 
     improvement as alternatives to such levels, which States must 
     attain to qualify for incentive adjustments under this 
     section; and
       ``(ii) the amounts of incentive adjustment that shall be 
     awarded to States achieving specified accomplishment or 
     improvement levels, which amounts shall be graduated, ranging 
     up to--

       ``(I) 5 percentage points, in connection with Statewide 
     paternity establishment; and
       ``(II) 10 percentage points, in connection with overall 
     performance in child support enforcement.

       ``(B) Limitation.--In setting performance standards 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A)(i) and adjustment amounts 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A)(ii), the Secretary shall ensure 
     that the aggregate number of percentage point increases as 
     incentive adjustments to all States do not exceed such 
     aggregate increases as assumed by the Secretary in estimates 
     of the cost of this section as of June 1995, unless the 
     aggregate performance of all States exceeds the projected 
     aggregate performance of all States in such cost estimates.
       ``(3) Determination of incentive adjustment.--The Secretary 
     shall determine the amount (if any) of incentive adjustment 
     due each State on the basis of the data submitted by the 
     State pursuant to section 454(15)(B) concerning the levels of 
     accomplishment (and rates of improvement) with respect to 
     performance indicators specified by the Secretary pursuant to 
     this section.
       ``(4) Fiscal year subject to incentive adjustment.--The 
     total percentage point increase determined pursuant to this 
     section with respect to a State program in a fiscal year 
     shall apply as an adjustment to the applicable percent under 
     section 455(a)(2) for payments to such State for the 
     succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(5) Recycling of incentive adjustment.--A State shall 
     expend in the State program under this part all funds paid to 
     the State by the Federal Government as a result of an 
     incentive adjustment under this section.
       ``(b) Meaning of Terms.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `Statewide paternity establishment 
     percentage' means, with respect to a fiscal year, the ratio 
     (expressed as a percentage) of--
       ``(A) the total number of out-of-wedlock children in the 
     State under one year of age for whom paternity is established 
     or acknowledged during the fiscal year, to
       ``(B) the total number of children born out of wedlock in 
     the State during such fiscal year; and
       ``(2) the term `overall performance in child support 
     enforcement' means a measure or measures of the effectiveness 
     of the State agency in a fiscal year which takes into account 
     factors including--
       ``(A) the percentage of cases requiring a child support 
     order in which such an order was established;
       ``(B) the percentage of cases in which child support is 
     being paid;
       ``(C) the ratio of child support collected to child support 
     due; and
       ``(D) the cost-effectiveness of the State program, as 
     determined in accordance with standards established by the 
     Secretary in regulations.''.
       (b) Adjustment of Payments Under Part D of Title IV.--
     Section 455(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 655(a)(2)), as amended by 
     section 111(a) of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph 
     (C)(ii) and inserting a comma; and
       (2) by adding after and below subparagraph (C), flush with 
     the left margin of the subsection, the following:

     ``increased by the incentive adjustment factor (if any) 
     determined by the Secretary pursuant to section 458.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 454(22) (42 U.S.C. 
     654(22)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``incentive payments'' the first place it 
     appears and inserting ``incentive adjustments''; and
       (2) by striking ``any such incentive payments made to the 
     State for such period'' and inserting ``any increases in 
     Federal payments to the State resulting from such incentive 
     adjustments''.
       (d) Calculation of IV-D Paternity Establishment 
     Percentage.--(1) Section 452(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(1)) is 
     amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by inserting 
     ``its overall performance in child support enforcement is 
     satisfactory (as defined in section 458(b) and regulations of 
     the Secretary), and'' after ``1994,''.
       (2) Section 452(g)(2) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i)--
       (i) by striking ``paternity establishment percentage'' and 
     inserting ``IV-D paternity establishment percentage''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(or all States, as the case may be)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A)(i), by striking ``during the fiscal 
     year'';
       (C) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), by striking ``as of the end 
     of the fiscal year'' and inserting ``in the fiscal year or, 
     at the option of the State, as of the end of such year'';
       (D) in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II), by striking ``or (E) as of 
     the end of the fiscal year'' and inserting ``in the fiscal 
     year or, at the option of the State, as of the end of such 
     year'';
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       (i) by striking ``during the fiscal year''; and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end; and
       (F) in the matter following subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``who were born out of wedlock during the 
     immediately preceding fiscal year'' and inserting ``born out 
     of wedlock'';
       (ii) by striking ``such preceding fiscal year'' both places 
     it appears and inserting ``the preceding fiscal year''; and
       (iii) by striking ``or (E)'' the second place it appears.
       (3) Section 452(g)(3) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(3)) is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
     respectively;
       (B) in subparagraph (A), as redesignated, by striking ``the 
     percentage of children born out-of-wedlock in the State'' and 
     inserting ``the percentage of children in the State who are 
     born out of wedlock or for whom support has not been 
     established''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated--
       (i) by inserting ``and overall performance in child support 
     enforcement'' after ``paternity establishment percentages''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting ``and securing support'' before the 
     period.
       (e) Reduction of Payments Under Part D of Title IV.--
       (1) New requirements.--Section 455 (42 U.S.C. 655) is 
     amended by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c)(1) If the Secretary finds, with respect to a State 
     program under this part in a fiscal year beginning on or 
     after October 1, 1997--
       ``(A)(i) on the basis of data submitted by a State pursuant 
     to section 454(15)(B), that the State program in such fiscal 
     year failed to achieve the IV-D paternity establishment 
     percentage (as defined in section 452(g)(2)(A)) or the 
     appropriate level of overall performance in child support 
     enforcement (as defined in section 458(b)(2)), or to meet 
     other performance measures that may be established by the 
     Secretary, or
       ``(ii) on the basis of an audit or audits of such State 
     data conducted pursuant to section 452(a)(4)(C), that the 
     State data submitted pursuant to section 454(15)(B) is 
     incomplete or unreliable; and
       ``(B) that, with respect to the succeeding fiscal year--
       ``(i) the State failed to take sufficient corrective action 
     to achieve the appropriate performance levels as described in 
     subparagraph (A)(i) of the paragraph, or
       ``(ii) the data submitted by the State pursuant to section 
     454(15)(B) is incomplete or unreliable,

     the amounts otherwise payable to the State under this part 
     for quarters following the end of such succeeding fiscal 
     year, prior to quarters following the end of the first 
     quarter throughout which the State program is in compliance 
     with such performance requirement, shall be reduced by the 
     percentage specified in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) The reductions required under paragraph (1) shall 
     be--
       ``(A) not less than 6 nor more than 8 percent, or
       ``(B) not less than 8 nor more than 12 percent, if the 
     finding is the second consecutive finding made pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), or
       ``(C) not less than 12 nor more than 15 percent, if the 
     finding is the third or a subsequent consecutive such 
     finding.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, section 402(a)(27), 
     and section 452(a)(4), a State which is determined as a 
     result of an audit to have submitted incomplete or unreliable 
     data pursuant to section 454(15)(B), shall be determined to 
     have submitted adequate data if the Secretary determines that 
     the extent of the incompleteness or unreliability of the data 
     is of a technical nature which does not adversely affect the 
     determination of the level of the State's performance.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 403 (42 U.S.C. 603) is amended by striking 
     subsection (h).
       (B) Section 452(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(4)) is amended by 
     striking ``403(h)'' each place such term appears and 
     inserting ``455(c)''.
       (C) Subsections (d)(3)(A), (g)(1), and (g)(3)(A) of section 
     452 (42 U.S.C. 652) are each amended by striking ``403(h)'' 
     and inserting ``455(c)''.
       (f) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Incentive adjustments.--
       (A) The amendments made by subsections (a), (b), and (c) 
     shall become effective October 1, 1997, except to the extent 
     provided in subparagraph (B).
       (B) Section 458 of the Social Security Act, as in effect 
     prior to the enactment of this section, shall be effective 
     for purposes of incentive payments to States for fiscal years 
     prior to fiscal year 1999.
       (2) Penalty reductions.--
       (A) The amendments made by subsection (d) shall become 
     effective with respect to calendar quarters beginning on and 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (B) The amendments made by subsection (e) shall become 
     effective with respect to calendar quarters beginning on and 
     after the date one year after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 313. FEDERAL AND STATE REVIEWS AND AUDITS.

       (a) State Agency Activities.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (14), by striking ``(14)'' and insert 
     ``(14)(A)'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (15) as subparagraph (B) of 
     paragraph (14); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(15) provide for--
       ``(A) a process for annual reviews of and reports to the 
     Secretary on the State program under this part, which shall 
     include such information as may be necessary to measure State 
     compliance with Federal requirements for expedited procedures 
     and timely case processing, using such standards and 
     procedures as are required by the Secretary, under which the 
     State agency will determine the extent to which such program 
     is in conformity with applicable requirements with respect to 
     the operation of State programs under this part (including 
     the status of complaints filed under the procedure required 
     under paragraph (12)(B)); and
       ``(B) a process of extracting from the State automated data 
     processing system and transmitting to the Secretary data and 
     calculations concerning the levels of accomplishment (and 
     rates of improvement) with respect to applicable performance 
     indicators (including IV-D paternity establishment 
     percentages and overall performance in child support 
     enforcement) to the extent necessary for purposes of sections 
     452(g) and 458.''.
       (b) Federal Activities.--Section 452(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 
     652(a)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4)(A) review data and calculations transmitted by State 
     agencies pursuant to section 454(15)(B) on State program 
     accomplishments with respect to performance indicators for 
     purposes of section 452(g) and 458, and determine the amount 
     (if any) of penalty reductions pursuant to section 455(c) to 
     be applied to the State;
       ``(B) review annual reports by State agencies pursuant to 
     section 454(15)(A) on State program conformity with Federal 
     requirements; evaluate any elements of a State program in 
     which significant deficiencies are indicated by such report 
     on the status of complaints under the State procedure under 
     section 454(12)(B); and, as appropriate, provide to the State 
     agency comments, recommendations for additional or 
     alternative corrective actions, and technical assistance; and
       ``(C) conduct audits, in accordance with the government 
     auditing standards of the United States Comptroller General--
       ``(i) at least once every 3 years (or more frequently, in 
     the case of a State which fails to meet requirements of this 
     part, or of regulations implementing such requirements, 
     concerning performance standards and reliability of program 
     data) to assess the completeness, reliability, and security 
     of the data, and the accuracy of the reporting systems, used 
     for the calculations of performance indicators specified in 
     subsection (g) and section 458;
       ``(ii) of the adequacy of financial management of the State 
     program, including assessments of--
       ``(I) whether Federal and other funds made available to 
     carry out the State program under this part are being 
     appropriately expended, and are properly and fully accounted 
     for; and
       ``(II) whether collections and disbursements of support 
     payments and program income are carried out correctly and are 
     properly and fully accounted for; and
       ``(iii) for such other purposes as the Secretary may find 
     necessary;''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective with respect to calendar quarters 
     beginning on or after the date one year after enactment of 
     this section.

     SEC. 314. REQUIRED REPORTING PROCEDURES.

       (a) Establishment.--Section 452(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(5)) 
     is amended by inserting ``, and establish procedures to be 
     followed by States for collecting and reporting information 
     required to be provided under this part, and establish 
     uniform definitions (including those necessary to enable the 
     measurement of State compliance with the requirements of this 
     part relating to expedited processes and timely case 
     processing) to be applied in following such procedures'' 
     before the semicolon.
       (b) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), 
     as amended by section 104(a) of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (24);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (25) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (25) the following:
       ``(26) provide that the State shall use the definitions 
     established under section 452(a)(5) in collecting and 
     reporting information as required under this part.''.

     SEC. 315. AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Revised Requirements.--
       (1) Section 454(16) (42 U.S.C. 654(16)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``, at the option of the State,'';
       (B) by inserting ``and operation by the State agency'' 
     after ``for the establishment'';
       (C) by inserting ``meeting the requirements of section 
     454A'' after ``information retrieval system'';
       (D) by striking ``in the State and localities thereof, so 
     as (A)'' and inserting ``so as'';
       (E) by striking ``(i)''; and
       (F) by striking ``(including'' and all that follows and 
     inserting a semicolon.
       (2) Part D of title IV (42 U.S.C. 651-669) is amended by 
     inserting after section 454 the following new section:


                      ``AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING

       ``Sec. 454A. (a) In General.--In order to meet the 
     requirements of this section, for purposes of the requirement 
     of section

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     454(16), a State agency shall have in operation a single 
     statewide automated data processing and information retrieval 
     system which has the capability to perform the tasks 
     specified in this section, and perform such tasks with the 
     frequency and in the manner specified in this part or in 
     regulations or guidelines of the Secretary.
       ``(b) Program Management.--The automated system required 
     under this section shall perform such functions as the 
     Secretary may specify relating to management of the program 
     under this part, including--
       ``(1) controlling and accounting for use of Federal, State, 
     and local funds to carry out such program; and
       ``(2) maintaining the data necessary to meet Federal 
     reporting requirements on a timely basis.
       ``(c) Calculation of Performance Indicators.--In order to 
     enable the Secretary to determine the incentive and penalty 
     adjustments required by sections 452(g) and 458, the State 
     agency shall--
       ``(1) use the automated system--
       ``(A) to maintain the requisite data on State performance 
     with report to paternity establishment and child support 
     enforcement in the State; and
       ``(B) to calculate the IV-D paternity establishment 
     percentage and overall performance in child support 
     enforcement for the State for each fiscal year; and
       ``(2) have in place systems controls to ensure the 
     completeness, and reliability of, and ready access to, the 
     data described in paragraph (1)(A), and the accuracy of the 
     calculations described in paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(d) Information Integrity and Security.--The State agency 
     shall have in effect safeguards on the integrity, accuracy, 
     and completeness of, access to, and use of data in the 
     automated system required under this section, which shall 
     include the following (in addition to such other safeguards 
     as the Secretary specifies in regulations):
       ``(1) Policies restricting access.--Written policies 
     concerning access to data by State agency personnel, and 
     sharing of data with other persons, which--
       ``(A) permit access to and use of data only to the extent 
     necessary to carry out program responsibilities;
       ``(B) specify the data which may be used for particular 
     program purposes, and the personnel permitted access to such 
     data; and
       ``(C) ensure that data obtained or disclosed for a limited 
     program purpose is not used or redisclosed for another, 
     impermissible purpose.
       ``(2) Systems controls.--Systems controls (such as 
     passwords or blocking of fields) to ensure strict adherence 
     to the policies specified under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Montioring of access.--Routine monitoring of access 
     to and use of the automated system, through methods such as 
     audit trails and feedback mechanism, to guard against and 
     promptly identify unauthorized access or use.
       ``(4) Training and information.--The State agency shall 
     have in effect procedures to ensure that all personnel 
     (including State and local agency staff and contractors) who 
     may have access to or be required to use sensitive or 
     confidential program data are fully informed of applicable 
     requirements and penalties, and are adequately trained in 
     security procedures.
       ``(5) Penalties.--The State agency shall have in effect 
     administrative penalties (up to and including dismissal from 
     employment) for unauthorized access to, or disclosure or use 
     of, confidential data.''.
       (3) Regulations.--Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 652) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) The Secretary shall prescribe final regulations for 
     implementation of the requirements of section 454A not later 
     than 2 years after the date of enactment of this 
     subsection.''.
       (4) Implementation timetable.--Section 454(24) (42 U.S.C. 
     654(24)), as amended by sections 304(a)(2) and 314(b)(1) of 
     this Act, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(24) provide that the State will have in effect an 
     automated data processing and information retrieval system--
       ``(A) by October 1, 1995, meeting all requirements of this 
     part which were enacted on or before the date of enactment of 
     the Family Support Act of 1988; and
       ``(B) by October 1, 1999, meeting all requirements of this 
     part enacted on or before the date of enactment of this Act.

     (but this provision shall not be construed to alter earlier 
     deadlines specified for elements of such system), except that 
     such deadline shall be extended by 1 day for each day (if 
     any) by which the Secretary fails to meet the deadline 
     imposed by section 452(j);''.
       (b) Special Federal Matching Rate for Development Costs of 
     Automated Systems.--Section 455(a) (42 U.S.C. 655(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``90 percent'' and inserting ``the percent 
     specified in paragraph (3)'';
       (B) by striking ``so much of''; and
       (C) by striking ``which the Secretary'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``, and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) The Secretary shall pay to each State, for each 
     quarter in fiscal year 1996, 90 percent of so much of State 
     expenditures described in subparagraph (1)(B) as the 
     Secretary finds are for a system meeting the requirements 
     specified in section 454(16), or meeting such requirements 
     without regard to clause (D) thereof.
       ``(B)(i) The Secretary shall pay to each State, for each 
     quarter in fiscal years 1997 through 2001, the percentage 
     specified in clause (ii) of so much of State expenditures 
     described in subparagraph (1)(B) as the Secretary finds are 
     for a system meeting the requirements specified in section 
     454(16) and 454A, subject to clause (iii).
       ``(ii) The percentage specified in this clause, for 
     purposes of clause (i), is the higher of--
       ``(I) 80 percent, or
       ``(II) the percentage otherwise applicable to Federal 
     payments to the State under subparagraph (A) (as adjusted 
     pursuant to section 458).''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 123(c) of the Family 
     Support Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 2352; Public Law 100-485) is 
     repealed.
       (d) Additional Provisions.--For additional provisions of 
     section 454A, as added by subsection (a) of this section, see 
     the amendments made by sections 21, 322(c), and 333(d) of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 316. DIRECTOR OF CSE PROGRAM; STAFFING STUDY.

       (a) Reporting to Secretary.--Section 452(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     652(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
     striking ``directly''.
       (b) Staffing Studies.--
       (1) Scope.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall, directly or by contract, conduct studies of the 
     staffing of each State child support enforcement program 
     under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act. Such 
     studies shall include a review of the staffing needs created 
     by requirements for automated data processing, maintenance of 
     a central case registry and centralized collections of child 
     support, and of changes in these needs resulting from changes 
     in such requirements. Such studies shall examine and report 
     on effective staffing practices used by the States and on 
     recommended staffing procedures.
       (2) Frequency of studies.--The Secretary shall complete the 
     first staffing study required under paragraph (1) by October 
     1, 1997, and may conduct additional studies subsequently at 
     appropriate intervals.
       (3) Report to the congress.--The Secretary shall submit a 
     report to the Congress stating the findings and conclusions 
     of each study conducted under this subsection.

     SEC. 317. FUNDING FOR SECRETARIAL ASSISTANCE TO STATE 
                   PROGRAMS.

       Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 652), as amended by section 
     115(a)(3) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(k) Funding for Federal Activities Assisting State 
     Programs.--(1) There shall be available to the Secretary, 
     from amounts appropriated for fiscal year 1996 and each 
     succeeding fiscal year for payments to States under this 
     part, the amount specified in paragraph (2) for the costs to 
     the Secretary for--
       ``(A) information dissemination and technical assistance to 
     States, training of State and Federal staff, staffing 
     studies, and related activities needed to improve programs 
     (including technical assistance concerning State automated 
     systems);
       ``(B) research, demonstration, and special projects of 
     regional or national significance relating to the operation 
     of State programs under this part; and
       ``(C) operation of the Federal Parent Locator Service under 
     section 453, to the extent such costs are not recovered 
     through user fees.
       ``(2) The amount specified in the paragraph for a fiscal 
     year is the amount equal to a percentage of the reduction in 
     Federal payments to States under part A on account of child 
     support (including arrearages) collected in the preceding 
     fiscal year on behalf of children receiving aid under such 
     part A in such preceding fiscal year (as determined on the 
     basis of the most recent reliable data available to the 
     Secretary as of the end of the third calendar quarter 
     following the end of such preceding fiscal year), equal to--
       ``(A) 1 percent, for the activities specified in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) 2 percent, for the activities specified in 
     subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 318. REPORTS AND DATA COLLECTION BY THE SECRETARY.

       (a) Annual Report to Congress.--(1) Section 452(a)(10)(A) 
     (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(A)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``this part;'' and inserting ``this part, 
     including--''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following indented clauses:
       ``(i) the total amount of child support payments collected 
     as a result of services furnished during such fiscal year to 
     individuals receiving services under this part;
       ``(ii) the cost to the States and to the Federal Government 
     of furnishing such services to those individuals; and
       ``(iii) the number of cases involving families--

       ``(I) who became ineligible for aid under part A during a 
     month in such fiscal year; and
       ``(II) with respect to whom a child support payment was 
     received in the same month;''.

       (2) Section 452(a)(10)(C) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(C)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
       (i) by striking ``with the data required under each clause 
     being separately stated for cases'' and inserting 
     ``separately stated for (1) cases'';
       (ii) by striking ``cases where the child was formerly 
     receiving'' and inserting ``or formerly received'';
       (iii) by inserting ``or 1912'' after ``471(a)(17)''; and

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       (iv) by inserting ``(2)'' before ``all other'';
       (B) in each of clauses (i) and (ii), by striking ``, and 
     the total amount of such obligations'';
       (C) in clause (iii), by striking ``described in'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``in which support was collected 
     during the fiscal year;'';
       (D) by striking clause (iv); and
       (E) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vii), and 
     inserting after clause (iii) the following new clauses:
       ``(iv) the total amount of support collected during such 
     fiscal year and distributed as current support;
       ``(v) the total amount of support collected during such 
     fiscal year and distributed as arrearages;
       ``(vi) the total amount of support due and unpaid for all 
     fiscal years; and''.
       (3) Section 452(a)(10)(G) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(G)) is 
     amended by striking ``on the use of Federal courts and''.
       (4) Section 452(a)(10) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)) is amended by 
     striking all that follows subparagraph (I).
       (b) Data Collection and Reporting.--Section 469 (42 U.S.C. 
     669) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a) and (b) and inserting the 
     following:
       ```(a) The Secretary shall collect and maintain, on a 
     fiscal year basis, up-to-date statistics, by State, with 
     respect to services to establish paternity and services to 
     establish child support obligations, the data specified in 
     subsection (b), separately stated, in the case of each such 
     service, with respect to--
       ``(1) families (or dependent children) receiving aid under 
     plans approved under part A (or E); and
       ``(2) families not receiving such aid.
       ``(b) The data referred to in subsection (a) are--
       ``(1) the number of cases in the caseload of the State 
     agency administering the plan under this part in which such 
     service is needed; and
       ``(2) the number of such cases in which the service has 
     been provided.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``(a)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``(b)(2)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective with respect to fiscal year 1996 and 
     succeeding fiscal years.
                  Subtitle C--Locate and Case Tracking

     SEC. 321. CENTRAL STATE AND CASE REGISTRY.

       Section 454A, as added by section 315(a)(2) of this Act, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Central Case Registry.--
       ``(1) In general.--The automated system required under this 
     section shall perform the functions, in accordance with the 
     provisions of this subsection, of a single central registry 
     containing records with respect to each case in which 
     services are being provided by the State agency (including, 
     on and after October 1, 1998, each order specified in section 
     466(a)(12)), using such standardized data elements (such as 
     names, social security numbers or other uniform 
     identification numbers, dates of birth, and case 
     identification numbers), and containing such other 
     information (such as information on case status) as the 
     Secretary may require.
       ``(2) Payment records.--Each case record in the central 
     registry shall include a record of--
       ``(A) the amount of monthly (or other periodic) support 
     owed under the support order, and other amounts due or 
     overdue (including arrears, interest or late payment 
     penalties, and fees);
       ``(B) the date on which or circumstances under which the 
     support obligation will terminate under such order;
       ``(C) all child support and related amounts collected 
     (including such amounts as fees, late payment penalties, and 
     interest on arrearages);
       ``(D) the distribution of such amounts collected; and
       ``(E) the birth date of the child for whom the child 
     support order is entered.
       ``(3) Updating and monitoring.--The State agency shall 
     promptly establish and maintain, and regularly monitor, case 
     records in the registry required by this subsection, on the 
     basis of--
       ``(A) information on administrative actions and 
     administrative and judicial proceedings and orders relating 
     to paternity and support;
       ``(B) information obtained from matches with Federal, 
     State, or local data sources;
       ``(C) information on support collections and distributions; 
     and
       ``(D) any other relevant information.
       ``(f) Data Matches and Other Disclosures of Information.--
     The automated system required under this section shall have 
     the capacity, and be used by the State agency, to extract 
     data at such times, and in such standardized format or 
     formats, as may be required by the Secretary, and to share 
     and match data with, and receive data from, other data bases 
     and data matching services, in order to obtain (or provide) 
     information necessary to enable the State agency (or 
     Secretary or other State or Federal agencies) to carry out 
     responsibilities under this part. Data matching activities of 
     the State agency shall include at least the following:
       ``(1) Data bank of child support orders.--Furnish to the 
     Data Bank of Child Support Orders established under section 
     453(h) (and update as necessary, with information including 
     notice of expiration of orders) minimal information (to be 
     specified by the Secretary) on each child support case in the 
     central case registry.
       ``(2) Federal parent locator service.--Exchange data with 
     the Federal Parent Locator Service for the purposes specified 
     in section 453.
       ``(3) AFDC and medicaid agencies.--Exchange data with State 
     agencies (of the State and of other States) administering the 
     programs under part A and title XIX, as necessary for the 
     performance of State agency responsibilities under this part 
     and under such programs.
       ``(4) Intra- and interstate data matches.--Exchange data 
     with other agencies of the State, agencies of other States, 
     and interstate information networks, as necessary and 
     appropriate to carry out (or assist other States to carry 
     out) the purposes of this part.''.

     SEC. 322. CENTRALIZED COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT 
                   PAYMENTS.

       (a) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), 
     as amended by sections 304(a) and 314(b) of this Act, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (25);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (26) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (26) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(27) provide that the State agency, on and after October 
     1, 1998--
       ``(A) will operate a centralized, automated unit for the 
     collection and disbursement of child support under orders 
     being enforced under this part, in accordance with section 
     454B; and
       ``(B) will have sufficient State staff (consisting of State 
     employees), and (at State option) contractors reporting 
     directly to the State agency to monitor and enforce support 
     collections through such centralized unit, including carrying 
     out the automated data processing responsibilities specified 
     in section 454A(g) and to impose, as appropriate in 
     particular cases, the administrative enforcement remedies 
     specified in section 466(c)(1).''.
       (b) Establishment of Centralized Collection Unit.--Part D 
     of title IV (42 U.S.C. 651-669) is amended by adding after 
     section 454A the following new section:


     ``centralized collection and disbursement of support payments

       ``Sec. 454B. (a) In General.--In order to meet the 
     requirement of section 454(27), the State agency must operate 
     a single centralized, automated unit for the collection and 
     disbursement of support payments, coordinated with the 
     automated data system required under section 454A, in 
     accordance with the provisions of this section, which shall 
     be--
       ``(1) operated directly by the State agency (or by two or 
     more State agencies under a regional cooperative agreement), 
     or by a single contractor responsible directly to the State 
     agency; and
       ``(2) used for the collection and disbursement (including 
     interstate collection and disbursement) of payments under 
     support orders in all cases being enforced by the State 
     pursuant to section 454(4).
       ``(b) Required Procedures.--The centralized collections 
     unit shall use automated procedures, electronic processes, 
     and computer-driven technology to the maximum extent 
     feasible, efficient, and economical, for the collection and 
     disbursement of support payments, including procedures--
       ``(1) for receipt of payments from parents, employers, and 
     other States, and for disbursements to custodial parents and 
     other obligees, the State agency, and the State agencies of 
     other States;
       ``(2) for accurate identification of payments;
       ``(3) to ensure prompt disbursement of the custodial 
     parent's share of any payment; and
       ``(4) to furnish to either parent, upon request, timely 
     information on the current status of support payments.''.
       (c) Use of Automated System.--Section 454A, as added by 
     section 315(a)(2) of this Act and as amended by section 321 
     of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(g) Centralized Collection and Distribution of Support 
     Payments.--The automated system required under this section 
     shall be used, to the maximum extent feasible, to assist and 
     facilitate collections and disbursement of support payments 
     through the centralized collections unit operated pursuant to 
     section 454B, through the performance of functions including 
     at a minimum--
       ``(1) generation of orders and notices to employers (and 
     other debtors) for the withholding of wages (and other 
     income)--
       ``(A) within two working days after receipt (from the 
     directory of New Hires established under section 453(i) or 
     any other source) of notice of and the income source subject 
     to such withholding; and
       ``(B) using uniform formats directed by the Secretary;
       ``(2) ongoing monitoring to promptly identify failures to 
     make timely payment; and
       ``(3) automatic use of enforcement mechanisms (including 
     mechanisms authorized pursuant to section 466(c)) where 
     payments are not timely made.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall become effective on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 323. AMENDMENTS CONCERNING INCOME WITHHOLDING.

       (a) Mandatory Income Withholding.--(1) Section 466(a)(1) 
     (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Income withholding.--
       (A) Under orders enforced under the state plan.--Procedures 
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     section (b) for the withholding from income of amounts 
     payable as support in cases subject to enforcement under the 
     State plan.
       ``(B) Under certain orders predating change in 
     requirement.--Procedures under which all child support orders 
     issued (or modified) before October 1, 1996, and which are 
     not otherwise subject to withholding under subsection (b), 
     shall become subject to withholding from wages as provided in 
     subsection (b) if arrearages occur, without the need for a 
     judicial or administrative hearing.''.
       (2) Section 466(a)(8) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(8)) is repealed.
       (3) Section 466(b) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)) is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``subsection (a)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(1)(A)'';
       (B) in paragraph (5), by striking all that follows 
     ``administered by'' and inserting ``the State through the 
     centralized collections unit established pursuant to section 
     454B, in accordance with the requirements of such section 
     454B.'';
       (C) in paragraph (6)(A)(i)--
       (i) in inserting ``, in accordance with timetables 
     established by the Secretary,'' after ``must be required''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``to the appropriate agency'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``to the State centralized collections 
     unit within 5 working days after the date such amount would 
     (but for this subsection) have been paid or credited to the 
     employee, for distribution in accordance with this part.'';
       (D) in paragraph (6)(A)(ii), by inserting ``be in a 
     standard format prescribed by the Secretary, and'' after 
     ``shall''; and
       (E) in paragraph (6)(D)--
       (i) by striking ``employer who discharges'' and inserting 
     ``employer who--(A) discharges'';
       (ii) by relocating subparagraph (A), as designated, as an 
     indented subparagraph after and below the introductory 
     matter;
       (iii) by striking the period at the end; and
       (iv) by adding after and below subparagraph (A) the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) fails to withhold support from wages, or to pay such 
     amounts to the State centralized collections unit in 
     accordance with this subsection.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 466(c) (42 U.S.C. 
     666(c)) is repealed.
       (c) Definition of Terms.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
     regulations providing definitions, for purposes of part D of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act, for the term ``income'' 
     and for such other terms relating to income withholding under 
     section 466(b) of such Act as the Secretary may find it 
     necessary or advisable to define.

     SEC. 324. LOCATOR INFORMATION FROM INTERSTATE NETWORKS.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by section 
     323(a)(2) of this Act, is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (7) the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Locator information from interstate networks.--
     Procedures ensuring that the State will neither provide 
     funding for, nor use for any purpose (including any purpose 
     unrelated to the purposes of this part), any automated 
     interstate network or system used to locate individuals--
       ``(A) for purposes relating to the use of motor vehicles; 
     or
       ``(B) providing information for law enforcement purposes 
     (where child support enforcement agencies are otherwise 
     allowed access by State and Federal law),

     unless all Federal and State agencies administering programs 
     under this part (including the entities established under 
     section 453) have access to information in such system or 
     network to the same extent as any other user of such system 
     or network.''.

     SEC. 325. EXPANDED FEDERAL PARENT LOCATOR SERVICE.

       (a) Expanded Authority To Locate Individuals and Assets.--
     Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking all that follows 
     ``subsection (c))'' and inserting the following:

     ``, for the purpose of establishing parentage, establishing, 
     setting the amount of, modifying, or enforcing child support 
     obligations--
       ``(1) information on, or facilitating the discovery of, the 
     location of any individual--
       ``(A) who is under an obligation to pay child support;
       ``(B) against whom such an obligation is sought; or
       ``(C) to whom such an obligation is owed, including such 
     individual's social security number (or numbers), most recent 
     residential address, and the name, address, and employer 
     identification number of such individual's employer; and
       ``(2) information on the individual's wages (or other 
     income) from, and benefits of, employment (including rights 
     to or enrollment in group health care coverage); and
       ``(3) information on the type, status, location, and amount 
     of any assets of, or debts owed by or to, any such 
     individual.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``social security'' and all that follows through ``absent 
     parent'' and inserting ``information specified in subsection 
     (a)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting before the period ``, or 
     from any consumer reporting agency (as defined in section 
     603(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1681a(f))'';
       (3) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting before the period 
     ``, or by consumer reporting agencies''.
       (b) Reimbursement for Data From Federal Agencies.--Section 
     453(e)(2) (42 U.S.C. 653(e)(2)) is amended in the fourth 
     sentence by inserting before the period ``in an amount which 
     the Secretary determines to be reasonable payment for the 
     data exchange (which amount shall not include payment for the 
     costs of obtaining, compiling, or maintaining the data)''.
       (c) Access to Consumer Reports Under Fair Credit Reporting 
     Act.--
       (1) Section 608 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1681f) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``, limited to'' and inserting ``to a 
     governmental agency (including the entire consumer report, in 
     the case of a Federal, State, or local agency administering a 
     program under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act, 
     and limited to''; and
       (B) by striking ``employment, to a governmental agency'' 
     and inserting ``employment, in the case of any other 
     governmental agency)''.
       (2) Reimbursement for reports by state agencies and credit 
     bureaus.--Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) The Secretary is authorized to reimburse costs to 
     State agencies and consumer credit reporting agencies the 
     costs incurred by such entities in furnishing information 
     requested by the Secretary pursuant to this section in an 
     amount which the Secretary determines to be reasonable 
     payment for the data exchange (which amount shall not include 
     payment for the costs of obtaining, compiling, or maintaining 
     the data).''.
       (d) Disclosure of Tax Return Information.--(1) Section 
     6103(1)(6)(A)(ii) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended by striking ``, but only if'' and all that follows 
     and inserting a period.
       (2) Section 6103(1)(8)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by inserting ``Federal,'' before ``State or 
     local''.
       (e) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Sections 452(a)(9), 453(a), 453(b), 463(a), and 463(e) 
     (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(9), 653(a), 653(b), 663(a), and 663(e)) are 
     each amended by inserting ``Federal'' before ``Parent'' each 
     place it appears.
       (2) Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended in the heading 
     by adding ``federal'' before ``parent''.
       (f) New Components.--Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653), as 
     amended by subsection (c)(2) of this section, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Data Bank of Child Support Orders.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than October 1, 1998, In order 
     to assist States in administering their State plans under 
     this part and parts A, F, and G, and for the other purposes 
     specified in this section, the Secretary shall establish and 
     maintain in the Federal Parent Locator Service an automated 
     registry to be known as the Data Bank of Child Support 
     Orders, which shall contain abstracts of child support orders 
     and other information described in paragraph (2) on each case 
     in each State central case registry maintained pursuant to 
     section 454A(e), as furnished (and regularly updated), 
     pursuant to section 454A(f), by State agencies administering 
     programs under this part.
       ``(2) Case information.--The information referred to in 
     paragraph (1), as specified by the Secretary, shall include 
     sufficient information (including names, social security 
     numbers or other uniform identification numbers, and State 
     case identification numbers) to identify the individuals who 
     owe or are owed support (or with respect to or on behalf of 
     whom support obligations are sought to be established), and 
     the State or States which have established or modified, or 
     are enforcing or seeking to establish, such an order.
       ``(i) Directory of New Hires.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than October 1, 1998, In order 
     to assist States in administering their State plans under 
     this part and parts A, F, and G, and for the other purposes 
     specified in this section, the Secretary shall establish and 
     maintain in the Federal Parent Locator Service an automated 
     directory to be known as the directory of New Hires, 
     containing--
       ``(A) information supplied by employers on each newly hired 
     individual, in accordance with paragraph (2); and
       ``(B) information supplied by State agencies administering 
     State unemployment compensation laws, in accordance with 
     paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Employer information.--
       ``(A) Information required.--Subject to subparagraph (D), 
     each employer shall furnish to the Secretary, for inclusion 
     in the directory established under this subsection, not later 
     than 10 days after the date (on or after October 1, 1998) on 
     which the employer hires a new employee (as defined in 
     subparagraph (C)), a report containing the name, date of 
     birth, and social security number of such employee, and the 
     employer identification number of the employer.
       ``(B) Reporting method and format.--The Secretary shall 
     provide for transmission of the reports required under 
     subparagraph (A) using formats and methods which minimize the 
     burden on employers, which shall include--
       ``(i) automated or electronic transmission of such reports;
       ``(ii) transmission by regular mail; and
       ``(iii) transmission of a copy of the form required for 
     purposes of compliance with section 3402 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.

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       ``(C) Employee defined.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the term `employee' means any individual subject to the 
     requirement of section 3402(f)(2) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986.
       ``(D) Paperwork reduction requirement.--As required by the 
     information resources management policies published by the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to 
     section 3504(b)(1) of title 44, United States Code, the 
     Secretary, in order to minimize the cost and reporting burden 
     on employers, shall not require reporting pursuant to this 
     paragraph if an alternative reporting mechanism can be 
     developed that either relies on existing Federal or State 
     reporting or enables the Secretary to collect the needed 
     information in a more cost-effective and equally expeditious 
     manner, taking into account the reporting costs on employers.
       ``(E) Civil money penalty on non-complying employers.--(i) 
     Any employer that fails to make a timely report in accordance 
     with this paragraph with respect to an individual shall be 
     subject to a civil money penalty, for each calendar year in 
     which the failure occurs, of the lesser of $500 or 1 percent 
     of the wages or other compensation paid by such employer to 
     such individual during such calendar year.
       ``(ii) Subject to clause (iii), the provisions of section 
     1128A (other than subsections (a) and (b) thereof) shall 
     apply to a civil money penalty under clause (i) in the same 
     manner as they apply to a civil money penalty or proceeding 
     under section 1128A(a).
       ``(iii) Any employer with respect to whom a penalty under 
     this subparagraph is upheld after an administrative hearing 
     shall be liable to pay all costs of the Secretary with 
     respect to such hearing.
       ``(3) Employment security information.--
       ``(A) Reporting requirement.--Each State agency 
     administering a State unemployment compensation law approved 
     by the Secretary of Labor under the Federal Unemployment Tax 
     Act shall furnish to the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services extracts of the reports to the Secretary of Labor 
     concerning the wages and unemployment compensation paid to 
     individuals required under section 303(a)(6), in accordance 
     with subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Manner of compliance.--The extracts required under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be furnished to the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services on a quarterly basis, with respect 
     to calendar quarters beginning on and after October 1, 1996, 
     by such dates, in such format, and containing such 
     information as required by that Secretary in regulations.
       ``(j) Data Matches and Other Disclosures.--
       ``(1) Verification by social security administration.--(A) 
     The Secretary shall transmit data on individuals and 
     employers maintained under this section to the Social 
     Security Admistration to the extent necessary for 
     verification in accordance with subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) The Social Security Administration shall verify the 
     accuracy of, correct or supply to the extent necessary and 
     feasible, and report to the Secretary, the following 
     information in data supplied by the Secretary pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A):
       ``(i) the name, social security number, and birth date of 
     each individual; and
       ``(ii) the employer identification number of each employer.
       ``(2) Child support locator matches.--For the purpose of 
     locating individuals for purposes of paternity establishment 
     and establishment and enforcement of child support, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) match data in the directory of New Hires against the 
     child support order abstracts in the Data Bank of Child 
     Support Orders not less often than every 2 working days; and
       ``(B) report information obtained from such a match to 
     concerned State agencies operating programs under this part 
     not later than 2 working days after such match.
       ``(3) Data matches and disclosures of data in all 
     registries for title iv program purposes.--The Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(A) perform matches of data in each component of the 
     Federal Parent Locator Service maintained under this section 
     against data in each other such component (other than the 
     matches required pursuant to paragraph (1)), and report 
     information resulting from such matches to State agencies 
     operating programs under this part and parts A, F, and G; and
       ``(B) disclose data in such registries to such State 
     agencies,

     to the extent, and with the frequency, that the Secretary 
     determines to be effective in assisting such States to carry 
     out their responsibilities under such programs.
       ``(k) Fees.--
       ``(1) For ssa verification.--The Secretary shall reimburse 
     the Commissioner of Social Security, at a rate negotiated 
     between the Secretary and the Commissioner, the costs 
     incurred by the Commissioner in performing the verification 
     services specified in subsection (j).
       ``(2) For information from sesas.--The Secretary shall 
     reimburse costs incurred by State employment security 
     agencies in furnishing data as required by subsection (j)(3), 
     at rates which the Secretary determines to be reasonable 
     (which rates shall not include payment for the costs of 
     obtaining, compiling, or maintaining such data).
       ``(3) For information furnished to state and federal 
     agencies.--State and Federal agencies receiving data or 
     information from the Secretary pursuant to this section shall 
     reimburse the costs incurred by the Secretary in furnishing 
     such data or information, at rates which the Secretary 
     determines to be reasonable (which rates shall include 
     payment for the costs of obtaining, verifying, maintaining, 
     and matching such data or information).
       ``(l) Restriction on Disclosure and Use.--Data in the 
     Federal Parent Locator Service, and information resulting 
     from matches using such data, shall not be used or disclosed 
     except as specifically provided in this section.
       ``(m) Retention of Data.--Data in the Federal Parent 
     Locator Service, and data resulting from matches performed 
     pursuant to this section, shall be retained for such period 
     (determined by the Secretary) as appropriate for the data 
     uses specified in this section.
       ``(n) Information Integrity and Security.--The Secretary 
     shall establish and implement safeguards with respect to the 
     entities established under this section designed to--
       ``(1) ensure the accuracy and completeness of information 
     in the Federal Parent Locator Service; and
       ``(2) restrict access to confidential information in the 
     Federal Parent Locator Service to authorized persons, and 
     restrict use of such information to authorized purposes.
       ``(o) Limit on Liability.--The Secretary shall not be 
     liable to either a State or an individual for inaccurate 
     information provided to a component of the Federal Parent 
     Locator Service section and disclosed by the Secretary in 
     accordance with this section.''.
       (g) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) To part d of title iv of the social security act.--
     Section 454(8)(B) (42 U.S.C. 654(8)(B)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(B) the Federal Parent Locator Service established under 
     section 453;''.
       (2) To federal unemployment tax act.--Section 3304(16) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Secretary of Health, Education, and 
     Welfare'' each place such term appears and inserting 
     ``Secretary of Health and Human Services'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``such information'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``information furnished 
     under subparagraph (A) or (B) is used only for the purposes 
     authorized under such subparagraph;'';
       (C) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (D) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (E) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) wage and unemployment compensation information 
     contained in the records of such agency shall be furnished to 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in accordance 
     with regulations promulgated by such Secretary) as necessary 
     for the purposes of the directory of New Hires established 
     under section 453(i) of the Social Security Act, and''.
       (3) To state grant program under title iii of the social 
     security act.--Section 303(a) (42 U.S.C. 503(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (8);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding after paragraph (9) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(10) The making of quarterly electronic reports, at such 
     dates, in such format, and containing such information, as 
     required by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under 
     section 453(i)(3), and compliance with such provisions as 
     such Secretary may find necessary to ensure the correctness 
     and verification of such reports.''.

     SEC. 326. USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS.

       (a) State Law Requirement.--Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     666(a)), as amended by section 301(a) of this Act, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(13) Social security numbers required.--Procedures 
     requiring the recording of social security numbers--
       ``(A) of both parties on marriage licenses and divorce 
     decrees; and
       ``(B) of both parents, on birth records and child support 
     and paternity orders.''.
       (b) Clarification of Federal Policy.--Section 
     205(c)(2)(C)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)(ii)) is amended by 
     striking the third sentence and inserting ``This clause shall 
     not be considered to authorize disclosure of such numbers 
     except as provided in the preceding sentence.''.
         Subtitle D--Streamlining and Uniformity of Procedures

     SEC. 331. ADOPTION OF UNIFORM STATE LAWS.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     301(a) and 328(a) of this Act, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(14) Interstate enforcement.--
       ``(A) Adoption of uifsa.--Procedures under which the State 
     adopts in its entirety (with the modifications and additions 
     specified in this paragraph) not later than January 1, 1997, 
     and uses on and after such date, the Uniform Interstate 
     Family Support Act, as approved by the National Conference of 
     Commissioners on Uniform State Laws in August, 1992.
       ``(B) Expanded application of uifsa.--The State law adopted 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be applied to any case--
       ``(i) involving an order established or modified in one 
     State and for which a subsequent modification is sought in 
     another State; or
       ``(ii) in which interstate activity is required to enforce 
     an order.

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       ``(C) jurisdiction to modify orders.--The State law adopted 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) of this paragraph shall contain 
     the following provision in lieu of section 611(a)(1) of the 
     Uniform Interstate Family Support Act described in such 
     subparagraph (A):
       `` `(1) the following requirements are met:
       `` `(i) the child, the individual obligee, and the 
     obligor--
       `` `(I) do not reside in the issuing State; and
       `` `(II) either reside in this State or are subject to the 
     jurisdiction of this State pursuant to section 201; and
       `` `(ii) (in any case where another State is exercising or 
     seeks to exercise jurisdiction to modify the order) the 
     conditions of section 204 are met to the same extent as 
     required for proceedings to establish orders; or'.
       ``(D) Service of process.--The State law adopted pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A) shall recognize as valid, for purposes of 
     any proceeding subject to such State law, service of process 
     upon persons in the State (and proof of such service) by any 
     means acceptable in another State which is the initiating or 
     responding State in such proceeding.
       ``(E) Cooperation by employers.--The State law adopted 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall provide for the use of 
     procedures (including sanctions for noncompliance) under 
     which all entities in the State (including for-profit, 
     nonprofit, and governmental employers) are required to 
     provide promptly, in response to a request by the State 
     agency of that or any other State administering a program 
     under this part, information on the employment, compensation, 
     and benefits of any individual employed by such entity as an 
     employee or contractor.''.

     SEC. 332. IMPROVEMENTS TO FULL FAITH AND CREDIT FOR CHILD 
                   SUPPORT ORDERS.

       Section 1738B of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``subsection (e)'' 
     and inserting ``subsections (e), (f), and (i)'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after the 2nd 
     undesignated paragraph the following:
       `` `child's home State' means the State in which a child 
     lived with a parent or a person acting as parent for at least 
     six consecutive months immediately preceding the time of 
     filing of a petition or comparable pleading for support and, 
     if a child is less than six months old, the State in which 
     the child lived from birth with any of them. A period of 
     temporary absence of any of them is counted as part of the 
     six-month period.'';
       (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``by a court of a 
     State'' before ``is made'';
       (4) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``and subsections 
     (e), (f), and (g)'' after ``located'';
       (5) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by inserting ``individual'' before ``contestant''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (e) and (f)'';
       (6) in subsection (e), by striking ``make a modification of 
     a child support order with respect to a child that is made'' 
     and inserting ``modify a child support order issued'';
       (7) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting ``pursuant to 
     subsection (i)'' before the semicolon;
       (8) in subsection (e)(2)--
       (A) by inserting ``individual'' before ``contestant'' each 
     place such term appears; and
       (B) by striking ``to that court's making the modification 
     and assuming'' and inserting ``with the State of continuing, 
     exclusive jurisdiction for a court of another State to modify 
     the order and assume'';
       (9) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (g) and (h), respectively;
       (10) by inserting after subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) Recognition of Child Support Orders.--If one or more 
     child support orders have been issued in this or another 
     State with regard to an obligor and a child, a court shall 
     apply the following rules in determining which order to 
     recognize for purposes of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction 
     and enforcement:
       ``(1) If only one court has issued a child support order, 
     the order of that court must be recognized.
       ``(2) If two or more courts have issued child support 
     orders for the same obligor and child, and only one of the 
     courts would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under 
     this section, the order of that court must be recognized.
       ``(3) If two or more courts have issued child support 
     orders for the same obligor and child, and only one of the 
     courts would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under 
     this section, an order issued by a court in the current home 
     State of the child must be recognized, but if an order has 
     not been issued in the current home State of the child, the 
     order most recently issued must be recognized.
       ``(4) If two or more courts have issued child support 
     orders for the same obligor and child, and none of the courts 
     would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this 
     section, a court may issue a child support order, which must 
     be recognized.
       ``(5) The court that has issued an order recognized under 
     this subsection is the court having continuing, exclusive 
     jurisdiction.'';
       (11) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``Prior'' and inserting ``Modified''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (e) and (f)'';
       (12) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``including the duration 
     of current payments and other obligations of support'' before 
     the comma; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``arrears under'' after 
     ``enforce''; and
       (13) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Registration for Modification.--If there is no 
     individual contestant or child residing in the issuing State, 
     the party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or 
     to modify and enforce, a child support order issued in 
     another State shall register that order in a State with 
     jurisdiction over the nonmovant for the purpose of 
     modification.''.

     SEC. 333. STATE LAWS PROVIDING EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.

       (a) State Law Requirements.--Section 466 (42 U.S.C. 666) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), in the first sentence, to read as 
     follows: ``Expedited administrative and judicial procedures 
     (including the procedures specified in subsection (c)) for 
     establishing paternity and for establishing, modifying, and 
     enforcing support obligations.''; and
       (2) by adding after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Expedited Procedures.--The procedures specified in 
     this subsection are the following:
       ``(1) Administrative action by state agency.--Procedures 
     which give the State agency the authority (and recognize and 
     enforce the authority of State agencies of other States), 
     without the necessity of obtaining an order from any other 
     judicial or administrative tribunal (but subject to due 
     process safeguards, including (as appropriate) requirements 
     for notice, opportunity to contest the action, and 
     opportunity for an appeal on the record to an independent 
     administrative or judicial tribunal), to take the following 
     actions relating to establishment or enforcement of orders:
       ``(A) Genetic testing.--To order genetic testing for the 
     purpose of paternity establishment as provided in section 
     466(a)(5).
       ``(B) Default orders.--To enter a default order, upon a 
     showing of service of process and any additional showing 
     required by State law--
       ``(i) establishing paternity, in the case of any putative 
     father who refuses to submit to genetic testing; and
       ``(ii) establishing or modifying a support obligation, in 
     the case of a parent (or other obligor or obligee) who fails 
     to respond to notice to appear at a proceeding for such 
     purpose.
       ``(C) Subpoenas.--To subpoena any financial or other 
     information needed to establish, modify, or enforce an order, 
     and to sanction failure to respond to any such subpoena.
       ``(D) Access to personal and financial information.--To 
     obtain access, subject to safeguards on privacy and 
     information security, to the following records (including 
     automated access, in the case of records maintained in 
     automated data bases):
       ``(i) records of other State and local government agencies, 
     including--

       ``(I) vital statistics (including records of marriage, 
     birth, and divorce);
       ``(II) State and local tax and revenue records (including 
     information on residence address, employer, income and 
     assets);
       ``(III) records concerning real and titled personal 
     property;
       ``(IV) records of occupational and professional licenses, 
     and records concerning the ownership and control of 
     corporations, partnerships, and other business entities;
       ``(V) employment security records;
       ``(VI) records of agencies administering public assistance 
     programs;
       ``(VII) records of the motor vehicle department; and
       ``(VIII) corrections records; and

       ``(ii) certain records held by private entities, 
     including--

       ``(I) customer records of public utilities and cable 
     television companies; and
       ``(II) information (including information on assets and 
     liabilities) on individuals who owe or are owed support (or 
     against or with respect to whom a support obligation is 
     sought) held by financial institutions (subject to 
     limitations on liability of such entities arising from 
     affording such access).

       ``(E) Income withholding.--To order income withholding in 
     accordance with subsection (a)(1) and (b) of section 466.
       ``(F) Change in payee.--(In cases where support is subject 
     to an assignment under section 402(a)(26), 471(a)(17), or 
     1912, or to a requirement to pay through the centralized 
     collections unit under section 454B) upon providing notice to 
     obligor and obligee, to direct the obligor or other payor to 
     change the payee to the appropriate government entity.
       ``(G) Secure assets to satisfy arrearages.--For the purpose 
     of securing overdue support--
       ``(i) to intercept and seize any periodic or lump-sum 
     payment to the obligor by or through a State or local 
     government agency, including--

       ``(I) unemployment compensation, workers' compensation, and 
     other benefits;
       ``(II) judgments and settlements in cases under the 
     jurisdiction of the State or local government; and
       ``(III) lottery winnings;

       ``(ii) to attach and seize assets of the obligor held by 
     financial institutions;
       ``(iii) to attach public and private retirement funds in 
     appropriate cases, as determined by the Secretary; and
       ``(iv) to impose liens in accordance with paragraph (a)(4) 
     and, in appropriate cases, to force sale of property and 
     distribution of proceeds.
       ``(H) Increase monthly payments.--For the purpose of 
     securing overdue support, to

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     increase the amount of monthly support payments to include 
     amounts for arrearages (subject to such conditions or 
     restrictions as the State may provide).
       ``(I) Suspension of drivers' licenses.--To suspend drivers' 
     licenses of individuals owing past-due support, in accordance 
     with subsection (a)(16).
       ``(2) Substantive and procedural rules.--The expedited 
     procedures required under subsection (a)(2) shall include the 
     following rules and authority, applicable with respect to all 
     proceedings to establish paternity or to establish, modify, 
     or enforce support orders:
       ``(A) Locator information; presumptions concerning 
     notice.--Procedures under which--
       ``(i) the parties to any paternity or child support 
     proceedings are required (subject to privacy safeguards) to 
     file with the tribunal before entry of an order, and to 
     update as appropriate, information on location and identity 
     (including Social Security number, residential and mailing 
     addresses, telephone number, driver's license number, and 
     name, address, and telephone number of employer); and
       ``(ii) in any subsequent child support enforcement action 
     between the same parties, the tribunal shall be authorized, 
     upon sufficient showing that diligent effort has been made to 
     ascertain such party's current location, to deem due process 
     requirements for notice and service of process to be met, 
     with respect to such party, by delivery to the most recent 
     residential or employer address so filed pursuant to clause 
     (i).
       ``(B) Statewide jurisdiction.--Procedures under which--
       ``(i) the State agency and any administrative or judicial 
     tribunal with authority to hear child support and paternity 
     cases exerts statewide jurisdiction over the parties, and 
     orders issued in such cases have statewide effect; and
       ``(ii) (in the case of a State in which orders in such 
     cases are issued by local jurisdictions) a case may be 
     transferred between jurisdictions in the State without need 
     for any additional filing by the petitioner, or service of 
     process upon the respondent, to retain jurisdiction over the 
     parties.''.
       (c) Exceptions From State Law Requirements.--Section 466(d) 
     (42 U.S.C. 666(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(d) If'' and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Exemptions From Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), if''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Nonexempt requirements.--The Secretary shall not 
     grant an exemption from the requirements of--
       ``(A) subsection (a)(5) (concerning procedures for 
     paternity establishment);
       ``(B) subsection (a)(10) (concerning modification of 
     orders);
       ``(C) subsection (a)(12) (concerning recording of orders in 
     the central State case registry);
       ``(D) subsection (a)(13) (concerning recording of Social 
     Security numbers);
       ``(E) subsection (a)(14) (concerning interstate 
     enforcement); or
       ``(F) subsection (c) (concerning expedited procedures), 
     other than paragraph (1)(A) thereof (concerning establishment 
     or modification of support amount).''.
       (d) Automation of State Agency Functions.--Section 454A, as 
     added by section 115(a)(2) of this Act and as amended by 
     sections 121 and 122(c) of this Act, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Expedited Administrative Procedures.--The automated 
     system required under this section shall be used, to the 
     maximum extent feasible, to implement any expedited 
     administrative procedures required under section 466(c).''.
                  Subtitle E--Paternity Establishment

     SEC. 341. STATE LAWS CONCERNING PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT.

       (a) State Laws Required.--Section 466(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 
     666(a)(5)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(5)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(5) Procedures concerning paternity establishment.--'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``(A)(i)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) Establishment process available from birth until age 
     eighteen.--(i)''; and
       (B) by indenting clauses (i) and (ii) so that the left 
     margin of such clauses is 2 ems to the right of the left 
     margin of paragraph (4);
       (3) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking ``(B)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(B) Procedures concerning genetic testing.--(i)'';
       (B) in clause (i), as redesignated, by inserting before the 
     period ``, where such request is supported by a sworn 
     statement (I) by such party alleging paternity setting forth 
     facts establishing a reasonable possibility of the requisite 
     sexual contact of the parties, or (II) by such party denying 
     paternity setting forth facts establishing a reasonable 
     possibility of the nonexistence of sexual contact of the 
     parties;'';
       (C) by inserting after and below clause (i) (as 
     redesignated) the following new clause:
       ``(ii) Procedures which require the State agency, in any 
     case in which such agency orders genetic testing--
       ``(I) to pay costs of such tests, subject to recoupment 
     (where the State so elects) from the punitive father if 
     paternity is established; and
       ``(II) to obtain additional testing in any case where an 
     original test result is disputed, upon request and advance 
     payment by the disputing party.'';
       (4) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) Paternity acknowledgment.--(i) Procedures for a 
     simple civil process for voluntarily acknowledging paternity 
     under which the State must provide that, before a mother and 
     a putative father can sign an acknowledgment of paternity, 
     the putative father and the mother must be given notice, 
     orally, in writing, and in a language that each can 
     understand, of the alternatives to, the legal consequences 
     of, and the rights (including, if 1 parent is a minor, any 
     rights afforded due to minority status) and responsibilities 
     that arise from, signing the acknowledgment.
       ``(ii) Such procedures must include a hospital-based 
     program for the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity 
     focusing on the period immediately before or after the birth 
     of a child.
       ``(iii) Such procedures must require the State agency 
     responsible for maintaining birth records to offer voluntary 
     paternity establishment services.
       ``(iv) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations governing 
     voluntary paternity establishment services offered by 
     hospitals and birth record agencies. The Secretary shall 
     prescribe regulations specifying the types of other entities 
     that may offer voluntary paternity establishment services, 
     and governing the provision of such services, which shall 
     include a requirement that such an entity must use the same 
     notice provisions used by, the same materials used by, 
     provide the personnel providing such services with the same 
     training provided by, and evaluate the provision of such 
     services in the same manner as, voluntary paternity 
     establishment programs of hospitals and birth record 
     agencies.
       ``(v) Such procedures must require the State and those 
     required to establish paternity to use only the affidavit 
     developed under section 452(a)(7) for the voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity, and to give full faith and 
     credit to such an affidavit signed in any other State.
       ``(D) Status of signed paternity knowledgment.--(i) 
     Procedures under which a signed acknowledgment of paternity 
     is considered a legal finding of paternity, subject to the 
     right of any signatory to rescind the acknowledgment within 
     60 days.
       ``(ii)(I) Procedures under which, after the 60-day period 
     referred to in clause (i), a signed acknowledgment of 
     paternity may be challenged in court only on the basis of 
     fraud, duress, or material mistake of fact, with the burden 
     of proof upon the challenger, and under which the legal 
     responsibilities (including child support obligations) of any 
     signatory arising from the acknowledgment may not be 
     suspended during the challenge, except for good cause shown.
       ``(II) Procedures under which, after the 60-day period 
     referred to in clause (i), a minor who signs an 
     acknowledgment of paternity other than in the presence of a 
     parent or court-appointed guardian ad litem may rescind the 
     acknowledgment in a judicial or administrative proceeding, 
     until the earlier of--
       ``(aa) attaining the age of majority; or
       ``(bb) the date of the first judicial or administrative 
     proceeding brought (after the signing) to establish a child 
     support obligation, visitation rights, or custody rights with 
     respect to the child whose paternity is the subject of the 
     acknowledgment, and at which the minor is represented by a 
     parent, guardian ad litem, or attorney.'';
       (5) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(E) Bar on acknowledgment ratification proceedings.--
     Procedures under which no judicial or administrative 
     proceedings are required or permitted to ratify an 
     unchallenged acknowledgment of paternity.'';
       (6) by striking subparagraph (F) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(F) Admissibility of genetic testing results.--
     Procedures--
       ``(i) requiring that the State admit into evidence, for 
     purposes of establishing paternity, results of any genetic 
     test that is--

       ``(I) of a type generally acknowledged, by accreditation 
     bodies designated by the Secretary, as reliable evidence of 
     paternity; and
       ``(II) performed by a laboratory approved by such an 
     accreditation body;

       ``(ii) that any objection to genetic testing results must 
     be made in writing not later than a specified number of days 
     before any hearing at which such results may be introduced 
     into evidence (or, at State option, not later than a 
     specified number of days after receipt of such results); and
       ``(iii) that, if no objection is made, the test results are 
     admissible as evidence of paternity without the need for 
     foundation testimony or other proof of authenticity or 
     accuracy.''; and
       (7) by adding after subparagraph (H) the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(I) No right to jury trial.--Procedures providing that 
     the parties to an action to establish paternity are not 
     entitled to jury trial.
       ``(J) Temporary support order based on probable paternity 
     in contested cases.--Procedures which require that a 
     temporary order be issued, upon motion by a party, requiring 
     the provision of child support pending an administrative or 
     judicial determination of parentage, where there is clear and 
     convincing evidence of paternity (on the basis of genetic 
     tests or other evidence).

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       ``(K) Proof of certain support and paternity establishment 
     costs.--Procedures under which bills for pregnancy, 
     childbirth, and genetic testing are admissible as evidence 
     without requiring third-party foundation testimony, and shall 
     constitute prima facie evidence of amounts incurred for such 
     services and testing on behalf of the child.
       ``(L) Waiver of state debts for cooperation.--At the option 
     of the State, procedures under which the tribunal 
     establishing paternity and support has discretion to waive 
     rights to all or part of amounts owed to the State (but not 
     to the mother) for costs related to pregnancy, childbirth, 
     and genetic testing and for public assistance paid to the 
     family where the father cooperates or acknowledges paternity 
     before or after genetic testing.
       ``(M) Standing of putative fathers.--Procedures ensuring 
     that the putative father has a reasonable opportunity to 
     initiate a paternity action.''.
       (b) National Paternity Acknowledgment Affidavit.--Section 
     452(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(7)) is amended by inserting ``, 
     and develop an affidavit to be used for the voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity which shall include the social 
     security account number of each parent'' before the 
     semicolon.
       (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 468 (42 U.S.C. 668) is 
     amended by striking ``a simple civil process for voluntarily 
     acknowledging paternity and''.

     SEC. 342. OUTREACH FOR VOLUNTARY PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT.

       (a) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454(23) (42 U.S.C. 
     654(23)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) publicize the availability and encourage the use of 
     procedures for voluntary establishment of paternity and child 
     support through a variety of means, which--
       ``(i) include distribution of written materials as health 
     care facilities (including hospitals and clinics), and other 
     locations such as schools;
       ``(ii) may include pre-natal programs to educate expectant 
     couples on individual and joint rights and responsibilities 
     with respect to paternity (and may require all expectant 
     recipients of assistance under part A to participate in such 
     pre-natal programs, as an element of cooperation with efforts 
     to establish paternity and child support);
       ``(iii) include, with respect to each child discharged from 
     a hospital after birth for whom paternity or child support 
     has not been established, reasonable follow-up efforts 
     (including at least one contact of each parent whose 
     whereabouts are known, except where there is reason to 
     believe such follow-up efforts would put mother or child at 
     risk), providing--

       ``(I) in the case of a child for whom paternity has not 
     been established, information on the benefits of and 
     procedures for establishing paternity; and
       ``(II) in the case of a child for whom paternity has been 
     established but child support has not been established, 
     information on the benefits of and procedures for 
     establishing a child support order, and an application for 
     child support services;''.

       (b) Enhanced Federal Matching.--Section 455(a)(1)(C) (42 
     U.S.C. 655(a)(1)(C)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(i)'' before ``laboratory costs'', and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon ``, and (ii) costs of 
     outreach programs designed to encourage voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--(1) The amendments made by subsection 
     (a) shall become effective October 1, 1997.
       (2) The amendments made by subsection (b) shall be 
     effective with respect to calendar quarters beginning on and 
     after October 1, 1996.
      Subtitle F--Establishment and Modification of Support Orders

     SEC. 351. NATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT GUIDELINES COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is hereby established a 
     commission to be known as the ``National Child Support 
     Guidelines Commission'' (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Commission'').
       (b) General Duties.--The Commission shall develop a 
     national child support guideline for consideration by the 
     Congress that is based on a study of various guideline 
     models, the benefits and deficiencies of such models, and any 
     needed improvements.
       (c) Membership.--
       (1) Number; appointment.--
       (A) In general.--The Commission shall be composed of 12 
     individuals appointed jointly by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services and the Congress, not later than January 15, 
     1997, of which--
       (i) 2 shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee 
     on Finance of the Senate, and 1 shall be appointed by the 
     ranking minority member of the Committee;
       (ii) 2 shall be appointed by the Chairman of the Committee 
     on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and 1 
     shall be appointed by the ranking minority member of the 
     Committee; and
       (iii) 6 shall be appointed by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services.
       (B) Qualifications of members.--Members of the Commission 
     shall have expertise and experience in the evaluation and 
     development of child support guidelines. At least 1 member 
     shall represent advocacy groups for custodial parents, at 
     least 1 member shall represent advocacy groups for 
     noncustodial parents, and at least 1 member shall be the 
     director of a State program under part D of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act.
       (2) Terms of office.--Each member shall be appointed for a 
     term of 2 years. A vacancy in the Commission shall be filed 
     in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
       (d) Commission Powers, Compensation, Access to Information, 
     and Supervision.--The first sentence of subparagraph (C), the 
     first and third sentences of subparagraph (D), subparagraph 
     (F) (except with respect to the conduct of medical studies), 
     clauses (ii) and (iii) of subparagraph (G), and subparagraph 
     (H) of section 1886(e)(6) of the Social Security Act shall 
     apply to the Commission in the same manner in which such 
     provisions apply to the Prospective Payment Assessment 
     Commission.
       (e) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the appointment 
     of members, the Commission shall submit to the President, the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, 
     and the Committee on Finance of the Senate, a recommended 
     national child support guideline and a final assessment of 
     issues relating to such a proposed national child support 
     guideline.
       (f) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 6 months 
     after the submission of the report described in subsection 
     (e).

     SEC. 352. SIMPLIFIED PROCESS FOR REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT OF 
                   CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 466(a)(10) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(10)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(10) Procedures for modification of support orders.--
       ``(A)(i) Procedures under which--
       ``(I) every 3 years, at the request of either parent 
     subject to a child support order, the State shall review and, 
     as appropriate, adjust the order in accordance with the 
     guidelines established under section 467(a) if the amount of 
     the child support award under the order differs from the 
     amount that would be awarded in accordance with such 
     guidelines, without a requirement for any other change in 
     circumstances; and
       ``(II) upon request at any time of either parent subject to 
     a child support order, the State shall review and, as 
     appropriate, adjust the order in accordance with the 
     guidelines established under section 467(a) based on a 
     substantial change in the circumstances of either such 
     parent.
       ``(ii) Such procedures shall require both parents subject 
     to a child support order to be notified of their rights and 
     responsibilities provided for under clause (i) at the time 
     the order is issued and in the annual information exchange 
     form provided under subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Procedures under which each child support order 
     issued or modified in the State after the effective date of 
     this subparagraph shall require the parents subject to the 
     order to provide each other with a complete statement of 
     their respective financial condition annually on a form which 
     shall be established by the Secretary and provided by the 
     State. The Secretary shall establish regulations for the 
     enforcement of such exchange of information.''.
               Subtitle G--Enforcement of Support Orders

     SEC. 361. FEDERAL INCOME TAX REFUND OFFSET.

       (a) Changed Order of Refund Distribution Under Internal 
     Revenue Code.--Section 6402(c) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The amount'' and inserting
       ``(1) In general.--The amount'';
       (2) by striking ``paid to the State. A reduction'' and 
     inserting ``paid to the State.
       ``(2) Priorities for offset.--A reduction'';
       (3) by striking ``has been assigned'' and inserting ``has 
     not been assigned'', and
       (4) by striking ``and shall be applied'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``and shall thereafter be applied to 
     satisfy any past-due support that has been so assigned.''.
       (b) Elimination of Disparities in Treatment of Assigned and 
     Non-Assigned Arrearages.--(1) Section 464(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     664(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(a)'' and inserting ``(a) Offset 
     Authorized.--'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``which has been 
     assigned to such State pursuant to section 402(a)(26) or 
     section 471(a)(17)''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence, by striking ``in accordance 
     with section 457 (b)(4) or (d)(3)'' and inserting ``as 
     provided in paragraph (2)'';
       (C) in paragraph (2), to read as follows:
       ``(2) The State agency shall distribute amounts paid by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) in accordance with section 457 (a)(4) or (d)(3), in 
     the case of past-due support assigned to a State pursuant to 
     section 402(a)(26) or section 471(a)(17); and
       ``(B) to or on behalf of the child to whom the support was 
     owed, in the case of past-due support not so assigned.'';
       (D) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``or (2)'' each place it appears; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``under paragraph 
     (2)'' and inserting ``on account of past-due support 
     described in paragraph (2)(B)''.
       (2) Section 464(b) (42 U.S.C. 664(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(b)(1)'' and inserting ``(b) 
     Regulations.--''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (2).
       (3) Section 464(c) (42 U.S.C. 664(c)) is amended--

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       (A) by striking ``(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), as'' and inserting ``(c) Definition.--As''; and
       (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3).
       (c) Treatment of Lump-Sum Tax Refund Under AFDC.--
       (1) Exemption from lump-sum rule.--Section 402(a)(17) (42 
     U.S.C. 602(a)(17)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``but this paragraph shall not apply to income 
     received by a family that is attributable to a child support 
     obligation owed with respect to a member of the family and 
     that is paid to the family from amounts withheld from a 
     Federal income tax refund otherwise payable to the person 
     owing such obligation, to the extent that such income is 
     placed in a qualified asset account (as defined in section 
     406(j)) the total amounts in which, after such placement, 
     does not exceed $10,000;''.
       (2) Qualified asset account defined.--Section 406 (42 
     U.S.C. 606), as amended by section 302(g)(2) of this Act, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j)(1) The term `qualified asset account' means a 
     mechanism approved by the State (such as individual 
     retirement accounts, escrow accounts, or savings bonds) that 
     allows savings of a family receiving aid to families with 
     dependent children to be used for qualified distributions.
       ``(2) The term `qualified distribution' means a 
     distribution from a qualified asset account for expenses 
     directly related to 1 or more of the following purposes:
       ``(A) The attendance of a member of the family at any 
     education or training program.
       ``(B) The improvement of the employability (including self-
     employment) of a member of the family (such as through the 
     purchase of an automobile).
       ``(C) The purchase of a home for the family.
       ``(D) A change of the family residence.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall become effective October 1, 1999.

     SEC. 362. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE COLLECTION OF ARREARS.

       (a) Amendment to Internal Revenue Code.--Section 6305(a) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``except as provided in 
     paragraph (5)'' after ``collected'';
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (3) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting a comma;
       (4) by adding after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) no additional fee may be assessed for adjustments to 
     an amount previously certified pursuant to such section 
     452(b) with respect to the same obligor.''; and
       (5) by striking ``Secretary of Health, Education, and 
     Welfare'' each place it appears and inserting ``Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall become effective October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 363. AUTHORITY TO COLLECT SUPPORT FROM FEDERAL 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Consolidation and Streamlining of Authorities.--
       (1) Section 459 (42 U.S.C. 659) is amended in the caption 
     by inserting ``income withholding,'' before ``garnishment''.
       (2) Section 459(a) (42 U.S.C. 659(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(a)'' and inserting ``(a) Consent To 
     Support Enforcement.--
       (B) by striking ``section 207'' and inserting ``section 207 
     of this Act and 38 U.S.C. 5301''; and
       (C) by striking all that follows ``a private person,'' and 
     inserting ``to withholding in accordance with State law 
     pursuant to subsections (a)(1) and (b) of section 466 and 
     regulations of the Secretary thereunder, and to any other 
     legal process brought, by a State agency administering a 
     program under this part or by an individual obligee, to 
     enforce the legal obligation of such individual to provide 
     child support or alimony.''.
       (3) Section 459(b) (42 U.S.C. 659(b)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) Consent to Requirements Applicable to Private 
     Person.--Except as otherwise provided herein, each entity 
     specified in subsection (a) shall be subject, with respect to 
     notice to withhold income pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or 
     (b) of section 466, or to any other order or process to 
     enforce support obligations against an individual (if such 
     order or process contains or is accompanied by sufficient 
     data to permit prompt identification of the individual and 
     the moneys involved), to the same requirements as would apply 
     if such entity were a private person.''.
       (4) Section 459(c) (42 U.S.C. 659(c)) is redesignated and 
     relocated as paragraph (2) of subsection (f), and is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``responding to interrogatories pursuant to 
     requirements imposed by section 461(b)(3)'' and inserting 
     ``taking actions necessary to comply with the requirements of 
     subsection (A) with regard to any individual''; and
       (B) by striking ``any of his duties'' and all that follows 
     and inserting ``such duties.''.
       (5) Section 461 (42 U.S.C. 661) is amended by striking 
     subsection (b), and section 459 (42 U.S.C. 659) is amended by 
     inserting after subsection (b) (as added by paragraph (3) of 
     this subsection) the following:
       ``(c) Designation of Agent; Response to Notice or 
     Process.--(1) The head of each agency subject to the 
     requirements of this section shall--
       ``(A) designate an agent or agents to receive orders and 
     accept service of process; and
       ``(B) publish (i) in the appendix of such regulations, (ii) 
     in each subsequent republication of such regulations, and 
     (iii) annually in the Federal Register, the designation of 
     such agent or agents, identified by title of position, 
     mailing address, and telephone number.''.
       (6) Section 459 (42 U.S.C. 659) is amended by striking 
     subsection (d) and by inserting after subsection (c)(1) (as 
     added by paragraph (5) of this subsection) the following:
       ``(2) Whenever an agent designated pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) receives notice pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or (b) of 
     section 466, or is effectively served with any order, 
     process, or interrogatories, with respect to an individual's 
     child support or alimony payment obligations, such agent 
     shall--
       ``(A) as soon as possible (but not later than fifteen days) 
     thereafter, send written notice of such notice or service 
     (together with a copy thereof) to such individual at his duty 
     station or last-known home address;
       ``(B) within 30 days (or such longer period as may be 
     prescribed by applicable State law) after receipt of a notice 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or (b) of section 466, comply 
     with all applicable provisions of such section 466; and
       ``(C) within 30 days (or such longer period as may be 
     prescribed by applicable State law) after effective service 
     of any other such order, process, or interrogatories, respond 
     thereto.''.
       (7) Section 461 (42 U.S.C. 661) is amended by striking 
     subsection (c), and section 459 (42 U.S.C. 659) is amended by 
     inserting after subsection (c) (as added by paragraph (5) and 
     amended by paragraph (6) of this subsection) the following:
       ``(d) Priority of Claims.--In the event that a governmental 
     entity receives notice or is served with process, as provided 
     in this section, concerning amounts owed by an individual to 
     more than one person--
       ``(1) support collection under section 466(b) must be given 
     priority over any other process, as provided in section 
     466(b)(7);
       ``(2) allocation of moneys due or payable to an individual 
     among claimants under section 466(b) shall be governed by the 
     provisions of such section 466(b) and regulations thereunder; 
     and
       ``(3) such moneys as remain after compliance with 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall be available to satisfy any 
     other such processes on a first-come, first-served basis, 
     with any such process being satisfied out of such moneys as 
     remain after the satisfaction of all such processes which 
     have been previously served.''.
       (8) Section 459(e) (42 U.S.C. 659(e)) is amended by 
     striking ``(e)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(e) No Requirement to Vary Pay Cycles.--''.
       (9) Section 459(f) (42 U.S.C. 659(f)) is amended by 
     striking ``(f)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(f) Relief From Liability.--(1)''.
       (10) Section 461(a) (42 U.S.C. 661(a)) is redesignated and 
     relocated as section 459(g), and is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(g)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(g) Regulations.--''; and
       (B) by striking ``section 459'' and inserting ``this 
     section''.
       (11) Section 462 (42 U.S.C. 662) is amended by striking 
     subsection (f), and section 459 (42 U.S.C. 659) is amended by 
     inserting the following after subsection (g) (as added by 
     paragraph (10) of this subsection):
       ``(h) Moneys Subject to Process.--(1) Subject to subsection 
     (i), moneys paid or payable to an individual which are 
     considered to be based upon remuneration for employment, for 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(A) consist of--
       ``(i) compensation paid or payable for personal services of 
     such individual, whether such compensation is denominated as 
     wages, salary, commission, bonus, pay, allowances, or 
     otherwise (including severance pay, sick pay, and incentive 
     pay);
       ``(ii) periodic benefits (including a periodic benefit as 
     defined in section 228(h)(3)) or other payments--
       ``(I) under the insurance system established by title II;
       ``(II) under any other system or fund established by the 
     United States which provides for the payment of pensions, 
     retirement or retired pay, annuities, dependents' or 
     survivors' benefits, or similar amounts payable on account of 
     personal services performed by the individual or any other 
     individual;
       ``(III) as compensation for death under any Federal 
     program;
       ``(IV) under any Federal program established to provide 
     `black lung' benefits; or
       ``(V) by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as pension, or 
     as compensation for a service-connected disability or death 
     (except any compensation paid by such Secretary to a former 
     member of the Armed Forces who is in receipt of retired or 
     retainer pay if such former member has waived a portion of 
     his retired pay in order to receive such compensation); and
       ``(iii) worker's compensation benefits paid under Federal 
     or State law; but
       ``(B) do not include any payment--
       ``(i) by way of reimbursement or otherwise, to defray 
     expenses incurred by such individual in carrying out duties 
     associated with his employment; or
       ``(ii) as allowances for members of the uniformed services 
     payable pursuant to chapter 7 of title 37, United States 
     Code, as prescribed by the Secretaries concerned (defined

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     by section 101(5) of such title) as necessary for the 
     efficient performance of duty.''.
       (12) Section 462(g) (42 U.S.C. 662(g)) is redesignated and 
     relocated as section 459(i) (42 U.S.C. 659(i)).
       (13)(A) Section 462 (42 U.S.C. 662) is
     amended--
       (i) in subsection (e)(1), by redesignating subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), and (C) as clauses (i), (ii), and (iii); and
       (ii) in subsection (e), by redesignating paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       (B) Section 459 (42 U.S.C. 659) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(j) Definitions.--For purposes of this
     section--''.
       (C) Subsections (a) through (e) of section 462 (42 U.S.C. 
     662), as amended by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, are 
     relocated and redesignated as paragraphs (1) through (4), 
     respectively of section 459(j) (as added by subparagraph (B) 
     of this paragraph, (42 U.S.C. 659(j)), and the left margin of 
     each of such paragraphs (1) through (4) is indented 2 ems to 
     the right of the left margin of subsection (i) (as added by 
     paragraph (12) of this subsection).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) To part d of title iv.--Sections 461 and 462 (42 U.S.C. 
     661), as amended by subsection (a) of this section, are 
     repealed.
       (2) To title 5, united states code.--Section 5520a of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended, in subsections (h)(2) and 
     (i), by striking ``sections 459, 461, and 462 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659, 661, and 662)'' and inserting 
     ``section 459 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659)''.
       (c) Military Retired and Retainer Pay.--(1) Definition of 
     Court.--Section 1408(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(D) any administrative or judicial tribunal of a State 
     competent to enter orders for support or maintenance 
     (including a State agency administering a State program under 
     part D of title IV of the Social Security Act).'';
       (2) Definition of Court Order.--Section 1408(a)(2) of such 
     title is amended by inserting ``or a court order for the 
     payment of child support not included in or accompanied by 
     such a decree of settlement,'' before ``which--''.
       (3) Public Payee.--Section 1408(d) of such title is 
     amended--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``to spouse'' and inserting 
     ``to (or for benefit of)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by inserting 
     ``(or for the benefit of such spouse or former spouse to a 
     State central collections unit or other public payee 
     designated by a State, in accordance with part D of title IV 
     of the Social Security Act, as directed by court order, or as 
     otherwise directed in accordance with such part D)'' before 
     ``in an amount sufficient''.
       (4) Relationship to Part D of Title IV.--Section 1408 of 
     such title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(j) Relationship to Other Laws.--In any case involving a 
     child support order against a member who has never been 
     married to the other parent of the child, the provisions of 
     this section shall not apply, and the case shall be subject 
     to the provisions of section 459 of the Social Security 
     Act.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall become effective 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 364. ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS 
                   OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Availability of Locator Information.--
       (1) Maintenance of address information.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish a centralized personnel locator 
     service that includes the address of each member of the Armed 
     Forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. Upon request 
     of the Secretary of Transportation, addresses for members of 
     the Coast Guard shall be included in the centralized 
     personnel locator service.
       (2) Type of address.--
       (A) Residential address.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B), the address for a member of the Armed 
     Forces shown in the locator service shall be the residential 
     address of that member.
       (B) Duty address.--The address for a member of the Armed 
     Forces shown in the locator service shall be the duty address 
     of that member in the case of a member--
       (i) who is permanently assigned overseas, to a vessel, or 
     to a routinely deployable unit; or
       (ii) with respect to whom the Secretary concerned makes a 
     determination that the member's residential address should 
     not be disclosed due to national security or safety concerns.
       (3) Updating of locator information.--Within 30 days after 
     a member listed in the locator service establishes a new 
     residential address (or a new duty address, in the case of a 
     member covered by paragraph (2)(B)), the Secretary concerned 
     shall update the locator service to indicate the new address 
     of the member.
       (4) Availability of information.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall make information regarding the address of a member of 
     the Armed Forces listed in the locator service available, on 
     request, to the Federal Parent Locator Service.
       (b) Facilitating Granting of Leave for Attendance at 
     Hearings.--
       (1) Regulations.--The Secretary of each military 
     department, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect 
     to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in 
     the Navy, shall prescribe regulations to facilitate the 
     granting of leave to a member of the Armed Forces under the 
     jurisdiction of that Secretary in a case in which--
       (A) the leave is needed for the member to attend a hearing 
     described in paragraph (2);
       (B) the member is not serving in or with a unit deployed in 
     a contingency operation (as defined in section 101 of title 
     10, United States Code); and
       (C) the exigencies of military service (as determined by 
     the Secretary concerned) do not otherwise require that such 
     leave not be granted
       (2) Covered hearings.--Paragraph (1) applies to a hearing 
     that is conducted by a court or pursuant to an administrative 
     process established under State law, in connection with a 
     civil action--
       (A) to determine whether a member of the Armed Forces is a 
     natural parent of a child; or
       (B) to determine an obligation of a member of the Armed 
     Forces to provide child support.
       (3) Definitions.--for purposes of this subsection;
       (A) The term ``court'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 1408(a) of title 10, United States Code.
       (B) The term ``child support'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 462 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     662).
       (c) Payment of Military Retired Pay in Compliance With 
     Child Support Orders.--
       (1) Date of certification of court order.--Section 1408 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j); and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new 
     subsection (i):
       ``(i) Certification Date.--It is not necessary that the 
     date of a certification of the authenticity or completeness 
     of a copy of a court order or an order of an administrative 
     process established under State law for child support 
     received by the Secretary concerned for the purposes of this 
     section be recent in relation to the date of receipt by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (2) Payments consistent with assignments of rights to 
     states.--Section 1408(d)(1) of such title is amended by 
     inserting after the first sentence the following: ``In the 
     case of a spouse or former spouse who, pursuant to section 
     402(a)(26) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 602(26)), 
     assigns to a State the rights of the spouse or former spouse 
     to receive support, the Secretary concerned may make the 
     child support payments referred to in the preceding sentence 
     to that State in amounts consistent with that assignment of 
     rights.''.
       (3) Arrearages owed by members of the uniformed services.--
     Section 1408(d) of such title is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) In the case of a court order or an order of an 
     administrative process established under State law for which 
     effective service is made on the Secretary concerned on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this paragraph and which 
     provides for payments from the disposable retired pay of a 
     member to satisfy the amount of child support set forth in 
     the order, the authority provided in paragraph (1) to make 
     payments from the disposable retired pay of a member to 
     satisy the amount of child support set forth in a court or an 
     order of an administrative process established under State 
     law shall apply to payment of any amount of child support 
     arrearages set forth in that order as well as to amounts of 
     child support that currently become due.''.

     SEC. 365. MOTOR VEHICLE LIENS.

       Section 466(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(4) Procedures'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(4) Liens.--
       ``(A) In general.--Procedures''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Motor vehicle liens.--Procedures for placing liens 
     for arrears of child support on motor vehicle titles of 
     individuals owing such arrears equal to or exceeding two 
     months of support, under which--
       ``(i) any person owed such arrears may place such a lien;
       ``(ii) the State agency administering the program under 
     this part, shall systematically place such liens;
       ``(iii) expedited methods are provided for--

       ``(I) ascertaining the amount of arrears;
       ``(II) affording the person owing the arrears or other 
     titleholder to contest the amount of arrears or to obtain a 
     release upon fulfilling the support obligation;

       ``(iv) such a lien has precedence over all other 
     encumbrances on a vehicle title other than a purchase money 
     security interest; and
       ``(v) the individual or State agency owed the arrears may 
     execute on, seize, and sell the property in accordance with 
     State law.''.

     SEC. 366. VOIDING OF FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     301(a), 328(a), and 331 of this Act, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:

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       ``(15) Fraudulent transfers.--Procedures under which--
       ``(A) the State has in effect--
       ``(i) the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act of 1981,
       ``(ii) the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act of 1984, or
       ``(iii) another law, specifying indicia of fraud which 
     create a prima facie case that a debtor transferred income or 
     property to avoid payment to a child support creditor, which 
     the Secretary finds affords comparable rights to child 
     support creditors; and
       ``(B) in any case in which the State knows of a transfer by 
     a child support debtor with respect to which such a prima 
     facie case is established, the State must--
       ``(i) seek to void such transfer; or
       ``(ii) obtain a settlement in the best interests of the 
     child support creditor.''.

     SEC. 367. STATE LAW AUTHORIZING SUSPENSION OF LICENSES.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     301(a), 328(a), 331, and 166 of this Act, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(16) Authority to withhold or suspend licenses.--
     Procedures under which the State has (and uses in appropriate 
     cases) authority (subject to appropriate due process 
     safeguards) to withhold or suspend, or to restrict the use of 
     driver's licenses, professional and occupational licenses, 
     and recreational licenses of individuals owing overdue child 
     support or failing, after receiving appropriate notice, to 
     comply with subpoenas or warrants relating to paternity or 
     child support proceedings.''.

     SEC. 368. REPORTING ARREARAGES TO CREDIT BUREAUS.

       Section 466(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(7)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(7) Reporting arrearages to credit bureaus.--(A) 
     Procedures (subject to safeguards pursuant to subparagraph 
     (B)) requiring the State to report periodically to consumer 
     reporting agencies (as defined in section 603(f) of the Fair 
     Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a(f)) the name of any 
     absent parent who is delinquent by 90 days or more in the 
     payment of support, and the amount of overdue support owed by 
     such parent.
       ``(B) Procedures ensuring that, in carrying out 
     subparagraph (A), information with respect to an absent 
     parent is reported--
       ``(i) only after such parent has been afforded all due 
     process required under State law, including notice and a 
     reasonable opportunity to contest the accuracy of such 
     information; and
       ``(ii) only to an entity that has furnished evidence 
     satisfactory to the State that the entity is a consumer 
     reporting agency.''.

     SEC. 389. EXTENDED STATUTE OF LIMITATION FOR COLLECTION OF 
                   ARREARAGES.

       (a) Amendments.--Section 466(a)(9) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(9)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(9) Procedures'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(9) Legal treatment of arrears.--
       ``(A) Finality.--Procedures'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
     clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively, and by indenting 
     each of such clauses 2 additional ems to the right; and
       (3) by adding after and below subparagraph (A), as 
     redesignated, the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Statute of limitations.--Procedures under which the 
     statute of limitations on any arrearages of child support 
     extends at least until the child owed such support is 30 
     years of age.''.
       (b) Application of Requirement.--The amendment made by this 
     section shall not be read to require any State law to revive 
     any payment obligation which had lapsed prior to the 
     effective date of such State law.

     SEC. 370. CHARGES FOR ARREARAGES.

       (A) State Law Requirement.--Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     666(a)), as amended by section 301(a), 328(a), 331, 366, and 
     367 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(17) Charges for arrearages.--Procedures providing for 
     the calculation and collection of interest or penalties for 
     arrearages of child support, and for distribution of such 
     interest or penalties collected for the benefit of the child 
     (except where the right to support has been assigned to the 
     State).''.
       (b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall establish by regulation a rule to resolve 
     choice of law conflicts arising in the implementation of the 
     amendment made by subsection (a).
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 454(21) (42 U.S.C. 
     654(21)) is repealed.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective with respect to arrearages accruing on or 
     after October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 371. DENIAL OF PASSPORTS FOR NONPAYMENT OF CHILD 
                   SUPPORT.

       (a) HHS Certification Procedure.--
       (1) Secretarial responsibility.--Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 
     652), as amended by sections 315(a)(3) and 317 of this Act, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) Certifications for Purposes of Passport 
     Restrictions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Where the Secretary receives a 
     certification by a State agency in accordance with the 
     requirements of section 454(28) that an individual owes 
     arrearages of child support in an amount exceeding $5,000 or 
     in an amount exceeding 24 months' worth of child support, the 
     Secretary shall transmit such certification to the Secretary 
     of State for action (with respect to denial, revocation, or 
     limitation of passports) pursuant to section 171(b) of this 
     Act.
       ``(2) Limit on liability.--The Secretary shall not be 
     liable to an individual for any action with respect to a 
     certification by a State agency under this section.''.
       (2) State cse agency responsibility.--Section 454 (42 
     U.S.C. 654), as amended by sections 304(a), 314(b), and 
     322(a) of this Act, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (26);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (27) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding after paragraph (27) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(28) provide that the State agency will have in effect a 
     procedure (which may be combined with the procedure for tax 
     refund offset under section 464) for certifying to the 
     Secretary, for purposes of the procedure under section 452(l) 
     (concerning denial of passports) determinations that 
     individuals owe arrearages of child support in an amount 
     exceeding $5,000 or in an amount exceeding 24 months' worth 
     of child support, under which procedure--
       ``(A) each individual concerned is afforded notice of such 
     determination and the consequences thereof, and an 
     opportunity to contest the determination; and
       ``(B) the certification by the State agency is furnished to 
     the Secretary in such format, and accompanied by such 
     supporting documentation, as the Secretary may require.''.
       (b) State Department Procedure for Denial of Passports.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State, upon certification 
     by the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in accordance 
     with section 452(l) of the Social Security Act, that an 
     individual owes arrearages of child support in excess of 
     $5,000, shall refuse to issue a passport to such individual, 
     and may revoke, restrict, or limit a passport issued 
     previously to such individual.
       (2) Limit on liability.--The Secretary of State shall not 
     be liable to an individual for any action with respect to a 
     certification by a State agency under this section.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall become effective October 1, 1996.

     SEC. 372. INTERNATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.

       (A) Sense of the Congress That the United States Should 
     Ratify the United Nations Convention of 1956.--It is the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States should ratify 
     the United Nations Convention of 1956.
       (b) Treatment of International Child Support Cases as 
     Interstate Cases.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), as amended by 
     sections 304(a), 314(b), 322(a), and 371(a)(2) of this Act, 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (27);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (28) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (28) the following:
       ``(29) provide that the State must treat international 
     child support cases in the same manner as the State treats 
     interstate child support cases.''.
                      Subtitle H--Medical Support

     SEC. 381. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO ERISA DEFINITION OF MEDICAL 
                   CHILD SUPPORT ORDER.

       (a) General.--Section 609(a)(2)(B) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
     1169(a)(2)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``issued by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction'';
       (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting a comma; and
       (3) by adding, after and below clause (ii), the following: 
     ``if such judgment, decree, or order (I) is issued by a court 
     of competent jurisdiction or (II) is issued by an 
     administrative adjudicator and has the force and effect of 
     law under applicable State law.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Plan amendments not required until january 1, 1996.--
     Any amendment to a plan required to be made by an amendment 
     made by this section shall not be required to be made before 
     the first plan year beginning on or after January 1, 1996, 
     if--
       (A) during the period after the date before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and before such first plan year, the 
     plan is operated in accordance with the requirements of the 
     amendments made by this section, and
       (B) such plan amendment applies retro-actively to the 
     period after the date before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and before such first plan year.

     A plan shall not be treated as failing to be operated in 
     accordance with the provisions of the plan merely because it 
     operates in accordance with this paragraph.
                    Subtitle I--Effect of Enactment

     SEC. 391. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (A) In General.--Except as otherwise specifically provided 
     (but subject to subsections (b) and (c))--
       (1) provisions of this title requiring enactment or 
     amendment of State laws under section 466 of the Social 
     Security Act, or revision of State plans under section 454 of 
     such Act, shall be effective with respect to periods 
     beginning on and after October 1, 1996; and
       (2) all other provisions of this title shall become 
     effective upon enactment.
       (b) Grace Period for State Law Changes.--The provisions of 
     this title shall become effective with respect to a State on 
     the later of--

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       (1) the date specified in this title, or
       (2) the effective date of laws enacted by the legislature 
     of such State implementing such provisions, but in no event 
     later than the first day of the first calender quarter 
     beginning after the close of the first regular session of the 
     State legislature that begins after the date of enactment of 
     this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, in the case 
     of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, each year 
     of such session shall be deemed to be a separate regular 
     session of the State legislature.
       (c) Grace Period for State Constitutional Amendment.--A 
     State shall not be found out of compliance with any 
     requirement enacted by this title if it is unable to comply 
     without amending the State constitution until the earlier 
     of--
       (1) the date one year after the effective date of the 
     necessary State constitutional amendment, or
       (2) the date five years after enactment of this title.

     SEC. 392. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this title or the application thereof 
     to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity 
     shall not affect other provisions or applications of this 
     title which can be given effect without regard to the invalid 
     provision or application, and to this end the provisions of 
     this title shall be severable.
  TITLE IV--REAUTHORIZATION OF CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT

     SEC. 431. REAUTHORIZATION OF CHILD CARE AND DEVELOPMENT BLOCK 
                   GRANT.

       Section 658B of the Child Care and Development Block Grant 
     Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 658B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     subchapter--
       ``(1) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1995;
       ``(2) $1,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(3) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(4) $2,000,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(5) $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(6) $3,000,000,000 for fiscal year 2000; and
       ``(7) $3,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.''.
            TITLE V--AMENDMENTS TO THE INTERNAL REVENUE CODE

     SEC. 501. INCREASE IN TOP MARGINAL RATE UNDER SECTION 11.

       (a) In General.--The following provisions of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 are amended by striking ``35'' and 
     inserting ``36.25'':
       (1) Section 11(b)(1).
       (2) Section 11(b)(2).
       (3) Section 1201(a).
       (4) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1445(e)
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning on or after October 1, 
     1996, except that the amendment made by subsection (a)(4) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1996.
                        TITLE VI--EFFECTIVE DATE

     SEC. 601. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act shall take effect on October 1, 
     1996.

It was decided in the

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                                AYES--96

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
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     Becerra
     Bishop
     Bonior
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     Clay
     Clayton
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     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
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     Engel
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     Filner
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     Frost
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     Gephardt
     Gibbons
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     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Lantos
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     Lofgren
     Martinez
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     McKinney
     Meek
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     Mineta
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     Nadler
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     Olver
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     Owens
     Pastor
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     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reynolds
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     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--336

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
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     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
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     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
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     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
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     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
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     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
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     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
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     Combest
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     Cramer
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     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
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     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
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     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
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     Fowler
     Fox
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     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
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     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
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     Hansen
     Harman
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     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
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     Houghton
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     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
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     Johnson, Sam
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     Minge
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     Petri
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     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
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     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Brown (CA)
     Furse
       
  So, pursuant to clause 5(c) of rule XXI, three-fifths of the Members 
not having voted in the affirmative, the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LINDER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 119, reported 
the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 119 an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 1214 was considered as 
adopted.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 4, strike the item relating to section 592 and insert 
     the following:

Sec. 592. Sense of the Congress.

       Page 18, strike line 19 and all that follows through line 5 
     on page 19 and insert the following:
       ``(3) For failure to participate in the income and 
     eligibility verification system.--If the Secretary determines 
     that a State program funded under this part is not 
     participating during a fiscal year in the income and 
     eligibility verification system required by section 1137, the 
     Secretary shall reduce by 1 percent the amount of the grant 
     that would (in the absence of this subsection, subsection 
     (a)(1)(B) of this section, and section 101(e)(2)) be payable 
     to the State under subsection (a)(1)(A) for the fiscal year.
       Page 32, line 20, strike ``subsection (c)(1)'' and insert 
     ``section 403(c)(1)''.
       Page 32, line 24, strike ``, unless'' and all that follows 
     through line 13 on page 33 and insert ``except consistent 
     with title IV of the Personal Responsibility Act of 1995.''.
       Page 33, line 16, strike ``a State'' and insert ``A 
     State''.

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       Page 35, beginning on line 16, strike ``subsection (c)(1)'' 
     and insert section 403(c)(1)''.
       Page 36, line 3, strike ``subsection (e)(1)'' and insert 
     ``section 403(c)(1)''.
       Page 84, line 18, insert ``(42 U.S.C. 13001-13004)'' after 
     ``1990''.
       Page 123, line 23, strike ``amount appropriated'' and 
     insert ``school-based nutrition amount''.
       Page 124, line 6, strike ``amount appropriated'' and insert 
     ``school-based nutrition amount''.
       Page 125, beginning on line 22, strike ``amount 
     appropriated'' and insert ``school-based nutrition amount''.
       Page 125, line 25, strike ``amount appropriated'' and 
     insert ``school-based nutrition amount''.
       Page 126, beginning on line 6, strike ``amount 
     appropriated'' and insert ``school-based nutrition amount''.
       Page 126, line 9, strike ``amount appropriated'' and insert 
     ``school-based nutrition amount''.
       Page 126, beginning on line 22, strike ``amount 
     appropriated'' and insert ``school-based nutrition amount''.
       Page 127, beginning on line 3, strike ``amount 
     appropriated'' and insert ``school-based nutrition amount''.
       Page 127, beginning on line 11, strike ``amount 
     appropriated'' and insert ``school-based nutrition amount''.
       Page 127, beginning on line 16, strike ``amount 
     appropriated'' and insert ``school-based nutrition amount''.
       Page 131, line 9, strike ``620'' and insert ``621''.
       Page 153, strike lines 8 through 14.
       Page 153, line 15, strike ``(4)'' and insert ``(3)''.
       Page 154, strike the parenthetical phrase beginning on line 
     20.
       Page 154, line 18, strike ``subsections (b) and (c)'' and 
     insert ``subsection (b)''.
       Page 159, line 13, insert ``or section 412'' after ``this 
     section''.
       Page 159, strike the parenthetical phrase beginning on line 
     16.
       Page 167, line 10, strike ``individual'' and insert 
     ``alien''.
       Page 169, line 9, insert ``(a) Limitations on Assistance.--
     '' before ``Section''.
       Page 170, after line 12, insert the following:
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 501(h)) of the Housing 
     Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471(h)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1)'';
       (2) by striking ``by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (2).
       Page 193, line 4, insert ``of title II'' after ``subtitle 
     C''.
       Page 203, line 3, strike ``Section (3)(o)'' and insert 
     ``Section 3(o)''.
       Page 204, line 21, strike the comma after ``households''.
       Page 210, line 16, strike ``42'' and insert ``7''.
       Page 217, line 17, strike ``2015(i)(6)'' and insert 
     ``2016(i)(6)''.
       Page 217, line 18, strike ``17(e)'' and insert ``section 
     17(e)''.
       Page 221, line 25, strike ``the''.
       Page 222, line 1, strike ``year'' and insert ``years''.
       Page 228, beginning on line 25, strike ``Food Stamp 
     Simplification and Reform'' and insert ``Personal 
     Responsibility''.
       Page 229, line 5, strike ``Food Stamp Simplification and 
     Reform'' and insert ``Personal Responsibility''.
       Page 231, line 10, strike ``, wherever possible,'' and on 
     line 11, insert ``wherever possible,'' after 
     ``Agriculture,''.
       Page 236, line 4, strike ``and (c)''.
       Page 236, strike lines 7 and 8.
       Page 236, line 9, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(b)'' and 
     strike ``section 560''and insert ``section 559''.
       Page 242, line 4, strike ``601(d)(1)'' and insert 
     ``601(d)(1)(A)''.
       Page 245, line 10, strike ``indivdiuals'' and insert 
     ``individuals''.
       Page 255, strike lines 19 and 20 and insert the following: 
     ``and for whom, for the month preceding the month in which 
     the individual attained such age, a determination was in 
     effect that the individual is a qualifying child under 
     section 1646(3).''.
       Page 262, line 9, insert ``by reason of disability'' after 
     ``Act,''.
       Page 323, line 24, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(b)''.
       Page 368, line 20, strike ``subparagraphs (A) and (B)'' and 
     insert ``paragraphs (1) and (2)''.
       Page 387, line 25, strike ``by an administrative 
     adjudicator'' and insert ``through an administrative process 
     established under State law''.
       Page 393, strike line 4 and all that follows through line 
     7.
       Page 393, line 5, strike ``(b) Technical Amendment.--''.
       Amendment No. 2, offered by Mr. Talent:
       Page 6, after line 3, insert the following:

     SEC. 100. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) marriage is the foundation of a successful society;
       (2) marriage is an essential social institution which 
     promotes the interests of children and society at large;
       (3) the negative consequences of an out-of-wedlock birth on 
     the child, the mother, and society are well documented as 
     follows:
       (A) the illegitimacy rate among black Americans was 26 
     percent in 1965, but today the rate is 68 percent and 
     climbing;
       (B) the illegitimacy rate among white Americans has risen 
     tenfold, from 2.29 percent in 1960 to 22 percent today;
       (C) the total of all out-of-wedlock births between 1970 and 
     1991 has risen from 10 percent to 30 percent and if the 
     current trend continues 50 percent of all births by the year 
     2015 will be out-of-wedlock;
       (D) \3/4\ of illegitimate births among whites are to women 
     with a high school education or less;
       (E) the 1-parent family is 6 times more likely to be poor 
     than the 2-parent family;
       (F) children born into families receiving welfare 
     assistance are 3 times more likely than children not born 
     into families receiving welfare to be on welfare when they 
     reach adulthood;
       (G) teenage single parent mothering is the single biggest 
     contributor to low birth weight babies;
       (D) children born out-of-wedlock are more likely to 
     experience low verbal cognitive attainment, child abuse, and 
     neglect;
       (I) young people from single parent or stepparent families 
     are 2 to 3 times more likely to have emotional or behavioral 
     problems than those from intact families;
       (J) young white women who were raised in a single parent 
     family are more than twice as likely to have children out-of-
     wedlock and to become parents as teenagers, and almost twice 
     as likely to have their marriages end in divorce, as are 
     children from 2-parent families;
       (K) the younger the single parent mother, the less likely 
     she is to finish high school;
       (L) young women who have children before finishing high 
     school are more likely to receive welfare assistance for a 
     longer period of time;
       (M) between 1985 and 1990, the public cost of births to 
     teenage mothers under the aid to families with dependent 
     children program, the food stamp program, and the medicaid 
     program has been estimated at $120,000,000,000;
       (N) the absence of a father in the life of a child has a 
     negative effect on school performance and peer adjustment;
       (O) the likelihood that a young black man will engage in 
     criminal activities doubles if he is raised without a father 
     and triples if he lives in a neighborhood with a high 
     concentration of single parent families; and
       (P) the greater the incidence of single parent families in 
     a neighborhood, the higher the incidence of violent crime and 
     burglary; and
       (4) in light of this demonstration of the crisis in our 
     Nation, the reduction of out-of-wedlock births is an 
     important government interest and the policy contained in 
     provisions of this title address the crisis.
       Amend the table of contents accordingly.
       Amendment No. 4, offered by Mr. Hyde:
       Page 8, line 15, strike ``births'', and insert 
     ``pregnancies.''
       Page 8, strike lines 22-25.
       Page 14, line 18, strike ``costs.'' and insert ``costs. Not 
     withstanding any other provisions of this act, a state to 
     which a grant is made under section 403 may not use any part 
     of the grant to provide medical services.''
       Amendment No. 6, offered by Mr. Talent:
       Page 22, strike the table that begins after line 2 and 
     insert the following:

                                                            The minimum
``If the fiscal year is:                         participation rate is:
    1996............................................................ 10
    1997............................................................ 15
    1998............................................................ 20
    1999............................................................ 25
    2000............................................................ 27
    2001............................................................ 29
    2002............................................................ 40
    2003 or thereafter..............................................50.

       Amendment No. 10, offered by Mr. Smith of Texas:
       Page 65, line 2, insert after the period: The Secretary may 
     not require a state to alter its child protection law 
     regarding determination of the adequacy, type and timing of 
     health care (whether medical, non-medical or spiritual).
       Amendment No. 12, offered by Mr. Burton of Indiana:
       Page 85, after line 15, insert the following:

     SEC. 205. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING TIMELY ADOPTION OF 
                   CHILDREN.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) too many children who wish to be adopted are spending 
     inordinate amounts of time in foster care;
       (2) there is an urgent need for States to increase the 
     number of waiting children being adopted in a timely and 
     lawful manner;
       (3) States should allocate sufficient funds under this 
     title for adoption assistance and medical assistance to 
     encourage more families to adopt children who otherwise would 
     languish in the foster care system for a period that many 
     experts consider detrimental to their development;
       (4) when it is necessary for a State to remove a child from 
     the home of the child's biological parents, the State should 
     strive--
       (A) to provide the child with a single foster care 
     placement and a single coordinated case team; and
       (B) to conclude an adoption of the child, when adoption is 
     the goal of the child and the State, within one year of the 
     child's placement in foster care; and
       (5) States should participate in local, regional, or 
     national programs to enable maximum visibility of waiting 
     children to potential parents.
       Amendment No. 14. Offered by Mr. Cunningham:
       Page 114, strike line 4, and insert the following:
       ``(b) Additional Requirements With Respect to Assistance 
     for Pregnant, Postpartum, and Breastfeeding Women, Infants, 
     and Children.--
       ``(1) Minimum amount of assistance.--The State shall

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       Page 114, after line 11, insert the following (and make 
     appropriate conforming amendments):
       ``(2) Assistance for members of the armed forces and their 
     dependents.--The State shall ensure that assistance described 
     in subsection (a)(1) is provided to members of the Armed 
     Forces and dependents of such members (regardless of the 
     State of residence of such members or dependents) who meet 
     the requirements of such subsection on an equitable basis 
     with assistance provided to all other individuals under such 
     subsection in such State.
       ``(c) Additional Requirement With Respect to Child Care 
     Assistance on Military Installations.--
       ``(1) In general.--To the extent consistent with the number 
     of children who are receiving assistance under child care 
     programs established and carried out on military 
     installations in such State by the Department of Defense, the 
     State, after timely and appropriate consultation with 
     representatives of such programs, shall provide assistance to 
     such programs for such children (regardless of the State of 
     residence of such children) in accordance with subsection 
     (a)(3) on an equitable basis with assistance provided in 
     accordance with such subsection to all other child care 
     programs carried out in such State.
       ``(2) Limitation.--In providing assistance to a child care 
     program established and carried out on a military 
     installation under paragraph (1), a State shall not require 
     that such program be licensed under State law if such program 
     is licensed by the Department of Defense.
       Amendment No. 16, offered by Mr. Gunderson:
       Page 116, beginning on line 19, strike ``the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate'' and insert ``which can be 
     reasonably required by the Secretary''.
       Page 135, beginning on line 4, strike ``the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate'' and insert ``which can be 
     reasonably required by the Secretary''.
       Amendment No. 23, offered by Mr. Roberts:
       Page 232, strike lines 23 and 24 and insert the following:
       ``Section 15 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2024) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:''.
       Page 232, line 25, strike ``(g)(1)'' and insert ``(h)(1)''.
       Amendment No. 27, offered by Mr. Zimmer:
       Page 37, line 11, strike ``CONVICTED OF'' and insert 
     ``FOUND TO HAVE''
       Page 37, line 12, strike ``REPRESENTING'' and insert 
     ``REPRESENTED''.
       Page 37, line 12, strike ``TO A WELFARE PROGRAM'' and 
     insert ``IN ORDER TO OBTAIN BENEFITS IN 2 OR MORE STATES'' 
     after ``RESIDENCE''.
       Page 37, line 13, 14 and 15, strike ``A State to which a 
     grant is made under section 403 may not use any part of the 
     grant to provide assistance to an individual'' and insert 
     ``An individual shall not be considered an eligible 
     individual for the purposes of this title'' before ``during'' 
     on line 15.
       Page 37, line 16, insert ``found by a State to have made, 
     or is'' after ``is''.
       Page 37, line 17, strike ``of making'' and insert ``of 
     having made,''.
       Page 37, line 20, strike ``under 2 or more'' and insert 
     ``simultaneously from 2 or more States under''.
       Page 37, line 21, insert ``, title XIX, or the Food Stamp 
     Act of 1977, or benefits in 2 or more States under the 
     supplemental security income program under title XIV'' before 
     the period.
       Page 266, after line 15, insert the following:

     SEC. 606. DENIAL OF SSI BENEFITS FOR 10 YEARS TO INDIVIDUALS 
                   FOUND TO HAVE FRAUDULENTLY MISREPRESENTED 
                   RESIDENCE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN BENEFITS 
                   SIMULTANEOUSLY IN 2 OR MORE STATES.

       Sec. 1614(a) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1382c(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) An individual shall not be considered an eligible 
     individual for purposes of this title during the 10-year 
     period beginning on the date the individual is found by a 
     State to have made, or is convicted in Federal or State court 
     of having made, a fraudulent statement or representation with 
     respect to the place of residence of the individual in order 
     to receive benefits simultaneously from 2 or more States 
     under programs that are funded under part A of title IV, 
     title XIX, or the Food Stamp Act of 1977, or benefits in 2 or 
     more States under the supplemental security income program 
     under title XVI.''
       At the end of subtitle B of title V, insert the following 
     (and make such technical and conforming changes as may be 
     appropriate):

     SEC. 581. DENIAL OF FOOD STAMP BENEFITS FOR 10 YEARS TO 
                   INDIVIDUALS FOUND TO HAVE FRAUDULENTLY 
                   MISREPRESENTED RESIDENCE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN 
                   BENEFITS SIMULTANEOUSLY IN 2 OR MORE STATES.

       Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) An individual shall be ineligible to participate in 
     the food stamp program as a member of any household during 
     the 10-year period beginning on the date the individual is 
     found by a State to have made, or is convicted in Federal or 
     State court of having made, a fraudulent statement or 
     representation with respect to the place of residence of the 
     individual in order to receive benefits simultaneously from 2 
     or more States under the food stamp program or under programs 
     that are funded under part A of title IV, title XIX, or 
     benefits in 2 or more States under the supplemental security 
     income program under title XVI.''
       Amendment No. 28, offered by Mr. Shaw:
       Page 282, line 13, after the period insert the following: 
     ``The Secretary must agree that the system will not cost more 
     nor take more time to establish than a centralized system. In 
     addition, employers shall be given 1 location to which income 
     withholding is sent.''.
       Page 322, strike line 23 and all that follows through line 
     23 on page 323.
       Page 323, line 24, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(b)''.
       Amendment offered by Ms. Dunn of Washington:
       Page 307, line 4, strike ``and''.
       Page 307, line 8, strike ``matter.'.'' and insert ``matter; 
     and''.
       Page 307, after line 8, insert the following:
       ``(C) any individual who has died be placed in the records 
     relating to the death and be recorded on the death 
     certificate.''.


       modifications to amendments en bloc offered by mr. archer

  The CHAIRMAN. The Clerk will report the modifications to the 
amendments en bloc.
  The Clerk read as follows:

       Modifications to the amendments en bloc offered by Mr. 
     Archer:
       Amendment No. 4, as modified, offered by Mr. Hyde: (1) Page 
     8, line 15, strike ``births'', and insert ``pregnancies.''
       (2) Page 8, lines 24 and 25, strike ``and health services''
       (3) Page 14, line 18, strike ``costs,'' and insert ``costs. 
     Not withstanding any other provision of this act, a state to 
     which a grant is made under section 403 may not use any part 
     of the grant to provide medical services.''
       Amendment No. 12, as modified, offered by Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana: Page 85, after line 15, insert the following:

     SEC. 205. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING TIMELY ADOPTION OF 
                   CHILDREN.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) too many children who wish to be adopted are spending 
     inordinate amounts of time in foster care;
       (2) there is an urgent need for States to increase the 
     number of waiting children being adopted in a timely and 
     lawful manner.
       (3) Studies have shown that States spend an excess of 
     $15,000 each year on each special needs child in foster care, 
     and would save significant amounts of money if they offered 
     incentives to families to adopt special needs children;
       (4) States should allocate sufficient funds under this 
     title for adoption assistance and medical assistance to 
     encourage more families to adopt children who otherwise would 
     languish in the foster care system for a period that many 
     experts consider detrimental to their development;
       (5) State should offer incentives for families that adopt 
     special needs children to make adoption more affordable for 
     middle-class families;
       (6) when it is necessary for a State to remove a child from 
     the home of the child's biological parents, the State should 
     strive--
       (A) to provide the child with a single foster care 
     placement and a single coordinated case team; and
       (B) to conclude an adoption of the child, when adoption is 
     the goal of the child and the State, within one year of the 
     child's placement in foster care; and
       (7) States should participate in local, regional, or 
     national programs to enable maximum visibility of waiting 
     children to potential parents. Such programs should include a 
     nationwide, interactive computer network to disseminate 
     information on children eligible for adoption to help match 
     them with families around the country.
       Page 16, strike line 8 and all that follows through line 
     15.
       (C) State Option.--Nothing in subparagraph (A) shall be 
     construed to prohibit a state from using funds provided by 
     section 403 from providing aid in the form of vouchers that 
     may be used only to pay for particular goods and services 
     specified by the state as suitable for the care of the child 
     such as diapers, clothing, and school supplies.
       Page 34, strike line 1 and all that follows through line 15 
     and insert the following:
       ``(5) No additional cash assistance for children born to 
     families receiving assistance.--
       ``(A) General rule.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 403 may not use any part of the grant to provide cash 
     benefits for a minor child who is born to--
       ``(i) a recipient of benefits under the program operated 
     under this part; or
       ``(ii) a person who received such benefits at any time 
     during the 10-month period ending with the birth of the 
     child.
       ``(B) Exception for vouchers.--Subparagraph (A) shall not 
     apply to vouchers which are provided in lieu of cash benefits 
     and which are provided in lieu of cash benefits and which may 
     be used only to pay for particular goods and services 
     specified by the State as suitable for the care of the child 
     involved.
       ``(C) Exception for rape or incest.--Subparagraph (A) shall 
     not apply with respect to a child who is born as a result of 
     rape or incest.
       Page 60, line 8, insert ``, using adult relatives as the 
     preferred placement for children separated from their parents 
     if such relatives meet all State child protection standards'' 
     before the semicolon.

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       Page 72, line 4, insert ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Each 
     State''.
       Page 72, after line 20, insert the following:
       ``(b) Placement of Children with Relatives.--A State to 
     which a grant is made under this part may consider--
       ``(1) establishing a new type of foster care placement, 
     which could be considered a permanent placement, for children 
     who are separated from their parents (in this subsection 
     referred to as `kinship care') under which--
       ``(A) adult relatives of such children would be the 
     preferred placement option if such relatives meet all 
     relevant child protection standards established by the State;
       ``(B) the State would make a needs-based payment and 
     provide supportive services, as appropriate, with respect to 
     children placed in a kinship care arrangement; and
       ``(2) in placing children for adoption, giving preference 
     to adult relatives who meet applicable adoption standards 
     (including those acting as foster parents of such children).
       Page 74, line 8, strike ``Secretary'' and insert ``Attorney 
     General of the United States''.
       Page 74, line 9, insert ``by contract'' after ``operate''.
       Page 74, line 15, strike ``Secretary'' and insert 
     ``Attorney General of the United States''.
       Page 87, line 3, strike ``$1,943,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$2,093,000,000''.
       Page 114, strike line 4, and insert the following:
       ``(b) Additional Requirements With Respect To Assistance 
     for Pregnant, Postpartum, and Breastfeeding Women, Infants, 
     and Children.--
       ``(1) Minimum amount of assistance.--The State shall
       Page 114, after line 11, insert the following paragraph:
       ``(2) Cost containment measures regarding procurement of 
     infant formula--
       ``(A) In general.--The State shall, with respect to the 
     provision of food assistance to economically disadvantaged 
     pregnant women, postpartum women, breastfeeding women, 
     infants, and young children under subsection (a)(1), 
     establish and carry out a cost containment system for the 
     procurement of infant formula.
       ``(B) Use of amounts resulting from savings.--The State 
     shall use amounts available to the State as result of savings 
     in costs to the State from the implementation of the cost 
     containment system described in subparagraph (A) for the 
     purpose of providing the assistance described in paragraphs 
     (1) through (5) of subsection (a).
       ``(C) Annual reports.--The State shall submit to the 
     Secretary for each fiscal year a report containing--
       ``(i) a description of the cost containment system for 
     infant formula implemented by the State in accordance with 
     subparagraph (A) for such fiscal year; and
       ``(ii) the estimated amount of savings in costs derived by 
     the State in providing food assistance described in such 
     subparagraph under such cost containment system for such 
     fiscal year as compared to the amount of such savings derived 
     by the State under the cost containment system for the 
     preceding fiscal year, where appropriate.
       Page 157, after line 4, insert the following new paragraph:
       (6) Certain permanent resident and disabled aliens.--
     Subsection (a) shall not apply to an alien who--
       (A) has been lawfully admitted to the United States for 
     permanent residence; and
       (B) is unable because of physical or developmental 
     disability or mental impairment (including Alzheimer's 
     disease) to comply with the naturalization requirements of 
     section 312(a) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act. 
       In section 556(a) of the bill, strike paragraph (2) and 
     insert the following:
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``effective no later than April 1, 1992,'';
       (B) by striking ``the approval of'';
       (C) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``, in any 1 year,''; 
     and
       (D) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
       ``(D)(i) measures to maximize the security of such system 
     using the most recent technology available that the State 
     considers appropriate and cost-effective and which may 
     include (but is not limited to) personal identification 
     number (PIN), photographic identification on electronic 
     benefit transfer cards, and other measures to protect against 
     fraud and abuse; and
       ``(ii) effective not later than 2 years after the date of 
     the enactment of the Food Stamp Simplification and Reform Act 
     of 1995, measures that permit such system to differentiate 
     items of food that may be acquired with an allotment from 
     items of food that may not be acquired with an allotment.''; 
     and
       At the end of subtitle B of title V, insert the following 
     (and make such technical and conforming changes as may be 
     appropriate):

     SEC. 581. DISQUALIFICATION RELATING OF CHILD SUPPORT ARREARS.

       Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) No individual is eligible to participate in the food 
     stamp program as a member of any household during any period 
     such individual has any unpaid liability that is both--
       ``(1) under a court order for the support of a child of 
     such individual; and
       ``(2) for which the court is not allowing such individual 
     to delay payment.''.
       In section 7(i)(1)(B) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2016(i)), as added by section 556 of the bill, insert 
     ``, except that each electronic benefit transfer card shall 
     bear a photograph of the members of the household to which 
     such card is issued'' before the period. 
       Page 37, after line 21, insert the following:
       ``(11) Denial of assistance for fugitive felons and 
     probation and parole violators.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 403 may not use any part of the grant to provide 
     assistance to any individual who is--
       ``(i) fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
     confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place 
     from which the individual flees, for a crime, or an attempt 
     to commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws of the 
     place from which the individual flees, or which, in the case 
     of the State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the 
     laws of such State; or
       ``(ii) violating a condition of probation or parole imposed 
     under Federal or State law.
       ``(B) Exchange of information with law enforcement 
     agencies.--If a State to which a grant is made under section 
     403 establishes safeguards against the use or disclosure of 
     information about applicants or recipients of assistance 
     under the State program funded under this part, the 
     safeguards shall not prevent the State agency administering 
     the program from furnishing a Federal, State, or local law 
     enforcement officer, upon the request of the officer, with 
     the current address of any recipient if the officer furnishes 
     the agency with the name of the recipient and notifies the 
     agency that such recipient is fleeing to avoid prosecution, 
     or custody or confinement after conviction, under the laws of 
     the place from which the recipient flees, for a crime, or an 
     attempt to commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws 
     of the place from which the recipient flees, or which, in the 
     case of the State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under 
     the laws of such State, or is violating a condition of 
     probation or parole imposed under Federal or State law, or 
     has information that is necessary for the officer to conduct 
     the official duties of the office, that the location or 
     apprehension of the recipient is within such official duties.
       Page 37, after line 21, insert the following:
       ``(11) Denial of assistance for minor children who are 
     absent from the home for a significant period.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 403 may not use any part of the grant to provide 
     assistance for a minor child who has been, or is expected by 
     a parent (or other caretaker relative) of the child to be, 
     absent from the home for a period of 45 consecutive days or, 
     at the option of the State, such period of not less than 30 
     and not more than 90 consecutive days as the State may 
     provide for in the State plan submitted pursuant to section 
     402.
       ``(B) State authority to establish good cause exceptions.--
     The State may establish such good cause exceptions to 
     subparagraph (A) as the State considers appropriate if such 
     exceptions are provided for in the State plan submitted 
     pursuant to section 402.
       ``(C) Denial of assistance for relative who fails to notify 
     state agency of absence of child.--A State to which a grant 
     is made under section 403 may not use any part of the grant 
     to provide assistance for an individual who is a parent (or 
     other caretaker relative) of a minor child and who fails to 
     notify the agency administering the State program funded 
     under this part, of the absence of the minor child from the 
     home for the period specified in or provided for under 
     subparagraph (A), by the end of the 5-day period that begins 
     with the date that it becomes clear to the parent (or 
     relative) that the minor child will be absent for such period 
     so specified or provided for.
       Page 235, after line 24, insert the following (and make 
     such technical and conforming changes as may be appropriate):

     SEC. 581. ELIMINATION OF FOOD STAMP BENEFITS WITH RESPECT TO 
                   FUGITIVE FELONS AND PROBATION AND PAROLE 
                   VIOLATORS.

       (a) Ineligibility for Food Stamps.--Section 6 of the Food 
     Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as amended by section 555, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) No member of a household who is otherwise eligible to 
     participate in the food stamp program shall be eligible to 
     participate in the program as a member of that or any other 
     household while the individual is--
       ``(1) fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
     confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place 
     from which he flees, for a crime, or an attempt to commit a 
     crime, which is a felony under the laws of the place from 
     which he flees, or which, in the case of the State of New 
     Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the laws of such State; 
     or
       ``(2) violating a condition of probation or parole imposed 
     under a Federal or State law.''.
       (2) Exchange of Information With Law Enforcement 
     Officers.--Section 11(e)(8) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2020(e)(8)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and (C)'' and inserting ``(C)''; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
     following: ``, (D) notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the address of a member of a household shall be made 
     available, on request, to a Federal, State, or local law 
     enforcement officer if the officer furnishes the State agency 
     with the name of the member and notifies the agency that (i) 
     the member (I) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
     confinement after conviction,

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     under the laws of the place from which he flees, for a crime, 
     or an attempt to commit a crime, which is a felony under the 
     laws of the place from which he flees, or which, in the case 
     of the State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the 
     laws of such State, or is violating a condition of probation 
     or parole imposed under Federal or State law, or (II) has 
     information that is necessary for the officer to conduct the 
     officer's official duties, (ii) the location or apprehension 
     of the member is within the official duties of the officer, 
     and (iii) the request is made in the proper exercise of the 
     duties, and''.
       Page 266, after line 15, insert the following:

     SEC. 606. DENIAL OF SSI BENEFITS FOR FUGITIVE FELONS AND 
                   PROBATION AND PAROLE VIOLATORS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1611(c) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)), as amended by section 601(b)(1) of this 
     Act, is amended by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
     following:
       ``(3) A person shall not be an eligible individual or 
     eligible spouse for purposes of this title with respect to 
     any month if, throughout the month, the person is--
       ``(A) fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
     confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place 
     from which the person flees, for a crime, or an attempt to 
     commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws of the place 
     from which the person flees, or which, in the case of the 
     State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the laws of 
     such State; or
       ``(B) violating a condition of probation or parole imposed 
     under Federal or State law.''.
       (b) Exchange of information with law enforcement 
     agencies.--Section 1631(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(e)) is 
     amended by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Commissioner shall furnish any Federal, State, or local law 
     enforcement officer, upon the request of the officer, with 
     the current address of any recipient of benefits under this 
     title, if the officer furnishes the agency with the name of 
     the recipient name and notifies the agency that--
       ``(A) the recipient--
       ``(i) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody of 
     confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place 
     from which the person flees, for a crime, or an attempt to 
     commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws of the place 
     from which the person flees, or which, in this case of the 
     State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the laws of 
     such State;
       ``(ii) is violating a condition of probation or parole 
     imposed under Federal or State law; or
       ``(iii) has information that is necessary for the officer 
     to conduct the officer's official duties;
       ``(B) the location or apprehension of the recipient is 
     within the official duties of the officer; and
       ``(C) the request is made in the proper exercise of such 
     duties.''.
       Amend the table of contents accordingly.
       Page 387, after line 10, insert the following:

     SEC. 768. LIENS.

       Section 466(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(4)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(4) Procedures under which--
       ``(A) liens arise by operation of law against real and 
     personal property for amounts of overdue support owed by an 
     absent parent who resides or owns property in the State; and
       ``(B) the State accords full faith and credit to liens 
     described in subparagraph (A) arising in another State, 
     without registration of the underlying order.''.
       Amend the table of contents accordingly.
       Page 387, after line 10, insert the following:

     SEC. 768. STATE LAW AUTHORIZING SUSPENSION OF LICENSES.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     715, 717(a), and 723 of this Act, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(15) Authority to withhold or suspend licenses.--
     Procedures under which the State has (and uses in appropriate 
     cases) authority to withhold or suspend, or to restrict the 
     use of driver's licenses, professional and occupational 
     licenses, and recreational licenses of individuals owing 
     overdue support or failing, after receiving appropriate 
     notice, to comply with subpoenas or warrants relating to 
     paternity or child support proceedings.''.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. GIBBONS moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Ways and 
Means with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith 
with the following amendment:

       At the end, add the following new section:

     SEC.  . DEFICIT REDUCTION

       Reductions in outlays from the enactment of this Act shall 
     be used to reduce the deficit and shall not be taken into 
     account for purposes of section 252 of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. GIBBONS demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

205

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negative

Nays

228

para.50.7                    [Roll No. 268]

                                AYES--205

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--228

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)

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     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Brown (CA)
     Mollohan
       
  So the motion to recommit with instruction was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SHAW demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

234

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

199

para.50.8                    [Roll No. 269]

                                AYES--234

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--199

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Brown (CA)
     Skelton
       
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.50.9  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. ARCHER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill, the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, cross references, 
and to make other technical corrections.

para.50.10  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, March 
29, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.50.11  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28, 1995, for ``morning hour'' debates.
  And then,

para.50.12  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. UNDERWOOD, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 4 o'clock and 1 minute p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28, 1995.

para.50.13  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BAKER of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Calvert):
       H.R. 1316. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax credits to businesses with employees 
     performing services in their residences or in telecommuting 
     centers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Solomon, 
             Mr. Mineta, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Upton, Mr. Davis, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Schaefer, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Bass, and Mr. Lewis of California):
       H.R. 1317. A bill to ensure that sellers and underwriters 
     of insurance are qualified and subject to State consumer 
     protection requirements; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Inglis 
             of South Carolina):
       H.R. 1318. A bill to provide for the elimination of the 
     Department of Education, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Bereuter, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Upton, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Pete 
             Geren of Texas, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. 
             Moran):
       H.R. 1319. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     improve the information made available in Social Security 
     account statements and to provide for annual distribution of 
     such statements to beneficiaries; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 1320. A bill to impose restrictions on the use of 
     certain special purpose aircraft; to

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     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 1321. A bill to prevent handgun violence and illegal 
     commerce in firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
             Lipinski):
       H.R. 1322. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a $100,000 lifetime deduction for net capital 
     gain; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Laughlin, 
             and Mr. Brewster):
       H.R. 1323. A bill to reduce risk to public safety and the 
     environment associated with pipeline transportation of 
     natural gas and hazardous liquids, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 1324. A bill to enforce the law regulating the height 
     of buildings in the District of Columbia by prohibiting the 
     District of Columbia from issuing any building or occupancy 
     permit for the proposed development located at 1328 G Street, 
     NW., unless the development is modified to conform to such 
     law; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1325. A bill to amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 
     concerning the calculation of public building transactions; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.J. Res. 80. Joint resolution disapproving the action of 
     the District of Columbia Council in approving the Closing of 
     a Public Alley and Establishment of an Easement in Square 
     253, S.O. 88-107, Act of 1994; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. MANTON (for himself and Mr. Knollenberg):
       H. Con. Res. 48. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     economy of India and relations between the United States and 
     India; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey:
       H. Con. Res. 49. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that any legislation passed by the Congress 
     relating to assistance for School Lunch and Breakfast 
     Programs should include a requirement to provide free lunches 
     and breakfasts to economically disadvantaged students; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

para.50.14  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       27. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of South Carolina, relative to 
     H.R. 842, the Truth in Budgeting Act; jointly, to the 
     Committees on the Budget, Government Reform and Oversight, 
     and Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.50.15  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 26: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Mascara and Mrs. Vucanovich.
       H.R. 89: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Schroeder, and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 112: Ms. Lowey, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Clayton, 
     and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 244: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Mascara and Mrs. Vucanovich.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Doyle and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 357: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Porter, Mr. LaHood, 
     Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 393: Mr. Pete Geren of Texas.
       H.R. 470: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 483: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 516: Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 570: Mr. Torricelli and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Bryant of 
     Tennessee, Mr. Blute, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Metcalf, 
     Mr. Dornan, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, and 
     Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 708: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 753: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 791: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 801: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Moran, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Jacobs, Mr. Scott, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 803: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
     Stearns, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Fattah, and 
     Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Linder, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Clay, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Yates, 
     Mr. Wynn, Mr. Evans, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Pastor, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Parker, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. 
     Brown of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
     Montgomery, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Frost, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Towns, and Mr. 
     Martinez.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Hoke, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
     Burr, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Bunning 
     of Kentucky, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Jones, Mr. Funderburk, and Mr. 
     Fox.
       H.R. 939: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 945: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Reed, 
     Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Baesler, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Upton, 
     Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Rahall, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Ms. 
     Lofgren.
       H.R. 958: Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Buchus, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Klug, Mr. Rose, and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 1003: Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 1044: Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Reynolds, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1110: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. 
     Forbes.
       H.R. 1153: Ms. Molinari, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1154: Mr. Shays, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Farr.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Porter, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Nadler, 
     Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wilson, Mrs. Maloney, and 
     Mrs. Waldholtz.
       H.R. 1184: Mr. Bono, Mr. Ney, Mr. Allard, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Canady, Mr. Davis, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Largent, Mr. Packard, 
     Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaefer, and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 1208: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1229 Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Frazer, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 1234: Mr. McHugh and Mr. Roth.
       H.R. 1242: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 1249: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1252: Mr. Funderburk.
       H.R. 1258: Mr. Forbes.
       H.J. Res. 41: Mr. Duncan.
       H.J. Res. 73: Mr. Combest.
       H. Con. Res. 22: Mr. Evans, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. 
     Waxman.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
     Sawyer, and Ms. McKinney.
       H. Res. 94: Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Edwards.



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                      TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1995 (51)

para.51.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LONGLEY, 
at 12:30 p.m., who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 28, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable James B. Longley, Jr. to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January 4, 
1995 and Thursday, February 16, 1995, Members were recognized for 
``morning hour'' debates.

para.51.2  recess--1:28 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LONGLEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2:00 p.m.

para.51.3  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, called the House to order.

para.51.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, March 24, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.51.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       618. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act, the Poultry Products 
     Inspection Act, and the Egg Products Inspection Act to 
     recover the full costs for Federal inspection of meat, 
     poultry, and egg products performed at times other than an 
     approved primary shift; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       619. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the annual report on research and technology 
     development activities supporting defense waste management 
     and environmental restoration, pursuant to Public Law 101-
     189, section 3141(c)(1), (2) (103 Stat. 1680); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       620. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Financial 
     Institutions Examination Council, transmitting the Council's 
     1994 annual report, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 3305; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       621. A letter from the National Foundation on the Arts and 
     the Humanities, transmitting the Federal Council on the Arts 
     and the Humanities' 19th annual report on the Arts

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     and Artifacts Indemnity Program for fiscal year, 1994, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 959(c); to the Committee on Economic 
     and Educational Opportunities,
       622. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting notification that the study to evaluate the 
     legal, institutional, and other constraints to connecting 
     buildings owned and leased by the Federal Government to 
     district heating and cooling plants will be transmitted to 
     Congress by the end of July 1995, pursuant to Public Law 102-
     486, section 152(g)(2) (106 Stat. 2848); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       623. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation to provide for the sale of oil 
     from the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and the transfer of oil 
     from Weeks Island, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       624. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Egypt for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 95-13), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       625. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       626. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Secretary's 
     Memorandum of Justification under section 610 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act to support Baltic peacekeeping; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       627. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-31, ``Advisory 
     Neighborhood Commission Special Election Repeal Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       628. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-32, ``Technical 
     Amendments Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       629. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-34, ``Budget 
     Implementation Temporary Act of 1995,'' to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       630. A letter from the U.S. Agency for International 
     Development, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       631. A letter from the U.S. Office of Special Counsel, 
     transmitting the 1994 annual report in compliance with the 
     Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant to Public 
     Law 95-452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       632. A letter from the Chairman, Pennsylvania Avenue 
     Development Corporation, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend the Pennsylvania Avenue Development 
     Corporation Act of 1972 to authorize appropriations for 
     implementation of the development plan for Pennsylvania 
     Avenue between the Capitol and the White House, and for other 
     purposes, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       633. A letter from the Director, Federal Bureau of Prisons, 
     transmitting the Federal Bureau of Prisons annual report on 
     functional literary requirements for all individuals in 
     Federal correctional institutions, pursuant to Public Law 
     101-647, section 2904 (104 Stat. 4914); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       634. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting the 
     annual report on employment and training programs for 
     veterans during program year 1992 (July 1, 1992 through June 
     30, 1993) and fiscal year 1993 (October 1, 1992 through 
     September 30, 1993) pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 2009(b); to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       635. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting a report on the Savings Bonds Program; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.

para.51.6  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries. 

para.51.7  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate had passed with an amendment in which the concurrence of 
the House is requested, a bill of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 831. An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance 
     costs of self-employed individuals, to repeal the provision 
     permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges 
     effectuating policies of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the 
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 4. An Act to grant the power to the President to reduce 
     budget authority. 

para.51.8  house commission on congressional mailing standards

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr.McINNIS, announced that pursuant to the 
provisions of section 5(b) of Public Law 93-191, the Speaker did appoint 
as members of the House Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards 
the following Members of the House:

  Mr. Thomas of California, Chairman; and Messrs. Roberts of Kansas; 
Ney of Ohio; Fazio of California; Clay of Missouri; and Gordon of 
Tennessee. 

para.51.9  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to angola

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby report to the Congress on the developments since September 
26, 1994, concerning the national emergency with respect to Angola that 
was declared in Executive Order No. 12865 of September 26, 1993. This 
report is submitted pursuant to section 401(c) of the National 
Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).
  On September 26, 1993, I declared a national emergency with respect to 
Angola, invoking the authority, inter alia, of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and the United 
Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287c). Consistent with 
United Nations Security Council Resolution 864, dated September 15, 
1993, the order prohibited the sale or supply by United States persons 
or from the United States, or using U.S.-registered vessels or aircraft, 
of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and 
ammunition, military vehicles, equipment and spare parts, and petroleum 
and petroleum products to the territory of Angola other than through 
designated points of entry. The order also prohibited such sale or 
supply to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola 
(``UNITA''). United States persons are prohibited from activities that 
promote or are calculated to promote such sales or supplies, or from 
attempted violations, or from evasion or avoidance or transactions that 
have the purpose of evasion or avoidance, of the stated prohibitions. 
The order authorized the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, to take such actions, including the promulgation 
of rules and regulations, as might be necessary to carry out the 
purposes of the order.
  1. On December 10, 1993, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign 
Assets Control (``FAC'') issued the UNITA (Angola) Sanctions Regulations 
(the ``Regulations'') (58 Fed. Reg. 64904) to implement the President's 
declaration of a national emergency and imposition of sanctions against 
Angola (UNITA). There have been no amendments to the Regulations since 
my report of September 20, 1994.
  The Regulations prohibit the sale or supply by United States persons 
or from the United States, or using U.S.-registered vessels or aircraft, 
of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and 
ammunition, military vehicles, equipment and spare parts, and petroleum 
and petroleum products to UNITA or to the territory of Angola other than 
through designated points. United States persons are also prohibited 
from activities that promote or are calculated to promote such sales or 
supplies to UNITA or Angola, or from any transaction by any United 
States persons that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or 
avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions set forth in 
the Executive order. Also prohibited are transactions by United States 
persons, or involving the use of U.S.-registered vessels or aircraft, 
relating to transportation to Angola or UNITA of goods the exportation 
of which is prohibited.
  The Government of Angola has designated the following points of entry 
as points in Angola to which the articles otherwise prohibited by the 
Regulations may be shipped: Airports: Luanda and Katumbela, Benguela 
Province; Ports: Luanda and Lobito, Benguela Province; and Namibe, 
Namibe Province; and Entry Points: Malongo, Cabinda Province. Although 
no specific

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license is required by the Department of the Treasury for shipments to 
these designated points of entry (unless the item is destined for 
UNITA), any such exports remain subject to the licensing requirements of 
the Departments of State and/or Commerce.
  2. FAC has worked closely with the U.S. financial community to assure 
a heightened awareness of the sanctions against UNITA--through the 
dissemination of publications, seminars, and notices to electronic 
bulletin boards. This educational effort has resulted in frequent calls 
from banks to assure that they are not routing funds in violation of 
these prohibitions. United States exporters have also been notified of 
the sanctions through a variety of media, including special fliers and 
computer bulletin board information initiated by FAC and posted through 
this Department of Commerce and the Government Printing Office. There 
have been no license applications under the program.

  3. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from September 26, 1994, through March 25, 1995, that are 
directly attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities 
conferred by the declaration of a national emergency with respect to 
Angola (UNITA) are reported at about $50,000, most of which represents 
wage and salary costs for Federal personnel. Personnel costs were 
largely centered in the Department of the Treasury (particularly in the 
Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Customs Service, the Office of 
the Under Secretary for Enforcement, and the Office of the General 
Counsel) and the Department of State (particularly the Office of 
Southern African Affairs).
  I will continue to report periodically to the Congress on significant 
developments, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 27, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-53).

para.51.10  message from the president--native hawaiians health care

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I transmit herewith the Report on the Health Care for Native Hawaiians 
Program, as required by section 11 of the Native Hawaiians Health Care 
Act of 1988, as amended (Public Law 102-396; 42 U.S.C. 11701 et. seq.).
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 27, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

para.51.11  house oversight committee--reorganization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                 Committee on House Oversight,

                                   Washington, DC, March 24, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, the Capitol, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: In my letters to you of January 18, 1995 
     assigning various functions to the House Officers, I 
     indicated that assignment of these responsibilities 
     constituted a first step in the ongoing restructuring of 
     House operations, and that further changes may be directed as 
     they become necessary.
       Based on further review, and pursuant to the authority 
     vested in the Committee on House Oversight by House Rule X, 
     clause 1(h) and clause 4(d)(2), the Committee directs that 
     operational and financial responsibility for the House 
     Document Room is assigned to the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives effective on March 27, 1995.
           Best regards,
                                                      Bill Thomas,
                                                        Chairman. 

para.51.12  police and firefighters retirement age

  Mr. FAWELL moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 849) to 
amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to reinstate an 
exemption for certain bona fide hiring and retirement plans applicable 
to State and local firefighters and law enforcement officers, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, recognized Mr. FAWELL and Mr. 
MARTINEZ, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.51.13  targhee national forest land exchange

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 529) to 
authorize the exchange of National Forest System lands in the Targhee 
National Forest in Idaho for non-Federal lands within the forest in 
Wyoming; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
RICHARDSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.51.14  dayton aviation heritage preservation

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 606) to 
amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
RICHARDSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.51.15  north atlantic fisheries convention

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 622) to 
implement the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the 
Northwest Atlantic Fisheries; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
STUDDS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.51.16  fort carson-pinon canyon military lands withdrawal

  Mr. HEFLEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 256) to

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withdraw and reserve certain public lands and minerals within the State 
of Colorado for military uses, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, recognized Mr. HEFLEY and Mr. 
RICHARDSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.51.17  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 73

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 116):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 73) proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States with respect to the 
     number of terms of office of Members of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives. The first reading of the joint 
     resolution shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be 
     confined to the joint resolution and shall not exceed three 
     hours equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. 
     After general debate the joint resolution shall be considered 
     for amendment under the five-minute rule. The joint 
     resolution shall be considered as read. No amendment shall be 
     in order except those specified in the report of the 
     Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each 
     amendment may be offered only in the order specified in the 
     report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
     report, may be considered notwithstanding the adoption of a 
     previous amendment in the nature of a substitute, shall be 
     considered as read, shall be debatable for one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and 
     shall not be subject to amendment. If more than one amendment 
     is adopted, then only the one receiving the greater number of 
     affirmative votes shall be considered as finally adopted. In 
     the case of a tie for the greater number of affirmative 
     votes, then only the last amendment to receive that number of 
     affirmative votes shall be considered as finally adopted. At 
     the conclusion of consideration of the joint resolution for 
     amendment the Committee shall rise and report the joint 
     resolution to the House with such amendment as may have been 
     finally adopted. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the joint resolution and any amendment thereto to 
     final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.51.18  recess--4:20 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 5:00 p.m.

para.51.19  after recess--5:04 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, called the House to order.

para.51.20  defense supplemental appropriations

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 889) 
making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions to preserve 
and enhance the military readiness of the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal readiness of the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1995, and for other purposes; together with the amendments 
of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendments of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.51.21  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 889

  Mr. OBEY moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 889, be 
instructed to form a conference agreement that does not add to the 
national deficit in the current fiscal year and cumulatively through 
fiscal year 1999.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

179

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negative

Nays

240

para.51.22                   [Roll No. 270]

                                YEAS--179

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--240

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly

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     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Ford
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Jefferson
     Nadler
     Orton
     Rose
     Rush
     Velazquez
     Wilson
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.51.23  appointment of conferees--h.r. 889

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of the following Members as managers on the 
part of the House at said conference:

  For consideration of Senate amendments numbered 3, 5, 6, 7, and 10 
through 25, and the Senate amendment to the title of the bill:
  Messrs. Livingston, Myers of Indiana, Young of Florida, Regula, Lewis 
of California, Porter, Rogers, and Wolf, Mrs. Vucanovich, and Messrs. 
Callahan, Obey, Yates, Stokes, Wilson, Hefner, Coleman, and Mollohan.
  For consideration of Senate amendments numbered 1, 2, 4, 8, and 9:
  Messrs. Young of Florida, McDade, Livingston, Lewis of California, 
Skeen, Hobson, Bonilla, Nethercutt, Neumann, Murtha, Dicks, Wilson, 
Hefner, Sabo, and Obey. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.51.24  providing for a closed conference--h.r. 889

  Mr. LIVINGSTON moved, pursuant to clause 6(a) of rule XXVIII, that the 
conference committee meetings between the House and the Senate on the 
bill (H.R. 889) making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
rescissions to preserve and enhance the military readiness of the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal readiness of the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other 
purposes; be closed to the public at such times as classified national 
security information is under consideration; Provided, however, that any 
sitting Member of Congress shall have a right to attend any closed or 
open meeting.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that a roll call was 
required under clause 6(a), rule XXVIII, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

403

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

14

para.51.25                   [Roll No. 271] 

                                YEAS--403

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--14

     Brown (OH)
     DeFazio
     Filner
     Hinchey
     Kennedy (MA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Mink
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Slaughter
     Waters
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bilbray
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Condit
     Frank (MA)
     Gephardt
     Graham
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     Nadler
     Orton
     Pryce
     Rose
     Rush
     Velazquez
     Wilson
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.51.26  self-employed health premium deduction

  On motion of Mr. ARCHER, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 831) to 
amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the deduc

[[Page 510]]

tion for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals, to 
repeal the provision permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
exchanges effectuating policies of the Federal Communications 
Commission, and for other purposes; together with the amendment of the 
Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. ARCHER, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.51.27  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 831

  Mr. GIBBONS moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 831, be 
instructed to agree to the provisions contained in section 5 of the 
Senate amendment which change the tax treatment of United States 
citizens relinquishing their citizenship.
  After debate,
  Mr. GIBBONS moved the previous question on the motion to instruct the 
managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the nays had it.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  Mr. GIBBONS demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

193

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

224

para.51.28                   [Roll No. 272]

                                YEAS--193

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NAYS--224

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bateman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Farr
     Frisa
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Harman
     Jefferson
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Orton
     Richardson
     Rush
     Velazquez
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.51.29  appointment of conferees--h.r. 831

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of Messrs. Archer, Crane, Thomas, Gibbons, and 
Rangel, as managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.51.30  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. INGLIS, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule on Wednesday, March 29, 1995: the Committee on 
Agriculture, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the 
Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Economic and Educational 
Opportunities, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the 
Committee on International Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, 
the Committee on National Security, the Committee on Resources, the 
Committee on Small Business, and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.

para.51.31  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. UNDERWOOD, 
for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para.51.32  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana, at 11 o'clock and 5 minutes 
p.m., the House adjourned.

para.51.33  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1240. A bill 
     to combat crime by enhancing the penalties for certain sexual 
     crimes against children; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-
     90). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

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       Mr. CANADY: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 660. A bill to 
     amend the Fair Housing Act to modify the exemption from 
     certain familial status discrimination prohibitions granted 
     to housing for older persons; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     104-91). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para.51.34  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1326. A bill to authorize and request the President to 
     award the Congressional Medal of Honor posthumously to Bvt. 
     Brig. Gen. Strong Vincent for his actions in the defense of 
     Little Round Top at the Battle of Gettysburg, July 2, 1863; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Archer, and Mr. 
             Bliley):
       H.R. 1327. A bill to provide tax relief to strengthen the 
     American family and create jobs, to reduce Federal spending 
     and the budget deficit, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Budget, Commerce, Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Doyle):
       H.R. 1328. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that no amount shall be includable in gross 
     income by reason of participation in a State prepaid tuition 
     program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Filner, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Costello, Mr. Frost, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Bishop, and Mr. Dellums):
       H.R. 1329. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the period of eligibility for inpatient care for 
     veterans exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or 
     environmental hazards, to extend the period of eligibility 
     for outpatient care for veterans exposed to such substances 
     or hazards during service in the Persian Gulf, and to expand 
     the eligibility of veterans exposed to toxic substances or 
     radiation for outpatient care; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. HAYES (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Pete Geren of 
             Texas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Costello, Mr. Clinger, Ms. 
             Danner, Mr. Blute, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
             Parker, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Kim, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Dickey, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Mica, Mr. Fields of 
             Texas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. 
             Fowler, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Baker of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Gallegly):
       H.R. 1330. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to establish a comprehensive program for 
     conserving and managing wetlands in the United States, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. FURSE (for herself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Manton, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
             Wyden, Mr. Dicks, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Vento, Ms. Norton, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Moran, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Studds, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Porter, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bryant 
             of Texas, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dellums, 
             Mr. Traficant, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Wise, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Rush, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Jacobs, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Brown  of 
             California, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Rose, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Olver, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Clyburn):
       H.R. 1331. A bill to amend the Watershed Protection and 
     Flood Prevention Act to establish a waterways restoration 
     program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, 
     and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 1332. A bill to establish certain policies and 
     responsibilities with respect to the administration of the 
     Rongelop resettlement trust fund, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Klug, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Castle, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mrs. Waldholtz, and Mr. Deal of Georgia):
       H.R. 1333. A bill to require that excess funds provided for 
     official allowances of Members of the House of 
     Representatives be dedicated to deficit reduction; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Ms. MOLINARI (for herself, Mr. Calvert, Mr. King, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 1334. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide a financial incentive for States to reduce 
     expenditures under the Medicaid Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MOLLOHAN:
       H.R. 1335. A bill to provide for the extension of a 
     hydroelectric project located in the State of West Virginia; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MONTGOMERY:
       H.R. 1336. A bill to suspend through September 30, 1995, 
     the duty on certain textile manufacturing machinery; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. PASTOR (for himself, by request), Mr. Coleman, 
             and Mr. Bryant of Texas):
       H.R. 1337. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to authorize appropriations in each of fiscal 
     years 1996 through 1998 for the construction of wastewater 
     treatment facilities to serve United States Colonias and to 
     provide water pollution control in the vicinity of the 
     international boundary between the United States and Mexico; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PASTOR (for himself, Mr. Filner Mr. Coleman, and 
             Mr. Bryant of Texas):
       H.R. 1338. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to authorize appropriations in each of fiscal 
     years 1996--2001 for the construction of wastewater treatment 
     works to provide water pollution control in or near the 
     United States--Mexico border area; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. McHale, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Vento, Mr. Minge, Ms. 
             Lowey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lofgren, and Mr. Dellums):
       H.R. 1339. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for mandatory coverage of services furnished 
     by nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists under 
     State Medicaid plans; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 1340. A bill to modify the project for Bonneville Lock 
     and Dam, Columbia River, OR and Washington; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STROKES (for himself, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Mfume, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Owens, Mrs. 
             Collins of Illinois, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Clay, Mr. Tucker, 
             Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Bishop, 
             Mr. Frazer, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Waters, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Fattah, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Ford, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Flake, Mr. Rush, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
             Reynolds, and Miss Collins of Michigan):
       H.R. 1341. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide authorizations of appropriations for programs 
     relating to the health of individuals who are from 
     disadvantaged backgrounds, including individuals who are 
     members of racial or ethnic minority groups; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1342. A bill to provide for conveyances of certain 
     lands within Cook Inlet Region, AK, for reconveyance to 
     village corporations under the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Gekas, 
             Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Klink):
       H. Con. Res. 50. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox 
     Ecumenical Patriarchate; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. COX:
       H. Con. Res. 51. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress relating to the removal of Russian troops 
     from Kaliningrad; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER:
       H. Con. Res. 52. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding the visit of the Prime Minister of 
     New Zealand, the Hon. James Bolger; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

para.51.35  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII.

       28. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Maine, relative to 
     memoralizing the Con

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     gress and the President of the United States to suspend the 
     July 26, 1995, deadline for sanctions against the State of 
     Maine under the Federal Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.

para.51.36  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause I of rule XXII.

       Mr. GOSS introduced a bill (H.R. 1343) to authorize the 
     Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for the vessel Beula Lee; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

para.51.37  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 42: Mr. Bono, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 120: Mr. McKeon and Mr. Mfume.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 224: Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Bono, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Dornan, Mr. Zeliff, and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 264: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 359: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. 
     Dellums.
       H.R. 558: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 559: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Volkmer, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
     Mr. Skeen, Mr. Ney, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Pickett, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Stump, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Canady, 
     and Mr. Chapman.
       H.R. 586: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 653: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gilman, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 655: Mr. Baker of California.
       H.R. 660: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Linder, Mr. Stump, 
     and Mrs. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
     Frost, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 709: Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 789: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Pastor, 
     Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. McHale, and Mr. Barcia.
       H.R. 795: Mr. LaHood and Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 843: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Zeliff.
       H.R. 878: Mr. Schumer, Mr. Frost, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Gene Green 
     of Texas, Mr. McHugh, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Bishop, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1018: Mr. Emerson and Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Bishop and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1024: Mr. Brownback, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 1029: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1077: Mrs. Waldholtz.
       H.R. 1085: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1103: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington, and Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. McIntosh and Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 1118: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Collins 
     of Georgia, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Gene Green of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 1142: Mr. Christensen and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 1143: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee and Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Evans, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 1170: Mr. Hancock, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mrs. 
     Chenoweth.
       H.R. 1176: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Bass, Mr. Stump, 
     Mr. Packard, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Burr, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
     Armey, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Klug, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Istook, 
     Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Herger, Mr. Goss, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
     Baker of California, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Skeen, and 
     Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1229: Mr. Moran, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Filner, and Mr. 
     Fox.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cooley, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. Saxton and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Frisa, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. 
     Jones.
       H.R. 1318: Mr. Hancock.
       H.J. Res. 3: Mr. Hancock.
       H.J. Res. 48: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.J. Res. 61: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.J. Res. 70: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Gene Green of 
     Texas, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Wilson, and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.J. Res. 71: Mr. Tanner.
       H.J. Res. 76: Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. White, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. 
     Furse, Mr. Hancock, and Mr. Hoke.
       H.J. Res. 79: Mr. Edwards.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Moran, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Parker.
       H. Con. Res. 19: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H. Con. Res. 45: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Torkildsen, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H. Res. 59: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and 
     Mr. Markey.

para.51.38  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII.

       4. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the mayor of the 
     city of DeRidder, LA, relative to a petition for damages 
     filed by two residents of Beauregard Parish; which was 
     referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.



.
                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1995 (52)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.52.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, March 28, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.52.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       636. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled, ``National Defense Technology and Industrial Base, 
     Defense Reinvestment, and Defense Conversion''; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       637. A letter from the Comptroller of the Currency, 
     transmitting the annual report on enforcement actions taken 
     by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency during the 
     12-month period ending December 31, 1994, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 1833; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       638. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     extend the authorization of appropriations for programs under 
     the Native American Programs Act of 1974, and for other 
     purposes, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       639. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Department's final spectrum reallocation report, pursuant 
     to title VI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       640. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the Netherlands 
     (Transmittal No. 16-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       641. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 95-17: Drawdown of Commodities 
     and Services from the Inventory and Resources of the 
     Department of Defense to Support Activities of the 
     Palestinian Police Force, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2348a; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       642. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. C-
     95 which relates to enhancements or upgrades from the level 
     of sensitivity of technology or capability described in 
     section 36(b)(1) AECA certification 93-22 of June 24, 1993, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(5); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       643. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the Department has authorized danger pay for DEA employees 
     assigned to Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, and Mexico, pursuant to 
     5 U.S.C. 5928; to the Committee on International Relations.
       644. A letter from the Federal Housing Finance Board, 
     transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       645. A letter from the Chairman, Thrift Depositor 
     Protection Oversight Board, transmitting the annual report on 
     the status of the Board's audit and investigative coverage, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 8G(h)(2); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       646. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled, the ``Patent Reexamination Reform Act of 1995''; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       647. A letter from the Director, Federal Judicial Center, 
     transmitting the Federal Judicial Center's annual report for 
     1994, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 623(b); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       648. A letter from the Director, U.S. Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting OPM's report on actions taken to 
     implement the metric system of measurement, pursuant to 
     Public Law 100-418, section 5164(c) (102 Stat. 1452); to the 
     Committee on Science.

para.52.3  term limits

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, pursuant to House Resolution 
116 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 73) proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States with respect to the number of terms of 
office of Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. KLUG as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after 
some time spent therein,

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, assumed the Chair.

para.52.4  words taken down in committee

  When Mr. KLUG, Chairman, reported that during the consideration of 
said bill in Committee, certain words used in debate were objected to 
and upon request, were read at the Clerk's desk.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:

       I had specific conversation with the gentleman from 
     Michigan, and he stated to me very clearly that it is his 
     intention to vote against this bill on final. Now, if that is 
     not a cynical manipulation and exploitation of the American 
     public, then what is? What could be more cynical? What could 
     be more hypocritical?

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, held the words taken down to 
be unparliamentary, and said:

  In the opinion of the Chair, ascribing hypocrisy to another Member has 
been ruled out of order in the past, and is unparliamentary.

  By unanimous consent, the words ruled unparliamentary were stricken 
from the Congressional Record.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, by unanimous consent, 
recognized Mr. HOKE to proceed in order.
  Mr. DINGELL objected to permission for Mr. HOKE to proceed in order.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, stated the question: ``Will 
the gentleman be permitted to proceed in order?''
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the gentleman be permitted to proceed in order?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. CONYERS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

212

Nays

197

When there appeared

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Answered present

2

para.52.5                    [Roll No. 273]

                                YEAS--212

     Allard
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Gunderson
     McHugh
       

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Archer
     Bliley
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Collins (IL)
     de la Garza
     Gekas
     Hayes
     Hilleary
     Horn
     Jefferson
     Lazio
     Moakley
     Oxley
     Parker
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Souder
     Stokes
     Waxman
     Williams
     Yates
  So the gentleman was permitted to proceed in order.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the gentleman was permitted to 
proceed in order was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KLUG, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had under 
consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.52.6  submission of conference report--h.r. 831

  Mr. ARCHER submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-92) on the 
bill (H.R. 831) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-
employed individuals, to repeal the provision permitting nonrecognition 
of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the Federal 
Communications Commission, and for other purposes; together with a 
statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para.52.7  term limits

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to House 
Resolution 116 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further 
consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 73) proposing an 
amendment to the Constitution of the United States with respect to the 
number of terms of office of Members of the Senate and the House of 
Representatives.
  Mr. KLUG, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.52.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. PETERSON of Florida:


[[Page 514]]


       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. No person who has been elected to the Senate 
     two times shall be eligible for election or appointment to 
     the Senate. No person who has been elected to the House of 
     Representative six times shall be eligible for election to 
     the House of Representatives.
       ``Section 2. Election as a Senator or Representative before 
     this Article is ratified shall be taken into account for 
     purposes of section 1. Any State limitation on service for 
     Members of Congress from that State, whether enacted before, 
     on, or after the date of the ratification of this Article 
     shall be valid, if such limitation does not exceed the 
     limitation set forth in section 1.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

135

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negative

Nays

297

para.52.9                    [Roll No. 274]

                                AYES--135

     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dornan
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hutchinson
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kim
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lincoln
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Minge
     Moran
     Neumann
     Ney
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Parker
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stark
     Studds
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Ward
     Waters
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--297

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--2

     de la Garza
     Gephardt
       
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, assumed the Chair.

para.52.10  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries. 
  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.52.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. INGLIS:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:
     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to 
     all intents and purposes as a part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within seven years from the date of its submission to 
     the States by the Congress:

                              ``Article--

       ``Section 1. No person who has been elected for a full term 
     to the Senate two times shall be eligible for election or 
     appointment to the Senate. No person who has been elected for 
     a full term to the House of Representatives three times shall 
     be eligible for election to the House of Representatives.
       ``Section 2. No person who has served as a Senator for more 
     than three years of a term to which some other person was 
     elected shall subsequently be eligible for election to the 
     Senate more than once. No person who has served as a 
     Representative for more than one year shall subsequently be 
     eligible for election to the House of Representatives more 
     than two times.
       ``Section 3. No election or service occurring before this 
     article becomes operative shall be taken into account when 
     determining eligibility for election under this article.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

114

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

316

para.52.12                   [Roll No. 275]

                                AYES--114

     Allard
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Blute
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Calvert
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Davis
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dunn
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Goss
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Harman
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Jones
     Kim
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Minge
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Packard
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stockman
     Talent
     Tate
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Vucanovich
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Zimmer

                                NOES--316

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior

[[Page 515]]


     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--4

     de la Garza
     Gephardt
     Pomeroy
     Torricelli
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.52.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. HILLEARY:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:
       That the following article is proposed as an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid 
     to all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within seven years from the date of its submission to 
     the States by the Congress:

                              ``Article --

       ``Section 1. No person who has been elected to the Senate 
     two times shall be eligible for election or appointment to 
     the Senate. No person who has been elected to the House of 
     Representatives six times shall be eligible for election to 
     the House of Representatives.
       ``Section 2. Election as a Senator or Representative before 
     this Article is ratified shall not be taken into account for 
     purposes of section 1, except that any State limitation on 
     service for Members of Congress from that State, whether 
     enacted before, on, or after the date of the ratification of 
     this Article shall be valid, if such limitation does not 
     exceed the limitation set forth in section 1.''.

Yeas

164

It was decided in the

Nays

265

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.52.14                   [Roll No. 276]

                                AYES--164

     Allard
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     LoBiondo
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Orton
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wolf
     Zimmer

                                NOES--265

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey

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     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Longley
       

                              NOT VOTING--4

     de la Garza
     Gephardt
     Pomeroy
     Stokes
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KLUG, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 116, reported 
the joint resolution back to the House.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CONYERS demanded a recorded vote on passage of said joint 
resolution, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

227

It was decided in the

Nays

204

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negative

Answered present

1

para.52.15                   [Roll No. 277]

                                AYES--227

     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Packard
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pickett
     Porter
     Quillen
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Stockman
       

                              NOT VOTING--3

     de la Garza
     Frost
     Pomeroy
  So, two-thirds of the Members present not having voted in favor 
thereof, the joint resolution was not passed.

para.52.16  waiving points of order against conference report on h.r. 
          831

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-93) the resolution (H. Res. 121) waiving certain points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 831) to amend 
the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the deduction 
for the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals, to repeal 
the provision permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges 
effectuating policies of the Federal Communications Commission, and for 
other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.52.17  message from the president--science and technology 
          investments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
  This Nation's future depends on strong public and private support for 
science and technology. My Administration's decision to make sound 
investments in science and technology even as the Federal Government 
cuts other spending is premised on three basic assumptions:
  --Technology is the engine of economic growth.
  --Scientific knowledge is the key to the future.
  --Responsible government advances science and technology.
  The Congress and the American people can find evidence of the 
Administration's dedication to responsible government support for 
science and technology in our defense and economic policies as well as 
our management of the science and technology enterprise. We have 
decreased the Federal deficit, helped to create millions of new jobs, 
and improved the tax treatment of small businesses and of investments in 
research and development. Hemispheric and global trade agreements as 
well as relaxation of outdated export controls have opened huge export 
markets to America's high-tech industries. My National Security Strategy 
of Engagement and Enlargement (February 1995) depends on farsighted and 
efficient science and technology investments. Our foreign policy and 
security interests are also supported by mutually beneficial 
international cooperation in science and technology.
  We have consistently endorsed technology policies to increase 
prosperity

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and enhance environmental quality. In Technology for America's Economic 
Growth (February 1993) and Technology for a Sustainable Future (July 
1994) this Administration conveyed to the American people our plans for 
public/private partnerships to improve the business environment, enhance 
access to quality education and training, support development of 
information infrastructure, ensure continued excellence in health care, 
and strengthen America's global competitiveness.
  Streamlined government based on strong partnerships--within the 
government, with the private sector, and among nations--is a hallmark 
of the Clinton/Gore Administration. The ``virtual department'' I 
created by establishing the National Science and Technology Council 
(NSTC) has cut bureaucratic red tape and produced a historic first: an 
integrated research and development budget that focuses on national 
goals. The NSTC has also produced large savings by enabling agencies to 
coordinate their efforts, divide tasks, and share resources.
  My Committee of Advisors on Science and Technology (PCAST) provides 
critical links to industry and academia. Their oversight of NSTC 
activities, such as development of strategies for the management and 
disposition of fissile materials, promises to improve the Federal 
effort. So, too, do the forums and workshops that have drawn in 
thousands of experts and stakeholders to help develop priorities in 
areas as diverse as fundamental science; environmental technology; and 
health; safety; and food research.
  I am also very proud of the steps we have taken to improve 
international cooperation in science and technology. Through the Gore-
Chernomyrdin Commission we have used science and technology cooperation 
to ease the Russians' transition to democracy and a market economy. We 
have received valuable new technology and cultivated a crucial partner 
in global affairs through Russian participation in the international 
space station. We have used the Megasciences Forum of the Organization 
for Economic Cooperation and Development and other international forums 
to explore ways to share the increasing costs of cutting-edge research 
while maintaining our position of world leadership. Bilateral science 
and technology cooperation with other nations, including advanced 
industrial economies such as Japan, and big, emerging markets such as 
the People's Republic of China, serve us well in the global economy--
giving us access to new ideas and new technologies while creating new 
opportunities for business.
  Economists have estimated that the social rate of return on 
investments in research and development averages about 50 percent, or 
about double the average private rate of return. Clearly a solid 
Federal investment program is justified even in the leanest times. It 
is especially important for the Federal Government to maintain its 
investments in science and technology when the pressures of the 
international competition are leading businesses to focus on shorter 
term payoffs at the expense of more basic, longer term, and riskier 
research and development.
  In Science in the National Interest (August 1994), the Vice President 
and I reaffirmed our longstanding commitment to world leadership in 
science, mathematics, and engineering. Scientific discoveries inspire 
and enrich us. Equally important, science and mathematics education 
provides all Americans with the knowledge and skills they need to 
prepare for and adapt to the high-technology jobs of the future and to 
exercise the responsibilities of citizenship.
  This Administration has articulated clear goals and established 
priorities for Federal spending, and our economic policies have 
improved the climate for private investment as well. We intend to work 
closely with the Congress to ensure the well-being of our children and 
grandchildren. These investments will prepare us for the challenges of 
the 21st century.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, March 29, 1995.
  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Science.

para.52.18  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                 Seventh District, New Jersey,

                                                   March 21, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the Municipal Court for 
     Manville, New Jersey.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is not 
     consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Bob Franks,
                                               Member of Congress.
  And then,

para.52.19  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GRAHAM, at 10 o'clock and 31 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.52.20  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. ARCHER: Committee of conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 831. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance 
     costs of self-employed individuals, to repeal the provision 
     permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges 
     effectuating policies of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-92). 
     Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. QUILLEN: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 121. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 831) to amend the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the deduction for 
     the health insurance costs of self-employed individuals, to 
     repeal the provision permitting nonrecognition of gain on 
     sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the Federal 
     Communications Commission, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     104-93). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. CLINGER: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 1271. A bill to provide protection for family privacy; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-94). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.52.21  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 1344. A bill to amend title II of the Marine 
     Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to direct 
     the Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere to 
     conduct a research program to evaluate technology for 
     depositing certain waste on the deep ocean seabed; to the 
     Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DAVIS (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Clinger, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Flanagan, 
             Mr. Fattah, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Moran, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1345. A bill to eliminate budget deficits and 
     management inefficiencies in the government of the District 
     of Columbia through the establishment of the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SPENCE (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Bateman, 
             and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi) (all by request):
       H.R. 1346. A bill to amend the guarantee fee provisions of 
     the Federal Ship Mortgage Insurance Program in the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1936; to the Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 1347. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1996 for certain maritime programs of the Department of 
     Transportation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       H.R. 1348. A bill to amend the Panama Canal Act of 1979 to 
     reconstitute the Panama Canal Commission as a United States 
     Government corporation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 1349. A bill to authorize expenditures for fiscal year 
     1996 for the operation and maintenance of the Panama Canal, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. SPENCE (for himself, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. 
             Bateman) (all by request):
       H.R. 1350. A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to 
     revitalize the U.S.-flag merchant marine, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Ms. DANNER (for herself, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. Volkmer, and Mr. Hancock):

[[Page 518]]

       H.R. 1351. A bill to ensure the primary principle and 
     priority of the Missouri River system focus on the control of 
     water relative to navigation and flood control, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. de la GARZA (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Emerson, Mr. Condit, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Canady, Mr. Rose, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Dooley, 
             and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 1352. A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, 
     Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act with respect to the minor use 
     of a pesticide; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Klug, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mrs. Waldholtz):
       H.R. 1353. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that, for purposes relating to retirement, Members of 
     Congress and congressional employees shall be treated in the 
     same manner as are employees in the executive branch 
     generally; to the Committee on House Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1354. A bill to eliminate the Department of 
     Agriculture and certain agricultural programs, to transfer 
     other agricultural programs to an agribusiness block grant 
     program and other Federal agencies, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 1355. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations 
     Act, to establish the National Public Employment Relations 
     Commission, and to amend title I of the Employment Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for joint trusteeship 
     of single-employer pension plans; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. DeFazio, and Ms. Velazquez):
       H.R. 1356. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 to strengthen financial disclosure requirements, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Rules, and in addition to 
     the Committee on House Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 1357. A bill to provide certain employee protection 
     benefits for railroad employees; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TORKILDSEN:
       H.R. 1358. A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to 
     convey to the Commonwealth of Massachusetts the National 
     Marine Fisheries Service laboratory located on Emerson Avenue 
     in Gloucester, MA; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Skaggs, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Wilson, 
             Mr. Oxley, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and 
             Mr. Pallone):
       H.J. Res. 81. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States repealing the 22d 
     article of amendment to the Constitution; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MASCARA:
       H.J. Res. 82. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to the terms 
     of office of Senators, Representatives, and the President and 
     Vice President; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Torricelli, and Mr. Ackerman):
       H. Con. Res. 53. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding a private visit by President Lee 
     Teng-hui of the Republic of China on Taiwan to the United 
     States; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H. Res. 120. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding American citizens held in Iraq; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GORDON:
       H. Res. 122. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the levels for higher education 
     financial aid programs should not be reduced; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Torres, Mr. Moran, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Wilson, and Mr. Nethercutt):
       H. Res. 123. Resolution relating to the conflict in 
     Kashmir; to the Committee on International Relations.

para.52.22  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. TORKILDSEN introduced a bill (H.R. 1359) to authorize 
     the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for the vessel Triad; which was referred 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.52.23  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 849: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 95: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Cooley, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 311: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 312: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 326: Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 467: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 485: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Allard, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
     Cremeans, Mr. Everett, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 530: Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Weller, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. 
     Christensen.
       H.R. 582: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 592: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 731: Mr. Frazer, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Scott, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
     Mfume, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Flake, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Lewis 
     of Georgia, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Waters, Mr. Clay, Mr. Payne of 
     New Jersey, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 797: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Evans, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 801: Ms. DeLauro and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Clyburn, 
     and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Beilenson.
       H.R. 843: Mr. Ensign and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 932: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 940: Mr. Torres and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 941: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Clement, and Mrs. 
     Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 967: Mrs. Lowey and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1024: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 1033: Mr. Fox and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1073: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
     Molinari, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1074: Ms. Lowey, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1085: Mr. Davis.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1103: Mr. Radanovich and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1118: Mr. Hancock and Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 1127: Mr. Weller and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1143: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 1144: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 1145: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 1150: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1233: Mr. Coleman, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Furse, 
     Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Jefferson, and 
     Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
     Payne of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1258: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. Scott, Mr. Owens, Ms. Waters, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Tucker, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1278: Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
     DeFazio.
       H.R. 1302: Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Furse, 
     Mr. Jefferson, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.J. Res. 79: Mr. Ewing.
       H. Con. Res. 5: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lucas, and Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. 
     Studds, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
     Boehlert, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Torkildsen, Mrs. Kelly. Mr. Minge, 
     Mr. Engle, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H. Res. 21: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Minge, and Mr. 
     Filner.



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                      THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1995 (53)

para.53.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LARGENT, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   March 30, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Steve Largent to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.53.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LARGENT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, March 29, 1995.

[[Page 519]]

  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.53.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       649. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     and services sold commercially to Switzerland (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-12-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       650. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     ``NDF Annual Report'' fiscal year 1994; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       651. A letter from the Director, National Gallery of Art, 
     transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       652. A letter from the Director, National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     24th edition of the Grant-In-Aid for Fisheries Program 
     Report, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 757(a)--757(f) and 16 U.S.C. 
     4101 et seq.; to the Committee on Resources.
       653. A letter from the Director, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting a listing of Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation property covered by the Coastal Barrier 
     Improvement Act of 1990; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Resources and Banking and Financial Services.

para.53.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate had passed a bill of the following title, in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 219. An Act to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal 
     Government operations by establishing a moratorium on 
     regulatory rulemaking actions, and for other purposes. 

para.53.5  waiving points of order against the conference report on h.r. 
          831

  Mr. QUILLEN, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 121):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 831) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance 
     costs of self-employed individuals, to repeal the provision 
     permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges 
     effectuating policies of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, and for other purposes. All points of order 
     against the conference report and against its consideration 
     are waived. The conference report shall be considered as 
     read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. QUILLEN moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

224

When there appeared

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Nays

201

para.53.6                    [Roll No. 278]

                                YEAS--224

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Allard
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Gibbons
     Gunderson
     Moakley
     Pomeroy
     Reynolds
     Stupak
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. FROST demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

244

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

178

para.53.7                    [Roll No. 279]

                                AYES--244

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning

[[Page 520]]


     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--178

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Brown (FL)
     Chenoweth
     Dicks
     Forbes
     Gibbons
     Gunderson
     Hyde
     Moakley
     Pomeroy
     Reynolds
     Serrano
     Stupak
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.53.8  self-employed health premium deduction

  Mr. ARCHER, pursuant to House Resolution 121, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 104-92):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     831), to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance 
     costs of self-employed individuals, to repeal the provision 
     permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges 
     effectuating policies of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, and for other purposes, having met, after full 
     and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do 
     recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. PERMANENT EXTENSION AND INCREASE OF DEDUCTION FOR 
                   HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF SELF-EMPLOYED 
                   INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) Permanent Extension.--Subsection (l) of section 162 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special rules 
     for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals) is 
     amended by striking paragraph (6).
       (b) Increase in Deduction.--Paragraph (1) of section 162(l) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking 
     ``25 percent'' and inserting ``30 percent''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Extension.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1993.
       (2) Increase.--The amendment made by subsection (b) shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1994.

     SEC. 2. REPEAL OF NONRECOGNITION ON FCC CERTIFIED SALES AND 
                   EXCHANGES.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter O of chapter 1 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking part V (relating 
     to changes to effectuate FCC policy).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Sections 1245(b)(5) and 
     1250(d)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 are each 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``section 1071 (relating to gain from sale 
     or exchange to effectuate polices of FCC) or'', and
       (2) by striking ``1071 and'' in the heading thereof.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for such 
     subchapter O is amended by striking the item relating to part 
     V.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to--
       (A) sales and exchanges on or after January 17, 1995, and
       (B) sales and exchanges before such date if the FCC tax 
     certificate with respect to such sale or exchange is issued 
     on or after such date.
       (2) Binding contracts.--
       (A) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     not apply to any sale or exchange pursuant to a written 
     contract which was binding on January 16, 1995, and at all 
     times thereafter before the sale or exchange, if the FCC tax 
     certificate with respect to such sale or exchange was applied 
     for, or issued, on or before such date.
       (B) Sales contingent on issuance of certificate.--
       (i) In general.--A contract shall be treated as not binding 
     for purposes of subparagraph (A) if the sale or exchange 
     pursuant to such contract, or the material terms of such 
     contract, were contingent, at any time on January 16, 1995, 
     on the issuance of an FCC tax certificate. The preceding 
     sentence shall not apply if the FCC tax certificate for such 
     sale or exchange is issued on or before January 16, 1995.
       (ii) Material terms.--For purposes of clause (i), the 
     material terms of a contract shall not be treated as 
     contingent on the issuance of an FCC tax certificate solely 
     because such terms provide that the sales price would, if 
     such certificate were not issued, be increased by an amount 
     not greater than 10 percent of the sales price otherwise 
     provided in the contract.
       (3) FCC tax certificate.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term ``FCC tax certificate'' means any certificate of the 
     Federal Communications Commission for the effectuation of 
     section 1071 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act).

     SEC. 3. SPECIAL RULES RELATING TO INVOLUNTARY CONVERSIONS.

       (a) Replacement Property Acquired by Corporations From 
     Related Persons.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1033 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (relating to involuntary conversions) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (j) and by 
     inserting after subsection (h) the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Nonrecognition Not To Apply if Corporation Acquires 
     Replacement Property From Related Person.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of--
       ``(A) a C corporation, or
       ``(B) a partnership in which 1 or more C corporations own, 
     directly or indirectly (determined in accordance with section 
     707(b)(3)), more than 50 percent of the capital interest, or 
     profits interest, in such partnership at the time of the 
     involuntary conversion,

     subsection (a) shall not apply if the replacement property or 
     stock is acquired from a related person. The preceding 
     sentence shall

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     not apply to the extent that the related person acquired the 
     replacement property or stock from an unrelated person during 
     the period described in subsection (a)(2)(B).
       ``(2) Related person.--For purposes of this subsection, a 
     person is related to another person if the person bears a 
     relationship to the other person described in section 267(b) 
     or 707(b)(1).''
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to involuntary conversions occurring on or after 
     February 6, 1995.
       (b) Application of Section 1033 to Certain Sales Required 
     for Microwave Relocation.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1033 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (relating to involuntary conversions), as amended by 
     subsection (a), is amended by redesignating subsection (j) as 
     subsection (k) and by inserting after subsection (i) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(j) Sales or Exchanges To Implement Microwave Relocation 
     Policy.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this subtitle, if a 
     taxpayer elects the application of this subsection to a 
     qualified sale or exchange, such sale or exchange shall be 
     treated as an involuntary conversion to which this section 
     applies.
       ``(2) Qualified sale or exchange.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the term `qualified sale or exchange' means a 
     sale or exchange before January 1, 2000, which is certified 
     by the Federal Communications Commission as having been made 
     by a taxpayer in connection with the relocation of the 
     taxpayer from the 1850-1990MHz spectrum by reason of the 
     Federal Communications Commission's reallocation of that 
     spectrum for use for personal communications services. The 
     Commission shall transmit copies of certifications under this 
     paragraph to the Secretary.''
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to sales or exchanges after March 14, 1995.

     SEC. 4. DENIAL OF EARNED INCOME CREDIT FOR INDIVIDUALS HAVING 
                   EXCESSIVE INVESTMENT INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as 
     subsections (j) and (k), respectively, and by inserting after 
     subsection (h) the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Denial of Credit for Individuals Having Excessive 
     Investment Income.--
       ``(1) In general.--No credit shall be allowed under 
     subsection (a) for the taxable year if the aggregate amount 
     of disqualified income of the taxpayer for the taxable year 
     exceeds $2,350.
       ``(2) Disqualified income.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the term `disqualified income' means--
       ``(A) interest or dividends to the extent includible in 
     gross income for the taxable year,
       ``(B) interest received or accrued during the taxable year 
     which is exempt from tax imposed by this chapter, and
       ``(C) the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) gross income from rents or royalties not derived in 
     the ordinary course of a trade or business, over
       ``(ii) the sum of--

       ``(I) the deductions (other than interest) which are 
     clearly and directly allocable to such gross income, plus
       ``(II) interest deductions properly allocable to such gross 
     income.''

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN GROUP HEALTH 
                   PLANS.

       Section 13442(b) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1993 (Public Law 103-66) is amended by striking ``May 12, 
     1995'' and inserting ``December 31, 1995''.

     SEC. 6. STUDY OF EXPATRIATION TAX.

       (a) In General.--The staff of the Joint Committee on 
     Taxation shall conduct a study of the issues presented by any 
     proposals to affect the taxation of expatriation, including 
     an evaluation of--
       (1) the effectiveness and enforceability of current law 
     with respect to the tax treatment of expatriation,
       (2) the current level of expatriation for tax avoidance 
     purposes,
       (3) any restrictions imposed by any constitutional 
     requirement that the Federal income tax apply only to 
     realized gains,
       (4) the application of international human rights 
     principles to taxation of expatriation,
       (5) the possible effects of any such proposals on the free 
     flow of capital into the United States,
       (6) the impact of any such proposals on existing tax 
     treaties and future treaty negotiations,
       (7) the operation of any such proposals in the case of 
     interests in trusts,
       (8) the problems of potential double taxation in any such 
     proposals,
       (9) the impact of any such proposals on the trade policy 
     objectives of the United States,
       (10) the administrability of such proposals, and
       (11) possible problems associated with existing law, 
     including estate and gift tax provisions.
       (b) Report.--The Chief of Staff of the Joint Committee on 
     Taxation shall, not later than June 1, 1995, report the 
     results of the study conducted under subsection (a) to the 
     Chairmen of the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.

       And the Senate agree to the same.

     Bill Archer,
     Philip Crane,
     Wm. Thomas,
     Charles B. Rangel,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.
     Bob Packwood,
     Bob Dole,
     Bill Roth,
     John H. Chafee,
     Chuck Grassley,
     Daniel Patrick Moynihan,
     Max Baucus,
     Carol Moseley-Braun,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. ARCHER, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection and, under the operation 
thereof, the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.53.9  robert h. michel rooms

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Oversight was discharged from the further consideration of the following 
resolution (H. Res. 65):

       Whereas, at the end of the One Hundred Third Congress, 
     Representative Robert H. Michel retired after 38 years of 
     distinguished service in the House of Representatives, 
     including service as the Republican leader beginning in 1981, 
     the longest tenure of any Representative in that position: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the rooms numbered H-230, H-231, and H-232 
     in the House of Representatives wing of the Capitol are named 
     in honor of former Representative Robert H. Michel.

  When said resolution was considered.
  Mr. THOMAS submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert: That 
     the rooms numbered H-230, H-231, and H-232 in the House of 
     Representatives wing of the Capitol shall be known and 
     designated as the ``Robert H. Michel Rooms''.

  The resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  Mr. THOMAS submitted the following amendment to the preamble, which 
was agreed to:

       Amend the preamble by striking out ``beginning in 1981'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``for 14 years''.

  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: 
``Resolution designating certain rooms in the House of Representatives 
wing of the Capitol as the `Robert H. Michel Rooms'.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to and the preamble and the title were amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.53.10  permission to file conference report

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the managers on the 
part of the House were granted permission until midnight, Friday, March 
31, 1995, to file a conference report on the bill (H.R. 889) making 
emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions to preserve and 
enhance the military readiness of the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes; together 
with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para.53.11  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Science was granted permission until 5 o'clock p.m. today to file a 
report (Rept. No. 104-95) on the bill (H.R. 655) to authorize the 
hydrogen research, development, and demonstration programs of the 
Department of Energy, and for other purposes.

para.53.12  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 1995.

para.53.13  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, April 
5, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

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para.53.14  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. GUTKNECHT, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight was granted permission until midnight 
tonight to file a report (Rept. No. 104-96) on the bill (H.R. 1345) to 
eliminate budget deficits and management inefficiencies in the 
government of the District of Columbia through the establishment of the 
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
Authority, and for other purposes.

para.53.15  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOX, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                      Committee on the Budget,

                                   Washington, DC, March 29, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the Municipal Court for 
     Manville, New Jersey.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is not 
     consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                   John R. Kasich,
                                                         Chairman.

para.53.16  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. STUPAK, for 
today.
  And then,

para.53.17  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SMITH of Michigan, pursuant to the special order 
heretofore agreed to, at 5 o'clock and 29 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Monday, April 3, 1995.

para.53.18  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. WALKER: Committee on Science. H.R. 655. A bill to 
     authorize the hydrogen research, development, and 
     demonstration programs of the Department of Energy, and for 
     other purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 104-95). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. CLINGER: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 1345. A bill to eliminate budget deficits and management 
     inefficiencies in the government of the District of Columbia 
     through the establishment of the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-96). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.53.19  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Engel, Ms. Molinari, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. King, and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 1360. A bill to establish United States policy 
     conditioning the lifting of sanctions against Serbia and 
     Montenegro upon improvements in Kosova, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Shuster, 
             and Mr. Mineta):
       H.R. 1361. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1996 for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Roth, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
             Lazio of New York, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Royce, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Bono, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. 
             Cremeans, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Orton, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Heineman, Mr. Latham, Mr. Christensen, and Mr. Fox):
       H.R. 1362. A bill to reduce paperwork and additional 
     regulatory burdens for depository institutions; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Hayes, Mr. Bono, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Riggs, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Shadegg, and 
             Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 1363. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to deny citizenship at birth to children born in the 
     United States of parents who are not citizens or permanent 
     resident aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Browder, 
             Mr. Hancock, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, and Mr. Talent):
       H.R. 1364. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
     to provide for community approval before Indian class III 
     gaming operations may take effect; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 1365. A bill to provide for the transfer of a portion 
     of the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Calverton, NY, 
     to the Department of Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the 
     Calverton National Cemetery; to the Committee on National 
     Security, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 1366. A bill to authorize the extension of time 
     limitation for the FERC-issued hydroelectric license for the 
     Mt. Hope waterpower project; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HILLIARD:
       H.R. 1367. A bill to change election day to the first 
     Saturday in November of each even-numbered year; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Hoke, Ms. Molinari, and 
             Mr. Bass):
       H.R. 1368. A bill A bill to amend title 10, United States 
     Code, to modernize Department of Defense Acquisition 
     procedures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     National Security, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 1369. A bill to provide for the regulation of the 
     airspace over National Park System lands in the State of 
     Hawaii by the Federal Aviation Administration and the 
     National Park Service, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MYERS of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Zimmer, Mr. Sam Johnson, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Collins of Georgia, Mr. Portman, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Christensen, Mrs. 
             Kennelly, Mr. Payne of Virginia, and Mr. Pomeroy):
       H.R. 1370. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to reduce mandatory premiums to the United Mine Workers 
     of America combined benefit fund by certain surplus amounts 
     in the fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO:
       H.R. 1371. A bill to ensure the protection of the coastal 
     marine coral environment off the west coast of Puerto Rico by 
     requiring the Director of the U.S. Geological Service to 
     assess the environmental economic costs and benefits of 
     relocating an existing wastewater treatment plant outfall to 
     a deepwater location, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 1372. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Federal Election Commission for fiscal year 1996; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1373. A bill to designate the Federal Aviation 
     Administration Technical Center located at the Atlantic City 
     International Airport in Pomona, NJ, as the ``William J. 
     Hughes Technical Center;'' to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. Kim):
       H.J. Res. 83. Joint resolution relating to the United 
     States-North Korea Agreed Framework and the obligations of 
     North Korea under that and previous agreements with respect 
     to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and dialog 
     with the Republic of Korea; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Torres, Mr. Martinez, 
             Mr. Pastor, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Tucker, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Tejeda, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Coleman):
       H.J. Res. 84. Joint resolution to commemorate the birthday 
     of Cesar Chavez; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Solomon):
       H.J. Res. 85. Joint resolution expresssing the sense of 
     Congress with respect to North-

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     South dialog on the Korean Peninsula and the United States-
     North Korea Agreed Framework; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Cardin, Ms. Furse, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Zimmer, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H. Res. 124. Resolution condemning Turkey's illegal 
     invasion of northern Iraq; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

para.53.20  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mrs. MINK of Hawaii introduced a bill (H.R. 1374) for the 
     relief of Fanie Phily Mateo Angeles; which was referred to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.53.21  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 6: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 44: Ms. Furse and Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 62: Mr. Ballenger and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 334: Mr. Mineta.
       H.R. 335: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 357: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Engel, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
     Hefner, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 370: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 372: Mr. Skeen and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Skeen and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 375: Mr. Skeen, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. Linder, and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 549: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Tanner, Mrs. 
     Seastrand, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Kim, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 587: Mr. Fattah and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 599: Mr. McDermott and Mr. Wyden.
       H.R. 620: Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 641: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Porter, Mr. Ackerman, Mr.  McDermott, Mr. Yates, Mr. Vento, 
     Mr. Olver, Mr. Stark, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     Markey, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mr. Klug, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Greenwood, 
     Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. 
     Roukema, Mr. Obey, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Berman, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
     Serrano, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 655: Mr. Graham, Mrs. Seastrand, and Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
     Lucas, and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 788: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 809: Mr. Bryant of Texas and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
     Davis, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 858: Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
     Andrews, Ms. Furse, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Schroeder, Mrs. Kelly, 
     and Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 881: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. 
     Engel.
       H.R. 896: Mr. Manton, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 945: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. McHale, Mr. King, Mr. Minge, 
     Mr. Olver, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Hancock, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Luther, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Payne of 
     New Jersey, Mr. Orton, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Fox, Mr. Mascara, 
     and Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 961: Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Coble, Mr. Blute, Mrs. 
     Fowler, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Condit, Mr. Fields of Texas, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 963: Mr. Emerson, Ms. Furse, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 977: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 983: Mr. Minge, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Watt of 
     North Carolina, and Mr. Williams.
       H.R. 989: Mr. Quillen.
       H.R. 1000: Mr. Fazio of California and Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Ehlers and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Kennelly, and Mr. 
     Ward.
       H.R. 1024: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 1055: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Zeliff, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Stupak, 
     Mr. Stump, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Johnston of Florida, 
     Mr. Parker, Mr. Canady, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 1143: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Ms. Lowey, Mr. 
     Andrews, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. King, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Rangel, 
     Mr. Kim, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 1203: Mr. Packard and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 1242: Mr. Blute, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 1272: Mr. Frost, Mr. Lipinski, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 1323: Mr. Emerson.
       H. Con. Res. 19: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas and Mr. Goodling.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Kildee.
       H. Con. Res. 53: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. King, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Royce, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Payne of New 
     Jersey, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
     Mr. Ney, Mr. Castle, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Schaefer, 
     Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Minge, Mr. Kim, Mr. Porter, 
     and Mr. Clayburn.
       H. Res. 39: Mr. Berman, Ms. Furse, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Kaptur, 
     and Mr. Coleman.
       H. Res. 120: Mrs. Fowler and Ms. Brown of Florida.



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                       MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1995 (54)

para.54.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS 
of Washington, at 12:30 p.m., who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    April 3, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Richard ``Doc'' Hastings 
     to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January 4, 
1995 and Thursday, February 16, 1995, Members were recognized for 
``morning hour'' debates.

para.54.2  recess--1:11 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to 
clause 12 of rule I, declared the House in recess until 2:00 p.m.

para.54.3  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska called the House to 
order.

para.54.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced he had 
examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, March 
30, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.54.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       654. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request to make available emergency 
     appropriations totaling $21,975,000 in budget authority for 
     the Department of Health and Human Services, also a request 
     to make available emergency appropriations totaling 
     $14,415,000 in budget authority for the Department of 
     Agriculture, and to designate the amounts made available as 
     emergency requirements pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107 (H. Doc. No. 
     104-54); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       655. A letter from the Comptroller, Under Secretary of 
     Defense, transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-
     Deficiency Act which occurred at the Naval Sea Systems 
     Command, Arlington, VA, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       656. A letter from the Director, Defense Finance Accounting 
     Service, transmitting notification that the Defense Finance 
     and Accounting Service is initiating multifunction cost 
     comparison studies at its centers in Cleveland, OH; Columbus, 
     OH; Denver, CO; Indianapolis, IN; and Kansas City, MO, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 note; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       657. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the 1995 annual report of the 
     National Credit Union Administration, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     1752a(d); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       658. A letter from the Chairperson, National Council on 
     Disability, transmitting the Council's annual report volume 
     15, fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 781(a)(8); to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       659. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     a copy of a report entitled, ``Summary of Chapter 2 Annual 
     Reports 1992-1993''; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       660. A letter from the Nuclear Waste Technical Review 
     Board, transmitting the Board's findings, conclusions, 
     recommendations relating to high-level radioactive waste or 
     spent nuclear fuel, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 10268; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       661. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Singapore 
     (Transmittal No. 18-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       662. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense acticles to Switzerland 
     (Transmittal

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     No. 17-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       663. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Spain for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 95-20), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       664. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     and services sold commercially to French Guinea (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-14-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       665. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting text of agreements 
     in which the American Institute in Taiwan is a party between 
     January 1 and December 31, 1994, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     3311(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       666. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of a report 
     entitled, ``US-Hong Kong Policy Act Report''; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       667. A letter from the Executive Director, Advisory Council 
     on Historic Preservation, transmitting the annual report 
     under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for 
     fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       668. A letter from the Director for Morale, Welfare and 
     Recreation Support Activity, Department of the Navy, 
     transmitting the annual report of the retirement plan for 
     civilian employees of the U.S. Marine Corps morale, welfare 
     and recreation activities, the Morale, Welfare and Recreation 
     Support Activity, and miscellaneous nonappropriated fund, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       669. A letter from the Director, Selective Service System, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       670. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       671. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a copy of the report ``Outer Continental Shelf 
     (OCS) Natural Gas and Oil Resource Management Program: 
     Cumulative Effects, 1987-1991,''; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       672. A letter from the President, American Academy of Arts 
     and Letters, transmitting the annual report of the activities 
     of the American Academy of Arts and Letters during the year 
     ending December 31, 1994, pursuant to section 4 of its 
     charter (39 Stat. 51); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       673. A letter from the Chief Justice, Judicial Conference 
     of the United States, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation entitled, ``Federal Courts Improvement Act of 
     1995''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       674. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's annual report for 
     the fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 46 U.S.C. app. 1118; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       675. A letter from the Board of Trustees, Federal Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund, transmitting the 1995 annual report of 
     the Board of Trustees of the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 
     Fund, pursuant to section 1817(b) of the Social Security Act, 
     as amended (H. Doc. No. 104-56); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means and ordered to be printed.
       676. A letter from the Board of Trustees, Federal Old-Age 
     and Survivors Insurance and Disability Insurance Trust Funds, 
     transmitting the 1995 annual report of the Board of Trustees 
     of the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and the 
     Federal Disability Insurance Trust Funds, pursuant to section 
     201(c)(2) of the Social Security Act, as amended (H. Doc. No. 
     104-57); to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be 
     printed.
       677. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the results of the audit of 
     the Panama Canal Commission's 1994 and 1993 financial 
     statements, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106(a); jointly, to the 
     Committees on Government Reform and Oversight and National 
     Security.
       678. A letter from the Deputy and Acting CEO, Resolution 
     Trust Corporation, transmitting ; a list of property that is 
     covered by the Corporation as of September 30, 1994, pursuant 
     to Public Law 101-591, section 10(a)(1) (104 Stat. 2939); 
     jointly, to the Committees on Resources and Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       679. A letter from the Administrator's of Federal Aviation 
     Administration and National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, transmitting a joint report to Congress on 
     the progress being made under the Subsonic Noise Reduction 
     Technology Program, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 1353 note; 
     jointly, to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Science.
       680. A letter from the Board of Trustees, Federal 
     Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, transmitting the 
     1995 annual report of the Board of Trustees of the Federal 
     Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund, pursuant to 
     section 1841(b) of the Social Security Act, as amended (H. 
     Doc. No. 104-55); jointly, to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means and Commerce, and ordered to be printed.
       681. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the results of the audit of 
     the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation's 1994 and 1993 
     financial statements, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106(a); jointly, 
     to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, and Ways and Means. 

para.54.6  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries. 

para.54.7  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate has passed bills of the following titles, in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 464. An Act to make the reporting deadlines for studies 
     conducted in Federal court demonstration districts consistent 
     with the deadlines for pilot districts, and for other 
     purposes; and
       S. 532. An Act to clarify the rules governing venue, and 
     for other purposes. 

para.54.8  message from the president--alaska minerals

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, laid before the 
House a message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I transmit herewith the 1994 Annual Report on Alaska's Mineral 
Resources, as required by section 1011 of the Alaska National Interest 
Lands Conservation Act (Public Law 96-487; 16 U.S.C. 3151). This report 
contains pertinent public information relating to minerals in Alaska 
gathered by the U.S. Geological Survey, the U.S. Bureau of Mines, and 
other Federal agencies.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, April 3, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Resources.

para.54.9  fishermen's protection

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 716) to 
amend the Fishermen's Protective Act.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
SAXTON and Mr. STUDDS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SAXTON demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
5, rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were 
postponed.

para.54.10  american citizens in iraq

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 120); as amended:

       Whereas on Saturday, March 25, 1995, an Iraqi court 
     sentenced 2 Americans, William Barloon and David Daliberti, 
     to 8 years imprisonment for allegedly entering Iraq without 
     permission;
       Whereas the 2 men were tried, convicted, and sentenced in 
     what was reported to be a very brief period during that day 
     with no other Americans present and with their only legal 
     counsel having been appointed by the Government of Iraq;
       Whereas the Department of State has stated that the 2 
     Americans have committed no offense justifying imprisonment 
     and has demanded that they be released immediately; and
       Whereas this harsh sentence is unjustified and further 
     distances Iraq from the international community: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) strongly condemns the unjustified actions taken by the 
     Government of Iraq against American citizens William Barloon 
     and David Daliberti and demands their immediate release from 
     prison and safe exit from Iraq; and
       (2) urges the President to take all appropriate action to 
     assure their prompt release and safe exit from Iraq. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
GILMAN and Mr. HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.

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  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. STEARNS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 
5, rule I, announced that further proceedings on the motion were 
postponed.

para.54.11  d.c. management assistance authority

  Mr. CLINGER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1345) 
to eliminate budget deficits and management inefficiencies in the 
government of the District of Columbia through the establishment of the 
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Authority, 
and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
CLINGER and Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the debate time was increased by ten minutes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.54.12  permission to file conference report

  On motion of Mr. DAVIS, by unanimous consent, the managers on the part 
of the House were granted permission until midnight tonight to file a 
conference report (Rept. No. 104-99) on the bill of the Senate (S. 244) 
to further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to have Federal 
agencies become more responsible and publicly accountable for reducing 
the burden of Federal paperwork on the public, and for other purposes; 
together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the 
rule.

para.54.13  recess--3:59 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to 
clause 12 of rule I, declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 59 
minutes p.m., until 5:00 p.m.

para.54.14  after recess--5:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, called the House 
to order.

para.54.15  further message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate agrees to the report of the committee of conference on 
the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate 
to the bill (H.R. 831) an Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
to permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance costs of 
self-employed individuals, to repeal the provision permitting 
nonrecognition of gain on sale and exchanges effectuating policies of 
the Federal Communications Commission, and for other purposes.

para.54.16  h.r. 716--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to 
clause 5, rule I, announced the bill (H.R. 716) to amend the Fishermen's 
Protective Act.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

384

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affirmative

Nays

0

para.54.17                   [Roll No. 280]

                                YEAS--384

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--51

     Becerra
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TN)
     Chenoweth
     Condit
     Crapo
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Fattah
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Fowler
     Frisa
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gingrich
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Lincoln
     Lowey
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     Moakley
     Montgomery
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Payne (NJ)
     Pryce
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rush
     Thornton
     Torres
     Tucker
     Watts (OK)
     Williams
     Wise
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof,

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the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.54.18  h. res. 120--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to 
clause 5, rule I, announced the further unfinished business to be the 
motion to suspend the rules and agree to the resolution (H. Res. 120) 
expressing the sense of the House of Representatives regarding American 
citizens held in Iraq; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

399

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.54.19                   [Roll No. 281]

                                YEAS--399

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Becerra
     Berman
     Condit
     Crapo
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Fattah
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gingrich
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Lincoln
     Lowey
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     Moakley
     Olver
     Pryce
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rush
     Thornton
     Torres
     Williams
     Wise
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.

para.54.20  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1271

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-97) the resolution (H. Res. 125) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1271) to provide protection for family 
privacy.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.54.21  providing for the consideration of h.r. 660

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-98) the resolution (H. Res. 126) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 660) to amend the Fair Housing Act to 
modify the exemption from certain familial status discrimination 
prohibitions granted to housing for older persons.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.54.22  senate bills referred

  Bills of the Senate of the following titles were taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 464. An Act to make the reporting deadlines for studies 
     conducted in Federal court demonstration districts consistent 
     with the deadlines for pilot districts, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary; and
       S. 532. An Act to clarify the rules governing venue, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.54.23  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mrs. FOWLER, for 
today.
  And then,

para.54.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ORTIZ, at 8 o'clock and 39 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.54.25  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 125. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1271) to provide protection for family privacy (Rept. No. 
     104-97). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 126. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     660) to amend the Fair Housing Act to modify the exemption 
     from certain familial status discrimination prohibitions 
     granted to housing for older persons (Rept. No. 104-98). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. CLINGER: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     S. 244. An act to further the goals of the Paperwork 
     Reduction Act to have Federal agencies become more 
     responsible and publicly accountable for reducing the burden 
     of Federal paperwork on the public, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 104-99). Ordered to be printed. 

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para.54.26  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. COOLEY:
       H.R. 1375. A bill to provide for the extension of expiring 
     term grazing permits for lands within the National Forest 
     System pending the completion by the Forest Service of final 
     agency action in connection with the renewal of such permits; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. DIXON (for himself, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. 
             Rose, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Davis, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, 
             Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. Durbin):
       H.R. 1376. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for the award of the Purple Heart to members of the 
     Armed Forces killed or wounded due to friendly fire while 
     engaged in peacekeeping activities; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Archer, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Kim, Mrs. Seastrand, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. Shays, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Condit, Mr. Baker of 
             California, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Bono, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Packard, Mr. Bryant of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Hoke, and Mrs. Roukema):
       H.R. 1377. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to authorize States to deny public education benefits to 
     aliens not lawfully present in the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GIBBONS;
       H.R. 1378. A bill to require the Secretary of State to 
     publish the names of U.S. citizens who renounce their 
     citizenship; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:
       H.R. 1379. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to issue new term permits for grazing on National Forest 
     System lands, to replace previously issued term grazing 
     permits that have expired, soon will expire, or are waived to 
     the Secretary, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Chrsyler, Mr. Cremeans, and 
             Mr. Heineman):
       H.R. 1380. A bill to provide a moratorium on certain class 
     action lawsuits relating to the Truth in Lending Act; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MEEK of Florida:
       H.R. 1381. A bill to establish a national program to 
     stimulate urban economic redevelopment through environmental 
     remediation and restoration, as well as through the 
     development of inner city businesses and employment in the 
     fields of environmental response, remediation, and 
     restoration; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities, National Security, and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Zimmer, 
             and Mrs. Maloney):
       H. Con. Res. 54. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress relating to diplomatic recognition of the 
     Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. BRYANT of Texas:
       H. Res. 127. Resolution providing for the consideration of 
     the resolution (H. Res. 40) to amend the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives concerning the receipt of gifts from 
     lobbyists and other persons, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules.

para.54.27  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       29. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Senate of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to the Truth in Lending 
     Act; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       30. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to the Senior Nutrition 
     Programs; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
       31. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Idaho, relative to opposing Idaho as a permanent 
     repository for nuclear waste; to the Committee on Commerce.
       32. Also, memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, relative to memorializing Congress to refrain from 
     mandates dealing with air pollution control programs; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       33. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     Iowa, relative to reducing the Federal deficit; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       34. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to the financial crisis 
     afflicting the District of Columbia; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       35. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to State-initiated 
     amendments to the Constitution; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       36. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia, relative to the reimbursement to 
     States of costs of services provided to illegal immigrants; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       37. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Idaho, relative to prevention of revenue loss 
     through mail order; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       38. Also, memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, relative to the 10th amendment of the Constitution 
     of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       39. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Idaho, relative to approval of the National Highway 
     System; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       40. Also, memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Virginia, relative to the high-speed rail system; to the 
     Committee on Transporation and Infrastructure.

para.54.28  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. STUDDS introduced a bill (H.R. 1382) to authorize the 
     Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for the vessel Aura; which was referred 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.54.29  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 43: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 46: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Duncan, 
     Mrs. Waldholtz, and Mr. Brewster.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Cremeans and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 244: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 396: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Norton, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
     Stump, and Mr. King.
       H.R. 560: Mr. Deal of Georgia and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 564: Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 576: Mr. Dickey, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 577: Mr. Dickey, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 578: Mr. Dickey, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 633: Mr. Dickey, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 705: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 713: Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Farr, Mr. Gene 
     Green of Texas, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 733: Mr. Chrysler.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Chrysler.
       H.R. 744: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 807: Mr. Herger, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Neumann, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Largent, 
     Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida, Mr. Graham, Mr. Istook, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. Tate, and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 847:, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 852: Ms. Roybal-Allard and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 909: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. 
     Schaefer.
       H.R. 940. Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Owens, Mr. Reynolds, and 
     Mr. Williams.
       H.R. 961: Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 977: Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Upton, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Slaughter, 
     and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1023: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1024: Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 1046: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1099: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. 
     McDermott, and Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 1119: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. 
     Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Istook and Mr. Hancock.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Farr, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Furse, 
     and Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 1210: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1262: Ms. Norton, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Richardson, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Farr, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1281: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Berman, Mr. Porter, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
     Torres, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1294: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Talent, and Mr. 
     Emerson.

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       H.R. 1317: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.J. Res. 64: Mr. Deal of Georgia and Mr. Kim.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. McCollum and Mr. Bishop.
       H. Con. Res. 21: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. McDermott, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H. Con. Res. 35: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. McDermott.
       H. Con. Res. 42: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H. Res. 40: Mrs. Thurman.



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                       TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1995 (55)

para.55.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, 
at 9:30 o'clock a.m., who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    April 4, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Mark Adam Foley to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January 4, 
1995 and Thursday, February 16, 1995, Members were recognized for 
``morning hour'' debates.

para.55.2  recess--10:07 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 11:00 a.m.

para.55.3  after recess--11:00 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.55.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of April 3, 1995.
  Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the nayes had it.
  Mr. EWING objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

369

Nays

36

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

1

para.55.5                    [Roll No. 282]

                                YEAS--369

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--36

     Abercrombie
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Collins (MI)
     Crane
     Engel
     Fazio
     Filner
     Gillmor
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Jacobs
     Kennedy (MA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Maloney
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Mineta
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Sabo
     Schroeder
     Stockman
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Wolf

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Harman
       

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Becerra
     Berman
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Browder
     Canady
     Chenoweth
     Conyers
     Cramer
     Fattah
     Ford (TN)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Inglis
     Manton
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     Mfume
     Minge
     Pombo
     Reynolds
     Rush
     Sanders
     Smith (MI)
     Whitfield
     Williams
  So the Journal was approved.

para.55.6  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       682. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, the General Accounting Office, transmitting a review 
     of the President's third special impoundment message for 
     fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685 (H. Doc. No. 104-
     58); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       683. A letter from the Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
     transmitting a copy of a report to the Congress entitled, 
     ``1995 Force Readiness Assessment''; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       684. A letter from the Directors of Congressional Budget 
     Office and Office of Management and Budget, transmitting a 
     joint report on the technical assumptions to be used in 
     preparing estimates of national defense function (050)--
     outlays for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to Public Law 101-189, 
     section 5(a) (103 Stat. 1364); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       685. A letter from the Employee Benefits Manager, Farm 
     Credit Bank of Columbia, transmitting information on the 
     retirement and thrift plans of the Farm Credit Bank of 
     Columbia and the audited financial statement as of August 31, 
     1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       686. A letter from Director, Institute of Museum Services, 
     transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       687. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting an informational copy of a 
     construction prospectus for the U.S. Secret Service 
     administration building, Beltsville, MD, pursuant to 40 
     U.S.C. 606(a); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       688. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to provide for 
     the certification by

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     the Federal Aviation Administration of airports serving 
     commuter air carriers, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.55.7  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent resolution of 
the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 34. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & 
     Bailey Circus Anniversary Commemoration. 

para.55.8  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Ms. PRYCE, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule today: the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services, the Committee on Economic and 
Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, the Committee on International Relations, the Committee on 
National Security, the Committee on Small Business, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence.

para.55.9  truth-in-lending class action

  Mrs. ROUKEMA moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1380) 
to provide a moratorium on certain class action lawsuits relating to the 
Truth in Lending Act.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, recognized Mrs. ROUKEMA and Mr. 
VENTO, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.55.10  sexual crimes against children prevention

  Mr. SCHIFF moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1240) to 
combat crime by enhancing the penalties for certain sexual crimes 
against children; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, recognized Mr. SCHIFF and Mr. 
CONYERS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SCHIFF objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

417

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

0

para.55.11                   [Roll No. 283]

                                YEAS--417

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Andrews
     Berman
     Browder
     Cramer
     DeLauro
     Ford (TN)
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Kennelly
     Kolbe
     McCollum
     McDade
     Minge
     Oxley
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Rush
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.55.12  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1271

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 125):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1271) to provide protection for family 
     privacy. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
     not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee

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     on Government Reform and Oversight. After general debate the 
     bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
     rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill 
     for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight now printed in 
     the bill. Each section of the committee amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. McINNIS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

423

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

1

para.55.13                   [Roll No. 284]

                                YEAS--423

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Abercrombie
       

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Berman
     Ford
     McCollum
     McDade
     Reynolds
     Rush
     Saxton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Young (FL)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.55.14  family privacy protection

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, pursuant to House Resolution 125 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1271) to provide protection for family privacy.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. KNOLLENBERG as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after 
some time spent therein,

para.55.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. SOUDER:

       Page 2, line 9, strike ``without the consent'' and insert 
     ``without the prior written consent''.
       Page 2, line 13, strike ``intended to elicit'' and insert 
     ``which is intended to elicit, or has the effect of 
     eliciting,''.
       Page 3, strike lines 13 through 18 and insert the 
     following:
       (c) Academic Performance Tests.--Subsection (a) shall not 
     apply to tests intended to measure academic performance 
     except to the extent that questions in such tests would 
     require a minor to reveal information listed in a paragraph 
     of subsection (a).
       Page 4, beginning in line 10, strike ``if requested 
     monetary damages are not in excess of $500''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

379

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

46

para.55.16                   [Roll No. 285]

                                AYES--379

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier

[[Page 531]]


     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--46

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Lantos
     Maloney
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Moran
     Nadler
     Payne (NJ)
     Rangel
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Barrett (NE)
     Ford
     McCollum
     McDade
     Pelosi
     Reynolds
     Rush
     Slaughter
     Torres
  So the amendments en bloc were agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.55.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. DORNAN:

       Page 2, line 7, strike ``section 6'' and insert ``section 
     4''.
       Page 2, strike line 9 through line 12 and insert ``person 
     may not require or otherwise seek the response of a minor to 
     a survey or questionnaire''.
       Page 3, line 5, strike ``Any inquiry'' and insert ``Any 
     individual inquiry''.
       Page 3, beginning at line 19, strike sections 3 and 4 (and 
     redesignate the subsequent sections accordingly.)

It was decided in the

Yeas

131

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

291

para.55.18                   [Roll No. 286]

                                AYES--131

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bevill
     Bono
     Browder
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gekas
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     King
     Kingston
     Laughlin
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Orton
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--291

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cremeans
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Coburn
     Dingell
     Ford
     Largent
     LaTourette
     McCollum
     McDade
     Minge
     Obey
     Reynolds
     Rush
     Torres

[[Page 532]]


  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KNOLLENBERG, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 125, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Family Privacy Protection 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. FAMILY PRIVACY PROTECTION.

       (a) Restriction on Seeking Information From Minors.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law and subject to 
     section 6, in conducting a program or activity funded in 
     whole or in part by the Federal Government a person may not, 
     without the prior written consent of at least one parent or 
     guardian of a minor or, in the case of an emancipated minor, 
     the prior consent of the minor, require or otherwise seek the 
     response of the minor to a survey or questionnaire which is 
     intended to elicit, or has the effect of eliciting, 
     information concerning any of the following:
       (1) Parental political affiliations or beliefs.
       (2) Mental or psychological problems.
       (3) Sexual behavior or attitudes.
       (4) Illegal, antisocial, or self-incriminating behavior.
       (5) Appraisals of other individuals with whom the minor has 
     a familial relationship.
       (6) Relationships that are legally recognized as 
     privileged, including those with lawyers, physicians, and 
     members of the clergy.
       (7) Religious affiliations or beliefs.
       (b) General Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     any of the following:
       (1) The seeking of information for the purpose of a 
     criminal investigation or adjudication.
       (2) Any inquiry made pursuant to a good faith concern for 
     the health, safety, or welfare of an individual minor.
       (3) Administration of the immigration, internal revenue, or 
     customs laws of the United States.
       (4) The seeking of any information required by law to 
     determine eligibility for participation in a program or for 
     receiving financial assistance.
       (c) Academic Performance Tests.--Subsection (a) shall not 
     apply to tests intended to measure academic performance 
     except to the extent that questions in such tests would 
     require a minor to reveal information listed in a paragraph 
     of subsection (a).

     SEC. 3. NOTIFICATION PROCEDURES.

       The head of any Federal department or agency which provides 
     funds for any program or activity involving the seeking of 
     any response from a minor to any survey or questionnaire 
     shall establish procedures by which the department, agency, 
     or its grantees shall notify minors and their parents of 
     protections provided under this Act. The procedures shall 
     also provide for advance public availability of each 
     questionnaire or survey to which a response from a minor is 
     sought.

     SEC. 4. COMPLIANCE.

       The head of each Federal department or agency shall 
     establish such procedures as are necessary to ensure 
     compliance with this Act and the privacy of information 
     obtained pursuant to this Act by the department or agency and 
     its grantees. Nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
     foreclose any individual from obtaining judicial relief.

     SEC. 5. MINOR DEFINED.

       In this Act, the terms ``minor'' and ``emancipated minor'' 
     will be defined under the laws of the State in which the 
     individual resides.

     SEC. 6. APPLICATION.

       This Act does not apply to any program or activity which is 
     subject to the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C. 
     1221 et seq.).

     SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act shall take effect 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  Mr. CLINGER demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

418

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affirmative

Nays

7

para.55.19                   [Roll No. 287]

                                AYES--418

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NOES--7

     Abercrombie
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Hastings (FL)
     Scott
     Williams
     Wilson

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bachus
     Buyer
     Ford
     McCollum
     McDade
     Reynolds
     Rush
     Torres
     Velazquez
  So the bill was passed.

[[Page 533]]

  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.55.20  permission to file conference report

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the managers on the 
part of the House were granted permission until midnight tonight to file 
a conference report on the bill (H.R. 889) making emergency supplemental 
appropriations and rescissions to preserve and enhance the military 
readiness of the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1995, and for other purposes; together with a statement 
thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para.55.21  change of reference--h.j res. 70

  On motion of Mrs. CHENOWETH, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
House Oversight was discharged from further consideration of the bill 
(H.J. Res. 70) authorizing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish a 
memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr. in the District of Columbia or its 
environs.
  When said bill was rereferred to the Committee on Resources.

para.55.22  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mrs. CHENOWETH, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule on Wednesday, April 5, 1995: the Committee on Banking 
and Financial Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on 
Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight, the Committee on House Oversight, the Committee on 
International Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
on Resources, the Committee on Small Business, and the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.55.23  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1215

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-100) the resolution (H. Res. 128) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1215) to amend the Internal Revenue Code 
of 1986 to strengthen the American Family and create jobs.

para.55.24  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House 
of the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 831. An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the deduction for health insurance 
     costs of self-employed individuals, to repeal the provision 
     permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchange 
     effectuating policies of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, and for other purposes.

para.55.25  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. McDADE, for today;
  To Mr. TORRES, for today; and
  To Mr. RUSH, for April 3 and today.
  And then,

para.55.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, at 9 o'clock and 9 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para.55.27  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule III, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules, House Resolution 128. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1215) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     strengthen the American family and create jobs (Rept. No. 
     104-100). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.55.28  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Canady, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Parker, Ms. Danner, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Jacobs, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. 
             Christensen):
       H.R. 1383. A bill to amend the formula for determining the 
     official mail allowance for Members of the House of 
     Representatives, and to require that unobligated funds in the 
     official mail allowance of Members be used to reduce the 
     Federal deficit; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 1384. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     exempt certain full-time health-care professionals of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs from restrictions on 
     remunerated outside professional activities; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. Montgomery):
       H.R. 1385. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve the delivery of health care to veterans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 1386. A bill to amend section 353 of the Public Health 
     Service Act to exempt physician office laboratories from the 
     clinical laboratories requirements of that section; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself and Mrs. 
             Maloney):
       H.R. 1387. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to establish a process to identify and control tax 
     expenditures; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. CLINGER (for himself, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, 
             Mr. Spence, and Mr. Dellums) (all by request):
       H.R. 1388. A bill to revise and streamline the acquisition 
     laws of the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committees on National Security, the 
     Judiciary, Small Business, Science, and International 
     Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Frost, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Martinez):
       H.R. 1389. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to expand the availability of, and amount of, deductible 
     individual retirement account contributions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JACOBS:
       H.R. 1390. A bill to provide means of limiting the exposure 
     of children to violent programming on television, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             Bliley, and Mr. Archer):
       H.R. 1391. A bill to amend section 4358(c) of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 to permit Medicare select 
     policies to be offered in all States on an extended basis; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. LIGHTFOOT:
       H.R. 1392. A bill to enhance the safety of air travel 
     through a more effective Federal Aviation Administration, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROSE:
       H.R. 1393. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to 
     carry out an environmental restoration project at the eastern 
     channel of the Lockwoods Folly River, Brunswick County, NC; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH:
       H. Con. Res. 55. Concurrent resolution requesting the 
     President to return the enrolled bill (H.R. 831), and 
     providing for its reenrollment without the targeted tax 
     benefit contained therein; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on House Oversight, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H. Con. Res. 56. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that rural health care should be addressed in 
     any Federal health care legislation; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.

para.55.29  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. CLYBURN:
       H.R. 1394. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel Bewildered; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.R. 1395. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     and fisheries for the vessel Shaku Maru; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SHAW:
       H.R. 1396. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of

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     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for the vessel Fifty One; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.55.30  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 65: Mrs. Roukema and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Thompson, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. 
     Brewster.
       H.R. 145: Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 159: Mr. Norwood and Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 200: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Klug, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Rose, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 219: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 244: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 311: Mr. Minge, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Upton, Mr. Bliley, 
     Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Solomon, and Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Ney, and Mr. 
     Traficant.
       H.R. 500: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Lucas, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Holden, Mr. Peterson 
     of Florida, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Solomon, and 
     Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 612: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 645: Ms. Lowey and Mr. Farr.
       H.R. 662: Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Cooley, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 696: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Shaw, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Clement, 
     and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Doyle, Ms. Furse, and Ms. Lowey.
       H.R. 774: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Allard.
       H.R. 867: Mr. Doyle and Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Clyburn, 
     Mr. Pickett, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. 
     Callahan, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Funderburk, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
     Heineman, Mr. Fox, Mr. Spence, Mr. Borski, Mr. LaTourette, 
     Mr. Rush, Mr. Klink, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
     Camp, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
     Hefner, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Taylor of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Blute, and Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 1024: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 1039: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 1041: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 1042: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 1045: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 1104: Mr. Hancock, Mr. Zimmer, Ms. Furse, Mr. Coburn, 
     Ms. Danner, Mr. Allard, and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 1160: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1201: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1208: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 1229: Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Pomeroy, and Mr. Farr.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Hastings of Washington and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1279: Mr. Stump, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
     Christensen, and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 1297: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Fattah.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Longley, 
     Mr. Luther, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H. Con. Res. 35: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Frost and Mr. Klug.
       H. Con. Res. 53: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Engel, 
     and Mr. Farr.
       H. Res. 118: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Stark, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
     Johnston of Florida, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Beilenson, Mr. Studds, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Farr, and Mr. 
     Frost.

para.55.31  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 310: Mr. Schiff.



.
                      WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1995 (56)

para.56.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    April 5, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Dave Camp to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.56.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, April 4, 1995.
  Mr. TIAHRT, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. TIAHRT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

384

Nays

27

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

2

para.56.3                    [Roll No. 288]

                                YEAS--384

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez

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     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--27

     Abercrombie
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Deutsch
     Engel
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Gillmor
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hinchey
     Jacobs
     Lewis (GA)
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Sabo
     Taylor (MS)
     Vento
     Volkmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Harman
     Stockman
      

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Ballenger
     Collins (MI)
     Fields (TX)
     Ford
     Goodling
     Hilliard
     Mfume
     Mollohan
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Roberts
     Schiff
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Smith (TX)
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Waldholtz
     Watts (OK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para.56.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Hallen, one of its clerks, announced 
that pursuant to Public Law 94-304, as amended by Public Law 99-7, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, appoints Mr. Campbell, Mr. 
Kempthorne, Mr. Santorum, and Mr. Abraham to the Commission on Security 
and Cooperation in Europe.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 93-29, as 
amended by Public Laws 98-459 and 102-375, the Chair, on behalf of the 
President pro tempore, reappoints Robert L. Goldman of Oklahoma to the 
Federal Council on the Aging.

para.56.5  notice requirement--consideration of resolution--question of 
          privileges of the house

  Mr. DEUTSCH, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced his 
intention to call up a resolution to preserve the constitutional role of 
the House of Representatives to originate revenue measures, as a 
question of the privileges of the House.

para.56.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1215

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 128):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1215) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to strengthen the American family and create jobs. The 
     first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points 
     of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 
     General debate shall be confined to the bill and the 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute made in order as 
     original text and shall not exceed four hours, with two hours 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Ways and Means and two 
     hours equally divided among and controlled by the chairman 
     and ranking minority members of the Committee on the Budget 
     and the Committee on Commerce. After general debate the bill 
     shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 
     It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 
     purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule an amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 
     1327, modified by the amendment printed in part 1 of the 
     report of the Committee on rules accompanying this 
     resolution. That amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     shall be considered as read. All points of order against that 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. No 
     amendment to that amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     shall be in order except the further amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute printed in part 2 of the report, which may be 
     offered only by Representative Gephardt of Missouri or his 
     designee, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
     one hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 
     an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. All 
     points of order against the further amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute are waived. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendment as 
     may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote 
     in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 
     Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute made in order as original text. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and any 
     amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion 
     except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. SOLOMON moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

230

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

203

para.56.7                    [Roll No. 289]

                                YEAS--230

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery

[[Page 536]]


     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--2

       
     Reynolds
     Stark
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

228

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

204

para.56.8                    [Roll No. 290]

                                AYES--228

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Pomeroy
     Reynolds
     Waters
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.56.9  tax fairness and deficit reduction

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, pursuant to House Resolution 
128 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1215) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
strengthen the American family and create jobs.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. BOEHNER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,

para.56.10  call in committee

  Mr. BOEHNER, Chairman, announced that the Committee, having had under 
consideration said bill, finding itself without a quorum, directed the 
Members to record their presence by electronic device, and the 
following-named Members responded--

para.56.11                   [Roll No. 291]
     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)

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     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer
  Thereupon, Mr. BOEHNER, Chairman, announced that 416 Members had been 
recorded, a quorum.
  The Committee resumed its business.
  After some further time,

para.56.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. GEPHARDT:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``School Act 
     of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

         TITLE I--INCENTIVES FOR INVESTMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION

Sec. 101. Deduction for higher education expenses.
Sec. 102. Deduction for interest on loans for higher education.
Sec. 103. Expansion of education saving bond program.
Sec. 104. Deduction for IRA contributions available to all middle-
              income taxpayers.
Sec. 105. Distributions from individual retirement plans may be used 
              without penalty to pay higher education expenses.
Sec. 106. Spousal IRA computed on basis of compensation of both 
              spouses.

    TITLE II--NONDEDUCTIBLE TAX-FREE INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS

Sec. 201. Establishment of nondeductible tax-free individual retirement 
              accounts.

          TITLE III--TAX BENEFITS CONTINGENT ON FEDERAL BUDGET

Sec. 301. Effective dates of tax benefits delayed until Federal budget 
              projected to be in balance.
Sec. 302. Termination of tax benefits if Federal budget deficit 
              reduction targets are not met.

TITLE IV--REVISIONS TO DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS AND BUDGET PROCESS

Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Discretionary spending limits.
Sec. 403. General statement and definitions.
Sec. 404. Enforcing discretionary spending limits.
Sec. 405. Enforcing pay-as-you-go.
Sec. 406. Reports and orders.
Sec. 407. Technical correction.
Sec. 408. Effective date.
Sec. 409. Savings from provisions of this title reducing discretionary 
              spending to be added to pay-as-you-go scorecard.
Sec. 410. Clarification of order in which adjustments to discretionary 
              spending limits are to be made.

         TITLE V--PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL TAXATION

Sec. 501. Revision of tax rules on expatriation.
Sec. 502. Improved information reporting on foreign trusts.
Sec. 503. Modification of rules relating to foreign trusts having one 
              or more United States beneficiaries.
Sec. 504. Foreign persons not to be treated as owners under grantor 
              trust rules.
Sec. 505. Gratuitous transfers by partnerships and foreign 
              corporations.
Sec. 506. Information reporting regarding large foreign gifts.
Sec. 507. Modification of rules relating to foreign trusts which are 
              not grantor trusts.
Sec. 508. Residence of estates and trusts.

 TITLE VI--EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
                       TO USE COMPETITIVE BIDDING

Sec. 601. Extension of authority.

  TITLE VII--PRIVATIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORPORATION

Sec. 701. Short title and reference.
Sec. 702. Production facility.
Sec. 703. Definitions.
Sec. 704. Employees of the corporation.
Sec. 705. Marketing and contracting authority.
Sec. 706. Privatization of the corporation.
Sec. 707. Periodic certification of compliance.
Sec. 708. Licensing of other technologies.
Sec. 709. Conforming amendments.
         TITLE I--INCENTIVES FOR INVESTMENT IN HIGHER EDUCATION

     SEC. 101. DEDUCTION FOR HIGHER EDUCATION EXPENSES.

       (a) Deduction Allowed.-- Part VII of subchapter B of 
     chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 
     additional itemized deductions for individuals) is amended by 
     redesignating section 220 as section 221 and by inserting 
     after section 219 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 220. HIGHER EDUCATION TUITION AND FEES.

       ``(a) Allowance of Deduction.--In the case of an 
     individual, there shall be allowed as a deduction the amount 
     of qualified higher education expenses paid by the taxpayer 
     during the taxable year.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Dollar limitation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount allowed as a deduction under 
     subsection (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed $10,000.
       ``(B) Phase-in.--In the case of taxable years beginning in 
     1996, 1997, or 1998, `$5,000' shall be substituted for 
     `$10,000' in subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Limitation based on modified adjusted gross income.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount which would (but for this 
     paragraph) be taken into account under paragraph (1) shall be 
     reduced (but not below zero) by the amount determined under 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Amount of reduction.--The amount determined under 
     this subparagraph equals the amount which bears the same 
     ratio to the amount which would be so taken into account as--
       ``(i) the excess of--

       ``(I) the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross income for 
     such taxable year, over
       ``(II) $50,000 ($75,000 in the case of a joint return), 
     bears to

       ``(ii) $10,000.
       ``(C) Modified adjusted gross income.--The term `modified 
     adjusted gross income' means the adjusted gross income of the 
     taxpayer for the taxable year determined--
       ``(i) without regard to this section and sections 911, 931, 
     and 933, and
       ``(ii) after the application of sections 86, 135, 219 and 
     469.

     For purposes of sections 86, 135, 219, and 469, adjusted 
     gross income shall be determined without regard to the 
     deduction allowed under this section.
       ``(c) Qualified Higher Education Expenses.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(1) Qualified higher education expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified higher education 
     expenses' means tuition and fees charged by an educational 
     institution and required for the enrollment or attendance 
     of--
       ``(i) the taxpayer,
       ``(ii) the taxpayer's spouse, or
       ``(iii) any dependent of the taxpayer with respect to whom 
     the taxpayer is allowed a deduction under section 151,

     as an eligible student at an institution of higher education.
       ``(B) Exception for education involving sports, etc.--Such 
     term does not include expenses with respect to any course or 
     other education involving sports, games, or hobbies, unless 
     such expenses--

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       ``(i) are part of a degree program, or
       ``(ii) are deductible under this chapter without regard to 
     this section.
       ``(C) Exception for nonacademic fees.--Such term does not 
     include any student activity fees, athletic fees, insurance 
     expenses, or other expenses unrelated to a student's academic 
     course of instruction.
       ``(D) Eligible student.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the term `eligible student' means a student who--
       ``(i) meets the requirements of section 484(a)(1) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1091(a)(1)), as in 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this section, and
       ``(ii)(I) is carrying at least one-half the normal full-
     time work load for the course of study the student is 
     pursuing, as determined by the institution of higher 
     education, or
       ``(II) is enrolled in a course which enables the student to 
     improve the student's job skills or to acquire new job 
     skills.
       ``(E) Identification requirement.--No deduction shall be 
     allowed under subsection (a) to a taxpayer with respect to an 
     eligible student unless the taxpayer includes the name, age, 
     and taxpayer identification number of such eligible student 
     on the return of tax for the taxable year.
       ``(2) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     `institution of higher education' means an institution 
     which--
       ``(A) is described in section 481 of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088), as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this section, and
       ``(B) is eligible to participate in programs under title IV 
     of such Act.
       ``(d) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) No double benefit.--
       ``(A) In general.--No deduction shall be allowed under 
     subsection (a) for qualified higher education expenses with 
     respect to which a deduction is allowable to the taxpayer 
     under any other provision of this chapter unless the taxpayer 
     irrevocably waives his right to the deduction of such 
     expenses under such other provision.
       ``(B) Dependents.--No deduction shall be allowed under 
     subsection (a) to any individual with respect to whom a 
     deduction under section 151 is allowable to another taxpayer 
     for a taxable year beginning in the calendar year in which 
     such individual's taxable year begins.
       ``(C) Savings bond exclusion.--A deduction shall be allowed 
     under subsection (a) for qualified higher education expenses 
     only to the extent the amount of such expenses exceeds the 
     amount excludable under section 135 for the taxable year.
       ``(2) Limitation on taxable year of deduction.--
       ``(A) In general.--A deduction shall be allowed under 
     subsection (a) for any taxable year only to the extent the 
     qualified higher education expenses are in connection with 
     enrollment at an institution of higher education during the 
     taxable year.
       ``(B) Certain prepayments allowed.--Subparagraph (A) shall 
     not apply to qualified higher education expenses paid during 
     a taxable year if such expenses are in connection with an 
     academic term beginning during such taxable year or during 
     the 1st 3 months of the next taxable year.
       ``(3) Adjustment for certain scholarships and veterans 
     benefits.--The amount of qualified higher education expenses 
     otherwise taken into account under subsection (a) with 
     respect to the education of an individual shall be reduced 
     (before the application of subsection (b)) by the sum of the 
     amounts received with respect to such individual for the 
     taxable year as--
       ``(A) a qualified scholarship which under section 117 is 
     not includable in gross income,
       ``(B) an educational assistance allowance under chapter 30, 
     31, 32, 34, or 35 of title 38, United States Code, or
       ``(C) a payment (other than a gift, bequest, devise, or 
     inheritance within the meaning of section 102(a)) for 
     educational expenses, or attributable to enrollment at an 
     eligible educational institution, which is exempt from income 
     taxation by any law of the United States.
       ``(4) No deduction for married individuals filing separate 
     returns.--If the taxpayer is a married individual (within the 
     meaning of section 7703), this section shall apply only if 
     the taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse file a joint return 
     for the taxable year. The preceeding sentence shall not apply 
     if the taxpayer lives apart from his spouse at all times 
     during the taxable year.
       ``(5) Nonresident aliens.--If the taxpayer is a nonresident 
     alien individual for any portion of the taxable year, this 
     section shall apply only if such individual is treated as a 
     resident alien of the United States for purposes of this 
     chapter by reason of an election under subsection (g) or (h) 
     of section 6013.
       ``(6) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     this section, including regulations requiring recordkeeping 
     and information reporting.''
       (b) Deduction Allowed in Computing Adjusted Gross Income.--
     Section 62(a) of such Code is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (15) the following new paragraph:
       ``(16) Higher education tuition and fees.--The deduction 
     allowed by section 220.''
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for part 
     VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 of such Code is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 220 and inserting:

``Sec. 220. Higher education tuition and fees.
``Sec. 221. Cross reference.''

       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to payments made after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 102. DEDUCTION FOR INTEREST ON LOANS FOR HIGHER 
                   EDUCATION.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 163(h) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (defining personal interest) is 
     amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D), 
     by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F), and by 
     inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) any interest on a qualified higher education loan, 
     and''.
       (b) Qualified Higher Education Loan Defined.--Paragraph (5) 
     of section 163(h) of such Code (relating to phase-in of 
     limitations) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Qualified higher education loan.--For purposes of 
     this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified higher education 
     loan' means any loan incurred by the taxpayer under a State 
     or Federal student loan program to pay qualified higher 
     education expenses (as defined in section 220(c))--
       ``(i) which are paid or incurred within a reasonable period 
     of time before or after the indebtedness is incurred, and
       ``(ii) which are attributable to education furnished during 
     a period during which the recipient was an eligible student 
     (as defined in such section).

     Such term includes indebtedness used to refinance 
     indebtedness which qualifies as a qualified higher education 
     loan.
       ``(B) Reduction of benefit for higher income taxpayers.--
       ``(i) In general.--The amount of interest which would (but 
     for this subparagraph) be taken into account under paragraph 
     (2)(E) for the taxable year shall be reduced (but not below 
     zero) by the amount which bears the same ratio to the amount 
     of such interest as--

       ``(I) the excess of the taxpayer's modified adjusted gross 
     income for such taxable year over $50,000 ($75,000 in the 
     case of a joint return), bears to
       ``(II) $10,000.

       ``(ii) Modified adjusted gross income.--For purposes of 
     clause (i), the term `modified adjusted gross income' means 
     the adjusted gross income of the taxpayer for the taxable 
     year determined--

       ``(I) without regard to paragraph (2)(E) and sections 911, 
     931, and 933, and
       ``(II) after the application of sections 86, 135, 219, 220, 
     and 469.

     For purposes of sections 86, 135, 219, 220, and 469, adjusted 
     gross income shall be determined without regard to the 
     deduction allowed by reason of paragraph (2)(E).
       ``(C) Coordination with limitation on home equity 
     indebtedness.--Any qualified higher education loan shall not 
     be taken into account for purposes of applying the limitation 
     of paragraph (3)(C)(ii).
       ``(D) Coordination with savings bond exclusion.--The amount 
     of qualified higher education expenses for any taxable year 
     otherwise taken into account under subparagraph (A) shall be 
     reduced by any amount excludable from gross income under 
     section 135 for such taxable year.
       ``(E) Other rules to apply.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (1), and paragraphs 
     (3), (4), and (5), of section 220(d), shall apply for 
     purposes of this section.''
       (c) Deduction Allowed in Computing Adjusted Gross Income.--
     Section 62(a) of such Code is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (16) the following new paragraph:
       ``(17) Interest on loans for higher education.--The 
     deduction allowed by section 163 to the extent attributable 
     to any qualified higher education loan (as defined in section 
     163(h)(5)).''
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts paid or accrued after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 103. EXPANSION OF EDUCATION SAVING BOND PROGRAM.

       (a) Higher Yield on Guaranteed Education Plan Bonds.--
     Subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) The Secretary shall issue savings bonds which are 
     designated as Guaranteed Education Plan Bonds.
       ``(B)(i) Except as provided in clause (ii) or by the 
     Secretary, Guaranteed Education Plan Bonds shall have the 
     same terms and conditions as other savings bonds.
       ``(ii) Guaranteed Education Plan Bonds, if redeemed under 
     circumstances such that the Secretary is reasonably certain 
     that the redemption proceeds will be used to pay the 
     qualified higher education expenses (as defined in section 
     135 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of the individual 
     holding the bond, shall have an investment yield which is 
     materially greater than the investment yield when not so 
     used.''
       (b) Reduction of Age Limit on Individual To Whom Bond 
     Issued.--Subparagraph (B) of section 135(b)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``age 24'' and inserting ``age 21''.
       (c) Taxpayer Need Not Be Purchaser of Bond.--Nothing in 
     section 135 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be 
     construed to require that, in order for a savings bond to be 
     a qualified United States savings bond under such section, 
     the purchaser of the bond must be the individual to whom the 
     bond is issued.
       (d) Limitation on Inflation Adjustment.--Subparagraph (B) 
     of section 135(b)(2)

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     is amended by adding at the end the following new flush 
     sentence:

     ``In no event shall be adjustment under this subparagraph 
     increase the $40,000 amount to more than $50,000 or the 
     $60,000 amount to more than $70,000.''
       (e) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to bonds issued 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Subsection (d).--The amendment made by subsection (d) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for the administrative expenses of the 
     Department of the Treasury to carry out the amendment made by 
     subsection (a)--
       (1) $650,000 for the fiscal year beginning after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and
       (2) $11,900,000 for each following fiscal year.

     SEC. 104. DEDUCTION FOR IRA CONTRIBUTIONS AVAILABLE TO ALL 
                   MIDDLE-INCOME TAXPAYERS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 219(g)(3) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$40,000'' in clause (i) and inserting 
     ``$75,000'', and
       (2) by striking ``$25,000'' in clause (ii) and inserting 
     ``$50,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to contributions for taxable years beginning 
     after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 105. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT PLANS MAY 
                   BE USED WITHOUT PENALTY TO PAY HIGHER EDUCATION 
                   EXPENSES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to exceptions to 10-
     percent additional tax on early distributions from qualified 
     retirement plans) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Distributions from individual retirement plans for 
     higher educational expenses.--Distributions to an individual 
     from an individual retirement plan to the extent such 
     distributions during the taxable year do not exceed the 
     amount allowed as a deduction under section 220 to the 
     taxpayer for such taxable year.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to distributions after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 106. SPOUSAL IRA COMPUTED ON BASIS OF COMPENSATION OF 
                   BOTH SPOUSES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 219 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special rules for 
     certain married individuals) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Special Rules for Certain Married Individuals.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual to whom 
     this paragraph applies for the taxable year, the limitation 
     of subsection (b)(1) shall be equal to the lesser of--
       ``(A) $2,000, or
       ``(B) the sum of--
       ``(i) the compensation includible in such individual's 
     gross income for the taxable year, plus
       ``(ii) the compensation includible in the gross income of 
     such individual's spouse for the taxable year reduced by the 
     amount allowable as a deduction under subsection (a) to such 
     spouse for such taxable year.
       ``(2) Individuals to whom paragraph (1) applies.--Paragraph 
     (1) shall apply to any individual if--
       ``(A) such individual files a joint return for the taxable 
     year, and
       ``(B) the amount of compensation (if any) includible in 
     such individual's gross income for the taxable year is less 
     than the compensation includible in the gross income of such 
     individual's spouse for the taxable year.
       ``(3) Phasein of benefit.--The amount determined under 
     paragraph (1)(B)(ii) for any taxable year beginning in a 
     calendar year shall not exceed the sum of--
       ``(A) $250, plus
       ``(B) the product of $250 and the number of calendar years 
     which such calendar year is after 1996.''
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 219(f) 
     of such Code (relating to other definitions and special 
     rules) is amended by striking ``subsections (b) and (c)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (b)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to contributions for taxable years beginning 
     after December 31, 1995.
    TITLE II--NONDEDUCTIBLE TAX-FREE INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS

     SEC. 201. ESTABLISHMENT OF NONDEDUCTIBLE TAX-FREE INDIVIDUAL 
                   RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part I of subchapter D of 
     chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to 
     pension, profit-sharing, stock bonus plans, etc.) is amended 
     by inserting after section 408 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 408A. SPECIAL INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--Except as provided in this chapter, a 
     special individual retirement account shall be treated for 
     purposes of this title in the same manner as an individual 
     retirement plan.
       ``(b) Special Individual Retirement Account.--For purposes 
     of this title, the term `special individual retirement 
     account' means an individual retirement plan which is 
     designated at the time of establishment of the plan as a 
     special individual retirement account.
       ``(c) Treatment of Contributions.--
       ``(1) No deduction allowed.--No deduction shall be allowed 
     under section 219 for a contribution to a special individual 
     retirement account.
       ``(2) Contribution limit.--The aggregate amount of 
     contributions for any taxable year to all special individual 
     retirement accounts maintained for the benefit of an 
     individual shall not exceed the excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) the maximum amount allowable as a deduction under 
     section 219 with respect to such individual for such taxable 
     year, over
       ``(B) the amount so allowed.
       ``(3) Special rules for qualified transfers.--
       ``(A) In general.--No rollover contribution may be made to 
     a special individual retirement account unless it is a 
     qualified transfer.
       ``(B) Limit not to apply.--The limitation under paragraph 
     (2) shall not apply to a qualified transfer to a special 
     individual retirement account.
       ``(d) Tax Treatment of Distributions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in this subsection, 
     any amount paid or distributed out of a special individual 
     retirement account shall not be included in the gross income 
     of the distributee.
       ``(2) Exception for earnings on contributions held less 
     than 5 years.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any amount distributed out of a special 
     individual retirement account which consists of earnings 
     allocable to contributions made to the account during the 5-
     year period ending on the day before such distribution shall 
     be included in the gross income of the distributee for the 
     taxable year in which the distribution occurs.
       ``(B) Ordering rule.--
       ``(i) First-in, first-out rule.--Distributions from a 
     special individual retirement account shall be treated as 
     having been made--

       ``(I) first from the earliest contribution (and earnings 
     allocable thereto) remaining in the account at the time of 
     the distribution, and
       ``(II) then from other contributions (and earnings 
     allocable thereto) in the order in which made.

       ``(ii) Allocations between contributions and earnings.--Any 
     portion of a distribution allocated to a contribution (and 
     earnings allocable thereto) shall be treated as allocated 
     first to the earnings and then to the contribution.
       ``(iii) Allocation of earnings.--Earnings shall be 
     allocated to a contribution in such manner as the Secretary 
     may by regulations prescribe.
       ``(iv) Contributions in same year.--Except as provided in 
     regulations, all contributions made during the same taxable 
     year may be treated as 1 contribution for purposes of this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(C) Cross reference.--

  ``For additional tax for early withdrawal, see section 72(t).

       ``(3) Qualified transfer.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply to any 
     distribution which is transferred in a qualified transfer to 
     another special individual retirement account.
       ``(B) Contribution period.--For purposes of paragraph (2), 
     the special individual retirement account to which any 
     contributions are transferred shall be treated as having held 
     such contributions during any period such contributions were 
     held (or are treated as held under this subparagraph) by the 
     special individual retirement account from which transferred.
       ``(4) Special rules relating to certain transfers.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, in the case of a qualified transfer to a special 
     individual retirement account from an individual retirement 
     plan which is not a special individual retirement account--
       ``(i) there shall be included in gross income any amount 
     which, but for the qualified transfer, would be includible in 
     gross income, but
       ``(ii) section 72(t) shall not apply to such amount.
       ``(B) Time for inclusion.--In the case of any qualified 
     transfer which occurs before January 1, 1997, any amount 
     includible in gross income under subparagraph (A) with 
     respect to such contribution shall be includible ratably over 
     the 4-taxable year period beginning in the taxable year in 
     which the amount was paid or distributed out of the 
     individual retirement plan.
       ``(e) Qualified Transfer.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified transfer' means a 
     transfer to a special individual retirement account from 
     another such account or from an individual retirement plan 
     but only if such transfer meets the requirements of section 
     408(d)(3).
       ``(2) Limitation.--A transfer otherwise described in 
     paragraph (1) shall not be treated as a qualified transfer if 
     the taxpayer's adjusted gross income for the taxable year of 
     the transfer exceeds the sum of--
       ``(A) the applicable dollar amount, plus
       ``(B) the dollar amount applicable for the taxable year 
     under section 219(g)(2)(A)(ii).
     This paragraph shall not apply to a transfer from a special 
     individual retirement account to another special individual 
     retirement account.
       ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     terms `adjusted gross income' and `applicable dollar amount' 
     have the meanings given such terms by section 219(g)(3), 
     except subparagraph (A)(ii) thereof shall be applied without 
     regard to the phrase

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     `or the deduction allowable under this section'.''
       (b) Early Withdrawal Penalty.--Section 72(t) of such Code 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Rules relating to special individual retirement 
     accounts.--In the case of a special individual retirement 
     account under section 408A--
       ``(A) this subsection shall only apply to distributions out 
     of such account which consist of earnings allocable to 
     contributions made to the account during the 5-year period 
     ending on the day before such distribution, and
       ``(B) paragraph (2)(A)(i) shall not apply to any 
     distribution described in subparagraph (A).''
       (c) Excess Contributions.--Section 4973(b) of such Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``For purposes of paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(C), the amount 
     allowable as a deduction under section 219 shall be computed 
     without regard to section 408A.''
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subpart A of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 of such Code 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     408 the following new item:

``Sec. 408A. Special individual retirement accounts.''

       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.
          TITLE III--TAX BENEFITS CONTINGENT ON FEDERAL BUDGET

     SEC. 301. EFFECTIVE DATES OF TAX BENEFITS DELAYED UNTIL 
                   FEDERAL BUDGET PROJECTED TO BE IN BALANCE.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any provision of title I 
     or II of this Act and any amendment made by such titles, 
     except as otherwise provided in this section--
       (1) any reference in this such titles (or in any amendment 
     made by such titles) to 1995 shall be treated as a reference 
     to the calendar year ending in the first successful deficit 
     reduction year, and
       (2) any reference in such titles (or in any amendment made 
     by such titles) to any later calendar year shall be treated 
     as a reference to the calendar year which is the same number 
     of years after such first calendar year as such later year is 
     after 1995.
       (b) First Successful Deficit Reduction Year.--For purposes 
     of this section and section 302--
       (1) In general.--The term ``first successful deficit 
     reduction year'' means the first fiscal year beginning after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to which 
     there is an OMB certification before the beginning of such 
     fiscal year that the budget of the United States will be in 
     balance by fiscal year 2002 based upon estimates of enacted 
     legislation, including the amendments made by this Act.
       (2) OMB certification.--The term ``OMB certification'' 
     means a written certification by the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget to the President and the Congress.
       (c) Certification During 1995.--Subsection (a) shall not 
     apply if there is an OMB certification made during 1995 that 
     the budget of the United States will be in balance by fiscal 
     year 2002 based upon estimates of enacted legislation, 
     including the amendments made by this Act.

     SEC. 302. TERMINATION OF TAX BENEFITS IF FEDERAL BUDGET 
                   DEFICIT REDUCTION TARGETS ARE NOT MET.

       (a) No Credits, Deductions, Exclusions, Preferential Rate 
     of Tax, Etc.--No tax benefit provided by any provision of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 added by title I or II of this 
     Act shall apply to any taxable year beginning after the 
     calendar year in which the first failed deficit reduction 
     year ends.
       (b) First Failed Deficit Reduction Year.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``first failed deficit reduction 
     year'' means the first fiscal year (beginning after the 
     earliest date on which any amendment made by title I or II 
     takes effect) with respect to which there is an OMB 
     certification during the 3-month period after the close of 
     such fiscal year that the actual deficit in the budget of the 
     United States for such fiscal year was greater than the 
     deficit target for such fiscal year specified in the 
     following table:

                                                     The deficit target
``In the case of fiscal year:                         (in billions) is:
  1996........................................................... $150 
  1997...........................................................  125 
  1998...........................................................  100 
  1999...........................................................   75 
  2000...........................................................   50 
  2001...........................................................   25 
  2002 or thereafter..............................................   0.
TITLE IV--REVISIONS TO DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS AND BUDGET PROCESS

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Discretionary Spending 
     Reduction and Control Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 402. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

       (a) Limits.--Section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 is amended by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), 
     (C), (D), and (F), by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
     subparagraph (A) and by striking ``and'' at the end of that 
     subparagraph, and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
     following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) with respect to fiscal year 1996, for the 
     discretionary category: $516,478,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $549,054,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(C) with respect to fiscal year 1997, for the 
     discretionary category: $522,894,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $544,051,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(D) with respect to fiscal year 1998, for the 
     discretionary category: $528,810,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $545,548,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(E) with respect to fiscal year 1999, for the 
     discretionary category: $527,753,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $544,402,000,000 in outlays; and
       ``(F) with respect to fiscal year 2000, for the 
     discretionary category: $527,040,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $543,357,000,000 in outlays;''.
       (b) Committee Allocations and Enforcement.--Section 602 of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``1995'' and inserting 
     ``2000'' and by striking its last sentence; and
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``1992 to 1995'' in the 
     side heading and inserting ``1995 to 2000'' and by striking 
     ``1992 through 1995'' and inserting ``1995 through 2000''.
       (c) Five-Year Budget Resolutions.--Section 606 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``1992, 1993, 1994, or 
     1995'' and inserting ``1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, or 
     2000''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``1992, 1993, 1994, 
     and 1995'' and inserting ``1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 
     2000'', and by striking ``(i) and (ii)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--Section 607 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking ``1991 to 1998'' 
     and inserting ``1995 to 2000''.
       (e) Sequestration Regarding Crime Trust Fund.--Section 
     251A(b)(1) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking its last sentence 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(E) For fiscal year 1999, $5,639,000,000.
       ``(F) For fiscal year 2000, $6,225,000,000.

     SEC. 403. GENERAL STATEMENT AND DEFINITIONS.

       (a) General Statement.--Section 250(b) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended 
     by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: 
     ``This part provides for the enforcement of deficit reduction 
     through discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go 
     requirements for fiscal years 1995 through 2000.''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) The term `category' means all discretionary 
     appropriations.'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
       ``(6) The term `budgetary resources' means new budget 
     authority, unobligated balances, direct spending authority, 
     and obligation limitations.'';
       (3) in paragraph (9), by striking ``1992'' and inserting 
     ``1995'';
       (4) in paragraph (14), by striking ``1995'' and inserting 
     ``2000''; and
       (5) by striking paragraph (17) and by redesignating 
     paragraphs (18) through (21) as paragraphs (17) through (20), 
     respectively.

     SEC. 404. ENFORCING DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

       Section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 is amended--
       (1) in the side heading of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``1991-1998'' and inserting ``1995-2000'';
       (2) in the first sentence of subsection (b)(1), by striking 
     ``1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 or 1998'' and inserting 
     ``1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, or 2000'' and by striking 
     ``through 1998'' and inserting ``through 2000'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking subparagraphs (B) and 
     (C) and by striking ``the following:'' and all that follows 
     through ``The adjustments'' and inserting ``the following: 
     the adjustments'';
       (4) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``1991, 1992, 1993, 
     1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, or 1998'' and inserting ``1995, 1996, 
     1997, 1998, 1999, or 2000'' and by striking ``through 1998'' 
     and inserting ``through 2000'';
       (5) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of 
     subsection (b)(2);
       (6) in subsection (b)(2)(E), by striking clauses (i), (ii), 
     and (iii) and by striking ``(iv) if, for fiscal years 1994, 
     1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998'' and inserting ``If, for fiscal 
     years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000''; and
       (7) in subsection (b)(2)(F), strike everything after ``the 
     adjustment in outlays'' and insert ``for a category for a 
     fiscal year shall not exceed 0.5 percent of the adjusted 
     discretionary spending limit on outlays for that fiscal year 
     in fiscal year 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, or 2000.''.

     SEC. 405. ENFORCING PAY-AS-YOU-GO.

       Section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 is amended--
       (1) in the side heading of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``1992-1998'' and inserting ``1995-2000'';
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``1998'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``2000''; and
       (3) in subsection (e), by striking ``1991 through 1998'' 
     and inserting ``1995 through 2000'' and by striking ``through 
     1995'' and inserting ``through 2000''.

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     SEC. 406. REPORTS AND ORDERS.

       Section 254 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``1998'' and 
     inserting ``2000''; and
       (2) in subsection (g), by striking ``1998'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``2000''.

     SEC. 407. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

       Section 258 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, entitled ``Modification of Presidential 
     Order'', is repealed.

     SEC. 408. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) Expiration.--Section 275(b) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking 
     ``1995'' and inserting ``2000''.
       (b) Expiration.--Section 14002(c)(3) of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993 (2 U.S.C. 900 note; 2 U.S.C. 665 
     note) is repealed.

     SEC. 409. SAVINGS FROM PROVISIONS OF THIS TITLE REDUCING 
                   DISCRETIONARY SPENDING TO BE ADDED TO PAY-AS-
                   YOU-GO SCORECARD.

       (a)(1) The net change in outlays for any fiscal year 
     through fiscal year 2000 estimated to result from provisions 
     of this title revising or extending limits on discretionary 
     spending and spending from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust 
     Fund shall be considered a change in direct spending for 
     purposes of section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       (2) In applying paragraph (1), the change in outlays 
     resulting from provisions of this title revising and 
     extending the limits on discretionary spending set forth in 
     section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
     shall be computed as follows:
       (A) For fiscal years 1996 through 1998, by comparing the 
     outlay limit resulting from this title for each year with the 
     outlay limit for that year in effect immediately prior to 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) For fiscal years 1999 and 2000, by comparing the outlay 
     limit resulting from this title for each year with the limit 
     for fiscal year 1998 in effect immediately prior to enactment 
     of this Act.
       (3) In applying paragraph (1), the change in outlays 
     resulting from provisions of this title extending the limits 
     on spending from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund set 
     forth in section 251A(b)(1) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 shall be computed by 
     comparing the outlay limit resulting from this title for each 
     year with the level of outlays for that year referred to in 
     the last 2 sentences of section 251A(b)(1) of such Act as in 
     effect immediately before the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Except as provided in subsection (a), no statutory 
     reduction in the discretionary spending limits shall be 
     counted in estimates under section 252(d) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

     SEC. 410. CLARIFICATION OF ORDER IN WHICH ADJUSTMENTS TO 
                   DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS ARE TO BE MADE.

       In the OMB final sequestration report for fiscal year 
     1996--
       (1) all adjustments required by section 251(b)(2) made 
     after the preview report for fiscal year 1996 shall be made 
     to the discretionary spending limits set forth in 601(a)(2) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as amended by section 
     402; and
       (2) all statutory changes in the discretionary spending 
     limits made by the Personal Responsibility Act of 1995 or by 
     the Act entitled ``An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for additional disaster assistance and making 
     rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, 
     and for other purposes'' shall be made to those limits.
         TITLE V--PROVISIONS RELATING TO INTERNATIONAL TAXATION

     SEC. 501. REVISION OF TAX RULES ON EXPATRIATION.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part II of subchapter N of 
     chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
     inserting after section 877 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 877A. TAX RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXPATRIATION.

       ``(a) General Rules.--For purposes of this subtitle--
       ``(1) Citizens.--If any United States citizen relinquishes 
     his citizenship during a taxable year, all property held by 
     such citizen at the time immediately before such 
     relinquishment shall be treated as sold at such time for its 
     fair market value and any gain or loss shall be taken into 
     account for such taxable year.
       ``(2) Certain residents.--If any long-term resident of the 
     United States ceases to be subject to tax as a resident of 
     the United States for any portion of any taxable year, all 
     property held by such resident at the time of such cessation 
     shall be treated as sold at such time for its fair market 
     value and any gain or loss shall be taken into account for 
     the taxable year which includes the date of such cessation.
       ``(b) Exclusion for Certain Gain.--The amount which would 
     (but for this subsection) be includible in the gross income 
     of any taxpayer by reason of subsection (a) shall be reduced 
     (but not below zero) by $600,000.
       ``(c) Property Treated as Held.--For purposes of this 
     section, except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, an 
     individual shall be treated as holding--
       ``(1) all property which would be includible in his gross 
     estate under chapter 11 were such individual to die at the 
     time the property is treated as sold,
       ``(2) any other interest in a trust which the individual is 
     treated as holding under the rules of section 679(e) 
     (determined by treating such section as applying to foreign 
     and domestic trusts), and
       ``(3) any other interest in property specified by the 
     Secretary as necessary or appropriate to carry out the 
     purposes of this section.
       ``(d) Exceptions.--The following property shall not be 
     treated as sold for purposes of this section:
       ``(1) United states real property interests.--Any United 
     States real property interest (as defined in section 
     897(c)(1)), other than stock of a United States real property 
     holding corporation which does not, on the date the 
     individual relinquishes his citizenship or ceases to be 
     subject to tax as a resident, meet the requirements of 
     section 897(c)(2).
       ``(2) Interest in certain retirement plans.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any interest in a qualified retirement 
     plan (as defined in section 4974(d)), other than any interest 
     attributable to contributions which are in excess of any 
     limitation or which violate any condition for tax-favored 
     treatment.
       ``(B) Foreign pension plans.--
       ``(i) In general.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary, interests in foreign pension plans or similar 
     retirement arrangements or programs.
       ``(ii) Limitation.--The value of property which is treated 
     as not sold by reason of this subparagraph shall not exceed 
     $500,000.
       ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Relinquishment of citizenship.--A citizen shall be 
     treated as relinquishing his United States citizenship on the 
     date the United States Department of State issues to the 
     individual a certificate of loss of nationality or on the 
     date a court of the United States cancels a naturalized 
     citizen's certificate of naturalization.
       ``(2) Long-term resident.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `long-term resident' means any 
     individual (other than a citizen of the United States) who is 
     a lawful permanent resident of the United States and, as a 
     result of such status, has been subject to tax as a resident 
     in at least 10 taxable years during the period of 15 taxable 
     years ending with the taxable year during which the sale 
     under subsection (a) is treated as occurring.
       ``(B) Special rule.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     there shall not be taken into account--
       ``(i) any taxable year during which any prior sale is 
     treated under subsection (a) as occurring, or
       ``(ii) any taxable year prior to the taxable year referred 
     to in clause (i).
       ``(f) Termination of Deferrals, Etc.--On the date any 
     property held by an individual is treated as sold under 
     subsection (a)--
       ``(1) any period deferring recognition of income or gain 
     shall terminate, and
       ``(2) any extension of time for payment of tax shall cease 
     to apply and the unpaid portion of such tax shall be due and 
     payable.
       ``(g) Election by Expatriating Residents.--Solely for 
     purposes of determining gain under subsection (a)--
       ``(1) In general.--At the election of a resident not a 
     citizen of the United States, property--
       ``(A) which was held by such resident on the date the 
     individual first became a resident of the United States 
     during the period of long-term residency to which the 
     treatment under subsection (a) relates, and
       ``(B) which is treated as sold under subsection (a),

     shall be treated as having a basis on such date of not less 
     than the fair market value of such property on such date.
       ``(2) Election.--Such an election shall apply to all 
     property described in paragraph (1), and, once made, shall be 
     irrevocable.
       ``(h) Deferral of Tax on Closely Held Business Interests.--
     The District Director may enter into an agreement with any 
     individual which permits such individual to defer payment for 
     not more than 5 years of any tax imposed by subsection (a) by 
     reason of holding any interest in a closely held business (as 
     defined in section 6166(b)) other than a United States real 
     property interest described in subsection (d)(1).
       ``(i) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this section.
       ``(j) Cross Reference.--

  ``For termination of United States citizenship for tax purposes, see 
section 7701(a)(47).''

       (b) Definition of Termination of United States 
     Citizenship.--Section 7701(a) of such Code is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(47) Termination of united states citizenship.--An 
     individual shall not cease to be treated as a United States 
     citizen before the date on which the individual's citizenship 
     is treated as relinquished under section 877A(e)(1).''
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 877 of such Code is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any 
     individual who is subject to the provisions of section 
     877A.''
       (2) Paragraph (10) of section 7701(b) of such Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``This paragraph shall not apply to any individual who is 
     subject to the provisions of section 877A.''

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       (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     A of part II of subchapter N of chapter 1 of such Code is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 877 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 877A. Tax responsibilities of expatriation.''

       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to--
       (1) United States citizens who relinquish (within the 
     meaning of section 877A(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, as added by this section) United States citizenship on 
     or after February 6, 1995, and
       (2) long-term residents (as defined in such section) who 
     cease to be subject to tax as residents of the United States 
     on or after such date.

     SEC. 502. IMPROVED INFORMATION REPORTING ON FOREIGN TRUSTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6048 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (relating to returns as to certain foreign trusts) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 6048. INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN FOREIGN 
                   TRUSTS.

       ``(a) Notice of Certain Events.--
       ``(1) General rule.--On or before the 90th day (or such 
     later day as the Secretary may prescribe) after any 
     reportable event, the responsible party shall--
       ``(A) notify each trustee of the trust of the requirements 
     of subsection (b), and
       ``(B) provide written notice of such event to the Secretary 
     in accordance with paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Contents of notice.--The notice required by paragraph 
     (1)(B) shall contain such information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe, including--
       ``(A) the amount of money or other property (if any) 
     transferred to the trust in connection with the reportable 
     event,
       ``(B) the identity of the trust and of each trustee and 
     beneficiary (or class of beneficiaries) of the trust, and
       ``(C) a statement that each trustee of the trust has been 
     informed of the requirements of subsection (b).
       ``(3) Reportable event.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `reportable event' means--
       ``(A) the creation of any foreign trust by a United States 
     person,
       ``(B) the transfer of any money or property to a foreign 
     trust by a United States person, including a transfer by 
     reason of death,
       ``(C) a domestic trust becoming a foreign trust,
       ``(D) the death of a citizen or resident of the United 
     States who is a grantor of a foreign trust, and
       ``(E) the residency starting date (within the meaning of 
     section 7701(b)(2)(A)) of a grantor of a foreign trust 
     subject to tax under section 679(a)(3).

     Subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall not apply with respect to a 
     trust described in section 404(a)(4) or 404A.
       ``(4) Responsible party.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `responsible party' means--
       ``(A) the grantor in the case of a reportable event 
     described in subparagraph (A) or (E) of paragraph (3),
       ``(B) the transferor in the case of a reportable event 
     described in paragraph (3)(B) other than a transfer by reason 
     of death,
       ``(C) the trustee of the domestic trust in the case of a 
     reportable event described in paragraph (3)(C), and
       ``(D) the executor of the decedent's estate in the case of 
     a transfer by reason of death.
       ``(b) Trust Reporting Requirements.--If a foreign trust, at 
     any time during a taxable year of such trust--
       ``(1) has a grantor who is a United States person and--
       ``(A) such grantor is treated as the owner of any portion 
     of such trust under the rules of subpart E of part I of 
     subchapter J of chapter 1, or
       ``(B) any portion of such trust would be included in the 
     gross estate of such grantor if the grantor were to die at 
     such time, or
       ``(2) directly or indirectly distributes, credits, or 
     allocates money or property to any United States person 
     (whether or not the trust has a grantor described in 
     paragraph (1)),

     then such trust shall meet the requirements of subsection (c) 
     (relating to trust information and agent) and subsection (d) 
     (relating to annual return).
       ``(c) Contents of Section 6048 Statement.--
       ``(1) In general.--The requirements of this subsection are 
     met if the trust files with the Secretary a statement which 
     contains such information as the Secretary may prescribe and 
     which--
       ``(A) identifies a United States person who is the trust's 
     limited agent to provide the Secretary with such information 
     that reasonably should be available to the trust for purposes 
     of applying sections 7602, 7603, and 7604 with respect to any 
     request by the Secretary to examine trust records or produce 
     testimony related to any transaction by the trust or with 
     respect to any summons by the Secretary for such records or 
     testimony, and
       ``(B) contains an agreement to comply with the requirements 
     of subsection (d).
       ``(2) Special rule.--A foreign trust which appoints an 
     agent described in paragraph (1)(A) shall not be considered 
     to have an office or a permanent establishment in the United 
     States solely because of the activities of such agent 
     pursuant to this section. For purposes of this section, the 
     appearance of persons or production of records by reason of 
     the creation of the agency shall not subject such persons or 
     records to legal process for any purpose other than 
     determining the correct treatment under this title of the 
     activities and operations of the trust.
       ``(d) Annual Returns and Statements.--The requirements of 
     this subsection are met if--
       ``(1) the trust makes a return for the taxable year which 
     sets forth a full and complete accounting of all trust 
     activities and operations for the taxable year, and contains 
     such other information as the Secretary may prescribe; and
       ``(2) the trust furnishes such information as the Secretary 
     may prescribe to each United States person--
       ``(A) who is treated as the owner of any portion of such 
     trust under the rules of subpart E of part I of subchapter J 
     of chapter 1,
       ``(B) to whom any item with respect to the taxable year is 
     credited or allocated, or
       ``(C) who receives a distribution from such trust with 
     respect to the taxable year.
       ``(e) Time and Manner of Filing Information.--Any notice, 
     statement, or return required under this section shall be 
     made at such time and in such manner as the Secretary shall 
     prescribe.
       ``(f) Modification of Return Requirements.--The Secretary 
     is authorized to suspend or modify any requirement of this 
     section if the Secretary determines that the United States 
     has no significant tax interest in obtaining the required 
     information.''
       (b) Penalties.--Section 6677 of such Code (relating to 
     failure to file information returns with respect to certain 
     foreign trusts) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 6677. FAILURE TO FILE INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO 
                   CERTAIN FOREIGN TRUSTS.

       ``(a) Failure To Report Certain Events.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a reportable event 
     described in any subparagraph of section 6048(a)(3) for which 
     a responsible party does not file a written notice meeting 
     the requirements of section 6048(a)(2) within the time 
     specified in section 6048(a)(1), the responsible party shall 
     pay a penalty of $10,000. If any failure described in the 
     preceding sentence continues for more than 90 days after the 
     day on which the Secretary mails notice of such failure to 
     the responsible party, such party shall pay a penalty (in 
     addition to the $10,000 amount) of $10,000 for each 30-day 
     period (or fraction thereof) during which such failure 
     continues after the expiration of such 90-day period.
       ``(2) 35-percent penalty.--In the case of a reportable 
     event described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of section 
     6048(a)(3) (other than a transfer by reason of death), the 
     aggregate amount of the penalties under paragraph (1) shall 
     not be less than an amount equal to 35 percent of the gross 
     value of the property involved in such event (determined as 
     of the date of the event).
       ``(3) Responsible party.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `responsible party' has the meaning given to such 
     term by section 6048(a)(4).
       ``(b) Failure To Make Certain Statements and Returns.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any failure to meet the 
     requirements of section 6048(b), the appropriate tax 
     treatment of any trust transactions or operations shall be 
     determined by the Secretary in the Secretary's sole 
     discretion from the Secretary's own knowledge or from such 
     information as the Secretary may obtain through testimony or 
     otherwise.
       ``(2) Monetary penalty.--In the case of any failure to meet 
     the requirements of section 6048(b) with respect to a trust 
     described in such section by reason of paragraph (1) thereof, 
     the grantor described in such paragraph (1) shall pay a 
     penalty of $10,000 for each taxable year with respect to 
     which the foreign trust fails to meet such requirements. If 
     any failure described in the preceding sentence continues for 
     more than 90 days after the day on which the Secretary mails 
     notice of such failure to such grantor, such grantor shall 
     pay a penalty (in addition to any other penalty) of $10,000 
     for each 30-day period (or fraction thereof) during which 
     such failure continues after the expiration of such 90-day 
     period.
       ``(c) Reasonable Cause Exception.--No penalty shall be 
     imposed by this section on any failure which is shown to be 
     due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect. The 
     fact that a foreign jurisdiction would impose a civil or 
     criminal penalty on the taxpayer (or any other person) for 
     disclosing the requested documentation is not reasonable 
     cause.
       ``(d) Deficiency Procedures Not To Apply.--Subchapter B of 
     chapter 63 (relating to deficiency procedures for income, 
     estate, gift, and certain excise taxes) shall not apply in 
     respect of the assessment or collection of any penalty 
     imposed by this section.''
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) The table of sections for subpart B of part III of 
     subchapter A of chapter 61 of such Code is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 6048 and inserting the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 6048. Information with respect to certain foreign trusts.''

       (2) The table of sections for part I of subchapter B of 
     chapter 68 of such Code is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 6677 and inserting the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 6677. Failure to file information with respect to certain 
              foreign trusts.''

       (d) Effective Dates.--

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       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply--
       (A) to reportable events occurring on or after February 6, 
     1995, and
       (B) to the extent such amendments require reporting for any 
     taxable year under section 6048(b) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (as added by this section), to taxable years 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Notices.--For purposes of section 6048(a) of such Code, 
     the 90th day referred to therein shall in no event be treated 
     as being earlier than the 90th day after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 503. MODIFICATION OF RULES RELATING TO FOREIGN TRUSTS 
                   HAVING ONE OR MORE UNITED STATES BENEFICIARIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 679 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (relating to foreign trusts having one or more United 
     States beneficiaries) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 679. FOREIGN TRUSTS HAVING ONE OR MORE UNITED STATES 
                   BENEFICIARIES.

       ``(a) Transferor Treated as Owner.--
       ``(1) In general.--A United States person who directly or 
     indirectly transfers property to a foreign trust (other than 
     a trust described in section 404(a)(4) or section 404A) shall 
     be treated as the owner for his taxable year of the portion 
     of such trust attributable to such property if for such year 
     there is a United States beneficiary of such trust.
       ``(2) Exception.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     sale or exchange of property to a trust if--
       ``(i) the trust pays fair market value for such property, 
     and
       ``(ii) all of the gain to the transferor is recognized at 
     the time of transfer.
       ``(B) Certain obligations not taken into account.--For 
     purposes of subparagraph (A), in determining whether the 
     transferor received fair market value, there shall not be 
     taken into account--
       ``(i) any obligation of--

       ``(I) the trust,
       ``(II) any grantor or beneficiary of the trust, or
       ``(III) any person who is related (within the meaning of 
     section 643(i)(3)) to any grantor or beneficiary of the 
     trust, and

       ``(ii) except as provided in regulations, any obligation 
     which is guaranteed by a person described in clause (i).
       ``(C) Treatment of deemed sale election under section 
     1057.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), a transfer with 
     respect to which an election under section 1057 is made shall 
     not be treated as a sale or exchange.
       ``(3) Special rules applicable to foreign grantor who later 
     becomes a united states person.--A nonresident alien 
     individual who becomes a United States resident within 5 
     years after directly or indirectly transferring property to a 
     foreign trust shall be treated for purposes of this section 
     and section 6048 as having transferred such property, and any 
     undistributed income (including all realized and unrealized 
     gains) attributable thereto, to the foreign trust immediately 
     after becoming a United States resident. For this purpose, a 
     nonresident alien shall be treated as becoming a resident of 
     the United States on the residency starting date (within the 
     meaning of section 7701(b)(2)(A)).
       ``(b) Beneficiaries Treated as Transferors in Certain 
     Cases.--For purposes of this section and section 6048, if--
       ``(1) a citizen or resident of the United States who is 
     treated as the owner of any portion of a trust under 
     subsection (a) dies,
       ``(2) property is transferred to a foreign trust by reason 
     of the death of a citizen or resident of the United States, 
     or
       ``(3) a domestic trust to which any United States person 
     made a transfer becomes a foreign trust,

     then, except as otherwise provided in regulations, the trust 
     beneficiaries shall be treated as having transferred to such 
     trust (as of the date of the applicable event under paragraph 
     (1), (2), or (3)) their respective interests (as determined 
     under subsection (e)) in the property involved.
       ``(c) Trusts Acquiring United States Beneficiaries.--If--
       ``(1) subsection (a) applies to a trust for the 
     transferor's taxable year, and
       ``(2) subsection (a) would have applied to the trust for 
     the transferor's immediately preceding taxable year but for 
     the fact that for such preceding taxable year there was no 
     United States beneficiary for any portion of the trust,

     then, for purposes of this subtitle, the transferor shall be 
     treated as having received as an accumulation distribution 
     taxable under subpart D an amount equal to the undistributed 
     net income (as determined under section 665(a) as of the 
     close of such immediately preceding taxable year) 
     attributable to the portion of the trust referred to in 
     subsection (a).
       ``(d) Trusts Treated as Having a United States 
     Beneficiary.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, a trust 
     shall be treated as having a United States beneficiary for 
     the taxable year unless--
       ``(A) under the terms of the trust, no part of the income 
     or corpus of the trust may be paid or accumulated during the 
     taxable year to or for the benefit of a United States person, 
     and
       ``(B) if the trust were terminated at any time during the 
     taxable year, no part of the income or corpus of such trust 
     could be paid to or for the benefit of a United States 
     person.

     To the extent provided by the Secretary, for purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `United States person' includes any 
     person who was a United States person at any time during the 
     existence of the trust.
       ``(2) Attribution of ownership.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), an amount shall be treated as paid or accumulated to or 
     for the benefit of a United States person if such amount is 
     paid to or accumulated for a foreign corporation, foreign 
     partnership, or foreign trust or estate, and--
       ``(A) in the case of a foreign corporation, more than 50 
     percent of the total combined voting power of all classes of 
     stock of such corporation entitled to vote is owned (within 
     the meaning of section 958(a)) or is considered to be owned 
     (within the meaning of section 958(b)) by United States 
     shareholders (as defined in section 951(b)),
       ``(B) in the case of a foreign partnership, a United States 
     person is a partner of such partnership, or
       ``(C) in the case of a foreign trust or estate, such trust 
     or estate has a United States beneficiary (within the meaning 
     of paragraph (1)).
       ``(e) Determination of Beneficiaries' Interests in Trust.--
       ``(1) General rule.--For purposes of this section, a 
     beneficiary's interest in a foreign trust shall be based upon 
     all relevant facts and circumstances, including the terms of 
     the trust instrument and any letter of wishes or similar 
     document, historical patterns of trust distributions, and the 
     existence of and functions performed by a trust protector or 
     any similar advisor.
       ``(2) Special rule.--In the case of beneficiaries whose 
     interests in a trust cannot be determined under paragraph 
     (1)--
       ``(A) the beneficiary having the closest degree of kinship 
     to the grantor shall be treated as holding the remaining 
     interests in the trust not determined under paragraph (1) to 
     be held by any other beneficiary, and
       ``(B) if 2 or more beneficiaries have the same degree of 
     kinship to the grantor, such remaining interests shall be 
     treated as held equally by such beneficiaries.
       ``(3) Constructive ownership.--If a beneficiary of a 
     foreign trust is a corporation, partnership, trust, or 
     estate, the shareholders, partners, or beneficiaries shall be 
     deemed to be the trust beneficiaries for purposes of this 
     section.
       ``(4) Taxpayer return position.--A taxpayer shall clearly 
     indicate on its income tax return--
       ``(A) the methodology used to determine that taxpayer's 
     trust interest under this section, and
       ``(B) if the taxpayer knows (or has reason to know) that 
     any other beneficiary of such trust is using a different 
     methodology to determine such beneficiary's trust interest 
     under this section.
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this section.''
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply 
     to taxable years ending on or after February 6, 1995.
       (2) Section 679(a).--Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 
     679(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by this 
     section) shall apply to--
       (A) any trust created on or after February 6, 1995, and
       (B) the portion of any trust created before such date which 
     is attributable to actual transfers of property to the trust 
     on or after such date.
       (3) Section 679(b).--
       (A) In general.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 679(b) 
     of such Code (as so added) shall apply to--
       (i) any trust created on or after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, and
       (ii) the portion of any trust created before such date 
     which is attributable to actual transfers of property to the 
     trust on or after such date.
       (B) Section 679(b)(3).--Section 679(b)(3) of such Code (as 
     so added) shall take effect on February 6, 1995, without 
     regard to when the property was transferred to the trust.

     SEC. 504. FOREIGN PERSONS NOT TO BE TREATED AS OWNERS UNDER 
                   GRANTOR TRUST RULES.

       (a) In General.--So much of section 672(f) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to special rule where grantor 
     is foreign person) as precedes paragraph (2) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(f) Subpart Not To Result in Foreign Ownership.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this subpart, this subpart shall apply only to the extent 
     such application results in an amount being included 
     (directly or through 1 or more entities) in the gross income 
     of a citizen or resident of the United States or a domestic 
     corporation. The preceding sentence shall not apply to any 
     portion of an investment trust if such trust is treated as a 
     trust for purposes of this title and the grantor of such 
     portion is the sole beneficiary of such portion.''
       (b) Credit for Certain Taxes.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     665(d) of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``Under rules or regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary, in the case of any foreign trust 
     of which the settlor or another person would be treated as 
     owner of any portion of the trust under subpart E but for 
     section 672(f), the term `taxes imposed on the trust' 
     includes the allocable amount of any in

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     come, war profits, and excess profits taxes imposed by any 
     foreign country or possession of the United States on the 
     settlor or such other person in respect of trust income.''
       (c) Distributions by Certain Foreign Trusts Through 
     Nominees.--
       (1) Section 643 of such Code is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Distributions by Certain Foreign Trusts Through 
     Nominees.--For purposes of this part, any amount paid to a 
     United States person which is derived directly or indirectly 
     from a foreign trust of which the payor is not the grantor 
     shall be deemed in the year of payment to have been directly 
     paid by the foreign trust to such United States person.''
       (2) Section 665 of such Code is amended by striking 
     subsection (c).
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (e) Transitional Rule.--If--
       (1) by reason of the amendments made by this section, any 
     person other than a United States person ceases to be treated 
     as the owner of a portion of a domestic trust, and
       (2) before January 1, 1996, such trust becomes a foreign 
     trust, or the assets of such trust are transferred to a 
     foreign trust,
     no tax shall be imposed by section 1491 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 by reason of such trust becoming a 
     foreign trust or the assets of such trust being transferred 
     to a foreign trust.

     SEC. 505. GRATUITOUS TRANSFERS BY PARTNERSHIPS AND FOREIGN 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter C of chapter 80 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to provisions affecting more 
     than one subtitle) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 7874. PURPORTED GIFTS BY PARTNERSHIPS AND FOREIGN 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--Any property (including money) that is 
     purportedly a direct or indirect gift by a partnership or a 
     foreign corporation to a person who is not a partner of the 
     partnership or a shareholder of the corporation, 
     respectively, may be rechar- acterized by the Secretary to 
     prevent the avoidance of tax. The Secretary may not 
     recharacterize gifts made for bona fide business or 
     charitable purposes.
       ``(b) Statements on Recipient's Return.--A taxpayer who 
     receives a purported gift subject to subsection (a) shall 
     attach a statement to his income tax return for the year of 
     receipt that identifies the property received and describes 
     fully the circumstances surrounding the purported gift.
       ``(c) Exemption.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     purported gifts received by any person during any taxable 
     year if the amount thereof is less than $2,500.
       ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such rules 
     as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes 
     of this section.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     subchapter C is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:

``Sec. 7874. Purported gifts by partnerships and foreign 
              corporations.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts received after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 506. INFORMATION REPORTING REGARDING LARGE FOREIGN 
                   GIFTS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part III of subchapter A of 
     chapter 61 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
     inserting after section 6039E the following new section:

     ``SEC. 6039F. NOTICE OF LARGE GIFTS RECEIVED FROM FOREIGN 
                   PERSONS.

       ``(a) In General.--If the value of the aggregate foreign 
     gifts received by a United States person (other than an 
     organization described in section 501(c) and exempt from tax 
     under section 501(a)) during any taxable year exceeds 
     $100,000, such United States person shall furnish (at such 
     time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) 
     such information as the Secretary may prescribe regarding 
     each foreign gift received during such year.
       ``(b) Foreign Gift.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `foreign gift' means any amount received from a person other 
     than a United States person which the recipient treats as a 
     gift or bequest. Such term shall not include any qualified 
     transfer (within the meaning of section 2503(e)(2)).
       ``(c) Penalty for Failure To File Information.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a United States person fails to 
     furnish the information required by subsection (a) with 
     respect to any foreign gift within the time prescribed 
     therefor (including extensions)--
       ``(A) the tax consequences of the receipt of such gift 
     shall be determined by the Secretary in the Secretary's sole 
     discretion from the Secretary's own knowledge or from such 
     information as the Secretary may obtain through testimony or 
     otherwise, and
       ``(B) such United States person shall pay (upon notice and 
     demand by the Secretary and in the same manner as tax) an 
     amount equal to 5 percent of the amount of such foreign gift 
     for each month for which the failure continues (not to exceed 
     25 percent of such amount in the aggregate).
       ``(2) Reasonable cause exception.-- Paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to any failure to report a foreign gift if the United 
     States person shows that the failure is due to reasonable 
     cause and not due to willful neglect.
       ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 
     this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     subpart is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 6039E the following new item:

``Sec. 6039F. Notice of large gifts received from foreign persons.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts received after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act in taxable years ending after such 
     date.

     SEC. 507. MODIFICATION OF RULES RELATING TO FOREIGN TRUSTS 
                   WHICH ARE NOT GRANTOR TRUSTS.

       (a) Modification of Interest Charge on Accumulation 
     Distributions.--Subsection (a) of section 668 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to interest charge on 
     accumulation distributions from foreign trusts) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of the tax determined 
     under section 667(a)--
       ``(1) Sum of interest charges for each throwback year.--The 
     interest charge (determined under paragraph (2)) with respect 
     to any distribution is the sum of the interest charges for 
     each of the throwback years to which such distribution is 
     allocated under section 666(a).
       ``(2) Interest charge for year.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (6), the interest charge for any throwback year on 
     such year's allocable share of the partial tax computed under 
     section 667(b) with respect to any distribution shall be 
     determined for the period--
       ``(A) beginning on the due date for the throwback year, and
       ``(B) ending on the due date for the taxable year of the 
     distribution,
     by using the rates and method applicable under section 6621 
     for underpayments of tax for such period. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, the term `due date' means the date 
     prescribed by law (determined without regard to extensions) 
     for filing the return of the tax imposed by this chapter for 
     the taxable year.
       ``(3) Allocable partial tax.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (2), a throwback year's allocable share of the partial tax is 
     an amount equal to such partial tax multiplied by the 
     fraction--
       ``(A) the numerator of which is the amount deemed by 
     section 666(a) to be distributed on the last day of such 
     throwback year, and
       ``(B) the denominator of which is the accumulation 
     distribution taken into account under section 666(a).
       ``(4) Throwback year.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `throwback year' means any taxable year to which a 
     distribution is allocated under section 666(a).
       ``(5) Periods of nonresidence.--The period under paragraph 
     (2) shall not include any portion thereof during which the 
     beneficiary was not a citizen or resident of the United 
     States.
       ``(6) Throwback years before 1996.--In the case of any 
     throwback year beginning before 1996--
       ``(A) interest for the portion of the period described in 
     paragraph (2) which occurs before the first taxable year 
     beginning after 1995 shall be determined by using an interest 
     rate of 6 percent and no compounding, and
       ``(B) interest for the remaining portion of such period 
     shall be determined as if the partial tax computed under 
     section 667(b) for the throwback year were increased (as of 
     the beginning of such first taxable year) by the amount of 
     the interest determined under subparagraph (A).''
       (b) Rule When Information Not Available.--Subsection (d) of 
     section 666 of such Code is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``In the case of a distribution from a foreign 
     trust to which section 6048(b) applies, adequate records 
     shall not be considered to be available for purposes of the 
     preceding sentence unless such trust meets the requirements 
     referred to in such section. If a taxpayer is not able to 
     demonstrate when a trust was created, the Secretary may use 
     any reasonable approximation based on available evidence.''
       (c) Abusive Transactions.--Section 643(a) of such Code is 
     amended by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) Abusive transactions.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry 
     out the purposes of this part, including regulations to 
     prevent avoidance of such purposes.''
       (d) Treatment of Use of Trust Property.--Section 643 of 
     such Code (relating to definitions applicable to subparts A, 
     B, C, and D) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(i) Use of Foreign Trust Property.--
       ``(1) General rule.--For purposes of subparts B, C, and D, 
     if, during a taxable year of a foreign trust a trust 
     participant of such trust directly or indirectly uses any of 
     the trust's property, the use value for such taxable year 
     shall be treated as an amount paid to such participant (other 
     than from income for the taxable year) within the meaning of 
     sections 661(a)(2) and section 662(a)(2).
       ``(2) Exemption.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     trust participant as to whom the aggregate use value during 
     the taxable year does not exceed $2,500.
       ``(3) Definitions and special rules.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) Use value.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the term `use value' means the fair market value of the use 
     of property

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     reduced by any amount paid for such use by the trust 
     participant or by any person who is related to such 
     participant.
       ``(B) Special rule for cash and cash equivalent.--A direct 
     or indirect loan of cash, or cash equivalent, by a foreign 
     trust shall be treated as a use of trust property by the 
     borrower and the full amount of the loan principal shall be 
     the use value.
       ``(C) Use by related party.--
       ``(i) Use by a person who is related to a trust participant 
     shall be treated as use by the participant.
       ``(ii) If property is used by any person who is a related 
     person with respect to more than one trust participant, then 
     the property shall be treated as used by the trust 
     participant most closely related, by blood or otherwise, to 
     such person.
       ``(D) Property includes cash and cash equivalents.--The 
     term `property' includes cash and cash equivalents.
       ``(E) Trust participant.--The term `trust participant' 
     means each grantor and beneficiary of the trust.
       ``(F) Related person.--A person is related to a trust 
     participant if the relationship between such persons would 
     result in a disallowance of losses under section 267(b) or 
     707(b). In applying section 267 for purposes of the preceding 
     sentence--
       ``(i) section 267(e) shall be applied as if such person or 
     the trust participant were a pass-thru entity,
       ``(ii) section 267(b) shall be applied by substituting `at 
     least 10 percent' for `more than 50 percent' each place it 
     appears, and
       ``(iii) in determining the family of an individual under 
     section 267(c)(4), such section shall be treated as including 
     the spouse (and former spouse) of such individual and of each 
     other person who is treated under such section as being a 
     member of the family of such individual or spouse.
       ``(G) Subsequent transactions regarding loan principal.--If 
     any loan described in subparagraph (B) is taken into account 
     under paragraph (1), any subsequent transaction between the 
     trust and the original borrower regarding the principal of 
     the loan (by way of complete or partial repayment, 
     satisfaction, cancellation, discharge, or otherwise) shall be 
     disregarded for purposes of this title.''
       (e) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Interest charge.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to interest for throwback years beginning before, 
     on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 508. RESIDENCE OF ESTATES AND TRUSTS.

       (a) Treatment as United States Person.--Paragraph (30) of 
     section 7701(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (D) and by inserting after 
     subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) any estate or trust if--
       ``(i) a court within the United States is able to exercise 
     primary supervision over the administration of the estate or 
     trust, and
       ``(ii) in the case of a trust, one or more United States 
     fiduciaries have the authority to control all substantial 
     decisions of the trust.''
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (31) of section 
     7701(a) of such Code is amended to read as follows:
       ``(31) Foreign estate or trust.--The term `foreign estate' 
     or `foreign trust' means any estate or trust other than an 
     estate or trust described in section 7701(a)(30)(D).''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply--
       (1) to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1996, and
       (2) at the election of the trustee of a trust, to taxable 
     years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and on or before December 31, 1996.
     Such an election, once made, shall be irrevocable.
 TITLE VI--EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
                       TO USE COMPETITIVE BIDDING

     SEC. 601. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.

       Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 
     1998'' and inserting ``September 30, 2000''.
  TITLE VII--PRIVATIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORPORATION

     SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``USEC 
     Privatization Act''.
       (b) Reference.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, 
     whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in 
     terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other 
     provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
     (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).

     SEC. 702. PRODUCTION FACILITY.

       Paragraph v. of section 11 (42 U.S.C. 2014 v.) is amended 
     by striking ``or the construction and operation of a uranium 
     enrichment production facility using Atomic Vapor Laser 
     Isotope Separation technology''.

     SEC. 703. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 1201 (42 U.S.C. 2297) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``and any successor corporation established 
     through privatization of the Corporation'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (13) as 
     paragraphs (14) through (17), respectively, and by inserting 
     after paragraph (9) the following new paragraphs:
       ``(10) The term `low-level radioactive waste' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 102(9) of the Low-Level 
     Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. 
     2021b(9)).
       ``(11) The term `mixed waste' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 1004(41) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6903(41)).
       ``(12) The term `privatization' means the transfer of 
     ownership of the Corporation to private investors pursuant to 
     chapter 25.
       ``(13) The term `privatization date' means the date on 
     which 100 percent of ownership of the Corporation has been 
     transferred to private investors.'';
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (17) (as redesignated) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(18) The term `transition date' means July 1, 1993.''; 
     and
       (4) by redesignating the unredesignated paragraph (14) as 
     paragraph (19).

     SEC. 704. EMPLOYEES OF THE CORPORATION.

       (a) Paragraph (2).--Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
     1305(e) (42 U.S.C. 2297b-4(e)(1)(2)) are amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) In general.--It is the purpose of this subsection to 
     ensure that the privatization of the Corporation shall not 
     result in any adverse effects on the pension benefits of 
     employees at facilities that are operated, directly or under 
     contract, in the performance of the functions vested in the 
     Corporation.
       ``(2) Applicability of existing collective bargaining 
     agreement.--The Corporation shall abide by the terms of the 
     collective bargaining agreement in effect on the 
     privatization date at each individual facility.''.
       (b) Paragraph (4).--Paragraph (4) of section 1305(e) (42 
     U.S.C. 2297b-4(e)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and detailees'' in the heading;
       (2) by striking the first sentence;
       (3) in the second sentence, by inserting ``from other 
     Federal employment'' after ``transfer to the Corporation''; 
     and
       (4) by striking the last sentence.

     SEC. 705. MARKETING AND CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.

       (a) Marketing Authority.--Section 1401(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     2297c(a)) is amended effective on the privatization date (as 
     defined in section 1201(13) of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954)--
       (1) by amending the subsection heading to read ``Marketing 
     Authority.--''; and
       (2) by striking the first sentence.
       (b) Transfer of Contracts.--Section 1401(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     2297c(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(B), by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The privatization of the Corporation shall not 
     affect the terms of, or the rights or obligations of the 
     parties to, any such power purchase contract.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Effect of transfer.--
       ``(A) As a result of the transfer pursuant to paragraph 
     (1), all rights, privileges, and benefits under such 
     contracts, agreements, and leases, including the right to 
     amend, modify, extend, revise, or terminate any of such 
     contracts, agreements, or leases were irrevocably assigned to 
     the Corporation for its exclusive benefit.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding the transfer pursuant to paragraph 
     (1), the United States shall remain obligated to the parties 
     to the contracts, agreements, and leases transferred pursuant 
     to paragraph (1) for the performance of the obligations of 
     the United States thereunder during the term thereof. The 
     Corporation shall reimburse the United States for any amount 
     paid by the United States in respect of such obligations 
     arising after the privatization date to the extent such 
     amount is a legal and valid obligation of the Corporation 
     then due.
       ``(C) After the privatization date, upon any material 
     amendment, modification, extension, revision, replacement, or 
     termination of any contract, agreement, or lease transferred 
     under paragraph (1), the United States shall be released from 
     further obligation under such contract, agreement, or lease, 
     except that such action shall not release the United States 
     from obligations arising under such contract, agreement, or 
     lease prior to such time.''.
       (c) Pricing.--Section 1402 (42 U.S.C. 2297c-1) is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 1402. PRICING.

       ``The Corporation shall establish prices for its products, 
     materials, and services provided to customers on a basis that 
     will allow it to attain the normal business objectives of a 
     profitmaking corporation.''.
       (d) Leasing of Gaseous Diffusion Facilities of 
     Department.--Effective on the privatization date (as defined 
     in section 1201(13) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954), 
     section 1403 (42 U.S.C. 2297c-2) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(h) Low-Level Radioactive Waste and Mixed Waste.--
       ``(1) Responsibility of the department; costs.--
       ``(A) With respect to low-level radioactive waste and mixed 
     waste generated by the Corporation as a result of the 
     operation of the facilities and related property leased by 
     the Corporation pursuant to subsection (a) or as a result of 
     treatment of such wastes at a location other than the 
     facilities and related property leased by the Corporation 
     pursuant to subsection (a) the Department, at the request of 
     the Corporation, shall--
       ``(i) accept for treatment or disposal of all such wastes 
     for which treatment or disposal technologies and capacities 
     exist, whether within the Department or elsewhere; and
       ``(ii) accept for storage (or ultimately treatment or 
     disposal) all such wastes for

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     which treatment and disposal technologies or capacities do 
     not exist, pending development of such technologies or 
     availability of such capacities for such wastes.
       ``(B) All low-level wastes and mixed wastes that the 
     Department accepts for treatment, storage, or disposal 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall, for the purpose of any 
     permits, licenses, authorizations, agreements, or orders 
     involving the Department and other Federal agencies or State 
     or local governments, be deemed to be generated by the 
     Department and the Department shall handle such wastes in 
     accordance with any such permits, licenses, authorizations, 
     agreements, or orders. The Department shall obtain any 
     additional permits, licenses, or authorizations necessary to 
     handle such wastes, shall amend any such agreements or orders 
     as necessary to handle such wastes, and shall handle such 
     wastes in accordance therewith.
       ``(C) The Corporation shall reimburse the Department for 
     the treatment, storage, or disposal of low-level radioactive 
     waste or mixed waste pursuant to subparagraph (A) in an 
     amount equal to the Department's costs but in no event 
     greater than an amount equal to that which would be charged 
     by commercial, State, regional, or interstate compact 
     entities for treatment, storage, or disposal of such waste.
       ``(2) Agreements with other persons.--The Corporation may 
     also enter into agreements for the treatment, storage, or 
     disposal of low-level radioactive waste and mixed waste 
     generated by the Corporation as a result of the operation of 
     the facilities and related property leased by the Corporation 
     pursuant to subsection (a) with any person other than the 
     Department that is authorized by applicable laws and 
     regulations to treat, store, or dispose of such wastes.''.
       (e) Liabilities.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 1406 (42 U.S.C. 2297c-5(a)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and Privatization'' after ``Transition'' 
     in the heading; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``As of the 
     privatization date, all liabilities attributable to the 
     operation of the Corporation from the transition date to the 
     privatization date shall be direct liabilities of the United 
     States.''.
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 1406 (42 U.S.C. 2297c-5(b)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and Privatization'' after ``Transition'' 
     in the heading; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``As of the 
     privatization date, any judgment entered against the 
     Corporation imposing liability arising out of the operation 
     of the Corporation from the transition date to the 
     privatization date shall be considered a judgment against the 
     United States.''.
       (3) Subsection (d) of section 1406 (42 U.S.C. 2297c-5(d)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and Privatization'' after ``Transition'' 
     in the heading; and
       (B) by striking ``the transition date'' and inserting ``the 
     privatization date (or, in the event the privatization date 
     does not occur, the transition date)''.
       (f) Transfer of Uranium.--Title II (42 U.S.C. 2297 et seq.) 
     is amended by redesignating section 1408 as section 1409 and 
     by inserting after section 1407 the following:

     ``SEC. 1408. TRANSFER OF URANIUM.

       ``The Secretary may, before the privatization date, 
     transfer to the Corporation without charge raw uranium, low-
     enriched uranium, and highly enriched uranium.''.

     SEC. 706. PRIVATIZATION OF THE CORPORATION.

       (a) Establishment of Private Corporation.--Chapter 25 (42 
     U.S.C. 2297d et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 1503. ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIVATE CORPORATION.

       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to facilitate privatization, 
     the Corporation may provide for the establishment of a 
     private corporation organized under the laws of any of the 
     several States. Such corporation shall have among its 
     purposes the following:
       ``(A) To help maintain a reliable and economical domestic 
     source of uranium enrichment services.
       ``(B) To undertake any and all activities as provided in 
     its corporate charter.
       ``(2) Authorities.--The corporation established pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall be authorized to--
       ``(A) enrich uranium, provide for uranium to be enriched by 
     others, or acquire enriched uranium (including low-enriched 
     uranium derived from highly enriched uranium);
       ``(B) conduct, or provide for conducting, those research 
     and development activities related to uranium enrichment and 
     related processes and activities the corporation considers 
     necessary or advisable to maintain itself as a commercial 
     enterprise operating on a profitable and efficient basis;
       ``(C) enter into transactions regarding uranium, enriched 
     uranium, or depleted uranium with--
       ``(i) persons licensed under section 53, 63, 103, or 104 in 
     accordance with the licenses held by those persons;
       ``(ii) persons in accordance with, and within the period 
     of, an agreement for cooperation arranged under section 123; 
     or
       ``(iii) persons otherwise authorized by law to enter into 
     such transactions;
       ``(D) enter into contracts with persons licensed under 
     section 53, 63, 103, or 104, for as long as the corporation 
     considers necessary or desirable, to provide uranium or 
     uranium enrichment and related services;
       ``(E) enter into contracts to provide uranium or uranium 
     enrichment and related services in accordance with, and 
     within the period of, an agreement for cooperation arranged 
     under section 123 or as otherwise authorized by law; and
       ``(F) take any and all such other actions as are permitted 
     by the law of the jurisdiction of incorporation of the 
     corporation.
       ``(3) Transfer of assets.--For purposes of implementing the 
     privatization, the Corporation may transfer some or all of 
     its assets and obligations to the corporation established 
     pursuant to this section, including--
       ``(A) all of the Corporation's assets, including all 
     contracts, agreements, and leases, including all uranium 
     enrichment contracts and power purchase contracts;
       ``(B) all funds in accounts of the Corporation held by the 
     Treasury or on deposit with any bank or other financial 
     institution;
       ``(C) all of the Corporation's rights, duties, and 
     obligations, accruing subsequent to the privatization date, 
     under the power purchase contracts covered by section 
     1401(b)(2)(B); and
       ``(D) all of the Corporation's rights, duties, and 
     obligations, accruing subsequent to the privatization date, 
     under the lease agreement between the Department and the 
     Corporation executed by the Department and the Corporation 
     pursuant to section 1403.
       ``(4) Merger or consolidation.--For purposes of 
     implementing the privatization, the Corporation may merge or 
     consolidate with the corporation established pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(1) if such action is contemplated by the plan 
     for privatization approved by the President under section 
     1502(b). The Board shall have exclusive authority to approve 
     such merger or consolidation and to take all further actions 
     necessary to consummate such merger or consolidation, and no 
     action by or in respect of shareholders shall be required. 
     The merger or consolidation shall be effected in accordance 
     with, and have the effects of a merger or consolidation 
     under, the laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation of the 
     surviving corporation, and all rights and benefits provided 
     under this title to the Corporation shall apply to the 
     surviving corporation as if it were the Corporation.
       ``(5) Tax treatment of privatization.--
       ``(A) Transfer of assets or merger.--No income, gain, or 
     loss shall be recognized by any person by reason of the 
     transfer of the Corporation's assets to, or the Corporation's 
     merger with, the corporation established pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(1) in connection with the privatization.
       ``(B) Cancellation of debt and common stock.--No income, 
     gain, or loss shall be recognized by any person by reason of 
     any cancellation of any obligation or common stock of the 
     Corporation in connection with the privatization.
       ``(b) OSHA Requirements.--For purposes of the regulation of 
     radiological and nonradiological hazards under the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the corporation 
     established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall be treated in 
     the same manner as other employers licensed by the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission. Any interagency agreement entered into 
     between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Administration governing the 
     scope of their respective regulatory authorities shall apply 
     to the corporation as if the corporation were a Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission licensee.
       ``(c) Legal Status of Private Corporation.--
       ``(1) Not federal agency.--The corporation established 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall not be an agency, 
     instrumentality, or establishment of the United States 
     Government and shall not be a Government corporation or 
     Government-controlled corporation.
       ``(2) No recourse against united states.--Obligations of 
     the corporation established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) 
     shall not be obligations of, or guaranteed as to principal or 
     interest by, the Corporation or the United States, and the 
     obligations shall so plainly state.
       ``(3) No claims court jurisdiction.--No action under 
     section 1491 of title 28, United States Code, shall be 
     allowable against the United States based on the actions of 
     the corporation established pursuant to subsection (a)(1).
       ``(d) Board of Director's Election After Public Offering.--
     In the event that the privatization is implemented by means 
     of a public offering, an election of the members of the board 
     of directors of the Corporation by the shareholders shall be 
     conducted before the end of the 1-year period beginning the 
     date shares are first offered to the public pursuant to such 
     public offering.
       ``(e) Adequate Proceeds.--The Secretary of Energy shall not 
     allow the privatization of the Corporation unless before the 
     sale date the Secretary determines that the estimated sum of 
     the gross proceeds from the sale of the Corporation will be 
     an adequate amount.''.
       (b) Ownership Limitations.--Chapter 25 (as amended by 
     subsection (a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 1504. OWNERSHIP LIMITATIONS.

       ``(a) Securities Limitation.--In the event that the 
     privatization is implemented by means of a public offering, 
     during a period of 3 years beginning on the privatization 
     date, no person, directly or indirectly, may acquire or hold 
     securities representing more than 10 percent of the total 
     votes of all outstanding voting securities of the 
     Corporation.

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       ``(b) Application.--Subsection (a) shall not apply--
       ``(1) to any employee stock ownership plan of the 
     Corporation,
       ``(2) to underwriting syndicates holding shares for resale, 
     or
       ``(3) in the case of shares beneficially held for others, 
     to commercial banks, broker-dealers, clearing corporations, 
     or other nominees.
       ``(c) No director, officer, or employee of the Corporation 
     may acquire any securities, or any right to acquire 
     securities, of the Corporation--
       ``(1) in the public offering of securities of the 
     Corporation in the implementation of the privatization,
       ``(2) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement, or 
     understanding entered into before the privatization date, or
       ``(3) before the election of directors of the Corporation 
     under section 1503(d) on any terms more favorable than those 
     offered to the general public.''.
       (c) Exemption From Liability.--Chapter 25 (as amended by 
     subsection (b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 1505. EXEMPTION FROM LIABILITY.

       ``(a) In General.--No director, officer, employee, or agent 
     of the Corporation shall be liable, for money damages or 
     otherwise, to any party if, with respect to the subject 
     matter of the action, suit, or proceeding, such person was 
     fulfilling a duty, in connection with any action taken in 
     connection with the privatization, which such person in good 
     faith reasonably believed to be required by law or vested in 
     such person.
       ``(b) Exception.--The privatization shall be subject to the 
     Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934. The exemption set forth in subsection (a) shall not 
     apply to claims arising under such Acts or under the 
     Constitution or laws of any State, territory, or possession 
     of the United States relating to transactions in securities, 
     which claims are in connection with a public offering 
     implementing the privatization.''.
       (d) Resolution of Certain Issues.--Chapter 25 (as amended 
     by subsection (c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 1506. RESOLUTION OF CERTAIN ISSUES.

       ``(a) Corporation Actions.--Notwithstanding any provision 
     of any agreement to which the Corporation is a party, the 
     Corporation shall not be considered to be in breach, default, 
     or violation of any such agreement because of any provision 
     of this chapter or any action the Corporation is required to 
     take under this chapter.
       ``(b) Right To Sue Withdrawn.--The United States hereby 
     withdraws any stated or implied consent for the United 
     States, or any agent or officer of the United States, to be 
     sued by any person for any legal, equitable, or other relief 
     with respect to any claim arising out of, or resulting from, 
     acts or omissions under this chapter.''.
       (e) Application of Privatization Proceeds.--Chapter 25 (as 
     amended by subsection (d)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1507. APPLICATION OF PRIVATIZATION PROCEEDS.

       ``The proceeds from the privatization shall be included in 
     the budget baseline required by the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and shall be counted as 
     an offset to direct spending for purposes of section 252 of 
     such Act, notwithstanding section 257(e) of such Act.''.
       (f) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for 
     chapter 25 is amended by inserting after the item for section 
     1502 the following:

``Sec. 1503. Establishment of Private Corporation.
``Sec. 1504. Ownership Limitations.
``Sec. 1505. Exemption from Liability.
``Sec. 1506. Resolution of Certain Issues.
``Sec. 1507. Application of Privatization Proceeds.''.

       (g) Section 193 (42 U.S.C. 2243) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(f) Limitation.--If the privatization of the United 
     States Enrichment Corporation results in the Corporation 
     being--
       ``(1) owned, controlled, or dominated by a foreign 
     corporation or a foreign government, or
       ``(2) otherwise inimical to the common defense or security 
     of the United States,

     any license held by the Corporation under sections 53 and 63 
     shall be terminated.''.
       (h) Period for Congressional Review.--Section 1502(d) (42 
     U.S.C. 2297d-1(d)) is amended by striking ``less than 60 days 
     after notification of the Congress'' and inserting ``less 
     than 60 days after the date of the report to Congress by the 
     Comptroller General under subsection (c)''.

     SEC. 707. PERIODIC CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE.

       Section 1701(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 2297f(c)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``Annual application for certificate of 
     compliance.--The Corporation shall apply at least annually to 
     the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a certificate of 
     compliance under paragraph (1).'' and inserting ``Periodic 
     application for certificate of compliance.--The Corporation 
     shall apply to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a 
     certificate of compliance under paragraph (1) periodically, 
     as determined by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but not 
     less than every 5 years.''.

     SEC. 708. LICENSING OF OTHER TECHNOLOGIES.

       Subsection (a) of section 1702 (42 U.S.C. 2297f-1(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``other than'' and inserting 
     ``including''.

     SEC. 709. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Repeals in Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as of the 
     Privatization Date.--
       (1) Repeals.--As of the privatization date (as defined in 
     section 1201(13) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954), the 
     following sections (as in effect on such privatization date) 
     of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 are repealed:
       (A) Section 1202.
       (B) Sections 1301 through 1304.
       (C) Sections 1306 through 1316.
       (D) Sections 1404 and 1405.
       (E) Section 1601.
       (F) Sections 1603 through 1607.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents of such 
     Act is amended by repealing the items referring to sections 
     repealed by paragraph (1).
       (b) Statutory Modifications.--As of such privatization 
     date, the following shall take effect:
       (1) For purposes of title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954, all references in such Act to the ``United States 
     Enrichment Corporation'' shall be deemed to be references to 
     the corporation established pursuant to section 1503 of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (as added by section 6(a)).
       (2) Section 1018(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 2296b-7(1)) is amended by striking ``the United 
     States'' and all that follows through the period and 
     inserting ``the corporation referred to in section 1201(4) of 
     the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.''.
       (3) Section 9101(3) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (N), as added by section 
     902(b) of Public Law 102-486.
       (c) Revision of Section 1305.--As of such privatization 
     date, section 1305 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C 
     2297b-4) is amended--
       (1) by repealing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), and
       (2) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking the subsection designation and heading,
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) (as added by 
     section 4(a)) as subsections (a)  and  (b)  and  by moving 
     the margins 2-ems to the left,
       (C) by striking paragraph (3), and
       (D) by redesignating paragraph (4) (as amended by section 
     4(b)) as subsection (c), and by moving the margins 2-ems to 
     the left.

It was decided in the

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Nays

313

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                                AYES--119

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McHale
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rose
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--313

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green

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     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Pelosi
     Reynolds
       
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BOEHNER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 128, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Tax Fairness and Deficit 
     Reduction Act of 1995''.
                     TITLE I--DISCRETIONARY SAVINGS

     SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Discretionary Spending 
     Reduction and Control Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 1002. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

       (a) Limits.--Section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 is amended by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), 
     (C), (D), and (F), by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
     subparagraph (A) and by striking ``and'' at the end of that 
     subparagraph, and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
     following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) with respect to fiscal year 1996, for the 
     discretionary category: $502,994,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $537,946,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(C) with respect to fiscal year 1997, for the 
     discretionary category: $497,816,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $531,793,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(D) with respect to fiscal year 1998, for the 
     discretionary category: $489,046,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $523,703,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(E) with respect to fiscal year 1999, for the 
     discretionary category: $491,586,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $522,063,000,000 in outlays; and
       ``(F) with respect to fiscal year 2000, for the 
     discretionary category: $492,282,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $521,690,000,000 in outlays;''.
       (b) Committee Allocations and Enforcement.--Section 602 of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``1995'' and inserting 
     ``2000'' and by striking its last sentence; and
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``1992 to 1995'' in the 
     side heading and inserting ``1995 to 2000'' and by striking 
     ``1992 through 1995'' and inserting ``1995 through 2000''.
       (c) Five-Year Budget Resolutions.--Section 606 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``1992, 1993, 1994, or 
     1995'' and inserting ``1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, or 
     2000''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``1992, 1993, 1994, 
     and 1995'' and inserting ``1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 
     2000'', and by striking ``(i) and (ii)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--Section 607 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking ``1991 to 1998'' 
     and inserting ``1995 to 2000''.
       (e) Sequestration Regarding Crime Trust Fund.--(1) Section 
     251A(b)(1) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking subparagraphs (B), 
     (C), and (D) and its last two sentences and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) For fiscal year 1996, $1,827,000,000.
       ``(C) For fiscal year 1997, $3,082,000,000.
       ``(D) For fiscal year 1998, $3,840,000,000.
       ``(E) For fiscal year 1999, $4,415,000,000.
       ``(F) For fiscal year 2000, $4,874,000,000.
     ``The appropriate levels of new budget authority are as 
     follows: for fiscal year 1996, $3,357,000,000; for fiscal 
     year 1997, $3,915,000,000; for fiscal year 1998, 
     $4,306,000,000; for fiscal year 1999, $5,089,000,000; and for 
     fiscal year 2000, $5,089,000,000.''.
       (2) The last two sentences of section 310002 of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
     14212) are repealed.

     SEC. 1003. GENERAL STATEMENT AND DEFINITIONS.

       (a) General Statement.--Section 250(b) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended 
     by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: 
     ``This part provides for the enforcement of deficit reduction 
     through discretionary spending limits and pay-as-you-go 
     requirements for fiscal years 1995 through 2000.''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) The term `category' means all discretionary 
     appropriations.'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
       ``(6) The term `budgetary resources' means new budget 
     authority, unobligated balances, direct spending authority, 
     and obligation limitations.'';
       (3) in paragraph (9), by striking ``1992'' and inserting 
     ``1995'';
       (4) in paragraph (14), by striking ``1995'' and inserting 
     ``2000''; and
       (5) by striking paragraph (17) and by redesignating 
     paragraphs (18) through (21) as paragraphs (17) through (20), 
     respectively.

     SEC. 1004. ENFORCING DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

       Section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 is amended--
       (1) in the side heading of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``1991-1998'' and inserting ``1995-2000'';
       (2) in the first sentence of subsection (b)(1), by striking 
     ``1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 or 1998'' and inserting 
     ``1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, or 2000'' and by striking 
     ``through 1998'' and inserting ``through 2000'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking subparagraphs (B) and 
     (C) and by striking ``the following:'' and all that follows 
     through ``The adjustments'' and inserting ``the following: 
     the adjustments'';
       (4) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``1991, 1992, 1993, 
     1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, or 1998'' and inserting ``1995, 1996, 
     1997, 1998, 1999, or 2000'' and by striking ``through 1998'' 
     and inserting ``through 2000'';
       (5) by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of 
     subsection (b)(2);
       (6) in subsection (b)(2)(E), by striking clauses (i), (ii), 
     and (iii) and by striking ``(iv) if, for fiscal years 1994, 
     1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998'' and inserting ``If, for fiscal 
     years 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000''; and
       (7) in subsection (b)(2)(F), strike everything after ``the 
     adjustment in outlays'' and insert ``for a category for a 
     fiscal year shall not exceed 0.5 percent of the adjusted 
     discretionary spending limit on outlays for that fiscal year 
     in fiscal year 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, or 2000.''.

     SEC. 1005. ENFORCING PAY-AS-YOU-GO.

       Section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 is amended--
       (1) in the side heading of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``1992-1998'' and inserting ``1995-2000'';
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``1998'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``2000''; and
       (3) in subsection (e), by striking ``1991 through 1998'' 
     and inserting ``1995 through 2000'' and by striking ``through 
     1995'' and inserting ``through 2000''.

     SEC. 1006. REPORTS AND ORDERS.

       Section 254 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``1998'' and 
     inserting ``2000''; and
       (2) in subsection (g), by striking ``1998'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``2000''.

     SEC. 1007. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

       Section 258 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, entitled ``Modification of Presidential 
     Order'', is repealed.

     SEC. 1008. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) Expiration.--Section 275(b) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking 
     ``1995'' and inserting ``2000''.
       (b) Expiration.--Section 14002(c)(3) of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993 (2 U.S.C. 900 note; 2 U.S.C. 665 
     note) is repealed.

[[Page 549]]

     SEC. 1009. SPECIAL RULE ON INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHANGES 
                   IN DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS AND PAY-AS-
                   YOU-GO REQUIREMENTS.

       (a)(1) Section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Special Rule on Interrelationship between Sections 
     251, 251A, and 252.--Whenever the Committee on the Budget of 
     the House of Representatives or the Senate reports 
     legislation that decreases the discretionary spending limits 
     for budget authority and outlays for a fiscal year set forth 
     in section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
     or in section 251A(b) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, or both, then, for purposes of 
     subsection (b), an amount equal to that decrease in the 
     discretionary spending limit for outlays shall be treated as 
     direct spending legislation decreasing the deficit for that 
     fiscal year.''.
       (2) Section 310(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
     is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3), by 
     redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5) and by striking 
     ``and (3)'' in such redesignated paragraph (5) and inserting 
     ``(3), and (4)'', and by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) carry out section 252(f) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; or''.
       (b) For purposes of section 252(f) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as amended by 
     subsection (a)(1))--
       (1) this Act shall be deemed to be legislation reported by 
     the Committee on the Budget of the House of Representatives; 
     and
       (2)(A) reductions in the discretionary spending limit for 
     outlays set forth in section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 for fiscal years 1999 and 2000 under 
     section 1002 shall be measured as reductions from the 
     discretionary spending limit for outlays for fiscal year 1998 
     as in effect immediately before the enactment of this Act; 
     and
       (B) reductions in the discretionary spending limit for 
     outlays set forth in section 251A(b) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 for fiscal years 
     1999 and 2000 under section 1002 shall be measured as 
     reductions from the level for outlays for fiscal year 1999 
     and 2000, as the case may be, referred to in the last two 
     sentences of section 251A(b)(1) as in effect immediately 
     before the enactment of this Act.
       (c) In the final sequestration report of the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget for fiscal year 1996--
       (1) all adjustments required by section 251(b)(2) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 
     made after the sequestration preview report for fiscal year 
     1996 shall be made to the discretionary spending limits set 
     forth in 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as 
     amended by section 1002; and
       (2) all statutory changes in the discretionary spending 
     limits set forth in 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act 
     of 1974 made after issuance of the sequestration preview 
     report for fiscal year 1996 of the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget and before the date of enactment of 
     this Act shall be made to those limits as amended by section 
     1002.
 TITLE II--EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY OF FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION 
                       TO USE COMPETITIVE BIDDING

     SEC. 2001. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.

       Section 309(j)(11) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 309(j)(11)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 
     1998'' and inserting ``September 30, 2000''.
  TITLE III--PRIVATIZATION OF THE UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORPORATION

     SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``USEC 
     Privatization Act''.
       (b) Reference.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, 
     whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in 
     terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other 
     provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
     (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).

     SEC. 3002. PRODUCTION FACILITY.

       Paragraph v. of section 11 (42 U.S.C. 2014 v.) is amended 
     by striking ``or the construction and operation of a uranium 
     enrichment production facility using Atomic Vapor Laser 
     Isotope Separation technology''.

     SEC. 3003. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 1201 (42 U.S.C. 2297) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``and any successor corporation established 
     through privatization of the Corporation'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (13) as 
     paragraphs (14) through (17), respectively, and by inserting 
     after paragraph (9) the following new paragraphs:
       ``(10) The term `low-level radioactive waste' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 102(9) of the Low-Level 
     Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. 
     2021b(9)).
       ``(11) The term `mixed waste' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 1004(41) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6903(41)).
       ``(12) The term `privatization' means the transfer of 
     ownership of the Corporation to private investors pursuant to 
     chapter 25.
       ``(13) The term `privatization date' means the date on 
     which 100 percent of ownership of the Corporation has been 
     transferred to private investors.'';
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (17) (as redesignated) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(18) The term `transition date' means July 1, 1993.''; 
     and
       (4) by redesignating the unredesignated paragraph (14) as 
     paragraph (19).

     SEC. 3004. EMPLOYEES OF THE CORPORATION.

       (a) Paragraph (2).--Paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 
     1305(e) (42 U.S.C. 2297b-4(e)(1)(2)) are amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) In general.--It is the purpose of this subsection to 
     ensure that the privatization of the Corporation shall not 
     result in any adverse effects on the pension benefits of 
     employees at facilities that are operated, directly or under 
     contract, in the performance of the functions vested in the 
     Corporation.
       ``(2) Applicability of existing collective bargaining 
     agreement.--The Corporation shall abide by the terms of the 
     collective bargaining agreement in effect on the 
     privatization date at each individual facility.''.
       (b) Paragraph (4).--Paragraph (4) of section 1305(e) (42 
     U.S.C. 2297b-4(e)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and detailees'' in the heading;
       (2) by striking the first sentence;
       (3) in the second sentence, by inserting ``from other 
     Federal employment'' after ``transfer to the Corporation''; 
     and
       (4) by striking the last sentence.

     SEC. 3005. MARKETING AND CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.

       (a) Marketing Authority.--Section 1401(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     2297c(a)) is amended effective on the privatization date (as 
     defined in section 1201(13) of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954)--
       (1) by amending the subsection heading to read ``Marketing 
     Authority.--''; and
       (2) by striking the first sentence.
       (b) Transfer of Contracts.--Section 1401(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     2297c(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(B), by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The privatization of the Corporation shall not 
     affect the terms of, or the rights or obligations of the 
     parties to, any such power purchase contract.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Effect of transfer.--
       ``(A) As a result of the transfer pursuant to paragraph 
     (1), all rights, privileges, and benefits under such 
     contracts, agreements, and leases, including the right to 
     amend, modify, extend, revise, or terminate any of such 
     contracts, agreements, or leases were irrevocably assigned to 
     the Corporation for its exclusive benefit.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding the transfer pursuant to paragraph 
     (1), the United States shall remain obligated to the parties 
     to the contracts, agreements, and leases transferred pursuant 
     to paragraph (1) for the performance of the obligations of 
     the United States thereunder during the term thereof. The 
     Corporation shall reimburse the United States for any amount 
     paid by the United States in respect of such obligations 
     arising after the privatization date to the extent such 
     amount is a legal and valid obligation of the Corporation 
     then due.
       ``(C) After the privatization date, upon any material 
     amendment, modification, extension, revision, replacement, or 
     termination of any contract, agreement, or lease transferred 
     under paragraph (1), the United States shall be released from 
     further obligation under such contract, agreement, or lease, 
     except that such action shall not release the United States 
     from obligations arising under such contract, agreement, or 
     lease prior to such time.''.
       (c) Pricing.--Section 1402 (42 U.S.C. 2297c-1) is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 1402. PRICING.

       ``The Corporation shall establish prices for its products, 
     materials, and services provided to customers on a basis that 
     will allow it to attain the normal business objectives of a 
     profitmaking corporation.''.
       (d) Leasing of Gaseous Diffusion Facilities of 
     Department.--Effective on the privatization date (as defined 
     in section 1201(13) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954), 
     section 1403 (42 U.S.C. 2297c-2) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(h) Low-Level Radioactive Waste and Mixed Waste.--
       ``(1) Responsibility of the department; costs.--
       ``(A) With respect to low-level radioactive waste and mixed 
     waste generated by the Corporation as a result of the 
     operation of the facilities and related property leased by 
     the Corporation pursuant to subsection (a) or as a result of 
     treatment of such wastes at a location other than the 
     facilities and related property leased by the Corporation 
     pursuant to subsection (a) the Department, at the request of 
     the Corporation, shall--
       ``(i) accept for treatment or disposal of all such wastes 
     for which treatment or disposal technologies and capacities 
     exist, whether within the Department or elsewhere; and
       ``(ii) accept for storage (or ultimately treatment or 
     disposal) all such wastes for which treatment and disposal 
     technologies or capacities do not exist, pending development 
     of such technologies or availability of such capacities for 
     such wastes.
       ``(B) All low-level wastes and mixed wastes that the 
     Department accepts for treatment, storage, or disposal 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall, for the purpose of any 
     permits, licenses, authorizations, agreements, or orders 
     involving the Department and other Federal agencies or State 
     or local governments, be deemed to be generated by the 
     Department and the Department shall handle such wastes in 
     accordance with any such permits, licenses, authorizations, 
     agree

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     ments, or orders. The Department shall obtain any additional 
     permits, licenses, or authorizations necessary to handle such 
     wastes, shall amend any such agreements or orders as 
     necessary to handle such wastes, and shall handle such wastes 
     in accordance therewith.
       ``(C) The Corporation shall reimburse the Department for 
     the treatment, storage, or disposal of low-level radioactive 
     waste or mixed waste pursuant to subparagraph (A) in an 
     amount equal to the Department's costs but in no event 
     greater than an amount equal to that which would be charged 
     by commercial, State, regional, or interstate compact 
     entities for treatment, storage, or disposal of such waste.
       ``(2) Agreements with other persons.--The Corporation may 
     also enter into agreements for the treatment, storage, or 
     disposal of low-level radioactive waste and mixed waste 
     generated by the Corporation as a result of the operation of 
     the facilities and related property leased by the Corporation 
     pursuant to subsection (a) with any person other than the 
     Department that is authorized by applicable laws and 
     regulations to treat, store, or dispose of such wastes.''.
       (e) Liabilities.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 1406 (42 U.S.C. 2297c-5(a)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and Privatization'' after ``Transition'' 
     in the heading; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``As of the 
     privatization date, all liabilities attributable to the 
     operation of the Corporation from the transition date to the 
     privatization date shall be direct liabilities of the United 
     States.''.
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 1406 (42 U.S.C. 2297c-5(b)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and Privatization'' after ``Transition'' 
     in the heading; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``As of the 
     privatization date, any judgment entered against the 
     Corporation imposing liability arising out of the operation 
     of the Corporation from the transition date to the 
     privatization date shall be considered a judgment against the 
     United States.''.
       (3) Subsection (d) of section 1406 (42 U.S.C. 2297c-5(d)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and Privatization'' after ``Transition'' 
     in the heading; and
       (B) by striking ``the transition date'' and inserting ``the 
     privatization date (or, in the event the privatization date 
     does not occur, the transition date)''.
       (f) Transfer of Uranium.--Title II (42 U.S.C. 2297 et seq.) 
     is amended by redesignating section 1408 as section 1409 and 
     by inserting after section 1407 the following:

     ``SEC. 1408. TRANSFER OF URANIUM.

       ``The Secretary may, before the privatization date, 
     transfer to the Corporation without charge raw uranium, low-
     enriched uranium, and highly enriched uranium.''.

     SEC. 3006. PRIVATIZATION OF THE CORPORATION.

       (a) Establishment of Private Corporation.--Chapter 25 (42 
     U.S.C. 2297d et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 1503. ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIVATE CORPORATION.

       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to facilitate privatization, 
     the Corporation may provide for the establishment of a 
     private corporation organized under the laws of any of the 
     several States. Such corporation shall have among its 
     purposes the following:
       ``(A) To help maintain a reliable and economical domestic 
     source of uranium enrichment services.
       ``(B) To undertake any and all activities as provided in 
     its corporate charter.
       ``(2) Authorities.--The corporation established pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall be authorized to--
       ``(A) enrich uranium, provide for uranium to be enriched by 
     others, or acquire enriched uranium (including low-enriched 
     uranium derived from highly enriched uranium);
       ``(B) conduct, or provide for conducting, those research 
     and development activities related to uranium enrichment and 
     related processes and activities the corporation considers 
     necessary or advisable to maintain itself as a commercial 
     enterprise operating on a profitable and efficient basis;
       ``(C) enter into transactions regarding uranium, enriched 
     uranium, or depleted uranium with--
       ``(i) persons licensed under section 53, 63, 103, or 104 in 
     accordance with the licenses held by those persons;
       ``(ii) persons in accordance with, and within the period 
     of, an agreement for cooperation arranged under section 123; 
     or
       ``(iii) persons otherwise authorized by law to enter into 
     such transactions;
       ``(D) enter into contracts with persons licensed under 
     section 53, 63, 103, or 104, for as long as the corporation 
     considers necessary or desirable, to provide uranium or 
     uranium enrichment and related services;
       ``(E) enter into contracts to provide uranium or uranium 
     enrichment and related services in accordance with, and 
     within the period of, an agreement for cooperation arranged 
     under section 123 or as otherwise authorized by law; and
       ``(F) take any and all such other actions as are permitted 
     by the law of the jurisdiction of incorporation of the 
     corporation.
       ``(3) Transfer of assets.--For purposes of implementing the 
     privatization, the Corporation may transfer some or all of 
     its assets and obligations to the corporation established 
     pursuant to this section, including--
       ``(A) all of the Corporation's assets, including all 
     contracts, agreements, and leases, including all uranium 
     enrichment contracts and power purchase contracts;
       ``(B) all funds in accounts of the Corporation held by the 
     Treasury or on deposit with any bank or other financial 
     institution;
       ``(C) all of the Corporation's rights, duties, and 
     obligations, accruing subsequent to the privatization date, 
     under the power purchase contracts covered by section 
     1401(b)(2)(B); and
       ``(D) all of the Corporation's rights, duties, and 
     obligations, accruing subsequent to the privatization date, 
     under the lease agreement between the Department and the 
     Corporation executed by the Department and the Corporation 
     pursuant to section 1403.
       ``(4) Merger or consolidation.--For purposes of 
     implementing the privatization, the Corporation may merge or 
     consolidate with the corporation established pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(1) if such action is contemplated by the plan 
     for privatization approved by the President under section 
     1502(b). The Board shall have exclusive authority to approve 
     such merger or consolidation and to take all further actions 
     necessary to consummate such merger or consolidation, and no 
     action by or in respect of shareholders shall be required. 
     The merger or consolidation shall be effected in accordance 
     with, and have the effects of a merger or consolidation 
     under, the laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation of the 
     surviving corporation, and all rights and benefits provided 
     under this title to the Corporation shall apply to the 
     surviving corporation as if it were the Corporation.
       ``(b) OSHA Requirements.--For purposes of the regulation of 
     radiological and nonradiological hazards under the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the corporation 
     established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall be treated in 
     the same manner as other employers licensed by the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission. Any interagency agreement entered into 
     between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Administration governing the 
     scope of their respective regulatory authorities shall apply 
     to the corporation as if the corporation were a Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission licensee.
       ``(c) Legal Status of Private Corporation.--
       ``(1) Not federal agency.--The corporation established 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall not be an agency, 
     instrumentality, or establishment of the United States 
     Government and shall not be a Government corporation or 
     Government-controlled corporation.
       ``(2) No recourse against united states.--Obligations of 
     the corporation established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) 
     shall not be obligations of, or guaranteed as to principal or 
     interest by, the Corporation or the United States, and the 
     obligations shall so plainly state.
       ``(3) No claims court jurisdiction.--No action under 
     section 1491 of title 28, United States Code, shall be 
     allowable against the United States based on the actions of 
     the corporation established pursuant to subsection (a)(1).
       ``(d) Board of Director's Election After Public Offering.--
     In the event that the privatization is implemented by means 
     of a public offering, an election of the members of the board 
     of directors of the Corporation by the shareholders shall be 
     conducted before the end of the 1-year period beginning the 
     date shares are first offered to the public pursuant to such 
     public offering.
       ``(e) Adequate Proceeds.--The Secretary of Energy shall not 
     allow the privatization of the Corporation unless before the 
     sale date the Secretary determines that the estimated sum of 
     the gross proceeds from the sale of the Corporation will be 
     an adequate amount.''.
       (b) Ownership Limitations.--Chapter 25 (as amended by 
     subsection (a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 1504. OWNERSHIP LIMITATIONS.

       ``(a) Securities Limitation.--In the event that the 
     privatization is implemented by means of a public offering, 
     during a period of 3 years beginning on the privatization 
     date, no person, directly or indirectly, may acquire or hold 
     securities representing more than 10 percent of the total 
     votes of all outstanding voting securities of the 
     Corporation.
       ``(b) Application.--Subsection (a) shall not apply--
       ``(1) to any employee stock ownership plan of the 
     Corporation,
       ``(2) to underwriting syndicates holding shares for resale, 
     or
       ``(3) in the case of shares beneficially held for others, 
     to commercial banks, broker-dealers, clearing corporations, 
     or other nominees.
       ``(c) No director, officer, or employee of the Corporation 
     may acquire any securities, or any right to acquire 
     securities, of the Corporation--
       ``(1) in the public offering of securities of the 
     Corporation in the implementation of the privatization,
       ``(2) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement, or 
     understanding entered into before the privatization date, or
       ``(3) before the election of directors of the Corporation 
     under section 1503(d) on any terms more favorable than those 
     offered to the general public.''.
       (c) Exemption From Liability.--Chapter 25 (as amended by 
     subsection (b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

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     ``SEC. 1505. EXEMPTION FROM LIABILITY.

       ``(a) In General.--No director, officer, employee, or agent 
     of the Corporation shall be liable, for money damages or 
     otherwise, to any party if, with respect to the subject 
     matter of the action, suit, or proceeding, such person was 
     fulfilling a duty, in connection with any action taken in 
     connection with the privatization, which such person in good 
     faith reasonably believed to be required by law or vested in 
     such person.
       ``(b) Exception.--The privatization shall be subject to the 
     Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934. The exemption set forth in subsection (a) shall not 
     apply to claims arising under such Acts or under the 
     Constitution or laws of any State, territory, or possession 
     of the United States relating to transactions in securities, 
     which claims are in connection with a public offering 
     implementing the privatization.''.
       (d) Resolution of Certain Issues.--Chapter 25 (as amended 
     by subsection (c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 1506. RESOLUTION OF CERTAIN ISSUES.

       ``(a) Corporation Actions.--Notwithstanding any provision 
     of any agreement to which the Corporation is a party, the 
     Corporation shall not be considered to be in breach, default, 
     or violation of any such agreement because of any provision 
     of this chapter or any action the Corporation is required to 
     take under this chapter.
       ``(b) Right To Sue Withdrawn.--The United States hereby 
     withdraws any stated or implied consent for the United 
     States, or any agent or officer of the United States, to be 
     sued by any person for any legal, equitable, or other relief 
     with respect to any claim arising out of, or resulting from, 
     acts or omissions under this chapter.''.
       (e) Application of Privatization Proceeds.--Chapter 25 (as 
     amended by subsection (d)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1507. APPLICATION OF PRIVATIZATION PROCEEDS.

       ``The proceeds from the privatization shall be included in 
     the budget baseline required by the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and shall be counted as 
     an offset to direct spending for purposes of section 252 of 
     such Act, notwithstanding section 257(e) of such Act.''.
       (f) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for 
     chapter 25 is amended by inserting after the item for section 
     1502 the following:

``Sec. 1503. Establishment of Private Corporation.
``Sec. 1504. Ownership Limitations.
``Sec. 1505. Exemption from Liability.
``Sec. 1506. Resolution of Certain Issues.
``Sec. 1507. Application of Privatization Proceeds.''.
       (g) Section 193 (42 U.S.C. 2243) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(f) Limitation.--If the privatization of the United 
     States Enrichment Corporation results in the Corporation 
     being--
       ``(1) owned, controlled, or dominated by a foreign 
     corporation or a foreign government, or
       ``(2) otherwise inimical to the common defense or security 
     of the United States,
     any license held by the Corporation under sections 53 and 63 
     shall be terminated.''.
       (h) Period for Congressional Review.--Section 1502(d) (42 
     U.S.C. 2297d-1(d)) is amended by striking ``less than 60 days 
     after notification of the Congress'' and inserting ``less 
     than 60 days after the date of the report to Congress by the 
     Comptroller General under subsection (c)''.

     SEC. 3007. PERIODIC CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE.

       Section 1701(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 2297f(c)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``Annual application for certificate of 
     compliance.--The Corporation shall apply at least annually to 
     the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a certificate of 
     compliance under paragraph (1).'' and inserting ``Periodic 
     application for certificate of compliance.--The Corporation 
     shall apply to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a 
     certificate of compliance under paragraph (1) periodically, 
     as determined by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but not 
     less than every 5 years.''.

     SEC. 3008. LICENSING OF OTHER TECHNOLOGIES.

       Subsection (a) of section 1702 (42 U.S.C. 2297f-1(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``other than'' and inserting 
     ``including''.

     SEC. 3009. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Repeals in Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as of the 
     Privatization Date.--
       (1) Repeals.--As of the privatization date (as defined in 
     section 1201(13) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954), the 
     following sections (as in effect on such privatization date) 
     of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 are repealed:
       (A) Section 1202.
       (B) Sections 1301 through 1304.
       (C) Sections 1306 through 1316.
       (D) Sections 1404 and 1405.
       (E) Section 1601.
       (F) Sections 1603 through 1607.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents of such 
     Act is amended by repealing the items referring to sections 
     repealed by paragraph (1).
       (b) Statutory Modifications.--As of such privatization 
     date, the following shall take effect:
       (1) For purposes of title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954, all references in such Act to the ``United States 
     Enrichment Corporation'' shall be deemed to be references to 
     the corporation established pursuant to section 1503 of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (as added by section 6(a)).
       (2) Section 1018(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 2296b-7(1)) is amended by striking ``the United 
     States'' and all that follows through the period and 
     inserting ``the corporation referred to in section 1201(4) of 
     the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.''.
       (3) Section 9101(3) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (N), as added by section 
     902(b) of Public Law 102-486.
       (c) Revision of Section 1305.--As of such privatization 
     date, section 1305 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C 
     2297b-4) is amended--
       (1) by repealing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), and
       (2) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking the subsection designation and heading,
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) (as added by 
     section 4(a)) as subsections (a)  and  (b)  and  by moving 
     the margins 2-ems to the left,
       (C) by striking paragraph (3), and
       (D) by redesignating paragraph (4) (as amended by section 
     4(b)) as subsection (c), and by moving the margins 2-ems to 
     the left.
                          TITLE IV--RETIREMENT

     SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the 
     ``Congressional and Federal Employee Retirement Equalization 
     Act''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     title is as follows:

Sec. 4001. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 4002. Amendment of title 5, United States Code.
Sec. 4003. Individual contributions.
Sec. 4004. Average pay.
Sec. 4005. Accrual rates.
Sec. 4006. Elimination of Members' option to elect not to participate 
              in FERS.

     SEC. 4002. AMENDMENT OF TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of title 5, United States Code.

     SEC. 4003. INDIVIDUAL CONTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) CSRS.--
       (1) In general.--The table under section 8334(c) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the matter relating to an employee by striking


 
 
 
                                           ``7.................  After December 31, 1969.''
 

     and inserting the following:


 
 
 
                                           ``7.................  January 1, 1970, to December 31, 1995.
                                           ``8\1/2\............  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                           ``9.................  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                           ``9\1/2\............  After December 31, 1997.'';
 

       (B) in the matter relating to a Member or employee for 
     Congressional employee service by striking


 
 
 
                                           ``7\1/2\............  After December 31, 1969.''
 

     and inserting the following:


 
 
 
                                           ``7\1/2\............  January 1, 1970, to December 31, 1995.
                                           ``8\1/2\............  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                           ``9.................  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                           ``9\1/2\............  After December 31, 1997.'';
 

       (C) in the matter relating to a Member for Member service 
     by striking


 
 
 
                                           ``8.................  After December 31, 1969.''
 

     and inserting the following:


 
 
 
                                           ``8.................  January 1, 1970, to December 31, 1995.
                                           ``8\1/2\............  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                           ``9.................  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                           ``9\1/2\............  After December 31, 1997.'';
 

       (D) in the matter relating to a law enforcement officer for 
     law enforcement service and firefighter for firefighter 
     service by striking


 
 
 
                                           ``7\1/2\............  After December 31, 1974.''
 

     and inserting the following:


 
 
 
                                           ``7\1/2\............  January 1, 1975, to December 31, 1995.
                                           ``9.................  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                           ``9\1/2\............  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                           ``10................  After December 31, 1997.'';
 

       (E) in the matter relating to a bankruptcy judge by 
     striking


 
 
 
                                           ``8.................  After December 31, 1983.''
 

     and inserting the following:


 
 
 
                                           ``8.................  January 1, 1984, to December 31, 1995.
                                           ``8\1/2\............  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                           ``9.................  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                           ``9\1/2\............  After December 31, 1997.'';
 

       (F) in the matter relating to a judge of the United States 
     Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for service as a judge 
     of that court by striking


 
 
 
 

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                                           ``8.................  On and after the date of the enactment of the
                                                                  Department of Defense Authorization Act,
                                                                  1984.''
 

     and inserting the following:


 
 
 
                                           ``8.................  The date of the enactment of the Department of
                                                                  Defense Authorization Act, 1984, to December
                                                                  31, 1995.
                                           ``8\1/2\............  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                           ``9.................  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                           ``9\1/2\............  After December 31, 1997.'';
 

       (G) in the matter relating to a United States magistrate by 
     striking


 
 
 
                                           ``8.................  After September 30, 1987.''
 

     and inserting the following:


 
 
 
                                           ``8.................  October 1, 1987, to December 31, 1995.
                                           ``8\1/2\............  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                           ``9.................  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                           ``9\1/2\............  After December 31, 1997.''; and
 

       (H) in the matter relating to a Claims Court judge by 
     striking


 
 
 
                                           ``8.................  After September 30, 1988.''
 

     and inserting the following:


 
 
 
                                           ``8.................  October 1, 1988, to December 31, 1995.
                                           ``8\1/2\............  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                           ``9.................  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                           ``9\1/2\............  After December 31, 1997.''.
 

       (2) Deductions.--The first sentence of section 8334(a)(1) 
     is amended to read as follows: ``The employing agency shall 
     deduct and withhold from the basic pay of an employee, 
     Member, Congressional employee, law enforcement officer, 
     firefighter, bankruptcy judge, judge of the United States 
     Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces, United States 
     magistrate, or Claims Court judge, as the case may be, the 
     percentage of basic pay applicable under subsection (c).''.
       (3) Government contributions.--
       (A) In general.--Section 8334(a) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(3) The amount to be contributed under the second 
     sentence of paragraph (1) with respect to any service period 
     occurring during any calendar year after 1995 shall be 
     determined as if the percentage then applicable under 
     subsection (c) were the percentage that was applicable for 
     calendar year 1995 plus 3 percent.''.
       (B) Technical amendment.--The second sentence of section 
     8334(a)(1) is amended by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``, subject to paragraph (3).''.
       (4) Other service.--
       (A) Military service.--Section 8334(j) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting ``and subject to 
     paragraph (5),'' after ``Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B),''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Effective with respect to any period of military 
     service after December 31, 1995, the percentage of basic pay 
     under section 204 of title 37 payable under paragraph (1) 
     shall be equal to the same percentage as would be applicable 
     under section 8334(c) for that same period for service as an 
     `employee', subject to paragraph (1)(B).''.
       (B) Volunteer service.--Section 8334(l) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``, subject to paragraph (4).''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Effective with respect to any period of service after 
     December 31, 1995, the percentage of the readjustment 
     allowance or stipend (as the case may be) payable under 
     paragraph (1) shall be equal to the same percentage as would 
     be applicable under section 8334(c) for that same period for 
     service as an `employee'.''.
       (b) FERS.--
       (1) In general.--Section 8422(a) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) The percentage to be deducted and withheld from basic 
     pay for any pay period shall be equal to--
       ``(A) the applicable percentage under paragraph (3), minus
       ``(B) the percentage then in effect under section 3101(a) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to rate of tax 
     for old-age, survivors, and disability insurance).
       ``(3) The applicable percentage under this paragraph, for 
     civilian service after December 31, 1995, shall be as 
     follows:

 
                                            Percentage of basic
                                                   pay                            Service period
 
``Employee..............................  8\1/2\................  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                          ``9...................  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                          ``9\1/2\..............  After December 31, 1997.
``Congressional employee................  8\1/2\................  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                          ``9...................  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                          ``9\1/2\..............  After December 31, 1997.
``Member................................  8\1/2\................  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                          ``9...................  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                          ``9\1/2\..............  After December 31, 1997.
``Law enforcement officer...............  9.....................  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                          ``9\1/2\..............  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                          ``10..................  After December 31, 1997.
``Firefighter...........................  9.....................  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                          ``9\1/2\..............  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                          ``10..................  After December 31, 1997.
``Air traffic controller................  9.....................  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                          ``9\1/2\..............  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                          ``10..................  After December 31, 1997.''.
 

       (2) Other service.--
       (A) Military service.--Section 8422(e) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting ``and subject to 
     paragraph (6),'' after ``Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B),''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Effective with respect to any period of military 
     service after December 31, 1995, the percentage of basic pay 
     under section 204 of title 37 payable under paragraph (1) 
     shall be equal to the same percentage as would be applicable 
     under section 8422(a)(3) for that same period for service as 
     an `employee', subject to paragraph (1)(B).''.
       (B) Volunteer service.--Section 8422(f) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``, subject to paragraph (4).''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Effective with respect to any period of service after 
     December 31, 1995, the percentage of the readjustment 
     allowance or stipend (as the case may be) payable under 
     paragraph (1) shall be equal to the same percentage as would 
     be applicable under section 8422(a)(3) for that same period 
     for service as an employee.''.
       (c) Exemption.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1005(d) of title 39, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) For purposes of applying chapters 83 and 84 of title 
     5 with respect to any officer or employee of the Postal 
     Service, section 4003 of the Congressional and Federal 
     Employee Retirement Equalization Act shall be treated as if 
     it had not been enacted.''.
       (2) Technical amendment.--The second sentence of section 
     1005(d)(1) of title 39, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking the period and inserting ``, subject to paragraph 
     (3).''.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on 
     January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 4004. AVERAGE PAY.

       (a) CSRS.--
       (1) In general.--Subchapter III of chapter 83 is amended by 
     inserting after section 8339 the following:

     ``Sec. 8339a. Special rules relating to average pay

       ``(a) Notwithstanding section 8331(4), for purposes of 
     computing any annuity or survivor annuity under this 
     subchapter, eligibility for which is based on a separation 
     occurring after December 31, 1995, `average pay' shall, if 
     the separation occurs--
       ``(1) during calendar year 1996, have the meaning given 
     such term by subsection (b)(1); or
       ``(2) after calendar year 1996, have the meaning given such 
     term by subsection (b)(2).
       ``(b) For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the meaning given the term `average pay' by this 
     paragraph shall be the meaning such term would have under 
     section 8331(4) if `4 consecutive years' were substituted for 
     `3 consecutive years' and `4 years' were substituted for `3 
     years'; and
       ``(2) the meaning given the term `average pay' by this 
     paragraph shall be the meaning such term would have under 
     section 8331(4) if `5 consecutive years' were substituted for 
     `3 consecutive years' and `5 years' were substituted for `3 
     years'.
       ``(c) Nothing in this section shall be considered to apply 
     with respect to any annuity or survivor annuity eligibility 
     for which is based on a separation occurring before January 
     1, 1996.
       ``(d) The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe 
     such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this 
     section.''.
       (2) Technical amendments.--
       (A) Section 8331(4) is amended by striking ``effect;'' and 
     inserting ``effect, subject to section 8339a;''.
       (B) The table of sections for chapter 83 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 8339 the 
     following:

       ``8339a. Special rules relating to average pay.''.
       (b) FERS.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 84 is amended by inserting after 
     section 8461 the following:

     ``Sec. 8461a. Special rules relating to average pay

       ``(a) Notwithstanding section 8401(3), for purposes of 
     computing any annuity or survivor annuity under this chapter, 
     eligibility for which is based on a separation occurring 
     after December 31, 1995, `average pay' shall, if the 
     separation occurs--
       ``(1) during calendar year 1996, have the meaning given 
     such term by subsection (b)(1); or
       ``(2) after calendar year 1996, have the meaning given such 
     term by subsection (b)(2).
       ``(b) For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the meaning given the term `average pay' by this 
     paragraph shall be the meaning such term would have under 
     section 8401(3) if `4 consecutive years' were substituted for 
     `3 consecutive years' and `4 years' were substituted for `3 
     years'; and
       ``(2) the meaning given the term `average pay' by this 
     paragraph shall be the meaning such term would have under 
     section 8401(3) if `5 consecutive years' were substituted for 
     `3 consecutive years' and `5 years' were substituted for `3 
     years'.
       ``(c) Nothing in this section shall be considered to apply 
     with respect to any annuity or survivor annuity eligibility 
     for which is based on a separation occurring before January 
     1, 1996.

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       ``(d) The Office of Personnel Management shall prescribe 
     such regulations as may be necessary to carry out this 
     section.''.
       (2) Technical amendments.--
       (A) Section 8401(3) is amended by striking ``effect;'' and 
     inserting ``effect, subject to section 8461a;''.
       (B) The table of sections for chapter 84 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 8461 the 
     following:

       ``8461a. Special rules relating to average pay.''.
       (c) Regulations.--The Office of Personnel Management shall 
     prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out 
     the purposes of this section, including regulations to 
     provide that section 302(a)(6) of the Federal Employees' 
     Retirement System Act of 1986 (5 U.S.C. 8331 note) shall be 
     carried out in a manner consistent with the amendments made 
     by this section.

     SEC. 4005. ACCRUAL RATES.

       (a) CSRS.--
       (1) Members.--
       (A) In general.--Section 8339(c) is amended by striking all 
     that follows ``with respect to--'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) so much of his service as a Member as is or was 
     performed before January 1, 1996;
       ``(2) so much of his military service as--
       ``(A) is creditable for the purpose of this subsection; and
       ``(B) is or was performed before January 1, 1996; and
       ``(3) so much of his Congressional employee service as is 
     or was performed before January 1, 1996;
     by multiplying 2\1/2\ percent of his average pay by the years 
     of that service.''.
       (B) Technical amendment.--Section 8332(d) is amended by 
     striking ``section 8339(c)(1)'' and inserting ``section 
     8339(c)''.
       (2) Congressional employees.--Section 8339(b) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``so much of'' after ``is computed with 
     respect to''; and
       (B) by inserting ``as is or was performed before January 1, 
     1996,'' before ``by multiplying''.
       (b) FERS.--
       (1) Members.--Section 8415(b) is amended by striking 
     ``shall'' and inserting ``shall, to the extent that such 
     service is or was performed before January 1, 1996,''.
       (2) Congressional employees.--Section 8415(c) is amended by 
     striking ``shall'' and inserting ``shall, to the extent that 
     such service is or was performed before January 1, 1996,''.
       (3) Provisions relating to the 1.1 percent accrual rate.--
     Section 8415(g) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``an employee under 
     paragraph (2),'' and inserting ``an employee or Member under 
     paragraph (2),'';
       (B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``or Member'' after ``in 
     the case of an employee'' and by striking ``Congressional 
     employee,''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) this subsection shall not apply in the case of a 
     Member or Congressional employee whose separation (on which 
     entitlement to annuity is based) occurs before January 1, 
     1996; and
       ``(B) in the case of a Member or Congressional employee to 
     whom this subsection applies, the 1.1 percent accrual rate 
     shall apply only with respect to any period of service other 
     than a period with respect to which the 1.7 percent accrual 
     rate applies under subsection (b) or (c).''.

     SEC. 4006. ELIMINATION OF MEMBERS' OPTION TO ELECT NOT TO 
                   PARTICIPATE IN FERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 8401(20) is amended by striking 
     ``2106,'' and all that follows through the semicolon and 
     inserting ``2106;''.
       (b) Effective Date; Savings Provision.--
       (1) Effective date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect on 
     January 1, 1996.
       (2) Savings provision.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a) shall not affect any election made before such subsection 
     takes effect.
                  TITLE V--MEDICARE SAVINGS EXTENSIONS

     SEC. 5001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Medicare Presidential 
     Budget Savings Extension Act of 1995''.
   Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Part A of the Medicare Program

     SEC. 5101. MAINTAINING SAVINGS RESULTING FROM TEMPORARY 
                   FREEZE ON PAYMENT INCREASES FOR SKILLED NURSING 
                   FACILITY SERVICES.

       (a) Basing Updates to Per Diem Cost Limits on Limits for 
     Fiscal Year 1993.--
       (1) In general.--The last sentence of section 1888(a) of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(a)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``(except that such updates 
     may not take into account any changes in the routine service 
     costs of skilled nursing facilities occurring during cost 
     reporting periods which began during fiscal year 1994 or 
     fiscal year 1995).''.
       (2) No exceptions permitted based on amendment.--The 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not consider the 
     amendment made by paragraph (1) in making any adjustments 
     pursuant to section 1888(c) of the Social Security Act.
       (b) Payments Determined on Prospective Basis.--Any change 
     made by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the 
     amount of any prospective payment paid to a skilled nursing 
     facility under section 1888(d) of the Social Security Act for 
     cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 1995, 
     may not take into account any changes in the costs of 
     services occurring during cost reporting periods which began 
     during fiscal year 1994 or fiscal year 1995.
   Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to Part B of the Medicare Program

     SEC. 5201. SETTING THE PART B PREMIUM AT 25 PERCENT OF 
                   PROGRAM EXPENDITURES PERMANENTLY.

       (a) In General.--Section 1839(a)(3) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395r(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``The 
     monthly premium'' and all that follows through ``November 
     1.'' and inserting the following: ``The monthly premium shall 
     be equal to 50 percent of the monthly actuarial rate for 
     enrollees age 65 and over, as determined according to 
     paragraph (1), for that succeeding calendar year.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1839 of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395r) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``(b) and (e)'' and 
     inserting ``(b), (c), (e), and (f)'';
       (2) in the last sentence of subsection (a)(3), by striking 
     ``and the derivation of the dollar amounts specified in this 
     paragraph''; and
       (3) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking ``(1)(A) Notwithstanding'' and all that 
     follows through ``(B)'',
       (B) by striking paragraph (2), and
       (C) by redesignating clauses (i) through (v) as paragraphs 
     (1) through (5).
   Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Parts A and B of the Medicare 
                                Program

     SEC. 5301. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF CERTAIN SECONDARY PAYER 
                   PROVISIONS.

       (a) Data Match.--
       (1) Section 1862(b)(5)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395y(b)(5)(C)) is amended by striking clause (iii).
       (2) Section 6103(l)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (F).
       (b) Application to Disabled Individuals in Large Group 
     Health Plans.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1862(b)(1)(B) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``clause (iv)'' and 
     inserting ``clause (iii)'',
       (B) by striking clause (iii), and
       (C) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (iii).
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
     section 1837(i) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1395p(i)) and the 
     second sentence of section 1839(b) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395r(b)) are each amended by striking ``1862(b)(1)(B)(iv)'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``1862(b)(1)(B)(iii)''.
       (c) Period of Application to Individuals with End Stage 
     Renal Disease.--Section 1862(b)(1)(C) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(1)(C)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``12-month'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``18-month'', and
       (2) by striking the second sentence.

     SEC. 5302. MAINTAINING SAVINGS RESULTING FROM TEMPORARY 
                   FREEZE ON PAYMENT INCREASES FOR HOME HEALTH 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Basing Updates to Per Visit Cost Limits on Limits for 
     Fiscal Year 1993.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L)(iii) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(L)(iii)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following sentence: ``In establishing 
     limits under this subparagraph, the Secretary may not take 
     into account any changes in the costs of the provision of 
     services furnished by home health agencies with respect to 
     cost reporting periods which began on or after July 1, 1994, 
     and before July 1, 1996.''.
       (b) No Exceptions Permitted Based on Amendment.--The 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not consider the 
     amendment made by subsection (a) in making any exemptions and 
     exceptions pursuant to section 1861(v)(1)(L)(ii) of the 
     Social Security Act.
         TITLE VI--CONTRACT WITH AMERICA TAX RELIEF ACT OF 1995

     SEC. 6001. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Contract 
     With America Tax Relief Act of 1995''.
       (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
     provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is 
     expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a 
     section or other provision, the reference shall be considered 
     to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (c) Table of Contents.--

         TITLE V--CONTRACT WITH AMERICA TAX RELIEF ACT OF 1995

Sec. 6001. Short title; amendment of 1986 Code.

                 Subtitle A--American Dream Restoration

Sec. 6101. Family tax credit.
Sec. 6102. Credit to reduce marriage penalty.
Sec. 6103. Establishment of American Dream Savings Accounts.
Sec. 6104. Spousal IRA computed on basis of compensation of both 
              spouses.

                  Subtitle B--Senior Citizens' Equity

     Part I--Repeal of Increase in Tax on Social Security Benefits

Sec. 6201. Repeal of increase in tax on social security benefits.

      Part II--Treatment of Long-term Care Insurance and Services

Sec. 6211. Treatment of long-term care insurance.
Sec. 6212. Qualified long-term care services treated as medical care.

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Sec. 6213. Certain exchanges of life insurance contracts for long-term 
              care insurance contracts not taxable.
Sec. 6214. Exclusion from gross income for amounts withdrawn from 
              certain retirement plans for long-term care insurance.

           Part III--Treatment of Accelerated Death Benefits

Sec. 6221. Treatment of accelerated death benefits by recipient.
Sec. 6222. Tax treatment of companies issuing qualified accelerated 
              death benefit riders.

  Part IV--Inclusion in Gross Income of Excess Long-term Care Benefits

Sec. 6231. Inclusion in income of excess long-term care benefits.
Sec. 6232. Reporting requirements.

             Subtitle C--Job Creation and Wage Enhancement

                      Part I--Capital Gains Reform


      SUBPART A--CAPITAL GAINS REDUCTION FOR TAXPAYERS OTHER THAN 
                              CORPORATIONS

Sec. 6301. Capital gains deduction.
Sec. 6302. Indexing of certain assets acquired after December 31, 1994, 
              for purposes of determining gain.


          SUBPART B--CAPITAL GAINS REDUCTION FOR CORPORATIONS

Sec. 6311. Reduction of alternative capital gain tax for corporations.


   SUBPART C--CAPITAL LOSS DEDUCTION ALLOWED WITH RESPECT TO SALE OR 
                    EXCHANGE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE

Sec. 6316. Capital loss deduction allowed with respect to sale or 
              exchange of principal residence.

                   Part II--Cost Recovery Provisions

Sec. 6321. Depreciation adjustment for certain property placed in 
              service after December 31, 1994.
Sec. 6322. Treatment of abandonment of lessor improvements at 
              termination of lease.

                Part III--Alternative Minimum Tax Relief

Sec. 6331. Phaseout of application of alternative minimum tax to 
              corporations.

                    Part IV--Taxpayer Debt Buy-down

Sec. 6341. Designation of amounts for reduction of public debt.
Sec. 6342. Public debt reduction trust fund.
Sec. 6343. Taxpayer-generated sequestration of Federal spending to 
              reduce the public debt.

                   Part V--Small Business Incentives

Sec. 6351. Cost-of-living adjustments relating to estate and gift tax 
              provisions.
Sec. 6352. Increase in expense treatment for small businesses.
Sec. 6353. Clarification of treatment of home office use for 
              administrative and management activities.
Sec. 6354. Treatment of storage of product samples.

                    Subtitle D--Family Reinforcement

Sec. 6401. Credit for adoption expenses.
Sec. 6402. Credit for taxpayers with certain persons requiring 
              custodial care in their households.

               Subtitle E--Social Security Earnings Test

Sec. 6501. Adjustments in monthly exempt amount for purposes of the 
              social security earnings test.

                   Subtitle F--Technical Corrections

Sec. 6601. Coordination with other subtitles.
Sec. 6602. Amendments related to Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990.
Sec. 6603. Amendments related to Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993.
Sec. 6604. Miscellaneous provisions.
                 Subtitle A--American Dream Restoration

     SEC. 6101. FAMILY TAX CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 is amended by inserting after section 22 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 23. FAMILY TAX CREDIT.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--There shall be allowed as a 
     credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the 
     taxable year an amount equal to $500 multiplied by the number 
     of qualifying children of the taxpayer.
       ``(b) Limitation.--The amount of credit which would (but 
     for this subsection) be allowed by subsection (a) shall be 
     reduced (but not below zero) by an amount which bears the 
     same ratio to such amount of credit as--
       ``(1) the excess (if any) of the taxpayer's adjusted gross 
     income (determined without regard to sections 911, 931, and 
     933) over $200,000, bears to
       ``(2) an amount equal to 100 times the dollar amount in 
     effect under subsection (a) for the taxable year.
       ``(c) Qualifying Child.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualifying child' means any 
     individual if--
       ``(A) the taxpayer is allowed a deduction under section 151 
     with respect to such individual for such taxable year,
       ``(B) such individual has not attained the age of 18 as of 
     the close of the calendar year in which the taxable year of 
     the taxpayer begins, and
       ``(C) such individual bears a relationship to the taxpayer 
     described in section 32(c)(3)(B) (determined without regard 
     to clause (ii) thereof).
       ``(2) Exception for certain noncitizens.--The term 
     `qualifying child' shall not include any individual who would 
     not be a dependent if the first sentence of section 152(b)(3) 
     were applied without regard to all that follows `resident of 
     the United States'.
       ``(d) Inflation Adjustments.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxable year beginning 
     in a calendar year after 1996, the $500 and $200,000 amounts 
     contained in subsections (a) and (b) shall each be increased 
     by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, determined by substituting `calendar year 1995' 
     for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
       ``(2) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under paragraph 
     (1) is not a multiple of $50, such amount shall be rounded to 
     the nearest multiple of $50.
       ``(e) Certain Other Rules Apply.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of subsections (d) and (e) of section 32 shall apply 
     for purposes of this section.''
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended 
     by inserting after the item relating to section 22 the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 23. Family tax credit.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 6102. CREDIT TO REDUCE MARRIAGE PENALTY.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 is amended by inserting after section 23 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 24. CREDIT TO REDUCE MARRIAGE PENALTY.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of a joint return 
     for the taxable year, there shall be allowed as a credit 
     against the tax imposed by this chapter for such taxable year 
     an amount equal to the marriage penalty reduction credit.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Dollar limitation.--The amount of credit allowed by 
     subsection (a) for the taxable year shall not exceed $145.
       ``(2) Credit disallowed for individuals claiming section 
     911, etc.--No credit shall be allowed under this section for 
     any taxable year if either spouse claims the benefits of 
     section 911, 931, or 933 for such taxable year.
       ``(c) Marriage Penalty Reduction Credit.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The marriage penalty reduction credit is 
     an amount equal to the excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) the joint tax amount of the taxpayer, over
       ``(B) the sum of the unmarried tax amounts for each spouse.
       ``(2) Unmarried tax amount.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the unmarried tax amount, with respect to an individual, is 
     the amount of tax which would be imposed by section 1(c) if 
     such individual's taxable income were equal to the excess (if 
     any) of--
       ``(A) such individual's qualified earned income for the 
     taxable year, over
       ``(B) the sum of--
       ``(i) an amount equal to the basic standard deduction under 
     section 63(c)(2)(C) for the taxable year, plus
       ``(ii) the exemption amount (as defined in section 151(d)) 
     for such taxable year.
       ``(3) Joint tax amount.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     joint tax amount is the amount of tax which would be imposed 
     by section 1(a) if the taxpayer's taxable income were equal 
     to the excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) the taxpayer's qualified earned income for the 
     taxable year, over
       ``(B) the sum of--
       ``(i) an amount equal to the basic standard deduction under 
     section 63(c)(2)(A) for the taxable year, plus
       ``(ii) an amount equal to twice the exemption amount (as so 
     defined) for such taxable year.
       ``(d) Qualified Earned Income.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified earned income' means 
     an amount equal to the excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) the earned income for the taxable year, over
       ``(B) an amount equal to the sum of the deductions 
     described in paragraphs (1), (2), (6), (7), and (12) of 
     section 62(a) to the extent that such deductions are properly 
     allocable to or chargeable against earned income for such 
     taxable year.
     The amount of qualified earned income shall be determined 
     without regard to any community property laws.
       ``(2) Earned income.--For purposes of paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `earned income' means income 
     which is earned income within the meaning of section 
     401(c)(2)(C) or 911(d)(2) (determined without regard to the 
     phrase `not in excess of 30 percent of his share of the net 
     profits of such trade or business' in subparagraph (B) 
     thereof).
       ``(B) Exception.--Such term shall not include any amount--
       ``(i) not includible in gross income,
       ``(ii) received as a pension or annuity,
       ``(iii) paid or distributed out of an individual retirement 
     plan (within the meaning of section 7701(a)(37)),
       ``(iv) received as deferred compensation, or
       ``(v) received for services performed by an individual in 
     the employ of his spouse (within the meaning of section 
     3121(b)(3)(B)).
       ``(e) Amount of Credit To Be Determined Under Tables.--

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       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the credit allowed by this 
     section shall be determined under tables prescribed by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(2) Requirements for tables.--The tables prescribed under 
     paragraph (1) shall reflect the provisions of subsection (c) 
     and shall round to the nearest $25 any amount of credit which 
     is less than the maximum credit under subsection (b)(1).''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 23 the following 
     new item:

``Sec. 24. Credit to reduce marriage penalty.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 6103. ESTABLISHMENT OF AMERICAN DREAM SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part I of subchapter D of 
     chapter 1 (relating to pension, profit-sharing, stock bonus 
     plans, etc.) is amended by inserting after section 408 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 408A. AMERICAN DREAM SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--Except as provided in this section, an 
     American Dream Savings Account shall be treated for purposes 
     of this title in the same manner as an individual retirement 
     plan.
       ``(b) American Dream Savings Account.--For purposes of this 
     title, the term `American Dream Savings Account' or `ADS 
     account' means an individual retirement plan which is 
     designated at the time of the establishment of the plan as an 
     American Dream Savings Account. Such designation shall be 
     made in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe.
       ``(c) Contribution Rules.--
       ``(1) No deduction allowed.--No deduction shall be allowed 
     under section 219 for a contribution to an ADS account.
       ``(2) Contribution limit.--
       ``(A) In general.--The aggregate amount of contributions 
     (other than rollover contributions) for any taxable year to 
     all ADS accounts maintained for the benefit of an individual 
     shall not exceed the lesser of--
       ``(i) $2,000, or
       ``(ii) an amount equal to the compensation includible in 
     the individual's gross income for such taxable year.
       ``(B) $4,000 limitation for certain additional married 
     individuals.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of an individual to whom 
     this subparagraph applies for the taxable year, the 
     limitation of subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be equal to the sum 
     of--

       ``(I) the compensation includible in such individual's 
     gross income for the taxable year, plus
       ``(II) the compensation includible in the gross income of 
     such individual's spouse for the taxable year reduced by the 
     amount of the limitation under subparagraph (A) applicable to 
     such spouse for such taxable year.

       ``(ii) Individuals to whom clause (i) applies.--Clause (i) 
     shall apply to any individual if--

       ``(I) such individual files a joint return for the taxable 
     year, and
       ``(II) the amount of compensation (if any) includible in 
     such individual's gross income for the taxable year is less 
     than the compensation includible in the gross income of such 
     individual's spouse for the taxable year.

       ``(C) Adjustment for inflation.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of a taxable year beginning 
     in a calendar year after 1996, the $2,000 amount contained in 
     subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an amount equal to--

       ``(I) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(II) the cost-of-living adjustment under section 1(f)(3) 
     for the calendar year in which the taxable year begins, 
     determined by substituting `calendar year 1995' for `calendar 
     year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.

       ``(ii) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under clause 
     (i) is not a multiple of $50, such amount shall be rounded to 
     the nearest multiple of $50.
       ``(D) Tax on excess contributions.--Section 4973 shall be 
     applied separately with respect to individual retirement 
     plans which are ADS accounts and individual retirement plans 
     which are not ADS accounts; except that, for purposes of 
     applying such section with respect to individual retirement 
     plans which are ADS accounts, excess contributions shall be 
     considered to be any amounts in excess of the limitation 
     under subsection (c)(2)(A).
       ``(3) Contributions permitted after age 70\1/2\.--
     Contributions to an ADS account may be made even after the 
     individual for whom the account is maintained has attained 
     age 70\1/2\.
       ``(4) Mandatory distribution rules not to apply, etc.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     subsections (a)(6) and (b)(3) of section 408 (relating to 
     required distributions) and section 4974 (relating to excise 
     tax on certain accumulations in qualified retirement plans) 
     shall not apply to any ADS account.
       ``(B) Post-death distributions.--Rules similar to the rules 
     of section 401(a)(9) (other than subparagraph (A) thereof) 
     shall apply for purposes of this section.
       ``(5) Limitations on rollover contributions.--No rollover 
     contribution may be made to an ADS account unless--
       ``(A) such contribution is from another ADS account, or
       ``(B) such contribution is from an individual retirement 
     plan (other than an ADS account) and is made before January 
     1, 1998.
       ``(d) Distribution Rules.--For purposes of this title--
       ``(1) General rules.--
       ``(A) Exclusion from gross income.--No portion of a 
     qualified distribution from an ADS account shall be 
     includible in gross income.
       ``(B) Exception from penalty tax.--Section 72(t) shall not 
     apply to--
       ``(i) any qualified distribution from an ADS account, and
       ``(ii) any qualified special purpose distribution (whether 
     or not a qualified distribution) from an ADS account.
       ``(2) Qualified distribution.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified distribution' means 
     any payment or distribution--
       ``(i) made on or after the date on which the individual 
     attains age 59\1/2\,
       ``(ii) made to a beneficiary (or to the estate of the 
     individual) on or after the death of the individual,
       ``(iii) attributable to the individual's being disabled 
     (within the meaning of section 72(m)(7)), or
       ``(iv) which is a qualified special purpose distribution.
       ``(B) Distributions within 5 years.--No payment or 
     distribution shall be treated as a qualified distribution 
     if--
       ``(i) it is made within the 5-taxable year period beginning 
     with the 1st taxable year for which the individual made a 
     contribution to an ADS account (or such individual's spouse 
     made a contribution to an ADS account) established for such 
     individual, or
       ``(ii) in the case of a payment or distribution properly 
     allocable to a rollover contribution (or income allocable 
     thereto), it is made within 5 years after the date on which 
     such rollover contribution was made, as determined under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
     Clause (ii) shall not apply to a rollover contribution from 
     an ADS account.
       ``(3) Income inclusion for rollovers from non-ads 
     accounts.--In the case of any amount paid or distributed out 
     of an individual retirement plan (other than an ADS account) 
     which is paid into an ADS account (established for the 
     benefit of the payee or distributee, as the case may be) 
     before the close of the 60th day after the day on which the 
     payment or distribution is received--
       ``(A) sections 72(t) and 408(d)(3) shall not apply, and
       ``(B) any amount required to be included in gross income by 
     reason of this paragraph shall be so included ratably over 
     the 4-taxable year period beginning with the taxable year in 
     which the payment or distribution is made.
       ``(e) Qualified Special Purpose Distribution.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `qualified special purpose distribution' means any payments 
     or distributions from an ADS account to the individual for 
     whose benefit such account is established--
       ``(A) if such payments or distributions are qualified 
     first-time homebuyer distributions, or
       ``(B) to the extent such payments or distributions do not 
     exceed--
       ``(i) the qualified higher education expenses of the 
     taxpayer for the taxable year in which received, and
       ``(ii) the qualified medical expenses of the taxpayer for 
     the taxable year in which received.
       ``(2) Qualified first-time homebuyer distributions.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `qualified first-time homebuyer distribution' means any 
     payment or distribution received by an individual to the 
     extent such payment or distribution is used by the individual 
     before the close of the 60th day after the day on which such 
     payment or distribution is received to pay qualified 
     acquisition costs with respect to a principal residence for 
     such individual as a first-time homebuyer.
       ``(B) Qualified acquisition costs.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `qualified acquisition costs' means the 
     costs of acquiring, constructing, or reconstructing a 
     residence. Such term includes any usual or reasonable 
     settlement, financing, or other closing costs.
       ``(C) First-time homebuyer; other definitions.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) First-time homebuyer.--The term `first-time 
     homebuyer' means any individual if such individual (and, if 
     married, such individual's spouse) had no present ownership 
     interest in a principal residence during the 3-year period 
     ending on the date of acquisition of the principal residence 
     to which this paragraph applies.
       ``(ii) Principal residence.--The term `principal residence' 
     has the same meaning as when used in section 1034.
       ``(iii) Date of acquisition.--The term `date of 
     acquisition' means the date--

       ``(I) on which a binding contract to acquire the principal 
     residence to which subparagraph (A) applies is entered into, 
     or
       ``(II) on which a binding contract to construct or 
     reconstruct such a principal residence is entered into.

       ``(D) Special rule where delay in acquisition.--If any 
     payment or distribution out of an ADS account fails to meet 
     the requirements of subparagraph (A) solely by reason of a 
     delay or cancellation of the purchase, construction, or 
     reconstruction of the residence, the amount of the payment or 
     distribution may be contributed to an ADS account as provided 
     in subsection (d)(3)(A)(i) of section 408 (determined by 
     substituting

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     `120th day' for `60th day' in such subsection), except that--
       ``(i) subsection (d)(3)(B) of such section shall not be 
     applied to such contribution, and
       ``(ii) such amount shall not be taken into account in 
     determining whether subsection (d)(3)(A)(i) of such section 
     applies to any other amount.
       ``(3) Qualified higher education expenses.--For purposes of 
     this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified higher education 
     expenses' means tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment 
     required for the enrollment or attendance of--
       ``(i) the taxpayer,
       ``(ii) the taxpayer's spouse, or
       ``(iii) the taxpayer's child (as defined in section 
     151(c)(3)) or grandchild,
     at an eligible educational institution (as defined in section 
     135(c)(3)).
       ``(B) Coordination with savings bond provisions.--The 
     amount of qualified higher education expenses for any taxable 
     year shall be reduced by any amount excludable from gross 
     income under section 135.
       ``(4) Qualified medical expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `qualified medical expenses' means any amounts paid 
     during the taxable year, not compensated for by insurance or 
     otherwise, for medical care (as defined in section 213(d)) of 
     the taxpayer, his spouse, or a dependent (as defined in 
     section 152).
       ``(B) Long-term care insurance premiums treated as medical 
     expenses.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), section 
     213(d)(1)(C) shall not apply but the term `qualified medical 
     expenses' shall include premiums for long-term care insurance 
     (as defined in section 7702B(b)) for coverage of the taxpayer 
     or his spouse.
       ``(f) Other Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Rollover contributions.--The term `rollover 
     contributions' means contributions described in sections 
     402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), or 408(d)(3).
       ``(2) Compensation.--The term `compensation' has the 
     meaning given such term by section 219(f).''
       (b) Termination of Nondeductible IRA Contributions.--
       (1) Section 408(o) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Termination.--This subsection shall not apply to any 
     designated nondeductible contribution for any taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 1995.''
       (2) Section 219(f) of is amended by striking paragraph (7).
       (c) Excess Distributions Tax Not To Apply.--Subparagraph 
     (B) of section 4980A(e)(1) is amended by inserting ``other 
     than an ADS account (as defined in section 408A(b))'' after 
     ``retirement plan''.
       (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     A of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 408 the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 408A. American Dream Savings Accounts.''
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 6104. SPOUSAL IRA COMPUTED ON BASIS OF COMPENSATION OF 
                   BOTH SPOUSES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 219 (relating to 
     special rules for certain married individuals) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(c) Special Rules for Certain Married Individuals.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual to whom 
     this paragraph applies for the taxable year, the limitation 
     of subsection (b)(1) shall be equal to the lesser of--
       ``(A) $2,000, or
       ``(B) the sum of--
       ``(i) the compensation includible in such individual's 
     gross income for the taxable year, plus
       ``(ii) the compensation includible in the gross income of 
     such individual's spouse for the taxable year reduced by the 
     amount allowable as a deduction under subsection (a) to such 
     spouse for such taxable year.
       ``(2) Individuals to whom paragraph (1) applies.--Paragraph 
     (1) shall apply to any individual if--
       ``(A) such individual files a joint return for the taxable 
     year, and
       ``(B) the amount of compensation (if any) includible in 
     such individual's gross income for the taxable year is less 
     than the compensation includible in the gross income of such 
     individual's spouse for the taxable year.''
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 219(f) 
     (relating to other definitions and special rules) is amended 
     by striking ``subsections (b) and (c)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (b)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.
                  Subtitle B--Senior Citizens' Equity

     PART I--REPEAL OF INCREASE IN TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY BENEFITS

     SEC. 6201. REPEAL OF INCREASE IN TAX ON SOCIAL SECURITY 
                   BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 86 (relating to 
     social security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Phaseout of additional amount.--In the case of any 
     taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 1995 and 
     before 2000, paragraph (2) shall be applied by substituting 
     the percentage determined under the following table for `85 
     percent' each place it appears:

            ``In the case of a taxable year beginning in calendar yea  
                                                     The percentage is:
      1996................................................75 percent   
      1997................................................65 percent   
      1998................................................60 percent   
      1999..............................................55 percent.''  
       (b) Termination of Additional Amount.--Paragraph (2) of 
     section 86(a) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new flush sentence:
     ``This paragraph shall not apply to any taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 1999.''
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (3) of section 871(a) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``85 percent'' in subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting ``50 percent'', and
       (B) by inserting before the last sentence the following new 
     flush sentence:
     ``In the case of any taxable year beginning in a calendar 
     year after 1995 and before 2000, subparagraph (A) shall be 
     applied by substituting the percentage determined for such 
     calendar year under section 86(a)(3) for `50 percent'.''
       (2)(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 121(e)(1) of the Social 
     Security Amendments of 1983 (Public Law 98-21) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``(A) There'' and inserting ``There'';
       (ii) by striking ``(i)'' immediately following ``amounts 
     equivalent to''; and
       (iii) by striking ``, less (ii)'' and all that follows and 
     inserting a period.
       (B) Paragraph (1) of section 121(e) of such Act is amended 
     by striking subparagraph (B).
       (C) Paragraph (3) of section 121(e) of such Act is amended 
     by striking subparagraph (B) and by redesignating 
     subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
       (D) Paragraph (2) of section 121(e) of such Act is amended 
     in the first sentence by striking ``paragraph (1)(A)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (1)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1995.
       (2) Subsection (c)(2).--The amendments made by subsection 
     (c)(2) shall apply to tax liabilities for taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1995.

      PART II--TREATMENT OF LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE AND SERVICES

     SEC. 6211. TREATMENT OF LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE.

       (a) General Rule.--Chapter 79 (relating to definitions) is 
     amended by inserting after section 7702A the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 7702B. TREATMENT OF LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE.

       ``(a) In General.--For purposes of this title--
       ``(1) a long-term care insurance contract shall be treated 
     as an accident and health insurance contract,
       ``(2) amounts (other than policyholder dividends, as 
     defined in section 808, or premium refunds) received under a 
     long-term care insurance contract shall be treated as amounts 
     received for personal injuries and sickness and shall be 
     treated as reimbursement for expenses actually incurred for 
     medical care (as defined in section 213(d)),
       ``(3) any plan of an employer providing coverage under a 
     long-term care insurance contract shall be treated as an 
     accident and health plan with respect to such coverage,
       ``(4) except as provided in subsection (d)(3), amounts paid 
     for a long-term care insurance contract providing the 
     benefits described in subsection (b)(2)(A) shall be treated 
     as payments made for insurance for purposes of section 
     213(d)(1)(D), and
       ``(5) a long-term care insurance contract shall be treated 
     as a guaranteed renewable contract subject to the rules of 
     section 816(e).
       ``(b) Long-Term Care Insurance Contract.--For purposes of 
     this title--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `long-term care insurance 
     contract' means any insurance contract if--
       ``(A) the only insurance protection provided under such 
     contract is coverage of qualified long-term care services,
       ``(B) such contract does not pay or reimburse expenses 
     incurred for services or items to the extent that such 
     expenses are reimbursable under title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act or would be so reimbursable but for the 
     application of a deductible or coinsurance amount,
       ``(C) such contract is guaranteed renewable,
       ``(D) such contract does not provide for a cash surrender 
     value or other money that can be--
       ``(i) paid, assigned, or pledged as collateral for a loan, 
     or
       ``(ii) borrowed,
     other than as provided in subparagraph (E) or paragraph 
     (2)(C), and
       ``(E) all refunds of premiums, and all policyholder 
     dividends or similar amounts, under such contract are to be 
     applied as a reduction in future premiums or to increase 
     future benefits.
       ``(2) Special rules.--
       ``(A) Per diem, etc. payments permitted.--A contract shall 
     not fail to be described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
     paragraph (1) by reason of payments being made on a per diem 
     or other periodic basis without regard to the expenses 
     incurred during the period to which the payments relate.

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       ``(B) Special rules relating to medicare.--
       ``(i) Paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to expenses which 
     are reimbursable under title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
     only as a secondary payor.
       ``(ii) No provision of law shall be construed or applied so 
     as to prohibit the offering of a long-term care insurance 
     contract on the basis that the contract coordinates its 
     benefits with those provided under such title.
       ``(C) Refunds of premiums.--Paragraph (1)(E) shall not 
     apply to any refund on the death of the insured, or on a 
     complete surrender or cancellation of the contract, which 
     cannot exceed the aggregate premiums paid under the contract. 
     Any refund on a complete surrender or cancellation of the 
     contract shall be includible in gross income to the extent 
     that any deduction or exclusion was allowable with respect to 
     the premiums.
       ``(c) Qualified Long-Term Care Services.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified long-term care 
     services' means necessary diagnostic, preventive, 
     therapeutic, curing, treating, mitigating, and rehabilitative 
     services, and maintenance or personal care services, which--
       ``(A) are required by a chronically ill individual, and
       ``(B) are provided pursuant to a plan of care prescribed by 
     a licensed health care practitioner.
       ``(2) Chronically ill individual.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `chronically ill individual' 
     means any individual who has been certified by a licensed 
     health care practitioner as--
       ``(i) being unable to perform (without substantial 
     assistance from another individual) at least 2 activities of 
     daily living for a period of at least 90 days due to a loss 
     of functional capacity or to cognitive impairment, or
       ``(ii) having a level of disability similar (as determined 
     by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services) to the level of disability described in 
     clause (i).
     Such term shall not include any individual otherwise meeting 
     the requirements of the preceding sentence unless within the 
     preceding 12-month period a licensed health care practitioner 
     has certified that such individual meets such requirements.
       ``(B) Activities of daily living.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), each of the following is an activity of 
     daily living:
       ``(i) Eating.
       ``(ii) Toileting.
       ``(iii) Transferring.
       ``(iv) Bathing.
       ``(v) Dressing.
       ``(vi) Continence.
     Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a 
     contract to take into account all of the preceding activities 
     of daily living.
       ``(3) Maintenance or personal care services.--The term 
     `maintenance or personal care services' means any care the 
     primary purpose of which is the provision of needed 
     assistance with any of the disabilities as a result of which 
     the individual is a chronically ill individual (including the 
     protection from threats to health and safety due to severe 
     cognitive impairment).
       ``(4) Licensed health care practitioner.--The term 
     `licensed health care practitioner' means any physician (as 
     defined in section 1861(r)(1) of the Social Security Act) and 
     any registered professional nurse, licensed social worker, or 
     other individual who meets such requirements as may be 
     prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(d) Treatment of Coverage Provided as Part of a Life 
     Insurance Contract.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary, in the case of any 
     long-term care insurance coverage (whether or not qualified) 
     provided by a rider on a life insurance contract--
       ``(1) In general.--This section shall apply as if the 
     portion of the contract providing such coverage is a separate 
     contract.
       ``(2) Application of 7702.--Section 7702(c)(2) (relating to 
     the guideline premium limitation) shall be applied by 
     increasing the guideline premium limitation with respect to a 
     life insurance contract, as of any date--
       ``(A) by the sum of any charges (but not premium payments) 
     against the life insurance contract's cash surrender value 
     (within the meaning of section 7702(f)(2)(A)) for such 
     coverage made to that date under the contract, less
       ``(B) any such charges the imposition of which reduces the 
     premiums paid for the contract (within the meaning of section 
     7702(f)(1)).
       ``(3) Application of section 213.--No deduction shall be 
     allowed under section 213(a) for charges against the life 
     insurance contract's cash surrender value described in 
     paragraph (2), unless such charges are includible in income 
     as a result of the application of section 72(e)(10) and the 
     rider is a long-term care insurance contract under subsection 
     (b).
       ``(4) Portion defined.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `portion' means only the terms and benefits under a 
     life insurance contract that are in addition to the terms and 
     benefits under the contract without regard to the coverage 
     under a long-term care insurance contract.''
       (b) Reserve Method.--Clause (iii) of section 807(d)(3)(A) 
     is amended by inserting ``(other than a long-term care 
     insurance contract, as defined in section 7702B(b))'' after 
     ``insurance contract''.
       (c) Long-Term Care Insurance Not Permitted Under Cafeteria 
     Plans or Flexible Spending Arrangements.--
       (1) Cafeteria plans.--Section 125(f) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new sentence: ``Such term shall not 
     include any long-term care insurance contract (as defined in 
     section 7702B(b)).''
       (2) Flexible spending arrangements.--The text of section 
     106 (relating to contributions by employer to accident and 
     health plans) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) General Rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     gross income of an employee does not include employer-
     provided coverage under an accident or health plan.
       ``(b) Inclusion of Long-Term Care Benefits Provided Through 
     Flexible Spending Arrangements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Effective on and after January 1, 1996, 
     gross income of an employee shall include employer-provided 
     coverage for qualified long-term care services (as defined in 
     section 7702B(c)) to the extent that such coverage is 
     provided through a flexible spending or similar arrangement.
       ``(2) Flexible spending arrangement.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, a flexible spending arrangement is a benefit 
     program which provides employees with coverage under which--
       ``(A) specified incurred expenses may be reimbursed 
     (subject to reimbursement maximums and other reasonable 
     conditions), and
       ``(B) the maximum amount of reimbursement which is 
     reasonably available to a participant for such coverage is 
     less than 500 percent of the value of such coverage.
     In the case of an insured plan, the maximum amount reasonably 
     available shall be determined on the basis of the underlying 
     coverage.''
       (d) Continuation Coverage Excise Tax Not To Apply.--
     Subsection (f) of section 4980B is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) Continuation of long-term care coverage not 
     required.--A group health plan shall not be treated as 
     failing to meet the requirements of this subsection solely by 
     reason of failing to provide coverage under any long-term 
     care insurance contract (as defined in section 7702B(b)).''
       (e) Amounts Paid to Relatives Treated as Not Paid for 
     Medical Care.--Section 213(d) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Certain payments to relatives treated as not paid 
     for medical care.--An amount paid for a qualified long-term 
     care service (as defined in section 7702B(c)) provided to an 
     individual shall be treated as not paid for medical care if 
     such service is provided--
       ``(A) by a relative (directly or through a partnership, 
     corporation, or other entity) unless the relative is a 
     licensed professional with respect to such services, or
       ``(B) by a corporation or partnership which is related 
     (within the meaning of section 267(b) or 707(b)) to the 
     individual.
     For purposes of this paragraph, the term `relative' means an 
     individual bearing a relationship to the individual which is 
     described in any of paragraphs (1) through (8) of section 
     152(a). This paragraph shall not apply for purposes of 
     section 105(b) with respect to reimbursements through 
     insurance.''
       (f) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     79 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     7702A the following new item:

``Sec. 7702B. Treatment of long-term care insurance.''.
       (g) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to contracts issued after December 31, 1995.
       (2) Continuation of existing policies.--In the case of any 
     contract issued before January 1, 1996, which met the long-
     term care insurance requirements of the State in which the 
     contract was sitused at the time the contract was issued--
       (A) such contract shall be treated for purposes of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as a long-term care insurance 
     contract (as defined in section 7702B(b) of such Code), and
       (B) services provided under, or reimbursed by, such 
     contract shall be treated for such purposes as qualified 
     long-term care services (as defined in section 7702B(c) of 
     such Code).
       (3) Exchanges of existing policies.--If, after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and before January 1, 1996, a contract 
     providing for long-term care insurance coverage is exchanged 
     solely for a long-term care insurance contract (as defined in 
     section 7702B(b) of such Code), no gain or loss shall be 
     recognized on the exchange. If, in addition to a long-term 
     care insurance contract, money or other property is received 
     in the exchange, then any gain shall be recognized to the 
     extent of the sum of the money and the fair market value of 
     the other property received. For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the cancellation of a contract providing for long-term care 
     insurance coverage and reinvestment of the cancellation 
     proceeds in a long-term care insurance contract within 60 
     days thereafter shall be treated as an exchange.
       (4) Issuance of certain riders permitted.--For purposes of 
     applying sections 101(f), 7702, and 7702A of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to any contract--
       (A) the issuance of a rider which is treated as a long-term 
     care insurance contract under section 7702B, and
       (B) the addition of any provision required to conform any 
     other long-term care rider to be so treated,
     shall not be treated as a modification or material change of 
     such contract.

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     SEC. 6212. QUALIFIED LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES TREATED AS 
                   MEDICAL CARE.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (1) of section 213(d) 
     (defining medical care) is amended by striking ``or'' at the 
     end of subparagraph (B), by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
     subparagraph (D), and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) for qualified long-term care services (as defined in 
     section 7702B(c)), or''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (D) of section 213(d)(1) (as redesignated 
     by subsection (a)) is amended by striking ``subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C)''.
       (2)(A) Paragraph (1) of section 213(d) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new flush sentence:
     ``In the case of a long-term care insurance contract (as 
     defined in section 7702B(b)), only eligible long-term care 
     premiums (as defined in paragraph (11)) shall be taken into 
     account under subparagraph (D).''
       (B) Subsection (d) of section 213 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Eligible long-term care premiums.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `eligible long-term care premiums' means the amount paid 
     during a taxable year for any long-term care insurance 
     contract (as defined in section 7702B(b)) covering an 
     individual, to the extent such amount does not exceed the 
     limitation determined under the following table:

      ``In the case of an individual                                   
        with an attained age before the                  The limitation
        close of the taxable year of:                           is:    
        40 or less..............................................$200   
        More than 40 but not more than 50........................375   
        More than 50 but not more than 60........................750   
        More than 60 but not more than 70......................2,000   
        More than 70...........................................2,500.  
       ``(B) Indexing.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of any taxable year 
     beginning in a calendar year after 1996, each dollar amount 
     contained in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by the 
     medical care cost adjustment of such amount for such calendar 
     year. If any increase determined under the preceding sentence 
     is not a multiple of $10, such increase shall be rounded to 
     the nearest multiple of $10.
       ``(ii) Medical care cost adjustment.--For purposes of 
     clause (i), the medical care cost adjustment for any calendar 
     year is the percentage (if any) by which--

       ``(I) the medical care component of the Consumer Price 
     Index (as defined in section 1(f)(5)) for August of the 
     preceding calendar year, exceeds
       ``(II) such component for August of 1995.

     The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, prescribe an adjustment which the 
     Secretary determines is more appropriate for purposes of this 
     paragraph than the adjustment described in the preceding 
     sentence, and the adjustment so prescribed shall apply in 
     lieu of the adjustment described in the preceding sentence.''
       (3) Paragraph (6) of section 213(d) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``subparagraphs (A) and (B)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C)'', and
       (B) by striking ``paragraph (1)(C)'' in subparagraph (A) 
     and inserting ``paragraph (1)(D)''.
       (4) Paragraph (7) of section 213(d) is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraphs (A) and (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), and (C)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 6213. CERTAIN EXCHANGES OF LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTS FOR 
                   LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE CONTRACTS NOT TAXABLE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 1035 (relating 
     to certain exchanges of insurance contracts) is amended by 
     striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting 
     ``; or'', and by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) a contract of life insurance or an endowment or 
     annuity contract for a long-term care insurance contract (as 
     defined in section 7702B(b)).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 6214. EXCLUSION FROM GROSS INCOME FOR AMOUNTS WITHDRAWN 
                   FROM CERTAIN RETIREMENT PLANS FOR LONG-TERM 
                   CARE INSURANCE.

       (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 
     (relating to items specifically excluded from gross income) 
     is amended by redesignating section 137 as section 138 and by 
     inserting after section 136 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 137. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM CERTAIN RETIREMENT PLANS FOR 
                   LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE.

       ``(a) General Rule.--The amount which would (but for this 
     section) be includible in the gross income of an individual 
     for the taxable year by reason of eligible distributions 
     during the taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) 
     by the aggregate premiums paid by such individual during such 
     taxable year for any long-term care insurance contract (as 
     defined in section 7702B(b)) for coverage of such individual 
     or the spouse of such individual.
       ``(b) Eligible Distribution.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `eligible distribution' means any distribution or 
     payment to an individual from--
       ``(1) an individual retirement plan of such individual,
       ``(2) amounts attributable to employer contributions made 
     pursuant to elective deferrals described in subparagraph (A) 
     or (C) of section 402(g)(3) or section 501(c)(18)(D)(iii), or
       ``(3) amounts deferred under section 457(a).''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i) is amended by striking ``or'' 
     at the end of subclause (III), by striking ``and'' at the end 
     of subclause (IV) and inserting ``or'', and by inserting 
     after subclause (IV) the following new subclause:

       ``(V) the date distributions for premiums for a long-term 
     care insurance contract (as defined in section 7702B(b)) for 
     coverage of such individual or the spouse of such individual 
     are made, and''.

       (2) Section 403(b)(11) is amended by striking ``or'' at the 
     end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, or'', and by inserting 
     after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) for the payment of premiums for a long-term care 
     insurance contract (as defined in section 7702B(b)) for 
     coverage of the employee or the spouse of the employee.''
       (3) Subparagraph (A) of section 457(d)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``or'' at the end of clause (ii), by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of clause (iii) and inserting ``or'', and 
     by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause:
       ``(iv) the date distributions for premiums for a long-term 
     care insurance contract (as defined in section 7702B(b)) for 
     coverage of such individual or the spouse of such individual 
     are made, and''.
       (4) The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the last item and inserting 
     the following new items:

``Sec. 137. Distributions from certain retirement plans for long-term 
              care insurance.
``Sec. 138. Cross references to other Acts.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to payments and distributions after December 31, 
     1995.

           PART III--TREATMENT OF ACCELERATED DEATH BENEFITS

     SEC. 6221. TREATMENT OF ACCELERATED DEATH BENEFITS BY 
                   RECIPIENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 101 (relating to certain death 
     benefits) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Treatment of Certain Accelerated Death Benefits.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following amounts shall be treated as an amount paid by 
     reason of the death of an insured:
       ``(A) Any amount received under a life insurance contract 
     on the life of an insured who is a terminally ill individual.
       ``(B) Any amount received under a life insurance contract 
     on the life of an insured who is a chronically ill individual 
     (as defined in section 7702B(c)(2)) but only if such amount 
     is received under a rider or other provision of such contract 
     which is treated as a long-term care insurance contract under 
     section 7702B.
       ``(2) Treatment of viatical settlements.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a life insurance contract 
     on the life of an insured described in paragraph (1), if--
       ``(i) any portion of such contract is sold to any viatical 
     settlement provider, or
       ``(ii) any portion of the death benefit is assigned to such 
     a provider,
     the amount paid for such sale or assignment shall be treated 
     as an amount paid under the life insurance contract by reason 
     of the death of such insured.
       ``(B) Viatical settlement provider.--The term `viatical 
     settlement provider' means any person regularly engaged in 
     the trade or business of purchasing, or taking assignments 
     of, life insurance contracts on the lives of insureds 
     described in paragraph (1) if--
       ``(i) such person is licensed for such purposes in the 
     State in which the insured resides, or
       ``(ii) in the case of an insured who resides in a State not 
     requiring the licensing of such persons for such purposes, 
     such person meets the requirements of sections 8 and 9 of the 
     Viatical Settlements Model Act of the National Association of 
     Insurance Commissioners.
       ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Terminally ill individual.--The term `terminally ill 
     individual' means an individual who has been certified by a 
     physician as having an illness or physical condition which 
     can reasonably be expected to result in death in 24 months or 
     less after the date of the certification.
       ``(B) Physician.--The term `physician' has the meaning 
     given to such term by section 1861(r)(1) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(r)(1)).
       ``(4) Exception for business-related policies.--This 
     subsection shall not apply in the case of any amount paid to 
     any taxpayer other than the insured if such taxpayer has an 
     insurable interest with respect to the life

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     of the insured by reason of the insured being a director, 
     officer, or employee of the taxpayer or by reason of the 
     insured being financially interested in any trade or business 
     carried on by the taxpayer.
       ``(5) Cross reference.--

  ``For inclusion in gross income of excess benefits, see section 91.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to amounts received after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 6222. TAX TREATMENT OF COMPANIES ISSUING QUALIFIED 
                   ACCELERATED DEATH BENEFIT RIDERS.

       (a) Qualified Accelerated Death Benefit Riders Treated as 
     Life Insurance.--Section 818 (relating to other definitions 
     and special rules) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(g) Qualified Accelerated Death Benefit Riders Treated as 
     Life Insurance.--For purposes of this part--
       ``(1) In general.--Any reference to a life insurance 
     contract shall be treated as including a reference to a 
     qualified accelerated death benefit rider on such contract.
       ``(2) Qualified accelerated death benefit riders.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, the term `qualified accelerated 
     death benefit rider' means any rider on a life insurance 
     contract if the only payments under the rider are payments 
     meeting the requirements of section 101(g).
       ``(3) Exception for long-term care riders.--Paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to any rider which is treated as a long-term 
     care insurance contract under section 7702B.''
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     take effect on January 1, 1996.
       (2) Issuance of rider not treated as material change.--For 
     purposes of applying sections 101(f), 7702, and 7702A of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to any contract--
       (A) the issuance of a qualified accelerated death benefit 
     rider (as defined in section 818(g) of such Code (as added by 
     this Act)), and
       (B) the addition of any provision required to conform an 
     accelerated death benefit rider to the requirements of such 
     section 818(g),
     shall not be treated as a modification or material change of 
     such contract.

  PART IV--INCLUSION IN GROSS INCOME OF EXCESS LONG-TERM CARE BENEFITS

     SEC. 6231. INCLUSION IN INCOME OF EXCESS LONG-TERM CARE 
                   BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Part II of subchapter B of chapter 1 
     (relating to items specifically included in gross income) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 91. EXCESS LONG-TERM CARE BENEFITS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this title, gross income shall include the amount of excess 
     long-term care benefits received by the taxpayer during the 
     taxable year.
       ``(b) Exception for Terminally Ill Individuals.--Subsection 
     (a) shall not apply to any long-term care benefit paid by 
     reason of an insured who is a terminally ill individual (as 
     defined in section 101(g)) as of the date the benefit is 
     received.
       ``(c) Excess Long-Term Care Benefits.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `excess long-term care 
     benefits' means the excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) the value of the long-term care benefits received by 
     the taxpayer during the taxable year, over
       ``(B) the exclusion amount applicable to such benefits.
       ``(2) Long-term care benefits.--The term `long-term care 
     benefits' means--
       ``(A) payments and other benefits under long-term care 
     insurance contracts (as defined in section 7702B(b)) to the 
     extent excludable from gross income by reason of section 
     7702B(a)(2), and
       ``(B) payments which are excludable from gross income by 
     reason of section 101(g).
       ``(3) Exclusion amount.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of long-term care benefits 
     received by the taxpayer during the taxable year by reason of 
     the taxpayer being a chronically ill individual, the term 
     `exclusion amount' means the aggregate of $200 for each day 
     during such year on which the individual is a chronically ill 
     individual. In the case of individuals who are married to 
     each other and who are both chronically ill individuals, the 
     preceding sentence shall be applied separately with respect 
     to each spouse.
       ``(B) Other taxpayers.--In the case of long-term care 
     benefits received during the taxable year by a taxpayer by 
     reason of another individual being a chronically ill 
     individual, the term `exclusion amount' means so much of such 
     other individual's exclusion amount (for such other 
     individual's taxable year which begins in the calendar year 
     in which the taxpayer's taxable year begins) as is allocated 
     by such other individual to the taxpayer. Such an allocation 
     shall be made at the time and in the manner prescribed by the 
     Secretary; and once made, shall be irrevocable.
       ``(d) Chronically Ill Individual.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `chronically ill individual' has the 
     meaning given to such term by section 7702B(c)(2).
       ``(e) Inflation Adjustment of $200 Benefit Limit.--In the 
     case of a calendar year after 1996, the $200 amount contained 
     in subsection (c)(3)(A) shall be increased at the same time 
     and in the same manner as amounts are increased pursuant to 
     section 213(d)(11).''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     part II is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 91. Excess long-term care benefits.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 6232. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart B of part III of subchapter A of 
     chapter 61 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 6050Q. CERTAIN LONG-TERM CARE BENEFITS.

       ``(a) Requirement of Reporting.--Any person who pays long-
     term care benefits shall make a return, according to the 
     forms or regulations prescribed by the Secretary, setting 
     forth--
       ``(1) the aggregate amount of such benefits paid by such 
     person to any individual during any calendar year, and
       ``(2) the name, address, and TIN of such individual.
       ``(b) Statements To Be Furnished to Persons With Respect to 
     Whom Information Is Required.--Every person required to make 
     a return under subsection (a) shall furnish to each 
     individual whose name is required to be set forth in such 
     return a written statement showing--
       ``(1) the name of the person making the payments, and
       ``(2) the aggregate amount of long-term care benefits paid 
     to the individual which are required to be shown on such 
     return.
     The written statement required under the preceding sentence 
     shall be furnished to the individual on or before January 31 
     of the year following the calendar year for which the return 
     under subsection (a) was required to be made.
       ``(c) Long-Term Care Benefits.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `long-term care benefit' has the meaning 
     given such term by section 91(c).''
       (b) Penalties.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1) is amended by 
     redesignating clauses (ix) through (xiv) as clauses (x) 
     through (xv), respectively, and by inserting after clause 
     (viii) the following new clause:
       ``(ix) section 6050Q (relating to certain long-term care 
     benefits),''.
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) is amended by 
     redesignating subparagraphs (Q) through (T) as subparagraphs 
     (R) through (U), respectively, and by inserting after 
     subparagraph (P) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(Q) section 6050Q(b) (relating to certain long-term care 
     benefits),''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 6050Q. Certain long-term care benefits.''
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to benefits paid after December 31, 1995.
             Subtitle C--Job Creation and Wage Enhancement

                      PART I--CAPITAL GAINS REFORM

      Subpart A--Capital Gains Reduction for Taxpayers Other Than 
                              Corporations

     SEC. 6301. CAPITAL GAINS DEDUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 
     (relating to treatment of capital gains), as amended by 
     subsection (d)(1), is amended by inserting after section 1201 
     the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1202. CAPITAL GAINS DEDUCTION.

       ``(a) General Rule.--If for any taxable year a taxpayer 
     other than a corporation has a net capital gain, 50 percent 
     of such gain shall be a deduction from gross income.
       ``(b) Estates and Trusts.--In the case of an estate or 
     trust, the deduction shall be computed by excluding the 
     portion (if any) of the gains for the taxable year from sales 
     or exchanges of capital assets which, under sections 652 and 
     662 (relating to inclusions of amounts in gross income of 
     beneficiaries of trusts), is includible by the income 
     beneficiaries as gain derived from the sale or exchange of 
     capital assets.
       ``(c) Coordination With Treatment of Capital Gain Under 
     Limitation on Investment Interest.--For purposes of this 
     section, the net capital gain for any taxable year shall be 
     reduced (but not below zero) by the amount which the taxpayer 
     takes into account as investment income under section 
     163(d)(4)(B)(iii).
       ``(d) Special Rule For Collectibles.--
       ``(1) In general.--At the election of the taxpayer, the 
     rate of tax imposed by section 1 on the excess of--
       ``(A) the amount which would be the net capital gain for 
     the taxable year without regard to the application of section 
     1222(12) to collectibles specified in such election, over
       ``(B) the net capital gain for such year,
     shall not exceed 28 percent.
       ``(2) Election.--Any election under this subsection, and 
     any specification therein, once made, shall be irrevocable.
       ``(3) Coordination with indexing.--Any collectible 
     specified in such an election shall be treated as not being 
     an indexed asset for purposes of section 1022.
       ``(e) Transitional Rule.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxable year which 
     includes January 1, 1995--
       ``(A) the amount taken into account as the net capital gain 
     under subsection (a) shall not exceed the net capital gain 
     determined by only taking into account gains and losses 
     properly taken into account for the portion

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     of the taxable year on or after January 1, 1995, and
       ``(B) if the net capital gain for such year exceeds the 
     amount taken into account under subsection (a), the rate of 
     tax imposed by section 1 on such excess shall not exceed 28 
     percent.
       ``(2) Special rules for pass-thru entities.--
       ``(A) In general.--In applying paragraph (1) with respect 
     to any pass-thru entity, the determination of when gains and 
     losses are properly taken into account shall be made at the 
     entity level.
       ``(B) Pass-thru entity defined.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `pass-thru entity' means--
       ``(i) a regulated investment company,
       ``(ii) a real estate investment trust,
       ``(iii) an S corporation,
       ``(iv) a partnership,
       ``(v) an estate or trust, and
       ``(vi) a common trust fund.''
       (b) Deduction Allowable in Computing Adjusted Gross 
     Income.--Subsection (a) of section 62 is amended by inserting 
     after paragraph (15) the following new paragraph:
       ``(16) Long-term capital gains.--The deduction allowed by 
     section 1202.''
       (c) Treatment of Collectibles.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1222 is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (11) the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) Special rule for collectibles.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any gain or loss from the sale or 
     exchange of a collectible shall be treated as a short-term 
     capital gain or loss (as the case may be), without regard to 
     the period such asset was held. The preceding sentence shall 
     apply only to the extent the gain or loss is taken into 
     account in computing taxable income.
       ``(B) Treatment of certain sales of interest in 
     partnership, etc.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), any gain 
     from the sale or exchange of an interest in a partnership, S 
     corporation, or trust which is attributable to unrealized 
     appreciation in the value of collectibles held by such entity 
     shall be treated as gain from the sale or exchange of a 
     collectible. Rules similar to the rules of section 751(f) 
     shall apply for purposes of the preceding sentence.
       ``(C) Collectible.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `collectible' means any capital asset which is a 
     collectible (as defined in section 408(m) without regard to 
     paragraph (3) thereof).''
       (2) Charitable deduction not affected.--
       (A) Paragraph (1) of section 170(e) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``For purposes of this 
     paragraph, section 1222 shall be applied without regard to 
     paragraph (12) thereof (relating to special rule for 
     collectibles).''
       (B) Clause (iv) of section 170(b)(1)(C) is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end the following: ``and 
     section 1222 shall be applied without regard to paragraph 
     (12) thereof (relating to special rule for collectibles)''.
       (d) Technical and Conforming Changes.--
       (1)(A) Section 13113 of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 
     1993 (relating to 50-percent exclusion for gain from certain 
     small business stock), and the amendments made by such 
     section, are hereby repealed; and the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 shall be applied as if such section (and amendments) 
     had never been enacted.
       (B) At the election of a taxpayer who holds qualified small 
     business stock (as defined in section 1202 of such Code, as 
     in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act) as of such date of enactment--
       (i) the provisions repealed by subparagraph (A) shall 
     continue to apply to any disposition by such taxpayer of such 
     stock held on such date, and
       (ii) the amendments made by this section and section 6302 
     shall not apply to such stock; except that losses from the 
     sale or exchange of such stock shall be taken into account as 
     provided in the amendments made by paragraph (13) of this 
     subsection.
     Such an election may be made only during the 1-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and, once 
     made, shall be irrevocable.
       (2) Section 1 is amended by striking subsection (h).
       (3) Paragraph (1) of section 170(e) is amended by striking 
     ``the amount of gain'' in the material following subparagraph 
     (B)(ii) and inserting ``50 percent (\25/35\ in the case of a 
     corporation) of the amount of gain''.
       (4)(A) Paragraph (2) of section 172(d) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(2) Capital gains and losses.--
       ``(A) Losses of taxpayers other than corporations.--In the 
     case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, the amount 
     deductible on account of losses from sales or exchanges of 
     capital assets shall not exceed the amount includible on 
     account of gains from sales or exchanges of capital assets.
       ``(B) Deduction under section 1202.--The deduction under 
     section 1202 shall not be allowed.''
       (B) Subparagraph (B) of section 172(d)(4) is amended by 
     striking ``paragraphs (1) and (3)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraphs (1), (2)(B), and (3)''.
       (5) The last sentence of section 453A(c)(3) is amended by 
     striking all that follows ``long-term capital gain,'' and 
     inserting ``the maximum rate on net capital gain under 
     section 1201 or the deduction under section 1202 (whichever 
     is appropriate) shall be taken into account.''
       (6) Paragraph (4) of section 642(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(4) Adjustments.--To the extent that the amount otherwise 
     allowable as a deduction under this subsection consists of 
     gain from the sale or exchange of capital assets held for 
     more than 1 year, proper adjustment shall be made for any 
     deduction allowable to the estate or trust under section 1202 
     (relating to deduction for excess of capital gains over 
     capital losses). In the case of a trust, the deduction 
     allowed by this subsection shall be subject to section 681 
     (relating to unrelated business income).''
       (7) Paragraph (3) of section 643(a) is amended by adding at 
     the end thereof the following new sentence: ``The deduction 
     under section 1202 (relating to deduction of excess of 
     capital gains over capital losses) shall not be taken into 
     account.''
       (8) Subparagraph (C) of section 643(a)(6) is amended by 
     inserting ``(i)'' before ``there shall'' and by inserting 
     before the period ``, and (ii) the deduction under section 
     1202 (relating to capital gains deduction) shall not be taken 
     into account''.
       (9) Paragraph (4) of section 691(c) is amended by striking 
     ``sections 1(h), 1201, and 1211'' and inserting ``sections 
     1201, 1202, and 1211''.
       (10) The second sentence of section 871(a)(2) is amended by 
     inserting ``such gains and losses shall be determined without 
     regard to section 1202 (relating to deduction for capital 
     gains) and'' after ``except that''.
       (11)(A) Paragraph (2) of section 904(b) is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (A), by redesignating subparagraph (B) 
     as subparagraph (A), and by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
     (as so redesignated) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Other taxpayers.--In the case of a taxpayer other 
     than a corporation, taxable income from sources outside the 
     United States shall include gain from the sale or exchange of 
     capital assets only to the extent of foreign source capital 
     gain net income.''
       (B) Subparagraph (A) of section 904(b)(2), as so 
     redesignated, is amended--
       (i) by striking all that precedes clause (i) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(A) Corporations.--In the case of a corporation--'', and
       (ii) by striking in clause (i) ``in lieu of applying 
     subparagraph (A),''.
       (C) Paragraph (3) of section 904(b) is amended by striking 
     subparagraphs (D) and (E) and inserting the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) Rate differential portion.--The rate differential 
     portion of foreign source net capital gain, net capital gain, 
     or the excess of net capital gain from sources within the 
     United States over net capital gain, as the case may be, is 
     the same proportion of such amount as the excess of the 
     highest rate of tax specified in section 11(b) over the 
     alternative rate of tax under section 1201(a) bears to the 
     alternative rate of tax under section 1201(a).''
       (12) Subsection (d) of section 1044 is amended by striking 
     the last sentence.
       (13)(A) Paragraph (2) of section 1211(b) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(2) the sum of--
       ``(A) the excess of the net short-term capital loss over 
     the net long-term capital gain, and
       ``(B) one-half of the excess of the net long-term capital 
     loss over the net short-term capital gain.''
       (B) So much of paragraph (2) of section 1212(b) as precedes 
     subparagraph (B) thereof is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Special rules.--
       ``(A) Adjustments.--
       ``(i) For purposes of determining the excess referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(A), there shall be treated as short-term 
     capital gain in the taxable year an amount equal to the 
     lesser of--

       ``(I) the amount allowed for the taxable year under 
     paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1211(b), or
       ``(II) the adjusted taxable income for such taxable year.

       ``(ii) For purposes of determining the excess referred to 
     in paragraph (1)(B), there shall be treated as short-term 
     capital gain in the taxable year an amount equal to the sum 
     of--

       ``(I) the amount allowed for the taxable year under 
     paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1211(b) or the adjusted 
     taxable income for such taxable year, whichever is the least, 
     plus
       ``(II) the excess of the amount described in subclause (I) 
     over the net short-term capital loss (determined without 
     regard to this subsection) for such year.''

       (C) Subsection (b) of section 1212 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Transitional rule.--In the case of any amount which, 
     under paragraph (1) and section 1211(b) (as in effect for 
     taxable years beginning before January 1, 1996), is treated 
     as a capital loss in the first taxable year beginning after 
     December 31, 1995, paragraph (1) and section 1211(b) (as so 
     in effect) shall apply (and paragraph (1) and section 1211(b) 
     as in effect for taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995, shall not apply) to the extent such amount exceeds the 
     total of any net capital gains (determined without regard to 
     this subsection) of taxable years beginning after December 
     31, 1995.''
       (14) Paragraph (1) of section 1402(i) is amended by 
     inserting ``, and the deduction provided by section 1202 
     shall not apply'' before the period at the end thereof.
       (15) Subsection (e) of section 1445 is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``35 percent (or, to the 
     extent provided in regulations, 28 percent)'' and inserting 
     ``25 percent (or, to the extent provided in regulations, 19.8 
     percent)'', and

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       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``35 percent'' and 
     inserting ``25 percent''.
       (16)(A) The second sentence of section 7518(g)(6)(A) is 
     amended--
       (i) by striking ``during a taxable year to which section 
     1(h) or 1201(a) applies'', and
       (ii) by striking ``28 percent (34 percent'' and inserting 
     ``19.8 percent (25 percent''.
       (B) The second sentence of section 607(h)(6)(A) of the 
     Merchant Marine Act, 1936 is amended--
       (i) by striking ``during a taxable year to which section 
     1(h) or 1201(a) of such Code applies'', and
       (ii) by striking ``28 percent (34 percent'' and inserting 
     ``19.8 percent (25 percent''.
       (e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part I 
     of subchapter P of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 1201 the following new item:

``Sec. 1202. Capital gains deduction.''
       (f) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply 
     to taxable years ending after December 31, 1994.
       (2) Contributions.--The amendment made by subsection (d)(3) 
     shall apply to contributions on or after January 1, 1995.
       (3) Use of long-term losses.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (d)(13) shall apply to taxable years beginning 
     after December 31, 1995.
       (4) Withholding.--The amendment made by subsection (d)(15) 
     shall apply only to amounts paid after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 6302. INDEXING OF CERTAIN ASSETS ACQUIRED AFTER DECEMBER 
                   31, 1994, FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING GAIN.

       (a) In General.--Part II of subchapter O of chapter 1 
     (relating to basis rules of general application) is amended 
     by inserting after section 1021 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1022. INDEXING OF CERTAIN ASSETS ACQUIRED AFTER 
                   DECEMBER 31, 1994, FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING 
                   GAIN.

       ``(a) General Rule.--
       ``(1) Indexed basis substituted for adjusted basis.--Solely 
     for purposes of determining gain on the sale or other 
     disposition by a taxpayer (other than a corporation) of an 
     indexed asset which has been held for more than 3 years, the 
     indexed basis of the asset shall be substituted for its 
     adjusted basis.
       ``(2) Exception for depreciation, etc.--The deductions for 
     depreciation, depletion, and amortization shall be determined 
     without regard to the application of paragraph (1) to the 
     taxpayer or any other person.
       ``(b) Indexed Asset.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `indexed asset' means--
       ``(A) common stock in a C corporation (other than a foreign 
     corporation), and
       ``(B) tangible property,
     which is a capital asset or property used in the trade or 
     business (as defined in section 1231(b)).
       ``(2) Stock in certain foreign corporations included.--For 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `indexed asset' includes common 
     stock in a foreign corporation which is regularly traded on 
     an established securities market.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to--
       ``(i) stock of a foreign investment company (within the 
     meaning of section 1246(b)),
       ``(ii) stock in a passive foreign investment company (as 
     defined in section 1296),
       ``(iii) stock in a foreign corporation held by a United 
     States person who meets the requirements of section 
     1248(a)(2), and
       ``(iv) stock in a foreign personal holding company (as 
     defined in section 552).
       ``(C) Treatment of american depository receipts.--An 
     American depository receipt for common stock in a foreign 
     corporation shall be treated as common stock in such 
     corporation.
       ``(c) Indexed Basis.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) General rule.--The indexed basis for any asset is--
       ``(A) the adjusted basis of the asset, increased by
       ``(B) the applicable inflation adjustment.
       ``(2) Applicable inflation adjustment.--The applicable 
     inflation adjustment for any asset is an amount equal to--
       ``(A) the adjusted basis of the asset, multiplied by
       ``(B) the percentage (if any) by which--
       ``(i) the gross domestic product deflator for the last 
     calendar quarter ending before the asset is disposed of, 
     exceeds
       ``(ii) the gross domestic product deflator for the last 
     calendar quarter ending before the asset was acquired by the 
     taxpayer.
     The percentage under subparagraph (B) shall be rounded to the 
     nearest \1/10\ of 1 percentage point.
       ``(3) Gross domestic product deflator.--The gross domestic 
     product deflator for any calendar quarter is the implicit 
     price deflator for the gross domestic product for such 
     quarter (as shown in the last revision thereof released by 
     the Secretary of Commerce before the close of the following 
     calendar quarter).
       ``(d) Suspension of Holding Period Where Diminished Risk of 
     Loss; Treatment of Short Sales.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the taxpayer (or a related person) 
     enters into any transaction which substantially reduces the 
     risk of loss from holding any asset, such asset shall not be 
     treated as an indexed asset for the period of such reduced 
     risk.
       ``(2) Short sales.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a short sale of an 
     indexed asset with a short sale period in excess of 3 years, 
     for purposes of this title, the amount realized shall be an 
     amount equal to the amount realized (determined without 
     regard to this paragraph) increased by the applicable 
     inflation adjustment. In applying subsection (c)(2) for 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, the date on which the 
     property is sold short shall be treated as the date of 
     acquisition and the closing date for the sale shall be 
     treated as the date of disposition.
       ``(B) Short sale period.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the short sale period begins on the day that the property is 
     sold and ends on the closing date for the sale.
       ``(e) Treatment of Regulated Investment Companies and Real 
     Estate Investment Trusts.--
       ``(1) Adjustments at entity level.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, the adjustment under subsection (a) shall be 
     allowed to any qualified investment entity (including for 
     purposes of determining the earnings and profits of such 
     entity).
       ``(B) Exception for corporate shareholders.--Under 
     regulations--
       ``(i) in the case of a distribution by a qualified 
     investment entity (directly or indirectly) to a corporation--

       ``(I) the determination of whether such distribution is a 
     dividend shall be made without regard to this section, and
       ``(II) the amount treated as gain by reason of the receipt 
     of any capital gain dividend shall be increased by the 
     percentage by which the entity's net capital gain for the 
     taxable year (determined without regard to this section) 
     exceeds the entity's net capital gain for such year 
     determined with regard to this section, and

       ``(ii) there shall be other appropriate adjustments 
     (including deemed distributions) so as to ensure that the 
     benefits of this section are not allowed (directly or 
     indirectly) to corporate shareholders of qualified investment 
     entities.
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, any amount includible 
     in gross income under section 852(b)(3)(D) shall be treated 
     as a capital gain dividend and an S corporation shall not be 
     treated as a corporation.
       ``(C) Exception for qualification purposes.--This section 
     shall not apply for purposes of sections 851(b) and 856(c).
       ``(D) Exception for certain taxes imposed at entity 
     level.--
       ``(i) Tax on failure to distribute entire gain.--If any 
     amount is subject to tax under section 852(b)(3)(A) for any 
     taxable year, the amount on which tax is imposed under such 
     section shall be increased by the percentage determined under 
     subparagraph (B)(i)(II). A similar rule shall apply in the 
     case of any amount subject to tax under paragraph (2) or (3) 
     of section 857(b) to the extent attributable to the excess of 
     the net capital gain over the deduction for dividends paid 
     determined with reference to capital gain dividends only. The 
     first sentence of this clause shall not apply to so much of 
     the amount subject to tax under section 852(b)(3)(A) as is 
     designated by the company under section 852(b)(3)(D).
       ``(ii) Other taxes.--This section shall not apply for 
     purposes of determining the amount of any tax imposed by 
     paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of section 857(b).
       ``(2) Adjustments to interests held in entity.--
       ``(A) Regulated investment companies.--Stock in a regulated 
     investment company (within the meaning of section 851) shall 
     be an indexed asset for any calendar quarter in the same 
     ratio as--
       ``(i) the average of the fair market values of the indexed 
     assets held by such company at the close of each month during 
     such quarter, bears to
       ``(ii) the average of the fair market values of all assets 
     held by such company at the close of each such month.
       ``(B) Real estate investment trusts.--Stock in a real 
     estate investment trust (within the meaning of section 856) 
     shall be an indexed asset for any calendar quarter in the 
     same ratio as--
       ``(i) the fair market value of the indexed assets held by 
     such trust at the close of such quarter, bears to
       ``(ii) the fair market value of all assets held by such 
     trust at the close of such quarter.
       ``(C) Ratio of 80 percent or more.--If the ratio for any 
     calendar quarter determined under subparagraph (A) or (B) 
     would (but for this subparagraph) be 80 percent or more, such 
     ratio for such quarter shall be 100 percent.
       ``(D) Ratio of 20 percent or less.--If the ratio for any 
     calendar quarter determined under subparagraph (A) or (B) 
     would (but for this subparagraph) be 20 percent or less, such 
     ratio for such quarter shall be zero.
       ``(E) Look-thru of partnerships.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, a qualified investment entity which holds a 
     partnership interest shall be treated (in lieu of holding a 
     partnership interest) as holding its proportionate share of 
     the assets held by the partnership.
       ``(3) Treatment of return of capital distributions.--Except 
     as otherwise provided by the Secretary, a distribution with 
     respect to stock in a qualified investment entity which is 
     not a dividend and which results in a reduction in the 
     adjusted basis of such stock shall be treated as allocable to 
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     acquired by the taxpayer in the order in which such stock was 
     acquired.
       ``(4) Qualified investment entity.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `qualified investment entity' means--
       ``(A) a regulated investment company (within the meaning of 
     section 851), and
       ``(B) a real estate investment trust (within the meaning of 
     section 856).
       ``(f) Other Pass-Thru Entities.--
       ``(1) Partnerships.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a partnership, the 
     adjustment made under subsection (a) at the partnership level 
     shall be passed through to the partners.
       ``(B) Special rule in the case of section 754 elections.--
     In the case of a transfer of an interest in a partnership 
     with respect to which the election provided in section 754 is 
     in effect--
       ``(i) the adjustment under section 743(b)(1) shall, with 
     respect to the transferor partner, be treated as a sale of 
     the partnership assets for purposes of applying this section, 
     and
       ``(ii) with respect to the transferee partner, the 
     partnership's holding period for purposes of this section in 
     such assets shall be treated as beginning on the date of such 
     adjustment.
       ``(2) S corporations.--In the case of an S corporation, the 
     adjustment made under subsection (a) at the corporate level 
     shall be passed through to the shareholders. This section 
     shall not apply for purposes of determining the amount of any 
     tax imposed by section 1374 or 1375.
       ``(3) Common trust funds.--In the case of a common trust 
     fund, the adjustment made under subsection (a) at the trust 
     level shall be passed through to the participants.
       ``(4) Indexing adjustment disregarded in determining loss 
     on sale of interest in entity.--Notwithstanding the preceding 
     provisions of this subsection, for purposes of determining 
     the amount of any loss on a sale or exchange of an interest 
     in a partnership, S corporation, or common trust fund, the 
     adjustment made under subsection (a) shall not be taken into 
     account in determining the adjusted basis of such interest.
       ``(g) Dispositions Between Related Persons.--
       ``(1) In general.--This section shall not apply to any sale 
     or other disposition of property between related persons 
     except to the extent that the basis of such property in the 
     hands of the transferee is a substituted basis.
       ``(2) Related persons defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `related persons' means--
       ``(A) persons bearing a relationship set forth in section 
     267(b), and
       ``(B) persons treated as single employer under subsection 
     (b) or (c) of section 414.
       ``(h) Transfers To Increase Indexing Adjustment.--If any 
     person transfers cash, debt, or any other property to another 
     person and the principal purpose of such transfer is to 
     secure or increase an adjustment under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary may disallow part or all of such adjustment or 
     increase.
       ``(i) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Treatment of improvements, etc.--If there is an 
     addition to the adjusted basis of any tangible property or of 
     any stock in a corporation during the taxable year by reason 
     of an improvement to such property or a contribution to 
     capital of such corporation--
       ``(A) such addition shall never be taken into account under 
     subsection (c)(1)(A) if the aggregate amount thereof during 
     the taxable year with respect to such property or stock is 
     less than $1,000, and
       ``(B) such addition shall be treated as a separate asset 
     acquired at the close of such taxable year if the aggregate 
     amount thereof during the taxable year with respect to such 
     property or stock is $1,000 or more.
     A rule similar to the rule of the preceding sentence shall 
     apply to any other portion of an asset to the extent that 
     separate treatment of such portion is appropriate to carry 
     out the purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Assets which are not indexed assets throughout 
     holding period.--The applicable inflation ratio shall be 
     appropriately reduced for periods during which the asset was 
     not an indexed asset.
       ``(3) Treatment of certain distributions.--A distribution 
     with respect to stock in a corporation which is not a 
     dividend shall be treated as a disposition.
       ``(4) Acquisition date where there has been prior 
     application of subsection (a)(1) with respect to the 
     taxpayer.--If there has been a prior application of 
     subsection (a)(1) to an asset while such asset was held by 
     the taxpayer, the date of acquisition of such asset by the 
     taxpayer shall be treated as not earlier than the date of the 
     most recent such prior application.
       ``(5) Collapsible corporations.--The application of section 
     341(a) (relating to collapsible corporations) shall be 
     determined without regard to this section.
       ``(j) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this section.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part II 
     of subchapter O of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 1021 the following new item:

``Sec. 1022. Indexing of certain assets acquired after December 31, 
              1994, for purposes of determining gain.''
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to the disposition of any property the holding period 
     of which begins after December 31, 1994.
       (2) Certain transactions between related persons.--The 
     amendments made by this section shall not apply to the 
     disposition of any property acquired after December 31, 1994, 
     from a related person (as defined in section 1022(g)(2) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section) 
     if--
       (A) such property was so acquired for a price less than the 
     property's fair market value, and
       (B) the amendments made by this section did not apply to 
     such property in the hands of such related person.
       (d) Election To Recognize Gain on Assets Held on January 1, 
     1995.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986--
       (1) In general.--A taxpayer other than a corporation may 
     elect to treat--
       (A) any readily tradable stock (which is an indexed asset) 
     held by such taxpayer on January 1, 1995, and not sold before 
     the next business day after such date, as having been sold on 
     such next business day for an amount equal to its closing 
     market price on such next business day (and as having been 
     reacquired on such next business day for an amount equal to 
     such closing market price), and
       (B) any other indexed asset held by the taxpayer on January 
     1, 1995, as having been sold on such date for an amount equal 
     to its fair market value on such date (and as having been 
     reacquired on such date for an amount equal to such fair 
     market value).
       (2) Treatment of gain or loss.--
       (A) Any gain resulting from an election under paragraph (1) 
     shall be treated as received or accrued on the date the asset 
     is treated as sold under paragraph (1) and shall be 
     recognized notwithstanding any provision of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (B) Any loss resulting from an election under paragraph (1) 
     shall not be allowed for any taxable year.
       (3) Election.--An election under paragraph (1) shall be 
     made in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe and shall 
     specify the assets for which such election is made. Such an 
     election, once made with respect to any asset, shall be 
     irrevocable.
       (4) Readily tradable stock.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term ``readily tradable stock'' means any 
     stock which, as of January 1, 1995, is readily tradable on an 
     established securities market or otherwise.
       (e) Treatment of Principal Residences.--Property held and 
     used by the taxpayer on January 1, 1995, as his principal 
     residence (within the meaning of section 1034 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986) shall be treated--
       (1) for purposes of subsection (c)(1) of this section and 
     section 1022 of such Code, as having a holding period which 
     begins on January 1, 1995, and
       (2) for purposes of section 1022(c)(2)(B)(ii) of such Code, 
     as having been acquired on January 1, 1995.
     Subsection (d) shall not apply to property to which this 
     subsection applies.

          Subpart B--Capital Gains Reduction for Corporations

     SEC. 6311. REDUCTION OF ALTERNATIVE CAPITAL GAIN TAX FOR 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1201 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1201. ALTERNATIVE TAX FOR CORPORATIONS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--If for any taxable year a corporation 
     has a net capital gain, then, in lieu of the tax imposed by 
     sections 11, 511, and 831 (a) and (b) (whichever is 
     applicable), there is hereby imposed a tax (if such tax is 
     less than the tax imposed by such sections) which shall 
     consist of the sum of--
       ``(1) a tax computed on the taxable income reduced by the 
     amount of the net capital gain, at the rates and in the 
     manner as if this subsection had not been enacted, plus
       ``(2) a tax of 25 percent of the net capital gain.
       ``(b) Transitional Rule.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any taxable year ending 
     after December 31, 1994, and beginning before January 1, 
     1996, subsection (a)(2) shall be applied as if it read as 
     follows:
       `` `(2)(A) a tax of 25 percent of the lesser of--
       `` `(i) the net capital gain for the taxable year, or
       `` `(ii) the net capital gain taking into account only gain 
     or loss properly taken into account for the portion of the 
     taxable year after December 31, 1994, plus
       `` `(B) a tax of 35 percent of the excess (if any) of--
       `` `(i) the net capital gain for the taxable year, over
       `` `(ii) the amount of net capital gain taken into account 
     under subparagraph (A).'
       ``(2) Special rule for pass-thru entities.--Section 
     1202(e)(2) shall apply for purposes of paragraph (1).
       ``(c) Cross References.--

  ``For computation of the alternative tax--
  ``(1) in the case of life insurance companies, see section 801(a)(2),
  ``(2) in the case of regulated investment companies and their 
shareholders, see section 852(b)(3)(A) and (D), and
  ``(3) in the case of real estate investment trusts, see section 
857(b)(3)(A).''
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Clause (iii) of section 
     852(b)(3)(D) is amended by striking ``65 percent'' and 
     inserting ``75 percent''.

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       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1994.

   Subpart C--Capital Loss Deduction Allowed With Respect to Sale or 
                    Exchange of Principal Residence

     SEC. 6316. CAPITAL LOSS DEDUCTION ALLOWED WITH RESPECT TO 
                   SALE OR EXCHANGE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 165 (relating to 
     limitation on losses of individuals) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period 
     at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting ``; and'', and by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) losses arising from the sale or exchange of the 
     principal residence (within the meaning of section 1034) of 
     the taxpayer.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to sales and exchanges after December 31, 1994, 
     in taxable years ending after such date.

                   PART II--COST RECOVERY PROVISIONS

     SEC. 6321. DEPRECIATION ADJUSTMENT FOR CERTAIN PROPERTY 
                   PLACED IN SERVICE AFTER DECEMBER 31, 1994.

       (a) In General.--Section 168 (relating to accelerated cost 
     recovery system) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(k) Deduction Adjustment To Allow Equivalent of Expensing 
     For Certain Property Placed in Service After December 31, 
     1994.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of tangible property placed 
     in service after December 31, 1994, the deduction under this 
     section with respect to such property--
       ``(A) shall be determined by substituting `150 percent' for 
     `200 percent' in subsection (b)(1) in the case of property to 
     which the 200 percent declining balance method would 
     otherwise apply, and
       ``(B) for any taxable year after the taxable year during 
     which the property is placed in service shall be--
       ``(i) the amount determined under this section for such 
     taxable year without regard to this subparagraph, multiplied 
     by
       ``(ii) the applicable neutral cost recovery ratio for such 
     taxable year.
       ``(2) Applicable neutral cost recovery ratio.--For purposes 
     of paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) In general.--The applicable neutral cost recovery 
     ratio for the property for any taxable year is the number 
     determined by--
       ``(i) dividing--

       ``(I) the gross domestic product deflator for the calendar 
     quarter which includes the mid-point of the taxable year, by
       ``(II) the gross domestic product deflator for the calendar 
     quarter which includes the mid-point of the taxable year in 
     which the property was placed in service by the taxpayer, and

       ``(ii) then multiplying the number determined under clause 
     (i) by the number equal to 1.035 to the nth power where `n' 
     is the number of full years (as of the close of the taxable 
     year referred to in clause (i)(I)) after the date such 
     property was placed in service.
     The applicable neutral cost recovery ratio shall never be 
     less than 1. The applicable neutral cost recovery ratio shall 
     be rounded to the nearest \1/1000\.
       ``(B) Special rule for certain property.--In the case of 
     property described in paragraph (2) or (3) of subsection (b) 
     or in subsection (g), the applicable neutral cost recovery 
     ratio shall be determined without regard to subparagraph 
     (A)(ii).
       ``(3) Gross domestic product deflator.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (2), the gross domestic product deflator for any 
     calendar quarter is the implicit price deflator for the gross 
     domestic product for such quarter (as shown in the last 
     revision thereof released by the Secretary of Commerce before 
     the close of the following calendar quarter).
       ``(4) Coordination with indexing of basis for purposes of 
     determining gain.--Section 1022 shall not apply to any 
     property to which this subsection applies.
       ``(5) Election not to have subsection apply.--This 
     subsection shall not apply to any property if the taxpayer 
     elects not to have this subsection apply to such property. 
     Such an election, once made, shall be irrevocable.
       ``(6) Churning transactions.--This subsection shall not 
     apply to any property if this section would not apply to such 
     property were--
       ``(A) subsection (f)(5)(A)(ii) applied by substituting 
     `1995' for `1987' and `1994' for `1986', and
       ``(B) subsection (f)(5)(B) not applied.
       ``(7) Additional deduction not to affect basis or 
     recapture.--The additional amount determined under this 
     section by reason of this subsection shall not be taken into 
     account in determining the adjusted basis of any property or 
     of any interest in a pass-thru entity (as defined in section 
     1202(e)(2)) which holds such property and shall not be 
     treated as a deduction for depreciation for purposes of 
     sections 1245 and 1250.''
       (b) Minimum Tax Treatment.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 56(a) is amended by adding at 
     the end thereof the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Use of neutral cost recovery ratio.--This paragraph 
     shall not apply to property to which section 168(k) 
     applies.''
       (2) Clause (i) of section 56(g)(4)(A) is amended by 
     striking ``(a)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``(a)(1)''.
       (3) Subparagraph (C) of section 56(g)(4) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(v) Neutral cost recovery deduction.--Clause (i) shall 
     not apply to the additional deduction allowable by reason of 
     section 168(k).''
       (c) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Clause (i) of section 280F(a)(1)(B) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``For purposes 
     of this clause, the unrecovered basis of any passenger 
     automobile shall be treated as including the additional 
     amount determined under section 168 by reason of subsection 
     (k) thereof to the extent not allowed as a deduction by 
     reason of this paragraph for any taxable year in the recovery 
     period.''
       (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 382(h)(2) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The amount of 
     the net unrealized built-in loss shall be increased by the 
     amount of the additional deduction allowable by reason of 
     section 168(k) which is treated under the preceding sentence 
     as a recognized built-in loss.''
       (3) Subsection (a) of section 465 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Treatment of neutral cost recovery deduction.--
       ``(A) In general.--None of the additional deduction 
     allowable by reason of section 168(k) for the taxable year 
     shall be disallowed under paragraph (1) unless there is a 
     disallowed non-NCR loss for such year.
       ``(B) Proportionate disallowance.--
       ``(i) In general.--If there is a disallowed non-NCR loss 
     for the taxable year, only the disallowed portion of the 
     additional deduction allowable by reason of section 168(k) 
     shall not be allowed under paragraph (1).
       ``(ii) Disallowed portion.--For purposes of clause (i), the 
     disallowed portion is the percentage which the disallowed 
     non-NCR loss's allocable share of non-NCR depreciation is of 
     total non-NCR depreciation.
       ``(iii) Allocable share.--For purposes of clause (ii), a 
     disallowed non-NCR loss's allocable share of non-NCR 
     depreciation is the amount which bears the same ratio to the 
     amount of the loss as the amount of non-NCR depreciation for 
     the taxable year bears to the total amount of deductions for 
     such taxable year.
       ``(C) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) Disallowed non-ncr loss.--The term `disallowed non-
     NCR loss' means, for any taxable year, the amount of the loss 
     from the activity which would be disallowed under paragraph 
     (1) if such loss were determined without regard to the 
     additional deduction allowable by reason of section 168(k).
       ``(ii) Non-ncr depreciation.--The term `non-NCR 
     depreciation' means the amount allowable as a deduction under 
     section 168 without regard to subsection (k) thereof.''
       (4) Subparagraph (A) of section 1503(e)(1) is amended by 
     inserting before the comma ``and shall be determined without 
     regard to section 168(k)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1994.

     SEC. 6322. TREATMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF LESSOR IMPROVEMENTS AT 
                   TERMINATION OF LEASE.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (8) of section 168(i) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(8) Treatment of leasehold improvements.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any building erected (or 
     improvements made) on leased property, if such building or 
     improvement is property to which this section applies, the 
     depreciation deduction shall be determined under the 
     provisions of this section.
       ``(B) Treatment of lessor improvements which are abandoned 
     at termination of lease.--An improvement--
       ``(i) which is made by the lessor of leased property for 
     the lessee of such property, and
       ``(ii) which is irrevocably disposed of or abandoned by the 
     lessor at the termination of the lease by such lessee,
     shall be treated for purposes of determining gain or loss 
     under this title as disposed of by the lessor when so 
     disposed of or abandoned.''
       (b) Effective Date.--Subparagraph (B) of section 168(i)(8) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by the 
     amendment made by subsection (a), shall apply to improvements 
     disposed of or abandoned after March 13, 1995.

                PART III--ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX RELIEF

     SEC. 6331. PHASEOUT OF APPLICATION OF ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX 
                   TO CORPORATIONS.

       (a) Termination.--Subsection (a) of section 55 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
     ``In the case of a corporation, the tentative minimum tax for 
     any taxable year beginning after December 31, 2000, shall be 
     zero.''
       (b) Earlier Termination of Certain Adjustments for All 
     Taxpayers.--
       (1) Depreciation.--Clause (i) of section 56(a)(1)(A) is 
     amended by inserting ``and before March 14, 1995,'' after 
     ``December 31, 1986,''.
       (2) Mining exploration and development costs.--Paragraph 
     (2) of section 56(a) is amended by inserting ``and before 
     January 1, 1996,'' after ``December 31, 1986,''.
       (3) Long-term contracts.--Paragraph (3) of section 56(a) is 
     amended by inserting ``and before January 1, 1996,'' after 
     ``March 1, 1986,''.
       (4) Pollution control facilities.--Paragraph (5) of section 
     56(a) is amended by inserting ``and before January 1, 1996,'' 
     after ``December 31, 1986,''.

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       (5) Installment sales.--Paragraph (6) of section 56(a) is 
     amended by inserting ``and before January 1, 1996,'' after 
     ``March 1, 1986,''.
       (c) Earlier Termination of Circulation and Research and 
     Experimental Expenditure Adjustment for Individuals.--
     Subparagraph (A) of section 56(b)(2) is amended by inserting 
     ``and before January 1, 1996,'' after ``December 31, 1986,''.
       (d) Earlier Termination of Certain Adjustments for 
     Corporations.--
       (1) Merchant marine capital construction funds.--Paragraph 
     (2) of section 56(c) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and before January 1, 1996,'' after 
     ``December 31, 1986,'' each place it appears, and
       (B) by striking the last sentence and inserting the 
     following new flush sentence:
     ``For purposes of this paragraph, any withdrawal of deposit 
     or earnings from the fund shall be treated as allocable to 
     deposits made, and earnings received or accrued, in the order 
     in which made, received, or accrued.''
       (2) Section 833(b) deduction.--Paragraph (3) of section 
     56(c) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``This paragraph shall not apply to any taxable 
     year beginning after December 31, 1995.''
       (3) Certain earnings and profits items.--
       (A) Subparagraph (B) of section 56(g)(4) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) Termination.--This subparagraph shall not apply to 
     any taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995.''
       (B) Subparagraph (C) of section 56(g)(4) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vi) Termination.--This subparagraph shall not apply to 
     any taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995.''
       (4) Intangible drilling costs.--Clause (i) of section 
     56(g)(4)(D) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``This clause shall not apply to any taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 1995.''
       (5) Certain amortization provisions.--Clause (ii) of 
     section 56(g)(4)(D) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``This clause shall not apply to any 
     expenditure paid or incurred after December 31, 1995.''
       (6) LIFO inventory adjustments.--Clause (iii) of section 
     56(g)(4)(D) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``This clause shall not apply to any adjustment 
     arising in a taxable year beginning after December 31, 
     1995.''
       (7) Installment sales.--Clause (iv) of section 56(g)(4)(D) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``This clause shall not apply to any disposition after 
     December 31, 1995.''
       (8) Debt pools.--Subparagraph (E) of section 56(g)(4) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``This subparagraph shall not apply to any exchange after 
     December 31, 1995.''
       (9) Depletion.--Subparagraph (F) of section 56(g)(4) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) Termination.--This subparagraph shall not apply to 
     any deduction for depletion for any taxable year beginning 
     after December 31, 1995.''
       (10) Ownership changes.--Subparagraph (G) of section 
     56(g)(4) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``This subparagraph shall not apply to any 
     ownership change after December 31, 1995.''
       (e) Earlier Termination of Items of Tax Preference.--
       (1) Depletion.--Paragraph (1) of section 57(a) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``This 
     paragraph shall not apply to any taxable year beginning after 
     December 31, 1995.''
       (2) Intangible drilling costs.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     57(a) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(F) Termination.--This paragraph shall not apply to any 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995.''
       (3) Reserves for losses on bad debts.--Paragraph (4) of 
     section 57(a) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``This paragraph shall not apply to any taxable 
     year beginning after December 31, 1995.''
       (4) Tax-exempt interest.--Paragraph (5) of section 57(a) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Termination for corporations.--In the case of a 
     corporation (other than a corporation referred to in section 
     56(g)(6)), this paragraph shall not apply to interest 
     accruing for periods after December 31, 1995.''
       (f) Net Operating Loss Deduction.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     56(d) is amended by inserting ``(100 percent in the case of 
     taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995)'' after ``90 
     percent'' each place it appears.
       (g) Losses.--
       (1) Section 58 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(d) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any 
     loss incurred for any taxable year beginning after December 
     31, 1995.''
       (2) Subsection (h) of section 59 is amended by inserting 
     ``469,'' after ``465,''.
       (h) Foreign tax credit.--Paragraph (2) of section 59(a) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Termination.--This paragraph shall not apply to any 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995.''
       (i) Limitation on Use of Credit for Prior Year Minimum Tax 
     Liability.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (c) of section 53 is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(c) Limitation.--The credit allowable under subsection 
     (a) for any taxable year shall not exceed the lesser of--
       ``(1) the excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) the regular tax liability of the taxpayer for such 
     taxable year reduced by the sum of the credits allowable 
     under subparts A, B, D, E, and F of this part, over
       ``(B) the tentative minimum tax for the taxable year, or
       ``(2) 90 percent of the amount determined under paragraph 
     (1)(A).''
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

                    PART IV--TAXPAYER DEBT BUY-DOWN

     SEC. 6341. DESIGNATION OF AMOUNTS FOR REDUCTION OF PUBLIC 
                   DEBT.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 61 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to returns and records) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new part:

          ``PART IX--DESIGNATION FOR REDUCTION OF PUBLIC DEBT

``Sec. 6097. Designation.

     ``SEC. 6097. DESIGNATION.

       ``(a) In General.--Every individual with adjusted income 
     tax liability for any taxable year may designate that a 
     portion of such liability (not to exceed 10 percent thereof) 
     shall be used to reduce the public debt.
       ``(b) Manner and Time of Designation.--A designation under 
     subsection (a) may be made with respect to any taxable year 
     only at the time of filing the return of tax imposed by 
     chapter 1 for the taxable year. The designation shall be made 
     on the first page of the return or on the page bearing the 
     taxpayer's signature.
       ``(c) Adjusted Income Tax Liability.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `adjusted income tax liability' means 
     income tax liability (as defined in section 6096(b)) reduced 
     by any amount designated under section 6096 (relating to 
     designation of income tax payments to Presidential Election 
     Campaign Fund).''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for such 
     subchapter A is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:

``Part IX. Designation for reduction of public debt.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 6342. PUBLIC DEBT REDUCTION TRUST FUND.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter A of chapter 98 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to trust fund code) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 9512. PUBLIC DEBT REDUCTION TRUST FUND.

       ``(a) Creation of Trust Fund.--There is established in the 
     Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the 
     `Public Debt Reduction Trust Fund', consisting of any amount 
     appropriated or credited to the Trust Fund as provided in 
     this section or section 9602(b).
       ``(b) Transfers to Trust Fund.--There are hereby 
     appropriated to the Public Debt Reduction Trust Fund amounts 
     equivalent to the amounts designated under section 6097 
     (relating to designation for public debt reduction).
       ``(c) Expenditures.--Amounts in the Public Debt Reduction 
     Trust Fund shall be used by the Secretary of the Treasury for 
     purposes of paying at maturity, or to redeem or buy before 
     maturity, any obligation of the Federal Government included 
     in the public debt (other than an obligation held by the 
     Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund, the Civil 
     Service Retirement and Disability Fund, or the Department of 
     Defense Military Retirement Fund). Any obligation which is 
     paid, redeemed, or bought with amounts from the Public Debt 
     Reduction Trust Fund shall be canceled and retired and may 
     not be reissued.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     subchapter is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 9512. Public Debt Reduction Trust Fund.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts received after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 6343. TAXPAYER-GENERATED SEQUESTRATION OF FEDERAL 
                   SPENDING TO REDUCE THE PUBLIC DEBT.

       (a) Sequestration To Reduce the Public Debt.--Part C of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is 
     amended by adding after section 253 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 253A. SEQUESTRATION TO REDUCE THE PUBLIC DEBT.

       ``(a) Sequestration.--Notwithstanding sections 255 and 256, 
     within 15 days after Congress adjourns to end a session, and 
     on the same day as a sequestration (if any) under sections 
     251, 252, and 253, but after any sequestration of budget-year 
     budgetary resources required by those sections, there shall 
     be a sequestration equivalent to the estimated aggregate 
     amount designated under section 6097 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 for the calendar year two years before the year 
     in which that session of Congress started, as estimated by 
     the Department of the Treasury on October 1 in the year after 
     the applicable tax year and as modified by the total of (1) 
     any amounts by which net

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     discretionary spending is reduced by legislation below the 
     discretionary spending limits enacted after the enactment of 
     this section related to the fiscal year subject to the 
     sequestration or, in the absence of such limits, any net 
     reduction below discretionary outlays for fiscal year 1995 
     and (2) the net deficit change that has resulted from all 
     direct spending legislation enacted after the enactment of 
     this section related to the fiscal year subject to the 
     sequestration, as estimated by OMB. Within 5 days after the 
     enactment of any such direct spending legislation, OMB shall 
     estimate the change in spending resulting from that 
     legislation for the 5-fiscal-year period beginning with the 
     first fiscal year for which that legislation becomes 
     effective and transmit a report to the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate containing that estimate. Only 
     the estimated deficit reduction included in the 5-year 
     estimate made at the time the legislation is enacted shall be 
     used for purposes of determining whether there shall be a 
     sequestration under this subsection. Notwithstanding the 
     preceding two sentences, any estimates of direct spending 
     made by OMB under this subsection for any legislation that 
     first takes effect in fiscal year 1995, 1996, or 1997 shall 
     include estimates of the direct spending effects through 
     fiscal year 2002 and those estimates shall be used for 
     purposes of determining whether there shall be a 
     sequestration under this subsection. If the reduction in 
     spending under paragraphs (1) and (2) for a fiscal year is 
     greater than the estimated aggregate amount designated under 
     section 6097 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 respecting 
     that fiscal year, then there shall be no sequestration under 
     this section.
       ``(b) Applicability.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), 
     each account of the United States shall be reduced by a 
     dollar amount calculated by multiplying the level of 
     budgetary resources in that account at that time by the 
     uniform percentage necessary to carry out subsection (a). All 
     obligational authority reduced under this section shall be 
     done in a manner that makes such reductions permanent.
       ``(2) Exempt accounts.--(A) No order issued under this part 
     may--
       ``(i) reduce benefits payable to the old-age and survivors 
     insurance program established under title II of the Social 
     Security Act;
       ``(ii) reduce payments for net interest (all of major 
     functional category 900); or
       ``(iii) make any reduction in the following accounts:
       ``Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Bank Insurance 
     Fund;
       ``Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, FSLIC Resolution 
     Fund;
       ``Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund;
       ``National Credit Union Administration, credit union share 
     insurance fund; or
       ``Resolution Trust Corporation.
       ``(B) The following budget accounts, activities within 
     accounts, or income shall be exempt from sequestration--
       ``(i) all payments to trust funds from excise taxes or 
     other receipts or collections properly creditable to those 
     trust funds;
       ``(ii) offsetting receipts and collections;
       ``(iii) all payments from one Federal direct spending 
     budget account to another Federal budget account; all 
     intragovernmental funds including those from which funding is 
     derived primarily from other Government accounts, except to 
     the extent that such funds are augmented by direct 
     appropriations for the fiscal year for which the order is in 
     effect; and those obligations of discretionary accounts or 
     activities that are financed by intragovernmental payments 
     from another discretionary account or activity;
       ``(iv) expenses to the extent they result from private 
     donations, bequests, or voluntary contributions to the 
     Government;
       ``(v) nonbudgetary activities, including but not limited 
     to--
       ``(I) credit liquidating and financing accounts;
       ``(II) the Pension Benefit Guarantee Corporation Trust 
     Funds;
       ``(III) the Thrift Savings Fund;
       ``(IV) the Federal Reserve System; and
       ``(V) appropriations for the District of Columbia to the 
     extent they are appropriations of locally raised funds;
       ``(vi) payments resulting from Government insurance, 
     Government guarantees, or any other form of contingent 
     liability, to the extent those payments result from 
     contractual or other legally binding commitments of the 
     Government at the time of any sequestration;
       ``(vii) the following accounts, which largely fulfill 
     requirements of the Constitution or otherwise make payments 
     to which the Government is committed--
       ``Administration of Territories, Northern Mariana Islands 
     Covenant grants (14-0412-0-1-806);
       ``Bureau of Indian Affairs, miscellaneous payments to 
     Indians (14-2303-0-1-452);
       ``Bureau of Indian Affairs, miscellaneous trust funds, 
     tribal trust funds (14-9973-0-7-999);
       ``Claims, defense;
       ``Claims, judgments, and relief act (20-1895-0-1-806);
       ``Compact of Free Association, economic assistance pursuant 
     to Public Law 99-658 (14-0415-0-1-806);
       ``Compensation of the President (11-0001-0-1-802);
       ``Customs Service, miscellaneous permanent appropriations 
     (20-9992-0-2-852);
       ``Eastern Indian land claims settlement fund (14-2202-0-1-
     806);
       ``Farm Credit System Financial Assistance Corporation, 
     interest payments (20-1850-0-1-351);
       ``Internal Revenue collections of Puerto Rico (20-5737-0-2-
     852);
       ``Panama Canal Commission, operating expenses and capital 
     outlay (95-5190-0-2-403);
       ``Payments of Vietnam and USS Pueblo prisoner-of-war claims 
     (15-0104-0-1-153);
       ``Payments to copyright owners (03-5175-0-2-376);
       ``Payments to the United States territories, fiscal 
     assistance (14-0418-0-1-801);
       ``Salaries of Article III judges;
       ``Soldier's and Airmen's Home, payment of claims (84-8930-
     0-7-705);
       ``Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority, interest 
     payments (46-0300-0-1-401).
       ``(viii) the following noncredit special, revolving, or 
     trust-revolving funds--
       ``Coinage profit fund (20-5811-0-2-803);
       ``Exchange Stabilization Fund (20-4444-0-3-155);
       ``Foreign Military Sales trust fund (11-82232-0-7-155); and
       ``(ix)(I) any amount paid as regular unemployment 
     compensation by a State from its account in the Unemployment 
     Trust Fund (established by section 904(a) of the Social 
     Security Act);
       ``(II) any advance made to a State from the Federal 
     unemployment account (established by section 904(g) of such 
     Act) under title XII of such Act and any advance appropriated 
     to the Federal unemployment account pursuant to section 1203 
     of such Act; and
       ``(III) any payment made from the Federal Employees 
     Compensation Account (as established under section 909 of 
     such Act) for the purpose of carrying out chapter 85 of title 
     5, United States Code, and funds appropriated or transferred 
     to or otherwise deposited in such Account.
       ``(3) Federal Administrative Expenses.--
       ``(A) Administrative expenses incurred by the departments 
     and agencies, including independent agencies, of the Federal 
     Government in connection with any program, project, activity, 
     or account shall be subject to reduction pursuant to any 
     sequestration order, without regard to the exemptions under 
     paragraph (2) and regardless of whether the program, project, 
     activity, or account is self-supporting and does not receive 
     appropriations.
       ``(B) Payments made by the Federal Government to reimburse 
     or match administrative costs incurred by a State or 
     political subdivision under or in connection with any 
     program, project, activity, or account shall not be 
     considered administrative expenses of the Federal Government 
     for purposes of this section, and shall be subject to 
     sequestration to the extent (and only to the extent) that 
     other payments made by the Federal Government under or in 
     connection with that program, project, activity, or account 
     are subject to that reduction or sequestration; except that 
     Federal payments made to a State as reimbursement of 
     administrative costs incurred by that State under or in 
     connection with the unemployment compensation programs 
     specified in paragraph (2)(ix) shall be subject to reduction 
     or sequestration under this part notwithstanding the 
     exemption otherwise granted to such programs under that 
     paragraph.''.
       (b) Reports.--Section 254 of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after the item relating 
     to the GAO compliance report the following:
       ``October 1 . . . Department of Treasury report to Congress 
     estimating amount of income tax designated pursuant to 
     section 6097 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.'';
       (2) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ``, and 
     sequestration to reduce the public debt,'';
       (3) in subsection (d), by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
     paragraph (6) and by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Sequestration to reduce the public debt reports.--The 
     preview reports shall set forth for the budget year estimates 
     for each of the following:
       ``(A) The aggregate amount designated under section 6097 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the calendar year two 
     years before the year in which the budget year begins.
       ``(B) The amount of reductions required under section 253A 
     and the deficit remaining after those reductions have been 
     made.
       ``(C) The sequestration percentage necessary to achieve the 
     required reduction in accounts under section 253A(b).''; and
       (4) in subsection (g), by redesignating paragraphs (4) and 
     (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively, and by inserting 
     after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Sequestration to reduce the public debt reports.--The 
     final reports shall contain all of the information contained 
     in the public debt taxation designation report required on 
     October 1.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--Notwithstanding section 275(b) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
     the expiration date set forth in that section shall not apply 
     to the amendments made by this section. The amendments made 
     by this section shall cease to have any effect after the 
     first fiscal year during which there is no public debt.

                   PART V--SMALL BUSINESS INCENTIVES

     SEC. 6351. COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS RELATING TO ESTATE AND 
                   GIFT TAX PROVISIONS.

       (a) Increase in Unified Estate and Gift Tax Credit.--

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       (1) Estate tax credit.--
       (A) Subsection (a) of section 2010 (relating to unified 
     credit against estate tax) is amended by striking 
     ``$192,800'' and inserting ``the applicable credit amount''.
       (B) Section 2010 is amended by redesignating subsection (c) 
     as subsection (d) and by inserting after subsection (b) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Applicable Credit Amount.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--The applicable credit amount is the 
     amount of the tentative tax which would be determined under 
     the rate schedule set forth in section 2001(c) if the amount 
     with respect to which such tentative tax is to be computed 
     were the applicable exclusion amount determined in accordance 
     with the following table:

   ``In the case of estates of decedents dying, and giftThe applicable 
                                                   exclusion amount is:
      1996....................................................$700,000 
      1997....................................................$725,000 
      1998 or thereafter......................................$750,000.
       ``(2) Cost-of-living adjustments.--In the case of any 
     decedent dying, and gift made, in a calendar year after 1998, 
     the $750,000 amount set forth in paragraph (1) shall be 
     increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) $750,000, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 1997' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.
     If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not 
     a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $10,000.''
       (C) Paragraph (1) of section 6018(a) is amended by striking 
     ``$600,000'' and inserting ``the applicable exclusion amount 
     in effect under section 2010(c) (as adjusted under paragraph 
     (2) thereof) for the calendar year which includes the date of 
     death''.
       (D) Paragraph (2) of section 2001(c) is amended by striking 
     ``$21,040,000'' and inserting ``the amount at which the 
     average tax rate under this section is 55 percent''.
       (E) Subparagraph (A) of section 2102(c)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``$192,800'' and inserting ``the applicable credit 
     amount in effect under section 2010(c) for the calendar year 
     which includes the date of death''.
       (2) Unified gift tax credit.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     2505(a) is amended by striking ``$192,800'' and inserting 
     ``the applicable credit amount in effect under section 
     2010(c) for such calendar year''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to the estates of decedents dying, and gifts 
     made, after December 31, 1995.
       (b) Alternate Valuation of Certain Farm, Etc., Real 
     Property.--Subsection (a) of section 2032A is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of estates of 
     decedents dying in a calendar year after 1998, the $750,000 
     amount contained in paragraph (2) shall be increased by an 
     amount equal to--
       ``(A) $750,000, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 1997' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.
     If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not 
     a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $10,000.''
       (c) Annual Gift Tax Exclusion.--Subsection (b) of section 
     2503 is amended--
       (1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Exclusions From Gifts.--
       ``(1) In general.--'',
       (2) by moving the text 2 ems to the right, and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of gifts made in a 
     calendar year after 1998, the $10,000 amount contained in 
     paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) $10,000, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 1997' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.
     If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not 
     a multiple of $1,000, such amount shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $1,000.''
       (d) Exemption From Generation-Skipping Tax.--Section 2631 
     (relating to GST exemption) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Inflation Adjustment.--In the case of an individual 
     who dies in any calendar year after 1998, the $1,000,000 
     amount contained in subsection (a) shall be increased by an 
     amount equal to--
       ``(1) $1,000,000, multiplied by
       ``(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 1997' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.
     If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not 
     a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $10,000.''
       (e) Amount of Tax Eligible For 4 Percent Interest Rate on 
     Extension of Time for Payment of Estate Tax on Closely Held 
     Business.--
       (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 6601(j)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``$345,800'' and inserting ``the applicable 
     limitation amount''.
       (2) Subsection (j) of section 6601 is amended by 
     redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting 
     after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Applicable limitation amount.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (2), the 
     applicable limitation amount is the amount of the tentative 
     tax which would be determined under the rate schedule set 
     forth in section 2001(c) if the amount with respect to which 
     such tentative tax is to be computed were $1,000,000.
       ``(B) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of estates of 
     decedents dying in a calendar year after 1998, the $1,000,000 
     amount contained in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an 
     amount equal to--
       ``(i) $1,000,000, multiplied by
       ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 1997' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.
     If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not 
     a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $10,000.''

     SEC. 6352. INCREASE IN EXPENSE TREATMENT FOR SMALL 
                   BUSINESSES.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (1) of section 179(b) 
     (relating to dollar limitation) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) Dollar limitation.--The aggregate cost which may be 
     taken into account under subsection (a) for any taxable year 
     shall not exceed the following applicable amount:

                                                  ``If thThe applicable
                                                             amount is:
      1996.....................................................$22,500 
      1997..................................................... 27,500 
      1998..................................................... 32,500 
      1999 or thereafter..................................... 35,000.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 6353. CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF HOME OFFICE USE FOR 
                   ADMINISTRATIVE AND MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 280A(c) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `principal place 
     of business' includes a place of business which is used by 
     the taxpayer for the administrative or management activities 
     of any trade or business of the taxpayer if there is no other 
     fixed location of such trade or business where the taxpayer 
     conducts substantial administrative or management activities 
     of such trade or business.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 6354. TREATMENT OF STORAGE OF PRODUCT SAMPLES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 280A(c) is 
     amended by striking ``inventory'' and inserting ``inventory 
     or product samples''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.
                    Subtitle D--Family Reinforcement

     SEC. 6401. CREDIT FOR ADOPTION EXPENSES.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 is amended by inserting after section 25 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 25A. ADOPTION EXPENSES.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual, 
     there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by 
     this chapter for the taxable year the amount of the qualified 
     adoption expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer during 
     such taxable year.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Dollar limitation.--The aggregate amount of qualified 
     adoption expenses which may be taken into account under 
     subsection (a) with respect to the adoption of a child shall 
     not exceed $5,000.
       ``(2) Income limitation.--The amount allowable as a credit 
     under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall be reduced 
     (but not below zero) by an amount which bears the same ratio 
     to the amount so allowable (determined without regard to this 
     paragraph but with regard to paragraph (1)) as--
       ``(A) the amount (if any) by which the taxpayer's adjusted 
     gross income (determined without regard to sections 911, 931, 
     and 933) exceeds $60,000, bears to
       ``(B) $40,000.
       ``(3) Denial of double benefit.--
       ``(A) In general.--No credit shall be allowed under 
     subsection (a) for any expense for which a deduction or 
     credit is allowable under any other provision of this 
     chapter.
       ``(B) Grants.--No credit shall be allowed under subsection 
     (a) for any expense to the extent that funds for such expense 
     are received under any Federal, State, or local program. The 
     preceding sentence shall not apply to expenses for the 
     adoption of a child with special needs.
       ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Qualified adoption expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified adoption expenses' 
     means reasonable and necessary adoption fees, court costs, 
     attorney fees, and other expenses--
       ``(i) which are directly related to, and the principal 
     purpose of which is for, the legal adoption of an eligible 
     child by the taxpayer, and
       ``(ii) which are not incurred in violation of State or 
     Federal law or in carrying out any surrogate parenting 
     arrangement.

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       ``(B) Expenses for adoption of spouse's child not 
     eligible.--The term `qualified adoption expenses' shall not 
     include any expenses in connection with the adoption by an 
     individual of a child who is the child of such individual's 
     spouse.
       ``(2) Eligible child.--The term `eligible child' means any 
     individual--
       ``(A) who has not attained age 18 as of the time of the 
     adoption, or
       ``(B) who is physically or mentally incapable of caring for 
     himself.
       ``(3) Child with special needs.--The term `child with 
     special needs' means any child if--
       ``(A) a State has determined that the child cannot or 
     should not be returned to the home of his parents, and
       ``(B) such State has determined that there exists with 
     respect to the child a specific factor or condition (such as 
     his ethnic background, age, or membership in a minority or 
     sibling group, or the presence of factors such as medical 
     conditions or physical, mental, or emotional handicaps) 
     because of which it is reasonable to conclude that such child 
     cannot be placed with adoptive parents without providing 
     adoption assistance.
       ``(d) Married Couples Must File Joint Returns, Etc.--Rules 
     similar to the rules of paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of 
     section 21(e) shall apply for purposes of this section.''
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended 
     by inserting after the item relating to section 25 the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 25A. Adoption expenses.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 6402. CREDIT FOR TAXPAYERS WITH CERTAIN PERSONS 
                   REQUIRING CUSTODIAL CARE IN THEIR HOUSEHOLDS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 is amended by inserting after section 25A the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 25B. CREDIT FOR TAXPAYERS WITH CERTAIN PERSONS 
                   REQUIRING CUSTODIAL CARE IN THEIR HOUSEHOLDS.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual 
     who maintains a household which includes as a member one or 
     more qualified persons, there shall be allowed as a credit 
     against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable year 
     an amount equal to $500 for each such person.
       ``(b) Qualified Person.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `qualified person' means any individual--
       ``(1) who is a father or mother of the taxpayer, his 
     spouse, or his former spouse or who is an ancestor of such a 
     father or mother,
       ``(2) who is physically or mentally incapable of caring for 
     himself,
       ``(3) who has as his principal place of abode for more than 
     half of the taxable year the home of the taxpayer, and
       ``(4) whose name and TIN are included on the taxpayer's 
     return for the taxable year.
     For purposes of paragraph (1), a stepfather or stepmother 
     shall be treated as a father or mother.
       ``(c) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section, rules 
     similar to the rules of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of 
     section 21(e) shall apply.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 25A the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 25B. Credit for taxpayers with certain persons requiring 
              custodial care in their households.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.
               Subtitle E--Social Security Earnings Test

     SEC. 6501. ADJUSTMENTS IN MONTHLY EXEMPT AMOUNT FOR PURPOSES 
                   OF THE SOCIAL SECURITY EARNINGS TEST.

       (a) Increase in Monthly Exempt Amount for Individuals Who 
     Have Attained Retirement Age.--Section 203(f)(8)(D) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 403(f)(8)(D)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(D)(i) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     subsection, the exempt amount which is applicable to an 
     individual who has attained retirement age (as defined in 
     section 216(1)) before the close of the taxable year involved 
     shall be--
       ``(I) for the taxable year beginning after 1995 and before 
     1997, $1,250.00,
       ``(II) for the taxable year beginning after 1996 and before 
     1998, $1,583.33\1/3\,
       ``(III) for the taxable year beginning after 1997 and 
     before 1999, $1,916.66\2/3\,
       ``(IV) for the taxable year beginning after 1998 and before 
     2000, $2,250.00, and
       ``(V) for the taxable year beginning after 1999 and before 
     2001, $2,500.00.
       ``(ii) For purposes of subparagraph (B)(ii)(II), the 
     increase in the exempt amount provided under clause (i)(V) 
     shall be deemed to have resulted from a determination which 
     shall be deemed to have been made under subparagraph (A) in 
     1999.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The second sentence of section 
     223(d)(4) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 423(d)(4)) is amended by 
     striking ``the exempt amount under section 203(f)(8) which is 
     applicable to individuals described in subparagraph (D) 
     thereof'' and inserting the following: ``an amount equal to 
     the exempt amount which would have been applicable under 
     section 203(f)(8), to individuals described in subparagraph 
     (D) thereof, if section 6501 of the Contract With America Tax 
     Relief Act of 1995 had not been enacted''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to taxable years beginning after 
     1995.
                   Subtitle F--Technical Corrections

     SEC. 6601. COORDINATION WITH OTHER SUBTITLES.

       For purposes of applying the amendments made by any 
     subtitle of this title other than this subtitle, the 
     provisions of this subtitle shall be treated as having been 
     enacted immediately before the provisions of such other 
     subtitles.

     SEC. 6602. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO REVENUE RECONCILIATION ACT 
                   OF 1990.

       (a) Amendments Related to Subtitle A.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 59(j)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``section 1(i)(3)(B)'' and inserting ``section 
     1(g)(3)(B)''.
       (2) Clause (i) of section 151(d)(3)(C) is amended by 
     striking ``joint of a return'' and inserting ``joint 
     return''.
       (b) Amendments Related to Subtitle B.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 11212(e) of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 is amended by striking ``Paragraph 
     (1) of section 6724(d)'' and inserting ``Subparagraph (B) of 
     section 6724(d)(1)''.
       (2)(A) Subparagraph (B) of section 4093(c)(2), as in effect 
     before the amendments made by the Revenue Reconciliation Act 
     of 1993, is amended by inserting before the period ``unless 
     such fuel is sold for exclusive use by a State or any 
     political subdivision thereof''.
       (B) Paragraph (4) of section 6427(l), as in effect before 
     the amendments made by the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 
     1993, is amended by inserting before the period ``unless such 
     fuel was used by a State or any political subdivision 
     thereof''.
       (3) Paragraph (1) of section 6416(b) is amended by striking 
     ``chapter 32 or by section 4051'' and inserting ``chapter 31 
     or 32''.
       (4) Section 7012 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``production or importation of gasoline'' 
     in paragraph (3) and inserting ``taxes on gasoline and diesel 
     fuel'', and
       (B) by striking paragraph (4) and redesignating paragraphs 
     (5) and (6) as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively.
       (5) Subsection (c) of section 5041 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (6) and by inserting the following new paragraphs:
       ``(6) Credit for transferee in bond.--If--
       ``(A) wine produced by any person would be eligible for any 
     credit under paragraph (1) if removed by such person during 
     the calendar year,
       ``(B) wine produced by such person is removed during such 
     calendar year by any other person (hereafter in this 
     paragraph referred to as the `transferee') to whom such wine 
     was transferred in bond and who is liable for the tax imposed 
     by this section with respect to such wine, and
       ``(C) such producer holds title to such wine at the time of 
     its removal and provides to the transferee such information 
     as is necessary to properly determine the transferee's credit 
     under this paragraph,
     then, the transferee (and not the producer) shall be allowed 
     the credit under paragraph (1) which would be allowed to the 
     producer if the wine removed by the transferee had been 
     removed by the producer on that date.
       ``(7) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes of 
     this subsection, including regulations--
       ``(A) to prevent the credit provided in this subsection 
     from benefiting any person who produces more than 250,000 
     wine gallons during a calendar year, and
       ``(B) to assure proper reduction of such credit for persons 
     producing more than 150,000 wine gallons of wine during a 
     calendar year.''
       (6) Paragraph (3) of section 5061(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) section 5041(f),''.
       (7) Section 5354 is amended by inserting ``(taking into 
     account the appropriate amount of credit with respect to such 
     wine under section 5041(c))'' after ``any one time''.
       (c) Amendments Related to Subtitle C.--
       (1) Paragraph (4) of section 56(g) is amended by 
     redesignating subparagraphs (I) and (J) as subparagraphs (H) 
     and (I), respectively.
       (2) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (xii), and
       (B) by striking the period at the end of clause (xiii) and 
     inserting ``, or''.
       (3) Subsection (g) of section 6302 is amended by inserting 
     ``, 22,'' after ``chapters 21''.
       (4) The earnings and profits of any insurance company to 
     which section 11305(c)(3) of the Revenue Reconciliation Act 
     of 1990 applies shall be determined without regard to any 
     deduction allowed under such section; except that, for 
     purposes of applying sections 56 and 902, and subpart F of 
     part III of subchapter N of chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986, such deduction shall be taken into account.
       (5) Subparagraph (D) of section 6038A(e)(4) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``any transaction to which the summons 
     relates'' and inserting ``any affected taxable year'', and
       (B) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     sentence: ``For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
     `affected taxable year' means any taxable year if the 
     determination of the amount of tax imposed for such taxable 
     year is affected by the treatment of the transaction to which 
     the summons relates.''.
       (6) Subparagraph (A) of section 6621(c)(2) is amended by 
     adding at the end thereof the following new flush sentence:

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     ``The preceding sentence shall be applied without regard to 
     any such letter or notice which is withdrawn by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (7) Clause (i) of section 6621(c)(2)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``this subtitle'' and inserting ``this title''.
       (d) Amendments Related to Subtitle D.--
       (1) Notwithstanding section 11402(c) of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990, the amendment made by section 
     11402(b)(1) of such Act shall apply to taxable years ending 
     after December 31, 1989.
       (2) Clause (ii) of section 143(m)(4)(C) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``any month of the 10-year period'' and 
     inserting ``any year of the 4-year period'',
       (B) by striking ``succeeding months'' and inserting 
     ``succeeding years'', and
       (C) by striking ``over the remainder of such period (or, if 
     lesser, 5 years)'' and inserting ``to zero over the 
     succeeding 5 years''.
       (e) Amendments Related to Subtitle E.--
       (1)(A) Clause (ii) of section 56(d)(1)(B) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(ii) appropriate adjustments in the application of 
     section 172(b)(2) shall be made to take into account the 
     limitation of subparagraph (A).''
       (B) For purposes of applying sections 56(g)(1) and 56(g)(3) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to taxable 
     years beginning in 1991 and 1992, the reference in such 
     sections to the alternative tax net operating loss deduction 
     shall be treated as including a reference to the deduction 
     under section 56(h) of such Code as in effect before the 
     amendments made by section 1915 of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992.
       (2) Clause (i) of section 613A(c)(3)(A) is amended by 
     striking ``the table contained in''.
       (3) Section 6501 is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (m) (relating to deficiency 
     attributable to election under section 44B) and by 
     redesignating subsections (n) and (o) as subsections (m) and 
     (n), respectively, and
       (B) by striking ``section 40(f) or 51(j)'' in subsection 
     (m) (as redesignated by subparagraph (A)) and inserting 
     ``section 40(f), 43, or 51(j)''.
       (4) Subparagraph (C) of section 38(c)(2) (as in effect on 
     the day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990) is amended by inserting before 
     the period at the end of the first sentence the following: 
     ``and without regard to the deduction under section 56(h)''.
       (5) The amendment made by section 1913(b)(2)(C)(i) of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 shall apply to taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1990.
       (f) Amendments Related to Subtitle F.--
       (1)(A) Section 2701(a)(3) is amended by adding at the end 
     thereof the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Valuation of qualified payments where no liquidation, 
     etc. rights.--In the case of an applicable retained interest 
     which is described in subparagraph (B)(i) but not 
     subparagraph (B)(ii), the value of the distribution right 
     shall be determined without regard to this section.''
       (B) Section 2701(a)(3)(B) is amended by inserting 
     ``certain'' before ``qualified'' in the heading thereof.
       (C) Sections 2701 (d)(1) and (d)(4) are each amended by 
     striking ``subsection (a)(3)(B)'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (a)(3) (B) or (C)''.
       (2) Clause (i) of section 2701(a)(4)(B) is amended by 
     inserting ``(or, to the extent provided in regulations, the 
     rights as to either income or capital)'' after ``income and 
     capital''.
       (3)(A) Section 2701(b)(2) is amended by adding at the end 
     thereof the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Applicable family member.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `applicable family member' includes any 
     lineal descendant of any parent of the transferor or the 
     transferor's spouse.''
       (B) Section 2701(e)(3) is amended--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (B), and
       (ii) by striking so much of paragraph (3) as precedes 
     ``shall be treated as holding'' and inserting:
       ``(3) Attribution of indirect holdings and transfers.--An 
     individual''.
       (C) Section 2704(c)(3) is amended by striking ``section 
     2701(e)(3)(A)'' and inserting ``section 2701(e)(3)''.
       (4) Clause (i) of section 2701(c)(1)(B) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(i) a right to distributions with respect to any interest 
     which is junior to the rights of the transferred interest,''.
       (5)(A) Clause (i) of section 2701(c)(3)(C) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(i) In general.--Payments under any interest held by a 
     transferor which (without regard to this subparagraph) are 
     qualified payments shall be treated as qualified payments 
     unless the transferor elects not to treat such payments as 
     qualified payments. Payments described in the preceding 
     sentence which are held by an applicable family member shall 
     be treated as qualified payments only if such member elects 
     to treat such payments as qualified payments.''
       (B) The first sentence of section 2701(c)(3)(C)(ii) is 
     amended to read as follows: ``A transferor or applicable 
     family member holding any distribution right which (without 
     regard to this subparagraph) is not a qualified payment may 
     elect to treat such right as a qualified payment, to be paid 
     in the amounts and at the times specified in such 
     election.''.
       (C) The time for making an election under the second 
     sentence of section 2701(c)(3)(C)(i) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (as amended by subparagraph (A)) shall not 
     expire before the due date (including extensions) for filing 
     the transferor's return of the tax imposed by section 2501 of 
     such Code for the first calendar year ending after the date 
     of enactment.
       (6) Section 2701(d)(3)(A)(iii) is amended by striking ``the 
     period ending on the date of''.
       (7) Subclause (I) of section 2701(d)(3)(B)(ii) is amended 
     by inserting ``or the exclusion under section 2503(b),'' 
     after ``section 2523,''.
       (8) Section 2701(e)(5) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``such contribution to capital or such 
     redemption, recapitalization, or other change'' in 
     subparagraph (A) and inserting ``such transaction'', and
       (B) by striking ``the transfer'' in subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting ``such transaction''.
       (9) Section 2701(d)(4) is amended by adding at the end 
     thereof the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Transfer to transferors.--In the case of a taxable 
     event described in paragraph (3)(A)(ii) involving a transfer 
     of an applicable retained interest from an applicable family 
     member to a transferor, this subsection shall continue to 
     apply to the transferor during any period the transferor 
     holds such interest.''
       (10) Section 2701(e)(6) is amended by inserting ``or to 
     reflect the application of subsection (d)'' before the period 
     at the end thereof.
       (11)(A) Section 2702(a)(3)(A) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``to the extent'' and inserting ``if'' in 
     clause (i),
       (ii) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i),
       (iii) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting ``, or'', and
       (iv) by adding at the end thereof the following new clause:
       ``(iii) to the extent that regulations provide that such 
     transfer is not inconsistent with the purposes of this 
     section.''
       (B)(i) Section 2702(a)(3) is amended by striking 
     ``incomplete transfer'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``incomplete gift''.
       (ii) The heading for section 2702(a)(3)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``Incomplete transfer'' and inserting ``Incomplete 
     gift''.
       (g) Amendments Related to Subtitle G.--
       (1)(A) Subsection (a) of section 1248 is amended--
       (i) by striking ``, or if a United States person receives a 
     distribution from a foreign corporation which, under section 
     302 or 331, is treated as an exchange of stock'' in paragraph 
     (1), and
       (ii) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     sentence: ``For purposes of this section, a United States 
     person shall be treated as having sold or exchanged any stock 
     if, under any provision of this subtitle, such person is 
     treated as realizing gain from the sale or exchange of such 
     stock.''.
       (B) Paragraph (1) of section 1248(e) is amended by striking 
     ``, or receives a distribution from a domestic corporation 
     which, under section 302 or 331, is treated as an exchange of 
     stock''.
       (C) Subparagraph (B) of section 1248(f)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``or 361(c)(1)'' and inserting ``355(c)(1), or 
     361(c)(1)''.
       (D) Paragraph (1) of section 1248(i) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) In general.--If any shareholder of a 10-percent 
     corporate shareholder of a foreign corporation exchanges 
     stock of the 10-percent corporate shareholder for stock of 
     the foreign corporation, such 10-percent corporate 
     shareholder shall recognize gain in the same manner as if the 
     stock of the foreign corporation received in such exchange 
     had been--
       ``(A) issued to the 10-percent corporate shareholder, and
       ``(B) then distributed by the 10-percent corporate 
     shareholder to such shareholder in redemption or liquidation 
     (whichever is appropriate).
     The amount of gain recognized by such 10-percent corporate 
     shareholder under the preceding sentence shall not exceed the 
     amount treated as a dividend under this section.''
       (2) Section 897 is amended by striking subsection (f).
       (3) Paragraph (13) of section 4975(d) is amended by 
     striking ``section 408(b)'' and inserting ``section 
     408(b)(12)''.
       (4) Clause (iii) of section 56(g)(4)(D) is amended by 
     inserting ``, but only with respect to taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1989'' before the period at the 
     end thereof.
       (5)(A) Paragraph (11) of section 11701(a) of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 (and the amendment made by such 
     paragraph) are hereby repealed, and section 7108(r)(2) of the 
     Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1989 shall be applied as if 
     such paragraph (and amendment) had never been enacted.
       (B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any building if the 
     owner of such building establishes to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate that such owner 
     reasonably relied on the amendment made by such paragraph 
     (11).
       (h) Amendments Related to Subtitle H.--
       (1)(A) Clause (vi) of section 168(e)(3)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (I), by striking the 
     period at the end of subclause (II) and inserting ``, or'', 
     and by adding at the end thereof the following new subclause:

       ``(III) is described in section 48(l)(3)(A)(ix) (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of the 
     Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990).''

       (B) Subparagraph (K) of section 168(g)(4) is amended by 
     striking ``section 48(a)(3)(A)(iii)''

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     and inserting ``section 48(l)(3)(A)(ix) (as in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990)''.
       (2) Clause (ii) of section 172(b)(1)(E) is amended by 
     striking ``subsection (m)'' and inserting ``subsection (h)''.
       (3) Sections 805(a)(4)(E), 832(b)(5)(C)(ii)(II), and 
     832(b)(5)(D)(ii)(II) are each amended by striking 
     ``243(b)(5)'' and inserting ``243(b)(2)''.
       (4) Subparagraph (A) of section 243(b)(3) is amended by 
     inserting ``of'' after ``In the case''.
       (5) The subsection heading for subsection (a) of section 
     280F is amended by striking ``Investment Tax Credit and''.
       (6) Clause (i) of section 1504(c)(2)(B) is amended by 
     inserting ``section'' before ``243(b)(2)''.
       (7) Paragraph (3) of section 341(f) is amended by striking 
     ``351, 361, 371(a), or 374(a)'' and inserting ``351, or 
     361''.
       (8) Paragraph (2) of section 243(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Affiliated group.--For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) In general.--The term `affiliated group' has the 
     meaning given such term by section 1504(b), except that for 
     such purposes sections 1504(b)(2), 1504(b)(4), and 1504(c) 
     shall not apply.
       ``(B) Group must be consistent in foreign tax treatment.--
     The requirements of paragraph (1)(A) shall not be treated as 
     being met with respect to any dividend received by a 
     corporation if, for any taxable year which includes the day 
     on which such dividend is received--
       ``(i) 1 or more members of the affiliated group referred to 
     in paragraph (1)(A) choose to any extent to take the benefits 
     of section 901, and
       ``(ii) 1 or more other members of such group claim to any 
     extent a deduction for taxes otherwise creditable under 
     section 901.''
       (9) The amendment made by section 11813(b)(17) of the 
     Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990 shall be applied as if the 
     material stricken by such amendment included the closing 
     parenthesis after ``section 48(a)(5)''.
       (10) Paragraph (1) of section 179(d) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``in a trade or business'' and inserting 
     ``a trade or business'', and
       (B) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     sentence: ``Such term shall not include any property 
     described in section 50(b) and shall not include air 
     conditioning or heating units and horses.''
       (11) Subparagraph (E) of section 50(a)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``section 48(a)(5)(A)'' and inserting ``section 
     48(a)(5)''.
       (12) The amendment made by section 11801(c)(9)(G)(ii) of 
     the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990 shall be applied as if 
     it struck ``Section 422A(c)(2)'' and inserted ``Section 
     422(c)(2)''.
       (13) Subparagraph (B) of section 424(c)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``a qualified stock option, an incentive stock 
     option, an option granted under an employee stock purchase 
     plan, or a restricted stock option'' and inserting ``an 
     incentive stock option or an option granted under an employee 
     stock purchase plan''.
       (14) Subparagraph (E) of section 1367(a)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``section 613A(c)(13)(B)'' and inserting ``section 
     613A(c)(11)(B)''.
       (15) Subparagraph (B) of section 460(e)(6) is amended by 
     striking ``section 167(k)'' and inserting ``section 
     168(e)(2)(A)(ii)''.
       (16) Subparagraph (C) of section 172(h)(4) is amended by 
     striking ``subsection (b)(1)(M)'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (b)(1)(E)''.
       (17) Section 6503 is amended--
       (A) by redesignating the subsection relating to extension 
     in case of certain summonses as subsection (j), and
       (B) by redesignating the subsection relating to cross 
     references as subsection (k).
       (18) Paragraph (4) of section 1250(e) is hereby repealed.
       (i) Effective Date.--Except as otherwise expressly 
     provided--
       (1) the amendments made by this section shall be treated as 
     amendments to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as amended by 
     the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993; and
       (2) any amendment made by this section shall apply to 
     periods before the date of the enactment of this section in 
     the same manner as if it had been included in the provision 
     of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990 to which such 
     amendment relates.

     SEC. 6603. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO REVENUE RECONCILIATION ACT 
                   OF 1993.

       (a) Amendment Related to Section 13114.--Paragraph (2) of 
     section 1044(c) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Purchase.--The taxpayer shall be considered to have 
     purchased any property if, but for subsection (d), the 
     unadjusted basis of such property would be its cost within 
     the meaning of section 1012.''
       (b) Amendments Related to Section 13142.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 13142(b)(6) of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) Full-time students, waiver authority, and prohibited 
     discrimination.--The amendments made by paragraphs (2), (3), 
     and (4) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.''
       (2) Subparagraph (C) of section 13142(b)(6) of such Act is 
     amended by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (5)''.
       (c) Amendment Related to Section 13161.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (e) of section 4001 (relating 
     to inflation adjustment) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Inflation Adjustment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The $30,000 amount in subsection (a) and 
     section 4003(a) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) $30,000, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment under section 1(f)(3) 
     for the calendar year in which the vehicle is sold, 
     determined by substituting `calendar year 1990' for `calendar 
     year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
       ``(2) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under paragraph 
     (1) is not a multiple of $2,000, such amount shall be rounded 
     to the next lowest multiple of $2,000.''
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Amendment Related to Section 13201.--Clause (ii) of 
     section 135(b)(2)(B) is amended by inserting before the 
     period at the end thereof the following: ``, determined by 
     substituting `calendar year 1989' for `calendar year 1992' in 
     subparagraph (B) thereof''.
       (e) Amendments Related to Section 13203.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 59 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``the amount determined under section 
     55(b)(1)(A)'' in paragraph (1)(A) and (2)(A)(i) and inserting 
     ``the pre-credit tentative minimum tax'',
       (2) by striking ``specified in section 55(b)(1)(A)'' in 
     paragraph (1)(C) and inserting ``specified in subparagraph 
     (A)(i) or (B)(i) of section 55(b)(1) (whichever applies)'',
       (3) by striking ``which would be determined under section 
     55(b)(1)(A)'' in paragraph (2)(A)(ii) and inserting ``which 
     would be the pre-credit tentative minimum tax'', and
       (4) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Pre-credit tentative minimum tax.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `pre-credit tentative minimum tax' 
     means--
       ``(A) in the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, 
     the amount determined under the first sentence of section 
     55(b)(1)(A)(i), or
       ``(B) in the case of a corporation, the amount determined 
     under section 55(b)(1)(B)(i).''
       (f) Amendment Related to Section 13221.--Sections 1201(a) 
     and 1561(a) are each amended by striking ``last sentence'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``last 2 sentences''.
       (g) Amendments Related to Section 13222.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 6033(e)(1) is amended by 
     adding at the end thereof the following new clause:
       ``(iii) Coordination with section 527(f).--This subsection 
     shall not apply to any amount on which tax is imposed by 
     reason of section 527(f).''.
       (2) Clause (i) of section 6033(e)(1)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``this subtitle'' and inserting ``section 501''.
       (h) Amendment Related to Section 13225.--Paragraph (3) of 
     section 6655(g) is amended by striking all that follows `` 
     `3rd month' '' in the sentence following subparagraph (C) and 
     inserting ``, subsection (e)(2)(A) shall be applied by 
     substituting `2 months' for `3 months' in clause (i)(I), the 
     election under clause (i) of subsection (e)(2)(C) may be made 
     separately for each installment, and clause (ii) of 
     subsection (e)(2)(C) shall not apply.''.
       (i) Amendments Related to Section 13231.--
       (1) Subparagraph (G) of section 904(d)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``section 951(a)(1)(B)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 951(a)(1)''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 956A(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) the amount (not including a deficit) referred to in 
     section 316(a)(1) to the extent such amount was accumulated 
     in prior taxable years beginning after September 30, 1993, 
     and''.
       (3) Subsection (f) of section 956A is amended by inserting 
     before the period at the end thereof: ``and regulations 
     coordinating the provisions of subsections (c)(3)(A) and 
     (d)''.
       (4) Subsection (b) of section 958 is amended by striking 
     ``956(b)(2)'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``956(c)(2)''.
       (5)(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 1297(d)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``The adjusted basis of any asset'' and inserting 
     ``The amount taken into account under section 1296(a)(2) with 
     respect to any asset''.
       (B) The paragraph heading of paragraph (2) of section 
     1297(d) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Amount taken into account.--''.
       (6) Subsection (e) of section 1297 is amended by inserting 
     ``For purposes of this part--'' after the subsection heading.
       (j) Amendment Related to Section 13241.--Subparagraph (B) 
     of section 40(e)(1) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) for any period before January 1, 2001, during which 
     the rates of tax under section 4081(a)(2)(A) are 4.3 cents 
     per gallon.''
       (k) Amendment Related to Section 13261.--Clause (iii) of 
     section 13261(g)(2)(A) of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 
     1993 is amended by striking ``by the taxpayer'' and inserting 
     ``by the taxpayer or a related person''.
       (l) Amendment Related to Section 13301.--Subparagraph (B) 
     of section 1397B(d)(5) is amended by striking ``preceding''.
       (m) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (d) of section 39 is amended--

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       (A) by striking ``45'' in the heading of paragraph (5) and 
     inserting ``45A'', and
       (B) by striking ``45'' in the heading of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``45B''.
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 108(d)(9) is amended by 
     striking ``paragraph (3)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (3)(C)''.
       (3) Subparagraph (C) of section 143(d)(2) is amended by 
     striking the period at the end thereof and inserting a comma.
       (4) Clause (ii) of section 163(j)(6)(E) is amended by 
     striking ``which is a'' and inserting ``which is''.
       (5) Subparagraph (A) of section 1017(b)(4) is amended by 
     striking ``subsection (b)(2)(D)'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (b)(2)(E)''.
       (6) So much of section 1245(a)(3) as precedes subparagraph 
     (A) thereof is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Section 1245 property.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `section 1245 property' means any property which is 
     or has been property of a character subject to the allowance 
     for depreciation provided in section 167 and is either--''.
       (7) Paragraph (2) of section 1394(e) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(i)'' and inserting ``(A)'', and
       (B) by striking ``(ii)'' and inserting ``(B)''.
       (8) Subsection (m) of section 6501 (as redesignated by 
     section 6602) is amended by striking ``or 51(j)'' and 
     inserting ``45B, or 51(j)''.
       (9)(A) The section 6714 added by section 13242(b)(1) of the 
     Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993 is hereby redesignated as 
     section 6715.
       (B) The table of sections for part I of subchapter B of 
     chapter 68 is amended by striking ``6714'' in the item added 
     by such section 13242(b)(2) of such Act and inserting 
     ``6715''.
       (10) Paragraph (2) of section 9502(b) is amended by 
     inserting ``and before'' after ``1982,''.
       (11) Subsection (a)(3) of section 13206 of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993 is amended by striking ``this 
     section'' and inserting ``this subsection''.
       (12) Paragraph (1) of section 13215(c) of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993 is amended by striking ``Public 
     Law 92-21'' and inserting ``Public Law 98-21''.
       (13) Paragraph (2) of section 13311(e) of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993 is amended by striking ``section 
     1393(a)(3)'' and inserting ``section 1393(a)(2)''.
       (14) Subparagraph (B) of section 117(d)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``section 132(f)'' and inserting ``section 132(h)''.
       (n) Effective Date.--Any amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the provision of the 
     Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993 to which such amendment 
     relates.

     SEC. 6604. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Application of Amendments Made by Title XII of Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990.--Except as otherwise 
     expressly provided, whenever in title XII of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 an amendment or repeal is 
     expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a 
     section or other provision, the reference shall be considered 
     to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (b) Treatment of Certain Amounts Under Hedge Bond Rules.--
       (1) Clause (iii) of section 149(g)(3)(B) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(iii) Amounts held pending reinvestment or redemption.--
     Amounts held for not more than 30 days pending reinvestment 
     or bond redemption shall be treated as invested in bonds 
     described in clause (i).''
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 
     as if included in the amendments made by section 7651 of the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989.
       (c) Treatment of Certain Distributions Under Section 
     1445.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 1445(e) is 
     amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     sentence: ``Rules similar to the rules of the preceding 
     provisions of this paragraph shall apply in the case of any 
     distribution to which section 301 applies and which is not 
     made out of the earnings and profits of such a domestic 
     corporation.''
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to distributions after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (d) Treatment of Certain Credits Under Section 469.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 469(c)(3) is 
     amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     sentence: ``If the preceding sentence applies to the net 
     income from any property for any taxable year, any credits 
     allowable under subpart B (other than section 27(a)) or D of 
     part IV of subchapter A for such taxable year which are 
     attributable to such property shall be treated as credits not 
     from a passive activity to the extent the amount of such 
     credits does not exceed the regular tax liability of the 
     taxpayer for the taxable year which is allocable to such net 
     income.''
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1986.
       (e) Treatment of Dispositions Under Passive Loss Rules.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 469(g)(1) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--If all gain or loss realized on such 
     disposition is recognized, the excess of--
       ``(i) any loss from such activity for such taxable year 
     (determined after the application of subsection (b)), over
       ``(ii) any net income or gain for such taxable year from 
     all other passive activities (determined after the 
     application of subsection (b)),
     shall be treated as a loss which is not from a passive 
     activity.''
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1986.
       (f) Miscellaneous Amendments to Foreign Provisions.--
       (1) Coordination of unified estate tax credit with 
     treaties.--Subparagraph (A) of section 2102(c)(3) is amended 
     by adding at the end thereof the following new sentence: 
     ``For purposes of the preceding sentence, property shall not 
     be treated as situated in the United States if such property 
     is exempt from the tax imposed by this subchapter under any 
     treaty obligation of the United States.''
       (2) Treatment of certain interest paid to related person.--
       (A) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 163(j)(1) is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end thereof the 
     following: ``(and clause (ii) of paragraph (2)(A) shall not 
     apply for purposes of applying this subsection to the amount 
     so treated)''.
       (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by subparagraph (A) 
     shall apply as if included in the amendments made by section 
     7210(a) of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1989.
       (3) Treatment of interest allocable to effectively 
     connected income.--
       (A) In general.--
       (i) Subparagraph (B) of section 884(f)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``to the extent'' and all that follows down through 
     ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting ``to the extent that the 
     allocable interest exceeds the interest described in 
     subparagraph (A)''.
       (ii) The second sentence of section 884(f)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``reasonably expected'' and all that follows down 
     through the period at the end thereof and inserting 
     ``reasonably expected to be allocable interest.''
       (iii) Paragraph (2) of section 884(f) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Allocable interest.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `allocable interest' means any interest which is 
     allocable to income which is effectively connected (or 
     treated as effectively connected) with the conduct of a trade 
     or business in the United States.''
       (B) Effective date.--The amendments made by subparagraph 
     (A) shall take effect as if included in the amendments made 
     by section 1241(a) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
       (4) Clarification of source rule.--
       (A) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 865(b) is amended 
     by striking ``863(b)'' and inserting ``863''.
       (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by subparagraph (A) 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 1211 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
       (5) Repeal of obsolete provisions.--
       (A) Paragraph (1) of section 6038(a) is amended by striking 
     ``, and'' at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting a 
     period, and by striking subparagraph (F).
       (B) Subsection (b) of section 6038A is amended by adding 
     ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2), by striking ``, and'' at 
     the end of paragraph (3) and inserting a period, and by 
     striking paragraph (4).
       (g) Treatment of Assignment of Interest in Certain Bond-
     Financed Facilities.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 1317(3) of the 
     Tax Reform Act of 1986 is amended by adding at the end 
     thereof the following new sentence: ``A facility shall not 
     fail to be treated as described in this subparagraph by 
     reason of an assignment (or an agreement to an assignment) by 
     the governmental unit on whose behalf the bonds are issued of 
     any part of its interest in the property financed by such 
     bonds to another governmental unit.''
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if included in such section 1317 on the 
     date of the enactment of the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
       (h) Clarification of Treatment of Medicare Entitlement 
     Under COBRA Provisions.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Subclause (V) of section 4980B(f)(2)(B)(i) is amended 
     to read as follows:

       ``(V) Medicare entitlement followed by qualifying event.--
     In the case of a qualifying event described in paragraph 
     (3)(B) that occurs less than 18 months after the date the 
     covered employee became entitled to benefits under title 
     XVIII of the Social Security Act, the period of coverage for 
     qualified beneficiaries other than the covered employee shall 
     not terminate under this clause before the close of the 36-
     month period beginning on the date the covered employee 
     became so entitled.''

       (B) Clause (v) of section 602(2)(A) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(v) Medicare entitlement followed by qualifying event.--
     In the case of a qualifying event described in section 603(2) 
     that occurs less than 18 months after the date the covered 
     employee became entitled to benefits under title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act, the period of coverage for qualified 
     beneficiaries other than the covered employee shall not 
     terminate under this subparagraph before the close of the 36-
     month period beginning on the date the covered employee 
     became so entitled.''
       (C) Clause (iv) of section 2202(2)(A) of the Public Health 
     Service Act is amended to read as follows:

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       ``(iv) Medicare entitlement followed by qualifying event.--
     In the case of a qualifying event described in section 
     2203(2) that occurs less than 18 months after the date the 
     covered employee became entitled to benefits under title 
     XVIII of the Social Security Act, the period of coverage for 
     qualified beneficiaries other than the covered employee shall 
     not terminate under this subparagraph before the close of the 
     36-month period beginning on the date the covered employee 
     became so entitled.''
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 1989.
       (i) Treatment of Certain REMIC Inclusions.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 860E is amended 
     by adding at the end thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Coordination with minimum tax.--For purposes of part 
     VI of subchapter A of this chapter--
       ``(A) the reference in section 55(b)(2) to taxable income 
     shall be treated as a reference to taxable income determined 
     without regard to this subsection,
       ``(B) the alternative minimum taxable income of any holder 
     of a residual interest in a REMIC for any taxable year shall 
     in no event be less than the excess inclusion for such 
     taxable year, and
       ``(C) any excess inclusion shall be disregarded for 
     purposes of computing the alternative tax net operating loss 
     deduction.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply to any organization to 
     which section 593 applies, except to the extent provided in 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary under paragraph 
     (2).''
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 671 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 unless the taxpayer 
     elects to apply such amendment only to taxable years 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (j) Exemption From Harbor Maintenance Tax for Certain 
     Passengers.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (D) of section 4462(b)(1) 
     (relating to special rule for Alaska, Hawaii, and 
     possessions) is amended by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``, or passengers transported on United States 
     flag vessels operating solely within the State waters of 
     Alaska or Hawaii and adjacent international waters''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 1402(a) of the Harbor Maintenance Revenue Act of 
     1986.
       (k) Amendments Related to Revenue Provisions of Energy 
     Policy Act of 1992.--
       (1) Effective with respect to taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1990, subclause (II) of section 53(d)(1)(B)(iv) 
     is amended to read as follows:

       ``(II) the adjusted net minimum tax for any taxable year is 
     the amount of the net minimum tax for such year increased in 
     the manner provided in clause (iii).''

       (2) Subsection (g) of section 179A is redesignated as 
     subsection (f).
       (3) Subparagraph (E) of section 6724(d)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``section 6109(f)'' and inserting ``section 
     6109(h)''.
       (4)(A) Subsection (d) of section 30 is amended--
       (i) by inserting ``(determined without regard to subsection 
     (b)(3))'' before the period at the end of paragraph (1) 
     thereof, and
       (ii) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Election to not take credit.--No credit shall be 
     allowed under subsection (a) for any vehicle if the taxpayer 
     elects to not have this section apply to such vehicle.''
       (B) Subsection (m) of section 6501 (as redesignated by 
     section 6602) is amended by striking ``section 40(f)'' and 
     inserting ``section 30(d)(4), 40(f)''.
       (5) Subclause (III) of section 501(c)(21)(D)(ii) is amended 
     by striking ``section 101(6)'' and inserting ``section 
     101(7)'' and by striking ``1752(6)'' and inserting 
     ``1752(7)''.
       (6) Paragraph (1) of section 1917(b) of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 1992 shall be applied as if ``at a rate'' appeared 
     instead of ``at the rate'' in the material proposed to be 
     stricken.
       (7) Paragraph (2) of section 1921(b) of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 1992 shall be applied as if a comma appeared after 
     ``(2)'' in the material proposed to be stricken.
       (8) Subsection (a) of section 1937 of the Energy Policy Act 
     of 1992 shall be applied as if ``Subpart B'' appeared instead 
     of ``Subpart C''.
       (l) Treatment of Qualified Football Coaches Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1022 of title II of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 is amended by adding 
     at the end thereof the following new subsection:
       ``(l) Qualified Football Coaches Plan.--For purposes of 
     determining the qualified plan status of a qualified football 
     coaches plan, section 3(37)(F) shall be treated as part of 
     this title and a qualified football coaches plan shall be 
     treated as a multiemployer collectively bargained plan for 
     purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of Public Law 100-202.
       (m) Determination of Unrecovered Investment in Annuity 
     Contract.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (A) of section 72(b)(4) is 
     amended by inserting ``(determined without regard to 
     subsection (c)(2))'' after ``contract''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 1122(c) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986.
       (n) Modifications to Election To Include Child's Income on 
     Parent's Return.--
       (1) Eligibility for election.--Clause (ii) of section 
     1(g)(7)(A) (relating to election to include certain unearned 
     income of child on parent's return) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(ii) such gross income is more than the amount described 
     in paragraph (4)(A)(ii)(I) and less than 10 times the amount 
     so described,''.
       (2) Computation of tax.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     1(g)(7) (relating to income included on parent's return) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``$1,000'' in clause (i) and inserting 
     ``twice the amount described in paragraph (4)(A)(ii)(I)'', 
     and
       (B) by amending subclause (II) of clause (ii) to read as 
     follows:

       ``(II) for each such child, 15 percent of the lesser of the 
     amount described in paragraph (4)(A)(ii)(I) or the excess of 
     the gross income of such child over the amount so described, 
     and''.

       (3) Minimum tax.--Subparagraph (B) of section 59(j)(1) is 
     amended by striking ``$1,000'' and inserting ``twice the 
     amount in effect for the taxable year under section 
     63(c)(5)(A)''.
       (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1994.
       (o) Miscellaneous Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) Subclause (II) of section 56(g)(4)(C)(ii) is amended by 
     striking ``of the subclause'' and inserting ``of subclause''.
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 72(m) is amended by inserting 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking 
     subparagraph (B), and by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
     subparagraph (B).
       (3) Paragraph (2) of section 86(b) is amended by striking 
     ``adusted'' and inserting ``adjusted''.
       (4)(A) The heading for section 112 is amended by striking 
     ``combat pay'' and inserting ``combat zone compensation''.
       (B) The item relating to section 112 in the table of 
     sections for part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended 
     by striking ``combat pay'' and inserting ``combat zone 
     compensation''.
       (C) Paragraph (1) of section 3401(a) is amended by striking 
     ``combat pay'' and inserting ``combat zone compensation''.
       (5) Clause (i) of section 172(h)(3)(B) is amended by 
     striking the comma at the end thereof and inserting a period.
       (6) Clause (ii) of section 543(a)(2)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``section 563(c)'' and inserting ``section 563(d)''.
       (7) Paragraph (1) of section 958(a) is amended by striking 
     ``sections 955(b)(1) (A) and (B), 955(c)(2)(A)(ii), and 
     960(a)(1)'' and inserting ``section 960(a)(1)''.
       (8) Subsection (g) of section 642 is amended by striking 
     ``under 2621(a)(2)'' and inserting ``under section 
     2621(a)(2)''.
       (9) Section 1463 is amended by striking ``this subsection'' 
     and inserting ``this section''.
       (10) Subsection (k) of section 3306 is amended by inserting 
     a period at the end thereof.
       (11) The item relating to section 4472 in the table of 
     sections for subchapter B of chapter 36 is amended by 
     striking ``and special rules''.
       (12) Paragraph (2) of section 4978(b) is amended by 
     striking the period at the end of subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting a comma, and by striking the period and quotation 
     marks at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a comma.
       (13) Paragraph (3) of section 5134(c) is amended by 
     striking ``section 6662(a)'' and inserting ``section 
     6665(a)''.
       (14) Paragraph (2) of section 5206(f) is amended by 
     striking ``section 5(e)'' and inserting ``section 105(e)''.
       (15) Paragraph (1) of section 6050B(c) is amended by 
     striking ``section 85(c)'' and inserting ``section 85(b)''.
       (16) Subsection (k) of section 6166 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (6).
       (17) Subsection (e) of section 6214 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(e) Cross Reference.--

  ``For provision giving Tax Court jurisdiction to order a refund of an 
overpayment and to award sanctions, see section 6512(b)(2).''
       (18) The section heading for section 6043 is amended by 
     striking the semicolon and inserting a comma.
       (19) The item relating to section 6043 in the table of 
     sections for subpart B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 
     61 is amended by striking the semicolon and inserting a 
     comma.
       (20) The table of sections for part I of subchapter A of 
     chapter 68 is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 6662.
       (21)(A) Section 7232 is amended--
       (i) by striking ``lubricating oil,'' in the heading, and
       (ii) by striking ``lubricating oil,'' in the text.
       (B) The table of sections for part II of subchapter A of 
     chapter 75 is amended by striking ``lubricating oil,'' in the 
     item relating to section 7232.
       (22) Paragraph (1) of section 6701(a) of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1989 is amended by striking ``subclause 
     (IV)'' and inserting ``subclause (V)''.
       (23) Clause (ii) of section 7304(a)(2)(D) of such Act is 
     amended by striking ``subsection (c)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (c)''.

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       (24) Paragraph (1) of section 7646(b) of such Act is 
     amended by striking ``section 6050H(b)(1)'' and inserting 
     ``section 6050H(b)(2)''.
       (25) Paragraph (10) of section 7721(c) of such Act is 
     amended by striking ``section 6662(b)(2)(C)(ii)'' and 
     inserting ``section 6661(b)(2)(C)(ii)''.
       (26) Subparagraph (A) of section 7811(i)(3) of such Act is 
     amended by inserting ``the first place it appears'' before 
     ``in clause (i)''.
       (27) Paragraph (10) of section 7841(d) of such Act is 
     amended by striking ``section 381(a)'' and inserting 
     ``section 381(c)''.
       (28) Paragraph (2) of section 7861(c) of such Act is 
     amended by inserting ``the second place it appears'' before 
     ``and inserting''.
       (29) Paragraph (1) of section 460(b) is amended by striking 
     ``the look-back method of paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``the 
     look-back method of paragraph (2)''.
       (30) Subparagraph (C) of section 50(a)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``subsection (c)(4)'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (d)(5)''.
       (31) Subparagraph (B) of section 172(h)(4) is amended by 
     striking the material following the heading and preceding 
     clause (i) and inserting ``For purposes of subsection 
     (b)(2)--''.
       (32) Subparagraph (A) of section 355(d)(7) is amended by 
     inserting ``section'' before ``267(b)''.
       (33) Subparagraph (C) of section 420(e)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``mean'' and inserting ``means''.
       (34) Paragraph (4) of section 537(b) is amended by striking 
     ``section 172(i)'' and inserting ``section 172(f)''.
       (35) Subparagraph (B) of section 613(e)(1) is amended by 
     striking the comma at the end thereof and inserting a period.
       (36) Paragraph (4) of section 856(a) is amended by striking 
     ``section 582(c)(5)'' and inserting ``section 582(c)(2)''.
       (37) Sections 904(f)(2)(B)(i) and 907(c)(4)(B)(iii) are 
     each amended by inserting ``(as in effect on the day before 
     the date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act 
     of 1990)'' after ``section 172(h)''.
       (38) Subsection (b) of section 936 is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraphs (D)(ii)(I)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs 
     (D)(ii)''.
       (39) Subsection (c) of section 2104 is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraph (A), (C), or (D) of section 861(a)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``section 861(a)(1)(A)''.
       (40) Subparagraph (A) of section 280A(c)(1) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) as the principal place of business for any trade or 
     business of the taxpayer,''.
       (41) Section 6038 is amended by redesignating the 
     subsection relating to cross references as subsection (f).
       (42) Clause (iv) of section 6103(e)(1)(A) is amended by 
     striking all that follows ``provisions of'' and inserting 
     ``section 1(g) or 59(j);''.
       (43) The subsection (f) of section 6109 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 which was added by section 2201(d) of 
     Public Law 101-624 is redesignated as subsection (g).
       (44) Subsection (b) of section 7454 is amended by striking 
     ``section 4955(e)(2)'' and inserting ``section 4955(f)(2)''.
       (45) Subsection (d) of section 11231 of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 shall be applied as if ``comma'' 
     appeared instead of ``period'' and as if the paragraph (9) 
     proposed to be added ended with a comma.
       (46) Paragraph (1) of section 11303(b) of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 shall be applied as if 
     ``paragraph'' appeared instead of ``subparagraph'' in the 
     material proposed to be stricken.
       (47) Subsection (f) of section 11701 of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 is amended by inserting 
     ``(relating to definitions)'' after ``section 6038(e)''.
       (48) Subsection (i) of section 11701 of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 shall be applied as if 
     ``subsection'' appeared instead of ``section'' in the 
     material proposed to be stricken.
       (49) Subparagraph (B) of section 11801(c)(2) of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 shall be applied as if ``section 
     56(g)'' appeared instead of ``section 59(g)''.
       (50) Subparagraph (C) of section 11801(c)(8) of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 shall be applied as if 
     ``reorganizations'' appeared instead of ``reorganization'' in 
     the material proposed to be stricken.
       (51) Subparagraph (H) of section 11801(c)(9) of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 shall be applied as if ``section 
     1042(c)(1)(B)'' appeared instead of ``section 
     1042(c)(2)(B)''.
       (52) Subparagraph (F) of section 11801(c)(12) of the 
     Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990 shall be applied as if 
     ``and (3)'' appeared instead of ``and (E)''.
       (53) Subparagraph (A) of section 11801(c)(22) of the 
     Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990 shall be applied as if 
     ``chapters 21'' appeared instead of ``chapter 21'' in the 
     material proposed to be stricken.
       (54) Paragraph (3) of section 11812(b) of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 shall be applied by not executing 
     the amendment therein to the heading of section 42(d)(5)(B).
       (55) Clause (i) of section 11813(b)(9)(A) of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 shall be applied as if a comma 
     appeared after ``(3)(A)(ix)'' in the material proposed to be 
     stricken.
       (56) Subparagraph (F) of section 11813(b)(13) of the 
     Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990 shall be applied as if 
     ``tax'' appeared after ``investment'' in the material 
     proposed to be stricken.
       (57) Paragraph (19) of section 11813(b) of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 shall be applied as if ``Paragraph 
     (20) of section 1016(a), as redesignated by section 11801,'' 
     appeared instead of ``Paragraph (21) of section 1016(a)''.
       (58) Paragraph (5) section 8002(a) of the Surface 
     Transportation Revenue Act of 1991 shall be applied as if 
     ``4481(e)'' appeared instead of ``4481(c)''.
       (59) Section 7872 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``foregone'' each place it appears in 
     subsections (a) and (e)(2) and inserting ``forgone'', and
       (B) by striking ``Foregone'' in the heading for subsection 
     (e) and the heading for paragraph (2) of subsection (e) and 
     inserting ``Forgone''.
       (60) Paragraph (7) of section 7611(h) is amended by 
     striking ``approporiate'' and inserting ``appropriate''.
       (61) The heading of paragraph (3) of section 419A(c) is 
     amended by striking ``severence'' and inserting 
     ``severance''.
       (62) Clause (ii) of section 807(d)(3)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``Commissoners' '' and inserting ``Commissioners' 
     ''.
       (63) Subparagraph (B) of section 1274A(c)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``instument'' and inserting ``instrument''.
       (64) Subparagraph (B) of section 724(d)(3) by striking 
     ``Subparagaph'' and inserting ``Subparagraph''.
       (65) The last sentence of paragraph (2) of section 42(c) is 
     amended by striking ``of 1988''.
       (66) Paragraph (1) of section 9707(d) is amended by 
     striking ``diligence,'' and inserting ``diligence''.
       (67) Subsection (c) of section 4977 is amended by striking 
     ``section 132(i)(2)'' and inserting ``section 132(h)''.
       (68) The last sentence of section 401(a)(20) is amended by 
     striking ``section 211'' and inserting ``section 521''.
       (69) Subparagraph (A) of section 402(g)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``subsection (a)(8)'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (e)(3)''.
       (70) The last sentence of section 403(b)(10) is amended by 
     striking ``an direct'' and inserting ``a direct''.
       (71) Subparagraph (A) of section 4973(b)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``sections 402(c)'' and inserting ``section 
     402(c)''.
       (72) Paragraph (12) of section 3405(e) is amended by 
     striking ``(b)(3)'' and inserting ``(b)(2)''.
       (73) Paragraph (41) of section 521(b) of the Unemployment 
     Compensation Amendments of 1992 shall be applied as if 
     ``section'' appeared instead of ``sections'' in the material 
     proposed to be stricken.
       (74) Paragraph (27) of section 521(b) of the Unemployment 
     Compensation Amendments of 1992 shall be applied as if 
     ``Section 691(c)(5)'' appeared instead of ``Section 691(c)''.
       (75) Paragraph (5) of section 860F(a) is amended by 
     striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)''.
       (76) Paragraph (1) of section 415(k) is amended by adding 
     ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C), by striking 
     subparagraphs (D) and (E), and by redesignating subparagraph 
     (F) as subparagraph (D).
       (77) Paragraph (2) of section 404(a) is amended by striking 
     ``(18),''.
       (78) Clause (ii) of section 72(p)(4)(A) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(ii) Special rule.--The term `qualified employer plan' 
     shall not include any plan which was (or was determined to 
     be) a qualified employer plan or a government plan.''
       (79) Sections 461(i)(3)(C) and 1274(b)(3)(B)(i) are each 
     amended by striking ``section 6662(d)(2)(C)(ii)'' and 
     inserting ``section 6662(d)(2)(C)(iii)''.
       (80) Subsection (a) of section 164 is amended by striking 
     the paragraphs relating to the generation-skipping tax and 
     the environmental tax imposed by section 59A and by inserting 
     after paragraph (3) the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) The GST tax imposed on income distributions.
       ``(5) The environmental tax imposed by section 59A.''
       Subtitle G--Tax Reduction Contingent on Deficit Reduction

     SEC. 6701. TAX REDUCTION CONTINGENT ON DEFICIT REDUCTION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this title and any 
     amendment made by this title, no provision of this title 
     shall take effect unless--
       (1) the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
     1996, as agreed to, provides that the budget of the United 
     States will be in balance by fiscal year 2002, and
       (2) the conference report, as agreed to, on the 
     reconciliation bill for that resolution--
       (A) achieves the aggregate amount of deficit reduction to 
     effectuate the reconciliation instructions required for the 
     years covered by that resolution necessary to so balance the 
     budget, and
       (B) contains a statement, based on estimates made by the 
     Director of the Congressional Budget Office, that such 
     conference report does so comply.

     SEC. 6702. MONITORING.

       The Committees on the Budget of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate shall each monitor progress on 
     achieving a balanced budget consistent with the most recently 
     agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
     1996 or any subsequent fiscal year (and the reconciliation 
     Act for that resolution) or the most recently agreed to 
     concurrent resolution on the budget that would achieve a 
     balanced budget by fiscal year 2002 (and the reconciliation 
     Act for that resolution). After consultation with the 
     Director of the Congressional Budget Office, each such 
     committee shall submit a report of its findings to its House 
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     President on or before December 15, 1995, and annually 
     thereafter. Each such report shall contain the following:
       (1) Estimates of the deficit levels (based on legislation 
     enacted through the date of the report) for each fiscal year 
     through fiscal year 2002.
       (2) An analysis of the variance (if any) between those 
     estimated deficit levels and the levels set forth in the 
     concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996 or 
     the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the 
     budget that would achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 
     2002.
       (3) Policy options to achieve the additional levels of 
     deficit reduction necessary to balance the budget of the 
     United States by fiscal year 2002.

     SEC. 6703. CONGRESSIONAL ACTION.

       Each House of Congress shall incorporate the policy options 
     included in the report of its Committee on the Budget under 
     section 6702(a)(3) (or other policy options) in developing a 
     concurrent resolution on the budget for any fiscal year that 
     achieves the additional levels of deficit reduction necessary 
     to balance the budget of the United States by fiscal year 
     2002.

     SEC. 6704. PRESIDENTIAL ACTION.

       If the President submits a budget under section 1105(a) of 
     title 31, United States Code, that does not provide for a 
     balanced budget for the United States by fiscal year 2002, 
     then the President shall include with that submission a 
     complete budget that balances the budget by that fiscal year.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. GEPHARDT moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Ways and 
Means with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith 
with the following amendments:

       In paragraph (1) of section 4003(a), strike all 
     subparagraphs except subparagraph (C) (and make the necessary 
     conforming grammatical changes).
       Strike paragraph (2) of section 4003(a) and insert the 
     following:
       (2) Deductions.--Section 8334(a) is amended by adding after 
     paragraph (3) (as added by paragraph (3)(A) of this 
     subsection) the following:
       (4) Effective with respect to service after December 31, 
     1995, in the case of a Member, the employing agency shall 
     (instead of the percentage otherwise applicable under the 
     first sentence of paragraph (1)) deduct and withhold from 
     basic pay of the Member the percentage of basic pay 
     applicable under subsection (c).''.
       In paragraph (3) of section 8334(a) of title 5, United 
     States Code (as proposed to be amended by section 
     4003(a)(3)(A)) insert ``, in the case of a Member,'' after 
     ``shall''.
       Strike paragraph (4) of section 4003(a).
       Strike subsection (b) of section 4003 and insert the 
     following:
       (b) FERS.--
       (1) In general.--Section 8422(a) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(3) In applying the provisions of paragraph (2)(B) in the 
     case of a Member, `7\1/2\' in clause (i) thereof shall, for 
     purposes of applying such provisions with respect to basic 
     pay for service performed--
       ``(A) in calendar year 1996, be deemed to read `8\1/2\';
       ``(B) in calendar year 1997, be deemed to read `9';
       ``(C) after calendar year 1997, be deemed to read `9\1/2\';
       (2) Technical amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section 8422(a) 
     is amended by striking ``paragraph (2).'' and inserting 
     ``paragraphs (2) and (3).''.
       Strike subsection (c) of section 4003 and redesignate 
     subsection (d) thereof accordingly.
       In section 8339a(a) of title 5, United States Code (as 
     proposed to be inserted by section 4004(a)(1)) and section 
     8461a(a) of such title (as proposed to be inserted by section 
     4004(b)(1)), strike ``a separation'' and insert ``the 
     separation of a Member''.
       In section 4005(a), strike paragraph (2) and conform 
     paragraph (1) accordingly.
       In section 4005(b), strike ``Members.--'' in paragraph (1) 
     and insert ``In general.--'', strike paragraph (2), and 
     redesignate paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       In subparagraph (B) of section 4005(b)(2) (as so 
     redesignated), strike ``and by striking `Congressional 
     employee,' ''.
       In paragraph (3) of section 8415(g) of title 5, United 
     States Code, as proposed to be added by section 4005(b)(2) 
     (as so redesignated), strike ``or Congressional employee'' 
     each place it appears, and strike ``or (c)''.
       Strike title V of the bill.
       Strike subtitle A of title VI of the bill (other than 
     section 6101).
       In section 23 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as 
     proposed to be added by section 6101)--
       (1) insert ``(or, in the case of taxable years beginning 
     before January 1, 2001, the amount specified in subsection 
     (e))'' after ``$500'',
       (2) strike ``$200,000'' each place it appears and insert 
     ``$60,000'',
       (3) strike ``100 times'' in subsection (b)(2) of such 
     section 23 and insert ``70 times'',
       (4) strike ``1996'' and ``1995'' in subsection (d) of such 
     section 23 and insert ``2001'' and ``2000'', respectively, 
     and
       (5) redesignate subsection (e) of such section 23 as 
     subsection (f) and insert after subsection (d) the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(e) Phase in of Amount of Credit.--In the case of taxable 
     years beginning before January 1, 2001, subsection (a) shall 
     be applied by substituting for `$500'--
       ``(1) `$100' in the case of taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1996, and before January 1, 1999, and
       ``(2) `$300' in the case of taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1998.
       In section 6101(c) of the bill, strike ``1995'' and insert 
     ``1996''.
       Strike subtitles B, C, D, and E of title VI.
       After subtitle A of title VI, insert the following new 
     subtitles:

          Subtitle B--Tax Benefit Contingent on Federal Budget

     SEC. 6201. EFFECTIVE DATE OF TAX BENEFIT DELAYED UNTIL 
                   FEDERAL BUDGET PROJECTED TO BE IN BALANCE.

       (a) In General.--Solely for purposes of subtitle A, 
     notwithstanding any provision of subtitle A, and any 
     amendment made by such subtitle, except as otherwise provided 
     in this section--
       (1) any reference in such subtitle (or in any amendment 
     made by such subtitle) to 1996 shall be treated as a 
     reference to the calendar year ending in the first successful 
     deficit reduction year, and
       (2) any reference in such subtitle (or in any amendment 
     made by such subtitle) to any later calendar year shall be 
     treated as a reference to the calendar year which is the same 
     number of years after such first calendar year as such later 
     year is after 1996.
       (b) First Successful Deficit Reduction Year.--For purposes 
     of this section--
       (1) In general.--The term ``first successful deficit 
     reduction year'' means the first fiscal year beginning after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act with respect to which 
     there is an OMB certification before the beginning of such 
     fiscal year that the budget of the United States will be in 
     balance by fiscal year 2002 based upon estimates of enacted 
     legislation, including the amendments made by this Act.
       (2) OMB certification.--The term ``OMB certification'' 
     means a written certification made solely for purposes of 
     this subtitle by the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget to the President and the Congress.
       (c) Certifications Before 1997.--Subsection (a) shall not 
     apply if there is an OMB certification made during 1995 or 
     1996 that the budget of the United States will be in balance 
     by fiscal year 2002 based upon estimates of enacted 
     legislation, including the amendments made by this Act.

     SEC. 6202. TERMINATION OF TAX BENEFIT IF FEDERAL BUDGET 
                   DEFICIT REDUCTION TARGETS ARE NOT MET.

       (A) Termination of Credit.--No credit shall be allowed by 
     section 23 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (added by 
     subtitle A) for any taxable year beginning after the calendar 
     year in which the first failed deficit reduction year ends.
       (b) First Failed Deficit Reduction Year.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``first failed deficit reduction 
     year'' means the first fiscal year (beginning after the 
     earliest date on which any amendment made by subtitle A takes 
     effect) with respect to which there is an OMB certification 
     during the 3-month period after the close of such fiscal year 
     that the actual deficit in the budget of the United States 
     for such fiscal year was greater than the deficit target for 
     such fiscal year specified in the following table:

``In the case of fiscal year:      The deficit target (in billions) is:
  1996.............................................................$150
  1997..............................................................125
  1998..............................................................100
  1999...............................................................75
  2000...............................................................50
  2001...............................................................25
  2002 or thereafter.................................................0.

           Subtitle C--Revision of Tax Rules on Expatriation

     SEC. 6301. REVISION OF TAX RULES ON EXPATRIATION.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part II of subchapter N of 
     chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by 
     inserting after section 877 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 877A. TAX RESPONSIBILITIES OF EXPATRIATION.

       ``(a) General Rules.--For purposes of this subtitle--
       ``(1) Citizens.--If any United States citizen relinquishes 
     his citizenship during a taxable year, all property held by 
     such citizen at the time immediately before such 
     relinquishment shall be treated as sold at such time for its 
     fair market value and any gain or loss shall be taken into 
     account for such taxable year.
       ``(2) Certain residents.--If any long-term resident of the 
     United States ceases to be subject to tax as a resident of 
     the United States for any portion of any taxable year, all 
     property held by such resident at the time of such cessation 
     shall be treated as sold at such time for its fair market 
     value and any gain or loss shall be taken into account for 
     the taxable year which includes the date of such cessation.
       ``(b) Exclusion for Certain Gain.--The amount which would 
     (but for this subsection) be includible in the gross income 
     of any taxpayer by reason of subsection (a) shall be reduced 
     (but not below zero) by $600,000.
       ``(c) Property Treated as Held.--For purposes of this 
     section, except as otherwise provided by the Secretary, an 
     individual shall be treated as holding--
       ``(1) all property which would be includible in his gross 
     estate under chapter 11 were such individual to die at the 
     time the property is treated as sold,

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       ``(2) any other interest in a trust which the individual is 
     treated as holding under the rules of section 679(e) 
     (determined by treating such section as applying to foreign 
     and domestic trusts), and
       ``(3) any other interest in property specified by the 
     Secretary as necessary or appropriate to carry out the 
     purposes of this section.
       ``(d) Exceptions.--The following property shall not be 
     treated as sold for purposes of this section:
       ``(1) United states real property interests.--Any United 
     States real property interest (as defined in section 
     897(c)(1)), other than stock of a United States real property 
     holding corporation which does not, on the date the 
     individual relinquishes his citizenship or ceases to be 
     subject to tax as a resident, meet the requirements of 
     section 897(c)(2).
       ``(2) Interest in certain retirement plans.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any interest in a qualified retirement 
     plan (as defined in section 4974(d)), other than any interest 
     attributable to contributions which are in excess of any 
     limitation or which violate any condition for tax-favored 
     treatment.
       ``(B) Foreign pension plans.--
       ``(i) In general.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary, interests in foreign pension plans or similar 
     retirement arrangements or programs.
       ``(ii) Limitation.--The value of property which is treated 
     as not sold by reason of this subparagraph shall not exceed 
     $500,000.
       ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Relinquishment of citizenship.--A citizen shall be 
     treated as relinquishing his United States citizenship on the 
     date the United States Department of State issues to the 
     individual a certificate of loss of nationality or on the 
     date a court of the United States cancels a naturalized 
     citizen's certificate of naturalization.
       ``(2) Long-term resident.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `long-term resident' means any 
     individual (other than a citizen of the United States) who is 
     a lawful permanent resident of the United States and, as a 
     result of such status, has been subject to tax as a resident 
     in at least 10 taxable years during the period of 15 taxable 
     years ending with the taxable year during which the sale 
     under subsection (a) is treated as occurring.
       ``(B) Special rule.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     there shall not be taken into account--
       ``(i) any taxable year during which any prior sale is 
     treated under subsection (a) as occurring, or
       ``(ii) any taxable year prior to the taxable year referred 
     to in clause (i).
       ``(f) Termination of Deferrals, Etc.--On the date any 
     property held by an individual is treated as sold under 
     subsection (a)--
       ``(1) any period deferring recognition of income or gain 
     shall terminate, and
       ``(2) any extension of time for payment of tax shall cease 
     to apply and the unpaid portion of such tax shall be due and 
     payable.
       ``(g) Election by Expatriating Residents.--Solely for 
     purposes of determining gain under subsection (a)--
       ``(1) In general.--At the election of a resident not a 
     citizen of the United States, property--
       ``(A) which was held by such resident on the date the 
     individual first became a resident of the United States 
     during the period of long-term residency to which the 
     treatment under subsection (a) relates, and
       ``(B) which is treated as sold under subsection (a),
     shall be treated as having a basis on such date of not less 
     than the fair market value of such property on such date.
       ``(2) Election.--Such an election shall apply to all 
     property described in paragraph (1), and, once made, shall be 
     irrevocable.
       ``(h) Deferral of Tax on Closely Held Business Interests.--
     The District Director may enter into an agreement with any 
     individual which permits such individual to defer payment for 
     not more than 5 years of any tax imposed by subsection (a) by 
     reason of holding any interest in a closely held business (as 
     defined in section 6166(b)) other than a United States real 
     property interest described in subsection (d)(1).
       ``(i) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this section.
       ``(j) Cross Reference.--

``For termination of United States citizenship for tax purposes, see 
              section 7701(a)(47).''

       (b) Definition of Termination of United States 
     Citizenship.--Section 7701(a) of such Code is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(47) Termination of United States Citizenship.--An 
     individual shall not cease to be treated as a United States 
     citizen before the date on which the individual's citizenship 
     is treated as relinquished under section 877A(e)(1).''
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 877 of such Code is amended by adding at the 
     end of the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Termination.--This section shall not apply to any 
     individual who is subject to the provisions of section 
     877A.''
       (2) Paragraph (10) of section 7701(b) of such Code is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``This paragraph shall not apply to any individual who is 
     subject to the provisions of section 877A.''
       (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     A of part II of subchapter N of chapter 1 of such Code is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 877 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 877A. Tax responsibilities of expatriation.''

       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to--
       (1) United States citizens who relinquish (within the 
     meaning of section 877A(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986, as added by this section) United States citizenship on 
     or after October 1, 1996, and
       (2) Long-term residents (as defined in such section) who 
     cease to be subject to tax as residents of the United States 
     on or after such date.
       At the end of the bill insert the following new title:

TITLE VII--HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE TO REPORT NEW DISCRETIONARY SPENDING 
                                 LIMITS

     SEC. 701. HOUSE BUDGET COMMITTEE TO REPORT NEW DISCRETIONARY 
                   SPENDING LIMITS.

       Not later than 20 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
     Representatives shall report legislation which provides 
     general discretionary spending limits as follows:
       (1) With respect to fiscal year 1996: $514,998,000,000 in 
     new budget authority and $547,245,000,000 in outlays.
       (2) With respect to fiscal year 1997: $521,281,000,000 in 
     new budget authority and $542,111,000,000 in outlays.
       (3) With respect to fiscal year 1998: $528,024,000,000 in 
     new budget authority and $544,594,000,000 in outlays.
       (4) With respect to fiscal year 1999: $527,051,000,000 in 
     new budget authority and $543,130,000,000 in outlays.
       (5) With respect to fiscal year 2000: $525,091,000,000 in 
     new budget authority and $541,082,000,000 in outlays.
       Make necessary conforming changes in title and section 
     designations and in the tables of contents.

  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. GEPHARDT demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

168

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negative

Nays

265

para.56.14                   [Roll No. 293]

                                AYES--168

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--265

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer

[[Page 575]]


     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--1

       
     Reynolds
       
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.

para.56.15  point of order

  Mr. MORAN, having previously cited clause 5(c) of rule XXI in a 
parliamentary inquiry as being appliable to the bill, made a point of 
order, and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I made a parliamentary inquiry, but I would state a 
point of order that any vote on this bill should require a three-fifths 
vote. If it does not require that, then I would appeal the ruling of the 
Chair.''.

  Mr. ARCHER was recognized to speak to the point of order, and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I would be pleased to try to help the Chair to support 
his ruling.
  ``First, as a result of the enactment of the 50 percent exclusion 
applicable generally, taxpayers, other than those described in the 
following two paragraphs, would have a tax rate lower than 28 percent. 
Thus, the 28 percent maximum rate of section 1(h) of current law would 
not cause a reduction in tax liability as compared with that under 
current law; that is, as relates to current law liability, the provision 
would be inoperative.
  ``No. 2, the 50 percent exclusion would not apply to collectibles. 
Under H.R. 1215, for this group of taxpayers the maximum rate of 28 
percent is retained in H.R. 1215.
  ``No. 3, a question has been raised as to the potential application of 
the 28 percent maximum rate under current law for taxpayers currently 
qualifying for the special rules of existing section of the law, 1202. 
In light of the fact that this provision would be repealed by 1215, the 
maximum rate of 28 percent would have no further application. Moreover, 
it should be noted that the special rules in section 1202 are an 
exclusion provision rather than a rate provision.
  ``Further, it should be noted that concerns as to whether repeal of 
current law, section 1202, in conjunction with the repeal of current 
law, section 1(h), constitutes a rate increase, are focused on the 
effective rate impact rather than the occurrence of any income tax rate 
increase.
  ``The House rule in question is not intended to apply to effective 
rate changes.''.

  Mr. MORAN was recognized to speak further to the point of order, and 
said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I would like to underscore the last comment that was 
made by the distinguished chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means 
that the House rule in question is not intended to apply to effective 
tax rate changes. There was never any reference to effective rate 
changes. In fact, it was any income tax rate increase. I read the debate 
again that occurred on the first day of this session. We are now making 
a distinction between effective rate changes apparently and statutory 
rate changes, although both apply here. I do have a letter from the 
Treasury Department explaining that this is a tax rate increase.
  ``How it occurred, Mr. Speaker, is in the 1993 Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act we did pass a capital gains tax rate reduction. What 
it said is that when people invest in small capitalized firms for five 
years, their capital gains tax is reduced by 50 percent. What this bill 
did was to strike the capital gains rate of 28 percent, raise it to 39.6 
percent, and then apply the 50 percent preference for capital gains 
investment. What that means is that the effective capital gains rate is 
19.8 percent if this bill were to pass, whereas today there are 
investors getting a 14 percent tax rate on capital gains investments.
  ``Now, this is not an obscure provision. It is a $725 million capital 
gains provision that was passed in the 1993 Budget Reconciliation Act. 
What we have done is for some investors who have invested hundreds of 
millions of dollars in small capitalized firms, is increased their tax 
rate from 14 percent to 19.8 percent. That is an increase in the income 
tax rate. It is both a statutory increase, in that we remove the 28 
percent level and put in 39.6 percent. It is also an effective rate 
increase because it changes from 14 percent to 19.8 percent. That is 
what the letter from both the Treasury Department and the Small Business 
Administration underscores, that in fact investors would be paying a 
higher capital gains rate.''.

  Mr. CARDIN was recognized to speak to the point of order, and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I do.
  ``Mr. Speaker, this is a very important ruling. It is the first one 
that the Chair has had to make on the new rule XXI that requires an 
extraordinary vote on a tax rate increase. The language, as I understand 
it, is when the Federal tax rate increase applies we need a three-fifths 
vote.
  ``If I understand the potential ruling of the Chair, if the Chair 
rules that this bill does not raise a rate and therefore does not need 
an extraordinary vote, what the Chair is saying is that legislation 
which subjects a larger percentage of a taxpayer's income to an existing 
tax rate would not be a tax rate increase under the provisions of rule 
XXI. That would mean that we could effectively raise tax rates in this 
country by just subjecting a larger amount of a person's income to the 
tax rate, thereby accomplishing the effect of a tax rate increase under 
the potential ruling of the Chair without raising the rate.
  ``I just really want to point that out to the Chair before he makes 
his ruling, because effectively if he rules against the gentleman from 
Virginia [Mr. Moran] rule XXI is meaningless.''.

  Mr. SKAGGS was recognized to speak to the point of order, and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, one further point I think needs to be made on this.

  ``During the debate on opening day, it was touted that this rules 
change was remedial in nature. It was to be viewed expansively as 
remedying a propensity of the House that needed to be curtailed. A 
narrow reading such as is advocated by the chairman of the Committee on 
Ways and Means a few minutes ago flies in the face of all of the 
advocacy, the legislative history, if you will, of this rules change, 
which is the only basis that the House has and that the Chair has for 
informing a ruling.
  ``To take a provision that was intended to be remedial, and therefore 
viewed expansively, and interpret it narrowly belies the absurdity of 
the rules change to begin with.''.


[[Page 576]]


  Mr. McDERMOTT was recognized to speak to the point of order, and 
said:

  ``Yes, Mr. Speaker.
  ``Mr. Speaker, if I understand the ruling the Chair is about to make, 
you are saying for those who do not understand arcane tax law, if we 
raise taxes on people but we do it in a sneaky, kind of back-door way 
of doing it, that, Mr. Speaker, if we do it in a legislatively, 
carefully crafted way, we can get away with it. If we do it straight 
out and say to small business, your taxes go from 14 percent to 19 
percent just like that, that would require a 60-percent vote. But if we 
can find some way parliamentarily to swing around it, whatever the 
effect on people is does not make any difference.
  ``Is that what the Chair is saying?''.

  Mr. LINDER was recognized to speak to the point of order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, this does not seem all that complicated. It does not 
change any rates of taxation of capital gains. It excludes 50 percent 
of the gain. Therefore, you are taxed at the 39.6-percent tax rate. 
Fifty percent of any gain would be excluded, giving an effective rate 
of 19.8 percent, a lower effective rate.
  ``If you happen to be taxed at a 35-percent tax rate, 50 percent of 
the gain would be excluded, giving you a 17.5-percent tax. It lowers 
the effective rate in every instance by excluding half of the gain from 
any taxation at all.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, overruled the point of order, 
and said:

  ``The Chair is prepared to rule.
  ``In deference to the specialized expertise that has been provided, 
the Chair rules that this bill does not include a Federal income tax 
rate increase.''.

  Mr. MORAN appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  Mr. ARCHER moved to lay the appeal on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the 
Chair?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. MFUME demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

228

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affirmative

Nays

204

para.56.16                   [Roll No. 294]

                                AYES--228

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Franks (NJ)
     Reynolds
     Souder
  So the motion to lay the appeal on the table was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GIBBONS demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

246

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affirmative

Nays

188

para.56.17                   [Roll No. 295]

                                AYES--246

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling

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     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--1

       
     Reynolds
       
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.56.18  submission of conference report--h.r. 889

  Mr. LIVINGSTON submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-101) on 
the bill (H.R. 889) making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
rescissions to preserve and enhance the military readiness of the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and 
for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in 
the Record under the rule.

para.56.19  waiving points of order against conference report on h.r.889

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-102) the resolution (H. Res. 129) waiving certain points of order 
during consideration of the bill (H.R. 889) making emergency 
supplemental appropriations and rescissions to preserve and enhance the 
military readiness of the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.56.20  providing for the consideration of h.r. 483

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-103) the resolution (H. Res. 130) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 483) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
permit medicare select policies to be offered in all States, and for 
other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.56.21  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mrs. SMITH of Washington, by unanimous consent, the 
following committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to 
sit during the 5-minute rule on Thursday, April 6, 1995: the Committee 
on Agriculture, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the 
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on 
International Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
on National Security, the Committee on Small Business, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs.

para.56.22  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee did on this day present to the President, for his 
approval, a bill of the House of the following title:

           On April 4, 1995:
       H.R. 831. An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance 
     costs of self-employed individuals, to repeal the provision 
     permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges 
     effectuating policies of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, and for other purposes.

  And then,

para.56.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, at 12 o'clock midnight, the House adjourned.

para.56.24  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee of Conference. Conference report 
     on H.R. 889. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations and rescissions to preserve and enhance the 
     military readiness of the Department of Defense for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 104-101). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 129. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 889) making emergency 
     supplemental appropriations and rescissions to preserve and 
     enhance the military readiness of the Department of Defense 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-102). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Ms. PRYCE: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 130. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     483), to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
     permit Medicare select policies to be offered in all States, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-103). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.

para.56.25  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. 
             Torricelli):
       H.R. 1397. A bill to authorize the President to transfer 28 
     F-16 aircraft and associated spare parts and support 
     equipment to Pakistan pursuant to agreements between the 
     United States and Pakistan; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. CLAY:
       H.R. 1398. A bill to designate the U.S. post office 
     building located at 1203 Lemay Ferry Road, St. Louis, MO, as 
     the ``Charles J. Coyle Post Office Building''; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

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           By Mr. HAMILTON:
       H.R. 1399. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     real property at the Indiana Army Ammunition Plant in 
     Charlestown, IN, to the State of Indiana for inclusion in a 
     State park; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Brown of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Pallone, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mr. Sabo, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Torres, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, 
             and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 1400. A bill to amend the Clean Water Act to eliminate 
     certain discharges of chlorine compounds into navigable 
     waters, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 1401. A bill to establish for certain employees of 
     international organizations an estate tax credit equivalent 
     to the limited marital deduction; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. JACOBS (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Valazquez, Mr. Yates, Ms. 
             Furse, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. McHale):
       H.R. 1402. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to improve revenue collection and to provide that a 
     taxpayer conscientiously opposed to participation in war may 
     elect to have such taxpayer's income, estate, or gift tax 
     payments spent for nonmilitary purposes, to create the U.S. 
     peace tax fund to receive such tax payments, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on International Relations, and Economic 
     and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1403. A bill to regulate handgun ammunition, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Hyde, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Roemer, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Clay, Mr. Jacobs, Mrs. 
             Schroeder, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Torres, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Moran, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Goss, Mr. Filner, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Johnston of 
             Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Porter, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Yates, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Markey, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Studds, Mr. Foglietta, Ms. 
             Norton, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Kennelly, and Mr. 
             Bonior):
       H.R. 1404. A bill to end the use of steel jaw leghold traps 
     on animals in the United States; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Dellums, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Clay, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Owens, Mr. Scott, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             and Ms. Valazquez):
       H.R. 1405. A bill to establish a national public works 
     program to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and 
     address the restoration of infrastructure in communities 
     across the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. MASCARA:
       H.R. 1406. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 
     Marshall plan and George Catlett Marshall; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. MEEHAN:
       H.R. 1407. A bill to provide for the transfer of certain 
     excess property at Fort Devens Military Reservation to the 
     Secretary of the Interior for inclusion in the Oxbow National 
     Wildlife Refuge, and for the conveyance of a parcel of 
     property at such military reservation to the town of 
     Lancaster, MA; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition 
     to the Committee on National Security, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MINGE:
       H.R. 1408. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that a taxpayer may elect to include in 
     income crop insurance proceeds and disaster payments in the 
     year of the disaster or in the following year, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 1409. A bill to provide for funding for Federal 
     employee pay adjustments and comparability payments through 
     reductions in agency spending on service contracts for fiscal 
     year 1996; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 1410. A bill to amend the Federal Workforce 
     Restructuring Act of 1994 to prohibit the contracting out of 
     certain duties; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 1411. A bill to prohibit any executive branch agency 
     from entering into any service contract if the services 
     procured under the contract can be performed at a lower cost 
     by employees of the agency; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 1412. A bill to require the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget to develop and implement a system for 
     determining and reporting the number of individuals employed 
     by non-Federal Government entities providing services under 
     contracts awarded by executive branch agencies; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Florida:
       H.R. 1413. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to impose a limitation on 
     State eligibility for major disaster and emergency assistance 
     to ensure that States repay loans and advances made under 
     that act; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H.R. 1414. A bill to provide grants to States to reduce 
     crime and poverty in poor neighborhoods by providing 
     employment opportunities to disadvantaged young adults; to 
     the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. SKAGGS (for himself and Mr. McInnis):
       H.R. 1415. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to enter into an appropriate form of agreement with 
     the town of Grand Lake, CO, authorizing the town to maintain 
     permanently a cemetery in the Rocky Mountain National Park; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Hyde, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sabo, and Ms. 
             McKinney):
       H.R. 1416. A bill to implement the Convention Against 
     Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading 
     Treatment or Punishment and to provide a program of support 
     for victims of torture; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committees on International Relations, 
     and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mrs. SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 1417. A bill to amend the Magnuson Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act to provide for a 3-year 
     research plan to assess the status of stocks of fish that are 
     managed under the Pacific Fisheries Management Council 
     Pacific Coast Groundfish Plan, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1418. A bill to prohibit United States foreign 
     assistance for Russia unless the Government of Russia 
     prohibits the export of nuclear weapons equipment and related 
     technology and offensive military weapons, equipment, and 
     related technology to terrorist states; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY:
       H.R. 1419. A bill to provide an exemption with respect to 
     gambling devices on certain vessels making voyages on Lake 
     Michigan; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Stearns):
       H. Con. Res. 57. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress supporting the Government of India's efforts 
     to hold free and fair elections in Jammu and Kashmir; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH:
       H. Res. 131. Resolution to preserve the constitutional role 
     of the House of Representatives to originate revenue 
     measures; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para.56.26  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII:

       Mr. METCALF introduced a bill (H.R. 1420) for the relief of 
     Richard W. Schaffert; which was referred to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary. 

para.56.27  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 26: Mr. Tanner, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 125: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Orton, and Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Brown of California, Ms. McCarthy, Mrs. 
     Schroeder, and Mr. Volkmer.

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       H.R. 345: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. Payne 
     of New Jersey.
       H.R. 398: Mr. Fields of Louisiana.
       H.R. 399: Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 462: Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 483: Mr. Ward, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 526: Mr. Watt of North Carolina and Mr. Rose.
       H.R. 570: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 645: Mr. Mineta.
       H.R. 649: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 656: Mr. Blute, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Kelly, 
     and Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Jacobs and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 692: Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 708: Mr. Mineta.
       H.R. 744: Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 763: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 764: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 782: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Jones, Mr. Horn, Mr. Richardson, 
     Mr. Coleman, Mr. Ney, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. Fazio of 
     California.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Roberts and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 800: Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 803: Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Fazio of California, 
     Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Blute, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Cramer, and Ms. 
     Harman.
       H.R. 804: Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Canady, and Mr. Rose.
       H.R. 862: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 893: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Levin, and Mr. 
     Lipinski.
       H.R. 895: Mr. Reed and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 915: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Yates, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, 
     Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Torricelli.
       H.R. 927: Mr. Engel, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Wilson, Mr. 
     Foley, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 942: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Upton, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Wyden, Mr. Beilenson, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Shays, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Horn, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Peterson of Florida and Mr. Hancock.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 987: Mr. Pete Geren of Texas and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 990: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 994: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Gene 
     Green of Texas, and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1002: Mr. Callahan and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1003: Mr. Weller, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Emerson, and Mr. 
     Dellums.
       H.R. 1005: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Funderburk.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Manton, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Petri, and Mr. 
     Bilbray.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Houghton and Mr. Hancock.
       H.R. 1076: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1080: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1094: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Ms. Lowey, 
     Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Weller, and Mr. 
     Bereuter.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Emerson, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Miller 
     of Florida, and Mr. Manzullo,
       H.R. 1138: Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Studds, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1162: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1184: Mr. Crane, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. 
     Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1200: Mr. Rush and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1233: Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Williams, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Klug, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1234: Mr. McKeon and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1242: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Portman, Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington, Mr. Largent, Mr. Kasich, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 1252: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1253: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Ackerman, 
     Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Leach, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Frost, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Torres, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
     Brown of California, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Hinchey, 
     Mr. Roemer, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 1259: Mr. Frost, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. Brown of 
     California.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. Rush and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1302: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Williams, Mr. Thornton, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 1323: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1326: Mr. Traficant and Mr. Clinger.
       H.R. 1328: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Clinger.
       H.R. 1391: Mr. Thomas and Mr. Bilirakis.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Armey.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dreier, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Horn, 
     Mr. Kildee, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Reed, 
     Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
     Torres, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Waxman.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Calvert and Mrs. Morella.
       H. Con. Res. 53: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Berman.
       H. Res. 98: Mr. Hinchey and Ms. McKinney.
       H. Res. 99: Mr. Hoyer.
       H. Res. 124: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. 
     Rush.



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                      THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1995 (57)

para.57.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    April 6, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Bob Inglis to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.57.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, April 5, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.57.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       689. A letter from the Under Secretary for Personnel and 
     Readiness, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's defense manpower requirements report for fiscal 
     year 1996, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 115(b)(3)(A); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       690. A letter from the Chairman, National Research Council, 
     transmitting a study of live-fire survivability testing of 
     the F-22 aircraft; to the Committee on National Security.
       691. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       692. A letter from the President, Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation, transmitting the fiscal year 1994 
     management report, pursuant to Public Law 101-576, section 
     306(a) (104 Stat. 2854); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       693. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for Civil 
     Works, Department of the Army, transmitting a report 
     recommending authorization of a deep-draft navigation project 
     at Salem River, NJ; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       694. A letter from the Senior Vice President, Tennessee 
     Valley Authority; transmitting a copy of the Authority's 
     statistical summaries as part of their annual report for the 
     fiscal year beginning October 1, 1993, and ending September 
     30, 1994, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 831h(a); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       695. A letter from the Chairman of the Board, Pension 
     Benefit Guaranty Corporation, transmitting the 20th annual 
     report of the Corporation, which includes the Corporation's 
     financial statement as of September 30, 1994, pursuant to 29 
     U.S.C. 1308; jointly, to the Committees on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities and Ways and Means.
       696. A letter from the Chief Counsel for Advocacy, U.S. 
     Small Business Administration, transmitting an analysis of 
     the impact on small businesses of the ``Contract With America 
     Tax Reform Act of 1995''; jointly, to the Committees on Small 
     Business and Ways and Means.

para.57.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the committee of 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment 
of the House to the bill (S. 244) ``An Act to further the goals of the 
Paperwork Reduction Act to have Federal agencies become more responsible 
and publicly accountable for reducing the burden of Federal paperwork on 
the public, and for other purposes.''

para.57.5  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                                    April 5, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     received a subpoena issued by the Municipal Court of 
     Manville, New Jersey.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is not 
     consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Bob Franks,
                                                      Congressman.

para.57.6  waiving points of order against the conference report on h.r. 
          889

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 129):


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       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 889) making emergency supplemental appropriations 
     and rescissions to preserve and enhance the military 
     readiness of the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes. All points 
     of order against the conference report and against its 
     consideration are waived. The conference report shall be 
     considered as read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.57.7  defense supplemental appropriations

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to House Resolution 129, called up the 
following conference report (Rept. No. 104-101):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     889) ``making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
     rescissions to preserve and enhance the military readiness of 
     the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1995, and for other purposes,'' having met, 
     after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and 
     do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 
     4,6,7,8,10, 20, 22, and 25.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendments of the Senate numbered 16 and 23, and agree to the 
     same.
       Amendment numbered 1:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 1, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:
     That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to provide emergency 
     supplemental appropriations for the Department of Defense to 
     preserve and enhance military readiness for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                               CHAPTER I

                 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Army,'' 
     $260,700,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Navy,'' 
     $183,100,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Marine 
     Corps,'' $25,200,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Military Personnel, Air 
     Force,'' $207,100,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Army,'' 
     $6,500,000: That such amount is designated by Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Navy,'' 
     $9,600,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                    Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Marine 
     Corps,'' $1,300,000: Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Reserve Personnel, Air 
     Force,'' $2,800,000: Provided, That such amount is designated 
     by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Army,'' $11,000,000: That such amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``National Guard Personnel, 
     Air Force,'' $5,000,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Army,'' $936,600,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy,'' $423,700,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 215(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Marine Corps,'' $33,500,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Air Force,'' $852,500,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide,'' $46,200,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

       For an additional amount for ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Navy Reserve,'' $15,400,000: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                              PROCUREMENT

                        Other Procurement, Army

       For an additional amount for ``Other Procurement, Army,'' 
     $8,300,000, to remain available until September 30, 1997: 
     Provided, That such amount is designated by Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

       For an additional amount for ``Defense Health Program,'' 
     $13,200,000: Provided, That such amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.

                               CHAPTER II

                  RESCINDING CERTAIN BUDGET AUTHORITY

                    DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $2,000,000 are rescinded.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $2,000,000 are rescinded.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $68,800,000 are rescinded.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $15,400,000 are rescinded.

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $6,200,000 are rescinded.

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                   Environmental Restoration, Defense


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $300,000,000 are rescinded.

                  Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $20,000,000 are rescinded.

                              PROCUREMENT

                       Aircraft Procurement, Army


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $34,411,000 are rescinded.

                    Procurement of Ammunition, Army


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-396, $85,000,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $55,900,000 are rescinded.

                        Other Procurement, Army


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $32,100,000 are rescinded.

                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force


                       (rescissions and transfer)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-396, $100,000,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $27,500,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $23,500,000 are hereby transferred and made 
     available for obligation to Operation and Maintenance, Air 
     Force.

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-396, $33,000,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-139, $99,000,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $89,500,000 are rescinded.

                      Other Procurement, Air Force


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $6,100,000 are rescinded.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $32,000,000 are rescinded.

                  National Guard and Reserve Equipment


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $30,000,000 are rescinded.

                    Defense Production Act Purchases


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-139, $100,000,000 are rescinded.

               RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-139, $5,000,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $43,000,000 are rescinded.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $68,800,000 are rescinded.

         Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-139, $49,600,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $191,200,000 are rescinded.

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide


                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-139, $77,000,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-335, $436,445,000 are rescinded.

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                 National Security Education Trust Fund


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-172, $75,000,000 are rescinded.

                              CHAPTER III

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 101. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 102. Notwithstanding sections 607 and 630 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2357, 2390) and 
     sections 2608 and 2350j of title 10, United States Code, all 
     funds received by the United States as reimbursement for 
     expenses for which funds are provided in this Act shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
       Sec. 103. During the current fiscal year, appropriations 
     available to the Department of Defense for the pay of 
     civilian personnel may be used, without regard to the time 
     limitations specified in section 5523(a) of title 5, United 
     States Code, for payments under the provisions of section 
     5523 of title 5, United States Code, in the case of 
     employees, or an employee's dependents or immediate family, 
     evacuated from Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pursuant to the August 
     26, 1994 order of the Secretary of Defense. This section 
     shall take effect as of March 5, 1995, and shall apply with 
     respect to any payment made on or after that date.


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 104. In addition to amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by this Act, $28,297,000 is hereby 
     appropriated to the Department of Defense and shall be 
     available only for transfer to the United States Coast Guard 
     to cover the incremental operating costs associated with 
     Operations Able Manner, Able Vigil, Restore Democracy, and 
     Support Democracy: Provided, that such amount is designated 
     by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.
       Sec. 105. (a) Section 8106A of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-335), is amended by 
     striking out the last proviso and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following: ``: Provided further, That if, after September 
     30, 1994, a member of the Armed Forces (other than the Coast 
     Guard) is approved for release from active duty or full-time 
     National Guard duty and that person subsequently becomes 
     employed in a position of civilian employment in the 
     Department of Defense within 180 days after the release from 
     active duty or full-time National Guard duty, than that 
     person is prohibited from receiving payments under a Special 
     Separation Benefits program (under section 1174a of title 10, 
     United States Code) or a Voluntary Separation Incentive 
     program (under section 1175 of title 10, United States Code) 
     by reason of the release from active duty or full-time 
     National Guard duty, and the person shall reimburse the 
     United States the total amount, if any, paid such person 
     under the program before the employment begins''.
       (b) Appropriations available to the Department of Defense 
     for fiscal year 1995 may be obligated for making payments 
     under sections 1174a and 1175 of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (c) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall be effective 
     as of September 30, 1994.
       Sec. 106. (a) Subsection 8054(g) of the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-335), is 
     amended to read as follows: ``Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, of the amounts available to the Department 
     of Defense during fiscal year 1995, not more than 
     $1,252,650,000 may be obligated for financing activities of 
     defense FFRDCs: Provided, That, in addition to any other 
     reductions required by this section, the total amounts 
     appropriated in titles II, III, and IV of this Act are hereby 
     reduced by $250,000,000 to reflect the funding ceiling 
     contained in this subsection and to reflect further 
     reductions in amounts available to the Department of Defense 
     to finance activities carried out by defense FFRDCs and other 
     entities providing consulting services, studies and analyses, 
     systems engineering and technical assistance, and technical, 
     engineering and management support.''.
       (b) Subsection 8054(h) of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-335), is amended to 
     read as follows: ``The total amounts appropriated to or for 
     the use of the Department of Defense in titles II, III, and 
     IV of this Act are reduced by an additional $251,534,000 to 
     reflect savings from the decreased use of non-FFRDC 
     consulting services by the Department of Defense.''.
       (c) Not later than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the 
     Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) shall report to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives as to the total, separate amounts of 
     appropriations provided, by title and by appropriations 
     account, in titles II, III, and IV of the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-335), as 
     amended.
       Sec. 107. Within sixty days of the enactment of this Act, 
     the President shall submit to Congress a report which shall 
     include the following:
       (a) A detailed description of the estimated cumulative 
     incremental cost of all United States activities subsequent 
     to September 30, 1993, in and around Haiti, including but not 
     limited to--
       (1) the cost of all deployments of United States Armed 
     Forces and Coast Guard personnel, training, exercises, 
     mobilization, and preparation activities, including the 
     preparation of police and military units of the other nations 
     of the multinational force involved in enforcement of 
     sanctions, limits on migration, establishment and maintenance 
     of migrant facilities at Guantanamo Bay and elsewhere, and 
     all other activities relating to operations in and round 
     Haiti; and
       (2) the costs of all other activities relating to United 
     States policy toward Haiti, including humanitarian and 
     development assistance, reconstruction, balance of payments 
     and economic support, assistance provided to reduce or 
     eliminate all arrearages owed to International Financial 
     Institutions, all rescheduling or forgiveness of United 
     States bilateral and multilateral debt, aid and other 
     financial assistance, all in-kind contributions, and all 
     other costs to the United States Government.
       (b) A detailed accounting of the source of funds obligated 
     or expended to meet the costs described in paragraph (a), 
     including--
       (1) in the case of funds expended from the Department of 
     Defense budget, a breakdown by military service or defense 
     agency, line item and program; and

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       (2) in the case of funds expended from the budgets of 
     departments and agencies other than the Department of 
     Defense, by department or agency and program.
       Sec. 108. None of the funds appropriated to the Department 
     of Defense for the Technology Reinvestment Program under 
     Public Law 130-335 shall be obligated for any new projects 
     for which a selection has not been made until the Under 
     Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology certifies 
     to the Congress that military officers and civilian employees 
     of the military departments constitute a majority of the 
     membership on each review panel at every proposal evaluation 
     step for the Technology Reinvestment Program: Provided, That 
     the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and Technology 
     shall submit to the Congress a report describing each new 
     Technology Reinvestment Program project or award and the 
     military needs which the project addresses.
       Sec. 109. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be obligated or expended for 
     assistance to or programs in the Democratic People's Republic 
     of Korea, or for implementation of the October 21, 1994, 
     Agreed Framework between the United States and the Democratic 
     People's Republic of Korea, unless specifically appropriated 
     for that purpose.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 2:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter inserted by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 110. During the current fiscal year, none of the funds 
     available to the Department of Defense for emergency and 
     extraordinary expenses may be obligated or expended in an 
     amount of $1,000,000 or more for any single transaction 
     without prior notification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives, 
     the Senate Armed Services Committee, and the House National 
     Security Committee.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 3:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 3, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of ``Sec. 112'' named in said amendment, insert: 
     Sec. 111; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 5:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 5, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter inserted by said amendment, insert:

              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

       Sec. 112. None of the funds made available to the 
     Department of Defense for any fiscal year for military 
     construction or family housing may be obligated to initiate 
     construction projects upon enactment of this Act for any 
     project on an installation that--
       (1) was included in the closure and realignment 
     recommendations submitted by the Secretary of Defense to the 
     Base Closure and Realignment Commission on February 28, 1995, 
     unless removed by the Base Closure and Realignment 
     Commission, or
       (2) is included in the closure and realignment 
     recommendation as submitted to Congress in 1995 in accordance 
     with the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, as 
     amended (P.L. 101-510):
       Provided, That the prohibition on obligation of funds for 
     projects located on an installation cited for realignment are 
     only to be in effect if the function or activity with which 
     the project is associated will be transferred from the 
     installation as a result of the realignment: Provided 
     further, That this provision will remain in effect unless the 
     Congress enacts a Joint Resolution of Disapproval in 
     accordance with the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act 
     of 1990, as amended (P.L. 101-510).


                             (rescissions)

       Sec. 113. Of the funds appropriated under Public Law 103-
     307, the following funds are hereby rescinded from the 
     following accounts in the specified amounts:
       Military Construction, Army, $3,500,000;
       Military Construction, Navy, $3,500,000;
       Military Construction, Air Force, $3,500,000;
       North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure, 
     $33,000,000;
       Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part III, 
     $32,000,000.
       Of the funds appropriated under Public Law 102-136, the 
     following funds are hereby rescinded from the following 
     account in the specified amount:
       Military Construction, Naval Reserve, $25,100,000.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 9:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 9, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter inserted by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 114. The Secretary of Defense shall not allocate a 
     rescission to any military installation that the Secretary 
     recommends for closure or realignment in 1995 under section 
     2903(c) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 
     1990 (subtitle A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note) in an amount in excess of the proportionate 
     share for each installation for the current fiscal year of 
     the funds rescinded from ``Environmental Restoration, 
     Defense'' by this Act.
       Sec. 115. Funds in the amount of $76,900,000 received 
     during fiscal years 1994 and 1995 by the Department of the 
     Air Force pursuant to the ``Memorandum of Agreement between 
     the National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the 
     United States Air Force on Titan IV/Centaur Launch Support 
     for the Cassini Mission,'' signed September 8, 1994, and 
     September 23, 1994, and Attachments A, B, and C to that 
     Memorandum, shall be merged with appropriations available for 
     research, development, test and evaluation and procurement 
     for fiscal years 1994 and 1995, and shall be available for 
     the same time period as the appropriation with which merged, 
     and shall be available for obligation only for those Titan IV 
     vehicles and Titan IV-related activities under contract as of 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 116. Section 8025 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-335), is amended by 
     striking out the amount ``$203,736,000'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``$170,036,000''.
       Sec. 117. In addition to the rescissions made elsewhere in 
     this Act, on September 15, 1995, $100,000,000 shall be 
     rescinded from appropriations under title III of the 
     Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 
     102-396).
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 11:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 11, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:

                               CHAPTER IV

           DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                    FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

         Grants to the National Railroad Passenger Corporation

       For an additional amount to enable the Secretary of 
     Transportation to make a grant to the National Railroad 
     Passenger Corporation, $21,500,000 is hereby appropriated 
     which shall be available until expended for capital 
     improvements associated with safety-related emergency repairs 
     at the existing Pennsylvania Station in New York City: 
     Provided, That none of the funds herein appropriated shall be 
     used for the redevelopment of the James A. Farley Post Office 
     Building in New York city as a train station and commercial 
     center: Provided further, That the $21,500,000 shall be 
     considered part of the Federal cost share for the 
     redevelopment of the James A. Farley Post Office Building, if 
     authorized.

                                TITLE II

       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 12:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 12, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and the matter inserted by 
     said amendment, insert:

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service


                       immigration emergency fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $45,000,000 are rescinded.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

             National Institute of standards and Technology


                     industrial technology services

                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts made available under this heading in public 
     Law 103-317 for the Advanced Technology Program, $90,000,000 
     are rescinded.

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration


                   information infrastructure grants

                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $15,000,000 are rescinded.

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                     Small Business Administration


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317 for tree-planting grants pursuant to section 24 
     of the Small Business Act, as amended, $15,000,000 are 
     rescinded.

                       Legal Services Corporation


               payment to the legal services corporation

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317 for payment to the Legal Services Corporation to 
     carry out the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act 
     of 1974, as amended, $15,000,000 are rescinded.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 13:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 13, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter inserted by said amendment, amended as 
     follows:
       Insert the following heading at the beginning of said 
     amendment:

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

 Flood Control, Mississippi River and Tributaries, Arkansas, Illinois, 
       Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, and Tennessee

       And on line 17, page 17 of the House of Representatives 
     engrossed bill, H.R. 889, delete ``$100,000,000'' and insert 
     in lieu thereof $200,000,000; and the Senate agree to the 
     same.

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       Amendment numbered 14:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 14, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in said amendment insert: 
     $60,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 15:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 15, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:

                      Development Assistance Fund


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-306 and prior appropriations Acts, $12,500,000 are 
     rescinded.

  Assistance for the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-87 and Public Law 103-306, $7,500,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-87 for support of an officer resettlement program in 
     Russia as described in section 560(a)(5), $15,000,000 shall 
     be allocated to other economic assistance and for related 
     programs for the New Independent States of the Former Soviet 
     Union notwithstanding the allocations provided in section 560 
     of said Act: Provided, That such funds shall not be available 
     for assistance to Russia.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 17:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 17, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:

                      School Improvement Programs


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333 for new education infrastructure improvement 
     grants, $65,000,000 are rescinded.

                      Student Financial Assistance


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-112, $35,000,000 made available for title IV, part A, 
     subpart 1 of the Higher Education Act are rescinded.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 18:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 18, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:

                    FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

                        Facilities and Equipment


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

                              (rescission)

       Of the available balances under this heading that remain 
     unobligated for the ``advanced automation system'', 
     $35,000,000 are rescinded.

                     FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

              Miscellaneous Highway Demonstration Projects


                          (highway trust fund)

                              (rescission)

       Of the available appropriated balances provided in Public 
     Law 93-87; Public Law 98-8; Public Law 98-473; and Public Law 
     100-71, $12,004,450 are rescinded.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 19:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 19, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended as 
     follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in said amendment insert: 
     $6,563,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 21:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 21, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment to read as 
     follows:

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                    Environmental Protection Agency


                        administrative provision

       The Congress finds that the 1990 amendments to the Clean 
     Air Act (Public Law 101-549) superseded prior requirements of 
     the Clean Air Act regarding the demonstration of attainment 
     of national ambient air quality standards for the South 
     Coast, Ventura, and Sacramento areas of California and thus 
     eliminated the obligation of the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to promulgate a Federal 
     implementation plan under section 110(e) of the Clean Air Act 
     for those areas. Upon the enactment of this Act, any Federal 
     implementation plan that has been promulgated by the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency under 
     the Clean Air Act for the South Coast, Ventura, or Sacramento 
     areas of California pursuant to a court order or settlement 
     shall be rescinded and shall have no further force and 
     effect.

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration


                    national aeronautical facilities

       Public Law 103-327 is amended in the paragraph under this 
     heading by striking ``March 31, 1997'' and all that follows, 
     and inserting in lieu thereof. ``September 30, 1997: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $35,000,000 shall be available 
     for obligation prior to October 1, 1996.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 24:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 24, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:

             TITLE IV--MEXICAN DEBT DISCLOSURE ACT OF 1995

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Mexican Debt Disclosure 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 402. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) Mexico is an important neighbor and trading partner of 
     the United States;
       (2) on January 31, 1995, the President approved a program 
     of assistance to Mexico, in the form of swap facilities and 
     securities guarantees in the amount of $20,000,000,000, using 
     the exchange stabilization fund;
       (3) the program of assistance involves the participation of 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the 
     International Monetary Fund, the Bank for International 
     Settlements, the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Bank of 
     Canada, and several Latin America countries;
       (4) the involvement of the exchange stabilization fund and 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System means 
     that United States taxpayer funds will be used in the 
     assistance effort to Mexico;
       (5) assistance provided by the International Monetary Fund, 
     the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, 
     and the Inter-American Development Bank may require 
     additional United States contributions of taxpayer funds to 
     those entities;
       (6) the immediate use of taxpayer funds and the potential 
     requirement for additional future United States contributions 
     of taxpayer funds necessitates congressional oversight of the 
     disbursement of funds; and
       (7) the efficacy of the assistance to Mexico is contingent 
     on the pursuit of sound economic policy by the Government of 
     Mexico.

     SEC. 403. PRESIDENTIAL REPORTS.

       (a) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than June 30, 1995, 
     and every 6 months thereafter, the President shall transmit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     concerning all guarantees issued to, and short-term and long-
     term currency swaps with, the Government of Mexico by the 
     United States Government, including the Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System.
       (b) Contents of Reports.--Each report described in 
     subsection (a) shall contain a description of the following 
     actions taken, or economic situations existing, during the 
     preceding 6-month period or, in the case of the initial 
     report, during the period beginning on the date of enactment 
     of this Act:
       (1) Changes in wage, price, and credit controls in the 
     Mexican economy.
       (2) Changes in taxation policy of the Government of Mexico.
       (3) Specific actions taken by the Government of Mexico to 
     further privatize the economy of Mexico.
       (4) Actions taken by the Government of Mexico in the 
     development of regulatory policy that significantly affected 
     the performance of the Mexican economy.
       (5) Consultations concerning the program approved by the 
     President, including advice on economic, monetary, and fiscal 
     policy, held between the Government of Mexico and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury (including any designee of the 
     Secretary) and the conclusions resulting from any periodic 
     reviews undertaken by the International Monetary Fund 
     pursuant to the Fund's loan agreements with Mexico.
       (6) All outstanding loans, credits, and guarantees provided 
     to the Government of Mexico, by the United States Government, 
     including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System, set forth by category of financing.
       (7) The progress the Government of Mexico has made in 
     stabilizing the peso and establishing an independent central 
     bank or currency board.
       (c) Summary of Treasury Department Reports.--In addition to 
     the information required to be included under subsection (b), 
     each report required under this section shall contain a 
     summary of the information contained in all reports submitted 
     under section 404 during the period covered by the report 
     required under this section.

     SEC. 404. REPORTS BY THE SECRETARY OF THE TREASURY.

       (a) Reporting Requirement.--Beginning on the last day of 
     the first month which begins after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, and on the last day of every month thereafter, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report concerning all guarantees 
     issued to, and short-term and long-term currency swaps with, 
     the Government of Mexico by the United States Government, 
     including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System.
       (b) Contents of Reports.--Each report described in 
     subsection (a) shall include a description of the following 
     actions taken, or economic situations existing, during the 
     month in which the report is required to be submitted:
       (1) The current condition of the Mexican economy.
       (2) The reserve positions of the central bank of Mexico and 
     data relating to the functioning of Mexico monetary policy.
       (3) The amount of any funds disbursed from the exchange 
     stabilization fund pursuant to the program of assistance to 
     the Government of Mexico approved by the President on January 
     31, 1995.

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       (4) The amount of any funds disbursed by the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System pursuant to the 
     program of assistance referred to in paragraph (3).
       (5) Financial tranactions, both inside and outside of 
     Mexico, made during the reporting period involving funds 
     disbursed to Mexico from the exchange stabilization fund or 
     proceeds of Mexican Government securities guaranteed by the 
     exchange stabilization fund.
       (6) All oustanding guarantees issued to, and short-term and 
     medium-term currency swaps with, the Government of Mexico by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, set forth by category of 
     financing.
       (7) All outstanding currency swaps with the central bank of 
     Mexico by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System and the rationale for, and any expected costs of, such 
     transactions.
       (8) The amount of payments made by customers of Mexican 
     petroleum companies that have been deposited in the account 
     at the Federal Reserve Bank of New York established to ensure 
     repayment of any payment by the United States Government, 
     including the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System, in connection with any guarantee issued to, or any 
     swap with, the Government of Mexico.
       (9) Any setoff by the Federal Reserve Bank of New York 
     against funds in the account described in paragraph (8).
       (10) To the extent such information is available, once 
     there has been a setoff by the Federal Reserve Bank of New 
     York, any interruption in deliveries of petroleum products to 
     existing customers whose payments were setoff.
       (11) The interest rates and fees charged to compensate the 
     Secretary of the Treasury for the risk of providing 
     financing.

     SEC. 405. TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       The requirements of sections 403 and 404 shall terminate on 
     the date that the Government of Mexico has paid all 
     obligations with respect to swap facilities and guarantees of 
     securities made available under the program approved by the 
     President on January 31, 1995.

     SEC. 406. PRESIDENTIAL CERTIFICATION REGARDING SWAP OF 
                   CURRENCIES TO MEXICO THROUGH EXCHANGE 
                   STABILIZATION FUND OR FEDERAL RESERVE.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no loan, credit, guarantee, or arrangement for a swap of 
     currencies to Mexico through the exchange stabilization fund 
     or by the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System 
     may be extended or (if already extended) further utilized, 
     unless and until the President submits to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a certification that--
       (1) there is no projected cost (as defined in the Credit 
     Reform Act of 1990) to the United States from the proposed 
     loan, credit, guarantee, or currency swap;
       (2) all loans, credits, guarantees, and currency swaps are 
     adequately backed to ensure that all United States funds are 
     repaid;
       (3) the Government of Mexico is making progress in ensuring 
     an independent central bank or an independent currency 
     control mechanism;
       (4) Mexico has in effect a significant economic reform 
     effort; and
       (5) the President has provided the documents described in 
     paragraphs (1) through (28) of House Resolution 80, adopted 
     March 1, 1995.
       (b) Treatment of Classified or Privileged Material.--For 
     purposes of the certification required by subsection (a)(5), 
     the President shall specify, in the case of any document that 
     is classified or subject to applicable privileges, that, 
     while such document may not have been produced to the House 
     of Representatives, in lieu thereof it has been produced to 
     specified Members of Congress or their designees by natural 
     agreement among the President, the Speaker of the House, and 
     the chairmen and ranking members of the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services, the Committee on International 
     Relations, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence 
     of the House.

     SEC. 407. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title, the following definitions shall 
     apply:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committee.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committees 
     on International Relations and Banking and Financial Services 
     of the House of Representatives, the Committees on Foreign 
     Relations and Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs of the 
     Senate, and the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate.
       (2) Exchange stabilization fund.--The term ``exchange 
     stabilization fund'' means the stabilization fund referred to 
     in section 5302(a)(1) of title 31, United States Code.
       That the Senate recede from its amendment to the title of 
     the bill.

     For consideration of Senate amendments numbered 3, 5, 6, 7, 
     and 10 thru 25, and the Senate amendment to the title of the 
     bill:
     Bob Livingston,
     John Myers,
     Bill Young,
     Ralph Regula,
     Jerry Lewis,
     John Edward Porter,
     Harold Rogers,
     Frank R. Wolf,
     Barbara F. Vucanovich,
     Sonny Callahan,
     Charles Wilson,
     Alan Mollohan,
     For consideration of Senate amendments numbered 1, 2, 4, 8, 
     and 9:
     Bill Young,
     Joe McDade,
     Bob Livingston,
     Jerry Lewis,
     Joe Skeen,
     Dave Hobson,
     Henry Bonilla,
     George R. Nethercutt, Jr.,
     Mark Neumann,
     John P. Murtha,
     Norman Dicks,
     Charles Wilson,
     W.G. Bill Hefner,
     Except Ament. No. 1 re: ELF:
     Martin Olav Sabo,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Mark O. Hatfield,
     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Arlen Specter,
     Peter V. Domenici,
     Phil Gramm,
     Kit Bond,
     Slade Gorton,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Conrad Burns,
     Robert Byrd,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     Ernest F. Hollings,
     J. Bennett Johnston,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Harry Reid,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.
  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
pursuant to clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the 
call was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

343

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affirmative

Nays

80

para.57.8                    [Roll No. 296]

                                YEAS--343

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher

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     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--80

     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Klug
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Burton
     Chapman
     Dickey
     Frost
     Hinchey
     Kasich
     McIntosh
     Moran
     Reynolds
     Scarborough
     Waxman
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.57.9  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries. 

para.57.10  providing for the consideration of h.r. 660

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 126):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 660) to amend the Fair Housing Act to modify 
     the exemption from certain familial status discrimination 
     prohibitions granted to housing for older persons. The first 
     reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate 
     shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on the Judiciary. After 
     general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
     under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider 
     as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
     five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
     the bill. Each section of the committee amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.57.11  message from the president--national endowment for the arts

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, laid before the 
House a message from the President, which was read as follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
  It is my special pleasure to transmit herewith the Annual Report of 
the National Endowment for the Arts for the fiscal year 1993.
  The National Endowment for the Arts has awarded over 100,000 grants 
since 1965 for arts projects that touch every community in the Nation. 
Through its grants to individual artists, the agency has helped to 
launch and sustain the voice and grace of a generation--such as the 
brilliance of Rita Dove, now the U.S. Poet Laureate, or the daring of 
dancer Arthur Mitchell. Through its grants to art organizations, it has 
helped invigorate community arts centers and museums, preserve our folk 
heritage, and advance the performing, literary, and visual arts.
  Since its inception, the Arts endowment has believed that all children 
should have an education in the arts. Over the past few years, the 
agency has worked hard to include the arts in our national education 
reform movement. Today, the arts are helping to lead the way in renewing 
American schools.
  I have seen first-hand the success story of this small agency. In my 
home State of Arkansas, the National Endowment for the Arts worked in 
partnership with the State arts agency and the private sector to bring 
artists into our schools, to help cities revive downtown centers, and to 
support opera and jazz, literature and music. All across the United 
States, the Endowment invests in our cultural institutions and artists. 
People in communities small and large in every State have greater 
opportunities to participate and enjoy the arts. We all benefit from 
this increased arts presence, and yet the cost is just 65 cents per 
American. The payback in economic terms has always been several-fold. 
The payback in human benefit is incalculable.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, April 6, 1995. 
  By unanimous consent, the message together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
Opportunities.

para.57.12  housing for older persons

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to House 
Resolution 126 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 660) to amend the Fair Housing Act to 
modify the exemption from certain familial status discrimination 
prohibitions granted to housing for older persons.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by unanimous 
consent, designated Mr. DUNCAN as Chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DUNCAN, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 126, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Housing for Older Persons 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF HOUSING FOR OLDER PERSONS.

       Subparagraph (C) of section 807(b)(2) of the Fair Housing 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 3607(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) that meets the following requirements:
       ``(i) The housing is in a facility or community intended 
     and operated for the occupancy of at least 80 percent of the 
     occupied units by at least one person 55 years of age or 
     older.
       ``(ii) The housing facility or community publishes and 
     adheres to policies and procedures that demonstrate the 
     intent required under clause (i), whether or not such 
     policies and procedures are set forth in the governing 
     documents of such facility or community.
       ``(iii) The housing facility or community complies with 
     rules made by the Secretary for the verification of 
     occupancy. Such rules shall allow for that verification by 
     reliable surveys and affidavits and shall include examples of 
     the types of policies and procedures relevant to a 
     determination of compliance with the requirement of clause 
     (ii). Such surveys and affidavits shall be admissible in 
     administrative and judicial pro

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     ceedings for the purposes of such verification.''.

     SEC. 3. GOOD FAITH ATTEMPT AT COMPLIANCE DEFENSE AGAINST 
                   CIVIL MONEY DAMAGES.

       Section 807(b) of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3607(b)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Good Faith Reliance.--(A) A person shall not be held 
     personally liable for monetary damages for a violation of 
     this title if such person reasonably relied, in good faith, 
     on the application of the exemption under this subsection 
     relating to housing for older persons.
       ``(B) For the purposes of this paragraph, a person engaged 
     in the business of residential real estate transactions may 
     show good faith reliance on the application of the exemption 
     by showing that--
       ``(i) such person has no actual knowledge that the facility 
     or community is not, or will not, be eligible for such 
     exemption; and
       ``(ii) the facility or community has certified to such 
     person, in writing and on oath or affirmation, that the 
     facility or community complies with the requirements for such 
     exemption.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CANADY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

424

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

5

para.57.13                   [Roll No. 297]

                                YEAS--424

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NAYS--5

     Becerra
     Berman
     Bryant (TX)
     Scott
     Watt (NC)

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Ackerman
     Chapman
     Dickey
     Frost
     Reynolds
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.57.14  providing for the consideration of h.r. 483

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 130):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 483) to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to permit medicare select policies to be offered 
     in all States, and for other purposes. The first reading of 
     the bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 
     consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Commerce. After general debate the 
     bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
     rule. In lieu of any committee amendment it shall be in order 
     to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
     under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 1391. That 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 
     as read. No amendment to that amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute shall be in order except one further amendment in 
     the nature of a substitute which may be offered only by 
     Representative Dingell of Michigan or his designee, shall be 
     considered as read, shall be debatable for one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and 
     shall not be subject to amendment. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendment as 
     may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote 
     in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 
     Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute made in order as original text. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and any 
     amendment thereto to final passage without intervening motion 
     except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.
       Sec. 2. Subject to clause 2(l)(5) of rule XI, the Committee 
     on Commerce may file a report to the House on H.R. 483 at any 
     time.

  When said resolution was considered.
  Ms. PRYCE submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:

       Page 2, line 3, by inserting after ``bill'' the words ``for 
     failure to comply with clause (2)(1)(6) of rule XI.''
  After debate,
  On motion of Ms. PRYCE, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution, as amended, to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?

[[Page 587]]

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

253

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

172

para.57.15                   [Roll No. 298]

                                YEAS--253

     Allard
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--172

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Ackerman
     Archer
     Chapman
     Dickey
     Frost
     Hilliard
     Largent
     Miller (CA)
     Reynolds
  So the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.57.16  paperwork reduction

  Mr. CLINGER called up the following conference report (Rept. No. 104-
99):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the House to the bill (S. 
     244), to further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to 
     have Federal agencies become more responsible and publicly 
     accountable for reducing the burden of Federal paperwork on 
     the public, and for other purposes, having met, after full 
     and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do 
     recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the House and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Paperwork Reduction Act of 
     1995''.

     SEC. 2. COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY.

       Chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

        ``CHAPTER 35--COORDINATION OF FEDERAL INFORMATION POLICY

``Sec.
``3501. Purposes.
``3502. Definitions.
``3503. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.
``3504. Authority and functions of Director.
``3505. Assignment of tasks and deadlines.
``3506. Federal agency responsibilities.
``3507. Public information collection activities; submission to 
              Director; approval and delegation.
``3508. Determination of necessity for information; hearing.
``3509. Designation of central collection agency.
``3510. Cooperation of agencies in making information available.
``3511. Establishment and operation of Government Information Locator 
              Service.
``3512. Public protection.
``3513. Director review of agency activities; reporting; agency 
              response.
``3514. Responsiveness to Congress.
``3515. Administrative powers.
``3516. Rules and regulations.
``3517. Consultation with other agencies and the public.
``3518. Effect on existing laws and regulations.
``3519. Access to information.
``3520. Authorization of appropriations.

     ``Sec. 3501. Purposes

       ``The purposes of this chapter are to--
       ``(1) minimize the paperwork burden for individuals, small 
     businesses, educational and nonprofit institutions, Federal 
     contractors, State, local and tribal governments, and other 
     persons resulting from the collection of information by or 
     for the Federal Government;
       ``(2) ensure the greatest possible public benefit from and 
     maximize the utility of information created, collected, 
     maintained, used, shared and disseminated by or for the 
     Federal Government;
       ``(3) coordinate, integrate, and to the extent practicable 
     and appropriate, make uniform Federal information resources 
     management policies and practices as a means to improve the 
     productivity, efficiency, and effectiveness of Government 
     programs, including the reduction of information collection 
     burdens on the public and the improvement of service delivery 
     to the public;
       ``(4) improve the quality and use of Federal information to 
     strengthen decisionmaking, accountability, and openness in 
     Government and society;
       ``(5) minimize the cost to the Federal Government of the 
     creation, collection, maintenance, use, dissemination, and 
     disposition of information;
       ``(6) strengthen the partnership between the Federal 
     Government and State, local, and tribal governments by 
     minimizing the burden and maximizing the utility of 
     information created, collected, maintained, used, 
     disseminated, and retained by or for the Federal Government;
       ``(7) provide for the dissemination of public information 
     on a timely basis, on equitable terms, and in a manner that 
     promotes the utility of the information to the public and 
     makes effective use of information technology;

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       ``(8) ensure that the creation, collection, maintenance, 
     use, dissemination, and disposition of information by or for 
     the Federal Government is consistent with applicable laws, 
     including laws relating to--
       ``(A) privacy and confidentiality, including section 552a 
     of title 5;
       ``(B) security of information, including the Computer 
     Security Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-235); and
       ``(C) access to information, including section 552 of title 
     5;
       ``(9) ensure the integrity, quality, and utility of the 
     Federal statistical system;
       ``(10) ensure that information technology is acquired, 
     used, and managed to improve performance of agency missions, 
     including the reduction of information collection burdens on 
     the public; and
       ``(11) improve the responsibility and accountability of the 
     Office of Management and Budget and all other Federal 
     agencies to Congress and to the public for implementing the 
     information collection review process, information resources 
     management, and related policies and guidelines established 
     under this chapter.

     ``Sec. 3502. Definitions

       ``As used in this chapter--
       ``(1) the term `agency' means any executive department, 
     military department, Government corporation, Government 
     controlled corporation, or other establishment in the 
     executive branch of the Government (including the Executive 
     Office of the President), or any independent regulatory 
     agency, but does not include--
       ``(A) the General Accounting Office;
       ``(B) Federal Election Commission;
       ``(C) the governments of the District of Columbia and of 
     the territories and possessions of the United States, and 
     their various subdivisions; or
       ``(D) Government-owned contractor-operated facilities, 
     including laboratories engaged in national defense research 
     and production activities;
       ``(2) the term `burden' means time, effort, or financial 
     resources expended by persons to generate, maintain, or 
     provide information to or for a Federal agency, including the 
     resources expended for--
       ``(A) reviewing instructions;
       ``(B) acquiring, installing, and utilizing technology and 
     systems;
       ``(C) adjusting the existing ways to comply with any 
     previously applicable instructions and requirements;
       ``(D) searching data sources;
       ``(E) completing and reviewing the collection of 
     information; and
       ``(F) transmitting, or otherwise disclosing the 
     information;
       ``(3) the term `collection of information'--
       ``(A) means the obtaining, causing to be obtained, 
     soliciting, or requiring the disclosure to third parties or 
     the public, of facts or opinions by or for an agency, 
     regardless of form or format, calling for either--
       ``(i) answers to identical questions posed to, or identical 
     reporting or recordkeeping requirements imposed on, ten or 
     more persons, other than agencies, instrumentalities, or 
     employees of the United States; or
       ``(ii) answers to questions posed to agencies, 
     instrumentalities, or employees of the United States which 
     are to be used for general statistical purposes; and
       ``(B) shall not include a collection of information 
     described under section 3518(c)(1);
       ``(4) the term `Director' means the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget;
       ``(5) the term `independent regulatory agency' means the 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, the 
     Commodity Futures Trading Commission, the Consumer Product 
     Safety Commission, the Federal Communications Commission, the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, the Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission, the Federal Housing Finance Board, the 
     Federal Maritime Commission, the Federal Trade Commission, 
     the Interstate Commerce Commission, the Mine Enforcement 
     Safety and Health Review Commission, the National Labor 
     Relations Board, the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission, the Postal 
     Rate Commission, the Securities and Exchange Commission, and 
     any other similar agency designated by statute as a Federal 
     independent regulatory agency or commission;
       ``(6) the term `information resources' means information 
     and related resources, such as personnel, equipment, funds, 
     and information technology;
       ``(7) the term `information resources management' means the 
     process of managing information resources to accomplish 
     agency missions and to improve agency performance, including 
     through the reduction of information collection burdens on 
     the public;
       ``(8) the term `information system' means a discrete set of 
     information resources organized for the collection, 
     processing, maintenance, use, sharing, dissemination, or 
     disposition of information;
       ``(9) the term `information technology' has the same 
     meaning as the term `automatic data processing equipment' as 
     defined by section 111(a) (2) and (3)(C) (i) through (v) of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
     (40 U.S.C. 759(a) (2) and (3)(C) (i) through (v));
       ``(10) the term `person' means an individual, partnership, 
     association, corporation, business trust, or legal 
     representative, an organized group of individuals, a State, 
     territorial, tribal, or local government or branch thereof, 
     or a political subdivision of a State, territory, tribal, or 
     local government or a branch of a political subdivision;
       ``(11) the term `practical utility' means the ability of an 
     agency to use information, particularly the capability to 
     process such information in a timely and useful fashion;
       ``(12) the term `public information' means any information, 
     regardless of form or format, that an agency discloses, 
     disseminates, or makes available to the public;
       ``(13) the term `recordkeeping requirement' means a 
     requirement imposed by or for an agency on persons to 
     maintain specified records, including a requirement to--
       ``(A) retain such records;
       ``(B) notify third parties, the Federal Government, or the 
     public of the existence of such records;
       ``(C) disclose such records to third parties, the Federal 
     Government, or the public; or
       ``(D) report to third parties, the Federal Government, or 
     the public regarding such records; and
       ``(14) the term `penalty' includes the imposition by an 
     agency or court of a fine or other punishment; a judgment for 
     monetary damages or equitable relief; or the revocation, 
     suspension, reduction, or denial of a license, privilege, 
     right, grant, or benefit.

     ``Sec. 3503. Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs

       ``(a) There is established in the Office of Management and 
     Budget an office to be known as the Office of Information and 
     Regulatory Affairs.
       ``(b) There shall be at the head of the Office an 
     Administrator who shall be appointed by the President, by and 
     with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Director shall 
     delegate to the Administrator the authority to administer all 
     functions under this chapter, except that any such delegation 
     shall not relieve the Director of responsibility for the 
     administration of such functions. The Administrator shall 
     serve as principal adviser to the Director on Federal 
     information resources management policy.

     ``Sec. 3504. Authority and functions of Director

       ``(a)(1) The Director shall oversee the use of information 
     resources to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of 
     governmental operations to serve agency missions, including 
     burden reduction and service delivery to the public. In 
     performing such oversight, the Director shall--
       ``(A) develop, coordinate and oversee the implementation of 
     Federal information resources management policies, 
     principles, standards, and guidelines; and
       ``(B) provide direction and oversee--
       ``(i) the review and approval of the collection of 
     information and the reduction of the information collection 
     burden;
       ``(ii) agency dissemination of and public access to 
     information;
       ``(iii) statistical activities;
       ``(iv) records management activities;
       ``(v) privacy, confidentiality, security, disclosure, and 
     sharing of information; and
       ``(vi) the acquisition and use of information technology.
       ``(2) The authority of the Director under this chapter 
     shall be exercised consistent with applicable law.
       ``(b) With respect to general information resources 
     management policy, the Director shall--
       ``(1) develop and oversee the implementation of uniform 
     information resources management policies, principles, 
     standards, and guidelines;
       ``(2) foster greater sharing, dissemination, and access to 
     public information, including through--
       ``(A) the use of the Government Information Locator 
     Service; and
       ``(B) the development and utilization of common standards 
     for information collection, storage, processing and 
     communication, including standards for security, 
     interconnectivity and interoperability;
       ``(3) initiate and review proposals for changes in 
     legislation, regulations, and agency procedures to improve 
     information resources management practices;
       ``(4) oversee the development and implementation of best 
     practices in information resources management, including 
     training; and
       ``(5) oversee agency integration of program and management 
     functions with information resources management functions.
       ``(c) With respect to the collection of information and the 
     control of paperwork, the Director shall--
       ``(1) review and approve proposed agency collections of 
     information;
       ``(2) coordinate the review of the collection of 
     information associated with Federal procurement and 
     acquisition by the Office of Information and Regulatory 
     Affairs with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy, with 
     particular emphasis on applying information technology to 
     improve the efficiency and effectiveness of Federal 
     procurement, acquisition and payment, and to reduce 
     information collection burdens on the public;
       ``(3) minimize the Federal information collection burden, 
     with particular emphasis on those individuals and entities 
     most adversely affected;
       ``(4) maximize the practical utility of and public benefit 
     from information collected by or for the Federal Government; 
     and
       ``(5) establish and oversee standards and guidelines by 
     which agencies are to estimate the burden to comply with a 
     proposed collection of information.
       ``(d) With respect to information dissemination, the 
     Director shall develop and oversee the implementation of 
     policies, principles, standards, and guidelines to--
       ``(1) apply to Federal agency dissemination of public 
     information, regardless of the form

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     or format in which such information is disseminated; and
       ``(2) promote public access to public information and 
     fulfill the purposes of this chapter, including through the 
     effective use of information technology.
       ``(e) With respect to statistical policy and coordination, 
     the Director shall--
       ``(1) coordinate the activities of the Federal statistical 
     system to ensure--
       ``(A) the efficiency and effectiveness of the system; and
       ``(B) the integrity, objectivity, impartiality, utility, 
     and confidentiality of information collected for statistical 
     purposes;
       ``(2) ensure that budget proposals of agencies are 
     consistent with system-wide priorities for maintaining and 
     improving the quality of Federal statistics and prepare an 
     annual report on statistical program funding;
       ``(3) develop and oversee the implementation of 
     Governmentwide policies, principles, standards, and 
     guidelines concerning--
       ``(A) statistical collection procedures and methods;
       ``(B) statistical data classification;
       ``(C) statistical information presentation and 
     dissemination;
       ``(D) timely release of statistical data; and
       ``(E) such statistical data sources as may be required for 
     the administration of Federal programs;
       ``(4) evaluate statistical program performance and agency 
     compliance with Governmentwide policies, principles, 
     standards and guidelines;
       ``(5) promote the sharing of information collected for 
     statistical purposes consistent with privacy rights and 
     confidentiality pledges;
       ``(6) coordinate the participation of the United States in 
     international statistical activities, including the 
     development of comparable statistics;
       ``(7) appoint a chief statistician who is a trained and 
     experienced professional statistician to carry out the 
     functions described under this subsection;
       ``(8) establish an Interagency Council on Statistical 
     Policy to advise and assist the Director in carrying out the 
     functions under this subsection that shall--
       ``(A) be headed by the chief statistician; and
       ``(B) consist of--
       ``(i) the heads of the major statistical programs; and
       ``(ii) representatives of other statistical agencies under 
     rotating membership; and
       ``(9) provide opportunities for training in statistical 
     policy functions to employees of the Federal Government under 
     which--
       ``(A) each trainee shall be selected at the discretion of 
     the Director based on agency requests and shall serve under 
     the chief statistician for at least 6 months and not more 
     than 1 year; and
       ``(B) all costs of the training shall be paid by the agency 
     requesting training.
       ``(f) With respect to records management, the Director 
     shall--
       ``(1) provide advice and assistance to the Archivist of the 
     United States and the Administrator of General Services to 
     promote coordination in the administration of chapters 29, 
     31, and 33 of this title with the information resources 
     management policies, principles, standards, and guidelines 
     established under this chapter;
       ``(2) review compliance by agencies with--
       ``(A) the requirements of chapters 29, 31, and 33 of this 
     title; and
       ``(B) regulations promulgated by the Archivist of the 
     United States and the Administrator of General Services; and
       ``(3) oversee the application of records management 
     policies, principles, standards, and guidelines, including 
     requirements for archiving information maintained in 
     electronic format, in the planning and design of information 
     systems.
       ``(g) With respect to privacy and security, the Director 
     shall--
       ``(1) develop and oversee the implementation of policies, 
     principles, standards, and guidelines on privacy, 
     confidentiality, security, disclosure and sharing of 
     information collected or maintained by or for agencies;
       ``(2) oversee and coordinate compliance with sections 552 
     and 552a of title 5, the Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 
     U.S.C. 759 note), and related information management laws; 
     and
       ``(3) require Federal agencies, consistent with the 
     Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 759 note), to 
     identify and afford security protections commensurate with 
     the risk and magnitude of the harm resulting from the loss, 
     misuse, or unauthorized access to or modification of 
     information collected or maintained by or on behalf of an 
     agency.
       ``(h) With respect to Federal information technology, the 
     Director shall--
       ``(1) in consultation with the Director of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology and the Administrator 
     of General Services--
       ``(A) develop and oversee the implementation of policies, 
     principles, standards, and guidelines for information 
     technology functions and activities of the Federal 
     Government, including periodic evaluations of major 
     information systems; and
       ``(B) oversee the development and implementation of 
     standards under section 111(d) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 759(d));
       ``(2) monitor the effectiveness of, and compliance with, 
     directives issued under sections 110 and 111 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     757 and 759);
       ``(3) coordinate the development and review by the Office 
     of Information and Regulatory Affairs of policy associated 
     with Federal procurement and acquisition of information 
     technology with the Office of Federal Procurement Policy;
       ``(4) ensure, through the review of agency budget 
     proposals, information resources management plans and other 
     means--
       ``(A) agency integration of information resources 
     management plans, program plans and budgets for acquisition 
     and use of information technology; and
       ``(B) the efficiency and effectiveness of inter-agency 
     information technology initiatives to improve agency 
     performance and the accomplishment of agency missions; and
       ``(5) promote the use of information technology by the 
     Federal Government to improve the productivity, efficiency, 
     and effectiveness of Federal programs, including through 
     dissemination of public information and the reduction of 
     information collection burdens on the public.

     ``Sec. 3505. Assignment of tasks and deadlines

       ``(a) In carrying out the functions under this chapter, the 
     Director shall--
       ``(1) in consultation with agency heads, set an annual 
     Governmentwide goal for the reduction of information 
     collection burdens by at least 10 percent during each of 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997 and 5 percent during each of 
     fiscal years 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001, and set annual 
     agency goals to--
       ``(A) reduce information collection burdens imposed on the 
     public that--
       ``(i) represent the maximum practicable opportunity in each 
     agency; and
       ``(ii) are consistent with improving agency management of 
     the process for the review of collections of information 
     established under section 3506(c); and
       ``(B) improve information resources management in ways that 
     increase the productivity, efficiency and effectiveness of 
     Federal programs, including service delivery to the public;
       ``(2) with selected agencies and non-Federal entities on a 
     voluntary basis, conduct pilot projects to test alternative 
     policies, practices, regulations, and procedures to fulfill 
     the purposes of this chapter, particularly with regard to 
     minimizing the Federal information collection burden; and
       ``(3) in consultation with the Administrator of General 
     Services, the Director of the National Institute of Standards 
     and Technology, the Archivist of the United States, and the 
     Director of the Office of Personnel Management, develop and 
     maintain a Governmentwide strategic plan for information 
     resources management, that shall include--
       ``(A) a description of the objectives and the means by 
     which the Federal Government shall apply information 
     resources to improve agency and program performance;
       ``(B) plans for--
       ``(i) reducing information burdens on the public, including 
     reducing such burdens through the elimination of duplication 
     and meeting shared data needs with shared resources;
       ``(ii) enhancing public access to and dissemination of, 
     information, using electronic and other formats; and
       ``(iii) meeting the information technology needs of the 
     Federal Government in accordance with the purposes of this 
     chapter; and
       ``(C) a description of progress in applying information 
     resources management to improve agency performance and the 
     accomplishment of missions.
       ``(b) For purposes of any pilot project conducted under 
     subsection (a)(2), the Director may, after consultation with 
     the agency head, waive the application of any administrative 
     directive issued by an agency with which the project is 
     conducted, including any directive requiring a collection of 
     information, after giving timely notice to the public and the 
     Congress regarding the need for such waiver.

     ``Sec. 3506. Federal agency responsibilities

       ``(a)(1) The head of each agency shall be responsible for--
       ``(A) carrying out the agency's information resources 
     management activities to improve agency productivity, 
     efficiency, and effectiveness; and
       ``(B) complying with the requirements of this chapter and 
     related policies established by the Director.
       ``(2)(A) Except as provided under subparagraph (B), the 
     head of each agency shall designate a senior official who 
     shall report directly to such agency head to carry out the 
     responsibilities of the agency under this chapter.
       ``(B) The Secretary of the Department of Defense and the 
     Secretary of each military department may each designate 
     senior officials who shall report directly to such Secretary 
     to carry out the responsibilities of the department under 
     this chapter. If more than one official is designated, the 
     respective duties of the officials shall be clearly 
     delineated.
       ``(3) The senior official designated under paragraph (2) 
     shall head an office responsible for ensuring agency 
     compliance with and prompt, efficient, and effective 
     implementation of the information policies and information 
     resources management responsibilities established under this 
     chapter, including the reduction of information collection 
     burdens on the public. The senior official and employees of 
     such office shall be selected with special attention to the 
     professional qualifications required to administer the 
     functions described under this chapter.
       ``(4) Each agency program official shall be responsible and 
     accountable for information

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     resources assigned to and supporting the programs under such 
     official. In consultation with the senior official designated 
     under paragraph (2) and the agency Chief Financial Officer 
     (or comparable official), each agency program official shall 
     define program information needs and develop strategies, 
     systems, and capabilities to meet those needs.
       ``(b) With respect to general information resources 
     management, each agency shall--
       ``(1) manage information resources to--
       ``(A) reduce information collection burdens on the public;
       ``(B) increase program efficiency and effectiveness; and
       ``(C) improve the integrity, quality, and utility of 
     information to all users within and outside the agency, 
     including capabilities for ensuring dissemination of public 
     information, public access to government information, and 
     protections for privacy and security;
       ``(2) in accordance with guidance by the Director, develop 
     and maintain a strategic information resources management 
     plan that shall describe how information resources management 
     activities help accomplish agency missions;
       ``(3) develop and maintain an ongoing process to--
       ``(A) ensure that information resources management 
     operations and decisions are integrated with organizational 
     planning, budget, financial management, human resources 
     management, and program decisions;
       ``(B) in cooperation with the agency Chief Financial 
     Officer (or comparable official), develop a full and accurate 
     accounting of information technology expenditures, related 
     expenses, and results; and
       ``(C) establish goals for improving information resources 
     management's contribution to program productivity, 
     efficiency, and effectiveness, methods for measuring progress 
     towards those goals, and clear roles and responsibilities for 
     achieving those goals;
       ``(4) in consultation with the Director, the Administrator 
     of General Services, and the Archivist of the United States, 
     maintain a current and complete inventory of the agency's 
     information resources, including directories necessary to 
     fulfill the requirements of section 3511 of this chapter; and
       ``(5) in consultation with the Director and the Director of 
     the Office of Personnel Management, conduct formal training 
     programs to educate agency program and management officials 
     about information resources management.
       ``(c) With respect to the collection of information and the 
     control of paperwork, each agency shall--
       ``(1) establish a process within the office headed by the 
     official designated under subsection (a), that is 
     sufficiently independent of program responsibility to 
     evaluate fairly whether proposed collections of information 
     should be approved under this chapter, to--
       ``(A) review each collection of information before 
     submission to the Director for review under this chapter, 
     including--
       ``(i) an evaluation of the need for the collection of 
     information;
       ``(ii) a functional description of the information to be 
     collected;
       ``(iii) a plan for the collection of the information;
       ``(iv) a specific, objectively supported estimate of 
     burden;
       ``(v) a test of the collection of information through a 
     pilot program, if appropriate; and
       ``(vi) a plan for the efficient and effective management 
     and use of the information to be collected, including 
     necessary resources;
       ``(B) ensure that each information collection--
       ``(i) is inventoried, displays a control number and, if 
     appropriate, an expiration date;
       ``(ii) indicates the collection is in accordance with the 
     clearance requirements of section 3507; and
       ``(iii) informs the person receiving the collection of 
     information of--

       ``(I) the reasons the information is being collected;
       ``(II) the way such information is to be used;
       ``(III) an estimate, to the extent practicable, of the 
     burden of the collection;
       ``(IV) whether responses to the collection of information 
     are voluntary, required to obtain a benefit, or mandatory; 
     and
       ``(V) the fact that an agency may not conduct or sponsor, 
     and a person is not required to respond to, a collection of 
     information unless it displays a valid control number; and

       ``(C) assess the information collection burden of proposed 
     legislation affecting the agency;
       ``(2)(A) except as provided under subparagraph (B) or 
     section 3507(j), provide 60-day notice in the Federal 
     Register, and otherwise consult with members of the public 
     and affected agencies concerning each proposed collection of 
     information, to solicit comment to--
       ``(i) evaluate whether the proposed collection of 
     information is necessary for the proper performance of the 
     functions of the agency, including whether the information 
     shall have practical utility;
       ``(ii) evaluate the accuracy of the agency's estimate of 
     the burden of the proposed collection of information;
       ``(iii) enhance the quality, utility, and clarity of the 
     information to be collected; and
       ``(iv) minimize the burden of the collection of information 
     on those who are to respond, including through the use of 
     automated collection techniques or other forms of information 
     technology; and
       ``(B) for any proposed collection of information contained 
     in a proposed rule (to be reviewed by the Director under 
     section 3507(d)), provide notice and comment through the 
     notice of proposed rulemaking for the proposed rule and such 
     notice shall have the same purposes specified under 
     subparagraph (A) (i) through (iv); and
       ``(3) certify (and provide a record supporting such 
     certification, including public comments received by the 
     agency) that each collection of information submitted to the 
     Director for review under section 3507--
       ``(A) is necessary for the proper performance of the 
     functions of the agency, including that the information has 
     practical utility;
       ``(B) is not unnecessarily duplicative of information 
     otherwise reasonably accessible to the agency;
       ``(C) reduces to the extent practicable and appropriate the 
     burden on persons who shall provide information to or for the 
     agency, including with respect to small entities, as defined 
     under section 601(6) of title 5, the use of such techniques 
     as--
       ``(i) establishing differing compliance or reporting 
     requirements or timetables that take into account the 
     resources available to those who are to respond;
       ``(ii) the clarification, consolidation, or simplification 
     of compliance and reporting requirements; or
       ``(iii) an exemption from coverage of the collection of 
     information, or any part thereof;
       ``(D) is written using plain, coherent, and unambiguous 
     terminology and is understandable to those who are to 
     respond;
       ``(E) is to be implemented in ways consistent and 
     compatible, to the maximum extent practicable, with the 
     existing reporting and recordkeeping practices of those who 
     are to respond;
       ``(F) indicates for each recordkeeping requirement the 
     length of time persons are required to maintain the records 
     specified;
       ``(G) contains the statement required under paragraph 
     (1)(B)(iii);
       ``(H) has been developed by an office that has planned and 
     allocated resources for the efficient and effective 
     management and use of the information to be collected, 
     including the processing of the information in a manner which 
     shall enhance, where appropriate, the utility of the 
     information to agencies and the public;
       ``(I) uses effective and efficient statistical survey 
     methodology appropriate to the purpose for which the 
     information is to be collected; and
       ``(J) to the maximum extent practicable, uses information 
     technology to reduce burden and improve data quality, agency 
     efficiency and responsiveness to the public.
       ``(d) With respect to information dissemination, each 
     agency shall--
       ``(1) ensure that the public has timely and equitable 
     access to the agency's public information, including ensuring 
     such access through--
       ``(A) encouraging a diversity of public and private sources 
     for information based on government public information;
       ``(B) in cases in which the agency provides public 
     information maintained in electronic format, providing timely 
     and equitable access to the underlying data (in whole or in 
     part); and
       ``(C) agency dissemination of public information in an 
     efficient, effective, and economical manner;
       ``(2) regularly solicit and consider public input on the 
     agency's information dissemination activities;
       ``(3) provide adequate notice when initiating, 
     substantially modifying, or terminating significant 
     information dissemination products; and
       ``(4) not, except where specifically authorized by 
     statute--
       ``(A) establish an exclusive, restricted, or other 
     distribution arrangement that interferes with timely and 
     equitable availability of public information to the public;
       ``(B) restrict or regulate the use, resale, or 
     redissemination of public information by the public;
       ``(C) charge fees or royalties for resale or 
     redissemination of public information; or
       ``(D) establish user fees for public information that 
     exceed the cost of dissemination.
       ``(e) With respect to statistical policy and coordination, 
     each agency shall--
       ``(1) ensure the relevance, accuracy, timeliness, 
     integrity, and objectivity of information collected or 
     created for statistical purposes;
       ``(2) inform respondents fully and accurately about the 
     sponsors, purposes, and uses of statistical surveys and 
     studies;
       ``(3) protect respondents' privacy and ensure that 
     disclosure policies fully honor pledges of confidentiality;
       ``(4) observe Federal standards and practices for data 
     collection, analysis, documentation, sharing, and 
     dissemination of information;
       ``(5) ensure the timely publication of the results of 
     statistical surveys and studies, including information about 
     the quality and limitations of the surveys and studies; and
       ``(6) make data available to statistical agencies and 
     readily accessible to the public.
       ``(f) With respect to records management, each agency shall 
     implement and enforce applicable policies and procedures, 
     including requirements for archiving information maintained 
     in electronic format, particularly in the planning, design 
     and operation of information systems.
       ``(g) With respect to privacy and security, each agency 
     shall--

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       ``(1) implement and enforce applicable policies, 
     procedures, standards, and guidelines on privacy, 
     confidentiality, security, disclosure and sharing of 
     information collected or maintained by or for the agency;
       ``(2) assume responsibility and accountability for 
     compliance with and coordinated management of sections 552 
     and 552a of title 5, the Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 
     U.S.C. 759 note), and related information management laws; 
     and
       ``(3) consistent with the Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 
     U.S.C. 759 note), identify and afford security protections 
     commensurate with the risk and magnitude of the harm 
     resulting from the loss, misuse, or unauthorized access to or 
     modification of information collected or maintained by or on 
     behalf of an agency.
       ``(h) With respect to Federal information technology, each 
     agency shall--
       ``(1) implement and enforce applicable Governmentwide and 
     agency information technology management policies, 
     principles, standards, and guidelines;
       ``(2) assume responsibility and accountability for 
     information technology investments;
       ``(3) promote the use of information technology by the 
     agency to improve the productivity, efficiency, and 
     effectiveness of agency programs, including the reduction of 
     information collection burdens on the public and improved 
     dissemination of public information;
       ``(4) propose changes in legislation, regulations, and 
     agency procedures to improve information technology 
     practices, including changes that improve the ability of the 
     agency to use technology to reduce burden; and
       ``(5) assume responsibility for maximizing the value and 
     assessing and managing the risks of major information systems 
     initiatives through a process that is--
       ``(A) integrated with budget, financial, and program 
     management decisions; and
       ``(B) used to select, control, and evaluate the results of 
     major information systems initiatives.

     ``Sec. 3507. Public information collection activities; 
       submission to Director; approval and delegation

       ``(a) An agency shall not conduct or sponsor the collection 
     of information unless in advance of the adoption or revision 
     of the collection of information--
       ``(1) the agency has--
       ``(A) conducted the review established under section 
     3506(c)(1);
       ``(B) evaluated the public comments received under section 
     3506(c)(2);
       ``(C) submitted to the Director the certification required 
     under section 3506(c)(3), the proposed collection of 
     information, copies of pertinent statutory authority, 
     regulations, and other related materials as the Director may 
     specify; and
       ``(D) published a notice in the Federal Register--
       ``(i) stating that the agency has made such submission; and
       ``(ii) setting forth--

       ``(I) a title for the collection of information;
       ``(II) a summary of the collection of information;
       ``(III) a brief description of the need for the information 
     and the proposed use of the information;
       ``(IV) a description of the likely respondents and proposed 
     frequency of response to the collection of information;
       ``(V) an estimate of the burden that shall result from the 
     collection of information; and
       ``(VI) notice that comments may be submitted to the agency 
     and Director;

       ``(2) the Director has approved the proposed collection of 
     information or approval has been inferred, under the 
     provisions of this section; and
       ``(3) the agency has obtained from the Director a control 
     number to be displayed upon the collection of information.
       ``(b) The Director shall provide at least 30 days for 
     public comment prior to making a decision under subsection 
     (c), (d), or (h), except as provided under subsection (j).
       ``(c)(1) For any proposed collection of information not 
     contained in a proposed rule, the Director shall notify the 
     agency involved of the decision to approve or disapprove the 
     proposed collection of information.
       ``(2) The Director shall provide the notification under 
     paragraph (1), within 60 days after receipt or publication of 
     the notice under subsection (a)(1)(D), whichever is later.
       ``(3) If the Director does not notify the agency of a 
     denial or approval within the 60-day period described under 
     paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) the approval may be inferred;
       ``(B) a control number shall be assigned without further 
     delay; and
       ``(C) the agency may collect the information for not more 
     than 1 year.
       ``(d)(1) For any proposed collection of information 
     contained in a proposed rule--
       ``(A) as soon as practicable, but no later than the date of 
     publication of a notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal 
     Register, each agency shall forward to the Director a copy of 
     any proposed rule which contains a collection of information 
     and any information requested by the Director necessary to 
     make the determination required under this subsection; and
       ``(B) within 60 days after the notice of proposed 
     rulemaking is published in the Federal Register, the Director 
     may file public comments pursuant to the standards set forth 
     in section 3508 on the collection of information contained in 
     the proposed rule;
       ``(2) When a final rule is published in the Federal 
     Register, the agency shall explain--
       ``(A) how any collection of information contained in the 
     final rule responds to the comments, if any, filed by the 
     Director or the public; or
       ``(B) the reasons such comments were rejected.
       ``(3) If the Director has received notice and failed to 
     comment on an agency rule within 60 days after the notice of 
     proposed rulemaking, the Director may not disapprove any 
     collection of information specifically contained in an agency 
     rule.
       ``(4) No provision in this section shall be construed to 
     prevent the Director, in the Director's discretion--
       ``(A) from disapproving any collection of information which 
     was not specifically required by an agency rule;
       ``(B) from disapproving any collection of information 
     contained in an agency rule, if the agency failed to comply 
     with the requirements of paragraph (1) of this subsection;
       ``(C) from disapproving any collection of information 
     contained in a final agency rule, if the Director finds 
     within 60 days after the publication of the final rule that 
     the agency's response to the Director's comments filed under 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection was unreasonable; or
       ``(D) from disapproving any collection of information 
     contained in a final rule, if--
       ``(i) the Director determines that the agency has 
     substantially modified in the final rule the collection of 
     information contained in the proposed rule; and
       ``(ii) the agency has not given the Director the 
     information required under paragraph (1) with respect to the 
     modified collection of information, at least 60 days before 
     the issuance of the final rule.
       ``(5) This subsection shall apply only when an agency 
     publishes a notice of proposed rulemaking and requests public 
     comments.
       ``(6) The decision by the Director to approve or not act 
     upon a collection of information contained in an agency rule 
     shall not be subject to judicial review.
       ``(e)(1) Any decision by the Director under subsection (c), 
     (d), (h), or (j) to disapprove a collection of information, 
     or to instruct the agency to make substantive or material 
     change to a collection of information, shall be publicly 
     available and include an explanation of the reasons for such 
     decision.
       ``(2) Any written communication between the Administrator 
     of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, or any 
     employee of the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs, 
     and an agency or person not employed by the Federal 
     Government concerning a proposed collection of information 
     shall be made available to the public.
       ``(3) This subsection shall not require the disclosure of--
       ``(A) any information which is protected at all times by 
     procedures established for information which has been 
     specifically authorized under criteria established by an 
     Executive order or an Act of Congress to be kept secret in 
     the interest of national defense or foreign policy; or
       ``(B) any communication relating to a collection of 
     information which is not approved under this chapter, the 
     disclosure of which could lead to retaliation or 
     discrimination against the communicator.
       ``(f)(1) An independent regulatory agency which is 
     administered by 2 or more members of a commission, board, or 
     similar body, may by majority vote void--
       ``(A) any disapproval by the Director, in whole or in part, 
     of a proposed collection of information of that agency; or
       ``(B) an exercise of authority under subsection (d) of 
     section 3507 concerning that agency.
       ``(2) The agency shall certify each vote to void such 
     disapproval or exercise to the Director, and explain the 
     reasons for such vote. The Director shall without further 
     delay assign a control number to such collection of 
     information, and such vote to void the disapproval or 
     exercise shall be valid for a period of 3 years.
       ``(g) The Director may not approve a collection of 
     information for a period in excess of 3 years.
       ``(h)(1) If an agency decides to seek extension of the 
     Director's approval granted for a currently approved 
     collection of information, the agency shall--
       ``(A) conduct the review established under section 3506(c), 
     including the seeking of comment from the public on the 
     continued need for, and burden imposed by the collection of 
     information; and
       ``(B) after having made a reasonable effort to seek public 
     comment, but no later than 60 days before the expiration date 
     of the control number assigned by the Director for the 
     currently approved collection of information, submit the 
     collection of information for review and approval under this 
     section, which shall include an explanation of how the agency 
     has used the information that it has collected.
       ``(2) If under the provisions of this section, the Director 
     disapproves a collection of information contained in an 
     existing rule, or recommends or instructs the agency to make 
     a substantive or material change to a collection of 
     information contained in an existing rule, the Director 
     shall--
       ``(A) publish an explanation thereof in the Federal 
     Register; and
       ``(B) instruct the agency to undertake a rulemaking within 
     a reasonable time limited to consideration of changes to the 
     collection of information contained in the rule and

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     thereafter to submit the collection of information for 
     approval or disapproval under this chapter.
       ``(3) An agency may not make a substantive or material 
     modification to a collection of information after such 
     collection has been approved by the Director, unless the 
     modification has been submitted to the Director for review 
     and approval under this chapter.
       ``(i)(1) If the Director finds that a senior official of an 
     agency designated under section 3506(a) is sufficiently 
     independent of program responsibility to evaluate fairly 
     whether proposed collections of information should be 
     approved and has sufficient resources to carry out this 
     responsibility effectively, the Director may, by rule in 
     accordance with the notice and comment provisions of chapter 
     5 of title 5, United States Code, delegate to such official 
     the authority to approve proposed collections of information 
     in specific program areas, for specific purposes, or for all 
     agency purposes.
       ``(2) A delegation by the Director under this section shall 
     not preclude the Director from reviewing individual 
     collections of information if the Director determines that 
     circumstances warrant such a review. The Director shall 
     retain authority to revoke such delegations, both in general 
     and with regard to any specific matter. In acting for the 
     Director, any official to whom approval authority has been 
     delegated under this section shall comply fully with the 
     rules and regulations promulgated by the Director.
       ``(j)(1) The agency head may request the Director to 
     authorize a collection of information, if an agency head 
     determines that--
       ``(A) a collection of information--
       ``(i) is needed prior to the expiration of time periods 
     established under this chapter; and
       ``(ii) is essential to the mission of the agency; and
       ``(B) the agency cannot reasonably comply with the 
     provisions of this chapter because--
       ``(i) public harm is reasonably likely to result if normal 
     clearance procedures are followed;
       ``(ii) an unanticipated event has occurred; or
       ``(iii) the use of normal clearance procedures is 
     reasonably likely to prevent or disrupt the collection of 
     information or is reasonably likely to cause a statutory or 
     court ordered deadline to be missed.
       ``(2) The Director shall approve or disapprove any such 
     authorization request within the time requested by the agency 
     head and, if approved, shall assign the collection of 
     information a control number. Any collection of information 
     conducted under this subsection may be conducted without 
     compliance with the provisions of this chapter for a maximum 
     of 90 days after the date on which the Director received the 
     request to authorize such collection.

     ``Sec. 3508. Determination of necessity for information; 
       hearing

       ``Before approving a proposed collection of information, 
     the Director shall determine whether the collection of 
     information by the agency is necessary for the proper 
     performance of the functions of the agency, including whether 
     the information shall have practical utility. Before making a 
     determination the Director may give the agency and other 
     interested persons an opportunity to be heard or to submit 
     statements in writing. To the extent, if any, that the 
     Director determines that the collection of information by an 
     agency is unnecessary for any reason, the agency may not 
     engage in the collection of information.

     ``Sec. 3509. Designation of central collection agency

       ``The Director may designate a central collection agency to 
     obtain information for two or more agencies if the Director 
     determines that the needs of such agencies for information 
     will be adequately served by a single collection agency, and 
     such sharing of data is not inconsistent with applicable law. 
     In such cases the Director shall prescribe (with reference to 
     the collection of information) the duties and functions of 
     the collection agency so designated and of the agencies for 
     which it is to act as agent (including reimbursement for 
     costs). While the designation is in effect, an agency covered 
     by the designation may not obtain for itself information for 
     the agency which is the duty of the collection agency to 
     obtain. The Director may modify the designation from time to 
     time as circumstances require. The authority to designate 
     under this section is subject to the provisions of section 
     3507(f) of this chapter.

     ``Sec. 3510. Cooperation of agencies in making information 
       available

       ``(a) The Director may direct an agency to make available 
     to another agency, or an agency may make available to another 
     agency, information obtained by a collection of information 
     if the disclosure is not inconsistent with applicable law.
       ``(b)(1) If information obtained by an agency is released 
     by that agency to another agency, all the provisions of law 
     (including penalties) that relate to the unlawful disclosure 
     of information apply to the officers and employees of the 
     agency to which information is released to the same extent 
     and in the same manner as the provisions apply to the 
     officers and employees of the agency which originally 
     obtained the information.
       ``(2) The officers and employees of the agency to which the 
     information is released, in addition, shall be subject to the 
     same provisions of law, including penalties, relating to the 
     unlawful disclosure of information as if the information had 
     been collected directly by that agency.

     ``Sec. 3511. Establishment and operation of Government 
       Information Locator Service

       ``(a) In order to assist agencies and the public in 
     locating information and to promote information sharing and 
     equitable access by the public, the Director shall--
       ``(1) cause to be established and maintained a distributed 
     agency-based electronic Government Information Locator 
     Service (hereafter in this section referred to as the 
     `Service'), which shall identify the major information 
     systems, holdings, and dissemination products of each agency;
       ``(2) require each agency to establish and maintain an 
     agency information locator service as a component of, and to 
     support the establishment and operation of the Service;
       ``(3) in cooperation with the Archivist of the United 
     States, the Administrator of General Services, the Public 
     Printer, and the Librarian of Congress, establish an 
     interagency committee to advise the Secretary of Commerce on 
     the development of technical standards for the Service to 
     ensure compatibility, promote information sharing, and 
     uniform access by the public;
       ``(4) consider public access and other user needs in the 
     establishment and operation of the Service;
       ``(5) ensure the security and integrity of the Service, 
     including measures to ensure that only information which is 
     intended to be disclosed to the public is disclosed through 
     the Service; and
       ``(6) periodically review the development and effectiveness 
     of the Service and make recommendations for improvement, 
     including other mechanisms for improving public access to 
     Federal agency public information.
       ``(b) This section shall not apply to operational files as 
     defined by the Central Intelligence Agency Information Act 
     (50 U.S.C. 431 et seq.).

     ``Sec. 3512. Public protection

       ``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no person 
     shall be subject to any penalty for failing to comply with a 
     collection of information that is subject to this chapter 
     if--
       ``(1) the collection of information does not display a 
     valid control number assigned by the Director in accordance 
     with this chapter; or
       ``(2) the agency fails to inform the person who is to 
     respond to the collection of information that such person is 
     not required to respond to the collection of information 
     unless it displays a valid control number.
       ``(b) The protection provided by this section may be raised 
     in the form of a complete defense, bar, or otherwise at any 
     time during the agency administrative process or judicial 
     action applicable thereto.

     ``Sec. 3513. Director review of agency activities; reporting; 
       agency response

       ``(a) In consultation with the Administrator of General 
     Services, the Archivist of the United States, the Director of 
     the National Institute of Standards and Technology, and the 
     Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the Director 
     shall periodically review selected agency information 
     resources management activities to ascertain the efficiency 
     and effectiveness of such activities to improve agency 
     performance and the accomplishment of agency missions.
       ``(b) Each agency having an activity reviewed under 
     subsection (a) shall, within 60 days after receipt of a 
     report on the review, provide a written plan to the Director 
     describing steps (including milestones) to--
       ``(1) be taken to address information resources management 
     problems identified in the report; and
       ``(2) improve agency performance and the accomplishment of 
     agency missions.

     ``Sec. 3514. Responsiveness to Congress

       ``(a)(1) The Director shall--
       ``(A) keep the Congress and congressional committees fully 
     and currently informed of the major activities under this 
     chapter; and
       ``(B) submit a report on such activities to the President 
     of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     annually and at such other times as the Director determines 
     necessary.
       ``(2) The Director shall include in any such report a 
     description of the extent to which agencies have--
       ``(A) reduced information collection burdens on the public, 
     including--
       ``(i) a summary of accomplishments and planned initiatives 
     to reduce collection of information burdens;
       ``(ii) a list of all violations of this chapter and of any 
     rules, guidelines, policies, and procedures issued pursuant 
     to this chapter;
       ``(iii) a list of any increase in the collection of 
     information burden, including the authority for each such 
     collection; and
       ``(iv) a list of agencies that in the preceding year did 
     not reduce information collection burdens in accordance with 
     section 3505(a)(1), a list of the programs and statutory 
     responsibilities of those agencies that precluded that 
     reduction, and recommendations to assist those agencies to 
     reduce information collection burdens in accordance with that 
     section;
       ``(B) improved the quality and utility of statistical 
     information;
       ``(C) improved public access to Government information; and
       ``(D) improved program performance and the accomplishment 
     of agency missions through information resources management.
       ``(b) The preparation of any report required by this 
     section shall be based on performance results reported by the 
     agencies and shall not increase the collection of information

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     burden on persons outside the Federal Government.

     ``Sec. 3515. Administrative powers

       ``Upon the request of the Director, each agency (other than 
     an independent regulatory agency) shall, to the extent 
     practicable, make its services, personnel, and facilities 
     available to the Director for the performance of functions 
     under this chapter.

     ``Sec. 3516. Rules and regulations

       ``The Director shall promulgate rules, regulations, or 
     procedures necessary to exercise the authority provided by 
     this chapter.

     ``Sec. 3517. Consultation with other agencies and the public

       ``(a) In developing information resources management 
     policies, plans, rules, regulations, procedures, and 
     guidelines and in reviewing collections of information, the 
     Director shall provide interested agencies and persons early 
     and meaningful opportunity to comment.
       ``(b) Any person may request the Director to review any 
     collection of information conducted by or for an agency to 
     determine, if, under this chapter, a person shall maintain, 
     provide, or disclose the information to or for the agency. 
     Unless the request is frivolous, the Director shall, in 
     coordination with the agency responsible for the collection 
     of information--
       ``(1) respond to the request within 60 days after receiving 
     the request, unless such period is extended by the Director 
     to a specified date and the person making the request is 
     given notice of such extension; and
       ``(2) take appropriate remedial action, if necessary.

     ``Sec. 3518. Effect on existing laws and regulations

       ``(a) Except as otherwise provided in this chapter, the 
     authority of an agency under any other law to prescribe 
     policies, rules, regulations, and procedures for Federal 
     information resources management activities is subject to the 
     authority of the Director under this chapter.
       ``(b) Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to affect or 
     reduce the authority of the Secretary of Commerce or the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget pursuant to 
     Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1977 (as amended) and Executive 
     order, relating to telecommunications and information policy, 
     procurement and management of telecommunications and 
     information systems, spectrum use, and related matters.
       ``(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), this chapter 
     shall not apply to the collection of information--
       ``(A) during the conduct of a Federal criminal 
     investigation or prosecution, or during the disposition of a 
     particular criminal matter;
       ``(B) during the conduct of--
       ``(i) a civil action to which the United States or any 
     official or agency thereof is a party; or
       ``(ii) an administrative action or investigation involving 
     an agency against specific individuals or entities;
       ``(C) by compulsory process pursuant to the Antitrust Civil 
     Process Act and section 13 of the Federal Trade Commission 
     Improvements Act of 1980; or
       ``(D) during the conduct of intelligence activities as 
     defined in section 3.4(e) of Executive Order No. 12333, 
     issued December 4, 1981, or successor orders, or during the 
     conduct of cryptologic activities that are communications 
     security activities.
       ``(2) This chapter applies to the collection of information 
     during the conduct of general investigations (other than 
     information collected in an antitrust investigation to the 
     extent provided in subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1)) 
     undertaken with reference to a category of individuals or 
     entities such as a class of licensees or an entire industry.
       ``(d) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as 
     increasing or decreasing the authority conferred by Public 
     Law 89-306 on the Administrator of the General Services 
     Administration, the Secretary of Commerce, or the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget.
       ``(e) Nothing in this chapter shall be interpreted as 
     increasing or decreasing the authority of the President, the 
     Office of Management and Budget or the Director thereof, 
     under the laws of the United States, with respect to the 
     substantive policies and programs of departments, agencies 
     and offices, including the substantive authority of any 
     Federal agency to enforce the civil rights laws.

     ``Sec. 3519. Access to information

       ``Under the conditions and procedures prescribed in section 
     716 of title 31, the Director and personnel in the Office of 
     Information and Regulatory Affairs shall furnish such 
     information as the Comptroller General may require for the 
     discharge of the responsibilities of the Comptroller General. 
     For the purpose of obtaining such information, the 
     Comptroller General or representatives thereof shall have 
     access to all books, documents, papers and records, 
     regardless of form or format, of the Office.

     ``Sec. 3520. Authorization of appropriations

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Office of 
     Information and Regulatory Affairs to carry out the 
     provisions of this chapter, and for no other purpose, 
     $8,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 
     1999, 2000, and 2001.''.

     SEC. 3. BURDEN REDUCTION REGARDING QUARTERLY FINANCIAL REPORT 
                   PROGRAM AT BUREAU OF THE CENSUS.

       Section 91 of title 13, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d)(1) The Secretary shall not select an organization or 
     entity for participation in a survey, if--
       ``(A) the organization or entity--
       ``(i) has assets of less than $50,000,000;
       ``(ii) completed participation in a prior survey in the 
     preceding 10-year period, as determined by the Secretary; and
       ``(iii) was selected for that prior survey participation 
     after September 30, 1990; or
       ``(B) the organization or entity--
       ``(i) has assets of more than $50,000,000 and less than 
     $100,000,000;
       ``(ii) completed participation in a prior survey in the 
     preceding 2-year period, as determined by the Secretary; and
       ``(iii) was selected for that prior survey participation 
     after September 30, 1995.
       ``(2)(A) The Secretary shall furnish advice and similar 
     assistance to ease the burden of a small business concern 
     which is attempting to compile and furnish the business 
     information required of organizations and entities 
     participating in the survey.
       ``(B) To facilitate the provision of the assistance under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall establish a toll-free 
     telephone number.
       ``(C) The Secretary shall expand the use of statistical 
     sampling techniques to select organizations and entities 
     having assets less than $100,000,000 to participate in the 
     survey.
       ``(3) The Secretary may undertake such additional paperwork 
     burden reduction initiatives with respect to the conduct of 
     the survey as may be deemed appropriate by the Secretary.
       ``(4) For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `small business concern' means a business 
     concern that meets the requirements of section 3(a) of the 
     Small Business Act and the regulations promulgated pursuant 
     thereto.
       ``(B) The term `survey' means the collection of information 
     by the Secretary pursuant to this section for the purpose of 
     preparing the publication entitled `Quarterly Financial 
     Report for Manufacturing, Mining, and Trade Corporations'.''.

     SEC. 4. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
     take effect on October 1, 1995.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 3520 of title 
     44, United States Code, as amended by this Act, shall take 
     effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
       (c) Delayed Application.--In the case of a collection of 
     information for which there is in effect on September 30, 
     1995, a control number issued by the Office of Management and 
     Budget under chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code--
       (1) the amendments made by this Act shall apply to the 
     collection of information beginning on the earlier of--
       (A) the first renewal or modification of that collection of 
     information after September 30, 1995; or
       (B) the expiration of its control number after September 
     30, 1995.
       (2) prior to such renewal, modification, or expiration, the 
     collection of information shall be subject to chapter 35 of 
     title 44, United States Code, as in effect on September 30, 
     1995.
       And the House agree to the same.

     Bill Clinger,
     John M. McHugh,
     David McIntosh,
     Jon Fox,
     Cardiss Collins,
     Collin C. Peterson,
     Bob Wise,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     William V. Roth, Jr.,
     Bill Cohen,
     Thad Cochran,
     John Glenn,
     Sam Nunn,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.
  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CLINGER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken 
by electronic device.

Yeas

423

Nays

0

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

2

para.57.17                   [Roll No. 299]

                                YEAS--423

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert

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     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Becerra
     Roybal-Allard
       

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Ackerman
     Chapman
     Dickey
     Frost
     Ganske
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Rangel
     Reynolds
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.57.18  conforming committees and officers of the House

  Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent, submitted for consideration the bill 
(H.R. 1421) to provide that references in the statutes of the United 
States to any committee or officer of the House of Representatives the 
name or jurisdiction of which was changed as part of the reorganization 
of the House of Representatives at the beginning of the One Hundred 
Fourth Congress shall be treated as referring to the currently 
applicable committee or officer of the House of Representatives.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be engrossed and 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.57.19  commodity futures trading commission

  On motion of Mr. ROBERTS, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 178) to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to extend the authorization 
for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other purposes; 
was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.57.20  privileges of the house

  Mr. DEUTSCH rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
called up the following resolution (H. Res. 131):

       Whereas rule IX of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives provides that questions of privilege shall 
     arise whenever the rights of the House collectively are 
     affected:
       Whereas, under the precedents, customs, and traditions of 
     the House pursuant to rule IX, a question of privilege has 
     arisen in cases involving the constitutional prerogatives of 
     the House;
       Whereas section 7 of Article I of the Constitution requires 
     that revenue measures originate in the House of 
     Representatives; and
       Whereas the conference report on the bill H.R. 831 
     contained a targeted tax benefit which was not contained in 
     the bill as passed the House of Representatives and which was 
     not contained in the amendment of the Senate: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall prepare and transmit, within 7 days after the date of 
     the adoption of this resolution, a report to the House of 
     Representatives containing the opinion of the Comptroller 
     General on whether the addition of a targeted tax benefit by 
     the conferees to the conference report on the bill H.R. 831 
     (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance 
     costs of self-employed individuals, to repeal the provision 
     permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges 
     effectuating policies of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, and for other purposes) violates the requirement 
     of the United States Constitution that all revenue measures 
     originate in the House of Representatives.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did not present a question of the privileges of the House 
under rule IX, and said:
  The Chair rules that the resolution does not constitute a question of 
privilege under rule IX.
  The resolution offered by the gentleman from Florida collaterally 
questions actions taken by a committee of conference on a House-
originated revenue bill by challenging the inclusion in the conference 
report of additional revenue matter not contained in either the House 
bill nor the Senate amendment committed to conference. The resolution 
calls for a report by the Comptroller General on the propriety under 
section 7 of article I of the Constitution of those proceedings and 
conference actions on a bill that has already moved through the 
legislative process.
  In the opinion of the Chair, such a resolution does not raise a 
question of the privileges of the House. As recorded in Deschler's 
Precedents, volume 3, chapter 13, section 14.2, a question of privilege 
under section 7 of article I of the Constitution may be raised only when 
the House is ``in possession of the papers.'' In other words, any 
allegation of infringement on the prerogatives of

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the House to originate a revenue measure must be made contemporaneous 
with the consideration of the measure by the House and may not be raised 
after the fact.
  The Chair rules that the resolution does not constitute a question of 
the privileges of the House.
  Mr. DEUTSCH appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  Mr. WALKER moved to lay the appeal on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. WALKER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

230

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

192

para.57.21                   [Roll No. 300]

                                YEAS--230

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--192

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Ackerman
     Chapman
     Dickey
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frost
     Hayes
     Kaptur
     Pelosi
     Reynolds
     Schiff
     Tucker
  So the motion to lay the appeal on the table was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.57.22  providing for the adjournment of the two houses

  Mr. GOSS, submitted the following privileged concurrent resolution (H. 
Con. Res. 58):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Friday, April 7, 1995, it stand adjourned until 12:30 
     p.m. on Monday, May 1, 1995, or until noon on the second day 
     after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 
     3 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; and 
     that when the Senate adjourns or recesses at the close of 
     business on Thursday, April 6, 1995, Friday, April 7, 1995, 
     Saturday, April 8, 1995, Sunday, April 9, 1995, or Monday, 
     April 10, 1995, pursuant to a motion made by the Majority 
     Leader, or his designee, in accordance with this concurrent 
     resolution, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on 
     Monday, April 24, 1995, or such time on that day as may be 
     specified by the Majority Leader or his designee in the 
     motion to recess or adjourn, or until noon on the second day 
     after members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 
     3 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.
       Sec. 2. When the House adjourns on the legislative day of 
     Wednesday, May 3, 1995, it stand adjourned until 12:30 p.m. 
     on Tuesday, May 9, 1995, or until noon on second day after 
     Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 3 of 
     this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.
       Sec. 3. The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of 
     the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with the 
     Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate, shall notify the Members of the House and the Senate, 
     respectively, to reassemble whenever, in their opinion, the 
     public interest shall warrant it.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.57.23  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
11:00 o'clock a.m. on Friday, April 7, 1995.

para.57.24  medicare select policies

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McInnis, pursuant to House Resolution 130 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 483) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit 
medicare select policies to be offered in all States, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McInnis, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. BONILLA as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.57.25  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in

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the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. WAXMAN:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. EXTENDING MEDICARE SELECT POLICIES TO ALL STATES 
                   FOR AN ADDITIONAL 5-YEAR PERIOD.

       Section 4358(c) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
     1990, as amended by section 172(a) of the Social Security Act 
     Amendments of 1994, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``The amendments'' and inserting ``(1) 
     Subject to paragraph (2), the amendments'';
       (2) by inserting ``and, subject to paragraph (3), those 
     other States that elect them to apply'' after ``15 States (as 
     determined by the Secretary of Health and Human Services)'';
       (3) by striking ``3\1/2\-year'' and inserting ``8\1/2\-
     year''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) The amendments made by this section shall apply to a 
     State after the first 3\1/2\ years of the 8\1/2\-year period 
     described in paragraph (1) only if the State provides that 
     the premiums for a medicare select policy do not vary at 
     renewal (or at any other time premiums change) on the basis 
     of the age attained by the policy-holder or 
     certificateholder.
       ``(3)(A) The amendments made by this section shall apply to 
     a State other than the 15 States referred to in paragraph (1) 
     only if the State provides that the issuer of a medicare 
     select policy makes available to a policy-holder or 
     certificateholder, at each of the times described in 
     subparagraph (B), a policy described in subparagraph (C) 
     (whether or not otherwise offered by the issuer to 
     individuals in the State and whether issued directly by that 
     issuer or under an arrangement with another issuer) under 
     terms and conditions described in subparagraph (C).
       ``(B) The times described in this subparagraph are--
       ``(i) the time the policyholder or certificateholder moves 
     out of the service area of the issuer of the medicare select 
     policy,
       ``(ii) the time of renewal of such policy, and
       ``(iii) at the end of the 12-month-period beginning on the 
     date such policy first becomes effective if the policy is 
     canceled or nonrenewed by the policyholder or 
     certificateholder at the end of such period.
       ``(C) A policy described in this subparagraph is a policy 
     that meets the 1991 Model NAIC Regulation or 1991 Federal 
     Regulation and other requirements of section 1882 of the 
     Social Security Act (without regard to subsection (t)) and 
     the terms and conditions (including premium levels) described 
     in this subparagraph are terms and conditions comparable to 
     the terms and conditions that the policyholder or 
     certificateholder would have had if the policyholder or 
     certificateholder had been enrolled in a policy not under 
     section 1882(t) of such Act during the period in which the 
     policyholder or certificateholder was enrolled in a policy 
     under such section 1882(t).
       ``(D) The Secretary of Health and Human Services is 
     authorized to issue such regulations as may be necessary to 
     carry out this paragraph.''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

175

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

246

para.57.26                   [Roll No. 301]

                                AYES--175

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--246

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Ackerman
     Brown (CA)
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Collins (MI)
     Dickey
     Frost
     Kolbe
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Shuster
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BONILLA, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 130, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:
           Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. PERMITTING MEDICARE SELECT POLICIES TO BE OFFERED 
                   IN ALL STATES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.

       Section 4358(c) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
     1990, as amended by section 172(a) of the Social Security Act 
     Amendments of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Effective Date.--(1) The amendments made by this 
     section shall only apply--
       ``(A) in 15 States (as determined by the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services) and such other States as elect 
     such amendments to apply to them, and
       ``(B) subject to paragraph (2), during the 8\1/2\ year 
     period beginning with 1992.
       ``(2)(A) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     conduct a study that compares the health care costs, quality 
     of care, and access to services under medicare select 
     policies with that under other medicare supplemental 
     policies. The study shall be based on surveys of appropriate 
     age-adjusted sample populations. The study shall be completed 
     by December 31, 1998.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall determine during 1999 whether the 
     amendments made by this section shall remain in effect beyond 
     the 8\1/2\ year period described in paragraph (1)(B). Such 
     amendments shall remain in effect beyond such period unless 
     the Secretary deter

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     mines (based on the results of the study under subparagraph 
     (A)) that--
       ``(i) such amendments have not resulted in savings of 
     premiums costs to those enrolled in medicare select policies 
     (in comparison to their enrollment in medicare supplemental 
     policies that are not medicare select policies and that 
     provide comparable coverage),
       ``(ii) there have been significant additional expenditures 
     under the medicare program as a result of such amendments, or
       ``(iii) access to and quality of care has been 
     significantly diminished as a result of such amendments.''.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut demanded a recorded vote on passage of 
said bill, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

408

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

14

para.57.27                   [Roll No. 302]

                                AYES--408

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--14

     Abercrombie
     Conyers
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Fattah
     Gonzalez
     Johnston
     Kennedy (RI)
     McDermott
     Mink
     Stark
     Stupak
     Waters
     Watt (NC)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Ackerman
     Armey
     Brown (CA)
     Chapman
     Dickey
     Ewing
     Frost
     Kolbe
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Reynolds
     Shuster
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.57.28  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. CLINGER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill, the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, cross references, 
and to make other technical corrections.

para.57.29  message from the president

  A further message in writing from the President of the United States 
was communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries.

para.57.30  message from the president--environmental quality

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
  The United States has always been blessed with an abundance of natural 
resources. Together with the ingenuity and determination of the American 
people, these resources have formed the basis of our prosperity. They 
have given us the opportunity to feed our people, power and industry, 
create our medicines, and defend our borders--and we have a 
responsibility to be good stewards of our heritage. In recent decades, 
however, rapid technological advances and population growth have greatly 
enhanced our ability to have an impact on our surroundings--and we do 
not always pause to contemplate the consequences of our actions. Far too 
often, our short-sighted decisions cause the greatest harm to the very 
people who are least able to influence them--future generations.
  We have a moral obligation to represent the interests of those who 
have no voice in today's decisions--our children and grandchildren. We 
have a responsibility to see that they inherit a productive and livable 
world that allows their families to enjoy the same or greater 
opportunities than we ourselves have enjoyed. Those of us who still 
believe in the American Dream will settle for no less. Those who say 
that we cannot afford both a strong economy and a healthy environment 
are ignoring the fact that the two are inextricably linked. Our economy 
will not remain strong for long if we continue to consume renewable 
resources faster than they can be replenished, or nonrenewable resources 
faster than we can develop substitutes; America's fishing and timber-
dependent communities will not survive for long if we destroy our 
fisheries and our forests. Whether the subject is deficit spending or 
the stewardship of our fisheries, the issue is the same: we should not 
pursue a strategy of short-term gain that will harm future generations.
  Senators Henry Jackson and Ed Muskie, and Congressman John Dingell 
understood this back in 1969 when they joined together to work for 
passage of the National Environmental Policy Act. At its heart, the 
National Environmental Policy Act is about our rela

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tionship with the natural world, and about our relationship with future 
generations. For the first time, the National Environmental Policy Act 
made explicit the widely-held public sentiment that we should live in 
harmony with nature and make decisions that account for future 
generations as well as for today. It declared that the Federal 
Government should work in concert with State and local governments and 
the citizens of this great Nation ``to create and maintain conditions 
under which man and nature can exist in productive harmony, and fulfill 
the social, economic, and other requirements of present and future 
generations of Americans.''
  Over the past 25 years, America has made great progress in protecting 
the environment. The air is cleaner in many places than it was, and we 
no longer have rivers that catch on fire. And yet, this year in 
Milwaukee, more than 100 people died from drinking contaminated water, 
and many of our surface waters are still not fit for fishing and 
swimming. One in four Americans still lives near a toxic dump and 
almost as many breathe air that is unhealthy.
  In order to continue the progress that we have made and adequately 
provide for future generations, my Administration is ushering in a new 
era of common sense reforms. We are bringing together Americans from 
all walks of life to find new solutions to protect our health, improve 
our Nation's stewardship of natural resources, and provide lasting 
economic opportunities for ourselves and for our children. We are 
reinventing environmental programs to make them work better and cost 
less.
  My Administration is ushering in a new era of environmental reforms 
in many ways. Following is a description of a few of these reforms, 
grouped into three clusters: first, stronger and smarter health 
protection programs such as my proposed Superfund reforms and EPA's new 
common sense approach to regulation; second, new approaches to resource 
management, such as our Northwest forest plan, that provide better 
stewardship of our natural resources and sustained economic 
opportunity; and third, the promotion of innovative environmental 
technologies, for healthier air and water as well as stronger economic 
growth now and in the future.

  Stronger and Smarter Health Protection Programs. Throughout my 
Administration, we have been refining Government, striving to make it 
work better and cost less. One of the best places to apply this 
principle in the environmental arena is the Superfund program. For far 
too long, far too many Superfund dollars have been spent on lawyers and 
not nearly enough have been spent on clean-up. I've directed my 
Administration to reform this program by cutting legal costs, 
increasing community involvement, and cleaning up toxic dumps more 
quickly. The reformed Superfund program will be faster, fairer, and 
more efficient--and it will put more land back into productive 
community use.
  Similarly, EPA is embarking on a new strategy to make environmental 
and health regulation work better and cost less. This new common sense 
approach has the potential to revolutionize the way we write 
environmental regulations. First, EPA will not seek to adopt 
environmental standards in a vacuum. Instead, all the affected 
stakeholders--representatives of industry, labor, State governments, 
and the environmental community--will be involved from the beginning. 
Second, we will replace one-size-fits-all regulations with a focus on 
results achieved with flexible means. And at last, we're taking a 
consistent, comprehensive approach. With the old piecemeal approach, 
the water rules were written in isolation of the air rules and the 
waste rules, and too often led to results that merely shuffled and 
shifted pollutants--results that had too little health protection at 
too great a cost. With its new commonsense approach, EPA will address 
the full range of environmental and health impacts of a given 
industry--steel or electronics for example--to get cleaner, faster, and 
cheaper results.

  Better Stewardship of our Natural Resources. Just as representative 
of our new approach to the environment--and just as grounded in common 
sense--is the Administration's commitment to ecosystems management of 
the Nation's natural resources. For decades ecologists have known that 
what we do with one resource affects the others. For instance, the way 
we manage a forest has very real consequences for the quality of the 
rivers that run through the forest, very real consequences for the 
fishermen who depend on that water for their livelihood, and very real 
consequences for the health of the community downstream. But until 
recently, government operations failed to account adequately for such 
interaction. In many cases, several Federal agencies operated 
independently in the same area under different rules. In many cases, no 
one paused to ponder the negative consequences of their actions until 
it was too late.
  Often, these consequences were catastrophic, leading to ecological 
and economic train wrecks such as the collapse of fisheries along the 
coasts, or the conflict over timber cutting in the Pacific Northwest. 
When I convened the Forest Conference earlier this year I saw the 
devastating effects of the Federal Government's lack of foresight and 
failure to provide leadership. Here, perhaps more than anywhere else, 
is a case study in how a failure to anticipate the consequences of our 
actions on the natural environment can be devastating to our livelihood 
in the years ahead. Our forest plan is a balanced and comprehensive 
program to put people back to work and protect ancient forests for 
future generations. It will not solve all of the region's problems but 
it is a strong first step at restoring both the long-term health of the 
region's ecosystem and the region's economy.
  Innovative Environmental Technologies. Environmental and health 
reforms such as EPA's common sense strategy and natural resource 
reforms such as the forest plan provide an opportunity, and an 
obligation, to make good decisions for today that continue to pay off 
for generations to come. In much the same way, sound investments in 
environmental technology can ensure that we leave to future generations 
a productive, livable world. Every innovation in environmental 
technology opens up a new expanse of economic and environmental 
possibilities, making it possible to accomplish goals that have eluded 
us in the past. From the very beginning, I have promoted innovative 
environmental technologies as a top priority. We've launched a series 
of environmental technology initiatives, issued a number of Executive 
orders to help spur the application of these technologies, and taken 
concrete steps to promote their export. Experts say the world market 
for environmental technology is nearly $300 billion today and that it 
may double by the year 2000. Every dollar we invest in environmental 
technology will pay off in a healthier environment worldwide, in 
greater market share for U.S. companies, and in more jobs for American 
workers.
  Innovations in environmental technology can be the bridge that 
carries us from the threat of greater health crises and ecological 
destruction toward the promise of greater economic prosperity and 
social well-being. Innovation by innovation, we can build a world 
transformed by human ingenuity and creativity--a world in which 
economic activity and the natural environment support and sustain one 
another.
  This is the vision that Jackson, Muskie, and Dingell articulated more 
than two decades ago when they wrote in the National Environmental 
Policy Act that we should strive to live in productive harmony with 
nature and seek to fulfill the social and economic needs of future 
generations. We share a common responsibility to see beyond the urgent 
pressures of today and think of the future. We share a common 
responsibility to speak for our children, so that they inherit a world 
filled with the same opportunity that we had. This is the vision for 
which we work today and the guiding principle behind my 
Administration's environmental policies.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, April 6, 1995.
  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Resources.

para.57.31  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. FROST, for 
today and April 7.
  And then,

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para.57.32  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SANDERS, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 9 o'clock and 10 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
11 o'clock a.m. on Friday, April 7, 1995.

para.57.33  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce, H.R. 483. A bill to 
     amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit 
     Medicare select policies to be offered in all States, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-79 Pt. 2). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. ROBERTS: Committee on Agriculture H.R. 618. A bill to 
     extend the authorization for appropriations for the Commodity 
     Futures Trading Commission through fiscal year 2000 (Rept. 
     No. 104-104). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.

para.57.34  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 1421. A bill to provide that references in the 
     statutes of the United States to any committee or officer of 
     the House of Representatives the name or jurisdiction of 
     which was changed as part of the reorganization of the House 
     of Representatives at the beginning of the 104th Congress 
     shall be treated as referring to the currently applicable 
     committee or officer of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and passed.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 1422. A bill to amend the Job Training Partnership Act 
     to provide for employment and training assistance for certain 
     individuals employed at a facility at which the employer has 
     made a public announcement that a substantial member of 
     employees will be terminated or laid off from employment; to 
     the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself and Mr. 
             Torricelli):
       H.R. 1423. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     and the Poultry Products Inspection Act to provide for 
     improved public health and food safety through the reduction 
     in meat and poultry of harmful substances that present a 
     threat to public health, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 1424. A bill to provide Americans with secure, 
     portable health insurance benefits through tax credits, 
     medical savings accounts, and greater choice of health 
     insurance plans without mandates, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, the Judiciary, and Rules, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, 
             Mr. Cox, Mr. Flake, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Condit, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Crane, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Jones, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
             Pete Geren of Texas, and Mr. Wilson):
       H.R. 1425. A bill to suspend United States development 
     assistance for India unless the President certifies to the 
     Congress that the Government of India has taken certain steps 
     to prevent human rights abuses in India; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. CLAY (for himself and Mr. Williams):
       H.R. 1426. A bill to assist States and secondary and 
     postsecondary schools to develop, implement, and improve 
     school-to-work opportunities systems so that all students 
     have an opportunity to acquire the knowledge and skills 
     needed to meet challenging State academic standards and 
     industry-based skill standards and to prepare for 
     postsecondary education, further learning, and a wide range 
     of opportunities in high-skill, high-wage careers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mr. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 1427. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to control House of Representatives campaign 
     spending, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. de la GARZA:
       H.R. 1428. A bill entitled, ``The North American Border 
     Stations Improvements Act''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Williams, and Mr. Doyle):
       H.R. 1429. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for the organization and administration of the 
     Readjustment Counseling Service of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, to improve eligibility for veterans' readjustment 
     counseling and related counseling, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Pombo, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Herger, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rose, Mr. Dooley, and Mr. 
             Calvert):
       H.R. 1430. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to provide emergency financial assistance to agricultural 
     producers who suffer severe crop losses in federally 
     designated disaster areas; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. FLANAGAN:
       H.R. 1431. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the 30-percent of gross income limitations 
     applicable to regulated investment companies; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GREENWOOD:
       H.R. 1432. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to eliminate multicandidate political committees, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. HAYES (for himself and Mr. Ballenger):
       H.R. 1433. A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to 
     establish a program under which employers may consult with 
     State officials respecting compliance with occupational 
     safety and health requirements; to the Committee on Economic 
     and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Levin):
       H.R. 1434. A bill to establish a commission to review the 
     dispute settlement reports of the World Trade Organization, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia:
       H.R. 1435. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit the use of certain agricultural byproducts in 
     wine production; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. Mineta) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1436. A bill to amend subtitle IV of title 49, United 
     States Code, to eliminate unnecessary regulation of 
     transportation industries, to streamline regulation of rail 
     carriers, to sunset the Interstate Commerce Commission, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       H.R. 1437. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Railroad Passenger Corporation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Yates, Mr. Miller of 
             California. Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Engel, Mr. Manton, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Filner, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Furse, Mr. Reed, 
             Mr. Torres, Ms. Harman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Towns, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Dicks Mr. Vento, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
             and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 1438. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to provide special funding to States for 
     implementation of national estuary conservation and 
     management plans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 1439. A bill to amend the National Forest Management 
     Act of 1976 to require the Timber Sale Program conducted by 
     the Forest Service on National Forest System lands to be 
     financed only by receipts from the sale of timber under the 
     program; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. MINETA (by request):
       H.R. 1440. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     simplify and improve the organization of the Department of 
     Transportation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 1441. A bill to provide for the transfer of operating 
     responsibility for air traffic services currently provided by 
     the Federal Aviation Administration on behalf of the United 
     States to separate corporate entity, in order to provide for 
     more efficient operation and development of these 
     transportation services and related assets, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, and

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     the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. 
             DeFazio, and Mrs. Fowler):
       H.R. 1442. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals to designate any portion of their 
     income tax overpayments, and to make other contributions, for 
     deficit reduction; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bono, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. 
             Canady):
       H.R. 1443. A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to provide for arbitration in all U.S. district 
     courts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. 
             Kennelly, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Olver, and Mr. Studds):
       H.R. 1444. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     require a refund value for certain beverage containers, and 
     to provide resources for State pollution prevention and 
     recycling programs, and for other programs; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. 
             Coble, and Mr. Canady):
       H.R. 1445. A bill to amend rule 30 of the Federal Rules of 
     Civil Procedure to restore the stenographic preference for 
     depositions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MOORHEAD:
       H.R. 1446. A bill to amend the Revised Statutes of the 
     United States to promote equity and fairness in lawsuits 
     brought against State and local law enforcement officers; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEAL (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, and Mr. Reed):
       H.R. 1447. A bill to revise the boundaries of the 
     Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor in 
     Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. PRYCE (for herself, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana):
       H.R. 1448. A bill to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act of 
     1978 to require that determinations regarding status as an 
     Indian child and as a member of an Indian tribe be 
     prospective from the date of birth of the child and of tribal 
     membership of the member, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mrs. Meyers of Kansas):
       H.R. 1449. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve in Kansas, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Klug, and Mr. 
             Chrysler):
       H.R. 1450. A bill to eliminate certain activities from the 
     functions performed by the National Weather Service, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. Hamilton):
       H.R. 1451. A bill to provide authority for the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory (most-favored-nation) trade treatment to 
     Cambodia; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROSE (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mr. Quillen, and Mr. Emerson):
       H.R. 1452. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to clarify that certain footwear 
     assembled in beneficiary countries is excluded from duty-free 
     treatment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 1453. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to deny tax-exempt status to organizations which promote 
     the legalization of certain drugs; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 1454. A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission 
     to issue a trade regulation rule which requires the release 
     of prescriptions for contact lenses; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Coyne, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Moran, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Collins of 
             Illinois, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 1455. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the tax on tobacco products, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. 
             McDermott):
       H.R. 1456. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide expanded coverage of mental health 
     and substance abuse treatment services under the Medicare 
     Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 1457. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and the Social Security Act to provide tax benefits with 
     respect to long-term care insurance contracts that satisfy 
     certain requirements; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Burton 
             of Indiana, Mr. Parker, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. 
             Bilirakis):
       H.R. 1458. A bill to provide for the award of the Purple 
     Heart to persons held as prisoners of war before April 25, 
     1962, on the same basis as persons held as prisoners of war 
     after that date; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Montgomery, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
             Fields of Louisiana, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 1459. A bill to increase the supply of minority 
     scientists and help meet the research and development needs 
     of the public and private sectors of the United States; to 
     the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Deutsch, and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 1460. A bill to amend the Taiwan Relations Act to 
     permit visits to the United States by the elected leaders of 
     the people of Taiwan or their elected representatives; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 1461. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     eliminate the incentives that lead to increased prices and 
     utilization of clinical laboratory diagnostic testing 
     services and other ancillary health services; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Markey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Studds, Mr. Towns, and Ms. Woolsey):
       H.R. 1462. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for programs of research regarding Parkinson's 
     disease, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself and Mr. Davis):
       H.R. 1463. A bill to provide for the adoption of mandatory 
     standards and procedures governing the actions of arbitrators 
     in the arbitration of labor disputes involving transit 
     agencies operating in the National Capital area; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1464. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     require the Postal Service to accept a change-of-address 
     order from a commercial mail receiving agency and to forward 
     mail to the new address; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ZELIFF:
       H.R. 1465. A bill to amend the Magnuson Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act to establish additional 
     prohibitions against removing, damaging, tampering with, or 
     moving fishing gear and fish, including gear and fish from 
     aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H. Con. Res. 58. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     adjournment of the two Houses; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. LANTOS:
       H. Con. Res. 59. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the Government of the United States 
     should encourage resumption of direct, bilateral talks 
     between India and Pakistan at the earliest possible time; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ROSE (for himself and Mr. Gilman):
       H. Con. Res. 60. Concurrent resolution commending India for 
     its commitment to religious plurallism and tolerance; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Poshard, 
             Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Clay):
       H. Res. 132. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to provide for disclosure of the source of 
     amendments, measures, and committee reports; to the Committee 
     on Rules.
           By Mrs. SCHROEDER:
       H. Res. 133. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to require that reports from the Committee on 
     Ways and Means accompanying revenue bills with targeted tax 
     benefits clearly identify those benefits; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Mrs. WALDHOLTZ (for herself, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Shays, Mr. Minge, Mr. Klug, Mr. Deal 
             of Georgia, Mr. Castle, Mr. McHale, and Mr. Dickey):
       H. Res. 134. Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives concerning the receipt of gifts from 
     lobbyists and other persons; to the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct.

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para.57.35  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       41. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Oregon, relative to Federal mandates on States; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.57.36  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 1466. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     and fisheries for each of the vessels Sallie D and Memory 
     Maker; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 1467. A bill for the relief of Leland E. Person; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

para.57.37  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 65: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 70: Mrs. Vucanovich and Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
     Talent, Mr. Bono, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 127: Ms. Harman, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Fields of 
     Louisiana, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 218: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 311: Ms. Norton Mr. Shays, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Wyden, 
     and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 329: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 333: Mr. Mineta.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Chambliss, Mr. McHale, and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 427: Mr. Skeen, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. 
     Stockman.
       H.R. 436: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 549: Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 553: Mr. Mfume.
       H.R. 592: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 616: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Mr. Thompson, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Norton, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
     Schumer, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
     Ford, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Owens, Mr. Fields of 
     Louisiana, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Scott, Ms. Jackson-
     Lee, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 638: Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 676: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 677: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 700: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Linder, Mr. Brownback, 
     Mr. Hostettler, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
     Baker of California, and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 713: Ms. McCarthy, Mr. Manton, and Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii.
       H.R. 727: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 733: Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Calvert and Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Graham and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 752: Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Stockman, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Young of Florida.
       H.R. 761: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 795: Mrs. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 798: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Rivers, 
     Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 822: Mrs. Chenoweth and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 844: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 896: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Dreier, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Solomon, Mr. Mica, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Spence, Mr. Calvert, 
     Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Chapman.
       H.R. 924: Mr. Boehlert and Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Filner, and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 1018: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Frisa.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Romero-Barcelo and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1028: Mr. Upton and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 1079: Mr. McDade, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
     Torres, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Yates, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Traficant, 
     Mr. Stokes, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
     Bryant of Texas, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Borski, Mr. Frazer, and Mr. Tucker.
       H.R. 1085: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1103: Mrs. Seastrand and Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 1129: Mr. Bevill, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Norton, Mr. Markey, 
     Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1143: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1191: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1210: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 1220: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Thornberry, 
     Mr. Combest, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Packard, and 
     Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 1235: Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Cox, and Mr. 
     Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1242: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1252: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1288: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Myers of 
     Indiana, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Souder, and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Coble, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
     Heineman, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Funderburk.
       H.R. 1309: Mr. Diaz-Balart and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1316: Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 1339: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1378: Mr. Matsui and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1397: Mr. Wilson.
       H.J. Res. 61: Mr. Shays.
       H.J. Res. 79: Mr. Hayes  and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H. Con. Res. 32: Mr. King, Mr. Flake, Mr. Tucker, Mrs. 
     Waldholtz, Mr. Moran, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. 
     Jones, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. Cox.
       H. Con. Res. 43: Mr. Luther and Ms. Slaughter.
       H. Con. Res. 48: Mr. Meehan, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
     Schumer, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Royce, Mr. Gene Green of 
     Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 54: Mr. Andrews.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Oberstar, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Leach, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
     Mr. Rose, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Burr, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Graham.
       H. Res. 122: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. 
     Collins of Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Holden, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Markey, 
     Mr. Pickett, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Vento, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Wyden.

para.57.38  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 42: Mr. Bono, Mr. Oberstar, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 345: Mr. Brewster.
       H.R. 555: Mr. Foley.



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                       FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1995 (58)

para.58.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, 
laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    April 7, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Dan Burton to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.58.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, April 6, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.58.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       697. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the Secretary's Selected Acquisition Reports 
     [SARS] for the quarter ending December 31, 1994, pursuant to 
     10 U.S.C. 2432; to the Committee on National Security.
       698. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation entitled, ``Carl D. Perkins 
     Career Preparation Education Act;'' to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       699. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled, 
     ``Amtrak Restructuring Act of 1995'', pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1110; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       700. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled, 
     ``Interstate Commerce Commission Sunset Act of 1995;'' to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.58.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 58. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of the two Houses.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with amendments 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House 
of the following titles:


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       H.R. 1240. An Act to combat crime by enhancing the 
     penalties for certain sexual crimes against children; and
       H.R. 1345. An Act to eliminate budget deficits and 
     management inefficiencies in the government of the District 
     of Columbia through the establishment of the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, and for other purposes.''

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the 
committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 889) ``An Act making 
emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions to preserve and 
enhance the military readiness of the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.''

para.58.5  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    April 7, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Frank R. Wolf to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
     resolutions through May 1, 1995.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para.58.6  d.c. management assistance authority

  On motion of Mr. DAVIS, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1345) to 
eliminate budget deficits and management inefficiencies in the 
government of the District of Columbia through the establishment of the 
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
Authority, and for other purposes; together with the following 
amendments of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table:

       Page 7, line 2, strike out ``or''
       Page 7, line 6, strike out ``States.'' and insert 
     ``States;''
       Page 7, after line 6, insert:
       (3) to amend, supersede, or alter the provisions of title 
     11 of the District of Columbia Code, or sections 431 through 
     434, 445, and 602(a)(4) of the District of Columbia Self-
     Government and Governmental Reorganization Act (pertaining to 
     the organization powers, and jurisdiction of the District of 
     Columbia courts); or
       (4) to authorize the application of section 103(e) or 
     303(b)(3) of this Act (relating to issuance of subpoenas) to 
     judicial officers or employees of the District of Columbia 
     courts.
       Page 10, strike out lines 7 to 9 and insert:
       (4) maintains a primary residence in the District of 
     Columbia or has a primary place of business in the District 
     of Columbia.
       Page 12, strike out lines 17 to 24, and insert:
       (c) Inapplicability of Certain Employment and Procurement 
     Laws.--
       (1) Civil service laws.--The Executive Director and staff 
     of the Authority may be appointed without regard to the 
     provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
     appointments in the competitive service, and paid without 
     regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of 
     chapter 53 of that title relating to classification and 
     General Schedule pay rates.
       (2) District employment and procurement laws.--The 
     Executive Director and staff of the Authority may be 
     appointed and paid without regard to the provisions of the 
     District of Columbia Code governing appointments and 
     salaries. The provisions of the District of Columbia Code 
     governing procurement shall not apply to the Authority.

  On motion of Mr. DAVIS, said Senate amendments were agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said Senate amendments were 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.58.7  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. WALSH, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, May 3, 
1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.58.8  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. WALSH, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Monday, May 1, 1995, the Speaker and the Minority Leader be authorized 
to accept resignations and to make appointments to commissions, boards 
and committees duly authorized by law or by the House.
  And then,

para.58.9  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WALKER, pursuant to the provisions of House 
Concurrent Resolution 58, at 11 o'clock and 53 minutes a.m., the House 
adjourned until 12 o'clock and 30 minutes p.m., Monday, May 1, 1995.

para.58.10  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. Montgomery):
       H.R. 1468. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     revise and improve veterans' health care programs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. MONTGOMERY:
       H.R. 1469. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the tax treatment of certain contributions 
     made pursuant to veterans' reemployment; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 1470. A bill to provide for sufficient funding to 
     cover the costs of the Financing Corporation, to provide 
     funds to carry out the purposes of the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 1471. A bill to provide for sufficient funding to 
     cover the costs of the Financing Corporation, to provide 
     funds to carry out the purposes of the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 1472. A bill to provide for sufficient funding to 
     cover the costs of the Financing Corporation, to provide 
     funds to carry out the purposes of the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 1473. A bill to provide for claims against the United 
     States arising from changes in the statutory treatment of 
     supervisory good will on the books of saving associations; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 1474. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to improve the requirements relating to the designated 
     reserve ration for the deposit insurance funds and the 
     procedures for funding the reserves in such funds, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       H.R. 1475. A bill to imerge the Bank Insurance Fund and the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund, to require savings 
     associations to continue to pay assessments to the Financing 
     Corporation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 1476. A bill to merge the Bank Insurance Fund and the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund, to improve funding for 
     the Financing Corporation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 1477. A bill to merge the Bank Insurance Fund and the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund, to improve funding for 
     the Financing Corporation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 1478. A bill to provide for adequate funding for the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 1479. A bill to provide for adequate funding for the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund and the Financing 
     Corporation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 1480. A bill to stabilize the condition of the Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 1481. A bill to clarify the regulatory authority of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation with respect to 
     deposit insurance fund management, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By EVANS (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Filner, and Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 1482. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     improve certain veterans programs and benefits; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Filner, and 
             Mr. Gutierrez):
       H.R. 1483. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     allow revision of veterans benefits decisions based on clear 
     and unmistakable error; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. KILDEE:
       H.R. 1484. A bill to provide collective bargaining rights 
     for public safety officers employed by States or their 
     political subdivisions; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. VENTO:
       H.R. 1485. A bill to exclude certain electronic benefit 
     transfer programs established by State or local governments 
     from provi

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     sions of the Electronic Funds Transfer Act; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Fazio of California, 
             Mr. Dooley, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Brown of 
             California, and Mr. Thomas):
       H.R. 1486. A bill to provide for a nationally coordinated 
     program of research, promotion, and consumer information 
     regarding kiwifruit for the purpose of expanding domestic and 
     foreign markets for kiwifruit; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. 
             Chrysler):
       H.R. 1487. A bill to reform and modernize the Federal Home 
     Loan Bank System; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bryant of 
             Tennessee, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. 
             Volkmer):
       H.R. 1488. A bill to control crime by increasing penalties 
     for armed violent criminals; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BONILLA:
       H.R. 1489. A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office 
     building located at 508 S. Burleson, McCamey, TX, as the 
     ``Claude W. Brown Post Office Building;'' to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. VENTO:
       H.R. 1490. A bill to expedite the naturalization of aliens 
     who served with special guerrilla units in Laos; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. King, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Royce, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Chrysler, 
             and Mr. Fox):
       H.R. 1491. A bill to expand credit availability by lifting 
     the growth cap on limited service financial institutions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 1492. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that service performed for an elementary or 
     secondary school operated primarily for religious purposes is 
     exempt from the Federal unemployment tax; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Cox):
       H.R. 1493. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their 
     charitable contributions and to exempt the charitable 
     contribution deduction from the overall limitation on 
     itemized deductions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Funderburk):
       H.R. 1494. A bill to amend the National Security Act of 
     1947 to establish the positions of Director, Deputy Director, 
     and Senior Directors of the National Security Council and to 
     require that their appointments be subject to confirmation by 
     the Senate, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     National Security, and in addition to the Committees on 
     International Relations, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FIELDS of Texas (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 1495. A bill to amend the Investment Company Act of 
     1940 to promote more efficient management of mutual funds, 
     protect investors, and provide more effective and less 
     burdensome regulation; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FIELDS of Texas (for himself, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. King, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Yates, 
             Mr. Oxley, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Frazer, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Fox, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Montgomery, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Horn, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Jacobs, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Olver, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Engel, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Borski, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hall of 
             Ohio, Mr. Boucher, Mr. McHale, Mr. Johnson of South 
             Dakota, and Mr. Foglietta):
       H.R. 1496. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of early detection of 
     prostate cancer and certain drug treatment services under 
     part B of the medicare program, to amend chapter 17 of title 
     38, United States Code, to provide for coverage of such early 
     detection and treatment services under the programs of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, and to expand research and 
     education programs of the National Institutes of Health and 
     the Public Health Service relating to prostate cancer; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FILNER (for himself and Mrs. Chenoweth):
       H.R. 1497. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to revise the limitation applicable to mutual life 
     insurance companies on the deduction for policyholder 
     dividends and to exempt small life insurance companies from 
     the required capitalization of certain policy acquisition 
     expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HAMILTON:
       H.R. 1498. A bill to modernize the Federal Reserve System, 
     to provide for a Federal Open Market Advisory Committee, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. HEINEMAN (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Taylor of 
             North Carolina, Mr. Burr, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Blute, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bryant of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. 
             Cooley, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Fox, Mr. Hoke, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. King, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, and Mr. Ballenger):
       H.R. 1499. A bill to improve criminal law relating to fraud 
     against consumers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Beilenson, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Johnston 
             of Florida, Mr. Klug, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Mineta, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sanders, 
             Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Torres, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
             Skaggs):
       H.R. 1500. A bill to designate certain Federal lands in the 
     State of Utah as wilderness, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Bono, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kim, Mr. Klug, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Talent, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 1501. A bill to amend the Federal Credit Reform Act to 
     improve budget accuracy of accounting for Federal costs 
     associated with student loans, to phase out the Federal 
     Direct Student Loan Program, to make improvements in the 
     Federal Family Education Loan Program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, and in addition to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       H.R. 1502. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to prohibit a State from requiring any child with special 
     health care needs to receive services under the State's plan 
     for medical assistance under such title through enrollment 
     with a capitated managed care plan until the State adopts 
     pediatric risk adjustment methodologies to take into account 
     the costs to capitated managed care plans of providing 
     services to such children, and to direct the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services to develop model pediatric risk 
     adjustment methodologies for such purpose; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       H.R. 1503. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require State Medicaid plans to cover services of 
     certain clinics operated by children's hospitals and to 
     reimburse such clinics for such services in an amount equal 
     to 100 percent of the costs which are reasonable and related 
     to the cost of furnishing such services; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Levin, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Stark, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Kennelly, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, and Mr. Bentsen):
       H.R. 1504. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the treatment of governmental plans under the 
     rules governing retirement plans; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Cunningham, and Mr. Riggs):
       H.R. 1505. A bill to amend the Portal to Portal Act of 1947 
     to limit the award of liquidated damages to employees of 
     States and political subdivisions; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.

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           By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, 
             and Mr. Gekas):
       H.R. 1506. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     provide an exclusive right to perform sound recordings 
     publicly by means of digital transmissions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Nadler, 
             Miss Collins of Michigan, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Filner, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Tucker, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Mr. Evans, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Lowey, and Ms. 
             Brown of Florida):
       H.R. 1507. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages on 
     account of sex, race, or national origin, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 1508. A bill to require the transfer of title to the 
     District of Columbia of certain real property in Anacostia 
     Park to facilitate the construction of National Children's 
     Island, a cultural, educational, and family-oriented park; to 
     the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. NORTON (by request):
       H.R. 1509. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Self-
     Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to permit 
     certain tax revenues of the District of Columbia to be 
     pledged to pay debt service on obligations issued by an 
     agency or instrumentality of the District government to 
     finance certain costs of a downtown sports arena and 
     convention center; to authorize such agency or 
     instrumentality of the District government to expend such tax 
     revenues without the requirement that such tax revenues be 
     appropriated by the District of Columbia and the Congress; to 
     provide that the obligations issued by any such agency or 
     instrumentality of the District government shall not be 
     considered general obligations of the District of Columbia 
     for purposes of calculating limitations on borrowing and 
     spending by the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Jacobs, and 
             Mr. Klug):
       H.R. 1510. A bill to prohibit the Department of Energy from 
     acting as the agency of implementation, with respect to 
     nondefense Department of Energy laboratories, for certain 
     environmental, safety, and health regulations, and to require 
     reduction in personnel at such laboratories; to the Committee 
     on Science.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 1511. A bill to provide for the termination of nuclear 
     weapons activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on National Security, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Martini, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Upton, and 
             Mrs. Vucanovich):
       H.R. 1512. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
     to bring more balance into the negotiation of Tribal-State 
     compacts, to require an individual participating in class II 
     or class III Indian gaming to be physically present at the 
     authorized gaming activity, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 1513. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     change the date for the beginning of the Vietnam era for the 
     purpose of veterans benefits from August 5, 1964, to December 
     22, 1961; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Blute, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Baesler, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Klug, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Browder, and Mr. Jacobs):
       H.R. 1514. A bill to authorize and facilitate a program to 
     enhance safety, training, research, and development, and 
     safety education in the propane gas industry for the benefit 
     of propane consumers and the public, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Science, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 1515. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for fair treatment of small property and 
     casualty insurance companies; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Dooley, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1516. A bill to achieve a balanced Federal budget by 
     fiscal year 2002 and each year thereafter, achieve 
     significant deficit reduction in fiscal year 1996 and each 
     year through 2002, establish a Board of Estimates, require 
     the President's budget and the congressional budget process 
     to meet specified deficit reduction and balance requirements, 
     enforce those requirements through a multiyear congressional 
     budget process and, if necessary, sequestration, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, Rules, and 
     Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 1517. A bill to amend title XII of the National 
     Housing Act to establish a national property reinsurance 
     program to ensure the availability and affordability of 
     property insurance in underserved areas; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       H.R. 1518. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an incremental investment tax credit to 
     assist defense contractors in converting to nondefense 
     operations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1519. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit for the construction and renovation of 
     nonresidential buildings in distressed areas; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 1520. A bill to amend the National Foundation on the 
     Arts and the Humanities Act of 1995; to establish the 
     American Cultural Trust Fund and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Fox):
       H.R. 1521. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the training of health professions students with 
     respect to the identification and referral of victims of 
     domestic violence; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TORRES (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Beilenson, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Frost, Ms. Harman, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lowey, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Mineta, Mr. 
             Moran, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 1522. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     provide management standards and recycling requirements for 
     spent lead-acid batteries; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TORRES (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Beilenson, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Frost, Ms. Harman, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. 
             Lowey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Mineta, Mr. Moran, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Vento, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 1523. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     require producers and importers of newsprint to recycle a 
     certain percentage of newsprint each year, to require the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     establish a recycling credit system for carrying out such 
     recycling requirement, to establish a management and tracking 
     system for such newsprint, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TORRES (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Beilenson, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Frost, Ms. Harman, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lowey, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Mineta, Mr. 
             Moran, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             Walsh, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
             Yates):
       H.R. 1524. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     require producers and importers of tires to recycle a certain 
     percentage of scrap tires each year, to require the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to 
     establish a recycling credit system for carrying out such 
     recycling requirement, to establish a management and tracking 
     system for such tires, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

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           By Mr. TORRES (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Beilenson, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Frost, Ms. Harman, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. 
             Lowey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Mineta, Mr. Moran, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 1525. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency to establish a recycling credit system for carrying 
     out recycling of used oil, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. Wamp, 
             Mr. Graham, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Dicks):
       H.R. 1526. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to 
     enter into privatization arrangements for activities carried 
     out in connection with defense nuclear facilities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition 
     to the Committees on National Security, Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. 
             Schumer):
       H. Con. Res. 61. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding certain recent remarks that 
     unfairly and inaccurately maligned the integrity of the 
     Nation's law enforcement officers; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Richardson, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Studds, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Yates):
       H. Con. Res. 62. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress with respect to pediatric and adolescents 
     AIDS; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
             Faleomavaega):
       H. Con. Res. 63. Concurrent resolution relating to the 
     Republic of China (Taiwan)'s participation in the United 
     Nations; to the Committee on International Relations.

para.58.11  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 28: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 460: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Minge, Mr. Orton, Mr. Camp, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Talent, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
     Engel, and Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 540: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Fattah, 
     Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Velazquez, 
     Mr. Gilman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Manton, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Brown 
     of Florida, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 563: Mr. Riggs and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Laughlin and Mr. Mineta.
       H.R. 770: Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 931: Mr. Spence, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. 
     Martinez.
       H.R. 942: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
     Ackerman, and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Everett, Mr. Roth, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
     Kingston, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Montgomery, 
     Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Holden, Mr. King, Mr. Lazio of 
     New York, Mr. Jones, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Traficant, 
     Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Rose, Mr. Solomon, Mrs. Meyers of 
     Kansas, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Klug, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 1233: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Pomeroy, 
     and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 1234: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 1251: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mrs. 
     Collins of Illinois, Mr. Studds, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Livingston, 
     and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1255: Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
     Stockman.
       H.R. 1302: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 1386: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Paxon, Mr. Talent, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
     Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 1400: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1405: Mrs. Collins of Illinois and Mr. Torres.
       H.J. Res. 84: Mr. Clay and Mr. Berman.
       H. Con. Res. 4: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. 
     Bilirakis.
       H. Con. Res. 5: Mr. Funderburk.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mrs. Morella.
       H. Con. Res. 21: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       H. Res. 122: Mr. Costello, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Pallone, and 
     Mr. Sanders.

para.58.12  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       5. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Marlene Y. Green 
     from Pittsburgh, PA, relative to national health care: which 
     was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.



.
                        MONDAY, MAY 1, 1995 (59)

para.59.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                      May 1, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Enid G. Waldholtz to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January 4, 
1995, and Thursday, February 16, 1995, Members were recognized for 
``morning hour'' debates.

para.59.2  recess--12:37 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess until 2:00 p.m.

para.59.3  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.59.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Friday, April 7, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.59.5  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed a resolution of the following 
title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

                              S. Res. 111

       Resolved, That the Senate has heard with profound sorrow 
     and deep regret the announcement of the death of the 
     Honorable John C. Stennis, late a Senator from the State of 
     Mississippi.
       Resolved, That the Secretary communicate these resolutions 
     to the House of Representatives and transmit an enrolled copy 
     thereof to the family of the deceased.
       Resolved, That when the Senate recesses today, it recess as 
     a further mark of respect to the memory of the deceased 
     Senator.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed without 
amendment bills of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 421. An Act to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to provide for the purchase of common stock of 
     Cook Inlet Region, and for other purposes; and
       H.R. 517. An Act to amend title V of Public Law 96-550, 
     designating the Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites, 
     and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with an 
amendment in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of 
the House of the following title:

       H.R. 1158. An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for additional disaster assistance and making 
     rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, 
     and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 1158) ``An Act making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for additional disaster assistance and making rescissions 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes,'' 
requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
Specter, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Bond, Mr. Gorton, Mr. McConnell, 
Mr. Mack, Mr. Burns, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Bennett, 
Mr. Byrd, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Leahy, Mr. 
Bumpers, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, Mr. Reid, Mr. Kerrey, 
Mr. Kohl, and Mrs. Murray to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills and a 
joint resolution of the following titles, in which the concurrence of 
the House is requested:

       S. 268. An Act to authorize the collection of fees for 
     expenses for triploid grass carp certification inspections, 
     and for other purposes;

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       S. 349. An Act to reauthorize appropriations for the 
     Navajo-Hopi Relocation Housing Program,
       S. 441. An Act to reauthorize appropriations for certain 
     programs under the Indian Child Protection and Family 
     Violence Prevention Act, and for other purposes;
       S. 523. An Act to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity 
     Control Act to authorize additional measures to carry out the 
     control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-
     effective manner, and for other purposes; and
       S.J. Res. 32. Joint resolution expressing the concern of 
     the Congress regarding certain recent remarks that unfairly 
     and inaccurately maligned the integrity of the Nation's law 
     enforcement officers.

  The message also announced, that in accordance with Public Law 99-498, 
section 1505(a)(1)(B)(ii), the Chair, on behalf of the President pro 
tempore, appoints Mr. Domenici to the Board of Trustees of the Institute 
of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development.
  The message also announced, that pursuant to the provisions of Public 
Law 99-93, as amended by Public law 99-151, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appoints Mr. Grassley as a member and chairman of the 
United States Senate Caucus on International Narcotics Control.
  The message also announced, that in accordance with Public Law 99-498, 
section 1505(a)(1)(B)(ii), the Chair, on behalf of the President pro 
tempore, appoints Mr. Inouye to the Board of Trustees of the Institute 
of American Indian and Alaska Native culture and Arts Development.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 96-388, as 
amended by Public Law 97-84, the Chair, on behalf of the President pro 
tempore appoints Mr. Grassley, to the United States Holocaust Memorial 
Council, vice Mr. Metzenbaum.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 94-304, as 
amended by Public Law 99-7, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
appoints Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Reid, and Mr. Graham, to the Commission on 
Security and Cooperation in Europe.

para.59.6  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 25, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     clause 5 of rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate, on Tuesday, April 25, 1995 
     at 9:40 a.m.: that the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 
     1380.
       With great respect, I am
           Sincerely yours,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para.59.7  enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, announced that pursuant to 
clause 4, rule I, the Speaker signed the following enrolled bills on 
Friday, April 7, 1995:

       H.R. 889. Making emergency supplemental appropriations and 
     rescissions to preserve and enhance the military readiness of 
     the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1995, and for other purposes;
       S. 178. To amend the Commodity Exchange Act to extend the 
     authorization for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, 
     and for other purposes;
       S. 244. To further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act 
     to have Federal agencies become more responsible and publicly 
     accountable for reducing the burden of Federal paperwork on 
     the public, and for other purposes;

  And that the Speaker pro tempore signed the following bill on 
Wednesday, April 12, 1995:

       H.R. 1345. To eliminate budget deficits and management 
     inefficiencies in the government of the District of Columbia 
     through the establishment of the District of Columbia 
     financial responsibility and management assistance authority, 
     and for other purposes.

para.59.8  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, April 7, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     received a subpoena for testimony and documents concerning 
     constituent casework. The subpoena was issued by the County 
     Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Pat Schroeder,
                                                    Congresswoman.

para.59.9  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the Committee on Rules was granted 
permission until midnight tonight to file a privileged report (Rept. No. 
104-108) on the bill (H.R. 655) to authorize the hydrogen research, 
development, and demonstration programs of the Department of Energy, and 
for other purposes.

para.59.10  recess--2:11 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 2 o'clock and 11 minutes p.m., 
subject to the call of the Chair.

para.59.11  after recess--2:19 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, called the House to order.

para.59.12  senate bills and joint resolution referred

  Bills and a joint resolution of the Senate of the following titles 
were taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as 
follows:

       S. 268. An Act to authorize the collection of fees for 
     expenses for triploid grass carp certification inspections, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources;
       S. 349. An Act to reauthorize appropriations for the 
     Navajo-Hopi Relocation Housing Program; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources;
       441S. 441. An Act to reauthorize appropriations for certain 
     programs under the Indian Child Protection and Family 
     Violence Prevention Act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources;
       S. 523. An Act to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity 
     Control Act to authorize additional measures to carry out the 
     control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-
     effective manner, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Energy and Natural Resources;
       S.J. Res. 32. Joint resolution expressing the concern of 
     the Congress regarding certain recent remarks that unfairly 
     and inaccurately maligned the integrity of the Nation's law 
     enforcement officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.59.13  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee did on the following dates present to the President, for 
his approval, bills of the House of the following titles:

           On April 7, 1995:
       H.R. 889. An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations and rescissions to preserve and enhance the 
     military readiness of the Department of Defense for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other 
     purposes.
           On April 12, 1995:
       H.R. 1345. An Act to eliminate budget deficits and 
     management inefficiencies in the government of the District 
     of Columbia through the establishment of the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, and for other purposes. 

  And then,

para.59.14  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. MONTGOMERY, at 2 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned until 9:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 2, 1995.

para.59.15  oath of office, members, resident commissioner, and 
          delegates

  The oath of office required by the sixth article of the Constitution 
of the United States, and as provided by section 2 of the act of May 13, 
1884 (23 Stat. 22), to be administered to Members, Resident 
Commissioner, and Delegates of the House of Representatives, the text of 
which is carried in 5 U.S.C. 3331:
      ``I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and 
    defend the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, 
    foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to 
    the same; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental 
    reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and 
    faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to 
    enter. So help me God.''

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has been subscribed to in person and filed in duplicate with the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives by the following Members of the 104th 
Congress, pursuant to the provisions of 2 U.S.C. 25:

                                alabama

       1. Sonny Callahan.
       2. Terry Everett.
       3. Glen Browder.
       4. Tom Bevill.
       5. Robert E. (Bud) Cramer, Jr.
       6. Spencer Bachus.
       7. Earl F. Hilliard.


                                 alaska

                                At Large

       Don Young.


                                arizona

       1. Matt Salmon.
       2. Ed Pastor.
       3. Bob Stump.
       4. John B. Shadegg.
       5. Jim Kolbe.
       6. J. D. Hayworth.


                                arkansas

       1. Blanche Lambert Lincoln.
       2. Ray Thornton.
       3. Y. Tim Hutchinson.
       4. Jay Dickey.


                               california

       1. Frank Riggs.
       2. Wally Herger.
       3. Vic Fazio.
       4. John T. Doolittle.
       5. Robert T. Matsui.
       6. Lynn C. Woolsey.
       7. George Miller.
       8. Nancy Pelosi.
       9. Ronald V. Dellums.
       10. Bill Baker.
       11. Richard W. Pombo.
       12. Tom Lantos.
       13. Fortney Pete Stark.
       14. Anna G. Eshoo.
       15. Norman Y. Mineta.
       16. Zoe Lofgren.
       17. Sam Farr.
       18. Gary A. Condit.
       19. George P. Radanovich.
       20. Calvin M. Dooley.
       21. William M. Thomas.
       22. Andrea H. Seastrand.
       23. Elton Gallegly.
       24. Anthony C. Beilenson.
       25. Howard P. ``Buck'' McKeon.
       26. Howard L. Berman.
       27. Carlos J. Moorhead.
       28. David Dreier.
       29. Henry A. Waxman.
       30. Xavier Becerra.
       31. Matthew G. Martinez.
       32. Julian C. Dixon.
       33. Lucille Roybal-Allard.
       34. Esteban Edward Torres.
       35. Maxine Waters.
       36. Jane Harman.
       37. Walter R. Tucker III.
       38. Stephen Horn.
       39. Edward R. Royce.
       40. Jerry Lewis.
       41. Jay Kim.
       42. George E. Brown, Jr.
       43. Ken Calvert.
       44. Sonny Bono.
       45. Dana Rohrabacher.
       46. Robert K. Dornan.
       47. Christopher Cox.
       48. Ron Packard.
       49. Brian P. Bilbray.
       50. Bob Filner.
       51. Randy ``Duke'' Cunningham.
       52. Duncan Hunter.


                                colorado

       1. Patricia Schroeder.
       2. David E. Skaggs.
       3. Scott McInnis.
       4. Wayne Allard.
       5. Joel Hefley.
       6. Dan Schaefer.


                              connecticut

       1. Barbara B. Kennelly.
       2. Sam Gejdenson.
       3. Rosa L. DeLauro.
       4. Christopher Shays.
       5. Gary A. Franks.
       6. Nancy L. Johnson.


                                delaware

                                At Large

       Michael N. Castle.


                                florida

       1. Joe Scarborough.
       2. Douglas ``Pete'' Peterson.
       3. Corrine Brown.
       4. Tillie K. Fowler.
       5. Karen L. Thurman.
       6. Cliff Stearns.
       7. John L. Mica.
       8. Bill McCollum.
       9. Michael Bilirakis.
       10. C.W. Bill Young.
       11. Sam Gibbons.
       12. Charles T. Canady.
       13. Dan Miller.
       14. Porter J. Goss.
       15. Dave Weldon.
       16. Mark Adam Foley.
       17. Carrie P. Meek.
       18. Ileana Ros-Lehtinen.
       19. Harry Johnston.
       20. Peter Deutsch.
       21. Lincoln Diaz-Balart.
       22. E. Clay Shaw, Jr.
       23. Alcee L. Hastings.


                                georgia

       1. Jack Kingston.
       2. Sandford D. Bishop, Jr.
       3. Mac Collins.
       4. John Linder.
       5. John Lewis.
       6. Newt Gingrich.
       7. Bob Barr.
       8. Saxby Chambliss.
       9. Nathan Deal.
       10. Charlie Norwood.
       11. Cynthia A. McKinney.


                                 hawaii

       1. Neil Abercrombie.
       2. Patsy T. Mink.


                                 idaho

       1. Helen Chenoweth.
       2. Michael D. Crapo.


                                illinois

       1. Bobby L. Rush.
       2. Mel Reynolds.
       3. William O. Lipinski.
       4. Luis V. Gutierrez.
       5. Michael Patrick Flanagan.
       6. Henry J. Hyde.
       7. Cardiss Collins.
       8. Philip M. Crane.
       9. Sidney R. Yates.
       10. John Edward Porter.
       11. Jerry Weller.
       12. Jerry F. Costello.
       13. Harris W. Fawell.
       14. J. Dennis Hastert.
       15. Thomas W. Ewing.
       16. Donald A. Manzullo.
       17. Lane Evans.
       18. Ray LaHood.
       19. Glenn Poshard.
       20. Richard J. Durbin.


                                indiana

       1. Peter J. Visclosky.
       2. David M. McIntosh.
       3. Tim Roemer.
       4. Mark E. Souder.
       5. Stephen E. Buyer.
       6. Dan Burton.
       7. John T. Myers.
       8. John N. Hostettler.
       9. Lee H. Hamilton.
       10. Andrew Jacobs, Jr.


                                  iowa

       1. James A. Leach.
       2. Jim Nussle.
       3. Jim Lightfoot.
       4. Greg Ganske.
       5. Tom Latham.


                                 KANSAS

       1. Pat Roberts.
       2. Sam Brownback.
       3. Jan Meyers.
       4. Todd Tiahrt.


                                KENTUCKY

       1. Ed Whitfield.
       2. Ron Lewis.
       3. Mike Ward.
       4. Jim Bunning.
       5. Harold Rogers.
       6. Scotty Baesler.


                               LOUISIANA

       1. Bob Livingston.
       2. William J. Jefferson.
       3. W. J. (Billy) Tauzin.
       4. Cleo Fields.
       5. Jim McCrery.
       6. Richard H. Baker.
       7. James A. Hayes.


                                 MAINE

       1. James B. Longley, Jr.
       2. John Elias Baldacci.


                                MARYLAND

       1. Wayne T. Gilchrest.
       2. Robert L. Ehrlich, Jr.
       3. Benjamin L. Cardin.
       4. Albert Russell Wynn.
       5. Steny H. Hoyer.
       6. Roscoe G. Bartlett.
       7. Kweisi Mfume.
       8. Constance A. Morella.


                             MASSACHUSETTS

       1. John W. Olver.
       2. Richard E. Neal.
       3. Peter Blute.
       4. Barney Frank.
       5. Martin T. Meehan.
       6. Peter G. Torkildsen.
       7. Edward J. Markey.
       8. Joseph P. Kennedy II.
       9. John Joseph Moakley.
       10. Gerry E. Studds.


                                MICHIGAN

       1. Bart Stupak.
       2. Peter Hoekstra.
       3. Vernon J. Ehlers.
       4. Dave Camp.
       5. James A. Barcia.
       6. Fred Upton.
       7. Nick Smith.
       8. Dick Chrysler.
       9. Dale E. Kildee.
       10. David E. Bonior.
       11. Joe Knollenberg.
       12. Sander M. Levin.
       13. Lynn N. Rivers.
       14. John Conyers, Jr.
       15. Barbara-Rose Collins.
       16. John D. Dingell.


                               MINNESOTA

       1. Gil Gutknecht.
       2. David Minge.
       3. Jim Ramstad.
       4. Bruce F. Vento.
       5. Martin Olav Sabo.
       6. William P. Luther.
       7. Collin C. Peterson.
       8. James L. Oberstar.


                              MISSISSIPPI

       1. Roger F. Wicker.
       2. Bennie G. Thompson.
       3. G. V. (Sonny) Montgomery.

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       4. Mike Parker.
       5. Gene Taylor.


                                MISSOURI

       1. William (Bill) Clay.
       2. James M. Talent.
       3. Richard A. Gephardt.
       4. Ike Skelton.
       5. Karen McCarthy.
       6. Pat Danner.
       7. Mel Hancock.
       8. Bill Emerson.
       9. Harold L. Volkmer.


                                MONTANA

                                At Large

       Pat Williams.


                                NEBRASKA

       1. Doug Bereuter.
       2. Jon Christensen.
       3. Bill Barrett.


                                 Nevada

       1. John E. Ensign.
       2. Barbara F. Vucanovich.


                             New Hampshire

       1. William H. Zeliff, Jr.
       2. Charles F. Bass.


                               New Jersey

       1. Robert E. Andrews.
       2. Frank A. LoBiondo.
       3. Jim Saxton.
       4. Christopher H. Smith.
       5. Marge Roukema.
       6. Frank Pallone, Jr.
       7. Bob Franks.
       8. William J. Martini.
       9. Robert G. Torricelli.
       10. Donald M. Payne.
       11. Rodney P. Frelinghuysen.
       12. Dick Zimmer.
       13. Robert Menendez.


                               New Mexico

       1. Steven Schiff.
       2. Joe Skeen.
       3. Bill Richardson.


                                New York

       1. Michael P. Forbes.
       2. Rick Lazio.
       3. Peter T. King.
       4. Dan Frisa.
       5. Gary L. Ackerman.
       6. Floyd H. Flake.
       7. Thomas J. Manton.
       8. Jerrold Nadler.
       9. Charles E. Schumer.
       10. Edolphus Towns.
       11. Major R. Owens.
       12. Nydia M. Velazquez.
       13. Susan Molinari.
       14. Carolyn B. Maloney.
       15. Charles B. Rangel.
       16. Jose E. Serrano.
       17. Eliot L. Engel.
       18. Nita M. Lowey.
       19. Sue W. Kelly.
       20. Benjamin A. Gilman.
       21. Michael R. McNulty.
       22. Gerald B.H. Solomon.
       23. Sherwood L. Boehlert.
       24. John M. McHugh.
       25. James T. Walsh.
       26. Maurice D. Hinchey.
       27. Bill Paxon.
       28. Louise McIntosh Slaughter.
       29. John J. LaFalce.
       30. Jack Quinn.
       31. Amo Houghton.


                             North Carolina

       1. Eva M. Clayton.
       2. David Funderburk.
       3. Walter B. Jones, Jr.
       4. Fred Heineman.
       5. Richard Burr.
       6. Howard Coble.
       7. Charlie Rose.
       8. W.G. (Bill) Hefner.
       9. Sue Myrick.
       10. Cass Ballenger.
       11. Charles H. Taylor.
       12. Melvin L. Watt.


                              North Dakota

                                At Large

       Earl Pomeroy.


                                  Ohio

       1. Steve Chabot.
       2. Rob Portman.
       3. Tony P. Hall.
       4. Michael G. Oxley.
       5. Paul E. Gillmor.
       6. Frank A. Cremeans.
       7. David L. Hobson.
       8. John A. Boehner.
       9. Marcy Kaptur.
       10. Martin R. Hoke.
       11. Louis Stokes.
       12. John R. Kasich.
       13. Sherrod Brown.
       14. Thomas C. Sawyer.
       15. Deborah Pryce.
       16. Ralph Regula.
       17. James A. Traficant, Jr.
       18. Robert W. Ney.
       19. Steven C. LaTourette.


                                Oklahoma

       1. Steve Largent.
       2. Tom A. Coburn.
       3. Bill K. Brewster.
       4. J.C. Watts, Jr.
       5. Ernest J. Istook, Jr.
       6. Frank D. Lucas.


                                 oregon

       1. Elizabeth Furse.
       2. Wes Cooley.
       3. Ron Wyden.
       4. Peter A. DeFazio.
       5. Jim Bunn.


                              pennsylvania

       1. Thomas M. Foglietta.
       2. Chaka Fattah.
       3. Robert A. Borski.
       4. Ron Klink.
       5. William F. Clinger, Jr.
       6. Tim Holden.
       7. Curt Weldon.
       8. James C. Greenwood.
       9. Bud Shuster.
       10. Joseph M. McDade.
       11. Paul E. Kanjorski.
       12. John P. Murtha.
       13. Jon D. Fox.
       14. William J. Coyne.
       15. Paul McHale.
       16. Robert S. Walker.
       17. George W. Gekas.
       18. Michael F. Doyle.
       19. William F. Goodling.
       20. Frank Mascara.
       21. Phil English.


                              rhode island

       1. Patrick J. Kennedy.
       2. Jack Reed.


                             south carolina

       1. Marshall ``Mark'' Sanford.
       2. Floyd Spence.
       3. Lindsey O. Graham.
       4. Bob Inglis.
       5. John M. Spratt, Jr.
       6. James E. Clyburn.


                              south dakota

                                At Large

       Tim Johnson.


                               tennessee

       1. James H. (Jimmy) Quillen.
       2. John J. Duncan, Jr.
       3. Zach Wamp.
       4. Van Hilleary.
       5. Bob Clement.
       6. Bart Gordon.
       7. Ed Bryant.
       8. John S. Tanner.
       9. Harold E. Ford.


                                 texas

       1. Jim Chapman.
       2. Charles Wilson.
       3. Sam Johnson.
       4. Ralph M. Hall.
       5. John Bryant.
       6. Joe Barton.
       7. Bill Archer.
       8. Jack Fields.
       9. Steve Stockman.
       10. Lloyd Doggett.
       11. Chet Edwards.
       12. Pete Geren.
       13. William M. ``Mac'' Thornberry.
       14. Greg Laughlin.
       15. E de la Garza.
       16. Ronald D. Coleman.
       17. Charles W. Stenholm.
       18. Sheila Jackson-Lee.
       19. Larry Combest.
       20. Henry B. Gonzalez.
       21. Lamar S. Smith.
       22. Tom DeLay.
       23. Henry Bonilla.
       24. Martin Frost.
       25. Ken Bentsen.
       26. Richard K. Armey.
       27. Solomon P. Ortiz.
       28. Frank Tejeda.
       29. Gene Green.
       30. Eddie Bernice Johnson.


                                  utah

       1. James V. Hansen.
       2. Enid G. Waldholtz.
       3. Bill Orton.


                                vermont

                                At Large

       Bernard Sanders.


                                virginia

       1. Herbert H. Bateman.
       2. Owen B. Pickett.
       3. Robert C. Scott.
       4. Norman Sisisky.
       5. L. F. Payne.
       6. Bob Goodlatte.
       7. Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.
       8. James P. Moran.
       9. Rick Boucher.
       10. Frank R. Wolf.
       11. Thomas M. Davis.


                               washington

       1. Rick White.
       2. Jack Metcalf.
       3. Linda Smith.
       4. Richard `Doc' Hastings.
       5. George R. Nethercutt, Jr.
       6. Norman D. Dicks.
       7. Jim McDermott.
       8. Jennifer Dunn.
       9. Randy Tate.


                             west virginia

       1. Alan B. Mollohan.
       2. Robert E. Wise, Jr.
       3. Nick J. Rahall II.


                               wisconsin

       1. Mark W. Neumann.
       2. Scott L. Klug.
       3. Steve Gunderson.
       4. Gerald D. Kleczka.
       5. Thomas M. Barrett.
       6. Thomas E. Petri.
       7. David R. Obey.
       8. Toby Roth.
       9. F. James Sensenbrenner, Jr.


                                wyoming

                                At Large

       Barbara Cubin.


                              puerto rico

                         Resident Commissioner

       Carlos A. Romero-Barcelo.


                             american samoa

                                Delegate

       Eni F. H. Faleomavaega.

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                          district of columbia

                                Delegate

       Eleanor Holmes Norton.


                                  guam

                                Delegate

       Robert A. Underwood.


                             virgin islands

                                Delegate

       Victor O. Frazer.

para.59.16  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1139. A 
     bill to amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act, and 
     for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-105). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 1361. A bill to authorize appropriations 
     for fiscal year 1996 for the Coast Guard, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-106). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. QUILLEN: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 136. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     655) to authorize the hydrogen research, development, and 
     demonstration programs of the Department of Energy, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 104-108). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 1323. A bill to reduce risk to public 
     safety and the environment associated with pipeline 
     transportation of natural gas and hazardous liquids, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-110, Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.

para.59.17  time limitation on referred bill pursuant to rule x

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1323. Referral to the Committee on Commerce continued 
     for a period ending not later than June 1, 1995.

para.59.18  reported bills sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, bills and reports were delivered to the 
Clerk for printing, and bills referred as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Interior and Insular 
     Affairs. H.R. 1141. A bill to amend the act popularly known 
     as the ``Sikes Act'' to enhance fish and wildlife 
     conservation and natural resources management programs, with 
     an amendment; referred to the Committee on National Security 
     for a period ending not later than June 1, 1995, (Rept. No. 
     104-107, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Interior and Insular 
     Affairs. H.R. 541. A bill to reauthorize the Atlantic Tunas 
     Convention Act of 1975, and for other purposes, with an 
     amendment; referred to the Committee on Ways and Means for a 
     period ending not later than June 30, 1995, (Rept. No. 104-
     109, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para.59.19  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1527. A bill to amend the National Forest Ski Area 
     Permit Act of 1986 to clarify the authorities and duties of 
     the Secretary of Agriculture in issuing ski area permits on 
     National Forest System lands and to withdraw lands within ski 
     area permit boundaries from the operation of the mining and 
     mineral leasing laws; to the Committee on Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H. Con. Res. 64. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 1995 
     Special Olympics Torch Relay to be run through the Capitol 
     Grounds; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LUCAS (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
             Gephardt, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
             Largent, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma):
       H. Res. 135. Resolution condemning the bombing in Oklahoma 
     City; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.59.20  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
     Ehrlich, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
     Pickett, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Quinn, 
     Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Laughlin.
       H.R. 46: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 393: Mrs. Kennelly and Mr. Torricelli.
       H.R. 408: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Clinger, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Smith of 
     Texas, Mr. Manton, Ms. Furse, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. 
     Sisisky.
       H.R. 656 : Ms. Molinari and Ms. Lowey.
       H.R. 858: Mr. McDermott, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Martinez, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Studds, Mr. Berman, Mr. Clement, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
     Leach, and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 863: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Engel and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 961: Mr. McDade, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 967: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Manton, Mr. Gordon, and Ms. 
     Furse.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 991: Ms. Lowey and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Borski, and Mr. 
     Shays.
       H.R. 1023: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. Fox, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Solomon, 
     Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. King, 
     Mr. Borski, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Holden, 
     Ms. Norton, and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 1024: Mr. Ganske, Mr. Cooley, and Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 1026: Mr. Allard, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Schaefer, Mrs. 
     Schroeder, and Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 1033: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Zimmer, Ms. Lowey, and Mr. 
     Baker of California.
       H.R. 1120: Mr. Portman and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1232: Mr. Lewis of California and Mr. Dooley.
       H.R. 1235: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1248:  Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1272:  Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. Porter, Mr. Reed, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. 
     Visclosky.
       H.R. 1448: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1469: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1506: Mr. Bono.
       H.J. Res. 41: Mr. Luther.
       H.J. Res. 72: Mr. Livingston.
       H. Res. 21: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Lazio of New York, and Ms. 
     Lofgren.
       H. Res. 118: Mr. Klug, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Dooley, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Ward, Mr. Evans, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Ackerman, and Ms. 
     Furse.



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                        TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1995 (60)

para.60.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order, at 9:30 a.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. WICKER, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                      May 2, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Roger F. Wicker to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January 4, 
1995 and Thursday, February 16, 1995, Members were recognized for 
``morning hour'' debates.

para.60.2  recess--10:05 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 11:00 a.m.

para.60.3  after recess--11:00 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, called the House to order.

para.60.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, May 1, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.60.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       701. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to recover costs 
     of carrying out Federal marketing agreements and orders; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       702. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request to make available emergency 
     appropriations totaling $142 million to address urgent needs 
     arising from the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal 
     Building in Oklahoma City, and to designate the amount made 
     available as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107 
     (H. Doc. No. 104-62); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       703. A communication from the President of the United 
     States transmitting amendments to the fiscal year 1996 
     appropriations requests for the Departments of Agriculture, 
     Energy, Health and Human Services, Justice, Labor, and 
     Transportation; the Environmental Protection Agency; the 
     Information Security Oversight Office; the Federal Trade

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     Commission; the Interstate Commerce Commission; and the 
     National Archives and Records Administration, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1106(b) (H. Doc. No. 104-63); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       704. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, the General Accounting Office, transmitting a review 
     of the President's fourth special impoundment message for 
     fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685 (H. Doc. No. 104-
     60); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       705. A letter from the Mayor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting the District of Columbia Government's report on 
     Anti-Deficiency Act violations for fiscal year 1994 covering 
     the period October 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1351; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       706. A letter from the Director, the Office of Management 
     and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on rescissions 
     and deferrals of budget authority as of April 1, 1995, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e) (H. Doc. No. 104-61); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       707. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), transmitting a report of a violation of the 
     Anti-Deficiency Act which occurred in the National Guard 
     Bureau, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       708. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), transmitting a report of a violation of the 
     Anti-Deficiency Act which occurred in the Department of the 
     Air Force, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       709. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled, the ``Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996'', pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       710. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting a report regarding House 
     Resolution 80; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       711. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report regarding 
     House Resolution 80; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       712. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to the People's Republic of 
     China, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       713. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to Turkey, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       714. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to Bermuda, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       715. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports the Chile, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       716. A letter from the General Counsel, National Security 
     Agency, transmitting a report regarding House Resolution 80; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       717. A letter from the Assistant Trade Representative for 
     Legislative Affairs, Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, 
     transmitting a report regarding House Resolution 80; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       718. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Israel for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 95-22), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       719. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Israel for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 95-21), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       720. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning a 
     cooperative project with France (Transmittal No. 05-95), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       721. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the United Nations for 
     use in Rwanda (Transmittal No. 19-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2796a(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       722. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the United Nations for 
     use in Rwanda (Transmittal No. 20-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2796a(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       723. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed sale of significant military equipment to Israel 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-15-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       724. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for the provision of 
     defense hardware and services to Taiwan (Transmittal No. DTC-
     16-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       725. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed technical assistance and manufacturing license 
     agreements for the provision of defense hardware and services 
     to the United Kingdom (Transmittal No. OTC-22-95 and OTC-24-
     95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       726. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the bimonthly report on progress toward 
     a negotiated solution of the Cyprus problem, including any 
     relevant reports from the Secretary General of the United 
     Nations, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       727. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the sixth monthly report on the 
     situation in Haiti, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1541 note; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       728. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Legislative Affairs, transmitting copies of the original 
     report of political contributions by Donald K. Steinberg, of 
     California, to be Ambassador to the Republic of Angola; by A. 
     Peter Burleigh, of California, to be Ambassador to the 
     Democratic and Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka and to the 
     Republic of Maldives; by David C. Litt, of Florida, to be 
     Ambassador to the United Arab Emirates; by Patrick Nickolas 
     Theros, of the District of Columbia, to be Ambassador to the 
     State of Qatar; and by Larry C. Napper, of Texas, to be 
     Ambassador to the Republic of Latvia, and members of their 
     families, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       729. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       730. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       731. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Cooperative Threat Reduction [CTR] Program plan for 
     fiscal years 1996-2001, pursuant to section 1205(a), (b) of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act of 1995; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       732. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB estimate of the amount of change in 
     outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal year 
     through fiscal year 2000 resulting from passage of H.R. 831, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 
     1388-582); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       733. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Review of the 
     District of Columbia Board of Education's Personnel Screening 
     Procedures for New Hires,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 
     47-117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       734. A letter from the Acting Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       735. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       736. A letter from the Co-Chairmen, FDR Memorial 
     Commission, transmitting the annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1994, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       737. A letter from the Executive Secretary, Harry S. Truman 
     Scholarship Foundation, transmitting the annual report under 
     the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 
     1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       738. A letter from the President, Inter-American 
     Foundation, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       739. A letter from the Chairman, Interstate Commerce 
     Commission, transmitting the annual report under the Federal 
     Managers Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1994, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       740. A letter from the Chairman, Interstate Commerce 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       741. A letter from the Executive Director, Neighborhood 
     Reinvestment Corporation,

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     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       742. A letter from the Senior Counsel, Office of the U.S. 
     Trade Representative, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       743. A letter from the Director, Office of Government of 
     Ethics, transmitting the annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1994, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       744. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Reform and Oversight.
       745. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       746. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       747. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       748. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary for Water 
     and Science, Department of the Interior, transmitting a draft 
     of proposed legislation to amend the Helium Act to cease 
     operation of the Government helium refinery, authorize 
     facility and crude helium disposal, and cancel the helium 
     debt; and for related purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       749. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend chapter 11 of title 35 to provide for early publication 
     of patent applications, to amend chapter 14 of title 35 to 
     provide provisional rights for the period of time between 
     early publications and patent grant and to amend chapter 10 
     of title 35 to provide a prior art effect for published 
     applications; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       750. A letter from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting concerning the Reusable Space Launch Technology 
     Program; to the Committee on Science.
       751. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for the Office 
     of Commercial Space Transportation of the Department of 
     Transportation, and for other purposes, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1110; to the Committee on Science.
       752. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, transmitting the Office's 1995 annual consumer 
     report to Congress, pursuant to Public Law 101-73, section 
     301 (103 Stat. 279); jointly, to the Committees on Banking 
     and Financial Services and Commerce.
       753. A letter from the Assistant Secretary (Civil Rights), 
     Office for Civil Rights, transmitting the annual report 
     summarizing the compliance and enforcement activities of the 
     Office for Civil Rights and identifying significant civil 
     rights or compliance problems, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 
     3413(b)(1); jointly, to the Committees on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities and the Judiciary.
       754. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's second annual report on building energy 
     efficiency standards activities, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6831-
     6837; jointly, to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       755. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the Department's report regarding bluefin tuna 
     for 1993-1994, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 971i; jointly, to the 
     Committees on International Relations and Resources.
       756. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     49, United States Code (Transportation), to simplify and 
     improve the organization of the Department of Transportation, 
     and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Science.
       757. A letter from the Chairman, Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend the 
     Railroad Retirement Act, the Railroad Unemployment Insurance 
     Act, and related statutes to ease administration of the 
     railroad retirement and railroad unemployment insurance 
     programs and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means and Transportation and Infrastructure. May 
     2, 1995.
       758. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military 
     activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
     military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, and for 
     other purposes, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; jointly, to the 
     Committees on National Security, Ways and Means, 
     International Relations, and Government Reform and Oversight.
       759. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting on behalf of the 
     President, the annual report on the Panama Canal Treaties, 
     fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3871; jointly, to the 
     Committees on International Relations, the Judiciary, and 
     Government Reform and Oversight.

       760. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting two final rule 
     amendments under the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and 
     Rodenticide Act; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       761. A letter from the Chief of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of the Navy, transmitting notification that the 
     United States intends to offer a grant transfer to the 
     Government of Colombia for two vessels, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101-231, section 5 (103 Stat. 1959); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       762. A letter from the Acting Secretary of the Army, 
     transmitting notification that certain major defense 
     acquisition programs have breached the unit cost by more than 
     15 and 25 percent, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2431(b)(3)(A); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       763. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting the annual 
     report detailing test and evaluation activities of the 
     Foreign Comparative Testing [FCT] Program during fiscal year 
     1994, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2350a(g); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       764. A letter from the Director, Test, Systems Engineering 
     and Evaluation, Department of Defense, transmitting summaries 
     outlining test projects recommended for fiscal year 1995 
     funding as part of the Foreign Comparative Testing Program, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2350a(g); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       765. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting notification that the Secretary has invoked the 
     authority granted by 41 U.S.C. 3732 to authorize the military 
     departments to incur obligations in excess of available 
     appropriations for clothing, subsistence, forage, fuel, 
     quarters, transportation, or medical and hospital supplies, 
     pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 11; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       766. A letter from the Deputy Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Air Force, transmitting notification that a 
     study has determined contract performance to be most cost 
     effective method of operating the mess attendant function at 
     Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 419; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       767. A letter from the Chairman, SEROP Council, Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a copy of the Strategic 
     Environmental Research and Development Program Scientific 
     Advisory Board annual report; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       768. A letter from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to section 123 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1995; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       769. A letter from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to section 333(a) National 
     Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1995; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       770. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development, transmitting the 1994 consolidated annual 
     report on the community development programs administered by 
     the Department, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5313(a); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       771. A letter from the Chairman, the Appraisal 
     Subcommittee, Federal Financial Institutions Examination 
     Council, transmitting the 1994 annual report, pursuant to 
     Public Law 101-73, section 1103(a)(4) (103 Stat. 512); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       772. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a report 
     pursuant to section 406 of the Mexican Debt Disclosure Act of 
     1995; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       773. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting the status 
     of the Treasury Department portion of the administration's 
     response to House Resolution 80; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       774. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting justification for 
     a national interest determination by the President regarding 
     the Export-Import Bank and the People's Republic of China 
     (DTR 95-18); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       775. A letter from the Executive Director, Thrift Depositor 
     Protection Oversight Board and Acting Chief Executive 
     Officer, Resolution Trust Corporation, transmitting a report 
     on the activities and efforts of the RTC, the FDIC, and the 
     Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board for the 6-month 
     period ending March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 101-73, 
     section 501(a) (103 Stat. 387); to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       776. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting a study on the impact of 
     the payment of interest on reserves; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       777. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, transmitting the

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     Office of Thrift Supervision's 1994 annual report to Congress 
     on the preservation of minority savings associations, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-73, section 301 (103 Stat. 279); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       778. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, transmitting the Office's 1995 compensation 
     plan, pursuant to Public Law 101-73, section 1206 (103 Stat. 
     523); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       779. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting the 
     1994 reports of the Department's Advisory Council for 
     Employee Welfare and Pension Benefit Plans; to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       780. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the annual report of actions under the 
     Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 during 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 8482; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       781. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, transmitting the Energy Information 
     Administration's annual report for calendar year 1994, 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 790f(a)(2); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       782. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the annual/quarterly report on the Strategic Petroleum 
     Reserve, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6241(g)(8); to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       783. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a report on progress for 
     research on outcome of health care services and procedures, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-239, section 6103(b)(1) (103 Stat. 
     2198); to the Committee on Commerce.
       784. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Environment, 
     Safety and Health, Department of Energy, transmitting a 
     summary of the Department of Energy Programmatic Spent 
     Nuclear Fuel Management and Idaho National Engineering 
     Laboratory Environmental Restoration and Waste Management 
     Programs final environmental impact statement [EIS]; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       785. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the report to Congress for 1993 pursuant to the 
     Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act, pursuant to 
     15 U.S.C. 1337(b); to the Committee on Commerce.
       786. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report to Congress for fiscal years 
     1991 and 1992 on the effectiveness of programs assisted under 
     the Lead Contamination Control Act of 1988; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       787. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the 14th report on 
     the activities of the Multinational Force and Observers [MFO] 
     and certain financial information concerning U.S. Government 
     participation in that organization for the period ending 
     January 15, 1995, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3425; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       788. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     the removal of items from the U.S. munitions list, pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2778(f); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       789. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a memorandum of 
     justification under section 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     to meet United States Government commitments to African 
     peacekeeping efforts in Liberia; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       790. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on 
     training assistance for Rwanda, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2261; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       791. A letter from the Director, U.S. Trade and Development 
     Agency, transmitting a report pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2421(e)(2); to the Committee on International Relations.
       792. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-39, ``Extension 
     of the Equal Opportunity for Local, Small, and Disadvantaged 
     Business Enterprises Act of 1992 Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       793. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-40, 
     ``Administration of Medication by Public School Employees 
     Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       794. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-41, ``District 
     of Columbia Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict of Interest 
     Act of 1974 Temporary Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       795. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Retirement Board, transmitting financial disclosure 
     statements of board members, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 
     1-732, 1-734(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       796. A letter from the HUD Secretary's Designee, Federal 
     Housing Finance Board, transmitting notification of the 
     transfer of the inspector general; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       797. A letter from the Acting Executive Director, National 
     Mediation Board, transmitting a report of activities under 
     the Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       798. A letter from the Administrator, Office of Independent 
     Counsel, transmitting the annual report on audit and 
     investigative activities for the period ending September 30, 
     1994, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 
     2526); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       799. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of 
     discretionary new budget authority and outlays for the 
     current year--if any--and the budget year provided by H.R. 
     889, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 
     Stat. 1388-578); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       800. A letter from the Office of Special Counsel, 
     transmitting the annual report for fiscal year 1994, pursuant 
     to Public Law 101-12, section 3(a)(11) (103 Stat. 29); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       801. A letter from the Chairman, Pennsylvania Avenue 
     Development Corporation, transmitting the audited financial 
     statements of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation 
     [PADC] for the fiscal year ended September 30, 1994; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       802. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       803. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled, ``Shipping 
     Study''; to the Committee on Resources.
       804. A letter from the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court of 
     the United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal 
     rules of civil procedure that have been adopted by the Court, 
     pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2072 (H. Doc. No. 104-64); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
       805. A letter from the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court of 
     the United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal 
     rules of Criminal procedure that have been adopted by the 
     Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2072 (H. Doc. No. 104-65); to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
       806. A letter from the Attorney General of the United 
     States, transmitting the annual report on the operations of 
     the private counsel debt collection project for fiscal year 
     1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3718(c); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       807. A letter from the Director, Administrative office of 
     the U.S. Courts, transmitting the annual report on 
     applications for court orders made to Federal and State 
     courts to permit the interception of wire, oral, or 
     electronic communications during calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 18 U.S.C. 2519(3); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       808. A letter from the President, The Foundation of the 
     Federal Bar Association, transmitting a copy of the 
     association's audit report for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1994, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(22), 1103; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       809. A letter from the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court of 
     the United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal 
     rules of appellate procedure that have been adopted by the 
     Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2072 (H. Doc. No. 104-66) to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
       810. A letter from the Chief Justice, the Supreme Court of 
     the United States, transmitting amendments to the Federal 
     rules of bankruptcy procedure that have been adopted by the 
     Court, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 2075 (H. Doc. No. 104-67) to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be printed.
       811. A letter from the U.S. Sentencing Commission, 
     transmitting a report of amendments to the sentencing 
     guidelines, policy statements, and commentary, together with 
     the reasons for these amendments, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 
     994(p); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       812. A letter from the Director, Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency, transmitting determination that funding 
     under title V (subsection 501(b)) of the Stafford Act, as 
     amended, will exceed $5 million for the response to the 
     emergency declared as a result of the bombing of the Alfred 
     P. Murrah Federal building in Oklahoma City, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 5193; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       813. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems 
     [NPIAS], 1993-97, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 2203(b)(1); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       814. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the interim report to Congress on the Commercial 
     Vehicle Information System [CVIS] feasibility study, pursuant 
     to section 4003 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       815. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report pursuant to section 1111(b)(4) of the 
     Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       816. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, National 
     Weather Service, transmitting the national implementation 
     plan for modernization of the National Weather Service for 
     fiscal year 1996, pursuant to Public Law 102-567, section 
     703(a) (106 Stat. 4304); to the Committee on Science.

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       817. A letter from the Chairman, National Research Council, 
     transmitting a report entitled ``Evolving the High 
     Performance Computing and Communications Initiative to 
     Support the Nation's Information Infrastructure,'' containing 
     recommendations about the conduct, impact, and support of 
     information technology research; to the Committee on Science.
       818. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a report covering the disposition of cases 
     granted relief from administrative error, overpayment and 
     forfeiture by the Administrator in 1994, pursuant to 38 
     U.S.C. 210(c)(3)(B); to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       819. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the 81st quarterly report on trade 
     between the United States and China, the successor states to 
     the former Soviet Union, and other title IV countries during 
     1994, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2440; to the Committee on Way and 
     Means.
       820. A letter from the Acting Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the Department's fiscal year 1994 
     annual report to Congress on progress in conducting 
     environmental remedial action at Federally owned or operated 
     facilities, pursuant to Public Law 99-499, section 120(e)(5) 
     (100 Stat. 1699); jointly, to the Committees on Agriculture 
     and Commerce.
       821. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification to 
     the Congress regarding the incidental capture of sea turtles 
     in commercial shrimping operations, pursuant to Public Law 
     101-162, section 609(b)(2) (103 Stat. 1038); jointly, to the 
     Committees on International Relations and Appropriations.
       822. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled, ``Cocaine Penalty Adjustment Act of 1995''; 
     jointly, to the Committees on the Judiciary and Commerce.
       823. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to provide for 
     the transfer of operating responsibility for air traffic 
     services currently provided by the Federal Aviation 
     Administration on behalf of the United States to a separate 
     corporate entity, in order to provide for more efficient 
     operation and development of these transportation services 
     and related assets, and for other purposes; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, the Budget, 
     and Ways and Means.

para.60.6  lee teng-hui private visit

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 53); as amended:

       Whereas United States diplomatic and economic security 
     interests in East Asia have caused the United States to 
     maintain a policy of recognizing the People's Republic of 
     China while maintaining solidarity with the democratic 
     aspirations of the people of Taiwan;
       Whereas the Republic of China on Taiwan (known as Taiwan) 
     is the United States sixth largest trading partner and an 
     economic powerhouse buying more than twice as much annually 
     from the United States as do the 1,200,000,000 Chinese of the 
     People's Republic of China;
       Whereas the American people are eager for expanded trade 
     opportunities with Taiwan, the possessor of the world's 
     second largest foreign exchange reserves;
       Whereas the United States interests are served by 
     supporting democracy and human rights abroad;
       Whereas Taiwan is a model emerging democracy, with a free 
     press, free elections, stable democratic institutions, and 
     human rights protections;
       Whereas vigorously contested elections conducted on Taiwan 
     in December 1994 were extraordinarily free and fair;
       Whereas the United States interests are best served by 
     policies that treat Taiwan's leaders with respect and 
     dignity;
       Whereas President Lee Teng-hui of Taiwan, a Ph.D. graduate 
     of Cornell University, has been invited to pay a private 
     visit to his alma mater and to attend the annual USA-ROC 
     Economic Council Conference in Anchorage, Alaska;
       Whereas there are no legitimate grounds for excluding 
     President Lee Teng-hui from paying private visits;
       Whereas the Senate of the United States voted several times 
     in 1994 to welcome President Lee to visit the United States; 
     and
       Whereas Public Law 103-416 provides that the President of 
     Taiwan shall be welcome in the United States at any time to 
     discuss a host of important bilateral issues: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the sense of the Congress that the 
     President should promptly indicate that the United States 
     will welcome a private visit by President Lee Teng-hui to his 
     alma mater, Cornell University, and will welcome a transit 
     stop by President Lee in Anchorage, Alaska, to attend the 
     USA-ROC Economic Council Conference.
       Sec. 2. The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall 
     transmit a copy of this concurrent resolution to the 
     President.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, recognized Mr. BEREUTER and Mr. 
BERMAN, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. LANTOS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.60.7  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and the 
Committee on International Relations.

para.60.8  emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 
1158) making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional 
disaster assistance and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1995, and for other purposes; together with the following 
amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
     That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to provide 
     additional supplemental appropriations and rescissions for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other 
     purposes, namely:

                 TITLE I--SUPPLEMENTALS AND RESCISSIONS

                               CHAPTER I

      DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
                  ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                     Agricultural Research Service


                          (transfer of funds)

       For an additional amount for necessary expenses of the 
     Agricultural Research Service, $2,218,000, to be derived by 
     transfer from ``Nutrition Initiatives'', Food and Consumer 
     Service.

                   Food Safety and Inspection Service

       For an additional amount for salaries and expenses of the 
     Food Safety and Inspection Service, $9,082,000.

                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund


                           food for progress

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds of the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation in excess of $50,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1995 (exclusive of the cost of commodities in the 
     fiscal year) may be used to carry out the Food for Progress 
     Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o) with respect to commodities made 
     available under section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 
     1949: Provided, That of this amount not more than $20,000,000 
     may be used without regard to section 110(g) of the Food for 
     Progress Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o(g)). The additional 
     costs resulting from this provision shall be financed from 
     funds credited to the Corporation pursuant to section 426 of 
     Public Law 103-465.

                  Rural Electrification Administration


       RURAL ELECTRIFICATION AND TELEPHONE LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

       The second paragraph under this heading in Public Law 103-
     330 (108 Stat. 2441) is amended by inserting before the 
     period at the end, the following: ``: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding section 305(d)(2) of the Rural 
     Electrification Act of 1936, borrower interest rates may 
     exceed 7 per centum per year''.

                       Food and Nutrition Service


  Special Supplemental Food Program for Women, Infants, and Children 
                                 (WIC)

       The paragraph under this heading in Public Law 103-330 (108 
     Stat. 2441) is amended by inserting before the period at the 
     end, the following: ``: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, up to $10,000,000 
     of nutrition services and administration funds may be 
     available for grants to WIC State agencies for promoting 
     immunization through such efforts as immunization screening 
     and voucher incentive programs''.


                  COMMODITY SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM

       The paragraph under this heading in Public Law 103-330 (108 
     Stat. 2441) is amended by inserting before the period at the 
     end, the following: ``: Provided further, That twenty per 
     centum of any Commodity Supplemental Food Program funds 
     carried over from fiscal year 1994 shall be available for 
     administrative costs of the program''.

                           General Provisions

       Sec. 101. Section 715 of Public Law 103-330 is amended by 
     deleting ``$85,500,000'' and by inserting ``$110,000,000''. 
     The additional costs resulting from this provision shall be 
     financed from funds credited to the Com

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     modity Credit Corporation pursuant to section 426 of Public 
     Law 103-465.

     SEC. 102. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO DELINEATE NEW 
                   AGRICULTURAL WETLANDS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     during the period beginning on the date of enactment of this 
     Act and ending on December 31, 1995, none of the funds made 
     available by this or any other Act may be used by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture to delineate wetlands for the 
     purpose of certification under section 1222(a) of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3822(a)).
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to land if 
     the owner or operator of the land requests a determination as 
     to whether the land is considered a wetland under subtitle C 
     of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3821 
     et seq.) or any other provision of law.

                        Office of the Secretary


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330, $31,000 are rescinded: Provided, That none of 
     the funds made available to the Department of Agriculture may 
     be used to carry out activities under 7 U.S.C. 2257 without 
     prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations.

                     Agricultural Research Service


                        buildings and facilities

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330 and other Acts, $1,500,000 are rescinded.

                   Cooperative State Research Service


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330, $958,000 are rescinded, including $524,000 for 
     contracts and grants for agricultural research under the Act 
     of August 4, 1965, as amended (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)); and 
     $434,000 for necessary expenses of Cooperative State Research 
     Service activities: Provided, That the amount of 
     ``$9,917,000'' available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-330 (108 Stat. 2441) for a program of capacity building 
     grants to colleges eligible to receive funds under the Act of 
     August 30, 1890, is amended to read ``$9,207,000''.

               Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service


                        Buildings and Facilities

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330, $6,000,000 are rescinded.

    Rural Development Administration and Farmers Home Administration


             local technical assistance and planning grants

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330, $1,750,000 are rescinded.

             Alcohol Fuels Credit Guarantee Program Account


                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-341, $9,000,000 are rescinded.

                  Rural Electrification Administration


       Rural Electrification and Telephone Loans Program Account

                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330, $1,500,000 for the cost of 5 per centum rural 
     telephone loans are rescinded.

                      Foreign Agricultural Service


                    public law 480 program accounts

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330, $142,500,000 are rescinded of which: $6,135,000 
     shall be from the amounts appropriated for ocean freight 
     differential costs; $92,500,000 shall be from the amounts 
     appropriated for commodities supplied in connection with 
     dispositions abroad pursuant to title III; and $43,865,000 
     shall be from the amounts appropriated for the cost of direct 
     credit agreements as authorized by the Agricultural Trade 
     Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, and the 
     Food for Progress Act of 1985, as amended.

                               CHAPTER II

DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED 
                                AGENCIES

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                 National Bankruptcy Review Commission


                          (transfer of funds)

       For the National Bankruptcy Review Commission as authorized 
     by Public Law 103-394, $1,500,000 shall be made available 
     until expended, to be derived by transfer from unobligated 
     balances of the Working Capital Fund in the Department of 
     Justice.

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $1,000,000 are rescinded.

                         General Administration


                          working capital fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading in 
     Public Law 103-317, $5,000,000 are rescinded.

                            Legal Activities


                         assets forfeiture fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $5,000,000 are rescinded.

                       Office of Justice Programs


                              drug courts

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in title 
     VIII of Public Law 103-317, $17,100,000 are rescinded.


                      ounce of prevention council

                         (including rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in title 
     VIII of Public Law 103-317, $1,000,000 are rescinded.
       In addition, under this heading in Public Law 103-317, 
     after the word ``grants'', insert the following: ``and 
     administrative expenses''. After the word ``expended'', 
     insert the following: ``: Provided, That the Council is 
     authorized to accept, hold, administer, and use gifts, both 
     real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating 
     the work of the Council''.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

             National Institute of Standards and Technology


             scientific and technical research and services

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $19,500,000 are rescinded.


                     industrial technology services

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $3,100,000 are rescinded.


                  construction of research facilities

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $30,000,000 are rescinded.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


                  operations, research and facilities

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $23,100,000 are rescinded.


                              construction

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $15,000,000 are rescinded.


                     goes satellite contigency fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $2,500,000 are rescinded.

                 National Technical Information Service


                          NTIS REVOLVING FUND

                              (RESCISSION)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $7,600,000 are rescinded.

                  Economic Development Administration


                ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS

                             (RESCISSIONS)

       Of unobligated balances available under this heading 
     pursuant to Public Law 103-75, Public Law 102-368, and Public 
     Law 103-317, $47,384,000 are rescinded.

                             THE JUDICIARY

    Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services


               UNITED STATES COURT OF INTERNATIONAL TRADE

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $1,000,000 are rescinded.


                           DEFENDER SERVICES

                              (RESCISSION)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $4,100,000 are rescinded.

                             RELATED AGENCY

                     Small Business Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

                              (RESCISSION)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $15,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, That no 
     funds in that public law shall be available to implement 
     section 24 of the Small Business Act, as amended.


                     BUSINESS LOANS PROGRAM ACCOUNT

                              (RESCISSION)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $15,000,000 are rescinded.

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    DIPLOMATIC AND CONSULAR PROGRAMS

                              (RESCISSION)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $2,500,000 are rescinded.


            ACQUISITION AND MAINTENANCE OF BUILDINGS ABROAD

                              (RESCISSION)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $30,000,000 are rescinded.

              International Organizations and Conferences


        contributions for international peacekeeping activities

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $14,617,000 are rescinded.

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                            RELATED AGENCIES

                  Arms Control and Disarmament Agency


                ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT ACTIVITIES

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $4,000,000 are rescinded, of which $2,000,000 
     are from funds made available for activities related to the 
     implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.

                  Board for International Broadcasting


                          ISRAEL RELAY STATION

                              (RESCISSION)

       From unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $2,000,000 are rescinded.

                    United States Information Agency


               EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

                              (RESCISSION)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $5,000,000 are rescinded.


                 international broadcasting operations

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $27,710,000 are rescinded.


                           RADIO CONSTRUCTION

                              (RESCISSION)

       Of the funds made available under this heading, $6,000,000 
     are rescinded.


                            RADIO FREE ASIA

                              (RESCISSION)

       Of the funds made available under this heading, $6,000,000 
     are rescinded.

                              CHAPTER III

                      ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT

                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

                       Corps of Engineers--Civil


                         general investigations

                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316 and prior years' Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Acts, $10,000,000 are rescinded.


                         construction, general

                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316 and prior years' Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Acts, $60,000,000 are rescinded.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                         Bureau of Reclamation


                       operation and maintenance

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316, $10,000,000 are rescinded.

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

           Energy Supply, Research and Development Activities


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316, $71,500,000 are rescinded.

                    Atomic Energy Defense Activities

         Defense Environmental Restoration and Waste Management


                             (rescissions)

       Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316 and prior years' Energy and Water Development 
     Acts, $13,000,000 are rescinded.


              materials support and other defense programs

                             (rescissions)

       Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316, and prior years' Energy and Water Development 
     Acts, $15,000,000 are rescinded.

                      Departmental Administration


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316, $20,000,000 are rescinded.

                    Power Marketing Administrations


 construction, rehabilitation, operation and maintenance, western area 
                          power administration

                             (rescissions)

       Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316 and prior years' Energy and Water Development 
     Acts, $30,000,000 are rescinded.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                    APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316, $10,000,000 are rescinded.

                       TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

                    Tennessee Valley Authority Fund


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316, $5,000,000 are rescinded.

                               CHAPTER IV

       FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS

                     Bilateral Economic Assistance


                  funds appropriated to the president

                           debt restructuring

                         debt relief for jordan

       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of modifying direct loans 
     to Jordan issued by the Export-Import Bank or by the Agency 
     for International Development or by the Department of 
     Defense, or for the cost of modifying: (1) concessional loans 
     authorized under title I of the Agricultural Trade 
     Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, and (2) 
     credits owed by Jordan to the Commodity Credit Corporation, 
     as a result of the Corporation's status as a guarantor of 
     credits in connection with export sales to Jordan; as 
     authorized under subsection (a) under the heading, ``Debt 
     Relief for Jordan'', in title VI of Public Law 103-306, 
     $275,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1996: 
     Provided, That not more than $50,000,000 of the funds 
     appropriated by this paragraph may be obligated prior to 
     October 1, 1995.

       FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS


                              (rescission)

       Of the unearmarked and unobligated balances of funds 
     available in Public Law 103-87 and Public Law 103-306, 
     $125,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, That not later than 
     thirty days after the enactment of this Act the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget shall submit a report to 
     Congress setting forth the accounts and amounts which are 
     reduced pursuant to this paragraph.

                               CHAPTER V

            DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

                       Bureau of Land Management


                   management of lands and resources

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $70,000 are rescinded, to be derived from amounts 
     available for developing and finalizing the Roswell Resource 
     Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement and the 
     Carlsbad Resource Management Plan Amendment/Environmental 
     Impact Statement: Provided, That none of the funds made 
     available in such Act or any other appropriations Act may be 
     used for finalizing or implementing either such plan.


                        construction and access

                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, Public Law 103-138, and Public Law 102-381, 
     $2,100,000 are rescinded.


                            land acquisition

                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     102-381, Public Law 101-121, and Public Law 100-446, 
     $1,497,000 are rescinded.

                United States Fish and Wildlife Service


                              construction

                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds available under this heading or the heading 
     Construction and Anadromous Fish in Public Law 103-332, 
     Public Law 103-138, Public Law 103-75, Public Law 102-381, 
     Public Law 102-154, Public Law 102-368, Public Law 101-512, 
     Public Law 101-121, Public Law 100-446, and Public Law 100-
     202, $13,215,000 are rescinded.


                            land acquisition

                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, Public Law 103-138, Public Law 102-381, and Public 
     Law 101-512, $3,893,000 are rescinded.

                       National Biological Survey


                   research, inventories, and surveys

                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332 and Public Law 103-138, $12,544,000 are rescinded.

                         National Park Service


                              construction

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $25,970,000 are rescinded.


                     urban park and recreation fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $7,480,000 are rescinded.


                 land acquisition and state assistance

                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, Public Law 103-138, Public Law 102-381, Public Law 
     102-154, Public Law 101-512, Public Law 101-121, Public Law 
     100-446, Public Law 100-202, Public Law 99-190, Public Law 
     98-473, and Public Law 98-146, $9,983,000 are rescinded.

                      Minerals Management Service


                royalty and offshore minerals management

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-332, $814,000 are rescinded.

                        Bureau of Indian Affairs


                      operation of indian programs

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $11,350,000 are rescinded: Provided, That the first 
     proviso under this head in Public Law 103-332 is amended by 
     striking ``$330,111,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$329,361,000''.


                              construction

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $9,571,000 are rescinded.

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                   indian direct loan program account

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds provided under this heading in Public Law 103-
     332, $1,900,000 is rescinded.

                 Territorial and International Affairs


                     Administration of Territories

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $1,900,000 are rescinded.


                 trust territory of the pacific islands

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 99-
     591, $32,139,000 are rescinded.

                      compact of free association

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-332, $1,000,000 are rescinded.

                          Departmental Offices

                        Office of the Secretary


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-332 for the Office of Aircraft Services, $150,000 of 
     the amount available for administrative costs are rescinded, 
     and in expending other amounts made available, the Director 
     of the Office of Aircraft Services shall, to the extent 
     practicable, provide aircraft services through contracting.

                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

                             Forest Service


                            forest research

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $6,000,000 are rescinded.


                       state and private forestry

                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332 and Public Law 103-138, $6,250,000 are rescinded.


                         international forestry

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $3,000,000 are rescinded.


                              construction

                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, Public Law 103-138 and Public Law 102-381, 
     $7,824,000 are rescinded: Provided, That the first proviso 
     under this head in Public Law 103-332 is amended by striking 
     ``1994'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``1995''.


                            land acquisition

                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, Public Law 103-138 and Public Law 102-381, 
     $3,720,000 are rescinded and the Chief of the Forest Service 
     shall not exercise any option of purchase or initiate any new 
     purchases of land, with obligated or unobligated funds, in 
     Washington County, Ohio, and Lawrence County, Ohio, during 
     fiscal year 1995.

                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY


                 fossil energy research and development

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $20,750,000 are rescinded.


                 naval petroleum and oil shale reserves

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $11,000,000 are rescinded.


                          energy conservation

                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $34,928,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-138, $13,700,000 are rescinded.

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

              Office of Elementary and Secondary Education


                            indian education

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $2,000,000 are rescinded.

                         OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

                        Smithsonian Institution


        construction and improvements, national zoological park

                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     102-381 and Public Law 103-138, $1,000,000 are rescinded.


                              construction

                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-154, Public Law 102-381, Public Law 103-138, and 
     Public Law 103-332, $11,237,000 are rescinded: Provided, That 
     of the amounts proposed herein for rescission, $2,500,000 are 
     from funds previously appropriated for the National Museum of 
     the American Indian.

                        National Gallery of Art


            repair, restoration and renovation of buildings

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $407,000 are rescinded.

             John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts


                              construction

                              (rescission)

       Of the available balances under this heading, $3,000,000 
     are rescinded.

            Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $1,000,000 are rescinded.

           National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities

                    National Endowment for the Arts


                       grants and administration

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $5,000,000 are rescinded.

                 National Endowment for the Humanities


                       grants and administration

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $5,000,000 are rescinded.

                           General Provisions

       Sec. 501. No funds made available in any appropriations Act 
     may be used by the Department of the Interior, including but 
     not limited to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
     and the National Biological Service, to search for the 
     Alabama sturgeon in the Alabama River, the Cahaba River, the 
     Tombigbee River or the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in 
     Alabama or Mississippi.
       Sec. 502. (a) None of the funds made available in Public 
     Law 103-332 may be used by the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service to implement or enforce special use permit 
     numbered 72030.
       (b) The Secretary of the Interior shall immediately 
     reinstate the travel guidelines specified in special use 
     permit numbered 65715 for the visiting public and employees 
     of the Virginia Department of Conservation and Recreation at 
     Back Bay National Wildlife Refuge, Virginia. Such guidelines 
     shall remain in effect until such time as an agreement 
     described in subsection (c) becomes effective, but in no case 
     shall remain in effect after September 30, 1995.
       (c) It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the 
     Interior and the Governor of Virginia should negotiate and 
     enter into a long term agreement concerning resources 
     management and public access with respect to Back Bay 
     National Wildlife Refuge and False Cape State Park, Virginia, 
     in order to improve the implementation of the missions of the 
     Refuge and Park.
       Sec. 503. (a) No funds available to the Forest Service may 
     be used to implement Habitat Conservation Areas in the 
     Tongass National Forest for species which have not been 
     declared threatened or endangered pursuant to the Endangered 
     Species Act, except that with respect to goshawks the Forest 
     Service may impose interim Goshawk Habitat Conservation Areas 
     not to exceed 300 acres per active nest consistent with the 
     guidelines utilized in national forests in the continental 
     United States.
       (b) The Secretary shall notify Congress within 30 days of 
     any timber sales which may be delayed or canceled due to the 
     Goshawk Habitat Conservation Areas described in subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 504. RENEWAL OF PERMITS FOR GRAZING ON NATIONAL FOREST 
                   LANDS.

       Notwithstanding any other law, at the request of an 
     applicant for renewal of a permit that expires on or after 
     the date of enactment of this Act for grazing on land located 
     in a unit of the National Forest System, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall reinstate, if necessary, and extend the 
     term of the permit until the date on which the Secretary of 
     Agriculture completes action on the application, including 
     action required under the National Environmental Policy Act 
     of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.). This section shall only 
     apply to permits that were not extended or replaced with a 
     new term grazing permit solely because the analysis required 
     by the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
     4321 et seq.) and other applicable laws has not been 
     completed and also shall include permits that expired in 1994 
     and in 1995 before the date of enactment of this Act.

                               CHAPTER VI

  DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND 
                            RELATED AGENCIES

                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

                 Employment and Training Administration


                    training and employment services

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $1,308,700,000 are rescinded, including 
     $46,404,000 for necessary expenses of construction, 
     rehabilitation, and acquisition of new Job Corps centers, 
     $2,500,000 for the School-to-Work Opportunities Act, 
     $15,600,000 for title III, part A of the Job Training 
     Partnership Act, $20,000,000 for the title III, part B of 
     such Act, $3,861,000 for service delivery areas under section 
     101(a)(4)(A)(iii) of such Act, $33,000,000 for carrying out 
     title II, part A of such Act, $272,010,000 for carrying out 
     title II, part C of such Act, $750,000 for the National 
     Commission for Employment Policy and $421,000 for the 
     National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee: 
     Provided, That serv

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     ice delivery areas may transfer up to 50 percent of the 
     amounts allocated for program years 1994 and 1995 between the 
     title II-B and title II-C programs authorized by the Job 
     Training Partnership Act, if such transfers are approved by 
     the Governor.


            community service employment for older americans

                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available in the first paragraph under 
     this heading in Public Law 103-333, $11,263,000 are 
     rescinded.
       Of the funds made available in the second paragraph under 
     this heading in Public Law 103-333, $3,177,000 are rescinded.


     state unemployment insurance and employment service operations

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $20,000,000 are rescinded, and amounts which may 
     be expended from the Employment Security Administration 
     account in the Unemployment Trust Fund are reduced from 
     $3,269,097,000 to $3,201,397,000.

                       Bureau of Labor Statistics


                         salaries and expenses

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $1,100,000 are rescinded.

                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

              Health Resources and Services Administration


                     health resources and services

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $42,071,000 are rescinded.

               Centers for Disease Control and Prevention


                disease control, research, and training

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $1,300,000 are rescinded.

                     National Institutes of Health


                        buildings and facilities

                              (rescission)

       Of the available balances under this heading, $79,289,000 
     are rescinded.

                     Assistant Secretary for Health


              office of the assistant secretary for health

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $2,320,000 are rescinded.

               Agency for Health Care Policy and Research


                    health care policy and research

                              (rescission)

       Of the Federal funds made available under this heading in 
     Public Law 103-333, $3,132,000 are rescinded.

                  Health Care Financing Administration


                           Program Management

                              (rescission)

       Funds made available under this heading in Public Law 103-
     333 are reduced from $2,207,135,000 to $2,191,435,000, and 
     funds transferred to this account as authorized by section 
     201(g) of the Social Security Act are reduced to the same 
     amount.

                     Social Security Administration


                  supplemental security income program

                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts appropriated in the first paragraph under 
     this heading in Public Law 103-333, $67,000,000 are 
     rescinded.


                 limitation on administrative expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333 to invest in a state-of-the-art computing 
     network, $88,283,000 are rescinded.

                Administration for Children and Families


                   Job Opportunities and Basic Skills

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, there are rescinded an amount equal to the total 
     of the funds within each State's limitation for fiscal year 
     1995 that are not necessary to pay such State's allowable 
     claims for such fiscal year.
       Section 403(k)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act (as amended 
     by Public Law 100-485) is amended by adding before the 
     ``and'': ``reduced by an amount equal to the total of those 
     funds that are within each State's limitation for fiscal year 
     1995 that are not necessary to pay such State's allowable 
     claims for such fiscal year (except that such amount for such 
     year shall be deemed to be $1,300,000,000 for the purpose of 
     determining the amount of the payment under subsection (l) to 
     which each State is entitled),''.


              State Legalization Impact-Assistance Grants

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available in the second paragraph under 
     this heading in Public Law 103-333, $6,000,000 are rescinded.


                     community services block grant

                             (rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $10,988,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333 and reserved by the Secretary pursuant to section 
     674(a)(1) of the Community Services Block Grant Act, 
     $1,900,000 are rescinded.

                        Administration on Aging


                       (aging services programs)

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $899,000 are rescinded.

                        Office of the Secretary


                            Policy Research

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $4,018,000 are rescinded.

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION


                            education reform

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $10,100,000 are rescinded, including $6,300,000 
     from funds made available for State and local education 
     systemic improvement, and $1,300,000 from funds made 
     available for Federal activities under the Goals 2000: 
     Educate America Act; and $2,500,000 from funds made available 
     under the School to Work Opportunities Act, including 
     $729,000 for National programs and $1,771,000 for State 
     grants and local partnerships.


                    education for the disadvantaged

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $7,900,000 are rescinded as follows: $2,000,000 
     from part B, and $5,900,000 from part E, section 1501.


                      school improvement programs

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $122,417,000 are rescinded as follows: from the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act, title II-B, 
     $69,000,000, title V-C, $2,000,000, title IX-B, $1,000,000, 
     title X-D, $1,500,000, section 10602, $1,630,000, and title 
     XIII-A, $14,900,000; from the Higher Education Act, section 
     596, $13,875,000; from funds derived from the Violent Crime 
     Reduction Trust Fund, $11,100,000; and from funds for the 
     Civil Rights Act of 1964, title IV, $7,412,000.


                   bilingual and immigrant education

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $32,380,000 are rescinded from funding for title 
     VII-A and $2,200,000 from part C of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act.


                     vocational and adult education

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $54,566,000 are rescinded as follows: from the 
     Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
     Act, title III-A, and III-B, $43,888,000 and from title IV-A 
     and IV-C, $2,891,000; from the Adult Education Act, part B-7, 
     $7,787,000.


                      student financial assistance

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $10,000,000 are rescinded from funding for the 
     Higher Education Act, title IV, part 
     H-1.


                            higher education

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $42,159,000 are rescinded as follows: from 
     amounts available for the Higher Education Act, title IV-A, 
     chapter 5, $496,000, title IV-A-2, chapter 2, $600,000, title 
     IV-A-6, $2,000,000, title V-C, subparts 1 and 3, $16,175,000, 
     title IX-B, $10,100,000, title IX-E, $3,500,000, title IX-G, 
     $2,888,000, title X-D, $2,900,000, and title XI-A, $500,000; 
     Public Law 102-325, $1,000,000; and the Excellence in 
     Mathematics, Science, and Engineering Education Act of 1990, 
     $2,000,000.


                           howard university

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $3,300,000 are rescinded, including $1,500,000 
     for construction.


         college housing and academic facilities loans program

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333 for the costs of direct loans, as authorized 
     under part C of title VII of the Higher Education Act, as 
     amended, $168,000 are rescinded, and the authority to 
     subsidize gross loan obligations is repealed. In addition, 
     $322,000 appropriated for administrative expenses are 
     rescinded.


            education research, statistics, and improvement

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $15,200,000 are rescinded as follows: from the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act, title III-A, 
     $5,000,000, title III-B, $5,000,000, and title X-B, 
     $4,600,000; from the Goals 2000: Educate America Act, title 
     VI, $600,000.


                               libraries

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $2,916,000 are rescinded from title II, part B, 
     section 222 of the Higher Education Act.

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                         program administration

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $4,424,000 are rescinded.

                            Related Agencies

                  Corporation for Public Broadcasting


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-112, $26,360,000 are rescinded. Of the funds made 
     available under this heading in Public Law 103-333, 
     $29,360,000 are rescinded.

                       Railroad Retirement Board


                     Dual Benefits payments account

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $7,000,000 are rescinded.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

                  Federal Direct Student Loan Program

       Sec. 601. Section 458(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087h(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$345,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$250,000,000''; and
       (2) by striking ``$2,500,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$2,405,000,000''.
       Sec. 602. Of the funds made available in fiscal year 1995 
     to the Department of Labor in Public Law 103-333 for 
     compliance assistance and enforcement activities, $8,975,000 
     are rescinded.

                              CHAPTER VII

                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

      Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress

       For payment to the family trust of Dean A. Gallo, late a 
     Representative from the State of New Jersey, $133,600.

                              JOINT ITEMS


                        joint economic committee

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $460,000 are rescinded.


                      joint committee on printing

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $238,137 are rescinded.

                    OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

                         Salaries and Expenses


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $650,000 are rescinded.

                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $187,000 are rescinded.

                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

                     Capitol Buildings and Grounds


                        senate office buildings

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $850,000 are rescinded.


                          capital power plant

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $1,650,000 are rescinded.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                   Congressional Printing and Binding


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $5,000,000 are rescinded.

                             BOTANIC GARDEN

                         Salaries and Expenses


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available until expended by transfer 
     under this heading in Public Law 103-283, $7,000,000 are 
     rescinded.

                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

                 Office of Superintendent of Documents


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $600,000 are rescinded.

                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

                         Salaries and Expenses


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $150,000 are rescinded.

             Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $100,000 are rescinded.

                       GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

                         Salaries and Expenses


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $8,867,000 are rescinded.

                              CHAPTER VIII

              DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION

                      Military Construction, Army


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-307, $10,000,000 are rescinded.

                      Military Construction, Navy


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-307, $13,050,000 are rescinded.

                    Military Construction, Air Force


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-307, $33,250,000 are rescinded.

               Military Construction, Air National Guard


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-307, $1,340,000 are rescinded.

           North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-307, $69,000,000 are rescinded.

             Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part II


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-307, $10,628,000 are rescinded.

             Base Realignment and Closure Account, Part III


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-307, $93,566,000 are rescinded.

                               CHAPTER IX

           DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES

                        OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

                          Working Capital Fund


                              (rescission)

       The obligation authority under this heading in Public Law 
     103-331 is hereby reduced by $4,000,000.

                        Payments to Air Carriers


                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

                              (RESCISSION)

       Of the funds made available under this heading, $5,300,000 
     are rescinded: Provided, That the Secretary shall not enter 
     into any contracts for ``Small Community Air Service'' beyond 
     September 30, 1995, which require compensation fixed and 
     determined under subchapter II of chapter 417 of Title 49, 
     United States Code (49 U.S.C. 41731-42) payable by the 
     Department of Transportation: Provided further, That no funds 
     under this head shall be available for payments to air 
     carriers under subchapter II.

                              COAST GUARD

                           Operating Expenses


                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 
     103-331, $3,700,000 are rescinded.

              Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements


                              (rescission)

       Of the available balances under this heading, $34,298,000 
     are rescinded.

                Environmental Compliance and Restoration


                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 
     103-331, $400,000 are rescinded.

                    FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

                               Operations


                              (RESCISSION)

       Of the available balances under this heading, $1,000,000 
     are rescinded: Provided, That the following proviso in Public 
     Law 103-331 under this heading is repealed, ``Provided 
     further, That of the funds available under this head, 
     $17,500,000 is available only for permanent change of station 
     moves for members of the air traffic work force''.

                        Facilities and Equipment


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

                              (rescission)

       Of the available balances under this heading, $31,850,000 
     are rescinded.

                 Research, Engineering, and Development


                    (airport and airway trust fund)

                              (rescission)

       Of the available balances under this heading, $7,500,000 
     are rescinded.

                       Grants-in-Aid for Airports


                    (AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND)

                              (RESCISSION)

       Of the available contract authority balances under this 
     account, $2,000,000,000 are rescinded.

                     FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

                Limitation on General Operating Expenses


                              (rescission)

       The obligation limitation under this heading in Public Law 
     103-331 is hereby reduced by $45,950,000.

                          Federal-Aid Highways


                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

                              (rescission)

       The obligation limitation under this heading in Public Law 
     103-331 is hereby reduced

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     by $123,590,000, of which $27,640,000 shall be deducted from 
     amounts made available for the Applied Research and 
     Technology Program authorized under section 307(e) of title 
     23, United States Code, and $50,000,000 shall be deducted 
     from the amounts available for the Congestion Pricing Pilot 
     Program authorized under section 1002(b) of Public Law 102-
     240, and $45,950,000 shall be deducted from the limitation on 
     General Operating Expenses: Provided, That the amounts 
     deducted from the aforementioned programs are rescinded: 
     Provided further, Of the available contract authority 
     balances under this heading in Public Law 97-424, $13,340,000 
     are rescinded; and of the available balances under this 
     heading in Public Law 100-17, $126,608,000 are rescinded.

                          Federal-Aid Highways


                          (highway trust fund)

                              (rescission)

       Of the available contract authority balances under section 
     149(a)(36) of Public Law 100-17, $690,074 are rescinded.

                          Federal-Aid Highways


                        emergency relief program

                          (highway trust fund)

                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 
     103-211, $50,000,000 are rescinded.

             NATIONAL HIGHWAY TRAFFIC SAFETY ADMINISTRATION

                     Highway Traffic Safety Grants


                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

                              (RESCISSION)

       Of the available balances of contract authority under this 
     heading, $20,000,000 are rescinded.

                    FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

                      Office of the Administrator


                          (transfer of funds)

       Section 341 of Public Law 103-331 is amended by deleting 
     ``and received from the Delaware and Hudson Railroad,'' after 
     ``amended,''.

                 Northeast Corridor Improvement Program


                              (rescission)

       Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 
     103-331, $7,768,000 are rescinded.

       National Magnetic Levitation Prototype Development Program


                          (HIGHWAY TRUST FUND)

                              (RESCISSION)

       Of the available balances of contract authority under this 
     heading, $250,000,000 are rescinded.

                     FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

                          Discretionary Grants


                      (limitation on obligations)

                          (highway trust fund)

                              (rescission)

       Notwithstanding section 313 of Public Law 103-331, the 
     obligation limitations under this heading in the following 
     Department of Transportation and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Acts are reduced by the following amounts:
       Public Law 102-143, $62,833,000, to be distributed as 
     follows:
       (a) $2,563,000, for the replacement, rehabilitation, and 
     purchase of buses and related equipment and the construction 
     of bus-related facilities: Provided, That the foregoing 
     reduction shall be distributed according to the reductions 
     identified in Senate Report 104-17, for which the obligation 
     limitation in Public Law 102-143 was applied; and
       (b) $60,270,000, for new fixed guideway systems, to be 
     distributed as follows:
       $2,000,000, for the Cleveland Dual Hub Corridor Project;
       $930,000, for the Kansas City-South LRT Project;
       $1,900,000, for the San Diego Mid-Coast Extension Project;
       $34,200,000, for the Hawthorne-Warwick Commuter Rail 
     Project;
       $8,000,000, for the San Jose-Gilroy Commuter Rail Project;
       $3,240,000, for the Seattle-Tacoma Commuter Rail Project; 
     and
       $10,000,000, for the Detroit LRT Project.
       Public Law 101-516, $4,460,000, for new fixed guideway 
     systems, to be distributed as follows:
       $4,460,000 for the Cleveland Dual Hub Corridor Project.

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS


                        (including rescissions)

       Sec. 901. Of the funds provided in Public Law 103-331 for 
     the Department of Transportation working capital fund (WCF), 
     $4,000,000 are rescinded, which limits fiscal year 1995 WCF 
     obligational authority for elements of the Department of 
     Transportation funded in Public Law 103-331 to no more than 
     $89,000,000.
       Sec. 902. Of the total budgetary resources available to the 
     Department of Transportation (excluding the Maritime 
     Administration) during fiscal year 1995 for civilian and 
     military compensation and benefits and other administrative 
     expenses, $10,000,000 are permanently canceled.
       Sec. 903. Section 326 of Public Law 103-122 is hereby 
     amended to delete the words ``or previous Acts'' each time 
     they appear in that section.

                               CHAPTER X

            TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

           Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

       For the Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations 
     for purposes of section 306 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform 
     Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-4), $500,000.

                    General Services Administration


                         federal buildings fund

                          (transfer of funds)

       Of the funds made available for the Federal Buildings Fund 
     in Public Law 103-329, $5,000,000 shall be made available by 
     the General Services Administration to implement an agreement 
     between the Food and Drug Administration and another entity 
     for space, equipment and facilities related to seafood 
     research.

                     Office of Personnel Management


  government payment for annuitants, employee life insurance benefits

       For an additional amount for ``Government payment for 
     annuitants, employee life insurance'', $9,000,000 to remain 
     available until expended.

                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

                          Departmental Offices


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-329, $100,000 are rescinded.

                      Financial Management Service


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-329, $160,000 are rescinded.

                           United States Mint


                         salaries and expenses

                          (transfer of funds)

       In the paragraph under this heading in Public Law 103-329, 
     insert ``not to exceed'' after ``of which''.

                       Bureau of the Public Debt


                     administering the public debt

                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-123, $1,500,000 are rescinded.

                        Internal Revenue Service


                          information systems

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-329, $1,490,000 are rescinded.

           Administrative Provision--Internal Revenue Service

       In the paragraph under this heading in Public Law 103-329, 
     in section 3, after ``$119,000,000'', insert ``annually''.

    EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE 
                               PRESIDENT

                         The White House Office


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-329, $171,000 are rescinded.

                     Federal Drug Control Programs


                        Special Forfeiture Fund

              (including transfer and rescission of funds)

       For activities authorized by Public Law 100-690, an 
     additional amount of $13,200,000, to remain available until 
     expended for transfer to the United States Customs Service, 
     ``Salaries and expenses'' for carrying out border enforcement 
     activities: Provided, That of the funds made available under 
     this heading in Public Law 103-329, $13,200,000 are 
     rescinded.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                    General Services Administration

                         Federal Buildings Fund


               limitations on the availability of revenue

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Laws 101-136, 101-509, 102-27, 102-141, 102-393, 103-123, 
     103-329, $1,894,840,000 are rescinded from the following 
     projects in the following amounts:
       Alabama:
       Montgomery, U.S. Courthouse annex, $46,320,000
       Arkansas:
       Little Rock, Courthouse, $13,816,000
       Arizona:
       Bullhead City, FAA grant, $2,200,000
       Lukeville, commercial lot expansion, $1,219,000
       Nogales, Border Patrol, headquarters, $2,998,000
       Phoenix, U.S. Federal Building, Courthouse, $121,890,000
       San Luis, primary lane expansion and administrative office 
     space, $3,496,000
       Sierra Vista, U.S. Magistrates office, $1,000,000
       Tucson, Federal Building, U.S. Courthouse, $80,974,000
       California:
       Menlo Park, United States Geological Survey office 
     laboratory building, $6,868,000
       Sacramento, Federal Building-U.S. Courthouse, $142,902,000
       San Diego, Federal building-Courthouse, $3,379,000

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       San Francisco, Lease purchase, $9,702,000
       San Francisco, U.S. Courthouse, $4,378,000
       San Francisco, U.S. Court of Appeals annex, $9,003,000
       San Pedro, Customhouse, $4,887,000
       Colorado:
       Denver, Federal building-Courthouse, $8,006,000
       District of Columbia:
       Central and West heating plants, $5,000,000
       Corps of Engineers, headquarters, $37,618,000
       General Services Administration, Southeast Federal Center, 
     headquarters, $25,000,000
       U.S. Secret Service, headquarters, $113,084,000
       Florida:
       Ft. Myers, U.S. Courthouse, $24,851,000
       Jacksonville, U.S. Courthouse, $10,633,000
       Tampa, U.S. Courthouse, $14,998,000
       Georgia:
       Albany, U.S. Courthouse, $12,101,000
       Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control, site acquisition and 
     improvement, $25,890,000
       Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control, $14,110,000
       Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control, Roybal Laboratory, 
     $47,000,000
       Savannah, U.S. Courthouse annex, $3,000,000
       Hawaii:
       Hilo, federal facilities consolidation, $12,000,000
       Illinois:
       Chicago, SSA DO, $2,167,000
       Chicago, Federal Center, $47,682,000
       Chicago, Dirksen building, $1,200,000
       Chicago, J.C. Kluczynski building, $13,414,000
       Indiana:
       Hammond, Federal Building, U.S. Courthouse, $52,272,000
       Jeffersonville, Federal Center, $13,522,000
       Kentucky:
       Covington, U.S. Courthouse, $2,914,000
       London, U.S. Courthouse, $1,523,000
       Louisiana:
       Lafayette, U.S. Courthouse, $3,295,000
       Maryland:
       Avondale, DeLaSalle building, $16,671,000
       Bowie, Bureau of Census, $27,877,000
       Prince Georges/Montgomery Counties, FDA consolidation, 
     $284,650,000
       Woodlawn, SSA building, $17,292,000
       Massachusetts:
       Boston, U.S. Courthouse, $4,076,000
       Missouri:
       Cape Girardeau, U.S. Courthouse, $3,688,000
       Kansas City, U.S. Courthouse, $100,721,000
       Nebraska:
       Omaha, Federal Building, U.S. Courthouse, $9,291,000
       Nevada:
       Las Vegas, U.S. Courthouse, $4,230,000
       Reno, Federal building-U.S. Courthouse, $1,465,000
       New Hampshire:
       Concord, Federal building-U.S. Courthouse, $3,519,000
       New Jersey:
       Newark, parking facility, $9,000,000
       Trenton, Clarkson Courthouse, $14,107,000
       New Mexico:
       Albuquerque, U.S. Courthouse, $47,459,000
       Santa Teresa, Border Station, $4,004,000
       New York:
       Brooklyn, U.S. Courthouse, $43,717,000
       Holtsville, IRS Center, $19,183,000
       Long Island, U.S. Courthouse, $27,198,000
       North Dakota:
       Fargo, Federal building-U.S. Courthouse, $20,105,000
       Pembina, Border Station, $93,000
       Ohio:
       Cleveland, Celebreeze Federal building, $10,972,000
       Cleveland, U.S. Courthouse, $28,246,000
       Steubenville, U.S. Courthouse, $2,820,000
       Youngstown, Federal Building-U.S. Courthouse, $4,574,000
       Oklahoma:
       Oklahoma City, Murrah Federal building, $5,290,000
       Oregon:
       Portland, U.S. Courthouse, $5,000,000
       Pennsylvania:
       Philadelphia, Byrne-Green Federal building-Courthouse, 
     $30,628,000
       Philadelphia, Nix Federal building-Courthouse, $13,814,000
       Philadelphia, Veterans Administration, $1,276,000
       Scranton, Federal Building-U.S. Courthouse, $9,969,000
       Rhode Island:
       Providence, Kennedy Plaza Federal Courthouse, $7,740,000
       South Carolina:
       Columbia, U.S. Courthouse annex, $592,000
       Tennessee:
       Greeneville, U.S. Courthouse, $2,936,000
       Texas:
       Austin, Veterans Administration annex, $1,028,000
       Brownsville, U.S. Courthouse, $4,339,000
       Corpus Christi, U.S. Courthouse, $6,446,000
       Laredo, Federal building-U.S. Courthouse, $5,986,000
       Lubbock, Federal building-Courthouse, $12,167,000
       Ysleta, site acquisition and construction, $1,727,000
       U.S. Virgin Islands:
       Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Courthouse, $2,184,000
       Virginia:
       Richmond, Courthouse annex, $12,509,000
       Washington:
       Blaine, Border Station, $4,472,000
       Point Roberts, Border Station, $698,000
       Seattle, U.S. Courthouse, $10,949,000
       Walla Walla, Corps of Engineers building, $2,800,000
       West Virginia:
       Beckley, Federal building-U.S. Courthouse, $33,097,000
       Martinsburg, IRS center, $4,494,000
       Wheeling, Federal building-U.S. Courthouse, $35,829,000
       Nationwide chlorofluorocarbons program, $12,300,000
       Nationwide energy program, $15,300,000

                     Office of Personnel Management


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-329, $3,140,000 are rescinded.

                               CHAPTER XI

DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND 
                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                  Federal Emergency Management Agency


                            disaster relief

       For an additional amount for ``Disaster Relief'' for 
     necessary expenses in carrying out the functions of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $1,900,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.


               DISASTER RELIEF EMERGENCY CONTINGENCY FUND

       For necessary expenses in carrying out the functions of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $4,800,000,000, to become 
     available on October 1, 1995, and remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That such amount 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 Congress: 
     Provided further, That such amount is designated by Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.


                     NATIONAL FLOOD INSURANCE FUND

                          (transfer of funds)

       Of the funds available from the National Flood Insurance 
     Fund for activities under the National Flood Insurance Reform 
     Act of 1994, an additional amount not to exceed $331,000 
     shall be transferred as needed to the ``Salaries and 
     expenses'' appropriation for flood mitigation and flood 
     insurance operations, and an additional amount not to exceed 
     $5,000,000 shall be transferred as needed to the ``Emergency 
     management planning and assistance'' appropriation for flood 
     mitigation expenses pursuant to the National Flood Insurance 
     Reform Act of 1994.

                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

                     Veterans Health Administration


                              MEDICAL CARE

                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $50,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, That 
     $20,000,000 of this amount is to be taken from the 
     $771,000,000 earmarked for the equipment and land and 
     structures object classifications, which amount does not 
     become available until August 1, 1995: Provided further, That 
     of the $16,214,684,000 made available under this heading in 
     Public Law 103-327, the $9,920,819,000 restricted by section 
     509 of Public Law 103-327 for personnel compensation and 
     benefits expenditures is reduced to $9,890,819,000.

                      Departmental Administration


                      CONSTRUCTION, MAJOR PROJECTS

                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327 and prior years, $50,000,000 are rescinded.

              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

                            Housing Programs


           national homeownership trust demonstration program

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $50,000,000 are rescinded.


               annual contributions for assisted housing

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327 and any unobligated balances from funds 
     appropriated under this heading in prior years, $351,000,000 
     of funds for development or acquisition costs of public 
     housing (including public housing for Indian families) are 
     rescinded, except that such rescission shall not apply to 
     funds for replacement housing for units demolished, 
     reconstructed, or otherwise disposed of (including units to 
     be disposed of pursuant to a homeownership program under 
     section 5(h) or title III of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937) from the existing public housing inventory, or to funds 
     related to litigation settlements or court orders, and the 
     Secretary shall not be required to make any remaining funds 
     available pursuant to section 213(d)(1)(A) of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1994; and except that such 
     rescission should not apply to $80,000,000 of funds for 
     development or acquisition costs

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     of public housing for Indian families (excluding replacement 
     units); $2,406,789,000 of funds for new incremental rental 
     subsidy contracts under the section 8 existing housing 
     certificate program (42 U.S.C. 1437f) and the housing voucher 
     program under section 8(o) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), 
     including $100,000,000 from new programs and $350,000,000 
     from pension fund rental assistance as provided in Public Law 
     103-327, are rescinded, and the remaining authority for such 
     purposes shall be only for units necessary to provide housing 
     assistance for residents to be relocated from existing 
     Federally subsidized or assisted housing, for replacement 
     housing for units demolished, reconstructed, or otherwise 
     disposed of (including units to be disposed of pursuant to a 
     homeownership program under section 5(h) or title III of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937) from the public housing 
     inventory, for funds related to litigation settlements or 
     court orders, for amendments to contracts to permit continued 
     assistance to participating families, or to enable public 
     housing authorities to implement ``mixed population'' plans 
     for developments housing primarily elderly residents; 
     $1,050,000,000 of funds for expiring contracts for the 
     tenant-based existing housing certificate program (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f) and the housing voucher program under section 8(o) of 
     the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), provided under the heading 
     ``Assistance for the renewal of expiring section 8 subsidy 
     contracts'' are rescinded, and the Secretary shall require 
     that $1,050,000,000 of funds held as project reserves by the 
     local administering housing authorities which are in excess 
     of current needs shall be utilized for such renewals; 
     $615,000,000 of amounts earmarked for the modernization of 
     existing public housing projects pursuant to section 14 of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 are rescinded and the 
     Secretary may take actions necessary to assure that such 
     rescission is distributed among public housing authorities, 
     to the extent practicable, as if such rescission occurred 
     prior to the commencement of the fiscal year; $106,000,000 of 
     amounts earmarked for special purpose grants are rescinded; 
     $152,500,000 of amounts earmarked for loan management set-
     asides are rescinded; and $90,000,000 of amounts earmarked 
     for the lead-based paint hazard reduction program are 
     rescinded.


                               (deferral)

       Of funds made available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-327 and any unobligated balances from funds appropriated 
     under this heading in prior years, $465,000,000 of amounts 
     earmarked for the preservation of low-income housing programs 
     (excluding $17,000,000 of previously earmarked, plus an 
     additional $5,000,000, for preservation technical assistance 
     grant funds pursuant to section 253 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1987, as amended) shall not 
     become available for obligation until September 30, 1995: 
     Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     pending the availability of such funds, the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development may suspend further processing 
     of applications with the exception of applications regarding 
     properties for which an owner's appraisal was submitted on or 
     before February 6, 1995, or for which a notice of intent to 
     transfer the property was filed on or before February 6, 
     1995.


                     housing counseling assistance

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $38,000,000 are rescinded.


                  nehemiah housing opportunities fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds transferred to this revolving fund in prior 
     years, $17,700,000 are rescinded.

                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 1101. (a) Section 14 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(q)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     public housing agency may use modernization assistance 
     provided under section 14 for any eligible activity currently 
     authorized by this Act or applicable appropriation Acts 
     (including section 5 replacement housing) for a public 
     housing agency, including the demolition of existing units, 
     for replacement housing, for temporary relocation assistance, 
     for drug elimination activities, and in conjunction with 
     other programs; provided the public housing agency consults 
     with the appropriate local government officials (or Indian 
     tribal officials) and with tenants of the public housing 
     development. The public housing agency shall establish 
     procedures for consultation with local government officials 
     and tenants.
       ``(2) The authorization provided under this subsection 
     shall not extend to the use of public housing modernization 
     assistance for public housing operating assistance.''.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall be effective for assistance 
     appropriated on or before the effective date of this Act.
       Sec. 1102. (a) Section 18 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 is amended by--
       (1) inserting ``and'' at the end of subsection (b)(1);
       (2) striking all that follows after ``Act'' in subsection 
     (b)(2) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``, and 
     the public housing agency provides for the payment of the 
     relocation expenses of each tenant to be displaced, ensures 
     that the rent paid by the tenant following relocation will 
     not exceed the amount permitted under this Act and shall not 
     commence demolition or disposition of any unit until the 
     tenant of the unit is relocated;'';
       (3) striking subsection (b)(3);
       (4) striking ``(1)'' in subsection (c);
       (5) striking subsection (c)(2);
       (6) inserting before the period at the end of subsection 
     (d) the following: ``, provided that nothing in this section 
     shall prevent a public housing agency from consolidating 
     occupancy within or among buildings of a public housing 
     project, or among projects, or with other housing for the 
     purpose of improving the living conditions of or providing 
     more efficient services to its tenants'';
       (7) striking ``under section (b)(3)(A)'' in each place it 
     occurs in subsection (e);
       (8) redesignating existing subsection (f) as subsection 
     (g); and
       (9) inserting a new subsection (f) as follows:
       ``(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     replacement housing units for public housing units demolished 
     may be built on the original public housing site or the same 
     neighborhood if the number of such replacement units is 
     significantly fewer than the number of units demolished.''.
       (b) Section 304(g) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     is hereby repealed.
       (c) Subsections (a) and (b) shall be effective for plans 
     for the demolition, disposition or conversion to 
     homeownership of public housing approved by the Secretary on 
     or before September 30, 1995.
       Sec. 1103. Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 is amended by adding the following new subsection:
       ``(z) Termination of Section 8 Contracts and Reuse of 
     Recaptured Budget Authority.--
       ``(1) General authority.--The Secretary may reuse any 
     budget authority, in whole or part, that is recaptured on 
     account of termination of a housing assistance payments 
     contract (other than a contract for tenant-based assistance) 
     only for one or more of the following:
       ``(A) Tenant-based assistance.--Pursuant to a contract with 
     a public housing agency, to provide tenant-based assistance 
     under this section to families occupying units formerly 
     assisted under the terminated contract.
       ``(B) Project-based assistance.--Pursuant to a contract 
     with an owner, to attach assistance to one or more structures 
     under this section.
       ``(2) Families occupying units formerly assisted under 
     terminated contract.--Pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall first make available tenant- or project-based 
     assistance to families occupying units formerly assisted 
     under the terminated contract. The Secretary shall provide 
     project-based assistance in instances only where the use of 
     tenant-based assistance is determined to be infeasible by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(3) Effective date.--This subsection shall be effective 
     for actions initiated by the Secretary on or before September 
     30, 1995.''.

                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

             Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board


                         salaries and expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $500,000 are rescinded.

              Community Development Financial Institutions


           Community development financial institutions fund

                            program account

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $88,000,000 are rescinded.

             Corporation for National and Community Service


       National and Community Service Programs Operating Expenses

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $105,000,000 are rescinded.

                    Environmental Protection Agency


                        research and development

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $9,635,000 are rescinded.


                   abatement, control, and compliance

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $9,806,805 are rescinded: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall not be required to site a computer to 
     support the regional acid deposition monitoring program in 
     the Bay City, Michigan, vicinity.


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

                             (Rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-389 and Public Law 102-139 for the Center for Ecology 
     Research and Training, $83,000,000 are rescinded.


                     HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND

                              (Rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $100,000,000 are rescinded.

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               WATER INFRASTRUCTURE/STATE REVOLVING FUNDS

                             (Rescissions)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327 and Public Law 103-124, $1,242,095,000 are 
     rescinded: Provided, That $799,000,000 of this amount is to 
     be derived from amounts appropriated for State revolving 
     funds and $443,095,000 is to be derived from amounts 
     appropriated for making grants for the construction of 
     wastewater treatment facilities specified in House Report 
     103-715.

             National Aeronautics and Space Administration


                  Science, aeronautics and technology

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327 and any unobligated balances from funds 
     appropriated under ``Research and Development'' in prior 
     years, $68,000,000 are rescinded.


                       construction of facilities

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-389, for the Consortium for International Earth 
     Science Information Network, $27,000,000 are rescinded; and 
     any unobligated balances from funds appropriated under this 
     heading in prior years, $49,000,000 are rescinded.


                    NATIONAL AERONAUTICAL FACILITIES

       The first proviso under this heading in Public Law 103-127 
     is repealed, and the amounts made available under this 
     heading are to remain available until September 30, 1997.


                            mission support

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $6,000,000 are rescinded.

                      National Science Foundation


                    academic research infrastructure

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $131,867,000 are rescinded.

                              CORPORATIONS

                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation


                    FDIC affordable housing program

                              (rescission)

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $11,281,034 are rescinded.

                      TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 2001. TIMBER SALES.

       (a) Salvage timber.--
       (1) Definition.--In this subsection, the term ``salvage 
     timber sale''--
       (A) means a timber sale for which an important reason for 
     entry includes the removal of disease- or insect-infested 
     trees, dead, damaged, or downed trees, or trees affected by 
     fire or imminently susceptible to fire or insect attack; and
       (B) includes the removal of associated trees or trees 
     lacking the characteristics of a healthy and viable ecosystem 
     for the purpose of ecosystem improvement or rehabilitation, 
     except that any such sale must include an identifiable 
     salvage component of trees described in the first sentence.
       (2)  Direction to complete salvage timber sales.--
     Notwithstanding any other law (including a law under the 
     authority of which any judicial order may be outstanding on 
     or after the date of enactment of this Act), the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the Forest Service, 
     and the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
     Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall--
       (A) expeditiously prepare, offer, and award salvage timber 
     sale contracts on Federal lands, except in--
       (i) any area on Federal lands included in the National 
     Wilderness Preservation System;
       (ii) any roadless area on Federal lands designated by 
     Congress for wilderness study in Colorado or Montana;
       (iii) any roadless area on Federal lands recommended by the 
     Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management for wilderness 
     designation in its most recent land management plan in effect 
     as of the date of enactment of this Act; or
       (iv) any area on Federal lands on which timber harvesting 
     for any purpose is prohibited by statute; and
       (B) perform the appropriate revegetation and tree planting 
     operations in the area in which the salvage operations 
     occurred.
       (3) Sale documentation.--
       (A) In general.--For each salvage timber sale conducted 
     under paragraph (2), the Secretary concerned shall prepare a 
     document that combines an environmental assessment under 
     section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(E)) (including regulations 
     implementing that section) and a biological evaluation under 
     section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
     U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)) and other applicable Federal law and 
     implementing regulations.
       (B) Matters to be considered.--The environmental assessment 
     and biological evaluation under subparagraph (A) shall, at 
     the sole discretion of the Secretary concerned and to the 
     extent that the Secretary concerned considers appropriate and 
     feasible, consider the environmental effects of the salvage 
     timber sale and consider the effect, if any, on threatened or 
     endangered species.
       (C) Use of previously prepared document.--In lieu of 
     preparing a new document under this paragraph, the Secretary 
     concerned may use a document prepared pursuant to the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, a biological evaluation written 
     before that date, or information collected for such a 
     document or evaluation if the document, evaluation, or 
     information applies to the Federal lands covered by the 
     proposed sale. Any salvage sale in preparation on the date of 
     enactment of this Act shall be subject to the provisions of 
     this section.
       (D) Scope and content.--The scope and content of the 
     documentation and information prepared, considered, and 
     relied on under this paragraph is at the sole discretion of 
     the Secretary concerned.
       (4) Volume.--In each of fiscal years 1995 and 1996--
       (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief 
     of the Forest Service, shall--
       (i) prepare, offer, and award salvage timber sale contracts 
     under paragraph (1) on Forest Service lands to the maximum 
     extent feasible to reduce the backlogged volume of salvage 
     timber as described in paragraph (i); and
       (B) the Secretary of the Interior, acting through the 
     Director of the Bureau of Land Management, shall--
       (i) prepare, offer, and award salvage timber sale contracts 
     under paragraph (1) on Bureau of Land Management lands to the 
     maximum extent feasible to reduce the backlogged volume of 
     salvage timber as described in paragraph (i).
       (5) Effect on other laws.--Any timber sale prepared, 
     advertised, offered, awarded, or operated in accordance with 
     paragraph (1) shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of 
     all applicable Federal laws (including regulations), 
     including--
       (A) the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
     Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.);
       (B) the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 (43 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);
       (C) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4331 et seq.);
       (D) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.);
       (E) the National Forest Management Act (16 U.S.C. 472a et 
     seq.);
       (F) the Multiple-Use Sustained Yield Act (16 U.S.C. 528 et 
     seq.); and
       (G) other Federal environmental laws.
       (6) Sale preparation.--The Secretary concerned shall make 
     use of all available authority, including the employment of 
     private contractors and the use of expedited fire contracting 
     procedures, to prepare and advertise salvage timber sales 
     under this subsection. The provisions of section 3(d)(1) of 
     the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994 (Public Law 
     103-226) shall not apply to any former employee of the 
     Department of the Secretary concerned who received a 
     voluntary separation incentive payment authorized by such Act 
     and accepts employment pursuant to this paragraph. The 
     Director of the Office of Personnel Management, and the 
     Secretary of the relevant Department, shall provide a summary 
     report to the governmental affairs committees of the House 
     and Senate regarding the number of incentive payment 
     recipients who were rehired, their terms of reemployment, 
     their job classifications, and an explanation, in the 
     judgment of the agencies, of how such reemployment without 
     repayment of the incentive payments received is consistent 
     with the original waiver provision of Public Law 103-226.
       This report shall not be conducted in a manner that would 
     delay the rehiring of any former employees under this Act, or 
     effect the normal confidentiality of Federal employees.
       (7) Reporting requirements.--Each Secretary shall report to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on 
     Resources of the House of Representatives, and the Committee 
     on Appropriations and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the United States Senate, 90 days after the date 
     of enactment of this Act and on the final day of each 90 day 
     period thereafter throughout each of fiscal years 1995 and 
     1996, on the number of sales and volumes contained therein 
     offered during such 90 day period and expected to be offered 
     during the next 90 day period.
       (b) Option 9.--
       (1) Direction to complete timber sales.--Notwithstanding 
     any other law (including a law under the authority of which 
     any judicial order may be outstanding on or after the date of 
     enactment of this Act), the Secretary of the Interior, acting 
     through the Director of the Bureau of Land Management, and 
     the Secretary of Agriculture, acting through the Chief of the 
     Forest Service, shall expeditiously prepare, offer, and award 
     timber sale contracts on Federal lands in the forests 
     specified within Option 9, as selected by the Secretary of 
     the Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture on April 13, 
     1994.
       (2) Effect on Other Laws.--Any timber sale prepared, 
     advertised, offered, awarded, or operated in accordance with 
     paragraph (1) shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of 
     all applicable Federal laws (including regulations), 
     including--
       (A) the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
     Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.);
       (B) the Federal Land Policy Management Act of 1976 (43 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.);
       (C) the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4331 et seq.);

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       (D) the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.);
       (E) the National Forest Management Act (16 U.S.C. 472a et 
     seq.);
       (F) the Multiple-Use Sustained Yield Act (16 U.S.C. 528 et 
     seq.); and
       (G) other Federal environmental laws.
       (c) Judicial and Administrative Review.--
       (1) Judicial authority.--
       (A) Restraining orders and preliminary injunctions.--No 
     restraining order or preliminary injunction shall be issued 
     by any court of the United States with respect to a decision 
     to prepare, advertise, offer, award, or operate any timber 
     sale offered under subsection (a) or (b).
       (B) Permanent injunctions.--The courts of the United States 
     shall have authority to enjoin permanently, order 
     modification of, or void an individual sale under subsection 
     (a) or (b) if, at a trial on the merits, it has been 
     determined that the decision to prepare, advertise, offer, 
     award, or operate the sale was arbitrary, capricious, or 
     otherwise not in accordance with law.
       (2) Time and venue for challenge.--
       (A) In general.--Any challenge to a timber sale under 
     subsection (a) or (b) shall be brought as a civil action in 
     the United States district court for the district in which 
     the affected Federal lands are located within 15 days after 
     the date of the initial advertisement of the challenged 
     timber sale.
       (B) No waiver.--The Secretary of the Interior and the 
     Secretary of Agriculture may not agree to, and a court may 
     not grant, a waiver the requirements of subparagraph (A).
       (3) Stay of administrative action.--During the 45-day 
     period after the date of filing of a civil action under 
     paragraph (2), the affected agency shall take no action to 
     award a challenged timber sale.
       (4) Time for decision.--A civil action filed under this 
     section shall be assigned for hearing at the earliest 
     possible date, and the court shall render its final decision 
     relative to any challenge within 45 days after the date on 
     the action is brought, unless the court determines that a 
     longer period of time is required to satisfy the requirements 
     of the United States Constitution.
       (5) Expediting rules.--The court may establish rules 
     governing the procedures for a civil action under paragraph 
     (2) that set page limits on briefs and time limits on filing 
     briefs, motions, and other papers that are shorter than the 
     limits specified in the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or 
     Federal Rules of Appellate Procedure.
       (6) Special masters.--In order to reach a decision within 
     45 days, the court may assign all or part of any proceeding 
     under this subsection to 1 or more special masters for prompt 
     review and recommendations to the court.
       (7) No administrative review.--A timber sale conducted 
     under subsection (a) or (b), and any decision of the 
     Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior in 
     connection with the sale, shall not be subject to 
     administrative review.
       (d) Expiration Date.--Subsection (a) and (b) shall expire 
     effective as of September 30, 1996, but the terms and 
     conditions of those subsections shall continue in effect with 
     respect to timber sale contracts offered under this Act until 
     the completion of performance of the contracts.
       (e) Award and Release of Previously Offered and Unawarded 
     Timber Sale Contracts.--
       (1) Award and release required.--Notwithstanding any other 
     law, within 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary concerned shall act to award, release, and 
     permit to be completed in fiscal years 1995 and 1996, with no 
     change in originally advertised terms and volumes, all timber 
     sale contracts offered or awarded before that date in any 
     unit of the National Forest System or district of the Bureau 
     of Land Management subject to section 318 of Public Law 101-
     121 (103 Stat. 745).
       (2) Threatened or endangered species.--No sale unit shall 
     be released or completed under this subsection if any 
     threatened or endangered species is known to be nesting 
     within the acreage that is the subject of the sale unit.
       (3) Alternative offer in case of delay.--If for any reason 
     a sale cannot be released and completed under the terms of 
     this subsection within 45 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of 
     the Interior, as the case may be, shall provide the purchaser 
     an equal volume of timber, of like kind and value, which 
     shall be subject to the terms of the original contract, and 
     shall not count against current allowable sale quantities.
       (f) Effect on Plans, Policies, and Activities.--Compliance 
     with this section shall not require or permit any revisions, 
     amendment, consultation, supplementation, or other 
     administrative action in or for any land management plan, 
     standard, guideline, policy, regional guide or multi-forest 
     plan because of implementation or impacts, site-specific or 
     cumulative, of activities authorized or required by this 
     section. No project decision shall be required to be halted 
     or changed by such documents or guidance, implementation, or 
     impacts.
       Sec. 2002. Section 633 of the Treasury, Postal Service and 
     General Government Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-
     329; 108 Stat. 2428) is amended by adding at the end of the 
     section the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (e)(1), 
     any Office of Inspector General that employed less than four 
     criminal investigators on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, and whose criminal investigators were not receiving 
     administratively uncontrollable overtime before such date of 
     enactment, may provide availability pay to those criminal 
     investigators at any time after September 30, 1995.''.
       Sec. 2003. Section 5542 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking subsection (d).
       Sec. 2004. Section 5545a(c) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding after the last sentence, ``An agency may 
     direct a criminal investigator to work unscheduled duty hours 
     on days when regularly scheduled overtime is provided under 
     section 5542, and that duty may be related to the duties for 
     which the investigator was scheduled or other duties based on 
     the needs of the agency.
       Sec. 2005. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     beginning 30 days from the date of enactment of this Act and 
     continuing thereafter, United States Customs Service Pilots 
     compensated for administratively uncontrollable overtime 
     under the provisions of section 5545(c) of title 5, United 
     States Code, shall be provided availability pay authorized 
     under the provisions of section 5545(a) of title 5, United 
     States Code, and all other provisions of such title shall 
     apply to such Customs Service pilots.
       Sec. 2006. None of the funds made available in any 
     appropriations Act for fiscal year 1995 may be used by the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to require any State to 
     comply with the requirement of section 182 of the Clean Air 
     Act by adopting or implementing a test-only or IM240 enhanced 
     vehicle inspection and maintenance program, except that EPA 
     may approve such a program if a State chooses to submit one 
     to meet that requirement.
       Sec. 2007. None of the funds made available in any 
     appropriations Act for fiscal year 1995 may be used by the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to impose or enforce any 
     requirement that a State implement trip reduction measures to 
     reduce vehicular emissions.
       Sec. 2008. None of the funds made available in any 
     appropriations Act for fiscal year 1995 may be used by the 
     Environmental Protection Agency for listing or to list any 
     additional facilities on the National Priorities List 
     established by section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), 42 U.S.C. 
     9605, unless the Administrator receives a written request to 
     propose for listing or to list a facility from the governor 
     of the State in which the facility is located, or unless 
     legislation to reauthorize CERCLA is enacted.
       Sec. 2009. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.

     SEC. 2010. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING TAX AVOIDANCE.

       (a) In General.--It is the sense of the Senate that 
     Congress should act as quickly as possible to amend the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, to eliminate the ability of 
     persons to avoid taxes by relinquishing their United States 
     citizenship.
       (b) Effective Date.--It is the sense of the Senate that the 
     amendment referred to in subsection (a) should take effect as 
     if enacted on February 6, 1995.
       Sec. 2011. (a) As provided in subsection (b), an 
     environmental impact statement prepared pursuant to the 
     National Environmental Policy Act or a subsistence evaluation 
     prepared pursuant to the Alaska National Interest Lands 
     Conservation Act for a timber sale or offering to one party 
     shall be deemed sufficient if the Forest Service sells the 
     timber to an alternate buyer.
       (b) The provision of this section shall apply to the timber 
     specified in the Final Supplement to 1981-86 and 1986-90 
     Operating Period EIS (``1989 SEIS''), November 1989; in the 
     North and East Kuiu Final Environmental Impact Statement, 
     January 1993; in the Southeast Chichagof Project Area Final 
     Environmental Impact Statement, September 1992; and in the 
     Kelp Bay Environmental Impact Statement, February 1992, and 
     supplemental evaluations related thereto.

     SEC. 2012. FEDERAL ADMINISTRATIVE AND TRAVEL EXPENSES.


                              (rescission)

       Of the funds available to the agencies of the Federal 
     Government, $337,000,000 are hereby rescinded: Provided, That 
     rescissions pursuant to this paragraph shall be taken only 
     from administrative and travel accounts: Provided further, 
     That rescissions shall be taken on a pro rata basis from 
     funds available to every Federal agency, department, and 
     office, including the Office of the President.
       Sec. 2013. (a) Schedule for NEPA Compliance.--Each National 
     Forest System unit shall establish and adhere to a schedule 
     for the completion of National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) analysis and decisions on all 
     allotments within the National Forest System unit for which 
     NEPA analysis is needed. The schedule shall provide that not 
     more than 20 percent of the allotments shall undergo NEPA 
     analysis and decisions through fiscal year 1996.
       (b) Reissuance Pending NEPA Compliance.--Notwithstanding 
     any other law, term grazing permits which expire or are 
     waived before the NEPA analysis and decision pursuant to the 
     schedule developed by individual Forest Service System units, 
     shall be

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     issued on the same terms and conditions and for the full term 
     of the expired or waived permit. Upon completion of the 
     scheduled NEPA analysis and decision for the allotment, the 
     terms and conditions of existing grazing permits may be 
     modified or re-issued, if necessary to conform to such NEPA 
     analysis.
       (c) Expired Permits.--This section shall only apply to 
     permits which were not extended or replaced with a new term 
     grazing permit solely because the analysis required by NEPA 
     and other applicable laws has not been completed and also 
     shall include permits that expired in 1994 and 1995 before 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 2014. Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     administrative expenses and travel shall further be reduced 
     by $5,500,000.

              TITLE III--IMPACT OF LEGISLATION ON CHILDREN

     SEC. 3001. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that Congress should not enact 
     or adopt any legislation that will increase the number of 
     children who are hungry or homeless.

                      TITLE IV--DEFICIT REDUCTION


         downward adjustments in discretionary spending limits

       Sec. 4001. Upon the enactment of this Act, the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget shall make downward 
     adjustments in the discretionary spending limits (new budget 
     authority and outlays) specified in section 601(a)(2) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for each of the fiscal years 
     1995 through 1998 by the aggregate amount of estimated 
     reductions in new budget authority and outlays for 
     discretionary programs resulting from the provisions of this 
     Act (other than emergency appropriations) for such fiscal 
     year, as calculated by the Director.


  prohibition on use of savings to offset deficit increases resulting 
              from direct spending or receipts legislation

       Sec. 4002. Reductions in outlays, and reductions in the 
     discretionary spending limits specified in section 601(a)(2) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, resulting from the 
     enactment of this Act shall not be taken into account for 
     purposes of section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Second Supplemental 
     Appropriations and Rescissions Act, 1995''.

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.

para.60.9  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1158

  Mr. OBEY moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 1158 be 
instructed to agree to the Senate amendment numbered 1 except for Senate 
action under title IV deleting the ``Deficit Reduction Lock-Box'', 
Senate language rescinding $100,000,000 from Veterans Administration 
medical care and construction and except for Senate action under Chapter 
IV related to ``Debt Relief for Jordan''.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

187

When there appeared

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Nays

207

para.60.10                   [Roll No. 303]

                                YEAS--187

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--207

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--40

     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bilirakis
     Browder
     Buyer
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cramer
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Geren
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hilliard
     Jacobs
     Laughlin
     Linder
     Martinez
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Moakley
     Ney
     Owens
     Parker
     Payne (NJ)
     Pombo
     Quinn
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Saxton
     Thompson
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Wise
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was not agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.60.11  appointment of conferees--h.r. 1158

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of Messrs. Livingston, Myers, Regula, Lewis of 
California, Porter, Rogers, Skeen, Wolf, DeLay, Mrs. Vucanovich, 
Lightfoot, Callahan, Obey, Yates, Stokes, Bevill, Fazio, Hoyer, Durbin, 
Coleman, and Mollohan as

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managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.60.12  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated in the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.60.13  h. con. res. 53--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 53) expressing the 
sense of the Congress regarding a private visit by President Lee Teng-
hui of the Republic of China on Taiwan to the United States; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

396

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.60.14                   [Roll No. 304]

                                YEAS--396

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--38

     Allard
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bilirakis
     Boehner
     Browder
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cubin
     Dingell
     Fattah
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Greenwood
     Hilliard
     Jacobs
     Largent
     Linder
     Martinez
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Morella
     Murtha
     Parker
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Saxton
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Tucker
     Waxman
     Wise
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Snate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.60.15  message from the president--budget impoundment

  The SPEAKER tempore, Mr. COMBEST, laid before the House a message from 
the President, which was read as follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974, I herewith report three rescission proposals, totaling 
$132.0 million.
  The proposed rescissions affect the Departments of Justice and 
Transportation, and the National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 2, 1995.
  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 104-59).

para.60.16  oklahoma city bombing

  On motion of Mr. LUCAS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the 
Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of the following 
resolution (H. Res. 135):

       Whereas on Wednesday, April 19, 1995, a car bomb exploded 
     outside the Alfred P. Murrah Building in Oklahoma City, 
     Oklahoma, collapsing the north face of this 9-story concrete 
     building, killing and injuring innocent and defenseless 
     children and adults;
       Whereas authorities are calling this the ``deadliest 
     terrorist attack ever on United States soil'';
       Whereas Federal law provides for the imposition of the 
     death penalty for terrorist murder; and
       Whereas additional antiterrorism measures are now pending 
     for consideration in the United States House of 
     Representatives: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) condemns, in the strongest possible terms, the heinous 
     bombing attack against innocent children and adults at the 
     Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City;
       (2) sends its heartfelt condolences to the families, 
     friends, and loved ones of those whose lives were taken away 
     by this abhorrent and cowardly act; and expresses its hopes 
     for the rapid and complete recovery of those wounded in the 
     bombing;
       (3) applauds all those courageous rescue and volunteer 
     workers who are giving unselfishly of themselves, and 
     commends all law enforcement officials who are working 
     determinedly to bring the perpetrators to justice;
       (4) supports the President's and the United States Attorney 
     General's position that Federal prosecutors will seek the 
     maximum penalty allowed by law, including the death penalty, 
     for those responsible;
       (5) commends the rapid actions taken by the President to 
     provide assistance to the victims of the explosion and for 
     promptly beginning an investigation to find the perpetrators 
     of this crime, and it urges the President to use all 
     necessary means to continue this effort until the 
     perpetrators and their accomplices are found and 
     appropriately punished; and
       (6) will expeditiously approve legislation to strengthen 
     the authority and resources of all

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     Federal agencies involved in combating such acts of 
     terrorism.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. LUCAS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

409

Nays

0

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

3

para.60.17                   [Roll No. 305]

                                YEAS--409

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     Scott
     Waters
     Watt (NC)

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Bilirakis
     Clay
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Gallegly
     Hilliard
     Menendez
     Moakley
     Parker
     Peterson (MN)
     Quinn
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Thompson
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.60.18  providing for the consideration of h.r. 655

  Mr. QUILLEN, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 136):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 655) to authorize the hydrogen research, 
     development, and demonstration programs of the Department of 
     Energy, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
     shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to 
     the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Science. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall 
     be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose 
     of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     Science now printed in the bill. Each section of the 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
     considered as read. At the conclusion of consideration of the 
     bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 
     bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
     on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the 
     bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
     without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
     or without instructions. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. QUILLEN, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.60.19  hydrogen future

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, pursuant to House Resolution 136 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 655) to authorize the hydrogen research, development, 
demonstration programs of the Department of Energy, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. HANSEN as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.60.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. OLVER:

       Page 8, line 9, strike ``$25,000,000'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``$16,000,000''.
       Page 8, line 10, strike ``$35,000,000'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``$22,000,000''.
       Page 8, line 11, strike ``$40,000,000'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``$26,000,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

201

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

214

para.60.21                   [Roll No. 306]

                                AYES--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop

[[Page 627]]


     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Montgomery
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--214

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Clay
     Fattah
     Gallegly
     Hilliard
     Istook
     Menendez
     Moakley
     Moran
     Norwood
     Pelosi
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Saxton
     Thompson
     Wilson
     Wise
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.60.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BROWN of 
California:

       Page 8, line 7, strike ``(a) General Authorization.--''.
       Page 8, lines 12 through 18, strike subsection (b).

It was decided in the

Yeas

155

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

257

para.60.23                   [Roll No. 307]

                                AYES--155

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--257

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm

[[Page 628]]


     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Cox
     Gallegly
     Hall (OH)
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     LaTourette
     Menendez
     Moakley
     Moran
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Saxton
     Stark
     Thompson
     Waters
     Wise
     Wolf
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, assumed the 
Chair.
  When Mr. HANSEN, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 136, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Hydrogen Future Act of 
     1995''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) fossil fuels, the main energy source of the present, 
     have provided this country with tremendous supply but are 
     limited and polluting;
       (2) additional basic research and development are needed to 
     encourage private sector investment in development of new and 
     better energy sources and enabling technologies;
       (3) hydrogen holds tremendous promise as a fuel, because it 
     can be extracted from water and can be burned much more 
     cleanly than conventional fuels;
       (4) hydrogen production efficiency is a major technical 
     barrier to society collectively benefiting from one of the 
     great energy sources of the future;
       (5) an aggressive, results-oriented, multiyear research 
     initiative on efficient hydrogen fuel production and use 
     should continue; and
       (6) the current Federal effort to develop hydrogen as a 
     fuel is inadequate.

     SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this Act are--
       (1) to provide for a basic research, development, and 
     demonstration program leading to the production, storage, 
     transport, and use of hydrogen for industrial, residential, 
     transportation, and utility applications; and
       (2) to provide for advice from academia and the private 
     sector in the implementation of the Department of Energy 
     hydrogen research, development, and demonstration program to 
     ensure that economic benefits of the program accrue to the 
     United States.

     SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this Act--
       (1) the term ``demonstration'' means a validation of the 
     technical feasibility of a theory or process;
       (2) the term ``Department'' means the Department of Energy; 
     and
       (3) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy.

     SEC. 5. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Authorized Activities.--Pursuant to this section, the 
     Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and 
     Demonstration Act of 1990 and the Energy Policy Act of 1992, 
     and in accordance with the purposes of this Act, the 
     Secretary shall provide for a hydrogen energy basic research, 
     development, and demonstration program relating to 
     production, storage, transportation, and use of hydrogen, 
     with the goal of enabling the private sector to demonstrate 
     the technical feasibility of using hydrogen for industrial, 
     residential, transportation, and utility applications. In 
     establishing priorities for Federal funding under this 
     section, the Secretary shall survey private sector hydrogen 
     activities and take steps to ensure that activities under 
     this section do not displace or compete with the privately 
     funded hydrogen activities of United States industry.
       (b) Schedule.--Within 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the later of this Act or an Act providing 
     appropriations for programs authorized by this Act, the 
     Secretary shall solicit proposals from all interested parties 
     for carrying out the research, development, and demonstration 
     activities authorized under this section. The Secretary may 
     consider a proposal from a contractor who manages and 
     operates a Department facility under contract with the 
     Department, and the contractor may perform the work at that 
     facility or any other facility. Within 180 days after such 
     solicitation, if the Secretary identifies proposals worthy of 
     Federal assistance, financial assistance shall be awarded 
     under this section competitively, using peer review of 
     proposals with appropriate protection of proprietary 
     information. The Secretary shall use appropriations 
     authorized by this Act that are not allocated for such awards 
     to carry out research, development, and demonstration 
     activities in accordance with the purposes of this Act.
       (c) Cost Sharing.--(1) Except as otherwise provided in 
     section 6, for research proposals funded under this Act, the 
     Secretary shall require a commitment from non-Federal sources 
     of at least 25 percent of the cost of the proposed program. 
     The Secretary may reduce or eliminate the non-Federal 
     requirement under this paragraph if the Secretary determines 
     that the research is of such a purely basic or fundamental 
     nature that a non-Federal commitment is not obtainable.
       (2) The Secretary shall require at least 50 percent of the 
     costs directly and specifically related to any development or 
     demonstration project under this Act to be provided from non-
     Federal sources.
       (d) Certifications and Requirements.--Before financial 
     assistance is provided under this section or the Spark M. 
     Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration 
     Act of 1990--
       (1) the Secretary must ensure that providing such financial 
     assistance is consistent with the Agreement on Subsidies and 
     Countervailing Measures as approved in section 101 of the 
     Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 U.S.C. 3511); and
       (2) industry participants must certify that they have made 
     reasonable efforts to obtain non-Federal funding for the 
     entire cost of the project, and that such non-Federal funding 
     could not be reasonably obtained.
       (e) Duplication of Programs.--The Secretary shall not carry 
     out any activities under this section that unnecessarily 
     duplicate activities carried out elsewhere by the Federal 
     Government or the private sector.

     SEC. 6. HIGHLY INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGIES.

       Of the amounts made available for carrying out section 5, 
     up to 5 percent shall be used to support basic research on 
     highly innovative energy technologies. Such amounts shall not 
     be subject to the cost sharing requirements in section 5(c).

     SEC. 7. TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER.

       The Secretary shall foster the exchange of generic, 
     nonproprietary information and technology, developed pursuant 
     to section 5, among industry, academia, and the Federal 
     Government. The Secretary shall ensure that economic benefits 
     of such exchange of information and technology will accrue to 
     the United States economy.

     SEC. 8. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       Within 18 months after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     the Congress a detailed report on the status and progress of 
     the Department's hydrogen research and development program, 
     with particular emphasis on activities carried out pursuant 
     to section 7 of this Act. Such report shall include an 
     analysis of the effectiveness of such program, to be prepared 
     and submitted by the Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel 
     established under section 108 of the Spark M. Matsunaga 
     Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 
     1990. Such Panel shall also make recommendations for 
     improvements to such program if needed, including 
     recommendations for additional legislation.

     SEC. 9. COORDINATION AND CONSULTATION.

       (a) Coordination With Other Federal Agencies.--The 
     Secretary shall coordinate all hydrogen research and 
     development activities within the Department, and with the 
     activities of other Federal agencies involved in similar 
     research and development, including the Department of 
     Defense, the Department of Transportation, and the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration. Further, the Secretary 
     shall pursue opportunities for cooperation with such Federal 
     entities.
       (b) Consultation.--The Secretary shall consult with the 
     Hydrogen Technical Advisory Panel established under section 
     108 of the Spark M. Matsunaga Hydrogen Research, Development, 
     and Demonstration Act of 1990 as necessary in carrying out 
     this Act.

     SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) General Auuthorization.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated, to carry out the purposes of this Act--
       (1) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       (2) $35,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; and
       (3) $40,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       (b) Related Authorizations.--(1) For each of the fiscal 
     years 1996, 1997, and 1998, the total amount which may be 
     obligated for Energy Supply Research and Development 
     Activities shall not exceed the total amount obligated for 
     such activities in fiscal year 1995.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of this subsection does not authorize the 
     appropriation of any Federal funds.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
the yeas had it.
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``A bill to 
authorize basic research, development, and demonstration on hydrogen as 
a fuel, and for other purposes.''.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.60.24  appointment of additional conferee--h.r. 1158

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by unani

[[Page 629]]

mous consent and pursuant to clause 6(f) of rule X, announced the 
appointment of Mr. Packard as a manager on the part of the House in the 
committee of conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the 
two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill H.R. 1158.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.60.25  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 11, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives, Rayburn 
         House Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I write to notify you formally pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that a member of my 
     staff has been served with a subpoena issued by the District 
     Court of the State of Texas. After consultation with the 
     General Counsel, I have determined that compliance with the 
     subpoena is consistent with the privileges and precedents of 
     the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Frank Tejeda,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.60.26  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House 
of the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 421. An Act to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to provide for the purchase of common stock of 
     Cook Inlet region, and for other purposes;
       H.R. 517. An Act to amend title V of Public Law 96-550, 
     designating the Chaco Culture Archaeological Protection 
     Sites, and for other purposes;
       H.R. 1380. An Act to provide a moratorium on certain class 
     action lawsuits relating to the Truth in Lending Act.

para.60.27  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. SAXTON, for today;
  To Mr. ROGERS, for today;
  To Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, for today;
  To Mr. MENENDEZ, for today;
  To Mr. BAESLER, for today; and
  To Mr. MORAN, for today after 2:30 p.m. and May 3.
  And then,

para.60.28  adjournment

  On motion of Mrs. LOWEY, at 7 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.60.29  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 1528. A bill to supersede the modification of final 
     judgment entered August 24, 1982, in the antitrust action 
     styled United States versus Western Electric, Civil Action 
     No. 82-0192, U.S. District Court for the District of 
     Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. Ortiz) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1529. A bill to authorize certain construction at 
     military installations for fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Dellums) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 1530. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1996 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal 
     year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS:
       H.R. 1531. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit to any employer who employs a 
     member of the Ready Reserve or of the National Guard for a 
     portion of the value of the service not performed for the 
     employer while the employee is performing service as such a 
     member; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1532. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit to any employer who employs a 
     member of the Ready Reserve or of the National Guard for a 
     portion of the compensation paid by the employer while the 
     employee is performing service as such a member; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
             Emerson, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
             Mr. Canady, Mr. Largent, Mr. Barr, and Mrs. 
             Chenoweth):
       H.R. 1533. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     increase the penalty for escaping from a Federal prison; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       H.R. 1534. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend certain expiring authorities of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, to authorize medical construction projects 
     for that Department for fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Jacobs, Mr. Ford, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne of Virginia, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Frost):
       H.R. 1535. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to revise the tax rules on expatriation, to modify the 
     basis rules for nonresident aliens becoming citizens or 
     residents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       H.R. 1536. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend for 2 years an expiring authority of the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs with respect to determination of locality 
     salaries for certain nurse anesthetist positions in the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. JACOBS:
       H.R. 1537. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     provide that, for purposes of any grace period offered by a 
     creditor, the date on a postmark shall establish the date on 
     which payment was made unless the consumer establishes that 
     payment was made on an earlier date; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:
       H.R. 1538. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to limit acquisition of land on the 39-mile segment of the 
     Missouri River, Nebraska and South Dakota, designated as a 
     recreational river, to acquisition from willing sellers, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
             Serrano):
       H.R. 1539. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     provide a minimum level of funding for bicycle transportation 
     facilities and pedestrian walkways, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 1540. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     with respect to the dissemination of indecent material on 
     cable television; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KING:
       H.R. 1541. A bill to impose economic sanctions against 
     persons who trade with Iran; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, and Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 1542. A bill to amend the Illinois and Michigan Canal 
     Heritage Corridor Act of 1984 to modify the boundaries of the 
     corridor, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       H.R. 1543. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States to restore the duty rate that prevailed 
     under the tariff schedules of the United States for certain 
     twine, cordage, ropes, and cables; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 1544. A bill to prohibit the formation of private 
     paramilitary organizations; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 1545. A bill to provide for the certification by the 
     Federal Aviation Administration of airports serving commuter 
     air carriers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mr. Nadler, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Manton, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
             Lowey, and Mr. Torricelli):
       H.R. 1546. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to the treatment of cooperative housing 
     corporations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Brown 
             of California, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Wilson, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Manton, Mr. Deutsch, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
             Lowey, Mr. Farr, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Kleczka, 
             and Mr. Frelinghysen):
       H.R. 1547. A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to 
     strengthen the annual reporting requirements of research 
     facilities conducting animal experimentation or testing and 
     to improve the accountability of animal experimentation 
     programs of the Department of Defense; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on National 
     Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each

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     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WICKER:
       H.R. 1548. A bill to provide for an interpretive center at 
     the Civil War battlefield of Corinth, MS, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. JACOBS:
       H.J. Res. 86. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States providing for direct 
     popular elections of the President and the Vice President, 
     establishing a day for elections for the offices of the 
     President, the Vice President, Senator, and Representative, 
     and providing for primaries to nominate candidates for the 
     offices 1 month before the elections; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H. Res. 137. Resolution to express the sense of the House 
     of Representatives condemning the use of violence and terror 
     to influence the actions of the Government of the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Brownback, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Bunning 
             of Kentucky, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Bass, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Hoke, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Scarborough):
       H. Res. 138. Resolution repealing rule XLIX of the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives relating to the statutory limit 
     on the public debt; to the Committee on Rules.

para.60.30  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       42. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Senate of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to the closure or 
     realignment of military installations in the Commonwealth; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       43. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     Arkansas, relative to insuring against natural disaster risk; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       44. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Arizona, relative to chlorofluorocarbons; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       45. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Arizona, relative to the participation of the Republic of 
     China on Taiwan in the United Nations; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       46. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Vermont, 
     relative to the adoption of a national population policy; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       47. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     Nevada, relative to mail delivery in the Lake Tahoe Basin; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       48. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Washington, relative to the Federal Marine Mammal Protection 
     Act; to the Committee on Resources.
       49. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Washington, relative to the Puyallup Tribe gaming requests; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       50. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Washington, relative to preserving and enhancing wetlands; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       51. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Minnesota, relative to the proposed sale of the Western Area 
     Power Administration; to the Committee on Resources.
       52. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Washington, relative to a constitutional amendment regarding 
     desecration of the American flag; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       53. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Arizona, relative to the 10th amendment to the U.S. 
     Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       54. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Montana, relative to the Ninth Judicial Circuit of the U.S. 
     Court of Appeals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       55. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Montana, relative to death penalty appeals; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       56. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Arizona, 
     relative to providing the States with a method of offering 
     amendments to the Constitution of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       57. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Arizona, 
     relative to prohibiting Federal judges from imposing State 
     and local taxes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       58. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Arizona, 
     relative to adopting a declaration of sovereignty; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       59. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Washington, relative to the physical desecration of the flag 
     of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       60. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     Iowa, relative to the Fort Dodge Friskies Petcare plant; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       61. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Georgia, 
     relative to the adoption of the balanced budget amendment; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       62. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Texas, 
     relative to the physical desecration of the flag of the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       63. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of North Dakota, relative to Federal mandates with 
     respect to the use of helmets by motorcyclists; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       64. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Tennessee, 
     relative to the redesignation of the Mountain Home Veterans 
     Affairs Medical Center; to the Committee on the Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       65. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Nevada, relative to Social Security payments; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       66. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Washington, relative to unemployment insurance benefits; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       67. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     Indiana, relative to POW/MIA's; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means and International Relations.

para.60.31  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. COBLE:
       H.R. 1549. A bill to provide for the liquidation or 
     reliquidation of a certain entry of warp knitting machines as 
     free of certain duties; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HILLEARY:
       H.R. 1550. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel Carolyn; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.

para.60.32  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 65: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 98: Mr. King, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. Franks of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 99: Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Engel, Mr. Underwood, 
     Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Borski, Ms. DeLauro, 
     and Mr. King.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Rose, Mr. Taylor of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Ms. 
     Norton.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Scott, Mr. Solomon, 
     Mr. Moran, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Fox, Mr. Orton, Mr. 
     Kim, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Maloney, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 263: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 264: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 353: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Holden and Mr. Torricelli.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Rose.
       H.R. 375: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Cox, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Gallegly, and Ms. 
     Rivers.
       H.R. 396: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 427: Mr. Solomon and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 469: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Saxton, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. 
     Goodlatte.
       H.R. 512: Mr. Mineta.
       H.R. 549: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 559: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Burton 
     of Indiana, Mr. Engel, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
     Bonilla, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Fox, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
     Spence, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Hansen, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Paxon, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Oberstar, and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. 
     Bentsen, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. McHale, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Ramstad, Mr. Linder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Portman, Mr. Laughlin, 
     Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Dicks, 
     Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Latham, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
     Camp.
       H.R. 661: Mr. Frost and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 704: Mr. Davis, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Bryant of Texas, 
     and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 733: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 757: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 782: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Frost, and Mrs. 
     Clayton.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
     Duncan, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Pickett, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
     Ewing, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. 
     Oberstar.
       H.R. 790: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Foley, Mr. Stupak, 
     and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 803: Mr. Moakley, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Miller 
     of California, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
     Studds, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Engel, 
     Mr. Dellums, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Williams, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Smith of 
     New Jersey, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 842: Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Farr, Ms. Norton, Mr. Diaz-
     Balart, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Hastert, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Peterson 
     of Minnesota, Mr. Ford, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Frazer, 
     Mr. Hefley, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
     Jefferson,  Mr.  Kildee,  Mr.  Fields  of  Texas,  Mr.

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     Dellums, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Brown of California, 
     Mr. Jones, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     Bentsen, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
     Markey, Mr. Roth, and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 882: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Doyle, 
     Mr. Serrano, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mrs. Vucanovich, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Olver, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and 
     Mrs. Kennelly.
       H.R. 895: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 896: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Ms. Eshoo, and Mrs. 
     Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Cox, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Ballenger, and 
     Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 910: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 930: Mr. Richardson and Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 957: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Myers of Indiana, and Mr. 
     Crapo.
       H.R. 958: Mr. Mineta, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. King, 
     Ms. Norton, Ms. Danner, Mr. Underwood, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 990: Ms. Lowey and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1002: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
     Camp.
       H.R. 1003: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
     Clyburn, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1027: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1037: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Crapo.
       H.R. 1066: Mr. Baker of California and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1078: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Canady, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. 
     Mineta.
       H.R. 1085: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1090: Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 1097: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, Mr. Knollenberg, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Fox, Mr. Linder, 
     Mr. Funderburk, and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1104: Mr. Graham, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Petri, and Mr. 
     Paxon.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Blute, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hastert, 
     Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Montgomery, and Mr. 
     Brownback.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Cardin, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1150: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 1153: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 1154: Ms. Furse and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1170: Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Packard, Mr. Fawell, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Pryce, 
     Mr. Talent, Mr. Shays, Mr. Zimmer, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1189: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1194: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 1195: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Studds, Mr. 
     Borski, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1203: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1229: Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 1232: Mrs. Cubin and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1235: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 1242: Mr. Paxon, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Johnson of South 
     Dakota, Mr. King, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Emerson, and 
     Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1244: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Engel and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1278: Mr. Clay, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Yates, Ms. Norton, 
     Ms. Rivers, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Williams.
       H.R. 1318: Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 1352: Mr. Combest, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. 
     Gunderson, Mr. McHale, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hutchinson, 
     Mr. Holden, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. McHugh, 
     and Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 1360: Ms. Lowey and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. LoBiondo and Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 1384: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1386: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Oxley, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
     Zimmer, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 1402: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Owens, and Mr. 
     Payne of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1418: Mr. Jacobs and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1425: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1454: Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1455: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. 
     Meehan.
       H.R. 1456: Mr. Cardin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1457: Mr. Cardin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
     McDermott.
       H.R. 1460: Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Coleman, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Olver, Mr. Porter, and Mr. 
     Zimmer.
       H.R. 1514: Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Montgomery, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. 
     Meek of Florida, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Bryant of 
     Tennessee, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Rogers, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
     Solomon, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, 
     Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Burr, Mr. Largent, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
     Lipinski, and Mr. Martinez.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. Graham.
       H. Con. Res. 42: Ms. Lowey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     McNulty, and Mr. Pickett.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Berman, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cox, Mr. Dingell, 
     Mr. Dooley, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Manton, 
     Mr. Martini, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rush, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
     Serrano, Mr. Studds, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
     Visclosky, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Zimmer.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Porter, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Traficant.
       H. Con. Res. 53: Ms. Lowey and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 54: Mr. McNulty.
       H. Con. Res. 63: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Baesler, and Mr. 
     Lewis of California.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Dixon, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Holden, 
     Mr. Houghton, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Wolf, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Montgomery, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Skeen.
       H. Res. 45: Mr. Serrano.
       H. Res. 122: Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Klug, 
     Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Waxman.
       H. Res. 135: Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Abercrombie, 
     Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Spence, Mr. Reynolds, 
     Mr. Coble, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Mica, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Ehrlich, 
     Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Bevill, Mr. 
     Hayes, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
     Herger, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Saxton, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. White, Mr. 
     Royce, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Martini, Mr. Foley, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     Combest, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Poshard, 
     Mr. Livingston, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Thornberry, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Mr. Barr, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Zeliff, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Christensen, Mr. McInnis, Mr. de la 
     Garza, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Pickett, 
     Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Zimmer, and Mr. Manton.

para.60.33  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
Clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       6. By the SPEAKER: Petition of the Common Council, city of 
     Buffalo, NY, relative to the funding reductions for the 
     Summer Youth Program; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       7. Also, petition of the Common Council, city of Buffalo, 
     NY, relative to the funding reductions to public housing; to 
     the Committee on Appropriations.
       8. Also, petition of the Common Council, city of Buffalo, 
     NY, relative to the funding reductions to the community 
     schools anticrime funds; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       9. Also, petition of the Common Council, city of Buffalo, 
     NY, relative to the funding reduction to the 20th community 
     development block grant funds; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       10. Also, petition of the Common Council, city of Buffalo, 
     NY, relative to the funding reduction to the Home Energy 
     Assistance Program; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       11. Also, petition of the Common Council, city of Buffalo, 
     NY, relative to the funding reduction for Buffalo's lead 
     abatement grant; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       12. Also, petition of the comptroller of the city of New 
     York, NY, relative to a proposal outlining the peace bond 
     program and the creation of an Ireland Development Bank; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       13. Also, petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, 
     NY, relative to the Summer Youth Employment Program funding; 
     to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       14. Also, petition of the Alexandria City Council, 
     Alexandria, VA, relative to a constitutional amendment 
     regarding the desecration of the American flag; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       15. Also, petition of the National Association of Attorneys 
     General, Washington, DC, relative to vertical restraints 
     guidelines; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       16. Also, petition of the National Association of Attorneys 
     General, Washington, DC, relative to Department of Justice 
     memorandum of understanding on affirmative civil rights 
     enforcement; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       17. Also, petition of John Jamian, State representative, 
     Lansing, MI, relative to the 10th amendment to the U.S. 
     Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       18. Also, petition of the common council, city of Syracuse, 
     NY, relative to the Historic Homeownership Assistance Act; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       19. Also, petition of the National Association of Attorneys 
     General, Washington, DC, relative to opposing the national 
     lottery proposed by the Coeur d'Alene Indian Tribe of Idaho; 
     jointly, to the Committees on the Judiciary and Resources.

para.60.34  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 97: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 370: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.



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                       WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1995 (61)

para.61.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                      May 3, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Bob Inglis to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para.61.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, May 2, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.61.3  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Tuesday, May 9, 1995, the Speaker and the Minority Leader be authorized 
to accept resignations and to make appointments to commissions, boards 
and committees duly authorized by law or by the House.

para.61.4  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, May 
10, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.61.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1361

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-111) the resolution (H. Res. 139) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1361) to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 1996 for the Coast Guard and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.61.6  review panel

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, laid before the House the 
following communication, which was read as follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                 Committee on House Oversight,

                                      Washington, DC, May 1, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to House Rule 51, clause 7, I 
     have appointed the Honorable Vernon J. Ehlers as chairman of 
     the review panel established by that Rule for the 104th 
     Congress.
           Best regards,
                                                      Bill Thomas,
                                                         Chairman.

para.61.7  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.61.8  mexico-u.s. interparliamentary group

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. REGULA, announced that pursuant to the 
provisions of 22 U.S.C. 276h, the Speaker did appoint to the United 
States Delegation of the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group 
for the First Session of the 104th Congress the following Members on the 
part of the House:

  Mr. Ballenger of North Carolina, vice chairman; Mr. Gilman of New 
York; Mr. Dreier of California; Mr. Salmon of Arizona; Mr. Hayworth of 
Arizona; Mr. Brownback of Kansas; Mr. de la Garza of Texas; Mr. 
Gejdenson of Connecticut; Mr. Coleman of Texas; Mr. Miller of 
California; and Mr. Rangel of New York. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.61.9  message from the president--immigration enforcement 
          improvements

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to transmit today for your immediate consideration and 
enactment the ``Immigration Enforcement Improvements Act of 1995.'' This 
legislative proposal builds on the Administration's FY 1996 Budget 
initiatives and complements the Presidential Memorandum I signed on 
February 7, 1995, which directs heads of executive departments and 
agencies to strengthen control of our borders, increase worksite 
enforcement, improve employment authorization verification, and expand 
the capability of the Immigration and Naturalization Service (INS) to 
identify criminal aliens and remove them from the United States. Also 
transmitted is a section-by-section analysis.
  Some of the most significant provisions of this proposal will:
  --Authorize the Attorney General to increase the Border Patrol by no 
    fewer than 700 agents and add sufficient personnel to support those 
    agents for fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998.
  --Authorize the Attorney General to increase the number of border 
    inspectors to a level adequate to assure full staffing.
  --Authorize an Employment Verification Pilot Program to conduct tests 
    of various methods of verifying work authorization status, including 
    using the Social Security Administration and INS databases. The 
    Pilot Program will determine the most cost-effective, fraud-
    resistant, and nondiscriminatory means of removing a significant 
    incentive to illegal immigration--employment in the United States.
  --Reduce the number of documents that may be used for employment 
    authorization.
  --Increase substantially the penalties for alien smuggling, illegal 
    reentry, failure to depart, employer violations, and immigration 
    document fraud.
  --Streamline deportation and exclusion procedures so that the INS can 
    expeditiously remove more criminal aliens from the United States.
  --Allow aliens to be excluded from entering the United States during 
    extraordinary migration situations or when the aliens are arriving 
    on board smuggling vessels. Persons with a credible fear of 
    persecution in their countries of nationality would be allowed to 
    enter the United States to apply for asylum.
  --Expand the use of the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations 
    (RICO) statute to authorize its use to pursue alien smuggling 
    organizations; permit the INS, with judicial authorization, to 
    intercept wire, electronic, and oral communications of persons 
    involved in alien smuggling operations; and make subject to 
    forfeiture all property, both real and personal, used or intended to 
    be used to smuggle aliens.
  --Authorize Federal courts to require criminal aliens to consent to 
    their deportation as a condition of probation.
  --Permit new sanctions to be imposed against countries that refuse to 
    accept the deportation of their nationals from the United States. 
    The proposal will allow the Secretary of State to refuse issuance of 
    all visas to nationals of those countries.
  --Authorize a Border Services User Fee to help add additional 
    inspectors at high volume ports-of-entry. The new inspectors will 
    facilitate legal crossings; prevent entry by illegal aliens; and 
    stop cross-border drug smuggling. (Border States, working with local 
    communities, would decide whether the fee should be imposed in order 
    to improve infrastructure.)
  This legislative proposal, together with my FY 1996 Budget and the 
February 7th Presidential Memorandum, will continue this 
Administration's unprecedented actions to combat illegal immigration 
while facilitating legal immigration. Our comprehensive strategy will 
protect the integrity of our borders and laws without dulling the luster 
of our Nation's proud immigrant heritage.
  I urge the prompt and favorable consideration of this legislative 
proposal by the Congress.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 3, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on

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the Judiciary, the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, 
and the Committee on Commerce and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-
68).
  And then,

para.61.10  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, pursuant to the provisions of House Concurrent 
Resolution 58, at 2 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9, 1995

para.61.11  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 139. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1361) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for 
     the Coast Guard, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-111). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       H.R. 961. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-112). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.

para.61.12  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 1551. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to properly characterize certain redemptions of stock 
     held by corporations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 1552. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     regarding false identification documents; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Spratt, 
             and Mr. Graham):
       H.R. 1553. A bill to establish the South Carolina National 
     Heritage Corridor, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       H.R. 1554. A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small 
     Business Administration to establish a regional office in a 
     community in the United States located not more than 10 miles 
     from the border between the United States and Mexico; to the 
     Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Fields of 
             Texas, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Schaefer, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Frisa, Mr. White, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Manton, Mr. Towns, Ms. Eshoo, and Mrs. Lincoln):
       H.R. 1555. A bill to promote competition and reduce 
     regulation in order to secure lower prices and higher quality 
     services for American telecommunications consumers and 
     encourage the rapid deployment of new telecommunications 
     technologies; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Fields of 
             Texas, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Oxley, Mr. White, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Hastert):
       H.R. 1556. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to reduce the restrictions on ownership of broadcasting 
     stations and other media of mass communications; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself and Mr. Cunningham):
       H.R. 1557. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1996, 1997, 1998 for the National Endowment for the 
     Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and the 
     Institute for Museum Services; and to repeal the National 
     Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 
     effective October 1, 1998; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H.R. 1558. A bill to amend the Goals 2000: Educate America 
     Act to eliminate the National Education Standards and 
     Improvement Council and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. GORDON:
       H.R. 1559. A bill to prevent unfair billing and charging 
     practices for information services provided over calls to 800 
     numbers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Mineta, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Ms. Danner, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frazer, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jacobs, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Kleczka, and Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee):
       H.R. 1560. A bill to expand U.S. exports of goods and 
     services by requiring the development of objective criteria 
     to achieve market access in foreign countries, to provide the 
     President with reciprocal trade authority, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 1561. A bill to consolidate the foreign affairs 
     agencies of the United States; to authorize appropriations 
     for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce the authorizations 
     of appropriations for U.S. foreign assistance programs for 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
       H.R. 1562. A bill to consolidate the foreign affairs 
     agencies of the United States in order to achieve greater 
     efficiency and economy in the post-cold war era; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       H.R. 1563. A bill to authorize appropriations for foreign 
     assistance programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on International Relations, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1564. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of State and for certain other international 
     affairs functions and activities of the U.S. Government for 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Stump, 
             and Mr. Montgomery):
       H.R. 1565. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend through December 31, 1997, the period during which the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized to provide 
     priority health care to certain veterans exposed to Agent 
     Orange, ionizing radiation, or environmental hazards; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. 
             Matsui):
       H.R. 1566. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make permanent the credit for clinical testing 
     expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions 
     and to provide for carryovers and carrybacks of unused 
     credits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 1567. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     Professional Trade Service Corps, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MANTON:
       H.R. 1568. A bill to require explosive materials to contain 
     taggants to enable law enforcement authorities to trace the 
     source of the explosive material, whether before or after 
     detonation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MATSUI:
       H.R. 1569. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to the treatment of crops destroyed by 
     casualty; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas:
       H.R. 1570. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to reduce 
     the level of participation by the Small Business 
     Administration in certain loans guaranteed by the 
     administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Small Business.
           By Ms. MOLINARI:
       H.R. 1571. A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in 
     Employment Act of 1967 to protect elected and appointed 
     judges against discrimination based on age; to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 1572. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to provide death benefits to retired 
     public safety officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Barr, Mr. Baker 
             of Louisiana, Mr. Fox, Ms. Molinari, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Traficant):

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       H.R. 1573. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide specific penalties for taking a firearm from a 
     Federal law enforcement officer; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Vento, 
             and Mr. Kanjorski):
       H.R. 1574. A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to exclude certain bank products from the definition of a 
     deposit; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Cooley, Mr. Dornan, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Watts 
             of Oklahoma, and Mr. Weldon of Florida):
       H.R. 1575. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the amount of the charitable contribution 
     deduction, to allow such deduction to individuals who do not 
     itemize other deductions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Castle, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Klug, Mr. McHale, Mr. Minge, Mr. Shays, 
             and Mrs. Waldholtz):
       H.R. 1576. A bill to amend section of 207 of title 18, 
     United States Code, to tighten restrictions on former 
     executives and legislative branch officials and employees, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committees on House Oversight, and 
     Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STOCKMAN (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Funderburk, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
             and Mr. Salmon):
       H.J. Res. 87. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding citizenship 
     in the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.61.13  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Ms. MOLINARI introduced a bill (H.R. 1577) for the relief 
     of the estate of Irwin Rutman; which was referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para.61.14  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 28: Mr. McCollum and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Tucker, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Matsui, 
     Mr. Stearns, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Bliley, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Wamp, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
     McInnis, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
     Ensign, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Young of 
     Alaska, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
     Bishop, Mr. Condit, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. 
     Young of Florida, Mr. Peterson of Florida, and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 315: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 359: Ms. Roybal-Allard and Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 438: Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 553: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 713: Mr. Hefner, Mr. Holden, Mr. Luther, Ms. Norton, 
     Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Hayes, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Burr, Mr. Chapman, 
     Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Funderburk, and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Ward, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
     Chambliss.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
     Coble, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Clement, Mr. Hoekstra, 
     Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Petri, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Parker, 
     Mr. Jones, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 893: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Borski, and Mr. 
     Frost.
       H.R. 985: Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Bevill, Mr. Canady, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Deutsch, 
     Mr. Everett, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Horn, Mr. Martinez, 
     Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1018: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1085: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1242: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1252: Mr. Fattah and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1272: Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 1329: Ms. Lowey, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1330: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
     Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
     Tanner, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1400: Mr. Conyers and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1422: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1504: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Rahall, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1512: Mr. Hancock.
       H.J. Res. 79: Mr. Chapman, Mr. Condit, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Smith 
     of Texas, and Mr. Mollohan.
       H.J. Res. 84: Mr. Owens, Mr. Rangel, and Ms. Norton. 

para.61.15  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 774: Mrs. Seastrand.



.
                        TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1995 (62)

para.62.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order, at 12:30 p.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. DICKEY, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                      May 8, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jay Dickey to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Wednesday, January 4, 
1995 and Thursday, February 16, 1995, Members were recognized for 
``morning hour'' debates.

para.62.2  recess--1:05 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2:00 p.m.

para.62.3  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, called the House to order.

para.62.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, May 3, 1995.
  Mr. JONES, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. JONES objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.62.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       824. A letter from the director, the Office of Management 
     and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on rescissions 
     and deferrals of budget authority as of May 1, 1995, pursuant 
     to 2 U.S.C. 685(e) (H. Doc. No. 104-69); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       825. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to South Korea, pursuant to 
     12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       826. A letter from the Counsel to the President, The White 
     House, transmitting notification that the White House is 
     delivering to the House Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services classified documents that are responsive to the 
     request for documents contained in House Resolution 80 and 
     described in paragraphs (1) through (28) of that resolution; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       827. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for the provision of 
     defense hardware and services to Canada (Transmittal No. DTC-
     19-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       828. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for the provision of 
     defense hardware and services to the People's Republic of 
     China (Transmittal No. DTC-8-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       829. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for the provision of 
     defense hardware and services to Greece (Transmittal No. DTC-
     18-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       830. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for the provision of 
     defense hardware and services to Ar

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     gentina (Transmittal No. DTC-20-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       831. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with the Czech Republic (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-21-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       832. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his declaration of a national emergency 
     with respect to Iran, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(b) and 50 
     U.S.C. 1631 (H. Doc. No. 104-70); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       833. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Legislative Affairs, transmitting copies of the original 
     report of political contributions by Timothy Michael Carney, 
     of Washington, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Republic of the 
     Sudan, and members of his family, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     3944(b)(2); to the Committee on International Relations.
       834. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       835. A letter from the Navy Exchange Service Command, 
     Department of the Navy, transmitting the annual pension plan 
     report for the plan year ending December 31, 1992, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       836. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     49, United States Code (Transportation), to eliminate the 
     requirement for preemployment alcohol testing in the mass 
     transit, railroad, motor carrier, and aviation industries, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       837. A letter from the U.S. Trade Representative, 
     transmitting a report on recent developments regarding 
     implementation of section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974, 
     covering the period January through December 1994 and 
     reflects the effectiveness of this trade remedy in 
     eliminating or reducing foreign unfair trade practices, 
     pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2419; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       838. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide authorization of appropriations for the U.S. 
     International Trade Commission for fiscal year 1977, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       839. A letter from the President, U.S. Institute of Peace, 
     transmitting first, the report of the audit of the 
     Institute's accounts for Fiscal Year 1994; and second, the 
     Institute's report entitled ``Building Peace--The First 
     Decade and Beyond,'' pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 4607(h); jointly, 
     to the Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities 
     and International Relations.
       840. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the Department's Annual Report to the Congress 
     on activities of the Department of Energy in response to 
     recommendations and other interactions with the Defense 
     Nuclear Facilities Safety Board, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     2286e(b); jointly, to the Committees on Commerce and National 
     Security.
       841. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     23, United States Code, to provide for the designation of the 
     National Highway System, the establishment of certain 
     financing improvements, the creation of State infrastructure 
     banks, and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       842. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the annual report on minority 
     small business and capital ownership development for fiscal 
     year 1994, pursuant to Public Law 100-656, section 408 (102 
     Stat. 3877); jointly, to the Committees on Small Business and 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       843. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     draft of propose legislation to authorize privatization of 
     the Naval Petroleum Reserves, and for other purposes; 
     jointly, to the Committees on Commerce, National Security, 
     the Budget, and Resources.

para.62.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 53. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding a private visit by President Lee 
     Teng-hui of the Republic of China on Taiwan to the United 
     States.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the 
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 103. An Act entitled the ``Lost Creek Land Exchange Act 
     of 1995''.

  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 1928a-1928d of 
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appoints Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Brown, Mr. Gregg, Mrs. 
Hutchison, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Akaka as members of the 
Senate delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly Spring Meeting during 
the First Session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, to be held in 
Budapest, Hungary, May 25-29, 1995.
  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 276h-276k of 
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appoints Mr. Bingaman as a member of the Senate 
delegation to the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group during 
the First Session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, to be held in 
Tucson, AZ, May 12-14, 1995.
  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 276d-276g of 
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair on behalf of the 
Vice President, appoints Mr. Grassley and Mrs. Hutchison to the Senate 
delegation to the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group during 
the First Session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, to be held in 
Huntsville, ON, Canada, May 18-22, 1995.
  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 276d-276g of 
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appoints Mrs. Murray as vice chairman of the Senate 
delegation to the Canada-United States Interparlia mentary Group during 
the One Hundred Fourth Congress.

para.62.7  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. SAXTON, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services, the Committee on Economic and 
Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, the Committee on House Oversight, the Committee on 
International Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
on Resources, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

para.62.8  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                      Washington, DC, May 8, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on Wednesday, May 3, 
     1995 at 7:05 p.m. and said to contain a message from the 
     President whereby he transmits proposed legislation entitled 
     ``Antiterrorism Amendments Act of 1995.''
       With great respect, I am
           Sincerely yours,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.62.9  anti-terrorism

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Today I am transmitting for your immediate consideration and enactment 
the ``Antiterrorism Amendments Act of 1995.'' This comprehensive Act, 
together with the ``Omnibus Counterterrorism Act of 1995,'' which I 
transmitted to the Congress on February 9, 1995, are critically 
important components of my Administration's effort to combat domestic 
and international terrorism.
  The tragic bombing of the Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City on 
April 19th stands as a challenge to all Americans to preserve a safe 
society. In the wake of this cowardly attack on innocent men, women, and 
children, following other terrorist incidents at home and abroad over 
the past several years, we must ensure that law enforcement authorities 
have the legal tools and resources they need to fight terrorism. The 
Antiterrorism Amendments Act of 1995 will help us to prevent terrorism 
through vigorous and effective investigation and prosecution. Major 
provisions of this Act would:
  --Permit law enforcement agencies to gain access to financial and 
    credit reports in antiterrorism

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    cases, as is currently permitted with bank records. This would allow 
    such agencies to track the source and use of funds by suspected 
    terrorists.
  --Apply the same legal standard in national security cases that is 
    currently used in other criminal cases for obtaining permission to 
    track telephone traffic with ``pen registers'' and ``trap and 
    trace'' devices.
  --Enable law enforcement agencies to utilize the national security 
    letter process to obtain records critical to terrorism 
    investigations from hotels, motels, common carriers, storage 
    facilities, and vehicle rental facilities.
  --Expand the authority of law enforcement agencies to conduct 
    electronic surveillance, within constitutional safeguards. Examples 
    of this increased authority include additions to the list of 
    felonies that can be used as the basis for a surveillance order, 
    and enhancement of law enforcement's ability to keep pace with 
    telecommunications technology by obtaining multiple point wiretaps 
    where it is impractical to specify the number of the phone to be 
    tapped (such as the use of a series of cellular phones).
  --Require the Department of the Treasury's Bureau of Alcohol, 
    Tobacco, and Firearms to study the inclusion of taggants 
    (microscopic particles) in standard explosive device raw materials 
    to permit tracing the source of those materials after an explosion; 
    whether common chemicals used to manufacture explosives can be 
    rendered inert; and whether controls can be imposed on certain 
    basic chemicals used to manufacture other explosives.
  --Require the inclusion of taggants in standard explosive device raw 
    materials after the publication of implementing regulations by the 
    Secretary of the Treasury.
  --Enable law enforcement agencies to call on the special expertise of 
    the Department of Defense in addressing offenses involving chemical 
    and biological weapons.
  --Make mandatory at least a 10-year penalty for transferring firearms 
    or explosives with knowledge that they will be used to commit a 
    crime of violence and criminalize the possession of stolen 
    explosives.
  --Impose enhanced penalties for terrorist attacks against current and 
    former Federal employees, and their families, when the crime is 
    committed because of the employee's official duties.
  --Provide a source of funds for the digital telephony bill, which I 
    signed into law last year, ensuring court-authorized law 
    enforcement access to electronic surveillance of digitized 
    communications.
  These proposals are described in more detail in the enclosed section-
by-section analysis.
  The Administration is prepared to work immediately with the Congress 
to enact antiterrorism legislation. My legislation will provide an 
effective and comprehensive response to the threat of terrorism, while 
also protecting our precious civil liberties. I urge the prompt and 
favorable consideration of the Administration's legislative proposals 
by the Congress.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 3, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
on Banking and Financial Services, and the Committee on Commerce and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-71).

para.62.10  atlantic striped bass conservation

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1139) to 
amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
STUDDS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.62.11  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1361

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 139):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1361) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1996 for the Coast Guard, and for other purposes. The 
     first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of 
     order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply 
     with section 302(f), section 308(a), or section 401(b) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate 
     shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall 
     be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose 
     of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill. 
     The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 
     be considered by title rather than by section. The first two 
     sections and each title of the committee amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. Points of 
     order against the committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute for failure to comply with clause 5(a) of rule XXI 
     or section 302(f) or section 401(b) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 are waived. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote 
     in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 
     Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
     without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
     or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.62.12  providing for the consideration of h.r. 961

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-114) the resolution (H. Res. 140) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 961) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.62.13  1995 special olympics torch relay

  Mr. GILCHREST, by unanimous consent, called up the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 64):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF RUNNING OF SPECIAL OLYMPICS TORCH 
                   RELAY THROUGH CAPITOL GROUNDS.

       On May 19, 1995, or on such other date as the Speaker of 
     the House of Representatives and the President pro tempore of 
     the Senate may jointly designate, the 1995 Special Olympics 
     Torch Relay may be run through the Capitol Grounds, as part 
     of the journey of the Special Olympics torch to the District 
     of Columbia Special Olympics summer games at Gallaudet 
     University in the District of Columbia.

     SEC. 2. RESPONSIBILITY OF CAPITOL POLICE BOARD.

       The Capitol Police Board shall take such action as may be 
     necessary to carry out section 1.

     SEC. 3. CONDITIONS RELATING TO PHYSICAL PREPARATIONS.

       The Architect of the Capitol may prescribe conditions for 
     physical preparations for the event authorized by section 1.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution

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was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.62.14  coast guard authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to House Resolution 139 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1361) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for the 
Coast Guard, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. DICKEY as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.62.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. TRAFICANT:

       Strike Sec. 104 and insert in lieu thereof:

     SEC. 104. PROHIBITION ON SMALL BOAT STATION CLOSURES.

       (a) The Secretary may not use amounts appropriated under 
     the authority of this Act to close any multimission small 
     boat station.
       (b) The Secretary may implement management efficiencies 
     within the small boat unit system, such as modifying the 
     operational posture of the units or reallocating resources as 
     necessary to ensure the safety of the maritime public, 
     provided that there are adequate active duty and reserve 
     Coast Guard personnel to perform search and rescue missions 
     at existing small boat units.

It was decided in the

Yeas

146

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

272

para.62.16                   [Roll No. 308]

                                AYES--146

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Beilenson
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Camp
     Cardin
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tauzin
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--272

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Berman
     Boehlert
     Brown (CA)
     Collins (MI)
     Dingell
     Fattah
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Jefferson
     Maloney
     Moakley
     Peterson (FL)
     Rogers
     Taylor (MS)
     Wilson
     Zimmer
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DICKEY, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 139, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Coast Guard Authorization 
     Act For Fiscal Year 1996''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

                        TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Authorized levels of military strength and training.
Sec. 103. Quarterly reports on drug interdiction.
Sec. 104. Ensuring maritime safety after closure of small boat station 
              or reduction to seasonal status.

               TITLE II--PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT

Sec. 201. Hurricane Andrew relief.
Sec. 202. Exclude certain reserves from end-of-year strength.
Sec. 203. Provision of child development services.
Sec. 204. Access to national driver register information on certain 
              Coast Guard personnel.
Sec. 205. Officer retention until retirement eligible.

     TITLE III--NAVIGATION SAFETY AND WATERWAY SERVICES MANAGEMENT

Sec. 301. Foreign passenger vessel user fees.
Sec. 302. Florida Avenue Bridge.
Sec. 303. Renewal of Houston-Galveston Navigation Safety Advisory 
              Committee and Lower Mississippi River Waterway Advisory 
              Committee.
Sec. 304. Renewal of the Navigation Safety Advisory Council.
Sec. 305. Renewal of Commercial Fishing Industry Vessel Advisory 
              Committee.
Sec. 306. Nondisclosure of port security plans.
Sec. 307. Maritime drug and alcohol testing program civil penalty.
Sec. 308. Withholding vessel clearance for violation of certain Acts.
Sec. 309. Increased civil penalties.
Sec. 310. Amendment to require emergency position indicating radio 
              beacons on the Great Lakes.
Sec. 311. Extension of Towing Safety Advisory Committee.

                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 401. Transfer of Coast Guard property in Traverse City, Michigan.

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Sec. 402. Transfer of Coast Guard property in Ketchikan, Alaska.
Sec. 403. Electronic filing of commercial instruments.
Sec. 404. Board for correction of military records deadline.
Sec. 405. Judicial sale of certain documented vessels to aliens.
Sec. 406. Improved authority to sell recyclable material.
Sec. 407. Recruitment of women and minorities.
Sec. 408. Limitation of certain State authority over vessels.
Sec. 409. Vessel financing.
Sec. 410. Sense of Congress; requirement regarding notice.
Sec. 411. Special selection boards.
Sec. 412. Availability of extrajudicial remedies for default on 
              preferred mortgage liens on vessels.
Sec. 413. Implementation of water pollution laws with respect to 
              vegetable oil.
Sec. 414. Certain information from marine casualty investigations 
              barred in legal proceedings.
Sec. 415. Report on LORAN-C requirements.
Sec. 416. Limited double hull exemptions.
Sec. 417. Oil spill response vessels.
Sec. 418. Offshore facility financial responsibility requirements.
Sec. 419. Manning and watch requirements on towing vessels on the Great 
              Lakes.
Sec. 420. Limitation on application of certain laws to Lake Texoma.
Sec. 421. Limitation on consolidation or relocation of Houston and 
              Galveston marine safety offices.
Sec. 422. Sense of the Congress regarding funding for Coast Guard.
Sec. 423. Conveyance of Light Station, Montauk Point, New York.
Sec. 424. Conveyance of Cape Ann Lighthouse, Thachers Island, 
              Massachusetts.
Sec. 425. Amendments to Johnson Act.
Sec. 426. Transfer of Coast Guard property in Gosnold, Massachusetts.
Sec. 427. Transfer of Coast Guard property in New Shoreham, Rhode 
              Island.
Sec. 428. Vessel deemed to be a recreational vessel.
Sec. 429. Requirement for procurement of buoy chain.
Sec. 430. Cruise vessel tort reform.
Sec. 431. Limitation on fees and charges with respect to ferries.

                 TITLE V--COAST GUARD REGULATORY REFORM

Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Safety management.
Sec. 503. Use of reports, documents, records, and examinations of other 
              persons.
Sec. 504. Equipment approval.
Sec. 505. Frequency of inspection.
Sec. 506. Certificate of inspection.
Sec. 507. Delegation of authority of Secretary to classification 
              societies.

                   TITLE VI--DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS

Sec. 601. Authority to issue coastwise endorsements.
Sec. 602. Vessel documentation for charity cruises.
Sec. 603. Extension of deadline for conversion of vessel M/V TWIN 
              DRILL.
Sec. 604. Documentation of vessel RAINBOW'S END.
Sec. 605. Documentation of vessel GLEAM.
Sec. 606. Documentation of various vessels.
Sec. 607. Documentation of 4 barges.
Sec. 608. Limited waiver for ENCHANTED ISLE and ENCHANTED SEAS.
Sec. 609. Limited waiver for MV PLATTE.

             TITLE VII--TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

Sec. 701. Amendment of inland navigation rules.
Sec. 702. Measurement of vessels.
Sec. 703. Longshore and harbor workers compensation.
Sec. 704. Radiotelephone requirements.
Sec. 705. Vessel operating requirements.
Sec. 706. Merchant Marine Act, 1920.
Sec. 707. Merchant Marine Act, 1956.
Sec. 708. Maritime education and training.
Sec. 709. General definitions.
Sec. 710. Authority to exempt certain vessels.
Sec. 711. Inspection of vessels.
Sec. 712. Regulations.
Sec. 713. Penalties--inspection of vessels.
Sec. 714. Application--tank vessels.
Sec. 715. Tank vessel construction standards.
Sec. 716. Tanker minimum standards.
Sec. 717. Self-propelled tank vessel minimum standards.
Sec. 718. Definition--abandonment of barges.
Sec. 719. Application--load lines.
Sec. 720. Licensing of individuals.
Sec. 721. Able seamen--limited.
Sec. 722. Able seamen--offshore supply vessels.
Sec. 723. Scale of employment--able seamen.
Sec. 724. General requirements--engine department.
Sec. 725. Complement of inspected vessels.
Sec. 726. Watchmen.
Sec. 727. Citizenship and naval reserve requirements.
Sec. 728. Watches.
Sec. 729. Minimum number of licensed individuals.
Sec. 730. Officers' competency certificates convention.
Sec. 731. Merchant mariners' documents required.
Sec. 732. Certain crew requirements.
Sec. 733. Freight vessels.
Sec. 734. Exemptions.
Sec. 735. United States registered pilot service.
Sec. 736. Definitions--merchant seamen protection.
Sec. 737. Application--foreign and intercoastal voyages.
Sec. 738. Application--coastwise voyages.
Sec. 739. Fishing agreements.
Sec. 740. Accommodations for seamen.
Sec. 741. Medicine chests.
Sec. 742. Logbook and entry requirements.
Sec. 743. Coastwise endorsements.
Sec. 744. Fishery endorsements.
Sec. 745. Clerical amendment.
Sec. 746. Repeal of Great Lakes endorsements.
Sec. 747. Convention tonnage for licenses, certificates, and documents.

              TITLE VIII--COAST GUARD AUXILIARY AMENDMENTS

Sec. 801. Administration of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Sec. 802. Purpose of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.
Sec. 803. Members of the Auxiliary; status.
Sec. 804. Assignment and performance of duties.
Sec. 805. Cooperation with other agencies, States, territories, and 
              political subdivisions.
Sec. 806. Vessel deemed public vessel.
Sec. 807. Aircraft deemed public aircraft.
Sec. 808. Disposal of certain material.
                        TITLE I--AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are authorized to be appropriated for necessary 
     expenses of the Coast Guard for fiscal year 1996, as follows:
       (1) For the operation and maintenance of the Coast Guard, 
     $2,618,316,000, of which $25,000,000 shall be derived from 
     the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.
       (2) For the acquisition, construction, rebuilding, and 
     improvement of aids to navigation, shore and offshore 
     facilities, vessels, and aircraft, including equipment 
     related thereto, $428,200,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $32,500,000 shall be derived from the Oil 
     Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of 
     section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
       (3) For research, development, test, and evaluation of 
     technologies, materials, and human factors directly relating 
     to improving the performance of the Coast Guard's mission in 
     support of search and rescue, aids to navigation, marine 
     safety, marine environmental protection, enforcement of laws 
     and treaties, ice operations, oceanographic research, and 
     defense readiness, $22,500,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $3,150,000 shall be derived from the Oil 
     Spill Liability Trust Fund to carry out the purposes of 
     section 1012(a)(5) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990.
       (4) For retired pay (including the payment of obligations 
     otherwise chargeable to lapsed appropriations for this 
     purpose), payments under the Retired Serviceman's Family 
     Protection and Survivor Benefit Plans, and payments for 
     medical care of retired personnel and their dependents under 
     chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, $582,022,000.
       (5) For alteration or removal of bridges over navigable 
     waters of the United States constituting obstructions to 
     navigation, and for personnel and administrative costs 
     associated with the Bridge Alteration Program, $16,200,000, 
     to remain available until expended.
       (6) For necessary expenses to carry out the Coast Guard's 
     environmental compliance and restoration functions, other 
     than parts and equipment associated with operations and 
     maintenance, under chapter 19 of title 14, United States 
     Code, at Coast Guard facilities, $25,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

     SEC. 102. AUTHORIZED LEVELS OF MILITARY STRENGTH AND 
                   TRAINING.

       (a) Active Duty Strength.--The Coast Guard is authorized an 
     end-of-year strength for active duty personnel of 38,400 as 
     of September 30, 1996.
       (b) Military Training Student Loads.--For fiscal year 1996, 
     the Coast Guard is authorized average military training 
     student loads as follows:
       (1) For recruit and special training, 1604 student years.
       (2) For flight training, 85 student years.
       (3) For professional training in military and civilian 
     institutions, 330 student years.
       (4) For officer acquisition, 874 student years.

     SEC. 103. QUARTERLY REPORTS ON DRUG INTERDICTION.

       Not later than 30 days after the end of each fiscal year 
     quarter, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, 
     and Transportation of the Senate a report on all expenditures 
     related to drug interdiction activities of the Coast Guard 
     during that quarter.

     SEC. 104. ENSURING MARITIME SAFETY AFTER CLOSURE OF SMALL 
                   BOAT STATION OR REDUCTION TO SEASONAL STATUS.

       (a) Maritime Safety Determination.--None of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated under this Act may be used to 
     close Coast Guard multimission small boat stations unless the 
     Secretary of Transportation determines that maritime safety 
     will not be diminished by the closures.
       (b) Transition Plan Required.--None of the funds 
     appropriated under the authority

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     of this Act may be used to close or reduce to seasonal status 
     a small boat station, unless the Secretary of Transportation, 
     in cooperation with the community affected by the closure or 
     reduction, has developed and implemented a transition plan to 
     ensure that the maritime safety needs of the community will 
     continue to be met.
               TITLE II--PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT IMPROVEMENT

     SEC. 201. HURRICANE ANDREW RELIEF.

       Section 2856 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484) applies to the military 
     personnel of the Coast Guard who were assigned to, or 
     employed at or in connection with, any Federal facility or 
     installation in the vicinity of Homestead Air Force Base, 
     Florida, including the areas of Broward, Collier, Dade, and 
     Monroe Counties, on or before August 24, 1992, except that--
       (1) funds available to the Coast Guard, not to exceed a 
     total of $25,000, shall be used; and
       (2) the Secretary of Transportation shall administer that 
     section with respect to Coast Guard personnel.

     SEC. 202. EXCLUDE CERTAIN RESERVES FROM END-OF-YEAR STRENGTH.

       Section 712 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Reserve members ordered to active duty under this 
     section shall not be counted in computing authorized strength 
     of members on active duty or members in grade under this 
     title or under any other law.''.

     SEC. 203. PROVISION OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT SERVICES.

       Section 93 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of paragraph 
     (t)(2), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (u) 
     and inserting ``; and'', and by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(v) make child development services available to members 
     of the armed forces and Federal civilian employees under 
     terms and conditions comparable to those under the Military 
     Child Care Act of 1989 (10 U.S.C. 113 note).''.

     SEC. 204. ACCESS TO NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER INFORMATION ON 
                   CERTAIN COAST GUARD PERSONNEL.

       (a) Amendment to Title 14.--Section 93 of title 14, United 
     States Code, as amended by section 203, is further amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (u);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (v) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(w) require that any officer, chief warrant officer, or 
     enlisted member of the Coast Guard or Coast Guard Reserve 
     (including a cadet or an applicant for appointment or 
     enlistment to any of the foregoing and any member of a 
     uniformed service who is assigned to the Coast Guard) request 
     that all information contained in the National Driver 
     Register pertaining to the individual, as described in 
     section 30304(a) of title 49, be made available to the 
     Commandant under section 30305(a) of title 49, may receive 
     that information, and upon receipt, shall make the 
     information available to the individual.''.
       (b) Amendment to Title 49.--Section 30305(b) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by redesignating paragraph (7) 
     as paragraph (8) and inserting after paragraph (6) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(7) An individual who is an officer, chief warrant 
     officer, or enlisted member of the Coast Guard or Coast Guard 
     Reserve (including a cadet or an applicant for appointment or 
     enlistment of any of the foregoing and any member of a 
     uniformed service who is assigned to the Coast Guard) may 
     request the chief driver licensing official of a State to 
     provide information about the individual under subsection (a) 
     of this section to the Commandant of the Coast Guard. The 
     Commandant may receive the information and shall make the 
     information available to the individual. Information may not 
     be obtained from the Register under this paragraph if the 
     information was entered in the Register more than 3 years 
     before the request, unless the information is about a 
     revocation or suspension still in effect on the date of the 
     request.''.

     SEC. 205. OFFICER RETENTION UNTIL RETIREMENT ELIGIBLE.

       Section 283(b) of title 14, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';
       (2) by striking the last sentence; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Upon the completion of a term under paragraph (1), an 
     officer shall, unless selected for further continuation--
       ``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), be honorably 
     discharged with severance pay computed under section 286 of 
     this title;
       ``(B) in the case of an officer who has completed at least 
     18 years of active service on the date of discharge under 
     subparagraph (A), be retained on active duty and retired on 
     the last day of the month in which the officer completes 20 
     years of active service, unless earlier removed under another 
     provision of law; or
       ``(C) if, on the date specified for the officer's discharge 
     in this section, the officer has completed at least 20 years 
     of active service or is eligible for retirement under any 
     law, be retired on that date.''.
     TITLE III--NAVIGATION SAFETY AND WATERWAY SERVICES MANAGEMENT

     SEC. 301. FOREIGN PASSENGER VESSEL USER FEES.

       Section 3303 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``(a) Except as'' and 
     inserting ``Except as''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).

     SEC. 302. FLORIDA AVENUE BRIDGE.

       For purposes of the alteration of the Florida Avenue Bridge 
     (located approximately 1.63 miles east of the Mississippi 
     River on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway in Orleans Parish, 
     Louisiana) ordered by the Secretary of Transportation under 
     the Act of June 21, 1940 (33 U.S.C. 511 et seq.; popularly 
     known as the Truman-Hobbs Act), the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall treat the drainage siphon that is 
     adjacent to the bridge as an appurtenance of the bridge, 
     including with respect to apportionment and payment of costs 
     for the removal of the drainage siphon in accordance with 
     that Act.

     SEC. 303. RENEWAL OF HOUSTON-GALVESTON NAVIGATION SAFETY 
                   ADVISORY COMMITTEE AND LOWER MISSISSIPPI RIVER 
                   WATERWAY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       The Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-
     241, 105 Stat. 2208-2235) is amended--
       (1) in section 18 by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) The Committee shall terminate on October 1, 2000.''; 
     and
       (2) in section 19 by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) The Committee shall terminate on October 1, 2000.''.

     SEC. 304. RENEWAL OF THE NAVIGATION SAFETY ADVISORY COUNCIL.

       (a) Renewal.--Section 5(d) of the Inland Navigational Rules 
     Act of 1980 (33 U.S.C. 2073) is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 1995'' and inserting ``September 30, 2000''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The section heading for section 
     5(d) of the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 (33 U.S.C. 
     2073) is amended by striking ``Rules of the Road Advisory 
     Council'' and inserting ``Navigation Safety Advisory 
     Council''.

     SEC. 305. RENEWAL OF COMMERCIAL FISHING INDUSTRY VESSEL 
                   ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       Subsection (e)(1) of section 4508 of title 46, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``September 30, 1994'' 
     and inserting ``October 1, 2000''.

     SEC. 306. NONDISCLOSURE OF PORT SECURITY PLANS.

       Section 7 of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1226), is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection (c):
       ``(c) Nondisclosure of Port Security Plans.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, information 
     related to security plans, procedures, or programs for 
     passenger vessels or passenger terminals authorized under 
     this Act is not required to be disclosed to the public.''.

     SEC. 307. MARITIME DRUG AND ALCOHOL TESTING PROGRAM CIVIL 
                   PENALTY.

       (a) Penalty Imposed.--Chapter 21 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2115. Civil penalty to enforce alcohol and dangerous 
       drug testing

       ``Any person who fails to comply with or otherwise violates 
     the requirements prescribed by the Secretary under this 
     subtitle for chemical testing for dangerous drugs or for 
     evidence of alcohol use is liable to the United States 
     Government for a civil penalty of not more than $1,000 for 
     each violation. Each day of a continuing violation shall 
     constitute a separate violation.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 21 of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2114 
     the following new item:

``2115. Civil penalty to enforce alcohol and dangerous drug testing.''.

     SEC. 308. WITHHOLDING VESSEL CLEARANCE FOR VIOLATION OF 
                   CERTAIN ACTS.

       (a) Title 49, United States Code.--Section 5122 of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Withholding of Clearance.--(1) If any owner, 
     operator, or person in charge of a vessel is liable for a 
     civil penalty under section 5123 of this title or for a fine 
     under section 5124 of this title, or if reasonable cause 
     exists to believe that such owner, operator, or person in 
     charge may be subject to such a civil penalty or fine, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, upon the request of the Secretary, 
     shall with respect to such vessel refuse or revoke any 
     clearance required by section 4197 of the Revised Statutes of 
     the United States (46 App. U.S.C. 91).
       ``(2) Clearance refused or revoked under this subsection 
     may be granted upon the filing of a bond or other surety 
     satisfactory to the Secretary.''.
       (b) Port and Waterways Safety Act.--Section 13(f) of the 
     Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 U.S.C. 1232(f)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(f) Withholding of Clearance.--(1) If any owner, 
     operator, or person in charge of a vessel is liable for a 
     penalty or fine under this section, or if reasonable cause 
     exists to believe that the owner, operator, or person in 
     charge may be subject to a penalty or fine under this 
     section, the Secretary of the Treasury, upon the request of 
     the Secretary, shall with respect to such vessel refuse or 
     revoke any clearance required by section 4197 of the Revised 
     Statutes of the United States (46 App. U.S.C. 91).
       ``(2) Clearance refused or revoked under this subsection 
     may be granted upon filing of

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     a bond or other surety satisfactory to the Secretary.''.
       (c) Inland Navigation Rules Act of 1980.--Section 4(d) of 
     the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 (33 U.S.C. 2072(d)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Withholding of Clearance.--(1) If any owner, 
     operator, or person in charge of a vessel is liable for a 
     penalty under this section, or if reasonable cause exists to 
     believe that the owner, operator, or person in charge may be 
     subject to a penalty under this section, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, upon the request of the Secretary, shall with 
     respect to such vessel refuse or revoke any clearance 
     required by section 4197 of the Revised Statutes of the 
     United States (46 App. U.S.C. 91).
       ``(2) Clearance or a permit refused or revoked under this 
     subsection may be granted upon filing of a bond or other 
     surety satisfactory to the Secretary.''.
       (d) Title 46, United States Code.--Section 3718(e) of title 
     46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e)(1) If any owner, operator, or person in charge of a 
     vessel is liable for any penalty or fine under this section, 
     or if reasonable cause exists to believe that the owner, 
     operator, or person in charge may be subject to any penalty 
     or fine under this section, the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     upon the request of the Secretary, shall with respect to such 
     vessel refuse or revoke any clearance required by section 
     4197 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (46 U.S.C. 
     App. 91).
       ``(2) Clearance or a permit refused or revoked under this 
     subsection may be granted upon filing of a bond or other 
     surety satisfactory to the Secretary.''.

     SEC. 309. INCREASED CIVIL PENALTIES.

       (a) Penalty for Failure To Report a Casualty.--Section 
     6103(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``$1,000'' and inserting ``not more than $25,000''.
       (b) Operation of Uninspected Vessel in Violation of Manning 
     Requirements.--Section 8906 of title 46, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``$1,000'' and inserting ``not more 
     than $25,000''.

     SEC. 310. AMENDMENT TO REQUIRE EMERGENCY POSITION INDICATING 
                   RADIO BEACONS ON THE GREAT LAKES.

       Paragraph (7) of section 4502(a) of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting ``or beyond three nautical 
     miles from the coastline of the Great Lakes'' after ``high 
     seas''.

     SEC. 311. EXTENSION OF TOWING SAFETY ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       Subsection (e) of the Act to establish a Towing Safety 
     Advisory Committee in the Department of Transportation (33 
     U.S.C. 1231a(e)), is amended by striking ``September 30, 
     1995'' and inserting ``October 1, 2000''.
                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 401. TRANSFER OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY IN TRAVERSE CITY, 
                   MICHIGAN.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Transportation (or any 
     other official having control over the property described in 
     subsection (b)) shall expeditiously convey to the Traverse 
     City Area Public School District in Traverse City, Michigan, 
     without consideration, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to the property described in subsection 
     (b), subject to all easements and other interests in the 
     property held by any other person.
       (b) Property Described.--The property referred to in 
     subsection (a) is real property located in the city of 
     Traverse City, Grand Traverse County, Michigan, and 
     consisting of that part of the southeast \1/4\ of Section 12, 
     Township 27 North, Range 11 West, described as: Commencing at 
     the southeast \1/4\ corner of said Section 12, thence north 
     03 degrees 05 minutes 25 seconds east along the East line of 
     said Section, 1074.04 feet, thence north 86 degrees 36 
     minutes 50 seconds west 207.66 feet, thence north 03 degrees 
     06 minutes 00 seconds east 572.83 feet to the point of 
     beginning, thence north 86 degrees 54 minutes 00 seconds west 
     1,751.04 feet, thence north 03 degrees 02 minutes 38 seconds 
     east 330.09 feet, thence north 24 degrees 04 minutes 40 
     seconds east 439.86 feet, thence south 86 degrees 56 minutes 
     15 seconds east 116.62 feet, thence north 03 degrees 08 
     minutes 45 seconds east 200.00 feet, thence south 87 degrees 
     08 minutes 20 seconds east 68.52 feet, to the southerly 
     right-of-way of the C & O Railroad, thence south 65 degrees 
     54 minutes 20 seconds east along said right-of-way 1508.75 
     feet, thence south 03 degrees 06 minutes 00 seconds west 
     400.61 to the point of beginning, consisting of 27.10 acres 
     of land, and all improvements located on that property 
     including buildings, structures, and equipment.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--In addition to any term or 
     condition established pursuant to subsection (a), any 
     conveyance of property described in subsection (b) shall be 
     subject to the condition that all right, title, and interest 
     in and to the property so conveyed shall immediately revert 
     to the United States if the property, or any part thereof, 
     ceases to be used by the Traverse City School District.

     SEC. 402. TRANSFER OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY IN KETCHIKAN, 
                   ALASKA.

       (a) Conveyance Requirement.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall convey to the Ketchikan Indian 
     Corporation in Ketchikan, Alaska, without reimbursement and 
     by no later than 120 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
     and to the property known as the ``Former Marine Safety 
     Detachment'' as identified in Report of Excess Number CG-689 
     (GSA Control Number 9-U-AK-0747) and described in subsection 
     (b), for use by the Ketchikan Indian Corporation as a health 
     or social services facility.
       (b) Property Described.--The property referred to in 
     subsection (a) is real property located in the city of 
     Ketchikan, Township 75 south, range 90 east, Copper River 
     Meridian, First Judicial District, State of Alaska, and 
     commencing at corner numbered 10, United States Survey 
     numbered 1079, the true point of beginning for this 
     description: Thence north 24 degrees 04 minutes east, along 
     the 10-11 line of said survey a distance of 89.76 feet to 
     corner numbered 1 of lot 5B; thence south 65 degrees 56 
     minutes east a distance of 345.18 feet to corner numbered 2 
     of lot 5B; thence south 24 degrees 04 minutes west a distance 
     of 101.64 feet to corner numbered 3 of lot 5B; thence north 
     64 degrees 01 minute west a distance of 346.47 feet to corner 
     numbered 10 of said survey, to the true point of beginning, 
     consisting of 0.76 acres (more or less), and all improvements 
     located on that property, including buildings, structures, 
     and equipment.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--In addition to any term or 
     condition established pursuant to subsection (a), any 
     conveyance of property described in subsection (b) shall be 
     subject to the condition that all right, title, and interest 
     in and to the property so conveyed shall immediately revert 
     to the United States if the property, or any part thereof, 
     ceases to be used by the Ketchikan Indian Corporation as a 
     health or social services facility.

     SEC. 403. ELECTRONIC FILING OF COMMERCIAL INSTRUMENTS.

       Section 31321(a) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4)(A) A bill of sale, conveyance, mortgage, assignment, 
     or related instrument may be filed electronically under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(B) A filing made electronically under subparagraph (A) 
     shall not be effective after the 10-day period beginning on 
     the date of the filing unless the original instrument is 
     provided to the Secretary within that 10-day period.''.

     SEC. 404. BOARD FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY RECORDS DEADLINE.

       (a) Remedies Deemed Exhausted.--Ten months after a complete 
     application for correction of military records is received by 
     the Board for Correction of Military Records of the Coast 
     Guard, administrative remedies are deemed to have been 
     exhausted, and--
       (1) if the Board has rendered a recommended decision, its 
     recommendation shall be final agency action and not subject 
     to further review or approval within the Department of 
     Transportation; or
       (2) if the Board has not rendered a recommended decision, 
     agency action is deemed to have been unreasonably delayed or 
     withheld and the applicant is entitled to--
       (A) an order under section 706(1) of title 5, United States 
     Code, directing final action be taken within 30 days from the 
     date the order is entered; and
       (B) from amounts appropriated to the Department of 
     Transportation, the costs of obtaining the order, including a 
     reasonable attorney's fee.
       (b) Existing Deadline Mandatory.--The 10-month deadline 
     established in section 212 of the Coast Guard Authorization 
     Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-225, 103 Stat. 1914) is 
     mandatory.
       (c) Application.--This section applies to all applications 
     filed with or pending before the Board or the Secretary of 
     Transportation on or after June 12, 1990. For applications 
     that were pending on June 12, 1990, the 10-month deadline 
     referred to in subsection (b) shall be calculated from June 
     12, 1990.

     SEC. 405. JUDICIAL SALE OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTED VESSELS TO 
                   ALIENS.

       Section 31329 of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) This section does not apply to a documented vessel 
     that has been operated only--
       ``(1) as a fishing vessel, fish processing vessel, or fish 
     tender vessel; or
       ``(2) for pleasure.''.

     SEC. 406. IMPROVED AUTHORITY TO SELL RECYCLABLE MATERIAL.

       Section 641(c)(2) of title 14, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting before the period the following: ``, 
     except that the Commandant may conduct sales of materials for 
     which the proceeds of sale will not exceed $5,000 under 
     regulations prescribed by the Commandant''.

     SEC. 407. RECRUITMENT OF WOMEN AND MINORITIES.

       Not later than January 31, 1996, the Commandant of the 
     Coast Guard shall report to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate, on the status of and the problems in recruitment of 
     women and minorities into the Coast Guard. The report shall 
     contain specific plans to increase the recruitment of women 
     and minorities and legislative recommendations needed to 
     increase the recruitment of women and minorities.

     SEC. 408. LIMITATION OF CERTAIN STATE AUTHORITY OVER VESSELS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``California Cruise Industry Revitalization Act''.
       (b) Limitation.--Section 5(b)(2) of the Act of January 2, 
     1951 (15 U.S.C. 1175(b)(2)), commonly referred to as the 
     ``Johnson Act'', is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(C) Exclusion of certain voyages and segments.--Except 
     for a voyage or segment of a voyage that occurs within the 
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     ment of a voyage is not described in subparagraph (B) if it 
     includes or consists of a segment--
       ``(i) that begins and ends in the same State;
       ``(ii) that is part of a voyage to another State or to a 
     foreign country; and
       ``(iii) in which the vessel reaches the other State or 
     foreign country within 3 days after leaving the State in 
     which it begins.''.

     SEC. 409. VESSEL FINANCING.

       (a) Documentation Citizen Eligible Mortgagee.--Section 
     31322(a)(1)(D) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of 31322(a)(1)(D)(v) and 
     inserting ``or'' at the end of 31322(a)(1)(D)(vi); and
       (2) by adding at the end a new subparagraph as follows:
       ``(vii) a person eligible to own a documented vessel under 
     chapter 121 of this title.''.
       (b) Amendment to Trustee Restrictions.--Section 31328(a) of 
     title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of 31328(a)(3) and 
     inserting ``or'' at the end of 31328(a)(4); and
       (2) by adding at the end a new subparagraph as follows:
       ``(5) is a person eligible to own a documented vessel under 
     chapter 121 of this title.''.
       (c) Lease Financing.--Section 12106 of title 46, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsections:
       ``(e)(1) A certificate of documentation for a vessel may be 
     endorsed with a coastwise endorsement if--
       ``(A) the vessel is eligible for documentation under 
     section 12102;
       ``(B) the person that owns the vessel, a parent entity of 
     that person, or a subsidiary of a parent entity of that 
     person, is engaged in lease financing;
       ``(C) the vessel is under a demise charter to a person 
     qualifying as a citizen of the United States for engaging in 
     the coastwise trade under section 2 of the Shipping Act, 
     1916;
       ``(D) the demise charter is for--
       ``(i) a period of at least 3 years; or
       ``(ii) a shorter period as may be prescribed by the 
     Secretary; and
       ``(E) the vessel is otherwise qualified under this section 
     to be employed in the coastwise trade.
       ``(2) Upon default by a bareboat charterer of a demise 
     charter required under paragraph (1)(D), the coastwise 
     endorsement of the vessel may, in the sole discretion of the 
     Secretary, be continued after the termination for default of 
     the demise charter for a period not to exceed 6 months on 
     terms and conditions as the Secretary may prescribe.
       ``(3) For purposes of section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916, 
     and section 12102(a) of this title, a vessel meeting the 
     criteria of subsection is deemed to be owned exclusively by 
     citizens of the United States.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 9(c) of the Shipping 
     Act, 1916, as amended (46 App. U.S.C. 808(c)) is amended by 
     inserting ``12106(e),'' after the word ``sections'' and 
     before 31322(a)(1)(D).

     SEC. 410. SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING NOTICE.

       (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--It 
     is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent 
     practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds 
     made available under this Act should be American-made.
       (b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance under this Act, the official responsible 
     for providing the assistance, to the greatest extent 
     practicable, shall provide to each recipient of the 
     assistance a notice describing the statement made in 
     subsection (a) by the Congress.

     SEC. 411. SPECIAL SELECTION BOARDS.

       (a) Requirement.--Chapter 21 of title 14, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 747. Special selection boards

       ``(a) The Secretary shall provide for special selection 
     boards to consider the case of any officer who is eligible 
     for promotion who--
       ``(1) was not considered for selection for promotion by a 
     selection board because of administrative error; or
       ``(2) was considered for selection for promotion by a 
     selection board but not selected because--
       ``(A) the action of the board that considered the officer 
     was contrary to law or involved a material error of fact or 
     material administrative error; or
       ``(B) the board that considered the officer did not have 
     before it for its consideration material information.
       ``(b) Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of the Coast Guard Authorization Act For Fiscal 
     Year 1996, the Secretary shall issue regulations to implement 
     this section. The regulations shall conform, as appropriate, 
     to the regulations and procedures issued by the Secretary of 
     Defense for special selection boards under section 628 of 
     title 10, United States Code.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     21 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding 
     after the item for section 746 the following:

``747. Special selection boards.''.

     SEC. 412. AVAILABILITY OF EXTRAJUDICIAL REMEDIES FOR DEFAULT 
                   ON PREFERRED MORTGAGE LIENS ON VESSELS.

       (a) Availability of Extrajudicial Remedies.--Section 
     31325(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking 
     ``mortgage may'' and inserting ``mortgagee may'';
       (2) in paragraph (1) by--
       (A) striking ``perferred'' and inserting ``preferred''; and
       (B) striking ``; and'' and inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) enforce the preferred mortgage lien or a claim for 
     the outstanding indebtedness secured by the mortgaged vessel, 
     or both, by exercising any other remedy (including an 
     extrajudicial remedy) against a documented vessel, a vessel 
     for which an application for documentation is filed under 
     chapter 121 of this title, a foreign vessel, or a mortgagor, 
     maker, comaker, or guarantor for the amount of the 
     outstanding indebtedness or any deficiency in full payment of 
     that indebtedness, if--
       ``(A) the remedy is allowed under applicable law; and
       ``(B) the exercise of the remedy will not result in a 
     violation of section 9 or 37 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 
     App. U.S.C. 808, 835).''.
       (b) Notice.--Section 31325 of title 46, United States Code, 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f)(1) Before title to the documented vessel or vessel 
     for which an application for documentation is filed under 
     chapter 121 is transferred by an extrajudicial remedy, the 
     person exercising the remedy shall give notice of the 
     proposed transfer to the Secretary, to the mortgagee of any 
     mortgage on the vessel filed in substantial compliance with 
     section 31321 of this title before notice of the proposed 
     transfer is given to the Secretary, and to any person that 
     recorded a notice of a claim of an undischarged lien on the 
     vessel under section 31343(a) or (d) of this title before 
     notice of the proposed transfer is given to the Secretary.
       ``(2) Failure to give notice as required by this subsection 
     shall not affect the transfer of title to a vessel. However, 
     the rights of any holder of a maritime lien or a preferred 
     mortgage on the vessel shall not be affected by a transfer of 
     title by an extrajudicial remedy exercised under this 
     section, regardless of whether notice is required by this 
     subsection or given.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
     establishing the time and manner for providing notice under 
     this subsection.''.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--The amendments made by 
     subsections (a) and (b) may not be construed to imply that 
     remedies other than judicial remedies were not available 
     before the date of enactment of this section to enforce 
     claims for outstanding indebtedness secured by mortgaged 
     vessels.

     SEC. 413. IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER POLLUTION LAWS WITH RESPECT 
                   TO VEGETABLE OIL.

       (a) Differentiation Among Fats, Oils, and Greases.--
       (1) In general.--In issuing or enforcing a regulation, an 
     interpretation, or a guideline relating to a fat, oil, or 
     grease under a Federal law related to water pollution 
     control, the head of a Federal agency shall--
       (A) differentiate between and establish separate classes 
     for--
       (i)(I) animal fats; and
       (II) vegetable oils; and
       (ii) other oils, including petroleum oil; and
       (B) apply different standards to different classes of fat 
     and oil as provided in paragraph (2).
       (2) Considerations.--In differentiating between the classes 
     of animal fats and vegetable oils referred to in paragraph 
     (1)(A)(i) and the classes of oils described in paragraph 
     (1)(A)(ii), the head of a Federal agency shall consider 
     differences in physical, chemical, biological, and other 
     properties, and in the environmental effects, of the classes.
       (b) Financial Responsibility.--
       (1) Limits on liability.--Section 1004(a)(1) of the Oil 
     Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2704(a)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``for a tank vessel,'' and inserting ``for a tank 
     vessel carrying oil in bulk as cargo or cargo residue (except 
     a tank vessel on which the only oil carried is an animal fat 
     or vegetable oil, as those terms are defined in section 
     413(c) of the Coast Guard Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1996),''.
       (2) Financial responsibility.--The first sentence of 
     section 1016(a) of the Act (33 U.S.C. 2716(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``, in the case of a tank vessel, the responsible 
     party could be subject under section 1004(a)(1) or (d) of 
     this Act, or to which, in the case of any other vessel, the 
     responsible party could be subjected under section 1004(a)(2) 
     or (d)'' and inserting ``the responsible party could be 
     subjected under section 1004(a) or (d) of this Act''.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Animal fat.--The term ``animal fat'' means each type of 
     animal fat, oil, or grease, including fat, oil, or grease 
     from fish or a marine mammal and any fat, oil, or grease 
     referred to in section 61(a)(2) of title 13, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Vegetable oil.--The term ``vegetable oil'' means each 
     type of vegetable oil, including vegetable oil from a seed, 
     nut, or kernel and any vegetable oil referred to in section 
     61(a)(1) of title 13, United States Code.

     SEC. 414. CERTAIN INFORMATION FROM MARINE CASUALTY 
                   INVESTIGATIONS BARRED IN LEGAL PROCEEDINGS.

       (a) In General.--Title 46, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after section 6307 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 6308. Information barred in legal proceedings

       ``(a) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
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     eration, or conclusion contained in a report of a marine 
     casualty investigation conducted under section 6301 of this 
     title with respect to the cause of, or factors contributing 
     to, the casualty set forth in the report of the investigation 
     is not admissible as evidence or subject to discovery in any 
     civil, administrative, or State criminal proceeding arising 
     from a marine casualty, other than with the permission and 
     consent of the Secretary of Transportation, in his or her 
     sole discretion. Any employee of the United States or 
     military member of the Coast Guard investigating a marine 
     casualty or assisting in any such investigation conducted 
     pursuant to section 6301 of this title, shall not be subject 
     to deposition or other discovery, or otherwise testify or 
     give information in such proceedings relevant to a marine 
     casualty investigation, without the permission and consent of 
     the Secretary of Transportation in his or her sole 
     discretion. In exercising this discretion in cases where the 
     United States is a party, the Secretary shall not withhold 
     permission for an employee to testify solely on factual 
     matters where the information is not available elsewhere or 
     is not obtainable by other means. Nothing in this section 
     prohibits the United States from calling an employee as an 
     expert witness to testify on its behalf.
       ``(b) The information referred to in subsection (a) of this 
     section shall not be considered an admission of liability by 
     the United States or by any person referred to in those 
     conclusions or statements.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 63 of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding after the item related to section 6307 the 
     following:

``6308. Information barred in legal proceedings.''.

     SEC. 415. REPORT ON LORAN-C REQUIREMENTS.

       Not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Transportation shall submit a 
     report to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate, prepared 
     in consultation with users of the LORAN-C radionavigation 
     system, defining the future use of and funding for 
     operations, maintenance, and upgrades of the LORAN-C 
     radionavigation system. The report shall address the 
     following:
       (1) An appropriate timetable for transition from ground-
     based radionavigation technology after it is determined that 
     satellite-based technology is available as a sole means of 
     safe and efficient navigation.
       (2) The need to ensure that LORAN-C technology purchased by 
     the public before the year 2000 has a useful economic life.
       (3) The benefits of fully utilizing the compatibilities of 
     LORAN-C technology and satellite-based technology by all 
     modes of transportation.
       (4) The need for all agencies in the Department of 
     Transportation and other relevant Federal agencies to share 
     the Federal Government's costs related to LORAN-C technology.

     SEC. 416. LIMITED DOUBLE HULL EXEMPTIONS.

       Section 3703a(b) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by--
       (1) striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (2) striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) a vessel equipped with a double hull before August 
     12, 1992;
       ``(5) a barge of less than 2,000 gross tons that is 
     primarily used to carry deck cargo and bulk fuel to Native 
     villages (as that term is defined in section 3 of the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601)) located on or 
     adjacent to bays or rivers above 58 degrees north latitude; 
     or
       ``(6) a vessel in the National Defense Reserve Fleet 
     pursuant to section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 
     (50 App. U.S.C. 1744).''.

     SEC. 417. OIL SPILL RESPONSE VESSELS.

       (a) Definition.--Section 2101 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (20a) as paragraph (20b); 
     and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (20) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(20a) `oil spill response vessel' means a vessel that is 
     designated in its certificate of inspection as such a vessel, 
     or that is adapted to respond to a discharge of oil or a 
     hazardous material.''.
       (b) Exemption From Liquid Bulk Carriage Requirements.--
     Section 3702 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) This chapter does not apply to an oil spill response 
     vessel if--
       ``(1) the vessel is used only in response-related 
     activities; or
       ``(2) the vessel is--
       ``(A) not more than 500 gross tons;
       ``(B) designated in its certificate of inspection as an oil 
     spill response vessel; and
       ``(C) engaged in response-related activities.''.
       (c) Manning.--Section 8104(p) of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(p) The Secretary may prescribe the watchstanding 
     requirements for an oil spill response vessel.''.
       (d) Minimum Number of Licensed Individuals.--Section 
     8301(e) of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(e) The Secretary may prescribe the minimum number of 
     licensed individuals for an oil spill response vessel.''.
       (e) Merchant Mariner Document Requirements.--Section 
     8701(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of paragraph 
     (7), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and 
     inserting ``; and'', and by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(9) the Secretary may prescribe the individuals required 
     to hold a merchant mariner's document serving onboard an oil 
     spill response vessel.''.
       (f) Exemption From Towing Vessel Requirement.--Section 8905 
     of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Section 8904 of this title does not apply to an oil 
     spill response vessel while engaged in oil spill response or 
     training activities.''.
       (g) Inspection Requirement.--Section 3301 of title 46, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(14) oil spill response vessels.''.

     SEC. 418. OFFSHORE FACILITY FINANCIAL RESPONSIBILITY 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Definition of Responsible Party.--Section 1001(32)(C) 
     of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2701(32)(C)) is 
     amended by striking ``applicable State law or'' and inserting 
     ``applicable State law relating to exploring for, producing, 
     or transporting oil on submerged lands on the Outer 
     Continental Shelf in accordance with a license or permit 
     issued for such purpose, or under''.
       (b) Amount of Financial Responsibility.--Section 1016(c)(1) 
     of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 U.S.C. 2716(c)(1)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Evidence of financial responsibility required.--
     Except as provided in paragraph (2), each responsible party 
     with respect to an offshore facility described in section 
     1001(32)(C) located seaward of the line of ordinary low water 
     along that portion of the coast that is in direct contact 
     with the open sea and the line marking the seaward limit of 
     inland waters that is--
       ``(i) used for exploring for, producing, or transporting 
     oil; and
       ``(ii) has the capacity to transport, store, transfer, or 
     otherwise handle more than 1,000 barrels of oil at any one 
     time,
     shall establish and maintain evidence of financial 
     responsibility in the amount required under subparagraph (B) 
     or (C), applicable.
       ``(B) Amount required generally.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (C), for purposes of subparagraph (A) the amount 
     of financial responsibility required is $35,000,000.
       ``(C) Greater amount.--If the President determines that an 
     amount of financial responsibility greater than the amount 
     required by subparagraph (B) is necessary for an offshore 
     facility, based on an assessment of the risk posed by the 
     facility that includes consideration of the relative 
     operational, environmental, human health, and other risks 
     posed by the quantity or quality of oil that is transported, 
     stored, transferred, or otherwise handled by the facility, 
     the amount of financial responsibility required shall not 
     exceed $150,000,000 determined by the President on the basis 
     of clear and convincing evidence that the risks posed justify 
     the greater amount.
       ``(D) Multiple facilities.--In a case in which a person is 
     responsible for more than one facility subject to this 
     subsection, evidence of financial responsibility need be 
     established only to meet the amount applicable to the 
     facility having the greatest financial responsibility 
     requirement under this subsection.
       ``(E) Guarantee method.--Except with respect of financial 
     responsibility established by the guarantee method, 
     subsection (f) shall not apply with respect to this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 419. MANNING AND WATCH REQUIREMENTS ON TOWING VESSELS ON 
                   THE GREAT LAKES.

       (a) Section 8104(c) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``or permitted''; and
       (2) by inserting after ``day'' the following: ``or 
     permitted to work more than 15 hours in any 24-hour period, 
     or more than 36 hours in any 72-hour period''.
       (b) Section 8104(e) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``subsections (c) and (d)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (d)''.
       (c) Section 8104(g) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``(except a vessel to which subsection 
     (c) of this section applies)''.

     SEC. 420. LIMITATION ON APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LAWS TO LAKE 
                   TEXOMA.

       (a) Limitation.--The laws administered by the Coast Guard 
     relating to documentation or inspection of vessels or 
     licensing or documentation of vessel operators do not apply 
     to any small passenger vessel operating on Lake Texoma.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``Lake Texoma'' means the impoundment by that 
     name on the Red River, located on the border between Oklahoma 
     and Texas.
       (2) The term ``small passenger vessel'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 2101 of title 46, United States 
     Code.

     SEC. 421. LIMITATION ON CONSOLIDATION OR RELOCATION OF 
                   HOUSTON AND GALVESTON MARINE SAFETY OFFICES.

       The Secretary of Transportation may not consolidate or 
     relocate the Coast Guard Ma

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     rine Safety Offices in Galveston, Texas, and Houston, Texas.

     SEC. 422. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING FUNDING FOR COAST 
                   GUARD.

       It is the sense of the Congress that in appropriating 
     amounts for the Coast Guard, the Congress should appropriate 
     amounts adequate to enable the Coast Guard to carry out all 
     extraordinary functions and duties the Coast Guard is 
     required to undertake in addition to its normal functions 
     established by law.

     SEC. 423. CONVEYANCE OF LIGHT STATION, MONTAUK POINT, NEW 
                   YORK.

       (a) Conveyance Requirement.--
       (1) Requirement.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     convey to the Montauk Historical Association in Montauk, New 
     York, by an appropriate means of conveyance, all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to property 
     comprising Light Station Montauk Point, located at Montauk, 
     New York.
       (2) Determination of property.--The Secretary may identify, 
     describe, and determine the property to be conveyed pursuant 
     to this section.
       (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
       (1) In general.--A conveyance of property pursuant to this 
     section shall be made--
       (A) without the payment of consideration; and
       (B) subject to the conditions required by paragraphs (3) 
     and (4) and such other terms and conditions as the Secretary 
     may consider appropriate.
       (2) Reversionary interest.--Any conveyance of property 
     pursuant to this section shall be subject to the condition 
     that all right, title, and interest in the Montauk Light 
     Station shall immediately revert to the United States if the 
     Montauk Light Station ceases to be maintained as a nonprofit 
     center for public benefit for the interpretation and 
     preservation of the material culture of the United States 
     Coast Guard, the maritime history of Montauk, New York, and 
     Native American and colonial history.
       (3) Maintenance of navigation and functions.--Any 
     conveyance of property pursuant to this section shall be 
     subject to such conditions as the Secretary considers to be 
     necessary to assure that--
       (A) the light, antennas, sound signal, and associated 
     lighthouse equipment located on the property conveyed, which 
     are active aids to navigation, shall continue to be operated 
     and maintained by the United States for as long as they are 
     needed for this purpose;
       (B) the Montauk Historical Association may not interfere or 
     allow interference in any manner with such aids to navigation 
     without express written permission from the United States;
       (C) there is reserved to the United States the right to 
     replace, or add any aids to navigation, or make any changes 
     to the Montauk Lighthouse as may be necessary for navigation 
     purposes;
       (D) the United States shall have the right, at any time, to 
     enter the property conveyed without notice for the purpose of 
     maintaining navigation aids;
       (E) the United States shall have an easement of access to 
     such property for the purpose of maintaining the navigational 
     aids in use on the property; and
       (F) the Montauk Light Station shall revert to the United 
     States at the end of the 30-day period beginning on any date 
     on which the Secretary of Transportation provides written 
     notice to the Montauk Historical Association that the Montauk 
     Light Station is needed for national security purposes.
       (4) Maintenance of light station.--Any conveyance of 
     property under this section shall be subject to the condition 
     that the Montauk Historical Association shall maintain the 
     Montauk Light Station in accordance with the provisions of 
     the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470 et 
     seq.) and other applicable laws.
       (5) Limitation on obligations of montauk historical 
     association.--The Montauk Historical Association shall not 
     have any obligation to maintain any active aid to navigation 
     equipment on property conveyed pursuant to this section.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       (1) the term ``Montauk Light Station'' means the Coast 
     Guard light station known as the Light Station Montauk Point, 
     located at Montauk, New York, including the keeper's 
     dwellings, adjacent Coast Guard rights-of-way, the World War 
     II submarine spotting tower, the lighthouse tower, and the 
     paint locker; and
       (2) the term ``Montauk Lighthouse'' means the Coast Guard 
     lighthouse located at the Montauk Light Station.

     SEC. 424. CONVEYANCE OF CAPE ANN LIGHTHOUSE, THACHERS ISLAND, 
                   MASSACHUSETTS.

       (a) Authority To Convey.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     convey to the town of Rockport, Massachusetts, by an 
     appropriate means of conveyance, all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to the property 
     comprising the Cape Ann Lighthouse, located on Thachers 
     Island, Massachusetts.
       (2) Identification of property.--The Secretary may 
     identify, describe, and determine the property to be conveyed 
     pursuant to this subsection.
       (b) Terms of Conveyance.--
       (1) In general.--The conveyance of property pursuant to 
     this section shall be made--
       (A) without payment of consideration; and
       (B) subject to the conditions required by paragraphs (3) 
     and (4) and other terms and conditions the Secretary may 
     consider appropriate.
       (2) Reversionary interest.--In addition to any term or 
     condition established pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
     conveyance of property pursuant to this section shall be 
     subject to the condition that all right, title, and interest 
     in the Cape Ann Lighthouse shall immediately revert to the 
     United States if the Cape Ann Lighthouse, or any part of the 
     property--
       (A) ceases to be used as a nonprofit center for the 
     interpretation and preservation of maritime history;
       (B) ceases to be maintained in a manner that ensures its 
     present or future use as a Coast Guard aid to navigation; or
       (C) ceases to be maintained in a manner consistent with the 
     provisions of the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966 
     (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.).
       (3) Maintenance and navigation functions.--The conveyance 
     of property pursuant to this section shall be made subject to 
     the conditions that the Secretary considers to be necessary 
     to assure that--
       (A) the lights, antennas, and associated equipment located 
     on the property conveyed, which are active aids to 
     navigation, shall continue to be operated and maintained by 
     the United States;
       (B) the town of Rockport may not interfere or allow 
     interference in any manner with aids to navigation without 
     express written permission from the Secretary of 
     Transportation;
       (C) there is reserved to the United States the right to 
     relocate, replace, or add any aid to navigation or make any 
     changes to the Cape Ann Lighthouse as may be necessary for 
     navigational purposes;
       (D) the United States shall have the right, at any time, to 
     enter the property without notice for the purpose of 
     maintaining aids to navigation; and
       (E) the United States shall have an easement of access to 
     the property for the purpose of maintaining the aids to 
     navigation in use on the property.
       (4) Obligation limitation.--The town of Rockport is not 
     required to maintain any active aid to navigation equipment 
     on property conveyed pursuant to this section.
       (5) Property to be maintained in accordance with certain 
     laws.--The town of Rockport shall maintain the Cape Ann 
     Lighthouse in accordance with the National Historic 
     Preservation Act of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 470 et seq.), and other 
     applicable laws.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``Cape Ann Lighthouse'' means the Coast Guard property 
     located on Thachers Island, Massachusetts, except any 
     historical artifact, including any lens or lantern, located 
     on the property at or before the time of conveyance.

     SEC. 425. AMENDMENTS TO JOHNSON ACT.

       For purposes of section 5(b)(1)(A) of the Act of January 2, 
     1951 (15 U.S.C. 1175(b)(1)(A)), commonly known as the Johnson 
     Act, a vessel on a voyage that begins in the territorial 
     jurisdiction of the State of Indiana and that does not leave 
     the territorial jurisdiction of the State of Indiana shall be 
     considered to be a vessel that is not within the boundaries 
     of any State or possession of the United States.

     SEC. 426. TRANSFER OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY IN GOSNOLD, 
                   MASSACHUSETTS.

       (a) Conveyance Requirement.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation may convey to the town of Gosnold, 
     Massachusetts, without reimbursement and by no later than 120 
     days after the date of enactment of this Act, all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     property known as the ``United States Coast Guard Cuttyhunk 
     Boathouse and Wharf'', as described in subsection (c).
       (b) Conditions.--Any conveyance of property under 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     Coast Guard shall retain in perpetuity and at no cost--
       (1) the right of access to, over, and through the 
     boathouse, wharf, and land comprising the property at all 
     times for the purpose of berthing vessels, including vessels 
     belonging to members of the Coast Guard Auxiliary; and
       (2) the right of ingress to and egress from the property 
     for purposes of access to Coast Guard facilities and 
     performance of Coast Guard functions.
       (c) Property Described.--The property referred to in 
     subsection (a) is real property located in the town of 
     Gosnold, Massachusetts (including all buildings, structures, 
     equipment, and other improvements), as determined by the 
     Secretary of Transportation.

     SEC. 427. TRANSFER OF COAST GUARD PROPERTY IN NEW SHOREHAM, 
                   RHODE ISLAND.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Transportation (or any 
     other official having control over the property described in 
     subsection (b)) shall expeditiously convey to the town of New 
     Shoreham, Rhode Island, without consideration, all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     property known as the United States Coast Guard Station Block 
     Island, as described in subsection (b), subject to all 
     easements and other interest in the property held by any 
     other person.
       (b) Property Described.--The property referred to in 
     subsection (a) is real property (including buildings and 
     improvements) located on the west side of Block Island, Rhode 
     Island, at the entrance to the Great Salt Pond and referred 
     to in the books of the Tax Assessor of the town of New 
     Shoreham,

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     Rhode Island, as lots 10 and 12, comprising approximately 
     10.7 acres.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--In addition to any term or 
     condition established pursuant to subsection (a), any 
     conveyance of property under subsection (a) shall be subject 
     to the condition that all right, title, and interest in and 
     to the property so conveyed shall immediately revert to the 
     United States if the property, or any part thereof, ceases to 
     be used by the town of New Shoreham, Rhode Island.
       (d) Indemnification for Preexisting Environmental 
     Liabilities.--Notwithstanding any conveyance of property 
     under this section, after such conveyance the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall indemnify the town of New Shoreham, 
     Rhode Island, for any environmental liability arising from 
     the property, that existed before the date of the conveyance.

     SEC. 428. VESSEL DEEMED TO BE A RECREATIONAL VESSEL.

       The vessel, an approximately 96 meter twin screw motor 
     yacht for which construction commenced in October 1993 (to be 
     named the LIMITLESS), is deemed to be a recreational vessel 
     under chapter 43 of title 46, United States Code.

     SEC. 429. REQUIREMENT FOR PROCUREMENT OF BUOY CHAIN.

       (a) Requirement.--Chapter 5 of title 14, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 96. Procurement of buoy chain

       ``(a) The Coast Guard may not procure buoy chain--
       ``(1) that is not manufactured in the United States; or
       ``(2) substantially all of the components of which are not 
     produced or manufactured in the United States.
       ``(b) For purposes of subsection (a)(2), substantially all 
     of the components of a buoy chain shall be considered to be 
     produced or manufactured in the United States if the 
     aggregate cost of the components thereof which are produced 
     or manufactured in the United States is greater than the 
     aggregate cost of the components thereof which are produced 
     or manufactured outside the United States.
       ``(c) In this section--
       ``(1) the term `buoy chain' means any chain, cable, or 
     other device that is--
       ``(A) used to hold in place, by attachment to the bottom of 
     a body of water, a floating aid to navigation; and
       ``(B) not more than 4 inches in diameter; and
       ``(2) the term `manufacture' includes cutting, heat 
     treating, quality control, welding (including the forging and 
     shot blasting process), and testing.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     5 of title 14, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``96. Procurement of buoy chain.''.

     SEC. 430. CRUISE VESSEL TORT REFORM.

       (a) Section 4283 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States (46 App. 183), is amended by adding a new subsection 
     (g) to read as follows:
       ``(g) In a suit by any person in which a shipowner, 
     operator, or employer of a crew member is claimed to have 
     direct or vicarious liability for medical malpractice or 
     other tortious conduct occurring at a shoreside facility, or 
     in which the damages sought are alleged to result from the 
     referral to or treatment by any shoreside doctor, hospital, 
     medical facility, or other health care provider, the 
     shipowner, operator, or employer shall be entitled to rely 
     upon any and all statutory limitations of liability 
     applicable to the doctor, hospital, medical facility, or 
     other health care provider in the State in which the 
     shoreside medical care was provided.''.
       (b) Section 4283b of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States (46 App. 183c) is amended by adding a new subsection 
     to read as follows:
       ``(b) Subsection (a) shall not prohibit provisions or 
     limitations in contracts, agreements, or ticket conditions of 
     carriage with passengers which relieve a manager, agent, 
     master, owner, or operator of a vessel from liability for 
     infliction of emotional distress, mental suffering, or 
     psychological injury so long as such provisions or 
     limitations do not limit liability if the emotional distress, 
     mental suffering, or psychological injury was--
       ``(1) the result of substantial physical injury to the 
     claimant caused by the negligence or fault of the manager, 
     agent, master, owner, or operator;
       ``(2) the result of the claimant having been at actual risk 
     of substantial physical injury, which risk was caused by the 
     negligence or fault of the manager, agent, master, owner, or 
     operator; or
       ``(3) intentionally inflicted by the manager, agent, 
     master, owner, or operator.''.
       (c) Section 20 of chapter 153 of the Act of March 4, 1915 
     (46 App. 688) is amended by adding a new subsection to read 
     as follows:
       ``(c) Limitation for Certain Aliens in Case of Contractual 
     Alternative Forum.--
       ``(1) No action may be maintained under subsection (a) or 
     under any other maritime law of the United States for 
     maintenance and cure or for damages for the injury or death 
     of a person who was not a citizen or permanent legal resident 
     alien of the United States at the time of the incident giving 
     rise to the action, if the incident giving rise to the action 
     occurred while the person was employed on board a vessel 
     documented other than under the laws of the United States, 
     which vessel was owned by an entity organized other than 
     under the laws of the United States or by a person who is not 
     a citizen or permanent legal resident alien.
       ``(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) shall only apply if--
       ``(A) the incident giving rise to the action occurred while 
     the person bringing the action was a party to a contract of 
     employment or was subject to a collective bargaining 
     agreement which, by its terms, provided for an exclusive 
     forum for resolution of all such disputes or actions in a 
     nation other than the United States, a remedy is available to 
     the person under the laws of that nation, and the party 
     seeking to dismiss an action under paragraph (1) is willing 
     to stipulate to jurisdiction under the laws of such nation as 
     to such incident; or
       ``(B) a remedy is available to the person bringing the 
     action under the laws of the nation in which the person 
     maintained citizenship or permanent residency at the time of 
     the incident giving rise to the action and the party seeking 
     to dismiss an action under paragraph (1) is willing to 
     stipulate to jurisdiction under the laws of such nation as to 
     such incident.
       ``(3) The provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection 
     shall not be interpreted to require a court in the United 
     States to accept jurisdiction of any actions.''.

     SEC. 431. LIMITATION ON FEES AND CHARGES WITH RESPECT TO 
                   FERRIES.

       The Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
     operating may not assess or collect any fee or charge with 
     respect to a ferry. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, the Secretary is authorized to reduce expenditures 
     in an amount equal to the fees or charges which are not 
     collected or assessed as a result of this section.
                 TITLE V--COAST GUARD REGULATORY REFORM

     SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Coast Guard Regulatory 
     Reform Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 502. SAFETY MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Management of Vessels.--Title 46, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding after chapter 31 the following new 
     chapter:

                  ``CHAPTER 32--MANAGEMENT OF VESSELS

``Sec.
``3201. Definitions.
``3202. Application.
``3203. Safety management system.
``3204. Implementation of safety management system.
``3205. Certification.

     ``Sec. 3201. Definitions

       ``In this chapter--
       ``(1) `International Safety Management Code' has the same 
     meaning given that term in chapter IX of the Annex to the 
     International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974;
       ``(2) `responsible person' means--
       ``(A) the owner of a vessel to which this chapter applies; 
     or
       ``(B) any other person that has--
       ``(i) assumed the responsibility for operation of a vessel 
     to which this chapter applies from the owner; and
       ``(ii) agreed to assume with respect to the vessel 
     responsibility for complying with all the requirements of 
     this chapter and the regulations prescribed under this 
     chapter;
       ``(3) `vessel engaged on a foreign voyage' means a vessel 
     to which this chapter applies--
       ``(A) arriving at a place under the jurisdiction of the 
     United States from a place in a foreign country;
       ``(B) making a voyage between places outside the United 
     States; or
       ``(C) departing from a place under the jurisdiction of the 
     United States for a place in a foreign country.

     ``Sec. 3202. Application

       ``(a) Mandatory Application.--This chapter applies to the 
     following vessels engaged on a foreign voyage:
       ``(1) Beginning July 1, 1998--
       ``(A) a vessel transporting more than 12 passengers 
     described in section 2101(21)(A) of this title; and
       ``(B) a tanker, bulk freight vessel, or high-speed freight 
     vessel, of at least 500 gross tons.
       ``(2) Beginning July 1, 2002, a freight vessel and a mobile 
     offshore drilling unit of at least 500 gross tons.
       ``(b) Voluntary Application.--This chapter applies to a 
     vessel not described in subsection (a) of this section if the 
     owner of the vessel requests the Secretary to apply this 
     chapter to the vessel.
       ``(c) Exception.--Except as provided in subsection (b) of 
     this section, this chapter does not apply to--
       ``(1) a barge;
       ``(2) a recreational vessel not engaged in commercial 
     service;
       ``(3) a fishing vessel;
       ``(4) a vessel operating on the Great Lakes or its 
     tributary and connecting waters; or
       ``(5) a public vessel.

     ``Sec. 3203. Safety management system

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     regulations which establish a safety management system for 
     responsible persons and vessels to which this chapter 
     applies, including--
       ``(1) a safety and environmental protection policy;
       ``(2) instructions and procedures to ensure safe operation 
     of those vessels and protection of the environment in 
     compliance with international and United States law;

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       ``(3) defined levels of authority and lines of 
     communications between, and among, personnel on shore and on 
     the vessel;
       ``(4) procedures for reporting accidents and 
     nonconformities with this chapter;
       ``(5) procedures for preparing for and responding to 
     emergency situations; and
       ``(6) procedures for internal audits and management reviews 
     of the system.
       ``(b) Compliance With Code.--Regulations prescribed under 
     this section shall be consistent with the International 
     Safety Management Code with respect to vessels engaged on a 
     foreign voyage.

     ``Sec. 3204. Implementation of safety management system

       ``(a) Safety Management Plan.--Each responsible person 
     shall establish and submit to the Secretary for approval a 
     safety management plan describing how that person and vessels 
     of the person to which this chapter applies will comply with 
     the regulations prescribed under section 3203(a) of this 
     title.
       ``(b) Approval.--Upon receipt of a safety management plan 
     submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall review 
     the plan and approve it if the Secretary determines that it 
     is consistent with and will assist in implementing the safety 
     management system established under section 3203.
       ``(c) Prohibition on Vessel Operation.--A vessel to which 
     this chapter applies under section 3202(a) may not be 
     operated without having on board a Safety Management 
     Certificate and a copy of a Document of Compliance issued for 
     the vessel under section 3205 of this title.

     ``Sec. 3205. Certification

       ``(a) Issuance of Certificate and Document.--After 
     verifying that the responsible person for a vessel to which 
     this chapter applies and the vessel comply with the 
     applicable requirements under this chapter, the Secretary 
     shall issue for the vessel, on request of the responsible 
     person, a Safety Management Certificate and a Document of 
     Compliance.
       ``(b) Maintenance of Certificate and Document.--A Safety 
     Management Certificate and a Document of Compliance issued 
     for a vessel under this section shall be maintained by the 
     responsible person for the vessel as required by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(c) Verification of Compliance.--The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) periodically review whether a responsible person 
     having a safety management plan approved under section 
     3204(b) and each vessel to which the plan applies is 
     complying with the plan; and
       ``(2) revoke the Secretary's approval of the plan and each 
     Safety Management Certificate and Document of Compliance 
     issued to the person for a vessel to which the plan applies, 
     if the Secretary determines that the person or a vessel to 
     which the plan applies has not complied with the plan.
       ``(d) Enforcement.--At the request of the Secretary, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall withhold or revoke the 
     clearance required by section 4197 of the Revised Statutes 
     (46 App. U.S.C. 91) of a vessel that is subject to this 
     chapter under section 3202(a) of this title or to the 
     International Safety Management Code, if the vessel does not 
     have on board a Safety Management Certificate and a copy of a 
     Document of Compliance for the vessel. Clearance may be 
     granted on filing a bond or other surety satisfactory to the 
     Secretary.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters at the 
     beginning of subtitle II of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to chapter 31 
     the following:

``32. Management of vessels.................................3201''.....

       (c) Study.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary of Transportation shall conduct, 
     in cooperation with the owners, charterers, and managing 
     operators of vessels documented under chapter 121 of title 
     46, United States Code, and other interested persons, a study 
     of the methods that may be used to implement and enforce the 
     International Management Code for the Safe Operation of Ships 
     and for Pollution Prevention under chapter IX of the Annex to 
     the International Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 
     1974.
       (2) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to the Congress a 
     report of the results of the study required under paragraph 
     (1) before the earlier of--
       (A) the date that final regulations are prescribed under 
     section 3203 of title 46, United States Code (as enacted by 
     subsection (a)); or
       (B) the date that is 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 503. USE OF REPORTS, DOCUMENTS, RECORDS, AND 
                   EXAMINATIONS OF OTHER PERSONS.

       (a) Reports, Documents, and Records.--Chapter 31 of title 
     46, United States Code, is amended by adding the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 3103. Use of reports, documents, and records

       ``The Secretary may rely, as evidence of compliance with 
     this subtitle, on--
       ``(1) reports, documents, and records of other persons who 
     have been determined by the Secretary to be reliable; and
       ``(2) other methods the Secretary has determined to be 
     reliable.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     31 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

``3103. Use of reports, documents, and records.''.
       (c) Examinations.--Section 3308 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting ``or have examined'' after 
     ``examine''.

     SEC. 504. EQUIPMENT APPROVAL.

       (a) In General.--Section 3306(b) of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) Equipment and material subject to regulation under 
     this section may not be used on any vessel without prior 
     approval of the Secretary.
       ``(2) Except with respect to use on a public vessel, the 
     Secretary may treat an approval of equipment or materials by 
     a foreign government as approval by the Secretary for 
     purposes of paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that--
       ``(A) the design standards and testing procedures used by 
     that government meet the requirements of the International 
     Convention for the Safety of Life at Sea, 1974;
       ``(B) the approval of the equipment or material by the 
     foreign government will secure the safety of individuals and 
     property on board vessels subject to inspection; and
       ``(C) for lifesaving equipment, the foreign government--
       ``(i) has given equivalent treatment to approvals of 
     lifesaving equipment by the Secretary; and
       ``(ii) otherwise ensures that lifesaving equipment approved 
     by the Secretary may be used on vessels that are documented 
     and subject to inspection under the laws of that country.''.
       (b) Foreign Approvals.--The Secretary of Transportation, in 
     consultation with other interested Federal agencies, shall 
     work with foreign governments to have those governments 
     approve the use of the same equipment and materials on 
     vessels documented under the laws of those countries that the 
     Secretary requires on United States documented vessels.
       (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 3306(a)(4) of title 46, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``clauses (1)-
     (3)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (1), (2), and (3)''.

     SEC. 505. FREQUENCY OF INSPECTION.

       (a) Frequency of Inspection, Generally.--Section 3307 of 
     title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``nautical school vessel'' and inserting 
     ``, nautical school vessel, and small passenger vessel 
     allowed to carry more than 12 passengers on a foreign 
     voyage''; and
       (B) by adding ``and'' after the semicolon at the end;
       (2) by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph 
     (3) as paragraph (2); and
       (3) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated), by striking ``2 
     years'' and inserting ``5 years''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3710(b) of title 46, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``24 months'' and 
     inserting ``5 years''.

     SEC. 506. CERTIFICATE OF INSPECTION.

       Section 3309(c) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``(but not more than 60 days)''.

     SEC. 507. DELEGATION OF AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO 
                   CLASSIFICATION SOCIETIES.

       (a) Authority To Delegate.--Section 3316 of title 46, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a) and (d);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (a) and (b), respectively; and
       (3) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by--
       (A) redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (B) striking so much of the subsection as precedes 
     paragraph (3), as so redesignated, and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b)(1) The Secretary may delegate to the American Bureau 
     of Shipping or another classification society recognized by 
     the Secretary as meeting acceptable standards for such a 
     society, for a vessel documented or to be documented under 
     chapter 121 of this title, the authority to--
       ``(A) review and approve plans required for issuing a 
     certificate of inspection required by this part;
       ``(B) conduct inspections and examinations; and
       ``(C) issue a certificate of inspection required by this 
     part and other related documents.
       ``(2) The Secretary may make a delegation under paragraph 
     (1) to a foreign classification society only--
       ``(A) to the extent that the government of the foreign 
     country in which the society is headquartered delegates 
     authority and provides access to the American Bureau of 
     Shipping to inspect, certify, and provide related services to 
     vessels documented in that country; and
       ``(B) if the foreign classification society has offices and 
     maintains records in the United States.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The heading for section 3316 of title 46, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 3316. Classification societies''.

       (2) The table of sections for chapter 33 of title 46, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating 
     to section 3316 and inserting the following:

``3316. Classification societies.''.
                   TITLE VI--DOCUMENTATION OF VESSELS

     SEC. 601. AUTHORITY TO ISSUE COASTWISE ENDORSEMENTS.

       Section 12106 of title 46, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

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       ``(g) A coastwise endorsement may be issued for a vessel 
     that--
       ``(1) is less than 200 gross tons;
       ``(2) is eligible for documentation;
       ``(3) was built in the United States; and
       ``(4) was--
       ``(A) sold foreign in whole or in part; or
       ``(B) placed under foreign registry.''.

     SEC. 602. VESSEL DOCUMENTATION FOR CHARITY CRUISES.

       (a) Authority To Document Vessels.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Act of June 19, 
     1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), and section 12106 of title 46, 
     United States Code, and subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary of Transportation may issue a certificate of 
     documentation with a coastwise endorsement for each of the 
     following vessels:
       (A) GALLANT LADY (Feadship hull number 645, approximately 
     130 feet in length).
       (B) GALLANT LADY (Feadship hull number 651, approximately 
     172 feet in length).
       (2) Limitation on operation.--Coastwise trade authorized 
     under a certificate of documentation issued for a vessel 
     under this section shall be limited to carriage of passengers 
     in association with contributions to charitable organizations 
     no portion of which is received, directly or indirectly, by 
     the owner of the vessel.
       (3) Condition.--The Secretary may not issue any certificate 
     of documentation under paragraph (1) unless the owner of the 
     vessel referred to in paragraph (1)(A) (in this section 
     referred to as the ``owner''), within 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, submits to the Secretary a 
     letter expressing the intent of the owner to enter into a 
     contract before October 1, 1996, for construction in the 
     United States of a passenger vessel of at least 130 feet in 
     length.
       (4) Effective date of certificates.--A certificate of 
     documentation issued under paragraph (1)--
       (A) for the vessel referred to in paragraph (1)(A), shall 
     take effect on the date of issuance of the certificate; and
       (B) for the vessel referred to in paragraph (1)(B), shall 
     take effect on the date of delivery of the vessel to the 
     owner.
       (b) Termination of Effectiveness of Certificates.--A 
     certificate of documentation issued for a vessel under 
     section (a)(1) shall expire--
       (1) on the date of the sale of the vessel by the owner;
       (2) on October 1, 1996, if the owner has not entered into a 
     contract for construction of a vessel in accordance with the 
     letter of intent submitted to the Secretary under subsection 
     (a)(3); and
       (3) on any date on which such a contract is breached, 
     rescinded, or terminated (other than for completion of 
     performance of the contract) by the owner.

     SEC. 603. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR CONVERSION OF VESSEL M/V 
                   TWIN DRILL.

       Section 601(d) of Public Law 103-206 (107 Stat. 2445) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``1995'' and inserting 
     ``1996''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking ``12'' and inserting 
     ``24''.

     SEC. 604. DOCUMENTATION OF VESSEL RAINBOW'S END.

       Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 
     (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Act of June 19, 1886 (46 App. 
     U.S.C. 289), and sections 12106, 12107, and 12108 of title 
     46, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation may 
     issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate 
     endorsements for employment in the coastwise trade, Great 
     Lakes trade, and the fisheries for the vessel RAINBOW'S END 
     (official number 1026899; hull identification number 
     MY13708C787).

     SEC. 605. DOCUMENTATION OF VESSEL GLEAM.

       Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 
     (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Act of June 19, 1886 (46 App. 
     U.S.C. 289), and section 12106 of title 46, United States 
     Code, the Secretary of Transportation may issue a certificate 
     of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment 
     in the coastwise trade for the vessel GLEAM (United States 
     official number 921594).

     SEC. 606. DOCUMENTATION OF VARIOUS VESSELS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Act of June 19, 
     1886 (46 App. U.S.C. 289), the Act of May 28, 1906 (46 App. 
     U.S.C. 292), and sections 12106, 12107, and 12108 of title 
     46, United States Code, the Secretary of the department in 
     which the Coast Guard is operating may issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsements for each of the 
     vessels listed in subsection (b).
       (b) Vessels Described.--The vessels referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the following:
       (1) ANNAPOLIS (United States official number 999008).
       (2) CHESAPEAKE (United States official number 999010).
       (3) CONSORT (United States official number 999005).
       (4) CURTIS BAY (United States official number 999007).
       (5) HAMPTON ROADS (United States official number 999009).
       (6) JAMESTOWN (United States official number 999006).
       (7) 2 barges owned by Roen Salvage (a corporation organized 
     under the laws of the State of Wisconsin) and numbered by 
     that company as barge 103 and barge 203.
       (8) RATTLESNAKE (Canadian registry official number 802702).
       (9) CAROLYN (Tennessee State registration number TN1765C).
       (10) SMALLEY (6808 Amphibious Dredge, Florida State 
     registration number FL1855FF).
       (11) BEULA LEE (United States official number 928211).
       (12) FINESSE (Florida State official number 7148HA).
       (13) WESTEJORD (Hull Identification Number X-53-109).
       (14) MAGIC CARPET (United States official number 278971).
       (15) AURA (United States official number 1027807).
       (16) ABORIGINAL (United States official number 942118).
       (17) ISABELLE (United States official number 600655).
       (18) 3 barges owned by the Harbor Marine Corporation (a 
     corporation organized under the laws of the State of Rhode 
     Island) and referred to by that company as Harbor 221, Harbor 
     223, and Gene Elizabeth.
       (19) SHAMROCK V (United States official number 900936).
       (20) ENDEAVOUR (United States official number 947869).
       (21) CHRISSY (State of Maine registration number 4778B).
       (22) EAGLE MAR (United States official number 575349).

     SEC. 607. DOCUMENTATION OF 4 BARGES.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 883), section 1 of the Act 
     of May 28, 1906 (46 App. U.S.C. 292), and section 12106 of 
     title 46, United States Code, the Secretary of Transportation 
     may issue a certificate of documentation with appropriate 
     endorsements for each of the vessels listed in subsection 
     (b).
       (b) Vessels Described.--The vessels referred to in 
     subsection (a) are 4 barges owned by McLean Contracting 
     Company (a corporation organized under the laws of the State 
     of Maryland) and numbered by that company as follows:
       (1) Barge 76 (official number 1030612).
       (2) Barge 77 (official number 1030613).
       (3) Barge 78 (official number 1030614).
       (4) Barge 100 (official number 1030615).

     SEC. 608. LIMITED WAIVER FOR ENCHANTED ISLE AND ENCHANTED 
                   SEAS.

       Notwithstanding section 27 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 
     (46 App. U.S.C. 883), the Act of June 19, 1886 (46 App. 
     U.S.C. 289), section 12106 of title 46, United States Code, 
     section 506 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 
     1156), and any agreement with the United States Government, 
     the Secretary of Transportation may issue a certificate of 
     documentation with a coastwise endorsement for the vessels 
     ENCHANTED ISLE (Panamanian official number 14087-84B) and 
     ENCHANTED SEAS (Panamanian official number 14064-84D), except 
     that the vessels may not operate between or among islands in 
     the State of Hawaii.

     SEC. 609. LIMITED WAIVER FOR MV PLATTE.

       Notwithstanding any other law or any agreement with the 
     United States Government, the vessel MV PLATTE (ex-SPIRIT OF 
     TEXAS) (United States official number 653210) may be sold to 
     a person that is not a citizen of the United States and 
     transferred to or placed under a foreign registry.
             TITLE VII--TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 701. AMENDMENT OF INLAND NAVIGATION RULES.

       Section 2 of the Inland Navigational Rules Act of 1980 is 
     amended--
       (1) by amending Rule 9(e)(i) (33 U.S.C. 2009(e)(i)) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(i) In a narrow channel or fairway when overtaking, the 
     power-driven vessel intending to overtake another power-
     driven vessel shall indicate her intention by sounding the 
     appropriate signal prescribed in Rule 34(c) and take steps to 
     permit safe passing. The power-driven vessel being overtaken, 
     if in agreement, shall sound the same signal and may, if 
     specifically agreed to take steps to permit safe passing. If 
     in doubt she shall sound the danger signal prescribed in Rule 
     34(d).'';
       (2) in Rule 15(b) (33 U.S.C. 2015(b)) by inserting ``power-
     driven'' after ``Secretary, a'';
       (3) in Rule 23(a)(i) (33 U.S.C. 2023(a)(i)) after 
     ``masthead light forward''; by striking ``except that a 
     vessel of less than 20 meters in length need not exhibit this 
     light forward of amidships but shall exhibit it as far 
     forward as is practicable;'';
       (4) by amending Rule 24(f) (33 U.S.C. 2024(f)) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(f) Provided that any number of vessels being towed 
     alongside or pushed in a group shall be lighted as one 
     vessel, except as provided in paragraph (iii)--
       ``(i) a vessel being pushed ahead, not being part of a 
     composite unit, shall exhibit at the forward end, sidelights 
     and a special flashing light;
       ``(ii) a vessel being towed alongside shall exhibit a 
     sternlight and at the forward end, sidelights and a special 
     flashing light; and
       ``(iii) when vessels are towed alongside on both sides of 
     the towing vessels a stern light shall be exhibited on the 
     stern of the outboard vessel on each side of the towing 
     vessel, and a single set of sidelights as far forward and as 
     far outboard as is practicable, and a single special flashing 
     light.'';
       (5) in Rule 26 (33 U.S.C 2026)--
       (A) in each of subsections (b)(i) and (c)(i) by striking 
     ``a vessel of less than 20 meters in length may instead of 
     this shape exhibit a basket;''; and
       (B) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) The additional signals described in Annex II to these 
     Rules apply to a vessel en

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     gaged in fishing in close proximity to other vessels engaged 
     in fishing.''; and
       (6) by amending Rule 34(h) (33 U.S.C. 2034) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(h) A vessel that reaches agreement with another vessel 
     in a head-on, crossing, or overtaking situation, as for 
     example, by using the radiotelephone as prescribed by the 
     Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge Radiotelephone Act (85 Stat. 164; 33 
     U.S.C. 1201 et seq.), is not obliged to sound the whistle 
     signals prescribed by this rule, but may do so. If agreement 
     is not reached, then whistle signals shall be exchanged in a 
     timely manner and shall prevail.''.

     SEC. 702. MEASUREMENT OF VESSELS.

       Section 14104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
     by redesignating the existing text after the section heading 
     as subsection (a) and by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) If a statute allows for an alternate tonnage to be 
     prescribed under this section, the Secretary may prescribe it 
     by regulation. The alternate tonnage shall, to the maximum 
     extent possible, be equivalent to the statutorily established 
     tonnage. Until an alternate tonnage is prescribed, the 
     statutorily established tonnage shall apply to vessels 
     measured under chapter 143 or chapter 145 of this title.''.

     SEC. 703. LONGSHORE AND HARBOR WORKERS COMPENSATION.

       Section 3(d)(3)(B) of the Longshore and Harbor Workers' 
     Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 903(d)(3)(B)) is amended by 
     inserting after ``1,600 tons gross'' the following: ``as 
     measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, 
     or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that 
     title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of 
     that title''.

     SEC. 704. RADIOTELEPHONE REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 4(a)(2) of the Vessel Bridge-to-Bridge 
     Radiotelephone Act (33 U.S.C. 1203(a)(2)) is amended by 
     inserting after ``one hundred gross tons'' the following ``as 
     measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, 
     or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that 
     title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of 
     that title,''.

     SEC. 705. VESSEL OPERATING REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 4(a)(3) of the Ports and Waterways Safety Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1223(a)(3)) is amended by inserting after ``300 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''.

     SEC. 706. MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1920.

       Section 27A of the Merchant Marine Act, 1920 (46 U.S.C. 
     App. 883-1), is amended by inserting after ``five hundred 
     gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 
     of title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title,''.

     SEC. 707. MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1956.

       Section 2 of the Act of June 14, 1956 (46 U.S.C. App. 
     883a), is amended by inserting after ``five hundred gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''.

     SEC. 708. MARITIME EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

       Section 1302(4)(A) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 
     U.S.C. App. 1295a(4)(a)) is amended by inserting after 
     ``1,000 gross tons or more'' the following: ``as measured 
     under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, or an 
     alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that title 
     as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of that 
     title''.

     SEC. 709. GENERAL DEFINITIONS.

       Section 2101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (13), by inserting after ``15 gross tons'' 
     the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of title 46, 
     United States Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
     section 14302 of that title as prescribed by the Secretary 
     under section 14104 of that title'';
       (2) in paragraph (13a), by inserting after ``3,500 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (3) in paragraph (19), by inserting after ``500 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (4) in paragraph (22), by inserting after ``100 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (5) in paragraph (30)(A), by inserting after ``500 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (6) in paragraph (32), by inserting after ``100 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (7) in paragraph (33), by inserting after ``300 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (8) in paragraph (35), by inserting after ``100 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''; and
       (9) in paragraph (42), by inserting after ``100 gross 
     tons'' each place it appears, the following: ``as measured 
     under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, or an 
     alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that title 
     as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of that 
     title''.

     SEC. 710. AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT CERTAIN VESSELS.

       Section 2113 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ``at least 100 
     gross tons but less than 300 gross tons'' the following: ``as 
     measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, 
     or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that 
     title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of 
     that title''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5), by inserting after ``at least 100 
     gross tons but less than 500 gross tons'' the following: ``as 
     measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, 
     or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that 
     title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of 
     that title''.

     SEC. 711. INSPECTION OF VESSELS.

       Section 3302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting after ``5,000 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting after ``500 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(3), by inserting after ``500 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (4) in subsection (c)(4)(A), by inserting after ``500 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (5) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting after ``150 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (6) in subsection (i)(1)(A), by inserting after ``300 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''; and
       (7) in subsection (j), by inserting after ``15 gross tons'' 
     the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of title 46, 
     United States Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
     section 14302 of that title as prescribed by the Secretary 
     under section 14104 of that title''.

     SEC. 712. REGULATIONS.

       Section 3306 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (h), by inserting after ``at least 100 
     gross tons but less than 300 gross tons'' the following: ``as 
     measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, 
     or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that 
     title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of 
     that title''; and
       (2) in subsection (i), by inserting after ``at least 100 
     gross tons but less than 500 gross tons'' the following: ``as 
     measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, 
     or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that 
     title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of 
     that title''.

     SEC. 713. PENALTIES--INSPECTION OF VESSELS.

       Section 3318 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``100 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''; and
       (2) in subsection (j)(1), by inserting after ``1,600 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''.

     SEC. 714. APPLICATION--TANK VESSELS.

       Section 3702 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(1), by inserting after ``500 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured

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     under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by the 
     Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (2) in subsection (c), by inserting after ``500 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''; and
       (3) in subsection (d), by inserting after ``5,000 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''.

     SEC. 715. TANK VESSEL CONSTRUCTION STANDARDS.

       Section 3703a of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2), by inserting after ``5,000 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(2), by inserting after ``5,000 gross 
     tons'' each place it appears the following: ``as measured 
     under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, or an 
     alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that title 
     as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of that 
     title'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(3)(A), by inserting after ``15,000 
     gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 
     of title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (4) in subsection (c)(3)(B), by inserting after ``30,000 
     gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 
     of title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''; and
       (5) in subsection (c)(3)(C), by inserting after ``30,000 
     gross tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 
     of title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''.

     SEC. 716. TANKER MINIMUM STANDARDS.

       Section 3707 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``10,000 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``10,000 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''.

     SEC. 717. SELF-PROPELLED TANK VESSEL MINIMUM STANDARDS.

       Section 3708 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after ``10,000 gross tons'' the following: ``as 
     measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, 
     or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that 
     title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of 
     that title''.

     SEC. 718. DEFINITION--ABANDONMENT OF BARGES.

       Section 4701(1) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after ``100 gross tons'' the following: ``as 
     measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, 
     or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that 
     title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of 
     that title''.

     SEC. 719. APPLICATION--LOAD LINES.

       Section 5102(b) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting after ``5,000 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (2) in paragraph (5), by inserting after ``500 gross tons'' 
     the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of title 46, 
     United States Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
     section 14302 of that title as prescribed by the Secretary 
     under section 14104 of that title''; and
       (3) in paragraph (10), by inserting after ``150 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''.

     SEC. 720. LICENSING OF INDIVIDUALS.

       Section 7101(e)(3) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after ``1,600 gross tons'' the 
     following: ``as measured under section 14502 of title 46, 
     United States Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
     section 14302 of that title as prescribed by the Secretary 
     under section 14104 of that title''.

     SEC. 721. ABLE SEAMEN--LIMITED.

       Section 7308 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after ``100 gross tons'' the following: ``as 
     measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, 
     or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that 
     title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of 
     that title''.

     SEC. 722. ABLE SEAMEN--OFFSHORE SUPPLY VESSELS.

       Section 7310 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after ``500 gross tons'' the following: ``as 
     measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, 
     or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that 
     title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of 
     that title''.

     SEC. 723. SCALE OF EMPLOYMENT--ABLE SEAMEN.

       Section 7312 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``1,600 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting after ``500 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (3) in subsection (d), by inserting after ``500 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (4) in subsection (f)(1), by inserting after ``5,000 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''; and
       (5) in subsection (f)(2), by inserting after ``5,000 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''.

     SEC. 724. GENERAL REQUIREMENTS--ENGINE DEPARTMENT.

       Section 7313(a) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after ``100 gross tons'' the following: ``as 
     measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, 
     or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that 
     title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of 
     that title''.

     SEC. 725. COMPLEMENT OF INSPECTED VESSELS.

       Section 8101(h) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after ``100 gross tons'' the following: ``as 
     measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, 
     or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that 
     title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of 
     that title''.

     SEC. 726. WATCHMEN.

       Section 8102(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after ``100 gross tons'' the following: ``as 
     measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, 
     or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that 
     title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of 
     that title''.

     SEC. 727. CITIZENSHIP AND NAVAL RESERVE REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 8103(b)(3)(A) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after ``1,600 gross tons'' the 
     following: ``as measured under section 14502 of title 46, 
     United States Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
     section 14302 of that title as prescribed by the Secretary 
     under section 14104 of that title''.

     SEC. 728. WATCHES.

       Section 8104 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``100 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (2) in subsection (d), by inserting after ``100 gross 
     tons'' and after ``5,000 gross tons'' the following: ``as 
     measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, 
     or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that 
     title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of 
     that title'';
       (3) in subsection (l)(1), by inserting after ``1,600 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (4) in subsection (m)(1), by inserting after ``1,600 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (5) in subsection (o)(1), by inserting after ``500 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''; and
       (6) in subsection (o)(2), by inserting after ``500 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''.

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     SEC. 729. MINIMUM NUMBER OF LICENSED INDIVIDUALS.

       Section 8301 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting after ``1,000 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(3), by inserting after ``at least 200 
     gross tons but less than 1,000 gross tons'' the following: 
     ``as measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States 
     Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of 
     that title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 
     of that title'';
       (3) in subsection (a)(4), by inserting after ``at least 100 
     gross tons but less than 200 gross tons'' the following: ``as 
     measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, 
     or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that 
     title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of 
     that title'';
       (4) in subsection (a)(5), by inserting after ``300 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''; and
       (5) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``200 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''.

     SEC. 730. OFFICERS' COMPETENCY CERTIFICATES CONVENTION.

       Section 8304(b)(4) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after ``200 gross tons'' the following: 
     ``as measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States 
     Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of 
     that title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 
     of that title''.

     SEC. 731. MERCHANT MARINERS' DOCUMENTS REQUIRED.

       Section 8701 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``100 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''; and
       (2) in subsection (a)(6), by inserting after ``1,600 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''.

     SEC. 732. CERTAIN CREW REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 8702 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by inserting after ``100 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''; and
       (2) in subsection (a)(6), by inserting after ``1,600 gross 
     tons'' the following: ``as measured under section 14502 of 
     title 46, United States Code, or an alternate tonnage 
     measured under section 14302 of that title as prescribed by 
     the Secretary under section 14104 of that title''.

     SEC. 733. FREIGHT VESSELS.

       Section 8901 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after ``100 gross tons'' the following: ``as 
     measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, 
     or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that 
     title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of 
     that title''.

     SEC. 734. EXEMPTIONS.

       Section 8905(b) of title 46, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after ``200 gross tons'' the following: ``as 
     measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States Code, 
     or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of that 
     title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 of 
     that title''.

     SEC. 735. UNITED STATES REGISTERED PILOT SERVICE.

       Section 9303(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after ``4,000 gross tons'' the 
     following: ``as measured under section 14502 of title 46, 
     United States Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
     section 14302 of that title as prescribed by the Secretary 
     under section 14104 of that title''.

     SEC. 736. DEFINITIONS--MERCHANT SEAMEN PROTECTION.

       Section 10101(4)(B) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after ``1,600 gross tons'' the 
     following: ``as measured under section 14502 of title 46, 
     United States Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
     section 14302 of that title as prescribed by the Secretary 
     under section 14104 of that title''.

     SEC. 737. APPLICATION--FOREIGN AND INTERCOASTAL VOYAGES.

       Section 10301(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after ``75 gross tons'' the following: 
     ``as measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States 
     Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of 
     that title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 
     of that title''.

     SEC. 738. APPLICATION--COASTWISE VOYAGES.

       Section 10501(a) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after ``50 gross tons'' the following: 
     ``as measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States 
     Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of 
     that title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 
     of that title''.

     SEC. 739. FISHING AGREEMENTS.

       Section 10601(a)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after ``20 gross tons'' the following: 
     ``as measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States 
     Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of 
     that title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 
     of that title''.

     SEC. 740. ACCOMMODATIONS FOR SEAMEN.

       Section 11101(a) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after ``100 gross tons'' the following: 
     ``as measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States 
     Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of 
     that title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 
     of that title''.

     SEC. 741. MEDICINE CHESTS.

       Section 11102(a) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after ``75 gross tons'' the following: 
     ``as measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States 
     Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of 
     that title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 
     of that title''.

     SEC. 742. LOGBOOK AND ENTRY REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 11301(a)(2) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after ``100 gross tons'' the following: 
     ``as measured under section 14502 of title 46, United States 
     Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under section 14302 of 
     that title as prescribed by the Secretary under section 14104 
     of that title''.

     SEC. 743. COASTWISE ENDORSEMENTS.

       Section 12106(c)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``two hundred gross tons'' and inserting 
     ``200 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of title 46, 
     United States Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
     section 14302 of that title as prescribed by the Secretary 
     under section 14104 of that title''.

     SEC. 744. FISHERY ENDORSEMENTS.

       Section 12108(c)(1) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``two hundred gross tons'' and inserting 
     ``200 gross tons as measured under section 14502 of title 46, 
     United States Code, or an alternate tonnage measured under 
     section 14302 of that title as prescribed by the Secretary 
     under section 14104 of that title''.

     SEC. 745. CLERICAL AMENDMENT.

       Chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the first section 12123; and
       (2) in the table of sections at the beginning of the 
     chapter by striking the first item relating to section 12123.

     SEC. 746. REPEAL OF GREAT LAKES ENDORSEMENTS.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 12107 of title 46, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The analysis at the beginning of chapter 121 of title 
     46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 12107.
       (2) Section 12101(b)(3) of title 46, United States Code, is 
     repealed.
       (3) Section 4370(a) of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States (46 App. U.S.C. 316(a)) is amended by striking ``or 
     12107''.
       (4) Section 2793 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States (46 App. U.S.C. 111, 123) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``coastwise, Great Lakes endorsement'' and 
     all that follows through ``foreign ports,'' and inserting 
     ``registry endorsement, engaged in foreign trade on the Great 
     Lakes or their tributary or connecting waters in trade with 
     Canada,''; and
       (B) by striking ``, as if from or to foreign ports''.

     SEC. 747. CONVENTION TONNAGE FOR LICENSES, CERTIFICATES, AND 
                   DOCUMENTS.

       (a) Authority To Use Convention Tonnage.--Chapter 75 of 
     title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 7506. Convention tonnage for licenses, certificates, 
       and documents

       ``Notwithstanding any provision of section 14302(c) or 
     14305 of this title, the Secretary may--
       ``(1) evaluate the service of an individual who is applying 
     for a license, a certificate of registry, or a merchant 
     mariner's document by using the tonnage as measured under 
     chapter 143 of this title for the vessels on which that 
     service was acquired, and
       ``(2) issue the license, certificate, or document based on 
     that service.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The analysis to chapter 75 of 
     title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding a new item 
     as follows:

``7506. Convention tonnage for licenses, certificates, and 
              documents.''.
              TITLE VIII--COAST GUARD AUXILIARY AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 801. ADMINISTRATION OF THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY.

       (a) In General.--Section 821 of title 14, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 821. Administration of the Coast Guard Auxiliary

       ``(a) The Coast Guard Auxiliary is a nonmilitary 
     organization administered by the Commandant under the 
     direction of the Secretary. For command, control, and 
     administrative purposes, the Auxiliary shall include

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     such organizational elements and units as are approved by the 
     Commandant, including but not limited to, a national board 
     and staff (to be known as the `Auxiliary headquarters unit'), 
     districts, regions, divisions, flotillas, and other 
     organizational elements and units. The Auxiliary organization 
     and its officers shall have such rights, privileges, powers, 
     and duties as may be granted to them by the Commandant, 
     consistent with this title and other applicable provisions of 
     law. The Commandant may delegate to officers of the Auxiliary 
     the authority vested in the Commandant by this section, in 
     the manner and to the extent the Commandant considers 
     necessary or appropriate for the functioning, organization, 
     and internal administration of the Auxiliary.
       ``(b) Each organizational element or unit of the Coast 
     Guard Auxiliary organization (but excluding any corporation 
     formed by an organizational element or unit of the Auxiliary 
     under subsection (c) of this section), shall, except when 
     acting outside the scope of section 822, at all times be 
     deemed to be an instrumentality of the United States, for 
     purposes of--
       ``(1) chapter 26 of title 28 (popularly known as the 
     Federal Tort Claims Act);
       ``(2) section 2733 of title 10 (popularly known as the 
     Military Claims Act);
       ``(3) the Act of March 3, 1925 (46 App. U.S.C. 781-790; 
     popularly known as the Public Vessels Act);
       ``(4) the Act of March 9, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 741-752; 
     popularly known as the Suits in Admiralty Act);
       ``(5) the Act of June 19, 1948 (46 App. U.S.C. 740; 
     popularly known as the Admiralty Extension Act); and
       ``(6) other matters related to noncontractual civil 
     liability.
       ``(c) The national board of the Auxiliary, and any 
     Auxiliary district or region, may form a corporation under 
     State law in accordance with policies established by the 
     Commandant.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 23 of title 14, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 821, and 
     inserting the following:

``821. Administration of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.''.

     SEC. 802. PURPOSE OF THE COAST GUARD AUXILIARY.

       (a) In General.--Section 822 of title 14, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 822. Purpose of the Coast Guard Auxiliary

       ``The purpose of the Auxiliary is to assist the Coast Guard 
     as authorized by the Commandant, in performing any Coast 
     Guard function, power, duty, role, mission, or operation 
     authorized by law.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 23 of title 14, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 822 and 
     inserting the following:

``822. Purpose of the Coast Guard Auxiliary.''.

     SEC. 803. MEMBERS OF THE AUXILIARY; STATUS.

       (a) In General.--Section 823 of title 14, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the heading by adding ``, and status'' after 
     ``enrollments'';
       (2) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The Auxiliary''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(b) A member of the Coast Guard Auxiliary is not a 
     Federal employee except for the following purposes:
       ``(1) Chapter 26 of title 28 (popularly known as the 
     Federal Tort Claims Act).
       ``(2) Section 2733 of title 10 (popularly known as the 
     Military Claims Act).
       ``(3) The Act of March 3, 1925 (46 App. U.S.C. 781-790; 
     popularly known as the Public Vessel Act).
       ``(4) The Act of March 9, 1920 (46 App. U.S.C. 741-752; 
     popularly known as the Suits in Admiralty Act).
       ``(5) The Act of June 19, 1948 (46 App. U.S.C. 740; 
     popularly known as the Admiralty Extension Act).
       ``(6) Other matters related to noncontractual civil 
     liability.
       ``(7) Compensation for work injuries under chapter 81 of 
     title 5.
       ``(8) The resolution of claims relating to damage to or 
     loss of personal property of the member incident to service 
     under section 3721 of title 31 (popularly known as the 
     Military Personnel and Civilian Employees' Claims Act of 
     1964).
       ``(c) A member of the Auxiliary, while assigned to duty, 
     shall be deemed to be a person acting under an officer of the 
     United States or an agency thereof for purposes of section 
     1442(a)(1) of title 28.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 23 of title 14, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 823 and 
     inserting the following:

``823. Eligibility, enrollments, and status.''.

     SEC. 804. ASSIGNMENT AND PERFORMANCE OF DUTIES.

       (a) Travel and Subsistence Expense.--Section 830(a) of 
     title 14, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``specific''.
       (b) Assignment of General Duties.--Section 831 of title 14, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``specific'' each 
     place it appears.
       (c) Benefits for Injury or Death.--Section 832 of title 14, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``specific'' each 
     place it appears.

     SEC. 805. COOPERATION WITH OTHER AGENCIES, STATES, 
                   TERRITORIES, AND POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 141 of title 14, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 141. Cooperation with other agencies, States, 
       territories, and political subdivisions'';

       (2) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by inserting 
     after ``personnel and facilities'' the following: 
     ``(including members of the Auxiliary and facilities governed 
     under chapter 23)''; and
       (3) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following 
     new sentence: ``The Commandant may prescribe conditions, 
     including reimbursement, under which personnel and facilities 
     may be provided under this subsection.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 7 of title 14, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 141 and 
     inserting the following:

``141. Cooperation with other agencies, States, territories, and 
              political subdivisions.''.

     SEC. 806. VESSEL DEEMED PUBLIC VESSEL.

       Section 827 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 827. Vessel deemed public vessel

       ``While assigned to authorized Coast Guard duty, any 
     motorboat or yacht shall be deemed to be a public vessel of 
     the United States and a vessel of the Coast Guard within the 
     meaning of sections 646 and 647 of this title and other 
     applicable provisions of law.''.

     SEC. 807. AIRCRAFT DEEMED PUBLIC AIRCRAFT.

       Section 828 of title 14, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 828. Aircraft deemed public aircraft

       ``While assigned to authorized Coast Guard duty, any 
     aircraft shall be deemed to be a Coast Guard aircraft, a 
     public vessel of the United States, and a vessel of the Coast 
     Guard within the meaning of sections 646 and 647 of this 
     title and other applicable provisions of law. Subject to the 
     provisions of sections 823a and 831 of this title, while 
     assigned to duty, qualified Auxiliary pilots shall be deemed 
     to be Coast Guard pilots.''.

     SEC. 808. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN MATERIAL.

       Section 641(a) of title 14, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``with or without charge,'' the 
     following: ``to the Coast Guard Auxiliary, including any 
     incorporated unit thereof,''; and
       (2) by striking ``to any incorporated unit of the Coast 
     Guard Auxiliary,''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. COBLE objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

406

When there appeared

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Nays

12

para.62.17                   [Roll No. 309]

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     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--12

     Christensen
     Duncan
     Ensign
     Foley
     Hancock
     Johnson, Sam
     Klug
     Pallone
     Ramstad
     Royce
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bilbray
     Brown (CA)
     Chapman
     Collins (MI)
     DeLauro
     Durbin
     Gunderson
     Jefferson
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Rogers
     Scarborough
     Studds
     Zimmer
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.62.18  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. COBLE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill, the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, cross references, 
and to make other technical corrections.

para.62.19  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, May 3, 1995.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SALMON demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to the Chair's 
approval of said Journal, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a 
quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

364

It was decided in the

Nays

40

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

2

para.62.20                   [Roll No. 310]

                                AYES--364

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--40

     Abercrombie
     Barcia
     Bonior
     Clay
     Costello
     Crane
     DeFazio
     Dicks
     Durbin
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hinchey
     Jacobs
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     McKinney
     Meyers
     Mineta
     Oberstar
     Orton
     Owens
     Pombo
     Roemer
     Schroeder
     Slaughter
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Wise

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                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Graham
     Harman
       

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Ballenger
     Brown (CA)
     Callahan
     Canady
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Collins (MI)
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Gunderson
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Largent
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Nussle
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Rogers
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Stokes
     Studds
     Taylor (NC)
     Yates
     Zimmer
  So the Journal was approved.

para.62.21  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 11, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I write to notify you formally pursuant 
     to rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that a member of my 
     staff has been served with a subpoena issued by the District 
     Court of the State of Texas. After consultation with the 
     General Counsel, I have determined that compliance with the 
     subpoena is consistent with the privileges and precedents of 
     the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Frank Tejeda,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.62.22  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 103. An Act entitled the ``Lost Creek Land Exchange Act 
     of 1955''; to the Committee on Resources.

para.62.23  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee did on this day present to the President, for his 
approval, bills of the House of the following titles:

           On May 8, 1995:
       H.R. 421. An Act to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to provide for the purchase of common stock of 
     Cook Inlet region, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 517. An Act to amend title V of Public Law 96-550, 
     designating the Charo Culture Archeological Protection Sites, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1380. An Act to provide a moratorium on certain class 
     action lawsuits relating to the Truth in Lending Act.

para.62.24  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. ROGERS, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Miss COLLINS of Michigan, for today.
  And then,

para.62.25  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. McINTOSH, at 9 o'clock and 24 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.62.26  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, House Concurrent Resolution 64. Resolution 
     authorizing the 1995 Special Olympics Torch Relay to be run 
     through the Capitol Grounds (Rept. No. 104-113). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. QUILLEN: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 140. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 961) 
     to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (Rept. No. 
     104-114). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1266. A 
     bill to provide for the exchange of lands within Admiralty 
     Island National Monument, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-115). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.62.27  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. TORRES:
       H.R. 1578. A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act 
     to provide adequate and certain remedies for sovereign tribal 
     governments; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition 
     to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and Means, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio:
       H.R. 1579. A bill to require providers of home infusion 
     therapy services to be licensed and to limit physician 
     referrals for home infusion therapy services in which the 
     physician has a financial interest; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Orton, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Stump, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Emerson, and Mr. 
             Shadegg):
       H.R. 1580. A bill to amend the general mining laws to 
     provide a reasonable royalty from mineral activities on 
     Federal lands, to specify reclamation requirements for 
     mineral activities on Federal lands, to create a State 
     program for the reclamation of abandoned hard rock mining 
     sites on Federal lands, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. COOLEY:
       H.R. 1581. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to convey certain lands under the jurisdiction of the 
     Department of Agriculture to the city of Sumpter, OR; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Hunter, and Mr. Packard):
       H.R. 1582. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for 
     the reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 1583. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to increase the minimum wage; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1584. A bill to provide that Federal and State courts 
     and agencies may not require that legal citations in which 
     copyright subsists be the only acceptable submission to such 
     courts and agencies where alternatives exist; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HERGER:
       H.R. 1585. A bill to expand the boundary of the Modoc 
     National Forest to include lands presently owned by the Bank 
     of California, N.A. Trustee, to facilitate a land exchange 
     with the Forest Service, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. JACOBS:
       H.R. 1586. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to establish a continuing disability review account in 
     the Federal disability insurance trust fund which shall be 
     available solely for expenditures necessary to carry out 
     continuing disability reviews; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. JACOBS:
       H.R. 1587. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, 
     and the Social Security Act with respect to the establishment 
     and jurisdiction of a U.S. Court of Appeals for the Social 
     Security Circuit; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:
       H.R. 1588. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 relating to the treatment of livestock sold on account 
     of weather-related conditions; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG:
       H.R. 1589. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to exempt from the minimum wage and overtime 
     requirements individuals who volunteer their time in order to 
     enhance their occupational opportunities; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Thomas):
       H.R. 1590. A bill to require the Trustees of the Medicare 
     trust funds to report recommendations on resolving projected 
     financial imbalance in Medicare trust funds; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Dellums, 
             Ms. Waters, Mr. Clay, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Owens, Mr. Scott, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Torres, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 1591. A bill to establish a national public works 
     program to provide incentives for the creation of jobs and 
     address the restoration of infrastructure in communities 
     across the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. McKEON:
       H.R. 1592. A bill to require the Postmaster General to 
     redraw ZIP code boundaries to coincide with community 
     boundaries; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. MONTGOMERY (for himself, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. 
             Mascara):

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       H.R. 1593. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for a Veterans' Employment and Training Bill of 
     Rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Istook, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Cox, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Sanford, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Meyers of 
             Kansas, Mr. Stump, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Heineman, Mr. Largent, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Herger, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. DeLay):
       H.R. 1594. A bill to place restrictions on the promotion by 
     the Department of Labor and other Federal agencies and 
     instrumentalities of economically targeted investments in 
     connection with employee benefit plans; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Lazio of New York, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Weller, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Archer, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nussle, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. 
             Barr, Mr. Torkildsen, and Mr. Burton of Indiana):
       H.R. 1595. A bill to provide for the relocation of the 
     United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 1596. A bill to require the President to notify the 
     Congress of certain arms sales to Saudi Arabia until certain 
     outstanding commercial disputes between United States 
     nationals and the government of Saudi Arabia are resolved; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. 
             Everett):
       H.R. 1597. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act with respect to the authority of the Attorney General to 
     parole aliens into the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1598. A bill to establish a definition of made in 
     America or the equivalent thereof for purposes of Federal 
     law; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SKAGGS (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Shays, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
             Owens, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Engel, Mr. Torres, Mr. Ward, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Tucker, Ms. Waters, Mr. Frazer, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Manton, Ms. Lowey, Mrs. 
             Collins of Illinois, Mr. Stark, Mr. Markey, and Mr. 
             Schumer):
       H. Con. Res. 65. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the Brady Handgun Violence Prevention 
     Act, the assault weapons ban, and the restrictions on the 
     transfer of handguns to juveniles are reasonable, important, 
     and effective measures to reduce crimes of violence; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut):
       H. Res. 141. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     regarding United States-Japan trade; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SCOTT (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Berman):
       H. Res. 142. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to allow proxy voting in committee in 
     particular, limited circumstances; to the Committee on Rules. 


para.62.28  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       68. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Hawaii, relative to urging the U.S. Congress to renew the 
     highly successful U.S. Sugar Program in the 1995 farm bill; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       69. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, 
     relative to urging the U.S. Congress to renew the highly 
     successful U.S. Sugar Program in the 1995 farm bill; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       70. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Washington, relative to requesting the United States to 
     advocate for the admission of Taiwan to the United Nations; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       71. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Washington, relative to water adjudication; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       72. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Maine, relative to Federal mandates; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       73. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Washington, relative to urging Congress to use 
     transportation funds for transportation purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       74. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Minnesota, relative to memorializing Congress to 
     fund the Amtrak system to enable it to continue to serve 
     Minnesota; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       75. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to memorializing the 
     Congress of the United States to enact legislation to allow 
     Federal income tax deductions on medical expenditures and 
     health insurance premiums purchased by the self-employed, and 
     other individuals' to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para.62.29  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. DAVIS:
       H.R. 1599. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     of the United States for the vessel Too Much Fun; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WISE:
       H.R. 1600. A bill for the relief of Robert and Dorothy 
     Shickle; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.62.30  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 43: Mr. Schumer, Mr. Meehan, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 58: Mr. Barton of Texas and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 65: Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 67: Mr. Minge, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Bentsen and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 89: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 103: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Foley, Mr. Emerson, 
     and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 104: Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 110: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 244: Mr. Blute and Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 248: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 303: Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 332: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Whitfield, 
     Mr. Salmon, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 393: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
     Mr. Horn, Mr. Hasting of Washington, Mr. Johnston of Florida, 
     Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Mr. Foley, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. 
     Canady.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 452: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Frost, Mr. Weller, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Solomon, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Gene Green of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 470: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Schiff, Mr. Blute, and Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Castle, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frisa, 
     Ms. Norton, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Manton, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mr. Chapman, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 520: Mr. HostettleR.
       H.R. 522: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 526: Mr. Burr, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. Johnson of South 
     Dakota.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Clement, Mr. Filner, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Orton, 
     Mr. Gallegly, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 553: Mrs. Meek of Florida and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
     Ensign, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
     Rose, Mr. Spratt, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Bunn of 
     Oregon, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
     Gutknecht, and Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 623: Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 661: Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 704: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Frost, and 
     Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 733: Mr. Zimmer and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Zimmer and Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 745: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 752: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 753: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 757: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 772: Ms. Danner, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Rose, 
     Mr. Porter, Mr. Jacobs, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Mineta, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Moakley, Ms. 
     McCarthy, Mr. Studds, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Holden, Mr. Graham, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
     Hoekstra, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Duncan, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
     Gallegly, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 788: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Herger, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Doyle, 
     Mr. Hobson, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. Murtha.
       H.R. 820: Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Klink, Mr. Weldon 
     of Pennsylvania, Ms.

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     Roybal-Allard, Mr. Barr, Mr. Murtha, and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Parker, 
     Mr. Cooley, and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 873: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Luther, Mr. Farr, 
     Mr. Evans, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Brownback.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Holden and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 931: Ms. Lowey and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 940: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Kildee, 
     Mr. Matsui, Ms. Norton, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Sawyer, 
     Mr. Scott, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Woolsey, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 945: Mr. Serrano, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Holden, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bass, 
     Mr. Yates, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Underwood, 
     Mr. Roberts, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Pelosi, 
     Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Oxley, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Zimmer, 
     Mr. Riggs, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Buyer, 
     Mr. Schumer, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Herger, Mr. Torres, Mr. Weller, 
     Mr. Wise, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 966: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Fazio 
     of California, Ms. Danner, Mr. Heineman, Mr. McCollum, Ms. 
     Norton, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 983: Mr. Clay, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Farr, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Yates, Mr. Torres, 
     and Mrs. Collins of Illinois.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Andrews and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. 
     Oberstar.
       H.R. 1024: Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Boehner, and 
     Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1043: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 1045: Mr. Buyer and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 1066: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 1073: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Farr, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Durbin.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Farr, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. 
     LaFalce.
       H.R. 1079: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Seastrand, 
     Mr. Wolf, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hyde, 
     Mr. Stump, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
     Dicks, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 1085: Mr. Bunn of Oregon and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1099: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Payne of Virginia, 
     Mr. McCrery, Mr. Herger, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Ensign, 
     and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1103: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Royce, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Pete 
     Geren of Texas, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     Ehlers, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 1118: Mr. Hunter and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1119: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. King, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. 
     Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 1120: Mr. Cooley and Mrs. Waldholtz.
       H.R. 1136: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
     Borski, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Engel, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Gutierrez, 
     Mr. Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Scott, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Towns, and 
     Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1143: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1152: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Kaptur, 
     Ms. Lowey, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1160: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Towns, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Pickett, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 1204: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Rivers, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
     Wyden, and Mr. Payne of Virginia.
       H.R. 1229: Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Evans, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
     Stupak, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. de la Garza.
       H.R. 1243: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1255: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Cooley, and Mr. 
     Manzullo.
       H.R. 1259: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1264: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. Velazquez and Mr. Moorhead.
       H.R. 1291: Mr. Goss, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. 
     Zimmer.
       H.R. 1318: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1328: Ms. Molinari and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1331: Mrs. Clayton and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Taylor of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Minge, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Barr, 
     Mr. Linder, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
     Jones, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1385: Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 1422: Mr. Evans, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Rivers, 
     and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1442: Mrs. Kennelly and Mrs. Schroeder.
       H.R. 1445: Mr. Bono, Mr. Barr, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1448: Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. McHale, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
     Skelton, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cox, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. 
     Young of Florida.
       H.R. 1458: Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 1460: Mr. King, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     McCollum, Mr. Minge, Mr. Royce, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. 
     Schumer.
       H.R. 1468: Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 1482: Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 1487: Mr. Weller, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Royce, and Mr. 
     Bono.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 1499: Mr. Jacobs, Mrs. Seastrand, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Canady, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
     Mr. Upton, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1500: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Gordon, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1512: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 1516: Mr. Minge and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 1522: Mr. Stark and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1523: Mr. Stark and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1524: Mr. Stark and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1525: Mr. Stark and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1533: Mr. Buyer, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     Gekas, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hancock, 
     Mr. Hilleary, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1547: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1555: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1559: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kleczka, 
     Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. 
     Schumer, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Chapman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Moakley, Mr. Murtha, and Mr. Sabo.
       H.J. Res. 48: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.J. Res. 74: Mr. Royce and Mr. Souder.
       H.J. Res. 79: Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, Mr. Roemer, and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H. Con. Res. 21: Ms. Lowey and Ms. Lofgren.
       H. Con. Res. 25: Mr. Shays.
       H. Con. Res. 35: Mr. Manton.
       H. Con. Res. 42: Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hastings 
     of Florida, Mr. Klink, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Morella, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Torres, and Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio.
       H. Con. Res. 45: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Evans, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
     Mr. Clinger, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Meehan.
       H. Con. Res. 54: Mr. Klink.
       H. Con. Res. 63: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
     Zimmer, and Mr. Jones.
       H. Con. Res. 64: Mr. Traficant.
       H. Res. 122: Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Serrano.
       H. Res. 124: Mr. Andrews, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Torres.
       H. Res. 138: Mr. Shays, Mr. Herger, Mr. Smith of Texas, and 
     Mr. Largent.

para.62.31  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII.

       20. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Alexandria City 
     Council, Alexandria, VA, relative to welfare reform; which 
     was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para.62.32  deletions of sponsors from pubilc bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 743: Mr. Fattah.
       H.J. Res. 87: Mr. Salmon.



.
                      WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1995 (63)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.63.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, May 9, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.63.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       844. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting certification with respect to the 
     maneuver control system [MCS] major defense acquisition 
     program, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2433(e)(2)(B)(i); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       845. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting certification with respect to ADDS, C-
     17, and Javelin major defense acquisition programs, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2433(e)(2)(B)(i); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       846. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting certification with respect to the M1A2 
     Abrams upgrade major defense acquisition program, pursuant to 
     10 U.S.C. 2433(e)(2)(B)(i); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       847. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the Department's Future Years Defense Program 
     [FYDP] and associated procurement and RDT&E annexes for the 
     fiscal year 1996-fiscal year 1997 President's budget, 
     pursuant to

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     10 U.S.C. 221(a); to the Committee on National Security.
       848. A letter from the General Counsel of the Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide for alternative means of acquiring and improving 
     housing and supporting facilities for the Armed Forces and 
     their families; to the Committee on National Security.
       849. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the annual report for fiscal 
     year 1994 of the Administration on Aging, pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 3018; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
       850. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the price and availability 
     report for the quarter ending March 31, 1995, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2768; to the Committee on International Relations.
       851. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on 
     missile proliferation, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2797 note; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       852. A letter from the Chief Counsel, Foreign Claims 
     Settlement Commission of the United States, transmitting the 
     Commission's 1993 annual report on operations under the War 
     Claims Act of 1948, as amended, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. app. 
     2008; 22 U.S.C. 1622a; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       853. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to section 1207(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for fiscal year 1995; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       854. A letter from the General Counsel of the Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     repeal a provision of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for fiscal year 1994 that prohibits the United States 
     Government from acquiring or modifying diplomatic or consular 
     facilities in Germany unless done with residual value funds 
     provided by Germany and only after Germany has committed to 
     repay at least 50 percent of the residual value of United 
     States installations returned to Germany; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       855. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-38, 
     ``Pennsylvania Avenue Development Area Parks and Plaza Public 
     Safety Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       856. A letter from the Federal Financial Institutions 
     Examination Council, Appraisal Subcommittee, transmitting the 
     annual report under the Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
     Act for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       857. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Communications 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       858. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the 1994 section 8 report on national 
     historic and natural landmarks that have been damaged or to 
     which damage to their integrity is anticipated, pursuant to 
     16 U.S.C. 1a-5(a); to the Committee on Resources.
       859. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a report entitled, ``Military 
     Bases: Analysis of DOD's 1995 Process and Recommendations for 
     Closure and Realignment,'' pursuant to Public Law 101-576, 
     section 305 (104 Stat. 2853); jointly, to the Committees on 
     National Security and Government Reform and Oversight.
       860. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the financial audit of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation's 1994 and 1993 
     financial statements, pursuant to Public Law 101-576, section 
     305 (104 Stat. 2853); jointly, to the Committees on Banking 
     and Financial Services and Government Reform and Oversight.
       861. A letter from the Attorney General of the United 
     States, transmitting the 1994 annual report on the number of 
     applications that were made for orders and extension of 
     orders approving electronic surveillance under the Foreign 
     Intelligence Surveillance Act, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1807; 
     jointly, to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select) 
     and the Judiciary.
       862. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     notification that the Department's report on commercial 
     projects employing clean coal technologies in countries 
     projected to have significant growth in greenhouse gas 
     emissions, will be provided by June 15, 1995; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Appropriations, Commerce, and Science.
       863. A letter from the Acting Director, Central 
     Intelligence Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation entitled, the ``Intelligence Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1996,'' pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; jointly, 
     to the Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select), 
     Government Reform and Oversight, National Security, and the 
     Judiciary.

para.63.3  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries.

para.63.4  party affiliation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                                Democratic Caucus,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 10, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to inform you that Representative 
     Nathan Deal is no longer a member of the Democratic Caucus.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Vic Fazio,
                                                         Chairman.

para.63.5  committee membership

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                                      The Speaker,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 10, 1995.
     Hon. Don Young,
     Chairman, Committee on Resources, U.S. House of 
         Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: This is to advise you that 
     Representative Nathan Deal's election to the Committee on 
     Resources has been automatically vacated pursuant to clause 
     6(b) of rule X, effective today.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Newt Gingrich.

para.63.6  committee membership

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                                      The Speaker,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, May 10, 1995.
     Hon. Bud Shuster,
     Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
         U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: This is to advise you that 
     Representative Nathan Deal's election to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure has been automatically 
     vacated pursuant to clause 6(b) of rule X, effective today.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Newt Gingrich.

para.63.7  committee election--majority

  Mr. BOEHNER, by direction of the Republican Conference, called up the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 143):

       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is 
     hereby, elected to the Committee on Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives: Representative Nathan Deal of Georgia.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.63.8  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. BOEHNER, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee 
on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on House 
Oversight, the Committee on International Relations, and the Committee 
on Resources.

para.63.9  message from the president--gun free school zones

  The SPEAKER tempore, Mr. WICKER, laid before the House a message from 
the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Today I am transmitting for your immediate consideration and passage 
the ``Gun-Free School Zones Amendments Act of 1995.'' This Act will 
provide the jurisdictional element for the Gun-Free School Zones Act of 
1990 required by the Supreme Court's recent decision in United States v. 
Lopez.
  In a 5-4 decision, the Court in Lopez held that the Congress had 
exceeded its authority under the Commerce Clause by enacting the Gun-
Free School Zones Act of 1990, codified at 18 U.S.C. 922(q). The Court 
found that this Act did not contain the jurisdictional element that 
would ensure that the firearms possession in question has the requisite 
nexus with interstate commerce.
  In the wake of that decision, I directed Attorney General Reno to 
present to me an analysis of Lopez and to recommend a legislative 
solution to the problem identified by that decision. Her legislative 
recommendation is presented in this proposal.

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  The legislative proposal would amend the Gun-Free School Zones Act by 
adding the requirement that the Government prove that the firearm has 
``moved in or the possession of such firearm otherwise affects 
interstate or foreign commerce.''
  The addition of this jurisdictional element would limit the Act's 
``reach to a discrete set of firearm possessions that additionally have 
an explicit connection with or effect on interstate commerce,'' as the 
Court stated in Lopez, and thereby bring it within the Congress' 
Commerce Clause authority.
  The Attorney General reported to me that this proposal would have 
little, if any, impact on the ability of prosecutors to charge this 
offense, for the vast majority of firearms have ``moved in . . . 
commerce'' before reaching their eventual possessor.
  Furthermore, by also including the possibility of proving the offense 
by showing that the possession of the firearm ``otherwise affects 
interstate or foreign commerce,'' this proposal would leave open the 
possibility of showing, under the facts of a particular case, that 
although the firearm itself may not have ``moved in . . . interstate or 
foreign commerce,'' its possession nonetheless has a sufficient nexus to 
commerce.
  The Attorney General has advised that this proposal does not require 
the Government to prove that a defendant had knowledge that the firearm 
``has moved in or the possession of such firearm otherwise affects 
interstate or foreign commerce.'' The defendant must know only that he 
or she possesses the firearm.
  I am committed to doing everything in my power to make schools places 
where young people can be secure, where they can learn, and where 
parents can be confident that discipline is enforced.
  I pledge that the Administration will do our part to help make our 
schools safe and the neighborhoods around them safe. We are prepared to 
work immediately with the Congress to enact this legislation. I urge the 
prompt and favorable consideration of this legislative proposal by the 
Congress.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 10, 1995. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 104-72).

para.63.10  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to yugoslavia

  The SPEAKER tempore, Mr. WICKER, laid before the House a message from 
the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) 
provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, 
prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President 
publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice 
stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the 
anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the 
enclosed notice to the Federal Register for publication, stating that 
the emergency declared with respect to the Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro), as expanded to address the actions 
and policies of the Bosnian Serb forces and the authorities in the 
territory that they control within the Republic of Bosnia and 
Herzegovina, is to continue in effect beyond May 30, 1995.
  The circumstances that led to the declaration on May 30, 1992, of a 
national emergency have not been resolved. The Government of the Federal 
Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) continues to support 
groups seizing and attempting to seize territory in the Republics of 
Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina by force and violence. In addition, 
on October 25, 1994, I expanded the scope of the national emergency to 
address the actions and policies of the Bosnian Serb forces and the 
authorities in the territory that they control, including their refusal 
to accept the proposed territorial settlement of the conflict in the 
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The actions and policies of the 
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) and the Bosnian 
Serb forces and the authorities in the territory that they control pose 
a continuing unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, 
foreign policy interests, and the economy of the United States. For 
these reasons, I have determined that it is necessary to maintain in 
force the broad authorities necessary to apply economic pressure to the 
Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) 
and to the Bosnian Serb forces and the authorities in the territory that 
they control to reduce their ability to support the continuing civil 
strife in the former Yugoslavia.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 10, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-73).

para.63.11  providing for the consideration of h.r. 961

  Mr. QUILLEN, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 140):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 961) to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for 
     failure to comply with section 302(f) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed two hours equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
     After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
     amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to 
     consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
     under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute recommended by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure now printed in the bill. The committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 
     by title rather than by section. The first three sections and 
     each title of the committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute shall be considered as read. Points of order 
     against the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI or clause 
     5(a) of rule XXI or section 302(f) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 are waived. During consideration of the 
     bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the 
     Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 
     whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be 
     printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
     for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so 
     printed shall be considered as read. Before consideration of 
     any other amendment it shall be in order to consider the 
     amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution. That amendment may be offered 
     only by a Member designated in the report, may amend portions 
     of the bill not yet read for amendment, shall be considered 
     as read, shall be debatable for ten minutes equally divided 
     and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, shall not 
     be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand 
     for division of the question in the House or in the Committee 
     of the Whole. If that amendment is adopted, then the 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute as so 
     amended shall be considered as original text for the purpose 
     of further amendment. At the conclusion of consideration of 
     the bill for amendment for the Committee shall rise and 
     report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have 
     been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the 
     House on an amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole 
     to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
     without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
     or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. QUILLEN, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BORSKI objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.


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Yeas

414

When there appeared

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Nays

4

para.63.12                   [Roll No. 311]

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NAYS--4

     Dingell
     Jefferson
     Schroeder
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bliley
     Bunning
     Cardin
     Collins (IL)
     Ford
     Graham
     Lewis (KY)
     Lincoln
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Rogers
     Talent
     Waxman
     White
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.63.13  clean water amendments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, pursuant to House Resolution 140 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 961) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. McINNIS as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. SAXTON, as amended by the amendment submitted by Mr. 
MINGE, agreed to earlier:
  Amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. SAXTON:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Clean 
     Water Amendments of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition.
Sec. 3. Amendment of Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

                 TITLE I--RESEARCH AND RELATED PROGRAMS

Sec. 101. Research, investigations, training, and information.
Sec. 102. State management assistance.
Sec. 103. Mine water pollution control.
Sec. 104. Water sanitation in rural and Native Alaska villages.
Sec. 105. Authorization of appropriations for Chesapeake program.
Sec. 106. Great Lakes management.

                     TITLE II--CONSTRUCTION GRANTS

Sec. 201. Uses of funds.
Sec. 202. Administration of closeout of construction grant program.
Sec. 203. Sewage collection systems.
Sec. 204. Value engineering review.
Sec. 205. Grants for wastewater treatment.

                  TITLE III--STANDARDS AND ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 301. Arid areas.
Sec. 302. Secondary treatment.
Sec. 303. Federal facilities.
Sec. 304. National estuary program.
Sec. 305. Nonpoint source management programs.
Sec. 306. Coastal zone management.
Sec. 307. Comprehensive watershed management.
Sec. 308. Revision of effluent limitations.

                     TITLE IV--PERMITS AND LICENSES

Sec. 401. Waste treatment systems for concentrated animal feeding 
              operations.
Sec. 402. Municipal and industrial stormwater discharges.
Sec. 403. Intake credits.
Sec. 404. Combined sewer overflows.
Sec. 405. Abandoned mines.
Sec. 406. Beneficial use of biosolids.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Publicly owned treatment works defined.
Sec. 502. Implementation of water pollution laws with respect to 
              vegetable oil.
Sec. 503. Needs estimate.
Sec. 504. Food processing and food safety.
Sec. 505. Audit dispute resolution.

        TITLE VI--STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING FUNDS

Sec. 601. General authority for capitalization grants.
Sec. 602. Capitalization grant agreements.
Sec. 603. Water pollution control revolving loan funds.
Sec. 604. Allotment of funds.
Sec. 605. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 606. State nonpoint source water pollution control revolving 
              funds.

                  TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 701. Technical amendments.
Sec. 702. John A. Blatnik National Fresh Water Quality Research 
              Laboratory.
Sec. 703. Wastewater service for colonias.
Sec. 704. Savings in municipal drinking water costs.

            TITLE VIII--WETLANDS CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 803. State, local, and landowner technical assistance and 
              cooperative training.
Sec. 804. Federal, State, and Local Government Coordinating Committee.
Sec. 805. State and local wetland conservation plans and strategies; 
              grants to facilitate the implementation of section 404.

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Sec. 806. National cooperative wetland ecosystem restoration strategy.
Sec. 807. Permits for discharge of dredged or fill material.
Sec. 808. Technical assistance to private landowners, codification of 
              regulations and policies.
Sec. 809. Delineation.
Sec. 810. Fast track for minor permits.
Sec. 811. Compensatory mitigation.
Sec. 812. Cooperative mitigation ventures and mitigation banks.
Sec. 813. Wetlands monitoring and research.
Sec. 814. Administrative appeals.
Sec. 815. Cranberry production.
Sec. 816. State classification systems.
Sec. 817. Definitions.

                        TITLE IX--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 901. Obligations and expenditures subject to appropriations.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

       In this Act, the term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

     SEC. 3. AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1251-1387).
                 TITLE I--RESEARCH AND RELATED PROGRAMS

     SEC. 101. RESEARCH, INVESTIGATIONS, TRAINING, AND 
                   INFORMATION.

       (a) National Programs.--Section 104(a) (33 U.S.C. 1254(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) in cooperation with appropriate Federal, State, and 
     local agencies, conduct, promote, and encourage to the 
     maximum extent feasible, in watersheds that may be 
     significantly affected by nonpoint sources of pollution, 
     monitoring and measurement of water quality by means and 
     methods that will help to identify the relative contributions 
     of particular nonpoint sources.''.
       (b) Grants to Local Governments.--Section 104(b)(3) (33 
     U.S.C. 1254(b)(3)) is amended by inserting ``local 
     governments,'' after ``interstate agencies,''.
       (c) Technical Assistance for Rural and Small Treatment 
     Works.--Section 104(b) (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(8) make grants to nonprofit organizations to provide 
     technical assistance and training to rural and small publicly 
     owned treatment works to enable such treatment works to 
     achieve and maintain compliance with the requirements of this 
     Act; and
       ``(9) disseminate information to rural, small, and 
     disadvantaged communities with respect to the planning, 
     design, construction, and operation of treatment works.''.
       (d) Wastewater Treatment in Impoverished Communities.--
     Section 104(q) (33 U.S.C. 1254(q)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(5) Small impoverished communities.--
       ``(A) Grants.--The Administrator may make grants to States 
     to provide assistance for planning, design, and construction 
     of publicly owned treatment works to provide wastewater 
     services to rural communities of 3,000 or less that are not 
     currently served by any sewage collection or water treatment 
     system and are severely economically disadvantaged, as 
     determined by the Administrator.
       ``(B) Authorization.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this paragraph $50,000,000 per 
     fiscal year for fiscal years 1996 through 2000.''.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 104(u) (33 
     U.S.C. 1254(u)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' before ``(6)''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``; and (7) not to exceed $50,000,000 per fiscal 
     year for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000 for carrying 
     out the provisions of subsections (b)(3), (b)(8), and (b)(9), 
     except that not less than 20 percent of the sums appropriated 
     pursuant to this clause shall be available for carrying out 
     the provisions of subsections (b)(8) and (b)(9)''.

     SEC. 102. STATE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE.

       Section 106(a) (33 U.S.C. 1256(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' before ``$75,000,000'';
       (2) by inserting after ``1990'' the following: ``, such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1991 
     through 1995, and $150,000,000 per fiscal year for each of 
     fiscal years 1996 through 2000''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following: ``States or 
     interstate agencies receiving grants under this section may 
     use such funds to finance, with other States or interstate 
     agencies, studies and projects on interstate issues relating 
     to such programs.''.

     SEC. 103. MINE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL.

       Section 107 (33 U.S.C. 1257) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 107. MINE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL.

       ``(a) Acidic and Other Toxic Mine Drainage.--The 
     Administrator shall establish a program to demonstrate the 
     efficacy of measures for abatement of the causes and 
     treatment of the effects of acidic and other toxic mine 
     drainage within qualified hydrologic units affected by past 
     coal mining practices for the purpose of restoring the 
     biological integrity of waters within such units.
       ``(b) Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any State or Indian tribe may apply to 
     the Administrator for a grant for any project which provides 
     for abatement of the causes or treatment of the effects of 
     acidic or other toxic mine drainage within a qualified 
     hydrologic unit affected by past coal mining practices.
       ``(2) Application requirements.--An application submitted 
     to the Administrator under this section shall include each of 
     the following:
       ``(A) An identification of the qualified hydrologic unit.
       ``(B) A description of the extent to which acidic or other 
     toxic mine drainage is affecting the water quality and 
     biological resources within the hydrologic unit.
       ``(C) An identification of the sources of acidic or other 
     toxic mine drainage within the hydrologic unit.
       ``(D) An identification of the project and the measures 
     proposed to be undertaken to abate the causes or treat the 
     effects of acidic or other toxic mine drainage within the 
     hydrologic unit.
       ``(E) The cost of undertaking the proposed abatement or 
     treatment measures.
       ``(c) Federal Share.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project receiving grant assistance under this section shall 
     be 50 percent.
       ``(2) Lands, easements, and rights-of-way.--Contributions 
     of lands, easements, and rights-of-way shall be credited 
     toward the non-Federal share of the cost of a project under 
     this section but not in an amount exceeding 25 percent of the 
     total project cost.
       ``(3) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal interest 
     shall bear 100 percent of the cost of operation and 
     maintenance of a project under this section.
       ``(d) Prohibited Projects.--No acidic or other toxic mine 
     drainage abatement or treatment project may receive 
     assistance under this section if the project would adversely 
     affect the free-flowing characteristics of any river segment 
     within a qualified hydrologic unit.
       ``(e) Applications From Federal Entities.--Any Federal 
     entity may apply to the Administrator for a grant under this 
     section for the purposes of an acidic or toxic mine drainage 
     abatement or treatment project within a qualified hydrologic 
     unit located on lands and waters under the administrative 
     jurisdiction of such entity.
       ``(f) Approval.--The Administrator shall approve an 
     application submitted pursuant to subsection (b) or (e) after 
     determining that the application meets the requirements of 
     this section.
       ``(g) Qualified Hydrologic Unit Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term `qualified hydrologic unit' means a 
     hydrologic unit--
       ``(1) in which the water quality has been significantly 
     affected by acidic or other toxic mine drainage from past 
     coal mining practices in a manner which adversely impacts 
     biological resources; and
       ``(2) which contains lands and waters eligible for 
     assistance under title IV of the Surface Mining and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977.''.

     SEC. 104. WATER SANITATION IN RURAL AND NATIVE ALASKA 
                   VILLAGES.

       (a) In General.--Section 113 (33 U.S.C. 1263) is amended by 
     striking the section heading and designation and subsections 
     (a) through (f) and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 113. ALASKA VILLAGE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Grants.--The Administrator is authorized to make 
     grants--
       ``(1) for the development and construction of facilities 
     which provide sanitation services for rural and Native Alaska 
     villages;
       ``(2) for training, technical assistance, and educational 
     programs relating to operation and maintenance for sanitation 
     services in rural and Native Alaska villages; and
       ``(3) for reasonable costs of administering and managing 
     grants made and programs and projects carried out under this 
     section; except that not to exceed 4 percent of the amount of 
     any grant made under this section may be made for such costs.
       ``(b) Federal Share.--A grant under this section shall be 
     50 percent of the cost of the program or project being 
     carried out with such grant.
       ``(c) Special Rule.--The Administrator shall award grants 
     under this section for project construction following the 
     rules specified in subpart H of part 1942 of title 7 of the 
     Code of Federal Regulations.
       ``(d) Grants to State for Benefit of Villages.--Grants 
     under this section may be made to the State for the benefit 
     of rural Alaska villages and Alaska Native villages.
       ``(e) Coordination.--In carrying out activities under this 
     subsection, the Administrator is directed to coordinate 
     efforts between the State of Alaska, the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, and the recipients of grants.
       ``(f) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     $25,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1995, to carry out this section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 113(g) is amended by 
     inserting after ``(g)'' the following: ``Definitions.--''.

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     SEC. 105. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CHESAPEAKE 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 117(d) (33 U.S.C. 1267(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``such sums as may be 
     necessary for fiscal years 1991 through 1995, and $3,000,000 
     per fiscal year for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000'' 
     after ``1990,''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``such sums as may be 
     necessary for fiscal years 1991 through 1995, and $18,000,000 
     per fiscal year for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000'' 
     after ``1990,''.

     SEC. 106. GREAT LAKES MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Great Lakes Research Council.--
       (1) In general.--Section 118 (33 U.S.C. 1268) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(3)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(E) `Council' means the Great Lakes Research Council 
     established by subsection (d)(1);'';
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (I);
       (iii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(K) `Great Lakes research' means the application of 
     scientific or engineering expertise to explain, understand, 
     and predict a physical, chemical, biological, or 
     socioeconomic process, or the interaction of 1 or more of the 
     processes, in the Great Lakes ecosystem.'';
       (B) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Great Lakes Research Council.--
       ``(1) Establishment of council.--There is established a 
     Great Lakes Research Council.
       ``(2) Duties of council.--The Council--
       ``(A) shall advise and promote the coordination of Federal 
     Great Lakes research activities to avoid unnecessary 
     duplication and ensure greater effectiveness in achieving 
     protection of the Great Lakes ecosystem through the goals of 
     the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement;
       ``(B) not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
     of this subparagraph and biennially thereafter and after 
     providing opportunity for public review and comment, shall 
     prepare and provide to interested parties a document that 
     includes--
       ``(i) an assessment of the Great Lakes research activities 
     needed to fulfill the goals of the Great Lakes Water Quality 
     Agreement;
       ``(ii) an assessment of Federal expertise and capabilities 
     in the activities needed to fulfill the goals of the Great 
     Lakes Water Quality Agreement, including an inventory of 
     Federal Great Lakes research programs, projects, facilities, 
     and personnel; and
       ``(iii) recommendations for long-term and short-term 
     priorities for Federal Great Lakes research, based on a 
     comparison of the assessments conducted under clauses (i) and 
     (ii);
       ``(C) shall identify topics for and participate in 
     meetings, workshops, symposia, and conferences on Great Lakes 
     research issues;
       ``(D) shall make recommendations for the uniform collection 
     of data for enhancing Great Lakes research and management 
     protocols relating to the Great Lakes ecosystem;
       ``(E) shall advise and cooperate in--
       ``(i) improving the compatible integration of multimedia 
     data concerning the Great Lakes ecosystem; and
       ``(ii) any effort to establish a comprehensive multimedia 
     data base for the Great Lakes ecosystem; and
       ``(F) shall ensure that the results, findings, and 
     information regarding Great Lakes research programs conducted 
     or sponsored by the Federal Government are disseminated in a 
     timely manner, and in useful forms, to interested persons, 
     using to the maximum extent practicable mechanisms in 
     existence on the date of the dissemination, such as the Great 
     Lakes Research Inventory prepared by the International Joint 
     Commission.
       ``(3) Membership.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Council shall consist of 1 research 
     manager with extensive knowledge of, and scientific expertise 
     and experience in, the Great Lakes ecosystem from each of the 
     following agencies and instrumentalities:
       ``(i) The Agency.
       ``(ii) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
       ``(iii) The National Biological Service.
       ``(iv) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
       ``(v) Any other Federal agency or instrumentality that 
     expends $1,000,000 or more for a fiscal year on Great Lakes 
     research.
       ``(vi) Any other Federal agency or instrumentality that a 
     majority of the Council membership determines should be 
     represented on the Council.
       ``(B) Nonvoting members.--At the request of a majority of 
     the Council membership, any person who is a representative of 
     a Federal agency or instrumentality not described in 
     subparagraph (A) or any person who is not a Federal employee 
     may serve as a nonvoting member of the Council.
       ``(4) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the Council shall be 
     a member of the Council from an agency specified in clause 
     (i), (ii), or (iii) of paragraph (3)(A) who is elected by a 
     majority vote of the members of the Council. The chairperson 
     shall serve as chairperson for a period of 2 years. A member 
     of the Council may not serve as chairperson for more than 2 
     consecutive terms.
       ``(5) Expenses.--While performing official duties as a 
     member of the Council, a member shall be allowed travel or 
     transportation expenses under section 5703 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       ``(6) Interagency cooperation.--The head of each Federal 
     agency or instrumentality that is represented on the 
     Council--
       ``(A) shall cooperate with the Council in implementing the 
     recommendations developed under paragraph (2);
       ``(B) on written request of the chairperson of the Council, 
     may make available, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, 
     such personnel, services, or facilities as may be necessary 
     to assist the Council in carrying out the duties of the 
     Council under this section; and
       ``(C) on written request of the chairperson, shall furnish 
     data or information necessary to carry out the duties of the 
     Council under this section.
       ``(7) International cooperation.--The Council shall 
     cooperate, to the maximum extent practicable, with the 
     research coordination efforts of the Council of Great Lakes 
     Research Managers of the International Joint Commission.
       ``(8) Reimbursement for requested activities.--Each Federal 
     agency or instrumentality represented on the Council may 
     reimburse another Federal agency or instrumentality or a non-
     Federal entity for costs associated with activities 
     authorized under this subsection that are carried out by the 
     other agency, instrumentality, or entity at the request of 
     the Council.
       ``(9) Federal advisory committee act.--The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Council.
       ``(10) Effect on other law.--Nothing in this subsection 
     affects the authority of any Federal agency or 
     instrumentality, under any law, to undertake Great Lakes 
     research activities.'';
       (C) in subsection (e)--
       (i) in paragraph (1) by striking ``the Program Office and 
     the Research Office shall prepare a joint research plan'' and 
     inserting ``the Program Office, in consultation with the 
     Council, shall prepare a research plan''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (3)(A) by striking ``the Research Office, 
     the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and 
     Great Lakes States'' and inserting ``the Council, the Agency 
     for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and Great Lakes 
     States,''; and
       (D) in subsection (h)--
       (i) by adding ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (ii) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (iii) by striking paragraph (3).
       (2) Conforming Amendment.--The second sentence of section 
     403(a) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries 
     Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1447b(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``Great Lakes Research Office authorized under'' and 
     inserting ``Great Lakes Research Council established by''.
       (b) Consistency of Programs With Federal Guidance.--Section 
     118(c)(2)(C) (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(2)(C)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following: ``For purposes of this section, a 
     State's standards, policies, and procedures shall be 
     considered consistent with such guidance if the standards, 
     policies, and procedures are based on scientifically 
     defensible judgments and policy choices made by the State 
     after consideration of the guidance and provide an overall 
     level of protection comparable to that provided by the 
     guidance, taking into account the specific circumstances of 
     the State's waters.''.
       (c) Reauthorization of Assessment and Remediation of 
     Contaminated Sediments Program.--Section 118(c)(7) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Reauthorization of assessment and remediation of 
     contaminated sediments program.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Administrator, acting through the 
     Program Office, in consultation and cooperation with the 
     Assistant Secretary of the Army having responsibility for 
     civil works, shall conduct at least 3 pilot projects 
     involving promising technologies and practices to remedy 
     contaminated sediments (including at least 1 full-scale 
     demonstration of a remediation technology) at sites in the 
     Great Lakes System, as the Administrator determines 
     appropriate.
       ``(ii) Selection of sites.--In selecting sites for the 
     pilot projects, the Administrator shall give priority 
     consideration to--

       ``(I) the Ashtabula River in Ohio;
       ``(II) the Buffalo River in New York;

       ``(III) Duluth and Superior Harbor in Minnesota;
       ``(IV) the Fox River in Wisconsin;
       ``(V) the Grand Calumet River in Indiana; and
       ``(VI) Saginaw Bay in Michigan.

       ``(iii) Deadlines.--In carrying out this subparagraph, the 
     Administrator shall--

       ``(I) not later than 18 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this subparagraph, identify at least 3 sites and 
     the technologies and practices to be demonstrated at the 
     sites (including at least 1 full-scale demonstration of a 
     remediation technology); and
       ``(II) not later than 5 years after such date of enactment, 
     complete at least 3 pilot projects (including at least 1 
     full-scale demonstration of a remediation technology).

       ``(iv) Additional projects.--The Administrator, acting 
     through the Program Office, in consultation and cooperation 
     with the Assistant Secretary of the Army having 
     responsibility for civil works, may conduct additional pilot- 
     and full-scale pilot projects involving promising 
     technologies and practices at sites in the Great Lakes System 
     other than the sites selected under clause (i).

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       ``(v) Execution of projects.--The Administrator may 
     cooperate with the Assistant Secretary of the Army having 
     responsibility for civil works to plan, engineer, design, and 
     execute pilot projects under this subparagraph.
       ``(vi) Non-federal contributions.--The Administrator may 
     accept non-Federal contributions to carry out pilot projects 
     under this subparagraph.
       ``(vii) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subparagraph 
     $3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000.
       ``(E) Technical information and assistance.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Administrator, acting through the 
     Program Office, may provide technical information and 
     assistance involving technologies and practices for 
     remediation of contaminated sediments to persons that request 
     the information or assistance.
       ``(ii) Technical assistance priorities.--In providing 
     technical assistance under this subparagraph, the 
     Administrator, acting through the Program Office, shall give 
     special priority to requests for integrated assessments of, 
     and recommendations regarding, remediation technologies and 
     practices for contaminated sediments at Great Lakes areas of 
     concern.
       ``(iii) Coordination with other demonstrations.--The 
     Administrator shall--

       ``(I) coordinate technology demonstrations conducted under 
     this subparagraph with other federally assisted 
     demonstrations of contaminated sediment remediation 
     technologies; and

       ``(II) share information from the demonstrations conducted 
     under this subparagraph with the other demonstrations.

       ``(iv) Other sediment remediation activities.--Nothing in 
     this subparagraph limits the authority of the Administrator 
     to carry out sediment remediation activities under other 
     laws.
       ``(v) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subparagraph 
     $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000.''.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Research and management.--Section 118(e)(3)(B) (33 
     U.S.C. 1268(e)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting before the 
     period at the end the following: ``, such sums as may be 
     necessary for fiscal year 1995, and $4,000,000 per fiscal 
     year for each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998''.
       (2) Great lakes programs.--Section 118(h) (33 U.S.C. 
     1268(h)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' before ``$25,000,000''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end of the first 
     sentence the following: ``, such sums as may be necessary for 
     fiscal years 1992 through 1995, and $17,500,000 per fiscal 
     year for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000''.
                     TITLE II--CONSTRUCTION GRANTS

     SEC. 201. USES OF FUNDS.

       (a) Nonpoint Source Program.--Section 201(g)(1) (33 U.S.C. 
     1281(g)(1)) is amended by striking the period at the end of 
     the first sentence and all that follows through the period at 
     the end of the last sentence and inserting the following: 
     ``and for any purpose for which a grant may be made under 
     sections 319(h) and 319(i) of this Act (including any 
     innovative and alternative approaches for the control of 
     nonpoint sources of pollution).''.
       (b) Retroactive Eligibility.--Section 201(g)(1) is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``The 
     Administrator, with the concurrence of the States, shall 
     develop procedures to facilitate and expedite the retroactive 
     eligibility and provision of grant funding for facilities 
     already under construction.''.

     SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION OF CLOSEOUT OF CONSTRUCTION GRANT 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 205(g)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1285(g)(1)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``The Administrator may 
     negotiate an annual budget with a State for the purpose of 
     administering the closeout of the State's construction grants 
     program under this title. Sums made available for 
     administering such closeout shall be subtracted from amounts 
     remaining available for obligation under the State's 
     construction grant program under this title.''.

     SEC. 203. SEWAGE COLLECTION SYSTEMS.

       Section 211(a) (33 U.S.C. 1291(a)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (1) by striking ``an existing collection 
     system'' and inserting ``a collection system existing on the 
     date of the enactment of the Clean Water Amendments of 
     1995''; and
       (2) in clause (2)--
       (A) by striking ``an existing community'' and inserting ``a 
     community existing on such date of enactment''; and
       (B) by striking ``sufficient existing'' and inserting 
     ``sufficient capacity existing on such date of enactment''.

     SEC. 204. VALUE ENGINEERING REVIEW.

       Section 218(c) (33 U.S.C. 1298(c)) is amended by striking 
     ``$10,000,000'' and inserting ``$25,000,000''.

     SEC. 205. GRANTS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT.

       (a) Coastal Localities.--The Administrator shall make 
     grants under title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act to appropriate instrumentalities for the purpose of 
     construction of treatment works (including combined sewer 
     overflow facilities) to serve coastal localities. No less 
     than $10,000,000 of the amount of such grants shall be used 
     for water infrastructure improvements in New Orleans, no less 
     than $3,000,000 of the amount of such grants shall be used 
     for water infrastructure improvements in Bristol County, 
     Massachusetts, and no less than \1/3\ of the amount of such 
     grants shall be used to assist localities that meet both of 
     the following criteria:
       (1) Need.--A locality that has over $2,000,000,000 in 
     category I treatment needs documented and accepted in the 
     Environmental Protection Agency's 1992 Needs Survey database 
     as of February 4, 1993.
       (2) Hardship.--A locality that has wastewater user charges, 
     for residential use of 7,000 gallons per month based on Ernst 
     & Young National Water and Wastewater 1992 Rate Survey, 
     greater than 0.65 percent of 1989 median household income for 
     the metropolitan statistical area in which such locality is 
     located as measured by the Bureau of the Census.
       (b) Federal Share.--Notwithstanding section 202(a)(1) of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Federal share of 
     grants under subsection (a) shall be 80 percent of the cost 
     of construction, and the non-Federal share shall be 20 
     percent of the cost of construction.
       (c) Small Communities.--The Administrator shall make grants 
     to States for the purpose of providing assistance for the 
     construction of treatment works to serve small communities as 
     defined by the State; except that the term ``small 
     communities'' may not include any locality with a population 
     greater than 75,000. Funds made available to carry out this 
     subsection shall be allotted by the Administrator to the 
     States in accordance with the allotment formula contained in 
     section 604(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for making grants under this section 
     $300,000,000 for fiscal year 1996. Such sums shall remain 
     available until expended and shall be equally divided between 
     subsections (a) and (c) of this section. Such authorization 
     of appropriation shall take effect only if the total amount 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1996 to carry out title VI of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is at least 
     $3,000,000,000.
                  TITLE III--STANDARDS AND ENFORCEMENT

     SEC. 301. ARID AREAS.

       (a) Constructed Water Conveyances.--Section 303(c)(2) (33 
     U.S.C. 1313(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(D) Standards for constructed water conveyances.--
       ``(i) Relevant factors.--If a State exercises jurisdiction 
     over constructed water conveyances in establishing standards 
     under this section, the State may consider the following:

       ``(I) The existing and planned uses of water transported in 
     a conveyance system.
       ``(II) Any water quality impacts resulting from any return 
     flow from a constructed water conveyance to navigable waters 
     and the need to protect downstream users.
       ``(III) Management practices necessary to maintain the 
     conveyance system.

       ``(IV) State or regional water resources management and 
     water conservation plans.
       ``(V) The authorized purpose for the constructed 
     conveyance.

       ``(ii) Relevant uses.--If a State adopts or reviews water 
     quality standards for constructed water conveyances, it shall 
     not be required to establish recreation, aquatic life, or 
     fish consumption uses for such systems if the uses are not 
     existing or reasonably foreseeable or such uses impede the 
     authorized uses of the conveyance system.''.
       (b) Criteria and Guidance for Ephemeral and Effluent-
     Dependent Streams.--Section 304(a) (33 U.S.C. 1314(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) Criteria and guidance for ephemeral and effluent-
     dependent streams.--
       ``(A) Development.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this paragraph, and after providing 
     notice and opportunity for public comment, the Administrator 
     shall develop and publish--
       ``(i) criteria for ephemeral and effluent-dependent 
     streams; and
       ``(ii) guidance to the States on development and adoption 
     of water quality standards applicable to such streams.
       ``(B) Factors.--The criteria and guidance developed under 
     subparagraph (A) shall take into account the limited ability 
     of ephemeral and effluent-dependent streams to support 
     aquatic life and certain designated uses, shall include 
     consideration of the role the discharge may play in 
     maintaining the flow or level of such waters, and shall 
     promote the beneficial use of reclaimed water pursuant to 
     section 101(a)(10).''.
       (c) Factors Required To Be Considered by Administrator.--
     Section 303(c)(4) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``In revising or adopting any new standard for 
     ephemeral or effluent-dependent streams under this paragraph, 
     the Administrator shall consider the factors referred to in 
     section 304(a)(9)(B).''.
       (d) Definitions.--Section 502 (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(21) The term `effluent-dependent stream' means a stream 
     or a segment thereof--
       ``(A) with respect to which the flow (based on the annual 
     average expected flow, determined by calculating the average 
     mode over a 10-year period) is primarily attributable to the 
     discharge of treated wastewater;
       ``(B) that, in the absence of a discharge of treated 
     wastewater and other primary anthropogenic surface or 
     subsurface flows, would be an ephemeral stream; or

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       ``(C) that is an effluent-dependent stream under applicable 
     State water quality standards.
       ``(22) The term `ephemeral stream' means a stream or 
     segments thereof that flows periodically in response to 
     precipitation, snowmelt, or runoff.
       ``(23) The term `constructed water conveyance' means a 
     manmade water transport system constructed for the purpose of 
     transporting water in a waterway that is not and never was a 
     natural perennial waterway.''.

     SEC. 302. SECONDARY TREATMENT.

       (a) Coastal Discharges.--Section 304(d) (33 U.S.C. 1314(d)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Coastal discharges.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     any municipal wastewater treatment facility shall be deemed 
     the equivalent of a secondary treatment facility if each of 
     the following requirements is met:
       ``(A) The facility employs chemically enhanced primary 
     treatment.
       ``(B) The facility, on the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph, discharges through an ocean outfall into an open 
     marine environment greater than 4 miles offshore into a depth 
     greater than 300 feet.
       ``(C) The facility's discharge is in compliance with all 
     local and State water quality standards for the receiving 
     waters.
       ``(D) The facility's discharge will be subject to an ocean 
     monitoring program acceptable to relevant Federal and State 
     regulatory agencies.''.
       (b) Modification of Secondary Treatment Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Section 301 (33 U.S.C. 1311) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(s) Modification of Secondary Treatment Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator, with the concurrence 
     of the State, shall issue a 10-year permit under section 402 
     which modifies the requirements of subsection (b)(1)(B) of 
     this section with respect to the discharge of any pollutant 
     from a publicly owned treatment works into marine waters 
     which are at least 150 feet deep through an ocean outfall 
     which discharges at least 1 mile offshore, if the applicant 
     demonstrates that--
       ``(A) there is an applicable ocean plan and the facility's 
     discharge is in compliance with all local and State water 
     quality standards for the receiving waters;
       ``(B) the facility's discharge will be subject to an ocean 
     monitoring program determined to be acceptable by relevant 
     Federal and State regulatory agencies;
       ``(C) the applicant has an Agency approved pretreatment 
     plan in place; and
       ``(D) the applicant, at the time such modification becomes 
     effective, will be discharging effluent which has received at 
     least chemically enhanced primary treatment and achieves a 
     monthly average of 75 percent removal of suspended solids.
       ``(2) Discharge of any pollutant into marine waters 
     defined.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     `discharge of any pollutant into marine waters' means a 
     discharge into deep waters of the territorial sea or the 
     waters of the contiguous zone, or into saline estuarine 
     waters where there is strong tidal movement.
       ``(3) Deadline.--On or before the 90th day after the date 
     of submittal of an application for a modification under 
     paragraph (1), the Administrator shall issue to the applicant 
     a modified permit under section 402 or a written 
     determination that the application does not meet the terms 
     and conditions of this subsection.
       ``(4) Effect of failure to respond.--If the Administrator 
     does not respond to an application for a modification under 
     paragraph (1) on or before the 90th day referred to in 
     paragraph (3), the application shall be deemed approved and 
     the modification sought by the applicant shall be in effect 
     for the succeeding 10-year period.''.
       (2) Extension of application deadline.--Section 301(j) (33 
     U.S.C. 1311(j)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(6) Extension of application deadline.--In the 365-day 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph, municipalities may apply for a modification 
     pursuant to subsection (s) of the requirements of subsection 
     (b)(1)(B) of this section.''.
       (c) Modifications for Small System Treatment 
     Technologies.--Section 301 (33 U.S.C. 1311) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(t) Modifications for Small System Treatment 
     Technologies.--The Administrator, with the concurrence of the 
     State, or a State with an approved program under section 402 
     may issue a permit under section 402 which modifies the 
     requirements of subsection (b)(1)(B) of this section with 
     respect to the discharge of any pollutant from a publicly 
     owned treatment works serving a community of 20,000 people or 
     fewer if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of 
     the Administrator that--
       ``(1) the effluent from such facility originates primarily 
     from domestic users; and
       ``(2) such facility utilizes a properly constructed and 
     operated alternative treatment system (including 
     recirculating sand filter systems, constructed wetlands, and 
     oxidation lagoons) which is equivalent to secondary treatment 
     or will provide in the receiving waters and watershed an 
     adequate level of protection to human health and the 
     environment and contribute to the attainment of water quality 
     standards.''.
       (d) Puerto Rico.--Section 301 (33 U.S.C. 1311) is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(u) Puerto Rico.--
       ``(1) Study by government of puerto rico.--Not later than 3 
     months after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
     Government of Puerto Rico may, after consultation with the 
     Administrator, initiate a study of the marine environment of 
     Anasco Bay off the coast of the Mayaguez region of Puerto 
     Rico to determine the feasibility of constructing a deepwater 
     outfall for the publicly owned treatment works located at 
     Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Such study shall recommend one or more 
     technically feasible locations for the deepwater outfall 
     based on the effects of such outfall on the marine 
     environment.
       ``(2) Application for modification.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (j)(1)(A), not later than 18 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, an application may be 
     submitted for a modification pursuant to subsection (h) of 
     the requirements of subsection (b)(1)(B) of this section by 
     the owner of the publicly owned treatment works at Mayaguez, 
     Puerto Rico, for a deepwater outfall at a location 
     recommended in the study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Initial determination.--On or before the 90th day 
     after the date of submittal of an application for 
     modification under paragraph (2), the Administrator shall 
     issue to the applicant a draft initial determination 
     regarding the modification of the existing permit.
       ``(4) Final determination.--On or before the 270th day 
     after the date of submittal of an application for 
     modification under paragraph (2), the Administrator shall 
     issue a final determination regarding such modification.
       ``(5) Effectiveness.--If a modification is granted pursuant 
     to an application submitted under this subsection, such 
     modification shall be effective only if the new deepwater 
     outfall is operational within 5 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection. In all other aspects, such 
     modification shall be effective for the period applicable to 
     all modifications granted under subsection (h).''.

     SEC. 303. FEDERAL FACILITIES.

       (a) Application of Certain Provisions.--Section 313(a) (33 
     U.S.C. 1323(a)) is amended by striking all preceding 
     subsection (b) and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 313. FEDERAL FACILITIES POLLUTION CONTROL.

       ``(a) Applicability of Federal, State, Interstate, and 
     Local Laws.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the executive, legislative, and judicial 
     branches of the Federal Government--
       ``(A) having jurisdiction over any property or facility, or
       ``(B) engaged in any activity resulting, or which may 
     result, in the discharge or runoff of pollutants,

     and each officer, agent, or employee thereof in the 
     performance of his official duties, shall be subject to, and 
     comply with, all Federal, State, interstate, and local 
     requirements, administrative authority, and process and 
     sanctions respecting the control and abatement of water 
     pollution in the same manner and to the same extent as any 
     nongovernmental entity, including the payment of reasonable 
     service charges.
       ``(2) Types of actions covered.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     apply--
       ``(A) to any requirement whether substantive or procedural 
     (including any recordkeeping or reporting requirement, any 
     requirement respecting permits, and any other requirement),
       ``(B) to the exercise of any Federal, State, or local 
     administrative authority, and
       ``(C) to any process and sanction, whether enforced in 
     Federal, State, or local courts or in any other manner.
       ``(3) Penalties and fines.--The Federal, State, interstate, 
     and local substantive and procedural requirements, 
     administrative authority, and process and sanctions referred 
     to in paragraph (1) include all administrative orders and all 
     civil and administrative penalties and fines, regardless of 
     whether such penalties or fines are punitive or coercive in 
     nature or are imposed for isolated, intermittent, or 
     continuing violations.
       ``(4) Sovereign immunity.--
       ``(A) Waiver.--The United States hereby expressly waives 
     any immunity otherwise applicable to the United States with 
     respect to any requirement, administrative authority, and 
     process and sanctions referred to in paragraph (1) (including 
     any injunctive relief, any administrative order, any civil or 
     administrative penalty or fine referred to in paragraph (3), 
     or any reasonable service charge).
       ``(B) Processing fees.--The reasonable service charges 
     referred to in this paragraph include fees or charges 
     assessed in connection with the processing and issuance of 
     permits, renewal of permits, amendments to permits, review of 
     plans, studies, and other documents, and inspection and 
     monitoring of facilities, as well as any other 
     nondiscriminatory charges that are assessed in connection 
     with a Federal, State, interstate, or local water pollution 
     regulatory program.
       ``(5) Exemptions.--
       ``(A) General authority of president.--The President may 
     exempt any effluent source of any department, agency, or 
     instrumentality in the executive branch from compliance with 
     any requirement to which paragraph (1) applies if the 
     President determines it to be in the paramount interest of 
     the United States to do so; except that no exemption may be 
     granted from the requirements of section 306 or 307 of this 
     Act.

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       ``(B) Limitation.--No exemptions shall be granted under 
     subparagraph (A) due to lack of appropriation unless the 
     President shall have specifically requested such 
     appropriation as a part of the budgetary process and the 
     Congress shall have failed to make available such requested 
     appropriation.
       ``(C) Time period.--Any exemption under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be for a period not in excess of 1 year, but additional 
     exemptions may be granted for periods of not to exceed 1 year 
     upon the President's making a new determination.
       ``(D) Military property.--In addition to any exemption of a 
     particular effluent source, the President may, if the 
     President determines it to be in the paramount interest of 
     the United States to do so, issue regulations exempting from 
     compliance with the requirements of this section any 
     weaponry, equipment, aircraft, vessels, vehicles, or other 
     classes or categories of property, and access to such 
     property, which are owned or operated by the Armed Forces of 
     the United States (including the Coast Guard) or by the 
     National Guard of any State and which are uniquely military 
     in nature. The President shall reconsider the need for such 
     regulations at 3-year intervals.
       ``(E) Reports.--The President shall report each January to 
     the Congress all exemptions from the requirements of this 
     section granted during the preceding calendar year, together 
     with the President's reason for granting such exemption.
       ``(6) Venue.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
     prevent any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
     Federal Government, or any officer, agent, or employee 
     thereof in the performance of official duties, from removing 
     to the appropriate Federal district court any proceeding to 
     which the department, agency, or instrumentality or officer, 
     agent, or employee thereof is subject pursuant to this 
     section, and any such proceeding may be removed in accordance 
     with chapter 89 of title 28, United States Code.
       ``(7) Personal liability of federal employees.--No agent, 
     employee, or officer of the United States shall be personally 
     liable for any civil penalty under any Federal, State, 
     interstate, or local water pollution law with respect to any 
     act or omission within the scope of the official duties of 
     the agent, employee, or officer.
       ``(8) Criminal sanctions.--An agent, employee, or officer 
     of the United States shall be subject to any criminal 
     sanction (including any fine or imprisonment) under any 
     Federal or State water pollution law, but no department, 
     agency, or instrumentality of the executive, legislative, or 
     judicial branch of the Federal Government shall be subject to 
     any such sanction.''.
       (b) Funds Collected by a State.--Section 313 (33 U.S.C. 
     1323) is further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Limitation on State Use of Funds.--Unless a State law 
     in effect on the date of the enactment of this subsection or 
     a State constitution requires the funds to be used in a 
     different manner, all funds collected by a State from the 
     Federal Government in penalties and fines imposed for the 
     violation of a substantive or procedural requirement referred 
     to in subsection (a) shall be used by a State only for 
     projects designed to improve or protect the environment or to 
     defray the costs of environmental protection or 
     enforcement.''.
       (c) Enforcement.--Section 313 is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(d) Federal Facility Enforcement.--
       ``(1) Administrative enforcement by epa.--The Administrator 
     may commence an administrative enforcement action against any 
     department, agency, or instrumentality of the executive, 
     legislative, or judicial branch of the Federal Government 
     pursuant to the enforcement authorities contained in this 
     Act.
       ``(2) Procedure.--The Administrator shall initiate an 
     administrative enforcement action against a department, 
     agency, or instrumentality under this subsection in the same 
     manner and under the same circumstances as an action would be 
     initiated against any other person under this Act. The amount 
     of any administrative penalty imposed under this subsection 
     shall be determined in accordance with section 309(d) of this 
     Act.
       ``(3) Voluntary settlement.--Any voluntary resolution or 
     settlement of an action under this subsection shall be set 
     forth in an administrative consent order.
       ``(4) Conferral with epa.--No administrative order issued 
     to a department, agency, or instrumentality under this 
     section shall become final until such department, agency, or 
     instrumentality has had the opportunity to confer with the 
     Administrator.''.
       (d) Limitation on Actions and Right of Intervention.--
     Section 313 is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Limitation on Actions and Right of Intervention.--Any 
     violation with respect to which the Administrator has 
     commenced and is diligently prosecuting an action under this 
     subsection, or for which the Administrator has issued a final 
     order and the violator has either paid a penalty or fine 
     assessed under this subsection or is subject to an 
     enforceable schedule of corrective actions, shall not be the 
     subject of an action under section 505 of this Act. In any 
     action under this subsection, any citizen may intervene as a 
     matter of right.''.
       (e) Definition of Person.--Section 502(5) (33 U.S.C. 
     1362(5)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end 
     the following: ``and includes any department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the United States''.
       (f) Definition of Radioactive Materials.--Section 502 (33 
     U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(24) The term `radioactive materials' includes source 
     materials, special nuclear materials, and byproduct materials 
     (as such terms are defined under the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954) which are used, produced, or managed at facilities not 
     licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; except that 
     such term does not include any material which is discharged 
     from a vessel or other facility covered by Executive Order 
     12344 (42 U.S.C. 7158 note; relating to the Naval Nuclear 
     Propulsion Program).''.
       (g) Conforming Amendments.--Section 313(b) (33 U.S.C. 
     1323(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b)(1)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Wastewater Facilities.--
       ``(1) Cooperation for use of wastewater control systems.--
     '';
       (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``Limitation on 
     construction.--'' before ``Construction''; and
       (3) by moving paragraphs (1) and (2) 2 ems to the right.
       (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and shall only apply to violations occurring after such date 
     of enactment.

     SEC. 304. NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The Nation's estuaries are a vital natural resource to 
     which many regional economies are closely tied.
       (2) Many of the Nation's estuaries are under a severe 
     threat from point source pollution and polluted run-off 
     (nonpoint source pollution) and from habitat alteration and 
     destruction.
       (3) Only through expanded investments in waste water 
     treatment and other water and sediment pollution control and 
     prevention efforts can the environmental and economic values 
     of the Nation's estuaries be restored and protected.
       (4) The National Estuary Program created under the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act has significantly advanced the 
     Nation's understanding of the declining condition of the 
     Nation's estuaries.
       (5) The National Estuary Program has also provided precise 
     information about the corrective and preventative measures 
     required to reverse the degradation of water and sediment 
     quality and to halt the alteration and destruction of vital 
     habitat in the Nation's estuaries.
       (6) The level of funding available to States, 
     municipalities, and the Environmental Protection Agency for 
     implementation of approved conservation and management plans 
     is inadequate, and additional financial resources must be 
     provided.
       (7) Funding for implementation of approved conservation and 
     management plans should be provided under the State revolving 
     loan fund program authorized by title VI of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act.
       (8) Authorization levels for State revolving loan fund 
     capitalization grants should be increased by an amount 
     necessary to ensure the achievement of the goals of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 320(a)(2)(B) (33 U.S.C. 
     1330(a)(2)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) Priority consideration.--The Administrator shall give 
     priority consideration under this section to Long Island 
     Sound, New York and Connecticut; Narragansett Bay, Rhode 
     Island; Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Bay, 
     Massachusetts (including Cape Cod Bay and Boston Harbor); 
     Puget Sound, Washington; New York-New Jersey Harbor, New York 
     and New Jersey; Delaware Bay, Delaware and New Jersey; 
     Delaware Inland Bays, Delaware; Albemarle Sound, North 
     Carolina; Sarasota Bay, Florida; San Francisco Bay, 
     California; Santa Monica Bay, California; Galveston Bay, 
     Texas; Barataria-Terrebonne Bay estuary complex, Louisiana; 
     Indian River Lagoon, Florida; Charlotte Harbor, Florida; 
     Barnegat Bay, New Jersey; and Peconic Bay, New York.''.
       (c) Grants.--Section 320(g)(2) (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)(2)) is 
     amended by inserting ``and implementation monitoring'' after 
     ``development''.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 320(i) (33 
     U.S.C. 1330(i)) is amended by striking ``1987'' and all that 
     follows through ``1991'' and inserting the following: ``1987 
     through 1991, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
     1992 through 1995, and $19,000,000 per fiscal year for each 
     of fiscal years 1996 through 2000''.

     SEC. 305. NONPOINT SOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

       (a) Review and Revision.--Section 319(b) (33 U.S.C. 
     1329(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Review and revision.--Not later than 18 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the State shall 
     review and revise the report required by this subsection and 
     submit such revised report to the Administrator for 
     approval.''.
       (b) Approval or Disapproval of Management Programs.--
     Section 319(d)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1329(d)(1)) is amended by 
     inserting ``or revised management program'' after 
     ``management program'' each place it appears.
       (c) Grants for Protecting Ground Water Quality.--Section 
     319(i)(3) (33 U.S.C. 1329(i)(3)) is amended by striking 
     ``$150,000'' and inserting ``$500,000''.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 319(j) (33 
     U.S.C. 1329(j)) is amended--

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       (1) by striking ``and'' before ``$130,000,000'';
       (2) by inserting after ``1991'' the following: ``, such 
     sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1992 through 1995, 
     $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $150,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1997, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $250,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1999, and $300,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2000''; and
       (3) by striking ``$7,500,000'' and inserting 
     ``$25,000,000''.
       (e) Agricultural Inputs.--Section 319 (33 U.S.C. 1329) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(o) Agricultural Inputs.--For the purposes of this Act, 
     any land application of livestock manure shall not be 
     considered a point source and shall be subject to enforcement 
     only under this section.''.

     SEC. 306. COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT.

       Section 6217 of the Coastal Zone Act Reauthorization 
     Amendments of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 1451 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``Program development.--''; 
     and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) A State that has not received Federal approval for 
     the State's core coastal management program pursuant to 
     section 306 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
     U.S.C. 1455) shall have 30 months from the date of approval 
     of such program to submit a Coastal Nonpoint Pollution 
     Program pursuant to this section. Any such State shall also 
     be eligible for any extension of time for submittal of the 
     State's nonpoint program that may be received by a State with 
     a federally approved coastal management program.'';
       (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``to protect coastal waters generally'' and 
     inserting ``to restore and protect coastal waters where the 
     State has determined that coastal waters are threatened or 
     significantly degraded'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(3)--
       (A) by striking ``The implementation'' and inserting ``A 
     schedule for the implementation''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, and no less often than once every 5 
     years,'' after ``from time to time'';
       (4) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Identification of priority areas.--A prioritization 
     of the areas in the State in which management measures will 
     be implemented.'';
       (5) in subsection (c) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Conditional approval.--The Secretary and 
     Administrator may grant conditional approval to a State's 
     program where the State requests additional time to complete 
     the development of its program. During the period during 
     which the State's program is subject to conditional approval, 
     the penalty provisions of paragraphs (3) and (4) shall not 
     apply.'';
       (6) in subsection (h)(1) by striking ``, 1993, and 1994'' 
     and inserting ``through 2000''; and
       (7) in subsection (h)(2)(B)(iv) by striking ``fiscal year 
     1995'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 1995 through 
     2000''.

     SEC. 307. COMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Title III (33 U.S.C. 1300-1330) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 321. COMPREHENSIVE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT.

       ``(a) Findings, Purpose, and Definitions.--
       ``(1) Findings.--Congress finds that comprehensive 
     watershed management will further the goals and objectives of 
     this Act by--
       ``(A) identifying more fully water quality impairments and 
     the pollutants, sources, and activities causing the 
     impairments;
       ``(B) integrating water protection quality efforts under 
     this Act with other natural resource protection efforts, 
     including Federal efforts to define and protect ecological 
     systems (including the waters and the living resources 
     supported by the waters);
       ``(C) defining long-term social, economic, and natural 
     resource objectives and the water quality necessary to attain 
     or maintain the objectives;
       ``(D) increasing, through citizen participation in the 
     watershed management process, public support for improved 
     water quality;
       ``(E) identifying priority water quality problems that need 
     immediate attention; and
       ``(F) identifying the most cost-effective measures to 
     achieve the objectives of this Act.
       ``(2) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to encourage 
     comprehensive watershed management in maintaining and 
     enhancing water quality, in restoring and protecting living 
     resources supported by the waters, and in ensuring waters of 
     a quality sufficient to meet human needs, including water 
     supply and recreation.
       ``(3) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(A) Ecosystem.--The term `ecosystem' means the community 
     of plants and animals (including humans) and the environment 
     (including surface water, the ground water with which it 
     interacts, and riparian areas) upon which that community 
     depends.
       ``(B) Environmental objectives.--The term `environmental 
     objectives' means the goals specified by States or State-
     designated watershed management entities to protect, restore, 
     and maintain water resources and aquatic ecosystems within a 
     watershed, including applicable water quality standards and 
     wetlands protection goals established under the Act.
       ``(C) State.--The term `State' includes Indian tribes 
     eligible under section 518(e).
       ``(b) State Watershed Program.--
       ``(1) Submittal.--A State, at any time, may submit to the 
     Administrator for approval a watershed management program for 
     the State.
       ``(2) Approval.--The Administrator shall approve a State 
     watershed program submitted under paragraph (1) if the 
     program, at a minimum, contains the following elements:
       ``(A) An identification of the State agency generally 
     responsible for overseeing and approving watershed management 
     plans and a designation of watershed management entities and 
     lead responsibilities for such entities. Such entities may 
     include other State agencies and sub-State agencies.
       ``(B) A description of the scope of the program. In 
     determining the scope of the program, the State may choose to 
     address all watersheds within the State over a period of time 
     or to concentrate efforts on selected watersheds. Within each 
     watershed, the issues to be addressed should be based on a 
     comprehensive analysis of the problems within the watershed. 
     The scope of the program may expand over a period of time 
     both in terms of the number of watersheds and the issues 
     addressed by the program.
       ``(C) An identification of watershed management units for 
     which watershed management plans will be developed. In 
     selecting such units, the State shall consider those waters 
     in the State that are water quality threatened or impaired or 
     are otherwise in need of special protection. To the extent 
     practicable, the boundaries of each watershed management unit 
     shall be consistent with United States Geological Service 
     hydrological units.
       ``(D) A description of activities required of watershed 
     management entities (as specified under subsection (f)(1)) 
     and a description of the State's approval process for 
     watershed management plans.
       ``(E) A specification of an effective public participation 
     process, including procedures to encourage the public to 
     participate in developing and implementing watershed 
     management plans.
       ``(F) An identification of the statewide environmental 
     objectives that will be pursued in each watershed. Such 
     objectives, at a minimum, shall include State water quality 
     standards and goals under this Act, and, as appropriate, 
     other objectives such as habitat restoration and biological 
     diversity.
       ``(2) Deadline.--The Administrator, after consultation with 
     other Federal agencies, shall approve or disapprove a State 
     watershed program submitted under paragraph (1) on or before 
     the 180th day following the date of the submittal. If a State 
     watershed program is disapproved, the State may modify and 
     resubmit its program under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Annual report.--A State with an approved watershed 
     program under this subsection shall provide to the 
     Administrator an annual report summarizing the status of the 
     program, including a description of any modifications to the 
     program. An annual report submitted under this section may be 
     used by the State to satisfy reporting requirements under 
     sections 106, 314, 319, and 320.
       ``(4) Effective period of approvals.--An approval of a 
     State watershed program under paragraph (2) shall remain in 
     effect for a 5-year period beginning on the date of the 
     approval and may be renewed by the Administrator.
       ``(5) Withdrawal of approval.--Whenever the Administrator 
     determines after public hearing that a State is not 
     administering a watershed program approved under paragraph 
     (2) in accordance with requirements of this section, he shall 
     so notify the State and, if appropriate corrective action is 
     not taken within a reasonable time, not to exceed 90 days, 
     the Administrator shall withdraw approval of such program. 
     The Administrator shall not withdraw approval of any such 
     program unless he shall first have notified the State, and 
     made public, in writing, the reasons for such withdrawal.
       ``(c) Designation of Additional Watershed Management Units 
     and Entities.--A State with an approved watershed program 
     under this section may modify such program at any time in 
     order to designate additional watershed management units and 
     entities, including lead responsibilities, for the purpose of 
     developing and implementing watershed management plans.
       ``(d) Eligible Watershed Management and Planning 
     Activities.--The following watershed management activities 
     are eligible to receive assistance from the Administrator 
     under sections 205(j), 319(h), and 604(b):
       ``(1) Characterizing waters and land uses.
       ``(2) Identifying problems within a watershed.
       ``(3) Selecting short-term and long-term goals for 
     watershed management.
       ``(4) Developing and implementing measures and practices to 
     meet identified goals.
       ``(5) Identifying and coordinating projects and activities 
     necessary to restore and maintain water quality or meet other 
     environmental objectives within the watershed.
       ``(6) Identifying the appropriate institutional 
     arrangements to carry out an approved watershed management 
     plan.
       ``(7) Updating an approved watershed management plan.
       ``(8) Any other activities deemed appropriate by the 
     Administrator.
       ``(e) Support for Watershed Management and Planning.--
       ``(1) Interagency committee.--There is established an 
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     port comprehensive watershed management and planning. The 
     President shall appoint the members of the committee. The 
     members shall include a representative from each Federal 
     agency that carries out programs and activities that may have 
     a significant impact on water quality or other natural 
     resource values that may be appropriately addressed through 
     comprehensive watershed management.
       ``(2) Use of other funds under this act.--The planning and 
     implementation activities carried out by a management entity 
     pursuant to this section may be carried out with funds made 
     available through the State pursuant to sections 205(j), 
     319(h), and 604(b).
       ``(f) Approved Plans.--
       ``(1) Minimum requirements.--A State with an approved 
     watershed program may approve a watershed management plan 
     when such plan satisfies the following conditions:
       ``(A) If the watershed includes waters that are not meeting 
     applicable water quality standards under this Act at the time 
     of submission, the plan--
       ``(i) identifies the environmental objectives of the plan 
     including, at a minimum, State water quality standards and 
     goals under this Act, and any other environmental objectives 
     the planning entity deems appropriate;
       ``(ii) identifies the stressors, pollutants, and sources 
     causing the impairment;
       ``(iii) identifies actions necessary to achieve the 
     environmental objectives of the plan, including source 
     reduction of pollutants to achieve any allocated load 
     reductions consistent with the requirements of section 303(d) 
     and the priority for implementing such actions;
       ``(iv) contains an implementation plan, with schedules, 
     milestones, projected completion dates, and the 
     identification of those persons responsible for implementing 
     the actions, demonstrating that water quality standards will 
     be attained as expeditiously as practicable, but not later 
     than deadlines in applicable sections of this Act and all 
     other environmental objectives identified in the watershed 
     management plan will be attained as expeditiously as 
     practicable;
       ``(v) contains an effective public participation process in 
     the development and implementation of the plan;
       ``(vi) specifies a process to monitor and evaluate progress 
     toward meeting environmental objectives; and
       ``(vii) specifies a process to revise the plan as needed.
       ``(B) For those waters in the watershed attaining water 
     quality standards at the time of submission (including 
     threatened waters), the plan identifies those projects and 
     activities necessary to maintain water quality standards and 
     attain or maintain other environmental objectives in the 
     future.
       ``(2) Terms of plan and plan approval.--Each plan submitted 
     and approved under this subsection shall extend for a period 
     of not less than 5 years and include a planning and 
     implementation schedule with milestones and completion dates 
     within that period. The approval by the State of a plan shall 
     apply for a period not exceed 5 years. A revised and updated 
     plan may be submitted prior to the expiration of the period 
     specified in the preceding sentence for approval pursuant to 
     the same conditions and requirements that apply to an initial 
     plan for a watershed that is approved pursuant to this 
     subsection.
       ``(g) Incentives for Watershed Management.--
       ``(1) Point source permits.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding section 301(b)(1)(C), a 
     permit may be issued under section 402 with a limitation that 
     does not meet water quality standards, if--
       ``(i) the receiving water is in a watershed with an 
     approved watershed plan;
       ``(ii) the plan includes enforceable requirements under 
     State or local law for nonpoint source pollutant load 
     reductions that in combination with point source requirements 
     will meet water quality standards prior to the expiration of 
     plan; and
       ``(iii) the point source does not have a history of 
     significant noncompliance with its permit effluent 
     limitations, as determined by the Administrator or the State 
     (in the case with an approved permit under section 402).
       ``(B) Synchronized permit terms.--Notwithstanding section 
     402(b)(1)(B), the term of a permit issued under section 402 
     may be extended by 5 years if the discharge is located in a 
     watershed planning area for which a watershed management plan 
     is to be developed.
       ``(C) 10-year permit terms.--Notwithstanding section 
     402(b)(1)(B), the term of a permit issued under section 402 
     may be extended to 10 years for any point source located in a 
     watershed management unit for which a watershed management 
     plan has been approved if the plan provides for the 
     attainment and maintenance of water quality standards 
     (including designated uses) in the affected waters and unless 
     receiving waters are not meeting water quality standards due 
     to the point source discharge. Such permits may be revised at 
     any time if necessary to meet water quality standards.
       ``(2) Nonpoint source controls.--Not later than 30 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this section, a State with 
     an approved watershed program under this section may make a 
     showing to the Administrator that nonpoint source management 
     practices different from those established in national 
     guidance issued by the Administrator under section 319 will 
     attain water quality standards as expeditiously as 
     practicable and not later than the deadlines established by 
     this Act. If the Administrator is satisfied with such 
     showing, then the Administrator may approve the State's 
     nonpoint source management program that relies on such 
     practices as meeting the requirements of section 319. 
     Alternative watershed nonpoint source control practices must 
     be identified in the watershed management plan adopted under 
     subsection (f)(2) of this section.
        ``(3) Funding.--The Administrator may provide assistance 
     to a State with an approved watershed management program 
     under this section in the form of a multipurpose grant that 
     would provide for single application, workplan and review, 
     matching, oversight, and end-of-year closeout requirements 
     for grant funding under sections 104(b)(3), 104(g), 106, 
     314(b), 319, 320, and 604(b). A State with an approved 
     multipurpose grant may focus activities funded under such 
     sections on a priority basis consistent with State-approved 
     watershed management plans.
       ``(h) Guidance.--Not later than 12 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, and after consultation with 
     other appropriate agencies, the Administrator shall issue 
     guidance on recommended provisions to be included in State 
     watershed programs and State-approved watershed management 
     plans.
       ``(i) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Administrator for providing grants 
     to States to assist such States in carrying out activities 
     under this section $25,000,000 per fiscal year for each of 
     fiscal years 1996 through 2000.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 401(a)(1) (33 U.S.C. 
     1341(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ``and with the provisions 
     of a management plan approved by a State under section 321 of 
     this Act'' before the period at the end of the first 
     sentence.

     SEC. 308. REVISION OF EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Elimination of Requirement for Annual Revision.--
     Section 304(b) (33 U.S.C. 1314(b)) is amended in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``and, at least annually 
     thereafter,'' and inserting ``and thereafter shall''.
       (b) Special Rule.--Section 304(b) (33 U.S.C. 1314(b)) is 
     amended by striking the period at the end of the first 
     sentence and inserting the following: ``; except that 
     guidelines issued under paragraph (1)(A) addressing 
     pollutants identified pursuant to subsection (a)(4) shall not 
     be revised after February 15, 1995, to be more stringent 
     unless such revised guidelines meet the requirements of 
     paragraph (4)(A).''.
                     TITLE IV--PERMITS AND LICENSES

     SEC. 401. WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR CONCENTRATED ANIMAL 
                   FEEDING OPERATIONS.

       Section 402(a) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(6) Concentrated animal feeding operations.--For purposes 
     of this section, waste treatment systems, including retention 
     ponds or lagoons, used to meet the requirements of this Act 
     for concentrated animal feeding operations, are not waters of 
     the United States. An existing concentrated animal feeding 
     operation that uses a natural topographic impoundment or 
     structure on the effective date of this Act, which is not 
     hydrologically connected to any other waters of the United 
     States, as a waste treatment system or wastewater retention 
     facility may continue to use that natural topographic feature 
     for waste storage regardless of its size, capacity, or 
     previous use.''.

     SEC. 402. MUNICIPAL AND INDUSTRIAL STORMWATER DISCHARGES.

       (a) Deadlines.--Section 402(p) (33 U.S.C. 1343(p)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``1994'' and inserting 
     ``2005''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6) by striking ``1993'' and inserting 
     ``2005''.
       (b) Prohibition on Numeric Effluent Limitations for 
     Municipal Discharges.--Section 402(p)(3) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(C) Prohibition on numeric effluent limitations for 
     municipal discharges.--Permits for municipal separate storm 
     sewers shall not include numeric effluent limitations.''.

     SEC. 403. INTAKE CREDITS.

       Section 402 (33 U.S.C. 1342) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(q) Intake Credits.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of this 
     Act, in any effluent limitation or other limitation imposed 
     under the permit program established by the Administrator 
     under this section, any State permit program approved under 
     this section (including any program for implementation under 
     section 118(c)(2)), any standards established under section 
     307(a), or any program for industrial users established under 
     section 307(b), the Administrator, as applicable, shall or 
     the State, as applicable, may provide credits for pollutants 
     present in or caused by intake water such that an owner or 
     operator of a point source is not required to remove, reduce, 
     or treat the amount of any pollutant in an effluent below the 
     amount of such pollutant that is present in or caused by the 
     intake water for such facility--
       ``(A)(i) if the source of the intake water and the 
     receiving waters into which the effluent is ultimately 
     discharged are the same;
       ``(ii) if the source of the intake water meets the maximum 
     contaminant levels or treatment techniques for drinking water 
     contaminants established pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water 
     Act for the pollutant of concern; or

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       ``(iii) if, at the time the limitation or standard is 
     established, the level of the pollutant in the intake water 
     is the same as or lower than the amount of the pollutant in 
     the receiving waters, taking into account analytical 
     variability; and
       ``(B) if, for conventional pollutants, the constituents of 
     the conventional pollutants in the intake water are the same 
     as the constituents of the conventional pollutants in the 
     effluent.
       ``(2) Allowance for incidental amounts.--In determining 
     whether the condition set forth in paragraph (1)(A)(i) is 
     being met, the Administrator shall or the State may, as 
     appropriate, make allowance for incidental amounts of intake 
     water from sources other than the receiving waters.
       ``(3) Credit for nonqualifying pollutants.--The 
     Administrator shall or a State may provide point sources an 
     appropriate credit for pollutants found in intake water that 
     does not meet the requirement of paragraph (1).
       ``(4) Monitoring.--Nothing in this section precludes the 
     Administrator or a State from requiring monitoring of intake 
     water, effluent, or receiving waters to assist in the 
     implementation of this section.''.

     SEC. 404. COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS.

       Section 402 (33 U.S.C. 1342) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(r) Combined Sewer Overflows.--
       ``(1) Requirement for permits.--Each permit issued pursuant 
     to this section for a discharge from a combined storm and 
     sanitary sewer shall conform with the combined sewer overflow 
     control policy signed by the Administrator on April 11, 1994.
       ``(2) Term of permit.--
       ``(A) Compliance deadline.--Notwithstanding any compliance 
     schedule under section 301(b), or any permit limitation under 
     section 402(b)(1)(B), the Administrator (or a State with a 
     program approved under subsection (b)) may issue a permit 
     pursuant to this section for a discharge from a combined 
     storm and sanitary sewer, that includes a schedule for 
     compliance with a long-term control plan under the control 
     policy referred to in paragraph (1), for a term not to exceed 
     15 years.
       ``(B) Extension.--Notwithstanding the compliance deadline 
     specified in subparagraph (A), the Administrator or a State 
     with a program approved under subsection (b) shall extend, on 
     request of an owner or operator of a combined storm and 
     sanitary sewer and subject to subparagraph (C), the period of 
     compliance beyond the last day of the 15-year period--
       ``(i) if the Administrator or the State determines that 
     compliance by such last day is not within the economic 
     capability of the owner or operator; and
       ``(ii) if the owner or operator demonstrates to the 
     satisfaction of the Administrator or the State reasonable 
     further progress towards compliance with a long-term control 
     plan under the control policy referred to in paragraph (1).
       ``(C) Limitations on extensions.--
       ``(i) Extension not appropriate.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (B), the Administrator or the State need not 
     grant an extension of the compliance deadline specified in 
     subparagraph (A) if the Administrator or the State determines 
     that such an extension is not appropriate.
       ``(ii) New York-New Jersey.--Prior to granting an extension 
     under subparagraph (B) with respect to a combined sewer 
     overflow discharge originating in the State of New York or 
     New Jersey and affecting the other of such States, the 
     Administrator or the State from which the discharge 
     originates, as the case may be, shall provide written notice 
     of the proposed extension to the other State and shall not 
     grant the extension unless the other State approves the 
     extension or does not disapprove the extension within 90 days 
     of receiving such written notice.
       ``(3) Savings clause.--Any consent decree or court order 
     entered by a United States district court, or administrative 
     order issued by the Administrator, before the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection establishing any deadlines, 
     schedules, or timetables, including any interim deadlines, 
     schedules, or timetables, for the evaluation, design, or 
     construction of treatment works for control or elimination of 
     any discharge from a municipal combined storm and sanitary 
     sewer system shall be modified upon motion or request by any 
     party to such consent decree or court order, to extend to 
     December 31, 2009, at a minimum, any such deadlines, 
     schedules, or timetables, including any interim deadlines, 
     schedules, or timetables as is necessary to conform to the 
     policy referred to in paragraph (1) or otherwise achieve the 
     objectives of this subsection. Notwithstanding the preceding 
     sentence, the period of compliance with respect to a 
     discharge referred to in paragraph (2)(C)(ii) may only be 
     extended in accordance with paragraph (2)(C)(ii).''.

     SEC. 405. ABANDONED MINES.

       Section 402 (33 U.S.C. 1342) is further amended by 
     inserting after subsection (o) the following:
       ``(p) Permits for Remediating Party on Abandoned or 
     Inactive Mined Lands.--
       ``(1) Applicability.--Subject to this subsection, including 
     the requirements of paragraph (3), the Administrator, with 
     the concurrence of the concerned State or Indian tribe, may 
     issue a permit to a remediating party under this section for 
     discharges associated with remediation activity at abandoned 
     or inactive mined lands which modifies any otherwise 
     applicable requirement of sections 301(b), 302, and 403, or 
     any subsection of this section (other than this subsection).
       ``(2) Application for a permit.--A remediating party who 
     desires to conduct remediation activities on abandoned or 
     inactive mined lands from which there is or may be a 
     discharge of pollutants to waters of the United States or 
     from which there could be a significant addition of 
     pollutants from nonpoint sources may submit an application to 
     the Administrator. The application shall consist of a 
     remediation plan and any other information requested by the 
     Administrator to clarify the plan and activities.
       ``(3) Remediation Plan.--The remediation plan shall include 
     (as appropriate and applicable) the following:
       ``(A) Identification of the remediating party, including 
     any persons cooperating with the concerned State or Indian 
     tribe with respect to the plan, and a certification that the 
     applicant is a remediating party under this section.
       ``(B) Identification of the abandoned or inactive mined 
     lands addressed by the plan.
       ``(C) Identification of the waters of the United States 
     impacted by the abandoned or inactive mined lands.
       ``(D) A description of the physical conditions at the 
     abandoned or inactive mined lands that are causing adverse 
     water quality impacts.
       ``(E) A description of practices, including system design 
     and construction plans and operation and maintenance plans, 
     proposed to reduce, control, mitigate, or eliminate the 
     adverse water quality impacts and a schedule for implementing 
     such practices and, if it is an existing remediation project, 
     a description of practices proposed to improve the project, 
     if any.
       ``(F) An analysis demonstrating that the identified 
     practices are expected to result in a water quality 
     improvement for the identified waters.
       ``(G) A description of monitoring or other assessment to be 
     undertaken to evaluate the success of the practices during 
     and after implementation, including an assessment of baseline 
     conditions.
       ``(H) A schedule for periodic reporting on progress in 
     implementation of major elements of the plan.
       ``(I) A budget and identified funding to support the 
     activities described in the plan.
       ``(J) Remediation goals and objectives.
       ``(K) Contingency plans.
       ``(L) A description of the applicant's legal right to enter 
     and conduct activities.
       ``(M) The signature of the applicant.
       ``(N) Identification of the pollutant or pollutants to be 
     addressed by the plan.
       ``(4) Permits.--
       ``(A) Contents.--Permits issued by the Administrator 
     pursuant to this subsection shall--
       ``(i) provide for compliance with and implementation of a 
     remediation plan which, following issuance of the permit, may 
     be modified by the applicant after providing notification to 
     and opportunity for review by the Administrator;
       ``(ii) require that any modification of the plan be 
     reflected in a modified permit;
       ``(iii) require that if, at any time after notice to the 
     remediating party and opportunity for comment by the 
     remediating party, the Administrator determines that the 
     remediating party is not implementing the approved 
     remediation plan in substantial compliance with its terms, 
     the Administrator shall notify the remediating party of the 
     determination together with a list specifying the concerns of 
     the Administrator;
       ``(iv) provide that, if the identified concerns are not 
     resolved or a compliance plan approved within 180 days of the 
     date of the notification, the Administrator may take action 
     under section 309 of this Act;
       ``(v) provide that clauses (iii) and (iv) not apply in the 
     case of any action under section 309 to address violations 
     involving gross negligence (including reckless, willful, or 
     wanton misconduct) or intentional misconduct by the 
     remediating party or any other person;
       ``(vi) not require compliance with any limitation issued 
     under sections 301(b), 302, and 403 or any requirement 
     established by the Administrator under any subsection of this 
     section (other than this subsection); and
       ``(vii) provide for termination of coverage under the 
     permit without the remediating party being subject to 
     enforcement under sections 309 and 505 of this Act for any 
     remaining discharges--

       ``(I) after implementation of the remediation plan;
       ``(II) if a party obtains a permit to mine the site; or
       ``(III) upon a demonstration by the remediating party that 
     the surface water quality conditions due to remediation 
     activities at the site, taken as a whole, are equal to or 
     superior to the surface water qualities that existed prior to 
     initiation of remediation.

       ``(B) Limitations.--The Administrator shall only issue a 
     permit under this section, consistent with the provisions of 
     this subsection, to a remediating party for discharges 
     associated with remediation action at abandoned or inactive 
     mined lands if the remediation plan demonstrates with 
     reasonable certainty that the actions will result in an 
     improvement in water quality.
       ``(C) Public participation.--The Administrator may only 
     issue a permit or modify a permit under this section after 
     complying with subsection (b)(3).
       ``(D) Effect of failure to comply with permit.--Failure to 
     comply with terms of a permit issued pursuant to this 
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     shall not be deemed to be a violation of an effluent standard 
     or limitation issued under this Act.
       ``(E) Limitations on statutory construction.--This 
     subsection shall not be construed--
       ``(i) to limit or otherwise affect the Administrator's 
     powers under section 504; or
       ``(ii) to preclude actions pursuant to section 309 or 505 
     for any violations of sections 301(a), 302, 402, and 403 that 
     may have existed for the abandoned or inactive mined land 
     prior to initiation of remediation covered by a permit issued 
     under this subsection, unless such permit covers remediation 
     activities implemented by the permit holder prior to issuance 
     of the permit.
       ``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(A) Remediating party.--The term `remediating party' 
     means--
       ``(i) the United States (on non-Federal lands), a State or 
     its political subdivisions, or an Indian tribe or officers, 
     employees, or contractors thereof; and
       ``(ii) any person acting in cooperation with a person 
     described in clause (i), including a government agency that 
     owns abandoned or inactive mined lands for the purpose of 
     conducting remediation of the mined lands or that is engaging 
     in remediation activities incidental to the ownership of the 
     lands.

     Such term does not include any person who, before or 
     following issuance of a permit under this section, directly 
     benefited from or participated in any mining operation 
     (including exploration) associated with the abandoned or 
     inactive mined lands.
       ``(B) Abandoned or inactive mined lands.--The term 
     `abandoned or inactive mined lands' means lands that were 
     formerly mined and are not actively mined or in temporary 
     shutdown at the time of submission of the remediation plan 
     and issuance of a permit under this section.
       ``(C) Mined lands.--The term `mined lands' means the 
     surface or subsurface of an area where mining operations, 
     including exploration, extraction, processing, and 
     beneficiation, have been conducted. Such term includes 
     private ways and roads appurtenant to such area, land 
     excavations, underground mine portals, adits, and surface 
     expressions associated with underground workings, such as 
     glory holes and subsidence features, mining waste, smelting 
     sites associated with other mined lands, and areas where 
     structures, facilities, equipment, machines, tools, or other 
     material or property which result from or have been used in 
     the mining operation are located.
       ``(6) Regulations.--The Administrator may issue regulations 
     establishing more specific requirements that the 
     Administrator determines would facilitate implementation of 
     this subsection. Before issuance of such regulations, the 
     Administrator may establish, on a case-by-case basis after 
     notice and opportunity for public comment as provided by 
     subsection (b)(3), more specific requirements that the 
     Administrator determines would facilitate implementation of 
     this subsection in an individual permit issued to the 
     remediating party.''.

     SEC. 406. BENEFICIAL USE OF BIOSOLIDS.

       (a) References.--Section 405(a) (33 U.S.C. 1345(a)) is 
     amended by inserting ``(also referred to as `biosolids')'' 
     after ``sewage sludge'' the first place it appears.
       (b) Approval of State Programs.--Section 405(f) (33 U.S.C. 
     1345(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Approval of state programs.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Administrator shall approve for 
     purposes of this subsection State programs that meet the 
     standards for final use or disposal of sewage sludge 
     established by the Administrator pursuant to subsection 
     (d).''.
       (c) Studies and Projects.--Section 405(g) (33 U.S.C. 
     1345(g)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1) by inserting 
     ``building materials,'' after ``agricultural and 
     horticultural uses,'';
       (2) in paragraph (1) by adding at the end the following: 
     ``Not later than January 1, 1997, and after providing notice 
     and opportunity for public comment, the Administrator shall 
     issue guidance on the beneficial use of sewage sludge.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (2) by striking ``September 30, 1986,'' 
     and inserting ``September 30, 1995,''.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 501. PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS DEFINED.

       Section 502 (33 U.S.C. 1362) is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(25) The term `publicly owned treatment works' means a 
     treatment works, as defined in section 212, located at other 
     than an industrial facility, which is designed and 
     constructed principally, as determined by the Administrator, 
     to treat domestic sewage or a mixture of domestic sewage and 
     industrial wastes of a liquid nature. In the case of such a 
     facility that is privately owned, such term includes only 
     those facilities that, with respect to such industrial 
     wastes, are carrying out a pretreatment program meeting all 
     the requirements established under section 307 and paragraphs 
     (8) and (9) of section 402(b) for pretreatment programs 
     (whether or not the treatment works would be required to 
     implement a pretreatment program pursuant to such 
     sections).''.

     SEC. 502. IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER POLLUTION LAWS WITH RESPECT 
                   TO VEGETABLE OIL.

       (a) Differentiation Among Fats, Oils, and Greases.--
       (1) In general.--In issuing or enforcing a regulation, an 
     interpretation, or a guideline relating to a fat, oil, or 
     grease under a Federal law related to water pollution 
     control, the head of a Federal agency shall--
       (A) differentiate between and establish separate classes 
     for--
       (i)(I) animal fats; and
       (II) vegetable oils; and
       (ii) other oils, including petroleum oil; and
       (B) apply different standards and reporting requirements 
     (including reporting requirements based on quantitative 
     amounts) to different classes of fat and oil as provided in 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Considerations.--In differentiating between the classes 
     of animal fats and vegetable oils referred to in paragraph 
     (1)(A)(i) and the classes of oils described in paragraph 
     (1)(A)(ii), the head of the Federal agency shall consider 
     differences in physical, chemical, biological, and other 
     properties, and in the environmental effects, of the classes.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Animal fat.--The term ``animal fat'' means each type of 
     animal fat, oil, or grease, including fat, oil, or grease 
     from fish or a marine mammal and any fat, oil, or grease 
     referred to in section 61(a)(2) of title 13, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Vegetable oil.--The term ``vegetable oil'' means each 
     type of vegetable oil, including vegetable oil from a seed, 
     nut, or kernel and any vegetable oil referred to in section 
     61(a)(1) of title 13, United States Code.

     SEC. 503. NEEDS ESTIMATE.

       Section 516(b)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1375(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence by striking ``biennially 
     revised'' and inserting ``quadrennially revised''; and
       (2) in the second sentence by striking ``February 10 of 
     each odd-numbered year'' and inserting ``December 31, 1997, 
     and December 31 of every 4th calendar year thereafter''.

     SEC. 504. FOOD PROCESSING AND FOOD SAFETY.

       Title V (33 U.S.C. 1361-1377) is amended by redesignating 
     section 519 as section 521 and by inserting after section 518 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 519. FOOD PROCESSING AND FOOD SAFETY.

       ``In developing any effluent guideline under section 
     304(b), pretreatment standard under section 307(b), or new 
     source performance standard under section 306 that is 
     applicable to the food processing industry, the Administrator 
     shall consult with and consider the recommendations of the 
     Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, Department of Agriculture, and Department of 
     Commerce. The recommendations of such departments and 
     agencies and a description of the Administrator's response to 
     those recommendations shall be made part of the rulemaking 
     record for the development of such guidelines and standards. 
     The Administrator's response shall include an explanation 
     with respect to food safety, including a discussion of 
     relative risks, of any departure from a recommendation by any 
     such department or agency.''.

     SEC. 505. AUDIT DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

       Title V (33 U.S.C. 1361-1377) is further amended by 
     inserting before section 521, as redesignated by this Act, 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 520. AUDIT DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

       ``(a) Establishment of Board.--The Administrator shall 
     establish an independent Board of Audit Appeals (hereinafter 
     in this section referred to as the `Board') in accordance 
     with the requirements of this section.
       ``(b) Duties.--The Board shall have the authority to review 
     and decide contested audit determinations related to grant 
     and contract awards under this Act. In carrying out such 
     duties, the Board shall consider only those regulations, 
     guidance, policies, facts, and circumstances in effect at the 
     time of the grant or contract award.
       ``(c) Prior Eligibility Decisions.--The Board shall not 
     reverse project cost eligibility determinations that are 
     supported by an decision document of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, including grant or contract approvals, 
     plans and specifications approval forms, grant or contract 
     payments, change order approval forms, or similar documents 
     approving project cost eligibility, except upon a showing 
     that such decision was arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of 
     law in effect at the time of such decision.
       ``(d) Membership.--
       ``(1) Appointment.--The Board shall be composed of 7 
     members to be appointed by the Administrator not later than 
     90 days after the date of the enactment of this section.
       ``(2) Terms.--Each member shall be appointed for a term of 
     3 years.
       ``(3) Qualifications.--The Administrator shall appoint as 
     members of the Board individuals who are specially qualified 
     to serve on the Board by virtue of their expertise in grant 
     and contracting procedures. The Administrator shall make 
     every effort to ensure that individuals appointed as members 
     of the Board are free from conflicts of interest in carrying 
     out the duties of the Board.
       ``(e) Basic Pay and Travel Expenses.--
       ``(1) Rates of pay.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     members shall each be paid at a rate of basic pay, to be 
     determined by the Administrator, for each day (including 
     travel time) during which they are engaged in the actual 
     performance of duties vested in the Board.
       ``(2) Prohibition of compensation of federal employees.--
     Members of the Board who are full-time officers or employees 
     of the United States may not receive additional pay, 
     allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the 
     Board.

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       ``(3) Travel expenses.--Each member shall receive travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
     accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       ``(f) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of 
     the Board, the Administrator shall provide to the Board the 
     administrative support services necessary for the Board to 
     carry out its responsibilities under this section.
       ``(g) Disputes Eligible for Review.--The authority of the 
     Board under this section shall extend to any contested audit 
     determination that on the date of the enactment of this 
     section has yet to be formally concluded and accepted by 
     either the grantee or the Administrator.''.
        TITLE VI--STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING FUNDS

     SEC. 601. GENERAL AUTHORITY FOR CAPITALIZATION GRANTS.

       Section 601(a) (33 U.S.C. 1381(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``(1) for construction'' and all that follows through the 
     period and inserting ``to accomplish the purposes of this 
     Act.''.

     SEC. 602. CAPITALIZATION GRANT AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Requirements For Construction of Treatment Works.--
     Section 602(b)(6) (33 U.S.C. 1382(b)(6)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``before fiscal year 1995''; and
       (2) by striking ``201(b)'' and all that follows through 
     ``218'' and inserting ``211''.
       (b) Compliance With Other Federal Laws.--Section 602 (33 
     U.S.C. 1382) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Other Federal Laws.--
       ``(1) Compliance with other federal laws.--If a State 
     provides assistance from its water pollution control 
     revolving fund established in accordance with this title and 
     in accordance with a statute, rule, executive order, or 
     program of the State which addresses the intent of any 
     requirement or any Federal executive order or law other than 
     this Act, as determined by the State, the State in providing 
     such assistance shall be treated as having met the Federal 
     requirements.
       ``(2) Limitation on applicability of other federal laws.--
     If a State does not meet a requirement of a Federal executive 
     order or law other than this Act under paragraph (1), such 
     Federal law shall only apply to Federal funds deposited in 
     the water pollution control revolving fund established by the 
     State in accordance with this title the first time such funds 
     are used to provide assistance from the revolving fund.''.
       (c) Guidance for Small Systems.--Section 602 (33 U.S.C. 
     1382) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Guidance for Small Systems.--
       ``(1) Simplified procedures.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
     Administrator shall assist the States in establishing 
     simplified procedures for small systems to obtain assistance 
     under this title.
       ``(2) Publication of manual.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of the enactment of this subsection, and after 
     providing notice and opportunity for public comment, the 
     Administrator shall publish a manual to assist small systems 
     in obtaining assistance under this title and publish in the 
     Federal Register notice of the availability of the manual.
       ``(3) Small system defined.--For purposes of this title, 
     the term `small system' means a system for which a 
     municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency 
     seeks assistance under this title and which serves a 
     population of 20,000 or less.''.

     SEC. 603. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS.

       (a) Activities Eligible for Assistance.--Section 603(c) (33 
     U.S.C. 1383(c)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Activities Eligible for Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amounts of funds available to each 
     State water pollution control revolving fund shall be used 
     only for providing financial assistance to activities which 
     have as a principal benefit the improvement or protection of 
     water quality to a municipality, intermunicipal agency, 
     interstate agency, State agency, or other person. Such 
     activities may include the following:
       ``(A) Construction of a publicly owned treatment works if 
     the recipient of such assistance is a municipality.
       ``(B) Implementation of lake protection programs and 
     projects under section 314.
       ``(C) Implementation of a management program under section 
     319.
       ``(D) Implementation of a conservation and management plan 
     under section 320.
       ``(E) Implementation of a watershed management plan under 
     section 321.
       ``(F) Implementation of a stormwater management program 
     under section 322.
       ``(G) Acquisition of property rights for the restoration or 
     protection of publicly or privately owned riparian areas.
       ``(H) Implementation of measures to improve the efficiency 
     of public water use.
       ``(I) Development and implementation of plans by a public 
     recipient to prevent water pollution.
       ``(J) Acquisition of lands necessary to meet any mitigation 
     requirements related to construction of a publicly owned 
     treatment works.
       ``(2) Fund amounts.--The water pollution control revolving 
     fund of a State shall be established, maintained, and 
     credited with repayments, and the fund balance shall be 
     available in perpetuity for providing financial assistance 
     described in paragraph (1). Fees charged by a State to 
     recipients of such assistance may be deposited in the fund 
     for the sole purpose of financing the cost of administration 
     of this title.''.
       (b) Extended Repayment Period for Disadvantaged 
     Communities.--Section 603(d)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting after ``20 years'' the 
     following: ``or, in the case of a disadvantaged community, 
     the lesser of 40 years or the expected life of the project to 
     be financed with the proceeds of the loan''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``not later than 20 
     years after project completion'' and inserting ``upon the 
     expiration of the term of the loan''.
       (c) Loan Guarantees for Innovative Technology.--Section 
     603(d)(5) (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)(5)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(5) to provide loan guarantees for--
       ``(A) similar revolving funds established by municipalities 
     or intermunicipal agencies; and
       ``(B) developing and implementing innovative 
     technologies.''.
       (d) Administrative Expenses.--Section 603(d)(7) (33 U.S.C. 
     1383(d)(7)) is amended by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``or $400,000 per year, whichever is 
     greater, plus the amount of any fees collected by the State 
     for such purpose under subsection (c)(2)''.
       (e) Technical and Planning Assistance for Small Systems.--
     Section 603(d) (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) to provide to small systems technical and planning 
     assistance and assistance in financial management, user fee 
     analysis, budgeting, capital improvement planning, facility 
     operation and maintenance, repair schedules, and other 
     activities to improve wastewater treatment plant operations; 
     except that such amounts shall not exceed 2 percent of all 
     grant awards to such fund under this title.''.
       (f) Consistency With Planning Requirements.--Section 603(f) 
     (33 U.S.C. 1383(f)) is amended by striking ``and 320'' and 
     inserting ``320, 321, and 322''.
       (g) Limitations on Construction Assistance.--Section 603(g) 
     (33 U.S.C. 1383(g)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) Limitations on Construction Assistance.--The State 
     may provide financial assistance from its water pollution 
     control revolving fund with respect to a project for 
     construction of a treatment works only if--
       ``(1) such project is on the State's priority list under 
     section 216 of this Act; and
       ``(2) the recipient of such assistance is a municipality in 
     any case in which the treatment works is privately owned.''.
       (h) Interest Rates.--Section 603 is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Interest Rates.--In any case in which a State makes a 
     loan pursuant to subsection (d)(1) to a disadvantaged 
     community, the State may charge a negative interest rate of 
     not to exceed 2 percent to reduce the unpaid principal of the 
     loan. The aggregate amount of all such negative interest rate 
     loans the State makes in a fiscal year shall not exceed 20 
     percent of the aggregate amount of all loans made by the 
     State from its revolving loan fund in such fiscal year.
       ``(j) Disadvantaged Community Defined.--As used in this 
     section, the term `disadvantaged community' means the service 
     area of a publicly owned treatment works with respect to 
     which the average annual residential sewage treatment charges 
     for a user of the treatment works meet affordability criteria 
     established by the State in which the treatment works is 
     located (after providing for public review and comment) in 
     accordance with guidelines to be established by the 
     Administrator, in cooperation with the States.''.
       (i) Sale of Treatment Works.--Section 603 is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Sale of Treatment Works.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of 
     this Act, any State, municipality, intermunicipality, or 
     interstate agency may transfer by sale to a qualified private 
     sector entity all or part of a treatment works that is owned 
     by such agency and for which it received Federal financial 
     assistance under this Act if the transfer price will be 
     distributed, as amounts are received, in the following order:
       ``(A) First reimbursement of the agency of the unadjusted 
     dollar amount of the costs of construction of the treatment 
     works or part thereof plus any transaction and fix-up costs 
     incurred by the agency with respect to the transfer less the 
     amount of such Federal financial assistance provided with 
     respect to such costs.
       ``(B) If proceeds from the transfer remain after such 
     reimbursement, repayment of the Federal Government of the 
     amount of such Federal financial assistance less the 
     applicable share of accumulated depreciation on such 
     treatment works (calculated using Internal Revenue Service 
     accelerated depreciation schedule applicable to treatment 
     works).
       ``(C) If any proceeds of such transfer remain after such 
     reimbursement and repayment, retention of the remaining 
     proceeds by such agency.
       ``(2) Release of condition.--Any requirement imposed by 
     regulation or policy for a showing that the treatment works 
     are no longer needed to serve their original purpose shall 
     not apply.
       ``(3) Selection of buyer.--A State, municipality, 
     intermunicipality, or interstate

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     agency exercising the authority granted by this subsection 
     shall select a qualified private sector entity on the basis 
     of total net cost and other appropriate criteria and shall 
     utilize such competitive bidding, direct negotiation, or 
     other criteria and procedures as may be required by State 
     law.
       ``(l) Private Ownership of Treatment Works.--
       ``(1) Regulatory review.--The Administrator shall review 
     the law and any regulations, policies, and procedures of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency affecting the construction, 
     improvement, replacement, operation, maintenance, and 
     transfer of ownership of current and future treatment works 
     owned by a State, municipality, intermunicipality, or 
     interstate agency. If permitted by law, the Administrator 
     shall modify such regulations, policies, and procedures to 
     eliminate any obstacles to the construction, improvement, 
     replacement, operation, and maintenance of such treatment 
     works by qualified private sector entities.
       ``(2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall submit 
     to Congress a report identifying any provisions of law that 
     must be changed in order to eliminate any obstacles referred 
     to in paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `qualified private sector entity' means any nongovernmental 
     individual, group, association, business, partnership, 
     organization, or privately or publicly held corporation 
     that--
       ``(A) has sufficient experience and expertise to discharge 
     successfully the responsibilities associated with 
     construction, operation, and maintenance of a treatment works 
     and to satisfy any guarantees that are agreed to in 
     connection with a transfer of treatment works under 
     subsection (k);
       ``(B) has the ability to assure protection against 
     insolvency and interruption of services through contractual 
     and financial guarantees; and
       ``(C) with respect to subsection (k), to the extent 
     consistent with the North American Free Trade Agreement and 
     the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade--
       ``(i) is majority-owned and controlled by citizens of the 
     United States; and
       ``(ii) does not receive subsidies from a foreign 
     government.''.

     SEC. 604. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 604(a) (33 U.S.C. 1384(a)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Formula for Fiscal Years 1996-2000.--Sums authorized 
     to be appropriated pursuant to section 607 for each of fiscal 
     years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 shall be allotted for 
     such year by the Administrator not later than the 10th day 
     which begins after the date of the enactment of the Clean 
     Water Amendments of 1995. Sums authorized for each such 
     fiscal year shall be allotted in accordance with the 
     following table:

                                                     Percentage of sums
``States:                                                   authorized:
  Alabama........................................................1.0110
  Alaska.........................................................0.5411
  Arizona........................................................0.7464
  Arkansas.......................................................0.5914
  California.....................................................7.9031
  Colorado.......................................................0.7232
  Connecticut....................................................1.3537
  Delaware.......................................................0.4438
  District of Columbia...........................................0.4438
  Florida........................................................3.4462
  Georgia........................................................1.8683
  Hawaii.........................................................0.7002
  Idaho..........................................................0.4438
  Illinois.......................................................4.9976
  Indiana........................................................2.6631
  Iowa...........................................................1.2236
  Kansas.........................................................0.8690
  Kentucky.......................................................1.3570
  Louisiana......................................................1.0060
  Maine..........................................................0.6999
  Maryland.......................................................2.1867
  Massachusetts..................................................3.7518
  Michigan.......................................................3.8875
  Minnesota......................................................1.6618
  Mississippi....................................................0.8146
  Missouri.......................................................2.5063
  Montana........................................................0.4438
  Nebraska.......................................................0.4624
  Nevada.........................................................0.4438
  New Hampshire..................................................0.9035
  New Jersey.....................................................4.5156
  New Mexico.....................................................0.4438
  New York......................................................12.1969
  North Carolina.................................................1.9943
  North Dakota...................................................0.4438
  Ohio...........................................................5.0898
  Oklahoma.......................................................0.7304
  Oregon.........................................................1.2399
  Pennsylvania...................................................4.2145
  Rhode Island...................................................0.6071
  South Carolina.................................................0.9262
  South Dakota...................................................0.4438
  Tennessee......................................................1.4668
  Texas..........................................................4.6458
  Utah...........................................................0.4764
  Vermont........................................................0.4438
  Virginia.......................................................2.2615
  Washington.....................................................1.9217
  West Virginia..................................................1.4249
  Wisconsin......................................................2.4442
  Wyoming........................................................0.4438
  Puerto Rico....................................................1.1792
  Northern Marianas..............................................0.0377
  American Samoa.................................................0.0812
  Guam...........................................................0.0587
  Pacific Islands Trust Territory................................0.1158
  Virgin Islands.............................................0.0576.''.

       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 604(c)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``title II of this Act'' and inserting ``this 
     title''.

     SEC. 605. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 607 (33 U.S.C. 1387(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1995;
       ``(7) $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(8) $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(9) $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(10) $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       ``(11) $2,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.''.

     SEC. 606. STATE NONPOINT SOURCE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 
                   REVOLVING FUNDS.

       Title VI (33 U.S.C. 1381-1387) is amended--
       (1) in section 607 by inserting after ``title'' the 
     following: ``(other than section 608)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 608. STATE NONPOINT SOURCE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL 
                   REVOLVING FUNDS.

       ``(a) General Authority.--The Administrator shall make 
     capitalization grants to each State for the purpose of 
     establishing a nonpoint source water pollution control 
     revolving fund for providing assistance--
       ``(1) to persons for carrying out management practices and 
     measures under the State management program approved under 
     section 319; and
       ``(2) to agricultural producers for the development and 
     implementation of the water quality components of a whole 
     farm or ranch resource management plan and for implementation 
     of management practices and measures under such a plan.

     A State nonpoint source water pollution control revolving 
     fund shall be separate from any other State water pollution 
     control revolving fund; except that the chief executive 
     officer of the State may transfer funds from one fund to the 
     other fund.
       ``(b) Applicability of Other Requirements of This Title.--
     Except to the extent the Administrator, in consultation with 
     the chief executive officers of the States, determines that a 
     provision of this title is not consistent with a provision of 
     this section, the provisions of sections 601 through 606 of 
     this title shall apply to grants made under this section in 
     the same manner and to the same extent as they apply to 
     grants made under section 601 of this title. Paragraph (5) of 
     section 602(b) shall apply to all funds in a State revolving 
     fund established under this section as a result of 
     capitalization grants made under this section; except that 
     such funds shall first be used to assure reasonable progress 
     toward attainment of the goals of section 319, as determined 
     by the Governor of the State. Paragraph (7) of section 603(d) 
     shall apply to a State revolving fund established under this 
     section, except that the 4-percent limitation contained in 
     such section shall not apply to such revolving fund.
       ``(c) Apportionment of Funds.--Funds made available to 
     carry out this section for any fiscal year shall be allotted 
     among the States by the Administrator in the same manner as 
     funds are allotted among the States under section 319 in such 
     fiscal year.
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $500,000,000 per 
     fiscal year for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000.''.
                  TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 701. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Section 118.--Section 118(c)(1)(A) (33 U.S.C. 
     1268(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking the last comma.
       (b) Section 120.--Section 120(d) (33 U.S.C. 1270(d)) is 
     amended by striking ``(1)''.
       (c) Section 204.--Section 204(a)(3) (33 U.S.C. 1284(a)(3)) 
     is amended by striking the final period and inserting a 
     semicolon.
       (d) Section 205.--Section 205 (33 U.S.C. 1285) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ``and 1985'' and 
     inserting ``1985, and 1986'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ``through 1985'' and 
     inserting ``through 1986'';
       (3) in subsection (g)(1) by striking the period following 
     ``4 per centum''; and
       (4) in subsection (m)(1)(B) by striking ``this'' the last 
     place it appears and inserting ``such''.
       (e) Section 208.--Section 208 (33 U.S.C. 1288) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (h)(1) by striking ``designed'' and 
     inserting ``designated''; and
       (2) in subsection (j)(1) by striking ``September 31, 1988'' 
     and inserting ``September 30, 1988''.
       (f) Section 301.--Section 301(j)(1)(A) (33 U.S.C. 
     1311(j)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``that'' the first 
     place it appears and inserting ``than''.
       (g) Section 309.--Section 309(d) (33 U.S.C. 1319(d)) is 
     amended by striking the second comma following ``Act by a 
     State''.
       (h) Section 311.--Section 311 (33 U.S.C. 1321) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) by moving paragraph (12) (including 
     subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C)) 2 ems to the right; and
       (2) in subsection (h)(2) by striking ``The'' and inserting 
     ``the''.
       (i) Section 505.--Section 505(f) (33 U.S.C. 1365(f)) is 
     amended by striking the last comma.
       (j) Section 516.--Section 516 (33 U.S.C. 1375) is amended 
     by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).
       (k) Section 518.--Section 518(f) (33 U.S.C. 1377(f)) is 
     amended by striking ``(d)'' and inserting ``(e)''.

     SEC. 702. JOHN A. BLATNIK NATIONAL FRESH WATER QUALITY 
                   RESEARCH LABORATORY.

       (a) Designation.--The laboratory and research facility 
     established pursuant to sec

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     tion 104(e) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1254(e)) that is located in Duluth, Minnesota, shall 
     be known and designated as the ``John A. Blatnik National 
     Fresh Water Quality Research Laboratory''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     laboratory and research facility referred to in subsection 
     (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``John A. 
     Blatnik National Fresh Water Quality Research Laboratory''.

     SEC. 703. WASTEWATER SERVICE FOR COLONIAS.

       (a) Grant Assistance.--The Administrator may make grants to 
     States along the United States-Mexico border to provide 
     assistance for planning, design, and construction of 
     treatment works to provide wastewater service to the 
     communities along such border commonly known as ``colonias''.
       (b) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project carried out using funds made available under 
     subsection (a) shall be 50 percent. The non-Federal share of 
     such cost shall be provided by the State receiving the grant.
       (c) Treatment Works Defined.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term ``treatment works'' has the meaning such term has 
     under section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for making grants under subsection (a) 
     $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1996. Such sums shall remain 
     available until expended.

     SEC. 704. SAVINGS IN MUNICIPAL DRINKING WATER COSTS.

       (a) Study.--The Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, in consultation with the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget, shall review, analyze, and 
     compile information on the annual savings that municipalities 
     realize in the construction, operation, and maintenance of 
     drinking water facilities as a result of actions taken under 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
       (b) Contents.--The study conducted under subsection (a), at 
     a minimum, shall contain an examination of the following 
     elements:
       (1) Savings to municipalities in the construction of 
     drinking water filtration facilities resulting from actions 
     taken under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
       (2) Savings to municipalities in the operation and 
     maintenance of drinking water facilities resulting from 
     actions taken under such Act.
       (3) Savings to municipalities in health expenditures 
     resulting from actions taken under such Act.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to 
     Congress a report containing the results of the study 
     conducted under subsection (a).
            TITLE VIII--WETLANDS CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

     SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Wetlands and Watershed 
     Management Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 802. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds and declares the following:
       (1) Wetlands perform a number of valuable functions needed 
     to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and 
     biological integrity of the Nation's waters, including--
       (A) reducing pollutants (including nutrients, sediment, and 
     toxics) from nonpoint and point sources;
       (B) storing, conveying, and purifying flood and storm 
     waters;
       (C) reducing both bank erosion and wave and storm damage to 
     adjacent lands and trapping sediment from upland sources;
       (D) providing habitat and food sources for a broad range of 
     commercial and recreational fish, shellfish, and migratory 
     wildlife species (including waterfowl and endangered 
     species); and
       (E) providing a broad range of recreational values for 
     canoeing, boating, birding, and nature study and observation.
       (2) Original wetlands in the contiguous United States have 
     been reduced by an estimated 50 percent and continue to 
     disappear at a rate of 200,000 to 300,000 acres a year. Many 
     of these original wetlands have also been altered or 
     partially degraded, reducing their ecological value.
       (3) Wetlands are highly sensitive to changes in water 
     regimes and are, therefore, susceptible to degradation by 
     fills, drainage, grading, water extractions, and other 
     activities within their watersheds which affect the quantity, 
     quality, and flow of surface and ground waters. Protection 
     and management of wetlands, therefore, should be integrated 
     with management of water systems on a watershed basis. A 
     watershed protection and management perspective is also 
     needed to understand and reverse the gradual, continued 
     destruction of wetlands that occurs due to cumulative 
     impacts.
       (4) Wetlands constitute an estimated 5 percent of the 
     Nation's surface area. Because much of this land is in 
     private ownership wetlands protection and management 
     strategies must take into consideration private property 
     rights and the need for economic development and growth. This 
     can be best accomplished in the context of a cooperative and 
     coordinated Federal, State, and local strategy for data 
     gathering, planning, management, and restoration with an 
     emphasis on advance planning of wetlands in watershed 
     contexts.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
       (1) to help create a coordinated national wetland 
     management effort with efficient use of scarce Federal, 
     State, and local financial and manpower resources to protect 
     wetland functions and values and reduce natural hazard 
     losses;
       (2) to help reverse the trend of wetland loss in a fair, 
     efficient, and cost-effective manner;
       (3) to reduce inconsistencies and duplication in Federal, 
     State, and local wetland management efforts and encourage 
     integrated permitting at the Federal, State, and local 
     levels;
       (4) to increase technical assistance, cooperative training, 
     and educational opportunities for States, local governments, 
     and private landowners;
       (5) to help integrate wetland protection and management 
     with other water resource management programs on a watershed 
     basis such as flood control, storm water management, 
     allocation of water supply, protection of fish and wildlife, 
     and point and nonpoint source pollution control;
       (6) to increase regionalization of wetland delineation and 
     management policies within a framework of national policies 
     through advance planning of wetland areas, programmatic 
     general permits and other approaches and the tailoring of 
     policies to ecosystem and land use needs to reflect 
     significant watershed variance in wetland resources;
       (7) to address the cumulative loss of wetland resources;
       (8) to increase the certainty and predictability of 
     planning and regulatory policies for private landowners;
       (9) to help achieve no overall net loss and net gain of the 
     remaining wetland base of the United States through 
     watershed-based restoration strategies involving all levels 
     of government;
       (10) to restore and create wetlands in order to increase 
     the quality and quantity of the wetland resources and by so 
     doing to restore and maintain the quality and quantity of the 
     waters of the United States; and
       (11) to provide mechanisms for joint State, Federal, and 
     local development and testing of approaches to better protect 
     wetland resources such as mitigation banking.

     SEC. 803. STATE, LOCAL, AND LANDOWNER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
                   AND COOPERATIVE TRAINING.

       (a) State and Local Technical Assistance.--Upon request, 
     the Administrator or the Secretary of the Army, as 
     appropriate, shall provide technical assistance to State and 
     local governments in the development and implementation of 
     State and local government permitting programs under sections 
     404(e) and 404(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 
     State wetland conservation plans under section 805, and 
     regional or local wetland management plans under section 805.
       (b) Cooperative Training.--The Administrator and the 
     Secretary, in cooperation with the Coordinating Committee 
     established pursuant to section 804, shall conduct training 
     courses for States and local governments involving wetland 
     delineation, utilization of wetlands in nonpoint pollution 
     control, wetland and stream restoration, wetland planning, 
     wetland evaluation, mitigation banking, and other subjects 
     deemed appropriate by the Administrator or Secretary.
       (c) Private Landowner Technical Assistance.--The 
     Administrator and Secretary shall, in cooperation with the 
     Coordination Committee, and appropriate Federal agencies 
     develop and provide to private landowners guidebooks, 
     pamphlets, or other materials and technical assistance to 
     help them in identifying and evaluating wetlands, developing 
     integrated wetland management plans for their lands 
     consistent with the goals of this Act and the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act, and restoring wetlands.

     SEC. 804. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATING 
                   COMMITTEE.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
     establish a Federal, State, and Local Government Wetlands 
     Coordinating Committee (hereinafter in this section referred 
     to as the ``Committee'').
       (b) Functions.--The Committee shall--
       (1) help coordinate Federal, State, and local wetland 
     planning, regulatory, and restoration programs on an ongoing 
     basis to reduce duplication, resolve potential conflicts, and 
     efficiently allocate manpower and resources at all levels of 
     government;
       (2) provide comments to the Secretary of the Army or 
     Administrator in adopting regulatory, policy, program, or 
     technical guidance affecting wetland systems;
       (3) help develop and field test, national policies prior to 
     implementation such as wetland, delineation, classification 
     of wetlands, methods for sequencing wetland mitigation 
     responses, the utilization of mitigation banks;
       (4) help develop and carry out joint technical assistance 
     and cooperative training programs as provided in section 803;
       (5) help develop criteria and implementation strategies for 
     facilitating State conservation plans and strategies, local 
     and regional wetland planning, wetland restoration and 
     creation, and State and local permitting programs pursuant to 
     section 404(e) or 404(g) of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act; and
       (6) help develop a national strategy for the restoration of 
     wetland ecosystems pursuant to section 6 of this Act.
       (c) Membership.--The Committee shall be composed of 18 
     members as follows:

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       (1) The Administrator or the designee of the Administrator.
       (2) The Secretary or the designee of the Secretary.
       (3) The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service or the designee of the Director.
       (4) The Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service 
     or the designee of the Chief.
       (5) The Undersecretary for Oceans and Atmosphere or the 
     designee of the Under Secretary.
       (6) One individual appointed by the Administrator who will 
     represent the National Governor's Association.
       (7) One individual appointed by the Administrator who will 
     represent the National Association of Counties.
       (8) One individual appointed by the Administrator who will 
     represent the National League of Cities.
       (9) One State wetland expert from each of the 10 regions of 
     the Environmental Protection Agency. Each member to be 
     appointed under this paragraph shall be jointly appointed by 
     the Governors of the States within the Environmental 
     Protection Agency's region. If the Governors from a region 
     cannot agree on such a representative, they will each submit 
     a nomination to the Administrator and the Administrator will 
     select a representative from such region.
       (d) Terms.--Each member appointed pursuant to paragraph 
     (6), (7), (8), or (9) of subsection (c) shall be appointed 
     for a term of 2 years.
       (e) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Committee shall be filled, 
     on or before the 30th day after the vacancy occurs, in the 
     manner in which the original appointment was made.
       (f) Pay.--Members shall serve without pay, but may receive 
     travel expenses (including per diem in lieu of subsistence) 
     in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (g) Cochairpersons.--The Administrator and one member 
     appointed pursuant to paragraph (6), (7), (8), or (9) of 
     subsection (c) (selected by such members) shall serve as 
     cochairpersons of the Committee.
       (h) Quorum.--Two-thirds of the members of the Committee 
     shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold 
     meetings.
       (i) Meetings.--The Committee shall hold its first meeting 
     not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act. The Committee shall meet at least twice each year 
     thereafter. Meetings will be opened to the public.

     SEC. 805. STATE AND LOCAL WETLAND CONSERVATION PLANS AND 
                   STRATEGIES; GRANTS TO FACILITATE THE 
                   IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 404.

       (a) State Wetland Conservation Plans and Strategies.--
     Subject to the requirements of this section, the 
     Administrator shall make grants to States and tribes to 
     assist in the development and implementation of wetland 
     conservation plans and strategies. More specific goals for 
     such conservation plans and strategies may include:
       (1) Inventorying State wetland resources, identifying 
     individual and cumulative losses, identifying State and local 
     programs applying to wetland resources, determining gaps in 
     such programs, and making recommendations for filling those 
     gaps.
       (2) Developing and coordinating existing State, local, and 
     regional programs for wetland management and protection on a 
     watershed basis.
       (3) Increasing the consistency of Federal, State, and local 
     wetland definitions, delineation, and permitting approaches.
       (4) Mapping and characterizing wetland resources on a 
     watershed basis.
       (5) Identifying sites with wetland restoration or creation 
     potential.
       (6) Establishing management strategies for reducing causes 
     of wetland degradation and restoring wetlands on a watershed 
     basis.
       (7) Assisting regional and local governments prepare 
     watershed plans for areas with a high percentage of lands 
     classified as wetlands or otherwise in need of special 
     management.
       (8) Establishing and implementing State or local permitting 
     programs under section 404(e) or 404(h) of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act.
       (b) Regional and Local Wetland Planning, Regulation, and 
     Management Programs.--Subject to the requirements of this 
     section, the Administrator shall make grants to States which 
     will, in turn, use this funding to make grants to regional 
     and local governments to assist them in adopting and 
     implementing wetland and watershed management programs 
     consistent with goals stated in section 101 of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act and section 802 of this Act. Such 
     plans shall be integrated with (where appropriate) or 
     coordinated with planning efforts pursuant to section 319 of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Such programs shall, 
     at a minimum, involve the inventory of wetland resources and 
     the adoption of plans and policies to help achieve the goal 
     of no net loss of wetland resources on a watershed basis. 
     Other goals may include, but are not limited to:
       (1) Integration of wetland planning and management with 
     broader water resource and land use planning and management, 
     including flood control, water supply, storm water 
     management, and control of point and nonpoint source 
     pollution.
       (2) Adoption of measures to increase consistency in 
     Federal, State, and local wetland definitions, delineation, 
     and permitting approaches.
       (3) Establishment of management strategies for restoring 
     wetlands on a watershed basis.
       (c) Grants To Facilitate the Implementation of Section 
     404.--Subject to the requirements of this section, the 
     Administrator may make grants to States which assist the 
     Federal Government in the implementation of the section 404 
     Federal Water Pollution Control program through State 
     assumption of permitting pursuant to sections 404(g) and 
     404(h) of such Act through State permitting through a State 
     programmatic general permit pursuant to section 404(e) of 
     such Act or through monitoring and enforcement activities. In 
     order to be eligible to receive a grant under this section a 
     State shall provide assurances satisfactory to the 
     Administrator that amounts received by the State in grants 
     under this section will be used to issue regulatory permits 
     or to enforce regulations consistent with the overall goals 
     of section 802 and the standards and procedures of section 
     404(g) or 404(e) of this Act.
       (d) Maximum Amount.--No State may receive more than 
     $500,000 in total grants under subsections (a), (b), and (c) 
     in any fiscal year and more than $300,000 in grants for 
     subsection (a), (b), or (c), individually.
       (e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     activities carried out using amounts made available in grants 
     under this section shall not exceed 75 percent.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 per 
     fiscal year for each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 
     and 2000.

     SEC. 806. NATIONAL COOPERATIVE WETLAND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION 
                   STRATEGY.

       (a) Development.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in cooperation 
     with other Federal agencies, State, and local governments, 
     and representatives of the private sector, shall initiate the 
     development of a National Cooperative Wetland Ecosystem 
     Restoration Strategy.
       (b) Goals.--The goal of the National Cooperative Wetland 
     Ecosystem Restoration Strategy shall be to restore damaged 
     and degraded wetland and riparian ecosystems consistent with 
     the goals of the Water Pollution Control Amendments and the 
     goals of section 802, and the recommendations of the National 
     Academy of Sciences with regard to the restoration of aquatic 
     ecosystems.
       (c) Functions.--The National Cooperative Wetland Ecosystem 
     Restoration Strategy shall--
       (1) be designed to help coordinate and promote restoration 
     efforts by Federal, State, regional, and local governments 
     and the private sector, including efforts authorized by the 
     Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act, 
     the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, the Wetlands 
     Reserve Program, and the wetland restoration efforts on 
     Federal, State, local, and private lands;
       (2) involve the Federal, State, and local Wetlands 
     Coordination Committee established pursuant to section 804;
       (3) inventory and evaluate existing restoration efforts and 
     make suggestions for the establishment of new watershed 
     specific efforts consistent with existing Federal programs 
     and State, regional, and local wetland protection and 
     management efforts;
       (4) evaluate the role presently being played by wetland 
     restoration in both regulatory and nonregulatory contexts and 
     the relative success of wetland restoration in these 
     contexts;
       (5) develop criteria for identifying wetland restoration 
     sites on a watershed basis, procedures for wetlands 
     restoration, and ecological criteria for wetlands 
     restoration; and
       (6) identify regulatory obstacles to wetlands ecosystem 
     restoration and recommend methods to reduce such obstacles.

     SEC. 807. PERMITS FOR DISCHARGE OF DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL.

       (a) Permit Monitoring and Tracking.--Section 404(a) (33 
     U.S.C. 1344) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
     following: ``The Secretary shall, in cooperation with the 
     Administrator, establish a permit monitoring and tracking 
     programs on a watershed basis to monitor the cumulative 
     impact of individual and general permits issued under this 
     section. This program shall determine the impact of permitted 
     activities in relationship to the no net loss goal. Results 
     shall be reported biannually to Congress.''.
       (b) Issuance of General Permits.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     404(e) is amended by inserting ``local,'' before ``State, 
     regional, or nationwide basis'' in the first sentence.
       (c) Revocation or Modification of General Permits.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 404(e) is amended by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting ``or a State or local 
     government has failed to adequately monitor and control the 
     individual and cumulative adverse effects of activities 
     authorized by State or local programmatic general permits.''.
       (d) Programmatic General Permits.--Section 404(e) is 
     amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Programmatic general permits.--Consistent with the 
     following requirements, the Secretary may, after notice and 
     opportunity for public comment, issue State or local 
     programmatic general permits for the purpose of avoiding 
     unnecessary duplication of regulations by State, regional, 
     and local regulatory programs:
       ``(A) The Secretary may issue a programmatic general permit 
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     program if that general permit includes adequate safeguards 
     to ensure that the State, regional, or local program will 
     have no more than minimal cumulative impacts on the 
     environment and will provide at least the same degree of 
     protection for the environment, including all waters of the 
     United States, and for Federal interests, as is provided by 
     this section and by the Federal permitting program pursuant 
     to section 404(a). Such safeguards shall include provisions 
     whereby the Corps District Engineer and the Regional 
     Administrators or Directors of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the 
     National Marine Fisheries Service (where appropriate), shall 
     have an opportunity to review permit applications submitted 
     to the State, regional, or local regulatory agency which 
     would have more than minimal individual or cumulative adverse 
     impacts on the environment, attempt to resolve any 
     environmental concern or protect any Federal interest at 
     issue, and, if such concern is not adequately addressed by 
     the State, local, or regional agency, require the processing 
     of an individual Federal permit under this section for the 
     specific proposed activity. The Secretary shall ensure that 
     the District Engineer will utilize this authority to protect 
     all Federal interests including, but not limited to, national 
     security, navigation, flood control, Federal endangered or 
     threatened species, Federal interests under the Wild and 
     Scenic Rivers Act, special aquatic sites of national 
     importance, and other interests of overriding national 
     importance. Any programmatic general permit issued under this 
     subsection shall be consistent with the guidelines 
     promulgated to implement subsection (b)(1).
       ``(B) In addition to the requirements of subparagraph (A), 
     the Secretary shall not promulgate any local or regional 
     programmatic general permit based on a local or regional 
     government's regulatory program unless the responsible unit 
     of government has also adopted a wetland and watershed 
     management plan and is administering regulations to implement 
     this plan. The watershed management plan shall include--
       ``(i) the designation of a local or regional regulatory 
     agency which shall be responsible for issuing permits under 
     the plan and for making reports every 2 years on 
     implementation of the plan and on the losses and gains in 
     functions and acres of wetland within the watershed plan 
     area;
       ``(ii) mapping of--

       ``(I) the boundary of the plan area;
       ``(II) all wetlands and waters within the plan area as well 
     as other areas proposed for protection under the plan; and
       ``(III) proposed wetland restoration or creation sites with 
     a description of their intended functions upon completion and 
     the time required for completion;

       ``(iii) a description of the regulatory policies and 
     standards applicable to all wetlands and waters within the 
     plan areas and all activities which may affect these wetlands 
     and waters that will assure, at a minimum, no net loss of the 
     functions and acres of wetlands within the plan area; and
       ``(iv) demonstration that the regulatory agency has the 
     legal authority and scientific monitoring capability to carry 
     out the proposed plan including the issuance, monitoring, and 
     enforcement of permits in compliance with the plan.''.
       (e) Grandfather of Existing General Permits.--Section 
     404(e) is further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Grandfather of existing general permits.--General 
     permits in effect on day before the date of the enactment of 
     the Wetlands and Watershed Management Act of 1995 shall 
     remain in effect until otherwise modified by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (f) Discharges Not Requiring a Permit.--Section 404(f) (33 
     U.S.C. 1344(f)) is amended by striking the subsection 
     designation and paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(f) Exemptions.--
       ``(1) Activities not requiring permit.--
       ``(A) In general.--Activities are exempt from the 
     requirements of this section and are not prohibited by or 
     otherwise subject to regulation under this section or section 
     301 or 402 of this Act (except effluent standards or 
     prohibitions under section 307 of this Act) if such 
     activities--
       ``(i) result from normal farming, silviculture, 
     aquaculture, and ranching activities and practices, including 
     but not limited to plowing, seeding, cultivating, haying, 
     grazing, normal maintenance activities, minor drainage, 
     burning of vegetation in connection with such activities, 
     harvesting for the production of food, fiber, and forest 
     products, or upland soil and water conservation practices;
       ``(ii) are for the purpose of maintenance, including 
     emergency reconstruction of recently damaged parts, of 
     currently serviceable structures such as dikes, dams, levees, 
     flood control channels or other engineered flood control 
     facilities, water control structures, water supply reservoirs 
     (where such maintenance involves periodic water level 
     drawdowns) which provide water predominantly to public 
     drinking water systems, groins, riprap, breakwaters, utility 
     distribution and transmission lines, causeways, and bridge 
     abutments or approaches, and transportation structures;
       ``(iii) are for the purpose of construction or maintenance 
     of farm, stock or aquaculture ponds, wastewater retention 
     facilities (including dikes and berms) that are used by 
     concentrated animal feeding operations, or irrigation canals 
     and ditches or the maintenance or reconstruction of drainage 
     ditches and tile lines;
       ``(iv) are for the purpose of construction of temporary 
     sedimentation basins on a construction site, or the 
     construction of any upland dredged material disposal area, 
     which does not include placement of fill material into the 
     navigable waters;
       ``(v) are for the purpose of construction or maintenance of 
     farm roads or forest roads, in accordance with best 
     management practices, to assure that flow and circulation 
     patterns and chemical and biological characteristics of the 
     waters are not impaired, that the reach of the waters is not 
     reduced, and that any adverse effect on the aquatic 
     environment will be otherwise minimized;
       ``(vi) are undertaken on farmed wetlands, except that any 
     change in use of such land for the purpose of undertaking 
     activities that are not exempt from regulation under this 
     subsection shall be subject to the requirements of this 
     section to the extent that such farmed wetlands are 
     `wetlands' under this section;
       ``(vii) are undertaken in incidentally created wetlands, 
     unless such incidentally created wetlands have exhibited 
     wetlands functions and values for more than 5 years in which 
     case activities undertaken in such wetlands shall be subject 
     to the requirements of this section; and
       ``(viii) are for the purpose of preserving and enhancing 
     aviation safety or are undertaken in order to prevent an 
     airport hazard.''.
       (g) Areas Not Considered To Be Navigable Waters.--Section 
     404(f) is further amended by adding the following:
       ``(3) Areas not considered to be navigable waters.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following shall not be considered navigable waters:
       ``(i) Irrigation ditches excavated in uplands.
       ``(ii) Artificially irrigated areas which would revert to 
     uplands if the irrigation ceased.
       ``(iii) Artificial lakes or ponds created by excavating or 
     diking uplands to collect and retain water, and which are 
     used exclusively for stock watering, irrigation, or rice 
     growing.
       ``(iv) Artificial reflecting or swimming pools or other 
     small ornamental bodies of water created by excavating or 
     diking uplands to retain water for primarily aesthetic 
     reasons.
       ``(v) Temporary, water filled depressions created in 
     uplands incidental to construction activity.
       ``(vi) Pits excavated in uplands for the purpose of 
     obtaining fill, sand, gravel, aggregates, or minerals, unless 
     and until the construction or excavation operation is 
     abandoned and the resulting body of water meets the 
     definition of waters of the United States.
       ``(vii) Artificial stormwater detention areas and 
     artificial sewage treatment areas which are not modified 
     natural waters.
       ``(B) Demonstration required.--Subparagraph (A) shall not 
     apply to a particular water body unless the person desiring 
     to discharge dredged or fill material in that water body is 
     able to demonstrate that the water body qualifies under 
     subparagraph (A) for exemption from regulation under this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 808. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PRIVATE LANDOWNERS, 
                   CODIFICATION OF REGULATIONS AND POLICIES.

       Section 404 (33 U.S.C. 1344) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(u)(1) The Secretary and the Administrator shall in 
     cooperation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     Natural Resources Conservation Service, and National Marine 
     Fisheries Service provide technical assistance to private 
     landowners in delineation of wetlands and the planning and 
     management of their wetlands. This assistance shall include--
       ``(A) the delineation of wetland boundaries within 90 days 
     (providing on the ground conditions allow) of a request for 
     such delineation for a project with a proposed individual 
     permit application under this section and a total assessed 
     value of less than $15,000; and
       ``(B) the provision of technical assistance to owners of 
     wetlands in the preparation of wetland management plans for 
     their lands to protect and restore wetlands and meet other 
     goals of this Act, including control of nonpoint and point 
     sources of pollution, prevention and reduction of erosion, 
     and protection of estuaries and lakes.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall prepare, update on a biannual 
     basis, and make available to the public for purchase at cost, 
     an indexed publication containing all Federal regulations, 
     general permits, and regulatory guidance letters relevant to 
     the permitting of activities in wetland areas pursuant to 
     section 404(a). The Secretary and the Administrator shall 
     also prepare and distribute brochures and pamphlets for the 
     public addressing--
       ``(A) the delineation of wetlands,
       ``(B) wetland permitting requirements; and
       ``(C) wetland restoration and other matters considered 
     relevant.''.

     SEC. 809. DELINEATION.

       Section 404 (33 U.S.C. 1344) is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(v) Delineation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The United States Army Corps of 
     Engineers, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 
     and other Federal agencies shall use the 1987 Corps of 
     Engineers Manual for the Delineation of Jurisdictional 
     Wetlands pursuant to this section until a new manual has been 
     prepared and formally adopted by the Corps and the 
     Environmental Protection Agency with

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     input from the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     Natural Resources, Natural Resources Conservation Service, 
     and other relevant agencies and adopted after field testing, 
     hearing, and public comment. Any new manual shall take into 
     account the conclusions of the National Academy of Sciences 
     panel concerning the delineation of wetlands. The Corps, in 
     cooperation with the Environmental Protection Agency and the 
     Department of Agriculture, shall develop materials and 
     conduct training courses for consultants, State, and local 
     governments, and landowners explaining the use of the Corps 
     1987 wetland manual in the delineation of wetland areas. The 
     Corps, in cooperation with the Environmental Protection 
     Agency and the Department of Agriculture, may also, in 
     cooperation with the States, develop supplemental criteria 
     and procedures for identification of regional wetland types. 
     Such criteria and procedures may include supplemental plant 
     and soil lists and supplementary technical criteria 
     pertaining to wetland hydrology, soils, and vegetation.
       ``(2) Agricultural lands.--
       ``(A) Delineation by secretary of agriculture.--For 
     purposes of this section, wetlands located on agricultural 
     lands and associated nonagricultural lands shall be 
     delineated solely by the Secretary of Agriculture in 
     accordance with section 1222(j) of the Food Security Act of 
     1985 (16 U.S.C. 3822(j)).
       ``(B) Exemption of lands exempted under food security 
     act.--Any area of agricultural land or any discharge related 
     to the land determined to be exempt from the requirements of 
     subtitle C of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
     U.S.C. 3821 et seq.) shall also be exempt from the 
     requirements of this section for such period of time as those 
     lands are used as agricultural lands.
       ``(C) Effect of appeal determination pursuant to food 
     security act.--Any area of agricultural land or any discharge 
     related to the land determined to be exempt pursuant to an 
     appeal taken pursuant to subtitle C of title XII of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3821 et seq.) shall be exempt 
     under this section for such period of time as those lands are 
     used as agricultural lands.''.

     SEC. 810. FAST TRACK FOR MINOR PERMITS.

       Section 404 (33 U.S.C. 1344) is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(w)(1) Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue 
     regulations to explore the review and practice of individual 
     permits for minor activities. Minor activities include 
     activities of 1 acre or less in size which also have minor 
     direct, secondary, or cumulative impacts.
       ``(2) Permit applications for minor permits shall 
     ordinarily be processed within 60 days of the receipt of 
     completed application.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall establish fast-track field teams 
     or other procedures in the individual offices sufficient to 
     expedite the processing of the individual permits involving 
     minor activities.''.

     SEC. 811. COMPENSATORY MITIGATION.

       Section 404 (33 U.S.C. 1344) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(x) General Requirements.--(1) Each permit issued under 
     this section that results in loss of wetland functions or 
     acreage shall require compensatory mitigation. The preferred 
     sequence of mitigation options is as set forth in 
     subparagraph (A) and (C). However, the Secretary shall have 
     sufficient flexibility to approve practical options that 
     provide the most protection to the resource--
       ``(A) measures shall first be undertaken by the permittee 
     to avoid any adverse effects on wetlands caused by activities 
     authorized by the permit.
       ``(B) measures shall be undertaken by the permittee to 
     minimize any such adverse effects that cannot be avoided;
       ``(C) measures shall then be undertaken by the permittee to 
     compensate for adverse impacts on wetland functions, values, 
     and acreage;
       ``(D) where compensatory mitigation is used, preference 
     shall be given to in-kind restoration on the same water body 
     and within the same local watershed;
       ``(E) where on-site and in-kind compensatory mitigation are 
     impossible, impractical, would fail to work in the 
     circumstances, or would not make ecological sense, off-site 
     and/or out-of-kind compensatory mitigation may be permitted 
     within the watershed including participation in cooperative 
     mitigation ventures or mitigation banks as provided in 
     section 404(y).
       ``(2) The Secretary in consultation with the Administrator 
     shall ensure that compensable mitigation by a permitee--
       ``(A) is a specific, enforceable condition of the permit 
     for which it is required;
       ``(B) will meet defined success criteria; and
       ``(C) is monitored to ensure compliance with the conditions 
     of the permit and to determine the effectiveness of the 
     mitigation in compensating for the adverse effects for which 
     it is required.''.

     SEC. 812. COOPERATIVE MITIGATION VENTURES AND MITIGATION 
                   BANKS.

       Section 404 (33 U.S.C. 1344) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(y)(1) Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Administrator 
     shall jointly issue rules for a system of cooperative 
     mitigation ventures and wetland banks. Such rules shall, at 
     the minimum, address the following topics:
       ``(A) Mitigation banks and cooperative ventures may be used 
     on a watershed basis to compensate for unavoidable wetland 
     losses which cannot be compensated on-site due to inadequate 
     hydrologic conditions, excessive sedimentation, water 
     pollution, or other problems. Mitigation banks and 
     cooperative ventures may also be used to improve the 
     potential success of compensatory mitigation through the use 
     of larger projects, by locating projects in areas in more 
     favorable short-term and long-term hydrology and proximity to 
     other wetlands and waters, and by helping to ensure short-
     term and long-term project protection, monitoring, and 
     maintenance.
       ``(B) Parties who may establish mitigation banks and 
     cooperative mitigation ventures for use in specific context 
     and for particular types of wetlands may include government 
     agencies, nonprofits, and private individuals.
       ``(C) Surveys and inventories on a watershed basis of 
     potential mitigation sites throughout a region or State shall 
     ordinarily be required prior to the establishment of 
     mitigation banks and cooperative ventures pursuant to this 
     section.
       ``(D) Mitigation banks and cooperative mitigation ventures 
     shall be used in a manner consistent with the sequencing 
     requirements to mitigate unavoidable wetland impacts. Impacts 
     should be mitigated within the watershed and water body if 
     possible with on-site mitigation preferable as set forth in 
     section 404(x).
       ``(E) The long-term security of ownership interests of 
     wetlands and uplands on which projects are conducted shall be 
     insured to protect the wetlands values associated with those 
     wetlands and uplands;
       ``(F) Methods shall be specified to determine debits by 
     evaluating wetland functions, values, and acreages at the 
     sites of proposed permits for discharges or alternations 
     pursuant to subsections (a), (c), and (g) and methods to be 
     used to determine credits based upon functions, values, and 
     acreages at the times of mitigation banks and cooperative 
     mitigation ventures.
       ``(G) Geographic restrictions on the use of banks and 
     cooperative mitigation ventures shall be specified. In 
     general, mitigation banks or cooperative ventures shall be 
     located on the same water body as impacted wetlands. If this 
     is not possible or practical, banks or ventures shall be 
     located as near as possible to impacted projects with 
     preference given to the same watershed where the impact is 
     occurring.
       ``(H) Compensation ratios for restoration, creation, 
     enhancement, and preservation reflecting and overall goal of 
     no net loss of function and the status of scientific 
     knowledge with regard to compensation for individual 
     wetlands, risks, costs, and other relevant factors shall be 
     specified. A minimum restoration compensation ratio of 1:1 
     shall be required for restoration of lost acreage with larger 
     compensation ratios for wetland creation, enhancement and 
     preservation.
       ``(I) Fees to be charged for participation in a bank or 
     cooperative mitigation venture shall be based upon the costs 
     of replacing lost functions and acreage on-site and off-site; 
     the risks of project failure, the costs of long-term 
     maintenance, monitoring, and protection, and other relevant 
     factors.
       ``(J) Responsibilities for long-term monitoring, 
     maintenance, and protection shall be specified.
       ``(K) Public review of proposals for mitigation banks and 
     cooperative mitigation ventures through one or more public 
     hearings shall be provided.
       ``(2) The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator, is authorized to establish and implement a 
     demonstration program for creating and implementing 
     mitigation banks and cooperative ventures and for evaluating 
     alternative approaches for mitigation banks and cooperative 
     mitigation ventures as a means of contributing to the goals 
     established by section 101(a)(8) or section 10 of the Act of 
     March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 and 403). The Secretary shall 
     also monitor and evaluate existing banks and cooperative 
     ventures and establish a number of such banks and cooperative 
     ventures to test and demonstrate:
       ``(A) The technical feasibility of compensation for lost 
     on-site values through off-site cooperative mitigation 
     ventures and mitigation banks.
       ``(B) Techniques for evaluating lost wetland functions and 
     values at sites for which permits are sought pursuant to 
     section 404(a) and techniques for determining appropriate 
     credits and debits at the sites of cooperative mitigation 
     ventures and mitigation banks.
       ``(C) The adequacy of alternative institutional 
     arrangements for establishing and administering mitigation 
     banks and cooperative mitigation ventures.
       ``(D) The appropriate geographical locations of bank or 
     cooperative mitigation ventures in compensation for lost 
     functions and values.
       ``(E) Mechanisms for ensuring short-term and long-term 
     project monitoring and maintenance.
       ``(F) Techniques and incentives for involving private 
     individuals in establishing and implementing mitigation banks 
     and cooperative mitigation ventures.
     Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a 
     report evaluating mitigation banks and cooperative ventures. 
     The Secretary shall also, within this time period, prepare 
     educational materials and conduct training programs with 
     regard to the use of mitigation banks and cooperative 
     ventures.''.

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     SEC. 813. WETLANDS MONITORING AND RESEARCH.

       Section 404 (33 U.S.C. 1344) is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(z) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Administrator, 
     the Secretary of Agriculture, the Director of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service, and appropriate State and 
     local government entities, shall initiate, with opportunity 
     for public notice and comment, a research program of wetlands 
     and watershed management. The purposes of the research 
     program shall include, but not be limited--
       ``(1) to study the functions, values and management needs 
     of altered, artificial, and managed wetland systems including 
     lands that were converted to production of commodity crops 
     prior to December 23, 1985, and report to Congress within 2 
     years of the date of the enactment of this subsection;
       ``(2) to study techniques for managing and restoring 
     wetlands within a watershed context;
       ``(3) to study techniques for better coordinating and 
     integrating wetland, floodplain, stormwater, point and 
     nonpoint source pollution controls, and water supply planning 
     and plan implementation on a watershed basis at all levels of 
     government; and
       ``(4) to establish a national wetland regulatory tracking 
     program on a watershed basis.

     This program shall track the individual and cumulative impact 
     of permits issued pursuant to section 404(a), 404(e), and 
     404(h) in terms of types of permits issued, conditions, and 
     approvals. The tracking program shall also include mitigation 
     required in terms of the amount required, types required, and 
     compliance.''.

     SEC. 814. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS.

       Section 404 (33 U.S.C. 1344) is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(aa) Administrative Appeals.--
       ``(1) Regulations establishing procedures.--Not later than 
     1 year after the date of the enactment of the Wetlands and 
     Watershed Management Act of 1995, the Secretary shall, after 
     providing notice and opportunity for public comment, issue 
     regulations establishing procedures pursuant to which--
       ``(A) a landowner may appeal a determination of regulatory 
     jurisdiction under this section with respect to a parcel of 
     the landowner's property;
       ``(B) a landowner may appeal a wetlands classification 
     under this section with respect to a parcel of the 
     landowner's property;
       ``(C) any person may appeal a determination that the 
     proposed activity on the landowner's property is not exempt 
     under subsection (f);
       ``(D) a landowner may appeal a determination that an 
     activity on the landowner's property does not qualify under a 
     general permit issued under this section;
       ``(E) an applicant for a permit under this section may 
     appeal a determination made pursuant to this section to deny 
     issuance of the permit or to impose a requirement under the 
     permit; and
       ``(F) a landowner or any other person required to restore 
     or otherwise alter a parcel of property pursuant to an order 
     issued under this section may appeal such order.
       ``(2) Deadline for filing appeal.--An appeal brought 
     pursuant to this subsection shall be filed not later than 30 
     days after the date on which the decision or action on which 
     the appeal is based occurs.
       ``(3) Deadline for decision.--An appeal brought pursuant to 
     this subsection shall be decided not later than 90 days after 
     the date on which the appeal is filed.
       ``(4) Participation in appeals process.--Any person who 
     participated in the public comment process concerning a 
     decision or action that is the subject of an appeal brought 
     pursuant to this subsection may participate in such appeal 
     with respect to those issues raised in the person's written 
     public comments.
       ``(5) Decisionmaker.--An appeal brought pursuant to this 
     subsection shall be heard and decided by an appropriate and 
     impartial official of the Federal Government, other than the 
     official who made the determination or carried out the action 
     that is the subject of the appeal.
       ``(6) Stay of penalties and mitigation.--A landowner or any 
     other person who has filed an appeal under this subsection 
     shall not be required to pay a penalty or perform mitigation 
     or restoration assessed under this section or section 309 
     until after the appeal has been decided.''.

     SEC. 815. CRANBERRY PRODUCTION.

       Section 404 (33 U.S.C. 1344) is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(bb) Cranberry Production.--Activities associated with 
     expansion, improvement, or modification of existing cranberry 
     production operations shall be deemed in compliance, for 
     purposes of sections 309 and 505, with section 301, if--
       ``(1) the activity does not result in the modification of 
     more than 10 acres of wetlands per operator per year and the 
     modified wetlands (other than where dikes and other necessary 
     facilities are placed) remain as wetlands or other waters of 
     the United States; or
       ``(2) the activity is required by any State or Federal 
     water quality program.''.

     SEC. 816. STATE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS.

       Section 404 (33 U.S.C. 1344) is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(cc) State Classification Systems.--
       ``(1) Guidelines.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Administrator, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, and the Director of the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, shall establish guidelines to aid States 
     and Indian tribes in establishing classification systems for 
     the planning, managing, and regulating of wetlands.
       ``(2) Establishment.--In accordance with the guidelines 
     established under paragraph (1), a State or Indian tribe may 
     establish a wetlands classification system for lands of the 
     State or Indian tribe and may submit such classification 
     system to the Secretary for approval. Upon approval, the 
     Secretary shall use such classification system in making 
     permit determinations and establishing mitigation 
     requirements for lands of the State or Indian tribe under 
     this section.
       ``(3) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this subsection shall be construed to affect a State with an 
     approved program under subsection (h) or a State with a 
     wetlands classification system in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection.''.

     SEC. 817. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 502 (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(26) The term `wetland' means those areas that are 
     inundated or saturated by surface water or ground water at a 
     frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under 
     normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation 
     typically adapted to life in saturated soil conditions.
       ``(27) The term `discharge of dredged or fill material' 
     means the act of discharging and any related act of filling, 
     grading, draining, dredging, excavation, channelization, 
     flooding, clearing of vegetation, driving of piling or 
     placement of other obstructions, diversion of water, or other 
     activities in navigable waters which impair the flow, reach, 
     or circulation of surface water, or which result in a more 
     than minimal change in the hydrologic regime, bottom contour, 
     or configuration of such waters, or in the type, 
     distribution, or diversity of vegetation in such waters.
       ``(28) The term `mitigation bank' shall mean wetland 
     restoration, creation, or enhancement projects undertaken 
     primarily for the purpose of providing mitigation 
     compensation credits for wetland losses from future 
     activities. Often these activities will be, as yet, 
     undefined.
       ``(29) The term `cooperative mitigation ventures' shall 
     mean wetland restoration, creation, or enhancement projects 
     undertaken jointly by several parties (such as private, 
     public, and nonprofit parties) with the primary goal of 
     providing compensation for wetland losses from existing or 
     specific proposed activities. Some compensation credits may 
     also be provided for future as yet undefined activities. Most 
     cooperative mitigation ventures will involve at least one 
     private and one public cooperating party.
       ``(30) The term `normal farming, silviculture, aquaculture 
     and ranching activities' means normal practices identified as 
     such by the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with 
     the Cooperative Extension Service for each State and the land 
     grant university system and agricultural colleges of the 
     State, taking into account existing practices and such other 
     practices as may be identified in consultation with the 
     affected industry or community.
       ``(31) The term `agricultural land' means cropland, 
     pastureland, native pasture, rangeland, an orchard, a 
     vineyard, nonindustrial forest land, an area that supports a 
     water dependent crop (including cranberries, taro, 
     watercress, or rice), and any other land used to produce or 
     support the production of an annual or perennial crop 
     (including forage or hay), aquaculture product, nursery 
     product, or wetland crop or the production of livestock.''.
                        TITLE IX--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 901. OBLIGATIONS AND EXPENDITURES SUBJECT TO 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       No provision or amendments of this Act shall be construed 
     to make funds available for obligation or expenditure for any 
     purpose except to the extent provided in advance in 
     appropriation Acts.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. MINGE:

       ``Page 130, after line 5, add the following: `(5) 
     Agricultural Permit Authority.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
     is authorized to issue permits in accordance with this 
     section for any activity resulting from normal farming, 
     silviculture, aquaculture, and ranching activities and 
     practices carried out on agricultural lands or for any 
     activity incidental thereto carried out on agricultural lands 
     if the agricultural land is not subject to sections 1221-1223 
     of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3821-3823). Any 
     activity allowed by the Secretary of Agriculture under 
     sections 1221-1223 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
     U.S.C. 3821-3823) shall be deemed permitted under this 
     section and no individual request for or granting of a permit 
     shall be required.' ''
       ``Page 146, after line 7, add the following: `(z) 
     Mitigation of Agricultural Lands.--Any mitigation approved by 
     the Secretary of Agriculture for agricultural lands shall be 
     accepted by the Secretary as mitigation under this section.' 
     ''

It was decided in the

Yeas

184

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negative

Nays

242

para.63.15                   [Roll No. 312]

                                AYES--184

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)

[[Page 674]]


     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--242

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Bunning
     Collins (IL)
     Fattah
     Harman
     Lewis (KY)
     Moakley
     Peterson (FL)
     Rogers
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute, as amended, was not 
agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.63.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MINETA:

       Page 32, strike line 19 and all that follows through line 6 
     on page 33.
       Page 33, line 7, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(b)''.
       Page 33, strike line 16 and all that follows through line 
     10 on page 34.
       Pages 34 through 47, strike section 302 of the bill.
       Redesignate subsequent sections of title III of the bill 
     accordingly. Conform the table of contents of the bill 
     accordingly.
       Page 47, strike line 20 and all that follows through line 8 
     on page 48 and insert the following:

     SEC. 303. REVISION OF STATE WATER QUALITY STANDARDS.

       Section 303(c)(1) is amended by striking
       Conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly.
       Page 48, strike line 16 and all that follows through line 
     10 on page 52.
       Page 64, strike lines 4 through 14.
       Pages 73 through 80, strike sections 311 and 312 of the 
     bill.
       Redesignate subsequent sections of title III of the bill 
     accordingly. Conform the table of contents of the bill 
     accordingly.
       Pages 93 through 95, strike section 318 of the bill.
       Redesignate subsequent sections of title III of the bill 
     accordingly. Conform the table of contents of the bill 
     accordingly.
       Page 130, line 2, after the period insert closing quotation 
     marks and a period.
       Page 130, strike lines 3 through 25.
       Page 131, strike lines 5 through 22 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(r) Synchronized Permit Terms.--Notwith-* * *

It was decided in the

Yeas

166

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

260

para.63.17                   [Roll No. 313]

                                AYES--166

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--260

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk

[[Page 675]]


     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Baker (CA)
     Bunning
     Collins (IL)
     Fattah
     Lewis (KY)
     Moakley
     Peterson (FL)
     Rogers
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.63.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BOEHLERT:

       Page 115, strike line 5 and all that follows through line 3 
     on page 117 and insert the following:
       (n) Coastal Zone Management.--Section 6217 of the Coastal 
     Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 1451 
     note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``Program development.--''; 
     and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) A State that has not received Federal approval for 
     the State's core coastal management program pursuant to 
     section 306 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
     U.S.C. 1455) shall have 30 months from the date of approval 
     of such program to submit a Coastal Nonpoint Pollution 
     Program pursuant to this section. Any such State shall also 
     be eligible for any extension of time for submittal of the 
     State's nonpoint program that may be received by a State with 
     a federally approved coastal management program,'';
       (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``to protect coastal waters generally'' and 
     inserting ``to restore and protect coastal waters where the 
     State has determined that coastal waters are threatened or 
     significantly degraded'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(3)--
       (A) by striking ``The implementation'' and inserting ``A 
     schedule for the implementation''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, and no less often than once every 5 
     years,'' after ``from time to time'';
       (4) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Identification of priority areas.--A prioritization 
     of the areas in the State in which management measures will 
     be implemented.'';
       (5) in subsection (c) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Conditional approval.--The Secretary and 
     Administrator may grant conditional approval to a State's 
     program where the State requests additional time to complete 
     the development of its program. During the period during 
     which the State's program is subject to conditional approval, 
     the penalty provisions of paragraphs (3) and (4) shall not 
     apply.'';
       (6) in subsection (h)(1) by striking ``, 1993, and 1994'' 
     and inserting ``through 2000''; and
       (7) in subsection (h)(2)(B)(iv) by striking ``fiscal year 
     1995'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 1995 through 
     2000''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

224

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

199

para.63.19                   [Roll No. 314]

                                AYES--224

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Callahan
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--199

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Fowler
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Baker (CA)
     Boucher
     Bunning
     Collins (IL)
     Fattah
     Jefferson
     Lewis (KY)
     Moakley
     Peterson (FL)
     Rangel
     Rogers
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NORWOOD, assumed the Chair.

[[Page 676]]

  When Mr. McINNIS, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.63.20  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule on Thursday, May 11, 1995: the Committee on 
Agriculture, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the 
Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Economic and Educational 
Opportunities, the Committee on International Relations, the Committee 
on Resources, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence.

para.63.21  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BUNNING, for today;
  To Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, for today; and
  To Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, for today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para.63.22  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. NADLER, at 10 o'clock and 43 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.63.23  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. WALKER (for himself and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 1601. A bill to authorize appropriations to the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration to develop, 
     assemble, and operate the international space station; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. LONGLEY:
       H.R. 1602. A bill to impose a moratorium on sanctions under 
     the Clean Air Act with respect to marginal and moderate ozone 
     nonattainment areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       H.R. 1603. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to correct mistakes which advertently included certain 
     ferries operating between Portland, ME, and Nova Scotia under 
     the excise tax on the transportation of passengers by water 
     as opposed to the actual intent which was to tax voyages the 
     primary purpose of which is gambling; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. 
             Thomas):
       H.R. 1604. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to promote the continuity and portability of health 
     insurance coverage by restricting discrimination based on 
     health status, limiting use of preexisting condition 
     exclusions, and making COBRA continuation coverage more 
     affordable and available; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Williams, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Owens, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. 
             Payne of New Jersey):
       H.R. 1605. A bill to provide assistance to State and local 
     communities to improve adult education and family literacy, 
     to help achieve the National Education Goals for all 
     citizens, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island):
       H.R. 1606. A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office 
     building located at 24 Corliss Street, Providence, RI, as the 
     ``Harry Kizirian Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 1607. A bill to provide for the conveyance of El Toro 
     Marine Corps Air Station, selected for closure under the 
     Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, to Orange 
     County, CA; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 1608. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     ensure that the prohibitions against guns in school zones 
     have the requisite nexus with interstate or foreign commerce; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 1609. A bill to amend the Social Security Act and 
     title 38, United States Code, to provide for sharing of 
     medical information relating to determination of disability 
     between the Social Security Administration and Department of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

para.63.24  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       76. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Colorado, relative to the 
     Contract With America; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       77. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Colorado, relative to the Federal Aviation 
     Administration Authorization Act of 1994; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       78. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     Rhode Island, relative to the Small Business Administration; 
     to the Committee on Small Business.

para.63.25  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 42: Mr. Dixon, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Engel, Mr. Meehan, 
     Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Johnston of Florida, 
     and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 44: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Vento, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Emerson, 
     Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 94: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. 
     Duncan.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Luther and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 230: Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 311: Mr. Evans, Mr. Olver, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Lowey, Mr. 
     Gunderson, and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 329: Mr. Crapo and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Brown of California and Mr. Studds.
       H.R. 398: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Evans, Mr. Pallone, 
     Mr. Ward, and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 452: Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 501: Mr. Kingston and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 580: Ms. Lowey, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Torricelli, and Mrs. 
     Roukema.
       H.R. 588: Ms. Woolsey and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Burr and Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 764: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Furse, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. 
     Roukema, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Murtha, and Ms. Lowey.
       H.R. 803: Mr. Rose, Mr. Camp, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Meehan, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 833: Mrs. Morella and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Stump and Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 896: Mr. Payne of Virginia and Mrs. Collins of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 897: Mr. Funderburk.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Baker of California and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1003: Mr. Wilson and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Hunter, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Clinger, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 1024: Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 1047: Mr. Cox and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 1052: Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Tucker, Mr. Bono, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
     Packard, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1073: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
     Stokes, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 1074: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
     Stokes, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 1083: Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Coble, Mr. Frazer, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and Mr. Collins 
     of Georgia.
       H.R. 1084: Mr. Gibbons, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Gene Green 
     of Texas, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Durbin.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 1189: Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Manton, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1192: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Frost, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gene Green of 
     Texas, Mr. Manton, and Mr. Wyden.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Frost, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gene Green of 
     Texas, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Manton, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Wyden, 
     and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 1222: Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 1235: Mr. Klug and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1242: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. 
     Roberts.
       H.R. 1253: Mr. Scott, Mr. Vento, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gejdenson, 
     Mr. Waxman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Serrano, 
     Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Dooley, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and 
     Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1262: Mr. Vento, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
     and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1288: Mr. Visclosky and Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 1289: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 1418: Mr. Hefley and Mr. Chapman.
       H.R. 1424: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1447: Mr. Moakley, Mr. Beilenson, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1448: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. 
     Longley.
       H.R. 1462: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Johnston of Florida, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 1514: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Quillen, 
     Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Skelton, 
     Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. Rose, 
     Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 1546: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1560: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1578: Mr. Pastor.

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       H.R. 1589: Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. RaMstad, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Christensen.
       H.J. Res. 79: Mr. Bonilla.
       H. Con. Res. 36: Mr. Zimmer.
       H. Con Res. 37: Mr. Zimmer.
       H. Con. Res. 40: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. McKinney, 
     Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H. Con. Res. 48: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Ney, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
     Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Lowey, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mrs. Clayton, 
     and Mr. Ackerman.
       H. Con. Res. 59: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H. Res. 23: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H. Res. 24: Mr. McKeon.
       H. Res. 98: Ms. Furse, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, and Mr. 
     Martinez.
       H. Res. 99: Ms. Furse and Mr. Bunn of Oregon.



.
                       THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1995 (64)

para.64.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 11, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Mark Adam Foley to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.64.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, May 10, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.64.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 956. An Act to establish legal standards and 
     procedures for product liability litigation, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 276h-276k of 
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appoints Mrs. Feinstein as a member of the Senate 
delegation to the Mexico-United States Interparliamentary Group during 
the 1st session of the 104th Congress, to be held in Tucson, AZ, May 12-
14, 1995.
  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 276d-276g of 
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appoints Mr. Akaka as a member of the Senate delegation 
to the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group during the 1st 
session of the 104th Congress, to be held in Huntsville, ON, Canada, May 
18-22, 1995.
  The message also announced that pursuant to sections 276h-276k of 
title 22, United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf of the 
Vice President, appoints Mr. Grassley, Mr. Murkowski, and Mr. Gorton as 
members of the Senate delegation to the Mexico-United States 
Interparliamentary Group during the 1st session of the 104th Congress, 
to be held in Tucson, AZ, May 12-14, 1995.

para.64.4  clean water amendments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 140 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 961) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
  Mr. HOBSON, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para.64.5  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. PALLONE:

       Strike title IX of the bill (pages 323 through 326).

It was decided in the

Yeas

154

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negative

Nays

267

para.64.6                    [Roll No. 315]

                                AYES--154

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--267

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
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  So the amendment was not agreed to.
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Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MINETA:

       Page 133, strike line 15, and all that follows through line 
     9 on page 170 and insert the following:

     SEC. 322. MUNICIPAL STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

       (a) State Programs.--Title III (33 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.) is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 322. MUNICIPAL STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to assist 
     States in the development and implementation of municipal 
     stormwater control programs in an expeditious and cost 
     effective manner so as to enable the goals and requirements 
     of this Act to be met in each State no later than 15 years 
     after the date of approval of the municipal stormwater 
     management program of the State. It is recognized that State 
     municipal stormwater management programs need to be built on 
     a foundation that voluntary pollution prevention initiatives 
     represent an approach most likely to succeed in achieving the 
     objectives of this Act.
       ``(b) State Assessment Reports.--
       ``(1) Contents.--After notice and opportunity for public 
     comment, the Governor of each State, consistent with or as 
     part of the assessment required by section 319, shall prepare 
     and submit to the Administrator for approval, a report 
     which--
       ``(A) identifies those navigable waters within the State 
     which, without additional action to control pollution from 
     municipal stormwater discharges, cannot reasonably be 
     expected to attain or maintain applicable water quality 
     standards or the goals and requirements of this Act;
       ``(B) identifies those categories and subcategories of 
     municipal stormwater discharges that add significant 
     pollution to each portion of the navigable waters identified 
     under subparagraph (A) in amounts which contribute to such 
     portion not meeting such water quality standards or such 
     goals and requirements;
       ``(C) describes the process, including intergovernmental 
     coordination and public participation, for identifying 
     measures to control pollution from each category and 
     subcategory of municipal stormwater discharges identified in 
     subparagraph (B) and to reduce, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the level of pollution resulting from such 
     discharges; and
       ``(D) identifies and describes State and local programs for 
     controlling pollution added from municipal stormwater 
     discharges to, and improving the quality of, each such 
     portion of the navigable waters.
       ``(2) Information used in preparation.--In developing, 
     reviewing, and revising the report required by this 
     subsection, the State--
       ``(A) may rely upon information developed pursuant to 
     sections 208, 303(e), 304(f), 305(b), 314, 319, 320, and 321 
     and subsection (h) of this section, information developed 
     from any group stormwater permit application process in 
     effect under section 402(p) of this Act and such other 
     information as the State determines is appropriate; and
       ``(B) may utilize appropriate elements of the waste 
     treatment management plans developed pursuant to sections 
     208(b) and 303, to the extent such elements are consistent 
     with and fulfill the requirements of this section.
       ``(3) Review and revision.--Not later than 18 months after 
     the date of the enactment of the Clean Water Amendments of 
     1995, and every 5 years thereafter, the State shall review, 
     revise, and submit to the Administrator the report required 
     by this subsection.
       ``(c) State Management Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--In substantial consultation with local 
     governments and after notice and opportunity for public 
     comment, the Governor of each State for the State or in 
     combination with the Governors of adjacent States shall 
     prepare and submit to the Administrator for approval a 
     municipal stormwater management program based on available 
     information which the State proposes to implement in the 
     first 5 fiscal years beginning after the date of submission 
     of such management program for controlling pollution added 
     from municipal stormwater discharges to the navigable waters 
     within the boundaries of the State and improving the quality 
     of such waters.
       ``(2) Specific contents.--Each management program proposed 
     for implementation under this subsection shall include the 
     following:
       ``(A) Identification of model management practices and 
     measures.--Identification of the model management practices 
     and measures which will be undertaken to reduce pollutant 
     loadings resulting from municipal stormwater discharges 
     designated under subsection (b)(1)(B), taking into account 
     the impact of the practice and measure on ground water 
     quality.
       ``(B) Identification of programs and resources.--
     Identification of programs and resources necessary 
     (including, as appropriate, nonregulatory programs or 
     regulatory programs, enforceable policies and mechanisms, 
     technical assistance, financial assistance, education, 
     training, technology transfer, and demonstration projects) to 
     manage municipal stormwater discharges to the degree 
     necessary to provide for reasonable further progress toward 
     the goal of attainment of water quality standards which 
     contain the stormwater criteria established under subsection 
     (h) for designated uses of receiving waters identified under 
     subsection (b)(1)(A) taking into consideration specific 
     watershed conditions, by not later than the last day of the 
     15-year period beginning on the date of approval of the State 
     program.
       ``(C) Program for reducing pollutant loadings.--A program 
     for municipal stormwater discharges identified under 
     subsection (b)(1)(B) to reduce pollutant loadings from 
     categories and subcategories of municipal stormwater 
     discharges.
         ``(D) Schedule.--A schedule containing interim goals and 
     milestones for making reasonable progress toward the 
     attainment of standards as set forth in subparagraph (B) 
     established for the designated uses of receiving waters, 
     taking into account specific watershed conditions, which may 
     be demonstrated by one or any combination of improvements in 
     water quality (including biological indicators), documented 
     implementation of voluntary stormwater discharge control 
     measures, or adoption of enforceable stormwater discharge 
     control measures.
       ``(E) Certification of adequate authority.--
       ``(i) In general.--A certification by the Attorney General 
     of the State or States (or the chief attorney of any State 
     water pollution control agency that has authority under State 
     law to make such certification) that the laws of the State or 
     States, as the case may be, provide adequate authority to 
     implement such management program or, if there is not such 
     adequate authority, a list of such additional authorities as 
     will be necessary to implement such management program.
       ``(ii) Commitment.--A schedule for seeking, and a 
     commitment by the State or States to seek, such additional 
     authorities as expeditiously as practicable.
       ``(F) Identification of federal financial assistance 
     programs.--An identification of Federal financial assistance 
     programs and Federal development projects for which the State 
     will review individual assistance applications or development 
     projects for their effect on water quality pursuant to the 
     procedures set forth in Executive Order 12372 as in effect on 
     September 17, 1983, to determine whether such assistance 
     applications or development projects would be consistent with 
     the program prepared under this subsection; for the purposes 
     of this subparagraph, identification shall not be limited to 
     the assistance programs or development projects subject to 
     Executive Order 12372 but may include any programs listed in 
     the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance which 
     may have an effect on the purposes and objectives of the 
     State's municipal stormwater management program.
       ``(G) Monitoring.--A description of the monitoring of 
     navigable waters or other assessment which will be carried 
     out under the program for the purposes of monitoring and 
     assessing the effectiveness of the program, including the 
     attainment of interim goals and milestones.
       ``(H) Identification of certain inconsistent federal 
     activities.--An identification of activities on Federal lands 
     in the State that are inconsistent with the State management 
     program.
       ``(I) Identification of goals and milestones.--An 
     identification of goals and milestones for progress in 
     attaining water quality standards, including a projected date 
     for attaining such standards as expeditiously as practicable 
     but not later than 15 years after the date of approval of the 
     State program for each of the waters listed pursuant to 
     subsection (b).
       ``(3) Utilization of local and private experts.--In 
     developing and implementing a management program under this 
     subsection, a State shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     involve local public and private agencies and organizations 
     which have expertise in stormwater management.
       ``(4) Development on watershed basis.--A State shall, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, develop and implement a 
     stormwater management program under this subsection on a 
     watershed-by-watershed basis within such State.
       ``(d) Administrative Provisions.--
       ``(1) Cooperation requirement.--Any report required by 
     subsection (b) and any management program and report required 
     by subsection (c) shall be developed in cooperation with 
     local, substate, regional, and interstate entities which are 
     responsible for implementing municipal stormwater management 
     programs.
       ``(2) Time period for submission of management programs.--
     Each management program shall be submitted to the 
     Administrator within 30 months of the issuance by the 
     Administrator of the final guidance under subsection (l) and 
     every 5 years thereafter. Each program submission after the 
     initial submission following the date of the enactment of the 
     Clean Water Amendments of 1995 shall include a demonstration 
     of reasonable further progress toward the goal of attaining 
     water quality standards as set forth in subsection (c)(2) 
     established for designated uses of receiving waters taking 
     into account specific watershed conditions by not later than 
     the date referred to in subsection (b)(2)(B), including a 
     documentation of the degree to which the State has achieved 
     the interim goals and milestones contained in the previous 
     program submission. Such demonstration shall take into 
     account the adequacy of Federal funding under this section.
       ``(3) Transition.--
       ``(A) In general.--Permits issued pursuant to section 
     402(p) for discharges from municipal storm sewers, as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     section, shall remain in effect until the effective date of a 
     State municipal stormwater management program under this 
     section. Stormwater dischargers shall continue to

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     implement any stormwater management practices and measures 
     required under such permits until such practices and measures 
     are modified pursuant to this subparagraph or pursuant to a 
     State municipal stormwater management program. Prior to the 
     effective date of a State municipal stormwater management 
     program, municipal stormwater dischargers may submit for 
     approval proposed revised stormwater management practices and 
     measures to the State, in the case of a State with an 
     approved program under section 402, or the Administrator. 
     Upon notice of approval by the State or the Administrator, 
     the municipal stormwater discharger shall implement the 
     revised stormwater management practices and measures which 
     may be voluntary pollution prevention activities. A municipal 
     stormwater discharger operating under a permit continued in 
     effect under this subparagraph shall not be subject to 
     citizens suits under section 505.
       ``(B) Antibacksliding.--Section 402(o) shall not apply to 
     any activity carried out in accordance with this paragraph.
       ``(e) Approval or Disapproval of Reports or Management 
     Programs.--
       ``(1) Deadline.--Subject to paragraph (2), not later than 
     180 days after the date of submission to the Administrator of 
     any report or revised report or management program under this 
     section, the Administrator shall either approve or disapprove 
     such report or management program, as the case may be. The 
     Administrator may approve a portion of a management program 
     under this subsection. If the Administrator does not 
     disapprove a report, management program, or portion of a 
     management program in such 180-day period, such report, 
     management program, or portion shall be deemed approved for 
     purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Procedure for disapproval.--If, after notice and 
     opportunity for public comment and consultation with 
     appropriate Federal and State agencies and other interested 
     persons, the Administrator determines that--
       ``(A) the proposed management program or any portion 
     thereof does not meet the requirements of subsection (b) of 
     this section or is not likely to satisfy, in whole or in 
     part, the goals and requirements of this Act;
       ``(B) adequate authority does not exist, or adequate 
     resources are not available, to implement such program or 
     portion; or
       ``(C) the practices and measures proposed in such program 
     or portion will not result in reasonable progress toward the 
     goal of attainment of applicable water quality standards as 
     set forth in subsection (c)(2) established for designated 
     uses of receiving waters taking into consideration specific 
     watershed conditions as expeditiously as possible but not 
     later than 15 years after approval of a State municipal 
     stormwater management program under this section;

     the Administrator shall within 6 months of the receipt of the 
     proposed program notify the State of any revisions or 
     modifications necessary to obtain approval. The State shall 
     have an additional 6 months to submit its revised management 
     program, and the Administrator shall approve or disapprove 
     such revised program within 3 months of receipt.
       ``(3) Failure of state to submit report.--If a Governor of 
     a State does not submit a report or revised report required 
     by subsection (b) within the period specified by subsection 
     (d)(2), the Administrator shall, within 18 months after the 
     date on which such report is required to be submitted under 
     subsection (b), prepare a report for such State which makes 
     the identifications required by paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) 
     of subsection (b). Upon completion of the requirement of the 
     preceding sentence and after notice and opportunity for a 
     comment, the Administrator shall report to Congress of the 
     actions of the Administrator under this section.
       ``(4) Failure of state to submit management program.--
       ``(A) Program management by administrator.--Subject to 
     paragraph (5), if a State fails to submit a management 
     program or revised management program under subsection (c) or 
     the Administrator does not approve such management program, 
     the Administrator shall prepare and implement a management 
     program for controlling pollution added from municipal 
     stormwater discharges to the navigable waters within the 
     State and improving the quality of such waters in accordance 
     with subsection (c).
       ``(B) Notice and hearing.--If the Administrator intends to 
     disapprove a program submitted by a State the Administrator 
     shall first notify the Governor of the State, in writing, of 
     the modifications necessary to meet the requirements of this 
     section. The Administrator shall provide adequate public 
     notice and an opportunity for a public hearing for all 
     interested parties.
       ``(C) State revision of its program.--If, after taking into 
     account the level of funding actually provided as compared 
     with the level authorized, the Administrator determines that 
     a State has failed to demonstrate reasonable further progress 
     toward the attainment of water quality standards as required, 
     the State shall revise its program within 12 months of that 
     determination in a manner sufficient to achieve attainment of 
     applicable water quality standards by the deadline 
     established by this section. If a State fails to make such a 
     program revision or the Administrator does not approve such a 
     revision, the Administrator shall prepare and implement a 
     municipal stormwater management program for the State.
       ``(5) Local management programs; technical assistance.--If 
     a State fails to submit a management program under subsection 
     (c) or the Administrator does not approve such a management 
     program, a local public agency or organization which has 
     expertise in, and authority to, control water pollution 
     resulting from municipal stormwater sources in any area of 
     such State which the Administrator determines is of 
     sufficient geographic size may, with approval of such State, 
     request the Administrator to provide, and the Administrator 
     shall provide, technical assistance to such agency or 
     organization in developing for such area a management program 
     which is described in subsection (c) and can be approved 
     pursuant to this subsection. After development of such 
     management program, such agency or organization shall submit 
     such management program to the Administrator for approval.
       ``(f) Interstate Management Conference.--
       ``(1) Convening of conference; notification; purpose.--
       ``(A) Convening of conference.--If any portion of the 
     navigable waters in any State which is implementing a 
     management program approved under this section is not meeting 
     applicable water quality standards or the goals and 
     requirements of this Act as a result, in whole or in part, of 
     pollution from stormwater in another State, such State may 
     petition the Administrator to convene, and the Administrator 
     shall convene, a management conference of all States which 
     contribute significant pollution resulting from stormwater to 
     such portion.
       ``(B) Notification.--If, on the basis of information 
     available, the Administrator determines that a State is not 
     meeting applicable water quality standards or the goals and 
     requirements of this Act as a result, in whole or in part, of 
     significant pollution from stormwater in another State, the 
     Administrator shall notify such States.
       ``(C) Time limit.--The Administrator may convene a 
     management conference under this paragraph not later than 180 
     days after giving such notification under subparagraph (B), 
     whether or not the State which is not meeting such standards 
     requests such conference.
       ``(D) Purpose.--The purpose of the conference shall be to 
     develop an agreement among the States to reduce the level of 
     pollution resulting from stormwater in the portion of the 
     navigable waters and to improve the water quality of such 
     portion.
       ``(E) Protection of water rights.--Nothing in the agreement 
     shall supersede or abrogate rights to quantities of water 
     which have been established by interstate water compacts, 
     Supreme Court decrees, or State water laws.
       ``(F) Limitations.--This subsection shall not apply to any 
     pollution which is subject to the Colorado River Basin 
     Salinity Control Act. The requirement that the Administrator 
     convene a management conference shall not be subject to the 
     provisions of section 505 of this Act.
       ``(2) State management program requirement.--To the extent 
     that the States reach agreement through such conference, the 
     management programs of the States which are parties to such 
     agreements and which contribute significant pollution to the 
     navigable waters or portions thereof not meeting applicable 
     water quality standards or goals and requirements of this Act 
     will be revised to reflect such agreement. Such management 
     programs shall be consistent with Federal and State law.
       ``(g) Grants for Stormwater Research.--
       ``(1) In general.--To determine the most cost-effective and 
     technologically feasible means of improving the quality of 
     the navigable waters and to develop the criteria required 
     pursuant to subsection (g), the Administrator shall establish 
     an initiative through which the Administrator shall fund 
     State and local demonstration programs and research to--
       ``(A) identify adverse impacts of stormwater discharges on 
     receiving waters;
       ``(B) identify the pollutants in stormwater which cause 
     impact; and
       ``(C) test innovative approaches to address the impacts of 
     source controls and model management practices and measures 
     for runoff from municipal storm sewers.

     Persons conducting demonstration programs and research funded 
     under this subsection shall also take into account the 
     physical nature of episodic stormwater flows, the varying 
     pollutants in stormwater, the actual risk the flows pose to 
     the designated beneficial uses, and the ability of natural 
     ecosystems to accept temporary stormwater events.
       ``(2) Award of funds.--The Administrator shall award the 
     demonstration and research program funds taking into account 
     regional and population variations.
       ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
     $20,000,000 per fiscal year for fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000. Such sums shall remain available until expended.
       ``(h) Development of Stormwater Criteria.--
       ``(1) In general.--To reflect the episodic character of 
     stormwater which results in significant variances in the 
     volume, hydraulics, hydrology, and pollutant load associated 
     with stormwater discharges, the Administrator shall 
     establish, as an element of the water quality standards 
     established for the designated uses of the navigable waters, 
     stormwater criteria which protect the navigable waters from 
     impairment of the designated beneficial uses caused by 
     stormwater discharges. The criteria shall be technologically 
     and financially feasible and may in

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     clude performance standards, guidelines, guidance, and model 
     management practices and measures and treatment requirements, 
     as appropriate, and as identified in subsection (g)(1).
       ``(2) Information to be used in development.--The 
     stormwater discharge criteria to be established under this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) shall be developed from--
       ``(i) the findings and conclusions of the demonstration 
     programs and research conducted under subsection (g);
       ``(ii) the findings and conclusions of the research and 
     monitoring activities of stormwater dischargers performed in 
     compliance with permit requirements of this Act; and
       ``(iii) other relevant information, including information 
     submitted to the Administrator under the industrial group 
     permit application process in effect under section 402 of 
     this Act;
       ``(B) shall be developed in consultation with persons with 
     expertise in the management of stormwater (including 
     officials of State and local government, industrial and 
     commercial stormwater dischargers, and public interest 
     groups); and
       ``(C) shall be established as an element of the water 
     quality standards that are developed and implemented under 
     this Act by not later than December 31, 2008.
       ``(i) Collection of Information.--The Administrator shall 
     collect and make available, through publications and other 
     appropriate means, information pertaining to model management 
     practices and measures and implementation methods, including, 
     but not limited to--
       ``(1) information concerning the costs and relative 
     efficiencies of model management practices and measures for 
     reducing pollution from stormwater discharges; and
       ``(2) available data concerning the relationship between 
     water quality and implementation of various management 
     practices to control pollution from stormwater discharges.
       ``(j) Reports of Administrator.--
       ``(1) Biennial reports.--Not later than January 1, 1996, 
     and biennially thereafter, the Administrator shall transmit 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate, a report for the preceding fiscal 
     year on the activities and programs implemented under this 
     section and the progress made in reducing pollution in the 
     navigable waters resulting from stormwater discharges and 
     improving the quality of such waters.
       ``(2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1), 
     at a minimum shall--
       ``(A) describe the management programs being implemented by 
     the States by types of affected navigable waters, categories 
     and subcategories of stormwater discharges, and types of 
     measures being implemented;
       ``(B) describe the experiences of the States in adhering to 
     schedules and implementing the measures under subsection (c);
       ``(C) describe the amount and purpose of grants awarded 
     pursuant to subsection (g);
       ``(D) identify, to the extent that information is 
     available, the progress made in reducing pollutant loads and 
     improving water quality in the navigable waters;
       ``(E) indicate what further actions need to be taken to 
     attain and maintain in those navigable waters (i) applicable 
     water quality standards, and (ii) the goals and requirements 
     of this Act;
       ``(F) include recommendations of the Administrator 
     concerning future programs (including enforcement programs) 
     for controlling pollution from stormwater; and
       ``(G) identify the activities and programs of departments, 
     agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States that are 
     inconsistent with the municipal stormwater management 
     programs implemented by the States under this section and 
     recommended modifications so that such activities and 
     programs are consistent with and assist the States in 
     implementation of such management programs.
       ``(k) Guidance on Model Stormwater Management Practices and 
     Measures.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator, in consultation with 
     appropriate Federal, State, and local departments and 
     agencies, and after providing notice and opportunity for 
     public comment, shall publish guidance to identify model 
     management practices and measures which may be undertaken, at 
     the discretion of the State or appropriate entity, under a 
     management program established pursuant to this section. In 
     preparing such guidance, the Administrator shall consider 
     integration of a municipal stormwater management program of a 
     State with, and the relationship of such program to, the 
     nonpoint source management program of the State under section 
     319.
       ``(2) Publication.--The Administrator shall publish 
     proposed guidance under this subsection not later than 6 
     months after the date of the enactment of this subsection and 
     shall publish final guidance under this subsection not later 
     than 18 months after such date of enactment. The 
     Administrator shall periodically review and revise the final 
     guidance upon adequate notice and opportunity for public 
     comment at least once every 3 years after its publication.
       ``(3) Model management practices and measures defined.--For 
     the purposes of this subsection, the term ``model management 
     practices and measures'' means economically achievable 
     measures for the control of pollutants from stormwater 
     discharges which reflect the most cost-effective degree of 
     pollutant reduction achievable through the application of the 
     best available practices, technologies, processes, siting 
     criteria, operating methods, or other alternatives.
       ``(l) Enforcement With Respect to Municipal Stormwater 
     Dischargers Violating State Management Programs.--Municipal 
     stormwater dischargers that do not comply with State 
     management program requirements under subsection (c) are 
     subject to applicable enforcement actions under sections 309 
     and 505 of this Act.
       ``(m) Entry and Inspection.--In order to carry out the 
     objectives of this section, an authorized representative of a 
     State, upon presentation of his or her credentials, shall 
     have a right of entry to, upon, or through any property at 
     which a stormwater discharge or records required to be 
     maintained under the State municipal stormwater management 
     program are located.
       ``(n) Limitation on Discharges Regulated Under Watershed 
     Management Program.--Municipal stormwater discharges 
     regulated under section 321 in a manner consistent with this 
     section shall not be subject to this section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments to Industrial Stormwater 
     Discharge Program.--Section 402(p) (33 U.S.C 1342(p)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Municipal 
     and'';
       (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ``1994'' and inserting 
     ``2001'';
       (3) by adding at the end of the paragraph (1) the 
     following: ``This subsection does not apply to municipal 
     stormwater discharges which are covered by section 322.'';
       (4) in paragraph (2) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D) 
     and by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (C);
       (5) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking the heading for subparagraph (A);
       (B) by moving the text of subparagraph (A) after the 
     paragraph heading; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (B);
       (6) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking the heading for subparagraph (A);
       (B) by moving the text of subparagraph (A) after the 
     paragraph heading;
       (C) by striking ``and (2)(C)''; and
       (D) by striking subparagraph (B);
       (7) by striking paragraph (5);
       (8) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (5); and
       (9) in paragraph (5) as so redesignated--
       (A) by striking ``1993'' and inserting ``2000''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``paragraph (2)'' the following: 
     ``and other than municipal stormwater discharges''.
       (c) Definitions.--Section 502 (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(25) The term `stormwater' means runoff from rain, snow 
     melt, or any other precipitation-generated surface runoff.
       ``(26) The term `stormwater discharge' means a discharge 
     from any conveyance which is used for the collecting and 
     conveying of stormwater to navigable waters and which is 
     associated with a municipal storm sewer system or industrial, 
     commercial, oil, gas, or mining activities or construction 
     activities.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

159

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negative

Nays

258

para.64.8                    [Roll No. 316]

                                AYES--159

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--258

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr

[[Page 681]]


     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Baldacci
     Bono
     Brown (FL)
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Hall (OH)
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Peterson (FL)
     Rangel
     Rogers
     Smith (MI)
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Whitfield
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.64.9  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. PALLONE:

       Page 72, strike line 20 and all that follows through line 
     18 on page 73 and insert the following:
       (b) Beaches Environmental Assessment, Closure, and 
     Health.--
       (1) Water quality criteria and standards.--
       (A) Issuance of criteria.--Section 304(a) (33 U.S.C. 
     1314(a)) is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(13) Coastal recreation waters.--(A) The Administrator, 
     after consultation with appropriate Federal and State 
     agencies and other interested persons, shall issue within 18 
     months after the effective date of this paragraph (and review 
     and revise from time to time thereafter) water quality 
     criteria for pathogens in coastal recreation waters. Such 
     criteria shall--
       ``(i) be based on the best available scientific 
     information;
       ``(ii) be sufficient to protect public health and safety in 
     case of any reasonably anticipated exposure to pollutants as 
     a result of swimming, bathing, or other body contact 
     activities; and
       ``(iii) include specific numeric criteria calculated to 
     reflect public health risks from short-term increases in 
     pathogens in coastal recreation waters resulting from 
     rainfall, malfunctions of wastewater treatment works, and 
     other causes.
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `coastal 
     recreation waters' means Great Lakes and marine coastal 
     waters commonly used by the public for swimming, bathing, or 
     other similar primary contact purposes.''.
       (B) Standards.--
       (i) Adoption by states.--A State shall adopt water quality 
     standards for coastal recreation waters which, at a minimum, 
     are consistent with the criteria published by the 
     Administrator under section 304(a)(13) of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act not later than 3 years following the 
     date of such publication. Such water quality standards shall 
     be developed in accordance with the requirements of section 
     303(c) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. A State 
     shall incorporate such standards into all appropriate 
     programs into which such State would incorporate water 
     quality standards adopted under section 303(c) of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act.
       (ii) Failure of states to adopt.--If a State has not 
     complied with subparagraph (A) by the last day of the 3-year 
     period beginning on the date of publication of criteria under 
     section 304(a)(13) of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act, the Administrator shall promulgate water quality 
     standards for coastal recreation waters for the State under 
     applicable provisions of section 303 of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act. The water quality standards for 
     coastal recreation waters shall be consistent with the 
     criteria published by the Administrator under such section 
     304(a)(13). The State shall use the standards issued by the 
     Administrator in implementing all programs for which water 
     quality standards for coastal recreation waters are used.
       (2) Coastal beach water quality monitoring.--Title IV (33 
     U.S.C. 1341-1345) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 406. COASTAL BEACH WATER QUALITY MONITORING.

       ``(a) Monitoring.--Not later than 9 months after the date 
     on which the Administrator publishes revised water quality 
     criteria for coastal recreation waters under section 
     304(a)(13), the Administrator shall publish regulations 
     specifying methods to be used by States to monitor coastal 
     recreation waters, during periods of use by the public, for 
     compliance with applicable water quality standards for those 
     waters and protection of the public safety. Monitoring 
     requirements established pursuant to this subsection shall, 
     at a minimum--
       ``(1) specify the frequency of monitoring based on the 
     periods of recreational use of such waters;
       ``(2) specify the frequency of monitoring based on the 
     extent and degree of use during such periods;
       ``(3) specify the frequency of monitoring based on the 
     proximity of coastal recreation waters to pollution sources;
       ``(4) specify methods for detecting short-term increases in 
     pathogens in coastal recreation waters;
       `'(5) specify the conditions and procedures under which 
     discrete areas of coastal recreation waters may be exempted 
     by the Administrator from the monitoring requirements of this 
     subsection, if the Administrator determines that an exemption 
     will not impair--
       ``(A) compliance with the applicable water quality 
     standards for those waters; and
       ``(B) protection of the public safety; and
       ``(6) require, if the State has an approved coastal zone 
     management program under section 306 of the Coastal Zone 
     Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1455), that each coastal 
     zone management agency of the State provide technical 
     assistance to local governments within the State for ensuring 
     that coastal recreation waters and beaches are as free as 
     possible from floatable materials.
       ``(b) Notification Requirements.--Regulations published 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall require States to notify 
     local governments and the public of violations of applicable 
     water quality standards for State coastal recreation waters. 
     Notification pursuant to this subsection shall include, at a 
     minimum--
       ``(1) prompt communication of the occurrence, nature, and 
     extent of such a violation, to a designated official of a 
     local government having jurisdiction over land adjoining the 
     coastal recreation waters for which a violation is 
     identified; and
       ``(2) posting of signs, for the period during which the 
     violation continues, sufficient to give notice to the public 
     of a violation of an applicable water quality standard for 
     such waters and the potential risks associated with body 
     contact recreation in such waters.
       ``(c) Floatable Materials Monitoring Procedures.--The 
     Administrator shall--
       ``(1) issue guidance on uniform assessment and monitoring 
     procedures for floatable materials in coastal recreation 
     waters; and
       ``(2) specify the conditions under which the presence of 
     floatable material shall constitute a threat to public health 
     and safety.
       ``(d) Delegation of Responsibility.--A State may delegate 
     responsibility for monitoring and posting of coastal 
     recreation waters pursuant to this section to local 
     government authorities.
       ``(e) Review and Revision of Regulations.--The 
     Administrator shall review and revise regulations published 
     pursuant to this section periodically.
       ``(f) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `coastal recreation waters' means Great 
     Lakes and marine coastal waters commonly used by the public 
     for swimming, bathing, or other similar body contact 
     purposes; and
       ``(2) the term `floatable materials' means any matter that 
     may float or remain suspended in the water column and 
     includes plastic, aluminum cans, wood, bottles, and paper 
     products.''.
       (3) Study to identify indicators of human-specific pathoens 
     in coastal recreation waters.--

[[Page 682]]

       (A) Study.--The Administrator, in co-operation with the 
     Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, shall 
     conduct an ongoing study to provide additional information to 
     the current base of knowledge for use for developing better 
     indicators for directly detecting in coastal recreation 
     waters the presence of bacteria and viruses which are harmful 
     to human health.
       (B) Report.--Not later than 4 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and periodically thereafter, the 
     Administrator shall submit to the Congress a report 
     describing the findings of the study under this paragraph, 
     including--
       (i) recommendations concerning the need for additional 
     numerical limits or conditions and other actions needed to 
     improve the quality of coastal recreation waters;
       (ii) a description of the amounts and types of floatable 
     materials in coastal waters and on coastal beaches and of 
     recent trends in the amounts and types of such floatable 
     materials; and
       (iii) an evaluation of State efforts to implement this 
     section, including the amendments made by this section.
       (4) Grants to states.--
       (1) Grants.--The Administrator may make grants to States 
     for use in fulfilling requirements established pursuant to 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) (including any amendments made by such 
     paragraphs).
       (B) Cost sharing.--The total amount of grants to a State 
     under this paragraph for a fiscal year shall not exceed 50 
     percent of the cost to the State of implementing requirements 
     established pursuant to such paragraphs.
       (5) Definitions.--In this subsection--
       (A) the term ``coastal recreation waters'' means Great 
     Lakes and marine coastal waters commonly used by the public 
     for swimming, bathing, or other similar body contact 
     purposes; and
       (B) the term ``floatable materials'' means any matter that 
     may float or remain suspended in the water column and 
     includes plastic, aluminum cans, wood, bottles, and paper 
     products.
       (6) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Administrator--
       (A) for use in making grants to States under paragraph (4) 
     not more than $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 
     and 1997; and
       (B) for carrying out the other provisions of this 
     subsection not more than $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997.

       Page 204, line 14, strike ``406'' and insert ``407''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

175

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

251

para.64.10                   [Roll No. 317]

                                AYES--175

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--251

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Bono
     Collins (IL)
     Laughlin
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Norwood
     Peterson (FL)
     Rogers
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.64.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MINETA:

       Page 170, line 19, strike ``issuing''.
       Page 170, line 20, before ``any'' insert ``issuing''.
       Page 170, line 24, strike ``or''.
       Page 171, line 1, before ``any'' insert ``issuing''.
       Page 171, line 3 strike the period and insert a semicolon.
       Page 171, after line 3, insert the following:
       ``(3) granting under section 301(g) a modification of the 
     requirements of section 301(b)(2)(A);
       ``(4) issuing a permit under section 402 which under 
     section 301(p)(5) modifies the requirements of section 301, 
     302, 306, or 307;
       ``(5) extending under section 301(k) a deadline for a point 
     source to comply with any limitation under section 
     301(b)(1)(A), 301(b)(2)(A), or 301(b)(2)(E) or otherwise 
     modifying under section 301(k) the conditions of a permit 
     under section 402;
       ``(6) issuing a permit under section 402 which modifies 
     under section 301(q) the requirements of section 301(b), 306, 
     or 307;
       ``(7) issuing a permit under section 402 which modifies 
     under section 301(r) the requirements of section 301(b), 306, 
     or 307;
       ``(8) renewing, reissuing, or modifying a permit to which 
     section 401(o)(1) applies if the permittee has received a 
     permit modification under section 301(q) or 301(r) or the 
     exception under section 402(o)(2)(F) applies;
       ``(9) extending under section 307(e) the deadline for 
     compliance with applicable national categorical pretreatment 
     standards or otherwise modifying under section 307(e) 
     pretreatment requirements of section 307(b);
       ``(10) waiving or modifying under section 307(f) 
     pretreatment requirements of section 307(b);
       ``(11) allowing under section 307(g) any person that 
     introduces silver into a publicly owned treatment works to 
     comply with a code of management practices in lieu of 
     complying with any pretreatment requirement for silver;
       ``(12) establishing under section 316(b)(3) a standard 
     other than best technology available for existing point 
     sources;
       ``(13) approving a pollutant transfer pilot project under 
     section 321(g)(1); or
       ``(14) issuing a permit pursuant to section 402(r)(1) with 
     a limitation that does not meet applicable water quality 
     standards. 


[[Page 683]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

152

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

271

para.64.12                   [Roll No. 318]

                                AYES--152

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--271

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bono
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Davis
     Martinez
     Moakley
     Peterson (FL)
     Rogers
     Torres
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.64.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Miss COLLINS 
of Michigan:

       Page 62, after line 14, insert the following:
       (d) Consideration of Consumption Patterns.--Section 304(a) 
     if further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) Consideration of consumption patterns.--In 
     developing human health and aquatic life criteria under this 
     subsection, the Administrator shall take into account, where 
     practicable, the consumption patterns of diverse segments of 
     the population, including segments at disproportionately high 
     risk, such as minority populations, children, and women of 
     child-bearing age.''.
       Page 62, line 15, strike ``(d)'' and insert ``(e)''.
       Page 63, line 4, strike ``(e)'' and insert ``(f)''.
       Page 63, line 24, strike ``(f)'' and insert ``(g)''.
       Page 64, line 4, strike ``(g)'' and insert ``(h)''.
       Page 73, strike lines 19 through 22 and insert the 
     following:
       (c) Fish Consumption Advisories.--Section 304 (33 U.S.C. 
     1314) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(o) Fish Consumptions Advisories.--
       ``(1) Posting.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall propose 
     and issue regulations establishing minimum, uniform 
     requirements and procedures requiring States, either directly 
     or through local authorities, to post signs, at reasonable 
     and appropriate points of public access, on navigable waters 
     or portions of navigable waters that significantly violate 
     applicable water quality standards under this Act or that are 
     subject to a fishing or shell-fishing ban, advisory, or 
     consumption restriction (issued by a Federal, State, or local 
     authority) due to fish or shellfish contamination.
       ``(2) Signs.--The regulations shall require the signs to be 
     posted under this subsection--
       ``(A) to indicate clearly the water quality standard that 
     is being violated or the nature and extent of the restriction 
     on fish or shellfish consumption;
       ``(B) to be in English, and when appropriate, any language 
     used by a large segment of the population in the immediate 
     vicinity of the navigable waters;
       ``(C) to include a clear warning symbol; and
       ``(D) to be maintained until the body of water is 
     consistently in compliance with the water quality standard or 
     until all fish and shellfish consumption restrictions are 
     terminated for the body of water or portion thereof.''.
       Page 73, after line 18, insert the following:
       (c) Fish and Shellfish Samplings.--Section 304 (33 U.S.C. 
     1314) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(n) Fish and Shellfish Samplings; Monitoring.--Not later 
     than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the Administrator shall propose and issue regulations to 
     establish uniform and scientifically sound requirements and 
     procedures for fish and shellfish sampling and analysis and 
     uniform requirements for monitoring of navigable waters that 
     do not meet applicable water quality standards under this Act 
     or that are subject to a fishing or shell-fishing ban, 
     advisory, or consumption restriction (issued by a Federal, 
     State, or local authority) due to fish or shellfish 
     contamination.''
       Page 73, line 19, strike ``(c)'' and insert ``(d)''.
       Page 203, after line 8, insert the following:

     SEC. 410. ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE REVIEW.

       Section 402 (32 U.S.C. 1342) is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(u) Environmental Justice Review.--No permit may be 
     issued under this section unless the Administrator or the 
     State, as the case may be, first reviews the proposed permit 
     to identify and reduce disproportionately high and adverse 
     impacts to the health of, or environmental exposures of, 
     minority and low-income populations.''.
       Redesignate subsequent sections of the bill accordingly. 
     Conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly.
       Page 213, after line 14, insert the following:

     SEC. 508. DATA COLLECTION.

       Section 516 (33 U.S.C. 1375) is amended by inserting after 
     subsection (e) the following:
       ``(f) Data Collection.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall, on an ongoing 
     basis--
       ``(A) collect, maintain, and analyze data necessary to 
     assess and compare the levels and sources of water pollution 
     to which minority and low-income populations are 
     disproportionately exposed; and
       ``(B) for waters receiving discharges in violation of 
     permits issued under section 402 or waters with levels of 
     pollutants exceeding applicable water quality standards under 
     this Act, collect data on the frequency and volume of 
     discharges of each pollutant for which a violation occurs 
     into waters adjacent to or used by minority and low-income 
     communities.

[[Page 684]]

       ``(2) Publication.--The Administrator shall publish 
     summaries of the data collected under this section 
     annually.''.
       Redesignate subsequent sections of the bill accordingly. 
     Conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly.
       Page 236, strike lines 13 and 14.
       Page 236, line 15, strike ``(k)'' and insert ``(j)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

153

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

271

para.64.14                   [Roll No. 319]

                                AYES--153

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--271

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Orton
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bono
     Boucher
     Collins (IL)
     Fields (TX)
     McDade
     Moakley
     Oxley
     Peterson (FL)
     Richardson
     Rogers
  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.64.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MINETA:

       Page 172, line 14, insert ``similar'' before ``risks''.
       Page 172, line 15, before the period insert the following: 
     ``regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency resulting 
     from comparable activities and exposure pathways''.
       Page 172, after line 15, insert the following:

     Comparisons under paragraph (7) should consider relevant 
     distinctions among risks such as the voluntary or involuntary 
     nature of risks and the preventability and nonpreventability 
     of risks.
       Page 173, line 18, after the period insert closing 
     quotation marks and a period.
       Page 173, strike line 19 and all that follows through page 
     172, line 17.
       Page 176, lines 10 and 11, strike ``the requirement or 
     guidance maximizes net benefits to society'' and insert ``the 
     incremental benefits to human health, public welfare, and the 
     environment of the requirement or guidance will likely 
     justify, and be reasonably related to, the incremental costs 
     incurred by State, local, and tribal governments, the Federal 
     Government, and other public and private entities''.
       Page 178, line 14, insert ``and benefits'' after ``costs''.
       Page 179, strike line 3, and all that follows through page 
     180, line 22.
       Page 180, line 23, strike ``(g)'' and insert ``(f)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

157

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

262

para.64.16                   [Roll No. 320]

                                AYES--157

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--262

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan

[[Page 685]]


     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Barton
     Bono
     Boucher
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Fattah
     Frank (MA)
     Lazio
     Linder
     Moakley
     Parker
     Peterson (FL)
     Richardson
     Rogers
     Walsh
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.64.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DeFAZIO:

       Page 92, line 2, strike ``or other facility'', as inserted 
     on page 14 of the committee amendment offered by Mr. Shuster.

It was decided in the

Yeas

126

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

294

para.64.18                   [Roll No. 321]

                                AYES--126

     Abercrombie
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--294

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Barton
     Bono
     Boucher
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Dunn
     Frisa
     Hancock
     Martinez
     Moakley
     Peterson (FL)
     Richardson
     Rogers
     Schumer
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.64.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. NADLER:

       Page 50, strike line 19 and all that follows through line 
     10 on page 52. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

121

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

294

para.64.20                   [Roll No. 322]

                                AYES--121

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Mink
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward
     Waters

[[Page 686]]


     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--294

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Barton
     Bono
     Boucher
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Dunn
     Frisa
     Hancock
     Leach
     McCollum
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Ortiz
     Peterson (FL)
     Richardson
     Rogers
     Schumer
     Skelton
     Torres
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.64.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. OBERSTAR:

       Page 100, strike line 5 and all that follows through the 
     first period on line 10 on page 101.
       Page 102, line 1, strike ``Such demonstration'' and all 
     that follows through the first period on line 3.
       Page 114, strike line 17 and all that follows through line 
     4 on page 115.
       Page 115, line 5, strike ``(n)'' and insert ``(m)''.
       Page 117, line 4, strike ``(o)'' and insert ``(n)''.
       Page 117, line 6, strike ``(q)'' and insert ``(p)''.
       Page 117, line 10, strike ``(p)'' and insert ``(o)''.
       Page 117, line 12, strike ``(r)'' and insert ``(p)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

122

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

290

para.64.22                   [Roll No. 323]

                                AYES--122

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--290

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
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     Bentsen
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     Bunn
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     Combest
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     Danner
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     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
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     Dickey
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     Doolittle
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     Dreier
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
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     Ehrlich
     Emerson
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     Ensign
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     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
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     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Funderburk
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     Gilman
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     Goodling
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     Goss
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     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
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     Hansen
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     Hayes
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     Johnson, Sam
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     Minge
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     Petri
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     Solomon
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     Wilson
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     Zeliff
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                             NOT VOTING--22

     Barton
     Bono
     Boucher
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Dunn
     Frisa
     Hancock
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Ortiz
     Pastor
     Peterson (FL)
     Richardson
     Rogers
     Schumer
     Tanner
     Torres
     Waldholtz
     Watts (OK)
     Young (FL)

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  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.64.23  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. PALLONE:

       Page 81, after line 1, insert the following:
       (a) Finding With Respect to Harm Caused by Violations.--
     Section 101 (33 U.S.C. 1251) is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(i) Finding With Respect to Harm Caused by Violations.--
     Congress finds that a discharge which results in a violation 
     of this Act or a regulation, standard, limitation, 
     requirement, or order issued pursuant to this Act interferes 
     with the restoration and maintenance of the chemical, 
     physical, and biological integrity of any waters into which 
     the discharge flows (either directly or through a publicly 
     owned treatment works), including any waters into which the 
     receiving waters flow, and, therefore, harms those who use or 
     enjoy such waters and those who use or enjoy nearby lands or 
     aquatic resources associated with those waters.
       ``(j) Finding With Respect to Citizen Suits.--Congress 
     finds that citizen suits are a valuable means of enforcement 
     of this Act and urges the Administrator to take actions to 
     encourage such suits, including providing information 
     concerning violators to citizen groups to assist them in 
     bringing suits, providing expert witnesses and other evidence 
     with respect to such suits, and filing amicus curiae briefs 
     on important issues related to such suits.''.
       (b) Violations of Requirements of Local Control 
     Authorities.--Section 307(d) (33 U.S.C. 1317(d)) is amended 
     by striking the first sentence and inserting the following: 
     ``After the date on which (1) any effluent standard or 
     prohibition or pretreatment standard or requirement takes 
     effect under this section or any requirement imposed in a 
     pretreatment program under section 402(a)(3) or 402(b)(8) of 
     this Act takes effect, it shall be unlawful for any owner or 
     operator of any source to operate such source in violation of 
     the effluent standard, prohibition, pretreatment standard, or 
     requirement.''.
       (c) Inspections, Monitoring, and Providing Information.--
       (1) Applicability of requirements.--Section 308(a) (33 
     U.S.C. 1318(a)) is amended by striking ``the owner or 
     operator of any point source'' and inserting ``a person 
     subject to a requirement of this Act''.
       (2) Public access to information.--The first sentence of 
     section 308(b) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(including information contained in the 
     Permit Compliance System of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency)'' after ``obtained under this section'';
       (B) by inserting ``made'' after ``shall be''; and
       (C) by inserting ``by computer telecommunication and other 
     means'' after ``public'' the first place it appears.
       (3) Public information.--Section 308 is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Public Information.--
       ``(1) Posting of notice of polluted waters.--At each major 
     point of public access (including, at a minimum, beaches, 
     parks, recreation areas, marinas, and boat launching areas) 
     to a body of navigable water that does not meet an applicable 
     water quality standard or that is subject to a fishing and 
     shell fishing ban, advisory, or consumption restriction 
     (issued by a Federal, State, or local authority) due to fish 
     or shellfish contamination, the State within which boundaries 
     all or any part of such body of water lies shall, either 
     directly or through local authorities, post and maintain a 
     clearly visible sign which--
       ``(A) indicates the water quality standard that is being 
     violated or the nature and extent of the restriction on fish 
     or shellfish consumption, as the case may be;
       ``(B) includes (i) information on the environmental and 
     health effects associated with the failure to meet such 
     standard or with the consumption of fish or shellfish subject 
     to the restriction, and (ii) a phone number for obtaining 
     additional information relating to the violation and 
     restriction; and
       ``(C) will be maintained until the body of water is in 
     compliance with the water quality standard or until all fish 
     and shellfish consumption restrictions are terminated with 
     respect to the body of water, as the case may be.
       ``(2) Notice of discharges to navigable waters.--Except for 
     permits issued to municipalities for discharges composed 
     entirely of stormwater under section 402 of this Act, each 
     permit issued under section 402 by the Administrator or by a 
     State  shall  ensure  compliance  with  the  following 
     requirements:
       ``(A) Every permittee shall conspicuously maintain at all 
     public entrances to the facility a clearly visible sign which 
     indicates that the facility discharges pollutants into 
     navigable waters and the location of such discharges; the 
     name, business address, and phone number of the permittee; 
     the permit number; and a location at which a copy of the 
     permit and public information required by this paragraph is 
     maintained and made available for inspection or a phone 
     number for obtaining such information.
       ``(B) Each permittee which is a publicly owned treatment 
     works shall include in each quarterly mailing of a bill to 
     each customer of the treatment works information which 
     indicates that the treatment works discharges pollutants into 
     the navigable waters and the location of each of such 
     discharges; the name, business address and phone number of 
     the permittee; the permit number; a location at which a copy 
     of the permit and public information required by this 
     paragraph is maintained and made available for inspection or 
     a phone number for obtaining such information; and a list of 
     all violations of the requirements of the permit by the 
     treatment works over the preceding 12-month period.
       ``(3) Regulations.--
       ``(A) Issuance.--The Administrator--
       ``(i) not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, shall propose regulations to 
     carry out this subsection; and
       ``(ii) not later than 18 months after such date of 
     enactment, shall issue such regulations.
       ``(B) Content.--The regulations issued to carry out this 
     subsection shall establish--
       ``(i) uniform requirements and procedures for identifying 
     and posting bodies of water under paragraph (1);
       ``(ii) minimum information to be included in signs posted 
     and notices issued pursuant to this subsection;
       ``(iii) uniform requirements and procedures for fish and 
     shellfish sampling and analysis;
       ``(iv) uniform requirements for determining the nature and 
     extent of fish and shellfish bans, advisories, and 
     consumption restrictions which--

       ``(I) address cancer and noncancer human health risks;
       ``(II) take into account the effects of all fish and 
     shellfish contaminants, including the cumulative and 
     synergistic effects;
       ``(III) assure the protection of subpopulations who consume 
     higher than average amounts of fish and shellfish or are 
     particularly susceptible to the effects of such 
     contamination;
       ``(IV) address race, gender, ethnic composition, or social 
     and economic factors, based on the latest available studies 
     of national or regional consumption by and impacts on such 
     subpopulations unless more reliable site-specific data is 
     available;
       ``(V) are based on a margin of safety that takes into 
     account the uncertainties in human health impacts from such 
     contamination; and
       ``(VI) evaluate assessments of health risks of contaminated 
     fish and shellfish that are used in pollution control 
     programs developed by the Administrator under this Act.''.

       (4) State reports.--Section 305(b)(1) (33 U.S.C. 
     1315(b)(1)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) a list identifying bodies of water for which signs 
     were posted under section 308(e)(1) in the preceding year.''.
       (d) Civil Penalties.--
       (1) Enforcement of local pretreatment requirements.--
       (A) Compliance orders.--
       (i) Initial action.--Section 309(a)(1) (33 U.S.C. 
     1319(a)(1)) is amended by inserting after ``of this Act,'' 
     the following: ``or is in violation of any requirement 
     imposed in a pretreatment program approved under section 
     402(a)(3) or 402(b)(8) of this Act,''.
       (ii) Issuance of orders.--Section 309(a)(3) is amended by 
     inserting before ``he shall'' the following: ``or is in 
     violation of any requirement imposed in a pretreatment 
     program approved under section 402(a)(3) or 402(b)(8) of this 
     Act,''.
       (B) Criminal penalties.--Section 309(c)(3)(A) is amended by 
     inserting before ``and who knows'' the following: ``or 
     knowingly violates any requirement imposed in a pretreatment 
     program approved under section 402(a)(3) or 402(b)(8) of this 
     Act,''.
       (C) Administrative penalties.--Section 309(g)(1) is amended 
     by inserting after ``or by a State,'' the following: ``or has 
     violated any requirement imposed in a pretreatment program 
     approved under section 402(a)(3) or 402(b)(8) of this Act or 
     an order issued by the Administrator under subsection (a) of 
     this section,''.
       (2) Treatment of single operational upsets.--
       (A) Criminal penalties.--Section 309(c) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (5) and redesignating paragraphs (6) and 
     (7) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively.
       (B) Civil penalties.--Section 309(d) is amended by striking 
     the last sentence.
       (C) Administrative penalties.--Section 309(g)(3) is amended 
     by striking the last sentence.
       (3) Use of civil penalties for mitigation projects.--
       (A) In general.--Section 309(d) is amended by inserting 
     after the second sentence the following: ``The court may, in 
     the court's discretion, order that a civil penalty be used 
     for carrying out mitigation projects which are consistent 
     with the purposes of this Act and which enhance the public 
     health or environment.''.
       (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 505(a) (33 U.S.C. 
     1365(a)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end 
     of the last sentence the following: ``, including ordering 
     the use of a civil penalty for carrying out mitigation 
     projects''.
       (4) Determination of amount of penalties.--
       (A) Civil penalties.--Section 309(d) (33 U.S.C. 1319(d)) is 
     amended by inserting ``the amount of any penalty previously 
     imposed on the violator by a court or administrative

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     agency for the same violation or violations,'' after 
     ``economic impact of the penalty on the violator,''.
       (B) Administrative penalties.--Section 309(g)(3) is 
     amended--
       (i) by striking ``or savings''; or
       (ii) by inserting ``the amount of any penalty previously 
     imposed on the violator by a court or administrative agency 
     for the same violation or violations,'' after ``resulting 
     from the violation,''.
       (5) Limitation on defenses.--Section 309(g)(1) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following: ``In a proceeding to 
     assess or review a penalty under this subsection, the 
     adequacy of consultation between the Administrator or the 
     Secretary, as the case may be, and the State shall not be a 
     defense to assessment or enforcement of such penalty.''.
       (6) Amounts of administrative civil penalties.--
       (A) General rule.--Section 309(g)(2) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Amount of penalties; notice; hearing.--
       ``(A) Maximum amount of penalties.--The amount of a civil 
     penalty under paragraph (1) may not exceed $25,000 per 
     violation per day for each day during which the violation 
     continues.
       ``(B) Written notice.--Before issuing an order assessing a 
     civil penalty under this subsection, the Administrator shall 
     give to the person to be assessed the penalty written notice 
     of the Administrator's proposal to issue the order and the 
     opportunity to request, within 30 days of the date the notice 
     is received by such person, a hearing on the proposed order.
       ``(C) Hearings not on the record.--If the proposed penalty 
     does not exceed $25,000, the hearing shall not be subject to 
     section 554 or 556 of title 5, United States Code, but shall 
     provide a reasonable opportunity to be heard and to present 
     evidence.
       ``(D) Hearings on the record.--If the proposed penalty 
     exceeds $25,000, the hearing shall be on the record in 
     accordance with section 554 of title 5, United States Code. 
     The Administrator may issue rules for discovery procedures 
     for hearings under this subparagraph.''.
       (B) Conforming amendments.--Section 309(g) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1) by striking ``class I civil penalty or 
     a class II'';
       (ii) in the second sentence of paragraph (4)(C) by striking 
     ``(2)(A) in the case of a class I civil penalty and paragraph 
     (2)(B) in the case of a class II civil penalty'' and 
     inserting ``(2)''; and
       (iii) in the first sentence of paragraph (8) by striking 
     ``assessment--'' and all that follows through ``by filing'' 
     and inserting ``assessment in the United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia or in the district in 
     which the violation is alleged to have occurred by filing''.
       (7) State enforcement actions as bar to federal enforcement 
     actions.--Section 309(g)(6)(A) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or'' after the comma at the end of 
     clause (i);
       (B) by striking clause (ii); and
       (C) in clause (iii)--
       (i) by striking ``or the State''; and
       (ii) by striking ``or such comparable State law, as the 
     case may be,''.
       (8) Recovery of economic benefit.--Section 309 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Recovery of Economic Benefit.--
       ``(1) General rule.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, any civil penalty assessed and collected under 
     this section must be in an amount which is not less than the 
     amount of the economic benefit (if any) resulting from the 
     violation for which the penalty is assessed.
       ``(2) Regulations.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall 
     issue regulations establishing a methodology for calculating 
     the economic benefits or savings resulting from violations of 
     this Act. Pending issuance of such regulations, this 
     subsection shall be in effect and economic benefits shall be 
     calculated for purposes of paragraph (1) on a case-by-case 
     basis.''.
       (9) Limitation on compromises.--Section 309 is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Limitation on Compromises of Civil Penalties.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, the 
     amount of a civil penalty assessed under this section may not 
     be compromised below the amount determined by adding--
       ``(1) the minimum amount required for recovery of economic 
     benefit under subsection (h), to
       ``(2) 50 percent of the difference between the amount of 
     the civil penalty assessed and such minimum amount.''.
       (10) Minimum amount for serious violations.--Section 309 is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Minimum Civil Penalties for Serious Violations and 
     Significant Noncompliers.--
       ``(1) Serious violations.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section (other than paragraph (2)), the 
     minimum civil penalty which shall be assessed and collected 
     under this section from a person--
       ``(A) for a discharge from a point source of a hazardous 
     pollutant which exceeds or otherwise violates any applicable 
     effluent limitation established by or under this Act by 20 
     percent or more, or
       ``(B) for a discharge from a point source of a pollutant 
     (other than a hazardous pollutant) which exceeds or otherwise 
     violates any applicable effluent limitation established by or 
     under this Act by 40 percent or more,

     shall be $1,000 for the first such violation in a 180-day 
     period.
       ``(2) Significant noncompliers.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, the minimum civil penalty which 
     shall be assessed and collected under this section from a 
     person--
       ``(A) for the second or more discharge in a 180-day period 
     from a point source of a hazardous pollutant which exceeds or 
     otherwise violates any applicable effluent limitation 
     established by or under this Act by 20 percent or more,
       ``(B) for the second or more discharge in a 180-day period 
     from a point source of a pollutant (other than a hazardous 
     pollutant) which exceeds or otherwise violates any applicable 
     effluent limitation established by or under this Act by 40 
     percent or more,
       ``(C) for the fourth or more discharge in a 180-day period 
     from a point source of any pollutant which exceeds or 
     otherwise violates the same effluent limitation, or
       ``(D) for not filing in a 180-day period 2 or more reports 
     in accordance with section 402(r)(1),

     shall be $5,000 for each of such violations.
       ``(3) Mandatory inspections for significant noncompliers.--
     The Administrator shall identify any person described in 
     paragraph (2) as a significant noncomplier and shall conduct 
     an inspection described in section 402(q) of this Act of the 
     facility at which the violations were committed. Such 
     inspections shall be conducted at least once in the 180-day 
     period following the date of the most recent violation which 
     resulted in such person being identified as a significant 
     noncomplier.
       ``(4) Annual reporting.--The Administrator shall transmit 
     to Congress and to the Governors of the States, and shall 
     publish in the Federal Register, on an annual basis a list of 
     all persons identified as significant noncompliers under 
     paragraph (3) in the preceding calendar year and the 
     violations which resulted in such classifications.
       ``(5) Hazardous pollutant defined.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `hazardous pollutant' has the meaning 
     the term `hazardous substance' has under subsection (c)(7) of 
     this section.''.
       (11) State program.--Section 402(b)(7) (33 U.S.C. 
     1342(b)(7)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(7) To abate violations of the permit or the permit 
     program which shall include, beginning on the last day of the 
     2-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the 
     Clean Water Compliance and Enforcement Improvement Amendments 
     Act of 1995, a penalty program comparable to the Federal 
     penalty program under section 309 of this Act and which shall 
     include at a minimum criminal, civil, and civil 
     administrative penalties, and may include other ways and 
     means of enforcement, which the State demonstrates to the 
     satisfaction of the Administrator are equally effective as 
     the Federal penalty program;''.
       (12) Federal procurement compliance incentive.--Section 
     508(a) (33 U.S.C. 1368(a)) is amended by inserting after the 
     second comma ``or who is identified under section 309(j)(3) 
     of this Act,''.
       (e) National Pollutant Discharge Elimination Permits.--
       (1) Withdrawal of state program approval.--Section 402(b) 
     (33 U.S.C. 1342(b)) is amended by striking ``unless he 
     determines that adequate authority does not exist:'' and 
     inserting the following: ``only when he determines that 
     adequate authority exists and shall withdraw program approval 
     whenever he determines that adequate authority no longer 
     exists:''.
       (2) Judicial review of rulings on applications for state 
     permits.--Section 402(b)(3) is amended by inserting ``and to 
     ensure that any interested person who participated in the 
     public comment process and any other person who could obtain 
     judicial review of that action under any other applicable law 
     has the right to judicial review of such ruling'' before the 
     semicolon at the end.
       (3) Inspections for major industrial and municipal 
     dischargers.--Section 402(b) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (8);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (9) and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) To ensure that any permit for a discharge from a 
     major industrial or municipal facility, as defined by the 
     Administrator by regulation, includes conditions under which 
     such facility will be subject to at least annual inspections 
     by the State in accordance with subsection (q) of this 
     section;''.
       (4) Monthly reports for significant industrial users of 
     potws.--Section 402(b) is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(11) To ensure that any permit for a discharge from a 
     publicly owned treatment works in the State includes 
     conditions under which the treatment works will require any 
     significant industrial user of the treatment works, as 
     defined by the Administrator by regulation, to prepare and 
     submit to the Administrator, the State, and the treatment 
     works a monthly discharge monitoring report as a condition to 
     using the treatment works;''.
       (5) Permits required for introduction of pollutants into 
     potws.--Section 402(b) is

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     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) To ensure that, after the last day of the 2-year 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph, any significant industrial user, or other source 
     designated by the Administrator, introducing a pollutant into 
     a publicly owned treatment works has, and operates in 
     accordance with, a permit issued by the treatment works or 
     the State for introduction of such pollutant; and''.
       (6) Granting of authority to potws for inspections and 
     penalties.--Section 402(b) is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(13) To ensure that the State will grant to publicly 
     owned treatment works in the State, not later than 3 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, authority, 
     power, and responsibility to conduct inspections under 
     subsection (q) of this section and to assess and collect 
     civil penalties and civil administrative penalties under 
     paragraph (7) of this subsection.''.
       (7) Inspection.--Section 402 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(r) Inspection.--
       ``(1) General rule.--Each permit for a discharge into the 
     navigable waters or introduction of pollutants into a 
     publicly owned treatment works issued under this section 
     shall include conditions under which the effluent being 
     discharged will be subject to random inspections in 
     accordance with this subsection by the Administrator or the 
     State, in the case of a State permit program under this 
     section.
       ``(2) Minimum standards.--The Administrator shall establish 
     minimum standards for inspections under this subsection. Such 
     standards shall require, at a minimum, the following:
       ``(A) An annual representative sampling by the 
     Administrator or the State, in the case of a State permit 
     program under this section, of the effluent being discharged; 
     except that if the discharge is not from a major industrial 
     or municipal facility such sampling shall be conducted at 
     least once every 3 years.
       ``(B) An analysis of all samples collected under 
     subparagraph (A) by a Federal or State owned and operated 
     laboratory or a State approved laboratory, other than one 
     that is being used by the permittee or that is directly or 
     indirectly owned, operated, or managed by the permittee.
       ``(C) An evaluation of the maintenance record of any 
     treatment equipment of the permittee.
       ``(D) An evaluation of the sampling techniques used by the 
     permittee.
       ``(E) A random check of discharge monitoring reports of the 
     permittee for each 12-month period for the purpose of 
     determining whether or not such reports are consistent with 
     the applicable analyses conducted under subparagraph (B).
       ``(F) An inspection of the sample storage facilities and 
     techniques of the permittee.''.
       (8) Reporting.--Section 402 is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(s) Reporting.--
       ``(1) General rule.--Each person holding a permit issued 
     under this section which is determined by the Administrator 
     to be a major industrial or municipal discharger of 
     pollutants into the navigable waters shall prepare and submit 
     to the Administrator a monthly discharge monitoring report. 
     Any other person holding a permit issued under this section 
     shall prepare and submit to the Administrator quarterly 
     discharge monitoring reports or more frequent discharge 
     monitoring reports if the Administrator requires. Such 
     reports shall contain, at a minimum, such information as the 
     Administrator shall require by regulation.
       ``(2) Reporting of hazardous discharges.--
       ``(A) General rule.--If a discharge from a point source for 
     which a permit is issued under this section exceeds an 
     effluent limitation contained in such permit which is based 
     on an acute water quality standard or any other discharge 
     which may cause an exceedance of an acute water quality 
     standard or otherwise is likely to cause injury to persons or 
     damage to the environment or to pose a threat to human health 
     and the environment, the person holding such permit shall 
     notify the Administrator, in writing, of such discharge not 
     later than 2 hours after the later of the time at which such 
     discharge commenced or the time at which the permittee knew 
     or had reason to know of such discharge.
       ``(B) Special rule for hazardous pollutants.--If a 
     discharge described in subparagraph (A) is of a hazardous 
     pollutant (as defined in section 309(j) of this Act), the 
     person holding such permit shall provide the Administrator 
     with such additional information on the discharge as may be 
     required by the Administrator. Such additional information 
     shall be provided to the Administrator within 24 hours after 
     the later of the time at which such discharge commenced or 
     the time at which the permittee became aware of such 
     discharge. Such additional information shall include, at a 
     minimum, an estimate of the danger posed by the discharge to 
     the environment, whether the discharge is continuing, and the 
     measures taken or being taken (i) to remediate the problem 
     caused by the discharge and any damage to the environment, 
     and (ii) to avoid a repetition of the discharge.
       ``(3) Signature.--All reports filed under paragraph (1) 
     must be signed by the highest ranking official having day-to-
     day managerial and operational responsibility for the 
     facility at which the discharge occurs or, in the absence of 
     such person, by another responsible high ranking official at 
     such facility. Such highest ranking official shall be 
     responsible for the accuracy of all information contained in 
     such reports; except that such highest ranking official may 
     file with the Administrator amendments to any such report if 
     the report was signed in the absence of the highest ranking 
     official by another high ranking official and if such 
     amendments are filed within 7 days of the return of the 
     highest ranking official.''.
       (9) Limitation on issuance of permits to significant 
     noncompliers.--Section 402 is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(t) Significant Noncompliers.--No permit may be issued 
     under this section to any person (other than a publicly owned 
     treatment works) identified under section 309(j)(3) of this 
     Act or to any other person owned or controlled by the 
     identified person, owning or controlling the identified 
     person, or under common control with the identified person, 
     until the Administrator or the State or States in which the 
     violation or violations occur determines that the condition 
     or conditions giving rise to such violation or violations 
     have been corrected. No permit application submitted after 
     the date of the enactment of this subsection may be approved 
     unless the application includes a list of all violations of 
     this Act by a person identified under section 309(j) of this 
     Act during the 3-year period preceding the date of submission 
     of the application and evidence indicating whether the 
     underlying cause of each such violation has been 
     corrected.''.
       (10) Applicability.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to permits issued before, on, or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act; except that--
       (A) with respect to permits issued before such date of 
     enactment to a major industrial or municipal discharger, such 
     amendments shall take effect on the last day of the 1-year 
     period beginning on such date of enactment; and
       (B) with respect to all other permits issued before such 
     date of enactment, such amendments shall take effect on the 
     last day of the 2-year period beginning on such date of 
     enactment.
       (f) Expired State Permits.--Section 402(d) (33 U.S.C. 
     1342(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Expired state permits.--In any case in which--
       ``(A) a permit issued by a State for a discharge has 
     expired,
       ``(B) the permittee has submitted an application to the 
     State for a new permit for the discharge, and
       ``(C) the State has not acted on the application before the 
     last day of the 18-month period beginning on the date the 
     permit expired,

     the Administrator may issue a permit for the discharge under 
     subsection (a).''.
       (g) Compliance Schedule.--Section 302(b)(2)(B) (33 U.S.C. 
     1312(b)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``The Administrator may only issue a permit pursuant to this 
     subparagraph for a period exceeding 2 years if the 
     Administrator makes the findings described in clauses (i) and 
     (ii) of this subparagraph on the basis of a public 
     hearing.''.
       (h) Emergency Powers.--Section 504 (33 U.S.C. 1364) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 504. COMMUNITY PROTECTION.

       ``(a) Issuance of Orders; Court Action.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this Act, whenever the Administrator 
     finds that, because of an actual or threatened direct or 
     indirect discharge of a pollutant, there may be an imminent 
     and substantial endangerment to the public health or welfare 
     (including the livelihood of persons) or the environment, the 
     Administrator may issue such orders or take such action as 
     may be necessary to protect public health or welfare or the 
     environment and commence a suit (or cause it to be commenced) 
     in the United States district court for the district where 
     the discharge or threat occurs. Such court may grant such 
     relief to abate the threat and to protect against the 
     endangerment as the public interest and the equities require, 
     enforce, and adjudge penalties for disobedience to orders of 
     the Administrator issued under this section, and grant other 
     relief according to the public interest and the equities of 
     the case.
       ``(b) Enforcement of Orders.--Any person who, without 
     sufficient cause, violates or fails to comply with an order 
     of the Administrator issued under this section, shall be 
     liable for civil penalties to the United States in an amount 
     not to exceed $25,000 per day for each day on which such 
     violation or failure occurs or continues.''.
       (i) Citizen Suits.--
       (1) Suits for past violations.--Section 505 (33 U.S.C. 
     1365) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1) by inserting ``to have violated 
     or'' after ``who is alleged'';
       (B) in subsection (b)(1)(A)(ii) by striking ``occurs'' and 
     inserting ``has occurred or is occurring''; and
       (C) in subsection (f)(6) by inserting ``has been or'' after 
     ``which''.
       (2) Time limit.--Section 505(b)(1)(A) is amended by 
     striking ``60 days'' and inserting ``30 days''.
       (3) Effect of judgments on citizen suits.--Section 505(b) 
     is further amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B)--
       (i) by striking ``, or a State''; and
       (ii) by striking ``right.'' and inserting ``right and may 
     obtain costs of litigation under subsection (d), or''; and

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       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``The notice under 
     paragraph (1)(A) need set forth only violations which have 
     been specifically identified in the discharge monitoring 
     reports of the alleged violator. An action by a State under 
     subsection (a)(1) may be brought at any time. No judicial 
     action by the Administrator or a State shall bar an action 
     for the same violation under subsection (a)(1) unless the 
     action is by the Administrator and meets the requirements of 
     this paragrah. No administrative action by the Administrator 
     or a State shall bar a pending action commenced after 
     February 4, 1987, for the same violation under subsection 
     (a)(1) unless the action by the Administrator or a State 
     meets the requirements of section 309(g)(6) of this Act.''.
       (4) Consent judgments.--Section 505(c)(3) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``Consent judgments entered 
     under this section may provide that the civil penalties 
     included in the consent judgment be used for carrying out 
     mitigation projects in accordance with section 309(d).''.
       (5) Pretreatment requirements.--Section 505(f)(4) is 
     amended by striking ``or pretreatment standards'' and 
     inserting ``or pretreatment standard or requirement described 
     in section 307(d)''.
       (6) Effluent standard definition.--Section 505(f)(6) is 
     amended by inserting ``narrative or mathematical'' before 
     ``condition''.
       (7) Definition of citizen.--Section 505(g) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(g) Citizen Defined.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `citizen' means a person or persons having an interest 
     (including a recreational, aesthetic, environmental, health, 
     or economic interest) which is, has been, or may be adversely 
     affected and includes a person who uses or enjoys the waters 
     into which the discharge flows (either directly or through a 
     publicly owned treatment works), who uses or enjoys aquatic 
     resources or nearby lands associated with the waters, or who 
     would use or enjoy the waters, aquatic resources, or nearby 
     lands if they were less polluted.''.
       (8) Offers of judgment.--Section 505 is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Applicability of Offers of Judgment.--Offers of 
     judgment pursuant to Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil 
     Procedure shall not be applicable to actions brought under 
     subsection (a)(1) of this section.''.
       (j) Issuance of Subpoenas.--Section 509(a)(1) (33 U.S.C. 
     1369(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``obtaining information 
     under section 305 of this Act, or carrying out section 507(e) 
     of this Act,'' and inserting ``carrying out this Act,''.
       (k) Judicial Review of EPA Actions.--Section 509(b)(1) (33 
     U.S.C. 1369(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after the comma at the end of clause (D) 
     ``including a decision to deny a petition by interested 
     person to veto an individual permit issued by a State,'';
       (2) by inserting after the comma at the end of clause (E) 
     ``including a decision not to include any pollutant in such 
     effluent limitation or other limitation if the Administrator 
     has or is made aware of information indicating that such 
     pollutant is present in any discharge subject to such 
     limitation,''; and
       (3) by striking ``and (G)'' and inserting the following: 
     ``(G) in issuing or approving any water quality standard 
     under section 303(c) or 303(d), (H) in issuing any water 
     quality criterion under section 304(a), including a decision 
     not to address any effect of the pollutant subject to such 
     criterion if the Administrator has or is made aware of 
     information indicating that such effect may occur, and (J)''.
       (l) National Clean Water Trust Fund.--
       (1) In general.--Title V (33 U.S.C. 1361-1377) is amended 
     by redesignating section 519 as section 522 and by inserting 
     after section 518 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 519. NATIONAL CLEAN WATER TRUST FUND.

       ``(a) Creation of Trust Fund.--There is established in the 
     Treasury of the United States a trust fund to be known as the 
     `Clean Water Trust Fund'.
       ``(b) Transfers to Trust Fund.--There are hereby 
     appropriated to the Clean Water Trust Fund amounts equivalent 
     to the penalties collected under section 309 of this Act and 
     the penalties collected under section 505(a) of this Act 
     (excluding any amounts ordered to be used to carry out 
     mitigation projects under section 309 or 505(a), as the case 
     may be).
       ``(c) Administration of Trust Fund.--The Administrator 
     shall administer the Clean Water Trust Fund. The 
     Administrator may use moneys in the Fund to carry out 
     inspections and enforcement activities pursuant to this Act. 
     In addition, the Administrator may make such amounts of money 
     in the Fund as the Administrator determines appropriate 
     available to carry out title VI of this Act.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment to state revolving fund program.--
     Section 607 (33 U.S.C. 1387) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``There is''; 
     and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Treatment of Transfers From Clean Water Trust Fund.--
     For purposes of this title, amounts made available from the 
     Clean Water Trust Fund under section 519 of this Act to carry 
     out this title shall be treated as funds authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this title and as funds made 
     available under this title.''.
       (m) Applicability.--Sections 101(h), 309(g)(6)(A), 
     505(a)(1), 505(b), 505(g), and 505(i) of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act, as inserted or amended by this 
     section, shall be applicable to all cases pending under such 
     Act on the date of the enactment of this Act and all cases 
     brought on or after such date of enactment relating to 
     violations which occurred before such date of amendment.
       Redesignate subsequent subsections of section 313 of the 
     bill accordingly.
       Page 81, line 4, strike ``(h)'' and insert ``(k)''.
       Page 131, line 5, strike ``(r)'' and insert ``(u)''.
       Page 188, line 21 strike ``(s)'' and insert ``(v)''.
       Page 192, line 6, strike ``(t)'' and insert ``(w)''.
       Page 216, line 11, strike ``by'' and all that follows 
     through ``518'' on line 13 and insert ``by inserting after 
     section 519''.
       Page 216, line 14, strike ``519'' and insert ``520''.
       Page 217, line 7, strike ``before'' and all that follows 
     through the comma on line 8 and insert ``after section 520''.
       Page 217, line 9, strike ``520'' and insert ``521''.
       Page 321, line 3, strike ``(8)'' and insert ``(7)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

106

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negative

Nays

299

para.64.24                   [Roll No. 324]

                                AYES--106

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Mineta
     Moran
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--299

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Obey
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri

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     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Abercrombie
     Barton
     Bono
     Boucher
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Dicks
     Dunn
     Fattah
     Frisa
     Hancock
     Kleczka
     Martini
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Pastor
     Peterson (FL)
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Rogers
     Schumer
     Tanner
     Torres
     Watts (OK)
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.64.25  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. VISCLOSKY:

       Page 82, after line 21, insert the following:
       (c) National Clean Water Trust Fund.--Section 309 (33 
     U.S.C. 1319) is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(i) National Clean Water Trust Fund.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury 
     a National Clean Water Trust Fund (hereinafter in this 
     subsection referred to as the `Fund') consisting of amounts 
     transferred to the Fund under paragraph (2) and amounts 
     credited to the Fund under paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Transfer of amounts.--For fiscal year 1996, and each 
     fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     transfer, to the extent provided in advance in appropriations 
     Acts, to the fund an amount determined by the Secretary to be 
     equal to the total amount deposited in the general fund of 
     the Treasury in the preceding fiscal year from fines, 
     penalties, and other moneys obtained through enforcement 
     actions conducted pursuant to this section and section 
     505(a)(1), including moneys obtained under consent decrees 
     and excluding any amounts ordered to be used to carry out 
     mitigation projects under this section or section 505(a), as 
     the case may be.
       ``(3) Investment of amounts.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall invest in interest-bearing obligations of the United 
     States such portion of the Fund as is not, in the Secretary's 
     judgment, required to meet current withdrawals. Such 
     obligations shall be acquired and sold and interest on, and 
     the proceeds from the dale or redemption of, such obligations 
     shall be credited to the Fund in accordance with the 
     requirements of section 9602 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986.
       ``(4) Use of amounts for remedial projects.--Amounts in the 
     Fund shall be available, as provided in appropriations Acts, 
     to the Administrator to carry out projects to restore and 
     recover waters of the United States from damages resulting 
     from violations of this Act which are subject to enforcement 
     actions under this section and similar damages resulting from 
     the discharge of pollutants into the waters of the United 
     States.
       ``(5) Selection of projects.--
       ``(A) Priority.--In selecting projects to carry out under 
     this subsection, the Administrator shall give priority to a 
     project to restore and recover waters of the United States 
     from damages described in paragraph (4), if an enforcement 
     action conducted pursuant to this section or section 
     505(a)(1) against such violation, or another violation in the 
     same administrative region of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency as such violation, resulted in amounts being deposited 
     in the general fund of the Treasury.
       ``(B) Consultation with states.--In selecting projects to 
     carry out under this section, the Administrator shall consult 
     with States in which the Administrator is considering 
     carrying out a project.
       ``(C) Allocation of amounts.--In determining an amount to 
     allocate to carry out a project to restore and recover waters 
     of the United States from damages described in paragraph (4), 
     the Administrator shall, in the case of a priority project 
     under subparagraph (A), take into account the total amount 
     deposited in the general fund of the Treasury as a result of 
     enforcement actions conducted with respect to such violation 
     pursuant to this section or section 505(a)(1).
       ``(6) Implementation.--The Administrator may carry out a 
     project under this subsection either directly or by making 
     grants to, or entering into contracts with, the Secretary of 
     the Army or any other public or private entity.
       ``(7) Report to congress.--Not later than 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this subsection, and every 2 years 
     thereafter, the Administrator shall transmit to Congress a 
     report on implementation of this subsection.''.
       ``(d) Use of Civil Penalties for Mitigation Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--Section 309(d) (33 U.S.C. 1319(d)) is 
     amended by inserting after the second sentence the following: 
     ``The court may, in the court's discretion, order that a 
     civil penalty be used for carrying out mitigation projects 
     which are consistent with the purposes of this Act and which 
     enhance the public health or environment.''.
       ``(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 505(a) (33 U.S.C. 
     1365(a)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end 
     of the last sentence the following: ``, including ordering 
     the use of a civil penalty for carrying out mitigation 
     projects in accordance with section 309(d)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

156

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negative

Nays

247

para.64.26                   [Roll No. 325]

                                AYES--156

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Burr
     Castle
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Heineman
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--247

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff

[[Page 692]]


     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--31

     Ackerman
     Ballenger
     Barton
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Dunn
     Fattah
     Frisa
     Hancock
     Harman
     Istook
     Johnston
     McNulty
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Ortiz
     Pastor
     Peterson (FL)
     Rogers
     Roukema
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Tanner
     Torres
     Watts (OK)
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.64.27  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Mr. 
LAUGHLIN for the amendment submitted by Mr. EMERSON:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. LAUGHLIN:

       Page 213, after line 5, insert the following:

     SEC. 507. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act does not apply with respect to the licensing of a 
     hydroelectric project under Part I of the Federal Power Act 
     if the relevant federal agency makes the determination 
     referred to in subsection (b) in accordance with the 
     mechanism described in subsection (c).
       (b) Determination.--The determination referred to in 
     subsection (a) is a specific determination that a denial, 
     condition, or requirement of a certification under section 
     401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for such a 
     project is inconsistent with the purposes and requirements of 
     Part I of the Federal Power Act.
       (c) Mechanism.--The dispute resolution mechanism for 
     purposes of subsection (a) shall be a mechanism established 
     by the relevant federal agency in consultation with the 
     Administrator and the States, for resolving any conflicts or 
     unreasonable consequences resulting from actions taken under 
     section 401 by a State, an interstate water pollution control 
     agency or the Administrator relating to the issuance of a 
     license (or to activities under such license) for a 
     hydroelectric project under Part I of the Federal Power Act. 
     Such mechanism shall include, at a minimum, a process 
     whereby: (1) the relevant federal agency, in coordination 
     with the State, the interstate agency or the Administrator 
     (as the case may be) may determine whether any denial, 
     condition or requirement under section 401 of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act relating to the issuance of such 
     license or to activities under such license is inconsistent 
     with the purposes and requirements of Part I of the Federal 
     Power Act; (2) such denial, condition, or requirement shall 
     be presumed to be consistent with the purposes and 
     requirements of Part I of the Federal Power Act if based on 
     temperature, turbidity or other objective water quality 
     criteria regulating discharges of pollutants; and (3) any 
     denial, condition, or requirement not based on such criteria 
     shall be presumed to be consistent with the purposes and 
     requirements of Part I of the Federal Power Act unless the 
     relevant federal agency, after attempting to resolve any 
     inconsistency, makes a specific determination under 
     subsection (b) and publishes such determination together with 
     the basis for such determination in the license or other 
     appropriate order.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. EMERSON:

       Insert the following new section into H.R. 961:

     SEC.   . FEDERAL POWER ACT PART I PROJECTS.

       Section 511(a) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. Sec. 1371) is amended by adding after ``subject to 
     section 10 of the Act of March 3, 1899,'' the following, and 
     by renumbering the remaining paragraph accordingly:
       ``(3) applying to hydropower projects within the 
     jurisdiction of the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission or 
     its successors under the authority of Part I of the Federal 
     Power Act (16 U.S.C. Sec. Sec. 791 et seq.);''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

309

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affirmative

Nays

100

para.64.28                   [Roll No. 326]

                                AYES--309

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--100

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bonior
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Markey
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McInnis
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mineta
     Mink
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Barton
     Bono
     Boucher
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Dunn
     Frisa
     Hancock
     Harman
     Istook
     Livingston
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Ortiz
     Pastor
     Peterson (FL)
     Rogers
     Schumer
     Stark
     Tanner
     Torres
     Watts (OK)
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment to the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WELLER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. McINNIS, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

[[Page 693]]

para.64.29  providing for the consideration of h.r. 535

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-116) the resolution (H. Res. 144) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 535) to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey the Corning National Fish Hatchery to the State of 
Arkansas.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.64.30  providing for the consideration of h.r. 584

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-117) the resolution (H. Res. 145) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 584) to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey a fish hatchery to the State of Iowa.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.64.31  providing for the consideration of h.r. 614

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-118) the resolution (H. Res. 146) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 614) to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey to the State of Minnesota the New London National 
Fish Hatchery production facility.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.64.32  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule on Friday, May 12, 1995: the Committee on Banking and 
Financial Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Economic 
and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on International Relations, 
and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

para.64.33  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BONO, for today and May 12;
  To Ms. DUNN, for today after 3:30 p.m. and balance of the week;
  To Mrs. MEEK, for today after 4:15 p.m.;
  To Mr. PASTOR, for today after 5 p.m. and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. TANNER, for today after 5 p.m. and balance of the week.
  And then,

para.64.34  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. KAPTUR, at 9 o'clock and 5 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.64.35  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Ms. PRYCE: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 144. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     535) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the 
     Corning National Fish Hatchery to the State of Arkansas 
     (Rept. No. 104-116). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 145. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 584) 
     to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a fish 
     hatchery to the State of Iowa (Rept. No. 104-117). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.
       Mrs. WALDHOLTZ: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 146. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 614) 
     to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the 
     State of Minnesota the New London National Fish Hatchery 
     production facility (Rept. No. 104-118). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.

para.64.36  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows;

           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Ensign, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia, Mr. Crane, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. Sam 
             Johnson):
       H.R. 1610. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require employer-provided group health plans to 
     credit coverage under a prior group health plan against any 
     preexisting condition limitation; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. MONTGOMERY:
       H.R. 1611. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to assist in 
     alleviating housing shortages for active duty personnel 
     through interest rate buy downs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committee on National Security, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Johnston 
             of Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. Parker, Mr. McKeon, and 
             Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 1612. A bill to require the general application of the 
     antitrust laws to major league baseball, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 1613. A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development to administer a program of construction and 
     revitalization of public housing, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Stark, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Hilliard):
       H.R. 1614. A bill to amend the provisions of title XVIII of 
     the Social Security Act relating to medigap policies to 
     eliminate age rating in premiums, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland):
       H.R. 1615. A bill to require that a monthly statement of 
     costs charged against the official mail allowance for persons 
     entitled to use the congressional frank be kept and made 
     available to the public, and to reduce the amount of that 
     allowance for any Member of the House of Representatives; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Boucher):
       H.R. 1616. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide 
     a process for the allocation of liability among potentially 
     responsible parties at Superfund sites; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Riggs, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Kasich, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Petri, Mrs. 
             Roukema, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Souder, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Castle, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Graham, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Norwood, and Mr. Davis):
       H.R. 1617. A bill to consolidate and reform workforce 
     development and literacy programs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. GUTKNECHT (for himself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Brownback, Mr. Fox, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Neumann, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, Mr. Davis, 
             Mr. Sanford, Mr. Klug, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Coburn, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Radanovich, Mrs. 
             Seastrand, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Smith of Washington, 
             and Mr. Largent):
       H.R. 1618. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     impose certain limitations relating to participation by a 
     Member of Congress in the Civil Service Retirement System or 
     the Federal Employees' Retirement System; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Ms. MOLINARI (for herself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Wilson, 
             and Mr. Paxon):
       H.R. 1619. A bill to amend section 227 of the Housing and 
     Urban-Rural Recovery Act of 1983 to prohibit owners and 
     managers of federally assisted rental housing from preventing 
     elderly residents of such housing from owning or having 
     household pets in such housing; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Klink, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
             Murtha):
       H.R. 1620. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to establish a pilot project 
     providing

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     loans to States to establish revolving loan funds for the 
     environmental cleanup of sites in distressed areas that have 
     the potential to attract private investment and create local 
     employment; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 1621. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to establish a program under 
     which States may be certified to carry out voluntary 
     environmental cleanup programs for low and medium priority 
     sites; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 1622. A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission to ban toys which in size, shape, or overall 
     appearance resemble real handguns; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. NEUMANN (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Chrysler, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Souder, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Goss, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Upton, Mr. Bartlett 
             of Maryland, Mr. Graham, Mr. Roth, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Frisa, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
             Cooley, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Combest, and Mr. 
             Horn):
       H. Con. Res. 66. Concurrent resolution setting forth the 
     congressional budget for the U.S. Government for the fiscal 
     years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.

para.64.37  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       79. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Alaska, relative to medical savings account 
     legislation; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities. 

para.64.38  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 28: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee.
       H.R. 62: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Kasich, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hoke, 
     Mr. Ewing, Mr. Rahall, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Zeliff, Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
     Radanovich, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. 
     Whitfield.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 485: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 499: Mr. Ney, Mr. Bono, and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 539: Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Inglis of 
     South Carolina, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 540: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
     Camp, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Owens, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Foglietta, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lowey, 
     and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 575: Mr. Brownback, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Abercrombie and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 582: Mr. Hunter and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 659: Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Foley, Ms. Furse, Mr. Hansen, 
     Mr. Fattah, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Hancock, and 
     Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 719: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Jacobs, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Ms. Lowey, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Castle, and Mr. 
     Hancock.
       H.R. 747: Mr. LaFalce and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Durbin, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. 
     McCollum, Mr. Roth, and Mr. Volkmer.
       H.R. 769: Mr. Davis.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Blute, and Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 910: Mr. Mineta.
       H.R. 928: Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 946: Mr. Bunn of Oregon.
       H.R. 958: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Foley, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Wyden.
       H.R. 994: Mr. Latham and Mr. Wilson.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Oxley, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Cremeans, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. McHale, Mr. Petri, Mr. Quillen, 
     Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Young of Florida, 
     Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Rahall, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
     Skeen, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Clinger, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Packard, and Miss 
     Collins of Michigan.
       H.R. 1085: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 1103: Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 1118: Mr. Schaefer.
       H.R. 1173: Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
     Mr. Doyle, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Jones, and Ms. Pryce.
       H.R. 1242: Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Waldholtz, and Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 1264: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Frazer.
       H.R. 1278: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Torres, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
     Hilliard, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1293: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
     Fox, Mrs. Myrik, Mr. Rose, Mr. Schaefer, and Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. Tanner, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 1389: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Evans, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. 
     Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1406: Mr. Murtha, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1448: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. 
     Lightfoot, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Dornan, and Mr. Tejeda.
       H.R. 1559: Mr. Emerson, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hall 
     of Texas, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Klink, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Johnston 
     of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1589: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Chabot, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Ballenger.
       H.J. Res. 16: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky and Mr. Duncan.
       H.J. Res. 70: Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Shays, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Moran, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Mfume, Mr. 
     Meehan, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Foglietta, and 
     Mr. Quinn.
       H.J. Res. 79: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Smith of 
     Michigan, Mr. Dooley, and Mrs. Lincoln.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. Farr, Mr. Fox, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. 
     Pallone.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Solomon.
       H. Con. Res. 63: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H. Res. 39: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Gejdenson.

para.64.39  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 357: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1143: Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 1500: Ms. Pelosi.



.
                        FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1995 (65)

para.65.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LONGLEY, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 12, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable James B. Longley, Jr., to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.65.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LONGLEY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, May 11, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.65.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       864. A letter from the Deputy Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report and recommendations of the task force 
     on discrimination and sexual harassment dated May 1995, 
     Volume I, pursuant to Public Law 103-337, section 532; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       865. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     certification that the detail of 58 DOD personnel to other 
     Federal agencies, under the DOD Counterdrug Detail Program, 
     are in the national security interest of the United States, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103-337, section 1011; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       866. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     accession of Denmark to the project to establish an 
     organization for CALS within NATO (Transmittal No. 6-95), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       867. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning a 
     cooperative counter-terrorism research and development effort 
     with Canada (Transmittal No. 7-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       868. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     and services sold commercially to the United States Arab 
     Emirates (Transmittal No. DTC-25-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       869. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State,

[[Page 695]]

     transmitting notification of a proposed license for the 
     export of major defense equipment and services sold 
     commercially to French Guiana/Australia (Transmittal No. DTC-
     26-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       870. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. D-
     95 which relates to enhancements or upgrades from the level 
     of sensitivity of technology or capability described in 
     section 36(b)(1) AECA certification 93-15 of 28 May 1993, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(5); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       871. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to improve the administration 
     of the National Park Service, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       872. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     38, United States Code, to clarify the eligibility of certain 
     minors for burial in national cemeteries; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       873. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     38, United States Code, to restrict payment of a clothing 
     allowance to incarcerated veterans and to create a 
     presumption of permanent and total disability for pension 
     purposes for certain veterans who are patients in a nursing 
     home; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       874. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     38, United States Code, to change the name of Servicemen's 
     Group Life Insurance program to Service-members' Group Life 
     Insurance, to merge the Retired Reservists' Servicemembers' 
     Group Life Insurance program into the Veterans' Group Life 
     Insurance program, to extend Veterans' Group Life Insurance 
     coverage to members of the Ready Reserve of a uniformed 
     service who retire with less than 20 years of service, to 
     permit an insured to convert a Veterans' Group Life Insurance 
     policy to an individual policy of life insurance with a 
     commercial insurance company at any time, and to permit an 
     insured to convert a Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance 
     policy to an individual policy of life insurance with a 
     commercial company upon separation from service; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       875. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     notification that certain conditions for the conservation and 
     management of swordfish within the International Commission 
     for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas have been met and the 
     annual reports to Congress on this subject are no longer 
     required; jointly, to the Committees on Resources and 
     International Relations. 

para.65.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the following title, in 
which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 510. An Act to extend the authorization for certain 
     programs under the Native American Programs Act of 1974, and 
     for other purposes.

para.65.5  clean water amendments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LONGLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 140 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 961) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
  Mr. McINNIS, Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time spent 
therein,

para.65.6  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BATEMAN to the 
amendment submitted by Mr. LIPINSKI:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. BATEMAN:

       Pages 231 and 232, strike the table and insert the 
     following:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                Percentage of sums authorized for fiscal
                                                  year
            State             ------------------------------------------
                                                                1999 &
                                 1996      1997      1998        2000
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama......................    1,0693    1.0110    0.9504   0.8896
Alaska.......................    0.5723    0.5411    0.5087   0.4761
Arizona......................    0.7139    0.7464    0.7767   0.8060
Arkansas.....................    0.6255    0.5914    0.5560   0.5204
California...................    7.5590    7.9031    8.2244   8.5345
Colorado.....................    0.7649    0.7232    0.6885   0.6847
Connecticut..................    1.2948    1.3537    1.3718   1.3643
Delaware.....................    0.4694    0.4438    0.4173   0.3905
District of Columbia.........    0.4694    0.4438    0.4173   0.3905
Florida......................    3.4532    3.4462    3.4304   3.4115
Georgia......................    1.7870    1.8683    1.9443   1.9993
Hawaii.......................    0.7406    0.7002    0.6583   0.6161
Idaho........................    0.4694    0.4438    0.4173   0.3905
Illinois.....................    4.7801    4.9976    5.2008   5.3970
Indiana......................    2.5472    2.6631    2.7714   2.8759
Iowa.........................    1.2942    1.2236    1.1503   1.0767
Kansas.......................    0.8708    0.8690    0.8650   0.8602
Kentucky.....................    1.3452    1.3570    1.3508   1.3433
Louisiana....................    1.0512    1.0060    1.0014   0.9958
Maine........................    0.7402    0.6999    0.6666   0.6629
Maryland.....................    2.3128    2.1867    2.0557   1.9241
Massachusetts................    3.5884    3.7518    3.9043   4.0515
Michigan.....................    4.1117    3.8875    3.8061   3.7850
Minnesota....................    1.7576    1.6618    1.5622   1.4622
Mississippi..................    0.8615    0.8146    0.7658   0.7167
Missouri.....................    2.6509    2.5063    2.3562   2.2054
Montana......................    0.4694    0.4438    0.4173   0.3905
Nebraska.....................    0.4891    0.4624    0.4347   0.4069
Nevada.......................    0.4694    0.4438    0.4173   0.3905
New Hampshire................    0.9556    0.9035    0.8494   0.7950
New Jersey...................    4.3190    4.5156    4.6686   4.6428
New Mexico...................    0.4694    0.4438    0.4173   0.3905
New York.....................   11.6659   12.1969   12.6928  13.1714
North Carolina...............    1.9075    1.9943    2.0754   2.1537
North Dakota.................    0.4694    0.4438    0.4173   0.3905
Ohio.........................    5.3833    5.0898    4.9266   4.8993
Oklahoma.....................    0.7726    0.7304    0.6867   0.6427
Oregon.......................    1.1939    1.2399    1.2342   1.2274
Pennsylvania.................    4.1866    4.2145    4.1952   4.1720
Rhode Island.................    0.6421    0.6071    0.5707   0.5342
South Carolina...............    0.9796    0.9262    0.8707   0.8150
South Dakota.................    0.4694    0.4438    0.4173   0.3905
Tennessee....................    1.4697    1.4668    1.4600   1.4520
Texas........................    4.6552    4.6458    4.6245   4.5989
Utah.........................    0.5039    0.4764    0.4479   0.4192
Vermont......................    0.4694    0.4438    0.4173   0.3905
Virginia.....................    2.1630    2.2615    2.3534   2.4379
Washington...................    1.8380    1.9217    1.9998   2.0752
West Virginia................    1.4907    1.4249    1.4184   1.4106
Wisconsin....................    2.5852    2.4442    2.2978   2.1507
Wyoming......................    0.4694    0.4438    0.4173   0.3905
Puerto Rico..................    1.2472    1.1792    1.1185   1.1123
Northern Marianas............    0.0399    0.0377    0.0355   0.0332
American Samoa...............    0.0859    0.0812    0.0763   0.0714
Guam.........................    0.0621    0.0587    0.0552   0.0517
Palau........................    0.1224    0.1158    0.1088   0.1019
Virgin Islands...............    0.0551    0.0576    0.0599   0.0599.''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------


  Amendment submitted by Mr. LIPINSKI:

       Pages 231 and 232, strike the table and insert the 
     following:

                                            Percent of sums authorized:
``States:
  Alabama........................................................0.7736
  Alaska.........................................................0.2500
  Arizona........................................................1.1526
  Arkansas.......................................................0.3853
  California.....................................................9.3957
  Colorado.......................................................0.6964
  Connecticut....................................................1.3875
  Delaware.......................................................0.2500
  District of Columbia...........................................0.3203
  Florida........................................................3.4696
  Georgia........................................................2.0334
  Hawaii.........................................................0.2629
  Idaho..........................................................0.2531
  Illinois.......................................................5.6615
  Indiana........................................................3.1304
  Iowa...........................................................0.6116
  Kansas.........................................................0.8749
  Kentucky.......................................................1.3662
  Louisiana......................................................1.0128
  Maine..........................................................0.6742
  Maryland.......................................................1.6701
  Massachusetts..................................................4.3755
  Michigan.......................................................3.8495
  Minnesota......................................................1.3275
  Mississippi....................................................0.6406
  Missouri.......................................................1.7167
  Montana........................................................0.2500
  Nebraska.......................................................0.4008
  Nevada.........................................................0.2500
  New Hampshire..................................................0.4791
  New Jersey.....................................................4.7219
  New Mexico.....................................................0.2500
  New York......................................................14.7435
  North Carolina.................................................2.5920
  North Dakota...................................................0.2500
  Ohio...........................................................4.9828
  Oklahoma.......................................................0.6273
  Oregon.........................................................1.2483
  Pennsylvania...................................................4.2431
  Rhode Island...................................................0.4454
  South Carolina.................................................0.7480
  South Dakota...................................................0.2500
  Tennessee......................................................1.4767
  Texas..........................................................4.6773
  Utah...........................................................0.2937
  Vermont........................................................0.2722
  Virginia.......................................................2.4794
  Washington.....................................................2.2096
  West Virginia..................................................1.4346
  Wisconsin......................................................1.4261
  Wyoming........................................................0.2500
  Puerto Rico....................................................1.0866
  Northern Marianas..............................................0.0308
  American Samoa.................................................0.0908
  Guam...........................................................0.0657
  Palau..........................................................0.1295
  Virgin Islands.............................................0.0527''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

160

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negative

Nays

246

para.65.7                    [Roll No. 327]

                                AYES--160

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fields (TX)
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Johnson (SD)
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Levin
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Mfume
     Minge
     Mink
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Obey
     Orton
     Oxley
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Portman
     Pryce

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     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roth
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--246

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Boehner
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Canady
     Chapman
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crane
     Cunningham
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Baker (LA)
     Bono
     Boucher
     Collins (IL)
     Cox
     Dornan
     Dunn
     Fattah
     Gejdenson
     Hancock
     Hefner
     Hoyer
     Istook
     Kasich
     McDermott
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Ortiz
     Pastor
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Rogers
     Tanner
     Torres
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment to the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.65.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment submitted by Mr. LIPINSKI.

It was decided in the

Yeas

247

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

154

para.65.9                    [Roll No. 328]

                                AYES--247

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baesler
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Canady
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Olver
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--154

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     DeLay
     Dingell
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fields (TX)
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodling
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Levin
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McInnis
     Minge
     Mink
     Montgomery
     Morella
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Orton
     Oxley
     Parker
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roth
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Sensenbrenner
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--33

     Baker (LA)
     Bono
     Boucher
     Collins (IL)
     Cox
     Dickey
     Dornan
     Dunn
     Fattah
     Gejdenson
     Hancock
     Hefner
     Hoyer
     Istook
     Kasich
     Livingston
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Pastor
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Porter
     Rogers
     Skeen
     Tanner
     Torres
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.65.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. LARGENT:

       Page 232, strike lines 13 through 17 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(7) $2,250,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(8) $2,300,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(9) $2,300,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(10) $2,300,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       ``(11) $2,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.''.
       Page 232, strike line 18 and all that follows through line 
     20 on page 234.

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       Conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly.
       Page 32, line 6, strike ``$3,000,000,000'' and insert 
     ``2,250,000,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

209

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

192

para.65.11                   [Roll No. 329]

                                AYES--209

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Camp
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Heineman
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--33

     Andrews
     Baker (LA)
     Barrett (NE)
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Chenoweth
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Cramer
     Dornan
     Dunn
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Hancock
     Hefner
     Lincoln
     Longley
     McCrery
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Ortiz
     Pastor
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Richardson
     Rogers
     Tanner
     Torres
     Watts (OK)
     Williams
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOX, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. McINNIS, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.65.12  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries. 

para.65.13  order of business--``morning hour debates'' and special 
          orders

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the order of the House of January 4, 1995, relating to 
``morning hour debates'' be continued through the adjournment of the 2d 
Session of the 104th Congress sine die, except that on Tuesdays falling 
after May 14 of each year the House shall convene for such debates one 
hour earlier than the time otherwise established by order of the House 
(rather than 90 minutes earlier), and the time for such debates shall be 
limited to twenty-five minutes allocated to each party (rather than 
thirty minutes), but in no event shall such debates continue beyond the 
time that falls ten minutes before the appointed hour for the resumption 
of legislative business; and with the understanding that the format for 
recognition for special order speeches first instituted on February 23, 
1994, be continued for the same period.

para.65.14  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
10:30 a.m. on Monday, May 15, 1995, for ``morning hour debates''.

para.65.15  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, May 
17, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.65.16  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Wednesday, May 17, 1995, it 
adjourn to meet at 9 a.m. on Thursday, May 18, 1995, for the purpose of 
receiving former Members of Congress.

para.65.17  order of business--recess

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order for the Speaker to declare a recess, 
subject to the call of the Chair, on Thursday, May 18, 1995, for the 
purpose of receiving former Members of Congress.

para.65.18  message from the president--district of columbia budget and 
          recisssions--1995

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOX, laid before the House a message from 
the President, which was read as follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with section 446 of the District of Columbia Self-
Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, I am transmitting the 
District of Columbia's 1995 Supplemental Budget and Rescissions of 
Authority Request Act of 1995. This transmittal does not represent an 
endorsement of the contents of the District's budget.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 12, 1995. 
  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 104-74).

para.65.19  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 510. An Act to extend the authorization for certain 
     programs under the Native Amer

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     ican Programs Act of 1974, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

  And then,

para.65.20  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WISE, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed 
to, at 3 o'clock and 4 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 10:30 
a.m. on Monday, May 15, 1995.

para.65.21  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. DORNAN:
       H.R. 1623. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     repeal family planning programs under title X of the Act; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 1624. A bill to modify the jurisdiction of the Federal 
     courts with respect to abortion; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.R. 1625. A bill to protect the right to life of each born 
     and preborn human person in existence at fertilization; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FOLEY:
       H.R. 1626. A bill to provide for the adjustment in the rate 
     of duty for tomatoes imported from Mexico to take into 
     account changes in the value of Mexican currency with respect 
     to the United States dollar, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Roberts, Mr. de 
             la Garza, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Condit, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Gunderson, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Combest, Mr. Montgomery, 
             Mr. Allard, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Johnson of South 
             Dakota, Mr. Walker, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Fields of Texas, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
             Paxon, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Hostettler, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Latham, 
             Mr. LaHood, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Oxley, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Burr, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Talent, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Orton, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Foley, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             Cooley, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
             Mr. Gordon, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Moorhead, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Rose, Mr. Buyer, and 
             Mr. Quillen):
       H.R. 1627. A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, 
     Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act and the Federal Food, Drug, 
     and Cosmetic Act, and for other purposes; Titles I-III 
     referred to the Commitee on Agriculture; Title IV, referred 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HOKE:
       H.R. 1628. A bill to establish a Defense Nuclear Program 
     Agency to carry out all defense nuclear programs matters; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
             Owens):
       H.R. 1629. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to treatment of corporations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services, and 
     International Relations, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. SCHAEFER (for himself, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Allard, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. McInnis, and Mrs. Schroeder):
       H.R. 1630. A bill to exclude from gross income certain 
     disability benefits received by former police officers or 
     firefighters; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. SEASTRAND (for herself, Mr. Baker of 
             California, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
             Skeen):
       H.R. 1631. A bill to encourage the development of the 
     commercial space industry by establishing State-run 
     spaceports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 1632. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend certain veterans housing provisions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 1633. A bill to amend chapter 43 of title 38, United 
     States Code, to make technical corrections in the employment 
     and reemployment rights of members of the uniformed services, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. 
             Evans):
       H.R. 1634. A bill to increase the monthly rate for amounts 
     payable for veterans education under the Montgomery GI Bill; 
     to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committee on National Security, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

para.65.22  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       80. By the SPEAKER. Memorial of the Legislature of the 
     State of New Hampshire, relative to recommendations of the 
     Northern Forest Lands Council; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       81. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     Indiana, relative to the titling of rebuilt and salvaged 
     motor vehicles; to the Committee on Commerce.

para.65.23  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 38: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Crane, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. LoBiondo, 
     and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Menendez and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Luther and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 209: Mr. DeLay and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 248: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Torricelli and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Doolittle, 
     Mr. Hunter, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Goss, Mr. Collins 
     of Georgia, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
     Hastert, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Camp, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Hancock, 
     Mr. Volkmer, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Jones, Mr. Cooley, Mr. 
     Kasich, Mr. McDade, Mr. Spence, Mr. Combest, Mr. Stenholm, 
     Mr. Wilson, Mr. Chapman, and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 375: Mr. Chapman, Mr. Cox, and Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Moorhead.
       H.R. 442: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 463: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. 
     Vucanovich, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Mr. Pastor, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Clinger, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 556: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 557: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 638: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 736: Mr. Herger, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Seastrand, Mrs. 
     Kelly, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 759: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. 
     Wicker, and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Rose, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Olver, and 
     Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 930: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 939: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 987: Mr. Parker and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Funderburk, and Mr. 
     Crapo.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 1034: Mr. Jones, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. McHugh, 
     Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     LaHood, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Fawell, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Bateman, 
     Ms. Pryce, Mr. Shays, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Moorhead, Ms. Lowey, 
     Ms. Molinari, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Minge, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1045: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Gordon and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland and Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana.
       H.R. 1124: Mr. Frost and Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 1169: Ms. Lowey.
       H.R. 1184: Mrs. Fowler and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1210: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 1222: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1229: Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1370: Mr. Chapman and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1387: Ms. Norton, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Lipinski, and Ms. 
     Velazquez.

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       H.R. 1418: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1422: Mr. Kleczka and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1442: Mr. Poshard, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Luther, Mr. Hefley, 
     and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 1445: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1448: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 1514: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Ms. 
     Pryce.
       H.R. 1547: Mr. Stark and, Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1552: Mr. Barr, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. Stump, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Roth, 
     Mr. Burr, Mr. Ney, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
     Gordon, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
     Rose, Mr. Cremeans, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1559: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Filner, Mr. Jacobs, and Ms. 
     Kaptur.
       H.R. 1578: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.J. Res. 79: Ms. Brown of Florida and Mr. Shaw.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Ackerman, 
     Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Torres, and Mr. 
     Bentsen.
       H. Con. Res. 31: Mr. Ackerman.
       H. Con. Res. 62: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Foglietta, 
     Ms. Lowey, Mr. Martinez, and Ms. Pelosi.

para.65.24  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       21. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Chairman, State 
     Transportation Board, Atlanta, GA, relative to matters 
     relating to transportation; which was referred to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 



.
                        MONDAY, MAY 15, 1995 (66)

para.66.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order, at 10:30 a.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. FUNDERBURK, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 15, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable David Funderburk to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.66.2  recess--10:37 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FUNDERBURK, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess until 12 o'clock noon.

para.66.3  after recess--12:00 noon

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FUNDERBURK, called the House to order.

para.66.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FUNDERBURK, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, May 12, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.66.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       876. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation to authorize the Department of 
     Energy to sell Eklutna and Snettisham projects administered 
     by the Alaska Power Administration, and for other purposes; 
     jointly, to the Committees on Resources, Commerce, Ways and 
     Means, the Judiciary, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and the Budget.

para.66.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 64. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 1995 
     Special Olympics Torch Relay to the run through the Capitol 
     Grounds.

para.66.7  recess--12:06 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FUNDERBURK, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 6 minutes p.m., 
subject to the call of the Chair.

para.66.8  after recess--12:23 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, called the House to 
order.

para.66.9  greens creek land exchange

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1266) to provide for the exchange of lands within Admiralty Island 
National Monument, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FUNDERBURK, recognized Mr. YOUNG of 
Alaska and Mr. ABERCROMBIE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FUNDERBURK, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.66.10  recess--12:36 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FUNDERBURK, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 36 minutes p.m., 
subject to the call of the Chair.

para.66.11  after recess--12:43 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WELLER, called the House to order.

para.66.12  providing for the consideration of h.r. 614

  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 146):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 614) to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey to the State of Minnesota the New London National 
     Fish Hatchery production facility. The first reading of the 
     bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Resources. After general debate 
     the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
     minute rule. The bill and the amendment recommended by the 
     Committee on Resources now printed in the bill shall be 
     considered as read. At the conclusion of consideration of the 
     bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 
     bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
     on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.66.13  providing for the consideration of h.r. 584

  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 145):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 584) to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey a fish hatchery to the State of Iowa. The first 
     reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate 
     shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Resources. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule and shall be considered as read. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to

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was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.66.14  providing for the consideration of h.r. 535

  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 144):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 535) to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to convey the Corning National Fish Hatchery to the State of 
     Arkansas. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
     not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Resources. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
     for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill and the 
     amendment recommended by the Committee on Resources now 
     printed in the bill shall be considered as read. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.66.15  goals 2000

  Mr. GOODLING moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1045) 
to amend the Goals 2000: Educate America Act to eliminate the National 
Education Standards and Improvement Council, and for other purposes; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WELLER, recognized Mr. GOODLING and Mr. 
KILDEE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WELLER, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.66.16  recess--1:36 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WELLER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 6 minutes p.m., until 
5:00 p.m.

para.66.17  after recess--5:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WELLER, called the House to order.

para.66.18  recess--5:02 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WELLER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 5 o'clock and 2 minutes p.m., subject to 
the call of the Chair.

para.66.19  after recess--6:03 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WELLER, called the House to order.

para.66.20  committee and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, by unanimous consent, the Committee 
on International Relations and its subcommittees were granted permission 
to sit during the 5-minute rule on Tuesday, May 16, 1995.

para.66.21  clean water amendments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WELLER, pursuant to House Resolution 140 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 961) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
  Mr. McINNIS, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. McINNIS, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.66.22  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. EHLERS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on BUDGET 
was granted permission until midnight tonight to file a report (Rept. 
No. 104-120) on the concurrent resolution setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years, 
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002.

para.66.23  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mrs. COLLINS of 
Illinois, for today and May 16th.
  And then,

para.66.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, at 8 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 9:00 a.m, Tuesday, May 16, 1995.

para.66.25  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1590. A bill 
     to require the Trustees of the Medicare trust funds to report 
     recommendations on resolving projected financial imbalance in 
     Medicare trust funds (Rept. No. 104-119, Pt. 1). Ordered to 
     be printed.
       Mr. KASICH: Committee on the Budget. House Concurrent 
     Resolution 67. Resolution setting forth the congressional 
     budget for the U.S. Government for fiscal years, 1996, 1997, 
     1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 (Rept. No. 104-120). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union. 

para.66.26  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. GEPHARDT (by request):
       H.R. 1635. A bill to combat domestic terrorism; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Banking and Financial Services, and Commerce, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Condit, 
             and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 1636. A bill to provide a more complete accounting of 
     national expenditures and the corresponding benefits of 
     Federal regulatory programs through issuance of an accounting 
     statement and associated report every 2 years, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 1637. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the requirement that a taxpayer must receive a 
     ruling from the Secretary of the Treasury in order to 
     determine the deduction for contributions to a reserve for 
     nuclear decommissioning costs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DORNAN:
       H.R. 1638. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to provide that petitioners for immigration 
     classification on the basis of immediate relative status to a 
     citizen shall be required to pay only one fee when such 
     petitioners are filed at the same time; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1639. A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978 with respect to honoraria, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, House 
     Oversight, and National Security, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Riggs):
       H.R. 1640. A bill to provide a low-income school choice 
     demonstration program; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.

para.66.27  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 43: Mr. Frazer, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Ward.
       H.R. 66: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Fox, Mr. Stenholm, and 
     Mrs. Lincoln.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Roemer.

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       H.R. 427: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. 
     Barton of Texas, Mr. Bono, and Mr. Hancock.
       H.R. 433: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 526: Mr. Heineman, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Coble, and Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Engel, Mr. Franks 
     of Connecticut, Mr. Costello, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
     Hoke, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Crane, Mr. Traficant, Ms. 
     Furse, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Petri, and 
     Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 580: Ms. Pryce, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. Ward.
       H.R. 592: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 713: Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 731: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Miss Collins of Michigan, 
     Mr. Laughlin, and Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Browder, Mr. 
     Stenholm, and Mr. Quillen.
       H.R. 803: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Rhode Island, and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 899: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
     McCollum, and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 927: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Royce, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Calvert, 
     Mr. Shaw, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 1118: Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 1242: Mr. Latham, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. Tate.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Moran, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
     Bateman, Mr. Myers of Indiana, and Mr. Quillen.
       H.R. 1425: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 1448: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi and Mr. Montgomery.
       H.R. 1486: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1490: Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Schroeder, and Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 1533: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Bono, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Coleman, Mr. 
     Conyers, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 1566: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, and Mr. Emerson.
       H. Con. Res. 35: Mr. Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 42: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Holden, and 
     Mr. Blute.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Holden and Mr. Andrews.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Sanford, Ms. Norton, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
     Wicker, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Castle, Mr. Condit, and 
     Ms. McKinney.
       H. Res. 138: Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
     Shadegg, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Upton, Mr. Miller of 
     Florida, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Bryant of 
     Tennessee, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Fox, 
     Mr. Ewing, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Tiahrt, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Jones.

para.66.28  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1114: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 1120: Mr. Ramstad.



.
                       TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1995 (67)

para.67.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order, at 9 o'clock a.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 15, 1995.
  

       I hereby designate the Honorable George P. Radanovich to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.67.2  recess--9:42 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess until 10:00 a.m.

para.67.3  after recess--10:00 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.67.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, May 15, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.67.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       877. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     a copy of the annual report of the Helen Keller National 
     Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults [HKNC] for the 1994 
     program year, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 1903(b)(2); to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  

       878. A letter from the Vice President for Government and 
     Public Affairs, National Railroad Passenger Corporation, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552(e); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

para.67.6  medicare trustees report

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1590) to 
require the Trustees of the Medicare trust funds to report 
recommendations on resolving projected financial imbalance in Medicare 
trust funds.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, recognized Mr. 
THOMAS and Mr. GIBBONS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that two-
thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GIBBONS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

247

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

170

para.67.7                    [Roll No. 330]

                                YEAS--247

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--170

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cramer

[[Page 702]]


     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Berman
     Collins (IL)
     Coyne
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Hobson
     Istook
     Kleczka
     Lipinski
     Peterson (FL)
     Reynolds
     Rogers
     Torres
     Tucker
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had not voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present not having voted in favor 
thereof, the rules were not suspended and said bill was not passed.

para.67.8  committees and subcommittees to sit

  Mr. ARMEY, pursuant to clause 2(i) of rule XI, moved that standing 
committees and subcommittees of the House be permitted to sit today and 
the balance of the week while the House is meeting in the Committee of 
the Whole House under the 5-minute rule.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, the previous question was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BONIOR objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

235

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

181

para.67.9                    [Roll No. 331]

                                YEAS--235

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--181

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Ackerman
     Berman
     Boucher
     Collins (IL)
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Evans
     Franks (NJ)
     Hoyer
     Istook
     Johnston
     Kleczka
     Lipinski
     Peterson (FL)
     Porter
     Torricelli
     Tucker
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.67.10  providing for the consideration of s. 4

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-121) the resolution (H. Res. 147) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (S. 4) to grant the power to the President to reduce budget 
authority, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.67.11  providing for the consideration of s. 219

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-122) the resolution (H. Res. 148) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (S. 219) to improve the economy and efficiency of Federal 
Government operations by establishing a moratorium on regulatory 
rulemaking actions, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

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para.67.12  order of business--consideration of amendments--h.r. 961

  On motion of Mr. SHUSTER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 961) 
to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, in the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union, the time for debate on the 
Boehlert substitute amendment to title VIII, and all amendments thereto, 
be limited to one hour; and the time for debate on the Gilchrest 
amendment to delete wetland delineation and wetland classification 
provisions, and all amendments thereto, be limited to thirty minutes.

para.67.13  clean water amendments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT, pursuant to House Resolution 140 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 961) to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
  Mr. McINNIS, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.67.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BOEHLERT:

       Strike title VIII of the bill (page 239, line 3, through 
     page 322, line 22) and insert the following:
            TITLE VIII--WETLANDS CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

     SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Wetlands and Watershed 
     Management Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 802. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds and declares the following:
       (1) Wetlands perform a number of valuable functions needed 
     to restore and maintain the chemical, physical, and 
     biological integrity of the Nation's waters, including--
       (A) reducing pollutants (including nutrients, sediment, and 
     toxics) from nonpoint and point sources;
       (B) storing, conveying, and purifying flood and storm 
     waters;
       (C) reducing both bank erosion and wave and storm damage to 
     adjacent lands and trapping sediment from upland sources;
       (D) providing habitat and food sources for a broad range of 
     commercial and recreational fish, shellfish, and migratory 
     wildlife species (including waterfowl and endangered 
     species); and
       (E) providing a broad range of recreational values for 
     canoeing, boating, birding, and nature study and observation.
       (2) Original wetlands in the contiguous United States have 
     been reduced by an estimated 50 percent and continue to 
     disappear at a rate of 200,000 to 300,000 acres a year. Many 
     of these original wetlands have also been altered or 
     partially degraded, reducing their ecological value.
       (3) Wetlands are highly sensitive to changes in water 
     regimes and are, therefore, susceptible to degradation by 
     fills, drainage, grading, water extractions, and other 
     activities within their watersheds which affect the quantity, 
     quality, and flow of surface and ground waters. Protection 
     and management of wetlands, therefore, should be integrated 
     with management of water systems on a watershed basis. A 
     watershed protection and management perspective is also 
     needed to understand and reverse the gradual, continued 
     destruction of wetlands that occurs due to cumulative 
     impacts.
       (4) Wetlands constitute an estimated 5 percent of the 
     Nation's surface area. Because much of this land is in 
     private ownership wetlands protection and management 
     strategies must take into consideration private property 
     rights and the need for economic development and growth. This 
     can be best accomplished in the context of a cooperative and 
     coordinated Federal, State, and local strategy for data 
     gathering, planning, management, and restoration with an 
     emphasis on advance planning of wetlands in watershed 
     contexts.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
       (1) to help create a coordinated national wetland 
     management effort with efficient use of scarce Federal, 
     State, and local financial and manpower resources to protect 
     wetland functions and values and reduce natural hazard 
     losses;
       (2) to help reverse the trend of wetland loss in a fair, 
     efficient, and cost-effective manner;
       (3) to reduce inconsistencies and duplication in Federal, 
     State, and local wetland management efforts and encourage 
     integrated permitting at the Federal, State, and local 
     levels;
       (4) to increase technical assistance, cooperative training, 
     and educational opportunities for States, local governments, 
     and private landowners;
       (5) to help integrate wetland protection and management 
     with other water resource management programs on a watershed 
     basis such as flood control, storm water management, 
     allocation of water supply, protection of fish and wildlife, 
     and point and nonpoint source pollution control;
       (6) to increase regionalization of wetland delineation and 
     management policies within a framework of national policies 
     through advance planning of wetland areas, programmatic 
     general permits and other approaches and the tailoring of 
     policies to ecosystem and land use needs to reflect 
     significant watershed variance in wetland resources;
       (7) to address the cumulative loss of wetland resources;
       (8) to increase the certainty and predictability of 
     planning and regulatory policies for private landowners;
       (9) to help achieve no overall net loss and net gain of the 
     remaining wetland base of the United States through 
     watershed-based restoration strategies involving all levels 
     of government;
       (10) to restore and create wetlands in order to increase 
     the quality and quantity of the wetland resources and by so 
     doing to restore and maintain the quality and quantity of the 
     waters of the United States; and
       (11) to provide mechanisms for joint State, Federal, and 
     local development and testing of approaches to better protect 
     wetland resources such as mitigation banking.

     SEC. 803. STATE, LOCAL, AND LANDOWNER TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE 
                   AND COOPERATIVE TRAINING.

       (a) State and Local Technical Assistance.--Upon request, 
     the Administrator or the Secretary of the Army, as 
     appropriate, shall provide technical assistance to State and 
     local governments in the development and implementation of 
     State and local government permitting programs under sections 
     404(e) and 404(h) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, 
     State wetland conservation plans under section 805, and 
     regional or local wetland management plans under section 805.
       (b) Cooperative Training.--The Administrator and the 
     Secretary, in cooperation with the Coordinating Committee 
     established pursuant to section 804, shall conduct training 
     courses for States and local governments involving wetland 
     delineation, utilization of wetlands in nonpoint pollution 
     control, wetland and stream restoration, wetland planning, 
     wetland evaluation, mitigation banking, and other subjects 
     deemed appropriate by the Administrator or Secretary.
       (c) Private Landowner Technical Assistance.--The 
     Administrator and Secretary shall, in cooperation with the 
     Coordination Committee, and appropriate Federal agencies 
     develop and provide to private landowners guidebooks, 
     pamphlets, or other materials and technical assistance to 
     help them in identifying and evaluating wetlands, developing 
     integrated wetland management plans for their lands 
     consistent with the goals of this Act and the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act, and restoring wetlands.

     SEC. 804. FEDERAL, STATE, AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT COORDINATING 
                   COMMITTEE.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
     establish a Federal, State, and Local Government Wetlands 
     Coordinating Committee (hereinafter in this section referred 
     to as the ``Committee'').
       (b) Functions.--The Committee shall--
       (1) help coordinate Federal, State, and local wetland 
     planning, regulatory, and restoration programs on an ongoing 
     basis to reduce duplication, resolve potential conflicts, and 
     efficiently allocate manpower and resources at all levels of 
     government;
       (2) provide comments to the Secretary of the Army or 
     Administrator in adopting regulatory, policy, program, or 
     technical guidance affecting wetland systems;
       (3) help develop and field test, national policies prior to 
     implementation such as wetland, delineation, classification 
     of wetlands, methods for sequencing wetland mitigation 
     responses, the utilization of mitigation banks;
       (4) help develop and carry out joint technical assistance 
     and cooperative training programs as provided in section 803;
       (5) help develop criteria and implementation strategies for 
     facilitating State conservation plans and strategies, local 
     and regional wetland planning, wetland restoration and 
     creation, and State and local permitting programs pursuant to 
     section 404(e) or 404(g) of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act; and
       (6) help develop a national strategy for the restoration of 
     wetland ecosystems pursuant to section 6 of this Act.
       (c) Membership.--The Committee shall be composed of 18 
     members as follows:
       (1) The Administrator or the designee of the Administrator.
       (2) The Secretary or the designee of the Secretary.
       (3) The Director of the United States Fish and Wildlife 
     Service or the designee of the Director.
       (4) The Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service 
     or the designee of the Chief.
       (5) The Undersecretary for Oceans and Atmosphere or the 
     designee of the Under Secretary.
       (6) One individual appointed by the Administrator who will 
     represent the National Governor's Association.
       (7) One individual appointed by the Administrator who will 
     represent the National Association of Counties.
       (8) One individual appointed by the Administrator who will 
     represent the National League of Cities.

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       (9) One State wetland expert from each of the 10 regions of 
     the Environmental Protection Agency. Each member to be 
     appointed under this paragraph shall be jointly appointed by 
     the Governors of the States within the Environmental 
     Protection Agency's region. If the Governors from a region 
     cannot agree on such a representative, they will each submit 
     a nomination to the Administrator and the Administrator will 
     select a representative from such region.
       (d) Terms.--Each member appointed pursuant to paragraph 
     (6), (7), (8), or (9) of subsection (c) shall be appointed 
     for a term of 2 years.
       (e) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Committee shall be filled, 
     on or before the 30th day after the vacancy occurs, in the 
     manner in which the original appointment was made.
       (f) Pay.--Members shall serve without pay, but may receive 
     travel expenses (including per diem in lieu of subsistence) 
     in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (g) Cochairpersons.--The Administrator and one member 
     appointed pursuant to paragraph (6), (7), (8), or (9) of 
     subsection (c) (selected by such members) shall serve as 
     cochairpersons of the Committee.
       (h) Quorum.--Two-thirds of the members of the Committee 
     shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold 
     meetings.
       (i) Meetings.--The Committee shall hold its first meeting 
     not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act. The Committee shall meet at least twice each year 
     thereafter. Meetings will be opened to the public.

     SEC. 805. STATE AND LOCAL WETLAND CONSERVATION PLANS AND 
                   STRATEGIES; GRANTS TO FACILITATE THE 
                   IMPLEMENTATION OF SECTION 404.

       (a) State Wetland Conservation Plans and Strategies.--
     Subject to the requirements of this section, the 
     Administrator shall make grants to States and tribes to 
     assist in the development and implementation of wetland 
     conservation plans and strategies. More specific goals for 
     such conservation plans and strategies may include:
       (1) Inventorying State wetland resources, identifying 
     individual and cumulative losses, identifying State and local 
     programs applying to wetland resources, determining gaps in 
     such programs, and making recommendations for filling those 
     gaps.
       (2) Developing and coordinating existing State, local, and 
     regional programs for wetland management and protection on a 
     watershed basis.
       (3) Increasing the consistency of Federal, State, and local 
     wetland definitions, delineation, and permitting approaches.
       (4) Mapping and characterizing wetland resources on a 
     watershed basis.
       (5) Identifying sites with wetland restoration or creation 
     potential.
       (6) Establishing management strategies for reducing causes 
     of wetland degradation and restoring wetlands on a watershed 
     basis.
       (7) Assisting regional and local governments prepare 
     watershed plans for areas with a high percentage of lands 
     classified as wetlands or otherwise in need of special 
     management.
       (8) Establishing and implementing State or local permitting 
     programs under section 404(e) or 404(h) of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act.
       (b) Regional and Local Wetland Planning, Regulation, and 
     Management Programs.--Subject to the requirements of this 
     section, the Administrator shall make grants to States which 
     will, in turn, use this funding to make grants to regional 
     and local governments to assist them in adopting and 
     implementing wetland and watershed management programs 
     consistent with goals stated in section 101 of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act and section 802 of this Act. Such 
     plans shall be integrated with (where appropriate) or 
     coordinated with planning efforts pursuant to section 319 of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act. Such programs shall, 
     at a minimum, involve the inventory of wetland resources and 
     the adoption of plans and policies to help achieve the goal 
     of no net loss of wetland resources on a watershed basis. 
     Other goals may include, but are not limited to:
       (1) Integration of wetland planning and management with 
     broader water resource and land use planning and management, 
     including flood control, water supply, storm water 
     management, and control of point and nonpoint source 
     pollution.
       (2) Adoption of measures to increase consistency in 
     Federal, State, and local wetland definitions, delineation, 
     and permitting approaches.
       (3) Establishment of management strategies for restoring 
     wetlands on a watershed basis.
       (c) Grants To Facilitate the Implementation of Section 
     404.--Subject to the requirements of this section, the 
     Administrator may make grants to States which assist the 
     Federal Government in the implementation of the section 404 
     Federal Water Pollution Control program through State 
     assumption of permitting pursuant to sections 404(g) and 
     404(h) of such Act through State permitting through a State 
     programmatic general permit pursuant to section 404(e) of 
     such Act or through monitoring and enforcement activities. In 
     order to be eligible to receive a grant under this section a 
     State shall provide assurances satisfactory to the 
     Administrator that amounts received by the State in grants 
     under this section will be used to issue regulatory permits 
     or to enforce regulations consistent with the overall goals 
     of section 802 and the standards and procedures of section 
     404(g) or 404(e) of this Act.
       (d) Maximum Amount.--No State may receive more than 
     $500,000 in total grants under subsections (a), (b), and (c) 
     in any fiscal year and more than $300,000 in grants for 
     subsection (a), (b), or (c), individually.
       (e) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     activities carried out using amounts made available in grants 
     under this section shall not exceed 75 percent.
       (f) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $15,000,000 per 
     fiscal year for each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 
     and 2000.

     SEC. 806. NATIONAL COOPERATIVE WETLAND ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION 
                   STRATEGY.

       (a) Development.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator, in cooperation 
     with other Federal agencies, State, and local governments, 
     and representatives of the private sector, shall initiate the 
     development of a National Cooperative Wetland Ecosystem 
     Restoration Strategy.
       (b) Goals.--The goal of the National Cooperative Wetland 
     Ecosystem Restoration Strategy shall be to restore damaged 
     and degraded wetland and riparian ecosystems consistent with 
     the goals of the Water Pollution Control Amendments and the 
     goals of section 802, and the recommendations of the National 
     Academy of Sciences with regard to the restoration of aquatic 
     ecosystems.
       (c) Functions.--The National Cooperative Wetland Ecosystem 
     Restoration Strategy shall--
       (1) be designed to help coordinate and promote restoration 
     efforts by Federal, State, regional, and local governments 
     and the private sector, including efforts authorized by the 
     Coastal Wetlands Planning, Protection, and Restoration Act, 
     the North American Waterfowl Management Plan, the Wetlands 
     Reserve Program, and the wetland restoration efforts on 
     Federal, State, local, and private lands;
       (2) involve the Federal, State, and local Wetlands 
     Coordination Committee established pursuant to section 804;
       (3) inventory and evaluate existing restoration efforts and 
     make suggestions for the establishment of new watershed 
     specific efforts consistent with existing Federal programs 
     and State, regional, and local wetland protection and 
     management efforts;
       (4) evaluate the role presently being played by wetland 
     restoration in both regulatory and nonregulatory contexts and 
     the relative success of wetland restoration in these 
     contexts;
       (5) develop criteria for identifying wetland restoration 
     sites on a watershed basis, procedures for wetlands 
     restoration, and ecological criteria for wetlands 
     restoration; and
       (6) identify regulatory obstacles to wetlands ecosystem 
     restoration and recommend methods to reduce such obstacles.

     SEC. 807. PERMITS FOR DISCHARGE OF DREDGED OR FILL MATERIAL.

       (a) Permit Monitoring and Tracking.--Section 404(a) (33 
     U.S.C. 1344) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
     following: ``The Secretary shall, in cooperation with the 
     Administrator, establish a permit monitoring and tracking 
     programs on a watershed basis to monitor the cumulative 
     impact of individual and general permits issued under this 
     section. This program shall determine the impact of permitted 
     activities in relationship to the no net loss goal. Results 
     shall be reported biannually to Congress.''.
       (b) Issuance of General Permits.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     404(e) is amended by inserting ``local,'' before ``State, 
     regional, or nationwide basis'' in the first sentence.
       (c) Revocation or Modification of General Permits.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 404(e) is amended by striking the 
     period at the end and inserting ``or a State or local 
     government has failed to adequately monitor and control the 
     individual and cumulative adverse effects of activities 
     authorized by State or local programmatic general permits.''.
       (d) Programmatic General Permits.--Section 404(e) is 
     amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Programmatic general permits.--Consistent with the 
     following requirements, the Secretary may, after notice and 
     opportunity for public comment, issue State or local 
     programmatic general permits for the purpose of avoiding 
     unnecessary duplication of regulations by State, regional, 
     and local regulatory programs:
       ``(A) The Secretary may issue a programmatic general permit 
     based on a State, regional, or local government regulatory 
     program if that general permit includes adequate safeguards 
     to ensure that the State, regional, or local program will 
     have no more than minimal cumulative impacts on the 
     environment and will provide at least the same degree of 
     protection for the environment, including all waters of the 
     United States, and for Federal interests, as is provided by 
     this section and by the Federal permitting program pursuant 
     to section 404(a). Such safeguards shall include provisions 
     whereby the Corps District Engineer and the Regional 
     Administrators or Directors of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency, the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, and the 
     National Marine Fisheries Service (where appropriate), shall 
     have an opportunity to review permit applications submitted 
     to the State, regional, or local regulatory agency which 
     would have more than minimal individual or cumulative adverse 
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     ronmental concern or protect any Federal interest at issue, 
     and, if such concern is not adequately addressed by the 
     State, local, or regional agency, require the processing of 
     an individual Federal permit under this section for the 
     specific proposed activity. The Secretary shall ensure that 
     the District Engineer will utilize this authority to protect 
     all Federal interests including, but not limited to, national 
     security, navigation, flood control, Federal endangered or 
     threatened species, Federal interests under the Wild and 
     Scenic Rivers Act, special aquatic sites of national 
     importance, and other interests of overriding national 
     importance. Any programmatic general permit issued under this 
     subsection shall be consistent with the guidelines 
     promulgated to implement subsection (b)(1).
       ``(B) In addition to the requirements of subparagraph (A), 
     the Secretary shall not promulgate any local or regional 
     programmatic general permit based on a local or regional 
     government's regulatory program unless the responsible unit 
     of government has also adopted a wetland and watershed 
     management plan and is administering regulations to implement 
     this plan. The watershed management plan shall include--
       ``(i) the designation of a local or regional regulatory 
     agency which shall be responsible for issuing permits under 
     the plan and for making reports every 2 years on 
     implementation of the plan and on the losses and gains in 
     functions and acres of wetland within the watershed plan 
     area;
       ``(ii) mapping of--

       ``(I) the boundary of the plan area;
       ``(II) all wetlands and waters within the plan area as well 
     as other areas proposed for protection under the plan; and
       ``(III) proposed wetland restoration or creation sites with 
     a description of their intended functions upon completion and 
     the time required for completion;

       ``(iii) a description of the regulatory policies and 
     standards applicable to all wetlands and waters within the 
     plan areas and all activities which may affect these wetlands 
     and waters that will assure, at a minimum, no net loss of the 
     functions and acres of wetlands within the plan area; and
       ``(iv) demonstration that the regulatory agency has the 
     legal authority and scientific monitoring capability to carry 
     out the proposed plan including the issuance, monitoring, and 
     enforcement of permits in compliance with the plan.''.
       (e) Grandfather of Existing General Permits.--Section 
     404(e) is further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Grandfather of existing general permits.--General 
     permits in effect on day before the date of the enactment of 
     the Wetlands and Watershed Management Act of 1995 shall 
     remain in effect until otherwise modified by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (f) Discharges Not Requiring a Permit.--Section 404(f) (33 
     U.S.C. 1344(f)) is amended by striking the subsection 
     designation and paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(f) Exemptions.--
       ``(1) Activities not requiring permit.--
       ``(A) In general.--Activities are exempt from the 
     requirements of this section and are not prohibited by or 
     otherwise subject to regulation under this section or section 
     301 or 402 of this Act (except effluent standards or 
     prohibitions under section 307 of this Act) if such 
     activities--
       ``(i) result from normal farming, silviculture, 
     aquaculture, and ranching activities and practices, including 
     but not limited to plowing, seeding, cultivating, haying, 
     grazing, normal maintenance activities, minor drainage, 
     burning of vegetation in connection with such activities, 
     harvesting for the production of food, fiber, and forest 
     products, or upland soil and water conservation practices;
       ``(ii) are for the purpose of maintenance, including 
     emergency reconstruction of recently damaged parts, of 
     currently serviceable structures such as dikes, dams, levees, 
     flood control channels or other engineered flood control 
     facilities, water control structures, water supply reservoirs 
     (where such maintenance involves periodic water level 
     drawdowns) which provide water predominantly to public 
     drinking water systems, groins, riprap, breakwaters, utility 
     distribution and transmission lines, causeways, and bridge 
     abutments or approaches, and transportation structures;
       ``(iii) are for the purpose of construction or maintenance 
     of farm, stock or aquaculture ponds, wastewater retention 
     facilities (including dikes and berms) that are used by 
     concentrated animal feeding operations, or irrigation canals 
     and ditches or the maintenance or reconstruction of drainage 
     ditches and tile lines (including resloping of drainage 
     ditches to control bank erosion);
       ``(iv) are for the purpose of construction of temporary 
     sedimentation basins on a construction site, or the 
     construction of any upland dredged material disposal area, 
     which does not include placement of fill material into the 
     navigable waters;
       ``(v) are for the purpose of construction or maintenance of 
     farm roads or forest roads, in accordance with best 
     management practices, to assure that flow and circulation 
     patterns and chemical and biological characteristics of the 
     waters are not impaired, that the reach of the waters is not 
     reduced, and that any adverse effect on the aquatic 
     environment will be otherwise minimized;
       ``(vi) are undertaken on farmed wetlands, except that any 
     change in use of such land for the purpose of undertaking 
     activities that are not exempt from regulation under this 
     subsection shall be subject to the requirements of this 
     section to the extent that such farmed wetlands are 
     `wetlands' under this section;
       ``(vii) are undertaken in incidentally created wetlands, 
     unless such incidentally created wetlands have exhibited 
     wetlands functions and values for more than 5 years in which 
     case activities undertaken in such wetlands shall be subject 
     to the requirements of this section; and
       ``(viii) are for the purpose of preserving and enhancing 
     aviation safety or are undertaken in order to prevent an 
     airport hazard.''.
       (g) Areas Not Considered To Be Navigable Waters.--Section 
     404(f) is further amended by adding the following:
       ``(3) Areas not considered to be navigable waters.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following shall not be considered navigable waters:
       ``(i) Irrigation ditches excavated in uplands.
       ``(ii) Artificially irrigated areas which would revert to 
     uplands if the irrigation ceased.
       ``(iii) Artificial lakes or ponds created by excavating or 
     diking uplands to collect and retain water, and which are 
     used exclusively for stock watering, irrigation, or rice 
     growing.
       ``(iv) Artificial reflecting or swimming pools or other 
     small ornamental bodies of water created by excavating or 
     diking uplands to retain water for primarily aesthetic 
     reasons.
       ``(v) Temporary, water filled depressions created in 
     uplands incidental to construction activity.
       ``(vi) Pits excavated in uplands for the purpose of 
     obtaining fill, sand, gravel, aggregates, or minerals, unless 
     and until the construction or excavation operation is 
     abandoned and the resulting body of water meets the 
     definition of waters of the United States.
       ``(vii) Artificial stormwater detention areas and 
     artificial sewage treatment areas which are not modified 
     natural waters.
       ``(B) Demonstration required.--Subparagraph (A) shall not 
     apply to a particular water body unless the person desiring 
     to discharge dredged or fill material in that water body is 
     able to demonstrate that the water body qualifies under 
     subparagraph (A) for exemption from regulation under this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 808. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE TO PRIVATE LANDOWNERS, 
                   CODIFICATION OF REGULATIONS AND POLICIES.

       Section 404 (33 U.S.C. 1344) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(u)(1) The Secretary and the Administrator shall in 
     cooperation with the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     Natural Resources Conservation Service, and National Marine 
     Fisheries Service provide technical assistance to private 
     landowners in delineation of wetlands and the planning and 
     management of their wetlands. This assistance shall include--
       ``(A) the delineation of wetland boundaries within 90 days 
     (providing on the ground conditions allow) of a request for 
     such delineation for a project with a proposed individual 
     permit application under this section and a total assessed 
     value of less than $15,000; and
       ``(B) the provision of technical assistance to owners of 
     wetlands in the preparation of wetland management plans for 
     their lands to protect and restore wetlands and meet other 
     goals of this Act, including control of nonpoint and point 
     sources of pollution, prevention and reduction of erosion, 
     and protection of estuaries and lakes.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall prepare, update on a biannual 
     basis, and make available to the public for purchase at cost, 
     an indexed publication containing all Federal regulations, 
     general permits, and regulatory guidance letters relevant to 
     the permitting of activities in wetland areas pursuant to 
     section 404(a). The Secretary and the Administrator shall 
     also prepare and distribute brochures and pamphlets for the 
     public addressing--
       ``(A) the delineation of wetlands,
       ``(B) wetland permitting requirements; and
       ``(C) wetland restoration and other matters considered 
     relevant.''.

     SEC. 809. DELINEATION.

       Section 404 (33 U.S.C. 1344) is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(v) Delineation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The United States Army Corps of 
     Engineers, the United States Environmental Protection Agency, 
     and other Federal agencies shall use the 1987 Corps of 
     Engineers Manual for the Delineation of Jurisdictional 
     Wetlands pursuant to this section until a new manual has been 
     prepared and formally adopted by the Corps and the 
     Environmental Protection Agency with input from the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service, Natural Resources, Natural 
     Resources Conservation Service, and other relevant agencies 
     and adopted after field testing, hearing, and public comment. 
     Any new manual shall take into account the conclusions of the 
     National Academy of Sciences panel concerning the delineation 
     of wetlands. The Corps, in cooperation with the Environmental 
     Protection Agency and the Department of Agriculture, shall 
     develop materials and conduct training courses for 
     consultants, State, and local governments, and landowners 
     explaining the use of the Corps 1987 wetland manual in the 
     delineation of wetland areas. The Corps, in cooperation with 
     the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of 
     Agriculture, may also, in cooperation with the States, 
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     identification of regional wetland types. Such criteria and 
     procedures may include supplemental plant and soil lists and 
     supplementary technical criteria pertaining to wetland 
     hydrology, soils, and vegetation.
       ``(2) Agricultural lands.--
       ``(A) Delineation by secretary of agriculture.--For 
     purposes of this section, wetlands located on agricultural 
     lands and associated nonagricultural lands shall be 
     delineated solely by the Secretary of Agriculture in 
     accordance with section 1222(j) of the Food Security Act of 
     1985 (16 U.S.C. 3822(j)).
       ``(B) Exemption of lands exempted under food security 
     act.--Any area of agricultural land or any discharge related 
     to the land determined to be exempt from the requirements of 
     subtitle C of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
     U.S.C. 3821 et seq.) shall also be exempt from the 
     requirements of this section for such period of time as those 
     lands are used as agricultural lands.
       ``(C) Effect of appeal determination pursuant to food 
     security act.--Any area of agricultural land or any discharge 
     related to the land determined to be exempt pursuant to an 
     appeal taken pursuant to subtitle C of title XII of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3821 et seq.) shall be exempt 
     under this section for such period of time as those lands are 
     used as agricultural lands.''.

     SEC. 810. FAST TRACK FOR MINOR PERMITS.

       Section 404 (33 U.S.C. 1344) is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(w)(1) Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue 
     regulations to explore the review and practice of individual 
     permits for minor activities. Minor activities include 
     activities of 1 acre or less in size which also have minor 
     direct, secondary, or cumulative impacts.
       ``(2) Permit applications for minor permits shall 
     ordinarily be processed within 60 days of the receipt of 
     completed application.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall establish fast-track field teams 
     or other procedures in the individual offices sufficient to 
     expedite the processing of the individual permits involving 
     minor activities.''.

     SEC. 811. COMPENSATORY MITIGATION.

       Section 404 (33 U.S.C. 1344) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(x) General Requirements.--(1) Each permit issued under 
     this section that results in loss of wetland functions or 
     acreage shall require compensatory mitigation. The preferred 
     sequence of mitigation options is as set forth in 
     subparagraph (A) and (C). However, the Secretary shall have 
     sufficient flexibility to approve practical options that 
     provide the most protection to the resource--
       ``(A) measures shall first be undertaken by the permittee 
     to avoid any adverse effects on wetlands caused by activities 
     authorized by the permit.
       ``(B) measures shall be undertaken by the permittee to 
     minimize any such adverse effects that cannot be avoided;
       ``(C) measures shall then be undertaken by the permittee to 
     compensate for adverse impacts on wetland functions, values, 
     and acreage;
       ``(D) where compensatory mitigation is used, preference 
     shall be given to in-kind restoration on the same water body 
     and within the same local watershed;
       ``(E) where on-site and in-kind compensatory mitigation are 
     impossible, impractical, would fail to work in the 
     circumstances, or would not make ecological sense, off-site 
     and/or out-of-kind compensatory mitigation may be permitted 
     within the watershed including participation in cooperative 
     mitigation ventures or mitigation banks as provided in 
     section 404(y).
       ``(2) The Secretary in consultation with the Administrator 
     shall ensure that compensable mitigation by a permitee--
       ``(A) is a specific, enforceable condition of the permit 
     for which it is required;
       ``(B) will meet defined success criteria; and
       ``(C) is monitored to ensure compliance with the conditions 
     of the permit and to determine the effectiveness of the 
     mitigation in compensating for the adverse effects for which 
     it is required.''.

     SEC. 812. COOPERATIVE MITIGATION VENTURES AND MITIGATION 
                   BANKS.

       Section 404 (33 U.S.C. 1344) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(y)(1) Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary and the Administrator 
     shall jointly issue rules for a system of cooperative 
     mitigation ventures and wetland banks. Such rules shall, at 
     the minimum, address the following topics:
       ``(A) Mitigation banks and cooperative ventures may be used 
     on a watershed basis to compensate for unavoidable wetland 
     losses which cannot be compensated on-site due to inadequate 
     hydrologic conditions, excessive sedimentation, water 
     pollution, or other problems. Mitigation banks and 
     cooperative ventures may also be used to improve the 
     potential success of compensatory mitigation through the use 
     of larger projects, by locating projects in areas in more 
     favorable short-term and long-term hydrology and proximity to 
     other wetlands and waters, and by helping to ensure short-
     term and long-term project protection, monitoring, and 
     maintenance.
       ``(B) Parties who may establish mitigation banks and 
     cooperative mitigation ventures for use in specific context 
     and for particular types of wetlands may include government 
     agencies, nonprofits, and private individuals.
       ``(C) Surveys and inventories on a watershed basis of 
     potential mitigation sites throughout a region or State shall 
     ordinarily be required prior to the establishment of 
     mitigation banks and cooperative ventures pursuant to this 
     section.
       ``(D) Mitigation banks and cooperative mitigation ventures 
     shall be used in a manner consistent with the sequencing 
     requirements to mitigate unavoidable wetland impacts. Impacts 
     should be mitigated within the watershed and water body if 
     possible with on-site mitigation preferable as set forth in 
     section 404(x).
       ``(E) The long-term security of ownership interests of 
     wetlands and uplands on which projects are conducted shall be 
     insured to protect the wetlands values associated with those 
     wetlands and uplands;
       ``(F) Methods shall be specified to determine debits by 
     evaluating wetland functions, values, and acreages at the 
     sites of proposed permits for discharges or alternations 
     pursuant to subsections (a), (c), and (g) and methods to be 
     used to determine credits based upon functions, values, and 
     acreages at the times of mitigation banks and cooperative 
     mitigation ventures.
       ``(G) Geographic restrictions on the use of banks and 
     cooperative mitigation ventures shall be specified. In 
     general, mitigation banks or cooperative ventures shall be 
     located on the same water body as impacted wetlands. If this 
     is not possible or practical, banks or ventures shall be 
     located as near as possible to impacted projects with 
     preference given to the same watershed where the impact is 
     occurring.
       ``(H) Compensation ratios for restoration, creation, 
     enhancement, and preservation reflecting and overall goal of 
     no net loss of function and the status of scientific 
     knowledge with regard to compensation for individual 
     wetlands, risks, costs, and other relevant factors shall be 
     specified. A minimum restoration compensation ratio of 1:1 
     shall be required for restoration of lost acreage with larger 
     compensation ratios for wetland creation, enhancement and 
     preservation.
       ``(I) Fees to be charged for participation in a bank or 
     cooperative mitigation venture shall be based upon the costs 
     of replacing lost functions and acreage on-site and off-site; 
     the risks of project failure, the costs of long-term 
     maintenance, monitoring, and protection, and other relevant 
     factors.
       ``(J) Responsibilities for long-term monitoring, 
     maintenance, and protection shall be specified.
       ``(K) Public review of proposals for mitigation banks and 
     cooperative mitigation ventures through one or more public 
     hearings shall be provided.
       ``(2) The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator, is authorized to establish and implement a 
     demonstration program for creating and implementing 
     mitigation banks and cooperative ventures and for evaluating 
     alternative approaches for mitigation banks and cooperative 
     mitigation ventures as a means of contributing to the goals 
     established by section 101(a)(8) or section 10 of the Act of 
     March 3, 1899 (33 U.S.C. 401 and 403). The Secretary shall 
     also monitor and evaluate existing banks and cooperative 
     ventures and establish a number of such banks and cooperative 
     ventures to test and demonstrate:
       ``(A) The technical feasibility of compensation for lost 
     on-site values through off-site cooperative mitigation 
     ventures and mitigation banks.
       ``(B) Techniques for evaluating lost wetland functions and 
     values at sites for which permits are sought pursuant to 
     section 404(a) and techniques for determining appropriate 
     credits and debits at the sites of cooperative mitigation 
     ventures and mitigation banks.
       ``(C) The adequacy of alternative institutional 
     arrangements for establishing and administering mitigation 
     banks and cooperative mitigation ventures.
       ``(D) The appropriate geographical locations of bank or 
     cooperative mitigation ventures in compensation for lost 
     functions and values.
       ``(E) Mechanisms for ensuring short-term and long-term 
     project monitoring and maintenance.
       ``(F) Techniques and incentives for involving private 
     individuals in establishing and implementing mitigation banks 
     and cooperative mitigation ventures.

     Not later than 3 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall transmit to Congress a 
     report evaluating mitigation banks and cooperative ventures. 
     The Secretary shall also, within this time period, prepare 
     educational materials and conduct training programs with 
     regard to the use of mitigation banks and cooperative 
     ventures.''.

     SEC. 813. WETLANDS MONITORING AND RESEARCH.

       Section 404 (33 U.S.C. 1344) is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(z) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Administrator, 
     the Secretary of Agriculture, the Director of the United 
     States Fish and Wildlife Service, and appropriate State and 
     local government entities, shall initiate, with opportunity 
     for public notice and comment, a research program of wetlands 
     and watershed management. The purposes of the research 
     program shall include, but not be limited--
       ``(1) to study the functions, values and management needs 
     of altered, artificial, and managed wetland systems including 
     lands that were converted to production of commodity crops 
     prior to December 23, 1985, and report to Congress within 2 
     years of the date of the enactment of this subsection;

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       ``(2) to study techniques for managing and restoring 
     wetlands within a watershed context;
       ``(3) to study techniques for better coordinating and 
     integrating wetland, floodplain, stormwater, point and 
     nonpoint source pollution controls, and water supply planning 
     and plan implementation on a watershed basis at all levels of 
     government; and
       ``(4) to establish a national wetland regulatory tracking 
     program on a watershed basis.

     This program shall track the individual and cumulative impact 
     of permits issued pursuant to section 404(a), 404(e), and 
     404(h) in terms of types of permits issued, conditions, and 
     approvals. The tracking program shall also include mitigation 
     required in terms of the amount required, types required, and 
     compliance.''.

     SEC. 814. ADMINISTRATIVE APPEALS.

       Section 404 (33 U.S.C. 1344) is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(aa) Administrative Appeals.--
       ``(1) Regulations establishing procedures.--Not later than 
     1 year after the date of the enactment of the Wetlands and 
     Watershed Management Act of 1995, the Secretary shall, after 
     providing notice and opportunity for public comment, issue 
     regulations establishing procedures pursuant to which--
       ``(A) a landowner may appeal a determination of regulatory 
     jurisdiction under this section with respect to a parcel of 
     the landowner's property;
       ``(B) a landowner may appeal a wetlands classification 
     under this section with respect to a parcel of the 
     landowner's property;
       ``(C) any person may appeal a determination that the 
     proposed activity on the landowner's property is not exempt 
     under subsection (f);
       ``(D) a landowner may appeal a determination that an 
     activity on the landowner's property does not qualify under a 
     general permit issued under this section;
       ``(E) an applicant for a permit under this section may 
     appeal a determination made pursuant to this section to deny 
     issuance of the permit or to impose a requirement under the 
     permit; and
       ``(F) a landowner or any other person required to restore 
     or otherwise alter a parcel of property pursuant to an order 
     issued under this section may appeal such order.
       ``(2) Deadline for filing appeal.--An appeal brought 
     pursuant to this subsection shall be filed not later than 30 
     days after the date on which the decision or action on which 
     the appeal is based occurs.
       ``(3) Deadline for decision.--An appeal brought pursuant to 
     this subsection shall be decided not later than 90 days after 
     the date on which the appeal is filed.
       ``(4) Participation in appeals process.--Any person who 
     participated in the public comment process concerning a 
     decision or action that is the subject of an appeal brought 
     pursuant to this subsection may participate in such appeal 
     with respect to those issues raised in the person's written 
     public comments.
       ``(5) Decisionmaker.--An appeal brought pursuant to this 
     subsection shall be heard and decided by an appropriate and 
     impartial official of the Federal Government, other than the 
     official who made the determination or carried out the action 
     that is the subject of the appeal.
       ``(6) Stay of penalties and mitigation.--A landowner or any 
     other person who has filed an appeal under this subsection 
     shall not be required to pay a penalty or perform mitigation 
     or restoration assessed under this section or section 309 
     until after the appeal has been decided.''.

     SEC. 815. CRANBERRY PRODUCTION.

       Section 404 (33 U.S.C. 1344) is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(bb) Cranberry Production.--Activities associated with 
     expansion, improvement, or modification of existing cranberry 
     production operations shall be deemed in compliance, for 
     purposes of sections 309 and 505, with section 301, if--
       ``(1) the activity does not result in the modification of 
     more than 10 acres of wetlands per operator per year and the 
     modified wetlands (other than where dikes and other necessary 
     facilities are placed) remain as wetlands or other waters of 
     the United States; or
       ``(2) the activity is required by any State or Federal 
     water quality program.''.

     SEC. 816. STATE CLASSIFICATION SYSTEMS.

       Section 404 (33 U.S.C. 1344) is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(cc) State Classification Systems.--
       ``(1) Guidelines.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Administrator, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, and the Director of the United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, shall establish guidelines to aid States 
     and Indian tribes in establishing classification systems for 
     the planning, managing, and regulating of wetlands.
       ``(2) Establishment.--In accordance with the guidelines 
     established under paragraph (1), a State or Indian tribe may 
     establish a wetlands classification system for lands of the 
     State or Indian tribe and may submit such classification 
     system to the Secretary for approval. Upon approval, the 
     Secretary shall use such classification system in making 
     permit determinations and establishing mitigation 
     requirements for lands of the State or Indian tribe under 
     this section.
       ``(3) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this subsection shall be construed to affect a State with an 
     approved program under subsection (h) or a State with a 
     wetlands classification system in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection.''.

     SEC. 817. AGRICULTURAL LANDS.

       Section 404 (33 U.S.C. 1344) is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(dd) Agricultural Lands.--
       ``(1) Permit authority.--The Secretary of Agriculture is 
     authorized to issue permits under this section for any 
     activity subject to permitting under this section that is 
     carried out on agricultural land (other than agricultural 
     land subject to sections 1221-1223 of the Food Security Act 
     of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3821-3823)). Any activity allowed by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture under such sections 1221-1223 shall 
     be treated as having a permit issued under this section and 
     no individual request for or granting of a permit shall be 
     required under this section.
       ``(2) Mitigation.--Any mitigation approved by the Secretary 
     of Agriculture for agricultural lands shall be accepted by 
     the Secretary as mitigation under this section.''.

     SEC. 818. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 502 (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(26) The term `wetland' means those areas that are 
     inundated or saturated by surface water or ground water at a 
     frequency and duration sufficient to support, and that under 
     normal circumstances do support, a prevalence of vegetation 
     typically adapted to life in saturated soil conditions.
       ``(27) The term `discharge of dredged or fill material' 
     means the act of discharging and any related act of filling, 
     grading, draining, dredging, excavation, channelization, 
     flooding, clearing of vegetation, driving of piling or 
     placement of other obstructions, diversion of water, or other 
     activities in navigable waters which impair the flow, reach, 
     or circulation of surface water, or which result in a more 
     than minimal change in the hydrologic regime, bottom contour, 
     or configuration of such waters, or in the type, 
     distribution, or diversity of vegetation in such waters.
       ``(28) The term `mitigation bank' shall mean wetland 
     restoration, creation, or enhancement projects undertaken 
     primarily for the purpose of providing mitigation 
     compensation credits for wetland losses from future 
     activities. Often these activities will be, as yet, 
     undefined.
       ``(29) The term `cooperative mitigation ventures' shall 
     mean wetland restoration, creation, or enhancement projects 
     undertaken jointly by several parties (such as private, 
     public, and nonprofit parties) with the primary goal of 
     providing compensation for wetland losses from existing or 
     specific proposed activities. Some compensation credits may 
     also be provided for future as yet undefined activities. Most 
     cooperative mitigation ventures will involve at least one 
     private and one public cooperating party.
       ``(30) The term `normal farming, silviculture, aquaculture 
     and ranching activities' means normal practices identified as 
     such by the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with 
     the Cooperative Extension Service for each State and the land 
     grant university system and agricultural colleges of the 
     State, taking into account existing practices and such other 
     practices as may be identified in consultation with the 
     affected industry or community.
       ``(31) The term `agricultural land' means cropland, 
     pastureland, native pasture, rangeland, an orchard, a 
     vineyard, nonindustrial forest land, an area that supports a 
     water dependent crop (including cranberries, taro, 
     watercress, or rice), and any other land used to produce or 
     support the production of an annual or perennial crop 
     (including forage or hay), aquaculture product, nursery 
     product, or wetland crop or the production of livestock.''.
       Conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly.

It was decided in the

Yeas

185

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

242

para.67.15                   [Roll No. 332]

                                AYES--185

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens

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     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Porter
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--242

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Berman
     Bryant (TX)
     Collins (IL)
     Gephardt
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lipinski
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.67.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GILCHREST:

       Page 243, strike line 9 and all that follows through line 7 
     on page 249 and insert the following:
       ``(c) Wetlands Classification.--The Secretary shall issue 
     regulations for the classification of wetlands to the extent 
     practicable based on the best available science. Requirements 
     of this title based on the classification of wetlands as type 
     A, type B, or type C wetlands shall not become effective 
     until regulations are issued under this subsection.
       Page 282, line 11, strike ``subparagraphs (B) and (C)'' and 
     insert ``subparagraph (B)''.
       Page 282, strike line 12 and all that follows through line 
     22 on page 283.
       Page 283, strike line 23 and all that follows through 
     ``any'' on line 25 and insert the following:
       ``(B) Normal circumstances.--Any
       Page 311, line 17, strike ``section,'' and insert ``section 
     and''.
       Page 311, lines 18 through 20, strike ``, and no exception 
     shall be available under subsection (g)(1)(B),''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

180

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

247

para.67.17                   [Roll No. 333]

                                AYES--180

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Porter
     Pryce
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walker
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--247

     Allard
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

[[Page 709]]



                              NOT VOTING--7

     Archer
     Berman
     Collins (IL)
     DeLay
     Gephardt
     Kleczka
     Lipinski
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.67.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:

       In the matter proposed to be inserted as section 404(l) of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act by section 803 of the 
     bill (as amended by Mr. Shuster's amendment) strike paragraph 
     (8) and insert the following:
       (8) Treatment of existing problems.--Any State which has 
     received approval to administer a program pursuant to this 
     subsection before the date of the enactment of the 
     Comprehensive Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 
     1995 shall not be required to reapply for approval and shall 
     be permitted to continue administering such program.

It was decided in the

Yeas

181

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

243

para.67.19                   [Roll No. 334]

                                AYES--181

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Knollenberg
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Zimmer
  


                                NOES--243

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Berman
     Boucher
     Collins (IL)
     Fattah
     Gephardt
     Gilman
     Jacobs
     Kleczka
     Lipinski
     Wynn 
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.67.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WYDEN:

       Page 251, after line 2, insert the following:
       ``(C) Prevention of reduction in fair market value of 
     private homes--No compensation shall be made under this 
     section with respect to an agency action that prevents or 
     restricts any activity that is likely to result in a total 
     reduction in the fair market value of one or more private 
     homes of $10,000 or more.
       Page 315, after line 15, insert the following:
       ``(K) Private home.--The term `private home' means any 
     owner occupied dwelling, including any multi-family dwelling 
     and any condominium.
       Page 315, line 16, strike ``(K)'' and insert ``(L)''.
       Page 315, line 19, strike ``(L)'' and insert ``(M)''.
       Page 315, line 21, strike ``(M)'' and insert ``(N)''.
       Page 316, line 14, strike ``(N)'' and insert ``(O)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

158

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

270

para.67.21                   [Roll No. 335]

                                AYES--158

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--270

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler

[[Page 710]]


     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Berman
     Collins (IL)
     Gephardt
     Kleczka
     Lipinski
     Maloney
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GOODLATTE, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 140, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Clean 
     Water Amendments of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definition.
Sec. 3. Amendment of Federal Water Pollution Control Act.

                 TITLE I--RESEARCH AND RELATED PROGRAMS

Sec. 101. National goals and policies.
Sec. 102. Research, investigations, training, and information.
Sec. 103. State management assistance.
Sec. 104. Mine water pollution control.
Sec. 105. Water sanitation in rural and Native Alaska villages.
Sec. 106. Authorization of appropriations for Chesapeake program.
Sec. 107. Great Lakes management.

                     TITLE II--CONSTRUCTION GRANTS

Sec. 201. Uses of funds.
Sec. 202. Administration of closeout of construction grant program.
Sec. 203. Sewage collection systems.
Sec. 204. Treatment works defined.
Sec. 205. Value engineering review.
Sec. 206. Grants for wastewater treatment.

                  TITLE III--STANDARDS AND ENFORCEMENT

Sec. 301. Effluent limitations.
Sec. 302. Pollution prevention opportunities.
Sec. 303. Water quality standards and implementation plans.
Sec. 304. Use of biological monitoring.
Sec. 305. Arid areas.
Sec. 306. Total maximum daily loads.
Sec. 307. Revision of criteria, standards, and limitations.
Sec. 308. Personnel and reporting.
Sec. 309. Secondary treatment.
Sec. 310. Toxic pollutants.
Sec. 311. Local pretreatment authority.
Sec. 312. Compliance with management practices.
Sec. 313. Federal enforcement.
Sec. 314. Response plans for discharges of oil or hazardous substances.
Sec. 315. Marine sanitation devices.
Sec. 316. Federal facilities.
Sec. 317. Clean lakes.
Sec. 318. Cooling water intake structures.
Sec. 319. Nonpoint source management programs.
Sec. 320. National estuary program.
Sec. 321. State watershed management programs.
Sec. 322. Stormwater management programs.
Sec. 323. Risk assessment and disclosure requirements.
Sec. 324. Benefit and cost criterion.

                     TITLE IV--PERMITS AND LICENSES

Sec. 401. Waste treatment systems for concentrated animal feeding 
              operations.
Sec. 402. Permit reform.
Sec. 403. Review of State programs and permits.
Sec. 404. Statistical noncompliance.
Sec. 405. Anti-backsliding requirements.
Sec. 406. Intake credits.
Sec. 407. Combined sewer overflows.
Sec. 408. Sanitary sewer overflows.
Sec. 409. Abandoned mines.
Sec. 410. Beneficial use of biosolids.
Sec. 411. Waste treatment systems defined.
Sec. 412. Thermal discharges.

                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Consultation with States.
Sec. 502. Navigable waters defined.
Sec. 503. CAFO definition clarification.
Sec. 504. Publicly owned treatment works defined.
Sec. 505. State water quantity rights.
Sec. 506. Implementation of water pollution laws with respect to 
              nonpetroleum oil products and oil substitutes.
Sec. 507. Dispute resolution.
Sec. 508. Needs estimate.
Sec. 509. Program authorizations.
Sec. 510. Indian tribes.
Sec. 511. Food processing and food safety.
Sec. 512. Audit dispute resolution.
Sec. 513. American-made equipment and products.

        TITLE VI--STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING FUNDS

Sec. 601. General authority for capitalization grants.
Sec. 602. Capitalization grant agreements.
Sec. 603. Water pollution control revolving loan funds.
Sec. 604. Allotment of funds.
Sec. 605. Authorization of appropriations.

                  TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 701. Technical amendments.
Sec. 702. John A. Blatnik National Fresh Water Quality Research 
              Laboratory.
Sec. 703. Wastewater service for colonias.
Sec. 704. Savings in municipal drinking water costs.

            TITLE VIII--WETLANDS CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

Sec. 801. Short title.
Sec. 802. Findings and statement of purpose.
Sec. 803. Wetlands conservation and management.
Sec. 804. Definitions.
Sec. 805. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 806. Effective date.

                    TITLE IX--NAVIGATIONAL DREDGING

Sec. 901. References to Act.
Sec. 902. Environmental Protection Agency permits.
Sec. 903. Corps of Engineers permits.
Sec. 904. Penalties.
Sec. 905. Annual report.
Sec. 906. Reference to Committee.

                     TITLE X--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 1001. Coastal nonpoint pollution control.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITION.

       In this Act, the term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency.

     SEC. 3. AMENDMENT OF FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1251-1387).
                 TITLE I--RESEARCH AND RELATED PROGRAMS

     SEC. 101. NATIONAL GOALS AND POLICIES.

       (a) Nonpoint Source Pollution; State Strategies.--Section 
     101(a) (33 U.S.C. 1251(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6);
       (2) in paragraph (7)--
       (A) by inserting ``, including public and private sector 
     programs using economic incentives,'' after ``programs'';
       (B) by inserting ``, including stormwater,'' after 
     ``nonpoint sources of pollution'' the first place it appears; 
     and
       (C) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) it is the national policy to support State efforts 
     undertaken in consultation

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     with tribal and local governments to identify, prioritize, 
     and implement water pollution prevention and control 
     strategies;''.
       (b) Role of State, Tribal, and Local Governments.--Section 
     101(a) is further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) it is the national policy to recognize, support, and 
     enhance the role of State, tribal, and local governments in 
     carrying out the provisions of this Act;''.
       (c) Reclamation and Reuse.--
       (1) Reclamation.--Section 101(a)(4) is amended by inserting 
     after ``works'' the following: ``and to reclaim waste water 
     from municipal and industrial sources''.
       (2) Beneficial reuse.--Section 101(a) is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) it is the national policy that beneficial reuse of 
     waste water effluent and biosolids be encouraged to the 
     fullest extent possible; and''.
       (d) Water Use Efficiency.--Section 101(a) is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(11) it is the national policy that water use efficiency 
     be encouraged to the fullest extent possible.''.
       (e) Net Benefits.--Section 101 is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(h) Net Benefits.--It is the national policy that the 
     development and implementation of water quality protection 
     programs pursuant to this Act--
       ``(1) be based on scientifically objective and unbiased 
     information concerning the nature and magnitude of risk; and
       ``(2) maximize net benefits to society in order to promote 
     sound regulatory decisions and promote the rational and 
     coherent allocation of society's limited resources and not 
     unreasonably restrict outdoor recreation and other socially 
     beneficial activities.''.

     SEC. 102. RESEARCH, INVESTIGATIONS, TRAINING, AND 
                   INFORMATION.

       (a) National Programs.--Section 104(a) (33 U.S.C. 1254(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) in cooperation with appropriate Federal, State, and 
     local agencies, conduct, promote, and encourage to the 
     maximum extent feasible, in watersheds that may be 
     significantly affected by nonpoint sources of pollution, 
     monitoring and measurement of water quality by means and 
     methods that will help to identify the relative contributions 
     of particular nonpoint sources.''.
       (b) Basic Research and Grants to Local Governments.--
     Section 104(b)(3) (33 U.S.C. 1254(B)(3)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(3) in cooperation with Federal, State and local agencies 
     and public or private institutions, organizations, or 
     individuals, conduct and promote a comprehensive program of 
     basic research, experiments, and studies relating to causes, 
     sources, effects, extent, prevention, and detection of water 
     pollution and make grants to State water pollution control 
     agencies, interstate agencies, local governments, other 
     public or nonprofit private agencies, institutions, 
     organizations, and individuals for such purposes;''.
       (c) Technical Assistance for Rural and Small Treatment 
     Works.--Section 104(b) (33 U.S.C. 1254(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(8) make grants to States, local governments, and 
     nonprofit organizations to provide technical assistance and 
     training to rural and small publicly owned treatment works 
     (including treatment works that utilize an alternative 
     wastewater treatment system) to enable such treatment works 
     to achieve and maintain compliance with the requirements of 
     this Act; and
       ``(9) disseminate information to rural, small, and 
     disadvantaged communities with respect to the planning, 
     design, construction, and operation of treatment works.''.
       (d) Wastewater Treatment in Impoverished Communities.--
     Section 104(q) (33 U.S.C. 1254(q)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(5) Small impoverished communities.--
       ``(A) Grants.--The Administrator may make grants to States 
     to provide assistance for planning, design, and construction 
     of publicly owned treatment works and alternative wastewater 
     treatment systems to provide wastewater services to rural 
     communities of 3,000 or less that are not currently served by 
     any sewage collection or wastewater treatment system and are 
     severely economically disadvantaged, as determined by the 
     Administrator.
       ``(B) Authorization.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this paragraph $50,000,000 per 
     fiscal year for fiscal years 1996 through 2000.''.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 104(u) (33 
     U.S.C. 1254(u)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' before ``(6)''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``; (7) not to exceed $21,243,100 per fiscal year 
     for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000 for carrying out 
     the provisions of subsection (b)(3); and (8) not to exceed 
     $10,000,000 per fiscal year for each of fiscal years 1996 
     through 2000 for carrying out the provisions of subsections 
     (b)(8) and (b)(9)''.

     SEC. 103. STATE MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE.

       Section 106(a) (33 U.S.C. 1256(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' before ``$75,000,000'';
       (2) by inserting after ``1990'' the following: ``, such 
     sums as may be necessary for each of fiscal years 1991 
     through 1995, and $150,000,000 per fiscal year for each of 
     fiscal years 1996 through 2000''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following: ``States or 
     interstate agencies receiving grants under this section may 
     use such funds to finance, with other States or interstate 
     agencies, studies and projects on interstate issues relating 
     to such programs.''.

     SEC. 104. MINE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL.

       Section 107 (33 U.S.C. 1257) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 107. MINE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL.

       ``(a) Acidic and Other Toxic Mine Drainage.--The 
     Administrator shall establish a program to demonstrate the 
     efficacy of measures for abatement of the causes and 
     treatment of the effects of acidic and other toxic mine 
     drainage within qualified hydrologic units affected by past 
     coal mining practices for the purpose of restoring the 
     biological integrity of waters within such units.
       ``(b) Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any State or Indian tribe may apply to 
     the Administrator for a grant for any project which provides 
     for abatement of the causes or treatment of the effects of 
     acidic or other toxic mine drainage within a qualified 
     hydrologic unit affected by past coal mining practices.
       ``(2) Application requirements.--An application submitted 
     to the Administrator under this section shall include each of 
     the following:
       ``(A) An identification of the qualified hydrologic unit.
       ``(B) A description of the extent to which acidic or other 
     toxic mine drainage is affecting the water quality and 
     biological resources within the hydrologic unit.
       ``(C) An identification of the sources of acidic or other 
     toxic mine drainage within the hydrologic unit.
       ``(D) An identification of the project and the measures 
     proposed to be undertaken to abate the causes or treat the 
     effects of acidic or other toxic mine drainage within the 
     hydrologic unit.
       ``(E) The cost of undertaking the proposed abatement or 
     treatment measures.
       ``(c) Federal Share.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project receiving grant assistance under this section shall 
     be 50 percent.
       ``(2) Lands, easements, and rights-of-way.--Contributions 
     of lands, easements, and rights-of-way shall be credited 
     toward the non-Federal share of the cost of a project under 
     this section but not in an amount exceeding 25 percent of the 
     total project cost.
       ``(3) Operation and maintenance.--The non-Federal interest 
     shall bear 100 percent of the cost of operation and 
     maintenance of a project under this section.
       ``(d) Prohibited Projects.--No acidic or other toxic mine 
     drainage abatement or treatment project may receive 
     assistance under this section if the project would adversely 
     affect the free-flowing characteristics of any river segment 
     within a qualified hydrologic unit.
       ``(e) Applications From Federal Entities.--Any Federal 
     entity may apply to the Administrator for a grant under this 
     section for the purposes of an acidic or toxic mine drainage 
     abatement or treatment project within a qualified hydrologic 
     unit located on lands and waters under the administrative 
     jurisdiction of such entity.
       ``(f) Approval.--The Administrator shall approve an 
     application submitted pursuant to subsection (b) or (e) after 
     determining that the application meets the requirements of 
     this section.
       ``(g) Qualified Hydrologic Unit Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term `qualified hydrologic unit' means a 
     hydrologic unit--
       ``(1) in which the water quality has been significantly 
     affected by acidic or other toxic mine drainage from past 
     coal mining practices in a manner which adversely impacts 
     biological resources; and
       ``(2) which contains lands and waters eligible for 
     assistance under title IV of the Surface Mining and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977.''.

     SEC. 105. WATER SANITATION IN RURAL AND NATIVE ALASKA 
                   VILLAGES.

       (a) In General.--Section 113 (33 U.S.C. 1263) is amended by 
     striking the section heading and designation and subsections 
     (a) through (f) and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 113. ALASKA VILLAGE PROJECTS AND PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Grants.--The Administrator is authorized to make 
     grants--
       ``(1) for the development and construction of facilities 
     which provide sanitation services for rural and Native Alaska 
     villages;
       ``(2) for training, technical assistance, and educational 
     programs relating to operation and maintenance for sanitation 
     services in rural and Native Alaska villages; and
       ``(3) for reasonable costs of administering and managing 
     grants made and programs and projects carried out under this 
     section; except that not to exceed 4 percent of the amount of 
     any grant made under this section may be made for such costs.
       ``(b) Federal Share.--A grant under this section shall be 
     50 percent of the cost of the program or project being 
     carried out with such grant.
       ``(c) Special Rule.--The Administrator shall award grants 
     under this section for project construction following the 
     rules specified in subpart H of part 1942 of title 7 of the 
     Code of Federal Regulations.

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       ``(d) Grants to State for Benefit of Villages.--Grants 
     under this section may be made to the State for the benefit 
     of rural Alaska villages and Alaska Native villages.
       ``(e) Coordination.--In carrying out activities under this 
     subsection, the Administrator is directed to coordinate 
     efforts between the State of Alaska, the Secretary of Housing 
     and Urban Development, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, the Secretary of the Interior, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, and the recipients of grants.
       ``(f) Funding.--There is authorized to be appropriated 
     $25,000,000 for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1995, to carry out this section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 113(g) is amended by 
     inserting after ``(g)'' the following: ``Definitions.--''.

     SEC. 106. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR CHESAPEAKE 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 117(d) (33 U.S.C. 1267(d)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``such sums as may be 
     necessary for fiscal years 1991 through 1995, and $3,000,000 
     per fiscal year for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000'' 
     after ``1990,''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``such sums as may be 
     necessary for fiscal years 1991 through 1995, and $18,000,000 
     per fiscal year for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000'' 
     after ``1990,''.

     SEC. 107. GREAT LAKES MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Great Lakes Research Council.--
       (1) In general.--Section 118 (33 U.S.C. 1268) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(3)--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (E) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(E) `Council' means the Great Lakes Research Council 
     established by subsection (d)(1);'';
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (I);
       (iii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(K) `Great Lakes research' means the application of 
     scientific or engineering expertise to explain, understand, 
     and predict a physical, chemical, biological, or 
     socioeconomic process, or the interaction of 1 or more of the 
     processes, in the Great Lakes ecosystem.'';
       (B) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Great Lakes Research Council.--
       ``(1) Establishment of council.--There is established a 
     Great Lakes Research Council.
       ``(2) Duties of council.--The Council--
       ``(A) shall advise and promote the coordination of Federal 
     Great Lakes research activities to avoid unnecessary 
     duplication and ensure greater effectiveness in achieving 
     protection of the Great Lakes ecosystem through the goals of 
     the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement;
       ``(B) not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
     of this subparagraph and biennially thereafter and after 
     providing opportunity for public review and comment, shall 
     prepare and provide to interested parties a document that 
     includes--
       ``(i) an assessment of the Great Lakes research activities 
     needed to fulfill the goals of the Great Lakes Water Quality 
     Agreement;
       ``(ii) an assessment of Federal expertise and capabilities 
     in the activities needed to fulfill the goals of the Great 
     Lakes Water Quality Agreement, including an inventory of 
     Federal Great Lakes research programs, projects, facilities, 
     and personnel; and
       ``(iii) recommendations for long-term and short-term 
     priorities for Federal Great Lakes research, based on a 
     comparison of the assessments conducted under clauses (i) and 
     (ii);
       ``(C) shall identify topics for and participate in 
     meetings, workshops, symposia, and conferences on Great Lakes 
     research issues;
       ``(D) shall make recommendations for the uniform collection 
     of data for enhancing Great Lakes research and management 
     protocols relating to the Great Lakes ecosystem;
       ``(E) shall advise and cooperate in--
       ``(i) improving the compatible integration of multimedia 
     data concerning the Great Lakes ecosystem; and
       ``(ii) any effort to establish a comprehensive multimedia 
     data base for the Great Lakes ecosystem; and
       ``(F) shall ensure that the results, findings, and 
     information regarding Great Lakes research programs conducted 
     or sponsored by the Federal Government are disseminated in a 
     timely manner, and in useful forms, to interested persons, 
     using to the maximum extent practicable mechanisms in 
     existence on the date of the dissemination, such as the Great 
     Lakes Research Inventory prepared by the International Joint 
     Commission.
       ``(3) Membership.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Council shall consist of 1 research 
     manager with extensive knowledge of, and scientific expertise 
     and experience in, the Great Lakes ecosystem from each of the 
     following agencies and instrumentalities:
       ``(i) The Agency.
       ``(ii) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
       ``(iii) The National Biological Service.
       ``(iv) The United States Fish and Wildlife Service.
       ``(v) Any other Federal agency or instrumentality that 
     expends $1,000,000 or more for a fiscal year on Great Lakes 
     research.
       ``(vi) Any other Federal agency or instrumentality that a 
     majority of the Council membership determines should be 
     represented on the Council.
       ``(B) Nonvoting members.--At the request of a majority of 
     the Council membership, any person who is a representative of 
     a Federal agency or instrumentality not described in 
     subparagraph (A) or any person who is not a Federal employee 
     may serve as a nonvoting member of the Council.
       ``(4) Chairperson.--The chairperson of the Council shall be 
     a member of the Council from an agency specified in clause 
     (i), (ii), or (iii) of paragraph (3)(A) who is elected by a 
     majority vote of the members of the Council. The chairperson 
     shall serve as chairperson for a period of 2 years. A member 
     of the Council may not serve as chairperson for more than 2 
     consecutive terms.
       ``(5) Expenses.--While performing official duties as a 
     member of the Council, a member shall be allowed travel or 
     transportation expenses under section 5703 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       ``(6) Interagency cooperation.--The head of each Federal 
     agency or instrumentality that is represented on the 
     Council--
       ``(A) shall cooperate with the Council in implementing the 
     recommendations developed under paragraph (2);
       ``(B) on written request of the chairperson of the Council, 
     may make available, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, 
     such personnel, services, or facilities as may be necessary 
     to assist the Council in carrying out the duties of the 
     Council under this section; and
       ``(C) on written request of the chairperson, shall furnish 
     data or information necessary to carry out the duties of the 
     Council under this section.
       ``(7) International cooperation.--The Council shall 
     cooperate, to the maximum extent practicable, with the 
     research coordination efforts of the Council of Great Lakes 
     Research Managers of the International Joint Commission.
       ``(8) Reimbursement for requested activities.--Each Federal 
     agency or instrumentality represented on the Council may 
     reimburse another Federal agency or instrumentality or a non-
     Federal entity for costs associated with activities 
     authorized under this subsection that are carried out by the 
     other agency, instrumentality, or entity at the request of 
     the Council.
       ``(9) Federal advisory committee act.--The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Council.
       ``(10) Effect on other law.--Nothing in this subsection 
     affects the authority of any Federal agency or 
     instrumentality, under any law, to undertake Great Lakes 
     research activities.'';
       (C) in subsection (e)--
       (i) in paragraph (1) by striking ``the Program Office and 
     the Research Office shall prepare a joint research plan'' and 
     inserting ``the Program Office, in consultation with the 
     Council, shall prepare a research plan''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (3)(A) by striking ``the Research Office, 
     the Agency for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and 
     Great Lakes States'' and inserting ``the Council, the Agency 
     for Toxic Substances and Disease Registry, and Great Lakes 
     States,''; and
       (D) in subsection (h)--
       (i) by adding ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (ii) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (iii) by striking paragraph (3).
       (2) Conforming Amendment.--The second sentence of section 
     403(a) of the Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries 
     Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1447b(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``Great Lakes Research Office authorized under'' and 
     inserting ``Great Lakes Research Council established by''.
       (b) Consistency of Programs With Federal Guidance.--Section 
     118(c)(2)(C) (33 U.S.C. 1268(c)(2)(C)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following: ``For purposes of this section, a 
     State's standards, policies, and procedures shall be 
     considered consistent with such guidance if the standards, 
     policies, and procedures are based on scientifically 
     defensible judgments and policy choices made by the State 
     after consideration of the guidance and provide an overall 
     level of protection comparable to that provided by the 
     guidance, taking into account the specific circumstances of 
     the State's waters.''.
       (c) Reauthorization of Assessment and Remediation of 
     Contaminated Sediments Program.--Section 118(c)(7) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Reauthorization of assessment and remediation of 
     contaminated sediments program.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Administrator, acting through the 
     Program Office, in consultation and cooperation with the 
     Assistant Secretary of the Army having responsibility for 
     civil works, shall conduct at least 3 pilot projects 
     involving promising technologies and practices to remedy 
     contaminated sediments (including at least 1 full-scale 
     demonstration of a remediation technology) at sites in the 
     Great Lakes System, as the Administrator determines 
     appropriate.
       ``(ii) Selection of sites.--In selecting sites for the 
     pilot projects, the Administrator shall give priority 
     consideration to--

       ``(I) the Ashtabula River in Ohio;
       ``(II) the Buffalo River in New York;
       ``(III) Duluth and Superior Harbor in Minnesota;
       ``(IV) the Fox River in Wisconsin;
       ``(V) the Grand Calumet River in Indiana; and

       ``(VI) Saginaw Bay in Michigan.

       ``(iii) Deadlines.--In carrying out this subparagraph, the 
     Administrator shall--

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       ``(I) not later than 18 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this subparagraph, identify at least 3 sites and 
     the technologies and practices to be demonstrated at the 
     sites (including at least 1 full-scale demonstration of a 
     remediation technology); and
       ``(II) not later than 5 years after such date of enactment, 
     complete at least 3 pilot projects (including at least 1 
     full-scale demonstration of a remediation technology).

       ``(iv) Additional projects.--The Administrator, acting 
     through the Program Office, in consultation and cooperation 
     with the Assistant Secretary of the Army having 
     responsibility for civil works, may conduct additional pilot- 
     and full-scale pilot projects involving promising 
     technologies and practices at sites in the Great Lakes System 
     other than the sites selected under clause (i).
       ``(v) Execution of projects.--The Administrator may 
     cooperate with the Assistant Secretary of the Army having 
     responsibility for civil works to plan, engineer, design, and 
     execute pilot projects under this subparagraph.
       ``(vi) Non-federal contributions.--The Administrator may 
     accept non-Federal contributions to carry out pilot projects 
     under this subparagraph.
       ``(vii) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subparagraph 
     $3,500,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000.
       ``(E) Technical information and assistance.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Administrator, acting through the 
     Program Office, may provide technical information and 
     assistance involving technologies and practices for 
     remediation of contaminated sediments to persons that request 
     the information or assistance.
       ``(ii) Technical assistance priorities.--In providing 
     technical assistance under this subparagraph, the 
     Administrator, acting through the Program Office, shall give 
     special priority to requests for integrated assessments of, 
     and recommendations regarding, remediation technologies and 
     practices for contaminated sediments at Great Lakes areas of 
     concern.
       ``(iii) Coordination with other demonstrations.--The 
     Administrator shall--

       ``(I) coordinate technology demonstrations conducted under 
     this subparagraph with other federally assisted 
     demonstrations of contaminated sediment remediation 
     technologies; and
       ``(II) share information from the demonstrations conducted 
     under this subparagraph with the other demonstrations.

       ``(iv) Other sediment remediation activities.--Nothing in 
     this subparagraph limits the authority of the Administrator 
     to carry out sediment remediation activities under other 
     laws.
       ``(v) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subparagraph 
     $1,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000.''.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Research and management.--Section 118(e)(3)(B) (33 
     U.S.C. 1268(e)(3)(B)) is amended by inserting before the 
     period at the end the following: ``, such sums as may be 
     necessary for fiscal year 1995, and $4,000,000 per fiscal 
     year for each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998''.
       (2) Great lakes programs.--Section 118(h) (33 U.S.C. 
     1268(h)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' before ``$25,000,000''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end of the first 
     sentence the following: ``, such sums as may be necessary for 
     fiscal years 1992 through 1995, and $17,500,000 per fiscal 
     year for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000''.
                     TITLE II--CONSTRUCTION GRANTS

     SEC. 201. USES OF FUNDS.

       (a) Nonpoint Source Program.--Section 201(g)(1) (33 U.S.C. 
     1281(g)(1)) is amended by striking the period at the end of 
     the first sentence and all that follows through the period at 
     the end of the last sentence and inserting the following: 
     ``and for any purpose for which a grant may be made under 
     sections 319(h) and 319(i) of this Act (including any 
     innovative and alternative approaches for the control of 
     nonpoint sources of pollution).''.
       (b) Retroactive Eligibility.--Section 201(g)(1) is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``The 
     Administrator, with the concurrence of the States, shall 
     develop procedures to facilitate and expedite the retroactive 
     eligibility and provision of grant funding for facilities 
     already under construction.''.

     SEC. 202. ADMINISTRATION OF CLOSEOUT OF CONSTRUCTION GRANT 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 205(g)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1285(g)(1)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``The Administrator may 
     negotiate an annual budget with a State for the purpose of 
     administering the closeout of the State's construction grants 
     program under this title. Sums made available for 
     administering such closeout shall be subtracted from amounts 
     remaining available for obligation under the State's 
     construction grant program under this title.''.

     SEC. 203. SEWAGE COLLECTION SYSTEMS.

       Section 211(a) (33 U.S.C. 1291(a)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (1) by striking ``an existing collection 
     system'' and inserting ``a collection system existing on the 
     date of the enactment of the Clean Water Amendments of 
     1995''; and
       (2) in clause (2)--
       (A) by striking ``an existing community'' and inserting ``a 
     community existing on such date of enactment''; and
       (B) by striking ``sufficient existing'' and inserting 
     ``sufficient capacity existing on such date of enactment''.

     SEC. 204. TREATMENT WORKS DEFINED.

       (a) Inclusion of Other Lands.--Section 212(2)(A) (33 U.S.C. 
     1292(2)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``any works, including site'';
       (2) by striking ``is used for ultimate'' and inserting 
     ``will be used for ultimate''; and
       (3) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``and acquisition of other lands, and interests in 
     lands, which are necessary for construction''.
       (b) Policy on Cost Effectiveness.--Section 218(a) (33 
     U.S.C. 1298(a)) is amended by striking ``combination of 
     devices and systems'' and all that follows through ``from 
     such treatment;'' and inserting ``treatment works;''.

     SEC. 205. VALUE ENGINEERING REVIEW.

       Section 218(c) (33 U.S.C. 1298(c)) is amended by striking 
     ``$10,000,000'' and inserting ``$25,000,000''.

     SEC. 206. GRANTS FOR WASTEWATER TREATMENT.

       (a) Coastal Localities.--The Administrator shall make 
     grants under title II of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act to appropriate instrumentalities for the purpose of 
     construction of treatment works (including combined sewer 
     overflow facilities) to serve coastal localities. No less 
     than $10,000,000 of the amount of such grants shall be used 
     for water infrastructure improvements in New Orleans, no less 
     than $3,000,000 of the amount of such grants shall be used 
     for water infrastructure improvements in Bristol County, 
     Massachusetts, and no less than \1/3\ of the amount of such 
     grants shall be used to assist localities that meet both of 
     the following criteria:
       (1) Need.--A locality that has over $2,000,000,000 in 
     category I treatment needs documented and accepted in the 
     Environmental Protection Agency's 1992 Needs Survey database 
     as of February 4, 1993.
       (2) Hardship.--A locality that has wastewater user charges, 
     for residential use of 7,000 gallons per month based on Ernst 
     & Young National Water and Wastewater 1992 Rate Survey, 
     greater than 0.65 percent of 1989 median household income for 
     the metropolitan statistical area in which such locality is 
     located as measured by the Bureau of the Census.
       (b) Federal Share.--Notwithstanding section 202(a)(1) of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, the Federal share of 
     grants under subsection (a) shall be 80 percent of the cost 
     of construction, and the non-Federal share shall be 20 
     percent of the cost of construction.
       (c) Small Communities.--The Administrator shall make grants 
     to States for the purpose of providing assistance for the 
     construction of treatment works and alternative wastewater 
     treatment systems to serve small communities as defined by 
     the State; except that the term ``small communities'' may not 
     include any locality with a population greater than 75,000. 
     Funds made available to carry out this subsection shall be 
     allotted by the Administrator to the States in accordance 
     with the allotment formula contained in section 604(a) of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for making grants under this section 
     $300,000,000 for fiscal year 1996. Such sums shall remain 
     available until expended and shall be equally divided between 
     subsections (a) and (c) of this section. Such authorization 
     of appropriation shall take effect only if the total amount 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1996 to carry out title VI of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act is at least 
     $2,250,000,000.
                  TITLE III--STANDARDS AND ENFORCEMENT

     SEC. 301. EFFLUENT LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Compliance Schedules.--Section 301(b) (33 U.S.C. 
     1311(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(C) by striking ``not later than July 
     1, 1977,'';
       (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting 
     ``within a reasonable period of time as determined by the 
     Administrator or the State, as appropriate, considering 
     facility planning, design, construction, and other 
     implementation factors;''; and
       (3) by striking ``, and in no case later than March 31, 
     1989'' each place it appears.
       (b) Modifications for Nonconventional Pollutants.--
       (1) General authority.--Section 301(g)(1) (33 U.S.C. 
     1311(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``(when determined by the 
     Administrator to be a pollutant covered by subsection 
     (b)(2)(F)) and any other pollutant which the Administrator 
     lists under paragraph (4) of this subsection'' and inserting 
     ``and any other pollutant covered by subsection (b)(2)(F)''.
       (2) Procedural requirements for listing and removal of 
     pollutants.--Section 301(g) (33 U.S.C. 1311(g)) is further 
     amended by striking paragraphs (4) and (5).
       (c) Coal Remining.--Section 301(p)(2) (33 U.S.C. 
     1311(p)(2)) is amended by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``; except where monitoring demonstrates 
     that the receiving waters do not meet such water quality 
     standards prior to commencement of remining and where the 
     applicant submits a plan which demonstrates to the 
     satisfaction of the Administrator or the State, as the case 
     may be, that identified measures will be utilized to improve 
     the existing water quality of the receiving waters''.

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       (d) Preexisting Coal Remining Operations.--Section 301(p) 
     (33 U.S.C. 1311) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(5) Preexisting coal remining operations.--Any operator 
     of a coal mining operation who conducted remining at a site 
     on which coal mining originally was conducted before the 
     effective date of the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation 
     Act of 1977 shall be deemed to be in compliance with sections 
     301, 302, 306, 307, and 402 of this Act if--
       ``(A) such operator commenced remining at such operation 
     prior to the adoption of this subsection in a State program 
     approved under section 402 and performed such remining under 
     a permit pursuant to the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977; and
       ``(B) the post-mining levels of pollutants (other than pH) 
     discharged from such operation do not exceed the levels of 
     pollutants discharged from the remined area before the coal 
     remining operation began and the post-mining pH levels of the 
     discharges from the remined area are not reduced below the pH 
     levels of the discharges from the remined area before the 
     coal remining operation began.''.

     SEC. 302. POLLUTION PREVENTION OPPORTUNITIES.

       (a) Innovative Production Processes.--Subsection (k) of 
     section 301 (33 U.S.C. 1311(k)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(k) Innovative Production Processes, Technologies, and 
     Methods.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any point source subject 
     to a permit under section 402, the Administrator, with the 
     consent of the State in which the point source is located, or 
     the State in consultation with the Administrator, in the case 
     of a State with an approved program under section 402, may, 
     at the request of the permittee and after public notice and 
     opportunity for comment, extend the deadline for the point 
     source to comply with any limitation established pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(1)(A), (b)(2)(A), or (b)(2)(E) and make other 
     appropriate modifications to the conditions of the point 
     source permit, for the purpose of encouraging the development 
     and use of an innovative pollution prevention technology 
     (including an innovative production process change, 
     innovative pollution control technology, or innovative 
     recycling method) that has the potential to--
       ``(A) achieve an effluent reduction which is greater than 
     that required by the limitation otherwise applicable;
       ``(B) meet the applicable effluent limitation to water 
     while achieving a reduction of total emissions to other media 
     which is greater than that required by the otherwise 
     applicable emissions limitations for the other media;
       ``(C) meet the applicable effluent limitation to water 
     while achieving a reduction in energy consumption; or
       ``(D) achieve the required reduction with the potential for 
     significantly lower costs than the systems determined by the 
     Administrator to be economically achievable.
       ``(2) Limitation and Notice.--If the Administrator or a 
     State extends the deadline for point source compliance and 
     encourages the development and use of an innovative pollution 
     prevention technology under paragraph (1), the Administrator 
     or State shall encourage, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     the use of technology produced in the United States.
       ``(3) Duration of extensions.--The extension of the 
     compliance deadlines under paragraph (1) shall not extend 
     beyond the period necessary for the owner of the point source 
     to install and use the innovative process, technology, or 
     method in full-scale production operations, but in no case 
     shall the compliance extensions extend beyond 3 years from 
     the date for compliance with the otherwise applicable 
     limitations.
       ``(4) Consequences of failure.--In determining the amount 
     of any civil or administrative penalty pursuant to section 
     309(d) or 309(g) for any violations of a section 402 permit 
     during the extension period referred to in paragraph (1) that 
     are caused by the unexpected failure of an innovative 
     process, technology, or method, a court or the Administrator, 
     as appropriate, shall take into account the permittee's good-
     faith efforts to implement the innovation and to comply with 
     any interim limitations and may reduce or eliminate the 
     penalty for such violation.
       ``(5) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall review, 
     analyze, and compile in a report information on innovative 
     and alternative technologies which are available for 
     preventing and reducing pollution of navigable waters, submit 
     such report to Congress, and publish in the Federal Register 
     a summary of such report and a notice of the availability of 
     such report. The Administrator shall annually update the 
     report prepared under this paragraph, submit the updated 
     report to Congress, and publish in the Federal Register a 
     summary of the updated report and a notice of its 
     availability.
       ``(6) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this subsection shall be construed to authorize the 
     Administrator or a State to enforce, place conditions on, or 
     otherwise regulate emissions into the air or the treatment, 
     storage, or disposal of solid waste or require or enforce 
     conditions on the manufacturing or processing of a chemical 
     substance or mixture in any permit issued under this Act.''.
       (b) Pollution Prevention Programs.--Section 301 (33 U.S.C. 
     1311) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (l) by striking ``subsection (n)'' and 
     inserting ``subsections (n), (q), and (r)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(q) Pollution Prevention Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator (with the concurrence 
     of the State) or a State with an approved program under 
     section 402, at the request of the permittee and after public 
     notice and an opportunity for comment, may issue a permit 
     under section 402 which modifies the requirements of 
     subsection (b)(1)(A), (b)(2)(A), or (b)(2)(E) of this section 
     or section 306 and makes appropriate modifications to the 
     conditions of the permit, or may modify the requirements of 
     section 307, if the Administrator or State determines that 
     pollution prevention measures or practices (including 
     recycling, source reduction, and other measures to reduce 
     discharges or other releases of pollutants from the facility 
     to the environment beyond those otherwise required by law) 
     together with such modifications will achieve an overall 
     reduction in emissions to the environment (including 
     emissions to water and air and disposal of solid wastes) from 
     the facility at which the permitted discharge is located that 
     is greater than would otherwise be achievable if the source 
     complied with the requirements of subsection (b)(1)(A), 
     (b)(2)(A), or (b)(2)(E) or section 306 or 307 and will result 
     in an overall net benefit to the environment.
       ``(2) Term of modification.--A modification made pursuant 
     to paragraph (1) shall extend for the term of the permit or, 
     in the case of modifications under section 307(b), for up to 
     10 years, and may be extended further if the Administrator or 
     State determines at the expiration of the initial 
     modifications that such modifications will continue to enable 
     the source to achieve greater emissions reduction than would 
     otherwise be attainable.
       ``(3) Nonextension of modification.--Upon expiration of a 
     modification that is not extended further under paragraph 
     (2), the source shall have a reasonable period of time, not 
     to exceed 2 years, to come into compliance with otherwise 
     applicable requirements of this Act.
       ``(4) Limitations on modifications.--A modification of an 
     otherwise applicable limitation or standard may not be made 
     under this subsection if such modification--
       ``(A) will cause a receiving body of water that is meeting 
     its designated use for all pollutants to no longer meet such 
     use;
       ``(B) will prevent a receiving body of water that is not 
     meeting its designated use for all pollutants from meeting 
     such use; or
       ``(C) will cause the introduction of pollutants into a 
     publicly owned treatment works that interferes with, passes 
     through, or is otherwise incompatible with such works or will 
     cause such works to violate its permit under section 402 of 
     this Act.
       ``(5) Guidance.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall 
     publish guidance for determining whether a modification of an 
     otherwise applicable limitation or standard under this 
     subsection will achieve an overall reduction in emissions to 
     the environment and result in an overall net benefit to the 
     environment. In developing such guidance, the Administrator 
     shall consult with the States and other interested parties.
       ``(6) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this subsection shall be construed to authorize the 
     Administrator or a State to enforce, place conditions on, or 
     otherwise regulate emissions into the air or the treatment, 
     storage, or disposal of solid waste or require or enforce 
     conditions on the manufacturing or processing of a chemical 
     substance or mixture in any permit issued under this Act.
       ``(7) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall submit 
     to Congress a report on the implementation of this subsection 
     and the emissions reductions achieved as a result of 
     modifications made pursuant to this subsection.''.
       (c) Pollution Reduction Agreements.--Section 301 is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(r) Pollution Reduction Agreements.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator (with the concurrence 
     of the State) or a State with an approved program under 
     section 402, after public notice and an opportunity for 
     comment, may issue a permit under section 402 which modifies 
     the requirements of subsection (b) of this section or section 
     306 and makes appropriate modifications to the conditions of 
     the permit, or may modify the requirements of section 307, if 
     the Administrator or State determines that the owner or 
     operator of the source of the discharge has entered into a 
     binding contractual agreement with any other source of 
     discharge in the same watershed to implement pollution 
     reduction controls or measures beyond those otherwise 
     required by law and that the agreement is being implemented 
     through modifications of a permit issued under section 402 to 
     the other source, by modifications of the requirements of 
     section 307 applicable to the other source, or by nonpoint 
     source control practices and measures under section 319 
     applicable to the other source. The Administrator or State 
     may modify otherwise applicable requirements pursuant to this 
     section whenever the Administrator or State determines that 
     such pollution reduction control or measures will result 
     collectively in an overall reduction in discharges to the 
     watershed that is greater than would otherwise be achievable 
     if the parties to the pollution reduction agreement each 
     complied with applicable requirements of subsection

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     (b), section 306 or 307 resulting in a net benefit to the 
     watershed.
       ``(2) Notification to affected states.--Before issuing or 
     modifying a permit under this subsection allowing discharges 
     into a watershed that is within the jurisdiction of 2 or more 
     States, the Administrator or State shall provide written 
     notice of the proposed permit to all States with jurisdiction 
     over the watershed. The Administrator or State shall not 
     issue or modify such permit unless all States with 
     jurisdiction over the watershed have approved such permit or 
     unless such States do not disapprove such permit within 90 
     days of receiving such written notice.
       ``(3) Term of modification.--Modifications made pursuant to 
     this subsection shall extend for the term of the modified 
     permits or, in the case of modifications under section 307, 
     for up to 10 years, and may be extended further if the 
     Administrator or State determines, at the expiration of the 
     initial modifications, that such modifications will continue 
     to enable the sources trading credits to achieve greater 
     reduction in discharges to the watershed collectively than 
     would otherwise be attainable.
       ``(4) Nonextension of modification.--Upon expiration of a 
     modification that is not extended further under paragraph 
     (3), the source shall have a reasonable period of time, not 
     to exceed 2 years, to come into compliance with otherwise 
     applicable requirements of this Act.
       ``(5) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this subsection shall be construed to authorize the 
     Administrator or a State, as appropriate, to compel trading 
     among sources or to impose nonpoint source control practices 
     without the consent of the nonpoint source discharger. 
     Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to authorize 
     the Administrator or a State to enforce, place conditions on, 
     or otherwise regulate emissions into the air or the 
     treatment, storage, or disposal of solid waste or require or 
     enforce conditions on the manufacturing or processing of a 
     chemical substance or mixture in any permit issued under this 
     Act.
       ``(6) Limitations on modifications.--A modification of an 
     otherwise applicable limitation or standard may not be made 
     under this subsection if such modification--
       ``(A) will cause a receiving body of water that is meeting 
     its designated use for all pollutants to no longer meet such 
     use;
       ``(B) will prevent a receiving body of water that is not 
     meeting its designated use for all pollutants from meeting 
     such use; or
       ``(C) will cause the introduction of pollutants into a 
     publicly owned treatment works that interferes with, passes 
     through, or is otherwise incompatible with such works or will 
     cause such works to violate its permit under section 402 of 
     this Act.
       ``(7) Guidance.--Not later than 270 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall 
     publish guidance for determining whether a modification of an 
     otherwise applicable limitation or standard under this 
     subsection will achieve an overall reduction in discharges to 
     the watershed and result in an overall net benefit to the 
     environment. In developing such guidance, the Administrator 
     shall consult with the States and other interested parties.
       ``(8) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall submit 
     a report to Congress on the implementation of paragraph (1) 
     and the discharge reductions achieved as a result of 
     modifications made pursuant to paragraph (1).''.
       (d) Antibacksliding.--Section 402(o)(2) (33 U.S.C. 
     1342(o)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (D)--
       (A) by inserting ``301(q), 301(r),'' after ``301(n),''; and
       (B) by striking ``or'' the last place it appears;
       (2) in subparagraph (E) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following:
       ``(F) the permittee is taking pollution prevention or water 
     conservation measures that produce a net environmental 
     benefit, including, but not limited to, measures that result 
     in the substitution of one pollutant for another pollutant; 
     increase the concentration of a pollutant while decreasing 
     the discharge flow; or increase the discharge of a pollutant 
     or pollutants from one or more outfalls at a permittee's 
     facility, when accompanied by offsetting decreases in the 
     discharge of a pollutant or pollutants from other outfalls at 
     the permittee's facility.''.
       (e) Antidegradation Review.--Section 303(d) (33 U.S.C. 
     1313(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Antidegradation review.--The Administrator may not 
     require a State, in implementing the antidegradation policy 
     established under this section, to conduct an antidegradation 
     review in the case of--
       ``(A) increases in a discharge which are authorized under 
     section 301(g), 301(k), 301(q), 301(r), or 301(t);
       ``(B) increases in the concentration of a pollutant in a 
     discharge caused by a reduction in wastewater flow;
       ``(C) increases in the discharge of a pollutant or 
     pollutants from one or more outfalls at a permittee's 
     facility, when accompanied by offsetting decreases in the 
     discharge of a pollutant or pollutants from other outfalls at 
     the permittee's facility;
       ``(D) reissuance of a permit where there is no increase in 
     existing effluent limitations and, if a new effluent 
     limitation is being added to the permit, where the new 
     limitation is for a pollutant that is newly found in an 
     existing discharge due solely to improved monitoring methods; 
     or
       ``(E) a new or increased discharge which is temporary or 
     short-term or which the State determines represents an 
     insignificant increased pollutant loading.''.
       (f) Innovative Pretreatment Production Processes.--
     Subsection (e) of section 307 (33 U.S.C. 1317(e)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(e) Innovative Pretreatment Production Processes, 
     Technologies, and Methods.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any facility that 
     proposes to comply with the national categorical pretreatment 
     standards developed under subsection (b) by applying an 
     innovative pollution prevention technology (including an 
     innovative production process change, innovative pollution 
     control technology, or innovative recycling method) that 
     meets the requirements of section 301(k), the Administrator 
     or the State, in consultation with the Administrator, in the 
     case of a State which has a pretreatment program approved by 
     the Administrator, upon application of the facility and with 
     the concurrence of the treatment works into which the 
     facility introduces pollutants, may extend the deadlines for 
     compliance with the applicable national categorical 
     pretreatment standards established under this section and 
     make other appropriate modifications to the facility's 
     pretreatment requirements if the Administrator or the State, 
     in consultation with the Administrator, in the case of a 
     State which has a pretreatment program approved by the 
     Administrator determines that--
       ``(A) the treatment works will require the owner of the 
     source to conduct such tests and monitoring during the period 
     of the modification as are necessary to ensure that the 
     modification does not cause or contribute to a violation by 
     the treatment works under section 402 or a violation of 
     section 405;
       ``(B) the treatment works will require the owner of the 
     source to report on progress at prescribed milestones during 
     the period of modification to ensure that attainment of the 
     pollution reduction goals and conditions set forth in this 
     section is being achieved; and
       ``(C) the proposed extensions or modifications will not 
     cause or contribute to any violation of a permit granted to 
     the treatment works under section 402, any violation of 
     section 405, or a pass through of pollutants such that water 
     quality standards are exceeded in the body of water into 
     which the treatment works discharges.
       ``(2) Interim limitations.--A modification granted pursuant 
     to paragraph (1) shall include interim standards that shall 
     apply during the temporary period of the modification and 
     shall be the more stringent of--
       ``(A) those necessary to ensure that the discharge will not 
     interfere with the operation of the treatment works;
       ``(B) those necessary to ensure that the discharge will not 
     pass through pollutants at a level that will cause water 
     quality standards to be exceeded in the navigable waters into 
     which the treatment works discharges;
       ``(C) the limits established in the previously applicable 
     control mechanism, in those cases in which the limit from 
     which a modification is being sought is more stringent than 
     the limit established in a previous control mechanism 
     applicable to such source.
       ``(3) Duration of extensions and modifications.--The 
     extension of the compliance deadlines and the modified 
     pretreatment requirements established pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) shall not extend beyond the period necessary for the 
     owner to install and use the innovative process, technology, 
     or method in full-scale production operation, but in no case 
     shall the compliance extensions and modified requirements 
     extend beyond 3 years from the date for compliance with the 
     otherwise applicable standards.
       ``(4) Consequences of failure.--In determining the amount 
     of any civil or administrative penalty pursuant to section 
     309(d) or 309(g) for any pretreatment violations, or 
     violations by a publicly owned treatment works, caused by the 
     unexpected failure of an innovative process, technology, or 
     method, a court or the Administrator, as appropriate, shall 
     reduce, or eliminate, the penalty amount for such violations 
     provided the facility made good-faith efforts both to 
     implement the innovation and to comply with the interim 
     standards and, in the case of a publicly owned treatment 
     works, good-faith efforts were made to implement the 
     pretreatment program.''.

     SEC. 303. WATER QUALITY STANDARDS AND IMPLEMENTATION PLANS.

       (a) No Reasonable Relationship.--Section 303(b) (33 U.S.C. 
     1313(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) No reasonable relationship.--No water quality 
     standard shall be established under this subsection where 
     there is no reasonable relationship between the costs and 
     anticipated benefits of attaining such standard.''.
       (b) Revision of State Standards.--
       (1) Review of revisions by the administrator.--Section 
     303(c)(1) is amended by striking ``three'' and all that 
     follows through ``1972'' and inserting the following: ``5-
     year period beginning on the date of the enactment of the 
     Clean Water Amendments of 1995 and, for criteria that are 
     revised by the Administrator pursuant to section 304(a), on 
     or before the 180th day after the date of such revision by 
     the Administrator''.

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       (2) Factors.--Section 303(c) (33 U.S.C. 1313(c)) is amended 
     by striking paragraph (2)(A) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) State adoption of water quality standards.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Submission to administrator.--Whenever the State 
     revises or adopts a new water quality standard, such standard 
     shall be submitted to the Administrator.
       ``(ii) Designated uses and water quality criteria.--The 
     revised or new standard shall consist of the designated uses 
     of the navigable waters involved and the water quality 
     criteria for such waters based upon such uses.
       ``(iii) Protection of human health.--The revised or new 
     standard shall protect human health and the environment and 
     enhance water quality.
       ``(iv) Development of standards.--In developing revised or 
     new standards, the State may consider information reasonably 
     available on the likely social, economic, energy use, and 
     environmental cost associated with attaining such standards 
     in relation to the benefits to be attained. The State may 
     provide a description of the considerations used in the 
     establishment of the standards.
       ``(v) Record of state's review.--The record of a State's 
     review under paragraph (1) of an existing standard or 
     adoption of a new standard that includes water quality 
     criteria issued or revised by the Administrator after the 
     date of the enactment of this sentence shall contain 
     available estimates of costs of compliance with the water 
     quality criteria published by the Administrator under section 
     304(a)(12) and any comments received by the State on such 
     estimate.
       ``(vi) Limitation on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this subsection shall be construed to limit or delay the use 
     of any guidance of the Administrator interpreting water 
     quality criteria to allow the use of a dissolved metals 
     concentration measurement or similar adjustment in 
     determining compliance with a water quality standard or 
     establishing effluent limitations.''.
       (c) Revision of Designated Uses.--Section 303(c)(2) (33 
     U.S.C. 1313(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(C) Revision of designated uses.--
       ``(i) Regulations.--After consultation with State officials 
     and not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this subparagraph, the Administrator shall propose, and not 
     later than 2 years after such date of enactment shall issue, 
     a revision to the Administrator's regulations regarding 
     designation of uses of waters by States.
       ``(ii) Waters not attaining designated uses.--For navigable 
     waters not attaining designated uses applicable to such 
     waters for all pollutants, the Administrator shall identify 
     conditions that make attainment of the designated use 
     infeasible and shall allow a State to modify the designated 
     use if the State determines that such condition or conditions 
     are present with respect to a particular receiving water, or 
     if the State determines that the costs of achieving the 
     designated use are not justified by the benefits.
       ``(iii) Modification of point source limits.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, water 
     quality based limits applicable to point sources may be 
     modified as appropriate to conform to any modified designated 
     use under this section.''.
       (d) Consideration of Influence of Exotic Species.--Section 
     303(c)(2) is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(D) Consideration of influence of exotic species.--In 
     establishing, adopting, or reviewing standards or goals based 
     upon fishable or swimmable uses or uses to assure protection 
     or propagation of a balanced population of fish, shellfish, 
     and wildlife, the State or the Administrator shall consider 
     the influence of exotic or introduced species upon such 
     standards, goals, or uses.
       ``(E) Reclaimed wastewater.--If a State adopts or reviews 
     water quality standards and policies pursuant to this 
     section, the State may consider and balance, in addition to 
     other factors referred to in this section, the need for 
     allowing the discharge of reclaimed wastewater to navigable 
     waters to promote the beneficial use of reclaimed wastewater. 
     In addition, the State may take into consideration and 
     reflect in the standards--
       ``(i) the use and value of reclaimed wastewater for public 
     water supplies;
       ``(ii) the physical, chemical, and biological conditions 
     that influence water quality in the area subject to the 
     standards, including extremes of temperature, water flow, 
     turbidity, mineralization, salinity, and flooding; and
       ``(iii) whether the discharge of reclaimed wastewater will 
     result in a net environmental benefit to the watershed 
     subject to the standards.''.
       (e) Clarification of Mixing Zone Authority.--Section 303 
     (33 U.S.C. 1313) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(i) Continuation of Mixing Zones.--Nothing in this Act 
     shall be construed to authorize the Administrator to prohibit 
     or discontinue mixing zones established by any State for any 
     pollutant or class of pollutants.''.

     SEC. 304. USE OF BIOLOGICAL MONITORING.

       (a) Laboratory Biological Monitoring Criteria.--
     Subparagraph (B) of section 303(c)(2) (33 U.S.C. 1313(c)(2)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``Criteria for toxic pollutants.--'' after 
     ``(B)'';
       (2) by moving such subparagraph 4 ems to the right;
       (3) by inserting after the third sentence the following: 
     ``Criteria for whole effluent toxicity based on laboratory 
     biological monitoring or assessment methods shall employ an 
     aquatic species that is indigenous to the type of waters, a 
     species that is representative of such a species, or an 
     appropriate species that indicates the toxicity of the 
     effluent in the receiving waters and shall take into account 
     the accepted analytical variability associated with such 
     methods in defining an exceedence of such criteria.''.
       (b) Permit Procedures.--Section 402 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(q) Biological Monitoring Procedures.--
       ``(1) Responding to exceedances.--If a permit issued under 
     this section contains terms, conditions, or limitations 
     requiring biological monitoring or whole effluent toxicity 
     testing designed to meet criteria for whole effluent toxicity 
     based on laboratory biological monitoring or assessment 
     methods described in section 303(c)(2)(B), the permit shall 
     establish procedures for responding to an exceedance of such 
     criteria that includes analysis, identification, reduction, 
     or, where feasible, elimination of any effluent toxicity. The 
     failure of a biological monitoring test or whole effluent 
     toxicity test shall not result in a finding of a violation 
     under this Act, unless it is demonstrated that the permittee 
     has failed to comply with such procedures.
       ``(2) Discontinuance of use.--The permit shall allow the 
     permittee to discontinue such procedures--
       ``(A) if the permittee is an entity, other than a publicly 
     owned treatment works, if the permittee demonstrates to the 
     permitting authority through a field bio-assessment study 
     that a balanced and healthy population of aquatic species 
     indigenous to the type of waters exists in the waters that 
     are affected by the discharge, and if the applicable 
     numerical water quality standards for specific pollutants are 
     met for such waters; or
       ``(B) if the permittee is a publicly owned treatment 
     works--
       ``(i) if the source or cause of such toxicity cannot, after 
     thorough investigation, be identified; or
       ``(ii) if the permittee makes to the permitting authority a 
     demonstration described in subparagraph (A).''.
       (c) Information on Water Quality Criteria.--Section 
     304(a)(8) (33 U.S.C. 1314(a)(8)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``, after'' and all that follows through 
     ``1987,''; and
       (2) by inserting after ``publish'' the following: ``, 
     consistent with section 303(c)(2)(B) of this Act,''.

     SEC. 305. ARID AREAS.

       (a) Constructed Water Conveyances.--Section 303(c)(2) (33 
     U.S.C. 1313(c)(2)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(F) Standards for constructed water conveyances.--
       ``(i) Relevant factors.--If a State exercises jurisdiction 
     over constructed water conveyances in establishing standards 
     under this section, the State may consider the following:

       ``(I) The existing and planned uses of water transported in 
     a conveyance system.
       ``(II) Any water quality impacts resulting from any return 
     flow from a constructed water conveyance to navigable waters 
     and the need to protect downstream users.
       ``(III) Management practices necessary to maintain the 
     conveyance system.
       ``(IV) State or regional water resources management and 
     water conservation plans.
       ``(V) The authorized purpose for the constructed 
     conveyance.

       ``(ii) Relevant uses.--If a State adopts or reviews water 
     quality standards for constructed water conveyances, it shall 
     not be required to establish recreation, aquatic life, or 
     fish consumption uses for such systems if the uses are not 
     existing or reasonably foreseeable or such uses impede the 
     authorized uses of the conveyance system.''.
       (b) Criteria and Guidance for Ephemeral and Effluent-
     Dependent Streams.--Section 304(a) (33 U.S.C. 1314(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) Criteria and guidance for ephemeral and effluent-
     dependent streams.--
       ``(A) Development.--Not later than 2 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this paragraph, and after providing 
     notice and opportunity for public comment, the Administrator 
     shall develop and publish--
       ``(i) criteria for ephemeral and effluent-dependent 
     streams; and
       ``(ii) guidance to the States on development and adoption 
     of water quality standards applicable to such streams.
       ``(B) Factors.--The criteria and guidance developed under 
     subparagraph (A) shall take into account the limited ability 
     of ephemeral and effluent-dependent streams to support 
     aquatic life and certain designated uses, shall include 
     consideration of the role the discharge may play in 
     maintaining the flow or level of such waters, and shall 
     promote the beneficial use of reclaimed water pursuant to 
     section 101(a)(10).''.
       (c) Factors Required To Be Considered by Administrator.--
     Section 303(c)(4) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``In revising or adopting any new standard for 
     ephemeral or effluent-dependent streams under this paragraph, 
     the Administrator shall consider the factors referred to in 
     section 304(a)(9)(B).''.
       (d) Definitions.--Section 502 (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(21) The term `effluent-dependent stream' means a stream 
     or a segment thereof--
       ``(A) with respect to which the flow (based on the annual 
     average expected flow, deter

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     mined by calculating the average mode over a 10-year period) 
     is primarily attributable to the discharge of treated 
     wastewater;
       ``(B) that, in the absence of a discharge of treated 
     wastewater and other primary anthropogenic surface or 
     subsurface flows, would be an ephemeral stream; or
       ``(C) that is an effluent-dependent stream under applicable 
     State water quality standards.
       ``(22) The term `ephemeral stream' means a stream or 
     segments thereof that flows periodically in response to 
     precipitation, snowmelt, or runoff.
       ``(23) The term `constructed water conveyance' means a 
     manmade water transport system constructed for the purpose of 
     transporting water in a waterway that is not and never was a 
     natural perennial waterway.''.

     SEC. 306. TOTAL MAXIMUM DAILY LOADS.

       Section 303(d)(1)(C) (33 U.S.C. 1313(d)(1)(C)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(C) Total maximum daily loads.--
       ``(i) State determination of reasonable progress.--Each 
     State shall establish, to the extent and according to a 
     schedule the State determines is necessary to achieve 
     reasonable progress toward the attainment or maintenance of 
     water quality standards, for the waters identified in 
     paragraph (1)(A) of this subsection, and in accordance with 
     the priority ranking, the total maximum daily load, for those 
     pollutants which the Administrator identifies under section 
     304(a)(2) as suitable for such calculation.
       ``(ii) Phased total maximum daily loads.--Total maximum 
     daily loads may reflect load reductions the State expects 
     will be realized over time resulting from anticipated 
     implementation of best management practices, storm water 
     controls, or other nonpoint or point source controls; so long 
     as by December 31, 2015, such loads are established at levels 
     necessary to implement the applicable water quality standards 
     with seasonal variations and a margin of safety.
       ``(iii) Considerations.--In establishing each load, the 
     State shall consider the availability of scientifically valid 
     data and information, the projected reductions achievable by 
     control measures or practices for all sources or categories 
     of sources, and the relative cost-effectiveness of 
     implementing such control measures or practices for such 
     sources.''.

     SEC. 307. REVISION OF CRITERIA, STANDARDS, AND LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Revision of Water Quality Criteria.--
       (1) Factors.--Section 304(a)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1314(a)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``and (C)'' and inserting ``(C)''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``(D) on the organisms that are likely to be 
     present in various ecosystems; (E) on the bioavailability of 
     pollutants under various natural and man induced conditions; 
     (F) on the magnitude, duration, and frequency of exposure 
     reasonably required to induce the adverse effects of concern; 
     and (G) on the bioaccumulation threat presented under various 
     natural conditions.''.
       (2) Certification.--Section 304(a) (33 U.S.C. 1314(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) Certification.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than 5 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this paragraph, and at least once every 5 
     years thereafter, the Administrator shall publish a written 
     certification that the criteria for water quality developed 
     under paragraph (1) reflect the latest and best scientific 
     knowledge.
       ``(B) Updating of existing criteria.--Not later than 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the 
     Administrator shall publish a schedule for updating, by not 
     later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph, the criteria for water quality developed under 
     paragraph (1) before the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection.
       ``(C) Deadline for revision of certain criteria.--Not later 
     than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph, the Administrator shall revise and publish 
     criteria under paragraph (1) for ammonia, chronic whole 
     effluent toxicity, and metals as necessary to allow the 
     Administrator to make the certification under subparagraph 
     (A). In the case of ammonia, the Administrator shall revise 
     the criteria only to the extent that the current criteria are 
     more stringent than necessary to achieve the objectives of 
     this Act. ''.
       (b) Consideration of Certain Contaminants.--Section 304(a) 
     (33 U.S.C. 1314(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(11) Consideration of certain contaminants.--In 
     developing and revising criteria for water quality criteria 
     under paragraph (1), the Administrator shall consider 
     addressing, at a minimum, each contaminant regulated pursuant 
     to section 1412 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
     300g-1).''.
       (c) Cost Estimate.--Section 304(a) (33 U.S.C. 1314(a)) is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) Cost estimate.--Whenever the Administrator issues or 
     revises a criteria for water quality under paragraph (1), the 
     Administrator, after consultation with Federal and State 
     agencies and other interested persons, shall develop and 
     publish an estimate of the costs that would likely be 
     incurred if sources were required to comply with the criteria 
     and an analysis to support the estimate. Such analysis shall 
     meet the requirements relevant to the estimation of costs 
     published in guidance issued under section 324(b).''.
       (d) Revision of Effluent Limitations.--
       (1) Elimination of requirement for annual revision.--
     Section 304(b) (33 U.S.C. 1314(b)) is amended in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``and, at least annually 
     thereafter,'' and inserting ``and thereafter shall''.
       (2) Special rule.--Section 304(b) (33 U.S.C. 1314(b)) is 
     amended by striking the period at the end of the first 
     sentence and inserting the following: ``; except that 
     guidelines issued under paragraph (1)(A) addressing 
     pollutants identified pursuant to subsection (a)(4) shall not 
     be revised after February 15, 1995, to be more stringent 
     unless such revised guidelines meet the requirements of 
     paragraph (4)(A).''.
       (e) Industrial Publicly Owned Treatment Works.--Section 
     304(d) (33 U.S.C. 1314(d)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(5) Industrial publicly owned treatment works.--
       ``(A) Guidelines.--Not later than 18 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this paragraph, the Administrator, after 
     consultation with appropriate Federal and State agencies and 
     other interested persons, shall publish guidelines for 
     effluent limitations under section 301 and sludge use and 
     disposal requirements under section 405 applicable to 
     publicly owned treatment works designed to treat a 
     predominance of industrial wastewater. Such guidelines shall 
     take into account differences in constituents, treatability, 
     available technology procedures, and costs resulting from the 
     fact that the publicly owned treatment works treat wastewater 
     and manage sludge derived predominantly from industrial 
     sources.
       ``(B) Permits.--Following the issuance of guidelines under 
     this paragraph, permits under section 402 for such publicly 
     owned treatment works shall be derived using the guidelines 
     issued under this paragraph in lieu of applying the 
     regulations otherwise applicable to publicly owned treatment 
     works promulgated under paragraph (1) of this subsection and 
     section 405(d).''.
       (f) Schedule for Review of Guidelines.--Section 304(m)(1) 
     (33 U.S.C. 1314(m)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Publication.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of the Clean Water Amendments of 1995, the 
     Administrator shall publish in the Federal Register a plan 
     which shall--
       ``(A) identify categories of sources discharging pollutants 
     for which guidelines under subsection (b)(2) of this section 
     and section 306 have not been previously published;
       ``(B) establish a schedule for determining whether such 
     discharge presents a significant risk to human health and the 
     environment and whether such risk is sufficient, when 
     compared to other sources of pollutants in navigable waters, 
     to warrant regulation by the Administrator; and
       ``(C) establish a schedule for issuance of effluent 
     guidelines for those categories identified pursuant to 
     subparagraph (B).''.
       (g) Revision of Pretreatment Requirements.--Section 
     304(g)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1314(g)(1)) is amended by striking ``and 
     review at least annually thereafter and, if appropriate, 
     revise'' and insert ``and thereafter revise, as 
     appropriate,''.
       (h) Central Treatment Facility Exemption.--Section 304 (33 
     U.S.C. 1314) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(n) Central Treatment Facility Exemption.--The exemption 
     from effluent guidelines for the Iron and Steel Manufacturing 
     Point Source Category set forth in section 420.01(b) of title 
     40, Code of Federal Regulations, for the facilities listed in 
     such section shall remain in effect for any facility that met 
     the requirements of such section on or before July 26, 1982, 
     until the Administrator develops alternative effluent 
     guidelines for the facility.''.

     SEC. 308. PERSONNEL AND REPORTING.

       ``(a) Permitting Boards.--Section 304(i)(2)(D) (33 U.S.C. 
     1314(i)(2)(D)) is amended by striking ``any person'' and all 
     that follows through the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``any person (other than a retiree or an employee 
     or official of a city, county, or local governmental agency) 
     who receives a significant portion of his or her income 
     during the period of service on the board or body directly or 
     indirectly from permit holders or applicants for a 
     permit).''.
       (b) Reporting.--Section 305(b) (33 U.S.C. 1315(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A) and inserting ``Not later than 3 years after 
     the date of the enactment of the Clean Water Amendments of 
     1995, and every 5 years thereafter, each State shall prepare 
     and submit to the Administrator a report which shall 
     include--''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Consolidation of Reporting Requirements.--A State may 
     consolidate any of the reporting requirements of this Act 
     that relate to ambient water quality into the report required 
     under this section.''.

     SEC. 309. SECONDARY TREATMENT.

       (a) Coastal Discharges.--Section 304(d) (33 U.S.C. 1314(d)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Coastal discharges.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     any municipal wastewater treatment facility shall be deemed 
     the equivalent of a secondary treatment facility if each of 
     the following requirements is met:
       ``(A) The facility employs chemically enhanced primary 
     treatment.
       ``(B) The facility, on the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph, discharges through

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     an ocean outfall into an open marine environment greater than 
     4 miles offshore into a depth greater than 300 feet.
       ``(C) The facility's discharge is in compliance with all 
     local and State water quality standards for the receiving 
     waters.
       ``(D) The facility's discharge will be subject to an ocean 
     monitoring program acceptable to relevant Federal and State 
     regulatory agencies.''.
       (b) Modification of Secondary Treatment Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Section 301 (33 U.S.C. 1311) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(s) Modification of Secondary Treatment Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator, with the concurrence 
     of the State, shall issue a 10-year permit under section 402 
     which modifies the requirements of subsection (b)(1)(B) of 
     this section with respect to the discharge of any pollutant 
     from a publicly owned treatment works into marine waters 
     which are at least 150 feet deep through an ocean outfall 
     which discharges at least 1 mile offshore, if the applicant 
     demonstrates that--
       ``(A) there is an applicable ocean plan and the facility's 
     discharge is in compliance with all local and State water 
     quality standards for the receiving waters;
       ``(B) the facility's discharge will be subject to an ocean 
     monitoring program determined to be acceptable by relevant 
     Federal and State regulatory agencies;
       ``(C) the applicant has an Agency approved pretreatment 
     plan in place; and
       ``(D) the applicant, at the time such modification becomes 
     effective, will be discharging effluent which has received at 
     least chemically enhanced primary treatment and achieves a 
     monthly average of 75 percent removal of suspended solids.
       ``(2) Discharge of any pollutant into marine waters 
     defined.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     `discharge of any pollutant into marine waters' means a 
     discharge into deep waters of the territorial sea or the 
     waters of the contiguous zone, or into saline estuarine 
     waters where there is strong tidal movement.
       ``(3) Deadline.--On or before the 90th day after the date 
     of submittal of an application for a modification under 
     paragraph (1), the Administrator shall issue to the applicant 
     a modified permit under section 402 or a written 
     determination that the application does not meet the terms 
     and conditions of this subsection.
       ``(4) Effect of failure to respond.--If the Administrator 
     does not respond to an application for a modification under 
     paragraph (1) on or before the 90th day referred to in 
     paragraph (3), the application shall be deemed approved and 
     the modification sought by the applicant shall be in effect 
     for the succeeding 10-year period.''.
       (2) Extension of application deadline.--Section 301(j) (33 
     U.S.C. 1311(j)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(6) Extension of application deadline.--In the 365-day 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph, municipalities may apply for a modification 
     pursuant to subsection (s) of the requirements of subsection 
     (b)(1)(B) of this section.''.
       (c) Modifications for Small System Treatment 
     Technologies.--Section 301 (33 U.S.C. 1311) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(t) Modifications for Small System Treatment 
     Technologies.--The Administrator, with the concurrence of the 
     State, or a State with an approved program under section 402 
     may issue a permit under section 402 which modifies the 
     requirements of subsection (b)(1)(B) of this section with 
     respect to the discharge of any pollutant from a publicly 
     owned treatment works serving a community of 10,000 people or 
     fewer if the applicant demonstrates to the satisfaction of 
     the Administrator that--
       ``(1) the effluent from such facility originates primarily 
     from domestic users; and
       ``(2) such facility utilizes a properly constructed and 
     operated alternative wastewater treatment system (including 
     recirculating sand filter systems, constructed wetlands, and 
     oxidation lagoons) which is equivalent to secondary treatment 
     or will provide in the receiving waters and watershed an 
     adequate level of protection to human health and the 
     environment and contribute to the attainment of water quality 
     standards.''.
       (d) Puerto Rico.--Section 301 (33 U.S.C. 1311) is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(u) Puerto Rico.--
       ``(1) Study by government of puerto rico.--Not later than 3 
     months after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
     Government of Puerto Rico may, after consultation with the 
     Administrator, initiate a study of the marine environment of 
     Anasco Bay off the coast of the Mayaguez region of Puerto 
     Rico to determine the feasibility of constructing a deepwater 
     outfall for the publicly owned treatment works located at 
     Mayaguez, Puerto Rico. Such study shall recommend one or more 
     technically feasible locations for the deepwater outfall 
     based on the effects of such outfall on the marine 
     environment.
       ``(2) Application for modification.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (j)(1)(A), not later than 18 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, an application may be 
     submitted for a modification pursuant to subsection (h) of 
     the requirements of subsection (b)(1)(B) of this section by 
     the owner of the publicly owned treatment works at Mayaguez, 
     Puerto Rico, for a deepwater outfall at a location 
     recommended in the study conducted pursuant to paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Initial determination.--On or before the 90th day 
     after the date of submittal of an application for 
     modification under paragraph (2), the Administrator shall 
     issue to the applicant a draft initial determination 
     regarding the modification of the existing permit.
       ``(4) Final determination.--On or before the 270th day 
     after the date of submittal of an application for 
     modification under paragraph (2), the Administrator shall 
     issue a final determination regarding such modification.
       ``(5) Effectiveness.--If a modification is granted pursuant 
     to an application submitted under this subsection, such 
     modification shall be effective only if the new deepwater 
     outfall is operational within 5 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection. In all other aspects, such 
     modification shall be effective for the period applicable to 
     all modifications granted under subsection (h).
       (e) Anchorage, Alaska.--Section 301 (33 U.S.C. 1311) is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(v) Anchorage, Alaska.--The Administrator may grant an 
     application for a modification pursuant to subsection (h) 
     with respect to the discharge into marine waters of any 
     pollutant from a publicly owned treatment works serving 
     Anchorage, Alaska, notwithstanding subsection (j)(1)(A) and 
     notwithstanding whether or not the treatment provided by such 
     treatment works is adequate to remove at least 30 percent of 
     the biological oxygen demanding material.''.

     SEC. 310. TOXIC POLLUTANTS.

       (a) Toxic Effluent Limitations and Standards.--Section 
     307(a)(2) (33 U.S.C. 1317(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(2) Each'' and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Toxic effluent limitations and standards.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each'';
       (2) by moving paragraph (2) 2 ems to the right;
       (3) by indenting subparagraph (A), as so designated, and 
     moving the remaining text of such subparagraph 2 ems further 
     to the right; and
       (4) in subparagraph (A), as so designated, by striking the 
     third sentence; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Factors.--The published effluent standard (or 
     prohibition) shall take into account--
       ``(i) the pollutant's persistence, toxicity, degradability, 
     and bioaccumulation potential;
       ``(ii) the magnitude and risk of exposure to the pollutant, 
     including risks to affected organisms and the importance of 
     such organisms;
       ``(iii) the relative contribution of point source 
     discharges of the pollutant to the overall risk from the 
     pollutant;
       ``(iv) the availability of, costs associated with, and risk 
     posed by substitute chemicals or processes or the 
     availability of treatment processes or control technology;
       ``(v) the beneficial and adverse social and economic 
     effects of the effluent standard, including the impact on 
     energy resources;
       ``(vi) the extent to which effective control is being or 
     may be achieved in an expeditious manner under other 
     regulatory authorities;
       ``(vii) the impact on national security interests; and
       ``(viii) such other factors as the Administrator considers 
     appropriate.''.
       (b) Beach Water Quality Monitoring.--
       (1) In general.--Section 304 is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(o) Beach Water Quality Monitoring.--After consultation 
     with appropriate Federal, State, and local agencies and after 
     providing notice and opportunity for public comment, the 
     Administrator shall develop and issue, not later than 18 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act, guidance 
     that States may use in monitoring water quality at beaches 
     and issuing health advisories with respect to beaches, 
     including testing protocols, recommendations on frequency of 
     testing and monitoring, recommendations on pollutants for 
     which monitoring and testing should be conducted, and 
     recommendations on when health advisories should be issued. 
     Such guidance shall be based on the best available scientific 
     information and be sufficient to protect public health and 
     safety in the case of any reasonably expected exposure to 
     pollutants as a result of swimming or bathing.''.
       (2) Reports.--Section 516(a) (33 U.S.C. 1375(a)) is amended 
     by striking ``and (9)'' and inserting ``(9) the monitoring 
     conducted by States on the water quality of beaches and the 
     issuance of health advisories with respect to beaches, and 
     (10)''.
       (c) Fish Consumption Advisories.--Any fish consumption 
     advisories issued by the Administrator shall be based upon 
     the protocols, methodology, and findings of the Food and Drug 
     Administration.

     SEC. 311. LOCAL PRETREATMENT AUTHORITY.

       Section 307 (33 U.S.C. 1317) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Local Pretreatment Authority.--
       ``(1) Demonstration.--If, to carry out the purposes 
     identified in paragraph (2), a publicly owned treatment works 
     with an approved pretreatment program demonstrates to the 
     satisfaction of the Administrator, or a State with an 
     approved program under section 402, that--
       ``(A) such publicly owned treatment works is in compliance, 
     and is likely to remain in compliance, with its permit under 
     section 402, including applicable effluent limitations and 
     narrative standards;

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       ``(B) such publicly owned treatment works is in compliance, 
     and is likely to remain in compliance, with applicable air 
     emission limitations;
       ``(C) biosolids produced by such publicly owned treatment 
     works meet beneficial use requirements under section 405;
       ``(D) such publicly owned treatment works is likely to 
     continue to meet all applicable State requirements; and
       ``(E) local limits established by such treatment works in 
     its approved pretreatment program are preventing and will 
     continue to prevent the introduction of pollutants into such 
     treatment works that interfere with, pass through, or are 
     otherwise incompatible with such treatment works;
     the approved pretreatment program shall be modified to allow 
     the publicly owned treatment works to apply approved local 
     limits in lieu of categorical pretreatment standards 
     promulgated under this section.
       ``(2) Purposes.--The publicly owned treatment works may 
     make the demonstration to the Administrator or the State, as 
     the case may be, to apply approved local limits in lieu of 
     categorical pretreatment standards, as the treatment works 
     deems necessary, for the purposes of--
       ``(A) reducing the administrative burden associated with 
     the designation of an `industrial user' as a `categorical 
     industrial user'; or
       ``(B) eliminating additional redundant or unnecessary 
     treatment by industrial users which has little or no 
     environmental benefit.
       ``(3) Limitations.--
       ``(A) Significant noncompliance.--The publicly owned 
     treatment works may not apply local limits in lieu of 
     categorical pretreatment standards to any industrial user 
     which is in significant noncompliance (as defined by the 
     Administrator) with its approved pretreatment program.
       ``(B) Procedures.--A demonstration to the Administrator or 
     the State under paragraph (1) must be made under the 
     procedures for pretreatment program modification provided 
     under this section and section 402.
       ``(4) Annual review.--
       ``(A) Demonstration relating to ability to meet criteria.--
     As part of the annual pretreatment report of the publicly 
     owned treatment works to the Administrator or State, the 
     treatment works shall demonstrate that application of local 
     limits in lieu of categorical pretreatment standards has not 
     resulted in the inability of the treatment works to meet the 
     criteria of paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Termination of authority.--If the Administrator or 
     State determines that application of local limits in lieu of 
     categorical pretreatment standards has resulted in the 
     inability of the treatment works to meet the criteria of 
     paragraph (1), the authority of a publicly owned treatment 
     works under this section shall be terminated and any affected 
     industrial user shall have a reasonable period of time to be 
     determined by the Administrator or State, but not to exceed 2 
     years, to come into compliance with any otherwise applicable 
     requirements of this Act.''.

     SEC. 312. COMPLIANCE WITH MANAGEMENT PRACTICES.

       Section 307 (33 U.S.C. 1317) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(g) Compliance With Management Practices.--
       ``(1) Special rule.--The Administrator or a State with a 
     permit program approved under section 402 may allow any 
     person that introduces silver into a publicly owned treatment 
     works to comply with a code of management practices with 
     respect to the introduction of silver into the treatment 
     works for a period not to exceed 5 years beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this subsection in lieu of complying 
     with any pretreatment requirement (including any local limit) 
     based on an effluent limitation for the treatment works 
     derived from a water quality standard for silver--
       ``(A) if the treatment works has accepted the code of 
     management practices;
       ``(B) if the code of management practices meets the 
     requirements of paragraph (2); and
       ``(C) if the facility is--
       ``(i) part of a class of facilities for which the code of 
     management practices has been approved by the Administrator 
     or the State;
       ``(ii) in compliance with a mass limitation or 
     concentration level for silver attainable with the 
     application of the best available technology economically 
     achievable for such facilities, as established by the 
     Administrator after a review of the treatment and management 
     practices of such class of facilities; and
       ``(iii) implementing the code of management practices.
       ``(2) Code of management practices.--A code of management 
     practices meets the requirements of this paragraph if the 
     code of management practices--
       ``(A) is developed and adopted by representatives of 
     industry and publicly owned treatment works of major urban 
     areas;
       ``(B) is approved by the Administrator or the State, as the 
     case may be;
       ``(C) reflects acceptable industry practices to minimize 
     the amount of silver introduced into publicly owned treatment 
     works or otherwise entering the environment from the class of 
     facilities for which the code of management practices is 
     approved; and
       ``(D) addresses, at a minimum--
       ``(i) the use of the best available technology economically 
     achievable, based on a review of the current state of such 
     technology for such class of facilities and of the effluent 
     guidelines for such facilities;
       ``(ii) water conservation measures available to reduce the 
     total quantity of discharge from such facilities to publicly 
     owned treatment works;
       ``(iii) opportunities to recover silver (and other 
     pollutants) from the waste stream prior to introduction into 
     a publicly owned treatment works; and
       ``(iv) operating and maintenance practices to minimize the 
     amount of silver introduced into publicly owned treatment 
     works and to assure consistent performance of the management 
     practices and treatment technology specified under this 
     paragraph.
       ``(3) Interim extension for potws receiving silver.--In any 
     case in which the Administrator or a State with a permit 
     program approved under section 402 allows under paragraph (1) 
     a person to comply with a code of management practices for a 
     period of not to exceed 5 years in lieu of complying with a 
     pretreatment requirement (including a local limit) for 
     silver, the Administrator or State, as applicable, shall 
     modify the permit conditions and effluent limitations for any 
     affected publicly owned treatment works to defer for such 
     period compliance with any effluent limitation derived from a 
     water quality standard for silver beyond that required by 
     section 301(b)(2), notwithstanding the provisions of section 
     303(d)(4) and 402(o), if the Administrator or the State, as 
     applicable, finds that--
       ``(A) the quality of any affected waters and the operation 
     of the treatment works will be adequately protected during 
     such period by implementation of the code of management 
     practices and the use of best technology economically 
     achievable by persons introducing silver into the treatment 
     works;
       ``(B) the introduction of pollutants into such treatment 
     works is in compliance with paragraphs (1) and (2); and
       ``(C) a program of enforcement by such treatment works and 
     the State ensures such compliance.''.

     SEC. 313. FEDERAL ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Adjustment of Penalties.--Section 309 (33 U.S.C. 1319) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Adjustment of Monetary Penalties for Inflation.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection, and at least once every 4 
     years thereafter, the Administrator shall adjust each 
     monetary penalty provided by this section in accordance with 
     paragraph (2) and publish such adjustment in the Federal 
     Register.
       ``(2) Method.--An adjustment to be made pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall be determined by increasing or decreasing 
     the maximum monetary penalty or the range of maximum monetary 
     penalties, as appropriate, by multiplying the cost-of-living 
     adjustment and the amount of such penalty.
       ``(3) Cost-of-living adjustment defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `cost-of-living' adjustment means the 
     percentage (if any) for each monetary penalty by which--
       ``(A) the Consumer Price Index for the month of June of the 
     calendar year preceding the adjustment; is greater or less 
     than
       ``(B) the Consumer Price Index for--
       ``(i) with respect to the first adjustment under this 
     subsection, the month of June of the calendar year preceding 
     the date of the enactment of this subsection; and
       ``(ii) with respect to each subsequent adjustment under 
     this subsection, the month of June of the calendar year in 
     which the amount of such monetary penalty was last adjusted 
     under this subsection.
       ``(4) Rounding.--In making adjustments under this 
     subsection, the Administrator may round the dollar amount of 
     a penalty, as appropriate.
       ``(5) Applicability.--Any increase or decrease to a 
     monetary penalty resulting from this subsection shall apply 
     only to violations which occur after the date any such 
     increase takes effect.''.
       (b) Joining States as Parties in Actions Involving 
     Municipalities.--Section 309(e) (33 U.S.C. 1319(e)) is 
     amended by striking ``shall be joined as a party. Such 
     State'' and inserting ``may be joined as a party. Any State 
     so joined as a party''.

     SEC. 314. RESPONSE PLANS FOR DISCHARGES OF OIL OR HAZARDOUS 
                   SUBSTANCES.

       (a) In General.--The requirements of section 311(j)(5) of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1321(j)(5)) shall not apply with respect to--
       (1) a municipal or industrial treatment works at which no 
     greater than a de minimis quantity of oil or hazardous 
     substances is stored; or
       (2) a facility that stores process water mixed with a de 
     minimis quantity of oil.
       (b) Regulations.--The President shall issue regulations 
     clarifying the meaning of the term ``de minimis quantity of 
     oil or hazardous substances'' as used in this section.

     SEC. 315. MARINE SANITATION DEVICES.

       Section 312(c)(1)(A) (33 U.S.C. 1322(c)(1)(A)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following: ``Not later than 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this sentence, and at 
     least once every 5 years thereafter, the Administrator, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Department in which 
     the Coast Guard is operating and after providing notice and 
     opportunity for public comment, shall review such standards 
     and regulations to take into account improvements in 
     technology relating to marine sanitation devices and based on 
     such review shall make such revisions to such standards and 
     regulations as may be necessary.''.

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     SEC. 316. FEDERAL FACILITIES.

       (a) Application of Certain Provisions.--Section 313(a) (33 
     U.S.C. 1323(a)) is amended by striking all preceding 
     subsection (b) and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 313. FEDERAL FACILITIES POLLUTION CONTROL.

       ``(a) Applicability of Federal, State, Interstate, and 
     Local Laws.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the executive, legislative, and judicial 
     branches of the Federal Government--
       ``(A) having jurisdiction over any property or facility, or
       ``(B) engaged in any activity resulting, or which may 
     result, in the discharge of pollutants,
     and each officer, agent, or employee thereof in the 
     performance of his official duties, shall be subject to, and 
     comply with, all Federal, State, interstate, and local 
     requirements, administrative authority, and process and 
     sanctions respecting the control and abatement of water 
     pollution in the same manner and to the same extent as any 
     nongovernmental entity, including the payment of reasonable 
     service charges.
       ``(2) Types of actions covered.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     apply--
       ``(A) to any requirement whether substantive or procedural 
     (including any recordkeeping or reporting requirement, any 
     requirement respecting permits, and any other requirement),
       ``(B) to the exercise of any Federal, State, or local 
     administrative authority, and
       ``(C) to any process and sanction, whether enforced in 
     Federal, State, or local courts or in any other manner.
       ``(3) Penalties and fines.--The Federal, State, interstate, 
     and local substantive and procedural requirements, 
     administrative authority, and process and sanctions referred 
     to in paragraph (1) include all administrative orders and all 
     civil and administrative penalties and fines, regardless of 
     whether such penalties or fines are punitive or coercive in 
     nature or are imposed for isolated, intermittent, or 
     continuing violations.
       ``(4) Sovereign immunity.--
       ``(A) Waiver.--The United States hereby expressly waives 
     any immunity otherwise applicable to the United States with 
     respect to any requirement, administrative authority, and 
     process and sanctions referred to in paragraph (1) (including 
     any injunctive relief, any administrative order, any civil or 
     administrative penalty or fine referred to in paragraph (3), 
     or any reasonable service charge).
       ``(B) Processing fees.--The reasonable service charges 
     referred to in this paragraph include fees or charges 
     assessed in connection with the processing and issuance of 
     permits, renewal of permits, amendments to permits, review of 
     plans, studies, and other documents, and inspection and 
     monitoring of facilities, as well as any other 
     nondiscriminatory charges that are assessed in connection 
     with a Federal, State, interstate, or local water pollution 
     regulatory program.
       ``(5) Exemptions.--
       ``(A) General authority of president.--The President may 
     exempt any effluent source of any department, agency, or 
     instrumentality in the executive branch from compliance with 
     any requirement to which paragraph (1) applies if the 
     President determines it to be in the paramount interest of 
     the United States to do so; except that no exemption may be 
     granted from the requirements of section 306 or 307 of this 
     Act.
       ``(B) Limitation.--No exemptions shall be granted under 
     subparagraph (A) due to lack of appropriation unless the 
     President shall have specifically requested such 
     appropriation as a part of the budgetary process and the 
     Congress shall have failed to make available such requested 
     appropriation.
       ``(C) Time period.--Any exemption under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be for a period not in excess of 1 year, but additional 
     exemptions may be granted for periods of not to exceed 1 year 
     upon the President's making a new determination.
       ``(D) Military property.--In addition to any exemption of a 
     particular effluent source, the President may, if the 
     President determines it to be in the paramount interest of 
     the United States to do so, issue regulations exempting from 
     compliance with the requirements of this section any 
     weaponry, equipment, aircraft, vessels, vehicles, or other 
     classes or categories of property, and access to such 
     property, which are owned or operated by the Armed Forces of 
     the United States (including the Coast Guard) or by the 
     National Guard of any State and which are uniquely military 
     in nature. The President shall reconsider the need for such 
     regulations at 3-year intervals.
       ``(E) Reports.--The President shall report each January to 
     the Congress all exemptions from the requirements of this 
     section granted during the preceding calendar year, together 
     with the President's reason for granting such exemption.
       ``(6) Venue.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
     prevent any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
     Federal Government, or any officer, agent, or employee 
     thereof in the performance of official duties, from removing 
     to the appropriate Federal district court any proceeding to 
     which the department, agency, or instrumentality or officer, 
     agent, or employee thereof is subject pursuant to this 
     section, and any such proceeding may be removed in accordance 
     with chapter 89 of title 28, United States Code.
       ``(7) Personal liability of federal employees.--No agent, 
     employee, or officer of the United States shall be personally 
     liable for any civil penalty under any Federal, State, 
     interstate, or local water pollution law with respect to any 
     act or omission within the scope of the official duties of 
     the agent, employee, or officer.
       ``(8) Criminal sanctions.--An agent, employee, or officer 
     of the United States shall be subject to any criminal 
     sanction (including any fine or imprisonment) under any 
     Federal or State water pollution law, but no department, 
     agency, or instrumentality of the executive, legislative, or 
     judicial branch of the Federal Government shall be subject to 
     any such sanction.''.
       (b) Funds Collected by a State.--Section 313 (33 U.S.C. 
     1323) is further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Limitation on State Use of Funds.--Unless a State law 
     in effect on the date of the enactment of this subsection or 
     a State constitution requires the funds to be used in a 
     different manner, all funds collected by a State from the 
     Federal Government in penalties and fines imposed for the 
     violation of a substantive or procedural requirement referred 
     to in subsection (a) shall be used by a State only for 
     projects designed to improve or protect the environment or to 
     defray the costs of environmental protection or 
     enforcement.''.
       (c) Enforcement.--Section 313 is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(d) Federal Facility Enforcement.--
       ``(1) Administrative enforcement by epa.--The Administrator 
     may commence an administrative enforcement action against any 
     department, agency, or instrumentality of the executive, 
     legislative, or judicial branch of the Federal Government 
     pursuant to the enforcement authorities contained in this 
     Act.
       ``(2) Procedure.--The Administrator shall initiate an 
     administrative enforcement action against a department, 
     agency, or instrumentality under this subsection in the same 
     manner and under the same circumstances as an action would be 
     initiated against any other person under this Act. The amount 
     of any administrative penalty imposed under this subsection 
     shall be determined in accordance with section 309(d) of this 
     Act.
       ``(3) Voluntary settlement.--Any voluntary resolution or 
     settlement of an action under this subsection shall be set 
     forth in an administrative consent order.
       ``(4) Conferral with epa.--No administrative order issued 
     to a department, agency, or instrumentality under this 
     section shall become final until such department, agency, or 
     instrumentality has had the opportunity to confer with the 
     Administrator.''.
       (d) Limitation on Actions and Right of Intervention.--
     Section 313 is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Limitation on Actions and Right of Intervention.--Any 
     violation with respect to which the Administrator has 
     commenced and is diligently prosecuting an action under this 
     subsection, or for which the Administrator has issued a final 
     order and the violator has either paid a penalty or fine 
     assessed under this subsection or is subject to an 
     enforceable schedule of corrective actions, shall not be the 
     subject of an action under section 505 of this Act. In any 
     action under this subsection, any citizen may intervene as a 
     matter of right.''.
       (e) Definition of Person.--Section 502(5) (33 U.S.C. 
     1362(5)) is amended by inserting before the period at the end 
     the following: ``and includes any department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the United States''.
       (f) Definition of Radioactive Materials.--Section 502 (33 
     U.S.C. 1362) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(24) The term `radioactive materials' includes source 
     materials, special nuclear materials, and byproduct materials 
     (as such terms are defined under the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954) which are used, produced, or managed at facilities not 
     licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission; except that 
     such term does not include any material which is discharged 
     from a vessel or other facility covered by Executive Order 
     12344 (42 U.S.C. 7158 note; relating to the Naval Nuclear 
     Propulsion Program).''.
       (g) Conforming Amendments.--Section 313(b) (33 U.S.C. 
     1323(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b)(1)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Wastewater Facilities.--
       ``(1) Cooperation for use of wastewater control systems.--
     '';
       (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``Limitation on 
     construction.--'' before ``Construction''; and
       (3) by moving paragraphs (1) and (2) 2 ems to the right.
       (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and shall only apply to violations occurring after such date 
     of enactment.

     SEC. 317. CLEAN LAKES.

       (a) Priority Lakes.--Section 314(d)(2) (33 U.S.C. 
     1324(d)(2)) is amended by inserting ``Paris Twin Lakes, 
     Illinois; Otsego Lake, New York; Raystown Lake, 
     Pennsylvania;'' after ``Minnesota;''.
       (b) Funding.--Section 314 (33 U.S.C. 1324) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this section $10,000,000 per 
     fiscal year for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000.''.

     SEC. 318. COOLING WATER INTAKE STRUCTURES.

       Section 316(b) (33 U.S.C. 1326(b)) is amended--

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       (1) by inserting after ``(b)'' the following: ``Regulation 
     of Cooling Water Intake Structures.--'';
       (2) by inserting before ``Any'' the following: ``(1) In 
     general.--'';
       (3) by indenting paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph 
     (2) of this section, and moving such paragraph 2 ems to the 
     right; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Intake structure considerations.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Administrator shall require the 
     application of the best technology available to new and 
     existing cooling water intake structures in instances where 
     the Administrator has determined that such a structure is 
     having or could have a significant adverse impact on the 
     aquatic environment.
       ``(B) New intake structure.--In identifying the best 
     technology available for any new cooling water intake 
     structure pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Administrator 
     shall consider, at a minimum, the following:
       ``(i) The relative technological, engineering, and economic 
     feasibility of available intake structure technologies for 
     minimizing adverse impacts to the aquatic environment.
       ``(ii) The relative technological, engineering, and 
     economic feasibility of available alternatives as to the 
     location, design, construction, and capacity of the intake 
     structure.
       ``(iii) The relative environmental, social, and economic 
     costs and benefits of available technologies and alternatives 
     identified pursuant to this subparagraph or subparagraph (D).
       ``(iv) The projected useful life of the point source at 
     which the new cooling water intake structure is located.
       ``(C) Existing intake structures.--In identifying the best 
     technology available for an existing cooling water intake 
     structure pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Administrator 
     shall consider, at a minimum, the following:
       ``(i) The relative technological, engineering, and economic 
     feasibility of reasonably available intake structure retrofit 
     technologies for minimizing adverse impacts to the aquatic 
     environment.
       ``(ii) The relative environmental, social, and economic 
     costs and benefits of available technologies and alternatives 
     identified pursuant to this subparagraph or subparagraph (D).
       ``(iii) The projected remaining useful life of the point 
     source at which the existing cooling water intake structure 
     is located.
       ``(D) Consideration of alternatives.--In identifying the 
     best technology available for any new or existing cooling 
     water intake structure, the Administrator shall consider 
     environmental enhancements or any other technique that the 
     owner or operator has identified as appropriate alternatives 
     for minimizing adverse impacts to the aquatic environment.
       ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(A) New cooling water intake structure.--The term `new 
     cooling water intake structure' means any intake structure 
     the construction of which commences after the publication of 
     final regulations implementing this subsection.
       ``(B) Existing cooling water intake structure.--The term 
     `existing cooling water intake structure' means any intake 
     structure that is not a new cooling water intake 
     structure.''.

     SEC. 319. NONPOINT SOURCE MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

       (a) State Assessment Report.--
       (1) Contents.--Section 319(a)(1)(C) (33 U.S.C. 
     1329(a)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ``best management 
     practices and''.
       (2) Information used in preparation.--Section 319(a)(2) is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting ``, reviewing, and revising'' after 
     ``developing''; and
       (B) by striking ``section'' the first place it appears and 
     inserting ``subsection''.
       (3) Review and revision.--Section 319(a) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Review and revision.--Not later than 18 months after 
     the date of the enactment of the Clean Water Amendments of 
     1995, and every 5 years thereafter, the State shall review, 
     revise, and submit to the Administrator the report required 
     by this subsection.''.
       (b) State Management Program.--
       (1) Term of program.--Section 319(b)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``four'' and inserting ``5''.
       (2) Contents.--Section 319(b)(2) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``best'';
       (ii) by striking ``paragraph (1)(B)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a)(1)(B)''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``and measure'' after ``practice'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``nonregulatory or regulatory programs for 
     enforcement,'' and inserting ``one or more of the following: 
     voluntary programs, incentive-based programs, regulatory 
     programs, enforceable policies and mechanisms, State 
     management programs approved under section 306 of the Coastal 
     Zone Management Act of 1972,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``achieve implementation'' and all that 
     follows before the period and inserting ``manage categories, 
     subcategories, or particular nonpoint sources to the degree 
     necessary to provide for reasonable further progress toward 
     the goal of attaining water quality standards within 15 years 
     of approval of the State program for those waters identified 
     under subsection (a)(1)(A)'';
       (C) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(C) A schedule containing interim goals and milestones 
     for making reasonable progress toward the attainment of 
     standards, which may be demonstrated by one or any 
     combination of the following: improvements in water quality 
     (including biological indicators), documented implementation 
     of voluntary nonpoint source control practices and measures, 
     and adoption of enforceable policies and mechanisms.'';
       (D) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``A certification of'' 
     and inserting ``After the date of the enactment of the Clean 
     Water Amendments of 1995, a certification by''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) A description of the monitoring or other assessment 
     which will be carried out under the program for the purposes 
     of monitoring and assessing the effectiveness of the program, 
     including the attainment of interim goals and milestones.
       ``(H) An identification of activities on Federal lands in 
     the State that are inconsistent with the State management 
     program.
       ``(I) An identification of goals and milestones for 
     progress in attaining water quality standards, including a 
     projected date for attaining such standards as expeditiously 
     as practicable but not later than 15 years after the date of 
     approval of the State program for each of the waters listed 
     pursuant to subsection (a).''.
       (3) Utilization of local and private experts.--Section 
     319(b)(3) is amended by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``, including academic institutions, 
     private industry experts, and other individual experts in 
     water resource conservation and planning''.
       (4) New technologies; use of resources; agricultural 
     programs.--Section 319(b) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(5) Recognition of new technologies.--In developing and 
     implementing a management program under this subsection, a 
     State may recognize and utilize new practices, technologies, 
     processes, products, and other alternatives.
       ``(6) Efficient and effective use of resources.--In 
     developing and implementing a management program under this 
     subsection, a State may recognize and provide for a 
     methodology which takes into account situations in which 
     management measures used to control one pollutant have an 
     adverse impact with respect to another pollutant. The 
     methodology should encourage the balanced combination of 
     measures which best address the various impairments on the 
     watershed or site.
       ``(7) Recognition of agricultural programs.--Any 
     agricultural producer who has voluntarily developed and is 
     implementing an approved whole farm or ranch natural 
     resources management plan shall be considered to be in 
     compliance with the requirements of a State program developed 
     under this section--
       ``(A) if such plan has been developed under a program 
     subject to a memorandum of agreement between the Chief of the 
     Natural Resources Conservation Service and the Governor, or 
     their respective designees; and
       ``(B) if such memorandum of agreement specifies--
       ``(i) the scope and content of the Natural Resources 
     Conservation Service program (not an individual farm or ranch 
     plan) in the State or regions of the State;
       ``(ii) the terms of approval, implementation, and duration 
     of a voluntary farm or ranch plan for agricultural producers;
       ``(iii) the responsibilities for assessing implementation 
     of voluntary whole farm and ranch natural resource management 
     plans; and
       ``(iv) the duration of such memorandum of agreement.
     At a minimum, such memorandum of agreement shall be reviewed 
     and may be revised every 5 years, as part of the State review 
     of its management program under this section.''.
       (c) Submission of Management Programs.--Paragraph (2) of 
     section 319(c) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Time period for submission of management programs.--
     Each management program shall be submitted to the 
     Administrator within 30 months of the issuance by the 
     Administrator of the final guidance under subsection (o) and 
     every 5 years thereafter. Each program submission after the 
     initial submission following the date of the enactment of the 
     Clean Water Amendments of 1995 shall include a demonstration 
     of reasonable further progress toward the goal of attaining 
     water quality standards within 15 years of approval of the 
     State program, including documentation of the degree to which 
     the State has achieved the interim goals and milestones 
     contained in the previous program submission. Such 
     demonstration shall take into account the adequacy of Federal 
     funding under this section.''.
       (d) Approval and Disapproval of Reports and Management 
     Programs.--
       (1) Deadline.--Section 319(d)(1) is amended by inserting 
     ``or revised report'' after ``any report''.
       (2) Disapproval.--Section 319(d)(2) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B) by inserting before the semicolon 
     the following: ``; except that such program or portion shall 
     not be disapproved solely because the program or portion does 
     not include enforceable policies or mechanisms'';
       (B) in subparagraph (D) by striking ``are not adequate'' 
     and all that follows before the semicolon and inserting the 
     following: ``will

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     not result in reasonable further progress toward the 
     attainment of applicable water quality standards under 
     section 303 as expeditiously as possible but not later than 
     15 years after approval of the State program''; and
       (C) in the text following subparagraph (D)--
       (i) by striking ``3 months'' and inserting ``6 months''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting ``or portion thereof'' before ``within 
     three months of receipt''.
       (3) Failure to submit report.--Section 319(d)(3) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``the report'' and inserting ``a report or 
     revised report'';
       (B) by striking ``30 months'' and inserting ``18 months''; 
     and
       (C) by striking ``of the enactment of this section'' and 
     inserting ``on which such report is required to be submitted 
     under subsection (a)''.
       (4) Program management by the administrator.--Section 
     319(d) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Failure of state to submit program.--
       ``(A) Program management by the administrator.--If a State 
     fails to submit a management program or revised management 
     program under subsection (b) or the Administrator disapproves 
     such management program, the Administrator shall prepare and 
     implement a management program for controlling pollution 
     added from nonpoint sources to the navigable waters within 
     the State and improving the quality of such waters in 
     accordance with subsection (b).
       ``(B) Notice and hearing.--If the Administrator intends to 
     disapprove a program submitted by a State, the Administrator 
     shall first notify the Governor of the State in writing of 
     the modifications necessary to meet the requirements of this 
     section. The Administrator shall provide adequate public 
     notice and an opportunity for a public hearing for all 
     interested parties.
       ``(C) State revision of its program.--If, after taking into 
     account the level of funding actually provided as compared 
     with the level authorized under subsection (j), the 
     Administrator determines that a State has failed to 
     demonstrate reasonable further progress toward the attainment 
     of water quality standards as required, the State shall 
     revise its program within 12 months of that determination in 
     a manner sufficient to achieve attainment of applicable water 
     quality standards by the deadline established by this Act. If 
     a State fails to make such a program revision or the 
     Administrator disapproves such a revision, the Administrator 
     shall prepare and implement a nonpoint source management 
     program for the State.''.
       (e) Technical Assistance.--Section 319(f) is amended by 
     inserting ``and implementing'' after ``developing''.
       (f) Grant Program.--
       (1) In general.--Section 319(h)(1) is amended--
       (A) by amending the paragraph heading to read as follows: 
     ``Grants for preparation and implementation of reports and 
     management programs.--'';
       (B) by striking ``for which a report submitted under 
     subsection (a) and a management program submitted under 
     subsection (b) is approved under this section'';
       (C) by striking ``the Administrator shall make grants'' and 
     inserting ``the Administrator may make grants under this 
     subsection'';
       (D) by striking ``under this subsection to such State'' and 
     inserting ``to such State'';
       (E) by striking ``implementing such management program'' 
     and inserting ``preparing a report under subsection (a) and 
     in preparing and implementing a management program under 
     subsection (b)'';
       (F) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``Grants for implementation of such management program may be 
     made only after such report and management program are 
     approved under this section.''; and
       (G) by adding at the end the following: ``The Administrator 
     is authorized to provide funds to a State if necessary to 
     implement an approved portion of a State program or, with the 
     approval of the Governor of the State, to implement a 
     component of a federally established program. The 
     Administrator may continue to make grants to any State with 
     an program approved on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Clean Water Amendments of 1995 until the 
     Administrator withdraws the approval of such program or the 
     State fails to submit a revision of such program in 
     accordance with subsection (c)(2).''.
       (2) Federal share.--Section 319(h)(3) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``management program implemented'' and 
     inserting ``report prepared and management program prepared 
     and implemented'';
       (B) by striking ``60 percent'' and inserting ``75 
     percent'';
       (C) by striking ``implementing such management program'' 
     and inserting ``preparing such report and preparing and 
     implementing such management program''; and
       (D) by inserting ``of program implementation'' after ``non-
     Federal share''.
       (3) Limitation on grant amounts.--Section 319(h)(4) is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting before the first sentence the following: 
     ``The Administrator shall establish, after consulting with 
     the States, maximum and minimum grants for any fiscal year to 
     promote equity between States and effective nonpoint source 
     management.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``The minimum 
     percentage of funds allocated to each State shall be 0.5 
     percent of the amount appropriated.''.
       (4) Allocation of grant funds.--Paragraph (5) of section 
     319(h) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Allocation of grant funds.--Grants under this section 
     shall be allocated to States with approved programs in a fair 
     and equitable manner and be based upon rules and regulations 
     promulgated by the Administrator which shall take into 
     account the extent and nature of the nonpoint sources of 
     pollution in each State and other relevant factors.''.
       (5) Use of funds.--Paragraph (7) of section 319(h) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(7) Use of funds.--A State may use grants made available 
     to the State pursuant to this section for activities relating 
     to nonpoint source water pollution control, including--
       ``(A) providing financial assistance with respect to those 
     activities whose principal purpose is protecting and 
     improving water quality;
       ``(B) assistance related to the cost of preparing or 
     implementing the State management program;
       ``(C) providing incentive grants to individuals to 
     implement a site-specific water quality plan in amounts not 
     to exceed 75 percent of the cost of the project from all 
     Federal sources;
       ``(D) land acquisition or conservation easements consistent 
     with a site-specific water quality plan;
       ``(E) providing financial assistance with respect to those 
     water pollution control activities which have as their 
     principal purpose the protection of public water supplies; 
     and
       ``(F) restoring and maintaining the chemical, physical, and 
     biological integrity of urban and rural waters and watersheds 
     (including restoration and maintenance of water quality, a 
     balanced indigenous population of shellfish, fish, and 
     wildlife, aquatic and riparian vegetation, and recreational 
     activities in and on the water) and protecting designated 
     uses, including fishing, swimming, and drinking water 
     supply.''.
       (6) Compliance with state management program.--Paragraph 
     (8) of section 319(h) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(8) Compliance with state management program.--In any 
     fiscal year for which the Administrator determines that a 
     State has not made satisfactory progress in the preceding 
     fiscal year in meeting the schedule specified for such State 
     under subsection (b)(2)(C), the Administrator is authorized 
     to withhold grants pursuant to this section in whole or in 
     part to the State after adequate written notice is provided 
     to the Governor of the State.''.
       (7) Allotment study.--Section 319(h) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(13) Allotment study.--
       ``(A) Study.--The Administrator, in consultation with the 
     States, shall conduct a study of whether the allocation of 
     funds under paragraph (5) appropriately reflects the needs 
     and costs of nonpoint source control measures for different 
     nonpoint source categories and subcategories and of options 
     for better reflecting such needs and costs in the allotment 
     of funds.
       ``(B) Report.--Not later than 5 years after the date of the 
     enactment of the Clean Water Amendments of 1995, the 
     Administrator shall transmit to Congress a report on the 
     results of the study conducted under this subsection, 
     together with recommendations.''.
       (g) Grants for Protecting Ground Water Quality.--Section 
     319(i)(3) is amended by striking ``$150,000'' and inserting 
     ``$500,000''.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 319(j) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' before ``$130,000,000'';
       (2) by inserting after ``1991'' the following: ``, such 
     sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 1992 through 1995, 
     $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $150,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1997, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $250,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1999, and $300,000,000 for fiscal year 
     2000''; and
       (3) by striking ``$7,500,000'' and inserting 
     ``$25,000,000''.
       (i) Consistency of Other Programs and Projects With 
     Management Programs.--Section 319(k) (33 U.S.C. 1329(k)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``allow States to review'' and inserting 
     ``require coordination with States in'';
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``and the State watershed management program''; 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end the following: ``Federal agencies 
     that own or manage land, or issue licenses for activities 
     that cause nonpoint source pollution from such land, shall 
     coordinate their nonpoint source control measures with the 
     State nonpoint source management program and the State 
     watershed management program. A Federal agency and the 
     Governor of an affected State shall enter into a memorandum 
     of understanding to carry out the purposes of this paragraph. 
     Such a memorandum of understanding shall not relieve the 
     Federal agency of the agency's obligation to comply with its 
     own mandates.''.
       (j) Reports of the Administrator.--
       (1) Biennial reports.--Section 319(m)(1) is amended--
       (A) in the paragraph heading by striking ``Annual'' and 
     inserting ``Biennial''; and
       (B) by striking ``1988, and each January 1'' and inserting 
     ``1995, and biennially''.
       (2) Contents.--Section 319(m)(2) is amended--
       (A) by striking the paragraph heading and all that follows 
     before ``at a minimum'' and

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     inserting ``Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph 
     (1),'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``best management 
     practices'' and inserting ``measures''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``best management 
     practices'' and inserting ``the measures provided by States 
     under subsection (b)''.
       (k) Set Aside for Administrative Personnel.--Section 319(n) 
     is amended by striking ``less'' and inserting ``more''.
       (l) Guidance on Model Management Practices and Measures.--
     Section 319 is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(o) Guidance on Model Management Practices and 
     Measures.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall publish guidance 
     to identify model management practices and measures which may 
     be undertaken, at the discretion of the State or appropriate 
     entity, under a management program established pursuant to 
     this section.
       ``(2) Consultation; public notice and comment.--The 
     Administrator shall develop the model management practices 
     and measures under paragraph (1) in consultation with the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, other 
     appropriate Federal and State departments and agencies, and 
     academic institutions, private industry experts, and other 
     individual experts in water conservation and planning, and 
     after providing notice and opportunity for public comment.
       ``(3) Publication.--The Administrator shall publish 
     proposed guidance under this subsection not later than 6 
     months after the date of the enactment of this subsection and 
     shall publish final guidance under this subsection not later 
     than 18 months after such date of enactment. The 
     Administrator shall periodically review and revise the final 
     guidance at least once every 3 years after its publication.
       ``(4) Model management practices and measures defined.--For 
     the purposes of this subsection, the term `model management 
     practices and measures' means economically achievable 
     measures for the control of the addition of pollutants from 
     nonpoint sources of pollution which reflect the greatest 
     degree of pollutant reduction achievable through the 
     application of the best available nonpoint pollution control 
     practices, technologies, processes, siting criteria, 
     operating methods, or other alternatives. The Administrator 
     may distinguish among classes, types, and sizes within any 
     category of nonpoint sources.''.
       (m) Inadequate Funding.--Section 319 is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(p) Inadequate Funding.--For each fiscal year beginning 
     after the date of the enactment of this subsection for which 
     the total of amounts appropriated to carry out this section 
     are less than the total of amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to subsection (h), the deadline for 
     compliance with any requirement of this section, including 
     any deadline relating to assessment reports or State program 
     implementation or monitoring efforts, shall be postponed by 1 
     year, unless the Administrator and the State jointly certify 
     that the amounts appropriated are sufficient to meet the 
     requirements of this section.''.
       (n) Coastal Zone Management.--Section 6217 of the Coastal 
     Zone Act Reauthorization Amendments of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 1451 
     note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``Program development.--''; 
     and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) A State that has not received Federal approval for 
     the State's core coastal management program pursuant to 
     section 306 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
     U.S.C. 1455) shall have 30 months from the date of approval 
     of such program to submit a Coastal Nonpoint Pollution 
     Program pursuant to this section. Any such State shall also 
     be eligible for any extension of time for submittal of the 
     State's nonpoint program that may be received by a State with 
     a federally approved coastal management program.'';
       (2) in subsection (b), in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``to protect coastal waters generally'' and 
     inserting ``to restore and protect coastal waters where the 
     State has determined that coastal waters are threatened or 
     significantly degraded'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(3)--
       (A) by striking ``The implementation'' and inserting ``A 
     schedule for the implementation''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, and no less often than once every 5 
     years,'' after ``from time to time'';
       (4) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Identification of priority areas.--A prioritization 
     of the areas in the State in which management measures will 
     be implemented.'';
       (5) in subsection (c) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Conditional approval.--The Secretary and 
     Administrator may grant conditional approval to a State's 
     program where the State requests additional time to complete 
     the development of its program. During the period during 
     which the State's program is subject to conditional approval, 
     the penalty provisions of paragraphs (3) and (4) shall not 
     apply.'';
       (6) in subsection (h)(1) by striking ``, 1993, and 1994'' 
     and inserting ``through 2000''; and
       (7) in subsection (h)(2)(B)(iv) by striking ``fiscal year 
     1995'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 1995 through 
     2000''.
       (o) Agricultural Inputs.--Section 319 is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(q) Agricultural Inputs.--For the purposes of this Act, 
     any land application of agricultural inputs, including 
     livestock manure, shall not be considered a point source and 
     shall be subject to enforcement only under this section.''.
       (p) Purpose.--Section 319 (33 U.S.C. 1329) is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(r) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to assist 
     States in addressing nonpoint sources of pollution where 
     necessary to achieve the goals and requirements of this Act. 
     It is recognized that State nonpoint source programs need to 
     be built upon a foundation that voluntary initiatives 
     represent the approach most likely to succeed in achieving 
     the objectives of this Act.''.
       (q) Control of Salt Water Intrusion.--Section 319 is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(s) Control of Salt Water Intrusion.--Nothing in this 
     section authorizes the Administrator to require a State to 
     identify or establish procedures and methods to control salt 
     water intrusion beyond what is provided for in section 
     208(b)(2)(I).''.

     SEC. 320. NATIONAL ESTUARY PROGRAM.

       (a) Technical Amendment.--Section 320(a)(2)(B) (33 U.S.C. 
     1330(a)(2)(B)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) Priority consideration.--The Administrator shall give 
     priority consideration under this section to Long Island 
     Sound, New York and Connecticut; Narragansett Bay, Rhode 
     Island; Buzzards Bay, Massachusetts; Massachusetts Bay, 
     Massachusetts (including Cape Cod Bay and Boston Harbor); 
     Puget Sound, Washington; New York-New Jersey Harbor, New York 
     and New Jersey; Delaware Bay, Delaware and New Jersey; 
     Delaware Inland Bays, Delaware; Albemarle Sound, North 
     Carolina; Sarasota Bay, Florida; San Francisco Bay, 
     California; Santa Monica Bay, California; Galveston Bay, 
     Texas; Barataria-Terrebonne Bay estuary complex, Louisiana; 
     Indian River Lagoon, Florida; Charlotte Harbor, Florida; 
     Barnegat Bay, New Jersey; and Peconic Bay, New York.''.
       (b) Grants.--Section 320(g)(2) (33 U.S.C. 1330(g)(2)) is 
     amended by inserting ``and implementation monitoring'' after 
     ``development''.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 320(i) (33 
     U.S.C. 1330(i)) is amended by striking ``1987'' and all that 
     follows through ``1991'' and inserting the following: ``1987 
     through 1991, such sums as may be necessary for fiscal years 
     1992 through 1995, and $19,000,000 per fiscal year for each 
     of fiscal years 1996 through 2000''.

     SEC. 321. STATE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

       (a) Establishment.--Title III (33 U.S.C. 1311-1330) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 321. STATE WATERSHED MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) State Watershed Management Program.--
       ``(1) Submission of program to administrator.--A State, at 
     any time, may submit a watershed management program to the 
     Administrator for approval.
       ``(2) Approval.--If the Administrator does not disapprove a 
     State watershed management program within 180 days of its 
     submittal or 240 days of a request for a public hearing 
     pursuant to paragraph (3) with respect to the program, 
     whichever is later, such program shall be deemed approved for 
     the purposes of this section. The Administrator shall approve 
     the program if the program includes, at a minimum, the 
     following elements:
       ``(A) The identification of the State agency with primary 
     responsibility for overseeing and approving watershed 
     management plans in general.
       ``(B) The description of any responsible entities 
     (including any appropriate State agency or substate agency) 
     to be utilized in implementing the program and a description 
     of their responsibilities.
       ``(C) A description of the scope of the program. In 
     establishing the scope of the program, the State may address 
     one or more watersheds, or pollutants, concurrently or 
     sequentially. The scope of the State program may expand over 
     time with respect to the watersheds, pollutants, and factors 
     to be addressed under the program. In developing the State 
     program, the State shall take into account all regional and 
     local government watershed management programs that are 
     consistent with the proposed State program and shall consult 
     with the regional and local governments that developed such 
     programs. The State shall consider recommendations from units 
     of general purpose government, special purpose districts, 
     local water suppliers, and appropriate water management 
     agencies in the development and scope of the program.
       ``(D) Provisions for carrying out an analysis, consistent 
     with the established scope of the program, of the problems 
     within each watershed covered under the program.
       ``(E) An identification of watershed management units for 
     which management plans will be developed, taking into 
     consideration those waters where water quality is threatened 
     or impaired or otherwise in need of special protection. A 
     watershed management unit identified under the program may 
     include waters and associated land areas in more than 1 State 
     if the Governors of the States affected jointly designate the 
     watershed management unit and may include wa

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     ters and associated lands managed or owned by the Federal 
     Government.
       ``(F) A description of the activities required of 
     responsible entities (as specified under subsection (e)(1)) 
     and a description of the watershed plan approval process of 
     the State.
       ``(G) Documentation of the public participation in 
     development of the program and description of the procedures 
     that will be used for public participation in the development 
     and implementation of watershed plans.
       ``(H) The identification of goals that will be pursued in 
     each watershed, including attainment of State water quality 
     standards (including site-specific water quality standards) 
     and the goals and objectives of this Act.
       ``(I) An exclusion from the program of federally approved 
     activities with respect to linear utility facilities, such as 
     natural gas pipelines if such facilities extend to multiple 
     watersheds and result in temporary or de minimis impacts.
       ``(J) A description of the process for consideration of and 
     achieving consistency with the purposes of sections 319 and 
     322.
       ``(3) Disapproval process.--If the Administrator intends to 
     disapprove a program of a State submitted under this 
     subsection, the Administrator shall by a written notification 
     advise the State of the intent to disapprove and the reasons 
     for disapproval. If, within 30 days of receipt of such 
     notice, a State so requests, the Administrator shall conduct 
     a public hearing in the State on the intent to disapprove and 
     the reasons for such disapproval. A State may resubmit a 
     revised program that addresses the reasons contained in the 
     notification. If a State requests a public hearing, the 
     Administrator shall conduct the hearing in that State and 
     issue a final determination within 240 days of receipt of the 
     State watershed management program submittal.
       ``(4) Modification of program.--Each State with a watershed 
     management program that has been approved by the 
     Administrator under this section may, at any time, modify the 
     watershed management program. Any such modification shall be 
     submitted to the Administrator and shall remain in effect 
     unless and until the Administrator determines that the 
     modified program no longer meets the requirements of this 
     section. In such event, the provisions of paragraph (3) shall 
     apply.
       ``(5) Status reports.--Each State with a watershed 
     management program that has been approved by the 
     Administrator pursuant to this subsection shall, not later 
     than 1 year after the date of approval, and annually 
     thereafter, submit to the Administrator an annual watershed 
     program summary status report that includes descriptions of 
     any modifications to the program. The status report shall 
     include a listing of requests made for watershed plan 
     development and a listing of plans prepared and submitted by 
     local or regional entities and the actions taken by the State 
     on such plans including the reasons for those actions. In 
     consultation and coordination with the Administrator, a State 
     may use the report to satisfy, in full or in part, any 
     reporting requirements under sections 106, 303(d), 305(b), 
     314, 319, 320, 322, and 604(b).
       ``(b) Watershed Area in 2 or More States.--If a watershed 
     management unit is designated to include land areas in more 
     than 1 State, the Governors of States having jurisdiction 
     over any lands within the watershed management unit shall 
     jointly determine the responsible entity or entities.
       ``(c) Eligible Watershed Management and Planning 
     Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to activities eligible to 
     receive assistance under other sections of this Act as of the 
     date of the enactment of this subsection, the following 
     watershed management activities conducted by or on behalf of 
     the States pursuant to a watershed management program that is 
     approved by the Administrator under this section shall be 
     considered to be eligible to receive assistance under 
     sections 106, 205(j), 319(h), 320, and 604(b):
       ``(A) Characterizing the waters and land uses.
       ``(B) Identifying and evaluating problems within the 
     watershed.
       ``(C) Selecting short-term and long-term goals for 
     watershed management.
       ``(D) Developing and implementing water quality standards, 
     including site-specific water quality standards.
       ``(E) Developing and implementing measures and practices to 
     meet identified goals.
       ``(F) Identifying and coordinating projects and activities 
     necessary to restore or maintain water quality or other 
     related environmental objectives within the watershed.
       ``(G) Identifying the appropriate institutional 
     arrangements to carry out a watershed management plan that 
     has been approved or adopted by the State under this section.
       ``(H) Updating the plan.
       ``(I) Conducting training and public participation 
     activities.
       ``(J) Research to study benefits of existing watershed 
     program plans and particular aspects of the plans.
       ``(K) Implementing any other activity considered 
     appropriate by the Administrator or the Governor of a State 
     with an approved program.
       ``(2) Factors to be considered.--In selecting watershed 
     management activities to receive assistance pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), the following factors shall be considered:
       ``(A) Whether or not the applicant has demonstrated success 
     in addressing water quality problems with broadbased regional 
     support, including public and private sources.
       ``(B) Whether the activity will promote watershed problem 
     prioritization.
       ``(C) Whether or not the applicant can demonstrate an 
     ability to use Federal resources to leverage non-Federal 
     public and private monetary and in-kind support from 
     voluntary contributions, including matching and cost sharing 
     incentives.
       ``(D) Whether or not the applicant proposes to use existing 
     public and private programs to facilitate water quality 
     improvement with the assistance to be provided pursuant to 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(E) Whether or not such assistance will be used to 
     promote voluntary activities, including private wetlands 
     restoration, mitigation banking, and pollution prevention to 
     achieve water quality standards.
       ``(F) Whether or not such assistance will be used to market 
     mechanisms to enhance existing programs.
       ``(d) Public Participation.--Each State shall establish 
     procedures to encourage the public to participate in its 
     program and in developing and implementing comprehensive 
     watershed management plans under this section. A State 
     watershed management program shall include a process for 
     public involvement in watershed management, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, including the formation and participation 
     of public advisory groups during State watershed program 
     development. States must provide adequate public notice and 
     an opportunity to comment on the State watershed program 
     prior to submittal of the program to the Administrator for 
     approval.
       ``(e) Approved or State-Adopted Plans.--
       ``(1) Requirements.--A State with a watershed management 
     program that has been approved by the Administrator under 
     this section may approve or adopt a watershed management plan 
     if the plan satisfies the following conditions:
       ``(A) If the watershed includes waters that are not meeting 
     water quality standards at the time of submission, the plan--
       ``(i) identifies the objectives of the plan, including, at 
     a minimum, State water quality standards (including site-
     specific water quality standards) and goals and objectives 
     under this Act;
       ``(ii) identifies pollutants, sources, activities, and any 
     other factors causing the impairment of the waters;
       ``(iii) identifies cost effective actions that are 
     necessary to achieve the objectives of the plan, including 
     reduction of pollutants to achieve any allocated load 
     reductions consistent with the requirements of section 
     303(d), and the priority for implementing the actions;
       ``(iv) contains an implementation schedule with milestones 
     and the identification of persons responsible for 
     implementing the actions;
       ``(v) demonstrates that water quality standards and other 
     goals and objectives of this Act will be attained as 
     expeditiously as practicable but not later than any 
     applicable deadline under this Act;
       ``(vi) contains documentation of the public participation 
     in the development of the plan and a description of the 
     public participation process that will be used during the 
     plan implementation;
       ``(vii) specifies a process to monitor and evaluate 
     progress toward meeting of the goals of the plan; and
       ``(viii) specifies a process to revise the plan as 
     necessary.
       ``(B) For waters in the watershed attaining water quality 
     standards at the time of submission (including threatened 
     waters), the plan identifies the projects and activities 
     necessary to maintain water quality standards and attain or 
     maintain other goals after the date of approval or adoption 
     of the plan.
       ``(2) Terms of approved or adopted plan.--Each plan that is 
     approved or adopted by a State under this subsection shall be 
     effective for a period of not more than 10 years and include 
     a planning and implementation schedule with milestones within 
     that period. A revised and updated plan may be approved or 
     adopted by the State prior to the expiration of the period 
     specified in the plan pursuant to the same conditions and 
     requirements that apply to an initial plan for a watershed 
     approved under this subsection.
       ``(f) Guidance.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this section, the Administrator, after 
     consultation with the States and other interested parties, 
     shall issue guidance on provisions that States may consider 
     for inclusion in watershed management programs and State-
     approved or State-adopted watershed management plans under 
     this section.
       ``(g) Pollutant Transfer Opportunities.--
       ``(1) Pollutant transfer pilot projects.--Under an approved 
     watershed management program, any discharger or source may 
     apply to a State for approval to offset the impact of its 
     discharge or release of a pollutant by entering into 
     arrangements, including the payment of funds, for the 
     implementation of controls or measures by another discharger 
     or source through a pollution reduction credits trading 
     program established as part of the watershed management plan. 
     The State may approve such a request if appropriate 
     safeguards are included to ensure compliance with technology 
     based controls and to protect the quality of receiving 
     waters.
       ``(2) Incentive grants.--The Administrator shall allocate 
     sums made available by appropriations to carry out pollution 
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     tion credits trading programs in selected watersheds 
     throughout the country.
       ``(3) Report.--Not later than 36 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit 
     to Congress a report on the results of the program conducted 
     under this subsection.''.
       (b) Incentives for Watershed Management.--
       (1) Point source permits.--Section 402 (33 U.S.C. 1342) is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(r) Watershed Management.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, a permit may be issued under this section with a 
     limitation that does not meet applicable water quality 
     standards if--
       ``(A) the receiving water is in a watershed with a 
     watershed management plan that has been approved pursuant to 
     section 321;
       ``(B) the plan includes assurances that water quality 
     standards will be met within the watershed by a specified 
     date; and
       ``(C) the point source does not have a history of 
     significant noncompliance with its effluent limitations under 
     a permit issued under this section, as determined by the 
     Administrator or a State with authority to issue permits 
     under this section.
       ``(2) Synchronized permit terms.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (b)(1)(B), the term of a permit issued under this 
     section may be extended for an additional period if the 
     discharge is located in a watershed management unit for which 
     a watershed management plan will be developed pursuant to 
     section 321. Permits extended under this paragraph shall be 
     synchronized with the approval of the watershed management 
     plan of a State adopted pursuant to section 321.''.
       (2) Multipurpose grants.--
       (A) In general.--The Administrator may provide assistance 
     to a State with a watershed management program that has been 
     approved by the Administrator under section 321 in the form 
     of a multipurpose grant that would provide for single 
     application, work plan and review, matching, oversight, and 
     end-of-year closeout requirements for grant funding under 
     sections 104(b)(3), 104(g), 106, 314(b), 319, 320, and 604(b) 
     of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
       (B) Terms.--The Administrator may attach terms that shall 
     apply for more than 1 year to grants made pursuant to this 
     paragraph. A State that receives a grant under this paragraph 
     may focus activities funded under the provisions referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) on a priority basis in a manner 
     consistent with watershed management plans approved by the 
     State under section 321(e) of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act.
       (3) Planning.--Section 604(b) (33 U.S.C. 1384(b)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``In any fiscal 
     year in which a State is implementing a State watershed 
     management program approved under section 321, the State may 
     reserve up to an additional 2 percent of the sums allotted to 
     the State for such fiscal year for development of watershed 
     management plans under such program or $200,000, whichever is 
     greater, if 50 percent of the amount reserved under this 
     sentence will be made available to local entities.''.

     SEC. 322. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

       (a) State Programs.--Title III (33 U.S.C. 1311 et seq.) is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 322. STORMWATER MANAGEMENT PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to assist 
     States in the development and implementation of stormwater 
     control programs in an expeditious and cost effective manner 
     so as to enable the goals and requirements of this Act to be 
     met in each State no later than 15 years after the date of 
     approval of the stormwater management program of the State. 
     It is recognized that State stormwater management programs 
     need to be built on a foundation that voluntary pollution 
     prevention initiatives represent an approach most likely to 
     succeed in achieving the objectives of this Act.
       ``(b) State Assessment Reports.--
       ``(1) Contents.--After notice and opportunity for public 
     comment, the Governor of each State, consistent with or as 
     part of the assessment required by section 319, shall prepare 
     and submit to the Administrator for approval, a report 
     which--
       ``(A) identifies those navigable waters within the State 
     which, without additional action to control pollution from 
     stormwater discharges, cannot reasonably be expected to 
     attain or maintain applicable water quality standards or the 
     goals and requirements of this Act;
       ``(B) identifies those categories and subcategories of 
     stormwater discharges that add significant pollution to each 
     portion of the navigable waters identified under subparagraph 
     (A) in amounts which contribute to such portion not meeting 
     such water quality standards or such goals and requirements;
       ``(C) describes the process, including intergovernmental 
     coordination and public participation, for identifying 
     measures to control pollution from each category and 
     subcategory of stormwater discharges identified in 
     subparagraph (B) and to reduce, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the level of pollution resulting from such 
     discharges; and
       ``(D) identifies and describes State, local, and as may be 
     appropriate, industrial programs for controlling pollution 
     added from stormwater discharges to, and improving the 
     quality of, each such portion of the navigable waters.
       ``(2) Information used in preparation.--In developing, 
     reviewing, and revising the report required by this 
     subsection, the State--
       ``(A) may rely upon information developed pursuant to 
     sections 208, 303(e), 304(f), 305(b), 314, 319, 320, and 321 
     and subsection (h) of this section, information developed 
     from the group stormwater permit application process in 
     effect under section 402(p) of this Act on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and such other information 
     as the State determines is appropriate; and
       ``(B) may utilize appropriate elements of the waste 
     treatment management plans developed pursuant to sections 
     208(b) and 303, to the extent such elements are consistent 
     with and fulfill the requirements of this section.
       ``(3) Review and revision.--Not later than 18 months after 
     the date of the enactment of the Clean Water Amendments of 
     1995, and every 5 years thereafter, the State shall review, 
     revise, and submit to the Administrator the report required 
     by this subsection.
       ``(c) State Management Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--In substantial consultation with local 
     governments and after notice and opportunity for public 
     comment, the Governor of each State for the State or in 
     combination with the Governors of adjacent States shall 
     prepare, based on available information, and submit to the 
     Administrator for approval a stormwater management program--
       ``(A) that controls pollution added from stormwater 
     discharges to the navigable waters within the boundaries of 
     the State and improves the quality of such waters; and
       ``(B) that the State proposes to establish and administer 
     under State law or interstate compact to apply and assure 
     compliance with this section.
     The initial program submission must meet the requirements of 
     this subsection and specifically address the first 5 fiscal 
     years beginning after the date of submission of such 
     management program.
       ``(2) Specific contents.--Each management program proposed 
     for implementation under this subsection shall include the 
     following:
       ``(A) Identification of model management practices and 
     measures.--Identification of the model management practices 
     and measures which will be undertaken to reduce pollutant 
     loadings resulting from each category or subcategory of 
     stormwater discharges designated under subsection (b)(1)(B), 
     taking into account the impact of the practice and measure on 
     ground water quality.
       ``(B) Identification of programs and resources.--
     Identification of programs and resources necessary 
     (including, as appropriate, nonregulatory programs or 
     regulatory programs, enforceable policies and mechanisms, 
     technical assistance, financial assistance, education, 
     training, technology transfer, and demonstration projects) to 
     manage categories or subcategories of stormwater discharges 
     to the degree necessary to provide for reasonable further 
     progress toward the goal of attainment of water quality 
     standards which contain the stormwater criteria for 
     designated uses of receiving waters identified under 
     subsection (b)(1)(A) taking into consideration specific 
     watershed conditions, by not later than the last day of the 
     15-year period beginning on the date of approval of the State 
     program.
       ``(C) Program for industrial, commercial, oil, gas, and 
     mining discharges.--A program for categories or subcategories 
     of industrial, commercial, oil, gas, and mining stormwater 
     discharges identified under subsection (b)(1)(B) for the 
     implementation of management practices, measures, and 
     programs identified under subparagraphs (A) and (B). The 
     program shall include each of the following:
       ``(i) Voluntary activities.--Voluntary stormwater pollution 
     prevention activities for categories and subcategories of 
     such stormwater discharges that are not contaminated by 
     contact with material handling equipment or activities, heavy 
     industrial machinery, raw materials, intermediate products, 
     finished products, byproducts, or waste products at the site 
     of the industrial, commercial, oil, gas, or mining activity. 
     Such discharges may have incidental contact with buildings or 
     motor vehicles.
       ``(ii) Enforceable plans.--Enforceable stormwater pollution 
     prevention plans meeting the requirements of subsection (d) 
     for those categories and subcategories of such stormwater 
     discharges that are not described in clause (i).
       ``(iii) General permits.--General permits for categories 
     and subcategories of such stormwater discharges if the State 
     finds, based on available information and after providing 
     notice and an opportunity for comment, that reasonable 
     further progress toward achieving water quality standards in 
     receiving waters identified by the State by the date referred 
     to in subparagraph (B) cannot be made despite implementation 
     of voluntary activities under clause (i) or prevention plans 
     under clause (ii) due to the presence of a pollutant or 
     pollutants identified by the State. A facility in a category 
     or subcategory identified by the State shall not be subject 
     to a general permit under this clause if the facility 
     demonstrates that stormwater discharges from the facility are 
     not contributing to a violation of a water quality standard 
     established for designated uses of the receiving waters and 
     are not significantly contributing the pollutant or 
     pollutants identified by the State with respect to the 
     receiving waters under this clause.
       ``(iv) Site-specific permits.--Site-specific permits for 
     categories or subcategories of

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     such stormwater discharges or individual facilities in such 
     categories or subcategories if the State finds, based on 
     available information and after providing notice and an 
     opportunity for comment, that reasonable further progress 
     toward achieving water quality standards in receiving waters 
     identified by the State by the date referred to in 
     subparagraph (B) cannot be made despite implementation of 
     voluntary activities under clause (i) or prevention plans 
     under clause (ii) and general permits under clause (iii) due 
     to the presence of a pollutant or pollutants identified by 
     the State. A facility in a category or subcategory identified 
     by the State shall not be subject to a site-specific permit 
     under this clause if the facility demonstrates that 
     stormwater discharges from the facility are not contributing 
     to a violation of a water quality standard established for 
     designated uses of the receiving waters and are not 
     significantly contributing the pollutant or pollutants 
     identified by the State with respect to the receiving waters 
     under this clause.
       ``(v) Exemption of small businesses.--An exemption for 
     small businesses identified under subsection (b)(1)(B) from 
     clause (iii), relating to general permits, and clause (iv), 
     relating to site-specific permits, unless the State finds 
     that, without the imposition of such permits, such discharges 
     will have a significant adverse effect on water quality.
       ``(D) Program for municipal discharges.--A program for 
     municipal stormwater discharges identified under subsection 
     (b)(1)(B) to reduce pollutant loadings from categories and 
     subcategories of municipal stormwater discharges.
       ``(E) Program for construction activities.--A program for 
     categories and subcategories of stormwater discharges from 
     construction activities identified under subsection (b)(1)(B) 
     for implementation of management practices, measures, and 
     programs identified under subparagraphs (A) and (B). In 
     developing the program, the State shall consider current 
     State and local requirements, focus on pollution prevention 
     through the use of model management practices and measures, 
     and take into account the land area disturbed by the 
     construction activities. The State may require effluent 
     limits or other numerical standards to control pollutants in 
     stormwater discharges from construction activities only if 
     the State finds, after providing notice and an opportunity 
     for comment, that such standards are necessary to achieve 
     water quality standards by the date referred to in 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(F) Bad actor provisions.--Provisions for taking any 
     actions deemed necessary by the State to meet the goals and 
     requirements of this section with respect to dischargers 
     which the State identifies, after notice and opportunity for 
     hearing--
       ``(i) as having a history of stormwater noncompliance under 
     this Act, State law, or the regulations issued thereunder or 
     the terms and conditions of permits, orders, or 
     administrative actions issued pursuant thereto; or
       ``(ii) as posing an imminent threat to human health and the 
     environment.
       ``(G) Schedule.--A schedule containing interim goals and 
     milestones for making reasonable progress toward the 
     attainment of standards as set forth in subparagraph (B) 
     established for the designated uses of receiving waters, 
     taking into account specific watershed conditions, which may 
     be demonstrated by one or any combination of improvements in 
     water quality (including biological indicators), documented 
     implementation of voluntary stormwater discharge control 
     measures, or adoption of enforceable stormwater discharge 
     control measures.
       ``(H) Certification of adequate authority.--
       ``(i) In general.--A certification by the Attorney General 
     of the State or States (or the chief attorney of any State 
     water pollution control agency that has authority under State 
     law to make such certification) that the laws of the State or 
     States, as the case may be, provide adequate authority to 
     implement such management program or, if there is not such 
     adequate authority, a list of such additional authorities as 
     will be necessary to implement such management program.
       ``(ii) Commitment.--A schedule for seeking, and a 
     commitment by the State or States to seek, such additional 
     authorities as expeditiously as practicable.
       ``(I) Identification of federal financial assistance 
     programs.--An identification of Federal financial assistance 
     programs and Federal development projects for which the State 
     will review individual assistance applications or development 
     projects for their effect on water quality pursuant to the 
     procedures set forth in Executive Order 12372 as in effect on 
     September 17, 1983, to determine whether such assistance 
     applications or development projects would be consistent with 
     the program prepared under this subsection; for the purposes 
     of this subparagraph, identification shall not be limited to 
     the assistance programs or development projects subject to 
     Executive Order 12372 but may include any programs listed in 
     the most recent Catalog of Federal Domestic Assistance which 
     may have an effect on the purposes and objectives of the 
     State's stormwater management program.
       ``(J) Monitoring.--A description of the monitoring of 
     navigable waters or other assessment which will be carried 
     out under the program for the purposes of monitoring and 
     assessing the effectiveness of the program, including the 
     attainment of interim goals and milestones.
       ``(K) Identification of certain inconsistent federal 
     activities.--An identification of activities on Federal lands 
     in the State that are inconsistent with the State management 
     program.
       ``(L) Identification of goals and milestones.--An 
     identification of goals and milestones for progress in 
     attaining water quality standards, including a projected date 
     for attaining such standards as expeditiously as practicable 
     but not later than 15 years after the date of approval of the 
     State program for each of the waters listed pursuant to 
     subsection (b).
       ``(3) Utilization of local and private experts.--In 
     developing and implementing a management program under this 
     subsection, a State shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     involve local public and private agencies and organizations 
     which have expertise in stormwater management.
       ``(4) Development on watershed basis.--A State shall, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, develop and implement a 
     stormwater management program under this subsection on a 
     watershed-by-watershed basis within such State.
       ``(5) Regulations defining small businesses.--Working in 
     conjunction with the Administrator of the Small Business 
     Administration and the Small Business Ombudsman of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, the Administrator shall 
     propose, not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, and issue, not later than 1 year 
     after the date of such enactment, regulations to define small 
     businesses for purposes of this section.
       ``(d) Stormwater Pollution Prevention Plans.--
       ``(1) Implementation deadline.--Each stormwater pollution 
     prevention plan required under subsection (c)(2)(C)(ii) shall 
     be implemented not later than 180 days after the date of its 
     development and shall be annually updated.
       ``(2) Plan contents.--Each stormwater pollution prevention 
     plan required under subsection (c)(2)(C)(ii) shall include 
     the following components:
       ``(A) Establishment and appointment of a stormwater 
     pollution prevention team.
       ``(B) Description of potential pollutant sources.
       ``(C) An annual site inspection evaluation.
       ``(D) An annual visual stormwater discharge inspection.
       ``(E) Measures and controls for reducing stormwater 
     pollution, including, at a minimum, model management 
     practices and measures that are flexible, technologically 
     feasible, and economically practicable. For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `model management practices and measures' 
     means preventive maintenance, good housekeeping, spill 
     prevention and response, employee training, and sediment and 
     erosion control.
       ``(F) Prevention of illegal discharges of nonstormwater 
     through stormwater outfalls.
       ``(3) Certification.--Each facility subject to subsection 
     (c)(2)(C)(ii) shall certify to the State that it has 
     implemented a stormwater pollution prevention plan or a State 
     or local equivalent and that the plan is intended to reduce 
     possible pollutants in the facility's stormwater discharges. 
     The certification must be signed by a responsible officer of 
     the facility and must be affixed to the plan subject to 
     review by the appropriate State program authority. If a 
     facility makes such a certification, such facility shall not 
     be subject to permit or permit application requirements, 
     mandatory model management practices and measures, analytical 
     monitoring, effluent limitations or other numerical standards 
     or guidelines under subsection (c)(2)(C)(ii).
       ``(4) Plan adequacy.--The State stormwater management 
     program shall set forth the basis upon which the adequacy of 
     a plan prepared by a facility subject to subsection 
     (c)(2)(C)(ii) will be determined. In making such 
     determination, the State shall consider benefits to the 
     environment, physical requirements, technological feasibility 
     and economic costs, human health or safety, and nature of the 
     activity at the facility or site. If, upon review of a 
     stormwater pollution prevention plan, the State determines 
     that the plan is inadequate, the State may require the 
     facility to modify the plan.
       ``(e) Administrative Provisions.--
       ``(1) Cooperation requirement.--Any report required by 
     subsection (b) and any management program and report required 
     by subsection (c) shall be developed in cooperation with 
     local, substate, regional, and interstate entities which are 
     responsible for implementing stormwater management programs.
       ``(2) Time period for submission of management programs.--
     Each management program shall be submitted to the 
     Administrator within 30 months of the issuance by the 
     Administrator of the final guidance under subsection (l) and 
     every 5 years thereafter. Each program submission after the 
     initial submission following the date of the enactment of the 
     Clean Water Amendments of 1995 shall include a demonstration 
     of reasonable further progress toward the goal of attaining 
     water quality standards as set forth in subsection (c)(2) 
     established for designated uses of receiving waters taking 
     into account specific watershed conditions by not later than 
     the date referred to in subsection (b)(2)(B), including a 
     documentation of the degree to which the State has achieved 
     the interim goals and milestones contained in the previous 
     program submission. Such demonstration shall take into 
     account the adequacy of Federal funding under this section.
       ``(3) Transition.--

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       ``(A) In general.--Permits, including group and general 
     permits, issued pursuant to section 402(p), as in effect on 
     the day before the date of the enactment of this section, 
     shall remain in effect until the effective date of a State 
     stormwater management program under this section. Stormwater 
     dischargers shall continue to implement any stormwater 
     management practices and measures required under such permits 
     until such practices and measures are modified pursuant to 
     this subparagraph or pursuant to a State stormwater 
     management program. Prior to the effective date of a State 
     stormwater management program, stormwater dischargers may 
     submit for approval proposed revised stormwater management 
     practices and measures to the State, in the case of a State 
     with an approved program under section 402, or the 
     Administrator. Upon notice of approval by the State or the 
     Administrator, the stormwater discharger shall implement the 
     revised stormwater management practices and measures which, 
     for discharges subject to subsection (c)(2)(C)(i), (c)(2)(D), 
     or (c)(2)(E), may be voluntary pollution prevention 
     activities. A stormwater discharger operating under a permit 
     continued in effect under this subparagraph shall not be 
     subject to citizens suits under section 505.
       ``(B) New facilities.--A new nonmunicipal source of 
     stormwater discharge subject to a group or general permit 
     continued in effect under subparagraph (A) shall notify the 
     State or the Administrator, as appropriate, of the source's 
     intent to be covered by and shall continue to comply with 
     such permit. Until the effective date of a State stormwater 
     management program under this section, the State may impose 
     enforceable stormwater management measures and practices on a 
     new nonmunicipal source of stormwater discharge not subject 
     to such a permit if the State finds that the stormwater 
     discharge is likely to pose an imminent threat to human 
     health and the environment or to pose significant impairment 
     of water quality standards.
       ``(C) Special rule.--Industrial facilities included in a 
     Part 1 group stormwater permit application approved by the 
     Administrator pursuant to section 122.26(c)(2) of title 40, 
     Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this section, may, in lieu of continued 
     operation under existing permits, certify to the State or the 
     Administrator, as appropriate, that such facilities are 
     implementing a stormwater pollution prevention plan 
     consistent with subsection (d). Upon such certification, the 
     facility will no longer be subject to such permit.
       ``(D) Pre-1987 permits and effluent guidelines.--
     Notwithstanding the repeal of section 402(p) by the Clean 
     Water Amendments Act of 1995 or any other amendment made to 
     section 402 on or before the date of the enactment of such 
     Act, a stormwater discharge with respect to which a permit 
     has been issued under section 402 before February 4, 1987, or 
     with respect to which an effluent guideline has been issued 
     before February 4, 1987 shall not be subject to the 
     provisions of this section.
       ``(E) Antibacksliding.--Section 402(o) shall not apply to 
     any activity carried out in accordance with this paragraph.
       ``(f) Approval or Disapproval of Reports or Management 
     Programs.--
       ``(1) Deadline.--Subject to paragraph (2), not later than 
     180 days after the date of submission to the Administrator of 
     any report or revised report or management program under this 
     section, the Administrator shall either approve or disapprove 
     such report or management program, as the case may be. The 
     Administrator may approve a portion of a management program 
     under this subsection. If the Administrator does not 
     disapprove a report, management program, or portion of a 
     management program in such 180-day period, such report, 
     management program, or portion shall be deemed approved for 
     purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Procedure for disapproval.--If, after notice and 
     opportunity for public comment and consultation with 
     appropriate Federal and State agencies and other interested 
     persons, the Administrator determines that--
       ``(A) the proposed management program or any portion 
     thereof does not meet the requirements of subsection (c) of 
     this section or is not likely to satisfy, in whole or in 
     part, the goals and requirements of this Act;
       ``(B) adequate authority does not exist, or adequate 
     resources are not available, to implement such program or 
     portion; or
       ``(C) the practices and measures proposed in such program 
     or portion will not result in reasonable progress toward the 
     goal of attainment of applicable water quality standards as 
     set forth in subsection (c)(2) established for designated 
     uses of receiving waters taking into consideration specific 
     watershed conditions as expeditiously as possible but not 
     later than 15 years after approval of a State stormwater 
     management program under this section;
     the Administrator shall within 6 months of the receipt of the 
     proposed program notify the State of any revisions or 
     modifications necessary to obtain approval. The State shall 
     have an additional 6 months to submit its revised management 
     program, and the Administrator shall approve or disapprove 
     such revised program within 3 months of receipt.
       ``(3) Failure of state to submit report.--If a Governor of 
     a State does not submit a report or revised report required 
     by subsection (b) within the period specified by subsection 
     (e)(2), the Administrator shall, within 18 months after the 
     date on which such report is required to be submitted under 
     subsection (b), prepare a report for such State which makes 
     the identifications required by paragraphs (1)(A) and (1)(B) 
     of subsection (b). Upon completion of the requirement of the 
     preceding sentence and after notice and opportunity for a 
     comment, the Administrator shall report to Congress of the 
     actions of the Administrator under this section.
       ``(4) Failure of state to submit management program.--
       ``(A) Program management by administrator.--Subject to 
     paragraph (5), if a State fails to submit a management 
     program or revised management program under subsection (c) or 
     the Administrator does not approve such management program, 
     the Administrator shall prepare and implement a management 
     program for controlling pollution added from stormwater 
     discharges to the navigable waters within the State and 
     improving the quality of such waters in accordance with 
     subsection (c).
       ``(B) Notice and hearing.--If the Administrator intends to 
     disapprove a program submitted by a State the Administrator 
     shall first notify the Governor of the State, in writing, of 
     the modifications necessary to meet the requirements of this 
     section. The Administrator shall provide adequate public 
     notice and an opportunity for a public hearing for all 
     interested parties.
       ``(C) State revision of its program.--If, after taking into 
     account the level of funding actually provided as compared 
     with the level authorized, the Administrator determines that 
     a State has failed to demonstrate reasonable further progress 
     toward the attainment of water quality standards as required, 
     the State shall revise its program within 12 months of that 
     determination in a manner sufficient to achieve attainment of 
     applicable water quality standards by the deadline 
     established by this section. If a State fails to make such a 
     program revision or the Administrator does not approve such a 
     revision, the Administrator shall prepare and implement a 
     stormwater management program for the State.
       ``(5) Local Management Programs; Technical Assistance.--If 
     a State fails to submit a management program under subsection 
     (c) or the Administrator does not approve such a management 
     program, a local public agency or organization which has 
     expertise in, and authority to, control water pollution 
     resulting from nonpoint sources in any area of such State 
     which the Administrator determines is of sufficient 
     geographic size may, with approval of such State, request the 
     Administrator to provide, and the Administrator shall 
     provide, technical assistance to such agency or organization 
     in developing for such area a management program which is 
     described in subsection (c) and can be approved pursuant to 
     this subsection. After development of such management 
     program, such agency or organization shall submit such 
     management program to the Administrator for approval.
       ``(g) Interstate Management Conference.--
       ``(1) Convening of conference; notification; purpose.--
       ``(A) Convening of conference.--If any portion of the 
     navigable waters in any State which is implementing a 
     management program approved under this section is not meeting 
     applicable water quality standards or the goals and 
     requirements of this Act as a result, in whole or in part, of 
     pollution from stormwater in another State, such State may 
     petition the Administrator to convene, and the Administrator 
     shall convene, a management conference of all States which 
     contribute significant pollution resulting from stormwater to 
     such portion.
       ``(B) Notification.--If, on the basis of information 
     available, the Administrator determines that a State is not 
     meeting applicable water quality standards or the goals and 
     requirements of this Act as a result, in whole or in part, of 
     significant pollution from stormwater in another State, the 
     Administrator shall notify such States.
       ``(C) Time limit.--The Administrator may convene a 
     management conference under this paragraph not later than 180 
     days after giving such notification under subparagraph (B), 
     whether or not the State which is not meeting such standards 
     requests such conference.
       ``(D) Purpose.--The purpose of the conference shall be to 
     develop an agreement among the States to reduce the level of 
     pollution resulting from stormwater in the portion of the 
     navigable waters and to improve the water quality of such 
     portion.
       ``(E) Protection of water rights.--Nothing in the agreement 
     shall supersede or abrogate rights to quantities of water 
     which have been established by interstate water compacts, 
     Supreme Court decrees, or State water laws.
       ``(F) Limitations.--This subsection shall not apply to any 
     pollution which is subject to the Colorado River Basin 
     Salinity Control Act. The requirement that the Administrator 
     convene a management conference shall not be subject to the 
     provisions of section 505 of this Act.
       ``(2) State management program requirement.--To the extent 
     that the States reach agreement through such conference, the 
     management programs of the States which are parties to such 
     agreements and which contribute significant pollution to the 
     navigable waters or portions thereof not meeting applicable 
     water quality standards or goals and requirements of this Act 
     will be revised to reflect such agreement. Such manage

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     ment programs shall be consistent with Federal and State law.
       ``(h) Grants for Stormwater Research.--
       ``(1) In general.--To determine the most cost-effective and 
     technologically feasible means of improving the quality of 
     the navigable waters and to develop the criteria required 
     pursuant to subsection (i), the Administrator shall establish 
     an initiative through which the Administrator shall fund 
     State and local demonstration programs and research to--
       ``(A) identify adverse impacts of stormwater discharges on 
     receiving waters;
       ``(B) identify the pollutants in stormwater which cause 
     impact; and
       ``(C) test innovative approaches to address the impacts of 
     source controls and model management practices and measures 
     for runoff from municipal storm sewers.
     Persons conducting demonstration programs and research funded 
     under this subsection shall also take into account the 
     physical nature of episodic stormwater flows, the varying 
     pollutants in stormwater, the actual risk the flows pose to 
     the designated beneficial uses, and the ability of natural 
     ecosystems to accept temporary stormwater events.
       ``(2) Award of funds.--The Administrator shall award the 
     demonstration and research program funds taking into account 
     regional and population variations.
       ``(3) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
     $20,000,000 per fiscal year for fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000. Such sums shall remain available until expended.
       ``(4) Inadequate funding.--For each fiscal year beginning 
     after the date of the enactment of this subsection for which 
     the total amounts appropriated to carry out this subsection 
     are less than the total amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     pursuant to this subsection, any deadlines established under 
     subsection (c)(2)(L) for compliance with water quality 
     standards shall be postponed by 1 year.
       ``(i) Collection of Information.--The Administrator shall 
     collect and make available, through publications and other 
     appropriate means, information pertaining to model management 
     practices and measures and implementation methods, including, 
     but not limited to--
       ``(1) information concerning the costs and relative 
     efficiencies of model management practices and measures for 
     reducing pollution from stormwater discharges; and
       ``(2) available data concerning the relationship between 
     water quality and implementation of various management 
     practices to control pollution from stormwater discharges.
       ``(j) Reports of Administrator.--
       ``(1) Biennial reports.--Not later than January 1, 1998, 
     and biennially thereafter, the Administrator shall transmit 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Environment and 
     Public Works of the Senate, a report for the preceding fiscal 
     year on the activities and programs implemented under this 
     section and the progress made in reducing pollution in the 
     navigable waters resulting from stormwater discharges and 
     improving the quality of such waters.
       ``(2) Contents.--Each report submitted under paragraph (1), 
     at a minimum shall--
       ``(A) describe the management programs being implemented by 
     the States by types of affected navigable waters, categories 
     and subcategories of stormwater discharges, and types of 
     measures being implemented;
       ``(B) describe the experiences of the States in adhering to 
     schedules and implementing the measures under subsection (c);
       ``(C) describe the amount and purpose of grants awarded 
     pursuant to subsection (h);
       ``(D) identify, to the extent that information is 
     available, the progress made in reducing pollutant loads and 
     improving water quality in the navigable waters;
       ``(E) indicate what further actions need to be taken to 
     attain and maintain in those navigable waters (i) applicable 
     water quality standards, and (ii) the goals and requirements 
     of this Act;
       ``(F) include recommendations of the Administrator 
     concerning future programs (including enforcement programs) 
     for controlling pollution from stormwater; and
       ``(G) identify the activities and programs of departments, 
     agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States that are 
     inconsistent with the stormwater management programs 
     implemented by the States under this section and recommended 
     modifications so that such activities and programs are 
     consistent with and assist the States in implementation of 
     such management programs.
       ``(k) Guidance on Model Management Practices and 
     Measures.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator, in consultation with 
     appropriate Federal, State, and local departments and 
     agencies, and after providing notice and opportunity for 
     public comment, shall publish guidance to identify model 
     management practices and measures which may be undertaken, at 
     the discretion of the State or appropriate entity, under a 
     management program established pursuant to this section. In 
     preparing such guidance, the Administrator shall consider 
     integration of a stormwater management program of a State 
     with, and the relationship of such program to, the nonpoint 
     source management program of the State under section 319.
       ``(2) Publication.--The Administrator shall publish 
     proposed guidance under this subsection not later than 6 
     months after the date of the enactment of this subsection and 
     shall publish final guidance under this subsection not later 
     than 18 months after such date of enactment. The 
     Administrator shall periodically review and revise the final 
     guidance upon adequate notice and opportunity for public 
     comment at least once every 3 years after its publication.
       ``(3) Model management practices and measures defined.--For 
     the purposes of this subsection and section 304(a)(13), the 
     term ``model management practices and measures'' means 
     economically achievable measures for the control of 
     pollutants from stormwater discharges which reflect the most 
     cost-effective degree of pollutant reduction achievable 
     through the application of the best available practices, 
     technologies, processes, siting criteria, operating methods, 
     or other alternatives.
       ``(l) Enforcement With Respect to Stormwater Dischargers 
     Violating State Management Programs.--Stormwater dischargers 
     that do not comply with State management program requirements 
     under subsection (c) are subject to applicable enforcement 
     actions under sections 309 and 505 of this Act.
       ``(m) Entry and Inspection.--In order to carry out the 
     objectives of this section, an authorized representative of a 
     State, upon presentation of his or her credentials, shall 
     have a right of entry to, upon, or through any property at 
     which a stormwater discharge or records required to be 
     maintained under the State stormwater management program are 
     located.
       ``(n) Limitation on Discharges Regulated Under Watershed 
     Management Program.--Stormwater discharges regulated under 
     section 321 in a manner consistent with this section shall 
     not be subject to this section.
       ``(o) Mineral Exploration and Mining Sites.--
       ``(1) Exploration sites.--For purposes of subsection 
     (c)(2)(F), stormwater discharges from construction activities 
     shall include stormwater discharges from mineral exploration 
     activities; except that, for exploration at abandoned mined 
     lands, the stormwater program under subsection (c)(2)(F) 
     shall be limited to the control of pollutants added to 
     stormwater by contact with areas disturbed by the exploration 
     activity.
       ``(2) Mining sites.--Stormwater discharges at ore mining 
     and dressing sites shall be subject to this section. If any 
     such discharge is commingled with mine drainage or process 
     wastewater from mining operations, such discharge shall be 
     treated as a discharge from a point source for purposes of 
     this Act. Land that was previously used for mining activities 
     for which reclamation requirements of the Surface Mining 
     Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 have been met and a 
     performance bond or deposit required under section 509 of 
     such Act has been released under section 519 of such Act 
     shall no longer be considered an ore mining and dressing 
     site.
       ``(3) Abandoned mined lands.--Stormwater discharges from 
     abandoned mined lands shall be subject to section 319; except 
     that if the State, after notice and an opportunity for 
     comment, finds that regulation of such stormwater discharges 
     under this section is necessary to make reasonable further 
     progress toward achieving water quality standards by the date 
     referred to in subsection (c)(2)(B), such discharges shall be 
     subject to this section.
       ``(4) Surface mining control and reclamation act sites.--
     Notwithstanding paragraph (3), stormwater discharges from 
     abandoned mined lands site which are subject to the Surface 
     Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 (30 U.S.C. 1201-
     1328) shall be subject to section 319.
       ``(5) Active coal mining sites.--Discharges comprised 
     entirely of stormwater from an active coal mining site 
     operating under a permit issued under the Surface Mining 
     Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 shall be subject to 
     section 319.
       ``(6) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     following definitions apply:
       ``(A) Abandoned mined lands.--The term `abandoned mined 
     lands' means lands which were used for mineral activities and 
     abandoned or left in an inadequate reclamation status and for 
     which there is no continuing reclamation responsibility under 
     State or Federal laws.
       ``(B) Process waste water.--The term `process waste water' 
     means any water other than stormwater which comes into 
     contact with any raw material, intermediate product, finished 
     product, byproduct, or waste product as part of any mineral 
     beneficiation processes employed at the site.
       ``(C) Mine drainage.--The term `mine drainage' means any 
     water drained, pumped, or siphoned from underground mine 
     workings or mine pits, but such term shall not include 
     stormwater runoff from tailings dams, dikes, overburden, 
     waste rock piles, haul roads, access roads, and ancillary 
     facility areas.''.
       (b) Repeal of Limitation on Permit Requirement.--Section 
     402(l) (33 U.S.C. 1342(l)) is repealed.
       (c) Repeal of Municipal and Industrial Stormwater 
     Discharges Program.--Section 402(p) (33 U.S.C. 1342(p)) is 
     repealed.
       (d) Development of Stormwater Criteria.--Section 304(a) is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(13) Development of stormwater criteria.--
       ``(A) In general.--To reflect the episodic character of 
     stormwater which results in significant variances in the 
     volume, hydraulics, hydrology, and pollutant load associated 
     with stormwater discharges, the Administrator shall 
     establish, as an element of the water quality standards 
     established for the

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     designated uses of the navigable waters, stormwater criteria 
     which protect the navigable waters from impairment of the 
     designated beneficial uses caused by stormwater discharges. 
     The criteria shall be technologically and financially 
     feasible and may include performance standards, guidelines, 
     guidance, and model management practices and measures and 
     treatment requirements, as appropriate, and as identified in 
     section 322.
       ``(B) Information to be used in development.--The 
     stormwater discharge criteria to be established under this 
     paragraph--
       ``(i) shall be developed from--

       ``(I) the findings and conclusions of the demonstration 
     programs and research conducted under section 322(h);
       ``(II) the findings and conclusions of the research and 
     monitoring activities of stormwater dischargers performed in 
     compliance with permit requirements of this Act; and
       ``(III) other relevant information, including information 
     submitted to the Administrator under the industrial group 
     permit application process in effect under section 402 of 
     this Act on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph;

       ``(ii) shall be developed in consultation with persons with 
     expertise in the management of stormwater (including 
     officials of State and local government, industrial and 
     commercial stormwater dischargers, and public interest 
     groups); and
       ``(iii) shall be established as an element of the water 
     quality standards that are developed and implemented under 
     this Act by not later than December 31, 2008.''.
       (e) Definitions.--Section 502 (33 U.S.C. 1362) is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end of paragraph (14) the following: 
     ``The term does not include a stormwater discharge that is 
     subject to section 322.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(25) The term `stormwater' means runoff from rain, snow 
     melt, or any other precipitation-generated surface runoff.
       ``(26) The term `stormwater discharge' means a discharge 
     from any conveyance which is used for the collecting and 
     conveying of stormwater to navigable waters and which is 
     associated with a municipal storm sewer system or industrial, 
     commercial, oil, gas, or mining activities or construction 
     activities.''.

     SEC. 323. RISK ASSESSMENT AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

       Title III (33 U.S.C. 1311-1330) is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 323. RISK ASSESSMENT AND DISCLOSURE REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--The Administrator or the Secretary of 
     the Army (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
     `Secretary'), as appropriate, shall develop and publish a 
     risk assessment before issuing--
       ``(1) any standard, effluent limitation, water quality 
     criterion, water quality based requirement, or other 
     regulatory requirement under this Act (other than a permit or 
     a purely procedural requirement); or
       ``(2) any guidance under this Act which, if issued as a 
     regulatory requirement, would result in an annual increase in 
     cost of $25,000,000 or more.
       ``(b) Contents of Risk Assessments.--A risk assessment 
     developed under subsection (a), at a minimum, shall--
       ``(1) identify and use all relevant and readily obtainable 
     data and information of sufficient quality, including data 
     and information submitted to the Agency in a timely fashion;
       ``(2) identify and discuss significant assumptions, 
     inferences, or models used in the risk assessment;
       ``(3) measure the sensitivity of the results to the 
     significant assumptions, inferences, or models that the risk 
     assessment relies upon;
       ``(4) with respect to significant assumptions, inferences, 
     or models that the results are sensitive to, identify and 
     discuss--
       ``(A) credible alternatives and the basis for the rejection 
     of such alternatives;
       ``(B) the scientific or policy basis for the selection of 
     such assumptions, inferences, or models; and
       ``(C) the extent to which any such assumptions, inferences, 
     or models have been validated or conflict with empirical 
     data;
       ``(5) to the maximum extent practical, provide a 
     description of the risk, including, at minimum, best 
     estimates or other unbiased representation of the most 
     plausible level of risk and a description of the specific 
     populations or natural resources subject to the assessment;
       ``(6) to the maximum extent practical, provide a 
     quantitative estimate of the uncertainty inherent in the risk 
     assessment; and
       ``(7) compare the nature and extent of the risk identified 
     in the risk assessment to other risks to human health and the 
     environment.
       ``(c) Risk Assessment Guidance.--Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this section, and after 
     providing notice and opportunity for public comment, the 
     Administrator, in consultation with the Secretary, shall 
     issue, and thereafter revise, as appropriate, guidance for 
     conducting risk assessments under subsection (a).
       ``(d) Margin of Safety.--When establishing a margin of 
     safety for use in developing a regulatory requirement 
     described in subsection (a)(1) or guidance described in 
     subsection (a)(2), the Administrator or the Secretary, as 
     appropriate, shall provide, as part of the risk assessment 
     under subsection (a), an explicit and, to the extent 
     practical, quantitative description of the margin of safety 
     relative to an unbiased estimate of the risk being addressed.
       ``(e) Discretionary Exemptions.--The Administrator or the 
     Secretary, as appropriate, may exempt from the requirements 
     of this section any risk assessment prepared in support of a 
     regulatory requirement described in subsection (a)(1) which 
     is likely to result in annual increase in cost of less than 
     $25,000,000. Such exemptions may be made for specific risk 
     assessments or classes of risk assessments.
       ``(f) General Rule on Applicability.--The requirements of 
     this section shall apply to any regulatory requirement 
     described in subsection (a)(1) or guidance described in 
     subsection (a)(2) that is issued after the last day of the 1-
     year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     section.
       ``(g) Significant Regulatory Actions and Guidance.--
       ``(1) Applicability of requirements.--In addition to the 
     regulatory requirements and guidance referred to in 
     subsection (f), the requirements of this section shall apply 
     to--
       ``(A) any standard, effluent limitation, water quality 
     criterion, water quality based requirement, or other 
     regulatory requirement issued under this Act during the 
     period described in paragraph (2) which is likely to result 
     in an annual increase in cost of $100,000,000 or more; and
       ``(B) any guidance issued under this Act during the period 
     described in paragraph (2) which, if issued as a regulatory 
     requirement, would be likely to result in annual increase in 
     cost of $100,000,000 or more.
       ``(2) Covered period.--The period described in this 
     paragraph is the period beginning on February 15, 1995, and 
     ending on the last day of the 1-year period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       ``(3) Review.--Any regulatory requirement described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) or guidance described in paragraph (1)(B) 
     which was issued before the date of the enactment of this 
     section shall be reviewed and, with respect to each such 
     requirement or guidance, the Administrator or the Secretary, 
     as appropriate, shall based on such review--
       ``(A) certify that the requirement or guidance meets the 
     requirements of this section without revision; or
       ``(B) reissue the requirement or guidance, after providing 
     notice and opportunity for public comment, with such 
     revisions as may be necessary for compliance with the 
     requirements of this section.
       ``(4) Deadline.--Any regulatory requirement described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) or guidance described in paragraph (1)(B) 
     for which the Administrator or the Secretary, as appropriate, 
     does not issue a certification or revisions under paragraph 
     (3) on or before the last day of the 18-month period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this section shall 
     cease to be effective after such last day until the date on 
     which such certification or revisions are issued.''.

     SEC. 324. BENEFIT AND COST CRITERION.

       Title III (33 U.S.C. 1311-1330) is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 324. BENEFIT AND COST CRITERION.

       ``(a) Decision Criterion.--
       ``(1) Certification.--The Administrator or the Secretary of 
     the Army (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
     `Secretary'), as appropriate, shall not issue--
       ``(A) any standard, effluent limitation, or other 
     regulatory requirement under this Act; or
       ``(B) any guidance under this Act which, if issued as a 
     regulatory requirement, would result in an annual increase in 
     cost of $25,000,000 or more,
     unless the Administrator or the Secretary certifies that the 
     requirement or guidance maximizes net benefits to society. 
     Such certification shall be based on an analysis meeting the 
     requirements of subsection (b).
       ``(2) Effect of criterion.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this Act, the decision criterion of paragraph 
     (1) shall supplement and, to the extent there is a conflict, 
     supersede the decision criteria otherwise applicable under 
     this Act; except that the resulting regulatory requirement or 
     guidance shall be economically achievable.
       ``(3) Substantial evidence.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this Act, no regulation or guidance subject to 
     this subsection shall be issued by the Administrator or the 
     Secretary unless the requirement of paragraph (1) is met and 
     the certification is supported by substantial evidence.
       ``(b) Benefit and Cost Analysis Guidance.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this section, and after providing notice 
     and opportunity for public comment, the Administrator, in 
     concurrence with the Administrator of the Office of 
     Information and Regulatory Affairs, shall issue, and 
     thereafter revise, as appropriate, guidance for conducting 
     benefit and cost analyses in support of making certifications 
     required by subsection (a).
       ``(2) Contents.--Guidance issued under paragraph (1), at a 
     minimum, shall--
       ``(A) require the identification of available policy 
     alternatives, including the alternative of not regulating and 
     any alternatives proposed during periods for public comment;
       ``(B) provide methods for estimating the incremental 
     benefits and costs associated with plausible alternatives, 
     including the use of quantitative and qualitative measures;
       ``(C) require an estimate of the nature and extent of the 
     incremental risk avoided by the standard, effluent 
     limitation, or other regulatory requirement, including a 
     statement that places in context the nature and

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     magnitude of the estimated risk reduction; and
       ``(D) require an estimate of the total social, 
     environmental, and economic costs of implementing the 
     standard, effluent limitation, or other regulatory 
     requirement.
       ``(c) Exemptions.--The following shall not be subject to 
     the requirements of this section:
       ``(1) The issuance of a permit.
       ``(2) The implementation of any purely procedural 
     requirement.
       ``(3) Water quality criteria established under section 304.
       ``(4) Water quality based standards established under 
     section 303.
       ``(d) Discretionary Exemptions.--The Administrator or the 
     Secretary, as appropriate, may exempt from this section any 
     regulatory requirement that is likely to result in an annual 
     increase in costs of less than $25,000,000. Such exemptions 
     may be made for specific regulatory requirements or classes 
     of regulatory requirements.
       ``(e) General Rule on Applicability.--The requirements of 
     this section shall apply to any regulatory requirement 
     described in subsection (a)(1)(A) or guidance described in 
     subsection (a)(1)(B) that is issued after the last day of the 
     1-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     section.
       ``(f) Significant Regulatory Actions and Guidance.--
       ``(1) Applicability of requirements.--In addition to the 
     regulatory requirements and guidance referred to in 
     subsection (e), this section shall apply to--
       ``(A) any standard, effluent limitation, or other 
     regulatory requirement issued under this Act during the 
     period described in paragraph (2) which is likely to result 
     in an annual increase in cost of $100,000,000 or more; and
       ``(B) any guidance issued under this Act during the period 
     described in paragraph (2) which, if issued as a regulatory 
     requirement, would be likely to result in annual increase in 
     cost of $100,000,000 or more.
       ``(2) Covered period.--The period described in this 
     paragraph is the period beginning on February 15, 1995, and 
     ending on the last day of the 1-year period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       ``(3) Review.--Any regulatory requirement described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) or guidance described in paragraph (1)(B) 
     which was issued before the date of the enactment of this 
     section shall be reviewed and, with respect to each such 
     requirement or guidance, the Administrator or the Secretary, 
     as appropriate, shall based on such review--
       ``(A) certify that the requirement or guidance meets the 
     requirements of this section without revision; or
       ``(B) reissue the requirement or guidance, after providing 
     notice and opportunity for public comment, with such 
     revisions as may be necessary for compliance with the 
     requirements of this section.
       ``(4) Deadline.--Any regulatory requirement described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) or guidance described in paragraph (1)(B) 
     for which the Administrator or the Secretary, as appropriate, 
     does not issue a certification or revisions under paragraph 
     (3) on or before the last day of the 18-month period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this section shall 
     cease to be effective after such last day until the date on 
     which such certification or revisions are issued.
       ``(g) Study.--Not later than 5 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, the Administrator, in consultation 
     with the Administrator of the Office of Information and 
     Regulatory Affairs, shall publish an analysis regarding the 
     precision and accuracy of benefit and cost estimates prepared 
     under this section. Such study, at a minimum, shall--
       ``(1) compare estimates of the benefits and costs prepared 
     under this section to actual costs and benefits achieved 
     after implementation of regulations or other requirements;
       ``(2) examine and assess alternative analytic methods for 
     conducting benefit and cost analysis, including health-health 
     analysis; and
       ``(3) make recommendations for the improvement of benefit 
     and cost analyses conducted under this section.''.
                     TITLE IV--PERMITS AND LICENSES

     SEC. 401. WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS FOR CONCENTRATED ANIMAL 
                   FEEDING OPERATIONS.

       Section 402(a) is amended by adding the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) Concentrated animal feeding operations.--For purposes 
     of this section, waste treatment systems, including retention 
     ponds or lagoons, used to meet the requirements of this Act 
     for concentrated animal feeding operations, are not waters of 
     the United States. If an existing concentrated animal feeding 
     operation uses a natural topographic impoundment or structure 
     on the effective date of this Act, which is not 
     hydrologically connected to any other waters of the United 
     States, as a waste treatment system or wastewater retention 
     facility, such system or facility is exempt from this Act.

     SEC. 402. PERMIT REFORM.

       (a) Duration and Reopeners.--Section 402(b)(1) (33 U.S.C. 
     1342(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``five'' and inserting 
     ``10'' and by striking ``and'';
       (2) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     subparagraph (D); and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) can be modified as necessary to address a significant 
     threat to human health and the environment;''.
       (b) Review of Effluent Limitations.--Section 301(d) (33 
     U.S.C. 1311(d)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Review of Effluent Limitations.--Any effluent 
     limitation required by subsection (b)(2) that is established 
     in a permit under section 402 shall be reviewed at least 
     every 10 years when the permit is reissued, and, if 
     appropriate, revised.''.
       (c) Discharge Limit.--Section 402(a) (33 U.S.C. 1342(a)) is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Quantitation level.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall 
     establish quantitation levels for pollutants based on the 
     lowest level at which a pollutant can be reliably quantified 
     on an interlaboratory basis for each test method published 
     under section 304(h).
       ``(B) Permit levels.--Whenever a limitation for a permit 
     issued under this section is set at a level below the 
     quantitation level established for that pollutant under 
     subparagraph (A) for the test method specified in the permit, 
     any measurement of the pollutant greater than the limitation 
     but less than the quantitation level shall not be considered 
     a violation of the permit. All measurements less than the 
     quantitation level shall be deemed equal to zero for purposes 
     of determining compliance with the limitation.''.
       (d) Discharges Under Permit Applications.--Section 402(k) 
     (33 U.S.C. 1342(k)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence by striking ``except'' and 
     inserting ``except for'';
       (2) in the second sentence--
       (A) by striking ``Until December 31, 1974, in'' and 
     inserting ``In''; and
       (B) by striking ``(1) section 301, 306, or 402 of this Act, 
     or (2)'' and inserting ``section 402 of this Act or''; and
       (C) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and provided further that if the discharge 
     results in a violation of effluent limitations or standards 
     promulgated under section 301, 302, 303, 304, 306, or 307 of 
     this Act that would be applicable upon issuance of a permit 
     such discharge shall be considered unlawful under section 301 
     of this Act''; and
       (3) by striking the last sentence..

     SEC. 403. REVIEW OF STATE PROGRAMS AND PERMITS.

       (a) Review of State Programs.--Section 402(c) (33 U.S.C. 
     1342(c)) is amended by inserting before the first sentence 
     the following: ``Upon approval of a State program under this 
     section, the Administrator shall review administration of the 
     program by the State once every 3 years.''.
       (b) Review of State Permits.--Section 402(d)(2) (33 U.S.C. 
     1342(d)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence by striking ``as being outside 
     the guidelines and requirements of this Act'' and inserting 
     ``as presenting a substantial risk to human health and the 
     environment''; and
       (2) in the second sentence by striking ``and the effluent 
     limitations'' and all that follows before the period.
       (c) Court Proceedings to Prohibit Introduction of 
     Pollutants into Treatment Works.--Section 402(h) (33 U.S.C. 
     1342(h)) is amended by inserting after ``approved or where'' 
     the following: ``the discharge involves a significant source 
     of pollutants to the waters of the United States and''.

     SEC. 404. STATISTICAL NONCOMPLIANCE.

       (a) Number of Excursions.--Section 402(k) (33 U.S.C. 
     1342(k)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the 
     following: ``In any enforcement action or citizen suit under 
     section 309 or 505 of this Act or applicable State law 
     alleging noncompliance with a technology-based effluent 
     limitation established pursuant to section 301, a permittee 
     shall have an affirmative defense to such alleged 
     noncompliance if the permittee demonstrates through reference 
     to information contained in the applicable rulemaking record 
     that the number of excursions from the technology-based 
     effluent limitation are no greater, on an annual basis, than 
     the number of excursions expected from the technology on 
     which the limit is based and that the discharges do not 
     violate an applicable water-quality based limitation or 
     standard.''.
       (b) Pretreatment Standards.--Section 307(d) (33 U.S.C. 
     1317(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``In 
     any enforcement action or citizen suit under section 309 or 
     505 of this Act or applicable State law alleging 
     noncompliance with a categorical pretreatment standard or 
     local pretreatment limit established pursuant to this 
     section, a person who demonstrates through reference to 
     information contained in the applicable rulemaking record--
       ``(1) that the number of excursions from the categorical 
     pretreatment standard or local pretreatment limit are no 
     greater, on an annual basis, than the number of excursions 
     expected from the technology on which the pretreatment 
     standard or local pretreatment limit is based, and
       ``(2) that the introduction of pollutants into a publicly 
     owned treatment works does not cause interference with such 
     works or cause a violation by such works of an applicable 
     water-quality based limitation or standard,
     shall have an affirmative defense to such alleged 
     noncompliance''.

     SEC. 405. ANTI-BACKSLIDING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Discharge volume.--Section 402(o)(2) (33 U.S.C. 
     1342(o)(2)) is amended in the first sentence by inserting 
     ``the concentration or loading of'' after ``applicable to''.

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       (b) Nonapplicability to Potws.--Section 402(o) (33 U.S.C. 
     1343(o)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Nonapplicability to publicly owned treatment works.--
     The requirements of this subsection shall not apply to 
     permitted discharges from a publicly owned treatment works if 
     the treatment works demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     Administrator that--
       ``(A) the increase in pollutants is a result of conditions 
     beyond the control of the treatment works (such as 
     fluctuations in normal source water availabilities due to 
     sustained drought conditions); and
       ``(B) effluent quality does not result in impairment of 
     water quality standards established for the receiving 
     waters.''.

     SEC. 406. INTAKE CREDITS.

       Section 402 (33 U.S.C. 1342) is further amended by 
     inserting after subsection (k) the following:
       ``(l) Intake Credits.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of this 
     Act, in any effluent limitation or other limitation imposed 
     under the permit program established by the Administrator 
     under this section, any State permit program approved under 
     this section (including any program for implementation under 
     section 118(c)(2)), any standards established under section 
     307(a), or any program for industrial users established under 
     section 307(b), the Administrator, as applicable, shall or 
     the State, as applicable, may provide credits for pollutants 
     present in or caused by intake water such that an owner or 
     operator of a point source is not required to remove, reduce, 
     or treat the amount of any pollutant in an effluent below the 
     amount of such pollutant that is present in or caused by the 
     intake water for such facility--
       ``(A)(i) if the source of the intake water and the 
     receiving waters into which the effluent is ultimately 
     discharged are the same or are directly and proximately 
     connected; or
       ``(ii) if, at the time the limitation or standard is 
     established, the level of the pollutant in the intake water 
     is the same as or lower than the amount of the pollutant in 
     the receiving waters, taking into account analytical 
     variability; and
       ``(B) for conventional pollutants, to the extent that the 
     discharger demonstrates that the constituents of the 
     conventional pollutants in the intake water are the same as 
     or substantially similar to the constituents of the 
     conventional pollutants in the effluent.
       ``(2) Allowance for incidental amounts.--In determining 
     whether the condition set forth in paragraph (1)(A)(i) is 
     being met, the Administrator shall or the State may, as 
     appropriate, make allowance for incidental amounts of intake 
     water from sources other than the receiving waters.
       ``(3) Credit for nonqualifying pollutants.--The 
     Administrator shall or a State may provide point sources an 
     appropriate credit for pollutants found in intake water in 
     circumstances that do not meet the requirements of paragraph 
     (1), including circumstances in which the source of the 
     intake water meets the maximum contaminant levels or 
     treatment techniques for drinking water contaminants 
     established pursuant to the Safe Drinking Water Act for the 
     pollutant of concern. An appropriate credit for pollutants 
     found in intake water is a credit that assures that an owner 
     or operator of a point source is not required to remove, 
     reduce, or treat the amount of any pollutant in an effluent 
     below the amount of such pollutant that is present in the 
     intake water for such facility, except to the extent that the 
     level of such pollutant in the intake water will cause 
     adverse water quality impact that would not otherwise occur.
       ``(4) Monitoring.--Nothing in this section precludes the 
     Administrator or a State from requiring monitoring of intake 
     water, effluent, or receiving waters to assist in the 
     implementation of this section.''.

     SEC. 407. COMBINED SEWER OVERFLOWS.

       Section 402 (33 U.S.C. 1342) is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(s) Combined Sewer Overflows.--
       ``(1) Requirement for permits.--Each permit issued pursuant 
     to this section for a discharge from a combined storm and 
     sanitary sewer shall conform with the combined sewer overflow 
     control policy signed by the Administrator on April 11, 1994.
       ``(2) Term of permit.--
       ``(A) Compliance deadline.--Notwithstanding any compliance 
     schedule under section 301(b), or any permit limitation under 
     section 402(b)(1)(B), the Administrator (or a State with a 
     program approved under subsection (b)) may issue a permit 
     pursuant to this section for a discharge from a combined 
     storm and sanitary sewer, that includes a schedule for 
     compliance with a long-term control plan under the control 
     policy referred to in paragraph (1), for a term not to exceed 
     15 years.
       ``(B) Extension.--Notwithstanding the compliance deadline 
     specified in subparagraph (A), the Administrator or a State 
     with a program approved under subsection (b) shall extend, on 
     request of an owner or operator of a combined storm and 
     sanitary sewer and subject to subparagraph (C), the period of 
     compliance beyond the last day of the 15-year period--
       ``(i) if the Administrator or the State determines that 
     compliance by such last day is not within the economic 
     capability of the owner or operator; and
       ``(ii) if the owner or operator demonstrates to the 
     satisfaction of the Administrator or the State reasonable 
     further progress towards compliance with a long-term control 
     plan under the control policy referred to in paragraph (1).
       ``(C) Limitations on extensions.--
       ``(i) Extension not appropriate.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (B), the Administrator or the State need not 
     grant an extension of the compliance deadline specified in 
     subparagraph (A) if the Administrator or the State determines 
     that such an extension is not appropriate.
       ``(ii) New York-New Jersey.--Prior to granting an extension 
     under subparagraph (B) with respect to a combined sewer 
     overflow discharge originating in the State of New York or 
     New Jersey and affecting the other of such States, the 
     Administrator or the State from which the discharge 
     originates, as the case may be, shall provide written notice 
     of the proposed extension to the other State and shall not 
     grant the extension unless the other State approves the 
     extension or does not disapprove the extension within 90 days 
     of receiving such written notice.
       ``(3) Savings clause.--Any consent decree or court order 
     entered by a United States district court, or administrative 
     order issued by the Administrator, before the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection establishing any deadlines, 
     schedules, or timetables, including any interim deadlines, 
     schedules, or timetables, for the evaluation, design, or 
     construction of treatment works for control or elimination of 
     any discharge from a municipal combined storm and sanitary 
     sewer system shall be modified upon motion or request by any 
     party to such consent decree or court order, to extend to 
     December 31, 2009, at a minimum, any such deadlines, 
     schedules, or timetables, including any interim deadlines, 
     schedules, or timetables as is necessary to conform to the 
     policy referred to in paragraph (1) or otherwise achieve the 
     objectives of this subsection. Notwithstanding the preceding 
     sentence, the period of compliance with respect to a 
     discharge referred to in paragraph (2)(C)(ii) may only be 
     extended in accordance with paragraph (2)(C)(ii).''.

     SEC. 408. SANITARY SEWER OVERFLOWS.

       Section 402 (33 U.S.C. 1342) is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(t) Sanitary Sewer Overflows.--
       ``(1) Development of policy.--Not later than 2 years after 
     the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
     Administrator, in consultation with State and local 
     governments and water authorities, shall develop and publish 
     a national control policy for municipal separate sanitary 
     sewer overflows. The national policy shall recognize and 
     address regional and economic factors.
       ``(2) Issuance of permits.--Each permit issued pursuant to 
     this section for a discharge from a municipal separate 
     sanitary sewer shall conform with the policy developed under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Compliance deadline.--Notwithstanding any compliance 
     schedule under section 301(b), or any permit limitation under 
     subsection (b)(1)(B), the Administrator or a State with a 
     program approved under subsection (b) may issue a permit 
     pursuant to this section for a discharge from a municipal 
     separate sanitary sewer due to stormwater inflows or 
     infiltration. The permit shall include at a minimum a 
     schedule for compliance with a long-term control plan under 
     the policy developed under paragraph (1), for a term not to 
     exceed 15 years.
       ``(4) Extension.--Notwithstanding the compliance deadline 
     specified in paragraph (3), the Administrator or a State with 
     a program approved under subsection (b) shall extend, on 
     request of an owner or operator of a municipal separate 
     sanitary sewer, the period of compliance beyond the last day 
     of such 15-year period if the Administrator or the State 
     determines that compliance by such last day is not within the 
     economic capability of the owner or operator, unless the 
     Administrator or the State determines that the extension is 
     not appropriate.
       ``(5) Effect on other actions.--Before the date of 
     publication of the policy under paragraph (1), the 
     Administrator or Attorney General shall not initiate any 
     administrative or judicial civil penalty action in response 
     to a municipal separate sanitary sewer overflow due to 
     stormwater inflows or infiltration.
       ``(6) Savings clause.--Any consent decree or court order 
     entered by a United States district court, or administrative 
     order issued by the Administrator, before the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection establishing any deadlines, 
     schedules, or timetables, including any interim deadlines, 
     schedules, or timetables, for the evaluation, design, or 
     construction of treatment works for control or elimination of 
     any discharge from a municipal separate sanitary sewer shall 
     be modified upon motion or request by any party to such 
     consent decree or court order, to extend to December 31, 
     2009, at a minimum, any such deadlines, schedules, or 
     timetables, including any interim deadlines, schedules, or 
     timetables as is necessary to conform to the policy developed 
     under paragraph (1) or otherwise achieve the objectives of 
     this subsection.''.

     SEC. 409. ABANDONED MINES.

       Section 402 (33 U.S.C. 1342) is further amended by 
     inserting after subsection (o) the following:
       ``(p) Permits for Remediating Party on Abandoned or 
     Inactive Mined Lands.--
       ``(1) Applicability.--Subject to this subsection, including 
     the requirements of paragraphs (2) and (3), the 
     Administrator, with the concurrence of the concerned State or 
     Indian tribe, may issue a permit to a remediating party under 
     this section for discharges

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     associated with remediation activity at abandoned or inactive 
     mined lands which modifies any otherwise applicable 
     requirement of sections 301(b), 302, and 403, or any 
     subsection of this section (other than this subsection).
       ``(2) Application for a permit.--A remediating party who 
     desires to conduct remediation activities on abandoned or 
     inactive mined lands from which there is or may be a 
     discharge of pollutants to waters of the United States or 
     from which there could be a significant addition of 
     pollutants from nonpoint sources may submit an application to 
     the Administrator. The application shall consist of a 
     remediation plan and any other information requested by the 
     Administrator to clarify the plan and activities.
       ``(3) Remediation Plan.--The remediation plan shall include 
     (as appropriate and applicable) the following:
       ``(A) Identification of the remediating party, including 
     any persons cooperating with the concerned State or Indian 
     tribe with respect to the plan, and a certification that the 
     applicant is a remediating party under this section.
       ``(B) Identification of the abandoned or inactive mined 
     lands addressed by the plan.
       ``(C) Identification of the waters of the United States 
     impacted by the abandoned or inactive mined lands.
       ``(D) A description of the physical conditions at the 
     abandoned or inactive mined lands that are causing adverse 
     water quality impacts.
       ``(E) A description of practices, including system design 
     and construction plans and operation and maintenance plans, 
     proposed to reduce, control, mitigate, or eliminate the 
     adverse water quality impacts and a schedule for implementing 
     such practices and, if it is an existing remediation project, 
     a description of practices proposed to improve the project, 
     if any.
       ``(F) An analysis demonstrating that the identified 
     practices are expected to result in a water quality 
     improvement for the identified waters.
       ``(G) A description of monitoring or other assessment to be 
     undertaken to evaluate the success of the practices during 
     and after implementation, including an assessment of baseline 
     conditions.
       ``(H) A schedule for periodic reporting on progress in 
     implementation of major elements of the plan.
       ``(I) A budget and identified funding to support the 
     activities described in the plan.
       ``(J) Remediation goals and objectives.
       ``(K) Contingency plans.
       ``(L) A description of the applicant's legal right to enter 
     and conduct activities.
       ``(M) The signature of the applicant.
       ``(N) Identification of the pollutant or pollutants to be 
     addressed by the plan.
       ``(4) Permits.--
       ``(A) Contents.--Permits issued by the Administrator 
     pursuant to this subsection shall--
       ``(i) provide for compliance with and implementation of a 
     remediation plan which, following issuance of the permit, may 
     be modified by the applicant after providing notification to 
     and opportunity for review by the Administrator;
       ``(ii) require that any modification of the plan be 
     reflected in a modified permit;
       ``(iii) require that if, at any time after notice to the 
     remediating party and opportunity for comment by the 
     remediating party, the Administrator determines that the 
     remediating party is not implementing the approved 
     remediation plan in substantial compliance with its terms, 
     the Administrator shall notify the remediating party of the 
     determination together with a list specifying the concerns of 
     the Administrator;
       ``(iv) provide that, if the identified concerns are not 
     resolved or a compliance plan submitted within 90 days of the 
     date of the notification, the Administrator may take action 
     under section 309 of this Act;
       ``(v) provide that clauses (iii) and (iv) not apply in the 
     case of any action under section 309 to address violations 
     involving gross negligence (including reckless, willful, or 
     wanton misconduct) or intentional misconduct by the 
     remediating party or any other person;
       ``(vi) not require compliance with any limitation issued 
     under sections 301(b), 302, and 403 or any requirement 
     established by the Administrator under any subsection of this 
     section (other than this subsection); and
       ``(vii) provide for termination of coverage under the 
     permit without the remediating party being subject to 
     enforcement under sections 309 and 505 of this Act for any 
     remaining discharges--

       ``(I) after implementation of the remediation plan;
       ``(II) if a party obtains a permit to mine the site; or
       ``(III) upon a demonstration by the remediating party that 
     the surface water quality conditions due to remediation 
     activities at the site, taken as a whole, are equal to or 
     superior to the surface water qualities that existed prior to 
     initiation of remediation.

       ``(B) Limitations.--The Administrator shall only issue a 
     permit under this section, consistent with the provisions of 
     this subsection, to a remediating party for discharges 
     associated with remediation action at abandoned or inactive 
     mined lands if the remediation plan demonstrates with 
     reasonable certainty that the actions will result in an 
     improvement in water quality.
       ``(C) Public participation.--The Administrator may only 
     issue a permit or modify a permit under this section after 
     complying with subsection (b)(3).
       ``(D) Effect of failure to comply with permit.--Failure to 
     comply with terms of a permit issued pursuant to this 
     subsection shall not be deemed to be a violation of an 
     effluent standard or limitation issued under this Act.
       ``(E) Limitations on statutory construction.--This 
     subsection shall not be construed--
       ``(i) to limit or otherwise affect the Administrator's 
     powers under section 504; or
       ``(ii) to preclude actions pursuant to section 309 or 505 
     for any violations of sections 301(a), 302, 402, and 403 that 
     may have existed for the abandoned or inactive mined land 
     prior to initiation of remediation covered by a permit issued 
     under this subsection, unless such permit covers remediation 
     activities implemented by the permit holder prior to issuance 
     of the permit.
       ``(F) Deemed approval of compliance plans.--A compliance 
     plan submitted under subparagraph (A)(iv) shall be deemed to 
     be approved on the 90th day following the date of such 
     submission, unless the Administrator notifies the remediating 
     party before such 90th day that the plan has been 
     disapproved.
       ``(5) Definitions.--In this subsection the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(A) Remediating party.--The term `remediating party' 
     means--
       ``(i) the United States (on non-Federal lands), a State or 
     an Indian tribe or officers, employees, or contractors 
     thereof; and
       ``(ii) any person acting in cooperation with a State or 
     Indian tribe, including a government agency that owns 
     abandoned or inactive mined lands for the purpose of 
     conducting remediation of the mined lands or that is engaging 
     in remediation activities incidental to the ownership of the 
     lands.
     Such term does not include any person who, before or 
     following issuance of a permit under this section, directly 
     benefited from or participated in any mining operation 
     (including exploration) associated with the abandoned or 
     inactive mined lands.
       ``(B) Abandoned or inactive mined lands.--The term 
     `abandoned or inactive mined lands' means lands that were 
     formerly mined and are neither actively mined nor in 
     temporary shutdown at the time of submission of the 
     remediation plan and issuance of a permit under this 
     subsection.
       ``(C) Mined lands.--The term `mined lands' means the 
     surface or subsurface of an area where mining operations, 
     including exploration, extraction, processing, and 
     beneficiation, have been conducted. Such term includes 
     private ways and roads appurtenant to such area, land 
     excavations, underground mine portals, adits, and surface 
     expressions associated with underground workings, such as 
     glory holes and subsidence features, mining waste, smelting 
     sites associated with other mined lands, and areas where 
     structures, facilities, equipment, machines, tools, or other 
     material or property which result from or have been used in 
     the mining operation are located.
       ``(6) Regulations.--The Administrator may issue regulations 
     establishing more specific requirements that the 
     Administrator determines would facilitate implementation of 
     this subsection. Before issuance of such regulations, the 
     Administrator may establish, on a case-by-case basis after 
     notice and opportunity for public comment as provided by 
     subsection (b)(3), more specific requirements that the 
     Administrator determines would facilitate implementation of 
     this subsection in an individual permit issued to the 
     remediating party.''.

     SEC. 410. BENEFICIAL USE OF BIOSOLIDS.

       (a) References.--Section 405(a) (33 U.S.C. 1345(a)) is 
     amended by inserting ``(also referred to as `biosolids')'' 
     after ``sewage sludge'' the first place it appears.
       (b) Approval of State Programs.--Section 405(f) (33 U.S.C. 
     1345(f)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Approval of state programs.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this Act, the Administrator shall approve 
     for purposes of this subsection State programs that meet the 
     standards for final use or disposal of sewage sludge 
     established by the Administrator pursuant to subsection 
     (d).''.
       (c) Studies and Projects.--Section 405(g) (33 U.S.C. 
     1345(g)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1) by inserting 
     ``building materials,'' after ``agricultural and 
     horticultural uses,'';
       (2) in paragraph (1) by adding at the end the following: 
     ``Not later than January 1, 1997, and after providing notice 
     and opportunity for public comment, the Administrator shall 
     issue guidance on the beneficial use of sewage sludge.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (2) by striking ``September 30, 1986,'' 
     and inserting ``September 30, 1995,''.

     SEC. 411. WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS DEFINED.

       Title IV (33 U.S.C. 1341-1345) is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 406. WASTE TREATMENT SYSTEMS DEFINED.

       ``(a) Issuance of Regulations.--Not later than 1 year of 
     the date of the enactment of this section, the Administrator, 
     after consultation with State officials, shall issue a 
     regulation defining `waste treatment systems'.
       ``(b) Inclusion of Areas.--
       ``(1) Areas which may be included.--In defining the term 
     `waste treatment systems' under subsection (a), the 
     Administrator may include areas used for the treatment of 
     wastes if the Administrator determines that such inclusion 
     will not interfere with the goals of this Act.
       ``(2) Areas which shall be included.--In defining the term 
     `waste treatment systems'

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     under subsection (a), the Administrator shall include, at a 
     minimum, areas used for detention, retention, treatment, 
     settling, conveyance, or evaporation of wastewater, 
     stormwater, or cooling water unless--
       ``(A) the area was created in or resulted from the 
     impoundment or other modification of navigable waters and 
     construction of the area commenced after the date of the 
     enactment of this section;
       ``(B) on or after February 15, 1995, the owner or operator 
     allows the area to be used by interstate or foreign travelers 
     for recreational purposes; or
       ``(C) on or after February 15, 1995, the owner or operator 
     allows the taking of fish or shellfish from the area for sale 
     in interstate or foreign commerce.
       ``(c) Interim Period.--Before the date of issuance of 
     regulations under subsection (a), the Administrator or the 
     State (in the case of a State with an approved permit program 
     under section 402) shall not require a new permit under 
     section 402 or section 404 for any discharge into any area 
     used for detention, retention, treatment, settling, 
     conveyance, or evaporation of wastewater, stormwater, or 
     cooling water unless the area is an area described in 
     subsection (b)(2)(A), (b)(2)(B), or (b)(2)(C).
       ``(d) Savings Clause.--Any area which the Administrator or 
     the State (in the case of a State with an approved permit 
     program under section 402) determined, before February 15, 
     1995, is a water of the United States and for which, pursuant 
     to such determination, the Administrator or State issued, 
     before February 15, 1995, a permit under section 402 for 
     discharges into such area shall remain a water of the United 
     States.
       ``(e) Regulation of Other Areas.--With respect to areas 
     constructed for detention, retention, treatment, settling, 
     conveyance, or evaporation of wastewater, stormwater, or 
     cooling water that are not waste treatment systems as defined 
     by the Administrator pursuant to this section and that the 
     Administrator determines are navigable waters under this Act, 
     the Administrator or the States, in establishing standards 
     pursuant to section 303(c) of this Act or implementing other 
     requirements of this Act, shall give due consideration to the 
     uses for which such areas were designed and constructed, and 
     need not establish standards or other requirements that will 
     impede such uses.''.

     SEC. 412. THERMAL DISCHARGES.

       A municipal utility that before the date of the enactment 
     of this section has been issued a permit under section 402 of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for discharges into 
     the Upper Greater Miami River, Ohio, shall not be required 
     under such Act to construct a cooling tower or operate under 
     a thermal management plan unless--
       (1) the Administrator or the State of Ohio determines based 
     on scientific evidence that such discharges result in harm to 
     aquatic life; or
       (2) the municipal utility has applied for and been denied a 
     thermal discharge variance under section 316(a) of such Act.
                      TITLE V--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 501. CONSULTATION WITH STATES.

       Section 501 (33 U.S.C. 1361) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Consultation With States.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator shall consult with and 
     substantially involve State governments and their 
     representative organizations and, to the extent that they 
     participate in the administration of this Act, tribal and 
     local governments, in the Environmental Protection Agency's 
     decisionmaking, priority setting, policy and guidance 
     development, and implementation under this Act.
       ``(2) Inapplicability of federal advisory committee act.--
     The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not 
     apply to meetings held to carry out paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) if such meetings are held exclusively between Federal 
     officials and elected officers of State, local, and tribal 
     governments (or their designated employees with authority to 
     act on their behalf) acting in their official capacities; and
       ``(B) if such meetings are solely for the purposes of 
     exchanging views, information, or advice relating to the 
     management or implementation of this Act.
       ``(3) Implementing guidelines.--No later than 6 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the 
     Administrator shall issue guidelines for appropriate 
     implementation of this subsection consistent with applicable 
     laws and regulations.''.

     SEC. 502. NAVIGABLE WATERS DEFINED.

       Section 502(7) (33 U.S.C. 1362(7)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following: ``Such term does not include `waste 
     treatment systems', as defined under section 406.''.

     SEC. 503. CAFO DEFINITION CLARIFICATION.

       Section 502(14) (33 U.S.C. 1362(14)) is further amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(other than an intermittent nonproducing 
     livestock operation such as a stockyard or a holding and 
     sorting facility)'' after ``feeding operation''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``The term does 
     include an intermittent nonproducing livestock operation if 
     the average number of animal units that are fed or maintained 
     in any 90-day period exceeds the number of animal units 
     determined by the Administrator or the State (in the case of 
     a State with an approved permit program under section 402) to 
     constitute a concentrated animal feeding operation or if the 
     operation is designated by the Administrator or State as a 
     significant contributor of pollution.''.

     SEC. 504. PUBLICLY OWNED TREATMENT WORKS DEFINED.

       Section 502 (33 U.S.C. 1362) is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(27) The term `publicly owned treatment works' means a 
     treatment works, as defined in section 212, located at other 
     than an industrial facility, which is designed and 
     constructed principally, as determined by the Administrator, 
     to treat domestic sewage or a mixture of domestic sewage and 
     industrial wastes of a liquid nature. In the case of such a 
     facility that is privately owned, such term includes only 
     those facilities that, with respect to such industrial 
     wastes, are carrying out a pretreatment program meeting all 
     the requirements established under section 307 and paragraphs 
     (8) and (9) of section 402(b) for pretreatment programs 
     (whether or not the treatment works would be required to 
     implement a pretreatment program pursuant to such 
     sections).''.

     SEC. 505. STATE WATER QUANTITY RIGHTS.

       (a) Policy.--Section 101(g) (33 U.S.C. 1251(g)) is amended 
     by inserting before the period at the end of the last 
     sentence ``and in accordance with section 510(b) of this 
     Act''.
       (b) State Authority.--Section 510 (33 U.S.C. 1370) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and ``Sec. 510. 
     Except'' and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 510. STATE AUTHORITY.

       ``(a) In General.--Except''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Water Rights.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
     to supersede, abrogate, or otherwise impair any right or 
     authority of a State to allocate quantities of water 
     (including boundary waters). Nothing in this Act shall be 
     implemented, enforced, or construed to allow any officer or 
     agency of the United States to utilize directly or indirectly 
     the authorities established under this Act to impose any 
     requirement not imposed by the State which would supersede, 
     abrogate, or otherwise impair rights to the use of water 
     resources allocated under State law, interstate water 
     compact, or Supreme Court decree, or held by the United 
     States for use by a State, its political subdivisions, or its 
     citizens. No water rights arise in the United States or any 
     other person under the provisions of this Act. This 
     subsection shall not be construed as limiting any State's 
     authority under section 401 of this Act, as excusing any 
     person from obtaining a permit under section 402 or 404 of 
     this Act, or as excusing any obligation to comply with 
     requirements established by a State to implement section 
     319.''.

     SEC. 506. IMPLEMENTATION OF WATER POLLUTION LAWS WITH RESPECT 
                   TO NONPETROLEUM OIL PRODUCTS AND OIL 
                   SUBSTITUTES.

       (a) Differentiation Among Petroleum and Nonpetroleum 
     Products.--
       (1) In general.--In issuing or enforcing a regulation, an 
     interpretation, or a guideline relating to a fat, oil, or 
     grease under the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 or the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act, the head of a Federal agency 
     shall--
       (A) differentiate between and establish separate classes 
     for petroleum and nonpetroleum oil products and oil 
     substitutes, including animal fats, vegetable oils, and 
     silicone fluids; and
       (B) apply different standards and reporting requirements 
     (including reporting requirements based on quantitative 
     amounts) to different classes of petroleum and nonpetroleum 
     oil products and oil substitutes as provided in paragraph 
     (2).
       (2) Considerations.--In differentiating between the classes 
     of petroleum products and nonpetroleum oil products and oil 
     substitutes, the head of the Federal agency shall consider 
     differences in physical, chemical, biological, and other 
     properties, and in the environmental effects, of the classes.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Animal fat.--The term ``animal fat'' means each type of 
     animal fat, oil, or grease, including fat, oil, or grease 
     from fish or a marine mammal and any fat, oil, or grease 
     referred to in section 61(a)(2) of title 13, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Vegetable oil.--The term ``vegetable oil'' means each 
     type of vegetable oil, including vegetable oil from a seed, 
     nut, or kernel and any vegetable oil referred to in section 
     61(a)(1) of title 13, United States Code.

     SEC. 507. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act does not apply with respect to the licensing of a 
     hydroelectric project under part I of the Federal Power Act 
     if the relevant Federal agency makes the determination 
     referred to in subsection (b) in accordance with the 
     mechanism described in subsection (c).
       (b) Determination.--The determination referred to in 
     subsection (a) is a specific determination that a denial, 
     condition, or requirement of a certification under section 
     401 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act for the 
     project is inconsistent with the purposes and requirements of 
     part I of the Federal Power Act.
       (c) Mechanism.--The dispute resolution mechanism for 
     purposes of subsection (a) shall be a mechanism established 
     by the relevant Federal agency, in consultation with the 
     Administrator and the States, for resolving any conflicts or 
     unreasonable consequences resulting from actions taken under 
     section 401 by a State, an interstate

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     water pollution control agency, or the Administrator relating 
     to the issuance of a license (or to activities under such 
     license) for a hydroelectric project under part I of the 
     Federal Power Act. Such mechanism shall include, at a 
     minimum, a process whereby--
       (1) the relevant Federal agency, in coordination with the 
     State, the interstate agency or the Administrator (as the 
     case may be) may determine whether any denial, condition, or 
     requirement under section 401 of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act relating to the issuance of such license or to 
     activities under such license is inconsistent with the 
     purposes and requirements of part I of the Federal Power Act;
       (2) such denial, condition, or requirement shall be 
     presumed to be consistent with the purposes and requirements 
     of part I of the Federal Power Act if based on temperature, 
     turbidity, or other objective water quality criteria 
     regulating discharges of pollutants; and
       (3) any denial, condition, or requirement not based on such 
     criteria shall be presumed to be consistent with the purposes 
     and requirements of part I of the Federal Power Act unless 
     the relevant Federal agency, after attempting to resolve any 
     inconsistency, makes a specific determination under 
     subsection (b) and publishes such determination, together 
     with the basis for such determination, in the license or 
     other appropriate order.

     SEC. 508. NEEDS ESTIMATE.

       Section 516(b)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1375(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence by striking ``biennially 
     revised'' and inserting ``quadrennially revised''; and
       (2) in the second sentence by striking ``February 10 of 
     each odd-numbered year'' and inserting ``December 31, 1997, 
     and December 31 of every 4th calendar year thereafter''.

     SEC. 509. PROGRAM AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Limit on Authorizations.--No funds are authorized for 
     any fiscal year after fiscal year 2000 for carrying out the 
     programs and activities for which funds are authorized by 
     this Act, including amendments made by this Act.
       (b) General Program Authorizations.--Section 517 (33 U.S.C. 
     1376) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' before ``$135,000,000''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and such sums as may be necessary for each of 
     fiscal years 1991 through 2000''.

     SEC. 510. INDIAN TRIBES.

       (a) Cooperative Agreements.--Section 518(d) (33 U.S.C. 
     1377(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``In 
     exercising the review and approval provided in this 
     paragraph, the Administrator shall respect the terms of any 
     cooperative agreement that addresses the authority or 
     responsibility of a State or Indian tribe to administer the 
     requirements of this Act within the exterior boundaries of a 
     Federal Indian reservation, so long as that agreement 
     otherwise provides for the adequate administration of this 
     Act.''.
       (b) Treatment as States.--Section 518(e) (33 U.S.C. 
     1377(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``water resources which are'' and inserting 
     ``water resources within the exterior boundaries of a Federal 
     Indian reservation which are on or appurtenant to lands'';
       (B) by inserting ``or'' after ``Indians,'';
       (C) by striking ``member of an Indian tribe'' and inserting 
     ``member of the reservation's governing Indian tribe'';
       (D) by striking ``, or otherwise within the borders of an 
     Indian reservation''; and
       (E) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) the Administrator's action does not authorize the 
     Indian tribe to regulate lands owned in whole or in part by 
     nonmembers of the tribe or the use of water resources on or 
     appurtentant to such lands.''.
       (c) Dispute Resolution.--Section 518 is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (j); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Dispute Resolution.--The Administrator shall 
     promulgate, in consultation with States and Indian tribes, 
     regulations which provide for the resolution of any 
     unreasonable consequences that may arise as a result of 
     differing water quality standards that may be set by States 
     and Indian tribes located on common bodies of water. Such 
     mechanism shall provide, in a manner consistent with the 
     objectives of this Act, that persons who are affected by 
     differing tribal or State water quality permit requirements 
     have standing to utilize the dispute resolution process, and 
     for the explicit consideration of relevant factors, including 
     the effects of differing water quality permit requirements on 
     upstream and downstream dischargers, economic impacts, and 
     present and historical uses and quality of the waters subject 
     to such standards.''.
       (d) Petitions for Review.--Section 518 (33 U.S.C. 1377) is 
     amended by inserting after subsection (h) (as added by 
     subsection (b) of this section) the following:
       ``(i) District Courts; Petition for Review; Standard of 
     Review.--Notwithstanding the provisions of section 509, the 
     United States district courts shall have jurisdiction over 
     actions brought to review any determination of the 
     Administrator under section 518. Such an action may be 
     brought by a State or an Indian tribe and shall be filed with 
     the court within the 90-day period beginning on the date of 
     the determination of the Administrator is made. In any such 
     action, the district court shall review the Administrator's 
     determination de novo.''.
       (e) Definitions.--Section 518(j)(1), as redesignated by 
     subsection (b) of this section, is amended by inserting 
     before the semicolon at the end the following: ``, and, in 
     the State of Oklahoma, such term includes lands held in trust 
     by the United States for the benefit of an Indian tribe or an 
     individual member of an Indian tribe, lands which are subject 
     to Federal restrictions against alienation, and lands which 
     are located within a dependent Indian community, as defined 
     in section 1151 of title 18, United States Code''.
       (f) Reservation of Funds.--Section 518(c) (33 U.S.C. 
     1377(c)) is amended in the first sentence--
       (1) by striking ``beginning after September 30, 1986,'';
       (2) by striking ``section 205(e)'' and inserting ``section 
     604(a)'';
       (3) by striking ``one-half of''; and
       (4) by striking ``section 207'' and inserting ``sections 
     607 and 608''.

     SEC. 511. FOOD PROCESSING AND FOOD SAFETY.

       Title V (33 U.S.C. 1361-1377) is amended by redesignating 
     section 519 as section 522 and by inserting after section 518 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 519. FOOD PROCESSING AND FOOD SAFETY.

       ``In developing any effluent guideline under section 
     304(b), pretreatment standard under section 307(b), or new 
     source performance standard under section 306 that is 
     applicable to the food processing industry, the Administrator 
     shall consult with and consider the recommendations of the 
     Food and Drug Administration, Department of Health and Human 
     Services, Department of Agriculture, and Department of 
     Commerce. The recommendations of such departments and 
     agencies and a description of the Administrator's response to 
     those recommendations shall be made part of the rulemaking 
     record for the development of such guidelines and standards. 
     The Administrator's response shall include an explanation 
     with respect to food safety, including a discussion of 
     relative risks, of any departure from a recommendation by any 
     such department or agency.''.

     SEC. 512. AUDIT DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

       Title V (33 U.S.C. 1361-1377) is further amended by 
     inserting before section 522, as redesignated by section 511 
     of this Act, the following:

     ``SEC. 520. AUDIT DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

       ``(a) Establishment of Board.--The Administrator shall 
     establish an independent Board of Audit Appeals (hereinafter 
     in this section referred to as the `Board') in accordance 
     with the requirements of this section.
       ``(b) Duties.--The Board shall have the authority to review 
     and decide contested audit determinations related to grant 
     and contract awards under this Act. In carrying out such 
     duties, the Board shall consider only those regulations, 
     guidance, policies, facts, and circumstances in effect at the 
     time of the grant or contract award.
       ``(c) Prior Eligibility Decisions.--The Board shall not 
     reverse project cost eligibility determinations that are 
     supported by an decision document of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, including grant or contract approvals, 
     plans and specifications approval forms, grant or contract 
     payments, change order approval forms, or similar documents 
     approving project cost eligibility, except upon a showing 
     that such decision was arbitrary, capricious, or an abuse of 
     law in effect at the time of such decision.
       ``(d) Membership.--
       ``(1) Appointment.--The Board shall be composed of 7 
     members to be appointed by the Administrator not later than 
     90 days after the date of the enactment of this section.
       ``(2) Terms.--Each member shall be appointed for a term of 
     3 years.
       ``(3) Qualifications.--The Administrator shall appoint as 
     members of the Board individuals who are specially qualified 
     to serve on the Board by virtue of their expertise in grant 
     and contracting procedures. The Administrator shall make 
     every effort to ensure that individuals appointed as members 
     of the Board are free from conflicts of interest in carrying 
     out the duties of the Board.
       ``(e) Basic Pay and Travel Expenses.--
       ``(1) Rates of pay.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     members shall each be paid at a rate of basic pay, to be 
     determined by the Administrator, for each day (including 
     travel time) during which they are engaged in the actual 
     performance of duties vested in the Board.
       ``(2) Prohibition of compensation of federal employees.--
     Members of the Board who are full-time officers or employees 
     of the United States may not receive additional pay, 
     allowances, or benefits by reason of their service on the 
     Board.
       ``(3) Travel expenses.--Each member shall receive travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
     accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       ``(f) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of 
     the Board, the Administrator shall provide to the Board the 
     administrative support services necessary for the Board to 
     carry out its responsibilities under this section.
       ``(g) Disputes Eligible for Review.--The authority of the 
     Board under this section shall extend to any contested audit 
     determination that on the date of the enactment

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     of this section has yet to be formally concluded and accepted 
     by either the grantee or the Administrator.''.

     SEC. 513. AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.

       Title V (33 U.S.C. 1361-1377) is further amended by 
     inserting before section 522, as redesignated by section 511 
     of this Act, the following:

     ``SEC. 521. AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.

       ``(a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--It 
     is the sense of Congress that, to the greatest extent 
     practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds 
     made available under this Act should be American-made.
       ``(b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance under this Act, the Administrator, to 
     the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to each 
     recipient of the assistance a notice describing the sense of 
     Congress expressed by subsection (a).''.
        TITLE VI--STATE WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING FUNDS

     SEC. 601. GENERAL AUTHORITY FOR CAPITALIZATION GRANTS.

       Section 601(a) (33 U.S.C. 1381(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``(1) for construction'' and all that follows through the 
     period and inserting ``to accomplish the purposes of this 
     Act.''.

     SEC. 602. CAPITALIZATION GRANT AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Requirements For Construction of Treatment Works.--
     Section 602(b)(6) (33 U.S.C. 1382(b)(6)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``before fiscal year 1995''; and
       (2) by striking ``201(b)'' and all that follows through 
     ``218'' and inserting ``211''.
       (b) Compliance With Other Federal Laws.--Section 602 (33 
     U.S.C. 1382) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Other Federal Laws.--
       ``(1) Compliance with other federal laws.--If a State 
     provides assistance from its water pollution control 
     revolving fund established in accordance with this title and 
     in accordance with a statute, rule, executive order, or 
     program of the State which addresses the intent of any 
     requirement or any Federal executive order or law other than 
     this Act, as determined by the State, the State in providing 
     such assistance shall be treated as having met the Federal 
     requirements.
       ``(2) Limitation on applicability of other federal laws.--
     If a State does not meet a requirement of a Federal executive 
     order or law other than this Act under paragraph (1), such 
     Federal law shall only apply to Federal funds deposited in 
     the water pollution control revolving fund established by the 
     State in accordance with this title the first time such funds 
     are used to provide assistance from the revolving fund.''.
       (c) Guidance for Small Systems.--Section 602 (33 U.S.C. 
     1382) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Guidance for Small Systems.--
       ``(1) Simplified procedures.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of the enactment of this subsection, the 
     Administrator shall assist the States in establishing 
     simplified procedures for small systems to obtain assistance 
     under this title.
       ``(2) Publication of manual.--Not later than 1 year after 
     the date of the enactment of this subsection, and after 
     providing notice and opportunity for public comment, the 
     Administrator shall publish a manual to assist small systems 
     in obtaining assistance under this title and publish in the 
     Federal Register notice of the availability of the manual.
       ``(3) Small system defined.--For purposes of this title, 
     the term `small system' means a system for which a 
     municipality or intermunicipal, interstate, or State agency 
     seeks assistance under this title and which serves a 
     population of 20,000 or less.''.

     SEC. 603. WATER POLLUTION CONTROL REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS.

       (a) Activities Eligible for Assistance.--Section 603(c) (33 
     U.S.C. 1383(c)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Activities Eligible for Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amounts of funds available to each 
     State water pollution control revolving fund shall be used 
     only for providing financial assistance to activities which 
     have as a principal benefit the improvement or protection of 
     water quality of navigable waters to a municipality, 
     intermunicipal agency, interstate agency, State agency, or 
     other person. Such activities may include the following:
       ``(A) Construction of a publicly owned treatment works if 
     the recipient of such assistance is a municipality.
       ``(B) Implementation of lake protection programs and 
     projects under section 314.
       ``(C) Implementation of a management program under section 
     319.
       ``(D) Implementation of a conservation and management plan 
     under section 320.
       ``(E) Implementation of a watershed management plan under 
     section 321.
       ``(F) Implementation of a stormwater management program 
     under section 322.
       ``(G) Acquisition of property rights for the restoration or 
     protection of publicly or privately owned riparian areas.
       ``(H) Implementation of measures to improve the efficiency 
     of public water use.
       ``(I) Development and implementation of plans by a public 
     recipient to prevent water pollution.
       ``(J) Acquisition of lands necessary to meet any mitigation 
     requirements related to construction of a publicly owned 
     treatment works.
       ``(2) Fund amounts.--The water pollution control revolving 
     fund of a State shall be established, maintained, and 
     credited with repayments, and the fund balance shall be 
     available in perpetuity for providing financial assistance 
     described in paragraph (1). Fees charged by a State to 
     recipients of such assistance may be deposited in the fund 
     for the sole purpose of financing the cost of administration 
     of this title.''.
       (b) Extended Repayment Period for Disadvantaged 
     Communities.--Section 603(d)(1) (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by inserting after ``20 years'' the 
     following: ``or, in the case of a disadvantaged community, 
     the lesser of 40 years or the expected life of the project to 
     be financed with the proceeds of the loan''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``not later than 20 
     years after project completion'' and inserting ``upon the 
     expiration of the term of the loan''.
       (c) Loan Guarantees for Innovative Technology.--Section 
     603(d)(5) (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)(5)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(5) to provide loan guarantees for--
       ``(A) similar revolving funds established by municipalities 
     or intermunicipal agencies; and
       ``(B) developing and implementing innovative 
     technologies.''.
       (d) Administrative Expenses.--Section 603(d)(7) (33 U.S.C. 
     1383(d)(7)) is amended by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``or $400,000 per year or \1/2\ percent 
     per year of the current valuation of such fund, whichever is 
     greater, plus the amount of any fees collected by the State 
     for such purpose under subsection (c)(2)''.
       (e) Technical and Planning Assistance for Small Systems.--
     Section 603(d) (33 U.S.C. 1383(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (6);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) to provide to small systems technical and planning 
     assistance and assistance in financial management, user fee 
     analysis, budgeting, capital improvement planning, facility 
     operation and maintenance, repair schedules, and other 
     activities to improve wastewater treatment plant operations; 
     except that such amounts shall not exceed 2 percent of all 
     grant awards to such fund under this title.''.
       (f) Consistency With Planning Requirements.--Section 603(f) 
     (33 U.S.C. 1383(f)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``is consistent'' and inserting ``is not 
     inconsistent''; and
       (2) by striking ``and 320'' and inserting ``320, 321, and 
     322''.
       (g) Limitations on Construction Assistance.--Section 603(g) 
     (33 U.S.C. 1383(g)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) Limitations on Construction Assistance.--The State 
     may provide financial assistance from its water pollution 
     control revolving fund with respect to a project for 
     construction of a publicly owned treatment works only if--
       ``(1) such project is on the State's priority list under 
     section 216 of this Act without regard to the rank of such 
     project on the State's priority list; and
       ``(2) the recipient of such assistance is a municipality in 
     any case in which the treatment works is privately owned.''.
       (h) Interest Rates.--Section 603 is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Interest Rates.--In any case in which a State makes a 
     loan pursuant to subsection (d)(1) to a disadvantaged 
     community, the State may charge a negative interest rate of 
     not to exceed 2 percent to reduce the unpaid principal of the 
     loan. The aggregate amount of all such negative interest rate 
     loans the State makes in a fiscal year shall not exceed 20 
     percent of the aggregate amount of all loans made by the 
     State from its revolving loan fund in such fiscal year.
       ``(j) Disadvantaged Community Defined.--As used in this 
     section, the term `disadvantaged community' means the service 
     area of a publicly owned treatment works with respect to 
     which the average annual residential sewage treatment charges 
     for a user of the treatment works meet affordability criteria 
     established by the State in which the treatment works is 
     located (after providing for public review and comment) in 
     accordance with guidelines to be established by the 
     Administrator, in cooperation with the States.''.
       (i) Sale of Treatment Works.--Section 603 is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k) Sale of Treatment Works.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provisions of 
     this Act, any State, municipality, intermunicipality, or 
     interstate agency may transfer by sale to a qualified private 
     sector entity all or part of a treatment works that is owned 
     by such agency and for which it received Federal financial 
     assistance under this Act if the transfer price will be 
     distributed, as amounts are received, in the following order:
       ``(A) First reimbursement of the agency of the unadjusted 
     dollar amount of the costs of construction of the treatment 
     works or part thereof plus any transaction and fix-up costs 
     incurred by the agency with respect to the transfer less the 
     amount of such Federal financial assistance provided with 
     respect to such costs.
       ``(B) If proceeds from the transfer remain after such 
     reimbursement, repayment of the Federal Government of the 
     amount of such Federal financial assistance less the 
     applicable share of accumulated depreciation on such 
     treatment works (calculated using In

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     ternal Revenue Service accelerated depreciation schedule 
     applicable to treatment works).
       ``(C) If any proceeds of such transfer remain after such 
     reimbursement and repayment, retention of the remaining 
     proceeds by such agency.
       ``(2) Release of condition.--Any requirement imposed by 
     regulation or policy for a showing that the treatment works 
     are no longer needed to serve their original purpose shall 
     not apply.
       ``(3) Selection of buyer.--A State, municipality, 
     intermunicipality, or interstate agency exercising the 
     authority granted by this subsection shall select a qualified 
     private sector entity on the basis of total net cost and 
     other appropriate criteria and shall utilize such competitive 
     bidding, direct negotiation, or other criteria and procedures 
     as may be required by State law.
       ``(l) Private Ownership of Treatment Works.--
       ``(1) Regulatory review.--The Administrator shall review 
     the law and any regulations, policies, and procedures of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency affecting the construction, 
     improvement, replacement, operation, maintenance, and 
     transfer of ownership of current and future treatment works 
     owned by a State, municipality, intermunicipality, or 
     interstate agency. If permitted by law, the Administrator 
     shall modify such regulations, policies, and procedures to 
     eliminate any obstacles to the construction, improvement, 
     replacement, operation, and maintenance of such treatment 
     works by qualified private sector entities.
       ``(2) Report.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall submit 
     to Congress a report identifying any provisions of law that 
     must be changed in order to eliminate any obstacles referred 
     to in paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `qualified private sector entity' means any nongovernmental 
     individual, group, association, business, partnership, 
     organization, or privately or publicly held corporation 
     that--
       ``(A) has sufficient experience and expertise to discharge 
     successfully the responsibilities associated with 
     construction, operation, and maintenance of a treatment works 
     and to satisfy any guarantees that are agreed to in 
     connection with a transfer of treatment works under 
     subsection (k);
       ``(B) has the ability to assure protection against 
     insolvency and interruption of services through contractual 
     and financial guarantees; and
       ``(C) with respect to subsection (k), to the extent 
     consistent with the North American Free Trade Agreement and 
     the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade--
       ``(i) is majority-owned and controlled by citizens of the 
     United States; and
       ``(ii) does not receive subsidies from a foreign 
     government.''.

     SEC. 604. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 604(a) (33 U.S.C. 1384(a)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Formula for Fiscal Years 1996-2000.--Sums authorized 
     to be appropriated pursuant to section 607 for each of fiscal 
     years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 shall be allotted for 
     such year by the Administrator not later than the 10th day 
     which begins after the date of the enactment of the Clean 
     Water Amendments of 1995. Sums authorized for each such 
     fiscal year shall be allotted in accordance with the 
     following table:

``States:                                Percentage of sums authorized:
  Alabama.......................................................0.7736 
  Alaska........................................................0.2500 
  Arizona.......................................................1.1526 
  Arkansas......................................................0.3853 
  California....................................................9.3957 
  Colorado......................................................0.6964 
  Connecticut...................................................1.3875 
  Delaware......................................................0.2500 
  District of Columbia..........................................0.3203 
  Florida.......................................................3.4696 
  Georgia.......................................................2.0334 
  Hawaii........................................................0.2629 
  Idaho.........................................................0.2531 
  Illinois......................................................5.6615 
  Indiana.......................................................3.1304 
  Iowa..........................................................0.6116 
  Kansas........................................................0.8749 
  Kentucky......................................................1.3662 
  Louisiana.....................................................1.0128 
  Maine.........................................................0.6742 
  Maryland......................................................1.6701 
  Massachusetts.................................................4.3755 
  Michigan......................................................3.8495 
  Minnesota.....................................................1.3275 
  Mississippi...................................................0.6406 
  Missouri......................................................1.7167 
  Montana.......................................................0.2500 
  Nebraska......................................................0.4008 
  Nevada........................................................0.2500 
  New Hampshire.................................................0.4791 
  New Jersey....................................................4.7219 
  New Mexico....................................................0.2500 
  New York.....................................................14.7435 
  North Carolina................................................2.5920 
  North Dakota..................................................0.2500 
  Ohio..........................................................4.9828 
  Oklahoma......................................................0.6273 
  Oregon........................................................1.2483 
  Pennsylvania..................................................4.2431 
  Rhode Island..................................................0.4454 
  South Carolina................................................0.7480 
  South Dakota..................................................0.2500 
  Tennessee.....................................................1.4767 
  Texas.........................................................4.6773 
  Utah..........................................................0.2937 
  Vermont.......................................................0.2722 
  Virginia......................................................2.4794 
  Washington....................................................2.2096 
  West Virginia.................................................1.4346 
  Wisconsin.....................................................1.4261 
  Wyoming.......................................................0.2500 
  Puerto Rico...................................................1.0866 
  Northern Marianas.............................................0.0308 
  American Samoa................................................0.0908 
  Guam..........................................................0.0657 
  Palau.........................................................0.1295 
  Virgin Islands.............................................0.0527.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 604(c)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``title II of this Act'' and inserting ``this 
     title''.

     SEC. 605. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 607 (33 U.S.C. 1387(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (5) and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) such sums as may be necessary for fiscal year 1995;
       ``(7) $2,250,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(8) $2,300,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(9) $2,300,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(10) $2,300,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       ``(11) $2,300,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.''.
                  TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 701. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Section 118.--Section 118(c)(1)(A) (33 U.S.C. 
     1268(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking the last comma.
       (b) Section 120.--Section 120(d) (33 U.S.C. 1270(d)) is 
     amended by striking ``(1)''.
       (c) Section 204.--Section 204(a)(3) (33 U.S.C. 1284(a)(3)) 
     is amended by striking the final period and inserting a 
     semicolon.
       (d) Section 205.--Section 205 (33 U.S.C. 1285) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ``and 1985'' and 
     inserting ``1985, and 1986'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ``through 1985'' and 
     inserting ``through 1986'';
       (3) in subsection (g)(1) by striking the period following 
     ``4 per centum''; and
       (4) in subsection (m)(1)(B) by striking ``this'' the last 
     place it appears and inserting ``such''.
       (e) Section 208.--Section 208 (33 U.S.C. 1288) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (h)(1) by striking ``designed'' and 
     inserting ``designated''; and
       (2) in subsection (j)(1) by striking ``September 31, 1988'' 
     and inserting ``September 30, 1988''.
       (f) Section 301.--Section 301(j)(1)(A) (33 U.S.C. 
     1311(j)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``that'' the first 
     place it appears and inserting ``than''.
       (g) Section 309.--Section 309(d) (33 U.S.C. 1319(d)) is 
     amended by striking the second comma following ``Act by a 
     State''.
       (h) Section 311.--Section 311 (33 U.S.C. 1321) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) by moving paragraph (12) (including 
     subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C)) 2 ems to the right; and
       (2) in subsection (h)(2) by striking ``The'' and inserting 
     ``the''.
       (i) Section 505.--Section 505(f) (33 U.S.C. 1365(f)) is 
     amended by striking the last comma.
       (j) Section 516.--Section 516 (33 U.S.C. 1375) is amended 
     by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).
       (k) Section 518.--Section 518(f) (33 U.S.C. 1377(f)) is 
     amended by striking ``(d)'' and inserting ``(e)''.

     SEC. 702. JOHN A. BLATNIK NATIONAL FRESH WATER QUALITY 
                   RESEARCH LABORATORY.

       (a) Designation.--The laboratory and research facility 
     established pursuant to section 104(e) of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1254(e)) that is located in 
     Duluth, Minnesota, shall be known and designated as the 
     ``John A. Blatnik National Fresh Water Quality Research 
     Laboratory''.
       (b) References.--Any reference in a law, map, regulation, 
     document, paper, or other record of the United States to the 
     laboratory and research facility referred to in subsection 
     (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the ``John A. 
     Blatnik National Fresh Water Quality Research Laboratory''.

     SEC. 703. WASTEWATER SERVICE FOR COLONIAS.

       (a) Grant Assistance.--The Administrator may make grants to 
     States along the United States-Mexico border to provide 
     assistance for planning, design, and construction of 
     treatment works and appropriate connections to provide 
     wastewater service to the communities along such border 
     commonly known as ``colonias''.
       (b) Treatment Works Defined.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term ``treatment works'' has the meaning such term has 
     under section 212 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for making grants under subsection (a) 
     $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1996. Such sums shall remain 
     available until expended.

     SEC. 704. SAVINGS IN MUNICIPAL DRINKING WATER COSTS.

       (a) Study.--The Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency, in consultation with the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget, shall review, analyze, and 
     compile information on the annual savings that municipalities 
     realize in the construction, operation, and maintenance of 
     drinking water facilities as a result of actions taken under 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
       (b) Contents.--The study conducted under subsection (a), at 
     a minimum, shall contain an examination of the following 
     elements:
       (1) Savings to municipalities in the construction of 
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     ties resulting from actions taken under the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act.
       (2) Savings to municipalities in the operation and 
     maintenance of drinking water facilities resulting from 
     actions taken under such Act.
       (3) Savings to municipalities in health expenditures 
     resulting from actions taken under such Act.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator shall transmit to 
     Congress a report containing the results of the study 
     conducted under subsection (a).
            TITLE VIII--WETLANDS CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT

     SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Wetlands 
     Conservation and Management Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 802. FINDINGS AND STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) wetlands play an integral role in maintaining the 
     quality of life through material contributions to our 
     national economy, food supply, water supply and quality, 
     flood control, and fish, wildlife, and plant resources, and 
     thus to the health, safety, recreation and economic well-
     being of citizens throughout the Nation;
       (2) wetlands serve important ecological and natural 
     resource functions, such as providing essential nesting and 
     feeding habitat for waterfowl, other wildlife, and many rare 
     and endangered species, fisheries habitat, the enhancement of 
     water quality, and natural flood control;
       (3) much of the Nation's resource has sustained significant 
     degradation, resulting in the need for effective programs to 
     limit the loss of ecologically significant wetlands and to 
     provide for long-term restoration and enhancement of the 
     wetlands resource base;
       (4) most of the loss of wetlands in coastal Louisiana is 
     not attributable to human activity;
       (5) because 75 percent of the Nation's wetlands in the 
     lower 48 States are privately owned and because the majority 
     of the Nation's population lives in or near wetlands areas, 
     an effective wetlands conservation and management program 
     must reflect a balanced approach that conserves and enhances 
     important wetlands values and functions while observing 
     private property rights, recognizing the need for essential 
     public infrastructure, such as highways, ports, airports, 
     pipelines, sewer systems, and public water supply systems, 
     and providing the opportunity for sustained economic growth;
       (6) while wetlands provide many varied economic and 
     environmental benefits, they also present health risks in 
     some instances where they act as breeding grounds for insects 
     that are carriers of human and animal diseases;
       (7) the Federal permit program established under section 
     404 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act was not 
     originally conceived as a wetlands regulatory program and is 
     insufficient to ensure that the Nation's wetlands resource 
     base will be conserved and managed in a fair and 
     environmentally sound manner; and
       (8) navigational dredging plays a vital role in the 
     Nation's economy and, while adequate safeguards for aquatic 
     resources must be maintained, it is essential that the 
     regulatory process be streamlined.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to establish a 
     new Federal regulatory program for certain wetlands and 
     waters of the United States--
       (1) to assert Federal regulatory jurisdiction over a broad 
     category of specifically identified activities that result in 
     the degradation or loss of wetlands;
       (2) to provide that each Federal agency, officer, and 
     employee exercise Federal authority under section 404 of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act to ensure that agency 
     action under such section will not limit the use of privately 
     owned property so as to diminish its value;
       (3) to account for variations in wetlands functions in 
     determining the character and extent of regulation of 
     activities occurring in wetlands areas;
       (4) to provide sufficient regulatory incentives for 
     conservation, restoration, or enhancement activities;
       (5) to encourage conservation of resources on a watershed 
     basis to the fullest extent practicable;
       (6) to protect public safety and balance public and private 
     interests in determining the conditions under which activity 
     in wetlands areas may occur; and
       (7) to streamline the regulatory mechanisms relating to 
     navigational dredging in the Nation's waters.

     SEC. 803. WETLANDS CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT.

       Title IV (33 U.S.C. 1341 et seq.) is further amended by 
     striking section 404 and inserting the following new section:

     ``SEC. 404. PERMITS FOR ACTIVITIES IN WETLANDS OR WATERS OF 
                   THE UNITED STATES.

       ``(a) Prohibited Activities.--No person shall undertake an 
     activity in wetlands or waters of the United States unless 
     such activity is undertaken pursuant to a permit issued by 
     the Secretary or is otherwise authorized under this section.
       ``(b) Authorized Activities.--
       ``(1) Permits.--The Secretary is authorized to issue 
     permits authorizing an activity in wetlands or waters of the 
     United States in accordance with the requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(2) Nonpermit activities.--An activity in wetlands or 
     waters of the United States may be undertaken without a 
     permit from the Secretary if that activity is authorized 
     under subsection (e)(6) or (e)(8) or is exempt from the 
     requirements of this section under subsection (f) or other 
     provisions of this section.
       ``(c) Wetlands Classification.--
       ``(1) Regulations; applications.--
       ``(A) Deadline for issuance of regulations.--Not later than 
     1 year after the date of the enactment of the Comprehensive 
     Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 1995, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the States, shall issue 
     regulations to classify wetlands as type A, type B, or type C 
     wetlands depending on the relative ecological significance of 
     the wetlands.
       ``(B) Application requirement.--Any person seeking to 
     undertake activities in wetlands or waters of the United 
     States for which a permit is required under this section 
     shall make application to the Secretary identifying the site 
     of such activity and requesting that the Secretary determine, 
     in accordance with paragraph (3) of this subsection, the 
     classification of the wetlands in which such activity is 
     proposed to occur. The applicant may also provide such 
     additional information regarding such proposed activity as 
     may be necessary or appropriate for purposes of determining 
     the classification of such wetlands or whether and under what 
     conditions the proposed activity may be permitted to occur.
       ``(2) Deadlines for classifications.--
       ``(A) General rule.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B) 
     of this paragraph, within 90 days following the receipt of an 
     application under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide 
     notice to the applicant of the classification of the wetlands 
     that are the subject of such application and shall state in 
     writing the basis for such classification. The classification 
     of the wetlands that are the subject of the application shall 
     be determined by the Secretary in accordance with the 
     requirements for classification of wetlands under paragraph 
     (3) and subsection (i).
       ``(B) Rule for advance classifications.--In the case of an 
     application proposing activities located in wetlands that are 
     the subject of an advance classification under subsection 
     (h), the Secretary shall provide notice to the applicant of 
     such classification within thirty days following the receipt 
     of such application, and shall provide an opportunity for 
     review of such classification under paragraph (5) and 
     subsection (i).
       ``(3) Classification system.--Upon application under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) classify as type A wetlands those wetlands that are 
     of critical significance to the long-term conservation of the 
     aquatic environment of which such wetlands are a part and 
     which meet the following requirements:
       ``(i) such wetlands serve critical wetlands functions, 
     including the provision of critical habitat for a 
     concentration of avian, aquatic, or wetland dependent 
     wildlife;
       ``(ii) such wetlands consist of or may be a portion of ten 
     or more contiguous acres and have an inlet or outlet for 
     relief of water flow; except that this requirement shall not 
     operate to preclude the classification as type A wetlands 
     lands containing prairie pothole features, playa lakes, or 
     vernal pools if such lands otherwise meet the requirements 
     for type A classification under this paragraph based on 
     verifiable, objective science;
       ``(iii) there exists a scarcity within the watershed or 
     aquatic environment of identified functions served by such 
     wetlands such that the use of such wetlands for an activity 
     in wetlands or waters of the United States would seriously 
     jeopardize the availability of these identified wetlands 
     functions; and
       ``(iv) there is unlikely to be an overriding public 
     interest in the use of such wetlands for purposes other than 
     conservation;
       ``(B) classify as type B wetlands those wetlands that 
     provide habitat for a significant population of wetland 
     dependent wildlife or provide other significant wetlands 
     functions, including significant enhancement or protection of 
     water quality or significant natural flood control; and
       ``(C) classify as type C wetlands all wetlands that--
       ``(i) serve limited wetlands functions;
       ``(ii) serve marginal wetlands functions but which exist in 
     such abundance that regulation of activities in such wetlands 
     is not necessary for conserving important wetlands functions;
       ``(iii) are fastlands; or
       ``(iv) are wetlands within industrial, commercial, or 
     residential complexes or other intensely developed areas that 
     do not serve significant wetlands functions as a result of 
     such location.
       ``(4) Request for determination of jurisdiction.--
       ``(A) In general.--A person who holds an ownership interest 
     in property, or who has written authorization from such a 
     person, may submit a request to the Secretary identifying the 
     property and requesting the Secretary to make one or more of 
     the following determinations with respect to the property:
       ``(i) Whether the property contains waters of the United 
     States.
       ``(ii) If the determination under clause (i) is made, 
     whether any portion of the waters meets the requirements for 
     delineation as wetland under subsection (g).
       ``(iii) If the determination under clause (ii) is made, the 
     classification of each wetland on the property under this 
     subsection.
       ``(B) Provision of information.--The person shall provide 
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     tion as may be necessary to make each determination requested 
     under subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Determination and notification by the secretary.--Not 
     later than 90 days after receipt of a request under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) notify the person submitting the request of each 
     determination made by the Secretary pursuant to the request; 
     and
       ``(ii) provide written documentation of each determination 
     and the basis for each determination.
       ``(D) Authority to seek immediate review.--Any person 
     authorized under this paragraph to request a jurisdictional 
     determination may seek immediate judicial review of any such 
     jurisdictional determination or may proceed under subsection 
     (i).
       ``(5) De novo determination after advance classification.--
     Within 30 days of receipt of notice of an advance 
     classification by the Secretary under paragraph (2)(B) of 
     this subsection, an applicant may request the Secretary to 
     make a de novo determination of the classification of 
     wetlands that are the subject of such notice.
       ``(d) Right to Compensation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Federal Government shall compensate 
     an owner of property whose use of any portion of that 
     property has been limited by an agency action under this 
     section that diminishes the fair market value of that portion 
     by 20 percent or more. The amount of the compensation shall 
     equal the diminution in value that resulted from the agency 
     action. If the diminution in value of a portion of that 
     property is greater than 50 percent, at the option of the 
     owner, the Federal Government shall buy that portion of the 
     property for its fair market value.
       ``(2) Duration of limitation on use.--Property with respect 
     to which compensation has been paid under this section shall 
     not thereafter be used contrary to the limitation imposed by 
     the agency action, even if that action is later rescinded or 
     otherwise vitiated. However, if that action is later 
     rescinded or otherwise vitiated, and the owner elects to 
     refund the amount of the compensation, adjusted for 
     inflation, to the Treasury of the United States, the property 
     may be so used.
       ``(3) Effect of state law.--If a use is a nuisance as 
     defined by the law of a State or is already prohibited under 
     a local zoning ordinance, no compensation shall be made under 
     this section with respect to a limitation on that use.
       ``(4) Exceptions.--
       ``(A) Prevention of hazard to health or safety or damage to 
     specific property.--No compensation shall be made under this 
     section with respect to an agency action the primary purpose 
     of which is to prevent an identifiable--
       ``(i) hazard to public health or safety; or
       ``(ii) damage to specific property other than the property 
     whose use is limited.
       ``(B) Navigation servitude.--No compensation shall be made 
     under this section with respect to an agency action pursuant 
     to the Federal navigation servitude, as defined by the courts 
     of the United States, except to the extent such servitude is 
     interpreted to apply to wetlands.
       ``(5) Procedure.--
       ``(A) Request of owner.--An owner seeking compensation 
     under this section shall make a written request for 
     compensation to the agency whose agency action resulted in 
     the limitation. No such request may be made later than 180 
     days after the owner receives actual notice of that agency 
     action.
       ``(B) Negotiations.--The agency may bargain with that owner 
     to establish the amount of the compensation. If the agency 
     and the owner agree to such an amount, the agency shall 
     promptly pay the owner the amount agreed upon.
       ``(C) Choice of remedies.--If, not later than 180 days 
     after the written request is made, the parties do not come to 
     an agreement as to the right to and amount of compensation, 
     the owner may choose to take the matter to binding 
     arbitration or seek compensation in a civil action.
       ``(D) Arbitration.--The procedures that govern the 
     arbitration shall, as nearly as practicable, be those 
     established under title 9, United States Code, for 
     arbitration proceedings to which that title applies. An award 
     made in such arbitration shall include a reasonable 
     attorney's fee and other arbitration costs (including 
     appraisal fees). The agency shall promptly pay any award made 
     to the owner.
       ``(E) Civil action.--An owner who does not choose 
     arbitration, or who does not receive prompt payment when 
     required by this section, may obtain appropriate relief in a 
     civil action against the agency. An owner who prevails in a 
     civil action under this section shall be entitled to, and the 
     agency shall be liable for, a reasonable attorney's fee and 
     other litigation costs (including appraisal fees). The court 
     shall award interest on the amount of any compensation from 
     the time of the limitation.
       ``(F) Source of payments.--Any payment made under this 
     section to an owner and any judgment obtained by an owner in 
     a civil action under this section shall, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, be made from the annual appropriation 
     of the agency whose action occasioned the payment or 
     judgment. If the agency action resulted from a requirement 
     imposed by another agency, then the agency making the payment 
     or satisfying the judgment may seek partial or complete 
     reimbursement from the appropriated funds of the other 
     agency. For this purpose the head of the agency concerned may 
     transfer or reprogram any appropriated funds available to the 
     agency. If insufficient funds exist for the payment or to 
     satisfy the judgment, it shall be the duty of the head of the 
     agency to seek the appropriation of such funds for the next 
     fiscal year.
       ``(6) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, any obligation of the United States to make any payment 
     under this section shall be subject to the availability of 
     appropriations.
       ``(7) Duty of notice to owners.--Whenever an agency takes 
     an agency action limiting the use of private property, the 
     agency shall give appropriate notice to the owners of that 
     property directly affected explaining their rights under this 
     section and the procedures for obtaining any compensation 
     that may be due to them under this section.
       ``(8) Rules of construction.--
       ``(A) Effect on constitutional right to compensation.--
     Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit any right 
     to compensation that exists under the Constitution, laws of 
     the United States, or laws of any State.
       ``(B) Effect of payment.--Payment of compensation under 
     this section (other than when the property is bought by the 
     Federal Government at the option of the owner) shall not 
     confer any rights on the Federal Government other than the 
     limitation on use resulting from the agency action.
       ``(9) Treatment of certain actions.--A diminution in value 
     under this subsection shall apply to surface interests in 
     lands only or water rights allocated under State law; except 
     that--
       ``(A) if the Secretary determines that the exploration for 
     or development of oil and gas or mineral interests is not 
     compatible with limitations on use related to the surface 
     interests in lands that have been classified as type A or 
     type B wetlands located above such oil and gas or mineral 
     interests (or located adjacent to such oil and gas or mineral 
     interests where such adjacent lands are necessary to provide 
     reasonable access to such interests), the Secretary shall 
     notify the owner of such interests that the owner may elect 
     to receive compensation for such interests under paragraph 
     (1); and
       ``(B) the failure to provide reasonable access to oil and 
     gas or mineral interests located beneath or adjacent to 
     surface interests of type A or type B wetlands shall be 
     deemed a diminution in value of such oil and gas or mineral 
     interests.
       ``(10) Jurisdiction.--The arbitrator or court under 
     paragraph (5)(D) or (5)(E) of this subsection, as the case 
     may be, shall have jurisdiction, in the case of oil and gas 
     or mineral interests, to require the United States to provide 
     reasonable access in, across, or through lands that may be 
     the subject of a diminution in value under this subsection 
     solely for the purpose of undertaking activity necessary to 
     determine the value of the interests diminished and to 
     provide other equitable remedies deemed appropriate.
       ``(11) Limitations on statutory construction.--No action 
     under this subsection shall be construed--
       ``(A) to impose any obligation on any State or political 
     subdivision thereof to compensate any person, even in the 
     event that the Secretary has approved a land management plan 
     under subsection (f)(2) or an individual and general permit 
     program under subsection (l); or
       ``(B) to alter or supersede requirements governing use of 
     water applicable under State law.
       ``(e) Requirements Applicable to Permitted Activity.--
       ``(1) Issuance or denial of permits.--Following the 
     determination of wetlands classification pursuant to 
     subsection (c) if applicable, and after compliance with the 
     requirements of subsection (d) if applicable, the Secretary 
     may issue or deny permits for authorization to undertake 
     activities in wetlands or waters of the United States in 
     accordance with the requirements of this subsection.
       ``(2) Type a wetlands.--
       ``(A) Analysis.--The Secretary shall determine whether to 
     issue a permit for an activity in waters of the United States 
     classified under subsection (c) as type A wetlands based on--
       ``(i) a sequential analysis that seeks, to the maximum 
     extent practicable, to--

       ``(I) avoid adverse impact on the wetlands;
       ``(II) minimize such adverse impact on wetlands functions 
     that cannot be avoided; and
       ``(III) compensate for any loss of wetland functions that 
     cannot be avoided or minimized; and

       ``(ii) the public interest analysis described in paragraph 
     (3).
       ``(B) Water dependent activity.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(i)(I), if an activity is water dependent, an 
     alternative in an area that is not wetlands or waters of the 
     United States shall not be presumed to be available. A water 
     dependent activity is an activity that requires access or 
     proximity to or siting within the wetlands or waters of the 
     United States in question to fulfill its basic purpose.
       ``(C-) Mitigation terms and conditions.--Any permit issued 
     authorizing activities in type A wetlands may contain such 
     terms and conditions concerning mitigation (including those 
     applicable under paragraph (3) for type B wetlands) that the 
     Secretary deems appropriate to prevent the unacceptable loss 
     or degradation of type A wetlands. The Secretary shall deem 
     the mitigation requirement of this section to be met with 
     respect to activities in type A wetlands if such activities 
     (i) are carried out in accordance with a State-approved 
     reclamation plan or permit which requires recontouring and 
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     tion following mining, and (ii) will result in overall 
     environmental benefits being achieved.
       ``(3) Type b wetlands.--
       ``(A) General rule.--The Secretary may issue a permit 
     authorizing activities in type B wetlands if the Secretary 
     finds that issuance of the permit is in the public interest, 
     balancing the reasonably foreseeable benefits and detriments 
     resulting from the issuance of the permit. The permit shall 
     be subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
     finds are necessary to carry out the purposes of the 
     Comprehensive Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 
     1995. In determining whether or not to issue the permit and 
     whether or not specific terms and conditions are necessary to 
     avoid a significant loss of wetlands functions, the Secretary 
     shall consider the following factors:
       ``(i) The quality and quantity of significant functions 
     served by the areas to be affected.
       ``(ii) The opportunities to reduce impacts through cost 
     effective design to minimize use of wetlands areas.
       ``(iii) The costs of mitigation requirements and the 
     social, recreational, and economic benefits associated with 
     the proposed activity, including local, regional, or national 
     needs for improved or expanded infrastructure, minerals, 
     energy, food production, or recreation.
       ``(iv) The ability of the permittee to mitigate wetlands 
     loss or degradation as measured by wetlands functions.
       ``(v) The environmental benefit, measured by wetlands 
     functions, that may occur through mitigation efforts, 
     including restoring, preserving, enhancing, or creating 
     wetlands values and functions.
       ``(vi) The marginal impact of the proposed activity on the 
     watershed of which such wetlands are a part.
       ``(vii) Whether the impact on the wetlands is temporary or 
     permanent.
       ``(B) Determination of project purpose.--In considering an 
     application for activities on type B wetlands, there shall be 
     a rebuttable presumption that the project purpose as defined 
     by the applicant shall be binding upon the Secretary. The 
     definition of project purpose for projects sponsored by 
     public agencies shall be binding upon the Secretary, subject 
     to the authority of the Secretary to impose mitigation 
     requirements to minimize impacts on wetlands values and 
     functions, including cost effective redesign of projects on 
     the proposed project site.
       ``(C) Mitigation requirements.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this section, requirements for mitigation shall 
     be imposed when the Secretary finds that activities 
     undertaken under this section will result in the loss or 
     degradation of type B wetlands functions where such loss or 
     degradation is not a temporary or incidental impact. When 
     determining mitigation requirements in any specific case, the 
     Secretary shall take into consideration the type of wetlands 
     affected, the character of the impact on wetland functions, 
     whether any adverse effects on wetlands are of a permanent or 
     temporary nature, and the cost effectiveness of such 
     mitigation and shall seek to minimize the costs of such 
     mitigation. Such mitigation requirement shall be calculated 
     based upon the specific impact of a particular project. The 
     Secretary shall deem the mitigation requirement of this 
     section to be met with respect to activities in type B 
     wetlands if such activities (i) are carried out in accordance 
     with a State-approved reclamation plan or permit which 
     requires recontouring and revegetation following mining, and 
     (ii) will result in overall environmental benefits being 
     achieved.
       ``(D) Rules governing mitigation.--In accordance with 
     subsection (j), the Secretary shall issue rules governing 
     requirements for mitigation for activities occurring in 
     wetlands that allow for--
       ``(i) minimization of impacts through project design in the 
     proposed project site consistent with the project's purpose, 
     provisions for compensatory mitigation, if any, and other 
     terms and conditions necessary and appropriate in the public 
     interest;
       ``(ii) preservation or donation of type A wetlands or type 
     B wetlands (where title has not been acquired by the United 
     States and no compensation under subsection (d) for such 
     wetlands has been provided) as mitigation for activities that 
     alter or degrade wetlands;
       ``(iii) enhancement or restoration of degraded wetlands as 
     compensation for wetlands lost or degraded through permitted 
     activity;
       ``(iv) creation of wetlands as compensation for wetlands 
     lost or degraded through permitted activity if conditions are 
     imposed that have a reasonable likelihood of being 
     successful;
       ``(v) compensation through contribution to a mitigation 
     bank program established pursuant to paragraph (4);
       ``(vi) offsite compensatory mitigation if such mitigation 
     contributes to the restoration, enhancement or creation of 
     significant wetlands functions on a watershed basis and is 
     balanced with the effects that the proposed activity will 
     have on the specific site; except that offsite compensatory 
     mitigation, if any, shall be required only within the State 
     within which the proposed activity is to occur, and shall, to 
     the extent practicable, be within the watershed within which 
     the proposed activity is to occur, unless otherwise 
     consistent with a State wetlands management plan;
       ``(vii) contribution of in-kind value acceptable to the 
     Secretary and otherwise authorized by law;
       ``(viii) in areas subject to wetlands loss, the 
     construction of coastal protection and enhancement projects;
       ``(ix) contribution of resources of more than one permittee 
     toward a single mitigation project; and
       ``(x) other mitigation measures, including contributions of 
     other than in-kind value referred to in clause (vii), 
     determined by the Secretary to be appropriate in the public 
     interest and consistent with the requirements and purposes of 
     this Act.
       ``(E) Limitations on requiring mitigation.--Notwithstanding 
     the provisions of subparagraph (C), the Secretary may 
     determine not to impose requirements for compensatory 
     mitigation if the Secretary finds that--
       ``(i) the adverse impacts of a permitted activity are 
     limited;
       ``(ii) the failure to impose compensatory mitigation 
     requirements is compatible with maintaining wetlands 
     functions;
       ``(iii) no practicable and reasonable means of mitigation 
     are available;
       ``(iv) there is an abundance of similar significant 
     wetlands functions and values in or near the area in which 
     the proposed activity is to occur that will continue to serve 
     the functions lost or degraded as a result of such activity, 
     taking into account the impacts of such proposed activity and 
     the cumulative impacts of similar activity in the area;
       ``(v) the temporary character of the impacts and the use of 
     minimization techniques make compensatory mitigation 
     unnecessary to protect significant wetlands values; or
       ``(vi) a waiver from requirements for compensatory 
     mitigation is necessary to prevent special hardship.
       ``(4) Mitigation banks.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--Not later than 6 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this subparagraph, after providing 
     notice and opportunity for public review and comment, the 
     Secretary shall issue regulations for the establishment, use, 
     maintenance, and oversight of mitigation banks. The 
     regulations shall be developed in consultation with the heads 
     of other appropriate Federal agencies.
       ``(B) Provisions and requirements.--The regulations issued 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall ensure that each 
     mitigation bank--
       ``(i) provides for the chemical, physical, and biological 
     functions of wetlands or waters of the United States which 
     are lost as a result of authorized adverse impacts to 
     wetlands or other waters of the United States;
       ``(ii) to the extent practicable and environmentally 
     desirable, provides in-kind replacement of lost wetlands 
     functions and be located in, or in proximity to, the same 
     watershed or designated geographic area as the affected 
     wetlands or waters of the United States;
       ``(iii) be operated by a public or private entity which has 
     the financial capability to meet the requirements of this 
     paragraph, including the deposit of a performance bond or 
     other appropriate demonstration of financial responsibility 
     to support the long-term maintenance of the bank, fulfill 
     responsibilities for long-term monitoring, maintenance, and 
     protection, and provide for the long-term security of 
     ownership interests of wetlands and uplands on which projects 
     are conducted to protect the wetlands functions associated 
     with the mitigation bank;
       ``(iv) employ consistent and scientifically sound methods 
     to determine debits by evaluating wetlands functions, project 
     impacts, and duration of the impact at the sites of proposed 
     permits for authorized activities pursuant to this section 
     and to determine credits based on wetlands functions at the 
     site of the mitigation bank;
       ``(v) provide for the transfer of credits for mitigation 
     that has been performed and for mitigation that shall be 
     performed within a designated time in the future, provided 
     that financial bonds shall be posted in sufficient amount to 
     ensure that the mitigation will be performed in the case of 
     default;
       ``(vi) provide, where appropriate, for dual use of wetlands 
     within the mitigation bank, as long as the use other than 
     providing compensatory mitigation under this section (I) 
     shall not interfere with the functioning of such bank for 
     providing such mitigation, and (II) shall not adversely 
     impact wetlands or other waters of the United States; and
       ``(vii) provide opportunity for public notice of and 
     comment on proposals for the mitigation banks; except that 
     any process utilized by a mitigation bank to obtain a permit 
     authorizing operations under this section before the date of 
     the enactment of the Comprehensive Wetlands Conservation and 
     Management Act of 1995 satisfies the requirement for such 
     public notice and comment.
       ``(5) Procedures and deadlines for final action.--
       ``(A) Opportunity for public comment.--Not later than 15 
     days after receipt of a complete application for a permit 
     under this section, together with information necessary to 
     consider such application, the Secretary shall publish notice 
     that the application has been received and shall provide 
     opportunity for public comment and, to the extent 
     appropriate, opportunity for a public hearing on the issuance 
     of the permit.
       ``(B) General procedures.--In the case of any application 
     for authorization to undertake activities in wetlands or 
     waters of the United States that are not eligible for 
     treatment on an expedited basis pursuant to paragraph (8), 
     final action by the Secretary shall occur within 90 days 
     following the date such application is filed, unless--
       ``(i) the Secretary and the applicant agree that such final 
     action shall occur within a longer period of time;

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       ``(ii) the Secretary determines that an additional, 
     specified period of time is necessary to permit the Secretary 
     to comply with other applicable Federal law; except that if 
     the Secretary is required under the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) to prepare an 
     environmental impact statement, with respect to the 
     application, the final action shall occur not later than 45 
     days following the date such statement is filed; or
       ``(iii) the Secretary, within 15 days from the date such 
     application is received, notifies the applicant that such 
     application does not contain all information necessary to 
     allow the Secretary to consider such application and 
     identifies any necessary additional information, in which 
     case, the provisions of subparagraph (C) shall apply.
       ``(C) Special rule when additional information is 
     required.--Upon the receipt of a request for additional 
     information under subparagraph (B)(iii), the applicant shall 
     supply such additional information and shall advise the 
     Secretary that the application contains all requested 
     information and is therefore complete. The Secretary may--
       ``(i) within 30 days of the receipt of notice of the 
     applicant that the application is complete, determine that 
     the application does not contain all requested additional 
     information and, on that basis, deny the application without 
     prejudice to resubmission; or
       ``(ii) within 90 days from the date that the applicant 
     provides notification to the Secretary that the application 
     is complete, review the application and take final action.
       ``(D) Effect of not meeting deadline.--If the Secretary 
     fails to take final action on an application under this 
     paragraph within 90 days from the date that the applicant 
     provides notification to the Secretary that such application 
     is complete, a permit shall be presumed to be granted 
     authorizing the activities proposed in such application under 
     such terms and conditions as are stated in such completed 
     application.
       ``(6) Type c wetlands.--Activities in wetlands that have 
     been classified as type C wetlands by the Secretary may be 
     undertaken without authorization required under subsection 
     (a) of this section.
       ``(7) States with substantial conserved wetlands.--
       ``(A) In general.--With respect to type A and type B 
     wetlands in States with substantial conserved wetlands areas, 
     at the option of the permit applicant, the Secretary shall 
     issue permits authorizing activities in such wetlands 
     pursuant to this paragraph. Final action on issuance of such 
     permits shall be in accordance with the procedures and 
     deadlines of paragraph (5). The Secretary may include 
     conditions or requirements for minimization of adverse 
     impacts to wetlands functions when minimization is 
     economically practicable. No permit to which this paragraph 
     applies shall include conditions, requirements, or standards 
     for mitigation to compensate for adverse impacts to wetlands 
     or waters of the United States or conditions, requirements, 
     or standards for avoidance of adverse impacts to wetlands or 
     waters of the United States.
       ``(B) Economic base lands.--Upon application by the owner 
     of economic base lands in a State with substantial conserved 
     wetlands areas, the Secretary shall issue individual and 
     general permits to owners of such lands for activities in 
     wetlands or waters of the United States. The Secretary shall 
     reduce the requirements of subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) to allow economic base lands to be beneficially used 
     to create and sustain economic activity; and
       ``(ii) in the case of lands owned by Alaska Native 
     entities, to reflect the social and economic needs of Alaska 
     Natives to utilize economic base lands.
     The Secretary shall consult with and provide assistance to 
     the Alaska Natives (including Alaska Native Corporations) in 
     promulgation and administration of policies and regulations 
     under this section.
       ``(8) General permits.--
       ``(A) General authority.--The Secretary may issue, by rule 
     in accordance with subsection (j), general permits on a 
     programmatic, State, regional, or nationwide basis for any 
     category of activities involving an activity in wetlands or 
     waters of the United States if the Secretary determines that 
     such activities are similar in nature and that such 
     activities, when performed separately and cumulatively, will 
     not result in the significant loss of ecologically 
     significant wetlands values and functions.
       ``(B) Procedures.--Permits issued under this paragraph 
     shall include procedures for expedited review of eligibility 
     for such permits (if such review is required) and may include 
     requirements for reporting and mitigation. To the extent that 
     a proposed activity requires a determination by the Secretary 
     as to the eligibility to qualify for a general permit under 
     this subsection, such determination shall be made within 30 
     days of the date of submission of the application for such 
     qualification, or the application shall be treated as being 
     approved.
       ``(C) Compensatory mitigation.--Requirements for 
     compensatory mitigation for general permits may be imposed 
     where necessary to offset the significant loss or degradation 
     of significant wetlands functions where such loss or 
     degradation is not a temporary or incidental impact. Such 
     compensatory mitigation shall be calculated based upon the 
     specific impact of a particular project.
       ``(D) Grandfather of existing general permits.--General 
     permits in effect on day before the date of the enactment of 
     the Comprehensive Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 
     1995 shall remain in effect until otherwise modified by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(E) States with substantial conserved lands.--Upon 
     application by a State or local authority in a State with 
     substantial conserved wetlands areas, the Secretary shall 
     issue a general permit applicable to such authority for 
     activities in wetlands or waters of the United States. No 
     permit issued pursuant to this subparagraph shall include 
     conditions, requirements, or standards for mitigation to 
     compensate for adverse impacts to wetlands or waters of the 
     United States or shall include conditions, requirements, or 
     standards for avoidance of adverse impacts of wetlands or 
     waters of the United States.
       ``(9) Other waters of the united states.--The Secretary may 
     issue a permit authorizing activities in waters of the United 
     States (other than those classified as type A, B, or C 
     wetlands under this section) if the Secretary finds that 
     issuance of the permit is in the public interest, balancing 
     the reasonably foreseeable benefits and detriments resulting 
     from the issuance of the permit. The permit shall be subject 
     to such terms and conditions as the Secretary finds are 
     necessary to carry out the purposes of the Comprehensive 
     Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 1995. In 
     determining whether or not to issue the permit and whether or 
     not specific terms and conditions are necessary to carry out 
     such purposes, the Secretary shall consider the factors set 
     forth in paragraph (3)(A) as they apply to nonwetlands areas 
     and such other provisions of paragraph (3) as the Secretary 
     determines are appropriate to apply to nonwetlands areas.
       ``(10) Mitigation of agricultural lands.--Any mitigation 
     requirement approved by the Secretary under this section for 
     agricultural lands shall be developed in consultataion with 
     the Secretary of Agriculture.
       ``(f) Activities not Requiring Permit.--
       ``(1) In general.--Activities undertaken in any wetlands or 
     waters of the United States are exempt from the requirements 
     of this section and are not prohibited by or otherwise 
     subject to regulation under this section or section 301 or 
     402 of this Act (except effluent standards or prohibitions 
     under section 307 of this Act) if such activities--
       ``(A) result from normal farming, silviculture, 
     aquaculture, and ranching activities and practices, including 
     but not limited to plowing, seeding, cultivating, haying, 
     grazing, normal maintenance activities, minor drainage, 
     burning of vegetation in connection with such activities, 
     harvesting for the production of food, fiber, and forest 
     products, or upland soil and water conservation practices;
       ``(B) are for the purpose of maintenance, including 
     emergency reconstruction of recently damaged parts, of 
     currently serviceable structures such as dikes, dams, levees, 
     flood control channels or other engineered flood control 
     facilities, water control structures, water supply reservoirs 
     (where such maintenance involves periodic water level 
     drawdowns) which provide water predominantly to public 
     drinking water systems, groins, riprap, breakwaters, utility 
     distribution and transmission lines, causeways, and bridge 
     abutments or approaches, and transportation structures;
       ``(C) are for the purpose of construction or maintenance of 
     farm, stock or aquaculture ponds, wastewater retention or 
     management facilities (including dikes and berms and related 
     structures) that are used by concentrated animal feeding 
     operations or advanced treatment municipal wastewater reuse 
     operations, or irrigation canals and ditches or the 
     maintenance of drainage ditches;
       ``(D) are for the purpose of construction of temporary 
     sedimentation basins on a construction site, or the 
     construction of any upland dredged material disposal area, 
     which does not include placement of fill material into the 
     navigable waters;
       ``(E) are for the purpose of construction or maintenance of 
     farm roads or forest roads, railroad lines of up to 10 miles 
     in length, or temporary roads for moving mining equipment, 
     access roads for utility distribution and transmission lines 
     if such roads or railroad lines are constructed and 
     maintained, in accordance with best management practices, to 
     assure that flow and circulation patterns and chemical and 
     biological characteristics of the waters are not impaired, 
     that the reach of the waters is not reduced, and that any 
     adverse effect on the aquatic environment will be otherwise 
     minimized;
       ``(F) are undertaken on farmed wetlands, except that any 
     change in use of such land for the purpose of undertaking 
     activities that are not exempt from regulation under this 
     subsection shall be subject to the requirements of this 
     section to the extent that such farmed wetlands are 
     `wetlands' under this section;
       ``(G) result from any activity with respect to which a 
     State has an approved program under section 208(b)(4) of this 
     Act which meets the requirements of subparagraphs (B) and (C) 
     of such section;
       ``(H) are consistent with a State or local land management 
     plan submitted to the Secretary and approved pursuant to 
     paragraph (2);
       ``(I) are undertaken in connection with a marsh management 
     and conservation program in a coastal parish in the State of 
     Louisiana where such program has been approved by the 
     Governor of such State or the designee of the Governor;
       ``(J) are undertaken on lands or involve activities within 
     a State's coastal zone which are excluded from regulation 
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     coastal zone management program approved under the Coastal 
     Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1451, et seq.);
       ``(K) are undertaken in incidentally created wetlands, 
     unless such incidentally created wetlands have exhibited 
     wetlands functions and values for more than 5 years in which 
     case activities undertaken in such wetlands shall be subject 
     to the requirements of this section;
       ``(L) are for the purpose of preserving and enhancing 
     aviation safety or are undertaken in order to prevent an 
     airport hazard;
       ``(M) result from aggregate or clay mining activities in 
     wetlands conducted pursuant to a State or Federal permit that 
     requires the reclamation of such affected wetlands if such 
     reclamation will be completed within 5 years of the 
     commencement of activities at the site and, upon completion 
     of such reclamation, the wetlands will support wetlands 
     functions equivalent to the functions supported by the 
     wetlands at the time of commencement of such activities;
       ``(N) are for the placement of a structural member for a 
     pile-supported structure, such as a pier or dock, or for a 
     linear project such as a bridge, transmission or distribution 
     line footing, powerline structure, or elevated or other 
     walkway;
       ``(O) are for the placement of a piling in waters of the 
     United States in a circumstance that involves--
       ``(i) a linear project described in subparagraph (N); or
       ``(ii) a structure such as a pier, boathouse, wharf, 
     marina, lighthouse, or individual house built on stilts 
     solely to reduce the potential of flooding;
       ``(P) are for the clearing (including mechanized clearing) 
     of vegetation within a right-of-way associated with the 
     development and maintenance of a transmission or distribution 
     line or other powerline structure or for the maintenance of 
     water supply reservoirs which provide water predominantly to 
     public drinking water systems;
       ``(Q) are undertaken in or affecting waterfilled 
     depressions created in uplands incidental to construction 
     activity, or are undertaken in or affecting pits excavated in 
     uplands for the purpose of obtaining fill, sand, gravel, 
     aggregates, or minerals, unless and until the construction or 
     excavation operation is abandoned;
       ``(R) are undertaken in a State with substantial conserved 
     wetlands areas and--
       ``(i) are for purposes of providing critical 
     infrastructure, including water and sewer systems, airports, 
     roads, communication sites, fuel storage sites, landfills, 
     housing, hospitals, medical clinics, schools, and other 
     community infrastructure;
       ``(ii) are for construction and maintenance of log transfer 
     facilities associated with log transportation activities;
       ``(iii) are for construction of tailings impoundments 
     utilized for treatment facilities (as determined by the 
     development document) for the mining subcategory for which 
     the tailings impoundment is constructed;
       ``(iv) are for construction of ice pads and ice roads and 
     for purposes of snow storage and removal; or
       ``(v) result from any silvicultural activity or practice 
     undertaken on economic base lands; or
       ``(S) result from the conduct of recreational hunting or 
     shooting.

       ``(2) State or local management plan.--Any State or 
     political subdivision thereof acting pursuant to State 
     authorization may develop a land management plan with respect 
     to lands that include identified wetlands. The State or local 
     government agency may submit any such plan to the Secretary 
     for review and approval. The Secretary shall, within 60 days, 
     notify in writing the designated State or local official of 
     approval or disapproval of any such plan. The Secretary shall 
     approve any plan that is consistent with the purposes of this 
     section. No person shall be entitled to judicial review of 
     the decision of the Secretary to approve or disapprove a land 
     management plan under this paragraph. Nothing in this 
     paragraph shall be construed to alter, limit, or supersede 
     the authority of a State or political subdivision thereof to 
     establish land management plans for purposes other than the 
     provisions of this subsection.
       ``(g) Rules for Delineating Wetlands.--
       ``(1) Standards.--
       ``(A) Issuance of rule.--The Secretary is authorized and 
     directed to establish standards, by rule in accordance with 
     subsection (j), that shall govern the delineation of lands as 
     `wetlands' for purposes of this section. Such rules shall be 
     established after consultation with the heads of other 
     appropriate Federal agencies and shall be binding on all 
     Federal agencies in connection with the administration or 
     implementation of any provision of this section. The 
     standards for delineation of wetlands and any decision of the 
     Secretary, the Secretary of Agriculture (in the case of 
     agricultural lands and associated nonagricultural lands), or 
     any other Federal officer or agency made in connection with 
     the administration of this section shall comply with the 
     requirements for delineation of wetlands set forth in 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C).
       ``(B) Exceptions.--The standards established by rule or 
     applied in any case for purposes of this section shall ensure 
     that lands are delineated as wetlands only if such lands are 
     found to be `wetlands' under section 502 of this Act; except 
     that such standards may not--
       ``(i) result in the delineation of lands as wetlands unless 
     clear evidence of wetlands hydrology, hydrophytic vegetation, 
     and hydric soil are found to be present during the period in 
     which such delineation is made, which delineation shall be 
     conducted during the growing season unless otherwise 
     requested by the applicant;
       ``(ii) result in the classification of vegetation as 
     hydrophytic if such vegetation is equally adapted to dry or 
     wet soil conditions or is more typically adapted to dry soil 
     conditions than to wet soil conditions;
       ``(iii) result in the classification of lands as wetlands 
     unless some obligate wetlands vegetation is found to be 
     present during the period of delineation; except that if such 
     vegetation has been removed for the purpose of evading 
     jurisdiction under this section, this clause shall not apply;
       ``(iv) result in the conclusion that wetlands hydrology is 
     present unless water is found to be present at the surface of 
     such lands for 21 consecutive days in the growing seasons in 
     a majority of the years for which records are available; and
       ``(v) result in the classification of lands as wetlands 
     that are temporarily or incidentally created as a result of 
     adjacent development activity.
       ``(C) Normal circumstances.--In addition to the 
     requirements of subparagraph (B), any standards established 
     by rule or applied to delineate wetlands for purposes of this 
     section shall provide that `normal circumstances' shall be 
     determined on the basis of the factual circumstances in 
     existence at the time a classification is made under 
     subsection (h) or at the time of application under subsection 
     (e), whichever is applicable, if such circumstances have not 
     been altered by an activity prohibited under this section.
       ``(2) Agricultural lands.--
       ``(A) Delineation by secretary of agriculture.--For 
     purposes of this section, wetlands located on agricultural 
     lands and associated nonagricultural lands shall be 
     delineated solely by the Secretary of Agriculture in 
     accordance with subtitle C of title XII of the Food Security 
     Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3821 et seq.).
       ``(B) Exemption of lands exempted under food security 
     act.--Any area of agricultural land or any activities related 
     to the land determined to be exempt from the requirements of 
     subtitle C of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 
     U.S.C. 3821 et seq.) shall also be exempt from the 
     requirements of this section for such period of time as those 
     lands are used, or a good faith effort is shown by the owner 
     or operator to use such lands, as agricultural lands.
       ``(C) Effect of appeal determination pursuant to food 
     security act.--Any area of agricultural land or any 
     activities related to the land determined to be exempt 
     pursuant to an appeal taken pursuant to subtitle C of title 
     XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3821 et seq.) 
     shall be exempt under this section for such period of time as 
     those lands are used, or a good faith effort is shown by the 
     owner or operator to use such lands, as agricultural lands.
       ``(D) Delineations grandfathered.--Delineations by the 
     Secretary of Agriculture regarding wetlands on agricultural 
     lands and associated nonagricultural lands that have become 
     administratively final on or before the date of enactment of 
     the Comprehensive Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 
     1995 shall not be subject to further delineation unless the 
     owner requests a new delineation by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture.
       ``(h) Mapping and Public Notice Requirements.--
       ``(1) Provision of public notice.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of the Comprehensive Wetlands 
     Conservation and Management Act of 1995, the Secretary shall 
     provide the court of each county, parish, or borough in which 
     the wetland subject to classification under subsection (c) is 
     located, a notice for posting near the property records of 
     the county, parish, or borough. The notice shall--
       ``(A) state that wetlands regulated under this section may 
     be located in the county, parish, or borough;
       ``(B) provide an explanation understandable to the general 
     public of how wetlands are delineated and classified;
       ``(C) describe the requirements and restrictions of the 
     regulatory program under this section; and
       ``(D) provide instructions on how to obtain a delineation 
     and classification of wetlands under this section.
       ``(2) Provision of delineation determinations.--On 
     completion under this section of a delineation and 
     classification of property that contains wetlands or a 
     delineation of property that contains waters of the United 
     States that are not wetlands, the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     in the case of wetlands located on agricultural lands and 
     associated nonagricultural lands, and the Secretary, in the 
     case of other lands, shall--
       ``(A) file a copy of the delineation, including the 
     classification of any wetland located on the property, with 
     the records of the property in the local courthouse; and
       ``(B) serve a copy of the delineation determination on 
     every owner of the property on record and any person with a 
     recorded mortgage or lien on the property.
       ``(3) Notice of enforcement actions.--The Secretary shall 
     file notice of each enforcement action under this section 
     taken with respect to private property with the records of 
     the property in the local courthouse.
       ``(4) Wetlands identification and classification project.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall undertake a project to identify and 
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     the United States that are regulated under this section. The 
     Secretaries shall complete such project not later than 10 
     years after the date of the enactment of the Comprehensive 
     Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 1995.
       ``(B) Applicability of delineation standards.--In 
     conducting the project under this section, the Secretaries 
     shall identify and classify wetlands in accordance with 
     standards for delineation of wetlands established by the 
     Secretaries under subsection (g).
       ``(C) Public hearings.--In conducting the project under 
     this section, the Secretaries shall provide notice and an 
     opportunity for a public hearing in each county, parish or 
     borough of a State before completion of identification and 
     classification of wetlands in such county, parish, or 
     borough.
       ``(D) Publication.--Promptly after completion of 
     identification and classification of wetlands in a county, 
     parish, or borough under this section, the Secretaries shall 
     have published information on such identification and 
     classification in the Federal Register and in publications of 
     wide circulation and take other steps reasonably necessary to 
     ensure that such information is available to the public.
       ``(E) Reports.--The Secretaries shall report to Congress on 
     implementation of the project to be conducted under this 
     section not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of the Comprehensive Wetlands Conservation and 
     Management Act of 1995 and annually thereafter.
       ``(F) Recordation.--Any classification of lands as wetlands 
     under this section shall, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     be recorded on the property records in the county, parish, or 
     borough in which such wetlands are located.
       ``(G) Permission to enter onto private property.--The 
     Secretaries shall obtain written permission from the owner of 
     private property before entering such property to conduct 
     identification and classification of wetlands pursuant to 
     this paragraph.
       ``(i) Administrative Appeals.--
       ``(1) Regulations establishing procedures.--Not later than 
     1 year after the date of the enactment of the Comprehensive 
     Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 1995, the 
     Secretary shall, after providing notice and opportunity for 
     public comment, issue regulations establishing procedures 
     pursuant to which--
       ``(A) a landowner may appeal a determination of regulatory 
     jurisdiction under this section with respect to a parcel of 
     the landowner's property;
       ``(B) a landowner may appeal a wetlands classification 
     under this section with respect to a parcel of the 
     landowner's property;
       ``(C) any person may appeal a determination that the 
     proposed activity on the landowner's property is not exempt 
     under subsection (f);
       ``(D) a landowner may appeal a determination that an 
     activity on the landowner's property does not qualify under a 
     general permit issued under this section;
       ``(E) an applicant for a permit under this section may 
     appeal a determination made pursuant to this section to deny 
     issuance of the permit or to impose a requirement under the 
     permit; and
       ``(F) a landowner or any other person required to restore 
     or otherwise alter a parcel of property pursuant to an order 
     issued under this section may appeal such order.
       ``(2) Deadline for filing appeal.--An appeal brought 
     pursuant to this subsection shall be filed not later than 30 
     days after the date on which the decision or action on which 
     the appeal is based occurs.
       ``(3) Deadline for decision.--An appeal brought pursuant to 
     this subsection shall be decided not later than 90 days after 
     the date on which the appeal is filed.
       ``(4) Participation in appeals process.--Any person who 
     participated in the public comment process concerning a 
     decision or action that is the subject of an appeal brought 
     pursuant to this subsection may participate in such appeal 
     with respect to those issues raised in the person's written 
     public comments.
       ``(5) Decisionmaker.--An appeal brought pursuant to this 
     subsection shall be heard and decided by an appropriate and 
     impartial official of the Federal Government, other than the 
     official who made the determination or carried out the action 
     that is the subject of the appeal.
       ``(6) Stay of penalties and mitigation.--A landowner or any 
     other person who has filed an appeal under this subsection 
     shall not be required to pay a penalty or perform mitigation 
     or restoration assessed under this section or section 309 
     until after the appeal has been decided.
       ``(j) Administrative Provisions.--
       ``(1) Final regulations for issuance of permits.--Not later 
     than 1 year after the date of the enactment of the 
     Comprehensive Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 
     1995, the Secretary shall, after notice and opportunity for 
     comment, issue (in accordance with section 553 of title 5 of 
     the United States Code and this section) final regulations 
     for implementation of this section. Such regulations shall, 
     in accordance with this section, provide--
       ``(A) standards and procedures for the classification and 
     delineation of wetlands and procedures for administrative 
     review of any such classification or delineation;
       ``(B) standards and procedures for the review of State or 
     local land management plans and State programs for the 
     regulation of wetlands;
       ``(C) for the issuance of general permits, including 
     programmatic, State, regional, and nationwide permits;
       ``(D) standards and procedures for the individual permit 
     applications under this section;
       ``(E) for enforcement of this section;
       ``(F) guidelines for the specification of sites for the 
     disposal of dredged or fill material for navigational 
     dredging;
       ``(G) standards and procedures that, to the maximum extent 
     practicable and economically feasible, require the creation 
     of wetlands and other environmentally beneficial uses of 
     dredged or fill material associated with navigational 
     dredging; and
       ``(H) any other rules and regulations that the Secretary 
     deems necessary or appropriate to implement the requirements 
     of this section.
       ``(2) Navigational dredging guidelines.--Guidelines 
     developed under paragraph (1)(F) shall--
       ``(A) be based upon criteria comparable to the criteria 
     applicable to the territorial seas, the contiguous zone, and 
     the oceans under section 403(c); except that, in any case in 
     which guidelines based on such criteria alone would prohibit 
     the specification of a disposal site, the economic impact on 
     navigation and anchorage shall be considered; and
       ``(B) ensure that with respect to the issuance of permits 
     under this section--
       ``(i) the least costly, environmentally acceptable disposal 
     alternative will be selected, taking into consideration cost, 
     existing technology, short term and long term dredging 
     requirements, and logistics;
       ``(ii) a disposal site will be specified after comparing 
     reasonably available upland, confined aquatic, beneficial 
     use, and open water disposal alternatives on the basis of 
     relative risk, environmental acceptability, economics, 
     practicability, and current technological feasibility;
       ``(iii) a disposal site will be specified after comparing 
     the reasonably anticipated environmental and economic 
     benefits of undertaking the underlying project to the status 
     quo; and
       ``(iv) in comparing alternatives and selection of a 
     disposal site, management measures may be considered and 
     utilized to limit, to the extent practicable, adverse 
     environmental effects by employing suitable chemical, 
     biological, or physical techniques to prevent unacceptable 
     adverse impacts on the environment.
       ``(3) Judicial review of final regulations.--Any judicial 
     review of final regulations issued pursuant to this section 
     and the Secretary's denial of any petition for the issuance, 
     amendment, or repeal of any regulation under this section 
     shall be in accordance with sections 701 through 706 of title 
     5 of the United States Code; except that a petition for 
     review of action of the Secretary in issuing any regulation 
     or requirement under this section or denying any petition for 
     the issuance, amendment, or repeal of any regulation under 
     this section may be filed only in the United States Court of 
     Appeals for the District of Columbia, and such petition shall 
     be filed within 90 days from the date of such issuance or 
     denial or after such date if such petition for review is 
     based solely on grounds arising after such ninetieth day. 
     Action of the Secretary with respect to which review could 
     have been obtained under this subsection shall not be subject 
     to judicial review in civil or criminal proceedings for 
     enforcement.
       ``(4) Interim regulations.--The Secretary shall, within 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of the Comprehensive 
     Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 1995, issue 
     interim regulations consistent with this section to take 
     effect immediately. Notice of the interim regulations shall 
     be published in the Federal Register, and such regulations 
     shall be binding until the issuance of final regulations 
     pursuant to paragraph (1); except that the Secretary shall 
     provide adequate procedures for waiver of any provisions of 
     such interim regulations to avoid special hardship, inequity, 
     or unfair distribution of burdens or to advance the purposes 
     of this section.
       ``(5) Administration by secretary.--Except where otherwise 
     expressly provided in this section, the Secretary shall 
     administer this section. The Secretary or any other Federal 
     officer or agency in which any function under this section is 
     vested or delegated is authorized to perform any and all acts 
     (including appropriate enforcement activity), and to 
     prescribe, issue, amend, or rescind such rules or orders as 
     such officer or agency may find necessary or appropriate with 
     this subsection, subject to the requirements of this 
     subsection.
       ``(k) Enforcement.--
       ``(1) Compliance order.--Whenever, on the basis of reliable 
     and substantial information and after reasonable inquiry, the 
     Secretary finds that any person is or may be in violation of 
     this section or of any condition or limitation set forth in a 
     permit issued by the Secretary under this section, the 
     Secretary shall issue an order requiring such persons to 
     comply with this section or with such condition or 
     limitation.
       ``(2) Notice and other procedural requirements relating to 
     orders.--A copy of any order issued under this subsection 
     shall be sent immediately by the Secretary to the Governor of 
     the State in which the violation occurs and the Governors of 
     other affected States. The person committing the asserted 
     violation that results in issuance of the order shall be 
     notified of the issuance of the order by personal service 
     made to the appropriate person or corporate officer. The 
     notice shall state with reasonable specificity the

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     nature of the asserted violation and specify a time for 
     compliance, not to exceed 30 days, which the Secretary 
     determines is reasonable taking into account the seriousness 
     of the asserted violation and any good faith efforts to 
     comply with applicable requirements. If the person receiving 
     the notice disputes the Secretary's determination, the person 
     may file an appeal as provided in subsection (i). Within 60 
     days of a decision which denies an appeal, or within 150 days 
     from the date of notification of violation by the Secretary 
     if no appeal is filed, the Secretary shall prosecute a civil 
     action in accordance with paragraph (3) or rescind such order 
     and be estopped from any further enforcement proceedings for 
     the same asserted violation.
       ``(3) Civil action enforcement.--The Secretary is 
     authorized to commence a civil action for appropriate relief, 
     including a permanent or temporary injunction, for any 
     violation for which the Secretary is authorized to issue a 
     compliance order under paragraph (1). Any action under this 
     paragraph may be brought in the district court of the United 
     States for the district in which the defendant is located or 
     resides or is doing business, and such court shall have 
     jurisdiction to restrain such violation and to require 
     compliance. Notice of the commencement of such action shall 
     be given immediately to the appropriate State.
       ``(4) Civil penalties.--Any person who violates any 
     condition or limitation in a permit issued by the Secretary 
     under this section and any person who violates any order 
     issued by the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall be subject 
     to a civil penalty not to exceed $25,000 per day for each 
     violation commencing on expiration of the compliance period 
     if no appeal is filed or on the 30th day following the date 
     of the denial of an appeal of such violation. The amount of 
     the penalty imposed per day shall be in proportion to the 
     scale or scope of the project. In determining the amount of a 
     civil penalty, the court shall consider the seriousness of 
     the violation or violations, the economic benefit (if any) 
     resulting from the violation, any history of such violations, 
     any good-faith efforts to comply with the applicable 
     requirements, the economic impact of the penalty on the 
     violator, and such other matters as justice may require.
       ``(5) Criminal penalties.--If any person knowingly and 
     willfully violates any condition or limitation in a permit 
     issued by the Secretary under this section or knowingly and 
     willfully violates an order issued by the Secretary under 
     paragraph (1) and has been notified of the issuance of such 
     order under paragraph (2) and if such violation has resulted 
     in actual degradation of the environment, such person shall 
     be punished by a fine of not less than $5,000 nor more than 
     $50,000 per day of violation, or by imprisonment for not more 
     than 3 years, or by both. If a conviction of a person is for 
     a violation committed after a first conviction of such person 
     under this paragraph, punishment shall be by a fine of not 
     more than $100,000 per day of violation, or imprisonment of 
     not more than 6 years, or by both. An action for imposition 
     of a criminal penalty under this paragraph may only be 
     brought by the Attorney General.
       ``(l) State Regulation.--
       ``(1) Submission of proposed state program.--The Governor 
     of any State desiring to administer its own individual or 
     general permit program for some or all of the activities 
     covered by this section within any geographical region within 
     its jurisdiction may submit to the Secretary a description of 
     the program it proposes to establish and administer under 
     State law or under an interstate compact. In addition, such 
     State shall submit a statement from the chief legal officer 
     in the case of the State or interstate agency, that the laws 
     of such State, or the interstate compact, as the case may be, 
     provide adequate authority to carry out the described 
     program.
       ``(2) State authorities required for approval.--Not later 
     than 1 year after the date of the receipt by the Secretary of 
     a program and statement submitted by any State under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall determine whether such 
     State has the following authority with respect to the 
     issuance of permits pursuant to such program--
       ``(A) to issue permits which--
       ``(i) apply, and assure compliance with, any applicable 
     requirements of this section; and
       ``(ii) can be terminated or modified for cause, including--

       ``(I) violation of any condition of the permit;
       ``(II) obtaining a permit by misrepresentation, or failure 
     to disclose fully all relevant facts; or
       ``(III) change in any condition that requires either a 
     temporary or permanent reduction or elimination of the 
     permitted activity;

       ``(B) to issue permits which apply, and ensure compliance 
     with, all applicable requirements of section 308 of this Act 
     or to inspect, monitor, enter, and require reports to at 
     least the same extent as required in section 308 of this Act;
       ``(C) to ensure that the public, and any other State the 
     waters of which may be affected, receive notice of each 
     application for a permit and to provide an opportunity for 
     public hearing before a ruling on each such application;
       ``(D) to ensure that the Secretary receives notice of each 
     application for a permit and that, prior to any action by the 
     State, both the applicant for the permit and the State have 
     received from the Secretary information with respect to any 
     advance classification applicable to wetlands that are the 
     subject of such application;
       ``(E) to ensure that any State (other than the permitting 
     State) whose waters may be affected by the issuance of a 
     permit may submit written recommendation to the permitting 
     State with respect to any permit application and, if any part 
     of such written recommendations are not accepted by the 
     permitting State, that the permitting State will notify such 
     affected State (and the Secretary) in writing of its failure 
     to so accept such recommendations together with its reasons 
     for doing so; and
       ``(F) to abate violations of the permit or the permit 
     program, including civil and criminal penalties and other 
     ways and means of enforcement.
       ``(3) Approval; resubmission.--If, with respect to a State 
     program submitted under paragraph (1) of this section, the 
     Secretary determines that the State--
       ``(A) has the authority set forth in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall approve the program and so notify such State 
     and suspend the issuance of permits under subsection (b) for 
     activities with respect to which a permit may be issued 
     pursuant to the State program; or
       ``(B) does not have the authority set forth in paragraph 
     (2) of this subsection, the Secretary shall so notify such 
     State and provide a description of the revisions or 
     modifications necessary so that the State may resubmit the 
     program for a determination by the Secretary under this 
     subsection.
       ``(4) Effect of failure of secretary to make timely 
     decision.--If the Secretary fails to make a determination 
     with respect to any program submitted by a State under this 
     subsection within 1 year after the date of receipt of the 
     program, the program shall be treated as being approved 
     pursuant to paragraph (3)(A) and the Secretary shall so 
     notify the State and suspend the issuance of permits under 
     subsection (b) for activities with respect to which a permit 
     may be issued by the State.
       ``(5) Transfer of pending applications for permits.--If the 
     Secretary approves a State permit program under paragraph 
     (3)(A) or (4), the Secretary shall transfer any applications 
     for permits pending before the Secretary for activities with 
     respect to which a permit may be issued pursuant to the State 
     program to the State for appropriate action.
       ``(6) General permits.--Upon notification from a State with 
     a permit program approved under this subsection that such 
     State intends to administer and enforce the terms and 
     conditions of a general permit issued by the Secretary under 
     subsection (e) with respect to activities in the State to 
     which such general permit applies, the Secretary shall 
     suspend the administration and enforcement of such general 
     permit with respect to such activities.
       ``(7) Review by secretary.--Every 5 years after approval of 
     a State administered program under paragraph (3)(A), the 
     Secretary shall review the program to determine whether it is 
     being administered in accordance with this section. If, on 
     the basis of such review, the Secretary finds that a State is 
     not administering its program in accordance with this section 
     or if the Secretary determines based on clear and convincing 
     evidence after a public hearing that a State is not 
     administering its program in accordance with this section and 
     that substantial adverse impacts to wetlands or waters of the 
     United States are imminent, the Secretary shall notify the 
     State and, if appropriate corrective action is not taken 
     within a reasonable time, not to exceed 90 days after the 
     date of the receipt of such notification, the Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(A) withdraw approval of the program until the Secretary 
     determines such corrective action has been taken; and
       ``(B) resume the program for the issuance of permits under 
     subsections (b) and (e) for all activities with respect to 
     which the State was issuing permits until such time as the 
     Secretary makes the determination described in paragraph (2) 
     and the State again has an approved program.
       ``(8) Treatment of existing programs.--Any State which has 
     received approval to administer a program pursuant to this 
     subsection before the date of the enactment of the 
     Comprehensive Wetlands Conservation and Management Act of 
     1995 shall not be required to reapply for approval and shall 
     be permitted to continue administering such program in a 
     manner consistent with the provisions of this section. Upon 
     receipt of a request from the Governor of such State, the 
     Secretary, with the concurrence of the Governor, shall amend 
     the program.
       ``(m) Miscellaneous Provisions.--
       ``(1) State authority to control discharges.--Nothing in 
     this section shall preclude or deny the right of any State or 
     interstate agency to control activities in waters within the 
     jurisdiction of such State, including any activity of any 
     Federal agency, and each such agency shall comply with such 
     State or interstate requirements both substantive and 
     procedural to control such activities to the same extent that 
     any person is subject to such requirements. This section 
     shall not be construed as affecting or impairing the 
     authority of the Secretary to maintain navigation.
       ``(2) Availability to public.--A copy of each permit 
     application and each permit issued under this section shall 
     be available to the public. Such permit application or 
     portion thereof shall further be available on request for the 
     purpose of reproduction.
       ``(3) Publication in federal register.--The Secretary shall 
     have published in the

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     Federal Register all memoranda of agreement, regulatory 
     guidance letters, and other guidance documents of general 
     applicability to implementation of this section at the time 
     they are distributed to agency regional or field offices. In 
     addition, the Secretary shall prepare, update on a biennial 
     basis and make available to the public for purchase at cost--
       ``(A) an indexed publication containing all Federal 
     regulations, general permits, memoranda of agreement, 
     regulatory guidance letters, and other guidance documents 
     relevant to the permitting of activities pursuant to this 
     section; and
       ``(B) information to enable the general public to 
     understand the delineation of wetlands, the permitting 
     requirements referred to in subsection (e), wetlands 
     restoration and enhancement, wetlands functions, available 
     nonregulatory programs to conserve and restore wetlands, and 
     other matters that the Secretary considers relevant.
       ``(4) Compliance.--
       ``(A) Compliance with permit.--Compliance with a permit 
     issued pursuant to this section, including any activity 
     carried out pursuant to a general permit issued under this 
     section, shall be deemed in compliance, for purposes of 
     sections 309 and 505, with sections 301, 307, and 403.
       ``(B) Cranberry production.--Activities associated with 
     expansion, improvement, or modification of existing cranberry 
     production operations shall be deemed in compliance, for 
     purposes of sections 309 and 505, with section 301, if--
       ``(i) the activity does not result in the modification of 
     more than 10 acres of wetlands per operator per year and the 
     modified wetlands (other than where dikes and other necessary 
     facilities are placed) remain as wetlands or other waters of 
     the United States; or
       ``(ii) the activity is required by any State or Federal 
     water quality program.
       ``(5) Limitation on fees.--Any fee charged in connection 
     with the delineation or classification of wetlands, the 
     submission or processing of an application for a permit 
     authorizing an activity in wetlands or waters of the United 
     States, or any other action taken in compliance with the 
     requirements of this section (other than fines for violations 
     under subsection (k)) shall not exceed the amount in effect 
     for such fee on February 15, 1995.
       ``(6) Balanced implementation.--
       ``(A) In general.--In implementing his or her 
     responsibilities under the regulatory program under this 
     section, the Secretary shall balance the objective of 
     conserving functioning wetlands with the objective of 
     ensuring continued economic growth, providing essential 
     infrastructure, maintaining strong State and local tax bases, 
     and protecting against the diminishment of the use and value 
     of privately owned property.
       ``(B) Minimization of adverse effects on private 
     property.--In carrying out this section, the Secretary and 
     the heads of all other Federal agencies shall seek in all 
     actions to minimize the adverse effects of the regulatory 
     program under this section on the use and value of privately 
     owned property.
       ``(7) Procedures for emergencies.--The Secretary shall 
     develop procedures for facilitating actions under this 
     section that are necessary to respond to emergency conditions 
     (including flood events and other emergency situations) which 
     may involve loss of life and property damage. Such procedures 
     shall address circumstances requiring expedited approvals as 
     well as circumstances requiring no formal approval under this 
     section.
       ``(8) Use of property.--For purposes of this section, a use 
     of property is limited by an agency action if a particular 
     legal right to use that property no longer exists because of 
     the action.
       ``(9) Transition rules.--
       ``(A) Permit required.--After the effective date of this 
     section under section 806 of the Comprehensive Wetlands 
     Conservation and Management Act of 1995, no permit for any 
     activity in wetlands or waters of the United States may be 
     issued except in accordance with this section. Any 
     application for a permit for such an activity pending under 
     this section on such effective date shall be deemed to be an 
     application for a permit under this section.
       ``(B) Prior permits.--Any permit for an activity in 
     wetlands or waters of the United States issued under this 
     section prior to the effective date referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) shall be deemed to be a permit under this 
     section and shall continue in force and effect for the term 
     of the permit unless revoked, modified, suspended, or 
     canceled in accordance with this section.
       ``(C) Reevaluation.--
       ``(i) Petition.--Any person holding a permit for an 
     activity in wetlands or water of the United States on the 
     effective date referred to in subparagraph (A) may petition, 
     after such effective date, the Secretary for reevaluation of 
     any decision made before such effective date concerning (I) a 
     determination of regulatory jurisdiction under this section, 
     or (II) any condition imposed under the permit. Upon receipt 
     of a petition for reevaluation, the Secretary shall conduct 
     the reevaluation in accordance with the provisions of this 
     section.
       ``(ii) Modification of permit.--If the Secretary finds that 
     the provisions of this section apply with respect to 
     activities and lands which are subject to the permit, the 
     Secretary shall modify, revoke, suspend, cancel, or continue 
     the permit as appropriate in accordance with the provisions 
     of this section; except that no compensation shall be awarded 
     under this section to any person as a result of reevaluation 
     pursuant to this subparagraph and, if the permit covers 
     activities in type A wetlands, the permit shall continue in 
     effect without modification.
       ``(iii) Procedure.--The reevaluation shall be carried out 
     in accordance with time limits set forth in subsection (e)(5) 
     and shall be subject to administrative appeal under 
     subsection (i).
       ``(D) Previously denied permits.--No permit shall be issued 
     under this section, no exemption shall be available under 
     subsection (f), and no exception shall be available under 
     subsection (g)(1)(B), for any activity for which a permit has 
     previously been denied by the Secretary on more than one 
     occasion unless such activity--
       ``(i) has been approved by the affected State, county, and 
     local government within the boundaries of which the activity 
     is proposed;
       ``(ii) in the case of unincorporated land, has been 
     approved by all local governments within 1 mile of the 
     proposed activity; and
       ``(iii) would result in a net improvement to water quality 
     at the site of such activity.
       ``(10) Certification.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this Act, the Administrator shall not, either directly or 
     indirectly, impose any requirement or condition in a 
     certification required under section 401 that the Secretary 
     determines is inconsistent with the provisions of this 
     section.
       ``(11) Definitions.--In this section the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(A) Activity in wetlands or waters of the united 
     states.--The term `activity in wetlands or waters of the 
     United States' means--
       ``(i) the discharge of dredged or fill material into waters 
     of the United States, including wetlands at a specific 
     disposal site; or
       ``(ii) the draining, channelization, or excavation of 
     wetlands.
       ``(B) Agency.--The term `agency' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(C) Agency action.--The term `agency action' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 551 of title 5, United 
     States Code, but also includes the making of a grant to a 
     public authority conditioned upon an action by the recipient 
     that would constitute a limitation if done directly by the 
     agency.
       ``(D) Agricultural land.--The term `agricultural land' 
     means cropland, pastureland, native pasture, rangeland, an 
     orchard, a vineyard, nonindustrial forest land, an area that 
     supports a water dependent crop (including cranberries, taro, 
     watercress, or rice), and any other land used to produce or 
     support the production of an annual or perennial crop 
     (including forage or hay), aquaculture product, nursery 
     product, or wetland crop or the production of livestock.
       ``(E) Conserved wetlands.--The term `conserved wetlands' 
     means wetlands that are located in the National Park System, 
     National Wildlife Refuge System, National Wilderness System, 
     the Wild and Scenic River System, and other similar Federal 
     conservation systems, combined with wetlands located in 
     comparable types of conservation systems established under 
     State and local authority within State and local land use 
     systems.
       ``(F) Economic base lands.--The term `economic base lands' 
     means lands conveyed to, selected by, or owned by Alaska 
     Native entities pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act, Public Law 92-203 or the Alaska Native 
     Allotment Act of 1906 (34 Stat. 197), and lands conveyed to, 
     selected by, or owned by the State of Alaska pursuant to the 
     Alaska Statehood Act, Public Law 85-508.
       ``(G) Fair market value.--The term `fair market value' 
     means the most probable price at which property would change 
     hands, in a competitive and open market under all conditions 
     requisite to a fair sale, between a willing buyer and a 
     willing seller, neither being under any compulsion to buy or 
     sell and both having reasonable knowledge of relevant facts, 
     at the time the agency action occurs.
       ``(H) Law of a state.--The term `law of a State' includes 
     the law of a political subdivision of a State.
       ``(I) Mitigation bank.--The term `mitigation bank' means a 
     wetlands restoration, creation, enhancement, or preservation 
     project undertaken by one or more parties, including private 
     and public entities, expressly for the purpose of providing 
     mitigation compensation credits to offset adverse impacts to 
     wetlands or other waters of the United States authorized by 
     the terms of permits allowing activities in such wetlands or 
     waters.
       ``(J) Navigational dredging.--The term `navigational 
     dredging' means the dredging of ports, waterways, and inland 
     harbors, including berthing areas and local access channels 
     appurtenant to a Federal navigation channel.
       ``(K) Property.--The term `property' means land and 
     includes the right to use or receive water.
       ``(L) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of the Army.
       ``(M) State with substantial conserved wetlands areas.--The 
     term `State with substantial conserved wetlands areas' means 
     any State which--
       ``(i) contains at least 10 areas of wetlands for each acre 
     of wetlands filled, drained, or otherwise converted within 
     such State (based upon wetlands loss statistics reported in 
     the 1990 United States Fish and Wildlife Service Wetlands 
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     entitled `Wetlands Losses in the United States 1780's to 
     1980's'); or
       ``(ii) the Secretary of the Army determines has sufficient 
     conserved wetlands areas to provided adequate wetlands 
     conservation in such State, based on the policies set forth 
     in this Act.
       ``(N) Vernal pools.--The term `vernal pools' means 
     individual isolated wetlands that have exceptional waterfowl 
     habitat functions and that exhibit the following 
     characteristics:
       ``(i) an area greater than \1/2\ acre;
       ``(ii) seasonal standing for no less than 45 consecutive 
     days during the fall and winter in an average precipitation 
     season;
       ``(iii) an impermeable subsurface hard pan soil layer that 
     prevents subsurface water drainage or percolation; and
       ``(iv) a surface outlet for relief of water flow.
       ``(O) Wetlands.--The term `wetlands' means those lands that 
     meet the criteria for delineation of lands as wetlands set 
     forth in subsection (g).''.

     SEC. 804. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 502 (33 U.S.C. 1362) is further amended--
       (1) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by striking ``dredged spoil,'';
       (B) by striking ``or (B)'' and inserting ``(B)''; and
       (C) by inserting before the period at the end ``; and (C) 
     dredged or fill material''; and
       (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(28) The term `wetlands' means lands which have a 
     predominance of hydric soils and which are inundated by 
     surface water at a frequency and duration sufficient to 
     support, and that under normal circumstances do support, a 
     prevalence of vegetation typically adapted for life in 
     saturated soil conditions. Wetlands generally include swamps, 
     marshes, bogs, and similar areas.
       ``(29) The term `creation of wetlands' means an activity 
     that brings a wetland into existence at a site where it did 
     not formerly occur for the purpose of compensatory 
     mitigation.
       ``(30) The term `enhancement of wetlands' means any 
     activity that increases the value of one or more functions in 
     existing wetlands.
       ``(31) The term `farmed wetland' means those agricultural 
     lands, as defined in section 404, and associated 
     nonagricultural lands exhibiting wetlands characteristics, as 
     delineated solely by the Secretary of Agriculture.
       ``(32) The term `fastlands' means lands located behind 
     legally constituted man-made structures or natural 
     formations, such as levees constructed and maintained to 
     permit the utilization of such lands for commercial, 
     industrial, or residential purposes consistent with local 
     land use planning requirements.
       ``(33) The term `wetlands functions' means the roles 
     wetlands serve, including flood water storage, flood water 
     conveyance, ground water recharge, erosion control, wave 
     attenuation, water quality protection, scenic and aesthetic 
     use, food chain support, fisheries, wetlands plant habitat, 
     aquatic habitat, and habitat for wetland dependent wildlife.
       ``(34) The term `growing season' means, for each plant 
     hardiness zone, the period between the average date of last 
     frost in spring and the average date of first frost in 
     autumn.
       ``(35) The term `incidentally created wetlands' means lands 
     that exhibit wetlands characteristics sufficient to meet the 
     criteria for delineation of wetlands, where one or more of 
     such characteristics is the unintended result of human 
     induced alterations of hydrology.
       ``(36) The term `maintenance' when used in reference to 
     wetlands means activities undertaken to assure continuation 
     of a wetland or the accomplishment of project goals after a 
     restoration or creation project has been technically 
     completed, including water level manipulations and control of 
     nonnative plant species.
       ``(37) The term `mitigation banking' means wetlands 
     restoration, enhancement, preservation or creation for the 
     purpose of providing compensation for wetland degradation or 
     loss.
       ``(38) The term `normal farming, silviculture, aquaculture 
     and ranching activities' means normal practices identified as 
     such by the Secretary of Agriculture, in consultation with 
     the Cooperative Extension Service for each State and the land 
     grant university system and agricultural colleges of the 
     State, taking into account existing practices and such other 
     practices as may be identified in consultation with the 
     affected industry or community.
       ``(39) The term `restoration' in reference to wetlands 
     means an activity undertaken to return a wetland from a 
     disturbed or altered condition with lesser acreage or fewer 
     functions to a previous condition with greater wetlands 
     acreage or functions.
       ``(40) The term `temporary impact' means the disturbance or 
     alteration of wetlands caused by activities under 
     circumstances in which, within 3 years following the 
     commencement of such activities, such wetlands--
       ``(A) are returned to the conditions in existence prior to 
     the commencement of such activity; or
       ``(B) display conditions sufficient to ensure, that without 
     further human action, such wetlands will return to the 
     conditions in existence prior to the commencement of such 
     activity.
       ``(41) The term `airport hazard' has the meaning such term 
     has under section 47102 of title 49, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 805. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Violation.--Section 301(a) (33 U.S.C. 1311(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``402, and 404'' and inserting ``and 402''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``Except as in 
     compliance with this section and section 404, the undertaking 
     of any activity in wetlands or waters of the United States 
     shall be unlawful.''.
       (b) Federal Enforcement.--Section 309 (33 U.S.C. 1319) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1) by striking ``or 404'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(3) by striking ``or in a permit 
     issued under section 404 of this Act by a State'';
       (3) in each of subsections (c)(1)(A) and (c)(2)(A) by 
     striking ``or in a permit'' and all that follows through 
     ``State;'' and inserting a semicolon;
       (4) in subsection (c)(3)(A) by striking ``or in a permit'' 
     and all that follows through ``State, and'' and inserting 
     ``and'';
       (5) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following:
       ``(8) Treatment of certain violations.--Any person who 
     violates section 301 with respect to an activity in wetlands 
     or waters of the United States for which a permit is required 
     under section 404 shall not be subject to punishment under 
     this subsection but shall be subject to punishment under 
     section 404(k)(5).'';
       (6) in subsection (d) by striking ``, or in a permit issued 
     under section 404 of this Act by a State,'';
       (7) by adding at the end of subsection (d) the following: 
     ``Any person who violates section 301 with respect to an 
     activity in wetlands or waters of the United States for which 
     a permit is required under section 404 shall not be subject 
     to a civil penalty under this subsection but shall be subject 
     to a civil penalty under section 404(k)(4).'';
       (8) in subsection (g)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``--'' and all that follows through 
     ``(A)'';
       (B) by striking ``or in a permit issued under section 404 
     by a State, or''; and
       (C) by striking ``(B)'' and all that follows through ``as 
     the case may be,'' and inserting ``the Administrator'';
       (9) by adding at the end of subsection (g) the following:
       ``(12) Treatment of certain violations.--Any person who 
     violates section 301 with respect to an activity in wetlands 
     or waters of the United States for which a permit is required 
     under section 404 shall not be subject to assessment of a 
     civil penalty under this subsection but shall be subject to 
     assessment of a civil penalty under section 404(k)(4).'';
       (10) by striking ``or Secretary'', ``or the Secretary'', 
     ``or the Secretary, as the case may be,'', ``or 
     Secretary's'', and ``and the Secretary'' each place they 
     appear; and
       (11) in subsection (g)(9)(B) by inserting a comma after 
     ``Administrator''.

     SEC. 806. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title, including the amendments made by this title, 
     shall take effect on the 90th day following the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
                    TITLE IX--NAVIGATIONAL DREDGING

     SEC. 901. REFERENCES TO ACT.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of the Marine Protection, Research, and 
     Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 1401 et seq.).

     SEC. 902. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY PERMITS.

       Section 102(c) (33 U.S.C. 1412(c)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (3) by striking 
     ``the Administrator, in conjunction with the Secretary,'' and 
     inserting ``the Secretary, in conjunction with the 
     Administrator,''; and
       (2) in the second sentence of paragraph (3) by striking 
     ``the Administrator and the Secretary'' and inserting ``the 
     Secretary and the Administrator''.

     SEC. 903. CORPS OF ENGINEERS PERMITS.

       (a) Disposal Sites.--Section 103(b) (33 U.S.C. 1413(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``, 
     with the concurrence of the Administrator,''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3) by striking ``Administrator'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary''.
       (b) Consultation With the Administrator.--Section 103(c) 
     (33 U.S.C. 1413(c)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Consultation With the Administrator.--Prior to 
     issuing a permit to any person under this section, the 
     Secretary shall first consult with the Administrator.''.

     SEC. 904. PENALTIES.

       Section 105 (33 U.S.C. 1415) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence by inserting ``or, with respect 
     to violations of section 103, the Secretary'' before the 
     period at the end;
       (2) in the fourth, fifth, and sixth sentences by inserting 
     ``or the Secretary, as the case may be,'' after 
     ``Administrator'' each place it appears; and
       (3) in subsection (g)(2)(C) by inserting ``or the 
     Secretary, as the case may be,'' after ``the Administrator'' 
     the first place it appears.

     SEC. 905. ANNUAL REPORT.

       Section 112 (33 U.S.C. 1421) is amended by striking ``with 
     the concurrence of the Administrator''.

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     SEC. 906. REFERENCE TO COMMITTEE.

       Section 104(i)(3) (33 U.S.C. 1414(i)(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``Merchant Marine and Fisheries'' and inserting 
     ``Transportation and Infrastructure''.

                     TITLE X--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1001. COASTAL NONPOINT POLLUTION CONTROL.

       (a) In General.--Section 6217(a)(1) of the Coastal Zone Act 
     Reauthorization Amendments of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 1451 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``shall'' the first place it appears and 
     inserting ``may'';
       (2) by striking ``the Secretary and''; and
       (3) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, if the 
     Administrator determines, in consultation with the State, 
     such program is needed to supplement the program under 
     section 319 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act as it 
     relates to the coastal zone, the State shall prepare and 
     submit such program.''.
       (b) Program Submission, Approval, and Implementation.--
     Section 6217(c) of such Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``the Secretary and the Administrator shall 
     jointly'' and inserting ``the Administrator shall''; and
       (B) by striking ``The program'' and all that follows 
     through the period at the end of the paragraph and inserting 
     ``The program shall be approved if the Administrator 
     determines that the program meets the requirements of this 
     section.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``If the Secretary'' and inserting ``If the 
     Administrator'';
       (B) by striking ``the Secretary shall withhold'' and 
     inserting ``the Administrator shall direct the Secretary to 
     withhold''; and
       (C) by striking ``The Secretary shall make'' and inserting 
     ``The Administrator shall direct the Secretary to make''.
       (c) Financial Assistance.--Section 6217(f) of such Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``the Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Administrator,'' and inserting ``the Administrator''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and implementing'' after ``developing'';
       (2) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``and implementing'' 
     after ``developing''; and
       (3) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``the Secretary'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``the Administrator'';
       (B) by striking ``, in consultation with the 
     Administrator,''; and
       (C) by inserting ``and implementing'' after ``preparing''.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 6217(h)(2) of 
     such Act is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``, other than for 
     providing in the form of grants under subsection (f)''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``the Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``the Administrator''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. BONIOR moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure with instructions to report the bill 
back to the House promptly with the following changes: with standards 
for the discharge of industrial pollution into water no more lax than 
those which exist today; with water pollution prevention and control 
protections no less than those which exist today for public water 
supplies which are used for drinking; and with a report on the bill by 
the Congressional Budget Office which complies with section 101 of 
Public Law 104-4, the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995, as such 
section would otherwise be in effect on January 1, 1996.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. BONIOR objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

169

When there appeared

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Nays

256

para.67.22                   [Roll No. 336]

                                YEAS--169

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--256

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Berman
     Collins (IL)
     Gephardt
     Goodling
     Hilliard
     Hunter
     Kleczka
     Lipinski
     Peterson (MN) 
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that the yeas had it.

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  Mr. SHUSTER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

240

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

185

para.67.23                   [Roll No. 337]

                                YEAS--240

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--185

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Berman
     Brewster
     Collins (IL)
     Gephardt
     Goodling
     Kleczka
     Lipinski
     Waters
     Woolsey
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.67.24  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. SHUSTER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, cross references, and 
punctuation, and to make such stylistic, clerical, technical, 
conforming, and other changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions 
of the House in amending the bill.

para.67.25  submission of conference report--h.r. 1158

  Mr. LIVINGSTON submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-124) on 
the bill (H.R. 1158) making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
additional disaster assistance and making rescissions for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes; together with a 
statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para.67.26  providing for the consideration of h. con. res. 67

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-125) the resolution (H. Res. 149) providing for consideration of 
the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 67) setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for the fiscal 
years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.67.27  u.s. naval academy board of visitors

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that pursuant to the 
provisions of section 6968(a) of title 10, United States Code, the 
Speaker did appoint as members of the Board of Visitors to the United 
States Naval Academy the following Members of the House: Messrs. Skeen, 
Gilchrest, Hoyer, and Mfume.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.67.28  u.s. military academy board of visitors

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that pursuant to the 
provisions of section 4355(a) of title 10, United States Code, the 
Speaker did appoint as members of the Board of Visitors to the United 
States Military Academy the following Members of the House: Mrs. Kelly, 
Messrs. Taylor of North Carolina, Hefner, and Laughlin.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.67.29  american indian and alaska native culture and arts 
          development institute

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that pursuant to the 
provisions of section 1505 of Public Law 99-498 (20 U.S. Code 4412), the 
Speaker did appoint to the Board of Trustees of the Institute of 
American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts Development the 
following Members of the House: Messrs. Young of Alaska and Kildee.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.67.30  harry s truman scholarship foundation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that pursuant to the 
provisions of section 5(a) of Public Law 93-642 (20 U.S. Code 2004(b)), 
the Speaker did appoint as members of the Board of Trustees of the Harry 
S Truman Scholarship Foundation the following Members of the House: 
Messrs. Emerson and Skelton.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.67.31  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--

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  To Mr. ROGERS, for today until 12 o'clock noon;
  To Mr. KLECZKA, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. LIPINSKI, for today.
  And then,

para.67.32  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. JACKSON-LEE, at 9 o'clock p.m., the House adjourned.

para.67.33  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 147. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (S. 4) to 
     grant the power to the President to reduce budget authority, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-121). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
  

       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 148. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (S. 219) 
     to improve the economy and efficiency of Federal Government 
     operations by establishing a moratorium on regulatory 
     rulemaking actions, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     122). Referred to the House Calendar.
  

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1175. A 
     bill to amend Public Law 89-454 to provide for the 
     reauthorization of appropriations; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 104-123). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
  

       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee of conference. Conference report 
     on H.R. 1158. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for additional disaster assistance and making 
     rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-124). Ordered to be 
     printed.
  

       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 149. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the concurrent 
     resolution (H. Con. Res. 67) setting forth the congressional 
     budget for the U.S. Government for the fiscal years 1996, 
     1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 (Rept. No. 104-125). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para.67.34  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. CONYERS:
  

       H.R. 1641. A bill to supersede the modification of final 
     judgment entered August 24, 1982, in the antitrust action 
     styled United States versus Western Electric, Civil Action 
     No. 82-0192, U.S. District Court for the District of 
     Columbia; and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
  

           By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
  

       H.R. 1642. A bill to extend nondiscriminatory treatment--
     most-favored-nation treatment--to the products of Cambodia, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  

       H.R. 1643. A bill to authorize the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment--most-favored-nation treatment--
     to the products of Bulgaria; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
  

           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
  

       H.R. 1644. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the special deduction for the living expenses 
     of Members of Congress; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  

           By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Crane, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. 
             Hoke):
  

       H.R. 1645. A bill to convert the Army program for the 
     promotion of civilian marksmanship and the National Board for 
     the Promotion of Rifle Practice into a nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentality of the Department of Defense; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
  

           By Mr. LAUGHLIN (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
             Coleman, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Parker, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Dreier, Mr. Hayes, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Condit, Mr. Talent, 
             Mr. Kasich, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Tauzin, 
             Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, and Mr. Camp):
  

       H.R. 1646. A bill to revise and reform the statutes 
     governing the organization and management of the reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
  

           By Ms. NORTON:
  

       H.R. 1647. A bill to provide for nuclear disarmament and 
     economic conversion in accordance with District of Columbia 
     initiative measure No. 37 of 1993; to the Committee on 
     National Security, and in addition to the Committee on 
     International Relations, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
  

           By Mr. PETERSON of Florida (for himself, Mrs. 
             Schroeder, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Jefferson, 
             and Mrs. Thurman):
  

       H.R. 1648. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that five additional points be granted on the 
     examination for entrance into the competitive service, to 
     certain veterans who do not currently qualify for any such 
     additional points; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
  

           By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             McDermott, Ms. Norton, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Moran, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota):
  

       H.R. 1649. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for the prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  

           By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO:
  

       H.R. 1650. A bill to provide for the liquidation or 
     reliquidation of certain entries in accordance with the 
     results of an administration review by the International 
     Trade Administration; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  

           By Mr. SHAW:
  

       H.R. 1651. A bill to require the Prospective Payment 
     Assessment Commission to develop separate applicable 
     percentage increases to ensure that Medicare beneficiaries 
     who receive services from Medicare dependent hospitals 
     receive the same quality of care and access to services as 
     Medicare beneficiaries in other hospitals, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  

           By Mr. SHAYS:
  

       H.R. 1652. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that individuals who have attained age 59\1/
     2\ may contribute to individual retirement accounts without 
     regard to their compensation; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
  

           By Mr. STARK:
  

       H.R. 1653. A bill to prohibit the designation as a 
     beneficiary developing country under the generalized system 
     of preference any country that engages in certain actions 
     regarding nuclear weapons, nuclear weapon components, and 
     nuclear weapon design information; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
  

           By Mr. SCHUMER:
  

       H. Res. 150. Resolution concerning the possible imposition 
     of tariffs by the United States on the importation of certain 
     categories of motor vehicles from Japan and the potential 
     impact on the prices of domestic goods for American 
     consumers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para.67.35  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       82. The Speaker presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Hawaii, relative to urging the Congress of the 
     United States to support legislation to safeguard veterans' 
     disability compensation and Social Security disability 
     compensation from elimination, or taxation; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.

para.67.36  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of the rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 40: Mr. Quinn.
  

       H.R. 264: Ms. Lowey.
  

       H.R. 353: Mr. Goss, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
  

       H.R. 359: Mr. Clyburn.
  

       H.R. 390: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Funderburk.
  

       H.R. 580: Mr. Flake, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
     Evans.
  

       H.R. 661: Mr. Serrano.
  

       H.R. 700: Mrs. Kelly and Mrs. Thurman.
  

       H.R. 707: Mr. Bliley and Ms. Pryce.
  

       H.R. 739: Mr. Christensen, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Manzullo, and 
     Mr. Norwood.
  

       H.R. 757: Ms. McCarthy.
  

       H.R. 789: Mr. Gutknecht. Mr. Paxon, and Mr. Condit.
  

       H.R. 797: Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. Menendez.
  

       H.R. 842: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Pickett, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. 
     Menendez, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Foley, 
     Mr. Pastor, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mrs. 
     Schroeder, Mr. Towns, Mr. Bilbray, Mr.Bartlett of Maryland, 
     Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Leach, Mr. Istook, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Moran, 
     Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Whitfield, and 
     Mr. Gutknecht.
  

       H.R. 844: Mr. Hastert.
  

       H.R. 893: Mr. Traficant, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Martinez.
  

       H.R. 895: Mr. de la Garza.
  

       H.R. 903: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Scott, and Ms. Kaptur.
  

       H.R. 911: Mr. McCrery.
  

       H.R. 941: Mr. LaFalce and Mrs. Lowey.
  

       H.R. 942: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Fox, Mr. McKeon, 
     Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Mfume, and Mr. 
     Rangel.
  

       H.R. 945: Mr. Schiff, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Clinger, Mr. 
     Bilirakis, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Hunter, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Ward, Mr. Calvert, 
     Ms. Furse, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Smith of 
     New Jersey, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Crane.
  

       H.R. 972: Mr. Gordon and Mr. Barr.
  

       H.R. 1057: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey,

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     Mr. Sanford, Mr. Blute, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Kelly, 
     Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
  

       H.R. 1085: Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Browder, and 
     Mr. Rogers.
  

       H.R. 1103: Mr. Fazio of California and Mr. Crapo.
  

       H.R. 1110: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
  

       H.R. 1114: Mr. Hancock, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Callahan, and 
     Mr. Burr.
  

       H.R. 1147: Mr. Dellums.
  

       H.R. 1172: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana, and Mr. Flanagan.
  

       H.R. 1235: Mr. Menendez and Mr. Serrano.
  

       H.R. 1242: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Minge, and Mr. Costello.
  

       H.R. 1256: Mr. Lowey and Mr. Evans.
  

       H.R. 1299: Mr. Herger.
  

       H.R. 1333: Mr. Poshard.
  

       H.R. 1402: Mr. Conyers and Mr. Brown of California.
  

       H.R. 1442: Mr. Fox, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, and Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida.
  

       H.R. 1460: Mr. Olver, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. 
     Frazer.
  

       H.R. 1507: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Owens, Mrs. 
     Kennelly, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Brown of California, 
     Mr. Kildee, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Torres, 
     Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Dellums.
  

       H.R. 1559: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. Deutsch.
  

       H.R. 1593: Mr. Evans.
  

       H. Con. Res. 42: Mr. Foglietta and Mr. LoBiondo.
  

       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Pombo and Mr. LoBiondo.
  

       H. Res. 122: Mr. Klink and Mr. Moakley.

para.67.37  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 995: Mr. Allard.



.
                      WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1995 (68)

para.68.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 17, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Fred Upton to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.68.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, May 16, 1995.
  Mr. HOKE, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HOKE objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.68.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       879. A letter from the General Counsel of the Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend the Army National Guard Combat Readiness Reform Act of 
     1992 and to make certain provisions of such act applicable to 
     the Selected Reserve of the Army, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       880. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting a report on the Corporation's 
     efforts to maximize the efficient utilization of the 
     resources of the private sector, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1827; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       881. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with Australia (Transmittal No. DTC-
     23-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       882. A letter from the Chairman, Farm Credit System 
     Insurance Corporation, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       883. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       884. A letter from the Chairman, Interstate Commerce 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's 108th annual report 
     which summarizes its activities during fiscal year 1994, 
     pursuant to Public Law 96-448, section 217(c)(1) (94 Stat. 
     1925); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       885. A letter from the General Counsel of the Department's 
     of the Treasury and Housing and Urban Development, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled, 
     ``Federal Home Loan Bank System Restructuring and 
     Modernization Act of 1995''; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Banking and Financial Services and the Judiciary. 

para.68.4  order of business--consideration of s.4

  On motion of Mr. CLINGER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order hereafter to consider in the House a 
motion to take from the Speaker's table the bill of the Senate (S. 4) to 
grant the power to the President to reduce budget authority, and for 
other purposes, to strike all after the enacting clause of the Senate 
bill, and to insert the text of H.R. 2, as passed by the House; that the 
motion be debatable for not to exceed one hour, to be equally divided 
and controlled among the Chairman and Ranking Minority Members of the 
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight and the Committee on Rules; 
and that the previous question be ordered on the motion to final 
adoption without intervening motion except for one motion to commit.

para.68.5  legislative line item veto

  Mr. CLINGER, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed to, moved 
to take from the Speaker's table the bill of the Senate (S. 4) to grant 
the power to the President to reduce budget authority, and for other 
purposes; strike all after the enacting clause of said bill, and insert 
the text of H.R. 2, as passed by the House.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to said order the previous question was considered as 
ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
give the President item veto authority over appropriation Acts and 
targeted tax benefits in revenue Acts.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said bill, as amended, was 
passed and the title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendments.
  By unanimous consent, House Resolution 147, was laid on the table.

para.68.6  order of business--consideration of s. 219

  On motion of Mr. CLINGER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order hereafter to consider in the House a 
motion to take from the Speaker's table the bill of the Senate (S. 219) 
to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations by 
establishing a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, and for 
other purposes, to strike all after the enacting clause of the Senate 
bill, and to insert in lieu the text of H.R. 450, as passed by the 
House; that the motion be debatable for not to exceed one hour, to be 
equally divided and controlled among the Chairman and Ranking Minority 
Members of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight and the 
Committee on the Judiciary; and that the previous question be ordered on 
the motion to final adoption without intervening motion except for one 
motion to commit.

para.68.7  regulatory rulemaking actions

  Mr. CLINGER, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed to, moved 
to take from the Speaker's table the bill of the Senate (S. 219) to 
ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations by 
establishing a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, and for 
other purposes; strike all after the enacting clause of said bill, and 
insert the text of H.R. 450, as passed by the House.
  After debate,

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  Pursuant to said order the previous question was considered as 
ordered.
  The quetion being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill, as amended, was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment.
  By unanimous consent, House Resolution 148, was laid on the table.

para.68.8  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Tuesday, May 16, 1995.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SHADEGG objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

372

Nays

41

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

1

para.68.9                    [Roll No. 338]

                                YEAS--372

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--41

     Abercrombie
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Crane
     Durbin
     Fazio
     Filner
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jacobs
     Kennedy (MA)
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Rahall
     Rush
     Sabo
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Shays
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Harman
       

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Bateman
     Berman
     Bono
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Chapman
     Collins (IL)
     Davis
     Dornan
     Fattah
     Flake
     Hayes
     Hoyer
     Johnston
     Kleczka
     Lipinski
     Pelosi
     Riggs
     Schumer
     Vucanovich
  So the Journal was approved.

para.68.10  providing for the consideration of h. con. res. 67

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 149):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 67) setting forth the 
     congressional budget for the United States Government for the 
     fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. 
     The first reading of the concurrent resolution shall be 
     dispensed with. All points of order against the concurrent 
     resolution and against its consideration are waived. General 
     debate shall be confined to the congressional budget and 
     shall not exceed six hours (including one hour on the subject 
     of economic goals and policies) equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on the Budget. After general debate the concurrent 
     resolution shall be considered for amendment under the five-
     minute rule. The amendment printed in the report of the 
     Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution shall be 
     considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of 
     the Whole. The concurrent resolution, as amended, shall be 
     considered as read. No further amendment shall be in order 
     except those designated in section 2 of this resolution. Each 
     amendment may be offered only in the order designated, may be 
     offered only by a Member designated, shall be considered as 
     read, shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and shall not be 
     subject to amendment. All points of order against the 
     amendments designated in section 2 are waived except that the 
     adoption of an amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 
     constitute the conclusion of consideration of the concurrent 
     resolution for amendment. After the conclusion of 
     consideration of the concurrent resolution for amendment, and 
     a final period of general debate, which shall not exceed ten 
     minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget, the 
     Committee shall rise and report the concurrent resolution to 
     the House with such amendment as may have been adopted. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     concurrent resolution and amendments thereto to final 
     adoption without intervening motion except amendments offered 
     by the chairman of the Committee on the Budget pursuant to 
     section 305(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to 
     achieve mathematical consistency. The concurrent resolution 
     shall not be subject to a demand for division of the question 
     of its adoption.
       Sec. 2. The following amendments are in order pursuant to 
     the first section of this resolution:
       (1) An amendment in the nature of a substitute by 
     Representative Gephardt of Missouri printed not later than 
     May 16, 1995, in

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     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII, if proposing a 
     Congressional budget in which total outlays for the fiscal 
     year 2002 do not exceed total receipts for that fiscal year.
       (2) An amendment in the nature of a substitute by 
     Representative Neumann of Wisconsin or Representative Solomon 
     of New York consisting of the text of House Concurrent 
     Resolution 66.
       (3) An amendment in the nature of a substitute by 
     Representative Payne of New Jersey or Representative Owens of 
     New York printed by Representative Payne on May 16, 1995, in 
     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII.
       (4) An amendment in the nature of a substitute by the 
     minority leader or a designee printed by him not later than 
     May 17, 1995, in the portion of the Congressional Record 
     designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII, if 
     proposing a Congressional budget based on a revised budget 
     submission by the President to the Congress in which total 
     outlays for the fiscal year 2002 do not exceed total receipts 
     for that fiscal year.
       Sec. 3. Rule XLIX shall not apply with respect to the 
     adoption by the Congress of a conference report to accompany 
     a concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional 
     budget for the United States Government for the fiscal years 
     1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. SOLOMON moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. SOLOMON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

252

When there appeared

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Nays

170

para.68.11                   [Roll No. 339]

                                YEAS--252

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--170

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Berman
     Bono
     Chapman
     Collins (IL)
     Fattah
     Flake
     Hayes
     Hoyer
     Kleczka
     Schumer
     Vucanovich
     Wilson
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. FROST demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

255

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

168

para.68.12                   [Roll No. 340]

                                AYES--255

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead

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     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--168

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Abercrombie
     Berman
     Bono
     Chapman
     Collins (IL)
     Flake
     Hayes
     Hoyer
     Kleczka
     Schumer
     Zeliff
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.68.13  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was granted permission until 12 o'clock midnight 
on Thursday, May 18, 1995, to file a report on the bill (H.R. 1561) to 
consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the United States; to 
authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related 
agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce the 
authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign assistance 
programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes.

para.68.14  congressional budget--fy 1996-fy 2002

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, pursuant to House Resolution 
149 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
following concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 67) setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. SENSENBRENNER, as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; 
and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOX, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.68.15  waiving points of order against conference report on h.r. 
          1158

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-126) the resolution (H. Res. 151) waiving certain points of 
order during consideration of the conference report on the bill (H.R. 
1158) making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional 
disaster assistance and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.68.16  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BONO, for today; and
  To Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, for today.
  And then,

para.68.17  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. DeLAURO, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
Friday, May 12, 1995, at 11 o'clock and 2 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 9 o'clock a.m. on Thursday, May 18, 1995.

para.68.18  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 151. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1158) making emergency 
     supplemental appropriations for additional disaster 
     assistance and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1995, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     126). Referred to the House Calendar. 

para.68.19  subsequent action on a reported bill

  Under clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       The Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union 
     discharged, and referred to the Committee on Science for a 
     period ending not later than June 30, 1995, H.R. 1175 for 
     consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the Committee on Science 
     pursuant to clause 1(n), rule X. 

para.68.20  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 1654. A bill to renew the Generalized System of 
     Preferences; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COMBEST:
       H.R. 1655. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1996 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the U.S. Government, the Community Management 
     Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
     Disability System, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
           By Ms. FURSE (for herself and Mr. Nethercutt):
       H.R. 1656. A bill to provide for an increase in funding for 
     the conduct and support of diabetes-related research by the 
     National Institutes of Health; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ (by request):
       H.R. 1657. A bill to restructure and modernize the Federal 
     Home Loan Bank System; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 1658. A bill to enhance border security in the 
     vicinity of San Diego, CA, through the construction and 
     improvement of physical barriers at the U.S. border and 
     through the forward deployment of Border Patrol agents to the 
     border; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself and Mrs. Schroeder):
       H.R. 1659. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     establish the Patent and Trademark Office as a Government 
     corporation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. NEAL of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1660. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate the marriage penalty under the one-time 
     exclusion of gain on the sale of a principal residence by an 
     individual who has attained age 55; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. SHAW:
       H.R. 1661. A bill to permit partnership and S corporations 
     to elect taxable years other

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     than required years; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Zimmer, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Goss, Mr. Moakley, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Torkildsen, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Richardson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. 
             Nadler):
       H.R. 1662. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit against income tax to individuals 
     who rehabilitate historic homes or who are the first 
     purchasers of rehabilitated historic homes for use as a 
     principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SKEEN (for himself, Mr. Schaefer, and Mr. 
             Crapo):
       H.R. 1663. A bill to amend the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 
     Land Withdrawal Act; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on National Security, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 1664. A bill to provide for demonstration projects to 
     test whether enrollment in the supplemental security income 
     program can be significantly increased by offering nonprofit 
     organizations financial incentives to engage in outreach; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1665. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     provide for findings of presumptive disability under title II 
     of such act in the same manner and to the same extent as is 
     currently applicable under title XVI of such act; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 1666. A bill to amend the act of October 21, 1970, 
     establishing the Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to 
     permit certain persons to continue to use and occupy certain 
     areas within the lakeshore, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CALLAHAN (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Everett, 
             and Mr. Traficant):
       H.J. Res. 88. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide that no 
     person born in the United States be a U.S. citizen on account 
     of birth in the United States unless a parent is a U.S. 
     citizen at the time of the birth; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H. Con. Res. 68. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that Federal tax law should be clarified to 
     allow a reasonable charitable tax deduction for the 
     reasonable and necessary expenses of Alaska Native 
     subsistence whaling captains; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. TORRES:
       H. Res. 152. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the President should develop a 
     strategy to bring the United States back into active and full 
     membership in the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and 
     Cultural Organization; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

para.68.21  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       83. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Hawaii, relative to an 
     integrated pest management control program to prevent the 
     spread of the Brown Tree Snake; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       84. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Hawaii, relative to urging the U.S. Department of 
     Agriculture to consider the effect of and exclude the State 
     of Hawaii from Federal legislation that would have a 
     detrimental impact on Hawaii's environment; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       85. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Hawaii, relative to urging the U.S. Department of 
     Agriculture to exclude Hawaii from any Federal legislation 
     that would create exceptions from the Honeybee Act of 1922, 
     as amended; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       86. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Hawaii, relative to memorializing the Congress of 
     the United States to propose and submit to the several States 
     an amendment to the Constitution of the United States that 
     would provide that no Federal tax shall be imposed for the 
     period before the date of the enactment of the retroactive 
     tax; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.68.22  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 70: Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 72: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. 
     Thurman, and Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 73: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. 
     Thurman, and Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 89: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 236: Mr. Payne of New Jersey.
       H.R. 240: Mr. Bevill and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 333: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 399: Mr. Visclosky and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 468: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 677: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Christensen, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 733: Ms. Eshoo and Mr. Farr.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Mr. Buyer.
       H.R. 789: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 892: Mr. Stump, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Hefley, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 950: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 966: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Franks 
     of New Jersey.
       H.R. 969: Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Morella, 
     and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 973: Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Quillen and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1104: Mr. Brownback, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. 
     Crapo.
       H.R. 1118: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 1119: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1138: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1229: Ms. Eshoo and Ms. Lowey.
       H.R. 1242: Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. 
     Cramer.
       H.R. 1272: Ms. Lowey and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1299: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Kleczka, and 
     Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 1352: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Gordon, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Castle, 
     Mr. Upton, Mr. Chrysler, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. McDade, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Jacobs, and Mr. 
     Hayes.
       H.R. 1385: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1448: Mr. Pete Geren of Texas and Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 1540: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Collins of 
     Illinois, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Walsh, and 
     Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1542: Mr. Weller, Mr. Costello, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. 
     Evans.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 1578: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Linder, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Weldon 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Archer, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. Hancock.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Hayes and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Saxton.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H. Con. Res. 63: Ms. Dunn of Washington and Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 66: Mr. Hancock, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
     Funderburk, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Burr.

para.68.23  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H. Con. Res. 32: Mr. McNulty.



.
                       THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1995 (69)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.69.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, May 17, 1995.
  Mr. DOGGETT, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DOGGETT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.69.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       886. A letter from the Director, Legislative Liaison, 
     Department of the Air Force, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to adjust the tenure of the Judge Advocate 
     General of the Air Force, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       887. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to provide for the 
     termination of the status of the College Construction Loan 
     Insurance Association (the Corporation) as a Government 
     sponsored enterprise, to require the Secretary of Education 
     to divest himself

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     of the corporation's stock, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       888. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the status of efforts to 
     obtain Iraq's compliance with the resolutions adopted by the 
     U.N. Security Council, pursuant to Public Law 102-1, section 
     3 (105 Stat. 4) (H.Doc. No. 104-75); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.

para.69.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 483. An Act to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to permit medicare select policies to be offered 
     in all States, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills of the 
following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 395. An Act to authorize and direct the Secretary of 
     Energy to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and to 
     authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, and for 
     other purposes; and
       S. 534. An Act to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     provide authority for States to limit the interstate 
     transportation of municipal solid waste, and for other 
     purposes. 

para.69.4  canada-u.s. interparliamentary group

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the provisions of 22 United States Code 276d, 
appointed as members of the United States delegation to attend the 
meeting of the Canada-United States Interparliamentary Group the 
following Members of the House: Messrs. Manzullo, Chairman, Latham, 
Crapo, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Zimmer, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Messrs. 
Goodling, Johnston, de la Garza, Gibbons, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. 
McNulty.

para.69.5  recess--9:05 a.m.

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the special order of the House agreed to on 
May 12, 1995, declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock and 5 minutes 
a.m., until 10 o'clock a.m.

para.69.6  after recess--10 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WATTS, called the House to order.

para.69.7  proceedings during recess

  On motion of Mr. DAVIS, by unanimous consent, the proceedings had 
during the recess to receive former Members were ordered to be printed 
in the Record.

para.69.8  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WATTS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, May 17, 1995.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WATTS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. TATE objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

360

Nays

37

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

1

para.69.9                    [Roll No. 341]

                                YEAS--360

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--37

     Brown (CA)
     Clayton
     Costello
     Crane
     DeFazio
     Durbin
     Engel
     Fazio
     Filner
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Green
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Jacobs
     Kennedy (MA)
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Rush
     Sabo
     Schroeder
     Shays
     Stark
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Waters

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Harman
       

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Abercrombie
     Armey
     Berman
     Bono
     Brownback
     Chapman
     Clay
     Coburn
     de la Garza
     Dingell
     Ensign
     Fattah
     Fields (TX)
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hinchey
     Istook
     Kleczka
     Largent
     Laughlin
     Livingston
     McCrery
     McHugh
     Meehan
     Moran
     Pryce
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stokes
     Tucker
     Weldon (FL)
     Wise
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para.69.10  congressional budget--fy 1996-fy 2002

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WATTS, pursuant to House Resolution 149 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 67) setting forth the 
congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal years 
1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CASTLE, assumed the Chair.

para.69.11  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.69.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. GEPHARDT:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:
  


     SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 
                   YEAR 1996.

       The Congress determines and declares that this resolution 
     is the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
     1996, including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
     years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, as required by 
     section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
  


     SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

       The following budgetary levels are appropriated for the 
     fiscal years beginning on October 1, 1995, October 1, 1996, 
     October 1, 1997, October 1, 1998, October 1, 1999, October 1, 
     2000, and October 1, 2001:
       (1) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $1,043,412,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $1,083,818,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,136,201,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,191,632,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,253,089,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,322,134,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,397,102,000,000.

     and the amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be increased are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $0.
       Fiscal year 1997: $0.
       Fiscal year 1998: $0.
       Fiscal year 1999: $0.
       Fiscal year 2000: $0.
       Fiscal year 2001: $0.
       Fiscal year 2002: $0.

     and the amounts for Federal Insurance Contributions Act 
     revenues for hospital insurance within the recommended levels 
     of Federal revenues are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $103,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $109,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $114,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $120,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $126,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $133,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $140,400,000,000.
       (2) The appropriate levels of total new budget authority 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $1,278,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $1,308,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,356,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,395,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,452,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,474,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,523,900,000,000.
       (3) The appropriate levels of total budget outlays are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $1,279,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $1,305,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,334,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,377,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,430,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,459,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,506,100,000,000.
       (4) The amounts of the deficits are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $236,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $222,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $198,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $185,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $177,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $137,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $109,300,000,000.
       (5) The appropriate levels of the public debt are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $5,195,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $5,516,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $5,809,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $6,099,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $6,374,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $6,614,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $6,806,100,000,000.
       (6) The appropriate levels of total Federal credit activity 
     for the fiscal years beginning on October 1, 1995, October 1, 
     1996, October 1, 1997, October 1, 1998, October 1, 1999, 
     October 1, 2000, and October 1, 2001 are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $37,600,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $193,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $40,200,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $187,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $42,300,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $185,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $45,700,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $183,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $45,600,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $184,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $45,800,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $186,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $46,100,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $187,600,000,000.
  


     SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

       The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
     levels of new budget authority, budget outlays, new direct 
     loan obligations, new primary loan guarantee commitments, and 
     new secondary loan guarantee commitments for fiscal years 
     1996 through 2002 for each major functional category are:
       (1) National Defense (050):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $257,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $261,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $253,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $257,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $259,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $254,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $266,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $259,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $275,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $267,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $275,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $273,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $281,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $276,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (2) International Affairs (150):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,000,000,000.

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       (B) Outlays, $10,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (4) Energy (270):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $3,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $3,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,00,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (6) Agriculture (350):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,500,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,500,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,900,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,600,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,900,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-7,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,900,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.

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       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-5,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-7,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-5,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-3,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-3,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-3,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (8) Transportation (400):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $38,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $40,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $41,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $35,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $34,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $35,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $44,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $35,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $44,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $35,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $44,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $35,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $7,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $7,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $7,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
     (500):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $53,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $53,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $13,600,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $16,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $53,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $53,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $16,300,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $15,900,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $52,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $51,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $19,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $15,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $53,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $52,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $21,800,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $14,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $53,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $53,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $21,900,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $15,000,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $53,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $52,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $22,000,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $15,800,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $54,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $53,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $22,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $16,600,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (11) Health (550):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $124,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $124,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $130,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $130,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.

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       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $138,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $139,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $146,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $146,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $153,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $153,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $159,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $159,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $166,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $166,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (12) Medicare (570):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $171,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $169,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $182,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $181,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $198,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $196,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $215,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $212,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $235,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $234,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $254,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $252,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $277,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $275,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (13) Income Security (600):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $227,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $226,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $239,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $240,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $259,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $252,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $263,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $265,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $281,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $281,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $286,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $286,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $300,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $300,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (14) Social Security (650):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $5,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $5,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $7,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $5,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $37,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $36,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $26,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $38,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $38,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $21,600,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $38,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $38,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,000,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $19,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $39,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $39,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,000,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $19,600,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $39,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $40,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $19,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $39,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $19,800,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $40,100,000,000.

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       (B) Outlays, $41,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $20,600,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (16) Administration of Justice (750):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (17) General Government (800):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (18) Net Interest (900):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $296,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $296,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $302,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $302,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $304,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $304,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $307,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $307,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $310,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $310,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $309,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $309,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $311,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $311,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (19) Allowances (920):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $-8,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-6,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $-8,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-8,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $-7,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-7,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$6,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$7,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$5,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$6,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$5,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$6,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$5,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$6,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, -$33,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$32,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, -$33,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$33,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, -$36,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$35,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $-37,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-38,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.

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       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $-39,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-41,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $-41,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-41,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $-42,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-42,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
  


     SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.

       (a) Not later than September 14, 1995, the House committees 
     named in subsections (b) through (o) of this section shall 
     submit their recommendations to the House Budget Committee. 
     After receiving those recommendations, the House Budget 
     Committee shall report to the House a reconciliation bill or 
     resolution or both carrying out all such recommendations 
     without any substantive revision.
       (b) The House Committee on Agriculture shall report changes 
     in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending 
     sufficient to reduce budget authority and outlays as follows: 
     $1,120,000,000 in budget authority and $1,120,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1996, $2,530,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $2,530,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1997, 
     $2,650,000,000 in budget authority and $2,650,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1998, $2,810,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $2,810,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1999, 
     $2,650,000,000 in budget authority and $2,650,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 2000, $2,700,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $2,700,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 2001, 
     and $2,760,000,000 in budget authority and $2,760,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2002.
       (c) The House Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     provide direct spending sufficient to reduce budget authority 
     and outlays as follows: $910,000,000 in budget authority and 
     $910,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, $930,000,000 in 
     budget authority and $930,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 
     1997, $950,000,000 in budget authority and $950,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1998, $1,030,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $1,030,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1999, 
     $1,050,000,000 in budget authority and $1,050,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 2000, $1,070,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $1,070,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 2001, 
     and $1,070,000,000 in budget authority and $1,070,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2002.
       (d) The House Committee on Commerce shall report changes in 
     laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending 
     sufficient to reduce budget authority and outlays as follows: 
     $15,780,000,000 in budget authority and $15,650,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1996, $30,830,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $30,830,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1997, 
     $36,070,000,000 in budget authority and $36,080,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1998, $49,820,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $50,010,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1999, 
     $59,140,000,000 in budget authority and $59,140,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 2000, $68,760,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $68,760,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 2001, 
     and $82,480,000,000 in budget authority and $82,480,000,000 
     in fiscal year 2002.
       (e) The House Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending sufficient to 
     reduce budget authority and outlays as follows: $460,000,000 
     in budget authority and $390,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1996, $770,000,000 in budget authority and $730,000,000 
     in outlays in fiscal year 1997, $800,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $790,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1998, 
     $830,000,000 in budget authority and $830,000,000 in outlays 
     in fiscal year 1999, $880,000,000 in budget authority and 
     $880,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 2000, $1,210,000,000 
     in budget authority and $1,200,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 2001, and $1,290,000,000 in budget authority and 
     $1,280,000,000 in fiscal year 2002.
       (f) The House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     provide direct spending sufficient to reduce budget authority 
     and outlays as follows: $280,000,000 in budget authority and 
     $280,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, $570,000,000 in 
     budget authority and $570,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 
     1997, $890,000,000 in budget authority and $890,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1998, $1,220,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $1,220,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1999, 
     $1,810,000,000 in budget authority and $1,810,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 2000, $840,000,000 in budget authority 
     and $840,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 2001, and 
     $1,160,000,000 in budget authority and $1,160,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2002.
       (g) The House Committee on International Relations shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
     direct spending sufficient to reduce budget authority and 
     outlays as follows: $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays 
     in fiscal year 1996, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays 
     in fiscal year 1997, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays 
     in fiscal year 1998, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays 
     in fiscal year 1999, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays 
     in fiscal year 2000, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays 
     in fiscal year 2001, and $0 in budget authority and $0 in 
     fiscal year 2002.
       (h) The House Committee on the Judiciary shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending sufficient to reduce budget authority and outlays as 
     follows: $120,000,000 in budget authority and $120,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1996, $130,000,000 in budget authority 
     and $130,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1997, $140,000,000 
     in budget authority and $140,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1998, $270,000,000 in budget authority and $150,000,000 
     in outlays in fiscal year 1999, $270,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $160,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 2000, 
     $280,000,000 in budget authority and $160,000,000 in outlays 
     in fiscal year 2001, and $290,000,000 in budget authority and 
     $170,000,000 in fiscal year 2002.
       (i) The House Committee on National Security shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending sufficient to reduce budget authority and outlays as 
     follows: $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1996, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1997, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1998, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1999, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 2000,
       (j) The House Committee on Resources shall report changes 
     in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending 
     sufficient to reduce budget authority and outlays as follows: 
     $60,000,000 in budget authority and $60,000,000 in outlays in 
     fiscal year 1996, $80,000,000 in budget authority and 
     $80,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1997, $2,330,000,000 in 
     budget authority and $2,330,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 
     1998, $1,090,000,000 in budget authority and $1,090,000,000 
     in outlays in fiscal year 1999, $290,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $290,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 2000, 
     $3,970,000,000 in budget authority and $3,970,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 2001, and $3,380,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $3,380,000,000 in fiscal year 2002.
       (k) The House Committee on Science shall report changes in 
     laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending 
     sufficient to reduce budget authority and outlays as follows: 
     $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, 
     $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal year 1997, 
     $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal year 1998, 
     $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal year 1999, 
     $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal year 2000, 
     $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal year 2001, 
     and $0 in budget authority and $0 in fiscal year 2002.
       (l) The House Committee on Small Business shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending sufficient to reduce budget authority and outlays as 
     follows: $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1996, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1997, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1998, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1999, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 2000, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 2001, and $0 in budget authority and $0 in fiscal year 
     2002.
       (m) The House Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending sufficient to 
     reduce budget authority and outlays as follows: $550,000,000 
     in budget authority and $550,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1996, $550,000,000 in budget authority and $550,000,000 
     in outlays in fiscal year 1997, $550,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $550,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1998, 
     $610,000,000 in budget authority and $610,000,000 in outlays 
     in fiscal year 1999, $620,000,000 in budget authority and 
     $620,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 2000, $620,000,000 in 
     budget authority and $620,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 
     2001, and $620,000,000 in budget authority and $620,000,000 
     in fiscal year 2002.
       (n) The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending sufficient to reduce budget authority and outlays as 
     follows: $300,000,000 in budget authority and $300,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1996, $300,000,000 in budget authority 
     and $300,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1997, $400,000,000 
     in budget authority and $400,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1998, $500,000,000 in budget authority and $500,000,000 
     in outlays in fiscal year 1999, $1,200,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $1,200,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 2000, 
     $1,300,000,000 in budget authority and $1,300,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 2001, and $1,500,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $1,500,000,000 in fiscal year 2002.
       (o) The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce 
     the deficit, as follows: $14,370,000,000 in fiscal year 1996, 
     $27,550,000,000 in fiscal year 1997, $28,460,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 1998, $35,960,000,000 in fiscal year 1999, 
     $35,340,000,000 in fiscal year 2000, $42,320,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2001, and $50,220,000,000 in fiscal year 2002.
       (p) For purposes of this section, the term ``direct 
     spending'' has the meaning given to such term in section 
     250(c)(8) of the Balanced

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     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 and the term 
     ``new budget authority'' has the meaning given to such term 
     in section 3(2) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
     Control Act of 1974.
  


     SEC. 5. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING TAX CUTS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that changes in tax laws 
     which stimulate private investment of savings should be 
     enacted if the deficit reduction targets in this resolution 
     are met.
  


     SEC. 6. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING EMERGENCIES.

       It is the sense of the Congress that Congress should study 
     alternative approaches to budgeting for emergencies, 
     establishing regular procedures and funds for paying for 
     emergencies.
  


     SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING DEBT REDUCTION.

       It is the sense of the Congress that eliminating the 
     deficit by producing a balanced budget is only the first step 
     toward the ultimate goal of reducing and eventually 
     eliminating the public debt.
  


     SEC. 8. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING TRUST FUND SURPLUSES.

       Congress finds that all recent year Federal budgets, as 
     well as both fiscal year 1996 budget resolutions reported out 
     by the Budget Committees of the House of Representatives and 
     the Senate, have masked the magnitude of annual deficits by 
     counting various trust fund surpluses. Therefore, it is the 
     sense of the Congress that upon reaching a balance in the 
     Federal budget, the Government should move toward balance 
     without consideration of trust fund surpluses.
  


     SEC. 9. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING LOCK-BOX.

       (a) It is the sense of the Congress that:
       (1) The current practice of reallocating for other spending 
     purposes spending cuts made during floor consideration of 
     appropriations bills should be ended.
       (2) A ``Deficit Reduction Lock-Box'' should be established 
     to collect these spending reductions.
       (3) These spending reductions should be used for deficit or 
     debt reduction.
       (b) To facilitate Deficit Reduction Lock-Box compliance by 
     the Committees on Appropriations, the Congressional Budget 
     Office shall score all general appropriation measures and 
     have such score card published in the Congressional Record.
  


     SEC. 10. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING FIREWALLS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the discretionary 
     spending totals for defense, international, and domestic 
     spending should be enforced through spending limits for each 
     category with firewalls to prevent funds from being shifted 
     between categories.
  


     SEC. 11. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING BUDGET ENFORCEMENT.

       It is the sense of the Congress that, in order to ensure 
     that a balanced budget is achieved by 2002 and remain in 
     balance thereafter, strict enforcement should be enacted. 
     Such language should--
       (1) require the Federal Government to reach a balanced 
     Federal budget by fiscal year 2002 and remain in balance 
     thereafter;
       (2) establish procedures for developing honest, accurate, 
     and accepted budget estimates;
       (3) require that the President propose annual budgets that 
     would achieve a balanced Federal budget by fiscal year 2002 
     and for each year thereafter, use accurate assumptions;
       (4) require the Committees on the Budget of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate to report budget resolutions that 
     achieve a balanced Federal budget by fiscal year 2002 and for 
     each year thereafter, using accurate assumptions; [and]
       (5) establish a comprehensive system of budgetary 
     enforcement to ensure that the levels of discretionary 
     spending, mandatory spending, and revenues in this resolution 
     are met.
  


     SEC. 12. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE COMPLIANCE INITIATIVE.

       (a) Adjustments.--(1) For purposes of points of order under 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and concurrent 
     resolutions on the budget--
       (A) the discretionary spending limits under section 
     601(a)(2) of that Act (and those limits as cumulatively 
     adjusted) for the current fiscal year and each outyear;
       (B) the allocations to the Committee on Appropriations 
     under sections 302(a) and 602(a) of that Act; and
       (C) the appropriate budgetary aggregates in the most 
     recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget,

     shall be adjusted to reflect the amounts of additional new 
     budget authority or additional outlays (as defined in 
     paragraph (2)) reported by the Committee on Appropriations in 
     appropriation Acts (or by the committee of conference on such 
     legislation) for the Internal Revenue Service compliance 
     initiative activities in any fiscal year, but not to exceed 
     in any fiscal year $405,000,000 in new budget authority and 
     $405,000,000 in outlays.
       (2) As used in this section, the terms ``additional new 
     budget authority'' or ``additional outlays'' shall mean, for 
     any fiscal year, budget authority or outlays (as the case may 
     be) in excess of the amounts requested for that fiscal year 
     for the Internal Revenue Service in the President's Budget 
     for fiscal year 1996.
       (b) Revised Limits, Allocations, and Aggregates.--Upon the 
     reporting of legislation pursuant to subsection (a), and 
     again upon the submission of a conference report on such 
     legislation (if a conference report is submitted), the 
     chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate or the 
     House of Representatives (as the case may be) shall submit to 
     that chairman's respective House appropriately revised--
       (1) discretionary spending limits under section 601(a)(2) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (and those limits as 
     cumulatively adjusted) for the current fiscal year and each 
     outyear;
       (2) allocations to the Committee on Appropriations under 
     sections 302(a) and 602(a) of that Act; and
       (3) appropriate budgetary aggregates in the most recently 
     agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget,

     to carry out this subsection. These revised discretionary 
     spending limits, allocations, and aggregates shall be 
     considered for purposes of congressional enforcement under 
     that Act as the discretionary spending limits, allocations, 
     and aggregates.
       (c) Reporting Revised Suballocations.--The Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     may report appropriately revised suballocations pursuant to 
     sections 302(b)(1) and 602(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 to carry out this section.
       (d) Contingencies.--
       (1) The Internal Revenue Service and the Department of the 
     Treasury have certified
       (2) This section shall not apply to any additional new 
     budget authority or additional outlays unless--
       (A) the chairmen of the Budget Committees certify, based 
     upon information from the Congressional Budget Office, the 
     General Accounting Office, and the Internal Revenue Service 
     (as well as from any other sources they deem relevant), that 
     such budget authority or outlays will not increase the total 
     of the Federal budget deficits over the next five years; and
       (B) any funds made available pursuant to such budget 
     authority or outlays are available only for the purpose of 
     carrying out Internal Revenue Service compliance initiative 
     activities.
  


     SEC. 13. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING MEDICAID BLOCK GRANTS.

       It is the Sense of Congress that Medicaid block grants 
     should be distributed based on a formula that takes into 
     account the proportion of individuals with income below the 
     poverty level in each State.

Yeas

100

It was decided in the

Nays

325

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.69.13                   [Roll No. 342]

                                AYES--100

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Eshoo
     Fazio
     Furse
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Laughlin
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Luther
     McCarthy
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Minge
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pallone
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Richardson
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornton
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Watt (NC)
     Wynn

                                NOES--325

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon

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     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Kaptur
       

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Berman
     Bono
     Hoke
     Kleczka
     McIntosh
     Rangel
     Serrano
     Smith (MI)
     Torricelli
  So the amendment in the nature of a subsitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.69.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. NEUMANN:

       Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert in 
     lieu thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 
                   YEAR 1996.

       The Congress determines and declares that this resolution 
     is the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
     1996, including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
     years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, as required by 
     section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

     SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

       The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the 
     fiscal years beginning on October 1, 1995, October 1, 1996, 
     October 1, 1997, October 1, 1998, October 1, 1999, October 1, 
     2000, and October 1, 2001:
       (1) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $1,056,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $1,057,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,096,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,138,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,187,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,240,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,300,500,000,000.

     and the amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be increased are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $13,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: -$26,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: -$38,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: -$48,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: -$57,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: -$70,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: -$80,500,000,000.

     and the amounts for Federal Insurance Contributions Act 
     revenues for hospital insurance within the recommended levels 
     of Federal revenues are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $101,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $105,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $110,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $115,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $120,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $125,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $130,900,000,000.
       (2) The appropriate levels of total new budget authority 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $1,219,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $1,236,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,251,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,253,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,275,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,312,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,359,600,000,000.
       (3) The appropriate levels of total budget outlays are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $1,238,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $1,245,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,251,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,233,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,260,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,302,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,352,400,000,000.
       (4) The amounts of the deficits are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $182,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $188,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $154,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $94,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $73,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $62,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $51,900,000,000.
       (5) The appropriate levels of the public debt are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $5,214,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $5,470,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $5,697,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $5,896,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $6,081,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $6,157,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $6,216,000,000,000.
       (6) The appropriate levels of total Federal credit activity 
     for the fiscal years beginning on October 1, 1995, October 1, 
     1996, October 1, 1997, October 1, 1998, October 1, 1999, 
     October 1, 2000, and October 1, 2001 are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $18,200,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $170,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $17,200,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $167,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $16,200,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $165,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $15,200,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $162,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $14,200,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $159,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $14,200,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $159,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $14,200,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $159,400,000.000.

     SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

       The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
     levels of new budget authority, budget outlays, new direct 
     loan obligations, new primary loan guarantee commitments, and 
     new secondary loan guarantee commitments for fiscal years 
     1996 through 2002 for each major functional category are:
       (1) National Defense (050):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $261,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $260,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $260,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $260,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $260,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $260,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $260,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $260,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $260,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $260,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $265,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $263,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $270,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $270,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.

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       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (2) International Affairs (150):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $4,800,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $15,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $3,800,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $12,400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,800,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $9,600,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,800,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $6,800,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $800,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $4,000,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $800,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $4,000,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $800,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $4,000,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (4) Energy (270):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $3,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $1,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $20,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $20,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $20,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $20,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $20,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $20,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $20,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (6) Agriculture (350):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,500,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,500,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,500,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,700,000,000.

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       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $7,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,500,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $7,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $7,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,500,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,500,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,500,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $2,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$7,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $97,500,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $110,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$6,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $97,500,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $80,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, -$1,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$9,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $97,500,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $50,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $-2,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$9,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $97,500,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $25,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$3,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$9,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $97,500,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$3,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$9,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $97,500,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$3,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$9,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $97,500,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (8) Transportation (400):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $29,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $36,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $32,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $33,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $31,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $32,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $31,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $27,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $30,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $29,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $31,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $31,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $32,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $32,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $7,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $7,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $7,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $7,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
     (500):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $51,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $27,400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $40,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $42,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $27,400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $40,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $40,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $27,400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $41,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $39,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $27,400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $41,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $40,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $27,400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $42,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $27,400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.

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       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $44,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $44,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $27,400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (11) Health (550):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $118,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $116,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $120,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $119,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $123,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $122,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $127,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $124,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $131,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $130,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $133,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $133,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $136,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $136,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (12) Medicare (570):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $171,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $170,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $181,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $179,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $191,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $189,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $202,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $200,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $213,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $210,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $223,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $223,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $236,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $236,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (13) Income Security (600):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $205,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $214,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $20,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $208,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $216,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $20,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $214,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $218,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $20,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $220,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $220,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $20,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $229,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $229,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $20,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $233,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $233,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $20,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $237,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $237,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $20,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (14) Social Security (650):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $5,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $5,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $5,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $5,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $5,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $5,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $36,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $35,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $27,400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $37,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $37,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $27,400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $37,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $37,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $27,400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $38,000,000,000.

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       (B) Outlays, $38,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $27,400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $40,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $40,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $27,400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $41,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $27,400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $27,400,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (16) Administration of Justice (750):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (17) General Government (800):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (18) Net Interest (900):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $297,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $297,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $305,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $305,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $309,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $309,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $315,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $315,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $321,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $321,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $326,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $326,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $332,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $332,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (19) Allowances (920):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, -$14,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$12,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, -$15,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$13,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, -$15,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$13,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$33,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$32,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$38,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$38,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$32,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays,
       (C) New direct loan obligations, -$32,800,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$20,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$20,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, -$31,300,000,000.

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       (B) Outlays, -$31,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, -$31,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$31,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, -$31,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$31,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$35,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$35,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$36,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$36,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$35,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$35,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$37,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$37,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.

     SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.

       (a) Not later than July 14, 1995, the House committees 
     named in subsections (b) through (o) of this section shall 
     submit their recommendations to the House Budget Committee. 
     After receiving those recommendations, the House Budget 
     Committee shall report to the House a reconciliation bill or 
     resolution or both carrying out all such recommendations 
     without any substantive revision.
       (b) The House Committee on Agriculture shall report changes 
     in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending 
     sufficient to reduce budget authority and outlays as follows: 
     $6,200,000,000 in budget authority and $6,200,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1996, $11,500,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $11,500,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1997, 
     $14,400,000,000 in budget authority and $14,400,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1998, $17,100,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $17,100,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1999, 
     $19,400,000,000 in budget authority and $19,400,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 2000, $21,100,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $21,100,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 2001, 
     and $23,600,000,000 in budget authority and $23,600,000,000 
     in fiscal year 2002.
       (c) The House Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     provide direct spending sufficient to reduce budget authority 
     and outlays as follows: $800,000,000 in budget authority and 
     $800,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, $800,000,000 in 
     budget authority and $800,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 
     1997, $800,000,000 in budget authority and $800,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1998, $800,000,000 in budget authority 
     and $800,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1999, $800,000,000 
     in budget authority and $800,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 2000, $800,000,000 in budget authority and $800,000,000 
     in outlays in fiscal year 2001, and $800,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $800,000,000 in fiscal year 2002.
       (d) The House Committee on Commerce shall report changes in 
     laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending 
     sufficient to reduce budget authority and outlays as follows: 
     $19,900,000,000 in budget authority and $19,300,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1996, $36,800,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $37,200,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1997, 
     $55,900,000,000 in budget authority and $56,100,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1998, $80,300,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $79,700,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1999, 
     $100,600,000,000 in budget authority and $100,800,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 2000, $124,900,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $124,900,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 
     2001, and $148,400,000,000 in budget authority and 
     $148,400,000,000 in fiscal year 2002.
       (e) The House Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending sufficient to 
     reduce budget authority and outlays as follows: 
     $1,600,000,000 in budget authority and $1,600,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1996, $2,500,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $2,500,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1997, 
     $2,600,000,000 in budget authority and $2,600,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1998, $2,800,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $2,800,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1999, 
     $2,900,000,000 in budget authority and $2,900,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 2000, $3,100,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $3,100,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 2001, 
     and $3,300,000,000 in budget authority and $3,300,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2002.
       (f) The House Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     provide direct spending sufficient to reduce budget authority 
     and outlays as follows: $1,800,000,000 in budget authority 
     and $1,800,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, 
     $2,600,000,000 in budget authority and $2,600,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1997, $2,900,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $2,900,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1998, 
     $2,900,000,000 in budget authority and $2,900,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1999, $2,900,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $2,900,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 2000, 
     $2,900,000,000 in budget authority and $2,900,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 2001, and $2,900,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $2,900,000,000 in fiscal year 2002.
       (g) The House Committee on International Relations shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
     direct spending sufficient to reduce budget authority and 
     outlays as follows: $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays 
     in fiscal year 1996, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays 
     in fiscal year 1997, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays 
     in fiscal year 1998, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays 
     in fiscal year 1999, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays 
     in fiscal year 2000, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays 
     in fiscal year 2001, and $0 in budget authority and $0 in 
     fiscal year 2002.
       (h) The House Committee on the Judiciary shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending sufficient to reduce budget authority and outlays as 
     follows: $1,000,000,000 in budget authority and $750,000,000 
     in outlays in fiscal year 1996, $1,000,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $800,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1997, 
     $1,000,000,000 in budget authority and $900,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1998, $1,000,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $1,000,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1999, 
     $1,000,000,000 in budget authority and $1,000,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 2000, $1,000,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $1,000,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 2001, 
     and $1,000,000,000 in budget authority and $1,000,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2002.
       (i) The House Committee on National Security shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending sufficient to reduce budget authority and outlays as 
     follows: $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1996, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1997, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1998, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1999, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 2000, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 2001, and $0 in budget authority and $0 in fiscal year 
     2002.
       (j) The House Committee on Resources shall report changes 
     in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending 
     sufficient to reduce budget authority and outlays as follows: 
     $4,200,000,000 in budget authority and $4,100,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1996, $5,800,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $5,800,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1997, 
     $5,000,000,000 in budget authority and $5,000,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1998, $3,900,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $3,900,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1999, 
     $4,000,000,000 in budget authority and $4,000,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 2000, $3,400,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $3,400,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 2001, 
     and $3,400,000,000 in budget authority and $3,400,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2002.
       (k) The House Committee on Science shall report changes in 
     laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending 
     sufficient to reduce budget authority and outlays as follows: 
     $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, 
     $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal year 1997, 
     $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal year 1998, 
     $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal year 1999, 
     $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal year 2000, 
     $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal year 2001, 
     and $0 in budget authority and $0 in fiscal year 2002.
       (l) The House Committee on Small Business shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending sufficient to reduce budget authority and outlays as 
     follows: $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1996, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1997, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1998, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1999, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 2000, $0 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 2001, and $0 in budget authority and $0 in fiscal year 
     2002.
       (m) The House Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending sufficient to 
     reduce budget authority and outlays as follows: 
     $5,000,000,000 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in 
     fiscal year 1996, $8,200,000,000 in budget authority and $0 
     in outlays in fiscal year 1997, $8,500,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal year 1998, 
     $8,800,000,000 in budget authority and $0 in outlays in 
     fiscal year 1999, $9,100,000,000 in budget authority and $0 
     in outlays in fiscal year 2000, $9,400,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $0 in outlays in fiscal year 2001, and 
     $9,800,000,000 in budget authority and $0 in fiscal year 
     2002.

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       (n) The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending sufficient to reduce budget authority and outlays as 
     follows: $1,100,000,000 in budget authority and 
     $1,000,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, $1,200,000,000 
     in budget authority and $1,200,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1997, $1,300,000,000 in budget authority and 
     $1,300,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1998, $1,900,000,000 
     in budget authority and $1,900,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 1999, $2,100,000,000 in budget authority and 
     $2,200,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 2000, $2,100,000,000 
     in budget authority and $2,300,000,000 in outlays in fiscal 
     year 2001, and $2,400,000,000 in budget authority and 
     $2,600,000,000 in fiscal year 2002.
       (o) The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to reduce 
     the deficit, as follows: $45,300,000,000 in fiscal year 1996, 
     $32,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1997, $39,300,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 1998, $52,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1999, 
     $66,700,000,000 in fiscal year 2000, $82,100,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2001, and $97,400,000,000 in fiscal year 2002.
       (p) For purposes of this section, the term ``direct 
     spending'' has the meaning given to such term in section 
     250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 and the term ``new budget authority'' has 
     the meaning given to such term in section 3(2) of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

     SEC. 5. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING SOCIAL SECURITY.

       It is the sense of the House of Representatives that 
     legislation should be enacted that:
       (1) Prohibits the use of the surplus funds collected as 
     part of the social security payroll tax from being used to 
     balance the budget or reduce the deficit.
       (2) Starting in 1996, sets aside these surplus funds to 
     preserve and protect the social security system.
       (3) Establishes a bipartisan commission to oversee the 
     protection of these surplus funds, the primary purpose of 
     which is to establish a safe and secure mechanism to preserve 
     these funds.
       (4) Provides that as the Federal debt is repaid, the social 
     security funds that are currently part of the 
     $4,900,000,000,000 Federal debt as well as interest on these 
     funds shall also be repaid and set aside under the mechanism 
     established under paragraphs (2) and (3).

     SEC. 6. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING DEBT REPAYMENT.

       It is the sense of the House of Representatives that:
       (1) The Congress has a basic moral and ethical 
     responsibility to future generations to repay the Federal 
     debt. The Congress should enact a plan that not only balances 
     the budget but also institutes a regimen for paying off the 
     Federal debt.
       (2) After the budget is balanced, spending should be 
     allowed to grow at a rate slower than expected revenues so 
     that a surplus is created which can be used to begin paying 
     off the debt.
       (3) Such a plan should be enacted into law so that this 
     generation can save our children and grandchildren from the 
     crushing burdens of the Federal debt. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

89

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

342

para.69.15                   [Roll No. 343]

                                AYES--89

     Allard
     Baker (CA)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Burr
     Burton
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ensign
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hayworth
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kingston
     Klug
     Largent
     Manzullo
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Petri
     Pombo
     Quillen
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stockman
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Waldholtz
     Wamp
     White
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--342

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Berman
     Bono
     Kleczka
  So the amendment in the nature of a subsitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.69.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:
  


     SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 
                   YEAR 1996.

       The Congress determines and declares that this resolution 
     is the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
     1996, including the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal 
     years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, as required by 
     section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
  


     SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

       The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the 
     fiscal years beginning on October 1, 1995, October 1, 1996, 
     October 1, 1997, October 1, 1998, October 1, 1999, October 1, 
     2000, and October 1, 2001:
       (1) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $1,060,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $1,113,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,199,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,290,530,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,361,430,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,495,274,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,576,520,000,000.
     and the amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be increased are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $17,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $30,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $64,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $103,130,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $115,930,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $183,774,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $195,520,000,000.

     and the amounts for Federal Insurance Contributions Act 
     revenues for hospital insur

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     ance within the recommended levels of Federal revenues are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $103,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $109,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $114,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $120,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $126,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $133,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $140,400,000,000.
       (2) The appropriate levels of total new budget authority 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $1,305,645,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $1,351,766,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,418,293,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,477,601,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,554,772,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,635,012,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,705,270,000,000.
       (3) The appropriate levels of total budget outlays are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $1,310,531,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $1,360,603,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,406,588,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,473,786,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,532,385,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,586,550,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,657,024,000,000.
       (4) The amounts of the deficits are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $249,731,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $247,103,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $206,988,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $183,256,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $170,955,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $99,830,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $80,504,000,000.
       (5) The appropriate levels of the public debt are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $5,195,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $5,516,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $5,810,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $6,100,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $6,374,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $6,614,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $6,806,000,000,000.
       (6) The appropriate levels of total Federal credit activity 
     for the fiscal years beginning on October 1, 1995, October 1, 
     1996, October 1, 1997, October 1, 1998, October 1, 1999, 
     October 1, 2000, and October 1, 2001 are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $37,600,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $193,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $40,200,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $187,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $42,300,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $185,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $45,700,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $183,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $45,800,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $184,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $45,800,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $186,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $46,100,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $187,600,000,000.
  


     SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

       The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
     levels of new budget authority, budget outlays, new direct 
     loan obligations, new primary loan guarantee commitments, and 
     new secondary loan guarantee commitments for fiscal years 
     1996 through 2002 for each major functional category are:
       (1) National Defense (050):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $226,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $252,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $215,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $242,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $220,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $236,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $223,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $239,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $230,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $244,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $250,867,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $244,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $250,947,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $244,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (2) International Affairs (150):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,462,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,689,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,629,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,540,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,106,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,248,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,420,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,752,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,140,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,596,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,951,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,596,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,955,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,596,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,447,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,840,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,829,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,427,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,203,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,349,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,355,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,194,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,940,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,942,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,943,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,940,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,947,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,942,000,000.

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       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (4) Energy (270):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,654,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $3,941,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,314,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $3,645,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,131,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,424,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,744,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $3,099,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,559,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,475,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,672,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,540,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,750,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,585,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,570,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $21,212,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,476,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $21,498,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,874,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $21,206,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,368,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,775,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $20,753,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,134,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $20,836,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,134,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $20,815,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,134,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (6) Agriculture (350):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,713,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,309,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,500,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,598,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,247,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,500,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,144,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,993,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,900,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,936,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,718,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,600,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,207,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,060,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,953,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,066,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,960,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,072,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,900,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,191,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, minus $6,339,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,104,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$4,016,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,631,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$5,151,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,419,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$2,927,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,504,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$2,320,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,739,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,381,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,420,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$345,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (8) Transportation (400):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $33,369,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $34,480,000,000.

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       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $39,515,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $35,429,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $41,038,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $36,590,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,677,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $37,965,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $44,360,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $39,519,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,327,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $39,519,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,389,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $39,519,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,780,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,325,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,749,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,540,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,181,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,599,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,658,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,226,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,062,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,486,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,374,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,573,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,468,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,661,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
     (500):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $61,801,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $59,939,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $13,600,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $16,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $62,853,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $62,114,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $16,300,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $15,900,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $64,937,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $62,732,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $19,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $15,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $67,323,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $64,894,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $21,800,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $14,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $69,809,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $67,238,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $21,900,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $15,000,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $71,016,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $68,366,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $22,000,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $15,800,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $73,011,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $70,366,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $22,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $16,600,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (11) Health (550):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $128,956,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $127,946,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $140,941,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $140,282,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $154,227,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $153,746,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $168,335,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $167,729,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $183,031,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $182,276,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $198,841,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $198,036,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $215,541,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $214,736,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (12) Medicare (570):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $184,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $181,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $202,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $200,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $221,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $219,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

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       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $243,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $241,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $266,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $264,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $292,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $290,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $321,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $319,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (13) Income Security (600):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $235,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $232,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $252,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $250,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $274,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $264,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $281,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $279,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $301,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $297,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $310,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $306,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $329,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $325,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (14) Social Security (650):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $5,894,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,593,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,030,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,763,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,795,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,512,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,561,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,921,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,529,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $466,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,022,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $584,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,667,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $734,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $40,175,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $38,275,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $26,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $40,131,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $39,875,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $21,600,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $41,423,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,277,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,000,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $19,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,587,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,396,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,000,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,600,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $44,897,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,182,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $19,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $46,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $47,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $19,900,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $47,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $49,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $20,600,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (16) Administration of Justice (750):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $20,182,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,711,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $20,869,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,430,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,788,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $21,455,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,768,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,215,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,371,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,015,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,323,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,015,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

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       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (17) General Government (800):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,674,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,170,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,258,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,796,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,125,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,855,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,980,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,796,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,582,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,625,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,974,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,625,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,964,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,625,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (18) Net Interest (900):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $295,828,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $295,828,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $304,289,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $304,289,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $308,696,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $308,696,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $314,655,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $314,655,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $319,862,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $319,862,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $320,646,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $320,646,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $323,331,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $323,331,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (19) Allowances (920):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $-1,258,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-1,195,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $-1,258,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-1,195,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $-1,258,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-1,195,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $-1,258,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-1,195,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $-1,258,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-1,195,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $-1,258,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-1,195,000,000
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $-1,258,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-1,195,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $-31,293,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-31,293,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $-35,961,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-35,961,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $-37,148,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-37,148,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $-38,127,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-38,127,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $-40,276,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-40,276,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $-41,614,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-41,614,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $-42,937,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $-42,937,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
  


     SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.

       (a) Not later than September 1, 1995, the House committees 
     named in subsections (b) through (o) of this section shall 
     submit their recommendations to the House Budget Committee. 
     After receiving those recommendations, the House Budget 
     Committee shall report to the House a reconciliation bill or 
     resolution or both carrying out all such recommendations 
     without any substantive revision.
       (b) The House Committee on Agriculture shall report changes 
     in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending 
     sufficient to reduce budget authority and outlays as follows: 
     $2,250,000,000 in budget authority and $2,061,600,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1996, $2,250,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $2,061,600,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1997, 
     $2,250,000,000 in budget authority and $2,061,600,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1998, $2,250,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $2,061,600,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1999, 
     $2,250,000,000 in budget authority and $2,061,600,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 2000, $2,250,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $2,061,600,000 in outlays in fiscal year 2001, 
     and $2,250,000,000 in budget authority and $2,061,600,000 in 
     fiscal year 2002.
       (d) The House Committee on Commerce shall report changes in 
     laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending 
     sufficient to reduce budget authority and outlays as follows: 
     $5,100,000,000 in budget authority

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     and $5,100,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, 
     $5,100,000,000 in budget authority and $5,100,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1997, $5,100,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $5,100,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1998, 
     $5,100,000,000 in budget authority and $5,100,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1999, $5,100,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $5,100,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 2000, 
     $5,100,000,000 in budget authority and $5,100,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 2001, and $5,100,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $5,100,000,000 in fiscal year 2002.
       (h) The House Committee on the Judiciary shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending sufficient to reduce budget authority and outlays as 
     follows: $43,000,000 in budget authority and $43,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1996, $43,000,000 in budget authority 
     and $43,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1997, $43,000,000 
     in budget authority and $43,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 
     1998, $43,000,000 in budget authority and $43,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1999, $43,000,000 in budget authority 
     and $43,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 2000, $43,000,000 
     in budget authority and $43,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 
     2001, and $43,000,000 in budget authority and $43,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2002.
       (j) The House Committee on Resources shall report changes 
     in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending 
     sufficient to reduce budget authority and outlays as follows: 
     $1,250,000,000 in budget authority and $1,250,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1996, $1,250,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $1,250,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1997, 
     $1,250,000,000 in budget authority and $1,250,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1998, $1,250,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $1,250,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1999, 
     $1,250,000,000 in budget authority and $1,250,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 2000, $1,250,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $1,250,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 2001, 
     and $1,250,000,000 in budget authority and $1,250,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2002.
       (l) The House Committee on Small Business shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending sufficient to reduce budget authority and outlays as 
     follows: $14,285,000 in budget authority and $14,285,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1996, $14,285,000 in budget authority 
     and $14,285,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1997, $14,285,000 
     in budget authority and $14,285,000 in outlays in fiscal year 
     1998, $14,285,000 in budget authority and $14,285,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1999, $14,285,000 in budget authority 
     and $14,285,000 in outlays in fiscal year 2000, $14,285,000 
     in budget authority and $14,285,000 in outlays in fiscal year 
     2001, and $14,285,000 in budget authority and $14,285,000 in 
     fiscal year 2002.
       (m) The House Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending sufficient to 
     reduce budget authority and outlays as follows: 
     $1,340,000,000 in budget authority and $1,340,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1996, $1,336,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $1,336,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1997, 
     $1,336,000,000 in budget authority and $1,336,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1998, $1,336,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $1,336,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1999, 
     $1,336,000,000 in budget authority and $1,336,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 2000, $1,336,000,000 in budget 
     authority and $1,336,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 2001, 
     and $1,336,000,000 in budget authority and $1,336,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2002.
       (o) The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction sufficient to 
     increase revenues, as follows: $17,800,000,000 in fiscal year 
     1996, $30,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1997, $64,600,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 1998, $103,130,000,000 in fiscal year 1999, 
     $115,930,000,000 in fiscal year 2000, $183,774,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 2001, and $195,520,000,000 in fiscal year 2002.
       (p) For purposes of this section, the term ``direct 
     spending'' has the meaning given to such term in section 
     250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 and the term ``new budget authority'' has 
     the meaning given to such term in section 3(2) of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974.

Yeas

56

It was decided in the

Nays

367

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.69.17                   [Roll No. 344]

                                AYES--56

     Becerra
     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Engel
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson, E. B.
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Scott
     Serrano
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Torres
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--367

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Bishop
       

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Archer
     Berman
     Flake
     Kleczka
     Livingston
     McNulty
     Mollohan
     Rush
     Towns
     Waxman
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER resumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 149, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 149, the following amendment was 
considered as adopted:

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 
                   YEAR 1996.

       The Congress determines and declares that this resolution 
     is the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
     1996, including

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     the appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 
     1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, as required by section 301 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

     SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

       The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the 
     fiscal years beginning on October 1, 1995, October 1, 1996, 
     October 1, 1997, October 1, 1998, October 1, 1999, October 1, 
     2000, and October 1, 2001:
       (1) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $1,057,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $1,058,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,099,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,138,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,189,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,247,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,316,600,000,000.
     and the amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be changed are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $14,987,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: -$24,393,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: -$34,772,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: -$48,354,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: -$58,836,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: -$69,275,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: -$71,859,000,000.
     and the amounts for Federal Insurance Contributions Act 
     revenues for hospital insurance within the recommended levels 
     of Federal revenues are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $103,815,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $108,986,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $114,877,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $120,698,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $126,893,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $133,590,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $140,425,000,000.
       (2) The appropriate levels of total new budget authority 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $1,285,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $1,321,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,355,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,388,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,421,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,436,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,459,800,000,000.
       (3) The appropriate levels of total budget outlays are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $1,287,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $1,313,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,326,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,363,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,400,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,414,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,437,300,000,000.
       (4) The amounts of the deficits are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: -$229,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: -$255,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: -$227,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: -$224,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: -$211,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: -$167,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: -$120,700,000,000.
       (5) The appropriate levels of the public debt are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $5,195,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $5,516,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $5,809,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $6,099,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $6,374,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $6,614,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $6,806,100,000,000.
       (6) The appropriate levels of total Federal credit activity 
     for the fiscal years beginning on October 1, 1995, October 1, 
     1996, October 1, 1997, October 1, 1998, October 1, 1999, 
     October 1, 2000, and October 1, 2001 are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $37,600,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $193,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $40,200,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $187,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $42,300,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $185,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $45,700,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $183,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $45,800,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $184,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $45,800,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $186,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New direct loan obligations, $46,100,000,000.
       (B) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $187,600,000,000.

     SEC. 3. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

       The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
     levels of new budget authority, budget outlays, new direct 
     loan obligations, new primary loan guarantee commitments, and 
     new secondary loan guarantee commitments for fiscal years 
     1996 through 2002 for each major functional category are:
       (1) National Defense (050):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $267,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $265,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $269,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $265,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $277,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $265,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $281,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $271,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $287,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $279,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $287,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $279,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $287,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $279,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (2) International Affairs (150):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $16,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $16,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $16,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $16,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $16,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $16,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $16,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,000,000,000.

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       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (4) Energy (270):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $3,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $3,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (6) Agriculture (350):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,500,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,500,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,900,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,600,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $7,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $7,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,900,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$6,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$2,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$4,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$3,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.

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       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$2,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$2,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$2,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (8) Transportation (400):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $40,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $38,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $37,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $36,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $35,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $44,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $34,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $34,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $33,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $7,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
     (500):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $45,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $52,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $13,600,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $16,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $45,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $46,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $16,300,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $15,900,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $44,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $44,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $19,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $15,200,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $45,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $44,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $21,800,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $14,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $45,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $45,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $21,900,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $15,000,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $45,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $44,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $22,000,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $15,800,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $44,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $22,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $16,600,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (11) Health (550):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $121,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $122,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $127,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $127,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $132,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $132,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $136,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $136,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $141,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $141,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $146,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $146,200,000,000.

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       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $149,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $148,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (12) Medicare (570):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $177,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $175,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $186,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $185,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $195,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $194,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $206,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $203,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $214,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $212,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $224,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $222,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $234,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $232,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (13) Income Security (600):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $222,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $225,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $231,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $235,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $248,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $243,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $255,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $254,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $265,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $267,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $267,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $269,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $277,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $279,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (14) Social Security (650):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $5,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $37,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $36,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $26,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $38,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $38,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $21,600,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $38,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $38,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,000,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $19,700,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $39,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $39,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,000,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,600,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $39,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $40,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $19,300,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $39,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $19,900,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $40,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $20,600,000,000.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (16) Administration of Justice (750):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,600,000,000.

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       (B) Outlays, $16,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (17) General Government (800):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (18) Net Interest (900):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $295,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $295,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $304,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $304,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $308,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $308,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $314,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $314,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $319,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $319,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $320,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $320,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $322,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $322,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (19) Allowances (920):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, -$2,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, -$2,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$2,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, -$2,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$2,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$2,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$2,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$2,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$2,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$2,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$2,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$2,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$2,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, -$34,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$34,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, -$34,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$34,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, -$37,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$37,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $36,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $36,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$38,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$38,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$37,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$37,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$39,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$39,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (E) New secondary loan guarantee commitments, $0.

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     SEC. 4. RECONCILIATION.

       (a)(1) Not later than July 14, 1995, the House committees 
     named in paragraphs (1) through (12) of subsection (b) of 
     this section shall submit their recommendations to the House 
     Committee on the Budget. After receiving those 
     recommendations, the House Committee on the Budget shall 
     report to the House a reconciliation bill carrying out all 
     such recommendations without any substantive revision.
       (2) Each committee named in paragraphs (1) through (11) of 
     subsection (b) shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending such that the total 
     level of direct spending for that committee for--
       (A) fiscal year 1996,
       (B) the 5-year period beginning with fiscal year 1996 and 
     ending with fiscal year 2000, and
       (C) the 7-year period beginning with fiscal year 1996 and 
     ending with fiscal year 2002,
     does not exceed the total level of direct spending in that 
     period in the paragraph applicable to that committee.
       (3) Each committee named in paragraphs (2)(B), (4)(B), 
     (5)(B), and (6)(B) of subsection (b) shall report changes in 
     laws within its jurisdiction as set forth in the paragraph 
     applicable to that committee.
       (4) The Committee on Ways and Means shall carry out 
     subsection (b)(12).
       (b)(1) The House Committee on Agriculture: $35,824,000,000 
     in outlays in fiscal year 1996, $171,886,000,000 in outlays 
     in fiscal years 1996 through 2000, and $263,102,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       (2)(A) The House Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services: -$12,897,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, 
     -$43,065,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000, and -$57,184,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (B) The House Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     would reduce the deficit by: $0 in fiscal year 1996, 
     -$100,000,000 in fiscal years 1996 through 2000, and 
     -$260,000,000 in fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       (3) The House Committee on Commerce: $293,665,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1996, $1,726,600,000,000 in outlays in 
     fiscal years 1996 through 2000, and $2,625,094,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       (4)(A) The House Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities: $13,727,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 
     1996, $61,570,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000, and $95,520,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (B) In addition to changes in law reported pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A), the House Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities shall report program changes in 
     laws within its jurisdiction that would result in a reduction 
     in outlays as follows: -$720,000,000 in fiscal year 1996, 
     -$5,908,000,000 in fiscal years 1996 through 2000, and 
     -$9,018,000,000 in fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       (5)(A) The House Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight: $57,725,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, 
     $313,647,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000, and $455,328,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (B) In addition to changes in law reported pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A), the House Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that would reduce the deficit by: -$988,000,000 
     in fiscal year 1996, -$9,618,000,000 in fiscal years 1996 
     through 2000, and -$14,740,000,000 in fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (6)(A) The House Committee on International Relations: 
     $14,246,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, 
     $62,076,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 2000, 
     and $83,206,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 
     2002.
       (B) In addition to changes in law reported pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A), the House Committee on International 
     Relations shall shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that would reduce the deficit by: 
     -$19,000,000,000 in fiscal year 1996, -$95,000,000,000 in 
     fiscal years 1996 through 2000, and -$123,000,000 in fiscal 
     years 1996 through 2002.
       (7) The House Committee on the Judiciary: $2,580,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1996, $14,043,000,000 in outlays in 
     fiscal years 1996 through 2000, and $20,029,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       (8) The House Committee on National Security: 
     $38,769,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, 
     $224,682,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000, and $328,334,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (9) The House Committee on Resources: $1,558,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1996, $6,532,000,000 in outlays in 
     fiscal years 1996 through 2000, and $12,512,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       (10) The House Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure: $16,636,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 
     1996, $83,227,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000, and $117,079,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (11) The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs: 
     $19,041,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, 
     $105,965,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000, and $154,054,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (12)(A) The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending such that the total level of direct spending for 
     that committee for--
       (i) fiscal year 1996,
       (ii) the 5-year period beginning with fiscal year 1996 and 
     ending with fiscal year 2000, and
       (iii) the 7-year period beginning with fiscal year 1996 and 
     ending with fiscal year 2002,

     does not exceed the following level in that period: 
     $356,336,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, 
     $2,152,905,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000, and $3,297,787,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (B) In addition to changes in law reported pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A), the House Committee on Ways and Means shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction such that the 
     total level of revenues for that committee for--
       (i) fiscal year 1996,
       (ii) the 5-year period beginning with fiscal year 1996 and 
     ending with fiscal year 2000, and

       (iii) the 7-year period beginning with fiscal year 1996 and 
     ending with fiscal year 2002,
     is not less than the following amount in that period: 
     $1,027,612,000,000 in fiscal year 1996, $5,371,087,000,000 in 
     fiscal years 1996 through 2000, and $7,836,405,000,000 in 
     fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       (c)(1) Not later than September 14, 1995, the House 
     committees named in paragraphs (2) and (3) shall submit their 
     recommendations to the House Committee on the Budget. After 
     receiving those recommendations, the House Budget Committee 
     shall report to the House a reconciliation bill carrying out 
     all such recommendations without any substantive revisions.
       (2) In addition to changes in laws reported pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(3), the House Committee on Commerce shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
     direct spending such that the total level of direct spending 
     for that committee for--
       (A) fiscal year 1996,
       (B) the 5-year period beginning with fiscal year 1996 and 
     ending with fiscal year 2000, and
       (C) the 7-year period beginning with fiscal year 1996 and 
     ending with fiscal year 2002,

     does not exceed the following level in that period: 
     $287,165,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, 
     $1,592,200,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000, and $2,338,694,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (3) In addition to changes in laws reported pursuant to 
     subsection (b)(12), the House Committee on Ways and Means 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     provide direct spending such that the total level of direct 
     spending for that committee for--
       (A) fiscal year 1996,
       (B) the 5-year period beginning with fiscal year 1996 and 
     ending with fiscal year 2000, and
       (C) the 7-year period beginning with fiscal year 1996 and 
     ending with fiscal year 2002,

     does not exceed the following level in that period: 
     $349,836,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, 
     $2,018,505,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000, and $3,009,387,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (d) For purposes of this section, the term ``direct 
     spending'' has the meaning given to such term in section 
     250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

     SEC. 5. AGRICULTURAL SAVINGS.

       Congress shall re-examine budget reductions for 
     agricultural programs in the United States Department of 
     Agriculture for fiscal years 1999 and 2000 unless the 
     following conditions are met--
       (1) land values on agricultural land on January 1, 1998, 
     are at least 95 percent of the same values on the date of 
     adoption of this resolution;
       (2) there is enacted into law regulatory relief for the 
     agricultural sector in the areas of wetlands regulation, the 
     Endangered Species Act, private property rights and cost-
     benefit analyses of proposed regulations;
       (3) there is tax relief for producers in the form of 
     capital gains tax reduction, increased estate tax exemptions 
     and mechanisms to average tax loads over strong and weak 
     income years; and
       (4) there is no government interference in the 
     international market in the form of agricultural trade 
     embargoes in effect and there is successful implementation 
     and enforcement of trade agreements,

     including the General Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) 
     and the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to lower 
     export subsidies and reduce import barriers to trade imposed 
     by foreign governments.

     SEC. 6. SALE OF GOVERNMENT ASSETS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the prohibition on scoring asset sales has discouraged 
     the sale of assets that can be better managed by the private 
     sector and generate receipts to reduce the Federal budget 
     deficit;
       (2) the President's fiscal year 1996 budget included 
     $8,000,000,000 in receipts from asset sales and proposed a 
     change in the asset sale scoring rule to allow the proceeds 
     from these sales to be scored;
       (3) assets should not be sold if such sale would increase 
     the budget deficit over the long run; and
       (4) the asset sale scoring prohibition should be repealed 
     and consideration should be given to replacing it with a 
     methodology that takes into account the long-term budgetary 
     impact of asset sale.
       (b) Budgetary Treatment.--For purposes of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974, the

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     amounts realized from sales of assets shall be scored with 
     respect to the level of budget authority, outlays, or 
     revenues.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``sale of an asset'' shall have the same meaning as under 
     section 250(c)(21) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       (d) Treatment of Loan Assets.--For purposes of this 
     section, the sale of loan assets or the prepayment of a loan 
     shall be governed by the terms of the Federal Credit Reform 
     Act of 1990.

     SEC. 7. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE COMPLIANCE INITIATIVE.

       (a) Adjustments.--(1) For purposes of points of order under 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and concurrent 
     resolutions on the budget--
       (A) the discretionary spending limits under section 
     601(a)(2) of that Act (and those limits as cumulatively 
     adjusted) for the current fiscal year and each outyear;
       (B) the allocations to the Committee on Appropriations 
     under sections 302(a) and 602(a) of that Act; and
       (C) the appropriate budgetary aggregates in the most 
     recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget,

     shall be adjusted to reflect the amounts of additional new 
     budget authority or additional outlays (as defined in 
     paragraph (2)) reported by the Committee on Appropriations in 
     appropriation Acts (or by the committee of conference on such 
     legislation) for the Internal Revenue Service compliance 
     initiative activities in any fiscal year, but not to exceed 
     in any fiscal year $405,000,000 in new budget authority and 
     $405,000,000 in outlays.
       (2) As used in this section, the terms ``additional new 
     budget authority'' or ``additional outlays'' shall mean, for 
     any fiscal year, budget authority or outlays (as the case may 
     be) in excess of the amounts requested for that fiscal year 
     for the Internal Revenue Service in the President's Budget 
     for fiscal year 1996.
       (b) Revised Limits, Allocations, and Aggregates.--Upon the 
     reporting of legislation pursuant to subsection (a), and 
     again upon the submission of a conference report on such 
     legislation (if a conference report is submitted), the 
     chairman of the Committee on the Budget of the Senate or the 
     House of Representatives (as the case may be) shall submit to 
     that chairman's respective House appropriately revised--
       (1) discretionary spending limits under section 601(a)(2) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (and those limits as 
     cumulatively adjusted) for the current fiscal year and each 
     outyear;
       (2) allocations to the Committee on Appropriations under 
     sections 302(a) and 602(a) of that Act; and
       (3) appropriate budgetary aggregates in the most recently 
     agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget,

     to carry out this subsection. These revised discretionary 
     spending limits, allocations, and aggregates shall be 
     considered for purposes of congressional enforcement under 
     that Act as the discretionary spending limits, allocations, 
     and aggregates.
       (c) Reporting Revised Suballocations.--The Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     may report appropriately revised suballocations pursuant to 
     sections 302(b)(1) and 602(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 to carry out this section.
       (d) Contingencies.--
       (1) The Internal Revenue Service and the Department of the 
     Treasury have certified that they are firmly committed to the 
     principles of privacy, confidentiality, courtesy, and 
     protection of taxpayer rights. To this end, the Internal 
     Revenue Service and the Department of the Treasury have 
     explicitly committed to initiate and implement educational 
     programs for any new employees hired as a result of the 
     compliance initiative made possible by this section.
       (2) This section shall not apply to any additional new 
     budget authority or additional outlays unless--
       (A) the chairmen of the Budget Committees certify, based 
     upon information from the Congressional Budget Office, the 
     General Accounting Office, and the Internal Revenue Service 
     (as well as from any other sources they deem relevant), that 
     such budget authority or outlays will not increase the total 
     of the Federal budget deficits over the next five years; and
       (B) any funds made available pursuant to such budget 
     authority or outlays are available only for the purpose of 
     carrying out Internal Revenue Service compliance initiative 
     activities.

     SEC. 8. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON BASELINES.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that:
       (1) Baselines are projections of future spending if 
     existing policies remain unchanged.
       (2) Under baseline assumptions, spending automatically 
     rises with inflation even if such increases are not provided 
     under current law.
       (3) Baseline budgeting is inherently biased against 
     policies that would reduce the projected growth in spending 
     because such policies are scored as a reduction from a rising 
     baseline.
       (4) The baseline concept has encouraged Congress to 
     abdicate its constitutional responsibility to control the 
     public purse for programs which are automatically funded 
     under existing law.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that baseline budgeting should be replaced with a form of 
     budgeting that requires full justification and analysis of 
     budget proposals and maximizes congressional accountability 
     for public spending.

     SEC. 9. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON EMERGENCIES.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that:
       (1) The Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 exempted from the 
     discretionary spending limits and the Pay-As-You-Go 
     requirements for entitlement and tax legislation funding 
     requirements that are designated by Congress and the 
     President as an emergency.
       (2) Congress and the President have increasingly misused 
     the emergency designation by--
       (A) designating funding as an emergency that is neither 
     unforeseen nor a genuine emergency, and
       (B) circumventing spending limits or passing controversial 
     items that would not pass scrutiny in a free-standing bill.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     Congress should study alternative approaches to budgeting for 
     emergencies, including codifying the definition of an 
     emergency and establishing contingency funds to pay for 
     emergencies.

     SEC. 10. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PRIVATIZATION OF THE 
                   STUDENT LOAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION (SALLIE 
                   MAE).

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that:
       (1) The Student Loan Marketing Association was established 
     in 1972 as a government-sponsored corporation dedicated to 
     ensuring adequate private sector funding for federally 
     guaranteed education loans.
       (2) Since 1972, student loan volume has grown from 
     $1,000,000,000 a year to $25,000,000,000 a year. The Student 
     Loan Marketing Association was instrumental in fostering this 
     expansion of the student loan program.
       (3) With securitization and 42 secondary markets, there 
     currently exist numerous alternatives for lenders wishing to 
     sell or liquidate their portfolios of student loans.
       (4) Maintaining Student Loan Marketing Association as a 
     Government-sponsored enterprise exposes taxpayers to an 
     unnecessary liability.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense Congress that the 
     Student Loan Marketing Association should be restructured as 
     a private corporation.

     SEC. 11. SENSE OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES REGARDING DEBT 
                   REPAYMENT.

       It is the sense of the House of Representatives that--
       (1) the Congress has a basic moral and ethical 
     responsibility to future generations to repay the Federal 
     debt;
       (2) the Congress should enact a plan that balances the 
     budget, and then also develops a regimen for paying off the 
     Federal debt;
       (3) after the budget is balanced, a surplus should be 
     created, which can be used to begin paying off the debt; and
       (4) such a plan should be formulated and implemented so 
     that this generation can save future generations from the 
     crushing burdens of the Federal debt.

     SEC. 12. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING REPEAL OF HOUSE RULE 
                   XLIX AND THE LEGAL LIMIT ON THE PUBLIC DEBT.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) rule XLIX of the Rules of House of Representatives 
     (popularly known as the Gephardt rule) should be repealed;
       (2) the fiscal year 1996 reconciliation bill should be 
     enacted into law before passage of the debt limit extension; 
     and
       (3) the debt limit should only be set at levels, and for 
     durations, that help assure a balanced budget by fiscal year 
     2002 or sooner.

     SEC. 13. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING THE BUDGETARY TREATMENT 
                   OF THE ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS FOR DIRECT LOANS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that the Federal Credit 
     Reform Act of 1990 understates the cost to the Government of 
     direct loans because administrative costs are not included in 
     the net present value calculation of Federal direct loan 
     subsidy costs.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the cost of a direct loan should be the net present 
     value, at the time the direct loan is disbursed, of the 
     following cash flows for the estimated life of the loan:
       (1) Loan disbursement.
       (2) Repayments of principal.
       (3) Interest costs and other payments by or to the 
     Government over the life of the loan after adjusting for 
     estimated defaults, prepayments, fees, penalties, and other 
     recoveries.
       (4) In the case of a direct loan made pursuant to a program 
     for which the Congressional Budget Office estimates that for 
     the coming fiscal year (or any prior fiscal year) loan 
     commitments will equal or exceed $5,000,000,000, direct 
     expenses, including expenses arising from--
       (A) activities related to credit extension, loan 
     origination, and loan servicing;
       (B) payments to contractors, other Government entities, and 
     program participants;
       (C) management of contractors;
       (D) collection of delinquents loans; and
       (E) write-off and close-out of loans.

     SEC. 14. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING COMMISSION ON THE 
                   SOLVENCY OF THE FEDERAL MILITARY AND CIVIL 
                   SERVICE RETIREMENT FUNDS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that the Federal 
     retirement system, for both military and civil service 
     retirees, currently has liabilities of $1.1 trillion, while 
     holding assets worth $340 billion and anticipating employee 
     contributions of $220 billion, which leaves an unfunded 
     liability of $540 billion.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that a high-level commission

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     should be convened to study the problems associated with the 
     Federal retirement system and make recommendations that will 
     ensure the long-term solvency of the military and civil 
     service retirement funds.

  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said concurrent resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER announced that pursuant to clause 7 of rule XV the yeas 
and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

238

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affirmative

Nays

193

para.69.18                   [Roll No. 345] 

                                YEAS--238

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--193

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Berman
     Collins (IL)
     Kleczka
     McNulty
  So the concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.69.19  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was granted permission until midnight, Friday, 
May 19, 1995, to file a report on the bill (H.R. 1516) to consolidate 
the foreign affairs agencies of the United States; to authorize 
appropriations for the Department of State and related agencies for 
fiscal years 1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce the authorizations of 
appropriations for United States foreign assistance programs for fiscal 
years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes.

para.69.20  waiving points of order against conference report on 
          h.r.1158

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 151):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 1158) making emergency supplemental appropriations 
     for additional disaster assistance and making rescissions for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other 
     purposes. All points of order against the conference report 
     and against its consideration are waived. The conference 
     report shall be considered as read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.69.21  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.69.22  emergency supplemental appropriations

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to House Resolution 151, called up the 
following conference report (Rept. No. 104-124):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1158) ``making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
     additional disaster assistance and making rescissions for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other 
     purposes,'' having met, after full and free conference, have 
     agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:

     That the following sums are appropriated, out of any money in 
     the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, to provide emergency 
     supplemental appropriations for additional disaster 
     assistance, for anti-terrorism initiatives, for assistance in 
     the recovery from the tragedy that occurred at Oklahoma City, 
     and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 1995, and for other purposes, namely:
  


                 TITLE I--SUPPLEMENTALS AND RESCISSIONS

  


                               CHAPTER I

  


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      DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, RURAL DEVELOPMENT, FOOD AND DRUG 
                  ADMINISTRATION, AND RELATED AGENCIES

  


                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

  


                     Agricultural Research Service

  



                          (transfer of funds)

  

       Funds made available under this heading in Public Law 103-
     330 and subsequently transferred to ``Nutrition Initiatives'' 
     are transferred to the Agricultural Research Service.
  


                   Food Safety and Inspection Service

       For an additional amount for salaries and expenses of the 
     Food Safety and Inspection Service, $9,082,000.
  


          Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service

  



                         salaries and expenses

  

       For an additional amount for salaries and expenses of the 
     Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service, 
     $5,000,000.
  


                   Commodity Credit Corporation Fund

  



                           food for progress

  

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, no funds of the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation in excess of $50,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1995 (exclusive of the cost of commodities in the 
     fiscal year) may be used to carry out the Food for Progress 
     Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o) with respect to commodities made 
     available under section 416(b) of the Agricultural Act of 
     1949: Provided, That of this amount not more than $20,000,000 
     may be used without regard to section 110(g) of the Food for 
     Progress Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1736o(g)). The additional 
     costs resulting from this provision shall be financed from 
     funds credited to the Corporation pursuant to section 426 of 
     Public Law 103-465.
  


                  Rural Electrification Administration

  



       rural electrification and telephone loans program account

  

       The second paragraph under this heading in Public Law 103-
     330 (108 Stat. 2441) is amended by inserting before the 
     period at the end, the following: ``: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding section 305(d)(2) of the Rural 
     Electrification Act of 1936, borrower interest rates may 
     exceed 7 per centum per year''.
  


                       Food and Nutrition Service

  



                  commodity supplemental food program

  

       The paragraph under this heading in Public Law 103-330 (108 
     Stat. 2441) is amended by inserting before the period at the 
     end, the following: ``: Provided further, That twenty per 
     centum of any Commodity Supplemental Food Program funds 
     carried over from fiscal year 1994 shall be available for 
     administrative costs of the program''.
  


                           General Provision

       Section 715 of Public Law 103-330 is amended by deleting 
     ``$85,500,000'' and by inserting ``$110,000,000''. The 
     additional costs resulting from this provision shall be 
     financed from funds credited to the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation pursuant to section 426 of Public Law 103-465.
  


                        Office of the Secretary

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330, $31,000 are rescinded: Provided, That none of 
     the funds made available to the Department of Agriculture may 
     be used to carry out activities under 7 U.S.C. 2257 without 
     prior notification to the Committees on Appropriations.
  


        Alternative Agricultural Research and Commercialization

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330, $1,500,000 are rescinded.
  


                     Agricultural Research Service

  



                        buildings and facilities

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330 and other Acts, $1,400,000 are rescinded: 
     Provided, That of balances available within this account, 
     $12,678,000 shall be available for a grant to Iowa State 
     University for the construction of the National Swine 
     Research Center.
  


                   Cooperative State Research Service

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330, $1,051,000 are rescinded, including $524,000 for 
     contracts and grants for agricultural research under the Act 
     of August 4, 1965, as amended (7 U.S.C. 450i(c)); and 
     $527,000 for necessary expenses of Cooperative State Research 
     Service activities: Provided, That the amount of 
     ``$9,917,000'' available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-330 (108 Stat. 2441) for a program of capacity building 
     grants to colleges eligible to receive funds under the Act of 
     August 30, 1890, is amended to read ``$9,207,000''.
  



                        buildings and facilities

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330 and other Acts, $2,184,000 are rescinded.
  


               Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service

  



                        Buildings and facilities

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330, $2,000,000 are rescinded.
  


    Rural Development Administration and Farmers Home Administration

  



              rural housing insurance fund program account

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330, $15,500,000 for the cost of section 515 rental 
     housing loans are rescinded.
  



             local technical assistance and planning grants

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330, $1,750,000 are rescinded.
  


             Alcohol Fuels Credit Guarantee Program Account

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-341, $9,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                  Rural Electrification Administration

  



       rural electrification and telephone loans program account

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330, $1,500,000 for the cost of 5 per centum rural 
     telephone loans are rescinded.
  


                       Food and Nutrition Service

  



  special supplemental food program for women, infants, and children 
                                 (wic)

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-111, $20,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                      Foreign Agricultural Service

  



                     public law 480 program account

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-330, $40,000,000 for commodities supplied in 
     connection with dispositions abroad, pursuant to title III of 
     the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 
     1954, as amended, are rescinded.
  


                               CHAPTER II

  


DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED 
                                AGENCIES

  


                            RELATED AGENCIES

  


                 National Bankruptcy Review Commission

  



                          (transfer of funds)

  

       For the National Bankruptcy Review Commission as authorized 
     by Public Law 103-394, $1,000,000 shall be made available 
     until expended, to be derived by transfer from unobligated 
     balances of the Working Capital Fund in the Department of 
     Justice.
  


                    United States Information Agency

  



                 international broadcasting operations

  

       For an additional amount for ``International Broadcasting 
     Operations'', $7,290,000, for transfer to the Board for 
     International Broadcasting to remain available until 
     expended.
  


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                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

  


                       Office of Justice Programs

  



                              drug courts

  



                              (recission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in title 
     VIII of Public Law 103-317, $22,100,000 are rescinded.
  



                      ounce of prevention council

  

       Under this heading in Public Law 103-317, after the word 
     ``grants'', insert the following: ``and administrative 
     expenses''. After the word ``expended'', insert the 
     following: ``: Provided, That the Council is authorized to 
     accept, hold, administer, and use gifts, both real and 
     personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work 
     of the Council''.
  


                         General Administration

  



                          working capital fund

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the unobligated balances in the Working Capital Fund, 
     $5,500,000 are rescinded.
  


                            Legal Activities

  



                         assets forfeiture fund

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $5,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                 Immigration and Naturalization Service

  



                         salaries and expenses

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $1,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                         Federal Prison System

  



                         salaries and expenses

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $28,037,000 are rescinded.
  


                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

  


             National Institute of Standards and Technology

  



             scientific and technical research and services

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $17,000,000 are rescinded.
  



                     industrial technology services

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $16,300,000 are rescinded.
  



                  construction of research facilities

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $30,000,000 are rescinded.
  


            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration

  



                  operations, research and facilities

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $24,200,000 are rescinded.
  



                              construction

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $15,000,000 are rescinded.
  



                    goes satellite contingency fund

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $2,500,000 are rescinded.
  


                       Technology Administration

  


       Under Secretary for Technology/Office of Technology Policy

  



                         salaries and expenses

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $1,750,000 are rescinded.
  


                 National Technical Information Service

  



                          ntis revolving fund

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, and from offsetting collections available in the 
     revolving fund, $1,000,000 are rescinded.
  


       National Telecommunications and Information Administration

  



                   information infrastructure grants

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $4,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                  Economic Development Administration

  



                economic development assistance programs

  



                             (rescissions)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Laws 103-75 and 102-368, $5,250,000 are rescinded.
       In addition, of the funds made available under this heading 
     in Public Law 103-317, $25,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                             THE JUDICIARY

  


               United States Court of International Trade

  



                         salaries and expenses

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $1,000,000 are rescinded.
  


    Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services

  



                           defender services

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $9,500,000 are rescinded.
  



                    fees of jurors and commissioners

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $5,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                            RELATED AGENCIES

  


                     Small Business Administration

  



                     business loans program account

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $6,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, That funds 
     appropriated for grants to the National Center for Genome 
     Resources in Public Law 103-121 and Public Law 103-317 shall 
     be available to provide consulting assistance, information, 
     and related services, and shall be available for other 
     purposes, notwithstanding the limitations in said public 
     laws.
  


                       Legal Services Corporation

  



               payment to the legal services corporation

  

       Public Law 104-6 is amended by adding after the word 
     ``rescinded'' in the paragraph under the heading ``Legal 
     Services Corporation, Payment to the Legal Services 
     Corporation, (Rescission)'' the following: ``, of which 
     $4,802,000 are from funds made available for basic field 
     programs; $523,000 are from funds made available for Native 
     American programs; $1,071,000 are from funds made available 
     for migrant programs; $709,000 are from funds made available 
     for law school clinics; $31,000 are from funds made available 
     for supplemental field programs; $159,000 are from funds made 
     available for regional training centers; $2,691,000 are from 
     funds made available for national support; $2,212,000 are 
     from funds made available for State support; $785,000 are 
     from funds made available for client initiatives; $160,000 
     are from funds made available for the Clearinghouse; $73,000 
     are from funds made available for computer assisted legal 
     research regional centers; and $1,784,000 are from funds made 
     available for Corporation management and administration''.
  


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                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

  


                   Administration of Foreign Affairs

  



                    diplomatic and consular programs

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $2,250,000 are rescinded.
  



            acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $30,000,000 are rescinded.
  


              International Organizations and Conferences

  



        contributions for international peacekeeping activities

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $14,617,000 are rescinded.
  


                            RELATED AGENCIES

  


                  Arms Control and Disarmament Agency

  



                arms control and disarmament activities

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $4,000,000 are rescinded, of which $2,500,000 
     are from funds made available for activities related to the 
     implementation of the Chemical Weapons Convention.
  


                  Board for International Broadcasting

  



                          israel relay station

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       From unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $2,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                    United States Information Agency

  



               educational and cultural exchange programs

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $5,000,000 are rescinded.
  



                           radio construction

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading, $16,000,000 
     are rescinded.
  



                            radio free asia

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-317, $5,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                              CHAPTER III

  


                      ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT

  


                      DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE--CIVIL

  


                         DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY

  


                       Corps of Engineers--Civil

  



                         general investigations

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316 and prior years' Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Acts, $10,000,000 are rescinded.
  



                         construction, general

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316 and prior years' Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Acts, $60,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

  


                         Bureau of Reclamation

  



                       operation and maintenance

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316, $10,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

  


           Energy Supply, Research and Development Activities

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316 and prior years' Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Acts, $74,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                    Atomic Energy Defense Activities

  



              materials support and other defense programs

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316, and prior years' Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Acts, $15,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                      Departmental Administration

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316, $20,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                    Power Marketing Administrations

  



 construction, rehabilitation, operation and maintenance, western area 
                          power administration

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the amounts made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316 and prior years' Energy and Water Development 
     Appropriations Acts, $30,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

  


                    Appalachian Regional Commission

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316, $10,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                       TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY

  


                    Tennessee Valley Authority Fund

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-316, $5,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                               CHAPTER IV

  


       FOREIGN OPERATIONS, EXPORT FINANCING, AND RELATED PROGRAMS

  


                     Bilateral Economic Assistance

  



                  funds appropriated to the president

  



                           debt restructuring

  



                         debt relief for jordan

  

       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended, of modifying 
     direct loans to Jordan issued by the Export-Import Bank or by 
     the Agency for International Development or by the Department 
     of Defense, or for the cost of modifying: (1) concessional 
     loans authorized under title I of the Agricultural Trade 
     Development and Assistance Act of 1954, as amended, and (2) 
     credits owed by Jordan to the Commodity Credit Corporation, 
     as a result of the Corporation's status as a guarantor of 
     credits in connection with export sales to Jordan; as 
     authorized under subsection (a) under the heading, ``Debt 
     Relief for Jordan'', in title VI of Public Law 103-306, 
     $275,000,000.
  


                    Multilateral Economic Assistance

  



                  funds appropriated to the president

  



                International Organizations and Programs

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-306, $15,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                     Bilateral Economic Assistance

  



                  funds appropriated to the president

  



                  Agency for International Development

  



                      Development Assistance Fund

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-306 and prior years' Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Acts, 
     $41,300,000 are rescinded.
  


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                   Population, Development Assistance

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-306 and prior years' Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Acts, 
     $19,000,000 are rescinded.
  



                      Development Fund for Africa

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-306 and prior years' Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Acts, 
     $21,000,000 are rescinded.
  



  Debt Restructuring under the Enterprise for The Americas Initiative

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-391, $2,400,000 are rescinded.
  



                         Economic Support Fund

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-87 and prior years' Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Acts (excluding 
     funds earmarked or otherwise made available to the Camp David 
     countries), $25,000,000 are rescinded.
  



     Operating Expenses of the Agency for International Development

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-306 and prior years' Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Acts, 
     $2,000,000 are rescinded.
  



  Assistance for the New Independent States of the Former Soviet Union

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-306 and prior years' Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing and Related Programs Appropriations Acts for 
     programs or projects to or through the government of Russia, 
     $25,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                          Military Assistance

  



                  funds appropriated to the president

  



                        Peacekeeping Operations

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-306, $3,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                           Export Assistance

  



                  funds appropriated to the president

  



                      Trade and Development Agency

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-87 and Public Law 103-306 and prior years' Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Acts, $4,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                               CHAPTER V

  


            DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR AND RELATED AGENCIES

  


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

  


                        Bureau of Land Management

  



                   management of lands and resources

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $70,000 are rescinded, to be derived from amounts 
     available for developing and finalizing Roswell Resource 
     Management Plan/Environmental Impact Statement and the 
     Carlsbad Resource Management Plan Amendment/Environmental 
     Impact Statement: Provided, That none of the funds made 
     available in such Act or any other appropriations Act may be 
     used for finalizing or implementing either such plan.
  



                        construction and access

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, Public Law 103-138, and Public Law 103-381, $900,000 
     are rescinded.
  



                       payments in lieu of taxes

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $2,500,000 are rescinded.
  



                            land acquisition

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-381, Public Law 103-121, and Public Law 100-446, 
     $1,497,000 are rescinded.
  


                 United States Fish and Wildlife Service

  



                              construction

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading or the heading 
     Construction and Anadromous Fish in Public Law 103-332, 
     Public Law 103-211, Public Law 103-138, Public Law 103-75, 
     Public Law 102-381, Public Law 102-154, Public Law 102-368, 
     Public Law 101-512, Public Law 101-121, Public Law 100-446, 
     and Public Law 100-202, $12,415,000 are rescinded.
  



                            land acquisition

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, and any unobligated balances from funds appropriated 
     under this heading in prior years, $1,076,000 are rescinded.
  


                       National Biological Survey

  



                   research, inventories, and surveys

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, and Public Law 103-138, $14,549,000 are rescinded.
  


                          National Park Service

  



                              construction

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332 and any unobligated balances from funds appropriated 
     under this heading in prior years, $20,890,000 are rescinded.
  



                     urban park and recreation fund

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $7,480,000 are rescinded.
  



                 land acquisition and state assistance

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332 and any unobligated balances from funds appropriated 
     under this heading in prior years, $13,634,000 are rescinded.
  


                      Minerals Management Service

  



                royalty and offshore minerals management

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $514,000 are rescinded.
  


                        Bureau of Indian Affairs

  



                      operation of indian programs

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $4,850,000 are rescinded: Provided, That the first 
     proviso under this heading in Public Law 103-332 is amended 
     by striking ``$330,111,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$329,361,000''.
  



                              construction

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332 and any unobligated balances from funds appropriated 
     under this heading in prior years, $9,571,000 are rescinded.
  


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                   indian direct loan program account

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $1,700,000 are rescinded.
  


                 Territorial and International Affairs

  



                      administration of territories

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $1,938,000 are rescinded.
  



                 trust territory of the pacific islands

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 99-
     591, $32,139,000 are rescinded.
  



                      compact of free association

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $1,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                       DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE

  


                             Forest Service

  



                            forest research

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $6,000,000 are rescinded.
  



                       state and private forestry

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332 and Public Law 103-138, $7,800,000 are rescinded.
  



                         international forestry

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $2,000,000 are rescinded.
  



                         national forest system

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $1,650,000, are rescinded
  



                              construction

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, Public Law 103-138 and Public Law 103-381, 
     $6,072,000 are rescinded: Provided, That the first proviso 
     under this heading in Public Law 103-332 is amended by 
     striking ``1994'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``1995''.
  



                            Land Acquisition

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, Public Law 103-138 and Public Law 102-381, 
     $1,429,000 are rescinded: Provided, That the Chief of the 
     Forest Service shall not initiate any new purchases of 
     private land in Washington County, Ohio and Lawrence County, 
     Ohio during fiscal year 1995.
  


                          DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

  



                 Fossil Energy Research and Development

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $18,100,000 are rescinded.
  



                          Energy Conservation

  



                             (Rescissions)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $35,928,000 are rescinded and of the funds available 
     under this heading in Public Law 103-138 $13,700,000 are 
     rescinded.
  


                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

  


              Office of Elementary and Secondary Education

  



                            Indian Education

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $2,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                         OTHER RELATED AGENCIES

  


                        Smithsonian Institution

  



        Construction and Improvements, National Zoological Park

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     102-381 and Public Law 103-138, $1,000,000 are rescinded.
  



                              Construction

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     102-154, Public Law 102-381, Public Law 102-138, and Public 
     Law 103-332, $11,512,000 are rescinded.
  


                        National Gallery of Art

  



            Repair, Restoration and Renovation of Buildings

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $407,000 are rescinded.
  


             John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts

  



                              Construction

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the available balances under this heading, $3,000,000 
     are rescinded.
  


            Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars

  



                         Salaries and Expenses

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $1,000,000 are rescinded.
  


           National Education on the Arts and the Humanities

  


                    National Endowment for the Arts

  



                       grants and administration

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $5,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                 National Endowment for the Humanities

  



                       Grants and Administration

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds available under this heading in Public Law 
     103-332, $5,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                           General Provisions

       Sec. 501. No funds made available in any appropriations Act 
     may be used by the Department of the Interior, including but 
     not limited to the United States Fish and Wildlife Service 
     and the National Biological Service, to search for the 
     Alabama sturgeon in the Alabama River, the Cahaba River, the 
     Tombigbee River or the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway in 
     Alabama or Mississippi.
       Sec. 502. (a) No funds available to the Forest Service may 
     be used to implement Habitat Conservation Areas in the 
     Tongass National Forest for species which have not been 
     declared threatened or endangered pursuant to the Endangered 
     Species Act, except that with respect to goshawks the Forest 
     Service may impose interim Goshawk Habitat Conservation Areas 
     not to exceed 300 acres per active nest consistent with the 
     guidelines utilized in national forests in the continental 
     United States.
       (b) The Secretary shall notify Congress within 30 days of 
     any timber sales which may be delayed or canceled due to the 
     Goshawk Habitat Conservation Areas described in subsection 
     (a).
       Sec. 503. (a) As provided in subsection (b), an 
     environmental impact statement prepared pursuant to the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of a subsistence evaluation 
     prepared pursuant to the Alaska National Interest Lands 
     Conservation Act for a timber sale or offering to one party 
     shall be deemed sufficient if the Forest Service sells the 
     timber to an alternate buyer.
       (b) The provision of this section shall apply to the timber 
     specified in the Final Supplement to 1981-86 and 1986-90 
     Operating Period EIS (``1989 SEIS''), November 1989; in the

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     North and East Kuiu Final Environmental Impact Statement, 
     January 1993; in the Southeast Chichagof Project Area Final 
     Environmental Impact Statement, September 1992; and in the 
     Kelp Bay Environmental Impact Statement, February 1992, and 
     supplemental evaluations related thereto.
       Sec. 504. (a) Schedule for NEPA Compliance.--Each National 
     Forest System unit shall establish and adhere to a schedule 
     for the completion of National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) analysis and decisions on all 
     allotments within the National Forest System unit for which 
     NEPA analysis is needed. The schedule shall provide that not 
     more than 20 percent of the allotments shall undergo NEPA 
     analysis and decisions through fiscal year 1996.
       (b) Reissuance Pending NEPA Compliance.--Notwithstanding 
     any other law, term grazing permits which expire or are 
     waived before the NEPA analysis and decision pursuant to the 
     schedule developed by individual Forest Service System units, 
     shall be issued on the same terms and conditions and for the 
     full term of the expired or waived permit. Upon completion of 
     the scheduled NEPA analysis and decision for the allotment, 
     the terms and conditions of existing grazing permits may be 
     modified or re-issued, if necessary to conform to such NEPA 
     analysis.
       (c) Expired Permits.--This section shall only apply if a 
     new term grazing permit has not been issued to replace an 
     expired or waived term grazing permit solely because the 
     analysis required by NEPA and other applicable laws has not 
     been completed and also shall include permits that expired or 
     were waived in 1994 and 1995 before the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
  


                               CHAPTER VI

  


  DEPARTMENTS OF LABOR, HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES, AND EDUCATION, AND 
                            RELATED AGENCIES

  


                          DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

  


                 Employment and Training Administration

  


                    Training and Employment Services

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $1,399,115,000 are rescinded, including 
     $10,000,000 for necessary expenses of construction, 
     rehabilitation, and acquisition of new Job Corps centers, 
     $12,500,000 for the School-to-Work Opportunities Act, 
     $4,293,000 for section 401 of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act, $5,743,000 for section 402 of such Act, $3,861,000 for 
     service delivery areas under section 101(a)(4)(A)(iii) of 
     such Act, $98,000,000 for carrying out title II, part A of 
     such Act, $272,010,000 for carrying out title II, part C of 
     such Act, $2,223,000 for the National Commission for 
     Employment Policy and $500,000 for the National Occupational 
     Information Coordinating Committee: Provided, That service 
     delivery areas may transfer up to 50 percent of the amounts 
     allocated for program years 1994 and 1995 between the title 
     II-B and title II-C programs authorized by the Job Training 
     Partnership Act, if such transfers are approved by the 
     Governor.
  


            Community Service Employment for Older Americans

  



                             (rescissions)

  

       Of the funds made available in the first paragraph under 
     this heading in Public Law 103-333, $11,263,000 are 
     rescinded.
       Of the funds made available in the second paragraph under 
     this heading in Public Law 103-333, $3,177,000 are rescinded.
  


     State Unemployment Insurance and Employment Service Operations

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $20,000,000 are rescinded, and amounts which may 
     be expended from the Employment Security Administration 
     account in the Unemployment Trust Fund are reduced from 
     $3,269,097,000 to $3,201,397,000.
  


                       Bureau of Labor Statistics

  



                         salaries and expenses

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $700,000 are rescinded.
  


                DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES

  


              Health Resources and Services Administration

  


                     Health Resources and Services

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $41,350,000 are rescinded.
  


               Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  


                Disease Control, Research, and Training

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $2,300,000 are rescinded.
  


                     National Institutes of Health

  


                 National Center for Research Resources

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333 for extramural facilities construction grants, 
     $10,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                        Buildings and Facilities

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the available balances under this heading, $60,000,000 
     are rescinded.
  


                     Assistant Secretary for Health

  


              Office of the Assistant Secretary for Health

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $1,400,000 are rescinded.
  


               Agency for Health Care Policy and Research

  


                    Health Care Policy and Research

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the Federal funds made available under this heading in 
     Public Law 103-333, $3,132,000 are rescinded.
  


                  Health Care Financing Administration

  


                           Program Management

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Funds made available under this heading in Public Law 103-
     333 are reduced from $2,207,135,000 to $2,187,435,000, and 
     funds transferred to this account as authorized by section 
     201(g) of the Social Security Act are reduced to the same 
     amount.
  


                Administration for Children and Families

  


                   Job Opportunities and Basic Skills

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, there is rescinded an amount equal to the total 
     of the funds within each State's limitation for fiscal year 
     1995 that are not necessary to pay such State's allowable 
     claims for such fiscal year.
       Section 403(k)(3)(E) of the Social Security Act (as amended 
     by Public Law 100-485) is amended by adding before the 
     ``and'': ``reduced by an amount equal to the total of those 
     funds that are within each State's limitation for fiscal year 
     1995 that are not necessary to pay such State's allowable 
     claims for such fiscal year (except that such amount for such 
     year shall be deemed to be $1,300,000,000 for the purpose of 
     determining the amount of the payment under subsection (1) to 
     which each State is entitled),''.
  


                   Low Income Home Energy Assistance

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available in the third paragraph under 
     this heading in Public Law 103-333, $319,204,000 are 
     rescinded: Provided, That of the funds made available in the 
     fourth paragraph under this heading in Public Law 103-333, 
     $300,000,000 shall remain available until September 30, 1996.
  


              State Legalization Impact-Assistance Grants

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available in the second paragraph under 
     this heading in Public Law 103-333, $2,000,000 are rescinded.
  


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                     Community Services Block Grant

  



                             (rescissions)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $13,387,000 are rescinded.
       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333 and reserved by the Secretary pursuant to section 
     674(a)(1) of the Community Services Block Grant Act, 
     $1,900,000 are rescinded.
  


                 Child Care and Development Block Grant

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $8,400,000 are rescinded.
  


                Children and Families Services Programs

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333 to be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction 
     Trust Fund, $25,900,000 are rescinded for carrying out the 
     Community Schools Youth Services and Supervision Grant 
     Program Act of 1994.
  


                        Administration on Aging

  


                        Aging Services Programs

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $899,000 are rescinded.
  


                        Office of the Secretary

  


                            Policy Research

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $4,018,000 are rescinded.
  


                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

  


                            Education Reform

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $104,030,000 are rescinded, including 
     $70,000,000 from funds made available for State and local 
     education systemic improvement, and $21,530,000 from funds 
     made available for Federal activities under the Goals 2000: 
     Educate America Act; and $12,500,000 from funds made 
     available under the School-to-Work Opportunities Act, 
     including $9,375,000 for National programs and $3,125,000 for 
     State grants and local partnerships.
  


                    Education for the Disadvantaged

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $4,606,000 are rescinded from part E, section 
     1501 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
  


                      School Improvement Programs

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $402,940,000 are rescinded as follows: from the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act, title II-B, 
     $69,000,000, title IV, $235,981,000, title V-C, $16,000,000, 
     title IX-B, $3,000,000, title X-D, $1,500,000, title X-G, 
     $1,185,000, section 10602, $1,399,000, title XII, 
     $35,000,000, and title XIII-A, $14,900,000; from the Higher 
     Education Act, section 596, $13,875,000; and from funds 
     derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, 
     $11,100,000.
  


                   Bilingual and Immigrant Education

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $38,500,000 are rescinded from funding for title 
     VII-A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act.
  


                     Vocational and Adult Education

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $90,607,000 are rescinded as follows: from the 
     Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
     Act, title III-A, and III-B, $43,888,000 and from title IV-A, 
     IV-B and IV-C, $23,434,000; from the Adult Education Act, 
     part B-7, $7,787,000 and part C, section 371, $6,000,000; and 
     from the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act, 
     $9,498,000.
  


                      Student Financial Assistance

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $85,000,000 are rescinded from funding for the 
     Higher Education Act, title IV, including $65,000,000 from 
     part A-1 and $20,000,000 from part H-1: Provided, That of the 
     funds remaining under this heading from Public Law 103-333, 
     $6,178,680,000 shall be for part A-1.
  



                            higher education

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $54,672,000 are rescinded as follows: from 
     amounts available for Public Law 99-498, $500,000; the Higher 
     Education Act, title IV-A, chapter 5, $496,000, title IV-A-2, 
     chapter 1, $11,200,000, title V-C, subparts 1 and 3, 
     $16,175,000, title IX-B, $10,100,000, title IX-C, $942,000, 
     title IX-E, $3,520,000, title IX-G, $1,698,000, title X-D, 
     $2,920,000, and title XI-A, $3,000,000; Public Law 102-325, 
     $1,000,000; and the Excellence in Mathematics, Science, and 
     Engineering Education Act of 1990, $3,121,000: Provided, That 
     in carrying out title IX-B, the remaining appropriations 
     shall not be available for awards for doctoral study: 
     Provided further, That the funds remaining for Public Law 99-
     498 shall be available only for native Alaskans.
  



                            Howard University

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $1,800,000 are rescinded.
  



         college housing and academic facilities loans program

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333 for the costs of direct loans, as authorized 
     under part C of title VII of the Higher Education Act, as 
     amended, $168,000 are rescinded, and the authority to 
     subsidize gross loan obligations is repealed. In addition, 
     $264,000 appropriated for administrative expenses are 
     rescinded.
  



            education research, statistics, and improvement

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $30,925,000 are rescinded as follows: from the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act, title III-A, 
     $17,500,000, title III-B, $5,000,000, title III-D, 
     $1,125,000, title X-B, $4,600,000 and title XIII-B, 
     $2,700,000: Provided, That of the amount made available under 
     this heading in Public Law 103-333, for title III-B, 
     $8,000,000 shall be reserved for additional projects that 
     competed in the most recent competition for state-wide fiber-
     optics projects.
  


                            RELATED AGENCIES

  


                  Corporation for Public Broadcasting

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-112, $37,000,000 are rescinded. Of the funds made 
     available under this heading in Public Law 103-333, 
     $55,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                       Railroad Retirement Board

  



                     dual benefits payments account

  



                              (Rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-333, $7,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

  


                  Federal Direct Student Loan Program

       Sec. 601. Section 458(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087h(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$345,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$284,000,000''; and
       (2) by striking ``$2,500,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$2,439,000,000''.
       Sec. 602. None of the funds made available in any 
     appropriations Act for fiscal year 1995 may be used by the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Administration to promulgate 
     or issue any proposed or final standard or guideline 
     regarding ergonomic protection. Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to limit the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Administration from conducting any peer-reviewed risk 
     assessment activity regarding ergonomics, including 
     conducting peer reviews of the scientific basis for 
     establishing any standard or guideline, direct or contracted 
     research, or other activity necessary to fully establish the 
     scientific basis for promulgating any standard or guideline 
     or ergonomic protection.
  


                              CHAPTER VII

  


                           LEGISLATIVE BRANCH

  


                        HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

  


      Payments to Widows and Heirs of Deceased Members of Congress

       For payments to the family trust of Dean A. Gallo, late a 
     Representative from the State of New Jersey, $133,600.
  


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                              JOINT ITEMS

  


                        Joint Economic Committee

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $460,000 are rescinded.
  


                      Joint Committee on Printing

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $238,137 are rescinded.
  


                    OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

  



                         salaries and expenses

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $650,000 are rescinded.
  


                      CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE

  



                         salaries and expenses

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $187,000 are rescinded.
  


                        ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL

  


                      Capitol Building and Grounds

  



                        senate office buildings

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $850,000 are rescinded.
  



                          capitol power plant

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $1,650,000 are rescinded.
  



                        administrative provision

  

       Sec. 701. Section 319 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1990 (40 U.S.C. 162-1) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``Office'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``office'';
       (2) in the second sentence of subsection (a)(2), by 
     striking out ``Commission'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``commission''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (D) of paragraph (2) of subsection (a), 
     by striking out ``Administration'' and all that follows 
     through the end of the subparagraph, and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Oversight of the House of Representatives, the 
     Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.''.
  


                       GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE

  


                   Congressional Printing and Binding

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $5,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                 Office of Superintendent of Documents

  



                         salaries and expenses

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $600,000 are rescinded.
  


                             BOTANIC GARDEN

  



                         salaries and expenses

  



                   (rescission and transfer of funds)

  

       Of the funds made available until expended by transfer 
     under this heading in Public Law 103-283, $4,000,000 are 
     rescinded.
       Of the funds made available until expended by transfer 
     under this heading in Public Law 103-283, $3,000,000 shall be 
     transferred to the appropriation ``Architect of the Capitol, 
     Capitol Buildings and Grounds, Capitol Complex Security 
     Enhancements'', and shall remain available until expended.
  


                          LIBRARY OF CONGRESS

  



                         salaries and expenses

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $150,000 are rescinded.
  


             Books for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

  



                         salaries and expenses

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $100,000 are rescinded.
  


                       GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE

  



                         salaries and expenses

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-283, $2,617,000 are rescinded.
  



                        administrative provision

  

       Sec. 702. The General Accounting Office may for such 
     employees as it deems appropriate authorize a payment to 
     employees who voluntarily separate before October 1, 1995, 
     whether by retirement or resignation, which payment shall be 
     paid in accordance with the provisions of section 5597(d) of 
     title 5, United States Code.
  


                              CHAPTER VIII

  


           DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES

  


                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

  


                        Office of the Secretary

  



                          working capital fund

  



                              (rescission)

  

       The obligation authority under this heading in Public Law 
     103-331 is hereby reduced by $6,000,000.
  



                        payments to air carriers

  



                    (airport and airway trust fund)

  



                 (rescission of contract authorization)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading, $5,300,000 
     are rescinded: Provided, That the Secretary shall not enter 
     into any contracts for ``Small Community Air Service'' beyond 
     September 30, 1995, which require compensation fixed and 
     determined under subchapter II of chapter 417 of Title 49, 
     United States Code (49 U.S.C. 41731-42) payable by the 
     Department of Transportation.
  


                              COAST GUARD

  


                           Operating Expenses

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 
     103-331, $,300,000 are rescinded.
  


              Acquisition, Construction, and Improvements

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the available balances under this heading, $35,314,000 
     are rescinded.
  


                Environmental Compliance and Restoration

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the available balances under this heading, $2,500,000 
     are rescinded.
  


                    FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION

  


                               Operations

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the available balances under this heading, $1,000,000 
     are rescinded.
  


                        Facilities and Equipment

  



                    (airport and airway trust fund)

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the available balances under this heading, $24,850,000 
     are rescinded.
  


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                 Research Engineering, and Development

  



                    (airport and airway trust fund)

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the available balances under this heading, $7,500,000 
     are rescinded.
  


                       Grants-in-aid for airports

  



                    (airport and airway trust fund)

  



                 (rescission of contract authorization)

  

       Of the available contract authority balances under this 
     account, $2,094,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                     FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION

  


                Limitation on General Operating Expenses

  



                 (rescission of contract authorization)

  

       The obligation limitation under this heading in Public Law 
     103-331 is hereby reduced by $54,550,000.
  


                          Federal-Aid Highways

  



                      (limitation on obligations)

  



                          (highway trust fund)

  



                (rescissions of contract authorization)

  

       The obligation limitation under this heading in Public Law 
     103-331 is hereby reduced by $132,190,000, of which 
     $27,640,000 shall be deducted from amounts made available for 
     the Applied Research and Technology Program authorized under 
     section 307(e) of title 23, United States Code, and 
     $50,000,000 shall be deducted from the amounts available for 
     the Congestion Pricing Pilot Program authorized under section 
     1002(b) of Public Law 102-240, and $54,550,000 shall be 
     deducted from the limitation on General Operating Expenses: 
     Provided, That the amounts deducted from the aforementioned 
     programs are rescinded.
  


                          Federal-Aid Highways

  



                        emergency relief program

  



                          (highway trust fund)

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the amounts provided under this heading in Public Law 
     103-211, $100,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                    FEDERAL RAILROAD ADMINISTRATION

  


                      Office of the Administrator

  



                          (transfer of funds)

  

       Section 341 of Public Law 103-331 is amended by deleting 
     ``and received from the Delaware and Hudson Railroad,'' after 
     ``amended,''.
  


                 Northeast Corridor Improvement Program

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the available balances under this heading, $9,707,000 
     are rescinded.
  


       National Magnetic Levitation Prototype Development Program

  



                          (highway trust fund)

  



                 (rescission of contract authorization)

  

       Of the available balances of contract authority under this 
     heading, $250,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                     FEDERAL TRANSIT ADMINISTRATION

  


                     Transit Planning and Research

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the available balances under this heading, $7,000,000 
     are rescinded.
  


                          Discretionary Grants

  



                      (limitation on obligations)

  



                          (highway trust fund)

  



                (rescissions of contract authorization)

  

       Notwithstanding section 313 of Public Law 103-331, the 
     obligation limitations under this heading in the following 
     Department of Transportation and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Acts are reduced by the following amounts:
       Public Law 102-143, $31,681,500, to be distributed as 
     follows:
       (a) $1,281,500 is rescinded from amounts made available for 
     replacement, rehabilitation, and purchase of buses and 
     related equipment and the construction of bus-related 
     facilities: Provided, That the foregoing reduction shall be 
     distributed according to the reductions identified in Senate 
     Report 104-17, for which the obligation limitation in Public 
     Law 102-143 was applied; and
       (b) $30,400,000 is rescinded from accounts made available 
     for new fixed guideway systems, to be distributed as follows:
       $1,000,000, Cleveland Dual Hub Corridor Project;
       $465,000, Kansas City-South LRT Project;
       $950,000, San Diego Mid-Coast Extension Project;
       $17,100,000, Hawthorne-Warwick Commuter Rail Project;
       $375,000 New York Staten Island Midtown Ferry Project;
       $4,000,000, San Jose-Gilory Commuter Rail Project;
       $1,620,000, Seattle--Tacoma Commuter Rail Project; and
       $4,890,000, Detroit LRT Project.
       Public Law 101-516, $2,230,000, to be distributed as 
     follows:
       (a) $2,230,000 is rescinded from amounts made available for 
     new fixed guideway systems, for the Cleveland Dual Hub 
     Corridor Project.
  


                       Mass Transit Capital Fund

  



                (liquidation of contract authorization)

  



                          (highway trust fund)

  

       For an additional amount for liquidation of obligations 
     incurred in carrying out 49 U.S.C. 5338(b), $350,000,000, to 
     be derived from the Highway Trust Fund and to remain 
     available until expended.
  


                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

  



                        (including rescissions)

  

       Sec. 801. Of the funds provided in Public Law 103-331 for 
     the Department of Transportation working capital fund (WCF), 
     $6,000,000 are rescinded, which limits fiscal year 1995 WCF 
     obligational authority for elements of the Department of 
     Transportation funded in Public Law 103-331 to no more than 
     $87,000,000.
       Sec. 802. Of the total budgetary resources available to the 
     Department of Transportation (excluding the Maritime 
     Administration) during fiscal year 1995 for civilian and 
     military compensation and benefits and other administrative 
     expenses, $15,000,000 are permanently canceled.
       Sec. 803. Section 326 of Public Law 103-122 is hereby 
     amended to delete the words ``no previous Acts'' each time 
     they appear in that section.
  


                               CHAPTER IX

  


            TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT

  


                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

  


                    General Services Administration

  


                         Federal Buildings Fund

  



                          (transfer of funds)

  

       Of the funds made available for the Federal Buildings Fund 
     in Public Law 103-329, $5,000,000 shall be made available by 
     the General Services Administration to implement an agreement 
     between the Food and Drug Administration and another entity 
     for space, equipment and facilities related to seafood 
     research.
  


                     Office of Personnel Management

  


  Government Payment for Annuitants, Employee Life Insurance Benefits

       For an additional amount for ``Government payment for 
     annuitants, employee life insurance,'' $9,000,000 to remain 
     available until expended.
  


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

  


                          Departmental Offices

  



                         salaries and expenses

  

       In the paragraph under this heading in Public Law 103-329, 
     delete ``of which not less than $6,443,000 and 85 full-time 
     equivalent positions shall be available for enforcement 
     activities;''.
  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-329, $100,000 are rescinded.
  


                Federal law Enforcement Training Center

  



                         salaries and expenses

  

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and expenses'', 
     $11,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1996.
       In the paragraph under this heading in Public Law 103-329, 
     delete ``first-aid and emergency'' and insert ``short-term'' 
     before ``medical services''.
  


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     Acquisition, Construction, Improvements, and Related Expenses

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available for construction at the Davis-
     Monthan Training Center under Public Law 103-123, $5,000,000 
     are rescinded. Of the funds made available for construction 
     at the Davis-Monthan Training Center under Public Law 103-
     329, $6,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, That $1,000,000 of 
     the remaining funds made available under Public Law 103-123 
     shall be used to initiate design and construction of a Burn 
     Building at the Training Center in Glynco, Georgia.
  


                      Financial Management Service

  



                         salaries and expenses

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-329, $160,000 are rescinded.
  


                       Bureau of the Public Debt

  


                     Administering the Public Debt

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-123, $1,500,000 are rescinded.
  


                           United States Mint

  



                         salaries and expenses

  

       In the paragraph under this heading in Public Law 103-329, 
     insert ``not to exceed'' after ``of which''.
  


                        Internal Revenue Service

  


                          Information Systems

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-329, $1,490,000 are rescinded.
  


           Administrative Provision--Internal Revenue Service

       In the paragraph under this heading in Public Law 103-329, 
     in section 3, after ``$119,000,000'', insert ``annually''.
  


    EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT AND FUNDS APPROPRIATED TO THE 
                               PRESIDENT

  


                         The White House Office

  



                         salaries and expenses

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-329, $171,000 are rescinded.
  


                     Federal Drug Control Programs

  


                        Special Forfeiture Fund

  



              (including rescission and transfer of funds)

  

       For activities authorized by Public Law 100-690, an 
     additional amount of $13,200,000, to remain available until 
     expended for transfer to the United States Customs Service, 
     ``Salaries and expenses'' for carrying out border enforcement 
     activities: Provided, That of the funds made available under 
     this heading in Public Law 103-329, $13,200,000 are 
     rescinded.
  


                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

  


                    General Services Administration

  


                         Federal Buildings Fund

  


               Limitations on the Availability of Revenue

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Laws 101-136, 101-509, 102-27, 102-141, 102-393, 103-123, 
     103-329, $580,412,000 are rescinded from the following 
     projects in the following amounts:
       Arizona:
       Bullhead City, a grant to the Federal Aviation 
     Administration for a runway protection zone, $2,200,000
       Lukeville, commercial lot expansion, $1,219,000
       Nogales, U.S. Border Patrol Sector, headquarters, 
     $2,000,000
       Phoenix, U.S. Courthouse, $12,137,000
       San Luis, primary lane expansion and administrative office 
     space, $3,496,000
       Sierra Vista, U.S. Magistrates office, $1,000,000
       California:
       Menlo Park, United States Geological Survey, Office 
     laboratory building, $790,000
       San Francisco, Federal Office Building, $9,701,000
       District of Columbia:
       Central and West heating plants, $5,000,000
       Corps of Engineers, headquarters, $37,618,000
       General Services Administration, Southeast Federal Center, 
     headquarters, $25,000,000
       U.S. Secret Service, headquarters, $9,316,000
       Florida:
       Tampa, U.S. Courthouse, $5,994,000
       Georgia:
       Albany, U.S. Courthouse, $87,000
       Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control, site acquisition and 
     improvement, $25,890,000
       Atlanta, Centers for Disease Control, $24,110,000
       Hawaii:
       University of Hawaii-Hilo, Consolidation, $12,000,000
       Illinois:
       Chicago, Social Security Administration District Office, 
     $2,130,000
       Chicago, Federal Center, $29,753,000
       Chicago, John C. Kluczynski, Jr., Federal building, 
     $13,414,000
       Maryland:
       Avondale, De LaSalle building, $16,671,000
       Montgomery County, FDA consolidation, $228,000,000
       Woodlawn, SSA East High-Low building, $17,292,000
       Massachusetts:
       Boston, Federal building-U.S. Courthouse, $4,076,000
       Nevada:
       Reno, Federal building-U.S. Courthouse, $1,465,000
       New Hampshire:
       Concord, Federal building-U.S. Courthouse, $3,519,000
       New Jersey:
       Newark, parking facility, $8,500,000
       New Mexico:
       Santa Teresa, Border Station, $4,004,000
       North Dakota:
       Fargo, Federal building-U.S. Courthouse, $1,371,000
       Ohio:
       Steubenville, U.S. Courthouse, $2,820,000
       Oregon:
       Portland, U.S. Courthouse, $5,000,000
       Pennsylvania:
       Philadelphia, Veterans Administration, $1,276,000
       Texas:
       Ysleta, site acquisition and construction, $1,727,000
       United States Virgin Islands:
       Charlotte Amalie, St. Thomas, U.S. Courthouse Annex, 
     $2,184,000
       Washington:
       Seattle, U.S. Courthouse, $10,949,000
       Walla Walla, Corps of Engineers building, $2,800,000
       West Virginia:
       Wheeling, Federal building and U.S. Courthouse, $28,303,000
       Nationwide:
       Chlorofluorocarbons program, $12,300,000
       Energy program, $15,300,000
  


                      Federal Election Commission

  



                         salaries and expenses

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-329, $1,396,000 are rescinded.
  


                     Office of Personnel Management

  



                         salaries and expenses

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-329, $3,140,000 are rescinded.
  


                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 901. Section 5545a of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (A) in the matter before subparagraph (A) by striking ``is 
     required to'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``who is required 
     to''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and'' immediately after subparagraph 
     (E)(v); and
       (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(j) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 
     any Office of Inspector General which employs fewer than 5 
     criminal investigators may elect not to cover such criminal 
     investigators under this section.''.
       Sec. 902. (a) Section 5545a of title 5, United States Code 
     is amended by inserting at the appropriate place the 
     following new subsection.
       ``(i) The provisions of subsections (a)-(h) providing for 
     availability pay shall apply to a pilot employed by the 
     United States Customs Service who is a law enforcement 
     officer as defined under section 5541(3). For the purposes of 
     this section, section 5542(d) of this title, and section 
     13(a) (16) and (b) (30) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 (29 U.S.C. 213 (a) (16) (b) (30)), such pilot shall be 
     deemed to be a criminal investigator as defined in this 
     section. The Office of Personnel Management may prescribe 
     regulations to carry out this subsection.''.
       (b) The amendment made by subsection (a) of this section 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable 
     pay period which begins on or after the 30th day following 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 903. Section 528 of Public Law 103-329 is amended by 
     adding at the end a new proviso: ``Provided further, That the 
     amount set forth therefor in the budget estimates may

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     be exceeded by no more than 5 percent in the event of 
     emergency requirements.''.
  


                               CHAPTER X

  


DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND 
                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

  


                          Independent Agencies

  


                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

  



                            disaster relief

  

       For an additional amount for ``Disaster Relief'' for 
     necessary expenses in carrying out the functions of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $3,350,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That such amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
  



               disaster relief emergency contingency fund

  

       For necessary expenses in carrying out the functions of the 
     Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.), $3,350,000,000, to become 
     available on October 1, 1995, and remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That such amount 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 Congress: 
     Provided further, That such amount is designated by Congress 
     as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.
  



                     national flood insurance fund

  



                          (transfer of funds)

  

       Of the funds available from the National Flood Insurance 
     Fund for activities under the National Flood Insurance Reform 
     Act of 1994, an additional amount not to exceed $331,000 
     shall be transferred as needed to the ``Salaries and 
     expenses'' appropriation for flood mitigation and flood 
     insurance operations, and an additional amount not to exceed 
     $5,000,000 shall be transferred as needed to the ``Emergency 
     management planning and assistance'' appropriation for flood 
     mitigation expenses pursuant to the National Flood Insurance 
     Reform Act of 1994.
  


                              Corporations

  


                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

  


                          Bank Enterprise Act

       For an additional amount for eligible activities authorized 
     under the bank Enterprise Act of 1991 (as enacted as subtitle 
     C of title II of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
     Improvement Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-242)), $36,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended. Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, for purposes of administering the 
     requirements of the Bank Enterprise Act, the Chairman of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall have all powers 
     and rights of the Community Enterprise Assessment Credit 
     Board under section 233 of the Bank Enterprise Act of 1991.
  


                     DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS

  


                     Veterans Health Administration

  



                              medical care

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $50,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, That 
     section 509 of the general provisions carried in title V of 
     Public Law 103-327 regarding personnel compensation and 
     benefits expenditures shall not apply to the funds provided 
     under this heading in such Act.
  


                      Departmental Administration

  



                      construction, major projects

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327 and prior years, $31,000,000 are rescinded.
  


              DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT

  


                            Housing Programs

  



           national homeownership trust demonstration program

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $50,000,000 are rescinded.
  



               annual contributions for assisted housing

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327 and any unobligated balances from funds 
     appropriated under this heading in prior years, 
     $5,031,400,000 are rescinded: Provided, That of the total 
     rescinded under this heading, $700,600,000 shall be from 
     amounts earmarked for development or acquisition costs of 
     public housing (including $80,000,000 of funds for public 
     housing for Indian families), except that such rescission 
     shall not apply to funds for priority replacement housing for 
     units demolished or disposed of (including units to be 
     disposed of pursuant to a homeownership program under section 
     5(h) or title III of the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
     as amended (hereinafter referred to as ``the Act'')) from the 
     existing public housing inventory, as determined by the 
     Secretary, or to funds related to litigation settlements or 
     court orders, and the Secretary shall not be required to make 
     any remaining funds available pursuant to section 
     213(d)((1)(A) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
     1974 and notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary may recapture unobligated funds for development or 
     acquisition costs of public housing (including public housing 
     for Indians) irrespective of the length of time funds have 
     been reserved or of any time extension previously granted by 
     the Secretary; $1,956,000,000 shall be from amounts earmarked 
     for new incremental rental subsidy contracts under the 
     section 8 existing housing certificate program (42 U.S.C. 
     1437(f) and the housing voucher program under section 8(o) of 
     the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)), excluding $300,000,000 
     previously made available for the Economic Development 
     Initiative (EDI), and the remaining authority for such 
     purposes shall be only for units necessary to provide housing 
     assistance for residents to be relocated from existing 
     Federally subsidized or assisted housing, for replacement 
     housing for units demolished or disposed of (including units 
     to be disposed of pursuant to a homeownership program under 
     section 5(h) or title III of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937) from the public housing inventory, for funds related to 
     litigation settlements or court orders, for amendments to 
     contracts to permit continued assistance to participating 
     families, or to enable public housing authorities to 
     implement ``mixed population'' plans for developments housing 
     primarily elderly residents; $815,000,000 shall be from 
     amounts earmarked for the modernization of existing public 
     housing projects pursuant to section 14 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, and the Secretary shall take actions 
     necessary to assure that such rescission is distributed among 
     public housing authorities, as if such rescission occurred 
     prior to the commencement of the fiscal year; $22,000,000 
     shall be from amounts earmarked for special purpose grants; 
     $148,300,000 shall be from amounts earmarked for loan 
     management set-asides; $15,000,000 shall be from amounts 
     earmarked for the family unification program; $30,000,000 
     shall be from amounts earmarked for the housing opportunities 
     for persons with AIDS program; $34,200,000 shall be from 
     amounts earmarked for lease adjustments; $39,000,000 shall be 
     from amounts previously made available under this head in 
     Public Law 103-327, and previous Acts, which are recaptured 
     (in addition to other sums which are, or may be recaptured); 
     $70,000,000 shall be from amounts earmarked for section 8 
     counseling; $50,000,000 shall be from amounts earmarked for 
     service coordinators; $66,000,000 shall be from amounts 
     earmarked for family investment centers; $85,300,000 shall be 
     from amounts earmarked for the lead-based paint hazard 
     reduction program; and $1,000,000,000 shall be from funds 
     available for all new incremental units [including funds 
     previously reserved or obligated and recaptured for the 
     development or acquisition costs of public housing (including 
     public housing for Indian families), incremental rental 
     subsidy contracts under the section 8 existing housing 
     certificate program (42 U.S.C. 1437f), and the housing 
     voucher program under section 8(o) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f(o))] and non-incremental, unreserved balances: Provided 
     further, That the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of the Congress a detailed operating plan of 
     proposed funding levels for activities under this account 
     within 30 days of enactment of this Act, and such funding 
     levels shall not be subject to pre-existing earmarks or set-
     asides, notwithstanding any other provision of law.
  



                               (deferral)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327 and any unobligated balances from funds 
     appropriated under this heading in prior years, $405,900,000 
     of amounts earmarked for the preservation of low-income 
     housing programs (excluding $17,000,000 previously earmarked, 
     plus an additional $5,000,000, for preservation technical 
     assistance grant funds pursuant to section 253 of the Housing 
     and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended) shall not 
     become available for obligation until September 30, 1995: 
     Provided, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     pending the availability of such funds, the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development may suspend further processing 
     of applications.
  


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   assistance for the renewal of expiring section 8 subsidy contracts

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, and in prior years, $1,177,000,000 are 
     rescinded: Provided, That renewals of expiring section 8 
     contracts with funds provided under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, and in prior years, may be for a term of two 
     years. In renewing an annual contributions contract with a 
     public housing agency administering the tenant-based existing 
     housing certificate program (42 U.S.C. 1437f) or the housing 
     voucher program under section 8(o) (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)) of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, the 
     Secretary shall take into account the amount in the project 
     reserve under the contract being renewed in determining the 
     amount of budget authority to obligate under the renewed 
     contract (the total amount available in all such project 
     reserves is estimated to be $427,000,000) and the Secretary 
     may determine not to apply section 8(o)(6)(B) of the Act to 
     renewals of housing vouchers during the remainder of fiscal 
     year 1995.
  



                           youthbuild program

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $10,000,000 are rescinded.
  



                     housing counseling assistance

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $38,000,000 are rescinded.
  



                         flexible subsidy fund

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327 and any unobligated balances from funds 
     appropriated under this heading in prior years, and excess 
     rental changes, collections and other amount in the fund, 
     $8,000,000 are rescinded.
  



                  nehemiah housing opportunities fund

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds transferred to this revolving fund in prior 
     years, $10,500,000 are rescinded.
  


                          Homeless Assistance

  



                       homeless assistance grants

  



                               (deferral)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $297,000,000 shall not become available for 
     obligation until September 30, 1995.
  


                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 1001. (a) Section 14 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(q)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     public housing agency may use modernization assistance 
     provided under section 14 for any eligible activity related 
     to public housing which is currently authorized by this Act 
     or applicable appropriations Acts for a public housing 
     agency, including the demolition of existing units, for 
     replacement housing, modernization activities related to the 
     public housing portion of housing developments held in 
     partnership, or cooperation with non-public housing entities, 
     and for temporary relocation assistance, provided that the 
     assistance provided to the public housing agency under 
     section 14 is principally used for the physical improvement 
     or replacement of public housing and for associated 
     management improvements, except as otherwise approved by the 
     Secretary, and provided the public housing agency consults 
     with the appropriate local government officials (or Indian 
     tribal officials) and with tenants of the public housing 
     developments. The public housing agency shall establish 
     procedures for consultation with local government officials 
     and tenants, and shall follow applicable regulatory 
     procedures as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(2) The authorization provided under this subsection 
     shall not extend to the use of public housing modernization 
     assistance for public housing operating assistance.''.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall be effective for assistance 
     appropriated on or before the effective date of this Act.
       Sec. 1002. (a) Section 18 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 is amended by--
       (1) inserting ``and'' at the end of subsection (b)(1);
       (2) striking all that follows after ``Act'' in subsection 
     (b)(2) and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``, and 
     the public housing agency provides for the payment of the 
     relocation expenses of each tenant to be displaced, ensures 
     that the rent paid by the tenant following relocation will 
     not exceed the amount permitted under this Act and shall not 
     commence demolition or disposition of any unit until the 
     tenant of the unit is relocated.'';
       (3) striking subsection (b)(3);
       (4) striking ``(1)'' in subsection (c);
       (5) striking subsection (c)(2);
       (6) inserting before the period at the end of subsection 
     (d) the following: ``, provided that nothing in this section 
     shall prevent a public housing agency from consolidating 
     occupancy within or among buildings of a public housing 
     project, or among projects, or with other housing for the 
     purpose of improving the living conditions of or providing 
     more efficient services to its tenants'';
       (7) striking ``under section (b)(3)(A)'' in each place it 
     occurs in subsection (e);
       (8) redesignating existing subsection (f) as subsection 
     (g); and
       (9) inserting a new subsection (f) as follows:
       ``(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     replacement housing units for public housing units demolished 
     may be build on the original public housing site or in the 
     same neighborhood if the number of such replacement units is 
     significantly fewer than the number of units demolished.''
       (b) Section 304(g) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     is hereby repealed.
       (c) Section 5(h) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     is amended by striking the last sentence.
       (d) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall be effective for 
     plans for the demolition, disposition or conversion to 
     homeownership of public housing approved by the Secretary on 
     or before September 30, 1995, provided that no application 
     for replacement housing submitted by a public housing agency 
     to implement a final order of a court issued, or a settlement 
     approved by a court, before enactment of this Act, shall be 
     affected by such amendments.
       Sec. 1003. Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 is amended by adding the following new subsection:
       ``(z) Termination of Section 8 Contracts and Reuse of 
     Recaptured Budget Authority.--
       ``(1) General authority.--The Secretary may reuse any 
     budget authority, in whole or part, that is recaptured on 
     account of termination of a housing assistance payments 
     contract (other than a contract for tenant-based assistance) 
     only for one or more of the following:
       ``(A) Tenant-based assistance.--Pursuant to a contract with 
     a public housing agency, to provide tenant-based assistance 
     under this section to families occupying units formerly 
     assisted under the terminated contract.
       ``(B) Project-based assistance.--Pursuant to a contract 
     with an owner, to attach assistance to one or more structures 
     under this section, for relocation of families occupying 
     units formerly assisted under the terminated contract.
       ``(2) Families occupying units formerly assisted under 
     terminated contract.--Pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall first make available tenant- or project-based 
     assistance to families occupying units formerly assisted 
     under the terminated contract. The Secretary shall provide 
     project-based assistance in instances only where the use of 
     tenant-based assistance is determined to be infeasible by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(3) Effective date.--This subsection shall be effective 
     for actions initiated by the Secretary on or before September 
     30, 1995.''.
  


                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

  


             Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board

  



                         salaries and expenses

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $500,000 are rescinded.
  


              Community Development Financial Institutions

  


           Community Development Financial Institutions Fund

  



                            program account

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $124,000,000 are rescinded.
  


             Corporation for National and Community Service

  



       national and community service programs operating expenses

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $210,000,000 are rescinded: Provided, That none 
     of the funds remaining for obligation during fiscal year 1995 
     may be used for national awards to Federal agencies.
  


                    Environmental Protection Agency

  



                        research and development

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $14,635,000 are rescinded.
  


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                   abatement, control, and compliance

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $9,806,805 are rescinded: Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall not be required to site a computer to 
     support the regional acid deposition monitoring program in 
     the Bay City, Michigan, vicinity.
  



                        buildings and facilities

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-389 and Public Law 102-139 for the Center for Ecology 
     Research and Training, $83,000,000 are rescinded.
  



                     hazardous substance superfund

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $100,000,000 are rescinded.
  



               water infrastructure/state revolving funds

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327 and Public Law 103-124, $1,302,200,000 are 
     rescinded: Provided, That $1,299,000,000 of this amount is to 
     be derived from amounts appropriated for State revolving 
     funds and $3,200,000 is to be derived from amounts 
     appropriated for making grants for the construction of 
     wastewater treatment facilities specified in House Report 
     103-715.
  


                       Administrative Provisions

       Sec. 1004. None of the funds made available in any 
     appropriations Act for fiscal year 1995 may be used by the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to require any State to 
     comply with the requirement of section 182 of the Clean Air 
     Act by adopting or implementing a test-only or IM240 enhanced 
     vehicle inspection and maintenance program, except that EPA 
     may approve such a program if a State chooses to submit one 
     to meet that requirement.
       Sec. 1005. None of the funds made available in any 
     appropriations Act for fiscal year 1995 may be used by the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to impose or enforce any 
     requirement that a State implement trip reduction measures to 
     reduce vehicular emissions. Section 304 of the Clean Air Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 7604) shall not apply with respect to any such 
     requirement during the period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and ending September 30, 1995.
       Sec. 1006. None of the funds made available in any 
     appropriations Act for fiscal year 1995 may be used by the 
     Environmental Protection Agency for listing or to list any 
     additional facilities on the National Priorities List 
     established by section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act (CERCLA), as 
     amended (42 U.S.C. 9605), unless the Administrator receives a 
     written request to propose for listing or to list a facility 
     from the governor of the State in which the facility is 
     located, or unless legislation to reauthorize CERCLA is 
     enacted.
       Sec. 1007. None of the funds made available in any 
     Appropriations Act for fiscal year 1995 shall be spent by the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to disapprove a state 
     implementation plan (SIP) revision solely on the basis of the 
     Agency's regulatory 50 percent discount for alternative test-
     and-repair inspection and maintenance programs. 
     Notwithstanding any other provision of EPA's regulatory 
     requirements, the EPA shall assign up to 100 percent credit 
     when such State has provided data for the proposed inspection 
     and maintenance system that demonstrates evidence that such 
     credits are appropriate. The Environmental Protection Agency 
     shall complete and present a technical assessment of the 
     State's demonstration within 45 days after submittal by the 
     State.
  


             National Aeronautics and Space Administration

  



                  science, aeronautics and technology

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327 and any unobligated balances from funds 
     appropriated under ``Research and Development'' in prior 
     years, $52,000,000 are rescinded.
  



                       construction of facilities

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 102-389, for the Consortium for International Earth 
     Science Information Network, $27,000,000 are rescinded; and 
     of any unobligated balances from funds appropriated under 
     this heading in prior years, $7,000,000 are rescinded.
  



                            mission support

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $32,000,000 are rescinded.
  



             space flight, control and data communications

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the available balances under this heading in previous 
     fiscal years $20,000,000 are rescinded.
  


                       Administrative Provisions

  



                     (including transfer of funds)

  

       Sec. 1008. The Administrator shall acquire, for no more 
     than $35,000,000, a certain parcel of land, together with 
     existing facilities, located on the site of the property 
     referred to as the Clear Lake Development Facility, Clear 
     Lake, Texas. The land and facilities in question comprise 
     approximately 13 acres and include a Light Manufacturing 
     Facility, an Avionics Development Facility, and an Assembly 
     and Test Building which shall be modified for use as a 
     Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory in support of human space flight 
     activities.
       Sec. 1009. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
     regulation, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     (NASA) shall convey, without reimbursement, to the State of 
     Mississippi, all rights, title and interest of the United 
     States in the property known as the Yellow Creek Facility and 
     consisting of approximately 1,200 acres near the city of 
     Iuka, Mississippi, including all improvements thereon and 
     also including any personal property owned by NASA that is 
     currently located on-site and which the State of Mississippi 
     requires to facilitate the transfer: Provided, That 
     appropriated funds shall be used to effect this conveyance: 
     Provided further, That $10,000,000 in appropriated funds 
     otherwise available to NASA shall be transferred to the State 
     of Mississippi to be used in the transition of the facility: 
     Provided further, That each Federal agency with prior contact 
     to the site shall remain responsible for any and all 
     environmental remediation made necessary as a result of its 
     activities on the site: Provided further, That in 
     consideration of this conveyance, NASA may require such other 
     terms and conditions as the Administrator deems appropriate 
     to protect the interests of the United States: Provided 
     further, That the conveyance of the site and the transfer of 
     the funds to the State of Mississippi shall occur not later 
     than thirty days from the date of enactment of this Act.
  


                      National Science Foundation

  



                    academic research infrastructure

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $131,867,000 are rescinded.
  


                              CORPORATIONS

  


                 Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

  



                    fdic affordable housing program

  



                              (rescission)

  

       Of the funds made available under this heading in Public 
     Law 103-327, $11,281,034 are rescinded.
  


                      TITLE II--GENERAL PROVISIONS

  


     SEC. 2001. EMERGENCY SALVAGE TIMBER SALE PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``appropriate committees of Congress'' means 
     the Committee on Resources, the Committee on Agriculture, and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources, the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and 
     Forestry, and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.
       (2) The term ``emergency period'' means the period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this section and 
     ending on September 30, 1997.
       (3) The term ``salvage timber sale'' means a timber sale 
     for which an important reason for entry includes the removal 
     of disease- or insect-infested trees, dead, damaged, or down 
     trees, or trees affected by fire or imminently susceptible to 
     fire or insect attack. Such term also includes the removal of 
     associated trees or trees lacking the characteristics of a 
     healthy and viable ecosystem for the purpose of ecosystem 
     improvement or rehabilitation, except that any such sale must 
     include an identifiable salvage component of trees described 
     in the first sentence.
       (4) The term ``Secretary concerned'' means--
       (A) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to lands 
     within the National Forest System; and
       (B) the Secretary of the Interior, with respect to Federal 
     lands under the jurisdiction of the Bureau of Land 
     Management.
       (b) Completion of Salvage Timber Sales.--
       (1) Salvage timber sales.--Using the expedited procedures 
     provided in subsection

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     (c), the Secretary concerned shall prepare, advertise, offer, 
     and award contracts during the emergency period for salvage 
     timber sales from Federal lands described in subsection 
     (a)(4). During the emergency period, the Secretary concerned 
     is to achieve, to the maximum extent feasible, a salvage 
     timber sale volume level above the programmed level to reduce 
     the backlogged volume of salvage timber. The preparation, 
     advertisement, offering, and awarding of such contracts shall 
     be performed notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     including a law under the authority of which any judicial 
     order may be outstanding on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Use of salvage sale funds.--To conduct salvage timber 
     sales under this subsection, the Secretary concerned may use 
     salvage sale funds otherwise available to the Secretary 
     concerned.
       (3) Sales in preparation.--Any salvage timber sale in 
     preparation on the date of the enactment of this Act shall be 
     subject to the provisions of this section.
       (c) Expedited Procedures for Emergency Salvage Timber 
     Sales.--
       (1) Sale documentation.--
       (A) Preparation.--For each salvage timber sale conducted 
     under subsection (b), the Secretary concerned shall prepare a 
     document that combines an environmental assessment under 
     section 102(2) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(E)) (including regulations 
     implementing such section) and a biological evaluation under 
     section 7(a)(2) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
     U.S.C. 1536(a)(2)) and other applicable Federal law and 
     implementing regulations. At the sole discretion of the 
     Secretary concerned and to the extent the Secretary concerned 
     considers appropriate and feasible, the document prepared 
     under this paragraph must consider the environmental effects 
     of the salvage timber sale and consider the effect, if any, 
     on threatened or endangered species.
       (B) Use of existing materials.--In lieu of preparing a new 
     document under this paragraph, the Secretary concerned may 
     use a document prepared pursuant to the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act, a biological 
     evaluation written before such date, or information collected 
     for such a document or evaluation if the document, 
     evaluation, or information applies to the Federal lands 
     covered by the proposed sale.
       (C) Scope and content.--The scope and content of the 
     documentation and information prepared, considered, and 
     relied on under this paragraph is at the sole discretion of 
     the Secretary concerned.
       (2) Reporting requirements.--Not later than August 30, 
     1995, the Secretary concerned shall submit a report to the 
     appropriate committees of Congress on the implementation of 
     this section. The report shall be updated and resubmitted to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress every six months 
     thereafter until the completion of all salvage timber sales 
     conducted under subsection (b). Each report shall contain the 
     following:
       (A) The volume of salvage timber sales sold and harvested, 
     as of the date of the report, for each National Forest and 
     each district of the Bureau of Land Management.
       (B) The available salvage volume contained in each National 
     Forest and each district of the Bureau of Land Management.
       (C) A plan and schedule for an enhanced salvage timber sale 
     program for fiscal years 1995, 1996, and 1997 using the 
     authority provided by this section for salvage timber sales.
       (D) A description of any needed resources and personnel, 
     including personnel reassignments, required to conduct an 
     enhanced salvage timber sale program through fiscal year 
     1997.
       (E) A statement of the intentions of the Secretary 
     concerned with respect to the salvage timber sale volume 
     levels specified in the joint explanatory statement of 
     managers accompanying the conference report on this Act.
       (3) Advancement of sales authorized.--The Secretary 
     concerned may begin salvage timber sales under subsection (b) 
     intended for a subsequent fiscal year before the start of 
     such fiscal year if the Secretary concerned determines that 
     performance of such salvage timber sales will not interfere 
     with salvage timber sales intended for a preceding fiscal 
     year.
       (4) Decisions.--The Secretary concerned shall design and 
     select the specific salvage timber sales to be offered under 
     subsection (b) on the basis of the analysis contained in the 
     document or documents prepared pursuant to paragraph (1) to 
     achieve, to the maximum extent feasible, a salvage timber 
     sale volume level above the program level.
       (5) Sale preparation.--
       (A) Use of available authorities.--The Secretary concerned 
     shall make use of all available authority, including the 
     employment of private contractors and the use of expedited 
     fire contracting procedures, to prepare and advertise salvage 
     timber sales under subsection (b).
       (B) Exemptions.--The preparation, solicitation, and award 
     of salvage timber sales under subsection (b) shall be exempt 
     from--
       (i) the requirements of the Competition in Contracting Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 253 et seq.) and the implementing regulations in 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulation issued pursuant to section 
     25(c) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
     U.S.C. 421(c)) and any departmental acquisition regulations; 
     and
       (ii) the notice and publication requirements in section 18 
     of such Act (41 U.S.C. 416) and 8(e) of the Small Business 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 637(e)) and the implementing regulations in 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulations and any departmental 
     acquisition regulations.
       (C) Incentive payment recipients; report.--The provisions 
     of section 3(d)(1) of the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act 
     of 1994 (Public Law 103-226; 5 U.S.C. 5597 note) shall not 
     apply to any former employee of the Secretary concerned who 
     received a voluntary separation incentive payment authorized 
     by such Act and accepts employment pursuant to this 
     paragraph. The Director of the Office of Personnel Management 
     and the Secretary concerned shall provide a summary report to 
     the appropriate committees of Congress, the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate regarding the number of incentive payment 
     recipients who were rehired, their terms of reemployment, 
     their job classifications, and an explanation, in the 
     judgment of the agencies involved of how such reemployment 
     without repayment of the incentive payments received is 
     consistent with the original waiver provisions of such Act. 
     This report shall not be conducted in a manner that would 
     delay the rehiring of any former employees under this 
     paragraph, or affect the normal confidentiality of Federal 
     employees.
       (6) Cost considerations.--Salvage timber sales undertaken 
     pursuant to this section shall not be precluded because the 
     costs of such activities are likely to exceed the revenues 
     derived from such activities.
       (7) Effect of salvage sales.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     not substitute salvage timber sales conducted under 
     subsection (b) for planned non-salvage timber sales.
       (8) Reforestation of salvage timber sale parcels.--The 
     Secretary concerned shall plan and implement reforestation of 
     each parcel of land harvested under a salvage timber sale 
     conducted under subsection (b) as expeditiously as possible 
     after completion of the harvest on the parcel, but in no case 
     later than any applicable restocking period required by law 
     or regulation.
       (9) Effect on judicial decisions.--The Secretary concerned 
     may conduct salvage timber sales under subsection (b) 
     notwithstanding any decision, restraining order, or 
     injunction issued by a United States court before the date of 
     the enactment of this section.
       (d) Direction To Complete Timber Sales on Lands Covered by 
     Option 9.--Notwithstanding any other law (including a law 
     under the authority of which any judicial order may be 
     outstanding on or after the date of enactment of this Act), 
     the Secretary concerned shall expeditiously prepare, offer, 
     and award timber sale contracts on Federal lands described in 
     the ``Record of Decision for Amendments to Forest Service and 
     Bureau of Land Management Planning Documents Within the Range 
     of the Northern Spotted Owl'', signed by the Secretary of the 
     Interior and the Secretary of Agriculture on April 13, 1994. 
     The Secretary concerned may conduct timber sales under this 
     subsection notwithstanding any decision, restraining order, 
     or injunction issued by a United States court before the date 
     of the enactment of this section. The issuance of any 
     regulation pursuant to section 4(d) of the Endangered Species 
     Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(d)) to ease or reduce 
     restrictions on non-Federal lands within the range of the 
     northern spotted owl shall be deemed to satisfy the 
     requirements of section 102(2c) of the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2c)), given the analysis 
     included in the Final Supplemental Impact Statement on the 
     Management of the Habitat for Late Successional and Old 
     Growth Forest Related Species Within the Range of the 
     Northern Spotted Owl, prepared by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Secretary of the Interior in 1994, which 
     is, or may be, incorporated by reference in the 
     administrative record of any such regulation. The issuance of 
     any such regulation pursuant to section 4(d) of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533(d)) shall not 
     require the preparation of an environmental impact statement 
     under section 102(2c) of the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2c)).
       (e) Administrative Review.--Salvage timber sales conducted 
     under subsection (b), timber sales conducted under subsection 
     (d), and any decision of the Secretary concerned in 
     connection with such sales, shall not be subject to 
     administrative review.
       (f) Judicial Review.--
       (1) Place and time of filing.--A salvage timber sale to be 
     conducted under subsection (b), and a timber sale to be 
     conducted under subsection (d), shall be subject to judicial 
     review only in the United States district court for the 
     district in which the affected Federal lands are located. Any 
     challenge to such sale must be filed in such district court 
     within 15 days after the date of initial advertisement of the 
     challenged sale. The Secretary concerned may not agree to, 
     and a court may not grant, a waiver of the requirements of 
     this paragraph.
       (2) Effect of filing on agency action.--For 45 days after 
     the date of the filing of a challenge to a salvage timber 
     sale to be conducted under subsection (b) or a timber sale to 
     be conducted under subsection (d), the Secretary concerned 
     shall take no action to award the challenged sale.
       (3) Prohibition on restraining orders, preliminary 
     injunctions, and relief pending review.--No restraining 
     order, preliminary injunction, or injunction pending ap

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     peal shall be issued by any court of the United States with 
     respect to any decision to prepare, advertise, offer, award, 
     or operate a salvage timber sale pursuant to subsection (b) 
     or any decision to prepare, advertise, offer, award, or 
     operate a timber sale pursuant to subsection (d). Section 705 
     of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply to any 
     challenge to such a sale.
       (4) Standard of review.--The courts shall have authority to 
     enjoin permanently, order modification of, or void an 
     individual salvage timber sale if it is determined by a 
     review of the record that the decision to prepare, advertise, 
     offer, award, or operate such sale was arbitrary and 
     capricious or otherwise not in accordance with applicable law 
     (other than those laws specified in subsection (i)).
       (5) Time for decision.--Civil actions filed under this 
     subsection shall be assigned for hearing at the earliest 
     possible date. The court shall render its final decision 
     relative to any challenge within 45 days from the date such 
     challenge is brought, unless the court determines that a 
     longer period of time is required to satisfy the requirement 
     of the United States Constitution. In order to reach a 
     decision within 45 days, the district court may assign all or 
     part of any such case or cases to one or more Special 
     Masters, for prompt review and recommendations to the court.
       (6) Procedures.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the court may set rules governing the procedures of any 
     proceeding brought under this subsection which set page 
     limits on briefs and time limits on filing briefs and motions 
     and other actions which are shorter than the limits specified 
     in the Federal rules of civil or appellate procedure.
       (7) Appeal.--Any appeal from the final decision of a 
     district court in an action brought pursuant to this 
     subsection shall be filed not later than 30 days after the 
     date of decision.
       (g) Exclusion of Certain Federal Lands.--
       (1) Exclusion.--The Secretary concerned may not select, 
     authorize, or undertake any salvage timber sale under 
     subsection (b) with respect to lands described in paragraph 
     (2).
       (2) Description of excluded lands.--The lands referred to 
     in paragraph (1) are as follows:
       (A) Any area on Federal lands included in the National 
     Wilderness Preservation System.
       (B) Any roadless area on Federal lands designated by 
     Congress for wilderness study in Colorado or Montana.
       (C) Any roadless area on Federal lands recommended by the 
     Forest Service or Bureau of Land Management for wilderness 
     designation in its most recent land management plan in effect 
     as of the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (D) Any area on Federal lands on which timber harvesting 
     for any purpose is prohibited by statute.
       (h) Rulemaking.--The Secretary concerned is not required to 
     issue formal rules under section 553 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to implement this section or carry out the 
     authorities provided by this section.
       (i) Effect on Other Laws.--The documents and procedures 
     required by this section for the preparation, advertisement, 
     offering, awarding, and operation of any salvage timber sale 
     subject to subsection (b) and any timber sale under 
     subsection (d) shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of 
     all applicable Federal laws (and regulations implementing 
     such laws) including but not limited to the following:
       (1) The Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
     Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1600 et seq.).
       (2) The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
     U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
       (3) The National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 
     U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       (4) The Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.).
       (5) The National Forest Management Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 
     472a et seq.).
       (6) The Multiple-Use Sustained-Yield Act of 1960 (16 U.S.C. 
     528 et seq.).
       (7) Other Federal environmental and natural resource laws.
       (j) Expiration Date.--The authority provided by subsections 
     (b) and (d) shall expire on September 30, 1997. The terms and 
     conditions of this section shall continue in effect with 
     respect to salvage timber sale contracts offered under 
     subsection (b) and timber sale contracts offered under 
     subsection (d) until the completion of performance of the 
     contracts.
       (k) Award and Release of Previously Offered and Unawarded 
     Timber Sale Contracts.--
       (1) Award and release required.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, within 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall act to 
     award, release, and permit to be completed in fiscal years 
     1995 and 1996, with no change in originally advertised terms, 
     volumes, and bid prices, all timber sale contracts offered or 
     awarded before that date in any unit of the National Forest 
     System or district of the Bureau of Land Management subject 
     to section 318 of Public Law 101-121 (103 Stat. 745). The 
     return of the bid bond of the high bidder shall not alter the 
     responsibility of the Secretary concerned to comply with this 
     paragraph.
       (2) Threatened or endangered bird species.--No sale unit 
     shall be released or completed under this subsection if any 
     threatened or endangered bird species is known to be nesting 
     within the acreage that is the subject of the sale unit.
       (3) Alternative offer in case of delay.--If for any reason 
     a sale cannot be released and completed under the terms of 
     this subsection within 45 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary concerned shall provide 
     the purchaser an equal volume of timber, of like kind and 
     value, which shall be subject to the terms of the original 
     contract and shall not count against current allowable sale 
     quantities.
       (l) Effect on Plans, Policies, and Activities.--Compliance 
     with this section shall not require or permit any revisions, 
     amendment, consultation, supplementation, or other 
     administrative action in or for any land management plan, 
     standard, guideline, policy, regional guide, or multi-forest 
     plan because of implementation or impacts, site-specific or 
     cumulative, of activities authorized or required by this 
     section. No project decision shall be required to be halted 
     or changed by such documents or guidance, implementation, or 
     impacts.
       Sec. 2002. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
  



         downward adjustments in discretionary spending limits

  

       Sec. 2003. Upon the enactment of this Act, the director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget shall make downward 
     adjustments in the discretionary spending limits (new budget 
     authority and outlays) specified in section 601(a)(2) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 for each of the fiscal years 
     1995 through 1998 by the aggregate amount of estimated 
     reductions in new budget authority and outlays for 
     discretionary programs resulting from the provisions of this 
     Act (other than emergency appropriations) for such fiscal 
     year, as calculated by the Director.
  



  prohibition on use of savings to offset deficit increases resulting 
              from direct spending or receipts legislation

  

       Sec. 2004. Reductions in outlays, and reductions in the 
     discretionary spending limits specified in section 601(a)(2) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, resulting from the 
     enactment of this Act shall not be taken into account for 
     purposes of section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       Sec. 2005. July 27 of each year until the year 2003 is 
     designated as ``National Korean War Veterans Armistice Day'', 
     and the President is authorized and requested to issue a 
     proclamation calling upon the people of the United States to 
     observe such day with appropriate ceremonies and activities, 
     and to urge the departments and agencies of the United States 
     and interested organization, groups, and individuals to fly 
     the American flag at halfstaff on July 27 of each year until 
     the year 2003 in honor of the Americans who died as a result 
     of their service in Korea.
  



 denial of use of funds for individuals not lawfully within the united 
                                 states

  

       Sec. 2006. (a) In General.--None of the funds made 
     available in this Act may be used to provide any direct 
     benefit or assistance to any individual in the United States 
     when it is made known to the Federal entity or official to 
     which the funds are made available that--
       (1) the individual is not lawfully within the United 
     States; and
       (2) the benefit or assistance to be provided is other than 
     search and rescue; emergency medical care; emergency mass 
     care; emergency shelter; clearance of roads and construction 
     of temporary bridges necessary to the performance of 
     emergency tasks and essential community services; warning of 
     further risks or hazards; dissemination of public information 
     and assistance regarding health and safety measures; 
     provision of food, water, medicine, and other essential 
     needs, including movement of supplies or persons; or 
     reduction of immediate threats to life, property, and public 
     health and safety.
       (b) Actions to Determine Lawful Status.--Each Federal 
     entity or official receiving funds under this Act shall take 
     reasonable actions to determine whether any individual who is 
     seeking any benefit or assistance subject to the limitation 
     established in subsection (a) is lawfully within the United 
     States.
       (c) Nondiscrimination.--In the case of any filing, inquiry, 
     or adjudication of an application for any benefit or 
     assistance subject to the limitation established in 
     subsection (a), no Federal entity or official (or their 
     agent) may discriminate against any individual on the basis 
     of race, color, religion, sex, age, or disability.
  


                               TITLE III

  


                 EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS

  


                       ANTI-TERRORISM INITIATIVES

  


                         OKLAHOMA CITY RECOVERY

  


                               CHAPTER I

  


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DEPARTMENTS OF COMMERCE, JUSTICE, AND STATE, THE JUDICIARY, AND RELATED 
                                AGENCIES

  


                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

  


                         General Administration

  


                         Counterterrorism Fund

       There is hereby established the Counterterrorism Fund which 
     shall remain available without fiscal year limitation. For 
     necessary expenses, as determined by the Attorney General, 
     $34,220,000, to remain available until expended, is 
     appropriated to the Counterterrorism Fund to reimburse any 
     Department of Justice organization for the costs incurred in 
     reestablishing the operational capability of an office or 
     facility which has been damaged or destroyed as the result of 
     the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in 
     Oklahoma City or any domestic or international terrorism 
     event: Provided, That funds from this appropriation also may 
     be used to reimburse the appropriation account of any 
     Department of Justice agency engaged in, or providing support 
     to, countering, investigating or prosecuting domestic or 
     international terrorism, including payment of rewards in 
     connection with these activities and to conduct a terrorism 
     threat assessment of Federal agencies and their facilities: 
     Provided further, That any amount obligated from 
     appropriations under this heading may be used under the 
     authorities available to the organization reimbursed from 
     this appropriation: Provided further, That amounts in excess 
     of the $10,555,000 made available for extraordinary expenses 
     incurred in the Oklahoma City bombing for fiscal year 1995, 
     shall be available only after the Attorney General notifies 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate in accordance with Section 605 
     of Public Law 103-317: Provided further, That the entire 
     amount is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: 
     Provided further, That the amount not previously designated 
     by the President as an emergency requirement shall be 
     available only to the extent 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 to Congress.
  


                            Legal Activities

  



             salaries and expenses, united states attorneys

  

       For an additional amount of expenses resulting from the 
     bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma 
     City and other anti-terrorism efforts, $2,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended: Provided 
     further, That the amount not previously designated by the 
     President as an emergency requirement shall be available only 
     to the extent 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 to Congress.
  


                    Federal Bureau of Investigation

  



                         salaries and expenses

  

       For an additional amount for expenses resulting from the 
     bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma 
     City and other anti-terrorism efforts, including the 
     establishment of a Domestic Counter-terrorism Center, 
     $77,140,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended: Provided further, That the amount not 
     previously designated by the President as an emergency 
     requirement shall be available only to the extent 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 to Congress.
  



                           general provisions

  

       Sec. 3001. Any funds made available to the Attorney General 
     heretofore or hereafter in any Act shall not be subject to 
     the spending limitations contained in 18 U.S.C., sections 
     3059 and 3072: Provided, That any reward of $100,000 or more, 
     up to a maximum of $2,000,000, may not be made without the 
     personal approval of the President or the Attorney General, 
     and such approval may not be delegated.
       Sec. 3002. Funds made available under this Act for this 
     Title for the Department of Justice are subject to the 
     standard notification procedures contained in Section 605 of 
     Public Law 103-317.
  


                             THE JUDICIARY

  


     COURT OF APPEALS, DISTRICT COURTS, AND OTHER JUDICIAL SERVICES

  


                             Court Security

       For an additional amount for ``Court Security'' to enhance 
     security of judges and support personnel, $16,640,000, to 
     remain available until expended, to be expended directly or 
     transferred to the United States Marshals Service; Provided, 
     That the entire amount is designated by Congress as an 
     emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended: Provided further, That the amount not 
     previously designated by the President as an emergency 
     requirement shall be available only to the extent 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 to Congress.
  


                               CHAPTER II

  


            TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE, AND GENERAL GOVERNMENT

  


                       DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY

  


                Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms

  



                         Salaries and Expenses

  

       For an additional amount for emergency expenses of the 
     bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma 
     City, and anti-terrorism efforts, including the President's 
     anti-terrorism initiative, $34,823,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
  


                Federal Law Enforcement Training Center

  



                         Salaries and Expenses

  

       For an additional amount for the Federal response to the 
     bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma 
     City, $1,100,000, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That the entire amount is designated by Congress as 
     an emergency requirement pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) 
     of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, as amended.
  


                      United States Secret Service

  



                         Salaries and Expenses

  

       For an additional amount for emergency expenses of the 
     bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma 
     City, and other anti-terrorism efforts, including the 
     President's antiterrorism initiative, $6,675,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
  


                     United States Customs Service

  



                         Salaries and Expenses

  

       For an additional amount for emergency expenses resulting 
     from the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in 
     Oklahoma City, $1,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.
  


                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

  


                    General Services Administration

  


                        Real Property Activities

  


                         Federal Buildings Fund

  


                 Limitations on Availability of Revenue

       The aggregate limitation on Federal Buildings Fund 
     obligations established under this heading in Public Law 103-
     329 (as otherwise reduced pursuant to this Act) is hereby 
     increased by $66,800,000, of which $40,400,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for necessary expenses of real 
     property management and related activities (including 
     planning, design, construction, demolition, restoration, 
     repairs, alterations, acquisition, installment acquisition 
     payments, rental of space, building operations, maintenance, 
     protection, moving of governmental agencies, and other 
     activities) in response to the April 19, 1995, terrorist 
     bombing attack at the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in 
     Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
       In carrying out such activities, the Administrator of 
     General Services may (among other actions) exchange, sell, 
     lease, donate, or otherwise dispose of the site of the Alfred 
     P. Murrah Federal Building (or a portion thereof) to the 
     State of Oklahoma, to the

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     City of Oklahoma City, or to any Oklahoma public trust that 
     has the City of Oklahoma City as its beneficiary and is 
     designated by the City to receive such property. Any such 
     disposal shall not be subject to (1) the Public Buildings Act 
     of 1959 (40 U.S.C. 601 et seq.); (2) the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.); 
     or (3) any other Federal law establishing requirements or 
     procedures for the disposal of Federal property: Provided, 
     That these funds shall not be available for expenses in 
     connection with the construction, repair, alteration, or 
     acquisition project for which a prospectus, if required by 
     the Public Buildings Act of 1959, as amended, has not been 
     approved, except that necessary funds may be expended for 
     required expenses in connection with the development of a 
     proposed prospectus: Provided further, That for additional 
     amounts, to remain available until expended and to be 
     deposited into the Federal Buildings Fund, for emergency 
     expenses resulting from the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah 
     Federal Building in Oklahoma City: for ``Construction'', 
     Oklahoma, Oklahoma City, Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, 
     Demolition, $2,300,000;' for ``Minor Repairs and 
     Alterations'', $3,300,000; for ``Rental of Space'', 
     $8,300,000, to be used to lease, furnish, and equip 
     replacement space; and for ``Buildings Operations'', 
     $12,500,000: Provided further, That the entire amount is 
     designated by Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant 
     to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
  


                              CHAPTER III

  


DEPARTMENTS OF VETERANS AFFAIRS AND HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT, AND 
                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

  


              Department of Housing and Urban Development

  



                     management and administration

  



                         salaries and expenses

  

       For an additional amount for emergency expenses resulting 
     from the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in 
     Oklahoma City, $3,200,000, to remain available through 
     September 30, 1996: Provided, That the entire amount is 
     designated by the Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
  


                          INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

  


                  Federal Emergency Management Agency

  



                         salaries and expenses

  

       For an additional amount for ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $3,523,000, to increase Federal, State and local preparedness 
     for mitigating and responding to the consequences of 
     terrorism: Provided, That the entire amount is designated by 
     Congress as an emergency requirement pursuant to section 
     251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, as amended.
  



              emergency management planning and assistance

  

       For an additional amount for ``Emergency Management 
     Planning and Assistance'', $3,477,000, to increase federal, 
     state and local preparedness for mitigating and responding to 
     the consequences of terrorism: Provided, That the entire 
     amount is designated by Congress as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Emergency Supplemental 
     Appropriations for Additional Disaster Assistance, for Anti-
     terrorism Initiatives, for Assistance in the Recovery from 
     the Tragedy that Occurred at Oklahoma City, and Rescissions 
     Act, 1995''.
       And amend the title of the bill to read as follows:
       Making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional 
     disaster assistance, for anti-terrorism initiatives, for 
     assistance in the recovery from the tragedy that occurred at 
     Oklahoma City, and making rescissions for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Bob Livingston,
     John T. Myers,
     Ralph Regula,
     Jerry Lewis,
     John Edward Porter,
     Hal Rogers,
     Joe Skeen,
     Frank R. Wolf,
     Tom DeLay,
     Barbara F. Vucanovich,
     Jim Lightfoot,
     S. Callahan,
     Ron Packard,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

  

     Mark O. Hatfield,
     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Arlen Specter,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     P. Gramm,
     C.S. Bond,
     Slade Gorton,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Connie Mack,
     Conrad Burns,
     Richard Shelby,
     Jim Jeffords,
     Judd Gregg,
     R.F. Bennett,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     D.K. Inouye,
     E.F. Hollings,
     J. Bennett Johnston,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
     Dale Bumpers,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Harry Reid,
     Bob Kerrey,
     Herb Kohl,
     Patty Murray,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

235

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affirmative

Nays

189

para.69.23                   [Roll No. 346]

                                YEAS--235

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon

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     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Berman
     Jacobs
     King
     Kleczka
     McNulty
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Quillen
     Stenholm
     Tucker
     Weldon (FL)
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.69.24  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to nuclear and biological weapons

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  On November 14, 1994, in light of the dangers of the proliferation of 
nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons and their means of delivery 
(``weapons of mass destruction''), I issued Executive Order No. 12938 
and declared a national emergency under the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
  As I described in the report transmitting Executive Order No. 12938, 
the new Executive order consolidated the functions of and revoked 
Executive Order No. 12735 of November 16, 1990, which declared a 
national emergency with respect to the proliferation of chemical and 
biological weapons, and Executive Order No. 12930 of September 29, 1994, 
which declared a national emergency with respect to nuclear, biological, 
and chemical weapons, and their means of delivery. The new Executive 
order also expanded certain existing authorities in order to strengthen 
the U.S. ability to respond to proliferation problems.
  The following report is made pursuant to section 204 of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act and section 401(c) of the 
National Emergencies Act regarding activities taken and money spent 
pursuant to the emergency declaration. Additional information on 
nuclear, missile, and/or chemical and biological weapons (CBW) 
nonproliferation efforts is contained in the annual report on the 
proliferation of missiles and essential components of nuclear, 
biological, and chemical weapons, provided to the Congress pursuant to 
section 1097 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 
1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190), also known as the ``Nonproliferation 
Report,'' and the annual report provided to the Congress pursuant to 
section 308 of the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare 
Elimination Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-182).
  The three export control regulations issued under the Enhanced 
Proliferation Control Initiative (EPCI) are fully in force and continue 
to be used to control the export of items with potential use in chemical 
or biological weapons or unmanned delivery systems for weapons of mass 
destruction.

  In the 6 months since I issued Executive Order No. 12938, the number 
of countries that have ratified the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) 
has reached 27 (out of 159 signatory countries). I am urging the Senate 
to give its advice and consent to ratification as soon as possible. The 
CWC is a critical element of U.S. nonproliferation policy that will 
significantly enhance our security and that of our friends and allies. I 
believe that U.S. ratification will help to encourage the ratification 
process in other countries and, ultimately, the CWC's entry into force.
  The United States actively participates in the CWC Preparatory 
Commission in The Hague, the deliberative body drafting administrative 
and implementing procedures for the CWC. Last month, this body accepted 
the U.S. offer of an information management system for the future 
Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons that will implement 
the CWC. The United States also is playing a leading role in developing 
a training program for international inspectors.
  The United States strongly supports international efforts to 
strengthen the 1972 Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BWC). In 
January 1995, the Ad Hoc Group mandated by the September 1994 BWC 
Special Conference to draft a legally binding instrument to strengthen 
the effectiveness and improve the implementation of the BWC held its 
first meeting. The Group agreed on a program of work and schedule of 
substantive meetings, the first of which will occur in July 1995. The 
United States is pressing for completion of the Ad Hoc Group's work and 
consideration of the legally binding instrument by the next BWC Review 
Conference in 1996.
  The United States maintained its active participation in the 29-member 
Australia Group (AG), which now includes the Czech Republic, Poland, 
Slovakia, and Romania. The AG reaffirmed in December the members' 
collective belief that full adherence to the CWC and the BWC provides 
the only means to achieve a permanent global ban on CBW, and that all 
states adhering to these Conventions have an obligation to ensure that 
their national activities support these goals.
  The AG also reiterated its conviction that harmonized AG export 
licensing measures are consistent with, and indeed actively support, the 
requirement under Article I of the CWC that States Parties never assist, 
in any way, the manufacture of chemical weapons. These measures also are 
consistent with the undertaking in Article XI of the CWC to facilitate 
the fullest possible exchange of chemical materials and related 
information for purposes not prohibited by the Convention, as they focus 
solely on preventing assistance to activities banned under the CWC. 
Similarly, such efforts also support existing nonproliferation 
obligations under the BWC.
  The United States Government determined that three foreign nationals 
(Luciano Moscatelli, Manfred Felber, and Gerhard Merz) had engaged in 
chemical weapons proliferation activities that required the imposition 
of sanctions against them, effective on November 19, 1994. Similar 
determinations were made against three foreign companies (Asian Ways 
Limited, Mainway International, and Worldco) effective on February 18, 
1995, and imposed sanctions against them. Additional information on 
these determinations is contained in a classified report to the 
Congress, provided pursuant to the Chemical and Biological Weapons 
Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991. The United States 
Government continues to monitor closely activities that may be subject 
to CBW sanctions provisions.
  The United States continued to control vigilantly U.S. exports that 
could make a contribution to unmanned delivery systems for weapons of 
mass destruction, exercising restraint in considering all such transfers 
consistent with the Guidelines of the Missile Technology Control Regime 
(MTCR). The MTCR Partners shared information not only with each other 
but with other possible supplier, consumer, and transshipment states 
about proliferation problems and also stressed the importance of 
implementing effective export control systems.

  The United States initiated unilateral efforts and coordinated with 
MTCR Partners in multilateral efforts, aimed at combatting missile 
proliferation by nonmembers and at encouraging nonmembers to adopt 
responsible export behavior and to adhere to the MTCR Guidelines. On 
October 4, 1994, the United States and China signed a Joint Statement on 
Missile Nonproliferation in which China reiterated

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its 1992 commitment to the MTCR Guidelines and agreed to ban the export 
of ground-to-ground MTCR-class missiles. In 1995, the United States met 
bilaterally with Ukraine in January, and with Russia in April, to 
discuss missile nonproliferation and the implementation of the MTCR 
Guidelines. In May 1995, the United States will participate with other 
MTCR Partners in a regime approach to Ukraine to discuss missile 
nonproliferation and to share information about the MTCR.
  The United States actively encouraged its MTCR Partners and fellow AG 
participants to adopt ``catch-all'' provisions, similar to that of the 
United States and EPCI, for items not subject to specific export 
controls. Austria, Germany, Norway, and the United Kingdom actually have 
such provisions in place. The European Union (EU) issued a directive in 
1994 calling on member countries to adopt ``catch-all'' controls. These 
controls will be implemented July 1, 1995. In line with this 
harmonization move, several countries, including European States that 
are not actually members of the EU, have adopted or are considering 
putting similar provisions in place.
  The United States has continued to pursue this Administration's 
nuclear nonproliferation goals. More than 170 nations joined in the 
indefinite, unconditional extension of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation 
Treaty (NPT) on May 11, 1995. This historic decision strengthens the 
security of all countries, nuclear weapons states and nonweapons states 
alike.
  South Africa joined the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), increasing NSG 
membership to 31 countries. The NSG held a plenary in Helsinki, April 5-
7, 1995, which focused on membership issues and the NSG's relationship 
to the NPT Conference. A separate, dual-use consultation meeting agreed 
upon 32 changes to the dual-use list.
  Pursuant to section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, I report 
that there were no expenses directly attributable to the exercise of 
authorities conferred by the declaration of the national emergency in 
Executive Order No. 12938 during the period from November 14, 1994, 
through May 14, 1995.

                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 18, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-76).

para.69.25  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12 
o'clock noon on Monday, May 22, 1995.

para.69.26  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, May 22, 1995, it 
adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. for ``morning hour debates'' on Tuesday, 
May 23, 1995.

para.69.27  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, May 
24, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.69.28  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iran

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby report to the Congress on developments since the last 
Presidential report on November 18, 1994, concerning the national 
emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive Order No. 
12170 of November 14, 1979, and matters relating to Executive Order No. 
12613 of October 29, 1987. This report is submitted pursuant to section 
204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 
1703(c), and section 505(c) of the International Security and 
Development Cooperation Act of 1985, 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-9(c). This report 
covers events through April 18, 1995. It discusses only matters 
concerning the national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared 
in Executive Order No. 12170 and matters relating to Executive Order No. 
12613. Matters relating to the March 15, 1995, Executive Order regarding 
a ban on investment in the petroleum sector, and the May 6, 1995, 
Executive Order regarding new trade sanctions, will be covered in 
separate reports. My last report, dated November 18, 1994, covered 
events through October 18, 1994.
  1. There have been no amendments to the Iranian Transactions 
Regulations, 31 CFR Part 560, or to the Iranian Assets Control 
Regulations, 31 CFR Part 535, since the last report.
  2. The Office of Foreign Assets Control (``OFAC'') of the Department 
of the Treasury continues to process applications for import licenses 
under the Iranian Transactions Regulations. However, a substantial 
majority of such applications are determined to be ineligible for 
licensing and, consequently, are denied.
  During the reporting period, the U.S. Customs Service has continued to 
effect numerous seizures of Iranian-origin merchandise, primarily 
carpets, for violation of the import prohibitions of the Iranian 
Transactions Regulations. OFAC and Customs Service investigations of 
these violations have resulted in forfeiture actions and the imposition 
of civil monetary penalties. Additional forfeiture and civil penalty 
actions are under review.
  3. The Iran-United States Claims Tribunal (the ``Tribunal''), 
established at The Hague pursuant to the Algiers Accords, continues to 
make progress in arbitrating the claims before it. However, since my 
last report, the Tribunal has not rendered any awards although payments 
were received by claimants in late November for awards rendered during 
the prior reporting period. Thus, the total number of awards remains at 
557. Of this total, 373 have been awards in favor of American claimants. 
Two hundred twenty-five (225) of these were awards on agreed terms, 
authorizing and approving payment of settlements negotiated by the 
parties, and 150 were decisions adjudicated on the merits. The Tribunal 
has issued 38 decisions dismissing claims on the merits and 85 decisions 
dismissing claims for jurisdictional reasons. Of the 59 remaining 
awards, three approved the withdrawal of cases and 56 were in favor of 
Iranian claimants. As of April 18, 1995, the Federal Reserve Bank of New 
York reported that the value of awards to successful American claimants 
for the Security Account held by the NV Settlement Bank stood at 
$2,365,160,410.39.
  Iran has not replenished the Security Account since October 8, 1992, 
and the Account has remained continuously below the balance of $500 
million required by the Algiers Accords since November 5, 1992. As of 
April 10, 1995, the total amount in the Security Account was 
$191,219,759.23, and the total amount in the Interest Account was 
$24,959,218.79.
  The United States continues to pursue Case A/28, filed in September 
1993, to require Iran to meet its obligations under the Algiers Accords 
to replenish the Security Account. Iran has yet to file its Statement of 
Defense in that case.
  4. The Department of State continues to present United States 
Government claims against Iran, in coordination with concerned 
government agencies, and to respond to claims brought against the United 
States by Iran.
  On April 18, 1995, the United States filed the first of two parts of 
its consolidated submission on the merits in Case B/61. Case B/61 
involves a claim by Iran for compensation with respect to primarily 
military equipment that Iran alleges it did not receive. The equipment 
was purchased pursuant to commercial contracts with more than 50 private 
American companies. Iran alleges that it suffered direct losses and 
consequential damages in excess of $2 billion in total because of the 
U.S. Government's refusal to allow the export of the equipment after 
January 19, 1981, in alleged contravention of the Algiers Accords. As 
directed by the Tribunal, the United States' submission addresses Iran's 
claims regarding both liability and compensation and damages.
  5. The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission (``FSCS'') on February 24, 
1995, successfully completed its case-by-case review of the more than 
3,000 so-called ``small claims'' against Iran arising out of the 1979 
Islamic revolution. These ``small claims'' (of $250,000

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or less each) were originally filed before the Iran-United States Claims 
Tribunal, but were transferred to the FCSC pursuant to the May 13, 1990 
Settlement Agreement between Iran and the United States.
  The FCSC issued decisions on 3,066 claims for total awards of 
$86,555,795. Of that amount, $41,570,936 represented awards of principal 
and $44,984,859 represented awards of interest. Although originally only 
$50 million were available to pay these awards, the funds earned 
approximately $9 million in interest over time, for a total settlement 
fund of more than $59 million. Thus, all awardees will receive full 
payment on the principal amounts of their awards, with interest awards 
paid on a pro rata basis.
  The FCSC's awards to individuals and corporations covered claims for 
both real and personal property seized by Iran. In addition, many claims 
arose out of commercial transactions, including contracts for the sale 
of goods and contracts for the supply of services such as teaching, 
medical treatment, data processing, and shipping. The FCSC is now 
working with the Department of the Treasury to facilitate final payment 
on all FCSC awards.
  6. The situation reviewed above continues to implicate important 
diplomatic, financial, and legal interests of the United States and its 
nationals and presents an unusual challenge to the national security and 
foreign policy of the United States. The Iranian Assets Control 
Regulations issued pursuant to Executive Order No. 12170 continue to 
play an important role in structuring our relationship with Iran and in 
enabling the United States to implement properly the Algiers Accords. 
Similarly, the Iranian Transactions Regulations issued pursuant to 
Executive Order No. 12613 continue to advance important objectives in 
combating international terrorism. I shall continue to exercise the 
powers at my disposal to deal with these problems and will continue to 
report periodically to the Congress on significant developments.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 18, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-77).

para.69.29  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 534. An Act to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     provide authority for States to limit the interstate 
     transportation of municipal solid waste, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce. 

para.69.30  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BONO, for today until 2:30 p.m.; and
  To Mr. McNULTY, for today after 2 p.m.
  And then,

para.69.31  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DORNAN, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 8 o'clock and 14 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12 o'clock noon on Monday, May 22, 1995.

para.69.32  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     H.R. 1062. A bill to enhance competition in the financial 
     services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
     affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial 
     service providers; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-127, Pt. 
     1). Ordered to be printed.

para.69.33  time limitation on referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1062. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than June 16, 1995.

para.69.34  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. CASTLE (by request);
       H.R. 1667. A bill to authorize U.S. contributions to the 
     International Development Association, the Asian Development 
     Bank, and the interest subsidy account of the enhanced 
     structural adjustment facility of the International Monetary 
     Fund; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Ms. DANNER:
       H.R. 1668. A bill to establish a program to control fraud 
     and abuse in the Medicare Program, to increase the amount of 
     civil monetary penalties which may be assessed against 
     individuals and entities committing fraud against the 
     Medicare Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. FURSE:
       H.R. 1669. A bill to establish a science and mathematics 
     early start grant program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. CLINGER (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Zeliff, Mr. Blute, Mr. Davis, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Tate, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Flanagan, Mr. Bass, and Mr. Chambliss):
       H.R. 1670. A bill to revise and streamline the acquisition 
     laws of the Federal Government, to reorganize the mechanisms 
     for resolving Federal procurement disputes, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on National 
     Security, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Ms. FURSE:
       H.R. 1671. A bill to provide for Federal budgetary savings 
     through reducing the number of political appointees; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       H.R. 1672. A bill to achieve budgetary savings by reducing 
     the funding and scope of the stockpile stewardship program of 
     the Department of Energy; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       H.R. 1673. A bill to achieve budgetary savings by 
     terminating certain Department of Defense programs; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 1674. A bill to achieve budgetary savings by reducing 
     the amount which may be appropriated for the nuclear energy 
     research and development activities of the Department of 
     Energy; to the Committee on National Security, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Ortiz, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Cremeans, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Thornberry):
       H.R. 1675. A bill to amend the National Wildlife Refuge 
     System Administration Act of 1966 to improve the management 
     of the National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. JACOBS (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 1676. A bill to amend the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1990 to clarify that the expenses of 
     administering the old age, survivors and disability insurance 
     programs are not included in the budget of the U.S. 
     Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Budget, and in addition to the Committees on Rules, and Ways 
     and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. 
             Edwards, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Laughlin, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Fox, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Tucker, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Doggett, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Engel, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Bonior, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 1677. A bill to waive the time limitation specified by 
     law for the award of certain military decorations in order to 
     allow the posthumous award of the Congressional Medal of 
     Honor to Doris Miller for actions while a member of the Navy 
     during World War II; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. MARTINI:
       H.R. 1678. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     apply section 1001 to all branches of Government; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 1679. A bill to make an exception to the United States 
     embargo on trade with Cuba for the export of medicines or 
     medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.

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           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. 
             Emerson, and Mr. Condit):
       H.R. 1680. A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, 
     Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. TATE (for himself and Mr. Nethercutt):
       H.R. 1681. A bill to provide that certain regulations shall 
     not take effect unless published in final form not later than 
     18 months after the date of publication of general notice of 
     proposed rulemaking; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 1682. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to use stewardship contracting in a demonstration program to 
     restore and maintain the ecological integrity and 
     productivity of forest ecosystems to insure that the land and 
     resources are passed to future generations in better 
     condition than they were found; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Dornan):
       H.J. Res. 89. Joint resolution prohibiting funds for 
     diplomatic relations and further advancement of economic 
     relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam [SRV] unless 
     the President certifies to Congress that Vietnamese officials 
     are being fully cooperative and forthcoming with efforts to 
     account for the 2,205 Americans still missing and otherwise 
     unaccounted for from the Vietnam War, as determined on the 
     basis of all information available to the United States 
     Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H. Con. Res. 69. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the National Rifle Association should 
     disavow and condemn the inflammatory and defamatory language 
     used by its leadership and certain of its officers and 
     employees to attack Federal law enforcement agencies and 
     their employees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Weller):
       H. Con. Res. 70. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that members of the Screen Actors Guild 
     should contribute funds to a private, self-sustaining 
     endowment for the arts; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
           By Ms. DeLAURO:
       H. Res. 153. Resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Congress that the National Association of Radio Talk Show 
     Hosts should not honor G. Gordon Liddy because of his use of 
     hateful speech and its potential to inflame violence against 
     law enforcement officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H. Res. 154. Resolution to amend clause 2(a) of House Rule 
     XXIII to extend the length of time required before 
     considering the report of a committee of conference; to the 
     Committee on Rules. 

para.69.35  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII.

       87. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Hawaii, relative to the physical desecration of the 
     U.S. flag; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.69.36  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 26: Mr. Heineman.
       H.R. 43: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Markey, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 60: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 70: Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 159: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 246: Mr. Miller of Florida and Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 248: Mr. Quillen.
       H.R. 329: Mr. Camp, Mr. Talent, and Mr. Quillen.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 447: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 482: Mr. Hoke.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 772: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
     Matsui, and Mr. Mfume.
       H.R. 789: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Franks of 
     Connecticut.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Klug, Mr. Ward, Mr. 
     Bryant of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Browder, Mr. Poshard, Ms. Pryce, Mr. 
     Laughlin, Mr. Talent, Mr. Klug, Mr. Costello, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Farr and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Waxman, 
     Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Waxman, 
     Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 1085: Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 1103: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1138: Mr. Tate.
       H.R. 1210: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 1220: Mr. Bono and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1226: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 1227: Mr. Linder and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 1235: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1294: Mrs. Lincoln.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. Weller, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 1423: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Beilenson.
       H.R. 1447: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 1448: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 1484: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ward, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Gonzalez, 
     and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1499: Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1533: Mr. DeLay and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1535: Mr. McKinney, Mr. Markey, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1547: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1556: Mr. Frisa and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 1580: Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. 
     LaHood.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Coble and Mrs. Waldholtz.
       H.R. 1597: Mr. Archer.
       H.R. 1617: Mr. Weller, Mr. Herger, Mrs. Seastrand, and Mr. 
     Linder.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Coble, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bunn 
     of Oregon, and Mr. Laughlin.
       H.J. Res. 79: Mr. Portman and Mr. Castle.
       H. Con. Res. 5: Mr. Solomon. 



.
                        MONDAY, MAY 22, 1995 (70)

para.70.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KIM, who 
laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 22, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jay Kim to act as Speaker 
     pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.70.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KIM, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, May 18, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.70.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       889. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       890. A letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a 
     letter expressing his concerns with regard to H.R. 1561, the 
     American Overseas Interests Act; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       891. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-51, ``Toll 
     Telecommunication Temporary Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code section 1-233(c) (1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       892. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-52, ``Emergency 
     Assistance Clarification Temporary Amendment Act of 1995,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c) (1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       893. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-53, ``Merit 
     Personnel Early Out Retirement Revisions Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c) (1); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       894. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-54, ``Revolving 
     Credit Account Late Fee Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233 (c) (1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       895. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-55, ``Budget 
     Implementation Exemption Temporary Amendment Act of 1995,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c) (1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       896. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-56, ``Foreign 
     Trade Zones Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c) (1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       897. A letter from the Agency Freedom of Information 
     Officer (1105), Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting 
     a report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act 
     for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       898. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

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para.70.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 1421. An Act to provide that references in the 
     statutes of the United States to any committee or officer of 
     the House of Representatives the name or jurisdiction of 
     which was changed as part of the reorganization of the House 
     of Representatives at the beginning of the 104th Congress 
     shall be treated as referring to the currently applicable 
     committee or officer of the House of Representatives.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the 
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 184. An Act to establish an Office for Rare Disease in 
     the National Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to section 9355(a) of title 
10, United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
appoints Mr. Burns, Mr. Kempthorne, Mr. Hollings, and Mr. Exon to the 
Board of Visitors of the U.S. Air Force Academy.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 4355(a) of title 
10, United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
appoints Mr. Cochran, Mrs. Hutchison, and Mr. Reid to the Board of 
Visitors of the U.S. Military Academy.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 6968(a) of title 
10, United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
appoints Mr. Hatfield, Mr. McCain, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Sarbanes to the 
Board of Visitors of the U.S. Naval Academy.

para.70.5  recess--12:20 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KIM, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para.70.6  after recess--4:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, called the House to order.

para.70.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1561

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-129) the resolution (H. Res. 155) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1561) to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the 
United States; to authorize appropriations for the Department of State 
and related agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997; to responsibly 
reduce the authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign 
assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.70.8  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 184. An Act to establish an Office for Rare Disease 
     Research in the National Institutes of Health, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.

  And then,

para.70.9  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. TAUZIN, pursuant to the special order of the House 
agreed to on May 18, 1995, at 4 o'clock and 17 minutes p.m. the House 
adjourned until 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, May 23, 1995.

para.70.10  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 155. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1561) to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the 
     United States; to authorize appropriations for the Department 
     of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997; 
     to responsibly reduce the authorizations of appropriations 
     for U.S. foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 
     and 1997, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-129). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para.70.11  subsequent action on a reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of Rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

            [The following action occurred on May 20, 1995]

       H.R. 1561. The Committee on the Judiciary discharged.

para.70.12  reported bills sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, bills and reports were delivered to the 
Clerk for printing, and bills referred as follows:

  [Pursuant to the order of the House on May 18, 1995, the following 
                   report was filed on May 19, 1995]

       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 
     1561. A bill to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of 
     the United States; to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 
     1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce the authorizations of 
     appropriations for United States foreign assistance programs 
     for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes, with 
     an amendment; referred to the Committee on Judiciary for a 
     period ending not later than May 20, 1995, for consideration 
     of such provisions of the amendment recommended by the 
     Committee on International Relations as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 1(j), rule 
     X (Rept. No. 104-128, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para.70.13  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 70: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 218: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Meehan and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Hamilton, 
     Mr. King, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Herger, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Browder, Mr. 
     Stockman, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Solomon, Mrs. 
     Seastrand, and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Kleczka and Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 782: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
     Hoyer, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 788: Mr. Hoke.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Bilirakis and Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 1103: Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 1118: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1383: Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 1425: Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 1448: Mr. Peterson of Florida.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1533: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 1555: Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 1611: Mr. Stump.



.
                       TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1995 (71)

para.71.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order, at 10:30 o'clock a.m., by the SPEAKER 
pro tempore, Mr. KIM, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 23, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jay Kim to act as Speaker 
     pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.71.2  recess--11:10 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KIM, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 12 o'clock noon.

para.71.3  after recess--12:00 noon

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, called the House to order.

para.71.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, May 22, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.71.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       899. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting a 
     report entitled , ``Not-To-Exceed Cost Estimates for C-17 
     Aircraft''; to the Committee on National Security.
       900. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting a 
     report on assistance to Red Cross for emergency 
     communications services for members of the Armed Forces and 
     their families, pursuant to section 383 of the fiscal year 
     1995 National Defense Authorization Act; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       901. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a copy of a 
     certification by the President; regarding use of the Exchange 
     Stabilization Fund and Federal Reserve in relation to the 
     economic crisis in Mexico, pursuant to section 406 of the 
     Mexi

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     can Debt Disclosure Act of 1995; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       902. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the interim report on the performance standards 
     and measurement systems developed by States for their 
     vocational education programs, pursuant to Public Law 101-
     392, section 404 (104 Stat. 809); to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       903. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a report on the efforts of the 
     National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect to assist States 
     in implementing a voluntary reporting system on child abuse 
     and neglect, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5106f-1; to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       904. A letter from the Postmaster General, U.S. Postal 
     Service, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       905. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the 24th annual report of the actual 
     operation during water year 1994 for the reservoirs along the 
     Colorado River; projected plan of operation for water year 
     1995, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1552(b); to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       906. A letter from the Attorney General of the United 
     States, Department of Justice, transmitting the 1994 annual 
     report of the Federal Prison Industries, Inc. [FPI], pursuant 
     to 18 U.S.C. 4127; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       907. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a report entitled, ``Military 
     Bases: Analysis of DOD's 1995 Process and Recommendations for 
     Closure and Realignment'' (GAO/NSIAD-95-133, Apr. 14, 1995), 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106(a); jointly, to the Committees on 
     National Security and Government Reform and Oversight.
       908. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the annual report for the National Security Education 
     Program, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1906; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Intelligence (Permanent Select) and Economic 
     and Educational Opportunities.

para.71.6  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule today: the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee 
on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight, the Committee on House Oversight, the Committee on 
the Judiciary, the Committee on National Security, the Committee on 
Resources, the Committee on Small Business, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence.

para.71.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1561

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 155):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1561) to consolidate the foreign affairs 
     agencies of the United States; to authorize appropriations 
     for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce the authorizations 
     of appropriations for United States foreign assistance 
     programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other 
     purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for 
     failure to comply with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI or section 
     302(f), 303(a), 308(a), or 402(a) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be confined to 
     the bill and shall not exceed two hours equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on International Relations. After general debate 
     the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
     minute rule for an initial period of ten hours. After such 
     initial period, amendments shall be debatable only as 
     provided in clause 6 of rule XXIII or in section 2 of this 
     resolution. Consideration for amendment may not continue 
     beyond 2:30 p.m. on Thursday, May 25, 1995. It shall be in 
     order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 
     amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     International Relations now printed in the bill modified by 
     deleting section 2210. The committee amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute as modified shall be considered as read. 
     Points of order against the committee amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute as modified for failure to comply with clause 
     5(a) of rule XXI or section 302(f), 303(a), or 402(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. Other than pro 
     forma amendments for the purpose of debate and amendments en 
     bloc described in section 2 of this resolution, no amendment 
     to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute as 
     modified shall be in order unless printed in the portion of 
     the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in 
     clause 6 of rule XXIII. At the conclusion of consideration of 
     the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
     on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the 
     bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute as modified. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
     final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions.
       Sec. 2. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman 
     of the Committee on International Relations or a designee to 
     offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in 
     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII or germane modifications of 
     any such amendment. Amendments en bloc offered pursuant to 
     this section shall be considered as read (except that 
     modifications shall be reported), shall not be subject to 
     amendment or to a division of the question in the House or in 
     the Committee of the Whole and shall be debatable for ten 
     minutes equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on International 
     Relations or their designees. For the purpose of inclusion in 
     such amendments en bloc, an amendment printed in the form of 
     a motion to strike may be modified to the form of a germane 
     perfecting amendment to the text originally proposed to be 
     stricken. The original proponent of an amendment included in 
     such amendments en bloc may insert a statement in the 
     Congressional Record immediately before the disposition of 
     the amendments en bloc.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

233

When there appeared

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Nays

176

para.71.8                    [Roll No. 347]

                                YEAS--233

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen

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     Torricelli
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--176

     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Becerra
     Calvert
     Coburn
     Cubin
     Dooley
     Fazio
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Greenwood
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Jefferson
     Kleczka
     LaHood
     Molinari
     Peterson (FL)
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Souder
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.71.9  american overseas interests

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, pursuant to House Resolution 155 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1561) to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the United 
States; to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and 
related agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce 
the authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign 
assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. GOODLATTE as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, assumed the Chair.

para.71.10  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.71.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BROWNBACK:

       In section 2101(a)(1) (relating to the Diplomatic and 
     Consular Programs) strike ``$1,676,903,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,656,903,000''.
       In section 2101(a)(2) (relating to the Salaries and 
     Expenses) strike ``$355,287,000'' and insert 
     ``$335,287,000''.
       In section 2101(a)(4) (relating to Acquisition and 
     Maintenance of Buildings Aboard) strike ``$391,760,000 for 
     fiscal year 1997'' and insert ``$376,760,000 for fiscal year 
     1997''.
       In section 2101(a)(7) (relating to the Office of the 
     Inspector General) strike ``$23,469,000 for fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert ``$21,469,000 for fiscal year 1997''.
       In section 2101(a)(8) (relating to the Payment to the 
     American Institute in Taiwan) strike ``$14,710,000'' and 
     insert ``$13,710,000''.
       In section 2102(a) (relating to the Assessed Contributions 
     to International Organizations) strike ``$867,050,000'' and 
     insert ``$828,388,000''.
       In section 2102(b)(1) (relating to the Voluntary 
     Contributions to International Organizations) strike 
     ``$302,920,000'' and insert ``$290,680,000''.
       In section 2102(c)(1) (relating to Assessed Contributions 
     for International Peacekeeping) strike ``$345,000,000'' and 
     insert ``$300,000,000''.
       In section 2102(d)(1) (relating to the Voluntary 
     Contributions to Peacekeeping Operations) strike ``and 
     $68,260,000 for fiscal year 1997'' and insert ``and 
     $62,260,000 for fiscal year 1997''.
       In section 2102(e)(1) (relating to the International 
     Conferences and Contingencies) strike ``$6,000,000'' and 
     insert ``$5,000,000''.
       In section 2106(1) (relating to Salaries and Expenses) 
     strike ``$428,080,000'' and insert ``$407,080,000''.
       In section 2106(3)(A) (relating to Fulbright Academic 
     Exchange Programs) strike ``$113,680,000'' and insert 
     ``$93,680,000''.
       In section 2106(3)(F) (relating to Other Programs) strike 
     ``$87,341,400'' and insert ``$67,341,400''.
       In section 2106(4)(A) (relating to International 
     Broadcasting Activities) strike ``$286,191,000'' and insert 
     ``$256,191,000''.
       In section 2106(5) (relating to Radio Construction) strike 
     ``$67,647,000'' and insert ``$57,647,000''.
       In section 2106(9) (relating to the Center for Cultural and 
     Technical Interchange between East and West) strike 
     ``$10,000,000'' and insert ``$8,000,000''.
       In section 2106(10) (relating to the National Endowment for 
     Democracy) strike ``$34,000,000 for fiscal year 1997'' and 
     insert ``$32,000,000 for fiscal year 1997''.
       In section 2107(1) (relating to the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency) strike ``$40,500,000'' and insert 
     ``$39,500,000''.
       In section 3101 (relating to the Foreign Military Financing 
     Program) strike ``$3,240,020,000'' and insert 
     ``$3,226,020,000''.
       In section 3201 (relating to the Economic Support Fund) 
     strike ``$2,283,478,000'' and insert ``$2,248,478,000''.
       In section 3221(a)(1) (relating to the Development 
     Assistance Fund) strike ``for each of fiscal years 1996 and 
     1997'' and insert ``for fiscal year 1996 and $745,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1997''.
       In section 3221(a)(2) (relating to the Development Fund for 
     Africa) strike ``for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997'' and 
     insert ``for fiscal year 1996 and $614,214,000 for fiscal 
     year 1997''.
       In section 3221(a)(3) (relating to the Assistance for 
     Independent States for the Former Soviet Union) strike 
     ``$650,000,000'' and insert ``$625,000,000''.
       In section 3221(a)(5) (relating to the Inter-American 
     Foundation) strike ``$10,000,000'' and insert ``$7,000,000''.
       In section 3221(a)(6) (relating to the African Development 
     Foundation) strike ``$5,000,000'' and insert ``$4,000,000''.
       In section 3222(3) (relating to the Operating Expenses of 
     the Office of the Inspector General) strike ``$31,685,000'' 
     and insert ``$30,685,000''.
       In section 3261 (relating to the Peace Corps) strike ``for 
     each of the fiscal years 1966 and 1977'' and insert ``fiscal 
     year 1996 and $215,000,000 for fiscal year 1997''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

276

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affirmative

Nays

134

para.71.12                   [Roll No. 348]

                                AYES--276

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim

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     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--134

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Andrews
     Becerra
     Calvert
     Clay
     Coburn
     Cubin
     de la Garza
     Dooley
     Fazio
     Hansen
     Hoke
     Horn
     Jefferson
     Kleczka
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Meyers
     Owens
     Peterson (FL)
     Reynolds
     Rogers
     Saxton
     Torkildsen
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HERGER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.71.13  message from the president--immigration laws and policy of 
          romania

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HERGER, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby transmit a report concerning emigration laws and policies of 
the Republic of Romania as required by subsections 402(b) and 409(b) of 
Title IV of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended (``the Act''). I have 
determined that Romania is in full compliance with the criteria in 
subsections 402(a) and 409(a) of the Act. As required by Title IV, I 
will provide the Congress with periodic reports regarding Romania's 
compliance with these emigration standards.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 19, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 104-78).

para.71.14  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. LaHOOD, for today; and
  To Mr. CALVERT, for today.
  And then,

para.71.15  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SMITH of Michigan, at 7 o'clock and 7 minutes p.m., 
the House adjourned.

para.71.16  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 1683. A bill to establish a Federal cause of action 
     for failure of State and local public employee pension plans 
     to meet the terms of such plans, subject to differing burdens 
     of proof depending on whether changes in the plan relating to 
     employer contributions are subject, under the law of the 
     principal State involved, to qualified review boards; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Scott, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Pickett, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Davis, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Sisisky, and 
             Mr. Bateman):
       H.R. 1684. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the 250th anniversary of 
     the birth of James Madison; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Rangel, and Mrs. 
             Maloney):
       H.R. 1685. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat academic health centers like other educational 
     institutions for purposes of the exclusion for employer-
     provided housing; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Jacobs, 
             Mr. Crane, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1686. A bill to amend the Revenue Act of 1987 to 
     provide a permanent extension of the transition rule for 
     certain publicly traded partnerships; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. Berman, Mr. Borski, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gibbons, 
             Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hansen, Ms. Harman, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Porter, Mr. Royce, Mr. Rush, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Studds, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. 
             Shaw, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Walker, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Davis, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Ms. Lowey, Mrs. 
             Schroeder, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Klug, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Zeliff, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Cox, Mr. Blute, 
             Mr. Chabot, Mr. Young of Florida, Mrs. Collins of 
             Illinois, Mr. Talent, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Yates, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Wynn, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Ney, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mrs. Seastrand, 
             Mr. Gekas, Mr. Largent, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Goodling, 
             Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Manzullo, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Goss, and 
             Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 1687. A bill to terminate the agricultural price 
     support and production adjustment programs for sugar; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Richardson, Mr. 
             Jacobs, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Serrano, and 
             Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 1688. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish a program of providing information and education to 
     the public on the prevention and treatment of eating 
     disorders; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, and Mr. Frazer):
       H.R. 1689. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for appointments to the military service academies by 
     the Resident Representative to the United States for the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. DORNAN:
       H.J. Res. 90. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to protect the right to 
     life; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.J. Res. 91. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to allow the States to 
     limit

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     the period of time U.S. Senators and Representatives may 
     serve; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PICKETT:
       H. Con. Res. 71. Concurrent resolution providing a sense of 
     the Congress that the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
     fiscal year 1996 should reach a balanced Federal budget by 
     fiscal year 2001 through expenditure reductions and not tax 
     increases; to the Committee on the Budget.

para.71.17  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       88. By the SPEAKER: A memorial of the Senate of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to Fort Indiantown 
     Gap, PA; to the Committee on National Security.
       89. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, 
     relative to requesting Hawaii's congressional delegation to 
     support the continuation of community action in the State of 
     Hawaii; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
       90. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     Indiana, relative to the Republic of China (Taiwan's) 
     participation in the United Nations; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       91. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Nevada, 
     relative to the Endangered Species Act of 1973; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       92. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Nevada, 
     relative to urging the U.S. Congress to maintain the U.S. 
     Geological Survey; to the Committee on Resources.
       93. Also memorial of the Senate of the State of Nevada, 
     relative to the 10th amendment to the Constitution of the 
     United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       94. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Nevada, 
     relative to urging the U.S. Congress to pass legislation 
     prohibiting each State from imposing a tax on the income from 
     a pension of a person who is not a resident of that State; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       95. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Nevada, 
     relative to proposing to amend the ordinance of the Nevada 
     constitution to repeal the disclaimer of interest of the 
     State in unappropriated public lands; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       96. Also memorial of the Senate of the State of Iowa, 
     relative to border city trucking agreements; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       97. Also memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Texas, relative to the Water Pollution Control Act; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       98. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Texas, relative to NASA's proposed reorganization 
     plan; to the Committee on Science.
       99. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Hawaii, 
     relative to requesting a study of the welfare system of the 
     State of Hawaii; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       100. Also, memorial of the Senate of Hawaii, relative to 
     urging the U.S. Congress to support legislation to safeguard 
     veterans' disability compensation and Social Security 
     disability compensation from elimination, reduction, or 
     taxation; jointly, to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs and 
     Ways and Means.

para.71.18  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 28: Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Herger, and Mr. 
     Quillen.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Wise, Mrs. Cubin, 
     Mrs. Seastrand, and Mrs. Maloney.
       H.R. 57: Mr. Pickett and Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 193: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 195: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 250: Mr. Vento, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Yates, and Mr. 
     Thompson.
       H.R. 311: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Diaz-
     Balart, and Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Farr.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 553: Mr. Tucker and Mr. Wilson.
       H.R. 580: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Barr, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hoekstra, 
     and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 592: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 656: Mr. Shays and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 674: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 700: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 709: Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 713: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 788: Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Dornan, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Volkmer, and Mrs. 
     Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Quillen, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Cardin, and Mr. Funderburk.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 888: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 891: Mr. Dellums and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 912: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. White.
       H.R. 940: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Costello, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Moakley, Mr. Towns, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 945: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Ney, Mr. Moran, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
     Rogers, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 951: Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 1000: Mr. Torricelli and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1018: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 1024: Mr. Chabot and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1091: Mr. Boucher and Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 1118: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1120: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 1124: Mr. Frazer and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1152: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1201: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1204: Ms. Furse, Mr. Moran, Mr. Davis, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
     Canady, Ms. Lowey, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1210: Mr. Wise.
       H.R. 1229: Mr. Thompson and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1281: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1317: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Brewster, and Mr. 
     Jacobs.
       H.R. 1386: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Thornberry, and Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 1404: Mr. Engel, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Borski, and Mr. 
     Towns.
       H.R. 1434: Mr. Regula and Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1460: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1462: Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
     Mr. Rangel, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 1484: Mr. Torres, Mr. McHale, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
     and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1504: Mr. Zimmer, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 1516: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1521: Mr. Luther, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Frost, Mr. Frazer, 
     Mr. Markey, Mr. Deutsch, and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 1542: Miss Collins of Illinois.
       H.R. 1568: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. 
     Luther, Mr. Jacobs, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1617: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut and Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 1642: Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 1645: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Roberts, and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.J. Res. 79: Mr. Coleman and Mr. Hilliard.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Rose, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Bishop, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Mr. Porter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mr. Hefner, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Young of Florida, 
     Mr. Petri, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Furse, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Heineman, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. Bevill, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
     Stupak, and Mrs. Collins of Illinois.
       H. Res. 40: Mr. Hamilton.
       H. Res. 118: Mr. Coleman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
     Fazio of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     Levin, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. 
     Norton, Mr. Leach, Mr. Clay, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. 
     Berman.
       H. Res. 127: Mr. Hamilton.



.
                      WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1995 (72)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.72.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, May 23, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.72.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:
       909. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting the defense environmental quality 
     program annual report to Congress for fiscal year 1994, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2706(b)(1); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       910. A communication the President of the United States, 
     transmitting his follow-up report on the deployment of United 
     States combat-equipped aircraft to support NATO's enforcement 
     of the no-fly zone in Bosnia and Herzegovina (H. Doc. No. 
     104-79); to the Committee on International Relations and 
     ordered to be printed.

para.72.3  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. GOODLATTE, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee 
on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on 
National Security, the Committee on Resources, and the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence.

para.72.4  american overseas interests

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, pursuant to House Resolution 155 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1561) to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the 
United States; to authorize appropriations for the Department of State 
and related agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997;

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to responsibly reduce the authorizations of appropriations for United 
States foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and 
for other purposes.
  Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.72.5  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. MORELLA to the 
amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       In title XXI (relating to authorization of appropriations 
     for Department of State and certain international affairs 
     functions and activities) insert at the end the following new 
     chapter.

                     CHAPTER 2--GENERAL LIMITATIONS

     SEC. 2121. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTION.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of this 
     Act, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
     Act for population assistance activities are authorized to be 
     available for any private, nongovernmental, or multilateral 
     organization that, directly or through a subcontractor or 
     subgrantee, performs abortions in any foreign country, except 
     where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus 
     were carried to term or in cases of forcible rape or incest.
       (2) Paragraph (1) may not be construed to apply to the 
     treatment of injuries or illnesses caused by legal or illegal 
     abortions or to assistance provided directly to the 
     government of a country.
       (b) Limitation on Lobbying Activities.--(1) Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law or of this Act, none of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated by this Act for population 
     assistance activities are authorized to be available for any 
     private, nongovernmental, or multilateral organization that 
     violates the laws of any foreign country concerning the 
     circumstances under which abortion is permitted, regulated, 
     or prohibited, or that engages in any activity or effort to 
     alter the laws or governmental policies of any foreign 
     country concerning the circumstances under which abortion is 
     permitted, regulated, or prohibited.
       (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to activities in 
     opposition to coercive abortion or involuntary 
     sterilizations.

     SEC. 2122. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR COERCIVE POPULATION 
                   CONTROL METHODS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of this Act, 
     none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     are authorized to be available for the United National 
     Population Fund (UNFPA), unless the President certifies to 
     the appropriate congressional committees that--
       (a) the United Nations Population Fund has terminated all 
     activities in the People's Republic of China; or
       (b) during the 12 months preceding such certification there 
     have been no abortions as the result of coercion associated 
     with the family planning policies of the national government 
     or other government entities within the People's Republic of 
     China. As used in this section the term ``coercion'' includes 
     physical duress or abuse, destruction or confiscation of 
     property, loss of means of livelihood, or severe 
     psychological pressure.
       In section 2102(b)(2)(F), delete subsections (iii), (iv), 
     and (v).

  Amendment submitted by Mrs. MORELLA:

       Page 1, strike line 4 and all that follows and insert the 
     following:
       (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of this 
     Act, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
     Act for population assistance activities are authorized to 
     pay for the performance of abortions in any foreign country, 
     except where the life of the mother would be endangered if 
     the fetus were carried to term or in cases of rape or incest.
       (2) Paragraph (1) may not be construed to apply to the 
     treatment of injuries or illnesses caused by unsafe 
     abortions.
       (b) Limitation on Lobbying Activities.--
       (1)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of 
     this Act, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by 
     this Act for population assistance activities are authorized 
     to be available for any private, nongovernmental, or 
     multilateral organization that violates the laws of any 
     foreign country concerning the circumstances under which 
     abortion is permitted, regulated, or prohibited.
       (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of this 
     Act, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
     Act for population assistance activities are authorized to be 
     available to lobby for or against abortion.
       (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to activities in 
     opposition to coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.

     SEC. 2122. UNITED NATIONS POPULATION FUND LIMITATIONS ON 
                   FUNDING.

       (a) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     or of this Act, none of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act are authorized to be available for 
     the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), unless the 
     President certifies to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that--
       (1) either--
       (A) the United Nations Population Fund does not support 
     coercive abortion and that no United States funds have been 
     used for activities in the People's Republic of China; or
       (B) during the 12 months preceding such certification there 
     have been no abortions as a result of coercion associated 
     with the family planning policies of the national government 
     or other governmental entities within the People's Republic 
     of China; and
       (2) the United States representative to the governing board 
     of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) has made an 
     official request that UNFPA censure Chinese coercive 
     practices and transmit a report of the action taken on such 
     request to the appropriate congressional committees of the 
     Congress.
       (b) Definition.--As used in this section the term 
     ``coercion'' includes physical duress or abuse, destruction 
     or confiscation of property, loss of means of livelihood, or 
     severe psychological pressure.

It was decided in the

Yeas

198

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

227

para.72.6                    [Roll No. 349]

                                AYES--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--227

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston

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     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Calvert
     Cubin
     Fazio
     Hansen
     Kleczka
     McDade
     Meyers
     Peterson (FL)
     Rogers
  So the amendment to the amendment was not agreed to.

para.72.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of New 
Jersey.

It was decided in the

Yeas

240

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

181

para.72.8                    [Roll No. 350]

                                AYES--240

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Calvert
     Cubin
     Fazio
     Franks (NJ)
     Hansen
     Johnston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     McDade
     McDermott
     Meyers
     Peterson (FL)
     Rogers
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.

para.72.9  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries. 
  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.72.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms.McKINNEY:

       After chapter 5 of title XXXI of the bill, insert the 
     following new chapter (and redesignate the subsequent chapter 
     accordingly and make other appropriate conforming 
     amendments):

               CHAPTER 6--ARMS TRANSFERS CODE OF CONDUCT

     SEC. 3174. SHORT TITLE.

       This chapter may be cited as the ``Code of Conduct on Arms 
     Transfer Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 3175. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Approximately 40,000,000 people, over 75 percent 
     civilians, died as a result of civil and international wars 
     fought with conventional weapons during the 45 years of the 
     cold war, demonstrating that conventional weapons can in fact 
     be weapons of mass destruction.
       (2) Conflict has actually increased in the post cold war 
     era, with 34 major wars in progress during 1993.
       (3) War is both a human tragedy and an on-going economic 
     disaster affecting the entire world, including the United 
     States and its economy, because it decimates both local 
     investment and potential export markets.
       (4) International trade in conventional weapons increases 
     the risk and impact of war in an already over-militarized 
     world, creating far more costs than benefits for the United 
     States economy through increased United States defense and 
     foreign assistance spending and reduced demand for United 
     States civilian exports.
       (5) The newly established United Nations Register of 
     Conventional Arms can be an effective first step in support 
     of limitations on the supply of conventional weapons to 
     developing countries and compliance with its reporting 
     requirements by a foreign government can be an integral tool 
     in determining the worthiness of such government for the 
     receipt of United States military assistance and arms 
     transfers.
       (6) It is in the national security and economic interests 
     of the United States to reduce dramatically the 
     $1,038,000,000,000 that all countries spend on armed forces 
     every year, $242,000,000,000 of which is spent by developing 
     countries, an amount equivalent to 4 times the total 
     bilateral and multilateral foreign assistance such countries 
     receive every year.
       (7) According to the Congressional Research Service, the 
     Untied States supplies more conventional weapons to 
     developing countries than all other countries combined, 
     averaging $14,956,000,000 a year in agreements to supply such 
     weapons to developing coun

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     tries since the end of the cold war, compared to 
     $7,300,000,000 a year in such agreements prior to the 
     dissolution of the Soviet Union.
       (8) In recent years the vast majority of United States arms 
     transfers to developing countries are to countries with an 
     undemocratic form of government whose citizens, according to 
     the Department of State Country Reports on Human Rights 
     Practices do not have the ability to peaceably change their 
     form of government.
       (9) Although a goal of United States foreign policy should 
     be to work with foreign governments and international 
     organizations to reduce militarization and dictatorship and 
     therefore prevent conflicts before they arise, during 4 
     recent deployments of United States Armed Forces--to the 
     Republic of Panama, the Persian Gulf, Somalia, and Haiti--
     such Armed Forces faced conventional weapons that had been 
     provided or financed by the United States to undemocratic 
     governments.
       (10) The proliferation of conventional arms and conflicts 
     around the globe are multilateral problems, and the fact that 
     the United States has emerged as the world's primary seller 
     of conventional weapons, combined with the world leadership 
     role of the United States, signifies that the United States 
     is in a position to seek multilateral restraints on the 
     competition for the transfers of conventional weapons.
       (11) The Congress has the constitutional responsibility to 
     participate with the executive branch in decisions to provide 
     military assistance and arms transfers to a foreign 
     government, and in the formulation of a policy designed to 
     reduce dramatically the level of international 
     militarization.
       (12) A decision to provide military assistance and arms 
     transfers to a government that is undemocratic, does not 
     adequately protect human rights, is currently engaged in acts 
     of armed aggression, or is not fully participating in the 
     United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, should require 
     a higher level of scrutiny than does a decision to provide 
     such assistance and arms transfers to a government to which 
     these conditions do not apply.

     SEC. 3176. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this chapter is to provide clear policy 
     guidelines and congressional responsibility for determining 
     the eligibility of foreign governments to be considered for 
     United States military assistance and arms transfers.

     SEC. 3177. PROHIBITION OF UNITED STATES MILITARY ASSISTANCE 
                   AND ARMS TRANSFERS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN 
                   GOVERNMENTS.

       (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsections (b) and 
     (c), beginning on and after October 1, 1996, United States 
     military assistance and arms transfers may not be provided to 
     a foreign government for a fiscal year unless the President 
     certifies to the Congress for that fiscal year that such 
     government meets the following requirements;
       (1) Promotes democracy,--Such government--
       (A) was chosen by and permits free and fair elections;
       (B) promotes civilian control of the military and security 
     forces and has civilian institutions controlling the policy, 
     operation, and spending of all new enforcement and security 
     institutions, as well as the armed forces;
       (C) promotes the rule of law, equality before the law, and 
     respect for individual and minority rights, including freedom 
     to speak, publish, associate, and organize; and
       (D) promotes the strengthening of political, legislative, 
     and civil institutions of democracy, as well as autonomous 
     institutions to monitor the conduct of public officials and 
     to combat corruption.
       (2) Respects human rights.--Such government--
       (A) does not engage in gross violations of internationally 
     recognized human rights, including--
       (i) extra judicial or arbitrary executions;
       (ii) disappearances;
       (iii) torture or severe mistreatment;
       (iv) prolonged arbitrary imprisonment;
       (v) systematic official discrimination on the basis of 
     race, ethnicity, religion, gender, national origin, or 
     political affiliation; and
       (vi) grave breaches of international laws of war or 
     equivalent violations of the laws of war in internal 
     conflicts;
       (B) vigorously investigates, disciplines, and prosecutes 
     those responsible for gross violations of internationally 
     recognized human rights;
       (C) permits access on a regular basis to political 
     prisoners by international humanitarian organizations such as 
     the International Committee of the Red Cross;
       (D) promotes the independence of the judiciary and other 
     official bodies that oversee the protection of human rights;
       (E) does not impede the free functioning of domestic and 
     international human rights organizations; and
       (F) provides access on a regular basis to humanitarian 
     organizations in situations of conflict or famine.
       (3) Not engaged in certain acts of armed aggression.--Such 
     government is not currently engaged in the acts of armed 
     aggression in violation of international law.
       (4) Full participation in u.n. register of conventional 
     arms.--Such government is fully participating in the United 
     Nations Register of Conventional Arms.
       (b) Requirement for Continuing Compliance.--Any 
     certification with respect to a foreign government for a 
     fiscal year under subsection (a) shall cease to be effective 
     for that fiscal year if the President certifies to the 
     Congress that such government has not continued to comply 
     with the requirements contained in paragraphs (1) through (4) 
     of such subsection.
       (c) Exemptions.--The prohibition contained in subsection 
     (a) shall not apply with respect to a foreign government for 
     a fiscal year if--
       (1)(A) the President submits a request for an exemption to 
     the Congress containing a determination that it is in the 
     national security interest of the united States to provide 
     military assistance and arms transfer to such government; and
       (B) the Congress enacts a law approving such exemption 
     request (including a law containing an approval of such a 
     request); or
       (2) the President determines that an emergency exists under 
     which it is vital to the interest of the United States to 
     provide military assistance and arms transfer to such 
     government.
       (d) Notifications to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall submit to the Congress 
     initial certifications under subsection (a) and requests for 
     exemptions under subsection (c)(1) in conjunction with the 
     submission of the annual request for enactment of 
     authorizations and appropriations for foreign assistance 
     programs for a fiscal year and shall, where appropriate, 
     submit additional or amended certifications and requests for 
     exemptions at any time thereafter in the fiscal year.
       (2) Determination with respect to emergency situations.--
     The President shall submit to the Congress at the earliest 
     possible date reports containing determinations with respect 
     to emergencies under subsection (c)(2). Each such report 
     shall contain a description of--
       (A) the nature of the emergency;
       (B) the type of military assistance and arms transfers 
     provided to the foreign government; and
       (C) the cost to the United States of such assistance and 
     arms transfers.

     SEC. 3178. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate should hold 
     hearings on--
       (1) controversial certifications submitted under section 
     3177(a).
       (2) all requests for exemptions submitted under section 
     3177(c)(1); and
       (3) all determinations with respect to emergencies under 
     section 3177(c)(2).

     SEC. 3179. UNITED STATES MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND ARMS 
                   TRANSFERS DEFINED.

       For purposes of this chapter, the terms ``United States 
     military assistance and arms transfers'' and ``military 
     assistance and arms transfers'' means--
       (1) assistance under chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to military assistance), 
     including the transfer of excess defense articles under 
     section 516 of that Act;
       (2) assistance under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to international military 
     education and training); or
       (3) the transfer of defense articles, defense services, or 
     design and construction services under the Arms Export 
     Control Act (excluding any transfer or other assistance under 
     section 23 of such Act), including defense articles and 
     defense services licensed or approved for export under 
     section 38 of that Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

157

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

262

para.72.11                   [Roll No. 351]

                                AYES--157

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams

[[Page 812]]


     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--262

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Calvert
     Cubin
     Fazio
     Hansen
     Kleczka
     McDade
     Meyers
     Miller (FL)
     Moran
     Olver
     Peterson (FL)
     Scarborough
     Sisisky
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.72.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WYNN:

       In section 3414 of the bill (in subsection (e) of section 
     711 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961)--
       (1) in paragraph (1) of such subsection (e), strike 
     ``$3,000,000'' and insert ``$15,000,000'';
       (2) redesignate paragraph (2) of such subsection as 
     paragraph (3); and
       (3) insert after paragraph (1) of such subsection the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Use of amounts for latin america and the caribbean.--
     Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under paragraph 
     (1) for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, $12,000,000 for each such 
     fiscal year shall be made available for the sale, reduction, 
     and cancellation of loans, or portions thereof, for countries 
     in Latin America and the Caribbean.

It was decided in the

Yeas

125

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

297

para.72.13                   [Roll No. 352]

                                AYES--125

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--297

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Calvert
     Conyers
     Cubin
     Fazio
     Green
     Hansen
     Kleczka
     McDade
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Meyers
     Peterson (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.72.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of New 
Jersey to the amendment submitted by Mr. BEREUTER:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:


[[Page 813]]


       Strike everything after ``$590,000,000'', and insert the 
     following:
       In section 2104(a)(4) (relating to authorizations of 
     appropriations for the resettlement of Vietnamese, Laotians, 
     and Cambodians) strike ``There'' and all that follows through 
     ``who--'' and insert ``Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1996 under paragraph (1) there 
     are authorized to be  appropriated  such  amounts  as  are 
     necessary  for  the  admission  and  resettle-ment,  within  
     numerical  limitations  provided by  law for refugee  
     admissions,  of  persons who--''
       At the end of section 2104 add the following new 
     subsection:
       (e) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to require or permit an increase in the number of 
     refugee admissions for fiscal year 1996 from the numerical 
     limitation for refugee admissions for fiscal year 1995.

It was decided in the

Yeas

266

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

156

para.72.15                   [Roll No. 353]

                                AYES--266

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--156

     Abercrombie
     Archer
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Horn
     Houghton
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lipinski
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Morella
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Pallone
     Parker
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pickett
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Tanner
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Torres
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Calvert
     Conyers
     Cubin
     Fazio
     Hansen
     Kleczka
     McDade
     McNulty
     Meyers
     Peterson (FL)
     Quinn
     Watt (NC)
  So the amendment to the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.72.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HASTINGS of 
Florida:

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

                   TITLE XXXVI--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 3601. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION FOR THE DEVELOPMENT FUND 
                   FOR AFRICA.

       Notwithstanding section 3221(a)(2) of this Act, 
     $802,000,000 is authorized to be appropriated for each of the 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997 to carry out chapter 10 of part I 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2293 et 
     seq.). 

Yeas

141

It was decided in the

Nays

278

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negative

Answered present

1

para.72.17                   [Roll No. 354]

                                AYES--141

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Coyne
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--278

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen

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     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Fields (LA)
       

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Calvert
     Conyers
     Cubin
     Fazio
     Hansen
     Harman
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     McDade
     McNulty
     Meyers
     Peterson (FL)
     Quinn
     Watt (NC)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOX, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.72.18  message from the president--aeronautics and space 
          achievement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOX, laid before the House a message from 
the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to transmit this report on the Nation's achievements in 
aeronautics and space during Fiscal Year 1994, as required under section 
206 of the National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958, as amended (42 
U.S.C. 2476). Aeronautics and space activities involve 15 contributing 
departments and agencies of the Federal Government, as this report 
reflects, and the results of their ongoing research and development 
affect the Nation as a whole in a variety of ways.
  Fiscal Year 1994 featured many important developments and changes in 
U.S. aeronautics and space efforts. It included 7 Space Shuttle missions 
successfully completed, 15 Government launches of Expendable Launch 
Vehicles (ELVs), and 4 commercial launches from Government facilities. 
Among notable developments in the ELV area were the launch of the Deep 
Space probe, Clementine, initial use of the Titan IV Centaur upper 
stage, and the first launch of the Taurus launch vehicle. Highlights of 
the Shuttle missions included the highly successful servicing mission 
for the Hubble Space Telescope (HST), which replaced several faulty 
parts and installed a sophisticated package of corrective optics to 
compensate for the spherical aberration in HST's primary mirror. Also, 
the flight of the Space Radar Laboratory began to provide information on 
environmental change, and a mission with a Russian astronaut, Sergei 
Krikalev, as a member of the crew signalled the beginning of a three-
phased cooperative program in space between Russia and the United 
States.
  In a year of tremendous accomplishments for the international Space 
Station, National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) developed 
an initial set of specifications that included Russian elements as part 
of the design. Russia's agreeing to join the 12 original participating 
nations as a partner resulted in the expansion of the existing Shuttle/
Mir program into Phase I of the international Space Station program, 
which officially began with Sergei Krikalev's flight on the Shuttle. All 
of the partners held a successful systems design review in Texas in 
March, and in June Russia and the United States signed an interim 
agreement on the Space Station and a $400 million contract for Russian 
space hardware, services, and data. In August, the program completed a 
vehicle architecture review and in September, the Space Station Control 
Board ratified the recommendations it included. The redesigned Space 
Station costs $5 billion less than Space Station Freedom and still 
offers increased research capability and users flexibility.
  In aeronautics, activities included development of technologies to 
improve performance, increase safety, reduce engine noise and other 
environmental degradation, improve air traffic management, lower costs, 
and help American industry to be more competitive in the world market. 
For example, high-speed research continued during Fiscal Year 1994 to 
focus on resolving critical environmental issues and laying the 
technological foundation for an economical, next generation, High Speed 
Civil Transport (HSCT). In this connection, the United States reached 
agreement with Russia to use the Tu-144 supersonic transport as a 
testbed for HSCT development. In addition, efforts in advanced subsonics 
focused on reducing aircraft and engine noise levels, on development of 
wind shear sensing devices, and on creating technologies that will 
improve general aviation aircraft.
  In space science, astronomers using HST's revitalized optics 
discovered disks of protoplanetary dust orbiting stars in the Orion 
Nebula, suggesting that the formation of planets in the Milky Way and 
elsewhere may be relatively common. Also, HST's revelation of helium in 
distant constellations provides valuable information about the 
conditions in the universe during its initial evolution. The Spacelab 
Life Sciences-2, U.S. Microgravity Payload-2, and International 
Microgravity Laboratory-2 greatly increased our understanding of the 
role of gravity on biological, physical, and chemical processes. In 
biology, we learned that gravity affects the function of the neural 
connections between brain cells; this can have profound implications for 
rebuilding damaged brain cells due to strokes and diseases. In Earth 
science, the Space Radar Laboratories-1 and -2, plus the Lidar In-Space 
Technology Experiment payload, used powerful radar and laser technology 
to penetrate cloud cover and map critical factors on a global scale. 
Also, the highly successful launch of the Clementine Deep Space Probe 
tested 23 advanced technologies for high-tech, lightweight missile 
defense. The relatively inexpensive, rapidly-built spacecraft 
constituted a major revolution in spacecraft management and design; it 
also contributed significantly to lunar studies by photographing 1.8 
million images of the surface of the Moon.
  Additionally, on May 5, 1994, the White House announced that the 
National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), the Department 
of Defense, and NASA were establishing a joint program to effect the 
convergence of civil and military polar-orbiting operational 
environmental satellite systems into a single operational program. Other 
White House announcements during the year included a policy for 
licensing U.S. firms by the Secretary of Commerce to operate private 
remote sensing systems and sell their images to domestic and foreign 
entities and a national space transportation policy that will sustain 
and revitalize U.S. Space transportation capabilities by providing a 
coherent strategy for supporting and strengthening U.S. space launch 
capabilities to meet the growing needs of the civilian and national 
security sectors.
  Thus, Fiscal Year 1994 was a highly successful one for the U.S. 
aeronautics and space programs. Efforts in both areas have contributed 
significantly to furthering the Nation's scientific and technical 
knowledge, international co

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operation, a healthier environment, and a more competitive economy.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 24, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Science.

para.72.19  board of directors of the office of compliance

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOX, announced that pursuant to the 
provisions of section 301 of Public Law 104-1, the Speaker and Minority 
Leader of the House of Representatives and the Majority and Minority 
Leaders of the United States Senate their joint appointment of the 
following individuals:

  Mr. Glen D. Nager of Washington, DC, chairman, to a 5-year term;
  Ms. Virginia A. Seitz of Washington, DC, to a 5-year term;
  Mr. Jerry M. Hunter of Missouri, to a 4-year term;
  Mr. James N. Adler of California, to a 4-year term; and
  Mr. Lawrence Z. Lorber of Washington, DC, to a 3-year term.

para.72.20  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House 
of the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 1421. An Act to provide that references in the 
     statutes of the United States to any committee or officer of 
     the House of Representatives the name or jurisdiction of 
     which was changed as part of the reorganization of the House 
     of Representatives at the beginning of the One Hundred Fourth 
     Congress shall be treated as referring to the currently 
     applicable committee or officer of the House of 
     Representatives. 

para.72.21  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee did on this day present to the President, for his 
approval, a bill of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 1421. An Act to provide that references in the 
     statutes of the United States to any committee or officer of 
     the House of Representatives the name or jurisdiction of 
     which was changed as part of the reorganization of the House 
     of Representatives at the beginning of the One Hundred Fourth 
     Congress shall be treated as referring to the currently 
     applicable committee or officer of the House of 
     Representatives. 

para.72.22  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. HANSEN, for today and the balance of the week;
  To Mr. KLECZKA, for the week of May 22nd; and
  To Mr. McNULTY, from 2 p.m. today.
  And then,

para.72.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. de la GARZA, at 8 o'clock and 51 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para.72.24  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 1690. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify certain rules relating to the taxation of 
     U.S. business operating abroad, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York:
       H.R. 1691. A bill to provide for innovative approaches for 
     homeownership opportunity and provide for the temporary 
     extension of the rural rental housing program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. CLINGER:
       H.R. 1692. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to increase the limitation amount applicable to 
     contributions to candidates in Federal elections by 
     individuals and to decrease the limitation amount applicable 
     to contributions to such candidates by nonparty 
     multicandidate political committees; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
       H.R. 1693. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit congressional leadership committees; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 1694. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide for a voluntary limitation on 
     contributions from other than individual district residents 
     in House of Representatives elections; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
       H.R. 1695. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for an income tax credit for in-State 
     contributions to congressional candidates; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COOLEY:
       H.R. 1696. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to exempt certain small 
     landfills from the ground water monitoring requirements 
     contained in landfill regulations promulgated by the Agency; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 1697. A bill to provide for the continuation of 
     certain commercial activities at the Red's Horse Ranch area 
     of the Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa and Whitman National 
     Forests, OR; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LIGHTFOOT (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clinger, 
             Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 1698. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     require electronic funds transfer for all Federal payments by 
     2001 to promote efficiency and economy in the disbursement of 
     Federal funds and to eliminate crime incident to the issuance 
     of Treasury checks; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 1699. A bill to amend the Community Reinvestment Act 
     of 1977, the Equal Credit Opportunity Act, and the Fair 
     Housing Act to improve the administration of such acts, to 
     prohibit redlining in connection with the provision of 
     credit, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services, and in addition to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Sabo):
       H.R. 1700. A bill to make an exception to the United States 
     embargo on trade with Cuba for the export of medicines or 
     medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Shays, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Yates, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
             Wyden, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 1701. A bill to cancel the space station project; to 
     the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 1702. A bill to protect the constitutional right to 
     travel to foreign countries; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       H.R. 1703. A bill to allow for news bureau exchanges 
     between the United States and Cuba; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       H.R. 1704. A bill to reinstate the authorization of cash 
     remittances to family members in Cuba under the Cuban Assets 
     Control Regulations; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mrs. SMITH of Washington (for herself and Mr. Tate):
       H.R. 1705. A bill to amend the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act to require public notice and local hearings 
     before property is made available under that act for use to 
     assist the homeless, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 1706. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     establish Federal standards to ensure quality assurance of 
     drug testing programs for private employers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Coyne, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, and Ms. 
             Woolsey):
       H.R. 1707. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to ensure access to services and prevent fraud 
     and abuse for enrollees of health maintenance organizations 
     under the Medicare Program, to amend standards for Medicare 
     supplemental policies, to modify the Medicare Select Program, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
             Fox, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. 
             Ney, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Bono, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Tate, Mr. Davis, Mr. 
             Graham, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
             Wamp, and Mr. Bryant of Tennessee):
       H.R. 1708. A bill to establish the Federal Mortgage 
     Insurance Corporation as a wholly owned Government 
     corporation to provide full mortgage insurance and provide 
     for the development of credit enhancement products

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     for mortgages for single family homes of low- and moderate-
     income homebuyers, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Ms. DANNER:
       H.J. Res. 92. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to limit the terms of 
     office for Representatives and Senators in Congress; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para.72.25  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 65: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Engel and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Gonzales, Mr. Barcia 
     of Michigan, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Laughlin.
       H.R. 467: Mr. Evans and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Hefner, and Mr. 
     Riggs.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 500: Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 540: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Torres, and 
     Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 625: Mr. Young of Florida and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 733: Mr. Barr and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 747: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 755: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas and Mr. 
     Bono.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 801: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Rush, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 863: Mr. Rose.
       H.R. 868: Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 873: Mr. Bateman and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 1037: Mr. Payne of Virginia.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1090: Ms. Rivers and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1143: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1210: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 1222: Mr. Goss, Mr. Olver, Mr. Canady, Mr. Skaggs, and 
     Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1233: Mr. Scott, Mr. Borski, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. 
     Filner.
       H.R. 1235: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1242: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Lewis 
     of Kentucky, and Mr. Buyer.
       H.R. 1264: Mr. Thompson, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1297: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1298: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1302: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1352: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Fazio of California, and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 1402: Mr. Hinchey and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1431: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 1442: Mr. Condit and Mr. Payne of Virginia.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Luther and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 1487: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1490: Mr. Evans, Mr. Underwood, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1491: Mr. Orton.
       H.R. 1493: Mr. Packard, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Payne of New 
     Jersey.
       H.R. 1500: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Stokes, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. 
     Yates.
       H.R. 1510: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Gene Green of Texas and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1533: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 1552: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Crane, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. 
     Jones, Mr. Weller, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
     Talent, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Wise, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Latham, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Klug, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Leach, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, and Mr. Gene 
     Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1583: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1588: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bunn 
     of Oregon, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Fox, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hostettler, 
     Mr. LaTourette, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 1611: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1662: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Young 
     of Alaska, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana, and Mr. Mollohan.
       H. Con. Res. 42: Mr. Moran and Mr. Doolittle.



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                       THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1995 (73)

para.73.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     May 25, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Henry Bonilla to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para.73.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, May 24, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.73.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       911. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     repeal various reporting requirements of the Department of 
     Defense, and for other purposes; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       912. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend chapter 47 and 49 of title 10, United States Code, and 
     chapter 15 of title 37, United States Code, to improve the 
     quality and efficiency of the military justice system; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       913. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the annual report on the operations of 
     the Exchange Stabilization Fund [ESF] for fiscal year 1994, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 5302(c)(2); to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       914. A letter from the Executive Director, Oversight Board, 
     Resolution Trust Corporation, transmitting a report on the 
     status of various savings associations, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     1441a(k); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       915. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 95-21: Transfer of $3.0 
     Million in fiscal year 1995 Economic Support Funds to the 
     Peacekeeping Operations Account to Support African 
     Peacekeeping Efforts in Liberia, pursuant to section 610(a) 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       916. A letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a 
     letter expressing his concerns with regard to H.R. 1561, the 
     American Overseas Interests Act; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       917. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's report pursuant 
     to section 1352 of title 31 U.S.C. for the period from 
     October 1, 1994 through March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101-121, section 319(a)(1) (103 Stat. 753); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       918. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the inspector general for the period October 1, 1994 
     through March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 
     section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       919. A letter from the Chairman, Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act for 1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       920. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the biennial report on the quality of 
     water in the Colorado River Basin (Progress Report No. 17, 
     January 1995), pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1596; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       921. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting a report on the study of the 
     feasibility of constructing, in accordance with standards 
     applicable to Interstate System highways, a 4-lane highway 
     connecting Interstate Route 65 and Interstate Route 10 in the 
     vicinity of Pensacola, FL, pursuant to Public Law 102-240, 
     section 1086(b) (105 Stat. 2022); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       922. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting informational copies of 12 lease 
     prospectuses for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 
     606(a); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       923. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
     termination of Servicemen's Group Life Insurance when 
     premiums are not paid; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       924. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the 1995 Baseline Environmental Management 
     Report, pursuant to Public Law 103-160, section 3153(b) (107 
     Stat. 1950); jointly, to the Committees on National Security 
     and Commerce.
       925. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled, the ``American Community Partnerships Act''; 
     jointly, to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services 
     and Ways and Means.
       926. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Commerce, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize appropriations for the Coastal Zone Management Act 
     of 1972, as amended, for fiscal years 1996 through 2000, and 
     for other purposes, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; jointly, to 
     the Committees on Resources and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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para.73.4  medicare select policies

  On motion of Mr. BLILEY, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 483) to 
amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit medicare select 
policies to be offered in all States, and for other purposes; together 
with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's 
table.
  When on motion of Mr. BLILEY, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
ask a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon.

para.73.5  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 483

  Mr. DOGGETT moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 483, be 
instructed to resolve the differences between the House's eight and one-
half year program and the Senate's 5 year program of medicare select 
policies, within the scope of the conference, in light of the changes in 
Medicare (the program that medicare select policies supplement) to 
increase beneficiary cost-sharing and to limit choice of provider as 
contemplated in this year's budget process.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. DOGGETT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

197

When there appeared

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Nays

224

para.73.6                    [Roll No. 355]

                                YEAS--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--224

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Becerra
     Calvert
     Clay
     Cubin
     Fazio
     Gallegly
     Hansen
     Istook
     Kleczka
     Livingston
     Meyers
     Nussle
     Peterson (FL)
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was not agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.73.7  appointment of conferees--h.r.483

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of Messrs. Bliley, Bilirakis, Hastert, Archer, 
Thomas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Dingell, Waxman, Gibbons, and, 
Stark as managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.73.8  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries. 

para.73.9  providing for the further consideration of h.r. 1561

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-130) the resolution (H. Res. 156) providing for the further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1561) to consolidate the foreign affairs 
agencies of the United States; to authorize appropriations for the 
Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997; 
to responsibly reduce the authorizations of appropriations for United 
States foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and 
for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.73.10  adjournment of the two houses

  Mr. ARMEY, submitted the following privileged concurrent resolution 
(H. Con. Res. 72):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Thursday, May 25, 1995, it stand adjourned until noon 
     on Tuesday, June 6, 1995, or until noon on the second day 
     after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 
     2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first; and 
     that when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the close of 
     business on Thursday,

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     May 25, 1995, Friday, May 26, 1995, or Saturday, May 27, 
     1995, pursuant to a motion made by the Majority Leader or his 
     designee, in accordance with this resolution, it stand 
     recessed or adjourned until 10 a.m. on Monday, June 5, 1995, 
     or until noon on the second day after Members are notified to 
     reassemble pursuant to section 2 of this concurrent 
     resolution, whichever occurs first.
       Sec. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of 
     the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with the 
     Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate, shall notify the Members of the House and Senate, 
     respectively, to reassemble whenever, in their opinion, the 
     public interest shall warrant it.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.73.11  committee election--majority

  Mr. ARMEY, by direction of the Republican Conference, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 157):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and they are 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Mr. Hastert 
     of Illinois, to rank following Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       Committee on Resources: Mr. Ensign of Nevada.
       Committee on Small Business: Mr. LaTourette of Ohio.
       Committee on Commerce: Mr. Deal of Georgia, to rank 
     following Mr. Cox of California.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.73.12  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Tuesday, June 6, 1995, the Speaker and the Minority Leader be authorized 
to accept resignations and to make appointments to commissions, boards 
and committees duly authorized by law or by the House.

para.73.13  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Tuesday, June 6, 1995, it 
adjourn to meet at 12 o'clock noon on Wednesday, June 7, 1995.

para.73.14  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, June 
7, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.73.15  message from the president--state of small business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to forward my second annual report on the state of small 
business, and to report that small businesses are doing exceptionally 
well. Business starts and incorporations were up in 1993, the year 
covered in this report. Failures and bankruptcies were down. Six times 
as many jobs were created as in the previous year, primarily in 
industries historically dominated by small businesses.
  Small businesses are a critical part of our economy. They employ 
almost 60 percent of the work force, contribute 54 percent of sales, 
account for roughly 40 percent of gross domestic product, and are 
responsible for 50 percent of private sector output. More than 600,000 
new firms have been created annually over the past decade, and over much 
of this period, small firms generated many of the Nation's new jobs. As 
this report documents, entrepreneurial small businesses are also strong 
innovators, producing twice as many significant innovations as their 
larger counterparts.
  In short, a great deal of our Nation's economic activity comes from 
the record number of entrepreneurs living the American Dream. Our job in 
Government is to make sure that conditions are right for that dynamic 
activity to continue and to grow.
  And we are taking important steps. Maintaining a strong economy while 
continuing to lower the Federal budget deficit may be the most important 
step we in Government can take. A lower deficit means that more savings 
can go into new plant and equipment and that interest rates will be 
lower. It means that more small businesses can get the financing they 
need to get started.
  We are finally bringing the Federal deficit under control. In 1992 the 
deficit was $290 billion. By 1994, the deficit was $203 billion; we 
project that it will fall to $193 billion in 1995.
  Deficit reduction matters. We have been enjoying the lowest combined 
rate of unemployment and inflation in 25 years. Gross domestic product 
has increased, as have housing starts. New business incorporations 
continue to climb. We want to continue bringing the deficit down in a 
way that protects our economic recovery, pays attention to the needs of 
people, and empowers small business men and women.


                            capital formation

  One area on which we have focused attention is increasing the 
availability of capital to new and small enterprises, especially the 
dynamic firms that keep us competitive and contribute so much to 
economic growth.
  Bank regulatory policies are being revised to encourage lending to 
small firms. Included in the Credit Availability Program that we 
introduced in 1993 are revised banking regulatory policies concerning 
some small business loans and permission for financial institutions to 
create ``character loans.''
  New legislation supported by my Administration and enacted in 
September 1994, the Reigle Community Development and Regulatory 
Improvement Act of 1994, establishes a Community Development Financial 
Institutions Fund for community development banks, amends banking and 
securities laws to encourage the creation of a secondary market for 
small business loans, and reduces the regulatory burden for financial 
institutions by changing or eliminating 50 banking regulations.
  Under the Small Business Administration Reauthorization and Amendments 
Act of 1994, the Small Business Administration (SBA) is authorized to 
increase the number of guaranteed small business loans for the next 3 
years. The budget proposed for the SBA will encourage private funds to 
be directed to the small businesses that most need access to capital. 
While continuing cost-cutting efforts, the plan proposes to fund new 
loan and venture capital authority for SBA's credit and investment 
programs. Changes in the SBA's 7(a) guaranteed loan program will 
increase the amount of private sector lending leveraged for every dollar 
of taxpayer funds invested in the program.

  Through the Small Business Investment Company (SBIC) program, a group 
of new venture capital firms are expected to make available several 
billion dollars in equity financing for startups and growing firms. The 
SBIC program will continue to grow as regulations promulgated in the 
past year facilitate financing with a newly created participating equity 
security instrument.
  And the Securities and Exchange Commission's simplified filing and 
registration requirements for small firm securities have helped 
encourage new entries by small firms into capital markets.
  We are recommending other changes that will help make more capital 
available to small firms. In reauthorizing Superfund, my Administration 
seeks to limit lender liability for Superfund remediation costs, which 
have had an adverse effect on lending to small businesses. Interagency 
teams have been examining additional cost-effective ways to expand the 
availability of small business financing, such as new options for 
expanding equity investments in small firms and improvements to existing 
microlending efforts.
  We've also recognized that we can help small business people increase 
their available capital through tax reductions and incentives. We 
increased by 75 percent, from $10,000 to $17,500, the amount a small 
business can deduct as expenses for equipment purchases. Tax incentives 
in the 1993 Budget Reconciliation Act are having

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their effect, encouraging long-term investment in small firms. And the 
empowerment zone program offers significant tax incentives--a 20 percent 
wage credit, $20,000 in expensing, and tax-exempt facility bonds--for 
firms within the zones.


                        regulation and paperwork

  But increasing the availability of capital to small firms is only part 
of the battle. We also have to make sure that Government doesn't get in 
the way. And we're making progress in our efforts to create a smaller, 
smarter, less costly and more effective Government that is closer to 
home--closer to the small businesses and citizens it serves.
  In the first round of our reinventing Government initiative--the 
National Performance Review--we asked Government professionals for their 
best ideas on how to create a better Government with less red tape. One 
recommendation was that Federal agency compliance with the Regulatory 
Flexibility Act--that requires agencies to examine proposed and existing 
regulations for their effects on small entities--be subject to judicial 
review. In other words, they said we need to put teeth in the 
legislation requiring Federal agencies to pay attention to small 
business concerns when they write regulations. That proposal has been 
under debate in the Congress.
  Federal agencies are already considering and implementing specific 
ways to streamline regulations and make paperwork easier for small 
businesses to manage. For example, the Environmental Protection Agency 
(EPA) responded to small business owners and advocates who said that the 
agency's toxic release inventory rule was especially costly and 
burdensome. In November 1994, the EPA announced a final rule that will 
make it easier for small businesses to report small amounts of toxic 
releases.
  And SBA has slashed the small business loan form for loans under 
$100,000 from an inch-thick stack to a single page. The SBA is also 
piloting a new electronic loan application that will involve no 
paperwork, but will allow business owners to concentrate on the business 
at hand--building a successful operation.
  When businesses are unable to succeed, no one is served by a process 
that entangles small business owners in an endless jumble of paperwork. 
Sweeping changes made to bankruptcy laws in the past year will help 
small businesses reorganize. Small firms with less than $2.5 million in 
debt may utilize a streamlined reorganization process that is less 
expensive and more timely.
  My Executive order on Regulatory Review provides a process for more 
rational regulation, and we've been listening to the concerns of small 
firms through a Regulatory Reform Forum for Small Business. Five sector-
specific groups have made specific proposals for regulatory relief. 
These groups have said that a comprehensive, multiagency strategy, with 
better public involvement, is probably the most cost-effective way to 
improve both the quality of regulations and compliance with them. The 
key is to make sure that Government serves small business and the 
American people, not the other way around.


             electronic commerce and government procurement

  The reinventing Government initiative also called for expanded use of 
electronic marketing and commerce, and we have made great strides in 
providing information about Government programs electronically. These 
methods will increase small business access to markets.
  Another area that has been sorely in need of reform is the Government 
procurement process. In October 1994, I signed into law the Federal 
Acquisition Streamlining Act, which will change the way the Government 
does business. The law modifies more than 225 provisions of procurement 
law to reduce paperwork burdens, improve efficiency, save the taxpayers 
money, establish a Federal acquisition computer network, increase 
opportunities for women-owned and small disadvantaged businesses, and 
generally make Government acquisition of commercial products easier. 
This report documents how small businesses are doing under the old 
system; my hope is that opportunities for small business success will be 
even greater once these reforms are in effect.


                             Human Resources

  Beyond encouraging an economic environment that supports small 
business success, opening doors to capital resources, buying more of our 
goods and services from small firms, and getting out of small business' 
way, I believe we in Government have a responsibility to ask whether we 
are doing enough to ensure a healthy and adequately prepared work force.
  I remain committed to seeking a way to provide health insurance 
coverage for all Americans. As this report clearly shows, the number of 
uninsured Americans is too high--and it's growing. Millions of those 
citizens are in working families. And the sad fact is that many of those 
workers are in small businesses, which have seen their premiums and 
deductibles soar. We must make sure that self-employed people and small 
businesses can buy insurance at more affordable rates--whether through 
voluntary purchasing pools or some other mechanism.
  We also ought to be able to ensure that our citizens are adequately 
provided for when they reach the end of their working years. Here too, 
small firms have been at a disadvantage. Our proposed pension 
legislation exempted most small plans from compliance and reporting 
increases.
  And while our industries restructure and move from an age of heavy 
industry to an information age that demands new skills and new 
flexibility, we need to make sure that our work force has the skills and 
tools to compete. That is why I proposed the Middle Class Bill of 
Rights, which would provide a tax deduction for all education and 
training after high school; foster more saving and personal 
responsibility by permitting people to establish an individual 
retirement account and withdraw from it tax-free for the cost of 
education, health care, first-time house buying, or the care of a 
parent; and offer to those laid off or working for a very low wage, a 
voucher worth $2,000 a year to get the skills they need to improve their 
lives.


                           International Trade

  We also want to empower small businesses to succeed in a global 
economy. One of the greatest challenges in the next century will be our 
international competition. Ninety-six percent of all exporting firms are 
small firms with fewer than 500 employees, but only 10 percent of small 
firms export; therefore the potential for increasing small firm exports 
is significant. I believe the North American Free Trade Agreement and 
the General Agreement of Tariffs and Trade will benefit small firms 
interested in expanding into international markets in this hemisphere 
and beyond.
  Lending to small exporters is being eased through reforms in the 
Export-Import Bank's Working Capital Guarantee Program. New one-stop 
export shops are moving in the right direction to assist small firms by 
providing access to export programs of the Department of Commerce, 
Export-Import Bank, and Small Business Administration all under one 
roof.


                       Hearing from Small Business

  Small businesses are too important to our economy for their concerns 
not to be heard. That is why I have given the SBA a seat on the National 
Economic Council and invited the SBA Administrator in to Cabinet 
meetings.
  Over the past 2 years, my Administration has been asking questions of 
small business owners and listening to the answers--seeking advice and 
guidance from a diverse audience of business leaders to determine the 
most critical problems and devise solutions that work.
  This year presents a special opportunity for small business persons to 
make their concerns known at the White House Conference on Small 
Business, set to convene in Washington in June 1995. In State 
conferences leading up to the national conference, small business owners 
have been frank about their concerns. I look forward to hearing their 
small business action agenda.
  I firmly believe that we need to keep looking to our citizens and 
small businesses for innovative solutions. They have shown they have the 
ingenuity and creative power to make our economy grow; we just need to 
let them do it.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, May 25, 1995.


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  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Small Business.

para.73.16  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. DORNAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
National Security was granted permission until midnight Monday, June 5, 
1995, to file a report on the bill (H.R. 1530) to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.

para.73.17   message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 72. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of the two Houses.

para.73.18  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mrs. MEYERS, for 
May 23, 24, and 25.
  And then,

para.73.19  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. KAPTUR, pursuant to the provisions of House 
Concurrent Resolution 72, at 2 o'clock and 22 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12 o'clock noon on Tuesday, June 6, 1995.

para.73.20  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 156. 
     Resolution providing for further consideration of the bill 
     (H.R. 1561) to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of 
     the United States; to authorize appropriations for the 
     Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 
     1996 and 1997; to responsibly reduce the authorizations of 
     appropriations for United States foreign assistance programs 
     for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 104-130). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.73.21  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as followed:

           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 1709. A bill to amend the Military Selective Service 
     Act to suspend the registration requirement and the 
     activities of civilian local boards, civilian appeal boards, 
     and similar local agencies of the Selective Service System, 
     except during national emergencies, and to require the 
     Director of Selective Service to prepare a report regarding 
     the development of a viable standby registration program for 
     use only during national emergencies; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Canady, Mr. Hoke, and Mr. 
             Bono):
       H.R. 1710. A bill to combat terrorism; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BACHUS:
       H.R. 1711. A bill to improve the administration of the Fair 
     Debt Collection Practices Act; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia (for himself and Mr. 
             Kingston):
       H.R. 1712. A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule 
     of the United States with respect to imports of civil 
     aircraft; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COOLEY (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Herger, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Bunn 
             of Oregon, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Brewster, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Cremeans, 
             Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Allard, and Mrs. 
             Vucanovich):
       H.R. 1713. A bill to provide for uniform management of 
     livestock grazing on Federal land, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. DOOLEY:
       H.R. 1714. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to require that species which are being considered for 
     listing under that act or are currently listed under that act 
     are expeditiously reviewed for listing or continued listing, 
     respectively, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Fazio of California, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Funderburk, and Mr. 
             Dooley):
       H.R. 1715. A bill respecting the relationship between 
     workers' compensation benefits and the benefits available 
     under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection 
     Act; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Cooley, 
             and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina):
       H.R. 1716. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     assure that the operations of the Forest Service are free of 
     racial, sexual, and ethnic discrimination, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 1717. A bill to establish minimum standards of fair 
     conduct in franchise sales and franchise business 
     relationships, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI:
       H.R. 1718. A bill to designate U.S. courthouse located at 
     197 South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre, PA, as the ``Max 
     Rosenn United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. LOWEY:
       H.R. 1719. A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to 
     limit farm program payments to producers who earn less than 
     $100,000 annually from off-farm sources; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. McKEON:
       H.R. 1720. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to provide for the cessation of Federal sponsorship of two 
     Government sponsored enterprises, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 1721. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     provide for programs regarding ovarian cancer; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       H.R. 1722. A bill to amend the act of March 3, 1931--known 
     as the Davis-Bacon Act--to require that contract work covered 
     by the act which requires licensing be performed by a person 
     who is so licensed; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 1723. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to require the National Labor Relations Board to assert 
     jurisdiction in a labor dispute which occurs on Johnston 
     Atoll, an unincorporated territory of the United States; to 
     the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 1724. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that any Federal employee serving under a temporary 
     appointment who has completed at least 1 year of service in 
     such position within the preceding 2 years shall be eligible 
     for the Government's health benefits program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 1725. A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure 
     Compensation Act to remove the requirement that exposure 
     resulting in stomach cancer occur before age 30, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1726. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     extend eligibility to use the military health care system and 
     commissary stores to an unremarried former spouse of a member 
     of the uniformed services if the member performed at least 20 
     years of service which is creditable in determining the 
     member's eligibility for retired pay and the former spouse 
     was married to the member for a period of a least 17 years; 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 1727. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     expand eligibility for commissary benefits for persons 
     qualified for certain retired pay but under age 60; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 1728. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to undertake the necessary feasibility studies regarding the 
     establishment of certain new units of the National Park 
     System in the State of Hawaii; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 1729. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that providers rather than purchasers of 
     funeral services shall be treated as the owners of certain 
     pre-need funeral trusts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1730. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that individuals who are required to leave 
     their employment because of certain medical or family reasons 
     will not be denied unemployment compensation when they are 
     ready to return to work; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1731. A bill to provide for a Federal program of 
     insurance against the risk of catastrophic earthquakes, 
     volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Science, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself and Mrs. Schroeder):
       H.R. 1732. A bill to amend chapter 30 of title 35, United 
     States Code, to afford third parties an opportunity for 
     greater participation in reexamination proceedings before the 
     Patent and Trademark Office, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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       H.R. 1733. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     provide for early publication of patent applications, to 
     provide provisional rights for the period of time between 
     early publication and patent grant, and to provide a prior 
     art effect for published applications; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Bono):
       H.R. 1734. A bill to reauthorize the National Film 
     Preservation Board, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on House 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Scott, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Thornton, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Pete 
             Geren of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Peterson 
             of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Davis, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Nethercutt):
       H.R. 1735. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to research regarding the health of children; to 
     the Committee of Commerce.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Ms. Lowey, Mrs. Johnson 
             of Connecticut, Ms. Norton, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Kennelly, Mrs. 
             Schroeder, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Miss Collins of 
             Michigan):
       H.R. 1736. A bill to amend various acts to establish 
     offices of women's health within certain agencies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. SEASTRAND (for herself, Mr. Baker of 
             California, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Gallegly):
       H.R. 1737. A bill to encourage the development of the 
     commercial space industry by establishing State-run 
     spaceports, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SKAGGS (for himself and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 1738. A bill to further the protection of 
     constitutional rights in connection with the conduct of 
     Federal counterterrorism activities; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 1739. A bill to establish the Bipartisan Commission on 
     the Future of Medicare to make findings and issue 
     recommendations on the future of the Medicare Program; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Baker of 
             California, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Stump, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Wilson, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Klug, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. 
             Metcalf):
       H.J. Res. 93. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to provide that no 
     person born in the United States will be a U.S. citizen 
     unless a parent is a U.S. citizen, is lawfully in the United 
     States, or has a lawful immigration status at the time of the 
     birth; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Con. Res. 72. Concurrent resolution providing for the 
     adjournment of the two Houses; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, and Mr. 
             Edwards):
       H. Con. Res. 73. Concurrent resolution recognizing and 
     commending American airmen held as prisoners of war at the 
     Buchenwald concentration camp during World War II for their 
     service, bravery, and fortitude; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 157. Resolution designating majority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H. Res. 158. Resolution congratulating the people of 
     Mongolia on the fifth anniversary of the first democratic 
     multiparty elections held in Mongolia on July 29, 1990; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself and Mr. 
             Abercrombie):
       H. Res. 159. Resolution honoring the contributions of 
     Father Joseph Damien de Veuster for his service to humanity, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WARD (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
             Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Doggett, 
             Mr. Doyle, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Hefner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Kildee, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
             Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Obey, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Richardson, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tucker, Mr. 
             Volkmer, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. 
             Yates):
       H. Res. 160. Resolution providing for the consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1535) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to revise the tax rules on expiration, to modify the 
     basis rules for nonresident aliens becoming citizens or 
     residents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules. 


para.73.22  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       101. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to the 911th Airlift 
     Wing facility; to the Committee on National Security.

para.73.23  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. EDWARDS introduced a bill (H.R. 1740) for the relief of 
     Michael Patrick McNamara and Thomas Parnell McNamara, Jr.; 
     which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.

para.73.24  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 218: Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Taylor 
     of North Carolina, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 246: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 436: Mr. Buyer.
       H.R. 499: Mr. Volkmer.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Cox, Mr. Evans, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Williams, 
     Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and 
     Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 703: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Stark.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Borski, Mr. Menendez, Mr. McDade, Mr. 
     Greenwood, and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Bishop, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Cardin, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Weller, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Quillen, Mr. 
     Stenholm, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. 
     Farr.
       H.R. 878: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Ney, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
     Martinez, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 892: Mr. Baker of California.
       H.R. 895: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 896: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. 
     Foley.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 958: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Clement, and Mr. 
     McHale.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 983: Mr. Nadler, Mr. Filner, Mr. Luther, Mr. Peterson 
     of Minnesota, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Flake, and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Brown 
     of Florida, Mr. Yates, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1033: Mr. Weller and Mr. Bryant of Tennessee.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Volkmer and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Chrysler.
       H.R. 1148: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1149: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Costello, and Mr. 
     Fattah.
       H.R. 1189: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1192: Mr. Pallone and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Pallone and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. Fattah.

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       H.R. 1381: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and 
     Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1535: Mr. Obey, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Becerra, 
     and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1540: Mr. Emerson, Mr. Gallegly, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, 
     Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Dornan, and Mr. Bunning of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1541: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1546: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1547: Mrs. Maloney.
       H.R. 1614: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Evans, Mr. Luther, and Mr. 
     Stupak.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Barr, Mr. Fazio 
     of California, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
     Gekas, Mr. Bono, Mr. Jones, Mr. Baker, of California, Mr. 
     Gutknecht, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Klug, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Jacobs, 
     and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 1660: Mr. Frost, Mr. Canady, Mrs. Kennelly, and Mr. 
     Holden.
       H.J. Res. 79: Ms. McCarthy and Mrs. Kennelly.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Doolittle.
       H. Res. 21: Mr. Bilirakis.

para.73.25  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       22. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Legislature of 
     Rockland County, NY, relative to condemning the attack on the 
     Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City; which was 
     referred to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.73.26  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 571: Mr. Schumer, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Torricelli. 



.
                       TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1995 (74)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.74.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, May 25, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.74.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       927. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting amendments to the fiscal year 1996 
     appropriations requests for the Department of Defense, 
     Education, the Interior, and Transportation, and the Railroad 
     Retirement Board, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1106(b) (H. Doc. No. 
     104-80); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       928. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the Board's 81st annual 
     operation report during calendar year 1994, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 247; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       929. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the first monthly report to Congress, as 
     required by section 404 of the Mexican Debt Disclosure Act of 
     1995, pursuant to Public Law 104-6, section 404(a) (109 Stat. 
     90); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       930. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled, the ``Substance Abuse and Mental Health Performance 
     Partnership Act of 1995''; to the Committee on Commerce.
       931. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's 1994 annual report 
     of its activities, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78w(b); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       932. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on an 
     offensive biological warfare program of the States of the 
     former Soviet Union, pursuant to Public Law 103-337, section 
     1207(c) (108 Stat. 2885); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       933. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the quarterly reports in accordance with 
     sections 36(a) and 26(b) of the Arms Export Control Act, the 
     March 24, 1979 report by the Committee on Foreign Affairs, 
     and the seventh report by the Committee on Government 
     Operations for the second quarter of fiscal year 1995, 
     January 1, 1995 through March 31, 1995, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       934. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       935. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB estimate of the amount of change in 
     outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal year 
     through fiscal year 2000 resulting from passage of S. 244, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 
     1388-582); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       936. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Education, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 1994, 
     through March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 
     section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       937. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Office of Inspector 
     General for the period October 1, 1994, through March 31, 
     1995, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 
     2515, 2526); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       938. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting the semiannual report of the Office of 
     Inspector General for the period October 1, 1994, through 
     March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) 
     (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       939. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Office of Inspector 
     General for the period October 1, 1994 through March 31, 
     1995, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 
     2526); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       940. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the semiannual report 
     of the Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 
     1994, through March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 
     section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       941. A letter from the Deputy Director for Administration, 
     Central Intelligence Agency, transmitting a report of 
     activities under the Freedom of Information Act for calendar 
     year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       942. A letter from the CEO, Corporation for National 
     Service, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the inspector general for the period October 1, 1994, through 
     March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) 
     (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       943. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the inspector general for the period October 1, 1994, through 
     March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) 
     (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       944. A letter from the Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the inspector general for the period October 1, 
     1994, through March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 
     section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       945. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting a report on activities 
     of the under the Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 
     1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       946. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the inspector general for the period October 1, 
     1994, through March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 
     section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       947. A letter from the Public Printer, Government Printing 
     Office, transmitting the semiannual report of the Office of 
     Inspector General for the period October 1, 1994, through 
     March 31, 1995, pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 3903; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       948. A letter from the Chairman, Interstate Commerce 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the inspector general for the period October 1, 1994, 
     through March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 
     section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       949. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the semiannual report 
     of the Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 
     1994, through March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 
     section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       950. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the inspector general for the period October 1, 
     1994, through March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 
     section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       951. A letter from the National Labor Relations Board, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     inspector general for the period October 1, 1994, through 
     March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) 
     (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       952. A letter from the Chairman, National Science Board, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     inspector general for the period October 1, 1994, through 
     March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) 
     (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.

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       953. A letter from the Chairman, Panama Canal Commission, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     inspector general for the period October 1, 1994, through 
     March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) 
     (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       954. A letter from the Acting Director, Peace Corps, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     inspector general for the period November 1, 1994, through 
     April 30, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) 
     (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       955. A letter from the Chief Operating Officer/President, 
     Resolution Funding Corporation, transmitting a copy of the 
     Resolution Funding Corporation's statement on internal 
     controls and the 1994 audited financial statements, pursuant 
     to Public Law 101-73, section 511(a) (103 Stat. 404); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       956. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     the 12th semiannual report to Congress on audit follow-up, 
     covering the period from October 1, 1994, to March 31, 1995, 
     pursuant to Public Law 100-504, section 106(b) (102 Stat. 
     2526); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       957. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the inspector general for the period October 1, 1994, 
     through March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 
     section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       958. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 1994, 
     through March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 
     section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       959. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Directors, 
     Tennessee Valley Authority, transmitting the semiannual 
     report on activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       960. A letter from the Thrift Depositor Protection 
     Oversight Board, transmitting a report of the inspector 
     general for the period October 1, 1994, through March 31, 
     1995, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 
     2526); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       961. A letter from the Director, U.S. Information Agency, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 1994, 
     through March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 99-399, 
     section 412(a); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       962. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the inspector general for the period October 1, 1994, 
     through March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, 
     section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2526); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       963. A letter from the Director, U.S. Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled, the ``Federal Employees Health Benefits Provider 
     Integrity Amendments of 1995''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       964. A letter from the Director, U.S. Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a copy of Personnel Management's 
     annual report of the civil service retirement and disability 
     fund for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       965. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification of his determination that a 
     continuation of a waiver currently in effect for Albania, 
     Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, 
     Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, 
     Ukraine, and Uzbekistan will substantially promote the 
     objectives of section 402, of the Trade Act of 1974, pursuant 
     to 19 U.S.C. 2432(c), (d) (H. Doc. No. 104-81); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
       966. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification of his determination that a 
     continuation of a waiver currently in effect for the People's 
     Republic of China will substantially promote the objectives 
     of section 402, of the Trade Act of 1974, pursuant to 19 
     U.S.C. 2432(c), (d) (H. Doc. No. 104-82); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means and ordered to be printed.
       967. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the Department's report to Congress on State log export ban, 
     pursuant to section 620c(b)(4) of the Forest Resources 
     Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990, as amended; 
     jointly, to the Committee on Agriculture and International 
     Relations.
       968. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     copy of a report entitled, ``Study of Export Promotion 
     Practices,'' pursuant to section 1208 of the Energy Policy 
     Act of 1992; jointly, to the Committee on International 
     Relations and Commerce.
       969. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to provide for 
     the territories, and for other purposes; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the 
     Judiciary, and Resources.
       970. A letter from the Director, U.S. Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation entitled, the ``Chemical Weapons Convention 
     Implementation Act of 1995''; jointly, to the Committees on 
     International Relations, the Judiciary, Government Reform and 
     Oversight, Commerce, and National Security.

para.74.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment to the bill (H.R. 
483) ``An Act to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit 
medicare select policies to be offered in all States, and for other 
purposes'', disagreed to by the House, and agrees to the conference 
asked by the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, 
and appoints Mr. Packwood, Mr. Dole, and Mr. Moynihan to be the 
conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 104-1, the 
Chair, on behalf of the majority and minority leaders of the Senate and 
the Speaker and minority leader of the House of Representatives, 
announces the joint appointment of Glen D. Nager, of Washington, DC, for 
a term of 5 years and to serve as Chair; Virginia A. Seitz, of 
Washington, DC, for a term of 5 years; Jerry M. Hunter, of Missouri, for 
a term of 4 years; James N. Adler, of California, for a term of 4 years; 
and Lawrence Z. Lorber, of Washington, DC, for a term of 3 years, as 
members of the Board of Directors of the Office of Compliance.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 101-509, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Secretary of the Senate, announces her 
appointment of Richard N. Smith, of California, to the Advisory 
Committee on the Records of Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 101-509, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Republican leader, announces his appointment of 
Dr. William L. Richter, of Kansas, to the Advisory Committee on the 
Records of Congress.

para.74.4  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, June 5, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on Wednesday, May 31, 1995 
     at 3:30 p.m.: that the Senate agreed to the conference report 
     on H.R. 1158.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para.74.5  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

         Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of 
           Representatives,
                                     Washington, DC, May 25, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Capitol,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     been served with two subpoenas issued by the Superior Court 
     of the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoenas is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                Scott M. Faulkner,
                                     Chief Administrative Officer.

para.74.6  uscg academy board of visitors

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, by unanimous consent, announced 
that pursuant to the provisions of section 194(a) of title 14, United 
States Code, the Speaker appointed to the Board of Visitors to the 
United States Coast Guard Academy, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut and Mr. 
Gejdenson, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.74.7  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House of 
the

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following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 1158. An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for additional disaster assistance, for anti-
     terrorism initiatives, for assistance in the recovery from 
     the tragedy that occurred at Oklahoma City, and making 
     rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, 
     and for other purposes.

  And then,

para.74.8  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
Thursday, May 25, 1995, at 1 o'clock and 22 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12 o'clock noon on Wednesday, June 7, 1995.

para.74.9  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

                        [Submitted June 1, 1995]

       Mr. SPENCE: Committee on National Security. H.R. 1141. A 
     bill to amend the Act popularly known as the Sikes Act to 
     enhance fish and wildlife conservation and natural resources 
     management programs; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-107, 
     Pt. 2). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1323. A bill to 
     reduce risk to public safety and the environment associated 
     with pipeline transportation of natural gas and hazardous 
     liquids, and for other purposes: with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     104-110 Pt. 2). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House 
     on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SPENCE: Committee on National Security. H.R. 1530. A 
     bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for 
     military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
     prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, 
     and for other purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 104-131). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

para.74.10  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. SANFORD:
       H.R. 1741. A bill to provide for the conveyance of the 
     C.S.S. Hunley to the State of South Carolina; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       H.R. 1742. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug and 
     Cosmetic Act to revise the process for the approval of drugs 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 1743. A bill to amend the Water Resources Research Act 
     of 1984 to extend the authorizations of appropriations 
     through fiscal year 2000, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 1744. A bill to clarify the scope of coverage and 
     amount of payment under the Medicare Program of items and 
     services associated with the use in the furnishing of 
     inpatient hospital services of certain medical devices 
     approved for international use; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself and Mrs. Waldholtz):
       H.R. 1745. A bill to designate certain public lands in the 
     State of Utah as wilderness, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 1746. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to permit coverage of outpatient physical 
     therapy services under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs 
     without a physician's referral, and to establish a Physical 
     Therapy Advisory Council in the Department of Health and 
     Human Services; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Wyden, 
             and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts):
       H.R. 1747. A bill to amend the Public Health Services Act 
     to permanently extend and clarify malpractice coverage for 
     health centers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:
       H.R. 1748. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for farmers and closely held businesses a 
     one-time exclusion of gain from certain sales or exchanges, 
     for self-employed individuals a 100 percent deduction of 
     health insurance costs, and for farmers a carryover of unused 
     standard deductions and personal exemptions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Zimmer):
       H.R. 1749. A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 
     1978 to eliminate the market promotion program; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TOWNS (for himself and Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 1750. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for increased Medicare reimbursement 
     for nurse practitioners and clinical nurse specialists to 
     increase the delivery of health services in health 
     professional shortage areas, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
       H.R. 1751. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for increased Medicare reimbursement 
     for physician assistants, to increase the delivery of health 
     services in health professional shortage areas, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ZIMMER:
       H.R. 1752. A bill to amend the Bretton Woods Agreements Act 
     to provide for public notice of all conditions imposed on any 
     country with respect to the use of resources by the 
     International Monetary Fund for monetary stabilization, and 
     to provide for the proposal of amendments to the Articles of 
     Agreement of the Fund to require each member country 
     government to make monthly public reports on the financial 
     condition of the country; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. 
             McIntosh, and Mr. Solomon):
       H. Res. 161. Resolution amending clause 4 of rule XIII of 
     the Rules of the House to abolish the Consent Calendar and to 
     establish in its place a Corrections Calendar; to the 
     Committee on Rules.

para.74.11  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       102. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative 
     to urging Congress to reauthorize the Farms for the Future 
     Program with amendments to increase the effectiveness of the 
     program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       103. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the Commonwealth of 
     Pennsylvania, relative to the Tobyhanna Army Depot in Monroe 
     County, PA; to the Committee on National Security.
       104. Also, a memorial of the House of Representatives of 
     the State of Texas, relative to the 13th, 14th, and 15th 
     amendments to the Constitution of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Reform and Oversight.
       105. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to the Kisatchie National Forest Service; 
     jointly to the Committees on Resources and Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       106. Also, a memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to memorializing the Congress of the 
     United States to approve H.R. 842; jointly to the Committees 
     on the Budget, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
     Government Reform and Oversight.

para.74.12  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Camp, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Barcia 
     of Michigan, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Martini, and Mr. Clinger.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 117: Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 408: Mr. McCollum, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Hayworth, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 560: Mrs. Roukema and Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 631: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Riggs, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, Mr. Flanagan, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 656: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 704: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Martini, Ms. 
     Slaughter, and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 705: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 713: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Martini, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. 
     Towns.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Riggs, Mr. Martini, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and 
     Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 884: Mr. Baker of California.
       H.R. 887: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 929: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 938: Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 945: Mr. Rohrabacher and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 967: Mr. Luther and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 974: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Mr. 
     McCollum.
       H.R. 985: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 987: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.

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       H.R. 991: Mr. Hoekstra and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 1029: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1078: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Studds, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1118: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1136: Mr. Moorhead and Mr. Tucker.
       H.R. 1143: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1202: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Horn, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Martini, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. 
     Woolsey.
       H.R. 1229: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Flake, 
     and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 1235: Mr. Martini and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1314: Mr. Cardin and Mr. Payne of Virginia.
       H.R. 1322: Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1377: Mr. Dreier, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. 
     Solomon.
       H.R. 1385: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 1454: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Mineta, Mr. 
     Serrano, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 1464: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. 
     Roukema, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1533: Mr. Souder and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1541: Mr. Gene Green of Texas and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1576: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hinchey, and 
     Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 1588: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Lightfoot, and 
     Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Martini, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1608: Mr. Coleman, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Durbin, 
     Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Ms. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Manton, Mr. Markey, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1610: Mr. Goss, Mr. Davis, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Gene Green 
     of Texas, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1631: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Horn, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. 
     Schiff.
       H.R. 1701: Mr. Stark.
       H. Con. Res. 63: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H. Con. Res. 69: Mr. Berman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Foglietta, 
     Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
     Underwood, and Mr. Yates.
       H. Res. 40: Mr. Luther and Mr. Mineta.
       H. Res. 150: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Frazer.



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                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1995 (75)

para.75.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     June 7, 1995.
     I hereby designate the Honorable Frank Riggs to act as 
       Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.75.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, June 6, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.75.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       971. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Agriculture, transmitting the annual report on foreign 
     investment in U.S. agricultural land through December 31, 
     1994, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 3504; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       972. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act which occurred in the Department of the Air Force, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       973. A letter from the Chief of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of the Navy, transmitting notification that the 
     Department intends to offer for lease four naval vessels to 
     the Government of Mexico, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 7307(b)(2); 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       974. A letter from the Director, Office of Small and 
     Disadvantaged Business Utilization, Office of the Under 
     Secretary of Defense, transmitting a report on the progress 
     of the Department of Defense toward the achievement of the 
     goal to award 5 percent of DOD contracts to small 
     disadvantaged business, historically black colleges and 
     universities and minority institutions, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2323(i); to the Committee on National Security.
       975. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to the Philippines, pursuant 
     to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       976. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the annual report on the Youth Conservation 
     Corps Program in the Department for fiscal year 1994, 
     pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1705; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       977. A letter from the Secretary of Education, transmitting 
     a follow-up report on the recommendations of the National 
     Advisory Council on Educational Research and Improvement's 
     Presidential Advisory Committee, pursuant to section 6(b) of 
     the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       978. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the annual report for fiscal year 
     1993, describing the activities and accomplishments of 
     programs for persons with developmental disabilities, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6006(c); to the Committee on Commerce.
       979. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to title VIII of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act for 
     fiscal year 1990-91, as amended, pursuant to Public Law 103-
     236, section 583(b)(2) (108 Stat. 489); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       980. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 95-22: Emigration Policies of 
     the Republic of Romania, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2432(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       981. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of the 
     Secretary's determination and justification that it is in the 
     national interest to grant assistance to Guatemala, pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2370(q); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       982. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     the removal of items from the U.S. munitions list, pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2778(f); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       983. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     and services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-29-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       984. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     and services sold commercially to the Kuwait (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-27-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       985. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with Egypt (Transmittal No. DTC-30-
     95), pursuant of 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       986. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on 
     employment of U.S. citizens by certain international 
     organizations, pursuant to Public Law 102-138, section 181 
     (105 Stat. 682); to the Committee on International Relations.
       987. A letter from the General Counsel of the Navy, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize the 
     transfer of eight naval vessels to certain foreign countries; 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       988. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     inspector general for the period October 1, 1994, through 
     March 31, 1995 and management report for the same period, 
     pursuant to Public Law 95-452, section 5(b) (102 Stat. 2515, 
     2526); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       989. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District of 
     Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-59, ``Human 
     Services Spending Reduction Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       990. A letter from the District of Columbia Board, 
     transmitting financial disclosure statements of board 
     members, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-732, 1-
     734(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       991. A letter from the Executive Director, Federal 
     Retirement Thrift Investment Board, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide additional investment funds for the Thrift Savings 
     Plan; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       992. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Federal Employees Emergency Leave Transfer Act of 
     1995''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       993. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the Department's report 
     on settlements for calendar year 1994 for damages caused by 
     the FBI, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3724(b); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       994. A letter from the Director, National Legislative 
     Commission, The American Legion, transmitting a copy of the 
     Legion's financial statements as of December 31, 1994, 
     pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(4), 1103; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

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       995. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Sentencing 
     Commission, transmitting the 1994 annual report of the 
     activities of the Commission, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 997; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       996. A letter from the Chairman, Interstate Commerce 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's report to Congress 
     pursuant to section 2(d) of the Negotiated Rates Act of 1993; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       997. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the 18th annual report on activities under the 
     Electric and Hybrid Vehicle Research, Development, and 
     Demonstration Act of 1976, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 2513; to the 
     Committee on Science.
       998. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on the 
     transfer of property to the Republic of Panama under the 
     Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements, pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 3784(b); jointly, to the Committees on 
     International Relations and National Security.
       999. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on the initial estimate of 
     the applicable percentage increase in inpatient hospital 
     payment rates for fiscal year 1996, pursuant to Public Law 
     101-508, section 4002(g)(1)(B) (104 Stat. 1388-36); jointly, 
     to the Committee on Committees on Ways and Means and 
     Commerce.
       1000. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the fifth in a series of 
     annual reports on the subject of intermarket coordination, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-432, section 8(a) (104 Stat. 976); 
     jointly, to the Committees on Agriculture, Banking and 
     Financial Services, and Commerce.
       1001. A letter from the Chairman, Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's report on 
     intermarket coordination, pursuant to Public Law 101-432, 
     section 8(a) (104 Stat. 976); jointly, to the Committees on 
     Commerce, Banking and Financial Services, and Agriculture.

para.75.4  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington, DC, June 7, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on Tuesday, June 6, 
     1995 at 2:45 p.m. and said to contain a message from the 
     President whereby he transmits a report on the activities of 
     the United States Government relating to the prevention of 
     nuclear proliferation for calendar year 1994.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.75.5  nuclear proliferation prevention

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  As required under section 601(a) of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act 
of 1978 (Public Law 95-242; 22 U.S.C. 3281(a)), I am transmitting a 
report on the activities of United States Government departments and 
agencies relating to the prevention of nuclear proliferation. It covers 
activities between January 1, 1994, and December 31, 1994.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 6, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations.

para.75.6  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                         Seventh District, NJ,

                                                     May 24, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     received a subpoena issued by the Municipal Court of 
     Manville, New Jersey.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Bob Franks,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.75.7  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule today: the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the 
Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Economic and Educational 
Opportunities, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on National Security, and the 
Committee on Science.

para.75.8  providing for the further consideration of h.r. 1561

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 156):

       Resolved, That when the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     state of the Union resumes consideration of H.R. 1561 
     pursuant to House Resolution 155, consideration for amendment 
     under the five-minute rule may continue beyond the initial 
     period of ten hours prescribed in House Resolution 155 for an 
     additional period of six further hours. Consideration for 
     amendment may not continue beyond such additional period. 
     During further consideration for amendment only the following 
     further amendments to the committee amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute, as modified and amended, shall be in order--
       (1) pro forma amendments for the purpose of debate;
       (2) amendments printed before May 25, 1995, in the portion 
     of the Congressional Record designated for that purpose in 
     clause 6 of rule XXIII;
       (3) amendments en bloc described in section 2 of House 
     Resolution 155, but only if consisting solely of amendments 
     so printed before May 25, 1995, in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII or germane modifications of any such amendment; 
     and
       (4) one amendment offered by the chairman of the Committee 
     on International Relations after consultation with the 
     ranking minority member of that Committee.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
the yeas had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.

para.75.9  corning national fish hatchery conveyance

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to House 
Resolution 144 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 535) to direct the Secretary of the 
Interior to convey the Corning National Fish Hatchery to the State of 
Arkansas.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by unanimous 
consent, designated Mr. CAMP as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.75.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MILLER of 
California:

       In section 2(a) (page 2, beginning at line 3), strike 
     ``Within'' and all that follows through ``without 
     reimbursement'', and insert ``Upon the provision of 
     consideration by the State of Arkansas in accordance with 
     subsection (c) within 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     convey to the State of Arkansas''.
       Amend section 2(c) (page 3, beginning at line 3) to read as 
     follows:
       (c) Consideration.--
       (1) Consideration required.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     shall require that, as consideration for any property 
     conveyed by the Secretary under subsection (a), the State of 
     Arkansas shall--
       (A) pay to the United States an amount equal to the fair 
     market value of the property conveyed by the Secretary under 
     subsection (a), reduced in accordance with paragraph (3); or
       (B) convey to the United States real property that the 
     Secretary deterimes--
       (i) has a fair market value not less than an amount equal 
     to the fair market value of the property conveyed by the 
     Secretary under subsection (a), reduced in accordance with 
     paragraph (3); and
       (ii) is useful for promoting fish restoration and 
     management.
       (2) Appraisal required.--The Secretary shall determine fair 
     market value of prop

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     erty for purposes of this subsection after considering an 
     appraisal of the property prepared for the Secretary after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Reduction of fair market value of property conveyed.--
     For purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of paragraph 
     (1), the fair market value of property conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be reduced by the value of any capital 
     improvements to the property that were made by the State of 
     Arkansas before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (4) Deposit of payment.--
       (A) Deposit.--Amounts received by the United States as 
     payment under this subsection shall be deposited into the 
     Sport Fish Restoration Account of the Aquatic Resources Trust 
     Fund established by section 9504 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9504), commonly referred to as the Wallop-
     Breaux Fund.
       (B) Limitation on use of deposits for purposes not related 
     to fish restoration and management.--Section 9504(b)(2)(B) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9504(b)(2)(B)) 
     does not apply to amounts deposited under this paragraph.

It was decided in the

Yeas

96

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negative

Nays

315

para.75.11                   [Roll No. 356]

                                AYES--96

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Eshoo
     Fattah
     Flake
     Ford
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klug
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Martinez
     Martini
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Petri
     Poshard
     Reynolds
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Torres
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--315

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Longley
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Barr
     Bonilla
     Chapman
     Clyburn
     Cubin
     Fields (LA)
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Green
     Hefner
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kleczka
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Porter
     Richardson
     Shaw
     Waldholtz
     Watts (OK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. CAMP, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 144, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Page 2, line 21, strike subsection (c) and insert the 
     following:
       (c) Use and Reversionary Interest.--The property conveyed 
     to the State of Arkansas pursuant to this section shall be 
     used by the State for purposes of fishery resources 
     management, and if it is used for any other purposes all 
     right, title, and interest in an to all property conveyed 
     pursuant to this section shall revert to the United States. 
     The State of Arkansas shall ensure that the property 
     reverting to the United States is in substantially the same 
     or better condition as at the time of transfer.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.75.12  fairport national fish hatchery conveyance

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 145 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 584) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a fish 
hatchery to the State of Iowa.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. CAMP Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. CAMP, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 145, reported 
the bill back to the House.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.75.13  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mrs. Sara Emery, one of his secretaries.

para.75.14  new london fish hatchery conveyance

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolu

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tion 146 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 614) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to 
the State of Minnesota the New London National Fish Hatchery production 
facility.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. CAMP as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. CAMP, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 146, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Page 2, line 19, strike lines 19 through 24 and insert:
       (c) Use and Reversionary Interest.--The property conveyed 
     to the State of Minnesota pursuant to this section shall be 
     used by the State for purposes of fishery resources 
     management, and if it is used for any other purpose all 
     right, title, and interest in and to all property conveyed 
     pursuant to this section shall revert to the United States. 
     The State of Minnesota shall ensure that the property 
     reverting to the United States is in substantially the same 
     or better condition as at the time of transfer.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.75.15  h. res. 156--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
resolution (H. Res. 156) providing for the further consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1561) to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the 
United States; to authorize apporpriations for the Department of State 
and related agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997; to responsibly 
reduce the authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign 
assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other 
purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to the resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

252

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

168

para.75.16                   [Roll No. 357]

                                YEAS--252

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--168

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bonilla
     Cubin
     Hayes
     Houghton
     Kleczka
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Riggs
     Tauzin
     Waldholtz
     Watts (OK)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.75.17  american overseas interests

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 155 
and House Resolution 156 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved 
into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1561) to consolidate the foreign 
affairs agencies of the United States; to authorize appropriations for 
the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 
1997; to responsibly reduce the authorizations of appropriations for 
United States foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 
1997, and for other purposes.
  Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.75.18  call in committee

  Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman, announced that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, finding itself without a quorum, directed 
the Members to record their presence by electronic device, and the 
following-named Members responded--

[[Page 829]]

para.75.19                   [Roll No. 358]
     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer 
  Thereupon, Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman, announced that 405 Members had 
been recorded, a quorum.
  The Committee resumed its business.
  After some further time,

para.75.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HYDE:

       Strike section 2707 (relating to recommendations of the 
     President for reform of war powers resolution) and insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 2707. REPEAL OF WAR POWERS RESOLUTION.

       (a) Repeal.--
       (1) In general.--The War Powers Resolution (Public Law 93-
     148; 50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.) is repealed.
       (2) Conforming repeal.--Section 1013 of the Department of 
     State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985 (50 
     U.S.C. 1546a) is repealed.
       (b) Consultation With Congress.--
       (1) Prior Consultation.--The President shall in every 
     possible instance consult with Congress before introducing 
     United States Armed Forces into hostilities or into 
     situations where imminent involvement in hostilities is 
     clearly indicated by the circumstances.
       (2) Consultation after introduction of armed forces.--The 
     President shall, after every such introduction, consult 
     regularly with Congress until United States Armed Forces are 
     no longer engaged in hostilities or have been removed from 
     such situations.
       (c) Reporting to Congress.--
       (1) Initial report.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the President 
     shall, in the absence of a declaration of war, submit a 
     report to Congress in any case in which United States Armed 
     Forces are introduced.--
       (i) into hostilities or into a situation where imminent 
     involvement in hostilities is clearly indicated by the 
     circumstances;
       (ii) into the territory, airspace, or waters of a foreign 
     nation, while equipped for combat, except for a deployment 
     which relates solely to supply, replacement, repair, or 
     training of such forces; or
       (iii) in numbers which substantially enlarge United States 
     Armed Forces equipped for combat already located in a foreign 
     nation.
       (B) Exception.--The requirement that the President submit a 
     report to Congress in accordance with subparagraph (A) shall 
     not apply if the President determines that to submit such a 
     report would jeopardize the operational success of United 
     States Armed Forces in a situation described in clause (i), 
     (ii), or (iii) of such subparagraph.
       (2) Time and content of report.--A report under paragraph 
     (1) shall be submitted within 48 hours of the introduction of 
     United States Armed Forces described in that paragraph. Each 
     such report shall be in writing and shall set forth--
       (A) the circumstances necessitating the introduction of 
     United States Armed Forces;
       (B) the constitutional and legislative authority under 
     which such introduction took place; and
       (C) the estimated scope and duration of the hostilities or 
     involvement.
       (3) Additional information.--The President shall provide 
     such other information as Congress may request in the 
     fulfillment of its constitutional responsibilities with 
     respect to committing the Nation to war and to the use of 
     United States Armed Forces abroad.
       (4) Periodic reports.--Whenever United States Armed Force 
     are introduced into hostilities or into any situation 
     described in paragraph (1), the President shall, consistent 
     with the constitutional responsibilities of the President and 
     so long as such Armed Forces continue to be engaged in such 
     hostilities or situation, report to Congress periodically on 
     the status of such hostilities or situation as well as on the 
     scope and duration of such hostilities or situation.

It was decided in the

Yeas

201

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

217

para.75.21                   [Roll No. 359]

                                AYES--201

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bono
     Borski
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt

[[Page 830]]


     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--217

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Cardin
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cunningham
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bonilla
     Bryant (TX)
     Cubin
     Dicks
     Houghton
     Johnson (CT)
     Kleczka
     Laughlin
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Montgomery
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Stark
     Waldholtz
     Watts (OK)
     Wicker
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.75.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ACKERMAN:

       On page 67, after line 9, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 501. CONSOLIDATION REPORT.

       (A) Report.--No agency of the United States Government may 
     be abolished or its functions transferred or consolidated 
     with another such agency pursuant to this division or any 
     other provision of this Act relating to reorganization unless 
     the Director of the Congressional Budget Office and the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget independently 
     calculate and submit to the Congress a joint report analyzing 
     the costs and benefits of any such action.
       (b) Contents of Report.--The cost/benefit analysis required 
     by subsection (a) shall include, but not be limited to--
       (1) An assessment of direct and indirect costs for the 
     first five years associated with the implementation of the 
     provisions of this division or any other provision of this 
     Act relating to reorganization; and
       (2) The effects of consolidation on personnel, management 
     systems, real property, decisionmaking processes, 
     administrative costs, and costs associated with terminating, 
     amending, renegotiating, or negotiating existing and new 
     contracts.
       (c) Further Congressional Action Required.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this act, if the Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office and the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget either jointly or independently 
     determine and report that the costs associated with the 
     consolidation required by this division or any other 
     provision of this act relating to reorganization exceed the 
     fiscal year 1995 operating costs of the affected agencies, 
     such provisions shall not become effective unless--
       (1) the President determines that such consolidation is in 
     the national interest of the United States; or
       (2) a joint resolution is enacted specifying that such 
     provisions shall become effective upon enactment of such 
     resolution.
       Redesignate sections 501 through 511 as sections 502 
     through 512. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

177

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

233

para.75.23                   [Roll No. 360]

                                AYES--177

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--233

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff

[[Page 831]]


     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Bonilla
     Bryant (TX)
     Clayton
     Coburn
     Cubin
     Dicks
     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Houghton
     Johnson (CT)
     Kleczka
     Largent
     Laughlin
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Montgomery
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Thornton
     Waldholtz
     Watts (OK)
     Wicker
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.75.24  message from the president--veto of h.r. 1158

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the House of Representatives:
  I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 1158, a bill 
providing for emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions for 
fiscal year 1995.
  This disagreement is about priorities, not deficit reduction. In fact, 
I want to increase the deficit reduction in this bill.
  H.R. 1158 slashes needed investments for education, national service, 
and the environment, in order to avoid cutting wasteful projects and 
other unnecessary expenditures. There are billions of dollars in pork--
unnecessary highway demonstration projects, courthouses, and other 
Federal buildings--that could have been cut instead of these critical 
investments. Indeed, the Senate bill made such cuts in order to maintain 
productive investments, but the House-Senate conference rejected those 
cuts.
  For example, H.R. 1158 would deprive 15,000 young adults of the 
opportunity to serve their communities as AmeriCorps members.
  It would deprive 2,000 schools in 47 States of funds to train teachers 
and devise comprehensive reforms to boost academic standards.
  It would reduce or eliminate antiviolence and drug prevention programs 
serving nearly 20 million students.
   It would prevent the creation and expansion of hundreds of community 
development banks and financial institutions that would spur job growth 
and leverage billions of dollars of capital in distressed communities 
across the country.
  And it would seriously hamper the ability of States to maintain clean 
drinking water, thus jeopardizing the health of residents.
  In the end, the Congress chose courthouses over education, pork barrel 
highway projects over national service, Government travel over clean 
water.
  At my instruction, the Administration has provided alternatives to the 
Congress that would produce greater deficit reduction than H.R. 1158, 
cutting even more in fiscal year 1995 spending than is included in H.R. 
1158. But the spending reductions would come out of unnecessary projects 
and other spending, not investments in working families.
  My position on this legislation has been made clear throughout the 
legislative process. The Administration strongly and consistently 
opposed the House version of the bill because it would have 
unnecessarily cut valuable, proven programs that educate our children, 
invest in our future, and protect the health and safety of the American 
people. We worked closely with the bipartisan leadership of the Senate 
to improve the bill, and I indicated my approval of those improvements. 
Regrettably, the conference went well beyond the spending reductions 
contained in the bipartisan compromise despite my Administration's 
consistent urging to adhere to the Senate bipartisan leadership 
amendment.
  In addition, I continue to object to language that would override 
existing environmental laws in an effort to increase timber salvage. 
Increasing timber salvage and improving forest health are goals that my 
Administration shares with the Congress. Over the last 6 months, my 
Administration has put in motion administrative reforms that are 
speeding salvage timber sales in full compliance with existing 
environmental laws. It is not appropriate to use this legislation to 
overturn environmental laws. Therefore, I urge the Congress to delete 
this language and, separately, to work with my Administration on an 
initiative to increase timber salvage and improve forest health.
  My Administration has provided the Congress with changes that would 
enable me to sign revised legislation. I urge the Congress to approve a 
bill that contains the supplemental funding included in H.R. 1158--for 
disaster relief activities of the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
for the Federal response to the bombing in Oklahoma City, for increased 
antiterrorism efforts, and for providing debt relief to Jordan in order 
to contribute to further progress toward a Middle East peace 
settlement--along with my Administration's alternative restorations and 
offsets.
  I will sign legislation that provides these needed supplemental 
appropriations and that reduces the deficit by at least as much as this 
bill. However, the legislation must reflect the priorities of the 
American people. H.R. 1158, as passed, clearly does not.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 7, 1995.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, by unanimous consent, ordered 
that the veto message, together with the accompanying bill, be printed 
(H. Doc. 104-83) and spread upon the pages of the Journal of the House.
  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the veto message 
and accompanying bill were referred to the Committee on Appropriations.

para.75.25  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee did on the following date present to the President, for 
his approval, a bill of the House of the following title:

           On June 6, 1995:
       H.R. 1158. An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for additional disaster assistance, for anti-
     terrorism initiatives, for assistance in the recovery from 
     the tragedy that occurred at Oklahoma City, and making 
     rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, 
     and for other purposes.

para.75.26  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. SPRATT, after 8 p.m. today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. LUCAS, for today;
  To Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, for today;
  To Mr. WALKER, after 5:45 p.m. today and June 8th;
  To Mr. MONTGOMERY, after 5 p.m. today and balance of the week;
  To Ms. LOFGREN, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. KLECZKA, for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para.75.27  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. KINGSTON, at 9 o'clock and 19 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.75.28  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. S. 523. An act 
     to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to 
     authorize additional measures to carry out the control of 
     salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-132). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 260. A 
     bill to provide for the development of a plan and a 
     management review of the National Park System and to reform 
     the process by which areas are considered for addition to the 
     National Park System, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-133). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1070. A 
     bill to designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in the 
     Central Valley project, California, as ``Trinity Lake'' 
     (Rept. No. 104-134). Referred to the House Calendar.

[[Page 832]]

para.75.29  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. MINETA (for himself, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Yates, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Stupak, Mr. Lightfoot, and Mrs. Cubin):
       H.R. 1753. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the subjects recommended by 
     the Citizens Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee in 
     accordance with section 5153 of title 31, United States Code, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 1754. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to permit a supplier of durable medical 
     equipment under part B of the Medicare Program to furnish an 
     upgraded item of such equipment to a Medicare beneficiary, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. McHale, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Minge, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Blute, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Browder, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. 
             Pryce, Ms. Danner, Mr. Salmon, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
             Hancock, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Brownback, Mr. Upton, Mr. Souder, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Fox, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Parker, 
             Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ballenger, Ms. Furse, 
             Mr. Leach, Mr. Goss, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Foley, Mr. White, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Barrett 
             of Nebraska, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Dornan, and Mr. Baker of 
             Louisiana):
       H.R. 1755. A bill to provide for the establishment of an 
     official mass mailing allowance for Members of the House of 
     Representatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
           By Mr. CHRYSLER (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
             Kasich, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Parker, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Cooley, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Graham, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Jones, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Weller, Mr. Klug, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Bono, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. 
             Miller of Florida, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Funderburk, 
             Mr. Frisa, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Bass, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Camp, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. White, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Tate, and Mrs. Smith 
             of Washington):
       H.R. 1756. A bill to abolish the Department of Commerce; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, Banking and Financial 
     Services, International Relations, National Security, 
     Agriculture, Ways and Means, Government Reform and Oversight, 
     the Judiciary, Science, and Resources, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, and 
             Mr. Gejdenson):
       H.R. 1757. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of the 
     Medicare Program of paramedic intercept services provided in 
     support of public, volunteer, or nonprofit providers of 
     ambulance services; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Barrett  
             of Wisconsin, and Mr. Durbin):
       H.R. 1758. A bill to provide for a Federal response to 
     fraud in connection with the provision of or receipt of 
     payment for health care services, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 1759. A bill to ensure that any person who served 
     aboard the vessel H.M.T. Queen Mary and who was awarded the 
     American Theater Campaign Ribbon for service in World War II 
     is able to obtain a replacement for that ribbon if it has 
     been lost, destroyed, or rendered unfit for use; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 1760. A bill to provide a military survivor annuity 
     for widows of certain retirement-eligible reserve members of 
     the uniformed services who died during the period between the 
     establishment of the military survivor benefit plan and the 
     creation of the reserve-component annuity under that plan; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       H.R. 1761. A bill to eliminate the Medicare peer review 
     system; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Browder):
       H.R. 1762. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to deny Federal tax return information to States which 
     impose an income tax on the pension income of individuals who 
     are neither residents nor domiciliaries of the State; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FOX (for himself, Mr. Clinger, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Ney, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Longley, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Stockman, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Souder, Mr. Gutknecht, 
             and Mr. Hostettler):
       H.R. 1763. A bill to require the review of all Federal 
     departments and agencies and their programs and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FUNDERBURK:
       H.R. 1764. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     provide for the protection of civil liberties, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 1765. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to deny visas and admission to aliens who have been 
     unlawfully present in the United States for more than 1 year 
     until they have been outside the United States for 10 years 
     and to repeal the provision allowing adjustment of status of 
     unlawful aliens in the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOBSON (for himself, Mr. Sawyer, and Mrs. 
             Johnson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 1766. A bill to provide for the establishment of a 
     modernized and simplified health information network for 
     Medicare and Medicaid, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. 
             Montgomery):
       H.R. 1767. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide for cost recovery by the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs of the cost of health care delivered to veterans who 
     are eligible for care under the Medicare Program; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, and Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Ewing, Ms. Molinari, and 
             Mr. Upton):
       H.R. 1768. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit for charitable contributions to 
     fight poverty, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 1769. A bill to provide adequate funding for the 
     Financing Corporation, to provide for the merger of the 
     deposit insurance funds, to merge the positions of 
     Comptroller of the Currency and Director of the Office of 
     Thrift Supervision, to provide for the conversion of savings 
     associations into banks, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 1770. A bill to amend the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act to improve the acquisition workforce 
     of civilian Federal agencies; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. WAXMAN:
       H.R. 1771. A bill to amend the requirements of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act for the labeling of food for 
     pesticides and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 1772. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to acquire certain interests in the Waihee Marsh for 
     inclusion in the Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. MOLINARI:
       H.R. 1773. A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 to provide for

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     more expeditous evictions from public housing, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Lowey, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Manton)
       H.R. 1774. A bill to redesignate General Grant National 
     Memorial as Grant's Tomb National Monument, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Maloney, 
             and Ms. Lowey):
       H.R. 1775. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the restoration of the prior law formula 
     for the inclusion in gross income of Social Security and tier 
     1 railroad retirement benefits; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Payne 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Mfume, Mr. 
             Lazio of New York, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Wynn, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Ward, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Martini, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Dixon, 
             Mr. Stokes, Mr. Owens, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bryant of 
             Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Bentsen):
       H.R. 1776. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war 
     patriots; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 1777. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that service performed by air traffic second-level 
     supervisors and managers be made creditable for retirement 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Rose, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Torricelli, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 1778. A bill to prohibit the Department of the 
     Interior from expending any funds for a mid-Atlantic coast 
     offshore oil and gas lease sale; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H.R. 1779. A bill relating to the tariff treatment of 
     certain plastic flat goods; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Barton of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 1780. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose a flat tax only on the earned income of 
     individuals and on business taxable income, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Torres, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Filner, Mr. Mineta, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Horn, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. 
             Dellums):
       H.R. 1781. A bill to provide for the continuation of the 
     operations of the California Urban Environmental Research and 
     Education Center; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 1782. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide for election day registration for 
     elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH:
       H.R. 1783. A bill to require a change in a regulation under 
     the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. Thomas):
       H.R. 1784. A bill to validate certain conveyances made by 
     the Southern Pacific Transportation Company within the cities 
     of Reno, NV, and Tulare, CA, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
             Christensen):
       H.R. 1785. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to promote capital formation for the development of new 
     businesses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HAMILTON:
       H. Res. 162. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to provide for the consideration in each 
     Congress of a congressional reform resolution, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mrs. Fowler, 
             Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. 
             Clayton, Mr. Engel, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frost, 
             Ms. Furse, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. McKinney, 
             Ms. Molinari, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Thompson, Mr. Ackerman, and Ms. DeLauro):
       H. Res. 163. Resolution commending the Police Athletic 
     League; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.75.30  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       107. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Legislature of 
     the State of Maine, relative to memorializing the U.S. Postal 
     Service to issue a stamp honoring Joshua Lawrence Camberlain; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

para.75.31  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 26: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 43: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Torricelli.
       H.R. 60: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Kim, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Riggs, and 
     Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 62: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 67: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 94: Mr. Herger, Mr. Klug, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Young of 
     Alaska, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 103: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Lewis of Kentucky, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 104: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
     Miller of California, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Riggs and Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Herger, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, and Mr. Bunn 
     of Oregon.
       H.R. 239: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 353: Mrs. Morella and Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 359: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Mr. 
     Browder.
       H.R. 396: Mr. Solomon and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 399: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Parker, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Smith of Texas, Ms. 
     Danner, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Canady, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Gene 
     Green of Texas, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 526: Mr. Hefner and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Allard, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
     Combest, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Quillen, and Mr. 
     McCollum.
       H.R. 539: Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
     Livingston, and Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 559: Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 625: Mr. Condit and Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 661: Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 708: Mr. Clement, Mr. Bentsen, and Mrs. Waldholtz.
       H.R. 733: Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Souder, Mr. Linder, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Edwards, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Mr. Canady, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. 
     Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Manton, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. Salmon, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Zimmer, 
     Mr. Bliley, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 771: Mr. Engel, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Reed, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. 
     Furse, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 778: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Ehlers, Ms. Furse, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. 
     Wynn.
       H.R. 779: Mr. Cooley, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Engel, 
     Ms. Lowey, Mr. Solomon, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 780: Mr. Cooley, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Engel, 
     Ms. Lowey, Mr. Solomon, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 782: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Ganske, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 785: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Longley, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Castle, 
     and Mr. Dooley.
       H.R. 803: Mr. Chapman, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne of Virginia, 
     and Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 820: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Skaggs, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Browder, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Ms. McCarthy.
       H.R. 858: Mr. Vento, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Wilson, Mr. 
     Menendez, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 873: Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Martini, Mr. 
     Goodlatte, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Everett, 
     Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. Canady, Mr. Barr, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Wamp, 
     Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 881: Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 882: Mr. Pastor and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 927: Mr. Salmon and Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 957: Ms. DeLauro.

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       H.R. 972: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 994: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Frost, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 995: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 996: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
     Souder, and Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 1003: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
     Latham, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Wyden, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. Johnston of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Goss, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Boucher, 
     Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Martini, and Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Bono, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Bryant of 
     Texas, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Bevill.
       H.R. 1039: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1046: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Dellums, 
     and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Farr, Mr. Sabo, 
     and Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 1066: Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Borski, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Stupak, and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Montgomery, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1078: Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Frazer, and 
     Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 1111: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Hobson, Mr. Walsh, Mrs. Smith of Washington, 
     Mr. Martini, and Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1162: Mr. Tanner and Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 1175: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
     Studds, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Manton, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Reed, Mr. Johnston of Florida, 
     Mr. McDermott, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. 
     Pickett, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Jones, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Markey, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Quillen, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frazer, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Klug, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Fowler, 
     Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Slaughter, and Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 1203: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. 
     Martini.
       H.R. 1220: Mr. Gutknecht and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Evans, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1242: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Cremeans, and 
     Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. Meehan, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Evans, and Mr. 
     Radanovich.
       H.R. 1288: Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 1291: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 1294: Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 1298: Mr. Dooley, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. Matsui and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Petri, Mr. Davis, Mr. Combest, 
     Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Ney, Mr. Mica, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
     Stenholm, and Mr. Roberts.
       H.R. 1406: Mr. Borski and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1444: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Torres, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
     Slaughter, and Mr. Beilenson.
       H.R. 1460: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1493: Mr. Wolf, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
     Bateman, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1499: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Luther, Mr. Martini, Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana, and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1504: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Condit, Mr. Pete Geren of 
     Texas, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1514: Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Smith of 
     New Jersey, Mr. Stearns, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Meyers 
     of Kansas, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Fields of 
     Texas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. 
     Lucas.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 1537: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1542: Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
     Montgomery.
       H.R. 1566: Mr. Pallone and Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 1591: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Dornan, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Bunning 
     of Kentucky, and Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 1604: Mr. Shaw, Mr. Davis, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Gunderson, and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1610: Mr. Boucher, Mr. Solomon, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1618: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Allard, 
     Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Chambliss, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Ensign, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Archer, Mr. Camp, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
     Coburn, Mr. Herger, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 1640: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Souder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
     Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Bryant of 
     Tennessee, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1677: Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Ms. DeLauro, 
     Mr. Frost, and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 1684: Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
     Livingston, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. 
     Norwood.
       H.R. 1713: Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Dooley, and Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 1735: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and 
     Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 1744: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Cox, and Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut.
       H.J. Res. 79: Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Sanford, and 
     Mr. Klug.
       H.J. Res. 91: Mr. Petri and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Saxton.
       H. Con. Res. 62: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Frazer, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Moran, Ms. Norton, 
     Mr. Pallone, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Thompson.
       H. Res. 94: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
     Walsh, and Mr. Chapman.
       H. Res. 153: Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Williams, Mr. Underwood, Mr. McDermott, 
     Mr. Bonior, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Payne of 
     New Jersey, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Rush, Mr. Pallone, 
     Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Towns, and Mr. Owens.

para.75.32  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII:

       23. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the New York City 
     Council, NY, relative to the Federal Bankruptcy Code; which 
     was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.



.
                       THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1995 (76)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.76.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, June 7, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.76.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1002. A letter from the Chief of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of the Navy, transmitting notification that the 
     Department intends to offer for lease one naval vessel to the 
     Government of Eritrea, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 7307(b)(2); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       1003. A letter from the Chief of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of the Navy, transmitting notification that the 
     Department intends to offer for lease one naval vessel to the 
     Government of Tunisia, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 7307(b)(2); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       1004. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's annual report on Federal Government energy 
     management and conservation programs during fiscal year 1993, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6361(c); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1005. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's 29th quarterly report to Congress on the 
     status of Exxon and stripper well oil overcharge funds as of 
     December 31, 1994; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1006. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Israel for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 95-26), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1007. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Taipei Economic and Cultural 
     Representative Office in the United States for defense 
     articles and services (Transmittal No. 95-25), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1008. A letter from the Administrator, Small Business 
     Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     to amend the Small Business Act and Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958; to the Committee on Small Business.
       1009. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the 1995 annual report on the public 
     debt, pursuant to Public Law 103-202, section 201(a) (107 
     Stat. 2355); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para.76.3  words taken down

  Mr. HOKE during one minute speeches addressed the House and, during 
the course of his remarks,
  Mr. GREEN demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:

       One after another after another of our liberal colleagues 
     take to the well to carp, to moan, to deceive and to distort. 
     The lies roll off their tongues so easily. They can say the 
     most outlandish things with such ease, you would swear that 
     it was Mephistopheles himself that was up there speaking.
       For instance, they say that Republicans are drastically 
     cutting Medicare. It is not true, and they know it.
       Far from cutting Medicare, Republicans are strengthening 
     the programs and saving it from certain bankruptcy as said so 
     by the

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     trustees of the program itself. They tell the same lies about 
     the programs for children, about education, about nutrition, 
     you name it.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, held the words taken down to 
be unparliamentary, and said:

  The Chair's ruling is that the use of the word ``lies'' in that 
context as it relates to specific Members and generally as it relates 
under the Rules of the House regarding Members' participation in 
debate, is inappropriate and is a breach of decorum.
  Without objection, the words will be stricken.

  On motion of Mr. LINDER, by unanimous consent, Mr. HOKE was allowed to 
proceed in order.

para.76.4  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. KASICH, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee 
on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on the 
Judiciary, the Committee on Resources, the Committee on Science, the 
Committee on Small Business, and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.

para.76.5  congressional budget--fy 1996-fy 2002

  On motion of Mr. KASICH, by unanimous consent, the concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 67) setting forth the congressional budget for 
the United States Government for fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 
2000, 2001, and 2002; together with the amendment of the Senate thereto, 
was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. KASICH, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.

para.76.6  motion to instruct conferees--h. con. res. 67

  Mr. SABO moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H. Con. Res. 
67, be instructed to agree to revenue levels (within the scope of the 
conference) that exclude the revenue effects of the Contract With 
America Tax Relief Act (H.R. 1215), and to insist on the House position 
regarding the Earned Income Tax Credit.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SABO, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. SABO objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

183

When there appeared

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Nays

233

para.76.7                    [Roll No. 361]

                                YEAS--183

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NAYS--233

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Baesler
     Bonilla
     Chapman
     Dicks
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Harman
     Johnson (CT)
     Kleczka
     Laughlin
     Lofgren
     Montgomery
     Oberstar
     Peterson (FL)
     Spratt
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.76.8  appointment of conferees--h. con. res. 67

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, by unanimous 
consent, announced the appointment of Messrs. Kasich, Hobson, Walker, 
Kolbe, Shays, Herger, Allard, Franks of New Jersey, Largent, Mrs. 
Myrick, Messrs. Parker, Sabo, Stenholm, Ms. Slaughter, Messrs. Coyne, 
Mollohan, Costello, Johnston of Florida, and Mrs. Mink, as managers on 
the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.76.9  american overseas interests

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to House Resolution 
155 and House Resolution 156

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and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1561) to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the 
United States; to authorize appropriations for the Department of State 
and related agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997; to responsibly 
reduce the authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign 
assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other 
purposes.
  Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.76.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HOYER to the 
amendment submitted by Mr. GILMAN:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. HOYER:

       At the end of the amendment, add the following: In title 
     XXVI (relating to foreign policy provisions) insert the 
     following at the end of chapter 1:

     SEC. 2604. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA SELF-DEFENSE ACT.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Bosnia 
     and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act''.
       (b) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Serbian aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     continues into its third year, the violence has escalated and 
     become widespread, and ethnic cleansing by Serbs has been 
     renewed.
       (2) It has been almost one year since the Bosnian 
     Government unconditionally, and on time, accepted the 
     ``Contact Group'' plan, which the Serb forces have rejected.
       (3) The United Nations has failed to protect its declared 
     safe havens from continuing and relentless Serbian 
     aggression, and has failed to order North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO) air strikes against Serb forces in 
     retaliation for their attacks on Sarajevo, despite calls from 
     its own field commander to do so.
       (4) The United Nations Security Council has not considered 
     a resolution providing for the multilateral termination of 
     the arms embargo against Bosnia and Herzegovina, which would 
     be the preferred course of action to allow that country to 
     defend itself.
       (5) The United Nations Security Council has not taken 
     measures necessary to maintain international peace and 
     security in Bosnia and Herzegovina since the aggression 
     against that country began in April 1992.
       (6) For the reasons stated in section 520 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 
     (Public Law 103-236), the Congress has found that continued 
     application of an international arms embargo to the 
     Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina contravenes that 
     Government's inherent right of individual or collective self-
     defense under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, and 
     therefore is inconsistent with international law.
       (c) Statement of Purpose.--The Congress supports the 
     efforts of the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina--
       (1) to defend its people and the territory of the Republic;
       (2) to preserve the sovereignty, independence, and 
     territorial integrity of the Republic; and
       (3) to bring about a peaceful, just, fair, viable, and 
     sustainable settlement of the conflict in Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina.
       (d) Termination of Arms Embargo.--
       (1) Termination.--The President shall terminate the United 
     States arms embargo of the Government of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina upon receipt from that Government of a request 
     for assistance in exercising its right of self-defense under 
     Article 51 of the United States Charter.
       (2) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``United 
     States arms embargo of the Government of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina'' means the application to the Government of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina of--
       (A) the policy adopted July 10, 1991, and published in the 
     Federal Register of July 19, 1991 (58 FR 33322) under the 
     heading ``Suspension of Munitions Export Licensees to 
     Yugoslavia''; and
       (B) any similar policy applied by the United States 
     Government as of the date of receipt of the request described 
     in paragraph (1) pursuant to which approval is denied for 
     transfers of defense articles and defense services to the 
     former Yugoslavia.
       (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     interpreted as authorization for deployment of United States 
     forces in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina for any 
     purpose, including training, support, or delivery of military 
     equipment.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. GILMAN:

       In section 2644 (relating to further steps to promote 
     United States security and political interests with respect 
     to North Korea) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the 
     following:
       (1) action by the Government of North Korea to engage in a 
     North-South dialogue with the Government of the Republic of 
     Korea to facilitate progress toward:
       (A) holding a North Korea-South Korea Summit;
       (B) resuming North-South joint military discussions 
     regarding steps to reduce tensions between North and South 
     Korea;
       (C) expanding trade relations between North and South 
     Korea;
       (D) promoting freedom of travel between North and South 
     Korea by citizens of both North and South Korea;
       (E) cooperating in science and technology, education, the 
     arts, health, sports, the environment, publishing, 
     journalism, and other fields of mutual interest;
       (F) establishing postal and telecommunications services 
     between North and South Korea; and
       (G) reconnecting railroads and roadways between North and 
     South Korea;
       At the end of division A insert the following new title:

 TITLE VI--REORGANIZATION OF UNITED STATES EXPORT PROMOTION AND TRADE 
                               ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 601. PLAN FOR REORGANIZATION OF UNITED STATES EXPORT 
                   PROMOTION AND TRADE ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Supporting American businesses overseas and assisting 
     United States exporters to identify market opportunities is 
     of increasing importance to America's economic health and 
     competitiveness, and to the well-being of American workers.
       (2) At least 18 different government-sponsored 
     organizations or agencies spending over $3,300,000,000 exist 
     to provide support to American exporters and international 
     businesses. In the past, poor coordination among these 
     organizations and a lack of accessibility often hindered the 
     effectiveness of the Government's trade promotion activities.
       (3) Recent efforts to improve coordination between many of 
     these organizations and to increase their availability to 
     exporters around the country were begun through the Trade 
     Promotion Coordination Council. These efforts appear to have 
     generated some improvement in the Government's trade 
     promotion capabilities.
       (4) Broader governmentwide reform efforts and future 
     funding questions currently being addressed in Congress may 
     affect different trade promotion organizations to varying 
     degrees.
       (b) Report Required.--In order to fully assess the 
     organizational structure, capability, and spending levels of 
     United States Government trade promotion organizations, the 
     Trade Promotion Coordination Council, not later than March 1, 
     1996, shall submit to the Committee on International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate, and to other appropriate 
     committees of jurisdiction, a report detailing what steps are 
     being taken to improve accessibility and coordination among 
     all trade promotion organizations and agencies, what 
     additional measures should be taken to further improve the 
     efficiency of and reduce duplication among these 
     organizations and agencies, and any suggested legislative 
     actions that would further improve the Government's export 
     and trade promotion activities.
       (c) Content of Report.--The report required by subsection 
     (b) shall--
       (1) identify the name, number, function, and budget of all 
     Government organizations or agencies with some responsibility 
     for supporting, advancing, or promoting international trade 
     or United States exports;
       (2) assess the amount of exports directly generated by the 
     activities of each organization or agency;
       (3) describe the overall impact of the Government's trade 
     and export promotion programs on increasing exports and 
     overseas market share;
       (4) identify areas where increased cooperation and 
     interoperability would improve United States export promotion 
     efforts;
       (5) identify areas where greater efficiencies can be 
     achieved through the elimination of duplication among the 
     organizations and agencies included in paragraph (1);
       (6) identify ways to improve the audit and accountability 
     mechanisms for each organization or agency, with particular 
     emphasis on ensuring independent oversight capabilities for 
     each organization;
       (7) assess the trade and export promotion activities of the 
     major trade partners and competitors of the United States, 
     including amounts of tied aid and export subsidization 
     provided by the governments of those trade partners and 
     competitors; and
       (8) provide a plan to reorganize the United States trade 
     and export promotion organizations and agencies, with 
     legislative requirements if necessary, in order to more 
     efficiently promote trade, increase organizational 
     assessability, organize bureaucratic effort, and expend 
     public resources in support of American exporters and 
     international business.
       In title XXV (relating to international organizations and 
     commissions) insert the following new section at the end of 
     chapter 1:

     SEC. 2502. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR PARTICIPATION BY THE 
                   UNITED STATES IN THE INTERPARLIAMENTARY UNION.

       The Act entitled ``An Act to authorize participation by the 
     United States in the Interparliamentary Union'', approved 
     June 28, 1935 (22 U.S.C. 276-276a-4) is repealed.
       Strike section 3412 of the bill (relating to prohibition on 
     assistance to foreign governments engaged in espionage 
     against the United States).

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       Page 289, add the following after line 26 and redesignate 
     the succeeding chapter accordingly:

           CHAPTER 8--OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

     SEC. 3275. STUDY ON OPIC PRIVATIZATION.

       The President or his designee shall conduct and, not later 
     than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     report to the Congress on the feasibility of transferring the 
     activities of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation to 
     the private sector.

     SEC. 3276. PRIVATIZATION OF OPIC ACTIVITIES.

       Upon completion of the report required under section 3275, 
     the President is authorized to sell the stock of the Overseas 
     Private Investment Corporation and to take other necessary 
     steps so that all the evidences of ownership of the 
     Corporation are transferred to the private sector, whether 
     through the sale of the Corporation's contracts, leases, or 
     other agreements or rights, or otherwise.
       In section 2201, add the following at the end:
       (c) Use of Earnings From Frozen Assets For Program.--
       (1) Amounts to be made available.--Up to 2 percent of the 
     earnings accruing, during periods beginning October 1, 1995, 
     on all assets of foreign countries blocked by the President 
     pursuant to the International Emergency Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
     1701 and following) shall be available, subject to 
     appropriations Acts, to carry out section 36 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act, as amended by this section, 
     exception that the limitation contained in subsection (d)(2) 
     of such section shall not apply to amounts made available 
     under this paragraph.
       (2) Control of funds by the President.--The President is 
     authorized and directed to take possession and exercise full 
     control of so much to the earnings described in paragraph (1) 
     as are made available under such paragraph.
       At the end of chapter 3 of title XXII (relating to refugees 
     and migration) insert the following new sections:

     SEC. 2256. VIETNAM POW/MIA ASYLUM PROGRAM.

       (a) Asylum for Eligible Aliens.--The Attorney General shall 
     grant asylum in the United States to any alien described in 
     subsection (b), upon the application of that alien.
       (b) Eligibility.--Asylum shall be granted under subsection 
     (a) to any alien (1) who is a national of Laos, Vietnam, 
     Cambodia, or Burma, and (2) who, while acting other than in 
     an official or unofficial capacity on behalf of any 
     government or agency, personally delivers into the custody of 
     the United States Government a living Vietnam POW/MIA (or 
     participates in such a delivery).
       (c) Vietnam POW/MIA Defined.--
       (1) For purposes of this section, the term ``Vietnam POW/
     MIA'' means an individual--
       (A) who is a member of a uniformed service (within the 
     meaning of section 101(3) of title 37, United States Code) in 
     a missing status (as defined in section 551(2) of such title) 
     as a result of the Vietnam conflict, unless it is official 
     determined under section 552(c) of such title that such 
     individual is officially absent from such individual's post 
     of duty without authority; or
       (B) who is an employee (as defined in section 5561(2) of 
     title 5, United Stats Code) in a missing status (as defined 
     in section 5561(5) of such title) as a result of the Vietnam 
     conflict.

     Such term does not include an individual who the Secretary of 
     Defense determines remained in Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia 
     voluntarily.
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (1)--
       (A) the Vietnam conflict began on February 28, 1961, and 
     ended on May 7, 1975; and
       (B) an individual in a missing status shall be considered 
     to be in a missing status as a result of the Vietnam conflict 
     if immediately before that status began the individual--
       (i) was performing service in Vietnam; or
       (ii) was performing service in Southeast Asia in direct 
     support of military operations in Vietnam.

     SEC. 2257. KOREA POW/MIA ASYLUM PROGRAM.

       (a) Asylum for Eligible Aliens.--The Attorney shall grant 
     asylum in the United States to any alien described in 
     subsection (b), upon the application of that alien.
       (b) Eligibility.--Asylum shall be granted under subsection 
     (a) to any alien (1) who is a national of North Korea, South 
     Korea, or China and (2) who, while acting other than in an 
     official or unofficial capacity on behalf of any government 
     or agency, personally delivers into the custody of the United 
     States Government a living Korea POW/MIA (or participates in 
     such a delivery).
       (c) Korea POW/MIA Defined.--
       (1) For purposes of this section, the term ``Korea POW/
     MIA'' means an individual--
       (A) Who is a member of a uniformed service (within the 
     meaning of section 101(3) of title 37, United States Code) in 
     a missing status (as defined in section 551(2) of such title) 
     as a result of the Korean conflict, unless it is officially 
     determined under section 552(c) of such title that such 
     individual is officially absent from such individual's post 
     of duty without authority; or
       (B) who is an employee (as defined in section 5561(2) of 
     title 5, United States Code) in a missing status (as defined 
     in section 5561(5) of such title) as a result of the Korean 
     conflict.
       Such term does not include an individual who the Secretary 
     of Defense determines remained in North Korea, South Korea, 
     or China voluntarily.
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (1)--
       (A) the Korean conflict began on June 27, 1950, and ended 
     on January 31, 1955; and
       (B) an individual in a missing status shall be considered 
     to be in a missing status as a result of the Korean conflict 
     if immediately before that status began the individual--
       (i) was performing service in the Korean peninsula; or
       (ii) was performing service in Asia in direct support of 
     military operations in the Korean peninsula.
       Strike subsection (a) of section 3421 (relating to the 
     repeal of section 537(h)(2) of the Foreign Operations, Export 
     Financing, and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1988).
       In subsection (c) of section 3421 (relating to the repeal 
     of the Special Foreign Assistance Act of 1986), strike 
     ``section 1 and section 204'' and insert ``section 1, section 
     204, and title III of such Act''.
       In section 3401 of the bill (in paragraph (1) of section 
     610(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as proposed to 
     be amended by such section 3401), insert ``or the Arms Export 
     Control Act'' after ``of this Act''.
       Strike section 3402 of the bill and insert the following:

     SEC. 3402. AUTHORITY TO MEET UNANTICIPATED CONTINGENCIES.

       Paragraph (1) of section 451(a) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2261(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
     ``$25,000,000'' and inserting ``$50,000,000''.
       Strike section 3403 of the bill and insert the following:

     SEC. 3403. SPECIAL WAIVER AUTHORITY.

       (a) Laws Affected.--Section 614 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 is amended by striking subsections (a)(1) and 
     (a)(2) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Authority To Authorize Assistance, Sales, and Other 
     Actions; Limitations.--(1) The President may authorize 
     assistance, sales, or other action under this Act, the Arms 
     Export Control Act, or any annual (or periodic) foreign 
     assistance authorization or appropriations legislation, 
     without regard to any of the provisions described in 
     subsection (b), if the President determines, and notifies in 
     writing the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
     chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate--
       ``(A) with respect to assistance or other actions under 
     chapter 2 or 5 of part II of this Act, or sales or other 
     actions under the Arms Export Control Act, that to do so is 
     vital to the national security interests of the United 
     States; and
       ``(B) with respect to other assistance or actions that to 
     do so is important to the national interests of the United 
     States.
       ``(2) The President may waive any provision described in 
     paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b) that would 
     otherwise prohibit or restrict assistance or other action 
     under any provision of law not described in those paragraphs 
     if the President determines, and notifies in writing the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, that to do 
     so is important to the national interests of the United 
     States.''.
       (b) Annual Ceiling.--Section 614(a)(4)(C) of that Act is 
     amended by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$75,000,000''.
       (c) Laws Which May Be Waived.--Section 614 of that Act is 
     amended by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Laws Which May Be Waived.--The provisions referred to 
     in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) are--
       ``(1) the provisions of this Act;
       ``(2) the provisions of the Arms Export Control Act;
       ``(3) the provisions of any annual (or periodic) foreign 
     assistance authorization or appropriations legislation, 
     including any amendment made by any such Act;
       ``(4) any other provision of law that restricts assistance, 
     sales or leases, or other action under the Acts referred to 
     in paragraph (1), (2), or (3); and
       ``(5) any law relating to receipts and credits accruing to 
     the United States.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 614(a)(4) of that Act 
     is amended--
       (1) in subparagraphs (A)(ii), by striking ``or the Arms 
     Export Control Act''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the Arms Export 
     Control Act or under''.
       In section 3404 of the bill (in subsections (a)(1) and (c) 
     of section 617 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     proposed to be amended by such section 3404), insert ``or the 
     Arms Export Control Act after ``under this Act'' each place 
     it appears.
       Strike section 2601(b) (relating to visits to the United 
     States by officials of the Government of the Republic of 
     China and Taiwan) and strike the subsection designation and 
     heading for section 2601(a).
       Strike section 505 (relating to voluntary separation 
     incentives) and designate the subsequent sections and amend 
     the table of contents accordingly).
       At the end of chapter 1 of title XXVI (relating to foreign 
     policy provisions) add the following new section:

     SEC. 2604. VERIFICATION OF MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME.

       Not later than February 1, 1996, the Director of the Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency shall transmit to the Congress 
     a report on the capability of the United States to verify the 
     Missile Technology Control Regime, to include any applicable 
     United States policy statements, pursuant to section 87 of 
     the Arms Control and Disarmament Act.
       At the end of section 501 (relating to reorganization 
     authority) insert the following new subsection:

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       (c) Reduction in Expenditures.--A reorganization plan 
     pursuant to any title of this division shall provide for a 
     twenty percent reduction to apply to each of the first two 
     fiscal years after implementation of such plan in the total 
     level of expenditures for the functions transferred to the 
     Department of State from amounts appropriated for such 
     transferred functions for fiscal year 1995.
       At the end of the bill, add the following:

                   DIVISION D--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

  TITLE XLI--UNITED STATES EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

     SEC. 4001. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Fulbright Academic Exchange Programs.--Notwithstanding 
     section 2106(3)(A), there are authorized to be appropriated 
     for ``Fulbright Academic Exchange Programs'', $112,484,200 
     for the fiscal year 1996 and $88,680,800 for the fiscal year 
     1997.
       (b) Other Programs.--Notwithstanding section 2106(3)(F), 
     there are authorized to be appropriated for ``Other 
     Programs'', $77,265,800 for the fiscal year 1996 and 
     $57,341,400 for the fiscal year 1997.
       In section 3231 of the bill (in section 667(a)(1) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as proposed to be amended by 
     such section 3231; relating to operating expenses of the 
     United States Agency for International Development), strike 
     ``$465,774,000'' and insert ``$396,770,250'' and strike 
     ``$419,196,000'' and insert ``$396,770,250''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

318

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

99

para.76.11                   [Roll No. 362]

                                AYES--318

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--99

     Abercrombie
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Canady
     Clay
     Clinger
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Deal
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Fowler
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Knollenberg
     Lewis (GA)
     Longley
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bonilla
     Chapman
     de la Garza
     Dicks
     Harman
     Johnson (CT)
     Kleczka
     Laughlin
     Lofgren
     McDade
     Montgomery
     Oberstar
     Peterson (FL)
     Spratt
     Thornton
     Wicker
     Yates
  So the amendment to the amendment was agreed to.

para.76.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the divisible portion of the Gilman amendment, as amended, 
as demanded by Mr. BURTON:
  The divided portion of the amendment:

       In section 3231 of the bill (in section 667(a)(1) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as proposed to be amended by 
     such section 3231; relating to operating expenses of the 
     United States Agency for International Development), strike 
     ``$465,774,000'' and insert ``$396,770,250'' and strike 
     ``$419,196,000'' and insert $396,770,250''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

182

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

236

para.76.13                   [Roll No. 363]

                                AYES--182

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bevill
     Boehner
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     English
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Geren
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Lincoln
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Minge
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--236

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Callahan

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     Calvert
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bonilla
     Chapman
     de la Garza
     Dicks
     Harman
     Johnson (CT)
     Kleczka
     Laughlin
     Lofgren
     McDade
     Montgomery
     Oberstar
     Peterson (FL)
     Spratt
     Wicker
     Yates
  So the divided portion of the amendment was not agreed to.

para.76.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment, as amended, submitted by Mr. 
GILMAN.

It was decided in the

Yeas

239

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affirmative

Nays

177

para.76.15                   [Roll No. 364]

                                AYES--239

     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--177

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Allard
     Bonilla
     Chapman
     de la Garza
     Dicks
     Harman
     Johnson (CT)
     Kleczka
     Laughlin
     Lofgren
     McDade
     Montgomery
     Oberstar
     Peterson (FL)
     Spratt
     Walsh
     Wicker
     Yates
  So the amendment, as amended, was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 155, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``American Overseas Interests 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
                   CONTENTS.

       (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into four divisions 
     as follows:
       (1) Division A--Consolidation of Foreign Affairs Agencies.
       (2) Division B--Foreign Relations Authorizations.
       (3) Division C--Foreign Assistance Authorizations.
       (4) Division D--Additional Provisions.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.

         DIVISION A--CONSOLIDATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Congressional findings.
Sec. 103. Purposes.
Sec. 104. Definitions.

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      TITLE II--UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 201. Effective date.
Sec. 202. References in title.

  Chapter 2--Abolition of United States Arms Control and Disarmament 
         Agency and Transfer of Functions to Secretary of State

Sec. 211. Abolition of United States Arms Control and Disarmament 
              Agency.
Sec. 212. Transfer of functions to Secretary of State.

Chapter 3--Reorganization of Department of State Relating to Functions 
                      Transferred Under This Title

Sec. 221. Reorganization plan.
Sec. 222. Coordinator for Arms Control and Disarmament.

                    Chapter 4--Conforming Amendments

Sec. 241. References.
Sec. 242. Repeal of establishment of agency.
Sec. 243. Repeal of positions and offices.
Sec. 244. Transfer of authorities and functions under the Arms Control 
              and Disarmament Act to the Secretary of State.
Sec. 245. Conforming amendments.

              TITLE III--UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 301. Effective date.

 Chapter 2--Abolition of United States Information Agency and Transfer 
                   of Functions to Secretary of State

Sec. 311. Abolition of United States Information Agency.
Sec. 312. Transfer of functions to Secretary of State.

Chapter 3--Reorganization of Department of State Relating to Functions 
                      Transferred Under This Title

Sec. 321. Reorganization plan.
Sec. 322. Principal officers.

                    Chapter 4--Conforming Amendments

Sec. 341. References.
Sec. 342. Abolition of Office of Inspector General of the United States 
              Information Agency and transfer of functions to Office of 
              Inspector General of the Department of State.
Sec. 343. Amendments to title 5.
Sec. 344. Amendments to United States Information and Educational 
              Exchange Act of 1948.
Sec. 345. Amendments to the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 
              Act of 1961 (Fulbright-Hays Act).
Sec. 346. International broadcasting activities.
Sec. 347. Television broadcasting to Cuba.
Sec. 348. Radio broadcasting to Cuba.
Sec. 349. National Endowment for Democracy.
Sec. 350. United States scholarship program for developing countries.
Sec. 351. Fascell Fellowship Board.
Sec. 352. National Security Education Board.
Sec. 353. Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange between North 
              and South.
Sec. 354. East-West Center.
Sec. 355. Mission of the Department of State.
Sec. 356. Consolidation of administrative services.
Sec. 357. Grants.
Sec. 358. Ban on domestic activities.
Sec. 359. Conforming repeal to the Arms Control and Disarmament Act.
Sec. 360. Repeal relating to procurement of legal services.
Sec. 361. Repeal relating to payment of subsistence expenses.
Sec. 362. Conforming amendment to the Seed Act.
Sec. 363. International Cultural and Trade Center Commission.
Sec. 364. Foreign Service Act of 1980.
Sec. 365. Au pair programs.
Sec. 366. Exchange program with countries in transition from 
              totalitarianism to democracy.
Sec. 367. Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship program.
Sec. 368. Implementation of convention on cultural property.
Sec. 369. Mike Mansfield Fellowships.

             TITLE IV--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 401. Effective date.
Sec. 402. References in title.

 Chapter 2--Abolition of the Agency for International Development and 
              Transfer of Functions to Secretary of State

Sec. 411. Abolition of Agency for International Development and the 
              International Development Cooperation Agency.
Sec. 412. Transfer of functions to Secretary of State.

Chapter 3--Reorganization of Department of State Relating to Functions 
                      Transferred Under This Title

Sec. 421. Reorganization plan.
Sec. 422. Principal officers.

                    Chapter 4--Conforming Amendments

Sec. 441. References.
Sec. 442. Abolition of Office of Inspector General of the Agency for 
              International Development and transfer of functions to 
              Office of Inspector General of the Department of State.
Sec. 443. Abolition of Chief Financial Officer of the Agency for 
              International Development and transfer of functions to 
              Chief Financial Officer Department of State.
Sec. 444. Amendments to title 5, United States Code.
Sec. 445. Public Law 480 program.

                          TITLE V--TRANSITION

Sec. 501. Reorganization authority.
Sec. 502. Transfer and allocation of appropriations and personnel.
Sec. 503. Incidental transfers.
Sec. 504. Effect on personnel.
Sec. 505. Savings provisions.
Sec. 506. Property and facilities.
Sec. 507. Authority of Secretary to facilitate transition.
Sec. 508. Recommendations for additional conforming amendments.
Sec. 509. Final report.
Sec. 510. Transfer of function.
Sec. 511. Severability.

 TITLE VI--REORGANIZATION OF UNITED STATES EXPORT PROMOTION AND TRADE 
                              ACTIVITIES.

Sec. 601. Plan for reorganization of United States export promotion and 
              trade activities.

              DIVISION B--FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATIONS

                      TITLE XX--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 2001. Short title.
Sec. 2002. Definitions.

TITLE XXI--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 
         CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

              Chapter 1--Authorizations of Appropriations

Sec. 2101. Administration of Foreign Affairs.
Sec. 2102. International organizations, programs, and conferences.
Sec. 2103. International commissions.
Sec. 2104. Migration and refugee assistance.
Sec. 2105. Certain other international affairs programs.
Sec. 2106. United States informational, educational, and cultural 
              programs.
Sec. 2107. United States arms control and disarmament.

                     Chapter 2--General Limitations

Sec. 2121. Prohibition on funding for abortion.
Sec. 2122. Prohibition on funding for coercive population control 
              methods.

       TITLE XXII--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

                 Chapter 1--Authorities and Activities

Sec. 2201. Revision of Department of State rewards program.
Sec. 2202. Authorities of Secretary of State.
Sec. 2203. Buying power maintenance account.
Sec. 2204. Expenses relating to certain international claims and 
              proceedings.
Sec. 2205. Consolidation of United States diplomatic missions and 
              consular posts.
Sec. 2206. Denial of passports to noncustodial parents subject to State 
              arrest warrants in cases of nonpayment of child support.
Sec. 2207. Capital Investment Fund.
Sec. 2208. Efficiency in procurement.
Sec. 2209. Training.

       Chapter 2--Consular Authorities of the Department of State

Sec. 2231. Surcharge for processing certain machine readable visas.
Sec. 2232. Fingerprint check requirement.
Sec. 2233. Use of certain passport processing fees for enhanced 
              passport services.
Sec. 2234. Consular officers.

                   Chapter 3--Refugees and Migration

Sec. 2251. United States Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance 
              Fund.
Sec. 2252. Persecution for resistance to coercive population control 
              methods.
Sec. 2253. Report to Congress concerning Cuban emigration policies.
Sec. 2254. United States policy regarding the involuntary return of 
              refugees.
Sec. 2255. Extension of certain adjudication provisions.
Sec. 2256. Vietnam POW/MIA asylum program.
Sec. 2257. Korea POW/MIA asylum program.

  TITLE XXIII--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; DEPARTMENT OF 
                  STATE PERSONNEL; THE FOREIGN SERVICE

           Chapter 1--Organization of the Department of State

Sec. 2301. Coordinator for counterterrorism.
Sec. 2302. Special envoy for Tibet.
Sec. 2303. Establishment of Coordinator for Human Rights and Refugees, 
              Bureau of Refugee and Migration Assistance, and Bureau of 
              Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
Sec. 2304. Elimination of statutory establishment of certain positions 
              of the Department of State.
Sec. 2305. Establishment of Assistant Secretary of State for Human 
              Resources.
Sec. 2306. Authority of United States permanent representative to the 
              United Nations.

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  Chapter 2--Personnel of the Department of State; the Foreign Service

Sec. 2351. Authorized strength of the Foreign Service.
Sec. 2352. Repeal of authority for Senior Foreign Service performance 
              pay.
Sec. 2353. Recovery of costs of health care services.

TITLE XXIV--UNITED STATES PUBLIC DIPLOMACY: AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES 
  FOR UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 2401. Elimination of permanent authorization.
Sec. 2402. Extension of au pair programs.
Sec. 2403. Educational and cultural exchanges with Hong Kong.
Sec. 2404. Conduct of certain educational and cultural exchange 
              programs in Asia.
Sec. 2405. Educational and cultural exchanges and scholarships for 
              Tibetans and Burmese.
Sec. 2406. Availability of Voice of America and Radio Marti 
              multilingual computer readable text and voice recordings.
Sec. 2407. Retention of interest.
Sec. 2408. USIA office in Pristina, Kosova.

                 Chapter 2--International Broadcasting

Sec. 2431. Expansion of Broadcasting Board of Governors.
Sec. 2432. Plan for Radio Free Asia.
Sec. 2433. Pilot project for freedom broadcasting to Asia.

         TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMISSIONS

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 2501. International Boundary and Water Commission.
Sec. 2502. Repeal of authority for participation by the United States 
              in the Interparaliamentary Union.

  Chapter 2--United Nations and Affiliated Agencies and Organizations

Sec. 2521. Reform in budget decisionmaking procedures of the United 
              Nations and its specialized agencies.
Sec. 2522. Limitation on contributions to the United Nations or United 
              Nations affiliated organizations.
Sec. 2523. Report on UNICEF.
Sec. 2524. United Nations budgetary and management reform.

                 TITLE XXVI--FOREIGN POLICY PROVISIONS

           Chapter 1--Miscellaneous Foreign Policy Provisions

Sec. 2601. Taiwan Relations Act.
Sec. 2602. Bosnia Genocide Justice Act.
Sec. 2603. Expansion of Commission on Security and Cooperation in 
              Europe.
Sec. 2604. Repeal of termination of provisions of the Nuclear 
              Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994.
Sec. 2605. Annual assessment.
Sec. 2606. Verification of Missile Technology Control Regime.
Sec. 2607. Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act.

 Chapter 2--Relating to the United States-North Korea Agreed Framework 
 and the Obligations of North Korea Under That and Previous Agreements 
   With Respect to the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and 
                  Dialogue With the Republic of Korea

Sec. 2641. Findings.
Sec. 2642. Clarification of nuclear nonproliferation obligations of 
              North Korea under the Agreed Framework.
Sec. 2643. Role of the Republic of Korea under the Agreed Framework.
Sec. 2644. Further steps to promote United States security and 
              political interests with respect to North Korea.
Sec. 2645. Restrictions on assistance to North Korea and the Korean 
              Peninsula Energy Development Organization.

                            Chapter 3--Burma

Sec. 2651. United States policy concerning the dictatorship in Burma.

                           Chapter 4--Torture

Sec. 2661. Definitions.
Sec. 2662. United States policy with respect to the involuntary return 
              of persons subjected to torture.

                 TITLE XXVII--CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENTS

Sec. 2701. Inter-American organizations.
Sec. 2702. Territorial integrity of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
Sec. 2703. The Laogai system of political prisons.
Sec. 2704. Concerning the use of funds to further normalize relations 
              with Vietnam.
Sec. 2705. Declaration of Congress regarding United States Government 
              human rights policy toward China.
Sec. 2706. Concerning the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of 
              Torture.
Sec. 2707. Recommendations of the President for reform of war powers 
              resolution.
Sec. 2708. Conflict in Kashmir.
Sec. 2709. United States relations with the Former Yugoslav Republic of 
              Macedonia (FYROM).
Sec. 2710. Sense of the Congress relating to Indonesia.
Sec. 2711. Displaced persons.
Sec. 2712. Policy toward Iran.
Sec. 2713. Conflict in Chechnya.
Sec. 2714. United States delegation to the Fourth World Conference on 
              Women in Beijing.
Sec. 2715. Female genital mutilation.
Sec. 2716. Sense of the Congress regarding Syrian occupation of 
              Lebanon.

             DIVISION C--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 3001. Short title.
Sec. 3002. Declaration of policy.

              TITLE XXXI--DEFENSE AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE

               Chapter 1--Military and Related Assistance


            SUBCHAPTER A--FOREIGN MILITARY FINANCING PROGRAM

Sec. 3101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3102. Administrative expenses.
Sec. 3103. Assistance for Israel.
Sec. 3104. Assistance for Egypt.
Sec. 3105. Loans for Greece and Turkey.
Sec. 3106. Terms of loans.
Sec. 3107. Nonrepayment of grant assistance.
Sec. 3108. Additional requirements.


                     SUBCHAPTER B--OTHER ASSISTANCE

Sec. 3121. Defense drawdown special authorities.
Sec. 3122. Stockpiles of defense articles.
Sec. 3123. Transfer of excess defense articles.
Sec. 3124. Nonlethal excess defense articles for Albania.

        Chapter 2--International Military Education and Training

Sec. 3141. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3142. Assistance for Indonesia.
Sec. 3143. Additional requirements.

                  Chapter 3--Antiterrorism Assistance

Sec. 3151. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3152. Antiterrorism training assistance.
Sec. 3153. Research and development expenses.

                Chapter 4--Narcotics Control Assistance

Sec. 3161. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3162. Additional requirements.
Sec. 3163. Notification requirement.
Sec. 3164. Waiver of restrictions for narcotics-related economic 
              assistance.

            Chapter 5--Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund

Sec. 3171. Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund.

                      Chapter 6--Other Provisions

Sec. 3181. Standardization of congressional review procedures for arms 
              transfers.
Sec. 3182. Standardization of third country transfers of defense 
              articles.
Sec. 3183. Increased standardization, rationalization, and 
              interoperability of assistance and sales programs.
Sec. 3184. Repeal of price and availability reporting requirement 
              relating to proposed sale of defense articles and 
              services.
Sec. 3185. Definition of significant military equipment.
Sec. 3186. Requirements relating to the Special Defense Acquisition 
              Fund.
Sec. 3187. Cost of leased defense articles that have been lost or 
              destroyed.
Sec. 3188. Designation of major non-NATO allies.
Sec. 3189. Certification thresholds.
Sec. 3190. Competitive pricing for sales of defense articles and 
              services.
Sec. 3191. Depleted uranium ammunition.
Sec. 3192. End-use monitoring of defense articles and defense services.
Sec. 3193. Brokering activities relating to commercial sales of defense 
              articles and services.
Sec. 3194. Return and exchanges of defense articles previously 
              transferred pursuant to the Arms Export Control Act.
Sec. 3195. Annual military assistance report.

                    TITLE XXXII--ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                 Chapter 1--Economic Support Assistance

Sec. 3201. Economic support fund.
Sec. 3202. Assistance for Israel.
Sec. 3203. Assistance for Egypt.
Sec. 3204. International Fund for Ireland.
Sec. 3205. Law enforcement assistance.

    Chapter 2--Assistance for Private Sector Programs and Activities

Sec. 3211. Private sector Enterprise Funds.
Sec. 3212. Central Asian Enterprise Fund.
Sec. 3213. Micro- and small enterprise development credits.
Sec. 3214. Microenterprise development grant assistance.

                   Chapter 3--Development Assistance


            SUBCHAPTER A--DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORITIES

Sec. 3221. Authorizations of appropriations.
Sec. 3222. Child survival activities, Vitamin A Deficiency Program, and 
              related activities.
Sec. 3223. Assistance for family planning.
Sec. 3224. Assistance for the independent states of the former Soviet 
              Union.
Sec. 3225. Development Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean.
Sec. 3226. Effectiveness of United States development assistance.
Sec. 3227. Funding for private and voluntary organizations and 
              cooperatives.
Sec. 3228. Sense of the Congress relating to United States cooperatives 
              and credit unions.

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                    SUBCHAPTER B--OPERATING EXPENSES

Sec. 3231. Operating expenses generally.
Sec. 3232. Operating expenses of the office of the inspector general.

                       Chapter 4--Public Law 480

Sec. 3241. Levels of assistance for title II.
Sec. 3242. Authorization of appropriations for title III.

                  Chapter 5--Housing Guarantee Program

Sec. 3251. Authorization of appropriations for administrative expenses.
Sec. 3252. Additional requirements.

                         Chapter 6--Peace Corps

Sec. 3261. Peace Corps.
Sec. 3262. Activities of the Peace Corps in the former Soviet Union.
Sec. 3263. Prohibition on use of funds for abortions.

              Chapter 7--International Disaster Assistance

Sec. 3271. Authority to provide reconstruction assistance.
Sec. 3272. Authorizations of appropriations.

          Chapter 8--Overseas Private Investment Corporation.

Sec. 3275. Study on OPIC privatization.
Sec. 3276. Privatization of OPIC activities.

                      Chapter 9--Other Provisions

Sec. 3281. Exemption from restrictions on assistance through 
              nongovernmental organizations.
Sec. 3282. Funding requirements relating to United States private and 
              voluntary organizations.
Sec. 3283. Documentation requested of private and voluntary 
              organizations.
Sec. 3284. Foreign government parking fines.
Sec. 3285. Human rights reports.
Sec. 3286. Deobligation of certain unexpended economic assistance 
              funds.

                   TITLE XXXIII--REGIONAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 3301. Prohibition on assistance to foreign governments providing 
              assistance to Cuba.
Sec. 3302. Assistance for Nicaragua.
Sec. 3303. Sense of the Congress regarding relations with Burma.
Sec. 3304. Debt restructuring for Egypt.
Sec. 3305. Prohibition on assistance to foreign governments providing 
              assistance to Iran.
Sec. 3306. Assistance for Pakistan.
Sec. 3307. Return of military equipment of Pakistan.
Sec. 3308. Eligibility of Panama under Arms Export Control Act.
Sec. 3309. Future of the United States military presence in Panama.
Sec. 3310. Peace and stability in the South China Sea.
Sec. 3311. Sense of the Congress regarding narcotics control efforts of 
              Colombia.
Sec. 3312. Notification of arms sales to Saudi Arabia.
Sec. 3313. Assistance for Zaire.
Sec. 3314. Assistance for Laos.
Sec. 3315. Restrictions on assistance for Guatemala.
Sec. 3316. Prohibition on economic assistance, military assistance or 
              arms transfers to the government of Mauritania unless 
              appropriate action is taken to eliminate chattel slavery.

         TITLE XXXIV--SPECIAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER PROVISIONS

                     Chapter 1--Special Authorities

Sec. 3401. Enhanced transfer authority.
Sec. 3402. Authority to meet unanticipated contingencies.
Sec. 3403. Special waiver authority.
Sec. 3404. Termination of assistance.

                      Chapter 2--Other Provisions

Sec. 3411. Congressional presentation documents.
Sec. 3412. Debt restructuring for foreign assistance.
Sec. 3413. Debt buybacks or sales for debt swaps.
Sec. 3414. Impact on jobs in the United States.
Sec. 3415. Prohibition on assistance to foreign governments that export 
              lethal military equipment to countries supporting 
              international terrorism.
Sec. 3416. Prohibition on assistance to countries that consistently 
              oppose the United States position in the United Nations 
              General Assembly.
Sec. 3417. Limitation on assistance to countries that restrict the 
              transport or delivery of United States humanitarian 
              assistance.
Sec. 3418. Prohibition on assistance to foreign governments, private 
              and voluntary organizations, and other entities that 
              inhibit United States-supported demining operations and 
              activities.
Sec. 3419. Prohibition on foreign assistance to foreign governments not 
              implementing extradition treaties.
Sec. 3420. Limitation on procurement outside the United States.

          Chapter 3--Foreign Aid Reporting Reform Act of 1995

Sec. 3421. Short title.
Sec. 3422. Annual foreign assistance justification report.
Sec. 3423. Definition of foreign assistance programs.

                           Chapter 4--Repeals

Sec. 3431. Repeal of obsolete provisions.

                       TITLE XXXV--EFFECTIVE DATE

Sec. 3501. Effective date.

                   DIVISION D--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS

                       TITLE XLI--PUBLIC LAW 480

Sec. 4101. Authorization of appropriations for title III.

  TITLE XLII--UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL 
                                PROGRAMS

Sec. 4201. Authorization of appropriations.

                     TITLE XLIII--FOREIGN BUILDINGS

Sec. 4301. Authorization of appropriations.

                     TITLE XLIV--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE

Sec. 4401. Authorization of appropriations.

  TITLE XLV--UNITED STATES EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

Sec. 4501. Authorization of appropriations.
         DIVISION A--CONSOLIDATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES
                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Foreign Affairs 
     Agencies Consolidation Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 102. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

       The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) With the end of the Cold War, the international 
     challenges facing the United States have changed, but the 
     fundamental national interests of the United States have not. 
     The security, economic, and humanitarian interests of the 
     United States require continued American engagement in 
     international affairs. The leading role of the United States 
     in world affairs will be as important in the twenty-first 
     century as it has been in the twentieth.
       (2) The United States budget deficit requires that the 
     foreign as well as the domestic programs and activities of 
     the United States be carefully reviewed for potential 
     savings. Wherever possible, foreign programs and activities 
     must be streamlined, managed more efficiently, and adapted to 
     the requirements of the post-Cold War era.
       (3) In order to downsize the foreign programs and 
     activities of the United States without jeopardizing United 
     States interests, strong and effective leadership will be 
     required. As the official principally responsible for the 
     conduct of foreign policy, the Secretary of State must have 
     the authority to allocate efficiently the resources within 
     the international affairs budget. As a first step in the 
     downsizing process, the proliferation of foreign affairs 
     agencies that occurred during the Cold War must be reversed, 
     and the functions of these agencies must be restored to the 
     Secretary of State.
       (4) A streamlined and reorganized foreign affairs structure 
     under the strengthened leadership of the Secretary of State 
     can more effectively promote the international interests of 
     the United States in the next century than the existing 
     structure.

     SEC. 103. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this division are--
       (1) to consolidate and reinvent foreign affairs agencies of 
     the United States within the Department of State;
       (2) to provide for the reorganization of the Department of 
     State to maximize the efficient use of resources, eliminate 
     redundancy in functions, effect budget savings, and improve 
     the management of the State Department;
       (3) to strengthen--
       (A) the coordination of United States foreign policy; and
       (B) the leading role of the Secretary of State in the 
     formulation and articulation of United States foreign policy; 
     and
       (4) to abolish, not later than March 1, 1997, the United 
     States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the United States 
     Information Agency, the International Development Cooperation 
     Agency, and the Agency for International Development.

     SEC. 104. DEFINITIONS.

       The following terms have the following meaning for the 
     purposes of this division:
       (1) The term ``AID'' means the Agency for International 
     Development.
       (2) The term ``ACDA'' means the United States Arms Control 
     and Disarmament Agency.
       (3) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
     the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee of Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate.
       (4) The term ``Department'' means the Department of State.
       (5) The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given to 
     the term ``agency'' by section 551(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (6) The term ``function'' means any duty, obligation, 
     power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, 
     or program.
       (7) The term ``office'' includes any office, 
     administration, agency, institute, unit, organizational 
     entity, or component thereof.
       (8) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.
       (9) The term ``USIA'' means the United States Information 
     Agency.
      TITLE II--UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 201. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this 
     title, and the amendments made by this title, shall take 
     effect--
       (1) March 1, 1997; or
       (2) on such earlier date as the President shall determine 
     to be appropriate and an

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     nounce by notice published in the Federal Register, which 
     date may be not earlier than 60 calendar days (excluding any 
     day on which either House of Congress is not in session 
     because of an adjournment sine die) after the President has 
     submitted a reorganization plan to the appropriate 
     congressional committees pursuant to section 221.
       (b) Reorganization Plan.--Section 221 shall take effect on 
     the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 202. REFERENCES IN TITLE.

       Except as specifically provided in this title, whenever in 
     this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a provision, the reference shall 
     be considered to be made to a provision of the Arms Control 
     and Disarmament Act.

  CHAPTER 2--ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT 
         AGENCY AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO SECRETARY OF STATE

     SEC. 211. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND 
                   DISARMAMENT AGENCY.

       The United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency is 
     abolished.

     SEC. 212. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO SECRETARY OF STATE.

       There are transferred to the Secretary of State all 
     functions of the Director of the United States Arms Control 
     and Disarmament Agency and all functions of the United States 
     Arms Control and Disarmament Agency and any officer or 
     component of such agency under any statute, reorganization 
     plan, Executive order, or other provision of law before the 
     effective date of this title, except as otherwise provided in 
     this title.

CHAPTER 3--REORGANIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO FUNCTIONS 
                      TRANSFERRED UNDER THIS TITLE

     SEC. 221. REORGANIZATION PLAN.

       (a) Submission of Plan.--Not later than March 1, 1996, the 
     President, in consultation with the Secretary and the 
     Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, shall 
     transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     reorganization plan providing for--
       (1) the abolition of the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency in accordance with this title;
       (2) the transfer to the Department of State of the 
     functions and personnel of the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency consistent with the provisions of this title; and
       (3) the consolidation, reorganization, and streamlining of 
     the Department upon the transfer of functions under this 
     title in order to carry out such functions.
       (b) Plan Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) identify the functions of the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency that will be transferred to the Department 
     under the plan;
       (2) identify the personnel and positions of the Agency 
     (including civil service personnel, Foreign Service 
     personnel, and detailees) that will be transferred to the 
     Department, separated from service with the Agency, or be 
     eliminated under the plan, and set forth a schedule for such 
     transfers, separations, and terminations;
       (3) identify the personnel and positions of the Department 
     (including civil service personnel, Foreign Service 
     personnel, and detailees) that will be transferred within the 
     Department, separated from service with the Department, or 
     eliminated under the plan, and set forth a schedule for such 
     transfers, separations, and terminations;
       (4) specify the consolidations and reorganization of 
     functions of the Department that will be required under the 
     plan in order to permit the Department to carry out the 
     functions transferred to the Department under the plan;
       (5) specify the funds available to the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency that will be transferred to the Department 
     as a result of the transfer of functions of the Agency to the 
     Department;
       (6) specify the proposed allocations within the Department 
     of unexpended funds transferred in connection with the 
     transfer of functions under the plan; and
       (7) specify the proposed disposition of the property, 
     facilities, contracts, records, and other assets and 
     liabilities of the Agency in connection with the transfer of 
     the functions of the Agency to the Department.
       (c) Assistant Secretary Positions.--The plan under 
     subsection (a) shall provide for an appropriate number of 
     Assistant Secretaries of State to carry out the functions 
     transferred to the Department under this title.

     SEC. 222. COORDINATOR FOR ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT.

       (a) Establishment of Coordinator for Arms Control and 
     Disarmament.--Section 1(e) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(e)) is amended by 
     adding after paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Coordinator for arms control and disarmament.--
       ``(A) There shall be within the office of the Secretary of 
     State a Coordinator for Arms Control and Disarmament 
     (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as the `Coordinator' 
     who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate. The Coordinator shall 
     report directly to the Secretary of State.
       ``(B)(i) The Coordinator shall perform such duties and 
     exercise such power as the Secretary of State shall 
     prescribe.
       ``(ii) The Coordinator shall be responsible for arms 
     control and disarmament matters. The Coordinator shall head 
     the Bureau of Arms Control and Disarmament.
       ``(C) The Coordinator shall have the rank and status of 
     Ambassador-at-Large. The Coordinator shall be compensated at 
     the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at 
     level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of 
     title 5, United States Code, or, if the Coordinator is 
     appointed from the Foreign Service, the annual rate of pay 
     which the individual last received under the Foreign Service 
     Schedule, whichever is greater.''.
       (b) Participation in Meetings of National Security 
     Council.--Section 101 of the National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 402) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(i) The Coordinator for Arms Control and Disarmament may, 
     in the role of advisor to the National Security Council on 
     arms control and disarmament matters, and subject to the 
     direction of the President, attend and participate in 
     meetings of the National Security Council.''.
       (c) Transition Provision.--The President may appoint the 
     individual serving as Director of the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency on the day before the effective date of 
     this title, or such other officials appointed by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate and serving within the 
     Department of State or the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency on the day before the effective date of this title as 
     the President considers appropriate, to serve as the acting 
     Coordinator for Arms Control and Disarmament until an 
     individual is appointed to that office in accordance with 
     section 1(e)(5) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956, as amended by this Act.

                    CHAPTER 4--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 241. REFERENCES.

       Any reference in any statute, reorganization plan, 
     Executive order, regulation, agreement, determination, or 
     other official document or proceeding to--
       (1) the Director of the United States Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency or any other officer or employee of the 
     United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency shall be 
     deemed to refer to the Secretary of State; and
       (2) the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency 
     shall be deemed to refer to the Department of State.

     SEC. 242. REPEAL OF ESTABLISHMENT OF AGENCY.

       Section 21 of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2561; relating to the establishment of the agency) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 243. REPEAL OF POSITIONS AND OFFICES.

       The following sections of the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Act are repealed:
       (1) Section 22 (22 U.S.C. 2562; relating to the Director).
       (2) Section 23 (22 U.S.C. 2563; relating to the Deputy 
     Director).
       (3) Section 24 (22 U.S.C. 2564; relating to Assistant 
     Directors).
       (4) Section 25 (22 U.S.C. 2565; relating to bureaus, 
     offices, and divisions).
       (5) Section 50 (22 U.S.C 2593; relating to the ACDA 
     Inspector General).

     SEC. 244. TRANSFER OF AUTHORITIES AND FUNCTIONS UNDER THE 
                   ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT ACT TO THE 
                   SECRETARY OF STATE.

       (a) In General.--The Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2551 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Agency'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Department''; and
       (2) by striking ``Director'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Secretary''.
       (b) Purpose.--Section 2 (22 U.S.C. 2551) is repealed.
       (c) Definitions.--Section 3 (22 U.S.C. 2552) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) The term `Department' means the Department of State.
       ``(d) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of State.''.
       (d) Scientific and Policy Advisory Committee.--Section 
     26(b) (22 U.S.C. 2566(b)) is amended by striking ``, the 
     Secretary of State, and the Director'' and inserting ``and 
     the Secretary of State''.
       (e) Presidential Special Representatives.--Section 27 (22 
     U.S.C. 2567) is amended by striking ``, acting through the 
     Director''.
       (f) Program for Visiting Scholars.--Section 28 (22 U.S.C. 
     2568) is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence, by striking ``Agency's 
     activities'' and inserting ``Department's arms control, 
     nonproliferation, and disarmament activities''; and
       (2) in the fourth sentence, by striking ``, and all former 
     Directors of the Agency''.
       (g) Policy Formulation.--Section 33(a) (22 U.S.C. 2573(a)) 
     is amended by striking ``shall prepare for the President, the 
     Secretary of State,'' and inserting ``shall prepare for the 
     President''.
       (h) Negotiation Management.--Section 34 (22 U.S.C. 2574) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``the President and the 
     Secretary of State'' and inserting ``the President''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       (i) Verification of Compliance.--Section 37(d) (22 U.S.C. 
     2577(d)) is amended by striking ``Director's designee'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary's designee''.
       (j) General Authority.--Section 41 (22 U.S.C. 2581) is 
     repealed.
       (k) Security Requirements.--Section 45 (22 U.S.C. 2585) is 
     amended by striking subsections (a), (b), and (d).

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       (l) Use of Funds.--Section 48 (22 U.S.C. 2588) is repealed.
       (m) Annual Report.--Section 51(a) (22 U.S.C. 2593a(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``the Secretary of State,''.
       (n) Requirement for Authorization of Appropriations.--
     Section 53 (22 U.S.C. 2593c) is repealed.
       (o) On-Site Inspection Agency.--Section 61 (22 U.S.C. 2595) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``United States Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency'' and inserting ``Department 
     of State''; and
       (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ``the United States Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency and''.

     SEC. 245. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Arms Export Control Act.--The Arms Export Control Act 
     is amended--
       (1) in section 36(b)(1)(D) (22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(1)(D)), by 
     striking ``Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency in consultation with the Secretary of State and'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State in consultation with'';
       (2) in section 38(a)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2778(a)(2))--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``Director of the 
     United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, taking 
     into account the Director's'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     State, taking into account the Secretary's''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``The Director of 
     the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency is authorized, 
     whenever the Director'' and inserting ``The Secretary of 
     State is authorized, whenever the Secretary'';
       (3) in section 42(a) (22 U.S.C. 2791(a))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``Director of the 
     United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking ``Director of the 
     United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence, by striking ``Director of the 
     Arms Control and Disarmament Agency is authorized, whenever 
     the Director'' and inserting ``Secretary of State, whenever 
     the Secretary'';
       (4) in section 71(a) (22 U.S.C. 2797(a)), by striking ``, 
     the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,'' 
     and inserting ``, Secretary of State,'';
       (5) in section 71(b)(1) (22 U.S.C. 2797(b)(1)), by striking 
     ``Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency'' and inserting ``Secretary of State'';
       (6) in section 71(b)(2) (22 U.S.C. 2797(b)(2))--
       (A) by striking ``Director of the United States Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     State''; and
       (B) by striking ``, or the Director'';
       (7) in section 71(c) (22 U.S.C. 2797(c)), by striking 
     ``Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency,'' and inserting ``Secretary of State''; and
       (8) in section 73(d) (22 U.S.C. 2797(d)), by striking 
     ``Director of the United States Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency'' and inserting ``Secretary of State''.
       (b) United States Institute of Peace Act.--Section 1706(b) 
     of the United States Institute of Peace Act (22 U.S.C. 
     4605(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (3);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively; and
       (3) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by paragraph (2)), by 
     striking ``Eleven'' and inserting ``Twelve''.
       (c) The Atomic Energy Act of 1954.--The Atomic Energy Act 
     of 1954 is amended--
       (1) in section 57 b. (42 U.S.C. 2077(b))--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``the Arms Control 
     and Disarmament Agency,'', and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``the Director of 
     the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency,''; and
       (2) in section 123 (42 U.S.C. 2153)--
       (A) in subsection a. (in the text after paragraph (9))--
       (i) by striking ``and in consultation with the Director of 
     the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (`the Director')'', 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``and the Director'' and inserting ``and 
     the Secretary of Defense'',
       (B) in subsection d., in the first proviso, by striking 
     ``Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary of Defense'', and
       (C) in the first undesignated paragraph following 
     subsection d., by striking ``the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency,''.
       (d) The Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978.--The Nuclear 
     Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 is amended--
       (1) in section 4, by striking paragraph (2);
       (2) in section 102, by striking ``the Secretary of State, 
     and the Director of the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency'' 
     and inserting ``and the Secretary of State''; and
       (3) in section 602(c), by striking ``the Arms Control and 
     Disarmament Agency,''.
       (e) Title 5, United States Code.--Title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 5313, by striking ``Director of the United 
     States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.'';
       (2) in section 5314, by striking ``Deputy Director of the 
     United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency.''; and
       (3) in section 5315, by striking ``Assistant Directors, 
     United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency (4).''.
              TITLE III--UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this 
     title, and the amendments made by this title, shall take 
     effect--
       (1) March 1, 1997; or
       (2) on such earlier date as the President shall determine 
     to be appropriate and announce by notice published in the 
     Federal Register, which date may be not earlier than 60 
     calendar days (excluding any day on which either House of 
     Congress is not in session because of an adjournment sine 
     die) after the President has submitted a reorganization plan 
     to the appropriate congressional committees pursuant to 
     section 321.
       (b) Reorganization Plan.--Section 321 shall take effect on 
     the date of enactment of this Act.

 CHAPTER 2--ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY AND TRANSFER 
                   OF FUNCTIONS TO SECRETARY OF STATE

     SEC. 311. ABOLITION OF UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY.

       The United States Information Agency is abolished.

     SEC. 312. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO SECRETARY OF STATE.

       There are transferred to the Secretary of State all 
     functions of the Director of the United States Information 
     Agency and all functions of the United States Information 
     Agency and any officer or component of such agency under any 
     statute, reorganization plan, Executive order, or other 
     provision of law before the effective date of this title, 
     except as otherwise provided in this title.

CHAPTER 3--REORGANIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO FUNCTIONS 
                      TRANSFERRED UNDER THIS TITLE

     SEC. 321. REORGANIZATION PLAN.

       (a) Submission of Plan.--Not later than March 1, 1996, the 
     President, in consultation with the Secretary and the 
     Director of the United States Information Agency, shall 
     transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     reorganization plan providing for--
       (1) the abolition of the United States Information Agency 
     in accordance with this title;
       (2) the transfer to the Department of State of the 
     functions and personnel of the United States Information 
     Agency consistent with the provisions of this title; and
       (3) the consolidation, reorganization, and streamlining of 
     the Department upon the transfer of functions under this 
     title in order to carry out such functions.
       (b) Plan Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) identify the functions of the United States Information 
     Agency that will be transferred to the Department under the 
     plan;
       (2) identify the personnel and positions of the Agency 
     (including civil service personnel, Foreign Service 
     personnel, and detailees) that will be transferred to the 
     Department, separated from service with the Agency, or be 
     eliminated under the plan, and set forth a schedule for such 
     transfers, separations, and terminations;
       (3) identify the personnel and positions of the Department 
     (including civil service personnel, Foreign Service 
     personnel, and detailees) that will be transferred within the 
     Department, separated from service with the Department, or 
     eliminated under the plan, and set forth a schedule for such 
     transfers, separations, and terminations;
       (4) specify the consolidations and reorganization of 
     functions of the Department that will be required under the 
     plan in order to permit the Department to carry out the 
     functions transferred to the Department under the plan;
       (5) specify the funds available to the United States 
     Information Agency that will be transferred to the Department 
     as a result of the transfer of functions of the Agency to the 
     Department;
       (6) specify the proposed allocations within the Department 
     of unexpended funds transferred in connection with the 
     transfer of functions under the plan; and
       (7) specify the proposed disposition of the property, 
     facilities, contracts, records, and other assets and 
     liabilities of the Agency in connection with the transfer of 
     the functions of the Agency to the Department.
       (c) Assistant Secretary Positions.--The plan under 
     subsection (a) shall provide for an appropriate number of 
     Assistant Secretaries of State to carry out the functions 
     transferred to the Department under this title.

     SEC. 322. PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

       (a) Under Secretary of State for Public Diplomacy.--
       (1) Establishment.--Section 1(b) of the State Department 
     Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``There'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In general.--There''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Under secretary for public diplomacy.--There shall be 
     in the Department of State an Under Secretary for Public 
     Diplomacy who shall have responsibility to assist the 
     Secretary and the Deputy Secretary in the formation and 
     implementation of United States public diplomacy policies and 
     activities, including international educational and cultural 
     exchange programs, information, and international 
     broadcasting.''.

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       (2) Transition provision.--The President may appoint the 
     individual serving as Director of the United States 
     Information Agency on the day before the effective date of 
     this title, or such other official appointed by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate and serving within the 
     Department of State or the United States Information Agency 
     as the President considers appropriate, to serve as the 
     acting Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy until an 
     individual is appointed to that office in accordance with 
     section (1)(b)(1) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956, as amended by this Act.
       (b) Assistant Secretaries.--
       (1) Establishment.--Section 1(c) of the State Department 
     Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) is amended 
     by adding after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Assistant secretary for academic programs and 
     cultural exchanges.--There shall be in the Department of 
     State an Assistant Secretary for Academic Programs and 
     Cultural Exchanges who shall report to the Under Secretary 
     for Public Diplomacy.
       ``(4) Assistant secretary for information, policy, and 
     programs.--There shall be in the Department of State an 
     Assistant Secretary for Information, Policy, and Programs who 
     shall report to the Under Secretary for Public Diplomacy.''.
       (2) Transition provision.--The President may appoint such 
     officials appointed by and with the advice and consent of the 
     Senate and serving within the Department of State or the 
     United States Information Agency as the President considers 
     appropriate to serve as the acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Academic Programs and Cultural Exchanges and to serve as the 
     acting Assistant Secretary for Information, Policy, and 
     Programs until individuals are appointed to those offices in 
     accordance with section 1(c)(1) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956, as amended by this Act.

                    CHAPTER 4--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 341. REFERENCES.

       Any reference in any statute, reorganization plan, 
     Executive order, regulation, agreement, determination, or 
     other official document or proceeding to--
       (1) the Director of the United States Information Agency, 
     the Director of the International Communication Agency, or 
     any other officer or employee of the United States 
     Information Agency shall be deemed to refer to the Secretary 
     of State; and
       (2) the United States Information Agency, USIA, or the 
     International Communication Agency shall be deemed to refer 
     to the Department of State.

     SEC. 342. ABOLITION OF OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE 
                   UNITED STATES INFORMATION AGENCY AND TRANSFER 
                   OF FUNCTIONS TO OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF 
                   THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       (a) Abolition of Office of Inspector General of the USIA.--
       (1) The Office of Inspector General of the United States 
     Information Agency is abolished.
       (2) Section 11 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``, the Office of 
     Personnel Management or the United States Information 
     Agency'' and inserting ``or the Office of Personnel 
     Management''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``the United States 
     Information Agency,''.
       (3) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking the following:
       ``Inspector General, United States Information Agency.''.
       (b) Functions of Office of Inspector General of the United 
     States Information Agency Transferred to Office of Inspector 
     General of the Department of State.--There are transferred to 
     the Office of the Inspector General of the Department of 
     State the functions that the Office of Inspector General of 
     the United States Information Agency exercised before the 
     effective date of this title (including all related functions 
     of the Inspector General of the United States Information 
     Agency).
       (c) Transfer and Allocations of Appropriations and 
     Personnel.--The Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is 
     authorized to make such incidental dispositions of personnel, 
     assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, property, records, 
     and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, 
     allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from, 
     available to, or to be made available in connection with such 
     functions, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of 
     this section.

     SEC. 343. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 5.

       Title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 5313, by striking ``Director of the United 
     States Information Agency.'';
       (2) in section 5315, by striking ``Deputy Director of the 
     United States Information Agency.''; and
       (3) in section 5316, by striking ``Deputy Director, Policy 
     and Plans, United States Information Agency.'' and striking 
     ``Associate Director (Policy and Plans), United States 
     Information Agency.''.

     SEC. 344. AMENDMENTS TO UNITED STATES INFORMATION AND 
                   EDUCATIONAL EXCHANGE ACT OF 1948.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, the United States Information and Educational 
     Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``United States Information Agency'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``Department of State'';
       (2) by striking ``Director of the United States Information 
     Agency'' each place it appears and inserting ``Secretary of 
     State'';
       (3) by striking ``Director'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State'';
       (4) by striking ``USIA'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Department of State''; and
       (5) by striking ``Agency'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Department of State''.
       (b) Satellite and Television Broadcasts.--Section 505 of 
     the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 
     1948 (22 U.S.C. 1464a) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Director of the United States Information 
     Agency'' each of the places it appears and inserting 
     ``Secretary of State'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``To be effective, the 
     United States Information Agency'' and inserting ``To be 
     effective in carrying out this subsection, the Department of 
     State'';
       (3) by striking ``USIA-TV'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``DEPARTMENT OF STATE-TV''; and
       (4) by striking subsection (e).
       (c) United States Advisory Commission on Public 
     Diplomacy.--Section 604 of the United States Information and 
     Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1469) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency,''; and
       (B) by striking ``Director or the Agency, and shall 
     appraise the effectiveness of policies and programs of the 
     Agency'' and inserting ``Secretary of State or the Department 
     of State, and shall appraise the effectiveness of the 
     information, educational, and cultural policies and programs 
     of the Department'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (A) in the first sentence by striking ``the Secretary of 
     State, and the Director of the United States Information 
     Agency'' and inserting ``and the Secretary of State'';
       (B) in the first sentence by striking ``by the Agency'' and 
     inserting ``by the Department of State''; and
       (C) by striking ``Director for effectuating the purposes of 
     the Agency'' and inserting ``Secretary for effectuating the 
     information, educational, and cultural functions of the 
     Department'';
       (3) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``programs conducted 
     by the Agency'' and inserting ``information, educational, and 
     cultural programs conducted by the Department of State''; and
       (4) in subsection (c)(4), by striking ``Director of the 
     United States Information Agency'' and inserting ``Secretary 
     of State''.

     SEC. 345. AMENDMENTS TO THE MUTUAL EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL 
                   EXCHANGE ACT OF 1961 (FULBRIGHT-HAYS ACT).

       (a) In General.--The Mutual Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.) is amended by 
     striking ``Director of the International Communication 
     Agency'' and ``Director'' each place either term appears and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State''.
       (b) Repeal of Defunct Advisory Commissions.--Section 106 of 
     such Act (22 U.S.C. 2456) is amended by striking subsection 
     (c).
       (c) Bureau of Educational and Cultural Affairs.--Section 
     112 of the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2460) is amended--
       (1) by striking the first sentence of subsection (a);
       (2) by striking ``Bureau'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Department of State''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (e).

     SEC. 346. INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Title III of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 
     103-236) is amended--
       (1) in section 305(b)(1), by striking ``Agency's'' and 
     inserting ``Department's'';
       (2) in section 306, by striking ``, acting through the 
     Director of the United States Information Agency,'' and 
     inserting ``, acting through the Under Secretary of State for 
     Public Diplomacy,'';
       (3) by striking ``Director of the United States Information 
     Agency'' each place it appears and inserting ``Secretary of 
     State'';
       (4) by striking all references to ``United States 
     Information Agency'' that were not stricken in paragraph (3) 
     and inserting ``Department of State'';
       (5) by striking ``Bureau'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Office''; and
       (6) in section 305(a)(1), by striking ``title,'' and 
     inserting ``title (including activities of the Voice of 
     America previously carried out by the United States 
     Information Agency),''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment to Title 5.--Section 5315 of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``Director of 
     the International Broadcasting Bureau, the United States 
     Information Agency'' and inserting ``Director of the 
     International Broadcasting Office, the Department of State''.

     SEC. 347. TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA.

       (a) Authority.--Section 243(a) of the Television 
     Broadcasting to Cuba Act (as contained in part D of title II 
     of Public Law 101-246) (22 U.S.C. 1465bb(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``United States Information Agency (hereafter in 
     this part referred to as the `Agency')'' and inserting 
     ``Department of State (hereafter in this part referred to as 
     the `Department')''.
       (b) Television Marti Service.--Section 244 of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 1465cc) is amended--

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       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by amending the first sentence to read as follows: 
     ``The Secretary of State shall administer within the Voice of 
     America the Television Marti Service.''; and
       (B) in the third sentence, by striking ``Director of the 
     United States Information Agency'' and inserting ``Secretary 
     of State'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``USIA'' and 
     inserting ``Department of State'',
       (B) by striking ``Agency facilities'' and inserting 
     ``Department facilities''; and
       (C) by striking ``United States Information Agency 
     Television Service'' and inserting ``Department of State 
     Television Service''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``USIA Authority.--The Agency'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State Authority.--The Secretary of 
     State''; and
       (B) by striking ``Agency'' the second place it appears and 
     inserting ``Secretary of State''.
       (c) Assistance From Other Government Agencies.--Section 246 
     of such Act (22 U.S.C. 1465dd) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``United States Information Agency'' and 
     inserting ``Department of State''; and
       (2) by striking ``the Agency'' and inserting ``the 
     Department''.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 247(a) of 
     such Act (22 U.S.C. 1465ee(a)) is repealed.

     SEC. 348. RADIO BROADCASTING TO CUBA.

       (a) Functions of the Department of State.--Section 3 of the 
     Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465a) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``united states 
     information agency'' and inserting ``department of state'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``United States 
     Information Agency (hereafter in this Act referred to as the 
     `Agency')'' and inserting ``Department of State (hereafter in 
     this Act referred to as the `Department')''; and
       (3) in subsection (f), by striking ``Director of the United 
     States Information Agency'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     State''.
       (b) Cuba Service.--Section 4 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 1465b) 
     is amended--
       (1) by amending the first sentence to read as follows: 
     ``The Secretary of State shall administer within the Voice of 
     America the Cuba Service (hereafter in this section referred 
     to as the `Service').''; and
       (2) in the third sentence, by striking ``Director of the 
     United States Information Agency'' and inserting ``Secretary 
     of State''.
       (c) Assistance From Other Government Agencies.--Section 6 
     of such Act (22 U.S.C. 1465d) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``United States Information Agency'' and 
     inserting ``Department of State''; and
       (B) by striking ``the Agency'' and inserting ``the 
     Department''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``The Agency'' and inserting ``The 
     Department''; and
       (B) by striking ``the Agency'' and inserting ``the 
     Secretary of State''.
       (d) Facility Compensation.--Section 7 of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 1465e) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``the Agency'' and 
     inserting ``the Department''; and
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``Agency'' and inserting 
     ``Department''.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 8(a) of such 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 1465f(a)) is amended in the second sentence by 
     striking ``United States Information Agency'' and inserting 
     ``Department of State''.

     SEC. 349. NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY.

       (a) Grants.--Section 503 of Public Law 98-164, as amended 
     (22 U.S.C. 4412) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``Director of the United States Information 
     Agency'' and inserting ``Secretary of State'';
       (B) by striking ``the Agency'' and inserting ``the 
     Department of State''; and
       (C) by striking ``the Director'' and inserting ``the 
     Secretary of State''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``United States 
     Information Agency'' and inserting ``Department of State''.
       (b) Audits.--Section 504(g) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 4413(g)) 
     is amended by striking ``United States Information Agency'' 
     and inserting ``Department of State''.
       (c) Freedom of Information.--Section 506 of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 4415) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``Director'' each of the three places it 
     appears and inserting ``Secretary''; and
       (B) by striking ``of the United States Information Agency'' 
     and inserting ``of State''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in the subsection heading by striking ``USIA'' and 
     inserting ``Department of State'';
       (B) by striking ``Director'' each of the three places it 
     appears and inserting ``Secretary'';
       (C) by striking ``of the United States Information Agency'' 
     and inserting ``of State''; and
       (D) by striking ``United States Information Agency'' and 
     inserting ``Department of State''.

     SEC. 350. UNITED STATES SCHOLARSHIP PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPING 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) Program Authority.--Section 603 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22 
     U.S.C. 4703) is amended by striking ``United States 
     Information Agency'' and inserting ``Department of State''.
       (b) Guidelines.--Section 604(11) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
     4704(11)) is amended by striking ``United States Information 
     Agency'' and inserting ``Department of State''.
       (c) Policy Regarding Other International Educational 
     Programs.--Section 606(b) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 4706(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by striking ``USIA'' and 
     inserting ``State Department''; and
       (2) by striking ``Director of United States Information 
     Agency'' and inserting ``Secretary of State''.
       (d) General Authorities.--Section 609(e) of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 4709(e)) is amended by striking ``United States 
     Information Agency'' and inserting ``Department of State''.

     SEC. 351. FASCELL FELLOWSHIP BOARD.

       Section 1003(b) of the Fascell Fellowship Act (22 U.S.C. 
     4902(b)) is amended--
       (1) in the text above paragraph (1), by striking ``9 
     members'' and inserting ``8 members'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).

     SEC. 352. NATIONAL SECURITY EDUCATION BOARD.

       Section 803 of the Intelligence Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Year 1992 (50 U.S.C. 1903(b)) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (6); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs 
     (6) and (7); and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``subsection (b)(7)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (b)(6)''.

     SEC. 353. CENTER FOR CULTURAL AND TECHNICAL INTERCHANGE 
                   BETWEEN NORTH AND SOUTH.

       Section 208 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2075) is amended by 
     striking ``Director of the United States Information Agency'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``Secretary of State''.

     SEC. 354. EAST-WEST CENTER.

       (a) Duties.--Section 703 of the Mutual Security Act of 1960 
     (22 U.S.C. 2055) is amended--
       (1) in the text above paragraph (1), by striking ``Director 
     of the United States Information Agency (hereinafter referred 
     to as the `Director')'' and inserting ``Secretary of State 
     (hereinafter referred to as the `Secretary')''; and
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``establishment and''.
       (b) Administration.--Section 704 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2056) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Director of the United States Information 
     Agency'' and inserting ``Secretary of State''; and
       (2) by striking ``Director'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Secretary''.

     SEC. 355. MISSION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       Section 202 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 1461-1) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``mission of the 
     International Communication Agency'' and inserting ``mission 
     of the Department of State in carrying out its information, 
     educational, and cultural functions'';
       (2) in the second sentence, in the text above paragraph 
     (1), by striking ``International Communication Agency'' and 
     inserting ``Department of State'';
       (3) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``Agency'' and 
     inserting ``Department''; and
       (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``mission of the Agency'' 
     and inserting ``mission described in this section''.

     SEC. 356. CONSOLIDATION OF ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES.

       Section 23(a) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2695(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(including'' and all that follows through 
     ``Agency)''; and
       (2) by striking ``other such agencies'' and inserting 
     ``other Federal agencies''.

     SEC. 357. GRANTS.

       Section 212 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 1475h) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``United States 
     Information Agency'' and inserting ``Department of State, in 
     carrying out its international information, educational, and 
     cultural functions,'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``United States 
     Information Agency'' and inserting ``Department of State'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``United States 
     Information Agency shall substantially comply with United 
     States Information Agency'' and inserting ``Department of 
     State, in carrying out its international information, 
     educational, and cultural functions, shall substantially 
     comply with Department of State''; and
       (B) in paragraphs (2) and (3)--
       (i) by striking ``United States Information Agency'' and 
     inserting ``Department of State''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Agency'' each of the places it appears 
     and inserting ``Department''; and
       (4) by striking subsection (d).

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     SEC. 358. BAN ON DOMESTIC ACTIVITIES.

       Section 208 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22 U.S.C. 1461-1a) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``United States Information Agency'' 
     each of the two places it appears and inserting ``Department 
     of State''; and
       (2) by inserting ``in carrying out its international 
     information, educational, and cultural activities'' before 
     ``shall be distributed''.

     SEC. 359. CONFORMING REPEAL TO THE ARMS CONTROL AND 
                   DISARMAMENT ACT.

       Section 34(b) of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2574(b)) is repealed.

     SEC. 360. REPEAL RELATING TO PROCUREMENT OF LEGAL SERVICES.

       Section 26(b) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2698(b)) is repealed.

     SEC. 361. REPEAL RELATING TO PAYMENT OF SUBSISTENCE EXPENSES.

       Section 32 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2704) is amended by striking the second 
     sentence.

     SEC. 362. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO THE SEED ACT.

       Section 2(c) of the Support for East European Democracy 
     (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401(c)) is amended in 
     paragraph (17) by striking ``United States Information 
     Agency'' and inserting ``Department of State''.

     SEC. 363. INTERNATIONAL CULTURAL AND TRADE CENTER COMMISSION.

       Section 7(c) of the Federal Triangle Development Act (40 
     U.S.C. 1106(c)) is amended--
       (1) in the text above subparagraph (A), by striking ``15 
     members'' and inserting ``14 members'';
       (2) by striking subparagraph (F); and
       (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) through (J) as 
     subparagraphs (F) through (I), respectively.

     SEC. 364. FOREIGN SERVICE ACT OF 1980.

       (a) Other Agencies Utilizing Service.--Section 202(a) of 
     the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 3922(a)) is 
     amended by striking paragraph (1).
       (b) Board of the Foreign Service.--Section 210 of such Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 3930) is amended by striking ``the United States 
     Information Agency, the United States International 
     Development Cooperation Agency,''.

     SEC. 365. AU PAIR PROGRAMS.

       Section 8 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 
     (Public Law 101-454) is amended by striking ``Director of the 
     United States Information Agency'' and inserting ``Secretary 
     of State''.

     SEC. 366. EXCHANGE PROGRAM WITH COUNTRIES IN TRANSITION FROM 
                   TOTALITARIANISM TO DEMOCRACY.

       Section 602 of the National and Community Service Act of 
     1990 (22 U.S.C. 2452a) is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``United States Information Agency'' and inserting 
     ``Department of State''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``appropriations account of the United 
     States Information Agency'' and inserting ``appropriate 
     appropriations account of the Department of State''; and
       (B) by striking ``and the United States Information 
     Agency''.

     SEC. 367. EDMUND S. MUSKIE FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM.

       Section 227 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2452 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``United States Information Agency'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``Department of State''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (d).

     SEC. 368. IMPLEMENTATION OF CONVENTION ON CULTURAL PROPERTY.

       Title III of the Convention on Cultural Property 
     Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.) is amended by 
     striking ``Director of the United States Information Agency'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``Secretary of State''.

     SEC. 369. MIKE MANSFIELD FELLOWSHIPS.

       Section 252(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 6101(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``Director of the United States Information Agency'' 
     and inserting ``Secretary of State''.
             TITLE IV--AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 401. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this 
     title, and the amendments made by this title, shall take 
     effect--
       (1) on March 1, 1997; or
       (2) on such earlier date as the President shall determine 
     to be appropriate and announce by notice published in the 
     Federal Register, which date may be not earlier than 60 
     calendar days (excluding any day on which either House of 
     Congress is not in session because of an adjournment sine 
     die) after the President has submitted a reorganization plan 
     to the appropriate congressional committees pursuant to 
     section 421.
       (b) Reorganization Plan.--Section 421 shall take effect on 
     the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 402. REFERENCES IN TITLE.

       Except as specifically provided in this title, whenever in 
     this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a provision, the reference shall 
     be considered to be made to a provision of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.

 CHAPTER 2--ABOLITION OF THE AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND 
              TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO SECRETARY OF STATE

     SEC. 411. ABOLITION OF AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT 
                   AND THE INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT COOPERATION 
                   AGENCY.

       The Agency for International Development and the 
     International Development Cooperation Agency are abolished.

     SEC. 412. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO SECRETARY OF STATE.

       There are transferred to the Secretary of State all 
     functions of the Administrator of the Agency for 
     International Development and the Director of the 
     International Development Cooperation Agency and all 
     functions of the Agency for International Development and the 
     International Development Cooperation Agency and any officer 
     or component of such agencies under any statute, 
     reorganization plan, Executive order, or other provision of 
     law before the effective date of this title, except as 
     otherwise provided in this title.

CHAPTER 3--REORGANIZATION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE RELATING TO FUNCTIONS 
                      TRANSFERRED UNDER THIS TITLE

     SEC. 421. REORGANIZATION PLAN.

       (a) Submission of Plan.--Not later than March 1, 1996, the 
     President, in consultation with the Secretary and the 
     Administrator of the Agency for International Development, 
     shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     reorganization plan providing for--
       (1) the abolition of the Agency for International 
     Development in accordance with this title;
       (2) the transfer to the Department of State of the 
     functions and personnel of the Agency for International 
     Development consistent with the provisions of this title; and
       (3) the consolidation, reorganization, and streamlining of 
     the Department upon the transfer of functions under this 
     title in order to carry out such functions.
       (b) Plan Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) identify the functions of the Agency for International 
     Development that will be transferred to the Department under 
     the plan;
       (2) identify the personnel and positions of the Agency 
     (including civil service personnel, Foreign Service 
     personnel, and detailees) that will be transferred to the 
     Department, separated from service with the Agency, or be 
     eliminated under the plan, and set forth a schedule for such 
     transfers, separations, and terminations;
       (3) identify the personnel and positions of the Department 
     (including civil service personnel, Foreign Service 
     personnel, and detailees) that will be transferred within the 
     Department, separated from service with the Department, or 
     eliminated under the plan, and set forth a schedule for such 
     transfers, separations, and terminations;
       (4) specify the consolidations and reorganization of 
     functions of the Department that will be required under the 
     plan in order to permit the Department to carry out the 
     functions transferred to the Department under the plan;
       (5) specify the funds available to the Agency for 
     International Development that will be transferred to the 
     Department under this title as a result of the transfer of 
     functions of the Agency to the Department;
       (6) specify the proposed allocations within the Department 
     of unexpended funds transferred in connection with the 
     transfer of functions under the plan; and
       (7) specify the proposed disposition of the property, 
     facilities, contracts, records, and other assets and 
     liabilities of the Agency in connection with the transfer of 
     the functions of the Agency to the Department.
       (c) Assistant Secretary Positions.--The plan under 
     subsection (a) shall provide for an appropriate number of 
     Assistant Secretaries of State to carry out the functions 
     transferred to the Department under this title.

     SEC. 422. PRINCIPAL OFFICERS.

       (a) Under Secretary of State for Development and Economic 
     Affairs.--
       (1) Establishment.--Section 1(b) of the State Department 
     Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(b)) is amended 
     by adding after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Under secretary for development and economic 
     affairs.--There shall be in the Department of State an Under 
     Secretary for Development and Economic Affairs who shall 
     assist the Secretary and the Deputy Secretary in the 
     formation and implementation of United States policies and 
     activities concerning international development and economic 
     affairs.''.
       (b) Transition Provision.--The President may appoint the 
     individual serving as Administrator of the Agency for 
     International Development on the day before the effective 
     date of this title, or such other official appointed by and 
     with the advice and consent of the Senate and serving within 
     the Department of State or the Agency for International 
     Development as the President considers appropriate, to serve 
     as the acting Under Secretary for Development and Economic 
     Affairs until an individual is appointed to that office in 
     accordance with section 1(b)(1) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956, as amended by this Act.

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                    CHAPTER 4--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 441. REFERENCES.

       Any reference in any statute, reorganization plan, 
     Executive order, regulation, agreement, determination, or 
     other official document or proceeding to--
       (1) the Administrator of the Agency for International 
     Development, or any other officer or employee of the Agency 
     for International Development shall be deemed to refer to the 
     Secretary of State;
       (2) the Director or any other officer or employee of the 
     International Development Cooperation Agency (IDCA) shall be 
     deemed to refer to the Secretary of State; or
       (3) the Agency for International Development, AID, the 
     agency primarily responsible for administering part I of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, or the International 
     Development Cooperation Agency (IDCA) shall be deemed to 
     refer to the Department of State.

     SEC. 442. ABOLITION OF OFFICE OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE 
                   AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND 
                   TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO OFFICE OF INSPECTOR 
                   GENERAL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       (a) Abolition of Office of Inspector General of the Agency 
     for International Development.--The Office of Inspector 
     General of the Agency for International Development is 
     abolished.
       (b) Amendments to the Inspector General Act of 1978.--The 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 8A is repealed.
       (2) Section 11(1) is amended by striking ``the 
     Administrator of the Agency for International Development,''.
       (3) Section 11(2) is amended by striking ``the Agency for 
     International Development,''.
       (c) Amendments to Title 5, United States Code.--Section 
     5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     the following: ``Inspector General, Agency for International 
     Development.''.
       (d) Functions of Office of Inspector General of the Agency 
     for International Development Transferred to Office of 
     Inspector General of the Department of State.--There are 
     transferred to the Office of Inspector General of the 
     Department of State the functions that the Office of 
     Inspector General of the Agency for International Development 
     exercised before the effective date of this title (including 
     all related functions of the Inspector General of the Agency 
     for International Development).
       (e) Transfer and Allocations of Appropriations and 
     Personnel.--The Inspector General of the Department of State, 
     is authorized to make such incidental dispositions of 
     personnel, assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, property, 
     records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, 
     authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, 
     arising from, available to, or to be made available in 
     connection with such functions, as may be necessary to carry 
     out the provisions of this section.

     SEC. 443. ABOLITION OF CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER OF THE AGENCY 
                   FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND TRANSFER OF 
                   FUNCTIONS TO CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER DEPARTMENT 
                   OF STATE.

       (a) Abolition of Office of Chief Financial Officer of the 
     Agency for International Development.--The Office of Chief 
     Financial Officer of the Agency for International Development 
     is abolished.
       (b) Amendment to Title 31, United States Code.--Section 
     901(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (A).
       (c) Functions of Office of Chief Financial Officer of the 
     Agency for International Development Transferred to Office of 
     Chief Financial Officer of the Department of State.--There 
     are transferred to the Office of Chief Financial Officer of 
     the Department of State the functions that the Office of 
     Chief Financial Officer of the Agency for International 
     Development exercised before the effective date of this title 
     (including all related functions of the Chief Financial 
     Officer of the Agency for International Development).
       (d) Transfer and Allocations of Appropriations and 
     Personnel.--The Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, in consultation with the Secretary of State, is 
     authorized to make such incidental dispositions of personnel, 
     assets, liabilities, grants, contracts, property, records, 
     and unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, 
     allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from, 
     available to, or to be made available in connection with such 
     functions, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of 
     this section.

     SEC. 444. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 5, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 5313, by striking ``Administrator, Agency 
     for International Development.'';
       (2) in section 5314, by striking ``Deputy Administrator, 
     Agency for International Development.'';
       (3) in section 5315--
       (A) by striking ``Assistant Administrators, Agency for 
     International Development (6).''; and
       (B) by striking ``Regional Assistant Administrators, Agency 
     for International Development (4).''; and
       (4) in section 5316 by striking ``General Counsel of the 
     Agency for International Development.''.

     SEC. 445. PUBLIC LAW 480 PROGRAM.

       The Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 
     1954 (Public Law 83-480; 7 U.S.C. 1691 et seq.) is amended by 
     striking ``Administrator'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Under Secretary of State for Development and 
     Economic Affairs''.
                          TITLE V--TRANSITION

     SEC. 501. REORGANIZATION AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized, subject to 
     the requirements of this division, to allocate or reallocate 
     any function transferred to the Department under any title of 
     this division among the officers of the Department, and to 
     establish, consolidate, alter, or discontinue such 
     organizational entities within the Department as may be 
     necessary or appropriate to carry out any reorganization 
     under this division, but the authority of the Secretary under 
     this section does not extend to--
       (1) the abolition of organizational entities or officers 
     established by this Act or any other Act; or
       (2) the alteration of the delegation of functions to any 
     specific organizational entity or officer required by this 
     Act or any other Act.
       (b) Requirements and Limitations on Reorganization Plans.--
     A reorganization plan pursuant to any title of this division 
     may not have the effect of--
       (1) creating a new executive department;
       (2) continuing a function beyond the period authorized by 
     law for its exercise or beyond the time when it would have 
     terminated if the reorganization had not been made;
       (3) authorizing an agency to exercise a function which is 
     not authorized by law at the time the plan is transmitted to 
     Congress;
       (4) creating a new agency which is not a component or part 
     of an existing executive department or independent agency; or
       (5) increasing the term of an office beyond that provided 
     by law for the office.
       (c) Reduction in Expenditures.--A reorganization plan 
     pursuant to any title of this division shall provide for a 
     twenty-percent reduction to apply to each of the first two 
     fiscal years after implementation of such plan in the total 
     level of expenditures for the functions transferred to the 
     Department of State from amounts appropriated for such 
     transferred functions for fiscal year 1995.

     SEC. 502. TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND 
                   PERSONNEL.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act, 
     the personnel employed in connection with, and the assets, 
     liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended 
     balance of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and 
     other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available to, 
     or to be made available in connection with the functions and 
     offices, or portions thereof transferred by any title of this 
     division, subject to section 1531 of title 31, United States 
     Code, shall be transferred to the Secretary for appropriate 
     allocation.
       (b) Limitation on Use of Transferred Funds.--Unexpended and 
     unobligated funds transferred pursuant to any title of this 
     division shall be used only for the purposes for which the 
     funds were originally authorized and appropriated.
       (c) Authorized Strength of the Foreign Service.--When an 
     agency is abolished under this division, the limitations for 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997 under section 2351 of this Act on 
     the members of the Foreign Service authorized to be employed 
     by such agency shall be added to the limitations under such 
     section which apply to the Department of State.

     SEC. 503. INCIDENTAL TRANSFERS.

       The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State, is authorized to 
     make such incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, 
     liabilities, grants, contracts, property, records, and 
     unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, 
     allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from, 
     available to, or to be made available in connection with such 
     functions, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of 
     any title of this division. The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     State, shall provide for the termination of the affairs of 
     all entities terminated by this division and for such further 
     measures and dispositions as may be necessary to effectuate 
     the purposes of any title of this division.

     SEC. 504. EFFECT ON PERSONNEL.

       (a) Executive Schedule Positions.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this division, any person who, on the day 
     preceding the date of the abolition of an agency the 
     functions of which are transferred under any title of this 
     division, held a position compensated in accordance with the 
     Executive Schedule prescribed in chapter 53 of title 5, 
     United States Code, and who, without a break in service, is 
     appointed in the Department to a position having duties 
     comparable to the duties performed immediately preceding such 
     appointment shall continue to be compensated in such new 
     position at not less than the rate provided for such previous 
     position, for the duration of the service of such person in 
     such new position.
       (b) Termination of Certain Positions.--Positions whose 
     incumbents are appointed by the President, by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate, the functions of which are 
     transferred by any title of this division, shall terminate on 
     the effective date of that title.
       (c) Excepted Service.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), in the 
     case of employees occupying positions in the excepted service 
     or the Senior Executive Service, any appointment authority 
     established pursuant to law or regulations of the Office of 
     Personnel Management for filling such positions shall be 
     transferred.

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       (2) The Department of State may decline a transfer of 
     authority under paragraph (1) (and the employees appointed 
     pursuant thereto) to the extent that such authority relates 
     to positions excepted from the competitive service because of 
     their confidential, policy-making, policy-determining, or 
     policy-advocating character, and noncareer positions in the 
     Senior Executive Service (within the meaning of section 
     3132(a)(7) of title 5, United States Code).
       (d) Employee Benefit Programs.--(1) Any employee accepting 
     employment with the Department of State as a result of a 
     transfer pursuant to any title of this division may retain 
     for 1 year after the date such transfer occurs membership in 
     any employee benefit program of the former agency, including 
     insurance, to which such employee belongs on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act if--
       (A) the employee does not elect to give up the benefit or 
     membership in the program; and
       (B) the benefit or program is continued by the Secretary of 
     State.
       (2) The difference in the costs between the benefits which 
     would have been provided by such agency or entity and those 
     provided by this section shall be paid by the Secretary of 
     State. If any employee elects to give up membership in a 
     health insurance program or the health insurance program is 
     not continued by the Secretary of State, the employee shall 
     be permitted to select an alternate Federal health insurance 
     program within 30 days of such election or notice, without 
     regard to any other regularly scheduled open season.
       (e) Senior Executive Service.--Any employee in the career 
     Senior Executive Service who is transferred pursuant to any 
     title of this division shall be placed in a position at the 
     Department of State which is comparable to the position the 
     employee held in the agency.
       (f) Assignments.--(1) Transferring employees shall be 
     provided reasonable notice of new positions and assignments 
     prior to their transfer pursuant to any title of this 
     division.
       (2) Foreign Service personnel transferred to the Department 
     of State pursuant to any title of this division shall be 
     eligible for any assignment open to Foreign Service personnel 
     within the Department for which such transferred personnel 
     are qualified.
       (g) Treatment of Personnel Employed in Terminated 
     Functions.--The provisions of this subsection shall apply 
     with respect to officers and employees of the agencies 
     identified in section 505(b) whose employment is terminated 
     as a result of the abolition of the agency or the 
     reorganization and consolidation of functions of the 
     Department of State under any title of this division:
       (1) Under such regulations as the Office of Personnel 
     Management may prescribe, the head of any agency in the 
     executive branch may appoint in the competitive service any 
     person who is certified by the head of the former agency as 
     having served satisfactorily in the former agency and who 
     passes such examination as the Office of Personnel Management 
     may prescribe. Any person so appointed shall, upon completion 
     of the prescribed probationary period, acquire a competitive 
     status.
       (2) The head of any agency in the executive branch having 
     an established merit system in the excepted service may 
     appoint in such service any person who is certified by the 
     head of the former agency as having served satisfactorily in 
     the former agency and who passes such examination as the head 
     of such agency in the executive branch may prescribe.
       (3) Any appointment under this subsection shall be made 
     within a period of one year after completion of the 
     appointee's service in the former agency.
       (4) Any law, Executive order, or regulation which would 
     disqualify an applicant for appointment in the competitive 
     service or in the excepted service concerned shall also 
     disqualify an applicant for appointment under this 
     subsection.

     SEC. 505. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Continuing Legal Force and Effect.--All orders, 
     determinations, rules, regulations, permits, agreements, 
     grants, contracts, certificates, licenses, registrations, 
     privileges, and other administrative actions--
       (1) that have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to 
     become effective by the President, any Federal agency or 
     official thereof, or by a court of competent jurisdiction, in 
     the performance of functions that are transferred under any 
     title of this division; and
       (2) that are in effect at the time such title takes effect, 
     or were final before the effective date of such title and are 
     to become effective on or after the effective date of such 
     title,
     shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
     modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
     accordance with law by the President, the Secretary, or other 
     authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or by 
     operation of law.
       (b) Pending Proceedings.--(1) The provisions of any title 
     of this division shall not affect any proceedings, including 
     notices of proposed rulemaking, or any application for any 
     license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending 
     on the effective date of any title of this division before 
     any department, agency, commission, or component thereof, 
     functions of which are transferred by any title of this 
     division. Such proceedings and applications, to the extent 
     that they relate to functions so transferred, shall be 
     continued.
       (2) Orders shall be issued in such proceedings, appeals 
     shall be taken therefrom, and payments shall be made pursuant 
     to such orders, as if this Act had not been enacted. Orders 
     issued in any such proceedings shall continue in effect until 
     modified, terminated, superseded, or revoked by the 
     Secretary, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by 
     operation of law.
       (3) Nothing in this Act shall be deemed to prohibit the 
     discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding under 
     the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that 
     such proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if 
     this Act had not been enacted.
       (4) The Secretary is authorized to promulgate regulations 
     providing for the orderly transfer of proceedings continued 
     under this subsection to the Department.
       (c) No Effect on Judicial Proceedings.--Except as provided 
     in subsection (e)--
       (1) the provisions of this Act shall not affect suits 
     commenced prior to the effective date of this Act, and
       (2) in all such suits, proceedings shall be had, appeals 
     taken, and judgments rendered in the same manner and effect 
     as if this Act had not been enacted.
       (d) Non-Abatement of Proceedings.--No suit, action, or 
     other proceeding commenced by or against any officer in the 
     official capacity of such individual as an officer of any 
     department or agency, functions of which are transferred by 
     any title of this division, shall abate by reason of the 
     enactment of this Act. No cause of action by or against any 
     department or agency, functions of which are transferred by 
     any title of this division, or by or against any officer 
     thereof in the official capacity of such officer shall abate 
     by reason of the enactment of this Act.
       (e) Continuation of Proceeding With Substitution of 
     Parties.--If, before the date on which any title of this 
     division takes effect, any department or agency, or officer 
     thereof in the official capacity of such officer, is a party 
     to a suit, and under this Act any function of such 
     department, agency, or officer is transferred to the 
     Secretary or any other official of the Department, then such 
     suit shall be continued with the Secretary or other 
     appropriate official of the Department substituted or added 
     as a party.
       (f) Reviewability of Orders and Actions Under Transferred 
     Functions.--Orders and actions of the Secretary in the 
     exercise of functions transferred under any title of this 
     division shall be subject to judicial review to the same 
     extent and in the same manner as if such orders and actions 
     had been by the agency or office, or part thereof, exercising 
     such functions immediately preceding their transfer. Any 
     statutory requirements relating to notice, hearings, action 
     upon the record, or administrative review that apply to any 
     function transferred by any title of this division shall 
     apply to the exercise of such function by the Secretary.

     SEC. 506. PROPERTY AND FACILITIES.

       The Secretary of State shall review the property and 
     facilities transferred to the Department under this division 
     to determine whether such property and facilities are 
     required by the Department.

     SEC. 507. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY TO FACILITATE TRANSITION.

       Prior to, or after, any transfer of a function under any 
     title of this division, the Secretary is authorized to 
     utilize--
       (1) the services of such officers, employees, and other 
     personnel of an agency with respect to functions that will be 
     or have been transferred to the Department by any title of 
     this division; and
       (2) funds appropriated to such functions for such period of 
     time as may reasonably be needed to facilitate the orderly 
     implementation of any title of this division.

     SEC. 508. RECOMMENDATIONS FOR ADDITIONAL CONFORMING 
                   AMENDMENTS.

       The Congress urges the President, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of State and the heads of other appropriate 
     agencies, to develop and submit to the Congress 
     recommendations for such additional technical and conforming 
     amendments to the laws of the United States as may be 
     appropriate to reflect the changes made by this division.

     SEC. 509. FINAL REPORT.

       Not later than October 1, 1998, the President, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall submit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a report which 
     provides a final accounting of the finances and operations of 
     the United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency, the 
     United States Information Agency, and the Agency for 
     International Development.

     SEC. 510. TRANSFER OF FUNCTION.

       Any determination as to whether a transfer of function, 
     carried out under this Act, constitutes a transfer of 
     function for purposes of subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 
     5, United States Code, shall be made without regard to 
     whether or not the function involved is identical to 
     functions already being performed by the receiving agency.

     SEC. 511. SEVERABILITY.

       If a provision of this division or its application to any 
     person or circumstance is held invalid, neither the remainder 
     of this division nor the application of the provision to 
     other persons or circumstances shall be affected.

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 TITLE VI--REORGANIZATION OF UNITED STATES EXPORT PROMOTION AND TRADE 
                               ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 601. PLAN FOR REORGANIZATION OF UNITED STATES EXPORT 
                   PROMOTION AND TRADE ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Supporting American businesses overseas and assisting 
     United States exporters to identify market opportunities is 
     of increasing importance to America's economic health and 
     competitiveness, and to the well-being of American workers.
       (2) At least 18 different government-sponsored 
     organizations or agencies, including the Department of State, 
     spend over $3,300,000,000 to provide support to American 
     exporters and international businesses. In the past, poor 
     coordination among these organizations and a lack of 
     accessibility often hindered the effectiveness of the 
     Government's trade promotion activities.
       (3) Recent efforts to improve coordination between many of 
     these organizations and to increase their availability to 
     exporters around the country were begun through the Trade 
     Promotion Coordination Council. These efforts appear to have 
     generated some improvement in the Government's trade 
     promotion capabilities.
       (4) Broader governmentwide reform efforts, such as the 
     reorganization of the Department of State, and future funding 
     questions currently being addressed in Congress may affect 
     different trade promotion organizations to varying degrees.
       (b) Report Required.--In order to fully assess the 
     organizational structure, capability, and spending levels of 
     United States Government trade promotion organizations, the 
     Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee, not later than March 
     1, 1996, shall submit to the Committee on International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate, and to other appropriate 
     committees of jurisdiction, a report detailing what steps are 
     being taken to improve accessibility and coordination among 
     all trade promotion organizations and agencies, the 
     relationship between such agencies and the Department of 
     State, what additional measures should be taken to further 
     improve the efficiency of and reduce duplication among these 
     organizations and agencies, and any suggested legislative 
     actions that would further improve the Department of State 
     and other agencies export and trade promotion activities.
       (c) Content of Report.--The report required by subsection 
     (b) shall--
       (1) identify the name, number, function, and budget of all 
     Government organizations or agencies with some responsibility 
     for supporting, advancing, or promoting international trade 
     or United States exports;
       (2) assess the amount of exports directly generated by the 
     activities of each organization or agency;
       (3) describe the overall impact of the Government's trade 
     and export promotion programs on increasing exports and 
     overseas market share;
       (4) identify areas where increased cooperation and 
     interoperability would improve United States export promotion 
     efforts;
       (5) identify areas where greater efficiencies can be 
     achieved through the elimination of duplication among the 
     organizations and agencies included in paragraph (1);
       (6) identify ways to improve the audit and accountability 
     mechanisms for each organization or agency, with particular 
     emphasis on ensuring independent oversight capabilities for 
     each organization;
       (7) assess the trade and export promotion activities of the 
     major trade partners and competitors of the United States, 
     including amounts of tied aid and export subsidization 
     provided by the governments of those trade partners and 
     competitors; and
       (8) provide a plan to reorganize the United States trade 
     and export promotion organizations and agencies, with 
     legislative requirements if necessary, in order to more 
     efficiently promote trade, increase organizational 
     assessability, organize bureaucratic effort, and expend 
     public resources in support of American exporters and 
     international business.
              DIVISION B--FOREIGN RELATIONS AUTHORIZATIONS
                      TITLE XX--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997''.

     SEC. 2002. DEFINITIONS.

       The following terms have the following meaning for the 
     purposes of this division:
       (1) The term ``AID'' means the Agency for International 
     Development.
       (2) The term ``ACDA'' means the United States Arms Control 
     and Disarmament Agency.
       (3) The term ``appropriate congressional committees'' means 
     the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee of Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate.
       (4) The term ``Department'' means the Department of State.
       (5) The term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given to 
     the term ``agency'' by section 551(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (6) The term ``function'' means any duty, obligation, 
     power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, 
     or program.
       (7) The term ``office'' includes any office, 
     administration, agency, institute, unit, organizational 
     entity, or component thereof.
       (8) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of State.
       (9) The term ``USIA'' means the United States Information 
     Agency.
TITLE XXI--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND 
         CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS FUNCTIONS AND ACTIVITIES

              CHAPTER 1--AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS

     SEC. 2101. ADMINISTRATION OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS.

       The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of State under ``Administration of Foreign 
     Affairs'' to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, 
     and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of 
     the United States and for other purposes authorized by law, 
     including the diplomatic security program:
       (1) Diplomatic and consular programs.--
       (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For ``Diplomatic and 
     Consular Programs'', of the Department of State 
     $1,728,797,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and $1,656,903,000 
     for the fiscal year 1997.
       (B) Limitation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by subparagraph (A), $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1996 and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the purpose of processing immigrant visas 
     for persons who are outside their countries of nationality, 
     have asserted a fear of returning to their countries of 
     nationality and a credible basis for such fear, and for whom 
     immigrant visas are currently available.
       (2) Salaries and expenses.--
       (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For ``Salaries and 
     Expenses'', of the Department of State $366,276,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1996 and $335,287,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
       (B) Limitation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by subparagraph (A), $11,900,000 for fiscal year 
     1996 and $11,900,000 for fiscal year 1997 are authorized to 
     be appropriated for salaries and expenses of the Bureau of 
     Refugee and Migration Assistance.
       (3) Capital investment fund.--For ``Capital Investment 
     Fund'', of the Department of State $20,000,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1996 and $20,000,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
       (4) Acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad.--For 
     ``Acquisition and Maintenance of Buildings Abroad'', 
     $391,760,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and $376,760,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1997.
       (5) Representation allowances.--For ``Representation 
     Allowances'', $4,780,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and 
     $4,780,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
       (6) Emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service.--
     For ``Emergencies in the Diplomatic and Consular Service'', 
     $6,000,000 for the fiscal 1996 and $6,000,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1997.
       (7) Office of the inspector general.--For ``Office of the 
     Inspector General'', $23,469,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and 
     $21,469,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
       (8) Payment to the american institute in taiwan.--For 
     ``Payment to the American Institute in Taiwan'', $15,165,000 
     for the fiscal year 1996 and $13,710,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997.
       (9) Protection of foreign missions and officials.--For 
     ``Protection of Foreign Missions and Officials'', $9,579,000 
     for the fiscal year 1996 and $9,579,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997.
       (10) Repatriation loans.--For ``Repatriation Loans'', 
     $776,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and $776,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1997, for administrative expenses.

     SEC. 2102. INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS, PROGRAMS, AND 
                   CONFERENCES.

       (a) Assessed Contributions to International 
     Organizations.--There are authorized to be appropriated for 
     ``Contributions to International Organizations'', 
     $873,505,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and $828,388,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1997 for the Department of State to carry out 
     the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities in 
     the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States with 
     respect to international organizations and to carry out other 
     authorities in law consistent with such purposes.
       (b) Voluntary Contributions to International 
     Organizations.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for ``Voluntary Contributions to 
     International Organizations'', $309,375,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1996 and $290,680,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
       (2) Limitations.--
       (A) UNICEF.--
       (i) Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraph (1), $103,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 and 
     $103,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 is authorized to be 
     appropriated for the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF).
       (ii) For fiscal year 1996, not more than 25 percent of the 
     amount under clause (i) may be made available to the United 
     Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) until 30 days after the 
     submission to Congress of the report required by section 
     2523.
       (B) International atomic energy agency.--
       (i) Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraph (1), $43,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 and 
     1997 is authorized to be appropriated for the International 
     Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA).
       (ii) Amounts under clause (i) are authorized to be made 
     available to the International Atomic Energy Agency only if 
     the Secretary determines and reports to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that Israel is not being denied its 
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     pate in the activities of the International Atomic Energy 
     Agency.
       (C) War crimes tribunals.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under paragraph (1), $15,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1996 and $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, or 25 percent of 
     the combined budgets for the tribunals for each such fiscal 
     year, whichever amount is less, are authorized for the United 
     Nations Voluntary Fund for the United Nations International 
     Criminal Tribunal for the Former Yugoslavia and the United 
     Nations International Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, located 
     at The Hague, Netherlands.
       (D) World food program.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under paragraph (1), $5,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1996 and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 are authorized to be 
     appropriated for the World Food Program.
       (E) United nations voluntary fund for victims of torture.--
     Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under paragraph 
     (1) $1,500,000 for fiscal year 1996 and $3,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1997 are authorized to be appropriated for the United 
     Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims of Torture.
       (F) United nations population fund.--
       (i) Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraph (1) not more than $25,000,000 for each of the 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997 shall be available for the United 
     Nations Population Fund (UNFPA).
       (ii) Of the amount made available for the United Nations 
     Population Fund under clause (i)--

       (I) for fiscal year 1996, not more than 50 percent of such 
     amount may be disbursed to the Fund before March 1, 1996; and
       (II) for fiscal year 1997, not more than 50 percent of such 
     amount may be disbursed to the Fund before March 1, 1997.

       (G) Organization for american states.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1), 
     $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 and $15,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1997 are authorized to be appropriated for the 
     Organization for American States.
       (H) Limitation concerning use of funds under section 307 of 
     the foreign assistance act of 1961.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law or of this Act, none of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated under paragraph (1) are 
     authorized to be appropriated for the United States 
     proportionate share, in accordance with section 307(c) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, for any programs identified 
     in section 307, or for Libya, Iran, or any Communist country 
     listed in section 620(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961.
       (I) United nations development program.--
       (i) Total limitation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under paragraph (1), for each of the fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997 not to exceed $70,000,000 shall be 
     available for the United Nations Development Program.
       (ii) Burma.--

       (I) Subject to subclauses (II) and (III), for each of the 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997 none of the funds made available 
     for United Nations Development Program (or United Nations 
     Development Program--Administered Funds) shall be available 
     for programs and activities in or for Burma.
       (II) Of the amount made available for United Nations 
     Development Program (and United Nations Development Program--
     Administered Funds) for fiscal year 1996, $18,200,000 of such 
     amount shall be disbursed only if the President certifies to 
     the Congress that the United Nations Development Program has 
     terminated its activities in and for Burma.
       (III) Of the amount made available for United Nations 
     Development Program (and United Nations Development Program--
     Administered Funds) for fiscal year 1997, $25,480,000 shall 
     be disbursed only if the President certifies to the Congress 
     that the United Nations Development Program has terminated 
     its activities in and for Burma.

       (3) Availability of funds.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain 
     available until expended.
       (c) Assessed Contributions for International Peacekeeping 
     Activities.--
       (1) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for ``Contributions for International 
     Peacekeeping Activities'', $445,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1996 and $300,000,000 for the fiscal year 1997 for the 
     Department of State to carry out the authorities, functions, 
     duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign 
     affairs of the United States with respect to international 
     peacekeeping activities and to carry out other authorities in 
     law consistent with such purposes.
       (2) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated under paragraph (1) may be made available for 
     contributions to the United Nations Protection Force unless 
     the President determines and reports to the Congress during 
     the calendar year in which the funds are to be provided 
     that--
       (A) the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina supports the 
     continued presence of the United Nations Protection Force 
     within its territory;
       (B) the United Nations Protection Force is effectively 
     carrying out its mandate under United Nations Security 
     Council resolutions 761, 776, 781, 786, and 836, and is 
     effectively encouraging compliance with United Nations 
     Security Council resolutions 752, 757, 770, 771, 787, 820, 
     and 824;
       (C) the United Nations Protection Force is providing full 
     cooperation and support consistent with its mandate to the 
     efforts of the United Nations War Crimes Tribunal for the 
     former Yugoslavia to investigate war crimes and to apprehend 
     and prosecute suspected war criminals;
       (D) the United Nations Protection Force is providing full 
     cooperation and support consistent with its mandate to United 
     States diplomatic, military, and relief personnel in Bosnia; 
     and
       (E) the United Nations Protection Force has investigated 
     and taken appropriate action against any United Nations 
     Protection Force personnel or units suspected of 
     participating in illegal or improper activities, such as 
     black marketeering, embezzlement, expropriation of property, 
     and assaults on civilians.
       (d) Peacekeeping Operations.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated for ``Peacekeeping Operations'', $68,260,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $62,260,000 for the fiscal year 1997 
     for the Department of State to carry out section 551 of 
     Public Law 87-195.
       (e) International Conferences and Contingencies.--
       (1) General provision.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated for ``International Conferences and 
     Contingencies'', $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and 
     $5,000,000 for the fiscal year 1997 for the Department of 
     State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and 
     responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the 
     United States with respect to international conferences and 
     contingencies and to carry out other authorities in law 
     consistent with such purposes.
       (2) Conditional authority.--
       (A) Subject to subparagraph (B), in addition to such 
     amounts as are authorized to be appropriated under paragraph 
     (1), there is authorized to be appropriated for 
     ``International Conferences and Contingencies'', $1,000,000 
     for the fiscal year 1996 for the Department of State to carry 
     out the authorities, functions, duties, and responsibilities 
     in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the United States 
     with respect to international conferences and contingencies 
     and to carry out other authorities in law consistent with 
     such purposes.
       (B) The authorization of appropriations under subparagraph 
     (A) shall take effect only after the Secretary of State 
     certifies to the appropriate congressional committees with 
     respect to any United Nations Fourth Conference on Women that 
     is held in Beijing that--
       (i) no funds of the Department of State were expended for 
     travel by any United States official or delegate to the 
     Fourth World Conference on Women, to be held in Beijing, 
     August and September 1995, or
       (ii)(I) that the United States vigorously urged the United 
     Nations to grant accreditation to a wide range of 
     nongovernmental organizations, including United States-based 
     groups representing Taiwanese and Tibetan women, in 
     accordance with relevant international standards and 
     precedents;
       (II) that the United States pressed the Government of China 
     to issue visas equitably to representatives of accredited 
     nongovernmental organizations;
       (III) that the United States encouraged the Government of 
     China and the United Nations to provide the accredited 
     nongovernmental organizations with access to the main 
     conference site that is substantially equivalent in manner 
     and degree to access afforded at previous major United 
     Nations conferences;
       (IV) that the United States delegation to the Fourth World 
     Conference on Women vigorously and publicly supported access 
     by representatives of accredited nongovernmental 
     organizations to the conference, especially with respect to 
     United States nongovernmental organizations;
       (V) that the United States delegation to the Fourth World 
     Conference on Women vigorously promoted universal respect for 
     internationally recognized human rights, including the rights 
     of women; and
       (VI) that, if the goals of subparagraphs (I), (II), or 
     (III) were not fully accomplished, the United States issued a 
     formal, public, protest to the United Nations for such a 
     departure from accepted international standards.
       (f) Foreign Currency Exchange Rates.--In addition to 
     amounts otherwise authorized to be appropriated by 
     subsections (a) and (b) of this section, there are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary for each of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997 to offset adverse fluctuations 
     in foreign currency exchange rates. Amounts appropriated 
     under this subsection shall be available for obligation and 
     expenditure only to the extent that the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget determines and certifies to 
     Congress that such amounts are necessary due to such 
     fluctuations.

     SEC. 2103. INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS.

       The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated 
     under ``International Commissions'' for the Department of 
     State to carry out the authorities, functions, duties, and 
     responsibilities in the conduct of the foreign affairs of the 
     United States and for other purposes authorized by law:
       (1) International boundary and water commission, united 
     states and mexico.--For ``International Boundary and Water 
     Commission, United States and Mexico''--
       (A) for ``Salaries and Expenses'' $13,858,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1996 and $19,372,000 for the fiscal year 1997; 
     and
       (B) for ``Construction'' $10,393,000 for the fiscal year 
     1996 and $9,353,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
       (2) International boundary commission, united states and 
     canada.--For ``International Boundary Commission, United 
     States and Canada'', $740,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and 
     $666,000 for the fiscal year 1997.

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       (3) International joint commission.--For ``International 
     Joint Commission'', $3,500,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and 
     $3,195,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
       (4) International fisheries commissions.--For 
     ``International Fisheries Commissions'', $14,669,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1996 and $13,202,000 for the fiscal year 1997.

     SEC. 2104. MIGRATION AND REFUGEE ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) Migration and refugee assistance.--
       (A) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated for ``Migration and Refugee Assistance'' 
     for authorized activities, $590,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1996 and $590,000,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
       (B) Limitation.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this section are authorized to be 
     appropriated for salaries and administrative expenses of the 
     Bureau of Migration and Refugee Assistance.
       (2) Refugees resettling in israel.--There are authorized to 
     be appropriated $80,000,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and 
     $80,000,000 for the fiscal year 1997 for assistance for 
     refugees resettling in Israel from other countries.
       (3) Humanitarian assistance for displaced burmese.--There 
     are authorized to be appropriated $1,500,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1996 and $1,500,000 for the fiscal year 1997 for 
     humanitarian assistance, including but not limited to food, 
     medicine, clothing, and medical and vocational training to 
     persons displaced as a result of civil conflict in Burma, 
     including persons still within Burma.
       (4) Resettlement of vietnamese, laotians, and cambodians.--
     Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     1996 under paragraph (1) there are authorized to be 
     appropriated such amounts as are necessary for the admission 
     and resettlement, within numerical limitations provided by 
     law for refugee admissions, of persons who--
       (A) are or were nationals and residents of Vietnam, Laos, 
     or Cambodia;
       (B) are within a category of aliens referred to in section 
     599D(b)(2)(C) of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
     and Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 
     101-167); and
       (C) are or were at any time after January 1, 1989, 
     residents of refugee camps in Hong Kong, Thailand, Indonesia, 
     Malaysia, or the Philippines.
       (b) General Limitations.--None of the funds authorized to 
     be appropriated by subsection (a) are authorized to be 
     available for any program or activity that provides for, 
     promotes, or assists in the repatriation of any person to 
     Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia, unless the President has 
     certified that--
       (1) all persons described in subsection (a)(4) who were 
     residents of refugee camps as of July 1, 1995, have been 
     offered resettlement outside their countries of nationality;
       (2) all nationals of Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia who were 
     residents of refugee camps as of July 1, 1995, who are not 
     persons described in subsection (a)(4) have, at any time 
     after such date, either had access to a process for the 
     determination of whether they are refugees, or been offered 
     resettlement outside their countries of nationality; and
       (3) the process referred to in paragraph (2) is genuinely 
     calculated to determine whether each applicant is a refugee, 
     and that the procedures, standards, and personnel employed in 
     such process ensure that the risk of return to persecution is 
     no greater than in the process available under United States 
     law to persons physically present in the United States.
       (c) Availability of Funds.--Funds appropriated pursuant to 
     subsection (a) are authorized to be available until expended.
       (d) Refugee Camp Defined.--For the purposes of this 
     section, the term ``refugee camp'' means any place in which 
     people who left Vietnam, Cambodia, or Laos are housed or held 
     by a government or international organization, regardless of 
     the designation of such place by such government or 
     organization.
       (e) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to require or permit an increase in the number of 
     refugee admissions for fiscal year 1996 from the numerical 
     limitation for refugee admissions for fiscal year 1995.

     SEC. 2105. CERTAIN OTHER INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS PROGRAMS.

       The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated for 
     the Department of State to carry out the authorities, 
     functions, duties, and responsibilities in the conduct of the 
     foreign affairs of the United States and for other purposes 
     authorized by law:
       (1) Asia foundation.--For ``Asia Foundation'', $10,000,000 
     for the fiscal year 1996 and $9,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997.

     SEC. 2106. UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND 
                   CULTURAL PROGRAMS.

       The following amounts are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out international information activities and 
     educational and cultural exchange programs under the United 
     States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, the 
     Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, 
     Reorganization Plan Number 2 of 1977, the United States 
     International Broadcasting Act of 1994, the Radio 
     Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba 
     Act, the Board for International Broadcasting Act, the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978, the North/South Center Act of 
     1991, the National Endowment for Democracy Act, and to carry 
     out other authorities in law consistent with such purposes:
       (1) Salaries and expenses.--For ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $450,645,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and $407,080,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1997.
       (2) Technology fund.--For ``Technology Fund'' for the 
     United States Information Agency, $5,050,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1996 and $5,050,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
       (3) Educational and cultural exchange programs.--
       (A) Fulbright academic exchange programs.--For the 
     ``Fulbright Academic Exchange Programs'', $117,484,200 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $93,680,800 for the fiscal year 
     1997.
       (B) South pacific exchanges.--For the ``South Pacific 
     Exchanges'', $900,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and $900,000 
     for the fiscal year 1997.
       (C) East timorese scholarships.--For the ``East Timorese 
     Scholarships'', $800,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and 
     $800,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
       (D) Cambodian scholarships.--For the ``Cambodian 
     Scholarships'', $141,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and 
     $141,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
       (E) Tibetan exchanges.--For the ``Educational and Cultural 
     Exchanges with Tibet'' under section 236 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 
     (Public Law 103-236), $500,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and 
     $500,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
       (F) Other programs.--For ``Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship 
     Program'', ``Edmund S. Muskie Fellowship Program'', 
     ``International Visitors Program'', ``Mike Mansfield 
     Fellowship Program'', ``Claude and Mildred Pepper Scholarship 
     Program of the Washington Workshops Foundation'', ``Citizen 
     Exchange Programs'', ``Congress-Bundestag Exchange Program'', 
     ``Newly Independent States and Eastern Europe Training'', 
     ``Institute for Representative Government'', and ``Arts 
     America'', $87,265,800 for the fiscal year 1996 and 
     $67,341,400 for the fiscal year 1997.
       (4) International broadcasting activities.--
       (A) Authorization of appropriations.--For ``International 
     Broadcasting Activities'', $321,191,000 for the fiscal year 
     1996, and $256,191,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
       (B) Limitation.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subparagraph (A) $3,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1996 and $3,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out the Pilot Project for Freedom 
     Broadcasting to Asia authorized by section 2443.
       (C) Voice of america farsi service.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated under subparagraph (A) 
     $1,873,521 for the fiscal year 1996 and $1,873,521 for the 
     fiscal year 1997 are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
     out the Voice of America Farsi Service.
       (5) Radio construction.--For ``Radio Construction'', 
     $75,164,000 for the fiscal year 1996, and $57,647,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1997.
       (6) Radio free asia.--For ``Radio Free Asia'', $10,000,000 
     for the fiscal year 1996 and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997.
       (7) Broadcasting to cuba.--For ``Broadcasting to Cuba'', 
     $24,809,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and $24,809,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1997.
       (8) Office of the inspector general.--For ``Office of the 
     Inspector General'', $4,300,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and 
     $3,870,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
       (9) Center for cultural and technical interchange between 
     east and west.--For ``Center for Cultural and Technical 
     Interchange between East and West'', $15,000,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1996 and $8,000,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
       (10) National endowment for democracy.--For ``National 
     Endowment for Democracy'', $34,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1996 and $32,000,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
       (11) Center for cultural and technical interchange between 
     north and south.--For ``Center for Cultural and Technical 
     Interchange between North and South'' $4,000,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1996 and $3,000,000 for the fiscal year 1997.

     SEC. 2107. UNITED STATES ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
     purposes of the Arms Control and Disarmament Act--
       (1) $44,000,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and $39,500,000 
     for the fiscal year 1997; and
       (2) such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997 for increases in salary, pay, retirement, 
     other employee benefits authorized by law, and to offset 
     adverse fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates.

                     CHAPTER 2--GENERAL LIMITATIONS

     SEC. 2121. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR ABORTION.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of this 
     Act, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
     Act for population assistance activities are authorized to be 
     available for any private, nongovernmental, or multilateral 
     organization that, directly or through a subcontractor or 
     sub-grantee, performs abortions in any foreign country, 
     except where the life of the mother would be endangered if 
     the fetus were carried to term or in cases of forcible rape 
     or incest.
       (2) Paragraph (1) may not be construed to apply to the 
     treatment of injuries or illnesses caused by legal or illegal 
     abortions or to assistance provided directly to the 
     government of a country.
       (b) Limitation on Lobbying Activities.--
       (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of this 
     Act, none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this 
     Act for population assistance activities are authorized to

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     be available for any private, nongovernmental, or 
     multilateral organization that violates the laws of any 
     foreign country concerning the circumstances under which 
     abortion is permitted, regulated, or prohibited, or that 
     engages in any activity or effort to alter the laws or 
     governmental policies of any foreign country concerning the 
     circumstances under which abortion is permitted, regulated, 
     or prohibited.
       (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to activities in 
     opposition to coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.

     SEC. 2122. PROHIBITION ON FUNDING FOR COERCIVE POPULATION 
                   CONTROL METHODS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law or of this Act, 
     none of the funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     are authorized to be available for the United Nations 
     Population Fund (UNFPA), unless the President certifies to 
     the appropriate congressional committees that (a) the United 
     Nations Population Fund has terminated all activities in the 
     People's Republic of China; or (b) during the 12 months 
     preceding such certification there have been no abortions as 
     the result of coercion associated with the family planning 
     policies of the national government or other governmental 
     entities within the People's Republic of China. As used in 
     this section the term ``coercion'' includes physical duress 
     or abuse, destruction or confiscation of property, loss of 
     means of livelihood, or severe psychological pressure.
       TITLE XXII--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

                 CHAPTER 1--AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 2201. REVISION OF DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 36 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708) is amended to read 
     as follows:

     ``SEC. 36. DEPARTMENT OF STATE REWARDS PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--(1) There is established a program 
     for the payment of rewards to carry out the purposes of this 
     section.
       ``(2) The rewards program established by this section shall 
     be administered by the Secretary of State, in consultation, 
     where appropriate, with the Attorney General.
       ``(b) Purpose.--(1) The rewards program established by this 
     section shall be designed to assist in the prevention of acts 
     of international terrorism, international narcotics 
     trafficking, and other related criminal acts.
       ``(2) The Secretary of State may pay a reward to any 
     individual who furnishes information leading to--
       ``(A) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
     individual for the commission of an act of international 
     terrorism against a United States person or United States 
     property;
       ``(B) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
     individual conspiring or attempting to commit an act of 
     international terrorism against a United States person or 
     United States property;
       ``(C) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
     individual for committing, primarily outside the territorial 
     jurisdiction of the United States, any narcotics-related 
     offense if that offense involves or is a significant part of 
     conduct that involves--
       ``(i) a violation of United States narcotics laws and which 
     is such that the individual would be a major violator of such 
     laws; or
       ``(ii) the killing or kidnapping of--
       ``(I) any officer, employee, or contract employee of the 
     United States Government while such individual is engaged in 
     official duties, or on account of that individual's official 
     duties, in connection with the enforcement of United States 
     narcotics laws or the implementing of United States narcotics 
     control objectives; or
       ``(II) a member of the immediate family of any such 
     individual on account of that individual's official duties, 
     in connection with the enforcement of United States narcotics 
     laws or the implementing of United States narcotics control 
     objectives; or
       ``(iii) an attempt or conspiracy to commit any of the acts 
     described in clause (i) or (ii); or
       ``(D) the arrest or conviction in any country of any 
     individual aiding or abetting in the commission of an act 
     described in subparagraphs (A) through (C); or
       ``(E) the prevention, frustration, or favorable resolution 
     of an act described in subparagraphs (A) through (C).
       ``(c) Coordination.--(1) To ensure that the payment of 
     rewards pursuant to this section does not duplicate or 
     interfere with the payment of informants or the obtaining of 
     evidence or information, as authorized to the Department of 
     Justice, the offering, administration, and payment of rewards 
     under this section, including procedures for--
       ``(A) identifying individuals, organizations, and offenses 
     with respect to which rewards will be offered;
       ``(B) the publication of rewards;
       ``(C) offering of joint rewards with foreign governments;
       ``(D) the receipt and analysis of data; and
       ``(E) the payment and approval of payment,
     shall be governed by procedures developed by the Secretary of 
     State, in consultation with the Attorney General.
       ``(2) Before making a reward under this section in a matter 
     over which there is Federal criminal jurisdiction, the 
     Secretary of State shall advise and consult with the Attorney 
     General.
       ``(d) Funding.--(1) There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Department of State from time to time such amounts as 
     may be necessary to carry out the purposes of this section, 
     notwithstanding section 102 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (Public Law 99-
     93).
       ``(2) No amount of funds may be appropriated which, when 
     added to the amounts previously appropriated but not yet 
     obligated, would cause such amounts to exceed $15,000,000.
       ``(3) To the maximum extent practicable, funds made 
     available to carry out this section should be distributed 
     equally for the purpose of preventing acts of international 
     terrorism and for the purpose of preventing international 
     narcotics trafficking.
       ``(4) Amounts appropriated to carry out the purposes of 
     this section shall remain available until expended.
       ``(e) Additional Funding.--(1) In extraordinary 
     circumstances and when it is important to the national 
     security of the United States, the Secretary of State may use 
     fees collected for processing machine readable nonimmigrant 
     visas and machine readable combined border crossing 
     identification cards and nonimmigrant visas pursuant to 
     section 140 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 8 U.S.C. 1351 
     note) to carry out the purposes of this section, subject to 
     the limitation contained in subsection (d)(2).
       ``(2) The authority contained in paragraph (1) may be used 
     only if the Secretary notifies the appropriate congressional 
     committees 15 days in advance in accordance with regular 
     reprogramming procedures. Such notification shall contain a 
     detailed justification of the circumstances necessitating the 
     use of such fees for the purposes of this section.
       ``(f) Limitation and Certification.--(1) A reward under 
     this section may not exceed $2,000,000.
       ``(2) A reward under this section of more than $100,000 may 
     not be made without the approval of the President or the 
     Secretary of State.
       ``(3) Any reward granted under this section shall be 
     approved and certified for payment by the Secretary of State.
       ``(4) The authority of paragraph (2) may not be delegated 
     to any other officer or employee of the United States 
     Government.
       ``(5) If the Secretary determines that the identity of the 
     recipient of a reward or of the members of the recipient's 
     immediate family must be protected, the Secretary may take 
     such measures in connection with the payment of the reward as 
     he considers necessary to effect such protection.
       ``(g) Ineligibility.--An officer or employee of any 
     governmental entity who, while in the performance of his or 
     her official duties, furnishes information described in 
     subsection (b) shall not be eligible for a reward under this 
     section.
       ``(h) Reports.--(1) Not later than 30 days after paying any 
     reward under this section, the Secretary of State shall 
     submit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
     with respect to such reward. The report, which may be 
     submitted on a classified basis if necessary, shall specify 
     the amount of the reward paid, to whom the reward was paid, 
     and the acts with respect to which the reward was paid. The 
     report shall also discuss the significance of the information 
     for which the reward was paid in dealing with those acts.
       ``(2) Not later than 60 days after the end of each fiscal 
     year, the Secretary of State shall submit an annual report to 
     the appropriate congressional committees with respect to the 
     operation of the rewards program authorized by this section. 
     Such report shall provide information on the total amounts 
     expended during such fiscal year to carry out the purposes of 
     this section, including amounts spent to publicize the 
     availability of rewards. Such report shall also include 
     information on all requests for the payment of rewards under 
     this section, including the reasons for the denial of any 
     such requests.
       ``(i) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       ``(1) the term `appropriate congressional committees' means 
     the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate;
       ``(2) the term `act of international terrorism' includes, 
     but is not limited to--
       ``(A) any act substantially contributing to the acquisition 
     of unsafeguarded special nuclear material (as defined in 
     section 830(8) of the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 
     1994) or any nuclear explosive device (as defined in section 
     830(4) of that Act) by an individual, group, or non-nuclear 
     weapon state (as defined in section 830(5) of that Act); and
       ``(B) any act, as determined by the Secretary of State, 
     which materially supports the conduct of international 
     terrorism, including the counterfeiting of United States 
     currency or the illegal use of other monetary instruments by 
     an individual, group, or country supporting international 
     terrorism as determined for purposes of section 6(j) of the 
     Export Administration Act of 1979;
       ``(3) the term `United States narcotics laws' means the 
     laws of the United States for the prevention and control of 
     illicit traffic in controlled substances (as such term is 
     defined for purposes of the Controlled Substances Act); and
       ``(4) the term `member of the immediate family' includes--
       ``(A) a spouse, parent, brother, sister, or child of the 
     individual;
       ``(B) a person to whom the individual stands in loco 
     parentis; and
       ``(C) any other person living in the individual's household 
     and related to the individual by blood or marriage.''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the Secretary of State should pursue additional means of 
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     the program established by section 36 of the State Department 
     Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2708), including the 
     authority to seize and dispose of assets used in the 
     commission of any offense under sections 1028, 1541 through 
     1544, and 1546 of title 18, United States Code, and to retain 
     the proceeds derived from the disposition of such assets, or 
     to participate in asset sharing programs conducted by the 
     Department of Justice, to carry out the purposes of section 
     36 of that Act.
       (c) Use of Earnings From Frozen Assets for Program.--
       (1) Amounts to be made available.--Up to 2 percent of the 
     earnings accruing, during periods beginning October 1, 1995, 
     on all assets of foreign countries blocked by the President 
     pursuant to the International Emergency Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 
     1701 and following) shall be available, subject to 
     appropriations Acts, to carry out section 36 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act, as amended by this section, 
     except that the limitation contained in subsection (d)(2) of 
     such section shall not apply to amounts made available under 
     this paragraph.
       (2) Control of funds by the President.--The President is 
     authorized and directed to take possession and exercise full 
     control of so much of the earnings described in paragraph (1) 
     as are made available under such paragraph.

     SEC. 2202. AUTHORITIES OF SECRETARY OF STATE.

       Section 203(4) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4303(4)) is amended in the third 
     sentence by striking ``should'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``shall''.

     SEC. 2203. BUYING POWER MAINTENANCE ACCOUNT.

       Section 24(b)(7) of the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2696(b)(7)) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (D).

     SEC. 2204. EXPENSES RELATING TO CERTAIN INTERNATIONAL CLAIMS 
                   AND PROCEEDINGS.

       (a) Recovery of Certain Expenses.--The Department of State 
     Appropriation Act, 1937 (49 Stat. 1321, 22 U.S.C. 2661, as 
     amended by section 142(b) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 
     100-204)) is amended in the fifth undesignated paragraph 
     under the heading entitled ``international fisheries 
     commission'' by striking ``extraordinary''.
       (b) Procurement of Services.--Section 38(c) of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710(c)) 
     is amended in the first sentence by inserting ``personal 
     and'' before ``other support services''.

     SEC. 2205. CONSOLIDATION OF UNITED STATES DIPLOMATIC MISSIONS 
                   AND CONSULAR POSTS.

       (a) Consolidation Plan.--The Secretary of State shall 
     develop a worldwide plan for the consolidation, wherever 
     practicable, on a regional or areawide basis, of United 
     States missions and consular posts abroad.
       (b) Contents of Plan.--The plan shall--
       (1) identify specific United States diplomatic missions and 
     consular posts for consolidation;
       (2) identify those missions and posts at which the resident 
     ambassador would also be accredited to other specified states 
     in which the United States either maintained no resident 
     official presence or maintained such a presence only at staff 
     level; and
       (3) provide an estimate of--
       (A) the amount by which expenditures would be reduced 
     through the reduction in the number of United States 
     Government personnel assigned abroad;
       (B) the reduction in the costs of maintaining United States 
     properties abroad; and
       (C) the amount of revenues generated to the United States 
     through the sale or other disposition of United States 
     properties associated with the posts to be consolidated 
     abroad.
       (c) Transmittal.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall 
     transmit a copy of the plan to the appropriate congressional 
     committees.

     SEC. 2206. DENIAL OF PASSPORTS TO NONCUSTODIAL PARENTS 
                   SUBJECT TO STATE ARREST WARRANTS IN CASES OF 
                   NONPAYMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT.

       The Secretary of State is authorized to refuse to issue a 
     passport or to revoke, restrict, or limit a passport in any 
     case in which the Secretary of State determines or is 
     informed by competent authority that the applicant or 
     passport holder is a noncustodial parent who is the subject 
     of an outstanding State warrant of arrest for nonpayment of 
     child support, where the amount in controversy is not less 
     than $10,000.

     SEC. 2207. CAPITAL INVESTMENT FUND.

       Section 135 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 2684a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by inserting ``and enhancement'' 
     after ``procurement'';
       (2) in subsection (c) by striking ``are authorized to'' and 
     inserting ``shall'';
       (3) in subsection (d) by striking ``for expenditure to 
     procure capital equipment and information technology'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``for purposes of subsection (a)''; 
     and
       (4) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
       ``(e) Reprogramming Procedures.--Funds credited to the 
     Capital Investment Fund shall not be available for obligation 
     or expenditure except in compliance with the procedures 
     applicable to reprogrammings under section 34 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2710).''.

     SEC. 2208. EFFICIENCY IN PROCUREMENT.

       (a) In General.--To the maximum extent practicable, United 
     States Government agencies performing functions at diplomatic 
     and consular posts abroad shall avoid duplicative acquisition 
     actions.
       (b) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     a contract awarded in accordance with the Competition in 
     Contracting Act by an agency of the United States Government 
     performing functions at diplomatic and consular posts abroad 
     may be amended without competition to permit other such 
     United States Government agencies to obtain goods or services 
     under such contract, if unit prices are not increased as a 
     result of any such amendment.

     SEC. 2209. TRAINING.

       Section 701 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 
     4021) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d)(4) as subsection (g); 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(e)(1) The Secretary of State is authorized to provide 
     appropriate training through the institution to employees of 
     any United States company engaged in business abroad, and to 
     the families of such employees, when such training is in the 
     national interest of the United States.
       ``(2) In the case of any company under contract to provide 
     services to the Department of State, the Secretary of State 
     is authorized to provide job-related training to any company 
     employee who is performing such services.
       ``(3) Training under this subsection shall be on a 
     reimbursable or advance-of-funds basis. Such reimbursements 
     or advances shall be credited to the currently applicable 
     appropriation account.
       ``(4) Training under this subsection is authorized only to 
     the extent that it will not interfere with the institution's 
     primary mission of training employees of the Department and 
     of other agencies in the field of foreign relations.
       ``(f)(1) The Secretary of State is authorized to provide on 
     a reimbursable basis foreign language training programs to 
     Members of Congress and officers and employees of Congress.
       ``(2) Reimbursements under this subsection, to the extent 
     practicable, should be equivalent to the rate of 
     reimbursement charged other agencies of the United States 
     Government for comparable training.
       ``(3) Reimbursements collected under this subsection shall 
     be credited to the currently available applicable 
     appropriation account.
       ``(4) Training under this subsection is authorized only to 
     the extent that it will not interfere with the institution's 
     primary mission of training employees of the Department and 
     of other agencies in the field of foreign relations.''.

       CHAPTER 2--CONSULAR AUTHORITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

     SEC. 2231. SURCHARGE FOR PROCESSING CERTAIN MACHINE READABLE 
                   VISAS.

       Section 140(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) For fiscal years 1996 and 1997, not more than 
     $250,000,000 in fees collected under the authority of 
     paragraph (1) shall be deposited as an offsetting collection 
     to any Department of State appropriation to recover the costs 
     of the Department of State's border security program, 
     including the costs of--
       ``(A) installation and operation of the machine readable 
     visa and automated name-check process;
       ``(B) improving the quality and security of the United 
     States passport;
       ``(C) passport and visa fraud investigations; and
       ``(D) the technological infrastructure to support and 
     operate the programs referred to in paragraphs (A) through 
     (C).
     Such fees shall remain available for obligation until 
     expended.
       ``(3) For any fiscal year, fees collected under the 
     authority of paragraph (1) in excess of the amount specified 
     for such fiscal year under paragraph (2) shall be deposited 
     in the general fund of the Treasury as miscellaneous 
     receipts.''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (5).

     SEC. 2232. FINGERPRINT CHECK REQUIREMENT.

       Section 140 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236; 8 U.S.C. 1182 
     note) as amended by section 505 of the Department of State 
     and Related Agencies Appropriation Act, Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-317) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(h) Fingerprint Check Requirement.--If a visa applicant 
     is determined to have a criminal history record under 
     subsection (d)(1), has been physically present in the United 
     States, and is more than 16 years of age, the applicant shall 
     provide a fingerprint record for submission with the 
     application, at no cost to the Department of State. The 
     Department of State shall submit such fingerprint record to 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation for analysis to determine 
     whether the applicant has been convicted of a felony under 
     State or Federal law in the United States.''.

     SEC. 2233. USE OF CERTAIN PASSPORT PROCESSING FEES FOR 
                   ENHANCED PASSPORT SERVICES.

       For each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997, of the fees 
     collected for expedited passport processing and deposited to 
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     lection pursuant to the Department of State and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 
     103-317; 22 U.S.C. 214), 10 percent shall be available only 
     for enhancing passport services for United States citizens, 
     improving the integrity and efficiency of the passport 
     issuance process, improving the secure nature of the United 
     States passport, investigating passport fraud, and deterring 
     entry into the United States by terrorists, drug traffickers, 
     or other criminals.

     SEC. 2234. CONSULAR OFFICERS.

       (a) Persons Authorized To Issue Reports of Birth Abroad.--
     Section 33 of the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 
     1956 (22 U.S.C. 2705) is amended in paragraph (2) by 
     inserting ``(or any United States citizen employee of the 
     Department of State designated by the Secretary of State to 
     adjudicate nationality abroad pursuant to such regulations as 
     the Secretary may prescribe)'' after ``consular officer''.
       (b) Provisions Applicable to Consular Officers.--Section 31 
     of the Act of August 18, 1856 (Rev. Stat. 1689, 22 U.S.C. 
     4191), is amended by inserting ``and to such other United 
     States citizen employees of the Department of State as may be 
     designated by the Secretary of State pursuant to such 
     regulations as the Secretary may prescribe'' after ``such 
     officers''.

                   CHAPTER 3--REFUGEES AND MIGRATION

     SEC. 2251. UNITED STATES EMERGENCY REFUGEE AND MIGRATION 
                   ASSISTANCE FUND.

       (a) Limitation on Transfers From Emergency Fund.--Section 
     2(c) of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 
     U.S.C. 2601(c)) is amended by adding after paragraph (3) the 
     following:
       ``(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     President shall notify the appropriate congressional 
     committees not less than 15 days before transferring or 
     otherwise making available amounts from the United States 
     Emergency Refugee and Migration Assistance Fund under 
     paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Notification of Expenditures From Fund.--Section 2(d) 
     of the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 
     U.S.C. 2601(c)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     President shall notify the appropriate congressional 
     committees at least 15 days in advance of the obligation or 
     expenditure of sums from the United States Emergency Refugee 
     and Migration Assistance Fund under subsection (c).
       ``(2) Notwithstanding the notification requirement of 
     paragraph (1), the President may obligate and expend sums 
     from the United States Emergency Refugee and Migration 
     Assistance Fund if the President determines, and promptly 
     certifies to the appropriate congressional committees, that 
     unforseen emergency circumstances require the immediate 
     obligation of sums from such fund. Any such certification 
     shall fully inform such committees of the amount and use of 
     such sums from the Fund.
       ``(3) For purposes of this section, the term `appropriate 
     congressional committees' means the Committee on 
     International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.''.

     SEC. 2252. PERSECUTION FOR RESISTANCE TO COERCIVE POPULATION 
                   CONTROL METHODS.

       Section 101(a)(42) of the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``For purposes of determinations under this Act, a 
     person who has been forced to abort a pregnancy or to undergo 
     involuntary sterilization, or who has been persecuted for 
     failure or refusal to undergo such a procedure or for other 
     resistance to a coercive population control program, shall be 
     deemed to have been persecuted on account of political 
     opinion, and a person who has a well founded fear that he or 
     she will be forced to undergo such a procedure or subjected 
     to persecution for such failure, refusal, or resistance shall 
     be deemed to have a well founded fear of persecution on 
     account of political opinion.''.

     SEC. 2253. REPORT TO CONGRESS CONCERNING CUBAN EMIGRATION 
                   POLICIES.

       Beginning 3 months after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act and every subsequent 6 months, the President shall 
     transmit a report to the appropriate congressional committees 
     concerning the methods employed by the Government of Cuba to 
     enforce the United States-Cuba agreement of September 1994 to 
     restrict the emigration of the Cuban people from Cuba to the 
     United States, and the treatment by the Government of Cuba of 
     persons who have been returned to Cuba pursuant to the United 
     States-Cuba agreement of May 1995. Each report transmitted 
     pursuant to this section shall include a detailed account of 
     United States efforts to monitor such enforcement and 
     treatment.

     SEC. 2254. UNITED STATES POLICY REGARDING THE INVOLUNTARY 
                   RETURN OF REFUGEES.

       (a) In General.--No funds authorized to be appropriated by 
     this Act shall be available to involuntarily return any 
     person to a country in which the person has a well founded 
     fear of persecution on account of race, religion, 
     nationality, membership in a particular social group, or 
     political opinion, or promote or assist such involuntary 
     return.
       (b) Involuntarily Return Defined.--As used in this section, 
     the term ``involuntarily return'' means to take action by 
     which it is reasonably foreseeable that a person will be 
     required to return to a country against the person's will, 
     regardless of whether such return is induced by physical 
     force and regardless of whether the person is physically 
     present in the United States.

     SEC. 2255. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN ADJUDICATION PROVISIONS.

       The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 1990 (Public Law 101-167) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 599D (8 U.S.C. 1157 note)--
       (A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``and 1996'' and 
     inserting ``1996, and 1997''; and
       (B) in subsection (e), by striking out ``October 1, 1996'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``October 1, 1997''; and
       (2) in section 599E (8 U.S.C. 1255 note) in subsection 
     (b)(2), by striking out ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 1997''.

     SEC. 2256. VIETNAM POW/MIA ASYLUM PROGRAM.

       (a) Asylum for Eligible Aliens.--The Attorney General shall 
     grant asylum in the United States to any alien described in 
     subsection (b), upon the application of that alien.
       (b) Eligibility.--Asylum shall be granted under subsection 
     (a) to any alien (1) who is a national of Laos, Vietnam, 
     Cambodia, or Burma, and (2) who, while acting other than in 
     an official or unofficial capacity on behalf of any 
     government or agency, personally delivers into the custody of 
     the United States Government a living Vietnam POW/MIA (or 
     participates in such a delivery).
       (c) Vietnam POW/MIA Defined.--
       (1) For purposes of this section, the term ``Vietnam POW/
     MIA'' means an individual--
       (A) who is a member of a uniformed service (within the 
     meaning of section 101(3) of title 37, United States Code) in 
     a missing status (as defined in section 551(2) of such title) 
     as a result of the Vietnam conflict, unless it is official 
     determined under section 552(c) of such title that such 
     individual is officially absent from such individual's post 
     of duty without authority; or
       (B) who is an employee (as defined in section 5561(2) of 
     title 5, United States Code) in a missing status (as defined 
     in section 5561(5) of such title) as a result of the Vietnam 
     conflict.
     Such term does not include an individual who the Secretary of 
     Defense determines remained in Vietnam, Laos, or Cambodia 
     voluntarily.
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (1)--
       (A) the Vietnam conflict began on February 28, 1961, and 
     ended on May 7, 1975; and
       (B) an individual in a missing status shall be considered 
     to be in a missing status as a result of the Vietnam conflict 
     if immediately before that status began the individual--
       (i) was performing service in Vietnam; or
       (ii) was performing service in Southeast Asia in direct 
     support of military operations in Vietnam.

     SEC. 2257. KOREA POW/MIA ASYLUM PROGRAM.

       (a) Asylum for Eligible Aliens.--The Attorney General shall 
     grant asylum in the United States to any alien described in 
     subsection (b), upon the application of that alien.
       (b) Eligibility.--Asylum shall be granted under subsection 
     (a) to any alien (1) who is a national of North Korea, South 
     Korea, or China and (2) who, while acting other than in an 
     official or unofficial capacity on behalf of any government 
     or agency, personally delivers into the custody of the United 
     States Government a living Korea POW/MIA (or participates in 
     such a delivery).
       (c) Korea POW/MIA Defined.--
       (1) For purposes of this section, the term ``Korea POW/
     MIA'' means an individual--
       (A) who is a member of a uniformed service (within the 
     meaning of section 101(3) of title 37, United States Code) in 
     a missing status (as defined in section 551(2) of such title) 
     as a result of the Korean conflict, unless it is official 
     determined under section 552(c) of such title that such 
     individual is officially absent from such individual's post 
     of duty without authority; or
       (B) who is an employee (as defined in section 5561(2) of 
     title 5, United States Code) in a missing status (as defined 
     in section 5561(5) of such title) as a result of the Korean 
     conflict.
     Such term does not include an individual who the Secretary of 
     Defense determines remained in North Korea, South Korea, or 
     China voluntarily.
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (1)--
       (A) the Korean conflict began on June 27, 1950, and ended 
     on January 31, 1955; and
       (B) an individual in a missing status shall be considered 
     to be in a missing status as a result of the Korean conflict 
     if immediately before that status began the individual--
       (i) was performing service in the Korean peninsula ; or
       (ii) was performing service in Asia in direct support of 
     military operations in the Korean peninsula.
  TITLE XXIII--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; DEPARTMENT OF 
                  STATE PERSONNEL; THE FOREIGN SERVICE

           CHAPTER 1--ORGANIZATION OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE

     SEC. 2301. COORDINATOR FOR COUNTERTERRORISM.

       (a) Establishment.--Section 1(e) of the State Department 
     Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(e)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``In'' and inserting the following:
       ``(1) In''; and
       (2) by inserting at the end the following:

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       ``(2) Coordinator for counter terrorism.--
       ``(A) There shall be within the office of the Secretary of 
     State a Coordinator for Counterterrorism (hereafter in this 
     paragraph referred to as the `Coordinator') who shall be 
     appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate.
       ``(B)(i) The Coordinator shall perform such duties and 
     exercise such power as the Secretary of State shall 
     prescribe.
       ``(ii) The principal duty of the Coordinator shall be the 
     overall supervision (including policy oversight of resources) 
     of international counterterrorism activities. The Coordinator 
     shall be the principal advisor to the Secretary of State on 
     international counterterrorism matters. The Coordinator shall 
     be the principal counterterrorism official within the senior 
     management of the Department of State and shall report 
     directly to the Secretary of State.
       ``(C) The Coordinator shall have the rank and status of 
     Ambassador-at-Large. The Coordinator shall be compensated at 
     the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at 
     level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of 
     title 5, United States Code, or, if the Coordinator is 
     appointed from the Foreign Service, the annual rate of pay 
     which the individual last received under the Foreign Service 
     Schedule, whichever is greater.
       ``(D) For purposes of diplomatic protocol among officers of 
     the Department of State, the Coordinator shall take 
     precedence after the Secretary of State, the Deputy Secretary 
     of State, and the Under Secretaries of State and shall take 
     precedence among the Assistant Secretaries of State in the 
     order prescribed by the Secretary of State.''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 161 of 
     the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 
     and 1995 (Public Law 103-236) is amended by striking 
     subsection (e).
       (c) Transition Provision.--The individual serving as 
     Coordinator for Counterterrorism of the Department of State 
     on the day before the effective date of this division may 
     continue to serve in that position.

     SEC. 2302. SPECIAL ENVOY FOR TIBET.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Government of the People's Republic of China 
     withholds meaningful participation in the governance of Tibet 
     from Tibetans and has failed to abide by its own 
     constitutional guarantee of autonomy for Tibetans.
       (2) The Government of the People's Republic of China is 
     responsible for the destruction of much of Tibet's cultural 
     and religious heritage since 1959 and continues to threaten 
     the survival of Tibetan culture and religion.
       (3) The Government of the People's Republic of China, 
     through direct and indirect incentives, has established 
     discriminatory development programs which have resulted in an 
     overwhelming flow of Chinese immigrants into Tibet, including 
     those areas incorporated into the Chinese provinces of 
     Sichuan, Yunnan, Gansu, and Quinghai in recent years, and 
     have excluded Tibetans from participation in important policy 
     decisions, further threatening traditional Tibetan life.
       (4) The Government of the People's Republic of China denies 
     Tibetans their fundamental human rights, as reported in the 
     Department of State's Country Reports on Human Rights 
     Practices for 1995.
       (5) The President and the Congress have determined that the 
     promotion of human rights in Tibet and the protection of 
     Tibet's religion and culture are important elements in United 
     States-China relations and have urged senior members of the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China to enter into 
     substantive negotiations on these matters with the Dalai Lama 
     or his representative.
       (6) The Dalai Lama has repeatedly stated his willingness to 
     begin substantive negotiations without preconditions.
       (7) The Government of the People's Republic of China has 
     failed to respond in a good faith manner by reciprocating a 
     willingness to begin negotiations without preconditions, and 
     no substantive negotiations have begun.
       (b) United States Special Envoy for Tibet.--Section 1(e) of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act (U.S.C. 2651a(e)) 
     is amended by adding after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) United states special envoy for tibet.--
       ``(A) There shall be within the Department of State a 
     United States Special Envoy for Tibet, who shall be appointed 
     by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
     Senate. The United States Special Envoy for Tibet shall hold 
     office at the pleasure of the President.
       ``(B) The United States Special Envoy for Tibet shall have 
     the personal rank of ambassador.
       ``(C) The United States Special Envoy for Tibet is 
     authorized and encouraged--
       ``(i) to promote substantive negotiations between the Dalai 
     Lama or his representatives and senior members of the 
     Government of the People's Republic of China;
       ``(ii) to promote good relations between the Dalai Lama and 
     his representatives and the United States Government, 
     including meeting with members or representatives of the 
     Tibetan government-in-exile; and
       ``(iii) to travel regularly throughout Tibet and Tibetan 
     refugee settlements.
       ``(D) The United States Special Envoy for Tibet shall--
       ``(i) consult with the Congress on policies relevant to 
     Tibet and the future and welfare of all Tibetan people;
       ``(ii) coordinate United States Government policies, 
     programs, and projects concerning Tibet; and
       ``(iii) report to the Secretary of State regarding the 
     matters described in section 536(a)(2) of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 
     (Public Law 103-236).''.

     SEC. 2303. ESTABLISHMENT OF COORDINATOR FOR HUMAN RIGHTS AND 
                   REFUGEES, BUREAU OF REFUGEE AND MIGRATION 
                   ASSISTANCE, AND BUREAU OF DEMOCRACY, HUMAN 
                   RIGHTS, AND LABOR.

       (a) Establishment of Coordinator for Human Rights and 
     Refugees.--Section 1(e) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act (22 U.S.C. 2651a(e)) is amended by adding 
     after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Coordinator for human rights and refugees.--
       ``(A) There shall be within the office of the Secretary of 
     State a Coordinator for Human Rights and Refugees (hereafter 
     in this paragraph referred to as the `Coordinator') who shall 
     be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate. The Coordinator shall report directly 
     to the Secretary of State.
       ``(B) The Coordinator shall be responsible for matters 
     pertaining to human rights, refugees, and humanitarian 
     affairs (including matters relating to prisoners of war and 
     members of the United States Armed Forces missing in action) 
     in the conduct of foreign policy. The Coordinator shall head 
     the Bureau of Refugee and Migration Assistance and the Bureau 
     of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.
       ``(C) The Coordinator shall have the rank and status of 
     Ambassador-at-Large. The Coordinator shall be compensated at 
     the annual rate of basic pay in effect for a position at 
     level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of 
     title 5, United States Code, or, if the Coordinator is 
     appointed from the Foreign Service, the annual rate of pay 
     which the individual last received under the Foreign Service 
     Schedule, whichever is greater.
       ``(D) For purposes of diplomatic protocol among officers of 
     the Department of State, the Coordinator shall take 
     precedence after the Secretary of State, the Deputy Secretary 
     of State, and the Under Secretaries of State and shall take 
     precedence among the Assistant Secretaries of State in the 
     order prescribed by the Secretary of State.''.
       (b) Termination of Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor.--
       (1) In General.--Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (2).
       (2) Conforming amendments.--The Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 is amended--
       (A) in section 116(c) (22 U.S.C. 2151n), by striking 
     ``Assistant Secretary of State for Democracy, Human Rights, 
     and Labor'' and inserting ``Secretary'';
       (B) in sections 502B and 505(g)(4)(A) by striking ``, 
     prepared with the assistance of the Assistant Secretary of 
     State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor,'' each place it 
     appears; and
       (C) in section 573(c) by striking ``Assistant Secretary of 
     State for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor'' and inserting 
     ``Secretary of State''.
       (c) Establishment of Bureau of Refugee and Migration 
     Assistance and Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and 
     Labor.--Section 1 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a) is amended by adding after 
     subsection (e) the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Establishment of Certain Bureaus, Offices, and Other 
     Organizational Entities Within the Department of State.--
       ``(1) Bureau of refugee and migration assistance.--There is 
     established within the Department of State the Bureau of 
     Refugee and Migration Assistance which shall assist the 
     Secretary of State in carrying out the Migration and Refugee 
     Assistance Act of 1962. The Bureau shall be headed by the 
     Coordinator for Human Rights and Refugees.
       ``(2) Bureau of democracy, human rights, and labor.--There 
     is established within the Department of State the Bureau of 
     Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. The Bureau shall be 
     headed by the Coordinator for Human Rights and Refugees. The 
     Bureau shall continuously observe and review all matters 
     pertaining to human rights and humanitarian affairs 
     (including matters relating to prisoners of war and members 
     of the United States Armed Forces missing in action) in the 
     conduct of foreign policy including the following:
       ``(A) Gathering detailed information regarding humanitarian 
     affairs and the observance of and respect for internationally 
     recognized human rights in each country to which the 
     requirements of section 116 and 502B of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 are relevant.
       ``(B) Preparing the statements and reports to Congress 
     required under section 502B of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961.
       ``(C) Making recommendations to the Secretary of State 
     regarding compliance with sections 116 and 502B of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, and as part of the Bureau's 
     overall policy responsibility for the creation of United 
     States Government human rights policy, advising the Secretary 
     on the policy framework under which section 116(e) projects 
     are developed and consulting with the Secretary on the 
     selection and implementation of such projects.
       ``(D) Performing other responsibilities which serve to 
     promote increased observance

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     of internationally recognized human rights by all 
     countries.''.

     SEC. 2304. ELIMINATION OF STATUTORY ESTABLISHMENT OF CERTAIN 
                   POSITIONS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.

       (a) Assistant Secretary of State for South Asian Affairs.--
     Section 122 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 2652b) is repealed.
       (b) Deputy Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Burdensharing.--Section 161 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (22 U.S.C. 
     2651a note) is amended by striking subsection (f).
       (c) Assistant Secretary for Oceans and International 
     Environmental and Scientific Affairs.--Section 9 of the 
     Department of State Appropriations Authorization Act of 1973 
     (22 U.S.C. 2655a) is repealed.

     SEC. 2305. ESTABLISHMENT OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF STATE FOR 
                   HUMAN RESOURCES.

       Section 1(c) of the State Department Basic Authorities Act 
     of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 2651a(c)) is amended by adding after 
     paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Assistant secretary for human resources.--There shall 
     be in the Department of State an Assistant Secretary for 
     Human Resources who shall be responsible to the Secretary of 
     State for matters relating to human resources including the 
     implementation of personnel policies and programs within the 
     Department of State and international affairs functions and 
     activities carried out through the Department of State. The 
     Assistant Secretary shall have substantial professional 
     qualifications in the field of human resource policy and 
     management.''.

     SEC. 2306. AUTHORITY OF UNITED STATES PERMANENT 
                   REPRESENTATIVE TO THE UNITED NATIONS.

       Section 2(a) of the United Nations Participation Act of 
     1945 (22 U.S.C. 287(a)) is amended by striking ``hold office 
     at the pleasure of the President'' and inserting ``serve at 
     the pleasure of the President and subject to the direction of 
     the Secretary of State''.

  CHAPTER 2--PERSONNEL OF THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; THE FOREIGN SERVICE

     SEC. 2351. AUTHORIZED STRENGTH OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE.

       (a) End Fiscal Year 1996 Levels.--The number of members of 
     the Foreign Service authorized to be employed as of September 
     30, 1996--
       (1) for the Department of State, shall not exceed 9,000, of 
     whom not more than 720 shall be members of the Senior Foreign 
     Service;
       (2) for the United States Information Agency, shall not 
     exceed 1,150, of whom not more than 165 shall be members of 
     the Senior Foreign Service; and
       (3) for the Agency for International Development, not to 
     exceed 1,800, of whom not more than 240 shall be members of 
     the Senior Foreign Service.
       (b) End Fiscal Year 1997 Levels.--The number of members of 
     the Foreign Service authorized to be employed as of September 
     30, 1997--
       (1) for the Department of State, shall not exceed 8,800, of 
     whom not more than 680 shall be members of the Senior Foreign 
     Service;
       (2) for the United States Information Agency, not to exceed 
     1,100 of whom not more than 160 shall be members of the 
     Senior Foreign Service; and
       (3) for the Agency for International Development, not to 
     exceed 1,775 of whom not more than 230 shall be members of 
     the Senior Foreign Service.
       (c) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, the term 
     ``members of the Foreign Service'' is used within the meaning 
     of such term under section 103 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C 3903), except that such term does not 
     include--
       (1) members of the Service under paragraphs (6) and (7) of 
     such section;
       (2) members of the Service serving under temporary resident 
     appointments abroad;
       (3) members of the Service employed on less than a full-
     time basis;
       (4) members of the Service subject to involuntary 
     separation in cases in which such separation has been 
     suspended pursuant to section 1106(8) of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980; and
       (5) members of the Service serving under non-career limited 
     appointments.
       (d) Waiver Authority.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     President may waive any limitation under subsection (a) or 
     (b) to the extent that such waiver is necessary to carry on 
     the foreign affairs functions of the United States.
       (2) Not less than 15 days before the President exercises a 
     waiver under paragraph (1), such agency head shall notify the 
     Chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate 
     and the Chairman of the Committee on International Relations 
     of the House of Representatives. Such notice shall include an 
     explanation of the circumstances and necessity for such 
     waiver.

     SEC. 2352. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR SENIOR FOREIGN SERVICE 
                   PERFORMANCE PAY.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 405 of the Foreign Service Act of 1980 
     (22 U.S.C. 3965) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2 of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980 is amended in the table of contents by striking 
     the item related to section 405.

     SEC. 2353. RECOVERY OF COSTS OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES.

       (a) Authorities.--Section 904 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 4084) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by--
       (A) striking ``and'' before ``members of the families of 
     such members and employees''; and
       (B) by inserting immediately before the period ``, and for 
     care provided abroad) such other persons as are designated by 
     the Secretary of State, except that such persons shall be 
     considered persons other than covered beneficiaries for 
     purposes of subsections (g) and (h)'';
       (2) in subsection (d) by inserting ``, subject to the 
     provisions of subsections (g) and (h)'' after ``treatment''; 
     and
       (3) by adding the following new subsections:
       ``(g)(1) In the case of a person who is a covered 
     beneficiary, the Secretary of State is authorized to collect 
     from a third-party payer the reasonable costs incurred by the 
     Department of State on behalf of such person for health care 
     services to the same extent that the covered beneficiary 
     would be eligible to receive reimbursement or indemnification 
     from the third-party payer for such costs.
       ``(2) If the insurance policy, plan, contract, or similar 
     agreement of that third-party payer includes a requirement 
     for a deductible or copayment by the beneficiary of the plan, 
     then the Secretary of State may collect from the third-party 
     payer only the reasonable costs of the care provided less the 
     deductible or copayment amount.
       ``(3) A covered beneficiary shall not be required to pay 
     any deductible or copayment for health care services under 
     this subsection.
       ``(4) No provision of any insurance, medical service, or 
     health plan contract or agreement having the effect of 
     excluding from coverage or limiting payment of charges for 
     care in the following circumstances shall operate to prevent 
     collection by the Secretary of State under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) care provided directly or indirectly by a 
     governmental entity;
       ``(B) care provided to an individual who has not paid a 
     required deductible or copayment; or
       ``(C) care provided by a provider with which the third-
     party payer has no participation agreement.
       ``(5) No law of any State, or of any political subdivision 
     of a State, and no provision of any contract or agreement 
     shall operate to prevent or hinder recovery or collection by 
     the United States under this section.
       ``(6) As to the authority provided in paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) the United States shall be subrogated to any right or 
     claim that the covered beneficiary may have against a third-
     party payer;
       ``(B) the United States may institute and prosecute legal 
     proceedings against a third-party payer to enforce a right of 
     the United States under this subsection; and
       ``(C) the Secretary may compromise, settle, or waive a 
     claim of the United States under this subsection.
       ``(7) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the 
     administration of this subsection and subsection (h). Such 
     regulations shall provide for computation of the reasonable 
     cost of health care services.
       ``(8) Regulations prescribed under this subsection shall 
     provide that medical records of a covered beneficiary 
     receiving health care under this subsection shall be made 
     available for inspection and review by representatives of the 
     payer from which collection by the United States is sought 
     for the sole purpose of permitting the third party to 
     verify--
       ``(A) that the care or services for which recovery or 
     collection is sought were furnished to the covered 
     beneficiary; and
       ``(B) that the provisions of such care or services to the 
     covered beneficiary meets criteria generally applicable under 
     the health plan contract involved, except that this paragraph 
     shall be subject to the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (4).
       ``(9) Amounts collected under this subsection or under 
     subsection (h) from a third-party payer or from any other 
     payer shall be deposited as an offsetting collection to any 
     Department of State appropriation and shall remain available 
     until expended.
       ``(10) For purposes of this section--
       ``(A) the term `covered beneficiary' means an individual 
     eligible to receive health care under this section whose 
     health care costs are to be paid by a third-party payer under 
     a contractual agreement with such payer;
       ``(B) the term `services', as used in `health care 
     services' includes products; and
       ``(C) the term `third-party payer' means an entity that 
     provides a fee-for-service insurance policy, contract, or 
     similar agreement through the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefit program, under which the expenses of health care 
     services for individuals are paid.
       ``(h) In the case of a person, other than a covered 
     beneficiary, who receives health care services pursuant to 
     this section, the Secretary of State is authorized to collect 
     from such person the reasonable costs of health care services 
     incurred by the Department of State on behalf of such person. 
     The United States shall have the same rights against persons 
     subject to the provisions of this subsection as against 
     third-party payers covered by subsection (g).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect 
     October 1, 1996.

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TITLE XXIV--UNITED STATES PUBLIC DIPLOMACY: AUTHORITIES AND ACTIVITIES 
  FOR UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL PROGRAMS

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 2401. ELIMINATION OF PERMANENT AUTHORIZATION.

       Section 208 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 is amended by striking subsection 
     (e).

     SEC. 2402. EXTENSION OF AU PAIR PROGRAMS.

       Section 8 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 
     (Public Law 101-454) is amended in the last sentence by 
     striking ``fiscal year 1995'' and inserting ``fiscal year 
     1997''.

     SEC. 2403. EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES WITH HONG KONG.

       The Director of the United States Information Agency shall 
     conduct programs of educational and cultural exchange between 
     the United States and the people of Hong Kong.

     SEC. 2404. CONDUCT OF CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL 
                   EXCHANGE PROGRAMS IN ASIA.

       In carrying out programs of educational and cultural 
     exchange in Hong Kong, China, Vietnam, Cambodia, Tibet, 
     Burma, and East Timor, the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency shall take appropriate steps to provide 
     opportunities for participation in such programs to human 
     rights and democracy leaders of such countries and persons 
     who are nationals but not residents of such countries.

     SEC. 2405. EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGES AND 
                   SCHOLARSHIPS FOR TIBETANS AND BURMESE.

       (a) Establishment of Educational and Cultural Exchange for 
     Tibetans.--The Director of the United States Information 
     Agency shall establish programs of educational and cultural 
     exchange between the United States and the people of Tibet. 
     Such programs shall include opportunities for training and, 
     as the Director considers appropriate, may include the 
     assignment of personnel and resources abroad.
       (b) Scholarships for Tibetans and Burmese.--
       (1) For each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997, at least 30 
     scholarships shall be made available to Tibetan students and 
     professionals who are outside Tibet, and at least 15 
     scholarships shall be made available to Burmese students and 
     professionals who are outside Burma.
       (2) Waiver.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the extent 
     that the Director of the United States Information Agency 
     determines that there are not enough qualified students to 
     fulfill such allocation requirement.
       (3) Scholarship defined.--For the purposes of this section, 
     the term ``scholarship'' means an amount to be used for full 
     or partial support of tuition and fees to attend an 
     educational institution, and may include fees, books, and 
     supplies, equipment required for courses at an educational 
     institution, living expenses at a United States educational 
     institution, and travel expenses to and from, and within, the 
     United States.

     SEC. 2406. AVAILABILITY OF VOICE OF AMERICA AND RADIO MARTI 
                   MULTILINGUAL COMPUTER READABLE TEXT AND VOICE 
                   RECORDINGS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 208 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1986 and 1987 (22 
     U.S.C. 1461-1a) and the second sentence of section 501 of the 
     United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 
     1948 (22 U.S.C. 1461), the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency is authorized to make available, upon 
     request, to the Linguistic Data Consortium of the University 
     of Pennsylvania computer readable multilingual text and 
     recorded speech in various languages. The Consortium shall, 
     directly or indirectly as appropriate, reimburse the Director 
     for any expenses involved in making such materials available.
       (b) Termination.--Subsection (a) shall cease to have effect 
     5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 2407. RETENTION OF INTEREST.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, with the 
     approval of the National Endowment for Democracy, grant funds 
     made available by the National Endowment for Democracy may be 
     deposited in interest-bearing accounts pending disbursement 
     and any interest which accrues may be retained by the grantee 
     and used for the purposes for which the grant was made.

     SEC. 2408. USIA OFFICE IN PRISTINA, KOSOVA.

       (a) Establishment of Office.--The Director of the United 
     States Information Agency shall seek to establish an office 
     in Pristina, Kosova, for the following purposes:
       (1) Disseminating information about the United States.
       (2) Promoting discussions on human rights, democracy, rule 
     of law, and conflict resolution.
       (3) Facilitating United States private sector involvement 
     in educational and cultural activities in Kosova.
       (4) Advising the United States Government with respect to 
     public opinion in Kosova.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than April 1 of each 
     year until subsection (a) has been fully implemented, the 
     Director of the United States Information Agency shall submit 
     a detailed report on developments relating to the 
     implementation of subsection (a) to the appropriate 
     congressional committees.

                 CHAPTER 2--INTERNATIONAL BROADCASTING

     SEC. 2431. EXPANSION OF BROADCASTING BOARD OF GOVERNORS.

       Section 304(b) of the United States International 
     Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6203) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``9'' and inserting 
     ``11'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``8'' and inserting 
     ``10''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``4'' and inserting ``5''.

     SEC. 2432. PLAN FOR RADIO FREE ASIA.

       Section 309(c) of the United States International 
     Broadcasting Act of 1994 (22 U.S.C. 6208(c)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(c) Submission of Plan.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
     Act, Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997, the Director of the United 
     States Information Agency shall submit to the Congress a 
     detailed plan for the establishment and operation of Radio 
     Free Asia in accordance with this section. Such plan shall 
     include the following:
       ``(1) A description of the manner in which Radio Free Asia 
     would meet the funding limitations provided in subsection 
     (d)(4).
       ``(2) A description of the numbers and qualifications of 
     employees it proposes to hire.
       ``(3) How it proposes to meet the technical requirements 
     for carrying out its responsibilities under this section.''.

     SEC. 2433. PILOT PROJECT FOR FREEDOM BROADCASTING TO ASIA.

       (a) Authority.--The Director of the United States 
     Information Agency shall make grants for broadcasting to the 
     People's Republic of China, Burma, Cambodia, Laos, North 
     Korea, Tibet, and Vietnam. Such broadcasting shall provide 
     accurate and timely information, news, and commentary about 
     events in the respective countries of Asia and elsewhere, and 
     shall be a forum for a variety of opinions and voices from 
     within Asian nations whose people do not fully enjoy freedom 
     of expression.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of such grants shall be to 
     provide such broadcasting on an interim basis during the 
     period before Radio Free Asia becomes fully operational.
       (c) Applications.--In considering applications for grants, 
     the Director of the United States Information Agency shall 
     give strong preference to entities which (1) take advantage 
     of the expertise of political and religious dissidents and 
     pro-democracy and human rights activists from within the 
     countries to whom broadcasting is directed, including exiles 
     from these countries; and (2) take advantage of contracts or 
     similar arrangements with existing broadcast facilities so as 
     to provide immediate broadcast coverage with low overhead.
       (d) Plan.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a plan for implementing this section 
     which shall include details concerning timetable for 
     implementation, grant criteria, and grant application 
     procedures. The procedures and timetable should be designed 
     to ensure that grantees will begin broadcasting not later 
     than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
         TITLE XXV--INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS AND COMMISSIONS

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 2501. INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION.

       The Act of May 13, 1924 (49 Stat. 660, 22 U.S.C. 277-277f), 
     is amended in section 3 (22 U.S.C. 277b) by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Pursuant to the authority of subsection (a) and in 
     order to facilitate further compliance with the terms of the 
     Convention for Equitable Distribution of the Waters of the 
     Rio Grande, May 21, 1906, United States-Mexico, the Secretary 
     of State, acting through the United States Commissioner of 
     the International Boundary and Water Commission, may make 
     improvements to the Rio Grande Canalization Project, 
     originally authorized by the Act of August 29, 1935 (49 Stat. 
     961). Such improvements may include all such works as may be 
     needed to stabilize the Rio Grande in the reach between the 
     Percha Diversion Dam in New Mexico and the American Diversion 
     Dam in El Paso.''.

     SEC. 2502. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR PARTICIPATION BY THE 
                   UNITED STATES IN THE INTERPARLIAMENTARY UNION.

       The Act entitled ``An Act to authorize participation by the 
     United States in the Interparliamentary Union'', approved 
     June 28, 1935 (22 U.S.C. 276-276a-4) is repealed.

  CHAPTER 2--UNITED NATIONS AND AFFILIATED AGENCIES AND ORGANIZATIONS

     SEC. 2521. REFORM IN BUDGET DECISIONMAKING PROCEDURES OF THE 
                   UNITED NATIONS AND ITS SPECIALIZED AGENCIES.

       (a) Assessed Contributions.--Of amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated for ``Assessed Contributions to International 
     Organizations'' by this Act, the President may withhold 20 
     percent of the funds appropriated for the United States 
     assessed contribution to the United Nations or to any of its 
     specialized agencies for any calendar year if the United 
     Nations or any such agency has failed to implement or to 
     continue to implement consensus-based decisionmaking 
     procedures on budgetary matters which assure that sufficient 
     attention is paid to the views of the United States and other 
     member states that are the major financial contributors to 
     such assessed budgets.
       (b) Notice to Congress.--The President shall notify the 
     Congress when a decision is

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     made to withhold any share of the United States assessed 
     contribution to the United Nations or its specialized 
     agencies pursuant to subsection (a) and shall notify the 
     Congress when the decision is made to pay any previously 
     withheld assessed contribution. A notification under this 
     subsection shall include appropriate consultation between the 
     President (or the President's representative) and the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate.
       (c) Contributions for Prior Years.--Subject to the 
     availability of appropriations, payment of assessed 
     contributions for prior years may be made to the United 
     Nations or any of its specialized agencies notwithstanding 
     subsection (a) if such payment would further United States 
     interests in that organization.
       (d) Report to Congress.--Not later than February 1 of each 
     year, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report concerning the amount of 
     United States assessed contributions paid to the United 
     Nations and each of its specialized agencies during the 
     preceding calendar year.

     SEC. 2522. LIMITATION ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE UNITED NATIONS 
                   OR UNITED NATIONS AFFILIATED ORGANIZATIONS.

       The United States shall not make any voluntary or assessed 
     contribution--
       (1) to any affiliated organization of the United Nations 
     which grants full membership as a state to any organization 
     or group that does not have the internationally recognized 
     attributes of statehood, or
       (2) to the United Nations, if the United Nations grants 
     full membership as a state in the United Nations to any 
     organization or group that does not have the internationally 
     recognized attributes of statehood,
     during any period in which such membership is effective.

     SEC. 2523. REPORT ON UNICEF.

       Not later than December 31, 1995, the Secretary of State 
     shall transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report on (1) the progress of UNICEF toward effective 
     financial, program, and personnel management; (2) the 
     progress of UNICEF in shifting its health, child survival, 
     and maternal survival programs toward efficient and low-
     overhead contractors, with particular emphasis on 
     nongovernmental organizations; and (3) the extent to which 
     UNICEF has demonstrated its commitment to its traditional 
     mission of child health and welfare and resisted pressure to 
     become involved in functions performed by other United 
     Nations agencies.

     SEC. 2524. UNITED NATIONS BUDGETARY AND MANAGEMENT REFORM.

       (a) In General.--The United Nations Participation Act of 
     1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:
       ``Sec. 10. (a) Withholding of Contributions Related to the 
     Role of the Inspector General of the United Nations.--
       ``(1) Assessed contributions for regular united nations 
     budget.--For fiscal year 1996 and for each subsequent fiscal 
     year, 20 percent of the amount of funds made available for 
     that fiscal year for United States assessed contributions for 
     the regular United Nations budget shall be withheld from 
     obligation and expenditure unless a certification for that 
     fiscal year has been made under subsection (b).
       ``(2) Assessed contributions for united nations 
     peacekeeping.--For fiscal year 1996 and for each subsequent 
     fiscal year, 50 percent of the amount of funds made available 
     for that fiscal year for United States assessed contributions 
     for United Nations peacekeeping activities shall be withheld 
     from obligation and expenditure unless a certification for 
     that fiscal year has been made under subsection (b).
       ``(3) Voluntary contributions for united nations 
     peacekeeping.--For fiscal year 1996 and for each subsequent 
     fiscal year, the United States may not pay any voluntary 
     contribution to the United Nations for international 
     peacekeeping activities unless a certification for that 
     fiscal year has been made under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Certification.--The certification referred to in 
     subsection (a) for any fiscal year is a certification by the 
     President to the Congress, submitted on or after the 
     beginning of that fiscal year, of each of the following:
       ``(1) The United Nations has an independent office of 
     Inspector General to conduct and supervise objective audits, 
     inspections, and investigations relating to programs and 
     operations of the United Nations.
       ``(2) The United Nations has an Inspector General who was 
     appointed by the Secretary General with the approval of the 
     General Assembly and whose appointment was made principally 
     on the basis of the appointee's integrity and demonstrated 
     ability in accounting, auditing, financial analysis, law, 
     management analysis, public administration, or investigation.
       ``(3) The Inspector General is authorized to--
       ``(A) make investigations and reports relating to the 
     administration of the programs and operations of the United 
     Nations;
       ``(B) have access to all records, documents, and other 
     available materials relating to those programs and 
     operations;
       ``(C) have direct and prompt access to any official of the 
     United Nations; and
       ``(D) have access to all records and officials of the 
     specialized agencies of the United Nations.
       ``(4) The United Nations has fully implemented, and made 
     available to all member states, procedures that effectively 
     protect the identity of, and prevent reprisals against, any 
     staff member of the United Nations making a complaint or 
     disclosing information to, or cooperating in any 
     investigation or inspection by, the United Nations Inspector 
     General.
       ``(5) The United Nations has fully implemented procedures 
     that ensure compliance with recommendations of the United 
     Nations Inspector General.
       ``(6) The United Nations has required the United Nations 
     Inspector General to issue an annual report and has ensured 
     that the annual report and all other reports of the Inspector 
     General are made available to the General Assembly without 
     modification.
       ``(7) The United Nations has provided, and is committed to 
     providing, sufficient budgetary resources to ensure the 
     effective operation of the United Nations Inspector 
     General.''.
       (b) Withholding of Contributions Related to Contracting of 
     the United Nations.--The United Nations Participation Act of 
     1945 (22 U.S.C. 287 et seq.) is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:
       ``Sec. 11. (a) Withholding of Contributions Related to 
     Timely Notice of Contract Opportunities and Contract 
     Awards.--
       ``(1) Withholding of assessed contributions for regular 
     united nations budget.--For fiscal year 1997 and for each 
     subsequent fiscal year, 10 percent of the amount of funds 
     made available for that fiscal year for United States 
     assessed contributions for the regular United Nations budget 
     shall be withheld from obligation and expenditure unless a 
     certification for that fiscal year has been made under 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Certification.--The certification referred to in 
     paragraph (1) for any fiscal year is a certification by the 
     President to the Congress, submitted on or after the 
     beginning of that fiscal year, that the United Nations has 
     implemented a system requiring (A) prior notification for the 
     submission of all qualified bid proposals on all United 
     Nations procurement opportunities over $100,000 and (B) a 
     public announcement of the award of any contract over 
     $100,000. To the extent practicable, notifications shall be 
     made in the Commerce Business Daily.
       ``(b) Withholding of Contributions Related to 
     Discrimination Against Companies Which Challenge Contract 
     Awards.--
       ``(1) Withholding of assessed contributions for regular 
     united nations budget.--For fiscal year 1997 and for each 
     subsequent fiscal year, 10 percent of the amount of funds 
     made available for that fiscal year for United States 
     assessed contributions for the regular United Nations budget 
     shall be withheld from obligation and expenditure unless a 
     certification for that fiscal year has been made under 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Certification.--The certification referred to in 
     paragraph (1) for any fiscal year is a certification by the 
     President to the Congress, submitted on or after the 
     beginning of that fiscal year, that the procurement 
     regulations of the United Nations prohibit punitive actions 
     such as the suspension of contract eligibility for 
     contractors who challenge contract awards or complain about 
     delayed payments.
       ``(c) Withholding of Contributions Related to Establishment 
     of a United Nations Contract Review Process.--
       ``(1) Withholding of assessed contributions for regular 
     united nations budget.--For fiscal year 1998 and for each 
     subsequent fiscal year, 10 percent of the amount of funds 
     made available for that fiscal year for United States 
     assessed contributions for the regular United Nations budget 
     shall be withheld from obligation and expenditure unless a 
     certification for that fiscal year has been made under 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Certification.--The certification referred to in 
     paragraph (1) for any fiscal year is a certification by the 
     President to the Congress, submitted on or after the 
     beginning of that fiscal year, that the United Nations has 
     established a contract review process for contracts over 
     $100,000 and a process to assure unsuccessful bidders a 
     timely opportunity to challenge awards for contracts over 
     $100,000 such bidders consider to have been made 
     improperly.''.
       (c) Procurement Information.--Section 4(d) of the United 
     Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287b(d)), as 
     amended by section 407 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
     Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236) is 
     amended in paragraph (2)(B) by inserting before the period 
     ``, including local procurement contracts''.
                 TITLE XXVI--FOREIGN POLICY PROVISIONS

           CHAPTER 1--MISCELLANEOUS FOREIGN POLICY PROVISIONS

     SEC. 2601. TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT.

       Section 3 of the Taiwan Relations Act (22 U.S.C. 3302) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) The provisions of subsections (a) and (b) supersede 
     any provision of the Joint Communique of the United States 
     and China of August 17, 1982.''.

     SEC. 2602. BOSNIA GENOCIDE JUSTICE ACT.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Bosnia 
     Genocide Justice Act''.
       (b) Policy.--
       (1) In general.--Consistent with international law, it is 
     the policy of the United

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     States to bring to justice persons responsible for genocide, 
     war crimes, crimes against humanity and other serious 
     violations of international humanitarian law committed in the 
     territory of the former Yugoslavia since 1991.
       (2) Sense of congress.--The Congress urges the President--
       (A) to collect or assist appropriate organizations and 
     individuals to collect relevant data on these crimes 
     committed in the former Yugoslavia;
       (B) to share such data with the War Crimes Tribunal for the 
     former Yugoslavia established by the Security Council of the 
     United Nations;
       (C) to assist United Nations efforts to investigate, 
     prosecute, and try those responsible for genocide, war 
     crimes, crimes against humanity and other serious violations 
     of international humanitarian law committed in the territory 
     of the former Yugoslavia since 1991;
       (D) to submit to the Congress implementing legislation to 
     enable compliance with requests and orders of the tribunal; 
     and
       (E) to support the ongoing work of the Tribunal through 
     adequate financial contributions to the United Nations 
     Voluntary Fund for the War Crimes Tribunal for the former 
     Yugoslavia for 1996 and 1997.
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--Beginning 6 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, and every 6 months thereafter 
     during fiscal years 1996 and 1997, the President shall submit 
     a report describing the steps taken to implement the 
     provisions of this section to the appropriate congressional 
     committees.

     SEC. 2603. EXPANSION OF COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND 
                   COOPERATION IN EUROPE.

       Section 3(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to establish a 
     Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe'', approved 
     June 3, 1976 (22 U.S.C. 3003) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``twenty-one'' and inserting ``twenty-
     nine''; and
       (2) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) Thirteen Members of the House of Representatives 
     appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. 
     Seven Members shall be selected from the majority party and 
     six Members shall be selected, after consultation with the 
     minority leader of the House, from the minority party.
       ``(2) Thirteen Members of the Senate appointed by the 
     President of the Senate. Seven Members shall be selected from 
     the majority party of the Senate, after consultation with the 
     majority leader, and six Members shall be selected, after 
     consultation with the minority leader of the Senate, from the 
     minority party.''.

     SEC. 2604. REPEAL OF TERMINATION OF PROVISIONS OF THE NUCLEAR 
                   PROLIFERATION PREVENTION ACT OF 1994.

       Part D of the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994 
     (part D of title VIII of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
     Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995; Public Law 103-236; 108 
     Stat. 525) is hereby repealed.

     SEC. 2605. ANNUAL ASSESSMENT.

       The Secretary of State shall assess the impact of the 
     foreign policy of the United States on the ability of United 
     States entities engaged in the manufacture, sale, 
     distribution, or provision of goods or services to compete in 
     foreign markets. The Secretary shall provide such assessments 
     annually to the Committee on International Relations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and shall publish such assessments in 
     the Federal Register.

     SEC. 2606. VERIFICATION OF MISSILE TECHNOLOGY CONTROL REGIME.

       Not later than February 1, 1996, the Director of the Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency shall transmit to the Congress 
     a report on the capability of the United States to verify the 
     Missile Technology Control Regime, to include any applicable 
     United States policy statements, pursuant to section 37 of 
     the Arms Control and Disarmament Act.

     SEC. 2607. BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA SELF-DEFENSE ACT.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Bosnia 
     and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act''.
       (b) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Serbian aggression against Bosnia and Herzegovina 
     continues into its third year, the violence has escalated and 
     become widespread, and ethnic cleansing by Serbs has been 
     renewed.
       (2) It has been almost one year since the Bosnian 
     Government unconditionally, and on time, accepted the 
     ``Contact Group'' plan, which the Serb forces have rejected.
       (3) The United Nations has failed to protect its declared 
     safe havens from continuing and relentless Serbian 
     aggression, and has failed to order North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO) air strikes against Serb forces in 
     retaliation for their attacks on Sarajevo, despite calls from 
     its own field commander to do so.
       (4) The United Nations Security Council has not considered 
     a resolution providing for the multilateral termination of 
     the arms embargo against Bosnia and Herzegovina, which would 
     be the preferred course of action to allow that country to 
     defend itself.
       (5) The United Nations Security Council has not taken 
     measures necessary to maintain international peace and 
     security in Bosnia and Herzegovina since the aggression 
     against that country begin in April 1992.
       (6) For the reasons stated in section 520 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 
     (Public Law 103-236), the Congress has found that continued 
     application of an international arms embargo to the 
     Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina contravenes that 
     Government's inherent right of individual or collective self-
     defense under Article 51 of the United Nations Charter, and 
     therefore is inconsistent with international law.
       (c) Statement of Purpose.--The Congress supports the 
     efforts of the Government of the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina--
       (1) to defend its people and the territory of the Republic;
       (2) to preserve the sovereignty, independence, and 
     territorial integrity of the Republic; and
       (3) to bring about a peaceful, just, fair, viable, and 
     sustainable settlement of the conflict in Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina.
       (d) Termination of Arms Embargo.--
       (1) Termination.--The President shall terminate the United 
     States arms embargo of the Government of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina upon receipt from that Government of a request 
     for assistance in exercising its right of self-defense under 
     Article 51 of the United States Charter.
       (2) Definition.--As used in this section, the term ``United 
     States arms embargo of the Government of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina'' means the application to the Government of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina of--
       (A) the policy adopted July 10, 1991, and published in the 
     Federal Register of July 19, 1991 (58 F.R. 33322) under the 
     heading ``Suspension of Munitions Export Licensees to 
     Yugoslavia''; and
       (B) any similar policy applied by the United States 
     Government as of the date of receipt of the request described 
     in paragraph (1) pursuant to which approval is denied for 
     transfers of defense articles and defense services to the 
     former Yugoslavia.
       (3) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     interpreted as authorization for deployment of United States 
     forces in the territory of Bosnia and Herzegovina for any 
     purpose, including training, support, or delivery of military 
     equipment.

 CHAPTER 2--RELATING TO THE UNITED STATES-NORTH KOREA AGREED FRAMEWORK 
 AND THE OBLIGATIONS OF NORTH KOREA UNDER THAT AND PREVIOUS AGREEMENTS 
   WITH RESPECT TO THE DENUCLEARIZATION OF THE KOREAN PENINSULA AND 
                  DIALOGUE WITH THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA

     SEC. 2641. FINDINGS.

       The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States-Democratic People's Republic of Korea 
     Agreed Framework (hereafter in this chapter referred to as 
     the ``Agreed Framework''), entered into on October 21, 1994, 
     between the United States and North Korea, requires North 
     Korea to stop and eventually dismantle its graphite-moderated 
     nuclear reactor program and related facilities, and comply 
     fully with its obligations under the Treaty on the Non-
     Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons, in exchange for alternative 
     energy sources, including interim supplies of heavy fuel oil 
     for electric generators and more proliferation-resistant 
     light water reactor technology.
       (2) The Agreed Framework also commits North Korea to 
     ``consistently take steps to implement the North-South Joint 
     Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula'' 
     and ``engage in North-South'' dialogue with the Republic of 
     Korea.
       (3) The Agreed Framework does not indicate specific 
     criteria for full normalization of relations between the 
     United States and North Korea, and does not link the 
     sequencing of actions in the Agreed Framework with any time-
     frame for carrying out the provisions of the North-South 
     Joint Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean 
     Peninsula and carrying out the dialogue between North Korea 
     and the Republic of Korea.
       (4) The commitment by North Korea to carry out the letter 
     and spirit of the Agreed Framework has been put into doubt by 
     actions of North Korea since October 21, 1994, including the 
     suspected diversion of United States heavy fuel oil in 
     apparent contravention of the agreed purpose of the interim 
     fuel deliveries, the refusal to accept light water reactors 
     from the Republic of Korea, the harsh denunciations of the 
     Government of the Republic of Korea, and other actions 
     contrary to the commitment by North Korea to engage in a 
     dialogue with such Government, and the continued conduct of 
     provocative, offensive oriented military exercises.
       (5) The nuclear threat posed by North Korea is just one of 
     a number of security concerns of the United States arising 
     out of the policies of North Korea.

     SEC. 2642. CLARIFICATION OF NUCLEAR NONPROLIFERATION 
                   OBLIGATIONS OF NORTH KOREA UNDER THE AGREED 
                   FRAMEWORK.

       It is the sense of the Congress that in discussions or 
     negotiations with the Government of North Korea pursuant to 
     the implementation of the United States-Democratic People's 
     Republic of Korea Agreed Framework entered into on October 
     21, 1994, the President should uphold the following minimum 
     conditions relating to nuclear nonproliferation:
       (1) All spent fuel from the graphite-moderated nuclear 
     reactors and related facilities of North Korea should be 
     removed from the territory of North Korea as is consistent 
     with the Agreed Framework.
       (2) The International Atomic Energy Agency should have the 
     freedom to conduct any and all inspections that it deems 
     necessary

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     to fully account for the stocks of plutonium and other 
     nuclear materials in North Korea, including special 
     inspections of suspected nuclear waste sites, before any 
     nuclear components controlled by the Nuclear Supplier Group 
     Guidelines are delivered for a light water reactor for North 
     Korea.
       (3) The dismantlement of all declared graphite-based 
     nuclear reactors and related facilities in North Korea, 
     including reprocessing units, should be completed in 
     accordance with the Agreed Framework and in a manner that 
     effectively bars in perpetuity any reactivation of such 
     reactors and facilities.
       (4) The United States should suspend actions described in 
     the Agreed Framework if North Korea reloads its existing 5 
     megawatt nuclear reactor or resumes construction of nuclear 
     facilities other than those permitted to be built under the 
     Agreed Framework.

     SEC. 2643. ROLE OF THE REPUBLIC OF KOREA UNDER THE AGREED 
                   FRAMEWORK.

       It is further the sense of the Congress that the Republic 
     of Korea should play the central role in the project to 
     provide light water reactors to North Korea under the Agreed 
     Framework.

     SEC. 2644. FURTHER STEPS TO PROMOTE UNITED STATES SECURITY 
                   AND POLITICAL INTERESTS WITH RESPECT TO NORTH 
                   KOREA.

       It is further the sense of the Congress that, after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the President should not 
     take further steps toward upgrading diplomatic relations with 
     North Korea beyond opening liaison offices or relaxing trade 
     and investment barriers imposed against North Korea without--
       (1) action by the Government of North Korea to engage in a 
     North-South dialogue with the Government of the Republic of 
     Korea to facilitate progress toward:
       (A) holding a North Korea-South Korea Summit;
       (B) resuming North-South joint military discussions 
     regarding steps to reduce tensions between North and South 
     Korea;
       (C) expanding trade relations between North and South 
     Korea;
       (D) promoting freedom of travel between North and South 
     Korea by citizens of both North and South Korea;
       (E) cooperating in science and technology, education, the 
     arts, health, sports, the environment, publishing, 
     journalism, and other fields of mutual interest;
       (F) establishing postal and telecommunications services 
     between North and South Korea; and
       (G) reconnecting railroads and roadways between North and 
     South Korea;
       (2) significant progress toward implementation of the 
     North-South Joint Declaration on the Denuclearization of the 
     Korean Peninsula; and
       (3) progress toward the achievement of several long-
     standing United States policy objectives regarding North 
     Korea and the Korean Peninsula, including--
       (A) reducing the number of military forces of North Korea 
     along the Demilitarized Zone and relocating such military 
     forces away from the Demilitarized Zone;
       (B) prohibiting any movement by North Korea toward the 
     deployment of an intermediate range ballistic missile system; 
     and
       (C) prohibiting the export by North Korea of missiles and 
     other weapons of mass destruction, including related 
     technology and components.

     SEC. 2645. RESTRICTIONS ON ASSISTANCE TO NORTH KOREA AND THE 
                   KOREAN PENINSULA ENERGY DEVELOPMENT 
                   ORGANIZATION.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 620G. ASSISTANCE TO NORTH KOREA AND THE KOREAN 
                   PENINSULA ENERGY DEVELOPMENT ORGANIZATION.

       ``No assistance may be provided under this Act or any other 
     provision of law to North Korea or the Korean Peninsula 
     Energy Development Organization unless--
       ``(1) such assistance is provided in accordance with all 
     requirements, limitations, and procedures otherwise 
     applicable to the provision of such assistance for such 
     purposes; and
       ``(2) the President--
       ``(A) notifies the congressional committees specified in 
     section 634A(a) of this Act prior to the obligation of such 
     assistance in accordance with the procedures applicable to 
     reprogramming notifications under that section, irrespective 
     of the amount of the proposed obligation of such assistance; 
     and
       ``(B) determines and reports to such committees that the 
     provision of such assistance is vital to the national 
     interests of the United States.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 620G of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, as added by subsection (a), applies with respect 
     to assistance provided to North Korea or the Korean Peninsula 
     Energy Development Organization on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

                            CHAPTER 3--BURMA

     SEC. 2651. UNITED STATES POLICY CONCERNING THE DICTATORSHIP 
                   IN BURMA.

       (a) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the President should take steps to encourage the United 
     Nations Security Council to--
       (1) impose an international arms embargo on Burma;
       (2) affirm support for human rights and the protection of 
     all Karen, Karenni, and other minorities in Burma;
       (3) condemn Burmese officials responsible for crimes 
     against humanity;
       (4) take steps to encourage multilateral assistance 
     programs for refugees from Burma in Thailand and India; and
       (5) reduce United Nations activities in Burma, including 
     UNDP (United Nations Development Program), UNICEF (United 
     Nations Childrens Fund), UNFPA (United Nations Family 
     Planning Agency), World Health Organization (WHO), Food and 
     Agriculture Organization (FAO), and UNIDCP (United Nations 
     International Drug Control Program) activities.
       (b) Reduction in Diplomatic Presence.--It is the sense of 
     the Congress that the President should reduce the diplomatic 
     presence of the United States in Burma by reducing the total 
     number of the members of the Foreign Service stationed in 
     Burma on the date of enactment of this Act.

                           CHAPTER 4--TORTURE

     SEC. 2661. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Torture.--As used in this chapter, the term ``torture'' 
     means any act by which severe pain or suffering, whether 
     physical or mental, is intentionally inflicted on a person 
     for such purposes as obtaining from the person or a third 
     person information or a confession, punishing the person for 
     an act the person or a third person has committed or is 
     suspected of having committed, or intimidating or coercing 
     the person or a third person, or for any reason based on 
     discrimination of any kind, when such pain or suffering is 
     inflicted by, at the instigation of, or with the consent or 
     acquiescence of a public official or other person acting in 
     an official capacity. It does not include pain or suffering 
     arising only from, inherent in, or incidental to lawful 
     sanctions.
       (b) Substantial Grounds for Believing.--As used in this 
     chapter, the term ``substantial grounds for believing'' means 
     substantial evidence.
       (c) In Danger of Being Subjected to Torture.--As used in 
     this chapter, the term ``in danger of being subjected to 
     torture'' means circumstances in which a reasonable person 
     would fear subjection to torture.
       (d) Involuntarily Return.--As used in this chapter, the 
     term ``involuntarily return'' means to take action by which 
     it is reasonably foreseeable that a person will be required 
     to return to a country against the person's will, regardless 
     of whether such return is induced by physical force and 
     regardless of whether the person is physically present in the 
     United States.

     SEC. 2662. UNITED STATES POLICY WITH RESPECT TO THE 
                   INVOLUNTARY RETURN OF PERSONS SUBJECTED TO 
                   TORTURE.

       No funds authorized to be appropriated by this Act are 
     authorized to be available to expel, extradite, or otherwise 
     involuntarily return a person to a country in which there are 
     substantial grounds for believing the person would be in 
     danger of being subjected to torture, or to support, promote, 
     or assist such involuntary return.
                 TITLE XXVII--CONGRESSIONAL STATEMENTS

     SEC. 2701. INTER-AMERICAN ORGANIZATIONS.

       Taking into consideration the long-term commitment by the 
     United States to the affairs of this Hemisphere and the need 
     to build further upon the linkages between the United States 
     and its neighbors, the Secretary of State, in allocating the 
     level of resources for international organizations, should 
     pay particular attention to funding levels of the Inter-
     American organizations.

     SEC. 2702. TERRITORIAL INTEGRITY OF BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The sovereign and independent state of Bosnia-
     Herzegovina was formally recognized by the United States of 
     America on April 7, 1992.
       (2) The sovereign and independent state of Bosnia-
     Herzegovina was admitted as a full participating State of the 
     Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe on April 30, 
     1992.
       (3) The sovereign and independent state of Bosnia-
     Herzegovina was admitted as a Member state of the United 
     Nations on May 22, 1992.
       (4) The United States has declared its determination to 
     respect and put into practice the Declaration on Principles 
     Guiding Relations between Participating States contained in 
     the Final Act of the Conference on Security and Cooperation 
     in Europe.
       (5) Each of the principles has been violated during the 
     course of war in Bosnia-Herzegovina: sovereign equality and 
     respect for the rights inherent in sovereignty, refraining 
     from the threat or use of force; inviolability of frontiers; 
     territorial integrity of States; peaceful settlement of 
     disputes; nonintervention in internal affairs; respect for 
     human rights and fundamental freedoms, including the freedom 
     of thought, conscience, religion or belief; equal rights and 
     self-determination of peoples; cooperation among States; and 
     fulfillment in good faith of obligations under international 
     law.
       (6) Principle II of the Final Act commits the participating 
     States to ``refrain from any manifestation of force for the 
     purpose of inducing another participating State to renounce 
     the full exercise of its sovereign rights''.
       (7) Principle III of the Final Act commits the 
     participating States to ``refrain from any demand for, or act 
     of, seizure and usurpation of part or all of the territory of 
     any participating State''.
       (8) Principle IV of the Final Act commits the participating 
     States to ``respect the territorial integrity of each of the 
     participating States'' and ``refrain from any action incon

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     sistent with the purposes and principles of the Charter of 
     the United Nations against the territorial integrity, 
     political independence or the unity of any participating 
     State''.
       (9) The Charter of Paris for a New Europe commits the 
     participating States ``to cooperate in defending democratic 
     institutions against activities which violate the 
     independence, sovereign equality, or territorial integrity of 
     the participating States''.
       (10) The Helsinki Document 1992 reaffirms ``the validity of 
     the guiding principles and common values of the Helsinki 
     Final Act and the Charter of Paris, embodying 
     responsibilities of States towards each other and of 
     governments towards their own people'' which serve as the 
     ``collective conscience of our community''.
       (11) The Charter of the United Nations calls upon Member 
     states to respect the territorial integrity and political 
     independence of any state in keeping with the Purposes of the 
     United Nations.
       (12) The sovereign and independent state of Bosnia-
     Herzegovina has been and continues to be subjected to armed 
     aggression Bosnian Serb forces, Croatian Serb forces, and 
     others in violation of Final Act and the Charter.
       (13) Unchecked armed aggression and genocide threatens the 
     lives of innocent civilians as well as the very existence of 
     the sovereign and independent state of Bosnia-Herzegovina.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the United States should refuse to recognize the 
     incorporation of any of the territory of Bosnia-Herzegovina 
     into the territory of any neighboring state or the creation 
     of any new state or states within the borders of Bosnia-
     Herzegovina resulting from the threat or use of force, 
     coercion, or any other means inconsistent with international 
     law.

     SEC. 2703. THE LAOGAI SYSTEM OF POLITICAL PRISONS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Chinese gulag, known as the Laogai, was created as 
     a primary means of political repression and control when the 
     Communists assumed power in China in 1949.
       (2) The Laogai has caused millions of people to suffer 
     grave human rights abuses over the past 46 years, including 
     countless deaths.
       (3) The Laogai continues to be used to incarcerate unknown 
     numbers of ordinary citizens for political reasons, including 
     workers, students, intellectuals, religious believers, and 
     Tibetans.
       (4) So-called ``thought reform'' is a standard practice of 
     Laogai officials, and reports of torture are routinely 
     received by human rights organizations from Laogai prisoners 
     and survivors.
       (5) Negotiations about unfettered access to Laogai 
     prisoners between the Chinese Government and the 
     International Red Cross have ceased.
       (6) The Laogai is in reality a huge system of forced labor 
     camps in which political and penal criminals are slave 
     laborers producing an array of products for export throughout 
     the world, including the United States.
       (7) The Chinese Government continues to maintain, as part 
     of its official propaganda and in defiance of significant 
     evidence to the contrary gathered by many human rights 
     organizations, that the Laogai is a prison system like any 
     other in the world.
       (8) Testimony delivered before the Subcommittee on 
     International Operations and Human Rights of the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives has 
     documented human rights abuses in the Laogai which continue 
     to this day.
       (9) The American people have repeatedly expressed their 
     abhorrence of forced labor camps systems, whether they be 
     operated by the Nazis, Soviet Communists, or any other 
     political ideology.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the President should--
       (1) publicly condemn the continued existence of the Laogai, 
     and call upon the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China to dismantle it, and release all of its political 
     prisoners; and
       (2) instruct the appropriate diplomatic representatives of 
     the United States to cause a resolution condemning the Laogai 
     to be put before the United Nations Human Rights Commission 
     and work for its passage.

     SEC. 2704. CONCERNING THE USE OF FUNDS TO FURTHER NORMALIZE 
                   RELATIONS WITH VIETNAM.

       It is the sense of the Congress that none of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this Act may be obligated or expended to further normalize 
     diplomatic relations between the United States and Vietnam, 
     until Vietnam--
       (1) releases all of its political and religious prisoners;
       (2) accounts for American POWs and MIAs from the Vietnam 
     War;
       (3) holds democratic elections; and
       (4) institutes policies which protect human rights.

     SEC. 2705. DECLARATION OF CONGRESS REGARDING UNITED STATES 
                   GOVERNMENT HUMAN RIGHTS POLICY TOWARD CHINA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) According to the 1994 State Department Country Reports 
     on Human Rights Practices there continue to be ``widespread 
     and well-documented human rights abuses in China, in 
     violation of internationally accepted norms . . . (including) 
     arbitrary and lengthy incommunicado detention, torture, and 
     mistreatment of prisoners. The regime continued severe 
     restrictions on freedoms of speech, press assembly and 
     association, and tightened controls on the exercise of these 
     rights during 1994. Serious human rights abuses persisted in 
     Tibet and other areas populated by ethnic minorities''.
       (2) The President, in announcing his decision on Most 
     Favored Nation trading status for China in May 1994 stated 
     that, ``China continues to commit very serious human rights 
     abuses. Even as we engage the Chinese on military, political, 
     and economic issues, we intend to stay engaged with those in 
     China who suffer from human rights abuses. The United States 
     must remain a champion of their liberties''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the President should take the following actions:
       (1) Decline the invitation to visit China until and unless 
     there is dramatic overall progress on human rights in China 
     and Tibet and communicate to the Government of China that 
     such a visit cannot take place without such progress. 
     Indications of overall progress would include the release of 
     hundreds of political, religious, and labor activists; an 
     agreement to allow unhindered confidential access to 
     prisoners by international humanitarian agencies; enactment 
     of major legal reforms such as an end to all restrictions on 
     the exercise of freedom of religion, revocation of the 1993 
     state security law, and the abolition of all so-called 
     ``counter-revolutionary'' crimes; an end to forced abortion, 
     forced sterilization, and the provision by government 
     facilities of human fetal remains for consumption as food; 
     and a decision to allow unrestricted access to Tibet by 
     foreign media and international human rights monitors.
       (2) Seek to develop an agreement on a multilateral strategy 
     to promote human rights in China with other members of the G-
     7, beginning with the meeting of the G-7 industrial partners 
     scheduled for June 1995 in Halifax, Nova Scotia. Such an 
     agreement should include efforts to encourage greater 
     cooperation by the Government of China with the human rights 
     rapporteurs and working groups of the United Nations Human 
     Rights Commission, as well as bilateral and multilateral 
     initiatives to secure the unconditional release of imprisoned 
     peaceful pro-democracy advocates such as Wei Jingsheng.
       (3) Instruct the United States delegates to the United 
     Nations Fourth World Conference on Women in September 1995 to 
     vigorously and publicly support nongovernmental organizations 
     that may be subjected to harassment or to restrictions or 
     limitations on their activities, access to the media, or to 
     channels of communication during the conference by the 
     Government of China and to protest publicly and privately any 
     actions by the Government of China aimed at punishing or 
     repressing Chinese citizens who seek to peacefully express 
     their views or communicate with foreign citizens or media 
     during or following the United Nations Conference.
       (4) Extend an invitation to the Dalai Lama to visit 
     Washington, District of Columbia, in 1995.
       (c) United States Government Human Rights Policy Toward 
     China.--It shall be the policy of the United States 
     Government to continue to promote internationally recognized 
     human rights and worker rights in China and Tibet. The 
     President shall submit the following reports on the 
     formulation and implementation of United States human rights 
     policy toward China and the results of that policy to the 
     International Relations Committee of the House of 
     Representatives :
       (1) Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the President shall report on the status of the 
     ``new United States Human Rights Policy for China'' announced 
     by the President on May 26, 1994, including an assessment of 
     the implementation and effectiveness of the policy in 
     bringing about human rights improvements in China and Tibet, 
     with reference to the following specific initiatives 
     announced on that date:
       (A) High-level dialogue on human rights.
       (B) Voluntary principles in the area of human rights for 
     United States businesses operating in China.
       (C) Increased contact with and support for groups and 
     individuals in China promoting law reform and human rights.
       (D) Increased exchanges to support human rights law reform 
     in China.
       (E) The practice of all United States officials who visit 
     China to meet with the broadest possible spectrum of Chinese 
     citizens.
       (F) Increased efforts to press United States views on human 
     rights in China at the United Nations, the United Nations 
     Human Rights Commission, and other international 
     organizations.
       (G) A plan of international actions to address Tibet's 
     human rights problems and to promote substantive discussions 
     between the Dalai Lama and the Chinese Government.
       (H) Efforts to use the 1995 United Nations Women's 
     Conference in Beijing to expand freedoms of speech, 
     association, and assembly, as well as the rights of women, in 
     China.
       (I) An information strategy for promoting human rights by 
     expanding Chinese and Tibetan language broadcasts on the 
     Voice of America and establishing Radio Free Asia.
       (J) Encouraging the Chinese Government to permit 
     international human rights groups to operate in and visit 
     China.
     The report required by this paragraph shall also assess the 
     progress, if any, of the People's Republic of China toward 
     ending forced abortion, forced sterilization, and other 
     coercive population control practices.

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       (2) Not later than 120 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the President shall report on the status of Chinese 
     Government compliance with United States laws prohibiting the 
     importation into the United States of forced labor products, 
     including (but not limited to) a complete assessment and 
     report on the implementation of the Memorandum of 
     Understanding signed by the United States and China in 1992. 
     The report shall include (but not be limited to) the 
     following:
       (A) All efforts made by the United States Customs Service 
     from 1992 until the date of the report to investigate forced 
     labor exports and to conduct unannounced unrestricted 
     inspections of suspected forced labor sites in China, and the 
     extent to which Chinese authorities cooperated with such 
     investigations.
       (B) Recommendations of what further steps might be taken to 
     enhance United States effectiveness in prohibiting forced 
     labor exports to the United States from China.

     SEC. 2706. CONCERNING THE UNITED NATIONS VOLUNTARY FUND FOR 
                   VICTIMS OF TORTURE.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the President, acting 
     through the United States Permanent Representative to the 
     United Nations, should--
       (1) request the United Nations Voluntary Fund for Victims 
     of Torture--
       (A) to find new ways to support and protect treatment 
     centers that are carrying out rehabilitative services for 
     victims of torture; and
       (B) to encourage the development of new such centers;
       (2) use the voice and vote of the United States to support 
     the work of the Special Rapporteur on Torture and the 
     Committee Against Torture established under the Convention 
     Against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading 
     Treatment or Punishment; and
       (3) use the voice and vote of the United States to 
     establish a country rapporteur or similar procedural 
     mechanism to investigate human rights violations in a country 
     if either the Special Rapporteur or the Committee Against 
     Torture indicates that a systematic practice of torture is 
     prevalent in that country.

     SEC. 2707. RECOMMENDATIONS OF THE PRESIDENT FOR REFORM OF WAR 
                   POWERS RESOLUTION.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the President should 
     transmit to the Congress recommendations for reform of the 
     War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 1541 et seq.) in order to 
     permit the Congress and the President to more effectively 
     fulfill their constitutional responsibilities with respect to 
     the deployment of United States Armed Forces abroad.

     SEC. 2708. CONFLICT IN KASHMIR.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the United States 
     reiterates the need for all parties to the conflict in 
     Kashmir to enter into negotiations and resolve the conflict 
     peacefully. The Congress urges the executive branch to work 
     with all parties to facilitate a peaceful negotiated 
     settlement of the Kashmir conflict.

     SEC. 2709. UNITED STATES RELATIONS WITH THE FORMER YUGOSLAV 
                   REPUBLIC OF MACEDONIA (FYROM).

       It is the sense of the Congress that the Former Yugoslav 
     Republic of Macedonia (FYROM) should be eligible for all 
     United States foreign assistance programs, including programs 
     of the Export-Import Bank and the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation, if the government continues to respect the 
     rights of all ethnic minorities.

     SEC. 2710. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO INDONESIA.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the United States should continue to urge progress in 
     promotion and protection of internationally recognized human 
     rights by the Government of Indonesia;
       (2) in its bilateral relations with the Government of 
     Indonesia, the United States should place a high priority on 
     public and private efforts to urge the Government of 
     Indonesia to take specific steps to remove restrictions of 
     freedom of expression and association, to allow freedom of 
     the press, to allow freedom of religion, to end arbitrary 
     arrests and torture and ill-treatment, to cease official 
     attacks on nongovernmental organizations, to end the 
     widespread denial of worker rights, and to hold members of 
     the military accountable for human rights abuses;
       (3) with respect to the situation in East Timor, the United 
     States should call on the Government of Indonesia to make 
     public the complete findings of the investigations into the 
     killings of unarmed civilians in Liquica on January 12, 1995, 
     including the reports of the Army Council of Military Honor 
     and the findings of the National Human Rights Commission, and 
     that those responsible for the killings be identified and 
     brought to justice;
       (4) the United States should continue to press the 
     Government of Indonesia to fully comply with the 1994 and 
     1995 recommendations of the United Nations Human Rights 
     Commission regarding the need for a full accounting of the 
     Dili incident of November 1991;
       (5) the United States should urge the Government of 
     Indonesia to allow independent human rights monitoring 
     organizations and foreign journalists unhindered access to 
     East Timor;
       (6) the United States should urge the Government of 
     Indonesia to respect free practice of religion, including 
     Christianity, in Indonesia, including East Timor; and
       (7) the President should instruct the United States 
     delegates to the annual Indonesia aid consortium donor 
     meeting in July 1995 to again raise concerns about human 
     rights violations in Indonesia, including restrictions of 
     freedom of the press, attacks on nongovernmental 
     organizations, and widespread violations of human rights in 
     East Timor.

     SEC. 2711. DISPLACED PERSONS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that of the amounts made 
     available to the United Nations Development Program (and 
     United Nations Development Program-Administered Funds), at 
     least $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 and $20,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1997 should be available for programs and 
     services conducted in cooperation with the International 
     Organization for Migration, the International Committee for 
     the Red Cross, and nongovernmental organizations, for persons 
     who are displaced within their countries of nationality.

     SEC. 2712. POLICY TOWARD IRAN.

       (a) Iran's Acts of International Terrorism.--The Congress 
     makes the following findings with respect to Iran's acts of 
     international terrorism:
       (1) As cited by the Department of State, the Government of 
     Iran was the greatest supporter of state terrorism in 1992, 
     supporting over 20 terrorist acts, including the bombing of 
     the Israeli Embassy in Buenos Aires that killed 29 people.
       (2) As cited by the Department of State, the Government of 
     Iran is a sponsor of radical religious groups that have used 
     terrorism as a tool. These include such groups as Hezballah, 
     HAMAS, the Turkish Islamic Jihad, and the Popular Front for 
     the Liberation of Palestine-General Command (PFLP-GC).
       (3) As cited by the Department of State, the Government of 
     Iran has resorted to international terrorism as a means of 
     obtaining political gain. These actions have included not 
     only the assassination of former Prime Minister Bakhitiar, 
     but the death sentence imposed on Salman Rushdie, and the 
     assassination of the leader of the Kurdish Democratic Party 
     of Iran.
       (4) As cited by the Department of State and the Vice 
     President's Task Force on Combating Terrorism, the Government 
     of Iran has long been a proponent of terrorist actions 
     against the United States, beginning with the takeover of the 
     United States Embassy in Tehran in 1979. Iranian support of 
     extremist groups has led to the following attacks upon the 
     United States as well:
       (A) The car bomb attack on the United States Embassy in 
     Beirut killing 49 in 1983 by the Hezballah.
       (B) The car bomb attack on the United States Marine 
     Barracks in Beirut killing 241 in 1983 by the Hezballah.
       (C) The assassination of American University President in 
     1984 by the Hezballah.
       (D) The kidnapping of all American hostages in Lebanon from 
     1984-86 by the Hezballah.
       (5) The Government of Iran provides several hundred million 
     dollars annually in financial and logistical support to 
     organizations that use terrorism and violence as a tool to 
     undermine the Middle East peace process.
       (6) The Government of Iran provides financial, political, 
     and logistical support and safe haven to groups that seek the 
     violent overthrow of secular governments in the Middle East 
     and North Africa.
       (b) Iran's Program To Acquire Weapons of Mass Destruction 
     and the Means by Which to Deliver Them.--The Congress makes 
     the following findings with respect to Iran's program to 
     acquire weapons of mass destruction and the means by which to 
     deliver them--
       (1) the Government of Iran has intensified its efforts to 
     develop weapons of mass destruction and the means by which to 
     deliver them;
       (2) given Iran's petroleum reserves, the desire of the 
     Government of Iran to obtain gas centrifuge equipment and 
     light water nuclear power reactors clearly demonstrates what 
     had already been apparent, that Iran seeks to develop its 
     nuclear weapons capability; and
       (3) Iran has been relentless in its attempt to acquire the 
     missiles needed to deliver nuclear and chemical weapons.
       (c) Iran's Violations of Human Rights.--The Congress makes 
     the following findings with respect to Iran's violations of 
     human rights:
       (1) As cited by the 1991 United Nations Special 
     Representative on Human Rights, Amnesty International, and 
     the United States Department of State, the Government of Iran 
     has conducted assassinations outside of Iran, such as that of 
     former Prime Minister Shahpour Bakhitiar for which the 
     Government of France issued arrest warrants for several 
     Iranian governmental officials.
       (2) As cited by the 1991 United Nations Special 
     Representative on Human Rights and by Amnesty International, 
     the Government of Iran has conducted revolutionary trials 
     which do not meet internationally recognized standards of 
     fairness or justice. These trials have included such 
     violations as a lack of procedural safeguards, trial times of 
     5 minutes or less, limited access to defense counsel, forced 
     confessions, and summary executions.
       (3) As cited by the 1991 United Nations Special 
     Representative on Human Rights, the Government of Iran 
     systematically represses its Baha'i population. Persecutions 
     of this small religious community include assassinations, 
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     bitions, and denial of applications for documents such as 
     passports.
       (4) As cited by the 1991 United Nations Special 
     Representative on Human Rights, the Government of Iran 
     suppresses opposition to its government. Political 
     organizations such as the Freedom Movement are banned from 
     parliamentary elections, have their telephones tapped and 
     their mail opened, and are systematically harassed and 
     intimidated.
       (5) As cited by the 1991 United Nations Special 
     Representative on Human Rights and Amnesty International, the 
     Government of Iran has failed to recognize the importance of 
     international human rights. This includes suppression of 
     Iranian human rights movements such as the Freedom Movement, 
     lack of cooperation with international human rights 
     organizations such as the International Red Cross, and an 
     overall apathy toward human rights in general. This lack of 
     concern prompted the Special Representative to state in his 
     report that Iran had made ``no appreciable progress towards 
     improved compliance with human rights in accordance with the 
     current international instruments''.
       (6) As cited by Amnesty International, the Government of 
     Iran continues to torture its political prisoners. Torture 
     methods include burns, arbitrary blows, severe beatings, and 
     positions inducing pain.
       (d) United States Policy and Response.--The Congress makes 
     the following findings with respect to United States policy 
     and response to Iran:
       (1) The actions by the Government of Iran identified in 
     subsections (a), (b), and (c) threaten the national security 
     and offend the democratic values of the United States and 
     many other nations in the Middle East and elsewhere.
       (2) In response to this record of violent, destabilizing, 
     and antidemocratic conduct, it has been the policy of the 
     United States to seek to isolate the Government of Iran 
     diplomatically and economically, thereby making the 
     continuation of such conduct increasingly costly.
       (3) The policies the United States has pursued in an effort 
     to pressure the Government of Iran diplomatically and 
     economically have included refusing to conduct normal 
     diplomatic relations with Iran; barring the importation of 
     Iranian oil and other products into the United States; 
     prohibiting the export or reexport to Iran of weapons or of 
     goods or technology with potential military uses; voting 
     against all loans to Iran by international financial 
     institutions; and, most recently, imposing a total economic 
     embargo on Iran.
       (4) To further increase the cost to the Government of Iran 
     of its objectionable conduct the United States has urged 
     other countries with economic ties to Iran to take equivalent 
     steps to isolate Iran economically and diplomatically.
       (e) Congressional Declarations.--The Congress makes the 
     following declarations:
       (1) The imposition of an economic embargo on Iran by 
     President Clinton was an important and necessary measure to 
     increase economic and political pressure on Iran.
       (2) The President should, as a matter of the highest 
     priority, intensify efforts to persuade Iran's leading trade 
     partners and creditors to join with the United States in 
     ceasing all trade with Iran and ending any rescheduling or 
     other relaxation of debts owed to them.
       (3) The President should take whatever steps are 
     appropriate to dissuade those who are aiding Iran's efforts 
     to develop nuclear weapons and the means by which to deliver 
     them from continuing such assistance.
       (4) The United States should convene a special summit of 
     the world's leading heads of state to address the issue of 
     international terrorism and the means for improving the 
     efforts to combat international terrorism.
       (5) The Secretary of State should promptly take steps to 
     strengthen each of the existing multilateral nonproliferation 
     regimes to make them more effective in counteracting rogue 
     regimes such as Iran.
       (6) The President should make the development of a 
     multilateral economic embargo on Iran a top priority on the 
     agenda at the meeting of the G--7 industrial partners 
     scheduled for June 1995 in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

     SEC. 2713. CONFLICT IN CHECHNYA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) Russian troops advanced into Chechnya on December 10, 
     1994, and were met with strong resistance from Chechen rebels 
     who have now moved to the Caucasus mountains where they are 
     engaging in what even the most optimistic Russian military 
     officers predict will be a drawn-out guerrilla war.
       (2) The cost of the Chechen battle is estimated to cost the 
     Government of Russia at least $2,000,000,000 and could 
     exacerbate the budget deficit of the Government of Russia.
       (3) The United States has approved over $2,400,000,000 in 
     loan guarantees through the Export-Import Bank of the United 
     States and the Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
       (4) The United States has provided Russia with significant 
     direct assistance to promote a free market economy, support 
     democracy, meet humanitarian needs, and dismantle nuclear 
     weapons.
       (b) Declaration of Policy.--The Congress declares the 
     following:
       (1) United States investment in Russia has been significant 
     in promoting democracy and stabilizing the economy of Russia 
     and this progress could be imperiled by Russia's continued 
     war in Chechnya.
       (2) The inability to negotiate an end to this crisis and 
     the resulting economic implications could adversely affect 
     the ability of Russia to fulfill its commitments to the 
     International Monetary Fund, the Export-Import Bank of the 
     United States, and the Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation.
       (3) In further contacts with President Yeltsin, it is 
     imperative that President Clinton repeat his call for an 
     immediate end to the war in Chechnya.

     SEC. 2714. UNITED STATES DELEGATION TO THE FOURTH WORLD 
                   CONFERENCE ON WOMEN IN BEIJING.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the United States 
     delegation to the Fourth World Conference on Women should 
     include at least one representative of a United States-based 
     nongovernmental organization representing Tibetan women.

     SEC. 2715. FEMALE GENITAL MUTILATION.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) female genital mutilation is a violation of women's 
     basic human rights;
       (2) female genital mutilation constitutes a major health 
     risk to women, with lifelong physical and psychological 
     consequences; and
       (3) female genital mutilation should not be condoned by any 
     government.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the President should seek to end the practice of female 
     genital mutilation worldwide through the active cooperation 
     and participation of governments in countries where female 
     genital mutilation takes place; and
       (2) steps to end the practice of female genital mutilation 
     should include--
       (A) encouraging nations to establish clear policies against 
     female genital mutilation and enforcing existing laws which 
     prohibit it;
       (B) assisting nations in creating culturally appropriate 
     outreach programs that include education and counseling about 
     the dangers of female genital mutilation for women and men of 
     all ages; and
       (C) ensuring that all appropriate programs in which the 
     United States participates include a component pertaining to 
     female genital mutilation, so as to ensure consistency across 
     the spectrum of health and child related programs conducted 
     in any country in which female genital mutilation is known to 
     be a problem.

     SEC. 2716. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING SYRIAN OCCUPATION 
                   OF LEBANON.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the Government of Syria should comply with the Taif 
     Agreement and withdraw all of its troops from Lebanon;
       (2) the United States should use its contacts at the 
     highest level of the Syrian Government to encourage the 
     Government of Syria to withdraw all of its troops from 
     Lebanon within a timeframe to be negotiated between the 
     Syrian and Lebanese Governments; and
       (3) the Secretary of State should inform the Congress as to 
     the actions the United States has taken to encourage 
     withdrawal of all Syrian troops from Lebanon.
             DIVISION C--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Foreign Aid Reduction 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 3002. DECLARATION OF POLICY.

       The Congress declares the following:
       (1) United States leadership overseas must be maintained to 
     support our vital national security, economic, and 
     humanitarian interests.
       (2) As part of this leadership, United States foreign 
     assistance programs are essential to support these national 
     interests.
       (3) However, United States foreign assistance programs can 
     be responsibly reduced while maintaining United States 
     leadership overseas.
              TITLE XXXI--DEFENSE AND SECURITY ASSISTANCE

               CHAPTER 1--MILITARY AND RELATED ASSISTANCE

            Subchapter A--Foreign Military Financing Program

     SEC. 3101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for grant 
     assistance under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2763) and for the subsidy cost, as defined in 
     section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990, of 
     direct loans under such section--
       (1) $3,284,440,000 for fiscal year 1996; and
       (2) $3,226,020,000 for fiscal year 1997.

     SEC. 3102. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

       Of the amounts made available for fiscal years 1996 and 
     1997 for assistance under the ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'' account under section 23 of the Arms Export Control 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), not more than $24,020,000 for each such 
     fiscal year may be made available for necessary expenses for 
     the general costs of administration of military assistance 
     and sales, including expenses incurred in purchasing 
     passenger motor vehicles for replacement for use outside the 
     United States.

     SEC. 3103. ASSISTANCE FOR ISRAEL.

       (a) Minimum Allocation.--Of the amounts made available for 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for assistance under the ``Foreign 
     Military Financing Program'' account under section 23 of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), not less than 
     $1,800,000,000 for each such fiscal year shall be available 
     only for Israel.
       (b) Terms of Assistance.--
       (1) Grant basis.--The assistance provided for Israel for 
     each fiscal year under subsection (a) shall be provided on a 
     grant basis.

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       (2) Expedited disbursement.--Such assistance shall be 
     disbursed--
       (A) with respect to fiscal year 1996, not later than 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1996, or by October 31, 1995, whichever 
     is later; and
       (B) with respect to fiscal year 1997, not later than 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1997, or by October 31, 1996, whichever 
     is later.
       (3) Advanced weapons systems.--To the extent that the 
     Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such 
     purposes, funds described in subsection (a) shall, as agreed 
     by the Government of Israel and the Government of the United 
     States, be available for advanced weapons systems, of which 
     not less than $475,000,000 for each fiscal year shall be 
     available only for procurement in Israel of defense articles 
     and defense services, including research and development.
       (c) Foreign Military Sales.--Section 21(h) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(h)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``or the Government 
     of Israel'' after ``North Atlantic Treaty Organization''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or to any member 
     government of that Organization if that Organization or 
     member government'' and inserting ``, any member government 
     of that Organization, or the Government of Israel, if the 
     Organization, member government, or Government of Israel, as 
     the case may be,''.

     SEC. 3104. ASSISTANCE FOR EGYPT.

       (a) Minimum Allocation.--Of the amounts made available for 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for assistance under the ``Foreign 
     Military Financing Program'' account under section 23 of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), not less than 
     $1,300,000,000 for each such fiscal year shall be available 
     only for Egypt.
       (b) Terms of Assistance.--The assistance provided for Egypt 
     for each fiscal year under subsection (a) shall be provided 
     on a grant basis.

     SEC. 3105. LOANS FOR GREECE AND TURKEY.

       Of the amounts made available for fiscal year 1996 under 
     section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763)--
       (1) not more than $26,620,000 shall be made available for 
     the subsidy cost, as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal 
     Credit Reform Act of 1990, of direct loans for Greece; and
       (2) not more than $37,800,000 shall be made available for 
     such subsidy cost of direct loans for Turkey.

     SEC. 3106. TERMS OF LOANS.

       Section 31(c) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2771(c)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Loans available under section 23 shall be provided at 
     rates of interest that are not less than the current average 
     market yield on outstanding marketable obligations of the 
     United States of comparable maturities.''.

     SEC. 3107. NONREPAYMENT OF GRANT ASSISTANCE.

       Section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, 
     the President shall not require repayment of any assistance 
     provided on a grant basis under this section to a foreign 
     country or international organization.''.

     SEC. 3108. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Availability of Funds for Procurement of Defense 
     Articles, Services, and Design and Construction Services not 
     Sold by United States Government.--Section 23 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), as amended by this Act, 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Funds made available to carry out this section for a 
     fiscal year may be made available to a foreign country or 
     international organization for the purpose of financing the 
     procurement of defense articles, defense services, and design 
     and construction services that are not sold by the United 
     States Government under this Act only--
       ``(1) with respect to a country that is a member country of 
     the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, a major non-NATO 
     ally, or Jordan for which assistance was justified under this 
     section in the annual congressional presentation documents 
     under section 634 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for 
     that fiscal year; and
       ``(2) if such country or international organization enters 
     into an agreement with the United States Government that 
     specifies the terms and conditions under which such 
     procurements shall be financed with such funds.''.
       (b) Audit of Certain Private Firms.--Section 23 of such Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2763), as amended by this Act, is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) For each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense, as 
     requested by the Director of the Defense Security Assistance 
     Agency, shall conduct audits on a nonreimbursable basis of 
     private firms that have entered into contracts with foreign 
     governments under which defense articles, defense services, 
     or design and construction services are to be procured by 
     such firms for such governments from financing under this 
     section.''.
       (c) Prohibition on Use of Funds for the Transport of 
     Aircraft to Commercial Arms Sales Shows.--Section 23 of such 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), as amended by this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Funds made available to carry out this section may 
     not be used to facilitate the transport of aircraft to 
     commercial arms sales shows.''.
       (d) Notification Requirement With Respect to Cash Flow 
     Financing.--Section 23 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), as 
     amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(j)(1) For each country and international organization 
     that has been approved for cash flow financing under this 
     section, any letter of offer and acceptance or other purchase 
     agreement, or any amendment thereto, for a procurement of 
     defense articles, defense services, or design and 
     construction services in excess of $100,000,000 that is to be 
     financed in whole or in part with funds made available under 
     this Act or the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 shall be 
     submitted to the congressional committees specified in 
     section 634A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in 
     accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming 
     notifications under that section.
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `cash flow 
     financing' has the meaning given such term in the second 
     subsection (d) of section 25.''.
       (e) Limitations on Use of Funds for Direct Commercial 
     Contracts.--Section 23 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), as 
     amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(k) Of the amounts made available for a fiscal year to 
     carry out this section, not more than $100,000,000 for such 
     fiscal year may be made available for countries other than 
     Israel and Egypt for the purpose of financing the procurement 
     of defense articles, defense services, and design and 
     construction services that are not sold by the United States 
     Government under this Act.''.
       (f) Use of Funds for Demining Activities.--Section 23 of 
     such Act (22 U.S.C. 2763), as amended by this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     made available to carry out this section may be used for 
     demining activities, and may include activities implemented 
     through nongovernmental and international organizations.''.

                     Subchapter B--Other Assistance

     SEC. 3121. DEFENSE DRAWDOWN SPECIAL AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Unforeseen Emergency Drawdown.--Section 506(a)(1) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1)) is 
     amended by striking ``$75,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$100,000,000''.
       (b) Additional Drawdown.--Section 506 of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2318) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking ``defense articles 
     from the stocks'' and all that follows and inserting the 
     following: ``articles and services from the inventory and 
     resources of any agency of the United States Government and 
     military education and training from the Department of 
     Defense, the President may direct the drawdown of such 
     articles, services, and military education and training--
       ``(i) for the purposes and under the authorities of--
       ``(I) chapter 8 of part I (relating to international 
     narcotics control assistance);
       ``(II) chapter 9 of part I (relating to international 
     disaster assistance); or
       ``(III) the Migration and Refugee Assistance Act of 1962; 
     or
       ``(ii) for the purpose of providing such articles, 
     services, and military education and training to Vietnam, 
     Cambodia, and Laos as the President determines are 
     necessary--
       ``(I) to support efforts to locate and repatriate members 
     of the United States Armed Forces and civilians employed 
     directly or indirectly by the United States Government who 
     remain unaccounted for from the Vietnam War; and
       ``(II) to ensure the safety of United States Government 
     personnel engaged in such cooperative efforts and to support 
     Department of Defense-sponsored humanitarian projects 
     associated with such efforts.'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(2)(B), by striking ``$75,000,000'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``$150,000,000 in any 
     fiscal year of such articles, services, and military 
     education and training may be provided pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) of this paragraph--
       ``(i) not more than $75,000,000 of which may be provided 
     from the drawdown from the inventory and resources of the 
     Department of Defense;
       ``(ii) not more than $75,000,000 of which may be provided 
     pursuant to clause (i)(I) of such subparagraph; and
       ``(iii) not more than $15,000,000 of which may be provided 
     to Vietnam, Cambodia, and Laos pursuant to clause (ii) of 
     such subparagraph.''; and
       (3) in subsection (b)(1), by adding at the end the 
     following: ``In the case of drawdowns authorized by 
     subclauses (I) and (III) of subsection (a)(2)(A)(i), 
     notifications shall be provided to those committees at least 
     15 days in advance in accordance with the procedures 
     applicable to reprogramming notifications under section 
     634A.''.
       (c) Notice to Congress of Exercise of Special 
     Authorities.--Section 652 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2411) is 
     amended by striking ``prior to the date'' and inserting 
     ``before''.

     SEC. 3122. STOCKPILES OF DEFENSE ARTICLES.

       (a) Limitation on Value of Additions.--Section 514(b)(1) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(1)) is 
     amended by inserting ``or in the implementation of

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     agreements with Israel'' after ``North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization''.
       (b) Additions in Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997.--Section 
     514(b)(2) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2321h(b)(2)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(2)(A) The value of such additions to stockpiles of 
     defense articles in foreign countries shall not exceed 
     $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997.
       ``(B) Of the amount specified in subparagraph (A) for each 
     of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997, not more than $40,000,000 
     may be made available for stockpiles in the Republic of Korea 
     and not more than $10,000,000 may be made available for 
     stockpiles in Thailand.''.
       (c) Location of Stockpiles of Defense Articles.--Section 
     514(c) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2321h(c)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) Location of Stockpiles of Defense Articles.--
       ``(1) Limitation.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
     stockpile of defense articles may be located outside the 
     boundaries of a United States military base or a military 
     base used primarily by the United States.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply with 
     respect to stockpiles of defense articles located in the 
     Republic of Korea, Thailand, any country that is a member of 
     the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, any country that is a 
     major non-NATO ally, or any other country the President may 
     designate. At least 15 days before designating a country 
     pursuant to the last clause of the preceding sentence, the 
     President shall notify the congressional committees specified 
     in section 634A(a) in accordance with the procedures 
     applicable to reprogramming notifications under that 
     section.''.

     SEC. 3123. TRANSFER OF EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.

       (a) In General.--Section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 516. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES.

       ``(a) Authorization.--The President is authorized to 
     transfer excess defense articles under this section to 
     countries for which receipt of such articles was justified 
     pursuant to the annual congressional presentation documents 
     for military assistance programs, or for programs under 
     chapter 8 of part I of this Act, submitted under section 634 
     of this Act, or for which receipt of such articles was 
     separately justified, for the fiscal year in which the 
     transfer is authorized.
       ``(b) Limitations on Transfers.--The President may transfer 
     excess defense articles under this section only if--
       ``(1) such articles are drawn from existing stocks of the 
     Department of Defense;
       ``(2) funds available to the Department of Defense for the 
     procurement of defense equipment are not expended in 
     connection with the transfer;
       ``(3) the transfer of such articles will not have an 
     adverse impact on the military readiness of the United 
     States;
       ``(4) with respect to a proposed transfer of such articles 
     on a grant basis, such a transfer is preferable to a transfer 
     on a sales basis, after taking into account the potential 
     proceeds from, and likelihood of, such sales, and the 
     comparative foreign policy benefits that may accrue to the 
     United States as the result of a transfer on either a grant 
     or sales basis;
       ``(5) the President determines that the transfer of such 
     articles will not have an adverse impact on the national 
     technology and industrial base, and particularly, will not 
     reduce the opportunities of entities in the national 
     technology and industrial base to sell new or used equipment 
     to the countries to which such articles are transferred; and
       ``(6) the transfer of such articles is consistent with the 
     policy framework for the Eastern Mediterranean established 
     under section 620C of this Act.
       ``(c) Terms of Transfers.--
       ``(1) No cost to recipient country.--Excess defense 
     articles may be transferred under this section without cost 
     to the recipient country.
       ``(2) Priority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the delivery of excess defense articles under this 
     section to member countries of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO) on the southern and southeastern flank of 
     NATO and to major non-NATO allies on such southern and 
     southeastern flank shall be given priority to the maximum 
     extent feasible over the delivery of such excess defense 
     articles to other countries.
       ``(d) Waiver of Requirement for Reimbursement of Department 
     of Defense Expenses.--Section 632(d) shall not apply with 
     respect to transfers of excess defense articles (including 
     transportation and related costs) under this section.
       ``(e) Transportation and Related Costs.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     funds available to the Department of Defense may not be 
     expended for crating, packing, handling, and transportation 
     of excess defense articles transferred under the authority of 
     this section.
       ``(2) Exception.--The President may provide for the 
     transportation of excess defense articles without charge to a 
     country for the costs of such transportation if--
       ``(A) it is determined that it is in the national interest 
     of the United States to do so;
       ``(B) the recipient is a developing country receiving less 
     than $10,000,000 of assistance under chapter 5 of part II of 
     this Act (relating to international military education and 
     training) or section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2763; relating to the Foreign Military Financing 
     program) in the fiscal year in which the transportation is 
     provided;
       ``(C) the total weight of the transfer does not exceed 
     25,000 pounds; and
       ``(D) such transportation is accomplished on a space 
     available basis.
       ``(f) Advance Notification to Congress for Transfer of 
     Certain Excess Defense Articles.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President may not transfer excess 
     defense articles that are significant military equipment (as 
     defined in section 47(9) of the Arms Export Control Act) or 
     excess defense articles valued (in terms of original 
     acquisition cost) at $7,000,000 or more, under this section 
     or under the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) 
     until 15 days after the date on which the President has 
     provided notice of the proposed transfer to the congressional 
     committees specified in section 634A(a) in accordance with 
     procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications under 
     that section.
       ``(2) Contents.--Such notification shall include--
       ``(A) a statement outlining the purposes for which the 
     article is being provided to the country, including whether 
     such article has been previously provided to such country;
       ``(B) an assessment of the impact of the transfer on the 
     military readiness of the United States;
       ``(C) an assessment of the impact of the transfer on the 
     national technology and industrial base, and particularly, 
     the impact on opportunities of entities in the national 
     technology and industrial base to sell new or used equipment 
     to the countries to which such articles are to be 
     transferred; and
       ``(D) a statement describing the current value of such 
     article and the value of such article at acquisition.
       ``(g) Aggregate Annual Limitation.--The aggregate value of 
     excess defense articles transferred to countries under this 
     section in any fiscal year may not exceed $350,000,000.
       ``(h) Congressional Presentation Documents.--Documents 
     described in subsection (a) justifying the transfer of excess 
     defense articles shall include an explanation of the general 
     purposes of providing excess defense articles as well as a 
     table which provides an aggregate annual total of transfers 
     of excess defense articles in the preceding year by country 
     in terms of offers and actual deliveries and in terms of 
     acquisition cost and current value. Such table shall indicate 
     whether such excess defense articles were provided on a grant 
     or sale basis.
       ``(i) Excess Coast Guard Property.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `excess defense articles' shall be deemed 
     to include excess property of the Coast Guard, and the term 
     `Department of Defense' shall be deemed, with respect to such 
     excess property, to include the Coast Guard.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Arms export control act.--Section 21(k) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(k)) is amended by striking 
     ``the President shall'' and all that follows and inserting 
     the following: ``the President shall determine that the sale 
     of such articles will not have an adverse impact on the 
     national technology and industrial base, and particularly, 
     will not reduce the opportunities of entities in the national 
     technology and industrial base to sell new or used equipment 
     to the countries to which such articles are transferred.''.
       (2) Repeals.--The following provisions of law are hereby 
     repealed:
       (A) Section 502A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2303).
       (B) Sections 517 through 520 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321k through 2321n).
       (C) Section 31(d) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2771(d)).

     SEC. 3124. NONLETHAL EXCESS DEFENSE ARTICLES FOR ALBANIA.

       Notwithstanding section 516(e) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, during each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997, 
     funds available to the Department of Defense may be expended 
     for crating, packing, handling, and transportation of 
     nonlethal excess defense articles transferred under the 
     authority of section 516 of such Act to Albania.

        CHAPTER 2--INTERNATIONAL MILITARY EDUCATION AND TRAINING

     SEC. 3141. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated $39,781,000 for 
     each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997 to carry out chapter 5 
     of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2347 et seq.).

     SEC. 3142. ASSISTANCE FOR INDONESIA.

       Funds made available for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 to 
     carry out chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) may be obligated for 
     Indonesia only for expanded military and education training 
     that meets the requirements of clauses (i) through (iv) of 
     the second sentence of section 541 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2347).

     SEC. 3143. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) General Authority.--Section 541 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347) is amended in the 
     second sentence in the matter preceding clause (i) by 
     inserting ``and individuals who are not members of the 
     government'' after ``legislators''.
       (b) Test Pilot Exchange Training.--Section 544 of such Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2347c) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``In carrying out this chapter'' and 
     inserting ``(a) In carrying out this chapter''; and

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       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) The President may provide for the attendance of 
     foreign military and civilian defense personnel at test pilot 
     flight schools in the United States without charge, and 
     without charge to funds available to carry out this chapter 
     (notwithstanding section 632(d) of this Act), if such 
     attendance is pursuant to an agreement providing for the 
     exchange of students on a one-for-one basis each fiscal year 
     between those United States test pilot flight schools and 
     comparable flight test pilot schools of foreign countries.''.
       (c) Assistance for Certain Foreign Countries.--Chapter 5 of 
     part II of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 546. ASSISTANCE FOR CERTAIN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       ``Of the amounts made available for a fiscal year for 
     assistance under this chapter, not more than $300,000 for 
     such fiscal year may be made available for assistance on a 
     grant basis for any high-income foreign country for military 
     education and training of military and related civilian 
     personnel of such country if such country agrees to provide 
     for the transportation and living allowances of such military 
     and related civilian personnel.''.

                  CHAPTER 3--ANTITERRORISM ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 3151. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 and $25,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1997 to carry out chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa et seq.).
       (b) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized to remain 
     available until expended.

     SEC. 3152. ANTITERRORISM TRAINING ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 571 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa) is amended by striking ``Subject 
     to the provisions of this chapter'' and inserting 
     ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts 
     assistance to foreign countries (other than sections 502B and 
     620A of this Act)''.
       (b) Limitations.--Section 573 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2349aa-2) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``Specific Authorities 
     and'';
       (2) by striking subsection (a);
       (3) by redesignating subsections (b) through (f) as 
     subsections (a) through (e), respectively; and
       (4) in subsection (c) (as redesignated)--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2);
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (3), respectively; and
       (C) by amending paragraph (2) (as redesignated) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), funds made 
     available to carry out this chapter shall not be made 
     available for the procurement of weapons and ammunition.
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to small arms and 
     ammunition in categories I and III of the United States 
     Munitions List that are integrally and directly related to 
     antiterrorism training provided under this chapter if, at 
     least 15 days before obligating those funds, the President 
     notifies the appropriate congressional committees specified 
     in section 634A of this Act in accordance with the procedures 
     applicable to reprogramming notifications under such section.
       ``(C) The value (in terms of original acquisition cost) of 
     all equipment and commodities provided under this chapter in 
     any fiscal year may not exceed 25 percent of the funds made 
     available to carry out this chapter for that fiscal year.''.
       (c) Annual Report.--Section 574 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2349aa-3) is hereby repealed.
       (d) Technical Corrections.--Section 575 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa-
     4) and section 576 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa-5) of such Act are 
     redesignated as sections 574 and 575, respectively.

     SEC. 3153. RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT EXPENSES.

       Funds made available for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 to 
     carry out chapter 8 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa et seq.; relating to antiterrorism 
     assistance) may be made available to the Technical Support 
     Working Group of the Department of State for research and 
     development expenses related to contraband detection 
     technologies or for field demonstrations of such technologies 
     (whether such field demonstrations take place in the United 
     States or outside the United States).

                CHAPTER 4--NARCOTICS CONTROL ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 3161. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     $213,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997 to 
     carry out chapter 8 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2291 et seq.).
       (b) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized to remain 
     available until expended.

     SEC. 3162. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Policy and General Authorities.--Section 481(a) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act (22 U.S.C. 2291(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) through (F) as 
     subparagraphs (E) through (G), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) International criminal activities, particularly 
     international narcotics trafficking, money laundering, and 
     corruption, endanger political and economic stability and 
     democratic development, and assistance for the prevention and 
     suppression of international criminal activities should be a 
     priority for the United States.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (4), by adding before the period at the 
     end the following: ``, or for other related anticrime 
     purposes''.
       (b) Contributions and Reimbursement.--Section 482(c) of 
     that Act (22 U.S.C. 2291a(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Contribution by Recipient Country.--To'' 
     and inserting ``Contributions and Reimbursement.--(1) To''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2)(A) The President is authorized to accept 
     contributions from other foreign governments to carry out the 
     purposes of this chapter. Such contributions shall be 
     deposited as an offsetting collection to the applicable 
     appropriation account and may be used under the same terms 
     and conditions as funds appropriated pursuant to this 
     chapter.
       ``(B) At the time of submission of the annual congressional 
     presentation documents required by section 634(a), the 
     President shall provide a detailed report on any 
     contributions received in the preceding fiscal year, the 
     amount of such contributions, and the purposes for which such 
     contributions were used.
       ``(3) The President is authorized to provide assistance 
     under this chapter on a reimbursable basis. Such 
     reimbursements shall be deposited as an offsetting collection 
     to the applicable appropriation and may be used under the 
     same terms and conditions as funds appropriated pursuant to 
     this chapter.''.
       (c) Implementation of Law Enforcement Assistance.--Section 
     482 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2291a) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsections:
       ``(f) Treatment of Funds.--Funds transferred to and 
     consolidated with funds appropriated pursuant to this chapter 
     may be made available on such terms and conditions as are 
     applicable to funds appropriated pursuant to this chapter. 
     Funds so transferred or consolidated shall be apportioned 
     directly to the bureau within the Department of State 
     responsible for administering this chapter.
       ``(g) Excess Property.--For purposes of this chapter, the 
     Secretary of State may use the authority of section 608, 
     without regard to the restrictions of such section, to 
     receive nonlethal excess property from any agency of the 
     United States Government for the purpose of providing such 
     property to a foreign government under the same terms and 
     conditions as funds authorized to be appropriated for the 
     purposes of this chapter.''.
       (d) Reporting Requirements.--(1) Section 489 of such Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2291h) is amended--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``for fiscal year 
     1995'';
       (B) by striking ``(a) International Narcotics Control 
     Strategy Report.--''; and
       (C) by striking subsections (b) and (c).
       (2) Section 489A of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2291i) is hereby 
     repealed.
       (e) Certification Requirements.--(1) Section 490 of such 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2291j) is amended--
       (A) in the section heading by striking ``for fiscal year 
     1995''; and
       (B) by striking subsection (i).
       (2) Section 490A of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2291k) is hereby 
     repealed.

     SEC. 3163. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.

       (a) In General.--The authority of section 1003(d) of the 
     National Narcotics Control Leadership Act of 1988 (21 U.S.C. 
     1502(d)) may be exercised with respect to funds authorized to 
     be appropriated pursuant to the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) and with respect to the 
     personnel of the Department of State only to the extent that 
     the appropriate congressional committees have been notified 
     15 days in advance in accordance with the reprogramming 
     procedures applicable under section 634A of that Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2394).
       (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee 
     on International Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.

     SEC. 3164. WAIVER OF RESTRICTIONS FOR NARCOTICS-RELATED 
                   ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE.

       For each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997, narcotics-
     related assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) may be provided 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law that restricts 
     assistance to foreign countries (other than section 490(e) or 
     section 502B of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2291j(e) and 2304)) if, 
     at least 15 days before obligating funds for such assistance, 
     the President notifies the appropriate congressional 
     committees (as defined in section 481(e) of that Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2291(e))) in accordance with the procedures applicable 
     to reprogramming notifications under section 634A of that Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2394).

            CHAPTER 5--NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT FUND

     SEC. 3171. NONPROLIFERATION AND DISARMAMENT FUND.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     $25,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997 to 
     carry out bilateral and multilateral nonproliferation and 
     disarmament activities for the independent states of the 
     former Soviet Union, countries other than the independent 
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     Soviet Union, and international organizations under section 
     504 of the Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian 
     Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 
     5854).
       (b) Supersedes Other Laws.--Funds made available for fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997 under the authority of section 504 of the 
     Freedom for Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open 
     Markets Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5854) may be used 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law.
       (c) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized to remain 
     available until expended.

                      CHAPTER 6--OTHER PROVISIONS

     SEC. 3181. STANDARDIZATION OF CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW PROCEDURES 
                   FOR ARMS TRANSFERS.

       (a) Third Country Transfers Under FMS Sales.--Section 
     3(d)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753(d)(2)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``, as provided for in 
     sections 36(b)(2) and 36(b)(3) of this Act'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``law'' and inserting 
     ``joint resolution''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) If the President states in his certification under 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) that an emergency exists which 
     requires that consent to the proposed transfer become 
     effective immediately in the national security interests of 
     the United States, thus waiving the requirements of that 
     subparagraph, the President shall set forth in the 
     certification a detailed justification for his determination, 
     including a description of the emergency circumstances which 
     necessitate immediate consent to the transfer and a 
     discussion of the national security interests involved.
       ``(D)(i) Any joint resolution under this paragraph shall be 
     considered in the Senate in accordance with the provisions of 
     section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance and 
     Arms Export Control Act of 1976.
       ``(ii) For the purpose of expediting the consideration and 
     enactment of joint resolutions under this paragraph, a motion 
     to proceed to the consideration of any such joint resolution 
     after it has been reported by the appropriate committee shall 
     be treated as highly privileged in the House of 
     Representatives.''.
       (b) Third Country Transfers Under Commercial Sales.--
     Section 3(d)(3) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2753(d)(3)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(3)'';
       (2) in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``at least 30 calendar days''; and
       (B) by striking ``report'' and inserting ``certification''; 
     and
       (3) by striking the last sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``Such certification shall be submitted--
       ``(i) at least 15 calendar days before such consent is 
     given in the case of a transfer to a country which is a 
     member of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization or 
     Australia, Japan, or New Zealand; and
       ``(ii) at least 30 calendar days before such consent is 
     given in the case of a transfer to any other country,
     unless the President states in his certification that an 
     emergency exists which requires that consent to the proposed 
     transfer become effective immediately in the national 
     security interests of the United States. If the President 
     states in his certification that such an emergency exists 
     (thus waiving the requirements of clause (i) or (ii), as the 
     case may be, and of subparagraph (B)) the President shall set 
     forth in the certification a detailed justification for his 
     determination, including a description of the emergency 
     circumstances which necessitate that consent to the proposed 
     transfer become effective immediately and a discussion of the 
     national security interests involved.
       ``(B) Consent to a transfer subject to subparagraph (A) 
     shall become effective after the end of the 15-day or 30-day 
     period specified in subparagraph (A)(i) or (ii), as the case 
     may be, only if the Congress does not enact, within that 
     period, a joint resolution prohibiting the proposed transfer.
       ``(C)(i) Any joint resolution under this paragraph shall be 
     considered in the Senate in accordance with the provisions of 
     section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance and 
     Arms Export Control Act of 1976.
       ``(ii) For the purpose of expediting the consideration and 
     enactment of joint resolutions under this paragraph, a motion 
     to proceed to the consideration of any such joint resolution 
     after it has been reported by the appropriate committee shall 
     be treated as highly privileged in the House of 
     Representatives.''.
       (c) Commercial Sales.--Section 36(c)(2) of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2753(c)(2)) is amended by amending subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B) to read as follows:
       ``(A) in the case of a license for an export to the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization, any member country of that 
     Organization or Australia, Japan, or New Zealand, shall not 
     be issued until at least 15 calendar days after the Congress 
     receives such certification, and shall not be issued then if 
     the Congress, within that 15-day period, enacts a joint 
     resolution prohibiting the proposed export; and
       ``(B) in the case of any other license, shall not be issued 
     until at least 30 calendar days after the Congress receives 
     such certification, and shall not be issued then if the 
     Congress, within that 30-day period, enacts a joint 
     resolution prohibiting the proposed export.''.
       (d) Commercial Manufacturing Agreements.--Section 36(d) of 
     such Act (22 U.S.C. 2753(d)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(d)'';
       (2) by striking ``for or in a country not a member of the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) A certification under this subsection shall be 
     submitted--
       ``(A) at least 15 days before approval is given in the case 
     of an agreement for or in a country which is a member of the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization or Australia, Japan, or 
     New Zealand; and
       ``(B) at least 30 days before approval is given in the case 
     of an agreement for or in any other country;
     unless the President states in his certification that an 
     emergency exists which requires the immediate approval of the 
     agreement in the national security interests of the United 
     States.
       ``(3) If the President states in his certification that an 
     emergency exists which requires the immediate approval of the 
     agreement in the national security interests of the United 
     States, thus waiving the requirements of paragraph (4), he 
     shall set forth in the certification a detailed justification 
     for his determination, including a description of the 
     emergency circumstances which necessitate the immediate 
     approval of the agreement and a discussion of the national 
     security interests involved.
       ``(4) Approval for an agreement subject to paragraph (1) 
     may not be given under section 38 if the Congress, within the 
     15-day or 30-day period specified in paragraph (2)(A) or (B), 
     as the case may be, enacts a joint resolution prohibiting 
     such approval.
       ``(5)(A) Any joint resolution under paragraph (4) shall be 
     considered in the Senate in accordance with the provisions of 
     section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance and 
     Arms Export Control Act of 1976.
       ``(B) For the purpose of expediting the consideration and 
     enactment of joint resolutions under paragraph (4), a motion 
     to proceed to the consideration of any such joint resolution 
     after it has been reported by the appropriate committee shall 
     be treated as highly privileged in the House of 
     Representatives.''.
       (e) Government-to-Government Leases.--
       (1) Congressional review period.--Section 62 of such Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2796a) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``Not less than 30 days 
     before'' and inserting ``Before'';
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking ``determines, and immediately reports to 
     the Congress'' and inserting ``states in his certification''; 
     and
       (ii) by adding at the end of the subsection the following: 
     ``If the President states in his certification that such an 
     emergency exists, he shall set forth in the certification a 
     detailed justification for his determination, including a 
     description of the emergency circumstances which necessitate 
     that the lease be entered into immediately and a discussion 
     of the national security interests involved.''; and
       (C) by adding at the end of the section the following:
       ``(c) The certification required by subsection (a) shall be 
     transmitted--
       ``(1) not less than 15 calendar days before the agreement 
     is entered into or renewed in the case of an agreement with 
     the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, any member country of 
     that Organization or Australia, Japan, or New Zealand; and
       ``(2) not less than 30 calendar days before the agreement 
     is entered into or renewed in the case of an agreement with 
     any other organization or country.''.
       (2) Congressional disapproval.--Section 63(a) of such Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2796b(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(a)(1)'' and inserting ``(a)'';
       (B) by striking out the ``30 calendar days after receiving 
     the certification with respect to that proposed agreement 
     pursuant to section 62(a),'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``the 15-day or 30-day period specified in section 62(c) (1) 
     or (2), as the case may be,''; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (2).
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply with respect to certifications required to be submitted 
     on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3182. STANDARDIZATION OF THIRD COUNTRY TRANSFERS OF 
                   DEFENSE ARTICLES.

       Section 3 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2753) 
     is amended by inserting after subsection (a) the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(b) The consent of the President under paragraph (2) of 
     subsection (a) or under paragraph (1) of section 505(a) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (as it relates to 
     subparagraph (B) of such paragraph) shall not be required for 
     the transfer by a foreign country or international 
     organization of defense articles sold by the United States 
     under this Act if--
       ``(1) such articles constitute components incorporated into 
     foreign defense articles;
       ``(2) the recipient is the government of a member country 
     of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization, the Government of 
     Australia, the Government of Japan, or the Government of New 
     Zealand;
       ``(3) the United States-origin components are not--
       ``(A) significant military equipment (as defined in section 
     47(9));
       ``(B) defense articles for which notification to Congress 
     is required under section 36(b); and

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       ``(C) identified by regulation as Missile Technology 
     Control Regime items; and
       ``(4) the foreign country or international organization 
     provides notification of the transfer of the defense articles 
     to the United States Government not later than 30 days after 
     the date of such transfer.''.

     SEC. 3183. INCREASED STANDARDIZATION, RATIONALIZATION, AND 
                   INTEROPERABILITY OF ASSISTANCE AND SALES 
                   PROGRAMS.

       Paragraph (6) of section 515(a) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321i(a)(6)) is amended by striking 
     ``among members of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization and 
     with the Armed Forces of Japan, Australia, and New Zealand''.

     SEC. 3184. REPEAL OF PRICE AND AVAILABILITY REPORTING 
                   REQUIREMENT RELATING TO PROPOSED SALE OF 
                   DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Section 28 of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2768) is hereby repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 36(b) of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (4) of such 
     section.

     SEC. 3185. DEFINITION OF SIGNIFICANT MILITARY EQUIPMENT.

       Section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2794) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (7), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) `significant military equipment' means articles--
       ``(A) for which special export controls are warranted 
     because of the capacity of such articles for substantial 
     military utility or capability; and
       ``(B) identified on the United States Munitions List.''.

     SEC. 3186. REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO THE SPECIAL DEFENSE 
                   ACQUISITION FUND.

       (a) Elimination of Annual Report.--
       (1) In general.--Section 53 of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2795b) is hereby repealed.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 51(a)(4) of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2795(a)(4)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(a)''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B).
       (b) Return of Certain Amounts in Fund to the Treasury.--
     During fiscal year 1996 the President shall return $6,281,000 
     to the miscellaneous receipts account of the Treasury from 
     collections into the Special Defense Acquisition Fund 
     pursuant to section 51(b) of the Arms Export Control Act in 
     addition to the amount of such collections to be returned for 
     such fiscal year as indicated in the President's budget of 
     the United States Government for fiscal year 1996.

     SEC. 3187. COST OF LEASED DEFENSE ARTICLES THAT HAVE BEEN 
                   LOST OR DESTROYED.

       Section 61(a)(4) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2796(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``and the replacement 
     cost'' and all that follows and inserting the following: 
     ``and, if the articles are lost or destroyed while leased--
       ``(A) in the event the United States intends to replace the 
     articles lost or destroyed, the replacement cost (less any 
     depreciation in the value) of the articles; or
       ``(B) in the event the United States does not intend to 
     replace the articles lost or destroyed, an amount not less 
     than the actual value (less any depreciation in the value) 
     specified in the lease agreement.''.

     SEC. 3188. DESIGNATION OF MAJOR NON-NATO ALLIES.

       (a) Designation.--
       (1) Notice to congress.--Chapter 2 of part II of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.), as 
     amended by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``SEC. 517. DESIGNATION OF MAJOR NON-NATO ALLIES.

       ``(a) Notice to Congress.--The President shall notify the 
     Congress in writing at least 30 days before--
       ``(1) designating a country as a major non-NATO ally for 
     purposes of this Act and the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2751 et seq.); or
       ``(2) terminating such a designation.
       ``(b) Initial Designations.--Australia, Egypt, Israel, 
     Japan, the Republic of Korea, and New Zealand shall be deemed 
     to have been so designated by the President as of the 
     effective date of this section, and the President is not 
     required to notify the Congress of such designation of those 
     countries.''.
       (2) Definition.--Section 644 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2403) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(q) `Major non-NATO ally' means a country which is 
     designated in accordance with section 517 as a major non-NATO 
     ally for purposes of this Act and the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).''.
       (3) Existing definitions.--(A) The last sentence of section 
     21(g) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(g)) is 
     repealed.
       (B) Section 65(d) of such Act is amended--
       (i) by striking ``or major non-NATO''; and
       (ii) by striking out ``or a'' and all that follows through 
     ``Code''.
       (b) Cooperative Training Agreements.--Section 21(g) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(g)) is amended in the 
     first sentence by striking ``similar agreements'' and all 
     that follows through ``other countries'' and inserting 
     ``similar agreements with countries''.

     SEC. 3189. CERTIFICATION THRESHOLDS.

       (a) Increase in Dollar Thresholds.--The Arms Export Control 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 3(d) (22 U.S.C. 2753(d))--
       (A) in paragraphs (1) and (3), by striking ``$14,000,000'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``$25,000,000''; and
       (B) in paragraphs (1) and (3), by striking ``$50,000,000'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``$75,000,000'';
       (2) in section 36 (22 U.S.C. 2776)--
       (A) in subsections (b)(1), (b)(5)(C), and (c)(1), by 
     striking ``$14,000,000'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``$25,000,000'';
       (B) in subsections (b)(1), (b)(5)(C), and (c)(1), by 
     striking ``$50,000,000'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``$75,000,000''; and
       (C) in subsections (b)(1) and (b)(5)(C), by striking 
     ``$200,000,000'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``$300,000,000''; and
       (3) in section 63(a) (22 U.S.C. 2796b(a))--
       (A) by striking ``$14,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$25,000,000''; and
       (B) by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$75,000,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     apply with respect to certifications submitted on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3190. COMPETITIVE PRICING FOR SALES OF DEFENSE ARTICLES 
                   AND SERVICES.

       (a) Costing Basis.--Section 22 of the Arms Export Control 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2762) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(d) Competitive Pricing.--Procurement contracts made in 
     implementation of sales under this section for defense 
     articles and defense services wholly paid from funds made 
     available on a nonrepayable basis shall be priced on the same 
     costing basis with regard to profit, overhead, independent 
     research and development, bid and proposal, and other costing 
     elements, as is applicable to procurements of like items 
     purchased by the Department of Defense for its own use.''.
       (b) Effective Date and Implementing Regulations.--Section 
     22(d) of the Arms Export Control Act, as added by subsection 
     (a)--
       (1) shall take effect on the 60th day following the date of 
     the enactment of this Act;
       (2) shall be applicable only to contracts made in 
     implementation of sales made after such effective date; and
       (3) shall be implemented by revised procurement 
     regulations, which shall be issued prior to such effective 
     date.

     SEC. 3191. DEPLETED URANIUM AMMUNITION.

       Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2370 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 620H. DEPLETED URANIUM AMMUNITION.

       ``(a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     none of the funds made available to carry out this Act or any 
     other Act may be made available to facilitate in any way the 
     sale of M-833 antitank shells or any comparable antitank 
     shells containing a depleted uranium penetrating component to 
     any country other than--
       ``(1) a country that is a member of the North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization;
       ``(2) a country that has been designated as a major non-
     NATO ally (as defined in section 644(q)); or
       ``(3) Taiwan.
       ``(b) Exception.--The prohibition contained in subsection 
     (a) shall not apply with respect to the use of funds to 
     facilitate the sale of antitank shells to a country if the 
     President determines that to do so is in the national 
     security interest of the United States.''.

     SEC. 3192. END-USE MONITORING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--The Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C.2751 
     et seq.) is amended by inserting after chapter 3 the 
     following new chapter:

   ``CHAPTER 3A--END-USE MONITORING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND DEFENSE 
                                SERVICES

     ``SEC. 40A. END-USE MONITORING OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND 
                   DEFENSE SERVICES.

       ``(a) Establishment of Monitoring Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to improve accountability with 
     respect to defense articles and defense services sold, 
     leased, or exported under this Act or the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), the Secretary of State 
     shall establish a program which provides for the end-use 
     monitoring of such articles and services.
       ``(2) Requirements of program.--To the extent practicable, 
     such program--
       ``(A) shall provide for the end-use monitoring of defense 
     articles and defense services in accordance with the 
     standards that apply for identifying high-risk exports for 
     regular end-use verification developed under section 38(g)(7) 
     of this Act (commonly referred to as the `Blue Lantern' 
     program); and
       ``(B) shall be designed to provide reasonable assurance 
     that--
       ``(i) the recipient is complying with the requirements 
     imposed by the United States Government with respect to use, 
     transfers, and security of defense articles and defense 
     services; and
       ``(ii) such articles and services are being used for the 
     purposes for which they are provided.
       ``(b) Conduct of Program.--In carrying out the program 
     established under subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure 
     that the program--
       ``(1) provides for the end-use verification of defense 
     articles and defense services that in

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     corporate sensitive technology, defense articles and defense 
     services that are particularly vulnerable to diversion or 
     other misuse, or defense articles or defense services whose 
     diversion or other misuse could have significant 
     consequences; and
       ``(2) prevents the diversion (through reverse engineering 
     or other means) of technology incorporated in defense 
     articles.
       ``(c) Monitoring Responsibilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Pursuant to subsection (a), sections 3 
     and 38 of this Act, and sections 505, 622, and 623 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense and officials of 
     appropriate other Federal agencies, shall provide for the 
     monitoring of defense articles and defense services described 
     in subsection (a).
       ``(2) Additional personnel.--Upon the request of the 
     Secretary of State, the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary 
     of the Treasury, as the case may be, shall provide to the 
     agency primarily responsible for the licensing of exports 
     under this section, on a nonreimbursable basis, personnel 
     with appropriate expertise to assist in the end-use 
     monitoring and enforcement functions under this section and 
     section 38 of this Act.
       ``(d) Report to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after 
     the date of the enactment of the Foreign Aid Reduction Act of 
     1995, and annually thereafter as a part of the annual 
     congressional presentation documents submitted under section 
     634 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, the President 
     shall transmit to the Congress a report describing the 
     actions taken to implement this section.
       ``(e) Third Country Transfers.--For purposes of this 
     section, defense articles and defense services sold, leased, 
     or exported under this Act or the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) includes defense articles and 
     defense services that are transferred to a third country or 
     other third party.''.
       (b) Effective Dates.--Section 40A of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, as added by subsection (a), applies with respect 
     to defense articles and defense services provided before or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3193. BROKERING ACTIVITIES RELATING TO COMMERCIAL SALES 
                   OF DEFENSE ARTICLES AND SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Section 38(b)(1)(A) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2778(b)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``As prescribed in 
     regulations'' and inserting ``(i) As prescribed in 
     regulations''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ii)(I) As prescribed in regulations issued under this 
     section, every person (other than an officer or employee of 
     the United States Government acting in official capacity) who 
     engages in the business of brokering activities with respect 
     to the manufacture, export, import, or transfer of any 
     defense article or defense service designated by the 
     President under subsection (a)(1), or in the business of 
     brokering activities with respect to the manufacture, export, 
     import, or transfer of any foreign defense article or defense 
     service (as defined in subclause (IV)), shall register with 
     the United States Government agency charged with the 
     administration of this section, and shall pay a registration 
     fee which shall be prescribed by such regulations.
       ``(II) Such brokering activities shall include the 
     financing, transportation, freight forwarding, or the taking 
     of any other action that facilitates the manufacture, export, 
     or import of a defense article or defense service.
       ``(III) No person may engage in the business of brokering 
     activities without a license, issued in accordance with this 
     Act, except that no license shall be required for such 
     activities undertaken by or for an agency of the United 
     States Government--
       ``(aa) for official use by an agency of the United States 
     Government; or
       ``(bb) for carrying out any foreign assistance or sales 
     program authorized by law and subject to the control of the 
     President by other means.
       ``(IV) For purposes of this clause, the term `foreign 
     defense article or defense service' includes any non-United 
     States defense article or defense service of a nature 
     described on the United States Munitions List regardless of 
     whether such article or service is of United States origin or 
     whether such article or service contains United States origin 
     components.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 38(b)(1)(A)(ii) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act, as added by subsection (a), shall apply 
     with respect to brokering activities engaged in on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3194. RETURN AND EXCHANGES OF DEFENSE ARTICLES 
                   PREVIOUSLY TRANSFERRED PURSUANT TO THE ARMS 
                   EXPORT CONTROL ACT.

       (a) Repair of Defense Articles.--Section 21 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President may acquire a repairable 
     defense article from a foreign country or international 
     organization, if such defense article--
       ``(A) previously was transferred to such country or 
     organization under this Act;
       ``(B) is not an end item; and
       ``(C) will be exchanged for a defense article of the same 
     type that is in the stocks of the Department of Defense.
       ``(2) Limitation.--The President may exercise the authority 
     provided in paragraph (1) only to the extent that the 
     Department of Defense--
       ``(A)(i) has a requirement for the defense article being 
     returned; and
       ``(ii) has available sufficient funds authorized and 
     appropriated for such purpose; or
       ``(B)(i) is accepting the return of the defense article for 
     subsequent transfer to another foreign government or 
     international organization pursuant to a letter of offer and 
     acceptance implemented in accordance with this Act; and
       ``(ii) has available sufficient funds provided by or on 
     behalf of such other foreign government or international 
     organization pursuant to a letter of offer and acceptance 
     implemented in accordance with this Act.
       ``(3) Requirement.--(A) The foreign government or 
     international organization receiving a new or repaired 
     defense article in exchange for a repairable defense article 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall, upon the acceptance by the 
     United States Government of the repairable defense article 
     being returned, be charged the total cost associated with the 
     repair and replacement transaction.
       ``(B) The total cost charged pursuant to subparagraph (A) 
     shall be the same as that charged the United States Armed 
     Forces for a similar repair and replacement transaction, plus 
     an administrative surcharge in accordance with subsection 
     (e)(1)(A) of this section.
       ``(4) Relationship to certain other provisions of law.--The 
     authority of the President to accept the return of a 
     repairable defense article as provided in subsection (a) 
     shall not be subject to chapter 137 of title 10, United 
     States Code, or any other provision of law relating to the 
     conclusion of contracts.''.
       (b) Return of Defense Articles.--Section 21 of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2761), as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(m) Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President may accept the return of a 
     defense article from a foreign country or international 
     organization, if such defense article--
       ``(A) previously was transferred to such country or 
     organization under this Act;
       ``(B) is not significant military equipment (as defined in 
     section 47(9) of this Act); and
       ``(C) is in fully functioning condition without need of 
     repair or rehabilitation.
       ``(2) Limitation.--The President may exercise the authority 
     provided in paragraph (1) only to the extent that the 
     Department of Defense--
       ``(A)(i) has a requirement for the defense article being 
     returned; and
       ``(ii) has available sufficient funds authorized and 
     appropriated for such purpose; or
       ``(B)(i) is accepting the return of the defense article for 
     subsequent transfer to another foreign government or 
     international organization pursuant to a letter of offer and 
     acceptance implemented in accordance with this Act; and
       ``(ii) has available sufficient funds provided by or on 
     behalf of such other foreign government or international 
     organization pursuant to a letter of offer and acceptance 
     implemented in accordance with this Act.
       ``(3) Condition.--Upon acquisition and acceptance by the 
     United States Government of a defense article under paragraph 
     (1), the appropriate Foreign Military Sales account of the 
     provider shall be credited to reflect the transaction.
       ``(4) Relationship to certain other provisions of law.--The 
     authority of the President to accept the return of a defense 
     article as provided in paragraph (1) shall not be subject to 
     chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, or any other 
     provision of law relating to the conclusion of contracts.''.
       (c) Regulations.--Under the direction of the President, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall promulgate regulations to 
     implement subsections (l) and (m) of section 21 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act, as added by this section.

     SEC. 3195. ANNUAL MILITARY ASSISTANCE REPORT.

       The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by inserting 
     after section 654 (22 U.S.C. 2414) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 657. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE AND MILITARY 
                   EXPORTS.

       ``Not later than February 1 of each year, the President 
     shall transmit to the Congress an annual report for the 
     fiscal year ending the previous September 30, showing the 
     aggregate dollar value and quantity of defense articles 
     (including excess defense articles) and defense services, and 
     of military education and training, furnished by the United 
     States to each foreign country and international 
     organization, by category, specifying whether they were 
     furnished by grant under chapter 2 or chapter 5 of part II of 
     this Act, by sale under chapter 2 of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, by commercial sale licensed under section 38 of that 
     Act, or by any other authority.''.
                    TITLE XXXII--ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

                 CHAPTER 1--ECONOMIC SUPPORT ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 3201. ECONOMIC SUPPORT FUND.

       Section 532(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2346a(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     President to carry out the purposes of this chapter 
     $2,356,378,000 for fiscal year 1996 and $2,248,478,000 for 
     fiscal year 1997.''.

     SEC. 3202. ASSISTANCE FOR ISRAEL.

       (a) Minimum Allocation.--Of the amounts made available for 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for assistance under chapter 4 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C.

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     2346 et seq.; relating to the economic support fund), not 
     less than $1,200,000,000 for each such fiscal year shall be 
     available only for Israel.
       (b) Terms of Assistance.--
       (1) Cash transfer.--The total amount of funds allocated for 
     Israel for each fiscal year under subsection (a) shall be 
     made available on a grant basis as a cash transfer.
       (2) Expedited disbursement.--Such funds shall be 
     disbursed--
       (A) with respect to fiscal year 1996, not later than 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1996, or by October 31, 1995, whichever 
     is later; and
       (B) with respect to fiscal year 1997, not later than 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1997, or by October 31, 1996, whichever 
     is later.
       (3) Additional requirement.--In exercising the authority of 
     this subsection, the President shall ensure that the amount 
     of funds provided as a cash transfer to Israel does not cause 
     an adverse impact on the total level of nonmilitary exports 
     from the United States to Israel.

     SEC. 3203. ASSISTANCE FOR EGYPT.

       (a) Minimum Allocation.--Of the amounts made available for 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for assistance under chapter 4 of 
     part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 
     et seq.; relating to the economic support fund), not less 
     than $815,000,000 for each such fiscal year shall be 
     available only for Egypt.
       (b) Additional Requirement.--In exercising the authority of 
     this section, the President shall ensure that the amount of 
     funds provided as a cash transfer to Egypt does not cause an 
     adverse impact on the total level of nonmilitary exports from 
     the United States to Egypt.

     SEC. 3204. INTERNATIONAL FUND FOR IRELAND.

       (a) Funding.--
       (1) In general.--Of the amounts made available for fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997 for assistance under chapter 4 of part II 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et 
     seq.; relating to the economic support fund), not more than 
     $29,600,000 for fiscal year 1996 and not more than 
     $19,600,000 for fiscal year 1997 shall be available for the 
     United States contribution to the International Fund for 
     Ireland in accordance with the Anglo-Irish Agreement Support 
     Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-415).
       (2) Availability.--Amounts made available under paragraph 
     (1) are authorized to remain available until expended.
       (b) Additional Requirements.--
       (1) Purposes.--Section 2(b) of the Anglo-Irish Agreement 
     Support Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-415; 100 Stat. 947) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentences: 
     ``United States contributions shall be used in a manner that 
     effectively increases employment opportunities in communities 
     with rates of unemployment significantly higher than the 
     local or urban average of unemployment in Northern Ireland. 
     In addition, such contributions shall be used to benefit 
     individuals residing in such communities.''.
       (2) Conditions and understandings.--Section 5(a) of such 
     Act is amended--
       (A) in the first sentence--
       (i) by striking ``The United States'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--The United States'';
       (ii) by striking ``in this Act may be used'' and inserting 
     the following: ``in this Act--
       ``(A) may be used'';
       (iii) by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) may be provided to an individual or entity in 
     Northern Ireland only if such individual or entity is in 
     compliance with the principles of economic justice.''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``The 
     restrictions'' and inserting the following:
       ``(2) Additional requirements.--The restrictions''.
       (3) Prior certifications.--Section 5(c)(2) of such Act is 
     amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``principle of 
     equality'' and all that follows and inserting ``principles of 
     economic justice; and''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``and will create employment 
     opportunities in regions and communities of Northern Ireland 
     suffering the highest rates of unemployment''.
       (4) Annual reports.--Section 6 of such Act is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) each individual or entity receiving assistance from 
     United States contributions to the International Fund has 
     agreed in writing to comply with the principles of economic 
     justice.''.
       (5) Definitions.--Section 8 of such Act is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) the term `Northern Ireland' includes the counties of 
     Antrim, Armagh, Derry, Down, Tyrone, and Fermanagh; and
       ``(4) the term `principles of economic justice' means the 
     following principles:
       ``(A) Increasing the representation of individuals from 
     underrepresented religious groups in the workforce, including 
     managerial, supervisory, administrative, clerical, and 
     technical jobs.
       ``(B) Providing adequate security for the protection of 
     minority employees at the workplace.
       ``(C) Banning provocative sectarian or political emblems 
     from the workplace.
       ``(D) Providing that all job openings be advertised 
     publicly and providing that special recruitment efforts be 
     made to attract applicants from underrepresented religious 
     groups.
       ``(E) Providing that layoff, recall, and termination 
     procedures do not favor a particular religious group.
       ``(F) Abolishing job reservations, apprenticeship 
     restrictions, and differential employment criteria which 
     discriminate on the basis of religion.
       ``(G) Providing for the development of training programs 
     that will prepare substantial numbers of minority employees 
     for skilled jobs, including the expansion of existing 
     programs and the creation of new programs to train, upgrade, 
     and improve the skills of minority employees.
       ``(H) Establishing procedures to assess, identify, and 
     actively recruit minority employees with the potential for 
     further advancement.
       ``(I) Providing for the appointment of a senior management 
     staff member to be responsible for the employment efforts of 
     the entity and, within a reasonable period of time, the 
     implementation of the principles described in subparagraphs 
     (A) through (H).''.
       (6) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 3205. LAW ENFORCEMENT ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Of the amounts made available for fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997 for assistance under chapter 4 of part II 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et 
     seq.; relating to the economic support fund), not more than 
     $12,000,000 for each such fiscal year shall be available for 
     law enforcement assistance under chapter 8 of part I of such 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 2291 et seq.).
       (b) Availability.--Amounts made available under subsection 
     (a) are authorized to remain available until expended.

    CHAPTER 2--ASSISTANCE FOR PRIVATE SECTOR PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 3211. PRIVATE SECTOR ENTERPRISE FUNDS.

       The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 
     is amended by inserting after section 601 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 601A. PRIVATE SECTOR ENTERPRISE FUNDS.

       ``(a) Authority.--(1) The President may provide funds and 
     support to Enterprise Funds designated in accordance with 
     subsection (b) that are or have been established for the 
     purposes of promoting--
       ``(A) development of the private sectors of eligible 
     countries, including small businesses, the agricultural 
     sector, and joint ventures with United States and host 
     country participants; and
       ``(B) policies and practices conducive to private sector 
     development in eligible countries;
     on the same basis as funds and support may be provided with 
     respect to Enterprise Funds for Poland and Hungary under the 
     Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 
     U.S.C. 5401 et seq.).
       ``(2) Funds may be made available under this section 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law.
       ``(b) Countries Eligible for Enterprise Funds.--(1) Except 
     as provided in paragraph (2), the President is authorized to 
     designate a private, nonprofit organization as eligible to 
     receive funds and support pursuant to this section with 
     respect to any country eligible to receive assistance under 
     part I of this Act in the same manner and with the same 
     limitations as set forth in section 201(d) of the Support for 
     East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 
     5421(d)).
       ``(2) The authority of paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     country with respect to which the President is authorized to 
     designate an enterprise fund under section 498B(c) or section 
     498C of this Act or section 201 of the Support for East 
     European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5421).
       ``(c) Treatment Equivalent to Enterprise Funds for Poland 
     and Hungary.--Except as otherwise specifically provided in 
     this section, the provisions contained in section 201 of the 
     Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 
     U.S.C. 5421) (excluding the authorizations of appropriations 
     provided in subsection (b) of that section) shall apply to 
     any Enterprise Fund that receives funds and support under 
     this section. The officers, members, or employees of an 
     Enterprise Fund that receive funds and support under this 
     section shall enjoy the same status under law that is 
     applicable to officers, members, or employees of the 
     Enterprise Funds for Poland and Hungary under section 201 of 
     the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 
     (22 U.S.C. 5421).
       ``(d) Reporting Requirement.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, the requirement of section 201(p) 
     of the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 
     (22 U.S.C. 5421(p)), that an Enterprise Fund shall be 
     required to publish an annual report not later than January 
     31 each year, shall not apply with respect to an Enterprise 
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     port under this section for the first twelve months after it 
     is designated as eligible to receive such funds and support.
       ``(e) Funding.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts made available for a fiscal year 
     to carry out chapter 1 of part I of this Act (relating to 
     development assistance) and to carry out chapter 4 of part II 
     of this Act (relating to the economic support fund) shall be 
     available for such fiscal year to carry out this section, in 
     addition to amounts otherwise available for such purposes.
       ``(2) African development.--In addition to amounts 
     available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, amounts made 
     available for such fiscal year to carry out chapter 10 of 
     part I of this Act (relating to the Development Fund for 
     Africa) shall be available for such fiscal year to carry out 
     this section with respect to countries in Africa.''.

     SEC. 3212. CENTRAL ASIAN ENTERPRISE FUND.

       Notwithstanding section 201(D)(3)(A) of the Support for 
     East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 
     5421(d)(3)(A)), the Central Asian-American Enterprise Fund 
     may, in lieu of the appointment of citizens of the host 
     countries to its Board of Directors, establish an advisory 
     council for the host region comprised of citizens of each of 
     the host countries or establish separate advisory councils 
     for each of the host countries, with which such Fund shall 
     periodically consult with respect to the Fund's policies and 
     proposed activities. Such host country citizens shall satisfy 
     the experience and expertise requirements set forth in 
     section 201 (d)(3)(A) and (d)(3)(C) of that Act.

     SEC. 3213. MICRO- AND SMALL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CREDITS.

       (a) In General.--Section 108 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151f) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 108. MICRO- AND SMALL ENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT CREDITS.

       ``(a) Findings and Policy.--The Congress finds and declares 
     that--
       ``(1) the development of micro- and small enterprise, 
     including cooperatives, is a vital factor in the stable 
     growth of developing countries and in the development and 
     stability of a free, open, and equitable international 
     economic system;
       ``(2) it is, therefore, in the best interests of the United 
     States to assist the development of the private sector in 
     developing countries and to engage the United States private 
     sector in that process;
       ``(3) the support of private enterprise can be served by 
     programs providing credit, training, and technical assistance 
     for the benefit of micro- and small enterprises; and
       ``(4) programs that provide credit, training, and technical 
     assistance to private institutions can serve as a valuable 
     complement to grant assistance provided for the purpose of 
     benefiting micro- and small private enterprise.
       ``(b) Program.--To carry out the policy set forth in 
     subsection (a), the President is authorized to provide 
     assistance to increase the availability of credit to micro- 
     and small enterprises lacking full access to credit, 
     including through--
       ``(1) loans and guarantees to credit institutions for the 
     purpose of expanding the availability of credit to micro- and 
     small enterprises;
       ``(2) training programs for lenders in order to enable them 
     to better meet the credit needs of micro- and small 
     entrepreneurs; and
       ``(3) training programs for micro- and small entrepreneurs 
     in order to enable them to make better use of credit and to 
     better manage their enterprises.''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       (1) In general.--(A) There is authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out section 108 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961, in addition to funds otherwise available for such 
     purposes, $2,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 and 
     1997. Funds authorized to be appropriated under this 
     subsection shall be made available for the subsidy cost, as 
     defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 
     1990, for activities under section 108 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.
       (B) In addition, there are authorized to be appropriated 
     $500,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for the 
     cost of training programs and administrative expenses to 
     carry out such section.
       (2) Availability of amounts.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain 
     available until expended.

     SEC. 3214. MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT GRANT ASSISTANCE.

       Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 129. MICROENTERPRISE DEVELOPMENT GRANT ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Authorization.--(1) In carrying out this part, the 
     administrator of the agency primarily responsible for 
     administering this part is authorized to provide grant 
     assistance for programs of credit and other assistance for 
     microenterprises in developing countries.
       ``(2) Assistance authorized under paragraph (1) shall be 
     provided through the following organizations that have a 
     capacity to develop and implement microenterprise programs:
       ``(A) United States and indigenous private and voluntary 
     organizations.
       ``(B) United States and indigenous credit unions and 
     cooperative organizations.
       ``(C) Other indigenous governmental and nongovernmental 
     organizations.
       ``(3) Approximately 50 percent of assistance authorized 
     under paragraph (1) shall be used for poverty lending 
     programs which--
       ``(A) meet the needs of the very poor members of society, 
     particularly poor women; and
       ``(B) provide loans of $300 or less in 1995 United States 
     dollars to such poor members of society.
       ``(4) The administrator of the agency primarily responsible 
     for administering this part shall strengthen appropriate 
     mechanisms, including mechanisms for central microenterprise 
     programs, for the purpose of--
       ``(A) providing technical support for field missions;
       ``(B) strengthening the institutional development of the 
     intermediary organizations described in paragraph (2); and
       ``(C) sharing information relating to the provision of 
     assistance authorized under paragraph (1) between such field 
     missions and intermediary organizations.
       ``(b) Monitoring System.--In order to maximize the 
     sustainable development impact of the assistance authorized 
     under subsection (a)(1), the administrator of the agency 
     primarily responsible for administering this part shall 
     establish a monitoring system that--
       ``(1) establishes performance goals for such assistance and 
     expresses such goals in an objective and quantifiable form, 
     to the extent feasible;
       ``(2) establishes performance indicators to be used in 
     measuring or assessing the achievement of the goals and 
     objectives of such assistance; and
       ``(3) provides a basis for recommendations for adjustments 
     to such assistance to enhance the sustainable development 
     impact of such assistance, particularly the impact of such 
     assistance on the very poor, particularly poor women.''.

                   CHAPTER 3--DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE

            Subchapter A--Development Assistance Authorities

     SEC. 3221. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     the following amounts for the following purposes (in addition 
     to amounts otherwise available for such purposes):
       (1) Development assistance fund.--$858,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1996 and $745,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 to carry out 
     sections 103 through 106 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151a through 2151d).
       (2) Development fund for africa.--$629,214,000 for fiscal 
     year 1996 and $614,214,000 for fiscal year 1997 to carry out 
     chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2293 et seq.).
       (3) Assistance for the independent states of the former 
     soviet union.--$643,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 and 
     $625,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 to carry out programs under 
     chapter 11 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2295 et seq.) and other related programs.
       (4) Assistance for east european countries.--$325,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1996 and $275,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 
     for economic assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic 
     states under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2151 et seq.) and the Support for East European Democracy 
     (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.).
       (5) Inter-american foundation.--$20,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1996 and $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 to carry out section 
     401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 (22 U.S.C. 290f).
       (6) African development foundation.--$10,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1996 and $4,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 to carry out 
     the African Development Foundation Act (22 U.S.C. 290h et 
     seq.).
       (b) Availability of Amounts.--Amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated under subsection (a) are authorized to remain 
     available until expended.

     SEC. 3222. CHILD SURVIVAL ACTIVITIES, VITAMIN A DEFICIENCY 
                   PROGRAM, AND RELATED ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Child Survival Activities.--
       (1) In general.--(A) Of the amounts made available to carry 
     out the provisions of law described in paragraph (2) for 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997, not less than $280,000,000 for 
     each such fiscal year should be made available only for 
     activities which have a direct measurable impact on rates of 
     child morbidity and mortality, with a particular emphasis on 
     delivery of community-based primary health care and health 
     education services which benefit the poorest of the poor.
       (B) Of the amounts made available under subparagraph (A) 
     for a fiscal year, not less than $30,000,000 for such fiscal 
     year should be provided to private and voluntary 
     organizations under the PVO Child Survival grants program 
     carried out by the agency primarily responsible for 
     administering part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961.
       (2) Provisions of law.--The provisions of law described in 
     this paragraph are the following:
       (A) Sections 103 through 106 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151a through 2151d; relating to the 
     development assistance fund).
       (B) Chapter 10 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2293 et seq.; relating to the Development 
     Fund for Africa).
       (C) Chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; relating to the economic 
     support fund).
       (D) The ``Multilateral Assistance Initiative for the 
     Philippines'' program.
       (3) Special rule.--Amounts made available under sections 
     103 through 106 of the

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     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for the Vitamin A Deficiency 
     Program, part I of such Act for iodine and iron fortification 
     programs and for iron supplementation programs for pregnant 
     women, chapter 9 of part I of such Act for international 
     disaster assistance, section 104(c) of such Act for 
     international AIDS prevention and control, and any other 
     provision of law for migration and refugee assistance, shall 
     not be included in the aggregate amounts described in 
     paragraph (1) for purposes of the requirements contained in 
     such paragraph.
       (b) Vitamin A Deficiency Program and Related Activities.--
     Of the amounts made available to carry out sections 103 
     through 106 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2151a through 2151d) for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, not less 
     than $25,000,000 for each such fiscal year should be made 
     available for the Vitamin A Deficiency Program and for 
     activities relating to iodine deficiency and other 
     micronutrients.
       (c) UNDP/WHO Tropical Disease Program.--Of the amounts made 
     available to carry out section 103 through 106 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151a through 2151d) for 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997, not less than $15,000,000 for 
     each such fiscal year should be made available for the United 
     Nations Development Program/World Health Organization Special 
     Program for Research and Training in Tropical Diseases.

     SEC. 3223. ASSISTANCE FOR FAMILY PLANNING.

       (a) Restriction on Use of Funds for Voluntary Population 
     Planning.--Section 104(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151b(b)) is amended by inserting after the 
     first sentence the following new sentence: ``Such assistance 
     shall be available only for voluntary family planning 
     projects which offer, either directly or through referral to, 
     or information about access to, a broad range of family 
     planning methods and services.''.
       (b) Prohibition on Use of Funds for Voluntary Population 
     Planning to Organizations or Programs Supporting or 
     Participating in the Management of Abortion or Involuntary 
     Sterilization Programs.--Section 104(b) of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2151b(b)), as amended by subsection (a), is further 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``In order to'' and 
     inserting ``(1) In order to''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) None of the funds made available to carry out this 
     subsection may be made available to any organization or 
     program which, as determined by the President, supports or 
     participates in the management of a program of coercive 
     abortion or involuntary sterilization.''.
       (c) Prohibition on Discrimination With Respect to Grants 
     for Natural Family Planning.--Section 104(b) of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2151b(b)), as amended by subsections (a) and (b), is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) In providing grants for natural family planning under 
     this subsection, the administrator of the agency primarily 
     responsible for administering this part shall not 
     discriminate against applicants because of any religious or 
     conscientious commitment by such applicants to offer only 
     natural family planning services.''.
       (d) Clarification With Respect to Prohibition on Use of 
     Funds for Abortions.--Section 104(f)(1) of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2151b(f)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``None of the funds'' and inserting ``(A) 
     None of the funds''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `motivate' 
     shall not be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent 
     with local law, of information and counseling concerning all 
     pregnancy options, including abortion.''.

     SEC. 3224. ASSISTANCE FOR THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE 
                   FORMER SOVIET UNION.

       (a) Conditions on Assistance.--Section 498A(b) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295a(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (10); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(5) for the Government of Russia, unless the President 
     certifies to the Congress that such Government--
       ``(A) is pursuing, without preconditions, an immediate and 
     permanent ceasefire, and is pursuing a negotiated settlement 
     to the conflict in the Russian Federation Republic of 
     Chechnya;
       ``(B) is taking steps to provide unhindered access to the 
     region of Chechnya and surrounding areas of the Russian 
     Federation by elected officials of the Russian Federation and 
     by independent Russian media;
       ``(C) is cooperating with the Organization for Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe and other appropriate international 
     organizations in undertaking steps to investigate and 
     prosecute any and all individuals, including members of the 
     Russian armed forces and internal security agencies, who may 
     be responsible for atrocities, war crimes, or crimes against 
     humanity in the region of Chechnya;
       ``(D) is cooperating with the Assistance Group of the 
     Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe 
     established in Chechnya in fulfilling that mission's mandate;
       ``(E) is cooperating in assuring the unhindered delivery of 
     humanitarian assistance to the civilian population in 
     Chechnya;
       ``(F) has made the fullest possible accounting of all 
     persons currently detained by Russian military or security 
     forces as a result of the conflict in Chechnya and has 
     allowed access to those individuals by the International 
     Committee of the Red Cross;
       ``(G) is taking steps to repatriate refugees and displaced 
     persons wishing to return to Chechnya; and
       ``(H) is taking steps to hold free and fair elections in 
     Chechnya, based on the principles of the Organization on 
     Security and Cooperation in Europe and conducted in the 
     presence of foreign and domestic observers;
     except that this paragraph shall not apply to the provision 
     of such assistance for purposes of humanitarian, disaster, 
     and refugee relief or assisting democratic political reform 
     and rule of law activities, provision of technical assistance 
     for safety upgrade of civilian nuclear power plants, and 
     assisting in the creation of private sector and 
     nongovernmental organizations that are independent of 
     government ownership and control;
       ``(6) for the government of any independent state that has 
     agreed to provide nuclear reactor components to Iran, unless 
     the President determines that the sale of such components to 
     Iran includes safeguards that are consistent with the 
     national security objectives of the United States and the 
     concerns of the United States with respect to 
     nonproliferation of nuclear weapons technology, except that 
     this paragraph shall not apply to the provision of such of 
     assistance for purposes of--
       ``(A) humanitarian, disaster, and refugee relief; or
       ``(B) assisting democratic political reform, rule of law 
     activities, and the creation of private sector and 
     nongovernmental organizations that are independent of 
     government ownership and control;
       ``(7) for the government of any independent state that the 
     President determines directs any action in violation of the 
     territorial integrity or national sovereignty of any other 
     new independent state, except that this paragraph shall not 
     apply to the provision of such assistance for purposes of--
       ``(A) humanitarian, disaster, and refugee relief; or
       ``(B) assisting democratic political reform, rule of law 
     activities, and the creation of private sector and 
     nongovernmental organizations that are independent of 
     government ownership and control;
       ``(8) for the purpose of enhancing the military capability 
     of any independent state, except that this paragraph shall 
     not apply to demilitarization, defense conversion or 
     nonproliferation programs, or programs to support troop 
     withdrawal including through the support of an officer 
     resettlement program, and technical assistance for the 
     housing sector;
       ``(9) for the Government of Russia if the President 
     determines that Government--
       ``(A) is not making progress in implementing comprehensive 
     economic reforms based on market principles, including 
     fostering private ownership, the repayment of commercial 
     debt, the respect of commercial contracts, the equitable 
     treatment of foreign private investment; or
       ``(B) applies or transfers assistance provided under this 
     chapter to any entity for the purpose of expropriating or 
     seizing ownership or control of assets, investments, or 
     ventures; or''.
       (b) Assistance Through the Private Sector.--Section 498B(a) 
     of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2295b(a)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Assistance Through the Private Sector.--Assistance 
     under this chapter shall be provided, to the maximum extent 
     feasible, through the private sector, including private and 
     voluntary organizations and other nongovernmental 
     organizations functioning in the independent states of the 
     former Soviet Union.''.
       (c) Waiver of Certain Provisions.--Section 498B(j)(1) of 
     such Act (22 U.S.C. 2295b(j)(1)) is amended in the matter 
     preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (1) by striking ``for fiscal year 1993 by this chapter'' 
     and inserting ``to carry out this chapter''; and
       (2) by striking ``appropriated for fiscal year 1993''.

     SEC. 3225. DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE 
                   CARIBBEAN.

       Part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2151 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new chapter:

   ``CHAPTER 12--DEVELOPMENT FUND FOR LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN

     ``SEC. 499. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       ``The Congress declares the following:
       ``(1) The historic, economic, political, and geographic 
     relationships among the countries of the Western Hemisphere 
     are unique and of continuing special significance.
       ``(2) Following the historic Summit of the Americas and the 
     passage of the North American Free Trade Agreement, the 
     countries of the Western Hemisphere have moved steadfastly 
     toward economic and political integration.
       ``(3) The interests of the countries of the Western 
     Hemisphere are more interrelated than ever, and sound 
     economic, social, and democratic progress in each of the 
     countries continues to be of importance to all countries, and 
     lack of it in any country may have serious repercussions in 
     others.
       ``(4) For the peoples of Latin America and the Caribbean to 
     progress within the framework of social justice, respect for 
     human rights, political democracy, and market-oriented 
     economies, there is a compelling need

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     for the achievement of social and economic advancement and 
     the consolidation of political democracy and the rule of law 
     adequate to meet the legitimate aspirations of the individual 
     citizens of the countries of Latin America and the Caribbean 
     for a better way of life.
       ``(5) The prosperity, security, and well-being of the 
     United States is linked directly to peace, prosperity, and 
     democracy in Latin America and the Caribbean.
       ``(6) Democratic values are dominant throughout Latin 
     America and the Caribbean region and nearly all governments 
     in such region have come to power through democratic 
     elections.
       ``(7) Nonetheless, existing democratic governments and 
     their supporting institutions remain fragile and face 
     critical challenges, including, in particular, the 
     consolidation of civilian control of such governments and 
     institutions, including control of the military, the 
     consolidation or establishment of independent judicial 
     institutions and of the rule of law, and where appropriate, 
     the decentralization of government.
       ``(8) In adherence to free market principles, it is 
     essential to promote economic growth with equity--enlarging 
     employment and decisionmaking opportunities and the provision 
     of basic social services for traditionally marginalized 
     groups, such as indigenous minorities, women, and the poor--
     and to protect and promote workers rights.
       ``(9) By supporting the purposes and objectives of 
     sustainable development and applying such purposes and 
     objectives to Latin America and the Caribbean, the 
     Development Fund for Latin America and the Caribbean can 
     advance the national interests of the United States and can 
     directly improve the lives of the poor, encourage broad-based 
     economic growth while protecting the environment, build human 
     capital and knowledge, support participation in democracy, 
     and promote peace and justice in Latin America and the 
     Caribbean.

     ``SEC. 499A. AUTHORIZATION OF ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) In General.--The President is authorized to provide 
     assistance for Latin America and the Caribbean to promote 
     democracy, sustainable development, and economic growth in 
     Latin America and the Caribbean.
       ``(b) Terms and Conditions.--Assistance under this chapter 
     shall be provided on such terms and conditions as the 
     President may determine.

     ``SEC. 499B. AVAILABILITY OF AMOUNTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Of the amounts made available to carry 
     out the provisions of law described in subsection (b) for 
     fiscal year 1996 and for each succeeding fiscal year, not 
     less than an amount requested by the President and approved 
     by the Congress in appropriations Acts shall be made 
     available to carry out this chapter.
       ``(b) Provisions of Law.--The provisions of law described 
     in this subsection are the following:
       ``(1) Sections 103 through 106 of this Act (relating to the 
     development assistance fund).
       ``(2) Chapter 8 of this part (relating to international 
     narcotics control).
       ``(3) Chapter 4 of part II of this Act (relating to the 
     economic support fund).
       ``(4) Chapter 5 of part II of this Act (relating to 
     international military education and training).
       ``(5) Titles II and III of the Agricultural Trade 
     Development and Assistance Act of 1954.
       ``(6) The `Foreign Military Financing Program' under 
     section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763).
       ``(c) Availability.--Amounts made available under this 
     section are authorized to remain available until expended.''.

     SEC. 3226. EFFECTIVENESS OF UNITED STATES DEVELOPMENT 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       Chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2251 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 130. EFFECTIVENESS OF UNITED STATES DEVELOPMENT 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Reports.--Not later than December 31, 1996, and 
     December 31 of each third year thereafter, the President 
     shall transmit to the Congress a report which analyzes, on a 
     country-by-country basis, the impact and effectiveness of the 
     United States development assistance provided during the 
     preceding three fiscal years. Each report shall include the 
     following for each recipient country:
       ``(1) An analysis of the impact of United States 
     development assistance during the preceding three fiscal 
     years on development in that country, with a discussion of 
     the United States interests that were served by the 
     assistance. Such analysis shall be done on a sector-by-sector 
     basis to the extent possible and shall identify any economic 
     policy reforms which were promoted by the assistance. Such 
     analysis shall--
       ``(A) include a description, quantified to the extent 
     practicable, of the specific objectives the United States 
     sought to achieve in providing development assistance for 
     that country; and
       ``(B) specify the extent to which those objectives were not 
     achieved, with an explanation of why they were not achieved.
       ``(2) A description of the amount and nature of development 
     assistance provided by other donors during the preceding 
     three fiscal years, set forth by development sector to the 
     extent possible.
       ``(3) A discussion of the commitment of the host government 
     to addressing the country's needs in each development sector, 
     including a description of the resources devoted by that 
     government to each development sector during the preceding 
     three fiscal years.
       ``(4) A description of the trends, both favorable and 
     unfavorable, in each development sector.
       ``(5) Statistical and other information necessary to 
     evaluate the impact and effectiveness of United States 
     development assistance on development in the country.
       ``(b) Listing of Most and Least Successful Assistance 
     Programs.--Each report required by this section shall 
     identify--
       ``(1) those five countries in which United States 
     development assistance has been most successful; and
       ``(2) those five countries in which United States 
     development assistance has been least successful.
     For each country listed pursuant to paragraph (2), the report 
     shall explain why the assistance was not more successful and 
     shall specify what the United States has done as a result.
       ``(c) Report To Be a Separate Document.--Each report 
     required by this section shall be submitted to the Congress 
     as a separate document.
       ``(d) Definition.--As used in this section, the terms 
     `United States development assistance' and `development 
     assistance' means assistance under this chapter.''.

     SEC. 3227. FUNDING FOR PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS 
                   AND COOPERATIVES.

       (a) In General.--For each of the fiscal years 1996 and 
     1997, the President should allocate an aggregate amount to 
     private and voluntary organizations and cooperatives under 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) 
     and the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 
     1989 which, at a minimum, is equal to the aggregate amount 
     allocated to such organizations and cooperatives under such 
     Acts for fiscal year 1994.
       (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``private and voluntary organization'' means a private 
     nongovernmental organization which--
       (1) is organized under the laws of a country;
       (2) receives funds from private sources;
       (3) operates on a not-for-profit basis with appropriate 
     tax-exempt status if the laws of the country grant such 
     status to not-for-profit organizations;
       (4) is voluntary in that it receives voluntary 
     contributions of money, time, or in-kind support from the 
     public; and
       (5) is engaged or intends to be engaged in voluntary, 
     charitable, development, or humanitarian assistance 
     activities.

     SEC. 3228. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS RELATING TO UNITED STATES 
                   COOPERATIVES AND CREDIT UNIONS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) United States cooperatives and credit unions can 
     provide an opportunity for people in developing countries to 
     participate directly in democratic decisionmaking for their 
     economic and social benefit through ownership and control of 
     business enterprises and through the mobilization of local 
     capital and savings; and
       (2) such organizations should be utilized in fostering 
     democracy, free markets, community-based development, and 
     self-help projects.

                    Subchapter B--Operating Expenses

     SEC. 3231. OPERATING EXPENSES GENERALLY.

       Section 667(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2427(a)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) $465,774,000 for fiscal year 1996 and $419,196,000 
     for fiscal year 1997 for necessary operating expenses of the 
     agency primarily responsible for administering part I of this 
     Act (other than the office of the inspector general of such 
     agency); and''.

     SEC. 3232. OPERATING EXPENSES OF THE OFFICE OF THE INSPECTOR 
                   GENERAL.

       Section 667(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2427(a)), as amended by this Act, is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) $35,206,000 for fiscal year 1996 and $30,685,000 for 
     fiscal year 1997 for necessary operating expenses of the 
     office of the inspector general of such agency; and''.

                       CHAPTER 4--PUBLIC LAW 480

     SEC. 3241. LEVELS OF ASSISTANCE FOR TITLE II.

       Section 204(a) of the Agricultural Trade Development and 
     Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1724(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(E), by striking ``for fiscal year 
     1995'' and inserting ``for each of the fiscal years 1995 
     through 1997''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(E), by striking ``for fiscal year 
     1995'' and inserting ``for each of the fiscal years 1995 
     through 1997''.

     SEC. 3242. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR TITLE III.

       No funds are authorized to be appropriated for either of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for the provision of 
     agricultural commodities under title III of the Agricultural 
     Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1727 
     et seq.).

                  CHAPTER 5--HOUSING GUARANTEE PROGRAM

     SEC. 3251. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE 
                   EXPENSES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), there are 
     authorized to be appropriated $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 
     and $6,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 for administrative 
     expenses to carry out guaranteed loan programs under

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     sections 221 and 222 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2181 and 2182).
       (2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated under paragraph 
     (1) may be made available only for--
       (A) administrative expenses incurred with respect to 
     guaranties issued before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act; or
       (B) expenses incurred with respect to activities related to 
     the collection of amounts paid by the United States in the 
     discharge of liabilities under guaranties issued under 
     section 222 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2182).
       (b) Availability.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     under subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until 
     expended.

     SEC. 3252. ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Expiration of Authority.--Section 222(a) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2182(a)) is amended by 
     striking the third sentence and inserting the following: ``No 
     guaranties may be issued under this section on or after the 
     date of the enactment of the Foreign Aid Reduction Act of 
     1995.''.
       (b) Cancellation of Certain Existing Guaranties.--Section 
     222 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2182) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (k) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) The President shall cancel all guaranties issued 
     under this section with respect to which eligible investors 
     have not (before the date of the enactment of the Foreign Aid 
     Reduction Act of 1995) applied such guaranties to loans for 
     projects under this title. The provisions of this subsection 
     shall not apply to guaranties which have been issued for the 
     benefit of the Republic of South Africa.''.
       (c) Prohibition on Assistance for Entities in Default and 
     Certain Other Entities.--Section 620 of such Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2370) is amended by inserting after subsection (u) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(v)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), no assistance shall be 
     furnished under this Act to any entity that--
       ``(A) fails to make timely payments on loans with respect 
     to which guaranties have been issued under title III of 
     chapter 2 of part I of this Act (relating to housing and 
     other credit guaranty programs); or
       ``(B) causes amounts (including amounts for administrative 
     expenses) to be paid by the United States in the discharge of 
     liabilities under guaranties issued under such title, unless 
     such entity has reimbursed the United States for such 
     amounts.
       ``(2) The President may waive the prohibition in paragraph 
     (1) with respect to an entity if the President determines 
     that it is in the national interest of the United States to 
     furnish assistance under this Act to such entity.''.

                         CHAPTER 6--PEACE CORPS

     SEC. 3261. PEACE CORPS.

       Section 3(b) of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2502(b)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
     out the purposes of this Act $219,745,000 for fiscal year 
     1996 and $215,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.
       ``(2) Amounts authorized to be appropriated under paragraph 
     (1)--
       ``(A) with respect to fiscal year 1996 are authorized to 
     remain available until September 30, 1997; and
       ``(B) with respect to fiscal year 1997 are authorized to 
     remain available until September 30, 1998.''.

     SEC. 3262. ACTIVITIES OF THE PEACE CORPS IN THE FORMER SOVIET 
                   UNION.

       (a) In General.--Of the amounts made available for fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997 to carry out chapter 11 of part I of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295 et seq.; 
     relating to assistance for the independent states of the 
     former Soviet Union), not more than $11,600,000 for each such 
     fiscal year shall be available for activities of the Peace 
     Corps in the independent states of the former Soviet Union 
     (as defined in section 3 of the Freedom for Russia and 
     Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets Support Act of 
     1992).
       (b) Availability.--Amounts made available under subsection 
     (a)--
       (1) with respect to fiscal year 1996 are authorized to 
     remain available until September 30, 1997; and
       (2) with respect to fiscal year 1997 are authorized to 
     remain available until September 30, 1998.

     SEC. 3263. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ABORTIONS.

       Section 15 of the Peace Corps Act (22 U.S.C. 2514) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Funds made available for the purposes of this Act may 
     not be used to pay for abortions.''.

              CHAPTER 7--INTERNATIONAL DISASTER ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 3271. AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE RECONSTRUCTION ASSISTANCE.

       Section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2292) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``and rehabilitation'' 
     and inserting ``, rehabilitation, and reconstruction''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``and rehabilitation'' 
     and inserting ``, rehabilitation, and reconstruction''.

     SEC. 3272. AUTHORIZATIONS OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 492(a) of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2292a(a)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     President to carry out section 491, in addition to funds 
     otherwise available for such purposes, $200,000,000 for each 
     of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997.''.

           CHAPTER 8--OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION

     SEC. 3275. STUDY ON OPIC PRIVATIZATION.

       The President or his designee shall conduct and, not later 
     than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     report to the Congress on the feasibility of transferring the 
     activities of the Overseas Private Investment Corporation to 
     the private sector.

     SEC. 3276. PRIVATIZATION OF OPIC ACTIVITIES.

       Upon completion of the report required under section 3275, 
     the President is authorized to sell the stock of the Overseas 
     Private Investment Corporation and to take other necessary 
     steps so that all the evidences of ownership of the 
     Corporation are transferred to the private sector, whether 
     through the sale of the Corporation's contracts, leases, or 
     other agreements or rights, or otherwise.

                      CHAPTER 9--OTHER PROVISIONS

     SEC. 3281. EXEMPTION FROM RESTRICTIONS ON ASSISTANCE THROUGH 
                   NONGOVERNMENTAL ORGANIZATIONS.

       Section 123(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2151u(e)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e)(1) Subject to paragraph (3), restrictions contained 
     in this Act or any other provision of law with respect to 
     assistance for a country shall not be construed to restrict 
     assistance under this chapter, chapter 10, or chapter 11 of 
     this part in support of programs of nongovernmental 
     organizations.
       ``(2) The President shall take into consideration, in any 
     case in which a restriction on assistance for a country would 
     be applicable but for this subsection, whether assistance for 
     programs of nongovernmental organizations is in the national 
     interest of the United States.
       ``(3) Whenever the authority of this subsection is used to 
     furnish assistance for a program of a nongovernmental 
     organization, the President shall notify the congressional 
     committees specified in section 634A(a) of this Act in 
     accordance with procedures applicable to reprogramming 
     notifications under that section. Such notification shall 
     describe the program assisted, the assistance provided, and 
     the reasons for furnishing such assistance.''.

     SEC. 3282. FUNDING REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO UNITED STATES 
                   PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 123(g) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151u(g)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(g) Funds made available to carry out this chapter or 
     chapter 10 of this part may not be made available to any 
     United States private and voluntary organization, except any 
     cooperative development organization, that obtains less than 
     20 percent of its total annual financial support for its 
     international activities from sources other than the United 
     States Government.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies with respect to funds made available for programs of 
     any United States private and voluntary organization on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3283. DOCUMENTATION REQUESTED OF PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       Section 620 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2370), as amended by this Act, is further amended by 
     inserting after subsection (v) (as added by this Act) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(w) None of the funds made available to carry out this 
     Act shall be available to any private and voluntary 
     organization which--
       ``(1) fails to provide upon timely request any document, 
     file, or record necessary to the auditing requirements of the 
     agency primarily responsible for administering part I of this 
     Act; or
       ``(2) is not registered with the agency primarily 
     responsible for administering part I of this Act.''.

     SEC. 3284. FOREIGN GOVERNMENT PARKING FINES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2351 et seq.), as amended 
     by this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 620I. FOREIGN GOVERNMENT PARKING FINES.

       ``(a) In General.--An amount equivalent to 110 percent of 
     the total unpaid fully adjudicated parking fines and 
     penalties owed to the District of Columbia, Virginia, 
     Maryland, and New York by the government of a foreign country 
     as of the end of a fiscal year, as certified to the President 
     by the chief executive officer of each State or District, 
     shall be withheld from obligation for such country out of 
     funds available in the next fiscal year to carry out part I 
     of this Act, until the requirement of subsection (b) is 
     satisfied.
       ``(b) Requirement.--The requirement of this subsection is 
     satisfied when the Secretary of State determines and 
     certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     such fines and penalties are fully paid to the governments of 
     the District of Columbia, Virginia, Maryland, and New York.
       ``(c) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term `appropriate congressional 
     committees' means the Committee on International Relations 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with re

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     spect to fines certified as of the end of fiscal year 1995 or 
     any fiscal year thereafter.

     SEC. 3285. HUMAN RIGHTS REPORTS.

       (a) Section 116 Report.--Section 116(d) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151n) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (5); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(3) the votes of each member of the United Nations 
     Commission on Human Rights on all country-specific and 
     thematic resolutions voted on at the Commission's annual 
     session during the period covered during the preceding year;
       ``(4) the extent to which each country has extended 
     protection to refugees, including the provision of first 
     asylum and resettlement; and''.
       (b) Section 502B Report.--Section 502B(b) of such Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2304(b)) is amended by adding after the second 
     sentence the following new sentence: ``Each report under this 
     section shall list the votes of each member of the United 
     Nations Commission on Human Rights on all country-specific 
     and thematic resolutions voted on at the Commission's annual 
     session during the period covered during the preceding 
     year.''.

     SEC. 3286. DEOBLIGATION OF CERTAIN UNEXPENDED ECONOMIC 
                   ASSISTANCE FUNDS.

       Chapter 3 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 668. DEOBLIGATION OF CERTAIN UNEXPENDED ECONOMIC 
                   ASSISTANCE FUNDS.

       ``(a) Requirement to Deobligate.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b) of 
     this section and in paragraphs (1) and (3) of section 617(a) 
     of this Act, at the beginning of each fiscal year the 
     President shall deobligate and return to the Treasury, any 
     funds described in paragraph (2) that, as of the end of the 
     preceding fiscal year, have been obligated for a project or 
     activity for a period of more than 3 years but have not been 
     expended.
       ``(2) Funds.--Paragraph (1) applies to funds made available 
     for--
       ``(A) assistance under chapter 1 of part I of this Act 
     (relating to development assistance), chapter 10 of part I of 
     this Act (relating to the Development Fund for Africa), or 
     chapter 4 of part II of this Act (relating to the economic 
     support fund);
       ``(B) assistance under the `Multilateral Assistance 
     Initiative for the Philippines';
       ``(C) assistance under the Support for East European 
     Democracy (SEED) Act of 1989; and
       ``(D) economic assistance for the independent states of the 
     former Soviet Union under this Act or under any other Act 
     authorizing economic assistance for such independent states.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--The President, on a case-by-case basis, 
     may waive the requirement of subsection (a)(1) if the 
     President determines, and reports to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, that--
       ``(1) the funds are being used for a construction project 
     that requires more than 3 years to complete; or
       ``(2) the funds have not been expended because of 
     unforeseen circumstances, and those circumstances could not 
     have been reasonably foreseen.
       ``(c) Comments by Inspector General.--As soon as possible 
     after the submission of a report pursuant to subsection (b), 
     the Inspector General of the agency primarily responsible for 
     administering part I of this Act shall submit to the 
     appropriate congressional committees such comments as the 
     Inspector General considers appropriate with regard to the 
     determination described in that report.
       ``(d) Appropriate Congressional Committees.--As used in 
     this section, the term `appropriate congressional committees' 
     means the Committee on International Relations and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.''.
                   TITLE XXXIII--REGIONAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 3301. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 
                   PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO CUBA.

       (a) In General.--Section 620 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370), as amended by this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(y)(1) No assistance may be provided under this Act 
     (other than humanitarian assistance and assistance for 
     refugees) for a fiscal year to any foreign government that 
     the President determines has provided economic assistance to 
     or engaged in nonmarket-based trade with the Government of 
     Cuba or any entity controlled by such Government in the 
     preceding fiscal year.
       ``(2) The President may waive the requirements of paragraph 
     (1) if--
       ``(A) the President certifies to the congressional 
     committees specified in section 634A of this Act (in 
     accordance with procedures applicable to reprogramming of 
     funds under that section) that the provision of such 
     assistance is vital to the national security of the United 
     States; or
       ``(B) the President determines and reports to the Congress 
     that the Government of Cuba has met the requirements 
     contained in section 1708 of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 
     (22 U.S.C. 6001 et seq.).
       ``(3) Not later than February 1st each year, the President 
     shall prepare and transmit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report containing a list of all foreign 
     governments that the President has determined have provided 
     economic assistance to or engaged in nonmarket-based trade 
     with the Government of Cuba in the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(4) For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `appropriate congressional committees' means 
     the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate;
       ``(B) the term `humanitarian assistance' means food 
     (including the monetization of food), clothing, medicine, and 
     medical supplies; and
       ``(C) the term `nonmarket-based trade' includes exports, 
     imports, exchanges, or other trade arrangements under which 
     goods or services are provided on terms more favorable than 
     those generally available in applicable markets or for 
     comparable commodities, including--
       ``(i) exports to the Government of Cuba on terms that 
     involve a grant, concessional price, guaranty, insurance, or 
     subsidy;
       ``(ii) imports from the Government of Cuba at preferential 
     tariff rates; and
       ``(iii) exchange arrangements that include advance delivery 
     of commodities, arrangements in which the Government of Cuba 
     is not held accountable for unfulfilled exchange contracts, 
     and arrangements under which such Government does not pay 
     appropriate transportation, insurance, or finance costs.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     prohibition on assistance to a foreign government contained 
     in section 620(y) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     added by subsection (a), shall apply only with respect to 
     assistance provided in fiscal years beginning on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Exception.--In the case of the fiscal year in which 
     this Act is enacted, such prohibition shall apply with 
     respect to the obligation or expenditure of assistance on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3302. ASSISTANCE FOR NICARAGUA.

       (a) Restrictions.--Amounts made available for fiscal years 
     1996 and 1997 for assistance under chapter 1 of part I of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.; 
     relating to development assistance) or chapter 4 of part II 
     of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; relating to the economic 
     support fund), including any unobligated balances of prior 
     appropriations, may only be made available to the Government 
     of Nicaragua if the Secretary of State determines and 
     certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that--
       (1) a full and independent investigation has been completed 
     of the weapons caches discovered after the May 23, 1993, 
     Santa Rosa arms cache explosion, including an investigation 
     of passports, identity papers, and other documents found at 
     weapons sites indicating the existence of a terrorist or 
     kidnapping ring and whether the terrorist network was 
     involved in the February 1993 World Trade Center bombing;
       (2) prosecutions have been initiated against all 
     individuals, including government officials and members of 
     the armed forces or security forces of Nicaragua, identified 
     in the investigation described in paragraph (1);
       (3) Nicaragua has made substantial progress in meeting the 
     requirements set forth in section 527 of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 
     (relating to expropriation of United States property);
       (4) substantial progress has been made in the timely 
     implementation of all recommendations made by the Tripartite 
     Commission with respect to individuals responsible for 
     assassinations, including the immediate suspension of all 
     individuals from the Sandinista Army and security forces who 
     were named in such recommendations, and the expeditious 
     prosecution of such individuals;
       (5) all individuals responsible for the murders of Jean 
     Paul Genie, Arges Sequeira, and Enrique Bermudez have been 
     removed from the military and security forces of Nicaragua, 
     and judicial proceedings against these individuals have been 
     initiated;
       (6) specific changes have been implemented which have 
     resulted in verifiable civilian control over the Sandinista 
     military, security forces, and police; and
       (7) genuine, effective, and concrete reforms in the 
     Nicaraguan judicial system have been initiated.
       (b) Contents of Certification.--
       (1) In general.--A certification made pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall include a detailed accounting of all 
     evidence in support of the determinations listed in 
     paragraphs (1) through (7) of such subsection.
       (2) Form.--A certification made pursuant to subsection (a) 
     shall be submitted in unclassified form, and, to the extent 
     necessary, classified form.
       (c) Exception to Restrictions.--The restrictions on the 
     availability of funds in subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     support for--
       (1) programs facilitating the resolution of United States 
     citizen property claims;
       (2) the International Commission for Support and 
     Verification of the Organization of American States for human 
     rights monitoring, related assistance programs or election 
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       (3) independent human rights groups in Nicaragua;
       (4) programs intended to ensure free and fair elections in 
     Nicaragua;
       (5) democracy-building programs administered through the 
     National Endowment for Democracy and related nongovernmental 
     groups; or
       (6) programs to promote civilian control of the military.
       (d) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means the Committee on 
     International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.

     SEC. 3303. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING RELATIONS WITH 
                   BURMA.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) official United States trade delegations to Burma 
     should be indefinitely suspended;
       (2) visits to Burma by senior officials of the United 
     States Government should be minimized until Aung San Suu Kyi 
     is released from house arrest;
       (3) the Secretary of Labor should submit to the Congress a 
     report on labor practices in Burma so that Members of 
     Congress can better inform constituents, including 
     stockholders and business leaders of the United States 
     companies which transact commerce with Burma, on labor 
     conditions in that country;
       (4) the Secretary of State should submit to the Congress a 
     report on resource exploitation and environmental degradation 
     in Burma;
       (5) no assistance should be used for cooperative 
     counternarcotics efforts between the United States and 
     members of the State Law and Order Restoration Committee 
     (SLORC) regime;
       (6) the United States should discourage the Association of 
     Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) from including the SLORC 
     regime in ASEAN activities;
       (7) the Secretary of State should submit to the Congress a 
     report which outlines a strategy for encouraging democratic 
     transition in Burma; and
       (8) the United States should encourage its allies to 
     restrict the relations of such allies with Burma in 
     accordance with this section.

     SEC. 3304. DEBT RESTRUCTURING FOR EGYPT.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Government of Egypt owes the United States 
     Government over $6,000,000,000 from prior economic assistance 
     credit programs.
       (2) Current annual debt service payments by Egypt to the 
     United States are approximately $270,000,000, will climb in 
     the near future to $350,000,000, and will continue until the 
     year 2021.
       (3) Egypt's debt service to the United States results in 
     reduced investment capital and slower economic growth in 
     Egypt.
       (4) Restructuring Egypt's debt burden, and buying down 
     Egypt's debt, could substantially reduce over time Egypt's 
     requirement for economic assistance.
       (5) Addressing Egypt's debt burden is in the mutual 
     interest of Egypt and the United States.
       (b) Report.--(1) Not later than January 31, 1996, the 
     Secretary of State and the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     develop and submit to the appropriate congressional committee 
     options to restructure Egypt's debt, and buy down, over a 
     period of time through the use of funds authorized to be 
     appropriated under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; relating to 
     the economic support fund), all outstanding debt owed by the 
     Government of Egypt to the United States Government, 
     including debt owed under development assistance, 
     agriculture, Export-Import Bank, and Commodity Credit 
     Corporation credit programs.
       (2) The Secretary of State and the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall develop the options required by paragraph (1) 
     in such a way as to enable the United States to reduce 
     assistance to Egypt in the future under chapter 4 of part II 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et 
     seq.; relating to the economic support fund). In the 
     development of such options, the Secretaries shall consult 
     with the Secretary of Commerce for the purpose of determining 
     the impact of the options required under paragraph (1) on the 
     level of United States exports to Egypt.
       (3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means the Committee on 
     International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.

     SEC. 3305. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 
                   PROVIDING ASSISTANCE TO IRAN.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Iran is engaged in an intensive effort to develop 
     nuclear weapons and some nations have indicated that they are 
     prepared to cooperate with Iran in the nuclear field.
       (2) The possession of nuclear weapons by Iran would 
     represent a serious threat to the peace and security of the 
     entire Middle East region and an extremely serious challenge 
     to United States interests in that region.
       (3) The United States places the highest priority on 
     denying to Iran the capability to produce nuclear weapons and 
     systems for the delivery of nuclear weapons and other weapons 
     of mass destruction.
       (4) The sale or transfer to Iran by any other government or 
     with the permission of any other government of technology 
     that may be critical for Iran to develop or deploy nuclear 
     weapons is a serious threat to United States interests.
       (b) Admission to NATO.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the United States should vigorously oppose the accession 
     to the North Atlantic Treaty and the admission to the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization of any country which sells or 
     licenses for sale any nuclear or dual-use technology or any 
     military weapons, equipment, ammunition or munitions of any 
     kind, including any item included on any lists covered by the 
     Missile Technology Control Regime, to Iran or to any country 
     which the Secretary of State has determined repeatedly 
     provides support for acts of international terrorism pursuant 
     to section 6(j) of the Export Administration Act of 1979.
       (c) Prohibition on United States Assistance.--No assistance 
     authorized to be appropriated by this Act or any other Act 
     may be provided by any agency of the United States Government 
     to the government of any country which sells or licenses for 
     sale any nuclear or dual-use technology or any military 
     weapons, equipment, ammunition or munitions of any kind, 
     including any item included on any lists covered by the 
     Missile Technology Control Regime, to Iran or to any other 
     country which the Secretary of State has determined 
     repeatedly provides support for acts of international 
     terrorism pursuant to section 6(j) of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979.
       (d) Exceptions.--The prohibition in subsection (c) shall 
     not apply to--
       (1) assistance provided to Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, or 
     Kazakhstan under the authorities of the Soviet Nuclear Threat 
     Reduction Act of 1991 (title II of Public Law 102-228; 105 
     Stat. 1691); and
       (2) assistance provided under chapter 11 of part I of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295 et seq.; 
     relating to assistance for the independent states of the 
     former Soviet Union) for the purposes of--
       (A) humanitarian, disaster, or refugee relief; or
       (B) assisting democratic political reform and rule of law 
     activities, and assisting in the creation of private sector 
     and nongovernmental organizations that are independent of 
     government ownership and control.

     SEC. 3306. ASSISTANCE FOR PAKISTAN.

       Section 620E(e) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2375(e)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``No assistance shall'' and inserting ``(1) 
     Except as provided in paragraph (2), no assistance shall''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2)(A) Assistance in support of nongovernmental 
     organizations or microenterprises under chapter 1 of part I 
     of this Act (relating to development assistance) and 
     assistance under the provisions of law described in 
     subparagraph (B) may be made available for Pakistan.
       ``(B) The provisions of law described in this subparagraph 
     are the following:
       ``(i) Title IV of chapter 2 of part I of this Act (relating 
     to the Overseas Private Investment Corporation).
       ``(ii) Chapter 8 of part I of this Act (relating to 
     international narcotics control).
       ``(iii) Chapter 5 of part II of this Act (relating to 
     international military education and training).
       ``(iv) Chapter 8 of part II of this Act (relating to 
     antiterrorism assistance).
       ``(v) Any provision of law under which assistance is 
     available to carry out the following activities:
       ``(I) Aviation safety.
       ``(II) Immigration and customs procedures.
       ``(III) Peacekeeping.
       ``(IV) Promotion of trade and investment interests of the 
     United States.
       ``(C) Assistance described in subparagraph (B)(iii) may be 
     made available for Pakistan under this paragraph for fiscal 
     year 1997 and each subsequent fiscal year only if the 
     President certifies to the Congress for such fiscal year that 
     the Government of Pakistan is fully cooperating with United 
     States counter-narcotics assistance programs and policies.''.

     SEC. 3307. RETURN OF MILITARY EQUIPMENT OF PAKISTAN.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the inability of the President since October 1, 1990, 
     to make the necessary certification under section 620E(e) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the nuclear 
     activities of Pakistan) has prevented the delivery of 
     military aircraft for which Pakistan made nonrefundable cash 
     payments to contractors and unnecessarily complicated the 
     achievement of United States foreign policy and 
     nonproliferation objectives in South Asia;
       (2) in the absence of a Presidential certification for 
     Pakistan under section 620E(e) of such Act, the United States 
     should make a determined effort to find a third party buyer 
     for the such military aircraft and should reimburse Pakistan 
     with any proceeds derived from a sale to such third party, up 
     to the amount paid by Pakistan for such military aircraft; 
     and
       (3) with respect to other military equipment imported into 
     the United States from Pakistan prior to May 1, 1991, for 
     repair or modification by the Department of Defense, the 
     return of such military equipment, including spare parts 
     thereof, or equivalent equipment or spare parts originally 
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     by another country, does not constitute a transfer of 
     military equipment under the terms of section 620E(e) of such 
     Act, provided such military equipment or spare parts are 
     returned in an unrepaired state or without modifications for 
     which they were originally imported into the United States.

     SEC. 3308. ELIGIBILITY OF PANAMA UNDER ARMS EXPORT CONTROL 
                   ACT.

       The Government of the Republic of Panama shall be eligible 
     to purchase defense articles and defense services under the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), except as 
     otherwise specifically provided by law.

     SEC. 3309. FUTURE OF THE UNITED STATES MILITARY PRESENCE IN 
                   PANAMA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Panama Canal is a vital strategic asset to the 
     United States, its allies, and the world.
       (2) The Treaty on the Permanent Neutrality and Operation of 
     the Panama Canal signed on September 7, 1977, provides that 
     Panama and the United States have the responsibility to 
     assure that the Panama Canal will remain open and secure.
       (3) Such Treaty also provides that each of the two 
     countries shall, in accordance with their respective 
     constitutional processes, defend the Canal against any threat 
     to the regime of neutrality, and consequently shall have the 
     right to act against any aggression or threat directed 
     against the Canal or against the peaceful transit of vessels 
     through the Canal.
       (4) The United States instrument of ratification of such 
     Treaty includes specific language that the two countries 
     should consider negotiating future arrangements or agreements 
     to maintain military forces necessary to fulfill the 
     responsibility of the two countries of maintaining the 
     neutrality of the Canal after 1999.
       (5) The Government of Panama, in the bilateral Protocol of 
     Exchange of instruments of ratification, expressly ``agreed 
     upon'' such arrangements or agreements.
       (6) The United States Navy depends upon the Panama Canal 
     for rapid transit in times of emergency, as demonstrated 
     during World War II, the Korean War, the Vietnam conflict, 
     the Cuban Missile Crisis, and the Persian Gulf conflict.
       (7) Drug trafficking and money laundering have proliferated 
     in the Western Hemisphere since the Treaty on the Permanent 
     Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal was signed on 
     September 7, 1977, and such trafficking and laundering poses 
     a grave threat to peace and security in the region.
       (8) Certain facilities now utilized by the United States 
     Armed Forces in Panama are critical to combat the trade in 
     illegal drugs.
       (9) The United States and Panama share common policy goals 
     such as strengthening democracy, expanding economic trade, 
     and combating illegal narcotics throughout Latin America.
       (10) The Government of Panama has dissolved its military 
     forces and has maintained only a civilian police organization 
     to defend the Panama Canal against aggression.
       (11) Certain public opinion polls in Panama suggest that 
     many Panamanians desire a continued United States military 
     presence in Panama.
       (b) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the President should negotiate an agreement with the 
     Government of Panama--
       (A) to allow the stationing of United States Armed Forces 
     in Panama beyond December 31, 1999; and
       (B) to ensure that the United States will be able to act 
     after December 31, 1999, to maintain the security of the 
     Panama Canal and guarantee its regular operation, consistent 
     with the Panama Canal Treaty, the Treaty concerning the 
     Permanent Neutrality and Operation of the Panama Canal, and 
     the resolutions of ratification thereto; and
       (2) the President should consult with the Congress 
     throughout the negotiations described in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 3310. PEACE AND STABILITY IN THE SOUTH CHINA SEA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The South China Sea is a critically important waterway 
     through which 25 percent of the world's ocean freight and 70 
     percent of Japan's energy supplies transit.
       (2) The South China Sea serves as a crucial sea lane for 
     United States Navy ships moving between the Pacific and 
     Indian Oceans, particularly in time of emergency.
       (3) There are a number of competing claims to territory in 
     the South China Sea.
       (4) The 1992 Manila Declaration adhered to by the 
     Association of South East Asian Nations, the Socialist 
     Republic of Vietnam, and the People's Republic of China calls 
     for all claimants to territory in the South China Sea to 
     resolve questions of boundaries through peaceful 
     negotiations.
       (5) The legislature of the People's Republic of China has 
     declared the entire South China Sea to be Chinese territorial 
     waters.
       (6) The armed forces of the People's Republic of China have 
     asserted China's claim to the South China Sea through the 
     kidnapping of citizens of the Republic of the Philippines and 
     the construction of military bases on territory claimed by 
     the Philippines.
       (7) These acts of aggression committed by the armed forces 
     of the People's Republic of China against citizens of the 
     Philippines are contrary to both international law and to 
     peace and stability in East Asia.
       (b) Policy Declarations.--The Congress--
       (1) declares the right of free passage through the South 
     China Sea to be vital to the national security interests of 
     the United States, its friends, and allies;
       (2) declares that any attempt by a nondemocratic power to 
     assert, through the use of force or intimidation, its claims 
     to territory in the South China Sea to be a matter of grave 
     concern to the United States;
       (3) calls upon the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China to adhere faithfully to its commitment under the Manila 
     Declaration of 1992; and
       (4) calls upon the President to review the defense needs of 
     democratic countries with claims to territory in the South 
     China Sea.

     SEC. 3311. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING NARCOTICS CONTROL 
                   EFFORTS OF COLOMBIA.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) relations between the United States and Colombia are at 
     a critical stage, particularly following the President's 
     March 1, 1995, decision to grant the Government of Colombia a 
     national interest waiver in the 1994 narcotics certification 
     determination;
       (2) the Government of Colombia has undertaken efforts 
     toward the elimination of drug trafficking organizations, 
     especially the powerful ``kingpins'' based in Cali;
       (3) important advances need to be taken to dismantle the 
     operations of criminal enterprises in Colombia which seek to 
     corrupt government institutions;
       (4) the Government of Colombia should be encouraged to 
     complete specific, attainable objectives in its overall 
     narcotics control strategy, including--
       (A) the arrest and prosecution of the acknowledged leaders 
     of the Cali drug organization;
       (B) the imposition of tougher sentencing of drug 
     traffickers to ensure that such traffickers serve sentences 
     commensurate with their crimes;
       (C) the expeditious passage of legislation to criminalize 
     money laundering;
       (D) the aggressive eradication of illicit crops, including 
     coca opium, and marijuana;
       (E) the elimination of the industrial infrastructure of the 
     narcotics trade, including laboratories, precursor chemicals, 
     and aircraft;
       (F) the destruction of the internal narcotics distribution 
     export system, including the use of airports, rivers, and 
     ports for such system;
       (G) the elimination of the island of San Andres as a 
     illegal narcotics transshipment point; and
       (H) the end of the current policy of the Government of 
     Colombia under which key drug traffickers are given lenient 
     sentences in return for their surrender;
       (5) the Secretary of State should make the issue of illicit 
     narcotics the highest foreign policy priority of the United 
     States with respect to relations with key illicit drug 
     transit and producing nations, such as Colombia; and
       (6) the Secretary of State should request our European 
     allies to join the United States in sending a clear message 
     to Colombia on the importance of attaining these 
     counternarcotics goals and objectives in the shortest 
     possible time so that reductions in United States foreign 
     assistance will not be necessary in the future.

     SEC. 3312. NOTIFICATION OF ARMS SALES TO SAUDI ARABIA.

       (a) Notification.--Until the certification under subsection 
     (b) is submitted to the Congress, section 36(b)(1) of the 
     Arms Export Control Act shall be applied to sales of Saudi 
     Arabia by substituting in the first sentence ``0'' for 
     $50,000,000, ``0'' for $200,000,000, and ``0'' for 
     $14,000,000.
       (b) Certification.--Subsection (a) shall cease to apply if 
     and when the Secretary of State certifies and reports in 
     writing to the Congress that the unpaid claims of American 
     firms against the Government of Saudi Arabia that are 
     described in the June 30, 1993, report by the Secretary of 
     Defense pursuant to section 9140(c) of the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-396; 106 
     Stat. 1939), including the additional claims noticed by the 
     Department of Commerce on page 2 of that report, have been 
     resolved satisfactorily.

     SEC. 3313. ASSISTANCE FOR ZAIRE.

       (a) Security Assistance.--Assistance may not be transferred 
     to the Government of Zaire for each of the fiscal years 1996 
     and 1997--
       (1) under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.; relating to the economic 
     support fund);
       (2) under chapter 5 of part II of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2347 
     et seq.; relating to international military education and 
     training); or
       (3) from the ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' account 
     under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2763).
       (b) Development Assistance.--Assistance under chapter 1 of 
     part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 
     et seq.; relating to development assistance) or chapter 10 of 
     such part (22 U.S.C. 2293 et seq.; relating to the 
     Development Fund for Africa) for each of the fiscal years 
     1996 and 1997 shall not be transferred to the Government of 
     Zaire.

     SEC. 3314. ASSISTANCE FOR LAOS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) a permanent waiver on the prohibition of foreign 
     assistance for Laos should be granted following the fullest 
     possible accounting of all outstanding POW/MIA cases 
     involving Laos;
       (2) the United States should continue to improve its 
     relationship with Laos as the

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     mutual cooperation between the two countries on POW/MIA 
     issues improves;
       (3) no Lao citizen or government official should be held 
     accountable by the United States for activities involved in 
     holding American POW/MIAs if those citizens or officials 
     cooperate with efforts to return such POW/MIAs alive or to 
     otherwise account for such POW/MIAs;
       (4) the future relationship of the United States with Laos 
     should be characterized by economic cooperation and friendly 
     diplomatic ties;
       (5) such bilateral relationship will improve as respect for 
     human rights in Laos improves, including human rights for 
     Hmong people; and
       (6) in the event an American POW/MIA is returned alive from 
     Laos, the United States should view this action as a positive 
     development and as strong incentive for the United States to 
     rapidly improve our economic and diplomatic relationship with 
     Laos.
       (b) Limitation.--Notwithstanding section 620 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, foreign assistance may be provided 
     for Laos for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 only if the President 
     determines and certifies to the Congress that the Government 
     of Laos is cooperating with the United States on outstanding 
     POW/MIA cases involving Laos.

     SEC. 3315. RESTRICTIONS ON ASSISTANCE FOR GUATEMALA.

       (a) Restriction.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated for grant assistance under section 23 of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763; relating to foreign 
     military financing) or for assistance under chapter 5 of part 
     II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et 
     seq.; relating to international military education and 
     training) may be made available to the Government of 
     Guatemala unless the Secretary of State determines and 
     certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that--
       (1) substantial progress has been made in the prosecution 
     of all those responsible for the human rights abuses against 
     Michael DeVine, Nicholas Blake, Griffin Davis, Dianna Ortiz, 
     Myrna Mack, and Efrain Bamaca Velasquez;
       (2) former Guatemalan Lieutenant Colonel Carlos Rene Ochoa 
     Ruiz, who is under indictment in the State of Florida for 
     narcotics trafficking, has been extradited to the United 
     States; and
       (3) substantial progress has been made in the dismantling 
     of the Voluntary Civil Self-Defense Committees, curbing their 
     patrols, and returning their weapons to the Guatemalan 
     military.
       (b) Appropriate Congressional Committees Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term ``appropriate 
     congressional committees'' means the Committee on 
     International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate.

     SEC. 3316. PROHIBITION ON ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE, MILITARY 
                   ASSISTANCE OR ARMS TRANSFERS TO THE GOVERNMENT 
                   OF MAURITANIA UNLESS APPROPRIATE ACTION IS 
                   TAKEN TO ELIMINATE CHATTEL SLAVERY.

       (a) Prohibition.--The President may not provide economic 
     assistance, military assistance or arms transfers to the 
     Government of Mauritania unless the President certifies to 
     the Congress that such Government has taken appropriate 
     action to eliminate chattel slavery in Mauritania, 
     including--
       (1) the enactment of anti-slavery laws that provide 
     appropriate punishment for violators of such laws; and
       (2) the rigorous enforcement of such laws.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions apply:
       (1) Economic assistance.--The term ``economic assistance'' 
     means any assistance under part I of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) and any assistance under 
     chapter 4 of part II of such Act (22 U.S.C. 2346 et seq.) 
     (relating to the economic support fund), except that such 
     term does not include humanitarian assistance.
       (2) Military assistance or arms transfers.--The term 
     ``military assistance or arms transfers'' means--
       (A) assistance under chapter 2 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2311 et seq.) (relating to 
     military assistance), including the transfer of excess 
     defense articles under sections 516 through 519 of that Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2321j through 2321m);
       (B) assistance under chapter 5 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2347 et seq.) (relating to 
     international military education and training);
       (C) assistance under the ``Foreign Military Financing 
     Program'' under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2763); or
       (D) the transfer of defense articles, defense services, or 
     design and construction services under the Arms Export 
     Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), including defense 
     articles and defense services licensed or approved for export 
     under section 38 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2778).
         TITLE XXXIV--SPECIAL AUTHORITIES AND OTHER PROVISIONS

                     CHAPTER 1--SPECIAL AUTHORITIES

     SEC. 3401. ENHANCED TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

       Section 610 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2360) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 610. TRANSFER BETWEEN ACCOUNTS.

       ``(a) General Authority.--Whenever the President determines 
     it to be necessary for the purposes of this Act or the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.), not to exceed 20 
     percent of the funds made available to carry out any 
     provision of this Act (except funds made available pursuant 
     to title IV of chapter 2 of part I) or section 23 of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763)--
       ``(1) may be transferred to, and consolidated with, the 
     funds in any other account or fund available to carry out any 
     provision of this Act or the Arms Export Control Act; and
       ``(2) may be used for any purpose for which funds in that 
     account or fund may be used.
       ``(b) Limitation on Amount of Increase.--The total amount 
     in the account or fund for the benefit of which transfer is 
     made under subsection (a) during any fiscal year may not be 
     increased by more than 20 percent of the amount of funds 
     otherwise made available.
       ``(c) Notification.--The President shall notify in writing 
     the congressional committees specified in section 634A at 
     least fifteen days in advance of each such transfer between 
     accounts in accordance with procedures applicable to 
     reprogramming notifications under such section.''.

     SEC. 3402. AUTHORITY TO MEET UNANTICIPATED CONTINGENCIES.

       Paragraph (1) of section 451(a) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2261(a)(1)) is amended by striking 
     ``$25,000,000'' and inserting ``$50,000,000''.

     SEC. 3403. SPECIAL WAIVER AUTHORITY.

       (a) Laws Affected.--Section 614 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 is amended by striking subsections (a)(1) and 
     (a)(2) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Authority To Authorize Assistance, Sales, and Other 
     Actions; Limitations.--(1) The President may authorize 
     assistance, sales, or other action under this Act, the Arms 
     Export Control Act, or any annual (or periodic) foreign 
     assistance authorization or appropriations legislation, 
     without regard to any of the provisions described in 
     subsection (b), if the President determines, and notifies in 
     writing the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
     chairman of the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate--
       ``(A) with respect to assistance or other actions under 
     chapter 2 or 5 of part II of this Act, or sales or other 
     actions under the Arms Export Control Act, that to do so is 
     vital to the national security interests of the United 
     States; and
       ``(B) with respect to other assistance or actions that to 
     do so is important to the national interests of the United 
     States.
       ``(2) The President may waive any provision described in 
     paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b) that would 
     otherwise prohibit or restrict assistance or other action 
     under any provision of law not described in those paragraphs 
     if the President determines, and notifies in writing the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the chairman of 
     the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate, that to do 
     so is important to the national interests of the United 
     States.''.
       (b) Annual Ceiling.--Section 614(a)(4)(C) of that Act is 
     amended by striking ``$50,000,000'' and inserting 
     ``$75,000,000'.
       (c) Laws Which May Be Waived.--Section 614 of that Act is 
     amended by striking subsections (b) and (c) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Laws Which May Be Waived.--The provisions referred to 
     in subsections (a)(1) and (a)(2) are--
       ``(1) the provisions of this Act;
       ``(2) the provisions of the Arms Export Control Act;
       ``(3) the provisions of any annual (or periodic) foreign 
     assistance authorization or appropriations legislation, 
     including any amendment made by any such Act;
       ``(4) any other provision of law that restricts assistance, 
     sales or leases, or other action under the Acts referred to 
     in paragraph (1), (2), or (3); and
       ``(5) any law relating to receipts and credits accruing to 
     the United States.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 614(a)(4) of that Act 
     is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)(ii), by striking ``or the Arms 
     Export Control Act''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the Arms Export 
     Control Act or under''.

     SEC. 3404. TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE.

       Section 617 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2367) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 617. TERMINATION OF ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) In General.--(1) In order to ensure the effectiveness 
     of assistance provided under this Act or the Arms Export 
     Control Act, funds made available under this Act to carry out 
     any program, project, or activity of assistance shall remain 
     available for obligation for a period not to exceed 8 months 
     after the date of termination of such assistance for the 
     necessary expenses of winding up such programs, projects, or 
     activities and, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds so obligated may remain available until expended.
       ``(2) Funds obligated to carry out any program, project, or 
     activity of assistance before the effective date of the 
     termination of such assistance are authorized to be available 
     for expenditure for the necessary expenses of winding up such 
     programs, projects, and activities, notwithstanding any 
     provision of law restricting the expenditure of funds, and 
     may be reobligated to meet any other necessary expenses 
     arising from the termination of such assistance.
       ``(3) The necessary expenses of winding up programs, 
     projects, and activities of assistance include the obligation 
     and expenditure of funds to complete the training or studies 
     outside their countries of origin of students whose course of 
     study or training program began before assistance was 
     terminated.

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       ``(b) Liability to Contractors.--For the purpose of making 
     an equitable settlement of termination claims under 
     extraordinary contractual relief standards, the President is 
     authorized to adopt as a contract or other obligation of the 
     United States Government, and assume (in whole or in part) 
     any liabilities arising thereunder, any contract with a 
     United States or third-country contractor to carry out any 
     program, project, or activity of assistance under this Act 
     that was subsequently terminated pursuant to law.
       ``(c) Guarantee Programs.--Provisions of this or any other 
     Act requiring the termination of assistance under this Act or 
     the Arms Export Control Act shall not be construed to require 
     the termination of guarantee commitments that were entered 
     into before the effective date of the termination of 
     assistance.''.

                      CHAPTER 2--OTHER PROVISIONS

     SEC. 3411. CONGRESSIONAL PRESENTATION DOCUMENTS.

       Section 634 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2394) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 634. CONGRESSIONAL PRESENTATION DOCUMENTS.

       ``(a) Requirement for Submission.--As part of the annual 
     requests for enactment of authorizations and appropriations 
     for foreign assistance programs for each fiscal year, the 
     President shall prepare and transmit to the Congress annual 
     congressional presentation documents for the programs 
     authorized under this Act and the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).
       ``(b) Materials To Be Included.--The documents submitted 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall include--
       ``(1) the rationale for the allocation of assistance or 
     contributions to each country, regional, or centrally funded 
     program, or organization, as the case may be;
       ``(2) a description of how each such program or 
     contribution supports the objectives of this Act or the Arms 
     Export Control Act, as the case may be;
       ``(3) a description of planned country, regional, or 
     centrally funded programs or contributions to international 
     organizations and programs for the coming fiscal year; and
       ``(4) for each country for which assistance is requested 
     under this Act or the Arms Export Control Act--
       ``(A) the total number of years since 1946 that the United 
     States has provided assistance;
       ``(B) the total amount of bilateral assistance provided by 
     the United States since 1946, including the principal amount 
     of all loans, credits, and guarantees; and
       ``(C) the total amount of assistance provided to such 
     country from all multilateral organizations to which the 
     United States is a member, including all international 
     financial institutions, the United Nations, and other 
     international organizations.
       ``(c) Graduation From Development Assistance.--
       ``(1) Determination.--As part of the congressional 
     presentation documents transmitted to the Congress under this 
     section, the Secretary of State shall make a separate 
     determination for each country identified in such documents 
     for which bilateral development assistance is requested, 
     estimating the year in which each such country will no longer 
     be receiving bilateral development assistance.
       ``(2) Development assistance defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `development assistance' means assistance 
     under--
       ``(A) chapter 1 of part I of this Act;
       ``(B) chapter 10 of part I of this Act;
       ``(C) chapter 11 of part I of this Act; and
       ``(D) the Support for East European Democracy (SEED) Act of 
     1989 (22 U.S.C. 5401 et seq.).''.

     SEC. 3412. DEBT RESTRUCTURING FOR FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.

       Chapter 1 of part III of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2370 et seq.), as amended by this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 620K. SPECIAL DEBT RELIEF FOR POOR COUNTRIES.

       ``(a) Authority To Reduce Debt.--The President may reduce 
     amounts owed to the United States Government by a country 
     described in subsection (b) as a result of--
       ``(1) loans or guarantees issued under this Act; or
       ``(2) credits extended or guarantees issued under the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.).
       ``(b) Country Described.--A country described in this 
     subsection is a country--
       ``(1) with a heavy debt burden that is eligible to borrow 
     from the International Development Association but not from 
     the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development 
     (commonly referred to as an `IDA-only' country); and
       ``(2) the government of which--
       ``(A) does not have an excessive level of military 
     expenditures;
       ``(B) has not repeatedly provided support for acts of 
     international terrorism; and
       ``(C) is cooperating with the United States on 
     international narcotics control matters;
       ``(3) (including the military or other security forces of 
     such government) does not engage in a consistent pattern of 
     gross violations of internationally recognized human rights; 
     and
       ``(4) is not prohibited from receiving assistance described 
     in section 527(a) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 by reason of such section.
       ``(c) Limitations.--The authority under subsection (a) may 
     be exercised--
       ``(1) only to implement multilateral official debt relief 
     ad referendum agreements (commonly referred to as `Paris Club 
     Agreed Minutes'); and
       ``(2) only to the extent that appropriations for the cost 
     of the modification, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, are made in advance.
       ``(d) Certain Prohibitions Inapplicable.--A reduction of 
     debt pursuant to the exercise of authority under subsection 
     (a)--
       ``(1) shall not be considered assistance for purposes of 
     any provision of law limiting assistance to a country; and
       ``(2) may be exercised notwithstanding section 620(r) of 
     this Act or any comparable provision of law.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the President for the purpose of carrying out this section 
     $7,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997.
       ``(2) Availability.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until 
     expended.''.

     SEC. 3413. DEBT BUYBACKS OR SALES FOR DEBT SWAPS.

       Part IV of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 
     2430 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 711. AUTHORITY TO ENGAGE IN DEBT BUYBACKS OR SALES.

       ``(a) Loans Eligible for Sale, Reduction, or 
     Cancellation.--
       ``(1) Authority to sell, reduce, or cancel certain loans.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President 
     may, in accordance with this section, sell to any eligible 
     purchaser any concessional loan or portion thereof made 
     before January 1, 1995, to the government of any eligible 
     country pursuant to this Act, or on receipt of payment from 
     an eligible purchaser, reduce or cancel such loan or portion 
     thereof, only for the purpose of facilitating--
       ``(A) debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, or 
     debt-for-nature swaps; or
       ``(B) a debt buyback by an eligible country of its own 
     qualified debt, only if the eligible country uses an 
     additional amount of the local currency of the eligible 
     country, equal to not less than 40 percent of the price paid 
     for such debt by such eligible country, or the difference 
     between the price paid for such debt and the face value of 
     such debt, to support activities that link conservation and 
     sustainable use of natural resources with local community 
     development, and child survival and other child development, 
     in a manner consistent with sections 707 through 710, if the 
     sale, reduction, or cancellation would not contravene any 
     term or condition of any prior agreement relating to such 
     loan.
       ``(2) Terms and conditions.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the President shall, in accordance with 
     this section, establish the terms and conditions under which 
     loans may be sold, reduced, or canceled pursuant to this 
     section.
       ``(3) Administration.--The Facility shall notify the 
     administrator of the agency primarily responsible for 
     administering part I of this Act of purchasers that the 
     President has determined to be eligible, and shall direct 
     such agency to carry out the sale, reduction, or cancellation 
     of a loan pursuant to this section. Such agency shall make an 
     adjustment in its accounts to reflect the sale, reduction, or 
     cancellation.
       ``(4) Limitation.--The authorities of this subsection shall 
     be available only to the extent that appropriations for the 
     cost of the modification, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, are made in advance.
       ``(b) Deposit of Proceeds.--The proceeds from the sale, 
     reduction, or cancellation of any loan sold, reduced, or 
     canceled pursuant to this section shall be deposited in an 
     account or accounts established in the Treasury for the 
     repayment of such loan.
       ``(c) Eligible Purchasers.--A loan may be sold pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(1)(A) only to a purchaser who presents plans 
     satisfactory to the President for using the loan for the 
     purpose of engaging in debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-
     development swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps.
       ``(d) Debtor Consultations.--Before the sale to any 
     eligible purchaser, or any reduction or cancellation pursuant 
     to this section, of any loan made to an eligible country, the 
     President shall consult with the country concerning the 
     amount of loans to be sold, reduced, or canceled and their 
     uses for debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, 
     or debt-for-nature swaps.
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) In general.--For the sale, reduction, and 
     cancellation of loans or portions thereof pursuant to this 
     section, there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     President $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 and 
     1997.
       ``(2) Availability.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     under paragraph (1) are authorized to remain available until 
     expended.''.

     SEC. 3414. IMPACT ON JOBS IN THE UNITED STATES.

       Section 636 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2396) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(j)(1) Funds made available to carry out the provisions 
     of this Act may not be made available to provide--
       ``(A) any financial incentive to a business enterprise 
     located in the United States for the purpose of inducing that 
     enterprise to relocate outside the United States if such 
     incentive or inducement is likely to reduce the number of 
     individuals employed in the United States by that enterprise 
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     that enterprise would replace production in the United States 
     with production outside the United States;
       ``(B) assistance for the purpose of establishing or 
     developing in a foreign country any export processing zone or 
     designated area in which the tax, tariff, labor, environment, 
     and safety laws of that country do not apply, in part or in 
     whole, to activities carried out within that zone or area, 
     unless the President determines and certifies that such 
     assistance is not likely to cause a loss of jobs within the 
     United States; or
       ``(C) subject to paragraph (2), assistance for any project 
     or activity that contributes to the violation of 
     internationally recognized workers rights (as defined in 
     section 502(a)(4) of the Trade Act of 1974) of workers in the 
     foreign country, including in any designated zone or area in 
     that country.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1)(C) shall not apply with respect to the 
     provision of assistance for the informal sector, 
     microenterprises and small-scale enterprises, and small-
     holder agriculture of the foreign country.''.

     SEC. 3415. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS 
                   THAT EXPORT LETHAL MILITARY EQUIPMENT TO 
                   COUNTRIES SUPPORTING INTERNATIONAL TERRORISM.

       (a) In General.--Section 620 of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370), as amended by this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(z)(1) No assistance may be provided under this Act or 
     the Arms Export Control Act to any foreign government that 
     provides lethal military equipment to a country, the 
     government of which the Secretary of State has determined 
     pursuant to section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control Act is a 
     government that has repeatedly provided support for acts of 
     international terrorism.
       ``(2) The prohibition under paragraph (1) with respect to a 
     foreign government shall terminate 12 months after the date 
     on which that government ceases to provide such lethal 
     military equipment.
       ``(3) The President may waive the requirements of paragraph 
     (1) if the President determines that the provision of such 
     assistance is important to the national security interests of 
     the United States.
       ``(4) Whenever the waiver of paragraph (3) is exercised, 
     the President shall prepare and transmit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report with respect to the 
     furnishing of such assistance. Such report shall include a 
     detailed explanation of the assistance to be provided, 
     including the estimated dollar amount of such assistance, and 
     an explanation of how the assistance furthers the national 
     interests of the United States.
       ``(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     `appropriate congressional committees' means the Committee on 
     International Relations and the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 620(z) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as added by subsection (a), applies 
     with respect to lethal military equipment provided pursuant 
     to a contract entered into on or after the date of enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 3416. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES THAT 
                   CONSISTENTLY OPPOSE THE UNITED STATES POSITION 
                   IN THE UNITED NATIONS GENERAL ASSEMBLY.

       (a) Prohibition.--United States assistance may not be 
     provided to a country that consistently opposed the United 
     States position in the United Nations General Assembly during 
     the most recent session of the General Assembly.
       (b) Change in Government.--If--
       (1) the Secretary of State determines that, since the 
     beginning of the most recent session of the General Assembly, 
     there has been a fundamental change in the leadership and 
     policies of the government of a country to which the 
     prohibition in subsection (a) applies, and
       (2) the Secretary believes that because of that change the 
     government of that country will no longer consistently oppose 
     the United States position in the General Assembly,
     the Secretary may exempt that country from that prohibition. 
     Any such exemption shall be effective only until submission 
     of the next report under section 406 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991. The Secretary 
     shall submit to the Congress a certification of each 
     exemption made under this subsection. Such certification 
     shall be accompanied by a discussion of the basis for the 
     Secretary's determination and belief with respect to such 
     exemption.
       (c) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of State may waive the 
     requirement of subsection (a) if the Secretary determines and 
     reports to the Congress that despite the United Nations 
     voting pattern of a particular country, the provision of 
     United States assistance to that country is necessary to 
     promote United States foreign policy objectives.
       (d) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       (1) the term ``consistently opposed the United States 
     position'' means that the country's votes in the United 
     Nations General Assembly coincided with the United States 
     position less than 25 percent of the time, using for this 
     purpose the overall percentage-of-voting coincidences set 
     forth in the annual report submitted to the Congress pursuant 
     to section 406 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991;
       (2) the term ``most recent session of the General 
     Assembly'' means the most recently completed plenary session 
     of the General Assembly for which overall percentage-of-
     voting coincidences is set forth in the most recent report 
     submitted to the Congress pursuant to section 406 of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 
     1991; and
       (3) the term ``United States assistance'' means assistance 
     under--
       (A) chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (relating to the economic support fund),
       (B) chapter 5 of part II of that Act (relating to 
     international military education and training), or
       (C) the ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' account 
     under section 23 of the Arms Export Control Act,
       (D) chapter 1 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (relating to development assistance), except that such 
     term shall not include assistance under chapter 1 of part I 
     of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 in the case of 
     countries that voted in the United Nations General Assembly 
     on less than 50 percent of the recorded plenary votes,
     except that such term does not include assistance under 
     chapter 8 of part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (relating to international narcotics control) or assistance 
     under chapter 8 of part II of such Act (relating to 
     antiterrorism assistance).
       (e) Effective Date.--This section takes effect upon the 
     date of the submission to the Congress of the report pursuant 
     to section 406 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991, that is required to be submitted 
     by March 31, 1996.

     SEC. 3417. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO COUNTRIES THAT 
                   RESTRICT THE TRANSPORT OR DELIVERY OF UNITED 
                   STATES HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States Federal budget deficit and spending 
     constraints require the maximum efficiency in the usage of 
     United States foreign assistance.
       (2) The delivery of humanitarian assistance to people in 
     need is consistent with the fundamental values of our Nation 
     and is an important component of United States foreign 
     policy.
       (3) As a matter of principle and in furtherance of fiscal 
     prudence, the United States should seek to promote the 
     delivery of humanitarian assistance to people in need in a 
     manner that is both timely and cost effective.
       (4) Recipients of United States assistance should not 
     hinder or delay the transport or delivery of United States 
     humanitarian assistance to other countries.
       (b) Prohibition on Assistance.--Section 620 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370), as amended by this 
     Act, is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(aa)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     United States assistance may not be made available for any 
     country whose government prohibits or otherwise restricts, 
     directly or indirectly, the transport or delivery of United 
     States humanitarian assistance.
       ``(2) The prohibition on United States assistance contained 
     in paragraph (1) shall not apply if the President determines 
     and notifies the Congress in writing that providing such 
     assistance to a country is in the national security interest 
     of the United States.
       ``(3) A suspension or termination of United States 
     assistance for any country under paragraph (1) shall cease to 
     be effective when the President certifies in writing to the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate that such country is no 
     longer prohibiting or otherwise restricting, either directly 
     or indirectly, the transport or delivery of United States 
     humanitarian assistance.
       ``(4)(A) At the time of the annual budget submission to 
     Congress, the President shall submit a report to the Congress 
     describing any information available to the President 
     concerning prohibitions or restrictions, direct or indirect, 
     on the transport or delivery of United States humanitarian 
     assistance by the government of any country receiving or 
     eligible to receive United States foreign assistance during 
     the current or preceding fiscal year.
       ``(B) The President shall include in the report required by 
     subparagraph (A) a statement as to whether the prohibition in 
     paragraph (1) is being applied to each country for which the 
     President has information available to him concerning 
     prohibitions or restrictions, direct or indirect, on the 
     transport or delivery of United States humanitarian 
     assistance.
       ``(5) As used in this subsection, the term `United States 
     assistance' has the same meaning given that term in section 
     481(e)(4) of this Act.''.

     SEC. 3418. PROHIBITION ON ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS, 
                   PRIVATE AND VOLUNTARY ORGANIZATIONS, AND OTHER 
                   ENTITIES THAT INHIBIT UNITED STATES-SUPPORTED 
                   DEMINING OPERATIONS AND ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Prohibition.--None of the funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act may be made available to any foreign 
     government, private and voluntary organization, or any

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     other entity which the Secretary of State determines inhibits 
     United States-supported demining operations and activities 
     through the imposition of discriminatory customs duties, 
     tariffs, or any other barrier to the entry of equipment or 
     personnel designated for use or participation in such 
     operations and activities.
       (b) Exception.--(1) The prohibition contained in subsection 
     (a) shall not apply with respect to a foreign government, 
     private and voluntary organization, or any other entity if 
     the President determines and reports to the congressional 
     committees specified in section 634A of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (in accordance with procedures 
     applicable to reprogramming notifications under that section) 
     that the provision of assistance to such government, 
     organization, or other entity, as the case may be, is 
     important to the national interest of the United States.
       (2) Any determination under paragraph (1) shall include a 
     detailed justification of how the provision of assistance 
     furthers United States national interests.

     SEC. 3419. PROHIBITION ON FOREIGN ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN 
                   GOVERNMENTS NOT IMPLEMENTING EXTRADITION 
                   TREATIES.

       (a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
     President may not provide foreign assistance to the 
     government of any country determined by the President to have 
     refused to implement an extradition treaty between such 
     country and the United States with respect to one or more 
     individuals of significant concern to the United States who 
     have been charged with or who have committed felony offenses.
       (b) Exception.--The President may provide foreign 
     assistance to the government of a country that would 
     otherwise be prohibited from receiving such assistance under 
     subsection (a) if the President--
       (1) determines that the provision of such assistance is in 
     the national interest of the United States; and
       (2) notifies the Committee on International Relations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate of such determination.
       (c) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) Felony offense.--The term ``felony offense'' means an 
     offense punishable by death or imprisonment for a term 
     exceeding one year.
       (2) Foreign assistance.--The term ``foreign assistance'' 
     means any funds made available to carry out any program, 
     project, or activity under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     or the Arms Export Control Act, except such term does not 
     include funds used to provide humanitarian assistance.
       (d) Effective Date.--The prohibition contained in 
     subsection (a) applies with respect to the provision of 
     foreign assistance on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 3420. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OUTSIDE THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       (a) Limitation.--Funds made available for assistance for 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997 under the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961, for which amounts are authorized to be appropriated 
     for such fiscal years, may be used for procurement outside 
     the United States or less developed countries only if--
       (1) such funds are used for the procurement of commodities 
     or services, or defense articles or defense services, in the 
     country in which the assistance is to be provided, except 
     that this paragraph only applies if the total of such 
     procurement for a project or activity in that country would 
     cost less than procurement from the United States;
       (2) the provision of such assistance requires commodities 
     or services, or defense articles or defense services, of a 
     type that are not produced in, and available for purchase 
     from, the United States, less developed countries, or the 
     country in which the assistance is to be provided;
       (3) the Congress has specifically authorized procurement 
     outside the United States or less developed countries; or
       (4) the President determines on a case-by-case basis that 
     the procurement outside the United States or less developed 
     countries would result in the more efficient use of United 
     States foreign assistance resources, including to meet 
     unforeseen circumstances such as emergency situations.
       (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``less developed countries'' includes the recipient country 
     if that country is not a developed country.

          CHAPTER 3--FOREIGN AID REPORTING REFORM ACT OF 1995

     SEC. 3421. SHORT TITLE.

       This chapter may be cited as the ``Foreign Aid Reporting 
     Reform Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 3422. ANNUAL FOREIGN ASSISTANCE JUSTIFICATION REPORT.

       (a) In General.--In conjunction with the submission of the 
     annual requests for enactment of authorizations and 
     appropriations for foreign assistance programs for each 
     fiscal year, the President shall submit to the Congress a 
     single report containing--
       (1) an integrated justification for all foreign assistance 
     programs proposed by the President for the coming fiscal 
     year; and
       (2) an assessment of when the objectives of those programs 
     will be achieved so that the assistance can be terminated.
       (b) Specific Information To Be Provided.--Each such report 
     shall include the following:
       (1) Information regarding a foreign assistance program 
     generally.--For each foreign assistance program taken as a 
     whole--
       (A) the total amount of assistance proposed to be provided 
     under that program;
       (B) the justification for that amount;
       (C) the objectives that assistance under that program is 
     intended to achieve;
       (D) an explanation of the relationship of assistance under 
     that program to assistance under other foreign assistance 
     programs; and
       (E) the President's estimation of the date by which the 
     objectives of that program will be achieved and the program 
     terminated.
       (2) Information regarding specific assistance recipients.--
     For each country or organization which is a proposed 
     recipient of assistance under any foreign assistance 
     program--
       (A) the amount of each type of assistance proposed;
       (B) the justification for providing each such type of 
     assistance;
       (C) the objectives that each such type of assistance is 
     intended to achieve;
       (D) an explanation of the relationship of each type of 
     assistance proposed to other types of assistance proposed for 
     that recipient; and
       (E) the President's estimation of the date by which the 
     objectives of assistance for such recipient under each 
     foreign assistance program will be achieved and assistance 
     under that program to that recipient terminated.
     The information required by subparagraphs (A) through (E) 
     shall be provided on a recipient-by-recipient basis.
       (3) Information regarding centrally-funded programs.--For 
     each centrally-funded program under a foreign assistance 
     program--
       (A) the amount proposed for such program;
       (B) the justification for such program;
       (C) the objectives each such program is intended to 
     achieve;
       (D) an explanation of the relationship of such program to 
     other types of assistance proposed under that foreign 
     assistance program and under other foreign assistance 
     programs; and
       (E) the President's estimation of the date by which the 
     objectives of such program will be achieved and such program 
     terminated.

     SEC. 3423. DEFINITION OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

       As used in this chapter, the term ``foreign assistance 
     program'' includes--
       (1) any program of assistance authorized by the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (such as the development assistance 
     program, the economic support fund program, and the 
     international military education and training program) or 
     authorized by the African Development Foundation Act, section 
     401 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1969 (relating to the 
     Inter-American Development Foundation), or any other foreign 
     assistance legislation;
       (2) any program of grant, credit, or guaranty assistance 
     under the Arms Export Control Act;
       (3) assistance under the Migration and Refugee Assistance 
     Act of 1962;
       (4) assistance under any title of the Agricultural Trade 
     Development and Assistance Act of 1954;
       (5) contributions to the International Monetary Fund;
       (6) contributions to the International Bank for 
     Reconstruction and Development, the International Development 
     Association, or any other institution within the World Bank 
     group; and
       (7) contributions to any regional multilateral development 
     bank.

                           CHAPTER 4--REPEALS

     SEC. 3431. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE PROVISIONS.

       (a) 1987 Foreign Assistance Appropriations Act.--Section 
     539(g)(2) of the Foreign Assistance and Related Programs 
     Appropriations Act, 1987, as included in Public Law 99-591, 
     is hereby repealed.
       (b) 1986 Assistance Act.--The Special Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1986 is hereby repealed except for section 1, section 
     204, and title III of such Act.
       (c) 1985 Assistance Act.--The International Security and 
     Development Cooperation Act of 1985 is hereby repealed except 
     for section 1, section 131, section 132, section 504, section 
     505, part B of title V (other than section 558 and section 
     559), section 1302, section 1303, and section 1304.
       (d) 1985 Jordan Supplemental Act.--The Jordan Supplemental 
     Economic Assistance Authorization Act of 1985 is hereby 
     repealed.
       (e) 1985 African Famine Act.--The African Famine Relief and 
     Recovery Act of 1985 is hereby repealed.
       (f) 1983 Assistance Act.--The International Security and 
     Development Assistance Authorization Act of 1983 is hereby 
     repealed.
       (g) 1983 Lebanon Assistance Act.--The Lebanon Emergency 
     Assistance Act of 1983 is hereby repealed.
       (h) 1981 Assistance Act.--The International Security and 
     Development Cooperation Act of 1981 is hereby repealed except 
     for section 1, section 709, and section 714.
       (i) 1980 Assistance Act.--The International Security and 
     Development Cooperation Act of 1980 is hereby repealed except 
     for section 1, section 110, section 316, and title V.
       (j) 1979 Development Assistance Act.--The International 
     Development Cooperation Act of 1979 is hereby repealed.
       (k) 1979 Security Assistance Act.--The International 
     Security Assistance Act of 1979 is hereby repealed.
       (l) 1979 Special Security Assistance Act.--The Special 
     International Security Assistance Act of 1979 is hereby 
     repealed.
       (m) 1978 Development Assistance Act.--The International 
     Development and Food As

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     sistance Act of 1978 is hereby repealed, except for section 
     1, title IV, and section 603(a)(2).
       (n) 1978 Security Assistance Act.--The International 
     Security Assistance Act of 1978 is hereby repealed.
       (o) 1977 Development Assistance Act.--The International 
     Development and Food Assistance Act of 1977 is hereby 
     repealed except for section 1, section 132(b), and section 
     133.
       (p) 1977 Security Assistance Act.--The International 
     Security Assistance Act of 1977 is hereby repealed.
       (q) 1976 Security Assistance Act.--The International 
     Security Assistance and Arms Export Control Act of 1976 is 
     hereby repealed except for section 1, section 201(b), section 
     212(b), section 601, and section 608.
       (r) 1975 Development Assistance Act.--The International 
     Development and Food Assistance Act of 1975 is hereby 
     repealed.
       (s) 1975 BIB Act.--Public Law 94-104 is hereby repealed.
       (t) 1974 Assistance Act.--The Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1974 is hereby repealed.
       (u) 1973 Emergency Assistance Act.--The Emergency Security 
     Assistance Act of 1973 is hereby repealed.
       (v) 1973 Assistance Act.--The Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1973 is hereby repealed.
       (w) 1971 Assistance Act.--The Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1971 is hereby repealed.
       (x) 1971 Special Assistance Act.--The Special Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1971 is hereby repealed.
       (y) 1969 Assistance Act.--The Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1969 is hereby repealed except for the first section and part 
     IV.
       (z) 1968 Assistance Act.--The Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1968 is hereby repealed.
       (aa) 1964 Assistance Act.--The Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1964 is hereby repealed.
       (bb) Latin American Development Act.--The Latin American 
     Development Act is hereby repealed.
       (cc) 1959 Mutual Security Act.--The Mutual Security Act of 
     1959 is hereby repealed.
       (dd) 1954 Mutual Security Act.--Sections 402 and 417 of the 
     Mutual Security Act of 1954 are hereby repealed.
       (ee) Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
     1982 and 1983.--Section 109 of the Department of State 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1982 and 1983, is hereby 
     repealed.
       (ff) Department of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
     1984 and 1985.--Sections 1004 and 1005(a) of the Department 
     of State Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1984 and 1985, are 
     hereby repealed.
       (gg) Savings Provision.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this Act, the repeal by this Act of any provision of law that 
     amended or repealed another provision of law does not affect 
     in any way that amendment or repeal.
                       TITLE XXXV--EFFECTIVE DATE

     SEC. 3501. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this division, 
     and the amendments made by this division, shall take effect 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act or October 1, 1995, 
     whichever occurs later.
                   DIVISION D--ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS
                       TITLE XLI--PUBLIC LAW 480

     SEC. 4101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR TITLE III.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 3242 of this Act, 
     there are authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for each 
     of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for the provision of 
     agricultural commodities under title III of the Agricultural 
     Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1727 
     et seq.).
       (b) Authority To Transfer Amounts.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     by subsection (a) may be used to carry out title II of the 
     Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 
     U.S.C. 1721 et seq.).
  TITLE XLII--UNITED STATES INFORMATIONAL, EDUCATIONAL, AND CULTURAL 
                                PROGRAMS

     SEC. 4201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Notwithstanding paragraphs (1), (3)(F), (4)(A), and (5) of 
     section 2106 of this Act, the following amounts are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out international 
     information activities and educational and cultural exchange 
     programs under the United States Information and Educational 
     Exchange Act of 1948, the Mutual Educational and Cultural 
     Exchange Act of 1961, Reorganization Plan Number 2 of 1977, 
     the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, the 
     Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act, the Television Broadcasting 
     to Cuba Act, the Board for International Broadcasting Act, 
     the Inspector General Act of 1978, the North/South Center Act 
     of 1991, the National Endowment for Democracy Act, and to 
     carry out other authorities in law consistent with such 
     purposes:
       (1) Salaries and expenses.--For ``Salaries and Expenses'', 
     $445,645,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and $402,080,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1997.
       (2) Educational and cultural exchange programs.--For 
     ``Hubert H. Humphrey Fellowship Program'', ``Edmund S. Muskie 
     Fellowship Program'', ``International Visitors Program'', 
     ``Mike Mansfield Fellowship Program'', ``Claude and Mildred 
     Pepper Scholarship Program of the Washington Workshops 
     Foundation'', ``Citizen Exchange Programs'', ``Congress-
     Bundestag Exchange Program'', ``Newly Independent States and 
     Eastern Europe Training'', ``Institute for Representative 
     Government'', and ``Arts America'', $82,265,800 for the 
     fiscal year 1996 and $62,341,400 for the fiscal year 1997.
       (3) Radio construction.--For ``Radio Construction'', 
     $70,164,000 for the fiscal year 1996 and $52,647,000 for the 
     fiscal year 1997.
       (4) International broadcasting activities.--For 
     ``International Broadcasting Activities'', $311,191,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $246,191,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997.
                     TITLE XLIII--FOREIGN BUILDINGS

     SEC. 4301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Notwithstanding section 2101(a)(4), there are authorized to 
     be appropriated for ``Acquisition and Maintenance of 
     Buildings Abroad'', $369,860,000 for the fiscal year 1997.
                     TITLE XLIV--FOREIGN ASSISTANCE

     SEC. 4401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Foreign Military Financing Program.--Notwithstanding 
     section 3101 of this Act, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated for grant assistance under section 23 of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) and for the subsidy 
     cost, as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit 
     Reform Act of 1990, of direct loans under such section--
       (1) $3,274,440,000 for fiscal year 1996; and
       (2) $3,216,020,000 for fiscal year 1997.
       (b) Economic Support Assistance.--Notwithstanding section 
     3201 of this Act, section 532(a) of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2346a(a)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) There are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     President to carry out the purposes of this chapter 
     $2,346,378,000 for fiscal year 1996 and $2,238,478,000 for 
     fiscal year 1997.''.
       (c) Development Fund for Africa.--Notwithstanding paragraph 
     (2) of section 3221(a) of this Act, there are authorized to 
     be appropriated $649,214,000 for fiscal year 1996 and 
     $634,214,000 for fiscal year 1997 to carry out chapter 10 of 
     part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2293 
     et seq.).
  TITLE XLV--UNITED STATES EDUCATIONAL AND CULTURAL EXCHANGE PROGRAMS

     SEC. 4501. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Fulbright Academic Exchange Programs.--Notwithstanding 
     section 2106(3)(A), there are authorized to be appropriated 
     for ``Fulbright Academic Exchange Programs'', $112,484,200 
     for the fiscal year 1996 and $88,680,800 for the fiscal year 
     1997.
       (b) Other Programs.--Notwithstanding section 2106(3)(F), 
     there are authorized to be appropriated for ``Other 
     Programs'', $77,265,800 for the fiscal year 1996 and 
     $57,341,400 for the fiscal year 1997.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. HAMILTON moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
International Relations with instructions to report the bill back to the 
House forthwith with the following amendments:

       On page 11, strike line 1 and all that follows through page 
     82, line 9 and insert in lieu thereof the following:

          DIVISION A--STREAMLINING OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AGENCIES

                      TITLE I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This division may be cited as the Foreign Affairs 
     Agencies Streamlining Act of 1995.

     ``SEC. 102. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

       ``The Congress makes the following findings:
       ``(1) With the end of the Cold War, the international 
     challenges facing the United States have changed, but the 
     fundamental national interests of the United States have not. 
     The security, economic, and humanitarian interests of the 
     United States require continued American engagement in 
     international affairs. The leading role of the United States 
     in world affairs will be as important in the twenty first 
     century as it has been in the twentieth.
       ``(2) The United States budget deficit requires that the 
     foreign as well as the domestic programs and activities of 
     the United States be carefully reviewed for potential 
     savings. Wherever possible, foreign programs and activities 
     must be streamlined, managed more efficiently, and adapted to 
     the requirements of the post-Cold War era.
       ``(3) As part of an overall review to foster efficiencies 
     in the executive branch, the President has had under review 
     the organization and functions of those departments and 
     agencies responsible for administering the international 
     affairs (150) budget function.
       ``(4) The President deserves commendation for the results 
     of such review to date, including significant numbers of 
     foreign posts closed and personnel reductions made by some 
     foreign affairs agencies.
       ``(5) In order to achieve further budgetary savings and 
     eliminate overlapping responsibilities and duplication of 
     efforts in the foreign programs and activities of the United 
     States without jeopardizing United States interests, 
     continued careful review and strong effective leadership will 
     be required.
       ``(6) A streamlined foreign affairs structure under the 
     leadership of the President can more effectively promote the 
     international interests of the United States in the next 
     century.

     ``TITLE II--ONGOING REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS MANAGEMENT

     ``SEC. 201. REVIEW OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS AGENCIES.

       ``(a) Review.--The President shall review, as part of an 
     overall effort to foster efficiencies in the executive 
     branch, the programs described in the Foreign Assistance

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     Act of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act, as well as other 
     initiatives within the administration of international 
     affairs programs, to determine how best to achieve the cost 
     savings and streamlining.
       ``(b) Considerations.--The review conducted pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall include a review of--
       ``(1) any additional costs or cost savings that would 
     result from reorganizing the agencies administering programs 
     under the international affairs (150) budget function;
       ``(2) the management implications of any agency 
     reorganization;
       ``(3) the optimal organizational structure for the foreign 
     affairs agencies;
       ``(4) the implications for the conduct of United States 
     foreign policy and United States foreign assistance programs 
     of any agency reorganization;
       ``(5) the justification for staffing levels of non-foreign 
     affairs agencies overseas, including the Departments of 
     Commerce, Defense, Justice, Treasury, and any intelligence 
     agencies;
       ``(6) the extent to which the activities of such non-
     foreign affairs agencies contribute to United States foreign 
     policy and national security interests;
       ``(7) the implications for United States foreign operations 
     of recent developments in communications technology;
       ``(8) the feasibility of centralizing worldwide financial 
     services of all foreign affairs agencies in the United 
     States, including the feasibility of moving all such services 
     to a location outside of the Washington, D.C. metropolitan 
     area;
       ``(9) the feasibility and cost-effectiveness of contracting 
     with private companies or other United States Government 
     agencies for certain services, including payroll, vendor 
     payments, and Foreign Service pension payments systems, 
     medical examination programs, and certain training programs; 
     and
       ``(10) efforts to consolidate management of all U.S. 
     international exchange programs to eliminate duplication and 
     overlap.
       ``(c) Report.--Not later than six months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to the 
     Committee on International Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate a report on the results of the 
     comprehensive review required by subsection (a).

     ``SEC. 202. REORGANIZATION AUTHORITY.

       ``(a) Authority.--The President is authorized to submit to 
     the Congress a reorganization plan, if he determines such 
     reorganization is necessary, to enhance the coordination, 
     effectiveness, and efficiency of programs within the 
     international affairs (150) budget function.
       ``(b) Exception.--Any plan submitted pursuant to the 
     authority of subsection (a) may be submitted pursuant to 
     chapter 9 of title 5 (relating to executive reorganization) 
     of the United States Code, notwithstanding section 905(b) of 
     that chapter.
       On page 84, beginning on line 21 strike ``$1,728,797,000 
     for the fiscal year 1996 and $1,676,903,000 for the fiscal 
     year 1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$1,748,438,000 for 
     each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 85, beginning on line 11 strike ``$366,276,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $355,287,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$372,480,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 86, beginning on line 1 strike ``$391,760,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $391,760,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$421,760,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 86, beginning on line 11, strike ``$23,469,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $23,469,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$24,250,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 86, beginning on line 16, strike ``$15,165,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $14,710,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$15,465,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 86, beginning on line 20, strike ``$9,579,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $9,579,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$8,579,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 87, beginning on line 6, strike ``$873,505,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $867,050,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$934,057,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 87, beginning on line 17, strike ``$309,375,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $302,902,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$425,000,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 94, beginning on line 15, strike ``$445,000,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $345,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$533,304,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 96, beginning on line 10, strike ``$68,260,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $68,260,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$100,000,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 100, begining on line 9, strike ``$13,858,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $12,472,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$13,858,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 100, beginning on line 11, strike ``$10,393,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $9,353,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$10,393,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 100, line 17, strike ``$666,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$740,000''.
       On page 100, beginning on line 20, strike ``$3,500,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $3,195,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$3,550,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 101, line 1, strike ``$13,202,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$14,669,000''.
       On page 104, beginning on line 11, strike ``$10,000,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $9,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$15,000,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 105, beginning on line 4, strike ``$450,645,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $428,080,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$496,002,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 105, beginning on line 14, strike ``$117,484,200 
     for the fiscal year 1996 and $113,680,800 for the fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$130,799,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 106, beginning on line 19, strike ``$87,625,800 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $87,341,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$119,536,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 107, beginning on line 1, strike ``$321,191,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $286,191,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$395,340,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 107, beginning on line 17, strike ``$75,164,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $67,647,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$85,919,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 108, beginning on line 2, strike ``$4,300,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $3,870,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$4,300,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 108, beginning on line 8, strike ``$15,000,000 for 
     the fiscal year 1996 and $10,000,000 for the fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$20,000,000 for each of 
     the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 108, beginning on line 23, strike ``$44,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1996 and $40,050,000 for the fiscal year 1997'' 
     and insert in lieu thereof ``$76,300,000 for each of the 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 197, on line 19, strike ``$3,284,440,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``$3,351,910,000''.
       On page 197, on line 20, strike ``$3,240,020,000'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``$3,351,910,000''.
       On page 200, line 18, strike ``$22,620,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$37,000,000''.
       On page 200, line 22, strike ``$37,800,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$52,890,000''.
       On page 218, beginning on line 5, strike ``$20,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1996 and $25,000,000 for fiscal year 1997'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``$15,244,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 248, beginning on line 16, strike ``$2,356,378,000 
     for fiscal year 1996 and $2,283,478,000 for fiscal year 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$2,504,300,000 for each 
     of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 264, line 9, strike ``$858,000,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$1,300,000,000''.
       On page 264, line 14, strike ``$629,214,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$802,000,000''.
       On page 264, beginning on line 18, strike ``$643,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1996 and $650,000,000 for fiscal year 1997'' 
     and insert in lieu thereof ``$788,000,000 for each of the 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 264, beginning on line 24, strike ``$325,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1996 and $275,000,000 for fiscal year 1997'' 
     and insert in lieu thereof ``$480,000,000 for each of the 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 265, beginning on line 5, strike ``$20,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1996 and $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1997'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``$31,760,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 265, beginning on line 10, strike ``$10,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1996 and $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1997'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``$17,405,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 283, beginning on line 11, strike ``$456,774,000 
     for fiscal year 1996 and $419,196,000 for fiscal year 1997'' 
     and insert in lieu thereof ``$529,027,000 for each of the 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 284, beginning on line 3, strike ``$35,206,000 for 
     fiscal year 1996 and $31,685,000 for fiscal year 1997'' and 
     insert in lieu thereof ``$39,118,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997''.
       On page 284, strike line 20 and all that follows through 
     line 24 and insert in lieu thereof the following:
       ``There is authorized to be appropriated $50,000,000 for 
     each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for the provision of 
     agricultural commodities under title III of the Agricultural 
     Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 (7 U.S.C. 1727 
     et seq.).''.
       At the end of the bill, insert the following new title:

                 ``TITLE XXXVI--AGGREGATE AUTHORIZATION

     ``SEC. 3601. AGGREGATE AUTHORIZATION.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the maximum 
     aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated by this Act 
     shall not exceed $16,505,843,000 for fiscal year 1996 and 
     $15,395,362,000 for fiscal year 1997.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. HAMILTON demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

179

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negative

Nays

237

para.76.16                   [Roll No. 365]

                                YEAS--179

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NAYS--237

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Baker (LA)
     Bonilla
     Chapman
     de la Garza
     Dicks
     Foglietta
     Harman
     Johnson (CT)
     Kleczka
     Laughlin
     Lofgren
     McDade
     Montgomery
     Oberstar
     Peterson (FL)
     Spratt
     Wicker
     Yates
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. GILMAN demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

222

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affirmative

Nays

192

para.76.17                   [Roll No. 366]

                                AYES--222

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stockman
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee

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     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Baker (LA)
     Bonilla
     Brown (CA)
     Chapman
     de la Garza
     Dicks
     Furse
     Harman
     Johnson (CT)
     Kleczka
     Laughlin
     Lofgren
     McDade
     McKinney
     Montgomery
     Oberstar
     Peterson (FL)
     Spratt
     Waters
     Wicker
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.76.18  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, cross references, and 
punctuation, and to make such stylistic, clerical, technical, 
conforming, and other changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions 
of the House in amending the bill.

para.76.19  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. DeLAY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Friday, June 9, 1995, it 
adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 13, 1995.

para.76.20  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. DeLAY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, June 
14, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.76.21  u.s. commission on immigration reform membership

  On motion of Mr. SMITH of Texas, by unanimous consent, the Committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 962) to amend the Immigration Act of 
1990 relating to the membership of the United States Commission on 
Immigration Reform.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. SMITH of Texas submitted the following amendment which was then 
agreed to:

       Page 1, line 6: Strike out ``to be appointed''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.76.22  navajo-hopi relocation housing program

  On motion of Mr. GALLEGLY, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 349) to reauthorize appropriations for the Navajo-Hopi 
Relocation Housing Program.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.76.23  indian child protection and family violence prevention

  On motion of Mr. GALLEGLY, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill of the 
Senate (S. 441) to reauthorize appropriations for certain programs under 
the Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act, and for 
other purposes.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.76.24  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1530

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-136) the resolution (H. Res. 164) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1530) to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, and for 
other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.76.25  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. HARMAN, for today; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today.
  And then,

para.76.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DORNAN, at 6 o'clock and 26 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.76.27  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XXIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 962. A bill to 
     amend the Immigration Act of 1990 relating to the membership 
     of the U.S. Commission on Immigration Reform (Rept. No. 104-
     135). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 164. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R.1530) 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military 
     activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
     military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 104-136). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para.76.28  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1786. A bill to regulate fishing in certain waters of 
     Alaska; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Cox):
       H.R. 1787. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to repeal the saccharin notice requirement; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. MOLINARI (for herself and Mr. Shuster):
       H.R. 1788. A bill to reform the statutes relating to 
     Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 1789. A bill to make permanent certain authority 
     relating to self-employment assistance programs, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Becerra, Ms. Harman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Torres, 
             and Ms. Waters)
       H.R. 1790. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit tax-exempt financing of certain transportation 
     facilities; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Coleman, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Levin, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Kim, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Kildee, 
             Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Bryant of 
             Texas, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 1791. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to make certain technical corrections relating to 
     physicians' services; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee:
       H.R. 1792. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that no deduction shall be allowed for 
     personal income taxes paid to a State, or political 
     subdivision thereof, which taxes nonresidents on income 
     derived from certain Federal areas; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

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           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
             and Mr. Mfume):
       H.R. 1793. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit or deduction for interest paid on 
     educational loans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CHRYSLER (for himself, Mr. Manton, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 1794. A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to double the minimum and maximum 
     penalties for crimes against elderly and child victims; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois:
       H.R. 1795. A bill to improve Government procurement 
     procedures; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on National 
     Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 1796. A bill to amend section 1951, commonly called 
     the Hobbs Act, of title 18 of the United States Code to 
     prevent union violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. McHale, Mr. Ward, and 
             Mr. Gejdenson):
       H.R. 1797. A bill to require employer health benefit plans 
     to meet standards relating to the nondiscriminatory treatment 
     of neurobiological disorders, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and 
     Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DELLUMS:
       H.R. 1798. A bill to establish a U.S. Health Service to 
     provide high quality comprehensive health care for all 
     Americans and to overcome the deficiencies in the present 
     system of health care delivery; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, the 
     Judiciary, Government Reform and Oversight, National 
     Security, and Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Blute):
       H.R. 1799. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit for the cleanup of certain 
     contaminated industrial sites; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 1800. A bill to amend the Expedited Funds Availability 
     Act to clarify the application of that act to American Samoa 
     and Guam; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. FOLEY:
       H.R. 1801. A bill to privatize certain Federal power 
     generation and transmission assets, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Bevill, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Kleczka, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. 
             Gilman):
       H.R. 1802. A bill to reorganize the Federal administrative 
     law judiciary, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, Mrs. 
             Vucanovich, and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 1803. A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act to authorize additional 
     projects; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       H.R. 1804. A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office-
     Courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue, Fort 
     Smith, AR as the ``Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building''; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LIGHTFOOT:
       H.R. 1805. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     exempt qualified current or former law enforcement officers 
     from State laws prohibiting the carrying of concealed 
     firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Stenholm):
       H.R. 1806. A bill to authorize appropriations for the Legal 
     Services Corporation Act and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Laughlin, 
             Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Hilliard, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Menendez, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Jacobs, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Payne of 
             Virginia, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Frost, and 
             Mr. Hefner):
       H.R. 1807. A bill to provide means of limiting the exposure 
     of children to violent programming on television and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ROTH:
       H.R. 1808. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     to repeal the minimum adjustments to prices of fluid milk 
     under Federal marketing orders and to establish basing points 
     in various geographical areas of the United States for 
     purposes of determining prices to be paid to milk producers 
     under such orders; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Montgomery):
       H.R. 1809. A bill to authorize the American Battle 
     Monuments Commission to enter into arrangements for the 
     repair and long-term maintainence of war memorials for which 
     the Commission assumes responsibility; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself and Mr. Klug):
       H.R. 1810. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide for the privatization of health care services in the 
     Federal prison system; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL.
       H. Res. 165. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that children are America's greatest 
     assets; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities. 

para.76.29  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       108. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Tennessee, relative to memorializing the U.S. 
     Congress to propose an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to 
     restore to the people the right of free religious expression, 
     including the right to allow prayer, religious study, and 
     religious expression in public schools and other public 
     assemblies, and to submit such constitutional amendment to 
     the several States for proper ratification; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.

para.76.30  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 38: Mr. Tanner, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Johnston of Florida, 
     Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 73: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Deutsch, and Ms. Brown of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 188: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 219: Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 248: Mr. Davis.
       H.R. 249: Mrs. Maloney.
       H.R. 311: Mr. Markey and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 326: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Metcalf and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 427: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 444: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 607: Mr. Obey.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 743: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
     Greenwood, and Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Combest, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Frost, Mr. Tejeda, 
     Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Gingrich.
       H.R. 753: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 769: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Coleman, and Mr.  Gene Green of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 835: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 844: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 893: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Martini, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 910: Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 940: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Gonzales, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
     and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 946: Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 963: Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Camp, Mr. Solomon, 
     Mr. Bonior, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Payne of 
     Virginia, Mr. Petri, Mr. Stump, Mr. Costello, Mr. Young of 
     Alaska, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Mineta.
       H.R. 966: Mr. Brown of California and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Gekas and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1138: Mr. Hoke and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1172: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Davis, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
     Christensen, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. McNulty, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 1204: Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Solomon, 
     and Mrs. Maloney.
       H.R. 1210: Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 1229: Ms. McKinney and Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1264: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 1278: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Clyburn, 
     and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1319: Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Williams, and Mr. 
     Ehlers.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Olver and Mr. Richardson.
       H.R. 1377: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1386: Mr. Pickett and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1424: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1501: Mr. Solomon and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 1535: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1540: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Camp, Mr. Gene Green of 
     Texas, Mr. Shays, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Norwood, Mr.

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     Saxton, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Bono, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1547: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1552: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
     Souder, Mr. Ward, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Browder, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
     Blute, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. 
     King.
       H.R. 1559: Mr. Martini, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Goss, and Mr. 
     Forbes.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Klink, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, and Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 1608: Mr. Owens and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1610: Mr. Brewster.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Franks of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1640: Mr. Foley, Mr. Canady, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1744: Mr. Cardin and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1768: Mr. Istook and Mr. Royce.
       H. Con. Res. 42: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
     Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Flanagan.
       H. Res. 28: Mr. Souder, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Jacobs.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Ward, and Mr. Bilbray.
       H. Res. 39: Mr. Moran.
       H. Res. 102: Mr. Canady.




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                        FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1995 (77)

para.77.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order, at 10:00 o'clock a.m., by the SPEAKER 
pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                     June 9, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable George P. Radanovich to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.77.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, June 8, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.77.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1010. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Commerce, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on the activities of the 
     Office of Inspector General for the period October 1, 1994, 
     through March 31, 1995, and semiannual management report for 
     the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1011. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     Office of Inspector General covering the period October 1, 
     1994, through March 31, 1995, and the semiannual management 
     report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 5(b); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1012. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     inspector general for the period October 1, 1994, through 
     March 31, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1013. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom 
     of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1014. A letter from the Inspector General, Resolution Trust 
     Corporation, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the inspector general for the period October 1, 1994, 
     through March 31, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

para.77.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed the following resolution:

       S. Res. 131. Resolved, That the House of Representatives be 
     notified of the election of the Honorable Kelly D. Johnston, 
     of Oklahoma, as Secretary of the Senate.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the 
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 735. An Act to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and 
     for other purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 101-509, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic leader, announces his appointment of 
John C. Waugh, of Texas, to the Advisory Committee on the Records of 
Congress.

para.77.5  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
June 8, 1995, at 10 o'clock and 11 minutes a.m., the House adjourned 
until 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 13, 1995.

para.77.6  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. MARTINI:
       H.R. 1811. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide an additional aggravating factor for death penalty 
     cases; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut):
       H.R. 1812. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to revise the income, estate, and gift tax rules 
     applicable to individuals who lose U.S. citizenship; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EHRLICH (for himself and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 1813. A bill to establish a Minerals Management 
     Service within the Department of the Interior, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

para.77.7  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       109. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Louisiana, relative to memorializing the Congress of 
     the United States to propose an amendment to the Constitution 
     of the United States to prohibit burning of the U.S. flag; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.77.8  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 863: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Wolf, 
     Mr. Towns, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Kolbe and Mr. Chambliss. 



.
                       TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1995 (78)

para.78.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order, at 10:30 a.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. FRISA, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 13, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Dan Frisa to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.78.2  recess--11:14 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FRISA, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 12 o'clock noon.

para.78.3  after recess--12:00 noon

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, called the House to order.

para.78.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, June 9, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.78.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1015. A letter from the Director, the Office of Management 
     and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on rescissions 
     and deferrals of budget authority as of June 1, 1995, 
     pursuant to U.S.C. 685(e) (H. Doc. No. 104-84); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       1016. A letter from the Secretary of the Navy, transmitting 
     a copy of the Department's determination that it is in the 
     public interest to use other than competitive procedures for 
     awarding a proposed contract, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2304(c)(7); to the Committee on National Security.
       1017. A letter from the Chief Executive Officer, Resolution 
     Trust Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's semiannual 
     comprehensive litigation report, pursuant to Public Law 103-
     204, section 3(a) (107 Stat. 2374); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1018. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the 22d report concerning the impact on 
     competition and small business of the development and 
     implementation of voluntary agreements and plans of action to 
     carry out provisions of the International Energy Program, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6272(i); to the Committee on Commerce.

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       1019. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Australia 
     (Transmittal No. 23-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1020. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to the Netherlands for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 95-27), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1021. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report on nuclear nonproliferation in South Asia for the 
     period October 1, 1994, through April 1, 1995, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2376(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1022. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Legislative Affairs, transmitting copies of the original 
     report of political contributions by William J. Hughes, of 
     New Jersey, to be Ambassador Extraordinary and 
     Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Republic of 
     Panama, and members of his family, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     3944(b)(2); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1023. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the Department has authorized danger pay for employees 
     assigned to the Sindh Province of Pakistan, including the 
     city of Karachi, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5928; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       1024. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Legislative Affairs, transmitting copies of the original 
     report of political contributions by David L. Hobbs, of 
     California, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, 
     class of Minister-Counselor, to be Ambassador Extraordinary 
     and Plenipotentiary of the United States to the Co-operative 
     Republic of Guyana, and members of his family, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1025. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting OPM's fiscal year 1994 annual report 
     to Congress on the Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment 
     Program [FEORP], pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 7201(e); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1026. A letter from the Inspector General, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     October 1, 1994, through March 31, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1027. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the semiannual report on activities of the inspector general 
     of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for the period 
     October 1, 1994, through March 31, 1995, and the semiannual 
     management report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1028. A letter from the Chairman General, U.S. Consumer 
     Product Safety Commission, transmitting the semiannual report 
     on activities of the inspector general for the period October 
     1, 1994, through March 31, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1029. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting proposed regulations governing the 
     public financing of Presidential primary and general election 
     candidates, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 438(d); to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
       1030. A letter from the Executive Director, U.S. Olympic 
     Committee, transmitting the annual audit and activities 
     report for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 382a(a); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1031. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting an interim report on the 
     operation of four Washington area telecommuting centers 
     funded by fiscal year 1993 and 1994 appropriations; jointly, 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight and 
     Appropriations.
       1032. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the annual report of the Secretary of Commerce to the 
     Congress for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1994, 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1519; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Commerce, Ways and Means, Government Reform and Oversight, 
     the Judiciary, Science, International Relations, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Banking and Financial 
     Services.

para.78.6  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. NORWOOD, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee 
on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight, the Committee on International Relations, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Resources, and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.78.7  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.78.8  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1530

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 164):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1530) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1996 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal 
     year 1996, and for other purposes. The first reading of the 
     bill shall be dispensed with. All points of order against 
     consideration of the bill are waived. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and the amendments made in order by this 
     resolution and shall not exceed two hours equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on National Security. After general debate the bill 
     shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule.
       Sec. 2. (a) It shall be in order to consider as an original 
     bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule 
     the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
     the Committee on National Security now printed in the bill. 
     The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
     modified by striking section 807, and by an amendment printed 
     in part 3 of the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution, shall be considered as read. 
     All points of order against the committee amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute are waived.
       (b) No amendment to the committee amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute, as modified, shall be in order except the 
     amendments printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution, amendments en bloc described in 
     section 3 of this resolution, and the amendments described in 
     section 4 of this resolution.
       (c) Except as specified in section 5 of this resolution, 
     each amendment printed in the report shall be considered only 
     in the order printed in the report, may be offered only by a 
     Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
     and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
     question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 
     Unless otherwise specified in the report, each amendment 
     printed in the report shall be debatable for ten minutes 
     equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
     opponent and shall not be subject to amendment (except that 
     the chairman or ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     National Security each may offer one pro forma amendment for 
     the purpose of further debate on any pending amendment).
       (d) All points of order against amendments printed in the 
     report, amendments en bloc described in section 3 of this 
     resolution, and amendments described in section 4 of this 
     resolution, are waived.
       (e)(1) Consideration of amendments printed in subpart A of 
     part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution shall begin with an additional period of 
     general debate, which shall be confined to the subject of 
     cooperative threat reduction with the states of the former 
     Soviet Union and shall not exceed thirty minutes equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on National Security.
       (2) Consideration of amendments printed in subpart D of 
     part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution shall begin with an additional period of 
     general debate, which shall be confined to the subject of 
     ballistic missile defense and shall not exceed sixty minutes 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on National Security.
       Sec. 3. It shall be in order at any time for the chairman 
     of the Committee on National Security or his designee to 
     offer amendments en bloc consisting of amendments printed in 
     part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution not earlier disposed of or germane 
     modifications of any such amendment. Amendments en bloc 
     offered pursuant to this section shall be considered as read 
     (except that modifications shall be reported), shall be 
     debatable for twenty minutes equally divided and controlled 
     by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
     on National Security or their designees, shall not be subject 
     to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for 
     division of the question in the House or in the Committee of 
     the Whole. For the purpose of inclusion in such amendments en 
     bloc, an amendment printed in the form of a motion to strike 
     may be modified to the form of a germane perfecting amendment 
     to the text originally proposed to be stricken. The original 
     proponent of an amendment included in such amendments en bloc 
     may insert a statement in the Congressional Record 
     immediately before the disposition of the amendments en bloc.
       Sec. 4. (a) It shall be in order for Representative Clinger 
     of Pennsylvania, with the concurrence of Representatives 
     Collins of Illinois, to offer the amendment numbered 1 in 
     subpart C of part 1 of the report of the

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     Committee on Rules in a modified form that is germane to the 
     form printed in the report.
       (b) After disposition of all other amendments, it shall be 
     in order at any time for the chairman of the Committee on 
     National Security or his designee to offer an amendment not 
     printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution to reconcile spending levels reflected in the 
     bill with the corresponding level reflected in a conference 
     report to accompany a concurrent resolution on the budget for 
     fiscal year 1996. The amendment shall be considered as read, 
     shall be debatable for ten minutes equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on National Security or their designees, shall not 
     be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand 
     for division of the question in the House or in the Committee 
     of the Whole.
       Sec. 5. (a) The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment made in order by this resolution.
       (b) The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may reduce 
     to not less than five minutes the time for voting by 
     electronic device on any postponed question that immediately 
     follows another vote by electronic device without intervening 
     business, provided that the time for voting by electronic 
     device on the first in any series of questions shall be not 
     less than fifteen minutes.
       (c) The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     recognize for consideration of any amendment made in order by 
     this resolution out of the order printed but not sooner than 
     one hour after the chairman of the Committee on National 
     Security or a designee announces from the floor a request to 
     that effect.
       Sec. 6. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
     amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the 
     House with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any 
     Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any 
     amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 
     or to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, 
     as modified. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill and amendments there to final passage 
     without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
     or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. SOLOMON submitted the following amendment:

       Page 3, line 23, strike ``A'' and insert in lieu thereof 
     ``B''.

  Mr. SOLOMON moved the previous question on the amendment and the 
resolution.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question on the amendment and 
the resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

225

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

191

para.78.9                    [Roll No. 367]

                                YEAS--225

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--191

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Brown (CA)
     Collins (MI)
     DeLauro
     Everett
     Fields (TX)
     Gephardt
     Graham
     Johnston
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Largent
     Mica
     Myrick
     Peterson (MN)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Towns
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the previous question on the amendment and the resolution was 
ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
as amended, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

233

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

183

para.78.10                   [Roll No. 368]

                                AYES--233

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr

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     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--183

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Brown (CA)
     Collins (MI)
     DeLauro
     Doyle
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Gephardt
     Johnston
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Largent
     Mascara
     Myrick
     Peterson (MN)
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Towns
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.78.11  supplemental report--h.r. 1062

  Mr. LEACH, by unanimous consent and direction of the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services, pursuant to rule XI, filed a 
supplemental report to House Report 104-127 which accompanied the bill 
(H.R. 1062) to enhance competition in the financial services industry by 
providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, 
securities firms, and other financial service providers.

para.78.12  committee resignation--minority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, laid before the House the 
following communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                                    June 13, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby submit my resignation from the 
     Committee on Small Business effective June 13, 1995.
           Warm regards,
                                                   Karen McCarthy,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para.78.13  committee election--minority

  Mrs. KENNELLY, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 166):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be and they are 
     hereby elected to the following standing committees of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: Mr. Brewster 
     of Oklahoma.
       Committee on Resources: Mr. Pickett of Virginia and Mr. 
     Pallone of New Jersey, both of whom will rank in order after 
     Mr. Ortiz of Texas.
       Committee on Small Business: Mr. Skelton of Missouri, who 
     will rank after Mr. LaFalce of New York, and Mr. Baldacci of 
     Maine.
       Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: Ms. 
     McCarthy of Missouri.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.78.14  message from the president--hud report

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to the requirements of 42 U.S.C. 3536, I transmit herewith 
the 29th Annual Report of the Department of Housing and Urban 
Development, which covers calendar year 1993.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 13, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

para.78.15  recess--2:39 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 2 o'clock and 39 minutes p.m., until 
3:30 p.m.

para.78.16  after recess--3:30 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TALENT, called the House to order.

para.78.17  defense authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TALENT, pursuant to House Resolution 164 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1530) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TALENT, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. EMERSON as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.78.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DORNAN:

       At the end of title XI (page 383, after line 9), insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 1108. LIMITATION ON COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM 
                   RELATING TO OFFENSIVE BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS 
                   PROGRAM IN RUSSIA.

       None of the funds appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization in section 301 for Coopera

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     tive Threat Reduction programs may be obligated or expended 
     for programs or activities with Russia unless and until the 
     President submits to Congress a certification in writing that 
     Russia has terminated its offensive biological weapons 
     program.

It was decided in the

Yeas

244

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

180

para.78.19                   [Roll No. 369]

                                AYES--244

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--180

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Baker (CA)
     Boucher
     Davis
     Gephardt
     Kleczka
     Myrick
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.78.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KASICH:

       Strike out section 141 (page 21, lines 2 through 15) and 
     insert in lieu thereof the following:

     SEC. 141. LIMITATION ON AIRCRAFT PROCUREMENT FUNDING.

       The amount provided in section 103 for procurement of 
     aircraft for the Air Force is hereby reduced by $553,000,000. 
     None of the amount appropriated pursuant to authorization of 
     appropriations in section 103 may be obligated for 
     procurement of long-lead items for procurement of B-2 
     aircraft beyond the 20 deployable aircraft and one test 
     aircraft authorized by law before the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

203

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negative

Nays

219

para.78.21                   [Roll No. 370]

                                AYES--203

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Blute
     Bonior
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cremeans
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Heineman
     Hoekstra
     Hutchinson
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waldholtz
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--219

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth

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     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Quillen
     Richardson
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Shaw
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Archer
     Boucher
     Gephardt
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Martinez
     Myrick
     Pelosi
     Smith (TX)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EMERSON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.78.22  military construction

  Mrs. VUCANOVICH submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 104-137) on 
the bill (H.R. 1817) making appropriations for military construction, 
family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.

  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI all points of order were reserved.

para.78.23  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. MYRICK, for today;
  To Mr. YATES, for today; and
  To Mr. LaFALCE, for today after 8 p.m. and June 14.
  And then,

para.78.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ROHRABACHER, at 10 o'clock and 19 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para.78.25  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     Supplemental report on H.R. 1062. A bill to enhance 
     competition in the financial services industry by providing a 
     prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, securities 
     firms, and other financial service providers (Rept. 104-127, 
     Pt. 2).
       Mrs. VUCANOVICH: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 1817. A 
     bill making appropriations for military construction, family 
     housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. 104-137). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.78.26  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. Hayes):
       H.R. 1814. A bill to authorize appropriations for 
     environmental research, development, and demonstration 
     activities of the Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal 
     year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science.
       H.R. 1815. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration for fiscal 
     year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 1816. A bill to authorize appropriations for civilian 
     research, development, demonstration, and commercial 
     application activities of the Department of Energy for fiscal 
     year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH:
       H.R. 1817. A bill making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; which was 
     committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union, and ordered to be printed.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Crane, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
             Mr. Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hancock, 
             Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Collins of 
             Georgia, Mr. Portman, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Ensign, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hall 
             of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Torricelli, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Poshard, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Brewster, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Inglis of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Talent, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. 
             Ganske, Mr. Jones, Mr. Largent, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weller, Mr. White, Mr. Wicker, 
             Mr. Hoke, and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 1818. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for contributions to a medical 
     savings account by any individual who is covered under a 
     catastrophic coverage health plan; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin:
       H.R. 1819. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals a refundable credit for adoptions 
     expenses with a larger credit for the adoption of a foster 
     child; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CONDIT:
       H.R. 1820. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax for the purchase 
     and installation of agricultural water conservation systems; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Studds, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
             Martinez):
       H.R. 1821. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the diesel fuel tax on recreational 
     boats shall be imposed only at the retail level; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 1822. A bill to provide that Federal and State courts 
     and agencies may not require that legal citations in which 
     copyright subsists be the only acceptable submission to such 
     courts and agencies where alternatives exist; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Orton, and Mrs. 
             Waldholtz):
       H.R. 1823. A bill to amend the Central Utah Project 
     Completion Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     allow for prepayment of repayment contracts between the 
     United States and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District 
     dated December 28, 1965, and November 26, 1985, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HAYES (for himself and Mr. Baker of Louisiana):
       H.R. 1824. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Labor to 
     establish volunteer programs for the protection of employees 
     of occupational hazards; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:
       H.R. 1825. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to limit acquisition of land on the 39-mile headwaters 
     segment of the Missouri River, Nebraska and South Dakota, 
     designated as a recreational river, to acquisition from 
     willing sellers; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. McHUGH:
       H.R. 1826. A bill to repeal the authorization of 
     transitional appropriations for the U.S. Postal Service, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. MINETA:
       H.R. 1827. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     eliminate the requirement for preemployment alcohol testing 
     in the mass transit, railroad, motor carrier, and aviation 
     industries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H.R. 1828. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the 
     U.S. Navy Blue Angels; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. WYDEN:
       H.R. 1829. A bill to evaluate the effectiveness of the 
     juvenile justice system and report on certain information; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Ms. 
             DeLauro):

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       H. Con. Res. 74. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the exhibition of the RAH-66 
     Comanche helicopter; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY:
       H. Res. 166. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House of Representatives; 
     considered and agreed to.

para.78.27  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       110. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of New Hampshire, relative to 
     the Clean Air Act amendments; to the Committee on Commerce.
       111. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Colorado, 
     relative to protection of the fourth amendment; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para.78.28  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H.R. 1830. A bill for the relief of Maj. Ralph Edwards; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 1831. A bill for the relief of Harold David Strother, 
     Jr.; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WISE:
       H.R. 1832. A bill for the relief of Bruce L. Holland; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.78.29  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 38: Mr. Ballenger and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 60: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Royce, 
     Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Weller, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Herger, and Mr. 
     Hefley.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Traficant, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Sisisky, Mr. Traficant, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 310: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 311: Mrs. Morella and Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 312: Mr. Martini and Mrs. Waldholtz.
       H.R. 313: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 354: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 438: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 481: Mr. Miller of Florida and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 491: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 528: Mr. McDermott and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 563: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Brewster, Mr. Torres, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
     Serrano, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Graham, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Ortiz, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Bono, Mr. Clement, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
     Tauzin, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
     Roemer.
       H.R. 587: Mr. Reed.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Nussle, Mr. Roberts, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Solomon, 
     Mr. Goss, Mr. Martini, Mr. Burr, Mr. Radanovich, and Mr. 
     Browder.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 704: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas and Mr. Johnson of South 
     Dakota.
       H.R. 709: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 713: Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, 
     and Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 714: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Mineta.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Royce, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Stump, and 
     Mr. Montgomery.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Pickett, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Fox, 
     and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 866: Mr. Pickett and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 868: Mr. Baesler, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. 
     McCollum.
       H.R. 873: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Emerson, and Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 904: Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 911: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Gallegly, Mrs. 
     Fowler, and Mr. Moakley.
       H.R. 952: Mr. Hayes and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 972: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 973: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Williams.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Foley, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Pickett, 
     and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
     Shaw, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 1024: Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 1043: Mr. Frazer.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. 
     Forbes.
       H.R. 1100: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. 
     Latham.
       H.R. 1118: Mr. Stupak and Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 1124; Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 1138: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 1140: Mr. Owens, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. 
     Serrano.
       H.R. 1169: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1210: Mr. Tate.
       H.R. 1279: Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
     Shadegg, and Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 1298: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1317: Mr. Markey and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1339: Mr. Coleman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. 
     Slaughter, and Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 1431: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1444: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1493: Mr. Evans, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Towns, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Moran, and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1496: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1501: Mr. DeLay and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 1515: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
     Weldon of Florida, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Packard, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1610: Mr. Rogers and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1617: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1631: Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 1649: Ms. Lowey, Mr. Davis, Mr. Engel, and Mr. 
     Dellums.
       H.R. 1680: Mr. Minge, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
       H.R. 1708: Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Orton, and Mr. 
     Schiff.
       H.R. 1713: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. 
     Orton.
       H.R. 1735: Mr. Pomeroy and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 1739: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Towns, Mr. Packard, and Mr. 
     Montgomery.
       H.R. 1744: Mr. Towns, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Davis, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1791: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1802: Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 1807: Mr. Frazer, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Fattah.
       H. Con Res. 21: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Torricelli.
       H. Con Res. 50: Mr. Baker of California.
       H. Res. 160: Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, 
     Ms. Kaptur, Mr. McHale, and Ms. Velazquez.

para.78.30  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

         DELETIONS OF SPONSORS FROM PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:


       H.R. 94: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. Kleczka.



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                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1995 (79)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.79.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, June 13, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.79.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1033. A letter from the Coordinator for Drug Enforcement 
     Policy and Support, Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the status of random drug testing of 
     members of the Armed Forces, pursuant to Public Law 103-337, 
     section 1013 (108 Stat. 2837); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       1034. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification that 
     the United States is making a concerted effort to ensure that 
     U.S. allies are increasing their levels of support for 
     activities that will aid in accomplishing the objectives of 
     the cooperative threat reduction programs, pursuant to Public 
     Law 103-337, section 1205(d) (108 Stat. 2883); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1035. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Directors, 
     Corporation for Public Broadcasting, transmitting the 
     semiannual report on activities of the inspector general for 
     the period October 1, 1994, through March 31, 1995, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1036. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector 
     general for the period October 1, 1994, through March 31, 
     1995, and the semiannual management report on actions taken 
     in response to audit recommendations, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.

para.79.3  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee 
on Economic and Educational Opportu

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nities, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee 
on House Oversight, the Committee on Resources, the Committee on 
Science, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.79.4  order of business--amendment substitution--h.r. 1530

  On motion of Mr. DELLUMS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1530) 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities 
of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths 
for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes, pursuant to House 
Resolution 164, the following amendment is substituted for and is to be 
considered in lieu of the amendment numbered 2, as printed in subpart D 
of Part 1 of House Report No. 104-136:

       Page 38, line 18, insert ``(a)  In General.--'' before ``Of 
     the amounts''.
       Page 38, after line 22, insert the following:
       (b) Reduction.--The amounts provided in subsection (a) and 
     in section 201(4) are each hereby reduced by $628,000,000.
       (c) National Missile Defense Amount.--Of the amount 
     provided in subsection (a) (as reduced by subsection (b)), 
     $371,000,000 is for the National Missile Defense program.
       At the end of title IV (page 161, after line 3), insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 433. ADDITIONAL MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATION.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 1996 for military 
     personnel the sum of $628,000,000. Of the amount appropriated 
     pursuant to such authorization--
       (1) $150,000,000 (or the full amount appropriated, 
     whichever is less) shall be for increased payments for the 
     Variable Housing Allowance program under section 403a of 
     title 37, United States Code, by reason of the amendments 
     made by section 604; and
       (2) any remaining amount shall be allocated, in such manner 
     as the Secretary of Defense prescribes, for payments for the 
     Variable Housing Allowance, the Basic Allowance for Quarters, 
     and the Basic Allowance for Subsistence in such a manner as 
     to minimize the need for enlisted personnel to apply for food 
     stamps.
       Page 280, beginning on line 19, strike out ``beginning 
     after June 30, 1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``after 
     September 1995''.

para.79.5  defense authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, pursuant to House Resolution 164 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1530) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, and for other 
purposes.
  Mr. EMERSON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.79.6  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. COLLINS of 
Illinois to the amendment, as modified, submitted by Mr. CLINGER:
  Amendment submitted by Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois:

       Strike out sections 801, 802, 803, and 806 in the matter 
     proposed to be inserted, and insert in lieu of section 801 
     the following:

     SEC. 801. COMPETITION PROVISIONS.

       (a) Conference Before Submission of Bids or Proposals.--(1) 
     Section 2305(a) of title 10, United State Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following paragraph:
       ``(6) To the extent practicable, for each procurement of 
     property or services by an agency, the head of the agency 
     shall provide for a conference on the procurement to be held 
     for anyone interested in submitting a bid or proposal in 
     response to the solicitation for the procurement. The purpose 
     of the conference shall be to inform potential bidders and 
     offerors of the needs of the agency and the qualifications 
     considered necessary by the agency to compete successfully in 
     the procurement.''.
       (2) Section 303A of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253a) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) To the extent practicable, for each procurement of 
     property or services by an agency, an executive agency shall 
     provide for a conference on the procurement to be held for 
     anyone interested in submitting a bid or proposal in response 
     to the solicitation for the procurement. The purpose of the 
     conference shall be to inform potential bidders and offerors 
     of the needs of the executive agency and the qualifications 
     considered necessary by the executive agency to compete 
     successfully in the procurement.''
       (b) Description of Source Selection Plan in Solicitation.--
     (1) Section 2305(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     further amended in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking out ``and'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of subparagraph (A);
       (B) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph 
     (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) a description, in as much detail as is practicable, 
     of the source selection plan of the agency, or a notice that 
     such plan is available upon request.''.
       (2) Section 303A of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253a) is further amended in 
     subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking out ``and'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of paragraph (1);
       (B) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (2) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) a description, in as much detail as is practicable, 
     of the source selection plan of the executive agency, or a 
     notice that such plan is available upon request.''.
       (c) Discussions Not Necessary With Every Offeror.--(1) 
     Section 2305(b)(4)(A)(i) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: 
     ``and provided that discussions need not be conducted with an 
     offeror merely to permit that offeror to submit a technically 
     acceptable revised proposal''.
       (2) Section 303B(d)(1)(A) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253b) is 
     amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: 
     ``and provided that discussions need not be conducted with an 
     offeror merely to permit that offeror to submit a technically 
     acceptable revised proposal''.
       (d) Preliminary Assessments of Competitive Proposals.(1) 
     Section 2305(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``With respect to 
     competitive proposals, the head of the agency may make a 
     preliminary assessment of a proposal received, rather than a 
     complete evaluation of the proposal received, rather than a 
     complete evaluation of the proposal and may eliminate the 
     proposal from further consideration if the head of the agency 
     determines the proposal has no chance for contract award.''.
       (2) Section 303B of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 (U.S.C. 253b) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following: ``With respect to competitive 
     proposals, the head of the agency may make a preliminary 
     assessment of a proposal, and may eliminate the proposal from 
     further consideration if the head of the agency determines 
     the proposal has no chance for contract award.''
       (e) Federal Acquisition Regulation.--The Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to reflect the 
     amendments made by subsections (a)< (b), (c), and (d).

  Amendment, as modified, submitted by Mr. CLINGER:

       After the heading for title VIII (page 323, after line 15), 
     insert the following (and conform the table of contents 
     accordingly):
                        Subtitle A--Competition

     SEC. 801. IMPROVEMENT OF COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--(1) Section 2304 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2304. Contracts: competition requirements

       ``(a) Maximum Practicable Competition.--Except as provided 
     in subsections (b), (c), and (e) and except in the case of 
     procurement procedures otherwise expressly authorized by 
     statute, the head of an agency in conducting a procurement 
     for property or services--
       ``(1) shall obtain maximum practicable competition through 
     the use of competitive procedures consistent with the need to 
     efficiently fulfill the Government's requirements in 
     accordance with this chapter and the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation; and
       ``(2) shall use the competitive procedure or combination of 
     competitive procedures that is best suited under the 
     circumstances of the procurement.
       ``(b) Exclusion of Particular Source.--The head of an 
     agency may provide for the procurement of property or 
     services covered by this chapter using competitive procedures 
     but excluding a particular source in order to establish or 
     maintain an alternative source or sources of supply for that 
     property or service. The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall 
     set forth the circumstances under which a particular source 
     may be excluded pursuant to this subsection.
       ``(c) Exclusion of Concerns Other than Small Business 
     Concerns and Certain Other Entities.--The head of an agency 
     may provide for the procurement of property or services 
     covered by this section using competitive procedures, but 
     excluding concerns other than small business concerns in 
     furtherance of sections 9 and 15 of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 638, 644) and concerns other than small business 
     concerns, historically Black colleges and universities, and 
     minority institutions in furtherance of section 2323 of this 
     title.
       ``(d) Procedures Other Than Competitive Procedures.--
     Procedures other than competitive procedures may be used for 
     purchasing property and services only when the use of 
     competitive procedures is not feasible or appropriate. Each 
     procurement using procedures other than competitive 
     procedures (other than a procurement for commercial

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     items or a procurement in an amount not greater than the 
     simplified acquisition threshold) shall be justified in 
     writing and approved in accordance with the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation.
       ``(e) Simplified Procedures.--(1) In order to promote 
     efficiency and economy in contracting and to avoid 
     unnecessary burdens for agencies and contractors, the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall provide for special simplified 
     procedures for purchases of property and services for amounts 
     not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.
       ``(2) A proposed purchase or contract for an amount above 
     the simplified acquisition threshold may not be divided into 
     several purchases or contracts for lesser amounts in order to 
     use the simplified procedures required by paragraph (1).
       ``(3) In using simplified procedures, the head of an agency 
     shall ensure that competition is obtained to the extent 
     practicable consistent with the particular Government 
     requirement.
       ``(f) Certain Contracts.--For the purposes of the following 
     laws, purchases or contracts awarded after using procedures 
     other than sealed-bid procedures shall be treated as if they 
     were made with sealed-bid procedures:
       ``(1) The Walsh-Healey Act (41 U.S.C. 35-45).
       ``(2) The Act entitled ``An Act relating to the rate of 
     wages for laborers and mechanics employed on public buildings 
     of the United States and the District of Columbia by 
     contractors and subcontractors, and for other purposes'', 
     approved March 3, 1931 (commonly referred to as the ``Davis-
     Bacon Act'') (40 U.S.C. 276a-276a-5).''.
       (2) Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting before section 2305 a new section--
       (A) the designation and heading for which is as follows:

     ``Sec. 2304f. Merit-based selection''; and

       (B) the text of which consists of subsection (j) of section 
     2304 of such title, as in effect on the day before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, modified--
       (i) by striking out the subsection designation and the 
     subsection heading;
       (ii) in paragraphs (2)(A), (3), and (4), by striking out 
     ``subsection'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section'' each 
     place it appears;
       (iii) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking out ``paragraph 
     (1)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (a)'';
       (iv) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as 
     subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), respectively; and
       (v) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by 
     redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting before the item relating section 2305 
     the following new item:

``2304f. Merit-based selection.''.

       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--(1) Section 303 of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 253) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 303. CONTRACTS: COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Maximum Practicable Competition.--Except as provided 
     in subsections (b), (c), and (e) and except in the case of 
     procurement procedures otherwise expressly authorized by 
     statute, an executive agency in conducting a procurement for 
     property or services--
       ``(1) shall obtain maximum practicable competition through 
     the use of competitive procedures consistent with the need to 
     efficiently fulfill the Government's requirements in 
     accordance with this chapter and the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation; and
       ``(2) shall use the competitive procedure or combination of 
     competitive procedures that is best suited under the 
     circumstances of the procurement.
       ``(b) Exclusion of Particular Source.--An executive agency 
     may provide for the procurement of property or services 
     covered by this chapter using competitive procedures but 
     excluding a particular source in order to establish or 
     maintain an alternative source or sources of supply for that 
     property or service. The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall 
     set forth the circumstances under which a particular source 
     may be excluded pursuant to this subsection.
       ``(c) Exclusion of Concerns Other than Small Business 
     Concerns and Certain Other Entities.--An executive agency may 
     provide for the procurement of property or services covered 
     by this section using competitive procedures, but excluding 
     concerns other than small business concerns in furtherance of 
     sections 9 and 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638, 
     644) and concerns other than small business concerns, 
     historically Black colleges and universities, and minority 
     institutions in furtherance of section 7102 of the Federal 
     Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 644 note).
       ``(d) Procedures Other Than Competitive Procedures.--
     Procedures other than competitive procedures may be used for 
     purchasing property and services only when the use of 
     competitive procedures is not feasible or appropriate. Each 
     procurement using procedures other than competitive 
     procedures (other than a procurement for commercial items or 
     a procurement in an amount not greater than the simplified 
     acquisition threshold) shall be justified in writing and 
     approved in accordance with the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation.
       ``(e) Simplified Procedures.--(1) In order to promote 
     efficiency and economy in contracting and to avoid 
     unnecessary burdens for agencies and contractors, the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall provide for special simplified 
     procedures for purchases of property and services for amounts 
     not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.
       ``(2)(A) The Administrator of General Services shall 
     prescribe regulations that provide special simplified 
     procedures for acquisitions of leasehold interests in real 
     property at rental rates that do not exceed the simplified 
     acquisition threshold.
       ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the rental rate or 
     rates under a multiyear lease do not exceed the simplified 
     acquisition threshold if the average annual amount of the 
     rent payable for the period of the lease does not exceed the 
     simplified acquisition threshold.
       ``(3) A proposed purchase or contract or for an amount 
     above the simplified acquisition threshold may not be divided 
     into several purchases or contracts for lesser amounts in 
     order to use the simplified procedures required by paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(4) In using simplified procedures, an executive agency 
     shall ensure that competition is obtained to the extent 
     practicable consistent with the particular Government 
     requirement.''.
       (2) Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 303L a new section--
       (A) the designation and heading for which is as follows:

     ``SEC. 303M. MERIT-BASED SELECTION.''; AND

       (B) the text of which consists of subsection (h) of section 
     303 of such Act, as in effect on the day before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, modified--
       (i) by striking out the subsection designation and the 
     subsection heading;
       (ii) in paragraphs (2)(A), (3), and (4), by striking out 
     ``subsection'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section'' each 
     place it appears;
       (iii) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking out ``paragraph 
     (1)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (a)'';
       (iv) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as 
     subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), respectively; and
       (v) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by 
     redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
       (3) The table of contents for the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (contained in section 
     1(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking out the item relating to section 303 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``Sec. 303. Contracts: competition requirements.''; and

       (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 303L 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 303M. Merit-based selection.''.

       (c) Revisions to Procurement Notice Provisions.--Section 18 
     of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     416) is amended in subsection (b)(4)--
       (1) by striking out ``all''; and
       (2) by striking out ``(as appropriate) which shall be 
     considered by the agency''.
       (d) Repeal of Duplicative Provisions.--Section 8 of the 
     Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637) is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsections (e), (f), (g), (h), and 
     (i); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (e).
       (e) Executive Agency Responsibilities.--(1) Section 16 of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``achieve'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof ``promote''; and
       (B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) to implement maximum practicable competition in the 
     procurement of property or services by the executive agency 
     by establishing policies, procedures, and practices that are 
     consistent with the need to efficiently fulfill the 
     Government's requirements;''.
       (2) Section 20 of such Act (41 U.S.C. 418) is amended in 
     subsection (a)(2)(A) by striking out ``serving in a position 
     authorized for such executive agency on the date of enactment 
     of the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984''.

     SEC. 802. DEFINITION RELATING TO COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Definition.--Paragraph (6) of section 4 of the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(6) The term `maximum practicable competition', when used 
     with respect to a procurement, means that the maximum number 
     of responsible or verified sources, consistent with the 
     particular Government requirement, are permitted to submit 
     sealed bids or competitive proposals on the procurement.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Office of federal procurement policy act.--The Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act is further amended--
       (A) in section 4(5), by striking out ``full and open'' and 
     inserting ``maximum practicable''; and
       (B) in section 20, by striking out ``full and open'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``maximum practicable'' each place 
     it appears in subsection (b)(1), subsection (b)(3)(A), 
     subsection (b)(4)(C), and subsection (c);
       (2) Title 10.--Title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in section 2302(2), by striking out ``pursuant to full 
     and open competition'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``using 
     maximum practicable competition'';

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       (B) in section 2323(e)(3), by striking out ``less than full 
     and open'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``procedures other 
     than''; and
       (C) in each of the following sections, by striking out 
     ``full and open'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``maximum 
     practicable'':
       (i) Section 2302(3).
       (ii) Section 2305(a)(1)(A)(i).
       (iii) Section 2305(a)(1)(A)(iii).
       (iv) Section 2323(i)(3)(A).
       (3) Federal property and administrative services act.--
     Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 309(b), by striking out ``pursuant to full 
     and open competition'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``using 
     maximum practicable competition''; and
       (B) in each of the following sections, by striking out 
     ``full and open'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``maximum 
     practicable'':
       (i) Section 303A(a)(1)(A).
       (ii) Section 303A(a)(1)(C).
       (iii) Section 304B(a)(2)(B).
       (iv) Section 309(c)(4).
       (4) Other laws.--(A) Section 7102 of the Federal 
     Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (108 Stat. 3367; 15 
     U.S.C. 644 note) is amended in subsection (a)(1)(A) by 
     striking out ``less than full and open competition'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``procedures other than competitive 
     procedures''.
       (B) Section 15(l) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     644(l)) is amended in paragraph (1) and in paragraph (2)(A) 
     by striking out ``full and open'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``maximum practicable'' each place it appears.

     SEC. 803. CONTRACT SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Section 2305 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking out subparagraph (B); and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B) 
     and in that subparagraph by striking out ``subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subparagraph (A)''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(i), by striking out ``all'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--(1) Section 303A of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 253a) is amended--
       (A) by striking out paragraph (2); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2) and in 
     that paragraph by striking out ``paragraphs (1) and (2)'' and 
     inserting in lieu there of ``paragraph (1)''.
       (2) Section 303B(d)(1)(A) of such Act (41 U.S.C. 253b) is 
     amended by striking out ``all'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``the''.

     SEC. 804. PREAWARD DEBRIEFINGS.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Section 2305(b) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out subparagraph (F) of paragraph (5);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (8); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(6)(A) When the contracting officer excludes an offeror 
     submitting a competitive proposal from the competitive range 
     (or otherwise excludes such an offeror from further 
     consideration prior to the final source selection decision), 
     the excluded offeror may request in writing, within three 
     days after the date on which the excluded offeror receives 
     notice of its exclusion, a debriefing prior to award. The 
     contracting officer shall make every effort to debrief the 
     unsuccessful offeror as soon as practicable and may refuse 
     the request for a debriefing if it is not in the best 
     interests of the Government to conduct a debriefing at that 
     time.
       ``(B) The contracting officer is required to debrief an 
     excluded offeror in accordance with paragraph (5) of this 
     section only if that offeror requested and was refused a 
     preaward debriefing under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
       ``(C) The debriefing conducted under this subsection shall 
     include--
       ``(i) the executive agency's evaluation of the significant 
     elements in the offeror's offer;
       ``(ii) a summary of the rationale for the offeror's 
     exclusion; and
       ``(iii) reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by 
     the debriefed offeror as to whether source selection 
     procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable 
     regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed 
     by the executive agency.
       ``(D) The debriefing conducted pursuant to this subsection 
     may not disclose the number or identity of other offerors and 
     shall not disclose information about the content, ranking, or 
     evaluation of other offerors' proposals.
       ``(7) The contracting officer shall include a summary of 
     any debriefing conducted under paragraph (5) or (6) in the 
     contract file.''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--Section 303B of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 253b) is amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (6) of subsection (e);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i) as 
     subsections (h), (i), (j), and (k), respectively; and 
       (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(f)(1) When the contracting officer excludes an offeror 
     submitting a competitive proposal from the competitive range 
     (or otherwise excludes such an offeror from further 
     consideration prior to the final source selection decision), 
     the excluded offeror may request in writing, within 3 days 
     after the date on which the excluded offeror receives notice 
     of its exclusion, a debriefing prior to award. The 
     contracting officer shall make every effort to debrief the 
     unsuccessful offeror as soon as practicable and may refuse 
     the request for a debriefing if it is not in the best 
     interests of the Government to conduct a debriefing at that 
     time.
       ``(2) The contracting officer is required to debrief an 
     excluded offeror in accordance with subsection (e) of this 
     section only if that offeror requested and was refused a 
     preaward debriefing under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
       ``(3) The debriefing conducted under this subsection shall 
     include--
       ``(A) the executive agency's evaluation of the significant 
     elements in the offeror's offer;
       ``(B) a summary of the rationale for the offeror's 
     exclusion; and
       ``(C) reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by 
     the debriefed offeror as to whether source selection 
     procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable 
     regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed 
     by the executive agency.
       ``(4) The debriefing conducted pursuant to this subsection 
     may not disclose the number or identity of other offerors and 
     shall not disclose information about the content, ranking, or 
     evaluation of other offerors' proposals.
       ``(g) The contracting officer shall include a summary of 
     the any debriefing conducted under subsection (e) or (f) in 
     the contract file.''.

     SEC. 805. CONTRACT TYPES.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--(1) Section 2306 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by inserting before the period at the end of subsection 
     (a) the following: ``, based on market conditions, 
     established commercial practice (if any) for the product or 
     service being acquired, and sound business judgment'';
       (B) by striking out subsections (b), (d), (e), (f), and 
     (h); and
       (C) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (b).
       (2) The heading of such section is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 2306. Contract types''.

       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--(1) Section 304 of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 254) is amended--
       (A) by inserting before the period at the end of the first 
     sentence of subsection (a) the following: ``, based on market 
     conditions, established commercial practice (if any) for the 
     product or service being acquired, and sound business 
     judgment''; and
       (B) by striking out ``Every contract award'' in the second 
     sentence of subsection (a) and all that follows through the 
     end of the section.
       (2) The heading of such section is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 304. CONTRACT TYPES.''.

       (c) Conforming Repeals.--(1) Sections 4540, 7212, and 9540 
     of title 10, United States Code, are repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 433 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 4540.
       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 631 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 7212.
       (4) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 933 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 9540.
       (d) Civil Works Authority.--(1) Chapter 137 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2332. Contracts for architectural and engineering 
       services and construction design

       ``The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the 
     military departments may enter into contracts for 
     architectural and engineering services in connection with a 
     military construction or family housing project or for other 
     Department of Defense or military department purposes. Such 
     contracts shall be awarded in accordance with the Brooks 
     Architect-Engineers Act (40 U.S.C. 541 et seq.).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 
     of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:

``2332. Contracts for architectural and engineering services and 
              construction design.''.

       (3) Section 2855 of such title is repealed. The table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 169 of such title is 
     amended by striking out the item relating to such section.

     SEC. 806. CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE.

       (a) Requirement for System.--The Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 35. CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE.

       ``(a) Verification Authorized.--The Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation shall provide a contractor verification system for 
     the procurement of particular property or services that are 
     procured by executive agencies on a repetitive basis. Under 
     the system, the head of an executive agency--
       ``(1) shall use competitive procedures to verify 
     contractors as eligible for contracts to furnish such 
     property or services; and
       ``(2) shall award verifications on the basis of the 
     relative efficiency and effectiveness of the business 
     practices, level of quality, and demonstrated contract 
     performance of the

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      responding contractors with regard to the particular 
     property or services.
       ``(b) Procurement From Verified Contractors.--The Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall provide procedures under which 
     the head of an executive agency may enter into a contract for 
     a procurement of property or services referred to in 
     subsection (a) on the basis of a competition among 
     contractors verified with respect to such property or 
     services pursuant to that subsection.
       ``(c) Termination of Verification.--The Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation shall provide procedures under which the head of 
     an executive agency--
       ``(1) may provide for the termination of a verification 
     awarded a contractor under this section upon the expiration 
     of a period specified by the head of an executive agency; and
       ``(2) may revoke a verification awarded a contractor under 
     this section upon a determination that the quality of 
     performance of the contractor does not meet standards applied 
     by the head of the executive agency as of the time of the 
     revocation decision.''.
       (b) Repeals.--Section 2319 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed. Section 303C of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253c) is 
     repealed.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The table of contents for the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (contained in 
     section 1(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:

``Sec. 35. Contractor performance.''.

       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     the item relating to section 2319.
       (3) The table of contents for the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (contained in section 
     1(b)) is amended by striking out the item relating to section 
     303C.
                      Subtitle B--Commercial Items

     SEC. 811. COMMERCIAL ITEM EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENT FOR COST 
                   OR PRICING DATA AND INFORMATION LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--(1) Subsections (b), (c), 
     and (d) of section 2306a of title 10, United States Code, are 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Submission of cost or pricing data shall 
     not be required under subsection (a) in the case of a 
     contract, a subcontract, or modification of a contract or 
     subcontract--
       ``(A) for which the price agreed upon is based on--
       ``(i) adequate price competition; or
       ``(ii) prices set by law or regulation;
       ``(B) for the acquisition of a commercial item; or
       ``(C) in an exceptional case when the head of the procuring 
     activity, without delegation, determines that the 
     requirements of this section may be waived and justifies in 
     writing the reasons for such determination.
       ``(2) Modifications of contracts and subcontracts for 
     commercial items.--In the case of a modification of a 
     contract or subcontract for a commercial item that is not 
     covered by the exception on the submission of cost or pricing 
     data in paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B), submission of cost or 
     pricing data shall not be required under subsection (a) if--
       ``(A) the contract or subcontract being modified is a 
     contract or subcontract for which submission of cost or 
     pricing data may not be required by reason of paragraph 
     (1)(A) or (1)(B); and
       ``(B) the modification would not change the contract or 
     subcontract, as the case may be, from a contract or 
     subcontract for the acquisition of a commercial item to a 
     contract or subcontract for the acquisition of an item other 
     than a commercial item.
       ``(c) Authority To Require Cost or Pricing Data on Below-
     Threshold Contracts.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), when 
     certified cost or pricing data are not required to be 
     submitted by subsection (a) for a contract, subcontract, or 
     modification of a contract or subcontract, such data may 
     nevertheless be required to be submitted by the head of the 
     procuring activity, but only if the head of the procuring 
     activity determines that such data are necessary for the 
     evaluation by the agency of the reasonableness of the price 
     of the contract, subcontract, or modification of a contract 
     or subcontract. In any case in which the head of the 
     procuring activity requires such data to be submitted under 
     this subsection, the head of the procuring activity shall 
     justify in writing the reason for such requirement.
       ``(2) The head of the procuring activity may not require 
     certified cost or pricing data to be submitted under this 
     paragraph for any contract or subcontract, or modification of 
     a contract or subcontract, covered by the exceptions in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1).
       ``(3) The head of a procuring activity may not delegate 
     functions under this paragraph.
       ``(d) Limitations on Other Information.--The Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall include the following:
       ``(1) Provisions concerning the types of information that 
     contracting officers may consider in determining whether the 
     price of a procurement to the Government is fair and 
     reasonable when certified cost or pricing data are not 
     required to be submitted under this section, including 
     appropriate information on the prices at which the same item 
     or similar items have previously been sold that is adequate 
     for evaluating the reasonableness of the price of the 
     proposed contract or subcontract for the procurement.
       ``(2) Reasonable limitations on requests for sales data 
     relating to commercial items.
       ``(3) A requirement that a contracting officer shall, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, limit the scope of any 
     request for information relating to commercial items from an 
     offeror to only that information that is in the form 
     regularly maintained by the offeror in commercial operations.
       ``(4) A statement that any information received relating to 
     commercial items that is exempt from disclosure under section 
     552(b) of title 5 shall not be disclosed by the Federal 
     Government.''.
       (2) Section 2306a of such title is further amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (h); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h).
       (3) Section 2375 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out subsection (c).
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--(1) Subsections (b), (c) 
     and (d) of section 304A of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254b) are 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Submission of cost or pricing data shall 
     not be required under subsection (a) in the case of a 
     contract, a subcontract, or a modification of a contract or 
     subcontract--
       ``(A) for which the price agreed upon is based on--
       ``(i) adequate price competition; or
       ``(ii) prices set by law or regulation;
       ``(B) for the acquisition of a commercial item; or
       ``(C) in an exceptional case when the head of the procuring 
     activity, without delegation, determines that the 
     requirements of this section may be waived and justifies in 
     writing the reasons for such determination.
       ``(2) Modifications of contracts and subcontracts for 
     commercial items.--In the case of a modification of a 
     contract or subcontract for a commercial item that is not 
     covered by the exception on the submission of cost or pricing 
     data in paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B), submission of cost or 
     pricing data shall not be required under subsection (a) if--
       ``(A) the contract or subcontract being modified is a 
     contract or subcontract for which submission of cost or 
     pricing data may not be required by reason of paragraph 
     (1)(A) or (1)(B); and
       ``(B) the modification would not change the contract or 
     subcontract, as the case may be, from a contract or 
     subcontract for the acquisition of a commercial item to a 
     contract or subcontract for the acquisition of an item other 
     than a commercial item.
       ``(c) Authority To Require Cost or Pricing Data on Below-
     Threshold Contracts.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), when 
     certified cost or pricing data are not required to be 
     submitted by subsection (a) for a contract, subcontract, or 
     modification of a contract or subcontract, such data may 
     nevertheless be required to be submitted by the head of the 
     procuring activity, but only if the head of the procuring 
     activity determines that such data are necessary for the 
     evaluation by the agency of the reasonableness of the price 
     of the contract, subcontract, or modification of a contract 
     or subcontract. In any case in which the head of the 
     procuring activity requires such data to be submitted under 
     this subsection, the head of the procuring activity shall 
     justify in writing the reason for such requirement.
       ``(2) The head of the procuring activity may not require 
     certified cost or pricing data to be submitted under this 
     paragraph for any contract or subcontract, or modification of 
     a contract or subcontract, covered by the exceptions in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1).
       ``(3) The head of a procuring activity may not delegate the 
     functions under this paragraph.
       ``(d) Limitations on Other Information.--The Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall include the following:
       ``(1) Provisions concerning the types of information that 
     contracting officers may consider in determining whether the 
     price of a procurement to the Government is fair and 
     reasonable when certified cost or pricing data are not 
     required to be submitted under this section, including 
     appropriate information on the prices at which the same item 
     or similar items have previously been sold that is adequate 
     for evaluating the reasonableness of the price of the 
     proposed contract or subcontract for the procurement.
       ``(2) Reasonable limitations on requests for sales data 
     relating to commercial items.
       ``(3) A requirement that a contracting officer shall, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, limit the scope of any 
     request for information relating to commercial items from an 
     offeror to only that information that is in the form 
     regularly maintained by the offeror in commercial operations.
       ``(4) A statement that any information received relating to 
     commercial items that is exempt from disclosure under section 
     552(b) of title 5 shall not be disclosed by the Federal 
     Government.''.
       (2) Section 304A of such Act is further amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (h); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h).

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     SEC. 812. APPLICATION OF SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES TO COMMERCIAL 
                   ITEMS.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Section 2304(e) of title 
     10, United States Code, as added by section 801(a), is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``special 
     simplified procedures'' the following: ``for purchases of 
     commercial items and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall provide 
     that, in the case of a purchase of commercial items in an 
     amount greater than the simplified acquisition threshold, the 
     head of an agency may not conduct the purchase on a sole 
     source basis unless the need to do so is justified in writing 
     and approved in accordance with the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--Section 303(e) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 253), as added by section 801(b), is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``special 
     simplified procedures'' the following: ``for purchases of 
     commercial items and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall provide 
     that, in the case of a purchase of commercial items in an 
     amount greater than the simplified acquisition threshold, an 
     executive agency may not conduct the purchase on a sole 
     source basis unless the need to do so is justified in writing 
     and approved in accordance with the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation.''.
       (c) Simplified Notice.--Section 18 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 416) is amended in 
     subsection (a)(5) (as redesignated by section 801(d))--
       (1) by striking out ``limited''; and
       (2) by inserting before ``submission'' the following: 
     ``issuance of solicitations and the''.

     SEC. 813. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

       Section 4(12)(F) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)(F)) is amended by striking out 
     ``catalog''.

     SEC. 814. INAPPLICABILITY OF COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS TO 
                   CONTRACTS AND SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL 
                   ITEMS.

       Subparagraph (B) of section 26(f)(2) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422(f)(2)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out clause (i) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(i) Contracts or subcontracts for the acquisition of 
     commercial items.''; and
       (2) by striking out clause (iii).
                Subtitle C--Additional Reform Provisions
       Redesignate sections 801, 802, 803, 804, 805, 806, 807, and 
     808 as sections 821, 822, 823, 824, 825, 826, 827, and 828, 
     respectively (and conform the table of contents accordingly).
       Add at the end of title VIII (page 329, after line 13) the 
     following (and conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 829. GOVERNMENT RELIANCE ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

       (a) Government Reliance on the Private Sector.--The Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is 
     amended by inserting after section 16 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 17. GOVERNMENT RELIANCE ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

       ``It is the policy of the Federal Government to rely on the 
     private sector to supply the products and services the 
     Federal Government needs.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (contained in 
     section 1(b)) is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 16 the following new item:

``Sec. 17. Government reliance on the private sector.''.

     SEC. 830. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Elimination of Certain Statutory Certification 
     Requirements.--(1)(A) Section 2410 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (i) in the heading, by striking out ``: certification''; 
     and
       (ii) in subsection (a)--
       (I) in the heading, by striking out ``Certification'';
       (II) by striking out ``unless'' and all that follows 
     through ``that--'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``unless--
     ''; and
       (III) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``to the best of 
     that person's knowledge and belief''.
       (B) The item relating to section 2410 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 141 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 2410. Requests for equitable adjustment or other relief.''.
       (2) Section 2410b of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended in paragraph (2) by striking out ``certification 
     and''.
       (3) Section 1352(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking out subparagraph (C); and
       (B) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     subparagraph (A).
       (4) Section 5152 of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (41 
     U.S.C. 701) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ``has certified 
     to the contracting agency that it will'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``agrees to'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out ``contract 
     includes a certification by the individual'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``individual agrees''; and
       (C) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (i) by striking out subparagraph (A);
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (A) 
     and in that subparagraph by striking out ``such certification 
     by failing to carry out''; and
       (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
     (B).
       (b) Elimination of Certain Regulatory Certification 
     Requirements.--
       (1) Current certification requirements.--Not later than 210 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, any 
     certification required of contractors or offerors by the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation or an executive agency 
     procurement regulation that is not specifically imposed by 
     statute shall be removed by the Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy from the Federal Acquisition Regulation or 
     such agency regulation unless--
       (A) written justification for such certification is 
     provided to the Administrator (i) by the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulatory Council (in the case of a certification in the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation), or (ii) by the head of an 
     executive agency (in the case of a certification in an 
     executive agency procurement regulation); and
       (B) the Administrator approves in writing the retention of 
     such certification.
       (2) Future certification requirements.--(A) Section 29 of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 425) 
     is amended--
       (i) by amending the heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 22. CONTRACT CLAUSES AND CERTIFICATIONS.'';

       (ii) by inserting ``(a) Nonstandard Contract Clauses.--'' 
     before ``The Federal Acquisition''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Prohibition on Certification Requirements.--A 
     requirement for a certification by a contractor or offeror 
     may not be included in the Federal Acquisition Regulation or 
     an executive agency procurement regulation unless--
       ``(1) the certification is specifically imposed by statute; 
     or
       ``(2) written justification for such certification is 
     provided to the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy 
     (A) by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (in the 
     case of a certification in the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation), or (B) the head of an executive agency (in the 
     case of a certification in an executive agency procurement 
     regulation), and the Administrator approves in writing the 
     inclusion of such certification.''.
       (B) The item relating to section 29 in the table of 
     contents for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (contained in section 1(b)) (41 U.S.C. 401 note) is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Sec. 29. Contract clauses and certifications.''.

     SEC. 831. AMENDMENT TO COMMENCEMENT AND EXPIRATION OF 
                   AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT CERTAIN TESTS OF 
                   PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES.

       Subsection (j) of section 5061 of the Federal Acquisition 
     Streamlining Act of 1994 (41 U.S.C. 413 note) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(j) Commencement and Expiration of Authority.--The 
     authority to conduct a test under subsection (a) in an agency 
     and to award contracts under such a test shall take effect on 
     August 1, 1995, and shall expire on August 1, 2000. Contracts 
     entered into before such authority expires in an agency 
     pursuant to a test shall remain in effect, notwithstanding 
     the expiration of the authority to conduct the test under 
     this section.''.

     SEC. 832. PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY.

       (a) Amendment of Procurement Integrity Provision.--Section 
     27 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     423) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 27. RESTRICTIONS ON DISCLOSING AND OBTAINING 
                   CONTRACTOR BID OR PROPOSAL INFORMATION OR 
                   SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION.

       ``(a) Prohibition on Disclosing Procurement Information.--
     (1) A person described in paragraph (2) shall not, other than 
     as provided by law, knowingly disclose contractor bid or 
     proposal information or source selection information before 
     the award of a Federal agency procurement contract to which 
     the information relates.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any person who--
       ``(A) is a present or former officer or employee of the 
     United States, or a person who is acting or has acted for or 
     on behalf of, or who is advising or has advised the United 
     States with respect to, a Federal agency procurement; and
       ``(B) by virtue of that office, employment, or relationship 
     has or had access to contractor bid or proposal information 
     or source selection information.
       ``(b) Prohibition on Obtaining Procurement Information.--A 
     person shall not, other than as provided by law, knowingly 
     obtain contractor bid or proposal information or source 
     selection information before the award of a Federal agency 
     procurement contract to which the information relates.
       ``(c) Prohibition on Disclosing or Obtaining Procurement 
     Information in Connection With a Protest.--(1) A person shall 
     not, other than as provided by law, knowingly violate the 
     terms of a protective order described in paragraph (2) by 
     disclosing or obtaining contractor bid or proposal 
     information or source selection information related to the 
     procurement contract concerned.

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       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any protective order issued 
     by the the United States Board of Contract Appeals in 
     connection with a protest against the award or proposed award 
     of a Federal agency procurement contract.
       ``(d) Penalties and Administrative Actions.--
       ``(1) Criminal penalties.--
       ``(A) Whoever engages in conduct constituting an offense 
     under subsection (a), (b), or (c) shall be imprisoned for not 
     more than one year or fined as provided under title 18, 
     United States Code, or both.
       ``(B) Whoever engages in conduct constituting an offense 
     under subsection (a), (b), or (c) for the purpose of either--
       ``(i) exchanging the information covered by such subsection 
     for anything of value, or
       ``(ii) obtaining or giving anyone a competitive advantage 
     in the award of a Federal agency procurement contract,

     shall be imprisoned for not more than 15 years or fined as 
     provided under title 18, United States Code, or both.
       ``(2) Civil penalties.--The Attorney General may bring a 
     civil action in the appropriate United States district court 
     against any person who engages in conduct constituting an 
     offense under subsection (a), (b), or (c). Upon proof of such 
     conduct by a preponderance of the evidence, the person is 
     subject to a civil penalty. An individual who engages in such 
     conduct is subject to a civil penalty of not more than 
     $50,000 for each violation plus twice the amount of 
     compensation which the individual received or offered for the 
     prohibited conduct. An organization that engages in such 
     conduct is subject to a civil penalty of not more than 
     $500,000 for each violation plus twice the amount of 
     compensation which the organization received or offered for 
     the prohibited conduct.
       ``(3) Administrative actions.--(A) If a Federal agency 
     receives information that a contractor or a person has 
     engaged in conduct constituting an offense under subsection 
     (a), (b), or (c), the Federal agency shall consider taking 
     one or more of the following actions, as appropriate:
       ``(i) Cancellation of the Federal agency procurement, if a 
     contract has not yet been awarded.
       ``(ii) Rescission of a contract with respect to which--
       ``(I) the contractor or someone acting for the contractor 
     has been convicted for an offense under subsection (a), (b), 
     or (c), or
       ``(II) the head of the agency that awarded the contract has 
     determined, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, that 
     the contractor or someone acting for the contractor has 
     engaged in conduct constituting such an offense.
       ``(iii) Initiation of suspension or debarment proceedings 
     for the protection of the Government in accordance with 
     procedures in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
       ``(iv) Initiation of adverse personnel action, pursuant to 
     the procedures in chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, 
     or other applicable law or regulation.
       ``(B) If a Federal agency rescinds a contract pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A)(ii), the United States is entitled to 
     recover, in addition to any penalty prescribed by law, the 
     amount expended under the contract.
       ``(C) For purposes of any suspension or debarment 
     proceedings initiated pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii), 
     engaging in conduct constituting an offense under subsection 
     (a), (b), or (c) affects the present responsibility of a 
     Government contractor or subcontractor.
       ``(e) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) The term `contractor bid or proposal information' 
     means any of the following information submitted to a Federal 
     agency as part of or in connection with a bid or proposal to 
     enter into a Federal agency procurement contract, if that 
     information has not been previously made available to the 
     public or disclosed publicly:
       ``(A) Cost or pricing data (as defined by section 2306a(h) 
     of title 10, United States Code, with respect to procurements 
     subject to that section, and section 304A(h) of Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
     254b(h), with respect to procurements subject to that 
     section).
       ``(B) Indirect costs and direct labor rates.
       ``(C) Proprietary information about manufacturing 
     processes, operations, or techniques marked by the contractor 
     in accordance with applicable law or regulation.
       ``(D) Information marked by the contractor as `contractor 
     bid or proposal information', in accordance with applicable 
     law or regulation.
       ``(2) The term `source selection information' means any of 
     the following information prepared for use by a Federal 
     agency for the purpose of evaluating a bid or proposal to 
     enter into a Federal agency procurement contract, if that 
     information has not been previously made available to the 
     public or disclosed publicly:
       ``(A) Bid prices submitted in response to a Federal agency 
     solicitation for sealed bids, or lists of those bid prices 
     before public bid opening.
       ``(B) Proposed costs or prices submitted in response to a 
     Federal agency solicitation, or lists of those proposed costs 
     or prices.
       ``(C) Source selection plans.
       ``(D) Technical evaluation plans.
       ``(E) Technical evaluations of proposals.
       ``(F) Cost or price evaluations of proposals.
       ``(G) Competitive range determinations that identify 
     proposals that have a reasonable chance of being selected for 
     award of a contract.
       ``(H) Rankings of bids, proposals, or competitors.
       ``(I) The reports and evaluations of source selection 
     panels, boards, or advisory councils.
       ``(J) Other information marked as `source selection 
     information' based on a case-by-case determination by the 
     head of the agency, his designee, or the contracting officer 
     that its disclosure would jeopardize the integrity or 
     successful completion of the Federal agency procurement to 
     which the information relates.
       ``(3) The term `Federal agency' has the meaning provided 
     such term in section 3 of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 472).
       ``(4) The term `Federal agency procurement' means the 
     acquisition (by using competitive procedures and awarding a 
     contract) of goods or services (including construction) from 
     non-Federal sources by a Federal agency using appropriated 
     funds.
       ``(5) The term `contracting officer' means a person who, by 
     appointment in accordance with applicable regulations, has 
     the authority to enter into a Federal agency procurement 
     contract on behalf of the Government and to make 
     determinations and findings with respect to such a contract.
       ``(6) The term `protest' means a written objection by an 
     interested party to the award or proposed award of a Federal 
     agency procurement contract, pursuant to title IV of the 
     Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995.
       ``(f) Limitation on Protests.--No person may file a protest 
     against the award or proposed award of a Federal agency 
     procurement contract alleging an offense under subsection 
     (a), (b), or (c), of this section, nor may the United States 
     Board of Contract Appeals consider such an allegation in 
     deciding a protest, unless that person reported to the 
     Federal agency responsible for the procurement information 
     that the person believed constituted evidence of the offense 
     no later than 14 days after the person first discovered the 
     possible offense.
       ``(g) Savings Provisions.--This section does not--
       ``(1) restrict the disclosure of information to, or its 
     receipt by, any person or class of persons authorized, in 
     accordance with applicable agency regulations or procedures, 
     to receive that information;
       ``(2) restrict a contractor from disclosing its own bid or 
     proposal information or the recipient from receiving that 
     information;
       ``(3) restrict the disclosure or receipt of information 
     relating to a Federal agency procurement after it has been 
     canceled by the Federal agency before contract award unless 
     the Federal agency plans to resume the procurement;
       ``(4) prohibit individual meetings between a Federal agency 
     employee and an offeror or potential offeror for, or a 
     recipient of, a contract or subcontract under a Federal 
     agency procurement, provided that unauthorized disclosure or 
     receipt of contractor bid or proposal information or source 
     selection information does not occur;
       ``(5) authorize the withholding of information from, nor 
     restrict its receipt by, Congress, a committee or 
     subcommittee of Congress, the Comptroller General, a Federal 
     agency, or an inspector general of a Federal agency;
       ``(6) authorize the withholding of information from, nor 
     restrict its receipt by, any board of contract appeals of a 
     Federal agency or the Comptroller General in the course of a 
     protest against the award or proposed award of a Federal 
     agency procurement contract; or
       ``(7) limit the applicability of any requirements, 
     sanctions, contract penalties, and remedies established under 
     any other law or regulation.''.
       (b) Repeals.--The following provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Sections 2397, 2397a, 2397b, and 2397c of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Section 33 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 
     1974 (15 U.S.C. 789).
       (3) Section 281 of title 18, United States Code.
       (4) Subsection (c) of section 32 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 428).
       (5) The first section 19 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy 
     Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5918).
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 141 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     the items relating to sections 2397, 2397a, 2397b, and 2397c.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 15 of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking out the 
     item relating to section 281.
       (3) Section 32 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 428) is amended by redesignating subsections 
     (d), (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), 
     respectively.

     SEC. 833. FURTHER ACQUISITION STREAMLINING PROVISIONS.

       (a) Purpose of Office of Federal Procurement Policy.--(1) 
     Section 5(a) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 404) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) To promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in 
     the procurement of property and services by the executive 
     branch of the Federal Government, there shall be an Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy (hereinafter referred to as the 
     `Office') in the Office of Management and Budget to provide 
     overall direction of Government-wide procurement policies, 
     regulations, procedures, and forms for executive agencies.''.
       (2) Sections 2 and 3 of such Act (41 U.S.C. 401 and 402) 
     are repealed.

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       (b) Repeal of Report Requirement.--Section 8 of the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 407) is 
     repealed.
       (c) Repeal of Obsolete Provisions.--(1) Sections 10 and 11 
     of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     409 and 410) are repealed.
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents for the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (contained in 
     section 1(b)) is amended by striking out the items relating 
     to sections 2, 3, 8, 10, and 11.

     SEC. 834. JUSTIFICATION OF MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS 
                   NOT MEETING GOALS.

       Section 2220(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following: ``In addition, the 
     Secretary shall include in such annual report a justification 
     for the continuation of any program that--
       ``(1) is more than 50 percent over the cost goal 
     established for the development, procurement, or operational 
     phase of the program;
       ``(2) fails to achieve at least 50 percent of the 
     performance capability goals established for the development, 
     procurement, or operational phase of the program; or
       ``(3) is more than 50 percent behind schedule, as 
     determined in accordance with the schedule goal established 
     for the development, procurement, or operational phase of the 
     program.''.

     SEC. 835. ENHANCED PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES FOR ACQUISITION 
                   WORKFORCE.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Subsection (b) of section 
     5001 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 
     (Public Law 103-355; 108 Stat. 3350; 10 U.S.C. 2220 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (2) by designating the second sentence as paragraph (2);
       (3) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b) Enhanced System of 
     Performance Incentives.--''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) The Secretary shall include in the enhanced system of 
     incentives the following:
       ``(A) Pay bands.
       ``(B) Significant and material pay and promotion incentives 
     to be awarded, and significant and material unfavorable 
     personnel actions to be imposed, under the system 
     exclusively, or primarily, on the basis of the contributions 
     of personnel to the performance of the acquisition program in 
     relation to cost goals, performance goals, and schedule 
     goals.
       ``(C) Provisions for pay incentives and promotion 
     incentives to be awarded under the system.''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--Subsection (c) of 
     section 5051 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 
     1994 (Public Law 103-355; 108 Stat. 3351; 41 U.S.C. 263 note) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
     (2) as clauses (i) and (ii); respectively;
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (3) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c) Enhanced System of 
     Performance Incentives.--''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The Deputy Director shall include in the enhanced 
     system of incentives under paragraph (1)(B) the following:
       ``(A) Pay bands.
       ``(B) Significant and material pay and promotion incentives 
     to be awarded, and significant and material unfavorable 
     personnel actions to be imposed, under the system 
     exclusively, or primarily, on the basis of the contributions 
     of personnel to the performance of the acquisition program in 
     relation to cost goals, performance goals, and schedule 
     goals.
       ``(C) Provisions for pay incentives and promotion 
     incentives to be awarded under the system.''.

     SEC. 836. RESULTS ORIENTED ACQUISITION PROGRAM CYCLE.

       Section 5002(a) of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act 
     of 1994 (Public Law 103-355; 108 Stat. 3350) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``to ensure''; and
       (2) by striking out the period at the end and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following: ``; (2) to ensure that the 
     regulations compress the time periods associated with 
     developing, procuring, and making operational new systems; 
     and (3) to ensure that Department of Defense directives 
     relating to development and procurement of information 
     systems (numbered in the 8000 series) and the Department of 
     Defense directives numbered in the 5000 series are 
     consolidated into one series of directives that is consistent 
     with such compressed time periods.''.

     SEC. 837. RAPID CONTRACTING GOAL.

       (a) Goal.--The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 35. RAPID CONTRACTING GOAL.

       The Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall 
     establish a goal of reducing by 50 percent the time necessary 
     for executive agencies to acquire an item for the user of 
     that item.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for such 
     Act, contained in section 1(b), is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new item:

       ``Sec. 35. Rapid contracting goal.''.

     SEC. 838. ENCOURAGEMENT OF MULTIYEAR CONTRACTING.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Section 2306b(a) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) by striking out ``may'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``shall, to the maximum extent possible,''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--Section 304B(a) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 254c(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1) by striking out ``may'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``shall, to the maximum extent possible,''.

     SEC. 839. CONTRACTOR SHARE OF GAINS AND LOSSES FROM COST, 
                   SCHEDULE, AND PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--(1) Chapter 137 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     2306b the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2306c. Contractor share of gains and losses from cost, 
       schedule, and performance experience

       ``The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall contain 
     provisions to ensure that, for any cost-type contract or 
     incentive-type contract, the contractor may be rewarded for 
     contract performance exceeding the contract cost, schedule, 
     or performance parameters to the benefit of the United States 
     and may be penalized for failing to adhere to cost, schedule, 
     or performance parameters to the detriment of the United 
     States.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     2306b the following new item:

``2306c. Contractor share of gains and losses from cost, schedule, and 
              performance experience.''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--(1) Title III of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
     304C the following new section:

     ``SEC. 304D. CONTRACTOR SHARE OF GAINS AND LOSSES FROM COST, 
                   SCHEDULE, AND PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE.

       ``The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall contain 
     provisions to ensure that, for any cost-type contract or 
     incentive-type contract, the contractor may be rewarded for 
     contract performance exceeding the contract cost, schedule, 
     or performance parameters to the benefit of the United States 
     and may be penalized for failing to adhere to cost, schedule, 
     or performance parameters to the detriment of the United 
     States.''.
       (2) The table of contents for such Act, contained in 
     section 1(b), is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 304C the following new item:

``Sec. 304D. Contractor share of gains and losses from cost, schedule, 
              and performance experience.''.

     SEC. 840. PHASE FUNDING OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

       Chapter 131 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2221. Funding for results oriented acquisition program 
       cycle

       ``Before initial funding is made available for the 
     development, procurement, or operational phase of an 
     acquisition program for which an authorization of 
     appropriations is required by section 114 of this title, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress information 
     about the objectives and plans for the conduct of that phase 
     and the funding requirements for the entire phase. The 
     information shall identify the intended user of the system to 
     be acquired under the program and shall include objective, 
     quantifiable criteria for assessing the extent to which the 
     objectives and goals determined pursuant to section 2435 of 
     this title are achieved.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2221. Funding for results oriented acquisition program cycle.''.

     SEC. 841. IMPROVED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACT PAYMENT 
                   PROCEDURES.

       (a) Review and Improvement of Procedures.--The Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall review commercial 
     practices regarding accounts payable and, considering the 
     results of the review, develop standards for the Secretary of 
     Defense to consider using for improving the contract payment 
     procedures and financial management systems of the Department 
     of Defense.
       (b) GAO Report.--Not later than September 30, 1996, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing the following matters:
       (1) The weaknesses in the financial management processes of 
     the Department of Defense.
       (2) Deviations of the Department of Defense payment 
     procedures and financial management systems from the 
     standards developed pursuant to subsection (a), expressed 
     quantitatively.
       (3) The officials of the Department of Defense who are 
     responsible for resolving the deviations.

     SEC. 842. CONSIDERATION OF PAST PERFORMANCE IN ASSIGNMENT TO 
                   ACQUISITION POSITIONS.

       (a) Requirement.--Section 1701(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``The policies and procedures shall provide that education 
     and training in acquisition matters, and past performance of 
     acquisition responsibilities, are major factors in the 
     selection of personnel for assignment to acquisition 
     positions in the Department of Defense.''.
       (b) Performance Requirements for Assignment.--(1) Section 
     1723(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``, including requirements relating to demonstrated 
     past performance of acquisition

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     duties,'' in the first sentence after ``experience 
     requirements''.
       (2) Section 1724(a)(2) of such title is amended by 
     inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: 
     ``and have demonstrated proficiency in the performance of 
     acquisition duties in the contracting position or positions 
     previously held''.
       (3) Section 1735 of such title is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (ii) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) must have demonstrated proficiency in the performance 
     of acquisition duties.'';
       (B) in subsection (c)--
       (i) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (ii) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) must have demonstrated proficiency in the performance 
     of acquisition duties.'';
       (C) in subsection (d), by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``, and have demonstrated proficiency 
     in the performance of acquisition duties''; and
       (D) in subsection (e), by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``, and have demonstrated proficiency 
     in the performance of acquisition duties''.

     SEC. 843. VALUE ENGINEERING FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES.

       (a) Use of Value Engineering.--The Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), as amended by 
     section 837, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 37. VALUE ENGINEERING.

       ``(a) In General.--Each executive agency shall establish 
     and maintain effective value engineering procedures and 
     processes.
       ``(b) Threshold.--The procedures and processes established 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall be applied to those 
     programs, projects, systems, and products of an executive 
     agency that, in a ranking of all programs, projects, systems, 
     and products of the agency according to greatest dollar 
     value, are within the highest 20th percentile.
       ``(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term `value 
     engineering' means a team effort, performed by qualified 
     agency or contractor personnel, directed at analyzing the 
     functions of a program, project, system, product, item of 
     equipment, building, facility, service, or supply for the 
     purpose of achieving the essential functions at the lowest 
     life-cycle cost that is consistent with required or improved 
     performance, reliability, quality, and safety.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for such 
     Act, contained in section 1(b), is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new item:

``Sec. 37. Value engineering.''.

     SEC. 844. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.

       (a) Acquisition Workforce.--(1) The Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), as amended by 
     section 843, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 38. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.

       ``(a) Applicability.--This section does not apply to an 
     executive agency that is subject to chapter 87 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       ``(b) Management Policies.--
       ``(1) Policies and procedures.--The head of each executive 
     agency, after consultation with the Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy, shall establish policies and procedures 
     for the effective management (including accession, education, 
     training, career development, and performance incentives) of 
     the acquisition workforce of the agency. The development of 
     acquisition workforce policies under this section shall be 
     carried out consistent with the merit system principles set 
     forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2301(b) of title 
     5, United States Code.
       ``(2) Uniform implementation.--The head of each executive 
     agency shall ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     acquisition workforce policies and procedures established are 
     uniform in their implementation throughout the agency.
       ``(3) Governmentwide policies and evaluation.--The 
     Administrator shall issue policies to promote uniform 
     implementation of this section by executive agencies, with 
     due regard for differences in program requirements among 
     agencies that may be appropriate and warranted in view of the 
     agency mission. The Administrator shall coordinate with the 
     Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management 
     and Budget to ensure that such policies are consistent with 
     the policies and procedures established and enhanced system 
     of incentives provided pursuant to section 5051(c) of the 
     Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (41 U.S.C. 263 
     note). The Administrator shall evaluate the implementation of 
     the provisions of this section by executive agencies.
       ``(c) Senior Procurement Executive Authorities and 
     Responsibilities.--Subject to the authority, direction, and 
     control of the head of an executive agency, the senior 
     procurement executive of the agency shall carry out all 
     powers, functions, and duties of the head of the agency with 
     respect to implementation of this section. The senior 
     procurement executive shall ensure that the policies of the 
     head of the executive agency established in accordance with 
     this section are implemented throughout the agency.
       ``(d) Management Information Systems.--The Administrator 
     shall ensure that the heads of executive agencies collect and 
     maintain standardized information on the acquisition 
     workforce related to implementation of this section. To the 
     maximum extent practicable, such data requirements shall 
     conform to standards established by the Office of Personnel 
     Management for the Central Personnel Data File.
       ``(e) Acquisition Workforce.--The programs established by 
     this section shall apply to all employees in the General 
     Schedule Contracting series (GS-1102) and the General 
     Schedule Purchasing series (GS-1105), and to any employees 
     regardless of series who have been appointed as contracting 
     officers whose authority exceeds the micro-purchase 
     threshold, as that term is defined in section 32(g). The head 
     of each executive agency may include employees in other 
     series who perform acquisition or acquisition-related 
     functions.
       ``(f) Career Development.--
       ``(1) Career paths.--The head of each executive agency 
     shall ensure that appropriate career paths for personnel who 
     desire to pursue careers in acquisition are identified in 
     terms of the education, training, experience, and assignments 
     necessary for career progression to the most senior 
     acquisition positions. The head of each executive agency 
     shall make information available on such career paths.
       ``(2) Critical duties and tasks.--For each career path, the 
     head of each executive agency shall identify the critical 
     acquisition-related duties and tasks in which, at minimum, 
     employees of the agency in the career path shall be competent 
     to perform at full performance grade levels. For this 
     purpose, the head of the executive agency shall provide 
     appropriate coverage of the critical duties and tasks 
     identified by the Director of the Federal Acquisition 
     Institute.
       ``(3) Mandatory training and education.--For each career 
     path, the head of each executive agency shall establish 
     requirements for the completion of course work and related 
     on-the-job training in the critical acquisition-related 
     duties and tasks of the career path. The head of each 
     executive agency shall also encourage employees to maintain 
     the currency of their acquisition knowledge and generally 
     enhance their knowledge of related acquisition management 
     disciplines through academic programs and other self-
     developmental activities.
       ``(4) Performance incentives.--The head of each executive 
     agency, acting through the senior procurement executive for 
     the agency, shall provide for an enhanced system of 
     incentives for the encouragement of excellence in the 
     acquisition workforce which rewards performance of employees 
     that contribute to achieving the agency's performance goals. 
     The system of incentives shall include provisions that--
       ``(A) relate pay to performance;
       ``(B) provide for consideration, in personnel evaluations 
     and promotion decisions, of the extent to which the 
     performance of personnel contributed to achieving the 
     agency's performance goals; and
       ``(C) provide pay and promotion incentives to be awarded, 
     and unfavorable personnel actions to be imposed, under the 
     system on the basis of the contributions of personnel to 
     achieving the agency's performance goals.
       ``(g) Qualification Requirements.--
       ``(1) General schedule contracting series (gs-1102).--
       ``(A) Entry level qualifications.--The Director of the 
     Office of Personnel Management shall require that, after 
     October 1, 1996, a person may not be appointed to a position 
     in the GS-1102 occupational series unless the person--
       ``(i) has received a baccalaureate degree from an 
     accredited educational institution authorized to grant 
     baccalaureate degrees,
       ``(ii) has completed at least 24 semester credit hours (or 
     the equivalent) of study from an accredited institution of 
     higher education in any of the following disciplines: 
     accounting, business finance, law, contracts, purchasing, 
     economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative 
     methods, or organization and management, or
       ``(iii) has passed a written test determined by the 
     Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, after 
     consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management, to demonstrate the judgmental skills necessary 
     for positions in this series.
       ``(B) Qualifications for senior contracting positions.--The 
     Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall require 
     that, after October 1, 1996, persons may be appointed to 
     positions at and above full performance grade levels in the 
     GS-1102 occupational series only if those persons--
       ``(i) have satisfied the educational requirement either of 
     subsection (g)(1)(A)(i) or subsection (g)(1)(A)(ii),
       ``(ii) have successfully completed all training required 
     for the position under subsection (f)(3), and
       ``(iii) have satisfied experience and other requirements 
     established by the Director for such positions.

     However, this requirement shall apply to persons employed on 
     October 1, 1996, in GS-1102 positions at those grade levels 
     only as a prerequisite for promotion to a GS-1102 position at 
     a higher grade.
       ``(2) General schedule purchasing series (gs-1105).--The 
     Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall require 
     that, after October 1, 1996, a person may not be appointed to 
     a position in the GS-1105 occupational series unless the 
     person--

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       ``(A) has successfully completed 2 years of course work 
     from an accredited educational institution authorized to 
     grant degrees, or
       ``(B) has passed a written test determined by the 
     Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, after 
     consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management, to demonstrate the judgmental skills necessary 
     for positions in this series.
       ``(3) Contracting officers.--The head of each executive 
     agency shall require that, beginning after October 1, 1996, a 
     person may be appointed as a contracting officer with 
     authority to award or administer contracts for amounts above 
     the micro-purchase threshold, as that term is defined in 
     section 32(g), only if the person--
       ``(A) has successfully completed all mandatory training 
     required of an employee in an equivalent GS-1102 or 1105 
     position under subsection (f)(3); and
       ``(B) meets experience and other requirements established 
     by the head of the agency, based on the dollar value and 
     complexity of the contracts that the employee will be 
     authorized to award or administer under the appointment as a 
     contracting officer.
       ``(4) Exceptions.--(A) The requirements set forth in 
     subsection (g)(1) and (2), as applicable, shall not apply to 
     any person employed in the GS-1101 or GS-1105 series on 
     October 1, 1996.
       ``(B) Employees of an executive agency who do not satisfy 
     the full qualification requirements for appointment as a 
     contracting officer under subsection (g)(3) may be appointed 
     as a contracting officer for a temporary period of time under 
     procedures established by the agency head. The procedures 
     shall--
       ``(i) require that the person have completed a significant 
     portion of the required training,
       ``(ii) require a plan be established for the balance of the 
     required training,
       ``(iii) specify a period of time for completion of the 
     training, and
       ``(iv) include provisions for withdrawing or terminating 
     the appointment prior to the scheduled expiration date, where 
     appropriate.
       ``(5) Waiver.--The senior procurement executive for an 
     executive agency may waive any or all of the qualification 
     requirements of subsections (g)(1) and (2) for a person if 
     the person possesses significant potential for advancement to 
     levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on 
     demonstrated job performance and qualifying experience. This 
     authority may not be redelegated by the senior procurement 
     executive. With respect to each waiver granted under this 
     subsection, the senior procurement executive shall set forth 
     in writing the rationale for the decision to waive such 
     requirements.
       ``(h) Program Establishment and Implementation.--
       ``(1) Funding levels.--(A) The head of an executive agency 
     shall request in the budget for a fiscal year for the 
     agency--
       ``(i) for education and training under this section, an 
     amount equal to no less than 2.5 percent of the base 
     aggregate salary cost of the acquisition workforce subject to 
     this section for that fiscal year; and
       ``(ii) for salaries of the acquisition workforce, an amount 
     equal to no more than 97.5 percent of such base aggregate 
     salary cost.
       ``(B) The head of the executive agency shall set forth 
     separately the funding levels requested in the budget 
     justification documents submitted in support of the 
     President's budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 
     of title 31, United States Code.
       ``(C) Funds appropriated for education and training under 
     this section may not be obligated or used for any other 
     purpose.
       ``(2) Interagency agreements.--The head of an executive 
     agency may enter into a written agreement with another agency 
     to participate in programs established under this section on 
     a reimbursable basis.
       ``(3) Tuition assistance.--Notwithstanding the prohibition 
     in section 4107(b) of title 5, United States Code, the head 
     of each executive agency may provide for tuition 
     reimbursement and education (including a full-time course of 
     study leading to a degree) for acquisition personnel in the 
     agency related to the purposes of this section.
       ``(4) Intern programs.--The head of each executive agency 
     may establish intern programs in order to recruit highly 
     qualified and talented individuals and provide them with 
     opportunities for accelerated promotions, career broadening 
     assignments, and specified training for advancement to senior 
     acquisition positions. For such programs, the head of an 
     executive agency, without regard to the provisions of title 
     5, United States Code, may appoint individuals to competitive 
     GS-5, GS-7, or GS-9 positions in the General Schedule 
     Contracting series (GS-1102) who have graduated from 
     baccalaureate or master's programs in purchasing or 
     contracting from accredited educational institutions 
     authorized to grant baccalaureate and master's degrees.
       ``(5) Cooperative education program.--The head of each 
     executive agency may establish an agencywide cooperative 
     education credit program for acquisition positions. Under the 
     program, the head of the executive agency may enter into 
     cooperative arrangements with one or more accredited 
     institutions of higher education which provide for such 
     institutions to grant undergraduate credit for work performed 
     in such position.
       ``(6) Scholarship program.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--Where deemed appropriate, the head of 
     each executive agency may establish a scholarship program for 
     the purpose of qualifying individuals for acquisition 
     positions in the agency.
       ``(B) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in a 
     scholarship program established under this paragraph by an 
     executive agency, an individual must--
       ``(i) be accepted for enrollment or be currently enrolled 
     as a full-time student at an accredited educational 
     institution authorized to grant baccalaureate or graduate 
     degrees (as appropriate);
       ``(ii) be pursuing a course of education that leads toward 
     completion of a bachelor's, master's, or doctor's degree (as 
     appropriate) in a qualifying field of study, as determined by 
     the head of the agency;
       ``(iii) sign an agreement described in subparagraph (C) 
     under which the participant agrees to serve a period of 
     obligated service in the agency in an acquisition position in 
     return for payment of educational assistance as provided in 
     the agreement; and
       ``(iv) meet such other requirements as the head of the 
     agency prescribes.
       ``(C) Agreement.--An agreement between the head of an 
     executive agency and a participant in a scholarship program 
     established under this paragraph shall be in writing, shall 
     be signed by the participant, and shall include the following 
     provisions:
       ``(i) The agreement of the head of the agency to provide 
     the participant with educational assistance for a specified 
     number of school years, not to exceed 4, during which the 
     participant is pursuing a course of education in a qualifying 
     field of study. The assistance may include payment of 
     tuition, fees, books, laboratory expenses, and a stipend.
       ``(ii) The participant's agreement--

       ``(I) to accept such educational assistance,
       ``(II) to maintain enrollment and attendance in the course 
     of education until completed,
       ``(III) while enrolled in such course, to maintain an 
     acceptable level of academic standing (as prescribed by the 
     head of the agency), and
       ``(IV) after completion of the course of education, to 
     serve as a full-time employee in an acquisition position in 
     the agency for a period of time of one calendar year for each 
     school year or part thereof for which the participant was 
     provided a scholarship under the program.

       ``(D) Repayment.--(i) Any person participating in a program 
     established under this paragraph shall agree to pay to the 
     United States the total amount of educational assistance 
     provided to the person under the program if the person is 
     voluntarily separated from the agency or involuntarily 
     separated for cause from the agency before the end of the 
     period for which the person has agreed to continue in the 
     service of the agency in an acquisition position.
       ``(ii) If an employee fails to fulfill the agreement to pay 
     to the Government the total amount of educational assistance 
     provided to the person under the program, a sum equal to the 
     amount of the educational assistance may be recovered by the 
     Government from the employee (or the estate of the employee) 
     by setoff against accrued pay, compensation, amount of 
     retirement credit, or other amount due the employee from the 
     Government; and by such other method as is provided by law 
     for the recovery of amounts owing to the Government.
       ``(iii) The head of an executive agency may waive in whole 
     or in part a repayment required under this paragraph if the 
     head of the agency determines the recovery would be against 
     equity and good conscience or would be contrary to the best 
     interests of the United States.
       ``(E) Termination of agreement.--There shall be no 
     requirement that a position be offered to a person after such 
     person successfully completes a course of education required 
     by an agreement under this paragraph. If no position is 
     offered, the agreement shall be considered terminated.''.
       (2) The table of contents for such Act, contained in 
     section 1(b), is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:

``Sec. 38. Acquisition workforce.''.
       (b) Federal Acquisition Institute.--Section 6 of the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405), is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (d) by amending paragraph (5) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(5) providing for and directing the activities of the 
     Federal Acquisition Institute (including recommending to the 
     Administrator of General Services a sufficient budget for 
     such activities), which shall be located in the General 
     Services Administration;''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) The Federal Acquisition Institute shall--
       ``(1) recommend policies, procedures, and guidelines to the 
     Administrator, for--
       ``(A) fostering and promoting the development of a 
     professional acquisition workforce governmentwide, and
       ``(B) administering the provisions of section 35;
       ``(2) collect data and analyze acquisition workforce data 
     from the Office of Personnel Management, the heads of 
     executive agencies, and, through periodic surveys, from 
     individual employees;
       ``(3) periodically analyze acquisition career fields to 
     identify critical competencies, duties, tasks, and related 
     academic prerequisites, skills, and knowledge;
       ``(4) coordinate and assist agencies in identifying and 
     recruiting highly qualified candidates for acquisition 
     fields;
       ``(5) develop instructional materials for acquisition 
     personnel in coordination with private and public acquisition 
     colleges and training facilities;

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       ``(6) evaluate the effectiveness of training and career 
     development programs for acquisition personnel;
       ``(7) promote the establishment and utilization of academic 
     programs by colleges and universities in acquisition fields;
       ``(8) promote, coordinate, or conduct governmentwide 
     research and studies to improve the acquisition process and 
     the laws, policies, methods, regulations, procedures, and 
     forms relating to acquisition by the executive agencies;
       ``(9) facilitate, to the extent requested by agencies, 
     interagency intern and training programs; and
       ``(10) perform other career management or research 
     functions as directed by the Administrator.''.
       (c) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--Section 502 of the 
     Small Business and Federal Procurement Competition 
     Enhancement Act of 1984 (41 U.S.C. 414a) is repealed.
             Subtitle D--Streamlining of Dispute Resolution

                       PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 850. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) The term ``Board'' means the United States Board of 
     Contract Appeals.
       (2) The term ``Board judge'' means a member of the United 
     States Board of Contract Appeals.
       (3) The term ``Chairman'' means the Chairman of the United 
     States Board of Contract Appeals.
       (4) The term ``executive agency'' has the meaning given by 
     section 2(2) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 
     601(2)).
       (5) The term ``alternative means of dispute resolution'' 
     has the meaning given by section 571(3) of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (6) The term ``protest'' means a written objection by an 
     interested party to any of the following:
       (A) A solicitation or other request by an executive agency 
     for offers for a contract for the procurement of property or 
     services.
       (B) The cancellation of such a solicitation or other 
     request.
       (C) An award or proposed award of such a contract.
       (D) A termination or cancellation of an award of such a 
     contract, if the written objection contains an allegation 
     that the termination or cancellation is based in whole or in 
     part on improprieties concerning the award of the contract.
       (7) The term ``interested party'', with respect to a 
     contract or a solicitation or other request for offers, means 
     an actual or prospective bidder or offeror whose direct 
     economic interest would be affected by the award of the 
     contract or by failure to award the contract.
       (8) The term ``prevailing party'', with respect to a 
     determination of the Board under section 864(b) that a 
     decision of a contracting officer violates a statute or 
     regulation, means a party that demonstrated such violation.

 PART II--ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNITED STATES BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS

     SEC. 851. ESTABLISHMENT.

       There is established in the executive branch of the 
     Government an independent establishment to be known as the 
     United States Board of Contract Appeals.

     SEC. 852. MEMBERSHIP.

       (a) Appointment.--(1) The Board shall consist of Board 
     judges appointed by the Chairman, without regard to political 
     affiliation and solely on the basis of the professional 
     qualifications required to perform the duties and 
     responsibilities of a Board judge, from a register of 
     applicants maintained by the Board.
       (2) The members of the Board shall be selected and 
     appointed to serve in the same manner as administrative law 
     judges appointed pursuant to section 3105 of title 5, United 
     States Code, with an additional requirement that such members 
     shall have had not fewer than five years' experience in 
     public contract law.
       (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) and subject to subsection 
     (b), the following persons shall serve as Board judges:
       (A) Any full-time member of an agency board of contract 
     appeals serving as such on the day before the effective date 
     of this subtitle.
       (B) Any person serving on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act in a position at a level of assistant 
     general counsel or higher with authority delegated from the 
     Comptroller General to decide bid protests under subchapter V 
     of chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code.
       (b) Removal.--Members of the Board shall be subject to 
     removal in the same manner as administrative law judges, as 
     provided in section 7521 of title 5, United States Code.
       (c) Compensation.--Compensation for the Chairman and all 
     other members of the Board shall be determined under section 
     5273a of title 5, United States Code.

     SEC. 853. CHAIRMAN.

       (a) Designation.--(1) The Chairman shall be designated by 
     the President to serve for a term of five years. The 
     President shall select the Chairman from among sitting Board 
     judges each of whom has had at least five years of service--
       (A) as a member of an agency board of contract appeals; or
       (B) in a position at a level of assistant general counsel 
     or higher with authority delegated from the Comptroller 
     General to decide bid protests under subchapter V of chapter 
     35 of title 31, United States Code (as in effect on the day 
     before the effective date of this subtitle).
       (2) A Chairman may continue to serve after the expiration 
     of the Chairman's term until a successor has taken office. A 
     Chairman may be reappointed any number of times.
       (b) Responsibilities.--The Chairman shall be responsible on 
     behalf of the Board for the executive and administrative 
     operation of the Board, including functions of the Board with 
     respect to the following:
       (1) The selection, appointment, and fixing of the 
     compensation of such personnel, pursuant to part III of title 
     5, United States Code, as the Chairman considers necessary or 
     appropriate, including a Clerk of the Board, a General 
     Counsel, and clerical and legal assistance for Board judges.
       (2) The supervision of personnel employed by or assigned to 
     the Board, and the distribution of work among such personnel.
       (3) The response to any request that may be made by 
     Congress or the Office of Management and Budget.
       (4) The allocation of funds among the various functions of 
     the Board.
       (5) The entering into and performance of such contracts, 
     leases, cooperative agreements, or other similar transactions 
     with public agencies and private organizations and persons, 
     and the making of such payments, as the Chairman considers 
     necessary or appropriate to carry out functions vested in the 
     Board.
       (6) The operation of an Office of the Clerk of the Board, 
     including the receipt of all filings made with the Board, the 
     assignment of cases, and the maintenance of all records of 
     the Board.
       (7) The acquisition, operation, and maintenance of such 
     automatic data processing resources as may be needed by the 
     Board.
       (8) The prescription of such rules and regulations as the 
     Chairman considers necessary or appropriate for the 
     administration and management of the Board.
       (c) Vice Chairmen.--The Chairman may designate up to four 
     other Board judges as Vice Chairmen. The Chairman may divide 
     the Board into two or more divisions, and, if such division 
     is made, shall assign a Vice Chairman to head each division. 
     The Vice Chairmen, in the order designated by the Chairman, 
     shall act in the place and stead of the Chairman during the 
     absence of the Chairman.

     SEC. 854. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--The Board may establish--
       (1) such procedural rules and regulations as are necessary 
     to the exercise of its functions, including internal rules 
     for the assignment of cases; and
       (2) statements of policy of general applicability with 
     respect to its functions.
       (b) Prohibition on Review by Other Agency or Person.--Rules 
     and regulations established by the Board (including forms 
     which are a part thereof) shall not be subject to review by 
     any other agency or person (including the Administrator of 
     Information and Regulatory Affairs, pursuant to chapter 35 of 
     title 44, United States Code) in advance of publication.

     SEC. 855. LITIGATION AUTHORITY.

       Except as provided in section 518 of title 28, United 
     States Code, relating to litigation before the Supreme Court, 
     attorneys designated by the Chairman may appear for, and 
     represent the Board in, any civil action brought in 
     connection with any function carried out by the Board.

     SEC. 856. SEAL OF BOARD.

       The Chairman shall cause a seal of office to be made for 
     the Board of such design as the Board shall approve. Judicial 
     notice shall be taken of such seal.

     SEC. 857. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     1997 and each succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle and to 
     enable the Board to perform its functions. Funds appropriate 
     pursuant to this section shall remain available until 
     expended.

     PART III--FUNCTIONS OF UNITED STATES BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS

     SEC. 861. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES.

       (a) Requirement To Provide Services Upon Request.--The 
     Board shall provide alternative means of dispute resolution 
     for any disagreement regarding a contract or prospective 
     contract of an executive agency upon the request of all 
     parties to the disagreement.
       (b) Personnel Qualified To Act.--Each Board judge and each 
     attorney employed by the Board shall be considered to be 
     qualified to act for the purpose of conducting alternative 
     means of dispute resolution under this section.
       (c) Services To Be Provided Without Charge.--Any services 
     provided by the Board or any Board judge or employee pursuant 
     to this section shall be provided without charge.
       (d) Recusal of Certain Personnel Upon Request.--In the 
     event that a matter which is presented to the Board for 
     alternative means of dispute resolution, pursuant to this 
     section, later becomes the subject of formal proceedings 
     before the Board, any Board judge or employee who was 
     involved in the alternative means shall, if requested by any 
     party to the formal proceeding, take no part in that 
     proceeding.

     SEC. 862. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES AND 
                   PROTESTS SUBMITTED TO BOARD.

       With reasonable promptness after the submission to the 
     Board of a contract dispute

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     under section 863 or a bid protest under section 864, a Board 
     judge to whom the contract dispute or protest is assigned 
     shall request the parties to meet with a Board judge, or an 
     attorney employed by the Board, for the purpose of attempting 
     to resolve the dispute or protest through alternative means 
     of dispute resolution. Formal proceedings in the appeal shall 
     then be suspended until such time as any party or a Board 
     judge to whom the dispute or protest is assigned determines 
     that alternative means of dispute resolution are not 
     appropriate for resolution of the dispute or protest.

     SEC. 863. CONTRACT DISPUTES.

       The Board shall have jurisdiction as provided by section 
     8(a) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601-
     613).

     SEC. 864. PROTESTS.

       (a) Review Required Upon Request.--Upon request of an 
     interested party in connection with any procurement conducted 
     by any executive agency, the Board shall review, as provided 
     in this section, any decision by a contracting officer 
     alleged to violate a statute or regulation. The authority of 
     the Board to conduct such review shall include the authority 
     to review regulations to determine their consistency with 
     applicable statutes. A decision or order of the Board 
     pursuant to this section shall not be subject to 
     interlocutory appeal or review.
       (b) Standard of Review.--In deciding a protest, the Board 
     may consider all evidence that is relevant to the decision 
     under protest. It shall accord a presumption of correctness 
     to all facts found and determinations made by the contracting 
     officer whose decision is being protested. The protester may 
     rebut this presumption by showing, by a preponderance of the 
     evidence, that a finding or determination was incorrect. The 
     Board may find that a decision by a contracting officer 
     violates a statute or regulation for any of the reasons 
     stated in section 706(2) of title 5, United States Code.
       (c) Determination of Whether to Suspend Authority To 
     Conduct Procurement in Protest Filed Before Contract Award.--
     (1) When a protest under this section is filed before the 
     award of a contract in a protested procurement, the Board, at 
     the request of an interested party and within 10 days after 
     the submission of the protest, shall hold a hearing to 
     determine whether the Board should suspend the authority of 
     the executive agency involved (or its head) to conduct such 
     procurement until the Board can decide the protest.
       (2) The Board shall suspend the authority of the executive 
     agency (or its head) unless the agency concerned establishes 
     that--
       (A) absent action by the Board, contract award is likely to 
     occur within 30 days after the hearing; and
       (B) urgent and compelling circumstances which significantly 
     affect interests of the United States will not permit waiting 
     for the decision of the Board.
       (3) A suspension under paragraph (2) shall not preclude the 
     executive agency concerned from continuing the procurement 
     process up to but not including award of the contract unless 
     the Board determines such action is not in the best interests 
     of the United States.
       (d) Determination of Whether to Suspend Authority To 
     Conduct Procurement in Protest Filed After Contract Award.--
     (1) If, with respect to an award of a contract, the Board 
     receives notice of a protest under this section within the 
     period described in paragraph (2), the Board shall, at the 
     request of an interested party, hold a hearing to determine 
     whether the Board should suspend the authority of the 
     executive agency involved (or its head) to conduct such 
     procurement until the Board can decide the protest.
       (2) The period referred to in paragraph (1) is the period 
     beginning on the date on which the contract is awarded and 
     ending at the end of the later of--
       (A) the tenth day after the date of contract award; or
       (B) the fifth day after the debriefing date offered to an 
     unsuccessful offeror for any debriefing that is requested 
     and, when requested, is required.
       (3) The Board shall hold the requested hearing within 5 
     days after the date of the filing of the protest or, in the 
     case of a request for debriefing, within 5 days after the 
     later of the date of the filing of the protest or the date of 
     the debriefing.
       (4) The Board shall suspend the procurement authority of 
     the executive agency involved (or its head) to acquire any 
     goods or services under the contract which are not previously 
     delivered and accepted unless such agency establishes that 
     urgent and compelling circumstances which significantly 
     affect interests of the United States will not permit waiting 
     for the decision of the Board.
       (e) Procedures.--
       (1) Proceedings and discovery.--The Board shall conduct 
     proceedings and allow such discovery as may be required for 
     the expeditious, fair, and reasonable resolution of the 
     protest. The Board shall limit discovery to material which is 
     relevant to the grounds of protest or to such affirmative 
     defenses as the executive agency involved, or any intervenor 
     supporting the agency, may raise.
       (2) Priority.--The Board shall give priority to protests 
     filed under this section over contract disputes and 
     alternative dispute services. Except as provided in paragraph 
     (3), the Board shall issue its final decision within 65 days 
     after the date of the filing of the protest, unless the 
     Chairman determines that the specific and unique 
     circumstances of the protest require a longer period, in 
     which case the Board shall issue such decision within the 
     longer period determined by the Chairman. An amendment that 
     adds a new ground of protest should be resolved, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, within the time limits 
     established for resolution of the initial protest.
       (3) Threshold.--Any protest in which the anticipated value 
     of the contract award that will result from the protested 
     procurement, as estimated by the executive agency involved, 
     is less than $1,000,000 shall be considered under simplified 
     rules of procedure. These rules shall provide that discovery 
     in such protests shall be in writing only. Such protests 
     shall be decided by a single Board judge, whose decision 
     shall be final and conclusive and shall not be set aside 
     except in cases of fraud. The Board shall issue its final 
     decision in each such protest within 35 days after the date 
     of the filing of the protest.
       (4) Calculation of time for adr.--In calculating time for 
     purposes of paragraph (2) or (3) of this subsection, any days 
     during which proceedings are suspended for the purpose of 
     attempting to resolve the protest by alternative means of 
     dispute resolution, up to a maximum of 20 days, shall not be 
     counted.
       (5) Dismissal of frivolous protests.--The Board may dismiss 
     a protest that the Board determines is frivolous or which, on 
     its face, does not state a valid basis for protest.
       (6) Payment of costs for frivolous protests.--(A) If the 
     Board expressly finds that a protest or a portion of a 
     protest is frivolous or does not state on its face a valid 
     basis for protest, the Board shall declare that the protester 
     or other interested party who joins the protest is liable to 
     the United States for payment of the costs described in 
     subparagraph (B) unless--
       (i) special circumstances would make such payment unjust; 
     or
       (ii) the protester obtains documents or other information 
     after the protest is filed with the Board that establishes 
     that the protest or a portion of the protest is frivolous or 
     does not state on its face a valid basis for protest, and the 
     protester then promptly withdraws the protest or portion of 
     the protest.
       (B) The costs referred to in subparagraph (A) are all of 
     the costs incurred by the United States of reviewing the 
     protest, or of reviewing that portion of the protest for 
     which the finding is made, including the fees and other 
     expenses (as defined in section 2412(d)(2)(A) of title 28, 
     United States Code) incurred by the United States in 
     defending the protest.
       (f) Decisions and Corrective Actions on Protests.--(1) In 
     making a decision on protests filed under this section, the 
     Board shall accord due weight to the goals of economic and 
     efficient procurement, and shall take due account of the rule 
     of prejudicial error.
       (2) If the Board determines that a decision of a 
     contracting officer violates a statute or regulation, the 
     Board may order the agency (or its head) to take such 
     corrective action as the Board considers appropriate. 
     Corrective action includes requiring that the Federal 
     agency--
       (A) refrain from exercising any of its options under the 
     contract;
       (B) recompete the contract immediately;
       (C) issue a new solicitation;
       (D) terminate the contract;
       (E) award a contract consistent with the requirements of 
     such statute and regulation;
       (F) implement any combination of requirements under 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E); or
       (G) implement such other actions as the Board determines 
     necessary.
       (3) If the Board orders corrective action after the 
     contract award, the affected contract shall be presumed valid 
     as to all goods or services delivered and accepted under the 
     contract before the corrective action was ordered.
       (4) Any agreement that provides for the dismissal of a 
     protest and involves a direct or indirect expenditure of 
     appropriated funds shall be submitted to the Board and shall 
     be made a part of the public record (subject to any 
     protective order considered appropriate by the Board) before 
     dismissal of the protest.
       (g) Authority To Declare Entitlement to Costs.--(1)(A) 
     Whenever the Board determines that a decision of a 
     contracting officer violates a statute or regulation, it may, 
     in accordance with section 1304 of title 31, United States 
     Code, further declare an appropriate prevailing party to be 
     entitled to the costs of--
       (i) filing and pursuing the protest, including reasonable 
     attorneys' fees and consultant and expert witness fees, and
       (ii) bid and proposal preparation.
       (B) No party (other than a small business concern (within 
     the meaning of section 3(a) of the Small Business Act)) may 
     be declared entitled under this paragraph to costs for--
       (i) consultants and expert witness fees that exceed the 
     highest rate of compensation for expert witnesses paid by the 
     Federal Government, or
       (ii) attorneys' fees that exceed $150 per hour unless the 
     Board, on a case by case basis, determines that an increase 
     in the cost of living or a special factor, such as the 
     limited availability of qualified attorneys for the 
     proceedings involved, justifies a higher fee.
       (2) Payment of amounts due from an agency under paragraph 
     (1) or under the terms of a settlement agreement under 
     subsection (e)(4) shall be made from the appropriation made 
     by section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, for the 
     payment of judgments. The executive agency concerned shall 
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     burse that appropriation account out of funds available for 
     the procurement.
       (h) Appeals.--Except as provided in subsection (e)(3), a 
     final decision of the Board may be appealed as set forth in 
     section 8(d)(1) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 by the 
     head of the executive agency concerned and by any interested 
     party, including interested parties who intervene in any 
     protest filed under this section.
       (i) Additional Relief.--Nothing contained in this section 
     shall affect the power of the Board to order any additional 
     relief which it is authorized to provide under any statute or 
     regulation.
       (j) Nonexclusivity of Remedies.--Nothing contained in this 
     section shall affect the right of any interested party to 
     file a protest with the contracting agency or to file an 
     action in the United States Court of Federal Claims or in a 
     United States district court.

     SEC. 865. APPLICABILITY TO CONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

       Notwithstanding section 34 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 430), the authority 
     conferred on the Board by this subtitle is applicable to 
     contracts for the procurement of commercial items.

 PART IV--REPEAL OF OTHER STATUTES AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE PROTESTS

     SEC. 871. REPEALS.

       (a) GSBCA Provisions.--Subsection (f) of the Brooks 
     Automatic Data Processing Act (section 111 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949; 40 U.S.C. 
     759) is repealed.
       (b) GAO Provisions.--Subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 
     31, United States Code (31 U.S.C. 3551-3556) is repealed.

 PART V--TRANSFERS AND TRANSITIONAL, SAVINGS, AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS

     SEC. 881. TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND 
                   PERSONNEL.

       (a) Transfer.--The personnel employed in connection with, 
     and the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, 
     and unexpended balance of appropriations, authorizations, 
     allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising 
     from, available to, or to be made available in connection 
     with the functions vested by law in the Comptroller General 
     pursuant to subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 31, United 
     States Code, and in the boards of contract appeals 
     established pursuant to section 8 of the Contract Disputes 
     Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 607) (as in effect on the day before 
     the effective date of this Act), shall be transferred to the 
     Board for appropriate allocation by the Chairman.
       (b) Effect on Personnel.--Personnel transferred pursuant to 
     this subtitle shall not be separated or reduced in 
     compensation for one year after such transfer, except for 
     cause.
       (c) Regulations.--(1) The Board shall prescribe regulations 
     for the release of competing employees in a reduction in 
     force that gives due effect to--
       (A) efficiency or performance ratings;
       (B) military preference; and
       (C) tenure of employment.
       (2) In prescribing the regulations, the Board shall provide 
     for military preference in the same manner as set forth in 
     subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code.

     SEC. 882. TERMINATIONS AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Termination of Boards of Contract Appeals.--On the 
     effective date of this subtitle, the boards of contract 
     appeals established pursuant to section 8 of the Contract 
     Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 607) (as in effect on the day 
     before the effective date of this Act) shall terminate.
       (b) Savings Provision for Contract Dispute Matters Pending 
     Before Boards.--The provisions of this subtitle shall not 
     affect any proceedings (other than bid protests pending 
     before the board of contract appeals of the General Services 
     Administration) pending on the effective date of this Act 
     before any board of contract appeals described in subsection 
     (a). Such proceedings shall be continued by the Board, and 
     orders which were issued in any such proceeding by any board 
     of contract appeals shall continue in effect until modified, 
     terminated, superseded, or revoked by the Board, by a court 
     of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
       (c) Bid Protest Transition Provisions.--(1) No protest may 
     be submitted to the Comptroller General pursuant to section 
     3553(a) of title 31, United States Code, or to the board of 
     contract appeals for the General Services Administration 
     pursuant to the Brooks Automatic Data Processing Act (40 
     U.S.C. 759) on or after the effective date of this Act.
       (2) The provisions repealed by section 871 shall continue 
     to apply to proceedings pending on the effective date of this 
     subtitle before the board of contract appeals of the General 
     Services Administration and the Comptroller General pursuant 
     to those provisions, until the board or the Comptroller 
     General determines such proceedings have been completed.

     SEC. 883. CONTRACT DISPUTE AUTHORITY OF BOARD.

       (a) Section 2 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 601) is amended by striking out paragraph (6) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(6) the term `Board' means the United States Board of 
     Contract Appeals; and''.
       (b) Section 6(c) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 605(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking out ``the agency board of contract 
     appeals'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the United States 
     Board of Contract Appeals''; and
       (B) by striking out ``the board'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the Board''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by striking out ``an agency board of contract appeals'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``the United States Board of 
     Contract Appeals''; and
       (B) by striking out ``agency board'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the Board''.
       (c) Section 7 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 606) is amended by striking out ``an agency board of 
     contract appeals'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the United 
     States Board of Contract Appeals''.
       (d) Section 8 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 607) is amended--
       (1) by amending the heading to read as follows:


              ``united states board of contract appeals'';

       (2) by striking out subsections (a), (b), and (c);
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking out the first sentence and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following:

     ``The United States Board of Contract Appeals shall have 
     jurisdiction to decide any appeal from a decision of a 
     contracting officer of any executive agency relative to a 
     contract made by that agency.''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``the agency 
     board'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Board'';
       (4) in subsection (e), by striking out ``An agency board'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``The United States Board of 
     Contract Appeals'';
       (5) in subsection (f), by striking out ``each agency 
     board'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the United States 
     Board of Contract Appeals'';
       (6) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by striking out 
     ``an agency board of contract appeals'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the United States Board of Contract Appeals'';
       (B) by striking out paragraph (2); and
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
       (7) by striking out subsections (h) and (i); and
       (8) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) (as 
     amended) as subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), respectively.
       (e) Section 9 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 608) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``each agency 
     board'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the United States 
     Board of Contract Appeals''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking out ``the agency board'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Board''.
       (f) Section 10 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 609) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the first sentence of paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking out ``Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     and in'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``In''; and
       (ii) by striking out ``an agency board'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``the United States Board of Contract Appeals'';
       (B) by striking out paragraph (2); and
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2), and in 
     that paragraph, by striking out ``or (2)'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking out ``any agency board'' 
     and ``the agency board'' and inserting in lieu of each ``the 
     Board'';
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking out ``an agency board'' 
     and ``the agency board'' and inserting in lieu of each ``the 
     Board''; and
       (4) in subsection (d), by striking out ``one or more agency 
     boards'' and ``or among the agency boards involved'' and 
     inserting in lieu of each ``the Board''.
       (g) Section 11 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 610) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking out ``an agency 
     board of contract appeals'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``the United States Board of Contract Appeals''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking out ``the agency 
     board through the Attorney General; or upon application by 
     the board of contract appeals of the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Board''.
       (h) Section 13 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 612) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking out ``an agency board of 
     contract appeals'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the United 
     States Board of Contract Appeals''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking out ``by the board of 
     contract appeals for'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``by the 
     Board from''.

     SEC. 884. REFERENCES TO AGENCY BOARDS OF CONTRACT APPEALS.

       Any reference to an agency board of contract appeals in any 
     provision of law or in any rule, regulation, or other paper 
     of the United States shall be treated as referring to the 
     United States Board of Contract Appeals.

     SEC. 885. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Title 5.--Section 5372a of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ``an agency board 
     of contract appeals appointed under section 8 of the Contract 
     Disputes Act of 1978'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     United States Board of Contract Appeals'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out ``an agency board 
     of contract appeals established pursuant to section 8 of the 
     Contract Disputes Act of 1978'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``the United States Board of Contract Appeals''; and

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       (3) in subsection (b), by striking out ``an appeals board'' 
     each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     appeals board''.
       (b) Title 10.--(1) Section 2305(e) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``subchapter V of 
     chapter 35 of title 31'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``title IV of the Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995''; 
     and
       (B) by striking out paragraph (3).
       (2) Section 2305(f) of such title is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``in subparagraphs 
     (A) through (F) of subsection (b)(1) of section 3554 of title 
     31'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 424(f)(2) of the 
     Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``paragraph (1) of 
     section 3554(c) of title 31'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 424(g)(1)(A) of the Federal Acquisition Reform Act 
     of 1995''.
       (c) Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949.--(1) Section 303B(h) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253b(h)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``subchapter V of 
     chapter 35 of title 31'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``title IV of the Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995''; 
     and
       (B) by striking out paragraph (3).
       (2) Section 303B(i) of such Act (41 U.S.C. 253b(i)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``in subparagraphs 
     (A) through (F) of subsection (b)(1) of section 3554 of title 
     31'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 424(f)(2) of the 
     Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``paragraph (1) of 
     section 3554(c) of title 31'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 424(g)(1)(A) of the Federal Acquisition Reform Act 
     of 1995''.

         PART VI--EFFECTIVE DATE; INTERIM APPOINTMENT AND RULES

     SEC. 891. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This subtitle shall take effect on October 1, 1996.

     SEC. 892. INTERIM APPOINTMENT.

       The Board judge serving as chairman of the board of 
     contract appeals of the General Services Administration on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act shall serve as Chairman 
     during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of 
     this subtitle, unless such individual resigns such position 
     or the position otherwise becomes vacant before the 
     expiration of such period. The authority vested in the 
     President by section 853 shall take effect upon the 
     expiration of such two-year period or on the date such 
     position is vacated, whichever occurs earlier.

     SEC. 893. INTERIM RULES.

       (a) Rules of Procedure.--Until such date as the Board 
     promulgates rules of procedure, the rules of procedure of the 
     board of contract appeals of the General Services 
     Administration, as in effect on the effective date of this 
     Act, shall be the rules of procedure of the Board.
       (b) Rules Regarding Board Judges.--Until such date as the 
     Board promulgates rules governing the establishment and 
     maintenance of a register of eligible applicants and the 
     selection of Board judges, the rules of the Armed Services 
     Board of Contract Appeals governing the establishment and 
     maintenance of a register of eligible applicants and the 
     selection of board members shall be the rules of the Board 
     governing the establishment and maintenance of a register of 
     eligible applicants and the selection of Board judges, except 
     that any provisions of the rules of the Armed Services Board 
     of Contract Appeals that authorize any individual other than 
     the chairman of such board to select a Board judge shall have 
     no effect.
             Subtitle E--Effective Dates and Implementation

     SEC. 895. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.

       (a) Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     title, this title and the amendments made by this title shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Applicability of Amendments.--(1) An amendment made by 
     this title shall apply, in the manner prescribed in the final 
     regulations promulgated pursuant to section 896 to implement 
     such amendment, with respect to any solicitation that is 
     issued, any unsolicited proposal that is received, and any 
     contract entered into pursuant to such a solicitation or 
     proposal, on or after the date described in paragraph (3).
       (2) An amendment made by this title shall also apply, to 
     the extent and in the manner prescribed in the final 
     regulations promulgated pursuant to section 896 to implement 
     such amendment, with respect to any matter related to--
       (A) a contract that is in effect on the date described in 
     paragraph (3);
       (B) an offer under consideration on the date described in 
     paragraph (3); or
       (C) any other proceeding or action that is ongoing on the 
     date described in paragraph (3).
       (3) The date referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) is the 
     date specified in such final regulations. The date so 
     specified shall be October 1, 1996, or any earlier date that 
     is not within 30 days after the date on which such final 
     regulations are published.

     SEC. 896. IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.

       (a) Proposed Revisions.--Proposed revisions to the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation and such other proposed regulations 
     (or revisions to existing regulations) as may be necessary to 
     implement this title shall be published in the Federal 
     Register not later than 210 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Public Comment.--The proposed regulations described in 
     subsection (a) shall be made available for public comment for 
     a period of not less than 60 days.
       (c) Final Regulations.--Final regulations shall be 
     published in the Federal Register not later than 330 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (d) Modifications.--Final regulations promulgated pursuant 
     to this section to implement an amendment made by this title 
     may provide for modification of an existing contract without 
     consideration upon the request of the contractor.
       (e) Savings Provisions.--(1) Nothing in this title shall be 
     construed to affect the validity of any action taken or any 
     contract entered into before the date specified in the 
     regulations pursuant to section 895(b)(3) except to the 
     extent and in the manner prescribed in such regulations.
       (2) Except as specifically provided in this title, nothing 
     in this title shall be construed to require the renegotiation 
     or modification of contracts in existence on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) Except as otherwise provided in this title, a law 
     amended by this title shall continue to be applied according 
     to the provisions thereof as such law was in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of this Act until--
       (A) the date specified in final regulations implementing 
     the amendment of that law (as promulgated pursuant to this 
     section); or
       (B) if no such date is specified in regulations, October 1, 
     1996.

It was decided in the

Yeas

213

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affirmative

Nays

207

para.79.7                    [Roll No. 371]

                                AYES--213

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zimmer

                                NOES--207

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell

[[Page 908]]


     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bishop
     Diaz-Balart
     Fields (TX)
     Geren
     Hastert
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Mineta
     Myrick
     Rangel
     Sisisky
     Smith (TX)
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the amendment to the amendment, as modified, was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.79.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment, as modified and amended, as 
amended, submitted by Mr. CLINGER.

It was decided in the

Yeas

420

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para.79.9                    [Roll No. 372]

                                AYES--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NOES--1

       
     Martinez
       

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bishop
     Fields (TX)
     Hastert
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Parker
     Smith (TX)
     Walker
     Waters
     Wilson
     Yates 
  So the amendment, as modified and amended, was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.79.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SPRATT:

       Strike out section 232 (page 31, line 17 through page 32, 
     line 4), and insert in lieu thereof the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 232. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY OF THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       It is the policy of the United States--
       (1) to deploy at the earliest practical date highly 
     effective theater missile defenses (TMD) to protect forward-
     deployed and expeditionary elements of the Armed Forces of 
     the United States and to complement the missile defense 
     capabilities of our allies and forces friendly to the United 
     States; and
       (2) to develop, test, and deploy, at the earliest practical 
     dates, a national missile defense system (NMD) that complies 
     with the ABM Treaty and is capable of providing a highly 
     effective defense of the United States against limited 
     ballistic missile attacks.
       Page 32, strike out line 17 and all that follows through 
     line 5 on page 33 and insert in lieu thereof the following:
       (1) Up to 100 ground-based interceptors at the site now 
     designated by the ABM Treaty or additional ground-based 
     interceptors at such other site or sites as the Secretary of 
     Defense may recommend if deployment of ground-based 
     interceptors at more than one site is allowed by amendment to 
     the ABM Treaty.
       (2) Fixed, ground-based radars.
       (3) Space-based sensors that are capable of acquiring and 
     tracking incoming reentry vehicles as an adjunct to ground-
     based radars.
       (4) Battle management, communication, and control systems 
     integrated with ground-based radars and space-based sensors.
       Page 38, line 5, strike out ``DEFINED''.
       Page 38, line 6, insert ``(a) Definition.--'' before ``For 
     purposes of''.
       Page 38, at the end of line 11, strike out the period and 
     insert the following:

     and all Agreed Statements and amendments to such Treaty in 
     effect as of the date of the enactment of this Act or made 
     after such date.

       Page 38, after line 11, insert the following:
       (b) Interpretation.--Nothing in this subtitle shall be 
     interpreted to violate, or to authorize the violation by the 
     United States of, the ABM Treaty. Any provision of this 
     subtitle that authorizes or requires the United States to 
     deviate from the ABM Treaty is premised on the assumption 
     that before any such action is taken amendments will be

[[Page 909]]

     made to the Treaty to make such provision compliant with the 
     Treaty.

It was decided in the

Yeas

185

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

242

para.79.11                   [Roll No. 373]

                                AYES--185

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--242

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Fields (TX)
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Myrick
     Slaughter
     Stockman
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.79.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment, as modified, submitted by Mr. 
DeFAZIO:

       Page 38,line 18,insert ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Of 
     the amounts''.
       Page 38, after line 22, insert the following:
       (b) Reduction.--The amounts provided in subsection (a) and 
     in section 201(4) are each hereby reduced by $628,000,000.
       (c) National Missile Defense Amount.--Of the amount 
     provided in subsection (a) (as reduced by subsection (b)), 
     $371,000,000 is for the National Missile Defense program.
       At the end of title IV (page 161, after line 3), insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 433. ADDITIONAL MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATION.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 1996 for military 
     personnel the sum of $628,000,000. Of the amount appropriated 
     pursuant to such authorization--
       (1) $150,000,000 (or the full amount appropriated, 
     whichever is less) shall be for increased payments for the 
     Variable Housing Allowance program under section 403a of 
     title 37, United States Code, by reason of the amendments 
     made by section 604; and
       (2) any remaining amount shall be allocated, in such manner 
     as the Secretary of Defense prescribes, for payments for the 
     Variable Housing Allowance, the Basic Allowance for Quarters, 
     and the Basic Allowance for Subsistence in such a manner as 
     to minimize the need for enlisted personnel to apply for food 
     stamps.
       Page 280, beginning on line 19, strike out ``beginning 
     after June 30, 1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``after 
     September 1995''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

178

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

250

para.79.13                   [Roll No. 374]

                                AYES--178

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     Klug
     Lantos
     Latham
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--250

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks

[[Page 910]]


     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Durbin
     Fields (TX)
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the amendment, as modified, was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.79.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SHAYS:

       At the end of title XII (page 409, after line 18), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC. 1228. REDUCTION OF UNITED STATES MILITARY FORCES IN 
                   EUROPE

       (a) End Strength Reductions for Military Personnel in 
     Europe.--Notwithstanding section 1002(c)(1) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (22 U.S.C. 1928 note), but 
     subject to subsection (d), for each of fiscal years 1996, 
     1997, 1998, and 1999, the Secretary of Defense shall reduce 
     the end strength level of members of the Armed Forces of the 
     United States assigned to permanent duty ashore in European 
     member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     (NATO) in accordance with subsection (b).
       (b) Reduction Formula.--
       (1) Application of formula.--For each percentage point by 
     which, as of the end of a fiscal year, the allied 
     contribution level determined under paragraph (2) is less 
     than the allied contribution goal specified in subsection 
     (c), the Secretary of Defense shall reduce the end strength 
     level of members of the Armed Forces of the United States 
     assigned to permanent duty ashore in European member nations 
     of NATO by 1,000 for the next fiscal year. The reduction 
     shall be made from the end strength level in effect, pursuant 
     to section 1002(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act, 1985 (22 U.S.C. 1928 note), and subsection (a) of this 
     section (if applicable), for the fiscal year in which the 
     allied contribution level is less than the goal specified in 
     subsection (c).
       (2) Determination of allied contribution level.--To 
     determine the allied contribution level with respect to a 
     fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall calculate the 
     aggregate amount of nonpersonnel costs for United States 
     military installations in European member nations of NATO 
     that are assumed during that fiscal year by such nations, 
     except that the Secretary may consider only those cash and 
     in-kind contributions by such nations that replace 
     expenditures that would otherwise be made by the Secretary 
     using funds appropriated or otherwise made available in 
     defense appropriations Acts.
       (c) Annual Allied Contribution Goals.--
       (1) Goals.--In continuing efforts to enter into revised 
     host-nation agreements as described in the provisions of law 
     specified in paragraph (2), the President is urged to seek to 
     have European member nations of NATO assume an increased 
     share of the nonpersonnel costs of United States military 
     installations in those nations in accordance with the 
     following timetable:
       (A) By September 30, 1996, 18.75 percent of such costs 
     should be assumed by those nations.
       (B) By September 30, 1997, 37.5 percent of such costs 
     should be assumed by those nations.
       (C) By September 30, 1998, 56.25 percent of such costs 
     should be assumed by those nations.
       (D) By September 30, 1999, 75 percent of such costs should 
     be assumed by those nations.
       (2) Specified laws.--The provisions of law referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are--
       (A) section 1301(e) of National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2545);
       (B) section 1401(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 
     1824); and
       (C) section 1304 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2890),
       (d) Exceptions.--
       (1) Minimum end strength authority.--Notwithstanding 
     reductions required pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary 
     of Defense may maintain an end strength of at least 25,000 
     members of the Armed Forces of the United States assigned to 
     permanent duty ashore in European member nations of NATO.
       (2) Waiver authority.--The President may waive operation of 
     this section if the President declares an emergency. The 
     President shall immediately inform Congress of any such 
     waiver and the reasons for the waiver.
       (e) Allocation of Force Reductions.--To the extent that 
     there is a reduction in end strength level for any of the 
     Armed Forces in European member nations of NATO in a fiscal 
     year pursuant to subsection (a)--
       (1) half of the reduction shall be used to make a 
     corresponding reduction in the authorized end strength level 
     for active duty personnel for such Armed Forces for that 
     fiscal year; and
       (2) half of the reduction shall be used to make a 
     corresponding increase in permanent assignments or deployment 
     of forces in the United States or other nations (other than 
     European member nations of NATO) for each such Armed Force 
     for that fiscal year, as determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense.
       (f) Nonpersonnel Costs Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``nonpersonnel costs'', with respect to 
     United States military installations in European member 
     nations of NATO, means costs for those installation other 
     than costs paid from military personnel accounts.

It was decided in the

Yeas

273

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

156

para.79.15                   [Roll No. 375]

                                AYES--273

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Camp
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)

[[Page 911]]


     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tate
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--156

     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clinger
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dornan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kelly
     King
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Richardson
     Roberts
     Rose
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Wicker
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Fields (TX)
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.79.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. POMBO:

       At the end of title X (page 377, after line 19), insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 1033. ROTC ACCESS TO CAMPUSES.

       ``(a) In General.--Chapter 49 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 983. Institutions of higher education that prohibit 
       Senior ROTC units: denial of Department of Defense grants 
       and contracts

       ``(a) Denial of Department of Defense Grants and 
     Contracts.--(1) No funds appropriated or otherwise available 
     to the Department of Defense may be made obligated by 
     contract or by grant (including a grant of funds to be 
     available for student aid) to any institution of higher 
     education that, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, 
     has an anti-ROTC policy and at which, as determined by the 
     Secretary, the Secretary would otherwise maintain or seek to 
     establish a unit of the Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps 
     or at which the Secretary would otherwise enroll or seek to 
     enroll students for participation in a unit of the Senior 
     Reserve Officer Training Corps at another nearby institution 
     of higher education.
       ``(2) In the case of an institution of higher education 
     that is ineligible for Department of Defense grants and 
     contracts by reason of paragraph (1), the prohibition under 
     that paragraph shall cease to apply to that institution upon 
     a determination by the Secretary that the institution no 
     longer has an anti-ROTC policy.
       ``(b) Notice of Determination.--Whenever the Secretary 
     makes a determination under subsection (a) that an 
     institution has an anti-ROTC policy, or that an institution 
     previously determined to have an anti-ROTC policy no longer 
     has such a policy, the Secretary--
       ``(1) shall transmit notice of that determination to the 
     Secretary of Education and to the Committee on Armed Services 
     of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       ``(2) shall publish in the Federal Register notice of that 
     determination and of the effect of that determination under 
     subsection (a)(1) on the eligibility of that institution for 
     Department of Defense grants and contracts.
       ``(c) Semiannual Notice in Federal Register.--The Secretary 
     shall publish in the Federal Register once every six months a 
     list of each institution of higher education that is 
     currently ineligible for Department of Defense grants and 
     contracts by reason of a determination of the Secretary under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(d) Anti-ROTC Policy.--In this section, the term `anti-
     ROTC policy' means a policy or practice of an institution of 
     higher education that--
       ``(1) prohibits, or in effect prevents, the Secretary of 
     Defense from maintaining or establishing a unit of the Senior 
     Reserve Officer Training Corps at that institution, or
       ``(2) prohibits, or in effect prevents, a student at that 
     institution from enrolling in a unit of the Senior Reserve 
     Officer Training Corps at another institution of higher 
     education.''.
       ``(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``983. Institutions of higher education that prohibit Senior ROTC 
              units: denial of Department of Defense grants and 
              contracts.''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

302

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

125

para.79.17                   [Roll No. 376]

                                AYES--302

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--125

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard

[[Page 912]]


     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Fields (TX)
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Rangel
     Thornton
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.79.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BERMAN:

       Strike out section 1224 (page 398, line 22 through page 
     402, line 22).

It was decided in the

Yeas

152

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

276

para.79.19                   [Roll No. 377]

                                AYES--152

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blute
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Klug
     Lantos
     Latham
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Zimmer

                                NOES--276

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Fields (TX)
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Thornton
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.79.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KOLBE:

       At the end of title X (page 377, after line 19), insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 1033. USE OF INMATE LABOR AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Use of Inmate Labor Authorized.--(1) Chapter 155 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2610. State and local correctional institutions: use 
       of inmate labor

       ``(a) Use of Inmate Labor.--The Secretary of a military 
     department may enter into an agreement with a State or local 
     government under which nonviolent offenders incarcerated in a 
     correctional facility under the jurisdiction of that 
     government may be made available to the Secretary to perform 
     the services described in subsection (c) at a military 
     installation under the jurisdiction of the Secretary.
       ``(b) Expenses.--(1) Except as provide in paragraph (2), in 
     order to enter into an agreement pursuant to subsection (a), 
     a State or local government shall agree to provide inmates to 
     the Secretary of the military department concerned without 
     charge to the Federal Government. The Secretary shall not 
     provide compensation to an inmate who performs services 
     pursuant to the agreement.
       ``(2) The Secretary may agree to reimburse the State or 
     local government for administrative and other costs incurred 
     by the government as a direct result of providing and 
     overseeing inmate labor at a military installation. The 
     Secretary may pay a nominal fee to support alcohol and drug 
     abuse treatment programs for the inmates who perform services 
     under the agreement. The Secretary may also furnish 
     equipment, supplies, and other materials to be used by the 
     inmates in performing services under the agreement and 
     provide meals to the inmates while they are present at the 
     installation.
       ``(c) Authorized Services.--Subject to subsection (d), 
     inmates provided to a military installation pursuant to an 
     agreement under subsection (a) may be used to perform the 
     following services:
       ``(1) Construction, maintenance, or repair of roads at the 
     installation.
       ``(2) Clearing, maintaining, or reforesting of public 
     lands.
       ``(3) Construction of levees or other flood prevention 
     structures.
       ``(4) Custodial services.
       ``(5) Construction, maintenance, or repair of any other 
     public ways or works.
       ``(d) Conditions on Acceptance of Services.--The Secretary 
     of the military department concerned shall ensure that the 
     use of inmate labor at a military installation under this 
     section does not--
       ``(1) displace Government employees or defense contractor 
     employees at the installation;
       ``(2) impair a contract for the provision of services at 
     the installation; or
       ``(3) involve the performance of services in skills, 
     crafts, or trades in which there is a surplus of available 
     gainful labor in the locality of the installation.
       ``(e) Acceptance of Services.--Notwithstanding section 1342 
     of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may accept the 
     services provided by inmates made available to a military 
     installation pursuant to an agreement entered into under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(f) Application of Other Laws.--The Fair Labor Standards 
     Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et seq.), section 1 of the Act of 
     March 3, 1931 (Chapter 411; 40 U.S.C. 276a; commonly

[[Page 913]]

     known as the Davis-Bacon Act), section 1 of the Act of June 
     30, 1936 (Chapter 881; 41 U.S.C. 35; commonly known as the 
     Walsh-Healey Act), and section 2 of the Service Contract Act 
     of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 351) shall not apply with respect to the 
     use of inmate labor at a military installation pursuant to an 
     agreement entered into under subsection (a).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2610. State and local correctional institutions: use of inmate 
              labor.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--Section 2610 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on 
     October 1, 1995.

It was decided in the

Yeas

214

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

214

para.79.21                   [Roll No. 378]

                                AYES--214

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--214

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Klink
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Fields (TX)
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Thornton
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.79.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. MOLINARI:

       At the end of subtitle B of title XXVIII (page 470, after 
     line 21), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 2814. REMOVAL OF BASE CLOSURE PROPERTIES FROM 
                   APPLICATION OF SECTION 501 OF THE STEWART B. 
                   MCKINNEY HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT.

       (a) Closures Under 1988 Act.--(1) Section 204(b) of the 
     Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is 
     amended by striking out paragraph (6) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411) shall not apply with respect 
     to the transfer or disposal of real property located at 
     military installations closed or realigned under this 
     title.''.
       (b) Closures Under 1990 Act.--(1) Section 2905(b) of the 
     Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of 
     title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is 
     amended by striking out paragraphs (6) and (7) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411) shall not apply with respect 
     to the transfer or disposal of real property located at 
     military installations closed or realigned under this 
     part.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

293

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

133

para.79.23                   [Roll No. 379]

                                AYES--293

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)

[[Page 914]]


     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--133

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Fields (TX)
     Kasich
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Ney
     Thornton
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SOLOMON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EMERSON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.79.24  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. GUTKNECHT, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule on Thursday, June 15, 1995: the Committee on 
Agriculture, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the 
Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Economic and Educational 
Opportunities, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Resources, the Committee on 
Science, the Committee on Small Business, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

para.79.25  senate enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to enrolled bills of the Senate of 
the following titles:

       S. 349. An Act to reauthorize appropriations for the 
     Navajo-Hopi Relocation Housing Program.
       S. 441. An Act to reauthorize appropriations for certain 
     programs under the Indian Child Protection and Family 
     Violence Prevention Act, and for other purposes.

para.79.26  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. FIELDS of Texas, for today;
  To Mrs. MYRICK, for today until 3:15 p.m.; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today.
  And then,

para.79.27  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. JACKSON-LEE, at 7 o'clock and 52 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para.79.28  reported bills sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, bills and reports were delivered to the 
Clerk for printing, and bills referred as follows:

       Mr. COMBEST: Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. 
     H.R. 1655. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1996 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 
     the U.S. Government, the community management account, and 
     the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
     System, and for other purposes, with an amendment; referred 
     to the Committee on National Security for a period ending not 
     later than June 23, 1995, for consideration of such 
     provisions of the bill and amendment as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee pursuant to clause 1(k), rule 
     X. (Rept. No. 104-138, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para.79.29  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. CANADY (for himself, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Hall 
             of Ohio, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Largent, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Seastrand, 
             Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Stearns 
             and Mr. McIntosh):
       H.R. 1833. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     ban partial-birth abortions; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Goodling, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Canady, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Chambliss, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cooley, 
             Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Graham, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Linder, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Mica, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Petri, Ms. Pryce, 
             Mr. Riggs, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
             Tiahrt, Mr. Walker, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
             Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Zeliff):
       H.R. 1834. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Wyden):
       H.R. 1835. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric 
     project in Oregon, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 1836. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to acquire property in the town of East Hampton, 
     Suffolk County, NY, for inclusion in the Amagansett National 
     Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. 
             Meehan):
       H.R. 1837. A bill to establish a temporary commission to 
     recommend reforms in the laws relating to elections for 
     Federal office; to the Committee on House Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 1838. A bill to provide for an exchange of lands with 
     the Water Conservancy District of Washington County, UT; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Souder, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             Mr. Petri, Mr. Gunderson, and Mr. Funderburk):
       H.R. 1839. A bill to require executive agencies to identify 
     which of its regulations impose requirements which conflict 
     with the requirements of other executive agencies and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH:
       H.R. 1840. A bill to ensure equal opportunity in 
     employment, education, and contracting; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in addition

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     to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. 
             Minge):
       H.R. 1841. A bill to authorize the construction of the 
     Lewis and Clark Rural Water System and to authorize 
     assistance to the Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc., a 
     nonprofit corporation, for the planning and construction of 
     the water supply system, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey):
       H.R. 1842. A bill to ban the utilization of Federal funds 
     by a State to lure jobs and businesses from another State; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. NORTON, by request (for herself and Mr. Davis):
       H.R. 1843. A bill to permit a designated authority to 
     borrow funds for the development and construction of a sports 
     arena in the District of Columbia, to permit the District of 
     Columbia to pledge certain revenues as security for the 
     borrowing of such funds, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. OLVER:
       H.R. 1844. A bill to contribute to the competitiveness of 
     the United States by enhancing the manufacturing technology 
     programs of the Department of Commerce; to the Committee on 
     Science.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 1845. A bill to establish the Professional Boxing 
     Corporation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Bryant of 
             Texas, Mr. Coleman, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Moran, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. Pastor, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Schroeder, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Studds, Mr. 
             Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Yates, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 1846. A bill to establish the Yellowstone Headwaters 
     National Recreation Area within the Gallatin and Custer 
     National Forests in the State of Montana, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. SCHROEDER:
       H.R. 1847. A bill to authorize appropriations to develop 
     technologies that can be used to combat terrorism, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Parker):
       H.R. 1848. A bill to amend certain provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, relating to the age and service 
     requirements for entitlement to an immediate annuity under 
     the Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees' 
     Retirement System, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. STOCKMAN:
       H.R. 1849. A bill to promote the return of human rights to 
     the People's Republic of China; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on International 
     Relations, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. TOWNS:
       H.R. 1850. A bill to improve Federal enforcement against 
     health care fraud and abuse; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. MURTHA:
       H.J. Res. 94. Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relating to school 
     prayer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Con. Res. 75. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that Social Security should be maintained and 
     protected; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SKAGGS (for himself and Mr.. Kolbe):
       H. Con. Res. 76. Concurrent resolution expressing respect 
     and affection for the flag of the United States; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para.79.30  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 60: Mr. Horn, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 201: Mr. Parker and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 248: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 263: Mr. Mineta.
       H.R. 264: Mr. Mineta.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Baker of Louisiana and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 408: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 540: Mr. Sabo, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Talent, and Mr. 
     Schumer.
       H.R. 616: Mrs. Clayton, Miss Collins of Michigan, Ms. Eddie 
     Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Clay, Mr. Martinez, 
     Mr. Mfume, and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 661: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 733: Mr. Herger, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Crapo, 
     Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Lucas, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Montgomery, 
     Mr. Packard, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. 
     Smith of Washington, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 757: Mr. Ward.
       H.R. 763. Mr. Chapman.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Stockman and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 863: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 868: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Serrano and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1127; Mr. Brewster.
       H.R. 1201: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1229: Miss Collins of Michigan.
       H.R. 1264: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1298: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 1314: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Jacobs, and Mr. 
     McCrery.
       H.R. 1352: Mr. Walker, Mr. Hastert, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
     Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
     Camp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Farr, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. 
     Bono, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1386: Mr. Rogers, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
     Livingston, and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1411: Mr. Mascara and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1412: Mr. Mascara and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1463: Mr. Clinger.
       H.R. 1464: Mrs. Cubin and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1514: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Petri, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Ward, 
     Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Franks of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1521: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Coleman, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
     Towns, and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1539: Mr. Vento and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1576: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 1578: Mr. Filner and Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Sam Johnson and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1610: Mr. Shays and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Thornton, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
     Brownback, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Linder, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Crane, and Mr. Ford.
       H.R. 1713: Mr. Kolbe and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1716: Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. 
     Radanovich, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. 
     Dornan.
       H.R. 1735: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1744: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Moorhead, and Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland.
       H.R. 1756: Ms. Pryce, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Packard, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Hancock.
       H.R. 1768: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 1791: Mrs. Thurman.
       H. Con. Res. 7: Mr. Mineta.
       H. Res. 118: Mr. Yates, Torkildsen, and Mr. Serrano.



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                      THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1995 (80)

para.80.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. 
TORKILDSEN, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 15, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Peter G. Torkildsen to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.80.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, June 14, 1995.
  Ms. DeLAURO, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Ms. DeLAURO objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.


[[Page 916]]



Yeas

356

Nays

49

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

2

para.80.3                    [Roll No. 380]

                                YEAS--356

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--49

     Abercrombie
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Coleman
     Costello
     DeFazio
     Durbin
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Funderburk
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Jacobs
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Maloney
     Martinez
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Oberstar
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Reynolds
     Rush
     Sabo
     Schroeder
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stockman
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Harman
     Salmon
       

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Bateman
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clyburn
     Collins (MI)
     Crane
     Cubin
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Engel
     Fattah
     Fields (TX)
     Herger
     Johnson, Sam
     Kleczka
     Leach
     McIntosh
     Mfume
     Pombo
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roybal-Allard
     Smith (WA)
     Thornton
     Tucker
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para.80.4  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1037. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act which occurred at the Maryland Army National Guard, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       1038. A letter from the Assistant Secretary (Special 
     Operations/Low-Intensity Conflict), Department of Defense, 
     transmitting DOD's humanitarian assistance activities report, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 401 note; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       1039. A letter from the Director, Administration & 
     Management, Department of Defense, transmitting notification 
     that the Office of the Secretary of Defense, Washington 
     Headquarters Services, Real Estate and Facilities Directorate 
     [RE&F], is initiating a study, to include a cost comparison 
     that will encompass cleaning services performed at the 
     Pentagon by Government employees, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 
     note; to the Committee on National Security.
       1040. A letter from the Assistant Secretary (Force 
     Management Policy), Department of Defense, transmitting the 
     Department's report on the Civilian Separation Pay Program, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5597 note; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       1041. A letter from the General Counsel of the Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend section 404 of title 37, United States Code, to 
     eliminate the requirement that travel mileage tables be 
     prepared under the direction of the Secretary of Defense; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       1042. A letter from the General Counsel of the Department 
     of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend chapter 38 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     the Goldwater-Nichols Department of Defense Reorganization 
     Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-433; 100 Stat. 992), with respect 
     to joint officer management policies for the Army, Navy, Air 
     Force, and Marine Corps; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       1043. A letter from the Office of Civilian Radioactive 
     Waste Management, transmitting the 11th annual report on the 
     activities and expenditures of the Office of Civilian 
     Radioactive Waste Management, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 10224(c); 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1044. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting the report of the nondisclosure of 
     safeguards information for the quarter ending March 31, 1995, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2167(d); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1045. A letter from the U.S. Court of Appeals, District of 
     Columbia Circuit, transmitting an opinion of the U.S. Court 
     of Appeals (93-1652--American Scholastic TV Programming 
     Foundation versus FCC); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1046. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     and services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-35-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       1047. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     and services sold commercially to the United Kingdom 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-37-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2779(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       1048. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a 
     report of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(e); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1049. A letter from the Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     inspector general for the period October 1, 1994, through 
     March 31, 1995, and the management report for the same 
     period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1050. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the inspector general for the period October 1, 
     1994, through March 31, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1051. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. House of 
     Representatives, transmitting the quarterly report of 
     receipts and expenditures of appropriations and other funds 
     for the period January 1, 1995, through March 31, 1995, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a (H. Doc. No. 104-85); to the 
     Committee on House Oversight and ordered to be printed.
       1052. A letter from the U.S. Court of Appeals, District of 
     Columbia Circuit, transmitting an opinion of the U.S. Court 
     of Appeals (90-3041--United States versus Anderson); to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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       1053. A letter from the U.S. Court of Appeals, District of 
     Columbia Circuit, transmitting an opinion of the U.S. Court 
     of Appeals (93-1621--Cheney Railroad Co. versus Railroad 
     Retirement Board); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1054. A letter from the Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Veterans 
     Appeals, transmitting the annual estimate of the expenditures 
     and appropriations necessary for the maintenance and 
     operation of the Court of Veterans Appeals Retirement Fund, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       1055. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the second fiscal year 1995 DOD report on proposed 
     obligations for facilitating weapons destruction and 
     nonproliferation in the former Soviet Union, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 5955; jointly, to the Committee on National Security 
     and International Relations.
       1056. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled, ``National Space 
     Transportation Policy: Coordinated Technology Plan,'' 
     pursuant to Public Law 103-337, section 211(f) (108 Stat. 
     2691); jointly, to the Committee on National Security and 
     Science.
       1057. A letter from the U.S. Court of Appeals, District of 
     Columbia Circuit, transmitting an opinion of the U.S. Court 
     of Appeals (93-1488--AFGE Local 3295 versus FLRA); jointly, 
     to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services and 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       1058. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the President has made a certification pursuant to section 
     577 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act of 1994, pursuant to Public Law 
     103-87, section 577(b) (107 Stat. 973); jointly, to the 
     Committees on International Relations and Appropriations.
       1059. A letter from the General Counsel of the Navy, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled, the 
     ``Uniform National Discharge Standards for Armed Forces 
     Vessels Act of 1995''; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and National Security.
       1060. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report on alternative transportation modes for 
     use in the National Park System, pursuant to Public Law 102-
     240, section 1050(a) (105 Stat. 2000); jointly, to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
     Resources.
       1061. A letter from the U.S. Court of Appeals, District of 
     Columbia Circuit, transmitting an opinion of the U.S. Court 
     of Appeals (94-3105--United States versus Durenberger); 
     jointly, to the Committees on Rules and the Judiciary.
       1062. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary, 
     Department of the Treasury, transmitting the Department's 
     March 1995 ``Treasury Bulletin''; jointly, to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means, Resources, Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     and Agriculture.

para.80.5  defense authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, pursuant to House Resolution 
164 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 1530) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 
for military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, and for other 
purposes.
  Mr. EMERSON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.80.6  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MARKEY:

       In section 3133:
       Page 528, line 17, strike out ``Funds'' and all that 
     follows through page 529, line 9, and insert in lieu thereof 
     the following:
     (1) Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated in section 
     3101(b), not more than $50,000,000 shall be available for a 
     project to provide a long-term source of tritium, subject to 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) The amount made available under paragraph (1) may not 
     be used until such time as the Secretary of Energy has 
     completed a record of decision on a tritium production 
     program and congressional hearings have been conducted to 
     determine the appropriate option, in light of the national 
     security needs and nonproliferation and environmental 
     consequences, for establishing a long-term source of tritium.
       Page 530, strike out lines 1 through 9.

It was decided in the

Yeas

214

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

208

para.80.7                    [Roll No. 381]

                                AYES--214

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Camp
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zimmer

                                NOES--208

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Paxon
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Chapman
     Collins (MI)
     Dickey
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Hastings (FL)
     Kleczka
     Mfume
     Oxley
     Shuster
     Thornton
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

[[Page 918]]

para.80.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. DeLAURO:

       Page 311, strike out lines 1 through 13, relating to 
     section 732 (expansion of existing limitations on the use of 
     defense funds for the performance of abortions).

It was decided in the

Yeas

196

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

230

para.80.9                    [Roll No. 382]

                                AYES--196

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--230

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tucker
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Andrews
     Bachus
     Chapman
     Dickey
     Flake
     Kleczka
     Thornton
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.80.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments, en bloc, submitted by Mr. SPENCE:

       At the end of title XII (page 409, after line 18), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC. 1228. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING UNILATERAL 
                   IMPLEMENTATION OF START II TREATY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the START II Treaty has not entered into force; and
       (2) the United States is nevertheless taking unilateral 
     steps to implement the reductions in strategic forces called 
     for by that treaty.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of Defense should not implement any reduction 
     in strategic forces that is called for in the START II Treaty 
     unless and until that treaty enters into force.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``START II Treaty'' means the Treaty between the United 
     States of America and the Russian Federation on Further 
     Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms.
       At the end of subtitle B of title II (page 31, after line 
     11), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 217. DEVELOPMENT OF LASER PROGRAM.

       (a) Laser Program.--The amount authorized for appropriation 
     by section 201 is hereby increased by $9,000,000, to be used 
     for the development by the Naval High Energy Laser Office of 
     a continuous wave, superconducting radio frequency free 
     electron laser program.
       (b) Offset.--The amount authorized by section 201 is hereby 
     reduced by $9,000,000, of which--
       (1) $7,000,000 shall be derived from amounts authorized for 
     experimental evaluation of major innovative technologies (PE 
     63226E); and
       (2) $2,000,000 shall be derived from amounts authorized for 
     the space test program (PE 63402F).
       In section 257(e):
       Page 55, line 1, insert after ``section 201'' the 
     following: ``for federally funded research and development 
     centers and university-affiliated research centers''.
       At the end of title II (page 61, after line 2), insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 263. FIBER OPTIC ACOUSTIC SENSOR SYSTEM.

       (a) Fiber Optic Acoustic Sensor System.--Of the amount 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization in section 201, 
     $28,181,000 shall be available for fiscal year 1996 for the 
     advanced submarine combat systems development program (PE 
     63504N). Of that amount, $6,900,000 shall be available for 
     research and development of a fiber optic acoustic sensor 
     system, including the development of common optical towed 
     arrays.
       (b) Offset.--The amount authorized in section 201 for the 
     advanced submarine systems development program (PE 63561N) is 
     hereby reduced by $6,900,000.
       At the end of title II (page 61, after line 2), insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 263. JOINT TARGETING SUPPORT SYSTEM TESTBED.

       (a) Joint Targeting Support System Testbed.--The amount 
     authorized in section 201(2) for theater mission planning 
     (project A1784) is hereby increased by $10,000,000, to be 
     used to establish a joint targeting support system testbed 
     (in PE 0204229N).
       (b) Offset.--The amount authorized in section 201(2) for 
     the Tomahawk (project A0545) is hereby reduced by 
     $10,000,000.
       At the end of subtitle B of title I (page 19, after line 
     20), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 112. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ARMORED VEHICLE 
                   UPGRADES.

       Subsection (j) of section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2761) is repealed.
       Strike out section 367 (page 107, line 16, through page 
     108, line 2) and insert in lieu thereof the following:

     SEC. 367. INCREASED RELIANCE ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

       (A) General Rule.--The Secretary of Defense shall endeavor 
     to carry out through an entity in the private sector any 
     activity to provide a commercial product or service for the 
     Department of Defense if--
       (1) the product or service can be provided through a source 
     in the private sector; and
       (2) an adequate competitive environment exists to provide 
     for economical accomplishment of the function by the private 
     sector.
       (b) Applicability.--(1) Subsection (a) shall not be 
     construed to apply to any commercial product or service with 
     respect to which the Secretary of Defense determines that--
       (A) production, manufacture, or provision of that product 
     or service by the Govern

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     ment is necessary for reasons of national security; or
       (B) the product or service is so inherently governmental in 
     nature that it is in the public interest to require 
     production or performance, respectively, by the Department of 
     Defense.
       (2) A determination under paragraph (1) shall be made in 
     accordance with regulations prescribed under subsection (c).
       (c) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
     regulations for the purposes of this section. Such 
     regulations shall be prescribed in consultation with the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
       (d) Report.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall identify 
     all activities of the Department of Defense that are carried 
     out to provide commercial products or services for the 
     Department of Defense and that are carried out by personnel 
     of the Department of Defense (other than activities specified 
     by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b)).
       (2) The Secretary shall transmit to Congress, not later 
     than April 15, 1996, a report on matters relating to 
     increased use of the private sector for the performance of 
     commercial functions for the Department of Defense. The 
     report shall include a list of all activities identified 
     under paragraph (1) and indicate, for each activity, whether 
     the Secretary proposes to convert the performance of such 
     activity to performance by the private sector and, if not, 
     the reasons why.
       (3) The report shall include--
       (A) a description of the advantages and disadvantages of 
     using contractor personnel, rather than employees of the 
     Department of Defense, to perform functions of the Department 
     that are not essential to the warfighting mission of the 
     Armed Forces;
       (B) specification of all legislative and regulatory 
     impediments to contracting those functions for private 
     performance; and
       (C) the views of the Secretary of Defense on the 
     desirability of terminating the applicability of OMB Circular 
     A-76 to the Department of Defense.
       (4) The Secretary shall carry out paragraph (1) in 
     consultation with the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget and the Comptroller General of the United States. 
     In carrying out that paragraph, the Secretary shall consult 
     with, and seek the views of, representatives of the private 
     sector, including organizations representing small 
     businesses.
       Page 120, line 22, insert after ``law enforcement'' the 
     following: ``or emergency response''.
       At the end of title III (page 153, after line 25), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC. 396. EXPANSION OF SOUTHWEST BORDER STATES ANTI-DRUG 
                   INFORMATION SYSTEM.

       Congress finds that the Southwest Border States Anti-Drug 
     Information Systems program is an important element in the 
     effort of the Department of Defense to support law 
     enforcement agencies in the fight against illegal trafficking 
     of narcotics.
       At the end of subtitle B of title V (page 189, after line 
     7), insert the following new section:

     SEC. 519. ACTIVE DUTY ASSOCIATE UNIT RESPONSIBILITY.

       (a) Associate Units.--Subsection (a) of section 1131 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 
     (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2540) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Associate Units.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     require--
       ``(1) that each ground combat maneuver brigade of the Army 
     National Guard that (as determined by the Secretary) is 
     essential for the execution of the National Military Strategy 
     be associated with an active-duty combat unit; and
       ``(2) that combat support and combat service support units 
     of the Army Selected Reserve that (as determined by the 
     Secretary) are essential for the execution of the National 
     Military Strategy be associated with active-duty units.''.
       (b) Responsibilities.--Subsection (b) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``National Guard combat unit'' in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``National Guard unit or Army Selected Reserve unit that (as 
     determined by the Secretary under subsection (a)) is 
     essential for the execution of the National Military 
     Strategy''; and
       (2) by striking out ``of the National Guard unit'' in 
     paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``of that unit''.
       Page 304, beginning on line 23, strike out ``September 30, 
     1995'' and insert in lieu thereof ``October 1, 1994''.
       Page 306, after line 5, insert the following new 
     subsection:
       (b) Sense of Congress.--(1) Congress finds that the 
     Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities provide quality 
     health care to the 120,000 Department of Defense 
     beneficiaries enrolled in the Uniformed Services Family 
     Health Plan provided by these facilities.
       (2) In light of such finding, it is the sense of Congress 
     that the Uniformed Services Family Health Plan provided by 
     the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities should not be 
     terminated for convenience under provisions of the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation by the Secretary of Defense before the 
     expiration of the current participation agreements.
       Page 307, strike out line 20 and all that follows through 
     line 6 on page 308, relating to section 724 of the bill 
     (equitable implementation of uniform cost sharing 
     requirements for Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities), 
     and insert the following new section:

     SEC. 724. EQUITABLE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIFORM COST SHARING 
                   REQUIREMENTS FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES TREATMENT 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Time for Fee Implementation.--The uniform managed care 
     benefit fee and copayment schedule developed by the Secretary 
     of Defense for use in all managed care initiatives of the 
     military health service system, including the managed care 
     program of the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities, shall 
     be extended to the managed care program of a Uniformed 
     Services Treatment Facility only after the later of--
       (1) the implementation of the TRICARE regional program 
     covering the service area of the Uniformed Services Treatment 
     Facility; or
       (2) the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Submission of Actuarial Estimates.--Paragraph (2) of 
     subsection (a) shall operate as a condition on the extension 
     of the uniform managed care benefit fee and copayment 
     schedule to the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities only 
     if the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities submit to the 
     Comptroller General of the United States, within 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, actuarial 
     estimates in support of their contention that the extension 
     of such fees and copayments will have an adverse effect on 
     the operation of the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities 
     and the enrollment of participants.
       (c) Evaluation.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not 
     later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress the 
     results of an evaluation of the effect on the Uniformed 
     Services Treatment Facilities of the extension of the uniform 
     benefit fee and copayment schedule to the Uniformed Services 
     Treatment Facilities. The evaluation shall include an 
     examination of whether the benefit fee and copayment schedule 
     may--
       (A) cause adverse selection of enrollees;
       (B) be inappropriate for a fully at-risk program similar to 
     civilian health maintenance organizations; or
       (C) result in an enrolled population dissimilar to the 
     general beneficiary population.
       (2) The Comptroller General shall not be required to 
     prepare or submit the evaluation under paragraph (1) if the 
     Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities fail to 
     satisfactorily comply with subsection (b), as determined by 
     the Comptroller General.
       At the end of subtitle C of title VIII, insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 845. COST REIMBURSEMENT RULES FOR INDIRECT COSTS 
                   ATTRIBUTABLE TO PRIVATE SECTOR WORK OF DEFENSE 
                   CONTRACTORS.

       (a) Defense Capability Preservation Agreement.--The 
     Secretary of Defense may enter into an agreement, to be known 
     as a ``defense capability preservation agreement'', with a 
     defense contractor under which the cost reimbursement rules 
     described in subsection (b) shall be applied. Such an 
     agreement may be entered into in any case in which the 
     Secretary determines that the application of such cost 
     reimbursement rules would facilitate the achievement of the 
     policy set forth in section 2501(c) of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (b) Cost Reimbursement Rules.--(1) The cost reimbursement 
     rules applicable under an agreement entered into under 
     subsection (a) are as follows:
       (A) The Department of Defense shall, in determining the 
     reimbursement due a contractor for its indirect costs of 
     performing a defense contract, allow the contractor to 
     allocate indirect costs to its private sector work only to 
     the extent of the contractor's allocable indirect private 
     sector costs, subject to subparagraph (C).
       (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the allocable 
     indirect private sector costs of a contractor are those costs 
     of the contractor that are equal to the amount by which the 
     revenue attributable to the private sector work of the 
     contractor exceeds the sum of--
       (i) the direct costs attributable to such work, and
       (ii) the incremental indirect costs attributable to such 
     work.
       (C) The total amount of allocable indirect private sector 
     costs for a contract in any year of the agreement may not 
     exceed the amount of indirect costs that a contractor would 
     have allocated to its private sector work during that year in 
     accordance with the contractor's accounting practices.
       (2) The cost reimbursement rules set forth in paragraph (1) 
     may be modified if the Secretary of Defense determines that 
     modifications are appropriate to the particular situation to 
     facilite achievement of the policy set forth in section 
     2501(c) of title 10, United States Code.
       (c) Relationship to Accounting Practice Change.--The use of 
     the cost reimbursement rules described in subsection (b) 
     under such an agreement with a contractor and the 
     implementation of such an agreement does not constitute a 
     change in cost accounting practices of the contractor within 
     the meaning of section 26(h)(1)(B) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422(h)(1)(B)).
       (d) Contracts Covered.--An agreement entered into with a 
     contractor under subsection (a) shall apply to all Department 
     of Defense contracts with the contractor either existing on 
     the date on which the agreement was entered into or awarded 
     during the term of the agreement.
       At the end of title IX (page 345, after line 17), insert 
     the following new section:

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     SEC. 909. AVIATION TESTING CONSOLIDATION.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Army may not 
     consolidate the Aviation Technical Test Center, Fort Rucker, 
     Alabama, with any other aviation testing facility until 60 
     days after the date on which a report containing the results 
     of the evaluation of such consolidation described in 
     subsection (b) is received by the congressional defense 
     committees.
       (b) Independent Evaluation.--The Secretary of the Army 
     shall provide for an evaluation by the Institute for Defense 
     Analyses (a Federal contract research center) of the proposal 
     of the Test and Evaluation Command of the Army to relocate 
     the Aviation Technical Test Center to Yuma Proving Ground, 
     Arizona. The evaluation of such proposal shall include 
     consideration of the following:
       (1) A review and validation of studies conducted by the 
     Army Materiel Command and the Army Test and Evaluation 
     Command of the proposed relocation.
       (2) The effect on, and cost of, maintenance and logistics 
     capability (including maintenance of a parts inventory) to 
     support the test evaluation fleet.
       (3) The availability of facilities and infrastructure 
     necessary to conduct the aviation testing mission at Yuma 
     Proving Ground.
       (4) The availability of engineers and maintenance 
     technicians to support the aviation testing mission at Yuma 
     Proving Ground.
       (5) The effect on current and planned aircraft programs.
       (6) Consistency with the efforts of the Army to become the 
     Department of Defense leader for rotary-wing aircraft.
       (7) Potential savings, including the time period over which 
     such savings could be realized.
       (8) Comparison of live-fire testing with computer-simulated 
     testing.
       (c) Time Requirement for Completion of Evaluation.--The 
     evaluation under subsection (b) shall be completed not later 
     than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       At the end of title X (page 377, after line 19), insert the 
     following new section:

     SEC. 1033. APPLICATION OF BUY AMERICAN ACT PRINCIPLES.

       (a) Reinstatement of Principles.--(1) If the Secretary of 
     Defense, after consultation with the United States Trade 
     Representative, determines that a foreign country which is 
     party to an agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated 
     the terms of the agreement by discriminating against certain 
     types of products produced in the United States that are 
     covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     rescind the Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American 
     Act with respect to such types of products produced in that 
     foreign country.
       (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any 
     reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding, 
     between the United States and a foreign country pursuant to 
     which the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the 
     Buy American Act for certain products in that country.
       (b) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the amount of Department of Defense 
     purchases from foreign entities in fiscal year 1996. Such 
     report shall separately indicate the dollar value of items 
     for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to any 
     agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreement 
     Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any international 
     agreement to which the United States is a party.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``Buy American Act'' means title III of the Act entitled ``An 
     Act making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office 
     Departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for 
     other purposes'', approved March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a et 
     seq.).
       At the end of title XII (page 409, after line 18), add the 
     following:

     SEC. 1228. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE CHEMICAL 
                   WEAPONS CONVENTION.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) events such as the March 1995 terrorist release of a 
     chemical nerve agent in the Tokyo subway, the threatened use 
     of chemical weapons during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, and the 
     widespread use of chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq War 
     of the 1980's are all potent reminders of the menace posed by 
     chemical weapons, of the fact that the threat of chemical 
     weapons is unappreciated and not sufficiently addressed, and 
     of the need to outlaw the development, production, and 
     possession of chemical weapons;
       (2) the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, 
     Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on 
     Their Destruction (here-after in this section referred to as 
     the ``Convention'') would establish a comprehensive ban on 
     chemical weapons, and its negotiation has enjoyed strong 
     bipartisan congressional support, as well as the support of 
     the last 6 administrations, both Republican and Democratic;
       (3) United States military authorities, including Chairman 
     of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General John Shalikashvili, have 
     stated that United States military forces will deter and 
     respond to chemical weapons threats with a robust chemical 
     defense and an overwhelming superior conventional response, 
     as demonstrated in the Persian Gulf War, and have testified 
     in support of the Convention's ratification;
       (4) the Congress in 1985 mandated the unilateral 
     destruction of the bulk of the chemical weapons stockpile of 
     the United States, and the Convention, which requires 
     participating states to destroy their chemical arsenals and 
     production facilities under international supervision, would 
     accelerate progress toward the disarmament of chemical 
     weapons in a majority of the states believed to harbor 
     chemical weapons capabilities, as this majority is among the 
     Convention's 159 signatories;
       (5) the United States chemical industry was an important 
     partner during the negotiation of the Convention, assisted in 
     crafting a reasonable, effective verification protocol, 
     participated in both United States and international trials 
     to test provisions of the Convention during its negotiation, 
     and testified in support of the Convention's ratification;
       (6) the United States intelligence community has testified 
     that the Convention will provide new and important sources of 
     information, through regular data exchanges and routine and 
     challenge inspections, to improve the ability of the United 
     States to assess the chemical weapons status in countries of 
     concern;
       (7) the Convention will gradually isolate and automatically 
     penalize states that refuse to join by preventing them from 
     gaining access to dual-use chemicals and creating a basis for 
     monitoring illegal diversions of those materials;
       (8) the Convention has not entered into force for lack of 
     the requisite number of ratifications;
       (9) the United States played a leading role in drafting the 
     Convention, and, as a global leader, must remain at the helm 
     of this effort to deter further proliferation of chemical 
     weapons and provide the legal framework that will minimize 
     the threat posed by chemical weapons;
       (10) Russia has signed the Convention, but has not yet 
     ratified it;
       (11) there have been reports by Russian sources of 
     continued Russian production and testing of chemical weapons, 
     including a statement by a spokesman of the Russian Ministry 
     of Defense on December 5, 1994, that ``We cannot say that all 
     chemical weapons production and testing has stopped 
     altogether.''; and
       (12) the Convention will impose a legally binding 
     obligation on Russia and other nations that possess chemical 
     weapons to cease offensive chemical weapons activities and to 
     destroy their chemical weapons stockpiles and production 
     facilities.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the United States should signify its commitment to 
     reducing the threat posed by chemical weapons by promptly 
     joining the 28 other nations that have ratified the 
     Convention;
       (2) both Houses of Congress should further demonstrate 
     United States preparedness to adopt the Convention by acting 
     expeditiously to pass the required implementing legislation 
     as soon as the Senate gives its advice and consent to the 
     ratification of the Convention;
       (3) both Houses of Congress should continue to lend their 
     full support for the indefinite future to programs that 
     maintain, as the Convention allows and monitors, United 
     States defense preparedness against chemical weapons;
       (4) the United States must be prepared to exercise fully 
     its rights under the Convention, including the request of 
     challenge inspections when warranted, and to exercise 
     leadership in pursuing punitive measures against violators of 
     the Convention, when warranted;
       (5) the United States should strongly encourage full 
     implementation at the earliest possible date of the terms and 
     conditions of the United States-Russia bilateral chemical 
     weapons destruction agreement signed in 1990;
       (6) understanding that Western assistance would be helpful 
     to a successful Russian chemical weapons destruction program, 
     the United States should encourage Russia to ratify promptly 
     the Convention and implement a plan that will ensure full 
     compliance with the Convention, including the destruction of 
     chemical weapons stockpiles in accordance with the 
     Convention's time lines; and
       (7) the United States should seek to encourage other 
     nations to ratify promptly the Convention and to implement 
     faithfully all its terms and conditions.
       On page 532, after line 5, insert the following new 
     section:

     SEC. 3145. ACCELERATED SCHEDULE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Accelerated Cleanup.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     accelerate the schedule for environmental management 
     activities and projects for any specific Department of Energy 
     defense nuclear facility site if, in the opinion of the 
     Secretary, such an accelerated schedule will result in 
     substantial long-term cost savings to the Federal Government 
     and speed up release of land for economic development.
       (b) Site Selection.--In selecting sites for an accelerated 
     schedule under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give 
     highest priority to sites that are in close proximity to 
     populated areas, that pose significant risk, and that have 
     the greatest potential to result in privatization, 
     commercialization, and economic development of unneeded 
     facilities.
       (c) Eligibility.--For purposes of subsection (a), 
     environmental management activities and projects shall be 
     eligible for an accelerated schedule under subsection (a) if 
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     activities can be reduced by 50 percent or more below the 
     time established in the report of the Department of Energy 
     Office of Environmental Management titled ``1995 Baseline 
     Environmental Management Report'', March 1995.
       (d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as affecting a specific statutory requirement for a 
     specific project or as modifying or otherwise affecting 
     applicable statutory or regulatory environmental restoration 
     requirements, including substantive standards intended to 
     protect public health and the environment.
       Page 326 (section 805), line 5, strike ``Vessel 
     components.--''
     and insert in lieu thereof ``Vessel components for all 
     branches of the armed forces.--''.
       Page 326 (section 805), strike lines 14 through 20 and 
     insert in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(B) The following components of vessels, to the extent 
     they are unique to marine applications: cable assemblies, 
     hose assemblies, hydraulics and pumps for steering, 
     gyrocompasses, marine autopilots, electric navigation chart 
     systems, navigators, attitude and heading reference units, 
     power supplies, radars, steering controls, pumps, engines, 
     turbines, reduction gears, motors, refrigeration systems, 
     generators, propulsion and machinery control systems, and 
     totally enclosed lifeboards, including associated davits and 
     winches.''.
       Page 326, line 3, insert 3, insert ``(1)'' before 
     ``Paragraph (3)''.
       Page 326, line 20, insert the following:
       (2) Section 2534 of such title is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Implementation of Marine Vessel Component 
     Limitation.--In implementing subsection (a)(3)(B), the 
     Secretary of Defense--
       ``(1) may not use contract clauses or certifications; and
       ``(2) shall use management and oversight techniques that 
     achieve the objective of the subsection without imposing a 
     significant management burden on the Government or the 
     contractor involved.''.
       At the end of subtitle C of title XXVIII (page 490, after 
     line 2), insert the following new sections:

     SEC. 2834. MODIFICATION OF EXISTING LAND CONVEYANCE, HAMILTON 
                   AIR FORCE BASE.

       (a) Authorities in Event of Partial Sale.--In the event 
     that the purchaser purchases only a portion of the Sale 
     Parcel and exercises its option to withdraw from the sale as 
     to the rest of the Sale Parcel, the portion of the Sale 
     Parcel that is not purchased (other than Landfill 26 and an 
     appropriate buffer area around it and the groundwater 
     treatment facility site), together with any of the land 
     referred to in section 9099(e) of Public Law 102-396 that is 
     not purchased by the purchaser, may be sold to the City of 
     Novato, in the State of California, for the sum of One Dollar 
     as a public benefit transfer for school, classroom or other 
     educational use, for use as a public park or recreation area 
     or for further conveyance as provided herein, subject to the 
     following restrictions: (1) if the City sells any portion of 
     such land to any third party within 10 years after the 
     transfer to the City, which sale may be made without the 
     foregoing use restrictions, any proceeds received by the City 
     in connection with such sale, minus the demonstrated 
     reasonable costs of conducting the sale and of any 
     improvements made by the City to the land following its 
     acquisition of the land (but only to the extent such 
     improvements increase the value of the portion sold), shall 
     be immediately turned over to the Army in reimbursement of 
     the withdrawal payment made by the Army to the contract 
     purchaser and the costs of cleaning up the Landfill and (2) 
     until one year following completion of the cleanup of 
     contaminated soil in the Landfill and completion of the 
     groundwater treatment facilities, the sale must be at a per-
     acre price for the portion sold that is at least equal to the 
     per-acre contract price paid by the purchaser for the portion 
     of the Sale Parcel purchased under the Agreement and 
     Modification, as amended, and thereafter must be at a price 
     at least equal to the fair market value of the portion sold. 
     The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to a transfer to 
     another public or quasi-public agency for public uses of the 
     kind described above. The deed to the City shall contain a 
     clause providing that, if any of the proceeds referred to in 
     clause (1) are not delivered to the Army within 30 days after 
     sale, or any portion of the land not sold as provided herein 
     is used for other than educational, park or recreational 
     uses, title to the applicable portion of such land shall 
     revert to the United States at the election of the 
     Administrator of the General Services Administration. The 
     Secretary of the Army shall agree to deliver into the 
     applicable closing escrow an acknowledgment of receipt of any 
     proceeds described in clause (1) above and a release of the 
     reverter right as to the affected land, effective upon such 
     receipt.
       (b) Special Conveyance Regarding Building 138 Parcel.--The 
     Secretary of the Army may convey the Building 138 parcel, 
     which has been designated by the parties as Parcel A4 to the 
     purchaser of the Sale Parcel. The per-acre price for the 
     portion sold shall be at least equal to the per-acre contract 
     price paid by the purchaser for the portion of the Sale 
     Parcel purchased under the Agreement and Modification, dated 
     September 25, 1990, as amended.

     SEC. 2835. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION, FORT BLISS, TEXAS.

       (a) Transfer of Land for National Cemetery.--The Secretary 
     of the Army may transfer, without reimbursement, to the 
     administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs a parcel of real property (including any improvements 
     thereon) consisting of approximately 22 acres and comprising 
     a portion of Fort Bliss, Texas.
       (b) Use of Land.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     use the real property transferred under subsection (a) as an 
     addition to the Fort Bliss National Cemetery and administer 
     such real property pursuant to chapter 24 of title 38, United 
     States Code.
       (c) Return of Unused Land.--If the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs determines that any portion of the real property 
     transferred under subsection (a) is not needed for use as a 
     national cemetery, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     return such portion to the administrative jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of the Army.
       (d) Legal Description.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be transferred under this 
     section shall be determined by surveys that are satisfactory 
     to the Secretary of the Army. The cost of such surveys shall 
     be borne by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the transfer under this section as the 
     Secretary of the Army considers appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.
       In the matter proposed to be added by section 805(c) (page 
     327, line 8), insert after ``bearings)'' the following: ``, 
     notwithstanding section 33 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 429)''.

It was decided in the

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                                AYES--411

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
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     Baldacci
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     Barcia
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     Bartlett
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     Bass
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     Bliley
     Blute
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     Bonior
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     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
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     Collins (GA)
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     Combest
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     Danner
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     de la Garza
     Deal
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     Dellums
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     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
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     Edwards
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     Ehrlich
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     Ensign
     Evans
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     Ewing
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     Gutierrez
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     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
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     Kennelly
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     Mineta
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     Murtha
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     Neumann
     Ney
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     Oberstar
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     Olver
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     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley

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     Packard
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     Pastor
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     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
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     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
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     Riggs
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     Roberts
     Roemer
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     Ros-Lehtinen
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     Roth
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     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
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     Scott
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     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
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     Smith (TX)
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     Solomon
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     Waxman
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     Weller
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     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--14

     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Cardin
     Conyers
     DeFazio
     Eshoo
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     LaHood
     Miller (CA)
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Stockman

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Chapman
     Dickey
     Flake
     Kleczka
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Thornton
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the amendments, en bloc, were agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EMERSON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 164, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996''.

     SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
                   CONTENTS.

       (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into three divisions 
     as follows:
       (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations.
       (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations.
       (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security 
     Authorizations and Other Authorizations.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined.

            DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 101. Army.
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps.
Sec. 103. Air Force.
Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities.
Sec. 105. Reserve components.
Sec. 106. Chemical demilitarization program.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

Sec. 111. Procurement of helicopters.
Sec. 112. Repeal of requirements for armored vehicle upgrades.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 131. Repeal of prohibition on backfit of Trident submarines.
Sec. 132. Repeal of limitation on total cost for SSN-21 and SSN-22 
              Seawolf submarines.
Sec. 133. Competition required for selection of shipyards for 
              construction of vessels for next generation attack 
              submarine program.
Sec. 134. Sonobuoy programs.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 141. Repeal of limitations.

             Subtitle E--Chemical Demilitarization Program

Sec. 151. Repeal of requirement to proceed expeditiously with 
              development of chemical demilitarization cryofracture 
              facility at Tooele Army Depot, Utah.
Sec. 152. Sense of Congress regarding cost growth in program for 
              destruction of the existing stockpile of lethal chemical 
              agents and munitions.
Sec. 153. Assistance for chemical weapons stockpile communities 
              affected by base closure.

         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Amount for basic research and exploratory development.
Sec. 203. Modifications to Strategic Environmental Research and 
              Development Program.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Space launch modernization.
Sec. 212. Maneuver variant unmanned aerial vehicle.
Sec. 213. Tactical manned reconnaissance.
Sec. 214. Advanced lithography program.
Sec. 215. Enhanced fiber optic guided missile system.
Sec. 216. Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) program.
Sec. 217. Development of laser program.

           Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense Act of 1995

Sec. 231. Short title.
Sec. 232. Ballistic missile defense policy of the United States.
Sec. 233. Implementation of policy.
Sec. 234. Follow-on technologies research and development.
Sec. 235. Policy on compliance with the ABM Treaty.
Sec. 236. Ballistic missile defense program accountability.
Sec. 237. ABM Treaty defined.
Sec. 238. Repeal of Missile Defense Act of 1991.

         Subtitle D--Other Ballistic Missile Defense Provisions

Sec. 241. Ballistic missile defense funding for fiscal year 1996.
Sec. 242. Policy concerning ballistic missile defense.
Sec. 243. Testing of theater missile defense interceptors.
Sec. 244. Repeal of missile defense provisions.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 251. Allocation of funds for medical countermeasures against 
              biowarfare threats.
Sec. 252. Analysis of consolidation of basic research accounts of 
              military departments.
Sec. 253. Change in reporting period from calendar year to fiscal year 
              for annual report on certain contracts to colleges and 
              universities.
Sec. 254. Modification to University Research Initiative Support 
              Program.
Sec. 255. Advanced Field Artillery System (Crusader).
Sec. 256. Review of C4I by National Research Council.
Sec. 257. Five-year plan for federally funded research and development 
              centers (FFRDCs).
Sec. 258. Manufacturing technology program.
Sec. 259. Five-year plan for consolidation of defense laboratories and 
              test and evaluation centers.
Sec. 260. Aeronautical research and test capabilities assessment.
Sec. 261. Limitation on T-38 Avionics Upgrade Program.
Sec. 262. Cross reference to congressional defense policy concerning 
              national technology and industrial base, reinvestment, 
              and conversion in operation of defense research and 
              development programs.
Sec. 263. Demilitarization of conventional munitions, rockets, and 
              explosives.
Sec. 264. Fiber optic acoustic sensor system.
Sec. 265. Joint targeting support system testbed.

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.
Sec. 302. Working capital funds.
Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Sec. 304. Office of Economic Adjustment.

              Subtitle B--Defense Business Operations Fund

Sec. 311. Codification of Defense Business Operations Fund.
Sec. 312. Retention of centralized management of Defense Business 
              Operations Fund and prohibition on further expansion of 
              Fund.
Sec. 313. Charges for goods and services provided through Defense 
              Business Operations Fund and termination of advance 
              billing practices.
Sec. 314. Annual proposed budget for operation of Defense Business 
              Operations Fund.
Sec. 315. Reduction in requests for transportation funded through 
              Defense Business Operations Fund.

                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

Sec. 321. Clarification of services and property that may be exchanged 
              to benefit the historical collection of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 322. Addition of amounts creditable to Defense Environmental 
              Restoration Account.
Sec. 323. Repeal of certain environmental education programs.

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Sec. 324. Repeal of limitation on obligation of amounts transferred 
              from environmental restoration transfer account.
Sec. 325. Elimination of authority to transfer amounts for 
              toxicological profiles.
Sec. 326. Sense of Congress on use of Defense Environmental Restoration 
              Account.

Subtitle D--Civilian Employees and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality 
                               Employees

Sec. 331. Management of Department of Defense civilian personnel.
Sec. 332. Management of depot employees.
Sec. 333. Conversion to performance by civilian employees of active-
              duty positions.
Sec. 334. Personnel actions involving employees of nonappropriated fund 
              instrumentalities.
Sec. 335. Limitation on provision of overseas living quarters 
              allowances for nonappropriated fund instrumentality 
              employees.
Sec. 336. Overtime exemption for nonappropriated fund employees.
Sec. 337. Continued health insurance coverage.
Sec. 338. Creditability of certain NAFI service under the Federal 
              Employees' Retirement System.

  Subtitle E--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities

Sec. 341. Operation of commissary store system.
Sec. 342. Pricing policies for commissary store merchandise.
Sec. 343. Limited release of commissary stores sales information to 
              manufacturers, distributors, and other vendors doing 
              business with Defense Commissary Agency.
Sec. 344. Economical distribution of distilled spirits by 
              nonappropriated fund instrumentalities.
Sec. 345. Transportation by commissaries and exchanges to overseas 
              locations.
Sec. 346. Demonstration program for uniform funding of morale, welfare, 
              and recreation activities at certain military 
              installations.
Sec. 347. Continued operation of base exchange mart at Fort Worth Naval 
              Air Station and authority to expand base exchange mart 
              program.
Sec. 348. Uniform deferred payments program for military exchanges.
Sec. 349. Availability of funds to offset expenses incurred by Army and 
              Air Force Exchange Service on account of troop reductions 
              in Europe.
Sec. 350. Study regarding improving efficiencies in operation of 
              military exchanges and other morale, welfare, and 
              recreation activities and commissary stores.
Sec. 351. Extension of deadline for conversion of Navy ships' stores to 
              operation as nonappropriated fund instrumentalities.

                      Subtitle F--Contracting Out

Sec. 357. Procurement of electricity from most economical source.
Sec. 358. Procurement of certain commodities from most economical 
              source.
Sec. 359. Commercial procurement of printing and duplication services.
Sec. 360. Direct delivery of assorted consumable inventory items of 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 361. Private operation of functions of Defense Reutilization and 
              Marketing Service.
Sec. 362. Private operation of payroll functions of Department of 
              Defense for payment of civilian employees.
Sec. 363. Demonstration program to identify underdeductions and 
              overpayments made to vendors.
Sec. 364. Pilot program to evaluate potential for private operation of 
              overseas dependents' schools.
Sec. 365. Pilot program for evaluation of improved defense travel 
              processing prototypes.
Sec. 366. Pilot program for private operation of consolidated 
              information technology functions of Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 367. Increased reliance on the private sector.
Sec. 368. Pilot program for private operation of payroll and accounting 
              functions of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities.

        Subtitle G--Miscellaneous Reviews, Studies, and Reports

Sec. 371. Quarterly readiness reports.
Sec. 372. Reports required regarding expenditures for emergency and 
              extraordinary expenses.
Sec. 373. Restatement of requirement for semiannual reports to Congress 
              on transfers from high-priority readiness appropriations.
Sec. 374. Modification of notification requirement regarding use of 
              core logistics functions waiver.
Sec. 375. Limitation on development or modernization of automated 
              information systems of Department of Defense pending 
              report.
Sec. 376. Report regarding reduction of costs associated with contract 
              management oversight.

                       Subtitle H--Other Matters

Sec. 381. Prohibition on capital lease for Defense Business Management 
              University.
Sec. 382. Authority of Inspector General over investigations of 
              procurement fraud.
Sec. 383. Provision of equipment and facilities to assist in emergency 
              response actions.
Sec. 384. Conversion of the Civilian Marksmanship Program to a 
              federally chartered nonprofit corporation.
Sec. 385. Personnel services and logistical support for certain 
              activities held on military installations.
Sec. 386. Retention of monetary awards.
Sec. 387. Civil Reserve Air Fleet.
Sec. 388. Permanent authority regarding use of proceeds from sale of 
              lost, abandoned, and unclaimed personal property at 
              certain installations.
Sec. 389. Transfer of excess personal property to support law 
              enforcement activities.
Sec. 390. Development and implementation of innovative processes to 
              improve operation and maintenance.
Sec. 391. Review of use of Defense Logistics Agency to manage inventory 
              control points.
Sec. 392. Sale of 50 percent of current war reserve fuel stocks.
Sec. 393. Military clothing sales stores, replacement sales.
Sec. 394. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
              dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department 
              of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 395. Core logistics capabilities of the Department of Defense.
Sec. 396. Expansion of Southwest Border States Anti-Drug Information 
              System.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Temporary variations in DOPMA authorized end strength 
              limitations for active duty Navy and Air Force officers 
              in certain grades.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the 
              Reserves.
Sec. 413. Counting of certain active component personnel assigned in 
              support of Reserve component training.

              Subtitle C--Military Training Student Loads

Sec. 421. Authorization of training student loads.

              Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 431. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel.
Sec. 432. Authorization for increase in active-duty end strengths.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Authority to extend transition period for officers selected 
              for early retirement.

           Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Reserve Components

Sec. 511. Military technician full-time support program for Army and 
              Air Force reserve components.
Sec. 512. Military leave for military reserve technicians for certain 
              duty overseas.
Sec. 513. Revisions to Army Guard combat reform initiative to include 
              Army reserve under certain provisions and make certain 
              revisions.
Sec. 514. ROTC scholarships for the National Guard.
Sec. 515. Report on feasibility of providing education benefits 
              protection insurance for service academy and ROTC 
              scholarship students who become medically unable to 
              serve.
Sec. 516. Active duty officers detailed to ROTC duty at senior military 
              colleges to serve as Commandant and Assistant Commandant 
              of Cadets and as tactical officers.
Sec. 517. Mobilization income insurance program for members of Ready 
              Reserve.
Sec. 518. Delay in reorganization of Army ROTC regional headquarters 
              structure.
Sec. 519. Active duty associate unit responsibility.

              Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Force Levels

Sec. 521. Floor on end strengths.
Sec. 522. Army officer manning levels.
Sec. 523. Comptroller General review of proposed Army end strength 
              allocations.
Sec. 524. Manning status of highly deployable support units.
Sec. 525. Sense of Congress concerning personnel tempo rates.

     Subtitle D--Amendments to the Uniform Code of Military Justice

Sec. 541. References to Uniform Code of Military Justice.

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Sec. 542. Forfeiture of pay and allowances during confinement by 
              sentence of court-martial.
Sec. 543. Refusal to testify before court-martial.
Sec. 544. Flight from apprehension.
Sec. 545. Carnal knowledge.
Sec. 546. Time after accession for initial instruction in the Uniform 
              Code of Military Justice.
Sec. 547. Persons who may appear before the United States Court of 
              Appeals for the Armed Forces.
Sec. 548. Discretionary representation by Government appellate defense 
              counsel in petitioning Supreme Court for writ of 
              certiorari.
Sec. 549. Repeal of termination of authority for Chief Justice of 
              United States to designate Article III judges for 
              temporary service on Court of Appeals for the Armed 
              Forces.
Sec. 550. Technical amendment.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 551. Equalization of accrual of service credit for officers and 
              enlisted members.
Sec. 552. Extension of expiring personnel authorities.
Sec. 553. Increase in educational assistance allowance with respect to 
              skills or specialties for which there is a critical 
              shortage of personnel.
Sec. 554. Amendments to education loan repayment programs.
Sec. 555. Recognition by States of living wills of members, certain 
              former members, and their dependents.
Sec. 556. Transitional compensation for dependents of members of the 
              Armed Forces separated for dependent abuse.
Sec. 557. Army ranger training.
Sec. 558. Repeal of certain civil-military programs.
Sec. 559. Eligibility for Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal based upon 
              service in El Salvador.
Sec. 560. Revision and codification of Military Family Act and Military 
              Child Care Act.
Sec. 561. Discharge of members of the Armed Forces who have the HIV-1 
              virus.
Sec. 562. Authority to appoint Brigadier General Charles E. Yeager, 
              United States Air Forces (retired) to the grade of major 
              general on the retired list.
Sec. 563. Determination of whereabouts and status of missing persons.
Sec. 564. Nominations to service academies from Commonwealth of the 
              Northern Marianas Islands.
Sec. 565. Report on the consistency of reporting of fingerprint cards 
              and final disposition forms to the Federal Bureau of 
              Investigation.
Sec. 566. Separation benefits during force reduction for officers of 
              commissioned corps of National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
              Administration.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Military pay raise for fiscal year 1996.
Sec. 602. Limitation on basic allowance for subsistence for members 
              without dependents residing in Government quarters.
Sec. 603. Authorization of payment of basic allowance for quarters to 
              additional members assigned to sea duty.
Sec. 604. Establishment of minimum amounts of variable housing 
              allowance for high housing cost areas and additional 
              limitation on reduction of allowance for certain members.
Sec. 605. Clarification of limitation on receipt of family separation 
              allowance.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. Extension of certain bonuses for reserve forces.
Sec. 612. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay for nurse 
              officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse 
              anesthetists.
Sec. 613. Extension of authority relating to payment of other bonuses 
              and special pays.
Sec. 614. Codification and extension of special pay for critically 
              short wartime health specialists in the Selected 
              Reserves.
Sec. 615. Change in eligibility requirements for continuous monthly 
              aviation incentive pay.
Sec. 616. Continuous entitlement to career sea pay for crewmembers of 
              ships designated as tenders.
Sec. 617. Increase in maximum rate of special duty assignment pay for 
              enlisted members serving as recruiters.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 621. Authorization of return to United States of formerly 
              dependent children of members.
Sec. 622. Authorization of dislocation allowance for moves in 
              connection with base realignments and closures.
.Sec. 623. Repeal of prohibition on payment of lodging expenses when 
              adequate Government quarters are available.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 631. Elimination of unnecessary annual reporting requirements 
              regarding compensation matters.
Sec. 632. Study regarding joint process for determining location of 
              recruiting stations.
Sec. 633. Elimination of disparity between effective dates for military 
              and civilian retiree cost-of-living adjustments for 
              fiscal year 1996.

                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

Sec. 701. Modification of requirements regarding routine physical 
              examinations and immunizations under CHAMPUS.
Sec. 702. Correction of inequities in medical and dental care and death 
              and disability benefits for certain Reservists.
Sec. 703. Medical and dental care for members of the Selected Reserve.

                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

Sec. 711. Priority use of military treatment facilities for persons 
              enrolled in managed care initiatives.
Sec. 712. Staggered payment of enrollment fees for TRICARE.
Sec. 713. Requirement of budget neutrality for TRICARE to be based on 
              entire program.
Sec. 714. Training in health care management and administration for 
              TRICARE lead agents.
Sec. 715. Evaluation and report on TRICARE effectiveness.

          Subtitle C--Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities

Sec. 721. Limitation on expenditures to support Uniformed Services 
              Treatment Facilities and limitation on number of 
              participants in USTF managed care plans.
Sec. 722. Application of Federal acquisition regulation to 
              participation agreements with Uniformed Services 
              Treatment Facilities.
Sec. 723. Development of plan for integrating Uniformed Services 
              Treatment Facilities in managed care programs of 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 724. Equitable implementation of uniform cost sharing requirements 
              for Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities.

   Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health Care 
                               Management

Sec. 731. Maximum allowable payments to individual health-care 
              providers under CHAMPUS.
Sec. 732. Expansion of existing restriction on use of defense funds for 
              abortions.
Sec. 733. Identification of third-party payer situations.
Sec. 734. Redesignation of Military Health Care Account as Defense 
              Health Program Account and two-year availability of 
              certain Account funds.
Sec. 735. Expansion of financial assistance program for health-care 
              professionals in reserve components to include dental 
              specialties.
Sec. 736. Elimination of unnecessary annual reporting requirements 
              regarding military health care.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 741. Termination of program to train and utilize military 
              psychologists to prescribe psychotropic medications.
Sec. 742. Waiver of collection of payments due from certain persons 
              unaware of loss of CHAMPUS eligibility.
Sec. 743. Notification of certain CHAMPUS covered beneficiaries of loss 
              of CHAMPUS eligibility.
Sec. 744. Demonstration program to train military medical personnel in 
              civilian shock trauma units.
Sec. 745. Study regarding Department of Defense efforts to determine 
              appropriate force levels of wartime medical personnel.
Sec. 746. Study regarding expanded mental health services for certain 
              covered beneficiaries.
Sec. 747. Report on improved access to military health care for covered 
              beneficiaries entitled to Medicare.
Sec. 748. Sense of Congress on continuity of health care services for 
              covered beneficiaries adversely affected by closures of 
              military medical treatment facilities.

  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

                        Subtitle A--Competition

Sec. 801. Competition provisions.
Sec. 802. Preaward debriefings.
Sec. 803. Contract types.

                      Subtitle B--Commercial Items

Sec. 811. Commercial item exception to requirement for cost or pricing 
              data and information limitations.
Sec. 812. Application of simplified procedures to commercial items.

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Sec. 813. Amendment to definition of commercial items.
Sec. 814. Inapplicability of cost accounting standards to contracts and 
              subcontracts for commercial items.

                Subtitle C--Additional Reform Provisions

Sec. 821. Repeals of certain procurement provisions.
Sec. 822. Fees for certain testing services.
Sec. 823. Testing of defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 824. Coordination and communication of defense research 
              activities.
Sec. 825. Addition of certain items to domestic source limitation.
Sec. 826. Revisions to procurement notice provisions.
Sec. 827. Encouragement of use of leasing authority.
Sec. 828. Government reliance on the private sector.
Sec. 829. Elimination of certain certification requirements.
Sec. 830. Amendment to commencement and expiration of authority to 
              conduct certain tests of procurement procedures.
Sec. 831. Procurement integrity.
Sec. 832. Further acquisition streamlining provisions.
Sec. 833. Justification of major defense acquisition programs not 
              meeting goals.
Sec. 834. Enhanced performance incentives for acquisition workforce.
Sec. 835. Results oriented acquisition program cycle.
Sec. 836. Rapid contracting goal.
Sec. 837. Encouragement of multiyear contracting.
Sec. 838. Contractor share of gains and losses from cost, schedule, and 
              performance experience.
Sec. 839. Phase funding of defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 840. Improved Department of Defense contract payment procedures.
Sec. 841. Consideration of past performance in assignment to 
              acquisition positions.
Sec. 842. Value engineering for Federal agencies.
Sec. 843. Acquisition workforce.
Sec. 844. Cost reimbursement rules for indirect costs attributable to 
              private sector work of defense contractors.

             Subtitle D--Streamlining of Dispute Resolution

                       Part I--General Provisions

Sec. 850. Definitions.

 Part II--Establishment of the United States Board of Contract Appeals

Sec. 851. Establishment.
Sec. 852. Membership.
Sec. 853. Chairman.
Sec. 854. Rulemaking authority.
Sec. 855. Litigation authority.
Sec. 856. Seal of Board.
Sec. 857. Authorization of appropriations.

     Part III--Functions of United States Board of Contract Appeals

Sec. 861. Alternative dispute resolution services.
Sec. 862. Alternative dispute resolution of disputes and protests 
              submitted to Board.
Sec. 863. Contract disputes.
Sec. 864. Protests.
Sec. 865. Applicability to contracts for commercial items.

 Part IV--Repeal of Other Statutes Authorizing Administrative Protests

Sec. 871. Repeals.

 Part V--Transfers and Transitional, Savings, and Conforming Provisions

Sec. 881. Transfer and allocation of appropriations and personnel.
Sec. 882. Terminations and savings provisions.
Sec. 883. Contract dispute authority of Board.
Sec. 884. References to agency boards of contract appeals.
Sec. 885. Conforming amendments.

         Part VI--Effective Date; Interim Appointment and Rules

Sec. 891. Effective date.
Sec. 892. Interim appointment.
Sec. 893. Interim rules.

             Subtitle E--Effective Dates and Implementation

Sec. 895. Effective date and applicability.
Sec. 896. Implementing regulations.

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

Sec. 901. Reorganization of Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 902. Restructuring of Department of Defense acquisition 
              organization and workforce.
Sec. 903. Plan for incorporation of Department of Energy national 
              security functions in Department of Defense.
Sec. 904. Change in titles of certain Marine Corps general officer 
              billets resulting from reorganization of the 
              Headquarters, Marine Corps.
Sec. 905. Inclusion of Information Resources Management College in the 
              National Defense University.
Sec. 906. Employment of civilians at the Asia-Pacific Center for 
              Security Studies.
Sec. 907. Continued operation of Uniformed Services University of the 
              Health Sciences.
Sec. 908. Redesignation of Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Sec. 909. Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.
Sec. 910. Aviation testing consolidation.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. Transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Incorporation of Classified Annex.
Sec. 1003. Improved funding mechanisms for unbudgeted operations.
Sec. 1004. Designation and liability of disbursing and certifying 
              officials.
Sec. 1005. Authority for obligation of certain unauthorized fiscal year 
              1995 defense appropriations.
Sec. 1006. Authorization of prior emergency supplemental appropriations 
              for fiscal year 1995.
Sec. 1007. Prohibition of incremental funding of procurement items.

                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1021. Contract options for LMSR vessels.
Sec. 1022. Vessels subject to repair under phased maintenance 
              contracts.
Sec. 1023. Clarification of requirements relating to repairs of 
              vessels.
Sec. 1024. Naming of naval vessel.
Sec. 1025. Transfer of riverine patrol craft.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 1031. Termination and modification of authorities regarding 
              national defense technology and industrial base, defense 
              reinvestment, and defense conversion programs.
Sec. 1032. Repeal of miscellaneous provisions of law.
Sec. 1033. Policy concerning excess defense industrial capacity.
Sec. 1034. ROTC access to campuses.
Sec. 1035. Application of Buy American Act principles.

  TITLE XI--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF FORMER SOVIET 
                                 UNION

Sec. 1101. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.
Sec. 1102. Fiscal year 1996 authorization.
Sec. 1103. Repeal of demilitarization enterprise fund authority.
Sec. 1104. Prohibition on use of funds for peacekeeping exercises and 
              related activities with Russia.
Sec. 1105. Revision to authority for assistance for weapons 
              destruction.
Sec. 1106. Prior notice to Congress of obligation of funds.
Sec. 1107. Report on accounting for United States assistance.
Sec. 1108. Limitation on Cooperative Threat Reduction program relating 
              to offensive biological weapons program in Russia.

              TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS

                  Subtitle A--Peacekeeping Provisions

Sec. 1201. Limitation on expenditure of Department of Defense funds for 
              United States forces placed under United Nations command 
              or control.
Sec. 1202. Limitation on use of Department of Defense funds for United 
              States share of costs of United Nations peacekeeping 
              activities.

              Subtitle B--Humanitarian Assistance Programs

Sec. 1211. Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid programs.
Sec. 1212. Humanitarian assistance.
Sec. 1213. Landmine clearance program.

                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

Sec. 1221. Revision of definition of landmine for purposes of landmine 
              export moratorium.
Sec. 1222. Extension and amendment of counterproliferation authorities.
Sec. 1223. Prohibition on use of funds for activities associated with 
              the United States-People's Republic of China Joint 
              Defense Conversion Commission.
Sec. 1224. Defense export loan guarantees.
Sec. 1225. Accounting for burdensharing contributions.
Sec. 1226. Authority to accept contributions for expenses of relocation 
              within host nation of United States Armed Forces 
              overseas.
Sec. 1227. Sense of Congress on ABM treaty violations.
Sec. 1228. Reduction of United States military forces in Europe.
Sec. 1229. Sense of Congress concerning unilateral implementation of 
              Start II Treaty.
Sec. 1230. Sense of the Congress regarding the Chemical Weapons 
              Convention.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2001. Short title.

                            TITLE XXI--ARMY

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.

                            TITLE XXII--NAVY

Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.

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Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.

                         TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE

Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition 
              projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
Sec. 2305. Retention of accrued interest on funds deposited for 
              construction of family housing, Scott Air Force Base, 
              Illinois.

                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land 
              acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Family housing private investment.
Sec. 2403. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2404. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2405. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2406. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1995 
              projects.
Sec. 2407. Limitation on expenditures for construction project at 
              Umatilla Army Depot, Oregon.

      TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE

Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.

            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land 
              acquisition projects.
Sec. 2602. Correction in authorized uses of funds for Army National 
              Guard projects in Mississippi.

        TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be 
              specified by law.
Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1993 
              projects.
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1992 
              projects.
Sec. 2704. Effective date.

                    TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

 Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
                                Changes

Sec. 2801. Alternative means of acquiring and improving military family 
              housing and supporting facilities for the Armed Forces.
Sec. 2802. Inclusion of other Armed Forces in Navy program of limited 
              partnerships with private developers for military 
              housing.
Sec. 2803. Special unspecified minor construction thresholds for 
              projects to correct life, health, and safety deficiencies 
              and clarification of unspecified minor construction 
              authority.
Sec. 2804. Disposition of amounts recovered as a result of damage to 
              real property.
Sec. 2805. Rental of family housing in foreign countries.
Sec. 2806. Pilot program to provide interest rate buy down authority on 
              loans for housing within housing shortage areas at 
              military installations.

                Subtitle B--Base Closure and Realignment

Sec. 2811. Authority to transfer property at military installations to 
              be closed to persons who construct or provide military 
              family housing.
Sec. 2812. Deposit of proceeds from leases of property located at 
              installations being closed or realigned.
Sec. 2813. Agreements for certain services at installations being 
              closed.
Sec. 2814. Removal of base closure properties from application of 
              section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
              Assistance Act.

                 Subtitle C--Land Conveyances Generally

Sec. 2821. Transfer of jurisdiction, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Sec. 2822. Land acquisition or exchange, Shaw Air Force Base, Sumter, 
              South Carolina.
Sec. 2823. Transfer of certain real property at Naval Weapons 
              Industrial Reserve Plant, Calverton, New York, for use as 
              national cemetery.
Sec. 2824. Land conveyance, Fort Ord, California.
Sec. 2825. Land conveyance, Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, Charlestown, 
              Indiana.
Sec. 2826. Land conveyance, Naval Air Station, Pensacola, Florida.
Sec. 2827. Land conveyance, Avon Park Air Force Range, Sebring, 
              Florida.
Sec. 2828. Land conveyance, Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, Dublin, 
              California.
Sec. 2829. Land conveyance, Holston Army Ammunition Plant, Mount 
              Carmel, Tennessee.
Sec. 2830. Land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, 
              McGregor, Texas.
Sec. 2831. Transfer of jurisdiction and land conveyance, Fort Devens 
              Military Reservation, Massachusetts.
Sec. 2832. Land conveyance, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.
Sec. 2833. Land conveyance alternative to existing lease authority, 
              Naval Supply Center, Oakland, California.
Sec. 2834. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Youngstown, Ohio.
Sec. 2835. Modification of land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial 
              Reserve Plant, Calverton, New York.
Sec. 2836. Land exchange, Fort Lewis, Washington.
Sec. 2837. Modification of existing land conveyance, Hamilton Air Force 
              Base.
Sec. 2838. Transfer of jurisdiction, Fort Bliss, Texas.

            Subtitle D--Land Conveyances Involving Utilities

Sec. 2841. Conveyance of resource recovery facility, Fort Dix, New 
              Jersey.
Sec. 2842. Conveyance of water and wastewater treatment plants, Fort 
              Gordon, Georgia.
Sec. 2843. Conveyance of electrical distribution system, Fort Irwin, 
              California.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 2851. Expansion of authority to sell electricity.
Sec. 2852. Authority for Mississippi State Port Authority to use Navy 
              property at Naval Construction Battalion Center, 
              Gulfport, Mississippi.
Sec. 2853. Prohibition on joint civil aviation use of Naval Air Station 
              Miramar, California.
Sec. 2854. Report regarding Army water craft support facilities and 
              activities.

 DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND 
                          OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

      TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

         Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

Sec. 3101. Weapons activities.
Sec. 3102. Environmental restoration and waste management.
Sec. 3103. Payment of penalties.
Sec. 3104. Other defense activities.
Sec. 3105. Defense nuclear waste disposal.

                Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions

Sec. 3121. Reprogramming.
Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects.
Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects.
Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority.
Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design.
Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction 
              activities.
Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the 
              Department of Energy.
Sec. 3128. Availability of funds.

   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 3131. Authority to conduct program relating to fissile materials.
Sec. 3132. National Ignition Facility.
Sec. 3133. Tritium production.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 3141. Report on foreign tritium purchases.
Sec. 3142. Study on nuclear test readiness postures.
Sec. 3143. Master plan on warheads in the enduring stockpile.
Sec. 3144. Prohibition on international inspections of Department of 
              Energy facilities unless protection of restricted data is 
              certified.
Sec. 3145. Accelerated schedule for environmental management 
              activities.

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3201. Authorization.

                TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE

Sec. 3301. Fiscal year 1996 authorized uses of stockpile funds.
Sec. 3302. Preference for domestic upgraders in disposal of chromite 
              and manganese ores and chromium ferro and manganese metal 
              electrolytic.
Sec. 3303. Restrictions on disposal of manganese ferro.
Sec. 3304. Titanium initiative to support battle tank upgrade program.

                 TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3402. Price requirement on sale of certain petroleum during fiscal 
              year 1996.
Sec. 3403. Sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 (Elk Hills).
Sec. 3404. Study regarding future of naval petroleum reserves (other 
              than Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1).

                  TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 3501. Short title.
Sec. 3502. Authorization of expenditures.
Sec. 3503. Expenditures in accordance with other laws.

   Subtitle B--Reconstitution of Commission as Government Corporation

Sec. 3521. Short title.

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Sec. 3522. Reconstitution of commission as government corporation.
Sec. 3523. Supervisory board.
Sec. 3524. International advisors.
Sec. 3525. General and specific powers of commission.
Sec. 3526. Congressional review of budget.
Sec. 3527. Audits.
Sec. 3528. Prescription of measurement rules and rates of tolls.
Sec. 3529. Procedures for changes in rules of measurement and rates of 
              tolls.
Sec. 3530. Miscellaneous technical amendments.
Sec. 3531. Conforming amendment to title 31, United States Code.

     SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED.

       For purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense 
     committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on National Security and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
            DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 101. ARMY.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 for procurement for the Army as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $1,423,067,000.
       (2) For missiles, $862,830,000.
       (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
     $1,359,664,000.
       (4) For ammunition, $1,062,715,000.
       (5) For other procurement, $2,545,587,000.

     SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

       (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal year 1996 for procurement for the Navy as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $4,106,488,000.
       (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, 
     $1,626,411,000.
       (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $6,227,958,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $2,461,472,000.
       (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1996 for procurement for the 
     Marine Corps in the amount of $399,247,000.
       (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for procurement of ammunition 
     for Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of $461,779,000.

     SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 for procurement for the Air Force as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $7,031,952,000.
       (2) For missiles, $3,430,083,000.
       (3) For ammunition, $321,328,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $6,784,801,000.

     SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of 
     $2,205,917,000.

     SEC. 105. RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 for procurement of aircraft, vehicles, 
     communications equipment, and other equipment for the reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces as follows:
       (1) For the Army National Guard, $150,000,000.
       (2) For the Air National Guard, $227,800,000.
       (3) For the Army Reserve, $84,300,000.
       (4) For the Naval Reserve, $86,000,000.
       (5) For the Air Force Reserve, $171,200,000.
       (6) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $50,700,000.

     SEC. 106. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorization.--There is hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1996 the amount of $746,698,000 
     for--
       (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions 
     in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense 
     Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and
       (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the 
     United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such 
     Act.
       (b) Allocation.--Of the funds specified in subsection (a)--
       (1) $393,850,000 is for operations and maintenance;
       (2) $299,448,000 is for procurement; and
       (3) $53,400,000 is for research and development.
                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

     SEC. 111. PROCUREMENT OF HELICOPTERS.

       The prohibition in section 133(a)(2) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 
     (Public Law 101-189; 103 Stat. 1383) does not apply to the 
     obligation of funds in amounts not to exceed $125,000,000 for 
     the procurement of not more than 20 OH-58D AHIP Scout 
     aircraft from funds appropriated for fiscal year 1996 
     pursuant to section 101.

     SEC. 112. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ARMORED VEHICLE 
                   UPGRADES.

       Subsection (j) of section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2761) is repealed.
                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

     SEC. 131. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON BACKFIT OF TRIDENT 
                   SUBMARINES.

       Section 124 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2683) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 132. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON TOTAL COST FOR SSN-21 AND 
                   SSN-22 SEAWOLF SUBMARINES.

       Section 122 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2682) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 133. COMPETITION REQUIRED FOR SELECTION OF SHIPYARDS FOR 
                   CONSTRUCTION OF VESSELS FOR NEXT GENERATION 
                   ATTACK SUBMARINE PROGRAM.

       (a) Competition Required.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
     select on a competitive basis the shipyard for construction 
     of each vessel for the next generation attack submarine 
     program.
       (b) Program Identified.--The next generation attack 
     submarine program shall begin with the first submarine for 
     which the Secretary of the Navy enters into a contract for 
     construction after the submarine that is programmed to be 
     constructed using funds appropriated for fiscal year 1998.

     SEC. 134. SONOBUOY PROGRAMS.

       Of the amount provided in section 102(a)(4)--
       (1) none of such amount shall be available for the AN/SSQ-
     53 (DIFAR) program; and
       (2) $8,902,000 shall be available for the AN/SSQ-110 (EER) 
     program.
                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

     SEC. 141. REPEAL OF LIMITATIONS.

       The following provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Section 112 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 103 Stat. 
     1373).
       (2) Section 151(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 
     2339).
       (3) Sections 131(c) and 131(d) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 
     107 Stat. 1569).
       (4) Section 133(e) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 
     2688).
             Subtitle E--Chemical Demilitarization Program

     SEC. 151. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO PROCEED EXPEDITIOUSLY WITH 
                   DEVELOPMENT OF CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION 
                   CRYOFRACTURE FACILITY AT TOOELE ARMY DEPOT, 
                   UTAH.

       Subsection (a) of section 173 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 
     101-189; 103 Stat. 1393) is repealed.

     SEC. 152. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING COST GROWTH IN PROGRAM 
                   FOR DESTRUCTION OF THE EXISTING STOCKPILE OF 
                   LETHAL CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS.

       The Congress is concerned that growth in the estimated cost 
     of the program to demilitarize the United States' stockpile 
     of lethal chemical agents and munitions raises serious 
     questions regarding that program. Accordingly, it is the 
     sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should 
     consider measures to reduce the overall cost of the chemical 
     stockpile demilitarization program, while minimizing total 
     risk and ensuring the maximum protection for the environment, 
     the general public, and the personnel involved in the 
     destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions.

     SEC. 153. ASSISTANCE FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS STOCKPILE 
                   COMMUNITIES AFFECTED BY BASE CLOSURE.

       The Secretary of Defense shall review and evaluate issues 
     associated with closure and reutilization of Department of 
     Defense facilities co-located with continuing chemical 
     stockpile and chemical demilitarization operations. The 
     review shall include analysis of the economic impacts on 
     these communities and the unique reuse problems facing local 
     communities associated with ongoing chemical weapons 
     programs. The review should also include recommendations from 
     the Secretary on methods for expeditious and cost-effective 
     transfer of these facilities to local communities for base 
     reuse or privatization. The Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the review and evaluation not later than 
     90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation as follows:
       (1) For the Army, $4,774,947,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $8,516,509,000.
       (3) For the Air Force, $13,184,102,000.
       (4) For Defense-wide activities, $9,548,986,000, of which 
     $239,341,000 is authorized for the activities of the 
     Director, Test and Evaluation.

     SEC. 202. AMOUNT FOR BASIC RESEARCH AND EXPLORATORY 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Fiscal Year 1996.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201, $4,181,076,000 shall be 
     available for basic research and exploratory development 
     projects.
       (b) Basic Research and Exploratory Development Defined.--
     For purposes of this section, the term ``basic research and 
     exploratory development'' means work funded in program 
     elements for defense research and development under 
     Department of Defense category 6.1 or 6.2.

     SEC. 203. MODIFICATIONS TO STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 
                   AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Purposes of Program.--Section 2901(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking out ``and the Department of Energy''; and

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       (B) by striking out ``their'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``its'';
       (2) by striking out paragraph (3); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
       (b) Council.--Section 2902 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking out ``thirteen'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``12'';
       (B) by striking out paragraph (3);
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), 
     (9), and (10) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and 
     (9), respectively; and
       (D) in paragraph (8), as redesignated, by striking out ``, 
     who shall be nonvoting members'';
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking out paragraph (3);
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3) and in 
     that paragraph by striking out ``Federal Coordinating Council 
     on Science, Engineering, and Technology'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``National Science and Technology Council''; and
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively;
       (3) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking out paragraphs (1), (2), and (3);
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), 
     (9), and (10) as paragraphs (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), and 
     (7) respectively;
       (C) in paragraph (2), as redesignated, by striking out 
     ``such national and international environmental problems as 
     climate change and ozone depletion'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``national and international environmental 
     problems''; and
       (D) in paragraph (4), as redesignated, by striking out 
     ``clauses (2) through (6)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``paragraphs (1) through (3)'';
       (4) by striking out subsections (f) and (h); and
       (5) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).
       (c) Competitive Procedures.--Section 2903(c) of such title 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``or'' after ``contracts'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``using competitive procedures. The 
     Executive Director may enter into''; and
       (2) by striking out ``law, except that'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``law. In either case,''.
       (d) Scientific Advisory Board.--Section 2904 of such title 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking out ``and the Secretary of Energy''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``in consultation with'' the 
     following: ``the Secretary of Energy and'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking out paragraph (3); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3) and in 
     that paragraph by striking out ``three'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``not less than two years and not more than 
     six'';
       (3) by striking out subsections (g) and (h); and
       (4) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (g).
    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 211. SPACE LAUNCH MODERNIZATION.

       (a) Allocation of Funds.--Of the amount appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization in section 201(3)--
       (1) $100,000,000 shall be available for a competitive 
     reusable rocket technology program (PE 63401F); and
       (2) $7,500,000 shall be available for evaluation of 
     prototype hardware of low-cost expendable launch vehicles (PE 
     63401F).
       (b) Limitation.--Funds made available pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(1) may be obligated only to the extent that 
     the fiscal year 1996 current operating plan of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration allocates at least an 
     equal amount for its Reusable Space Launch program.

     SEC. 212. MANEUVER VARIANT UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE.

       None of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available pursuant to the authorizations in section 201 may 
     be obligated for the Maneuver Variant Unmanned Aerial 
     Vehicle.

     SEC. 213. TACTICAL MANNED RECONNAISSANCE.

       None of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available pursuant to an authorization in this Act may be 
     used by the Secretary of the Air Force to conduct research, 
     development, test, or evaluation for a replacement aircraft, 
     pod, or sensor payload for the tactical manned reconnaissance 
     mission.

     SEC. 214. ADVANCED LITHOGRAPHY PROGRAM.

       Section 216 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2693) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``to help achieve'' 
     and all that follows through the end of the subsection and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``to ensure that lithographic 
     processes being developed by American-owned manufacturers 
     operating in the United States will lead to superior 
     performance electronics systems for the Department of 
     Defense. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 
     `American-owned manufacturers' means a manufacturing company 
     or other business entity the majority ownership or control of 
     which is by United States citizens.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Director of the Defense Advanced Research 
     Projects Agency may set priorities and funding levels for 
     various technologies being developed for the ALP and shall 
     consider funding recommendations by the SIA as advisory.''.

     SEC. 215. ENHANCED FIBER OPTIC GUIDED MISSILE SYSTEM.

       (a) Certification.--Not later than December 1, 1995, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall certify to the congressional 
     defense committees whether there is a requirement for the 
     enhanced fiber optic guided missile (EFOG-M) system and 
     whether there is a cost and effectiveness analysis supporting 
     such requirement.
       (b) Limitations.--(1) The Secretary of the Army may not 
     obligate more than $280,000,000 (based on fiscal year 1995 
     constant dollars) to develop and deliver for test and 
     evaluation by the Army the following items:
       (A) 44 EFOG-M test missiles.
       (B) 256 fully operational EFOG-M missiles.
       (C) 12 fully operational fire units.
       (2) The Secretary of the Army may not spend funds for the 
     EFOG-M system after September 30, 1998, if the items 
     described in paragraph (1) have not been delivered to the 
     Army by that date at the cost estimated for such system as of 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Government-Furnished Equipment.--The Secretary of the 
     Army shall assure that all Government-furnished equipment 
     that the Army agrees to provide under the contract for the 
     EFOG-M system is provided to the prime contractor in 
     accordance with the terms of the contract.

     SEC. 216. JOINT ADVANCED STRIKE TECHNOLOGY (JAST) PROGRAM.

       (a) Allocation of Funds.--Of the amount appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorizations in section 201, $280,156,000 
     shall be available for the Joint Advanced Strike Technology 
     (JAST) program. Of that amount--
       (1) $123,795,000 shall be available for PE 63800N;
       (2) $125,686,000 shall be available for PE 63800F; and
       (3) $30,675,000 shall be available for PE 63800E.
       (b) Limitation.--Not more than 75 percent of the amount 
     appropriated for such program pursuant to the authorizations 
     in section 201 may be obligated until a period of 30 days has 
     expired after the report specified in subsection (c) is 
     submitted to the congressional defense committees.
       (c) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report, in unclassified 
     and classified form, not later than March 1, 1996, that sets 
     forth in detail the following information for the period 1997 
     through 2005:
       (1) What the total joint requirement, under two major 
     regional contingency (MRC) assumptions, is for the following:
       (A) Numbers of tactical combat aircraft and the 
     characteristics required of those aircraft in terms of 
     capabilities, range, and observability-stealthiness.
       (B) Surface- and air-launched standoff precision guided 
     munitions.
       (C) Cruise missiles.
       (D) Ground-based systems, such as Extended Range-Multiple 
     Launch Rocket System and the Army Tactical Missile System 
     (ATACMS), for joint warfighting capability.
       (2) What the major regional contingency warning time 
     assumptions are, and what the effect on future tactical 
     fighter/attack aircraft requirements are using other warning 
     time assumptions.
       (3) What requirements exist for the Joint Advanced Strike 
     Technology program that cannot be met by existing aircraft or 
     by those in development.

     SEC. 217. DEVELOPMENT OF LASER PROGRAM.

       (a) Laser Program.--The amount authorized for appropriation 
     by section 201 is hereby increased by $9,000,000, to be used 
     for the development by the Naval High Energy Laser Office of 
     a continuous wave, superconducting radio frequency free 
     electron laser program.
       (b) Offset.--The amount authorized by section 201 is hereby 
     reduced by $9,000,000, of which--
       (1) $7,000,000 shall be derived from amounts authorized for 
     experimental evaluation of major innovative technologies (PE 
     63226E); and
       (2) $2,000,000 shall be derived from amounts authorized for 
     the space test program (PE 63402F).
           Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense Act of 1995

     SEC. 231. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Ballistic Missile 
     Defense Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 232. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY OF THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       It is the policy of the United States--
       (1) to deploy at the earliest practical date highly 
     effective theater missile defenses (TMDs) to protect forward-
     deployed and expeditionary elements of the Armed Forces of 
     the United States and to complement and support the missile 
     defense capabilities of friendly forces and of allies of the 
     United States; and
       (2) to deploy at the earliest practical date a national 
     missile defense (NMD) system that is capable of providing a 
     highly effective defense of the United States against limited 
     ballistic missile attacks.

     SEC. 233. IMPLEMENTATION OF POLICY.

       (a) TMD Deployment.--To implement the policy established in 
     section 232(1), the Secretary of Defense shall develop and 
     deploy at the earliest practical date advanced theater 
     missile defense (TMD) systems.
       (b) NMD System Architecture.--To implement the policy 
     established in section

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     232(2), the Secretary of Defense shall develop for deployment 
     at the earliest practical date an affordable, operationally-
     effective National Missile Defense (NMD) system designed to 
     protect the United States against limited ballistic missile 
     attacks. The system to be developed for deployment shall 
     include the following:
       (1) Up to 100 ground-based interceptors at a single site or 
     a greater number of interceptors at a number of sites, as 
     determined necessary by the Secretary.
       (2) Fixed, ground-based radars.
       (3) Space-based sensors, including, within the type of 
     space-based sensors known as ABM-adjunct sensors (such 
     sensors not being prohibited by the ABM Treaty), those sensor 
     systems (such as the Space and Missile Tracking System) that 
     are capable of cuing ground-based anti-ballistic missile 
     interceptors and of providing initial targeting vectors.
       (4) Battle management, command, control, and 
     communications.
       (c) Report on Plan for Deployment.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report setting forth the Secretary's plan for--
       (1) the deployment of advanced theater missile defense 
     (TMD) systems pursuant to subsection (a); and
       (2) the deployment of a national missile defense system 
     which meets the requirements specified in subsection (b).

     SEC. 234. FOLLOW-ON TECHNOLOGIES RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Follow-on National and Theater Missile Defense 
     Technology.--The Secretary shall pursue research and 
     development of technologies and systems related to national 
     missile defense and theater missile defense in order to 
     provide future options for--
       (1) protecting the United States against limited ballistic 
     missile attacks; and
       (2) defending forward-deployed and expeditionary elements 
     of the Armed Forces of the United States and complementing 
     and supporting the missile defense capabilities of friendly 
     forces and allies of the United States.
       (b) Exclusion of Certain Systems From Initial Deployment.--
     The initial National Missile Defense system architecture 
     developed for deployment pursuant to section 233(b) may not 
     include--
       (1) ground-based or space-based directed energy weapons; or
       (2) space-based interceptors.

     SEC. 235. POLICY ON COMPLIANCE WITH THE ABM TREATY.

       (a) Policy Concerning Systems Subject to ABM Treaty.--
     Congress finds that, unless and until a missile defense 
     system, system upgrade, or system component is flight tested 
     in an ABM-qualifying flight test (as defined in subsection 
     (c)), such system, system upgrade, or system component--
       (1) has not, for purposes of the ABM Treaty, been tested in 
     an ABM mode nor been given capabilities to counter strategic 
     ballistic missiles; and
       (2) therefore is not subject to any application, 
     limitation, or obligation under the ABM Treaty.
       (b) Prohibitions.--(1) Funds appropriated to the Department 
     of Defense may not be obligated or expended for the purpose 
     of--
       (A) prescribing, enforcing, or implementing any Executive 
     order, regulation, or policy that would apply the ABM Treaty 
     (or any limitation or obligation under such Treaty) to 
     research, development, testing, or deployment of a theater 
     missile defense system, a theater missile defense system 
     upgrade, or a theater missile defense system component; or
       (B) taking any other action to provide for the ABM Treaty 
     (or any limitation or obligation under such Treaty) to be 
     applied to research, development, testing, or deployment of a 
     theater missile defense system, a theater missile defense 
     system upgrade, or a theater missile defense system 
     component.
       (2) This subsection applies with respect to each missile 
     defense system, missile defense system upgrade, or missile 
     defense system component that is capable of countering modern 
     theater ballistic missiles.
       (3) This subsection shall cease to apply with respect to a 
     missile defense system, missile defense system upgrade, or 
     missile defense system component when that system, system 
     upgrade, or system component has been flight tested in an 
     ABM-qualifying flight test.
       (c) ABM-Qualifying Flight Test Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, an ABM-qualifying flight test is a flight test 
     against a ballistic missile which, in that flight test, 
     exceeds (1) a range of 3,500 kilometers, or (2) a velocity of 
     5 kilometers per second.

     SEC. 236. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM ACCOUNTABILITY.

       (a) Annual BMD Programs Report.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees an 
     annual report describing the technical milestones, schedule, 
     and cost of each ballistic missile defense program specified 
     in subsection (c).
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--Each report under subsection 
     (a) shall list all technical milestones, program schedule 
     milestones, and costs of each phase of development and 
     acquisition, together with total estimated program costs, 
     covering the entire life of each program specified in 
     subsection (c).
       (c) Covered Programs.--The reports under this section shall 
     cover the following programs:
       (1) Theater High Altitude Area Defense (THAAD).
       (2) Patriot Advanced Capability-3.
       (3) Navy Lower Tier.
       (4) Navy Upper Tier.
       (5) Corps Surface-to-Air Missile.
       (6) Hawk.
       (7) Boost Phase Intercept.
       (8) National Missile Defense.
       (9) Arrow.
       (10) Medium Extended Air Defense.
       (11) Any theater missile defense program or national 
     missile defense program which the Department of Defense 
     initiates after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Variance Reporting Requirements.--(1) In the annual 
     report under this section, the Secretary shall describe, with 
     respect to each program covered in the report, any difference 
     in the technical milestones, program schedule milestones, and 
     costs for that program--
       (A) compared with the information relating to that program 
     in the report submitted in the previous year; and
       (B) compared with the information relating to that program 
     in the first report submitted under this section in which 
     that program is covered.
       (2) Paragraph (1)(A) shall not apply to the first report 
     submitted under this section.
       (e) Date of Submission.--The report required by this 
     section for any year shall be submitted not later than 30 
     days after the date on which the President's budget for the 
     next fiscal year is submitted, except that the first report 
     shall be submitted not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 237. ABM TREATY DEFINED.

       For purposes of this subtitle and subtitle D, the term 
     ``ABM Treaty'' means the Treaty Between the United States and 
     the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of 
     Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems, and signed at Moscow on May 
     26, 1972, and includes Protocols to that Treaty, signed at 
     Moscow on July 3, 1974.

     SEC. 238. REPEAL OF MISSILE DEFENSE ACT OF 1991.

       The Missile Defense Act of 1991 is repealed.
         Subtitle D--Other Ballistic Missile Defense Provisions

     SEC. 241. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE FUNDING FOR FISCAL YEAR 
                   1996.

       Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 201 for fiscal year 1996 or otherwise made available 
     to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1996, not more 
     than $3,070,199,000 may be obligated for Ballistic Missile 
     Defense programs.

     SEC. 242. POLICY CONCERNING BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE.

       (a) Ballistic Missile Defense and Other 
     Counterproliferation Efforts.--The Congress views the 
     deployment of ballistic missile defenses as a necessary, but 
     not sufficient, element of a broader strategy to discourage 
     both the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the 
     proliferation of means of their delivery and to defend 
     against the consequences of such proliferation. The Congress, 
     therefore, endorses and supports measures designed to slow or 
     halt the proliferation of advanced technologies that pose a 
     threat to the safety and security of the United States and to 
     international stability.
       (b) Ballistic Missile Defense and Strategic Stability.--(1) 
     The Congress views the deployment of ballistic missile 
     defenses as a strategically stabilizing measure.
       (2) The deployment of Theater Missile Defense systems at 
     the earliest practical date pursuant to section 232(a)(1) 
     will deny potential adversaries the option of escalating a 
     conflict by threatening or attacking United States forces, 
     coalition partners of the United States, or allies of the 
     United States with ballistic missiles armed with weapons of 
     mass destruction to offset the operational and technical 
     advantages of the United States and its coalition partners 
     and allies.
       (3) The deployment of a National Missile Defense system at 
     the earliest practical date pursuant to section 232(a)(2) 
     against the threat of limited ballistic missile attacks--
       (A) will strengthen deterrence at the levels of forces 
     agreed to by the United States and Russia under the Strategic 
     Arms Reduction Talks Treaties (START-I and START-II); and
       (B) would further strengthen deterrence if reductions below 
     the levels permitted under START-II should be agreed to in 
     the future.
       (c) Presidential Discussions With Other Nations.--(1) The 
     Congress--
       (A) notes that on the basis of section 235 it is no longer 
     necessary for the United States to continue discussions with 
     Russia to clarify the distinction between ABM and TMD systems 
     and, therefore, urges the President to discontinue any such 
     discussions;
       (B) notes that the ABM Treaty prohibits deployment of 
     ground-based interceptors in a number that would be 
     sufficient to assure that the entire continental United 
     States, Alaska, and Hawaii are defended against limited 
     ballistic missile attacks; and
       (C) notes that past discussions with Russia, based on 
     Russian President Yeltsin's proposal for a Global Protection 
     System, held promise of an agreement to amend the ABM Treaty 
     to allow defense against a limited ballistic missile attack 
     that would have included (among other measures) permitted 
     deployment of as many as four ground-based interceptor sites 
     in addition to the one site currently permitted under the ABM 
     Treaty and unrestricted exploitation of ground-based and 
     space-based sensors.
       (2) In light of the findings in paragraph (1), Congress 
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     level discussions with Russia to amend the ABM Treaty to 
     permit--
       (A) deployment of the number of ground-based ABM sites 
     necessary to provide effective defense of the entire 
     territory of the United States against limited ballistic 
     missile attack; and
       (B) the unrestricted exploitation of sensors based within 
     the atmosphere and in space.
       (3) It is in the interest of the United States to develop 
     its own missile defense capabilities in a manner that will 
     permit the United States to complement and support the 
     missile defense capabilities developed and deployed by its 
     allies and possible coalition partners. Therefore, the 
     Congress urges the President--
       (A) to pursue high-level discussions with allies and 
     selected other states on the means and methods by which the 
     parties on a bilateral basis can cooperate in the 
     development, deployment, and operation of ballistic missile 
     defenses;
       (B) to take the initiative within the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization to develop consensus in the Alliance for a 
     timely deployment of effective ballistic missile defenses by 
     the Alliance; and
       (C) in the interim, to seek agreement with allies and 
     selected other states on steps the parties should take, 
     consistent with their national interests, to reduce the risks 
     posed by the threat of limited ballistic missile attacks, 
     such steps to include--
       (i) the sharing of early warning information derived from 
     sensors deployed by the United States and other states;
       (ii) the exchange on a reciprocal basis of technical data 
     and technology to support both joint development programs and 
     the sale and purchase of missile defense systems and 
     components; and
       (iii) operational level planning to exploit current missile 
     defense capabilities and to help define future requirements.

     SEC. 243. TESTING OF THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE INTERCEPTORS.

       Subsection (a) of section 237 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 
     107 Stat. 1600) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Testing of Theater Missile Defense Interceptors.--(1) 
     The Secretary of Defense may not approve a theater missile 
     defense interceptor program proceeding beyond the low-rate 
     initial production acquisition stage until the Secretary 
     certifies to the congressional defense committees that such 
     program has successfully completed initial operational test 
     and evaluation.
       ``(2) In order to be certified under paragraph (1) as 
     having been successfully completed, the initial operational 
     test and evaluation conducted with respect to an interceptors 
     program must have included flight tests--
       ``(A) that were conducted with multiple interceptors and 
     multiple targets in the presence of realistic 
     countermeasures; and
       ``(B) the results of which demonstrate the achievement by 
     the interceptors of the baseline performance thresholds.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, the baseline 
     performance thresholds with respect to a program are the 
     weapons systems performance thresholds specified in the 
     baseline description for the system established (pursuant to 
     section 2435(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code) before 
     the program entered the engineering and manufacturing 
     development stage.
       ``(4) The number of flight tests described in paragraph (2) 
     that are required in order to make the certification under 
     paragraph (1) shall be a number determined by the Secretary 
     of Defense to be sufficient for the purposes of this section.
       ``(5) The Secretary may augment live-fire testing to 
     demonstrate weapons system performance goals for purposes of 
     the certification under paragraph (1) through the use of 
     modeling and simulation that is validated by ground and 
     flight testing.''.

     SEC. 244. REPEAL OF MISSILE DEFENSE PROVISIONS.

       The following provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Section 222 of the Department of Defense Authorization 
     Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145; 99 Stat. 613; 10 U.S.C. 2431 
     note).
       (2) Section 225 of the Department of Defense Authorization 
     Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145; 99 Stat. 614).
       (3) Section 226 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-180; 101 Stat. 
     1057; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note).
       (4) Section 8123 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100-463; 102 Stat. 2270-
     40).
       (5) Section 8133 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1992 (Public Law 102-172; 105 Stat. 
     1211).
       (6) Section 234 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1595; 10 
     U.S.C. 2431 note).
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 251. ALLOCATION OF FUNDS FOR MEDICAL COUNTERMEASURES 
                   AGAINST BIOWARFARE THREATS.

       Section 2370a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``Department of 
     Defense--'' and all that follows through ``not more than 20 
     percent'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Department of 
     Defense, not more than 50 percent''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking out paragraph (2) and 
     redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2), 
     (3), and (4), respectively.

     SEC. 252. ANALYSIS OF CONSOLIDATION OF BASIC RESEARCH 
                   ACCOUNTS OF MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.

       (a) Analysis Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct an analysis of the cost and effectiveness of 
     consolidating the basic research accounts of the military 
     departments. The analysis shall determine potential 
     infrastructure savings and other benefits of co-locating and 
     consolidating the management of basic research.
       (b) Deadline.--On or before March 1, 1996, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the analysis conducted under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 253. CHANGE IN REPORTING PERIOD FROM CALENDAR YEAR TO 
                   FISCAL YEAR FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON CERTAIN 
                   CONTRACTS TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

       Section 2361(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``calendar year'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``fiscal year''; and
       (2) by striking out ``after the year'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``after the fiscal year''.

     SEC. 254. MODIFICATION TO UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE 
                   SUPPORT PROGRAM.

       Section 802 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1701) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking out ``shall'' 
     both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``may''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (e), by striking out the sentence 
     beginning with ``Such selection process''.

     SEC. 255. ADVANCED FIELD ARTILLERY SYSTEM (CRUSADER).

       (a) Authority to Use Funds for Alternative Propellant 
     Technologies.--During fiscal year 1996, the Secretary of the 
     Army may use funds appropriated for the liquid propellant 
     portion of the Advanced Field Artillery System (Crusader) 
     program for fiscal year 1996 for alternative propellant 
     technologies and integration of those technologies into the 
     design of the Crusader system if--
       (1) the Secretary determines that the technical risk 
     associated with liquid propellant will increase costs and 
     delay the initial operational capability of the Crusader 
     system; and
       (2) the Secretary notifies the congressional defense 
     committees of the proposed use of the funds and the reasons 
     for the proposed use of the funds.
       (b) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Army may not spend 
     funds for the liquid propellant portion of the Crusader 
     system after August 1, 1996, unless significant progress has 
     been made toward meeting the objectives set forth in 
     subsection (c) and the statement described in subsection (d) 
     has been submitted to the congressional defense committees.
       (c) Objectives.--The objectives referred to in subsection 
     (b) are the following:
       (1) Breech and ignition design criteria for rate of fire 
     for the cannon of the Crusader system have been met.
       (2) The final ignition concept has been designed and 
     successfully bench tested for the next prototype of the 
     cannon of the Crusader system.
       (3) Designs to prevent chamber piston reversals have been 
     tested in a fixed weapons test stand.
       (4) The chemistry and physics of propellant burn resulting 
     from the firing of liquid propellant into any target zone are 
     fully understood, and predictable firings have been 
     demonstrated.
       (5) An analysis of the management of heat dissipation has 
     been made for the full range of performance requirements for 
     the cannon, and concept designs supported by that analysis 
     are completed and proposed for engineering.
       (6) Engineering designs to control pressure oscillations in 
     the chamber during firing are proven and planned for 
     integration into the next prototype of the cannon.
       (7) Fill designs for the cannon chamber that focus on 
     preventing future chamber explosions have been electronically 
     simulated and bench tested.
       (8) An assessment of the sensitivity of liquid propellant 
     to contamination by various materials to which it may be 
     exposed throughout the handling and operation of the cannon 
     is completed.
       (d) Statement.--The statement referred to in subsection (b) 
     is a statement submitted to the congressional defense 
     committees not later than March 30, 1996, that contains the 
     following:
       (1) An assertion that all the hazards associated with 
     liquid propellent have been identified and are controllable 
     to acceptable levels.
       (2) An assessment of the technology for each component of 
     the Crusader system (the cannon, vehicle, and crew module). 
     The technology assessment shall include, for each performance 
     goal of the Crusader system (including total system weight), 
     information about the maturity of the technology to achieve 
     that goal, the maturity of the design of the technology, and 
     the manner in which the design has been proven (for example, 
     through simulation, bench testing, or weapon firing).
       (3) An assessment of the cost of continued development of 
     the Crusader system after August 1, 1996, the cost of each 
     unit of the Crusader system in the year the Crusader system 
     will be completed, and the cost of each unit of the Future 
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     Vehicle (FARV) in the year that vehicle will be completed.

     SEC. 256. REVIEW OF C4I BY NATIONAL RESEARCH 
                   COUNCIL.

       (a) Review by National Research Council.--Not later than 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall enter into a contract with the 
     National Research Council of the National Academy of Sciences 
     to conduct a comprehensive review of current and planned 
     service and defense-wide programs for command, control, 
     communications, computers, and intelligence (C4I) 
     with a special focus on cross-service and inter-service 
     issues.
       (b) Matters To Be Assessed in Review.--The review shall 
     address the following:
       (1) The match between the capabilities provided by current 
     service and defense-wide C4I programs and the 
     actual needs of users of these programs.
       (2) The interoperability of service and defense-wide 
     C4I systems that are planned to be operational in 
     the future.
       (3) The need for an overall defense-wide architecture for 
     C4I.
       (4) Proposed strategies for ensuring that future 
     C4I acquisitions are compatible and interoperable 
     with an overall architecture.
       (5) Technological and administrative aspects of the 
     C4I modernization effort to determine the 
     soundness of the underlying plan and the extent to which it 
     is consistent with concepts for joint military operations in 
     the future.
       (c) Two-Year Period for Conducting Review.--The National 
     Research Council shall conduct the review over the two-year 
     period beginning upon completion of the performance of the 
     contract described in subsection (a).
       (d) Reports.--(1) The National Research Council shall 
     submit to the Department of Defense and Congress interim 
     reports and progress updates on a regular basis as the review 
     proceeds. A final report on the review shall set forth the 
     findings, conclusions, and recommendations of the Council for 
     defense-wide and service C4I programs and shall be 
     submitted to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, 
     the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Secretary of Defense.
       (2) To the maximum degree possible, the final report shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form with classified annexes as 
     necessary.
       (e) Interagency Cooperation With Study.--All military 
     departments, defense agencies, and other components of the 
     Department of Defense shall cooperate fully with the National 
     Research Council in its activities in carrying out the review 
     under this section.
       (f) Expedited Processing of Security Clearances for 
     Study.--For the purpose of facilitating the commencement of 
     the study under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     expedite to the fullest degree possible the processing of 
     security clearances that are necessary for the National 
     Research Council to conduct the study.
       (g) Funding.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
     in section 201 for defense-wide activities, $900,000 shall be 
     available for the study under this section.

     SEC. 257. FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT CENTERS (FFRDCS).

       (a) Five-Year Plan.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretaries of the military 
     departments, shall develop a five-year plan to reduce and 
     consolidate the activities performed by federally funded 
     research and development centers (FFRDCs) and establish a 
     framework for the future workload of such centers.
       (b) Objectives.--The plan shall set forth the manner in 
     which the Secretary of Defense could achieve by October 1, 
     2000, the following:
       (1) Implementation by federally funded research and 
     development centers of only those core activities, as defined 
     by the Secretary, that require the unique capabilities and 
     arrangements afforded by such centers.
       (2) Consolidation of such core level activities into as few 
     federally funded research and development centers as is 
     practical and possible.
       (3) Acquisition of systems engineering and systems 
     integration activities currently performed by federally 
     funded research and development centers through the use of 
     competitive procedures.
       (4) Transfer of the management of the Software Engineering 
     Institute activities to the Defense Information Systems 
     Agency for purposes of supporting command, control, 
     communications, computing, and intelligence (C4I) 
     programs.
       (5) Transfer of the management of the core activities of 
     Lincoln Laboratory to the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
       (6) Acquisition of services provided to the Department of 
     Defense by university-affiliated research centers (that 
     operate like federally funded research and development 
     centers) through the use of competitive procedures.
       (c) Other Matters.--The plan also shall include the 
     following:
       (1) An assessment of the number of staff needed in each 
     federally funded research and development center during each 
     year over the five years covered by the plan.
       (2) A specific timetable for phasing in the objectives set 
     forth in subsection (b).
       (d) Report.--Not later than February 1, 1996, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the plan.
       (e) Undistributed Reduction.--The total amount authorized 
     to be appropriated for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation in section 201 for federally funded research and 
     development centers and university-affiliated research 
     centers is hereby reduced by $90,097,000.

     SEC. 258. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 2525 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) The heading is amended by striking out the second and 
     third words.
       (2) Subsection (a) is amended by striking out ``Science 
     and''.
       (3) Subsection (d) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking out ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (ii) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph 
     (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; or''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) will be carried out by an institution of higher 
     education.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) At least 25 percent of the funds available for the 
     program each fiscal year shall be used for awarding grants 
     and entering into contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
     other transactions on a cost-share basis under which the 
     ratio of recipient costs to Government costs is two to 
     one.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 2525 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 148 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``2525. Manufacturing technology program.''.

     SEC. 259. FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR CONSOLIDATION OF DEFENSE 
                   LABORATORIES AND TEST AND EVALUATION CENTERS.

       (a) Five-Year Plan.--The Secretary of Defense shall develop 
     a five-year plan to consolidate and restructure the 
     laboratories and test and evaluation centers of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (b) Objective.--The plan shall set forth the specific 
     actions needed to consolidate the laboratories and test and 
     evaluation centers into as few laboratories and centers as is 
     practical and possible, in the judgment of the Secretary, by 
     October 1, 2005.
       (c) Matters To Be Considered.--In developing the plan, the 
     Secretary shall consider the following:
       (1) Consolidation of common support functions, including 
     the following:
       (A) Aircraft (fixed wing and rotary).
       (B) Weapons.
       (C) Space systems.
       (D) Command, control, communications, computers, and 
     intelligence.
       (2) The extent to which any military construction is 
     planned at the laboratories and centers.
       (3) The encroachment on the laboratories and centers by 
     residential and industrial expansion.
       (4) The cost of operations and maintenance at the 
     laboratories and centers.
       (5) The cost of environmental remediation at the 
     laboratories and centers.
       (d) Report.--Not later than May 1, 1996, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report on the plan.
       (e) Limitation.--Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available pursuant to an authorization in section 201 
     for the central test and evaluation investment development 
     program, not more than 40 percent may be obligated before the 
     report required by subsection (d) is submitted to Congress.

     SEC. 260. AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH AND TEST CAPABILITIES 
                   ASSESSMENT.

       (a) Policy.--(1) It is in the Nation's long-term national 
     security interests to maintain preeminence in the area of 
     aeronautical research and test capabilities.
       (2) Continued advances in aeronautical science and 
     engineering are critical to sustaining the strategic and 
     tactical air superiority of the United States and coalition 
     forces, as well as United States economic security and 
     international aerospace leadership.
       (3) Encouragement of active Department of Defense 
     partnership with other Government agencies, academic 
     institutions, and private industry to develop, maintain, and 
     enhance aeronautical research and test capabilities is in the 
     national security and economic interest of the Department and 
     the United States.
       (b) Review.--(1) In pursuit of the aeronautical research 
     and test capabilities policy set forth in subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of Defense shall conduct a comprehensive review of 
     the aeronautical research and test facilities and 
     capabilities of the United States in order to assess the 
     current condition of such facilities and capabilities.
       (2) The review shall identify options for providing 
     affordable, operable, reliable, and responsive long-term 
     aeronautical research and test capabilities for military and 
     civilian purposes and for the organization and conduct of 
     such capabilities within the Department or through shared 
     operations with other Government agencies, academic 
     institutions, and private industry. The review also shall set 
     forth in detail the projected costs of such options, 
     including costs of acquisition and technical and financial 
     arrangements (including the use of Government facilities for 
     reimbursable private use).
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 1, 1996, the Secretary of 
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     congressional defense committees a report setting forth in 
     detail the findings of the review required by subsection (b). 
     The report shall include recommendations on the most 
     efficient and economic means of developing, maintaining, and 
     continually modernizing aeronautical research and test 
     capabilities to meet current, planned, and prospective 
     military and civilian needs.

     SEC. 261. LIMITATION ON T-38 AVIONICS UPGRADE PROGRAM.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
     that, in evaluating proposals submitted in response to a 
     solicitation issued for a contract for the T-38 Avionics 
     Upgrade Program, the proposal of an entity may not be 
     considered unless--
       (1) in the case of an entity that conducts substantially 
     all of its business in a foreign country, the foreign country 
     provides equal access to similar contract solicitations in 
     that country to United States entities; and
       (2) in the case of an entity that conducts business in the 
     United States but that is owned or controlled by a foreign 
     government or by an entity incorporated in a foreign country, 
     the foreign government or foreign country of incorporation 
     provides equal access to similar contract solicitations in 
     that country to United States entities.
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``United States 
     entity'' means an entity that is owned or controlled by 
     persons a majority of whom are United States citizens.

     SEC. 262. CROSS REFERENCE TO CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE POLICY 
                   CONCERNING NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL 
                   BASE, REINVESTMENT, AND CONVERSION IN OPERATION 
                   OF DEFENSE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS.

       (a) Section 2358 Projects.--Section 2358(a)(2)(B) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by inserting before the 
     period the following: ``and advance the defense policies and 
     objectives specified in section 2501 of this title''.
       (b) Section 2371 Projects.--Section 2371(a) of such title 
     is amended by inserting before the period in the first 
     sentence the following: ``for the purpose of advancing the 
     defense policies and objectives specified in section 2501 of 
     this title''.

     SEC. 263. DEMILITARIZATION OF CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS, 
                   ROCKETS, AND EXPLOSIVES.

       Of the amount appropriated pursuant to the authorization in 
     section 201 for the joint Department of Defense-Department of 
     Energy munitions technology development program (PE 63225D), 
     $15,000,000 shall be available for cooperative development 
     and demonstration of processes that comply with applicable 
     environmental laws for the demilitarization and disposal of 
     unserviceable, obsolete, or nontreaty compliant munitions, 
     rocket motors, and explosives. In carrying out such 
     development and demonstration, the Secretary of Defense and 
     the Secretary of Energy should consider a number of potential 
     technologies, including super-critical water oxidation, 
     molten metal pyrolisis, plasma arc, catalytic fluidized-bed 
     oxidation, molten salt oxidation, incineration, critical 
     fluid extraction and ingredient recovery, and underground 
     contained burning.

     SEC. 264. FIBER OPTIC ACOUSTIC SENSOR SYSTEM.

       (a) Fiber Optic Acoustic Sensor System.--Of the amount 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization in section 201, 
     $28,181,000 shall be available for fiscal year 1996 for the 
     advanced submarine combat systems development program (PE 
     63504N). Of that amount, $6,900,000 shall be available for 
     research and development of a fiber optic acoustic sensor 
     system, including the development of common optical towed 
     arrays.
       (b) Offset.--The amount authorized in section 201 for the 
     advanced submarine systems development program (PE 63561N) is 
     hereby reduced by $6,900,000.

     SEC. 265. JOINT TARGETING SUPPORT SYSTEM TESTBED.

       (a) Joint Targeting Support System Testbed.--The amount 
     authorized in section 201(2) for theater mission planning 
     (project A1784) is hereby increased by $10,000,000, to be 
     used to establish a joint targeting support system testbed 
     (in PE 0204229N).
       (b) Offset.--The amount authorized in section 201(2) for 
     the Tomahawk (project A0545) is hereby reduced by 
     $10,000,000.
                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
     activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
     expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 
     maintenance in amounts as follows:
       (1) For the Army, $19,339,936,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $21,677,510,000.
       (3) For the Marine Corps, $2,603,622,000.
       (4) For the Air Force, $18,984,162,000.
       (5) For Defense-wide activities, $10,680,371,000.
       (6) For the Army Reserve, $1,139,591,000.
       (7) For the Naval Reserve, $838,042,000.
       (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $91,783,000.
       (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $1,507,447,000.
       (10) For the Army National Guard, $2,394,108,000.
       (11) For the Air National Guard, $2,734,221,000.
       (12) For the Defense Inspector General, $177,226,000.
       (13) For the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
     Forces, $6,521,000.
       (14) For Environmental Restoration, Defense, 
     $1,422,200,000.
       (15) For Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, 
     Defense-wide, $680,432,000.
       (16) For Medical Programs, Defense, $9,876,525,000.
       (17) For Summer Olympics, $15,000,000.
       (18) For Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, 
     $200,000,000.
       (19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid 
     programs, $50,000,000.

     SEC. 302. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
     activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
     providing capital for working capital and revolving funds in 
     amounts as follows:
       (1) For the Defense Business Operations Fund, $878,700,000.
       (2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund, $1,574,220,000.

     SEC. 303. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund 
     the sum of $59,120,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces 
     Retirement Home, including the United States Soldiers' and 
     Airmen's Home and the Naval Home.

     SEC. 304. OFFICE OF ECONOMIC ADJUSTMENT.

       Of the amount authorized in section 301(5) for Defense-wide 
     activities, $60,578,000 is for the Office of Economic 
     Adjustment of the Department of Defense.
              Subtitle B--Defense Business Operations Fund

     SEC. 311. CODIFICATION OF DEFENSE BUSINESS OPERATIONS FUND.

       (a) Management of Working-Capital Funds.--(1) Chapter 131 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after section 2215 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2216. Defense Business Operations Fund

       ``(a) Management of Working-Capital Funds and Certain 
     Activities.--The Secretary of Defense may manage the 
     performance of the working-capital funds and industrial, 
     commercial, and support type activities described in 
     subsection (b) through the fund known as the Defense Business 
     Operations Fund, which is established on the books of the 
     Treasury. Except for the funds and activities specified in 
     subsection (b), no other functions, activities, funds, or 
     accounts of the Department of Defense may be managed through 
     the Fund.
       ``(b) Funds and Activities Included.--The funds and 
     activities referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
       ``(1) Working-capital funds established under section 2208 
     of this title and in existence on December 5, 1991.
       ``(2) Those activities that, on December 5, 1991, were 
     funded through the use of a working-capital fund established 
     under that section.
       ``(3) The Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
       ``(4) The Defense Industrial Plant Equipment Center.
       ``(5) The Defense Commissary Agency.
       ``(6) The Defense Technical Information Service.
       ``(7) The Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service.
       ``(c) Separate Accounting, Reporting, and Auditing of Funds 
     and Activities.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall provide 
     in accordance with this subsection for separate accounting, 
     reporting, and auditing of funds and activities managed 
     through the Fund.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall maintain the separate identity of 
     each fund and activity managed through the Fund that (before 
     the establishment of the Fund) was managed as a separate fund 
     or activity.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall maintain separate records for 
     each function for which payment is made through the Fund and 
     which (before the establishment of the Fund) was paid 
     directly through appropriations, including the separate 
     identity of the appropriation account used to pay for the 
     performance of the function.
       ``(d) Charges for Goods and Services Provided Through the 
     Fund.--(1) Charges for goods and services provided through 
     the Fund shall include the following amounts:
       ``(A) Amounts necessary to recover the full costs of--
       ``(i) the development, implementation, operation, and 
     maintenance of systems supporting the wholesale supply and 
     maintenance activities of the Department of Defense; and
       ``(ii) the use of members of the armed forces in the 
     provision of the goods and services, computed by calculating, 
     to the maximum extent practicable, such costs as if employees 
     of the Department of Defense were used in the provision of 
     the goods and services.
       ``(B) Amounts for depreciation of capital assets, set in 
     accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
       ``(C) Amounts necessary to recover the full cost of the 
     operation of the Defense Finance Accounting Service.
       ``(2) Charges for goods and services provided through the 
     Fund may not include the following amounts:
       ``(A) Amounts necessary to recover the costs of a military 
     construction project (as defined in section 2801(b) of this 
     title), other than a minor construction project financed by 
     the Fund pursuant to section 2805(c)(1) of this title.
       ``(B) Amounts necessary to cover costs incurred in 
     connection with the closure or realignment of a military 
     installation.

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       ``(e) Capital Asset Subaccount.--(1) Amounts charged for 
     depreciation of capital assets pursuant to subsection 
     (d)(1)(B) shall be credited to a separate capital asset 
     subaccount established within the Fund.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may award contracts for 
     capital assets of the Fund in advance of the availability of 
     funds in the subaccount.
       ``(f) Procedures For Accumulation of Funds.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall establish billing procedures to ensure that 
     the balance in the Fund does not exceed the amount necessary 
     to provide for the working capital requirements of the Fund, 
     as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(g) Purchase From Other Sources.--The Secretary of 
     Defense or the Secretary of a military department may 
     purchase goods and services that are available for purchase 
     from the Fund from a source other than the Fund if the 
     Secretary determines that such source offers a more 
     competitive rate for the goods and services than the Fund 
     offers.
       ``(h) Annual Reports and Budget.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall annually submit to Congress, at the same time that the 
     President submits the budget under section 1105 of title 31, 
     the following:
       ``(1) A detailed report that contains a statement of all 
     receipts and disbursements of the Fund (including such a 
     statement for each subaccount of the Fund) for the year for 
     which the report is submitted.
       ``(2) A detailed proposed budget for the operation of the 
     Fund for the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted.
       ``(3) A comparison of the amounts actually expended for the 
     operation of the Fund for the previous fiscal year with the 
     amount proposed for the operation of the Fund for that fiscal 
     year in the President's budget.
       ``(4) A report on the capital asset subaccount of the Fund 
     that contains the following information:
       ``(A) The opening balance of the subaccount as of the 
     beginning of the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted.
       ``(B) The estimated amounts to be credited to the 
     subaccount in the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted.
       ``(C) The estimated amounts of outlays to be paid out of 
     the subaccount in the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted.
       ``(D) The estimated balance of the subaccount at the end of 
     the fiscal year in which the report is submitted.
       ``(E) A statement of how much of the estimated balance at 
     the end of the fiscal year in which the report is submitted 
     will be needed to pay outlays in the immediately following 
     fiscal year that are in excess of the amount to be credited 
     to the subaccount in the immediately following fiscal year.
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `capital assets' means the following capital 
     assets that have a development or acquisition cost of not 
     less than $15,000:
       ``(A) Minor construction projects financed by the Fund 
     pursuant to section 2805(c)(1) of this title.
       ``(B) Automatic data processing equipment, software, other 
     equipment, and other capital improvements.
       ``(2) The term `Fund' means the Defense Business Operations 
     Fund.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     2215 the following new item:

``2216. Defense Business Operations Fund.''.
       (b) Conforming Repeals.--The following provisions of law 
     are hereby repealed:
       (1) Subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) of section 311 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 2208 note).
       (2) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 333 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 
     103-160; 10 U.S.C. 2208 note).
       (3) Section 342 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 2208 
     note).
       (4) Section 316 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 10 U.S.C. 
     2208 note).
       (5) Section 8121 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1992 (Public Law 102-172; 10 U.S.C. 2208 
     note).

     SEC. 312. RETENTION OF CENTRALIZED MANAGEMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   BUSINESS OPERATIONS FUND AND PROHIBITION ON 
                   FURTHER EXPANSION OF FUND.

       (a) Centralized Management.--Subsection (a) of section 2216 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 311(a), 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary of 
     Defense''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Management of the Fund, including management of cash 
     balances in the Fund, shall be exercised in the Office of the 
     Secretary of Defense under the immediate authority of the 
     Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller). The Fund shall be 
     treated as a single account for purposes of subchapter III of 
     chapter 13 and subchapter II of chapter 15 of title 31.''.
       (b) Expansion of Fund.--Such subsection is further amended 
     by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following new 
     sentence: ``The Secretary may not convert to management 
     through the Fund any function, activity, fund, or account of 
     the Department of Defense that is not managed through the 
     Fund as of the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996.''.

     SEC. 313. CHARGES FOR GOODS AND SERVICES PROVIDED THROUGH 
                   DEFENSE BUSINESS OPERATIONS FUND AND 
                   TERMINATION OF ADVANCE BILLING PRACTICES.

       (a) Charges Included.--Paragraph (1)(A)(ii) of subsection 
     (d) of section 2216 of title 10, United States Code, as added 
     by section 311(a), is amended by striking out ``as if 
     employees of the Department of Defense were used in the 
     provision of the goods and services'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``using the pay and allowances of the members''.
       (b) Charges Excluded.--Paragraph (2) of such subsection is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Amounts necessary to recover the costs of functions 
     designated by the Secretary of Defense as mission critical, 
     such as ammunition handling safety, and amounts for ancillary 
     tasks not directly related to the mission of the function or 
     activity managed through the Fund.''.
       (c) Termination of Advance Billing Practices.--Such 
     subsection is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) After September 30, 1996, functions and activities 
     managed through the Fund may not use advance billing in the 
     provision of goods and services to customers.''.

     SEC. 314. ANNUAL PROPOSED BUDGET FOR OPERATION OF DEFENSE 
                   BUSINESS OPERATIONS FUND.

       Subsection (h)(2) of section 2216 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by section 311(a), is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new sentence: ``The proposed budget 
     shall include the amount necessary to cover the operating 
     losses, if any, of the Fund for the previous fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 315. REDUCTION IN REQUESTS FOR TRANSPORTATION FUNDED 
                   THROUGH DEFENSE BUSINESS OPERATIONS FUND.

       (a) Reduction.--The Secretary of Defense shall direct the 
     heads of Defense-wide activities and the Secretaries of the 
     military departments to reduce requests during fiscal year 
     1996 for purchasing transportation from the transportation 
     accounts of the Defense Business Operations Fund by 
     $70,000,000 below the level of such requests during fiscal 
     year 1995. The rates charged for transportation funded 
     through the Defense Business Operations Fund shall be reduced 
     to reflect the effect of the reduced requests on overhead 
     costs.
       (b) Report Required.--Not later than March 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     regarding--
       (1) the effect on the Defense transportation organization 
     of implementing certain consolidation proposals, such as the 
     elimination of duplication in the component command 
     structure; and
       (2) the extent that transportation overhead, the cost of 
     which is passed on to customers, can be significantly reduced 
     without adversely affecting mobilization requirements.
                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

     SEC. 321. CLARIFICATION OF SERVICES AND PROPERTY THAT MAY BE 
                   EXCHANGED TO BENEFIT THE HISTORICAL COLLECTION 
                   OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       Section 2572(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     in paragraph (1) by striking out ``not needed by the armed 
     forces'' and all that follows through the end of the 
     paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``not 
     needed by the armed forces for any of the following items or 
     services if they directly benefit the historical collection 
     of the armed forces:
       ``(A) Similar items held by any individual, organization, 
     institution, agency, or nation.
       ``(B) Conservation supplies, equipment, facilities, or 
     systems.
       ``(C) Search, salvage, or transportation services.
       ``(D) Restoration, conservation, or preservation services.
       ``(E) Educational programs.''.

     SEC. 322. ADDITION OF AMOUNTS CREDITABLE TO DEFENSE 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ACCOUNT.

       Section 2703(e) of title 10, United States Code is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(e) Amounts Recovered.--The following amounts shall be 
     credited to the transfer account:
       ``(1) Amounts recovered under section 107 of CERCLA for 
     response actions of the Secretary.
       ``(2) Any other amounts recovered by the Secretary or the 
     Secretary of the military department concerned from a 
     contractor, insurer, surety, or other person to reimburse the 
     Department of Defense for any expenditure for environmental 
     response activities.''.

     SEC. 323. REPEAL OF CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL EDUCATION PROGRAMS.

       Sections 1333 and 1334 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 
     10 U.S.C. 2701 note) are repealed.

     SEC. 324. REPEAL OF LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF AMOUNTS 
                   TRANSFERRED FROM ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION 
                   TRANSFER ACCOUNT.

       (a) Repeal of Limitation.--Section 2703 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is further amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d), subsection (e) (as 
     amended by section 322), and subsection (f) as subsections 
     (c), (d), and (e), respectively.

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       (b) Effect on Contracts.--Nothing in the amendment made by 
     subsection (a) shall be considered to negate or invalidate 
     any legal protection or legal defense available to the 
     Department of Defense under ``force majeure'' clauses in 
     environmental restoration contracts or agreements existing on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 325. ELIMINATION OF AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER AMOUNTS FOR 
                   TOXICOLOGICAL PROFILES.

       Section 2704 of title 10, United States Code, is amended in 
     subsections (c) and (d)(3)--
       (1) by striking out ``, such sums from amounts appropriated 
     to the Department of Defense,''; and
       (2) by striking out ``, including the manner for 
     transferring funds and personnel and for coordination of 
     activities under this section''.

     SEC. 326. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON USE OF DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   RESTORATION ACCOUNT.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense 
     should make every effort to limit, by the end of fiscal year 
     1997, spending for administration, support, studies, and 
     investigations associated with the Defense Environmental 
     Restoration Account to 20 percent of the total funding for 
     that account.
Subtitle D--Civilian Employees and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality 
                               Employees

     SEC. 331. MANAGEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN 
                   PERSONNEL.

       Section 129 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``(including any limitation on full-time 
     equivalent positions)'' before the period at the end of the 
     second sentence; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     Secretary shall not be required to make a reduction in the 
     number of full-time equivalent positions in the Department of 
     Defense unless such reduction is necessary due to a reduction 
     in funds available to the Department or is required under a 
     law that is enacted after the date of the enactment of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 and 
     that refers specifically to this subsection.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) With respect to each budget activity within an 
     appropriation for any fiscal year for operations and 
     maintenance, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that there 
     are employed during that fiscal year employees in the number, 
     and of the type and with the skill mix, that are necessary to 
     carry out the functions within that budget activity for which 
     funds are provided for that fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 332. MANAGEMENT OF DEPOT EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Depot Employees.--Chapter 146 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 2472. Management of depot employees

       ``(a) Prohibition on Management by End Strength.--The 
     civilian employees of the Department of Defense involved in 
     the depot-level maintenance and repair of materiel may not be 
     managed on the basis of any end-strength constraint or 
     limitation on the number of such employees who may be 
     employed on the last day of a fiscal year. Such employees 
     shall be managed solely on the basis of the available 
     workload and the funds made available for such depot-level 
     maintenance and repair.
       ``(b) Annual Report.--Not later than 60 days after the 
     beginning of each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the number of employees employed 
     and expected to be employed by the Department of Defense 
     during that fiscal year to perform depot-level maintenance 
     and repair of materiel. The report shall indicate whether 
     that number is sufficient to perform the depot-level 
     maintenance and repair functions for which funds have been 
     appropriated for that fiscal year for performance by 
     Department of Defense employees.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 146 of such title is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new item:

``2472. Management of depot employees.''.

     SEC. 333. CONVERSION TO PERFORMANCE BY CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF 
                   ACTIVE-DUTY POSITIONS.

       (a) Conversion to Civilian Performance.--During fiscal year 
     1996, the Secretary of Defense shall change to performance by 
     employees of the Department of Defense the performance of not 
     less than 10,000 positions in the Department of Defense that, 
     as of September 30, 1995, were designated to be performed by 
     members of the Armed Forces on active duty.
       (b) Implementation Plan.--Not later than March 31, 1996, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives a plan for the 
     implementation of subsection (a).

     SEC. 334. PERSONNEL ACTIONS INVOLVING EMPLOYEES OF 
                   NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITIES.

       (a) Clarification of Definition of Nonappropriated Fund 
     Instrumentality Employee.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 1587 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence: ``Such term includes a 
     civilian employee of a support organization within the 
     Department of Defense or a military department, such as the 
     Defense Finance and Accounting Service, who is paid from 
     nonappropriated funds on account of the nature of the 
     employee's duties.''.
       (b) Direct Reporting of Violations.--Subsection (e) of such 
     section is amended in the second sentence by inserting before 
     the period the following: ``and to permit the direct 
     reporting of alleged violations of subsection (b) to the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Defense''.
       (c) Technical Amendment.--Subsection (a)(1) of such section 
     is further amended by striking out ``Navy Resale and Services 
     Support Office'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Navy 
     Exchange Service Command''.
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1587. Employees of nonappropriated fund 
       instrumentalities: personnel actions''.

       (2) The item relating to section 1587 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 81 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``1587. Employees of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities: personnel 
              actions.''.

     SEC. 335. LIMITATION ON PROVISION OF OVERSEAS LIVING QUARTERS 
                   ALLOWANCES FOR NONAPPROPRIATED FUND 
                   INSTRUMENTALITY EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Conforming Allowance to Allowances for Other Civilian 
     Employees.--Subject to subsection (b), any overseas living 
     quarters allowance paid from nonappropriated funds and 
     provided to a nonappropriated fund instrumentality employee 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act may not exceed 
     the amount of a quarters allowance provided under subchapter 
     III of chapter 59 of title 5 to a similarly situated civilian 
     employee of the Department of Defense paid from appropriated 
     funds.
       (b) Application to Certain Current Employees.--In the case 
     of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality employee who, as of 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, receives an overseas 
     living quarters allowance under any other authority, 
     subsection (a) shall apply to such employee only after the 
     earlier of--
       (1) September 30, 1998; or
       (2) the date on which the employee otherwise ceases to be 
     eligible for such an allowance under such other authority.
       (c) Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Employee 
     Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``nonappropriated fund instrumentality employee'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 1587(a)(1) of title 10, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 336. OVERTIME EXEMPTION FOR NONAPPROPRIATED FUND 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       Section 6121(2) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(2) `employee' has the meaning given it by section 
     2105(a) and also includes those paid from nonappropriated 
     funds of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Navy Ship's 
     Stores Ashore, Navy exchanges, Marine Corps exchanges, Coast 
     Guard exchanges, and other instrumentalities of the United 
     States under the jurisdiction of the armed forces conducted 
     for the comfort, pleasure, contentment, and mental and 
     physical improvement of personnel of the armed forces;''.

     SEC. 337. CONTINUED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.

       Section 8905a(d)(4) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, or a voluntary 
     separation from a surplus position,'' after ``an involuntary 
     separation from a position''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) For the purpose of this paragraph, `surplus position' 
     means a position which is identified in pre-reduction in 
     force planning as no longer required, and which is expected 
     to be eliminated under formal reduction-in-force 
     procedures.''.

     SEC. 338. CREDITABILITY OF CERTAIN NAFI SERVICE UNDER THE 
                   FEDERAL EMPLOYEES' RETIREMENT SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsections (b) and (c), upon 
     application to the Office of Personnel Management, any 
     individual who, on the date of making such application, is an 
     employee within the Department of Defense or the legislative 
     branch of the Government shall be allowed credit under 
     chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code (for purposes of 
     benefits payable out of the Fund) for any service if--
       (1) such service was performed by such individual as an 
     employee of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the 
     Department of Defense or the Coast Guard, described in 
     section 2105(c) of such title; and
       (2) such individual has served continuously, since moving 
     (after December 31, 1986, and without a break in service of 
     more than 3 days) from a nonappropriated fund instrumentality 
     referred to in paragraph (1), in--
       (A) the Department of Defense; or
       (B) the legislative branch of the Government.
       (b) Conditions.--An individual may not be allowed credit 
     for service under this section unless--
       (1) an application is filed before the deadline under 
     subsection (c);
       (2) such individual has been subject to chapter 84 of title 
     5, United States Code, since moving in the manner described 
     in subsection (a)(2); and

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       (3) such individual deposits to the credit of the Fund an 
     amount equal to 1.3 percent of the basic pay paid to such 
     individual for such service, with interest (computed in 
     accordance with paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 8334(e) of 
     title 5, United States Code).
       (c) Deadline.--An application under this section may not be 
     filed after--
       (1) the end of the 6-month period beginning on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act; or
       (2) if earlier, the date on which a written determination 
     is made by the Office of Personnel Management that the 
     actuarial present value of all benefits payable as a result 
     of the enactment of this section has reached $50,000,000.
       (d) Regulations.--The Office of Personnel Management shall 
     prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out this 
     section.
       (e) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``Fund'' means the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 
     Fund under section 8348 of title 5, United States Code.
  Subtitle E--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities

     SEC. 341. OPERATION OF COMMISSARY STORE SYSTEM.

       (a) Cooperation With Other Entities.--Section 2482 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking out ``private'';
       (2) by inserting ``(a) Private Operation.--'' before 
     ``Private persons''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Contracts With Other Agencies and 
     Instrumentalities.--(1) The Defense Commissary Agency, and 
     other agencies of the Department of Defense that support the 
     operation of the commissary store system, may enter into 
     contracts or other agreements with other appropriated fund or 
     nonappropriated fund instrumentalities of the Department of 
     Defense or other departments or agencies of the United States 
     to facilitate efficiency in the management and operation of 
     the commissary store system.
       ``(2) A commissary store operated by a nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentality shall be operated in accordance with section 
     2484 of this title. Subject to such section, the Secretary of 
     Defense may authorize a transfer of goods, supplies, and 
     facilities of, and funds appropriated for, the Defense 
     Commissary Agency to a nonappropriated fund instrumentality 
     operating a commissary store.''.
       (b) Authorization for Distributors to Serve as Vendor 
     Agents.--Such section is further amended by adding after 
     subsection (b), as added by subsection (a), the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Payments to Vendor Agents.--If a distributor for a 
     vendor of resale products under contract to the Defense 
     Commissary Agency is designated as an agent by and for the 
     vendor, the distributor may invoice the agency and accept 
     payments from the agency under the vendor's contract. A 
     distributor designated as a agent for purposes of this 
     subsection may request payment for more than one product of 
     the vendor on the same invoice. All payments made by the 
     agency to a distributor designated by a vendor as the 
     vendor's agent shall be considered payments under the 
     vendor's contract, and the payments shall fulfill the payment 
     obligations of the United States in the same manner as if the 
     payments had been made directly to the vendor.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to such section 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 147 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:

``2482. Commissary stores: operation.''.

     SEC. 342. PRICING POLICIES FOR COMMISSARY STORE MERCHANDISE.

       Section 2486(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``each item'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``items''; and
       (2) by striking out ``actual product cost of the item'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``total average product cost of 
     merchandise sold''.

     SEC. 343. LIMITED RELEASE OF COMMISSARY STORES SALES 
                   INFORMATION TO MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND 
                   OTHER VENDORS DOING BUSINESS WITH DEFENSE 
                   COMMISSARY AGENCY.

       Section 2487(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     in the second sentence by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``unless the agreement is between the Defense 
     Commissary Agency and a manufacturer, distributor, or other 
     vendor doing business with the Agency and is restricted to 
     information directly related to merchandise provided by that 
     manufacturer, distributor, or vendor''.

     SEC. 344. ECONOMICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DISTILLED SPIRITS BY 
                   NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITIES.

       (a) Economical Distribution.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 
     2488 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after ``most competitive source'' the following: ``and 
     distributed in the most economical manner''.
       (b) Determination of Most Economical Distribution Method.--
     Such section is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c)(1) In the case of covered alcoholic beverage 
     purchases of distilled spirits, to determine whether a 
     nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of 
     Defense represents the most economical method of distribution 
     to package stores, the Secretary of Defense shall consider 
     all components of the distribution costs incurred by the 
     nonappropriated fund instrumentality, such as overhead costs 
     (including management, logistics, administration, 
     depreciation, and utilities), the costs of carrying 
     inventory, and handling and distribution costs.
       ``(2) If the use of a private distributor would subject 
     covered alcoholic beverage purchases of distilled spirits to 
     direct or indirect State taxation, a nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentality shall be considered to be the most economical 
     method of distribution regardless the results of the 
     determination under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) The Secretary shall use the agencies performing audit 
     functions on behalf of the armed forces and the Inspector 
     General of the Department of Defense to make determinations 
     under this subsection.''.

     SEC. 345. TRANSPORTATION BY COMMISSARIES AND EXCHANGES TO 
                   OVERSEAS LOCATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 157 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2643. Commissary and exchange services: transportation 
       overseas

       ``The Secretary of Defense shall give the officials 
     responsible for operation of commissaries and military 
     exchanges the authority to negotiate directly with private 
     carriers for the most cost-effective transportation of 
     commissary and exchange supplies by sea without relying on 
     the Military Sealift Command or the Military Traffic 
     Management Command. Section 2631 of this title, regarding the 
     preference for vessels of the United States or belonging to 
     the United States in the transportation of supplies by sea, 
     shall apply to the negotiation of transportation contracts 
     under the authority of this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2643. Commissary and exchange services: transportation overseas.''.

     SEC. 346. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM FOR UNIFORM FUNDING OF 
                   MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES AT 
                   CERTAIN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Demonstration Program Required.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall conduct a demonstration program at six military 
     installations, under which funds appropriated for the support 
     of morale, welfare, and recreation programs at the 
     installations are combined with nonappropriated funds 
     available for such programs and treated as nonappropriated 
     funds. Under this demonstration program, the combined 
     appropriated funds shall be expended pursuant to the laws and 
     regulations that apply to nonappropriated funds.
       (b) Covered Military Installations.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall select two military installations from each 
     military department to participate in the demonstration 
     program.
       (c) Effect on Civilian Employees.--Civilian employees of 
     the Department of Defense who are normally paid using the 
     appropriated funds that are combined under subsection (a) 
     shall be considered to be nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentality employees unless they continue to be paid 
     using other appropriated funds. Any converted employee shall 
     automatically revert to the employee's former status at the 
     end of the program or upon any action by management to 
     terminate the employee, whichever occurs first. Any converted 
     employee shall retain retirement and medical benefits under 
     the employee's former status.
       (d) Period of Demonstration Program.--The demonstration 
     program shall terminate at the end of the first full fiscal 
     year beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (e) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the end of the 
     demonstration program, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report describing the results of the 
     demonstration program.

     SEC. 347. CONTINUED OPERATION OF BASE EXCHANGE MART AT FORT 
                   WORTH NAVAL AIR STATION AND AUTHORITY TO EXPAND 
                   BASE EXCHANGE MART PROGRAM.

       (a) Continued Operation of Base Exchange Mart.--Section 375 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2736) is amended by 
     striking out ``, until December 31, 1995,''.
       (b) Expansion of Base Exchange Mart Program.--(1) Subject 
     to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Defense may provide for 
     the operation by a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of 
     not more than ten combined exchange and commissary stores, in 
     which groceries are sold at five percent above cost and other 
     items are sold at the typical military exchange markup.
       (2) The Secretary may select a military installation as the 
     location for a combined exchange and commissary store only 
     if--
       (A) the installation has been or is selected for closure or 
     realignment; or
       (B) the continued operation of a separate military exchange 
     and commissary store at the installation is not economically 
     feasible.
       (3) If a nonappropriated fund instrumentality incurs a loss 
     in operating a commissary store as a result of the pricing 
     requirements specified in paragraph (1), the

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     Secretary may authorize a transfer of funds appropriated for 
     the Defense Commissary Agency to the nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentality to offset the loss. However, the total amount 
     of appropriated funds transferred during a fiscal year to 
     support the operation of a commissary store may not exceed an 
     amount equal to 25 percent of the appropriated funds provided 
     during the last full year of operation of the commissary 
     store by the Defense Commissary Agency.
       (4) The combined military exchange and commissary stores 
     authorized under this subsection shall include the combined 
     military exchange and commissary store operated at the Naval 
     Air Station Fort Worth, Joint Reserve Center, Carswell Field, 
     Texas.
       (5) For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``nonappropriated fund instrumentality'' means the Army and 
     Air Force Exchange Service, Navy Exchange Service Command, 
     Marine Corps exchanges, or any other instrumentality of the 
     United States under the jurisdiction of the Armed Forces 
     which is conducted for the comfort, pleasure, contentment, or 
     physical or mental improvement of members of the Armed 
     Forces.

     SEC. 348. UNIFORM DEFERRED PAYMENTS PROGRAM FOR MILITARY 
                   EXCHANGES.

       (a) Use of Commercial Banking Institutions.--As soon as 
     possible after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall endeavor to enter into an 
     agreement with a commercial banking institution under which 
     the commercial banking institution will fund and operate the 
     deferred payment programs of the Army and Air Force Exchange 
     Service and Navy Exchange Service Command. To ease the 
     transition to commercial operation, the Secretary may 
     initially limit the agreement to one of the two military 
     exchange services.
       (b) Uniform Exchange Credit Program.--Not later than 
     January 1, 1997, the Secretary shall establish a uniform 
     deferred payment program for use in all military exchanges to 
     replace the separate deferred payment programs currently 
     operated by the Army and Air Force Exchange Service and Navy 
     Exchange Service Command.
       (c) Report.--Not later than December 31, 1995, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     describing the implementation of this section.

     SEC. 349. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO OFFSET EXPENSES INCURRED 
                   BY ARMY AND AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICE ON 
                   ACCOUNT OF TROOP REDUCTIONS IN EUROPE.

       Of funds authorized to be appropriated under section 
     301(5), not more than $70,000,000 shall be available to the 
     Secretary of Defense for transfer to the Army and Air Force 
     Exchange Service to offset expenses incurred by the Army and 
     Air Force Exchange Service on account of reductions in the 
     number of members of the United States Armed Forces assigned 
     to permanent duty ashore in Europe.

     SEC. 350. STUDY REGARDING IMPROVING EFFICIENCIES IN OPERATION 
                   OF MILITARY EXCHANGES AND OTHER MORALE, 
                   WELFARE, AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES AND 
                   COMMISSARY STORES.

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
     a study regarding the manner in which greater efficiencies 
     can be achieved in the operation of--
       (1) military exchanges;
       (2) other instrumentalities of the United States under the 
     jurisdiction of the Armed Forces which are conducted for the 
     comfort, pleasure, contentment, or physical or mental 
     improvement of members of the Armed Forces; and
       (3) commissary stores.
       (b) Report of Study.--Not later than March 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     describing the results of the study and containing such 
     recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     implement efficiency-building options identified in the 
     study.

     SEC. 351. EXTENSION OF DEADLINE FOR CONVERSION OF NAVY SHIPS' 
                   STORES TO OPERATION AS NONAPPROPRIATED FUND 
                   INSTRUMENTALITIES.

       (a) Extension.--Section 371(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 
     10 U.S.C. 7604 note) is amended by striking out ``December 
     31, 1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``December 31, 
     1996''.
       (b) Inspector General Review.--Not later than April 1, 
     1996, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report--
       (1) evaluating the costs and benefits of converting the 
     operation of all Navy ships' stores to operation by the Navy 
     Exchange Service Command, as required by section 371(a) of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 
     (Public Law 103-160; 10 U.S.C. 7604 note); and
       (2) reviewing the Navy Audit Agency report regarding such 
     conversion prepared pursuant to section 374 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 
     103-337; 108 Stat. 2736).
                      Subtitle F--Contracting Out

     SEC. 357. PROCUREMENT OF ELECTRICITY FROM MOST ECONOMICAL 
                   SOURCE.

       (a) Procurement of Electricity.--(1) Chapter 147 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     2483 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2483a. Procurement of electricity from most economical 
       source

       ``The Secretary of Defense shall procure electricity for 
     use on military installations and by other activities and 
     functions of the Department of Defense from the most 
     economical source, as determined by the Secretary. The 
     Secretary shall make the determination required by this 
     section in the manner provided in section 2462 of this 
     title.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     2483 the following new item:

``2483a. Procurement of electricity from most economical source.''.
       (b) Effective Date; Rule of Construction.--The amendment 
     made by subsection (a) shall take effect on March 1, 1996, 
     except that the amendment shall not be construed to require 
     the termination of any contract for the purchase of 
     electricity for the Department of Defense entered into before 
     that date.

     SEC. 358. PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN COMMODITIES FROM MOST 
                   ECONOMICAL SOURCE.

       (a) Procurement of Supplies.--In the case of supplies for 
     the Department of Defense procured through the General 
     Services Administration as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall procure such 
     supplies from another source if the Secretary determines that 
     the source can provide the supplies at a lower cost. The 
     Secretary shall make the determinations required by this 
     section in the manner provided in section 2462 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (b) Effective Date; Rule of Construction.--The amendment 
     made by subsection (a) shall take effect on March 1, 1996, 
     except that the amendment shall not be construed to require 
     the termination of any contract between the Secretary of 
     Defense and the General Services Administration entered into 
     before that date.

     SEC. 359. COMMERCIAL PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND DUPLICATION 
                   SERVICES.

       Consistent with the requirements of title 44, United States 
     Code, during fiscal year 1996, the Defense Printing Service 
     shall competitively procure a minimum of 70 percent of its 
     printing and duplication services.

     SEC. 360. DIRECT DELIVERY OF ASSORTED CONSUMABLE INVENTORY 
                   ITEMS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       To reduce the expense and necessity of maintaining 
     extensive warehouses for consumable inventory items of the 
     Department of Defense, the Secretary of Defense shall arrange 
     for direct vendor delivery of food, clothing, medical and 
     pharmaceutical supplies, automotive, electrical, fuel, and 
     construction supplies, and other consumable inventory items 
     for military installations throughout the United States. The 
     Secretary shall complete implementation of this direct vendor 
     delivery system not later than September 30, 1996.

     SEC. 361. PRIVATE OPERATION OF FUNCTIONS OF DEFENSE 
                   REUTILIZATION AND MARKETING SERVICE.

       (a) Solicitation of Proposals.--(1) Not later than March 
     15, 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall solicit for the 
     selected performance by commercial entities of those 
     functions of the Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service, 
     a unit of the Defense Logistics Agency, for which the 
     Secretary determines that privatization would result in cost 
     savings for the United States and the generation of 
     additional revenues for the United States.
       (b) Report on Retention of Functions.--Not later than 
     January 15, 1996, the Secretary shall submit a report to the 
     Congress describing those functions of the Defense 
     Reutilization and Marketing Service that the Secretary 
     believes should be currently retained for exclusive 
     performance by civilian employees of the Department of 
     Defense or military personnel and the reasons why such 
     functions should be so retained.

     SEC. 362. PRIVATE OPERATION OF PAYROLL FUNCTIONS OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FOR PAYMENT OF CIVILIAN 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Plan on Contracting Out.--Not later than March 1, 1996, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a plan 
     regarding private operation of payroll functions for civilian 
     employees of the Department of Defense.
       (b) Implementation.--Not later than October 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary shall implement the plan developed under subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 363. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY UNDERDEDUCTIONS 
                   AND OVERPAYMENTS MADE TO VENDORS.

       (a) Demonstration Program Required.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall conduct a demonstration program at the Defense 
     Personnel Support Center, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to 
     evaluate the feasibility of using private contractors to 
     audit accounting and procurement records of the Department of 
     Defense to identify moneys due the United States because of 
     underdeductions and overpayments made to vendors. Pursuant to 
     an agreement between the Secretary and one or more private 
     contractors selected by the Secretary, the contractors shall 
     perform an audit of accounting and procurement records of the 
     Department for at least fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995 
     using commercial sector data processing techniques, which 
     would compare purchase documents and agreements with vendor 
     invoices to discover discrepancies in allowances, pricing, 
     discounts, billback allowances, backhaul allowances, and 
     freight routing instructions. The audit shall also attempt to 
     identify duplicate payments and unauthorized invoice charges.

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       (b) Bonus Payment.--From amounts made available to conduct 
     the demonstration program, the Secretary may pay the 
     contractors a negotiated amount not to exceed 25 percent of 
     all amounts recovered as a result of the audit.
       (c) Availability of Funds.--From amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to section 301(5), not more than 
     $5,000,000 shall be available to cover the costs of the 
     demonstration program, including the cost of any bonus 
     payment under subsection (b).

     SEC. 364. PILOT PROGRAM TO EVALUATE POTENTIAL FOR PRIVATE 
                   OPERATION OF OVERSEAS DEPENDENTS' SCHOOLS.

       (a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Defense may conduct a 
     pilot program to assess the feasibility of using private 
     contractors to operate schools of the defense dependents' 
     education system established under section 1402(a) of the 
     Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921(a)).
       (b) Selection of School for Program.--If the Secretary of 
     Defense conducts the pilot program, the Secretary shall 
     select one school of the defense dependents' education system 
     for participation in the program. Under the pilot program, 
     the Secretary shall provide for the operation of the school 
     by an appropriate private contractor for not less than one 
     complete school year.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the end of the 
     first school year in which the pilot program is conducted, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on 
     the results of the program. The report shall include the 
     recommendation of the Secretary with respect to the extent to 
     which other schools of the defense dependents' education 
     system should be operated by private contractors.

     SEC. 365. PILOT PROGRAM FOR EVALUATION OF IMPROVED DEFENSE 
                   TRAVEL PROCESSING PROTOTYPES.

       (a) Pilot Program Required; Location.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), shall conduct a pilot program regarding two 
     prototype tests of commercial travel applications to 
     determine the best approach for the Department of Defense 
     Travel System.
       (2) The Secretary shall conduct the pilot program at six 
     military installations containing approximately equal numbers 
     of members of the Armed Forces. Two installations shall be 
     selected from each military department.
       (b) Description of Prototype Tests.--The two respective 
     tests shall be as follows:
       (1) In this test, three installations (one for each 
     military department), with the Department of Defense acting 
     as its own integrator, will implement the travel processes 
     proposed by the task force on travel management chartered by 
     the Secretary of Defense in July 1994, and will offer 
     specific business opportunities in the services areas 
     currently utilized, namely reservations and credit card 
     technologies.
       (2) In this test, three installations (one for each 
     military department), will contract out their entire travel 
     process, reserving only essential elements, such as travel 
     authorization, for performance by employees of the Department 
     of Defense. Particular attention will be focused on the 
     ability of the vendor to integrate all processes into a 
     responsive, reasonably priced, uniform travel system.
       (c) Conduct of Tests.--The two prototype tests shall be 
     conducted as follows:
       (1) Each test must accommodate the guidelines for travel 
     management issued by the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller).
       (2) The tests must take no more than 60 days to set up and 
     be operational for one year.
       (d) Evaluation Criteria.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish evaluation criteria that include, at a minimum--
       (1) aligning travel policy and cost estimates with mission 
     at the point of reservation;
       (2) using fully integrated solutions envisioned by the 
     Department of Defense travel reengineering report of January 
     1995;
       (3) matching credit card data and reservation data with 
     cost estimate data;
       (4) matching data with a trip pro forma plan to eliminate 
     the need for further approvals; and
       (5) a responsive and flexible management information system 
     for managers at all levels to monitor travel expenses 
     throughout the year, budget accurately for any future year, 
     and assess cost and value relationship regarding temporary 
     duty travel for each mission.
       (e) Plan for Program.--Before conducting the pilot program, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan for the program 
     that addresses the following:
       (1) The purposes of the prototype test, including the 
     objective of reducing the total costs of managing travel by 
     at least one-half.
       (2) The methodology, duration, and anticipated costs, 
     including an arrangement whereby the contractor would receive 
     its agreed upon contract payment plus an additional 
     negotiated amount not to exceed 50 percent of the dollar 
     savings achieved in excess of the objective specified in 
     paragraph (1).
       (3) A specific citation to any provision or law, rule, or 
     regulation that, if not waived, would prohibit the conduct of 
     the program or any part of the program.
       (4) The evaluation mechanism required by subsection (d).
       (5) A provision for implementing the most successful 
     prototype Department-wide, based upon final assessment of 
     results.

     SEC. 366. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PRIVATE OPERATION OF CONSOLIDATED 
                   INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY FUNCTIONS OF DEPARTMENT 
                   OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Pilot Program Required.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     shall enter into discussions with private sector entities for 
     the purpose of issuing a request for proposal to establish a 
     pilot program to test and evaluate the cost savings and 
     efficiencies of private operation of all information 
     technology services for the Department of Defense currently 
     being consolidated in Defense MegaCenters. The negotiations 
     shall be conducted so that the request for proposal may be 
     issued within 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (2) The minimum workload to be contracted out in the pilot 
     program shall be equivalent to the workload of at least three 
     Defense MegaCenters.
       (b) Establishment and Duration.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall implement private operations under the pilot program 
     within one year after the date of the enactment of this Act. 
     The pilot program shall operate for not more than a three-
     year period after implementation.
       (c) Goal of Program.--The goal of the pilot program is to 
     receive proposals from private sector entities that, if 
     implemented, would reduce operating costs to the Department 
     of Defense for information technology functions by at least 
     35 percent in comparison to annual operating cost as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Plan of Program.--Before conducting the pilot program, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan for the program 
     that addresses the following:
       (1) The purposes of the program.
       (2) The methodology, duration, and anticipated costs of the 
     program, including the cost of an arrangement whereby the 
     private contractor would receive the agreed upon contract 
     payment plus an additional negotiated amount not to exceed 50 
     percent of the dollar savings achieved in excess of the goal 
     specified in subsection (c).
       (3) A specific citation to any provisions of law, rule, or 
     regulation that, if not waived, would prohibit the conduct of 
     the program or any part of the program.
       (4) An evaluation mechanism for the program.
       (5) A provision for expanding the program to all 
     information technology functions of the Department of 
     Defense, based upon final assessment of the results of the 
     program.
       (e) Suspension of Further Consolidation.--Until the 
     completion of the pilot program and submission of the final 
     report required under subsection (f)(2), none of the funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Defense for a fiscal year 
     after fiscal year 1995 may be used to reduce the number of 
     data centers of the Department of Defense to fewer than the 
     16 Defense MegaCenters identified as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (f) Reporting Requirements.--(1) Not later than six months 
     after commencing contracting out activities under the pilot 
     program, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an 
     initial assessment report regarding the implementation of the 
     pilot program.
       (2) The Secretary shall submit to Congress a final 
     assessment report, including a recommendation for expanding 
     the program as appropriate, not later than one year after 
     commencing contracting out activities under the pilot 
     program.

     SEC. 367. INCREASED RELIANCE ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

       (a) General Rule.--The Secretary of Defense shall endeavor 
     to carry out through an entity in the private sector any 
     activity to provide a commercial product or service for the 
     Department of Defense if--
       (1) the product or service can be provided through a source 
     in the private sector; and
       (2) an adequate competitive environment exists to provide 
     for economical accomplishment of the function by the private 
     sector.
       (b) Applicability.--(1) Subsection (a) shall not be 
     construed to apply to any commercial product or service with 
     respect to which the Secretary of Defense determines that--
       (A) production, manufacture, or provision of that product 
     or service by the Government is necessary for reasons of 
     national security; or
       (B) the product or service is so inherently governmental in 
     nature that it is in the public interest to require 
     production or performance, respectively, by the Department of 
     Defense.
       (2) A determination under paragraph (1) shall be made in 
     accordance with regulations prescribed under subsection (c).
       (c) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
     regulations for the purposes of this section. Such 
     regulations shall be prescribed in consultation with the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
       (d) Report.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall identify 
     all activities of the Department of Defense that are carried 
     out to provide commercial products or services for the 
     Department of Defense and that are carried out by personnel 
     of the Department of Defense (other than activities specified 
     by the Secretary pursuant to subsection (b)).
       (2) The Secretary shall transmit to Congress, not later 
     than April 15, 1996, a report on matters relating to 
     increased use of the private sector for the performance of 
     commercial functions for the Department of Defense. The 
     report shall include a list of all activities identified 
     under paragraph (1) and indicate, for each activity, whether 
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     retary proposes to convert the performance of such activity 
     to performance by the private sector and, if not, the reasons 
     why.
       (3) The report shall include--
       (A) a description of the advantages and disadvantages of 
     using contractor personnel, rather than employees of the 
     Department of Defense, to perform functions of the Department 
     that are not essential to the warfighting mission of the 
     Armed Forces;
       (B) specification of all legislative and regulatory 
     impediments to contracting those functions for private 
     performance; and
       (C) the views of the Secretary of Defense on the 
     desirability of terminating the applicability of OMB Circular 
     A-76 to the Department of Defense.
       (4) The Secretary shall carry out paragraph (1) in 
     consultation with the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget and the Comptroller General of the United States. 
     In carrying out that paragraph, the Secretary shall consult 
     with, and seek the views of, representatives of the private 
     sector, including organizations representing small 
     businesses.

     SEC. 368. PILOT PROGRAM FOR PRIVATE OPERATION OF PAYROLL AND 
                   ACCOUNTING FUNCTIONS OF NONAPPROPRIATED FUND 
                   INSTRUMENTALITIES.

       (a) Pilot Program Required; Location.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense, acting through the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller), shall enter into discussions with private 
     sector entities for the purpose of issuing a request for 
     proposal to establish a pilot program to test and evaluate 
     the cost savings and efficiencies of private operation of 
     accounting and payroll function of nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentalities of the Department of Defense. The 
     negotiations shall be conducted so that the request for 
     proposal may be issued within 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) The pilot program shall consist of a major Department 
     of Defense Nonappropriated Fund Accounting and Payroll 
     function.
       (b) Goal of Program.--The goal of the pilot program is to 
     receive proposals from private sector entities that, if 
     implemented, would reduce by at least 25 percent the total 
     costs to the Government for each pay event.
       (c) Plan of Program.--Before conducting the pilot program, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall develop a plan for the program 
     that addresses the following:
       (1) The purposes of the program.
       (2) The methodology, duration, and anticipated costs of the 
     program, including the cost of an arrangement whereby the 
     private contractor would receive the agreed upon contract 
     payment plus an additional negotiated amount not to exceed 50 
     percent of the dollar savings achieved in excess of the goal 
     specified in subsection (b).
       (3) A specific citation to any provisions of law, rule, or 
     regulation that, if not waived, would prohibit the conduct of 
     the program or any part of the program.
       (4) An evaluation mechanism for the program.
       (5) A provision for expanding the program to all accounting 
     and payroll functions of nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentalities of the Department of Defense, based upon 
     final assessment of the results of the program.
        Subtitle G--Miscellaneous Reviews, Studies, and Reports

     SEC. 371. QUARTERLY READINESS REPORTS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 22 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 452. Quarterly readiness reports

       ``(a) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the end of 
     each calendar-year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report on military readiness. The report 
     for any quarter shall be based on assessments that are 
     provided during that quarter--
       ``(1) to any council, committee, or other body of the 
     Department of Defense (A) that has responsibility for 
     readiness oversight, and (B) the membership of which includes 
     at least one civilian officer in the Office of the Secretary 
     of Defense at the level of Assistant Secretary of Defense or 
     higher;
       ``(2) by senior civilian and military officers of the 
     military departments and the commanders of the unified and 
     specified commands; and
       ``(3) as part of any regularly established process of 
     periodic readiness reviews for the Department of Defense as a 
     whole.
       ``(b) Matters To Be Included.--Each such report--
       ``(1) shall specifically describe identified readiness 
     problems or deficiencies and planned remedial actions; and
       ``(2) shall include the key indicators and other relevant 
     data related to the identified problem area or deficiency.
       ``(c) Classification of Reports.--Reports under this 
     section shall be submitted in unclassified form and may, as 
     the Secretary determines necessary, also be submitted in 
     classified form.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``452. Quarterly readiness reports.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 452 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect with the 
     calendar-year quarter during which this Act is enacted.

     SEC. 372. REPORTS REQUIRED REGARDING EXPENDITURES FOR 
                   EMERGENCY AND EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES.

       Subsection (c) of section 127 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c)(1) In any fiscal year in which funds are expended 
     under the authority of this section, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit a report of such expenditures on a quarterly 
     basis to the committees specified in paragraph (3).
       ``(2) An obligation or expenditure in an amount of 
     $1,000,000 or more may not be made under the authority of 
     this section for any single transaction until the Secretary 
     of Defense has notified the committees specified in paragraph 
     (3).
       ``(3) The committees referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     are--
       ``(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on National Security and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.

     SEC. 373. RESTATEMENT OF REQUIREMENT FOR SEMIANNUAL REPORTS 
                   TO CONGRESS ON TRANSFERS FROM HIGH-PRIORITY 
                   READINESS APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 361 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2732) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 361. SEMIANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON TRANSFERS FROM 
                   HIGH-PRIORITY READINESS APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Annual Reports.--(1) During 1996 and 1997, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on transfers during the preceding 
     fiscal year from funds available for the budget activities 
     specified in subsection (d) (hereinafter in this section 
     referred to as `covered budget activities'). The report each 
     year shall be submitted not later than the date in that year 
     on which the President submits the budget for the next fiscal 
     year to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United 
     States Code.
       ``(2) Each such report shall include--
       ``(A) specific identification of each transfer during the 
     preceding fiscal year of funds available for any covered 
     budget activity, showing the amount of the transfer, the 
     covered budget activity from which the transfer was made, and 
     the budget activity to which the transfer was made; and
       ``(B) with respect to each such transfer, a statement of 
     whether that transfer was made to a budget activity within a 
     different appropriation than the appropriation containing the 
     covered budget activity from which the transfer was made or 
     to a budget activity within the same appropriation.
       ``(b) Midyear Reports.--On May 1 of each year specified in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report providing the same 
     information, with respect to the first six months of the 
     fiscal year in which the report is submitted, that is 
     provided in reports under subsection (a) with respect to the 
     preceding fiscal year.
       ``(c) Matters To Be Included.--In each report under this 
     section, the Secretary shall include the following:
       ``(1) With respect to each transfer of funds identified in 
     the report, a statement of the specific reason for the 
     transfer.
       ``(2) For each covered budget activity--
       ``(A) a statement, for the period covered by the report, 
     of--
       ``(i) the total amount of transfers into funds available 
     for that activity;
       ``(ii) the total amount of transfers from funds available 
     for that activity; and
       ``(iii) the net amount of transfers into, or out of, funds 
     available for that activity; and
       ``(B) a detailed explanation of the transfers into, and out 
     of, funds available for that activity during the period 
     covered by the report.
       ``(d) Covered Budget Activities.--The budget activities to 
     which this section applies are the following:
       ``(1) The budget activity groups (known as `subactivities') 
     within the Operating Forces budget activity of the annual 
     Operation and Maintenance, Army, appropriation that are 
     designated as follows:
       ``(A) Combat Units.
       ``(B) Tactical Support.
       ``(C) Force-Related Training/Special Activities.
       ``(D) Depot Maintenance.
       ``(E) JCS Exercises.
       ``(2) The budget activity groups (known as `subactivities') 
     within the Operating Forces budget activity of the annual 
     Operation and Maintenance, Navy, appropriation that are 
     designated as follows:
       ``(A) Mission and Other Flight Operations.
       ``(B) Mission and Other Ship Operations.
       ``(C) Fleet Air Training.
       ``(D) Ship Operational Support and Training.
       ``(E) Aircraft Depot Maintenance.
       ``(F) Ship Depot Maintenance.
       ``(3) The budget activity groups (known as 
     `subactivities'), or other activity, within the Operating 
     Forces budget activity of the annual Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air Force, appropriation that are designated or 
     otherwise identified as follows:
       ``(A) Primary Combat Forces.
       ``(B) Primary Combat Weapons.
       ``(C) Global and Early Warning.
       ``(D) Air Operations Training.
       ``(E) Depot Maintenance.
       ``(F) JCS Exercises.''.

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     SEC. 374. MODIFICATION OF NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT REGARDING 
                   USE OF CORE LOGISTICS FUNCTIONS WAIVER.

       Section 2464(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) A waiver under paragraph (2) may not take effect 
     until the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on 
     which the Secretary submits a report on the waiver to the 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.''.

     SEC. 375. LIMITATION ON DEVELOPMENT OR MODERNIZATION OF 
                   AUTOMATED INFORMATION SYSTEMS OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE PENDING REPORT.

       (a) Obligations and Expenditures Subject to Report.--Of the 
     amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 301, the Secretary of Defense may 
     not obligate or expend amounts in excess of $2,411,947,000 
     for the development and modernization of automated data 
     processing programs of the Department of Defense until after 
     the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on which 
     the Inspector General of the Department of Defense submits to 
     Congress a report that--
       (1) addresses the ongoing concerns about performance 
     measures and management controls regarding automated 
     information systems;
       (2) certifies that the Inspector General has completed 
     review of the Base Level System Modernization and the 
     Sustaining Base Information System;
       (3) certifies that the Inspector General has completed the 
     tasks identified in the review of Standard Installation/
     Division Personnel System-3;
       (4) provides complete functional economic analyses for 
     Automated System for Transportation Data, Electronic Data 
     Interchange, Flexible Computer Integrated Manufacturing, Navy 
     Tactical Command Support System, and Defense Information 
     System Network;
       (5) contains the resolution of the existing problems with 
     the Defense Information System Network, Continuous 
     Acquisition and Life-Cycle Support, and the Joint Computer-
     Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support;
       (6) provides the necessary waivers regarding compelling 
     military value, or provides complete functional economic 
     analyses, regarding Air Force Wargaming Center Air Force 
     Command Exercise System, Cheyenne Mountain Upgrade, 
     Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control 
     Information Systems, and Wing Command and Control System; and
       (7) certifies the termination of the Personnel Electronic 
     Record Management System or provides justification for the 
     continued need for the program.
       (b) Automated Information System Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``automated information system'' means 
     an automated information system of the Department of Defense 
     subject to section 381 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2738; 
     10 U.S.C. 113 note).

     SEC. 376. REPORT REGARDING REDUCTION OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH 
                   CONTRACT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than April 1, 1996, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
     Congress a report identifying methods to reduce the cost to 
     the Department of Defense of management oversight of 
     contracts in connection with major defense acquisition 
     programs.
       (b) Major Defense Acquisition Programs Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term ``major defense 
     acquisition programs'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 2430(a) of title 10, United States Code.
                       Subtitle H--Other Matters

     SEC. 381. PROHIBITION ON CAPITAL LEASE FOR DEFENSE BUSINESS 
                   MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY.

       None of the funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for fiscal year 1996 may be used to enter into any lease with 
     respect to the Center for Financial Management Education and 
     Training of the Defense Business Management University if the 
     lease would be treated as a capital lease for budgetary 
     purposes.

     SEC. 382. AUTHORITY OF INSPECTOR GENERAL OVER INVESTIGATIONS 
                   OF PROCUREMENT FRAUD.

       (a) Authority.--Section 141 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) The Inspector General shall be responsible for and 
     shall oversee all investigations of procurement fraud within 
     the Department of Defense.''.
       (b) Implementation.--The Secretary of Defense shall take 
     such action as may be necessary to implement the amendment 
     made by subsection (a).

     SEC. 383. PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES TO ASSIST IN 
                   EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIONS.

       Section 372 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Assistance 
     provided under this section may include training facilities, 
     sensors, protective clothing, antidotes, and other materials 
     and expertise of the Department of Defense appropriate for 
     use by a Federal, State, or local law enforcement or 
     emergency response agency in preparing for or responding to 
     an emergency involving chemical or biological agents if the 
     Secretary determines that the materials or services to be 
     provided are not reasonably available from another source.''.

     SEC. 384. CONVERSION OF THE CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM TO 
                   A FEDERALLY CHARTERED NONPROFIT CORPORATION.

       (a) Corporation.--
       (1) Establishment.--There is hereby established a private 
     nonprofit corporation, to be known as the Corporation for the 
     Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Corporation''), for the 
     promotion of rifle practice and firearms safety.
       (2) Duties.--The Corporation shall be responsible for the 
     supervision, oversight, and control of the Civilian 
     Marksmanship Program.
       (3) Membership.--The Corporation shall have a board of 
     directors consisting of nine members. Each member shall serve 
     for a two-year term, except for four members of the initial 
     board of directors, who shall serve a one-year term, and 
     shall be eligible for reappointment. The private members of 
     the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice, as in 
     existence on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, shall forward nominations for membership on the initial 
     board of directors of the Corporation to the governing body 
     designated by the United States Olympic Committee for 
     international rifle and pistol competition (in this section 
     referred to as the ``USOC designee'') not later than 10 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act. Unless the 
     nomination is rejected by the USOC designee by written 
     notification to the existing members of the National Board 
     within 30 days of the nomination, the nominee shall be seated 
     as a member of the board of directors of the Corporation. 
     Members of the board of directors shall nominate individuals 
     to fill subsequent vacancies within 10 days of the vacancy, 
     with a right of rejection reserved to the USOC designee by 
     written notification to the Corporation within 30 days of 
     each nomination.
       (4) Director of civilian marksmanship and staff.--The 
     Corporation shall appoint a person to serve as the Director 
     of Civilian Marksmanship, who shall be responsible for the 
     day to day operations of the Corporation and the Civilian 
     Marksmanship Program. Subject to the approval of the 
     Corporation, the Director and civilian employees of the 
     Corporation may enroll or remain enrolled without penalty or 
     loss of credit in all pension and benefits programs available 
     to civilian employees of the Department of Defense, the 
     employer's contribution to be paid by the Corporation.
       (b) Solicitation and Receipt of Funds.--
       (1) In general.--The Corporation and the Director may 
     solicit, accept, hold, use, and dispose of, in furtherance of 
     the activities of the Civilian Marksmanship Program, 
     donations of money, property, and services received by gift, 
     devise, bequest, or otherwise.
       (2) Use of proceeds.--Amounts collected by the Civilian 
     Marksmanship Program, including the proceeds from the sale of 
     arms, ammunition, targets and other supplies and appliances, 
     shall be used to carry out the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
       (3) Transfer of funds.--Amounts available to the National 
     Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act from rifle sales programs and from fees 
     in connection with competitions sponsored by that board shall 
     be transferred to the Corporation to carry out the Civilian 
     Marksmanship Program.
       (4) Fees charged.--The Corporation may impose such 
     reasonable fees as are necessary to cover the direct and 
     indirect costs to the Corporation, for persons and gun clubs 
     participating in any program or competition conducted under 
     the Civilian Marksmanship Program for the promotion of rifle 
     practice and firearms safety among civilians.
       (c) Responsibilities.--The Corporation, through the 
     Civilian Marksmanship Program, shall provide for--
       (1) the operation and maintenance of indoor and outdoor 
     rifle ranges and their accessories and appliances;
       (2) the instruction of citizens of the United States in 
     marksmanship, and the employment of trained instructors for 
     the purpose;
       (3) the promotion of practice in the use of rifled arms and 
     the maintenance and management of matches and competitions in 
     the use of those arms; and
       (4) the award to competitors of trophies, prizes, badges, 
     and other insignia.
       (d) Youth Activities.--The Corporation, through the 
     Civilian Marksmanship Program, shall give priority to 
     activities that benefit firearms safety training and 
     competition for youth and reach as many youth participants as 
     possible.
       (e) Eligibility.--
       (1) Affidavit.--Before a person may participate in any 
     activity sponsored or supported by the Civilian Marksmanship 
     Program, the person shall be required to certify by affidavit 
     the following:
       (A) The person has not been convicted of any violation of 
     section 922 of title 18, United States Code. The Director may 
     require any person to attach certification from the 
     appropriate State or Federal law enforcement agency to the 
     person's affidavit.
       (B) The person is not a member of any organization that 
     advocates the violent overthrow of the United States 
     Government.
       (2) Effect of conviction.--A person who has been convicted 
     of a violation of section 922 of title 18, United States 
     Code, shall not be eligible to participate in any activity

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     sponsored or supported by the Corporation through the 
     Civilian Marksmanship Program.
       (3) Further limitations on participation.--The Director may 
     limit participation as necessary to ensure quality 
     instruction in the rifled arms, participant safety, and 
     firearms security.
       (f) Arms and Ammunition.--
       (1) Issuance.--The Corporation may issue, without cost, the 
     arms, ammunition (including caliber .22 and caliber .30 
     ammunition), targets, and other supplies and appliances 
     necessary for activities related to the Civilian Marksmanship 
     Program. Issuance shall be made only to gun clubs under the 
     direction of the Corporation that provide training in the use 
     of rifled arms to youth, the Boy Scouts of America, 4-H 
     Clubs, Future Farmers of America, and other youth-oriented 
     organizations for training and competition. The Corporation 
     shall be responsible for ensuring adequate oversight and 
     accountability for these arms and ammunition.
       (2) Sale to clubs.--The Corporation may sell at fair market 
     value caliber .30 rifles and ammunition for caliber .30 
     rifles, .22 rifles, and air rifles to gun clubs that are 
     under the direction of the Corporation and provide training 
     in the use of rifled arms. In lieu of sales, the Civilian 
     Marksmanship Program may loan caliber .30 rifles, .22 rifles, 
     and air rifles to such clubs, but the Corporation is 
     responsible for ensuring the oversight and accountability of 
     such rifles.
       (3) Sale to individuals.--The Corporation may sell at fair 
     market value caliber .30 rifles, ammunition, targets, and 
     other supplies and appliances necessary for target practice 
     to citizens of the United States over 18 years of age who are 
     members of a gun club under the direction of the Corporation. 
     Such sales are subject to applicable Federal, State, and 
     local laws. In addition to any other requirement, the 
     Corporation shall provide for a criminal records check of the 
     person with appropriate Federal and State law enforcement 
     agencies, and the Corporation shall not sell weapons or 
     ammunition to a person who has been convicted of a felony or 
     Federal or State firearms violation.
       (g) Other Duties.--The Corporation shall provide for or 
     assist in providing for--
       (1) the procurement of necessary supplies, appliances, 
     trophies, prizes, badges, and other insignia, clerical and 
     other services, and labor to carry out the Civilian 
     Marksmanship Program; and
       (2) transportation of employees, instructors, and civilians 
     to give or receive instruction or to assist or engage in 
     practice in the use of rifled arms, and the transportation 
     and subsistence, or an allowance in lieu of subsistence, of 
     members of teams authorized by the Corporation to participate 
     in matches or competitions in the use of rifled arms.
       (h) Authority of Secretary of Defense to Sell Surplus Arms 
     and Ammunition.--Subject to section 1208 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 
     (Public Law 101-189; 10 U.S.C. 372 note), relating to the 
     transfer of excess small arms and ammunition to support 
     Government counter-drug activities, the Secretary of the Army 
     shall reserve for the Civilian Marksmanship Program all 
     remaining M-1 Garand rifles, and ammunition for such rifles, 
     held by the Army on the date of the enactment of this Act. 
     After such date, the Secretary of the Army shall cease 
     demilitarization of remaining M-1 Garand rifles in the Army 
     inventory unless such rifles are determined to be irreparable 
     by the Defense Logistics Agency. Any transfers of arms and 
     ammunition to the Corporation under this section shall be 
     made without cost to the Civilian Marksmanship Program, 
     except that the Corporation shall assume the cost of 
     preparation and transportation of the transferred rifles.
       (i) Logistical Support to Civilian Marksmanship Program.--
     The Secretary of Defense, under such regulations as the 
     Secretary may prescribe, may provide logistical support to 
     the Civilian Marksmanship Program, for competitions and other 
     activities conducted by the Corporation. The Secretary shall 
     recoup only the incremental cost for this support from the 
     Corporation. The National Matches may continue to be held at 
     the current Department of Defense facilities as part of the 
     support authorized under this section.
       (j) Repeal.--(1) Sections 4307, 4308, 4310, and 4311 of 
     title 10, United States Code, are repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 401 
     of such title is amended by striking out the items relating 
     to sections 4307, 4308, 4310, and 4311.

     SEC. 385. PERSONNEL SERVICES AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR 
                   CERTAIN ACTIVITIES HELD ON MILITARY 
                   INSTALLATIONS.

       Section 2544 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) In the case of a Boy Scout Jamboree held on a United 
     States military installation, the Secretary of Defense may 
     provide personnel services and logistical support at the 
     military installation in addition to the support authorized 
     under subsections (a) and (d).''.

     SEC. 386. RETENTION OF MONETARY AWARDS.

       (a) Monetary Awards.--Chapter 155 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 2610. Acceptance of monetary awards from competition 
       for excellence

       ``(a) Acceptance Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     accept any monetary award given to the Department of Defense 
     by a nongovernmental entity as an award in competition 
     recognizing excellence or innovation in providing services or 
     administering programs.
       ``(b) Disposition of Awards.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 
     a monetary award accepted under subsection (a) shall be 
     credited to the appropriation supporting the operation of the 
     command, installation, or other activity that is recognized 
     for the award and, in such amount as is provided in advance 
     in appropriation Acts, shall be available for the same 
     purposes as the underlying appropriation.
       ``(2) Subject to such limitations as may be provided in 
     appropriation Acts, the Secretary of Defense may disburse an 
     amount not to exceed 50 percent of the monetary award to 
     persons who are responsible for the excellence or innovation 
     recognized by the award. A person may not receive more than 
     $10,000 under the authority of this paragraph from any 
     monetary reward.
       ``(c) Incidental Expenses.--Subject to such limitations as 
     may be provided in appropriation Acts, appropriations 
     available to the Department of Defense may be used to pay 
     incidental expenses incurred to compete in a competition 
     described in subsection (a) or to accept a monetary award 
     under this section.
       ``(d) Regulations and Reporting.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall prescribe regulations to determine the 
     disposition of any monetary awards accepted under this 
     section and the payment of incidental expenses under 
     subsection (c).
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress an 
     annual report describing the disposition of any monetary 
     awards accepted under this section and the payment of any 
     incidental expenses under this subsection (c).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2610. Acceptance of monetary awards from competition for 
              excellence.''.

     SEC. 387. CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET.

       Section 9512 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``full'' before ``Civil Reserve Air Fleet'' in 
     subsections (b)(2) and (e).

     SEC. 388. PERMANENT AUTHORITY REGARDING USE OF PROCEEDS FROM 
                   SALE OF LOST, ABANDONED, AND UNCLAIMED PERSONAL 
                   PROPERTY AT CERTAIN INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Conversion of Existing Demonstration Project.--Section 
     343 the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 
     1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 1343) is amended 
     by striking out subsections (d) and (e) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Application of Special Rule.--The special rule 
     provided by subsection (a) shall apply with respect to the 
     disposal under section 2575 of title 10, United States Code, 
     of property found on the military installations referred to 
     in subsection (b).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (a) of such section 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``Demonstration Project'' in the 
     subsection heading and inserting in lieu thereof ``Special 
     Rule Regarding Proceeds''; and
       (2) by striking out ``demonstration project'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``permanent program''.

     SEC. 389. TRANSFER OF EXCESS PERSONAL PROPERTY TO SUPPORT LAW 
                   ENFORCEMENT ACTIVITIES.

       Section 1208(a)(1)(A) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (P.L. 101-189; 10 U.S.C. 
     372 note) is amended by striking out ``counter-drug 
     activities'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``law enforcement 
     activities, including counter-drug activities''.

     SEC. 390. DEVELOPMENT AND IMPLEMENTATION OF INNOVATIVE 
                   PROCESSES TO IMPROVE OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE.

       Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 
     301(5), $350,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of 
     Defense for the development or acquisition of information 
     technologies and reengineered functional processes, such as 
     in the areas of personnel management, finance, and depot-
     level maintenance, for implementation within the Department 
     of Defense. Before obligating or expending funds under this 
     section for an information technology or reengineered 
     functional process, the Secretary shall certify to Congress 
     that the information technology or reengineered functional 
     process--
       (1) demonstrates a rate of return, within three years, of 
     300 percent compared to the investment made under this 
     section; or
       (2) would have a measurable effect upon the effectiveness 
     of the readiness of the Armed Forces or the operation and 
     management of the Department of Defense.

     SEC. 391. REVIEW OF USE OF DEFENSE LOGISTICS AGENCY TO MANAGE 
                   INVENTORY CONTROL POINTS.

       (a) Review of Consolidation of Inventory Control Points.--
     The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review regarding the 
     consolidation under the Defense Logistics Agency of all 
     inventory control points, including the inventory management 
     and acquisition of depot-level repairables.
       (b) Submission of Results.--Not later than March 31, 1996, 
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     plete the review and submit a report to the congressional 
     defense committees describing the results the review.
       (c) Limitation on Implementation of Materiel Management 
     Standard System.--Pending the submission of the report, the 
     Secretary of Defense may not proceed with the implementation 
     of the automated data processing program of the Department of 
     Defense known as the Materiel Management Standard System.

     SEC. 392. SALE OF 50 PERCENT OF CURRENT WAR RESERVE FUEL 
                   STOCKS.

       (a) Sale Required.--Notwithstanding section 2390(a) of 
     title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     reduce war reserve fuel stocks of the Department of Defense 
     to a level equal to 50 percent of the level of such stocks on 
     January 1, 1995. The Secretary shall achieve the reduction 
     through consumption of fuel in the Department of Defense and, 
     if necessary, sales of fuel outside the Department to the 
     highest qualified bidders.
       (b) Subsequent Fuel Purchases.--After the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, fuel purchases for the Department of 
     Defense shall be made on the basis of the actual fuel needs 
     of the Department.
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 1, 1996, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report describing the 
     manner in which the reduction of war reserve fuel stocks is 
     to be made and the time period within which the reduction is 
     to be achieved.
       (d) Suspension of Reduction; Increases.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may suspend the reduction of war reserve fuel stocks, 
     and in fact increase such stocks as otherwise authorized by 
     law, in the event of a national emergency or to advance the 
     national security interests of the United States.

     SEC. 393. MILITARY CLOTHING SALES STORES, REPLACEMENT SALES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 651 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 7606. Subsistence and other supplies: members of armed 
       forces; veterans; executive or military departments and 
       employees; prices

       ``(a) The branch, office, or officer designated by the 
     Secretary of the Navy shall procure and sell, for cash or 
     credit--
       ``(1) articles specified by the Secretary of the Navy or a 
     person designated by the Secretary, to members of the Navy 
     and Marine Corps; and
       ``(2) items of individual clothing and equipment to members 
     of the Navy and Marine Corps, under such restrictions as the 
     Secretary may prescribe.
     An account of sales on credit shall be kept and the amount 
     due reported to any branch office, or officer designated by 
     the Secretary. Except for articles and items acquired through 
     the use of working capital funds under section 2208 of this 
     title, sales of articles shall be at cost, and sales of 
     individual clothing and equipment shall be at average current 
     prices, including overhead, as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(b) The branch, office, or officer designated by the 
     Secretary shall sell subsistence supplies to members of other 
     armed forces at the prices at which like property is sold to 
     members of the Navy and Marine Corps.
       ``(c) The branch, office, or officer designated by the 
     Secretary may sell serviceable supplies, other than 
     subsistence supplies, to members of other armed forces at the 
     prices at which like property is sold to members of the Navy 
     and Marine Corps.
       ``(d) A person who has been discharged honorably or under 
     honorable conditions from the Army, Navy, Air Force, or 
     Marine Corps and who is receiving care and medical treatment 
     from the Public Health Service or the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs may buy subsistence supplies and other supplies, 
     except articles of uniform, at the prices at which like 
     property is sold to members of the Navy and Marine Corps.
       ``(e) Under such conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, 
     exterior articles of uniform may be sold to a person who has 
     been discharged from the Navy or Marine Corps honorably or 
     under honorable conditions at the prices at which like 
     articles are sold to members of the Navy or Marine Corps. 
     This subsection does not modify section 772 or 773 of this 
     title.
       ``(f) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, 
     payment for subsistence supplies shall be made in cash or by 
     commercial credit.
       ``(g) The Secretary may provide for the procurement and 
     sale of stores designated by him to such civilian officers 
     and employees of the United States, and such other persons, 
     as he considers proper--
       ``(1) at military installations outside the United States 
     (provided such sales conform with host nation support 
     agreements); and
       ``(2) at military installations inside the United States 
     where the Secretary determines that it is impracticable for 
     those civilian officers, employees, and persons to obtain 
     those stores from commercial enterprises without impairing 
     the efficient operation of military activities.
     However, sales to such civilian officers and employees inside 
     the United States may be only to those who reside within 
     military installations.
       ``(h) Appropriations for subsistence of the Navy or Marine 
     Corps may be applied to the purchase of subsistence supplies 
     for sale to members of the Navy and Marine Corps on active 
     duty for the use of themselves and their families.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``7606. Subsistence and other supplies: members of armed forces; 
              veterans; executive or military departments and 
              employees; prices.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments for Other Armed Forces.--(1) 
     Section 4621(f) of such title is amended by inserting before 
     the period at the end the following: ``or by commercial 
     credit''.
       (2) Section 9621(f) of such title is amended by inserting 
     before the period at the end the following: ``or by 
     commercial credit''.

     SEC. 394. ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT 
                   BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Continuation of Department of Defense Program.--Of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated in section 301(5)--
       (1) $50,000,000 shall be available for providing 
     educational agencies assistance (as defined in subsection 
     (d)(1)) to local educational agencies; and
       (2) $8,000,000 shall be available for making educational 
     agencies payments (as defined in subsection (d)(2)) to local 
     educational agencies.
       (b) Notification of Availability of Funds.--Not later than 
     June 30, 1996--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense shall notify each local 
     educational agency that is eligible for educational agencies 
     assistance for fiscal year 1996 of that agency's eligibility 
     for such assistance and the amount of such assistance for 
     which that agency is eligible; and
       (2) the Secretary of Education shall notify each local 
     educational agency that is eligible for an educational 
     agencies payment for fiscal year 1996 of that agency's 
     eligibility for such payment and the amount of the payment 
     for which that agency is eligible.
       (c) Disbursement.--The Secretary of Defense (with respect 
     to funds made available under subsection (a)(1)) and the 
     Secretary of Education (with respect to funds made available 
     under subsection (a)(2)) shall disburse such funds not later 
     than 30 days after the date on which notification to the 
     eligible local education agencies is provided pursuant to 
     subsection (b).
       (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``educational agencies assistance'' means 
     assistance authorized under subsection (b) of section 386 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 
     (Public Law 102-484; 20 U.S.C. 238 note).
       (2) The term ``educational agencies payments'' means 
     payments authorized under subsection (d) of that section.
       (e) Reduction in Impact Threshold.--Subsection (c)(1) of 
     section 386 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 20 U.S.C. 238 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``30 percent'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``20 percent''; and
       (2) by striking out ``counted under subsection (a) or (b) 
     of section 3 of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 
     874, Eighty-first Congress; 20 U.S.C. 238)''.
       (f) Extension of Reporting Requirement.--Subsection (e)(1) 
     of section 386 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 20 U.S.C. 238 note) is 
     amended by striking out ``and 1995'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``1995, and 1996''.
       (g) Technical Amendments To Correct References to Repealed 
     Law.--Section 386 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 20 U.S.C. 238 note) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d), by striking out ``under section 3'' 
     and all that follows through ``of such subsection that result 
     from'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``payments under section 
     8003(e) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 7703(e)) as a result of'';
       (2) in subsection (e)(2)(C), by inserting after ``et 
     seq.),'' the following: ``title VIII of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.),'';
       (3) in subsection (e)(2)(D), by striking out ``under 
     subsections (a) and (b) of section 3 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
     238)''; and
       (4) in subsection (h)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``section 1471(12) of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     2891(12))'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 8013(9) 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 7713(9))''; and
       (B) by striking out paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The term `State' does not include Puerto Rico, Wake 
     Island, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
     or the Virgin Islands.''.

     SEC. 395. CORE LOGISTICS CAPABILITIES OF THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 146 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2473. Depot-level maintenance and repair workload

       ``(a) Importance of Depot-Level Maintenance and Repair Core 
     Capabilities.--It is essential for the national defense that 
     the United States maintain a core depot-level maintenance and 
     repair capability (including skilled personnel, equipment, 
     and facilities) within facilities owned and operated by the 
     Department of Defense that--
       ``(1) is of the proper size (A) to ensure a ready and 
     controlled source of technical competence and repair and 
     maintenance ca

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     pability necessary to meet the requirements of the National 
     Military Strategy and other requirements for responding to 
     military contingencies, and (B) to provide for rapid 
     augmentation in time of emergency; and
       ``(2) is assigned sufficient workload to ensure cost 
     efficiency and proficiency in time of peace.
       ``(b) Determination of Core Depot Maintenance Activities.--
     (1) The Secretary of each military department shall identify 
     those depot-level maintenance and repair activities under 
     that Secretary's jurisdiction that are necessary to ensure 
     for that military department the depot-level maintenance and 
     repair capability described in subsection (a) and as required 
     by section 2464 of this title.
       ``(2) The Secretary of each military department shall 
     prescribe the procedures to be used to quantify the 
     requirements necessary to support the capability described in 
     subsection (a).
       ``(c) Performance of Workload That Supports Depot-Level 
     Maintenance and Repair Core Capabilities.--The Secretary of 
     each military department shall require the performance of 
     depot-level maintenance and repair of activities identified 
     under subsection (b) at organic Department of Defense 
     maintenance depots at levels sufficient to ensure that the 
     Department of Defense maintains the core depot-level 
     maintenance and repair capability described in subsection 
     (a).
       ``(d) Interservicing of Workload.--The Secretary of 
     Defense, after consultation with the Secretaries of the 
     military departments, may transfer workload that supports the 
     core capability described in subsection (a) from one military 
     department to another. The Secretary of Defense shall use 
     merit-based criteria in evaluating such transfers.
       ``(e) Source of Repair for Other Depot-Level Workloads.--In 
     the case of depot-level maintenance and repair workloads in 
     excess of the workload required pursuant to subsection (c) to 
     be performed at organic Department of Defense depots, the 
     Secretary of Defense, after consultation with the Secretaries 
     of the military departments, may provide for the performance 
     of those workloads through sources selected by competition. 
     The Secretary of Defense shall use competition between 
     private firms and organic Department of Defense depots for 
     any such workload when the Secretary determines there are 
     less than two qualified sources of supply among private firms 
     for the performance of that specific depot-level maintenance 
     workload.
       ``(f) Depot-Level Workload Competitions.--In any 
     competition under this section for a depot-level workload 
     (whether among private firms or between Department of Defense 
     activities and private firms), bids from any entity 
     participating in the competition shall accurately disclose 
     all costs properly and consistently derived from accounting 
     systems and practices that comply with laws, policies, and 
     standards applicable to that entity. In any competition 
     between Department of Defense activities and private firms, 
     the Government calculation for the cost of performance of the 
     function by Department of Defense civilian employees shall be 
     based on an estimate using the most efficient and cost 
     effective manner for performance of such function by 
     Department of Defense civilian employees.
       ``(g) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1 of each year, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     specifying depot maintenance core capability requirements 
     determined in accordance with the procedures established to 
     comply with subsection (b)(2) and the planned amount of 
     workload to be accomplished in the organic depots of each 
     military department in support of those requirements for the 
     following fiscal year. The report shall identify the planned 
     amount of workload measured by direct labor hours and by 
     amounts expended and shall be shown separately for each 
     commodity group.''.
       (b) Repeal of 60/40 Requirement and Requirement Relating to 
     Competition.--Effective December 31, 1996--
       (1) section 2466 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     repealed unless Congress takes further action regarding such 
     repeal; and
       (2) section 2469 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     repealed unless Congress takes further action regarding such 
     repeal.
       (c) Interim Exclusion of Large Maintenance and Repair 
     Projects From 60/40 Requirement.--Effective on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, section 2466(d) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``Exception.--'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Exceptions.--(1)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) If a maintenance or repair project for a single item 
     that is contracted for performance by non-Federal Government 
     personnel accounts for 5 percent or more of the funds made 
     available in a fiscal year to a military department or a 
     Defense Agency for depot-level maintenance and repair 
     workload, the project and the funds necessary for the project 
     shall not be considered when applying the percentage 
     limitation specified in subsection (a) to that military 
     department or Defense Agency.''.
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 146 of such title is amended--
       (1) effective December 31, 1996, by striking out the items 
     relating to sections 2466 and 2469; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new item:

``2473. Depot-level maintenance and repair workload.''.
       (e) Report on Depot-Level Maintenance and Repair 
     Workload.--Not later than March 1, 1996, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the depot-level 
     maintenance and repair workload of the Department of Defense. 
     The report shall include the following:
       (1) The analysis required by subsection (f) of the effect 
     on that workload of the so-called 60/40 requirement.
       (2) The analysis required by subsection (g) of the 
     projected effect on that workload using a definition of core 
     capability consistent with the description in section 2473(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
       (3) The comparison of those analyses required by subsection 
     (h).
       (4) Identification and analysis of significant issues that 
     arise if organic Department of Defense depots are allowed to 
     participate in a full and open competition with private firms 
     for repair workloads in excess of work that supports core 
     capabilities.
       (f) 60/40 Requirement.--(1) The report under subsection (e) 
     shall include an analysis of the requirement under section 
     2466 of title 10, United States Code, that no more than 40 
     percent of the depot-level maintenance and repair work of the 
     Department of Defense be contracted for performance by non-
     Government personnel. That analysis shall include the 
     following:
       (A) A description of the effect on military readiness and 
     the national security resulting from that requirement, 
     including a description of any specific difficulties 
     experienced by the Department of Defense as a result of that 
     requirement.
       (B) A determination of the depot-level maintenance and 
     repair workload of the Department of Defense allocated for 
     performance by organic Department of Defense depots for any 
     fiscal year during which the requirement has been in effect, 
     the percentage of funds for that workload that were obligated 
     to private sector entities, shown for each such fiscal year 
     and for the entire period during which the requirement has 
     been in effect.
       (2) That analysis shall be made with respect to--
       (A) the distribution during the five fiscal years ending 
     with fiscal year 1995 of the depot-level maintenance and 
     repair workload of the Department of Defense between organic 
     Department of Defense depots and non-Government personnel, 
     measured by direct labor hours and by amounts expended, and 
     displayed, for that five-year period and for each year of 
     that period, so as to show (for each military department (and 
     separately for the Navy and Marine Corps)) such distribution 
     for each commodity group (such as naval vessels, aircraft, 
     tracked combat vehicles); and
       (B) the projected distribution during the five fiscal years 
     beginning with fiscal year 1996 of the depot-level 
     maintenance and repair workload of the Department of Defense 
     between organic Department of Defense depots and non-
     Government personnel, set forth in the same manner as 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       (g) Core Workload Analysis.--The report under subsection 
     (e) shall include an analysis of the depot-level maintenance 
     and repair workload of the Department of Defense in which the 
     Secretary uses the capability described in section 2473(a) of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), as 
     the standard for determining that portion of such workload 
     that is required to be performed in organic Department of 
     Defense facilities. That analysis shall be made with respect 
     to--
       (1) the distribution that would (using that standard) have 
     been made during the five fiscal years ending with fiscal 
     year 1995 of the depot-level maintenance and repair workload 
     of the Department of Defense between organic Department of 
     Defense depots and non-Government personnel, measured by 
     direct labor hours and by amounts expended, and displayed, 
     for that five-year period and for each year of that period, 
     so as to show (for each military department (and separately 
     for the Navy and Marine Corps)) such distribution for each 
     commodity group (such as naval vessels, aircraft, tracked 
     combat vehicles); and
       (2) the projected distribution (using that standard) during 
     the five fiscal years beginning with fiscal year 1996 of the 
     depot-level maintenance and repair workload of the Department 
     of Defense between organic Department of Defense depots and 
     non-Government personnel, set forth in the same manner as 
     described in paragraph (1).
       (h) Comparison.--The report under subsection (e) shall 
     include a comparison of the results of the analysis of the 
     depot-level maintenance and repair workload of the Department 
     of Defense under subsection (f) with the results of the 
     analysis of that workload under subsection (g). The 
     comparison shall include a comparison of the two analyses by 
     service and commodity group with respect to each of the 
     following:
       (1) Identification, based on each analysis, of core 
     workloads and of the capabilities and equipment needed to 
     perform depot-level maintenance and repair for those core 
     workloads.
       (2) Identification, based on each analysis, of depot-level 
     maintenance and repair work performed (or that would be 
     performed) at organic Department of Defense depots and of 
     depot-level maintenance and repair work performed (or that 
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     performed) by non-Government personnel.
       (3) Readiness.
       (4) The Department of Defense budget.
       (5) The depot-level maintenance and repair workload 
     distribution, under each analysis, by direct labor hours 
     performed and by dollars expended.
       (6) Projected level, for each analysis, of Government 
     capital investment in public and private depot-level 
     maintenance and repair facilities.
       (i) Review by GAO.--(1) The Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall conduct an independent audit of the 
     findings of the Secretary of Defense in the report under 
     subsection (e). The Secretary of Defense shall provide to the 
     Comptroller General for such purpose all information used by 
     the Secretary in preparing such report.
       (2) Not later than April 1, 1996, the Comptroller General 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the analysis by the Comptroller General of the report 
     submitted by the Secretary of Defense under this section.

     SEC. 396. EXPANSION OF SOUTHWEST BORDER STATES ANTI-DRUG 
                   INFORMATION SYSTEM.

       Congress finds that the Southwest Border States Anti-Drug 
     Information Systems program is an important element in the 
     effort of the Department of Defense to support law 
     enforcement agencies in the fight against illegal trafficking 
     of narcotics.
              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

     SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES.

       The Armed Forces are authorized strengths for active duty 
     personnel as of September 30, 1996 , as follows:
       (1) The Army, 495,000.
       (2) The Navy, 428,000.
       (3) The Marine Corps, 174,000.
       (4) The Air Force, 388,200.

     SEC. 402. TEMPORARY VARIATIONS IN DOPMA AUTHORIZED END 
                   STRENGTH LIMITATIONS FOR ACTIVE DUTY NAVY AND 
                   AIR FORCE OFFICERS IN CERTAIN GRADES.

       (a) Air Force Officers in Grade of Major.--Notwithstanding 
     section 523(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, and except 
     as provided in section 523(c) of such title, of the total 
     number of commissioned officers serving on active duty in the 
     Air Force at the end of any fiscal year through fiscal year 
     1997 (excluding officers in categories specified in section 
     523(b) of title 10, United States Code), the number of 
     officers who may be serving on active duty in the grade of 
     major may not, as of the end of such fiscal year, exceed the 
     number determined in accordance with the following table:

       

 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Number of
                                                               officers
 Total number of Air Force commissioned officers (excluding   who may be
officers in categories specified in section 523(b) of title   serving on
           10, United States Code) on active duty            active duty
                                                             in grade of
                                                                major
------------------------------------------------------------------------
   70,000..................................................       14,612
   75,000..................................................       15,407
   80,000..................................................       16,202
   85,000..................................................       16,997
   90,000..................................................       17,792
   95,000..................................................       18,587
  100,000..................................................       19,382
  105,000..................................................       20,177
  110,000..................................................       20,971
  115,000..................................................       21,766
  120,000..................................................       22,561
  125,000..................................................       23,356
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Navy Officers in Grades of Lieutenant Commander, 
     Commander, and Captain.--Notwithstanding section 523(a)(2) of 
     title 10, United States Code, and except as provided in 
     section 523(c) of such title, of the total number of 
     commissioned officers serving on active duty in the Navy at 
     the end of any fiscal year through fiscal year 1997 
     (excluding officers in categories specified in section 523(b) 
     of title 10, United States Code), the number of officers who 
     may be serving on active duty in each of the grades of 
     lieutenant commander, commander, and captain may not, as of 
     the end of such fiscal year, exceed a number determined in 
     accordance with the following table:

       

 
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Total number of Navy commissioned  Number of officers who may be serving
 officers (excluding officers in         on active duty in grade of
 categories specified in section  --------------------------------------
523(b) of title 10, United States   Lieutenant
       Code) on active duty         Commander    Commander     Captain
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  45,000.........................       10,034        6,498        2,801
  48,000.........................       10,475        6,706        2,902
  51,000.........................       10,916        6,912        3,002
  54,000.........................       11,357        7,120        3,103
  57,000.........................       11,798        7,328        3,204
  60,000.........................       12,239        7,535        3,305
  63,000.........................       12,680        7,742        3,406
  66,000.........................       13,121        7,949        3,506
  70,000.........................       13,709        8,226        3,641
  90,000.........................       16,649        9,608        4,313
------------------------------------------------------------------------


                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

     SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE.

       (a) In General.--The Armed Forces are authorized strengths 
     for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve components as 
     of September 30, 1996, as follows:
       (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 373,000.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 230,000.
       (3) The Naval Reserve, 98,608.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 42,000.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 109,458.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 73,969.
       (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 8,000.
       (b) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may vary 
     the end strength authorized by subsection (a) by not more 
     than 2 percent.
       (c) Adjustments.--The end strengths prescribed by 
     subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve 
     component shall be proportionately reduced by--
       (1) the total authorized strength of units organized to 
     serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component 
     which are on active duty (other than for training) at the end 
     of the fiscal year, and
       (2) the total number of individual members not in units 
     organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such 
     component who are on active duty (other than for training or 
     for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their 
     consent at the end of the fiscal year.
     Whenever such units or such individual members are released 
     from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength 
     prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of 
     such reserve component shall be proportionately increased by 
     the total authorized strengths of such units and by the total 
     number of such individual members.

     SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN 
                   SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES.

       Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of 
     September 30, 1996 , the following number of Reserves to be 
     serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the 
     case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of 
     organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or 
     training the reserve components:
       (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 23,390.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 11,575.
       (3) The Naval Reserve, 17,490.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,285.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 9,817.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 628.

     SEC. 413. COUNTING OF CERTAIN ACTIVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL 
                   ASSIGNED IN SUPPORT OF RESERVE COMPONENT 
                   TRAINING.

       Section 414(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 10 U.S.C. 
     12001 note) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may count toward the number 
     of active component personnel required under paragraph (1) to 
     be assigned to serve as advisers under the program under this 
     section any active component personnel who are assigned to an 
     active component unit (A) that was established principally 
     for the purpose of providing dedicated training support to 
     reserve component units, and (B) the primary mission of which 
     is to provide such dedicated training support.''.
              Subtitle C--Military Training Student Loads

     SEC. 421. AUTHORIZATION OF TRAINING STUDENT LOADS.

       (a) In General.--For fiscal year 1996, the components of 
     the Armed Forces are authorized average military training 
     loads as follows:
       (1) The Army, 75,013.
       (2) The Navy, 44,238.
       (3) The Marine Corps, 26,095.
       (4) The Air Force, 33,232.
       (b) Scope.--The average military training student loads 
     authorized for an armed force under subsection (a) apply to 
     the active and reserve components of that armed force.
       (c) Adjustments.--The average military student loads 
     authorized in subsection (a) shall be adjusted consistent 
     with the end strengths authorized in subtitles A and B. The 
     Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the manner in which such 
     adjustments shall be apportioned.
              Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 431. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY 
                   PERSONNEL.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense for military personnel for fiscal year 
     1996 a total of $68,951,663,000. The authorization in the 
     preceding sentence supersedes any other authorization of 
     appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for 
     fiscal year 1996.

     SEC. 432. AUTHORIZATION FOR INCREASE IN ACTIVE-DUTY END 
                   STRENGTHS.

       (a) Authorization.--There is hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
     1996 for military personnel the sum of $112,000,000. Any 
     amount appropriated pursuant to this section shall be 
     allocated, in such manner as the Secretary of Defense 
     prescribes, among appropriations for active-component 
     military personnel for that fiscal year and shall be 
     available only to increase the number of members of the Armed 
     Forces on active duty during that fiscal year (compared to 
     the number of members that would be on active duty but for 
     such appropriation).
       (b) Effect on End Strengths.--The end-strength 
     authorizations in section 401 shall each be deemed to be 
     increased by such number as necessary to take account of 
     additional members of the Armed Forces authorized by the 
     Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (a).

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                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY
                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

      SEC. 501. AUTHORITY TO EXTEND TRANSITION PERIOD FOR OFFICERS 
                   SELECTED FOR EARLY RETIREMENT.

       (a) Selective Retirement of Warrant Officers.--Section 581 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) The Secretary concerned may defer for not more than 
     90 days the retirement of an officer otherwise approved for 
     early retirement under this section in order to prevent a 
     personal hardship to the officer or for other humanitarian 
     reasons.''.
       (b) Selective Early Retirement of Active-Duty Officers.--
     Section 638(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Secretary concerned may defer for not more than 
     90 days the retirement of an officer otherwise approved for 
     early retirement under this section or section 638a of this 
     title in order to prevent a personal hardship to the officer 
     or for other humanitarian reasons.''.
           Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Reserve Components

     SEC. 511. MILITARY TECHNICIAN FULL-TIME SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR 
                   ARMY AND AIR FORCE RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       (a) Requirement of Annual Authorization of End Strength.--
     (1) Section 115 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Congress shall authorize for each fiscal year the end 
     strength for military technicians for each reserve component 
     of the Army and Air Force. Funds available to the Department 
     of Defense for any fiscal year may not be used for the pay of 
     a military technician during that fiscal year unless the 
     technician fills a position that is within the number of such 
     positions authorized by law for that fiscal year for the 
     reserve component of that technician. This subsection applies 
     without regard to section 129 of this title.''.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) does not apply with 
     respect to fiscal year 1995.
       (b) Authorization for Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997.--For each 
     of fiscal years 1996 and 1997, the number of military 
     technicians, as of the last day of that fiscal year, for the 
     Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 
     10, United States Code) may not exceed the following:
       (1) Army National Guard, 25,500.
       (2) Army Reserve, 6,630.
       (3) Air National Guard, 22,906.
       (4) Air Force Reserve, 9,802.
       (c) Administration of Military Technician Program.--(1) 
     Chapter 1007 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 10216. Military technicians

       ``(a) Priority for Management of Military Technicians.--(1) 
     As a basis for making the annual request to Congress pursuant 
     to section 115 of this title for authorization of end 
     strengths for military technicians of the Army and Air Force 
     reserve components, the Secretary of Defense shall give 
     priority to supporting authorizations for dual status 
     military technicians in the following high-priority units and 
     organizations:
       ``(A) Units of the Selected Reserve that are scheduled to 
     deploy no later than 90 days after mobilization.
       ``(B) Units of the Selected Reserve that are or will deploy 
     to relieve active duty peacetime operations tempo.
       ``(C) Those organizations with the primary mission of 
     providing direct support surface and aviation maintenance for 
     the reserve components of the Army and Air Force, to the 
     extent that the military technicians in such units would 
     mobilize and deploy in a skill that is compatible with their 
     civilian position skill.
       ``(2) For each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall, 
     for the high-priority units and organizations referred to in 
     paragraph (1), achieve a programmed manning level for 
     military technicians that is not less than 90 percent of the 
     programmed manpower structure for those units and 
     organizations for military technicians for that fiscal year.
       ``(3) For each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall, 
     for reserve component management headquarters organizations 
     (including national and State-level National Guard 
     headquarters, in United States Property and Fiscal Offices, 
     and in similar management-level headquarters in the Army and 
     Air Force Reserve), achieve a programmed manning level for 
     military technicians that is not more than 70 percent of the 
     programmed manpower structure for those organizations for 
     military technicians for that fiscal year.
       ``(4) Military technician authorizations and personnel in 
     high-priority units and organizations specified in paragraph 
     (1) shall be exempt from any requirement (imposed by law or 
     otherwise) for reductions in Department of Defense civilian 
     personnel and shall only be reduced as part of military force 
     structure reductions. Planned reductions in Department of 
     Defense civilian personnel that would apply to such 
     technician authorizations and personnel but for this 
     paragraph shall be reallocated by the Secretary of Defense on 
     a proportional basis throughout the Department of Defense, 
     with an emphasis on reducing headquarters personnel.
       ``(b) Dual-Status Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall require the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of 
     the Air Force to establish as a condition of employment for 
     each individual who is hired after the date of the enactment 
     of this section as a military technician that the individual 
     maintain membership in the Selected Reserve (so as to be a 
     so-called `dual-status' technician) and shall require that 
     the civilian and military position skill requirements of 
     dual-status military technicians be compatible. No Department 
     of Defense funds may be spent for compensation for any 
     military technician hired after the date of the enactment of 
     this section who is not a member of the Selected Reserve, 
     except that compensation may be paid for up to six months 
     following loss of membership in the selected reserve if such 
     loss of membership was not due to the failure to meet 
     military standards.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``10216. Military technicians.''.
       (d) Review of Reserve Component Management Headquarters.--
     (1) The Secretary of Defense shall, within six months after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, undertake steps to 
     reduce, consolidate, and streamline management headquarters 
     operations of the reserve components. As part of those steps, 
     the Secretary shall identify those military technicians 
     positions in such headquarters operations that are excess to 
     the requirements of those headquarters.
       (2) Of the military technicians positions that are 
     identified under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     reallocate up to 95 percent of those positions to the high-
     priority units and activities specified in section 10216(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (c).
       (e) Annual Defense Manpower Requirements Report.--Section 
     115a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) In each such report, the Secretary shall include a 
     separate report on the Army and Air Force military technician 
     programs. The report shall include a presentation, shown by 
     reserve component and shown both as of the end of the 
     preceding fiscal year and for the next fiscal year, of the 
     following:
       ``(1) The number of military technicians required to be 
     employed (as specified in accordance with Department of 
     Defense procedures), the number authorized to be employed 
     under Department of Defense personnel procedures, and the 
     number actually employed.
       ``(2) Within each of the numbers under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) the number applicable to a reserve component 
     management headquarter organization; and
       ``(B) the number applicable to high-priority units and 
     organizations (as specified in section 10216(a) of this 
     title).
       ``(3) Within each of the numbers under paragraph (1), the 
     numbers of military technicians who are not themselves 
     members of a reserve component (so-called `single-status' 
     technicians), with a further display of such numbers as 
     specified in paragraph (2).''.

     SEC. 512. MILITARY LEAVE FOR MILITARY RESERVE TECHNICIANS FOR 
                   CERTAIN DUTY OVERSEAS.

       Section 6323 of title 5, United States Code is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d)(1) A military reserve technician described in section 
     8401(30) is entitled at such person's request to leave 
     without loss of, or reduction in, pay, leave to which such 
     person is otherwise entitled, credit for time or service, or 
     performance or efficiency rating for each day, not to exceed 
     44 workdays in a calendar year, in which such person is on 
     active duty without pay, as authorized pursuant to section 
     12315 of title 10, under section 12301(b) or 12301(d) of 
     title 10 (other than active duty during a war or national 
     emergency declared by the President or Congress) for 
     participation in noncombat operations outside the United 
     States, its territories and possessions.
       ``(2) An employee who requests annual leave or compensatory 
     time to which the employee is otherwise entitled, for a 
     period during which the employee would have been entitled 
     upon request to leave under this subsection, may be granted 
     such annual leave or compensatory time without regard to this 
     section or section 5519.''.

     SEC. 513. REVISIONS TO ARMY GUARD COMBAT REFORM INITIATIVE TO 
                   INCLUDE ARMY RESERVE UNDER CERTAIN PROVISIONS 
                   AND MAKE CERTAIN REVISIONS.

       (a) Prior Active Duty Personnel.--Section 1111 of the Army 
     National Guard Combat Readiness Reform Act of 1992 (title XI 
     of Public Law 102-484) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking out the first three 
     words;
       (2) by striking out subsections (a) and (b) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(a) Additional Prior Active Duty Officers.--The Secretary 
     of the Army shall increase the number of qualified prior 
     active-duty officers in the Army National Guard by providing 
     a program that permits the separation of officers on active 
     duty with at least two, but less than three, years of active 
     service upon condition that the officer is accepted for 
     appointment in the Army National Guard. The Secretary shall 
     have a goal of having not fewer than 150 officers become 
     members of the Army National Guard each year under this 
     section.
       ``(b) Additional Prior Active Duty Enlisted Members.--The 
     Secretary of the Army shall increase the number of qualified 
     prior active-duty enlisted members in the Army National Guard 
     through the use of en

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     listments as described in section 8020 of the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-139). The 
     Secretary shall enlist not fewer than 1,000 new enlisted 
     members each year under enlistments described in that 
     section.''; and
       (3) by striking out subsections (d) and (e).
       (b) Service in the Selected Reserve in Lieu of Active Duty 
     Service for ROTC Graduates.--Section 1112(b) of such Act (106 
     Stat. 2537) is amended by striking out ``National Guard'' 
     before the period at the end and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Selected Reserve''.
       (c) Review of Officer Promotions.--Section 1113 of such Act 
     (106 Stat. 2537) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``National Guard'' 
     both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Selected Reserve'';
       (2) by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(b) Coverage of Selected Reserve Combat and Early 
     Deploying Units.--(1) Subsection (a) applies to officers in 
     all units of the Selected Reserve that are designated as 
     combat units or that are designated for deployment within 75 
     days of mobilization.
       ``(2) Subsection (a) shall take effect with respect to 
     officers of the Army Reserve, and with respect to officers of 
     the Army National Guard in units not subject to subsection 
     (a) as of the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996, at the end of the 90-
     day period beginning on such date of enactment.''.
       (d) Initial Entry Training and Nondeployable Personnel.--
     Section 1115 of such Act (106 Stat. 2538) is amended--
       (1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking out ``National 
     Guard'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Selected Reserve''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking out ``a member of the Army National Guard 
     enters the National Guard'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``a 
     member of the Army Selected Reserve enters the Army Selected 
     Reserve''; and
       (B) by striking out ``from the Army National Guard''.
       (e) Accounting of Members Who Fail Physical Deployability 
     Standards.--Section 1116 of such Act (106 Stat. 2539) is 
     amended by striking out ``National Guard'' each place it 
     appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Selected Reserve''.
       (f) Use of Combat Simulators.--Section 1120 of such Act 
     (106 Stat. 2539) is amended by inserting ``and the Army 
     Reserve'' before the period at the end.

     SEC. 514. ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) Clarification of Restriction on Active Duty.--Paragraph 
     (2) of section 2107(h) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``full-time'' before ``active duty'' in 
     the second sentence.
       (b) Redesignation of ROTC Scholarships.--Such paragraph is 
     further amended by inserting after the first sentence the 
     following new sentence: ``A cadet designated under this 
     paragraph who, having initially contracted for service as 
     provided in subsection (b)(5)(A) and having received 
     financial assistance for two years under an award providing 
     for four years of financial assistance under this section, 
     modifies such contract with the consent of the Secretary of 
     the Army to provide for service as described in subsection 
     (b)(5)(B), may be counted, for the year in which the contract 
     is modified, toward the number of appointments required under 
     the preceding sentence for financial assistance awarded for a 
     period of four years.''.

     SEC. 515. REPORT ON FEASIBILITY OF PROVIDING EDUCATION 
                   BENEFITS PROTECTION INSURANCE FOR SERVICE 
                   ACADEMY AND ROTC SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS WHO 
                   BECOME MEDICALLY UNABLE TO SERVE.

       Not later than June 30, 1996, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the desirability and the 
     feasibility of the establishment of an insurance program, to 
     operate at no cost to the Government, to insure individuals 
     who are cadets or midshipmen at one of the service academies 
     or who hold Reserve Officer Training Corps scholarships under 
     section 2107 or 2107a of title 10, United States Code, 
     against the loss of the value of attendance at such service 
     academy (in terms of the cost of education at another 
     institution), or the value of the scholarship, in cases in 
     which such attendance or such scholarship is terminated by 
     the Secretary of the military department concerned because 
     the individual has become, through no fault of the 
     individual, medically disqualified from military service.

     SEC. 516. ACTIVE DUTY OFFICERS DETAILED TO ROTC DUTY AT 
                   SENIOR MILITARY COLLEGES TO SERVE AS COMMANDANT 
                   AND ASSISTANT COMMANDANT OF CADETS AND AS 
                   TACTICAL OFFICERS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 103 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2111a. Detail of officers to senior military colleges

       ``(a) Detail of Officers To Serve as Commandant or 
     Assistant Commandant of Cadets.--(1) Upon the request of a 
     senior military college, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     detail an officer on the active-duty list to serve as 
     Commandant of Cadets at that college or (in the case of a 
     college with an Assistant Commandant of Cadets) detail an 
     officer on the active-duty list to serve as Assistant 
     Commandant of Cadets at that college (but not both).
       ``(2) In the case of an officer detailed as Commandant of 
     Cadets, the officer may, upon the request of the college, be 
     assigned from among the Professor of Military Science, the 
     Professor of Naval Science (if any), and the Professor of 
     Aerospace Science (if any) at that college or may be in 
     addition to any other officer detailed to that college in 
     support of the program.
       ``(3) In the case of an officer detailed as Assistant 
     Commandant of Cadets, the officer may, upon the request of 
     the college, be assigned from among officers otherwise 
     detailed to duty at that college in support of the program or 
     may be in addition to any other officer detailed to that 
     college in support of the program.
       ``(b) Designation of Officers as Tactical Officers.--Upon 
     the request of a senior military college, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall authorize officers (other than officers covered 
     by subsection (a)) who are detailed to duty as instructors at 
     that college to act simultaneously as tactical officers (with 
     or without compensation) for the Corps of Cadets at that 
     college.
       ``(c) Detail of Officers.--The Secretary of a military 
     department shall designate officers for detail to the program 
     at a senior military college in accordance with criteria 
     provided by the college. An officer may not be detailed to a 
     senior military college without the approval of that college.
       ``(d) Senior Military Colleges.--The senior military 
     colleges are the following:
       ``(1) Texas A&M University.
       ``(2) Norwich College.
       ``(3) The Virginia Military Institute.
       ``(4) The Citadel.
       ``(5) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
       ``(6) North Georgia College.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2111a. Detail of officers to senior military colleges.''.

     SEC. 517. MOBILIZATION INCOME INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS 
                   OF READY RESERVE.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--(1) Subtitle E of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 
     1213 the following new chapter:

             ``CHAPTER 1214--READY RESERVE INCOME INSURANCE

``Sec.
``12521. Definitions.
``12522. Establishment and purpose of program.
``12523. Program administration.
``12524. Eligible insurance companies.
``12525. Persons insured; amount.
``12526. Deductions; payment.
``12527. Payment of insurance; beneficiaries.
``12528. Premiums; accounting to the Secretary.
``12529. Forfeiture.

     ``Sec. 12521. Definitions

       ``In this chapter:
       ``(1) The term `covered service' means active duty in the 
     armed forces performed by a member of a reserve component 
     under orders for more than 30 days which specify that the 
     member's service is in support of an operational mission for 
     which members of the reserve components have been ordered to 
     active duty without their consent or in support of forces 
     activated during a period of war or during a period of 
     national emergency as declared by the President or Congress.
       ``(2) The term `covered member' means a member of the Ready 
     Reserve who is eligible for and who has not declined coverage 
     under this chapter.
       ``(3) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(4) The term `Department' means the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(5) The term `Board' means the Board of Actuaries 
     established under section 2006(e)(1) of this title.
       ``(6) The term `Fund' means the Department of Defense Ready 
     Reserve Income Insurance Fund.

     ``Sec. 12522. Establishment and purpose of program

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established an insurance 
     program for members of the Ready Reserve to be known as the 
     Department of Defense Ready Reserve Income Insurance Program 
     which shall be administered by the Secretary. There is also 
     established on the books of the Treasury a fund to be known 
     as the Department of Defense Ready Reserve Income Insurance 
     Fund, which shall be administered by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury. The Fund shall be used for the accumulation of 
     funds in order to finance on an actuarially sound basis 
     liabilities of the Program.
       ``(b) Assets of Fund.--There shall be deposited into the 
     Fund the following, which shall constitute the assets of the 
     Fund:
       ``(1) Amounts paid into the Fund under sections 12526 and 
     12528 of this title.
       ``(2) Any amount appropriated to the Fund.
       ``(3) Any return on investment of the assets of the Fund.
       ``(c) Board of Actuaries.--The Department of Defense 
     Education Benefits Fund Board of Actuaries shall have the 
     actuarial responsibility for the Program.
       ``(d) Determination of Contributions to the Fund.--(1) Not 
     later than six months after the Program is established, the 
     Board shall determine (project) the premium rate for the 
     coverage to be offered.

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       ``(2) If at the time of any such valuation there has been a 
     change in benefits under the Program that has been made since 
     the last such valuation and such change in benefits increases 
     or decreases the present value of amounts payable from the 
     Fund, the Board shall determine a premium rate methodology 
     and schedule for the liquidation of any liability (or 
     actuarial gain to the Fund) created by such change and any 
     previous such changes so that the present value of the sum of 
     the scheduled premium payments (or reduction in payments that 
     would otherwise be made) equals the cumulative increase (or 
     decrease) in the present value of such benefits.
       ``(3) If at the time of any such valuation the Board 
     determines that, based upon changes in actuarial assumptions 
     since the last valuation, there has been an actuarial gain or 
     loss to the Fund, the Board shall recommend a premium rate 
     schedule for the amortization of the cumulative gain or loss 
     to the Fund created by such change in assumptions and any 
     previous such changes in assumptions through an increase or 
     decrease in the payments that would otherwise be made to the 
     Fund.
       ``(4) If at any time liabilities exceed assets of the Fund 
     as a result of a call up, and funds are unavailable to pay 
     benefits, the Secretary shall seek a special appropriation to 
     cover the unfunded liability. If appropriations are not made, 
     in any fiscal year, the Secretary shall limit the value of 
     any benefits conferred by this program to an amount that does 
     not exceed assets of the Fund expected to accrue at the end 
     of such fiscal year. Benefits that cannot be paid because of 
     such limitation of funds shall be deferred and paid only 
     after funds become available.
       ``(e) Payments Into the Fund.--(1) Payment into the Fund 
     under this subsection shall accumulate in accordance with the 
     provisions of section 12526 of this title.
       ``(2) At the beginning of each fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall determine the sum of the following:
       ``(A) The projected amount of the premiums to be collected, 
     investment earnings, and any special appropriations received 
     for that fiscal year.
       ``(B) The amount for that year of any cumulative unfunded 
     liability (including any negative amount or any gain to the 
     Fund) resulting from payments of benefits.
       ``(C) The amount for that year (including any negative 
     amount) of any cumulative actuarial gain or loss to the Fund.
       ``(f) Investment of Assets of Fund.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall invest such portion of the Fund as is not in 
     the judgment of the Secretary of Defense required to meet 
     current liabilities. Such investments shall be in public debt 
     securities with maturities suitable to the needs of the Fund, 
     as determined by the Secretary of Defense, and bearing 
     interest at rates determined by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, taking into consideration current market yields on 
     outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of 
     comparable maturities. The income on such investments shall 
     be credited to and form a part of the Fund.

     ``Sec. 12523. Program administration

       ``The insurance program provided for in this chapter shall 
     be administered by the Secretary, who is authorized to adopt 
     such rules, procedures, and policies as in the Secretary's 
     judgment may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the 
     purposes of this chapter.

     ``Sec. 12524. Eligible insurance companies

       ``(a) The Secretary may, without regard to section 3709 of 
     the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5), purchase from one or more 
     insurance companies a policy or policies of group insurance 
     to offer benefits to all members. Each such insurance company 
     shall (1) be licensed to issue insurance in each of the 50 
     States and in the District of Columbia, and (2) as of the 
     most recent December 31 for which information is available to 
     the Secretary, have in effect at least 1 percent of the total 
     amount of insurance which all such insurance companies have 
     in effect in the United States.
       ``(b) Any insurance company which issues a policy under 
     subsection (a) shall establish an administrative office at a 
     place and under a name designated by the Secretary.
       ``(c) The Secretary may use the facilities and services of 
     any insurance company issuing any policy under this chapter 
     and may designate one such company as the representative of 
     the other companies and contract to pay a reasonable fee to 
     the designated company for its services.
       ``(d) The Secretary shall arrange with the insurance 
     company issuing any policy under this chapter to reinsure, 
     under conditions approved by the Secretary, portions of the 
     total amount of insurance under such policy or policies with 
     such other insurance companies (which meet qualifying 
     criteria set forth by the Secretary) as may elect to 
     participate in such reinsurance.
       ``(e) The Secretary may at any time discontinue any policy 
     purchased under this section.

     ``Sec. 12525. Persons insured; amount

       ``(a)(1) Any policy of insurance provided under this 
     chapter shall insure each covered member of the Ready Reserve 
     against covered service. Any covered member ordered into 
     covered service shall be entitled to payment of a basic 
     benefit of $1,000 for each month of covered service which is 
     in excess of the initial 30 days of covered service, unless 
     the member has elected in writing (A) not to be insured under 
     this chapter, (B) to be insured for a lower benefit of half 
     the basic benefit, or (C) to be insured in a greater amount, 
     in increments of $500, above the basic benefit not to exceed 
     $5,000 per month of covered service (adjusted pursuant to 
     paragraph (2)), following the initial 30 days of covered 
     service, except that no member may be paid under this chapter 
     for more than 12 months of covered service served during any 
     period of 18 months. Payment for any period of covered 
     service less than one month shall be at the rate of one-
     thirtieth of the monthly rate for each day served. Payment 
     shall be based solely on insured status and on the period of 
     covered service served; no proof of lost income or expenses 
     incurred as a result of covered service shall be required.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall determine annually the effect of 
     inflation on the benefits and establish an adjustment rate 
     which ensures that there is no loss of value in the benefits 
     payable to a member. Adjustments shall apply to benefits for 
     members with existing coverage and for newly eligible 
     members. Such adjustments for inflation will be rounded to 
     the nearest $10 increment.
       ``(3) Members of the Ready Reserve who, under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense in coordination with 
     the Secretary of Transportation, are serving on active duty 
     (or full-time National Guard duty) shall not be eligible to 
     purchase insurance under this chapter. Additional categories 
     of members of the Ready Reserve, in the discretion of the 
     Secretary of Defense, may also be excluded from eligibility 
     to purchase insurance under this chapter.
       ``(b) Promptly following the effective date of this 
     chapter, the Secretary shall make a one-time offer of 
     insurance coverage under this chapter to all persons who were 
     members of the Ready Reserve of an armed force on that date 
     and who remain members of the Ready Reserve. Members of the 
     Ready Reserve, first becoming eligible for coverage after the 
     effective date of this chapter, shall be automatically 
     enrolled for the basic benefit unless declined, or another 
     amount is elected under subsection (a)(1).
       ``(c) Members shall be given a written explanation of the 
     insurance and be advised that they have the right (1) to 
     decline coverage altogether, (2) to select half the basic 
     benefit, or (3) to select increased benefits. The right of a 
     member of the Ready Reserve to decline, increase, or decrease 
     coverage shall be exercised within 30 days of first being 
     eligible for coverage.

     ``Sec. 12526. Deductions; payment

       ``(a)(1) During any period in which a member insured under 
     this chapter is participating in paid reserve training or 
     other duty, there shall be deducted each month from the 
     member's basic pay or compensation for inactive duty training 
     an amount determined by the Secretary to be the same for all 
     members of the Ready Reserve who subscribe to the same amount 
     of insurance as the share of the cost attributable to 
     insuring such member. As provided in section 12525 of this 
     title, the Secretary may establish graduated monthly premiums 
     for an amount of insurance less than the basic amount of 
     coverage or in excess of the basic coverage amount.
       ``(2) Any member insured under this chapter who is not in a 
     pay status in which the member receives pay on a monthly 
     basis shall pay the cost attributable to insuring such member 
     in accordance with regulations to be adopted by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(b) An amount equal to the first amount due on insurance 
     under this chapter may be advanced from current 
     appropriations for military pay to any such member, which 
     amount shall constitute a lien upon the pay for military 
     service accruing to the person to whom such advance was made, 
     and shall be collected therefrom if not otherwise paid. No 
     disbursing or certifying officer shall be responsible for any 
     loss by reason of such advance.
       ``(c) The sums withheld from the basic or other pay of 
     insured members or deposited by insured members, together 
     with the income derived from any dividends or premium rate 
     adjustments, shall be deposited to the credit of the Fund. 
     All premium payments for insurance issued under this chapter 
     shall be deposited into the Fund.

     ``Sec. 12527. Payment of insurance; beneficiaries

       ``(a) A member insured under this chapter who serves in 
     excess of 30 days of covered service shall be paid the amount 
     to which such member is entitled on a monthly basis, with the 
     first payment due no later than one month following the 30th 
     day of covered service. The Secretary shall adopt regulations 
     prescribing the manner in which payments shall be made, 
     either to the member or, in accordance with subsection (d), 
     to a designated person or entity.
       ``(b) A member may designate in writing another person 
     (including a spouse, parent, or other person with an 
     insurable interest as determined by the Secretary by 
     regulation) to whom the insurance payments to which such 
     member is entitled are to be paid. Such designation may be 
     made to a bank or other financial institution, to the credit 
     of a designated person. In the latter event, insurance 
     payments to which a member becomes entitled shall be paid to 
     the designated person, bank or financial institution.
       ``(c) Any amount of insurance payable under this chapter on 
     account of a deceased member's period of covered service 
     shall be paid, upon the establishment of a valid claim 
     therefor, to the beneficiary or beneficiaries which the 
     former member had designated in writing. If no such 
     designation has been made, the amount shall be payable in 
     accordance with the laws of the State of the member's 
     domicile.

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     ``Sec. 12528. Premiums; accounting to the Secretary

       ``(a) Each policy of insurance provided by the Secretary 
     under this chapter shall include for the first policy years a 
     fixed monetary premium per $1,000 of insurance, based, in 
     consultation with the Board, on the best available estimate 
     of risk and financial exposure, levels of subscription by 
     members, and other relevant factors. Different premium levels 
     may be established for different amounts of coverage, 
     provided that the premium rate established for the basic 
     benefit shall not be at a premium rate higher than the 
     premium rate set for increased coverages.
       ``(b) Each policy shall include provisions whereby the 
     premium rate for the first policy year shall be continued for 
     subsequent policy years (but the premium amount may be 
     increased to account or inflation-adjusted benefit 
     increases). The rate may be readjusted for any subsequent 
     year with the consent of the Secretary based on prior 
     consultation with the Board of Actuaries.

     ``Sec. 12529. Forfeiture

       ``Any person found guilty of mutiny, treason, spying, or 
     desertion, or who refuses to perform service in the armed 
     forces or refuses to wear the uniform of any of the armed 
     forces, shall forfeit all rights to insurance under this 
     chapter.''.
       (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle E, 
     and at the beginning of part II of subtitle E, of title 10, 
     United States Code, are amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to chapter 1213 the following new item:

``1214. Ready Reserve Income Insurance.....................12521''.....

       (b) Effective Date.--The insurance program provided for in 
     chapter 1218 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), and the deductions and contributions for that 
     program shall take effect on a date designated by the 
     Secretary. Such date may not be later than September 30, 
     1996. The Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register 
     notice of such effective date.

     SEC. 518. DELAY IN REORGANIZATION OF ARMY ROTC REGIONAL 
                   HEADQUARTERS STRUCTURE.

       (a) Delay.--The Secretary of the Army may not take any 
     action to reorganize the regional headquarters and basic camp 
     structure of the Reserve Officers Training Corps program of 
     the Army until six months after the date on which the report 
     required by subsection (d) is submitted.
       (b) Cost-Benefit Analysis.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     conduct a comparative cost-benefit analysis of various 
     options for the reorganization of the regional headquarters 
     and basic camp structure of the Army ROTC program. As part of 
     such analysis, the Secretary shall measure each 
     reorganization option considered against a common set of 
     criteria.
       (c) Selection of Reorganization Option for 
     Implementation.--Based on the findings resulting from the 
     cost-benefit analysis under subsection (b) and such other 
     factors as the Secretary considers appropriate, the Secretary 
     shall select one reorganization option for implementation. 
     The Secretary may select an option for implementation only if 
     the Secretary finds that the cost-benefit analysis and other 
     factors considered clearly demonstrate that such option, 
     better than any other option considered--
       (1) provides the structure to meet projected mission 
     requirements;
       (2) achieves the most significant personnel and cost 
     savings;
       (3) uses existing basic and advanced camp facilities to the 
     maximum extent possible;
       (4) minimizes additional military construction costs; and
       (5) makes maximum use of the reserve components to support 
     basic and advanced camp operations, thereby minimizing the 
     effect of those operations on active duty units.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit 
     to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report describing the reorganization option 
     selected under subsection (c). The report shall include the 
     results of the cost-benefit analysis under subsection (b) and 
     a detailed rationale for the reorganization option selected.

     SEC. 519. ACTIVE DUTY ASSOCIATE UNIT RESPONSIBILITY.

       (a) Associate Units.--Subsection (a) of section 1131 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 
     (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2540) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Associate Units.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     require--
       ``(1) that each ground combat maneuver brigade of the Army 
     National Guard that (as determined by the Secretary) is 
     essential for the execution of the National Military Strategy 
     be associated with an active-duty combat unit; and
       ``(2) that combat support and combat service support units 
     of the Army Selected Reserve that (as determined by the 
     Secretary) are essential for the execution of the National 
     Military Strategy be associated with active-duty units.''.
       (b) Responsibilities.--Subsection (b) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``National Guard combat unit'' in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``National Guard unit or Army Selected Reserve unit that (as 
     determined by the Secretary under subsection (a)) is 
     essential for the execution of the National Military 
     Strategy''; and
       (2) by striking out ``of the National Guard unit'' in 
     paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``of that unit''.
              Subtitle C--Matters Relating to Force Levels

     SEC. 521. FLOOR ON END STRENGTHS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 39 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 691. Permanent end strength levels to support two 
       major regional contingencies

       ``(a) The end strengths specified in subsection (b) are the 
     minimum strengths necessary to enable the armed forces to 
     fulfill a national defense strategy calling for the United 
     States to be able to successfully conduct two nearly 
     simultaneous major regional contingencies.
       ``(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, the number of 
     members of the armed forces (other than the Coast Guard) on 
     active duty at the end of any fiscal year shall be not less 
     than the following:
       ``(1) For the Army, 495,000.
       ``(2) For the Navy, 395,000.
       ``(3) For the Marine Corps, 174,000.
       ``(4) For the Air Force, 381,000.
       ``(c) No funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     may be used to reduce the active duty end strengths for the 
     armed forces below the levels specified in subsection (b) 
     unless the Secretary of Defense submits to Congress notice of 
     the proposed lower end strength levels and a justification 
     for those levels. No action may then be taken to reduce such 
     end strengths below the levels specified in subsection (b) 
     until the end of the six-month period beginning on the date 
     of the submission of such notification to Congress.
       ``(d) The number of members of the armed forces on active 
     duty shall be counted for purposes of this section in the 
     same manner as applies under section 115(a)(1) of this 
     title.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``691. Permanent end strength levels to support two major regional 
              contingencies.''.

     SEC. 522. ARMY OFFICER MANNING LEVELS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 331 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after the table of sections the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 3201. Officers on active duty: minimum strength based 
       on requirements

       ``(a) The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that 
     (beginning with fiscal year 1999) the strength at the end of 
     each fiscal year of officers on active duty is sufficient to 
     enable the Army to meet at least 90 percent of the programmed 
     manpower structure for the active component of the Army.
       ``(b) The number of officers on active duty shall be 
     counted for purposes of this section in the same manner as 
     applies under section 115(a)(1) of this title.
       ``(c) In this section:
       ``(1) The term `programmed manpower structure' means the 
     aggregation of billets describing the full manpower 
     requirements for units and organizations in the programmed 
     force structure.
       ``(2) The term `programmed force structure' means the set 
     of units and organizations that exist in the current year and 
     that is planned to exist in each future year under the then-
     current Future-Years Defense Program.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after ``Sec.'' the following new 
     item:

``3201. Officers on active duty: minimum strength based on 
              requirements.''.
       (b) Assistance in Accomplishing Requirement.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall provide to the Army sufficient personnel and 
     financial resources (including resources from outside Army 
     accounts) to enable the Army to meet the requirement 
     specified in section 3201 of title 10, United States Code, as 
     added by subsection (a).

     SEC. 523. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF PROPOSED ARMY END 
                   STRENGTH ALLOCATIONS.

       (a) In General.--During fiscal years 1996 through 2001, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall analyze the 
     plans of the Secretary of the Army for the allocation of 
     assigned active component end strengths for the Army through 
     the requirements process known as Total Army Analysis 2003 
     and through any subsequent similar requirements process of 
     the Army that is conducted before 2002. The Comptroller 
     General's analysis shall consider whether the proposed active 
     component end strengths and planned allocation of forces for 
     that period will be sufficient to implement the national 
     military strategy. In monitoring those plans, the Comptroller 
     General shall determine the extent to which the Army will be 
     able during that period--
       (1) to man fully the combat force based on the projected 
     active component Army end strength for each of fiscal years 
     1996 through 2001;
       (2) to meet the support requirements for the force and 
     strategy specified in the report of the Bottom-Up Review, 
     including requirements for operations other than war; and
       (3) to streamline further Army infrastructure in order to 
     eliminate duplication and inefficiencies and replace active 
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     sonnel in overhead positions, whenever practicable, with 
     civilian or reserve personnel.
       (b) Access to Documents, Etc.--The Secretary of the Army 
     shall ensure that the Comptroller General is provided access, 
     on a timely basis and in accordance with the needs of the 
     Comptroller General, to all analyses, models, memoranda, 
     reports, and other documents prepared or used in connection 
     with the requirements process of the Army known as Total Army 
     Analysis 2003 and any subsequent similar requirements process 
     of the Army that is conducted before 2002.
       (c) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1 of each year 
     through 2002, the Comptroller General shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the findings and conclusions of the 
     Comptroller General under this section.

     SEC. 524. MANNING STATUS OF HIGHLY DEPLOYABLE SUPPORT UNITS.

       Not later than September 30, 1996, the Secretary of each 
     military department shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives a report on the units under 
     that Secretary's jurisdiction that (as determined by the 
     Secretary) are high-priority support units that would deploy 
     early in a contingency operation or other crisis and that 
     are, as a matter of policy, managed at less than 100 percent 
     of their authorized strengths. The Secretary shall include in 
     the report the number of such high-priority support units 
     (shown by type of unit), the level of manning within such 
     high-priority support units, and either the justification for 
     manning of less than 100 percent or the status of corrective 
     action.

     SEC. 525. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING PERSONNEL TEMPO RATES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Excessively high personnel tempo rates for members of 
     the Armed Forces resulting from high-tempo unit operations 
     degrades unit readiness and morale and eventually can be 
     expected to adversely affect unit retention.
       (2) The Armed Forces have begun to develop methods to 
     measure and manage personnel tempo rates.
       (3) The Armed Forces have attempted to reduce operations 
     and personnel tempo for heavily tasked units by employing 
     alternative capabilities and reducing tasking requirements.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--The Secretary of Defense should 
     continue to enhance the knowledge within the Armed Forces of 
     personnel tempo and to improve the techniques by which 
     personnel tempo is managed with a view toward establishing 
     and achieving reasonable personnel tempo standards for all 
     personnel, regardless of unit or assignment.
     Subtitle D--Amendments to the Uniform Code of Military Justice

     SEC. 541. REFERENCES TO UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code 
     (the Uniform Code of Military Justice).

     SEC. 542. FORFEITURE OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES DURING CONFINEMENT 
                   BY SENTENCE OF COURT-MARTIAL.

       (a) Forfeiture.--(1) Subchapter VIII is amended by 
     inserting after section 857 (article 57) the following new 
     section (article):

     ``Sec. 857a. Art. 57a. Sentences: forfeiture of pay and 
       allowances during confinement by sentence of court-martial

       ``(a) A court-martial sentence, as announced by the 
     sentencing authority, that includes confinement shall result 
     in the forfeiture of pay and allowances due that member 
     during the period of the confinement or while on parole. The 
     forfeiture shall be effective on the date on which the 
     sentence is announced. The percentage of pay and allowances 
     forfeited shall be the maximum percentage that the court-
     martial could have directed as part of the sentence.
       ``(b) If the sentence of a member who forfeits pay and 
     allowances under subsection (a) is set aside or disapproved 
     or, as finally approved, does not provide for confinement, 
     the member shall be paid the pay and allowances which the 
     member would have been paid, but for the forfeiture, for the 
     period during which the forfeiture was in effect.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter 
     VIII is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 857 (article 57) the following new item:

``857a. 57a. Sentences: forfeiture of pay and allowances during 
              confinement by sentence of court-martial.''.
       (b) Action by the Convening Authority.--Section 860 
     (article 60) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (e) and (f) respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) In a case involving an accused who has dependents and 
     in which the sentence, as approved, includes confinement, the 
     convening authority or other person taking action under this 
     section may waive some or all of the forfeiture of pay and 
     allowances otherwise required by section 857a of this title 
     (article 57a). Any amount of pay and allowances payable only 
     by reason of such a waiver shall be paid, as the convening 
     authority or other person taking action under this section 
     directs, to the dependents of the accused.''
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--(1) Section 804 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 15 of 
     such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 804.

     SEC. 543. REFUSAL TO TESTIFY BEFORE COURT-MARTIAL.

       Section 847(b) (article 47(b)) is amended by striking out 
     ``shall be'' in the second sentence and all that follows 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``shall be fined or imprisoned, or 
     both, at the court's discretion.''.

     SEC. 544. FLIGHT FROM APPREHENSION.

       (a) In General.--Section 895 (article 95) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 895. Art. 95. Resistance, flight, breach of arrest, 
       and escape

       ``Any person subject to this chapter who--
       ``(1) resists apprehension;
       ``(2) flees from apprehension;
       ``(3) breaks arrest; or
       ``(4) escapes from custody or confinement;
     shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 895 
     (article 95) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
     subchapter X is amended to read as follows:

``895. 95. Resistance, flight, breach of arrest, and escape.''.

     SEC. 545. CARNAL KNOWLEDGE.

       (a) Gender Neutrality.--Subsection (b) of section 920 
     (article 120) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Any person subject to this chapter who, under 
     circumstances not amounting to rape, commits an act of sexual 
     intercourse with a person--
       ``(1) who is not that person's spouse; and
       ``(2) who has not attained the age of sixteen years;
     is guilty of carnal knowledge and shall be punished as a 
     court-martial may direct.''.
       (b) Mistake of Fact.--Such section (article) is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) In a prosecution under subsection (b), it is a 
     defense that--
       ``(1) the person with whom the accused committed the act of 
     sexual intercourse had at the time of the alleged offense 
     attained the age of twelve years; and
       ``(2) the accused reasonably believed that that person had 
     at the time of the alleged offense attained the age of 
     sixteen years.''.

     SEC. 546. TIME AFTER ACCESSION FOR INITIAL INSTRUCTION IN THE 
                   UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.

       Section 937(a)(1) (article 137(a)(1)) is amended by 
     striking out ``within six days'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``within fourteen days''.

     SEC. 547. PERSONS WHO MAY APPEAR BEFORE THE UNITED STATES 
                   COURT OF APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES.

       Section 944 (article 144) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``However, no person may appear 
     before the court (whether on a brief or in person) other than 
     an attorney who is admitted to practice before the court or 
     who is authorized to appear by the court in a particular case 
     (except that the court may permit a third-year law student 
     certified under a State rule for practical training of law 
     students to appear as an amicus curiae).''.

     SEC. 548. DISCRETIONARY REPRESENTATION BY GOVERNMENT 
                   APPELLATE DEFENSE COUNSEL IN PETITIONING 
                   SUPREME COURT FOR WRIT OF CERTIORARI.

       Section 870 (article 70) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by inserting ``(except as provided 
     in subsection (f))'' before ``the Supreme Court''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Representation of the accused by appellate defense 
     counsel in preparation of a petition to the Supreme Court for 
     a writ of certiorari shall be at the discretion of the 
     appellate defense counsel.''.

     SEC. 549. REPEAL OF TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY FOR CHIEF 
                   JUSTICE OF UNITED STATES TO DESIGNATE ARTICLE 
                   III JUDGES FOR TEMPORARY SERVICE ON COURT OF 
                   APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES.

       Subsection (i) of section 1301 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 
     101-189; 10 U.S.C. 942 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 550. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

       Section 866(f) (article 66(f)) is amended by striking out 
     ``Courts of Military Review'' both places it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Courts of Criminal Appeals''.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 551. EQUALIZATION OF ACCRUAL OF SERVICE CREDIT FOR 
                   OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEMBERS.

       (a) Enlisted Service Credit.--Section 972 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Enlisted Members Required To Make Up 
     Time Lost.--'' before ``An enlisted member'';
       (2) by striking out paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following:
       ``(3) is confined by military or civilian authorities for 
     more than one day before, during, or after trial; or''; and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).
       (b) Officer Service Credit.--Such section is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Officers Not Allowed Service Credit for Time Lost.--
     In the case of an officer of an armed force who after the 
     date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1996--
       ``(1) deserts;

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       ``(2) is absent from his organization, station, or duty for 
     more than one day without proper authority, as determined by 
     competent authority;
       ``(3) is confined by military or civilian authorities for 
     more than one day before, during, or after trial; or
       ``(4) is unable for more than one day, as determined by 
     competent authority, to perform his duties because of 
     intemperate use of drugs or alcoholic liquor, or because of 
     disease or injury resulting from his misconduct;
     the period of such desertion, absence, confinement, or 
     inability to perform duties may not be counted in computing, 
     for any purpose other than basic pay under section 205 of 
     title 37, the officer's length of service.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 972. Members: effect of time lost

       (2) The item relating to section 972 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 49 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``972. Members: effect of time lost.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1405(c) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking out ``Made Up.--Time'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Made Up or Excluded.--(1) Time'';
       (B) by striking out ``section 972'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``section 972(a)'';
       (C) by inserting after ``of this title'' the following: ``, 
     or required to be made up by an enlisted member of the Navy, 
     Marine Corps, or Coast Guard under that section with respect 
     to a period of time after the date of the enactment of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995,''; 
     and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Section 972(b) of this title excludes from 
     computation of an officer's years of service for purposes of 
     this section any time identified with respect to that officer 
     under that section.''.
       (2) Chapter 367 of such title is amended--
       (A) in section 3925(b), by striking out ``section 972'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``section 972(a)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end of section 3926 the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Section 972(b) of this title excludes from 
     computation of an officer's years of service for purposes of 
     this section any time identified with respect to that officer 
     under that section.''.
       (3)(A) Chapter 571 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after section 6327 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 6328. Computation of years of service: voluntary 
       retirement

       ``(a) Enlisted Members.--Time required to be made up under 
     section 972(a) of this title after the date of the enactment 
     of this section may not be counted in computing years of 
     service under this chapter.
       ``(b) Officers.--Section 972(b) of this title excludes from 
     computation of an officer's years of service for purposes of 
     this chapter any time identified with respect to that officer 
     under that section.''.
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     6327 the following new item:

``6328. Computation of years of service: voluntary retirement.''.
       (4) Chapter 867 of such title is amended--
       (A) in section 8925(b), by striking out ``section 972'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``section 972(a)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end of section 8926 the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Section 972(b) of this title excludes from 
     computation of an officer's years of service for purposes of 
     this section any time identified with respect to that officer 
     under that section.''.
       (e) Effective Date and Applicability.--The amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and shall apply to any period of time 
     covered by section 972 of title 10, United States Code, that 
     occurs after that date.

     SEC. 552. EXTENSION OF EXPIRING PERSONNEL AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Grade Determination Authority for Certain Reserve 
     Medical Officers.--Sections 3359(b) and 8359(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, are amended by striking out ``September 
     30, 1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 
     1996''.
       (n) Promotion Authority for Certain Reserve Officers 
     Serving on Active Duty.--Sections 3380(d) and 8380(d) of such 
     title are amended by striking out ``September 30, 1995'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1996''.
       (c) Years of Service for Mandatory Transfer to the Retired 
     Reserve.--Section 1016(d) of the Department of Defense 
     Authorization Act, 1984 (10 U.S.C. 3360 note), is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1995'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 1996''.
       (d) Authority for Temporary Promotions of Certain Navy 
     Lieutenants.--Section 5721 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking out ``September 30, 1995'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1998''.

     SEC. 553. INCREASE IN EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE WITH 
                   RESPECT TO SKILLS OR SPECIALTIES FOR WHICH 
                   THERE IS A CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF PERSONNEL.

       Section 16131 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j)(1) In the case of a person who has a skill or 
     specialty designated by the Secretary concerned as a skill or 
     specialty in which there is a critical shortage of personnel 
     or for which it is difficult to recruit or, in the case of 
     critical units, retain personnel, the Secretary concerned may 
     increase the rate of the educational assistance allowance 
     applicable to that person to such rate in excess of the rate 
     prescribed under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection 
     (b)(1) as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, but 
     the amount of any such increase may not exceed $350 per 
     month.
       ``(2) The authority provided by paragraph (1) shall be 
     exercised by the Secretaries of the military departments 
     under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.''.

      SEC. 554. AMENDMENTS TO EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS.

       (a) General Education Loan Repayment Program.--Section 
     2171(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph (B):
       ``(B) any loan made under part D of such title (the William 
     D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, 20 U.S.C. 1087a et 
     seq.); or''.
       (b) Education Loan Repayment Program for Enlisted Members 
     of Selected Reserve With Critical Specialties.--Section 
     16301(a)(1) of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph (B):
       ``(B) any loan made under part D of such title (the William 
     D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, 20 U.S.C. 1087a et 
     seq.); or''.
       (c) Education Loan Repayment Program for Health Professions 
     Officers Serving in Selected Reserve With Wartime Critical 
     Medical Skill Shortages.--Section 16302(a) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as 
     paragraphs (3) through (5) respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) any loan made under part D of such title (the William 
     D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, 20 U.S.C. 1087a et 
     seq.); or''.

     SEC. 555. RECOGNITION BY STATES OF LIVING WILLS OF MEMBERS, 
                   CERTAIN FORMER MEMBERS, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.

       (a) Recognition by States Required.--(1) Chapter 53 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     section 1044b the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1044c. Military advance medical directives: 
       requirement for recognition by States

       ``(a) Instruments To Be Given Legal Effect Without Regard 
     to State Law.--A military advance medical directive--
       ``(1) is exempt from any requirement of form, substance, 
     formality, or recording that is provided for advance medical 
     directives under the laws of a State; and
       ``(2) shall be given the same legal effect as an advance 
     medical directive prepared and executed in accordance with 
     the laws of the State concerned.
       ``(b) Military Advance Medical Directives.--For the 
     purposes of this section, a military advance medical 
     directive is any written declaration regarding future medical 
     treatment that--
       ``(1) is executed by a person eligible for legal assistance 
     under section 1044(a) of this title or regulations of the 
     Secretary concerned; and
       ``(2) is intended--
       ``(A) to provide, withdraw, or withhold life-prolonging 
     procedures, including hydration and sustenance, in the event 
     of a terminal condition or persistent vegetative state of the 
     declarant; or
       ``(B) to appoint another person to make health care 
     decisions for the declarant under circumstances stated in the 
     declaration if the declarant is determined to be incapable of 
     making informed health care decisions.
       ``(c) Statement To Be Included.--Under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a written declaration 
     described in subsection (b) shall contain a statement that 
     clearly indicates the purpose of the declaration to serve as 
     the military advance medical directive of the declarant. 
     However, the failure of a military advance medical directive 
     to include such a statement shall not be construed to negate 
     the legal effect of the directive under subsection (a).
       ``(d) State Defined.--In this section, the term `State' 
     includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, and a possession of the United States.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1044b the following new item:

``1044c. Military advance medical directives: requirement for 
              recognition by States.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 1044c of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
     respect to any military advance medical directive described 
     in such section declared before, on, or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 556. TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS 
                   OF THE ARMED FORCES SEPARATED FOR DEPENDENT 
                   ABUSE.

       (a) Mandatory Program.--Subsection (a) of section 1059 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``may each estab

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     lish a program'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``shall each 
     establish a program''.
       (b) Payment to Dependents of Members Not Discharged.--
     Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking out 
     ``of a separation from active duty as'' in the first 
     sentence.

     SEC. 557. ARMY RANGER TRAINING.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 401 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 4302 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 4303. Army Ranger Training: instructor staffing; 
       safety

       ``(a) Levels of Personnel Assigned To Be Not Less Than 
     Number Required.--(1) The Secretary of the Army shall ensure 
     that at all times the number of officers, and the number of 
     enlisted members, permanently assigned to the Army Ranger 
     Training Brigade (or other organizational element of the Army 
     primarily responsible for ranger student training) are not 
     less than the required manning spaces for that brigade.
       ``(2) If at any time the number of officers, or the number 
     of enlisted members, permanently assigned to the Ranger 
     Training Brigade is less than the required manning spaces for 
     officers, or for enlisted members, as the case may be, for 
     the Brigade, the Secretary of the Army shall submit to 
     Congress a notice of such shortage, together with a statement 
     of the reasons for the shortage and of the expected date when 
     the number assigned will be not less than the required 
     manning spaces, in accordance with paragraph (1).
       ``(b) Required Manning Spaces.--(1) The Secretary of the 
     Army may not (except as provided in paragraph (3)) reduce the 
     required manning spaces for the Ranger Training Brigade below 
     the baseline required manning spaces.
       ``(2) In this section:
       ``(A) The term `required manning spaces' means the number 
     of personnel spaces for officers, and the number of personnel 
     spaces for enlisted members, that are designated in Army 
     authorization documents as the number required to accomplish 
     the missions of a particular unit or organization.
       ``(B) The term `baseline required manning spaces' means the 
     required manning spaces for the Army Ranger Training Brigade 
     as of February 10, 1995, of 94 officers and 658 enlisted 
     members.
       ``(3) The Secretary may (subject to paragraph (4)) make 
     reductions in required manning spaces for the Army Ranger 
     Training Brigade from the baseline required manning spaces 
     if--
       ``(A) reductions in ranger student training loads result in 
     decreased instructor workload; and
       ``(B) one or more of the three major phases of the Ranger 
     Course (conducted at Fort Benning, Georgia, at the Mountain 
     Ranger Camp, and in Florida) is eliminated.
       ``(4) Before making a reduction authorized by paragraph (3) 
     in required manning spaces, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     submit to Congress a report on the proposed reduction. Such a 
     reduction may not be made unless the report includes a 
     certification by the Secretary that the reduction will not 
     reduce the ability of the commander of the Ranger Training 
     Brigade to conduct training safely. The report shall include 
     a description of the reduction (including specification of 
     the number of officers and the number of enlisted members 
     that will be considered to be required to carry out the 
     missions of the Army Ranger Training Brigade after the 
     reduction) and shall set forth the rationale of the Secretary 
     for the reduction.
       ``(c) Training Safety Cells.--(1) The Secretary of the Army 
     shall establish and maintain an organizational entity known 
     as a `safety cell' as part of the organizational elements of 
     the Army responsible for conducting each of the three major 
     phases of the Ranger Course. The safety cell in each 
     different geographic area of Ranger Course training shall be 
     comprised of personnel who have sufficient continuity and 
     experience in that geographic area of such training to be 
     knowledgeable of the local conditions year-round, including 
     conditions of terrain, weather, water, and climate and other 
     conditions and the potential effect on those conditions on 
     Ranger student training and safety.
       ``(2) Members of each safety cell shall be assigned in 
     sufficient numbers to serve as advisers to the officers in 
     charge of the major phase of Ranger training and shall assist 
     those officers in making informed daily `go' and `no-go' 
     decisions regarding training in light of all relevant 
     conditions, including conditions of terrain, weather, water, 
     and climate and other conditions.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     4302 the following new item:

``4303. Army Ranger Training: instructor staffing; safety.''.
       (b) Accomplishment of Required Manning Levels.--(1) If, as 
     of the date of the enactment of this Act, the number of 
     officers, or the number of enlisted members, permanently 
     assigned to the Ranger Training Brigade is not 100 percent 
     (or more) of the requirement specified in subsection (b) of 
     section 4303 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army--
       (A) shall take such steps as necessary to accomplish that 
     requirement within 12 months after such date of enactment; 
     and
       (B) not later than 90 days after such date of enactment, 
     shall submit to Congress a plan to achieve and maintain that 
     requirement.
       (2) If the Secretary does not accomplish the requirement 
     referred to in paragraph (1) with respect to both officers 
     and enlisted members within 12 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act (as required by paragraph (1)(A)), the 
     Secretary shall halt all training activities of the Ranger 
     Training Brigade until the requirement is met.

     SEC. 558. REPEAL OF CERTAIN CIVIL-MILITARY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Repeal of Civil-Military Cooperative Action Program.--
     (1) Section 410 of title 10, United States Code, and section 
     1081(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 410 note) are 
     repealed:
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 20 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out the 
     item relating to section 410.
       (b) Repeal of Related Provisions.--The following sections 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1993 (Public Law 102-484) are repealed:
       (1) Section 1045 (10 U.S.C. 410 note), relating to a pilot 
     outreach program to reduce demand for illegal drugs.
       (2) Section 1091 (32 U.S.C. 501 note), relating to the 
     National Guard Civilian Youth Opportunities Program.
       (c) Termination of Support of Civilian Community Corps.--
     (1) The Secretary of Defense may not provide support to, or 
     participate in, the Civilian Community Corps Demonstration 
     Program established under subtitle E of title I of the 
     National and Community Service Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12611-
     12626) or the Civilian Community Corps required as part of 
     that demonstration program.
       (2) Section 1093 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 42 U.S.C. 12612 
     note), relating to coordination between the National Guard 
     Civilian Youth Opportunities Pilot Program and the Civilian 
     Community Corps Demonstration Program, is repealed.

     SEC. 559. ELIGIBILITY FOR ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL 
                   BASED UPON SERVICE IN EL SALVADOR.

       (a) In General.--For the purpose of determining eligibility 
     of members and former members of the Armed Forces for the 
     Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the country of El Salvador 
     during the period beginning on January 1, 1981 and ending on 
     February 1, 1992, shall be treated as having been designated 
     as an area and a period of time in which members of the Armed 
     Forces participated in operations in significant numbers and 
     otherwise met the general requirements for the award of that 
     medal.
       (b) Individual Determination.--The Secretary of the 
     military department concerned shall determine whether 
     individual members or former members of the Armed Forces who 
     served in El Salvador during the period beginning on January 
     1, 1981 and ending on February 1, 1992 meet the individual 
     service requirements for award of the Armed Forces 
     Expeditionary Medal as established in applicable regulations. 
     Such determinations shall be made as expeditiously as 
     possible after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 560. REVISION AND CODIFICATION OF MILITARY FAMILY ACT 
                   AND MILITARY CHILD CARE ACT.

       (a) In General.--(1) Subtitle A of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 87 the following 
     new chapter:

     ``CHAPTER 88--MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAMS AND MILITARY CHILD CARE

``Subchapter                                                       Sec.
    ``I.  Military Family Programs............................     1781
   ``II.  Military Child Care.................................     1791

                ``SUBCHAPTER I--MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAMS

``Sec.
``1781. Office of Family Policy.
``1782. Surveys of military families.
``1783. Family members serving on advisory committees.
``1784. Employment opportunities for military spouses.
``1785. Youth sponsorship program.
``1786. Dependent student travel within the United States.
``1787. Reporting of child abuse.

     ``Sec. 1781. Office of Family Policy

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is in the Office of the 
     Secretary of Defense an Office of Family Policy (hereinafter 
     in this section referred to as the `Office'). The Office 
     shall be under the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force 
     Management and Personnel.
       ``(b) Duties.--The Office--
       ``(1) shall coordinate programs and activities of the 
     military departments to the extent that they relate to 
     military families; and
       ``(2) shall make recommendations to the Secretaries of the 
     military departments with respect to programs and policies 
     regarding military families.
       ``(c) Staff.--The Office shall have not less than five 
     professional staff members.

     ``Sec. 1782. Surveys of military families

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may conduct 
     surveys of members of the armed forces on active duty or in 
     an active status, members of the families of such members, 
     and retired members of the armed forces to determine the 
     effectiveness of Federal programs relating to military 
     families and the need for new programs.
       ``(b) Responses To Be Voluntary.--Responses to surveys 
     conducted under this section shall be voluntary.
       ``(c) Federal Recordkeeping Requirements.--With respect to 
     such surveys, family members of members of the armed forces 
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     forces shall be considered to be employees of the United 
     States for purposes of section 3502(4)(A) of title 44.

     ``Sec. 1783. Family members serving on advisory committees

       ``A committee within the Department of Defense which 
     advises or assists the Department in the performance of any 
     function which affects members of military families and which 
     includes members of military families in its membership shall 
     not be considered an advisory committee under section 3(2) of 
     the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) solely 
     because of such membership.

     ``Sec. 1784. Employment opportunities for military spouses

       ``(a) Authority.--The President shall order such measures 
     as the President considers necessary to increase employment 
     opportunities for spouses of members of the armed forces. 
     Such measures may include--
       ``(1) excepting, pursuant to section 3302 of title 5, from 
     the competitive service positions in the Department of 
     Defense located outside of the United States to provide 
     employment opportunities for qualified spouses of members of 
     the armed forces in the same geographical area as the 
     permanent duty station of the members; and
       ``(2) providing preference in hiring for positions in 
     nonappropriated fund activities to qualified spouses of 
     members of the armed forces stationed in the same 
     geographical area as the nonappropriated fund activity for 
     positions in wage grade UA-8 and below and equivalent 
     positions and for positions paid at hourly rates.
       ``(b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations--
       ``(1) to implement such measures as the President orders 
     under subsection (a);
       ``(2) to provide preference to qualified spouses of members 
     of the armed forces in hiring for any civilian position in 
     the Department of Defense if the spouse is among persons 
     determined to be best qualified for the position and if the 
     position is located in the same geographical area as the 
     permanent duty station of the member;
       ``(3) to ensure that notice of any vacant position in the 
     Department of Defense is provided in a manner reasonably 
     designed to reach spouses of members of the armed forces 
     whose permanent duty stations are in the same geographic area 
     as the area in which the position is located; and
       ``(4) to ensure that the spouse of a member of the armed 
     forces who applies for a vacant position in the Department of 
     Defense shall, to the extent practicable, be considered for 
     any such position located in the same geographic area as the 
     permanent duty station of the member.
       ``(c) Status of Preference Eligibles.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to provide a spouse of a member of 
     the armed forces with preference in hiring over an individual 
     who is a preference eligible.

     ``Sec. 1785. Youth sponsorship program

       ``(a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall require 
     that there be at each military installation a youth 
     sponsorship program to facilitate the integration of 
     dependent children of members of the armed forces into new 
     surroundings when moving to that military installation as a 
     result of a parent's permanent change of station.
       ``(b) Description of Programs.--The program at each 
     installation shall provide for involvement of dependent 
     children of members presently stationed at the military 
     installation and shall be directed primarily toward children 
     in their preteen and teenage years.

     ``Sec. 1786. Dependent student travel within the United 
       States

       ``Funds available to the Department of Defense for the 
     travel and transportation of dependent students of members of 
     the armed forces stationed overseas may be obligated for 
     transportation allowances for travel within or between the 
     contiguous States.

     ``Sec. 1787. Reporting of child abuse

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall request 
     each State to provide for the reporting to the Secretary of 
     any report the State receives of known or suspected instances 
     of child abuse and neglect in which the person having care of 
     the child is a member of the armed forces (or the spouse of 
     the member).
       ``(b) Definition.--In this section, the term `child abuse 
     and neglect' has the meaning provided in section 3(1) of the 
     Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5102).

                  ``SUBCHAPTER II--MILITARY CHILD CARE

``Sec.
``1791. Funding for military child care.
``1792. Child care employees.
``1793. Parent fees.
``1794. Child abuse prevention and safety at facilities.
``1795. Parent partnerships with child development centers.
``1796. Subsidies for family home day care.
``1797. Early childhood education program.
``1798. Definitions.

     ``Sec. 1791. Funding for military child care

       ``It is the policy of Congress that the amount of 
     appropriated funds available during a fiscal year for 
     operating expenses for military child development centers and 
     programs shall be not less than the amount of child care fee 
     receipts that are estimated to be received by the Department 
     of Defense during that fiscal year.

     ``Sec. 1792. Child care employees

       ``(a) Required Training.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     shall prescribe regulations implementing, a training program 
     for child care employees. Those regulations shall apply 
     uniformly among the military departments. Subject to 
     paragraph (2), satisfactory completion of the training 
     program shall be a condition of employment of any person as a 
     child care employee.
       ``(2) Under those regulations, the Secretary shall require 
     that each child care employee complete the training program 
     not later than six months after the date on which the 
     employee is employed as a child care employee.
       ``(3) The training program established under this 
     subsection shall cover, at a minimum, training in the 
     following:
       ``(A) Early childhood development.
       ``(B) Activities and disciplinary techniques appropriate to 
     children of different ages.
       ``(C) Child abuse prevention and detection.
       ``(D) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other emergency 
     medical procedures.
       ``(b) Training and Curriculum Specialists.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall require that at least one employee 
     at each military child development center be a specialist in 
     training and curriculum development. The Secretary shall 
     ensure that such employees have appropriate credentials and 
     experience.
       ``(2) The duties of such employees shall include the 
     following:
       ``(A) Special teaching activities at the center.
       ``(B) Daily oversight and instruction of other child care 
     employees at the center.
       ``(C) Daily assistance in the preparation of lesson plans.
       ``(D) Assistance in the center's child abuse prevention and 
     detection program.
       ``(E) Advising the director of the center on the 
     performance of other child care employees.
       ``(3) Each employee referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 
     an employee in a competitive service position.
       ``(c) Competitive Rates of Pay.--For the purpose of 
     providing military child development centers with a qualified 
     and stable civilian workforce, employees at a military 
     installation who are directly involved in providing child 
     care and are paid from nonappropriated funds--
       ``(1) in the case of entry-level employees, shall be paid 
     at rates of pay competitive with the rates of pay paid to 
     other entry-level employees at that installation who are 
     drawn from the same labor pool; and
       ``(2) in the case of other employees, shall be paid at 
     rates of pay substantially equivalent to the rates of pay 
     paid to other employees at that installation with similar 
     training, seniority, and experience.
       ``(d) Employment Preference Program for Military Spouses.--
     (1) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a program under 
     which qualified spouses of members of the armed forces shall 
     be given a preference in hiring for the position of child 
     care employee in a position paid from nonappropriated funds 
     if the spouse is among persons determined to be best 
     qualified for the position.
       ``(2) A spouse who is provided a preference under this 
     subsection at a military child development center may not be 
     precluded from obtaining another preference, in accordance 
     with section 1794 of this title, in the same geographic area 
     as the military child development center.
       ``(e) Competitive Service Position Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `competitive service position' means a 
     position in the competitive service, as defined in section 
     2102(a)(1) of title 5.

     ``Sec. 1793. Parent fees

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
     regulations establishing fees to be charged parents for the 
     attendance of children at military child development centers. 
     Those regulations shall be uniform for the military 
     departments and shall require that, in the case of children 
     who attend the centers on a regular basis, the fees shall be 
     based on family income.
       ``(b) Local Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     provide authority to installation commanders, on a case-by-
     case basis, to establish fees for attendance of children at 
     child development centers at rates lower than those 
     prescribed under subsection (a) if the rates prescribed under 
     subsection (a) are not competitive with rates at local non-
     military child development centers.

     ``Sec. 1794. Child abuse prevention and safety at facilities

       ``(a) Child Abuse Task Force.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall maintain a special task force to respond to allegations 
     of widespread child abuse at a military installation. The 
     task force shall be composed of personnel from appropriate 
     disciplines, including, where appropriate, medicine, 
     psychology, and childhood development. In the case of such 
     allegations, the task force shall provide assistance to the 
     commander of the installation, and to parents at the 
     installation, in helping them to deal with such allegations.
       ``(b) National Hotline.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     maintain a national telephone number for persons to use to 
     report suspected child abuse or safety violations at a 
     military child development center or family home day care 
     site. The Secretary shall ensure that such reports may be 
     made anonymously if so desired by the person making the 
     report. The Secretary shall establish procedures for 
     following up on complaints and information received over that 
     number.

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       ``(2) The Secretary shall publicize the existence of the 
     number.
       ``(c) Assistance From Local Authorities.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall prescribe regulations requiring that, in a case 
     of allegations of child abuse at a military child development 
     center or family home day care site, the commander of the 
     military installation or the head of the task force 
     established under subsection (a) shall seek the assistance of 
     local child protective authorities if such assistance is 
     available.
       ``(d) Safety Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations on safety and operating procedures at 
     military child development centers. Those regulations shall 
     apply uniformly among the military departments.
       ``(e) Inspections.--The Secretary of Defense shall require 
     that each military child development center be inspected not 
     less often than four times a year. Each such inspection shall 
     be unannounced. At least one inspection a year shall be 
     carried out by a representative of the installation served by 
     the center, and one inspection a year shall be carried out by 
     a representative of the major command under which that 
     installation operates.
       ``(f) Remedies for Violations.--(1) Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), any violation of a safety, health, or child 
     welfare law or regulation (discovered at an inspection or 
     otherwise) at a military child development center shall be 
     remedied immediately.
       ``(2) In the case of a violation that is not life 
     threatening, the commander of the major command under which 
     the installation concerned operates may waive the requirement 
     that the violation be remedied immediately for a period of up 
     to 90 days beginning on the date of the discovery of the 
     violation. If the violation is not remedied as of the end of 
     that 90-day period, the military child development center 
     shall be closed until the violation is remedied. The 
     Secretary of the military department concerned may waive the 
     preceding sentence and authorize the center to remain open in 
     a case in which the violation cannot reasonably be remedied 
     within that 90-day period or in which major facility 
     reconstruction is required.
       ``(3) If a military child development center is closed 
     under paragraph (2), the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned shall promptly submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives a report notifying those 
     committees of the closing. The report shall include--
       ``(A) notice of the violation that resulted in the closing 
     and the cost of remedying the violation; and
       ``(B) a statement of the reasons why the violation has not 
     been remedied as of the time of the report.

     ``Sec. 1795. Parent partnerships with child development 
       centers

       ``(a) Parent Boards.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     require that there be established at each military child 
     development center a board of parents, to be composed of 
     parents of children attending the center. The board shall 
     meet periodically with staff of the center and the commander 
     of the installation served by the center for the purpose of 
     discussing problems and concerns. The board, together with 
     the staff of the center, shall be responsible for 
     coordinating the parent participation program described in 
     subsection (b).
       ``(b) Parent Participation Programs.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall require the establishment of a parent 
     participation program at each military child development 
     center. As part of such program, the Secretary of Defense may 
     establish fees for attendance of children at such a center, 
     in the case of parents who participate in the parent 
     participation program at that center, at rates lower than the 
     rates that otherwise apply.

     ``Sec. 1796. Subsidies for family home day care

       ``The Secretary of Defense may use appropriated funds 
     available for military child care purposes to provide 
     assistance to family home day care providers so that family 
     home day care services can be provided to members of the 
     armed forces at a cost comparable to the cost of services 
     provided by military child development centers. The Secretary 
     shall prescribe regulations for the provision of such 
     assistance.

     ``Sec. 1797. Early childhood education program

       ``The Secretary of Defense shall require that all military 
     child development centers meet standards of operation 
     necessary for accreditation by an appropriate national early 
     childhood programs accrediting body.

     ``Sec. 1798. Definitions

       ``In this subchapter:
       ``(1) The term `military child development center' means a 
     facility on a military installation (or on property under the 
     jurisdiction of the commander of a military installation) at 
     which child care services are provided for members of the 
     armed forces or any other facility at which such child care 
     services are provided that is operated by the Secretary of a 
     military department.
       ``(2) The term `family home day care' means home-based 
     child care services that are provided for members of the 
     armed forces by an individual who (A) is certified by the 
     Secretary of the military department concerned as qualified 
     to provide those services, and (B) provides those services on 
     a regular basis for compensation.
       ``(3) The term `child care employee' means a civilian 
     employee of the Department of Defense who is employed to work 
     in a military child development center (regardless of whether 
     the employee is paid from appropriated funds or 
     nonappropriated funds).
       ``(4) The term `child care fee receipts' means those 
     nonappropriated funds that are derived from fees paid by 
     members of the armed forces for child care services provided 
     at military child development centers.''.
       (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, 
     and at the beginning of part II of subtitle A, of title 10, 
     United States Code, are amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to chapter 87 the following new item:

``88. Military Family Programs and Military Child Care......1781''.....

       (b) Report on Five-Year Demand for Child Care.--(1) Not 
     later than the date of the submission of the budget for 
     fiscal year 1997 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United 
     States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the expected demand for child care by 
     military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense 
     during fiscal years 1997 through 2001.
       (2) The report shall include--
       (A) a plan for meeting the expected child care demand 
     identified in the report; and
       (B) an estimate of the cost of implementing that plan.
       (3) The report shall also include a description of methods 
     for monitoring family home day care programs of the military 
     departments.
       (c) Plan for Implementation of Accreditation Requirement.--
     The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives a plan for carrying 
     out the requirements of section 1787 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a). The plan shall be 
     submitted not later than April 1, 1997.
       (d) Continuation of Delegation of Authority With Respect to 
     Hiring Preference for Qualified Military Spouses.--The 
     provisions of Executive Order No. 12568, issued October 2, 
     1986 (10 U.S.C. 113 note), shall apply as if the reference in 
     that Executive order to section 806(a)(2) of the Department 
     of Defense Authorization Act of 1986 refers to section 1784 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Effective October 1, 1995, 
     section 1782(c) of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), is amended by striking out ``section 
     3502(4)(A) of title 44'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 3502(3)(A)(i) of title 44''.
       (f) Repealer.--The following provisions of law are 
     repealed:
       (1) The Military Family Act of 1985 (title VIII of Public 
     Law 99-145; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).
       (2) The Military Child Care Act of 1989 (title XV of Public 
     Law 101-189; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).

     SEC. 561. DISCHARGE OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE 
                   THE HIV-1 VIRUS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Section 1177 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1177. Members infected with HIV-1 virus: mandatory 
       discharge or retirement

       ``(a) Mandatory Separation.--A member of the armed forces 
     who is HIV-positive shall be separated. Such separation shall 
     be made on a date determined by the Secretary concerned, 
     which shall be as soon as practicable after the date on which 
     the determination is made that the member is HIV-positive and 
     not later than the last day of the sixth month beginning 
     after such date.
       ``(b) Form of Separation.--If a member to be separated 
     under this section is eligible to retire under any provision 
     of law or to be transferred to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet 
     Marine Corps Reserve, the member shall be so retired or so 
     transferred. Otherwise, the member shall be discharged. The 
     characterization of the service of the member shall be 
     determined without regard to the determination that the 
     member is HIV-positive.
       ``(c) Deferral of Separation for Members in 18-Year 
     Retirement Sanctuary.--In the case of a member to be 
     discharged under this section who on the date on which the 
     member is to be discharged is within two years of qualifying 
     for retirement under any provision of law, or of qualifying 
     for transfer to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps 
     Reserve under section 6330 of this title, the member may, as 
     determined by the Secretary concerned, be retained on active 
     duty until the member is qualified for retirement or transfer 
     to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, as the 
     case may be, and then be so retired or transferred, unless 
     the member is sooner retired or discharged under any other 
     provision of law.
       ``(d) Separation To Be Considered Involuntary.--A 
     separation under this section shall be considered to be an 
     involuntary separation for purposes of any other provision of 
     law.
       ``(e) Counseling About Available Medical Care.--A member to 
     be separated under this section shall be provided 
     information, in writing, before such separation of the 
     available medical care (through the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs and otherwise) to treat the member's condition. Such 
     information shall include identification of specific medical 
     locations near the member's home of record or point of 
     discharge at which the member may seek necessary medical 
     care.
       ``(f) HIV-Positive Members.--A member shall be considered 
     to be HIV-positive for purposes of this section if there is 
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     evidence that the member is infected with the virus known as 
     Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1), the virus most 
     commonly associated with the acquired immune deficiency 
     syndrome (AIDS) in the United States. Such serologic evidence 
     shall be considered to exist if there is a reactive result 
     given by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) 
     serologic test that is confirmed by a reactive and diagnostic 
     immunoelectrophoresis test (Western blot) on two separate 
     samples. Any such serologic test must be one that is approved 
     by the Food and Drug Administration.''.
       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 59 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``1177. Members infected with HIV-1 virus: mandatory discharge or 
              retirement.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 1177 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as amended by subsection (a), applies with 
     respect to members of the Armed Forces determined to be HIV-
     positive before, on, or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act. In the case of a member of the Armed Forces 
     determined to be HIV-positive before such date, the deadline 
     for separation of the member under subsection (a) of such 
     section, as so amended, shall be determined from the date of 
     the enactment of this Act (rather than from the date of such 
     determination).

     SEC. 562. AUTHORITY TO APPOINT BRIGADIER GENERAL CHARLES E. 
                   YEAGER, UNITED STATES AIR FORCES (RETIRED) TO 
                   THE GRADE OF MAJOR GENERAL ON THE RETIRED LIST.

       The President is authorized to appoint, by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate, Brigadier General Charles 
     E. Yeager, United States Air Force (retired), to the grade of 
     major general on the retired list of the Air Force. Any such 
     appointment shall not affect the retired pay or other 
     benefits of Charles E. Yeager or any benefits to which any 
     other person is or may become entitled based upon his 
     service.

     SEC. 563. DETERMINATION OF WHEREABOUTS AND STATUS OF MISSING 
                   PERSONS.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to ensure that 
     any member of the Armed Forces, and any civilian employee of 
     the United States or contractor of the United States who 
     serves with or accompanies the Armed Forces in the field 
     under orders, is accounted for by the United States (by the 
     return of such person alive, by the return of the remains of 
     such person, or by the decision that credible evidence exists 
     to support another determination of the status of such 
     person) and, as a general rule, is not declared dead solely 
     because of the passage of time.
       (b) In General.--(1) Part II of subtitle A of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 75 
     the following new chapter:

                     ``CHAPTER 76--MISSING PERSONS

``Sec.
``1501. System for accounting for missing persons.
``1502. Missing persons: initial report.
``1503. Initial board inquiry; actions of theater component commander 
              and head of the agency.
``1504. Subsequent board inquiry; actions of head of the agency.
``1505. Further review.
``1506. Personnel files.
``1507. Recommendation of status of death.
``1508. Judicial review.
``1509. Persons previously declared dead.
``1510. Procedures applicable in case of civilians.
``1511. Return alive of person declared missing or dead.
``1512. Effect on State law.
``1513. Definitions.

     ``Sec. 1501. System for accounting for missing persons

       ``(a) Office for Missing Personnel.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish within the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense an office to have responsibility for Department of 
     Defense policy relating to missing persons. Subject to the 
     authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of 
     Defense, the responsibilities of the office shall include--
       ``(A) policy, control, and oversight within the Department 
     of Defense of the entire process for investigation and 
     recovery (including search and rescue) related to missing 
     persons; and
       ``(B) coordination for the Department of Defense with other 
     departments and agencies of the United States on all matters 
     concerning missing persons.
       ``(2) In carrying out the responsibilities of the office 
     established under this subsection, the head of the office 
     shall coordinate the efforts of that office with those of 
     other departments and agencies and other elements of the 
     Department of Defense for such purposes and shall be 
     responsible for the coordination for such purposes within the 
     Department of Defense among the military departments, the 
     Joint Staff, and the commanders of the combatant commands.
       ``(3) The office shall establish policies, which shall 
     apply uniformly through the Department of Defense, for 
     personnel recovery (including search and rescue).
       ``(4) The office shall establish procedures to be followed 
     by Department of Defense boards of inquiry, and by officers 
     reviewing the reports of such boards, under this chapter.
       ``(b) Other Departments and Agencies.--(1) The Secretary of 
     State shall designate an officer of the Department of State 
     to have responsibility within that Department for matters 
     relating to missing persons.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Transportation shall designate an 
     officer of the Department of Transportation to have 
     responsibility within that Department for matters relating to 
     missing persons.
       ``(3) The Director of Central Intelligence shall designate 
     an officer of the Central Intelligence Agency to have 
     responsibility within that Agency for matters relating to 
     missing persons.
       ``(4) The President shall direct the heads of such other 
     departments and agencies as the President considers 
     appropriate to make a similar designation for their 
     respective departments and agencies.
       ``(c) Uniform DOD Procedures.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     shall prescribe procedures, to apply uniformly through the 
     Department of Defense, for--
       ``(A) the determination of the status of persons described 
     in subsection (d); and
       ``(B) for the systematic, comprehensive, and timely 
     collection, analysis, review, dissemination, and periodic 
     update of information related to such persons.
       ``(2) Such procedures shall be prescribed in a single 
     directive applicable to all elements of the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(3) As part of such procedures, the Secretary may provide 
     for the extension, on a case-by-case basis, of any time limit 
     specified in section 1502, 1503, or 1504 of this title. Any 
     such extension may not be for a period in excess of one-half 
     of the period with respect to which the extension is 
     provided. Subsequent extensions may be provided on the same 
     basis.
       ``(d) Covered Persons.--Section 1502 of this title applies 
     in the case of the following persons:
       ``(1) Any member of the armed forces on active duty who 
     disappears as a result of a hostile action, or under 
     circumstances suggesting that the disappearance is a result 
     of a hostile action, and whose status is undetermined or who 
     is unaccounted for (except under circumstances suggesting 
     that the disappearance is voluntary).
       ``(2) Any civilian employee of the United States or 
     employee of a contractor of the United States who, while 
     serving with or accompanying the armed forces in the field, 
     disappears under circumstances described in paragraph (1) and 
     whose status is undetermined or who is unaccounted for 
     (except under circumstances suggesting that the disappearance 
     is voluntary).
       ``(e) Primary Next of Kin.--The individual who is primary 
     next of kin of a person described in subsection (d) may for 
     purposes of this chapter designate another individual to act 
     on behalf of that individual as primary next of kin. The 
     Secretary of Defense shall treat an individual so designated 
     as if the individual designated were the primary next of kin 
     for purposes of this chapter. A designation under this 
     subsection may be revoked at any time by the person who made 
     the designation.
       ``(f) Termination of Applicability of Procedures When 
     Missing Person Is Accounted For.--The provisions of this 
     chapter relating to boards of inquiry and to actions by the 
     Secretary concerned on the reports of those boards shall 
     cease to apply in the case of a missing person upon that 
     person becoming accounted for or otherwise being determined 
     to be in a status other than the status of missing or missing 
     in action.

     ``Sec. 1502. Missing persons: initial report by unit 
       commander

       ``(a) Preliminary Assessment and Recommendation by 
     Commander.--After receiving information that the whereabouts 
     or status of a person described in section 1501(d) of this 
     title is uncertain and that the absence of the person may be 
     involuntary, the commander of the unit, facility, or area to 
     or in which the person is assigned shall make a preliminary 
     assessment of the circumstances. If, as a result of that 
     assessment, the commander concludes that the person is 
     missing, the commander shall--
       ``(1) recommend that the person be placed in a missing 
     status; and
       ``(2) not later than 48 hours after receiving such 
     information, transmit that recommendation to the theater 
     component commander with jurisdiction over the missing person 
     in accordance with procedures prescribed under section 
     1501(c) of this title.
       ``(b) Forwarding of Records.--The commander making the 
     initial assessment shall (in accordance with procedures 
     prescribed under section 1501(c) of this title) safeguard and 
     forward for official use any information relating to the 
     whereabouts or status of the person that result from the 
     preliminary assessment or from actions taken to locate the 
     person.

     ``Sec. 1503. Initial board inquiry; actions of theater 
       component commander and head of the agency

       ``(a) Appointment of Board.--Not later than ten days after 
     receiving notification under section 1502(a)(2) of this title 
     that a person has been recommended for placement in a missing 
     status, the theater component commander to whom the 
     notification is transmitted shall appoint a board to conduct 
     an inquiry into the whereabouts and status of the person.
       ``(b) Inquiries Involving More Than One Missing Person.--If 
     it appears to the commander who appoints a board under this 
     section that the absence or missing status of two or more 
     persons is factually related, the commander may appoint a 
     single board under this section to conduct the inquiry into 
     the whereabouts or status of all such persons.

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       ``(c) Composition.--(1) A board appointed under this 
     section shall consist of at least one individual described in 
     paragraph (2) who has experience with and understanding of 
     military operations or activities similar to the operation or 
     activity in which the person disappeared.
       ``(2) An individual referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
     following:
       ``(A) A military officer, in the case of an inquiry with 
     respect to a member of the armed forces.
       ``(B) A civilian, in the case of an inquiry with respect to 
     a civilian employee of the United States or of a contractor 
     of the United States.
       ``(3) An individual may be appointed as a member of a board 
     under this section only if the individual has a security 
     clearance that affords the member access to all information 
     relating to the whereabouts and status of the missing persons 
     covered by the inquiry.
       ``(d) Duties of Board.--A board appointed to conduct an 
     inquiry into the whereabouts or status of a missing person 
     under this section shall--
       ``(1) collect, develop, and investigate all facts and 
     evidence relating to the disappearance, whereabouts, or 
     status of that person;
       ``(2) collect appropriate documentation of the facts and 
     evidence covered by the investigation;
       ``(3) analyze the facts and evidence, make findings based 
     on that analysis, and draw conclusions as to the current 
     whereabouts and status of the person; and
       ``(4) with respect to each person covered by the inquiry, 
     recommend to the commander who appointed the board that--
       ``(A) the person be placed in a missing status; or
       ``(B) the person be declared to have deserted, to be absent 
     without leave, or to be dead.
       ``(e) Inquiry Proceedings.--(1) During the proceedings of 
     an inquiry under this section, a board shall--
       ``(A) collect, record, and safeguard all facts, documents, 
     statements, photographs, tapes, messages, maps, sketches, 
     reports, and other information (whether classified or 
     unclassified) relating to the whereabouts or status of each 
     person covered by the inquiry;
       ``(B) gather information relating to actions taken to find 
     the person, including any evidence of the whereabouts or 
     status of the person arising from such actions; and
       ``(C) maintain a record of its proceedings.
       ``(2) The commander who appoints a board under this section 
     may request the commander of the combatant command to provide 
     such assistance as the board or the commander may require for 
     purposes of this section.
       ``(f) Counsel for Missing Person.--(1) The commander 
     appointing a board to conduct an inquiry under this section 
     shall appoint counsel to represent each person covered by the 
     inquiry, or, in the case described by 1503(c) of this title, 
     one counsel to represent all persons covered by the inquiry. 
     Counsel appointed under this paragraph may be referred to as 
     `missing person's counsel'.
       ``(2) To be appointed as a missing person's counsel, a 
     person must--
       ``(A) have the qualifications specified in section 827(b) 
     of this title (article 27(b) of the Uniform Code of Military 
     Justice) for trial counsel or defense counsel detailed for a 
     general court-martial; and
       ``(B) have a security clearance that affords the counsel 
     access to all information relating to the whereabouts or 
     status of the person or persons covered by the inquiry.
       ``(3) A missing person's counsel--
       ``(A) shall have access to all facts and evidence 
     considered by the board during the proceedings under the 
     inquiry for which the counsel is appointed;
       ``(B) shall observe all official activities of the board 
     during such proceedings;
       ``(C) may question witnesses before the board; and
       ``(D) shall monitor the deliberations of the board.
       ``(4) A missing person's counsel shall review the report of 
     the board under subsection (i) and submit to the commander 
     who appointed the board an independent review of that report. 
     That review shall be made an official part of the record of 
     the board.
       ``(g) Access to Proceedings.--The proceedings of a board 
     during an inquiry under this section shall be closed to the 
     public (including, with respect to any missing person covered 
     by the inquiry, the primary next of kin, other members of the 
     immediate family, and any other previously designated person 
     designated under section 655 of this title).
       ``(h) Recommendation on Status of Missing Persons.--(1) 
     Upon completion of its inquiry, a board appointed under this 
     section shall make a recommendation to the commander who 
     appointed the board as to the appropriate determination of 
     the current whereabouts or status of each person whose 
     whereabouts were covered by the inquiry.
       ``(2)(A) A board may not recommend under paragraph (1) that 
     a person be declared dead unless the board determines that 
     the evidence before it established conclusive proof of the 
     death of the person.
       ``(B) In this paragraph, the term `conclusive proof of 
     death' means evidence establishing that death is the only 
     credible explanation for the absence of the person.
       ``(i) Report.--(1) A board appointed under this section 
     shall submit to the commander who appointed it a report on 
     the inquiry carried out by the board. The report shall 
     include--
       ``(A) a discussion of the facts and evidence considered by 
     the board in the inquiry;
       ``(B) the recommendation of the board under subsection (h) 
     with respect to each person covered by the report; and
       ``(C) disclosure of whether classified documents and 
     information were reviewed by the board or were otherwise used 
     by the board in forming recommendations under subparagraph 
     (B).
       ``(2) A report under this subsection with respect to a 
     missing person shall be submitted not later than 45 days 
     after the date on which that person is first reported 
     missing.
       ``(3) A report submitted under this subsection may not be 
     made public until one year after the date on which the report 
     is submitted.
       ``(j) Review and Determination of Status by Component 
     Commander.--(1) Not later than 15 days after the date of the 
     receipt of a report under subsection (i), the commander who 
     appointed the board shall review--
       ``(A) the report; and
       ``(B) the review of that report submitted under subsection 
     (f)(4) by the missing person's counsel.
       ``(2) In reviewing a report under paragraph (1), the 
     commander receiving the report shall determine whether or not 
     the report is complete and free of administrative error. If 
     the commander determines that the report is incomplete, or 
     that the report is not free of administrative error, the 
     commander may return the report to the board for further 
     action on the report by the board.
       ``(3) Upon a determination by the commander reviewing a 
     report under this subsection that the report is complete and 
     free of administrative error, the commander shall make a 
     determination of the status of each person covered by the 
     report.
       ``(4) The report, together with the determination under 
     paragraph (3), shall be promptly forwarded to the commander 
     of the combatant command for the geographic area in which the 
     missing person disappeared.
       ``(k) Review by CINC.--(1) The commander of the combatant 
     command shall review a report received under subsection 
     (j)(4). Not later than 30 days after receiving such report, 
     that commander shall forward that report to the Secretary 
     concerned. In the case of a missing person who is a member of 
     the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps, the report shall 
     be forwarded to or through the Secretary of Defense in 
     accordance with procedures prescribed under section 1501(c) 
     of this title.
       ``(2) The review under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in 
     accordance with procedures prescribed under section 
     1501(a)(3) of this title.
       ``(l) Determination by Secretary.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense (or the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned acting under delegation of authority from the 
     Secretary of Defense) shall review the determinations of a 
     theater component commander in a report forwarded under this 
     section.
       ``(2) After conducting such review, the Secretary shall 
     make a determination, with respect to each person whose 
     status is covered by the report, whether to leave unchanged 
     the status of such person as determined by the theater 
     component commander under subsection (j)(3) or whether to 
     change that status to another appropriate status, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(3) In making such determination, the Secretary may 
     convene a board in accordance with section 1504 of this 
     title.
       ``(m) Report to Family Members and Other Interested 
     Persons.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary makes a determination under subsection (k), the 
     Secretary of Defense, acting through the head of the office 
     established under section 1501(a) of this title, shall--
       ``(1) provide an unclassified summary of the report of the 
     board (including the name of the missing person's counsel for 
     the inquiry, the names of the members of the board, and the 
     name of the commander who convened the board) to the primary 
     next of kin, to the other members of the immediate family, 
     and to any other previously designated person of the missing 
     person; and
       ``(2) inform each individual to whom such summary is 
     provided that the United States will conduct a subsequent 
     inquiry into the whereabouts or status of the person not 
     earlier than one year after the date of the first official 
     notice of the disappearance of the missing person, unless 
     information becomes available sooner that would result in a 
     substantial change in the determination of the status of the 
     person.

     ``Sec. 1504. Subsequent board inquiry; actions of head of the 
       agency

       ``(a) Additional Board.--If information on the whereabouts 
     or status of a person covered by an inquiry under section 
     1503 of this title becomes available within one year after 
     the date of the submission of the report submitted under 
     section 1502 of this title, the Secretary of Defense, acting 
     through the head of the office established under section 
     1501(a) of this title, shall appoint a board under this 
     section to conduct an inquiry into the information.
       ``(b) Authority for Inquiry.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     delegate authority over such subsequent inquiry to the 
     Secretary concerned.
       ``(c) Secretary Concerned.--In this chapter, the term 
     `Secretary concerned', in the case of a civilian employee of 
     the United States or contractor of the United States, means 
     the Secretary of the executive department or head of the 
     agency employing the employee or contracting with the 
     contractor, as the case may be.
       ``(d) Date of Appointment.--The Secretary shall appoint a 
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     tion to conduct an inquiry into the whereabouts and status of 
     a missing person on or about one year after the date of the 
     report concerning that person submitted under section 1502 of 
     this title.
       ``(e) Combined Inquiries.--If it appears to the Secretary 
     that the absence or status of two or more persons is 
     factually related, the Secretary may appoint one board under 
     this section to conduct the inquiry into the whereabouts or 
     status of all such persons.
       ``(f) Composition.--(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), 
     a board appointed under this section shall consist of the 
     following:
       ``(A) In the case of a board appointed to inquire into the 
     whereabouts or status of a member of the armed forces, not 
     less than three officers having the grade of major or 
     lieutenant commander or above.
       ``(B) In the case of a board appointed to inquire into the 
     whereabouts or status of a civilian employee of the United 
     States or an employee of a contractor of the United States--
       ``(i) not less than three employees of the Department of 
     Defense whose rate of annual pay is equal to or greater than 
     the rate of annual pay payable for grade GS-13 of the General 
     Schedule under section 5332 of title 5; and
       ``(ii) such members of the armed forces as the Secretary of 
     Defense considers advisable.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall designate one member of a board 
     appointed under this section as president of the board. The 
     president of the board shall have a security clearance that 
     affords the president access to all information relating to 
     the whereabouts and status of each person covered by the 
     inquiry.
       ``(3)(A) One member of each board appointed under this 
     subsection shall be an attorney or judge advocate who has 
     expertise in the public law relating to missing persons, the 
     determination of death of such persons, and the rights of 
     family members and dependents of such persons.
       ``(B) One member of each board appointed under this 
     subsection shall be an individual who--
       ``(i) has an occupational specialty similar to that of one 
     or more of the persons covered by the inquiry; and
       ``(ii) has an understanding of and expertise in the 
     official activities of one or more such persons at the time 
     such person or persons disappeared.
       ``(g) Duties of Board.--A board appointed under this 
     section to conduct an inquiry into the whereabouts or status 
     of a person shall--
       ``(1) review the report under subsection (i) of section 
     1503 of this title of the board appointed to conduct the 
     inquiry into the status or whereabouts of the person under 
     section 1503 of this title and the recommendation under 
     subsection (j)(3) of that section of the commander who 
     appointed the board under that subsection as to the status of 
     the person;
       ``(2) collect and evaluate any document, fact, or other 
     evidence with respect to the whereabouts or status of the 
     person that has become available since the completion of the 
     inquiry under section 1503 of this title;
       ``(3) draw conclusions as to the whereabouts or status of 
     the person;
       ``(4) determine on the basis of the activities under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) whether the status of the person 
     should be continued or changed; and
       ``(5) submit to the Secretary of Defense a report 
     describing the findings and conclusions of the board, 
     together with a recommendation for a determination by the 
     Secretary concerning the whereabouts or status of the person.
       ``(h) Counsel for Missing Persons.--(1) When the Secretary 
     appoints a board to conduct an inquiry under this section, 
     the Secretary shall appoint counsel to represent each person 
     covered by the inquiry.
       ``(2) A person appointed as counsel under this subsection 
     shall meet the qualifications and have the duties set forth 
     in section 1503(f) of this title for a missing person's 
     counsel appointed under that section.
       ``(3) The review of the report of a board on an inquiry 
     that is submitted by such counsel shall be made an official 
     part of the record of the board with respect to the inquiry.
       ``(i) Attendance of Family Members and Certain Other 
     Interested Persons at Proceedings.--(1) With respect to any 
     person covered by an inquiry under this section, the primary 
     next of kin, other members of the immediate family, and any 
     other previously designated person of the missing person may 
     attend the proceedings of the board during the inquiry in 
     accordance with this section.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall notify each individual referred 
     to in paragraph (1) of the opportunity to attend the 
     proceedings of a board. Such notice shall be provided not 
     less than 60 days before the first meeting of the board.
       ``(3) An individual who receives a notice under paragraph 
     (2) shall notify the Secretary of the intent, if any, of that 
     individual to attend the proceedings of the board not less 
     than 21 days after the date on which the individual receives 
     the notice.
       ``(4) Each individual who notifies the Secretary under 
     paragraph (3) of the individual's intent to attend the 
     proceedings of the board--
       ``(A) in the case of an individual who is the primary next 
     of kin or the previously designated person, may attend the 
     proceedings of the board with private counsel;
       ``(B) shall have access to the personnel file of the 
     missing person, to unclassified reports (if any) of the board 
     appointed under section 1503 of this title to conduct the 
     inquiry into the whereabouts and status of the person, and to 
     any other unclassified information or documents relating to 
     the whereabouts and status of the person;
       ``(C) shall be afforded the opportunity to present 
     information at the proceedings of the board that such 
     individual considers to be relevant to those proceedings; and
       ``(D) subject to paragraph (5), shall be given the 
     opportunity to submit in writing objection to any 
     recommendation of the board under subsection (k) as to the 
     status of the missing person.
       ``(5) Objections under paragraph (4)(D) to any 
     recommendation of the board shall be submitted to the 
     president of the board not later than 30 days after the date 
     on which the recommendations are made. The president shall 
     include any such objections in the report of the board under 
     subsection (k).
       ``(6) An individual referred to in paragraph (1) who 
     attends the proceedings of a board under this subsection 
     shall not be entitled to reimbursement by the United States 
     for any costs (including travel, lodging, meals, local 
     transportation, legal fees, transcription costs, witness 
     expenses, and other expenses) incurred by that individual in 
     attending such proceedings.
       ``(j) Availability of Information to Boards.--(1) In 
     conducting proceedings in an inquiry under this section, a 
     board may secure directly from any department or agency of 
     the United States any information that the board considers 
     necessary in order to conduct the proceedings.
       ``(2) Upon written request from the president of a board, 
     the head of a department or agency of the United States shall 
     release information covered by the request to the board. In 
     releasing such information, the head of the department or 
     agency shall--
       ``(A) declassify to an appropriate degree classified 
     information; or
       ``(B) release the information in a manner not requiring the 
     removal of markings indicating the classified nature of the 
     information.
       ``(3)(A) If a request for information under paragraph (2) 
     covers classified information that cannot be declassified, 
     cannot be removed before release from the information covered 
     by the request, or cannot be summarized in a manner that 
     prevents the release of classified information, the 
     classified information shall be made available only to 
     president of the board making the request and the counsel for 
     the missing person appointed under subsection (f).
       ``(B) The president of a board shall close to persons who 
     do not have appropriate security clearances those portions of 
     the proceeding of the Board during which classified 
     information is discussed. Participants at a proceeding of a 
     board at which classified information is discussed shall 
     comply with all applicable laws and regulations relating to 
     the disclosure of classified information. The Secretary 
     concerned shall assist the president of a board in ensuring 
     that classified information is not compromised through board 
     proceedings.
       ``(k) Recommendation on Status.--(1) Upon completion of an 
     inquiry under this subsection, a board shall make a 
     recommendation as to the current whereabouts or status of 
     each missing person covered by the inquiry.
       ``(2) A board may not recommend under paragraph (1) that a 
     person be declared dead unless--
       ``(A) proof of death is established by the board; and
       ``(B) in making the recommendation, the board complies with 
     section 1507 of this title.
       ``(l) Report.--A board appointed under this section shall 
     submit to the Secretary of Defense a report on the inquiry 
     carried out by the board, together with the evidence 
     considered by the board during the inquiry. The report may 
     include a classified annex.
       ``(m) Actions by Secretary.--(1) Not later than 30 days 
     after the receipt of a report from a board under subsection 
     (k), the Secretary shall review--
       ``(A) the report;
       ``(B) the review of the report submitted to the Secretary 
     under subsection (f)(3) by the counsel for each person 
     covered by the report; and
       ``(C) the objections, if any, to the report submitted to 
     the president of the board under subsection (g)(6).
       ``(2) In reviewing a report under paragraph (1) (including 
     the review and objections described in subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) of that paragraph), the Secretary shall determine whether 
     or not the report is complete and free of administrative 
     error. If the Secretary determines that the report is 
     incomplete, or that the report is not free of administrative 
     error, the Secretary may return the report to the board for 
     further action on the report by the board.
       ``(3) Upon a determination by the Secretary that a report 
     reviewed under this subsection is complete and free of 
     administrative error, the Secretary shall make a 
     determination concerning the status of each person covered by 
     the report.
       ``(n) Report to Family Members and Other Interested 
     Persons.--Not later than 90 days after the date on which a 
     board submits a report on a person under subsection (l), the 
     Secretary of Defense shall--
       ``(1) with respect to each missing person whose status or 
     whereabouts are covered by the report, provide an 
     unclassified summary of the report to the primary next of 
     kin, the other members of the immediate family, and any other 
     previously designated person; and
       ``(2) in the case of a person who continues to be in a 
     missing status, inform each individual referred to in 
     paragraph (1) that the United States will conduct a further 
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     tigation into the whereabouts or status of the person not 
     later than three years after the date of the official notice 
     of the disappearance of the person, unless information 
     becomes available within that time that would result in a 
     substantial change in the official status of the person.

     ``Sec. 1505. Further review

       ``(a) Subsequent Review.--The Secretary shall conduct 
     subsequent inquiries into the whereabouts or status of any 
     person determined by the Secretary under section 1504 of this 
     title to be in a missing status.
       ``(b) Frequency of Subsequent Reviews.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (3), the Secretary shall appoint a board to conduct 
     an inquiry with respect to a person under this subsection--
       ``(A) on or about three years after the date of the 
     official notice of the disappearance of the person; and
       ``(B) not later than every three years thereafter.
       ``(2) In addition to appointment of boards under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall appoint a board to conduct an 
     inquiry with respect to a person under this subsection upon 
     receipt of information that could result in a change or 
     revision of status of a missing person. Whenever the 
     Secretary appoints a board under this paragraph, the time for 
     subsequent appointments of a board under paragraph (1)(B) 
     shall be determined from the date of the receipt of such 
     information.
       ``(3) The Secretary is not required to appoint a board 
     under paragraph (1) with respect to the disappearance of any 
     person--
       ``(A) more than 30 years after the first notice of the 
     disappearance of the missing person; or
       ``(B) if, before the end of such 30-year period, the 
     missing person is accounted for.
       ``(c) Conduct of Proceedings.--The appointment of, and 
     activities before, a board appointed under this section shall 
     be governed by the provisions of section 1504 of this title 
     with respect to a board appointed under that section.

     ``Sec. 1506. Personnel files

       ``(a) Information in Files.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), the Secretary of the department having 
     jurisdiction over a missing person at the time of the 
     person's disappearance shall, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, ensure that the personnel file of the person 
     contains all information in the possession of the United 
     States relating to the disappearance and whereabouts or 
     status of the person.
       ``(b) Classified Information.--(1) The Secretary concerned 
     may withhold classified information from a personnel file 
     under this section.
       ``(2) If the Secretary concerned withholds classified 
     information from the personnel file of a person, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that the file contains the following:
       ``(A) A notice that the withheld information exists.
       ``(B) A notice of the date of the most recent review of the 
     classification of the withheld information.
       ``(c) Wrongful Withholding.--Any person who knowingly and 
     willfully withholds from the personnel file of a missing 
     person any information (other than classified information) 
     relating to the disappearance or whereabouts or status of a 
     missing person shall be fined as provided in title 18 or 
     imprisoned not more than one year, or both.
       ``(d) Availability of Information.--The Secretary concerned 
     shall, upon request, make available the contents of the 
     personnel file of a missing person to the missing person's 
     primary next of kin, the other members of the missing 
     person's immediate family, or any other previously designated 
     person of the missing person.

     ``Sec. 1507. Recommendation of status of death

       ``(a) Requirements Relating to Recommendation.--A board 
     appointed under section 1504 or 1505 of this title may not 
     recommend that a person be declared dead unless--
       ``(1) credible evidence exists to suggest that the person 
     is dead;
       ``(2) the United States possesses no credible evidence that 
     suggests that the person is alive;
       ``(3) representatives of the United States have made a 
     complete search of the area where the person was last seen 
     (unless, after making a good faith effort to obtain access to 
     such area, such representatives are not granted such access); 
     and
       ``(4) representatives of the United States have examined 
     the records of the government or entity having control over 
     the area where the person was last seen (unless, after making 
     a good faith effort to obtain access to such records, such 
     representatives are not granted such access).
       ``(b) Submittal of Information on Death.--If a board 
     appointed under section 1504 or 1505 of this title makes a 
     recommendation that a missing person be declared dead, the 
     board shall include in the report of the board with respect 
     to the person under such section the following:
       ``(1) A detailed description of the location where the 
     death occurred.
       ``(2) A statement of the date on which the death occurred.
       ``(3) A description of the location of the body, if 
     recovered.
       ``(4) If the body has been recovered and is not 
     identifiable through visual means, a certification by a 
     practitioner of an appropriate forensic science that the body 
     recovered is that of the missing person.

     ``Sec. 1508. Judicial review

       ``(a) In General.--(1) A person referred to in paragraph 
     (2) may obtain review of a finding described in paragraph (3) 
     by the court of appeals of the United States for the circuit 
     in which the person resides or in which the finding was made. 
     Judicial review under this section shall be as provided in 
     section 706 of title 5.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any of the following persons 
     with respect to a missing person subject to a finding 
     described in paragraph (3):
       ``(A) The primary next of kin of the person.
       ``(B) A member of the immediate family of the person.
       ``(C) A dependent of the person.
       ``(D) A person previously designated by the person.
       ``(3) Paragraph (1) applies to the following findings:
       ``(A) A finding by a board appointed under section 1504 or 
     1505 of this title that a missing person is dead.
       ``(B) A finding by a board appointed under section 1509 of 
     this title that confirms that a missing person formerly 
     declared dead is in fact dead.
       ``(4) A person referred to in paragraph (2) shall request 
     review of a finding under this subsection by filing with the 
     appropriate court a written petition requesting that the 
     finding be set aside.
       ``(b) Finality.--The decision of the court of appeals on a 
     petition for review under subsection (a) is final, except 
     that such decision is subject to review by the Supreme Court 
     upon certiorari, as provided in section 1254 of title 28.
       ``(c) Additional Review.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 
     upon request by a person referred to in subsection (a)(2), 
     the Secretary concerned shall appoint a board to review the 
     status of a person covered by a finding described in 
     subsection (a)(3) if the court of appeals sets aside the 
     finding and--
       ``(A) the time allowed for filing a petition for certiorari 
     has expired and no such petition has been duly filed;
       ``(B) the petition for certiorari has been denied; or
       ``(C) the decision of the court of appeals has been 
     affirmed by the Supreme Court.
       ``(2) A person referred to in paragraph (1) shall make a 
     request referred to in that paragraph not later than three 
     years after the date of the event under that paragraph that 
     entitles the person to request the appointment of a board.

     ``Sec. 1509. Persons previously declared dead

       ``(a) Review of Status.--(1) Not later than three years 
     after the date of the enactment of this chapter, a person 
     referred to in paragraph (2) may submit a request for 
     appointment of a board to review the status of a person 
     previously declared dead while in a missing status, in a case 
     in which the death is declared to have occurred on or after 
     December 7, 1941.
       ``(2) A board shall be appointed under this section with 
     respect to the death of any person based on the request of 
     any of the following persons:
       ``(A) The primary next of kin of such person.
       ``(B) An adult member of the immediate family of the person 
     previously declared dead.
       ``(C) An adult dependent of such person.
       ``(D) A person previously designated by such person.
       ``(3) A request under this section shall be submitted to 
     the Secretary of the executive department or head of the 
     agency of the United States that had jurisdiction over the 
     person covered by the request at the time of the person's 
     disappearance.
       ``(b) Appointment of Board.--Upon receiving a request under 
     subsection (a), the official to whom the request is submitted 
     shall appoint a board to review the status of the person 
     covered by the request.
       ``(c) Duties of Board.--A board appointed under this 
     section to review the status of a person previously declared 
     dead shall--
       ``(1) conduct an investigation to determine the status of 
     the person; and
       ``(2) issue a report describing the findings of the board 
     under the investigation and the recommendations of the board 
     as to the status of the person.
       ``(d) Effect of Change in Status.--If a board appointed 
     under this section recommends placing in a missing status a 
     person previously declared dead, such person shall accrue no 
     pay or allowances as a result of the placement of the person 
     in such status.
       ``(e) Conduct of Proceedings.--The appointment of, and 
     activities before, a board appointed under this section 
     shall, to the extent practicable, be governed by the 
     provisions of section 1504 of this title with respect to a 
     board appointed under that section.

     ``Sec. 1510. Procedures applicable in case of civilians

       ``(a) In General.--In applying the procedures specified in 
     this chapter in the case of a person described in section 
     1501(d)(2) of this title--
       ``(1) any reference to the commander of the unit, facility, 
     or area to which the missing person is assigned shall be 
     treated as referring to the local authority or supervisor of 
     the department or agency of the United States under whom the 
     missing person was directly operating or to whom the missing 
     person was responsible;
       ``(2) any reference to the theater component commander 
     shall be treated as referring to the senior official in the 
     region in which the missing person disappeared of the 
     department or agency of the United States with jurisdiction 
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     there is no such official, such other person (including the 
     appropriate theater component commander) as may be designated 
     by the head of that department of agency);
       ``(3) any reference to the Secretary concerned shall be 
     treated as referring to the head of the department or agency 
     of the United States with jurisdiction over the missing 
     person.
       ``(b) CINC Review Not To Apply.--The provisions of section 
     1503(k) shall not apply in the case of a person described in 
     section 1501(d)(2) of this title. In such a case, the report 
     under section 1503(j)(4) of this title shall be submitted 
     directly to the head of the department or agency of the 
     United States with jurisdiction over the missing person.
       ``(c) Rule for Department of Defense Civilians.--In the 
     case of a person described in section 1501(d)(2) of this 
     title who is an employee of the Department of Defense, or an 
     employee of a contractor of the Department of Defense, the 
     head of the department or agency of the United States with 
     jurisdiction over that person--
       ``(1) if the person is an employee of, or an employee of a 
     contractor of, a military department, shall be considered to 
     be the Secretary of that military department; and
       ``(2) otherwise shall be considered to be the Secretary of 
     Defense.

     ``Sec. 1511. Return alive of person declared missing or dead

       ``(a) Pay and Allowances.--Any person in a missing status 
     or declared dead under the Missing Persons Act of 1942 (56 
     Stat. 143) or chapter 10 of title 37 or by a board appointed 
     under this chapter who is found alive and returned to the 
     control of the United States shall be paid for the full time 
     of the absence of the person while given that status or 
     declared dead under the law and regulations relating to the 
     pay and allowances of persons returning from a missing 
     status.
       ``(b) Effect on Gratuities Paid as a Result of Status.--
     Subsection (a) shall not be interpreted to invalidate or 
     otherwise affect the receipt by any person of a death 
     gratuity or other payment from the United States on behalf of 
     a person referred to in subsection (a) before the date of the 
     enactment of this chapter.

     ``Sec. 1512. Effect on State law

       ``(a) Nonpreemption of State Authority.--Nothing in this 
     chapter shall be construed to invalidate or limit the power 
     of any State court or administrative entity, or the power of 
     any court or administrative entity of any political 
     subdivision thereof, to find or declare a person dead for 
     purposes of the laws of such State or political subdivision.
       ``(b) State Defined.--In this section, the term `State' 
     includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.

     ``Sec. 1513. Definitions

       ``In this chapter:
       ``(1) The term `missing person' means--
       ``(A) a member of the armed forces on active duty who is in 
     a missing status; or
       ``(B) a civilian employee of the United States or of a 
     contractor of the United States who is serving with or 
     accompanying the armed forces under orders and who is in a 
     missing status.
       ``(2) The term `missing status' means the status of a 
     missing person who is determined to be absent in a status 
     of--
       ``(A) missing;
       ``(B) missing in action;
       ``(C) interned in a foreign country;
       ``(D) captured, beleaguered, or besieged by a hostile 
     force; or
       ``(E) detained in a foreign country against that person's 
     will.
       ``(3) The term `accounted for', with respect to a person in 
     a missing status, means that--
       ``(A) the person is returned to United States control 
     alive;
       ``(B) the remains of the person are returned to the United 
     States; or
       ``(C) credible evidence exists to support another 
     determination of the person's status.
       ``(4) The term `member of the immediate family', in the 
     case of a missing person, means the spouse or a child, 
     parent, or sibling of the person.
       ``(5) The term `previously designated person', in the case 
     of a missing person, means an individual designated by the 
     missing person under section 655 of this title for purposes 
     of this chapter.
       ``(6) The term `classified information' means any 
     information the unauthorized disclosure of which (as 
     determined under applicable law and regulations) could 
     reasonably be expected to damage the national security.
       ``(7) The term `theater component commander' means, with 
     respect to any of the combatant commands, an officer of any 
     of the armed forces who (A) is commander of all forces of 
     that armed force assigned to that combatant command, and (B) 
     is directly subordinate to the commander of the combatant 
     command.''.
       (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, 
     and at the beginning of part II of subtitle A, of title 10, 
     United States Code, are amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to chapter 75 the following new item:

``76. Missing Persons.......................................1501''.....

       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 10 of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 555 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``When a member'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Except as provided in 
     subsection (d), when a member''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) This section does not apply in a case to which 
     section 1502 of title 10 applies.''.
       (2) Section 552 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``for all 
     purposes,'' in the second sentence of the matter following 
     paragraph (2) and all that follows through the end of the 
     sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``for all purposes.'';
       (B) in subsection (b), by inserting ``or is determined 
     under chapter 76 title 10'' before the period at the end; and
       (C) in subsection (e), by inserting ``or under chapter 76 
     of title 10'' after ``section 555 of this title''.
       (3) Section 553 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (f), by striking out ``the date the 
     Secretary concerned receives evidence that'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``the date on which, in a case covered by 
     section 555 of this title, the Secretary concerned receives 
     evidence, or, in a case covered by chapter 76 of title 10 the 
     Secretary concerned determines pursuant to that chapter, 
     that''; and
       (B) in subsection (g), by inserting ``or under chapter 76 
     of title 10'' after ``section 555 of this title''.
       (4) Section 556 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by inserting after paragraph (7) the 
     following:
     ``Paragraphs (1), (5), (6), and (7) shall only apply with 
     respect to a case to which section 555 of this title 
     applies.'';
       (B) in subsection (b), by inserting ``, in a case to which 
     section 555 of this title applies,'' after ``When the 
     Secretary concerned''; and
       (C) in subsection (h)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking out ``status'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``pay''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence, by inserting ``in a case to 
     which section 555 of this title applies'' after ``under this 
     section''.
       (d) Designation of Individuals Having Interest in Status of 
     Service Members.--(1) Chapter 37 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 655. Designation of persons having interest in status 
       of member as a missing person

       ``(a) The Secretary concerned shall, upon the enlistment or 
     appointment of a person in the armed forces, require that the 
     person specify in writing the person (if any), other than 
     that person's primary next of kin, to whom information on the 
     whereabouts or status of the member shall be provided if such 
     whereabouts or status are investigated under chapter 76 of 
     this title. The Secretary shall periodically, and whenever 
     the member is deployed as part of a contingency operation or 
     in other circumstances specified by the Secretary, require 
     that such designation be reconfirmed, or modified, by the 
     member.
       ``(b) The Secretary concerned shall, upon the request of a 
     member, permit the member to change the person or persons 
     specified by the member under subsection (a) at any time. Any 
     such change shall be in writing.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``655. Designation of persons having interest in status of member as a 
              missing person.''.

     SEC. 564. NOMINATIONS TO SERVICE ACADEMIES FROM COMMONWEALTH 
                   OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS ISLANDS.

       (a) Military Academy.--Section 4342(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(10) One cadet from the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Marianas Islands, nominated by the resident representative 
     from the commonwealth.''.
       (b) Naval Academy.--Section 6954(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(10) One from the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas 
     Islands, nominated by the resident representative from the 
     commonwealth.''.
       (c) Air Force Academy.--Section 9342(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(10) One cadet from the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Marianas Islands, nominated by the resident representative 
     from the commonwealth.''.

     SEC. 565. REPORT ON THE CONSISTENCY OF REPORTING OF 
                   FINGERPRINT CARDS AND FINAL DISPOSITION FORMS 
                   TO THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.

       (a) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the consistency with which fingerprint 
     cards and final disposition forms, as described in Criminal 
     Investigations Policy Memorandum 10 issued by the Defense 
     Inspector General on March 25, 1987, are reported by the 
     Defense Criminal Investigative Organizations to the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation for inclusion in the Bureau's 
     criminal history identification files.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--In the report, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) survey fingerprint cards and final disposition forms 
     filled out in the past 24 months by each investigative 
     organization;
       (2) compare the fingerprint cards and final disposition 
     forms filled out to all judicial and nonjudicial procedures 
     initiated as a result of actions taken by each investigative 
     service in the past 24 months;

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       (3) account for any discrepancies between the forms filled 
     out and the judicial and nonjudicial procedures initiated;
       (4) compare the fingerprint cards and final disposition 
     forms filled out with the information held by the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation criminal history identification 
     files;
       (5) identify any weaknesses in the collection of 
     fingerprint cards and final disposition forms and in the 
     reporting of that information to the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation; and
       (6) determine whether or not other law enforcement 
     activities of the military services collect and report such 
     information or, if not, should collect and report such 
     information.
       (c) Submission of Report.--The report shall be submitted 
     not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (d) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, the term 
     ``criminal history identification files'', with respect to 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation, means the criminal 
     history record system maintained by the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation based on fingerprint identification and any 
     other method of positive identification.

     SEC. 566. SEPARATION BENEFITS DURING FORCE REDUCTION FOR 
                   OFFICERS OF COMMISSIONED CORPS OF NATIONAL 
                   OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Separation Benefits.--Subsection (a) of section 3 of 
     the Act of August 10, 1956 (33 U.S.C. 857a), is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(15) Section 1174a, special separation benefits (except 
     that benefits under subsection (b)(2)(B) of such section are 
     subject to the availability of appropriations for such 
     purpose and are provided at the discretion of the Secretary 
     of Commerce).''.
       (b) Technical Corrections.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``Coast and Geodetic Survey'' in 
     subsections (a) and (b) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration''; and
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking out ``including changes 
     in those rules made after the effective date of this Act'' in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``as those provisions are in effect from time to 
     time''.
       (c) Temporary Early Retirement Authority..--Section 4403 
     (other than subsection (f)) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 
     106 Stat. 2702; 10 U.S.C. 1293 note) shall apply to the 
     commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration in the same manner and to the same 
     extent as that section applies to the Department of Defense. 
     The Secretary of Commerce shall implement the provisions of 
     that section with respect to such commissioned officer corps 
     and shall apply the provisions of that section to the 
     provisions of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned 
     Officers' Act of 1948 relating to the retirement of members 
     of such commissioned officer corps.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall apply only to 
     members of the commissioned officer corps of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who are separated 
     after September 30, 1995.
          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

     SEC. 601. MILITARY PAY RAISE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996.

       (a) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--Any adjustment 
     required by section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, in 
     elements of compensation of members of the uniformed services 
     to become effective during fiscal year 1996 shall not be 
     made.
       (b) Increase in Basic Pay and BAS.--Effective on January 1, 
     1996, the rates of basic pay and basic allowance for 
     subsistence of members of the uniformed services are 
     increased by 2.4 percent.
       (c) Increase in BAQ.--Effective on January 1, 1996, the 
     rates of basic allowance for quarters of members of the 
     uniformed services are increased by 5.2 percent.
       (d) Uniformed Services Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``uniformed services'' does not include the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.

     SEC. 602. LIMITATION ON BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE FOR 
                   MEMBERS WITHOUT DEPENDENTS RESIDING IN 
                   GOVERNMENT QUARTERS.

       (a) Percentage Limitation.--Subsection (b) of section 402 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding after 
     the last sentence the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) In the case of members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, 
     or Marine Corps who, when present at their permanent duty 
     station, reside without dependents in Government quarters, 
     the Secretary concerned may not provide a basic allowance for 
     subsistence to more than 12 percent of such members under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary concerned. The Secretary 
     concerned may exceed such percentage during a fiscal year if 
     the Secretary determines that compliance would increase costs 
     to the Government, would impose financial hardships on 
     members otherwise entitled to a basic allowance for 
     subsistence, or would reduce the quality of life for such 
     members. This paragraph shall not apply to members described 
     in the first sentence when the members are not residing at 
     their permanent duty station. The percentage limitation 
     specified in this paragraph shall be achieved as soon as 
     possible after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, 
     but in no case later than September 30, 1996.''.
       (b) Stylistic Amendments.--Such subsection is further 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C);
       (2) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';
       (3) by designating the second sentence as paragraph (2); 
     and
       (4) by designating the fifth sentence as paragraph (3).
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Subsection (e) of such 
     section is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``the third sentence 
     of subsection (b)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``subsection (b)(2)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``subsection (b)'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (b)(2)''.
       (2) Section 1012 of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``the last sentence of section 
     402(b)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 402(b)(3)''.
       (d) Report Required.--Not later than March 31, 1996, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     identifying, for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and the Marine 
     Corps--
       (1) the number of members without dependents who reside in 
     Government quarters at their permanent duty stations and 
     receive a basic allowance for subsistence under section 402 
     of title 37, United States Code;
       (2) such number as a percentage of the total number of 
     members without dependents who reside in Government quarters;
       (3) a recommended maximum percentage of members without 
     dependents who reside in Government quarters at their 
     permanent duty station and should receive a basic allowance 
     for subsistence; and
       (4) the reasons such maximum percentage was selected.

     SEC. 603. AUTHORIZATION OF PAYMENT OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR 
                   QUARTERS TO ADDITIONAL MEMBERS ASSIGNED TO SEA 
                   DUTY.

       (a) Expansion of Eligible Members.--Section 403(c)(2) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking out ``E-7'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``E-6''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking out ``E-6'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``E-5''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on July 1, 1996.

     SEC. 604. ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM AMOUNTS OF VARIABLE 
                   HOUSING ALLOWANCE FOR HIGH HOUSING COST AREAS 
                   AND ADDITIONAL LIMITATION ON REDUCTION OF 
                   ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS.

       (a) Minimum Amounts of VHA.--Subsection (c) of section 403a 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(1) The monthly amount of a variable housing allowance 
     under this section for a member of a uniformed service with 
     respect to an area is equal to the greater of the following:
       ``(A) An amount equal to the difference between--
       ``(i) the median monthly cost of housing in that area for 
     members of the uniformed services serving in the same pay 
     grade and with the same dependency status as that member; and
       ``(ii) 80 percent of the median monthly cost of housing in 
     the United States for members of the uniformed services 
     serving in the same pay grade and with the same dependency 
     status as that member.
       ``(B) An amount determined by the Secretary of Defense as 
     the minimum necessary to meet the cost of adequate housing in 
     that area, as determined by the Secretary, for all residents 
     in that area with an appropriate income level selected by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (b) Limitation on Reduction in VHA.--Paragraph (3) of such 
     subsection is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``However, on and after January 1, 1996, the 
     monthly amount of a variable housing allowance under this 
     section for a member of a uniformed service with respect to 
     an area may not be reduced so long as the member retains 
     uninterrupted eligibility to receive a variable housing 
     allowance within that area and the member's certified housing 
     costs are not reduced, as indicated by certifications 
     provided by the member under subsection (b)(4).''.
       (c) Effect on Total Amount Available for VHA.--Subsection 
     (d)(3) of such section is amended by inserting after the 
     first sentence the following new sentence: ``In addition, the 
     total amount determined under paragraph (1) shall be adjusted 
     to ensure that sufficient amounts are available to allow 
     payment of any additional variable housing allowance 
     necessary as a result of paragraph (1)(B) and the 
     requirements of the second sentence of paragraph (3).''
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (c) of such section 
     is further amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), as amended by subsection (b), by 
     striking out ``this subsection'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``paragraph (1)(A) or minimum levels of variable 
     housing allowances under paragraph (1)(B)''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``or minimum levels of 
     variable housing allowances'' after ``costs of housing''.
       (e) Delayed Implementation of Minimum Amounts of VHA.--
     Subsection (c)(1)(B) of section 403a of title 37, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall be used to 
     determine the monthly amount of a variable

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     housing allowance under such section for members of the 
     uniformed services only for months beginning after June 30, 
     1996.
       (f) Report on Implementation.--Not later than June 1, 1996, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     describing the procedures to be used to implement the 
     amendments made by this section and the costs of such 
     amendments.

     SEC. 605. CLARIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON RECEIPT OF FAMILY 
                   SEPARATION ALLOWANCE.

       Section 427(b)(4) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end of the 
     first sentence the following: ``unless such entitlement is 
     based on paragraph (1)(B)''.
           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

     SEC. 611. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUSES FOR RESERVE FORCES.

       (a) Selected Reserve Reenlistment Bonus.--Section 308b(f) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1998''.
       (b) Selected Reserve Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308c(e) of 
     such title is amended by striking out ``September 30, 1996'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1998''.
       (c) Selected Reserve Affiliation Bonus.--Section 308e(e) of 
     such title is amended by striking out ``September 30, 1996'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1998''.
       (d) Ready Reserve Enlistment and Reenlistment Bonus.--
     Section 308h(g) of such title is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1998''.
       (e) Prior Service Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308i(i) of 
     such title is amended by striking out ``September 30, 1996'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1998''.

     SEC. 612. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAY FOR 
                   NURSE OFFICER CANDIDATES, REGISTERED NURSES, 
                   AND NURSE ANESTHETISTS.

       (a) Nurse Officer Candidate Accession Program.--Section 
     2130a(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 1998''.
       (b) Accession Bonus for Registered Nurses.--Section 
     302d(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 1998''.
       (c) Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists.--Section 
     302e(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 1998''.

     SEC. 613. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO PAYMENT OF OTHER 
                   BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS.

       (a) Aviation Officer Retention Bonus.--Section 301b(a) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1998''.
       (b) Reenlistment Bonus for Active Members.--Section 308(g) 
     of such title is amended by striking out ``September 30, 
     1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1998''.
       (c) Enlistment Bonuses for Critical Skills.--Sections 
     308a(c) and 308f(c) of such title are each amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 1998''.
       (d) Special Pay for Enlisted Members of the Selected 
     Reserve Assigned to Certain High Priority Units.--Section 
     308d(c) of such title is amended by striking out ``September 
     30, 1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 
     1998''.
       (e) Special Pay for Nuclear-Qualified Officers Extending 
     Period of Active Service.--Section 312(e) of such title is 
     amended by striking out ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1998''.
       (f) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(c) of 
     such title is amended by striking out ``September 30, 1996'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1998''.
       (g) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonus.--Section 312c(d) 
     of such title is amended by striking out ``October 1, 1996' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 1, 1998''.
       (h) Repayment of Education Loans for Certain Health 
     Professionals who Serve in the Selected Reserve.--Section 
     16302(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``October 1, 1996'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``October 1, 1998''.

     SEC. 614. CODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY FOR 
                   CRITICALLY SHORT WARTIME HEALTH SPECIALISTS IN 
                   THE SELECTED RESERVES.

       (a) Special Pay Authorized.--(1) Chapter 5 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     302f the following new section:

     ``Sec. 302g. Special pay: Selected Reserve health care 
       professionals in critically short wartime specialties

       ``(a) Special Pay Authorized.--An officer of a reserve 
     component of the armed forces described in subsection (b) who 
     executes a written agreement under which the officer agrees 
     to serve in the Selected Reserve of an armed force for a 
     period of not less than one year nor more than three years, 
     beginning on the date the officer accepts the award of 
     special pay under this section, may be paid special pay at an 
     annual rate not to exceed $10,000.
       ``(b) Eligible Officers.--An officer referred to in 
     subsection (a) is an officer in a health care profession who 
     is qualified in a specialty designated by regulations as a 
     critically short wartime specialty.
       ``(c) Time for Payment.--Special pay under this section 
     shall be paid annually at the beginning of each twelve-month 
     period for which the officer has agreed to serve.
       ``(d) Refund Requirement.--An officer who voluntarily 
     terminates service in the Selected Reserve of an armed force 
     before the end of the period for which a payment was made to 
     such officer under this section shall refund to the United 
     States the full amount of the payment made for the period on 
     which the payment was based.
       ``(e) Inapplicability of Discharge in Bankruptcy.--A 
     discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less 
     than five years after the termination of an agreement under 
     this section does not discharge the person receiving special 
     pay under the agreement from the debt arising under the 
     agreement.
       ``(f) Termination of Agreement Authority.--No agreement 
     under this section may be entered into after September 30, 
     1998.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     302f the following new item:

``302g. Special pay: Selected Reserve health care professionals in 
              critically short wartime specialties.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 303a of title 37, United 
     States Code is amended by striking out ``302, 302a, 302b, 
     302c, 302d, 302e,'' each place it appears and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``302 through 302g,''.
       (c) Conforming Repeal.--(1) Section 613 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100-
     456; 37 U.S.C. 302 note) is repealed.
       (2) The repeal of section 613 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989, by paragraph (1) shall 
     not affect the validity or terms of any agreement entered 
     into under such section before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 615. CHANGE IN ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTINUOUS 
                   MONTHLY AVIATION INCENTIVE PAY.

       (a) Lower Incentive Pay Gate.--Section 301a(a)(4) of title 
     37, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``9'' in 
     the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``8''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1995.

     SEC. 616. CONTINUOUS ENTITLEMENT TO CAREER SEA PAY FOR 
                   CREWMEMBERS OF SHIPS DESIGNATED AS TENDERS.

       (a) Continuous Entitlement.--Section 305a(d)(1)(A) of title 
     37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``or'' after ``under way'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof a comma; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
     following: ``, or while serving as a member of a tender-class 
     ship (with the hull classification of submarine or 
     destroyer)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1995.

     SEC. 617. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM RATE OF SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT 
                   PAY FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS SERVING AS RECRUITERS.

       (a) Special Maximum Rate for Recruiters.--Section 307(a) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``In the case of a member who is 
     serving as a military recruiter and is eligible for special 
     duty assignment pay under this subsection on account of such 
     duty, the Secretary concerned may increase the monthly rate 
     of special duty assignment pay for the member to not more 
     than $375.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996.
            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

     SEC. 621. AUTHORIZATION OF RETURN TO UNITED STATES OF 
                   FORMERLY DEPENDENT CHILDREN OF MEMBERS.

       (a) Return at Government Expense.--Section 406(h)(1) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended in the last 
     sentence--
       (1) by striking out ``who became 21 years of age'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``who, by reason of age or 
     graduation from (or cessation of enrollment in) an 
     institution of higher education, would otherwise cease to be 
     a dependent of the member''; and
       (2) by inserting ``still'' after ``shall''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on October 1, 1995.

     SEC. 622. AUTHORIZATION OF DISLOCATION ALLOWANCE FOR MOVES IN 
                   CONNECTION WITH BASE REALIGNMENTS AND CLOSURES.

       (a) Dislocation Allowance Authorized.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 407 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph 
     (4)(B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (4)(B) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) the member's dependents actually make an authorized 
     move in connection with the member's directed order to move 
     as a result of the closure or realignment of a military 
     installation.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in the sentence following subsection (a)(4)--

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       (A) by striking out ``clause (3) or (4)(B)'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``paragraph (3) or (4)(B)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``clause (1)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``paragraph (1) or (5)'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking out ``subsection (a)(3) or (a)(4)(B)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraph (3) or (4)(B) of 
     subsection (a)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``subsection (a)(1)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``paragraph (1) or (5) of subsection (a)''.

     SEC. 623. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON PAYMENT OF LODGING 
                   EXPENSES WHEN ADEQUATE GOVERNMENT QUARTERS ARE 
                   AVAILABLE.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 1589 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 81 of such title is amended by striking 
     out the item relating to section 1589.
                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 631. ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY ANNUAL REPORTING 
                   REQUIREMENTS REGARDING COMPENSATION MATTERS.

       (a) Report on Travel and Transportation Allowances for 
     Dependents.--(1) Section 406 of title 37, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (i); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (j), (k), (l), (m), and 
     (n) as subsections (i), (j), (k), (l), and (m), respectively.
       (2) Section 2634(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``section 406(l) of title 37'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``section 406(k) of title 37''.
       (b) Annual Review of Pay and Allowances.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 1008 of title 37, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Not later than March 31 of each year, the President 
     shall submit to Congress such recommendations (if any) as the 
     President considers appropriate for adjustments in the rates 
     of pay and allowances authorized by this title for members of 
     the uniformed services.''.

     SEC. 632. STUDY REGARDING JOINT PROCESS FOR DETERMINING 
                   LOCATION OF RECRUITING STATIONS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
     a study regarding the feasibility of--
       (1) using a joint process among the Armed Forces for 
     determining the location of recruiting stations and the 
     number of military personnel required to operate such 
     stations; and
       (2) basing such determinations on market research and 
     analysis conducted jointly by the Armed Forces.
       (b) Report.--Not later than March 31, 1996, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to Congress a report describing the 
     results of the study. The report shall include a recommended 
     method for measuring the efficiency of individual recruiting 
     stations, such as cost per accession or other efficiency 
     standard, as determined by the Secretary.

     SEC. 633. ELIMINATION OF DISPARITY BETWEEN EFFECTIVE DATES 
                   FOR MILITARY AND CIVILIAN RETIREE COST-OF-
                   LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996.

       (a) In General.--The fiscal year 1996 increase in military 
     retired pay shall (notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of 
     section 1401a(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code) first be 
     payable as part of such retired pay for the month of March 
     1996.
       (b) Definitions.--For the purposes of subsection (a):
       (1) The term ``fiscal year 1996 increase in military 
     retired pay'' means the increase in retired pay that, 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) of section 1401a(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, becomes effective on December 1, 1995.
       (2) The term ``retired pay'' includes retainer pay.
       (c) Limitation.--Subsection (a) shall be effective only if 
     there is appropriated to the Department of Defense Military 
     Retirement Fund (in an Act making appropriations for the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 1996 that is enacted 
     before March 1, 1996) such amount as is necessary to offset 
     increased outlays to be made from that fund during fiscal 
     year 1996 by reason of the provisions of subsection (a).
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for fiscal year 1996 to the Department of 
     Defense Military Retirement Fund the sum of $403,000,000 to 
     offset increased outlays to be made from that fund during 
     fiscal year 1996 by reason of the provisions of subsection 
     (a).
                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

     SEC. 701. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS REGARDING ROUTINE 
                   PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS AND IMMUNIZATIONS UNDER 
                   CHAMPUS.

       Section 1079(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) consistent with such regulations as the Secretary of 
     Defense may prescribe regarding the content of health 
     promotion and disease prevention visits, the schedule of pap 
     smears and mammograms, and the types and schedule of 
     immunizations--
       ``(A) for dependents under six years of age, both health 
     promotion and disease prevention visits and immunizations may 
     be provided; and
       ``(B) for dependents six years of age or older, health 
     promotion and disease prevention visits may be provided in 
     connection with immunizations or with diagnostic or 
     preventive pap smears and mammograms;''.

     SEC. 702. CORRECTION OF INEQUITIES IN MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE 
                   AND DEATH AND DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN 
                   RESERVISTS.

       (a) Medical and Dental Care.--Section 1074a(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Each member of the armed forces who incurs or 
     aggravates an injury, illness, or disease in the line of duty 
     while remaining overnight, between successive periods of 
     inactive-duty training, at or in the vicinity of the site of 
     the inactive-duty training, and the site is outside 
     reasonable commuting distance from the member's residence.''.
       (b) Recovery, Care, and Disposition of Remains.--Section 
     1481(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking out ``or'' at the end 
     of the subparagraph;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) remaining overnight, between successive periods of 
     inactive-duty training, at or in the vicinity of the site of 
     the inactive-duty training, and the site is outside 
     reasonable commuting distance from the member's residence; 
     or''.
       (c) Entitlement to Basic Pay.--(1) Subsection (g)(1) of 
     section 204 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking out ``or'' at the end 
     of the subparagraph;
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking out the period at the 
     end of the subparagraph and inserting in lieu thereof ``; 
     or''; and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) in line of duty while remaining overnight, between 
     successive periods of inactive-duty training, at or in the 
     vicinity of the site of the inactive-duty training, and the 
     site is outside reasonable commuting distance from the 
     member's residence.''.
       (2) Subsection (h)(1) of such section is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking out ``or'' at the end 
     of the subparagraph;
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking out the period at the 
     end of the subparagraph and inserting in lieu thereof ``; 
     or''; and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) in line of duty while remaining overnight, between 
     successive periods of inactive-duty training, at or in the 
     vicinity of the site of the inactive-duty training, and the 
     site is outside reasonable commuting distance from the 
     member's residence.''.
       (d) Compensation for Inactive-Duty Training.--Section 
     206(a)(3) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``or'' at the end 
     of clause (ii);
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking out the period at the 
     end of the subparagraph and inserting in lieu thereof ``; 
     or''; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) in line of duty while remaining overnight, between 
     successive periods of inactive-duty training, at or in the 
     vicinity of the site of the inactive-duty training, and the 
     site is outside reasonable commuting distance from the 
     member's residence.''.

     SEC. 703. MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE FOR MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED 
                   RESERVE.

       (a) Members of Early Deploying Units of the Army Selected 
     Reserve.--Section 1074a of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking out ``this section'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d)(1) The Secretary of the Army shall provide to members 
     of the Selected Reserve of the Army who are assigned to units 
     scheduled for deployment within 75 days after mobilization 
     the following medical and dental services:
       ``(A) An annual medical screening.
       ``(B) For members who are over 40 years of age, a full 
     physical examination not less often than once every two 
     years.
       ``(C) An annual dental screening.
       ``(D) The dental care identified in an annual dental 
     screening as required to ensure that a member meets the 
     dental standards required for deployment in the event of 
     mobilization.
       ``(2) The services provided under this subsection shall be 
     provided at no cost to the member.''.
       (b) Voluntary Demonstration Program to Improve Dental 
     Readiness of Selected Reserve.--(1) For members of the 
     Selected Reserve who are not covered by subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of Defense shall conduct a demonstration program to 
     offer such members affordable dental care for the purpose of 
     ensuring that such members meet the dental standards required 
     for deployment in the event of mobilization. The Secretary 
     shall determine the geographical scope of the demonstration 
     program and the number of members of the Selected Reserve who 
     will be invited to participate in the program. However, 
     participation in the demonstration program shall be offered 
     to the members of at least one ground combat maneuver unit of 
     the Selected Reserve of the Army scheduled for deployment 
     within 90 days after mobilization.
       (2) The Secretary may model the dental demonstration 
     program after the dependents' dental program authorized under 
     section 1076a of title 10, United States Code, except that 
     participants in the demonstration

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     program shall be responsible for all costs incurred to 
     provide dental care under the program. The Secretary shall 
     provide for allotment or deduction from the military pay of 
     participants as a means to pay any premiums required under 
     the demonstration program.
       (3) The authority to carry out the dental demonstration 
     program under this subsection shall expire on September 30, 
     1997.
       (c) Evaluation of Demonstration Program.--Not later than 
     March 1, 1997, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
     report evaluating the success of the dental demonstration 
     program conducted under subsection (b) in improving the 
     dental readiness of the Selected Reserve. The Secretary shall 
     submit a revised report under this subsection not later than 
     30 days after the expiration of the demonstration program.
       (d) Conforming Repeals.--Sections 1117 and 1118 of the Army 
     National Guard Combat Readiness Reform Act of 1992 (title XI 
     of Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 3077 note) are repealed.
                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

     SEC. 711. PRIORITY USE OF MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR 
                   PERSONS ENROLLED IN MANAGED CARE INITIATIVES.

       Section 1097(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     in the third sentence by striking out ``However, the 
     Secretary may'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Notwithstanding the preferences established by sections 
     1074(b) and 1076 of this title, the Secretary shall''.

     SEC. 712. STAGGERED PAYMENT OF ENROLLMENT FEES FOR TRICARE.

       Section 1097(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Without 
     imposing additional costs on covered beneficiaries who 
     participate in contracts for health care services under this 
     section or health care plans offered under section 1099 of 
     this title, the Secretary shall permit such covered 
     beneficiaries to pay, on a monthly or quarterly basis, any 
     enrollment fee required for such participation.''.

     SEC. 713. REQUIREMENT OF BUDGET NEUTRALITY FOR TRICARE TO BE 
                   BASED ON ENTIRE PROGRAM.

       (a) Change in Budget Neutrality Requirements.--Subsection 
     (c) of section 731 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 10 U.S.C. 1073 
     note) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``each managed health care initiative 
     that includes the option'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``the TRICARE program''; and
       (2) by striking out ``covered beneficiaries who enroll in 
     the option'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``members of the 
     uniformed services and covered beneficiaries who participate 
     in the TRICARE program''.
       (b) Addition of Definition of TRICARE Program.--Subsection 
     (d) of such section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) The term `covered beneficiary' means a beneficiary 
     under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, other than 
     a beneficiary under section 1074(a) of such title.
       ``(2) The term `TRICARE program' means the managed health 
     care program that is established by the Secretary of Defense 
     under the authority of chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, principally section 1097 of such title, and includes 
     the competitive selection of contractors to financially 
     underwrite the delivery of health care services under the 
     Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed 
     Services.''.

     SEC. 714. TRAINING IN HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT AND 
                   ADMINISTRATION FOR TRICARE LEAD AGENTS.

       (a) Provision of Training.--Not later than six months after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall implement a professional educational program to 
     provide appropriate training in health care management and 
     administration to each commander of a military medical 
     treatment facility of the Department of Defense who is 
     selected to serve as a lead agent to coordinate the delivery 
     of health care by military and civilian providers under the 
     TRICARE program.
       (b) TRICARE Program Defined.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term ``TRICARE program'' means the managed health care 
     program that is established by the Secretary of Defense under 
     the authority of chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, 
     principally section 1097 of such title, and includes the 
     competitive selection of contractors to financially 
     underwrite the delivery of health care services under the 
     Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed 
     Services.
       (c) Report on Implementation.--Not later than six months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report describing the 
     professional educational program implemented pursuant to this 
     section.

     SEC. 715. EVALUATION AND REPORT ON TRICARE EFFECTIVENESS.

       (a) Evaluation Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     arrange for an on-going evaluation of the effectiveness of 
     the TRICARE program in meeting the goals of increasing the 
     access of covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 10, 
     United States Code, to health care and improving the quality 
     of health care provided to covered beneficiaries, without 
     increasing the costs incurred by the Government or covered 
     beneficiaries. The evaluation shall specifically address the 
     impact of the TRICARE program on military retirees with 
     regard to access, costs, and quality of health care services 
     and identify noncatchment areas in which the HMO option of 
     the TRICARE program will be available. The Secretary shall 
     use a federally funded research and development center to 
     conduct the evaluation required by this section.
       (b) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1 of each year, 
     the center conducting the evaluation under subsection (a) 
     shall submit to Congress a report describing the results of 
     the evaluation during the preceding year.
       (c) TRICARE Program Defined.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term ``TRICARE program'' means the managed health care 
     program that is established by the Secretary of Defense under 
     the authority of chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, 
     principally section 1097 of such title, and includes the 
     competitive selection of contractors to financially 
     underwrite the delivery of health care services under the 
     Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed 
     Services.
          Subtitle C--Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities

     SEC. 721. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES TO SUPPORT UNIFORMED 
                   SERVICES TREATMENT FACILITIES AND LIMITATION ON 
                   NUMBER OF PARTICIPANTS IN USTF MANAGED CARE 
                   PLANS.

       Subsection (f) of section 1252 of the Department of Defense 
     Authorization Act, 1984 (42 U.S.C. 248d), is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(f) Limitation on Expenditures and Participants.--(1) The 
     total amount of expenditures by the Secretary of Defense to 
     carry out this section and section 911 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act, 1982 (42 U.S.C. 248c), for 
     fiscal year 1996 may not exceed $300,000,000, adjusted by the 
     Secretary to reflect the inflation factor used by the 
     Department of Defense for such year.
       ``(2) During fiscal year 1996, the number of covered 
     beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code (including covered beneficiaries described in section 
     1086(d)(1) of such title), who are enrolled in managed care 
     plans offered by facilities described in subsection (a) and 
     designated under subsection (c) may not exceed the number of 
     such covered beneficiaries so enrolled as of October 1, 
     1994.''.

     SEC. 722. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION TO 
                   PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS WITH UNIFORMED 
                   SERVICES TREATMENT FACILITIES.

       (a) Section 718(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1587) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking 
     out ``A participation agreement'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Except as provided in paragraph (4), a 
     participation agreement'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Application of federal acquisition regulation.--On 
     and after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, 
     Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities and any participation 
     agreement between Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities and 
     the Secretary of Defense shall be subject to the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation issued pursuant to section 25(c) of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     421(c)) notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in such 
     a participation agreement. The requirements regarding 
     competition in the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall apply 
     with regard to the negotiation of any new participation 
     agreement between the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities 
     and the Secretary of Defense under this subsection or any 
     other provision of law.''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--(1) Congress finds that the 
     Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities provide quality 
     health care to the 120,000 Department of Defense 
     beneficiaries enrolled in the Uniformed Services Family 
     Health Plan provided by these facilities.
       (2) In light of such finding, it is the sense of Congress 
     that the Uniformed Services Family Health Plan provided by 
     the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities should not be 
     terminated for convenience under provisions of the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation by the Secretary of Defense before the 
     expiration of the current participation agreements.

     SEC. 723. DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN FOR INTEGRATING UNIFORMED 
                   SERVICES TREATMENT FACILITIES IN MANAGED CARE 
                   PROGRAMS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Section 718(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1587) is 
     amended by inserting after paragraph (4), as added by section 
     722, the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Plan for integrating facilities.--(A) Not later than 
     March 1, 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a plan under which Uniformed Services Treatment 
     Facilities, on or before September 30, 1997, shall be 
     included in the exclusive health care provider networks 
     established by the Secretary for the geographic regions in 
     which the facilities are located. The Secretary shall address 
     in the plan the feasibility of implementing the managed care 
     plan of the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities, known as 
     Option II, on a mandatory basis for all USTF Medicare-
     eligible beneficiaries and the potential cost savings to the 
     Military Health Care Program that could be achieved under 
     such option.
       ``(B) The plan developed under this paragraph shall be 
     consistent with the require

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     ments specified in paragraph (4). If the plan is not 
     submitted to Congress by the expiration date of the 
     participation agreements entered into under this section, the 
     participation agreements shall remain in effect, at the 
     option of the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities, until 
     the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date the plan 
     is finally submitted.
       ``(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `USTF 
     Medicare-eligible beneficiaries' means covered beneficiaries 
     under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, who are 
     enrolled in a managed health plan offered by the Uniformed 
     Services Treatment Facilities and entitled to hospital 
     insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.).''.

     SEC. 724. EQUITABLE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIFORM COST SHARING 
                   REQUIREMENTS FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES TREATMENT 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Time for Fee Implementation.--The uniform managed care 
     benefit fee and copayment schedule developed by the Secretary 
     of Defense for use in all managed care initiatives of the 
     military health service system, including the managed care 
     program of the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities, shall 
     be extended to the managed care program of a Uniformed 
     Services Treatment Facility only after the later of--
       (1) the implementation of the TRICARE regional program 
     covering the service area of the Uniformed Services Treatment 
     Facility; or
       (2) the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Submission of Actuarial Estimates.--Paragraph (2) of 
     subsection (a) shall operate as a condition on the extension 
     of the uniform managed care benefit fee and copayment 
     schedule to the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities only 
     if the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities submit to the 
     Comptroller General of the United States, within 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, actuarial 
     estimates in support of their contention that the extension 
     of such fees and copayments will have an adverse effect on 
     the operation of the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities 
     and the enrollment of participants.
       (c) Evaluation.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), not 
     later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress the 
     results of an evaluation of the effect on the Uniformed 
     Services Treatment Facilities of the extension of the uniform 
     benefit fee and copayment schedule to the Uniformed Services 
     Treatment Facilities. The evaluation shall include an 
     examination of whether the benefit fee and copayment schedule 
     may--
       (A) cause adverse selection of enrollees;
       (B) be inappropriate for a fully at-risk program similar to 
     civilian health maintenance organizations; or
       (C) result in an enrolled population dissimilar to the 
     general beneficiary population.
       (2) The Comptroller General shall not be required to 
     prepare or submit the evaluation under paragraph (1) if the 
     Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities fail to 
     satisfactorily comply with subsection (b), as determined by 
     the Comptroller General.
   Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health Care 
                               Management

     SEC. 731. MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE PAYMENTS TO INDIVIDUAL HEALTH-
                   CARE PROVIDERS UNDER CHAMPUS.

       (a) Maximum Payment.--Subsection (h) of section 1079 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(1) Payment for a charge for services by an individual 
     health care professional (or other noninstitutional health 
     care provider) for which a claim is submitted under a plan 
     contracted for under subsection (a) may not exceed the lesser 
     of--
       ``(A) an amount equivalent to the 80th percentile of billed 
     charges made for similar services in the same locality during 
     a 12-month base period; or
       ``(B) an amount determined to be appropriate, to the extent 
     practicable, in accordance with the same reimbursement rules 
     as apply to payments for similar services under title XVIII 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.).''.
       (b) Comparison to Medicare Payments.--Such subsection is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the appropriate 
     payment amount shall be determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the other administering 
     Secretaries.''.
       (c) Exceptions and Limitations.--Such subsection is further 
     amended by inserting after paragraph (3), as added by 
     subsection (b), the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     other administering Secretaries, shall prescribe regulations 
     to provide for such exceptions to the payment limitations 
     under paragraph (1) as the administering Secretaries 
     determine to be necessary to assure that covered 
     beneficiaries retain adequate access to health care services. 
     Such exceptions may include the payment of amounts greater 
     than the amount allowed under paragraph (1) when enrollees in 
     managed care programs obtain covered emergency services from 
     nonparticipating providers. To transition from the payment 
     methods in effect before the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph to the methodology required by paragraph (1), the 
     amount allowable for any service may not be reduced by more 
     than 15 percent from the amount allowed for the same service 
     during the immediately preceding 12-month period (or other 
     period as established by the Secretary of Defense).
       ``(5) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     other administering Secretaries, shall prescribe regulations 
     to establish limitations (similar to those limitations 
     established under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395 et seq.)) on beneficiary liability for charges of 
     an individual health care professional (or other 
     noninstitutional health care provider).''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of such subsection 
     is amended by striking out ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``paragraph (1)(A)''.
       (e) Report on Effect of Amendments.--Not later than March 
     1, 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report analyzing the effect of the amendments made by this 
     section on the ability or willingness of individual health 
     care professionals and other noninstitutional health care 
     providers to participate in the Civilian Health and Medical 
     Program of the Uniformed Services.

     SEC. 732. EXPANSION OF EXISTING RESTRICTION ON USE OF DEFENSE 
                   FUNDS FOR ABORTIONS.

       (a) Inclusion of Defense Facilities.--Section 1093 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     ``Department of Defense'' the following: ``, and medical 
     treatment facilities or other facilities of the Department of 
     Defense,''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended by inserting ``or facilities'' after ``funds''.
       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``1093. Restriction on use of funds or facilities for abortions.''.

     SEC. 733. IDENTIFICATION OF THIRD-PARTY PAYER SITUATIONS.

       Section 1095 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(k)(1) To improve the administration of this section and 
     sections 1079(j)(1) and 1086(d) of this title, the Secretary 
     of Defense, in consultation with the other administering 
     Secretaries, may prescribe regulations to collect information 
     regarding insurance, medical service, or health plans of 
     third-party payers held by covered beneficiaries.
       ``(2) The collection of information under regulations 
     issued under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in the same 
     manner as provided in section 1862(b)(5) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(5)). The Secretary may 
     provide for obtaining from the Commissioner of Social 
     Security employment information comparable to the information 
     provided to the Administrator of the Health Care Financing 
     Administration pursuant to such section. Such regulations may 
     require the mandatory disclosure of social security account 
     numbers for all covered beneficiaries.
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense may disclosure relevant 
     employment information collected under this subsection to 
     fiscal intermediaries or other designated contractors.
       ``(4) The Secretary of Defense may provide for contacting 
     employers of covered beneficiaries to obtain group health 
     plan information comparable to the information authorized to 
     be obtained under section 1862(b)(5)(C) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(5)(C)). Clause (ii) of such 
     section regarding the imposition of civil money penalties 
     shall apply to the collection of information under this 
     paragraph.
       ``(5) Information obtained under this subsection may not be 
     disclosed for any purpose other than to carry out the purpose 
     of this section and sections 1079(j)(1) and 1086(d) of this 
     title.''.

     SEC. 734. REDESIGNATION OF MILITARY HEALTH CARE ACCOUNT AS 
                   DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM ACCOUNT AND TWO-YEAR 
                   AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN ACCOUNT FUNDS.

       (a) Redesignation.--Section 1100 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking out ``Military Health Care Account'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Defense Health Program Account''; 
     and
       (B) by striking out ``the Civilian Health and Medical 
     Program of the Uniformed Services'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``medical and health care programs of the Department 
     of Defense''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking out ``entering into a contract'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``conducting programs and 
     activities under this chapter, including contracts entered 
     into''; and
       (B) by inserting a comma after ``title''.
       (b) Two Year Availability of Certain Appropriations.--
     Subsection (a)(2) of such section is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Three percent of the funds appropriated annually for 
     the operation and maintenance of the programs and activities 
     authorized by this chapter shall remain available for 
     obligation until the end of the fiscal year following the 
     fiscal year for which the funds were appropriated. This 
     paragraph shall not apply for a fiscal year to the extent 
     that a provision of law specifically refers to this paragraph 
     and specifies that this paragraph shall not apply for that 
     fiscal year.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out subsections (c), (d), and (f); and

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       (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (c).
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1100. Defense Health Program Account''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``1100. Defense Health Program Account.''.

     SEC. 735. EXPANSION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR 
                   HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS IN RESERVE COMPONENTS 
                   TO INCLUDE DENTAL SPECIALTIES.

       Section 16201(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and 
     Dentists'' after ``Physicians'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``or dental school'' 
     after ``medical school'';
       (3) in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B), by inserting ``or 
     dental officer'' after ``medical officer''; and
       (4) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking out ``physicians in a 
     medical specialty'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``physicians or dentists in a medical or dental specialty''.

     SEC. 736. ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY ANNUAL REPORTING 
                   REQUIREMENTS REGARDING MILITARY HEALTH CARE.

       Section 1252 of the Department of Defense Authorization 
     Act, 1984 (42 U.S.C. 248d), is amended by striking out 
     subsection (d).
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 741. TERMINATION OF PROGRAM TO TRAIN AND UTILIZE 
                   MILITARY PSYCHOLOGISTS TO PRESCRIBE 
                   PSYCHOTROPIC MEDICATIONS.

       (a) Termination.--Immediately after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     terminate the demonstration pilot program for training and 
     utilizing military psychologists in the prescription of 
     psychotropic medications, which is referred to in section 
     8097 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1991 
     (Public Law 101-511; 104 Stat. 1897). None of the funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Defense for a fiscal year 
     after fiscal year 1995 may be used to train psychologists to 
     be able to prescribe psychotropic medications.
       (b) Effect on Authority To Prescribe Psychotropic 
     Medications.--Psychologists who participated in the 
     demonstration pilot training program regarding the 
     prescription of psychotropic medications shall not be 
     authorized to prescribe such medications despite the 
     completion of training under the program.

     SEC. 742. WAIVER OF COLLECTION OF PAYMENTS DUE FROM CERTAIN 
                   PERSONS UNAWARE OF LOSS OF CHAMPUS ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) Authority To Waive Collection.--The administering 
     Secretaries may waive the collection of payments otherwise 
     due from a person described in subsection (b) as a result of 
     the receipt by the person of health benefits under section 
     1086 of title 10, United States Code, after the termination 
     of the person's eligibility for such benefits.
       (b) Persons Eligible for Waiver.--A person shall be 
     eligible for relief under subsection (a) if the person--
       (1) is a person described in paragraph (1) of subsection 
     (d) of section 1086 of title 10, United States Code;
       (2) in the absence of such paragraph, would have been 
     eligible for health benefits under such section; and
       (3) at the time of the receipt of such benefits, satisfied 
     the criteria specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
     paragraph (2) of such subsection.
       (c) Extent of Waiver Authority.--The authority to waive the 
     collection of payments pursuant to this section shall apply 
     with regard to health benefits provided under section 1086 of 
     title 10, United States Code, to persons described in 
     subsection (b) during the period beginning on January 1, 
     1967, and ending on the later of--
       (1) the termination date of any special enrollment period 
     provided under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395c et seq.) specifically for such persons; and
       (2) July 1, 1996.
       (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``administering Secretaries'' has the meaning given such term 
     in section 1072(3) of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 743. NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN CHAMPUS COVERED 
                   BENEFICIARIES OF LOSS OF CHAMPUS ELIGIBILITY.

       Section 1086(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The administering Secretaries shall develop a 
     mechanism by which persons described in paragraph (1) who 
     satisfy only the criteria specified in subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) of paragraph (2), but not subparagraph (C) of such 
     paragraph, are promptly notified of their ineligibility for 
     health benefits under this section. The administering 
     Secretaries shall consult with the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services and the Health Care Financing Administration 
     regarding a method to promptly identify persons requiring 
     notice under this subsection.''.

     SEC. 744. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TO TRAIN MILITARY MEDICAL 
                   PERSONNEL IN CIVILIAN SHOCK TRAUMA UNITS.

       (a) Demonstration Program.--Not later than April 1, 1996, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall implement a demonstration 
     program to evaluate the feasibility of providing shock trauma 
     training for military medical personnel through the use of 
     civilian hospitals. Pursuant to an agreement between the 
     Secretary and one or more public or nonprofit hospitals, the 
     Secretary shall assign military medical personnel 
     participating in the demonstration program to temporary duty 
     in shock trauma units operated by the hospitals that are 
     parties to the agreement. As consideration for the services 
     provided by military medical personnel under the agreement, 
     the agreement shall require the hospitals to provide 
     appropriate care to members of the Armed Forces and to other 
     persons whose care in the hospital would otherwise require 
     reimbursement by the Secretary. The value of the services 
     provided by the hospitals shall be at least equal to the 
     value of the services provided by military medical personnel 
     under the agreement.
       (b) Termination of Program.--The authority of the Secretary 
     of Defense to conduct the demonstration program under this 
     section, and any agreement entered into under the 
     demonstration program, shall expire on March 31, 1998.
       (c) Report and Evaluation of Program.--(1) Not later than 
     March 1 of each year in which the demonstration program is 
     conducted under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report describing the scope and 
     activities of the demonstration program during the preceding 
     year.
       (2) Not later than May 1, 1998, the Comptroller General of 
     the United States shall submit to Congress a report 
     evaluating the effectiveness of the demonstration program in 
     providing shock trauma training for military medical 
     personnel.

     SEC. 745. STUDY REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EFFORTS TO 
                   DETERMINE APPROPRIATE FORCE LEVELS OF WARTIME 
                   MEDICAL PERSONNEL.

       (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study to evaluate the reasonableness 
     of the models used by each military department for 
     determining the appropriate wartime force level for medical 
     personnel in the department. The study shall include the 
     following:
       (1) An assessment of the modeling techniques used by each 
     department.
       (2) An analysis of the data used in the models to identify 
     medical personnel requirements.
       (3) An identification of the ability of the models to 
     integrate personnel of reserve components to meet department 
     requirements.
       (4) An evaluation of the ability of the Secretary of 
     Defense to integrate the various modeling efforts into a 
     comprehensive, coordinated plan for obtaining the optimum 
     force level for wartime medical personnel.
       (b) Report of Study.--Not later than June 30, 1996, the 
     Comptroller General shall report to Congress on the results 
     of the study conducted under subsection (a).

     SEC. 746. STUDY REGARDING EXPANDED MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES FOR 
                   CERTAIN COVERED BENEFICIARIES.

       (a) Study Required.--In connection with the mental health 
     services already available for covered beneficiaries under 
     chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, who are children 
     and require residential treatment, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall conduct a study regarding the feasibility of expanding 
     such services to include a program of individualized 
     continued care following completion of the residential 
     treatment to compliment the residential treatment and prevent 
     recidivism.
       (b) Report of Study.--Not later than March 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     describing the results of the study conducted under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 747. REPORT ON IMPROVED ACCESS TO MILITARY HEALTH CARE 
                   FOR COVERED BENEFICIARIES ENTITLED TO MEDICARE.

       Not later than March 1, 1996, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the feasibility, 
     costs, and consequences for the military health care system 
     of improving access to the system for covered beneficiaries 
     under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, who have 
     limited access to military medical treatment facilities and 
     are ineligible for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of 
     the Uniformed Services under section 1086(d)(1) of such 
     title. The alternatives the Secretary shall consider to 
     improve access for such covered beneficiaries shall include--
       (1) whether CHAMPUS should serve as a second payer for 
     covered beneficiaries who are entitled to hospital insurance 
     benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.); and
       (2) whether such covered beneficiaries should be offered 
     enrollment in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program 
     under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.

     SEC. 748. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CONTINUITY OF HEALTH CARE 
                   SERVICES FOR COVERED BENEFICIARIES ADVERSELY 
                   AFFECTED BY CLOSURES OF MILITARY MEDICAL 
                   TREATMENT FACILITIES.

       (a) Finding.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Military installations selected for closure in the 1991 
     and 1993 rounds of the base closure process are approaching 
     their closing dates.
       (2) Additional military installations are being selected 
     for closure in the 1995 round of the base closure process.
       (3) As a result of these base closures, tens of thousands 
     of covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 10, United 
     States Code, who reside in the vicinity of affected 
     installations will be left without immediate access to 
     military medical treatment facilities.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--In light of the findings specified 
     in subsection (a), it is the

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     sense of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should take 
     all appropriate steps necessary to ensure the continuation of 
     medical and pharmaceutical benefits to covered beneficiaries 
     adversely affected by the closure of military installations.
  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS
                        Subtitle A--Competition

     SEC. 801. COMPETITION PROVISIONS.

       (a) Conference Before Submission of Bids or Proposals.--(1) 
     Section 2305(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following paragraph:
       ``(6) To the extent practicable, for each procurement of 
     property or services by an agency, the head of the agency 
     shall provide for a conference on the procurement to be held 
     for anyone interested in submitting a bid or proposal in 
     response to the solicitation for the procurement. The purpose 
     of the conference shall be to inform potential bidders and 
     offerors of the needs of the agency and the qualifications 
     considered necessary by the agency to compete successfully in 
     the procurement.''.
       (2) Section 303A of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253a) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) To the extent practicable, for each procurement of 
     property or services by an agency, an executive agency shall 
     provide for a conference on the procurement to be held for 
     anyone interested in submitting a bid or proposal in response 
     to the solicitation for the procurement. The purpose of the 
     conference shall be to inform potential bidders and offerors 
     of the needs of the executive agency and the qualifications 
     considered necessary by the executive agency to compete 
     successfully in the procurement.''.
       (b) Description of Source Selection Plan in Solicitation.--
     (1) Section 2305(a) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     further amended in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking out ``and'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of subparagraph (A);
       (B) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph 
     (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) a description, in as much detail as is practicable, 
     of the source selection plan of the agency, or a notice that 
     such plan is available upon request.''.
       (2) Section 303A of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253a) is further amended in 
     subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking out ``and'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of paragraph (1);
       (B) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (2) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) a description, in as much detail as is practicable, 
     of the source selection plan of the executive agency, or a 
     notice that such plan is available upon request.''.
       (c) Discussions Not Necessary With Every Offeror.--(1) 
     Section 2305(b)(4)(A)(i) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: 
     ``and provided that discussions need not be conducted with an 
     offeror merely to permit that offeror to submit a technically 
     acceptable revised proposal''.
       (2) Section 303B(d)(1)(A) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253b) is 
     amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: 
     ``and provided that discussions need not be conducted with an 
     offeror merely to permit that offeror to submit a technically 
     acceptable revised proposal''.
       (d) Preliminary Assessments of Competitive Proposals.--(1) 
     Section 2305(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``With respect to 
     competitive proposals, the head of the agency may make a 
     preliminary assessment of a proposal received, rather than a 
     complete evaluation of the proposal, and may eliminate the 
     proposal from further consideration if the head of the agency 
     determines the proposal has no chance for contract award.''.
       (2) Section 303B(b) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253b(b)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``With respect to 
     competitive proposals, the head of the agency may make a 
     preliminary assessment of a proposal received, rather than a 
     complete evaluation of the proposal, and may eliminate the 
     proposal from further consideration if the head of the agency 
     determines the proposal has no chance for contract award.''.
       (e) Federal Acquisition Regulation.--The Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to reflect the 
     amendments made by subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d).

     SEC. 802. PREAWARD DEBRIEFINGS.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Section 2305(b) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out subparagraph (F) of paragraph (5);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (8); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(6)(A) When the contracting officer excludes an offeror 
     submitting a competitive proposal from the competitive range 
     (or otherwise excludes such an offeror from further 
     consideration prior to the final source selection decision), 
     the excluded offeror may request in writing, within three 
     days after the date on which the excluded offeror receives 
     notice of its exclusion, a debriefing prior to award. The 
     contracting officer shall make every effort to debrief the 
     unsuccessful offeror as soon as practicable and may refuse 
     the request for a debriefing if it is not in the best 
     interests of the Government to conduct a debriefing at that 
     time.
       ``(B) The contracting officer is required to debrief an 
     excluded offeror in accordance with paragraph (5) of this 
     section only if that offeror requested and was refused a 
     preaward debriefing under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
       ``(C) The debriefing conducted under this subsection shall 
     include--
       ``(i) the executive agency's evaluation of the significant 
     elements in the offeror's offer;
       ``(ii) a summary of the rationale for the offeror's 
     exclusion; and
       ``(iii) reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by 
     the debriefed offeror as to whether source selection 
     procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable 
     regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed 
     by the executive agency.
       ``(D) The debriefing conducted pursuant to this subsection 
     may not disclose the number or identity of other offerors and 
     shall not disclose information about the content, ranking, or 
     evaluation of other offerors' proposals.
       ``(7) The contracting officer shall include a summary of 
     any debriefing conducted under paragraph (5) or (6) in the 
     contract file.''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--Section 303B of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 253b) is amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (6) of subsection (e);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i) as 
     subsections (h), (i), (j), and (k), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(f)(1) When the contracting officer excludes an offeror 
     submitting a competitive proposal from the competitive range 
     (or otherwise excludes such an offeror from further 
     consideration prior to the final source selection decision), 
     the excluded offeror may request in writing, within 3 days 
     after the date on which the excluded offeror receives notice 
     of its exclusion, a debriefing prior to award. The 
     contracting officer shall make every effort to debrief the 
     unsuccessful offeror as soon as practicable and may refuse 
     the request for a debriefing if it is not in the best 
     interests of the Government to conduct a debriefing at that 
     time.
       ``(2) The contracting officer is required to debrief an 
     excluded offeror in accordance with subsection (e) of this 
     section only if that offeror requested and was refused a 
     preaward debriefing under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
       ``(3) The debriefing conducted under this subsection shall 
     include--
       ``(A) the executive agency's evaluation of the significant 
     elements in the offeror's offer;
       ``(B) a summary of the rationale for the offeror's 
     exclusion; and
       ``(C) reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by 
     the debriefed offeror as to whether source selection 
     procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable 
     regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed 
     by the executive agency.
       ``(4) The debriefing conducted pursuant to this subsection 
     may not disclose the number or identity of other offerors and 
     shall not disclose information about the content, ranking, or 
     evaluation of other offerors' proposals.
       ``(g) The contracting officer shall include a summary of 
     the any debriefing conducted under subsection (e) or (f) in 
     the contract file.''.

     SEC. 803. CONTRACT TYPES.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--(1) Section 2306 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by inserting before the period at the end of subsection 
     (a) the following: ``, based on market conditions, 
     established commercial practice (if any) for the product or 
     service being acquired, and sound business judgment'';
       (B) by striking out subsections (b), (d), (e), (f), and 
     (h); and
       (C) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (b).
       (2) The heading of such section is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 2306. Contract types''.

       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--(1) Section 304 of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 254) is amended--
       (A) by inserting before the period at the end of the first 
     sentence of subsection (a) the following: ``, based on market 
     conditions, established commercial practice (if any) for the 
     product or service being acquired, and sound business 
     judgment''; and
       (B) by striking out ``Every contract award'' in the second 
     sentence of subsection (a) and all that follows through the 
     end of the section.
       (2) The heading of such section is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 304. CONTRACT TYPES.''.

       (c) Conforming Repeals.--(1) Sections 4540, 7212, and 9540 
     of title 10, United States Code, are repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 433 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 4540.
       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 631 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 7212.

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       (4) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 933 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 9540.
       (d) Civil Works Authority.--(1) Chapter 137 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2332. Contracts for architectural and engineering 
       services and construction design

       ``The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the 
     military departments may enter into contracts for 
     architectural and engineering services in connection with a 
     military construction or family housing project or for other 
     Department of Defense or military department purposes. Such 
     contracts shall be awarded in accordance with the Brooks 
     Architect-Engineers Act (40 U.S.C. 541 et seq.).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 
     of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:

``2332. Contracts for architectural and engineering services and 
              construction design.''.
       (3) Section 2855 of such title is repealed. The table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 169 of such title is 
     amended by striking out the item relating to such section.
                      Subtitle B--Commercial Items

     SEC. 811. COMMERCIAL ITEM EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENT FOR COST 
                   OR PRICING DATA AND INFORMATION LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--(1) Subsections (b), (c), 
     and (d) of section 2306a of title 10, United States Code, are 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Submission of cost or pricing data shall 
     not be required under subsection (a) in the case of a 
     contract, a subcontract, or modification of a contract or 
     subcontract--
       ``(A) for which the price agreed upon is based on--
       ``(i) adequate price competition; or
       ``(ii) prices set by law or regulation;
       ``(B) for the acquisition of a commercial item; or
       ``(C) in an exceptional case when the head of the procuring 
     activity, without delegation, determines that the 
     requirements of this section may be waived and justifies in 
     writing the reasons for such determination.
       ``(2) Modifications of contracts and subcontracts for 
     commercial items.--In the case of a modification of a 
     contract or subcontract for a commercial item that is not 
     covered by the exception on the submission of cost or pricing 
     data in paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B), submission of cost or 
     pricing data shall not be required under subsection (a) if--
       ``(A) the contract or subcontract being modified is a 
     contract or subcontract for which submission of cost or 
     pricing data may not be required by reason of paragraph 
     (1)(A) or (1)(B); and
       ``(B) the modification would not change the contract or 
     subcontract, as the case may be, from a contract or 
     subcontract for the acquisition of a commercial item to a 
     contract or subcontract for the acquisition of an item other 
     than a commercial item.
       ``(c) Authority To Require Cost or Pricing Data on Below-
     Threshold Contracts.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), when 
     certified cost or pricing data are not required to be 
     submitted by subsection (a) for a contract, subcontract, or 
     modification of a contract or subcontract, such data may 
     nevertheless be required to be submitted by the head of the 
     procuring activity, but only if the head of the procuring 
     activity determines that such data are necessary for the 
     evaluation by the agency of the reasonableness of the price 
     of the contract, subcontract, or modification of a contract 
     or subcontract. In any case in which the head of the 
     procuring activity requires such data to be submitted under 
     this subsection, the head of the procuring activity shall 
     justify in writing the reason for such requirement.
       ``(2) The head of the procuring activity may not require 
     certified cost or pricing data to be submitted under this 
     paragraph for any contract or subcontract, or modification of 
     a contract or subcontract, covered by the exceptions in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1).
       ``(3) The head of a procuring activity may not delegate 
     functions under this paragraph.
       ``(d) Limitations on Other Information.--The Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall include the following:
       ``(1) Provisions concerning the types of information that 
     contracting officers may consider in determining whether the 
     price of a procurement to the Government is fair and 
     reasonable when certified cost or pricing data are not 
     required to be submitted under this section, including 
     appropriate information on the prices at which the same item 
     or similar items have previously been sold that is adequate 
     for evaluating the reasonableness of the price of the 
     proposed contract or subcontract for the procurement.
       ``(2) Reasonable limitations on requests for sales data 
     relating to commercial items.
       ``(3) A requirement that a contracting officer shall, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, limit the scope of any 
     request for information relating to commercial items from an 
     offeror to only that information that is in the form 
     regularly maintained by the offeror in commercial operations.
       ``(4) A statement that any information received relating to 
     commercial items that is exempt from disclosure under section 
     552(b) of title 5 shall not be disclosed by the Federal 
     Government.''.
       (2) Section 2306a of such title is further amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (h); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h).
       (3) Section 2375 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out subsection (c).
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--(1) Subsections (b), (c) 
     and (d) of section 304A of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254b) are 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Submission of cost or pricing data shall 
     not be required under subsection (a) in the case of a 
     contract, a subcontract, or a modification of a contract or 
     subcontract--
       ``(A) for which the price agreed upon is based on--
       ``(i) adequate price competition; or
       ``(ii) prices set by law or regulation;
       ``(B) for the acquisition of a commercial item; or
       ``(C) in an exceptional case when the head of the procuring 
     activity, without delegation, determines that the 
     requirements of this section may be waived and justifies in 
     writing the reasons for such determination.
       ``(2) Modifications of contracts and subcontracts for 
     commercial items.--In the case of a modification of a 
     contract or subcontract for a commercial item that is not 
     covered by the exception on the submission of cost or pricing 
     data in paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B), submission of cost or 
     pricing data shall not be required under subsection (a) if--
       ``(A) the contract or subcontract being modified is a 
     contract or subcontract for which submission of cost or 
     pricing data may not be required by reason of paragraph 
     (1)(A) or (1)(B); and
       ``(B) the modification would not change the contract or 
     subcontract, as the case may be, from a contract or 
     subcontract for the acquisition of a commercial item to a 
     contract or subcontract for the acquisition of an item other 
     than a commercial item.
       ``(c) Authority To Require Cost or Pricing Data on Below-
     Threshold Contracts.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), when 
     certified cost or pricing data are not required to be 
     submitted by subsection (a) for a contract, subcontract, or 
     modification of a contract or subcontract, such data may 
     nevertheless be required to be submitted by the head of the 
     procuring activity, but only if the head of the procuring 
     activity determines that such data are necessary for the 
     evaluation by the agency of the reasonableness of the price 
     of the contract, subcontract, or modification of a contract 
     or subcontract. In any case in which the head of the 
     procuring activity requires such data to be submitted under 
     this subsection, the head of the procuring activity shall 
     justify in writing the reason for such requirement.
       ``(2) The head of the procuring activity may not require 
     certified cost or pricing data to be submitted under this 
     paragraph for any contract or subcontract, or modification of 
     a contract or subcontract, covered by the exceptions in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1).
       ``(3) The head of a procuring activity may not delegate the 
     functions under this paragraph.
       ``(d) Limitations on Other Information.--The Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall include the following:
       ``(1) Provisions concerning the types of information that 
     contracting officers may consider in determining whether the 
     price of a procurement to the Government is fair and 
     reasonable when certified cost or pricing data are not 
     required to be submitted under this section, including 
     appropriate information on the prices at which the same item 
     or similar items have previously been sold that is adequate 
     for evaluating the reasonableness of the price of the 
     proposed contract or subcontract for the procurement.
       ``(2) Reasonable limitations on requests for sales data 
     relating to commercial items.
       ``(3) A requirement that a contracting officer shall, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, limit the scope of any 
     request for information relating to commercial items from an 
     offeror to only that information that is in the form 
     regularly maintained by the offeror in commercial operations.
       ``(4) A statement that any information received relating to 
     commercial items that is exempt from disclosure under section 
     552(b) of title 5 shall not be disclosed by the Federal 
     Government.''.
       (2) Section 304A of such Act is further amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (h); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h).

     SEC. 812. APPLICATION OF SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES TO COMMERCIAL 
                   ITEMS.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Section 2304(e) of title 
     10, United States Code, as added by section 801(a), is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``special 
     simplified procedures'' the following: ``for purchases of 
     commercial items and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall provide 
     that, in the case of a purchase of commercial items in an 
     amount greater than the simplified acquisition threshold, the 
     head of an agency may not conduct the purchase on a sole 
     source basis unless the need to do so is justified in writing 
     and approved in accordance with the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation.

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       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--Section 303(e) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 253), as added by section 801(b), is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``special 
     simplified procedures'' the following: ``for purchases of 
     commercial items and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall provide 
     that, in the case of a purchase of commercial items in an 
     amount greater than the simplified acquisition threshold, an 
     executive agency may not conduct the purchase on a sole 
     source basis unless the need to do so is justified in writing 
     and approved in accordance with the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation.''.
       (c) Simplified Notice.--Section 18 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 416) is amended in 
     subsection (a)(5) (as redesignated by section 801(d))--
       (1) by striking out ``limited''; and
       (2) by inserting before ``submission'' the following: 
     ``issuance of solicitations and the''.

     SEC. 813. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

       Section 4(12)(F) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)(F)) is amended by striking out 
     ``catalog''.

     SEC. 814. INAPPLICABILITY OF COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS TO 
                   CONTRACTS AND SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL 
                   ITEMS.

       Subparagraph (B) of section 26(f)(2) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422(f)(2)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out clause (i) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(i) Contracts or subcontracts for the acquisition of 
     commercial items.''; and
       (2) by striking out clause (iii).
                Subtitle C--Additional Reform Provisions

     SEC. 821. REPEALS OF CERTAIN PROCUREMENT PROVISIONS.

       (a) Post-Employment Restrictions.--Sections 2397, 2397a, 
     2397b, and 2397c of title 10, United States Code, are 
     repealed.
       (b) Limitation on Expenditure of Appropriations.--Section 
     2207 of such title is repealed.
       (c) Certain Delegation Authority.--Section 2356 of such 
     title is repealed.
       (d) Spare Parts Control.--Section 2383 of such title is 
     repealed.
       (e) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 131 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out the item relating to section 2207.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 139 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 2356.
       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 141 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     the items relating to sections 2383, 2397, 2397a, 2397b, and 
     2397c.

     SEC. 822. FEES FOR CERTAIN TESTING SERVICES.

       Section 2539b(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``and indirect'' after ``recoup the 
     direct''.

     SEC. 823. TESTING OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2366 to title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``survivability'' each place it appears 
     (including in the section heading) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``vulnerability''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking out ``Survivability'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Vulnerability''; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Testing should begin at the component, subsystem, and 
     subassembly level, culminating with tests of the complete 
     system configured for combat.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to such section 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 139 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:

``2366. Major systems and munitions programs: vulnerability testing and 
              lethality testing required before full-scale 
              production.''.

     SEC. 824. COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION OF DEFENSE RESEARCH 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       Section 2364 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(5), by striking out ``milestone O, 
     milestone I, and milestone II'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``acquisition program''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking out paragraphs (2), (3), 
     and (4) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(2) The term `acquisition program decisions' has the 
     meaning prescribed by the Secretary of Defense in 
     regulations.''.

     SEC. 825. ADDITION OF CERTAIN ITEMS TO DOMESTIC SOURCE 
                   LIMITATION.

       (a) Limitation.--(1) Paragraph (3) of section 2534(a) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Vessel components for all branches of the armed 
     forces.--(A) The following components of vessels:
       ``(i) Air circuit breakers.
       ``(ii) Vessel propellers with a diameter of six feet or 
     more, if the propellers incorporate only castings poured and 
     finished in the United States.
       ``(iii) Welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain with a 
     diameter of four inches or less.
       ``(B) The following components of vessels, to the extent 
     they are unique to marine applications: cable assemblies, 
     hose assemblies, hydraulics and pumps for steering, 
     gyrocompasses, marine autopilots, electronic navigation chart 
     systems, navigators, attitude and heading reference units, 
     power supplies, radars, steering controls, pumps, engines, 
     turbines, reduction gears, motors, refrigeration systems, 
     generators, propulsion and machinery control systems, and 
     totally enclosed lifeboards, including associated davits and 
     winches.''.
       (2) Section 2534 of such title is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Implementation of Marine Vessel Component 
     Limitation.--In implementing subsection (a)(3)(B), the 
     Secretary of Defense--
       ``(1) may not use contract clauses or certifications; and
       ``(2) shall use management and oversight techniques that 
     achieve the objective of the subsection without imposing a 
     significant management burden on the Government or the 
     contractor involved.''.
       (b) Extension of Limitation Relating to Ball Bearings and 
     Roller Bearings.--Section 2534(c)(3) of such title is amended 
     by striking out ``October 1, 1995'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``October 1, 2000''.
       (c) Inapplicability of Simplified Acquisition Limitation to 
     Contracts for Ball Bearings and Roller Bearings.--Section 
     2534(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``This section''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to contracts for items 
     described in subsection (a)(5) (relating to ball bearings and 
     roller bearings), notwithstanding section 33 of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 429).''.

     SEC. 826. REVISIONS TO PROCUREMENT NOTICE PROVISIONS.

       Section 18(a) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 416(a)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking out ``subsection (f)--'' and all that 
     follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``subsection (b); and''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``property or services'' the 
     following: ``for a price expected to exceed $10,000 but not 
     to exceed $25,000'';
       (2) by striking out paragraph (4); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively.

     SEC. 827. ENCOURAGEMENT OF USE OF LEASING AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 137 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 2316 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2317. Equipment leasing

       ``The Secretary of Defense shall authorize and encourage 
     the use of leasing in the acquisition of equipment whenever 
     such leasing is practicable and otherwise authorized by 
     law.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2317. Equipment leasing.''.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report setting forth changes in legislation 
     that would be required in order to facilitate the use of 
     leases by the Department of Defense in the acquisition of 
     equipment.

     SEC. 828. GOVERNMENT RELIANCE ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

       (a) Government Reliance on the Private Sector.--The Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is 
     amended by inserting after section 16 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 17. GOVERNMENT RELIANCE ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

       ``It is the policy of the Federal Government to rely on the 
     private sector to supply the products and services the 
     Federal Government needs.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (contained in 
     section 1(b)) is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 16 the following new item:

``Sec. 17. Government reliance on the private sector.''.

     SEC. 829. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Elimination of Certain Statutory Certification 
     Requirements.--(1)(A) Section 2410 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (i) in the heading, by striking out ``: certification''; 
     and
       (ii) in subsection (a)--
       (I) in the heading, by striking out ``Certification'';
       (II) by striking out ``unless'' and all that follows 
     through ``that--'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``unless--
     ''; and
       (III) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``to the best of 
     that person's knowledge and belief''.
       (B) The item relating to section 2410 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 141 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 2410. Requests for equitable adjustment or other relief.''.
       (2) Section 2410b of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended in paragraph (2) by striking out ``certification 
     and''.

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       (3) Section 1352(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking out subparagraph (C); and
       (B) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     subparagraph (A).
       (4) Section 5152 of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (41 
     U.S.C. 701) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ``has certified 
     to the contracting agency that it will'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``agrees to'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out ``contract 
     includes a certification by the individual'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``individual agrees''; and
       (C) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (i) by striking out subparagraph (A);
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (A) 
     and in that subparagraph by striking out ``such certification 
     by failing to carry out''; and
       (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
     (B).
       (b) Elimination of Certain Regulatory Certification 
     Requirements.--
       (1) Current certification requirements.--Not later than 210 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, any 
     certification required of contractors or offerors by the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation or an executive agency 
     procurement regulation that is not specifically imposed by 
     statute shall be removed by the Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy from the Federal Acquisition Regulation or 
     such agency regulation unless--
       (A) written justification for such certification is 
     provided to the Administrator (i) by the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulatory Council (in the case of a certification in the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation), or (ii) by the head of an 
     executive agency (in the case of a certification in an 
     executive agency procurement regulation); and
       (B) the Administrator approves in writing the retention of 
     such certification.
       (2) Future certification requirements.--(A) Section 29 of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 425) 
     is amended--
       (i) by amending the heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 22. CONTRACT CLAUSES AND CERTIFICATIONS.'';

       (ii) by inserting ``(a) Nonstandard Contract Clauses.--'' 
     before ``The Federal Acquisition''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Prohibition on Certification Requirements.--A 
     requirement for a certification by a contractor or offeror 
     may not be included in the Federal Acquisition Regulation or 
     an executive agency procurement regulation unless--
       ``(1) the certification is specifically imposed by statute; 
     or
       ``(2) written justification for such certification is 
     provided to the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy 
     (A) by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council (in the 
     case of a certification in the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation), or (B) the head of an executive agency (in the 
     case of a certification in an executive agency procurement 
     regulation), and the Administrator approves in writing the 
     inclusion of such certification.''.
       (B) The item relating to section 29 in the table of 
     contents for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (contained in section 1(b)) (41 U.S.C. 401 note) is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Sec. 29. Contract clauses and certifications.''.

     SEC. 830. AMENDMENT TO COMMENCEMENT AND EXPIRATION OF 
                   AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT CERTAIN TESTS OF 
                   PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES.

       Subsection (j) of section 5061 of the Federal Acquisition 
     Streamlining Act of 1994 (41 U.S.C. 413 note) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(j) Commencement and Expiration of Authority.--The 
     authority to conduct a test under subsection (a) in an agency 
     and to award contracts under such a test shall take effect on 
     August 1, 1995, and shall expire on August 1, 2000. Contracts 
     entered into before such authority expires in an agency 
     pursuant to a test shall remain in effect, notwithstanding 
     the expiration of the authority to conduct the test under 
     this section.''.

     SEC. 831. PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY.

       (a) Amendment of Procurement Integrity Provision.--Section 
     27 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     423) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 27. RESTRICTIONS ON DISCLOSING AND OBTAINING 
                   CONTRACTOR BID OR PROPOSAL INFORMATION OR 
                   SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION.

       ``(a) Prohibition on Disclosing Procurement Information.--
     (1) A person described in paragraph (2) shall not, other than 
     as provided by law, knowingly disclose contractor bid or 
     proposal information or source selection information before 
     the award of a Federal agency procurement contract to which 
     the information relates.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any person who--
       ``(A) is a present or former officer or employee of the 
     United States, or a person who is acting or has acted for or 
     on behalf of, or who is advising or has advised the United 
     States with respect to, a Federal agency procurement; and
       ``(B) by virtue of that office, employment, or relationship 
     has or had access to contractor bid or proposal information 
     or source selection information.
       ``(b) Prohibition on Obtaining Procurement Information.--A 
     person shall not, other than as provided by law, knowingly 
     obtain contractor bid or proposal information or source 
     selection information before the award of a Federal agency 
     procurement contract to which the information relates.
       ``(c) Prohibition on Disclosing or Obtaining Procurement 
     Information in Connection With a Protest.--(1) A person shall 
     not, other than as provided by law, knowingly violate the 
     terms of a protective order described in paragraph (2) by 
     disclosing or obtaining contractor bid or proposal 
     information or source selection information related to the 
     procurement contract concerned.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any protective order issued 
     by the the United States Board of Contract Appeals in 
     connection with a protest against the award or proposed award 
     of a Federal agency procurement contract.
       ``(d) Penalties and Administrative Actions.--
       ``(1) Criminal penalties.--
       ``(A) Whoever engages in conduct constituting an offense 
     under subsection (a), (b), or (c) shall be imprisoned for not 
     more than one year or fined as provided under title 18, 
     United States Code, or both.
       ``(B) Whoever engages in conduct constituting an offense 
     under subsection (a), (b), or (c) for the purpose of either--
       ``(i) exchanging the information covered by such subsection 
     for anything of value, or
       ``(ii) obtaining or giving anyone a competitive advantage 
     in the award of a Federal agency procurement contract,

     shall be imprisoned for not more than 15 years or fined as 
     provided under title 18, United States Code, or both.
       ``(2) Civil penalties.--The Attorney General may bring a 
     civil action in the appropriate United States district court 
     against any person who engages in conduct constituting an 
     offense under subsection (a), (b), or (c). Upon proof of such 
     conduct by a preponderance of the evidence, the person is 
     subject to a civil penalty. An individual who engages in such 
     conduct is subject to a civil penalty of not more than 
     $50,000 for each violation plus twice the amount of 
     compensation which the individual received or offered for the 
     prohibited conduct. An organization that engages in such 
     conduct is subject to a civil penalty of not more than 
     $500,000 for each violation plus twice the amount of 
     compensation which the organization received or offered for 
     the prohibited conduct.
       ``(3) Administrative actions.--(A) If a Federal agency 
     receives information that a contractor or a person has 
     engaged in conduct constituting an offense under subsection 
     (a), (b), or (c), the Federal agency shall consider taking 
     one or more of the following actions, as appropriate:
       ``(i) Cancellation of the Federal agency procurement, if a 
     contract has not yet been awarded.
       ``(ii) Rescission of a contract with respect to which--
       ``(I) the contractor or someone acting for the contractor 
     has been convicted for an offense under subsection (a), (b), 
     or (c), or
       ``(II) the head of the agency that awarded the contract has 
     determined, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, that 
     the contractor or someone acting for the contractor has 
     engaged in conduct constituting such an offense.
       ``(iii) Initiation of suspension or debarment proceedings 
     for the protection of the Government in accordance with 
     procedures in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
       ``(iv) Initiation of adverse personnel action, pursuant to 
     the procedures in chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, 
     or other applicable law or regulation.
       ``(B) If a Federal agency rescinds a contract pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A)(ii), the United States is entitled to 
     recover, in addition to any penalty prescribed by law, the 
     amount expended under the contract.
       ``(C) For purposes of any suspension or debarment 
     proceedings initiated pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii), 
     engaging in conduct constituting an offense under subsection 
     (a), (b), or (c) affects the present responsibility of a 
     Government contractor or subcontractor.
       ``(e) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) The term `contractor bid or proposal information' 
     means any of the following information submitted to a Federal 
     agency as part of or in connection with a bid or proposal to 
     enter into a Federal agency procurement contract, if that 
     information has not been previously made available to the 
     public or disclosed publicly:
       ``(A) Cost or pricing data (as defined by section 2306a(h) 
     of title 10, United States Code, with respect to procurements 
     subject to that section, and section 304A(h) of Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 
     254b(h), with respect to procurements subject to that 
     section).
       ``(B) Indirect costs and direct labor rates.
       ``(C) Proprietary information about manufacturing 
     processes, operations, or techniques marked by the contractor 
     in accordance with applicable law or regulation.
       ``(D) Information marked by the contractor as `contractor 
     bid or proposal information', in accordance with applicable 
     law or regulation.
       ``(2) The term `source selection information' means any of 
     the following information prepared for use by a Federal 
     agency for the purpose of evaluating a bid or proposal to 
     enter into a Federal agency procurement

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     contract, if that information has not been previously made 
     available to the public or disclosed publicly:
       ``(A) Bid prices submitted in response to a Federal agency 
     solicitation for sealed bids, or lists of those bid prices 
     before public bid opening.
       ``(B) Proposed costs or prices submitted in response to a 
     Federal agency solicitation, or lists of those proposed costs 
     or prices.
       ``(C) Source selection plans.
       ``(D) Technical evaluation plans.
       ``(E) Technical evaluations of proposals.
       ``(F) Cost or price evaluations of proposals.
       ``(G) Competitive range determinations that identify 
     proposals that have a reasonable chance of being selected for 
     award of a contract.
       ``(H) Rankings of bids, proposals, or competitors.
       ``(I) The reports and evaluations of source selection 
     panels, boards, or advisory councils.
       ``(J) Other information marked as `source selection 
     information' based on a case-by-case determination by the 
     head of the agency, his designee, or the contracting officer 
     that its disclosure would jeopardize the integrity or 
     successful completion of the Federal agency procurement to 
     which the information relates.
       ``(3) The term `Federal agency' has the meaning provided 
     such term in section 3 of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 472).
       ``(4) The term `Federal agency procurement' means the 
     acquisition (by using competitive procedures and awarding a 
     contract) of goods or services (including construction) from 
     non-Federal sources by a Federal agency using appropriated 
     funds.
       ``(5) The term `contracting officer' means a person who, by 
     appointment in accordance with applicable regulations, has 
     the authority to enter into a Federal agency procurement 
     contract on behalf of the Government and to make 
     determinations and findings with respect to such a contract.
       ``(6) The term `protest' means a written objection by an 
     interested party to the award or proposed award of a Federal 
     agency procurement contract, pursuant to title IV of the 
     Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995.
       ``(f) Limitation on Protests.--No person may file a protest 
     against the award or proposed award of a Federal agency 
     procurement contract alleging an offense under subsection 
     (a), (b), or (c), of this section, nor may the United States 
     Board of Contract Appeals consider such an allegation in 
     deciding a protest, unless that person reported to the 
     Federal agency responsible for the procurement information 
     that the person believed constituted evidence of the offense 
     no later than 14 days after the person first discovered the 
     possible offense.
       ``(g) Savings Provisions.--This section does not--
       ``(1) restrict the disclosure of information to, or its 
     receipt by, any person or class of persons authorized, in 
     accordance with applicable agency regulations or procedures, 
     to receive that information;
       ``(2) restrict a contractor from disclosing its own bid or 
     proposal information or the recipient from receiving that 
     information;
       ``(3) restrict the disclosure or receipt of information 
     relating to a Federal agency procurement after it has been 
     canceled by the Federal agency before contract award unless 
     the Federal agency plans to resume the procurement;
       ``(4) prohibit individual meetings between a Federal agency 
     employee and an offeror or potential offeror for, or a 
     recipient of, a contract or subcontract under a Federal 
     agency procurement, provided that unauthorized disclosure or 
     receipt of contractor bid or proposal information or source 
     selection information does not occur;
       ``(5) authorize the withholding of information from, nor 
     restrict its receipt by, Congress, a committee or 
     subcommittee of Congress, the Comptroller General, a Federal 
     agency, or an inspector general of a Federal agency;
       ``(6) authorize the withholding of information from, nor 
     restrict its receipt by, any board of contract appeals of a 
     Federal agency or the Comptroller General in the course of a 
     protest against the award or proposed award of a Federal 
     agency procurement contract; or
       ``(7) limit the applicability of any requirements, 
     sanctions, contract penalties, and remedies established under 
     any other law or regulation.''.
       (b) Repeals.--The following provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Sections 2397, 2397a, 2397b, and 2397c of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Section 33 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 
     1974 (15 U.S.C. 789).
       (3) Section 281 of title 18, United States Code.
       (4) Subsection (c) of section 32 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 428).
       (5) The first section 19 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy 
     Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5918).
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 141 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     the items relating to sections 2397, 2397a, 2397b, and 2397c.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 15 of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking out the 
     item relating to section 281.
       (3) Section 32 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 428) is amended by redesignating subsections 
     (d), (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), 
     respectively.

     SEC. 832. FURTHER ACQUISITION STREAMLINING PROVISIONS.

       (a) Purpose of Office of Federal Procurement Policy.--(1) 
     Section 5(a) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 404) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) To promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in 
     the procurement of property and services by the executive 
     branch of the Federal Government, there shall be an Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy (hereinafter referred to as the 
     `Office') in the Office of Management and Budget to provide 
     overall direction of Government-wide procurement policies, 
     regulations, procedures, and forms for executive agencies.''.
       (2) Sections 2 and 3 of such Act (41 U.S.C. 401 and 402) 
     are repealed.
       (b) Repeal of Report Requirement.--Section 8 of the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 407) is 
     repealed.
       (c) Repeal of Obsolete Provisions.--(1) Sections 10 and 11 
     of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     409 and 410) are repealed.
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents for the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (contained in 
     section 1(b)) is amended by striking out the items relating 
     to sections 2, 3, 8, 10, and 11.

     SEC. 833. JUSTIFICATION OF MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS 
                   NOT MEETING GOALS.

       Section 2220(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following: ``In addition, the 
     Secretary shall include in such annual report a justification 
     for the continuation of any program that--
       ``(1) is more than 50 percent over the cost goal 
     established for the development, procurement, or operational 
     phase of the program;
       ``(2) fails to achieve at least 50 percent of the 
     performance capability goals established for the development, 
     procurement, or operational phase of the program; or
       ``(3) is more than 50 percent behind schedule, as 
     determined in accordance with the schedule goal established 
     for the development, procurement, or operational phase of the 
     program.''.

     SEC. 834. ENHANCED PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES FOR ACQUISITION 
                   WORKFORCE.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Subsection (b) of section 
     5001 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 
     (Public Law 103-355; 108 Stat. 3350; 10 U.S.C. 2220 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (2) by designating the second sentence as paragraph (2);
       (3) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b) Enhanced System of 
     Performance Incentives.--''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) The Secretary shall include in the enhanced system of 
     incentives the following:
       ``(A) Pay bands.
       ``(B) Significant and material pay and promotion incentives 
     to be awarded, and significant and material unfavorable 
     personnel actions to be imposed, under the system 
     exclusively, or primarily, on the basis of the contributions 
     of personnel to the performance of the acquisition program in 
     relation to cost goals, performance goals, and schedule 
     goals.
       ``(C) Provisions for pay incentives and promotion 
     incentives to be awarded under the system.''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--Subsection (c) of 
     section 5051 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 
     1994 (Public Law 103-355; 108 Stat. 3351; 41 U.S.C. 263 note) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
     (2) as clauses (i) and (ii); respectively;
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (3) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c) Enhanced System of 
     Performance Incentives.--''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The Deputy Director shall include in the enhanced 
     system of incentives under paragraph (1)(B) the following:
       ``(A) Pay bands.
       ``(B) Significant and material pay and promotion incentives 
     to be awarded, and significant and material unfavorable 
     personnel actions to be imposed, under the system 
     exclusively, or primarily, on the basis of the contributions 
     of personnel to the performance of the acquisition program in 
     relation to cost goals, performance goals, and schedule 
     goals.
       ``(C) Provisions for pay incentives and promotion 
     incentives to be awarded under the system.''.

     SEC. 835. RESULTS ORIENTED ACQUISITION PROGRAM CYCLE.

       Section 5002(a) of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act 
     of 1994 (Public Law 103-355; 108 Stat. 3350) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``to ensure''; and
       (2) by striking out the period at the end and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following: ``; (2) to ensure that the 
     regulations compress the time periods associated with 
     developing, procuring, and making operational new systems; 
     and (3) to ensure that Department of Defense directives 
     relating to development and procurement of information 
     systems (numbered in the 8000 series) and the Department of 
     Defense directives numbered in the 5000 series are 
     consolidated into one series of directives that is consistent 
     with such compressed time periods.''.

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     SEC. 836. RAPID CONTRACTING GOAL.

       (a) Goal.--The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 35. RAPID CONTRACTING GOAL.

       The Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall 
     establish a goal of reducing by 50 percent the time necessary 
     for executive agencies to acquire an item for the user of 
     that item.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for such 
     Act, contained in section 1(b), is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new item:

``Sec. 35. Rapid contracting goal.''.

     SEC. 837. ENCOURAGEMENT OF MULTIYEAR CONTRACTING.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Section 2306b(a) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) by striking out ``may'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``shall, to the maximum extent possible,''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--Section 304B(a) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 254c(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1) by striking out ``may'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``shall, to the maximum extent possible,''.

     SEC. 838. CONTRACTOR SHARE OF GAINS AND LOSSES FROM COST, 
                   SCHEDULE, AND PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--(1) Chapter 137 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     2306b the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2306c. Contractor share of gains and losses from cost, 
       schedule, and performance experience

       ``The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall contain 
     provisions to ensure that, for any cost-type contract or 
     incentive-type contract, the contractor may be rewarded for 
     contract performance exceeding the contract cost, schedule, 
     or performance parameters to the benefit of the United States 
     and may be penalized for failing to adhere to cost, schedule, 
     or performance parameters to the detriment of the United 
     States.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     2306b the following new item:

``2306c. Contractor share of gains and losses from cost, schedule, and 
              performance experience.''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--(1) Title III of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
     304C the following new section:

     ``SEC. 304D. CONTRACTOR SHARE OF GAINS AND LOSSES FROM COST, 
                   SCHEDULE, AND PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE.

       ``The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall contain 
     provisions to ensure that, for any cost-type contract or 
     incentive-type contract, the contractor may be rewarded for 
     contract performance exceeding the contract cost, schedule, 
     or performance parameters to the benefit of the United States 
     and may be penalized for failing to adhere to cost, schedule, 
     or performance parameters to the detriment of the United 
     States.''.
       (2) The table of contents for such Act, contained in 
     section 1(b), is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 304C the following new item:

``Sec. 304D. Contractor share of gains and losses from cost, schedule, 
              and performance experience.''.

     SEC. 839. PHASE FUNDING OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

       Chapter 131 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2221. Funding for results oriented acquisition program 
       cycle

       ``Before initial funding is made available for the 
     development, procurement, or operational phase of an 
     acquisition program for which an authorization of 
     appropriations is required by section 114 of this title, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress information 
     about the objectives and plans for the conduct of that phase 
     and the funding requirements for the entire phase. The 
     information shall identify the intended user of the system to 
     be acquired under the program and shall include objective, 
     quantifiable criteria for assessing the extent to which the 
     objectives and goals determined pursuant to section 2435 of 
     this title are achieved.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2221. Funding for results oriented acquisition program cycle.''.

     SEC. 840. IMPROVED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACT PAYMENT 
                   PROCEDURES.

       (a) Review and Improvement of Procedures.--The Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall review commercial 
     practices regarding accounts payable and, considering the 
     results of the review, develop standards for the Secretary of 
     Defense to consider using for improving the contract payment 
     procedures and financial management systems of the Department 
     of Defense.
       (b) GAO Report.--Not later than September 30, 1996, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing the following matters:
       (1) The weaknesses in the financial management processes of 
     the Department of Defense.
       (2) Deviations of the Department of Defense payment 
     procedures and financial management systems from the 
     standards developed pursuant to subsection (a), expressed 
     quantitatively.
       (3) The officials of the Department of Defense who are 
     responsible for resolving the deviations.

     SEC. 841. CONSIDERATION OF PAST PERFORMANCE IN ASSIGNMENT TO 
                   ACQUISITION POSITIONS.

       (a) Requirement.--Section 1701(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``The policies and procedures shall provide that education 
     and training in acquisition matters, and past performance of 
     acquisition responsibilities, are major factors in the 
     selection of personnel for assignment to acquisition 
     positions in the Department of Defense.''.
       (b) Performance Requirements for Assignment.--(1) Section 
     1723(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``, including requirements relating to demonstrated 
     past performance of acquisition duties,'' in the first 
     sentence after ``experience requirements''.
       (2) Section 1724(a)(2) of such title is amended by 
     inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: 
     ``and have demonstrated proficiency in the performance of 
     acquisition duties in the contracting position or positions 
     previously held''.
       (3) Section 1735 of such title is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (ii) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) must have demonstrated proficiency in the performance 
     of acquisition duties.'';
       (B) in subsection (c)--
       (i) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (ii) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) must have demonstrated proficiency in the performance 
     of acquisition duties.'';
       (C) in subsection (d), by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``, and have demonstrated proficiency 
     in the performance of acquisition duties''; and
       (D) in subsection (e), by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``, and have demonstrated proficiency 
     in the performance of acquisition duties''.

     SEC. 842. VALUE ENGINEERING FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES.

       (a) Use of Value Engineering.--The Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), as amended by 
     section 837, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 37. VALUE ENGINEERING.

       ``(a) In General.--Each executive agency shall establish 
     and maintain effective value engineering procedures and 
     processes.
       ``(b) Threshold.--The procedures and processes established 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall be applied to those 
     programs, projects, systems, and products of an executive 
     agency that, in a ranking of all programs, projects, systems, 
     and products of the agency according to greatest dollar 
     value, are within the highest 20th percentile.
       ``(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term `value 
     engineering' means a team effort, performed by qualified 
     agency or contractor personnel, directed at analyzing the 
     functions of a program, project, system, product, item of 
     equipment, building, facility, service, or supply for the 
     purpose of achieving the essential functions at the lowest 
     life-cycle cost that is consistent with required or improved 
     performance, reliability, quality, and safety.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for such 
     Act, contained in section 1(b), is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new item:

``Sec. 37. Value engineering.''.

     SEC. 843. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.

       (a) Acquisition Workforce.--(1) The Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), as amended by 
     section 843, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 38. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.

       ``(a) Applicability.--This section does not apply to an 
     executive agency that is subject to chapter 87 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       ``(b) Management Policies.--
       ``(1) Policies and procedures.--The head of each executive 
     agency, after consultation with the Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy, shall establish policies and procedures 
     for the effective management (including accession, education, 
     training, career development, and performance incentives) of 
     the acquisition workforce of the agency. The development of 
     acquisition workforce policies under this section shall be 
     carried out consistent with the merit system principles set 
     forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2301(b) of title 
     5, United States Code.
       ``(2) Uniform implementation.--The head of each executive 
     agency shall ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     acquisition workforce policies and procedures established are 
     uniform in their implementation throughout the agency.
       ``(3) Governmentwide policies and evaluation.--The 
     Administrator shall issue policies to promote uniform 
     implementation of

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     this section by executive agencies, with due regard for 
     differences in program requirements among agencies that may 
     be appropriate and warranted in view of the agency mission. 
     The Administrator shall coordinate with the Deputy Director 
     for Management of the Office of Management and Budget to 
     ensure that such policies are consistent with the policies 
     and procedures established and enhanced system of incentives 
     provided pursuant to section 5051(c) of the Federal 
     Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (41 U.S.C. 263 note). 
     The Administrator shall evaluate the implementation of the 
     provisions of this section by executive agencies.
       ``(c) Senior Procurement Executive Authorities and 
     Responsibilities.--Subject to the authority, direction, and 
     control of the head of an executive agency, the senior 
     procurement executive of the agency shall carry out all 
     powers, functions, and duties of the head of the agency with 
     respect to implementation of this section. The senior 
     procurement executive shall ensure that the policies of the 
     head of the executive agency established in accordance with 
     this section are implemented throughout the agency.
       ``(d) Management Information Systems.--The Administrator 
     shall ensure that the heads of executive agencies collect and 
     maintain standardized information on the acquisition 
     workforce related to implementation of this section. To the 
     maximum extent practicable, such data requirements shall 
     conform to standards established by the Office of Personnel 
     Management for the Central Personnel Data File.
       ``(e) Acquisition Workforce.--The programs established by 
     this section shall apply to all employees in the General 
     Schedule Contracting series (GS-1102) and the General 
     Schedule Purchasing series (GS-1105), and to any employees 
     regardless of series who have been appointed as contracting 
     officers whose authority exceeds the micro-purchase 
     threshold, as that term is defined in section 32(g). The head 
     of each executive agency may include employees in other 
     series who perform acquisition or acquisition-related 
     functions.
       ``(f) Career Development.--
       ``(1) Career paths.--The head of each executive agency 
     shall ensure that appropriate career paths for personnel who 
     desire to pursue careers in acquisition are identified in 
     terms of the education, training, experience, and assignments 
     necessary for career progression to the most senior 
     acquisition positions. The head of each executive agency 
     shall make information available on such career paths.
       ``(2) Critical duties and tasks.--For each career path, the 
     head of each executive agency shall identify the critical 
     acquisition-related duties and tasks in which, at minimum, 
     employees of the agency in the career path shall be competent 
     to perform at full performance grade levels. For this 
     purpose, the head of the executive agency shall provide 
     appropriate coverage of the critical duties and tasks 
     identified by the Director of the Federal Acquisition 
     Institute.
       ``(3) Mandatory training and education.--For each career 
     path, the head of each executive agency shall establish 
     requirements for the completion of course work and related 
     on-the-job training in the critical acquisition-related 
     duties and tasks of the career path. The head of each 
     executive agency shall also encourage employees to maintain 
     the currency of their acquisition knowledge and generally 
     enhance their knowledge of related acquisition management 
     disciplines through academic programs and other self-
     developmental activities.
       ``(4) Performance incentives.--The head of each executive 
     agency, acting through the senior procurement executive for 
     the agency, shall provide for an enhanced system of 
     incentives for the encouragement of excellence in the 
     acquisition workforce which rewards performance of employees 
     that contribute to achieving the agency's performance goals. 
     The system of incentives shall include provisions that--
       ``(A) relate pay to performance;
       ``(B) provide for consideration, in personnel evaluations 
     and promotion decisions, of the extent to which the 
     performance of personnel contributed to achieving the 
     agency's performance goals; and
       ``(C) provide pay and promotion incentives to be awarded, 
     and unfavorable personnel actions to be imposed, under the 
     system on the basis of the contributions of personnel to 
     achieving the agency's performance goals.
       ``(g) Qualification Requirements.--
       ``(1) General schedule contracting series (gs-1102).--
       ``(A) Entry level qualifications.--The Director of the 
     Office of Personnel Management shall require that, after 
     October 1, 1996, a person may not be appointed to a position 
     in the GS-1102 occupational series unless the person--
       ``(i) has received a baccalaureate degree from an 
     accredited educational institution authorized to grant 
     baccalaureate degrees,
       ``(ii) has completed at least 24 semester credit hours (or 
     the equivalent) of study from an accredited institution of 
     higher education in any of the following disciplines: 
     accounting, business finance, law, contracts, purchasing, 
     economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative 
     methods, or organization and management, or
       ``(iii) has passed a written test determined by the 
     Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, after 
     consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management, to demonstrate the judgmental skills necessary 
     for positions in this series.
       ``(B) Qualifications for senior contracting positions.--The 
     Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall require 
     that, after October 1, 1996, persons may be appointed to 
     positions at and above full performance grade levels in the 
     GS-1102 occupational series only if those persons--
       ``(i) have satisfied the educational requirement either of 
     subsection (g)(1)(A)(i) or subsection (g)(1)(A)(ii),
       ``(ii) have successfully completed all training required 
     for the position under subsection (f)(3), and
       ``(iii) have satisfied experience and other requirements 
     established by the Director for such positions.
     However, this requirement shall apply to persons employed on 
     October 1, 1996, in GS-1102 positions at those grade levels 
     only as a prerequisite for promotion to a GS-1102 position at 
     a higher grade.
       ``(2) General schedule purchasing series (gs-1105).--The 
     Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall require 
     that, after October 1, 1996, a person may not be appointed to 
     a position in the GS-1105 occupational series unless the 
     person--
       ``(A) has successfully completed 2 years of course work 
     from an accredited educational institution authorized to 
     grant degrees, or
       ``(B) has passed a written test determined by the 
     Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, after 
     consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management, to demonstrate the judgmental skills necessary 
     for positions in this series.
       ``(3) Contracting officers.--The head of each executive 
     agency shall require that, beginning after October 1, 1996, a 
     person may be appointed as a contracting officer with 
     authority to award or administer contracts for amounts above 
     the micro-purchase threshold, as that term is defined in 
     section 32(g), only if the person--
       ``(A) has successfully completed all mandatory training 
     required of an employee in an equivalent GS-1102 or 1105 
     position under subsection (f)(3); and
       ``(B) meets experience and other requirements established 
     by the head of the agency, based on the dollar value and 
     complexity of the contracts that the employee will be 
     authorized to award or administer under the appointment as a 
     contracting officer.
       ``(4) Exceptions.--(A) The requirements set forth in 
     subsection (g)(1) and (2), as applicable, shall not apply to 
     any person employed in the GS-1101 or GS-1105 series on 
     October 1, 1996.
       ``(B) Employees of an executive agency who do not satisfy 
     the full qualification requirements for appointment as a 
     contracting officer under subsection (g)(3) may be appointed 
     as a contracting officer for a temporary period of time under 
     procedures established by the agency head. The procedures 
     shall--
       ``(i) require that the person have completed a significant 
     portion of the required training,
       ``(ii) require a plan be established for the balance of the 
     required training,
       ``(iii) specify a period of time for completion of the 
     training, and
       ``(iv) include provisions for withdrawing or terminating 
     the appointment prior to the scheduled expiration date, where 
     appropriate.
       ``(5) Waiver.--The senior procurement executive for an 
     executive agency may waive any or all of the qualification 
     requirements of subsections (g)(1) and (2) for a person if 
     the person possesses significant potential for advancement to 
     levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on 
     demonstrated job performance and qualifying experience. This 
     authority may not be redelegated by the senior procurement 
     executive. With respect to each waiver granted under this 
     subsection, the senior procurement executive shall set forth 
     in writing the rationale for the decision to waive such 
     requirements.
       ``(h) Program Establishment and Implementation.--
       ``(1) Funding levels.--(A) The head of an executive agency 
     shall request in the budget for a fiscal year for the 
     agency--
       ``(i) for education and training under this section, an 
     amount equal to no less than 2.5 percent of the base 
     aggregate salary cost of the acquisition workforce subject to 
     this section for that fiscal year; and
       ``(ii) for salaries of the acquisition workforce, an amount 
     equal to no more than 97.5 percent of such base aggregate 
     salary cost.
       ``(B) The head of the executive agency shall set forth 
     separately the funding levels requested in the budget 
     justification documents submitted in support of the 
     President's budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 
     of title 31, United States Code.
       ``(C) Funds appropriated for education and training under 
     this section may not be obligated or used for any other 
     purpose.
       ``(2) Interagency agreements.--The head of an executive 
     agency may enter into a written agreement with another agency 
     to participate in programs established under this section on 
     a reimbursable basis.
       ``(3) Tuition assistance.--Notwithstanding the prohibition 
     in section 4107(b) of title 5, United States Code, the head 
     of each executive agency may provide for tuition 
     reimbursement and education (including a full-time course of 
     study leading to a degree) for acquisition personnel in the 
     agency related to the purposes of this section.
       ``(4) Intern programs.--The head of each executive agency 
     may establish intern programs in order to recruit highly 
     qualified and talented individuals and provide them with 
     opportunities for accelerated promotions, career broadening 
     assignments, and specified training for advancement to senior 
     acquisition positions. For such programs,

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     the head of an executive agency, without regard to the 
     provisions of title 5, United States Code, may appoint 
     individuals to competitive GS-5, GS-7, or GS-9 positions in 
     the General Schedule Contracting series (GS-1102) who have 
     graduated from baccalaureate or master's programs in 
     purchasing or contracting from accredited educational 
     institutions authorized to grant baccalaureate and master's 
     degrees.
       ``(5) Cooperative education program.--The head of each 
     executive agency may establish an agencywide cooperative 
     education credit program for acquisition positions. Under the 
     program, the head of the executive agency may enter into 
     cooperative arrangements with one or more accredited 
     institutions of higher education which provide for such 
     institutions to grant undergraduate credit for work performed 
     in such position.
       ``(6) Scholarship program.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--Where deemed appropriate, the head of 
     each executive agency may establish a scholarship program for 
     the purpose of qualifying individuals for acquisition 
     positions in the agency.
       ``(B) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in a 
     scholarship program established under this paragraph by an 
     executive agency, an individual must--
       ``(i) be accepted for enrollment or be currently enrolled 
     as a full-time student at an accredited educational 
     institution authorized to grant baccalaureate or graduate 
     degrees (as appropriate);
       ``(ii) be pursuing a course of education that leads toward 
     completion of a bachelor's, master's, or doctor's degree (as 
     appropriate) in a qualifying field of study, as determined by 
     the head of the agency;
       ``(iii) sign an agreement described in subparagraph (C) 
     under which the participant agrees to serve a period of 
     obligated service in the agency in an acquisition position in 
     return for payment of educational assistance as provided in 
     the agreement; and
       ``(iv) meet such other requirements as the head of the 
     agency prescribes.
       ``(C) Agreement.--An agreement between the head of an 
     executive agency and a participant in a scholarship program 
     established under this paragraph shall be in writing, shall 
     be signed by the participant, and shall include the following 
     provisions:
       ``(i) The agreement of the head of the agency to provide 
     the participant with educational assistance for a specified 
     number of school years, not to exceed 4, during which the 
     participant is pursuing a course of education in a qualifying 
     field of study. The assistance may include payment of 
     tuition, fees, books, laboratory expenses, and a stipend.
       ``(ii) The participant's agreement--

       ``(I) to accept such educational assistance,
       ``(II) to maintain enrollment and attendance in the course 
     of education until completed,
       ``(III) while enrolled in such course, to maintain an 
     acceptable level of academic standing (as prescribed by the 
     head of the agency), and
       ``(IV) after completion of the course of education, to 
     serve as a full-time employee in an acquisition position in 
     the agency for a period of time of one calendar year for each 
     school year or part thereof for which the participant was 
     provided a scholarship under the program.

       ``(D) Repayment.--(i) Any person participating in a program 
     established under this paragraph shall agree to pay to the 
     United States the total amount of educational assistance 
     provided to the person under the program if the person is 
     voluntarily separated from the agency or involuntarily 
     separated for cause from the agency before the end of the 
     period for which the person has agreed to continue in the 
     service of the agency in an acquisition position.
       ``(ii) If an employee fails to fulfill the agreement to pay 
     to the Government the total amount of educational assistance 
     provided to the person under the program, a sum equal to the 
     amount of the educational assistance may be recovered by the 
     Government from the employee (or the estate of the employee) 
     by setoff against accrued pay, compensation, amount of 
     retirement credit, or other amount due the employee from the 
     Government; and by such other method as is provided by law 
     for the recovery of amounts owing to the Government.
       ``(iii) The head of an executive agency may waive in whole 
     or in part a repayment required under this paragraph if the 
     head of the agency determines the recovery would be against 
     equity and good conscience or would be contrary to the best 
     interests of the United States.
       ``(E) Termination of agreement.--There shall be no 
     requirement that a position be offered to a person after such 
     person successfully completes a course of education required 
     by an agreement under this paragraph. If no position is 
     offered, the agreement shall be considered terminated.''.
       (2) The table of contents for such Act, contained in 
     section 1(b), is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:

``Sec. 38. Acquisition workforce.''.
       (b) Federal Acquisition Institute.--Section 6 of the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405), is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (d) by amending paragraph (5) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(5) providing for and directing the activities of the 
     Federal Acquisition Institute (including recommending to the 
     Administrator of General Services a sufficient budget for 
     such activities), which shall be located in the General 
     Services Administration;''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) The Federal Acquisition Institute shall--
       ``(1) recommend policies, procedures, and guidelines to the 
     Administrator, for--
       ``(A) fostering and promoting the development of a 
     professional acquisition workforce governmentwide, and
       ``(B) administering the provisions of section 35;
       ``(2) collect data and analyze acquisition workforce data 
     from the Office of Personnel Management, the heads of 
     executive agencies, and, through periodic surveys, from 
     individual employees;
       ``(3) periodically analyze acquisition career fields to 
     identify critical competencies, duties, tasks, and related 
     academic prerequisites, skills, and knowledge;
       ``(4) coordinate and assist agencies in identifying and 
     recruiting highly qualified candidates for acquisition 
     fields;
       ``(5) develop instructional materials for acquisition 
     personnel in coordination with private and public acquisition 
     colleges and training facilities;
       ``(6) evaluate the effectiveness of training and career 
     development programs for acquisition personnel;
       ``(7) promote the establishment and utilization of academic 
     programs by colleges and universities in acquisition fields;
       ``(8) promote, coordinate, or conduct governmentwide 
     research and studies to improve the acquisition process and 
     the laws, policies, methods, regulations, procedures, and 
     forms relating to acquisition by the executive agencies;
       ``(9) facilitate, to the extent requested by agencies, 
     interagency intern and training programs; and
       ``(10) perform other career management or research 
     functions as directed by the Administrator.''.
       (c) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--Section 502 of the 
     Small Business and Federal Procurement Competition 
     Enhancement Act of 1984 (41 U.S.C. 414a) is repealed.

     SEC. 844. COST REIMBURSEMENT RULES FOR INDIRECT COSTS 
                   ATTRIBUTABLE TO PRIVATE SECTOR WORK OF DEFENSE 
                   CONTRACTORS.

       (a) Defense Capability Preservation Agreement.--The 
     Secretary of Defense may enter into an agreement, to be known 
     as a ``defense capability preservation agreement'', with a 
     defense contractor under which the cost reimbursement rules 
     described in subsection (b) shall be applied. Such an 
     agreement may be entered into in any case in which the 
     Secretary determines that the application of such cost 
     reimbursement rules would facilitate the achievement of the 
     policy set forth in section 2501(c) of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (b) Cost Reimbursement Rules.--(1) The cost reimbursement 
     rules applicable under an agreement entered into under 
     subsection (a) are as follows:
       (A) The Department of Defense shall, in determining the 
     reimbursement due a contractor for its indirect costs of 
     performing a defense contract, allow the contractor to 
     allocate indirect costs to its private sector work only to 
     the extent of the contractor's allocable indirect private 
     sector costs, subject to subparagraph (C).
       (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the allocable 
     indirect private sector costs of a contractor are those costs 
     of the contractor that are equal to the amount by which the 
     revenue attributable to the private sector work of the 
     contractor exceeds the sum of--
       (i) the direct costs attributable to such work, and
       (ii) the incremental indirect costs attributable to such 
     work.
       (C) The total amount of allocable indirect private sector 
     costs for a contract in any year of the agreement may not 
     exceed the amount of indirect costs that a contractor would 
     have allocated to its private sector work during that year in 
     accordance with the contractor's accounting practices.
       (2) The cost reimbursement rules set forth in paragraph (1) 
     may be modified if the Secretary of Defense determines that 
     modifications are appropriate to the particular situation to 
     facilitate achievement of the policy set forth in section 
     2501(c) of title 10, United States Code.
       (c) Relationship to Accounting Practice Change.--The use of 
     the cost reimbursement rules described in subsection (b) 
     under such an agreement with a contractor and the 
     implementation of such an agreement does not constitute a 
     change in cost accounting practices of the contractor within 
     the meaning of section 26(h)(1)(B) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422(h)(1)(B)).
       (d) Contracts Covered.--An agreement entered into with a 
     contractor under subsection (a) shall apply to all Department 
     of Defense contracts with the contractor either existing on 
     the date on which the agreement was entered into or awarded 
     during the term of the agreement.
             Subtitle D--Streamlining of Dispute Resolution

                       PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 850. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) The term ``Board'' means the United States Board of 
     Contract Appeals.
       (2) The term ``Board judge'' means a member of the United 
     States Board of Contract Appeals.

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       (3) The term ``Chairman'' means the Chairman of the United 
     States Board of Contract Appeals.
       (4) The term ``executive agency'' has the meaning given by 
     section 2(2) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 
     601(2)).
       (5) The term ``alternative means of dispute resolution'' 
     has the meaning given by section 571(3) of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (6) The term ``protest'' means a written objection by an 
     interested party to any of the following:
       (A) A solicitation or other request by an executive agency 
     for offers for a contract for the procurement of property or 
     services.
       (B) The cancellation of such a solicitation or other 
     request.
       (C) An award or proposed award of such a contract.
       (D) A termination or cancellation of an award of such a 
     contract, if the written objection contains an allegation 
     that the termination or cancellation is based in whole or in 
     part on improprieties concerning the award of the contract.
       (7) The term ``interested party'', with respect to a 
     contract or a solicitation or other request for offers, means 
     an actual or prospective bidder or offeror whose direct 
     economic interest would be affected by the award of the 
     contract or by failure to award the contract.
       (8) The term ``prevailing party'', with respect to a 
     determination of the Board under section 864(b) that a 
     decision of a contracting officer violates a statute or 
     regulation, means a party that demonstrated such violation.

 PART II--ESTABLISHMENT OF THE UNITED STATES BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS

     SEC. 851. ESTABLISHMENT.

       There is established in the executive branch of the 
     Government an independent establishment to be known as the 
     United States Board of Contract Appeals.

     SEC. 852. MEMBERSHIP.

       (a) Appointment.--(1) The Board shall consist of Board 
     judges appointed by the Chairman, without regard to political 
     affiliation and solely on the basis of the professional 
     qualifications required to perform the duties and 
     responsibilities of a Board judge, from a register of 
     applicants maintained by the Board.
       (2) The members of the Board shall be selected and 
     appointed to serve in the same manner as administrative law 
     judges appointed pursuant to section 3105 of title 5, United 
     States Code, with an additional requirement that such members 
     shall have had not fewer than five years' experience in 
     public contract law.
       (3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) and subject to subsection 
     (b), the following persons shall serve as Board judges:
       (A) Any full-time member of an agency board of contract 
     appeals serving as such on the day before the effective date 
     of this subtitle.
       (B) Any person serving on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act in a position at a level of assistant 
     general counsel or higher with authority delegated from the 
     Comptroller General to decide bid protests under subchapter V 
     of chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code.
       (b) Removal.--Members of the Board shall be subject to 
     removal in the same manner as administrative law judges, as 
     provided in section 7521 of title 5, United States Code.
       (c) Compensation.--Compensation for the Chairman and all 
     other members of the Board shall be determined under section 
     5273a of title 5, United States Code.

     SEC. 853. CHAIRMAN.

       (a) Designation.--(1) The Chairman shall be designated by 
     the President to serve for a term of five years. The 
     President shall select the Chairman from among sitting Board 
     judges each of whom has had at least five years of service--
       (A) as a member of an agency board of contract appeals; or
       (B) in a position at a level of assistant general counsel 
     or higher with authority delegated from the Comptroller 
     General to decide bid protests under subchapter V of chapter 
     35 of title 31, United States Code (as in effect on the day 
     before the effective date of this subtitle).
       (2) A Chairman may continue to serve after the expiration 
     of the Chairman's term until a successor has taken office. A 
     Chairman may be reappointed any number of times.
       (b) Responsibilities.--The Chairman shall be responsible on 
     behalf of the Board for the executive and administrative 
     operation of the Board, including functions of the Board with 
     respect to the following:
       (1) The selection, appointment, and fixing of the 
     compensation of such personnel, pursuant to part III of title 
     5, United States Code, as the Chairman considers necessary or 
     appropriate, including a Clerk of the Board, a General 
     Counsel, and clerical and legal assistance for Board judges.
       (2) The supervision of personnel employed by or assigned to 
     the Board, and the distribution of work among such personnel.
       (3) The response to any request that may be made by 
     Congress or the Office of Management and Budget.
       (4) The allocation of funds among the various functions of 
     the Board.
       (5) The entering into and performance of such contracts, 
     leases, cooperative agreements, or other similar transactions 
     with public agencies and private organizations and persons, 
     and the making of such payments, as the Chairman considers 
     necessary or appropriate to carry out functions vested in the 
     Board.
       (6) The operation of an Office of the Clerk of the Board, 
     including the receipt of all filings made with the Board, the 
     assignment of cases, and the maintenance of all records of 
     the Board.
       (7) The acquisition, operation, and maintenance of such 
     automatic data processing resources as may be needed by the 
     Board.
       (8) The prescription of such rules and regulations as the 
     Chairman considers necessary or appropriate for the 
     administration and management of the Board.
       (c) Vice Chairmen.--The Chairman may designate up to four 
     other Board judges as Vice Chairmen. The Chairman may divide 
     the Board into two or more divisions, and, if such division 
     is made, shall assign a Vice Chairman to head each division. 
     The Vice Chairmen, in the order designated by the Chairman, 
     shall act in the place and stead of the Chairman during the 
     absence of the Chairman.

     SEC. 854. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--The Board may establish--
       (1) such procedural rules and regulations as are necessary 
     to the exercise of its functions, including internal rules 
     for the assignment of cases; and
       (2) statements of policy of general applicability with 
     respect to its functions.
       (b) Prohibition on Review by Other Agency or Person.--Rules 
     and regulations established by the Board (including forms 
     which are a part thereof) shall not be subject to review by 
     any other agency or person (including the Administrator of 
     Information and Regulatory Affairs, pursuant to chapter 35 of 
     title 44, United States Code) in advance of publication.

     SEC. 855. LITIGATION AUTHORITY.

       Except as provided in section 518 of title 28, United 
     States Code, relating to litigation before the Supreme Court, 
     attorneys designated by the Chairman may appear for, and 
     represent the Board in, any civil action brought in 
     connection with any function carried out by the Board.

     SEC. 856. SEAL OF BOARD.

       The Chairman shall cause a seal of office to be made for 
     the Board of such design as the Board shall approve. Judicial 
     notice shall be taken of such seal.

     SEC. 857. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     1997 and each succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out the provisions of this subtitle and to 
     enable the Board to perform its functions. Funds appropriate 
     pursuant to this section shall remain available until 
     expended.

     PART III--FUNCTIONS OF UNITED STATES BOARD OF CONTRACT APPEALS

     SEC. 861. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES.

       (a) Requirement To Provide Services Upon Request.--The 
     Board shall provide alternative means of dispute resolution 
     for any disagreement regarding a contract or prospective 
     contract of an executive agency upon the request of all 
     parties to the disagreement.
       (b) Personnel Qualified To Act.--Each Board judge and each 
     attorney employed by the Board shall be considered to be 
     qualified to act for the purpose of conducting alternative 
     means of dispute resolution under this section.
       (c) Services To Be Provided Without Charge.--Any services 
     provided by the Board or any Board judge or employee pursuant 
     to this section shall be provided without charge.
       (d) Recusal of Certain Personnel Upon Request.--In the 
     event that a matter which is presented to the Board for 
     alternative means of dispute resolution, pursuant to this 
     section, later becomes the subject of formal proceedings 
     before the Board, any Board judge or employee who was 
     involved in the alternative means shall, if requested by any 
     party to the formal proceeding, take no part in that 
     proceeding.

     SEC. 862. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES AND 
                   PROTESTS SUBMITTED TO BOARD.

       With reasonable promptness after the submission to the 
     Board of a contract dispute under section 863 or a bid 
     protest under section 864, a Board judge to whom the contract 
     dispute or protest is assigned shall request the parties to 
     meet with a Board judge, or an attorney employed by the 
     Board, for the purpose of attempting to resolve the dispute 
     or protest through alternative means of dispute resolution. 
     Formal proceedings in the appeal shall then be suspended 
     until such time as any party or a Board judge to whom the 
     dispute or protest is assigned determines that alternative 
     means of dispute resolution are not appropriate for 
     resolution of the dispute or protest.

     SEC. 863. CONTRACT DISPUTES.

       The Board shall have jurisdiction as provided by section 
     8(a) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601-
     613).

     SEC. 864. PROTESTS.

       (a) Review Required Upon Request.--Upon request of an 
     interested party in connection with any procurement conducted 
     by any executive agency, the Board shall review, as provided 
     in this section, any decision by a contracting officer 
     alleged to violate a statute or regulation. The authority of 
     the Board to conduct such review shall include the authority 
     to review regulations to determine their consistency with 
     applicable statutes. A decision or order of the Board 
     pursuant to this section shall not be subject to 
     interlocutory appeal or review.

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       (b) Standard of Review.--In deciding a protest, the Board 
     may consider all evidence that is relevant to the decision 
     under protest. It shall accord a presumption of correctness 
     to all facts found and determinations made by the contracting 
     officer whose decision is being protested. The protester may 
     rebut this presumption by showing, by a preponderance of the 
     evidence, that a finding or determination was incorrect. The 
     Board may find that a decision by a contracting officer 
     violates a statute or regulation for any of the reasons 
     stated in section 706(2) of title 5, United States Code.
       (c) Determination of Whether to Suspend Authority To 
     Conduct Procurement in Protest Filed Before Contract Award.--
     (1) When a protest under this section is filed before the 
     award of a contract in a protested procurement, the Board, at 
     the request of an interested party and within 10 days after 
     the submission of the protest, shall hold a hearing to 
     determine whether the Board should suspend the authority of 
     the executive agency involved (or its head) to conduct such 
     procurement until the Board can decide the protest.
       (2) The Board shall suspend the authority of the executive 
     agency (or its head) unless the agency concerned establishes 
     that--
       (A) absent action by the Board, contract award is likely to 
     occur within 30 days after the hearing; and
       (B) urgent and compelling circumstances which significantly 
     affect interests of the United States will not permit waiting 
     for the decision of the Board.
       (3) A suspension under paragraph (2) shall not preclude the 
     executive agency concerned from continuing the procurement 
     process up to but not including award of the contract unless 
     the Board determines such action is not in the best interests 
     of the United States.
       (d) Determination of Whether to Suspend Authority To 
     Conduct Procurement in Protest Filed After Contract Award.--
     (1) If, with respect to an award of a contract, the Board 
     receives notice of a protest under this section within the 
     period described in paragraph (2), the Board shall, at the 
     request of an interested party, hold a hearing to determine 
     whether the Board should suspend the authority of the 
     executive agency involved (or its head) to conduct such 
     procurement until the Board can decide the protest.
       (2) The period referred to in paragraph (1) is the period 
     beginning on the date on which the contract is awarded and 
     ending at the end of the later of--
       (A) the tenth day after the date of contract award; or
       (B) the fifth day after the debriefing date offered to an 
     unsuccessful offeror for any debriefing that is requested 
     and, when requested, is required.
       (3) The Board shall hold the requested hearing within 5 
     days after the date of the filing of the protest or, in the 
     case of a request for debriefing, within 5 days after the 
     later of the date of the filing of the protest or the date of 
     the debriefing.
       (4) The Board shall suspend the procurement authority of 
     the executive agency involved (or its head) to acquire any 
     goods or services under the contract which are not previously 
     delivered and accepted unless such agency establishes that 
     urgent and compelling circumstances which significantly 
     affect interests of the United States will not permit waiting 
     for the decision of the Board.
       (e) Procedures.--
       (1) Proceedings and discovery.--The Board shall conduct 
     proceedings and allow such discovery as may be required for 
     the expeditious, fair, and reasonable resolution of the 
     protest. The Board shall limit discovery to material which is 
     relevant to the grounds of protest or to such affirmative 
     defenses as the executive agency involved, or any intervenor 
     supporting the agency, may raise.
       (2) Priority.--The Board shall give priority to protests 
     filed under this section over contract disputes and 
     alternative dispute services. Except as provided in paragraph 
     (3), the Board shall issue its final decision within 65 days 
     after the date of the filing of the protest, unless the 
     Chairman determines that the specific and unique 
     circumstances of the protest require a longer period, in 
     which case the Board shall issue such decision within the 
     longer period determined by the Chairman. An amendment that 
     adds a new ground of protest should be resolved, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, within the time limits 
     established for resolution of the initial protest.
       (3) Threshold.--Any protest in which the anticipated value 
     of the contract award that will result from the protested 
     procurement, as estimated by the executive agency involved, 
     is less than $1,000,000 shall be considered under simplified 
     rules of procedure. These rules shall provide that discovery 
     in such protests shall be in writing only. Such protests 
     shall be decided by a single Board judge, whose decision 
     shall be final and conclusive and shall not be set aside 
     except in cases of fraud. The Board shall issue its final 
     decision in each such protest within 35 days after the date 
     of the filing of the protest.
       (4) Calculation of time for adr.--In calculating time for 
     purposes of paragraph (2) or (3) of this subsection, any days 
     during which proceedings are suspended for the purpose of 
     attempting to resolve the protest by alternative means of 
     dispute resolution, up to a maximum of 20 days, shall not be 
     counted.
       (5) Dismissal of frivolous protests.--The Board may dismiss 
     a protest that the Board determines is frivolous or which, on 
     its face, does not state a valid basis for protest.
       (6) Payment of costs for frivolous protests.--(A) If the 
     Board expressly finds that a protest or a portion of a 
     protest is frivolous or does not state on its face a valid 
     basis for protest, the Board shall declare that the protester 
     or other interested party who joins the protest is liable to 
     the United States for payment of the costs described in 
     subparagraph (B) unless--
       (i) special circumstances would make such payment unjust; 
     or
       (ii) the protester obtains documents or other information 
     after the protest is filed with the Board that establishes 
     that the protest or a portion of the protest is frivolous or 
     does not state on its face a valid basis for protest, and the 
     protester then promptly withdraws the protest or portion of 
     the protest.
       (B) The costs referred to in subparagraph (A) are all of 
     the costs incurred by the United States of reviewing the 
     protest, or of reviewing that portion of the protest for 
     which the finding is made, including the fees and other 
     expenses (as defined in section 2412(d)(2)(A) of title 28, 
     United States Code) incurred by the United States in 
     defending the protest.
       (f) Decisions and Corrective Actions on Protests.--(1) In 
     making a decision on protests filed under this section, the 
     Board shall accord due weight to the goals of economic and 
     efficient procurement, and shall take due account of the rule 
     of prejudicial error.
       (2) If the Board determines that a decision of a 
     contracting officer violates a statute or regulation, the 
     Board may order the agency (or its head) to take such 
     corrective action as the Board considers appropriate. 
     Corrective action includes requiring that the Federal 
     agency--
       (A) refrain from exercising any of its options under the 
     contract;
       (B) recompete the contract immediately;
       (C) issue a new solicitation;
       (D) terminate the contract;
       (E) award a contract consistent with the requirements of 
     such statute and regulation;
       (F) implement any combination of requirements under 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E); or
       (G) implement such other actions as the Board determines 
     necessary.
       (3) If the Board orders corrective action after the 
     contract award, the affected contract shall be presumed valid 
     as to all goods or services delivered and accepted under the 
     contract before the corrective action was ordered.
       (4) Any agreement that provides for the dismissal of a 
     protest and involves a direct or indirect expenditure of 
     appropriated funds shall be submitted to the Board and shall 
     be made a part of the public record (subject to any 
     protective order considered appropriate by the Board) before 
     dismissal of the protest.
       (g) Authority To Declare Entitlement to Costs.--(1)(A) 
     Whenever the Board determines that a decision of a 
     contracting officer violates a statute or regulation, it may, 
     in accordance with section 1304 of title 31, United States 
     Code, further declare an appropriate prevailing party to be 
     entitled to the costs of--
       (i) filing and pursuing the protest, including reasonable 
     attorneys' fees and consultant and expert witness fees, and
       (ii) bid and proposal preparation.
       (B) No party (other than a small business concern (within 
     the meaning of section 3(a) of the Small Business Act)) may 
     be declared entitled under this paragraph to costs for--
       (i) consultants and expert witness fees that exceed the 
     highest rate of compensation for expert witnesses paid by the 
     Federal Government, or
       (ii) attorneys' fees that exceed $150 per hour unless the 
     Board, on a case by case basis, determines that an increase 
     in the cost of living or a special factor, such as the 
     limited availability of qualified attorneys for the 
     proceedings involved, justifies a higher fee.
       (2) Payment of amounts due from an agency under paragraph 
     (1) or under the terms of a settlement agreement under 
     subsection (e)(4) shall be made from the appropriation made 
     by section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, for the 
     payment of judgments. The executive agency concerned shall 
     reimburse that appropriation account out of funds available 
     for the procurement.
       (h) Appeals.--Except as provided in subsection (e)(3), a 
     final decision of the Board may be appealed as set forth in 
     section 8(d)(1) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 by the 
     head of the executive agency concerned and by any interested 
     party, including interested parties who intervene in any 
     protest filed under this section.
       (i) Additional Relief.--Nothing contained in this section 
     shall affect the power of the Board to order any additional 
     relief which it is authorized to provide under any statute or 
     regulation.
       (j) Nonexclusivity of Remedies.--Nothing contained in this 
     section shall affect the right of any interested party to 
     file a protest with the contracting agency or to file an 
     action in the United States Court of Federal Claims or in a 
     United States district court.

     SEC. 865. APPLICABILITY TO CONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

       Notwithstanding section 34 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 430), the authority 
     conferred on the Board by this subtitle is applicable to 
     contracts for the procurement of commercial items.

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 PART IV--REPEAL OF OTHER STATUTES AUTHORIZING ADMINISTRATIVE PROTESTS

     SEC. 871. REPEALS.

       (a) GSBCA Provisions.--Subsection (f) of the Brooks 
     Automatic Data Processing Act (section 111 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949; 40 U.S.C. 
     759) is repealed.
       (b) GAO Provisions.--Subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 
     31, United States Code (31 U.S.C. 3551-3556) is repealed.

 PART V--TRANSFERS AND TRANSITIONAL, SAVINGS, AND CONFORMING PROVISIONS

     SEC. 881. TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND 
                   PERSONNEL.

       (a) Transfer.--The personnel employed in connection with, 
     and the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, 
     and unexpended balance of appropriations, authorizations, 
     allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising 
     from, available to, or to be made available in connection 
     with the functions vested by law in the Comptroller General 
     pursuant to subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 31, United 
     States Code, and in the boards of contract appeals 
     established pursuant to section 8 of the Contract Disputes 
     Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 607) (as in effect on the day before 
     the effective date of this Act), shall be transferred to the 
     Board for appropriate allocation by the Chairman.
       (b) Effect on Personnel.--Personnel transferred pursuant to 
     this subtitle shall not be separated or reduced in 
     compensation for one year after such transfer, except for 
     cause.
       (c) Regulations.--(1) The Board shall prescribe regulations 
     for the release of competing employees in a reduction in 
     force that gives due effect to--
       (A) efficiency or performance ratings;
       (B) military preference; and
       (C) tenure of employment.
       (2) In prescribing the regulations, the Board shall provide 
     for military preference in the same manner as set forth in 
     subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 5, United States Code.

     SEC. 882. TERMINATIONS AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Termination of Boards of Contract Appeals.--On the 
     effective date of this subtitle, the boards of contract 
     appeals established pursuant to section 8 of the Contract 
     Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 607) (as in effect on the day 
     before the effective date of this Act) shall terminate.
       (b) Savings Provision for Contract Dispute Matters Pending 
     Before Boards.--The provisions of this subtitle shall not 
     affect any proceedings (other than bid protests pending 
     before the board of contract appeals of the General Services 
     Administration) pending on the effective date of this Act 
     before any board of contract appeals described in subsection 
     (a). Such proceedings shall be continued by the Board, and 
     orders which were issued in any such proceeding by any board 
     of contract appeals shall continue in effect until modified, 
     terminated, superseded, or revoked by the Board, by a court 
     of competent jurisdiction, or by operation of law.
       (c) Bid Protest Transition Provisions.--(1) No protest may 
     be submitted to the Comptroller General pursuant to section 
     3553(a) of title 31, United States Code, or to the board of 
     contract appeals for the General Services Administration 
     pursuant to the Brooks Automatic Data Processing Act (40 
     U.S.C. 759) on or after the effective date of this Act.
       (2) The provisions repealed by section 871 shall continue 
     to apply to proceedings pending on the effective date of this 
     subtitle before the board of contract appeals of the General 
     Services Administration and the Comptroller General pursuant 
     to those provisions, until the board or the Comptroller 
     General determines such proceedings have been completed.

     SEC. 883. CONTRACT DISPUTE AUTHORITY OF BOARD.

       (a) Section 2 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 601) is amended by striking out paragraph (6) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(6) the term `Board' means the United States Board of 
     Contract Appeals; and''.
       (b) Section 6(c) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 605(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking out ``the agency board of contract 
     appeals'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the United States 
     Board of Contract Appeals''; and
       (B) by striking out ``the board'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the Board''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by striking out ``an agency board of contract appeals'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``the United States Board of 
     Contract Appeals''; and
       (B) by striking out ``agency board'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the Board''.
       (c) Section 7 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 606) is amended by striking out ``an agency board of 
     contract appeals'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the United 
     States Board of Contract Appeals''.
       (d) Section 8 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 607) is amended--
       (1) by amending the heading to read as follows:


              ``united states board of contract appeals'';

       (2) by striking out subsections (a), (b), and (c);
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking out the first sentence and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following:
     ``The United States Board of Contract Appeals shall have 
     jurisdiction to decide any appeal from a decision of a 
     contracting officer of any executive agency relative to a 
     contract made by that agency.''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``the agency 
     board'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Board'';
       (4) in subsection (e), by striking out ``An agency board'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``The United States Board of 
     Contract Appeals'';
       (5) in subsection (f), by striking out ``each agency 
     board'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the United States 
     Board of Contract Appeals'';
       (6) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by striking out 
     ``an agency board of contract appeals'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the United States Board of Contract Appeals'';
       (B) by striking out paragraph (2); and
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
       (7) by striking out subsections (h) and (i); and
       (8) by redesignating subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) (as 
     amended) as subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), respectively.
       (e) Section 9 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 608) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``each agency 
     board'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the United States 
     Board of Contract Appeals''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking out ``the agency board'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Board''.
       (f) Section 10 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 609) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the first sentence of paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking out ``Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     and in'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``In''; and
       (ii) by striking out ``an agency board'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``the United States Board of Contract Appeals'';
       (B) by striking out paragraph (2); and
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2), and in 
     that paragraph, by striking out ``or (2)'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking out ``any agency board'' 
     and ``the agency board'' and inserting in lieu of each ``the 
     Board'';
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking out ``an agency board'' 
     and ``the agency board'' and inserting in lieu of each ``the 
     Board''; and
       (4) in subsection (d), by striking out ``one or more agency 
     boards'' and ``or among the agency boards involved'' and 
     inserting in lieu of each ``the Board''.
       (g) Section 11 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 610) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking out ``an agency 
     board of contract appeals'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``the United States Board of Contract Appeals''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking out ``the agency 
     board through the Attorney General; or upon application by 
     the board of contract appeals of the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Board''.
       (h) Section 13 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 612) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking out ``an agency board of 
     contract appeals'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the United 
     States Board of Contract Appeals''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking out ``by the board of 
     contract appeals for'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``by the 
     Board from''.

     SEC. 884. REFERENCES TO AGENCY BOARDS OF CONTRACT APPEALS.

       Any reference to an agency board of contract appeals in any 
     provision of law or in any rule, regulation, or other paper 
     of the United States shall be treated as referring to the 
     United States Board of Contract Appeals.

     SEC. 885. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Title 5.--Section 5372a of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ``an agency board 
     of contract appeals appointed under section 8 of the Contract 
     Disputes Act of 1978'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     United States Board of Contract Appeals'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out ``an agency board 
     of contract appeals established pursuant to section 8 of the 
     Contract Disputes Act of 1978'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``the United States Board of Contract Appeals''; and
       (3) in subsection (b), by striking out ``an appeals board'' 
     each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     appeals board''.
       (b) Title 10.--(1) Section 2305(e) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``subchapter V of 
     chapter 35 of title 31'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``title IV of the Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995''; 
     and
       (B) by striking out paragraph (3).
       (2) Section 2305(f) of such title is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``in subparagraphs 
     (A) through (F) of subsection (b)(1) of section 3554 of title 
     31'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 424(f)(2) of the 
     Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``paragraph (1) of 
     section 3554(c) of title 31'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 424(g)(1)(A) of the Federal Acquisition Reform Act 
     of 1995''.
       (c) Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949.--(1) Section 303B(h) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253b(h)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``subchapter V of 
     chapter 35 of title 31'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``title IV of the Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995''; 
     and

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       (B) by striking out paragraph (3).
       (2) Section 303B(i) of such Act (41 U.S.C. 253b(i)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``in subparagraphs 
     (A) through (F) of subsection (b)(1) of section 3554 of title 
     31'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 424(f)(2) of the 
     Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``paragraph (1) of 
     section 3554(c) of title 31'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 424(g)(1)(A) of the Federal Acquisition Reform Act 
     of 1995''.

         PART VI--EFFECTIVE DATE; INTERIM APPOINTMENT AND RULES

     SEC. 891. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This subtitle shall take effect on October 1, 1996.

     SEC. 892. INTERIM APPOINTMENT.

       The Board judge serving as chairman of the board of 
     contract appeals of the General Services Administration on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act shall serve as Chairman 
     during the two-year period beginning on the effective date of 
     this subtitle, unless such individual resigns such position 
     or the position otherwise becomes vacant before the 
     expiration of such period. The authority vested in the 
     President by section 853 shall take effect upon the 
     expiration of such two-year period or on the date such 
     position is vacated, whichever occurs earlier.

     SEC. 893. INTERIM RULES.

       (a) Rules of Procedure.--Until such date as the Board 
     promulgates rules of procedure, the rules of procedure of the 
     board of contract appeals of the General Services 
     Administration, as in effect on the effective date of this 
     Act, shall be the rules of procedure of the Board.
       (b) Rules Regarding Board Judges.--Until such date as the 
     Board promulgates rules governing the establishment and 
     maintenance of a register of eligible applicants and the 
     selection of Board judges, the rules of the Armed Services 
     Board of Contract Appeals governing the establishment and 
     maintenance of a register of eligible applicants and the 
     selection of board members shall be the rules of the Board 
     governing the establishment and maintenance of a register of 
     eligible applicants and the selection of Board judges, except 
     that any provisions of the rules of the Armed Services Board 
     of Contract Appeals that authorize any individual other than 
     the chairman of such board to select a Board judge shall have 
     no effect.
             Subtitle E--Effective Dates and Implementation

     SEC. 895. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.

       (a) Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     title, this title and the amendments made by this title shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Applicability of Amendments.--(1) An amendment made by 
     this title shall apply, in the manner prescribed in the final 
     regulations promulgated pursuant to section 896 to implement 
     such amendment, with respect to any solicitation that is 
     issued, any unsolicited proposal that is received, and any 
     contract entered into pursuant to such a solicitation or 
     proposal, on or after the date described in paragraph (3).
       (2) An amendment made by this title shall also apply, to 
     the extent and in the manner prescribed in the final 
     regulations promulgated pursuant to section 896 to implement 
     such amendment, with respect to any matter related to--
       (A) a contract that is in effect on the date described in 
     paragraph (3);
       (B) an offer under consideration on the date described in 
     paragraph (3); or
       (C) any other proceeding or action that is ongoing on the 
     date described in paragraph (3).
       (3) The date referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) is the 
     date specified in such final regulations. The date so 
     specified shall be October 1, 1996, or any earlier date that 
     is not within 30 days after the date on which such final 
     regulations are published.

     SEC. 896. IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.

       (a) Proposed Revisions.--Proposed revisions to the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation and such other proposed regulations 
     (or revisions to existing regulations) as may be necessary to 
     implement this title shall be published in the Federal 
     Register not later than 210 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Public Comment.--The proposed regulations described in 
     subsection (a) shall be made available for public comment for 
     a period of not less than 60 days.
       (c) Final Regulations.--Final regulations shall be 
     published in the Federal Register not later than 330 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (d) Modifications.--Final regulations promulgated pursuant 
     to this section to implement an amendment made by this title 
     may provide for modification of an existing contract without 
     consideration upon the request of the contractor.
       (e) Savings Provisions.--(1) Nothing in this title shall be 
     construed to affect the validity of any action taken or any 
     contract entered into before the date specified in the 
     regulations pursuant to section 895(b)(3) except to the 
     extent and in the manner prescribed in such regulations.
       (2) Except as specifically provided in this title, nothing 
     in this title shall be construed to require the renegotiation 
     or modification of contracts in existence on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) Except as otherwise provided in this title, a law 
     amended by this title shall continue to be applied according 
     to the provisions thereof as such law was in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of this Act until--
       (A) the date specified in final regulations implementing 
     the amendment of that law (as promulgated pursuant to this 
     section); or
       (B) if no such date is specified in regulations, October 1, 
     1996.
      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

     SEC. 901. REORGANIZATION OF OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Reorganization.--The Secretary of Defense shall carry 
     out in accordance with this section a reorganization of the 
     Office of the Secretary of Defense. The reorganization shall 
     include a substantial streamlining and reduction in size of 
     that office, as provided in this section.
       (b) Plan for Reorganization.--The Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report setting forth a comprehensive plan by which 
     the Secretary will carry out the reorganization of the Office 
     of the Department of Defense required by this section. The 
     Secretary shall include in the report identification of all 
     provisions of law (or other congressional directives) that 
     preclude or inhibit any proposed reorganization or 
     streamlining of the Office of the Secretary of Defense set 
     forth in the plan. The report shall be submitted when the 
     budget of the President for fiscal year 1997 is submitted to 
     Congress.
       (c) Content of Plan.--The plan required by subsection (b) 
     shall enable the Secretary to accomplish the following:
       (1) Reduce the number of military and civilian personnel 
     assigned to, or employed in, the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense by 25 percent over a period of four years, as 
     required by subsection (e).
       (2) Increase organizational efficiency and civilian 
     control.
       (3) Eliminate (or substantially reduce) duplication of 
     functions between the Office of the Secretary of Defense and 
     the military departments.
       (4) Eliminate (or substantially reduce) duplication of 
     functions between the Office of the Secretary of Defense and 
     the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
       (d) Development of Plan.--In developing the plan required 
     by subsection (b), the Secretary shall--
       (1) reassess the appropriate function and mission of the 
     Office of the Secretary of Defense;
       (2) reassess whether the current organization of the Office 
     of the Secretary of Defense provides the most efficient and 
     effective organization to support the Secretary in carrying 
     out the Secretary's responsibilities;
       (3) examine alternative organizational structures for that 
     office and alternative allocations of functional 
     responsibilities within that office, including--
       (A) a reduction in the number of Under Secretaries of 
     Defense;
       (B) a reduction in the number of Deputy Assistant 
     Secretaries of Defense and Deputy Under Secretaries of 
     Defense; and
       (C) decentralizing functions of the Office of the Secretary 
     of Defense; and
       (4) reassess the size, number, and functional allocation of 
     the Defense Agencies and other Department of Defense support 
     organizations.
       (e) Personnel Reduction.--(1) The number of military and 
     civilian personnel of the Department of Defense who as of 
     October 1, 1998, are assigned to, or employed in, functions 
     in the Office of the Secretary of Defense (including Direct 
     Support Activities of that Office and the Washington 
     Headquarters Services of the Department of Defense) may not 
     exceed 75 percent of the number of such personnel as of 
     October 1, 1994.
       (2) In carrying out reductions under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary may not reassign functions solely in order to evade 
     the requirement contained in that paragraph.
       (f) Reduction in Number and Specification of Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense Positions.--(1) Section 138 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``eleven'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``nine''; and
       (B) by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(b) The Assistant Secretaries shall perform such duties 
     and exercise such powers as the Secretary of Defense may 
     prescribe.''.
       (2) Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``(11)'' after ``Assistant Secretaries of 
     Defense'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(9)''.
       (g) Repeal of Statutory Establishment of Various OSD 
     Positions.--(1)(A) The following sections of chapter 4 of 
     title 10, United States Code, are repealed: sections 133a, 
     134a, 137, 139, and 142.
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by striking out the items relating to the sections 
     specified in paragraph (1).
       (2) Section 1056 is amended by striking out subsection (d).
       (h) Senior Staff Floor for Specified Assistant Secretary of 
     Defense.--Section 355 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1540) 
     is repealed.
       (i) Conforming Amendments to Title 10, United States 
     Code.--Title 10, United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 131(b) is amended--
       (A) by striking out paragraphs (6) and (8); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (9), (10), and (11), 
     as paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (9), respectively.
       (2) Section 138(d) is amended by striking out ``the Under 
     Secretaries of Defense, and the Director of Defense Research 
     and Engineering'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``and the 
     Under Secretaries of Defense''.

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       (3) Section 176(a)(3) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Health Affairs'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``official in 
     the Department of Defense with principal responsibility for 
     health affairs''; and
       (B) by striking out ``Chief Medical Director of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Under Secretary for Health of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs''.
       (4) Section 1216(d) is amended by striking out ``Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``official in the Department of Defense with 
     principal responsibility for health affairs''.
       (5) Section 1587(d) is amended by striking out ``Assistant 
     Secretary of Defense for Manpower and Logistics'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``official in the Department of 
     Defense with principal responsibility for personnel and 
     readiness''.
       (6) The text of section 10201 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``The official in the Department of Defense with 
     responsibility for overall supervision of reserve component 
     affairs of the Department of Defense is the official 
     designated by the Secretary of Defense to have that 
     responsibility.''.
       (j) Conforming Amendments Relating to Operational Test and 
     Evaluation Authority.--Section 2399 of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by inserting ``a conventional weapons system that'' 
     after ``means'' in the matter preceding subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``a conventional 
     weapons system that''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall designate an official 
     of the Department of Defense to perform the duties of the 
     position referred to in this section as the `designated OT&E 
     official'.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking out ``Director of Operational Test and 
     Evaluation of the Department of Defense'' in paragraph (1) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``designated OT&E official''; 
     and
       (B) by striking out ``Director'' each place it appears in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``designated OT&E official'';
       (3) in subsection (c), by striking out ``Director of 
     Operational Test and Evaluation of the Department of 
     Defense'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``designated OT&E 
     official'';
       (4) in subsection (e), by striking out ``Director'' each 
     place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``designated 
     OT&E official'';
       (5) by striking out subsection (g); and
       (6) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).
       (k) Other Conforming Amendment.--Section 1211(b)(2) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1988 and 
     1989 (P.L. 100-180; 101 Stat 1155; 10 U.S.C. 167 note) is 
     amended by striking out ``the Assistant Secretary of Defense 
     for Special Operations and Low Intensity Conflict'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the official designated by the 
     Secretary of Defense to have principal responsibility for 
     matters relating to special operations and low intensity 
     conflict''.

     SEC. 902. RESTRUCTURING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
                   ORGANIZATION AND WORKFORCE.

       (a) Restructuring Report.--Not later than March 1, 1996, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on 
     the acquisition organization and workforce of the Department 
     of Defense. The report shall include--
       (1) the plan described in subsection (b); and
       (2) the assessment of streamlining and restructuring 
     options described in subsection (c).
       (b) Plan for Restructuring.--(1) The Secretary shall 
     include in the report under subsection (a) a plan on how to 
     restructure the current acquisition organization of the 
     Department of Defense in a manner that would enable the 
     Secretary to accomplish the following:
       (A) Reduce the number of military and civilian personnel 
     assigned to, or employed in, acquisition organizations of the 
     Department of Defense by 25 percent over a period of four 
     years, as required by subsection (d).
       (B) Eliminate duplication of functions among existing 
     acquisition organizations of the Department of Defense.
       (C) Maximize opportunity for consolidation among 
     acquisition organizations of the Department of Defense to 
     reduce management overhead.
       (2) In the report, the Secretary shall also identify any 
     statutory requirement or congressional directive that 
     inhibits any proposed restructuring plan or reduction in the 
     size of the defense acquisition organization.
       (3) In designing the plan under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall give full consideration to the process 
     efficiencies expected to be achieved through the 
     implementation of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 
     1994 (Public Law 103-355) and other ongoing initiatives to 
     increase the use of commercial practices and reduce contract 
     overhead in the defense procurement system.
       (c) Assessment of Specified Restructuring Options.--The 
     Secretary shall include in the report under subsection (a) a 
     detailed assessment of each of the following options for 
     streamlining and restructuring the existing defense 
     acquisition organization, together with a specific 
     recommendation as to whether each such option should be 
     implemented:
       (1) Consolidation of certain functions of the Defense 
     Contract Audit Agency and the Defense Contract Management 
     Command.
       (2) Contracting for performance of a significant portion of 
     the workload of the Defense Contract Audit Agency and other 
     Defense Agencies that perform acquisition functions.
       (3) Consolidation or selected elimination of Department of 
     Defense acquisition organizations.
       (4) Any other defense acquisition infrastructure 
     streamlining or restructuring option the Secretary may 
     determine.
       (d) Reduction of Acquisition Workforce.--(1) Effective as 
     of October 1, 1998, the total number of defense acquisition 
     personnel may not exceed 75 percent of the total number of 
     defense acquisition personnel as of October 1, 1994.
       (2) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense 
     shall exempt personnel who possess technical competence in 
     trade-skill maintenance and repair positions involved in 
     performing depot maintenance functions for the Department of 
     Defense.
       (3) In carrying out paragraph (1), the Secretary of Defense 
     shall accomplish reductions in defense acquisition personnel 
     positions during fiscal year 1996 so that the total number of 
     such personnel as of October 1, 1996, is less than the total 
     number of such personnel as of October 1, 1995, by at least 
     30,000.
       (4) For purposes of this section, the term ``defense 
     acquisition personnel'' means military and civilian personnel 
     of the Department of Defense assigned to, or employed in, 
     acquisition organizations of the Department of Defense.
       (e) Acquisition Organization Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, acquisition organizations of the Department of 
     Defense are those organizations specified in Department of 
     Defense Instruction Numbered 5000.58, dated January 14, 1992.

     SEC. 903. PLAN FOR INCORPORATION OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY 
                   NATIONAL SECURITY FUNCTIONS IN DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Report Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report setting forth the Secretary's plan for 
     the incorporation into the Department of Defense of the 
     national security programs of the Department of Energy. The 
     plan submitted shall be one which could be implemented if the 
     Department of Energy is abolished and the national security 
     programs of that department are transferred to the Department 
     of Defense and consolidated with programs of the Department 
     of Defense.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The plan submitted in the 
     report under subsection (a) shall include the following:
       (1) A detailed plan for the integration into the Department 
     of Defense of the offices and laboratories of the Department 
     of Energy which could be anticipated to be transferred to the 
     Department of Defense as part of such a transfer of 
     functions.
       (2) An assessment of the personnel end-strength reductions 
     estimated to be achieved as a result of such a transfer of 
     functions.
       (3) An assessment of costs, or savings, associated with the 
     various transfer of function options.
       (4) An identification of all applicable provisions of law 
     that may inhibit or preclude such a transfer of functions.
       (c) Preservation of Integrity of DOE National Security 
     Programs.--In developing the plan under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall make every effort to ensure that the mission 
     and functioning of the national security programs of the 
     Department of Energy are not unduly affected adversely during 
     the transfer of those functions to the Department of Defense 
     and the consolidation of those functions into activities of 
     the Department.
       (d) Submission Of Report.--The report required under 
     subsection (a) shall be submitted not later than February 1, 
     1996.

     SEC. 904. CHANGE IN TITLES OF CERTAIN MARINE CORPS GENERAL 
                   OFFICER BILLETS RESULTING FROM REORGANIZATION 
                   OF THE HEADQUARTERS, MARINE CORPS.

       (a) Headquarters, Marine Corps, Function; Composition.--
     Subsection (b) of section 5041 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking out paragraphs (2) through (5) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(2) The Vice Commandant of the Marine Corps.
       ``(3) The Director of the Marine Corps Staff.
       ``(4) The Deputy Commandants of the Marine Corps.
       ``(5) The Assistant Commandants of the Marine Corps.''.
       (b) Vice Commandant.--(1) Section 5044 of such title is 
     amended by striking out ``Assistant Commandant'' each place 
     it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Vice Commandant''.
       (2) The heading of such section is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 5044. Vice Commandant of the Marine Corps''.

       (c) Director of the Marine Corps Staff; Deputy and 
     Assistant Commandants.--Section 5045 of such title is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 5045. Director of the Marine Corps Staff; Deputy and 
       Assistant Commandants

       ``(a) There are in the Headquarters, Marine Corps, the 
     following:
       ``(1) A Director of the Marine Corps Staff.
       ``(2) Not more than five Deputy Commandants of the Marine 
     Corps.

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       ``(3) Not more than three Assistant Commandants of the 
     Marine Corps.
       ``(b) The officers specified in subsection (a) shall be 
     detailed by the Secretary of the Navy from officers on the 
     active-duty list of the Marine Corps.''.
       (d) Clerical Amendment.--The items relating to sections 
     5044 and 5045 in the table of sections at the beginning of 
     chapter 506 of such title are amended to read as follows:

``5044. Vice Commandant of the Marine Corps.
``5045. Director of the Marine Corps Staff; Deputy and Assistant 
              Commandants.''.

     SEC. 905. INCLUSION OF INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT 
                   COLLEGE IN THE NATIONAL DEFENSE UNIVERSITY.

       (a) Technical Amendment and Addition of Information 
     Resources Management College to the Definition of the 
     National Defense University.--Section 1595(d)(2) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out ``the 
     Institute for National Strategic Study,'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``the Institute for National Strategic Studies, 
     the Information Resources Management College,''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2162(d)(2) of such title 
     is amended by inserting ``the Institute for National 
     Strategic Studies, the Information Resources Management 
     College,'' after ``the Armed Forces Staff College,''.

     SEC. 906. EMPLOYMENT OF CIVILIANS AT THE ASIA-PACIFIC CENTER 
                   FOR SECURITY STUDIES.

       Section 1595 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) The Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Application to Director and Deputy Director at Asia-
     Pacific Center for Security Studies.--In the case of the 
     Asia-Pacific Center for Security Studies, this section also 
     applies with respect to the Director and the Deputy 
     Director.''.

     SEC. 907. CONTINUED OPERATION OF UNIFORMED SERVICES 
                   UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH SCIENCES.

       (a) Closure Prohibited.--In light of the important role of 
     the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences in 
     providing trained health care providers for the uniformed 
     services, Congress reaffirms the requirement contained in 
     section 922 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat 2829) that the 
     Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences may not 
     be closed.
       (b) Budgetary Commitment to Continuation.--It is the sense 
     of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should budget for 
     the operation of the Uniformed Services University of the 
     Health Sciences during fiscal year 1997 at a level at least 
     equal to the level of operations conducted at the University 
     during fiscal year 1995.

     SEC. 908. REDESIGNATION OF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY.

       (a) Redesignation.--The agency in the Department of Defense 
     known as the Advanced Research Projects Agency shall after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act be designated as the 
     Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
       (b) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, 
     document, record, or other paper of the United States to the 
     Advanced Research Projects Agency shall be considered to be a 
     reference to the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.

     SEC. 909. NAVAL NUCLEAR PROPULSION PROGRAM.

       No department or agency may regulate or direct any change 
     in function for facilities under the Naval Nuclear Propulsion 
     Program unless otherwise permitted or specified by law.

     SEC. 910. AVIATION TESTING CONSOLIDATION.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Army may not 
     consolidate the Aviation Technical Test Center, Fort Rucker, 
     Alabama, with any other aviation testing facility until 60 
     days after the date on which a report containing the results 
     of the evaluation of such consolidation described in 
     subsection (b) is received by the congressional defense 
     committees.
       (b) Independent Evaluation.--The Secretary of the Army 
     shall provide for an evaluation by the Institute for Defense 
     Analyses (a Federal contract research center) of the proposal 
     of the Test and Evaluation Command of the Army to relocate 
     the Aviation Technical Test Center to Yuma Proving Ground, 
     Arizona. The evaluation of such proposal shall include 
     consideration of the following:
       (1) A review and validation of studies conducted by the 
     Army Materiel Command and the Army Test and Evaluation 
     Command of the proposed relocation.
       (2) The effect on, and cost of, maintenance and logistics 
     capability (including maintenance of a parts inventory) to 
     support the test evaluation fleet.
       (3) The availability of facilities and infrastructure 
     necessary to conduct the aviation testing mission at Yuma 
     Proving Ground.
       (4) The availability of engineers and maintenance 
     technicians to support the aviation testing mission at Yuma 
     Proving Ground.
       (5) The effect on current and planned aircraft programs.
       (6) Consistency with the efforts of the Army to become the 
     Department of Defense leader for rotary-wing aircraft.
       (7) Potential savings, including the time period over which 
     such savings could be realized.
       (8) Comparison of live-fire testing with computer-simulated 
     testing.
       (c) Time Requirement for Completion of Evaluation.--The 
     evaluation under subsection (b) shall be completed not later 
     than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS
                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

     SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

       (a) Authority To Transfer Authorizations.--(1) Upon 
     determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is 
     necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may 
     transfer amounts of authorizations made available to the 
     Department of Defense in this division for fiscal year 1996 
     between any such authorizations for that fiscal year (or any 
     subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations so 
     transferred shall be merged with and be available for the 
     same purposes as the authorization to which transferred.
       (2) The total amount of authorizations that the Secretary 
     of Defense may transfer under the authority of this section 
     may not exceed $2,000,000,000.
       (b) Limitations.--The authority provided by this section to 
     transfer authorizations--
       (1) may only be used to provide authority for items that 
     have a higher priority than the items from which authority is 
     transferred; and
       (2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that 
     has been denied authorization by Congress.
       (c) Effect on Authorization Amounts.--A transfer made from 
     one account to another under the authority of this section 
     shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the 
     account to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal 
     to the amount transferred.

     SEC. 1002. INCORPORATION OF CLASSIFIED ANNEX.

       (a) Status of Classified Annex.--The Classified Annex 
     prepared by the Committee on National Security of the House 
     of Representatives to accompany the bill H.R. 1530 of the One 
     Hundred Fourth Congress and transmitted to the President is 
     hereby incorporated into this Act.
       (b) Construction With Other Provisions of Act.--The amounts 
     specified in the Classified Annex are not in addition to 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated by other provisions of 
     this Act.
       (c) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Funds appropriated 
     pursuant to an authorization contained in this Act that are 
     made available for a program, project, or activity referred 
     to in the Classified Annex may only be expended for such 
     program, project, or activity in accordance with such terms, 
     conditions, limitations, restrictions, and requirements as 
     are set out for that program, project, or activity in the 
     Classified Annex.
       (d) Distribution of Classified Annex.--The President shall 
     provide for appropriate distribution of the Classified Annex, 
     or of appropriate portions of the annex, within the executive 
     branch of the Government.

     SEC. 1003. IMPROVED FUNDING MECHANISMS FOR UNBUDGETED 
                   OPERATIONS.

       (a) Revision of Funding Mechanism.--(1) Chapter 3 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by striking out section 
     127a and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     ``Sec. 127a. Operations for which funds are not provided in 
       advance: funding mechanisms

       ``(a) In General.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall use 
     the procedures prescribed by this section with respect to any 
     operation of the Department of Defense--
       ``(A) that involves the deployment (other than for a 
     training exercise) of elements of the armed forces for a 
     purpose other than a purpose for which funds have been 
     specifically provided in advance; or
       ``(B) that involves humanitarian assistance, disaster 
     relief, or support for law enforcement (including immigration 
     control) for which funds have not been specifically provided 
     in advance.
       ``(2) Whenever any operation described in paragraph (1) is 
     commenced, the Secretary of Defense shall designate and 
     identify that operation for the purposes of this section and 
     shall promptly notify Congress of that designation (and of 
     the identification of the operation).
       ``(3) This section does not provide authority for the 
     President or the Secretary of Defense to carry out any 
     operation, but establishes mechanisms for the Department of 
     Defense by which funds are provided for operations that the 
     armed forces are required to carry out under some other 
     authority.
       ``(b) Waiver of Requirement To Reimburse Support Units.--
     (1) The Secretary of Defense shall direct that, when a unit 
     of the armed forces participating in an operation described 
     in subsection (a) receives services from an element of the 
     Department of Defense that operates through the Defense 
     Business Operations Fund (or a successor fund), such unit of 
     the armed forces may not be required to reimburse that 
     element for the incremental costs incurred by that element in 
     providing such services, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law or any Government accounting practice.
       ``(2) The amounts which but for paragraph (1) would be 
     required to be reimbursed to an element of the Department of 
     Defense (or a fund) shall be recorded as an expense 
     attributable to the operation and shall be accounted for 
     separately.

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       ``(c) Transfer Authority.--(1) Whenever there is an 
     operation of the Department of Defense described in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may, subject to the 
     provisions of appropriations Acts, transfer amounts described 
     in paragraph (3) to accounts from which incremental expenses 
     for that operation were incurred in order to reimburse those 
     accounts for those incremental expenses. Amounts so 
     transferred shall be merged with and be available for the 
     same purposes as the accounts to which transferred.
       ``(2) The total amount that the Secretary of Defense may 
     transfer under the authority of this section in any fiscal 
     year is $200,000,000.
       ``(3) Transfers under this subsection may only be made from 
     amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense for any 
     fiscal year that remain available for obligation from any of 
     the following accounts:
       ``(A) Environmental Restoration, Defense.
       ``(B) Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.
       ``(C) Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid 
     (OHDACA) programs.
       ``(D) Operations and Maintenance, Defense-Wide (but only 
     from funds available for administration and service-wide 
     activities).
       ``(4) The authority provided by this subsection is in 
     addition to any other authority provided by law authorizing 
     the transfer of amounts available to the Department of 
     Defense. However, the Secretary may not use any such 
     authority under another provision of law for a purpose 
     described in paragraph (1) if there is authority available 
     under this subsection for that purpose.
       ``(5) The authority provided by this subsection to transfer 
     amounts may not be used to provide authority for an activity 
     that has been denied authorization by Congress.
       ``(6) A transfer made from one account to another under the 
     authority of this subsection shall be deemed to increase the 
     amount authorized for the account to which the amount is 
     transferred by an amount equal to the amount transferred.
       ``(d) Financial Plan.--(1) Within 30 days after the 
     beginning of an operation described in subsection (a), the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a financial 
     plan for the operation that sets forth the manner by which 
     the Secretary proposes to obtain funds for the cost to the 
     United States of the operation. The plan shall specify in 
     detail how the Secretary proposes to restore balances in the 
     Defense Business Operations Fund (or a successor fund) to the 
     levels that would have been anticipated but for the 
     provisions of subsection (b). The Secretary may not include 
     in such a plan a means to restore such balances that is 
     prohibited by paragraph (2) or (4).
       ``(2) The Secretary may not restore (or propose in a plan 
     under paragraph (1) to restore) balances in the Defense 
     Business Operations Fund through increases in rates charged 
     by that fund in order to compensate for costs incurred and 
     not reimbursed due to subsection (b).
       ``(3) If the Secretary of Defense transfers funds under 
     subsection (c), the Secretary shall submit to Congress, 
     within 30 days of such transfer, a plan for the restoration 
     of the balance in the each account from which the transfer 
     was made to the level that would have been the case but for 
     the transfer.
       ``(4) The Secretary may not restore (or propose in a plan 
     under paragraph (1) or (3) to restore) balances in any the 
     Defense Business Operations Fund or any other fund or account 
     through the use of unobligated amounts in an appropriation 
     made for operation and maintenance that are available within 
     that appropriation for an account (known as a budget activity 
     1 account) that is specified as being for operating forces.
       ``(e) Submission of Requests for Supplemental 
     Appropriations.--(1) Whenever there is an operation described 
     in subsection (a), the President shall submit to Congress a 
     request for the enactment of supplemental appropriations for 
     the then-current fiscal year, to be designated as an 
     emergency supplemental appropriations, in order to provide 
     funds to replenish the Defense Business Operations Fund or 
     any other fund or account of the Department of Defense from 
     which funds for the incremental expenses of that operation 
     were derived under this section.
       ``(2) A request under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not 
     later than the earlier of (A) the time at which incremental 
     expenses for the operation exceed $10,000,000, or (B) 90 days 
     after the date on which the operation begins. The request 
     shall be submitted as a separate request from any other 
     legislative proposal.
       ``(f) Incremental Costs.--For purposes of this section, 
     incremental costs of the Department of Defense with respect 
     to an operation are the costs of the Department that are 
     directly attributable to the operation (and would not have 
     been incurred but for the operation).
       ``(g) Relationship to War Powers Resolution.--This section 
     may not be construed as altering or superseding the War 
     Powers Resolution. This section does not provide authority to 
     conduct any military operation.
       ``(h) GAO Compliance Reviews.--The Comptroller General of 
     the United States shall from time to time, and when requested 
     by a committee of Congress, conduct a review of the defense 
     funding structure under this section to determine whether the 
     Department of Defense is complying with the requirements and 
     limitations of this section.

     ``Sec. 127b. Budgeting for ongoing operations

       ``(a) Requirement for Inclusion in Budget.--In the case of 
     an operation of the Department of Defense described in 
     subsection (c), the President shall include with the budget 
     submitted to Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31 
     for the next fiscal year a specific request for enactment of 
     legislation to provide for the provision of funds for such 
     operation for that fiscal year in a manner that will result 
     in there not being a lower amount of funds available to the 
     Department of Defense for that fiscal year than would be the 
     case if that operation were not carried out during that year. 
     Such a request shall include one or more of the following:
       ``(1) A request for enactment of appropriation of funds for 
     the incremental costs for that operation that are expected to 
     be incurred by the Department of Defense during the fiscal 
     year for which the budget is submitted, with such funds to be 
     provided in, and charged to, a budget function other than the 
     national defense budget function (function 050).
       ``(2) A request for enactment of appropriation of funds for 
     the incremental costs for that operation that are expected to 
     be incurred by the Department of Defense during the fiscal 
     year for which the budget is submitted, with such 
     designations or waivers as may be necessary to ensure that 
     (if enacted) such appropriations are not counted against the 
     total amount of funds for the Department of Defense, or for 
     the national defense budget function, for purpose of any 
     statutory limitation or restriction.
       ``(3) A request for enactment of rescissions.
       ``(b) Limitation.--In the case of any operation to which 
     the requirement of subsection (a) applies, no funds may be 
     obligated or expended for that operation after the beginning 
     of the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted if the 
     requirement in subsection (a) is not complied with.
       ``(c) Covered Operations.--This section applies with 
     respect to any operation of the Department of Defense 
     involving the use of the Armed Forces that--
       ``(1) is ongoing in the first quarter of a fiscal year;
       ``(2) is not expected to end during the current fiscal 
     year;
       ``(3) for which appropriations were not specifically 
     provided in advance for the current fiscal year.
       ``(d) Waiver Authority.--The President may waive the 
     provisions of this section for any fiscal year--
       ``(1) during which there is in effect a declaration of war; 
     or
       ``(2) during which authority is in effect pursuant to 
     section 12302 of this title to order units and members of the 
     Ready Reserve to active duty without the consent of the 
     persons concerned.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by striking out the item relating to section 127a 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``127a. Operations for which funds are not provided in advance: funding 
              mechanisms.
``127b. Budgeting for ongoing operations.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment to section 127a of title 
     10, United States Code, made by subsection (a) shall take 
     effect on October 1, 1995, and shall apply to any operation 
     of the Department of Defense, whether begun before, on, or 
     after such date. In the case of any operation begun before 
     such date, any reference in such section to the date of the 
     beginning of such operation shall be treated as referring to 
     the effective date under the preceding sentence.

     SEC. 1004. DESIGNATION AND LIABILITY OF DISBURSING AND 
                   CERTIFYING OFFICIALS.

       (a) Disbursing Officials.--(1) Section 3321(c) of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out paragraph (2) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(2) The Department of Defense.
       ``(3) The Coast Guard (when not operating as a service in 
     the Navy).''.
       (2) Section 2773 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking out ``With the approval of the Secretary of 
     a military department when the Secretary considers it 
     necessary, a disbursing official of the military department'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Subject to paragraph (3), a 
     disbursing official of the Department of Defense''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) A disbursing official may make a designation under 
     paragraph (1) only with the approval of the Secretary of 
     Defense or, in the case of a disbursing official of a 
     military department, the Secretary of that military 
     department.''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (i) by striking out ``any military department'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the Department of Defense''; and
       (ii) by striking out ``2d month'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``second month''.
       (b) Designation of Members of the Armed Forces To Have 
     Authority To Certify Vouchers.--(1) Section 3325(b) of title 
     31, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) In addition to officers and employees referred to in 
     subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section as having authorization 
     to certify vouchers, the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of Transportation (with respect to the Coast Guard 
     when it is not operating as a service in the Navy) may 
     authorize, in writing, members of the armed forces under 
     their jurisdiction to certify vouchers.''.
       (2) Section 3528(d) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     repealed.

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       (c) Relief of Accountable Officials and Agents From 
     Liability.--Section 3527(b)(1) of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``armed forces'' in the matter 
     preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Department of Defense or the Coast Guard''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``appropriate 
     Secretary of the military department of the Department of 
     Defense'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary of 
     Transportation (with respect to the Coast Guard when it is 
     not operating as a service in the Navy)''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1012 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out ``Secretary 
     concerned'' both places it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Secretary of Defense''.
       (2)(A) Section 7863 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking out ``disbursements 
     of public moneys or'' and ``the money was paid or''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence, by striking out ``disbursement 
     or''.
       (B)(i) The heading of such section is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 7863. Disposal of public stores by order of commanding 
       officer''.

       (ii) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 661 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``7863. Disposal of public stores by order of commanding officer.''.

     SEC. 1005. AUTHORITY FOR OBLIGATION OF CERTAIN UNAUTHORIZED 
                   FISCAL YEAR 1995 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Authority.--The amounts described in subsection (b) may 
     be obligated and expended for programs, projects, and 
     activities of the Department of Defense in accordance with 
     fiscal year 1995 defense appropriations.
       (b) Covered Amounts.--The amounts referred to in subsection 
     (a) are the amounts provided for programs, projects, and 
     activities of the Department of Defense in fiscal year 1995 
     defense appropriations that are in excess of the amounts 
     provided for such programs, projects, and activities in 
     fiscal year 1995 defense authorizations.
       (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       (1) Fiscal year 1995 defense appropriations.--The term 
     ``fiscal year 1995 defense appropriations'' means amounts 
     appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of 
     Defense for fiscal year 1995 in the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-335).
       (2) Fiscal year 1995 defense authorizations.--The term 
     ``fiscal year 1995 defense authorizations'' means amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense 
     for fiscal year 1995 in the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337).

     SEC. 1006. AUTHORIZATION OF PRIOR EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL 
                   APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1995.

       (a) Adjustment to Previous Authorizations.--Amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for fiscal year 1995 in the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337) are hereby 
     adjusted, with respect to any such authorized amount, by the 
     amount by which appropriations pursuant to such authorization 
     were increased (by a supplemental appropriation) or decreased 
     (by a rescission), or both, in title I of the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions for the 
     Department of Defense to Preserve and Enhance Military 
     Readiness Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-6).
       (b) New Authorization.--The appropriation provided in 
     section 104 of such Act is hereby authorized.

     SEC. 1007. PROHIBITION OF INCREMENTAL FUNDING OF PROCUREMENT 
                   ITEMS.

       Section 114 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f)(1) No funds may be appropriated, or authorized to be 
     appropriated, for any fiscal year for a purpose named in 
     paragraph (1), (3), (4), or (5) of subsection (a) using 
     incremental funding.
       ``(2) In the budget submitted by the President for any 
     fiscal year, the President may not request appropriations, or 
     authorization of appropriations, on the basis of incremental 
     funding for a purpose specified in paragraph (1).
       ``(3) In this subsection, the term `incremental funding' 
     means the provision of funds for a fiscal year for a 
     procurement in less than the full amount required for 
     procurement of a complete and usable product, with the 
     expectation (or plan) for additional funding to be made for 
     subsequent fiscal years to complete the procurement of a 
     complete and usable product.
       ``(4) This subsection does not apply with respect to 
     funding classified as advance procurement funding.''.
                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

     SEC. 1021. CONTRACT OPTIONS FOR LMSR VESSELS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) A requirement for the Department of the Navy to acquire 
     19 large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) vessels was 
     established by the Secretary of Defense in the Mobility 
     Requirements Study conducted after the Persian Gulf War 
     pursuant to section 909 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1623) 
     and was revalidated by the Secretary of Defense in the report 
     entitled ``Mobility Requirements Study Bottom-Up Review 
     Update'', submitted to Congress in April 1995.
       (2) The Strategic Sealift Program is a vital element of the 
     national military strategy calling for the Nation to be able 
     to fight and win two nearly simultaneous major regional 
     contingencies.
       (3) The Secretary of the Navy has entered into contracts 
     with shipyards covering acquisition of a total of 17 such 
     LMSR vessels, of which five are vessel conversions and 12 are 
     new construction vessels. Under those contracts, the 
     Secretary has placed orders for the acquisition of 11 vessels 
     and has options for the acquisition of six more, all of which 
     would be new construction vessels. The options allow the 
     Secretary to place orders for one vessel to be constructed at 
     each of two shipyards for award before December 31, 1995, 
     December 31, 1996, and December 31, 1997, respectively.
       (4) Acquisition of an additional two such LMSR vessels, for 
     a total of 19 vessels (the requirement described in paragraph 
     (1)) would contribute to preservation of the industrial base 
     of United States shipyards capable of building auxiliary and 
     sealift vessels.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of the Navy should plan for, and budget to 
     provide for, the acquisition as soon as possible of a total 
     of 19 large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) vessels 
     (the number determined to be required in the Mobility 
     Requirements Study referred to in subsection (a)(1)), rather 
     than only 17 such vessels (the number of vessels under 
     contract as of May 1995).
       (c) Additional New Construction Contract Option.--The 
     Secretary of the Navy should negotiate with each of the two 
     shipyards holding new construction contracts referred to in 
     subsection (a)(3) (Department of the Navy contracts numbered 
     N00024-93-C-2203 and N00024-93-C-2205) for an option under 
     each such contract for construction of one additional such 
     LMSR vessel, with such option to be available to the 
     Secretary for exercise during 1995, 1996, or 1997.
       (d) Report.--The Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees, by March 31, 1996, a report 
     stating the intentions of the Secretary regarding the 
     acquisition of options for the construction of two additional 
     LMSR vessels as described in subsection (c).

     SEC. 1022. VESSELS SUBJECT TO REPAIR UNDER PHASED MAINTENANCE 
                   CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 633 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 7315. Phased maintenance contracts: vessels covered

       ``In any case in which the Secretary of the Navy enters 
     into a contract for the phased maintenance of a class of 
     vessels or vessels of an identified type, the Secretary shall 
     ensure that--
       ``(1) any vessel that is covered by the contract when it is 
     entered into remains covered by the contract, regardless of 
     operating command to which the vessel is subsequently 
     assigned, unless the vessel is taken out of service for the 
     Department of the Navy; and
       ``(2) any vessel of a class or type covered by the contract 
     that is delivered to the Navy while the contract is in effect 
     is covered by the contract.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``7315. Phased maintenance contracts: vessels covered.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 7315 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
     respect to contracts entered into after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1023. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO REPAIRS 
                   OF VESSELS.

       Section 7310(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``or Guam'' after ``the United States'' the 
     second place it appears.

     SEC. 1024. NAMING OF NAVAL VESSEL.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy 
     should name an appropriate ship of the United States Navy the 
     U.S.S. Joseph Vittori, in honor of Marine Corporal Joseph 
     Vittori (1929-1951) of Beverly, Massachusetts, who was 
     posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions against 
     the enemy in Korea on September 15-16, 1951.

     SEC. 1025. TRANSFER OF RIVERINE PATROL CRAFT.

       (a) Authority To Transfer Vessel.--Notwithstanding 
     subsections (a) and (d) of section 7306 of title 10, United 
     States Code, but subject to subsections (b) and (c) of that 
     section, the Secretary of the Navy may transfer a vessel 
     described in subsection (b) to Tidewater Community College, 
     Portsmouth, Virginia, for scientific and educational 
     purposes.
       (b) Vessel.--The authority under subsection (a) applies in 
     the case of a riverine patrol craft of the U.S.S. Swift 
     class.
       (c) Limitation.--The transfer authorized by subsection (a) 
     may be made only if the Secretary determines that the vessel 
     to be transferred is of no further use to the United States 
     for national security purposes.
       (d) Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require such 
     terms and conditions in connection with the transfer 
     authorized by this section as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.

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                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

     SEC. 1031. TERMINATION AND MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITIES 
                   REGARDING NATIONAL DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY AND 
                   INDUSTRIAL BASE, DEFENSE REINVESTMENT, AND 
                   DEFENSE CONVERSION PROGRAMS.

       (a) Congressional Defense Policy.--Section 2501 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out paragraph (5); and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking out ``Defense Reinvestment, 
     Diversification, and Conversion'' in the subsection heading 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Technology Development for 
     National Security'';
       (B) by striking out ``, during a period of reduction in 
     defense expenditures,'' in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1);
       (C) by striking out ``of reinvestment, diversification, and 
     conversion of defense resources'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1); and
       (D) in paragraph (5), by striking out ``defense economic 
     reinvestment'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``economic 
     investment''.
       (b) National Defense Technology and Industrial Base 
     Council.--Section 2502(c) of such title is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking out ``, during a 
     period of reduction in defense expenditures, the defense 
     reinvestment, diversification, and conversion objectives'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``the objectives'';
       (2) by striking out paragraph (2); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (c) Modification of Defense Dual-Use Critical Technology 
     Partnerships Program.--(1) Subsection (a) of section 2511 of 
     such title is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``Partnerships'' in the subsection 
     heading and inserting in lieu thereof ``Program'';
       (B) in the first sentence, by striking out ``, by providing 
     for the establishment'' and all that follows through 
     ``encourage and provide'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``by 
     encouraging and providing'';
       (C) in the second sentence, by striking out ``in order to 
     establish the partnerships'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``in furtherance of the program''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     Secretary shall identify projects to be conducted as part of 
     the program.''.
       (2) Such section is further amended by striking out 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Assistance Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     provide technical and other assistance to facilitate the 
     achievement of the purposes of projects conducted under the 
     program. In providing such assistance, the Secretary may make 
     available, as appropriate for the work to be performed, 
     equipment and facilities of Department of Defense 
     laboratories (including the scientists and engineers at those 
     laboratories) for purposes of projects selected by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (3) Such section is further amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsections (e), (f), and (g), as 
     subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively;
       (B) in subsection (c), as so redesignated, by striking out 
     ``establishment of partnerships'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``conduct of the program''; and
       (C) in subsection (d), as so redesignated--
       (i) by striking out ``proposed partnerships for 
     establishment under this section'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof ``projects under 
     the program'';
       (ii) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking out ``program 
     proposed to be conducted by the partnership'' both places it 
     appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``proposed project'';
       (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``partnership's'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``proposed project's''; and
       (iv) in paragraphs (4) through (7), by striking out 
     ``partnership'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``project''.
       (d) Repeal of Commercial-Military Integration Partnerships 
     Program.--Section 2512 of such title is repealed.
       (e) Repeal of Regional Technology Alliances Assistance 
     Program.--Section 2513 of such title is repealed.
       (f) Military-Civilian Integration and Technology Transfer 
     Advisory Board.--Section 2516(b) of such title is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (2) by striking out ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (3) by striking out paragraph (4).
       (g) Federal Defense Laboratory Diversification Program.--
     Section 2519 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking out ``referred to in 
     section 2511(b) of this title'';
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking out ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary shall''; 
     and
       (B) by striking out paragraph (2); and
       (3) in subsection (f), by striking out ``section 2511(f)'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 2511(d)''.
       (h) Repeal of Navy Reinvestment Program.--Section 2520 of 
     such title is repealed.
       (i) Repeal of National Defense Manufacturing Technology 
     Program.--Section 2521 of such title is repealed.
       (j) Repeal of Defense Advanced Manufacturing Technology 
     Partnerships Program.--Section 2522 of such title is 
     repealed.
       (k) Repeal of Manufacturing Extension Program.--Section 
     2523 of such title is repealed.
       (l) Repeal of Defense Dual-Use Assistance Extension 
     Program.--Section 2524 of such title is repealed.
       (m) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of section 2511 
     of such title is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2511. Defense dual-use critical technology program''.

       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter 
     III of chapter 148 of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking out the item relating to section 2511 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following new item:

``2511. Defense dual-use critical technology program.''; and
       (B) by striking out the items relating to sections 2512, 
     2513, and 2520.
       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter IV 
     of such chapter is amended by striking out the items relating 
     to sections 2521, 2522, 2523, and 2524.

     SEC. 1032. REPEAL OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS OF LAW.

       (a) Volunteers Investing in Peace and Security Program.--
     (1) Chapter 89 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, 
     and at the beginning of part II of subtitle A, of such title 
     are amended by striking out the item relating to chapter 89.
       (b) Security and Control of Supplies.--(1) Chapter 171 of 
     such title is repealed.
       (2) The tables of sections at the beginning of subtitle A, 
     and at the beginning of part IV of subtitle A, of such title 
     are each amended by striking out the item relating to chapter 
     171.
       (c) Annual Authorization of Military Training Student 
     Loads.--Section 115 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out paragraph (3);
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (B) by striking out ``; or'' at the end of paragraph (2) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (C) by striking out paragraph (3); and
       (3) by striking out subsection (f).
       (d) Portions of Annual Manpower Requirements Report.--
     Section 115a of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking out subparagraph (C);
       (2) by striking out subsection (d);
       (3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d) and 
     striking out paragraphs (4) and (5) thereof;
       (4) by striking out subsection (f); and
       (5) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (e).
       (e) Obsolete Authority for Payment of Stipends for Members 
     of Certain Advisory Committees and Boards of Visitors of 
     Service Academies.--(1) The second sentence of each of 
     sections 173(b) and 174(b) of such title is amended to read 
     as follows: ``Other members and part-time advisers shall 
     (except as otherwise specifically authorized by law) serve 
     without compensation for such service.''.
       (2) Sections 4355(h), 6968(h), and 9355(h) of such title 
     are amended by striking out ``is entitled to not more than $5 
     a day and''.
       (f) Annual Budget Information Concerning Recruiting 
     Costs.--(1) Section 227 of such title is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 9 of 
     such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 227.
       (g) Expired Authority Relating to Peacekeeping 
     Activities.--(1) Section 403 of such title is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I 
     of chapter 20 of such title is amended by striking out the 
     item relating to section 403.
       (h) Management Training Program in Japanese Language and 
     Culture.--(1) Section 2198 of such title is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 111 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 2198.
       (i) Procurement of Gasohol for Department of Defense Motor 
     Vehicles.--(1) Subsection (a) of section 2398 of such title 
     is repealed.
       (2) Such section is further amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (a) and (b), respectively; and
       (B) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by striking out 
     ``subsection (b)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection 
     (a)''.
       (j) Requirement of Notice of Certain Disposals and Gifts by 
     Secretary of Navy.--Section 7545 of such title is amended by 
     striking out subsection (c).
       (k) Annual Report on Biological Defense Research Program.--
     (1) Section 2370 of such title is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 139 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     such section.
       (l) Reports and Notifications Relating to Chemical and 
     Biological Agents.--(1) Subsection (a) of section 409 of 
     Public Law 91-121 (50 U.S.C. 1511) is repealed.
       (2) Subsection (b) of such section (50 U.S.C. 1512) is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (B) by striking out ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (C) by striking out paragraph (4).
       (3) Subsection (c) of such section (50 U.S.C. 1513) is 
     amended by striking out the second sentence of paragraph (1).

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       (m) Provision Giving Permanent Status to Executive Order 
     Relating to Naval Nuclear Propulsion Program.--Section 1634 
     of the Department of Defense Authorization, 1985 (Public Law 
     98-525; 98 Stat. 2649; 42 U.S.C. 7158 note), is repealed.
       (n) Annual Report on Balanced Technology Initiative.--
     Subsection (e) of section 211 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 
     101-189; 103 Stat. 1394) is repealed.
       (o) Obsolete Authority Regarding Anniston Army Depot, 
     Alabama.--Section 352 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1539) 
     is repealed.
       (p) Report on Environmental Restoration Costs for 
     Installations To Be Closed Under 1990 Base Closure Law.--
     Section 2827 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 10 U.S.C. 
     2687 note) is amended by striking out subsection (b).
       (q) Limitation on American Diplomatic Facilities in 
     Germany.--Section 1432 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1833) 
     is repealed.
       (r) Requirement Relating to Athletic Director of Naval 
     Academy.--Section 556(b) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 
     108 Stat. 2774) (including the section of title 10, United 
     States Code, added by that section effective January 1, 1996, 
     and the table of sections item added by that section) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 1033. POLICY CONCERNING EXCESS DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL 
                   CAPACITY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds as follows:
       (1) The Base Closure and Realignment Commissions have 
     recommended that certain Government-owned defense industrial 
     facilities which produce goods and services that were 
     required during the Cold War, but which are no longer 
     required for the national security, be closed.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense has determined that the 
     maintenance of certain other Government-owned defense 
     industrial facilities is necessary to support the research, 
     development, and manufacture of goods and services that are 
     still required to protect the security of the United States.
       (3) These Government-owned defense industrial facilities 
     are critical to the security of the Nation and should remain 
     under Government control.
       (4) Current work requirements at some of these Government-
     owned defense industrial facilities have fallen below a 
     reasonably economic level of operation, increasing the cost 
     of producing required goods and services.
       (5) Existing law and policy have failed to address 
     adequately the supplemental requirements necessary to operate 
     these Government-owned defense industrial facilities in a 
     cost-efficient manner and, thereby, to maintain appropriate 
     readiness for future national security needs.
       (6) The security interests of the United States would be 
     served by the establishment under law of a policy that 
     requires the best-value operation of Government-owned defense 
     industrial facilities.
       (7) Such a policy should include, but not necessarily be 
     limited to, requirements that--
       (A) the required capability and capacity not being fully 
     used at such Government-owned facilities be maintained with 
     separate funding so as to stabilize operational costs; and
       (B) those facilities not be limited by workyear/end 
     strength hiring constraints.
       (b) Prohibition.--No funds appropriated pursuant to an 
     authorization of appropriations in this Act may be used for 
     capital investment in, or the development and construction 
     of, a Government-owned, Government-operated defense 
     industrial facility unless the Secretary of Defense certifies 
     to the Congress that no similar capability or minimally used 
     capacity exists in any other Government-owned, Government-
     operated defense industrial facility.

     SEC. 1034. ROTC ACCESS TO CAMPUSES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 49 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 983. Institutions of higher education that prohibit 
       Senior ROTC units: denial of Department of Defense grants 
       and contracts

       ``(a) Denial of Department of Defense Grants and 
     Contracts.--(1) No funds appropriated or otherwise available 
     to the Department of Defense may be made obligated by 
     contract or by grant (including a grant of funds to be 
     available for student aid) to any institution of higher 
     education that, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, 
     has an anti-ROTC policy and at which, as determined by the 
     Secretary, the Secretary would otherwise maintain or seek to 
     establish a unit of the Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps 
     or at which the Secretary would otherwise enroll or seek to 
     enroll students for participation in a unit of the Senior 
     Reserve Officer Training Corps at another nearby institution 
     of higher education.
       ``(2) In the case of an institution of higher education 
     that is ineligible for Department of Defense grants and 
     contracts by reason of paragraph (1), the prohibition under 
     that paragraph shall cease to apply to that institution upon 
     a determination by the Secretary that the institution no 
     longer has an anti-ROTC policy.
       ``(b) Notice of Determination.--Whenever the Secretary 
     makes a determination under subsection (a) that an 
     institution has an anti-ROTC policy, or that an institution 
     previously determined to have an anti-ROTC policy no longer 
     has such a policy, the Secretary--
       ``(1) shall transmit notice of that determination to the 
     Secretary of Education and to the Committee on Armed Services 
     of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       ``(2) shall publish in the Federal Register notice of that 
     determination and of the effect of that determination under 
     subsection (a)(1) on the eligibility of that institution for 
     Department of Defense grants and contracts.
       ``(c) Semiannual Notice in Federal Register.--The Secretary 
     shall publish in the Federal Register once every six months a 
     list of each institution of higher education that is 
     currently ineligible for Department of Defense grants and 
     contracts by reason of a determination of the Secretary under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(d) Anti-ROTC Policy.--In this section, the term `anti-
     ROTC policy' means a policy or practice of an institution of 
     higher education that--
       ``(1) prohibits, or in effect prevents, the Secretary of 
     Defense from maintaining or establishing a unit of the Senior 
     Reserve Officer Training Corps at that institution, or
       ``(2) prohibits, or in effect prevents, a student at that 
     institution from enrolling in a unit of the Senior Reserve 
     Officer Training Corps at another institution of higher 
     education.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``983. Institutions of higher education that prohibit Senior ROTC 
              units: denial of Department of Defense grants and 
              contracts.''.

     SEC. 1035. APPLICATION OF BUY AMERICAN ACT PRINCIPLES.

       (a) Reinstatement of Principles.--(1) If the Secretary of 
     Defense, after consultation with the United States Trade 
     Representative, determines that a foreign country which is 
     party to an agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated 
     the terms of the agreement by discriminating against certain 
     types of products produced in the United States that are 
     covered by the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     rescind the Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American 
     Act with respect to such types of products produced in that 
     foreign country.
       (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any 
     reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding, 
     between the United States and a foreign country pursuant to 
     which the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the 
     Buy American Act for certain products in that country.
       (b) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the amount of Department of Defense 
     purchases from foreign entities in fiscal year 1996. Such 
     report shall separately indicate the dollar value of items 
     for which the Buy American Act was waived pursuant to any 
     agreement described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreement 
     Act of 1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any international 
     agreement to which the United States is a party.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``Buy American Act'' means title III of the Act entitled ``An 
     Act making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office 
     Departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for 
     other purposes'', approved March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a et 
     seq.).
  TITLE XI--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF FORMER SOVIET 
                                 UNION

     SEC. 1101. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--For purposes of section 301 and other 
     provisions of this Act, Cooperative Threat Reduction programs 
     are the programs specified in subsection (b).
       (b) Specified Programs.--The programs referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the following:
       (1) Programs to facilitate the elimination, and the safe 
     and secure transportation and storage, of nuclear, chemical, 
     and other weapons and their delivery vehicles.
       (2) Programs to facilitate the safe and secure storage of 
     fissile materials derived from the elimination of nuclear 
     weapons.
       (3) Programs to prevent the proliferation of weapons, 
     weapons components, and weapons-related technology and 
     expertise.
       (4) Programs to expand military-to-military and defense 
     contacts.

     SEC. 1102. FISCAL YEAR 1996 AUTHORIZATION.

       Of the amount authorized in section 301 for Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction programs, not more than the following 
     amounts shall be available for the purposes specified:
       (1) $50,000,000 for elimination of Russian strategic 
     offensive weapons.
       (2) $20,000,000 for elimination of Ukraine strategic 
     nuclear weapons.
       (3) $15,000,000 for elimination of Kazakhstan strategic 
     nuclear weapons.
       (4) $5,000,000 for elimination of Belarus strategic nuclear 
     weapons.
       (5) $6,000,000 for design of a storage facility for Russian 
     fissile material.
       (6) $42,500,000 for weapons security in Russia.
       (7) $35,000,000 for nuclear infrastructure elimination in 
     Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.
       (8) $10,000,000 for activities designated as Defense and 
     Military Contacts/General Support/Training in Russia, 
     Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan.

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       (9) $16,500,000 for activities designated as Other 
     Assessments/Support.

     SEC. 1103. REPEAL OF DEMILITARIZATION ENTERPRISE FUND 
                   AUTHORITY.

       Section 1204 of the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 
     1993 (title XII of Public Law 103-160; 22 U.S.C. 5953) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 1104. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PEACEKEEPING 
                   EXERCISES AND RELATED ACTIVITIES WITH RUSSIA.

       None of the funds appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization in section 301 for Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs may be obligated or expended for the purpose of 
     conducting with Russia any peacekeeping exercise or other 
     peacekeeping-related activity.

     SEC. 1105. REVISION TO AUTHORITY FOR ASSISTANCE FOR WEAPONS 
                   DESTRUCTION.

       Section 211(b) of Public Law 102-228 (105 Stat. 1694) is 
     amended by striking out ``committed to'' in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1).

     SEC. 1106. PRIOR NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.

       (a) Annual Requirement.--(1) Not less than 15 days before 
     any obligation of any funds appropriated for any fiscal year 
     for a program specified under section 1101 as a Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction program, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional committees specified in paragraph 
     (2) a report on that proposed obligation for that program for 
     that fiscal year.
       (2) The congressional committees referred to in paragraph 
     (1) are the following:
       (A) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.
       (B) The Committee on National Security, the Committee on 
     International Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Matters To Be Specified in Reports.--Each such report 
     shall specify--
       (1) the activities and forms of assistance for which the 
     Secretary of Defense plans to obligate funds;
       (2) the amount of the proposed obligation; and
       (3) the projected involvement (if any) of any department or 
     agency of the United States (in addition to the Department of 
     Defense) and of the private sector of the United States in 
     the activities and forms of assistance for which the 
     Secretary of Defense plans to obligate such funds.

     SEC. 1107. REPORT ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Report.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress an annual report on the efforts made by the United 
     States (including efforts through the use of audits, 
     examinations, and on-site inspections) to ensure that 
     assistance provided under Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs is fully accounted for and that such assistance is 
     being used for its intended purposes.
       (2) A report shall be submitted under this section not 
     later than January 31 of each year until the Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction programs are completed.
       (b) Information To Be Included.--Each report under this 
     section shall include the following:
       (1) A list of cooperative threat reduction assistance that 
     has been provided before the date of the report.
       (2) A description of the current location of the assistance 
     provided and the current condition of such assistance.
       (3) A determination of whether the assistance has been used 
     for its intended purpose.
       (4) A description of the activities planned to be carried 
     out during the next fiscal year to ensure that cooperative 
     threat reduction assistance provided during that fiscal year 
     is fully accounted for and is used for its intended purpose.
       (c) Comptroller General Assessment.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date on which a report of the Secretary under 
     subsection (a) is submitted to Congress, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall submit to Congress a 
     report giving the Comptroller General's assessment of the 
     report and making any recommendations that the Comptroller 
     General considers appropriate.

     SEC. 1108. LIMITATION ON COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAM 
                   RELATING TO OFFENSIVE BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS 
                   PROGRAM IN RUSSIA.

       None of the funds appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization in section 301 for Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs may be obligated or expended for programs or 
     activities with Russia unless and until the President submits 
     to Congress a certification in writing that Russia has 
     terminated its offensive biological weapons program.
              TITLE XII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS
                  Subtitle A--Peacekeeping Provisions

     SEC. 1201. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   FUNDS FOR UNITED STATES FORCES PLACED UNDER 
                   UNITED NATIONS COMMAND OR CONTROL.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 20 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 404 the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 405. Placement of United States forces under United 
       Nations command or control: limitation

       ``(a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsections (b) 
     and (c), funds appropriated or otherwise made available for 
     the Department of Defense may not be obligated or expended 
     for activities of any element of the Armed Forces that after 
     the date of the enactment of this section is placed under 
     United Nations command or control, as defined in subsection 
     (f).
       ``(b) Exception for Presidential Certification.--(1) 
     Subsection (a) shall not apply in the case of a proposed 
     placement of an element of the Armed Forces under United 
     Nations command or control if the President, not less than 15 
     days before the date on which such United Nations command or 
     control is to become effective (or as provided in paragraph 
     (2)), meets the requirements of subsection (d).
       ``(2) If the President certifies to Congress that an 
     emergency exists that precludes the President from meeting 
     the requirements of subsection (d) 15 days before placing an 
     element of the Armed Forces under United Nations command or 
     control, the President may place such forces under such 
     command or control and meet the requirements of subsection 
     (d) in a timely manner, but in no event later than 48 hours 
     after such command or control becomes effective.
       ``(c) Additional Exceptions.--
       ``(1) Exception for authorization by law.--Subsection (a) 
     shall not apply in the case of a proposed placement of any 
     element of the Armed Forces under United Nations command or 
     control if the Congress specifically authorizes by law that 
     particular placement of United States forces under United 
     Nations command or control.
       ``(2) Exception for nato operations.--Subsection (a) shall 
     not apply in the case of a proposed placement of any element 
     of the armed forces in an operation conducted by the North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization.
       ``(d) Presidential Certifications.--The requirements 
     referred to in subsection (b)(1) are that the President 
     submit to Congress the following:
       ``(1) Certification by the President that--
       ``(A) such a United Nations command or control arrangement 
     is necessary to protect national security interests of the 
     United States;
       ``(B) the commander of any unit of the Armed Forces 
     proposed for placement under United Nations command or 
     control will at all times retain the right--
       ``(i) to report independently to superior United States 
     military authorities; and
       ``(ii) to decline to comply with orders judged by the 
     commander to be illegal, militarily imprudent, or beyond the 
     mandate of the mission to which the United States agreed with 
     the United Nations, until such time as that commander 
     receives direction from superior United States military 
     authorities with respect to the orders that the commander has 
     declined to comply with;
       ``(C) any element of the Armed Forces proposed for 
     placement under United Nations command or control will at all 
     times remain under United States administrative command for 
     such purposes as discipline and evaluation; and
       ``(D) the United States will retain the authority to 
     withdraw any element of the Armed Forces from the proposed 
     operation at any time and to take any action it considers 
     necessary to protect those forces if they are engaged.
       ``(2) A report setting forth the following:
       ``(A) A description of the national security interests that 
     require the placement of United States forces under United 
     Nations command or control.
       ``(B) The mission of the United States forces involved.
       ``(C) The expected size and composition of the United 
     States forces involved.
       ``(D) The incremental cost to the United States of 
     participation in the United Nations operation by the United 
     States forces which are proposed to be placed under United 
     Nations command or control.
       ``(E) The precise command and control relationship between 
     the United States forces involved and the United Nations 
     command structure.
       ``(F) The precise command and control relationship between 
     the United States forces involved and the commander of the 
     United States unified command for the region in which those 
     United States forces are to operate.
       ``(G) The extent to which the United States forces involved 
     will rely on non-United States forces for security and self-
     defense and an assessment on the ability of those non-United 
     States forces to provide adequate security to the United 
     States forces involved.
       ``(H) The timetable for complete withdrawal of the United 
     States forces involved.
       ``(e) Classification of Report.--A report under subsection 
     (d) shall be submitted in unclassified form and, if 
     necessary, in classified form.
       ``(f) United Nations Command or Control.--For purposes of 
     this section, an element of the Armed Forces shall be 
     considered to be placed under United Nations command or 
     control if--
       ``(1) that element is under the command or operational 
     control of an individual acting on behalf of the United 
     Nations for the purpose of international peacekeeping, 
     peacemaking, peace-enforcing, or similar activity that is 
     authorized by the Security Council under chapter VI or VII of 
     the Charter of the United Nations; and
       ``(2) the senior military commander of the United Nations 
     force or operation--
       ``(A) is a foreign national or is a citizen of the United 
     States who is not a United States military officer serving on 
     active duty; or
       ``(B) is a United States military officer serving on active 
     duty but--
       ``(i) that element of the armed forces is under the command 
     or operational control of a subordinate commander who is a 
     foreign national or a citizen of the United States

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     who is not a United States military officer serving on active 
     duty; and
       ``(ii) that senior military commander does not have the 
     authority--

       ``(I) to dismiss any subordinate officer in the chain of 
     command who is exercising command or operational control over 
     United States forces and who is a foreign national or a 
     citizen of the United States who is not a United States 
     military officer serving on active duty;
       ``(II) to establish rules of engagement for United States 
     forces involved; and
       ``(III) to establish criteria governing the operational 
     employment of United States forces involved.

       ``(g) Interpretation.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed--
       ``(1) as authority for the President to use any element of 
     the armed forces in any operation;
       ``(2) as authority for the President to place any element 
     of the armed forces under the command or operational control 
     of a foreign national; or
       ``(3) as an unconstitutional infringement on the authority 
     of the President as commander-in-chief.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I 
     of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:

``405. Placement of United States forces under United Nations command 
              or control: limitation.''.
       (b) Report Relating to Constitutionality.--No certification 
     may be submitted by the President under section 405(d)(1) of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     until the President has submitted to the Congress (after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act) a memorandum of legal 
     points and authorities explaining why the placement of 
     elements of United States Armed Forces under the command or 
     operational control of a foreign national acting on behalf of 
     the United Nations does not violate the Constitution.
       (c) Exception for Ongoing Operations in Macedonia and 
     Croatia.--Section 405 of title 10, United States Code, as 
     added by subsection (a), does not apply in the case of 
     activities of the Armed Forces as part of the United Nations 
     force designated as the United Nations Protection Force 
     (UNPROFOR) that are carried out--
       (1) in Macedonia pursuant to United Nations Security 
     Council Resolution 795, adopted December 11, 1992, and 
     subsequent reauthorization Resolutions; or
       (2) in Croatia pursuant to United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 743, adopted February 21, 1992, and subsequent 
     reauthorization Resolutions.

     SEC. 1202. LIMITATION ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS 
                   FOR UNITED STATES SHARE OF COSTS OF UNITED 
                   NATIONS PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 20 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 405, as added by 
     section 1201, the following new section:

     ``Sec. 406. Use of Department of Defense funds for United 
       States share of costs of United Nations peacekeeping 
       activities: limitation

       ``(a) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--Funds available to the 
     Department of Defense may not be used to make a financial 
     contribution (directly or through another department or 
     agency of the United States) to the United Nations--
       ``(1) for the costs of a United Nations peacekeeping 
     activity; or
       ``(2) for any United States arrearage to the United 
     Nations.
       ``(b) Application of Prohibition.--The prohibition in 
     subsection (a) applies to voluntary contributions, as well as 
     to contributions pursuant to assessment by the United Nations 
     for the United States share of the costs of a peacekeeping 
     activity.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     405, as added by section 1201, the following new item:

``406. Use of Department of Defense funds for United States share of 
              costs of United Nations peacekeeping activities: 
              limitation.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 406 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on 
     October 1, 1995.
              Subtitle B--Humanitarian Assistance Programs

     SEC. 1211. OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID 
                   PROGRAMS.

       For purposes of section 301 and other provisions of this 
     Act, programs of the Department of Defense designated as 
     Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid (OHDACA) 
     programs are the programs provided by sections 401, 402, 404, 
     2547, and 2551 of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 1212. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.

       Section 2551 of title 10, United States Code is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsections (b) and (c);
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b);
       (3) by striking out subsection (e) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(c) Status Reports.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional committees specified in 
     subsection (f) an annual report on the provision of 
     humanitarian assistance pursuant to this section for the 
     prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted each year at 
     the time of the budget submission by the President for the 
     next fiscal year.
       ``(2) Each report required by paragraph (1) shall cover all 
     provisions of law that authorize appropriations for 
     humanitarian assistance to be available from the Department 
     of Defense for the purposes of this section.
       ``(3) Each report under this subsection shall set forth the 
     following information regarding activities during the 
     previous fiscal year:
       ``(A) The total amount of funds obligated for humanitarian 
     relief under this section.
       ``(B) The number of scheduled and completed transportation 
     missions for purposes of providing humanitarian assistance 
     under this section.
       ``(C) A description of any transfer of excess nonlethal 
     supplies of the Department of Defense made available for 
     humanitarian relief purposes under section 2547 of this 
     title. The description shall include the date of the 
     transfer, the entity to whom the transfer is made, and the 
     quantity of items transferred.'';
       (4) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (d) and 
     in that subsection striking out ``the Committees on'' and all 
     that follows through ``House of Representatives of the'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the congressional committees 
     specified in subsection (f) and the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the'';
       (5) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (e); and
       (6) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Congressional Committees.--The congressional 
     committees referred to in subsections (c)(1) and (d) are the 
     following:
       ``(1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate.
       ``(2) The Committee on National Security and the Committee 
     on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives.''.

     SEC. 1213. LANDMINE CLEARANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Inclusion in General Humanitarian Assistance Program.--
     Subsection (e) of section 401 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``means--'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``means:'';
       (2) by revising the first word in each of paragraphs (1) 
     through (4) so that the first letter of such word is upper 
     case;
       (3) by striking out the semicolon at the end of paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) and inserting in lieu thereof a period;
       (4) by striking out ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Detection and clearance of landmines, including 
     activities relating to the furnishing of education, training, 
     and technical assistance with respect to the detection and 
     clearance of landmines.''.
       (b) Limitation on Landmine Assistance by Members of Armed 
     Forces.--Subsection (a) of such section is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that no member 
     of the armed forces, while providing assistance under this 
     section that is described in subsection (e)(5)--
       ``(A) engages in the physical detection, lifting, or 
     destroying of landmines (unless the member does so for the 
     concurrent purpose of supporting a United States military 
     operation); or
       ``(B) provides such assistance as part of a military 
     operation that does not involve the armed forces.''.
       (c) Repeal.--Section 1413 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 
     108 Stat. 2913; 10 U.S.C. 401 note) is repealed.
                       Subtitle C--Other Matters

     SEC. 1221. REVISION OF DEFINITION OF LANDMINE FOR PURPOSES OF 
                   LANDMINE EXPORT MORATORIUM.

       Section 1423(d)(3) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1831) 
     is amended by striking out ``by remote control or'' .

      SEC. 1222. EXTENSION AND AMENDMENT OF COUNTERPROLIFERATION 
                   AUTHORITIES.

       (a) One-Year Extension of Program.--Section 1505 of the 
     Weapons of Mass Destruction Control Act of 1992 (title XV of 
     Public Law 102-484; 22 U.S.C. 5859a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``during fiscal 
     years 1994 and 1995'';
       (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking out ``fiscal years 
     1994 and 1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``a fiscal year 
     during which the authority of the Secretary of Defense to 
     provide assistance under this section is in effect''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Termination of Authority.--The authority of the 
     Secretary of Defense to provide assistance under this section 
     terminates at the close of fiscal year 1996.''.
       (b) Program Authorities.--(1) Subsections (b)(2) and (d)(3) 
     of such section are amended by striking out ``the On-Site 
     Inspection Agency'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     Department of Defense''.
       (2) Subsection (c)(3) of such section is amended by 
     striking out ``will be counted'' and all that follows and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``will be counted as discretionary 
     spending in the national defense budget function (function 
     050).''.
       (c) Amount of Assistance.--Subsection (d) of such section 
     is amended--

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       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking out ``for fiscal year 1994'' the first 
     place it appears and all that follows through the period at 
     the end of the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``for any fiscal year shall be derived from amounts made 
     available to the Department of Defense for that fiscal 
     year.''; and
       (B) by striking out ``referred to in this paragraph''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking out ``may not exceed'' and all that follows 
     through ``1995''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, may not exceed $25,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1994, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, or $15,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1996''.

     SEC. 1223. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR ACTIVITIES 
                   ASSOCIATED WITH THE UNITED STATES-PEOPLE'S 
                   REPUBLIC OF CHINA JOINT DEFENSE CONVERSION 
                   COMMISSION.

       Funds appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal 
     year 1996 may not be obligated or expended for any activity 
     associated with the United States-People's Republic of China 
     Joint Defense Conversion Commission.

     SEC. 1224. DEFENSE EXPORT LOAN GUARANTEES.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--(1) Chapter 148 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subchapter:

            ``SUBCHAPTER VI--DEFENSE EXPORT LOAN GUARANTEES

``Sec.
``2540. Establishment of loan guarantee program.
``2540a. Transferability.
``2540b. Limitations.
``2540c. Fees charged and collected.
``2540d. Definitions.

     ``Sec. 2540. Establishment of loan guarantee program

       ``(a) Establishment.--In order to meet the national 
     security objectives in section 2501(a) of this title, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall establish a program under which 
     the Secretary may issue guarantees assuring a lender against 
     losses of principal or interest, or both principal and 
     interest, arising out of the financing of the sale or long-
     term lease of defense articles, defense services, or design 
     and construction services to a country referred to in 
     subsection (b).
       ``(b) Covered Countries.--The authority under subsection 
     (a) applies with respect to the following countries:
       ``(1) A member nation of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO).
       ``(2) A country designated as of March 31, 1995, as a major 
     non-NATO ally pursuant to section 2350a(i)(3) of this title.
       ``(3) A country that was a member nation of the Asia 
     Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) as of March 31, 1995.
       ``(c) Authority Subject to Provisions of Appropriation 
     Acts.--The Secretary may guarantee a loan under this 
     subchapter only to such extent or in such amounts as may be 
     provided in advance in appropriations Acts.

     ``Sec. 2540a. Transferability

       ``A guarantee issued under this subchapter shall be fully 
     and freely transferable.

     ``Sec. 2540b. Limitations

       ``(a) Terms and Conditions of Loan Guarantees.--In issuing 
     a guarantee under this subchapter for a medium-term or long-
     term loan, the Secretary may not offer terms and conditions 
     more beneficial than those that would be provided to the 
     recipient by the Export-Import Bank of the United States 
     under similar circumstances in conjunction with the provision 
     of guarantees for nondefense articles and services.
       ``(b) Losses Arising From Fraud or Misrepresentation.--No 
     payment may be made under a guarantee issued under this 
     subchapter for a loss arising out of fraud or 
     misrepresentation for which the party seeking payment is 
     responsible.
       ``(c) No Right of Acceleration.--The Secretary of Defense 
     may not accelerate any guaranteed loan or increment, and may 
     not pay any amount, in respect of a guarantee issued under 
     this subchapter, other than in accordance with the original 
     payment terms of the loan.

     ``Sec. 2540c. Fees charged and collected

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall charge a 
     fee (known as `exposure fee') for each guarantee issued under 
     this subchapter.
       ``(b) Amount.--To the extent that the cost of the loan 
     guarantees under this subchapter is not otherwise provided 
     for in appropriations Acts, the fee imposed under this 
     section with respect to a loan guarantee shall be fixed in an 
     amount sufficient to meet potential liabilities of the United 
     States under the loan guarantee.
       ``(c) Payment Terms.--The fee for each guarantee shall 
     become due as the guarantee is issued. In the case of a 
     guarantee for a loan which is disbursed incrementally, and 
     for which the guarantee is correspondingly issued 
     incrementally as portions of the loan are disbursed, the fee 
     shall be paid incrementally in proportion to the amount of 
     the guarantee that is issued.

     ``Sec. 2540d. Definitions

       ``In this subchapter:
       ``(1) The terms `defense article', `defense services', and 
     `design and construction services' have the meanings given 
     those terms in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2794).
       ``(2) The term `cost', with respect to a loan guarantee, 
     has the meaning given that term in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 
     U.S.C. 661a).''.
       (2) The table of subchapters at the beginning of such 
     chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``VI. Defense Export Loan Guarantees........................2540''.....

       (b) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the loan guarantee program established pursuant 
     to section 2540 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a). The report shall include--
       (1) an analysis of the costs and benefits of the loan 
     guarantee program; and
       (2) any recommendations for modification of the program 
     that the President considers appropriate, including--
       (A) any recommended addition to the list of countries for 
     which a guarantee may be issued under the program; and
       (B) any proposed legislation necessary to authorize a 
     recommended modification.

     SEC. 1225. ACCOUNTING FOR BURDENSHARING CONTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) Authority To Manage Contributions in Local Currency, 
     Etc.--Subsection (b) of section 2350j of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Accounting.--Contributions accepted under subsection 
     (a) which are not related to security assistance may be 
     accepted, managed, and expended in dollars or in the currency 
     of the host nation (or, in the case of a contribution from a 
     regional organization, in the currency in which the 
     contribution was provided). Any such contribution shall be 
     placed in an account established for such purpose and shall 
     remain available until expended for the purposes specified in 
     subsection (c). The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
     separate account for such purpose for each country or 
     regional organization from which such contributions are 
     accepted under subsection (a).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (d) of such section 
     is amended by striking out ``credited under subsection (b) to 
     an appropriation account of the Department of Defense'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``placed in an account established 
     under subsection (b)''.
       (c) Technical Amendment.--Such section is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)(1), by striking out ``a report to the 
     congressional defense committees'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``to the congressional committees specified in 
     subsection (g) a report''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Congressional Committees.--The congressional 
     committees referred to in subsection (e)(1) are--
       ``(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       ``(2) the Committee on National Security and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.

     SEC. 1226. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR EXPENSES OF 
                   RELOCATION WITHIN HOST NATION OF UNITED STATES 
                   ARMED FORCES OVERSEAS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2350k. Relocation within host nation of elements of 
       armed forces overseas

       ``(a) Authority to Accept Contributions.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may accept contributions from any nation because of 
     or in support of the relocation of elements of the armed 
     forces from or to any location within that nation. Such 
     contributions may be accepted in dollars or in the currency 
     of the host nation. Any such contribution shall be placed in 
     an account established for such purpose and shall remain 
     available until expended for the purposes specified in 
     subsection (b). The Secretary shall establish a separate 
     account for such purpose for each country from which such 
     contributions are accepted.
       ``(b) Use of Contributions.--The Secretary may use a 
     contribution accepted under subsection (a) only for payment 
     of costs incurred in connection with the relocation 
     concerning which the contribution was made. Those costs 
     include the following:
       ``(1) Design and construction services, including 
     development and review of statements of work, master plans 
     and designs, acquisition of construction, and supervision and 
     administration of contracts relating thereto.
       ``(2) Transportation and movement services, including 
     packing, unpacking, storage, and transportation.
       ``(3) Communications services, including installation and 
     deinstallation of communications equipment, transmission of 
     messages and data, and rental of transmission capability.
       ``(4) Supply and administration, including acquisition of 
     expendable office supplies, rental of office space, budgeting 
     and accounting services, auditing services, secretarial 
     services, and translation services.
       ``(5) Personnel costs, including salary, allowances and 
     overhead of employees whether full-time or part-time, 
     temporary or permanent (except for military personnel), and 
     travel and temporary duty costs.
       ``(6) All other clearly identifiable expenses directly 
     related to relocation.
       ``(c) Method of Contribution.--Contributions may be 
     accepted in any of the following forms:

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       ``(1) Irrevocable letter of credit issued by a financial 
     institution acceptable to the Treasurer of the United States.
       ``(2) Drawing rights on a commercial bank account 
     established and funded by the host nation, which account is 
     blocked such that funds deposited cannot be withdrawn except 
     by or with the approval of the United States.
       ``(3) Cash, which shall be deposited in a separate trust 
     fund in the United States Treasury pending expenditure and 
     which shall accrue interest in accordance with section 9702 
     of title 31.
       ``(d) Annual Report to Congress.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit 
     to Congress a report specifying--
       ``(1) the amount of the contributions accepted by the 
     Secretary during the preceding fiscal year under subsection 
     (a) and the purposes for which the contributions were made; 
     and
       ``(2) the amount of the contributions expended by the 
     Secretary during the preceding fiscal year and the purposes 
     for which the contributions were expended.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II 
     of chapter 138 of such title is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``2350k. Relocation within host nation of elements of armed forces 
              overseas.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Section 2350k of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on 
     October 1, 1995, and shall apply to contributions for 
     relocation of elements of the Armed Forces in or to any 
     nation received on or after such date.

     SEC. 1227. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON ABM TREATY VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) The 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty prohibits either 
     party from deploying ballistic missile early warning radars 
     except at locations along the periphery of its national 
     territory and oriented outward.
       (2) The 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty prohibits either 
     party from deploying an ABM system to defend its national 
     territory and from providing a base for any such nationwide 
     defense.
       (3) Large phased-array radars were recognized during 
     negotiation of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty as the 
     critical long lead-time element of a nationwide defense 
     against ballistic missiles.
       (4) In 1983 the United States discovered the construction, 
     in the interior of the Soviet Union near the town of 
     Krasnoyarsk, of a large phased-array radar that was judged to 
     be for ballistic missile early warning and tracking.
       (5) The Krasnoyarsk radar was certified by the Reagan 
     Administration and previous sessions of Congress as an 
     unequivocal violation by the Soviet Union of the Anti-
     Ballistic Missile Treaty.
       (6) Retired Soviet General Y.V. Votintsev, Director of the 
     Soviet National Air Defense Forces from 1967 to 1985, has 
     publicly stated that he was directed by the Chief of the 
     Soviet General staff to locate the large phased-array radar 
     at Krasnoyarsk despite the recognition that its location 
     would be a clear violation of the ABM Treaty.
       (7) General Votintsev has publicly stated that Marshal D.F. 
     Ustinov, Soviet Minister of Defense, threatened to relieve 
     from duty any Soviet officer who continued to object to the 
     construction of a large-phased array radar at Krasnoyarsk.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the government of the Soviet Union intentionally 
     violated its legal obligations under the 1972 Anti-Ballistic 
     Missile Treaty in order to advance its national security 
     interests; and
       (2) the United States should remain vigilant in ensuring 
     compliance by Russia with its arms control obligations and 
     should, when pursuing future arms control agreements with 
     Russia, bear in mind violations of arms control obligations 
     by the Soviet Union.

     SEC. 1228. REDUCTION OF UNITED STATES MILITARY FORCES IN 
                   EUROPE.

       (a) End Strength Reductions for Military Personnel in 
     Europe.--Notwithstanding section 1002(c)(1) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act, 1985 (22 U.S.C. 1928 note), but 
     subject to subsection (d), for each of fiscal years 1996, 
     1997, 1998, and 1999, the Secretary of Defense shall reduce 
     the end strength level of members of the Armed Forces of the 
     United States assigned to permanent duty ashore in European 
     member nations of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     (NATO) in accordance with subsection (b).
       (b) Reduction Formula.--
       (1) Application of formula.--For each percentage point by 
     which, as of the end of a fiscal year, the allied 
     contribution level determined under paragraph (2) is less 
     than the allied contribution goal specified in subsection 
     (c), the Secretary of Defense shall reduce the end strength 
     level of members of the Armed Forces of the United States 
     assigned to permanent duty ashore in European member nations 
     of NATO by 1,000 for the next fiscal year. The reduction 
     shall be made from the end strength level in effect, pursuant 
     to section 1002(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act, 1985 (22 U.S.C. 1928 note), and subsection (a) of this 
     section (if applicable), for the fiscal year in which the 
     allied contribution level is less than the goal specified in 
     subsection (c).
       (2) Determination of allied contribution level.--To 
     determine the allied contribution level with respect to a 
     fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall calculate the 
     aggregate amount of nonpersonnel costs for United States 
     military installations in European member nations of NATO 
     that are assumed during that fiscal year by such nations, 
     except that the Secretary may consider only those cash and 
     in-kind contributions by such nations that replace 
     expenditures that would otherwise be made by the Secretary 
     using funds appropriated or otherwise made available in 
     defense appropriations Acts.
       (c) Annual Allied Contribution Goals.--
       (1) Goals.--In continuing efforts to enter into revised 
     host-nation agreements as described in the provisions of law 
     specified in paragraph (2), the President is urged to seek to 
     have European member nations of NATO assume an increased 
     share of the nonpersonnel costs of United States military 
     installations in those nations in accordance with the 
     following timetable:
       (A) By September 30, 1996, 18.75 percent of such costs 
     should be assumed by those nations.
       (B) By September 30, 1997, 37.5 percent of such costs 
     should be assumed by those nations.
       (C) By September 30, 1998, 56.25 percent of such costs 
     should be assumed by those nations.
       (D) By September 30, 1999, 75 percent of such costs should 
     be assumed by those nations.
       (2) Specified laws.--The provisions of law referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are--
       (A) section 1301(e) of National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2545);
       (B) section 1401(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 
     1824); and
       (C) section 1304 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2890),
       (d) Exceptions.--
       (1) Minimum end strength authority.--Notwithstanding 
     reductions required pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary 
     of Defense may maintain an end strength of at least 25,000 
     members of the Armed Forces of the United States assigned to 
     permanent duty ashore in European member nations of NATO.
       (2) Waiver authority.--The President may waive operation of 
     this section if the President declares an emergency. The 
     President shall immediately inform Congress of any such 
     waiver and the reasons for the waiver.
       (e) Allocation of Force Reductions.--To the extent that 
     there is a reduction in end strength level for any of the 
     Armed Forces in European member nations of NATO in a fiscal 
     year pursuant to subsection (a)--
       (1) half of the reduction shall be used to make a 
     corresponding reduction in the authorized end strength level 
     for active duty personnel for such Armed Force for that 
     fiscal year; and
       (2) half of the reduction shall be used to make a 
     corresponding increase in permanent assignments or 
     deployments of forces in the United States or other nations 
     (other than European member nations of NATO) for each such 
     Armed Force for that fiscal year, as determined by the 
     Secretary of Defense.
       (f) Nonpersonnel Costs Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``nonpersonnel costs'', with respect to 
     United States military installations in European member 
     nations of NATO, means costs for those installations other 
     than costs paid from military personnel accounts.

     SEC. 1229. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING UNILATERAL 
                   IMPLEMENTATION OF START II TREATY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the START II Treaty has not entered into force; and
       (2) the United States is nevertheless taking unilateral 
     steps to implement the reductions in strategic forces called 
     for by that treaty.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of Defense should not implement any reduction 
     in strategic forces that is called for in the START II Treaty 
     unless and until that treaty enters into force.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``START II Treaty'' means the Treaty between the United 
     States of America and the Russian Federation on Further 
     Reduction and Limitation of Strategic Offensive Arms.

     SEC. 1230. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE CHEMICAL 
                   WEAPONS CONVENTION.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) events such as the March 1995 terrorist release of a 
     chemical nerve agent in the Tokyo subway, the threatened use 
     of chemical weapons during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, and the 
     widespread use of chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq War 
     of the 1980's are all potent reminders of the menace posed by 
     chemical weapons, of the fact that the threat of chemical 
     weapons is unappreciated and not sufficiently addressed, and 
     of the need to outlaw the development, production, and 
     possession of chemical weapons;
       (2) the Convention on the Prohibition of the Development, 
     Production, Stockpiling, and Use of Chemical Weapons and on 
     Their Destruction (hereafter in this section referred to as 
     the ``Convention'') would establish a comprehensive ban on 
     chemical weapons, and its negotiation has enjoyed strong 
     bipartisan congressional support, as well as the support of 
     the last 6 administrations, both Republican and Democratic;

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       (3) United States military authorities, including Chairman 
     of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General John Shalikashvili, have 
     stated that United States military forces will deter and 
     respond to chemical weapons threats with a robust chemical 
     defense and an overwhelming superior conventional response, 
     as demonstrated in the Persian Gulf War, and have testified 
     in support of the Convention's ratification;
       (4) the Congress in 1985 mandated the unilateral 
     destruction of the bulk of the chemical weapons stockpile of 
     the United States, and the Convention, which requires 
     participating states to destroy their chemical arsenals and 
     production facilities under international supervision, would 
     accelerate progress toward the disarmament of chemical 
     weapons in a majority of the states believed to harbor 
     chemical weapons capabilities, as this majority is among the 
     Convention's 159 signatories;
       (5) the United States chemical industry was an important 
     partner during the negotiation of the Convention, assisted in 
     crafting a reasonable, effective verification protocol, 
     participated in both United States and international trials 
     to test provisions of the Convention during its negotiation, 
     and testified in support of the Convention's ratification;
       (6) the United States intelligence community has testified 
     that the Convention will provide new and important sources of 
     information, through regular data exchanges and routine and 
     challenge inspections, to improve the ability of the United 
     States to assess the chemical weapons status in countries of 
     concern;
       (7) the Convention will gradually isolate and automatically 
     penalize states that refuse to join by preventing them from 
     gaining access to dual-use chemicals and creating a basis for 
     monitoring illegal diversions of those materials;
       (8) the Convention has not entered into force for lack of 
     the requisite number of ratifications;
       (9) the United States played a leading role in drafting the 
     Convention, and, as a global leader, must remain at the helm 
     of this effort to deter further proliferation of chemical 
     weapons and provide the legal framework that will minimize 
     the threat posed by chemical weapons;
       (10) Russia has signed the Convention, but has not yet 
     ratified it;
       (11) there have been reports by Russian sources of 
     continued Russian production and testing of chemical weapons, 
     including a statement by a spokesman of the Russian Ministry 
     of Defense on December 5, 1994, that ``We cannot say that all 
     chemical weapons production and testing has stopped 
     altogether.''; and
       (12) the Convention will impose a legally binding 
     obligation on Russia and other nations that possess chemical 
     weapons to cease offensive chemical weapons activities and to 
     destroy their chemical weapons stockpiles and production 
     facilities.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the United States should signify its commitment to 
     reducing the threat posed by chemical weapons by promptly 
     joining the 28 other nations that have ratified the 
     Convention;
       (2) both Houses of Congress should further demonstrate 
     United States preparedness to adopt the Convention by acting 
     expeditiously to pass the required implementing legislation 
     as soon as the Senate gives its advice and consent to the 
     ratification of the Convention;
       (3) both Houses of Congress should continue to lend their 
     full support for the indefinite future to programs that 
     maintain, as the Convention allows and monitors, United 
     States defensive preparedness against chemical weapons;
       (4) the United States must be prepared to exercise fully 
     its rights under the Convention, including the request of 
     challenge inspections when warranted, and to exercise 
     leadership in pursuing punitive measures against violators of 
     the Convention, when warranted;
       (5) the United States should strongly encourage full 
     implementation at the earliest possible date of the terms and 
     conditions of the United States - Russia bilateral chemical 
     weapons destruction agreement signed in 1990;
       (6) understanding that Western assistance would be helpful 
     to a successful Russian chemical weapons destruction program, 
     the United States should encourage Russia to ratify promptly 
     the Convention and implement a plan that will ensure full 
     compliance with the Convention, including the destruction of 
     chemical weapons stockpiles in accordance with the 
     Convention's time lines; and
       (7) the United States should seek to encourage other 
     nations to ratify promptly the Convention and to implement 
     faithfully all its terms and conditions.
            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996''.
                            TITLE XXI--ARMY

     SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2104(a)(1), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations inside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                     Army: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
               State                      location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Alabama...........................  Fort Rucker.........      $5,900,000
                                    Redstone Arsenal....      $5,000,000
 
Arizona...........................  Fort Huachuca.......     $18,550,000
 
California........................  Fort Irwin..........     $25,500,000
                                    Presidio of San           $3,000,000
                                     Francisco.
 
Colorado..........................  Fort Carson.........     $30,850,000
 
District of Columbia..............  Fort McNair.........     $13,500,000
 
Georgia...........................  Fort Benning........     $37,900,000
                                    Fort Gordon.........      $5,750,000
                                    Fort Stewart........      $8,400,000
 
Hawaii............................  Schofield Barracks..     $15,000,000
 
Kentucky..........................  Fort Knox...........      $5,600,000
 
Missouri..........................  Fort Leonard Wood...      $3,900,000
 
New Jersey........................  Picatinny Arsenal...      $5,500,000
 
New Mexico........................  White Sands Missile       $2,050,000
                                     Range.
 
New York..........................  Fort Drum...........     $11,450,000
                                    United States             $8,300,000
                                     Military Academy.
                                    Watervliet Arsenal..        $680,000
 
North Carolina....................  Fort Bragg..........     $29,700,000
 
Oklahoma..........................  Fort Sill...........     $14,300,000
 
South Carolina....................  Naval Weapons            $25,700,000
                                     Station, Charleston
                                    Fort Jackson........     $32,000,000
 
Texas.............................  Fort Hood...........     $32,500,000
                                    Fort Bliss..........     $56,900,000
                                    Fort Sam Houston....      $7,000,000
 
Virginia..........................  Fort Eustis.........     $16,400,000
                                    Fort Myer...........     $17,000,000
 
Washington........................  Fort Lewis..........     $32,100,000
 
CONUS Classified..................  Classified Location.      $1,900,000
 
                                      Total:............    $472,330,000
 
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       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2104(a)(2), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set 
     forth in the following table:

                     Army: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Country                     location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Korea.............................  Camp Casey..........      $4,150,000
                                    Camp Hovey..........     $13,500,000
                                    Camp Pelham.........      $5,600,000
                                    Camp Stanley........      $6,800,000
                                    Yongsan.............      $1,450,000
 
Overseas Classified...............  Classified Location.     $48,000,000
 
                                      Total:............     $79,500,000
 
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     SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Army may 
     construct or acquire family housing units (including land 
     acquisition) at the installations, for the purposes, and in 
     the amounts set forth in the following table:

                                              Army: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                          Installation                   Purpose               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Alabama.................................  Redstone Arsenal..........  118 units.................     $12,000,000
 
Kentucky................................  Fort Knox.................  262 units.................     $19,000,000
 
New York................................  United States Military      119 units.................     $16,500,000
                                           Academy, West Point......
 
Virginia................................  Fort Lee..................  135 units.................     $19,500,000
 
Washington..............................  Fort Lewis................  84 units..................     $10,800,000
 
                                                                        Total:..................     $77,800,000
 
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       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Army may carry out 
     architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design activities with respect to the construction or 
     improvement of family housing units in an amount not to 
     exceed $2,000,000.

     SEC. 2103. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
     and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriations in section 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of 
     the Army may improve existing military family housing in an 
     amount not to exceed $46,600,000.

     SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1995, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Army in the total amount of $2,167,190,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2101(a), $472,330,000.

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       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2101(b), $79,500,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor military construction projects 
     authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, 
     $9,000,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $70,778,000.
       (5) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvements of military family housing and facilities, 
     $126,400,000.
       (B) For support of military family housing (including the 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), $1,333,596,000.
       (6) For the Homeowners Assistance Program, as authorized by 
     section 2832 of title 10, United States Code, $75,586,000, to 
     remain available until expended.
       (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
     Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 
     2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost 
     variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects 
     carried out under section 2101 of this Act may not exceed the 
     total amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) of subsection (a).
                            TITLE XXII--NAVY

     SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2204(a)(1), the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations inside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                     Navy: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
               State                      location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
California........................  Marine Corps Air-         $2,490,000
                                    Marine Corps Base,       $27,584,000
                                     Camp Pendleton.....
                                    Nav Com Control &         $3,170,000
                                     Ocean Sur Cen RDT&E
                                     Div, San Diego.....
                                    Naval Air Station,        $7,600,000
                                     Lemoore............
                                    Naval Air Station,       $99,150,000
                                     North Island.......
                                    Naval Air Warfare         $3,700,000
                                     Center Weapons
                                     Division, China
                                     Lake...............
                                    Naval Air Warfare         $1,300,000
                                     Center Weapons
                                     Division, Point
                                     Mugu...............
                                    Naval Construction       $16,700,000
                                     Batallion Center,
                                     Port Hueneme.......
                                    Naval Station, San       $19,960,000
                                     Diego..............
 
Florida...........................  Naval School             $16,150,000
                                     Explosive Ordinance
                                     Disposal, Eglin Air
                                     Force Base.........
                                    Naval Technical           $2,565,000
                                     Training Center,
                                     Corry Station,
                                     Pensacola..........
 
Georgia...........................  Strategic Weapons         $2,450,000
                                     Facility, Atlantic,
                                     Kings Bay..........
                                    Marine Corps              $1,300,000
                                     Logistics Base,
                                     Albany.............
 
Hawaii............................  Intelligence Center       $2,200,000
                                     Pacific, Pearl
                                     Harbor.............
                                    Naval Com & Telecoms      $1,980,000
                                     Area MASTSTA
                                     EASTPAC, Honolulu..
                                    Naval Submarine          $22,500,000
                                     Base, Pearl Harbor.
 
Illinois..........................  Naval Training           $12,440,000
                                     Center, Great Lakes
 
Indiana...........................  Crane Naval Surface       $3,300,000
                                     Warfare Center.....
 
Maryland..........................  Naval Academy,            $3,600,000
                                     Annapolis..........
                                    Various Maryland          $1,200,000
                                     Locations..........
 
New Jersey........................  Naval Air Warfare         $1,700,000
                                     Center Aircraft
                                     Division, Lakehurst
 
North Carolina....................  Marine Corps Air         $11,430,000
                                     Station, Cherry
                                     Point..............
                                    Marine Corps Air         $14,650,000
                                     Station, New River.
                                    Marine Corps Base,       $59,300,000
                                     Camp LeJeune.......
 
Pennsylvania......................  Philadelphia Naval        $6,000,000
                                     Shipyard...........
 
South Carolina....................  Marine Corps Air         $15,000,000
                                     Station, Beaufort..
 
Texas.............................  Naval Air Station,        $4,400,000
                                     Corpus Christi.....
                                    Naval Air Station,        $2,710,000
                                     Kingsville.........
                                    Naval Station,            $2,640,000
                                     Ingleside..........
 
Virginia..........................  Fleet and Industrial      $8,390,000
                                     Supply Center,
                                     Williamsburg.......
                                    Marine Corps Combat       $3,500,000
                                     Development
                                     Command, Quantico..
                                    Naval Hospital,           $9,500,000
                                     Portsmouth.........
                                    Naval Station,           $28,580,000
                                     Norfolk............
                                    Naval Weapons             $1,300,000
                                     Station, Yorktown..
 
Washington........................  Naval Undersea            $5,300,000
                                     Warfare Center
                                     Division, Keyport..
                                    Puget Sound Naval        $19,870,000
                                     Shipyard, Bremerton
 
                                      Total:............    $445,609,000
 
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       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2204(a)(2), the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations outside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                     Navy: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Country                     location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Guam..............................  Naval Com & Telecoms      $2,250,000
                                    Navy Public Works        $16,180,000
                                     Center, Guam.......
 
Italy.............................  Naval Air Station,       $12,170,000
                                     Sigonella..........
                                    Naval Support            $24,950,000
                                     Activity, Naples...
 
Puerto Rico.......................  Naval Security Group      $2,200,000
                                     Activity, Sabana
                                     Seca...............
                                    Naval Station,           $11,500,000
                                     Roosevelt Roads....
 
                                      Total.............     $69,250,000
 
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     SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 2204(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Navy may 
     construct or acquire family housing units (including land 
     acquisition) at the installations, for the purposes, and in 
     the amounts set forth in the following table:

                                              Navy: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                          Installation                   Purpose               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
California..............................  Marine Corps Base, Camp     205 units.................     $30,080,000
                                          Marine Corps Base, Camp     Community Center..........      $1,438,000
                                           Pendleton................
                                          Marine Corps Base, Camp     Housing Office............        $707,000
                                           Pendleton................
                                          Naval Air Station, Lemoore  240 units.................     $34,900,000
                                          Pacific Missile Test        Housing Office............      $1,020,000
                                           Center, Point Mugu.......
                                          Public Works Center, San    346 units.................     $49,310,000
                                           Diego....................
 
Hawaii..................................  Naval Complex, Oahu.......  252 units.................     $48,400,000
 
Maryland................................  Naval Air Test Center,      Warehouse.................        $890,000
                                           Patuxent River...........
                                          US Naval Academy,           Housing Office............        $800,000
                                           Annapolis................
 
North Carolina..........................  Marine Corps Air Station,   Community Center..........      $1,003,000
                                           Cherry Point.............
 
Pennsylvania............................  Navy Ships Parts Control    Housing Office............        $300,000
                                           Center, Mechanicsburg....
 
Puerto Rico.............................  Naval Station, Roosevelt    Housing Office............        $710,000
                                           Roads....................
 
Virginia................................  Naval Surface Warfare       Housing Office............        $520,000
                                           Center, Dahlgren.........
                                          Public Works Center,        320 units.................     $42,500,000
                                           Norfolk..................
                                          Public Works Center,        Housing Office............      $1,390,000
                                           Norfolk..................
 
                                                                        Total:..................    $230,752,000
 
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       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2204(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Navy may carry out 
     architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design activities with respect to the construction or 
     improvement of military family housing units in an amount not 
     to exceed $24,390,000.

     SEC. 2203. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
     and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriations in section 2204(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of 
     the Navy may improve existing military family housing units 
     in an amount not to exceed $292,931,000.

     SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1994, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Navy in the total amount of $2,164,861,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2201(a), $445,609,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2201(b), $69,250,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $7,200,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $66,184,000.
       (5) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $531,289,000.
       (B) For support of military housing (including functions 
     described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $1,045,329,000.
       (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
     Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 
     2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost 
     variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects 
     carried out under section 2201 of this Act may not exceed the 
     total amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) of subsection (a).
                         TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE

     SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2304(a)(1), the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations inside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                   Air Force: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
               State                      location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Alabama...........................  Maxwell Air Force         $3,700,000
 
Alaska............................  Eielson Air Force         $3,850,000
                                     Base...............
                                    Elmendorf Air Force       $9,100,000
                                     Base...............
                                    Tin City Long Range       $2,500,000
                                     RADAR Site.........
 

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Arizona...........................  Davis-Monthan Air         $4,800,000
                                     Force Base.
                                    Luke Air Force Base.      $5,200,000
 
Arkansas..........................  Little Rock Air           $2,500,000
                                     Force Base.
 
California........................  Beale Air Force Base      $7,500,000
                                    Edwards Air Force        $33,800,000
                                     Base.
                                    Travis Air Force         $26,700,000
                                     Base.
                                    Vandenberg Air Force      $6,000,000
                                     Base.
 
Colorado..........................  Buckley Air National      $5,500,000
                                     Guard Base.
                                    Peterson Air Force        $4,390,000
                                     Base.
                                    US Air Force Academy     $12,874,000
 
Delaware..........................  Dover Air Force Base      $5,500,000
 
District of Columbia..............  Bolling Air Force        $12,100,000
                                     Base.
 
Florida...........................  Cape Canaveral Air        $1,600,000
                                     Force Station.
                                    Eglin Air Force Base     $13,500,000
                                    Tyndall Air Force         $1,200,000
                                     Base.
 
Georgia...........................  Moody Air Force Base     $19,190,000
                                    Robins Air Force          $6,900,000
                                     Base.
 
Hawaii............................  Hickam Air Force         $10,700,000
                                     Base.
 
Idaho.............................  Mountain Home Air        $18,650,000
                                     Force Base.
 
Illinois..........................  Scott Air Force Base     $12,700,000
 
Kansas............................  McConnell Air Force      $15,950,000
                                     Base.
 
Louisiana.........................  Barksdale Air Force       $2,500,000
                                     Base.
 
Maryland..........................  Andrews Air Force        $12,886,000
                                     Base.
 
Mississippi.......................  Columbus Air Force        $1,150,000
                                     Base.
                                    Keesler Air Force        $14,800,000
                                     Base.
 
Missouri..........................  Whiteman Air Force       $24,600,000
                                     Base.
 
Nevada............................  Nellis Air Force         $10,500,000
                                     Base.
 
New Jersey........................  McGuire Air Force        $21,500,000
                                     Base.
 
New Mexico........................  Cannon Air Force         $13,420,000
                                     Base.
                                    Kirtland Air Force        $9,156,000
                                     Base.
 
North Carolina....................  Pope Air Force Base.      $8,250,000
                                    Seymour Johnson Air       $7,530,000
                                     Force Base.
 
North Dakota......................  Grand Forks Air          $14,800,000
                                     Force Base.
                                    Minot Air Force Base      $1,550,000
 
Ohio..............................  Wright Patterson Air      $4,100,000
                                     Force Base.
 
Oklahoma..........................  Altus Air Force Base      $5,200,000
                                    Tinker Air Force          $5,100,000
                                     Base.
 
South Carolina....................  Charleston Air Force     $12,500,000
                                     Base.
                                    Shaw Air Force Base.      $1,300,000
 
Tennessee.........................  Arnold Air Force          $5,000,000
                                     Base.
 
Texas.............................  Dyess Air Force Base      $5,400,000
                                    Goodfellow Air Force      $1,000,000
                                     Base.
                                    Kelly Air Force Base      $3,244,000
                                    Laughlin Air Force        $1,400,000
                                     Base.
                                    Randolph Air Force        $3,100,000
                                     Base.
                                    Reese Air Force Base      $1,200,000
                                    Sheppard Air Force        $1,500,000
                                     Base.
 
Virginia..........................  Langley Air Force         $1,000,000
                                     Base.
 
Washington........................  Fairchild Air Force      $15,700,000
                                     Base.
                                    McChord Air Force         $9,900,000
                                     Base.
 
Wyoming...........................  F.E. Warren Air          $13,000,000
                                     Force Base.
 
CONUS Classified..................  Classified Location.        $700,000
 
                                      Total:............    $479,390,000
 
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       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2304(a)(2), the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real 
     property and may carry out military construction projects for 
     the installations and locations outside the United States, 
     and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                  Air Force: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
              Country                     location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Germany...........................  Spangdahlem Air Base      $8,380,000
                                    Vogelweh Annex......       2,600,000
 
Greece............................  Araxos Radio Relay         1,950,000
                                     Site.
 
Italy.............................  Aviano Air Base.....       2,350,000
                                    Ghedi Radio Relay          1,450,000
                                     Site.
 
Turkey............................  Ankara Air Station..       7,000,000
                                    Incirlik Air Base...       4,500,000
 
United Kingdom....................  Lakenheath Royal Air       1,820,000
                                     Force Base.........
                                    Mildenhall Royal Air       2,250,000
                                     Force Base.
 
Overseas Classified...............  Classified Location.      17,100,000
 
                                      Total:............     $49,400,000
 
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     SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may 
     construct or acquire family housing units (including land 
     acquisition) at the installations, for the purposes, and in 
     the amounts set forth in the following table:

                                            Air Force: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              State/Country                      Installation                   Purpose               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Alaska..................................  Elmendorf Air Force Base..  Housing Office/Maintenance      $3,000,000
 
Arizona.................................  Davis-Monthan Air Force     80 units..................       9,498,000
                                           Base.....................
 
Arkansas................................  Little Rock Air Force Base  Replace 1 General Officer          210,000
                                                                       Quarters.................
 
California..............................  Beale Air Force Base......  Family Housing Office.....         842,000
                                          Edwards Air Force Base....  127 units.................      20,750,000
                                          Vandenberg Air Force Base.  Family Housing Office.....         900,000
                                          Vandenberg Air Force Base.  143 units.................      20,200,000
 
Colorado................................  Peterson Air Force Base...  Family Housing Office.....         570,000
 
District of Columbia....................  Bolling Air Force Base....  32 units..................       4,100,000
 
Florida.................................  Eglin Air Force Base......  Family Housing Office.....         500,000
                                          Eglin Auxiliary Field 9...  Family Housing Office.....         880,000
                                          MacDill Air Force Base....  Family Housing Office.....         646,000
                                          Patrick Air Force Base....  70 units..................       7,947,000
                                          Tyndall Air Force Base....  82 units..................       9,800,000
 
Georgia.................................  Moody Air Force Base......  1 Officer & 1 General              513,000
                                                                       Officer Quarter..........
 
Guam....................................  Andersen Air Force Base...  Housing Maintenance              1,700,000
                                                                       Facility.................
 
Idaho...................................  Mountain Home Air Force     Housing Management                 844,000
                                           Base.....................   Facility.................
 
Kansas..................................  McConnell Air Force Base..  39 units..................       5,193,000
 
Louisiana...............................  Barksdale Air Force Base..  62 units..................      10,299,000
 
Massachusetts...........................  Hanscom Air Force Base....  32 units..................       4,900,000
 
Mississippi.............................  Keesler Air Force Base....  98 units..................       9,300,000
 
Missouri................................  Whiteman Air Force Base...  72 units..................       9,948,000
 
Nevada..................................  Nellis Air Force Base.....  143 Units.................      22,357,000
 
New Mexico..............................  Holloman Air Force Base...  1 General Officer Quarters         225,000
                                          Kirtland Air Force Base...  105 units.................      11,000,000
 
North Carolina..........................  Pope Air Force Base.......  104 units.................       9,984,000
                                          Seymour Johnson Air Force   1 General Officer Quarters         204,000
                                           Base.....................
 
South Carolina..........................  Shaw Air Force Base.......  Housing Maintenance                715,000
                                                                       Facility.................
 
Texas...................................  Dyess Air Force Base......  Housing Maintenance                580,000
                                                                       Facility.................
                                          Lackland Air Force Base...  67 units..................       6,200,000
                                          Sheppard Air Force Base...  Management Office.........         500,000
                                          Sheppard Air Force Base...  Housing Maintenance                600,000
                                                                       Facility.................
 
Turkey..................................  Incirlik Air Base.........  150 units.................      10,146,000
 
Washington..............................  McChord Air Force Base....  50 units..................       9,504,000
 
                                                                        Total:..................    $194,555,000
 
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       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out 
     architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design activities with respect to the construction or 
     improvement of military family housing units in an amount not 
     to exceed $8,989,000.

     SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
     and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriations in section 2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of 
     the Air Force may improve existing military family housing 
     units in an amount not to exceed $90,959,000.

     SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1995, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of the 
     Air Force in the total amount of $1,727,557,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2301(a), $479,390,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2301(b), $49,400,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $9,030,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $49,021,000.
       (5) For military housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $294,503,000.
       (B) For support of military family housing (including the 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), $846,213,000.
       (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
     Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 
     2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost 
     variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects 
     carried out under section 2301 of this Act may not exceed the 
     total amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) of subsection (a).

     SEC. 2305. RETENTION OF ACCRUED INTEREST ON FUNDS DEPOSITED 
                   FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FAMILY HOUSING, SCOTT AIR 
                   FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS.

       (a) Retention of Interest.--Section 2310 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (division 
     B of Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1874) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Retention of Interest.--Interest accrued on the funds 
     transferred to the County pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
     retained in the same account as the transferred funds

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     and shall be available to the County for the same purpose as 
     the transferred funds.''.
       (b) Limitation on Units Constructed.--Subsection (c) of 
     such section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``The number of units constructed using the transferred funds 
     (and interest accrued on these funds) may not exceed the 
     number of units of military family housing authorized for 
     Scott Air Force Base, Illinois, in section 2302(a) of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 
     (division B of Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2595).''.
       (c) Effect of Completion of Construction.--Such section is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Completion of Construction.--Upon the completion of 
     the construction authorized by this section, all funds 
     remaining from the funds transferred pursuant to subsection 
     (a) and the interest accrued on these funds shall be 
     deposited in the general fund of the Treasury of the United 
     States.''.
                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES

     SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2405(a)(1), and, in the case of the project described in 
     section 2405(b)(2), other amounts appropriated pursuant to 
     authorizations enacted after this Act for that project, the 
     Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out 
     military construction projects for the installations and 
     locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set 
     forth in the following table:

               Defense Agencies: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                       Installation or
           Agency/State                   location            Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Ballistic Missile Defense
 
Texas.............................  Fort Bliss..........     $13,600,000
 
Defense Finance & Accounting
 Service
 
Ohio..............................  Columbus Center.....     $72,403,000
 
Defense Intelligence Agency
 
District of Columbia..............  Bolling Air Force         $1,743,000
                                     Base...............
 
Defense Logistics Agency
 
Alabama...........................  Defense Distribution      $3,550,000
                                     Anniston...........
 
California........................  Defense Distribution     $15,000,000
                                     Stockton...........
                                    DFSC, Point Mugu....        $750,000
 
Delaware..........................  DFSC, Dover Air          $15,554,000
                                     Force Base.........
 
Florida...........................  DFSC, Eglin Air           $2,400,000
                                     Force Base.........
 
Louisiana.........................  DFSC, Barksdale Air      $13,100,000
                                     Force Base.........
 
New Jersey........................  DFSC, McGuire Air        $12,000,000
                                     Force Base.........
 
Pennsylvania......................  Def Distribution New      $4,600,000
                                     Cumberland--DDSP...
 
Virginia..........................  Defense Distribution     $10,400,000
                                     Depot--DDNV........
 
Defense Mapping Agency
 
Missouri..........................  Defense Mapping          $40,300,000
                                     Agency Aerospace
                                     Center.............
 
Defense Medical Facility Office
 
Arizona...........................  Luke Air Force Base.      $8,100,000
 
California........................  Fort Irwin..........      $6,900,000
                                    Marine Corps Base,        $1,700,000
                                     Camp Pendleton.....
                                    Vandenberg Air Force      $5,700,000
                                     Base...............
 
Delaware..........................  Dover Air Force Base      $4,400,000
 
Georgia...........................  Fort Benning........      $5,600,000
 
Louisiana.........................  Barksdale Air Force       $4,100,000
                                     Base...............
 
Maryland..........................  Bethesda Naval            $1,300,000
                                     Hospital...........
                                    Walter Reed Army          $1,550,000
                                     Institute of
                                     Research...........
 
Texas.............................  Fort Hood...........      $5,500,000
                                    Lackland Air Force        $6,100,000
                                     Base...............
                                    Reese Air Force Base      $1,000,000
 
Virginia..........................  Northwest Naval           $4,300,000
                                     Security Group
                                     Activity...........
 
National Security Agency
 
Maryland..........................  Fort Meade..........     $18,733,000
 
Office of the Secretary of Defense
 
 
Inside the United States..........  Classified location.     $11,500,000
 
Department of Defense Dependents
 Schools
 
Alabama...........................  Maxwell Air Force         $5,479,000
                                     Base...............
 
Georgia...........................  Fort Benning........      $1,116,000
 
South Carolina....................  Fort Jackson........        $576,000
 
Special Operations Command
 
California........................  Naval Air Station,        $5,200,000
                                     Miramar............
 
Florida...........................  Duke Field..........      $2,400,000
                                    Eglin Auxiliary          $14,150,000
                                     Field 9............
 
Louisiana.........................  Naval Support               $730,000
                                     Activity, New
                                     Orleans............
 
North Carolina....................  Fort Bragg..........     $23,800,000
 
Pennsylvania......................  Olmstead Field,           $1,643,000
                                     Harrisburg IAP.....
 
Virginia..........................  Dam Neck............      $6,100,000
                                    Naval Amphibious          $4,500,000
                                     Base, Little Creek.
 
                                      Total:............    $357,577,000
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       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2405(a)(2), the Secretary of Defense may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations outside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:

               Defense Agencies: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
          Agency/Country              Installation Name       Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Defense Logistics Agency
 
Puerto Rico.......................  Defense Fuel Support      $6,200,000
                                     Point, Roosevelt
                                     Roads..............
 
Spain.............................  DFSC Rota...........      $7,400,000
 
Defense Medical Facility Office
 
Italy.............................  Naval Support             $5,000,000
                                     Activity, Naples...
 
Department of Defense Dependents
 Schools
 
Germany...........................  Ramstein Air Force       $19,205,000
                                     Base...............
 
Italy.............................  Naval Air Station,        $7,595,000
                                     Sigonella..........
 
National Security Agency
 
United Kingdom....................  Menwith Hill Station        $677,000
 
Special Operations Command
 
Guam..............................  Naval Station, Guam.      $8,800,000
 
                                      Total:............     $54,877,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2402. FAMILY HOUSING PRIVATE INVESTMENT.

       Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 2405(a)(13)(A), the Secretary of 
     Defense may enter into agreements to construct, acquire, and 
     improve family housing units (including land acquisition) at 
     or near military installations, for the purpose of 
     encouraging private investments, in the amount of 
     $22,000,000. Amounts appropriated pursuant to such section 
     may be transferred from the Department of Defense Family 
     Housing Improvement Fund established under section 2873 of 
     title 10, United States Code, to the family housing accounts 
     of the military departments for the purpose of encouraging 
     private investments.

     SEC. 2403. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
     and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriations in section 2405(a)(13)(A), the Secretary of 
     Defense may improve existing military family housing units in 
     an amount not to exceed $3,772,000.

     SEC. 2404. ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS.

       Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 2405(a)(11), the Secretary of 
     Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under 
     section 2865 of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 2405. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1995, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of 
     Defense (other than the military departments), in the total 
     amount of $4,692,463,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2401(a), $322,574,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2401(b), $54,877,000.
       (3) For military construction projects at Portsmouth Naval 
     Hospital, Virginia, authorized by section 2401(a) of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 
     and 1991 (division B of Public Law 101-189; 103 Stat. 1640), 
     $47,900,000.
       (4) For military construction projects at Elmendorf Air 
     Force Base, Alaska, hospital replacement, authorized by 
     section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (division B of Public Law 102-484; 
     106 Stat. 2599), $28,100,000.
       (5) For military construction projects at Walter Reed Army 
     Institute of Research, Maryland, hospital replacement, 
     authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (division B of Public 
     Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2599), $27,000,000.
       (6) For military construction projects at Pine Bluff 
     Arsenal, Arkansas, authorized by section 2401(a) of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (division B of Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3040), 
     $40,000,000.
       (7) For military construction projects at Umatilla Army 
     Depot, Oregon, authorized by

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     section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public Law 103-337; 
     108 Stat. 3040), $55,000,000.
       (8) For unspecified minor construction projects under 
     section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $23,007,000.
       (9) For contingency construction projects of the Secretary 
     of Defense under section 2804 of title 10, United States 
     Code, $11,037,000.
       (10) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     State Code, $68,837,000.
       (11) For energy conservation projects authorized by section 
     2404, $50,000,000.
       (12) For base closure and realignment activities as 
     authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 
     1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 
     2687 note), $3,897,892,000.
       (13) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition and improvement of 
     military family housing and facilities, $25,772,000.
       (B) For support of military housing (including functions 
     described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $40,467,000, of which not more than $24,874,000 may be 
     obligated or expended for the leasing of military family 
     housing units worldwide.
       (b) Limitation of Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
     Notwithstanding the cost variation authorized by section 2853 
     of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost 
     variations authorized by law, the total cost of all projects 
     carried out under section 2401 of this Act may not exceed--
       (1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a); and
       (2) $35,003,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2401(a) for the construction of a center of the 
     Defense Finance and Accounting Service at Columbus, Ohio).

     SEC. 2406. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 
                   1995 PROJECTS.

       The table in section 2401 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public 
     Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3040), under the agency heading 
     relating to Chemical Weapons and Munitions Destruction, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the item relating to Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, 
     by striking out ``$3,000,000'' in the amount column and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$115,000,000''; and
       (2) in the item relating to Umatilla Army Depot, Oregon, by 
     striking out ``$12,000,000'' in the amount column and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$186,000,000''.

     SEC. 2407. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES FOR CONSTRUCTION 
                   PROJECT AT UMATILLA ARMY DEPOT, OREGON.

       None of the funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for fiscal year 1996 for the construction of a chemical 
     munitions incinerator facility at Umatilla Army Depot may be 
     obligated or expended before March 1, 1996.
      TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE

     SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS.

       The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure program as 
     provided in section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, in 
     an amount not to exceed the sum of the amount authorized to 
     be appropriated for this purpose in section 2502 and the 
     amount collected from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     as a result of construction previously financed by the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     years beginning after September 30, 1995, for contributions 
     by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, 
     United States Code, for the share of the United States of the 
     cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Infrastructure program, as authorized by section 2501, in the 
     amount of $161,000,000.
            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

     SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED GUARD AND RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 1995, for the costs of 
     acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and 
     construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces, 
     and for contributions therefor, under chapter 133 of title 
     10, United States Code (including the cost of acquisition of 
     land for those facilities), the following amounts:
       (1) For the Department of the Army--
       (A) for the Army National Guard of the United States, 
     $72,537,000; and
       (B) for the Army Reserve, $42,963,000.
       (2) For the Department of the Navy, for the Naval and 
     Marine Corps Reserve, $19,655,000.
       (3) For the Department of the Air Force--
       (A) for the Air National Guard of the United States, 
     $118,267,000; and
       (B) for the Air Force Reserve, $31,502,000.

     SEC. 2602. CORRECTION IN AUTHORIZED USES OF FUNDS FOR ARMY 
                   NATIONAL GUARD PROJECTS IN MISSISSIPPI.

       Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 2601(1)(A) of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (division 
     B of Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1878) for the addition or 
     alteration of Army National Guard Armories at various 
     locations in the State of Mississippi shall be available for 
     the addition, alteration, or new construction of armory 
     facilities and an operation and maintenance shop facility 
     (including the acquisition of land for such facilities) at 
     various locations in the State of Mississippi.
        TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 2701. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND AMOUNTS REQUIRED 
                   TO BE SPECIFIED BY LAW.

       (a) Expiration of Authorizations After Three Years.--Except 
     as provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained 
     in titles XXI through XXVI for military construction 
     projects, land acquisition, family housing projects and 
     facilities, and contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization Infrastructure program (and authorizations of 
     appropriations therefor) shall expire on the later of--
       (1) October 1, 1998; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for military construction for fiscal year 1999.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     authorizations for military construction projects, land 
     acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and 
     contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Infrastructure program (and authorizations of appropriations 
     therefor), for which appropriated funds have been obligated 
     before the later of--
       (1) October 1, 1998; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for fiscal year 1999 for military construction projects, land 
     acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or 
     contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Infrastructure program.

     SEC. 2702. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                   1993 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extensions.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 
     (division B of Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2602), 
     authorizations for the projects set forth in the tables in 
     subsection (b), as provided in section 2101, 2102, 2201, 
     2301, or 2601 of that Act, shall remain in effect until 
     October 1, 1996, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
     authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
     1997, whichever is later.
       (b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are 
     as follows:

                                 Army: Extension of 1993 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                    Installation or  location            Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Arkansas................................  Pine Bluff Arsenal........  Ammunition                     $15,000,000
 
Hawaii..................................  Schofield Barracks........  Additions and Alterations      $17,500,000
                                                                       Sewage Treatment Plant...
 
Virginia................................  Fort Pickett..............  Sewage Treatment Plant....      $5,800,000
                                                                      Family Housing (26 Units).      $2,300,000
 
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                                 Navy: Extension of 1993 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                    Installation or  location            Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
California..............................  Camp Pendleton Marine       Sewage Treatment Plant....     $19,740,000
 
Maryland................................  Patuxent River Naval        Advanced Systems               $60,990,000
                                           Warfare Center...........   Integration Facility.....
 
Mississippi.............................  Meridian Naval Air Station  Child Development Center..      $1,100,000
 
Virginia................................  Dam Neck Fleet Combat       Land Acquisition..........      $4,500,000
                                           Training Center..........
 
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                               Air Force: Extension of 1993 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
            State or country               Installation or  location            Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
District of Columbia....................  Bolling Air Force Base....  Base Engineer Complex.....      $1,300,000
 
North Carolina..........................  Pope Air Force Base.......  Munitions Storage Complex.      $4,300,000
 
Virginia................................  Langley Air Force Base....  Civil Engineer Complex....      $5,300,000
 
Guam....................................  Andersen Air Force Base...  Solid Waste Complex.......     $10,000,000
 
Portugal................................  Lajes Field...............  Water Wells...............        $865,000
                                                                      Fire Training Facility....      $1,300,000
 
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                             Army Reserve: Extension of 1993 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                            Location                     Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
West Virginia...........................  Bluefield.................  Additions and Alterations       $1,921,000
                                          Clarksburg................  Additions and Alterations       $1,156,000
                                                                       AMSA.....................
                                          Grantville................  Reserve Center/OMS........      $2,785,000
                                          Jane Lew..................  Reserve Center............      $1,566,000
                                          Lewisburg.................  Reserve Center/OMS........      $1,631,000

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                                          Weirton...................  Reserve Center/OMS........      $3,481,000
 
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                          Army National Guard: Extension of 1993 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                            Location                     Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Alabama.................................  Tuscaloosa................  Additions and Alternations        $800,000
                                          Union Springs.............  Additions and Alternations        $300,000
                                                                       Armory...................
 
New Jersey..............................  Fort Dix..................  Additions and Alternations      $4,750,000
                                                                       Armory...................
 
Oregon..................................  La Grande.................  OMS.......................        $995,000
                                                                      Armory Addition...........      $3,049,000
 
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     SEC. 2703. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                   1992 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extensions.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1992 
     (division B of Public Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 1535), 
     authorizations for the projects set forth in the tables in 
     subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 or 2601 of that 
     Act and extended by section 2702(a) of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division 
     B of Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3047), shall remain in 
     effect until October 1, 1996, or the date of the enactment of 
     an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal 
     year 1997, whichever is later.
       (b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are 
     as follows:

                                 Army: Extension of 1992 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                    Installation or  location            Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Oregon..................................  Umatilla Army Depot.......  Ammunition                      $3,600,000
                                                                      Ammunition                      $7,500,000
                                                                       Demilitarization
                                                                       Utilities................
 
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                              Army Reserve: Extension of 1992 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                            Location                     Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
Tennessee...............................  Jackson...................  Joint Training Facility...      $1,537,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                          Army National Guard: Extension of 1992 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                            Location                     Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ohio....................................  Toledo....................  Armory....................      $3,183,000
 
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     SEC. 2704. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Titles XXI, XXII, XXIII, XXIV, XXV, and XXVI shall take 
     effect on the later of--
       (1) October 1, 1995; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of this Act.
                    TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
 Subtitle A--Military Construction Program and Military Family Housing 
                                Changes

     SEC. 2801. ALTERNATIVE MEANS OF ACQUIRING AND IMPROVING 
                   MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING AND SUPPORTING 
                   FACILITIES FOR THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Findings and Purpose.--(1) Congress finds the 
     following:
       (A) Adequate military family housing is essential to the 
     retention of well-trained and professional members of the 
     Armed Forces.
       (B) Current military family housing is in many 
     circumstances substandard, inadequately maintained, or 
     obsolete. Of the more than 375,000 military families living 
     on military installations, two-thirds of such families reside 
     in unsuitable quarters.
       (C) Traditional military construction techniques are 
     frequently lengthy and more expensive than commercial 
     methods. At current appropriation levels, modernization of 
     military family housing located on military installations 
     could require more than 30 years to accomplish.
       (D) A combination of private housing capital and commercial 
     construction techniques could help to alleviate the shortage 
     of suitable military family housing in a far more timely and 
     cost effective manner.
       (2) It is the purpose of this section to obtain new and 
     improved military family housing and ancillary supporting 
     facilities for the Armed Forces using private capital and 
     expertise.
       (b) Alternative Provision of Housing and Facilities.--(1) 
     Chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subchapter:

   ``SUBCHAPTER IV--ALTERNATIVE PROVISION OF MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING

``Sec.
``2871. Definitions.
``2872. General limitations and authorities.
``2873. Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund.
``2875. Housing finance and acquisition authorities.
``2876. Expiration of authority.

     ``Sec. 2871. Definitions

       ``In this subchapter:
       ``(1) The term `construction' means the construction of 
     additional units of military family housing and ancillary 
     supporting facilities or the replacement or renovation of 
     existing units or ancillary supporting facilities.
       ``(2) The term `ancillary supporting facilities' means 
     facilities related to military family housing, such as day 
     care centers, community centers, housing offices, maintenance 
     complexes, tot lots, and parks. Such term does not include 
     commercial facilities that could not otherwise be constructed 
     using funds appropriated to the Department of Defense.
       ``(3) The term `contract' includes any contract, lease, or 
     other agreement entered into under the authority of this 
     subchapter.
       ``(4) The term `Fund' means the Department of Defense 
     Family Housing Improvement Fund established under section 
     2873(a) of this title.

     ``Sec. 2872. General limitations and authorities

       ``(a) Use of Authorities.--The Secretary concerned may use 
     the authorities provided by this subchapter, singly or in 
     conjunction with other authorities provided under this 
     chapter, to help meet the military family housing needs of 
     members of the armed forces and the dependents of such 
     members at military installations at which there is a 
     shortage of suitable housing for members and their 
     dependents.
       ``(b) Term.--Subject to section 2873(d)(2) of this title, a 
     contract entered into under this subchapter may be for such 
     term as the Secretary concerned considers to be in the best 
     interests of the United States.
       ``(c) Phased Occupancy.--A contract under this subchapter 
     may provide for phased occupancy of completed family housing 
     units under one or more interim leases during the period of 
     the construction or renovation of the housing units. In no 
     case shall any such interim lease extend beyond the 
     construction or renovation period.
       ``(d) Unit Size and Type.--Section 2826 of this title shall 
     not apply to military family housing units acquired or 
     constructed under this subchapter, except that room and floor 
     area size of such housing units should generally be 
     comparable to private sector housing available in the same 
     locality. When acquiring existing family housing in lieu of 
     construction under section 2824 of this title, the Secretary 
     concerned may vary the number of types of units to be 
     acquired as long as the total number of units is 
     substantially the same as authorized by law.
       ``(e) Location.--The Secretary concerned may use the 
     authorities provided under this subchapter to acquire or 
     construct military family housing units and ancillary 
     supporting facilities in the United States, the Commonwealth 
     of Puerto Rico, and in any territory or possession of the 
     United States.
       ``(f) Notification Required for Contracts.--The Secretary 
     concerned may not enter into a contract under this subchapter 
     until after the end of the 21-day period beginning on the 
     date the Secretary concerned submits to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress written notice of the nature and terms 
     of the contract.
       ``(g) Assignments.--The Secretary concerned may assign 
     members of the armed forces to any military family housing 
     obtained using the authorities provided in this subchapter in 
     accordance with section 403(b) of title 37.
       ``(h) Allotments.--The Secretary concerned may require a 
     member of the armed forces to pay rent by allotment as a 
     condition of occupying military family housing obtained using 
     the authorities provided in this subchapter.
       ``(i) Supporting Facilities.--Any contract entered into 
     under this subchapter may include provisions for the 
     construction or acquisition of ancillary supporting 
     facilities.
       ``(j) Authority To Lease or Sell Land, Housing, and 
     Supporting Facilities.--(1) The Secretary concerned may lease 
     or sell land, housing, and ancillary supporting facilities 
     under the jurisdiction of the Secretary for the purpose of 
     providing additional military family housing or improving 
     existing military family housing under this subchapter, 
     except that the authority to lease or sell real property 
     under this subchapter shall not extend to property located at 
     a military installation approved for closure.
       ``(2) A sale or lease under this subsection may be made for 
     such consideration and upon such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary concerned shall determine to be consistent with the 
     purposes of this subchapter and the public interest. The 
     acreage and legal description of any property leased or 
     conveyed under this subsection shall be determined by a 
     survey satisfactory to the Secretary concerned.
       ``(3) Section 2667 of this title, the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471), section 
     501 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 
     U.S.C. 11411), and section 321 of the Act of June 30, 1932 
     (47 Stat. 412) shall not apply to leases and sales under this 
     subsection.
       ``(4) As part or all of the consideration for the sale or 
     lease of property under this subsection, the Secretary 
     concerned shall require an ancillary agreement under which 
     the person receiving the property agrees to give priority to 
     military members and their dependents in the leasing of 
     existing or new housing units under the control or provided 
     by the person. Such agreements may provide for the payment by 
     the Secretary concerned of security or damage deposits.

     ``Sec. 2873. Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement 
       Fund

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established on the 
     books of the Treasury an ac

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     count to be known as the Department of Defense Family Housing 
     Improvement Fund, which shall be administered by the 
     Secretary of Defense as a single account. Amounts in the Fund 
     shall be available without fiscal year limitation.
       ``(b) Deposits.--There shall be deposited into the Fund the 
     following:
       ``(1) Amounts authorized for and appropriated into the 
     Fund.
       ``(2) Subject to subsection (c), any amounts that the 
     Secretary of Defense may transfer to the Fund from amounts 
     appropriated to the Department of Defense for construction of 
     military family housing.
       ``(3) Proceeds received from the conveyance or lease of 
     real property under section 2872(j) of this title, income 
     from operations conducted under this subchapter, including 
     refunds of deposits, and any return of capital or return on 
     investments entered into under this subchapter.
       ``(c) Notification Required for Transfers.--A transfer of 
     appropriated amounts to the Fund under subsection (b)(2) may 
     be made only after the end of the 30-day period beginning on 
     the date the Secretary of Defense submits written notice of, 
     and justification for, the transfer to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress.
       ``(d) Use of Funds.--(1) In such total amount as is 
     provided in advance in appropriation Acts, the Secretary of 
     Defense may use amounts in the Fund for alternative means of 
     financing military family housing and ancillary supporting 
     facilities as authorized in this subchapter.
       ``(2) The Secretary may not enter into a contract under 
     this subchapter unless the Fund contains sufficient amounts, 
     as of the time the contract is entered into, to satisfy the 
     total obligations to be incurred by the United States under 
     the contract.
       ``(3) The total value in budget authority of all contracts 
     and investments undertaken using the authorities provided in 
     the subchapter shall not exceed $1,000,000,000.
       ``(e) Loans and Loan Guarantees.--Loans and loan guarantees 
     may be entered into under this subchapter only to the extent 
     that appropriations of budget authority to cover their costs 
     (as defined in section 502(5) of the Federal Credit Reform 
     Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5))) are made in advance, or 
     authority is otherwise provided in appropriations Acts.
       ``(f) Annual Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress an annual report 
     detailing the expenditures from and deposits into the Fund 
     during the preceding year and the utilization and 
     effectiveness of the authorities provided by this subchapter. 
     The Secretary shall submit the report at the same time that 
     the President submits the budget to Congress under section 
     1105 of title 31.

     ``Sec. 2875. Housing finance and acquisition authorities

       ``(a) Guarantees.--(1) The Secretary concerned may enter 
     into contracts that provide for guarantees, insurance, or 
     other contingent payments to owners, mortgagors, or assignees 
     of housing units and ancillary supporting facilities that are 
     made available for use by members of the armed forces.
       ``(2) Contingencies under which payments may be made under 
     such a contract include the following:
       ``(A) A failure to pay interest or principal on mortgages, 
     generally or as a result of a base closure or realignment, a 
     reduction in force, an extended deployment of assigned 
     forces, or similar contingencies.
       ``(B) A failure to achieve specified occupancy levels of, 
     or rental income from, housing units covered by a contract.
       ``(3) Such contracts may be on such terms and conditions as 
     the Secretary concerned considers necessary or desirable to 
     induce the provision of housing and ancillary supporting 
     facilities, whether by acquisition or construction, for use 
     by members of the armed forces, and to protect the financial 
     interests of the United States.
       ``(b) Leases.--The Secretary concerned may enter into a 
     contract for the lease of housing units to be acquired or 
     constructed on or near a military installation. Such a 
     contract may provide for the owner of the property to operate 
     and maintain the facilities.
       ``(c) Differential Payments.--In entering into contracts 
     under this subchapter, the Secretary concerned may make a 
     differential payment in addition to rental payments made by 
     individual members.
       ``(d) Investments.--(1) The Secretary concerned may make 
     investments in nongovernmental entities involved in the 
     acquisition or construction of housing and ancillary 
     supporting facilities on or near a military installation for 
     such consideration and upon such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary concerned determines to be consistent with the 
     purposes of this subchapter and the public interest.
       ``(2) Such investments may take the form of limited 
     partnership interests, stock, debt instruments, or a 
     combination thereof.
       ``(3) The investment made by the Secretary concerned in an 
     acquisition or construction project under this subsection, 
     whether the investment is in the form of cash, land or 
     buildings under section 2872(j) of this title, or other form, 
     may not exceed 35 percent of the capital costs of the 
     acquisition or construction project.
       ``(e) Collateral Incentive Agreements.--The Secretary 
     concerned may also enter into collateral incentive agreements 
     in connection with investments made under subsection (d) to 
     ensure that a suitable preference will be afforded members of 
     the armed forces to lease or purchase, at affordable rates, a 
     reasonable number of the housing units covered by the 
     investment contract.

     ``Sec. 2876. Expiration of authority

       ``The authority of the Secretaries concerned to enter into 
     contracts and partnerships and to make investments under this 
     subchapter shall expire on September 30, 2000.''.
       (2) The table of subchapters at the beginning of chapter 
     169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to subchapter III the following new 
     item:

   ``iv. Alternative Provision of Military Family Housing.....  2871''.

     SEC. 2802. INCLUSION OF OTHER ARMED FORCES IN NAVY PROGRAM OF 
                   LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS WITH PRIVATE DEVELOPERS 
                   FOR MILITARY HOUSING.

       (a) Expanded Authority for Housing Partnerships.--(1) 
     Subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, 
     as added by section 2801, is amended by inserting after 
     section 2873 the following new section:

     Sec. ``2874. Limited partnerships with private developers of 
       housing

       ``(a) Limited Partnerships.--In order to meet the housing 
     requirements of members of the armed forces, and the 
     dependents of such members, at a military installation 
     described in section 2872(a) of this title, the Secretary 
     concerned may enter into a limited partnership with one or 
     more private developers to encourage the construction of 
     housing and ancillary supporting facilities within commuting 
     distance of the installation. Section 2875(d) of this title 
     shall apply with respect to the investments the Secretary 
     concerned may make toward development costs under a limited 
     partnership.
       ``(b) Collateral Incentive Agreements.--The Secretary 
     concerned may also enter into collateral incentive agreements 
     with private developers who enter into a limited partnership 
     under subsection (a) to ensure that, where appropriate--
       ``(1) a suitable preference will be afforded members of the 
     armed forces in the lease or purchase, as the case may be, of 
     a reasonable number of the housing units covered by the 
     limited partnership; or
       ``(2) the rental rates or sale prices, as the case may be, 
     for some or all of such units will be affordable for such 
     members.
       ``(c) Selection of Investment Opportunities.--(1) The 
     Secretary concerned shall use publicly advertised, 
     competitively bid or competitively negotiated, contracting 
     procedures, as provided in chapter 137 of this title, to 
     enter into limited partnerships under subsection (a).
       ``(2) When a decision is made by the Secretary concerned to 
     enter into a limited partnership under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall submit a report in writing to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress on that decision. Each such report 
     shall include the justification for the limited partnership, 
     the terms and conditions of the limited partnership, a 
     description of the development costs for projects under the 
     limited partnership, and a description of the share of such 
     costs to be incurred by the Secretary concerned. The 
     Secretary concerned may then enter into the limited 
     partnership only after the end of the 21-day period beginning 
     on the date the report is received by such committees.
       ``(d) Housing Investment Boards.--(1) Each Secretary 
     concerned shall establish a housing investment board, which 
     shall have the duties--
       ``(A) of advising the Secretary concerned regarding those 
     proposed limited partnerships under subsection (a), if any, 
     that are financially and otherwise sound investments for 
     meeting the objectives of this section;
       ``(B) of administering amounts in the Account established 
     under section 2873 of this title that are made available to 
     the Secretary concerned to carry out this section; and
       ``(C) of performing such other tasks as the Secretary 
     concerned determines to be necessary and appropriate to 
     assist the Secretary to carry out the duties of the Secretary 
     under this section.
       ``(2) A housing investment board shall be composed of seven 
     members appointed for a two-year term by the Secretary 
     concerned. Among such members, the Secretary concerned may 
     appoint two persons from the private sector who have 
     knowledge and experience in the financing and the 
     construction of housing. The Secretary concerned shall 
     designate one of the members as chairperson.
       ``(3) Members of a housing investment board, other than 
     those members regularly employed by the Federal Government, 
     may be paid while attending meetings of the board or 
     otherwise serving at the request of the Secretary concerned, 
     compensation at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the 
     minimum annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5 for each day 
     (including travel time) during which the member is engaged in 
     the actual performance of duties vested in the board. Members 
     shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of 
     title 5.
       ``(4) The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
     shall not apply to the housing investment boards.
       ``(5) The housing investment boards shall terminate on 
     September 30, 2000.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
     subchapter is amended by inserting

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     after the item relating to section 2873 the following new 
     item:

``2874. Limited partnerships with private developers of housing.''.
       (b) Proceeds from Participation in Partnerships.--Section 
     2873(b) of title 10, United States Code, as added by section 
     2801, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Proceeds received by the Secretary concerned from the 
     repayment of investments or profits on investments of the 
     Secretary under section 2874(a) of this title.''.
       (c) Conforming Repeal.--(1) Section 2837 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is repealed. The repeal of such section 
     shall not be construed to affect the validity or terms of any 
     limited partnership or collateral incentive agreement entered 
     into by the Secretary of the Navy under such section before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act. Amounts in the Navy 
     Housing Investment Account shall be transferred to the 
     Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund 
     established under section 2873 of such title, as added by 
     section 2801.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II 
     of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out the item relating to section 2837.

     SEC. 2803. SPECIAL UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION THRESHOLDS 
                   FOR PROJECTS TO CORRECT LIFE, HEALTH, AND 
                   SAFETY DEFICIENCIES AND CLARIFICATION OF 
                   UNSPECIFIED MINOR CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY.

       (a) Special Thresholds.--Section 2805 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``However, if the military 
     construction project is intended solely to correct a life, 
     health, or safety deficiency, a minor military construction 
     project may have an approved cost equal to or less than 
     $3,000,000.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking out ``not more than 
     $300,000.'' and inserting in lieu thereof the following: 
     ``not more than--
       ``(A) $1,000,000, in the case of an unspecified military 
     construction project intended solely to correct a life, 
     health, or safety deficiency; or
       ``(B) $300,000, in the case of other unspecified military 
     construction projects.''.
       (b) Description of Minor Construction.--Subsection (a)(1) 
     of such section is further amended by striking out ``(1) that 
     is for a single undertaking at a military installation, and 
     (2)''.

     SEC. 2804. DISPOSITION OF AMOUNTS RECOVERED AS A RESULT OF 
                   DAMAGE TO REAL PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 165 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 2781 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2782. Damage to real property: disposition of amounts 
       recovered

       ``Except as provided in section 2775 of this title, amounts 
     recovered for damage caused to real property under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department or, 
     with respect to the Defense Agencies, under the jurisdiction 
     of the Secretary of Defense shall be credited to the account 
     available for the repair or replacement of the real property 
     at the time of recovery. In such amounts as are provided in 
     advance in appropriation Acts, amounts so credited shall be 
     available for use for the same purposes and under the same 
     circumstances as other funds in the account.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 2781 the following new item:

``2782. Damage to real property: disposition of amounts recovered.''.

     SEC. 2805. RENTAL OF FAMILY HOUSING IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       Section 2828(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking out ``300 units'' in the first sentence and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``450 units''; and
       (B) by striking out ``220 such units'' in the second 
     sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``350 such units''; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``300 units'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``450 units''.

     SEC. 2806. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE INTEREST RATE BUY DOWN 
                   AUTHORITY ON LOANS FOR HOUSING WITHIN HOUSING 
                   SHORTAGE AREAS AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Military Housing Assistance Act of 1995''.
       (b) Mortgage Assistance Payment Authority of the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs.--(1) Chapter 37 of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3707 the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 3708. Authority to buy down interest rates: pilot 
       program

       ``(a) In order to enable the purchase of housing in areas 
     where the supply of suitable military housing is inadequate, 
     the Secretary may conduct a pilot program under which the 
     Secretary may make periodic or lump sum assistance payments 
     on behalf of an eligible veteran for the purpose of buying 
     down the interest rate on a loan to that veteran that is 
     guaranteed under this chapter for a purpose described in 
     paragraph (1), (2), (3), (6), or (10) of section 3710(a).
       ``(b) An individual is an eligible veteran for the purposes 
     of this section if--
       ``(1) the individual is a veteran, as defined in section 
     3701(b)(4) of this title, or is on active Guard and Reserve 
     duty, as defined by section 101(d) of title 10;
       ``(2) the individual submits an application for a loan 
     guaranteed under this chapter within one year of an 
     assignment of the individual to duty at a military 
     installation in the United States designated by the Secretary 
     of Defense as a housing shortage area;
       ``(3) at the time the loan referred to in subsection (a) is 
     made, the individual is an enlisted member, warrant officer, 
     or an officer (other than a warrant officer) at a pay grade 
     of O-3 or below;
       ``(4) the individual has not previously used any of the 
     individual's entitlement to housing loan benefits under this 
     chapter; and
       ``(5) the individual receives comprehensive prepurchase 
     counseling from the Secretary (or the designee of the 
     Secretary) before making application for a loan guaranteed 
     under this chapter.
       ``(c) Loans with respect to which the Secretary may 
     exercise the buy down authority under subsection (a) shall--
       ``(1) provide for a buy down period of not more than three 
     years in duration;
       ``(2) specify the maximum and likely amounts of increases 
     in mortgage payments that the loans would require; and
       ``(3) be subject to such other terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary may prescribe by regulation.
       ``(d) The Secretary shall promulgate underwriting standards 
     for loans for which the interest rate assistance payments may 
     be made under subsection (a). Such standards shall be based 
     on the interest rate for the second year of the loan.
       ``(e) The Secretary or lender shall provide comprehensive 
     prepurchase counseling to eligible veterans explaining the 
     features of interest rate buy downs under subsection (a), 
     including a hypothetical payment schedule that displays the 
     increases in monthly payments to the mortgagor over the first 
     five years of the mortgage term. For the purposes of this 
     subsection, the Secretary may assign personnel to military 
     installations referred to in subsection (b)(2).
       ``(f) There is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 
     annually to carry out this section.
       ``(g) The Secretary may not guarantee a loan under this 
     chapter after September 30, 1998, on which the Secretary is 
     obligated to make payments under this section.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 37 of 
     title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 3707 to following new item:

``3708. Authority to buy down interest rates: pilot program.''.
       (c) Authority of Secretary of Defense.--
       (1) Reimbursement for buy down costs.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall reimburse the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
     amounts paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     mortgagees under section 3708 of title 38, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Designation of housing shortage areas.--For purposes of 
     section 3708 of title 38, United States Code, the Secretary 
     of Defense may designate as a housing shortage area a 
     military installation in the United States at which the 
     Secretary determines there is a shortage of suitable housing 
     to meet the military family needs of members of the Armed 
     Forces and the dependents of such members.
       (3) Report.--Not later than six months after September 30, 
     1998, the Secretary shall submit a report to Congress 
     regarding the effectiveness in providing housing to members 
     of the Armed Forces and their dependents through the 
     provisions of this subsection and section 3708 of title 38, 
     United States Code.
       (4) Earmark.--Of the amount provided in section 
     2405(a)(13)(B), $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 shall be 
     available to carry out this subsection.
       (5) Sunset.--This subsection shall not apply with respect 
     to housing loans guaranteed after September 30, 1998, for 
     which assistance payments are paid under section 3708 of 
     title 38, United States Code.
                Subtitle B--Base Closure and Realignment

     SEC. 2811. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER PROPERTY AT MILITARY 
                   INSTALLATIONS TO BE CLOSED TO PERSONS WHO 
                   CONSTRUCT OR PROVIDE MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Base Closures Under 1988 Act.--Section 204 of the 
     Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act (title II of Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 
     2687 note) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Transfer Authority in Connection With Construction or 
     Provision of Military Family Housing.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary may enter into an agreement to 
     transfer by deed real property or facilities located at an 
     installation closed or to be closed under this title with any 
     person who agrees, in exchange for the real property or 
     facilities, to transfer to the Secretary housing units that 
     are constructed or provided by the person and located at or 
     near a military installation at which there is a shortage of 
     suitable housing to meet the requirements of members of the 
     Armed Forces and their dependents. The Secretary may not 
     select real property for transfer under this paragraph if the 
     property is identified in the redevelopment plan for the 
     installation as items essential to the reuse or redevelopment 
     of the installation.
       ``(2) A transfer of real property or facilities may be made 
     under paragraph (1) only if--
       ``(A) the fair market value of the housing units to be 
     received by the Secretary in ex

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     change for the property or facilities to be transferred is 
     equal to or greater than the fair market value of such 
     property or facilities, as determined by the Secretary; or
       ``(B) the recipient of the property or facilities agrees to 
     pay to the Secretary the difference between the fair market 
     values if the fair market value of the housing units is lower 
     than the fair market value of the property or facilities to 
     be transferred.
       ``(3) Notwithstanding section 207(a)(7), the Secretary 
     shall deposit funds received under paragraph (2)(B) in the 
     Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund 
     established under section 2873(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       ``(4) The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report describing each agreement 
     proposed to be entered into under paragraph (1), including 
     the consideration to be received by the United States under 
     the agreement. The Secretary may not enter into the agreement 
     until the end of the 21-day period beginning on the date the 
     appropriate committees of Congress receive the report 
     regarding the agreement.
       ``(5) The Secretary may require any additional terms and 
     conditions in connection with an agreement authorized by this 
     subsection as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
     the interests of the United States.''.
       (b) Base Closures Under 1990 Act.--Section 2905 of the 
     Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of 
     title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Transfer Authority in Connection With Construction or 
     Provision of Military Family Housing.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary may enter into an agreement to 
     transfer by deed real property or facilities located at an 
     installation closed or to be closed under this part with any 
     person who agrees, in exchange for the real property or 
     facilities, to transfer to the Secretary housing units that 
     are constructed or provided by the person and located at or 
     near a military installation at which there is a shortage of 
     suitable housing to meet the requirements of members of the 
     Armed Forces and their dependents. The Secretary may not 
     select real property for transfer under this paragraph if the 
     property is identified in the redevelopment plan for the 
     installation as items essential to the reuse or redevelopment 
     of the installation.
       ``(2) A transfer of real property or facilities may be made 
     under paragraph (1) only if--
       ``(A) the fair market value of the housing units to be 
     received by the Secretary in exchange for the property or 
     facilities to be transferred is equal to or greater than the 
     fair market value of such property or facilities, as 
     determined by the Secretary; or
       ``(B) the recipient of the property or facilities agrees to 
     pay to the Secretary the difference between the fair market 
     values if the fair market value of the housing units is lower 
     than the fair market value of the property or facilities to 
     be transferred.
       ``(3) Notwithstanding section 2906(a)(2), the Secretary 
     shall deposit funds received under paragraph (2)(B) in the 
     Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund 
     established under section 2873(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       ``(4) The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report describing each agreement 
     proposed to be entered into under paragraph (1), including 
     the consideration to be received by the United States under 
     the agreement. The Secretary may not enter into the agreement 
     until the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date the 
     appropriate committees of Congress receive the report 
     regarding the agreement.
       ``(5) The Secretary may require any additional terms and 
     conditions in connection with an agreement authorized by this 
     subsection as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
     the interests of the United States.''.
       (c) Regulations.--Not later than nine months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out subsection 
     (e) of section 204 of the Defense Authorization Amendments 
     and Base Closure and Realignment Act (title II of Public Law 
     100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), as added by subsection (a), 
     and subsection (f) of section 2905 of the Defense Base 
     Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of 
     Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), as added by 
     subsection (b).

     SEC. 2812. DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS FROM LEASES OF PROPERTY 
                   LOCATED AT INSTALLATIONS BEING CLOSED OR 
                   REALIGNED.

       (a) Exception to Existing Requirements.--Section 2667(d) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by inserting ``or (5)'' after 
     ``paragraph (4)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Money rentals received by the United States from a 
     lease under subsection (f) shall be deposited into the 
     relevant account established under section 207(a) of the 
     Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) or 
     section 2906(a) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
     Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note).''.
       (b) Corresponding Amendments to Base Closure Laws.--(1) 
     Section 207(a) of the Defense Authorization Amendments and 
     Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking out ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (ii) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph 
     (C) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) proceeds from leases of property under section 
     2667(f) of title 10, United States Code, at a military 
     installation to be closed or realigned under this title.''; 
     and
       (B) in paragraph (7), by striking out ``transfer or 
     disposal'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``lease, transfer, 
     or disposal''.
       (2) Section 2906(a)(2) of the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 
     101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2867 note) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking out ``transfer or 
     disposal'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``lease, transfer, 
     or disposal''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking out ``transfer or 
     disposal'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``lease, transfer, 
     or disposal''.

     SEC. 2813. AGREEMENTS FOR CERTAIN SERVICES AT INSTALLATIONS 
                   BEING CLOSED.

       (a) Closures Under 1988 Act.--Section 204(b)(8) of the 
     Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is 
     amended by striking out subparagraph (A) and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) Subject to subparagraph (C), the Secretary may enter 
     into agreements (including contracts, cooperative agreements, 
     or other arrangements for reimbursement) with local 
     governments for the provision of police or security services, 
     fire protection services, airfield operation services, or 
     other community services by such governments at military 
     installations to be closed under this title if the Secretary 
     determines that the provision of such services under such an 
     agreement is in the best interests of the Department of 
     Defense.''.
       (b) Closures Under 1990 Act.--Section 2905(b)(8) of the 
     Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of 
     title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2867 note) is 
     amended by striking out subparagraph (A) and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) Subject to subparagraph (C), the Secretary may enter 
     into agreements (including contracts, cooperative agreements, 
     or other arrangements for reimbursement) with local 
     governments for the provision of police or security services, 
     fire protection services, airfield operation services, or 
     other community services by such governments at military 
     installations to be closed under this part if the Secretary 
     determines that the provision of such services under such an 
     agreement is in the best interests of the Department of 
     Defense.''.

     SEC. 2814. REMOVAL OF BASE CLOSURE PROPERTIES FROM 
                   APPLICATION OF SECTION 501 OF THE STEWART B. 
                   MCKINNEY HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT.

       (a) Closures Under 1988 Act.--(1) Section 204(b) of the 
     Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is 
     amended by striking out paragraph (6) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411) shall not apply with respect 
     to the transfer or disposal of real property located at 
     military installations closed or realigned under this 
     title.''.
       (b) Closures Under 1990 Act.--(1) Section 2905(b) of the 
     Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of 
     title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is 
     amended by striking out paragraphs (6) and (7) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411) shall not apply with respect 
     to the transfer or disposal of real property located at 
     military installations closed or realigned under this 
     part.''.
                 Subtitle C--Land Conveyances Generally

     SEC. 2821. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION, FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS.

       (a) Transfer of Land for National Cemetery.--The Secretary 
     of the Army may transfer, without reimbursement, to the 
     administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs a parcel of real property (including any improvements 
     thereon) consisting of approximately 53 acres and comprising 
     a portion of Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
       (b) Use of Land.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     use the real property transferred under subsection (a) as a 
     national cemetery under chapter 24 of title 38, United States 
     Code.
       (c) Return of Unused Land.--If the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs determines that any portion of the real property 
     transferred under subsection (a) is not needed for use as a 
     national cemetery, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     return such portion to the administrative jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of the Army.
       (d) Legal Description.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be transferred under this 
     section shall be determined by surveys that are satisfactory 
     to the Secretary of the Army. The cost of such surveys shall 
     be borne by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the transfer under this section as the 
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     priate to protect the interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2822. LAND ACQUISITION OR EXCHANGE, SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, 
                   SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA.

       (a) Land Acquisition.--By means of an exchange of property, 
     acceptance as a gift, or other means that does not require 
     the use of appropriated funds, the Secretary of the Air Force 
     may acquire all right, title, and interest in and to a parcel 
     of real property (together with any improvements thereon) 
     consisting of approximately 1,100 acres and located adjacent 
     to the eastern end of Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, 
     and extending to Stamey Livestock Road in Sumter County, 
     South Carolina.
       (b) Land Exchange Authorized.--For purposes of acquiring 
     the real property described in subsection (a), the Secretary 
     may participate in a land exchange and convey all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 
     of real property in the possession of the Air Force if--
       (1) the Secretary determines that the land exchange is in 
     the best interests of the Air Force; and
       (2) the fair market value of the Air Force parcel to be 
     conveyed does not exceed the fair market value of the parcel 
     to be acquired.
       (c) Determinations of Fair Market Value.--The Secretary 
     shall determine the fair market value of the parcels of real 
     property to be conveyed pursuant to subsections (a) and (b). 
     Such determinations shall be final.
       (d) Descriptions of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     descriptions of the parcels of real property to be conveyed 
     pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) shall be determined by 
     surveys that are satisfactory to the Secretary.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the acquisition under subsection (a) or conveyance under 
     subsection (b) as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     protect the interests of the United States.
       (f) Reversion of Gift Conveyance.--If the Secretary 
     acquires the real property described in subsection (a) by way 
     of gift, the Secretary may accept in the deed of conveyance 
     terms or conditions that require that the land be reconveyed 
     to the donor, or the heirs of the donor, if Shaw Air Force 
     Base ceases operations and is closed.

     SEC. 2823. TRANSFER OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT NAVAL WEAPONS 
                   INDUSTRIAL RESERVE PLANT, CALVERTON, NEW YORK, 
                   FOR USE AS NATIONAL CEMETERY.

       (a) Transfer Authorized.--Notwithstanding section 2854 of 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1993 (division B of Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2626), the 
     Secretary of the Navy may transfer, without reimbursement, to 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a parcel of real property 
     consisting of approximately 150 acres located adjacent to the 
     Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, New York, and 
     comprising a portion of the buffer zone of the Naval Weapons 
     Industrial Reserve Plant, Calverton.
       (b) Use of Property.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall use the real property transferred under subsection (a) 
     as an addition to the Calverton National Cemetery and 
     administer such real property pursuant to chapter 24 of title 
     38, United States Code.
       (c) Surveys.--The cost of any surveys necessary for the 
     transfer of jurisdiction of the real property described in 
     subsection (a) from the Secretary of the Navy to the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall be borne by the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs.

     SEC. 2824. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT ORD, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to the City of Seaside, California (in this section 
     referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to a parcel of real property 
     (including improvements thereon) consisting of approximately 
     477 acres located in Monterey County, California, and 
     comprising a portion of the former Fort Ord Military Complex. 
     The real property to be conveyed to the City includes the two 
     Fort Ord Golf Courses, Black Horse and Bayonet, and the Hayes 
     Housing Facilities.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance of 
     the real property and improvements under subsection (a), the 
     City shall pay to the United States an amount equal to the 
     fair market value of the property to be conveyed, as 
     determined by the Secretary under such terms and conditions 
     as are determined to be fair and equitable to both parties.
       (c) Use and Deposit of Proceeds.--(1) From the funds paid 
     by the City under subsection (b), the Secretary shall deposit 
     in the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund Account of the 
     Department of the Army an amount equal to the portion of such 
     funds corresponding to the fair market value of the two Fort 
     Ord Golf Courses conveyed under subsection (a), as 
     established under subsection (b).
       (2) The Secretary shall deposit the balance of the funds 
     paid by the City under subsection (b), after deducting the 
     amount deposited under paragraph (1), in the Department of 
     Defense Base Closure Account 1990.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property (including improvements 
     thereon) to be conveyed under subsection (a) shall be 
     determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary and the 
     City. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the City.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2825. LAND CONVEYANCE, INDIANA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, 
                   CHARLESTOWN, INDIANA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the State of Indiana (in 
     this section referred to as the ``State''), all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property, including any improvements thereon, that consists 
     of approximately 1125 acres at the inactivated Indiana Army 
     Ammunition Plant in Charlestown, Indiana, and is the subject 
     of a 25-year lease between the Secretary and the State.
       (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized 
     under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that 
     the State use the conveyed property for recreational 
     purposes.
       (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of such survey shall be borne by 
     the State.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2826. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL AIR STATION, PENSACOLA, 
                   FLORIDA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     convey to West Florida Developers, Inc. (in this section 
     referred to as ``WFD''), all right, title, and interest of 
     the United States in and to a parcel of unimproved real 
     property consisting of approximately 135 acres at Naval Air 
     Station, Pensacola, Florida.
       (b) Consideration.--(1) As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), WFD shall agree to restrict the use of 
     all lands located within the Air Installation Compatible Use 
     Zones of Naval Air Station Pensacola and owned by WFD at the 
     time of the conveyance under subsection (a) in such manner as 
     specified by the Secretary. The lands subject to such 
     restriction shall total at least 300 acres.
       (2) If the fair market value of the property conveyed under 
     subsection (a) is more than the fair market value of the 
     restriction on usage under paragraph (1), WFD shall pay to 
     the United States an amount equal to the difference between 
     the fair market values.
       (c) Determination of Fair Market Value.--The Secretary 
     shall determine the fair market value of the property to be 
     conveyed under subsection (a) and the fair market value of 
     the restriction on usage under subsection (b)(1). Such 
     determination shall be final.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of such survey shall be borne by 
     WFD.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance authorized by subsection (a) as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.

     SEC. 2827. LAND CONVEYANCE, AVON PARK AIR FORCE RANGE, 
                   SEBRING, FLORIDA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, without consideration, to Highlands County, 
     Florida (in this section referred to as the ``County''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property (including any improvements thereon) 
     located within the boundaries of the Avon Park Air Force 
     Range near Sebring, Florida, which has previously served as 
     the location of a support complex and recreational facilities 
     for the Avon Park Air Force Range.
       (b) Conditions of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized 
     under subsection (a) shall be subject to the conditions that 
     the County--
       (1) directly or through an agreement with an appropriate 
     public or private entity, use the conveyed property, 
     including the support complex and recreational facilities, 
     for operation of a juvenile or other correctional facility; 
     and
       (2) enter into an agreement with the Secretary to reconvey 
     the property to the United States if the Secretary determines 
     that the conveyed property is necessary to accomplish the 
     military mission of the Avon Park Air Force Range.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--If the Secretary determines at 
     any time that the property conveyed under subsection (a) is 
     not being used in accordance with subsection (b), all right, 
     title, and interest in the property shall revert to the 
     United States, and the United States shall have the right of 
     immediate entry onto the property.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of such survey shall be borne by 
     the County.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under this section as the Sec

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     retary considers appropriate to protect the interests of the 
     United States.

     SEC. 2828. LAND CONVEYANCE, PARKS RESERVE FORCES TRAINING 
                   AREA, DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--(1) Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Army may convey to the 
     County of Alameda, California (in this section referred to as 
     the ``County''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a parcel of real property consisting of 
     approximately 31 acres, together with improvements thereon, 
     located at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, Dublin, 
     California.
       (2) The conveyance authorized by this section shall not 
     include any oil, gas, or mineral interest of the United 
     States in the real property to be conveyed.
       (b) Consideration.--(1) As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a)(1), the County shall provide the Army 
     with services at the portion of Parks Reserve Forces Training 
     Area retained by the Army--
       (A) to relocate the main gate of the retained Army Training 
     Area from Dougherty Road to Dublin Boulevard across from the 
     Bay Area Rapid Transit District East Dublin station, 
     including the closure of the existing main gate on Dougherty 
     Road, construction of a security facility, and construction 
     of a roadway from the new entrance to Fifth Street;
       (B) to fence and landscape the southern boundary of the 
     retained Army Training Area installation located northerly of 
     Dublin Boulevard;
       (C) to fence and landscape the eastern boundary of the 
     retained Army Training Area from Dublin Boulevard to Gleason 
     Drive;
       (D) to resurface roadways within the retained Army Training 
     Area;
       (E) to provide such other services in connection with the 
     retained Army Training Area, including relocation or 
     reconstruction of water lines, relocation or reconstruction 
     of sewer lines, construction of drainage improvements, and 
     construction of buildings, as the Secretary and the County 
     may determine to be appropriate; and
       (F) to provide for and fund any environmental mitigation 
     that is necessary as a result of a change in use of the 
     conveyed property by the County.
       (2) The detailed specifications for the services to be 
     provided under paragraph (1) may be determined and approved 
     on behalf of the Secretary by the Commander of Parks Reserve 
     Forces Training Area. The preparation costs of such 
     specifications shall be borne by the County.
       (3) The value of improvements and services received by the 
     United States from the County under paragraph (1) must be 
     equal to or exceed the appraised value of the real property 
     to be conveyed under subsection (a)(1). The appraisal of the 
     value of the property shall be subject to Government review 
     and approval.
       (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a)(1) shall be determined by a survey 
     satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of such survey shall 
     be borne by the County.
       (d) Time for Transfer of Title.--The transfer of title to 
     the County under subsection (a)(1) may be executed by the 
     Secretary only upon the satisfactory guarantee by the County 
     of completion of the services to be provided under subsection 
     (b).
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a)(1) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2829. LAND CONVEYANCE, HOLSTON ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, 
                   MOUNT CARMEL, TENNESSEE.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without reimbursement, to the City of Mount Carmel, 
     Tennessee (in this section referred to as the ``City''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property consisting of approximately 6.5 
     acres, together with any improvements thereon, located at 
     Holston Army Ammunition Plant, Tennessee. The property is 
     located adjacent to the Mount Carmel Cemetery and is intended 
     for expansion of the cemetery.
       (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of such survey shall be borne by 
     the City.
       (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2830. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL RESERVE 
                   PLANT, MCGREGOR, TEXAS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     convey, without consideration, to the City of McGregor, Texas 
     (in this section referred to as the ``City''), all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 
     of real property, including any improvements thereon, 
     containing the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant in 
     McGregor, Texas. After screening the facilities, equipment, 
     and fixtures (including special tooling and special test 
     equipment) located on the parcel for other uses within the 
     Department of the Navy, the Secretary may include in the 
     conveyance remaining facilities, equipment, and fixtures if 
     the Secretary determines that manufacturing activities 
     requiring the use of such facilities, equipment, and fixtures 
     are likely to continue or be reinstated on the parcel after 
     conveyance.
       (b) Lease Authority.--Until such time as the real property 
     described in subsection (a) is conveyed by deed, the 
     Secretary may lease the property, along with improvements 
     thereon, to the City in exchange for security services, fire 
     protection, and maintenance provided by the City for the 
     property.
       (c) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized 
     under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that 
     the City, directly or through an agreement with a public or 
     private entity, use the conveyed property (or offer the 
     conveyed property for use) for economic redevelopment to 
     replace all or a part of the economic activity being lost at 
     the parcel.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of such survey shall be borne by 
     the City.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) or a lease under 
     subsection (b) as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     protect the interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2831. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION AND LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT 
                   DEVENS MILITARY RESERVATION, MASSACHUSETTS.

       (a) Transfer of Land for Wildlife Refuge.--Subject to 
     subsection (b), the Secretary of the Army shall transfer, 
     without reimbursement, to the administrative jurisdiction of 
     the Secretary of the Interior that portion of Fort Devens 
     Military Reservation in the State of Massachusetts that is 
     situated south of Massachusetts State Route 2, for inclusion 
     in the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge. The transfer shall be 
     made as soon as possible after the date on which the property 
     is determined to be excess to the needs of the Department of 
     Defense.
       (b) Land Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army 
     shall convey to the Town of Lancaster, Massachusetts (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Town''), all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property consisting of approximately 100 acres of the parcel 
     available for transfer under subsection (a) and located 
     adjacent to Massachusetts State Highway 70.
       (c) Legal Description.--(1) The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be transferred under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by surveys that are 
     mutually satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army and the 
     Secretary of the Interior. The cost of such surveys shall be 
     borne by the Secretary of the Interior.
       (2) The exact acreage and legal description of the real 
     property to be conveyed under subsection (b) shall be 
     determined by surveys that are mutually satisfactory to the 
     Secretary of the Army, the Secretary of the Interior, and the 
     Board of Selectman of the Town. The cost of such surveys 
     shall be borne by the Town.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the transfer and conveyance under this 
     section as the Secretary of the Army considers appropriate to 
     protect the interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2832. LAND CONVEYANCE, ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA.

       (a) Sale to Private Person Authorized.--(1) The Secretary 
     of the Air Force may sell to a private person all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 
     of real property consisting of approximately 31.69 acres that 
     is located at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Anchorage, Alaska, 
     and identified in land lease W-95-507-ENG-58.
       (2) The Secretary may select as purchaser of the real 
     property such private person as the Secretary, in the sole 
     exercise of the Secretary's discretion, considers 
     appropriate. The conveyance shall be subject to the condition 
     that the purchaser agree to provide appropriate maintenance 
     for the apartment complex located on the property to be 
     conveyed and used by members of the Armed Forces stationed at 
     Elmendorf Air Force Base and their dependents.
       (b) Consideration.--In consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the purchaser shall pay to the United 
     States an amount equal to the fair market value of the real 
     property to be conveyed, as determined by an appraisal 
     satisfactory to the Secretary. In determining the fair market 
     value of the real property, the Secretary shall consider the 
     property as encumbered by land lease W-95-507-ENG-58, with an 
     expiration date of June 13, 2024.
       (c) Deposit of Proceeds.--The Secretary shall deposit the 
     amount received from the purchaser under subsection (b) in 
     the special account established under section 204(h)(2) of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
     (40 U.S.C. 585(h)(2)).
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of such survey shall be borne by 
     the purchaser.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

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     SEC. 2833. LAND CONVEYANCE ALTERNATIVE TO EXISTING LEASE 
                   AUTHORITY, NAVAL SUPPLY CENTER, OAKLAND, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       Section 2834(b) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (division B of Public Law 102-484; 
     106 Stat. 2614), as amended by section 2833 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (division 
     B of Public Law 103-160) and section 2821 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division 
     B of Public Law 103-337), is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) In lieu of entering into a lease under paragraph (1), 
     or in place of an existing lease under such paragraph, the 
     Secretary may convey, without consideration, the property 
     described in such paragraph to the City of Oakland, 
     California, the Port of Oakland, California, or the City of 
     Alameda, California, under such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate.
       ``(5) The exact acreage and legal description of any 
     property conveyed under paragraph (4) shall be determined by 
     a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of each 
     survey shall be borne by the recipient of the property.''.

     SEC. 2834. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, YOUNGSTOWN, 
                   OHIO.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the City of Youngstown, 
     Ohio, all right, title, and interest of the United States in 
     and to a parcel of excess real property, including 
     improvements thereon, that is located at 399 Miller Street in 
     Youngstown, Ohio, and contains the Kefurt Army Reserve 
     Center.
       (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized 
     under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that 
     the City of Youngstown retain the conveyed property for the 
     use and benefit of the Youngstown Fire Department.
       (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of such survey shall be borne by 
     the City of Youngstown.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2835. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL WEAPONS 
                   INDUSTRIAL RESERVE PLANT, CALVERTON, NEW YORK.

       (a) Condition on Conveyance.--Subsection (b) of section 
     2833 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 
     3061) is amended by striking out ``to replace all or a part 
     of the economic activity lost at the Naval Weapons Industrial 
     Reserve Plant''.
       (b) Removal of Reversionary Interest; Addition of Lease 
     Authority.--Subsection (c) of such section is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(c) Lease Authority.--Until such time as the real 
     property described in subsection (a) is conveyed by deed, the 
     Secretary may lease the property, along with improvements 
     thereon, to the Community Development Agency in exchange for 
     security services, fire protection, and maintenance provided 
     by the Community Development Agency for the property.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (e) of such section 
     is amended by striking out ``subsection (a)'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``subsection (a) or a lease under subsection 
     (c)''.

     SEC. 2836. LAND EXCHANGE, FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company, Tacoma, 
     Washington (in this section referred to as ``WRECO''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property at Fort Lewis, Washington, known as 
     an unimproved portion of Tract 1000 (formerly being in the 
     DuPont Steilacoom Road, consisting of approximately 1.23 
     acres), and Tract 26E, 0.03 acre.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     authorized by subsection (a), WRECO shall convey or cause to 
     be conveyed to the United States by warranty deed all right, 
     title, and interest in and to a 0.39 acre parcel of real 
     property located within the boundaries of Fort Lewis, 
     Washington, together with other consideration acceptable to 
     the Secretary. The total consideration conveyed to the United 
     States shall not be less than the fair market value of the 
     land conveyed under subsection (a).
       (c) Determination of Fair Market Value.--The determinations 
     of the Secretary of the Army regarding the fair market values 
     of the parcels of real property and improvements to be 
     conveyed pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) shall be final.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the parcels of real property to be conveyed 
     pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) shall be determined by 
     surveys that are satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army. 
     The cost of such surveys shall be borne by WRECO.
       (e) Effect on Existing Reversionary Interest.--The 
     Secretary may enter into an agreement with the appropriate 
     officials of Pierce County, Washington, under which--
       (1) the existing reversionary interest of Pierce County in 
     the lands to be conveyed by the United States under 
     subsection (a) is extinguished; and
       (2) the conveyance to the United States under subsection 
     (b) is made subject to a similar reversionary interest in 
     favor of Pierce County in the lands conveyed under such 
     subsection.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyances under this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2837. MODIFICATION OF EXISTING LAND CONVEYANCE, HAMILTON 
                   AIR FORCE BASE.

       (a) Authorities in Event of Partial Sale.--In the event 
     that the purchaser purchases only a portion of the Sale 
     Parcel and exercises its option to withdraw from the sale as 
     to the rest of the Sale Parcel, the portion of the Sale 
     Parcel that is not purchased (other than Landfill 26 and an 
     appropriate buffer area around it and the groundwater 
     treatment facility site), together with any of the land 
     referred to in section 9099(e) of Public Law 102-396 that is 
     not purchased by the purchaser, may be sold to the City of 
     Novato, in the State of California, for the sum of One Dollar 
     as a public benefit transfer for school, classroom or other 
     educational use, for use as a public park or recreation area 
     or for further conveyance as provided herein, subject to the 
     following restrictions: (1) if the City sells any portion of 
     such land to any third party within 10 years after the 
     transfer to the City, which sale may be made without the 
     foregoing use restrictions, any proceeds received by the City 
     in connection with such sale, minus the demonstrated 
     reasonable costs of conducting the sale and of any 
     improvements made by the City to the land following its 
     acquisition of the land (but only to the extent such 
     improvements increase the value of the portion sold), shall 
     be immediately turned over to the Army in reimbursement of 
     the withdrawal payment made by the Army to the contract 
     purchaser and the costs of cleaning up the Landfill and (2) 
     until one year following completion of the cleanup of 
     contaminated soil in the Landfill and completion of the 
     groundwater treatment facilities, the sale must be at a per-
     acre price for the portion sold that is at least equal to the 
     per-acre contract price paid by the purchaser for the portion 
     of the Sale Parcel purchased under the Agreement and 
     Modification, as amended, and thereafter must be at a price 
     at least equal to the fair market value of the portion sold. 
     The foregoing restrictions shall not apply to a transfer to 
     another public or quasi-public agency for public uses of the 
     kind described above. The deed to the City shall contain a 
     clause providing that, if any of the proceeds referred to in 
     clause (1) are not delivered to the Army within 30 days after 
     sale, or any portion of the land not sold as provided herein 
     is used for other than educational, park or recreational 
     uses, title to the applicable portion of such land shall 
     revert to the United States at the election of the 
     Administrator of the General Services Administration. The 
     Secretary of the Army shall agree to deliver into the 
     applicable closing escrow an acknowledgement of receipt of 
     any proceeds described in clause (1) above and a release of 
     the reverter right as to the affected land, effective upon 
     such receipt.
       (b) Special Conveyance Regarding Building 138 Parcel.--The 
     Secretary of the Army may convey the Building 138 parcel, 
     which has been designated by the parties as Parcel A4 to the 
     purchaser of the Sale Parcel. The per-acre price for the 
     portion sold shall be at least equal to the per-acre contract 
     price paid by the purchaser for the portion of the Sale 
     Parcel purchased under the Agreement and Modification, dated 
     September 25, 1990, as amended.

     SEC. 2838. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION, FORT BLISS, TEXAS.

       (a) Transfer of Land for National Cemetery.--The Secretary 
     of the Army may transfer, without reimbursement, to the 
     administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs a parcel of real property (including any improvements 
     thereon) consisting of approximately 22 acres and comprising 
     a portion of Fort Bliss, Texas.
       (b) Use of Land.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     use the real property transferred under subsection (a) as an 
     addition to the Fort Bliss National Cemetery and administer 
     such real property pursuant to chapter 24 of title 38, United 
     States Code.
       (c) Return of Unused Land.--If the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs determines that any portion of the real property 
     transferred under subsection (a) is not needed for use as a 
     national cemetery, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     return such portion to the administrative jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary of the Army.
       (d) Legal Description.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be transferred under this 
     section shall be determined by surveys that are satisfactory 
     to the Secretary of the Army. The cost of such surveys shall 
     be borne by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the transfer under this section as the 
     Secretary of the Army considers appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.

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            Subtitle D--Land Conveyances Involving Utilities

     SEC. 2841. CONVEYANCE OF RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY, FORT 
                   DIX, NEW JERSEY.

       (a) Authority to Convey.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to Burlington County, New Jersey (in this section 
     referred to as the ``County''), all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property at Fort Dix, New Jersey, consisting of approximately 
     two acres and containing a resource recovery facility, known 
     as the Fort Dix resource recovery facility.
       (b) Related Easements.--The Secretary may grant to the 
     County any easement that is necessary for access to and 
     operation of the resource recovery facility conveyed under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Conditions on Conveyance.--The conveyance of the 
     resource recovery facility authorized by subsection (a) is 
     subject to the following conditions:
       (1) That the County accept the resource recovery facility 
     in its existing condition at the time of conveyance.
       (2) That the County provide refuse and steam service to 
     Fort Dix, New Jersey, at the rate established by the 
     appropriate Federal or State regulatory authority.
       (3) That the County comply with all applicable 
     environmental laws and regulations relating to the resource 
     recovery facility, including any permit or license 
     requirements.
       (4) That the County assume full responsibility for 
     ownership, operation, maintenance, repair, and all regulatory 
     compliance requirements for the resource recovery facility.
       (d) Condition on Expansion.--The conveyance of the resource 
     recovery facility under subsection (a) shall also be subject 
     to the condition that the County may not expand the resource 
     recovery facility without prior approval by the Secretary.
       (e) Environmental Compliance.--The County shall be 
     responsible for owning, operating, and upgrading the resource 
     recovery facility in accordance with all applicable Federal, 
     State, and municipal laws and regulations promulgated 
     thereunder.
       (f) Description of the Property.--The exact acreage and 
     legal description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a), and of any easements to be granted under 
     subsection (b), shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of such survey shall be borne by 
     the County.
       (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) and the grant of any 
     easement under subsection (b) as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2842. CONVEYANCE OF WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT 
                   PLANTS, FORT GORDON, GEORGIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to the city of Augusta, Georgia (in this section 
     referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States to several parcels of real property 
     located at Fort Gordon, Georgia, and consisting of 
     approximately seven acres each. The parcels are improved with 
     a water filtration plant, water distribution system with 
     storage tanks, sewage treatment plant, and sewage collection 
     system.
       (b) Related Easements.--The Secretary may grant to the City 
     any easement that is necessary for access to the real 
     property conveyed under subsection (a) and operation of the 
     conveyed facilities.
       (c) Conditions on Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) is subject to the following conditions:
       (1) That the City accept the water and wastewater treatment 
     plants and distribution and collection systems in their 
     existing condition at the time of conveyance.
       (2) That the City provide water and sewer service to Fort 
     Gordon, Georgia, at a rate established by the appropriate 
     Federal or State regulatory authority.
       (3) That the City comply with all applicable environmental 
     laws and regulations regarding the real property conveyed 
     under subsection (a), including any permit or license 
     requirements.
       (4) That the City assume full responsibility for ownership, 
     operation, maintenance, repair, and all regulatory compliance 
     requirements for the water and wastewater treatment plants 
     and distribution and collection systems.
       (d) Condition on Expansion.--The conveyance under 
     subsection (a) shall also be subject to the condition that 
     the City may not expand the water and wastewater treatment 
     plants and distribution and collection systems without prior 
     approval by the Secretary.
       (e) Environmental Compliance.--The City shall be 
     responsible for owning, operating, and upgrading the water 
     and wastewater treatment plants and distribution and 
     collection systems in accordance with all applicable Federal, 
     State, and municipal laws and regulations promulgated 
     thereunder.
       (f) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a), and of any easements granted under subsection 
     (b), shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of such survey shall be borne by the 
     City.
       (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) and the grant of any 
     easement under subsection (b) as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2843. CONVEYANCE OF ELECTRICAL DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, FORT 
                   IRWIN, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to the Southern California Edison Company, California 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Company''), all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     electrical distribution system located at Fort Irwin, 
     California.
       (b) Description of System and Conveyance.--The electrical 
     distribution system authorized to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) consists of approximately 115 miles of 
     electrical distribution lines, including poles, switches, 
     reclosers, transformers, regulators, switchgears, and service 
     lines. The conveyance includes the equipment, fixtures, 
     structures, and other improvements the Federal Government 
     utilizes to provide electrical services at Fort Irwin. The 
     conveyance shall not include any real property.
       (c) Related Easements.--The Secretary may grant to the 
     Company any easement that is necessary for access to and 
     operation of the electrical distribution system conveyed 
     under subsection (a).
       (d) Conditions on Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) is subject to the following conditions:
       (1) That the Company accept the electrical distribution 
     system in its existing condition at the time of conveyance.
       (2) That the Company provide electrical service to Fort 
     Irwin, California, at a rate established by the appropriate 
     Federal or State regulatory authority.
       (3) That the Company comply with all applicable 
     environmental laws and regulations regarding the electrical 
     distribution system, including any permit or license 
     requirements.
       (4) That the Company assume full responsibility for 
     ownership, operation, maintenance, repair, and all regulatory 
     compliance requirements for the electrical distribution 
     system.
       (e) Condition on Expansion.--The conveyance under 
     subsection (a) shall also be subject to the condition that 
     the Company may not expand the electrical distribution system 
     without prior approval by the Secretary.
       (f) Environmental Compliance.--The Company shall be 
     responsible for owning, operating, and upgrading the 
     electrical distribution system in accordance with all 
     applicable Federal, State, and municipal laws and regulations 
     promulgated thereunder.
       (g) Description of Easement.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of any easement granted under subsection (c) 
     shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of such survey shall be borne by the 
     Company.
       (h) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) and the grant of any 
     easement under subsection (c) as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 2851. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO SELL ELECTRICITY.

       (a) Inclusion of Additional Energy Production Facilities.--
     Subsection (a) of section 2483 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking out ``alternate energy and 
     cogeneration type production facilities'' in the first 
     sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``energy production 
     facilities''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2483. Special sale authority regarding electricity''.

       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 147 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     the item relating to section 2483 and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new item:

``2483. Special sale authority regarding electricity.''.

     SEC. 2852. AUTHORITY FOR MISSISSIPPI STATE PORT AUTHORITY TO 
                   USE NAVY PROPERTY AT NAVAL CONSTRUCTION 
                   BATTALION CENTER, GULFPORT, MISSISSIPPI.

       (a) Joint Use Agreement Authorized.--The Secretary of the 
     Navy may enter into an agreement with the Port Authority of 
     the State of Mississippi (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Port Authority''), under which the Port Authority may use 
     real property comprising up to 50 acres located at the Naval 
     Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Center'').
       (b) Term of Agreement.--The agreement authorized under 
     subsection (a) may be for an initial period of not more than 
     15 years. Under the agreement, the Secretary shall provide 
     the Port Authority with an option to extend the agreement for 
     at least three additional periods of five years each.
       (c) Conditions on Use.--The agreement authorized under 
     subsection (a) shall require the Port Authority--
       (1) to suspend operations under the agreement in the event 
     Navy contingency operations are conducted at the Center; and
       (2) to use the property covered by the agreement in a 
     manner consistent with Navy operations conducted at the 
     Center.
       (d) Consideration.--(1) As consideration for the use of the 
     property covered by the agreement under subsection (a), the 
     Port Authority shall pay to the Navy an amount equal to the 
     fair market rental value of the

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     property, as determined by the Secretary taking into 
     consideration the Port Authority's use of the property.
       (2) The Secretary may include a provision in the agreement 
     requiring the Port Authority--
       (A) to pay the Navy an amount (as determined by the 
     Secretary) to cover the costs of replacing at the Center any 
     facilities vacated by the Navy on account of the agreement or 
     to construct suitable replacement facilities for the Navy; 
     and
       (B) to pay the Navy an amount (as determined by the 
     Secretary) for the costs of relocating Navy operations from 
     the vacated facilities to the replacement facilities.
       (e) Congressional Notification.--The Secretary may not 
     enter into the agreement authorized by subsection (a) until 
     the end of the 21-day period beginning on the date on which 
     the Secretary submits to Congress a report containing an 
     explanation of the terms of the proposed agreement and a 
     description of the consideration that the Secretary expects 
     to receive under the agreement.
       (f) Use of Payment.--(1) In such amounts as are provided in 
     advance in appropriation Acts, the Secretary may use amounts 
     paid under subsection (d)(1) to pay for general supervision, 
     administration, and overhead expenses and for improvement, 
     maintenance, repair, construction, or restoration of the 
     roads, railways, and facilities serving the Center.
       (2) In such amounts as are provided in advance in 
     appropriation Acts, the Secretary may use amounts paid under 
     subsection (d)(2) to pay for constructing new facilities, or 
     making modifications to existing facilities, that are 
     necessary to replace facilities vacated by the Navy on 
     account of the agreement under subsection (a) and for 
     relocating operations of the Navy from the vacated facilities 
     to replacement facilities.
       (g) Construction by Port Authority.--The Secretary may 
     authorize the Port Authority to demolish existing facilities 
     located on the property covered by the agreement under 
     subsection (a) and, consistent with the restriction specified 
     in subsection (c)(2), construct new facilities on the 
     property for joint use by the Port Authority and the Navy.
       (h) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the agreement authorized under subsection (a) as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.

     SEC. 2853. PROHIBITION ON JOINT CIVIL AVIATION USE OF NAVAL 
                   AIR STATION MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary of the Navy may not enter into any agreement 
     that would provide for or permit civil aircraft to regularly 
     use Naval Air Station Miramar, California.

     SEC. 2854. REPORT REGARDING ARMY WATER CRAFT SUPPORT 
                   FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES.

       Not later than February 15, 1996, the Secretary of the Army 
     shall submit to Congress a report describing--
       (1) the location, assets, and mission of each Army 
     facility, active or reserve component, that supports water 
     transportation operations;
       (2) an infrastructure inventory and utilization rate of 
     each Army facility supporting water transportation 
     operations;
       (3) options for consolidating these operations to reduce 
     overhead; and
       (4) actions that can be taken to affirmatively respond to 
     requests from the residents of Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, to 
     close the Army Reserve facility located in Marcus Hook and 
     make the facility available for use by the community.
               DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL
            SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
      TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
         Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

     SEC. 3101. WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Stockpile Stewardship.--Subject to subsection (d), 
     funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 for stockpile 
     stewardship in carrying out weapons activities necessary for 
     national security programs in the amount of $3,610,914,000, 
     to be allocated as follows:
       (1) For core stockpile stewardship, $1,189,708,000 for 
     fiscal year 1996, to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $1,098,403,000.
       (B) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $96,305,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 96-D-102, stockpile stewardship facilities 
     revitalization, Phase VI, various locations, $2,520,000.
       Project 96-D-103, ATLAS, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 
     Los Alamos, New Mexico, $8,400,000.
       Project 96-D-104, processing and environmental technology 
     laboratory (PETL), Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, 
     New Mexico, $1,800,000.
       Project 96-D-105, contained firing facility addition, 
     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $6,600,000.
       Project 95-D-102, Chemical and Metallurgy Research Building 
     upgrades project, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, 
     New Mexico, $9,940,000.
       Project 94-D-102, nuclear weapons research, development, 
     and testing facilities revitalization, Phase V, various 
     locations, $12,200,000.
       Project 93-D-102, Nevada support facility, North Las Vegas, 
     Nevada, $15,650,000.
       Project 90-D-102, nuclear weapons research, development, 
     and testing facilities revitalization, Phase III, various 
     locations, $6,200,000.
       Project 88-D-106, nuclear weapons research, development, 
     and testing facilities revitalization, Phase II, various 
     locations, $27,995,000.
       (2) For inertial fusion, $240,667,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $203,267,000.
       (B) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $37,400,000 to be allocated as follows:
       Project 96-D-111, national ignition facility, TBD, 
     $37,400,000.
       (3) For technology transfer, $25,000,000.
       (4) For Marshall Islands, $6,800,000.
       (b) Stockpile Management.--Subject to subsection (d), funds 
     are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
     Energy for fiscal year 1996 for stockpile management in 
     carrying out weapons activities necessary for national 
     security programs in the amount of $2,142,083,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (1) For operation and maintenance, $2,028,458,000.
       (2) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $113,625,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 96-D-122, sewage treatment quality upgrade (STQU), 
     Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $600,000.
       Project 96-D-123, retrofit HVAC and chillers for ozone 
     protection, Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $3,100,000.
       Project 96-D-125, Washington measurements operations 
     facility, Andrews Air Force Base, Camp Springs, Maryland, 
     $900,000.
       Project 96-D-126, tritium loading line modifications, 
     Savannah River Site, South Carolina, $12,200,000.
       Project 95-D-122, sanitary sewer upgrade, Y-12 Plant, Oak 
     Ridge, Tennessee, $6,300,000.
       Project 94-D-124, hydrogen fluoride supply system, Y-12 
     Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $8,700,000.
       Project 94-D-125, upgrade life safety, Kansas City Plant, 
     Kansas City, Missouri, $5,500,000.
       Project 94-D-127, emergency notification system, Pantex 
     Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $2,000,000.
       Project 94-D-128, environmental safety and health 
     analytical laboratory, Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, 
     $4,000,000.
       Project 93-D-122, life safety upgrades, Y-12 Plant, Oak 
     Ridge, Tennessee, $7,200,000.
       Project 93-D-123, complex-21, various locations, 
     $41,065,000.
       Project 88-D-122, facilities capability assurance program, 
     various locations, $8,660,000.
       Project 88-D-123, security enhancement, Pantex Plant, 
     Amarillo, Texas, $13,400,000.
       (c) Program Direction.--Subject to subsection (d), funds 
     are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
     Energy for fiscal year 1996 for program direction in carrying 
     out weapons activities necessary for national security 
     programs in the amount of $118,000,000.
       (d) Adjustments.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to this section is the sum of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated in subsections (a) 
     through (c) reduced by the sum of--
       (1) $25,000,000, for savings resulting from procurement 
     reform; and
       (2) $86,344,000, for use in prior year balances.

     SEC. 3102. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Corrective Activities.--Subject to subsection (i), 
     funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 for corrective 
     activities in carrying out environmental restoration and 
     waste management activities necessary for national security 
     programs in the amount of $3,406,000, all of which shall be 
     available for the following plant project (including 
     maintenance, restoration, planning, construction, 
     acquisition, modification of facilities, and land acquisition 
     related thereto):
       Project 90-D-103, environment, safety and health 
     improvements, weapons research and development complex, Los 
     Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico.
       (b) Environmental Restoration.--Subject to subsection (i), 
     funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 for environmental 
     restoration in carrying out environmental restoration and 
     waste management activities necessary for national security 
     programs in the amount of $1,575,973,000.
       (c) Waste Management.--Subject to subsection (i), funds are 
     hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
     Energy for fiscal year 1996 for waste management in carrying 
     out environmental restoration and

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     waste management activities necessary for national security 
     programs in the amount of $2,351,596,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (1) For operation and maintenance, $2,168,994,000.
       (2) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $182,602,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 96-D-406, K-Basin operations program, Richland, 
     Washington, $26,000,000.
       Project 96-D-407, mixed waste low level waste treatment 
     projects, Rocky Flats, Golden, Colorado, $2,900,000.
       Project 96-D-408, waste management upgrades, various 
     locations, $5,615,000.
       Project 95-D-402, install permanent electrical service for 
     the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Carlsbad, New Mexico, 
     $4,314,000.
       Project 95-D-405, industrial landfill V and construction/
     demolition landfill VII, Phase III, Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, 
     Tennessee, $4,600,000.
       Project 95-D-406, road 5-01 reconstruction, area 5, Nevada 
     Test Site, Nevada, $1,023,000.
       Project 94-D-400, high explosive wastewater treatment 
     system, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $4,445,000.
       Project 94-D-402, liquid waste treatment system, Nevada 
     Test Site, Nevada, $282,000.
       Project 94-D-404, Melton Valley storage tanks capacity 
     increase, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, 
     Tennessee, $11,000,000.
       Project 94-D-407, initial tank retrieval systems, Richland, 
     Washington, $9,400,000.
       Project 94-D-411, solid waste operations complex project, 
     Richland, Washington, $5,500,000.
       Project 94-D-417, intermediate level and low activity waste 
     vaults, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
     $2,704,000.
       Project 93-D-178, building 374 liquid waste treatment 
     facility, Rocky Flats Environmental Technology Site, Golden, 
     Colorado, $3,900,000.
       Project 93-D-182, replacement of cross-site transfer 
     system, Richland, Washington, $19,795,000.
       Project 93-D-183, multi-function waste remediation 
     facility, Richland, Washington, $31,000,000.
       Project 93-D-187, high-level waste removal from filled 
     waste tanks, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
     $19,700,000.
       Project 92-D-171, mixed waste receiving and storage 
     facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $1,105,000.
       Project 92-D-188, waste management environmental, safety 
     and health (ES&H) and compliance activities, various 
     locations, $1,100,000.
       Project 90-D-172, aging waste transfer lines, Richland, 
     Washington, $2,000,000.
       Project 90-D-177, RWMC transuranic (TRU) waste 
     characterization and storage facility, Idaho National 
     Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $1,428,000.
       Project 90-D-178, TSA retrieval enclosure, Idaho National 
     Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $2,606,000.
       Project 89-D-173, tank farm ventilation upgrade, Richland, 
     Washington, $800,000.
       Project 89-D-174, replacement high-level waste evaporator, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $11,500,000.
       Project 86-D-103, decontamination and waste treatment 
     facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $8,885,000.
       Project 83-D-148, nonradioactive hazardous waste 
     management, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
     $1,000,000.
       (d) Technology Development.--Subject to subsection (i), 
     funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 for technology 
     development in carrying out environmental restoration and 
     waste management activities necessary for national security 
     programs in the amount of $390,510,000.
       (e) Transportation Management.--Subject to subsection (i), 
     funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 for transportation 
     management in carrying out environmental restoration and 
     waste management activities necessary for national security 
     programs in the amount of $10,158,000.
       (f) Nuclear Materials and Facilities Stabilization.--
     Subject to subsection (i), funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 
     for nuclear materials and facilities stabilization in 
     carrying out environmental restoration and waste management 
     activities necessary for national security programs in the 
     amount of $1,514,504,000 to be allocated as follows:
       (1) For operation and maintenance, $1,427,108,000.
       (2) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $87,396,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 96-D-458, site drainage control, Mound Plant, 
     Miamisburg, Ohio, $885,000.
       Project 96-D-461, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory 
     electrical distribution upgrade, Idaho National Engineering 
     Laboratory, Idaho, $1,539,000.
       Project 96-D-462, health physics instrument laboratory, 
     Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $1,126,000.
       Project 96-D-464, electrical and utility systems upgrade, 
     Idaho Chemical Processing Plant, Idaho National Engineering 
     Laboratory, Idaho, $4,952,000.
       Project 96-D-470, environmental monitoring laboratory, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $3,500,000.
       Project 96-D-471, CFC HVAC/chiller retrofit, Savannah River 
     Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $1,500,000.
       Project 96-D-473, health physics site support facility, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $2,000,000.
       Project 95-D-155, upgrade site road infrastructure, 
     Savannah River site, Aiken, South Carolina, $2,900,000.
       Project 95-D-156, radio trunking system, Savannah River 
     site, Aiken, South Carolina, $6,000,000.
       Project 95-D-454, 324 facility compliance/renovation, 
     Richland, Washington, $3,500,000.
       Project 95-D-456, security facilities consolidation, Idaho 
     Chemical Processing Plant, Idaho National Engineering 
     Laboratory, Idaho, $8,382,000.
       Project 94-D-122, underground storage tanks, Rocky Flats 
     Plant, Golden, Colorado, $5,000,000.
       Project 94-D-401, emergency response facility, Idaho 
     National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $5,074,000.
       Project 94-D-412, 300 area process sewer piping system 
     upgrade, Richland, Washington, $1,000,000.
       Project 94-D-415, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory 
     medical facilities, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, 
     Idaho, $3,601,000.
       Project 94-D-451, infrastructure replacement, Rocky Flats 
     Plant, Golden, Colorado, $2,940,000.
       Project 93-D-147, domestic water system upgrade, Phase I 
     and II, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
     $7,130,000.
       Project 93-D-172, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory 
     electrical upgrade, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, 
     Idaho, $124,000.
       Project 92-D-123, plant fire/security alarm system 
     replacement, Rocky Flats Plant, Golden, Colorado, $9,560,000.
       Project 92-D-125, master safeguards and security agreement/
     materials surveillance task force security upgrades, Rocky 
     Flats Plant, Golden, Colorado, $7,000,000.
       Project 92-D-181, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory 
     fire and life safety improvements, Idaho National Engineering 
     Laboratory, Idaho, $6,883,000.
       Project 91-D-127, criticality alarm and plant annunciation 
     utility replacement, Rocky Flats Plant, Golden, Colorado, 
     $2,800,000.
       (g) Compliance and Program Coordination.--Subject to 
     subsection (i), funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 
     for compliance and program coordination in carrying out 
     environmental restoration and waste management activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $31,251,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (1) For operation and maintenance, $16,251,000.
       (2) For the following plant project (including maintenance, 
     restoration, planning, construction, acquisition, 
     modification of facilities, and the continuation of projects 
     authorized in prior years, and land acquisition related 
     thereto):
       Project 95-E-600, hazardous materials management and 
     emergency response training center, Richland, Washington, 
     $15,000,000.
       (h) Analysis, Education, and Risk Management.--Subject to 
     subsection (i), funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 
     analysis, education, and risk management in carrying out 
     environmental restoration and waste management activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $77,022,000.
       (i) Adjustments.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to this section is the sum of the 
     amounts specified in subsections (a) through (h) reduced by 
     the sum of--
       (1) $651,942,000, for use of prior year balances; and
       (2) $37,000,000 for Savannah River Pension Refund.

     SEC. 3103. PAYMENT OF PENALTIES.

       The Secretary of Energy may pay to the Hazardous Substance 
     Superfund established under section 9507 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9507), from funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities pursuant to 
     section 3102, stipulated civil penalties assessed under the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.) in the amount 
     of $350,000 assessed against the Rocky Flats site, Colorado, 
     under such Act.

     SEC. 3104. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Other Defense Activities.--Subject to subsection (b), 
     funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 for other defense 
     activities in carrying out programs necessary for national 
     security in the amount of $1,328,841,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (1) For verification and control technology, $353,200,000, 
     to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For nonproliferation and verification research and 
     development, $163,500,000.
       (B) For arms control, $147,364,000.
       (C) For intelligence, $42,336,000.
       (2) For nuclear safeguards and security, $83,395,000.
       (3) For security investigations, $25,000,000.

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       (4) For security evaluations, $14,707,000.
       (5) For the Office of Nuclear Safety, $15,050,000.
       (6) For worker and community transition assistance, 
     $75,000,000.
       (7) For fissile materials disposition, $70,000,000.
       (8) For emergency management, $23,321,000.
       (9) For naval reactors development, $682,168,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For operation and infrastructure, $659,168,000.
       (B) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $23,000,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 95-D-200, laboratory systems and hot cell upgrades, 
     various locations, $11,300,000.
       Project 95-D-201, advanced test reactor radioactive waste 
     system upgrades, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, 
     Idaho, $4,800,000.
       Project 93-D-200, engineering services facilities, Knolls 
     Atomic Power Laboratory, Niskayuna, New York, $3,900,000.
       Project 90-N-102, expended core facility dry cell project, 
     Naval Reactors facility, Idaho, $3,000,000.
       (b) Adjustment.--The total amount that may be appropriated 
     pursuant to this section is the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in subsection (a) reduced by the sum of 
     $13,000,000, for use of prior year balances.

     SEC. 3105. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 for payment to the 
     Nuclear Waste Fund established in section 302(c) of the 
     Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(c)) in the 
     amount of $198,400,000.
                Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions

     SEC. 3121. REPROGRAMMING.

       (a) In General.--Until the Secretary of Energy submits to 
     the congressional defense committees the report referred to 
     in subsection (b) and a period of 30 days has elapsed after 
     the date on which such committees receive the report, the 
     Secretary may not use amounts appropriated pursuant to this 
     title for any program--
       (1) in amounts that exceed, in a fiscal year--
       (A) 110 percent of the amount authorized for that program 
     by this title; or
       (B) $1,000,000 more than the amount authorized for that 
     program by this title; or
       (2) which has not been presented to, or requested of, 
     Congress.
       (b) Report.--(1) The report referred to in subsection (a) 
     is a report containing a full and complete statement of the 
     action proposed to be taken and the facts and circumstances 
     relied upon in support of such proposed action.
       (2) In the computation of the 30-day period under 
     subsection (a), there shall be excluded any day on which 
     either House of Congress is not in session because of an 
     adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain.
       (c) Limitations.--(1) In no event may the total amount of 
     funds obligated pursuant to this title exceed the total 
     amount authorized to be appropriated by this title.
       (2) Funds appropriated pursuant to this title may not be 
     used for an item for which Congress has specifically denied 
     funds.

     SEC. 3122. LIMITS ON GENERAL PLANT PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy may carry out any 
     construction project under the general plant projects 
     authorized by this title if the total estimated cost of the 
     construction project does not exceed $2,000,000.
       (b) Report to Congress.--If, at any time during the 
     construction of any general plant project authorized by this 
     title, the estimated cost of the project is revised because 
     of unforeseen cost variations and the revised cost of the 
     project exceeds $2,000,000, the Secretary shall immediately 
     furnish a complete report to the congressional defense 
     committees explaining the reasons for the cost variation.

     SEC. 3123. LIMITS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     construction on a construction project may not be started or 
     additional obligations incurred in connection with the 
     project above the total estimated cost, whenever the current 
     estimated cost of the construction project, which is 
     authorized by sections 3101, 3102, and 3104, or which is in 
     support of national security programs of the Department of 
     Energy and was authorized by any previous Act, exceeds by 
     more than 25 percent the higher of--
       (A) the amount authorized for the project; or
       (B) the amount of the total estimated cost for the project 
     as shown in the most recent budget justification data 
     submitted to Congress.
       (2) An action described in paragraph (1) may be taken if--
       (A) the Secretary of Energy has submitted to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the actions and 
     the circumstances making such action necessary; and
       (B) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on which 
     the report is received by the committees.
       (3) In the computation of the 30-day period under paragraph 
     (2), there shall be excluded any day on which either House of 
     Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of more 
     than 3 days to a day certain.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     construction project which has a current estimated cost of 
     less than $5,000,000.

     SEC. 3124. FUND TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

       (a) Transfer to Other Federal Agencies.--The Secretary of 
     Energy may transfer funds authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Department of Energy pursuant to this title to other 
     Federal agencies for the performance of work for which the 
     funds were authorized. Funds so transferred may be merged 
     with and be available for the same purposes and for the same 
     time period as the authorizations of the Federal agency to 
     which the amounts are transferred.
       (b) Transfer Within Department of Energy; Limitations.--(1) 
     Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Energy may 
     transfer funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy pursuant to this title between any such 
     authorizations. Amounts of authorizations so transferred may 
     be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for 
     the same time period as the authorization to which the 
     amounts are transferred.
       (2) Not more than 5 percent of any such authorization may 
     be transferred between authorizations under paragraph (1). No 
     such authorization may be increased or decreased by more than 
     5 percent by a transfer under such paragraph.
       (3) The authority provided by this section to transfer 
     authorizations--
       (A) may only be used to provide funds for items that have a 
     higher priority than the items from which the funds are 
     transferred; and
       (B) may not be used to provide authority for an item that 
     has been denied funds by Congress.
       (c) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     promptly notify the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives of any transfer of funds to or from 
     authorizations under this title.

     SEC. 3125. AUTHORITY FOR CONCEPTUAL AND CONSTRUCTION DESIGN.

       (a) Requirement for Conceptual Design.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (2) and except as provided in paragraph (3), before 
     submitting to Congress a request for funds for a construction 
     project that is in support of a national security program of 
     the Department of Energy, the Secretary of Energy shall 
     complete a conceptual design for that project.
       (2) If the estimated cost of completing a conceptual design 
     for a construction project exceeds $3,000,000, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a request for funds for the 
     conceptual design before submitting a request for funds for 
     the construction project.
       (3) The requirement in paragraph (1) does not apply to a 
     request for funds--
       (A) for a construction project the total estimated cost of 
     which is less than $2,000,000, or
       (B) for emergency planning, design, and construction 
     activities under section 3126.
       (b) Authority for Construction Design.--(1) Within the 
     amounts authorized by this title, the Secretary of Energy may 
     carry out construction design services (including 
     architectural and engineering services) in connection with 
     any proposed construction project if the total estimated cost 
     for such design does not exceed $600,000.
       (2) If the total estimated cost for construction design in 
     connection with any construction project exceeds $600,000, 
     funds for such design must be specifically authorized by law.

     SEC. 3126. AUTHORITY FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING, DESIGN, AND 
                   CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Energy may use any funds 
     available to the Department of Energy pursuant to an 
     authorization in this title, including those funds authorized 
     to be appropriated for advance planning and construction 
     design under sections 3101, 3102, and 3104, to perform 
     planning, design, and construction activities for any 
     Department of Energy defense activity construction project 
     that, as determined by the Secretary, must proceed 
     expeditiously in order to protect public health and safety, 
     meet the needs of national defense, or to protect property.
       (b) Limitation.--The Secretary may not exercise the 
     authority under subsection (a) in the case of any 
     construction project until the Secretary has submitted to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the activities 
     that the Secretary intends to carry out under this section 
     and the circumstances making such activities necessary.
       (c) Specific Authority.--The requirement of section 
     3125(b)(2) does not apply to emergency planning, design, and 
     construction activities conducted under this section.
       (d) Report.--The Secretary of Energy shall report to the 
     congressional defense committees any exercise of authority 
     under this section.

     SEC. 3127. FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR ALL NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
                   OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

       Subject to the provisions of appropriations Acts and 
     section 3121 of this title, amounts appropriated pursuant to 
     this title for management and support activities and for 
     general plant projects are available for use, when necessary, 
     in connection with all national security programs of the 
     Department of Energy.

     SEC. 3128. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

       When so specified in an appropriation Act, amounts 
     appropriated for operating expenses

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     or for plant and capital equipment may remain available until 
     expended.
   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 3131. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT PROGRAM RELATING TO FISSILE 
                   MATERIALS.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Energy may conduct 
     programs designed to improve the protection, control, and 
     accountability of fissile materials in Russia.
       (b)  Prior Notice to Congress of Obligation of Funds.--
       (1) Annual requirement.--(A) Not less than 15 days before 
     any obligation of any funds appropriated for any fiscal year 
     for a program described in subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     Energy shall submit to the congressional committees specified 
     in subparagraph (B) a report on that proposed obligation for 
     that program for that fiscal year.
       (B) The congressional committees referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) are the following:
       (i) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.
       (ii) The Committee on National Security, the Committee on 
     International Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives.
       (2) Matters to be specified in reports.--Each such report 
     shall specify--
       (A) the activities and forms of assistance for which the 
     Secretary of Energy plans to obligate funds;
       (B) the amount of the proposed obligation; and
       (C) the projected involvement (if any) of any department or 
     agency of the United States (in addition to the Department of 
     Energy) and of the private sector of the United States in the 
     activities and forms of assistance for which the Secretary of 
     Energy plans to obligate such funds.

     SEC. 3132. NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY.

       None of the funds appropriated pursuant to this title for 
     the National Ignition Facility may be obligated until--
       (1) the Secretary of Energy concludes that the construction 
     of the National Ignition Facility will not impede the nuclear 
     nonproliferation objectives of the United States; and
       (2) the Secretary of Energy notifies the congressional 
     defense committees of that conclusion.

     SEC. 3133. TRITIUM PRODUCTION.

       (a) New Tritium Production Activities.--
       (1) Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated in section 
     3101(b), not more than $50,000,000 shall be available for a 
     project to provide a long-term source of tritium, subject to 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) The amount made available under paragraph (1) may not 
     be used until such time as the Secretary of Energy has 
     completed a record of decision on a tritium production 
     program and congressional hearings have been conducted to 
     determine the appropriate option, in light of the national 
     security needs and nonproliferation and environmental 
     consequences, for establishing a long-term source of tritium.
       (b) Fissile Materials Control and Disposition.--Funds 
     authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 1996 for 
     fissile materials storage and disposition activities shall be 
     available only for completing the evaluation and beginning 
     the implementation of the plutonium storage and disposition 
     option, including the multipurpose advanced light water 
     reactor, in the amount of $70,000,000, of which--
       (1) $5,000,000 shall be made available to the Idaho 
     National Engineering Laboratory for evaluation of plutonium 
     conversion to oxide fuel material in the multipurpose 
     advanced light water reactor; and
       (2) sufficient funds shall be made available for a complete 
     consideration of the multipurpose advanced light water 
     reactor in the Department of Energy programmatic 
     environmental impact statement.
                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 3141. REPORT ON FOREIGN TRITIUM PURCHASES.

       Not later than February 1, 1996, the President shall submit 
     to Congress a report on the feasibility of, the cost of, and 
     the political, legal, and other issues associated with 
     purchasing tritium from various foreign suppliers in order to 
     ensure an adequate supply of tritium in the United States for 
     nuclear weapons.

     SEC. 3142. STUDY ON NUCLEAR TEST READINESS POSTURES.

       Not later than February 15, 1996, the Secretary of Energy 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the cost of, and the 
     programmatic and other issues associated with, sustaining an 
     ability to conduct an underground nuclear test in 6, 18, and 
     36 months from the date on which the President determines 
     that such a test is necessary to ensure the national security 
     of the United States.

     SEC. 3143. MASTER PLAN ON WARHEADS IN THE ENDURING STOCKPILE.

       (a) Master Plan.--Not later than March 15, 1996, the 
     President shall submit to Congress a master plan that 
     describes in detail how the Government plans to demonstrate, 
     by 2002--
       (1) the capability to refabricate and certify warheads in 
     the enduring stockpile; and
       (2) the capability to design, fabricate, and certify new 
     warheads.
       (b) Form of Plan.--The plan should be submitted in 
     classified and unclassified forms.

     SEC. 3144. PROHIBITION ON INTERNATIONAL INSPECTIONS OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FACILITIES UNLESS 
                   PROTECTION OF RESTRICTED DATA IS CERTIFIED.

       (a) Prohibition on Inspections.--The Secretary of Energy 
     may not allow an inspection of a nuclear weapons facility by 
     the International Atomic Energy Agency until--
       (1) the Secretary certifies to Congress that no restricted 
     data or classified information will be revealed during such 
     inspection; and
       (2) a period of 30 days has passed since the date on which 
     such certification was made.
       (b) Restricted Data Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``restricted data'' has the meaning provided by section 11 y. 
     of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(y)).

     SEC. 3145. ACCELERATED SCHEDULE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL MANAGEMENT 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Accelerated Cleanup.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     accelerate the schedule for environmental management 
     activities and projects for any specific Department of Energy 
     defense nuclear facility site if, in the opinion of the 
     Secretary, such an accelerated schedule will result in 
     substantial long-term cost savings to the Federal Government 
     and speed up release of land for economic development.
       (b) Site Selection.--In selecting sites for an accelerated 
     schedule under subsection (a), the Secretary shall give 
     highest priority to sites that are in close proximity to 
     populated areas, that pose significant risk, and that have 
     the greatest potential to result in privatization, 
     commercialization, and economic development of unneeded 
     facilities.
       (c) Eligibility.--For purposes of subsection (a), 
     environmental management activities and projects shall be 
     eligible for an accelerated schedule under subsection (a) if 
     the time for completion at the site of such activities can be 
     reduced by 50 percent or more below the time established in 
     the report of the Department of Energy Office of 
     Environmental Management titled ``1995 Baseline Environmental 
     Management Report'', March 1995.
       (d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed as affecting a specific statutory requirement for a 
     specific project or as modifying or otherwise affecting 
     applicable statutory or regulatory environmental restoration 
     requirements, including substantive standards intended to 
     protect public health and the environment.
          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

     SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     1996 $17,000,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.)
                TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE

     SEC. 3301. FISCAL YEAR 1996 AUTHORIZED USES OF STOCKPILE 
                   FUNDS.

       (a) Obligation of Stockpile Funds.--During fiscal year 
     1996, the National Defense Stockpile Manager may obligate up 
     to $77,100,000 of the funds in the National Defense Stockpile 
     Transaction Fund established under subsection (a) of section 
     9 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act 
     (50 U.S.C. 98h) for the authorized uses of such funds under 
     subsection (b)(2) of such section.
       (b) Additional Obligations.--The National Defense Stockpile 
     Manager may obligate amounts in excess of the amount 
     specified in subsection (a) if the National Defense Stockpile 
     Manager notifies Congress that extraordinary or emergency 
     conditions necessitate the additional obligations. The 
     National Defense Stockpile Manager may make the additional 
     obligations described in the notification after the end of 
     the 45-day period beginning on the date Congress receives the 
     notification.
       (c) Limitations.--The authorities provided by this section 
     shall be subject to such limitations as may be provided in 
     appropriations Acts.

     SEC. 3302. PREFERENCE FOR DOMESTIC UPGRADERS IN DISPOSAL OF 
                   CHROMITE AND MANGANESE ORES AND CHROMIUM FERRO 
                   AND MANGANESE METAL ELECTROLYTIC.

       (a) Preference for Domestic Upgrading.--In offering to 
     enter into agreements pursuant to any provision of law for 
     the disposal from the National Defense Stockpile of chromite 
     and manganese ores of metallurgical grade or chromium ferro 
     and manganese metal electrolytic, the President shall give a 
     right of first refusal on all such offers to domestic 
     ferroalloy upgraders.
       (b) Domestic Ferroalloy Upgrader Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``domestic ferroalloy upgrader'' means 
     a company or other business entity that, as determined by the 
     President--
       (1) is engaged in (or is capable of engaging in) operations 
     to upgrade chromite or manganese ores of metallurgical grade 
     or chromium ferro and manganese metal electrolytic; and
       (2) conducts a significant level of its research, 
     development, engineering, and upgrading operations in the 
     United States.
       (c) National Defense Stockpile Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``National Defense Stockpile'' means 
     the stockpile provided for in section 4 of the Strategic and 
     Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c).

     SEC. 3303. RESTRICTIONS ON DISPOSAL OF MANGANESE FERRO.

       (a) Disposal of Lower Grade Material First.--The President 
     may not dispose of high carbon manganese ferro in the 
     National Defense Stockpile that meets the National Defense 
     Stockpile classification of Grade One, Specification 30(a), 
     as revised on May 22, 1992, until completing the disposal of 
     all

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     manganese ferro in the National Defense Stockpile that does 
     not meet such classification. The President may not 
     reclassify manganese ferro in the National Defense Stockpile 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Requirement for Domestic Upgrading.--Manganese ferro in 
     the National Defense Stockpile that does not meet the 
     classification specified in subsection (a) shall only be sold 
     for domestic remelting in a submerged arc ferromanganese 
     furnace.
       (c) National Defense Stockpile Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``National Defense Stockpile'' means 
     the stockpile provided for in section 4 of the Strategic and 
     Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c).

     SEC. 3304. TITANIUM INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT BATTLE TANK UPGRADE 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Transfer of Titanium.--During each of the fiscal years 
     1996 through 2003, the Secretary of Defense shall transfer 
     from stocks of the National Defense Stockpile up to 250 short 
     tons of titanium sponge to the Secretary of the Army for use 
     in the weight reduction portion of the main battle tank 
     upgrade program. Transfers under this section shall be 
     without charge to the Army, except that the Secretary of the 
     Army shall pay all transportation and related costs incurred 
     in connection with the transfer.
       (b) National Defense Stockpile Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``National Defense Stockpile'' means 
     the stockpile provided for in section 4 of the Strategic and 
     Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c).
                 TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

     SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary of Energy $101,028,000 for fiscal year 1996 for the 
     purpose of carrying out activities under chapter 641 of title 
     10, United States Code, relating to the naval petroleum 
     reserves (as defined in section 7420(2) of such title). Funds 
     appropriated pursuant to such authorization shall remain 
     available until expended.

     SEC. 3402. PRICE REQUIREMENT ON SALE OF CERTAIN PETROLEUM 
                   DURING FISCAL YEAR 1996.

       Notwithstanding section 7430(b)(2) of title 10, United 
     States Code, during fiscal year 1996, any sale of any part of 
     the United States share of petroleum produced from Naval 
     Petroleum Reserves Numbered 1, 2, and 3 shall be made at a 
     price not less than 90 percent of the current sales price, as 
     estimated by the Secretary of Energy, of comparable petroleum 
     in the same area.

     SEC. 3403. SALE OF NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVE NUMBERED 1 (ELK 
                   HILLS).

       (a) Sale of Elk Hills Unit Required.--Chapter 641 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     7421 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 7421a. Sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 (Elk 
       Hills)

       ``(a) Sale Required.--(1) Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this chapter, the Secretary shall sell all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     lands owned or controlled by the United States inside Naval 
     Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1, commonly referred to as the Elk 
     Hills Unit, located in Kern County, California, and 
     established by Executive order of the President, dated 
     September 2, 1912. Within one year after the effective date, 
     the Secretary shall enter into one or more contracts for the 
     sale of all of the interest of the United States in the 
     reserve.
       ``(2) In this section:
       ``(A) The term `reserve' means Naval Petroleum Reserve 
     Numbered 1.
       ``(B) The term `unit plan contract' means the unit plan 
     contract between equity owners of the lands within the 
     boundaries of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 entered into 
     on June 19, 1944.
       ``(C) The term `effective date' means the date of the 
     enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996.
       ``(b) Equity Finalization.--(1) Not later than five months 
     after the effective date, the Secretary shall finalize equity 
     interests of the known oil and gas zones in Naval Petroleum 
     Reserve Numbered 1 in the manner provided by this subsection.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall retain the services of an 
     independent petroleum engineer, mutually acceptable to the 
     equity owners, who shall prepare a recommendation on final 
     equity figures. The Secretary may accept the recommendation 
     of the independent petroleum engineer for final equity in 
     each known oil and gas zone and establish final equity 
     interest in the Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 in 
     accordance with such recommendation, or the Secretary may use 
     such other method to establish final equity interest in the 
     reserve as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       ``(3) If, on the effective date, there is an ongoing equity 
     redetermination dispute between the equity owners under 
     section 9(b) of the unit plan contract, such dispute shall be 
     resolved in the manner provided in the unit plan contract 
     within five months after the effective date. Such resolution 
     shall be considered final for all purposes under this 
     section.
       ``(c) Timing and Administration of Sale.--(1) Not later 
     than two months after the effective date, the Secretary shall 
     retain the services of five independent experts in the 
     valuation of oil and gas fields to conduct separate 
     assessments, in a manner consistent with commercial 
     practices, of the fair market value of the interest of the 
     United States in Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1. In 
     making their assessments, the independent experts shall 
     consider (among other factors) all equipment and facilities 
     to be included in the sale, the net present value of the 
     reserve, and the net present value of the anticipated revenue 
     stream that the Secretary determines the Treasury would 
     receive from the reserve if the reserve were not sold, 
     adjusted for any anticipated increases in tax revenues that 
     would result if the reserve were sold. The independent 
     experts shall complete their assessments within five months 
     after the effective date. In setting the minimum acceptable 
     price for the reserve, the Secretary shall consider the 
     average of the five assessments or, if more advantageous to 
     the Government, the average of three assessments after 
     excluding the high and low assessments.
       ``(2) Not later than two months after the effective date, 
     the Secretary shall retain the services of an investment 
     banker to independently administer, in a manner consistent 
     with commercial practices and in a manner that maximizes sale 
     proceeds to the Government, the sale of Naval Petroleum 
     Reserve Numbered 1 under this section.
       ``(3) Not later than five months after the effective date, 
     the sales administrator selected under paragraph (2) shall 
     complete a draft contract for the sale of Naval Petroleum 
     Reserve Numbered 1, which shall accompany the invitation for 
     bids and describe the terms and provisions of the sale of the 
     interest of the United States in the reserve. The draft 
     contract shall identify all equipment and facilities to be 
     included in the sale. The draft contract, including the terms 
     and provisions of the sale of the interest of the United 
     States in the reserve, shall be subject to review and 
     approval by the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury, and 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
       ``(4) Not later than six months after the effective date, 
     the Secretary shall publish an invitation for bids for the 
     purchase of the reserve.
       ``(5) Not later than nine months after the effective date, 
     the Secretary shall accept the highest responsible offer for 
     purchase of the interest of the United States in Naval 
     Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 that meets or exceeds the 
     minimum acceptable price determined under paragraph (1).
       ``(d) Future Liabilities.--The United States shall hold 
     harmless and fully indemnify the purchaser of the interest of 
     the United States in Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 from 
     and against any claim or liability as a result of ownership 
     in the reserve by the United States.
       ``(e) Treatment of State of California Claim.--(1) All 
     claims against the United States by the State of California 
     or the Teachers' Retirement Fund of the State of California 
     with respect to land within the Naval Petroleum Reserve 
     Numbered 1 or production or proceeds of sale from the reserve 
     shall be resolved only as follows:
       ``(A) A payment from funds provided for this purpose in 
     advance in appropriation Acts.
       ``(B) A grant of nonrevenue generating land in lieu of such 
     a payment pursuant to sections 2275 and 2276 of the Revised 
     Statutes of the United States (43 U.S.C. 851 and 852).
       ``(C) Any other means that would not be inconsistent with 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.).
       ``(D) Any combination of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).
       ``(2) The value of any payment, grant, or means (or 
     combination thereof) under paragraph (1) may not exceed an 
     amount equal to seven percent of the proceeds from the sale 
     of the reserve, after deducting the costs incurred to conduct 
     the sale.
       ``(f) Production Allocation for Sale.--(1) As part of the 
     contract for purchase of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1, 
     the purchaser of the interest of the United States in the 
     reserve shall agree to make up to 25 percent of the 
     purchaser's share of annual petroleum production from the 
     purchased lands available for sale to small refiners, which 
     do not have their own adequate sources of supply of 
     petroleum, for processing or use only in their own 
     refineries. None of the reserved production sold to small 
     refiners may be resold in kind. The purchaser of the reserve 
     may reduce the quantity of petroleum reserved under this 
     subsection in the event of an insufficient number of 
     qualified bids. The seller of this petroleum production has 
     the right to refuse bids that are less than the prevailing 
     market price of comparable oil.
       ``(2) The purchaser of the reserve shall also agree to 
     ensure that the terms of every sale of the purchaser's share 
     of annual petroleum production from the purchased lands shall 
     be so structured as to give full and equal opportunity for 
     the acquisition of petroleum by all interested persons, 
     including major and independent oil producers and refiners 
     alike.
       ``(g) Maintaining Elk Hills Unit Production.--Until the 
     sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 is completed under 
     this section, the Secretary shall continue to produce the 
     reserve at the maximum daily oil or gas rate from a 
     reservoir, which will permit maximum economic development of 
     the reservoir consistent with sound oil field engineering 
     practices in accordance with section 3 of the unit plan 
     contract. The definition of maximum efficient rate in section 
     7420(6) of this title shall not apply to the reserve.
       ``(h) Effect on Existing Contracts.--(1) In the case of any 
     contract, in effect on the effective date, for the purchase 
     of production from any part of the United States' share of 
     Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1, the

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     sale of the interest of the United States in the reserve 
     shall be subject to the contract for a period of three months 
     after the closing date of the sale or until termination of 
     the contract, whichever occurs first. The term of any 
     contract entered into after the effective date for the 
     purchase of such production shall not exceed the anticipated 
     closing date for the sale of the reserve.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall exercise the termination 
     procedures provided in the contract between the United States 
     and Bechtel Petroleum Operation, Inc., Contract Number DE-
     ACO1-85FE60520 so that the contract terminates not later than 
     the date of closing of the sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve 
     Numbered 1 under subsection (c).
       ``(3) The Secretary shall exercise the termination 
     procedures provided in the unit plan contract so that the 
     unit plan contract terminates not later than the date of 
     closing of the sale of reserve under subsection (c).
       ``(i) Effect on Antitrust Laws.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to alter the application of the antitrust 
     laws of the United States to the purchaser of Naval Petroleum 
     Reserve Numbered 1 or to the lands in the reserve subject to 
     sale under this section upon the completion of the sale.
       ``(j) Preservation of Private Right, Title, and Interest.--
     Nothing in this section shall be construed to adversely 
     affect the ownership interest of any other entity having any 
     right, title, and interest in and to lands within the 
     boundaries of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 and which 
     are subject to the unit plan contract.
       ``(k) Congressional Notification.--Section 7431 of this 
     title shall not apply to the sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve 
     Numbered 1 under this section. However, the Secretary may not 
     enter into a contract for the sale of the reserve until the 
     end of the 31-day period beginning on the date on which the 
     Secretary notifies the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the Committee on National Security and the 
     Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives of the 
     proposed sale.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 7421 the following new item:

``7421a. Sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 (Elk Hills).''.

     SEC. 3404. STUDY REGARDING FUTURE OF NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES 
                   (OTHER THAN NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVE NUMBERED 
                   1).

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Energy shall conduct 
     a study to determine which of the following options regarding 
     the naval petroleum reserves represents the most cost-
     effective option for the United States:
       (1) Retention and operation of the naval petroleum reserves 
     by the Secretary under chapter 641 of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Transfer of all or a part of the naval petroleum 
     reserves to the jurisdiction of another Federal agency.
       (3) Lease of the naval petroleum reserves.
       (4) Sale of the interest of the United States in the naval 
     petroleum reserves.
       (b) Conduct of Study.--The Secretary shall retain an 
     independent petroleum consultant to conduct the study.
       (c) Considerations Under Study.--An examination of the 
     benefits to be derived by the United States from the sale of 
     the naval petroleum reserves shall include an assessment and 
     estimate, in a manner consistent with commercial practices, 
     of the fair market value of the interest of the United States 
     in the naval petroleum reserves. An examination of the 
     benefits to be derived by the United States from the lease of 
     the naval petroleum reserves shall consider full exploration, 
     development, and production of petroleum products in the 
     naval petroleum reserves, with a royalty payment to the 
     United States.
       (d) Report Regarding Study.--Not later than December 31, 
     1995, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report 
     describing the results of the study and containing such 
     recommendations as the Secretary considers necessary to 
     implement the most cost-effective option identified in the 
     study.
       (e) Naval Petroleum Reserves Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``naval petroleum reserves'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 7420(2) of title 10, 
     United States Code, except that such term does not include 
     Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1.
                  TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION
              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 3501. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Panama Canal Commission 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996''.

     SEC. 3502. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Panama 
     Canal Commission is authorized to make such expenditures 
     within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available 
     to it in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as may 
     be necessary under the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 
     3601 et seq.) for the operation, maintenance, and improvement 
     of the Panama Canal for fiscal year 1996.
       (b) Limitations.--For fiscal year 1996, the Panama Canal 
     Commission may expend from funds in the Panama Canal 
     Revolving Fund not more than $50,741,000 for administrative 
     expenses, of which not more than--
       (1) $11,000 may be used for official reception and 
     representation expenses of the Supervisory Board of the 
     Commission;
       (2) $5,000 may be used for official reception and 
     representation expenses of the Secretary of the Commission; 
     and
       (3) $30,000 may be used for official reception and 
     representation expenses of the Administrator of the 
     Commission.
       (c) Replacement Vehicles.--Funds available to the Panama 
     Canal Commission shall be available for the purchase of not 
     to exceed 38 passenger motor vehicles built in the United 
     States (including large heavy-duty vehicles to be used to 
     transport Commission personnel across the isthmus of Panama). 
     A vehicle may be purchased with such funds only as necessary 
     to replace another passenger motor vehicle of the Commission.

     SEC. 3503. EXPENDITURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.

       Expenditures authorized under this subtitle may be made 
     only in accordance with the Panama Canal Treaties of 1977 and 
     any law of the United States implementing those treaties.
   Subtitle B--Reconstitution of Commission as Government Corporation

     SEC. 3521. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Panama Canal Amendments 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 3522. RECONSTITUTION OF COMMISSION AS GOVERNMENT 
                   CORPORATION.

       Section 1101 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 
     3611) is amended to read as follows:


  ``establishment, purposes, offices, and residence of the commission

       ``Sec. 1101. (a) For the purposes of managing, operating, 
     and maintaining the Panama Canal and its complementary works, 
     installations and equipment, and of conducting operations 
     incident thereto, in accordance with the Panama Canal Treaty 
     of 1977 and related agreements, the Panama Canal Commission 
     (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the `Commission') is 
     established as a wholly owned government corporation (as that 
     term is used in chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code) 
     within the executive branch of the Government of the United 
     States. The authority of the President with respect to the 
     Commission shall be exercised through the Secretary of 
     Defense.
       ``(b) The principal office of the Commission shall be 
     located in the Republic of Panama in one of the areas made 
     available for use of the United States under the Panama Canal 
     Treaty of 1977 and related agreements, but the Commission may 
     establish branch offices in such other places as it deems 
     necessary or appropriate for the conduct of its business. 
     Within the meaning of the laws of the United States relating 
     to venue in civil actions, the Commission is an inhabitant 
     and resident of the District of Columbia and the eastern 
     judicial district of Louisiana.''.

     SEC. 3523. SUPERVISORY BOARD.

       Section 1102 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 
     3612) is amended by striking so much as precedes subsection 
     (b) and inserting the following:


                          ``supervisory board

       ``Sec. 1102. (a) The Commission shall be supervised by a 
     Board composed of nine members, one of whom shall be the 
     Secretary of Defense or an officer of the Department of 
     Defense designated by the Secretary. Not less than five 
     members of the Board shall be nationals of the United States 
     and the remaining members of the Board shall be nationals of 
     the Republic of Panama. Three members of the Board who are 
     nationals of the United States shall hold no other office in, 
     and shall not be employed by, the Government of the United 
     States, and shall be chosen for the independent perspective 
     they can bring to the Commission's affairs. Members of the 
     Board who are nationals of the United States shall cast their 
     votes as directed by the Secretary of Defense or a designee 
     of the Secretary of Defense.''.

     SEC. 3524. INTERNATIONAL ADVISORS.

       Section 1102 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 
     3612) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d)(1) In order to enhance the prestige of the Commission 
     in the world shipping community and allow for the exchange of 
     varied perspectives between the Board and distinguished 
     international guests in the important deliberations of the 
     Commission, the Government of the United States and the 
     Republic of Panama may each invite to attend meetings of the 
     Board, as a designated international advisor to the Board, 
     one individual chosen for the independent perspective that 
     individual can bring to the Commission's affairs, and who--
       ``(A) is not a citizen of Panama;
       ``(B) does not represent any user or customer of the Panama 
     Canal, or any particular interest group or nation; and
       ``(C) does not have any financial interest which could 
     constitute an actual or apparent conflict with regard to the 
     relationship of the individual with the Board of the 
     Commission.
       ``(2) Such designated international advisors may be 
     compensated by the Commission in the same manner and under 
     the same circumstances as apply under subsection (b) with 
     regard to members of the Board. Such designated international 
     advisors shall have no vote on matters pending before the 
     Board.''.

     SEC. 3525. GENERAL AND SPECIFIC POWERS OF COMMISSION.

       The Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 3601 et seq.) is 
     amended by inserting after section 1102 the following new 
     sections:

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                   ``general powers of the commission

       ``Sec. 1102a. (a) The Commission, subject to the Panama 
     Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements, and to chapter 
     91 of title 31, United States Code, popularly known as the 
     Government Corporation Control Act--
       ``(1) may adopt, alter, and use a corporate seal, which 
     shall be judicially noticed;
       ``(2) may by action of the Board of Directors adopt, amend, 
     and repeal bylaws governing the conduct of its general 
     business and the performance of the powers and duties granted 
     to or imposed upon it by law;
       ``(3) may sue and be sued in its corporate name, except 
     that--
       ``(A) its amenability to suit is limited by Article VIII of 
     the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, section 1401 of this Act, 
     and otherwise by law;
       ``(B) an attachment, garnishment, or similar process may 
     not be issued against salaries or other moneys owed by the 
     Commission to its employees except as provided by section 
     5520a of title 5, United States Code, and section 459, 461, 
     and 462 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659, 661, 662), 
     or as otherwise specifically authorized by the laws of the 
     United States; and
       ``(C) it is exempt from the payment of interest on claims 
     and judgments;
       ``(4) may enter into contracts, leases, agreements, or 
     other transactions; and
       ``(5) may determine the character of, and necessity for, 
     its obligations and expenditures and the manner in which they 
     shall be incurred, allowed, and paid, and may incur, allow, 
     and pay them, subject to pertinent provisions of law 
     generally applicable to Government corporations.
       ``(b) The Commission shall have the priority of the 
     Government of the United States in the payment of debts out 
     of bankrupt estates.


                    ``specific powers of commission

       ``Sec. 1102b. (a) Subject to the Panama Canal Treaty of 
     1977 and related agreements, and to chapter 91 of title 31, 
     United States Code, popularly known as the Government 
     Corporation Control Act, the Commission may--
       ``(1) manage, operate, and maintain the Panama Canal;
       ``(2) construct or acquire, establish, maintain, and 
     operate docks, wharves, piers, shoreline facilities, shops, 
     yards, marine railways, salvage and towing facilities, fuel-
     handling facilities, motor transportation facilities, power 
     systems, water systems, a telephone system, construction 
     facilities, living quarters and other buildings, warehouses, 
     storehouses, a printing plant, and manufacturing, processing, 
     or service facilities in connection therewith, recreational 
     facilities, and other activities, facilities, and 
     appurtenances necessary and appropriate for the 
     accomplishment of the purposes of this Act;
       ``(3) use the United States mails in the same manner and 
     under the same conditions as the executive departments of the 
     Federal Government; and
       ``(4) take such actions as are necessary or appropriate to 
     carry out the powers specifically conferred upon it.''.

     SEC. 3526. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF BUDGET.

       Section 1302 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 
     3712) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ``and subject to 
     paragraph (2)'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2);
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
       (4) by amending subsection (e) to read as follows:
       ``(e) In accordance with section 9104 of title 31, United 
     States Code, the Congress shall review the annual budget of 
     the Commission.''.

     SEC. 3527. AUDITS.

       Section 1313 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 
     3723) is amended--
       (1) by striking the heading for the section and inserting 
     the following:


                              ``audits'';

       (2) in subsection (a) by striking ``Financial 
     transactions'' and inserting ``Subject to subsection (d), 
     financial transactions'';
       (3) in subsection (b) in the first sentence by striking 
     ``The Comptroller General'' and inserting ``Subject to 
     subsection (d), the Comptroller General''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(d) At the discretion of the Board provided for in 
     section 1102, the Commission may hire independent auditors to 
     perform, in lieu of the Comptroller General, the audit and 
     reporting functions prescribed in subsections (a) and (b).
       ``(e) In addition to auditing the financial statements of 
     the Commission, the independent auditor shall, in accordance 
     with standards for an examination of a financial forecast 
     established by the American Institute of Certified Public 
     Accountants, examine and report on the Commission's financial 
     forecast that it will be in a position to meet its financial 
     liabilities on December 31, 1999.''.

     SEC. 3528. PRESCRIPTION OF MEASUREMENT RULES AND RATES OF 
                   TOLLS.

       Section 1601 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 
     3791) is amended to read as follows:


         ``prescription of measurement rules and rates of tolls

       ``Sec. 1601. The Commission may, subject to the provisions 
     of this Act, prescribe and from time to time change--
       ``(1) the rules for the measurement of vessels for the 
     Panama Canal; and
       ``(2) the tolls that shall be levied for use of the Panama 
     Canal.''.

     SEC. 3529. PROCEDURES FOR CHANGES IN RULES OF MEASUREMENT AND 
                   RATES OF TOLLS.

       Section 1604 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 
     3794) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) in the first sentence by striking 
     ``1601(a)'' and inserting ``1601'';
       (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) After the proceedings have been conducted pursuant to 
     subsections (a) and (b) of this section, the Commission may 
     change the rules of measurement or rates of tolls, as the 
     case may be. The Commission shall, however, publish notice of 
     such change in the Federal Register not less than 30 days 
     before the effective date of the change.''; and
       (3) by striking subsections (d) and (e) and redesignating 
     subsection (f) as subsection (d).

     SEC. 3530. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       The Panama Canal Act of 1979 is amended--
       (1) in section 1205 (22 U.S.C. 3645) in the last sentence 
     by striking ``appropriation'' and inserting ``fund'';
       (2) in section 1303 (22 U.S.C. 3713) by striking ``The 
     authority of this section may not be used for administrative 
     expenses.'';
       (3) in section 1321(d) (22 U.S.C. 3731(d)) in the second 
     sentence by striking ``appropriations or'';
       (4) in section 1401(c) (22 U.S.C. 3761(c)) by striking 
     ``appropriated for or'';
       (5) in section 1415 (22 U.S.C. 3775) by striking 
     ``appropriated or''; and
       (6) in section 1416 (22 U.S.C. 3776) in the third sentence 
     by striking ``appropriated or''.

     SEC. 3531. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO TITLE 31, UNITED STATES 
                   CODE.

       Section 9101(3) of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(P) the Panama Canal Commission.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. DELLUMS moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Armed 
Services with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendments:

       Page  38,  line  18,  insert  ``(a)  In  General.--'' 
     before ``Of the amounts''.
       Page 38, after line 22, insert the following:
       (b) NMD Reduction.--The amounts provided in subsection (a) 
     and in section 201(4) are each hereby reduced by 
     $100,000,000, to be derived from amounts for the National 
     Missile Defense program.
       At the end of title III (page 153, after line 25), insert 
     the following new section:

     SEC. 396. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE DEPENDENT EDUCATION 
                   ASSISTANCE (IMPACT AID) FOR SCHOOL-AGED 
                   DEPENDENTS OF CERTAIN MILITARY PERSONNEL.

       (a) Provision of Dependent Education Assistance (Impact 
     Aid).--(1) In the case of students described in section 
     8003(a)(1)(D) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)(1)(D)), the Secretary of Defense 
     shall provide funds to local educational agencies that 
     received payments for these students from the Department of 
     Education in fiscal year 1994 or 1995 under the Act of 
     September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, 81st Congress) or title 
     VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.).
       (2) Subject to the availability of appropriations for this 
     purpose, funds shall be paid under this section in fiscal 
     year 1996. However, the Secretary of Defense may use the 
     authority provided by this section only in the event that 
     payments under section 8003 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703) for a fiscal year on 
     behalf of students described in subsection (a)(1)(D) of such 
     section are not made in a total amount equal to at least the 
     level of funding for fiscal year 1995 under such section for 
     such students.
       (b) Computation of Basic Payment.--Each local educational 
     agency described in subsection (a) shall be eligible for 
     basic payments, which shall be computed for each year by 
     multiplying--
       (1) the amount determined by dividing--
       (A) the amount of funds received by the local educational 
     agency in the second preceding fiscal year under this 
     subsection, section 3(b)(3) of the Act of September 30, 1950 
     (Public Law 874, 81st Congress), or section 8003(b) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     7703(b)); by
       (B) the number of students described in section 
     8003(a)(1)(D) of such Act in average daily attendance in the 
     second preceding fiscal year; and
       (2) the number of such students in average daily attendance 
     of the local educational agency in the fiscal year preceding 
     the fiscal year in which the payment is being made.
       (c) Computation of Disability Payment.--Each local 
     educational agency described in subsection (a) shall also be 
     eligible for disability payments for students described in 
     section 8003(d)(1)(B) of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(d)(1)(B)). The payment 
     required by this subsection shall be computed for each year 
     by multiplying--
       (1) the amount determined by dividing--
       (A) the amount of funds received by the local educational 
     agency during the second

[[Page 1006]]

      preceding fiscal year under this subsection, section 
     3(d)(2)(C) of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 874, 
     81st Congress), or section 8003(d) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(d)); by
       (B) the number of students described in section 
     8003(d)(1)(B) of such Act in average daily attendance in the 
     second preceding fiscal year; and
       (2) the number of such students in average daily attendance 
     of each local educational agency in the fiscal year preceding 
     the fiscal year in which the payment is being made.
       (d) Heavily Impacted Assistance.--(1) Each local 
     educational agency described in subsection (a) shall also be 
     eligible for heavily impacted assistance if--
       (A) the local educational agency--
       (i) had an enrollment of students described in 
     subparagraphs (B) and (D) of section 8003(a)(1) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     7703(a)(1)) during the previous fiscal year, the number of 
     which constituted at least 40 percent of the total student 
     enrollment of such agency; and
       (ii) has a tax rate for general fund purposes which is at 
     least 95 percent of the average tax rate for general fund 
     purposes of comparable educational agencies in the State; or
       (B) the local educational agency--
       (i) had an enrollment of students described in 
     subparagraphs (B) and (D) of section 8003(a)(1) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     7703(a)(1)) during the previous fiscal year, the number of 
     which constituted at least 35 percent of the total student 
     enrollment of such agency; and
       (ii) has a tax rate for general fund purposes which is at 
     least 125 percent of the average tax rate for general fund 
     purposes of comparable educational agencies in the State.
       (2)(A) For each local educational agency described in 
     paragraph (1), payments for each year shall be computed by 
     first determining the greater of--
       (i) the average per-pupil expenditure of the State in which 
     the agency is located; or
       (ii) the average per-pupil expenditure of all the States.
       (B) The Secretary shall next subtract from the amount 
     determined under subparagraph (A) the average amount of State 
     aid per pupil received for that year by each local 
     educational agency described in paragraph (1).
       (C) For each local educational agency described in 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall multiply the amount 
     determined under subparagraph (B) by the total number of 
     students described in subparagraphs (B) and (D) of section 
     8003(a)(1) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(a)(1)) in average daily attendance for 
     that year.
       (D) Finally, the Secretary shall reduce the amount 
     determined under subparagraph (C) for a local educational 
     agency for a fiscal year by the total amount of--
       (i) all payments the local educational agency receives 
     under subsections (b) and (c) for that year; and
       (ii) any payments actually received under section 8003 of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     7703) for that year.
       (3) Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, a 
     local educational agency that actually receives funds under 
     section 8003(f) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(f)) for a fiscal year shall be 
     eligible to receive funds under this subsection only after 
     the full amount computed under paragraph (2) has been paid to 
     all local educational agencies described in paragraph (1) 
     that do not receive funds under such section for that fiscal 
     year.
       (4) For purposes of providing assistance under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall use student and revenue data 
     from the local educational agency for the fiscal year for 
     which the agency is applying for assistance.
       (5) For purposes of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     determine the current year State average per-pupil 
     expenditure by increasing or decreasing the per-pupil 
     expenditure data for the second preceding fiscal year by the 
     same percentage increase or decrease reflected between the 
     per-pupil expenditure data for the fourth preceding fiscal 
     year and the per-pupil expenditure data for the second 
     preceding fiscal year.
       (6) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``average 
     per-pupil expenditure'' means the aggregate current 
     expenditures of all local educational agencies in the State, 
     divided by the total number of children in average daily 
     attendance for whom such agencies provided free public 
     education.
       (e) Prohibition on Multiple Payments.--(1) Amounts received 
     by a local educational agency under subsection (d) in a 
     fiscal year, when added to amounts actually received under 
     section 8003(f) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(f)) for that year, may not exceed the 
     amount the agency would have received under such section had 
     assistance under such section been fully funded.
       (2) Amounts received by a local educational agency under 
     subsection (c) in a fiscal year, when added to amounts 
     actually received under section 8003(d) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(d)) for that 
     year, may not exceed the amount the agency would have 
     received under such section had assistance under such section 
     been fully funded.
       (3) Amounts received by a local educational agency under 
     subsection (b) in a fiscal year, when added to amounts 
     actually received under section 8003(b) of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703(b)) for that 
     year, may not exceed the amount the agency would have 
     received under such section had assistance under such section 
     been fully funded.
       (f) Proration of Amounts.--If necessary due to insufficient 
     funds to carry out this section, the Secretary shall ratably 
     reduce payments under subsections (b), (c), and (d).
       (g) Cooperation.--The Secretary of Education shall assist 
     the Secretary of Defense in gathering such information from 
     the local education agencies and State educational agencies 
     as may be needed in order to carry out this section.
       (h) Funds for Fiscal Year 1996.--The amount provided in 
     section 301(5) for operation and maintenance for Defense-wide 
     activities is hereby increased by $100,000,000. Of the funds 
     corresponding to such increase--
       (1) $50,000,000 shall be available for payments under 
     subsection (b) in fiscal year 1996;
       (2) $10,000,000 shall be available for payments under 
     subsection (c) in fiscal year 1996; and
       (3) $40,000,000 shall be available for payments under 
     subsection (d) in fiscal year 1996.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. DELLUMS demanded a recorded vote on the said motion to recommit, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

188

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

239

para.80.12                   [Roll No. 384]

                                AYES--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--239

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen

[[Page 1007]]


     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Chapman
     Dickey
     Flake
     Kleczka
     McNulty
     Thornton
     Yates
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania demanded a recorded vote on passage of said 
bill which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded 
vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

300

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

126

para.80.13                   [Roll No. 385]

                                AYES--300

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--126

     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Chapman
     Conyers
     Dickey
     Flake
     Kleczka
     McNulty
     Thornton
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.80.14  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. SPENCE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, cross references, and 
punctuation, and to make such stylistic, clerical, technical, 
conforming, and other changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions 
of the House in amending the bill.

para.80.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1817

  Mr. QUILLEN, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-140) the resolution (H. Res. 167) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1817) making appropriations for military 
construction for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.80.16  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. CALLAHAN, the Committee on Appropriations was granted 
permission until midnight tonight to file a privileged report (Rept. No. 
104-143) on the bill (H.R. 1868) making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 8, rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para.80.17  legislative branch, fy 1996

  Mr. PACKARD submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 104-141) on the 
bill (H.R. 1854) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
the fis

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cal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.
  Pursuant to clause 8, rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para.80.18  trinity lake

  Mr. DOOLITTLE, by unanimous consent, called up the bill (H.R. 1070) to 
designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in the Central Valley 
project, California, as ``Trinity Lake''.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.80.19  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. DICKEY, for today;
  To Mr. McNULTY, for today after 2 p.m.; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today.
  And then,

para.80.20  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DeLAY, at 6 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.80.21  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calender, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 70. A 
     bill to permit exports of certain domestically produced crude 
     oil, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     104-139, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House 
     on the State of the Union.
       Mr. QUILLEN: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 167. 
     Resolution Providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1817) making appropriations for military construction for the 
     Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-140). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. PACKARD: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 1854. A bill 
     making appropriations for the legislative branch for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 104-141). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. Report on the 
     subdivision of budget totals for fiscal year 1996 (Rept. No. 
     104-142). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. CALLAHAN: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 1868. A 
     bill making appropriations for the foreign operations, export 
     financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     143). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para.80.22  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 70. Referral to the Committee on International 
     Relations extended for a period ending not later than June 
     15, 1995.

para.80.23  discharge of committee

  Under clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 70. The Committee on International Relations 
     discharged. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.

para.80.24  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, 
             and Mr. Boehlert):
       H.R. 1851. A bill to authorize appropriations for carrying 
     out the Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 for 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. Pete Geren of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 1852. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Science Foundations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Science.
           By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Hansen):
       H.R. 1853. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to require the reduction and eventual 
     elimination of nicotine in tobacco products; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. PACKARD:
       H.R. 1854. A bill making appropriations for the legislative 
     branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
     other purposes; committed to the Committee of the Whole House 
     on the State of the Union.
           By Mr. DAVIS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 1855. A bill to amend title 11, District of Columbia 
     Code, to restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the 
     District of Columbia over certain pending cases involving 
     child custody and visitation rights; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. EMERSON (for himself, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, 
             Mr. Baesler, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Canady, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Miss Collins of 
             Michigan, Mr. Condit, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Crane, Ms. Danner, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Durbin, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Fazio of California, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Filner, 
             Mr. Ford, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Gillmor, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Hall of Texas, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Hobson, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnston of Florida, 
             Mr. Kim, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Lincoln, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Matsui, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Moorhead, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Ney, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Peterson of 
             Florida, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Porter, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
             Quillen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Skelton, 
             Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Thornton, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Tucker, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Wise):
       H.R. 1856. A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster 
     Relief and Emergency Assistance Act to provide for an 
     expanded Federal program of hazard mitigation, relief, and 
     insurance against the risk of catastrophic natural disasters, 
     such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and volcanic eruptions, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Commerce, Banking and Financial Services, and Ways and Means, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey:
       H.R. 1857. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow an individual who has attained age 55 a 
     deduction for amounts paid for insurance to be used to pay 
     real property taxes on the principal residence of the 
     individual after the individual has attained age 65; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEACH:
       H.R. 1858. A bill to reduce paperwork and additional 
     regulatory burdens for depository institutions; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. MILLER of California:
       H.R. 1859. A bill to require employers to post, and to 
     provide to employees individually, information relating to 
     sexual harassment that violates title VII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1964; and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 1860. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to convey the vessel S.S. Red Oak Victory to 
     Richmond Museum Association, Inc., located in Richmond, CA, 
     for use as a monument to the wartime accomplishments of the 
     city of Richmond; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. MOORHEAD:
       H.R. 1861. A bill to make technical corrections in the 
     Satellite Home Viewer Act of 1994 and other provisions of 
     title 17, United States Code; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself (by request) and Mr. Davis):
       H.R. 1862. A bill to permit certain revenues of the 
     District of Columbia to be expended for activities relating 
     to the operation of the Washington Convention Center and the 
     construction of a new convention center in the District of 
     Columbia; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. STUDDS (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mrs. Morella, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gunderson, 
             Mr. Becerra, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Horn, Mrs. John

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             son of Connecticut, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Shays, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Coleman, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Engel, 
             Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Johnston of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. 
             Kildee, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. McDermott, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Menendez, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Mineta, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran, Mr. Moakley, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Payne of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Richardson, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Sawyer, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Torricelli, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Underwood, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Wynn, and Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 1863. A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on 
     the basis of sexual orientation; to the Committee on Economic 
     and Educational Opportunities, and in addition to the 
     Committees on House Oversight, Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. Neumann):
       H.R. 1864. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for additional disaster assistance and making 
     rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations, 
     and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WHITFIELD:
       H.R. 1865. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide that the same limitation on 
     contributions to candidates shall apply to multicandidate 
     political committees and other persons; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
             Blute, Mr. Davis, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Reynolds):
       H.R. 1866. A bill to promote the implementation of programs 
     to improve the traffic safety performance of high risk 
     drivers; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CALLAHAN:
       H.R. 1868. A bill making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H. Con. Res. 77. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.

para.80.25  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       112. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Colorado, relative to the 
     reauthorization of the Conservation Program Improvements Act; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       113. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to maintaining the 
     status quo at Tobyhanna Army Depot, PA; to the Committee on 
     National Security. 

para.80.26  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. DUNCAN introduced a bill (H.R. 1867) for the relief of 
     Gregory E. Walters; which was referred to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary. 

para.80.27  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 46: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
     Coble, and Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 94: Mr. Shaw and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 426: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 427: Mr. Salmon, Mr. Coble, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Cox, and 
     Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 580: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Bereuter, Mrs. Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Skelton, and Mrs. Schroeder.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Foley and Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 803: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Blute, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 922: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 927: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 957: Ms. McCarthy, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Miller of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 1003: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Payne of 
     Virginia, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mrs. Lincoln.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, and 
     Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Mfume, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Kildee, Mr. LoBiondo, 
     Mr. Mica, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Frost, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Scott, and Mr. 
     Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1047: Mr. Hastert, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Smith of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 1073: Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1074: Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
     Hinchey, and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1078: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Williams, and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1100: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1118: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 1119: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1138: Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1147: Mr. Nadler and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Riggs, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Coble, Mr. Barton of 
     Texas, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Vucanovich, 
     Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
     Bonilla.
       H.R. 1242: Mr. Lucas.
       H.R. 1317: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1381: Mr. Serrano, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Jacobs.
       H.R. 1384: Mr. Stump, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Bilirakis, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Barr, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Filner, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 1397: Mr. Hoke.
       H.R. 1442: Ms. Furse and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1523: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1536: Mr. Stump, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Bilirakis, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Barr, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Filner, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 1547: Mr. Mineta and Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1565: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
     Stearns, Mr. Barr, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
     Brown of Florida, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1588: Mr. Laughlin.
       H.R. 1604: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1610: Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 1617: Mr. Hancock.
       H.R. 1650: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 1765: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hancock, and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 1781: Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 1810: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
     Mr. Royce, and Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 1818: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deutsch, 
     Mr. Hastert, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Linder, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
     Laughlin, and Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 1821: Mr. Dellums and Mr. Bateman.
       H.J. Res. 79: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.J. Res 91: Mr. Paxon.
       H. Con. Res. 70: Mr. Riggs.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Ensign. 

para.80.28  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       24. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Board of 
     Commissioners of Wayne County, NC, relative to opposing 
     further regulations of tobacco by the Food and Drug 
     Administration; which was referred to the Committee on 
     Commerce.

para.80.29  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 774: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1289: Mr. Fattah. 



.
                       FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1995 (81)

para.81.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 16, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Dan Burton to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

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para.81.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, June 15, 1993.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.81.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1063. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Germany for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 95-28), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1064. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the list of all reports 
     issued or released in April 1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 

para.81.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed a concurrent resolution of the 
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 17. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the exhibition of the RAH-66 
     Comanche helicopter. 

para.81.5  corrections calendar

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-144) the resolution (H. Res. 168) amending clause 4 of rule XIII 
of the Rules of the House to abolish the Consent Calendar and to 
establish in its place a Corrections Calendar.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.81.6  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Commerce and the Committee on 
Economic and Educational Opportunities.

para.81.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1817

  Mr. QUILLEN, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 167):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1817) making appropriations for military 
     construction for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. The 
     first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General 
     debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
     hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. 
     After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
     amendment under the five-minute rule. Points of order against 
     provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 
     6 of rule XXI are waived. During consideration of the bill 
     for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
     Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in 
     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
     final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit.
       Sec. 2. (a) For purposes of sections 302 and 311 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 as they apply in the House 
     of Representatives to the Committee on Appropriations and to 
     the consideration of general appropriation bills, amendments 
     thereto, or conference reports thereon, the Congress shall be 
     considered to have adopted House Concurrent Resolution 67 in 
     the form adopted by the House on May 18, 1995.
       (b) The allocations of spending and credit responsibilities 
     to the Committee on Appropriations that are depicted in House 
     Report 104-120, beginning on page 144, shall be considered as 
     the allocations required by section 602(a) of that Act to be 
     included in the joint explanatory statement of the managers 
     on a conference report to accompany a concurrent resolution 
     on the budget.
       (c) This section shall cease to apply upon final adoption 
     by the House and the Senate of a concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 1996.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. QUILLEN moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

223

When there appeared

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Nays

180

para.81.8                    [Roll No. 386]

                                YEAS--223

     Allard
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--180

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)

[[Page 1011]]


     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--31

     Ackerman
     Archer
     Baker (LA)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Collins (IL)
     Coyne
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Ehrlich
     Flake
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Hayes
     Jefferson
     Kleczka
     Largent
     Matsui
     Mineta
     Moakley
     Parker
     Pelosi
     Schumer
     Smith (NJ)
     Stokes
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Tucker
     Yates
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

245

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

155

para.81.9                    [Roll No. 387]

                                AYES--245

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--155

     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--34

     Ackerman
     Baker (LA)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Collins (IL)
     Coyne
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Flake
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Hayes
     Jefferson
     Kleczka
     Largent
     Lewis (CA)
     Maloney
     Matsui
     Mineta
     Moakley
     Pelosi
     Royce
     Schumer
     Smith (NJ)
     Stokes
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Tucker
     Waters
     Yates
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.81.10  military construction appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, pursuant to House Resolution 167 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1817) making appropriations for military construction, family 
housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,

para.81.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HERGER:

       Page 2, line 12, strike ``$625,608,000'' and insert 
     ``$611,608,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

261

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

137

para.81.12                   [Roll No. 388]

                                AYES--261

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blute
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Klug
     Knollenberg

[[Page 1012]]


     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Minge
     Mink
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--137

     Abercrombie
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Callahan
     Chambliss
     Clinger
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Everett
     Farr
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Manton
     Mascara
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McNulty
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Porter
     Quillen
     Reed
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stump
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Ackerman
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Bilirakis
     Brown (CA)
     Buyer
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Cox
     Coyne
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Kleczka
     Matsui
     Meek
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Moakley
     Pelosi
     Rose
     Stokes
     Thornton
     Tucker
     Weldon (FL)
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Chairman, reported that the Committee, 
having had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

para.81.13  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12 
o'clock noon on Monday, June 19, 1995.

para.81.14  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, June 
21, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.81.15  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                            Committee on Standards


                                          of Official Conduct,

                                    Washington, DC, June 15, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my Committee 
     has been served with a subpoena issued by the United States 
     District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by the Rule.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Nancy L. Johnson,
                                                        Chairman. 

para.81.16  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. YATES, for today;
  To Mr. DICKEY, for today;
  To Mrs. MEEK, for today after 12:35 p.m; and
  To Mr. TUCKER, for today after 12 o'clock noon.
  And then,

para.81.17  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GONZALEZ, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 3 o'clock and 6 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 12 
o'clock noon on Monday, June 19, 1995.

para.81.18  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 168. 
     Resolution amending clause 4 of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
     House to abolish the Consent Calendar and to establish in its 
     place a Corrections Calendar (Rept. No. 104-144). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1812. A bill 
     to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise the 
     income estate, and gift tax rules applicable to individuals 
     who lose U.S. citizenship; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-
     145). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union. 

para.81.19  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1062. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than June 22, 1995. 

para.81.20  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. FIELDS of Texas (for himself and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 1869. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to extend the authorizations of appropriations of the Federal 
     Communications Commission, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MORELLA:
       H.R. 1870. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     activities of the Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology, 
     and for Scientific and Technical Research Services and 
     Construction of Research Facilities activities of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology, for fiscal 
     year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science.
       H.R. 1871. A bill to authorize appropriations for the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology Industrial 
     Technology Services for fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Bliley, 
             Mr. Dingell, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Manton, Mr. Klug, Mr. Towns, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Studds, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Ganske, 
             Ms. Furse, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Gunderson, and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 1872. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     revise and extend programs established pursuant to the Ryan 
     White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BOUCHER:
       H.R. 1873. A bill to provide for protection of the flag of 
     the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BROWDER:
       H.R. 1874. A bill to modify the boundaries of the Talladega 
     National Forest, AL; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       H.R. 1875. A bill to provide for the conveyance of the 
     reversionary interest of the United States in certain lands 
     to the Clint Independent School District and the Fabens 
     Independent School District; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Durbin, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Vento, Ms.

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             Slaughter, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Torres, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Wyden, and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 1876. A bill to support proposals to implement the 
     U.S. goal of the eventual elimination of antipersonnel 
     landmines, to impose a moratorium on the use of antipersonnel 
     landmines except in limited circumstances, to provide for 
     sanctions against foreign governments that export 
     antipersonnel landmines, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on National Security, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FOX (for himself, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Baker of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Schumer, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. 
             LaTourette):
       H.R. 1877. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     allow suits against foreign states for damages caused by 
     torture, extrajudicial killing, and other terrorist acts; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOBSON (for himself and Mr. Hall of Ohio):
       H.R. 1878. A bill to extend for 2 years the period of 
     applicability of enrollment mix requirement to certain health 
     maintenance organizations providing services under the Dayton 
     Area Health Plan; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HORN:
       H.R. 1879. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to participate in the Alamitos barrier recycled 
     water project and in the Long Beach water desalination and 
     reuse research and development project; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. 
             Collins of Illinois, Mr. Crane, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Weller, Mr. Costello, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Poshard, and Mr. Durbin):
       H.R. 1880. A bill to designate the U.S. post office 
     building located at 102 South McLean, Lincoln, IL, as the 
     ``Edward Madigan Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 1881. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to treat for unemployment compensation purposes Indian 
     tribal governments the same as State or local units of 
     government or as nonprofit organizations; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       H.R. 1882. A bill to consolidate the Administrator of 
     General Services authorities relating to the control and 
     utilization of excess and surplus property, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on National 
     Security, Science, International Relations, and Small 
     Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Chabot, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Cox, 
             Ms. Molinari, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Barr, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. Riggs, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Barton to Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bryant 
             of Tennessee, Mr. Burr, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr. Canady, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, 
             Mr. Emerson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Kasich, Mr. King, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Neumann, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Parker, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Regula, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sanford, 
             Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tate, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. White, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 1883. A bill to strengthen parental, local, and State 
     control of education in the United States by eliminating the 
     Department of Education and redefining the Fedeal role in 
     education; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Budget, and Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 1884. A bill to provide for school bus safety, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Economic 
     and Educational Opportunities, and the Judiciary, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ZELIFF:
       H.R. 1885. A bill to limit the authority of the Secretary 
     of Transportation to regulate light and medium duty 
     commercial vehicles; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Durbin):
       H.J. Res. 95. Joint resolution to amend the War Powers 
     Resolution; to the Committee on International Relations, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Baker of 
             California, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Markey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Stark, and Mr. Traficant):
       H.J. Res. 96. Joint resolution disapproving the extension 
     of nondiscriminatory treatment--most-favored-nation 
     treatment--to the products of the People's Republic of China; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para.81.21  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       114. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General 
     Assembly of the State of Indiana, relative to the Republic of 
     China, Taiwan's, participation in the United Nations; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

para.81.22  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. WYNN introduced a bill (H.R. 1886) for the relief of 
     John Wesley Davis; which was referred to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

para.81.23  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Bevill, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
     Mollohan, Mr. Lazio of New York, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
     Gallegly.
       H.R. 65: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 73: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Barcia of Michigan and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 112: Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 188: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 246: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Cooley, Mr. 
     Linder, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Lofgren and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 311: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Jacobs, and Mr. 
     Poshard.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky.
       H.R. 447: Mr. Klink, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Brownback, and Mr. 
     Hamilton.
       H.R. 499: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 559: Mrs. Morella and Mr. Manton,.
       H.R. 733: Mr. McCollum and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 734: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Dreier, Mr. Combest, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. 
     Crane.
       H.R. 782: Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 863: Mr. Gejdenson and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 868: Mr. Solomon, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 882: Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Mr. Burr, Mr. Frazer, and Mr. Gunderson.
       H.R. 883: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Farr, Mr. Conyers, 
     and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Pombo, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Abercrombie, 
     and Mr. Williams.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Longley.
       H.R. 1024: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 1085: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Fox and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1091: Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 1099: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Camp, Mr. English 
     of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Cardin, and Mr. Hancock.

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       H.R. 1114: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Nethercutt, and 
     Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 1119: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Mascara, Ms. Harman, Mr. Cremeans, and Mr. 
     Poshard.
       H.R. 1204: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Linder, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Inglis  
     of South Carolina, and Mr. King.
       H.R. 1227: Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Christensen, and Mr. 
     Cunningham.
       H.R. 1242: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 1402: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1404: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Ward, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     Gallegly, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1459: Mr. Frazer, Mr. Engel, Mr. Frost, Mr. Fattah, 
     and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1552: Mr. Frost, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Parker, Mrs. Seastrand, 
     Mr. Riggs, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. LaHood, 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Thompson, and Miss Collins of Michigan.
       H.R. 1568: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. 
     Reynolds.
       H.R. 1580: Mr. Ensign, Mr. Allard, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cooley, 
     and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Bass, Mr. Fox, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
     Gutknecht, and Mr. Chrysler.
       H.R. 1608: Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Spence, Mr. Parker, Mr. Lewis of California, 
     Mr. Stockman, Mr. Davis, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Tiahrt, 
     Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1662: Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Frazer, 
     Mr. Ward, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Gingrich, and Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 1678: Mr. Clinger, Mr. Spence, Mr. Shays, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Davis, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Goss, Mr. Upton, 
     Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Ney, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. 
     Horn, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Heineman, and Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 1684: Mr. Dingell, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
     Stupak, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Gunderson.
       H.R. 1686: Mr. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 1768: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 1801: Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
     Kasich, Mr. Neumann, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 1807: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Davis.
       H.R. 1818: Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. 
     Payne of Virginia.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. Matsui and Mr. Johnson of South 
     Dakota.
       H. Con. Res. 42: Mrs. Kelly.
       H. Con. Res. 45: Mr. Reynolds and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Moakley, and Mr. Talent.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mrs. Kelly.
       H. Con. Res. 62: Mr. Engel and Mr. Reynolds.
       H. Con. Res. 63: Mr. Portman, Mr. Clay, Mr. Engel, and Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner.
       H. Res. 19: Mr. Reynolds.



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                       MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1995 (82)

para.82.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 19, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Christopher Shays to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.82.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, June 16, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.82.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1065. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification of the Department's intent to reprogram $2.0 
     million in fiscal year 1995 funds made available under 
     chapter 4 of part II of the act for assistance to the Middle 
     East multilateral peace process, pursuant to section 515 of 
     the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Act, 1995; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       1066. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning 
     cooperative production of radar system improvements for the 
     E-3 aircraft with the NATO Airborne Early Warning and Control 
     [AEW&C] Programme Management Organization [NAPMO], 
     (Transmittal No. 08-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1067. A letter from the Acting Assistance Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a 
     report on missile proliferation, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2797b(a)(1); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1068. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of State for 
     Legislative Affairs, transmitting copies of the original 
     report of political contributions for the following: John 
     Todd Stewart, of California, (Republic of Moldova); Victor 
     Jackovich, of Iowa, (Republic of Slovenia); John Raymond 
     Malott, of Virginia, (Malaysia); John K. Menzies, of 
     Virginia, (Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina); and Kenneth 
     Michael Quinn, of Iowa, (Cambodia); and members of their 
     families, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3944(b)(2); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       1069. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Implementation of 
     the Government Managers Accountability Act of 1995 and the 
     Merit Personnel Law,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 47-
     117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1070. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Fiscal Year 1992 
     Annual Report on Advisory Neighborhood Commissions,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 47-117(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1071. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Department's inspector general for the 
     period October 1, 1994, through March 31, 1995, and the 
     management report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1072. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of the Treasury, transmitting a State-by-
     State and district-by-district analysis of the Senate budget 
     resolution's impact on the earned income tax credit [EITC], 
     prepared by Treasury's Office of Economic Policy; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1073. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a letter to the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, with respect to the New Hampshire agreement; 
     jointly, to the Committees on House Oversight and Rules.

para.82.4  recess--12:37 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 37 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para.82.5  after recess--5:56 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, called the House to order.

para.82.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1854

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-146) the resolution (H. Res. 169) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1854) making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.
  And then,

para.82.7  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART, at 5 o'clock and 58 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned until 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, June 20, 1995.

para.82.8  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 169. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1854) making appropriations for the legislative branch for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-146). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.82.9  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 1887. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997 for the International Trade Commission, 
     the Customs Service, and the Office of the U.S. Trade 
     Representative, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 1888. A bill to add native American members to the 
     Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.

para.82.10  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       115. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Alabama, relative to 
     reclaiming State sovereignty under the 10th amendment to the 
     U.S. Constitution for the State of Alabama; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.

para.82.11  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:


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       H.R. 42: Mr. Moakley and Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 713: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 810: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 927: Mr. Kim and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 1150: Mr. Frazer, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
     Sanders.
       H.R. 1462: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Vento, Mr. Borski, Mr. DeFazio, 
     Mr. Mineta, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Thurman, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 1533: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Martini, and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 1557: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 1735: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1749: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Meehan, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
     Zeliff, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
     Markey, Mr. Luther, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1797: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Emerson, Mr. Kim, Mr. Latham, and Mr. 
     LaTourette. 

para.82.12  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       25. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the council of the 
     city of Toledo, OH, relative to defeating any proposal to 
     repeal or weaken the assault weapons ban; which was referred 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.



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                       TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1995 (83)

para.83.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order, at 9:00 a.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. LUCAS, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 20, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Frank D. Lucas to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.
  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 
1995, Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.83.2  recess--9:13 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LUCAS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 10:00 a.m.

para.83.3  after recess--10:00 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.83.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, June 19, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.83.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1074. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled, the 
     ``District of Columbia Emergency Highway Relief Act''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.83.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the following title, in 
which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 652. An Act to provide for a pro-competitive de-
     regulatory national policy framework designed to accelerate 
     rapidly private sector deployment of advanced 
     telecommunications and information technologies and services 
     to all Americans by opening all telecommunications markets to 
     competition, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate disagrees to the amendment 
of the House to the bill (S. 219) ``An Act to ensure economy and 
efficiency of Federal Government operations by establishing a moratorium 
on regulatory rulemaking actions, and for other purposes,'' requests a 
conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon, and appoints Mr. Nickles, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
Grassley, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Reid, to be the conferees on the 
part of the Senate.

para.83.7  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. McCathran, one of his secretaries.

para.83.8  message from the president--u.s.-latvia fisheries agreement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act of 1976 (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.), I transmit herewith an Agreement 
Between the Government of the United States of America and the 
Government of the Republic of Latvia Extending the Agreement of April 8, 
1993, Concerning Fisheries Off the Coasts of the United States. The 
Agreement, which was effected by an exchange of notes at Riga on March 
28, 1995, and April 4, 1995, extends the 1993 Agreement to December 31, 
1997.
  In light of the importance of our fisheries relationship with the 
Republic of Latvia, I urge that the Congress give favorable 
consideration to this Agreement at an early date.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 20, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Resources and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 104-86).

para.83.9  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1854

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 169):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for considerationation 
     of the bill (H.R. 1854) making appropriations for the 
     Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
     shall be dispensed with. Points of order against 
     consideration of the bill for failure to comply with section 
     302(f) or 308(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are 
     waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 
     shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by 
     the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule and shall 
     be considered as read. Points of order against provisions in 
     the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI 
     are waived. No amendment shall be in order except those 
     printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution. Each amendment may be offered only in the 
     order printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
     designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 
     be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
     shall not be subject to amendment except as specified in the 
     report, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 
     the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 
     All points of order against amendments printed in the report 
     are waived. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     postpone until a time during future consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment made in order by this resolution. The chairman of 
     the Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less than five 
     minutes the time for voting by electronic device on any 
     postponed question that immediately follows another vote by 
     electronic device without intervening business, provided that 
     the time for voting by electronic device on the first in any 
     series of questions shall be not less than fifteen minutes. 
     At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment 
     the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House 
     with such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to find passage without intervening motion 
     except one motion to recommit. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
after the consideration of House Resolution 168.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.83.10  ``corrections day calendar''

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 168):

       Resolved, That clause 4 of rule XIII of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives is amended to read as follows:
       ``4. (a) After a bill has been favorably reported and 
     placed on either the Union or House Calendar, the Speaker 
     may, after consultation with the Minority Leader, file with

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     the Clerk a notice requesting that such bill also be placed 
     upon a special calendar to be known as the ``Corrections 
     Calendar''. On the second and fourth Tuesdays of each month, 
     after the Pledge of Allegiance, the Speaker may direct the 
     Clerk to call the bills in numerical order which have been on 
     the Corrections Calendar for three legislative days.
       ``(b) A bill so called shall be considered in the House, 
     debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the primary committee 
     of jurisdiction reporting the bill, shall not be subject to 
     amendment except those amendments recommended by the primary 
     committee of jurisdiction or those offered by the chairman of 
     the primary committee, and the previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill and any amendment there to 
     final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions.
       ``(c) A three-fifths vote of the members voting shall be 
     required to pass any bill called from the Corrections 
     Calendar but the rejection of any such bill, or the 
     sustaining of any point of order against it or its 
     consideration, shall not cause it to be removed from the 
     Calendar to which it was originally referred.''.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. SOLOMON moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

236

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

185

para.83.11                   [Roll No. 389]

                                YEAS--236

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--185

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Becerra
     Bliley
     Brown (CA)
     Deal
     Edwards
     Flake
     Jefferson
     McCollum
     McDade
     Moakley
     Peterson (FL)
     Schumer
     Stark
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

271

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

146

para.83.12                   [Roll No. 390]

                                AYES--271

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers

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     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--146

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bliley
     Buyer
     Edwards
     Farr
     Flake
     Jefferson
     Jones
     Maloney
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     Moakley
     Obey
     Peterson (FL)
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Williams
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.83.13  h. res. 169--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on ordering the 
previous question on the resolution (H. Res. 169) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1854) making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
for other purposes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON demanded a recorded vote on ordering the previous 
question on said resolution, which demand was supported by one-fifth of 
a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

232

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

196

para.83.14                   [Roll No. 391]

                                AYES--232

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--196

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Edwards
     Flake
     Jefferson
     McCollum
     Moakley
     Peterson (FL)
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.

[[Page 1018]]

  Mr. BEILENSON demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

236

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

191

para.83.15                   [Roll No. 392]

                                AYES--236

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--191

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Edwards
     Flake
     Hoke
     Jefferson
     McCollum
     McDade
     Moakley
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.83.16  federal council on the aging

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that pursuant to the 
provisions of section 204(a) of the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 
United States Code 3015(a)), as amended by section 205 of Public Law 
102-375, the Speaker appointed to the Federal Council on the Aging, Mr. 
Charles W. Kane of Stuart, Florida, from private life, for a three-year 
term on the part of the House to fill the existing vacancy thereon.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.83.17  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee 
on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight, the Committee on International Relations, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Resources, the Committee on 
Science, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

para.83.18  military construction appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 167 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1817) making appropriations for military construction, 
family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes.
  Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, 
resumed the chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.83.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. NADLER:

       On Page 2, line 12, insert ``(less $10,000,000)'' before 
     ``, to remain''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

100

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

329

para.83.20                   [Roll No. 393]

                                AYES--100

     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bonior
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Studds
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--329

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton

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     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Gejdenson
     Jefferson
     McCollum
     Moakley
     Rose
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.83.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ROYCE:

       Page 3, line 3, strike ``$588,243,000'' and insert 
     ``$571,843,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

158

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

270

para.83.22                   [Roll No. 394]

                                AYES--158

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Boehner
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Camp
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Frank (MA)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McInnis
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Weller
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--270

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     King
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Quillen
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Jefferson
     McIntosh
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Rose
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.83.23  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HORN:

       Page 3, line 3, strike ``$588,243,000'' and insert 
     ``$489,093,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

137

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

294

para.83.24                   [Roll No. 395]

                                AYES--137

     Allard
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra

[[Page 1020]]


     Bereuter
     Berman
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Camp
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     Davis
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Houghton
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Orton
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates

                                NOES--294

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     King
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Manton
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Jefferson
     Moakley
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.83.25  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GUTIERREZ:

       On page 5, line 4, strike ``$72,537,000'', and insert 
     ``$69,914,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

214

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

216

para.83.26                   [Roll No. 396]

                                AYES--214

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Camp
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zimmer

                                NOES--216

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen

[[Page 1021]]


     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Jefferson
     Moakley
     Wise
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.83.27  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. NEUMANN:

       On page 8, line 2, strike $1,157,716,000 and insert 
     $1,150,730,000.

It was decided in the

Yeas

266

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

160

para.83.28                   [Roll No. 397]

                                AYES--266

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Moran
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--160

     Abercrombie
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bateman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Cramer
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     King
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Markey
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Mica
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pallone
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Rose
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shaw
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Gilman
     Heineman
     Jefferson
     LaFalce
     Moakley
     Velazquez
     Waxman
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.83.29  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. FRANK:

       Page 19, after line 12, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 126. The amounts otherwise provided in this Act for 
     the following accounts are hereby reduced by 5 percent:
       (1) ``Military Construction, Army''.
       (2) ``Military Construction, Navy''.
       (3) ``Military Construction, Air Force''.
       (4) ``Military Construction, Defense-wide''.
       (5) ``Military Construction, Army National Guard''.
       (6) ``Military Construction, Air National Guard''.
       (7) ``Military Construction, Army Reserve''.
       (8) ``Military Construction, Naval Reserve''.
       (9) ``Military Construction, Air Force Reserve''.
       (10) ``North Atlantic Treaty Organization--Security 
     Investment Program''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

131

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negative

Nays

290

para.83.30                   [Roll No. 398]

                                AYES--131

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schroeder
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Zimmer

                                NOES--290

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn

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     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Duncan
     Frost
     Jefferson
     Manton
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Schumer
     Stark
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Wilson
     Wynn
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NORWOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Chairman, reported that the Committee, 
having had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution 
thereon.

para.83.31  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. MYERS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was granted permission until midnight tonight to file a 
privileged report (Rept. No. 104-149) on the bill (H.R. 1905) making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI all points of order were reserved.

para.83.32  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1868

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-147) the resolution (H. Res. 170) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1868) making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.83.33  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule on Thursday, June 21, 1995: the Committee on Agriculture, 
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the Committee on 
Commerce, the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the 
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on 
International Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the 
Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.83.34  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NORWOOD, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

         Congress of the United States, House of Representatives, 
           Committee on Appropriations,
                                    Washington, DC, June 15, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my Committee 
     has been served with a subpoena issued by the United States 
     District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by the Rule.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Bob Livingston,
                                                         Chairman.

para.83.35  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NORWOOD, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

         Congress of the United States, House of Representatives, 
           Committee on Small Business,
                                    Washington, DC, June 15, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to notify you, pursuant to Rule L 
     (50) of the Rules of the House, that the Committee on Small 
     Business has been served with a subpoena issued by the United 
     States District Court for the Eastern District of 
     Pennsylvania.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by the Rule.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Jan Meyers,
                                                            Chair.

para.83.36  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. UNDERWOOD, 
for today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para.83.37  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FOX, at 8 o'clock and 46 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.83.38  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 170. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1686) making appropriatons for foreign operations, export 
     financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     147). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 558. A bill to 
     grant the consent of the Congress to the Texas Low-Level 
     Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact (Rept. No. 104-148). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. MYERS: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 1905. A bill 
     making appropriations for energy and water development for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-149). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.83.39  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 1889. A bill to encourage organ donation by enclosing 
     information in income tax refund check mailings; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Farr, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Miller of California, and Ms. 
             Lofgren):
       H.R. 1890. A bill to establish a California Ocean 
     Protection Zone, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. HAMILTON:
       H.R. 1891. A bill to provide for the establishment of the 
     Ohio River Corridor Study Commission, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Ehrlich, 
             and Mr. Gillmor):
       H.R. 1892. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to clarify the requirements applicable to hearing aid 
     compatible telephones in workplaces; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr.

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             Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Volkmer, and Mr. Shaw):
       H.R. 1893. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude length of service awards to volunteers 
     performing fire fighting or prevention services, emergency 
     medical services, or ambulance services from the limitations 
     applicable to certain deferred compensation plans, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:
       H.R. 1894. A bill to amend title VIII of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 regarding impact aid 
     payments, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 1895. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     relating to a vehicle weight and longer combination vehicles 
     exemption for Interstate routes 29 and 129 in Iowa; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 1896. A bill to waive requirements mandating that 
     States use the metric system in erecting highway signs and 
     taking other actions relating to Federal-aid highway 
     projects; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Science, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself and Mr. Moorhead):
       H.R. 1897. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to assure immigration priority for unmarried sons and 
     daughters of citizens of the United States over unmarried 
     sons and daughters of permanent residents; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Matsui, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Torres, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. McDermott, Mr. Studds, Mr. Johnston of Florida, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Mineta, 
             Mr. Dellums, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. 
             Beilenson):
       H.R. 1898. A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to cease 
     mineral leasing activity on submerged land of the Outer 
     Continental Shelf that is adjacent to a coastal State that 
     has declared a moratorium on such activity, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 1899. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit certain conduct relating to civil disorders; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NUSSLE:
       H.R. 1900. A bill to amend the Clear Air Act to exempt 
     agriculture-related facilities from certain permitting 
     requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. ROSE:
       H.R. 1901. A bill to require the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to delay the implementation 
     of remedial action and design for a particular Superfund site 
     for 1 year while undertaking monitoring and testing to 
     determine whether further action is needed; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 1902. A bill to remove the New Hanover County airport 
     burn pit Superfund site from the national priorities list 
     under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
     and Liability Act of 1980; to the Committee on Commerce, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. SKAGGS (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Evans, and 
             Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 1903. A bill to provide health insurance benefits to 
     certain former employees at defense nuclear facilities of the 
     Department of Energy for injuries caused by exposure to 
     ionizing radiation; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 1904. A bill to provide for various programs relating 
     to improving the health of rural populations; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.

para.83.40  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 60: Mr. Roth.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Zimmer and Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 156: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 218: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 219: Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 263: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 264: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 311: Mr. Ney and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 312: Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 364: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 390: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 488: Ms. Rivers, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Gene Green of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Collins of Georgia.
       H.R. 574: Mr. Ortiz and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 732: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 733: Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, 
     Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Portman, Mrs. 
     Seastrand, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Bishop, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. 
     Doolittle.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 797: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Hefner, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 810: Mr. Ehlers and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 843: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 863: Ms. Lofgren and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 896: Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 909: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 913: Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Luther, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
     Zimmer, and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 994: Mr. Weller, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
     Ehrlich, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Davis, Mr. Shadegg, 
     and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 995: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 996: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Payne of Virginia.
       H.R. 1085: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 1100: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Everett, Mr. Ney, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1138: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1143: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1192: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. 
     Zimmer.
       H.R. 1193: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. 
     Zimmer.
       H.R. 1222: Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 1229: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1235: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 1268: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1339: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1385: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1386: Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 1400: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1406: Mr. Klink, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
     Clinger and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 1448: Mr. Kasich and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1450: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Serrano, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 1512: Mr. Zimmer and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 1546: Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Ney, Mr. Buyer, and Mr. Thomas.
       H.R. 1610: Mr. Hobson and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1617: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1670: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Moran, 
     and Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 1677: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. 
     Serrano.
       H.R. 1739: Mr. LaTourette and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1744: Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 1768: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1791: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. 
     Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1794: Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. 
     Reynolds.
       H.R. 1799: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 1810: Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 1821: Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Reed.
       H.R. 1834: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
     Mr. McInnis, Mr. Packard, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Skeen, 
     Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, and Mr. White.
       H.R. 1837: Mr. Torricelli.
       H.R. 1876: Mr. Farr and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.J. Res. 93: Mr. Bereuter, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. Herger.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
     Mineta, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Pickett.
       H. Con. Res. 42: Mr. Kleczka and Mr. Hoke.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. Owens and Mr. Hoke.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Hoke and Mr. Pallone.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. Manton, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. 
     Schumer.
       H. Con. Res. 76: Mr. Bonior, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Slaughter, 
     Mr. Oberstar, Mr. McHale, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. 
     Conyers.
       H. Con. Res. 77: Mr. Solomon.
       H. Res. 153: Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Berman, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Ward, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Klink, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Durbin, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Torricelli, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. 
     Kennelly, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Richardson, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
     Jefferson, and Mr. Orton.



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                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1995 (84)

para.84.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA,

[[Page 1024]]

who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 21, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Henry Bonilla to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.84.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, June 20, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.84.3  military construction appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, pursuant to House Resolution 167 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1817) making appropriations for military construction, 
family housing, and base realignment and closure for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes.
  Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, 
resumed the chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.84.4  call in committee

  Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Chairman, announced that the Committee, 
having had under consideration said bill, finding itself without a 
quorum, directed the Members to record their presence by electronic 
device, and the following-named Members responded--

para.84.5                    [Roll No. 399]

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

  Thereupon, Mr. BARRETT, Chairman, announced that 414 Members had been 
recorded, a quorum.
  The Committee resumed its business.

para.84.6  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. OBEY:

       Page 19, after line 12, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 126. The amounts otherwise provided in this Act for 
     the following accounts are hereby reduced by the following 
     amounts:
       (1) ``Military Construction, Army'', aggregate amount, 
     $14,000,000.
       (2) ``Military Construction, Navy'', aggregate amount, 
     $9,500,000.
       (3) ``Military Construction, Army National Guard'', 
     $13,200,000.
       (4) ``Military Construction, Air National Guard'', 
     $11,000,000.
       (5) ``Military Construction, Air Force Reserve'', 
     $1,800,000.

It was decided in the

Yeas

163

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negative

Nays

258

para.84.7                    [Roll No. 400]

                                AYES--163

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schroeder
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--258

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray

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     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Collins (MI)
     Dornan
     Fields (TX)
     Gekas
     Moakley
     Portman
     Roberts
     Salmon
     Schumer
     Smith (TX)
     Torkildsen
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 
167, reported the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted 
by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 2, line 12, strike ``$625,608,000'' and insert 
     ``$611,608,000''.

       On page 8, line 2, strike $1,157,716,000 and insert 
     $1,150,730,000.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

319

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

105

para.84.8                    [Roll No. 401]

                                YEAS--319

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--105

     Allard
     Andrews
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Clay
     Coburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Dingell
     Duncan
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Fattah
     Flake
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martini
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Petri
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Roemer
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schroeder
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Clinger
     Collins (MI)
     Hutchinson
     Moakley
     Packard
     Roberts
     Schumer
     Shaw
     Torkildsen
     Wilson
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.84.9  legislative appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, pursuant to House Resolution 169 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1854) making appropriations for

[[Page 1026]]

the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 
and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. LINDER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.84.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Mr. CASTLE 
for the amendment submitted by Mr. NEUMANN:
  Substitute amendment submitted by Mr. CASTLE:

       Page 3, line 6, strike ``$360,503,000'' and insert 
     ``$355,903,000''. 

  Amendment submitted by Mr. NEUMANN:

       Page 3, line 6, strike ``$360,503,000'' and insert 
     ``$351,217,000''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

213

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

215

para.84.11                   [Roll No. 402]

                                AYES--213

     Allard
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Burr
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Condit
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Johnson (SD)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lincoln
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Olver
     Orton
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--215

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Coyne
     Cubin
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     King
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Latham
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Porter
     Quillen
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spence
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Gunderson
     Kaptur
     Moakley
     Schumer
     Torres
     Wilson
  So the substitute amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.84.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Mr. 
HOUGHTON for the amendment submitted by Mr. FAZIO:
  Substitute amendment submitted by Mr. HOUGHTON:

       Page 23, line 18, strike ``$60,083,000'' and insert 
     ``$75,083,000''.
       Page 26, line 19, strike ``$211,664,000'' and insert 
     ``$195,076,000''.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. FAZIO:

       Page 19, after line 13, insert the following:

                    OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT

                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of the Technology Assessment Act of 1972 (Public 
     Law 92-484), including official reception and representation 
     expenses, expenses incurred in administering an employee 
     incentive awards program, and rental of space in the District 
     of Columbia, $18,620,000.

It was decided in the

Yeas

228

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

201

para.84.13                   [Roll No. 403]

                                AYES--228

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Buyer
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker

[[Page 1027]]


     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--201

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (LA)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Parker
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Fattah
     Moakley
     Schumer
     Torres
     Wilson
  So the substitute amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.84.14  motion to rise

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Mr. VOLKMER that the Committee do now rise.

It was decided in the

Yeas

166

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

257

para.84.15                   [Roll No. 404] 

                                AYES--166

  

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
  


                                NOES--257

  

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer
  


                             NOT VOTING--11

  

     Boehner
     Gutierrez
     Hoyer
     Kaptur
     Minge
     Moakley
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Skaggs
     Torres
     Wilson
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.84.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment, as amended, submitted by Mr. 
FAZIO.

It was decided in the

Yeas

213

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

214

para.84.17                   [Roll No. 405]

                                AYES--213

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans

[[Page 1028]]


     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--214

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Ehrlich
     Foglietta
     Hilliard
     Moakley
     Schumer
     Torres
     Wilson
  So the amendment, as amended, was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.84.18  motion to rise

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Mr. VOLKMER that the Committee do now rise.

It was decided in the

Yeas

233

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

190

para.84.19                   [Roll No. 406] 

                                AYES--233

  

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer
  


                                NOES--190

  

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
  


[[Page 1029]]

                             NOT VOTING--11

  

     Coburn
     de la Garza
     Greenwood
     Martinez
     Moakley
     Schaefer
     Schumer
     Tejeda
     Torres
     Waxman
     Wilson
  So the motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LINDER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.
  And then,

para.84.20  motion to adjourn

  Mr. ARMEY moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. VOLKMER demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

224

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affirmative

Nays

190

para.84.21                   [Roll No. 407]

                                AYES--224

  

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer
  


                                NOES--190

  

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
  


                             NOT VOTING--20

  

     Bateman
     Berman
     Coburn
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Dunn
     Forbes
     Istook
     McIntosh
     Moakley
     Oxley
     Roberts
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Skelton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Walker
     Williams
     Wilson
  So the motion to adjourn was agreed to.
  Accordingly,
  At 3 o'clock and 47 minutes p.m., the House adjourned.

para.84.22  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. House Concurrent Resolution 38. Resolution 
     authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater 
     Washington Soap Box Derby (Rept. No. 104-150). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.

para.84.23  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Herger, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Dooley):
       H.R. 1906. A bill to amend the Central Valley Project 
     Improvement Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. McINTOSH (for himself and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 1907. A bill to permit State and local governments to 
     transfer--by sale or lease--Federal-aid facilities to the 
     private sector without repayment of Federal grants, provided 
     the facility continues to be used for its original purpose; 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Brown of 
             California):
       H.R. 1908. A bill to establish an education satellite loan 
     guarantee program for communications among education, 
     Federal, State, and local institutions and agencies and 
     instructional and educational resource providers; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
             Diaz-Balart, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Torricelli, 
             Mr. Solomon, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Barton 
             of Texas, and Mr. Deutsch):
       H.R. 1909. A bill to impose congressional notification and 
     reporting requirements on any negotiations or other 
     discussions between the United States and Cuba with respect 
     to normalization of relations; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina:
       H.R. 1910. A bill to permit the current refunding of 
     certain tax-exempt bonds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. RANGEL:
       H. Con. Res. 78. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that Social Security should be maintained and 
     protected; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para.84.24  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. BATEMAN introduced a bill (H.R. 1911) for the relief of 
     Pauline Applewhite Saunders; which was referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para.84.25  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:


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       H.R. 26: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Royce and Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 329: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Baker 
     of Louisiana.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Schaefer and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
     Matsui, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Cox and Mr. Regula.
       H.R. 803: Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. 
     Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 842: Mr. Skelton, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Barton, of Texas, 
     Mr. Stump, Mr. Frisa, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Funderburk, and Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 952: Mr. Roberts.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Bevill, Mr. Bryant of Texas, and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 974: Mr. Dixon and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1003: Mr. Brewster, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Christensen, 
     and Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1044: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 1046: Ms. Velazquez and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Brewster, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 1103: Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1255: Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1296: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1298: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 1370: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 1416: Mr. Porter, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Frost, 
     Ms. Furse, Mr. Owens, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Vento, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1540: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Packard, Mr. Kim, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Vucanovich, and Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 1619: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gunderson, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Frost, Mr. Davis, Mr. 
     Jacobs, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Spence, Mr. Andrews, Mr. LaFalce, 
     Mr. Engel, Mr. Olver, Mr. Klug, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Blute, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
     Mr. Murtha, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Torricelli, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Abercrombie, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     Reynolds, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Pete 
     Geren of Texas.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1716: Mr. Riggs, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Skeen, 
     Mr. Packard, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1739: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 1762: Mr. Camp, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Sam Johnson, Ms. Dunn 
     of Washington, Mr. Portman, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Filner, Mrs. 
     Fowler, Mr. Stump, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Smith of 
     Washington, Mr. Foley, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. 
     Herger.
       H.R. 1897: Mr. Underwood.
       H.J. Res. 70: Mr. Calvert.
       H.J. Res. 90: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.



.
                      THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1995 (85)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.


para.85.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, June 21, 1995.
  Mr. COMBEST, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. COMBEST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

220

Nays

189

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

1

para.85.2                    [Roll No. 408]

                                YEAS--220

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--189

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Harman
       

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Ackerman
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Cubin
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Fazio
     Gordon
     Hunter
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Matsui
     Moakley
     Ortiz
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para.85.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1075. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Legislative Affairs, Department of State, transmitting 
     notification of a proposed license for the export of major 
     defense equipment and services sold commercially to Norway 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-33-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.

[[Page 1031]]

       1076. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1077. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-63, ``Rental 
     Housing Conversion and Sale Act of 1980 Reenactment and 
     Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1078. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-64, ``Arena 
     Tax Payment Temporary Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1079. A letter from the Federal Co-Chairman, Appalachian 
     Regional Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the inspector general for the period October 1, 
     1994, through March 31, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1080. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the activities of the 
     Department's Office of Inspector General for the 6-month 
     period ending March 31, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1081. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting proposed new FEC Form 3P for use by 
     authorized committees of Presidential and Vice Presidential 
     candidates, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 438(d); to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.

para.85.4  order of business--vacating proceedings of roll no. 405

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the proceedings of the Committee of the Whole on Roll 
Call No. 405 be vacated, and
  Ordered further, That when the Committee of the Whole resumes 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1854) making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
for other purposes, pursuant to House Resolution 169, the chairman of 
the Committee of the Whole be directed to put the question de novo on 
the amendment offered by Mr. Fazio, as amended by the amendment offered 
by Mr. Houghton.

para.85.5  committees and subcommittees to sit

  Mr. ARMEY, pursuant to clause 2(i) of rule XI, moved that all 
committees and subcommittees be permitted to sit during the 5-minute 
rule today.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. ARMEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

232

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

187

para.85.6                    [Roll No. 409]

                                YEAS--232

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--187

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Ackerman
     Browder
     Chapman
     Dornan
     Harman
     Kennedy (MA)
     Laughlin
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Torres
     Waters
     White
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.85.7  legislative appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, pursuant to House Resolution 169 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1854) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  Mr. LINDER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
after sometime spent therein,

para.85.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the de novo vote, pursuant to the order of the House 
heretofore agreed to, on the amendment submitted by Mr. FAZIO, as 
amended by the amendment submitted by Mr. HOUGHTON.


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It was decided in the

Yeas

220

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

204

para.85.9                    [Roll No. 410]

                                AYES--220

     Abercrombie
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--204

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Ackerman
     Chapman
     Harman
     Laughlin
     Moakley
     Parker
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Solomon
     Torres
  So the amendment, as amended, was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.85.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. CLINGER:

       Page 20, after line 10, insert the following:
       In addition, for salaries and expenses of the Congressional 
     Budget Office necessary to carry out the provisions of title 
     I of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1965 (Pub. L. 104-
     4), as authorized by section 109 of such Act, $1,100,000.
       Page 26, beginning on line 12, strike ``operation and 
     maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the 
     Library;''.
       Page 26, line 19, after the first dollar figure, insert the 
     following: ``(less $1,165,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

260

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

159

para.85.11                   [Roll No. 411]

                                AYES--260

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--159

     Abercrombie
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Callahan
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Graham
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee

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     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Ackerman
     Browder
     Chapman
     Ford
     Johnson (CT)
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Moakley
     Parker
     Pelosi
     Richardson
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Stokes
     Torres
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.85.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ORTON:

       Page 25, strike lines 14 through 20. Page 32, line 16, 
     strike ``$16,312,000'' and insert ``$23,312,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

104

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

321

para.85.13                   [Roll No. 412]

                                AYES--104

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bishop
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Cardin
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Geren
     Gordon
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Mascara
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Mfume
     Minge
     Montgomery
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Orton
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rose
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stenholm
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Towns
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Williams
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--321

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Ackerman
     Clayton
     Laughlin
     Moakley
     Parker
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Torres
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.85.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KLUG:

       Page 34, line 24, strike out ``3,900'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``3,550''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

293

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

129

para.85.15                   [Roll No. 413]

                                AYES--293

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed

[[Page 1034]]


     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wyden
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--129

     Abercrombie
     Baesler
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Manton
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meek
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Quillen
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Ackerman
     Clayton
     Condit
     Dornan
     Laughlin
     McDade
     Moakley
     Parker
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Tate
     Torres
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.85.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. CHRISTENSEN:

       Page 49, after line 25, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 312. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for the salaries or expenses of any elevator operator 
     in the House of Representatives office buildings.

It was decided in the

Yeas

177

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

246

para.85.17                   [Roll No. 414]

                                AYES--177

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blute
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     Deal
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     English
     Ensign
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lincoln
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Waldholtz
     Wamp
     Ward
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--246

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Ackerman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Cunningham
     Dornan
     Greenwood
     Laughlin
     Moakley
     Parker
     Serrano
     Torres
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.85.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ZIMMER:

       Page 49, after line 25, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 312. Any amount appropriated in this Act for ``HOUSE 
     OF REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' 
     Representational Allowances'' shall be available only for 
     fiscal year 1996. Any amount remaining after all payments are 
     made under such allowances for such fiscal year shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury, to be used for deficit reduction.

It was decided in the

Yeas

403

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

21

para.85.19                   [Roll No. 415]
  


                                AYES--403

  

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen

[[Page 1035]]


     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer
  


                                NOES--21

  

     Abercrombie
     Clay
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Fazio
     Gibbons
     Hastings (FL)
     Hoyer
     Lewis (GA)
     Meek
     Moran
     Nadler
     Packard
     Sabo
     Stokes
     Thornton
     Towns
     Waters
  


                             NOT VOTING--10

  

     Ackerman
     Clayton
     Ewing
     Johnson (CT)
     Laughlin
     Livingston
     Moakley
     Parker
     Serrano
     Torres
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LINDER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 169, reported 
the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 3, line 6, insert before the period the following: ``: 
     Provided, That no such funds shall be used for the purposes 
     of sending unsolicited mass mailings within 90 days before an 
     election in which the Member is a candidate.''. 
       Page 15, line 8, strike the colon and all that follows 
     through ``1986'' on line 10.

       Page 23, line 18, strike ``$60,083,000'' and insert 
     ``$75,083,000''.
       Page 26, line 19, strike ``$211,664,000'' and insert 
     ``$195,076,000''.

       Page 20, after line 10, insert the following:
       In addition, for salaries and expenses of the Congressional 
     Budget Office necessary to carry out the provisions of title 
     I of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1965 (Pub. L. 104-
     4), as authorized by section 109 of such Act, $1,100,000.
       Page 26, beginning on line 12, strike ``operation and 
     maintenance of the American Folklife Center in the 
     Library;''.
       Page 26, line 19, after the first dollar figure, insert the 
     following: ``(less $1,165,000)''.
       Page 34, line 24, strike out ``3,900'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``3,550''. 
       Page 49, after line 25, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 312. Any amount appropriated in this Act for ``HOUSE 
     OF REPRESENTATIVES--Salaries and Expenses--Members' 
     Representational Allowances'' shall be available only for 
     fiscal year 1996. Any amount remaining after all payments are 
     made under such allowances for such fiscal year shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury, to be used for deficit reduction.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. MILLER of California moved to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Appropriations with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendment:

       Page 49, after line 25, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 312. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be provided for any Member, officer, or employee of the House 
     of Representatives when it is made known to the Federal 
     entity or official to which the funds are made available that 
     such Member, officer, or employee has accepted a gift, 
     knowing that such gift is provided directly or indirectly by 
     a paid lobbyist, a lobbyist firm, or an agent of a foreign 
     principal.

  After debate,

para.85.20  point of order

  Mr. PACKARD made a point of order against the motion, and said:

  Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a point of order against the motion to 
recommit with instructions because it includes a limitation and is not 
in order under clause 2 of rule XXI. Under the precedents of the House, 
it is not ``competent'' for the House to amend the bill in the manner 
proposed because it is not in order for the House to instruct the 
Committee to do what the House itself could not do.
  Mr. Speaker, I quote from precedents of the House of Representatives: 
``It is not in order to do indirectly by a motion to commit with 
instructions what may not be done directly by way of amendment.''
  Also, Mr. Speaker, a point of order was sustained on a motion, a very 
like motion, to recommit with instructions on August 1, 1989, under a 
different Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman's motion to instruct 
includes a limitation not specifically contained or authorized in 
existing law, and not considered in the Committee of the Whole pursuant 
to clause 2(d) of rule XXI, and therefore I ask for a ruling by the 
Chair on the point of order.

  Mr. MILLER of California was recognized to speak to the point of order 
and said:

  Mr. Speaker, the language offered in this motion to recommit is in 
fact valid under the House rules. It is constructed to meet all 
requirements for a valid limitation under clause 2 of rule XXI. It does 
not impose ``substantial additional duties.''
  While it is true such an amendment could have been blocked under 
section (d) of clause 2 by the motion to rise had such a motion been 
offered in the Committee of the Whole, in fact no such motion was 
offered. The Committee rose under the direct terms of the rule, House 
Resolution 169, rather than as a result of the motion of the majority 
leader or the manager.
  The House rules clearly permit a valid limitation to be offered when 
the manager or the majority chooses not to offer the motion to rise or 
if they fail to do so in a timely fashion. For this reason, a motion to 
recommit with instruction to include a simple valid limitation is in 
fact in order, and

[[Page 1036]]

therefore the motion to recommit requiring a gift ban be reported back 
to the House is in order.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, sustained the point of order, and 
said:

  Consistent with the precedents of August 1 and 3, 1989, which are 
recorded in section 835 of the House Rules and Manual, the point of 
order is sustained and the motion is held out of order.

  Mr. MILLER of California moved to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on Appropriations.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. VOLKMER demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

186

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

240

para.85.21                   [Roll No. 416]

                                AYES--186

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--240

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Ackerman
     Clayton
     Laughlin
     Moakley
     Parker
     Pomeroy
     Serrano
     Torres
  So the motion to recommit was not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that pursuant to clause 7 
of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

337

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

87

para.85.22                   [Roll No. 417] 

                                YEAS--337

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Saxton

[[Page 1037]]


     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--87

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Becerra
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Durbin
     Engel
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Ackerman
     Clayton
     Dicks
     Houghton
     Laughlin
     McHugh
     Moakley
     Parker
     Serrano
     Torres
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.85.23  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1905

  Mr. QUILLEN, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-154) the privileged resolution (H. Res. 171) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1905) making appropriations for energy 
and water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.85.24  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1868

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 170):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1868) making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
     not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill 
     shall be considered by title rather than by paragraph. Each 
     title shall be considered as read. Points of order against 
     provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2, 
     5(b), or 6 of rule XXI are waived. Before consideration of 
     any other amendment it shall be in order to consider the 
     amendments printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee 
     on Rules accompanying this resolution in the order printed. 
     Each of those amendments may be offered only by a Member 
     designated in the report, may amend portions of the bill not 
     yet read for amendment, shall be considered as read, shall be 
     debatable for ten minutes equally divided and controlled by 
     the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
     amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
     of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 
     Whole. All points of order against amendments printed in part 
     1 of the report are waived. After disposition of the 
     amendments printed in part 1 of the report, the provisions of 
     the bill as then perfected shall be considered as original 
     text. Points of order against amendments printed in part of 
     the report under clause 2 of rule XXI are waived. An 
     amendment printed in part 2 of the report shall not be 
     subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
     or in the Committee of the Whole. During further 
     consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on 
     the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 
     caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional 
     Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 
     Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. GOSS moved the previous question on the resolution to its adoption 
or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

221

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

178

para.85.25                   [Roll No. 418]

                                YEAS--221

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--178

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)

[[Page 1038]]


     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--35

     Ackerman
     Bilbray
     Burton
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Crane
     DeFazio
     Dooley
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Geren
     Graham
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Houghton
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Kingston
     LaFalce
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Levin
     McDade
     McHugh
     Mica
     Moakley
     Parker
     Payne (VA)
     Pryce
     Rose
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Stupak
     Tate
     Torres
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

217

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

175

para.85.26                   [Roll No. 419]

                                AYES--217

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hancock
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--175

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--42

     Ackerman
     Barton
     Bilbray
     Burton
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Crane
     DeFazio
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Geren
     Graham
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Houghton
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Levin
     McDade
     McHugh
     Mica
     Moakley
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pryce
     Rose
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Stupak
     Tate
     Torres
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.85.27  foreign operations appropriations, fy 96

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, pursuant to House Resolution 170 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1868) making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30 
1996, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. HANSEN as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. BOEHNER assumed the Chair; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McKEON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BOEHNER, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.85.28  submission of conference report--h.r. 483

  Mr. BILIRAKIS submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-157) on the 
bill (H.R. 483) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
permit medicare select policies to be offered in all States, and for 
other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in the 
Record under the rule.

para.85.29  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
12:00 noon on Monday, June 26, 1995.

para.85.30  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, June 26, 1995, it 
adjourn to meet at 10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, June 27, 1995, for ``morning 
hour'' debate.

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para.85.31  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, June 
28, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.85.32  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.85.33  message from the president--peoples republic of china export 
          license

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McKEON, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to the authority vested in me by section 902(b)(2) of the 
foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public 
Law 101-246) (``the Act''), and as President of the United States, I 
hereby report to the Congress that it is in the national interest of the 
United States to terminate the suspension under subsection 902(a)(3) of 
the Act with respect to the issuance of licenses for the export to the 
People's Republic of China of U.S. Munitions List articles, insofar as 
such suspension pertains to export license requests for cryptographic 
items covered by Category XIII on the U.S. Munitions List.
  License requirements remain in place for these exports and require 
review and approval on a case-by-case basis. The Department of State, in 
consultation with the Department of Defense and other relevant agencies, 
will review each request, including each proposed use and end-user, and 
will approve only those requests determined to be consistent with U.S. 
foreign policy and national security.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 22, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-87).

para.85.34  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. TORRES, for June 21st and today;
  To Mr. ABERCROMBIE, for today;
  To Mr. SERRANO, for today;
  To Mr. McHUGH, for today after 3:15 p.m.;
  To Mr. LAZIO, for today between 12 noon and 2:00 p.m.; and
  To Mr. LaTOURETTE, for today after 4:30 p.m.
  And then,

para.85.35  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. JACKSON-LEE, at 7 o'clock and 41 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para.85.36  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1062. A bill to 
     enhance competition in the financial services industry by 
     providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of 
     banks, securities firms, and other financial service 
     providers; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-127 Pt. 3). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. House Joint 
     Resolution 79. Resolution proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress 
     and the States to prohibit the physical desecration of the 
     flag of the United States (Rept. No. 104-151). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities. H.R. 1617. A bill to consolidate and reform 
     workforce development and literacy programs, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-152). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities. H.R. 1720. A bill to amend the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 to provide for the cessation of Federal 
     sponsorship of two Government sponsored enterprises, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-153). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. QUILLEN: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 171. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1905) making appropriations for energy and water development 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-154). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1077. A 
     bill to authorize the Bureau of Land Management, with an 
     amendment; (Rept. No. 104-155). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. CLINGER: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     A Citizen's Guide on Using the Freedom of Information Act and 
     the Privacy Act of 1974 to Request Government Records (Rept. 
     No. 104-156). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 483. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act to permit Medicare select policies to be offered in all 
     States, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-157). Ordered 
     to be printed.

para.85.37  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 1912. A bill to deter and penalize health care fraud 
     and abuse and to simplify the administration of health 
     benefit plans; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana:
       H.R. 1913. A bill to reform and improve the rural 
     electrification loan programs under the Rural Electrification 
     Act of 1936; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. COYNE (for himself and Mr. Starr, and Mr. Lewis 
             of Georgia):
       H.R. 1914. A bill to require the mandatory reporting of 
     deaths resulting from the prescribing, dispensing, and 
     administration of drugs, to allow the continuation of 
     voluntary reporting programs, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, and the Judiciary, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Byrant of 
             Texas, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bono, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
             Gekas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Canady, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Barr, Mr. Baker of 
             California Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Sam Johnson, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Packard, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Tauzin, and Mrs. Vucanovich):
       H.R. 1915. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to improve deterrence of illegal immigration to the 
     United States by increasing Border Patrol and investigative 
     personnel, by increasing penalties for alien smuggling and 
     for document fraud, by reforming exclusion and deportation 
     law and procedures, by improving the verification system for 
     eligibility for employment, and through other measures, to 
     reform the legal immigration system and facilitate legal 
     entries into the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committees on National Security, Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, Government Reform and Oversight, Ways and 
     Means, Commerce, Agriculture, and Banking and Financial 
     Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 1916. A bill to reform certain statutes regarding 
     civil asset forfeiture; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Studds, Mr. Yates, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Manton, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Furse, Mr. Reed, Mr. Torres, 
             Ms. Harman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. McDermott, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Towns, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Dicks, Mr. Vento, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Markey, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 1917. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to provide special funding to States for 
     implementation of national estuary conservation and 
     management plans, and for other purposes; to the

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     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MATSUI (for himself and Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 1918. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the exclusion of gain on certain small 
     business stock; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 1919. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to the treatment of certain personal care 
     services under the unemployment tax; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Ms. MOLINARI (for herself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. 
             Vucanovich, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. King, and Mr. 
             Paxon):
       H.R. 1920. A bill to protect victims of domestic violence 
     from health insurance discrimination; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 1921. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Francis Albert Sinatra; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. SKAGGS (for himself and Mr. McInnis):
       H.R. 1922. A bill to provide for the exchange of certain 
     lands in Gilpin County, CO; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
             Upton, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Neumann, and Mr. Zimmer):
       H.R. 1923. A bill to balance the budget of the U.S. 
     Government by restructuring Government, reducing Federal 
     spending, eliminating the deficit, limiting bureaucracy, and 
     restoring federalism; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on National 
     Security, Banking and Financial Services, International 
     Relations, Science, Commerce, Resources, Rules, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, Agriculture, Small 
     Business, the Judiciary, Ways and Means, Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities, the Budget, Veterans' Affairs, 
     House Oversight, and Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. Ensign):
       H.R. 1924. A bill to designate a site for the interim 
     storage of spent nuclear fuel; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H.J. Res. 97. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to permit the Congress 
     to limit expenditures in elections for Federal office; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. EVANS:
       H. Res. 172. Resolution supporting the National Railroad 
     Hall of Fame, Inc., of Galesburg, IL, in its endeavor to 
     erect a monument known as the National Railroad Hall of Fame; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.85.38  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       116. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Louisiana, relative to 
     Federal supported sugar programs; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       117. Also memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to memorializing 
     Congress to support the George C. Marshall Commemorative 
     Coin; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       118. Also memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to memorializing the 
     Congress of the United States to propose a constitutional 
     amendment to authorize a prohibition against flag 
     desecration; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       119. Also memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Maine, relative to memorializing the Congress of the 
     United States to extend the Maine territorial sea limits from 
     3 miles to 12 miles; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       120. Also memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     Indiana, relative to claiming sovereignty for Indiana with 
     regard to all powers not granted by the U.S. Constitution to 
     the Federal Government; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       121. Also memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Louisiana, relative to repealing the imposition of a 
     4.3 cents per gallon tax on jet fuel which will otherwise 
     become effective on October 1, 1995; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

para.85.39  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. PETRI introduced a bill (H.R. 1925) for the relief of 
     Thomas McDermott, Sr.; which was referred to the Committee on 
     Resources.

para.85.40  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 53: Mr. Fazio of California and Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 54: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Farr.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Coleman, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee.
       H.R. 248: Mr. Mineta and Mr. Studds.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Herger and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 470: Mr. Holden, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Norwood, Mrs. Vucanovich, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Klug and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 703: Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Souder, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
     Hyde, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Wise, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Lewis of California, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Johnson of South 
     Dakota, Mr. Lightfoot, and Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Walsh and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
     Frisa, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 863: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 882: Mr. Yates, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Baker of 
     California, and Mr. Flake.
       H.R. 945: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Davis, 
     Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Ms. Ros-
     Lehtinen, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Manton, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. 
     Fattah.
       H.R. 989: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Chapman, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
     Pomeroy.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Evans, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. 
     Leach.
       H.R. 1100: Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. 
     Poshard.
       H.R. 1143: Mr. Knollenberg and Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Knollenberg, and 
     Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Dornan and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 1229: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1242: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. Hoke and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1279: Mr. Cooley, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
     Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Stump, and Mrs. 
     Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1381: Mr. Bonior Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Fattah, and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1496: Ms. Norton, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. Hilliard, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Cramer, and 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 1499: Mr. Weller and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 1500: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Flake, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Markey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1544: Mr. Moran, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. 
     Reynolds.
       H.R. 1580: Mr. Schaefer.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. Souder, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Stump, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
     Mica, Mr. Linder, Mr. Talent, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Stearns, 
     Mr. Blute, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1610: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1614: Mr. Reynolds and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1660: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Torres, Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 1680: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 1700: Mr. Miller of California and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1715: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     Bishop, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Burr, Mr. Canady, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Coble, Mr. Combest, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
     Gunderson, Mr. Holden, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Lewis of California, 
     Mr. McCollum, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Thomas, 
     and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1735: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1744: Mr. Kleczka and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1753: Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Towns, Mr. Matsui, 
     Mr. Moakley, Mr. Holden, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
     Miller of California, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
     Stokes, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lewis of California, 
     Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1764: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1774: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Underwood, and Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 1775: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1791: Mr. Burr, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 1821: Mr. Baker of California and Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 1876: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. 
     Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1893: Mr. Payne of Virginia and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1897: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.J. Res. 79: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.J. Res. 89: Mr. Davis, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Rahall, 
     Mr. Kim, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Chambliss, and Mrs. 
     Thurman.

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       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Jacobs, Mr. McDade, and Mr. Waxman.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Ms. Pelosi.
       H. Con. Res. 26: Mr. Martini, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
     Blute, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Shays, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. 
     Norton, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Weller, Mr. Berman, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H. Con. Res. 54: Mr. Pallone.
       H. Con. Res. 63: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Salmon.
       H. Con. Res. 76: Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Vento, Ms. 
     Pryce, Mr. Visclosky, and Ms. McKinney.




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                       MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1995 (86)

para.86.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. 
GOODLATTE, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 26, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Bob Goodlatte to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.86.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, June 22, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.86.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of it clerks, 
announced that the Senate has passed bills of the following titles, in 
which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 440. An Act to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     provide for the designation of the National Highway System, 
     and for other purposes.
       S. 962. An Act to extend authorities under the Middle East 
     Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until August 15, 1995.

  The message also announced that the Senate disagrees to the 
amendments of the House to the bill (S. 4) ``An act to grant the power 
to the President to reduce budget authority,'' requests a conference 
with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and 
appoints Mr. Roth, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Cochran, Mr. McCain, 
Mr. Glenn, Mr. Levin, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Domenici, Mr. 
Grassley, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Coats, Mr. Exon, Mr. Hollings, 
Mr. Johnston, and Mr. Dodd, to be conferees on the part of the Senate.

para.86.4  permission to file conference report

  On motion of Mr. ROHRABACHER, by unanimous consent, the managers on 
the part of the House were granted permission until midnight tonight, to 
file a conference report (Rept. No. 104-159) on the concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 67) setting forth the congressional budget for 
the United States Government for fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 
2000, 2001, and 2002; together with a statement thereon, for printing in 
the Record under the rule.
  And then,

para.86.5  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. UNDERWOOD, at 1 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m., pursuant 
to the special order agreed to on June 22, 1995, the House adjourned 
until 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 27, 1995.

para.86.6  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 1565. A 
     bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend through 
     December 31, 1997, the period during which the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs is authorized to provide priority health 
     care to certain veterans exposed to Agent Orange, ionizing 
     radiation, or environmental hazards; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 104-158). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. KASICH: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     House Concurrent Resolution 67. Resolution setting forth the 
     congressional budget for the U.S. Government for fiscal years 
     1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 (Rept. No. 104-
     159). Ordered to be printed.

para.86.7  subsequent action on a reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1655. Referral to the Committee on National Security 
     extended for a period ending not later than July 19, 1995.

para.86.8  reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1655. Referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight for a period ending not later than July 19, 
     1995 for consideration of such provisions of the bill and 
     amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee 
     pursuant to clause 1(g), rule X.

para.86.9  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 359: Mr. Ney and Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 927: Mr. Burr and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Spratt and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 995: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 996: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1006: Mr. Filner and Mr. Flake.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Linder, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Studds, 
     Mr. Clay, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Wynn, 
     and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1100: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1482: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1483. Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1608: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1749: Mr. Shays, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Goss, Mr. Neumann, 
     Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 1802: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1834: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bono, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
     Crapo, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Latham, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McCrery, 
     Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Parker, and Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina.



.
                       TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1995 (87)

para.87.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order, at 10:30 a.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. EMERSON, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 27, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Bill Emerson to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.87.2  recess--10:52 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 12 o'clock noon.

para.87.3  after recess--12:00 noon

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, called the House to order.

para.87.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, June 26, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.87.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1082. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     clarify an ambiguity relating to the applicability of section 
     3703a of title 46, United States Code, to vessels in the 
     National Defense Reserve Fleet; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       1083. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, transmitting a report on changes and progress in 
     the operations involving regulatory resources for the Office, 
     pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1462a(g); to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       1084. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, transmitting the Office's 1994 annual report to 
     Congress on implementation of the Community Reinvestment Act, 
     pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 2904; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1085. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled, ``Energy Efficient 
     Environmental Program for Pollution Prevention in Industry,'' 
     pursuant to Public Law 102-486, section 2108(c) (106 Stat. 
     3071); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1086. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Brazil (Transmittal No. 
     21-95) pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

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       1087. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Brazil (Transmittal No. 
     22-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1088. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Brazil 
     (Transmittal No. 24-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1089. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of a 
     memorandum of justification for drawdown under section 552 of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act to support the Haitian police 
     forces, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2348a; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1090. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the bimonthly report on progress toward 
     a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question, including any 
     relevant reports from the Secretary General of the United 
     Nations, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1091. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Housing 
     and Urban Development, transmitting the inspector general's 
     semiannual report for the period October 1, 1994, through 
     March 31, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1092. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-67, 
     ``Pennsylvania Avenue Development Area Parks and Plaza Public 
     Safety Temporary Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1093. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-68, 
     ``Prohibition on the Transfer of Firearms Temporary Act of 
     1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1094. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-69, 
     ``Insurance Omnibus Temporary Amendment Act of 1995,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1095. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-70, 
     ``Industrial Revenue Bond Forward Commitment Program 
     Authorization Temporary Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1096. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-71, ``Limited 
     Liability Company Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1097. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-72, 
     ``Business Corporation Five-Year Report Amendment Act of 
     1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1098. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-73, ``Public 
     Accountancy Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233 (c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1099. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-74, 
     ``Commercial Piracy Protection and Deceptive Labeling 
     Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1100. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-76, ``Isle of 
     Patmos Plaza Designation Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1101. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-77, 
     ``Nonprofit Corporation Five-Year Report Amendment Act of 
     1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)91); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1102. A letter from the Inspector General, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the office's audit report 
     register, including all financial recommendations, for the 
     period ending March 31, 1995 pursuant to Public Law 101-576, 
     section 305 (104 Stat. 2853); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1103. A letter from the Secretary, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the Secretary's management 
     report on management decisions and final actions on Office of 
     Inspector General audit recommendations, for the period 
     ending March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 101-576, 
     section 306(a) (104 Stat. 2854); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1104. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the 1993-1994 report to Congress 
     on programs for the utilization and donation of Federal 
     personal property, pursuant to Public Law 101-612, section 5 
     (102 Stat. 3181); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1105. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Equal Opportunity 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the inspector general for the period March 31, 1995, and 
     the management report for the same period, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1106. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the annual report entitled ``Outer Continental 
     Shelf Lease Sales'' for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 43 
     U.S.C. 1337(a)(9); to the Committee on Resources.
       1107. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to permit the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs to reorganize the Veterans 
     Health Administration notwithstanding the notice and wait 
     requirements of section 510 of title 38, United States Code, 
     and to amend title 38, United States Code, to facilitate the 
     reorganization of the headquarters of the Veterans Health 
     Administration; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       1108. A letter from the Deputy Administrator, General 
     Services Administration, transmitting an informational copy 
     of the space situation report for the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration consolidation for Hampton Roads, 
     VA, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 606(a); jointly, to the Committees 
     on Appropriations and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1109. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General, 
     transmitting the Attorney General's report on risk exposure 
     of private entities covered by the Federally Supported Health 
     Centers Assistance Act of 1992; jointly, to the Committees on 
     the Judiciary and Commerce.
       1110. A letter from the Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting a report on the actuarial status of the railroad 
     retirement system, including any recommendations for 
     financing changes, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 321f-1; jointly, to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and Ways 
     and Means.
       1111. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled, ``Transition Assistance 
     Program: Phase III Impact Analysis,'' pursuant to Public Law 
     101-237, section 408(d) (103 Stat. 2084); jointly, to the 
     Committees on National Security, Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, and Veterans' Affairs.

para.87.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed concurrent resolutions of the 
following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 18. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     Architect of the Capitol to transfer the catafalque to the 
     Supreme Court for a funeral service.
       S. Con. Res. 19. Concurrent resolution to correct the 
     enrollment of the bill H.R. 483.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the 
committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 483) ``An act to amend 
title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit Medicare select 
policies to be offered in all States, and for other purposes.''

para.87.7  catafalque transfer to supreme court

  On motion of Mr. BOEHNER, by unanimous consent, the following 
concurrent resolution of the Senate was taken from the Speaker's table 
(S. Con. Res. 18):

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That the Architect of the Capitol is authorized 
     and directed to transfer to the custody of the Chief Justice 
     of the United States the catafalque which is presently 
     situated in the crypt beneath the rotunda of the Capitol so 
     that the said catafalque may be used in the Supreme Court 
     Building in connection with services to be conducted there 
     for the late Honorable Warren Burger, former Chief Justice of 
     the Supreme Court of the United States.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.87.8  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. BOEHNER, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Economic and 
Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, the Committee on International Relations, the Committee on 
Resources, the Committee on Science, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

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para.87.9  u.s. air force academy

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that pursuant to the 
provisions of section 9355(a) of title 10, United States Code, the 
Speaker did appoint to the Board of Visitors to the United States Air 
Force Academy, Messrs. Young, Hefley, Dicks, and Tanner, on the part of 
the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.87.10  health care to veterans exposed to agent orange

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1565) to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to extend through December 31, 1997, 
the period during which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized 
to provide priority health care to certain veterans exposed to Agent 
Orange, ionizing radiation, or environmental hazards; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. STUMP and Mr. 
MONTGOMERY, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to extend through December 31, 1997, 
the period during which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs is authorized 
to provide priority health care to certain veterans exposed to Agent 
Orange and to make such authority permanent in the case of certain 
veterans exposed to ionizing radiation, and for other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.87.11  foreign operations appropriations, fy 96

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 170 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1868) making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30 1996, and for other purposes.
  Mr. HANSEN, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.87.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GILMAN:

       Page 8, line 16, strike ``$669,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$645,000,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

202

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

218

para.87.13                   [Roll No. 420]

                                AYES--202

     Allard
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Lincoln
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--218

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Callahan
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Baker (LA)
     Camp
     Collins (MI)
     Cubin
     Ford
     Furse
     Gunderson
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Torricelli
     Williams
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.87.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SANDERS:

       Page 4, line 26, strike ``$26,500,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,000,000''.
       Page 5, line 9, strike ``$79,000,000'' and insert ``$0''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

90

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

329

para.87.15                   [Roll No. 421]

                                AYES--90

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Crane
     Crapo
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Duncan
     Ensign
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Funderburk
     Greenwood
     Hancock
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Kanjorski

[[Page 1044]]


     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kingston
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Luther
     Martinez
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Montgomery
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Poshard
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Woolsey
     Zimmer

                                NOES--329

     Ackerman
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Camp
     Collins (MI)
     Farr
     Ford
     Furse
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Payne (VA)
     Reynolds
     Torricelli
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.87.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BROWNBACK:

       Page 12, line 8 strike ``$7,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$3,000,000''.
       Page 13, strike line 18 and all that follows through page 
     14, line 11.
       Page 16, line 24, strike ``$595,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$619,000,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

78

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

340

para.87.17                   [Roll No. 422]

                                AYES--78

     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Blute
     Brownback
     Burton
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Condit
     Crane
     Crapo
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Flanagan
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilman
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Herger
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Inglis
     Kasich
     King
     Klug
     Largent
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Mica
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Orton
     Pallone
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Porter
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Tate
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Walker
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller

                                NOES--340

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise

[[Page 1045]]


     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
    I71NOT VOTING--16
     Camp
     Collins (MI)
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Tauzin
     Torricelli
     Young (AK)
     Zimmer
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.87.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BURTON:

       Page 13, strike line 18 and all that follows through page 
     14, line 11.

It was decided in the

Yeas

238

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

182

para.87.19                   [Roll No. 423]

                                AYES--238

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Zeliff

                                NOES--182

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Callahan
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Camp
     Collins (MI)
     Ford
     Furse
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Torricelli
     Zimmer
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.87.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HALL of Ohio:

       Page 7, strike line 18 and insert the following: ``CHILDREN 
     AND DISEASE PROGRAMS FUND''.
       Page 7, line 23, strike ``$484,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$592,660,000''.
       Page 8, line 6, strike ``and (7)'' and insert ``(7) basic 
     education programs, and (8)''.
       Page 8, line 16, strike ``$669,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$655,000,000''.
       Page 14, line 22, strike ``$2,326,700,000'' and insert 
     ``$2,300,000,000''.
       Page 30, line 17, strike ``$167,960,000'' and insert 
     ``$100,000,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

263

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

157

para.87.21                   [Roll No. 424]

                                AYES--263

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Canady
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)

[[Page 1046]]


     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--157

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gilman
     Greenwood
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hostettler
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Matsui
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Quillen
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Camp
     Collins (MI)
     Fields (TX)
     Furse
     Gunderson
     Lantos
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Roberts
     Rose
     Torricelli
     Yates
     Zimmer
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.87.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HEFLEY to the 
substitute amendment submitted by Mr. WILSON for the amendment submitted 
by Mr. MILLER of Florida:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. HEFLEY:

       strike ``$580,000,000'' and insert ``$296,800,000''.

  Subsitute amendment submitted by Mr. WILSON:

       on page 16, line 24, delete $595,000,000 and insert 
     $580,000,000.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. MILLER of Florida:

       Page 16, line 24, strike ``$595,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$565,000,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

104

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

320

para.87.23                   [Roll No. 425]

                                AYES--104

     Allard
     Baker (LA)
     Barcia
     Barton
     Bilirakis
     Brewster
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Canady
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cunningham
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fields (LA)
     Funderburk
     Geren
     Goodlatte
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Lincoln
     Longley
     Manzullo
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Pastor
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Quillen
     Ramstad
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Traficant
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--320

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Camp
     Collins (MI)
     Furse
     Gunderson
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Torricelli
     Yates
     Zimmer
  So the amendment to the subsitute amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.87.24  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. PORTER to the 
amendment submitted by Mr. DeLAY:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. PORTER:

       At the appropriate place, strike ``0'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``$30,000,000''.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. DeLAY:

       Page 29, line 1, strike ``$50,000,000'' and insert ``0''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

242

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

180

para.87.25                   [Roll No. 426]

                                AYES--242

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner

[[Page 1047]]


     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--180

     Allard
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Armey
     Bryant (TX)
     Camp
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gunderson
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Torricelli
     Williams
     Yates
     Zimmer
  So the amendment to the amendment was agreed to.

para.87.26  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment, as amended, submitted by Mr. 
DeLAY.

It was decided in the

Yeas

273

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

146

para.87.27                   [Roll No. 427]

                                AYES--273

     Allard
     Archer
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--146

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Quillen
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Armey
     Bachus
     Bryant (TX)
     Camp
     Forbes
     Ford
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gunderson

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     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Torricelli
     Williams
     Yates
     Zimmer
  So the amendment, as amended, was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HANSEN, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.87.28  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 79

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-164) the resolution (H. Res. 173) providing for consideration of 
the Joint Resolution (H.J. Res. 79) proposing an amendment to the 
Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress and the 
States to prohibit the physical desecration of the Flag of the United 
States.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.87.29  greater washington soap box derby

  Mr. GILCHREST, by unanimous consent, called up the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 38):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. AUTHORIZATION OF SOAP BOX DERBY RACES ON CAPITOL 
                   GROUNDS.

       The Greater Washington Soap Box Derby Association 
     (hereinafter in this resolution referred to as the 
     ``association'') shall be permitted to sponsor a public 
     event, soap box derby races, on the Capitol grounds on July 
     15, 1995, or on such other date as the Speaker of the House 
     of Representatives and the President pro tempore of the 
     Senate may jointly designate.

     SEC. 2. CONDITIONS.

       The event to be carried out under this resolution shall be 
     free of admission charge to the public and arranged not to 
     interfere with the needs of Congress, under conditions to be 
     prescribed by the Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol 
     Police Board; except that the Association shall assume full 
     responsibility for all expenses and liabilities incident to 
     all activities associated with the event.

     SEC. 3. STRUCTURES AND EQUIPMENT.

       For the purposes of this resolution, the Association is 
     authorized to erect upon the Capitol grounds, subject to the 
     approval of the Architect of the Capitol, such stage, sound 
     amplification devices, and other related structures and 
     equipment as may be required for the event to be carried out 
     under this resolution.

     SEC. 4. ADDITIONAL ARRANGEMENTS.

       The Architect of the Capitol and the Capitol Police Board 
     are authorized to make any such additional arrangements that 
     may be required to carry out the event under this resolution.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.87.30  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule on Wednesday, June 28, 1995: the Committee on 
Agriculture, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the 
Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Economic and Educational 
Opportunities, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on National Security, the 
Committee on Small Business, the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence.

para.87.31  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. YATES, for today;
  To Miss. COLLINS of Michigan, for today and June 28th;
  To Mr. MFUME, for today;
  To Mr. GUNDERSON, for today; and
  To Mr. CAMP, for today.
  And then,

para.87.32  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SHAYS, at 11 o'clock and 36 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.87.33  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 541. A bill 
     to reauthorize the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, and 
     for other purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 104-109, Pt. 
     2). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
     of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1642. A bill 
     to extend nondiscriminatory treatment--most-favored-nation 
     treatment--to the products of Cambodia, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-160). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1887. A bill 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 
     for the International Trade Commission, the Customs Service, 
     and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and for 
     other purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 104-161). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1643. A bill 
     to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment--
     most-favored-nation treatment--to the products of Bulgaria 
     (Rept. No. 104-162). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities. H.R. 1176. A bill to nullify an Executive 
     order that prohibits Federal contracts with companies that 
     hire permanent replacements for striking employees (Rept. No. 
     104-163). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 173. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 79) proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress 
     and the States to prohibit the physical desecration of the 
     flag of the United States (Rept. NO. 104-164). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.

para.87.34  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. THORNTON:
       H.R. 1926. A bill to provide for the protection of the flag 
     of the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.R. 1927. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for additional disaster assistance, for 
     antiterrorism initiatives, for assistance in the recovery 
     from the tragedy that occurred at Oklahoma City, and making 
     rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations, 
     and in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BEILENSON:
       H.R. 1928. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require that the motor vehicle bumper standard established by 
     the Secretary of Transportation shall be restored to that in 
     effect January 1, 1982; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BERMAN (by request):
       H.R. 1929. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to more effectively prevent illegal immigration by 
     improving control over the land borders of the United States, 
     preventing illegal employment of aliens, reducing procedural 
     delays in removing illegal aliens from the United States, 
     providing wiretap and asset forfeiture authority to combat 
     alien smuggling and related crimes, increasing penalties for 
     bringing aliens unlawfully into the United States, and making 
     certain miscellaneous and technical amendments, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schumer, and 
             Mr. DeLay):
       H.R. 1930. A bill to govern relations between the United 
     States and the Palestine Liberation Organization [PLO], to 
     enforce PLO compliance with standards of international 
     conduct, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GILLMOR:
       H.R. 1931. A bill to amend the Legal Services Corporation 
     Act to prohibit recipients of grants or contracts from the 
     Legal Services Corporation from soliciting clients, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Canady):
       H.R. 1932. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     prohibit governmental discrimination in the training and 
     licensing of health professionals on the basis of the refusal 
     to undergo or provide training in the performance of induced 
     abortions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Shays, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Franks of 
             Connecticut):

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       H.R. 1933. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of the Old 
     State House of Connecticut; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York:
       H.R. 1934. A bill to amend section 255 of the National 
     Housing Act to extend the mortgage insurance program for home 
     equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 1935. A bill to suspend until January 1, 1998, the 
     duty on certain twine; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mr. Waxman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Scott, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Flake, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Schroeder, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Owens, Mr. Stark, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frazer, 
             Mr. Borski, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 1936. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for certain minimum requirements under the Federal 
     Employees Health Benefits Program with respect to obstetrical 
     benefits; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 1937. A bill to facilitate small business involvement 
     in the regulatory development processes of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency and the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Administration, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Small 
     Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 1938. A bill to amend the vaccine injury compensation 
     portion of the Public Health Service Act to permit a petition 
     for compensation to be submitted within 48 months of the 
     first symptoms of injury; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself and Mr. Frazer):
       H.R. 1939. A bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act 
     to provide for the representation of Guam and the Virgin 
     Islands on the boards of directors of the appropriate Federal 
     home loan banks; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 1940. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a charitable contribution deduction for certain 
     expenses incurred by whaling captains in support of Native 
     Alaskan subsistence whaling; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.J. Res. 98. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to clarify the meaning 
     of the second amendment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. 
             Miller of California):
       H. Con. Res. 79. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress regarding an appropriate minimum length of stay 
     for routine deliveries; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Leach):
       H. Res. 174. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the recent announcement by the 
     Republic of France that it intends to conduct a series of 
     underground nuclear test explosions despite the current 
     international moratorium on nuclear testing; to the Committee 
     on International Relations.

para.87.35  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       122. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to memorializing the Congress of the 
     United States to establish an integrated spent fuel 
     management storage facility; to the Committee on Commerce.
       123. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Louisiana, relative to memorializing the Congress of the 
     United States to cause the Army Corps of Engineers to 
     mitigate for losses on the MR&T Mainline Levee Construction 
     Program and perform an updated environmental impact 
     statement; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

para.87.36  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 32: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Evans, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Mollohan, 
     and Mr. Flake.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota and Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma.
       H.R. 209: Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 210: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 246: Mr. Crane and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Mollohan and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Martini, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Kasich, and Mr. 
     Dellums.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 394: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Martini, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Latham, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Moorhead, and Mr. 
     Roberts.
       H.R. 408: Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 469: Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Walsh, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 582: Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Crane, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tauzin, 
     Mr. Brownback, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Longley, Mr. Gene Green of 
     Texas, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Hutchinson, 
     Mr. Royce, Ms. Danner, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
     Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 676: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Flake, Mrs. 
     Fowler, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Tauzin, 
     Mr. Wicker, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
     Chabot, and Mr. Orton.
       H.R. 771: Mr. Barcia of Michigan and Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Cox, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 816: Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 858: Mr. Engel, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Williams, and Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Salmon and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Bonior, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. 
     Fazio of California, Mr. Manton, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Crane, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Kanjorski, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
     Nethercutt, and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 1033: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 1047: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Ms. Pryce, Mr. 
     Weller, Mr. Archer, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
     Stearns, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and 
     Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 1143: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1144: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1176: Mr. Franks of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1203: Mr. Petri, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Leach, Mr. Nussle, and 
     Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 1226: Mr. Burr, Mr. Bass, and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 1227: Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1278: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
     and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 1296: Mr. Gallegly and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1314: Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 1317: Mr. Longley.
       H.R. 1384: Mr. Flanagan and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1406: Mr. Waxman, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Montgomery, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Payne of Virginia.
       H.R. 1533: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 1536: Mr. Flanagan and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1541: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1567: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Pelosi, 
     and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1626: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Canady, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Stearns, and Mr. Peterson of Florida.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Hobson and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 1640: Mr. Shays, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
     Sawyer, Mr. Talent, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Hoekstra, and Mr. 
     Funderburk.
       H.R. 1651: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
     Houghton, Mr. Stupak, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Hilliard, 
     Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 1675: Mr. Jones, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Longley, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. 
     Saxton.
       H.R. 1684: Mr. White, and Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 1713: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, and Mr. 
     Ensign.
       H.R. 1739: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, and Mr. 
     Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1748: Mr. Minge and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1758: Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 1774: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1801: Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Chrysler, and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 1807: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Luther, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1818: Mr. Roberts, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana, and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1821: Mr. Stupak and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1833: Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
     Bliley, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Holden, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Klink, 
     Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Istook, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Gutknecht, 
     Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
     Crane, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska, Mr. McDade, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
     Graham, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Wicker, 
     and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 1834: Mr. Barr, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Collins of Georgia, 
     Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Hayworth, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Largent, and Mr. 
     Metcalf.
       H.R. 1840: Mr. Herger, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Packard, and Mrs. 
     Seastrand.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Crapo, Mr. Coble, and Mr. McHugh.

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       H.R. 1884: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Blute and Mr. Wamp.
       H.J. Res. 78: Mr. Clay, Mr. Gephardt, and Mr. Costello.
       H.J. Res. 84: Mr. Becerra.
       H. Con. Res. 4: Mr. Souder and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H. Con. Res. 42: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Ms. Furse, and 
     Mr. Kildee.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Hall of 
     Ohio.
       H. Con. Res. 65: Mr. Menendez, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
     Miller of California, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Miss Collins of 
     Michigan, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Waxman.
       H. Con. Res. 76: Mr. Coleman, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H. Res. 21: Mr. Gutknecht.

para.87.37  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
Clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       26. By the SPEAKER: Petition of the 47th student senate, 
     Florida State University, relative to H.R. 1709; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       27. Also, petition of the common council of the city of 
     Buffalo, NY, relative to the Historic Homeownership 
     Assistance Act; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.



.
                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1995 (88)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.88.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, June 27, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.88.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1112. A letter from the Director, Standards of Conduct 
     Office, Department of Defense, transmitting a report of 
     individuals who filed DD Form 1787, Report of DOD and Defense 
     Related Employment for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2397(e); to the Committee on National Security.
       1113. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation, to 
     provide for alternative means of acquiring and improving 
     housing and supporting facilities for unaccompanied members 
     of the Armed Forces; to the Committee on National Security.
       1114. A letter from the Vice-Chair, Coordinating Council on 
     Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, transmitting a 
     request to the U.S. House of Representatives to appoint an 
     individual to the Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice 
     and Delinquency Prevention; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       1115. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, Department of Energy, transmitting the 
     Administration's report entitled, ``Profiles of Foreign 
     Direct Investment in U.S. Energy 1993,'' pursuant to section 
     657(8) of the Department of Energy Organization Act; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1116. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's report entitled, 
     ``Double Jeopardy: Persons with Mental Illnesses in the 
     Criminal Justice System,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 290bb-31; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       1117. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a Memorandum of 
     Justification for Presidential Determination regarding the 
     drawdown of defense articles and services for the Rapid 
     Reaction Force [RRF], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2348a; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1118. A letter from the Chief of Staff, International 
     Affairs, Federal Election Institute, transmitting a 
     communication regarding the Second Trilateral Conference on 
     Electoral Systems (volume I, II, including the executive 
     report, index and program) by the Canadian, American, and 
     Mexican delegations held May 10 through May 12, 1995, in 
     Ottawa, Canada; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1119. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector general 
     for the period October 1, 1994, through March 31, 1995, and 
     management report, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1120. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1994, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1121. A letter from the President, Federal Financing Bank, 
     transmitting the management report of the Federal Financing 
     Bank for fiscal year 1994, including audited financial 
     statements and the independent auditor's report on the 
     statements, pursuant to Public Law 101-576, section 306(a) 
     (104 Stat. 2854); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1122. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Department's inspector general for the 
     period October 1, 1994, through March 31, 1995, and the 
     management report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1123. A letter from the Counsel, National Council on 
     Radiation Protection and Measurements, transmitting the 1994 
     annual report of independent auditors who have audited the 
     records of the National Council on Radiation Protection and 
     Measurements, pursuant to Public Law 88-376, section 14(b) 
     (78 Stat. 323); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1124. A letter from the Director, National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend the Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
       1125. A letter from the General Counsel, National Tropical 
     Botanical Garden, transmitting the annual audit report of the 
     National Tropical Botanical Garden, calendar year 1994, 
     pursuant to Public Law 88-449, section 10(b) (78 Stat. 498); 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1126. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend provisions of the Bankruptcy Code governing the powers 
     of a bankruptcy court and the effect of automatic stays as 
     they relate to certain multifamily liens insured or held by 
     the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development or the 
     Secretary of Agriculture; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.88.3  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on International Relations, and 
the Committee on Science.

para.88.4  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 69

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 173):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 79) proposing an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States authorizing the Congress 
     and the States to prohibit the physical desecration of the 
     flag of the United States. The joint resolution shall be 
     debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on the 
     Judiciary. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the joint resolution to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit. The motion 
     to recommit may include instructions only if offered by the 
     minority leader or his designee. If including instructions, 
     the motion to recommit shall be debatable for one hour 
     equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
     opponent.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. SOLOMON moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

258

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

170

para.88.5                    [Roll No. 428]

                                YEAS--258

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan

[[Page 1051]]


     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--170

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Gibbons
     Hoyer
     Kasich
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Torres
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

271

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

152

para.88.6                    [Roll No. 429]

                                AYES--271

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--152

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Burton
     Gibbons
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Livingston
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Pomeroy
     Reynolds
     Vento
     Young (FL)
  So the resolution was agreed to.

[[Page 1052]]

  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.88.7  flag constitutional amendment

  Mr. CANADY, pursuant to House Resolution 173, called up the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 79) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of 
the United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit 
the physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the time for debate was extended by ten minutes, 
equally divided between and controlled by Mr. KOLBE and Mr. MONTGOMERY.
  After further debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 173 the previous question was considered 
as ordered.
  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. BRYANT moved to recommit the joint resolution to the Committee on 
the Judiciary with instructions to report the joint resolution back to 
the House forthwith with the following amendment:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:
     That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States, which shall be valid to 
     all intents and purposes as part of the Constitution when 
     ratified by the legislatures of three-fourths of the several 
     States within seven years after the date of its submission 
     for ratification:

                              ``Article--

       ``Section 1. The Congress and the States shall have power 
     to prohibit the burning, trampling, soiling, or rending of 
     the flag of the United States.
       ``Section 2. For the purpose of this article of amendment, 
     the Congress shall determine by law what constitutes the flag 
     of the United States, and shall prescribe procedures for the 
     proper disposal of a flag.''.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said joint resolution with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OXLEY, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. BRYANT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

63

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

369

para.88.8                    [Roll No. 430]

                                YEAS--63

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Bentsen
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Coyne
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Engel
     Fields (LA)
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     LaFalce
     Leach
     Levin
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Peterson (FL)
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rush
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Williams

                                NAYS--369

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Moakley
     Reynolds
       
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OXLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SOLOMON demanded a recorded vote on passage of said joint 
resolution, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

312

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

120

para.88.9                    [Roll No. 431]

                                AYES--312

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards

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     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--120

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clinger
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Markey
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Horn
     Moakley
     Reynolds
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
said joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.88.10  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries. 

para.88.11  foreign operations appropriations, fy 96

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. OXLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 170 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1868) making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30 1996, and for other purposes.
  Mr. HANSEN, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.88.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. MEYERS to the 
amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
  Amendment submitted by Mrs. MEYERS:

       In the new section proposed to be inserted in the bill by 
     the amendment--
       (1) strike subsection (a) and (b); and
       (2) in subsection (c), strike the subsection designation 
     and caption.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:

       Page 78, after line 6, insert the following new section:


                  prohibition of funding for abortion

       Sec. 564. (a) In General.--
       (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or 
     other law, none of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
     population assistance activities may be made available for 
     any private, nongovernmental, or multilateral organization 
     until the organization certifies that it does not and will 
     not during the period for which the funds are made available, 
     directly or through a subcontractor or sub-grantee, perform 
     abortions in any foreign country, except where the life or 
     the mother would be endangered if the fetus were carried to 
     term or in cases of forcible rape or incest.
       (2) Paragraph (1) may not be construed to apply to the 
     treatment of injuries or illnesses caused by legal or illegal 
     abortions or to assistance provided directly to the 
     government of a country.
       (b) Lobbying Activities.--
       (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or 
     other law, none of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
     population assistance activities may be made available for 
     any private, nongovernmental, or multilateral organization 
     until the organization certifies that it does not and will 
     not during the period for which the funds are made available, 
     violate the laws of any foreign country concerning the 
     circumstances under which abortion is permitted, regulated, 
     or prohibited, or engage in any activity or effort to alter 
     the laws or governmental policies of any foreign country 
     concerning the circumstances under which abortion is 
     permitted, regulated, or prohibited.
       (2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to activities in 
     opposition to coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.
       (c) Coercive Population Control Methods.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this Act or other law, none of the 
     funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the 
     United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), unless the President 
     certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     (1) the United Nations Population Fund has terminated all 
     activities in the People's Republic of China; or (2) during 
     the 12 months preceding such certification there have been no 
     abortions as the result of coercion associated with the 
     family planning policies of the national government or other 
     governmental entities within the People's Republic of China. 
     As used in this section the term ``coercion'' includes 
     physician duress or abuse, destruction or confiscation of 
     property, loss of means of livelihood, or severe 
     psychological pressure.

It was decided in the

Yeas

201

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

229

para.88.13                   [Roll No. 432]

                                AYES--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos

[[Page 1054]]


     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Studds
     Tanner
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--229

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Stokes
     Tauzin
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of New 
Jersey.

It was decided in the

Yeas

243

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

187

para.88.14                   [Roll No. 433]

                                AYES--243

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--187

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Studds
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Stokes
     Tauzin
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.88.15  call in committee

  Mr. HANSEN, Chairman, announced that the Committee, having had under 
consideration said bill, finding itself without a quorum, directed the 
Members to record their presence by electronic device, and the 
following-named Members responded--

para.88.16                   [Roll No. 434]
     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)

[[Page 1055]]


     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

  Thereupon, Mr. HANSEN, Chairman, announced that 413 Members had been 
recorded, a quorum.
  The Committee resumed its business.

para.88.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Mr. BONIOR that the Committee do now rise.

It was decided in the

Yeas

188

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

231

para.88.18                   [Roll No. 435]

                                AYES--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--231

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

[[Page 1056]]



                             NOT VOTING--15

     Clyburn
     Cremeans
     Durbin
     Goodling
     Gunderson
     Harman
     Largent
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Salmon
     Stark
     Stokes
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.88.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. MEEK to the 
amendment, as modified, submitted by Mr. GOSS:
  Amendment submitted by Mrs. MEEK:

       In the matter proposed to be inserted by the amendment, 
     strike ``when it is made known'' and all that follows and 
     insert the following: ``except when it is made known to the 
     President that such government is making continued progress 
     in implementing democratic elections.''

  Amendment, as modified, submitted by Mr. GOSS:

       Page 78, after line 6, insert the following new section:


                     limitation on funds for haiti

       Sec. 564. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     made available to the Government of Haiti when it is made 
     known to the President that such Government is controlled by 
     a regime holding power through means other than the 
     democratic elections scheduled for calendar year 1995 and 
     held pursuant to the requirements of the 1987 Constitution of 
     Haiti.

It was decided in the

Yeas

189

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

231

para.88.20                   [Roll No. 436]

                                AYES--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--231

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bateman
     Berman
     Chenoweth
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Gunderson
     Harman
     Largent
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Rush
     Stokes
     Yates
  So the amendment to the amendment, as modified, was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.88.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Mr. VOLKMER that the Committee do now rise.

It was decided in the

Yeas

185

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

236

para.88.22                   [Roll No. 437] 

                                AYES--185

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--236

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley

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     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bateman
     Berman
     Coburn
     Fawell
     Gunderson
     Harman
     Largent
     Markey
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Stokes
     Yates
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.88.23  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Mr. WISE that the Committee do now rise.

It was decided in the

Yeas

179

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

236

para.88.24                   [Roll No. 438] 

                                AYES--179

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--236

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Berman
     Chapman
     Coleman
     Dicks
     Forbes
     Gunderson
     Harman
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Largent
     Martinez
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Stokes
     Waxman
     Yates
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.88.25  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the preferential motion submitted by Mr. VOLKMER that the 
Committee do now rise and report the bill back to the House with the 
recommendation that the enacting clause be stricken out.

It was decided in the

Yeas

166

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

255

para.88.26                   [Roll No. 439] 

                                AYES--166

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)

[[Page 1058]]


     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--255

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Berman
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Gunderson
     Harman
     Martinez
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Sisisky
     Stokes
     Yates
  So the preferential motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.88.27  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. PELOSI to the 
amendment, as modified, submitted by Mr. GOSS:
  Amendment submitted by Ms. PELOSI:

       In the matter proposed to be inserted by the amendment, 
     strike ``when it is made known'' and all that follows and 
     insert the following: ``except when it is made known to the 
     President that the democratic process is being strengthened 
     in Haiti.''

  Amendment, as modified, submitted by Mr. GOSS:

       Page 78, after line 6, insert the following new section:


                     limitation on funds for haiti

       Sec. 564. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     made available to the Government of Haiti when it is made 
     known to the President that such Government is controlled by 
     a regime holding power through means other than the 
     democratic elections scheduled for calendar year 1995 and 
     held pursuant to the requirements of the 1987 Constitution of 
     Haiti.

Yeas

186

It was decided in the

Nays

233

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.88.28                   [Roll No. 440]

                                AYES--186

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--233

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White

[[Page 1059]]


     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Bateman
       

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Berman
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Gunderson
     Harman
     Martinez
     McDade
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Stokes
     Towns
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment to the amendment, as modified, was not agreed to.

para.88.29  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment, as modified, submitted by Mr. 
GOSS.

Yeas

252

It was decided in the

Nays

164

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.88.30                   [Roll No. 441]

                                AYES--252

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--164

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Bateman
       

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Berman
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Gunderson
     Harman
     Hoyer
     LaFalce
     Martinez
     McDade
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Parker
     Reynolds
     Stokes
     Towns
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment, as modified, was agreed to.
  After some further time,



          THURSDAY, JUNE 29 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JUNE 28), 1995

para.88.31  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. TRAFICANT:

       Page 78, after line 5, insert the following new section:


                 across-the-board reduction of amounts

       Sec. 564. (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (b), each amount appropriated or otherwise made available by 
     this Act that is not required to be appropriated or otherwise 
     made available by a provision of law is hereby reduced by 1 
     percent.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to the 
     amounts appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act 
     for the following:
       (1) ``Export and Investment Assistance'' (title I of this 
     Act).
       (2) ``Development Assistance Fund''.
       (3) ``Development Fund for Africa''.
       (4) ``International Disaster Assistance''.
       (5) ``African Development Foundation''.
       (6) ``Inter-American Foundation''.
       (7) ``Peace Corps''.
       (8) ``International Narcotics Control''.
       (9) ``Anti-Terrorism Assistance''.
       (10) ``Nonproliferation and Disarmament''.
       (11) ``Contribution to the International Development 
     Association''.
       (12) ``Contribution to the Asian Development Fund''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

139

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

270

para.88.32                   [Roll No. 442]

                                AYES--139

     Allard
     Archer
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Brewster
     Browder
     Bryant (TX)
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Laughlin
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McHugh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Minge
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Orton
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Sanford
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shuster
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Wamp
     Ward
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)

                                NOES--270

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr

[[Page 1060]]


     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Evans
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Johnson, Sam
     Martinez
     McDade
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Roukema
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Stark
     Stokes
     Towns
     Waldholtz
     Waxman
     Yates
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.88.33  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. PORTER:

       Page 78, after line 6, insert the following new section:


                   LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO TURKEY

       Sec. 564. Not more than $21,000,000 of the funds 
     appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Economic Support 
     Fund'' may be made available to the Government of Turkey.

It was decided in the

Yeas

247

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

155

para.88.34                   [Roll No. 443]

                                AYES--247

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaHood
     Largent
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Williams
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--155

     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chambliss
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dornan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frisa
     Ganske
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Quinn
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Stump
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Bateman
       

                             NOT VOTING--32

     Burr
     Chapman
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Ewing
     Foglietta
     Gunderson
     Hoke
     Johnson, Sam
     LaFalce
     Latham
     Martinez
     McDade
     McNulty
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Roukema
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Solomon
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Thomas
     Towns
     Waxman
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.88.35  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. RICHARDSON:

       Page 78, after line 6, insert the following new section:


                     limitation on funds for burma

       Sec. 564. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for International Narcotics Control or Crop 
     Substitution Assistance for the Government of Burma.

It was decided in the

Yeas

359

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

38

para.88.36                   [Roll No. 444]

                                AYES--359

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)

[[Page 1061]]


     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--38

     Allard
     Archer
     Ballenger
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Deal
     DeLay
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Gillmor
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hunter
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Laughlin
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     Manzullo
     Myers
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Roberts
     Schaefer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Stump
     Taylor (NC)
     Vucanovich
     Walker

                             NOT VOTING--37

     Browder
     Burr
     Chapman
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Fattah
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Gunderson
     Hefley
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     LaFalce
     Latham
     Martinez
     McDade
     McNulty
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Roukema
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Solomon
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Tauzin
     Towns
     Waxman
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.88.37  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Mr. VOLKMER 
for the amendment submitted by Mr. BURTON, as amended:
  Substitute amendment submitted by Mr. VOLKMER:

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


                   limitation on assistance to india

       Sec. 564. Not to exceed $65,000,000 appropriated in this 
     Act under the heading ``Development Assistance Fund'' may be 
     made available to the Government of India.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. BURTON, as amended:

       Page 78, after line 6, insert the following new section:


                   limitation on assistance to india

       Sec. 564. Not more than $65,000,000 of the funds 
     appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Development 
     Assistance Fund'' may be made available to the Government of 
     India or non-governmental organizations and private voluntary 
     organizations operating within India.

It was decided in the

Yeas

284

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

118

para.88.38                   [Roll No. 445]

                                AYES--284

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Laughlin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Zeliff

                                NOES--118

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barr
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin

[[Page 1062]]


     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Horn
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lightfoot
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Mineta
     Mink
     Morella
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Souder
     Spence
     Studds
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Waters
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--32

     Archer
     Becerra
     Chapman
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Foglietta
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hefley
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Latham
     Martinez
     McDade
     McNulty
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Roukema
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Solomon
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tauzin
     Towns
     Waxman
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the substitute amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.88.39  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment, as amended, submitted by Mr. 
BURTON, as amended by the foregoing substitute amendment submitted by 
Mr. VOLKMER, agreed to earlier:

It was decided in the

Yeas

191

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

210

para.88.40                   [Roll No. 446]

                                AYES--191

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Ensign
     Everett
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Franks (CT)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Longley
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Porter
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--210

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Burr
     Calvert
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Danner
     Davis
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Obey
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Richardson
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--33

     Becerra
     Chapman
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     DeFazio
     Foglietta
     Goodling
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hefley
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Martinez
     McNulty
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Roukema
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tauzin
     Towns
     Waxman
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment, as amended, was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.88.41  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Mr. OBEY 
for the amendment submitted by Mr. ROEMER:
  Substitute amendment submitted by Mr. OBEY:

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


                     limitation on funds for russia

       Sec. 564. Of the funds appropriated in the Act under the 
     heading ``Assistance for the New Independent States of the 
     Former Soviet Union'', not more than $195,000,000 may be made 
     available for Russia.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. ROEMER:

       Page 78, after line 6, insert the following new section:


                     limitation on funds for russia

  Sec. 564. Of the funds appropriated in this Act under the heading 
``Assistance for the New Independent States of the Former Soviet 
Union'', not more than $150,000,000 may be made available for Russia. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

348

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

67

para.88.42                   [Roll No. 447]

                                AYES--348

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan

[[Page 1063]]


     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zeliff

                                NOES--67

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Diaz-Balart
     Dornan
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Ensign
     Farr
     Fattah
     Funderburk
     Geren
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hayworth
     Hilleary
     Hoke
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Longley
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Miller (CA)
     Neumann
     Ney
     Pallone
     Quillen
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stockman
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Wamp
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Chapman
     Collins (MI)
     Fields (LA)
     Foglietta
     Gunderson
     Hefley
     Martinez
     McInnis
     McNulty
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Solomon
     Stokes
     Towns
     Waxman
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the substitute amendment was agreed to.

para.88.43  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment, as amended, submitted by Mr. 
ROEMER.

It was decided in the

Yeas

401

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para.88.44                   [Roll No. 448]

                                AYES--401

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NOES--2

     Johnson (CT)
       
     Lofgren

                             NOT VOTING--31

     Bartlett
     Barton
     Brewster
     Chapman
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Fields (LA)
     Foglietta
     Gephardt
     Gunderson
     Hefley
     Johnson (SD)
     Kaptur
     Martinez
     McCrery
     McNulty
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Parker
     Reynolds
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Skelton
     Solomon
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment, as amended, was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.88.45  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment, as modified, submitted by Mr. 
SOUDER:

       Page 78, after line 6, insert the following:


                   limitation on assistance to mexico

       Sec. 564. (a) In General.--None of the funds appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by this Act may be obligated or 
     expended for the Government of Mexico, except

[[Page 1064]]

     if it is made known to the Federal entity or official to 
     which funds are appropriated under this Act that--
       (1) the Government of Mexico is taking actions to reduce 
     the amount of illegal drugs entering the United States from 
     Mexico as determined by the Director of the Office of 
     National Drug Control Policy; and
       (2) the Government of Mexico--
       (A) is taking effective actions to apply vigorously all law 
     enforcement resources to investigate, track, capture, 
     incarcerate, and prosecute illegal drug kingpins and their 
     accomplices, individuals responsible for, or otherwise 
     involved in, corruption, and individuals involved in money-
     laundering; and
       (B) is pursuing international anti-drug trafficking 
     initiatives.

It was decided in the

Yeas

411

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.88.46                   [Roll No. 449]

                                AYES--411

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Chapman
     Collins (MI)
     Doolittle
     Fields (LA)
     Foglietta
     Kasich
     Martinez
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Reynolds
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Solomon
     Stokes
     Stump
     Velazquez
     Waxman
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment, as modified, was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.88.47  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Mr. CALLAHAN that the Committee do now rise.

It was decided in the

Yeas

238

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

171

para.88.48                   [Roll No. 450] 

                                AYES--238

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--171

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey

[[Page 1065]]


     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Ballenger
     Boucher
     Chapman
     Clement
     Collins (MI)
     Fawell
     Foglietta
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Largent
     Linder
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Radanovich
     Reynolds
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Stokes
     Waxman
     Young (AK)
  So the motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. WALKER, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.88.49  waiving points of order against conference report on 
          h.con.res.67

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-165) the resolution (H. Res. 175) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the concurrent resolution (H. 
Con. Res. 67) setting forth the congressional budget for the United 
States Government for the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 2000, 2001, and 
2002.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.88.50  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1944

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-166) the resolution (H. Res. 176) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1994) making emergency supplemental 
appropriations for additional disaster assistance, for anti-terrorism 
initiatives, for assistance in recovery from the tragedy that occurred 
at Oklahoma City, and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.88.51  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today (legislative day of 
Wednesday, June 28), it adjourn to meet at 11:30 a.m. on today, June 29, 
1995.

para.88.52  message from the president--corporation for public 
          broadcasting

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  As required by section 19(3) of the Public Telecommunications Act of 
1992 (Public Law 102-356), I transmit herewith the report of the 
Corporation for Public Broadcasting.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 28, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

para.88.53  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. GUNDERSON, for June 28 after 6:15 p.m.;
  To Mr. McNULTY, for June 28 after 8:00 p.m;
  To Ms. HARMAN, for June 28 from 8:30 p.m. to 12:00 midnight; and
  To Mr. YATES, for June 28 after 8:30 p.m.
  And then,

para.88.54  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SHAW, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed 
to, at 9 o'clock and 57 minutes a.m., Thursday, June 29 (legislative day 
of Wednesday, June 28), 1995, the House adjourned until 11:30 a.m., on 
today, June 29, 1995.

para.88.55  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

                     [Submitted Wednesday, June 28]

       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. H. Res. 175. A resolution 
     waiving points of order against the conference report to 
     accompany the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 67) setting 
     forth the congressional budget for the United States 
     Government for fiscal years, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 
     2001, and 2002 (Rept. No. 104-165). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. H. Res. 176. A resolution 
     providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1944) 
     making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional 
     disaster assistance, for anti-terrorism initiatives, for 
     assistance in the recovery from the tragedy that occurred at 
     Oklahoma City, and making rescissions for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     104-166). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.88.56  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. MONTGOMERY (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 1941. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     make clarifying and technical amendments to further clarify 
     the employment and reemployment rights and responsibilities 
     of members of the uniformed services, as well as those of the 
     employer community, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. LONGLEY:
       H.R. 1942. A bill to give authority to the State of Maine 
     over marine fisheries in the waters within 12 miles of the 
     coast of the State; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Filner):
       H.R. 1943. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to deem certain municipal wastewater treatment 
     facilities discharging into ocean waters as the equivalent of 
     secondary treatment facilities; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.R. 1944. A bill making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for additional disaster assistance, for 
     antiterrorism initiatives, for assistance in the recovery 
     from the tragedy that occurred at Oklahoma City, and making 
     recissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations, and 
     in addition to the Committee on the Budget, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BATEMAN (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mr. McCrery, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Payne of 
             Virginia, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Bliley, 
             Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Pickett):
       H.R. 1945. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the value of qualified historic property 
     shall not be included in determining the taxable estate of a 
     decedent; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LARGENT (for himself, Mr. Parker, Mr. Allard, 
             Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Barr, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, 
             Mr. Calvert, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Combest, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Montgomery, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neumann, 
             Mr. Petri, Mr. Porter, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Roberts, Mr. Salmon, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stump, 
             Mr. Tate, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs.

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             Vucanovich, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 1946. A bill to protect the fundamental right of a 
     parent to direct the upbringing of a child, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Herger, and Mr. 
             Jacobs):
       H.R. 1947. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to revise certain rules relating to fuel excise tax 
     refunds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. MILLER of California:
       H.R. 1948. A bill to require that health plans provide 
     coverage for a minimum hospital stay for a mother and child 
     following the birth of the child, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MINGE:
       H.R. 1949. A bill to amend the conservation title of the 
     Food Security Act of 1985 to give the Secretary of 
     Agriculture jurisdiction over all wetland determinations 
     involving agricultural lands, to provide for consultation 
     between the Secretary of Agriculture and other Federal 
     agencies involved in wetland conservation, and to improve the 
     operation of the wetland conservation program of the 
     Department of Agriculture; to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Resources, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Torricelli):
       H.R. 1950. A bill to require that health plans provide 
     coverage for a minimum hospital stay for a mother and child 
     following the birth of the child, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Richardson, Mr. Frisa, and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 1951. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to allow food and dietary supplement 
     manufacturers to communicate truthful, nonmisleading 
     information to consumers concerning the nutritional content 
     and disease prevention benefits of their products, to repeal 
     or clarify rules enacted by the Dietary Supplement Health and 
     Education Act of 1994, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Kennelly, Ms. DeLauro, 
             Miss Collins of Michigan, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, 
             Ms. Furse, Ms. Harman, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. 
             Slaughter, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. 
             Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Coleman, Mr. 
             Conyers, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Farr, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Horn, Mr. Johnston of 
             Florida, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stark, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Ward, Mr. Yates, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 1952. A bill to protect women's reproductive health 
     and constitutional right to choice; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WALKER (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 1953. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to encourage the development of a commercial space 
     industry in the United States; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.

           [June 29, 1995.--legislative day of June 28, 1995]

           By Mr. SKAGGS:
       H.R. 1954. A bill to amend the National Park Service 
     Concessions Policy Act to enable the Secretary of the 
     Interior to authorize scenic commercial overflights at units 
     of the National Park System, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

para.88.57  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Roemer, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 60: Mr. Skeen, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Smith of Texas, and 
     Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and 
     Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 73: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 94: Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. McHale, and Mr. 
     Chrysler.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 117: Mr. Flanagan.
       H.R. 127: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 222: Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
     Mr. Solomon, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Hefley, 
     and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 263: Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Matsui, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Waxman, 
     Mr. Ackerman, and Mrs. Maloney.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Chapman.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Burr.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Kim and Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 573: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. 
     Gordon.
       H.R. 733: Mr. Crane, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Mineta.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Crane, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Ward.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Clinger.
       H.R. 863: Mr. Clement, Mr. Roemer, and Ms. Pryce.
       H.R. 873: Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 892: Mr. Hancock.
       H.R. 893: Mr. Bliley, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 995: Mr. Flanagan.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1067: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1068: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. 
     Dornan.
       H.R. 1119: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1171: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1459: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. 
     McKinney, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Clyburn, 
     Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1484: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1488: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Holden, 
     Mr. Istook, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Coble, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     Shadegg, Mr. Ney, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Crane, Mr. Souder, Mr. Quillen, 
     Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Barton 
     of Texas, Mr. Jones, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Thornberry, 
     Mr. Skeen, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Bass, Mr. Emerson, and Mr. 
     Wicker.
       H.R. 1527: Mr. Metcalf and Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 1592: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 1610: Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. 
     Gallegly.
       H.R. 1661: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Ward, Mr. 
     Cramer, and Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 1662: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     Livingston, Mr. Mfume, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1713: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 1736: Mr. Wyden, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Davis, 
     Mr. Frost, Mr. Flake, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1787: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Moorhead, and Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 1791: Mr. Kolbe and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 1884: Mr. Moakley and Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 1897: Mr. Romero-Barcelo and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1930: Mr. Andrews and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 1936: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Rangel, and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.J. Res. 89: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Holden, and Mr. 
     Talent.
       H.J. Res. 97: Mr. Stark and Mr. Frost.
       H. Con. Res. 42: Ms. Rivers.
       H. Con. Res. 63: Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H. Res. 59: Mr. Brown of California and Mr. Martini. 

para.88.58  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 896: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1289: Mr. Clay.



.
                      THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1995 (89)

para.89.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. 
KINGSTON, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 29, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jack Kingston to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.89.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, June 28, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

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para.89.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1127. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend and extend the Federal Insecticide, 
     Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, as amended, for 2 years; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       1128. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting amendments to the fiscal year 1996 
     appropriations requests for the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development and the Small Business Administration, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1106(b) (H. Doc. No. 104-88); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       1129. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to extend the Solid Waste Disposal Act; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1130. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to extend certain provisions of the Safe Drinking 
     Water Act, as amended, for 2 years; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1131. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend and extend the Toxic Substances Control 
     Act, as amended, for 2 years; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1132. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     and services sold commercially to Saudi Arabia (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-11-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1133. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     and services sold commercially to the People's Republic of 
     China (Transmittal No. DTC-39-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1134. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation entitled, the ``Environmental Research, 
     Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1995,'' 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on Science.
       1135. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting NASA's 1994 annual 
     report on actions taken and planned to implement fully the 
     metric system of measurement, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 205j-1(a); 
     to the Committee on Science.
       1136. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a report entitled, 
     ``Financial Audit: Resolution Trust Corporation's 1994 and 
     1993 Financial Statements'' (GAO/AIMD-95-157), June 1995, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9106(a); jointly, to the Committees on 
     Banking and Financial Services and Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1137. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend and extend the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, as 
     amended, for 2 years; jointly, to the Committees on Commerce 
     and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1138. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend and extend the North American Free Trade 
     Agreement Implementation Act for 2 years; jointly, to the 
     Committees on International Relations and Ways and Means.
       1139. A letter from the Acting Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend and extend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act, as amended, for 2 years; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
     Resources.

para.89.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 38. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for the Greater Washington Soap Box 
     Derby.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with amendments 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House 
of the following title:

       H.R. 1058. An Act to reform Federal securities litigation, 
     and for other purposes.

para.89.5  providing for the consideration of the conference report on 
          h. con. res 67

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 175):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 67) setting forth the 
     congressional budget for the United States Government for the 
     fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. 
     All points of order against the conference report and against 
     its consideration are waived. The conference report shall be 
     considered as read. The conference report shall be debatable 
     for one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
     and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget. 
     The provisions in section 2 of this resolution shall be 
     effective upon the adoption by the Congress of House 
     Concurrent Resolution 67.

     SEC. 2. HOUSE CONFORMING CHANGES.

       (a) Revenue Instruction in the House.--For the purposes of 
     the compliance with reconciliation directions in the House 
     under subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 310 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, subclause (II) of section 
     105(a)(2)(B)(xii) of the Concurrent Resolution on the Budget 
     for Fiscal Year 1996 shall be deemed to read as follows:
       ``(II) The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction such that the total 
     level of revenues for that committee for fiscal year 2002 is 
     not less than $1,295,840,000,000 and for fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002 is not less than $7,896,813,000,000.''.
       (b) House Certification Procedure.--Section 205 of the 
     Concurrent Resolution on the Budget for Fiscal Year 1996 
     shall not apply with respect to the House.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. GOSS moved the previous question on the resolution to its adoption 
or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

233

When there appeared

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Nays

181

para.89.6                    [Roll No. 451]

                                YEAS--233

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski

[[Page 1068]]


     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Bliley
     Canady
     Condit
     Cox
     Cubin
     Fattah
     Houghton
     Kaptur
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Seastrand
     Skaggs
     Stokes
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Waters
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio moved to reconsider the vote on the motion whereby 
the previous question was ordered.
  Mr. CASTLE moved to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the 
vote.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the motion to reconsider said vote?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio demanded a recorded vote on said motion, which demand 
was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

236

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

183

para.89.7                    [Roll No. 452]

                                AYES--236

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--183

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Bliley
     Canady
     Condit
     Fattah
     Houghton
     Kaptur
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Stokes
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Waters
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

234

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

180

para.89.8                    [Roll No. 453]

                                YEAS--234

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle

[[Page 1069]]


     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--180

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Bliley
     Canady
     Condit
     Fattah
     Houghton
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Scott
     Stokes
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Vucanovich
     Waters
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio moved to reconsider the vote whereby the resolution 
was agreed to.
  Mr. WHITFIELD moved to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the 
vote.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the motion to reconsider said vote?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio demanded a recorded vote on said motion, which demand 
was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

236

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

182

para.89.9                    [Roll No. 454]

                                AYES--236

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--182

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson

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     Thornton
     Thurman
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Ballenger
     Condit
     Emerson
     Fattah
     Houghton
     Kaptur
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Radanovich
     Reynolds
     Scott
     Stokes
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Waters
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.

para.89.10  congressional budget--fy 1996-fy 2002

  Mr. KASICH, pursuant to House Resolution 175, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 104-159):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the concurrent 
     resolution (H. Con. Res. 67), setting forth the congressional 
     budget for the United States Government for the fiscal years 
     1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002, having met, 
     after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and 
     do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 
                   YEAR 1996.

       (a) Declaration.--The Congress determines and declares that 
     this resolution is the concurrent resolution on the budget 
     for fiscal year 1996, including the appropriate budgetary 
     levels for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, as required 
     by section 301 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and 
     including the appropriate levels for fiscal years 2001 and 
     2002.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     concurrent resolution is as follows:
Sec. 1. Concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.

                      TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

Sec. 101. Recommended levels and amounts.
Sec. 102. Debt increase.
Sec. 103. Social Security.
Sec. 104. Major functional categories.
Sec. 105. Reconciliation.

             TITLE II--BUDGETARY RESTRAINTS AND RULEMAKING

Sec. 201. Discretionary spending limits.
Sec. 202. Extension of pay-as-you-go point of order.
Sec. 203. Tax reserve fund in the Senate.
Sec. 204. Welfare reform reserve fund.
Sec. 205. Budget surplus allowance.
Sec. 206. Sale of government assets.
Sec. 207. Credit reform and direct student loans.
Sec. 208. Extension of Budget Act 60-vote enforcement through 2002.
Sec. 209. Repeal of IRS allowance.
Sec. 210. Tax reduction contingent on balanced budget in the House of 
              Representatives.
Sec. 211. Exercise of rulemaking powers.

 TITLE III--SENSE OF THE CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND SENATE

Sec. 301. Sense of the Congress on the elimination of fraud, waste, and 
              abuse in the medicare system.
Sec. 302. Sense of Congress regarding privatization of the student loan 
              marketing association (Sallie Mae).
Sec. 303. Sense of the Congress regarding the debt limit.
Sec. 304. Sense of the Congress assumptions.
Sec. 305. Sense of the Senate that tax reductions should benefit 
              working families.
Sec. 306. Sense of the Senate on the distribution of agriculture 
              savings.
Sec. 307. Sense of the Senate on the establishment of a medicare 
              solvency commission.
Sec. 308. Sense of the Senate regarding protection of children's 
              health.
Sec. 309. Sense of the Senate on the assumptions.
Sec. 310. House Statement on agriculture savings.
Sec. 311. Sense of the House on baselines.
Sec. 312. Sense of the House regarding a commission on the solvency of 
              the Federal military and civil service retirement funds.
Sec. 313. Sense of the House regarding the repeal of House Rule XLIX.
Sec. 314. Sense of the House on emergencies.
                      TITLE I--LEVELS AND AMOUNTS

     SEC. 101. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

       The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the 
     fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002:
       (1) Federal Revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution--
       (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $1,042,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $1,082,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,134,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,186,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,245,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,313,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,384,200,000,000.
       (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be changed are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $200,000,000.
       (C) The amounts for Federal Insurance Contributions Act 
     revenues for hospital insurance within the recommended levels 
     of Federal revenues are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $103,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $109,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $114,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $120,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $126,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $133,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $140,400,000,000.
       (2) New Budget Authority.--For purposes of the enforcement 
     of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total new 
     budget authority are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $1,285,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $1,324,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,362,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,396,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,445,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,476,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,518,800,000,000.
       (3) Budget Outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget 
     outlays are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $1,288,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $1,316,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,338,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,379,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,426,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,453,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,492,600,000,000.
       (4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
     resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $245,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $234,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $204,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $192,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $181,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $140,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $108,400,000,000.
       (5) Public Debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $5,210,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $5,510,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $5,779,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $6,038,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $6,288,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $6,503,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $6,688,600,000,000.
       (6) Direct Loan Obligations.--The appropriate levels of 
     total new direct loan obligations are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $37,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $40,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $42,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $45,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $45,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $45,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $46,100,000,000.
       (7) Primary Loan Guarantee Commitments.--The appropriate 
     levels of new primary loan guarantee commitments are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $193,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $187,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $185,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $183,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $184,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $186,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $187,600,000,000.

     SEC. 102. DEBT INCREASE.

       The amounts of the increase in the public debt subject to 
     limitation are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $307,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $299,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $269,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $259,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $249,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $214,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $185,100,000,000.

     SEC. 103. SOCIAL SECURITY.

       (a) Social Security Revenues.--For purposes of Senate 
     enforcement under sections 302, 602, and 311 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts of revenues of 
     the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and 
     the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $374,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $392,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $411,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $430,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $452,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $475,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $498,600,000,000.
       (b) Social Security Outlays.--For purposes of Senate 
     enforcement under sections 302, 602, and 311 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the amounts of outlays of 
     the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund and 
     the Federal Disability Insurance Trust Fund are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $299,400,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $310,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $324,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $338,500,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $353,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $368,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $383,800,000,000.

     SEC. 104. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

       The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
     levels of new budget authority, budget outlays, new direct 
     loan obligations, and new primary loan guarantee commitments 
     for fiscal years 1996 through 2002 for each major functional 
     category are:
       (1) National Defense (050):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $264,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $263,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

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       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $267,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $265,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $269,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $263,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $271,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $267,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $274,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $270,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $277,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $270,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $280,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $270,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,700,000,000.
       (2) International Affairs (150):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $5,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,300,000,000.
       (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (4) Energy (270):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $3,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $3,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $18,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (6) Agriculture (350):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,500,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,500,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,900,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,600,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.

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       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $11,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $10,900,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $5,700,000,000.
       (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$6,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $1,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$5,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$6,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$4,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$2,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$2,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$3,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $123,100,000,000.
       (8) Transportation (400):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $36,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $38,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $37,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $43,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $36,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $34,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $33,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $32,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $41,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $32,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (9) Community and Regional Development (450):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $7,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $5,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $5,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $6,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $2,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $1,200,000,000.
       (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
     (500):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $48,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $53,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $13,600,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $16,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $47,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $48,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $16,300,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $15,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $47,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $47,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $19,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $15,200,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $48,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $47,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $21,800,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $14,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $49,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $48,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $21,900,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $15,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $48,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $47,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $22,000,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $15,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $48,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $47,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $22,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $16,600,000,000.
       (11) Health (550):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $121,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $121,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $127,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $127,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $131,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $131,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $135,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $135,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $140,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $139,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $144,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $144,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $149,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $149,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $300,000,000.
       (12) Medicare (570):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $176,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $173,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.

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       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $184,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $182,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $194,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $192,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $205,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $203,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $216,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $214,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $231,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $229,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $249,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $247,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (13) Income Security (600):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $225,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $227,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $231,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $236,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $250,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $245,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $253,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $255,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $269,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $269,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $274,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $274,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $288,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $288,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $100,000,000.
       (14) Social Security (650):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $5,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $37,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $36,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $26,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $37,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $38,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,100,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $21,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $38,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $38,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,000,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $19,700,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $38,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $39,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,000,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $18,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $39,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $40,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,200,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $19,300,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $39,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,400,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $19,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $40,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $41,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $1,700,000,000.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, 
     $20,600,000,000.
       (16) Administration of Justice (750):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $18,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $20,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
     Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
     Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $20,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $20,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (17) General Government (800):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,300,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,100,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (18) Net Interest (900):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $298,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $298,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.

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       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $310,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $310,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $319,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $319,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $331,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $331,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $342,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $342,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $349,900,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $349,900,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $357,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $357,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (19) The corresponding levels of gross interest on the 
     public debt are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $369,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $381,600,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $390,900,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $404,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $416,100,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $426,800,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $436,100,000,000.
       (20) Allowances (920):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, -$6,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$4,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, -$6,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$6,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, -$5,300,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$5,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$4,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$5,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$3,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$4,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$3,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$4,000,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$3,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$4,100,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       (21) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, -$33,700,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$33,700,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, -$34,200,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$34,200,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, -$36,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$36,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$35,500,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$35,500,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$37,400,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$37,400,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$36,800,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$36,800,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$41,600,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$41,600,000,000.
       (C) New direct loan obligations, $0.
       (D) New primary loan guarantee commitments, $0.

     SEC. 105. RECONCILIATION.

       (a) Reconciliation of Spending Reductions.--
       (1) Senate committees.--Not later than September 22, 1995, 
     the committees named in this subsection shall submit their 
     recommendations to the Committee on the Budget of the Senate. 
     After receiving those recommendations, the Committee on the 
     Budget shall report to the Senate a reconciliation bill 
     carrying out all such recommendations without any substantive 
     revision.
       (A) Committee on agriculture, nutrition, and forestry.--The 
     Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     provide direct spending (as defined in section 250(c)(8) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985) to reduce outlays $2,503,000,000 in fiscal year 1996, 
     $29,059,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000, and $48,402,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (B) Committee on armed services.--The Senate Committee on 
     Armed Services shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending to reduce outlays 
     $1,571,000,000 in fiscal year 1996, $1,888,000,000 for the 
     period of fiscal years 1996 through 2000, and $2,199,000,000 
     for the period of fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       (C) Committee on banking, housing, and urban affairs.--The 
     Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
     direct spending to reduce outlays $481,000,000 in fiscal year 
     1996, $1,698,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1996 
     through 2000, and $2,391,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
     years 1996 through 2002.
       (D) Committee on commerce, science, and transportation.--
     The Senate Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     provide direct spending to reduce outlays $114,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 1996, $9,088,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
     years 1996 through 2000, and $15,036,000,000 for the period 
     of fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       (E) Committee on energy and natural resources.--The Senate 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending to reduce outlays $354,000,000 in fiscal year 1996, 
     $4,292,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000, and $4,001,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (F) Committee on environment and public works.--The Senate 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending to reduce outlays $118,000,000 in fiscal year 1996, 
     $1,308,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000, and $2,250,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (G) Committee on finance.--(i) The Senate Committee on 
     Finance shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction 
     that provide direct spending to reduce outlays 
     $15,328,000,000 in fiscal year 1996, $272,974,000,000 for the 
     period of fiscal years 1996 through 2000, and 
     $530,359,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1996 through 
     2002.
       (ii) The Senate Committee on Finance shall report changes 
     in laws to increase the statutory limit on the public debt to 
     not more than $5,500,000,000,000.
       (H) Committee on governmental affairs.--The Senate 
     Committee on Governmental Affairs shall report changes in 
     laws within its jurisdiction to reduce the deficit 
     $524,000,000 in fiscal year 1996, $5,357,000,000 for the 
     period of fiscal years 1996 through 2000, and $9,844,000,000 
     for the period of fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       (I) Committee on the judiciary.--The Senate Committee on 
     the Judiciary shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending to reduce outlays 
     $0 in fiscal year 1996, $238,000,000 for the period of fiscal 
     years 1996 through 2000, and $476,000,000 for the period of 
     fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       (J) Committee on labor and human resources.--The Senate 
     Committee on Labor and Human Resources shall report changes 
     in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct spending 
     to reduce outlays $809,000,000 in fiscal year 1996, 
     $6,956,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000, and $10,779,000,000 for the period of fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (K) Committee on veterans' affairs.--The Senate Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending to reduce outlays 
     $274,000,000 in fiscal year 1996, $3,614,000,000 for the 
     period of fiscal years 1996 through 2000, and $6,392,000,000 
     for the period of fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       (2)  House committees.--
       (A) General rules.--(i) Not later than September 22, 1995, 
     the House committees named in clauses (i) through (xii) of 
     subparagraph (B) shall submit their recommendations to the 
     House Committee on the Budget. After receiving those 
     recommendations, the House Committee on the Budget shall 
     report to the House a reconciliation bill carrying out all 
     such recommendations without any substantive revision.
       (ii) Each committee named in clauses (i) through (xi) of 
     subparagraph (B) shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that provide direct spending such that the total 
     level of direct spending for that committee for--
       (I) fiscal year 1996,
       (II) the 5-year period beginning with fiscal year 1996 and 
     ending with fiscal year 2000, and

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       (III) the 7-year period beginning with fiscal year 1996 and 
     ending with fiscal year 2002,

     does not exceed the total level of direct spending in that 
     period in the clause applicable to that committee.
       (iii) Each committee named in clauses (i)(II), (iv)(II), 
     (v)(II), and (vi)(II) of subparagraph (B) shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction as set forth in the 
     clause applicable to that committee.
       (iv) The Committee on Ways and Means shall carry out 
     subparagraph (B)(xii).
       (B) Committee amounts.--(i)(I) The House Committee on 
     Agriculture: $10,506,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, 
     $44,741,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 2000, 
     and $59,232,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 
     2002.
       (II) In addition to the changes in law reported pursuant to 
     subclause (I), the House Committee on Agriculture shall 
     report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide 
     direct spending (other than that defined within subparagraph 
     (A) or (B) of section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985) such that the total 
     level of direct spending (as so defined) for that committee 
     does not exceed: $26,748,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 
     1996, $133,246,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 
     through 2000, and $192,270,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 
     1996 through 2002.
       (ii) The House Committee on Banking and Financial Services: 
     -$13,087,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, 
     -$50,061,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000, and -$65,112,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (iii) The House Committee on Commerce: $285,537,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1996, $1,592,240,000,000 in outlays in 
     fiscal years 1996 through 2000, and $2,361,708,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       (iv)(I) The House Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities: $16,026,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 
     1996, $77,346,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000, and $110,936,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (II) In addition to changes in law reported pursuant to 
     subclause (I), the House Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities shall report program changes in 
     laws within its jurisdiction that would result in a reduction 
     in outlays as follows: -$720,000,000 in fiscal year 1996, 
     -$5,810,000,000 in fiscal years 1996 through 2000, and 
     -$8,770,000,000 in fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       (v)(I) The House Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight: $57,743,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, 
     $310,364,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000, and $449,583,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (II) In addition to changes in law reported pursuant to 
     subclause (I), the House Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction that would reduce the deficit by: $85,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 1996, $775,000,000 in fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000, and $1,127,000,000 in fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       (vi)(I) The House Committee on International Relations: 
     $14,243,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, 
     $62,072,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 2000, 
     and $83,221,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 
     2002.
       (II) In addition to changes in law reported pursuant to 
     subclause (I), the House Committee on International Relations 
     shall report changes in laws within its jurisdiction that 
     would reduce the deficit by: $1,000,000 in fiscal year 1996, 
     $14,000,000 in fiscal years 1996 through 2000, and 
     $22,000,000 in fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       (vii) The House Committee on the Judiciary: $2,580,000,000 
     in outlays in fiscal year 1996, $13,734,000,000 in outlays in 
     fiscal years 1996 through 2000, and $19,530,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       (viii) The House Committee on National Security: 
     $39,601,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, 
     $226,931,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000, and $331,210,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (ix) The House Committee on Resources: $1,535,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal year 1996, $7,816,000,000 in outlays in 
     fiscal years 1996 through 2000, and $12,871,000,000 in 
     outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       (x) The House Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure: $16,615,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 
     1996, $83,070,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000, and $116,811,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (xi) The House Committee on Veterans' Affairs: 
     $19,041,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, 
     $106,163,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000, and $154,864,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (xii)(I) The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction that provide direct 
     spending such that the total level of direct spending for 
     that committee for--
       (aa) fiscal year 1996,
       (bb) the 5-year period beginning with fiscal year 1996 and 
     ending with fiscal year 2000, and
       (cc) the 7-year period beginning with fiscal year 1996 and 
     ending with fiscal year 2002,

     does not exceed the following level in that period: 
     $349,172,000,000 in outlays in fiscal year 1996, 
     $2,010,751,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 through 
     2000, and $3,002,706,000,000 in outlays in fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (II) The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report 
     changes in laws within its jurisdiction such that the total 
     level of revenues for that committee for fiscal year 2000 is 
     not less than $1,304,215,000,000 and for fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002 is not less than $17,938,254,000,000.
       (III) The House Committee on Ways and Means shall report 
     changes in laws to increase the statutory limit on the public 
     debt to not more than $5,500,000,000,000.
       (C) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     ``direct spending'' has the meaning given to such term in 
     section 250(c)(8) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       (b) Reconciliation of Revenue Reductions in the Senate.--
       (1) Certification.--In the Senate, upon the certification 
     pursuant to section 205(a) of this resolution, the Senate 
     Committee on Finance shall submit its recommendations 
     pursuant to paragraph (2) to the Senate Committee on the 
     Budget. After receiving those recommendations, the Committee 
     on the Budget shall add these recommendations to the 
     recommendations submitted pursuant to subsection (a) and 
     report a reconciliation bill carrying out all such 
     recommendations without any substantive revision.
       (2) Committee on finance.--Not later than five days after 
     the certification made pursuant to section 205(a), the Senate 
     Committee on Finance shall report changes in laws within its 
     jurisdiction necessary to reduce revenues by not more than 
     $50,000,000,000 in fiscal year 2002 and $245,000,000,000 for 
     the period of fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
             TITLE II--BUDGETARY RESTRAINTS AND RULEMAKING

     SEC. 201. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

       (a) Definition.--As used in this section and for the 
     purposes of allocations made pursuant to section 302(a) or 
     602(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, for the 
     discretionary category, the term ``discretionary spending 
     limit'' means--
       (1) with respect to fiscal year 1996--
       (A) for the defense category $265,406,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $264,043,000,000 in outlays; and
       (B) for the nondefense category $219,668,000,000 in new 
     budget authority and $267,725,000,000 in outlays;
       (2) with respect to fiscal year 1997--
       (A) for the defense category $267,962,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $265,734,000,000 in outlays; and
       (B) for the nondefense category $214,468,000,000 in new 
     budget authority and $254,561,000,000 in outlays;
       (3) with respect to fiscal year 1998--
       (A) for the defense category $269,731,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $264,531,000,000 in outlays; and
       (B) for the nondefense category $220,961,000,000 in new 
     budget authority and $248,101,000,000 in outlays;
       (4) with respect to fiscal year 1999, for the discretionary 
     category $482,207,000,000 in new budget authority and 
     $510,482,000,000 in outlays;
       (5) with respect to fiscal year 2000, for the discretionary 
     category $489,379,000,000 in new budget authority and 
     $514,234,000,000 in outlays;
       (6) with respect to fiscal year 2001, for the discretionary 
     category $496,601,000,000 in new budget authority and 
     $516,403,000,000 in outlays; and
       (7) with respect to fiscal year 2002, for the discretionary 
     category $498,837,000,000 in new budget authority and 
     $515,075,000,000 in outlays;

     as adjusted for changes in concepts and definitions and 
     emergency appropriations.
       (b) Point of Order in the Senate.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), it 
     shall not be in order in the Senate to consider--
       (A) any concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
     1996, 1997, or 1998 (or amendment, motion, or conference 
     report on such a resolution) that provides discretionary 
     spending in excess of the sum of the defense and nondefense 
     discretionary spending limits for such fiscal year;
       (B) any concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal 
     years 1999, 2000, 2001, or 2002 (or amendment, motion, or 
     conference report on such a resolution) that provides 
     discretionary spending in excess of the discretionary 
     spending limit for such fiscal year; or
       (C) any appropriations bill or resolution (or amendment, 
     motion, or conference report on such appropriations bill or 
     resolution) for fiscal year 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 
     2000, 2001, or 2002 that would exceed any of the 
     discretionary spending limits in this section or 
     suballocations of those limits made pursuant to section 
     602(b) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
       (2) Exception.--
       (A) In general.--This section shall not apply if a 
     declaration of war by the Congress is in effect or if a joint 
     resolution pursuant to section 258 of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 has been enacted.
       (B) Enforcement of discretionary limits.--Paragraph (1)(A) 
     and the application of paragraph (1)(B) to fiscal years 1997 
     through 2002 shall not take effect until the enactment of a 
     reconciliation bill pursuant to section 105 of this 
     resolution.
       (c) Waiver.--This section may be waived or suspended in the 
     Senate only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 
     Members, duly chosen and sworn.
       (d) Appeals.--Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of 
     the Chair relating to any provision of this section shall be 
     limited to 1

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     hour, to be equally divided between, and controlled by, the 
     appellant and the manager of the concurrent resolution, bill, 
     or joint resolution, as the case may be. An affirmative vote 
     of three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and 
     sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal 
     of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under 
     this section.
       (e) Determination of Budget Levels.--For purposes of this 
     section, the levels of new budget authority, outlays, new 
     entitlement authority, and revenues for a fiscal year shall 
     be determined on the basis of estimates made by the Committee 
     on the Budget of the Senate.

     SEC. 202. EXTENSION OF PAY-AS-YOU-GO POINT OF ORDER.

       (a) Purpose.--The Senate declares that it is essential to--
       (1) ensure continued compliance with the balanced budget 
     plan set forth in this resolution; and
       (2) continue the pay-as-you-go enforcement system.
       (b) Point of Order.--
       (1) In general.--It shall not be in order in the Senate to 
     consider any direct spending or revenue legislation that 
     would increase the deficit for any one of the three 
     applicable time periods as measured in paragraphs (5) and 
     (6).
       (2) Applicable time periods.--For purposes of this 
     subsection the term ``applicable time period'' means any one 
     of the three following periods:
       (A) The first year covered by the most recently adopted 
     concurrent resolution on the budget.
       (B) The period of the first five fiscal years covered by 
     the most recently adopted concurrent resolution on the 
     budget.
       (C) The period of the five fiscal years following the first 
     five fiscal years covered in the most recently adopted 
     concurrent resolution on the budget.
       (3) Direct-spending legislation.--For purposes of this 
     subsection and except as provided in paragraph (4), the term 
     ``direct-spending legislation'' means any bill, joint 
     resolution, amendment, motion, or conference report that 
     affects direct spending as that term is defined by and 
     interpreted for purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       (4) Exclusion.--For purposes of this subsection, the terms 
     ``direct-spending legislation'' and ``revenue legislation'' 
     do not include--
       (A) any concurrent resolution on the budget; or
       (B) any provision of legislation that affects the full 
     funding of, and continuation of, the deposit insurance 
     guarantee commitment in effect on the date of enactment of 
     the Budget Enforcement Act of 1990.
       (5) Baseline.--Estimates prepared pursuant to this section 
     shall--
       (A) use the baseline used for the most recently adopted 
     concurrent resolution on the budget; and
       (B) be calculated under the requirements of subsections (b) 
     through (d) of section 257 of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 for fiscal years beyond 
     those covered by that concurrent resolution on the budget.
       (6) Prior surplus.--If direct spending or revenue 
     legislation increases the deficit when taken individually, 
     then it must also increase the deficit when taken together 
     with all direct spending and revenue legislation enacted 
     since the beginning of the calendar year not accounted for in 
     the baseline under paragraph (5)(A), except that the direct 
     spending or revenue effects resulting from legislation 
     enacted pursuant to the reconciliation instructions included 
     in that concurrent resolution on the budget shall not be 
     available.
       (c) Waiver.--This section may be waived or suspended in the 
     Senate only by the affirmative vote of three-fifths of the 
     Members, duly chosen and sworn.
       (d) Appeals.--Appeals in the Senate from the decisions of 
     the Chair relating to any provision of this section shall be 
     limited to 1 hour, to be equally divided between, and 
     controlled by, the appellant and the manager of the bill or 
     joint resolution, as the case may be. An affirmative vote of 
     three-fifths of the Members of the Senate, duly chosen and 
     sworn, shall be required in the Senate to sustain an appeal 
     of the ruling of the Chair on a point of order raised under 
     this section.
       (e) Determination of Budget Levels.--For purposes of this 
     section, the levels of new budget authority, outlays, and 
     revenues for a fiscal year shall be determined on the basis 
     of estimates made by the Committee on the Budget of the 
     Senate.
       (f) Conforming Amendment.--Section 23 of House Concurrent 
     Resolution 218 (103d Congress) is repealed.
       (g) Sunset.--Subsections (a) through (e) of this section 
     shall expire September 30, 2002.

     SEC. 203. TAX RESERVE FUND IN THE SENATE.

       (a) In General.--In the Senate, on or after October 1, 
     1995, revenue and spending aggregates shall be reduced and 
     allocations may be revised for legislation that reduces 
     revenues within a committee's jurisdiction if such a 
     committee or the committee of conference on such legislation 
     reports such legislation, if, to the extent that the costs of 
     such legislation are not included in this concurrent 
     resolution on the budget, the enactment of such legislation 
     will not increase the deficit in this resolution for--
       (1) fiscal year 1996;
       (2) the period of fiscal years 1996 through 2000; or
       (3) the period of fiscal years 2001 through 2005.
       (b) Revised Allocations.--Upon the reporting of legislation 
     pursuant to subsection (a), and again upon the submission of 
     a conference report on such legislation (if a conference 
     report is submitted), the Chairman of the Committee on the 
     Budget of the Senate may file with the Senate appropriately 
     revised allocations under sections 302(a) and 602(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and revised functional 
     levels and aggregates to carry out this section. These 
     revised allocations, functional levels, and aggregates shall 
     be considered for the purposes of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 as allocations, functional levels, and aggregates 
     contained in this concurrent resolution on the budget.
       (c) Reporting Revised Allocations.--The appropriate 
     committee shall report appropriately revised allocations 
     pursuant to sections 302(b) and 602(b) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 to carry out this section.

     SEC. 204. WELFARE REFORM RESERVE FUND.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Direct spending.--In the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, budget authority and outlays, and (in the 
     House) entitlement authority, allocated to a committee may be 
     revised, pursuant to subsection (b)(1), for legislation in 
     that committee's jurisdiction that has the effect of reducing 
     direct spending for a welfare program and authorizes an 
     increase in discretionary spending for that welfare program, 
     if that committee reports such legislation.
       (2) Discretionary spending.--In the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, budget authority and outlays allocated to 
     the Committee on Appropriations, and (in the Senate) the 
     discretionary spending limits in section 201 of this 
     resolution, may be increased, pursuant to subsection (b)(2), 
     for an appropriation measure that provides new discretionary 
     budget authority for a welfare program pursuant to authority 
     provided in legislation described in paragraph (1), if the 
     Committee on Appropriations reports such an appropriation 
     measure.
       (b) Revised Allocations.--
       (1) Direct spending.--Upon reporting of legislation 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(1) and again upon submission of a 
     conference report on such legislation, the chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget of the House or Senate (whichever is 
     appropriate) may submit to that House revised allocations 
     under sections 302(a) and 602(a) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 to carry out this section. Such revised 
     allocations shall be considered for the purposes of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to be the allocations under 
     this concurrent budget resolution. In the Senate, the 
     revision shall reflect that amount of the direct spending 
     savings estimated to result from such legislation to the 
     extent they exceed the savings assumed in this concurrent 
     resolution on the budget.
       (2) Discretionary spending.--Upon reporting of legislation 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(2) and again upon the submission 
     of a conference report on such legislation, the chairman of 
     the Committee on the Budget of the House or Senate (whichever 
     is appropriate) may submit to that House revised allocations 
     under sections 302(a) and 602(a) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 and revised discretionary spending limits. The 
     revision shall reflect that amount of the new discretionary 
     budget authority provided for the welfare program up to the 
     level authorized in the legislation reported pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(1), except that the budget authority and 
     outlay revisions shall not exceed the adjustments made 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) for that welfare program. Such 
     revised allocations and discretionary spending limits shall 
     be considered, for the purposes of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974, to be the allocations and spending limits under 
     this concurrent resolution on the budget.
       (c) Committee on Appropriations.--The Committees on 
     Appropriations may report appropriately revised 
     suballocations pursuant to sections 302(b)(1) and 602(b)(1) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 following the 
     revision of the allocations pursuant to subsection (b)(2), to 
     carry out this section.

     SEC. 205. BUDGET SURPLUS ALLOWANCE.

       (a) CBO Certification of Legislative Submissions.--
       (1) Submission of legislation.--Upon the submission of 
     legislative recommendations pursuant to section 105(a) and 
     prior to the submission of a conference report on legislation 
     reported pursuant to section 105, the chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives (as the case may be) shall submit such 
     recommendations to the Congressional Budget Office.
       (2) Basis of estimates.--For the purposes of preparing an 
     estimate pursuant to this subsection, the Congressional 
     Budget Office shall include the budgetary impact of all 
     legislation enacted to date, use the economic and technical 
     assumptions underlying this resolution, and assume compliance 
     with the total discretionary spending levels assumed in this 
     resolution unless superseded by law.
       (3) Estimate of legislation.--The Congressional Budget 
     Office shall provide an estimate to the Chairman of the 
     Budget Committee of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives (as the case may be) and certify whether the 
     legislative recommendations would balance the total budget by 
     fiscal year 2002.
       (4) Certification.--If the Congressional Budget Office 
     certifies that such legislative recommendations would balance 
     the total

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     budget by fiscal year 2002, the Chairman shall submit such 
     certification in his respective House.
       (b) Procedure in the Senate.--
       (1) Adjustments.--For the purposes of points of order under 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and this concurrent 
     resolution on the budget, the appropriate budgetary 
     allocations and aggregates shall be revised to be consistent 
     with the instructions set forth in section 105(b) for 
     legislation that reduces revenues by providing family tax 
     relief and incentives to stimulate savings, investment, job 
     creation, and economic growth.
       (2) Revised aggregates.--Upon the reporting of legislation 
     pursuant to section 105(b) and again upon the submission of a 
     conference report on such legislation, the Chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget of the Senate shall submit 
     appropriately revised budgetary allocations and aggregates.
       (3) Effect of revised allocations and aggregates.--Revised 
     allocations and aggregates submitted under paragraph (2) 
     shall be considered for the purposes of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 as allocations and aggregates contained in 
     this resolution.
       (c) Contingencies.--This section shall not apply unless the 
     reconciliation legislation--
       (1) complies with the sum of the reconciliation directives 
     for the period of fiscal years 1996 through 2002 provided in 
     section 105(a); and
       (2) would balance the total budget for fiscal year 2002 and 
     the period of fiscal years 2002 through 2005.
       (d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section, the 
     term ``balance the total budget'' means total outlays are 
     less than or equal to total revenues for a fiscal year or a 
     period of fiscal years.

     SEC. 206. SALE OF GOVERNMENT ASSETS.

       (a) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that--
       (1) the prohibition on scoring asset sales has discouraged 
     the sale of assets that can be better managed by the private 
     sector and generate receipts to reduce the Federal budget 
     deficit;
       (2) the President's fiscal year 1996 budget included 
     $8,000,000,000 in receipts from asset sales and proposed a 
     change in the asset sale scoring rule to allow the proceeds 
     from these sales to be scored;
       (3) assets should not be sold if such sale would increase 
     the budget deficit over the long run; and
       (4) the asset sale scoring prohibition should be repealed 
     and consideration should be given to replacing it with a 
     methodology that takes into account the long-term budgetary 
     impact of asset sales.
       (b) Budgetary Treatment.--For purposes of any concurrent 
     resolution on the budget and the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, the amounts realized from sales of assets shall be 
     scored with respect to the level of budget authority, 
     outlays, or revenues.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``sale of an asset'' shall have the same meaning as under 
     section 250(c)(21) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       (d) Treatment of Loan Assets.--For the purposes of this 
     section, the sale of loan assets or the prepayment of a loan 
     shall be governed by the terms of the Federal Credit Reform 
     Act of 1990.

     SEC. 207. CREDIT REFORM AND DIRECT STUDENT LOANS.

       For the purposes of any concurrent resolution on the budget 
     and the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the cost of a 
     direct loan under the Federal direct student loan program 
     shall be the net present value, at the time when the direct 
     loan is disbursed, of the following cash flows for the 
     estimated life of the loan:
       (1) Loan disbursements.
       (2) Repayments of principal.
       (3) Payments of interest and other payments by or to the 
     Government over the life of the loan after adjusting for 
     estimated defaults, prepayments, fees, penalties, and other 
     recoveries.
       (4) Direct expenses, including--
       (A) activities related to credit extension, loan 
     origination, loan servicing, management of contractors, and 
     payments to contractors, other government entities, and 
     program participants;
       (B) collection of delinquent loans; and
       (C) writeoff and closeout of loans.

     SEC. 208. EXTENSION OF BUDGET ACT 60-VOTE ENFORCEMENT THROUGH 
                   2002.

       Notwithstanding section 275(b) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as amended by sections 
     13112(b) and 13208(b)(3) of the Budget Enforcement Act of 
     1990), the second sentence of section 904(c) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (except insofar as it 
     relates to section 313 of that Act) and the final sentence of 
     section 904(d) of that Act (except insofar as it relates to 
     section 313 of that Act) shall continue to have effect as 
     rules of the Senate through (but no later than) September 30, 
     2002.

     SEC. 209. REPEAL OF IRS ALLOWANCE.

       Section 25 of House Concurrent Resolution 218 (103d 
     Congress, 2d Session) is repealed.

     SEC. 210. TAX REDUCTION CONTINGENT ON BALANCED BUDGET IN THE 
                   HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

       (a) Estimates and Certification.--
       (1) Estimates.--Upon reporting a reconciliation bill to 
     carry out this resolution, the chairman of the Committee on 
     the Budget of the House shall submit such legislation to the 
     Director of the Congressional Budget Office (hereinafter in 
     this section referred to as the ``Director''). The Director 
     shall provide an estimate of whether the enactment of the 
     bill, as reported, would result in a balanced total budget by 
     fiscal year 2002.
       (2) Certification.--(A) If the enactment of the bill as 
     estimated by the Director would so balance the budget, the 
     chairman of the Committee on the Budget is authorized to so 
     certify.
       (B) If the enactment of the bill as estimated by the 
     Director would not so balance the budget, the chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget shall notify the chairman of the 
     Committee on Rules. The Committee on Rules may recommend to 
     the House a resolution providing for the consideration of an 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
     text of the reconciliation bill reported by the Committee on 
     the Budget, modified by amendments to achieve a balanced 
     budget by fiscal year 2002 and amendments described in 
     section 310(d) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as an 
     original bill for purposes of amendment.
       (C) If the Committee on Rules so recommends, the chairman 
     of the Committee on the Budget shall submit the substitute 
     text to the Director, who shall provide an estimate of 
     whether the substitute text would balance the total budget by 
     fiscal year 2002. If the enactment of the bill as estimated 
     by the Director would so balance the budget, the chairman of 
     the Committee on the Budget is authorized to so certify.
       (3) Basis of estimate.--In preparing any estimate under 
     this section, the Director shall include the budgetary impact 
     of all legislation enacted through the date of submission of 
     that estimate and of all legislation incorporated by 
     reference in the reconciliation bill, use the economic and 
     technical assumptions underlying this resolution, assume 
     compliance with the total discretionary levels assumed in 
     this resolution unless superseded by law, and include changes 
     in outlays and revenues estimated to result from the economic 
     impact of balancing the budget by fiscal year 2002 as 
     estimated by the Congressional Budget Office in Table B-4 in 
     Appendix B of its Analysis of the President's Budgetary 
     Proposals for Fiscal Year 1996.
       (b) Procedure in the House of Representatives.--
       (1) Adjustments.--Upon certification by the chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget of the House under subsection (a), 
     the chairman shall submit a report to the House that revises 
     the appropriate budgetary allocations, aggregates, and totals 
     to be consistent with the instructions set forth in section 
     105(a)(2)(B)(xii)(II).
       (2) Effect of revised allocations, aggregates, and 
     totals.--In the House of Representatives, revised 
     allocations, aggregates, and totals submitted under paragraph 
     (1) shall be deemed as the allocations, aggregates, and 
     totals contained in this resolution for all purposes under 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.
       (3) Statement regarding point of order.--If the chairman of 
     the House Committee on the Budget does not certify a balanced 
     budget by 2002, then the reconciliation bill to carry out 
     this resolution would be subject to a point of order under 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

     SEC. 211. EXERCISE OF RULEMAKING POWERS.

       The Congress adopts the provisions of this title--
       (1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives, respectively, and as such 
     they shall be considered as part of the rules of each House, 
     or of that House to which they specifically apply, and such 
     rules shall supersede other rules only to the extent that 
     they are inconsistent therewith; and
       (2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
     either House to change those rules (so far as they relate to 
     that House) at any time, in the same manner, and to the same 
     extent as in the case of any other rule of that House.
 TITLE III--SENSE OF THE CONGRESS, HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, AND SENATE

     SEC. 301. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ON THE ELIMINATION OF FRAUD, 
                   WASTE, AND ABUSE IN THE MEDICARE SYSTEM.

       It is the sense of the Congress that, in order to meet the 
     aggregate levels in this budget resolution--
       (1) the committees of jurisdiction should give high 
     priority to proposals that identify, eliminate, and recover 
     funds expended from the medicare trust funds due to fraud and 
     abuse in the medicare program in order to address the long-
     term solvency of medicare; and
       (2) any funds recovered from enhanced anti-fraud and abuse 
     efforts should be used to enhance the solvency of medicare.

     SEC. 302. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING PRIVATIZATION OF THE 
                   STUDENT LOAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION (SALLIE 
                   MAE).

       It is the sense of that the Student Loan Marketing 
     Association should be restructured as a private corporation.

     SEC. 303. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING THE DEBT LIMIT.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the reconciliation legislation under section 105 of 
     this budget resolution should be enacted prior to passage of 
     legislation that will extend the public debt limit; and
       (2) the extension of the public debt should be set at 
     levels and for durations that ensure a balanced budget by 
     fiscal year 2002, consistent with this budget resolution.

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     SEC. 304. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS ASSUMPTIONS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the aggregates and 
     functional levels included in this budget resolution assume 
     that--
       (1) Federal programs should be restructured to meet 
     identified priorities in the most effective and efficient 
     manner, to eliminate obsolete programs, and to reduce 
     duplication;
       (2) Federal programs should be reviewed to determine 
     whether they are more appropriately the responsibility of the 
     States and, for programs that should be under State 
     responsibility, that--
       (A) Federal funding of these programs should be provided in 
     a manner that rewards work, promotes families, and provides a 
     helping hand during times of crisis;
       (B) the programs should be returned in the form of block 
     grants that provide maximum flexibility to the States and 
     localities to ensure the maximum benefit at the least cost to 
     the American taxpayer;
       (C) Federal funds should not supplant existing expenditures 
     by other sources, both public and private; and
       (D) the Federal interest in the program should be protected 
     with adequate safeguards, such as auditing or maintenance of 
     effort provisions, and that Federal goals and principles may 
     be appropriate;
       (3) Congress should examine Federal functions to determine 
     those that could be more conveniently, efficiently, and 
     effectively performed by the private sector and, in order to 
     facilitate the privatization of these functions--
       (A) provisions of law that prohibit or ``lockout'' the 
     private sector from competing for the provision of certain 
     services should be eliminated;
       (B) section 257(e) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 should be repealed or modified to 
     permit the sale of assets when appropriate to privatization 
     goals;
       (C) each Federal agency and department should be encouraged 
     to develop and evaluate privatization initiatives; and
       (D) the ``Common Rule'', modified by Executive Order 12803, 
     should be modified to delete grant repayment provisions which 
     restrict local governments and prevent private sector 
     investments in Federal-aid facilities;
       (4) Congress, in fulfilling its responsibility to future 
     generations, should--
       (A) enact a plan that balances the budget by 2002 and 
     develop a regimen for paying off the Federal debt; and
       (B) once the budget is in balance, use the surpluses to 
     implement that regimen;
       (5) in considering child nutrition programs--
       (A) reductions in nutrition program spending should be 
     achieved without compromising the nutritional well-being of 
     program recipients;
       (B) school lunches should continue to meet minimal 
     nutrition requirements and should not have to compete with 
     alternative foods of minimal nutritional value during lunch 
     hours; and
       (C) the content of the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) 
     food package should continue to be based on scientific 
     evidence; and
       (6) science and technology development are critical to 
     sustainable long-term economic growth and priority should be 
     given to Federal funding for science and basic and applied 
     research.

     SEC. 305. SENSE OF THE SENATE THAT TAX REDUCTIONS SHOULD 
                   BENEFIT WORKING FAMILIES.

       It is the sense of the Senate that this concurrent 
     resolution on the budget assumes any reductions in taxes 
     should be structured to benefit working families by providing 
     family tax relief and incentives to stimulate savings, 
     investment, job creation, and economic growth.

     SEC. 306. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE DISTRIBUTION OF 
                   AGRICULTURE SAVINGS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that, in response to the 
     reconciliation instructions in section 105 of this 
     resolution, the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry should provide that no more than 20 percent of 
     the savings be achieved in commodity programs.

     SEC. 307. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE ESTABLISHMENT OF A 
                   MEDICARE SOLVENCY COMMISSION.

       It is the sense of the Senate that, in order to meet the 
     aggregates and levels in this budget resolution--
       (1) a special bipartisan commission should be established 
     immediately to make recommendations on the most appropriate 
     response to the short-term solvency crisis facing medicare;
       (2) the commission should report its recommendations under 
     paragraph (1) at the earliest possible date, in order that 
     the committees of jurisdiction may give due consideration to 
     those recommendations in fashioning their response pursuant 
     to section 105 of this resolution; and
       (3) the commission should study, evaluate, and make 
     recommendations to sustain the long-term viability of the 
     medicare system and should report those recommendations to 
     Congress by February 1, 1996.

     SEC. 308. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING PROTECTION OF 
                   CHILDREN'S HEALTH.

       It is the sense of the Senate that, in meeting the 
     aggregates and levels in this resolution, the committees of 
     jurisdiction of the Senate--
       (1) should give careful consideration to the impact of 
     medicaid reform legislation on children's health; and
       (2) should encourage States to place a priority on funding 
     for low-income pregnant women and children within any 
     medicaid reform legislation that allows greater flexibility 
     to the States in the delivery of care and in controlling the 
     rate of growth in costs under the program.

     SEC. 309. SENSE OF THE SENATE ON THE ASSUMPTIONS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that the aggregates and 
     functional levels included in this budget resolution assume 
     that--
       (1) beginning with fiscal year 1997, the Federal government 
     should establish, implement, and maintain a uniform 
     accounting system and provide financial statements in 
     accordance with accepted accounting principles under 
     standards and interpretations recommended by the Federal 
     Accounting Standards Advisory Board;
       (2) Congress should revise the Internal Revenue Code to 
     ensure that very wealthy individuals are not able to reduce 
     or avoid United States income, estate or gift tax liability 
     by relinquishing their U.S. citizenship and, that, any 
     savings resulting from this revision should be used to reduce 
     the deficit;
       (3) in furtherance of the goals of the Decade of the Brain, 
     full funding should be provided for research on brain 
     diseases and disorders;
       (4) the essential air service program should receive 
     sufficient funding to continue to provide air service to 
     small rural communities;
       (5) funds will be made available to reimburse States for 
     the costs of implementing the National Voter Registration Act 
     of 1993; and
       (6) a temporary nonpartisan commission should be 
     established to make recommendations concerning the 
     appropriateness and accuracy of the methodology and 
     calculations that determine the Consumer Price Index (CPI) 
     and those recommendations should be submitted to the Bureau 
     of Labor Statistics at the earliest possible date.

     SEC. 310. HOUSE STATEMENT ON AGRICULTURE SAVINGS.

       The House of Representatives shall re-examine budget 
     reductions for agricultural programs in the United States 
     Department of Agriculture for fiscal years 1999 and 2000 
     unless the following conditions are met:
       (1) Land values on agricultural land on January 1, 1998, 
     are at least 95 percent of the same values on the date of 
     adoption of this resolution.
       (2) There is enacted into law regulatory relief for the 
     agricultural sector in the areas of wetlands regulation, the 
     Endangered Species Act, private property rights and cost-
     benefit analyses of proposed regulations.
       (3) There is tax relief for producers in the form of 
     capital gains tax reduction, increased estate tax exemptions 
     and mechanisms to average tax loads over strong and weak 
     income years.
       (4) There is no government interference in the 
     international market in the form of agricultural trade 
     embargoes in effect and there is successful implementation 
     and enforcement of trade agreements, including the General 
     Agreement on Tariffs and Trade (GATT) and the North American 
     Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) to lower export subsidies and 
     reduce import barriers to trade imposed by foreign 
     governments.

     SEC. 311. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON BASELINES.

       (a) Findings.--The House of Representatives finds that--
       (1) baselines are projections of future spending if 
     existing policies remain unchanged;
       (2) under baseline assumptions, spending automatically 
     rises with inflation even if such increases are not provided 
     under current law;
       (3) baseline budgeting is inherently biased against 
     policies that would reduce the projected growth in spending 
     because such policies are scored as a reduction from a rising 
     baseline; and
       (4) the baseline concept has encouraged Congress to 
     abdicate its constitutional responsibility to control the 
     public purse for programs which are automatically funded 
     under existing law.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that baseline budgeting should be replaced 
     with a form of budgeting that requires full justification and 
     analysis of budget proposals and maximizes congressional 
     accountability for public spending.

     SEC. 312. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING A COMMISSION ON THE 
                   SOLVENCY OF THE FEDERAL MILITARY AND CIVIL 
                   SERVICE RETIREMENT FUNDS.

       (a) Findings.--The House of Representatives finds that the 
     Federal retirement system, for both military and civil 
     service retirees, currently has liabilities of 
     $1,100,000,000,000, while holding assets worth 
     $340,000,000,000 and anticipating employee contributions of 
     $220,000,000,000, which leaves an unfunded liability of 
     $540,000,000,000,000.
       (b) Sense of House.--It is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that a high-level commission should be 
     convened to study the problems associated with the Federal 
     retirement system and make recommendations that will ensure 
     the long-term solvency of the military and civil service 
     retirement funds.

     SEC. 313. SENSE OF THE HOUSE REGARDING THE REPEAL OF HOUSE 
                   RULE XLIX.

       It is the sense of the House that rule XLIX of the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives (popularly known as the Gephardt 
     rule) should be repealed.

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     SEC. 314. SENSE OF THE HOUSE ON EMERGENCIES.

       (a) Findings.--The House of Representative finds that--
       (1) The Budget Enforcement Act of 1990 exempted from the 
     discretionary spending limits and the Pay-As-You-Go 
     requirements for entitlement and tax legislation funding 
     requirements that are designated by Congress and the 
     President as an emergency.
       (2) Congress and the President have increasingly misused 
     the emergency designation by--
       (A) designating funding as an emergency that is neither 
     unforeseen nor a genuine emergency; and
       (B) circumventing spending limits or passing controversial 
     items that would not pass scrutiny in a free-standing bill.
       (b) Sense of the House.--It is the sense of the House that 
     Congress should study alternative approaches to budgeting for 
     emergencies, including codifying the definition of an 
     emergency and establishing contingency funds to pay for 
     emergencies.

       And the Senate agree to the same.

     John R. Kasich,
     Dave Hobson,
     Bob Walker,
     Jim Kolbe,
     Christopher Shays,
     Wally Herger,
     Wayne Allard,
     Bob Franks,
     Steve Largent,
     Sue Myrick,
     Mike Parker,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Pete Domenici,
     Chuck Grassley,
     Don Nickles,
     Trent Lott,
     Hank Brown,
     Slade Gorton,
     Judd Gregg,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.
  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,

para.89.11  call of the house

  On motion of Mr. SABO, a call of the House was ordered.
  A quorum not being present,
  The call was taken by electronic device, and the following-named 
Members responded--

para.89.12                   [Roll No. 455]

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--411

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that 411 
Members had been recorded, a quorum.
  After further debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SABO demanded a recorded vote on the ordering of the previous 
question, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

242

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

190

para.89.13                   [Roll No. 456]

                                AYES--242

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher

[[Page 1080]]


     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Moakley
     Reynolds
       
  So the previous question was ordered.
  Mr. SABO moved to reconsider the vote whereby the previous question 
was ordered.
  Mr. WALKER moved to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the 
vote.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the motion to reconsider said vote?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SABO demanded a recorded vote on the motion, which demand was 
supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

236

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

191

para.89.14                   [Roll No. 457]

                                AYES--236

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--191

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Buyer
     Dornan
     Gibbons
     Moakley
     Orton
     Reynolds
     Waxman
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

239

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

194

para.89.15                   [Roll No. 458]

                                YEAS--239

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)

[[Page 1081]]


     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Moakley
     Reynolds
       
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.89.16  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1868

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-167) the resolution (H. Res. 177) providing for further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1868) making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.89.17  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1944

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 176):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
     1944) making emergency supplemental appropriations for 
     additional disaster assistance, for anti-terrorism 
     initiatives, for assistance in the recovery from the tragedy 
     that occurred at Oklahoma City, and making rescissions for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other 
     purposes. It shall be in order, any rule of the House to the 
     contrary notwithstanding, to consider an amendment offered by 
     the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations. That 
     amendment (if offered) shall be considered as read and shall 
     not be subject to a demand for division of the question. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on that 
     amendment (if offered) and on the bill to final passage 
     without intervening motion except: (1) one hour of debate 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Appropriations; and (2) 
     one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. DREIER moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

236

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

194

para.89.18                   [Roll No. 459]

                                YEAS--236

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder

[[Page 1082]]


     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Durbin
     Largent
     Moakley
     Reynolds
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  Mr. BEILENSON moved to reconsider the vote whereby the previous 
question was ordered.
  Mr. DREIER moved to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the 
vote.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the motion to reconsider said vote?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON demanded a recorded vote on the motion, which demand was 
supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

235

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

193

para.89.19                   [Roll No. 460]

                                AYES--235

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--193

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Duncan
     Durbin
     Hastert
     Largent
     Moakley
     Reynolds
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

234

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

192

para.89.20                   [Roll No. 461]

                                AYES--234

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)

[[Page 1083]]


     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Durbin
     Fields (LA)
     Franks (CT)
     Hoke
     Largent
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Taylor (NC)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  Mr. DOGGETT moved to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was 
agreed to.
  Mr. WALKER moved to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the 
vote.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the motion to reconsider said vote?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON demanded a recorded vote on the motion, which demand was 
supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

236

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

189

para.89.21                   [Roll No. 462]

                                AYES--236

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi

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     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bateman
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Frank (MA)
     Funderburk
     Largent
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Williams
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.

para.89.22  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.89.23  providing for the consideration of an adjournment resolution

  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-168) the resolution (H. Res. 179) providing for immediate 
consideration of a concurrent resolution providing for adjournment of 
the House and Senate for the Independence Day district work period.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.89.24  recess--6:55 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 6 o'clock and 55 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para.89.25  after recess--8:15 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, called the House to order.

para.89.26  emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions, fy 
          1995

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to House Resolution 176, called up the bill 
(H.R. 1944) making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional 
disaster assistance, for anti-terrorism initiatives, for assistance in 
the recovery from the tragedy that occurred at Oklahoma City, and making 
rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other 
purposes.
  After debate,
  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to House Resolution 176, submitted the 
following amendment:

       On page 3, line 18, strike ``1736(g)'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof: ``1736o(g)'', and
       On page 8, line 7, strike ``title II'', and insert in lieu 
     thereof: ``title III'', and
       On page 9, strike all on line 9 down to and including 
     ``scinded.'' on page 9, line 12, and insert in lieu thereof:
       ``Under this heading in Public Law 103-317, after the word 
     ``grants'', insert the following: ``and administrative 
     expenses''. After the word ``expended'', insert the 
     following: ``: Provided. That the Council is authorized to 
     accept, hold, administer, and use gifts, both real and 
     personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating the work 
     of the Council''.'', and
       On page 11, line 6 strike ``$31,200,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: $24,200,000'', and
       On page 11, line 6, strike all beginning with ``, of 
     which'' down through and including ``program'' on page 11, 
     line 9, and on page 39, line 22 strike all after Provided,'' 
     down to and including ``grams'' on page 39, line 25, and 
     insert in lieu thereof: ``That the funds remaining available 
     for obligation after this rescission for carrying out this 
     Act may only be used for entrepreneurship, academic, or 
     tutorial programs or for work force preparation'', and
       On page 86, line 14, strike ``shall'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof: ``is authorized to'', and
       On page 86, strike all beginning on line 24 down through 
     and including ``Act'' on page 87, line 22, and
       On page 91, line 3, strike ``4332(2)(E))'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof; ``4332(2))'', and
       On page 98, line 4, strike ``102(2C)'' and insert in 
     thereof: ``102(2)(C)'', and
       On page 98, line 6, strike ``4332(2C))'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof: ``4332(2)(C)'', and
       On page 98, line 17, strike ``102(2C)'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof: ``102(2)(C)'', and
       On page 98, line 18, strike ``4332(2C)'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof: ``4332(2)(C))'', and
       On page 103, line 11 strike all beginning with 
     ``September'' down to and including ``1997'' on page 103, 
     line 12, and insert in lieu thereof: ``December 31, 1996''. 

  After further debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 176 the previous question was considered 
ordered on the amendment and on the bill.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations 
with instructions to report the bill back forthwith with the following 
amendment:

       On page 66, line 14, strike ``$3,275,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$3,250,000,000'';
       On page 66, line 23, strike ``$3,275,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$3,250,000,000''; and
       On page 68, strike line 4 through ``That'' on line 7 and 
     capitalize the ``s'' in ``section'' on line 7.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

192

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

232

para.89.27                   [Roll No. 463]

                                YEAS--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NAYS--232

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor

[[Page 1085]]


     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Clay
     Durbin
     Engel
     English
     Foglietta
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Stokes
     Studds
     Yates
  So the motion to recommit was not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

276

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

151

para.89.28                   [Roll No. 464]

                                YEAS--276

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--151

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Clay
     Durbin
     Engel
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Studds
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.89.29  further message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the committee of 
conference on the disagreeing votes of two Houses on the amendment of 
the Senate to the resolution (H. Con. Res. 67) ``Concurrent resolution 
setting forth the congressional budget for the United States Government 
for the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002''.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a concurrent 
resolution of the following title, in which the concurrence of the House 
is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 20, concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate on Thursday, 
     June 29, 1995, or Friday, June 30, 1995, until Monday, July 
     10, 1995, and a conditional adjournment of the House on the 
     legislative day of Friday, June 30, 1995, until Monday, July 
     10, 1995.

para.89.30  waiving points of order against conference report on h.r. 
          483

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-169) the resolution (H. Res. 180) waiving points of order against 
the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 483) to amend title 
XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit medicare select policies to 
be offered in all States, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.89.31  message from the president--d.c. budget

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with section 446 of the District of Columbia Self-
Government and Governmental Reorganization Act, I am transmitting the 
District of Columbia's Proposed FY 1995 Second Sup

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plemental Budget and Rescissions of Authority Request Act and the 
Proposed FY 1996 Budget Request Act.
  The Proposed FY 1996 Budget has not been reviewed or approved by the 
District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
Authority, created by Public Law 104-8, the District of Columbia 
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 (the 
``Act''). It will be subject to such review and approval pursuant to 
section 208 of the Act.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 29, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 104-89).

para.89.32  national commission to support law enforcement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                              Office of the Democratic Leader,

                                     Washington, DC, May 11, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to Section 211(B)(f), Public Law 
     101-515 as amended by Section 260001, Public Law 103-322, I 
     hereby appoint the following individual representing law 
     enforcement officers to the National Commission to Support 
     Law Enforcement: Mr. Darryl Jones of Upper Marlboro, 
     Maryland.
           Yours very truly,
                                              Richard A. Gephardt.

para.89.33  middle east peace facilitation

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 962) to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation 
Act of 1994 until August 15, 1995; was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.89.34  harry wu

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further consideration of the 
following resolution (H. Res. 178):

       Whereas Peter H. Wu, known as Harry Wu, is a citizen of the 
     United States;
       Whereas Harry Wu entered the People's Republic of China 
     with an American passport and a valid visa but has been 
     detained incommunicado by Chinese authorities since June 19, 
     1995;
       Whereas on June 23, 1995, the Government of the People's 
     Republic of China notified the United States Government of 
     its detention of Harry Wu;
       Whereas on June 26, 1995, the United States Government 
     requested that Chinese Government authorities provide prompt 
     access to Harry Wu;
       Whereas Article 35 of the United States-People's Republic 
     of China Consular Convention of February 19, 1982, requires 
     that access to a detained or arrested American citizen be 
     granted no later than 48 hours after a request for such 
     access is made;
       Whereas, as of Wednesday, June 28, 1995, the People's 
     Republic of China had failed to act in accordance with the 48 
     hour consular access provision of the Consular Convention; 
     and
       Whereas the Department of State has not been informed of 
     where Harry Wu is being held, nor what charges, if any, are 
     being contemplated, and has not received any assurances that 
     the obligations of the Government of the People's Republic of 
     China under the Consular Convention will be met: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That--
       (1) The House of Representatives expresses its condemnation 
     of the arrest and detention of Harry Wu and its deep concern 
     for his well-being and freedom;
       (2) It is the sense of the House of Representatives that--
       (A) The People's Republic of China must immediately comply 
     with its commitments under the United States-People's 
     Republic of China Consular Convention of February 19, 1982, 
     by allowing consular access to Harry Wu;
       (B) The People's Republic of China should provide a full 
     accounting to the United States for Harry Wu's arrest and 
     detention, and should immediately and unconditionally release 
     him; and
       (C) The President of the United States should use every 
     diplomatic means available to ensure Harry Wu's safety and 
     well-being, and to secure his immediate and unconditional 
     release.
       (3) The Clerk of the House shall transmit copies of this 
     resolution to the President of the United States, to the 
     Embassy of the People's Republic of China in the United 
     States, and to President Jiang Zemin of the People's Republic 
     of China.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.89.35  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. YATES, for 
today after 8 p.m.
  And then,

para.89.36  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana, at 11 o'clock and 42 minutes 
p.m., the House adjourned.

para.89.37  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. GOSS. Committee on Rules. House Resolution 177. 
     Resolution providing for the further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole of the bill (H.R. 1868) making 
     appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
     related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-167). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mrs. WALDHOLTZ: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 179. 
     Resolution providing for immediate consideration of a 
     concurrent resolution providing for adjournment of the House 
     and Senate for the Independence Day district work period 
     (Rept. No. 104-168). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Ms. PRYCE: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 180. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 483) to amend title XVIII 
     of the Social Security Act to permit Medicare select policies 
     to be offered in all States, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 104-169). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities. H.R. 1557. A bill to authorize appropriations 
     for fiscal year 1996, 1997, 1998 for the National Endowment 
     for the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and 
     the Institute for Museum Services; and to repeal the National 
     Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 
     effective October 1, 1998; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-
     170). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para.89.38  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Waxman, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Dellums, 
             Mr. Owens, Ms. Norton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Frazer, Mr. Borski, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
             Woolsey, and Ms. Furse):
       H.R. 1955. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to provide for certain 
     minimum requirements for group health plans with respect to 
     obstetrical benefits; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. SHAW:
       H.R. 1956. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a moratorium for the excise tax on diesel 
     fuel sold for use or used in noncommercial diesel-powered 
     motorboats and to require the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     study the effectiveness of procedures to collect excise taxes 
     on sales of diesel fuel for noncommercial motorboat use; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Gillman, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Torres, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Stupak, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Evans, Mr. Klink, and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 1957. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the deduction of certain interest on automobile 
     loans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DORNAN:
       H.R. 1958. A bill to modify the jurisdiction of the Federal 
     courts with respect to abortion; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FAWELL:
       H.R. 1959. A bill to repeal the Walsh-Healey Act; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 1960. A bill to govern relations between the United 
     States and the Palestine Liberation Organization [PLO], to 
     enforce PLO compliance with standards of international 
     conduct, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Bank

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     ing and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. GORDON (for himself, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
             Clement, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 1961. A bill to designate the Tennessee Civil War 
     Heritage Area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas:
       H.R. 1962. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide special rules for certain gratuitous 
     transfers of employer securities for the benefit of 
     employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McHUGH (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett 
             of Wisconsin, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Jacobs, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. 
             Kennelly, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Parker, 
             Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Stockman, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Towns, Mr. Walsh, and 
             Mr. Davis):
       H.R. 1963. A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to 
     provide that the payment of a bill, invoice, or statement of 
     account due, if made by mail, shall be considered to have 
     been made on the date as of which the envelope which is used 
     to transmit such payment is postmarked; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SANDERS:
       H.R. 1964. A bill to authorize the President to award the 
     Medal of Honor to the unknown Vermonter who lost his life 
     while serving in the Continental Army in the War of 
     Independence and who has been selected by the people of 
     Vermont to represent all Vermont unknown soldiers; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. Saxton (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Farr, 
             Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Studds, Mr. Horn, Mr. Torkildsen, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Markey, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. de la 
             Garza, Mr. Klug, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Reed, Mr. Spence, 
             Mr. Frost, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Torres, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Rhode Island,  Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
             Mr. Filner, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Ms. Furse, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Foglietta, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Manton, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii Mr. Serrano, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
             Engel, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Zimmer, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Underwood, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Towns, Mr. Lazio of New 
             York, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Fox, 
             and  Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 1965. A bill to reauthorize the Coastal Zone 
     Management Act of 1972, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida):
       H.R. 1966. A bill to provide for the treatment of Indian 
     tribal governments under section 403(b) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Payne of Virginia Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. 
             Cardin, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sam Johnson, 
             Mr. Hancock, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Collins of 
             Georgia, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. Portman):
       H.R. 1967. A bill to facilitate asset securitization 
     through the creation of Financial Asset Securitization 
     Investment Trusts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 1968. A bill to require that health plans provide 
     coverage for a minimum hospital stay for a mother and child 
     following the birth of the child, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           by Mr. STUDDS:
       H.R. 1969. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Pallone):
       H.R. 1970. A bill to require that health plans provide 
     coverage for minimum period of time for a mother and child 
     following the birth of the child; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. ZIMMER:
       H.R. 1971. A bill to provide for aviation noise management 
     and reduction in residential areas; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Berman, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Wolf, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Rohrabacher):
       H. Res. 178. Resolution calling upon the People's Republic 
     of China to release United States citizen Harry Wu 
     unconditionally and to provide for an accounting of his 
     arrest and detention; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. HAMILTON (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. 
             Berman):
       H. Res. 181. Resolution encouraging the peace process in 
     Sri Lanka; to the Committee on International Relations.

para.89.39  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 52: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas and Mr. 
     McCollum.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Towns, and Mr. 
     Hefner.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Towns and Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 326: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Allard and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 616: Mr. Filner and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Tate, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mr. Hefley, 
     and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 833: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 863: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frazer, and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 864: Ms. Dunn of Washington and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 897: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 969: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 994: Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
     Chambliss, and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 1006: Mr. Jefferson and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Reed.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Woolsey, 
     Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
     Minge.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Clay, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1099: Mr. Thomas, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1127: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Leach, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
     Hastert, Mr. Ney, Mr. Pickett, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. 
     Lightfoot, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Hoekstra, 
     Mr. McInnis, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Porter, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Foley, Mrs. 
     Kelly, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Upton, Mr. Roberts, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Horn, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. English 
     of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Burr, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Davis, Mr. 
     Metcalf, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Graham, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
     Barr, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Tate, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1143: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1161: Mrs. Fowler and Mr. Montgomery.
       H.R. 1175: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Baldacci, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Spence, 
     Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Dellums, Mr. de la Garza, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
     Callahan, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Fields 
     of Louisiana, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Evans, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
     Blute, Mr. Longley, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. 
     Young of Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. Torricelli, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Engel, Mr. Camp, and Mr. 
     Laughlin.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Franks of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Linder, Mr. LaTourette, and 
     Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 1364: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1386: Mr. Stump, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. 
     Allard.
       H.R. 1416: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1490: Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1513: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 1514: Mr. Scott, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lazio of New York, 
     Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Leach, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
     Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Brewster.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1598: Mr. Payne of Virginia and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Leach, 
     Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Spratt, and Mrs. 
     Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 1629: Mr. Dellums, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 1656: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frost, Mr. Studds, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Rangel, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1801: Mr. Klug, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 1818: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Davis, and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 1834: Mr. Brownback, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Everett, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Inglis of 
     South Carolina, Mr. Sanford, and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 1853: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1855: Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 1876: Mr. Markey, Mr. Clay, and Ms. Waters.

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       H.R. 1884: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1898: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Stark, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
     Waters, Mr. Berman, Mr. Olver, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, Mr. Filner, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Flake.
       H.R. 1903: Mr. Schiff and Mrs. Schroeder.
       H. Con. Res. 76: Mr. Obey, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Petri.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Oberstar, 
     Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Torricelli.
       H. Res. 174: Mr. Dellums and Mr. Faleomavaega.

para.89.40  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 310: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 313: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.



.
                       FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1995 (90)

para.90.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTERT, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 30, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable J. Dennis Hastert to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para.90.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTERT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, June 29, 1995.
  Mr. MURTHA, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTERT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MURTHA objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

305

Nays

69

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

3

para.90.3                    [Roll No. 465]

                                YEAS--305

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--69

     Baldacci
     Brown (CA)
     Burton
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Costello
     Crane
     DeFazio
     Dingell
     Durbin
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hoekstra
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lowey
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mineta
     Mollohan
     Neal
     Ney
     Obey
     Payne (NJ)
     Pickett
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stockman
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Wise
     Yates
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     Edwards
     Harman
     Nadler

                             NOT VOTING--57

     Abercrombie
     Baker (CA)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Bono
     Bryant (TX)
     Chenoweth
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Dellums
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Fields (TX)
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gutierrez
     Hayes
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Klink
     Leach
     Lofgren
     Manton
     Markey
     McCrery
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Pombo
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Reynolds
     Riggs
     Rose
     Sanders
     Serrano
     Skelton
     Stark
     Taylor (MS)
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para.90.4  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1140. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's first semiannual report to 
     Congress, as required by section 403 of the Mexican Debt 
     Disclosure Act of 1995, and the second monthly report to 
     Congress, as required by section 404 of the same act, 
     pursuant to Public Law 104-6, section 403(a) (109 Stat. 89); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1141. A letter from the First Vice President and Vice 
     Chairman, Export-Import Bank of the United States, 
     transmitting a report involving United States exports to 
     Columbia, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1142. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled, the 
     ``Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Amendments of 
     1995''; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
       1143. A letter from the Corporation for Public 
     Broadcasting, President and CEO, transmitting the triennial 
     assessment of the needs of minority and diverse audiences, 
     and the Corporation's annual report on the provision of 
     services to minority and diverse audiences by public 
     broadcasting entities and public telecommunication entities, 
     pursuant to Public Law 100-626, section 9(a) (102 Stat. 
     3211); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1144. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1145. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 95-28: Drawdown of commodities 
     and services from the inventory and resources of the 
     Departments of Defense, Justice, the Treasury and State to 
     support accelerated training and equipping of Haitian police 
     forces, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2348a(c)(2); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.

[[Page 1089]]

       1146. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-81, ``Closing 
     of a Public Alley in Square 2567, S.O. 93-47, Act of 1995,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1147. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-82, 
     ``Prevention of Transmission of the Human Immunodeficiency 
     Virus Temporary Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1148. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-83, ``Closing 
     of a Public Alley in Square 368, S.O. 94-52, Act of 1995,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1149. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting proposed regulations that define 
     express advocacy and describe those nonprofit corporations 
     that are exempt from the independent expenditure prohibition 
     (11 C.F.R. 100.17, 100.22, 106.1, 109.1, 114.2, and 114.10), 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 438(d)(1); to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       1150. A letter from the Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting the 1995 annual report on the financial status 
     of the railroad unemployment insurance system, pursuant to 45 
     U.S.C. 369; jointly, to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Ways and Means.

para.90.5  motion to adjourn

  Mr. WISE moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTERT, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. WISE objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

130

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

263

para.90.6                    [Roll No. 466]

                                YEAS--130

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--263

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Wamp
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--41

     Abercrombie
     Baker (CA)
     Becerra
     Bono
     Bryant (TX)
     Chenoweth
     Coburn
     Condit
     Cramer
     Dellums
     Dornan
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (RI)
     Klink
     Leach
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Moorhead
     Radanovich
     Reynolds
     Serrano
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para.90.7  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.90.8  waiving points of order against the conference report on h.r. 
          483

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 180):

       Resolved, That, upon adoption of this resolution it shall 
     be in order to consider the conference report to accompany 
     the bill (H.R. 483) to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to permit medicare select policies to be offered 
     in all States, and for other purposes. All points of order 
     against the conference report and against its consideration 
     are waived. The conference report shall be debatable for one 
     hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Commerce. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     conference report to final adoption without intervening 
     motion. Upon the adoption of the conference report, Senate 
     Concurrent Resolution 19 shall be considered as agreed to. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Ms. PRYCE, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.90.9  medicare select policies expansion

  Mr. BLILEY, pursuant to House Resolution 180, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 104-157):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     483), to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
     permit medicare select policies to be offered in all States, 
     and for other purposes, having met, after full and free 
     conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, insert the following:

[[Page 1090]]

     SECTION 1. PERMITTING MEDICARE SELECT POLICIES TO BE OFFERED 
                   IN ALL STATES FOR AN EXTENDED PERIOD.

       Section 4358(c) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
     1990, as amended by section 172(a) of the Social Security Act 
     Amendments of 1994, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Effective Date.--(1) The amendments made by this 
     section shall only apply--
       ``(A) in 15 States (as determined by the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services) and such other States as elect 
     such amendments to apply to them, and
       ``(B) subject to paragraph (2), during the 6\1/2\-year 
     period beginning with 1992.

     For purposes of this paragraph, the term `State' has the 
     meaning given such term by section 210(h) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 410(h)).
       ``(2)(A) The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     conduct a study that compares the health care costs, quality 
     of care, and access to services under medicare select 
     policies with that under other medicare supplemental 
     policies. The study shall be based on surveys of appropriate 
     age-adjusted sample populations. The study shall be completed 
     by June 30, 1997.
       ``(B) Not later than December 31, 1997, the Secretary shall 
     determine, based on the results of the study under 
     subparagraph (A), if any of the following findings are true:
       ``(i) The amendments made by this section have not resulted 
     in savings of premium costs to those enrolled in medicare 
     select policies (in comparison to their enrollment in 
     medicare supplemental policies that are not medicare select 
     policies and that provide comparable coverage).
       ``(ii) There have been significant additional expenditures 
     under the medicare program as a result of such amendments.
       ``(iii) Access to and quality of care has been 
     significantly diminished as a result of such amendments.
       ``(C) The amendments made by this section shall remain in 
     effect beyond the 6\1/2\-year period described in paragraph 
     (1)(B) unless the Secretary determines that any of the 
     findings described in clause (i), (ii), or (iii) of 
     subparagraph (B) are true.
       ``(3) The Comptroller General shall conduct a study to 
     determine the extent to which individuals who are 
     continuously covered under a medicare supplemental policy are 
     subject to medical underwriting if they change the policy 
     under which they are covered, and to identify options, if 
     necessary, for modifying the medicare supplemental insurance 
     market to make sure that continuously insured beneficiaries 
     are able to switch plans without medical underwriting. By not 
     later than June 30, 1996, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to the Congress as report on the study. The report 
     shall include a description of the potential impact on the 
     cost and availability of medicare supplemental policies of 
     each option identified in the study.''.

       And the Senate agree to the same.

     Tom Bliley,
     Michael Bilirakis,
     Dennis Hastert,
     Bill Archer,
     William Thomas,
     Nancy L. Johnson,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Bob Packwood,
     Bob Dole,
     Daniel Patrick Moynihan,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 180 the previous question was considered 
as ordered to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DINGELL objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

350

When there appeared

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Nays

68

para.90.10                   [Roll No. 467]

                                YEAS--350

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Ward
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--68

     Abercrombie
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     Dingell
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jefferson
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Rush
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wyden
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Boehner
     Boucher
     Bryant (TX)
     Clement
     Coburn
     Dellums
     Fields (TX)
     Gallegly
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Norwood
     Reynolds
     Stenholm
     Walsh
     Watts (OK)
     Young (AK)
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 180, the concurrent resolution of the 
Senate (S. Con. Res. 19) to correct the enrollment of H.R. 483 was 
considered as agreed to.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.90.11  providing for the consideration of an adjournment resolution

  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 179):

       Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this 
     resolution it shall be in order,

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     any rule of the House to the contrary notwithstanding, to 
     consider in the House a concurrent resolution providing for 
     adjournment of the House and Senate for the Independence Day 
     district work period.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

242

When there appeared

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Nays

157

para.90.12                   [Roll No. 468]

                                YEAS--242

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--157

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--35

     Ackerman
     Ballenger
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Boucher
     Bryant (TX)
     Callahan
     Camp
     Clement
     Collins (MI)
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Gallegly
     Goodlatte
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Johnston
     Lantos
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Montgomery
     Ortiz
     Pickett
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Reynolds
     Roukema
     Schroeder
     Sisisky
     Stenholm
     Walsh
     Watts (OK)
     Young (AK)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.90.13  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.90.14  providing for the adjournment of the two houses

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, pursuant to House Resolution 179, 
laid before the House the following concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 
20):

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the 
     close of business on Thursday, June 29, 1995, or Friday, June 
     30, 1995, pursuant to a motion made by the Majority Leader or 
     his designee, in accordance with this resolution, it stand 
     recessed or adjourned until 12:00 noon on Monday, July 10, 
     1995, or until such time on that day as may be specified by 
     the Majority Leader or his designee in the motion to recess 
     or adjourn, or until 12:00 noon on the second day after 
     Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 2 of 
     this resolution, whichever occurs first; and that when the 
     House of Representatives adjourns on the legislative day of 
     Friday, June 30, 1995, it stand adjourned until 2:00 p.m. on 
     Monday, July 10, 1995, or until 12:00 noon on the second day 
     after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 
     2 of this resolution, whichever occurs first.
       Sec. 2. The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker 
     of the House, acting jointly after consultation with the 
     Minority Leader of the Senate and Minority Leader of the 
     House, shall notify the Members of the Senate and the House, 
     respectively, to reassemble whenever, in their opinion, the 
     public interest shall warrant it.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.90.15  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Monday, July 10, 1995, the Speaker and the Minority Leader be authorized 
to accept resignations and to make appointments to commissions, boards 
and committees duly authorized by law or by the House.

para.90.16  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, July 
12, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.90.17  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. LEWIS of California, by unanimous consent, the 
Committee on Appropriations was granted permission until midnight 
tonight to file a privileged report (Rept. No. 104-173) on the a bill 
(H.R. 1977) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
other purposes.

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  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para.90.18  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. LEWIS of California, by unanimous consent, the 
Committee on Appropriations was granted permission until midnight 
tonight to file a privileged report (Rept. No. 104-172) on the a bill 
(H.R. 1976) making appropriations for the Department of Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI, all points of order were reserved.

para.90.19  message from the president--saving law enforcement officers' 
          lives

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Today I am transmitting for your immediate consideration and passage 
the ``Saving Law Enforcement Officers' Lives Act of 1995.'' This Act 
would limit the manufacture, importation, and distribution of handgun 
ammunition that serves little sporting purpose, but which kills law 
enforcement officers. The details of this proposal are described in the 
enclosed section-by-section analysis.
  Existing law already provides for limits on ammunition based on the 
specific materials from which it is made. It does not, however, address 
the problem of excessively powerful ammunition based on its performance.
  Criminals should not have access to handgun ammunition that will 
pierce the bullet-proof vests worn by law enforcement officers. That is 
the standard by which so-called ``cop-killer'' bullets are judged. My 
proposal would limit the availability of this ammunition.
  The process of designating such ammunition should be a careful one and 
should be undertaken in close consultation with all those who are 
affected, including representatives of law enforcement, sporting groups, 
the industries that manufacture bullet-proof vests and ammunition, and 
the academic research community. For that reason, the legislation 
requires the Secretary of the Treasury to consult with the appropriate 
groups before regulations are promulgated. The legislation also provides 
for congressional review of the proposed regulations before they take 
effect.
  This legislation will save the lives of law enforcement officers 
without affecting the needs of legitimate sporting enthusiasts. I urge 
its prompt and favorable consideration by the Congress.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 30, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary and ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 104-90).

para.90.20  message from the president--mfn for russia

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  On September 21, 1994, I determined and reported to the Congress that 
the Russian Federation is in full compliance with the freedom of 
emigration criteria of sections 402 and 409 of the Trade Act of 1974. 
This action allowed for the continuation of most-favored-nation (MFN) 
status for Russia and certain other activities without the requirement 
of a waiver.
  As required by law, I am submitting an updated Report to Congress 
concerning the emigration laws and policies of the Russian Federation. 
You will find that the report indicates continued Russian compliance 
with U.S. and international standards in the area of emigration.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, June 30, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 104-91).

para.90.21  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Washington, DC, June 30, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Frank Wolf to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
     resolutions through July 10, 1995.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para.90.22  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House 
of the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 483. An Act to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1990 to permit medicare select policies to be offered 
     in all States.

para.90.23  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 962. An Act to extend authorities under the Middle East 
     Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until August 15, 1995.

para.90.24  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. YOUNG of 
Alaska, for today.
  And then,

para.90.25  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, pursuant to the provisions of Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 20, at 4 o'clock and 23 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 2 o'clock p.m. on Monday, July 10, 1995.

para.90.26  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 39. A 
     bill to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act to improve fisheries management; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-171). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SKEEN. Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 1976. A bill 
     making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, 
     Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-172). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. REGULA: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 1977. A bill 
     making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
     related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-173). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.90.27  subsequent action on a reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       Referral to the Committee on Science of H.R. 1175 extended 
     for a period ending not later than July 11, 1995.

para.90.28  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. CHRISTENSEN (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, 
             Mr. Bliley, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Livingston, 
             Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Walker, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Zimmer, Mr. Sam Johnson, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
             Brewster, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Burr, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
             Chrysler, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Dornan, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fox 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
             Gilchrest, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Heineman, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Longley, Mr. Lucas, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. Moorhead, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Neumann, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Porter, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rohr

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             abacher, Mr. Roth, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith 
             of Texas, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Wolf, and Mr. Zeliff):
       H.R. 1972. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the standards used for determining whether 
     individuals are not employees; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Becerra, 
             Mr. Brownback, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, 
             Mr. Gunderson, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Maloney, 
             and Mrs. Schroeder):
       H.R. 1973. A bill to reduce the number of operational 
     support aircraft of the Department of Defense; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Ms. Danner, Mr. Davis, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
             Kasich, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Hostettler):
       H.R. 1974. A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security 
     Act to require periodic reapplications with respect to the 
     continued receipt of supplemental security income benefits, 
     to require that the administrative criteria regarding mental 
     impairments be modified, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Dooley, 
             Mr. Tauzin, and Mr. Lucas):
       H.R. 1975. A bill to improve the management of royalties 
     from Federal and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SKEEN:
       H.R. 1976. A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes.
           By Mr. REGULA:
       H.R. 1977. A bill making appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
           By Mr. COX (for himself and Mr. Wyden):
       H.R. 1978. A bill to encourage and protect private sector 
     initiatives that improve user control over computer 
     information services; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself and Mr. Talent):
       H.R. 1979. A bill to protect the rights of small entities 
     subject to investigative or enforcement action by agencies, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Small Business, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Ms. Pelosi, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 1980. A bill to provide for demonstration projects 
     throughout the United States in order to celebrate the 
     process of becoming and being an American citizen; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Barrett 
             of Nebraska, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             LoBiondo, Mr. Luther, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
             Riggs, Mr. Royce, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. 
             Zimmer):
       H.R. 1981. A bill to amend the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 to require executive 
     agencies to procure property and services related to motor 
     vehicle pools or systems only under contracts awarded under 
     competitive procedures in accordance with rules issued by the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget and to report 
     to the Director regarding costs associated with agency 
     operation of motor vehicle fleets; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. FURSE:
       H.R. 1982. A bill to provide grants to the States to 
     encourage the reporting of blood alcohol levels that exceed 
     the maximum level permitted under State law after vehicular 
     accidents; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 1983. A bill to provide that certain hearings 
     functions of the Merit Systems Protection Board be performed 
     only by administrative law judges, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Stenholm, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Mica, Mr. Hastings of 
             Washington, and Mr. McCollum):
       H.R. 1984. A bill to phase out funding for the death 
     penalty resource centers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Matsui, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Barton of 
             Texas, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Jacobs, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Evans, Mr. Pete 
             Geren of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Serrano, 
             Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin):
       H.R. 1985. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from gross income employee and military 
     adoption assistance benefits and withdrawals from IRA's for 
     certain adoption expenses; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Williams, and Mr. Martinez):
       H.R. 1986. A bill to reauthorize and improve the 
     Individuals with Disabilities Education Act; to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. KIM:
       H.R. 1987. A bill to limit congressional travel to North 
     Korea; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Ms. MOLINARI:
       H.R. 1988. A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 to provide for more expeditious evictions from public 
     housing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself and Mrs. Schroeder) (both 
             by request):
       H.R. 1989. A bill to make improvements in the operation and 
     administration of the Federal courts, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 1990. A bill to provide for the exchange of certain 
     lands in the Superior National Forest for certain lands owned 
     by Cook County, Lake County, and St. Louis County, MN, in the 
     Boundary Water Canoe Area Wilderness; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 1991. A bill to change the authorized depth for the 
     project for navigation at Manistique Harbor, MI, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. THURMAN:
       H.R. 1992. A bill to modify the Suwannee River navigation 
     project, FL, to authorize dredging of the McGriff Pass 
     instead of the East and Alligator Passes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bass, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cremeans, 
             Mr. Foley, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mr. Neumann, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. 
             Waldholtz, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Dornan, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Chrysler, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Klug, Mr. Funderburk, 
             Mr. Linder, Mr. Hoke, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Tate, Mr. White, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mrs. 
             Smith of Washington):
       H.R. 1993. A bill to abolish the Department of Energy; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
     on National Security, Science, Resources, Rules, and 
     Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 1994. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     provide for future cost-of-living adjustments for military 
     retirees on the same basis as applies to Federal civil 
     service retirees; to the Committee on National Security, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FOX (for himself, Mr. Clinger, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Blute, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Weldon 
             of Florida, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Cox, and Mr. Cooley):
       H.R. 1995. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to make improvements in the regulation of drugs; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FIELDS of Texas:
       H.R. 1996. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a mechanism for taxpayers to designate $1 of 
     any overpayment of income tax, and to contribute other 
     amounts, for use by the U.S. Olympic Com

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     mittee; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GONZALEZ:
       H.J. Res. 99. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to prohibit the death 
     penalty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Berman, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Kim, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Markey, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. 
             Mineta):
       H. Con. Res. 80. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that the United States should recognize the 
     concerns of the peoples of Oceania and call upon the 
     Government of France to cease all nuclear testing at the 
     Moruroa and Fangataufa atolls; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hunter, 
             Mr. Dornan, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
             Solomon):
       H. Con. Res. 81. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     policy of the United States with respect to the normalization 
     of relations with the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. Minge):
       H. Res. 182. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to require the reduction of section 602(b)(1) 
     suballocations to reflect floor amendments to general 
     appropriation bills, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Rules.

para.90.29  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       124. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Legislature of the 
     State of Nebraska, relative to Taiwan; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       125. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to memorializing the 
     U.S. Postal Service to issue a coal miners' postal stamp; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

para.90.30  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 46: Mr. Emerson and Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Olver, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Holden, and Mr. 
     Menendez.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 262: Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Holden, and Mr. 
     Menendez.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Young of Florida and Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 390: Mrs. Waldholtz.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Browder, Mr. Camp, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 427: Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Hefley, and 
     Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 436: Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Kim, Mr. 
     Ehlers, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Dornan, and 
     Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 540: Mr. Wyden, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Torkildsen, and Mr. 
     Towns.
       H.R. 662: Mr. McCollum, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Zeliff, and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Frost and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Canady and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 747: Mr. Hancock and Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Costello, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Payne of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
     Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Longley, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 789: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 797: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 803: Mr. Burr and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Frost, Mr. Heineman, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. 
     Combest, Mr. Spence, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Royce, Ms. Furse, and 
     Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 868: Mr. Clement and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Chambliss and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 957: Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Fox, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. 
     Boroski.
       H.R. 963: Mr. Linder, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Oberstar, 
     Mr. Pallone, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 974: Mr. Martinez, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1003: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 1100: Mr. Reed.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 1162: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 1222: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1226: Mr. Wicker and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 1242: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1254: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1264: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 1289: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1339: Mr. Williams and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 1406: Mr. Wilson.
       H.R. 1448: Mr. Hancock.
       H.R. 1458: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1460: Mr. Reynolds Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Johnson of 
     South Dakota.
       H.R. 1506: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1513: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 1533: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ney, Mr. Fox, 
     Mr. Graham, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Cooley, Mr. Weller, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Funderburk, and Mr. 
     Davis.
       H.R. 1539: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     Mr. Rangel, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. 
     Matsui.
       H.R. 1552: Mr. Martini, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Minge, Mr. Tate, 
     Mr. Petri, Mr. Cox, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
     Luther, Mr. Chapman, Mrs. Vucanovich, and Mr. Tejeda.
       H.R. 1580: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 1591: Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 1640: Mr. Boehner, Mr. Graham, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hoke, 
     Mr. Largent, Mrs.  Chenoweth, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Tiahrt, 
     Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Hunter, 
     and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 1649: Mr. Oberstar and Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 1666: Mr. Dingell and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 1709: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
     Furse, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
     Velazquez, and Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Jacobs, and Mr. 
     Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 1732: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1733: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1739: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1742: Mr. Dooley, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachuetts.
       H.R. 1744: Mr. Coburn and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1745: Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Duncan, 
     Mr. Stump, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Allard, Mr. Jones, Mr. Young of 
     Alaska, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Herger, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
     Solomon, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Lewis of California, 
     Mr. Pombo, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
     Torkildsen, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Longley, and 
     Mr. Schaefer.
       H.R. 1749: Mr. Dornan, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Scarborough, Mrs. 
     Roukema, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1753: Mr. Regula, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. 
     Emerson, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bryant of 
     Texas, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Johnson of 
     South Dakota, Mr. Reed, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. McDade, Mr. Oberstar, 
     and Mr. Pete Geren of Texas.
       H.R. 1758: Ms. Rivers and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Flake.
       H.R. 1787: Mr. Quillen.
       H.R. 1818: Mr. Goodling, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Dreier, and Mr. 
     Bonilla.
       H.R. 1833: Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Cubin, Ms. Ros-
     Lehtinen, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Frost, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Pete Geren of 
     Texas, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Stark, Mr. Martinez, 
     Mr. Yates, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Engel, Mr. Flake, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Clement, Mr. Mascara, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, 
     Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Latham, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. 
     Clinger.
       H.R. 1889: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Hayes, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. 
     Frost.
       H.R. 1915: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Hutchinson, 
     Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 1952: Ms. Waters, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Fazio of 
     California.
       H.R. 1955: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Yates, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. 
     Murtha.
       H.J. Res. 89: Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Bilirakis, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.J. Res. 96: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
     Schroeder, Mr. Funderburk, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mr. Yates, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Stearns, 
     Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Rose, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, and Mr. Stockman.
       H. Con. Res. 78: Mr. Filner, Mr. Borski, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Rush, Mr. Frost, Ms. Rivers, and 
     Mr. Sanders.
       H. Res. 39: Mr. Yates, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. Underwood, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Frazer.
       H. Res. 132: Mr. Doggett, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
     Hamilton, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Ms. Rivers, 
     Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Torres, 
     Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Yates.
       H. Res. 150: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Stupak. 

para.90.31  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1289: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1883: Mr. White.



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                       MONDAY, JULY 10, 1995 (91)

para.91.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order, at 2:00 p.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. EVERETT, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 10, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Terry Everett to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.91.2  recess--2:25 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 3:30 p.m.

para.91.3  after recess--3:30 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, called the House to order.

para.91.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, June 30, 1995.
  Mr. STUDDS, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. STUDDS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.91.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1151. A letter from the Assistant Secretary (Legislative 
     Affairs and Public Liaison), Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting a copy of a Presidential memorandum: 
     Certification regarding use of the exchange stabilization 
     fund and Federal Reserve in relation to the economic crisis 
     in Mexico, pursuant to Public Law 104-6, section 406(a) (109 
     Stat. 91); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1152. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on abnormal occurrences at 
     licensed nuclear facilities for the fourth quarter of 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5848; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1153. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Bahrain (Transmittal 
     No. 27-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       1154. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with Thailand (Transmittal No. DTC-
     40-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1155. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     and services sold commercially to New Zealand (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-36-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1156. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 95-29: Determination to 
     authorize the furnishing of emergency military assistance to 
     the United Nations in support of the Rapid Reaction Force in 
     Bosnia under section 506(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2318(a)(1); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1157. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the list of all reports 
     issued or released in May 1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1158. A letter from the Deputy and Acting CEO, Resolution 
     Trust Corporation, transmitting the corporation's annual 
     management report for the year ended December 31, 1994, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-576, section 306(a) (104 Stat. 
     2854); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1159. A letter from the The Librarian of Congress, 
     transmitting the report of the activities of the Library of 
     Congress, including the Copyright Office, for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1994, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 139; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
       1160. A letter from the Chief Justice, Supreme Court of the 
     United States, transmitting a copy of the report of the 
     proceedings of the Judicial Conference of the United States, 
     held in Washington DC, on March 14, 1995, pursuant to 28 
     U.S.C. 331; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1161. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the third report on the impact of increased aeronautical and 
     nautical chart prices, pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 1307(a)(2)(A); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1162. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an updated report concerning the 
     emigration laws and policies of Bulgaria, pursuant to 19 
     U.S.C. 2432(b) (H. Doc. No. 104-92); to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means and ordered to be printed.
       1163. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     designate defense acquisition pilot programs in accordance 
     with National Defense Authorization Act for fiscal year 1991, 
     and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on 
     National Security, Government Reform and Oversight, and Small 
     Business.
       1164. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled, ``Medicare and Medicaid Payment Integrity Act of 
     1995''; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means, 
     Commerce, and the Budget.

para.91.6  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.91.7  security and cooperation in europe

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that pursuant to the 
provisions of section 169(b) of Public Law 102-138, the Speaker did 
appoint to the United States delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of 
the Conference on Security and Cooperation in Europe, Messrs. Smith of 
New Jersey, Vice Chairman, Hoyer, Torricelli, Sawyer, Coleman, Forbes, 
Cardin, and Ms. Slaughter.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.91.8  message from the president--corporation for public 
          broadcasting

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Communications Act of 1934, as amended (47 
U.S.C. 396(i)), I transmit herewith the Annual Report of the Corporation 
for Public Broadcasting (CPB) for Fiscal Year 1994 and the Inventory of 
the Federal Funds Distributed to Public Telecommunications Entities by 
Federal Departments and Agencies: Fiscal Year 1994.
  Since 1967, when the Congress created the Corporation, CPB has 
overseen the growth and development of quality services for millions of 
Americans.
  This year's report, entitled ``American Stories,'' is a departure from 
previous reports. It profiles people whose lives have been dramatically 
improved by public broadcasting in their local communities. The results 
are timely, lively, and intellectually provocative. In short, they're 
much like public broadcasting.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 10, 1995. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

para.91.9  mfn treatment for cambodia

  Mr. CRANE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1642) to 
extend nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to 
the products of Cambodia, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. CRANE and Mr. 
GIBBONS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GIBBONS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

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  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.91.10  mfn treatment for bulgaria

  Mr. CRANE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1643) to 
authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-
nation treatment) to the products of Bulgaria.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. CRANE and Mr. 
GIBBONS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GIBBONS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.91.11  sikes act improvement

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1141) to amend the Act popularly known as the ``Sikes Act'' to enhance 
fish and wildlife conservation and natural resources management 
programs; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. YOUNG of Alaska and 
Mr. STUDDS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. STUDDS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.91.12  colorado river basin

  Mr. DOOLITTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 523) to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act 
to authorize additional measures to carry out the control of salinity 
upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. DOOLITTLE and Mr. 
VENTO, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. VENTO objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.91.13  recess--4:12 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 12 minutes p.m., until 
5:00 p.m.

para.91.14  after recess--5:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, called the House to order.

para.91.15  motion to adjourn

  Mr. FRANK moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GOSS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

139

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

234

para.91.16                   [Roll No. 469]

                                YEAS--139

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Durbin
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Traficant
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--234

     Allard
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--61

     Abercrombie
     Archer
     Baker (CA)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Bunn
     Clay
     Clinger
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Cremeans
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Engel
     Ensign
     Fields (TX)
     Foglietta
     Frost
     Furse
     Graham
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hunter
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     McDade
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Oberstar
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Roukema
     Seastrand

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     Spence
     Stenholm
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Waldholtz
     Waters
     Weldon (PA)
     Wise
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para.91.17  party affiliation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                                Democratic Caucus,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, June 27, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker,
     U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to inform you that Representative 
     Greg Laughlin is no longer a member of the Democratic Caucus.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Vic Fazio,
                                                         Chairman.

para.91.18  committee membership

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 30, 1995.
     Hon. Larry Combest,
     Chairman, Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, The 
         Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: This is to advise you that 
     Representative Greg Laughlin's appointment to the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence has been automatically 
     vacated pursuant to clause 6(b) of rule X, effective today.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.91.19  committee membership

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    June 30, 1995.
     Hon. Bud Shuster,
     Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: This is to advise you that 
     Representative Greg Laughlin's election to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure has been automatically 
     vacated pursuant to clause 6(b) of rule X, effective today.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.91.20  committee election--majority

  Mr. BOEHNER, by direction of the Republican Conference, called up the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 183):

       Resolved, that the following named Member be, and he is 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Ways and Means: Mr. Laughlin of Texas, to rank 
     following Mr. Portman of Ohio.

  Mr. DOGGETT, pusuant to clause 3 of rule XVI, demanded that the 
question of consideration be put.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now consider said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. BOEHNER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

220

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

176

para.91.21                   [Roll No. 470]

                                YEAS--220

     Allard
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--176

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--38

     Abercrombie
     Archer
     Becerra
     Brown (CA)
     Clinger
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Ensign
     Fields (TX)
     Foglietta
     Frost
     Graham
     Hastings (WA)
     Hunter
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Lipinski
     McDade
     Mfume
     Mica
     Moakley
     Oberstar
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Roukema
     Seastrand
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
  So the House decided to consider said resolution.
  Mr. DeLAY moved to reconsider the vote whereby the House agreed to 
consider the privileged resolution.
  Mr. BOEHNER moved to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the 
vote.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the motion to reconsider said vote?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. WATT demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to lay on the table the 
motion to reconsider, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a 
quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.


[[Page 1098]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

222

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

179

para.91.22                   [Roll No. 471]

                                AYES--222

     Allard
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--179

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--33

     Abercrombie
     Archer
     Becerra
     Brown (CA)
     Clinger
     Dooley
     Fields (TX)
     Foglietta
     Frost
     Graham
     Hastings (WA)
     Hunter
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Lipinski
     McDade
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Oberstar
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Reynolds
     Roukema
     Seastrand
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Williams
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.
  Mr. WATT moved to lay the privileged resolution on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. WATT demanded a recorded vote on the motion to lay the privileged 
resolution on the table, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a 
quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

178

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

229

para.91.23                   [Roll No. 472]

                                AYES--178

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--229

     Allard
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick

[[Page 1099]]


     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Abercrombie
     Archer
     Becerra
     Brown (CA)
     Dooley
     Fields (TX)
     Foglietta
     Frost
     Graham
     Hunter
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Lipinski
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Reynolds
     Roukema
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
  So the motion to lay the privileged resolution on the table was not 
agreed to.
  Mr. DeLAY moved to reconsider the vote whereby the motion to lay the 
privileged resolution on the table was not agreed to.
  Mr. BOEHNER moved to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the 
vote.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the motion to reconsider said vote?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. DeLAY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to lay on the table the 
motion to reconsider, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a 
quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

230

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

180

para.91.24                   [Roll No. 473]

                                YEAS--230

     Allard
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--180

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Abercrombie
     Archer
     Becerra
     Brown (CA)
     Dooley
     Fields (TX)
     Foglietta
     Frost
     Graham
     Hunter
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Lipinski
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Reynolds
     Roukema
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider was agreed 
to.
  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,

para.91.25  point of order

  Mr. BOEHNER made a point of order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I make a point of order that the gentleman [Mr. Bonior] 
is not speaking to the relevant issue at hand. I make a point of order 
that the gentleman in the well, the minority whip, is not talking to the 
relevant issue at hand that is in the debate today. The issue is the 
seating of the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Laughlin] on the Committee on 
Ways and Means. The gentleman [Mr. Bonior] proceeded, as others before 
him have, to talk about the issue of Medicare, which is not the subject 
of debate. As I understand the rules of the House, the gentleman should 
be required to speak to the issue that is on the floor.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The gentleman makes a point of order that engaging in debate should 
be on the topic before the House. The gentleman [Mr. Bonior] in the well 
is reminded that the debate topic before the House is the resolution 
with regard to membership on the committee and debate should be confined 
to that subject matter.''
  After further debate,

para.91.26  point of order

  Mr. BOEHNER made a point of order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I make a point of order that the gentleman in the well 
[Mr. Bonior] is questioning the motives of the gentleman [Mr. Laughlin] 
that is in question on the resolution appointing him to the committee.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The gentleman [Mr. Bonior] at this point has not named any member of 
the Committe on Ways and Means. The gentleman is reminded, however, that 
he has an obligation to the rules of the House to proceed in order.''

para.91.27  point of order

  Mr. BONIOR made a point of order, and said:

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  ``Mr. Speaker. The gentleman [Mr. Hayworth] is not talking about the 
resolution and he is off the issue.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The gentleman from Arizona [Mr. Hayworth] must confine himself to 
the subject matter of the resolution before the House.''
  After further debate,

para.91.28  point of order

  Mr. FRANK made a point of order, and said:
  ``Point of order, Mr. Speaker. My point of order is that unless the 
Speaker has taken the words of the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Bonior] 
to heart, that (the remarks of Mr. Paxon) violates the subject of the 
Speaker's previous instructions. Mr. Speaker. It is off the point of the 
issue of appointing the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Laughlin].''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The gentleman from New York [Mr. Paxon] is reminded he must proceed 
in order.''
  After further debate,

para.91.29  point of order

  Mr. FRANK made a point of order, and said:
  ``Point of order, Mr. Speaker. This (the remarks of Mr. Paxon) clearly 
violates the spirit of the Speaker's previous instructions. I would like 
to be clear that unless we are going to have one test of rules for this 
party and another set of rules for the other, that clearly violates what 
the gentleman [the Speaker pro tempore] stated to the gentleman from 
Michigan [Mr. Bonior].''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The Chair had reminded Members on both sides of the aisle when the 
question has been raised that they are to proceed in order. The Chair 
would continue to say to both sides of the aisle in fairness that they 
must proceed in order on the resolution. The subject matter under 
discussion is the election of the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Laughlin] on 
the Committee on Ways and Means. That should be the subject of the 
discussion on the floor.''
  After further debate,
  Mr. BOEHNER moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. BOEHNER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

233

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

179

para.91.30                   [Roll No. 474]

                                YEAS--233

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--179

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Brown (CA)
     Dooley
     Fields (TX)
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Frost
     Hunter
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Lipinski
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Moran
     Peterson (FL)
     Pryce
     Reynolds
     Smith (MI)
     Stark
     Towns
     Tucker
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  Mr. FRANK moved to reconsider the vote whereby the previous question 
was ordered.
  Mr. BOEHNER moved to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the 
vote.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the motion to reconsider said vote?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FRANK demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to lay on the table the 
motion to reconsider, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a 
quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

233

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

181

para.91.31                   [Roll No. 475]

                                AYES--233

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning

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     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--181

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Brown (CA)
     Dooley
     Fields (TX)
     Foglietta
     Frost
     Hunter
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Livingston
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Pryce
     Reynolds
     Skaggs
     Smith (MI)
     Stark
     Towns
     Tucker
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FRANK demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

248

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

162

para.91.32                   [Roll No. 476]

                                YEAS--248

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--162

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes

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     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Brown (CA)
     DeFazio
     Dooley
     Foglietta
     Frost
     Gillmor
     Hastert
     Hunter
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Oxley
     Pryce
     Reynolds
     Smith (MI)
     Stark
     Towns
     Tucker
     Yates
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.91.33  committees and subcommittees to sit

  Mr. ARMEY, pursuant to clause 2(i) of rule XI, moved that all 
committees and subcommittees be permitted to sit during the 5-minute 
rule on Tuesday, July 11, 1995, through Friday, July 14, 1995.
  After debate,
  Mr. ARMEY moved the previous question on the motion.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the previous question was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. LINDER demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

234

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affirmative

Nays

176

para.91.34                   [Roll No. 477]

                                AYES--234

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--176

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Brown (CA)
     Dooley
     Foglietta
     Frost
     Gillmor
     Hastert
     Hunter
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Oxley
     Pryce
     Reynolds
     Smith (MI)
     Stark
     Studds
     Towns
     Tucker
     Waxman
     Williams
     Yates
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said motion was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.91.35  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of June 30, 1995.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para.91.36  order of business--postponement of votes

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, by unanimous consent, announced 
that, pursuant to clause 5(b)(1) of rule I, the votes on H.R. 1642, H.R. 
1643, H.R. 1141, and S. 523 were postponed until Tuesday, July 11, 1995.

para.91.37  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                  Washington, DC, June 30, 1995.  
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (5) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     received a subpoena for testimony and documents concerning 
     constituent casework. The subpoena was issued by the Superior 
     Court of New Jersey in Morris County.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                             Christopher H. Smith,
                                             Member of Congress.  

para.91.38  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. GRAHAM, for today until 7:30 p.m.;
  To Mr. MFUME, for today; and
  To Mr. TUCKER, for today.
  And then,

[[Page 1103]]

para.91.39  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DORNAN, at 10 o'clock p.m., the House adjourned until 
9 o'clock a.m., Tuesday, July 11, 1995.

para.91.40  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. CLINGER: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 1826. A bill to repeal the authorization of transitional 
     appropriations for the U.S. Postal Service, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-174). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.91.41  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. EMERSON:
       H.R. 1997. A bill to provide flexibility to States in the 
     administration of the Food Stamp Program, consolidation of 
     the commodity distribution programs, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BARR:
       H.R. 1998. A bill to provide for State credit union 
     representation on the National Credit Union Administration 
     Board, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. NORWOOD:
       H.R. 1999. A bill to establish the Augusta Canal National 
     Heritage Area in the State of Georgia, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. McHale, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 2000. A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to 
     provide for the establishment of a multiple-tier price 
     support program for milk to assist milk producers to receive 
     an adequate income from their dairy operations and to support 
     long-term conservation practices by milk producers, while 
     assuring sufficient low-cost dairy products for nutrition 
     assistance programs; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 183. Resolution electing Representative Greg 
     Laughlin of Texas to the Committee on Ways and Means; 
     considered and agreed to.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Dellums, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Fattah, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
             Reynolds):
       H. Res. 184. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to require that committee reports 
     accompanying reported bills and joint resolutions contain a 
     detailed analysis of the impact of the bill or joint 
     resolution on children; to the Committee on Rules.

para.91.42  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       126. The SPEAKER: Presented a memorial of the General 
     Assembly of the State of Nevada, relative to custody 
     requirements for prisoners that exceed constitutional 
     requirements; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.91.43  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. SCOTT introduced a bill (H.R. 2001) for the relief of 
     Norton R. Girault; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.91.44  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 38: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Manzullo, 
     Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Porter, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Mascara, 
     Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. de la Garza.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 248: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Frazer, 
     Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 263: Mr. Serrano and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 371: Mr. Coleman.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 661: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 677: Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Studds.
       H.R. 709: Mr. Engel and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 733: Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. 
     Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 736: Mr. Stockman, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 739: Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 789: Mrs. Vucanovich and Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Williams.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 863: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Dellums, 
     Ms. Furse, and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 868: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Shays, and Mrs. Meyers 
     of Kansas.
       H.R. 882: Mr. Luther, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Engel, 
     Mr. Rangel, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 940: Mr. Mineta.
       H.R. 941: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
     Maloney, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1006: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 1066: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Kingston and Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 1143: Mr. Berman, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Towns, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Stupak, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Paxon, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
     Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. King, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Rivers, 
     Mr. Sanford, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 1144: Ms. Rivers, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. King, Mr. Inglis of 
     South Carolina, Mr. Heineman, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
     LaHood, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Frost, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
     Sanford, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Sanford, Mr. Engel, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Doyle 
     and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 1154: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. 
     Martini.
       H.R. 1169: Mr. Serrano and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1204: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1314: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 1356: Mr. Owens, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Brown of 
     California.
       H.R. 1376: Mr. Solomon, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Ackerman, 
     Mr. Mineta, and Mr. Heineman.
       H.R. 1377: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 1381: Ms. McKinney and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1444: Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
     Maloney,  and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1533: Mr. Dornan and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1559: Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
     Camp and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1568: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1594: Ms. Pryce and Mr. Allard.
       H.R. 1610: Mr. Horn and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 1675: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 1716: Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 1735: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Frost, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frazer, 
     Ms. McKinney, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1744: Mr. Roth.
       H.R. 1758: Mr. Serrano and Mr. Coleman.
       H.R. 1765: Mr. Stump, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Packard, 
     Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 1863: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Vento, Mr. Gene Green of 
     Texas, Mr. Skaggs, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. Baldacci and Mrs. Schroeder.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Ewing and Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. Beilenson.
       H.R. 1915: Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. 
     Wilson, and Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 1930: Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Lowey, and 
     Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 1947: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Hancock.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Davis, Ms. Harman, Mr. Torricelli, and 
     Mr. Wolf.
       H. Con. Res. 54: Ms. Harman.
       H. Con. Res. 76: Mr. Torres, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Lofgren, and 
     Ms. Norton.
       H. Res. 122: Mr. Engel.
       H. Res. 142: Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Romero-
     Barcelo, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Watt of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Boucher.



.
                       TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1995 (92)

para.92.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order, at 9:00 a.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 11, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable George P. Radanovich to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.92.2  recess--9:30 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess until 10:00 a.m.

para.92.3  after recess--10:00 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.92.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, July 10, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.92.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1165. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving

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     United States exports to Indonesia, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1166. A letter from the Executive Director, Thrift 
     Depositor Protection Oversight Board, transmitting the annual 
     report of the Oversight Board on the Resolution Funding 
     Corporation for the calendar year 1994, pursuant to Public 
     Law 101-73, section 511(a) (103 Stat. 404); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       1167. A letter from the Executive Director, Thrift 
     Depositor Protection Oversight Board, transmitting the 
     audited financial statement of the Resolution Trust 
     Corporation as of December 31, 1994, and for the year then 
     ended, pursuant to Public Law 101-73, section 501(a) (103 
     Stat. 385); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1168. A letter from the Executive Director, Thrift 
     Depositor Protection Oversight Board, transmitting the annual 
     report of the Oversight Board for the calendar year 1994, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-73, section 501(a) (103 Stat. 
     387); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1169. A letter from the National Center for Education 
     Statistics, Commissioner, Office of Educational Research and 
     Improvement, transmitting the National Center for Education 
     Statistics [NCES] report entitled, ``The Condition of 
     Education,'' pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 9005; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       1170. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     acceptance [LOA] to Singapore for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 95-31), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1171. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     and services sold commercially to Germany (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-41-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       1172. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense equipment 
     sold commercially to the Netherlands (Transmittal No. DTC-42-
     95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1173. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense articles and 
     and services sold commercially to Australia (Transmittal No. 
     DTC-32-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776 (c) and (d); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1174. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the President proposes to exercise his authority under 
     section 614(a)(1) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended, to provide $3 million in defense articles and 
     services to countries participating in the Rapid Reaction 
     Force [RRF] in Bosnia, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2364(a)(1); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1175. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 95-31: suspending restrictions 
     on United States Relations with the Palestine Liberation 
     Organization, pursuant to Public Law 103-236, section 
     583(b)(2) (108 Stat. 489); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1176. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting 1994 annual report of the Southwestern 
     Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission, pursuant to 
     Public Law 100-698, section 104(b) (102 Stat. 4621); to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1177. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting audit of the Department's private 
     counsel debt collection program, pursuant to Public Law 102-
     589, section 6 (106 Stat. 5135); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1178. A letter from the Architect of the Capitol, 
     transmitting report of the accomplishments in achieving the 
     requirements of the Architect of the Capitol Human Resources 
     Act, pursuant to Public Law 103-283, section 312(d)(1)(B) 
     (108 Stat. 1444); jointly, to the Committees on House 
     Oversight and Appropriations.
       1179. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting semi-annual report on program activities to 
     facilitate weapons destruction and nonproliferation in the 
     former Soviet Union, October 1, 1994, through March 31, 1995, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 5956; jointly, to the Committees on 
     International Relations, National Security, and 
     Appropriations.

para.92.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House of the 
following titles:

       H.R. 400. An Act to provide for the exchange of lands 
     within Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve, and 
     for other purposes; and
       H.R. 716. An Act to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills of the 
following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 533. An Act to clarify the rules governing removal of 
     cases to Federal court, and for other purposes; and
       S. 677. An Act to repeal a redundant venue provision, and 
     for other purposes.

para.92.7  providing for the further consideration of h.r. 1868

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 177):

       Resolved, That during further consideration of H.R. 1868 
     pursuant to House Resolution 170, consideration of the bill 
     for amendment in the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     state of the Union shall proceed without intervening motion 
     except the amendments printed in the report of the Committee 
     on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each of those 
     amendments may be considered only in the order printed in the 
     report, may be offered only by a Member designated in the 
     report, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
     twenty minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
     proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, 
     and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
     question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. All 
     points of order against amendments printed in the report are 
     waived. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment made in order by this resolution. The chairman of 
     the Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less than five 
     minutes the time for voting by electronic device on any 
     postponed question that immediately follows another vote by 
     electronic device without intervening business, provided that 
     the time for voting by electronic device on the first in any 
     series of questions shall be not less than fifteen minutes. 
     Immediately after disposition of the amendments printed in 
     the report, the Committee shall rise and report the bill to 
     the House with such amendments as may have been adopted.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. GOSS moved the previous question on the resolution to its adoption 
or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

236

When there appeared

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Nays

162

para.92.8                    [Roll No. 478]

                                YEAS--236

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher

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     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--162

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clement
     Coleman
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Andrews
     Bishop
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Fattah
     Flake
     Ford
     Frost
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     McKinney
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (MN)
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Rush
     Scott
     Stokes
     Towns
     Tucker
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Wynn
     Yates
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  Mr. VOLKMER moved to reconsider the vote whereby the previous question 
was ordered.
  Mr. GOSS moved to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the motion to reconsider said vote?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. VOLKMER demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to lay on the table 
the motion to reconsider, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a 
quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

235

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affirmative

Nays

167

para.92.9                    [Roll No. 479]

                                AYES--235

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--167

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clement
     Coleman
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden

                             NOT VOTING--32

     Andrews
     Bishop
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Fattah
     Flake
     Ford
     Frost
     Goodling
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Rush
     Scott
     Stokes
     Towns
     Tucker
     Watt (NC)
     Wynn
     Yates
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said 
resolution, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

246

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

156

para.92.10                   [Roll No. 480]

                                AYES--246

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)

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     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--156

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clement
     Coleman
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden

                             NOT VOTING--32

     Andrews
     Bishop
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Fattah
     Flake
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Rush
     Scott
     Serrano
     Stokes
     Towns
     Tucker
     Watt (NC)
     Wynn
     Yates
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  Mr. SOLOMON moved to reconsider the vote whereby the resolution was 
agreed to.
  Mr. GOSS moved to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the motion to reconsider said vote?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. VOLKMER demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to lay on the table 
the motion to reconsider, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a 
quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

248

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

153

para.92.11                   [Roll No. 481]

                                AYES--248

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--153

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clement
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz

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     Orton
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--33

     Andrews
     Bishop
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Danner
     Fattah
     Flake
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Morella
     Myrick
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Roberts
     Rush
     Scott
     Stokes
     Towns
     Tucker
     Watt (NC)
     Yates
  So the motion to lay on the table the motion to reconsider the vote 
was agreed to.

para.92.12  order of business--consideration of amendments--h.r. 1868

  On motion of Mr. CALLAHAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1868) 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30 1996, and for 
other purposes, pursuant to House Resolution 170 and House Resolution 
177, each of the amendments printed in House Report 104-167 be debatable 
for 30 minutes (rather than 20 minutes), equally divided and controlled 
by the proponent and an opponent.

para.92.13  h.r. 1642--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 1642) to extend nondiscriminatory treatment 
(most-favored-nation treatment) to the products of Cambodia, and for 
other purposes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.92.14  h.r. 1643--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1643) to authorize the extension of 
nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) to the 
products of Bulgaria.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.92.15  h.r. 1141--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1141) to amend the Act popularly known 
as the ``Sikes Act'' to enhance fish and wildlife conservation and 
natural resources management programs; as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.92.16  s. 523--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 523) to amend the Colorado 
River Basin Salinity Control Act to authorize additional measures to 
carry out the control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-
effective manner, and for other purposes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.92.17  foreign operations appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, pursuant to House Resolution 170, 
House Resolution 177 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into 
the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1868) making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30 1996, and for other purposes.
  Mr. HANSEN, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HANSEN, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 170 reported 
the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendments reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 63, after line 4, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 540A. RESTRICTIONS ON THE TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS 
                   AGAINST SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO.

       (a) Restrictions.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no sanction, prohibition, or requirement described in 
     section 1511 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160), with respect to Serbia 
     or Montenegro, may cease to be effective, unless--
       (1) the President first submits to the Congress a 
     certification described in subsection (b); and
       (2) the requirements of section 1511 of that Act are met.
       (b) Certification.--A certification described in this 
     subsection is a certification that--
       (1) there is substantial progress toward--
       (A) the realization of a separate identity for Kosova and 
     the right of the people of Kosova to govern themselves; or
       (B) the creation of an international protectorate for 
     Kosova;
       (2) there is substantial improvement in the human rights 
     situation in Kosova;
       (3) international human rights observers are allowed to 
     return to Kosova; and
       (4) the elected government of Kosova is permitted to meet 
     and carry out its legitimate mandate as elected 
     representatives of the people of Kosova.
       Page 78, after line 6, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 564. The Department of State should closely monitor 
     and take into account human rights progress in Ethiopia as it 
     obligates fiscal year 1996 funds for Ethiopia appropriated in 
     this Act.
       Page 20, line 25, strike the semicolon and all that follows 
     through ``Code'' on page 21, line 5.
       Page 21, line 7, strike the final comma and all that 
     follows through line 9 and insert the following:
       : Provided, That none of the funds appropriated under this 
     heading shall be available for salaries and expenses of 
     personnel as

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     signed to the bureau charged with carrying out the Migration 
     and Refugee Assistance Act.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with 
the following amendment:

       Insert at the end of the bill:
       ``Basic education for children
       Sec.   . Not more than $108,000,000 under the Agency for 
     International Development Children and Disease Programs Fund 
     may be used for basic education for children.''

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was agreed to.
  Mr. CALLAHAN, by direction of the Committee on Appropriations and 
pursuant to the foregoing order of the House reported the bill back to 
the House with said amendment.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

333

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

89

para.92.18                   [Roll No. 482] 

                                YEAS--333

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--89

     Abercrombie
     Barrett (NE)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Everett
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Jacobs
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     LaFalce
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Martinez
     McDermott
     Meyers
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Orton
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pombo
     Quillen
     Rahall
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Sensenbrenner
     Shuster
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stump
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Traficant
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Watt (NC)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Foglietta
     Frost
     Gibbons
     Jefferson
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Peterson (FL)
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Skaggs
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.92.19  change of reference--h.r. 1784

  On motion of Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1784) to validate certain conveyances 
made by the Southern Pacific Transportation Company within the cities of 
Reno, Nevada, and Tulare, California, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was rereferred to the Committee on Resources.

para.92.20  correcting enrollment--s. 523

  Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, submitted the following concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 82):
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That in the enrollment of the bill (S. 523) to 
     amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to 
     authorize additional measures to carry out the control of 
     salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner, 
     and for other purposes, the Secretary of the Senate shall 
     make the following corrections:
       (1) In the last sentence of paragraph (1) of section 1 of 
     the bill (adding a new paragraph (6) to section 202(a) of the 
     Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act) insert a period 
     after the words ``submits such report''.
       (2) In paragraph (2)(B) of section 1 of the bill (amending 
     section 205(a)(4)(i) of the Colorado River Basin Salinity 
     Control Act)
     strike ``section 202(a)(4) and (5)'' and insert ``sections 
     202(a)(4) and (5)''.
       (3) At the end of paragraph (4) of section 1 of the bill 
     (amending section 202(b)(4) of the Colorado River Basin 
     Salinity Control Act) strike the period before the closing 
     quotation marks.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

[[Page 1109]]

para.92.21  department of transportation

  Mr. WOLF submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 104-177) on the bill 
(H.R. 2002) making appropriations for the Department of Transportation 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
for other purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI all points of order were reserved.

para.92.22  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1905

  Mr. QUILLEN, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 171):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1905) making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
     shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to 
     the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill 
     shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 
     The bill shall be considered by title rather than by 
     paragraph. Each title shall be considered as read. Points of 
     order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply 
     with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: 
     beginning with ``: Provided further'' on page 6, line 6, 
     through ``such transfer'' on line 13. Where points of order 
     are waived against part of a paragraph, points of order 
     against a provision in another part of such paragraph may be 
     made only against such provision and not against the entire 
     paragraph. Before consideration of any other amendment it 
     shall be in order to consider the amendment printed in the 
     report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution 
     if offered by Representative Shuster of Pennsylvania or his 
     designee. That amendment shall be considered as read, shall 
     be debatable for ten minutes equally divided and controlled 
     by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
     amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
     of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 
     Whole. All points of order against that amendment are waived. 
     After disposition of that amendment, the provisions of the 
     bill as then perfected shall be considered as original text. 
     During further consideration of the bill for amendment, the 
     Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
     amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the 
     House with such amendments as may have been adopted. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
     and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. QUILLEN the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.92.23  energy and water development appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, pursuant to House Resolution 
171 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1905) making appropriations for energy and water development 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. OXLEY as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,

para.92.24  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BARRETT of 
Wisconsin:

       Page 16, line 1, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(less $5,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

182

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

243

para.92.25                   [Roll No. 483]

                                AYES--182

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TN)
     Burr
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Coble
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cubin
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Inglis
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wyden
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--243

     Abercrombie
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Meek
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bonior
     Collins (MI)
     Frost
     Hall (OH)
     Jefferson
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

[[Page 1110]]

  After some further time,

para.92.26  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DeFAZIO:

       Page 11, line 7, strike ``$417,301,000'' and insert 
     ''$412,180,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

151

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

275

para.92.27                   [Roll No. 484]

                                AYES--151

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Obey
     Owens
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zimmer

                                NOES--275

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Frost
     Hall (OH)
     Jefferson
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Scarborough
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, assumed the Chair.

para.92.28  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.
  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.92.29  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KLUG:

       Page 16, line 1 strike ``$2,596,700,000'' and insert 
     ``$2,576,700,000''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

306

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

121

para.92.30                   [Roll No. 485]

                                AYES--306

     Allard
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Camp
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns

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     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--121

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Bunn
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coleman
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kim
     Knollenberg
     Lazio
     Lightfoot
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McDade
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Mineta
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Quillen
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Schaefer
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Cardin
     Frost
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Stark
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.92.31  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. OBEY:

       On page 16, line 1, insert ``(less $18,000,000)'', before 
     ``to remain''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

155

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

266

para.92.32                   [Roll No. 486]

                                AYES--155

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zimmer

                                NOES--266

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Boehner
     Brown (CA)
     Cardin
     Clement
     Frost
     Jefferson
     Longley
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Oxley
     Reynolds
     Stark
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LaHOOD, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.92.33  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1977

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-182) the resolution (H. Res. 185) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1977) making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.92.34  message from the president--mfn status for romania

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  On May 19, 1995, I determined and reported to the Congress that 
Romania is in full compliance with the freedom of emigration criteria of 
sections 402 and 409 of the Trade Act of 1974. This action allowed for 
the continuation of most-favored-nation (MFN) status for Romania and 
certain other activities without the requirement of a waiver.
  As required by law, I am submitting an updated Report to Congress 
concerning emigration laws and policies of Romania. You will find that 
the report indicates continued Romanian compliance with U.S. and 
international standards in the area of emigration policy.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 11, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 104-93).

para.92.35  senate bills referred

  Bills of the Senate of the following titles were taken from the 
Speaker's

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table and, under this rule, referred as follows:

       S. 533. An Act to clarify the rules governing removal of 
     cases to Federal court, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 677. An Act to repeal a redundant venue provision, and 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.92.36  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Administration, reported that 
that committee did on the following date present to the President, for 
his approval, a bill of the House of the following title:

           On July 5, 1995:
       H.R. 483. An Act to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1990 to permit Medicare select policies to be offered 
     in all States.

para.92.37  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. YATES, for today;
  To Miss COLLINS of Michigan, for today from 2 p.m. until 4 p.m.;
  To Mr. FOGLIETTA, for July 10; and
  To Ms. McKINNEY, today.
  And then,

para.92.38  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. KINGSTON, at 9 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.92.39  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. WALKER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1175. A bill to 
     amend Public Law 89-454 to provide for the reauthorization of 
     appropriations; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-123 Pt. 2). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. Report on the 
     Subdivision of Budget Totals For Fiscal Year 1996 (Rept. No. 
     104-175). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1091. A 
     bill to improve the National Park System in the Commonwealth 
     of Virginia; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-176). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. WOLF: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2002. A bill 
     making appropriations for the Department of Transportation 
     and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-177). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. MOORHEAD: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 587. A bill 
     to amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to 
     patents on biotechnological processes (Rept. No. 104-178). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. MOORHEAD: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1170. A bill 
     to provide that cases challenging the constitutionality of 
     measures passed by State referendum be heard by a 3-judge 
     court; with amendments (Rept. No. 104-179). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. MOORHEAD: Committee on the Judiciary. S. 464. An Act to 
     make the reporting deadlines for studies conducted in Federal 
     court demonstration districts consistent with the deadlines 
     for pilot districts, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     180). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. MOORHEAD: Committee on the Judiciary. S. 532. An Act to 
     clarify the rules governing venue, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 104-181). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Ms. PRYCE: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 185. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1977) making appropriations for the Department of the 
     Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     182). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.92.40  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. WOLF:
       H.R. 2002. A bill making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
           By Mr. de la GARZA (for himself, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hall 
             of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Wilson):
       H.R. 2003. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to make temporary assistance available to support community 
     food security projects designed to meet the food needs of 
     low-income people, increase the self-reliance of communities 
     in providing for their own food needs, and promote 
     comprehensive, inclusive, and future-oriented solutions to 
     local food, farm, and nutrition problems; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H.R. 2004. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exclude from the Social Security tax on self-
     employment income certain amounts received by insurance 
     salesmen after retirement; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 2005. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to make technical corrections in maps relating to the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources System; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GEKAS:
       H.R. 2006. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     provide an automatic continuing appropriation for the U.S. 
     Government; to the Committee on Appropriations, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 2007. A bill to amend titles 5, 31, and 37 of the 
     United States Code to provide for the continuance of pay and 
     the authority to make certain expenditures and obligations 
     during lapses in appropriations; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. Shays (for himself, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Bass, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Blute, Mr. Bono, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. 
             Cox, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Dreier, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Fawell, 
             Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Franks 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frisa, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goodling, 
             Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hoke, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. 
             Kasich, Mr. Kim, Mr. King, Mr. Klink, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of 
             New York, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Martini, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Moorhead, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Orton, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Porter, Mr. Portman, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Regula, Mr. Riggs, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Stockman, Mr. Talent, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Torricelli, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Upton, Mr. Visclosky, 
             Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Walker, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Zeliff, and 
             Mr. Zimmer):
       H.R. 2008. A bill to repeal the quota and price support 
     programs for peanuts; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY:
       H.R. 2009. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     include medical foods as a specific item for which coverage 
     may be provided under the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
     Program; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Jacobs, Mr. Porter, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Franks of New 
             Jersey, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Horn, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen):
       H.R. 2010. A bill to reduce target prices for wheat, feed, 
     grains, rice, and cotton, to provide for the determination of 
     deficiency payments and marketing loans of these crops, to 
     abandon the use of acreage reduction programs regarding these 
     crops, to prohibit the provision of deficiency payments for 
     acreage diverted from these crops, to impose income 
     limitations on participation in programs regarding these 
     crops, and to limit Commodity Credit Corporation outlays on 
     behalf of these crops; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Wise, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Moran, Mr. Beilenson, and Mr. Johnson 
             of South Dakota):
       H.R. 2011. A bill to assure equitable coverage and 
     treatment of emergency services under health plans; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as

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     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CREMEANS:
       H.R. 2012. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to revise the income, estate, and gift tax rules 
     applicable to individuals who lose U.S. citizenship; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FOX (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Montgomery, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Tate, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Stockman, 
             Mr. Holden, Mr. King, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Weller, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Largent, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Rahall, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Solomon, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. McHale, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
             Hancock, Mr. Armey, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Evans, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
             Kelly, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Ney, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Moran, Mr. Hastings, of Washington, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, and Mr. Gutknecht):
       H.R. 2013. A bill to provide for the display of the POW/MIA 
     flag at each Department of Veterans Affairs medical center 
     until the President determines that the fullest possible 
     accounting of all Vietnam-era POW/MIA's has been made; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Hancock, and Mr. 
             Christensen):
       H.R. 2014. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit or refund of motor fuel excise taxes 
     on fuel used by the motor of a highway vehicle to operate 
     certain power takeoff equipment on such vehicle; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. KENNELLY:
       H.R. 2015. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for the economic recovery of 
     areas affected by the loss of employment in the financial 
     institution and real estate sectors; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Reed, and Mr. 
             Dornan):
       H.R. 2016. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     eliminate the requirement that commissioned officers of the 
     armed services be initially appointed as reserve officers 
     regardless of the source of their commission; to the 
     Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. MOORHEAD:
       H.J. Res. 100. Joint resolution to encourage States to 
     study and adopt interstate compacts for the regulation of 
     interstate insurance; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H. Con. Res. 82. Concurrent resolution directing the 
     Secretary of the Senate to make technical corrections in the 
     enrollment of S. 523; considered and agreed to.

para.92.41  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       127. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Nevada, relative to urging the Congress of the United States 
     to investigate the utility of importing water to Nevada from 
     sources outside Nevada; to the Committee on Resources.
       128. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Nevada, 
     relative to the management of public rangelands in the State 
     of Nevada; to the Committee on Resources.

para.92.42  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 43: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 60: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. 
     Callahan, and Mr. Flanagan.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 104: Mr. LaTourette, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Tanner, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Bass, Mr. Klug, and 
     Mr. Roth.
       H.R. 157: Mr. Heineman.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 240: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 259: Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 303: Mr. McHale, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii.
       H.R. 311: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 312: Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Luther and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Clement, Mr. Chrysler, and Mr. 
     Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 436: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Leach, Mr. Pombo, 
     Mr. Packard, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Lightfoot, and Mr. 
     Cox.
       H.R. 460: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
     Lewis of California, Mr. Davis, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Gutknecht, 
     and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Orton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Cox, Mr. Foley, Mr. Largent, and Mr. 
     Clement.
       H.R. 662: Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Fields of 
     Texas, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 703: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 713: Mr. Engel and Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 752: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Paxon, 
     Mr. Coleman, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
     Brewster, Mr. Martinez, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Foley, and Mr. 
     Schiff.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Payne of Virginia.
       H.R. 797: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 860: Mr. Nethercutt and Mr. Bryant of Tennessee.
       H.R. 866: Mr. Manzullo and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 952: Mr. Stump, Mr. Foley, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Paxon, and Mr. Pete Geren of Texas.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. McHale, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 973: Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 979: Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Ney, and Mr. Ortiz.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Owens, Mr. Moran, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Williams, 
     Mr. Martinez, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Frazer, and Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Owens, Mr. Moran, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Williams, 
     Mr. Frazer, Mr. Studds, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. LaHood, 
     and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 1127: Mr. Latham, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
     Christensen, Mr. Ensign, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
     Chambliss, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Flake, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Leach, Mr. Gunderson, 
     Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 1222: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. Miller of California and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1318: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 1370: Mr. Edwards, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, and Mr. 
     Stenholm.
       H.R. 1386: Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 1454: Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Clement, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
     Skeen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 1547: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1637: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Porter, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 1644: Mr. Souder and Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 1661: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
     Pickett, Mr. Minge, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 1662: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Johnson of South 
     Dakota, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1684: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota and Mr. Oxley.
       H.R. 1687: Ms. McCarthy, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
     Cremeans, Mr. Martini, Mr. Olver, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Moakley, 
     Mrs. Waldholtz, and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1735: Ms. Rivers and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1739: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1744: Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Minge, and Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey.
       H.R. 1749: Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 1758: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1781: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1807: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1818: Mr. Souder, Mr. McKeon, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. 
     Ehlers.
       H.R. 1853: Mr. Serrano and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Bono and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1883: Mr. Cremeans and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 1904: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1915: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
     Combest, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 1950: Mr. Martini, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Moran, 
     Mr. Martinez, and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 1957: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1963: Mr. Lazio of New York, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
     Flake.
       H.R. 1967: Mr. Camp, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and 
     Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Hoke, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Oxley and Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 1987: Mr. Roth, Mr. Royce, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. King, Mr. 
     Brownback, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
     Houghton, Mr. Sanford, and Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H. Con. Res. 21: Ms. Molinari, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H. Con. Res. 23: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Latham, and Miss Collins of 
     Michigan.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Martinez, 
     Mr. Thompson, Mr. Evans, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H. Res. 174: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     DeFazio, Mr. Farr, Mr. Frazer, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Oberstar, and 
     Mr. Beilenson.



.
                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1995 (93)

para.93.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN,

[[Page 1114]]

who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 12, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jack Quinn to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.93.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, July 11, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.93.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1180. A letter from the Director, the Office of Management 
     and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on rescissions 
     and deferrals of budget authority as of July 1, 1995, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e) (H. Doc. No. 104-94); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       1181. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act which occurred in the Aeronautical Systems Division at 
     Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       1182. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to Japan, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1183. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to Japan, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1184. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense articles and 
     services sold commercially to Australia (Transmittal No. DTC-
     43-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1185. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-85, 
     ``Industrial Revenue Bond Forward Commitment Program 
     Authorization Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 
     1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1186. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-89, ``HIV 
     Testing of Certain Criminal Offenders Act of 1995,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1187. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-88, ``Child 
     Support Enforcement Temporary Amendment Act of 1995,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1188. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-90, 
     ``Juvenile Curfew Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1189. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-91, 
     ``District of Columbia Board of Education Fees for Adult, 
     Community, and Continuing Education Courses Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1190. A letter from the Secretary, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting the semiannual report of activities of 
     the inspector general for the period ending March 31, 1995, 
     and the Secretary's semiannual report for the same period, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 

para.93.4  energy and water development appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. QUINN, pursuant to House Resolution 171 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1905) making appropriations for energy and water 
development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes.
  Mr. OXLEY, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.93.5  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. OBEY:

       On page 16, on line 1, insert ``(less $40,000,000)'', 
     before ``to remain''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

191

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negative

Nays

227

para.93.6                    [Roll No. 487]

                                AYES--191

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Camp
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--227

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Combest
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

[[Page 1115]]



                             NOT VOTING--16

     Andrews
     Bishop
     Brown (OH)
     Collins (MI)
     Doolittle
     Engel
     Fox
     Frost
     Hefner
     Longley
     Moakley
     Porter
     Reynolds
     Stokes
     Tauzin
     Williams
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.93.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KLUG:

       Page 16, line 2, insert before the period the following:

     : Provided, That, of such amount, $44,772,000 shall be 
     available to implement the provisions of section 1211 of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13316). 

It was decided in the

Yeas

214

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

208

para.93.8                    [Roll No. 488]

                                AYES--214

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Camp
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Houghton
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--208

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pickett
     Porter
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Andrews
     Brown (OH)
     Collins (MI)
     Fox
     Frost
     Hefner
     Longley
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Tauzin
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.93.9  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WARD:

       On Page 16, line 1, insert ``(less $1,000,000)'' before 
     ``to remain''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

276

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

141

para.93.10                   [Roll No. 489]

                                AYES--276

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

[[Page 1116]]



                                NOES--141

     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Clinger
     Coble
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Forbes
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Johnson, Sam
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     Mica
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Myers
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Pombo
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Roth
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stump
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Williams
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Andrews
     Brown (OH)
     Coburn
     Fox
     Frost
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Istook
     Longley
     McKeon
     Moakley
     Moorhead
     Ortiz
     Reynolds
     Rohrabacher
     Stockman
     Tauzin
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.93.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. VOLKMER:

       Page 16, Line 1 insert ``(less $8,000,000)'' before ``to 
     remain''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

148

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

275

para.93.12                   [Roll No. 490]

                                AYES--148

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--275

     Abercrombie
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Andrews
     Brown (OH)
     Fox
     Gutierrez
     Hefner
     Longley
     Moakley
     Ortiz
     Reynolds
     Spratt
     Tauzin
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.93.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KLUG: 

       Page 25, line 6, strike ``$142,000,000'' and insert ``$0''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

108

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

319

para.93.14                   [Roll No. 491]

                                AYES--108

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Barcia
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Boehner
     Brownback
     Burton
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Cox
     Crane
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     Doggett
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Goss
     Gunderson
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Largent
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Porter
     Ramstad
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Talent
     Tate
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Walker
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Wolf
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--319

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Cardin
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger

[[Page 1117]]


     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Fox
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Longley
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Scarborough
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.93.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KLUG:

       Page 29, line 1, strike ``$103,339,000'' and insert ``$0''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

144

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

284

para.93.16                   [Roll No. 492]

                                AYES--144

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Burton
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Ensign
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     LoBiondo
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Talent
     Tate
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     White
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--284

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Cardin
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Fields (TX)
     Fox
     Hefner
     Longley
     Moakley
     Reynolds
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.93.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on sustaining an appeal of a ruling of the Chair.

It was decided in the

Yeas

255

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

167

para.93.18                    [Roll No.493]

                                AYES--255

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza

[[Page 1118]]


     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--167

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Ackerman
     Browder
     Chapman
     Coburn
     Fox
     Hefner
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Longley
     Martinez
     Moakley
     Reynolds
  So the decision of the Chair stood as the judgment of the Committee.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. OXLEY, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 171, reported 
the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 8, line 3, strike ``May 1, 1996'' and insert ``August 
     15, 1996''.
       Page 9, line 6, strike ``McFARLAND,'' and all that follows 
     through line 8 and insert ``McFARLAND.''.

       Page 9, after line 8, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 102. (a) Sand and Stone Cap in Navigation Project at 
     Manistique Harbor, Michigan.--The project for navigation, 
     Manistique Harbor, Schoolcraft County, Michigan, authorized 
     by the first section of the Act entitled ``An Act making 
     appropriations for the construction, repair, and preservation 
     of certain public works on rivers and harbors, and for other 
     purposes'', approved March 3, 1905 (33 Stat. 1136), is 
     modified to permit installation of a sand and stone cap over 
     sediments affected by polychlorinated biphenyls in accordance 
     with an administrative order of the Environmental Protection 
     Agency.
       (b) Project Depth.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     project described in subsection (a) is modified to provide 
     for an authorized depth of 18 feet.
       (2) Exception.--The authorized depth shall be 12.5 feet in 
     the areas where the sand and stone cap described in 
     subsection (a) will be placed within the following 
     coordinates: 4220N-2800E to 4220N-3110E to 3980N-3260E to 
     3190N-3040E to 2960N-2560E to 3150N-2300E to 3680N-2510E to 
     3820N-2690E and back to 4220N-2800E.
       (c) Harbor of Refuge.--The project described in subsection 
     (a), including the breakwalls, pier, and authorized depth of 
     the project (as modified by subsection (b)), shall continue 
     to be maintained as a harbor of refuge.

       Page 14, line 13, strike ``$48,630,000'' and insert 
     ``$48,150,000''.

       Page 16, line 1 strike ``$2,596,700,000'' and insert 
     ``$2,576,700,000''. 

       Page 16, line 2, insert before the period the following:

     : Provided, That, of such amount, $44,772,000 shall be 
     available to implement the provisions of section 1211 of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13316). 
       On Page 16, line 1, insert ``(less $1,000,000)'' before 
     ``to remain''.
       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. 505. (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and 
     Products.--It is the sense of the Congress that, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products 
     purchased with funds made available in this Act should be 
     American-made.
       (b) Notice Requirement.--In providing financial assistance 
     to, or entering into any contract with, any entity using 
     funds made available in this Act, the head of each Federal 
     agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to 
     such entity a notice describing the statement made in 
     subsection (a) by the Congress.
       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec. 505. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to revise the Missouri River Master Water Control 
     Manual when it is made known to the Federal entity or 
     official to which the funds are made available that such 
     revision provides for an increase in the springtime water 
     release program during the spring heavy rainfall and snow 
     melt period in States that have rivers draining into the 
     Missouri River below the Gavins Point Dam.
       Page 29, after line 25 insert the following new section:
       Sec. 505. The amount otherwise provided in this Act for the 
     following account is hereby reduced by the following amount:
       (1) ``Nuclear Waste Disposal Fund'', aggregate amount, 
     $1,000.
       Page 29, after line 25, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 505. None of the funds made available in this Act for 
     the Army Corps of Engineers Upper Mississippi River-Illinois 
     Waterway System Navigation Study may be used to study any 
     portion of the Upper Mississippi River located above Lock and 
     Dam 14 at Moline, Illinois, and Bettendorf, Iowa, except that 
     the limitation in this section shall not apply to the 
     conducting of any system-wide environmental baseline study 
     pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

400

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

27

para.93.19                   [Roll No. 494]

                                YEAS--400

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner

[[Page 1119]]


     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--27

     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bilbray
     Brown (CA)
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Harman
     Hefley
     Hinchey
     Jacobs
     McDermott
     Nadler
     Owens
     Parker
     Reed
     Roemer
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Sensenbrenner
     Vento
     Waters

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Browder
     Fox
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Longley
     Moakley
     Reynolds
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.93.20  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.93.21  committee resignation--minority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS, laid before the House the 
following communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 11, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby submit my resignation from the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, effective July 
     11, 1995.
           Very truly yours,
                                                    Frank Mascara,
                                              Member of Congress. 

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para.93.22  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 186):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and are 
     hereby, elected to the committees indicated:
       (1) to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: 
     Representative Frank Mascara of Pennsylvania; and
       (2) to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight: 
     Representative Tim Holden of Pennsylvania.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.93.23  committee appointment

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS, by unanimous consent, announced 
that pursuant to the provisions of clause 1 of rule XLVIII and clause 
6(f) of rule X, the Speaker did appoint to the Permanent Select 
Committee on Intelligence, Mr. Skaggs, to fill the existing vacancy 
thereon and to rank after Mr. Coleman.

para.93.24  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1977

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 185):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1977) making appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. The first 
     reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order 
     against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with 
     section 302(f), 306, or 308(a) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be confined to 
     the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill 
     shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 
     The bill shall be considered by title rather than by 
     paragraph. Each title shall be considered as read. Points of 
     order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply 
     with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. The amendment 
     printed in section 2 of this resolution shall be considered 
     as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 
     All points of order against the amendment printed in section 
     3 of this resolution are waived. During consideration of the 
     bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the 
     Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 
     whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be 
     printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
     for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so 
     printed shall be considered as read. Points of order against 
     amendments for failure to comply with clause 2(e) of rule XXI 
     are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
     for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to 
     the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
     and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.
       Sec. 2. The amendment considered as adopted in the House 
     and in the Committee of the Whole is as follows:
       Page 57, line 21, strike ``:Provided further'' and all that 
     follows through ``Act'' on page 58, line 2.
       Page 75, line 24, strike ``equivalent to'' and insert ``not 
     to exceed''.
       Sec. 3. The amendment against which all points of order are 
     waived is one offered by Representative Schaefer of Colorado 
     or Representative Tauzin of Louisiana as follows:
       Page 57, line 11, strike ``:Provided'' and all that follows 
     through ``Reserve'' on line 21.

  When said resolution was considered.

[[Page 1120]]

  After debate,
  Mr. DREIER moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
the yeas had it.
  Mr. MILLER of California objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

235

When there appeared

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Nays

193

para.93.25                   [Roll No. 495]

                                YEAS--235

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--193

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Hall (OH)
     Hefner
     Hoke
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Stark
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

192

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

238

para.93.26                   [Roll No. 496]

                                AYES--192

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Everett
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stump
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--238

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Burton
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gonzalez

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     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Ford
     Hefner
     Moakley
     Reynolds
  So the resolution was agreed to.

para.93.27  interior appropriations

  Mr. REGULA moved that the House resolve itself into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1977) making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1996, and for other purposes.
  Pending said motion,

para.93.28  motion to adjourn

  Mr. VOLKMER submitted a preferential motion that the House do now 
adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. VOLKMER demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to the motion to 
adjourn, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

177

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

238

para.93.29                   [Roll No. 497]

                                AYES--177

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--238

     Allard
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Archer
     Boehner
     Boucher
     DeFazio
     Hefner
     Lantos
     Moakley
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Payne (VA)
     Reynolds
     Scarborough
     Shaw
     Taylor (NC)
     Tucker
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Zeliff
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para.93.30  interior appropriations

  Mr. REGULA withdrew his motion that the House resolve itself into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
consideration of H.R. 1977.

para.93.31  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to libya

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby report to the Congress on the developments since my last 
report of January 30, 1995, concerning the national emergency with 
respect to Libya that was declared in Executive Order No. 12543 of 
January 7, 1986. This report is submitted pursuant to section 401(c) of 
the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); section 204(c) of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); 
and section 505(c) of the International Security and Development 
Cooperation Act of 1985, 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-9(c).
  1. On December 22, 1994, I renewed for another year the national 
emergency with respect to Libya pursuant to

[[Page 1122]]

IEEPA. This renewal extended the current comprehensive financial and 
trade embargo against Libya in effect since 1986. Under these sanctions, 
all trade with Libya is prohibited, and all assets owned or controlled 
by the Libyan government in the United States or in the possession or 
control of U.S. persons are blocked.
  2. There has been one amendment to the Libyan Sanctions Regulations, 
31 C.F.R. Part 550 (the ``Regulations''), administered by the Office of 
Foreign Assets Control (FAC) of the Department of the Treasury, since my 
last report on January 30, 1995. The amendment (60 Fed. Reg. 8300, 
February 14, 1995) added 144 entities to appendix A, Organizations 
Determined to Be Within the Term ``Government of Libya'' (Specially 
Designated Nationals (``SDNs'') of Libya). The amendment also added 19 
individuals to appendix B, Individuals Determined to Be Specially 
Designated Nationals of the Government of Libya. A copy of the amendment 
is attached to this report.
  Pursuant to section 550.304(a) of the Regulations, FAC has determined 
that these entities and individuals designated as SDNs are owned or 
controlled by, or acting or purporting to act directly or indirectly on 
behalf of, the Government of Libya, or are agencies, instrumentalities 
or entities of that government. By virtue of this determination, all 
property and interests in property of these entities or persons that are 
in the United States or in the possessions or control of U.S. persons 
are blocked. Further, U.S. persons are prohibited from engaging in 
transactions with these individuals or entities unless the transactions 
are licensed by FAC. The designations were made in consultation with the 
Department of State and announced by FAC in notices issued on January 10 
and January 24, 1995.
  3. During the current 6-month period, FAC made numerous decisions with 
respect to applications for licenses to engage in transactions under the 
Regulations, issuing 119 licensing determinations--both approvals and 
denials. Consistent with FAC's ongoing scrutiny of banking transactions, 
the largest category of license approvals (83) concerned requests by 
Libyan and non-Libyan persons or entities to unblock bank accounts 
initially blocked because of an apparent Government of Libya interest. 
The largest category of denials (14) was for banking transactions in 
which FAC found a Government of Libya interest. One license was issued 
authorizing intellectual property protection in Libya and another for 
travel to Libya to visit close family members.
  In addition, FAC issued one determination with respect to applications 
from attorneys to receive fees and reimbursement of expenses for 
provision of legal services to the Government of Libya in connection 
with wrongful death civil actions arising from the Pan Am 103 bombing. 
Civil suits have been filed in the U.S. District Court for the District 
of Columbia and in the Southern District of New York. Representation of 
the Government of Libya when named as a defendant in or otherwise made a 
party to domestic U.S. legal proceedings is authorized by section 
550.517(b)(2) of the Regulations under certain conditions.
  4. During the current 6-month period, FAC continued to emphasize to 
the international banking community in the United States the importance 
of identifying and blocking payments made by or on behalf of Libya. The 
FAC worked closely with the banks to implement new interdiction 
software systems to identify such payments. As a result, during the 
reporting period, more than 171 transactions involving Libya, totaling 
more than $6.5 million, were blocked. As of May 25, 27 of these 
transactions had been licensed to be released, leaving a net amount of 
more than $5.2 million blocked.
  Since my last report, FAC collected 37 civil monetary penalties 
totaling more than $354,700 for violations of the U.S. sanctions 
against Libya. Eleven of the violations involved the failure of banks 
to block funds transfers to Libyan-owned or -controlled banks. Two 
other penalties were received from companies for originating funds 
transfers to Libyan-owned or -controlled banks. Two corporations paid 
penalties for export violations. Twenty-two additional penalties were 
paid by U.S. citizens engaging in Libyan oilfield-related transactions 
while another 54 cases of similar violations are in active penalty 
processing.
  Various enforcement actions carried over from previous reporting 
periods have continued to be aggressively pursued. The FAC has 
continued its efforts under the ``Operation Roadblock'' initiative. 
This ongoing program seeks to identify U.S. persons who travel to and/
or work in Libya in violation of U.S. law.
  Several new investigations of potentially significant violations of 
the Libyan sanctions have been initiated byFAC and cooperating U.S. law 
enforcement agencies, primarily the U.S. Customs Service. Many of these 
cases are believed to involve complex conspiracies to circumvent the 
various prohibitions of the Libyan sanctions, as well as the 
utilization of international diversionary shipping routes to and from 
Libya. The FAC has continued to work closely with the Departments of 
State and Justice to identify U.S. persons who enter into contracts or 
agreements with the Government of Libya, or other third-country 
parties, to lobby United States Government officials or to engage in 
public relations work on behalf of the Government of Libya without FAC 
authorization. In addition, during the period FAC attended several 
bilateral and multi-lateral meetings with foreign sanctions 
authorities, as well as with private foreign institutions, to consult 
on issues of mutual interest and to encourage strict adherence to the 
U.N.-mandated sanctions.
  5. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from January 7 through July 6, 1995, that are directly 
attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities conferred by the 
declaration of the Libyan national emergency are estimated at 
approximately $830,000.00. Personnel costs were largely centered in the 
Department of the Treasury (particularly in the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control, the Office of the General Counsel, and the U.S. Customs 
Service), the Department of State, and the Department of Commerce.
  6. The policies and actions of the Government of Libya continue to 
pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and 
foreign policy of the United States. In adopting UNSCR 883 in November 
1993, the Security Council determined that the continued failure of the 
Government of Libya to demonstrate by concrete actions its renunciation 
of terrorism, and in particular its continued failure to respond fully 
and effectively to the requests and decisions of the Security Council 
in UNSCRs 731 and 748, concerning the bombing of the Pam Am 103 and UTA 
772 flights, constituted a threat to international peace and security. 
The United States continues to believe that still stronger 
international measures than those mandated by UNSCR 883, possibly 
including a worldwide oil embargo, should be imposed if Libya continues 
to defy the will of the international community as expressed in UNSCR 
731. We remain determined to ensure that the perpetrators of the 
terrorist acts against Pan Am 103 and UTA 772 are brought to justice. 
The families of the victims in the murderous Lockerbie bombing and 
other acts of Libyan terrorism deserve nothing less. I shall continue 
to exercise the powers at my disposal to apply economic sanctions 
against Libya fully and effectively, so long as those measures are 
appropriate, and will continue to report periodically to the Congress 
on significant developments as required by law.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 12, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-95).

para.93.32  treasury-postal services appropriations

  Mr. LIGHTFOOT submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 104-183) on the 
bill (H.R. 2020) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the 
United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and 
certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1996, and for other purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.

  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI all points of order were reserved.

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para.93.33  recess--11:31 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LONGLEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 11 o'clock and 31 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.



          THURSDAY, JULY 13 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 12), 1995

para.93.34  after recess--12:30 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, called the House to order.

para.93.35  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1977

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-184) the resolution (H. Res. 187) providing consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1977) making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.93.36  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1976

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-185) the resolution (H. Res. 188) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1976) making appropriations for 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 
and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.93.37  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Miss COLLINS of Michigan, for today from 10 a.m. until 12:30 p.m.;
  To Mr. HEFNER, for today;
  To Mr. LONGLEY, for today until 6:15 p.m.; and
  To Mr. FOX, for today until 7 p.m.
  And then,

para.93.38  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. PRYCE, at 12 o'clock and 31 minutes a.m., Thursday, 
July 13 (legislative day of July 12), 1995, the House adjourned.

para.93.39  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LIGHTFOOT: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2020. A 
     bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the 
     U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, 
     and certain independent agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     183). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 188. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1976) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-185). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Ms. PRYCE: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 187. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1977) making appropriations for the Department of the 
     Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     184). Referred to the House Calendar. 

para.93.40  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Davis, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Dixon):
       H.R. 2017. A bill to authorize an increased Federal share 
     of the costs of certain transportation projects in the 
     District of Columbia for fiscal years 1995 and 1996, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. OLVER (for himself, Mr. Davis, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. 
             Moran, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 2018. A bill to amend section 5112 of title 31, United 
     States Code, to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to 
     mint and issue platinum bullion coins and to mint and issue 
     more than one version of gold bullion coins at the same time; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Cox, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Kingston, Ms. Furse, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Frazer, and Mr. 
             Hilliard):
       H.R. 2019. A bill to allow patients to receive any medical 
     treatment they want under certain conditions and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LIGHTFOOT:
       H.R. 2020. A bill making appropriations for the Treasury 
     Department, the U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of 
     the President, and certain independent agencies, for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes.
           By Mr. CREMEANS:
       H.R. 2021. A bill to release restrictions imposed on the 
     use of certain real property conveyed by the Secretary of the 
     Interior to Lawrence County, OH; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. McHALE (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Barcia of 
             Michigan, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Orton, Mr. Evans, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. 
             Hinchey, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Visclosky):
       H.R. 2022. A bill to require the partial application of the 
     antitrust laws to major and minor league baseball; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Franks of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Hastert, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. Pallone, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Tauzin, 
             and Mrs. Thurman:
       H.R. 2024. A bill to phase out the use of mercury in 
     batteries and provide for the efficient and cost-effective 
     collection and recycling or proper disposal of used nickel 
     cadmium batteries, small sealed lead-acid batteries, and 
     certain other batteries, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON (by request):
       H.R. 2025. A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund Act of 1965 as regards the National Park Service and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 186. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.

para.93.41  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII.

       Mr. CREMEANS introduced a bill (H.R. 2023) to provide for a 
     land exchange between the Ironton Country Club of Ironton, 
     OH, and the Secretary of Agriculture involving Wayne National 
     Forest; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

para.93.42  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Tucker, Mr. Reed, and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 263: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 264: Mrs. Maloney.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 436: Mr. Brewster, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 573: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 580: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. 
     Tiahrt.
       H.R. 709: Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Coble, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Bryant of 
     Tennessee.
       H.R. 763: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 863: Mr. Frost, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
     Baldacci, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. Wilson.
       H.R. 883: Mr. Torres, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 958: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lipinski, and Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1020: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, 
     Mr. Leach, and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 1023: Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Rush, and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. 
     Goodling.
       H.R. 1154: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Bishop, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, and Mr. Moorhead.
       H.R. 1289: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 1333: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 1459: Mr. Rush, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Payne of New 
     Jersey.
       H.R. 1504: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Ramstad, and Ms. 
     Pryce.
       H.R. 1539: Mr. Thompson, Mr. Farr, Mr. Torres, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 1540: Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. 
     McCollum.
       H.R. 1573: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1588: Mr. Minge.

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       H.R. 1594: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1675: Mr. Allard.
       H.R. 1713: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 1768: Mr. McKeon and Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 1774: Mr. Engel and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1821: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Bishop and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1866: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Fields of Texas, and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1876: Mrs. Schroeder and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1909: Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hunter, Mr. King, and Mrs. 
     Seastrand.
       H.R. 1945: Mr. Davis and Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 1955: Mr. Moran, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Waters, Mr. Scott, 
     Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Klink, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1965: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. 
     Wyden, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Blute, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 1980: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Frost, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
     Rangel, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Underwood.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Holden, Mr. Moran, 
     Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H. Con. Res. 42: Mr. Farr and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Deutsch and Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Frost, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Packard, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Fox.
       H. Con. Res. 78: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Waxman, 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Flake, Mr. Evans, and Mr. 
     Bishop.
       H. Res. 36: Mr. Pallone.
       H. Res. 39: Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     Mr. Wilson, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
     Rangel, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Evans.
       H. Res. 174: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Schroeder, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Velazquez, and Ms. McKinney.

para.93.43  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 530: Mr. Hastings of Florida. 



.
                      THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1995 (94)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.94.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, July 12, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.94.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1191. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to authorize the 
     Secretary of Agriculture to expand and streamline a distance 
     learning and telemedicine program by providing for loans and 
     grants and to authorize appropriations for business 
     telecommunications partnerships, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; 
     to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1192. A letter from the Under Secretary for Acquisition and 
     Technology, Department of Defense, transmitting a copy of a 
     report entitled, ``New Attack Submarine: Live Fire Test and 
     Evaluation Management Plan for Milestone II,'' pursuant to 10 
     U.S.C. 2366(c)(1); to the Committee on National Security.
       1193. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled, ``Older Americans Act Amendments of 1995''; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       1194. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled, ``Encouraging the Purchase 
     and Use of Electricmotor Vehicles,'' pursuant to Public Law 
     102-486, section 615(b) (106 Stat. 2903); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1195. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's 30th quarterly report to Congress on the 
     status of Exxon and stripper well oil overcharge funds as of 
     March 31, 1995; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1196. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Japan for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 95-23), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1197. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Australia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 95-30), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1198. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Japan for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 95-32), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1199. A letter from the Chairman and President, National 
     Railroad Passenger Corporation [Amtrak], transmitting the 
     corporation's annual management report for the year ended 
     September 30, 1994, pursuant to Public Law 101-576, section 
     306(a) (104 Stat. 2854); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1200. A letter from the Acting Assistant Attorney General 
     of the United States, transmitting draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend the criminal copyright provisions with 
     regards to copyrighted computer software; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       1201. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General of the 
     United States, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     to enable the United States to meet its obligations to 
     surrender offenders and provide evidence to the international 
     tribunal for the prosecution of persons responsible for 
     serious violations of international humanitarian law in the 
     territory of the former Yugoslavia and to the international 
     criminal tribunal for the prosecution of persons responsible 
     for genocide and other serious violations of international 
     humanitarian law committed in the territory of Rwanda and 
     Rwandan citizens responsible for genocide and other such 
     violations Committed in the territory of neighboring states; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1202. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled, ``Summary of Expenditures 
     of Rebates from the Low-Level Radioactive Waste Surcharge 
     Escrow Account for Calendar Year 1994'', pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 2120e(d)(2)(E)(ii)(II); to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.

para.94.3  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1977

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 187):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1977) making appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. The first 
     reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order 
     against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with 
     section 302(f), 306, or 308(a) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be confined to 
     the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill 
     shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 
     The bill shall be considered by title rather than by 
     paragraph. Each title shall be considered as read. Points of 
     order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply 
     with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. The amendments 
     printed in section 2 of this resolution shall be considered 
     as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 
     All points of order against the amendment printed in section 
     3 of this resolution are waived. During consideration of the 
     bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the 
     Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 
     whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be 
     printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
     for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so 
     printed shall be considered as read. Points of order against 
     amendments for failure to comply with clause 2(e) of rule XXI 
     are waived. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
     for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to 
     the House with such amendments as may have been adopted. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
     and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.
       Sec. 2. The amendments considered as adopted in the House 
     and in the Committee of the Whole are as follows:
       Page 57, line 21, strike ``: Provided further'' and all 
     that follows through ``Act'' on page 58, line 2.
       Page 72, line 19, insert ``, subject to passage by the 
     House of Representatives of a bill authorizing such 
     appropriation,'' after the dollar figure.
       Page 73, line 4, insert ``, subject to passage by the House 
     of Representatives of a bill authorizing such 
     appropriation,'' after the dollar figure.
       Page 75, line 24, strike ``equivalent to'' and insert ``not 
     to exceed''.
       Sec. 3. The amendment against which all points of order are 
     waived is one offered by Representative Schaefer of Colorado 
     or Representative Tauzin of Louisiana as follows:
       Page 57, line 9, strike ``and'' and all that follows 
     through ``Reserve'' on line 21.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Ms. PRYCE moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

230

When there appeared

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Nays

194

para.94.4                    [Roll No. 498]

                                YEAS--230

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Andrews
     Bono
     Collins (MI)
     Dickey
     Fields (TX)
     Forbes
     Hefner
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Tauzin
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  Mr. BEILENSON demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

229

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

195

para.94.5                    [Roll No. 499]

                                AYES--229

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--195

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink

[[Page 1126]]


     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Andrews
     Bono
     Collins (MI)
     Fields (TX)
     Furse
     Hefner
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Tauzin
     Young (FL)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.94.6  interior appropriations--fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to House Resolution 187 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1977) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. BURTON as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.94.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Mr. 
GILCHREST for the amendment submitted by Mr. REGULA:
  Substitute amendment submitted by Mr. GILCHREST:

       Page 19, line 17, insert after ``program'' the following: 
     ``when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that the 
     volunteers are not properly trained or that information 
     gathered by the volunteers is not carefully verified''. 

  Amendment submitted by Mr. REGULA

       On page 9, line 22, strike ``498,035,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``499,235,000'', and
       On page 18, line 25 strike ``686,944,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``685,744,000'', and
       On page 19, line 3, strike ``112,888,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``111,688,000''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

256

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

168

para.94.8                    [Roll No. 500]

                                AYES--256

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--168

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bono
     Collins (MI)
     Fields (TX)
     Ford
     Green
     Hefner
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Tauzin
     Towns
  So the substitute amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, assumed the Chair.

para.94.9  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.94.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. OBEY:

       Page 23, line 19, strike ``$87,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$70,220,000''.
       Page 55, line 5, strike ``$384,504,000'' and insert 
     ``$347,724,000''.
       Page 55, line 22, strike ``$151,028,000'' and insert 
     ``$124,247,000''.
       Page 66, strike lines 11 through 15 and insert the 
     following:

                        DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

              Office of Elementary and Secondary Education


                            indian education

       For necessary expenses to carry out, to the extent not 
     otherwise provided, title VI of the

[[Page 1127]]

     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, $81,341,000.

It was decided in the

Yeas

183

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

282

para.94.11                    [Roll No.501]

                                AYES--143

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--282

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Ackerman
     Bono
     Collins (MI)
     Fields (TX)
     Green
     Hefner
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Tauzin
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.94.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment, as modified, submitted by Mr. 
MILLER of California:

       Page 5, line 15, strike ``$8,500,000'' and insert 
     $14,750,000''.
       Page 11, line 16, strike ``$14,100,000'' and insert 
     ``$67,300,000''.
       Page 17, line 21, strike ``$14,300,000'' and insert 
     ``$84,550,000''.
       Page 17, line 26, strike ``$1,500,000'' and insert 
     ``$3,240,000''.
       Page 47, line 23, strike ``$14,600,000'' and insert 
     ``$65,310,000''.
       Page 55, line 5, strike ``$384,504,000'' and insert 
     ``$200,854,000''.

  The Clerk read as follows:

       Amendment, as modified, offered by Mr. Miller of 
     California: Page 5, line 15, strike ``$8,500,000'' and insert 
     ``$14,750,000''.
       Page 11, line 16, strike ``14,100,000'' and insert 
     ``$67,300,000''.
       Page 17, line 21, strike ``$14,300,000'' and insert 
     ``$84,550,000''.
       Page 17, line 26, strike ``$1,500,000'' and insert 
     ``$3,240,000''.
       Page 17, after line 26, insert the following:
       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     Urban Park and Recreation Recovery Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 
     2501-2514), $5,000,000.
       Page 47, line 23, strike ``$14,600,000'' and insert 
     ``$65,310,000''.
       Page 55, line 5, strike ``$384,504,000'' and insert 
     ``$195,854,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

170

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

253

para.94.13                   [Roll No. 502]

                                AYES--170

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--253

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly

[[Page 1128]]


     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bono
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Fields (TX)
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hefner
     Moakley
     Montgomery
     Reynolds
     Tauzin
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.94.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. NEUMANN:

       Page 12, strike lines 4 through 8.
       Page 12, strike lines 21 through 25. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

132

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

289

para.94.15                   [Roll No. 503]

                                AYES--132

     Allard
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Barton
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Dickey
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Ewing
     Fields (LA)
     Ford
     Franks (NJ)
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     King
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Minge
     Montgomery
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Parker
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--289

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bono
     Collins (MI)
     Fields (TX)
     Fowler
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hefner
     Martinez
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Solomon
     Tauzin
     Volkmer
  

  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.94.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HUTCHINSON:

       Amendment No. 54: On page 16, line 25, delete $37,934,000 
     and insert $34,434,000.

It was decided in the

Yeas

129

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

281

para.94.17                   [Roll No. 504]

                                AYES--129

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Franks (CT)
     Funderburk
     Gekas
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Klug
     Largent
     Latham
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Ramstad
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--281

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Barcia

[[Page 1129]]


     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Vento
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Bono
     Collins (MI)
     Fields (TX)
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hefner
     Martinez
     McCrery
     Moakley
     Parker
     Pastor
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Scarborough
     Smith (TX)
     Tauzin
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.94.18  motion to rise

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Mr. OBEY that the Committee do now rise.

It was decided in the

Yeas

168

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

233

para.94.19                   [Roll No.505] 

                                AYES--168

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--233

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--33

     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Bono
     Clinger
     Collins (MI)
     Costello
     Fields (TX)
     Gallegly
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hefner
     Johnson, Sam
     LaFalce
     Lipinski
     McCrery
     Moakley
     Moran
     Neumann
     Parker
     Pastor
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Roukema
     Scarborough
     Smith (TX)
     Tauzin
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Williams
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.94.20  motion to rise

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Mr. OBEY that the Committee do now rise.

It was decided in the

Yeas

161

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

233

para.94.21                   [Roll No. 506] 

                                AYES--161

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio

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     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--233

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--40

     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barr
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bliley
     Bono
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Collins (MI)
     Costello
     Fields (TX)
     Gallegly
     Geren
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hefner
     Johnson, Sam
     LaFalce
     Lipinski
     McCrery
     Moakley
     Moran
     Myers
     Neumann
     Parker
     Pryce
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Scarborough
     Smith (TX)
     Tauzin
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Williams
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.94.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the preferential motion submitted by Mr. OBEY that the 
Committee do now rise and report the bill back to the House with the 
recommendation that the enacting clause be stricken out.

It was decided in the

Yeas

162

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

236

para.94.23                   [Roll No. 507]

                                AYES--162

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--236

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barr
     Bateman
     Bono
     Collins (MI)
     Costello
     Fields (TX)
     Gallegly
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hayes
     Hefner
     LaFalce
     Lipinski
     McCrery
     Moakley
     Moran

[[Page 1131]]


     Myers
     Neumann
     Parker
     Payne (VA)
     Pryce
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Scarborough
     Shuster
     Smith (TX)
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Williams
     Yates
     Zeliff 
  So the preferential motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.94.24  motion to rise

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Mr. OBEY that the Committee do now rise.

It was decided in the

Yeas

150

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

249

para.94.25                   [Roll No. 508] 

                                AYES--150

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--249

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--35

     Ackerman
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Bateman
     Bono
     Collins (MI)
     Costello
     Fields (TX)
     Gallegly
     Goodling
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hefner
     LaFalce
     Lipinski
     Martinez
     McCrery
     Moakley
     Moran
     Neumann
     Olver
     Parker
     Pryce
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Scarborough
     Shuster
     Smith (TX)
     Tauzin
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Williams
     Yates
  So the motion was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.94.26  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. FAZIO:

       Page 2, line 11, strike ``$570,017,000'' and insert 
     ``$569,417,000''.
       Page 2, line 12, strike ``of which'' and all that follows 
     through ``, and'' on line 17.
       Page 3, line 4, strike ``$570,017,000'' and insert 
     ``$569,417,000''.
       Page 16, line 5, strike ``$1,088,249,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,088,849,000''.
       Page 16, line 9, strike ``, and'' and all that follows 
     through ``serve'' on line 12.

It was decided in the

Yeas

174

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

227

para.94.27                   [Roll No. 509]

                                AYES--174

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zimmer

                                NOES--227

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson

[[Page 1132]]


     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--33

     Ackerman
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Bono
     Collins (MI)
     Costello
     Fields (TX)
     Ford
     Gallegly
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hefner
     LaFalce
     Lipinski
     Martinez
     McCrery
     Moakley
     Moran
     Neumann
     Parker
     Pryce
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rose
     Scarborough
     Shuster
     Smith (TX)
     Tauzin
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Williams
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.94.28  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:

       On page 13, beginning on line 10, strike ``113 passenger 
     motor vehicles, of which 59 are for police-type use and 88 
     are for replacement only'' and insert instead ``54 passenger 
     motor vehicles, none of which are for police-type use''.
       On page 14, beginning on line 3, strike ``Provided, That 
     the United States Fish and Wildlife Service may accept 
     donated aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft: 
     Provided further'' and insert instead ``Provided''.
       On page 9, line 22, insert ``(less $885,000)'' before ``, 
     to remain''.
       On page 27, line 23, insert ``(plus $851,000)'' before ``, 
     to which''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

281

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

117

para.94.29                   [Roll No. 510]

                                AYES--281

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--117

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Ackerman
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Bono
     Clay
     Collins (MI)
     Costello
     Dickey
     Fields (TX)
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hefner
     LaFalce
     Lipinski
     Martinez
     McCrery
     Moakley
     Moran
     Neumann
     Parker
     Pryce
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rose
     Scarborough
     Shuster
     Smith (TX)
     Tauzin
     Torres
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Williams
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.94.30  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Mr. SANDERS:

       Page 37, line 19, strike ``$55,982,000'' and insert 
     ``$53,919,000''.
       Page 75, strike line 14 through 17, and insert ``For 
     expenses necessary for the Advisory Council on Historic 
     Preservation, $3,063.000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

267

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

130

para.94.31                   [Roll No. 511]

                                AYES--267

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton

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     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--130

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Beilenson
     Bevill
     Bliley
     Bonilla
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coburn
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Frank (MA)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     King
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McDade
     McInnis
     Miller (CA)
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--37

     Ackerman
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Bono
     Clay
     Collins (MI)
     Costello
     Fields (TX)
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Green
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Hefner
     Istook
     LaFalce
     Lipinski
     Martinez
     McCrery
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Neumann
     Parker
     Pryce
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rose
     Scarborough
     Shuster
     Smith (TX)
     Stark
     Tauzin
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Williams
     Yates
  So the amendments en bloc were agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOX, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BURTON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.94.32  message from the president--defense base closure and 
          realignment commission report

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOX, laid before the House a message from 
the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I transmit herewith the report containing the recommendations of the 
Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission (BRAC) pursuant to 
section 2903 of Public Law 101-510, 104 Stat. 1810, as amended.
  I hereby certify that I approve all the recommendations contained in 
the Commission's report.
  In a July 8, 1995, letter to Deputy Secretary of Defense White 
(attached), Chairman Dixon confirmed that the Commission's 
recommendations permit the Department of Defense to privatize the work 
loads of the McClellan and Kelly facilities in place or elsewhere in 
their respective communities. The ability of the Defense Department to 
do this mitigates the economic impact on those communities, while 
helping the Air Force avoid the disruption in readiness that would 
result from relocation, as well as preserve the important defense work 
forces there.
  As I transmit this report to the Congress, I want to emphasize that 
the Commission's agreement that the Secretary enjoys full authority and 
discretion to transfer work load from these two installations to the 
private sector, in place, locally or otherwise, is an integral part of 
the report. Should the Congress approve this package but then 
subsequently take action in other legislation to restrict privatization 
options at McClellan or Kelly, I would regard that action as a breach of 
Public Law 101-510 in the same manner as if the Congress were to attempt 
to reverse by legislation any other material direction of this or any 
other BRAC.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 13, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers,) was referred to the Committee on National Security and ordered 
to be printed (H. Doc. 104-96).

para.94.33  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1977

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-186) the resolution (H. Res. 189) providing for the further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1977) making apporpriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending Spetember 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.94.34  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
10:30 o'clock a.m. on Monday, July 17, 1995.

para.94.35  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, July 
19, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.94.36  order of business--recess authority

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order on Wednesday, July 26, 1995, for the 
Speaker to declare a recess at any time for the purpose of receiving in 
a joint meeting His Excellency Kim Young Sam, President of the Republic 
of Korea.

para.94.37  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BONO, for today;
  To Mr. FIELDS of Texas, for today
  To Miss COLLINS of Michigan, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. TAUZIN, for today;
  To Mr. VOLKMER, for today after 6 p.m.;
  To Mr. WILLIAMS, for today after 8:15 p.m.;
  To Mr. GREENWOOD, for today after 5:00 p.m.; and
  To Mr. HEFNER, for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para.94.38  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OBEY, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed 
to, at 12 o'clock midnight, the House adjourned until 10:30 a.m. on 
Monday, July 17, 1995.

para.94.39  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Ms. PRYCE: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 189. 
     Resolution providing for the

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     further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1977) making 
     appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-186). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1122. A 
     bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell 
     the Alaska Power Administration, and for other purposes; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 104-187 Pt. 1) Ordered to be printed.

para.94.40  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       Referral to Commerce of H.R. 1122 extended July 13, 1995, 
     for a period ending not later than October 16, 1995.

para.94.41  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. DAVIS (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Boucher, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. 
             Pickett, Mr. Scott, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Baker of California, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. 
             Kennelly, and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 2026. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the 200th anniversary of 
     the death of George Washington; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Gillmor, 
             Mr. Fawell, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, 
             Mr. McCrery, Mr. Frost, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Wyden, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             McDermott, and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 2027. A bill to establish an office for rare disease 
     research in the National Institutes of Health, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself and Mr. Duncan):
       H.R. 2028. A bill to provide for a uniform concessions 
     policy for the Federal land management agencies, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Agriculture, and Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South 
             Dakota, and Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 2029. A bill to amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to 
     provide regulatory relief; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Bryant of Texas, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Frazer, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
             Mr. Jacobs, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McHale, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 2030. A bill to provide technology for parents to 
     control the viewing of programming they believe is 
     inappropriate for their children, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Traficant, Mr. Upton, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
             Klug, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, and Mr. Ensign):
       H.R. 2031. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     prohibit certain former high level Government officials from 
     representing foreign interests for 10 years, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Allard):
       H.R. 2032. A bill to transfer the lands administered by the 
     Bureau of Land Management to the State in which the lands are 
     located; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MORAN:
       H.R. 2033. A bill to allow enrollees of the Farm Credit 
     Administration Health Plan to enroll in the Federal Employees 
     Health Benefits Program with a break in coverage; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 2034. A bill to protect the free exercise of religion 
     by prohibiting religious coercion in our schools; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. ORTON:
       H.R. 2035. A bill to expand the boundary of the Manti-La 
     Sal National Forest, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. OXLEY:
       H.R. 2036. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     make certain adjustments in the land disposal program to 
     provide needed flexibility, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 2037. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify the pension laws, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (For herself and Mr. Gordon):
       H.R. 2038. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to prevent an institution from participating in the Pell 
     Grant Program if the institution is ineligible for 
     participation in the Federal Stafford Loan Program because of 
     high default rates; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Spratt, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. 
             Longley, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. 
             Zimmer):
       H.R. 2039. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for S corporation reform, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, 
             and Mr. Hastings of Florida):
       H.R. 2040. A bill to provide for the treatment of Indian 
     tribal governments under section 403(b) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD:
       H.R. 2041. A bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam to 
     provide restitution to the people of Guam who suffered 
     atrocities such as personal injury, forced labor, forced 
     marches, internment, and death during the occupation of Guam 
     in World War II, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, and International Relations, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. McINTOSH:
       H.R. 2042. A bill to authorize the Secretaries of State, 
     Treasury, and Commerce to jointly conduct a comprehensive 
     investigation of business practices by the State of Kuwait 
     relating to the financial and commercial treatment of United 
     States persons and of the Kuwait system for the resolution of 
     commercial disputes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Pombo):
       H.J. Res. 101. Joint resolution disapproving the 
     recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
     Commission; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Romero-
             Barcelo, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Torres, 
             Mr. Becerra, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
             Ortiz, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Owens, Mr. Farr, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Scott, 
             Mr. Dellums, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Mineta, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Abercrombie):
       H. Con. Res. 83. Concurrent resolution entitled, the 
     ``English Plus Resolution''; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.

para.94.42  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       129. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Indiana, relative to urging 
     the Congress of the United States to amend the United States 
     Code, to permit full concurrent receipt of military longevity 
     retirement pay and service-connected disability compensation 
     benefits; to the Committee on National Security.
       130. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Maine, 
     relative to memorializing the President and the Congress of 
     the United States to provide support for continued critical 
     access along Maine's Route 1 corridor through replacement of 
     the Carlton Bridge in Bath, ME; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       131. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, relative to memorializing the 
     Congress of the United States to study certain matters 
     relating to the European Common Market; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.

para.94.43  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 13: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 38: Mr. Sanford, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Studds, Mr. Dellums, 
     and Mr. Durbin.

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       H.R. 65: Mr. Browder, Mr. Shaw, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
     McKeon.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 165: Mr. Heineman.
       H.R. 222: Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Bachus, and Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Browder and Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 367: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 436: Mr. Canady and Mr. Tate.
       H.R. 468: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 470: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Evans, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
     Coyne, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Borski, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. 
     Forbes.
       H.R. 559: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 588: Mr. Davis and Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 635: Mr. Skeen, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Myers of Indiana, 
     Mr. Roberts, Mr. Jacobs, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Bunning of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Crane, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Collins 
     of Georgia, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Camp, 
     Mr. Cardin, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Payne 
     of Virginia, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Young of Florida, 
     Mr. Pastor, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
     Funderburk, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Wise, Mr. Brown of California, 
     Mr. McDermott, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 699: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Allard, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
     Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Kildee, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Cramer, Mr. DeLay, 
     Mr. Pickett, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
     Heineman, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 863: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. 
     Torres.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Kleczka and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 945: Mr. Camp, Mr. Talent, and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 957: Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Zimmer, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Olver, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 983: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 994: Mr. Herger, Mr. Royce, Mr. Souder, Mr. Salmon, 
     Mr. Largent, Mr. Brewster, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Fox, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Tate.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Coleman, Mr. Goodling, and Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Peterson of Florida.
       H.R. 1099: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Funderburk., Mr. Norwood, Mr. Talent, and 
     Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 1136: Mr. Moran and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1162: Mr. Fox, Mr. Upton, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Zimmer, and 
     Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Salmon and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1229: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1242: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Herger, and Mr. 
     Lightfoot.
       H.R. 1314: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 1317: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1370: Mr. Tiahrt and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 1384: Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 1493: Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Burton of Indiana. Mr. Moorhead and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1499: Mr. Stockman and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1552: Mr. Wilson, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Scott, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Allard, Mr. Engel, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Flake, Mr. Bishop, and 
     Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1566: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Ehlers.
       H.R. 1580: Mr. Hastings of Washington and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1604: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Shays, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Johnson 
     of South Dakota, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Gordon, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1702: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frost, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mr. Torres, Mr. Fattah, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. 
     LaFalce.
       H.R. 1703: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Torres, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1704: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Torres, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 1709: Mr. Engel, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 1713: Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 1733: Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 1741: Mr. Spence, Mr. Graham, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 1744: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 1753: Mr. Moran, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Watt of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Blute, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Coyne, 
     Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hayes, 
     Mr. Owens, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Peterson of Florida, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1754: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1787: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Johnson of South 
     Dakota, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 1806: Mr. Emerson, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma.
       H.R. 1834: Mr. Bass, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Coburn, 
     Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Tate, Mr. Thornberry, 
     and Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 1884: Ms. Norton, Mr. Engel, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 1889: Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Hilliard, Mr. Klink, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Ms. Norton, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1891: Mr. Ward.
       H.R. 1898: Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1915: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 1973: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
     Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Klug, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Menendez, Mr. Minge, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, and 
     Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 1974: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     McCollum, and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1975: Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. 
     Randanovich.
       H.R. 1987: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.J. Res. 89: Mr. Linder.
       H.J. Res. 96: Mr. Rogers, Mr. Dornan, and Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi.
       H. Con. Res. 42: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Payne of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. 
     Berman.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island.



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                       MONDAY, JULY 17, 1995 (95)

para.95.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order, at 10:30 a.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. EVERETT, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 17, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Terry Everett to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.95.2  recess--10:31 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 12 o'clock noon.

para.95.3  after recess--12:00 noon

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, called the House to order.

para.95.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, July 13, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.95.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1203. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on revised estimates of the 
     budget receipts, outlays, and budget authority for fiscal 
     years 1995-2000, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1106(a) (H. Doc. No. 
     104-98); to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       1204. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting amendments to the fiscal year 1996 
     appropriations requests for the Department of Defense, the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, and the Social 
     Security Administration, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1106(b) (H. 
     Doc. No. 104-99); to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     ordered to be printed.
       1205. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting amendments to the fiscal year 1996 
     appropriations requests for the Departments of Commerce, 
     Energy, Health and Human Services, Justice, State, 
     Transportation, and the Treasury; the General Services 
     Administration; and the Federal Emergency Management Agency, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1106(b) (H. Doc. No. 104-100); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       1206. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled: ``Study of 
     Specialized Government Securities Brokers and Dealers,'' 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 78o-5 note; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1207. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a Memorandum of 
     Justification for Presidential Determination on drawdown of 
     Department of Treasury Commodities and Services to Support 
     Serbia-Montenegro Sanctions Program Enforcement Efforts, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2348a; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1208. A letter from the Secretary for Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of State, transmitting notification of a proposed 
     license for the export of major defense articles and services 
     sold commercially to French Guiana (Transmittal No. DTC-38-
     95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1209. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting

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     OMB's estimate of the amount of change in outlays or 
     receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal year through 
     fiscal year 2000 resulting from passage of H.R. 483, pursuant 
     to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-582); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1210. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-93, 
     ``District of Columbia Campaign Finance Reform and Conflict 
     of Interest Temporary Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1211. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-92, 
     ``Prohibition on the Transfer of Firearms Act of 1995,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1212. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled, ``Fiscal Year 1993 
     Annual Report on Advisory Neighborhood Commissions,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 47-117(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1213. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled, ``Review of the 
     Agency Fund of the Office of the People's Counsel for Fiscal 
     Year 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 47-117(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1214. A letter from the Archivist, National Archives and 
     Records Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     report on disposal of Federal records for fiscal year 1994, 
     pursuant to 44 U.S.C. 303a(f); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1215. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     a report entitled, ``Antarctic Marine Living Resources 
     Convention Act of 1984: Program Development Plan,'' pursuant 
     to 16 U.S.C. 2431 et seq.; to the Committee on Resources.
       1216. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1217. A letter from the Clerk of the House, transmitting 
     the annual compilation of personal financial disclosure 
     statements and amendments thereto filed with the Clerk of the 
     House of Representatives, pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 703(d)(1) and 
     Rule XLIV, clause 1, of the House Rules (H. Doc. 104-97); to 
     the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and ordered to 
     be printed.
       1218. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's 78th annual report covering its 
     accomplishments during the fiscal year ended September 30, 
     1992, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 46(f); jointly, to the Committees 
     on Commerce and the Judiciary. 

para.95.6  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 14, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on Friday, July 14, 
     1995 at 10:18 a.m. and said to contain a message from the 
     President whereby he transmits the fourth biennial report 
     (1995-2000) to the United States Arctic Research Plan.
           Sincerely yours,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para.95.7  u.s. artic research

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to the provisions of the Arctic Research and Policy Act of 
1984, as amended (15 U.S.C. 4108(a)), I transmit herewith the fourth 
biennial revision (1996-2000) to the United States Arctic Research Plan.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 14, 1995.

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on Science.

para.95.8  recess--12:14 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 14 minutes p.m. until 
4:00 p.m.

para.95.9  after recess--4:04 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, called the House to order.

para.95.10  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1976

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 188):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1976) making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
     shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to 
     the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Appropriations. After general debate the bill 
     shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule, 
     and the amendment printed in the report of the Committee on 
     Rules accompanying this resolution shall be considered as 
     pending. That amendment shall be considered as read, shall be 
     debatable for ten minutes equally divided and controlled by 
     the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Appropriations, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 
     not be subject to a demand for division of the question in 
     the House or in the Committee of the Whole. If that amendment 
     is adopted, the provisions of the bill, as amended, shall be 
     considered as the original bill for the purpose of further 
     amendment under the five-minute rule. Further consideration 
     of the bill for amendment shall proceed by title rather than 
     by paragraph. Each title shall be considered as read. Points 
     of order against provisions in the bill for failure to comply 
     with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. During further 
     consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on 
     the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 
     caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional 
     Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 
     Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. DREIER moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.95.11  providing for the further consideration of h.r. 1977

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 189):

       Resolved, That during further consideration of H.R. 1977 
     pursuant to House Resolution 187, further consideration of 
     the bill for amendment in the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the state of the Union shall proceed without intervening 
     motion except: (1) amendments printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII before July 14, 1995; (2) motions that the 
     Committee rise offered by the majority leader or his 
     designee; and (3) motions that the Committee rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted offered as preferential under clause 2(d) of rule 
     XXI. Each further amendment to the bill may be offered only 
     by the Member who caused it to be printed, shall be 
     considered as read, shall be debatable for ten minutes 
     equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
     opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
     subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
     or in the Committee of the Whole. The Chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may postpone until a time during 
     further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request 
     for a recorded vote on any amendment made in order by this 
     resolution. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     reduce to not less than five minutes the time for voting by 
     electronic device on any postponed question that immediately 
     follows another vote by electronic device without intervening 
     business: Provided, That the time for voting by electronic 
     device on the first in any series of questions shall be not 
     less than fifteen minutes.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. DREIER submitted the following amendment:

       Page 2, line 13, insert the following after the period:

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       ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the following 
     amendments (identified by numerical designation pursuant to 
     clause 5 of rule XXIII) shall be debatable for 20 minutes 
     equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
     opponent: the amendments numbered 11, 31, 40, 41, 57, 61, 65, 
     66, and 72. The amendment numbered 57 is hereby modified to 
     insert on page 94 after line 24.''.

  After further debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
amendment and the resolution.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that the yeas had it.
  So said amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MILLER of California objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was withdrawn.

para.95.12  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on 
Resources.

para.95.13  recess--5:34 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 5 o'clock and 34 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair until 6:00 p.m.

para.95.14  after recess--6:03 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, called the House to order.

para.95.15  h. res. 189--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, pursuant to clause 5, rule 
I, announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to 
the resolution (H. Res. 189) providing for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1977) making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1996, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, announced that the yeas 
had it.
  So the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.95.16  interior appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, pursuant to House 
Resolution 189 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1977) making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. SHAYS as Acting Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. SHAYS assumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para.95.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. STEARNS:

       Page 72, line 19, strike ``$82,259,000'' and insert 
     ``$74,033,100''.
       Page 73, line 4, strike ``$17,235,000'' and insert 
     ``$15,511,500''.
       Page 73, line 6, strike ``$7,500,000'' and insert 
     ``$6,750,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

179

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negative

Nays

227

para.95.18                   [Roll No. 512]

                                AYES--179

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--227

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Bachus
     Becerra
     Brown (FL)
     Clinger
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Ehlers
     English
     Ford
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Jones

[[Page 1138]]


     Maloney
     Martinez
     McInnis
     Moakley
     Peterson (MN)
     Rahall
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Stark
     Taylor (MS)
     Tucker
     Waxman
     Zeliff
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.95.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. SMITH of 
Washington:

       Page 72, line 12, strike ``$6,152,000'' and insert 
     ``$5,140,100''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

286

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

124

para.95.20                   [Roll No. 513]

                                AYES--286

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--124

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Manton
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Becerra
     Clinger
     Collins (MI)
     Cox
     Ehlers
     English
     Ford
     Green
     Harman
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Jones
     Maloney
     Martinez
     McInnis
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Rush
     Stark
     Taylor (MS)
     Tucker
     Waxman
     Zeliff
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.95.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KLECZKA:

       Page 55, line 5, strike ``$384,504,000'' and insert 
     ``$379,524,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

251

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

160

para.95.22                   [Roll No. 514]

                                AYES--251

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Burton
     Canady
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--160

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Castle
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Combest
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Franks (CT)
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goss
     Graham

[[Page 1139]]


     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kelly
     Kim
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pombo
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stockman
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Allard
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Brown (OH)
     Clinger
     Collins (MI)
     Ehlers
     English
     Ford
     Green
     Harman
     Jefferson
     Jones
     Maloney
     Martinez
     McInnis
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Stark
     Tucker
     Waxman
     Zeliff
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.95.23  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. TIAHRT:

       Page 55, line 5, strike ``$384,504,000'' and insert 
     ``$220,950,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

144

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

267

para.95.24                   [Roll No. 515]

                                AYES--144

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Boehlert
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Burr
     Burton
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ensign
     Filner
     Foley
     Franks (NJ)
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     White
     Wyden
     Zimmer

                                NOES--267

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Mica
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Armey
     Becerra
     Berman
     Chambliss
     Clinger
     Collins (MI)
     Ehlers
     English
     Ford
     Green
     Harman
     Jefferson
     Jones
     Maloney
     Martinez
     McInnis
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Stark
     Tucker
     Waxman
     Zeliff
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BURTON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.95.25  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2020

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-190) the resolution (H. Res. 190) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2020) making appropriations for the 
Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.95.26  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 14, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on Friday, July 14, 1995 at 
     2:00 p.m.: that the Senate passed without amendment H. Con. 
     Res. 82.
           Sincerely yours,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                  Clerk, House of Representatives.

para.95.27  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. HARMAN, for today;
  To Mr. UNDERWOOD, for today and the balance of the week;
  To Mr. TUCKER, for today;
  To Miss COLLINS of Michigan, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. CLINGER, for today; and
  To Mr. RUSH, for today.
  And then,

para.95.28  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. JACKSON-LEE, at 10 o'clock and 32 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned until 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, July 18, 1995.

para.95.29  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk

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for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. House Joint 
     Resolution 96. Resolution disapproving the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment--most-favored-nation treatment--
     to the products of the People's Republic of China; adversely 
     (Rept. No. 104-188). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. S. 268. An act 
     to authorize the collection of fees for expenses for triploid 
     grass carp certification inspections, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 104-189). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 190. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2020) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the 
     U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, 
     and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     190). Referred to the House Calendar. 

para.95.30  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. WALKER (for himself, and Mr. Sensenbrenner):
       H.R. 2043. A bill to authorize appropriations to the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration for human space 
     flight, science, aeronautics, and technology, mission 
     support, and inspector general, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Lazio of 
             New York, Mr. Frisa, and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 2044. A bill to remove police officers employed by the 
     Long Island Rail Road Company from coverage under the 
     Employer's Liability Act, the Railway Labor Act, the Railroad 
     Retirement Act, and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, and Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 2045. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax treatment for foreign investment through 
     a U.S. regulated investment company comparable to the tax 
     treatment for direct foreign investment and investment 
     through a foreign mutual fund; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. REED:
       H.R. 2046. A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act 
     of 1972 to authorize grants to coastal States for development 
     of State coastal zone management program changes to support 
     adoption of procedures and policies to evaluate and 
     facilitate siting of certain aquaculture facilities in the 
     coastal zone, and to establish in the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration a marine aquaculture development 
     program to be known as the Nantucket Program; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Wolf, Mr. King, and Mr. 
             Salmon):
       H.R. 2047. A bill concerning the Fourth World Conference on 
     Women in Beijing; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BREWSTER:
       H. Res. 191. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to require the reduction of section 602(b)(1) 
     suballocations to reflect floor amendments to general 
     appropriation bills, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Rules.

para.95.31  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. GEKAS introduced a bill (H.R. 2048) to authorize the 
     Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for the vessel Babs; which was referred 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.95.32  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 32: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 72: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Engel and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Towns and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 427: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
     Bereuter, and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 552: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
     Bryant of Tennessee, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 628: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Wamp and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 852: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 863: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. 
     Thurman, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Luther, and Mr. 
     Stupak.
       H.R. 883: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Callahan, Mr. Towns, Mr. Salmon, Mrs. Kelly, 
     Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 910: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 949: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 1006: Ms. Velazquez and Mr. Wyden.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 1100: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1169: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Martinez, 
     Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. Tejeda.
       H.R. 1254: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 1278: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1329: Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 1352: Mr. Cooley, Ms. Furse, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. 
     Tiahrt.
       H.R. 1362: Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Tiahrt, Mr. Emerson, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1527: Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 1535: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Fawell and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1610: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 1637: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 1692: Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 1693: Mr. Poshard, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1694: Mr. Poshard and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 1695: Mr. Poshard and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 1701: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1707: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1715: Mr. Condit, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Hefner, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Montgomery, 
     Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 1735: Mr. Goodlatte and Mr. Farr.
       H.R. 1744: Mr. Kim, Mr. Christensen, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1749: Mr. Hoke, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
     Stockman, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Dellums, and Mrs. Schroeder.
       H.R. 1801: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     Mr. Christensen, and Mr. Lightfoot.
       H.R. 1876: Ms. McKinney, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 1892: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 1903: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1912: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
     Serrano, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Brown 
     of Ohio.
       H.R. 1915: Mr. Shaw and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Burton 
     of Indiana, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, and Mr. 
     DeLay.
       H.R. 2008: Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Fox, and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 2011: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Pomeroy, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 2017: Mr. Wynn.
       H.J. Res. 70: Mr. Kildee and Mr. Engel.
       H.J. Res. 97: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, and Mr. Luther.
       H. Con. Res. 31: Ms. Harman.
       H. Con. Res. 42: Ms. Harman, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Molinari, 
     Mr. Gallegly, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Obey.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Durbin, 
     and Mr. Fazio of California.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Mr. Markey, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Luther.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Spratt, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Longley, 
     Mr. Bereuter, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Clinger.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Cramer.



.
                       TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1995 (96)

para.96.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order, at 9:00 a.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. SHAW, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 18, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Clay Shaw to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.96.2  recess--9:49 a.m

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 10:00 a.m.

para.96.3  after recess--10:00 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.96.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, July 17, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.96.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

[[Page 1141]]



       1219. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to the Taipei 
     economic and cultural representative in the United States 
     [TECRO] (Transmittal No. 29-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2796a(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1220. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1221. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled, ``Review of the 
     Award and Administration of Parking Ticket Processing and 
     Delinquent Ticket Collection Services Contracts,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 47-117(d); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1222. A letter from the Deputy Director for Operations and 
     Benefits, District of Columbia Retirement Board, transmitting 
     the financial disclosure statement of a board member, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-732 and 1-734(a)(1)(A); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1223. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of a report entitled, 
     ``Impact of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 on 
     the Administration of Elections for Federal Office, 1993-
     1994,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1973gg-7; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
       1224. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1225. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1226. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1227. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary for 
     Territorial and International Affairs, Department of the 
     Interior, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled, ``Pacific Insular Fisheries Empow- erment Act of 
     1995''; to the Committee on Resources.

para.96.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed bills and a concurrent resolution 
of the following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is 
requested:

       S. 457. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     to update references in the classification of children for 
     purposes of United States immigration laws;
       S. 790. An Act to provide for the modification or 
     elimination of Federal reporting requirements; and
       S. Con. Res. 21. Concurrent resolution directing that the 
     ``Portrait Monument'' carved in the likeness of Lucretia 
     Mott, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, now in 
     the Crypt of the Capitol, be restored to its original state 
     and be placed in the Capitol Rotunda.

para.96.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2020

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 190):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2020) making appropriations for the Treasury 
     Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
     Office of the President, and certain independent agencies, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall 
     not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Appropriations. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill 
     shall be considered by title rather than by paragraph. Each 
     title shall be considered as read. Points of order against 
     provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 
     6 of rule XXI are waived except as follows: beginning with 
     ``Provided further'' on page 33, line 2, through 
     ``Maryland:'' on line 13; and page 42, line 9, through page 
     43, line 6. Where points of order are waived against part of 
     a paragraph, points of order against a provision in another 
     part of such paragraph may be made only against such 
     provision and not against the entire paragraph. During 
     consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on 
     the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 
     caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional 
     Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 
     Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

232

When there appeared

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Nays

192

para.96.8                    [Roll No. 516]

                                YEAS--232

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs

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     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Brown (CA)
     Collins (MI)
     Ford
     Green
     Johnson (SD)
     Moakley
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Waldholtz
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.96.9  treasury-postal service appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to House 
Resolution 190 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2020) making appropriations for the 
Treasury Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, by unanimous 
consent, designated Mr. DREIER as Chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DREIER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.96.10  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. LIGHTFOOT, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on 
Commerce, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the 
Committee on House Oversight, the Committee on International Relations, 
the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Resources, the 
Committee on Small Business, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence.

para.96.11  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to serbia and montenegro

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, laid before the House 
a message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  On May 30, 1992, in Executive Order No. 12808, the President declared 
a national emergency to deal with the threat to the national security, 
foreign policy, and economy of the United States arising from actions 
and policies of the Governments of Serbia and Montenegro, acting under 
the name of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or the Federal 
Republic of Yugoslavia, in their involvement in and support for groups 
attempting to seize territory in Croatia and the Republic of Bosnia and 
Herzegovina by force and violence utilizing, in part, the forces of the 
so-called Yugoslav National Army (57 FR 23299, June 2, 1992). I expanded 
the national emergency in Executive Order No. 12934 of October 25, 1994, 
to address the actions and policies of the Bosnian Serb forces and the 
authorities in the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
that they control. The present report is submitted pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 
1641(c) and 1703(c). It discusses Administration actions and expenses 
directly related to the exercise of powers and authorities conferred by 
the declaration of a national emergency in Executive Order No. 12808 and 
Executive Order No. 12934 and to expanded sanctions against the Federal 
Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) (the ``FRY (S/M)'') and 
the Bosnian Serbs contained in Executive Order No. 12810 of June 5, 1992 
(57 FR 24347, June 9, 1992), Executive Order No. 12831 of January 15, 
1993 (58 FR 5253, Jan. 21, 1993), Executive Order No. 12846 of April 25, 
1993 (58 FR 25771, April 27, 1993), and Executive Order No. 12934 of 
October 25, 1994 (59 FR 54117, October 27, 1994).
  1. Executive Order No. 12808 blocked all property and interests in 
property of the Governments of Serbia and Montenegro, or held in the 
name of the former Government of the Socialist Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia or the Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, then 
or thereafter located in the United States or within the possession or 
control of U.S. persons, including their overseas branches.
  Subsequently, Executive Order No. 12810 expanded U.S. actions to 
implement in the United States the United Nations sanctions against the 
FRY (S/M) adopted in United Nations Security Council (``UNSC'') 
Resolution 757 of May 30, 1992. In addition to reaffirming the blocking 
of FRY (S/M) Government property, this order prohibited transactions 
with respect to the FRY (S/M) involving imports, exports, dealing in 
FRY-origin property, air and sea transportation, contract performance, 
funds transfers, activity promoting importation or exportation or 
dealings in property, and official sports, scientific, technical, or 
other cultural representation of, or sponsorship by, the FRY (S/M) in 
the United States.
  Executive Order No. 12810 exempted from trade restrictions (1) 
transship-ments through the FRY (S/M), and (2) activities related to the 
United Nations Protection Force (``UNPROFOR''), the Conference on 
Yugoslavia, or the European Community Monitor Mission.
  On January 15, 1993, President Bush issued Executive Order No. 12831 
to implement new sanctions contained in U.N. Security Council Resolution 
787 of November 16, 1992. The order revoked the exemption for 
transshipments through the FRY (S/M) contained in Executive Order No. 
12810, prohibited transactions within the United States or by a U.S. 
person relating to FRY (S/M) vessels and vessels in which a majority or 
controlling interest is held by a person or entity in, or operating 
from, the FRY (S/M), and stated that all such vessels shall be 
considered as vessels of the FRY (S/M), regardless of the flag under 
which they sail.
  On April 25, 1993, I issued Executive Order No. 12846 to implement in 
the United States the sanctions adopted in UNSC Resolution 820 of April 
17, 1993. That resolution called on the Bosnian Serbs to accept the 
Vance-Owen peace plan for the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and, if 
they failed to do so by April 26, called on member states to take 
additional measures to tighten the embargo against the FRY (S/M) and 
Serbian controlled areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 
the United Nations Protected Areas in Croatia. Effective April 26, 1993, 
the order blocked all property and interests in property of commercial, 
industrial, or public utility undertakings or entities organized or 
located in the FRY (S/M), including property and interests in property 
of entities (wherever organized or located) owned or controlled by such 
undertakings or entities, that are or thereafter come within the 
possession or control of U.S. persons.
  On October 25, 1994, in view of UNSC Resolution 942 of September 23, 
1994, I issued Executive Order No. 12934 in order to take additional 
steps with respect to the crisis in the former Yugoslavia. (59 FR 54117, 
October 27, 1994.) Executive Order No. 12934 expands the scope of the 
national emergency declared in Executive Order No. 12808 to address the 
unusual and extraordinary

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threat to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the 
United States posed by the actions and policies of the Bosnian Serb 
forces and the authorities in the territory in the Republic of Bosnia 
and Herzegovina that they control, including their refusal to accept the 
proposed territorial settlement of the conflict in the Republic of 
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  The Executive order blocks all property and interests in property that 
are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United States, 
or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control of United 
States persons (including their overseas branches) of: (1) the Bosnian 
Serb military and paramilitary forces and the authorities in areas of 
the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the control of those 
forces; (2) any entity, including any commercial, industrial, or public 
utility undertaking, organized or located in those areas of the Republic 
of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the control of Bosnian Serb forces; (3) 
any entity, wherever organized or located, which is owned or controlled 
directly or indirectly by any person in, or resident in, those areas of 
the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the control of Bosnian Serb 
forces; and (4) any person acting for or on behalf of any person within 
the scope of the above definitions.
  The Executive order also prohibits the provision or exportation of 
services to those areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under 
the control of Bosnian Serb forces, or to any person for the purpose of 
any business carried on in those areas, either from the United States or 
by a U.S. person. The order also prohibits the entry of any U.S.-flagged 
vessel, other than a U.S. naval vessel, into the riverine ports of those 
areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the control of 
Bosnia Serb forces. Finally, any transaction by any U.S. person that 
evades or avoids, or has the purpose of evading or avoiding, or attempts 
to violate any of the prohibitions set forth in the order is prohibited. 
Executive Order No. 12934 became effective at 11:59 p.m., e.d.t., on 
October 25, 1994.
  2. The declaration of the national emergency on May 30, 1992, was made 
pursuant to the authority vested in the President by the Constitution 
and laws of the United States, including the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National Emergencies 
Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3 of the United 
States Code. The emergency declaration was reported to the Congress on 
May 30, 1992, pursuant to section 204(b) of the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1703(b)) and the expansion of that 
National Emergency under the same authorities was reported to the 
Congress on October 25, 1994. The additional sanctions set forth in 
related Executive orders were imposed pursuant to the authority vested 
in the President by the Constitution and laws of the United States, 
including the statutes cited above, section 1114 of the Federal Aviation 
Act (49 U.S.C. App. 1514), and section 5 of the United Nations 
Participation Act (22 U.S.C. 287c).

  3. There have been no amendments to the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
(Serbia and Montenegro) Sanctions Regulations (the ``Regulations''), 31 
C.F.R. Part 585, since the last report. The Treasury Department had 
previously published 853 names in the Federal Register on November 17, 
1994 (59 FR 59460), as part of a comprehensive listing of all blocked 
persons and specially designated nationals (``SDNs'') of the FRY (S/M). 
This list identified individuals and entities determined by the 
Department of the Treasury to be owned or controlled by or acting for or 
on behalf of the Government of the FRY (S/M), persons in the FRY (S/M), 
or entities located or organized in or controlled from the FRY (S/M). 
All prohibitions in the Regulations pertaining to the Government of the 
FRY (S/M) apply to the entities and individuals identified. U.S. 
persons, on notice of the status of such blocked persons and specially 
designated nationals, are prohibited from entering into transactions 
with them, or transactions in which they have an interest, unless 
otherwise exempted or authorized pursuant to the Regulations.
  On February 22, 1995, pursuant to Executive Order 12934 and the 
Regulations, Treasury identified 85 individuals as leaders of the 
Bosnian Serb forces or civilian authorities in the territories in the 
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina that they control. Also on February 
22, Treasury designated 19 individuals and 23 companies as SDNs of the 
FRY (S/M). These designations include FRY (S/M)-connected companies 
around the world that are being directed from Cyprus, two Cypriot-owned 
firms that have had a central role in helping establish and sustain 
sanctions-evading FRY (S/M) front companies in Cyprus, and the head of 
the FRY (S/M)'s Central Bank who is also the architect of the FRY (S/M) 
economic program.
  Additionally, on March 13, 1995, Treasury named 32 firms and eight 
individuals that are part of the Karic Brothers' family network of 
companies as SDNs of the FRY (S/M). Their enterprises span the globe and 
are especially active in former East Bloc countries. These additions and 
amendments, published in the Federal Register on April 18, 1995 (60 FR 
19448), bring the current total of Blocked Entities and SDNs of the FRY 
(S/M) to 938 and the total number of individuals identified as leaders 
of the Bosnian Serb military or paramilitary forces or civilian 
authorities in the territories in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
that they control to 85. A copy of the notice is attached.
  Treasury's blocking authority as applied to FRY (S/M) subsidiaries and 
vessels in the United States has been challenged in court. In Milena 
Ship Management Company, Ltd. v. Newcomb, 804 F.Supp. 846, 855, and 859 
(E.D.L.A. 1992) aff'd, 995 F.2d 620 (5th Cir. 1993), cert. denied, 114 
S.Ct. 877 (1994), involving five ships owned or controlled by FRY (S/M) 
entities blocked in various U.S. ports, the blocking authority as 
applied to these vessels was upheld. In IPT Company, Inc. v. United 
States Department of the Treasury, No. 92 CIV 5542 (S.D.N.Y. 1994), the 
district court also upheld the blocking authority as applied to the 
property of a Yugoslav subsidiary located in the United States. The 
latter case is currently on appeal to the Second Circuit.

  4. Over the past 6 months, the Departments of State and Treasury have 
worked closely with European Union (the ``EU'') member states and other 
U.N. member nations to coordinate implementation of the U.N. sanctions 
against the FRY (S/M). This has included visits by assessment teams 
formed under the auspices of the United States, the EU, and the 
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (the ``OSCE'') to 
states bordering on Serbia and Montenegro; continued deployment of OSCE 
sanctions assistance missions (``SAMs'') to Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, 
the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Hungary, Romania, and Ukraine 
to assist in monitoring land and Danube River traffic; support for the 
International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia (``ICFY'') monitoring 
missions along the Serbia-Montenegro-Bosnia border; bilateral contacts 
between the United States and other countries for the purpose of 
tightening financial and trade restrictions on the FRY (S/M); and 
ongoing multilateral meetings by financial sanctions enforcement 
authorities from various countries to coordinate enforcement efforts and 
to exchange technical information.
  5. In accordance with licensing policy and the Regulations, FAC has 
exercised its authority to license certain specific transactions with 
respect to the FRY (S/M) that are consistent with U.S. foreign policy 
and the Security Council sanctions. During the reporting period, FAC has 
issued 109 specific licenses regarding transactions pertaining to the 
FRY (S/M) or assets it owns or controls, bringing the total as of April 
25, 1995, to 930. Specific licenses have been issued (1) for payment to 
U.S. or third-country secured creditors, under certain narrowly-defined 
circumstances, for pre-embargo import and export transactions; (2) for 
legal representation or advice to the Government of the FRY (S/M) or FRY 
(S/M)-located or controlled entities; (3) for the liquidation or 
protection of tangible assets of subsidiaries of FRY (S/M)-located or 
controlled firms located in the U.S.; (4) for limited transactions 
related to FRY (S/M) diplomatic representation in Washington and New 
York; (5) for patent, trademark and copyright protection in the FRY (S/
M) not involving payment to the FRY (S/M) Government; (6) for certain 
communications, news media, and travel-relateed transactions; (7) for 
the payment of crews'

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wages, vessel maintenance, and emergency supplies for FRY (S/M) 
controlled ships blocked in the United States; (8) for the removal from 
the FRY (S/M), or protection within the FRY (S/M), of certain property 
owned and controlled by U.S. entities; (9) to assist the United Nations 
in its relief operations and the activities of the U.N. Protection 
Force; and (10) for payment from funds outside the United States where a 
third country has licensed the transaction in accordance with U.N. 
sanctions. Pursuant to U.S. regulations implementing UNSC Resolutions, 
specific licenses have also been issued to authorize exportation of 
food, medicine, and supplies intended for humanitarian purposes in the 
FRY (S/M).
  During the past 6 months, FAC has continued to oversee the liquidation 
of tangible assets of the 15 U.S. subsidiaries of entities organized in 
the FRY (S/M). Subsequent to the issuance of Executive Order No. 12846, 
all operating licenses issued for these U.S.-located Serbian or 
Montenegrin subsidiaries or joint ventures were revoked, and the net 
proceeds of the liquidation of their assets placed in blocked accounts.
  In order to reduce the drain on blocked assets caused by continuing to 
rent commercial space, FAC arranged to have the blocked personalty, 
files, and records of the two Serbian banking institutions in New York 
moved to secure storage. The personalty is being liquidated, with the 
net proceeds placed in blocked accounts.
  Following the sale of the M/V Kapetan Martinovic in January 1995, five 
Yugoslav-owned vessels remain blocked in the United States. Approval of 
the UNSC's Serbian Sanctions Committee was sought and obtained for the 
sale of the M/V Kapetan Martinovic (and the M/V Bor, which was sold in 
June 1994) based on U.S. assurances that the sale would comply with four 
basic conditions, which assure that both U.S. and U.N. sanctions 
objectives with respect to the FRY (S/M) are met: (1) the sale will be 
for fair market value; (2) the sale will result in a complete 
divestiture of any interest of the FRY (S/M) (or of commercial interests 
located in or controlled from the FRY (S/M)) in the vessel; (3) the sale 
would result in no economic benefit to the FRY (S/M) (or commercial 
interests located in or controlled from the FRY (S/M)); and (4) the net 
proceeds of the sale (the gross proceeds less the costs of sale normally 
paid by the seller) will be placed in a blocked account in the United 
States. Negotiations for the sale of the M/V Bar, now blocked in New 
Orleans, are underway and are likely to be concluded prior to my next 
report.
  Other than the M/V Bar, the four remaining Yugoslav-owned vessels are 
beneficially owned by Jugooceanija Plovidba of Kotor, Montenegro, and 
managed by Milena Ship Management Co. Ltd. in Malta. These vessels have 
many unpaid U.S. creditors for services and supplies furnished during 
the time they have been blocked in the United States; moreover, the 
owner appears to have insufficient resources to provide for the future 
upkeep and maintenance needs of these vessels and their crews. The 
United States is notifying the UNSC's Serbian Sanctions Committee of the 
United States's intention to license some or all of these remaining four 
vessels upon the owner's request.
  With the FAC-licensed sales of the M/V Kapetan Martinovic and the M/V 
Bor, those vessels were removed from the list of blocked FRY entities 
and merchant vessels maintained by FAC. The new owners of several 
formerly Yugoslav-owned vessels, which have been sold in other 
countries, have petitioned FAC to remove those vessels from the list. 
FAC, in coordination with the Department of State, is currently 
reviewing the sale terms and conditions for those vessels to ascertain 
whether they comply with U.N. sanctions objectives and UNSC's Serbian 
Sanctions Committee practice.
  During the past 6 months, U.S. financial institutions have continued 
to block funds transfers in which there is an interest of the Government 
of the FRY (S/M) or an entity or undertaking located in or controlled 
from the FRY (S/M), and to stop prohibited transfers to persons in the 
FRY (S/M). Such interdicted transfers have accounted for $125.6 million 
since the issuance of Executive order No. 12808, including some $9.3 
million during the past 6 months.
  To ensure compliance with the terms of the licenses that have been 
issued under the program, stringent reporting requirements are imposed. 
More than 279 submissions have been reviewed by FAC since the last 
report, and more than 125 compliance cases are currently open.
  6. Since the issuance of Executive Order No. 12810, FAC has worked 
closely with the U.S. Customs Service to ensure both that prohibited 
imports and exports (including those in which the Government of the FRY 
(S/M) or Bosnian Serb authorities have an interest) are identified and 
interdicted, and that permitted imports and exports move to their 
intended destination without undue delay. Violations and suspected 
violations of the embargo are being investigated and appropriate 
enforcement actions are being taken. There are currently 37 cases under 
active investigation. Since the last report, FAC has collected nine 
civil penalties totaling nearly $20,000. Of these, five were paid by 
U.S. financial institutions for violative funds transfers involving the 
Government of the FRY (S/M), persons in the FRY (S/M), or entities 
located or organized in or controlled from the FRY (S/M). Three U.S. 
companies and one air carrier have also paid penalties related to 
exports or unlicensed payments to the Government of the FRY (S/M) or 
persons in the FRY (S/M) or other violations of the Regulations.

  7. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from November 30, 1994, through May 29, 1995, that are directly 
attributable to the authorities conferred by the declaration of a 
national emergency with respect to the FRY (S/M) and the Bosnian Serb 
forces and authorities are estimated at about $3.5 million, most of 
which represent wage and salary costs for Federal personnel. Personnel 
costs were largely centered in the Department of the Treasury 
(particularly in FAC and its Chief Counsel's Office, and the U.S. 
Customs Service), the Department of State, the National Security 
Council, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of Commerce.
  8. The actions and policies of the Government of the FRY (S/M), in its 
involvement in and support for groups attempting to seize and hold 
territory in the Republics of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina by 
force and violence, and the actions and policies of the Bosnian Serb 
forces and the authorities in the areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina under 
their control, continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to 
the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. 
The United States remains committed to a multilateral resolution of the 
conflict through implementation of the United Nations Security Council 
resolutions.
  I shall continue to exercise the powers at my disposal to apply 
economic sanctions against the FRY (S/M) and the Bosnian Serb forces, 
civil authorities, and entities, as long as these measures are 
appropriate, and will continue to report periodically to the Congress on 
significant developments pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 18, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-101).

para.96.12  interior appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, pursuant to House 
Resolution 187, House Resolution 189 and rule XXIII, declared the House 
resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union 
for the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1977) making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  The Chairman, Mr. BURTON, resumed the Chair; and after some time spent 
therein,

para.96.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SCHAEFER:

       Page 57, line 7, strike ``$287,000,000'' and all that 
     follows through ``Reserve'' on line 21, and insert the 
     following: $187,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     which shall be derived by transfer of unobligated balances 
     from the ``SPR petroleum account''.

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It was decided in the

Yeas

157

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negative

Nays

267

para.96.14                   [Roll No. 517]

                                AYES--157

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cardin
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Edwards
     Engel
     Everett
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gordon
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Markey
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Mink
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Quinn
     Roberts
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Salmon
     Schaefer
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--267

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunn
     Buyer
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kim
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Packard
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Studds
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Flake
     Johnson (SD)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.96.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. CHABOT:

       Page 73, strike line 16 and all that follows through page 
     74, line 15. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

148

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

277

para.96.16                   [Roll No. 518]

                                AYES--148

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     King
     Kingston
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--277

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Buyer
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer

[[Page 1146]]


     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Collins (MI)
     Dornan
     Flake
     Kennedy (RI)
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.96.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. PARKER:

       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec.  . (a) Limitation on Use of Funds.--None of the funds 
     made available in this Act may be used by the Department of 
     Energy in implementing the Codes and Standards Program to 
     plan, propose, issue, or prescribe any new or amended 
     standard.
       (b) Corresponding Reduction in Funds.--The aggregate amount 
     otherwise provided in this Act for ``DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY--
     Energy Conservation'' is hereby reduced by $12,799,000.

Yeas

261

It was decided in the

Nays

165

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.96.18                   [Roll No. 519]

                                AYES--261

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--165

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Meyers
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moran
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Upton
       

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Browder
     Collins (MI)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Volkmer
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.96.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ZIMMER:

       Page 94, after line 24, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 318. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used (1) to demolish the bridge between Jersey City, New 
     Jersey, and Ellis Island; or (2) to prevent pedestrian use of 
     such bridge, when it is made known to the Federal official 
     having authority to obligate or expend such funds that such 
     pedestrian use is consistent with generally accepted safety 
     standards.

It was decided in the

Yeas

230

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

196

para.96.20                   [Roll No. 520]

                                AYES--230

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon

[[Page 1147]]


     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Ward
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--196

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Latham
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Collins (MI)
     Cox
     Crane
     Kennedy (RI)
     Mineta
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Richardson
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.96.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KLUG:

       On page 44, after line 19, insert the following:
       ``Sec. 115. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available pursuant to this Act in fiscal year 1996 shall be 
     obligated or expended to accept or process applications for a 
     patent for any mining or mill site claim located under the 
     general mining laws or to issue a patent for any such 
     claim.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

271

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

153

para.96.22                   [Roll No. 521]

                                AYES--271

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walker
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--153

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Jones
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Collins (MI)
     Crane
     Durbin
     Geren
     Kennedy (RI)
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Stark
     Stearns
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.96.23  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KENNEDY of 
Massachusetts:

       Page 94, after line 24, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 318. None of the funds made available to the Forest 
     Service by this Act may be used for the construction of 
     roads, nor the preparation of timber sales, in roadless areas 
     of 3,000 or more acres in size.


[[Page 1148]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

166

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

255

para.96.24                   [Roll No. 522]

                                AYES--166

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Porter
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--255

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Coburn
     Collins (MI)
     Crane
     Goodling
     Istook
     Kennedy (RI)
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Sisisky
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BURTON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 187, reported 
the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 19, line 15, after ``property'' insert the following: 
     ``except when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that the survey or 
     research has been requested and authorized in writing by the 
     property owner or the owner's authorized representative''. 
       On page 9, line 22, strike ``498,035,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``499,235,000'', and
       On page 18, line 25 strike ``686,944,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``685,744,000'', and
       On page 19, line 3, strike ``112,888,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof: ``111,688,000''. 
       On page 15, line 3, strike all beginning with ``: Provided 
     further,'' down to and including ``subparagraph (B)'' on page 
     15, line 16.
       Page 34, line 24, strike ``$69,232,000'' of which (1) 
     $65,705,000 shall be'' and insert ``$52,405,000, to remain''.
       Page 34, line 25, strike ``technical assistance'' and all 
     that follows through ``controls, and'' on line 1 of page 35.
       Page 35, strike lines 11 and 12 and insert: ``272): 
     Provided''.
       Page 35, line 25, strike ``funding:'' and all that follows 
     through line 23 on page 36 and insert ``funding.''.
       On page 33 line 17 strike ``67,145,000'' and in lieu 
     thereof insert ``$75,145,000'' and on line 18 strike 
     ``65,100,000'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$73,100,000''.
       Page 37, insert before the colon at the end of line 7 the 
     following: ``, and $4,580,000 for impact aid for Guam under 
     section 104(e)(6) of Public Law 99-239''.
       On page 13, beginning on line 10, strike ``113 passenger 
     motor vehicles, of which 59 are for police-type use and 88 
     are for replacement only'' and insert instead ``54 passenger 
     motor vehicles, none of which are for police-type use''.
       On page 14, beginning on line 3, strike ``Provided, That 
     the United States Fish and Wildlife Service may accept 
     donated aircraft as replacements for existing aircraft: 
     Provided further'' and insert instead ``Provided''.
       On page 9, line 22, insert ``(less $885,000)'' before ``, 
     to remain''.
       On page 27, line 23, insert ``(plus $851,000)'' before ``, 
     to which''.
       Page 37, line 19, strike ``$55,982,000'' and insert 
     ``$53,919,000''.
       Page 75, strike line 14 through 17, and insert ``For 
     expenses necessary for the Advisory Council on Historic 
     Preservation, $3,063.000''.
       Page 29, line 15, strike ``Provided further,'' and all that 
     follows through ``November 30, 1997:'' on line 18.
       Page 45, line 24, strike ``$1,276,688.000'' and insert 
     ``$1,266,688,000''.
       Page 66, strike lines 11 through 15 and insert the 
     following:

                        Department of education

              Office of Elementary and Secondary Education


                            indian education

       For necessary expenses to carry out, to the extent not 
     otherwise provided, title IX, Part A, Subpart 1 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended, 
     and section 215 of the Department of Education Organization 
     Act, $52,500,000.
       Page 72, line 12, strike ``$6,152,000'' and insert 
     ``$5,140,100''.
       Page 55, line 5, strike ``$384,504,000'' and insert 
     ``$379,524,000''.
       On page 56, line 3, strike ``$552,871,000'', and in lieu 
     thereof insert ``$556,371,000''; page 56, line 10, strike 
     ``$133,946,000'' and in lieu thereof insert ``$148,946,000''; 
     on page 56, line 17, strike ``$107,446,000'' and in lieu 
     thereof insert ``$110,946,000''.
       Page 94, after line 24, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 318. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     made available for the Mississippi River Corridor Heritage 
     Commission.
       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec.  . (a) Limitation on Use of Funds.--None of the funds 
     made available in this Act may be used by the Department of 
     Energy in implementing the Codes and Standards Program to 
     plan, propose, issue, or prescribe any new or amended 
     standard.
       (b) Corresponding Reduction in Funds.--The aggregate amount 
     otherwise provided in this Act for ``DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY--
     Energy Conservation'' is hereby reduced by $12,799,000.
       Amendment No. 70: At the end of the bill add the following 
     new section:
       ``Sec.  . None of the funds made available in this act may 
     be used by the Department of Energy in implementing the Codes 
     and Standards Program to plan, propose, issue, or prescribe 
     any new or amended standard--
       ``(1) when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that the Attorney 
     General,

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     in accordance with section 325(o)(2)(B) of the Energy Policy 
     and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6295(o)(2)(B)), determined 
     that the standard is likely to cause significant anti-
     competitive effects;
       ``(2) that the Secretary of Energy, in accordance with such 
     section 325(o)(2)(B), has determined that the benefits of the 
     Standard do not exceed its burdens; or
       ``(3) that is for fluorescent lamps ballasts.''.
       Page 94, after line 24, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 318. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used (1) to demolish the bridge between Jersey City, New 
     Jersey, and Ellis Island; or (2) to prevent pedestrian use of 
     such bridge, when it is made known to the Federal official 
     having authority to obligate or expend such funds that such 
     pedestrian use is consistent with generally accepted safety 
     standards.
       On page 44, after line 19, insert the following:
       ``Sec. 115. No funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available pursuant to this Act in fiscal year 1996 shall be 
     obligated or expended to accept or process applications for a 
     patent for any mining or mill site claim located under the 
     general mining laws or to issue a patent for any such 
     claim.''.
       Page 94, after line 24, add the following:
       Sec. 318. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be used for the purposes of 
     acquiring land in the counties of Lawrence, Monroe, or 
     Washington, Ohio, for the Wayne National Forest.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. YATES moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the nays had it.
  So the motion to recommit was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

244

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

181

para.96.25                   [Roll No. 523] 

                                YEAS--244

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Collins (MI)
     Crane
     Kennedy (RI)
     McKeon
     Moakley
     Myers
     Reynolds
     Richardson
     Stearns
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.96.26  h. res. 188--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on ordering the 
previous question on the resolution (H. Res. 188) providing for 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1976) making appropriations for 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 
and for other purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House order the previous question on said resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

242

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

185

para.96.27                   [Roll No. 524]

                                YEAS--242

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert

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     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--185

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Andrews
     Collins (MI)
     Crane
     Kennedy (RI)
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Waxman
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.96.28  treasury-postal service appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 190 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2020) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, 
the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, 
and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  Mr. DREIER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DREIER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.96.29  inspector general audit

  Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent, submitted the following resolution 
(H. Res. 192):

       Whereas on January 4, 1995, the House of Representatives 
     voted 430-1, that ``during the One Hundred Fourth Congress, 
     the Inspector General, in consultation with the Speaker and 
     the Committee on House Oversight, shall coordinate, and as 
     needed contract with independent auditing firms to complete, 
     a comprehensive audit of House financial records and 
     administrative operations, and report the results in 
     accordance with Rule VI,'' [House Resolution 6, Section 107];
       Whereas on July 18, 1995, the House Inspector General in 
     cooperation with the independent auditing firm presented the 
     findings of the first-ever audit of the House of 
     Representatives under the provisions of the House Resolution;
       Whereas this first-ever audit included both the financial 
     and administrative functions of the House, representing a 
     wide range of activities;
       Whereas the audit does not reach conclusions in all areas 
     due in part to a ``method of accounting underlying the 
     preparation and dissemination of financial management 
     information [that] was simplistic and ill-suited for an 
     organization the size of the House,'' [Report of Independent 
     Accountants, July 18, 1995];
       Whereas ``In addition to the deficiencies in accounting and 
     reporting, and in information systems, there are other 
     weaknesses in the House's internal control structure...the 
     severity of these weaknesses affects the reliability of the 
     financial statements, because in the absence of an effective 
     internal control structure, there can be no assurance that 
     all House transactions were properly recorded, accumulated 
     and reported in accordance with the rules, policies and 
     procedures of the House,'' [Report of Independent 
     Accountants, July 18, 1995];
       Whereas it is the sense of the House, including the 
     leadership of both parties, that a followup audit should be 
     completed to further examine the transactions and reports 
     contained therein; and
       Whereas the House Inspector General, a nonpartisan 
     appointee who was selected by the former majority and 
     retained by the current majority, has requested and should be 
     given resources necessary to complete this followup audit: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Inspector General is authorized and 
     directed to take such steps as necessary to carry out any 
     additional auditing required to ensure the completion of the 
     audit of House financial and administrative operations 
     authorized during the One Hundred Fourth Congress by House 
     Resolution 6, Section 107.
       Sec. 2. The Inspector General shall complete such 
     additional auditing expeditiously, but in no case later than 
     November 30, 1995.
       Sec. 3. The Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives shall have the authority to prescribe 
     regulations and to authorize the expenditure of additional 
     funds from the appropriate House accounts as may be required 
     to fully ensure the final completion of the comprehensive 
     audit of House financial and administrative operations.
       Sec. 4. The results of such auditing shall be submitted in 
     accordance with House Rule VI, clause 3(d) which provides 
     ``simultaneously submitting to the Speaker, the majority 
     leader, the minority leader, and the chairman and ranking 
     minority party member of the Committee on House Oversight a 
     report on each audit conducted under this rule.''.
       Sec. 5. The results of such auditing, shall to the extent 
     appropriate, be reported by the Inspector General in 
     accordance with House Rule VI, clause 3(e) which provides 
     ``reporting to the Committee on Standards of Official conduct 
     information involving possible violations of any Member, 
     officer, or employee of the House any rule of the House or 
     any law applicable to the performance of official duties or 
     the discharge of official responsibilities which may require 
     referral to the appropriate Federal or State authorities 
     pursuant to clause 4(e)91)(C) of rule X.''.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GEPHARDT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.


[[Page 1151]]



Yeas

414

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

0

para.96.30                   [Roll No. 525]

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Berman
     Brewster
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Collins (MI)
     Crane
     Hastert
     Hyde
     Kennedy (RI)
     Lantos
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Reynolds
     Stark
     Tiahrt
     Volkmer
     Yates
     Zeliff
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.96.31  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 457. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     to update references in the classification of children for 
     purposes of United States immigration laws; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary. 

para.96.32  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 523. An Act to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity 
     Control Act to authorize additional measures to carry out the 
     control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-
     effective manner, and for other purposes. 

para.96.33  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. CRANE, for 
today from 2:30 p.m. until July 19.
  And then,

para.96.34  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FOX, at 10 o'clock and 52 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.96.35  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 714. A bill to establish the Midewin 
     National Tallgrass Prairie in the State of Illinois, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-191, Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 1943. A bill to amend the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act to deem certain municipal wastewater 
     treatment facilities discharging into ocean waters as the 
     equivalent of secondary treatment facilities (Rept. No. 104-
     192). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     H.R. 1858. A bill to reduce paperwork and additional 
     regulatory burdens for depository institutions; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-193). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.96.36  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. LONGLEY:
       H.R. 2049. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 33 College Avenue in Waterville, ME, as the ``George J. 
     Mitchell Federal Building''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana:
       H.R. 2050. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the deduction for interest on higher 
     education loans and to permit penalty-free withdrawals from 
     qualified retirement plans to pay for higher education 
     expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2051. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the deduction for the health insurance costs 
     of self-employed individuals, to provide incentives for 
     certain medical practitioners to practice in rural areas, to 
     provide for the creation of medical savings accounts, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, and the Judiciary, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BEILENSON (for himself and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 2052. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to establish and strengthen policies and programs for 
     the early stabilization of world population through the 
     global expansion of reproductive choice, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Archer, 
             Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Crane, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Johnston of Florida, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
             Kolbe, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. 
             Shaw, Mr. Castle, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Brownback, and Mr. Roth):
       H.R. 2053. A bill establishing United States policy toward 
     China; to the Committee on International Relations, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Banking and 
     Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speak

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     er, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
     within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DICKS (for himself, and Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 2054. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to apply the rehabilitation credit to historic ships, 
     aircraft, and other vessels; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H.R. 2055. A bill to amend the General Educations 
     Provisions Act expanding the exemption for the release of 
     student records to comply with certain State statutes; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ:
       H.R. 2056. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to provide for Federal-State performance partnerships, to 
     consolidate all nutrition programs under the act in the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, to extend 
     authorizations of appropriations for programs under the act 
     through fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. TEJEDA (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Gonzalez, 
             and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.J. Res. 102. Joint resolution disapproving the 
     recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
     Commission; to the Commission on National Security.
           By Mr. ARMEY (for himself and Mr. Gephardt):
       H. Res. 192. Resolution providing for additional auditing 
     by the House Inspector General; considered and agreed to. 

para.96.37  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       132. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Legislature of the 
     State of Nebraska, relative to the Western Area Power 
     Administration; to the Committee on Resources.
       133. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Kansas, relative to the 10th amendment to the 
     Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       134. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of South Dakota, relative to memorializing the Congress 
     of the United States to enact legislation to provide for 
     medical savings accounts; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities and Commerce.
       135. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Alabama, relative to urging the U.S. Senate to 
     approve legislation returning reasonableness to the 
     environmental regulatory process; jointly, to the Committees 
     on Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, and Science.

para.96.38  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 60: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Funderburk, and Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Dicks and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Herger, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Watts 
     of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Dicks and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Shuster and Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Paxon, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 713: Mr. Schumer, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 858: Mr. Hefner, Mr. Luther, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rose, and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 887: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 927: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 941: Mr. Schumer, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
     Owens, and Mr. Coleman.
       H.R. 994: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 995: Mr. Shays, Mr. Leach, Mr. Saxton, Ms. Lofgren, 
     and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1000: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Barr, Mr. Allard, and Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 1043: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1119: Mr. Crapo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1127: Mr. Kasich, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
     Hunter, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Castle, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Bass, 
     Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Mica, Mr. Hilleary, Ms. Norton, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. Goss, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Doolittle, 
     Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Talent, and 
     Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1143: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1203: Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Latham.
       H.R. 1204: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1301: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 1309: Mr. Evans, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1444: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1513: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 1579: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1611: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 1631: Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1678: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Kim, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
     and Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 1803: Mrs. Waldholtz.
       H.R. 1833: Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. 
     Portman, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. 
     Waldholtz, and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 1853: Ms. McKinney and Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 1884: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1950: Mr. DeFazio, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 1963: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1981: Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. 
     Ewing.
       H.R. 1985: Mr. Skeen, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. 
     Reynolds, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland.
       H.R. 2013: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 2026: Mr. Frost, Mr. Borski, and Mr. Hoke.
       H.J. Res. 89: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Bachus, Mrs. 
     Seastrand, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
     Cunningham, and Mr. Buyer.
       H. Con. Res. 8: Mr. Hoke.
       H. Con. Res. 42: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. 
     Faleomavaega.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Manton.
       H. Con. Res. 78: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McDermott, 
     Mr. Levin, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Bevill.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Mr. Lipinski and Ms. Eshoo.
       H. Res. 174: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Filner, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
     Mr. Matsui, Mr. Reed, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Sabo, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Abercrombie, 
     Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Flake, Mr. Smith of 
     New Jersey, and Mr. Poshard.



.
                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1995 (97)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.97.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, July 18, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.97.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:
       1228. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting the mid-year monetary 
     policy report, pursuant to the Full Employment and Balanced 
     Growth Act of 1978; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1229. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense articles and 
     services sold commercially to International Maritime 
     Satellite Organization [INMARSAT] (Transmittal No. DTC-50-
     95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1230. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled, ``The Propriety of 
     the Agreement Between Merrill Lynch and Lazard Freres, Who 
     Served as the District's Financial Advisor,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 47-117(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1231. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to provide administrative procedures for the 
     nonjudicial foreclosure of mortgages on properties to satisfy 
     debts owed to the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1232. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled, ``Annual Report of the 
     Metals Initiative'', pursuant to section 8 of the Steel and 
     Aluminum Energy Conservation and Technology Competitiveness 
     Act of 1988; to the Committee on Science.

para.97.3  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. CANADY, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Economic and 
Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, the Committee on International Relations, the Committee on 
the Judiciary, the Committee on Science, the Committee on Small 
Business, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

para.97.4  treasury-postal service appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 190 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2020) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, 
the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, 
and cer

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tain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1996, and for other purposes.
  Mr. DREIER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.97.5  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HOYER:
  Strike everything from ``Sec. 524'' on page 63 line 22 through 
``term.'' on line 5 page 64.

It was decided in the

Yeas

188

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

235

para.97.6                    [Roll No. 526]

                                AYES--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--235

     Allard
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Andrews
     Armey
     Bryant (TX)
     Collins (MI)
     Crane
     Ford
     Hastert
     Moakley
     Myers
     Reynolds
     Stark
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.97.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GILCHREST to the 
amendment submitted by Mr. DUNCAN:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. GILCHREST:
       In the matter proposed to be inserted by the amendment, add 
     at the end the following:
       The preceding provisions shall not apply if a prospectus 
     has been approved pursuant to the Public Buildings Act of 
     1959 for the project described in clause (3). 
  Amendment submitted by Mr. DUNCAN:
       Page 84, after line 17, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 628. The amounts otherwise provided in this Act under 
     the heading ``General Services Administration--Federal 
     Buildings Fund--Limitations on Availability of Revenue'' for 
     the following purposes are each reduced by $65,764,000:
       (1) Aggregate amount available from the Fund.
       (2) Total amount available from the Fund for construction 
     of additional projects.
       (3) Amount available for new construction, Maryland, 
     Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Phase II.
       (4) Amount in excess of which revenues and collections 
     accruing to the Fund shall remain in the Fund.

It was decided in the

Yeas

185

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

240

para.97.8                    [Roll No. 527]

                                AYES--185

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Archer
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--240

     Allard
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute

[[Page 1154]]


     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (F L)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Andrews
     Armey
     Bryant (TX)
     Collins (MI)
     Crane
     Ford
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Volkmer
  So the amendment to the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.97.9  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment submitted by Mr. DUNCAN.

It was decided in the

Yeas

278

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

146

para.97.10                   [Roll No. 528]

                                AYES--278

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--146

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Armey
     Bryant (TX)
     Collins (MI)
     Cox
     Crane
     Ford
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Seastrand
     Volkmer
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.97.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Mr. HOBSON 
for the amendment submitted by Mr. PACKARD:
  Substitute amendment submitted by Mr. HOBSON:
       Page 84, after line 17, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 628. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be obligated or expended for any employee training when it is 
     made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend such funds that such employee training--
       (1) does not upgrade employee productivity and 
     effectiveness;
       (2) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, 
     and abilities bearing upon the performance of official 
     duties;
       (3) is inappropriate to the workplace;
       (4) is designed to change participants' personal values or 
     lifestyle outside the workplace;
       (5) does not require prior employee notification of the 
     content and methods to be used in the training and written 
     end of course evaluations; or
       (6) does not provide an acceptable alternative for those 
     employees articulating a religious or moral objection to 
     participating in an HIV/AIDS training program.
  Amendment submitted by Mr. PACKARD:
       Page 84, after line 17, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 628. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be obligated or expended for any employee training when it is 
     made

[[Page 1155]]

      known to the Federal official having authority to obligate 
     or expend such funds that such employee training--
       (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, 
     and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of 
     official duties;
       (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of 
     emotional response or psychological stress in some 
     participants;
       (3) does not require prior employee notification of the 
     content and methods to be used in the training and written 
     end of course evaluations;
       (4) contains any methods or content associated with 
     religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age'' 
     belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 1988;
       (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' 
     personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace; or
       (6) includes content related to human immunodeficiency 
     virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) other 
     than that necessary to make employees more aware of the 
     medical ramifications of HIV/AIDS and the workplace rights of 
     HIV-positive employees.

It was decided in the

Yeas

201

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

223

para.97.12                   [Roll No. 529]

                                AYES--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates

                                NOES--223

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bryant (TX)
     Collins (MI)
     Crane
     Fazio
     Ford
     Matsui
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Rush
     Wynn
  So the substitute amendment to the amendment was not agreed to.

para.97.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment submitted by Mr. PACKARD.

It was decided in the

Yeas

283

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

138

para.97.14                   [Roll No. 530]

                                AYES--283

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller

[[Page 1156]]


     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--138

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bryant (TX)
     Collins (MI)
     Crane
     Fazio
     Flake
     Ford
     Martinez
     Matsui
     Moakley
     Oxley
     Reynolds
     Rush
     Wynn
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.97.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SANDERS:
       Page 84, after line 17, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 628. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     used for salaries or expenses of any employee, including any 
     employee of the Executive Office of the President, in 
     connection with the obligation or expenditure of funds in the 
     exchange stabilization fund.

It was decided in the

Yeas

245

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

183

para.97.16                   [Roll No. 531]

                                AYES--245

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--183

     Archer
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Coyne
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     King
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Richardson
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Bryant (TX)
     Collins (MI)
     Crane
     DeLay
     Moakley
     Reynolds
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.97.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. CHENOWETH:
       Page 84, after line 17, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 628. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to provide bonuses or any other merit-based salary 
     increase for any employee of the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco 
     and Firearms.

It was decided in the

Yeas

111

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

317

para.97.18                   [Roll No. 532]

                                AYES--111

     Allard
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cubin
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (KY)
     Manzullo
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Skelton
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)

[[Page 1157]]



                                NOES--317

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TN)
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Bryant (TX)
     Collins (MI)
     Crane
     Horn
     Moakley
     Reynolds
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.97.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ARCHER to the 
amendment submitted by Mr. WARD:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. ARCHER:
       On lines 8-9, strike ``H.R. 1535 (as introduced in the 
     House of Representatives on May 2, 1995)'' and insert ``H.R. 
     1812 (as reported by the Committee on Ways and Means on June 
     16, 1995).
  Amendment submitted by Mr. WARD:
       Page 84, after line 17, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 628. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to issue any tax compliance certificate required 
     under section 6851(d)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     of any individual departing the United States, except when it 
     is made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend such funds that a system is in place to 
     collect taxes in the manner prescribed under the provisions 
     of H.R. 1535 (as introduced in the House of Representatives 
     on May 2, 1995), which provides tax rules on expatriation.

It was decided in the

Yeas

231

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

193

para.97.20                   [Roll No. 533]

                                AYES--231

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--193

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams

[[Page 1158]]


     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bryant (TX)
     Collins (MI)
     Crane
     de la Garza
     Jefferson
     Moakley
     Neal
     Reynolds
     Spence
     Studds
  So the amendment to the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DREIER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 190, reported 
the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:
       Page 84, after line 17, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 628. The amounts otherwise provided in this Act under 
     the heading ``General Services Administration--Federal 
     Buildings Fund--Limitations on Availability of Revenue'' for 
     the following purposes are each reduced by $65,764,000:
       (1) Aggregate amount available from the Fund.
       (2) Total amount available from the Fund for construction 
     of additional projects.
       (3) Amount available for new construction, Maryland, 
     Montgomery and Prince George's Counties, Food and Drug 
     Administration, Phase II.
       (4) Amount in excess of which revenues and collections 
     accruing to the Fund shall remain in the Fund.
       Page 84, after line 17, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 628. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be obligated or expended for any employee training when it is 
     made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend such funds that such employee training--
       (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, 
     and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of 
     official duties;
       (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of 
     emotional response or psychological stress in some 
     participants;
       (3) does not require prior employee notification of the 
     content and methods to be used in the training and written 
     end of course evaluations;
       (4) contains any methods or content associated with 
     religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age'' 
     belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission Notice N-915.022, dated September 2, 1988;
       (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' 
     personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace; or
       (6) includes content related to human immunodeficiency 
     virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) other 
     than that necessary to make employees more aware of the 
     medical ramifications of HIV/AIDS and the workplace rights of 
     HIV-positive employees.
       Page 84, after line 17, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 628. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may be 
     used for salaries or expenses of any employee, including any 
     employee of the Executive Office of the President, in 
     connection with the obligation or expenditure of funds in the 
     exchange stabilization fund.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. HOYER moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore announced that the nays had it.
  So the motion to recommit was not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

216

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

211

para.97.21                   [Roll No. 534]

                                YEAS--216

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Costello
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--211

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bryant (TX)
     Collins (MI)
     Crane
     Jefferson
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Studds
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.97.22  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2058

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-194) the resolution (H. Res. 193)

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providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2058) the China Policy 
Act of 1995 and the resolution (H.J. Res. 96) disapproving extension of 
most-favored-nation status to the products of China.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.97.23  order of business--consideration of h.r. 1976

  On motion of Mr. SKEEN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order during further consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1976) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, 
pursuant to House Resolution 188, the chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole may postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment, 
and that the chairman of the Committee of the Whole may reduce to not 
less than five minutes the time for voting by electronic device on any 
postponed question that immediately follows another vote by electronic 
device without intervening business, provided that the time for voting 
by electronic device on the first in any series of questions shall not 
be less than fifteen minutes.

para.97.24  agriculture appropriations--fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, pursuant to House Resolution 
188 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1976) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. KLUG as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after 
some time spent therein,

para.97.25  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SKEEN:
       On page 25, line 20 strike $805,888,000 and insert 
     $788,388,000.
       On page 34, line 16 strike the ``and'' and all that follows 
     through ``590p(b)),'' on line 20; and on page 35, line 13 
     strike $47,000,000 and insert $36,000,000.
       On page 35, line 25 strike $77,000,000 and insert 
     $210,000,000.
       On page 40, line 10 strike $2,400,000,000 and insert 
     $2,200,000,000; and on line 11 strike $1,500,000,000 and 
     insert $1,700,000,000.
       On page 40, line 20 strike $191,460,000 and insert 
     $107,840,000 and strike $2,550,000 and insert $2,890,000.
       On page 46 strike lines 8 through line 2 on page 47.
       On page 50, line 22 strike $562,000,000 and insert 
     $435,000,000.
       On page 67 strike lines 10 through 17.
       On page 67 line 18 strike 717 and insert 715.
       On page 67, line 21 strike 718 and insert 716.
       On page 69, line 6 strike 719 and insert 717.
       On page 69 strike lines 12 through 18.
       On page 69, line 19 strike 721 and insert 718.
       On page 70 strike lines 5 through 11.
       On page 70, line 12 strike 723 and insert 719.
       On page 70, line 15 strike 724 and insert 720.
       On page 70, line 20 strike 725 and insert 721.

It was decided in the

Yeas

240

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

173

para.97.26                   [Roll No. 535]

                                AYES--240

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--173

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Blute
     Bryant (TX)
     Collins (MI)
     Crane
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Jefferson
     Manton
     Martinez
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Moran
     Murtha
     Reynolds
     Schiff
     Sisisky
     Studds
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Volkmer
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KLUG, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had under 
consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.97.27  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. SKEEN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was granted permission until midnight tonight to file a 
privileged report (Rept. No. 104-196) on the bill (H.R. 2076) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI all points of order were reserved.

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para.97.28  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:
         Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of 
           Representatives,
                                    Washington, DC, July 18, 1995.
     Re State of Illinois versus Melvin Reynolds.

     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my Office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the Circuit Court of 
     Cook County, Illinois.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Scot M. Faulkner,
                                     Chief Administrative Officer.

para.97.29  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2002

  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-195) the resolution (H. Res. 194) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2002) making appropriations for the 
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.
  And then,

para.97.30  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. EHRLICH, at 10 o'clock and 45 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.97.31  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. CLINGER: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 1655. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1996 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 
     the U.S. Government, the community management account, and 
     the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
     System, and for other purposes: with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     104-138 Pt. 2). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House 
     on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 193. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of a bill establishing 
     United States policy toward China and a joint resolution 
     relating to most-favored-nation treatment for the People's 
     Republic of China (Rept. No. 104-194). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mrs. WALDHOLTZ: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 194. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2002) making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     104-195). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. ROGERS: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2076. A bill 
     making appropriations for the Department of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-196). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.97.32  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. ALLARD:
       H.R. 2057. A bill to establish the Cache La Poudre River 
     National Water Heritage Area in the State of Colorado, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 2058. A bill establishing United States policy toward 
     China; to the Committee on International Relations, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Banking and 
     Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. BROWN of California:
       H.R. 2059. A bill to authorize appropriations to the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration for human space 
     flight, science, aeronautics, and technology, mission 
     support, and inspector general, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Science, and in addition to the Committee on 
     the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H.R. 2060. A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and 
     economic opportunity for families by reducing the power and 
     reach of the Federal establishment; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committees on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, the Budget, and Rules, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. COOLEY:
       H.R. 2061. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at 1550 Dewey Avenue, Baker City, OR as the ``David J. 
     Wheeler Federal Building''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. EHRLICH (for himself, Mr. Mfume, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hoyer, 
             and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2062. A bill to designate the Health Care Financing 
     Administration building under construction at 7500 Security 
     Boulevard, Baltimore, MD as the ``Helen Delich Bentley 
     Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. EMERSON:
       H.R. 2063. A bill to disapprove sentencing guideline 
     amendments relating to cocaine base; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Bishop, 
             Mr. Browder, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Hilliard):
       H.R. 2064. A bill to grant the consent of Congress to an 
     amendment of the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between the 
     States of Alabama and Georgia; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Ms. Rivers, 
             Mr. Vento, Mr. Berman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Gephardt, 
             Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Ackerman, 
             Mr. Wilson, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Olver, Mr. Stark, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
             Mr. Sanders, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 2065. A bill to prohibit the importation of goods 
     produced abroad with child labor, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on International Relations, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H.R. 2066. A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to 
     provide greater flexibility to schools to meet the dietary 
     guidelines for Americans under the school lunch and school 
     breakfast programs; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 2067. A bill to facilitate improved management of 
     National Park Service Lands; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. McHALE:
       H.R. 2068. A bill to reduce the size of the House of 
     Representatives to 295 Members; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN:
       H.R. 2069. A bill to help avoid the costs and disruptions 
     of agency shutdowns when there is a lapse in appropriations; 
     to the Committee on Appropriations.
       H.R. 2070. A bill to provide for the distribution within 
     the United States of the U.S. Information Agency film 
     entitled ``Fragile Ring of Life''; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Dooley, Mr. Clement, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Gibbons, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. 
             Coleman):
       H.R. 2071. A bill to promote cost containment and reform in 
     health care; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Ways and Means, Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, and the Judiciary, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. 
             Brownback, Mr. Fox, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Tate):
       H.R. 2072. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to ban contributions to candidates in elections 
     for Federal office by persons other than individuals and 
     political party committees, to amend the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives to ban gifts, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Rules, Government Reform and Oversight, and 
     Standards of Official Conduct, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. McCollum):
       H.R. 2073. A bill to disapprove sentencing guideline 
     amendments relating to cocaine base and money laundering; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 2074. A bill to designate certain Bureau of Land 
     Management Land in the State of Montana to preserve unique 
     cultural and natural features; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ROGERS:
       H.R. 2076. A bill making appropriations for the Department 
     of Commerce, Justice, and

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     State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; 
     committed to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union and ordered to be printed.
           By Mr. McHALE:
       H. Res. 195. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to reduce the time for a recorded vote from 
     15 minutes to 2 minutes, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
       H. Res. 196. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to eliminate the discretion of the Speaker to 
     name another Member to perform the duties of the Chair 
     without the approval of two-thirds of the Members, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.

para.97.33  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       136. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the General Assembly of 
     the State of Nevada, relative to urging the Congress of the 
     United States, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, and 
     the Division of Environmental Protection of Nevada to resolve 
     problems of small landfills with environmental regulations; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       137. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Maine, relative to memorializing the President and the 
     Congress of the United States to support the Low Income Home 
     Energy Assistance Program; to the Committee on Commerce. 

para.97.34  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mrs. THURMAN introduced a bill (H.R. 2075) for the relief 
     of Robert L. Quinn; which was referred to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

para.97.35  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 42: Mr. Berman, Mr. Orton, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 248: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 263: Mrs. Schroeder and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 264: Mr. Shaw and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Petri, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
     Hancock, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 470: Mrs. Kelly and Ms. McCarthy.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 789: Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Chambliss, Ms. 
     Molinari, Mr. Talent, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Andrews, and 
     Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Cardin, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey.
       H.R. 945: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Mollohan.
       H.R. 995: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 1057: Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
     Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Kim, Mr. Moran, and Mr. 
     Engel.
       H.R. 1078: Ms. Eshoo and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, 
     and Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 1384: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1398: Mr. Talent, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Skelton, Ms. 
     McCarthy, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Emerson, and Mr. 
     Volkmer.
       H.R. 1402: Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 1434: Mr. Mineta.
       H.R. 1443: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 1448: Mr. Hobson.
       H.R. 1459: Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1462: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Yates, Mr. Kennedy 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Engel, 
     Ms. Norton, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1506: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1533: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1567: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1593: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Funderburk and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1611: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Mica, Mr. Packard, 
     Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 1713: Mr. Schaefer.
       H.R. 1735: Mr. Coleman.
       H.R. 1739: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1754: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1767: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1856: Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 1876: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
     Menendez, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1882: Mr. Tanner and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1884: Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 1915: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1920: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Rangel, Ms. Furse, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Largent, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Neumann, and Mr. 
     McIntosh.
       H.R. 1965: Mr. Stark, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Lofgren, and Ms. 
     Eshoo.
       H.R. 1972: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
     Schaefer, Mr. Tate, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. Pete Geren of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 1987: Mr. Gilman.

       H.R. 1994: Mr. Crane, Ms. Danner, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Fattah, 
     Mr. Underwood, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
     Tanner, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ortiz, 
     Mr. Jacobs, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Filner.
       H.J. Res. 89: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Coburn.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Ms. Pryce, Mr. 
     Cox, Mr. Kim, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Crapo.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Bonior.
       H. Res. 118: Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Waters, Ms. Jackson-
     Lee, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
     Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Markey, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H. Res. 122: Mr. Mineta.

para.97.36  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       30. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Council of the 
     City and County of Denver, CO, relative to opposition to S. 
     240; which was referred to the Committee on Commerce.



.
                      THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1995 (98)

para.98.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, 
who laid before the House the following communication:


                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 20, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Bill Emerson to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para.98.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, July 19, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.98.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:
       1233. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-95, ``Vending 
     Site Lottery and Assignment Amendment Temporary Act of 
     1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1234. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting proposed regulations repealing three 
     obsolete provisions of its rules (11 C.F.R. sections 104.17, 
     110.1(g), and 114.12(d)), pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 438(d); to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
       1235. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting an informational copy of the 
     lease prospectus for the Patent and Trademark Office, 
     northern Virginia, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 606(a); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1236. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled, ``Vaccine Excise Tax Amendments of 1995''; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1237. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled, ``The 
     Accelerated Direct Loan Program Implementation and Student 
     Loan Marketing Association Transition Act of 1995''; jointly, 
     to the Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities 
     and Ways and Means.

para.98.4  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Economic and 
Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, the Committee on International Relations, the Committee on 
the Judiciary, the Committee on Resources, the Committee on Small 
Business, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

para.98.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2058

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 193):
       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
     2058) establishing United States policy toward China. The 
     bill shall be debatable for ninety minutes equally divided 
     and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
     the Committee on International Relations. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final 
     passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit. The motion to recommit may include instructions 
     only if offered by the minority leader or his designee.
       Sec. 2. After disposition of H.R. 2058, it shall be in 
     order to consider in the House the

[[Page 1162]]

     joint resolution (H.J. Res. 96) disapproving the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) 
     to the products of the People's Republic of China. The joint 
     resolution shall be debatable for one hour equally divided 
     and controlled by Representative Wolf of Virginia and 
     Representative Archer of Texas or their designees. Pursuant 
     to sections 152 and 153 of the Trade Act of 1974, the 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the joint 
     resolution to final passage without intervening motion except 
     one motion to table, if offered by Representative Wolf or his 
     designee. The provisions of sections 152 and 153 of the Trade 
     Act of 1974 shall not apply to any other joint resolution 
     disapproving the extension of most-favored-nation treatment 
     to the People's Republic of China for the remainder of the 
     first session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress. 
  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.98.6  china policy

  Mr. BEREUTER, pursuant to House Resolution 193, called up the bill 
(H.R. 2058) establishing United States policy toward China.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEREUTER demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

416

It was decided in the

Nays

10

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.98.7                    [Roll No. 536]

                                YEAS--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--10

     Burton
     Chenoweth
     Funderburk
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Pickett
     Scarborough
     Seastrand
     Souder
     Stockman

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     DeFazio
       

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bachus
     Collins (MI)
     Jefferson
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Owens
     Reynolds
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.98.8  mfn--china

  Mr. ARCHER, pursuant to House Resolution 193, called up the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 96) disapproving extension of most favored nation 
status to the products of China.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to sections 152 and 153 of the Trade Act of 1974, the 
previous question was considered as ordered.
  Mr. WOLF, pursuant to House Resolution 193, moved to lay the joint 
resolution on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. LANTOS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

321

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

107

para.98.9                    [Roll No. 537]

                                YEAS--321

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady

[[Page 1163]]


     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--107

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Cooley
     Cox
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Evans
     Fields (LA)
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Funderburk
     Gejdenson
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     King
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Markey
     McDermott
     McInnis
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Payne (NJ)
     Pombo
     Porter
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Royce
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waldholtz
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Bachus
     Clay
     Collins (MI)
     Jefferson
     Moakley
     Reynolds
  So the motion to lay on the table said joint resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.98.10  agriculture appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, pursuant to House Resolution 188 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1976) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  Mr. KLUG, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.98.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WALSH:

       Page 24, on line 13 after the word ``building'' strike all 
     down through and including ``agency'' on page 25, line 5.

It was decided in the

Yeas

427

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.98.12                   [Roll No. 538]

                                AYES--427

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand

[[Page 1164]]


     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Jefferson
     Lewis (CA)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Reynolds
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.98.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ALLARD:

       Page 2, line 11, strike ``$10,227,000, of which 
     $7,500,000'' and insert, ``$9,204,300, of which $6,750,000''.
       Page 3, line 3, strike ``$3,748,000'' and insert 
     ``$3,373,200''.
       Page 3, line 15, strike ``$5,899,000'' and insert 
     ``$5,309,100''.
       Page 3, line 21, strike ``$4,133,000'' and insert 
     ``$3,719,700''.
       Page 4, line 19, strike ``$596,000'' and insert 
     ``$536,400''.
       Page 5, line 23, strike ``$800,000'' and insert 
     ``$720,000''.
       Page 7, line 19, strike ``$3,797,000'' and insert 
     ``$3,607,150''.
       Page 8, line 3, strike ``$8,198,000'' and insert 
     ``$7,378,200''.
       Page 9, line 3, strike ``$27,860,000'' and insert 
     ``$26,467,000''.
       Page 9, line 12, strike ``$520,000'' and insert 
     ``$468,000''.
       Page 9, line 17, strike ``$53,131,000'' and insert 
     ``$50,474,450''.
       Page 10, line 3, strike ``$81,107,000'' and insert 
     ``$77,051,650''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

196

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

232

para.98.14                   [Roll No. 539]

                                AYES--196

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Owens
     Oxley
     Paxon
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--232

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Callahan
     Canady
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Collins (MI)
     Cubin
     Jefferson
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Torres
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.98.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. CASTLE:

       Page 25, line 20, strike ``$805,888,000'' and insert 
     ``802,888,000''.
       Page 31, line 19, strike $629,986,000'' and insert 
     $612,986,000''.
       Page 40, line 10, before ``for loans'' insert ``(plus 
     $200,000,000)''.
       Page 40, line 20, before ``, of which'' insert ``(plus 
     $40,000,000)''.
       Page 57, line 20, strike ``$821,100,000'' and insert 
     ``$801,100,000''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

96

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

332

para.98.16                   [Roll No. 540]

                                AYES--96

     Andrews
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boucher
     Burton
     Canady
     Castle
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Cooley
     Davis
     DeFazio
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     English
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Filner
     Foley
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Furse
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goss
     Harman
     Hefley
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Luther
     Martini
     McCollum
     McHale
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Neal
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pickett
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Roukema
     Sanders
     Saxton
     Schumer
     Shaw
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Torkildsen
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Wise
     Wyden
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--332

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior

[[Page 1165]]


     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Durbin
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Collins (MI)
     Dicks
     Jefferson
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.98.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SANDERS:

       Page 3, line 3, insert after ``$3,748,000'' the following: 
     ``(increased by $1,000,000).''
       Page 56, line 16, insert before ``, of which'' the 
     following: ``(reduced by $3,000,000)''.
       Page 60, line 15 insert before ``, of which'' the 
     following: ``(increased by $1,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

70

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

357

para.98.18                   [Roll No. 541]

                                AYES--70

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Brown (OH)
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gutierrez
     Hinchey
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Stupak
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Woolsey
     Wyden

                                NOES--357

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Ballenger
     Calvert
     Collins (MI)
     Jefferson
     Moakley
     Owens
     Reynolds
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.98.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GOODLING:

       Page 53, line 25 insert after ``1996,'' the following: 
     ``with Federal (and not State) funding''.

[[Page 1166]]

It was decided in the

Yeas

230

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

193

para.98.20                   [Roll No. 542]

                                AYES--230

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--193

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Abercrombie
     Collins (MI)
     Gallegly
     Goodling
     Jefferson
     Moakley
     Pallone
     Reynolds
     Saxton
     Volkmer
     Waters
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.98.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HALL of Ohio:

       Page 53, line 24, strike the colon and all that follows 
     through ``7.3 million'' on line 26.

It was decided in the

Yeas

278

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

145

para.98.22                   [Roll No. 543]

                                AYES--278

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Buyer
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--145

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot

[[Page 1167]]


     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Pombo
     Porter
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Watts (OK)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Cardin
     Collins (MI)
     Dreier
     Gallegly
     Goodling
     Jefferson
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Saxton
     Smith (WA)
     Volkmer
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.98.23  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DURBIN:

       Page 71, after line 2, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 726. None of the funds made available in this Act to 
     the Department of Agriculture may be used (1) to carry out, 
     or pay the salaries of personnel who carry out, any extension 
     service program for tobacco; or (2) to provide, or to pay the 
     salaries of personnel who provide, crop insurance for tobacco 
     for the 1996 or later crop years.

It was decided in the

Yeas

199

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

223

para.98.24                   [Roll No. 544]

                                AYES--199

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blute
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Coburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Dornan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Stokes
     Studds
     Talent
     Tate
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--223

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gunderson
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Meek
     Mica
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rose
     Sabo
     Sanford
     Schaefer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Collins (MI)
     Dreier
     Gallegly
     Goodling
     Jefferson
     Lewis (GA)
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Stark
     Volkmer
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.98.25  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. LOWEY:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, insert the following 
     new section:
       Sec.  . None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
     used to provide deficiency payments and land diversion 
     payments described in paragraph (1), or other payments 
     described in paragraph (2)(B), of section 1001 of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) to any person when it is 
     made known to the Federal entity or official to which the 
     funds are made available that the person has an annual 
     adjusted gross income of $100,000 or more from off-farm 
     sources.

Yeas

158

It was decided in the

Nays

249

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

8

para.98.26                   [Roll No. 545]

                                AYES--158

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Clay
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Porter
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Zimmer

                                NOES--249

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)

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     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Gunderson
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--8

     Dooley
     Ewing
     Ganske
     Meyers
     Myers
     Sabo
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Collins (MI)
     Dreier
     Foglietta
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Goodling
     Jefferson
     Martinez
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Shuster
     Solomon
     Stark
     Studds
     Volkmer
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to; after some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KLUG, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had under 
consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.98.27  order of business--consideration of amendments--h.r. 1976

  On motion of Mr. SKEEN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1976) 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, pursuant to House Resolution 
188, in the Committee of the Whole on the legislative day of Friday, 
July 21, 1995, after the disposition of any questions earlier postponed 
under the authority granted by the order of the House of July 19, 1995, 
no further amendment shall be in order, except the following: (1) the 
amendment of Mr. Zimmer, to be debatable for 60 minutes; (2) the 
amendment of Mr. Obey, to be debatable for 10 minutes; (3) the amendment 
of Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, to be debatable for 20 minutes; and (4) 
the amendment of Mr. Deutsch, to be debatable for 20 minutes;
  Ordered further, That each amendment (1) may be offered only in the 
order specified; (2) may be offered only by the specified proponent or a 
designee; (3) shall be considered as read; (4) shall be debatable for 
the time specified, equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 
an opponent; (5) shall not be subject to amendment (except as 
specified); and (6) shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole; and
  Ordered further, That when the proceedings resume after postponed on 
the amendment offered by Mr. Hoke, that amendment shall again be 
debatable for ten minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent and an opponent.

para.98.28  agriculture appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 188 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1976), making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. SHAYS, assumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,



           FRIDAY, JULY 21 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 20), 1995

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SHAYS, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.98.29  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     Chief Administrative Officer,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington DC, July 20, 1995.

     RE: State of Illinois v. Melvin Reynolds
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to rule L (50) of the Rule of the House that my Office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the Circuit Court of 
     Cook Country, Illinois.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
       Sincerely,
                                                 Scot M. Faulkner,
                                    Chief Administrative Officer. 

para.98.30  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. VOLKMER, for today after 6 p.m.; and
  To Mr. BACHUS, for today until 4:30 p.m.
  And then,

para.98.31  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ZIMMER, at 12 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m. on Friday, 
July 21 (legislative day of July 20), 1995, the House adjourned.

para.98.32  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. Report on the 
     Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for fiscal year 1996 
     (Rept. No. 104-197). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

para.98.33  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. LONGLEY:
       H.R. 2077. A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office 
     building located at 33 College Avenue in Waterville, ME, as 
     the ``George J. Mitchell Post Office Building''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Neal 
             of Massachusetts, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. Dooley):
       H.R. 2078. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the excise tax treatment of draft cider; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRISA:
       H.R. 2079. A bill to provide amnesty from criminal and 
     civil tax penalties for individuals who, within the 6-month 
     amnesty period, notify the Internal Revenue Service of 
     previous nonpayments or underpayments of Federal income tax 
     and pay such underpayments in full; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     for a period to be subse

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     quently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON:
       H.R. 2080. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     provide priority health care by the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for veterans who received nasopharyngeal irradiation 
     treatments while serving in the Armed Forces; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. 
             Shadegg):
       H.R. 2081. A bill to recognize the validity of rights-of-
     way granted under section 2477 of the Revised Statutes, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Davis, Mrs. Morella, 
             and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2082. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for the establishment of priority placement programs 
     for Federal employees affected by a reduction in force, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bryant of 
             Texas, and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 2083. A bill to provide for a tax reduction in the 
     case of low economic growth; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Owens, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
             Oberstar, Mr. Shays, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. 
             Evans, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Moran, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Rangel, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Obey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. 
             Schroeder, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. Markey):
       H.R. 2084. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to impose labeling requirements for milk and milk products 
     produced from cows which have been treated with synthetic 
     bovine growth hormone, to amend the Agriculture Act of 1949 
     to require the Secretary of Agriculture to reduce the price 
     received by producers for milk that is produced by cows 
     injected with synthetic bovine growth hormone, to direct the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a synthetic 
     BGH residue test, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       H.R. 2085. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to require labeling for milk and milk products 
     produced from cows which have been treated with synthetic 
     bovine growth hormone, to direct the development of a 
     synthetic bovine growth hormone residue test, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, and Mr. Clinger):
       H.R. 2086. A bill to increase the overall economy and 
     efficiency of Government operations and enable more efficient 
     use of Federal funding, by enabling local governments and 
     private, nonprofit organizations to use amounts available 
     under certain Federal assistance programs in accordance with 
     approved local flexibility plans; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. STOCKMAN:
       H.R. 2087. A bill to provide that human life shall be 
     deemed to exist from conception; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. STOCKMAN:
       H.R. 2088. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons who 
     are less than 21 years of age; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TATE:
       H.R. 2089. A bill to provide for a change in the exemption 
     from the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards 
     Act of 1938 for minors between 16 and 18 years of age who 
     engage in the operation of automobiles and trucks; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, and Mr. Gilman)
       H. Con. Res. 84. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress concerning freedom of the press in Russia; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Cremeans, 
             Mr. Holden, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Hoke, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Chrysler, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             McHale, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Wise):
       H. Con. Res. 85. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the Capitol Grounds for an event sponsored by the American 
     Iron and Steel Institute to demonstrate the use of steel 
     building materials in the construction of residential homes; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.98.34  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       138. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Alabama, relative to 
     expressing opposition to the Congress of the United States 
     with respect to pending bills to reduce benefits for coal 
     miners; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
       139. By the SPEAKER: Also, memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Nevada, relative to urging the Congress of the 
     United States to amend the Social Security Act and the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow States to make 
     payments for certain services provided to, and to provide 
     certain services to, recipients of Medicaid who have 
     disabilities; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means 
     and Commerce.

para.98.35  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 104: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 328: Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 436: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Pete 
     Geren of Texas.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Luther and Mr. Baker of California.
       H.R. 616: Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
     and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Klink, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Clay, Mr. Johnston 
     of Florida, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Andrews, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Davis, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Studds, Mr. 
     Ward and Mr. Armey.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 835: Ms. Jackson-Lee and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 883: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 942: Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. Hoke.
       H.R. 969: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. 
     Andrews.
       H.R. 995: Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Emerson, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Manton, 
     Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Wilson.
       H.R. 1018: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1050: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
     Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Beilenson, Mrs. 
     Morella, and Mr. Heineman.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Frost, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Beilenson, and Mrs. 
     Morella.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1127: Mr. Archer, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
     Ehlers, and Mr. Roth.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Ward.
       H.R. 1162: Mr. Royce and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 1184: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 1280: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 1299: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1328: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1381: Mr. Frazer.
       H.R. 1384: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1386: Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Goss, Mr. Gillmor, and Mrs. 
     Seastrand.
       H.R. 1458: Mr. Bevill.
       H.R. 1514: Mr. Klink, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Taylor 
     of Mississippi, Ms. furse, Mr. Linder, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. 
     Gephardt, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 1660: Mr. Engel, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1699: Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 1754: Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 1769: Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 1799: Mr. Flanagan.
       H.R. 1802: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1818: Ms. Pryce, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Goss, Mr. Wamp, 
     Mr. Tate, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Stump, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Seastrand, 
     and Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 1834: Mr. Clinger, Mr. Ewing, and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 1960: Mr. Saxton and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 2003: Mrs. Morella, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Gene Green of 
     Texas, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2058: Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2064: Mr. Bachus.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. Pallone.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Mr. Williams.



.
                       FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1995 (99)

para.99.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. 
MORELLA, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 21, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Constance A. Morella to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.99.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, July 20, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

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para.99.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1238. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request to make available 
     appropriations totaling $100,000,000 in budget authority for 
     the Department of Health and Human Services for the Low 
     Income Home Energy Assistance Program and to designate the 
     amount made available as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(a)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, pursuant to the 
     provisions of Public Law 103-333 (H. Doc. No. 104-102); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       1239. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, Director, Congressional Budget Office, transmitting a 
     joint report pursuant to section 329 of the Riegle Community 
     Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1240. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on abnormal occurrences at 
     licensed nuclear facilities for the first quarter of calendar 
     year 1995, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5848; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1241. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. E-
     95 which relates to enhancements or upgrades from the level 
     of sensitivity of technology or capability described in 
     section 36(b)(1) AECA certification 91-19 of May 25, 1991, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(5); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1242. A letter from the Archivist of the United States, 
     National Archives and Records Administration, transmitting 
     notification to Congress that Floyd B. Justice, the inspector 
     general of the National Archives and Records Administration, 
     has accepted a position with the Department of State's Office 
     of Inspector General, pursuant to Public Law 95-452, sec. 
     8E(e) (102 Stat. 2524); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1243. A letter from the Deputy Executive Director, Reserve 
     Officers Association of the United States, transmitting a 
     copy of the report of audit for the year ending March 31, 
     1995 of the association's accounts, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 
     1101(41) and 1103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1244. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's report on a 
     study on reflectorization of taxiway and runway markers, 
     pursuant to Public Law 102-581, section 126(b) (106 Stat. 
     4885); to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.99.4  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

para.99.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2002

  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 194):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution, the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2002) making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. The first 
     reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order 
     against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with 
     clause 3 of rule XIII or section 401(a) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered by title 
     rather than by paragraph. Each title shall be considered as 
     read. Points of order against provisions in the bill for 
     failure to comply with clause 2 of rule XXI are waived except 
     as follows: beginning with the colon on page 4, line 17, 
     through ``transportation'' on page 6, line 2; beginning with 
     ``operations'' on page 11, line 23, through the comma on line 
     25; beginning with the figure on page 20, line 12, through 
     the comma before ``and'' on line 13; beginning with the colon 
     on page 20, line 14, through the citation on line 19; page 
     27, lines 22 through 25; page 28, lines 3 through 8; page 28, 
     lines 21 through 24; page 29, lines 3 and 4; page 29, lines 7 
     through 10; page 29, lines 15 and 16; page 29, line 23, 
     through page 30, line 6; page 48, lines 5 through 7; page 51, 
     lines 14 through 22; page 53, lines 1 through 13; page 54, 
     lines 3 through 24; and page 55, line 1, through page 63, 
     line 6. Where points of order are waived against part of a 
     paragraph, points of order against a provision in another 
     part of such paragraph may be made only against such 
     provision and not against the entire paragraph. During 
     consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on 
     the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 
     caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional 
     Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 
     Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. It shall 
     be in order at any time to consider the amendment printed in 
     part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution. The amendment may be offered only by a 
     Member designated in the report, shall be considered as read, 
     shall not be subject to amendment, and not be subject to a 
     demand for division of the question in the House or in the 
     Committee of the Whole. All points of order against the 
     amendment printed in part 2 of the report are waived. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ submitted the following amendment in the nature of a 
substitute:

       Strike all after ``Resolved,'' and insert the following:
       ``That at any time after the adoption of this resolution 
     the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, 
     declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the state of the Union for consideration of the bill 
     (H.R. 2002) making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. The first 
     reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order 
     against consideration of the bill for failure to comply with 
     clause 3 of rule XIII or section 401(a) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. The amendment printed in section 2 of this 
     resolution shall be considered as adopted in the House and in 
     the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amendment, shall be 
     considered as the original bill for the purpose of further 
     amendment under the five-minute rule and shall be considered 
     by title rather than by paragraph. Each title shall be 
     considered as read. Points of order against provisions in the 
     bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are 
     waived except as follows: beginning with the colon on page 
     20, line 14, through the citation on line 19; and page 54, 
     lines 3 through 24. Where points of order are waived against 
     part of a paragraph, points of order against a provision in 
     another part of such paragraph may be made only against such 
     provision and not against the entire paragraph. During 
     consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on 
     the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 
     caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional 
     Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 
     Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. It shall 
     be in order at any time to consider the amendment printed in 
     part 2 of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution, if offered by a Member designated in the 
     report. That amendment shall be considered as read, shall not 
     be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand 
     for division of the question in the House or in the Committee 
     of the Whole. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment. The chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     reduce to not less than five minutes the time for voting by 
     electronic device on any postponed question that immediately 
     follows another vote by electronic device without intervening 
     business, provided that the time for voting by electronic 
     device on the first in any series of questions shall be not 
     less than 15 minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of 
     the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. The previous question shall be considered as ordered 
     on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.
       Sec. 2. The amendment considered as adopted in the House 
     and in the Committee of the Whole is as follows:
       Page 20, line 13, insert ``(subject to passage hereafter by 
     the House of a bill authorizing appropriations therefor, and 
     only in amounts provided therein)'' before the first comma.
       Page 27, line 23, insert ``(subject to passage hereafter by 
     the House of a bill authorizing appropriations therefor, and 
     only in amounts provided therein)'' before the semicolon.
       Page 27, line 25, insert ``(subject to passage hereafter by 
     the House of a bill authorizing appropriations therefor, and 
     only in amounts provided therein)'' before the semicolon.

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       Page 28, line 4, insert ``(subject to passage hereafter by 
     the House of a bill authorizing appropriations therefor, and 
     only in amounts provided therein)'' before the semicolon.
       Page 28, line 6, insert ``(subject to passage hereafter by 
     the House of a bill authorizing appropriations therefor, and 
     only in amounts provided therein)'' before the semicolon.
       Page 28, line 8, insert ``(subject to passage hereafter by 
     the House of a bill authorizing appropriations therefor, and 
     only in amounts provided therein)'' before the semicolon.
       Page 28, line 22, insert ``(subject to passage hereafter by 
     the House of a bill authorizing appropriations therefor, and 
     only in amounts provided therein)'' before the semicolon.
       Page 28, line 24, insert ``(subject to passage hereafter by 
     the House of a bill authorizing appropriations therefor, and 
     only in amounts provided therein)'' before the semicolon.
       Page 29, line 4, insert ``(subject to passage hereafter by 
     the House of a bill authorizing appropriations therefor, and 
     only in amounts provided therein)'' before the semicolon.
       Page 29, line 8, insert ``(subject to passage hereafter by 
     the House of a bill authorizing appropriations therefor, and 
     only in amounts provided therein)'' before the semicolon.
       Page 29, line 24, insert ``(subject to passage hereafter by 
     the House of a bill authorizing appropriations therefor, and 
     only in amounts provided therein)'' before the semicolon.
       Page 30, line 2, insert ``(subject to passage hereafter by 
     the House of a bill authorizing appropriations therefor, and 
     only in amounts provided therein)'' before the semicolon.
       Page 30, line 4, insert ``(subject to passage hereafter by 
     the House of a bill authorizing appropriations therefor, and 
     only in amounts provided therein)'' before the semicolon.
       Page 30, line 6, insert ``(subject to passage hereafter by 
     the House of a bill authorizing appropriations therefor, and 
     only in amount provided therein)'' before the period.
       Page 48, strike lines 5 through 7.
       Page 51, strike line 14 and all that follows through line 
     22, and insert the following:
       ``Sec. 339. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     enforce the requirement that airport charges make the airport 
     as self-sustaining as possible or the prohibition against 
     revenue diversion in the Airport and Airway Improvement Act 
     of 1982 (49 USC 47107) against Hot Springs Memorial Field in 
     Hot Springs, Arkansas on the grounds of such airport's 
     failure to collect fair market rental value for the 
     facilities known as Kimery Park and Family Park: Provided, 
     That any fees collected by any person for the use of such 
     parks above those required for the operation and maintenance 
     of such parks shall be remitted to such airport: Provided 
     Further, That the Federal Aviation Administration does not 
     find that any use of, or structures on, Kimery Park and 
     Family Park are in compatible with the safe and efficient use 
     of the airport.''.

  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ moved the previous question on the amendment in the 
nature of substitute and the resolution.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question on the amendment in the 
nature of a substitute and the resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

217

When there appeared

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Nays

202

para.99.6                    [Roll No. 546]

                                YEAS--217

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Bateman
     Brown (CA)
     Collins (MI)
     Cox
     Crane
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Gallegly
     Goodling
     Jefferson
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Torricelli
     Volkmer
     Watts (OK)
  So the previous question on the amendment in the nature of a 
substitute and the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment in the nature of a substitute?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MORRELA, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.99.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 70

  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-198) the resolution (H. Res. 197) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 70) to permit exports of certain 
domestically produced crude oil, and for other purposes.

[[Page 1172]]

  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.99.8  transportation appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, pursuant to House Resolution 
194 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2002) making appropriations for the Department of 
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. BEREUTER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BEREUTER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.99.9  agriculture appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 188 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1976) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  Mr. KLUG, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.99.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HOKE:

       Page 71, after line 2, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 726. The amounts otherwise provided in this Act for 
     under the heading ``Public Law 480 Program Accounts'' are 
     hereby reduced by the following amounts:
       (1) The amount specified in paragraph (1) under such 
     heading, $129,802,000.
       (2) The amount specified in paragraph (2) under such 
     heading, $8,583,000.
       (3) The amount specified for the cost of direct credit 
     agreements, $104,329,000.

It was decided in the

Yeas

83

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

338

para.99.11                   [Roll No. 547]

                                AYES--83

     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Chabot
     Coburn
     Davis
     DeLay
     Dornan
     Duncan
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Fawell
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gilchrest
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Hancock
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Kasich
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Largent
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Petri
     Portman
     Ramstad
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Torkildsen
     Wamp
     White
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--338

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bateman
     Brown (CA)
     Collins (MI)
     Cox
     Crane
     Dreier
     Ford
     Gallegly
     Goodling
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Volkmer
     Watts (OK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.99.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SANFORD:

       Page 71, after line 2, insert the following new section:
       ``Sec. 726. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this Act shall be used for the construction 
     of a new office facility campus at the Beltsville 
     Agricultural Research Center.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

199

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

221

para.99.13                   [Roll No. 548]

                                AYES--199

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Cooley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     Doggett
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Furse
     Ganske
     Geren
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren

[[Page 1173]]


     Longley
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Owens
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Waldholtz
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wyden
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--221

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bateman
     Bonilla
     Brown (CA)
     Collins (MI)
     Cox
     Crane
     Dreier
     Gallegly
     Goodling
     Hoke
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Volkmer
     Watts (OK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.99.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. OLVER:

       Page 71, after line 2, insert the following new section:
       Sec.  (a) Limitation on Use of Funds.--None of the funds 
     made available in this Act shall be used to pay the salaries 
     of personnel to provide assistance to livestock producers 
     under provisions of title VI of the Agricultural Act of 1949 
     if crop insurance protection or nonuninsured crop disaster 
     assistance for the loss of feed produced on the farm is 
     available to the producer under the Federal Crop Insurance 
     Act, as amended.
       (b) Corresponding Increase in Funds.--The amount otherwise 
     provided in this Act for ``Rural Development Performance 
     Partnerships'' is hereby increased by $60,000,000.

It was decided in the

Yeas

169

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

248

para.99.15                   [Roll No. 549]

                                AYES--169

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Armey
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--248

     Allard
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bateman
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Collins (MI)
     Cox
     Crane
     Dreier
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Volkmer
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wise
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

[[Page 1174]]

para.99.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ZIMMER:

       Page 71, after line 2, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 726. (a) Limitations on Use of Funds.--None of the 
     funds made available in this Act may be used to pay the 
     salaries of personnel who carry out a market promotion 
     program pursuant to section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act 
     of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5623).
       (b) Corresponding Reduction in Funds.--The amount otherwise 
     provided in this Act for ``Commodity Credit Corporation 
     Fund--Reimbursement for Net Realized Losses'' is hereby 
     reduced by $110,000,000.

It was decided in the

Yeas

154

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

261

para.99.17                   [Roll No. 550]

                                AYES--154

     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Blute
     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Burton
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cremeans
     Davis
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Fawell
     Foglietta
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hayworth
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Lazio
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McHale
     McInnis
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Porter
     Portman
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wolf
     Yates
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--261

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Abercrombie
     Bateman
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Collins (MI)
     Cox
     Crane
     Dreier
     Gallegly
     Goodling
     Markey
     Meehan
     Moakley
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Reynolds
     Stupak
     Watts (OK)
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.99.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. OBEY:

       Page 71, after line 5, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 726. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act shall be used to pay the salaries of 
     personnel who carry out a market promotion program pursuant 
     to section 203 (7 U.S.C. 5623) of the Agricultural Trade Act 
     of 1978 that provides assistance to organizations with annual 
     gross sales of $20,000,000 or more, unless it has been made 
     known to the official responsible for such expenditures that 
     the organization (a) is a cooperative owned by and operated 
     for smaller organizations that are members of the cooperative 
     or (b) would satisfy the Small Business Administration 
     standards for a small business.

It was decided in the

Yeas

176

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

229

para.99.19                   [Roll No. 551]

                                AYES--176

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Blute
     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Coyne
     Cremeans
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Ensign
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hayworth
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McHale
     McInnis
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Petri
     Porter
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Studds
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--229

     Allard
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake

[[Page 1175]]


     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manton
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Mica
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Abercrombie
     Baker (LA)
     Bateman
     Brown (CA)
     Burton
     Clay
     Collins (MI)
     Cox
     Crane
     Dreier
     Gallegly
     Goodling
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Houghton
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Moakley
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Reynolds
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Torricelli
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.99.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KENNEDY of 
Massachusetts:

       Page 71, after line 2, add the following new section:
       Sec. 726. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act for the Market Promotion Program may be 
     used to promote the sale or export of alcohol or alcoholic 
     beverages. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

130

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

268

para.99.21                   [Roll No. 552]
  


                                AYES--130

  

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Barcia
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Blute
     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Davis
     DeLay
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Ensign
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hayworth
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     King
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Luther
     Markey
     Martini
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Mfume
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moran
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Porter
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stockman
     Tate
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Wamp
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Wolf
     Yates
     Zeliff
     Zimmer
  


                                NOES--268

  

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Scott
     Shadegg
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
  


                             NOT VOTING--36

  

     Abercrombie
     Baker (LA)
     Bateman
     Brown (CA)
     Burton
     Clay
     Collins (MI)
     Cox
     Crane
     Dreier
     Ehlers
     Foglietta
     Gallegly
     Geren
     Goodling
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Houghton
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Ortiz
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Reynolds
     Seastrand
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Torricelli
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.99.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DEUTSCH:

       Page 71, after line 2, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 726. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to provide assistance to, or to pay the salaries of 
     personnel who carry out a market promotion program pursuant 
     to section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 
     U.S.C. 5623) that provides assistance to, the U.S. Mink 
     Export Development Council or any mink industry trade 
     association. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

232

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

160

para.99.23                   [Roll No. 553]
  


                                AYES--232

  

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Burr
     Buyer
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo

[[Page 1176]]


     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     King
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Olver
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Studds
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zeliff
     Zimmer
  


                                NOES--160

  

     Allard
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cramer
     Crapo
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Frost
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Nethercutt
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rose
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Tucker
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--42

     Abercrombie
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Brown (CA)
     Burton
     Clay
     Collins (MI)
     Cox
     Crane
     Dreier
     Ehlers
     Foglietta
     Gallegly
     Geren
     Goodling
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Houghton
     Johnston
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Reynolds
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Torricelli
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CRAPO, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KLUG, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 188, reported 
the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  After some further time,
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       On page 25, line 20 strike $805,888,000 and insert 
     $788,388,000.
       On page 34, line 16 strike the ``and'' and all that follows 
     through ``590p(b)),'' on line 20; and on page 35, line 13 
     strike $47,000,000 and insert $36,000,000.
       On page 35, line 25 strike $77,000,000 and insert 
     $210,000,000.
       On page 40, line 10 strike $2,400,000,000 and insert 
     $2,200,000,000; and on line 11 strike $1,500,000,000 and 
     insert $1,700,000,000.
       On page 40, line 20 strike $191,460,000 and insert 
     $107,840,000 and strike $2,550,000 and insert $2,890,000.
       On page 46 strike lines 8 through line 2 on page 47.
       On page 50, line 22 strike $562,000,000 and insert 
     $435,000,000.
       On page 67 strike lines 10 through 17.
       On page 67 line 18 strike 717 and insert 715.
       On page 67, line 21 strike 718 and insert 716.
       On page 69, line 6 strike 719 and insert 717.
       On page 69 strike lines 12 through 18.
       On page 69, line 19 strike 721 and insert 718.
       On page 70 strike lines 5 through 11.
       On page 70, line 12 strike 723 and insert 719.
       On page 70, line 15 strike 724 and insert 720.
       On page 70, line 20 strike 725 and insert 721.
       Page 24, on line 13 after the word ``building'' strike all 
     down through and including ``agency'' on page 25, line 5.
       Page 13, line 24, strike ``$31,485,000'' and insert 
     $31,930,000''.
       Page 14, line 2, strike $98,810,000'' and insert 
     $98,365,000''.
       On page 3, line 3 strike $3,748,000 and insert $3,948,000; 
     On page 14, line 2 strike $98,365,000 and insert $98,165,000; 
     and
       On page 14, line 20 strike $389,372,000 and insert 
     $389,172,000.
       On page 41, line 3, strike out ``$390,211,000, of which 
     $377,074,000'' and insert ``$385,889,000, of which 
     $372,897,506''; and
       On page 46 after line 7 insert the following paragraph:


             ``rural development loan fund program account

       ``For the cost of direct loans as authorized by the rural 
     development loan fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)) for empowerment 
     zones and enterprise communities, as authorized by title XIII 
     of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, $4,322,000, 
     to subsidize gross obligations for the principal amount of 
     direct loans, $7,246,000.''.
       Page 40, line 10, strike ``$2,200,000,000: and insert 
     ``$2,250,000,000''.
       Page 40, line 20, strike ``$107,840,000'' and insert 
     ``$118,335,000''.
       Page 39, line 24, strike ``$53,315,000'' and insert 
     ``$42,820,000''. 
       Page 40, line 16, before the period insert the following:
       ``: Provided, That notwithstanding section 520 of the 
     Housing Act of 1949, the Secretary of Agriculture may make 
     loans under section 502 of such Act of properties in the Pine 
     View West Subdivision, located in Gibsonville, North 
     Carolina, in the same manner as provided under such section 
     for properties in rural areas''.
       Page 40, after line 25, insert the following:
       In addition, for the cost (as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of guaranteed loans under a 
     demonstration program of loan guarantees for multifamily 
     rental housing in rural areas, $1,000,000, to be derived from 
     the amount made available under this heading for the cost of 
     low-income section 515 loans and to become available for 
     obligation only upon the enactment of authorizing 
     legislation.
       Page 53, line 25 insert after ``1996,'' the following: 
     ``with Federal (and not State) funding''.
       Page 53, line 24, strike the colon and all that follows 
     through ``7.3 million'' on line 26.
       At page 71 of the bill, after line 2, insert after the last 
     section the following new section:
       Sec. 726. None of the funds made available in this Act 
     shall be used to increase, from the fiscal year 1995 level, 
     the level of Full Time Equivalency Positions (whether through 
     new hires or by transferring full time equivalents from other 
     offices) in any of the following Food & Drug Administration 
     offices: Office of the Commissioner, Office of Policy, Office 
     of External Affairs (Immediate Office, as well as Office of 
     Health Affairs, Office of Legislative Affairs, Office of 
     Consumer Affairs, and Office of Public Affairs), and the 
     Office of Management & Systems (Immediate Office, as well as 
     Office of Planning and Evaluation and Office of Management).
       Page 71, after line 2, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 726. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to provide assistance to, or to pay the salaries of 
     personnel who carry out a market promotion program pursuant 
     to section 203 of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 
     U.S.C. 5623) that provides assistance to, the U.S. Mink 
     Export Development Council or any mink industry trade 
     association. 

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CRAPO, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

[[Page 1177]]

It was decided in the

Yeas

313

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

78

para.99.24                   [Roll No. 554] 
  


                                YEAS--313

  

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Sabo
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--78

     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Blute
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Hancock
     Harman
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lofgren
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Rangel
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stearns
     Studds
     Stump
     Taylor (MS)
     Torkildsen
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Waxman
     Williams
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--43

     Abercrombie
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Brown (CA)
     Burton
     Clay
     Collins (MI)
     Cox
     Crane
     Dreier
     Ehlers
     Foglietta
     Fox
     Gallegly
     Geren
     Goodling
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Houghton
     Johnston
     Lantos
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Moorhead
     Ortiz
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Reynolds
     Seastrand
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Taylor (NC)
     Torricelli
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (FL)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.99.25  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 1944. An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for additional disaster assistance, for anti-
     terrorism initiatives, for assistance in the recovery from 
     the tragedy that occurred at Oklahoma City, and making 
     rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, 
     and for other purposes.

para.99.26  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. SKEEN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Appropriations was granted permission until midnight tonight to file a 
privileged report on the bill making appropriations for Veterans Affairs 
and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, 
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI all points of order were reserved.

para.99.27  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2076

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-200) the resolution (H. Res. 198) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2076) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.99.28  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 24, 1995.

para.99.29  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, July 
26, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.99.30  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                              The Speaker's Rooms,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 20, 1995.

       I hereby designate the Honorable Richard K. Armey to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
     resolutions.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para.99.31  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House of 
the following title, which was signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 1944. An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for additional disaster assistance, for anti-
     terrorism initiatives, for assistance in the recovery from 
     the tragedy that occurred at Oklahoma City, and making 
     rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, 
     and for other purposes.

para.99.32  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. DREIER, for today;
  To Mr. CRANE, for today; and
  To Mr. GOODLING, for July 20 after 6:00 p.m. and today.
  And then,

para.99.33  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DORNAN, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 7 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 24, 1995.

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para.99.34  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows;

       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 197. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     70) to permit exports of certain domestically produced crude 
     oil, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-198). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. WALKER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1814. A bill to 
     authorize appropriations for environmental research, 
     development, and demonstration activities of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency for fiscal year 1996, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-199). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 198. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2076) making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-200). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. LEWIS of California: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 
     2099. A bill making appropriations for the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for 
     sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
     corporations, and offices for fiscal year ending September 
     30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-201). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

para.99.35  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, and Mr. 
             Condit):
       H.R. 2090. A bill to reduce the number of executive branch 
     political appointees; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2091. A bill to exclude certain veterans' compensation 
     and pension amounts from consideration as adjusted income for 
     purposes of determining the amount of rent paid by a family 
     for a dwelling unit assisted under the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Heineman, 
             Mr. Schiff, Mr. Berman, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Bryant 
             of Tennessee):
       H.R. 2092. A bill to expedite State reviews of criminal 
     records of applicants for private security officer 
     employment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in addition to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, and Mr. Crapo):
       H.R. 2093. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
     to include seed crops among the list of crops specifically 
     covered under the noninsured crop disaster assistance 
     program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH:
       H.R. 2094. A bill to amend section 1864 of title 18, United 
     States Code, relating to tree spiking, to add avoidance costs 
     as a punishable result; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. FURSE:
       H.R. 2095. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to 
     provide that capital gains not be recognized if invested in 
     certain small businesses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 2096. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     extend eligibility to use the military health care system and 
     commissary stores to an unremarried former spouse of a member 
     of the uniformed services if the member performed at least 20 
     years of service which is creditable in determining the 
     member's eligibility for retired pay and the former spouse 
     was married to the member for a period of at least 17 years 
     during those years of service; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 2097. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit for investment necessary to 
     revitalize communities within the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 2098. A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to 
     authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to manage the cash 
     positions of the U.S. Government whenever it is unable to 
     borrow sufficient funds to meet its needs; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LEWIS of California:
       H.R. 2099. A bill making appropriations for the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
     corporations, and offices for fiscal year ending September 
     30, 1996, and for other purposes.
           By Mr. STOCKMAN:
       H. Res. 199. Resolution amending clause 2 of rule XXII of 
     the Rules of the House to prohibit the introduction or 
     consideration of legislation designating a building or any 
     other structure in honor of a person who is serving or has 
     served as a Member of Congress, a Federal judge, or an 
     officer of the executive branch before the date that is 5 
     years after the person has retired from that office; to the 
     Committee on Rules. 

para.99.36  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       140. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Nevada, relative to urging the Congress of the United States 
     to adopt proposals that are equitable to all States for 
     regulating the air quality within the area surrounding the 
     Grand Canyon; to the Committee on Commerce.
       141. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Nevada, 
     relative to the visitor facilities program at the Hoover Dam; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
       142. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Nevada, 
     relative to urging the Congress of the United States to 
     approve the designation of the National Highway System; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.99.37  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 109: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 244: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 359: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 468: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 549: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 785: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 803: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 881: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 974: Mr. Stupak and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1003: Mrs. Kennelly and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1061: Ms. Harmon, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Frazer, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Montgomery.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1384: Mr. Ward and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1385: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1430: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1501: Mr. Bass, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, and Mr. 
     Hostettler.
       H.R. 1532: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1566: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1604: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 1610: Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 1637: Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, and Mr. 
     Hyde.
       H.R. 1661: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Duncan, 
     Mr. Luther, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Kleczka, 
     Mr. Houghton, Mr. Coyne, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Paxon, 
     Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1709: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Johnston of Florida, Mr. Luther, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Williams.
       H.R. 1744: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Collins of 
     Illinois, Mr. Dooley, and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 1747: Mr. Goss, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1776: Ms. Norton and Ms. McCarthy.
       H.R. 1791: Mr. Roberts, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Pete 
     Geren of Texas, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1833: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Barr, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
     Herger, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr. 
     Manton.
       H.R. 1866: Mr. Murtha, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. DeLay, 
     Mr. Castle, and Mr. King.
       H.R. 1872: Ms. Norton, Mr. Bryant of Texas, and Mr. Frank 
     of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1893: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Walsh, 
     and Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 1915: Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Horn, and Mr. 
     Tanner.
       H.R. 1973: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Luther, Ms. Norton, 
     Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1994: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 2008: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2026: Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 2030: Mr. Cardin, Mr. Clyburn, Mrs. Collins of 
     Illinois, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Hall of 
     Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Klink, 
     Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2066: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gunderson, and Mr. Miller of 
     California.
       H. Con. Res. 42: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bonior, and 
     Mr. Filner.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Becerra, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. King, and Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Mr. Gene Green of Texas and Ms. McKinney.
       H. Res. 174: Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Maloney, 
     Mrs. Meek of Florida,

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     Mr. Evans, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Berman, Mr. Rush, 
     Mr. Vento, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
     Williams, Mr. Owens, Mr. Yates, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Moran, and 
     Mr. Jacobs.

para.99.38  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1404: Mr. Payne of Virginia.



.
                       MONDAY, JULY 24, 1995 (100)

para.100.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order, at 10:30 a.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. EVERETT, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 24, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Terry Everett to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.100.2  recess--10:56 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 12 o'clock noon.

para.100.3  after recess--12:00 noon

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, called the House to order.

para.100.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, July 21, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.100.5  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 1854. An Act making appropriations for the legislative 
     branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
     other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendments 
to the bill (H.R. 1854) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
for other purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Mack, Mr. 
Bennett, Mr. Hatfield, Mrs. Murray, and Ms. Mikulski, to be the 
conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills and a 
joint resolution of the following titles, in which the concurrence of 
the House is requested:

       S. 638. An Act to authorize appropriations for United 
     States insular areas, and for other purposes;
       S. 1023. An Act to authorize an increased Federal share of 
     the costs of certain transportation projects in the District 
     of Columbia for fiscal years 1995 and 1996, and for other 
     purposes; and
       S.J. Res. 27. Joint resolution to grant the consent of the 
     Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-
     State Development Agency by the States of Missouri and 
     Illinois.

para.100.6  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. LINDER, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight, and the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.100.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 70

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 197):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 70) to permit exports of certain domestically 
     produced crude oil, and for other purposes. The first reading 
     of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Resources. After general debate 
     the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
     minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original 
     bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule 
     the amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
     the Committee on Resources now printed in the bill. Each 
     section of the committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute shall be considered as read. During consideration 
     of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 
     whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be 
     printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
     for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so 
     printed shall be considered as read. The chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may postpone until a time during 
     further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request 
     for a recorded vote on any amendment. The chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less than five 
     minutes the time for voting by electronic device on any 
     postponed question that immediately follows another vote by 
     electronic device without intervening business, provided that 
     the time for voting by electronic device on the first in any 
     series of questions shall be not less than fifteen minutes. 
     At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment 
     the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House 
     with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.
       Sec. 2. (a) After passage of H.R. 70, it shall be in order 
     to take from the Speaker's table the bill S. 395 and to 
     consider the Senate bill in the House. All points of order 
     against the Senate bill and against its consideration are 
     waived. It shall be in order to consider in the House, any 
     rule of the House to the contrary notwithstanding, the motion 
     to amend described in subsection (b). The motion to amend 
     shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
     question. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the motion to amend and on the Senate bill without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit the bill 
     with or without instructions. If the motion to amend is 
     adopted and the Senate bill, as amended, is passed, then it 
     shall be in order to move that the House insist on its 
     amendments to S. 395 and request a conference with the Senate 
     thereon.
       (b) The motion to amend the Senate bill made in order by 
     subsection (a) is as follows:
       ``(1) Strike title I.
       ``(2) Strike sections 201 through 204 and insert the text 
     of H.R. 70, as passed by the House.
       ``(3) Strike section 205.
       ``(4) Strike section 206.
       ``(5) Strike title III.''. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. LINDER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.100.8  alaskan crude oil exports

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to House Resolution 197 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 70) to permit exports of certain domestically produced crude oil, 
and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. BONILLA as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LINDER, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.100.9  recess--4:23 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 23 minutes p.m., until 
5:00 p.m.

para.100.10  after recess--5:02 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, called the House to order.

para.100.11  alaskan crude oil exports

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, pursuant to House Resolution 197 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of

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the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 70) to permit exports of certain domestically produced 
crude oil, and for other purposes.
  Mr. LINDER, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair;

para.100.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GEJDENSON to the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. YOUNG of 
Alaska:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. GEJDENSON:

       Page 3, line 8, add the following after the period: ``In 
     the event that vessels so documented cannot be used to 
     transport any of the exported oil, the authority granted by 
     paragraph (1) shall terminate immediately.''.

  Amendment in the nature of a substitute submitted by Mr. YOUNG of 
Alaska:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. EXPORTS OF ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE OIL.

       Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185) is 
     amended by amending subsection (s) to read as follows:


                  ``exports of alaskan north slope oil

       ``(s)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) through (6) of this 
     subsection and notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act or any other provision of law (including any regulation) 
     applicable to the export of oil transported by pipeline over 
     right-of-way granted pursuant to section 203 of the Trans-
     Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1652), such oil 
     may be exported unless the President finds that exportation 
     of this oil is not in the national interest. The President 
     shall make his national interest determination within five 
     months of the date of enactment of this subsection. In 
     evaluating whether exports of this oil are in the national 
     interest, the President shall at a minimum consider--
       ``(A) whether exports of this oil would diminish the total 
     quantity or quality of petroleum available to the United 
     States;
       ``(B) the results of an appropriate environmental review, 
     including consideration of appropriate measures to mitigate 
     any potential adverse effects of exports of this oil on the 
     environment, which shall be completed within four months of 
     the date of the enactment of this subsection; and
       ``(C) whether exports of this oil are likely to cause 
     sustained material oil supply shortages or sustained oil 
     prices significantly above world market levels that would 
     cause sustained material adverse employment effects in the 
     United States or that would cause substantial harm to 
     consumers, including noncontiguous States and Pacific 
     territories.

     If the President determines that exports of this oil are in 
     the national interest, he may impose such terms and 
     conditions (other than a volume limitation) as are necessary 
     or appropriate to ensure that such exports are consistent 
     with the national interest.
       ``(2) Except in the case of oil exported to a country with 
     which the United States entered into a bilateral 
     international oil supply agreement before November 26, 1979, 
     or to a country pursuant to the International Emergency Oil 
     Sharing Plan of the International Energy Agency, any oil 
     transported by pipeline over right-of-way granted pursuant to 
     section 203 of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 1652) shall, when exported, be transported by a 
     vessel documented under the laws of the United States and 
     owned by a citizen of the United States (as determined in 
     accordance with section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 
     U.S.C. App. 802)).
       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall restrict the 
     authority of the President under the Constitution, the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
     et seq.), or the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et 
     seq.) to prohibit exports of this oil or under Part B of 
     title II of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6271-76).
       ``(4) The Secretary of Commerce shall issue any rules 
     necessary for implementation of the President's national 
     interest determination, including any licensing requirements 
     and conditions, within 30 days of the date of such 
     determination by the President. The Secretary of Commerce 
     shall consult with the Secretary of Energy in administering 
     the provisions of this subsection.
       ``(5) If the Secretary of Commerce finds that exporting oil 
     under authority of this subsection has caused sustained 
     material oil supply shortages or sustained oil prices 
     significantly above world market levels and further finds 
     that these supply shortages or price increases have caused or 
     are likely to cause sustained material adverse employment 
     effects in the United States, the Secretary of Commerce, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy, may recommend, and 
     the President may take, appropriate action concerning exports 
     of this oil, which may include modifying or revoking 
     authority to export such oil.
       ``(6) Administrative action under this subsection is not 
     subject to sections 551 and 553 through 559 of this title 5, 
     United States Code.''.

     SEC. 2. GAO REPORT.

       (a) Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a review of energy production in California and 
     Alaska and the effects of Alaskan North Slope oil exports, if 
     any, on consumers, independent refiners, and shipbuilding and 
     ship repair yards on the West Coast and in Hawaii. The 
     Comptroller General shall commence this review two years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act and, within six 
     months after commencing the review, shall provide a report to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Resources and the Committee on Commerce 
     of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Contents of Report.--The report shall contain a 
     statement of the principal findings of the review and 
     recommendations for Congress and the President to address job 
     loss in the shipbuilding and ship repair industry on the West 
     Coast, as well as adverse impacts on consumers and refiners 
     on the West Coast and in Hawaii, that the Comptroller General 
     attributes to Alaska North Slope oil exports.

Yeas

117

It was decided in the

Nays

278

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negative

Answered present

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para.100.13                  [Roll No. 555]

                                AYES--117

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cubin
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Green
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Rahall
     Reed
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--278

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer

[[Page 1181]]


     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Abercrombie
       

                             NOT VOTING--38

     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Barcia
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Clement
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Dixon
     English
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Ford
     Gillmor
     Hansen
     Hilliard
     Hostettler
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Nethercutt
     Nussle
     Owens
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Seastrand
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Waldholtz
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.

para.100.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MILLER of 
California to the foregoing amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. MILLER of California:

       Page 1, line 6, strike ``paragraphs (2) through (6)'' and 
     insert ``paragraphs (2) through (7)''.
       Page 2, line 19, strike ``(other than a volume 
     limitation)''.
       Page 4, line 11, strike the closing quotation marks and 
     period.
       Page 4, after line 11, insert the following:
       ``(7) The total average daily volume of exports allowed 
     under this subsection in any calendar year shall not exceed 
     the amount by which the total average daily volume of oil 
     delivered through the Trans-Alaska Pipeline System during the 
     preceding calendar year exceeded 1,350,000 barrels per 
     calendar day.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

95

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

301

para.100.15                  [Roll No. 556]

                                AYES--95

     Abercrombie
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Tucker
     Vento
     Ward
     Waters
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--301

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--38

     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Barcia
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bilbray
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Clement
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     English
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Ford
     Gillmor
     Gordon
     Hansen
     Hilliard
     Hostettler
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Nethercutt
     Nussle
     Owens
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Seastrand
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Waldholtz
  So the amendment to the amendment in the nature of a substitute was 
not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LINDER, Acting Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 197, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. EXPORTS OF ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE OIL.

       Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185) is 
     amended by amending subsection (s) to read as follows:


                  ``exports of alaskan north slope oil

       ``(s)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) through (6) of this 
     subsection and notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act or any other provision of law (including any regulation) 
     applicable to the export of oil transported by pipeline over 
     right-of-way granted pursuant to section 203 of the Trans-
     Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1652), such oil 
     may be exported unless the President finds that exportation 
     of this oil is not in the national interest. The President 
     shall make his national interest determination within five 
     months of the date of enactment of this subsection. In 
     evaluating whether exports of this oil are in the national 
     interest, the President shall at a minimum consider--
       ``(A) whether exports of this oil would diminish the total 
     quantity or quality of petroleum available to the United 
     States;
       ``(B) the results of an appropriate environmental review, 
     including consideration of appropriate measures to mitigate 
     any potential adverse effects of exports of this oil on the 
     environment, which shall be completed within four months of 
     the date of the enactment of this subsection; and
       ``(C) whether exports of this oil are likely to cause 
     sustained material oil supply shortages or sustained oil 
     prices significantly above world market levels that would 
     cause sustained material adverse employment ef

[[Page 1182]]

     fects in the United States or that would cause substantial 
     harm to consumers, including noncontiguous States and Pacific 
     territories.
     If the President determines that exports of this oil are in 
     the national interest, he may impose such terms and 
     conditions (other than a volume limitation) as are necessary 
     or appropriate to ensure that such exports are consistent 
     with the national interest.
       ``(2) Except in the case of oil exported to a country with 
     which the United States entered into a bilateral 
     international oil supply agreement before November 26, 1979, 
     or to a country pursuant to the International Emergency Oil 
     Sharing Plan of the International Energy Agency, any oil 
     transported by pipeline over right-of-way granted pursuant to 
     section 203 of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 1652) shall, when exported, be transported by a 
     vessel documented under the laws of the United States and 
     owned by a citizen of the United States (as determined in 
     accordance with section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 
     U.S.C. App. 802)).
       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall restrict the 
     authority of the President under the Constitution, the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
     et seq.), or the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et 
     seq.) to prohibit exports of this oil or under Part B of 
     title II of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6271-76).
       ``(4) The Secretary of Commerce shall issue any rules 
     necessary for implementation of the President's national 
     interest determination, including any licensing requirements 
     and conditions, within 30 days of the date of such 
     determination by the President. The Secretary of Commerce 
     shall consult with the Secretary of Energy in administering 
     the provisions of this subsection.
       ``(5) If the Secretary of Commerce finds that exporting oil 
     under authority of this subsection has caused sustained 
     material oil supply shortages or sustained oil prices 
     significantly above world market levels and further finds 
     that these supply shortages or price increases have caused or 
     are likely to cause sustained material adverse employment 
     effects in the United States, the Secretary of Commerce, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall recommend, 
     and the President may take, appropriate action concerning 
     exports of this oil, which may include modifying or revoking 
     authority to export such oil.
       ``(6) Administrative action under this subsection is not 
     subject to sections 551 and 553 through 559 of title 5, 
     United States Code.''.

     SEC. 2. GAO REPORT.

       (a) Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a review of energy production in California and 
     Alaska and the effects of Alaskan North Slope oil exports, if 
     any, on consumers, independent refiners, and shipbuilding and 
     ship repair yards on the West Coast and in Hawaii. The 
     Comptroller General shall commence this review two years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act and, within six 
     months after commencing the review, shall provide a report to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Resources and the Committee on Commerce 
     of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Contents of Report.--The report shall contain a 
     statement of the principal findings of the review and 
     recommendations for Congress and the President to address job 
     loss in the shipbuilding and ship repair industry on the West 
     Coast, as well as adverse impacts on consumers and refiners 
     on the West Coast and in Hawaii, that the Comptroller General 
     attributes to Alaska North Slope oil exports.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GEJDENSON demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, as 
amended, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

324

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

77

para.100.16                  [Roll No. 557]

                                AYES--324

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--77

     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Costello
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Maloney
     Markey
     Mascara
     McDermott
     McHale
     Metcalf
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Rahall
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Stark
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Vento
     Volkmer
     White
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--33

     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Barcia
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Brown (CA)
     Burr
     Clement
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Ford
     Gillmor
     Hansen
     Hilliard
     Hostettler
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Nethercutt
     Nussle
     Owens
     Porter
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Seastrand
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
  So the bill was passed.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.100.17  transportation appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 194 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2002) making appropriations for the Department of 
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  Mr. BEREUTER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the

[[Page 1183]]

chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.100.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. LaTOURETTE:

       Page 2, line 8, after the first dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $6,000,000)''.
       Page 7, line 20, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $6,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

183

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

234

para.100.19                  [Roll No. 558]

                                AYES--183

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bishop
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frisa
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Williams
     Wise
     Wyden
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--234

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoke
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Luther
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Orton
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Baker (LA)
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Collins (MI)
     Ford
     Gillmor
     Hansen
     Hilliard
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Nussle
     Ramstad
     Reynolds
     Schroeder
     Stark
     Towns
     Volkmer
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.100.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. FOGLIETTA:

       Page 14, line 7, strike ``$60,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$195,000,000''.
       Page 25, line 24, insert after the dollar amount the 
     following: ``(increased by $135,000,000)''.
       Page 25, line 25, insert after the dollar amount the 
     following: ``(increased by $135,000,000)''.
       Page 26, line 3, insert after the dollar amount the 
     following: ``(increased by $135,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

122

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

295

para.100.21                  [Roll No. 559]

                                AYES--122

     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blute
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dooley
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     King
     LaFalce
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lowey
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--295

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug

[[Page 1184]]


     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Baker (LA)
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Collins (MI)
     Ford
     Gillmor
     Hansen
     Hilliard
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Nussle
     Ramstad
     Reynolds
     Schroeder
     Stark
     Towns
     Volkmer
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.100.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of Michigan:

       Page 27, line 9, strike ``$1,665,000,000'' and insert 
     ``999,000,000''.
       Page 27, line 12, insert ``and'' after the semicolon.
       Page 27, line 15, strike the semicolon and all that follows 
     through ``project'' on page 30, line 6.

It was decided in the

Yeas

114

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

302

para.100.23                  [Roll No. 560]

                                AYES--114

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Boehner
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fields (TX)
     Funderburk
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Jones
     Kasich
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Leach
     Lincoln
     Longley
     Luther
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Obey
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Portman
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walker
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Zeliff

                                NOES--302

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Baker (LA)
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Collins (MI)
     Ford
     Gillmor
     Hansen
     Hilliard
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Nussle
     Ramstad
     Reynolds
     Schroeder
     Solomon
     Stark
     Towns
     Volkmer
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.100.24  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of Michigan:

       Page 24, strike lines 1 through 19. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

101

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

313

para.100.25                  [Roll No. 561]

                                AYES--101

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Barcia
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Boehner
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Cooley
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Deal
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ensign
     Fields (TX)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gillmor
     Gordon
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Lincoln
     LoBiondo
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Smith (MI)
     Souder
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Zimmer

                                NOES--313

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit

[[Page 1185]]


     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Baker (LA)
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Collins (MI)
     Flake
     Ford
     Hansen
     Hilliard
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Nussle
     Ramstad
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Solomon
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Williams
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.100.26  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HEFLEY:

       Page 53, line 15, strike ``$8,421,000'' and insert 
     $5,421,000''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

144

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

270

para.100.27                  [Roll No. 562]

                                AYES--144

     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bonilla
     Bryant (TN)
     Burton
     Camp
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Deal
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     King
     Klug
     Largent
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Luther
     Manzullo
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Waldholtz
     Wamp
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--270

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McIntosh
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mica
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Andrews
     Baker (LA)
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Collins (MI)
     Dingell
     Flake
     Ford
     Hansen
     Hilliard
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Nussle
     Ramstad
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Volkmer
     Williams
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BEREUTER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.100.28  senate bills and joint resolution referred

  Bills and a joint resolution of the Senate of the following titles 
were taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as 
follows:

       S. 638. An Act to authorize appropriations for United 
     States insular areas, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       S. 1023. An Act to authorize an increased Federal share of 
     the costs of certain transportation projects in the District 
     of Columbia for fiscal years 1995 and 1996, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committees on Government Reform and 
     Oversight and Transportation and Infrastructure.
       S.J. Res. 27. Joint resolution to grant the consent of the 
     Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-
     State Development Agency by the States of Missouri and 
     Illinois; to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

[[Page 1186]]

para.100.29  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that the 
committee did on the following day present to the President, for his 
approval, bills of the House of the following title:

           On July 21, 1995:
       H.R. 1944. An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for additional disaster assistance, for anti-
     terrorism initiatives, for assistance in the recovery from 
     the tragedy that occurred at Oklahoma City, and making 
     rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, 
     and for other purposes. 

para.100.30  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. TORRES, for today;
  To Miss COLLINS of Michigan, for today and balance of the week;
  To Mr. JACOBS, for August 1 and August 2;
  To Mr. RAMSTAD, for today;
  To Mr. VOLKMER, for today after 6 p.m.; and
  To Mr. BILBRAY, for today.
  And then,

para.100.31  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. LaHOOD, at 11 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.100.32  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. GILMAN: Committee on International Relations. H.R. 927. 
     A bill to seek international sanctions against the Castro 
     government in Cuba, to plan for support of a transition 
     government leading to a democratically elected government in 
     Cuba, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     104-202, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. HYDE. Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1528. A bill to 
     supersede the modification of final judgment entered August 
     24, 1982, in the antitrust action styled United States v. 
     Western Electric, Civil Action No. 82-0192, United States 
     District Court for the District of Columbia, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-203 Pt. 1). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1555. A bill to 
     promote competition and reduce regulation in order to secure 
     lower prices and higher quality services for American 
     telecommunications consumers and encourage the rapid 
     deployment of new telecommunications technologies; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-204 Pt. 1). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.100.33  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 927. Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means, the 
     Judiciary and Banking and Financial Services extended for a 
     period ending not later than August 4, 1995.
       H.R. 1528. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than July 24, 1995.
       H.R. 1555. Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary 
     extended for a period ending not later than July 24, 1995.

para.100.34  subsequent action on a reported bill

  Under clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1528. The Committee on Commerce discharged. H.R. 1528 
     referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       H.R. 1555. The Committee on the Judiciary discharged. H.R. 
     1555 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para.100.35  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Goss, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Mica, and Mr. Peterson of Florida):
       H.R. 2100. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to make technical corrections to maps relating to the Coastal 
     Barrier Resources System; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Markey, 
             and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 2101. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     permanently prohibit the possession of firearms by persons 
     who have been convicted of a violent felony, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN:
       H.R. 2102. A bill to amend subchapter II of chapter 73 of 
     title 10, United States Code, to prevent cost-of-living 
     increases in the survivor annuity contributions of uniformed 
     services retirees from becoming effective before related 
     cost-of-living increases in retired pay become payable; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Davis):
       H.R. 2103. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Self-
     Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to place the 
     budget of the District of Columbia courts on equal footing 
     with other branches of the District government, to permit the 
     severance of the salaries of local judges from the Federal 
     compensation system, and to authorize multiyear contracts; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2104. A bill to amend section 1464 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to punish transmission by computer of indecent 
     material to minors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STUDDS:
       H.R. 2105. A bill to restrict the closure of Coast Guard 
     small boat stations, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN:
       H. Con. Res. 86. Concurrent resolution commending the 
     People's Republic of Bangladesh for its commitment to the 
     principles of democracy, economic reform, and international 
     peacekeeping; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Lantos, 
             and Mr. Porter):
       H. Res. 200. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the Republic of Iraq's failure 
     to comply with United Nations resolutions demanding 
     improvements in the area of human rights and requiring the 
     destruction, removal, and rendering harmless of all Iraq's 
     biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons, and all ballistic 
     missiles with a range greater than 150 kilometers; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

para.100.36  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 46: Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Jones and Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 427: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 447: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Clinger.
       H.R. 488: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Frazer.
       H.R. 625: Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
     Clement, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Ramstad and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 736: Mr. Bilbray and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 862: Mr. Largent and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 868: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 940: Mrs. Collins of Illinois.
       H.R. 995: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Scott, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Manton, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Klink, Ms. 
     Eshoo, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. Slaughter, 
     Mr. Richardson, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Manton, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Klink, Ms. 
     Eshoo, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. Slaughter, 
     Mr. Richardson, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. King and Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1162: Mr. White, Mr. Sanford, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Coburn, 
     Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. 
     Blute.
       H.R. 1212: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1242: Mr. Duncan and Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 1464: Mr. Ehrlich and Mr. Reynolds.
       H.R. 1499: Mr. Gallegly and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1513: Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 1610: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 1713: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1739: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 1744: Mr. Gunderson.
       H.R. 1856: Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Blute, and Mr. 
     Walsh.
       H.R. 1876: Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Jacobs, and Mr. 
     Pastor.
       H.R. 1946: Mr. Oxley, Mr. Jones, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Davis, Mr. 
     Hoekstra, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 1984: Mr. Baker of Louisiana and Mr. Gutknecht.
       H.R. 1993: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 2024: Mr. Towns, Mr. Paxon, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.J. Res. 90: Mr. Hunter.
       H. Con. Res. 63: Mr. Scarborough and Mrs. Smith of 
     Washington.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. McHugh, 
     Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Ewing, and Mrs. Kelly.



.
                      TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1995 (101)

para.101.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order, at 9 o'clock a.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. SHAW, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 25, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Clay Shaw to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

[[Page 1187]]

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.101.2  recess--9:49 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 10:00 a.m.

para.101.3  after recess--10:00 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.101.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, July 24, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.101.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1245. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act which occurred at the Sacramento Air Logistics Center in 
     Sacramento, CA, and in the headquarters of the Air Force 
     Materiel Command at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       1246. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for the transfer of 
     defense services and technical data sold commercially to the 
     United Kingdom (Transmittal No. DTC-45-95), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1247. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed issuance of export license for the transfer of 
     defense articles and services sold commercially to the 
     Peoples Republic of China (Transmittal No. DTC-28-95), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1248. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense articles and 
     services sold commercially to Canada (Transmittal No. DTC-52-
     95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1249. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of major defense articles or 
     services sold commercially to Russia (Transmittal No. DTC-51-
     95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1250. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for the production 
     of major military equipment with the Republic of Korea 
     (Transmittal No. DTC 49-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c) 
     and (d); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1251. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed issuance of export license Agreement for the 
     transfer of defense services and technical data sold 
     commercially to Germany and the United Kingdom (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-46-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1252. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed license for the export of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to the Arab Republic of 
     Egypt (Transmittal No. DTC-46-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1253. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     the annual report on the fishermen's contingency fund, 
     pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1846(a); to the Committee on Resources.

para.101.6  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. HOKE, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule today: the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee 
on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight, the Committee on House Oversight, the Committee on 
International Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
on Resources, the Committee on Science, the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

para.101.7  corrections calendar

  Pursuant to clause 4, rule XIII,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, directed the Corrections 
Calendar to be called.
  When,

para.101.8  san diego coastal corrections

  The Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union was 
discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1943) to amend 
the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to deem certain municipal 
wastewater treatment facilities discharging into ocean waters as the 
equivalent of secondary treatment facilities.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, pursuant to clause 4 of rule 
XIII, recognized Mr. SHUSTER and Mr. MINETA, each for 30 minutes.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, the previous question on the bill 
was considered as ordered.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title.
  Mr. MINETA moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure with instructions to report the bill 
back to the House with an amendment which provides that chemically 
enhanced primary treatment as required by this Act result in the removal 
of not less than 58 percent of the biological oxygen demand (on an 
annual average) and not less than 80 percent of the total suspended 
solids (on a monthly average).
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. MINETA objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

179

When there appeared

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Nays

245

para.101.9                   [Roll No. 563]

                                YEAS--179

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--245

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer

[[Page 1188]]


     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bateman
     Bryant (TX)
     Collins (MI)
     Gilman
     Hilliard
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Myers
     Reynolds
     Volkmer
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that three-fifths of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. MINETA demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

269

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

156

para.101.10                  [Roll No. 564]

                             [Roll No. 564]

                                AYES--269

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--156

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Barcia
     Bateman
     Collins (MI)
     Hilliard
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Myers
     Reynolds
     Volkmer
  So, three-fifths of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.101.11  alaskan oil exports ban

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, pursuant to section 2(a) of House 
Resolution 197, the bill of the Senate (S. 395) to authorize and direct 
the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and to 
authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, and for other 
purposes; was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, pursuant to section 2(b) of House Resolution 197, 
submitted the following amendments, which were agreed to:

       (1) Strike title I.
       (2) Strike sections 201 through 204 and insert the text of 
     H.R. 70, as passed by the House.
       (3) Strike section 205.
       (4) Strike section 206.
       (5) Strike title III. 

[[Page 1189]]

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
permit exports of certain domestically produced crude oil, and for other 
purposes.''.

  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said bill, as amended, was 
passed and the title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, pursuant to section 2(a) of House 
Resolution 197, it was,
  Resolved, That the House insist upon its amendments to the foregoing 
bill and request a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes 
of the two Houses thereon.

para.101.12  motion to instruct conferees--s. 395

  Mr. MILLER of California moved that the managers on the part of the 
House at the conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on S. 
395, be instructed to insist upon the provisions of the House amendments 
which strike title III of S. 395.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum 
was not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

261

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

161

para.101.13                  [Roll No. 565]

                                YEAS--261

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--161

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Franks (CT)
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kim
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCrery
     McDade
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Richardson
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Roth
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bateman
     Boucher
     Collins (MI)
     Cox
     Edwards
     Hilliard
     Moakley
     Myers
     Reynolds
     Roukema
     Sanders
     Volkmer
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.101.14  appointment of conferees-- s. 395

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of the following Members as managers on the 
part of the House at said conference:
  On House amendment No. 1: Messrs. Young of Alaska, Calvert, Bliley, 
Miller of California, and Dingell.
  On House amendment No. 2: Messrs. Young of Alaska, Calvert, Thomas, 
Roth, Bliley, Coble, Miller of California, Hamilton, Dingell, and 
Mineta.
  On House amendment No. 3: Messrs. Spence, Kasich, and Dellums.
  On House amendment No. 4: Mr. Coble, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. Mineta.
  On House amendment No. 5: Messrs. Young of Alaska, Calvert, and Miller 
of California.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.101.15  transportation appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, pursuant to House Resolution 194 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2002) making appropriations for the Department of 
Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  Mr. BEREUTER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.101.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WOLF:

       On page 53, after line 13, insert the following:
       (c) The repeal made by this section shall not abrogate any 
     rights of mass transit employees to bargain collectively or 
     otherwise negotiate or discuss terms and conditions of 
     employment, as those rights exist under State or Federal law, 
     other than 49 U.S.C. section 5333(b), on the date of 
     enactment of this act.

[[Page 1190]]

It was decided in the

Yeas

201

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

224

para.101.17                  [Roll No. 566]

                                AYES--201

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--224

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bateman
     Collins (MI)
     Forbes
     Harman
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Waters
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.101.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. COLEMAN:

       On Page 53, strike section 343.
       Redesignate subsequent sections of Title III of the bill 
     accordingly.

It was decided in the

Yeas

233

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

186

para.101.19                  [Roll No. 567]

                                AYES--233

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--186

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Norwood

[[Page 1191]]


     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Abercrombie
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Collins (MI)
     Cunningham
     Forbes
     Harman
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     Moakley
     Pryce
     Reynolds
     Schaefer
     Stearns
     Waters
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.101.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ANDREWS:

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

                 TITLE V--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 501. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for planning or execution of the military airport 
     program.

It was decided in the

Yeas

5

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

416

para.101.21                  [Roll No. 568]

                                 AYES--5

     Andrews
     Klug
     Lincoln
     Stupak
     Torkildsen

                                NOES--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Bachus
     Bateman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Forbes
     Gillmor
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Rose
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.101.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on sustaining an appeal of a ruling of the Chair.

It was decided in the

Yeas

281

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

139

para.101.23                   [Roll No.569]

                                AYES--281

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence

[[Page 1192]]


     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--139

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Condit
     Costello
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Filner
     Flake
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bachus
     Bateman
     Collins (MI)
     Emerson
     Forbes
     Harman
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Markey
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Smith (NJ)
  So the decision of the Chair stands as the judgement of the Committee.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, assumed the 
Chair.
  When Mr. BEREUTER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 194, 
reported the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by 
the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 194, the amendment printed in section 2 
of said resolution was considered as adopted.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 7, line 20, strike ``$2,566,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$2,565,607,000''.
       On Page 53, strike section 343.
       Redesignate subsequent sections of Title III of the bill 
     accordingly.
       At the end of the bill, add the following new title:

                                TITLE V


                     ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 501. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for improvements to the Miller Highway in New York 
     City, New York.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
pursuant to clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the 
call was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

361

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

61

para.101.24                  [Roll No. 570] 

                                YEAS--361

     Abercrombie
      Ackerman
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--61

     Allard
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Hancock
     Hefley
     Hinchey
     Kaptur
     Lofgren
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Nadler
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Pickett
     Rangel
     Roth
     Rush
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bachus
     Bateman
     Collins (MI)
     Forbes
     Greenwood
     Harman
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Williams 
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.101.25  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2076

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 198):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for

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     consideration of the bill (H.R. 2076) making appropriations 
     for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
     Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. The first reading 
     of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered by title 
     rather than by paragraph. Each title shall be considered as 
     read. Points of order against provisions in the bill for 
     failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. 
     During consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman 
     of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
     amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the 
     House with such amendments as may have been adopted. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
     and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.101.26  commerce, justice, state, judiciary appropriations, fy-1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to House 
Resolution 198 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2076) making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by unanimous 
consent, designated Mr. GUNDERSON as Chairman of the Committee of the 
Whole; and after some time spent therein,

para.101.27  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MOLLOHAN:

       On page 24, line 6 strike, ``$2,000,000,000'', and all that 
     follows through ``1995'' on line 9, and insert the following:
       ``1,767,000,000 shall be for Public Safety and Community 
     Policing Grants authorized by section 10003 of the 1994 Act; 
     and $233,000,000 shall be for carrying out the crime 
     prevention programs authorized under sections 30202, 30307, 
     30702, 31904, 31921, 32101, 40102, and 50001 of the 1994 
     Act.'' 

It was decided in the

Yeas

184

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negative

Nays

232

para.101.28                  [Roll No. 571]

                                AYES--184

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--232

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Bachus
     Bateman
     Collins (MI)
     Dooley
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Hilliard
     Hunter
     Jefferson
     Martinez
     Moakley
     Myers
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Saxton
     Stark
     Volkmer
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EWING, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.101.29  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2099

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-206) the resolution (H. Res. 201) providing for the 
consideration of (H.R. 2099) making appropriations for the Departments 
of Veterans Affairs, Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.101.30  leave of absence

  To Mr. FORBES, for today after 3:30 p.m.; and
  To Mr. BACHUS, for today after 3:45 p.m.
  And then,

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para.101.31  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SMITH of Michigan, at 10 o'clock and 36 minutes p.m., 
the House adjourned.

para.101.32  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar as follows:

       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. H.R. 1162. A bill to 
     establish a deficit reduction trust fund and provide for the 
     downward adjustment of discretionary spending limits in 
     appropriation bills; with amendments (Rept. No. 104-205, Pt. 
     1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. QUILLEN: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 201. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2099) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
     independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and 
     offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-206). Referred to the House 
     Calendar. 

para.101.33  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Wilson, 
             Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Frost, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas Mr. Stockman, Mr. Brewster, Mr. 
             Allard, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
             Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mrs. 
             Cubin):
       H.R. 2106. A bill to provide for the energy security of the 
     Nation through encouraging the production of domestic oil and 
     gas resources in deep water on the Outer Continental Shelf in 
     the Gulf of Mexico, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 2107. A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund Act of 1965 to improve the quality of visitor services 
     provided by Federal land management agencies through an 
     incentive-based recreation fee program, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Davis, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Walsh, 
             and Miss Collins of Michigan):
       H.R. 2108. A bill to permit the Washington Convention 
     Center Authority to expend revenues for the operation and 
     maintenance of the existing Washington Convention Center and 
     for preconstruction activities relating to a new convention 
     center in the District of Columbia, to permit a designated 
     authority of the District of Columbia to borrow funds for the 
     preconstruction activities relating to a sports arena in the 
     District of Columbia and to permit certain revenues to be 
     pledged as security for the borrowing of such funds, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. GUTIERREZ:
       H.R. 2109. A bill to amend title 42, United States Code, 
     and title 15, United States Code, to establish provisions to 
     assist low income families and seniors in the event of severe 
     heat emergencies; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. White, 
             Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Tate, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Smith 
             of Washington, and Mr. Cooley):
       H.R. 2110. A bill to provide leadership, improved 
     efficiencies, and regulatory clarity for Department of Energy 
     waste management and environmental restoration efforts at the 
     Hanford Reservation and certain other Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on National Security, and Resources, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MILLER of California:
       H.R. 2111. A bill to designate the Social Security 
     Administration's Western Program Service Center located at 
     1221 Nevin Avenue, Richmond, CA, as the ``Francis J. Hagel 
     Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI:
       H.R. 2112. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     limit per diem payments by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     to State veterans homes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. Keehan, Mrs. Schroeder, and Miss Collins 
             of Michigan):
       H. Res. 202. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to require that Members who change political 
     parties repay certain funds to the political party from which 
     the change of affiliation was made; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Klink, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. 
             Schroeder, and Miss Collins of Michigan):
       H. Res. 203. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to provide that the House may declare vacant 
     the office of any Member who publicly announces a change in 
     political party affiliation; to the Committee on Rules. 

para.101.34  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       143. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of New York, relative to supporting ratification of the 
     U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of 
     Discrimination Against Women; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para.101.35  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. ACKERMAN introduced a bill (H.R. 2113) to renew and 
     extend patents relating to certain devices that aid in the 
     acceleration of bodily tissue healing and reduction of pain; 
     which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.101.36  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 26: Mr. Schaefer.
       H.R. 250: Mr. Miller of California Ms. McKinney, and Mr. 
     Reynolds.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Sisisky, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     Crapo, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Bass, and Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 662: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. 
     Herger.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Radanovich and Mr. Brownback.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 1066: Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1162: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Goss, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. 
     Cubin, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota.
       H.R. 1201: Ms. Furse, Mr. Ward, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Studds, and 
     Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 1384: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1448: Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
     Pombo, Mrs. Seastrand, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Pomeroy, 
     Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 1539: Mr. Reynolds, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
     Stupak.
       H.R. 1540: Mr. Bishop, Mr. Moran, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Montgomery, and Mr. 
     Porter.
       H.R. 1651: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 1735: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. 
     Boucher.
       H.R. 1767: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1968: Ms. Pryce.
       H.R. 1978: Mr. Matsui, Mr. White, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2060: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 2100: Mr. Canady, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Young of Florida, 
     Mr. Shaw, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
     Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
     Stearns, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
     Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, and Mr. Gillmor.

para.101.37  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       31. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the city of 
     Worcester, MA, relative to endorsing an amendment to the 
     Constitution to prohibit the physical desecration of the 
     American flag; which was referred to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.



.
                     WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1995 (102)

para.102.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. 
RADANOVICH, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 26, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable George P. Radanovich to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para.102.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, July 25, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.102.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

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       1254. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the ninth report to Congress on health 
     personnel in the United States, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 295h-
     2(c); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1255. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's annual report on the 
     Public Housing Primary Care [PHPC] Program, which describes 
     the utilization and cost of health care services provided to 
     the residents of public housing in calendar years 1992 and 
     1993, pursuant to section 340A of the Public Health Service 
     Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1256. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-108, 
     ``Augustana Lutheran Church Equitable Real Property Tax 
     Relief Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1257. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-110, 
     ``Washington Ethical Society Equitable Real Property Tax 
     Relief Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233 
     (c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1258. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-111, 
     ``Chevrah Tifereth Israel Equitable Real Property Tax Relief 
     Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1259. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-107, 
     ``Probate Reform Act of 1994 Amendment Act of 1995,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1260. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-112, 
     ``Northwest Settlement House Equitable Real Property Tax 
     Relief Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1261. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-113, ``Church 
     of the Ascension and Saint Agnes Equitable Real Property Tax 
     Relief Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1262. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-114, 
     ``Prospect Hill Cemetery Equitable Real Property Tax Relief 
     Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1263. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-115, ``Arena 
     Tax Payment and Use Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1264. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-109, 
     ``Community United Methodist Church Equitable Real Property 
     Tax Relief Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1265. A letter from the Chair, Board of Directors, Office 
     of Compliance, transmitting notification that the Board of 
     Directors has approved the appointment of Dennis P. Duffy to 
     serve as General Counsel of the Office of Compliance, 
     pursuant to section 302(c)(1) of title III of the 
     Congressional Accountability Act of 1995; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
       1266. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     the Department's intent to obligate funds for additional 
     program proposals for purposes of nonproliferation and 
     disarmament fund [NDF] activities, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     5858; jointly, to the Committees on Appropriations and 
     International Relations.
       1267. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting notification that the Department of 
     Health and Human Services is allotting emergency funds made 
     available under section 2602(e) of the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981 to the following States: Connecticut, 
     Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Michigan, 
     Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New York, North 
     Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, 
     Vermont, and Wisconsin, pursuant to section 2604(g) of the 
     Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981; jointly, to 
     the Committees on Commerce and Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.

para.102.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the following title, in 
which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1060. An Act to provide for the disclosure of lobbying 
     activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other 
     purposes.

para.102.5  recess--10:02 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, pursuant to the special order 
of the House agreed to on July 14, 1995, declared the House in recess at 
10 o'clock and 2 minutes a.m., subject to the call of the Chair.

para.102.6  after recess--12:15 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, called the House to order.

para.102.7  proceedings during recess

  On motion of Mr. EHLERS, by unanimous consent, the proceedings had 
during the recess were ordered to be printed in the Record.

para.102.8  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, by unanimous consent, the 
following committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to 
sit during the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Banking and 
Financial Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on International 
Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on National 
Security, the Committee on Science, the Committee on Small Business, and 
the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

para.102.9  order of business--consideration of h.r. 2076

  On motion of Mr. ROGERS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2076) 
making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, pursuant to the provisions 
of House Resolution 198, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
postpone until a time during further consideration in the Committee of 
the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment, and that the 
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less than five 
minutes the time for voting by electronic device on any postponed 
question that immediately follows another vote by electronic device 
without intervening business, providing that the time for voting by 
electronic device on the first in any series of questions shall be not 
less than 15 minutes.

para.102.10  commerce, justice, state, judiciary appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, pursuant to House Resolution 
198 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 2076) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  Mr. GUNDERSON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.102.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MOLLOHAN:

       On page 24, line 13, strike ``$475,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$505,000,000''.
       On page 24, line 18, strike ``$300,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$270,000,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

171

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

256

para.102.12                  [Roll No. 572]

                                AYES--171

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery

[[Page 1196]]


     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zeliff

                                NOES--256

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bateman
     Chenoweth
     Collins (MI)
     Dingell
     Jacobs
     Moakley
     Reynolds
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.102.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SCOTT:

       Page 24, line 6, strike ``$2,000,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$2,300,000,000''.
       Page 24, line 23, strike ``$500,000,000'' and all that 
     follows through page 25, line 1, and insert ``$200,000,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

105

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

321

para.102.14                  [Roll No. 573]

                                AYES--105

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--321

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Bateman
     Chenoweth
     Collins (MI)
     Dingell
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Olver
     Reynolds
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.102.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. NORTON:

       Page 29, strike line 12 and all that follows through line 
     18.

[[Page 1197]]

       Redesignate succeeding sections accordingly.

It was decided in the

Yeas

146

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

281

para.102.16                  [Roll No. 574]

                                AYES--146

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--281

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Tucker
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bateman
     Chenoweth
     Collins (MI)
     Dingell
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Smith (WA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.102.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. FIELDS of 
Louisiana:

       Page 24, line 6, strike ``$2,000,000,000'' and all that 
     follows through ``1995'' on line 9 and insert 
     ``$1,800,000,000 shall be for Local Law Enforcement Block 
     Grants, pursuant to H.R. 728 as passed the House of 
     Representatives on February 14, 1995; $200,000,000 for crime 
     prevention and model grants as authorized by title III of the 
     1994 Act;''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

128

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

296

para.102.18                  [Roll No. 575]

                                AYES--128

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--296

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle

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     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Chenoweth
     Collins (MI)
     Dingell
     Lazio
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Stockman
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  And after some time spent therein,

para.102.19  call in committee

  Mr. GUNDERSON, Chairman, announced that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, finding itself without a quorum, directed 
the Members to record their presence by electronic device, and the 
following-named Members responded--

para.102.20                  [Roll No. 576]
     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer
  Thereupon, Mr. GUNDERSON, Chairman, announced that 403 Members had 
been recorded, a quorum.
  The Committee resumed its business.

para.102.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HASTINGS of 
Florida:

       Page 18, line 2, strike ``$2,574,578,000'' and insert 
     $2,537,078,000.
       Page 77, line 8, strike ``$233,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$268,000,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

84

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

321

para.102.22                  [Roll No. 577]

                                AYES--84

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Klink
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Martinez
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NOES--321

     Allard
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin

[[Page 1199]]


     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Ward
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Archer
     Bateman
     Blute
     Chenoweth
     Clement
     Collins (MI)
     Costello
     Dingell
     Duncan
     Gekas
     Graham
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hoke
     King
     Livingston
     Manton
     McIntosh
     Moakley
     Neal
     Oxley
     Reynolds
     Stark
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.102.23  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ALLARD:

       Page 47, strike lines 1 through 6, relating to the Under 
     Secretary for Technology and the Office of Technology Policy.

It was decided in the

Yeas

197

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

230

para.102.24                  [Roll No. 578]

                                AYES--197

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--230

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Calvert
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bateman
     Chenoweth
     Collins (MI)
     Dingell
     Hall (OH)
     Moakley
     Reynolds
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.102.25  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HEFLEY:

       Strike page 36, line, 21, through page 38, line 4.

It was decided in the

Yeas

115

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

310

para.102.26                  [Roll No. 579]

                                AYES--115

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bunning
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Forbes
     Frisa
     Gallegly
     Goss
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Linder
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Miller (FL)
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Paxon
     Petri
     Porter
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tiahrt
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--310

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill

[[Page 1200]]


     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bateman
     Canady
     Chenoweth
     Collins (MI)
     Dingell
     Hall (OH)
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Roukema
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.102.27  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MOLLOHAN:

       On page 43, line 2, strike ``: Provided, That'' and all 
     that follows through ``grants'' on line 10.

It was decided in the

Yeas

204

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

223

para.102.28                  [Roll No. 580]

                                AYES--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--223

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bateman
     Chenoweth
     Collins (MI)
     Dingell
     Hall (OH)
     Moakley
     Reynolds
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.102.29  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ENGEL:

       Page 40, line 24, strike ``$19,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$21,000,000''.
       Page 40, line 4, strike ``$135,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$133,000,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

188

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

234

para.102.30                  [Roll No. 581]

                                AYES--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop

[[Page 1201]]


     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vento
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates

                                NOES--234

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Baesler
     Bateman
     Boehner
     Burton
     Chenoweth
     Collins (MI)
     Dingell
     Hall (OH)
     Hunter
     Linder
     Moakley
     Reynolds
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.102.31  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of New 
Jersey to the amendment submitted by Mr. SKAGGS:
  The amendment submitted by Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:

       In the matter proposed to be inserted by the amendment, 
     strike the period at the end and insert the following:
     , when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that such use 
     would be inconsistent with the applicable provisions of the 
     March 1995 Office of Cuba Broadcasting Reinventing Plan of 
     the United States Information Agency.

  The amendment submitted by Mr. SKAGGS:

       Page 102, after line 20, insert the following:
       Sec. 609. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for ``USIA Television Marti Program'' under the 
     Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act or any other program of 
     United States Government television broadcasts to Cuba.

It was decided in the

Yeas

285

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

139

para.102.32                  [Roll No. 582]

                                AYES--285

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--139

     Abercrombie
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta

[[Page 1202]]


     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bateman
     Chenoweth
     Collins (MI)
     Dingell
     Hall (OH)
     LaFalce
     Matsui
     Moakley
     Peterson (FL)
     Reynolds
  So the amendment to the amendment was agreed to.

para.102.33  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SERRANO:

       Page 102, after line 20, insert the following:
       Sec. 609. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for the Advisory Board for Cuba Broad casting under 
     section 5 of the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

150

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

277

para.102.34                  [Roll No. 583]

                                AYES--150

     Abercrombie
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Harman
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--277

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bateman
     Chenoweth
     Collins (MI)
     Dingell
     Hall (OH)
     Moakley
     Reynolds
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GUNDERSON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 198, 
reported the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by 
the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Mr. LaFALCE demanded a separate vote on the amendment numbered 26 (the 
Meyers amendment).
  The following remaining amendments, reported from the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union were then agreed to:

       Page 25, line 13, strike ``$1,500,000 for Motor Vehicle 
     Theft Prevention Programs, as authorized by section 220002(h) 
     of the 1994 Act'' and insert ``$1,000,000 for Law Enforcement 
     Family Support Programs, as authorized by section 1001(a)(21) 
     of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 as 
     added by section 210201 of the 1994 Act; $500,000 for Motor 
     Vehicle Theft Prevention Programs, as authorized by section 
     220002(h) of the 1994 Act''.
       On page 22, line 6, strike ``$102,400,000'' and insert 
     ``$152,400,000'';
       On page 22, line 13, strike ``$32,750,000'' and insert 
     ``$82,750,000'';
       On page 24, line 4, strike ``$3,333,343,000'' and insert 
     ``$3,283,343,000''; and
       On page 24, line 6, strike ``$2,000,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,950,000,000''.
       Page 25, after line 24, add the following:
       ``Provided further, That if a unit of local government uses 
     any of the funds made available under this title to increase 
     the number of law enforcement officers, the unit of local 
     government will achieve a net gain in the number of law 
     enforcement officers who perform nonadministrative public 
     safety service.''
       Amendment offered by Mr. Rogers as a substitute for the 
     amendment offered by Mr. Mollohan: On page 44, line 4, strike 
     ``$1,690,452,000'' and insert ``$1,724,452,000''
       On page 44, line 14, strike ``$1,687,452,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,721,452,000''
       On page 45, line 23, strike ``$20,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$8,000,000''
       On page 62, line 7, strike ``$870,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$858,000,000''
       On page 42, line 6, strike ``$100,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$90,000,000''.
       Page 43, line 25, strike ``386 commissioned officers'' and 
     insert ``358 commissioned officers''.
       On page 44 of the bill, line 22, strike ``$55,500,000'' and 
     insert instead ``$57,500,000''.
       Page 51, line 4, strike ``$2,411,024,000'' and insert 
     ``$2,409,024,000''.
       Page 51, line 6, strike ``$14,454,000'' and insert 
     ``$13,454,000''.
       Page 51, line 8, strike ``$11,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$10,000,000''.
       Page 72, line 20, strike ``$28,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$30,000,000''.
       At the appropriate place, insert the following:

     SEC.   . LIMITATION ON THE USE OF FUNDS FOR DIPLOMATIC 
                   FACILITIES IN VIETNAM

       None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     by this Act may be obli

[[Page 1203]]

     gated or expended to pay for any cost incurred for (1) 
     opening or operating any United States diplomatic or consular 
     post in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam that was not 
     operating on July 11, 1995; (2) expanding any United States 
     diplomatic or consular post in the Social Republic of Vietnam 
     that was operating on July 11, 1995; or (3) increasing the 
     total number of personnel assigned to United States 
     diplomatic or consular posts in the Socialist Republic of 
     Vietnam above the levels existing on July 11, 1995.
       Page 102, after line 20, insert the following:
       Sec. 609. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for any United Nations undertaking when it is made 
     known to the federal official having authority to obligate or 
     expend such funds (1) that the United Nations undertaking is 
     a peacekeeping mission, (2) that such undertaking will 
     involve United States Armed Forces under the command or 
     operational control of a foreign national, and (3) that the 
     President's military advisors have not submitted to the 
     President a recommendation that such involvement is in the 
     national security interests of the United States and the 
     President has not submitted to the Congress such a 
     recommendation.
       Page 102, after line 20, insert the following new section:
       Sec.   . None of the funds made available in this Act shall 
     be used to provide the following amenities or personal 
     comforts in the federal prison system--
       (A)(i) in-cell television viewing except for prisoners who 
     are segregated from the general prison population for their 
     own safety;
       (ii) the viewing of R, X, and NC-17 rated movies, through 
     whatever medium presented;
       (iii) any instruction (live or through broadcasts) or 
     training equipment for boxing, wrestling, judo, karate, or 
     other martial art, or any bodybuilding or weightlifting 
     equipment of any sort;
       (iv) possession of in-cell coffee pots, hot plates, or 
     heating elements;
       (v) the use or possession of any electric or electronic 
     musical instrument.
       Page 102, after line 20, insert the following:
       Sec. 609. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for ``USIA Television Marti Program'' under the 
     Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act or any other program of 
     United States Government television broadcasts to Cuba, when 
     it is made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend such funds that such use would be 
     inconsistent with the applicable provisions of the March 1995 
     Office of Cuba Broadcasting Reinventing Plan of the United 
     States Information Agency.
       On page 102, after line 20, insert before the short title 
     the following new section:
       ``Sec.   . None of the funds made available in title II for 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the 
     heading `Fleet Modernization, Shipbuilding and Conversion' 
     may be used to implement sections 603, 604, and 605 of Public 
     Law 102-567.''.
       Page 97, line 8, strike ``$217,947,000'' and insert 
     ``$222,325,000''.
       Page 98, line 6, strike ``97,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$92,622,000''.

  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment on which a separate 
vote had been demanded?

       Page 97, line 8, strike ``$217,947,000'' and insert 
     ``$222,325,000''.
  Page 98, line 6, strike ``$97,000,000'' and insert ``$92,622,000''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. LaFALCE demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said amendment, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  On motion of Mr. LaFALCE, by unanimous consent, the following 
recorded vote was reduced to not less than five minutes.
  Accordingly,
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

368

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

57

para.102.35                  [Roll No. 584]

                                AYES--368

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--57

     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Barr
     Barton
     Burton
     Chabot
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Forbes
     Gekas
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Kasich
     King
     Kolbe
     Livingston
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moran
     Myers
     Neumann
     Paxon
     Pombo
     Regula
     Rogers
     Roth
     Royce
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Solomon
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bateman
     Chenoweth
     Collins (MI)
     Dingell
     Hall (OH)
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Waxman
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

272

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

151

para.102.36                  [Roll No. 585]

                                YEAS--272

     Abercrombie
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning

[[Page 1204]]


     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--151

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crapo
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Hancock
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bateman
     Chenoweth
     Collins (MI)
     Dingell
     Gekas
     Hall (OH)
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Smith (WA)
     Waxman
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.102.37  legislative appropriations, fy 1996

  On motion of Mr. PACKARD, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1854) 
making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; together with the 
amendments of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. PACKARD, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendments of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of Messrs. Packard, Young of Florida, Taylor 
of North Carolina, Miller of Florida, Wicker, Livingston, Fazio, 
Thornton, Dixon, and Obey as managers on the part of the House at said 
conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.102.38  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mrs. CHENOWETH, 
for today.
  And then,

para.102.39  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. CHRYSLER, at 11 o'clock and 54 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para.102.40  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. ROBERTS: Committee on Agriculture, H.R. 1103. A bill 
     entitled, ``Amendments to the Perishable Agricultural 
     Commodities Act, 1930''; with amendments (Rept. No. 104-207). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union. 

para.102.41  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. HOEKSTRA:
       H.R. 2114. A bill to permit voters to vote for ``None of 
     the Above'' in elections for Federal office and to require an 
     additional election if ``None of the Above'' receives the 
     most votes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Tate, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, and Mr. Hancock):
       H.R. 2115. A bill to establish a national advisory 
     referendum on limiting the terms of Members of Congress at 
     the general election of 1996; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA:
       H.R. 2116. A bill to establish a national advisory 
     referendum on a flat income tax rate, and requiring a 
     national vote to raise taxes at the general election of 1996; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
       H.R. 2117. A bill to provide that the voters of the United 
     States be given the right, through advisory voter initiative, 
     to propose the enactment and repeal of Federal laws in a 
     national election; to the Committee on House Oversight, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. LOFGREN:
       H.R. 2118. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction to individuals for amounts paid for 
     public school bus service; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 2119. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require certain disclosure and reports 
     relating to polling by telephone or electronic device; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, and Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 2120. A bill to authorize appropriations for 
     improvements in the naturalization process; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Thomas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
             Cardin, and Ms. Dunn of Washington):
       H.R. 2121. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify certain provisions applicable to real estate 
     investment trusts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself, and Mr. Doolittle):
       H.R. 2122. A bill to designate the Lake Tahoe Basin 
     National Forest in the States of California and Nevada to be 
     administered by the Secretary of Agriculture, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources,

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     and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA:
       H.J. Res. 103. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to give citizens of the 
     United States the right to enact and repeal laws by voting on 
     legislation in a national election; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 104. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to give citizens of the 
     United States the right to propose amendments to the 
     Constitution by an initiative process; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       H.J. Res. 105. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to give citizens of the 
     United States the right to recall elected officials; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para.102.42  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
     Burr, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Brown of California and Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Camp, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Kennelly, and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 470: Mr. Walsh and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Kim, and Mr. 
     Calvert.
       H.R. 752: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Cox, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
     Hunter, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Upton, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Williams, Mr. Kim, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. 
     Gilman, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Latham, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Bonilla, 
     Ms. Danner, Mr. Wamp, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
     Spence, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Jones, Mr. Goodling, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Payne of 
     Virginia, Mr. Istook, Mr. Horn, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. 
     Rogers, and Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Pastor,
       H.R. 863: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 892: Mr. Thornton and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Gejdenson and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 941: Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Molinari, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 945: Mr. LoBiondo and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 952: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 969: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Peterson of Florida.
       H.R. 995: Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 1006: Mr. Ward.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Stockman, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
     Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Davis, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
     Brownback, Mr. Parker, Mr. Flake, and Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 1076: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 1138: Mr. Dicks.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 1210: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Durbin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Fattah, 
     Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 1223: Mr. Lewis of California.
       H.R. 1289: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1339: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1442: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1460: Mr. Zimmer and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Schaefer and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1527: Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Hayworth, and Mr. 
     Cooley.
       H.R. 1649: Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
     Beilenson, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1691: Mr. Leach, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Castle, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
     Ney, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Fox, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
     LoBiondo, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
     Cramer, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Furse, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
     Cunningham, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Quinn, 
     Mr. Blute, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Goss, Mrs. 
     Morella, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Mineta, 
     Mr. Walker, and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1801: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1846: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Skelton and Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 1955: Mr. Markey, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1970: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. 
     Maloney, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Rush, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 2019: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 2063: Mr. Oxley and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2104: Mr. Jacobs.
       H.J. Res. 16: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Quillen, and 
     Mr. Chapman.
       H.J. Res. 89: Mr. McCollum.
       H. Con. Res. 78: Mr. Manton, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Berman.
       H. Res 181: Mr. McNulty and Mr. Leach.

para.102.43  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 359: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1444: Mr. Torres.
       H. Con. Res. 85: Mrs. Thurman.



.
                      THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1995 (103)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.103.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, July 26, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.103.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1268. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, General Accounting Office, transmitting the list of 
     all reports issued or released in June 1995, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1269. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting a report entitled ``Leadership for 
     Change: Human Resource Development in the Federal 
     Government,'' pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1204(a)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1270. A letter from the Director, Financial Services, 
     Library of Congress, transmitting the activities of the 
     Capitol preservation fund for the 9 months of fiscal year 
     1995, which ended June 30, 1995, and comparable data for the 
     same period of the previous fiscal year; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
       1271. A letter from the Chairman, Pennsylvania Avenue 
     Development Corporation, transmitting the 1994 annual report 
     for the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation [PADC], 
     pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 880(a); to the Committee on Resources.
       1272. A letter from the Secretary, Federal Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's 16th annual report 
     to Congress pursuant to section 201 of the Hart-Scott-Rodino 
     Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976, fiscal year 1993, 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 18a(j); to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1273. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the 82d quarterly report on trade 
     between the United States and China, the successor states to 
     the former Soviet Union, and other title IV countries during 
     January-March 1995, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2440; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1274. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to implement 
     aspects of the Department of Transportation budget request 
     for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; jointly, to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Commerce.

para.103.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the following title, in 
which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 21. An Act to terminate the United States arms embargo 
     applicable to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

para.103.4  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.103.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2099

  Mr. QUILLEN, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 201):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2099) making appropriations for the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and for sundry agencies, boards, commissions, 
     corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. The first reading 
     of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule, and the amendment printed in part 1 of the 
     report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution 
     shall be considered as pending. That amendment shall be 
     considered as read, shall be debatable for thirty minutes 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Appropriations, shall not 
     be subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand 
     for division of the question in the House or in the Committee 
     of

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     the Whole. If that amendment is adopted, the provisions of 
     the bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original 
     bill for the purpose of further amendment under the five-
     minute rule. Further consideration of the bill for amendment 
     shall proceed by title rather than by paragraph. Each title 
     shall be considered as read. Points of order against 
     provisions in the bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 
     6 of rule XXI are waived. All points of order against 
     amendments printed in part 2 of the report of the Committee 
     on Rules are waived. During further consideration of the bill 
     for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
     Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in 
     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
     final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. QUILLEN, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

230

When there appeared

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Nays

189

para.103.6                   [Roll No. 586]

                                YEAS--230

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--189

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Abercrombie
     Bateman
     Brewster
     Collins (MI)
     Hall (OH)
     Hinchey
     Hunter
     Jefferson
     McDade
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Tauzin
     Towns
     Volkmer 
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.103.7  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to mid-east terrorists

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:
To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby report to the Congress on the developments concerning the 
national emergency with respect to organizations that threaten to 
disrupt the Middle East peace process that was declared in Executive 
Order No. 12947 of January 23, 1995. This report is submitted pursuant 
to section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c); 
section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
(IEEPA), 50 U.S.C. 1703(c); and section 505(c) of the International 
Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1985, 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-9(c).
  1. On January 23, 1995, I signed Executive Order No. 12947, 
``Prohibiting Transactions with Terrorists Who Threaten to Disrupt the 
Middle East Peace Process'' (the ``order'') (60 Fed. Reg. 5079, January 
25, 1995). The order blocks all property subject to U.S. jurisdiction in 
which there is any interest of 12 terrorist organizations that threaten 
the Middle East peace process as identified in an Annex to the order. 
The order also blocks the property and interests in property subject to 
U.S. jurisdiction of persons designated by the Secretary of State, in 
coordination with the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney 
General, who are found (1) to have committed, or to pose a significant 
risk of committing, acts of violence that have the purpose or effect of 
disrupting the Middle East peace process, or (2) to assist in, sponsor, 
or provide financial, material, or technological support for, or 
services in support of, such acts of violence. In addition, the order 
blocks all property and interests in property subject to U.S. 
jurisdiction in which there is any interest of persons determined by the 
Secretary of the Treasury, in coordination with the Secretary of State 
and the Attorney General, to be owned or controlled by, or to act for or 
on behalf of, any other person designated pursuant to the order 
(collectively ``Specially Designated Terrorists'' of ``SDTs'').
  The order further prohibits any transaction or dealing by a United 
States person or within the United

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States in property or interests in property of SDTs, including the 
making or receiving of any contribution of funds, goods, or services to 
or for the benefit of such persons. This prohibition includes donations 
that are intended to relieve human suffering.
  Designations of persons blocked pursuant to the order are effective 
upon the date of determination by the Secretary of State or his 
delegate, or the Director of the Office of Foreign Assets Control (FAC) 
acting under authority delegated by the Secretary of the Treasury. 
Public notice of blocking is effective upon the date of filing with the 
Federal Register, or upon prior actual notice.
  2. On January 25, 1995, FAC issued a notice listing persons blocked 
pursuant to Executive Order No. 12947 who have been designated by the 
President as terrorist organizations threatening the Middle East peace 
process or who have been found to be owned or controlled by, or to be 
acting for or on behalf of, these terrorist organizations (60 Fed. Reg. 
5084, January 25, 1995). The notice identifies 31 entities that act for 
or on behalf of the 12 Middle East terrorist organizations listed in 
the Annex to Executive Order No. 12947, as well as 18 individuals who 
are leaders or representatives of these groups. In addition the notice 
provides 9 name variations or pseudonyms used by the 18 individuals 
identified. The FAC, in coordination with the Secretary of State and 
the Attorney General, will continue to expand the list of terrorist 
organizations as additional information is developed. A copy of the 
notice is attached to this report.
  3. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from January 23 through July 21, 1995, that are directly 
attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities conferred by the 
declaration of the national emergency with respect to organizations 
that disrupt the Middle East peace process are estimated at 
approximately $55,000. Personnel costs were largely centered in the 
Department of the Treasury (particularly in the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control, the Office of the General Counsel, and the U.S. Customs 
Service), the Department of State, and the Department of Justice.
  4. Executive Order No. 12947 provides this Administration with a new 
tool for combating fundraising in this country on behalf of 
organizations that use terror to undermine the Middle East peace 
process. The order makes it harder for such groups to finance these 
criminal activities by cutting off their access to sources of support 
in the United States and to U.S. financial facilities. It is also 
intended to reach charitable contributions to designated organizations 
to preclude diversion of such donations to terrorist activities.
  In addition, I have sent to the Congress new comprehensive counter-
terrorism legislation that would strengthen our ability to prevent 
terrorist acts, identify those who carry them out, and bring them to 
justice. The combination of Executive Order No. 12947 and the proposed 
legislation demonstrate the United States' determination to confront 
and combat those who would seek to destroy the Middle East peace 
process, and our commitment to the global fight against terrorism.
  I shall continue to exercise the powers at my disposal to apply 
economic sanctions against extremists seeking to destroy the hopes of 
peaceful coexistence between Arabs and Israelis as long as these 
measures are appropriate, and will continue to report periodically to 
the Congress on significant developments pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 27, 1995.
  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-103).

para.103.8  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. LEWIS of California, by unanimous consent, the 
following committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to 
sit during the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Agriculture, the 
Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the Committee on Commerce, 
the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee 
on Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on International 
Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Resources, 
the Committee on Small Business, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

para.103.9  order of business--consideration of h.r. 2099

  On motion of Mr. LEWIS of California, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2099) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
commissions, corporations, and offices for fiscal year ending September 
30, 1996, and for other purposes, pursuant to the provisions of House 
Resolution 201, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone 
until a time during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole 
a request for a recorded vote on any amendment, and that the Chairman of 
the Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less than five minutes the 
time for voting by electronic device on any postponed question that 
immediately follows another vote by electronic device without 
intervening business, providing that the time for voting by electronic 
device on the first in any series of questions shall be not less than 15 
minutes.

para.103.10  va--hud appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, pursuant to House Resolution 201 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2099) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NUSSLE, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. COMBEST as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.103.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. OBEY:

       Page 8, line 9, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $230,000,000)''.
       Page 16, strike lines 12 through 21.
       Page 20, line 25, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $400,000,000)''.
       Page 21, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $200,000,000)''.
       Page 22, line 15, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $200,000,000)''.
       Page 70, line 13, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $1,600,000,000)''.
       Page 71, line 5, after the dollar amount, insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $400,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

126

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

299

para.103.12                  [Roll No. 587]

                                AYES--126

     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bereuter
     Bishop
     Blute
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Ensign
     Evans
     Fattah
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilleary
     Holden
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Leach
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward
     Waters
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Zimmer

[[Page 1208]]



                                NOES--299

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bateman
     Collins (MI)
     Hall (OH)
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Waxman
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.103.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. STOKES:

       Page 22, after ``Secretary:'' on line 14, insert ``Provided 
     further, That if authorizing legislation is not enacted into 
     law by December 31, 1995, the amount provided for voucher 
     assistance may be reallocated by the Secretary to public 
     housing modernization, drug elimination grants, and section 8 
     incremental rental assistance:''

It was decided in the

Yeas

187

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

237

para.103.14                  [Roll No. 588]

                                AYES--187

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--237

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bateman
     Collins (MI)
     Dornan
     Gekas
     Hall (OH)
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Reynolds
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.103.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KENNEDY of 
Massachusetts:

       Page 20, line 25, strike ``$10,041,599,000'' and insert 
     ``$10,361,589,000''.

[[Page 1209]]

       Page ?4, line 16, strike ``$320,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$0''.
       Page 39, after line 17, insert the following new 
     subsection:
       (c) Exemption of Elderly and Disabled Families From Rent 
     Increases.--Subsections (a) and (b) of this section shall not 
     apply with respect to any elderly family or disabled family 
     (as such terms are defined in section 3(b) of such Act) who, 
     on October 1, 1995, is receiving rental assistance under 
     section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 or is 
     occupying a dwelling unit assisted under such action.

It was decided in the

Yeas

177

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

248

para.103.16                  [Roll No. 589]

                                AYES--177

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--248

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bateman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Hall (OH)
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Reynolds
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.103.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. FRANK:

       Page 20, line 25, insert after the figure 
     ``$10,182,359,000,'' (increase by an additional 
     $331,160,000)''.
       Page 37, strike ``(a)'' in line 23 and all that follows 
     through page 38, line 19.
       Page 71, line 5, strike ``$5,588,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$5,100,000,000''.
       Page 72, line 1, strike ``$2,618,200,000'' and insert 
     ``$2,533,200,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

158

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

265

para.103.18                  [Roll No. 590]

                                AYES--158

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates

                                NOES--265

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman

[[Page 1210]]


     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bateman
     Collins (MI)
     Hall (OH)
     Hinchey
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Longley
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Skaggs
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.103.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KLUG:

       Page 48, after line 25, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 211. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR ELIMINATION OF TAKE-ONE-
                   TAKE-ALL REQUIREMENT.

       In order to demonstrate the effects of eliminating the 
     requirement under section 8(t) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937, notwithstanding any assistance provided under 
     any program under section 8 of such Act for the multifamily 
     housing project consisting of the dwelling units located at 
     2401-2479 Sommerset Circle, in Madison, Wisconsin, or on 
     behalf of residents in such project, section 8(t) of such Act 
     shall not apply with respect to such project.

It was decided in the

Yeas

76

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

348

para.103.20                  [Roll No. 591]

                                AYES--76

     Andrews
     Armey
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bunn
     Camp
     Castle
     Chrysler
     Collins (GA)
     Condit
     Danner
     Davis
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fox
     Ganske
     Geren
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Heineman
     Hobson
     Houghton
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Minge
     Molinari
     Morella
     Neumann
     Obey
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sanford
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Talent
     Taylor (NC)
     Torkildsen
     Tucker

                                NOES--348

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bateman
     Collins (MI)
     Hall (OH)
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Martini
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.103.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HEFLEY:

       On page 30, line 15 strike ``951,988,000'' and insert 
     ``839,183,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

184

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

239

para.103.22                  [Roll No. 592]

                                AYES--184

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Luther

[[Page 1211]]


     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--239

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Callahan
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bateman
     Collins (MI)
     Everett
     Hall (OH)
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Largent
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.103.23  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. STOKES:

       Page 41, strike line 1 through ``(2)'' on line 5.
       Page 45, strike line 22 through page 46, line 7.

It was decided in the

Yeas

185

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

235

para.103.24                  [Roll No. 593]

                                AYES--185

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--235

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bateman
     Collins (MI)
     Hall (OH)
     Heineman
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Largent
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Moorhead
     Reynolds
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.103.25  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. VENTO:

       Page 28, line 3, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following ``(increased by $184,000,000)''.
       Page 64, line 16, before the last comma insert ``(reduced 
     by $235,000,000)''.

[[Page 1212]]

       Page 66, line 15, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following ``(increased by $30,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

160

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

260

para.103.26                  [Roll No. 594]

                                AYES--160

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--260

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bateman
     Collins (MI)
     Fawell
     Hall (OH)
     Hancock
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Largent
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Pelosi
     Reynolds
     Saxton
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.103.27  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KENNEDY of 
Massachusetts:

       Page 46, strike ``(a)'' in line 17 and all that follows 
     through line 23.

It was decided in the

Yeas

157

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

266

para.103.28                  [Roll No. 595]

                                AYES--157

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--266

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman

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     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bateman
     Collins (MI)
     Hall (OH)
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Largent
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Obey
     Reynolds
     Yates
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOX, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. COMBEST, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.103.29  defense appropriations, fy 1996

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 104-208) 
on the bill (H.R. 2126) making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.

  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI all points of order were reserved.

para.103.30  labor, hhs, education appropriations, fy 1996

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 104-209) 
on the bill (H.R. 2127) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education and related agencies for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.

  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI all points of order were reserved.

para.103.31  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9 
a.m. on Friday, July 28, 1995.

para.103.32  recess--11:25 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOX, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 11 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para.103.33  after recess--11:30 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOX, called the House to order.

para.103.34  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, for today after 12:30 p.m. and balance of 
the week; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 8:00 p.m.
  And then,

para.103.35  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, at 11 o'clock and 32 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.103.36  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Florida: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 
     2126. A bill making appropriations for the Department of 
     Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-208). Referred to the 
     Committee on the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. PORTER: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2127. A bill 
     making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 
     and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-209). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.103.37  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. FLAKE:
       H.R. 2123. A bill to accelerate capitalization of the 
     savings association insurance fund, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Roth, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. 
             Portman):
       H.R. 2124. A bill to enhance the competitiveness of the 
     United States in the global economy through the establishment 
     of the U.S. Trade Administration as an independent 
     establishment in the executive branch of the Government; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on International Relations, Banking and Financial 
     Services, and Government Reform and Oversight, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Solomon, 
             Mr. Cox, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Royce, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Stockman, and Mr. Baker 
             of California):
       H.R. 2125. A bill to provide for the termination of the 
     present Small Business Administration and certain of its 
     functions, to establish a Small Business Administration in 
     the Department of the Treasury and an Office of Small 
     Business Advocacy in the Executive Office of the President, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida;
       H.R. 2126. A bill making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes.
           By Mr. PORTER:
       H.R. 2127. A bill making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and 
     related agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes.
           By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
             Mr. Hoke, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Coble, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Bryant of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Bono, Mr. Barr, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Herger, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
             Roberts, Mr. Roth, Mr. Stump, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
             Schaefer, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Combest, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Stockman, 
             Mr. Walker, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Largent, 
             Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Hancock, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Barrett 
             of Nebraska, Mr. Bass, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Salmon, and 
             Mr. Ballenger):
       H.R. 2128. A bill to prohibit discrimination and 
     preferential treatment on the basis of race, color, national 
     origin, or sex with respect to Federal employment, contracts, 
     and programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities, Government Reform and Oversight, 
     and House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       H.R. 2129. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to 
     provide that the requirement of marking of imported articles 
     and containers not apply to spice products; to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EMERSON (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
             and Mr. Bereuter):
       H.R. 2130. A bill to amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to 
     improve the efficiency and operation of the Federal 
     Agricultural Mortgage Corporation in order to better to 
     ensure that farmers, ranchers, and rural home owners will 
     have access to a stable and competitive supply of mortgage 
     credit now and in the future; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. FIELDS of Texas (for himself, Mr. Frisa, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, and Mr. White):
       H.R. 2131. A bill to amend the Federal securities laws in 
     order to promote efficiency and capital formation in the 
     financial markets; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FILNER (for himself, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 2132. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a credit against income tax to individuals who 
     are active participants in neighborhood crime watch orga

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     nizations which actively involve the community in the 
     reduction of local crime; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Rush, and Mr. Jacobs):
       H.R. 2133. A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1964 and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 
     1967 to improve the effectiveness of administrative review of 
     employment discriminations claims made by Federal employees; 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Economic 
     and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
             Condit, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Filner, Mr. Cox of 
             California, Mr. Torres, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Mineta, 
             Mr. Dooley, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dornan, 
             and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 2134. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to allow employees in classified positions in community 
     colleges to serve in certified or other academic capacities; 
     to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH:
       H.R. 2135. A bill to provide for the correction of 
     boundaries of certain lands in Clark County, NV, acquired by 
     persons who purchased such lands in good faith reliance on 
     existing private land surveys; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 2136. A bill to provide for the management, 
     containment, and elimination of brucellosis from the 
     Yellowstone area, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia):
       H.R. 2137. A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994 to require the release of 
     relevant information to protect the public from sexually 
     violent offenders; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LANTOS:
       H. Con. Res. 87. Concurrent resolution condemning the 
     refusal of the Indonesian officials organizing the World 
     Archery Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, in August 1995 
     to permit a team from Israel to participate in the 
     competition under the name of Israel and under the flag of 
     Israel, and urging the Government of Indonesia to join in 
     condemning this manifestation of racism and anti-Semitism; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H. Con. Res. 88. Concurrent resolution regarding 
     recognition of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

para.103.38  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 359: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. 
     McCollum.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Castle, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, and Mr. 
     Hansen.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Paxon, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. 
     Saxton.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 862: Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 873: Mr. Bass, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Johnston of Florida, 
     Ms. Rivers, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 995: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Towns, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     McKeon, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Towns, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     McKeon, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 1133: Mr. Coburn, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
     Mr. Christensen, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 1386: Mr. Chapman and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1446: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1500: Ms. Rivers and Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 1533: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1662: Mr. Wilson, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     McHale, and Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 1733: Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 1744: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1762: Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, 
     Mr. Goss, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Brown of California, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
     Thomas, and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1818: Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     Neumann, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 1840: Mr. Doolittle and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Largent, Mr. Roth, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 1898: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1963: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Foley and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 1986: Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
     Andrews, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Evans, Mr. Bonior, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Gene Green 
     of Texas, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1994: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Fields of Texas, 
     and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2013: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2019: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 2026: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Miller of 
     Florida, Mr. Blute, Mr. Costello, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
     Callahan, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 2039: Mr. King, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Holden, Mr. McCollum, 
     Ms. Furse, and Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 2072: Mr. Graham.
       H.J. Res. 48: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.J. Res. 68: Mr. Kleczka.
       H. Con Res. 47: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Condit, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Mineta, and Mr. Bilirakis.
       H. Con. Res. 48: Mr. Moakley, Mr. Minge, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
     Pryce, Mr. Upton, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Filner, 
     and Mrs. Maloney.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Zimmer.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Mr. Dingell, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Ackerman, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H. Res. 36: Mr. Filner. 

para.103.39  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 2092: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee.



.
                       FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1995 (104)

para.104.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WELLER, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 28, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jerry Weller to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para.104.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WELLER, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, July 27, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.104.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1275. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report entitled, ``Report to Congress: The 
     International Cooperative Research and Development Program,'' 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2350; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       1276. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-119, Rock 
     Creek Parish Cemetery Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act 
     of 1995, pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1277. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-120, College 
     and University Campus Security Amendment Act of 1995, 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1278. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a report entitled, ``Physicians 
     Comparability Allowances (PCA's),'' pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     5948(j); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1279. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report entitled, ``Plan for the Further Development and 
     Deployment of Existing Defense Technologies in Support of the 
     Dredging Requirements of Dual-Ports,'' pursuant to section 
     1143 of the National Defense Authorization Act, fiscal year 
     1995; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1280. A letter from the Chief, Forest Service, transmitting 
     the Department of Agriculture's annual report of the Forest 
     Service accomplishments, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1602; jointly, 
     to the Committees on Agriculture and Resources. 

para.104.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the following title, in 
which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 641. An Act to reauthorize the Ryan White CARE Act of 
     1990, and for other purposes.

para.104.5  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. LEWIS of California, by unanimous consent, the fol

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lowing committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit 
during the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Commerce, the Committee 
on Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on International 
Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on National 
Security.

para.104.6  va--hud appropriation, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WELLER, pursuant to House Resolution 201 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2099) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  Mr. COMBEST, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,
  The Committee rose informally to receive messages from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SENSENBRENNER, assumed the Chair.

para.104.7  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. McCathran, one of his secretaries. 


  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.104.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. KAPTUR:

       Page 20, line 25, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $234,000,000)''.
       Page 21, line 15, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(increased by $234,000,000)''.
       Page 64, line 16, after the dollar amount insert the 
     following: ``(reduced by $234,000,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

192

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

222

para.104.9                   [Roll No. 596]

                                AYES--192

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hunter
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--222

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Woolsey
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Bateman
     Berman
     Brown (CA)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Crane
     Filner
     Hall (OH)
     Hilliard
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Largent
     McKinney
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.104.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DeFAZIO:

       Page 8, line 9, strike ``$16,713,521,000'' and insert 
     ``$16, 725,521,000''.
       Page 79, line 23, strike ``$22,930,000'' and insert 
     ``$6,000,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

175

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

242

para.104.11                  [Roll No. 597]

                                AYES--175

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bunn
     Camp
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Cox
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hutchinson
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Souder
     Spratt

[[Page 1216]]


     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tauzin
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--242

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Richardson
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Rush
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Shaw
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bateman
     Berman
     Clement
     Collins (MI)
     Crane
     Filner
     Hall (OH)
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Largent
     McKinney
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Tucker
     Volkmer 
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.104.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ROEMER:

       Page 70, lines 13 through 19, strike ``$5,449,600,000'' and 
     all that follows through ``obligation until September 30, 
     1997'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$3,849,600,000, to remain 
     available until September 30, 1997''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

132

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

287

para.104.13                  [Roll No. 598]

                                AYES--132

     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Blute
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cremeans
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Ensign
     Evans
     Fattah
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gibbons
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Montgomery
     Myers
     Nadler
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shays
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--287

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Bateman
     Berman
     Collins (MI)
     Crane
     Filner
     Hall (OH)
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Largent
     McKinney
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Volkmer
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.104.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. STOKES:

       Page 53, line 18, strike ``: Provided'' and all that 
     follows through ``appropriate'' on page 55, line 9.
       Page 55, line 19, strike ``: Provided'' and all that 
     follows through ``concerns'' on page 59, line 3.

It was decided in the

Yeas

212

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

206

para.104.15                  [Roll No. 599]

                                AYES--212

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)

[[Page 1217]]


     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--206

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bateman
     Berman
     Collins (MI)
     Filner
     Hall (OH)
     Istook
     Johnston
     Largent
     McKinney
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Norwood
     Reynolds
     Skelton
     Tanner
     Volkmer
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.104.16  motion to rise

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the motion of Mr. ARMEY that the Committee do now rise.

It was decided in the

Yeas

258

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

148

para.104.17                  [Roll No. 600]

                                YEAS--258

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--148

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

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                             NOT VOTING--28

     Bateman
     Berman
     Brewster
     Calvert
     Clyburn
     Collins (MI)
     Cremeans
     Dornan
     Filner
     Hall (OH)
     Istook
     Johnston
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Longley
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Pickett
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Reynolds
     Skelton
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Yates
  So the motion was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BUNNING, Acting Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.104.18  submission of conference report--h.r.1854

  Mr. PACKARD submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-212) on the 
bill (H.R. 1854) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, 
together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the 
rule.

para.104.19  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. PACKARD, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
10:30 a.m. on Monday, July 31, 1995.

para.104.20  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. PACKARD, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, July 
2, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be 
dispensed with.

para.104.21  perishable commodities

  On motion of Mr. POMBO, by unanimous consent, the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1103) entitled ``Amendments to the 
Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930''.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The following amendment in the nature of a substitute, recommended by 
the Committee on Agriculture, was then agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

                               H.R. 1103

       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the
     ``Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Amendments of 
     1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Addition of definitions of retailer and grocery wholesaler.
Sec. 3. Gradual elimination of annual license fee for retailers and 
              grocery wholesalers that are dealers.
Sec. 4. Establishment and alteration of license fees for commission 
              merchants, dealers (other than retailers and grocery 
              wholesalers), and brokers.
Sec. 5. Increase in penalties for operating without a license and 
              increase in late renewal fee.
Sec. 6. Statutory trust on commodities and sale proceeds.
Sec. 7. Authority of Department of Agriculture regarding possible 
              violations.
Sec. 8. Filing and handling fees for reparation complaints.
Sec. 9. Consideration of collateral fees and expenses.
Sec. 10. Clarification of misbranding prohibition.
Sec. 11. Imposition of civil penalty in lieu of license suspension or 
              revocation.
Sec. 12. Extension of sanctions to persons responsibly connected to a 
              commission merchant, dealer, or broker.

     SEC. 2. ADDITION OF DEFINITIONS OF RETAILER AND GROCERY 
                   WHOLESALER.

       Section 1(b) of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities 
     Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499a(b)), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraphs:
       ``(11) The term `retailer' means a person that is a dealer 
     engaged in the business of selling any perishable 
     agricultural commodity at retail.
       ``(12) The term `grocery wholesaler' means a person that is 
     a dealer primarily engaged in the full-line wholesale 
     distribution and resale of grocery and related nonfood items 
     (such as perishable agricultural commodities, dry groceries, 
     general merchandise, meat, poultry, and seafood, and health 
     and beauty care items) to retailers. However, such term does 
     not include a person described in the preceding sentence if 
     the person is primarily engaged in the wholesale distribution 
     and resale of perishable agricultural commodities rather than 
     other grocery and related nonfood items.''.

     SEC. 3. GRADUAL ELIMINATION OF ANNUAL LICENSE FEE FOR 
                   RETAILERS AND GROCERY WHOLESALERS THAT ARE 
                   DEALERS.

       (a) Elimination of Annual Fees Over Three-Year Period.--
     Subsection (b) of section 3 of the Perishable Agricultural 
     Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499c), is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1) Application for license.--'' before 
     the start of the first sentence and adjusting the margin to 
     conform to paragraph (3);
       (2) by striking the third and fourth sentences;
       (3) by inserting ``(5) Perishable agricultural commodities 
     act fund.--'' before the start of the fifth sentence and 
     adjusting the margin to conform to paragraph (3);
       (4) by striking the last sentence; and
       (5) by inserting before paragraph (5) (as so designated) 
     the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) One-time fee for retailers and grocery wholesalers 
     that are dealers.--During the three-year period beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of the Perishable Agricultural 
     Commodities Act Amendments of 1995, a retailer or grocery 
     wholesaler making an initial application for a license under 
     this section shall pay the license fee required under 
     subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) of paragraph (4) for license 
     renewals in the year in which the initial application is 
     made. After the end of such period, a retailer or

     grocery wholesaler making an initial application for a 
     license under this section shall pay an administrative fee 
     equal to $100. In either case, a retailer or grocery 
     wholesaler paying a fee under this paragraph shall not be 
     required to pay any fee for renewal of the license for 
     subsequent years.
       ``(4) Gradual elimination of annual fees for retailers and 
     grocery wholesalers that are dealers.--In the case of a 
     retailer or grocery wholesaler that holds a license under 
     this section as of the date of the enactment of the 
     Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Amendments of 1995, 
     payments for the renewal of the license shall be made 
     pursuant to the following schedule:
       ``(A) For anniversary dates occurring during the one-year 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of the 
     Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Amendments of 1995, 
     the licensee shall pay a renewal fee in an amount equal to 
     100 percent of the applicable renewal fee (subject to the 
     $4,000 aggregate limit on such payments) in effect under this 
     subsection on the day before such enactment date.
       ``(B) For anniversary dates occurring during the one-year 
     period beginning at the end of the period in subparagraph 
     (A), the licensee shall pay a renewal fee in an amount equal 
     to 75 percent of the amount paid by the licensee under 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) For anniversary dates occurring during the one-year 
     period beginning at the end of the period in subparagraph 
     (B), the licensee shall pay a renewal fee in an amount equal 
     to 50 percent of the amount paid by the licensee under 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(D) After the end of the three-year period beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of the Perishable Agricultural 
     Commodities Act Amendments of 1995, the licensee shall not be 
     required to pay any fee if the licensee seeks renewal of the 
     license.''.
       (b) Stylistic Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and ``Sec. 3. (a)'' and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 3. LICENSES.

       ``(a) License Required; Penalties for Violations.--'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``Application and Fees 
     for Licenses.--'' after ``(b)''; and
       (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``Use of Trade Names.--
     '' after ``(c)''.

     SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT AND ALTERATION OF LICENSE FEES FOR 
                   COMMISSION MERCHANTS, DEALERS (OTHER THAN 
                   RETAILERS AND GROCERY WHOLESALERS), AND 
                   BROKERS.

       (a) Discretion of Secretary to Establish and Alter Fees.--
     Section 3(b) of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 
     1930 (7 U.S.C. 499c(b)), is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (1), as designated by section 3(a)(1), the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) License fees.--Upon the filing of an application 
     under paragraph (1), the applicant shall pay such license 
     fees, both individually and in the aggregate, as the 
     Secretary determines necessary to meet the reasonably 
     anticipated expenses for administering this Act and the Act 
     to prevent the destruction or dumping of farm produce, 
     approved March 3, 1927 (7 U.S.C. 491-497). Thereafter, the 
     licensee shall pay such license fees annually or at such 
     longer interval as the Secretary may prescribe. The Secretary 
     shall take due account of savings to the program when 
     determining an appropriate interval for renewal of licenses. 
     The Secretary shall establish and alter license fees only by 
     rulemaking under section 553 of title 5, United States Code, 
     except that the Secretary may not alter the fees required 
     under paragraph (3) or (4) for retailers and grocery 
     wholesalers that are dealers. Effective on the date of the 
     enactment of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act 
     Amendments of 1995 and until such time as the Secretary 
     alters such fees by rule, an individual license fee shall 
     equal $550 per year, plus $200 for each branch or additional 
     business facility oper

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     ated by the applicant in excess of nine such facilities, as 
     determined by the Secretary, subject to an annual aggregate 
     limit of $4,000 per licensee. Any increase in license fees 
     prescribed by the Secretary under this paragraph shall not 
     take effect unless the Secretary determines that, without 
     such increase, the funds on hand as of the end of the fiscal 
     year in which the increase takes effect will be less than 25 
     percent of the projected budget to administer such Acts for 
     the next fiscal year. In no case may a license fee increase 
     by the Secretary take effect before the end of the three-year 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of the 
     Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Amendments of 
     1995.''.
       (b) Repeal of Current Cap on Reserve Funds.--Paragraph (5) 
     of such section, as designated by section 3(a)(3), is amended 
     by striking the sentence that begins with ``The amount of 
     money''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments Regarding This Section and 
     Section 3.--Section 4(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 499d(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding the provisos, by striking ``any 
     anniversary date thereof unless the annual fee has been 
     paid'' and inserting ``the anniversary date of the license at 
     the end of the annual or multiyear period covered by the 
     license fee unless the licensee submits the required renewal 
     application and pays the applicable renewal fee (if such fee 
     is required)'';
       (2) in the first proviso, by striking ``the necessity of 
     paying the annual fee'' and inserting ``the necessity of 
     renewing the license and of paying the renewal fee (if such 
     fee is required)''; and
       (3) in the second proviso, by striking ``annual fee'' and 
     inserting ``renewal fee (if required)''.

     SEC. 5. INCREASE IN PENALTIES FOR OPERATING WITHOUT A LICENSE 
                   AND INCREASE IN LATE RENEWAL FEE.

       (a) License Penalties.--Section 3(a) of the Perishable 
     Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499c(a)), as 
     amended by section 3(b)(1), is further amended--
       (1) by striking ``$500'' and inserting ``$1,000''; and
       (2) by striking ``$25'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``$250''.
       (b) Late Filing Fees.--Section 4(a) of the Perishable 
     Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499d(a)), as 
     amended by section 4(c), is further amended in the second 
     proviso by striking ``plus $5'' and inserting ``plus $50''.

     SEC. 6. STATUTORY TRUST ON COMMODITIES AND SALE PROCEEDS.

       (a) Repeal of Secretarial Notification Requirement.--
     Paragraph (3) of section 5(c) of the Perishable Agricultural 
     Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499e(c)), is amended in the 
     first sentence by striking ``and has filed such notice with 
     the Secretary''.
       (b) Clarification of Content of Notification.--Such 
     paragraph is further amended by inserting after the first 
     sentence the following new sentence: ``The written notice to 
     the commission merchant, dealer, or broker shall set forth 
     information in sufficient detail to identify the transaction 
     subject to the trust.''.
       (c) Additional Method of Notification for Licensees.--Such 
     section is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) In addition to the method of preserving the benefits 
     of the trust specified in paragraph (3), a licensee may use 
     ordinary and usual billing or invoice statements to provide 
     notice of the licensee's intent to preserve the trust. The 
     bill or invoice statement must include the information 
     required by the last sentence of paragraph (3) and contain on 
     the face of the statement the following: `The perishable 
     agricultural commodities listed on this invoice are sold 
     subject to the statutory trust authorized by section 5(c) of 
     the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 
     499e(c)). The seller of these commodities retains a trust 
     claim over these commodities, all inventories of food or 
     other products derived from these commodities, and any 
     receivables or proceeds from the sale of these commodities 
     until full payment is received.'.''.

     SEC. 7. AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE REGARDING 
                   POSSIBLE VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Disciplinary Violations.--Subsection (b) of section 6 
     of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 
     U.S.C. 499f), is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Disciplinary Violations.--Any officer or agency of 
     any State or Territory having jurisdiction over commission 
     merchants, dealers, or brokers in such State or Territory and 
     any other interested person (other than an employee of an 
     agency of the Department of Agriculture administering this 
     Act) may file, in accordance with rules prescribed by the 
     Secretary, a written notification of any alleged violation of 
     this Act by any commission merchant, dealer, or broker. In 
     addition, any official certificates of the United States 
     Government or States or Territories of the United States and 
     trust notices filed pursuant to section 5 shall constitute 
     written notification for the purposes of conducting an 
     investigation under subsection (c). The identity of any 
     person filing a written notification under this subsection 
     shall be considered to be confidential information. The 
     identity of such person, and any portion of the notification 
     to the extent that it would indicate the identity of such 
     person, are specifically exempt from disclosure under section 
     552 of title 5, United States Code (commonly known as the 
     Freedom of Information Act), as provided in subsection (b)(3) 
     of such section.''.
       (b) Grounds and Process of Investigations.--Subsection (c) 
     of such section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Investigation of Complaints and Notifications.--
       ``(1) Commencing or expanding an investigation.--If there 
     appears to be, in the opinion of the Secretary, reasonable 
     grounds for investigating a complaint made under subsection 
     (a) or a written notification made under subsection (b), the 
     Secretary shall investigate such complaint or notification. 
     In the course of the investigation, if the Secretary 
     determines that violations of this Act are indicated other 
     than the alleged violations specified in the complaint or 
     notification that served as the basis for the investigation, 
     the Secretary may expand the investigation to include such 
     additional violations.
       ``(2) Issuance of complaint by secretary; process.--In the 
     opinion of the Secretary, if an investigation under this 
     subsection substantiates the existence of violations of this 
     Act, the Secretary may cause a complaint to be issued. The 
     Secretary shall have the complaint served by registered mail 
     or certified mail or otherwise on the person concerned and 
     afford such person an opportunity for a hearing thereon 
     before a duly authorized examiner of the Secretary in any 
     place in which the subject of the complaint is engaged in 
     business. However, in complaints wherein the amount claimed 
     as damages does not exceed $30,000, a hearing need not be 
     held and proof in support of the complaint and in support of 
     respondent's answer may be supplied in the form of 
     depositions or verified statements of fact.
       ``(3) Special notification requirements for certain 
     investigations.--Whenever the Secretary initiates an 
     investigation on the basis of a written notification made 
     under subsection (b) or expands such an investigation, the 
     Secretary shall promptly notify the subject of the 
     investigation of the existence of the investigation and the 
     nature of the alleged violations of this Act to be 
     investigated. Not later than 180 days after providing the 
     initial notification, the Secretary shall provide the subject 
     of the investigation with notice of the status of the 
     investigation, including whether the Secretary intends to 
     issue a complaint under paragraph (2), terminate the 
     investigation, or continue or expand the investigation. The 
     Secretary shall provide additional status reports at the 
     request of the subject of the investigation and shall 
     promptly notify the subject of the investigation whenever the 
     Secretary terminates the investigation.''.
       (c) Increase in Threshold for Shortened Procedure Cases.--
     Subsection (d) of such section is amended by striking 
     ``$15,000'' both places it appears and inserting ``$30,000''.
       (d) Stylistic Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and ``Sec. 6.'' and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 6. COMPLAINTS, WRITTEN NOTIFICATIONS, AND 
                   INVESTIGATIONS.'';

       (2) in subsection (d), by inserting ``Decisions on 
     Complaints.--'' after ``(d)''; and
       (3) in subsection (e), by inserting ``Bond Required for 
     Certain Complaints.--'' after ``(e)''.

     SEC. 8. FILING AND HANDLING FEES FOR REPARATION COMPLAINTS.

       (a) Permanent Filing and Handling Fees.--Section 6(a) of 
     the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 
     499f(a)), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(a)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(a) Reparation Complaints.--
       ``(1) Petition; process.--''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Filing and handling fees.--A person submitting a 
     petition to the Secretary under paragraph (1) shall include a 
     filing fee of $60 per petition. If the Secretary determines 
     under paragraph (1) that the facts contained in the petition 
     warrant further action, the person or persons submitting the 
     petition shall submit to the Secretary a handling fee of 
     $300. The Secretary may not forward a copy of the complaint 
     to the commission merchant, dealer, or broker involved until 
     after the Secretary receives the required handling fee. The 
     Secretary shall deposit fees submitted under this paragraph 
     into the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Fund 
     provided for by section 3(b). The Secretary may alter the 
     fees specified in this paragraph by rulemaking under section 
     553 of title 5, United States Code.''.
       (b) Inclusion of Handling Fee in Calculation of Damages.--
     Section 5(a) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 499e(a)) is amended by 
     inserting after ``damages'' the following: ``(including any 
     handling fee paid by the injured person or persons under 
     section 6(a)(2))''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment to Temporary Fee Authority.--
     Public Law 103-276 (7 U.S.C. 499f note) is repealed.

     SEC. 9. CONSIDERATION OF COLLATERAL FEES AND EXPENSES.

       (a) Definition.--Section 1(b) of the Perishable 
     Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499a(b)), is 
     amended by inserting after paragraph (12), as added by 
     section 2, the following new paragraph:
       ``(13) The term `collateral fees and expenses' means any 
     promotional allowances, rebates, service or materials fees 
     paid or provided, directly or indirectly, in connection

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     with the distribution or marketing of any perishable 
     agricultural commodity.''.
       (b) Use of Definition.--Section 2 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
     499b) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``commerce--'' in the matter before 
     paragraph (1) and inserting ``commerce:'';
       (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of each paragraph 
     and inserting a period; and
       (3) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``However, this paragraph shall not be 
     considered to make the good faith offer, solicitation, 
     payment, or receipt of collateral fees and expenses, in and 
     of itself, unlawful under this Act.''.

     SEC. 10. CLARIFICATION OF MISBRANDING PROHIBITION.

       Section 2(5) of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities 
     Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 499b(5)), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``commerce: Provided, That'' and inserting 
     ``commerce. However,''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``A 
     person other than the first licensee handling misbranded 
     perishable agricultural commodities shall not be held liable 
     for a violation of this paragraph by reason of the conduct of 
     another if the person did not have knowledge of the violation 
     or lacked the ability to correct the violation.''.

     SEC. 11. IMPOSITION OF CIVIL PENALTY IN LIEU OF LICENSE 
                   SUSPENSION OR REVOCATION.

       Section 8 of the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 
     1930 (7 U.S.C. 499h), is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Alternative Civil Penalties.--In lieu of suspending 
     or revoking a license under this section when the Secretary 
     determines, as provided by section 6, that a commission 
     merchant, dealer, or broker has violated section 2 or 
     subsection (b) of this section, the Secretary may assess a 
     civil penalty not to exceed $2,000 for each violative 
     transaction or each day the violation continues. In assessing 
     the amount of a penalty under this subsection, the Secretary 
     shall give due consideration to the size of the business, the 
     number of employees, and the seriousness, nature, and amount 
     of the violation. Amounts collected under this subsection 
     shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States as 
     miscellaneous receipts.''.

     SEC. 12. EXTENSION OF SANCTIONS TO PERSONS RESPONSIBLY 
                   CONNECTED TO A COMMISSION MERCHANT, DEALER, OR 
                   BROKER.

       (a) Exception to Definition.--Section 1(b)(9) of the 
     Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930 (7 U.S.C. 
     499a(b)(9)), is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``A person shall not be deemed to be 
     responsibly connected if the person demonstrates by a 
     preponderance of the evidence that the person was not 
     actively involved in the activities resulting in a violation 
     of this Act and that the person either was only nominally a 
     partner, officer, director, or shareholder of a violating 
     licensee or entity subject to license or was not an owner of 
     a violating licensee or entity subject to license which was 
     the alter ego of its owners.''.
       (b) Extension of Employment Sanction.--Section 8(b) of such 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 499h(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``The Secretary may extend the period 
     of employment sanction as to a responsibly connected person 
     for an additional one-year period upon the determination that 
     the person has been unlawfully employed as provided in this 
     subsection.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment Regarding Licensing Sanction.--
     Section 4 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 499d) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by inserting ``is prohibited from 
     employment with a licensee under section 8(b) or'' after 
     ``with the applicant,'' in the matter preceding subparagraph 
     (A); and
       (2) in subsection (c), by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence: ``The Secretary may not issue a license to an 
     applicant under this subsection if the applicant or any 
     person responsibly connected with the applicant is prohibited 
     from employment with a licensee under section 8(b).''.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``A bill to amend the 
     Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, to modernize, 
     streamline, and strengthen the operation of the Act.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, and passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, to modernize, 
streamline, and strengthen the operation of the Act.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the bill, as amended, was 
passed and the title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.104.22  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iraq

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) 
provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, 
prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President 
publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice 
stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the 
anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the 
enclosed notice, stating that the Iraqi emergency is to continue in 
effect beyond August 2, 1995, to the Federal Register for publication.
  The crisis between the United States and Iraq that led to the 
declaration on August 2, 1990, of a national emergency has not been 
resolved. The Government of Iraq continues to engage in activities 
inimical to stability in the Middle East and hostile to United States 
interest in the region. Such Iraqi actions pose a continuing unusual and 
extraordinary threat to the national security and vital foreign policy 
interests of the United States. For these reasons, I have determined 
that it is necessary to maintain in force the broad authorities 
necessary to apply economic pressure on the Government of Iraq.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, July 28, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-104).

para.104.23  message from the president--gsp for moldova

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  The Generalized System of Preferences (GSP) program offers duty-free 
treatment to specified products that are imported from designated 
beneficiary developing countries. The program is authorized by title V 
of the Trade Act of 1974, as amended.
  Pursuant to title V, I have determined that Maldives should be 
suspended from the GSP program because it is not making sufficient 
progress in protecting basic labor rights. I also have decided to 
designate Moldova as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of 
the GSP program because I have determined that Moldova satisfies the 
statutory criteria.
  This notice is submitted in accordance with the requirements of 
section 502(a)(1) and 502(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974.
                                                      William J. Clinton
  The White House, July 28, 1995. 

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
Ways and Means and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-105).

para.104.24  providing for the consideration of S. 21

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-213) the resolution (H. Res. 204) providing for the 
consideration of S. 21, to terminate the United States arms embargo 
applicable to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina; referred to the 
House Calendar and ordered printed.

para.104.25  department of defense appropriations, fy 1996

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 104-214) on 
the bill (H.R. 2126) making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.

  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI all points of order were reserved.

para.104.26  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 2:00 p.m.;
  To Ms. McKINNEY, for today;
  To Mr. TANNER, for today after 11:30 a.m.;
  To Mr. CRANE, for today until 12:30 p.m.; and
  To Mr. McNULTY, for today after 1:45 p.m.
  And then,

para.104.27  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. EHRLICH, pursuant to the special order heretofore

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agreed to, at 5 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
10:30 a.m. on Monday, August 31, 1995.

para.104.28  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. ROBERTS: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 714. A bill to 
     establish the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in the State 
     of Illinois, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 104-191 Pt. 2). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. WALKER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1601. A bill to 
     authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration to develop, assemble, and operate the 
     international space station; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     104-210). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 629. A 
     bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to 
     participate in the operation of certain visitor facilities 
     associated with, but outside the boundaries of, Rocky 
     Mountain National Park in the State of Colorado (Rept. No. 
     104-211). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. PACKARD: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 1854. A bill making appropriations for the legislative 
     branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 104-212). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 204. 
     Resolution providing

     for the consideration of S. 21, terminating the United States 
     embargo on Bosnia and Herzegovina (Rept. No. 104-213). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 205. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 2126, 
     Department of Defense appropriations for fiscal year 1996 
     (Rept. No. 104-214). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.104.29  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 714. Referral to the Committees on National Security 
     and Commerce extended for a period ending not later than 
     August 4, 1995.

para.104.30  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Ensign, and Mr. Frazer):
       H.R. 2138. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit for investment necessary to 
     revitalize communities within the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 2139. A bill to establish a commission to study the 
     question of adding the Niagara River Gorge to the Wild and 
     Scenic River System; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Engel, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Manton, Mr. Frost, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
             Hilliard, Mr. Evans, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
             Wynn, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Yates, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey):
       H.R. 2140. A bill to amend title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the creation or assignment of 
     rights to employee pension benefits if necessary to satisfy a 
     judgment against a plan participant or beneficiary for 
     physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Waldholtz, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Klug, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. McHale, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dickey, 
             Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 2141. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide for a reduction in the limitation 
     amount for multicandidate political committee contributions 
     to candidates, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.

para.104.31  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       144. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Texas, relative to petitioning the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services to award to the Texas Council on 
     Family Violence the National Domestic Violence Hotline Grant 
     to set up a national hotline for victims of domestic 
     violence; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.

para.104.32  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 65: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Jacobs, and Mr. Bryant of 
     Tennessee.
       H.R. 109: Ms. Danner, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Bryant of 
     Tennessee, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. Laughlin.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee.
       H.R. 427: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Condit, and Mr. 
     Bilbray.
       H.R. 436: Mr. Horn, Mr. Stockman, and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 533: Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 798: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 883: Mrs. Schroeder.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Franks of 
     Connecticut, and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 995: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
     Dickey, Mr. Packard, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1000: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Young of Florida.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Shaw, and Mrs. 
     Vucanovich.
       H.R. 1161: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1162: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 1204: Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 1234: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1242: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 1309: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Davis, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1454: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Bateman, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
     Mr. Skelton, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Farr, 
     Mr. Tate, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 1707: Mr. Cardin, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia.
       H.R. 1753: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Neal 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Horn, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey, Ms. Danner, Mr. Canady, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
     Mr. Jefferson, and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 1872: Ms. Pryce, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Richardson, Mr. Flake, Mr. Kleczka, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. Fox and Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 1915: Mr. Kingston, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Rogers, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Everett, Mr. Doolittle, 
     Mr. Hefley, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Goss, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Parker, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
     Boucher, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Quillen, Mr. 
     Hall of Texas, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Lightfoot.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Tate, Mr. 
     Roemer, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Dickey, and Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 1950: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. 
     Ackerman.
       H.R. 2013: Mr. Talent and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2024: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 2026: Mr. Oxley, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Regula.
       H.R. 2078: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2101: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 2104: Mr. Underwood.
       H. Con. Res. 78: Mr. Stark, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Pallone.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Nethercutt. 

para.104.33  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1289: Mrs. Schroeder.



.
                       MONDAY, JULY 31, 1995 (105)

para.105.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order, at 10:30 a.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. EVERETT, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                    July 31, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Terry Everett to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.105.2  recess--10:48 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 12 o'clock noon.

para.105.3  after recess--12:00 noon

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, called the House to order.

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para.105.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, July 28, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.105.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1281. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1282. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the quarterly update 
     report on development assistant program allocations as of 
     March 31, 1995, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2413(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1283. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting the administration's final 
     environmental impact statement [FEIS] on the effects of the 
     implementation of the expanded east coast plan over the State 
     of New Jersey, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 
     9119(c) (104 Stat. 1388-369); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.105.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 1817. An Act making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendments 
to the bill (H.R. 1817) ``An Act making appropriations for military 
construction, family housing, and base realignment and closure for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
for other purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Burns, Mr. 
Stevens, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Reid, Mr. Inouye, and Mr. Byrd, to 
be the conferees on the part of the Senate.

para.105.7  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. EMERSON, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, the Committee on International Relations, and the Committee 
on the Judiciary.

para.105.8  midewin national tallgrass prairie

  On motion of Mr. EMERSON, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Commerce and the Committee on National Security were discharged from 
further consideration of the bill (H.R. 714) to establish the Midewin 
National Tallgrass Prairie in the State of Illinois, and for other 
purposes.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The following amendment in the nature of a substitute, recommended by 
the Committee on Agriculture was considered:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Illinois 
     Land Conservation Act of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title and table of contents.
Sec. 2. Definitions.

TITLE I--CONVERSION OF JOLIET ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT TO MIDEWIN NATIONAL 
                           TALLGRASS PRAIRIE

Sec. 101. Principles of transfer. 
Sec. 102. Transfer of management responsibilities and jurisdiction over 
              Arsenal.
Sec. 103. Continuation of responsibility and liability of Secretary of 
              the Army for environmental cleanup.
Sec. 104. Establishment and administration of Midewin National 
              Tallgrass Prairie.
Sec. 105. Special management requirements for Midewin National 
              Tallgrass Prairie.
Sec. 106. Special disposal rules for certain Arsenal parcels intended 
              for MNP.

     TITLE II--OTHER REAL PROPERTY DISPOSALS INVOLVING JOLIET ARMY 
                            AMMUNITION PLANT

Sec. 201. Disposal of certain real property at Arsenal for a national 
              cemetery.
Sec. 202. Disposal of certain real property at Arsenal for a county 
              landfill.
Sec. 203. Disposal of certain real property at Arsenal for economic 
              development.

                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Degree of environmental cleanup.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this Act:
       (1) The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
     the United States Environmental Protection Agency.
       (2) The term ``agricultural purposes'' means the use of 
     land for row crops, pasture, hay, and grazing.
       (3) The term ``Arsenal'' means the Joliet Army Ammunition 
     Plant located in the State of Illinois.
       (4) The acronym ``CERCLA'' means the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
       (5) The term ``Defense Environmental Restoration Program'' 
     means the program of environmental restoration for defense 
     installations established by the Secretary of Defense under 
     section 2701 of title 10, United States Code.
       (6) The term ``environmental law'' means all applicable 
     Federal, State, and local laws, regulations, and requirements 
     related to protection of human health, natural and cultural 
     resources, or the environment, including CERCLA, the Solid 
     Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the 
     Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.), the Federal 
     Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et 
     seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2601 et 
     seq.), and the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 U.S.C. 300f et 
     seq.).
       (7) The term ``hazardous substance'' has the meaning given 
     such term by section 101(14) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601(14)).
       (8) The abbreviation ``MNP'' means the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie established pursuant to section 104 and 
     managed as a part of the National Forest System.
       (9) The term ``national cemetery'' means a cemetery 
     established and operated as part of the National Cemetery 
     System of the Department of Veterans Affairs and subject to 
     the provisions of chapter 24 of title 38, United States Code.
       (10) The term ``person'' has the meaning given such term by 
     section 101(21) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601(21)).
       (11) The term ``pollutant or contaminant'' has the meaning 
     given such term by section 101(33) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 
     9601(33)).
       (12) The term ``release'' has the meaning given such term 
     by section 101(22) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601(22)).
       (13) The term ``response action'' has the meaning given the 
     term ``response'' by section 101(25) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 
     9601(25)).
TITLE I--CONVERSION OF JOLIET ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT TO MIDEWIN NATIONAL 
                           TALLGRASS PRAIRIE

     SEC. 101. PRINCIPLES OF TRANSFER.

       (a) Land Use Plan.--The Congress ratifies in principle the 
     proposals generally identified by the land use plan which was 
     developed by the Joliet Arsenal Citizen Planning Commission 
     and unanimously approved on May 30, 1995.
       (b) Transfer Without Reimbursement.--The area constituting 
     the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie shall be transferred, 
     without reimbursement, to the Secretary of Agriculture.
       (c) Management of MNP.--Management by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture of those portions of the Arsenal transferred to 
     the Secretary under this Act shall be in accordance with 
     sections 104 and 105 regarding the Midewin National Tallgrass 
     Prairie.
       (d) Security Measures.--The Secretary of the Army and the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall each provide and maintain 
     physical and other security measures on such portion of the 
     Arsenal as is under the administrative jurisdiction of such 
     Secretary. Such security measures (which may include fences 
     and natural barriers) shall include measures to prevent 
     members of the public from gaining unauthorized access to 
     such portions of the Arsenal as are under the administrative 
     jurisdiction of such Secretary and that may endanger health 
     or safety.
       (e) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary of the Army, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator are 
     individually and collectively authorized to enter into 
     cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding among 
     each other and with other affected Federal agencies, State 
     and local governments, private organizations, and 
     corporations to carry out the purposes for which the Midewin 
     National Tallgrass Prairie is established.
       (f) Interim Activities of the Secretary of Agriculture.--
     Prior to transfer and subject to such reasonable terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture may enter upon the Arsenal property 
     for purposes related to planning, resource inventory, fish 
     and wildlife habitat manipulation (which may include 
     prescribed burning), and other such activities consistent 
     with the purposes for which the Midewin National Tallgrass 
     Prairie is established.

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     SEC. 102. TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND 
                   JURISDICTION OVER
                   ARSENAL.

       (a) Initial Transfer of Jurisdiction.--Within 6 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     the Army shall effect the transfer of those portions of the 
     Arsenal property identified for transfer to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture pursuant to subsection (d). The Secretary of the 
     Army shall transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture only 
     those portions of the Arsenal for which the Secretary of the 
     Army and the Administrator concur that no further action is 
     required under any environmental law and which therefore have 
     been eliminated from the areas to be further studied pursuant 
     to the Defense Environmental Restoration Program for the 
     Arsenal. Within 4 months after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator 
     shall provide to the Secretary of Agriculture all existing 
     documentation supporting such finding and all existing 
     information relating to the environmental conditions of the 
     portions of the Arsenal to be transferred to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture pursuant to this subsection.
       (b) Additional Transfers.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with 
     section 106(c) any portion of the property generally 
     identified in subsection (d) and not transferred under 
     subsection (a) after the Secretary of the Army and the 
     Administrator concur that no further action is required at 
     that portion of property under any environmental law and that 
     such portion is therefore eliminated from the areas to be 
     further studied pursuant to the Defense Environmental 
     Restoration Program for the Arsenal. At least 2 months before 
     any transfer under this subsection, the Secretary of the Army 
     and the Administrator shall provide to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture all existing documentation supporting such 
     finding and all existing information relating to the 
     environmental conditions of the portion of the Arsenal to be 
     transferred. Transfer of jurisdiction pursuant to this 
     subsection may be accomplished on a parcel-by-parcel basis.
       (c) Effect on Continued Responsibilities and Liability of 
     Secretary of the Army.--Subsections (a) and (b), and their 
     requirements, shall not in any way affect the 
     responsibilities and liabilities of the Secretary of the Army 
     specified in section 103.
       (d) Identification of Portions for Transfer for MNP.--The 
     lands to be transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture under 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall be identified on a map or maps 
     which shall be agreed to by the Secretary of the Army and the 
     Secretary of Agriculture. Generally, the land to be 
     transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be all the 
     real property and improvements comprising the Arsenal, except 
     for lands and facilities described in subsection (e) or 
     designated for disposal under section 106 or title II.
       (e) Property Used for Environmental Cleanup.--
       (1) Retention.--The Secretary of the Army shall retain 
     jurisdiction, authority, and control over real property at 
     the Arsenal to be used for--
       (A) water treatment;
       (B) the treatment, storage, or disposal of any hazardous 
     substance, pollutant or contaminant, hazardous material, or 
     petroleum products or their derivatives;
       (C) other purposes related to any response action at the 
     Arsenal; and
       (D) other actions required at the Arsenal under any 
     environmental law to remediate contamination or conditions of 
     noncompliance with any environmental law.
       (2) Conditions.--The Secretary of the Army shall consult 
     with the Secretary of Agriculture regarding the 
     identification and management of the real property retained 
     under this subsection and ensure that activities carried out 
     on that property are consistent, to the extent practicable, 
     with the purposes for which the Midewin National Tallgrass 
     Prairie is established, as specified in section 104(c), and 
     with the other provisions of such section and section 105.
       (3) Priority of response actions.--In the case of any 
     conflict between management of the property by the Secretary 
     of Agriculture and any response action or other action 
     required under environmental law to remediate petroleum 
     products or their derivatives, the response action or other 
     such action shall take priority.
       (f) Surveys.--All costs of necessary surveys for the 
     transfer of jurisdiction of Arsenal property from the 
     Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     be borne by the Secretary of Agriculture.

     SEC. 103. CONTINUATION OF RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY OF 
                   SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   CLEANUP.

       (a) Responsibility.--The liabilities and responsibilities 
     of the Secretary of the Army under any environmental law 
     shall not transfer under any circumstances to the Secretary 
     of Agriculture as a result of the property transfers made 
     under section 102 or section 106, or as a result of interim 
     activities of the Secretary of Agriculture on Arsenal 
     property under section 101(f). With respect to the real 
     property at the Arsenal, the Secretary of the Army shall--
       (1) remain liable for environmental contamination 
     attributed to the Army; and
       (2) with respect to such contamination, continue to carry 
     out--
       (A) all response actions required under CERCLA at or 
     related to the property;
       (B) all remediation actions required under any other 
     environmental law at or related to the property; and
       (C) all actions required under any other environmental law 
     to remediate petroleum products or their derivatives 
     (including motor oil and aviation fuel) at or related to the 
     property.
       (b) Liability.--
       (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
     effect, modify, amend, repeal, alter, limit or otherwise 
     change, directly or indirectly, the responsibilities or 
     liabilities under any applicable environmental law of any 
     person (including the Secretary of Agriculture), except as 
     provided in paragraph (3) with respect to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture.
       (2) Liability of secretary of the army.--The Secretary of 
     the Army shall retain any obligation or other liability at 
     the Arsenal that the Secretary may have under CERCLA and 
     other environmental laws. Following transfer of any portions 
     of the Arsenal pursuant to this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Army shall be accorded all easements and access to such 
     property as may be reasonably required to carry out such 
     obligation or satisfy such liability.
       (3) Special rules for secretary of agriculture.--The 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall not be responsible or liable 
     under any environmental law for matters which are in any way 
     related directly or indirectly to activities of the Secretary 
     of the Army, or any party acting under the authority of the 
     Secretary in connection with the Defense Environmental 
     Restoration Program, at the Arsenal and which are for any of 
     the following:
       (A) Costs of response actions required under CERCLA at or 
     related to the Arsenal.
       (B) Costs, penalties, or fines related to noncompliance 
     with any environmental law at or related to the Arsenal or 
     related to the presence, release, or threat of release of any 
     hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, hazardous waste 
     or hazardous material of any kind at or related to the 
     Arsenal, including contamination resulting from migration of 
     hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, hazardous 
     materials, or petroleum products or their derivatives 
     disposed during activities of the Department of the Army.
       (C) Costs of actions necessary to remedy such noncompliance 
     or other problem specified in subparagraph (B).
       (c) Payment of Response Action Costs.--Any Federal 
     department or agency that had or has operations at the 
     Arsenal resulting in the release or threatened release of 
     hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants shall pay 
     the cost of related response actions or related actions under 
     other statutes to remediate petroleum products or their 
     derivatives, including motor oil and aviation fuel.
       (d) Consultation.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     consult with the Secretary of the Army with respect to the 
     Secretary of Agriculture's management of real property 
     included in the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie subject to 
     any response action or other action at the Arsenal being 
     carried out by or under the authority of the Secretary of the 
     Army under any environmental law. The Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall consult with the Secretary of the Army 
     prior to undertaking any activities on the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie that may disturb the property to ensure 
     that such activities will not exacerbate contamination 
     problems or interfere with performance by the Secretary of 
     the Army of response actions at the property. In carrying out 
     response actions at the Arsenal, the Secretary of the Army 
     shall consult with the Secretary of Agriculture to ensure 
     that such actions are carried out in a manner consistent with 
     the purposes for which the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie 
     is established, as specified in section 104(c), and the other 
     provisions of such section and section 105.

     SEC. 104. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF MIDEWIN 
                   NATIONAL TALLGRASS
                   PRAIRIE.

       (a) Establishment.--On the effective date of the initial 
     transfer of jurisdiction of portions of the Arsenal to the 
     Secretary of Agriculture under section 102(a), the Secretary 
     of Agriculture shall establish the Midewin National Tallgrass 
     Prairie. The MNP shall--
       (1) be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; and
       (2) consist of the real property so transferred and such 
     other portions of the Arsenal subsequently transferred under 
     section 102(b) or 106.
       (b) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall manage 
     the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie as a part of the 
     National Forest System in accordance with this Act and the 
     laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to the National 
     Forest System, except that the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act 
     of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 1010-1012) shall not apply to the MNP.
       (2) Initial management activities.--In order to expedite 
     the administration and public use of the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie, the Secretary of Agriculture may conduct 
     management activities at the MNP to effectuate the purposes 
     for which the MNP is established, as set forth in subsection 
     (c), in advance of the development of a land and resource 
     management plan for the MNP.
       (3) Land and resource management plan.--In developing a 
     land and resource management plan for the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult 
     with the Illinois Department of Conservation and local 
     governments adjacent to the MNP and provide an

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     opportunity for public comment. Any parcel transferred to the 
     Secretary of Agriculture under this Act after the development 
     of a land and resource management plan for the MNP may be 
     managed in accordance with such plan without need for an 
     amendment to the plan.
       (c) Purposes of the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.--
     The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is established to be 
     managed for National Forest System purposes, including the 
     following:
       (1) To conserve and enhance populations and habitats of 
     fish, wildlife, and plants, including populations of 
     grassland birds, raptors, passerines, and marsh and water 
     birds.
       (2) To restore and enhance, where practicable, habitat for 
     species listed as proposed, threatened or endangered under 
     the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.).
       (3) To provide fish and wildlife oriented public uses at 
     levels compatible with the conservation, enhancement and 
     restoration of native wildlife and plants and their habitats.
       (4) To provide opportunities for scientific research.
       (5) To provide opportunities for environmental and land use 
     education.
       (6) To manage the land and water resources of the MNP in a 
     manner that will conserve and enhance the natural diversity 
     of native fish, wildlife, and plants.
       (7) To conserve and enhance the quality of aquatic habitat.
       (8) To provide for public recreation insofar as such 
     recreation is compatible with the other purposes for which 
     the MNP is established.
       (d) Other Land Acquisition for MNP.--
       (1) Land acquisition funds.--Notwithstanding section 7 of 
     the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 
     460l-9), monies appropriated from the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund established under section 2 of such Act (16 
     U.S.C. 460l-5) shall be available for acquisition of lands 
     and interests in land for inclusion in the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie.
       (2) Acquisition of private lands.--Acquisition of private 
     lands for inclusion in the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie 
     shall be on a willing seller basis only.
       (e) Cooperation With States, Local Governments and Other 
     Entities.--In the management of the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized 
     and encouraged to cooperate with appropriate Federal, State 
     and local governmental agencies, private organizations and 
     corporations. Such cooperation may include cooperative 
     agreements as well as the exercise of the existing 
     authorities of the Secretary under the Cooperative Forestry 
     Assistance Act of 1978 and the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
     Resources Research Act of 1978. The objects of such 
     cooperation may include public education, land and resource 
     protection, and cooperative management among government, 
     corporate and private landowners in a manner which furthers 
     the purposes for which the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie 
     is established.

     SEC. 105. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR MIDEWIN 
                   NATIONAL TALLGRASS PRAIRIE.

       (a) Prohibition Against the Construction of New Through 
     Roads.--No new construction of any highway, public road, or 
     any part of the interstate system, whether Federal, State, or 
     local, shall be permitted through or across any portion of 
     the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Nothing herein shall 
     preclude construction and maintenance of roads for use within 
     the MNP, or the granting of authorizations for utility 
     rights-of-way under applicable Federal law, or preclude such 
     access as is necessary. Nothing herein shall preclude 
     necessary access by the Secretary of the Army for purposes of 
     restoration and cleanup as provided in this Act.
       (b) Agricultural Leases and Special Use Authorizations.--
     Within the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, use of the 
     lands for agricultural purposes shall be permitted subject to 
     the following terms and conditions:
       (1) If at the time of transfer of jurisdiction under 
     section 102 there exists any lease issued by the Department 
     of the Army, Department of Defense, or any other agency 
     thereof, for agricultural purposes upon the parcel 
     transferred, the Secretary of Agriculture, upon transfer of 
     jurisdiction, shall convert the lease to a special use 
     authorization, the terms of which shall be identical in 
     substance to the lease that existed prior to the transfer, 
     including the expiration date and any payments owed the 
     United States.
       (2) The Secretary of Agriculture may issue special use 
     authorizations to persons for use of the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie for agricultural purposes. Such special use 
     authorizations shall require payment of a rental fee, in 
     advance, that is based on the fair market value of the use 
     allowed. Fair market value shall be determined by appraisal 
     or a competitive bidding process. Special use authorizations 
     issued pursuant to this paragraph shall include terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture may deem 
     appropriate.
       (3) No agricultural special use authorization shall be 
     issued for agricultural purposes which has a term extending 
     beyond the date twenty years from the date of enactment of 
     this Act, except that nothing in this Act shall preclude the 
     Secretary of Agriculture from issuing agricultural special 
     use authorizations or grazing permits which are effective 
     after twenty years from the date of enactment of this Act for 
     purposes primarily related to erosion control, provision for 
     food and habitat for fish and wildlife, or other resource 
     management activities consistent with the purposes of the 
     Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.
       (c) Treatment of Rental Fees.--Monies received pursuant to 
     subsection (b) shall be subject to distribution to the State 
     of Illinois and affected counties pursuant to the Acts of May 
     23, 1908, and March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 500). All such monies 
     not distributed pursuant to such Acts shall be covered into 
     the Treasury and shall constitute a special fund, which shall 
     be available to the Secretary of Agriculture, in such amounts 
     as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, to cover 
     the cost to the United States of such prairie-improvement 
     work as the Secretary may direct. Any portion of any deposit 
     made to the fund which the Secretary determines to be in 
     excess of the cost of doing such work shall be transferred, 
     upon such determination, to miscellaneous receipts, Forest 
     Service Fund, as a National Forest receipt of the fiscal year 
     in which such transfer is made.
       (d) User Fees.--The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized 
     to charge reasonable fees for the admission, occupancy, and 
     use of the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie and may 
     prescribe a fee schedule providing for reduced or a waiver of 
     fees for persons or groups engaged in authorized activities 
     including those providing volunteer services, research, or 
     education. The Secretary shall permit admission, occupancy, 
     and use at no additional charge for persons possessing a 
     valid Golden Eagle Passport or Golden Age Passport.
       (e) Salvage of Improvements.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
     may sell for salvage value any facilities and improvements 
     which have been transferred to the Secretary pursuant to this 
     Act.
       (f) Treatment of User Fees and Salvage Receipts.--Monies 
     collected pursuant to subsections (d) and (e) shall be 
     covered into the Treasury and constitute a special fund to be 
     known as the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Restoration 
     Fund. Deposits in the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie 
     Restoration Fund shall be available to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, in such amounts as are provided in advance in 
     appropriation Acts, for restoration and administration of the 
     Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, including construction of 
     a visitor and education center, restoration of ecosystems, 
     construction of recreational facilities (such as trails), 
     construction of administrative offices, and operation and 
     maintenance of the MNP.

     SEC. 106. SPECIAL DISPOSAL RULES FOR CERTAIN ARSENAL PARCELS 
                   INTENDED FOR MNP.

       (a) Description of Parcels.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), the following areas are designated for 
     disposal pursuant to subsection (c):
       (1) Manufacturing Area--Study Area 1--Southern Ash Pile, 
     Study Area 2--Explosive Burning Ground, Study Area 3--
     Flashing Grounds, Study Area 4--Lead Azide Area, Study Area 
     10--Toluene Tank Farms, Study Area 11--Landfill, Study Area 
     12--Sellite Manufacturing Area, Study Area 14--Former Pond 
     Area, Study Area 15--Sewage Treatment Plant.
       (2) Load Assemble Packing Area--Group 61: Study Area L1, 
     Explosive Burning Ground: Study Area L2, Demolition Area: 
     Study Area L3, Landfill Area: Study Area L4, Salvage Yard: 
     Study Area L5, Group 1: Study Area L7, Group 2: Study Area 
     L8, Group 3: Study Area L9, Group 3A: Study Area L10, Group 
     4: Study Area L14, Group 5: Study Area L15, Group 8: Study 
     Area L18, Group 9: Study Area L19, Group 27: Study Area L23, 
     Group 62: Study Area L25, PVC Area: Study Area L33, including 
     all associated inventoried buildings and structures as 
     identified in the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant Plantwide 
     Building and Structures Report and the contaminate study 
     sites for both the Manufacturing and Load Assembly and 
     Packing sides of the Joliet Arsenal as delineated in the 
     Dames and Moore Final Report, Proposed Future Land Use Map, 
     dated May 30, 1995.
       (b) Exception.--The parcels described in subsection (a) 
     shall not include the property at the Arsenal designated for 
     disposal under title II.
       (c) Initial Offer to Secretary of Agriculture.--Within 6 
     months after the construction and installation of any 
     remedial design approved by the Administrator and required 
     for any lands described in subsection (a), the Administrator 
     shall provide to the Secretary of Agriculture all existing 
     information regarding the implementation of such remedy, 
     including information regarding its effectiveness. Within 3 
     months after the Administrator provides such information to 
     the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     offer the Secretary of Agriculture the option of accepting a 
     transfer of the areas described in subsection (a), without 
     reimbursement, to be added to the Midewin National Tallgrass 
     Prairie and subject to the terms and conditions, including 
     the limitations on liability, contained in this Act. In the 
     event the Secretary of Agriculture declines such offer, the 
     property may be disposed of as the Army would ordinarily 
     dispose of such property under applicable provisions of law. 
     Any sale or other transfer of property conducted pursuant to 
     this subsection may be accomplished on a parcel-by-parcel 
     basis.

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     TITLE II--OTHER REAL PROPERTY DISPOSALS INVOLVING JOLIET ARMY 
                            AMMUNITION PLANT

     SEC. 201. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT ARSENAL FOR A 
                   NATIONAL CEMETERY.

       (a) Transfer Required.--Subject to section 301, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall transfer, without reimbursement, 
     to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the parcel of real 
     property at the Arsenal described in subsection (b) for use 
     as a national cemetery.
       (b) Description of Property.--The real property to be 
     transferred under subsection (a) is a parcel of real property 
     at the Arsenal consisting of approximately 982 acres, the 
     approximate legal description of which includes part of 
     sections 30 and 31 Jackson Township, T34N R10E, and part of 
     sections 25 and 36 Channahon Township, T34N R9E, Will County, 
     Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal Land Use Concept.
       (c) Security Measures.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall provide and maintain physical and other security 
     measures on the real property transferred under subsection 
     (a). Such security measures (which may include fences and 
     natural barriers) shall include measures to prevent members 
     of the public from gaining unauthorized access to the portion 
     of the Arsenal that is under the administrative jurisdiction 
     of such Secretary and that may endanger health or safety.
       (d) Surveys.--All costs of necessary surveys for the 
     transfer of jurisdiction of Arsenal properties from the 
     Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall be borne solely by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

     SEC. 202. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT ARSENAL FOR A 
                   COUNTY LANDFILL.

       (a) Transfer Required.--Subject to section 301, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall transfer, without compensation, 
     to Will County, Illinois, all right, title, and interest of 
     the United States in and to the parcel of real property at 
     the Arsenal described in subsection (b), which shall be 
     operated as a landfill by the County.
       (b) Description of Property.--The real property to be 
     transferred under subsection (a) is a parcel of real property 
     at the Arsenal consisting of approximately 455 acres, the 
     approximate legal description of which includes part of 
     sections 8 and 17, Florence Township, T33N R10E, Will County, 
     Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal Land Use Concept.
       (c) Condition on Conveyance.--The conveyance shall be 
     subject to the condition that the Army (or its agents or 
     assigns) may use the landfill established on the real 
     property transferred under subsection (a) for the disposal of 
     construction debris, refuse, and other nonhazardous materials 
     from the restoration and cleanup of the Arsenal property as 
     provided for in this Act. Such use shall be at no cost to the 
     Federal Government.
       (d) Reversionary Interest.--During the 5-year period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary of the Army makes the 
     conveyance under subsection (a), if the Secretary determines 
     that the conveyed real property is not being operated as a 
     landfill or that Will County, Illinois, is in violation of 
     the condition specified in subsection (c), all right, title, 
     and interest in and to the property, including improvements 
     thereon, shall revert to the United States. The United States 
     shall have the right of immediate entry onto the property. 
     Any determination of the Secretary under this subsection 
     shall be made on the record after an opportunity for a 
     hearing.
       (e) Surveys.--All costs of necessary surveys for the 
     transfer of real property under this section shall be borne 
     by Will County, Illinois.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the conveyance under this section as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.

     SEC. 203. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT ARSENAL FOR 
                   ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Transfer Required.--Subject to section 301, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall transfer to the State of 
     Illinois, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
     in and to the parcel of real property at the Arsenal 
     described in subsection (b), which shall be used for economic 
     redevelopment to replace all or a part of the economic 
     activity lost at the Arsenal.
       (b) Description of Property.--The real property to be 
     transferred under subsection (a) is a parcel of real property 
     at the Arsenal consisting of--
       (1) approximately 1,900 acres, the approximate legal 
     description of which includes part of section 30, Jackson 
     Township, Township 34 North, Range 10 East, and sections or 
     parts of sections 24, 25, 26, 35, and 36, Township 34 North, 
     Range 9 East, in Channahon Township, an area of 9.77 acres 
     around the Des Plaines River Pump Station located in the 
     southeast quarter of section 15, Township 34 North, Range 9 
     East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Channahon Township, 
     and an area of 511' x 596' around the Kankakee River Pump 
     Station in the Northwest Quarter of section 5, Township 33 
     North, Range 9 East, east of the Third Principal Meridian in 
     Wilmington Township, containing 6.99 acres, located along the 
     easterly side of the Kankakee Cut-Off in Will County, 
     Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal Re-Use Concept, and the 
     connecting piping to the northern industrial site, as 
     described by the United States Army Report of Availability, 
     dated 13 December 1993; and
       (2) approximately 1,100 acres, the approximate legal 
     description of which includes part of sections 16, 17, 18 
     Florence Township, Township 33 North, Range 10 East, Will 
     County, Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal Land Use 
     Concept.
       (c) Consideration.--The conveyance under subsection (a) 
     shall be made without consideration. However, the conveyance 
     shall be subject to the condition that, if the State of 
     Illinois reconveys all or any part of the conveyed property 
     to a non-Federal entity, the State shall pay to the United 
     States an amount equal to the fair market value of the 
     reconveyed property. The Secretary shall determine the fair 
     market value of any property reconveyed by the State as of 
     the time of the reconveyance, excluding the value of 
     improvements made to the property by the State. The Secretary 
     may treat a lease of the property as a reconveyance if the 
     Secretary determines that the lease was used in an effort to 
     avoid operation of this subsection. Amounts received under 
     this subsection shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
     Treasury for purposes of deficit reduction.
       (d) Other Conditions of Conveyance.--
       (1) Redevelopment authority.--The conveyance under 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the further condition that 
     the Governor of the State of Illinois establish a 
     redevelopment authority to be responsible for overseeing the 
     economic redevelopment of the conveyed land.
       (2) Time for establishment.--To satisfy the condition 
     specified in paragraph (1), the redevelopment authority shall 
     be established within one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (e) Reversionary Interest.--During the 20-year period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary makes the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), if the Secretary determines that a 
     condition specified in subsection (c) or (d) is not being 
     satisfied, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     conveyed property, including improvements thereon, shall 
     revert to the United States. The United States shall have the 
     right of immediate entry onto the property. Any determination 
     of the Secretary under this subsection shall be made on the 
     record after an opportunity for a hearing.
       (f) Surveys.--All costs of necessary surveys for the 
     transfer of real property under this section shall be borne 
     by the State of Illinois.
       (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the conveyance under this section as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.
                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. DEGREE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP.

       (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
     restrict or lessen the degree of cleanup at the Arsenal 
     required to be carried out under provisions of any 
     environmental law.
       (b) Response Action.--The establishment of the Midewin 
     National Tallgrass Prairie under title I and the additional 
     real property disposals required under title II shall not 
     restrict or lessen in any way any response action or degree 
     of cleanup under CERCLA or other environmental law, or any 
     response action required under any environmental law to 
     remediate petroleum products or their derivatives (including 
     motor oil and aviation fuel), required to be carried out 
     under the authority of the Secretary of the Army at the 
     Arsenal and surrounding areas.
       (c) Environmental Quality of Property.--Any contract for 
     sale, deed, or other transfer of real property under title II 
     shall be carried out in compliance with all applicable 
     provisions of section 120(h) of CERCLA and other 
     environmental laws.

  Mr. EMERSON submitted the following amendments to the committee 
amendment which were agreed to:

       In section 105(b)(2) of the bill, strike the sentence 
     beginning with ``Such special use'' and the sentence 
     beginning with ``Fair market value''.
       In section 201 of the bill, strike subsection (e).

  The committee amendment, as amended, was agreed to.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill, as amended, was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.105.9  rolla, missouri land conveyance

  On motion of Mr. EMERSON, by unanimous consent, the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 701) to authorize the Secretary of 
Agriculture to convey lands to the City of Rolla, Missouri.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The following amendment in the nature of a substitute, recommended by 
the Committee on Agriculture, was then agreed to:

[[Page 1226]]

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. LAND CONVEYANCE, ROLLA RANGER DISTRICT 
                   ADMINISTRATIVE SITE, ROLLA, MISSOURI.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--Subject to the terms and 
     conditions specified in this section, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture may sell to the city of Rolla, Missouri (in this 
     section referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to the following: The 
     property identified as the Rolla Ranger District 
     Administrative Site of the Forest Service located in Rolla, 
     Phelps County, Missouri, encompassing ten acres more or less, 
     the conveyance of which by C.D. and Oma A. Hazlewood to the 
     United States was recorded on May 6, 1936, in book 104, page 
     286 of the Record of Deeds of Phelps County, Missouri.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the City shall pay to the Secretary an 
     amount equal to the fair market value of the property as 
     determined by an appraisal acceptable to the Secretary and 
     prepared in accordance with the Uniform Appraisal Standards 
     for Federal Land Acquisition as published by the Department 
     of Justice. Payment shall be due in full within six months 
     after the date the conveyance is made or, at the option of 
     the City, in twenty equal annual installments commencing on 
     January 1 of the first year following the conveyance and 
     annually thereafter until the total amount due has been paid.
       (c) Deposit of Funds Received.--Funds received by the 
     Secretary under subsection (b) as consideration for the 
     conveyance shall be deposited into the special fund in the 
     Treasury authorized by the Act of December 4, 1967 (16 U.S.C. 
     484a, commonly known as the Sisk Act). Such funds shall be 
     available, subject to appropriation, until expended by the 
     Secretary.
       (d) Release.--Subject to compliance with all Federal 
     environmental laws prior to transfer, the City, upon 
     conveyance of the property under subsection (a), shall agree 
     in writing to hold the United States harmless from any and 
     all claims relating to the property, including all claims 
     resulting from hazardous materials on the conveyed lands.
       (e) Reversion.--The conveyance under subsection (a) shall 
     be made by quitclaim deed in fee simple subject to reversion 
     to the United States and right of reentry upon such 
     conditions as may be prescribed by the Secretary in the deed 
     of conveyance or in the event the City fails to comply with 
     the compensation requirements specified in subsection (b).
       (f) Conversion of Historic Resources.--In consultation with 
     the State Historic Preservation Office of the State of 
     Missouri, the Secretary shall ensure that the historic 
     resources on the property to be conveyed are conserved by 
     requiring, at the closing on the conveyance of the property, 
     that the City convey an historic preservation easement to the 
     State of Missouri assuring the right of the State to enter 
     the property for historic preservation purposes. The historic 
     preservation easement shall be negotiated between the State 
     of Missouri and the City, and the conveyance of the easement 
     shall be a condition to the conveyance authorized under 
     subsection (a). The protection of the historic resources on 
     the conveyed property shall be the responsibility of the 
     State of Missouri and the City, and not that of the 
     Secretary.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill, as amended, was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.105.10  talladega national forest

  On motion of Mr. EMERSON, by unanimous consent, the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1874) to modify the boundaries of the 
Talladega National Forest, Alabama.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The following amendment in the nature of a substitute, recommended by 
the Committee on Agriculture, was then agreed to:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. EXPANSION OF TALLADEGA NATIONAL FOREST.

       (a) Boundary Modification.--The exterior boundaries of the 
     Talladega National Forest is hereby modified to include the 
     following described lands:
       Huntsville Meridian, Township 17 South, Range 8 East, 
     Section 34, NE\1/4\, SW\1/4\, and S\1/2\NW\1/4\, Cleburne 
     County, containing 339.40 acres, more or less.
       Huntsville Meridian, Township 13 South, Range 9 East, 
     Section 28, SE\1/4\, Calhoun County, containing 160.00 acres, 
     more or less.
       (b) Administration.--(1) Subject to valid existing rights, 
     all Federal lands described under subsection (a) are hereby 
     added to and shall be administered as part of the Talladega 
     National Forest, and the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     transfer, without reimbursement, administrative jurisdiction 
     over such lands to the Secretary of Agriculture.
       (2) Nothing in this section shall be construed to affect 
     the validity of or the terms and conditions of any existing 
     right-of-way, easement, lease, license, or permit on lands 
     transferred by subsection (a), except that such lands shall 
     be administered by the Forest Service. Reissuance of any 
     authorization shall be in accordance with the laws and 
     regulations generally applying to the Forest Service, and the 
     change of jurisdiction over such lands resulting from the 
     enactment of this Act shall not constitute a ground for the 
     denial of renewal or reissuance of such authorization.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill, as amended, was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.105.11  recess--1:36 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 1 o'clock and 36 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair until 2 p.m..

para.105.12  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, called the House to order.

para.105.13  d.c. emergency highway relief

  Mr. SHUSTER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2017) 
to authorize an increased Federal share of the costs of certain 
transportation projects in the District of Columbia for fiscal years 
1995 and 1996; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, recognized Mr. SHUSTER and Mr. 
RAHALL, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.105.14  order of business--consideration of amendment--h.r. 2099

  On motion of Mr. LEWIS of California, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2099) 
making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, 
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, pursuant to the provisions 
of House Resolution 201, the time for consideration of the amendment of 
Mr. Dingell, and all amendments thereto, be limited to 30 minutes, to be 
equally divided and controlled by Mr. Dingell and Mr. Lewis.

para.105.15  va--hud appropriation, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WHITFIELD, pursuant to House Resolution 
201 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 2099) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  Mr. COMBEST, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PORTER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. COMBEST, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.105.16  recess--4:30 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ENSIGN, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess subject to the call of the Chair.

[[Page 1227]]

para.105.17  after recess--6:02 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ENSIGN, called the House to order.

para.105.18  va--hud appropriation, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ENSIGN, pursuant to House Resolution 201 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2099) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  Mr. COMBEST, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. COMBEST, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.105.19  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2126

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 205):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2126) making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of 
     the bill for failure to comply with clause 2(1)(6) of the 
     rule XI, clause 7 of rule XXI, or section 306 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate 
     shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. After 
     general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
     under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be considered by 
     title rather than by paragraph. Each title shall be 
     considered as read. Points of order against provisions in the 
     bill for failure to comply with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are 
     waived. An amendment striking section 8021 and 8024 of the 
     bill shall be considered as adopted in the House and in the 
     Committee of the Whole. During consideration of the bill for 
     amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
     Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in 
     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill and amendment thereto to 
     final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
the yeas had it.
  Mr. LARGENT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

409

When there appeared

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Nays

1

para.105.20                  [Roll No. 601]

                                YEAS--409

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Franks (CT)
       

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Becerra
     Coburn
     Flake
     Ford (TN)
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hoke
     Hoyer
     Jefferson
     Johnson, Sam
     Lazio
     Lowey
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Obey
     Pelosi
     Reynolds
     Stark
     Stockman
     Thurman
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Young (AK)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.105.21  va--hud appropriation, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to House 
Resolution 201 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2099) making appropriations for the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
for sundry independent agencies, boards, commis

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sions, corporations, and offices for fiscal year ending September 30, 
1996, and for other purposes.
  Mr. COMBEST, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.105.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DURBIN:

       Page 59, line 3, insert before the period the following:
       ``: Provided further, That any limitation set forth under 
     this heading on the use of funds shall not apply when it is 
     made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend such funds that the limitation would 
     restrict the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency 
     to protect humans against exposure to arsenic, benzene, 
     dioxin, led, or any known carcinogen''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

188

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

228

para.105.23                  [Roll No. 602]

                                AYES--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--228

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Becerra
     Dingell
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hoke
     Hoyer
     Laughlin
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Rush
     Stark
     Thurman
     Tucker
     Young (AK) 
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.105.24  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DINGELL:

       Page 59, line 23, before ``to remain available'' insert 
     ``(increased by $440,000,000)''.
       Page 64, line 16, after ``$320,000,000'' insert (reduced by 
     $186,450,000)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

155

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

261

para.105.25                  [Roll No. 603]

                                YEAS--155

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--261

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter

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     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Becerra
     Edwards
     Ewing
     Flake
     Ford
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hoke
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Rush
     Stark
     Thurman
     Tucker
     Weller
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.105.26  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ENSIGN:

       Page 87, after line 25, insert the following:
       Sec. 519. The amount otherwise provided in title I of this 
     Act for ``DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS--Veterans Health 
     Administration--medical care'', the amount otherwise provided 
     in title III of this Act for ``National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration--human space flight'', and the amount 
     otherwise provided in title III of this Act for ``National 
     Science Foundation--research and related activities'' are, 
     respectively, increased to a total of $16,961,000,000, 
     reduced by $89,500,000, and reduced by $235,000,000.

It was decided in the

Yeas

121

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

296

para.105.27                  [Roll No. 604]

                                AYES--121

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Burr
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Fox
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Latham
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Maloney
     Manton
     Martinez
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Mink
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Myers
     Norwood
     Obey
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Sanders
     Saxton
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Tate
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden

                                NOES--296

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Regula
     Richardson
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Becerra
     Farr
     Flake
     Ford
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hoke
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Moorhead
     Reynolds
     Rush
     Stark
     Thurman
     Tucker
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, assumed the 
Chair.
  When Mr. COMBEST, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 201, reported 
the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Mr. LEWIS of California demanded a separate vote on the amendment 
numbered 66 (the Stokes amendment).
  The following remaining amendments, reported from the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union were then agreed to:

       On page 8, line 9, strike ``$16,713,521,000'' and insert 
     ``$16,777,474,000''.
       On page 8, line 11, strike ``$771,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$789,000,000''.
       On page 8, after line 21, insert the following:


                health professional scholarship program

       For payment of health professional scholarship program 
     grants, as authorized by law, to students who agree to a 
     service obligation with the Department of Veterans Affairs at 
     one of its medical facilities, $10,386,000.
       On page 20, line 25, strike ``$10,041,589,000'' and insert 
     ``$10,182,359,000''.
       On page 21, lines 18 through 21, strike the proviso and on 
     p. 22, line 4, after the colon insert the following new 
     proviso:

     ``Provided further, That of the amounts earmarked under this 
     head for modernization of existing public housing projects, 
     $15,000,000 shall be used for the Tenant Opportunity 
     Program:''
       On page 22, line 15, strike ``$1,000,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,440,770,000''.
       On page 23, line 7, after ``Housing Act:'' insert the 
     following new proviso:

     ``Provided further, That of the funds earmarked in this 
     appropriations Act for special needs housing, the Secretary 
     may waive any provision of section 202 of the Housing Act of 
     1959 and section 811 of the National Affordable Housing Act 
     (including the provisions governing the terms and conditions 
     of

[[Page 1230]]

     project rental assistance) that the Secretary determines is 
     not necessary to achieve the objectives of these programs, or 
     that otherwise impedes the ability to develop, operate or 
     administer projects assisted under these programs, and may 
     make provision for alternative conditions or terms where 
     appropriate:''
       On page 24, line 1, strike ``$4,941,589,000'' and insert 
     ``$4,641,589,000''.
       On page 28, line 3, strike ``$576,000,000'' and insert 
     ``$676,000,000''.
       On page 30, line 15, strike ``$495,355,000'' and insert 
     ``$505,745,000''.
       On page 32, line 7, strike ``$302,056,000'' and insert 
     ``$308,290,000''.
       On page 32, line 14, after the last comma insert the 
     following:

     ``That any amounts made available in any prior appropriation 
     Act for the cost (as such term is defined in section 502 of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of guaranteed loans 
     that are obligations of the funds established under section 
     238 or 519 of the National Housing Act that have not been 
     made available for obligation or that are deobligated shall 
     be available to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development in connection with the making of such guarantees 
     and shall remain available until expended, notwithstanding 
     the expiration of any period of availability otherwise 
     applicable to such amounts: Provided further, That any 
     amounts of negative subsidy resulting in fiscal year 1996 
     from the sales of assigned mortgage notes or insurance 
     actions that exceed the amounts of negative subsidy 
     determined to be generated during such fiscal year, based on 
     the assumptions specified in the President's Budget for such 
     fiscal year, shall be available to the Secretary for the 
     costs of any note sales or insurance actions, without regard 
     to whether the source of the negative subsidy amount is a 
     note sale or insurance action, and the last proviso of this 
     paragraph shall not apply to such amounts so used in 
     connections with insurance actions: Provided further,''
       On page 33, after line 2, insert the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``In addition, for the cost of guarantees for loans, as 
     authorized by sections 238 and 519 of the National Housing 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3 and 1735c), $69,620,000: 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.''
       On page 33, line 16, strike ``$193,299,000'' and insert 
     ``$197,455,000''.
       On page 34, strike line 12 and all that follows through 
     line 16 on page 35, and redesignate the subsections 
     accordingly.
       On page 39, lines 3, 10, and 16-17, strike the words ``and 
     the cost of any utilities''.
       On page 48, after line 25, insert the following new 
     sections:
       Sec. 211. Extension of Multifamily Housing Finance 
     Program.--(a) Section 542(b)(5) of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1707 note) is amended by 
     striking ``on not more than 15,000 units over fiscal years 
     1993 and 1994 and inserting ``on not more than 7,500 units 
     during fiscal year 1996.''
       (b) Section 542(c)(4) of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1707 note) is amended by 
     striking ``on not to exceed 30,000 units over fiscal years 
     1993, 1994, and 1995'' and inserting ``on not more than 
     10,000 units during fiscal year 1995''.
       Sec. 212. Documentation of Multifamily Refinancings.--
     Notwithstanding the 16th paragraph under the item relating to 
     ``ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS'' in title II of the Departments 
     of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 
     103-327; 108 Stat. 2316), the amendments to section 223(b)(7) 
     of the National Housing Act made by the 15th paragraph of 
     such Act shall be effective during fiscal years 1996 and 
     thereafter.
       On page 54, line 17, strike the word ``four'' and insert 
     the word ``five'' in lieu thereof.
       On page 63, line 13, strike all after the comma to the end 
     of the line 16 and insert the following in lieu thereof:
       ``That except for grants made under sec. 1443(a) of the 
     Public Health Service Act, appropriations for programs and 
     projects pursuant to the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     made available under this heading shall be available only 
     upon enactment of legislation reauthorizing such Act, and 
     appropriations for programs and projects pursuant to other 
     Acts made available under this heading shall be available 
     only upon enactment of legislation specifically authorizing 
     such appropriations.''
       On page 64, line 16, strike the number ``$320,000,000'' and 
     insert the number ``$235,500,000'' in lieu thereof.

       Page 87, after line 25, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 519. (a) Contractor Conversion.--The Administrator of 
     the Environmental Protection Agency shall cease any further 
     hiring in the Agency's Office of Research and Development, 
     and shall maintain the funding of all existing scientific and 
     technical support contracts at not less than the current 
     level.
       (b) Report.--Not later than January 1, 1996, the head of 
     the Office of Research and Development of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall submit to the Congress a report on 
     all staffing plans including the use of Federal and contract 
     employees.

  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment on which a separate 
vote had been demanded?

       Page 53, line 18, strike ``: Provided'' amd all that 
     follows through ``appropriate'' on page 55, line 9.
       Page 55, line 19, strike ``Provided'' and all that follows 
     through ``concerns'' on page 59, line 3.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
the nays had it.
  Mr. STOKES demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

210

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

210

para.105.28                  [Roll No. 605]

                                YEAS--210

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--210

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard

[[Page 1231]]


     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Becerra
     Flake
     Ford
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hoke
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Stark
     Thurman
     Tucker
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. STOKES moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendment:

       Page 59, line 3, before the period insert the following:
       : Provided further, That any limitation set forth under 
     this heading on the use of funds shall not apply when it is 
     made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend such funds that the limitation would 
     restrict the ability of the Environmental Protection Agency 
     to protect humans against exposure to arsenic, benzene, 
     dioxin, lead, or any known carcinogen.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
the nays had it.
  Mr. STOKES demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

198

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

222

para.105.29                  [Roll No. 606]

                                YEAS--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--222

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Becerra
     Flake
     Ford
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hoke
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Stark
     Thurman
     Tucker
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
pursuant to clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the 
call was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

228

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

193

para.105.30                  [Roll No. 607]

                                YEAS--228

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley

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     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--193

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Becerra
     Flake
     Ford
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hoke
     Meyers
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Thurman
     Tucker
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.105.31  order of business--consideration of h.r. 2126

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2126) making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, pursuant to the provisions 
of House Resolution 205, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
postpone until a time during further consideration in the Committee of 
the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment, and that the 
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less than five 
minutes the time for voting by electronic device on any postponed 
question that immediately follows another vote by electronic device 
without intervening business, providing that the time for voting by 
electronic device on the first in any series of questions shall be not 
less than 15 minutes.

para.105.32  dod appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to House 
Resolution 205 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2126) making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. SENSENBRENNER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; 
and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.105.33  adjournment of congress

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER, by unanimous consent, submitted the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 89):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That, notwithstanding the provisions of section 
     132(a) of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1946 (2 
     U.S.C. 198(a)), the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     shall not adjourn for a period in excess of three days, or 
     adjourn sine die, until both Houses of Congress have adopted 
     a concurrent resolution providing either for an adjournment 
     (in excess of three days) to a day certain or for adjournment 
     sine die.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.105.34  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. THURMAN, for today; and
  To Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para.105.35  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PALLONE, at 10 o'clock and 17 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.105.36  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. ROBERTS: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 701. A bill to 
     authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey lands to the 
     city of Rolla, MO; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-215). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. ROBERTS: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 1874. A bill to 
     modify the boundaries of the Talladega National Forest, 
     Alabama; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-216). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2017. A bill to authorize an increased 
     Federal share of the costs of certain transportation projects 
     in the District of Columbia for fiscal years 1995 and 1996, 
     and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-217 
     Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1675. A 
     bill to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System 
     Administration Act of 1966 to improve the management of the 
     National Wildlife Refuge System, and for other purposes; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 104-218). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.105.37  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 2017. Referral to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight extended for a period ending not later than 
     July 31, 1995.

para.105.38  subsequent action on a reported bill

  Under clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 2017. The Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     discharged.
       H.R. 2017 referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.

para.105.39  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. Baker of California, and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 2142. A bill to promote the scientific, technological, 
     and the national security interests and industrial well-being 
     of the United States through establishing missions

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     for and streamlining Department of Energy laboratories, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Science, and in 
     addition to the Committee on National Security, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Borski, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Engel, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Frank 
             of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. 
             Johnston of Florida, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
             Martinez, Mr. Mineta, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran, 
             Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Porter, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
             Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Towns, Mr. Vento, Mr. Waxman, and 
             Mr. Yates):
       H.R. 2143. A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 
     1921, to make it unlawful for any stockyard owner, market 
     agency, or dealer to transfer or market nonambulatory cattle, 
     sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, 
             Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Volkmer, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Brownback, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Heineman, and Mr. 
             Chambliss):
       H.R. 2144. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, in 
     a manner which ensures to a greater degree the ability of 
     utility providers to establish, improve, operate, and 
     maintain utility structures, facilities, and equipment for 
     the benefit, safety, and well-being of consumers by removing 
     limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time in regard to 
     utility vehicle operators and drivers, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Mineta, 
             Mr. Wise, and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 2145. A bill to reauthorize and make reforms to 
     programs authorized by the Public Works and Economic 
     Development Act of 1965 and the Appalachian Regional 
     Development Act of 1965; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 2146. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to extend the nonconventional fuel tax credit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Lucas, and Mrs. 
             Chenoweth):
       H.R. 2147. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
     to permit producers greater discretion in deciding to 
     purchase catastrophic risk protection and to amend the 
     Agricultural Act of 1949 to clarify the prevented planting 
     rule for the calculation of crop acreage bases; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H. Con. Res. 89. Concurrent resolution waiving provisions 
     of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 requiring 
     adjournment of Congress by July 31; considered and agreed to.

para.105.40  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       145. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Maine, relative to 
     memorializing the Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency to require development of a gasoline that 
     reduces ozone without endangering health; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       146. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Texas, relative to requesting the Congress of the 
     United States to continue its efforts to determine the 
     location and status of all U.S. military personnel still 
     missing in Southeast Asia; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.

para.105.41  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 60: Mr. Bono and Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 533: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sanders, and Mr. 
     Mineta.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Lathan and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 784: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Gallegly.
       H.R. 863: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 940: Mr. Dicks, Mr. Flake, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Tucker, 
     Ms. Waters, and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1226: Mr. Emerson, Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 1423: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Borski, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1687: Mr. Fox, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 1821: Mr. Horn, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Riggs, and 
     Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1833: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
     Souder, and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 1846: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1974: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 1978: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1980: Ms. Norton, Mr. Torres, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
     Becerra, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Abercrombie, and 
     Mr. Flake.
       H.R. 2045: Mr. McDermott.
       H.J. Res. 70: Mr. Payne of New Jersey.
       H. Res. 174: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and Ms. Furse.
       H. Res. 200: Mr. Forbes.



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                      TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1995 (106)

para.106.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order, at 9 o'clock a.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. CLINGER, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   August 1, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable William F. Clinger, Jr., 
     to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.106.2  recess--9:47 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CLINGER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 10 o'clock a.m.

para.106.3  after recess--10:00 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, called the House to order.

para.106.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, July 31, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.106.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1284. A letter from the Deputy Chief, Programs and 
     Legislation Division (Office of Legislative Liaison), 
     Department of the Air Force, transmitting the Secretary's 
     determination that it is in the public interest to award the 
     evolved expendable launch vehicle [EELV] low cost concept 
     validation [LCCV] module contracts using other than full and 
     open competition, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(C)(7); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       1285. A letter from the Chief of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of the Navy, transmitting notification that the 
     Department intends to renew lease of one naval vessel to the 
     Government of New Zealand, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 7307(b)(2); 
     to the Committee on National Security.
       1286. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting a compilation and analysis of reports submitted 
     by States in accordance with the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 11434(b)(5); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1287. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's third monthly report to 
     Congress, as required by section 404 of the Mexican Debt 
     Disclosure Act of 1995, pursuant to Public Law 104-6, section 
     404(a) (109 Stat. 90); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1288. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the annual audit of the Student Loan Marketing 
     Association [Sallie Mae] for the year ending December 31, 
     1994, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1087-2(k); to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       1289. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting final regulations--centers for independent 
     living--compliance indicators, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 
     1232(d)(1); to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
       1290. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting final regulations--nonprocurement debarment and 
     suspension, student assistance general provisions, and 
     Federal Family Education Loan Program, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 
     1232(d)(1); to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
       1291. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled, ``Uranium Purchases Report 1994,'' pursuant to 42 
     U.S.C. 2296b-5; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1292. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 1990-

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     94 annual report on the National Health Service Corps [NHSC], 
     the NHSC Scholarship Program [NHSCSP], and the NHSC Loan 
     Repayment Program [NHSC/LRP], pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 254i, 
     254l(i), 254l-1(i), and 254q(a); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1293. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the texts of ILO 
     Convention No. 175 and recommendation No. 182 concerning 
     part-time work, adopted by the International Labor Conference 
     at its 81st session, at Geneva, June 24, 1994; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1294. A letter from the General Counsel, U.S. Arms Control 
     and Disarmament Agency, transmitting copies of the English 
     and Russian texts of five implementing agreements, three 
     negotiated by the Special Verification Commission for the INF 
     Treaty, and two negotiated by the Joint Compliance and 
     Inspection Commission [JCIC] for the START Treaty; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1295. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-127, 
     ``Revised Fiscal Year 1996 Budget Request Act,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1296. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the United States Courts, transmitting the actuarial reports 
     on the Judicial Retirement System, the Judicial Officers' 
     Retirement Fund, the Judicial Survivors' Annuities System, 
     and the Court of Federal Claims Judges' Retirement System for 
     the plan year ending September 30, 1994, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1297. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of 
     Reclamation, transmitting a report on the necessity to 
     construct modifications to Twin Buttes Dam, San Angelo 
     Project, TX, in order to preserve its structural safety, 
     pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 509; to the Committee on Resources.

para.106.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 2017. An Act to authorize an increased Federal share 
     of the costs of certain transportation projects in the 
     District of Columbia for fiscal years 1995 and 1996, and for 
     other purposes. 

para.106.7  providing for the consideration of s. 21

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 204):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (S. 21) to terminate the United States arms embargo 
     applicable to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 
     first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General 
     debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed 
     three hours equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
     and ranking minority member of the Committee on International 
     Relations. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
     for amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill shall be 
     considered as read. No amendment shall be in order except an 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute offered by the 
     Minority Leader or his designee. That amendment shall be 
     considered as read, shall be debatable for one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and 
     shall not be subject to amendment. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendment as 
     may have been adopted. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill and any amendment thereto 
     to final passage without intervening motion except one motion 
     to recommit with or without instructions. The motion to 
     recommit may include instructions only if offered by the 
     minority leader or his designee.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.106.8  bosnia-herzegovina self-defense

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, pursuant to House Resolution 204 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
of the Senate (S. 21) to terminate the United States arms embargo 
applicable to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, designated Mr. BONILLA as 
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time spent 
therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BONILLA, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.106.9  order of business--consideration of s. 21

  On motion of Ms. McKINNEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the time for general debate during the consideration of 
the bill of the Senate (S. 21) to terminate the United States arms 
embargo applicable to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina, in the 
Committee of the Whole, pursuant to House Resolution 204, be extended by 
one hour to be equally divided and controlled by Mr. Gilman and Mr. 
Hamilton.

para.106.10  bosnia-herzegovina self-defense

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, pursuant to House Resolution 204 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill of the Senate (S. 21) to terminate the United States arms 
embargo applicable to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  Mr. BONILLA, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BONILLA, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 204, reported 
the bill back to the House.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read a third time by 
title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. GILMAN objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

298

When there appeared

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Nays

128

para.106.11                  [Roll No. 608]

                                YEAS--298

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez

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     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--128

     Abercrombie
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Callahan
     Canady
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cunningham
     de la Garza
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Livingston
     Longley
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Neumann
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Parker
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Schroeder
     Shaw
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Tucker
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Bateman
     Hall (OH)
     Jefferson
     Minge
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Thurman
     Young (AK)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.106.12  waiving points of order against conference report on h.r. 
          1854

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-221) the resolution (H. Res. 206) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1854) making 
appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.106.13  court reporter fair labor amendments

  On motion of Mr. FAWELL, by unanimous consent, the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1225) to amend the Fair Labor Standards 
Act of 1938 to exempt employees who perform certain court reporting 
duties from the compensatory time requirements applicable to certain 
public agencies, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The following amendment in the nature of a substitute, recommended by 
the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, was then agreed 
to:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Court Reporter Fair Labor 
     Amendments of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. LIMITATION ON OVERTIME COMPENSATION FOR COURT 
                   REPORTERS.

       Section 7(o) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 
     U.S.C. 207(o)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) The hours an employee of a public agency performs 
     court reporting transcript preparation duties shall not be 
     considered as hours worked for the purposes of subsection (a) 
     if--
       ``(A) such employee is paid at a per-page rate which is not 
     less than--
       ``(i) the maximum rate established by State law or local 
     ordinance for the jurisdiction of such public agency,
       ``(ii) the maximum rate otherwise established by a judicial 
     or administrative officer and in effect on July 1, 1995, or
       ``(iii) the rate freely negotiated between the employee and 
     the party requesting the transcript, other than the judge who 
     presided over the proceedings being transcribed, and
       ``(B) the hours spent performing such duties are outside of 
     the hours such employee performs other work (including hours 
     for which the agency requires the employee's attendance) 
     pursuant to the employment relationship with such public 
     agency.

     For purposes of this section, the amount paid such employee 
     in accordance with subparagraph (A) for the performance of 
     court reporting transcript preparation duties, shall not be 
     considered in the calculation of the regular rate at which 
     such employee is employed.''.

     SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by section 2 shall apply after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act and with respect to actions 
     brought in a court after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill, as amended, was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.106.14  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. CLINGER, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight was granted permission until midnight 
tonight to file reports on the bills (H.R. 1670) to revise and 
streamline the acquisition laws for the Federal Government, to 
reorganize the mechanisms for resolving Federal procurement disputes, 
and for other purposes; and (H.R. 2108) to permit the Washington 
Covention Center Authority to expend revenues for the operation and 
maintenance of the existing Washington Convention Center and for 
preconstruction activities relating to a new convention center in the 
District of Columbia, to permit a designated authority of the District 
of Columbia to borrow funds for the preconstruction activities relating 
to a sports arena in the District of Columbia and to permit certain 
revenues to be pledged as security for the borrowing of such funds, and 
for other purposes.

para.106.15  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.106.16  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iraq

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. METCALF, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby report to the Congress on the development since my last 
report of February 8, 1995, concerning the national emergency with 
respect to Iraq that was declared in Executive Order No. 12722 of August 
2, 1990. This report is submitted pursuant to section 401(c) of the 
National Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).
  Executive Order No. 12722 ordered the immediate blocking of all 
property and interests in property of the Government of Iraq (including 
the Central Bank of Iraq) then or thereafter locateed in the United 
States or within the possession or control of a U.S. person. That order 
also prohibited the importation into the United States of goods and 
services of Iraqi origin as well as the exportation of goods, services, 
and technology from the United States to Iraq. The order prohibited

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travel-related transactions to or from Iraq and the performance of any 
contract in support of any industrial, commercial, or governmental 
project in Iraq. United States persons were also prohibited from 
granting or extending credit or loans to the Government of Iraq.
  The foregoing prohibitions (as well as the blocking of Government of 
Iraq property) were continued and augmented on August 9, 1990, by 
Executive Order No. 12724, which was issued in order to align and 
sanctions imposed by the United States with United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 661 of August 6, 1990.
  Executive Order No. 12817 was issued on October 21, 1992, to implement 
in the United States measures adopted in United Nations Security Council 
Resolution 778 of October 2, 1992. Resolution 778 requires U.N. Member 
States to transfer to a U.N. escrow account any funds (up to $200 
million apiece) representing Iraqi-oil sale proceeds paid by purchasers 
after the imposition of U.N. sanctions on Iraq, to finance 
Iraq's obligations for U.N. activities with respect to Iraq, such as 
expenses to verify Iraqi weapons destruction, and to provide 
humanitarian assistance in Iraq on a nonpartisan basis. A portion of 
the escrowed funds also funds the activities of the U.N. Compensation 
Commission in Geneva, which handles claims from victims of the Iraqi 
invasion and occupation of Kuwait. Member States also may make 
voluntary contributions to the account. The funds placed in the escrow 
account are to be returned, with interest, to the Member States that 
transferred them to the United Nations, as funds are received from 
future sales of Iraqi oil authorized by the U.N. Security Council. No 
Member State is required to fund more than half of the total transfers 
or contributions to the escrow account.

  This report discusses only matters concerning the national emergency 
with respect to Iraq that was declared in Executive Order No. 12722 and 
matters relating to Executive Orders No. 12724 and 12817 (the 
``Executive orders''). The report covers events from February 2, 1995, 
through August 1, 1995.
  1. During the reporting period, there were no amendments to the Iraqi 
Sanctions Regulations.
  2. The Department of the Treasury's office of Foreign Assets Control 
(``FAC'') continues its involvement in lawsuits seeking to prevent the 
unauthorized transfer of blocked Iraqi assets. In Consarc Corporation 
versus Iraqi-ministry of Industry and Minerals, a briefing schedule has 
been set for disposition of FAC's December 16, 1994, appeal of the 
district court's order of October 17, 1994, transferring blocked 
property.
  Investigations of possible violations of the Iraqi sanctions continue 
to be pursued and appropriate enforcement actions taken. There are 
currently 43 enforcement actions pending, including nine cases referred 
by FAC to the U.S. Customs Service for joint investigation. Additional 
FAC civil penalty notices were prepared during the reporting period for 
violations of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act and Iraqi 
sanction Regulations with respect to transactions involving Iraq. Three 
penalties totaling $8,905 were collected from two banks for funds 
transfers in violation of the prohibitions against transactions 
involving Iraq.
  3. Investigation also continues into the roles played by various 
individuals and firms outside Iraq in the Iraqi government procurement 
network. These investigations may lead to additions to FAC's listing of 
individuals and organizations determined to be Specially Designated 
Nationals (``SDNs'') of the Government of Iraq.
  4. Pursuant to Executive Order No. 12817 implementing United Nations 
Security Council Resolution 778, on October 26, 1992, FAC directed the 
Federal Reserve Bank of New York to establish a blocked account for 
receipt of certain post-August 6, 1990, Iraqi-oil sales proceeds, and 
to hold, invest, and transfer these funds as required by the order. On 
March 21, 1995, following payments by the Governments of Canada 
($1,780,749.14), the European Community ($399,695.21), Kuwait 
($2,500,000.00), Norway ($261,758.10), and Switzerland ($40,000.00), 
respectively, to the special United Nations-controlled account, 
entitled ``United Nations Security Council Resolution 778 Escrow 
Account,'' the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was directed to 
transfer a corresponding amount of $4,982,202.45 from the blocked 
account it holds to the United Nations-controlled account. Similarly, 
on April 5, 1995, following the payment of $5,846,238.99 by the 
European Community, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was directed 
to transfer a corresponding amount of $5,846,238.99 to the United 
Nations-controlled account. Again, on May 23, 1995, following the 
payment of $3,337,941.75 by the European Community, $571,428.000 by the 
Government of the Netherlands and $1,200,519.05 by the Government of 
the United Kingdom, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York was directed 
to transfer a corresponding amount of $5,109,888.80 to the United 
Nations-controlled account. Finally, on June 19, 1995, following the 
payment of $915,584.96 by the European Community and $736,923.12 by the 
Government of the United Kingdom, the Federal Reserve Bank of New York 
was directed to transfer a corresponding amount of $1,652,508.08 to the 
United Nations-controlled account. Cumulative transfers from the 
blocked Federal Reserve Bank of New York account since issuance of 
Executive Order No. 12817 have amounted to $175,133,026.20 of the up to 
$200 million that the United States is obligated to match from blocked 
Iraqi oil payments, pursuant to United Nations Security Council 
Resolution 778.

  5. The Office of Foreign Assets Control has issued a total of 590 
specific licenses regarding transactions pertaining to Iraq or Iraqi 
assets since August 1990. Licenses have been issued for transactions 
such as the filing of legal actions against Iraqi governmental 
entities, legal representation of Iraq, and the exportation to Iraq of 
donated medicine, medical supplies, food intended for humanitarian 
relief purposes, the execution of powers of attorney relating to the 
administration of personal assets and decedents' estates in Iraq, the 
protection of preexistent intellectual property rights in Iraq and 
travel to Iraq for the purposes of visiting Americans detained there. 
Since my last report, 57 specific licenses have been issued.
  6. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6 month 
period from February 2, 1995, through August 1, 1995, which are 
directly attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities 
conferred by the declaration of a national emergency with respect to 
Iraq are reported to be about $4.9 million, most of which represents 
wage and salary costs for Federal personnel. Personnel costs were 
largely centered in the Department of the Treasury (particularly in the 
Office of Foreign Assets Control, the U.S. Customs Service, the Office 
of the Under Secretary for Enforcement, and the Office of the General 
Counsel), the Department of State (particularly the Bureau of Economic 
and Business Affairs, the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, the Bureau of 
International Organization Affairs, the Bureau of Political-Military 
Affairs, the U.S. Mission to the United Nations, and the Office of the 
Legal Adviser) and the Department of Transportation (particularly the 
U.S. Coast Guard).
  7. The United States imposed economic sanctions on Iraq in response 
to Iraq's illegal invasion and occupation of Kuwait, a clear act of 
brutal aggression. The United States, together with the international 
community, is maintaining economic sanctions against Iraq because the 
Iraqi regime has failed to comply fully with United Nations Security 
Council resolutions. Security Council resolutions on Iraq call for the 
elimination of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, Iraqi recognition of 
Kuwait and the inviolability of the Iraq-Kuwait boundary, the release 
of Kuwaiti and other third-country nationals, compensation for victims 
of Iraqi aggression, long-term monitoring of weapons of mass 
destruction capabilities, the return of Kuwaiti assets stolen during 
Iraq's illegal occupation of Kuwait, renunciation of terrorism, an end 
to internal Iraqi repression of its own civilian population, and the 
facilitation of access of international relief organizations to all 
those in need in all parts of Iraq. More than 5 years after the 
invasion, a pattern of defiance persists: a refusal to account for 
missing Kuwaiti detainees; failure to return Kuwaiti property worth 
millions of dollars, including military equipment that was used by Iraq 
in its movement of troops to the Kuwaiti border in October 1994; 
sponsorship of assassinations

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in Lebanon and in northern Iraq; incomplete declarations to weapons 
inspectors; and ongoing widespread human rights violations. As a 
result, the U.N. sanctions remain in place; the United States will 
continue to enforce those sanctions under domestic authority.

  The Baghdad government continues to violate basic human rights of its 
own citizens through systematic repression of minorities and denial of 
humanitarian assistance. The Government of Iraq has repeatedly said it 
will not be bound by United Nations Security Council Resolution 688. 
For more than 4 years, Baghdad has maintained a blockade of food, 
medicine, and other humanitarian supplies against northern Iraq. The 
Iraqi military routinely harasses residents of the north and has 
attempted to ``Arabize'' the Kurdish, Turcomen, and Assyrian areas in 
the north. Iraq has not relented in its artillery attacks against 
civilian population centers in the south or in its burning and draining 
operations in the southern marshes, which have forced thousands to flee 
to neighboring States. In April 1995, the U.N. Security Council adopted 
resolution 986 authorizing Iraq to export limited quantities of oil (up 
to $1 billion per quarter) under U.N. supervision in order to finance 
the purchase of food, medicine, and other humanitarian supplies. The 
resolution includes arrangements to ensure equitable distribution of 
such assistance to all the people of Iraq. The resolution also provides 
for the payment of compensation to victims of Iraqi aggression and for 
the funding of other U.N. activities with respect to Iraq. Resolution 
986 was carefully crafted to address the issues raised by Iraq to 
justify its refusal to implement similar humanitarian resolutions 
adopted in 1991 (Resolutions 706 and 712), such as oil export routes 
and questions of national sovereignty. Nevertheless, Iraq refused to 
implement this humanitarian measure. This only reinforces our view that 
Saddam Hussein is unconcerned about the hardships suffered by the Iraqi 
people.
  The policies and actions of the Saddam Hussein regime continue to 
pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security and 
foreign policy of the United States as well as to regional peace and 
security. The U.N. resolutions require that the Security Council be 
assured of Iraq's peaceful intentions in judging its compliance with 
sanctions. Because of Iraq's failure to comply fully with these 
resolutions, the United States will continue to apply economic 
sanctions to deter it from threatening peace and stability in the 
region.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, August 1, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-106).

para.106.17  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1555

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-223) the resolution (H. Res. 207) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1555) to promote competition and reduce regulation in 
order to secure lower prices and higher quality services for American 
telecommunications consumers and encourage the rapid deployment of new 
telecommunications technologies.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.106.18  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2127

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-224) the resolution (H. Res. 208) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2127) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, 
Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.106.19  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House of 
the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 2017. An Act to authorize an increased Federal share 
     of the costs of certain transportation projects in the 
     District of Columbia for fiscal years 1995 and 1996, and for 
     other purposes.

para.106.20  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, a 
bill of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 2017. An Act to authorize an increased Federal share 
     of the costs of certain transportation projects in the 
     District of Columbia for fiscal years 1995, and 1996, and for 
     other purposes.

para.106.21  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. YATES, for July 31 after 7:45 p.m.;
  To Mr. TUCKER, for July 31;
  To Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, for July 27, 28, and 31; and
  To Mrs. THURMAN, for today.
  And then,

para.106.22  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. BURTON, at 9 o'clock and 23 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.106.23  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. GOODLING. Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities. H.R. 1225. A bill to amend the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938 to exempt employees who perform certain 
     court reporting duties from the compensatory time 
     requirements applicable to certain public agencies, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-219). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. SPENCE: Committee on National Security. House Joint 
     Resolution 102. Resolution disapproving the recommendations 
     of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission; 
     adversely (Rept. No. 104-220). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 206. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1854) making 
     appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     104-221). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. CLINGER: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 1670. A bill to revise and streamline the acquisition 
     laws of the Federal Government, to reorganize the mechanisms 
     for resolving Federal procurement disputes, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-222 Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 207. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1555) to promote competition and reduce regulation in order 
     to secure lower prices and higher quality services for 
     American telecommunications consumers and encourage the rapid 
     deployment of new telecommunications technologies (Rept. No. 
     104-223). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 208. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2127) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, 
     Health and Human Services, and Education, and related 
     agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-224). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para.106.24  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1670. Referral to the Committees on National Security 
     and the Judiciary extended for a period ending not later than 
     August 2, 1995.

para.106.25  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. WAMP (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             Scarborough, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Foley, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Davis, Mr. Largent, Mr. Bass, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Buyer, Mr. Blute, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Tate, Mr. Fox, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Ensign, 
             Mr. Traficant, Mr. Istook, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Zimmer, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
             Stockman, Mr. Upton, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             McIntosh, Mr. Ballenger, Mr.

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             Schiff, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Burr, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Waldholtz, 
             Mr. McCrery, Mr. Parker, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Condit, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. McKeon, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Jacobs, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. White, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Horn, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. 
             Thornberry):
       H.R. 2148. A bill to reduce the influence of political 
     action committees in elections for Federal office and to 
     require that more than half of the contributions to a House 
     of Representatives candidate be from in-State individual 
     residents, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Traficant, and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 2149. A bill to reduce regulation, promote 
     efficiencies, and encourage competition in the international 
     ocean transportation system of the United States, to 
     eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas:
       H.R. 2150. A bill to amend the Small Business Act and the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to reduce the cost to 
     the Federal Government of guaranteeing certain loans and 
     debentures, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2151. A bill to provide for enhanced penalties for 
     health care fraud, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, the Judiciary, and Government Reform and Oversight, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             McHale, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and 
             Mr. Stearns):
       H.R. 2152. A bill to establish the Independent Commission 
     on Medicare to make recommendations on how to best match the 
     structure of the Medicare Program with the funding made 
     available for the program by Congress, to provide for 
     expedited consideration in Congress of the Commission's 
     recommendations, and to establish a default process for 
     meeting congressional spending targets for the Medicare 
     Program if Congress rejects the Commission's recommendations; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, Rules, and the Budget, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 2153. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     require the Secretary of Transportation to issue regulations 
     and encourage the States to adopt and implement laws 
     prohibiting the operation of certain uncovered commercial 
     motor vehicles on highways; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. Poshard):
       H.R. 2154. A bill to privatize environmental testing 
     analysis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and Resources, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Montgomery) (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 2155. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     restrict payment, in the case of incarcerated veterans, of 
     the clothing allowance otherwise payable to certain disabled 
     veterans and to create for pension purposes a presumption of 
     permanent and total disability for veterans over age 65 who 
     are patients in a nursing home; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
       H.R. 2156. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     change the name of the Servicemen's Group Life Insurance 
     Program to Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance, to merge the 
     Retired Reservists' Servicemembers' Group Life Insurance 
     Program into the Veterans' Group Life Insurance Program, to 
     extend Veterans' Group Life Insurance coverage to members of 
     the Ready Reserve of a uniformed service who retire with less 
     than 20 years of service, to permit an insured to convert a 
     Veterans' Group Life Insurance policy to an individual policy 
     of life insurance with a commercial insurance company at any 
     time, and to permit an insured to convert a Servicemembers' 
     Group Life Insurance policy to an individual policy of life 
     insurance with a commercial company upon separation from 
     service; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       H.R. 2157. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     authorize the termination of Servicemen's Group Life 
     Insurance when premiums are not paid; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Mfume, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Hinchey, and Mr. Bentsen):
       H.R. 2158. A bill to streamline the regulatory treatment of 
     financial institutions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

para.106.26  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 390: Mr. Dixon, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, and Mr. 
     Latham.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Leach, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 427: Mr. Zeliff and Mr. Gunderson.
       H.R. 436: Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Klug, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Parker, 
     and Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. 
     Dickey, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Holden, Mr. Pomeroy, 
     Mr. Payne of Virginia, and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 700: Mr. Franks of Connecticut.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Regula, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
     Castle, Mr. Petri, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
     Emerson, Mr. Graham, Mr. Rose, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hefner, Ms. 
     Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Scott, Mr. Torricelli, and Mr. 
     Riggs.
       H.R. 795: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. 
     Hoke.
       H.R. 842: Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Johnson of South 
     Dakota, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Scott, Mr. McHale, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
     Engel, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 863: Mr. Studds.
       H.R. 969: Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1127: Mr. Evans, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
     Laughlin, Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 1162: Mr. LaHood, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Hoke, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 1172: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1385: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1406: Mr. Gingrich.
       H.R. 1512: Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 1748: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 1930: Mr. Fox, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Frost, and 
     Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 2011: Mrs. Clayton and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 2078: Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 2086: Mr. Davis.
       H. Con. Res. 42: Ms. Lofgren.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Hobson and Mr. Hilliard.
       H. Res. 134: Mr. Poshard, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Riggs, Mrs. Seastrand, and Mr. Inglis 
     of South Carolina.

para.106.27  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
Clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       32. By the SPEAKER: Petition of the Lower Township Council, 
     NJ, relative to the township's opposition to solid waste flow 
     control; to the Committee on Commerce.
       33. Also, petition of the council of the city and county of 
     Honolulu, HI, relative to urging congressional support and 
     passage of the Filipino Veterans Equity Act of 1995; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.



.
                     WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1995 (107)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.107.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, August 1, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.107.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1298. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of a 
     memorandum of justification for Presidential determination on 
     drawdown of Department of Defense articles and services to 
     the United Nations for purposes of supporting the rapid 
     reaction force [RRF], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2348a; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1299. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-126, ``Motor 
     Vehicle Rental Company Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1300. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting a copy of a report entitled 
     ``Cost/Benefit Analysis of Radar Installations at Joint-Use 
     Military Airports and Radar Coverage at Cheyenne, Wyoming, 
     Airport,'' pursuant to Public Law 103-305, section 524 (108 
     Stat. 1603); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1301. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting the department's report on the 
     implementation of the aircraft cabin air quality research 
     program, pursuant to Public Law 103-305, section 304(e)(1) 
     (108 Stat. 1592); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1302. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's report on 
     aviation safety inspector staffing requirements for fiscal 
     years 1995, 1996, and 1997, pursuant to Public

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     Law 102-581, section 121 (106 Stat. 4884); to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.107.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 89. Concurrent resolution waiving provisions 
     of the Legislative Reorganization Act of 1970 requiring 
     adjournment of Congress by July 31.

para.107.4  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2127

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 208):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2127) making appropriations for the 
     Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. The first reading 
     of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Appropriations. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule, and the first amendment printed in part 1 
     of the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution shall be considered as pending. The reading of the 
     bill for further amendment shall not proceed until after 
     disposition of the amendments printed in part 1 of the 
     report. Each amendment printed in part 1 of the report may be 
     considered only in the order printed, may be offered only by 
     a Member designated in the report, shall be considered as 
     read, shall be debatable for ten minutes equally divided and 
     controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 
     subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand 
     for division of the question in the House or in the Committee 
     of the Whole. After disposition of the amendments printed in 
     part 1 of the report, the provisions of the bill, as amended, 
     shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of 
     further amendment under the five-minute rule. Further 
     consideration of the bill for amendment shall proceed by 
     title rather than by paragraph. Each title shall be 
     considered as read. Points of order against provisions 
     considered as the original bill for failure to comply with 
     clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. It shall be in order at 
     any time to consider the amendments printed in part 2 of the 
     report of the Committee on Rules. Each amendment printed in 
     part 2 of the report may be offered only by a Member 
     designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 
     be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
     shall not be subject to amendment except as specified in the 
     report, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 
     the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 
     All points of order against amendments printed in the report 
     of the Committee on Rules are waived. During further 
     consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on 
     the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 
     caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional 
     Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 
     Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  Pending consideration of said resolution,

para.107.5  motion to adjourn

  Mr. OBEY moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

120

Nays

289

When there appeared

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Answered present

1

para.107.6                   [Roll No. 609]

                                YEAS--120

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hoyer
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--289

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Blute
       

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Chapman
     Hansen
     Hilliard
     Jacobs
     Manton
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Orton
     Pryce
     Reynolds
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Seastrand
     Smith (WA)
     Thurman
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Williams
     Wilson
     Young (AK) 

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  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.
  After debate,
  Mr. SOLOMON submitted the following amendment to the resolution:

       Page 2, line 6, strike ``one hour'' and insert `'two and 
     one-half hours''.
       Page 3, beginning on line 5, strike ``It shall be in order 
     at any time to consider'' and insert ``Consideration of each 
     of the first three titles of the bill shall begin with an 
     additional period of general debate, which shall be confined 
     to the pending title and shall not exceed 90 minutes equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Appropriations. It shall be in 
     order at any time during the reading of the bill for 
     amendment to consider''.

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, the previous question 
on the amendment and the resolution was considered as ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the amendment to the resolution was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

323

When there appeared

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Nays

104

para.107.7                   [Roll No. 610]

                                YEAS--323

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--104

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Boehlert
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Crane
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hilliard
     Houghton
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lincoln
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meyers
     Mineta
     Mink
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pastor
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Riggs
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Studds
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bateman
     Jacobs
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Thurman
     Tucker
     Young (AK)
  So the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.107.8  order of business--consideration of h.r. 2127

  On motion of Mr. PORTER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2127) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, pursuant to House Resolution 
208, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone until a 
time during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a 
request for a recorded vote on any amendment, and that the Chairman of 
the Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less than five minutes the 
time for voting by electronic device without intervening business, 
provided that the time for voting by electronic device on the first in 
any series of questions shall not be less than fifteen minutes.

para.107.9  order of business--consideration of amendments--h.r. 2127

  On motion of Mr. PORTER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2127) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, 
and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, in the Committee of the 
Whole, pursuant to House Resolution 208, the following shall also be 
applicable:
  The following amendments (identified by their designation in the 
Congressional Record, pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII) may amend 
portions of the bill not yet read for amendment, shall not be subject to 
amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole, if offered by 
the Member designated: the amendment numbered 36 to be offered by Mr. 
Obey and an amendment en bloc consisting of amendments numbered 60, 61, 
and 62 to be offered by Ms. Pelosi.
  The time for debate on each of the following amendments to the bill 
(identified in the Congressional Record, pursuant to clause 6 of rule 
XXIII, unless otherwise specified) and any amendments thereto shall be 
limited to 40 minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent of 
the amendment to

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the bill and an opponent: the amendment numbered 36 to be offered by Mr. 
Obey; the amendment numbered 70 to be offered by Mr. Stokes; the 
amendment numbered 30 to be offered by Mr. Kolbe; the amendment 
proposing to strike section 509 of the bill to be offered by Mr. Skaggs; 
the amendment numbered 64 to be offered by Mr. Skaggs; the amendment 
proposing to amend title VI of the bill to be offered by Mr. Sabo or Mr. 
Obey; and the amendment relating to the subject of political advocacy to 
be offered by Mr. Solomon.
  Except as otherwise specified in House Resolution 208, the time for 
debate on each other amendment to the bill and any amendment thereto 
shall be limited to 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
proponent of the amendment to the bill and an opponent.
  After a motion that the Committee rise has been rejected on a day, the 
Chairman may entertain another such motion on that day, only if offered 
by the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations or the Majority 
Leader or their designee.

para.107.10  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services, the Committee on International Relations, the Committee on 
National Security, the Committee on Small Business, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs.

para.107.11  labor, hhs, education appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, pursuant to House Resolution 208 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2127) making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health 
and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. WALKER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The Committee rose informally.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, assumed the Chair.

para.107.12  enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced the signature of the 
Speaker to an enrolled bill of the following title:

       S. 21. An Act to terminate the United States arms embargo 
     applicable to the Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.107.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. OBEY:

       On page 18, strike lines 17 through 24.
       On page 19 strike out all beginning on line 1 through line 
     14 on page 20.
       On page 20 strike out lines 15 through 22.
       On page 20 strike out all beginning on line 23 through line 
     12 on page 21.
       On page 21 strike out lines 13 through 23.
       On page 41 strike lines 6 through 8.
       On page 51 strike out all beginning after ``1996'' on line 
     12 through line 18 on page 52.
       On page 54 strike lines 6 through 18.
       On page 58 strike all beginning after the word ``purposes'' 
     on line 20 through page 60 line 8.
       On page 69 strike lines 12 through 17.
       On page 70 strike all beginning on line 17 through line 8 
     on page 71.
       On page 71 strike all beginning on line 7 through line 15 
     on page 72.
       Strike title VI of the bill beginning on page 76 line 1 
     through line 7 on page 88.

It was decided in the

Yeas

155

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

270

para.107.14                  [Roll No. 611]

                                AYES--155

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--270

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Chrysler
     Gekas
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Solomon
     Thurman
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.107.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendments en bloc submitted by Ms. PELOSI:


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       Amendment No. 60: Page 20, strike lines 15 through 22 
     (relating to OSHA ergonomic protection standards).
       Amendment No. 61: Page 58, line 20, strike the colon and 
     all that follows through ``Act'' on page 59, line 8 (relating 
     to NLRB and salting).
       Amendment No. 62: Page 59, line 8, strike the colon and all 
     that follows through ``evidence'' on page 60, line 8 
     (relating to NLRB section 10(j) authority). 

It was decided in the

Yeas

197

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

229

para.107.16                  [Roll No. 612]

                                AYES--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--229

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Chrysler
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Solomon
     Thurman
     Young (AK)
  So the amendments en bloc were not agreed to.

para.107.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. CRAPO:

       Page 88, after line 7, add the following new title:

                 TITLE VII--DEFICIT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX

     SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Deficit Reduction Lock-box 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 702. DEFICIT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX ACCOUNT.

       (a) Establishment of Account.--Title III of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new section:


                  ``deficit reduction lock-box account

       ``Sec. 314. (a) Establishment of Account.--There is 
     established in the Congressional Budget Office an account to 
     be known as the `Deficit Reduction Lock-box Account'. The 
     Account shall be divided into subaccounts corresponding to 
     the subcommittees of the Committees on Appropriations. Each 
     subaccount shall consist of three entries: the `House Lock-
     box Balance'; the `Senate Lock-box Balance'; and the `Joint 
     House-Senate Lock-box Balance'.
       ``(b) Contents of Account.--Each entry in a subaccount 
     shall consist only of amounts credited to it under subsection 
     (c). No entry of a negative amount shall be made.
       ``(c) Credit of Amounts to Account.--(1) The Director of 
     the Congressional Budget Office (hereinafter in this section 
     referred to as the `Director') shall, upon the engrossment of 
     any appropriation bill by the House of Representatives and 
     upon the engrossment of that bill by the Senate, credit to 
     the applicable subaccount balance of that House amounts of 
     new budget authority and outlays equal to the net amounts of 
     reductions in new budget authority and in outlays resulting 
     from amendments agreed to by that House to that bill.
       ``(2) The Director shall, upon the engrossment of Senate 
     amendments to any appropriation bill, credit to the 
     applicable Joint House-Senate Lock-box Balance the amounts of 
     new budget authority and outlays equal to--
       ``(A) an amount equal to one-half of the sum of (i) the 
     amount of new budget authority in the House Lock-box Balance 
     plus (ii) the amount of new budget authority in the Senate 
     Lock-box Balance for that bill; and
       ``(B) an amount equal to one-half of the sum of (i) the 
     amount of outlays in the House Lock-box Balance plus (ii) the 
     amount of outlays in the Senate Lock-box Balance for that 
     bill, under section 314(c), as calculated by the Director of 
     the Congressional Budget Office.
       ``(d) Calculation of Lock-Box Savings in Senate.--For 
     purposes of calculating under this section the net amounts of 
     reductions in new budget authority and in outlays resulting 
     from amendments agreed to by the Senate on an appropriation 
     bill, the amendments reported to the Senate by its Committee 
     on Appropriations shall be considered to be part of the 
     original text of the bill.
       ``(e) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     `appropriation bill' means any general or special 
     appropriation bill, and any bill or joint resolution making 
     supplemental, deficiency, or continuing appropriations 
     through the end of a fiscal year.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents set forth 
     in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
     Control Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 313 the following new item:
``Sec. 314. Deficit reduction lock-box account.''

     SEC. 703. TALLY DURING HOUSE CONSIDERATION.

       There shall be available to Members in the House of 
     Representatives during consideration of any appropriations 
     bill by the House a running tally of the amendments adopted 
     reflecting increases and decreases of budget authority in the 
     bill as reported.

     SEC. 704. DOWNWARD ADJUSTMENT OF 602(A) ALLOCATIONS AND 
                   SECTION 602(B) SUBALLOCATIONS.

       (a) Allocations.--Section 602(a) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end of the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Upon the engrossment of Senate amendments to any 
     appropriation bill (as defined in section 314(d)) for a 
     fiscal year, the amounts allocated under paragraph (1) or (2) 
     to the Committee on Appropriations of each House upon the 
     adoption of the most recent concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for that

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     fiscal year shall be adjusted downward by the amounts 
     credited to the applicable Joint House-Senate Lock-box 
     Balance under section 314(c)(2), as calculated by the 
     Director of the Congressional Budget Office, and the revised 
     levels of budget authority and outlays shall be submitted to 
     each House by the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of 
     that House and shall be printed in the Congressional 
     Record.''.
       (b) Suballocations.--Section 602(b)(1) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end of the 
     following new sentence: ``Whenever an adjustment is made 
     under subsection (a)(5) to an allocation under that 
     subsection, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
     shall make downward adjustments in the most recent 
     suballocations of new budget authority and outlays under 
     subparagraph (A) to the appropriate subcommittees of that 
     committee in the total amounts of those adjustments under 
     section 314(c)(2). The revised suballoctions shall be 
     submitted to each House by the chairman of the Committee on 
     Appropriations of that House and shall be printed in the 
     Congressional Record.''.

     SEC. 705. PERIODIC REPORTING OF ACCOUNT STATEMENTS.

       Section 308(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Such reports shall also include an up-to-date tabulation of 
     the amounts contained in the account and each subaccount 
     established by section 314(a).''.

     SEC. 706. DOWNWARD ADJUSTMENT OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING 
                   LIMITS.

       The discretionary spending limit for new budget authority 
     for any fiscal year set forth in section 601(a)(2) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as adjusted in strict 
     conformance with section 251 of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, shall be reduced by 
     the amount of the adjustment to the section 602(a) 
     allocations made under section 602(a)(5) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974, as calculated by the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget. The adjusted discretionary 
     spending limit for outlays for that fiscal year, as set forth 
     in such section 601(a)(2), shall be reduced as a result of 
     the reduction of such budget authority, as calculated by the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget based upon 
     programmatic and other assumptions set forth in the joint 
     explanatory statement of managers accompanying the conference 
     report on that bill. Reductions (if any) shall occur upon the 
     enactment of all regular appropriation bills for a fiscal 
     year or a resolution making continuing appropriations through 
     the end of that fiscal year. This adjustment shall be 
     reflected in reports under sections 254(g) and 254(h) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

     SEC. 707. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--This title shall apply to all 
     appropriation bills making appropriations for fiscal year 
     1996 or any subsequent fiscal year.
       (b) FY96 Application.--In the case of any appropriation 
     bill for fiscal year 1996 engrossed by the House of 
     Representatives on or after the date this bill was engrossed 
     by the House of Representatives and before the date of 
     enactment of this bill, the Director of the Congressional 
     Budget Office, the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, and the Committees on Appropriations and the 
     Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives and 
     of the Senate shall, within 10 calendar days after that date 
     of enactment of this Act, carry out the duties required by 
     this title and amendments made by it that occur after the 
     date this Act was engrossed by the House of Representatives.
       (c) FY96 Allocations.--The duties of the Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office and of the Committees on Budget 
     and on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     pursuant to this title and the amendments made by it 
     regarding appropriation bills for fiscal year 1996 shall be 
     based upon the revised section 602(a) alloations in effect on 
     the date this Act was engrossed by the House of 
     Representatives.
       (d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``appropriation bill'' means any general or special 
     appropriation bill, and any bill or joint resolution making 
     supplemental, deficiency, or continuing appropriations 
     through the end of a fiscal year.

It was decided in the

Yeas

373

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

52

para.107.18                  [Roll No. 613]

                                AYES--373

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--52

     Abercrombie
     Baker (CA)
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Evans
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Knollenberg
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     Martinez
     McDade
     McDermott
     Meek
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Myers
     Nadler
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Rahall
     Rogers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Serrano
     Stark
     Studds
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vucanovich
     Waters
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Andrews
     Barrett (NE)
     Bateman
     Bliley
     Chrysler
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Thurman
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.107.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Mr. 
LIVINGSTON for the amendment submitted by Mr. GREENWOOD:
  Substitute amendment submitted by Mr. LIVINGSTON:

       Part 2, amendment No. 2-2 offered by Mr. Livingston as a 
     substitute for the amendment offered by Mr. Greenwood:
       On page 23, after line 8, insert the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``Funding for the Title X categorical program is terminated 
     and $193,349,000 is transferred to the Maternal and Child 
     Health block grant and Community and Migrant Health Centers 
     programs. Of the $193,349,000

[[Page 1244]]

     amount, $116,349,000 is transferred to the Maternal and Child 
     Health block grant program and $77,000,000 is transferred to 
     the Community and Migrant Health Centers program. The 
     additional funds transferred to these two programs are 
     available through programs that also provide comprehensive 
     health services to women and children.''.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. GREENWOOD:

       Page 22, line 13, insert ``X,'' after ``VIII,''.
       Page 23, line 8, insert before the period the following: 
     ``: Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
     this heading, $193,349,000 shall be for the program under 
     title X of the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
     voluntary family planning projects: Provided further, That 
     amounts provided to said projects under such title shall not 
     be expended for abortions, that all pregnancy counseling 
     shall be nondirective, and that such amounts shall not be 
     expended for any activity (including the publication or 
     distribution of literature) that in any way tends to promote 
     public support or opposition to any legislative proposal or 
     candidate for public office''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

207

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

221

para.107.20                  [Roll No. 614]

                                AYES--207

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--221

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Chrysler
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Thurman
     Young (AK) 
  So the substitute amendment was not agreed to.

para.107.21  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment submitted by Mr. GREENWOOD.

It was decided in the

Yeas

224

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

204

para.107.22                  [Roll No. 615]

                                AYES--224

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--204

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Becerra
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey

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     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Chrysler
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Thurman
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. WALKER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.107.23  middle east peace

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2161) to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace 
Facilitation Act of 1994 until October 1, 1995, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be engrossed and 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.107.24  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1555

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 207):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1555) to promote competition and reduce 
     regulation in order to secure lower prices and higher quality 
     services for American telecommunications consumers and 
     encourage the rapid deployment of new telecommunications 
     technologies. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. Points of order against consideration of the 
     bill for failure to comply with section 302(f) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate 
     shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed ninety 
     minutes equally divided among and controlled by the chairmen 
     and ranking minority members of the Committee on Commerce and 
     the Committee on the Judiciary. After general debate the bill 
     shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 
     It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 
     purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     Commerce now printed in the bill. The committee amendment in 
     the nature of a substitute shall be considered as read. 
     Points of order against the committee amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute for failure to comply with clause 5(a) of 
     rule XXI and section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act 
     of 1974 are waived. Before consideration of any other 
     amendment it shall be in order to consider the amendment 
     printed in part 1 of the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution. That amendment may be offered 
     only by a Member designated in the report, shall be 
     considered as read, shall be debatable for thirty minutes 
     equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
     opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
     subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
     or in the Committee of the Whole. If that amendment is 
     adopted, the provisions of the bill, as amended, shall be 
     considered as the original bill for the purpose of further 
     amendment under the five-minute rule. No further amendment 
     shall be in order except those printed in part 2 of the 
     report of the Committee on Rules. Each amendment printed in 
     part 2 of the report may be considered only in the order 
     printed in the report, may be offered only by a Member 
     designated in the report, shall be considered as read, shall 
     be debatable for the time specified in the report equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, 
     shall not be subject to amendment except as specified in the 
     report, and shall not be subject to a demand for division of 
     the question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole. 
     All points of order against amendments printed in the report 
     of the Committee on Rules are waived. The chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may postpone until a time during 
     further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a request 
     for a recorded vote on any amendment. The chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less than five 
     minutes the time for voting by electronic device on any 
     postponed question that immediately follows another vote by 
     electronic device without intervening business, provided that 
     the time for voting by electronic device on the first in any 
     series of questions shall be not less than fifteen minutes. 
     At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment 
     the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House 
     with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.
       Sec. 2. After passage of H.R. 1555, it shall be in order to 
     take from the Speaker's table the bill S. 652 and to consider 
     the Senate bill in the House. All points of order against the 
     Senate bill and against its consideration are waived. It 
     shall be in order to move to strike all after the enacting 
     clause of the Senate bill and to insert in lieu thereof the 
     provisions of H.R. 1555 as passed by the House. All points of 
     order against that motion are waived. If the motion is 
     adopted and the Senate bill, as amended, is passed, then it 
     shall be in order to move that the House insist on its 
     amendments to S. 652 and request a conference with the Senate 
     thereon.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. LINDER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

255

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

156

para.107.25                  [Roll No. 616]

                                YEAS--255

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Burr
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCrery

[[Page 1246]]


     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--156

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burton
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gunderson
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moran
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Thomas
     Thornton
     Torres
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Callahan
     Chrysler
     Dicks
     Hall (OH)
     Martinez
     McDade
     Moakley
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Sabo
     Shuster
     Studds
     Thurman
     Volkmer
     Williams
     Wilson
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.



         THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF AUGUST 2), 1995

para.107.26  motion to adjourn

  Mr. FATTAH moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced that the nays had it.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  Mr. FATTAH demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

89

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

216

para.107.27                  [Roll No. 617]

                                AYES--89

     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bishop
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Conyers
     Danner
     DeLauro
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Thompson
     Torres
     Tucker
     Ward
     Waters
     Wise
     Woolsey

                                NOES--216

     Allard
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Morella
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Riggs
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--129

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baker (LA)
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bono
     Borski
     Brownback
     Bunning
     Callahan
     Canady
     Cardin
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dornan
     Dunn
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hutchinson
     Johnson (SD)
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     King
     Klug
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Manton
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDade
     Mica
     Moakley
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Packard
     Parker
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Sabo
     Schroeder
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Taylor (NC)
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para.107.28  telecommunications reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, pursuant to House Resolution 207 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the

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Union for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1555) to promote 
competition and reduce regulation in order to secure lower prices and 
higher quality services for American telecommunications consumers and 
encourage the rapid deployment of new telecommunication technologies.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. KOLBE as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTERT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KOLBE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.107.29  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mrs. THURMAN, 
for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para.107.30  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, at 2 o'clock and 19 minutes a.m., Thursday, 
August 3 (legislative day of Wednesday, August 2), 1995, the House 
adjourned.

para.107.31  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 1536. A 
     bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend for two 
     years an expiring authority of the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs with respect to determination of locality salaries 
     for certain nurse anesthetist positions in the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs (Rept. No. 104-225). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 1384. A 
     bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt certain 
     full-time health-care professionals of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs from restrictions on remunerated outside 
     professional activities; with amendment (Rept. No. 104-226). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union
       Mr. CLINGER: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 2108. A bill to permit the Washingotn Convention Center 
     Authority to expend revenues for the operation and 
     maintenance of the existing Washington Convention Center and 
     for preconstruction activities relating to a sports arena in 
     the District of Columbia and to permit certain revenues to be 
     pledged as security for the borrowing of such funds, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 104-227). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. MOORHEAD: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1445. A bill 
     to amend rule 30 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to 
     restore the stenographic preference for depositions (Rept. 
     No. 104-228). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union

para.107.32  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1670. Referral to the Committees on National Security 
     and the Judiciary extended for a period ending not later than 
     Oct. 2, 1995.

para.107.33  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Underwood, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Frazer):
       H.R. 2159. A bill to provide for the transfer of certain 
     lands on the Island of Vieques, PR, to the municipality of 
     Vieques; to the Committee on National Security, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 2160. A bill to authorize appropriations to carry out 
     the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 and the 
     Anadromous Fish Conservation Act; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 2161. A bill to extend authorities under the Middle 
     East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until October 1, 1995, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 2162. A bill to restore immigration to traditional 
     levels by curtailing illegal immigration and imposing a 
     ceiling on legal immigration; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, Commerce, Agriculture, and Government Reform and 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. de la GARZA:
       H.R. 2163. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit for investment necessary to 
     revitalize communities within the United States, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 2164. A bill to curtail illegal immigration through 
     increased enforcement of the employer sanctions provisions in 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act and related laws; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 2165. A bill to clarify the application of a certain 
     transitional rule; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 2166. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose a minimum tax on certain foreign and foreign-
     controlled corporations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 2167. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide that the reductions in Social Security 
     benefits which are required in the case of spouses and 
     surviving spouses who are also receiving certain Government 
     pensions shall be equal to the amount by which the total 
     amount of the combined monthly benefit--before reduction--and 
     monthly pension exceeds $1,200; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:
       H.R. 2168. A bill to extend COBRA continuation coverage to 
     retirees and their dependents, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, and Economic and Educational Opportunities, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. McHALE (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Waldholtz, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Klug, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Zimmer, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 2169. A bill to provide for the disclosure of lobbying 
     activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Davis, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 2170. A bill to authorize the establishment of the 
     Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 2171. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a tax credit for certain political 
     contributions and to eliminate the Presidential campaign 
     fund; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to 
     the Committee on House Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. SMITH of Washington:
       H.R. 2172. A bill to establish the Vancouver National 
     Historic Reserve, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2173. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to modify the types of ownership and 
     compensation arrangements which are not considered 
     arrangements between a physician and an entity furnishing a 
     designated health service under the Medicare Program for 
     purposes of the provisions of such title which deny payment 
     for designated health services for which a referral is made 
     by a physician with an ownership or compensation arrangement 
     with the entity furnishing the service; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 2174. A bill to establish the Commission on Missing-
     in-Action and Prisoners of War in Southeast Asia; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 2175. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     and the Social Security Act to improve the access of rural 
     residents to quality health care by consolidating various 
     categorical programs into a single program of grants to the 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Pete Geren of 
             Texas, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Allard, 
             Mr. Archer, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of 
             California, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Barr, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Camp, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Cremeans, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Dornan, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox, Mr. Franks 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. 
             Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hoke, Mr. 
             Horn, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Lucas, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Martini, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. McCrery, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaefer, Mrs. 
             Seastrand, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tate, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Torkildsen, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weldon 
             of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, and Mr. Zeliff):
       H.J. Res. 106. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to require three-fifths 
     majorities for bills increasing taxes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Mr. Gilman):
       H. Con. Res. 90. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress concerning freedom of the press in Russia; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Stark, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Abercrombie, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Pallone, 
             Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Martini, and Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts):
       H. Con. Res. 91. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the United States should participate in 
     Expo '98 in Lisbon, Portugal; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, and Mr. 
             Jacobs):
       H. Res. 209. Resolution honoring the old-age, survivors, 
     and disability insurance program upon the 60th anniversary of 
     the enactment of the Social Security Act; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means. 

para.107.34  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. HYDE introduced a bill (H.R. 2176) for the relief of 
     Christopher Urban; which was referred to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

para.107.35  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 103: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Latham, and Mr. 
     McCollum.
       H.R. 127: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Young of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Studds.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Bevill.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Engel, Mr. Orton, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Laughlin.
       H.R. 656: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Pickett and Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Williams.
       H.R. 862: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 931: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 975: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 989: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 995: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1006: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 1050: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1099: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Parker, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Pete Geren of Texas, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1242: Mr. Zimmer and Mr. Allard.
       H.R. 1300: Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 1461: Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 1493: Mr. Linder and Mr. Barr.
       H.R. 1514: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Graham, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Dooley, 
     Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
     Johnston of Florida, Mr. Kildee, and Ms. McCarthy.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 1713: Mr. Thomas.
       H.R. 1733: Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1734: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 1744: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 1748: Mr. Williams.
       H.R. 1766: Mr. Shays, Mr. Luther, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Clinger, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Ehlers, 
     and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 1856: Mrs. Vucanovich.
       H.R. 1893: Mr. Serrano and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1915: Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Horn, 
     Mr. Royce, Mr. Paxon, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Linder, and Mr. 
     Hastert.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     LoBiondo, and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 2013: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 2026: Mr. Hastert, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 2027: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 2077: Mr. Baldacci.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. Menendez, Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Vucanovich, 
     and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H. Res. 36: Mr. Cramer.
       H. Res. 123: Mr. Cunningham
       H. Res. 200: Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Flanagan, and Mr. Schumer.
       H. Res. 202: Mr. Olver and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H. Res. 203: Mr. Olver.



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                     THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1995 (108)

para.108.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order, at 10 o'clock a.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   August 3, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Enid G. Waldholtz to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.108.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, announced she had examined 
and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, August 2, 
1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.108.3  communications 

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1303. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request to make available emergency 
     appropriations totaling $53,000,000 in budget authority for 
     the Department of Commerce for fisherman relief programs in 
     the Northeast, the Northwest, and the Gulf of Mexico; also 
     making available emergency appropriations for the Department 
     of Justice, FEMA, and the Judiciary and to designate the 
     amount made available as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1107 (H. Doc. No. 104-107); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.

para.108.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments, in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 1905. An Act making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendments 
to the bill (H.R. 1905), ``An Act making appropriations for energy and 
water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
other purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Domenici, 
Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Cochran, Mr. Gorton, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Ben

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nett, Mr. Burns, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Reid, Mr. 
Kerrey, and Mrs. Murray, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate. 

para.108.5  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. PORTER, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on International 
Relations, the Committee on National Security, the Committee on 
Resources, and the Committee on Small Business.

para.108.6  labor, hhs, education appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, pursuant to House Resolution 
208 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 2127) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Labor, Health and Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  Mr. WALKER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.108.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HOEKSTRA:

       Page 55, strike line 20 and all that follows through page 
     56, line 19 (relating to the Corporation for Public 
     Broadcasting).

It was decided in the

Yeas

136

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

286

para.108.8                   [Roll No. 618]

                                AYES--136

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Callahan
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--286

     Abercrombie
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Bateman
     Filner
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Thurman
     Towns
     Volkmer
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.

para.108.9  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.108.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KOLBE:

       On Page 69, strike lines 12-17.

It was decided in the

Yeas

206

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

215

para.108.11                  [Roll No. 619]

                                AYES--206

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)

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     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--215

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Buyer
     Filner
     Geren
     Gutierrez
     McKeon
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Thurman
     Towns
     Williams
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.108.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GANSKE:

       strike line 7 and all that follows through page 72, line 15 
     (relating to certain medical training programs).

It was decided in the

Yeas

189

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

235

para.108.13                  [Roll No. 620]

                                AYES--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--235

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Tucker
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Filner
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Serrano
     Thurman
     Towns
     Williams
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.108.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BLUTE:

       Page 75, after line 24, insert the following section:
       Sec. 514. Of the total amount made available in titles I 
     through IV of this Act, there is hereby made available for 
     carrying out title XXVI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1981 an amount that is equal to 2 percent of such 
     total amount (exclusive of funds that are by law required to 
     be made available) and that is derived by hereby reducing 
     each account in such titles (exclusive of such funds) on a 
     pro rata basis to provide such 2 percent. 


[[Page 1251]]



Yeas

53

It was decided in the

Nays

367

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

3

para.108.15                  [Roll No. 621]

                                AYES--53

     Allard
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bono
     Camp
     Castle
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Danner
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frisa
     Houghton
     Johnson (CT)
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lazio
     LoBiondo
     Martini
     McDade
     McHugh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Molinari
     Neal
     Ney
     Olver
     Petri
     Quinn
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Schaefer
     Shuster
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Solomon
     Torkildsen
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Whitfield

                                NOES--367

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--3

     DeFazio
     Jacobs
     Sanders

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Filner
     Moakley
     Payne (VA)
     Reynolds
     Thurman
     Towns
     Williams
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.108.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SKAGGS:

       Page 76, strike line 1 and all that follows through page 
     88, line 7.

It was decided in the

Yeas

187

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

232

para.108.17                  [Roll No. 622]

                                AYES--187

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Canady
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--232

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo

[[Page 1252]]


     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Chenoweth
     Dooley
     Filner
     Holden
     Manton
     McDade
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Thurman
     Towns
     Volkmer
     Williams
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.108.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SOLOMON:

       Page 88, after line 7, insert the following new title:

                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 701. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may be 
     made available to any institution of higher education when it 
     is made known to the Federal official have authority to 
     obligate or expend such funds that--
       (1) any amount, derived from compulsory fees (such as 
     mandatory nonrefundable fees, mandatory/waivable refundable 
     fees, and negative cheekoffs), compulsory student activity 
     fees, or other compulsory charges to students, is used for 
     the support of any organization or group that is engaged in 
     lobbying or seeking to influence public policy or political 
     campaigns; and
       (2) such support is other than--
       (A) the direct or indirect support of the recognized 
     student government, official student newspaper, officials and 
     full-time faculty, or trade associations, of an institution 
     of higher education; or
       (B) the indirect support of any voluntary student 
     organization at such institutions. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

161

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

263

para.108.19                  [Roll No. 623]

                                AYES--161

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fields (TX)
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pombo
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--263

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Filner
     Moakley
     Petri
     Reynolds
     Thurman
     Volkmer
     Williams
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,



          FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF AUGUST 3), 1995

para.108.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SANDERS:

       Page 88, after line 7, insert the following new title:

                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 701. (a) Limitations on Use of Funds for Agreements 
     for Development of Drugs.--None of the funds made available 
     in this Act may be used by the Director of the National 
     Institutes of Health to enter into--
       (1) an agreement on the conveyance or licensing of a patent 
     for a drug, or another exclusive right to a drug.
       (2) an agreement on the use of information derived from 
     animal tests or human clinical trials conducted by the 
     National Institutes of Health on a drug, including an 
     agreement under which such information is provided by the 
     National Institutes of Health to another on an exclusive 
     basis; or
       (3) a cooperative research and development agreement under 
     section 12 of the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act 
     of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710a) pertaining to a drug.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply when it is 
     made known to the Federal officer having authority to 
     obligate or expend the funds involved that--
       (1) the sale of the drug involved is subject to a 
     reasonable price agreement; or
       (2) a reasonable price agreement regarding the sale of such 
     drug is not required by the public interest.

It was decided in the

Yeas

141

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

284

para.108.21                  [Roll No. 624]

                                AYES--141

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio

[[Page 1253]]


     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden

                                NOES--284

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Filner
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Thurman
     Williams
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. WALKER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 208, reported 
the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       On page 4, line 17, strike ``$3,109,368,000'' and insert: 
     ``$3,107,404,000''
       On page 5, line 17, strike ``$218,297,000'' and insert: 
     ``$216,333,000''
       On page 16, line 20, strike ``$130,220,000'' and insert: 
     ``$134,220,000''
       On page 33, line 12 and line 15, strike ``$2,136,824,000'' 
     and insert: ``$2,134,533,000'' and
       On page 37, line 7, strike ``$4,543,343,000'' and insert: 
     ``$4,544,643,000''.
       On page 76, line 12, after ``applicant'' insert: ``, except 
     an individual person,''
       On page 77, lines 7 and 8, after ``grantee'' insert: ``, 
     except an individual person,''
       On page 84, line 13, strike ``, or'' and insert: ``;''
       On page 84, line 14, strike ``or''
       On page 84, line 15, after ``to'' insert: ``or distribution 
     of funds by''
       On page 84, line 15, before the period insert: ``and the 
     provision of grant and scholarship funds to students for 
     educational purposes'' and on page 85, line 7, after 
     ``grantee'' insert: ``, except an individual person,''.
       Page 88, after line 7, add the following new title:

                 TITLE VII--DEFICIT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX

     SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Deficit Reduction Lock-box 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 702. DEFICIT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX ACCOUNT.

       (a) Establishment of Account.--Title III of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new section:


                  ``deficit reduction lock-box account

       ``Sec. 314. (a) Establishment of Account.--There is 
     established in the Congressional Budget Office an account to 
     be known as the `Deficit Reduction Lock-box Account'. The 
     Account shall be divided into subaccounts corresponding to 
     the subcommittees of the Committees on Appropriations. Each 
     subaccount shall consist of three entries: the `House Lock-
     box Balance'; the `Senate Lock-box Balance'; and the `Joint 
     House-Senate Lock-box Balance'.
       ``(b) Contents of Account.--Each entry in a subaccount 
     shall consist only of amounts credited to it under subsection 
     (c). No entry of a negative amount shall be made.
       ``(c) Credit of Amounts to Account.--(1) The Director of 
     the Congressional Budget Office (hereinafter in this section 
     referred to as the `Director') shall, upon the engrossment of 
     any appropriation bill by the House of Representatives and 
     upon the engrossment of that bill by the Senate, credit to 
     the applicable subaccount balance of that House amounts of 
     new budget authority and outlays equal to the net amounts of 
     reductions in new budget authority and in outlays resulting 
     from amendments agreed to by that House to that bill.
       ``(2) The Director shall, upon the engrossment of Senate 
     amendments to any appropriation bill, credit to the 
     applicable Joint House-Senate Lock-box Balance the amounts of 
     new budget authority and outlays equal to--
       ``(A) an amount equal to one-half of the sum of (i) the 
     amount of new budget authority in the House Lock-box Balance 
     plus (ii) the amount of new budget authority in the Senate 
     Lock-box Balance for that bill; and
       ``(B) an amount equal to one-half of the sum of (i) the 
     amount of outlays in the House Lock-box Balance plus (ii) the 
     amount of outlays in the Senate Lock-box Balance for that 
     bill, under section 314(c), as calculated by the Director of 
     the Congressional Budget Office.
       ``(d) Calculation of Lock-Box Savings in Senate.--For 
     purposes of calculating under this section the net amounts of 
     reductions in new budget authority and in outlays resulting 
     from amendments agreed to by the Senate on an appropriation 
     bill, the amendments reported to the Senate by its Committee 
     on Appropriations shall be considered to be part of the 
     original text of the bill.
       ``(e) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     `appropriation bill' means any general or special 
     appropriation bill, and any bill or joint resolution making 
     supplemental, deficiency, or continuing appropriations 
     through the end of a fiscal year.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents set forth 
     in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
     Control Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 313 the following new item:
``Sec. 314. Deficit reduction lock-box account.''

     SEC. 703. TALLY DURING HOUSE CONSIDERATION.

       There shall be available to Members in the House of 
     Representatives during consideration of any appropriations 
     bill by the House a running tally of the amendments adopted 
     reflecting increases and decreases of budget authority in the 
     bill as reported.

     SEC. 704. DOWNWARD ADJUSTMENT OF 602(A) ALLOCATIONS AND 
                   SECTION 602(B) SUBALLOCATIONS.

       (a) Allocations.--Section 602(a) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end of the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Upon the engrossment of Senate amendments to any 
     appropriation bill (as defined in section 314(d)) for a 
     fiscal year, the amounts allocated under paragraph (1) or (2) 
     to the Committee on Appropriations of each House upon the 
     adoption of the most recent

[[Page 1254]]

     concurrent resolution on the budget for that fiscal year 
     shall be adjusted downward by the amounts credited to the 
     applicable Joint House-Senate Lock-box Balance under section 
     314(c)(2), as calculated by the Director of the Congressional 
     Budget Office, and the revised levels of budget authority and 
     outlays shall be submitted to each House by the chairman of 
     the Committee on the Budget of that House and shall be 
     printed in the Congressional Record.''.
       (b) Suballocations.--Section 602(b)(1) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end of the 
     following new sentence: ``Whenever an adjustment is made 
     under subsection (a)(5) to an allocation under that 
     subsection, the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
     shall make downward adjustments in the most recent 
     suballocations of new budget authority and outlays under 
     subparagraph (A) to the appropriate subcommittees of that 
     committee in the total amounts of those adjustments under 
     section 314(c)(2). The revised suballoctions shall be 
     submitted to each House by the chairman of the Committee on 
     Appropriations of that House and shall be printed in the 
     Congressional Record.''.

     SEC. 705. PERIODIC REPORTING OF ACCOUNT STATEMENTS.

       Section 308(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Such reports shall also include an up-to-date tabulation of 
     the amounts contained in the account and each subaccount 
     established by section 314(a).''.

     SEC. 706. DOWNWARD ADJUSTMENT OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING 
                   LIMITS.

       The discretionary spending limit for new budget authority 
     for any fiscal year set forth in section 601(a)(2) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as adjusted in strict 
     conformance with section 251 of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, shall be reduced by 
     the amount of the adjustment to the section 602(a) 
     allocations made under section 602(a)(5) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974, as calculated by the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget. The adjusted discretionary 
     spending limit for outlays for that fiscal year, as set forth 
     in such section 601(a)(2), shall be reduced as a result of 
     the reduction of such budget authority, as calculated by the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget based upon 
     programmatic and other assumptions set forth in the joint 
     explanatory statement of managers accompanying the conference 
     report on that bill. Reductions (if any) shall occur upon the 
     enactment of all regular appropriation bills for

     a fiscal year or a resolution making continuing 
     appropriations through the end of that fiscal year. This 
     adjustment shall be reflected in reports under sections 
     254(g) and 254(h) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985.

     SEC. 707. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--This title shall apply to all 
     appropriation bills making appropriations for fiscal year 
     1996 or any subsequent fiscal year.
       (b) FY96 Application.--In the case of any appropriation 
     bill for fiscal year 1996 engrossed by the House of 
     Representatives on or after the date this bill was engrossed 
     by the House of Representatives and before the date of 
     enactment of this bill, the Director of the Congressional 
     Budget Office, the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, and the Committees on Appropriations and the 
     Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives and 
     of the Senate shall, within 10 calendar days after that date 
     of enactment of this Act, carry out the duties required by 
     this title and amendments made by it that occur after the 
     date this Act was engrossed by the House of Representatives.
       (c) FY96 Allocations.--The duties of the Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office and of the Committees on Budget 
     and on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     pursuant to this title and the amendments made by it 
     regarding appropriation bills for fiscal year 1996 shall be 
     based upon the revised section 602(a) alloations in effect on 
     the date this Act was engrossed by the House of 
     Representatives.
       (d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``appropriation bill'' means any general or special 
     appropriation bill, and any bill or joint resolution making 
     supplemental, deficiency, or continuing appropriations 
     through the end of a fiscal year.
       Page 22, line 13, insert ``X,'' after ``VIII,''.
       Page 23, line 8, insert before the period the following: 
     ``: Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
     this heading, $193,349,000 shall be for the program under 
     title X of the Public Health Service Act to provide for 
     voluntary family planning projects: Provided further, That 
     amounts provided to said projects under such title shall not 
     be expended for abortions, that all pregnancy counseling 
     shall be nondirective, and that such amounts shall not be 
     expended for any activity (including the publication or 
     distribution of literature) that in any way tends to promote 
     public support or opposition to any legislative proposal or 
     candidate for public office''.
       Page 30, line 13, insert before the period the following: 
     ``: Provided further, That of the funds made available under 
     this heading, $7,500,000 shall be available for carrying out 
     the activities of the Office of Alternative Medicine under 
     section 404E of the Public Health Service Act''.
       Page 45, line 7, strike ``$1,057,919,000.'' and insert 
     ``$1,062,788,000, of which $4,869,000 shall be for the 
     National Institute for Literacy; and''.
       Page 49, line 1, strike ``$255,107,000'' and insert 
     ``$250,238,000''.
       Page 54, line 14, strike ``objective criteria'' and insert 
     ``specific criteria''.
       Page 42, beginning on line 13, strike ``That 
     notwithstanding'' and all that follows through the comma on 
     line 20.
       At the end of the bill, insert after the last section 
     (preceding the short title) the following new section:
       Sec.   . None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for grants to students at an institution of higher 
     education under the Pell Grant program under subpart 1 of 
     part A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 when it is made 
     known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or 
     expend such funds that such institution is ineligible to 
     participate in a loan program under part B of title IV of 
     such Act as a result of a default rate determination under 
     section 435(a) of such Act.
       Page 88, after line 7, insert the following new title:

                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 701. The amount otherwise provided by this Act for 
     ``Corporation for National and Community Service--Domestic 
     Volunteer Service Programs, Operating Expenses'' is hereby 
     increased by $13,793,000.
       Page 88, after line 7, insert the following new title:

                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 701. Limitation on Use of Funds.--None of the funds 
     made available in this Act may be used for the expenses of an 
     electronic benefit transfer (EBT) task force.
       Page 88, after line 7, add the following new title:

                       TITLE VIII--OTHER PROGRAMS


                                PROGRAMS

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       Sec. --.In addition to amounts otherwise provided in this 
     Act, for carrying out programs under the head ``school 
     improvement programs''; for carrying out programs under the 
     head ``vocational and adult education, respectively, 
     $50,000,000 and $100,000,000, to be derived from amounts 
     under the head ``Agency for Health Care Policy and Research--
     health care policy and research'' $60,000,000: Provided, 
     That, notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, none 
     of the funds under the head ``Agency for Health Care Policy 
     and Research--health care policy and research'' shall be 
     expended from the Federal Hospital Insurance and the Federal 
     Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Funds.
       Page 88, after line 7, insert the following new title:

                          TITLE VII--CPI INDEX

       Sec.  . None of the funds made available in this Act may be 
     used by the Bureau of Labor Statistics to implement a change 
     in the consumer price index (which is used to determine cost 
     of living adjustments for such programs as social security) 
     except when it is made known to the Federal official to whom 
     the funds are made available that the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate have authorized a change in 
     such index based upon a comprehensive revision of the market 
     basket.
       Page 88, after line 7, insert the following new title:

                TITLE VII--ADDITIONAL GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 701. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to enforce the requirements of section 
     428(b)(1)(U)(iii) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 with 
     respect to any lender when it is made known to the Federal 
     official having authority to obligate or expend such funds 
     that the lender has a loan portfolio under part B of title IV 
     of such Act that is equal to or less than $5,000,000.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with 
the following amendment:


       On page 18, strike lines 17 through 24.
       On page 20 strike out lines 15 through 22.
       On page 58 strike all beginning after the word ``purposes'' 
     on line 20 through page 60 line 8.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.


[[Page 1255]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

188

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

238

para.108.22                  [Roll No. 625]

                                AYES--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--238

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Andrews
     Filner
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Thurman
     Williams
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

219

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affirmative

Nays

208

para.108.23                  [Roll No. 626] 

                                YEAS--219

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--208

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)

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     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Andrews
     Filner
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Thurman
     Williams
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.108.24  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill, the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, cross references, 
and to make other technical corrections.

para.108.25  order of business--consideration of h.r. 1555

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the House convene at 8 o'clock a.m. today and that there 
be no intervening motion from the time of convening until the Pledge of 
Allegiance; and that further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1555) to 
promote competition and reduce regulation in order to secure lower 
prices and higher quality services for American telecommunications 
consumers and encourage the rapid deployment of new telecommunication 
technologies in the Committee of the Whole, pursuant to House Resolution 
207, shall also be governed by the following:
  (1) Immediately after the Pledge of Allegiance, the House shall 
resolve into the Committee of the Whole for the further consideration of 
H.R. 1555, pursuant to House Resolution 207, without intervening motion;
  (2) Consideration in the Committee of the Whole shall proceed without 
intervening motion except the amendments printed in House Report 104-
223, except one motion to rise, if offered by Mr. Bliley;
  (3) That any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole shall be 
deemed as having been adopted in the House; and
  (4) That Mr. Conyers shall have permission to modify amendment 
numbered 2-2.

para.108.26  message from the president--national urban policy report

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I transmit herewith my Administration's National Urban Policy Report, 
``Empowerment: A New Covenant With America's Communities,'' as required 
by 42 U.S.C. 4503(a). The Report provides a framework for empowering 
America's disadvantaged citizens and poor communities to build a 
brighter future for themselves, for their families and neighbors, and 
for America. The Report is organized around four principles:
  First, it links families to work. It brings tax, education and 
training, housing, welfare, public safety, transportation, and capital 
access policies together to help families make the transition to self-
sufficiency and independence. This linkage is critical to the 
transformation of our communities.
  Second, it leverages private investment in our urban communities. It 
works with the market and the private sector to build upon the natural 
assets and competitive advantages of urban communities.
  Third, it is locally driven. The days of made in Washington solutions, 
dictated by a distant Government, are gone. Instead, solutions must be 
locally crafted, and implemented by entrepreneurial public entities, 
private actors, and a growing network of community-based firms and 
organizations.
  Fourth, it relies on traditional values--hard work, family, 
responsibility. The problems of so many inner-city neighborhoods--family 
break-up, teen pregnancy, abandonment, crime, drug use--will be solved 
only if individuals, families, and communities determine to help 
themselves.
  These principles reflect an emerging consensus in the decades-long 
debate over urban policy. These principles are neither Democratic nor 
Republican: they are American. They will enable local communities, 
individuals and families, businesses, churches, community-based 
organizations, and civic groups to join together to seize the 
opportunities and to solve the problems in their own lives. They will 
put the private sector back to work for all families in all communities. 
I therefore invite the Congress to work with us on a bipartisan basis to 
implement an empowerment agenda for America's communities and families.

  In a sense, poor communities represent an untapped economic 
opportunity for our whole country. While we work together to open 
foreign markets abroad to American-made goods and services, we also need 
to work together to open the economic frontiers of poor communities here 
at home. By enabling people and communities in genuine need to take 
greater responsibility for working harder and smarter together, we can 
unleash the greatest underused source of growth and renewal in each of 
the local regions that make up our national economy and civic life. This 
will be good for cities and suburbs, towns and villages, and rural and 
urban America. This will be good for families. This will be good for the 
country.
  We have undertaken initiatives that seek to achieve these goals. Some 
seek to empower local communities to help themselves, including 
Empowerment Zones, Community Development banks, the Community 
Opportunity Fund, community policing, and enabling local schools and 
communities to best meet world-class standards. And some seek to empower 
individuals and families to help themselves, including our expansion of 
the earned-income tax cut for low- and moderate-income working families, 
and our proposals for injecting choice and competition into public and 
assisted housing and for a new G.I. Bill for America's Workers.
  I am determined to end Federal budget deficits, and my balanced budget 
proposal shows that we can balance the budget without abandoning the 
investments that are vital to the security and prosperity of the 
country, now and in the future. I am confident that, working together, 
we can build common ground on an empowerment agenda while putting our 
fiscal house in order. I will do everything in my power to make sure 
this happens.
                                                     William J. Clinton.
  The White House, August 3, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

para.108.27  adjournment of the two houses

  Mr. ARMEY submitted the following privileged concurrent resolution (H. 
Con. Res. 92):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Thursday, August 3, 1995 or the legislative day of 
     Friday, August 4, 1995, pursuant to a motion made by the 
     Majority Leader, or his designee, it stand adjourned until 
     noon on Wednesday, September 6, 1995, or until noon on the 
     second day after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant 
     to section 2 of this resolution, whichever occurs first; and 
     that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any day 
     beginning on Saturday August 5, 1995, through Saturday, 
     August 19, 1995, pursuant to a motion made by the Majority 
     Leader, or his designee, in accordance with this resolution, 
     it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on Tuesday, 
     September 5, 1995, or until such time on that day as may be 
     specified by the Majority Leader or his designee in the 
     motion to recess or adjourn, or until noon on the second day 
     after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to section 
     2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs first.
       Sec. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of 
     the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with the 
     Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate, shall notify the Members of the House and Senate, 
     respectively, to reassemble whenever, in their opinion, the 
     public interest shall warrant it.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution

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was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.108.28  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule for the balance of the week: the Committee on Agriculture, 
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the Committee on 
Commerce, the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the 
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on House 
Oversight, the Committee on International Relations, the Committee on 
the Judiciary, the Committee on National Security, the Committee on 
Science, the Committee on Small Business, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

para.108.29  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 10:30 p.m.;
  To Mr. WILLIAMS, for today and the balance of the week; and
  To Mr. ANDREWS of New Jersey, for today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para.108.30  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 1 o'clock and 25 minutes a.m., Friday, August 4 
(legislative day of August 3), 1995, the House adjourned until 8 o'clock 
a.m. today.

para.108.31  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SPENCE: Committee on National Security. H.R. 1350. A 
     bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to revitalize the 
     United States-flag merchant marine, and for other purposes; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-229). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.108.32  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, and Mr. King):
       H.R. 2177. A bill to require congressional approval for 
     certain uses of the exchange stabilization fund; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Borski, Mr. Rush, Mr. Klink, Mr. Manton, 
             Mr. Stokes, Mr. Towns, and Ms. Furse):
       H.R. 2178. A bill to promote redevelopment of brownfields 
     by providing Federal assistance for brownfield cleanups, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Hunter, and Mr. Packard):
       H.R. 2179. A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
     of 1972 to support the International Dolphin Conservation 
     Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
             Salmon, and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 2180. A bill to repeal the Federal charter for the 
     National Education Association; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Hinchey, and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 2181. A bill to enhance the National Park System, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, 
             Mr. Hancock, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Frazer, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. Saxton):
       H.R. 2182. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act with respect to treatment of aliens who claim asylum 
     after passing through a third country which could provide 
     asylum; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE:
       H.R. 2183. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     reduce the size of grand juries; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. MORAN:
       H.R. 2184. A bill to amend title 5 of the United States 
     Code to provide for the continuance of pay during lapses in 
     appropriations; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Stearns, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Yates, Mr. Frost, Ms. McKinney, Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 2185. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage of bone mass 
     measurements for certain individuals under part B of the 
     Medicare Program; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
             Hall of Ohio, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hobson, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Pryce, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Ney, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Kasich, 
             Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 2186. A bill to establish the Ohio & Erie Canal 
     Corridor National Heritage Corridor in the State of Ohio; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STUDDS:
       H.R. 2187. A bill to deauthorize a portion of the 
     navigation project for Cohasset Harbor, MA; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TORKILDSEN (for himself, and Mr. Meehan):
       H.R. 2188. A bill to establish in the Department of the 
     Interior the Essex National Heritage Area Commission, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Bishop, Mr. de la 
             Garza, Mr. Rose, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Baesler, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Farr, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Lucas, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Latham, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
             Hefner, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. 
             Richardson, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Brewster, Mr. Burr, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. 
             Heineman, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky):
       H.R. 2189. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     of 1938 and the Agricultural Act of 1949 to provide price 
     support and national poundage quotas for the 1996 through 
     2000 crops of peanuts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. McCrery (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
             Mr. Brewster, Mr. Herger, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. 
             Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Christensen, 
             Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Tauzin, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. 
             Cramer, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Condit, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Blute, Mr. Baker of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Weller, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Knollenberg, 
             Mr. Browder, Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, 
             Mr. Ewing, Mr. Canady, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Longley, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mrs. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Holden, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Allard, Mr. Rose, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Montgomery, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Largent, Mr. Ensign, 
             Mr. Coburn, Mr. Combest, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Pombo, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Livingston, 
             Mr. Portman, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Nussle, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Everett, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Collins of Georgia, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Chapman, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. 
             Tate, and Mr. Goodlatte):
       H.R. 2190. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a family-owned business exclusion from the 
     gross estate subject to estate tax, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 2192. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     restrict the mailorder sale of body armor; to the Committee 
     on the judiciary.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Con. Res. 92. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of the two Houses; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. STOCKMAN:
       H. Res. 210. Resolution providing for the consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 464) to repeal the prohibitions relating to 
     semiautomatic assault weapons and large capacity ammunition 
     feeding devices; to the Committee on Rules.

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para.108.33  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       147. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Oregon, relative to urging 
     the Congress of the United States to transfer title of the 
     Oregon and California railroad grant lands to the State of 
     Oregon; to the Committee on Resources.
       148. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Oregon, relative to urging the Congress of the 
     United States to amend the Constitution of the United States 
     to require a balanced Federal budget; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

para.108.34  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. METCALF introduced a bill (H.R. 2191) to authorize the 
     Secretary of Transportation to issue a certification of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for the vessel Sundown; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

para.108.35  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 248: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 263: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 264: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 271: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Bono, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Laughlin.
       H.R. 539: Mr. Hayes and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 575: Mr. Reed.
       H.R. 579: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Laughlin and Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 708: Mr. Farr.
       H.R. 719: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 733: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. 
     Emerson.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Stockman, and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Doolittle and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Engel, Mr. Brownback, Mrs. 
     Lincoln, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Holden, Mr. Cooley, Mr. McHale, 
     Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Browder, Mr. Visclosky, and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Burr and Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 803: Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Skaggs.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     Ensign, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 991: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 1003: Mr. Ewing and Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 1024: Mr. Zeliff and Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Frost and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 1130: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1146:Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 1210: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1253: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Evans, Mr. Becerra, Ms. 
     Woolsey, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1368: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 1404: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Reed, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Moorhead, 
     Mr. Berman, and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1458: Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 1539: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1594: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Allard and Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 1747: Mr. Callahan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Williams, Mr. 
     Stupak, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Hastert, and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 1762: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 1769: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Lucas and Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 1781: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1787: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
     Stearns, and Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 1801: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 1846: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1863: Mr. Frazer, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Kolbe, 
     and Mr. Stokes.
       H.R. 1915: Mr. Kim, Mr. Camp, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     Jones, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. Regula.
       H.R. 1949: Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 1993: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 2008: Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 2019: Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 2047: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hastert, and Mr. Bryant of 
     Tennessee.
       H.R. 2105: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Pallone, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Reed, Mr. Torricelli, and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 2143: Mr. Frazer and Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 2148: Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 2170: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.J. Res. 89: Mr. King, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Solomon.
       H. Con. Res. 54: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H. Con. Res. 78: Mr. Moakley, Mr. Clay, Mr. Johnson of 
     South Dakota, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
     Durbin, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Hefner, Mrs. 
     Morella, and Mr. Underwood.

para.108.36  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 789: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Klink.



.
                      FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1995 (109)

para.109.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNN, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   August 4, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jim Bunn to act as Speaker 
     pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.109.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNN, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, August 3, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.109.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1304. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning a 
     cooperative project with Canada, France, and Norway 
     (Transmittal No. 09-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1305. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 95-33, authorizing the 
     furnishing of military assistance to the United Nations for 
     purposes of supporting the rapid reaction force in Bosnia, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2601(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1306. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     aviation security management training of Haiti, China, Mexico 
     and Romania, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-3(a)(1); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1307. A letter from the Vice President for Human Resources, 
     Farm Credit Bank of Texas, transmitting the annual report for 
     the farm credit banks of Texas pension plan for 1994, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1308. A letter from the Director, National Science 
     Foundation, transmitting a copy of the 1995 report of the 
     Foundation's Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and 
     Engineering, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1885c(f); to the Committee 
     on Science.
       1309. A letter from the Comptroller, General Accounting 
     Office, transmitting a copy of the report on GAO employees 
     detailed to congressional committees; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Government Reform and Oversight and 
     Appropriations.

para.109.4  communications act of 1995

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNN, pursuant to House Resolution 207 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1555) to promote competition and reduce regulation in 
order to secure lower prices and higher quality services for American 
telecommunications consumers and encourage the rapid deployment of new 
telecommunication technologies.
  Mr. KOLBE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.109.5  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BLILEY:

                              [1. Resale]

       Page 5, beginning on line 19, strike paragraph (3) and 
     insert the following:
       ``(3) Resale.--The duty--
       ``(A) to offer services, elements, features, functions, and 
     capabilities for resale at wholesale rates, and
       ``(B) not to prohibit, and not to impose unreasonable or 
     discriminatory conditions or limitations on, the resale of 
     such services, elements, features, functions, and 
     capabilities, on a bundled or unbundled basis, except that a 
     carrier may prohibit a reseller that obtains at wholesale 
     rates a service, element, feature, function, or capability 
     that is available at retail only to a category of subscribers 
     from offering such service, element, feature, function, or 
     capability to a different category of subscribers.

     For the purposes of this paragraph, wholesale rates shall be 
     determined on the basis of retail rates for the service, 
     element, feature, function, or capability provided, excluding 
     the portion thereof attributable to any marketing, billing, 
     collection, and other costs that are avoided by the local 
     exchange carrier.

                          [2. Entry Schedule]

       Page 10, line 1, strike ``15 months'' and insert ``6 
     months''.

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       Page 12, line 13, strike ``245(d)'' and insert ``245(c)''.
       Page 19, line 19, strike ``18 months'' and insert ``6 
     months''.
       Page 20, line 5, strike ``(d)(2)'' and insert ``(c)(2)''.
       Page 24, beginning on line 1, strike subsection (c) through 
     page 26, line 5, (and redesignate the succeeding subsections 
     accordingly).
       Page 27, line 25, strike ``(d)'' and insert ``(c)''.
       Page 28, line 25, strike ``(g) and (h)'' and insert ``(f), 
     (g), and (h)''.
       Page 29, lines 9 and 12, strike ``subsection (d)'' and 
     insert ``subsection (c)''.
       Page 29, line 14, strike ``subsection (f)'' and insert 
     ``subsection (e)''.
       Page 30, line 2, strike ``(f)'' and insert ``(e)''.
       Page 40, line 20, strike ``270 days'' and insert ``6 
     months''.

                    [3. State/Federal Coordination]

       Page 10, after line 8, insert the following new 
     subparagraph (and redesignate the succeeding subparagraphs 
     accordingly):
       ``(B) Accommodation of state access regulations.--In 
     prescribing and enforcing regulations to implement the 
     requirements of this section, the Commission shall not 
     preclude the enforcement of any regulation, order, or policy 
     of a State commission that--
       ``(i) establishes access and interconnection obligations of 
     local exchange carriers;
       ``(ii) is consistent with the requirements of this section; 
     and
       ``(iii) does not substantially prevent the Commission from 
     fulfilling the requirements of this section and the purposes 
     of this part.
       Page 14, strike lines 1 through 7 and insert the following:
       ``(h) Avoidance of Redundant Regulations.--
       ``(1) Commission regulations.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to prohibit the Commission from enforcing 
     regulations prescribed prior to the date of enactment of this 
     part in fulfilling the requirements of this section, to the 
     extent that such regulations are consistent with the 
     provisions of this section.
       ``(2) State regulations.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to prohibit any State commission from enforcing 
     regulations prescribed prior to the date of enactment of this 
     part, or from prescribing regulations after such date of 
     enactment, in fulfilling the requirements of this section, if 
     (A) such regulations are consistent with the provisions of 
     this section, and (B) the enforcement of such regulations has 
     not been precluded under subsection (b)(4)(B).
       Page 42, after line 2, insert the following new sentence:

     In establishing criteria and procedures pursuant to this 
     paragraph, the Commission shall take into account and 
     accommodate, to the extent reasonable and consistent with the 
     purposes of this section, the criteria and procedures 
     established for such purposes by State commissions prior to 
     the effective date of the Commission's criteria and 
     procedures under this section.
       Page 45, strike lines 12 through 18 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(g) Avoidance of Redundant Regulations.--
       ``(1) Commission regulations.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to prohibit the Commission from enforcing 
     regulations prescribed prior to the date of enactment of this 
     part in fulfilling the requirements of this section, to the 
     extent that such regulations are consistent with the 
     provisions of this section.
       ``(2) State regulations.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to prohibit any State commission from enforcing 
     regulations prescribed prior to the effective date of the 
     Commission's criteria and procedures under this section in 
     fulfilling the requirements of this section, or from 
     prescribing regulations after such date, to the extent such 
     regulations are consistent--
       ``(A) with the provisions of this section; and
       ``(B) after such effective date, with such criteria and 
     procedures.
       Page 77, line 18, insert ``of the Commission'' after ``any 
     regulation''.

                          [4. Joint Marketing]

       Page 12, beginning on line 15, strike paragraph (2) through 
     page 13, line 2, and insert the following:
       ``(2) Competing providers.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
     prohibit joint marketing of services, elements, features, 
     functions, or capabilities acquired from a Bell operating 
     company by an unaffiliated provider that, together with its 
     affiliates, has in the aggregate less than 2 percent of the 
     access lines installed nationwide.

                     [5. Rural Telephone Exemption]

       Page 13, beginning on line 10, strike ``, technologically 
     infeasible'' and all that follows through line 11 and insert 
     ``or technologically infeasible.''.
       Page 13, beginning on line 12, strike subsections (f) and 
     (g) through line 24 and insert the following:
       (f) Exemption for Certain Rural Telephone Companies.--
     Subsections (a) through (d) of this section shall not apply 
     to a rural telephone company, until such company has received 
     a bona fide request for services, elements, features or 
     capabilities described in subsections (a) through (d). 
     Following a bona fide request to the carrier and notice of 
     the request to the State commission, the State commission 
     shall determine within 120 days whether the request would be 
     unduly economically burdensome, be technologically 
     infeasible, and be consistent with subsections (b)(1) through 
     (b)(5), (c)(1), and (c)(3) of section 247. The exemption 
     provided by this subsection shall not apply if such carrier 
     provides video programming services over its telephone 
     exchange facilities in its telephone service area.
       (g) Time and Manner of Compliance.--The State shall 
     establish, after determining pursuant to subsection (f) that 
     a bona fide request is not economically burdensome, is 
     technologically feasible, and is consistent with subsections 
     (b)(1) through (b)(5), (c)(1), and (c)(3) of section 247, an 
     implementation schedule for compliance with such approved 
     bona fide request that is consistent in time and manner with 
     Commission rules.
       Page 45, line 3, strike ``Interstate'', and on line 4, 
     strike ``interstate''.

                    [6. Management of Rights-of-Way]

       Page 14, line 21, strike ``Nothing in this'' and insert the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this
       Page 14, line 22, strike ``or local''.
       Page 15, after line 6, insert the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Management of rights-of-way.--Nothing in subsection 
     (a) of this section shall affect the authority of a local 
     government to manage the public rights-of-way or to require 
     fair and reasonable compensation from telecommunications 
     providers, on a competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory 
     basis, for use of public rights-of-way on a nondiscriminatory 
     basis, if the compensation required is publicly disclosed by 
     such government.''.

                    [7. Facilities-Based Competitor]

       Page 20, beginning on line 8, strike subparagraph (A) 
     through line 18 and insert the following:
       ``(A) Presence of a facilities-based competitor.--An 
     agreement that has been approved under section 244 specifying 
     the terms and conditions under which the Bell operating 
     company is providing access and interconnection to its 
     network facilities in accordance with section 242 for the 
     network facilities of an unaffiliated competing provider of 
     telephone exchange service (as defined in section 3(44)(A), 
     but excluding exchange access service) to residential and 
     business subscribers. For the purpose of this subparagraph, 
     such telephone exchange service may be offered by such 
     competing provider either exclusively over its own telephone 
     exchange service facilities or predominantly over its own 
     telephone exchange service facilities in combination with the 
     resale of the services of another carrier. For the purpose of 
     this subparagraph, services provided pursuant to subpart K of 
     part 22 of the Commission's regulations (47 C.F.R. 22.901 et 
     seq.) shall not be considered to be telephone exchange 
     services.
       Page 21, line 2, strike ``243'' and insert ``244''.

           [8. Entry Consultations with the Attorney General]

       Page 27, after line 3, insert the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Consultation with the attorney general.--The 
     Commission shall notify the Attorney General promptly of any 
     verification submitted for approval under this subsection, 
     and shall identify any verification that, if approved, would 
     relieve the Bell operating company and its affiliates of the 
     prohibition concerning manufacturing contained in section 
     271(a). Before making any determination under this 
     subsection, the Commission shall consult with the Attorney 
     General, and if the Attorney General submits any comments in 
     writing, such comments shall be included in the record of the 
     Commission's decision. In consulting with and submitting 
     comments to the Commission under this paragraph, the Attorney 
     General shall provide to the Commission an evaluation of 
     whether there is a dangerous probability that the Bell 
     operating company or its affiliates would successfully use 
     market power to substantially impede competition in the 
     market such company seeks to enter. In consulting with and 
     submitting comments to the Commission under this paragraph 
     with respect to a verification that, if approved, would 
     relieve the Bell operating company and its affiliates of the 
     prohibition concerning manufacturing contained in section 
     271(a), the Attorney General shall also provide to the 
     Commission an evaluation of whether there is a dangerous 
     probability that the Bell operating company or its affiliates 
     would successfully use market power to substantially impede 
     competition in manufacturing.
       Page 27, lines 4 and 12, redesignate paragraphs (3) and (4) 
     as paragraphs (4) and (5), respectively.

                      [9. Out-of-Region Services]

       Page 31, after line 21, insert the following new subsection 
     (and redesignate the succeeding subsections accordingly):
       ``(h) Out-of-Region Services.--When a Bell operating 
     company and its affiliates have obtained Commission approval 
     under subsection (c) for each State in which such Bell 
     operating company and its affiliates provide telephone 
     exchange service on the date of enactment of this part, such 
     Bell operating company and any affiliate thereof may, 
     notwithstanding subsection (e), provide interLATA services--
       ``(1) for calls originating in, and billed to a customer 
     in, a State in which neither such company nor any affiliate 
     provided telephone exchange service on such date of 
     enactment; or
       ``(2) for calls originating outside the United States.

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       Page 30, beginning on line 20, strike ``between local 
     access and transport areas within a cable system franchise 
     area'' and insert ``and that is located within a State''.

                       [10. Separate Subsidiary]

       At each of the following locations insert ``interLATA'' 
     before ``information'': Page 33, line 8; page 35, lines 9, 
     16, and 20; and page 36, lines 3 and 10.
       Page 33, line 11, after the period insert the following: 
     ``The requirements of this section shall not apply with 
     respect to (1) activities in which a Bell operating company 
     or affiliate may engage pursuant to section 245(f), or (2) 
     incidental services in which a Bell operating company or 
     affiliate may engage pursuant to section 245(g), other than 
     services described in paragraph (4) of such section.''.
       Page 37, beginning on line 20, strike subsection (k) and 
     insert the following:
       ``(k) Sunset.--The provisions of this section shall cease 
     to apply to any Bell operating company in any State 18 months 
     after the date such Bell operating company is authorized 
     pursuant to section 245(c) to provide interLATA 
     telecommunications services in such State.

       [11. Pricing Flexibility: Prohibition on Cross Subsidies]

       Page 42, after line 22, insert the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Response to competition.--Pricing flexibility 
     implemented pursuant to this subsection shall permit 
     regulated telecommunications providers to respond fairly to 
     competition by repricing services subject to competition, but 
     shall not have the effect of changing prices for 
     noncompetitive services or using noncompetitive services to 
     subsidize competitive services.

                          [12. Accessibility]

       Page 47, beginning on line 17, strike ``whenever an undue 
     burden'' and all that follows through ``paragraph (1),'' on 
     line 19 and insert the following: ``whenever the requirements 
     of paragraph (1) are not readily achievable,''.
       Page 47, beginning on line 24, strike ``would result in'' 
     and all that follows through line 25 and insert the 
     following: ``is not readily achievable.''.
       Page 48, beginning on line 1, strike paragraphs (3) and (4) 
     through page 49, line 7, and insert the following:
       ``(3) Readily achievable.--The term `readily achievable' 
     has the meaning given it by section 301(g) of the Americans 
     with Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12102(g)).
       Page 49, line 8, redesignate paragraph (5) as paragraph 
     (4).

                           [13. Media Voices]

       Page 50, line 5, strike ``points of view'' and insert 
     ``media voices''.

                             [14. Slamming]

       Page 50, line 23, insert ``(a) Prohibition.--'' before ``No 
     common carrier'', and on page 51, after line 4, insert the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(b) Liability for Charges.--Any common carrier that 
     violates the verification procedures described in subsection 
     (a) and that collects charges for telephone exchange service 
     or telephone toll service from a subscriber shall be liable 
     to the carrier previously selected by the subscriber in an 
     amount equal to all charges paid by such subscriber after 
     such violation, in accordance with such procedures as the 
     Commission may prescribe. The remedies provided by this 
     subsection are in addition to any other remedies available by 
     law.

                         [15. Study Frequency]

       Page 51, line 6, strike ``At least once every three 
     years,'' and insert ``Within 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this part,''.

                      [16. Territorial Exemption]

       Page 51, beginning on line 23, strike section 253 through 
     page 52, line 6, and conform the table of contents 
     accordingly.
       Page 51, insert close quotation marks and a period at the 
     end of line 22.

                [17. Manufacturing Separate Subsidiary]

       Page 54, beginning on line 5, strike subsections (a) and 
     (b) and insert the following:
       ``(a) Limitations on Manufacturing.--
       ``(1) Access and interconnection required.--It shall be 
     unlawful for a Bell operating company, directly or through an 
     affiliate, to manufacture telecommunications equipment or 
     customer premises equipment, until the Commission has 
     approved under section 245(c) verifications that such Bell 
     operating company, and each Bell operating company with which 
     it is affiliated, are in compliance with the access and 
     interconnection requirements of part II of this title.
       ``(2) Separate subsidiary required.--During the first 18 
     months after the expiration of the limitation contained in 
     paragraph (1), a Bell operating company may engage in 
     manufacturing telecommunications equipment or customer 
     premises equipment only through a separate subsidiary 
     established and operated in accordance with section 246.
       ``(b) Collaboration; Research and Royalty Agreements.--
       ``(1) Collaboration.--Subsection (a) shall not prohibit a 
     Bell operating company from engaging in close collaboration 
     with any manufacturer of customer premises equipment or 
     telecommunications equipment during the design and 
     development of hardware, software, or combinations thereof 
     related to such equipment.
       ``(2) Research; royalty agreements.--Subsection (a) shall 
     not prohibit a Bell operating company, directly or through an 
     subsidiary, from--
       ``(A) engaging in any research activities related to 
     manufacturing, and
       ``(B) entering into royalty agreements with manufacturers 
     of telecommunications equipment.

         [18. Manufacturing by Standard-Setting Organizations]

       Page 56, beginning on line 1, strike subsection (d) through 
     page 57, line 11, and insert the following:
       ``(d) Manufacturing Limitations for Standard-Setting 
     Organizations.--
       ``(1) Application to bell communications research or 
     manufacturers.--Bell Communications Research, Inc., or any 
     successor entity or affiliate--
       ``(A) shall not be considered a Bell operating company or a 
     successor or assign of a Bell operating company at such time 
     as it is no longer an affiliate of any Bell operating 
     company; and
       ``(B) notwithstanding paragraph (3), shall not engage in 
     manufacturing telecommunications equipment or customer 
     premises equipment as long as it is an affiliate of more than 
     1 otherwise unaffiliated Bell operating company or successor 
     or assign of any such company.

     Nothing in this subsection prohibits Bell Communications 
     Research, Inc., or any successor entity, from engaging in any 
     activity in which it is lawfully engaged on the date of 
     enactment of this subsection. Nothing provided in this 
     subsection shall render Bell Communications Research, Inc., 
     or any successor entity, a common carrier under title II of 
     this Act. Nothing in this section restricts any manufacturer 
     from engaging in any activity in which it is lawfully engaged 
     on the date of enactment of this section.
       ``(2) Proprietary information.--Any entity which 
     establishes standards for telecommunications equipment or 
     customer premises equipment, or generic network requirements 
     for such equipment, or certifies telecommunications 
     equipment, or customer premises equipment, shall be 
     prohibited from releasing or otherwise using any proprietary 
     information, designated as such by its owner, in its 
     possession as a result of such activity, for any purpose 
     other than purposes authorized in writing by the owner of 
     such information, even after such entity ceases to be so 
     engaged.
       ``(3) Manufacturing safeguards.--(A) Except as prohibited 
     in paragraph (1), and subject to paragraph (6), any entity 
     which certifies telecommunications equipment or customer 
     premises equipment manufactured by an unaffiliated entity 
     shall only manufacture a particular class of 
     telecommunications equipment or customer premises equipment 
     for which it is undertaking or has undertaken, during the 
     previous 18 months, certification activity for such class of 
     equipment through a separate affiliate.
       ``(B) Such separate affiliate shall--
       ``(i) maintain books, records, and accounts separate from 
     those of the entity that certifies such equipment, consistent 
     with generally acceptable accounting principles;
       ``(ii) not engage in any joint manufacturing activities 
     with such entity; and
       ``(iii) have segregated facilities and separate employees 
     with such entity.
       ``(C) Such entity that certifies such equipment shall--
       ``(i) not discriminate in favor of its manufacturing 
     affiliate in the establishment of standards, generic 
     requirements, or product certification;
       ``(ii) not disclose to the manufacturing affiliate any 
     proprietary information that has been received at any time 
     from an unaffiliated manufacturer, unless authorized in 
     writing by the owner of the information; and
       ``(iii) not permit any employee engaged in product 
     certification for telecommunications equipment or customer 
     premises equipment to engage jointly in sales or marketing of 
     any such equipment with the affiliated manufacturer.
       ``(4) Standard-setting entities.--Any entity which is not 
     an accredited standards development organization and which 
     establishes industry-wide standards for telecommunications 
     equipment or customer premises equipment, or industry-wide 
     generic network requirements for such equipment, or which 
     certifies telecommunications equipment or customer premises 
     equipment manufactured by an unaffiliated entity, shall--
       ``(A) establish and publish any industry-wide standard for, 
     industry-wide generic requirement for, or any substantial 
     modification of an existing industry-wide standard or 
     industry-wide generic requirement for, telecommunications 
     equipment or customer premises equipment only in compliance 
     with the following procedure:
       ``(i) such entity shall issue a public notice of its 
     consideration of a proposed industry-wide standard or 
     industry-wide generic requirement;
       ``(ii) such entity shall issue a public invitation to 
     interested industry parties to fund and participate in such 
     efforts on a reasonable and nondiscriminatory basis, 
     administered in such a manner as not to unreasonably exclude 
     any interested industry party;
       ``(iii) such entity shall publish a text for comment by 
     such parties as have agreed to participate in the process 
     pursuant to clause (ii), provide such parties a full 
     opportunity to submit comments, and respond to comments from 
     such parties;
       ``(iv) such entity shall publish a final text of the 
     industry-wide standard or industry-wide generic requirement, 
     including the comments in their entirety, of any funding 
     party which requests to have its comments so published;

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       ``(v) such entity shall attempt, prior to publishing a text 
     for comment, to agree with the funding parties as a group on 
     a mutually satisfactory dispute resolution process which such 
     parties shall utilize as their sole recourse in the event of 
     a dispute on technical issues as to which there is 
     disagreement between any funding party and the entity 
     conducting such activities, except that if no dispute 
     resolution process is agreed to by all the parties, a funding 
     party may utilize the dispute resolution procedures 
     established pursuant to paragraph (5) of this subsection;
       ``(B) engage in product certification for 
     telecommunications equipment or customer premises equipment 
     manufactured by unaffiliated entities only if--
       ``(i) such activity is performed pursuant to published 
     criteria;
       ``(ii) such activity is performed pursuant to auditable 
     criteria; and
       ``(iii) such activity is performed pursuant to available 
     industry-accepted testing methods and standards, where 
     applicable, unless otherwise agreed upon by the parties 
     funding and performing such activity;
       ``(C) not undertake any actions to monopolize or attempt to 
     monopolize the market for such services; and
       ``(D) not preferentially treat its own telecommunications 
     equipment or customer premises equipment, or that of its 
     affiliate, over that of any other entity in establishing and 
     publishing industry-wide standards or industry-wide generic 
     requirements for, and in certification of, telecommunications 
     equipment and customer premises equipment.
       ``(5) Alternate dispute resolution.--Within 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of this section, the Commission shall 
     prescribe a dispute resolution process to be utilized in the 
     event that a dispute resolution process is not agreed upon by 
     all the parties when establishing and publishing any 
     industry-wide standard or industry-wide generic requirement 
     for telecommunications equipment or customer premises 
     equipment, pursuant to paragraph (4)(A)(v). The Commission 
     shall not establish itself as a party to the dispute 
     resolution process. Such dispute resolution process shall 
     permit any funding party to resolve a dispute with the entity 
     conducting the activity that significantly affects such 
     funding party's interests, in an open, nondiscriminatory, and 
     unbiased fashion, within 30 days after the filing of such 
     dispute. Such disputes may be filed within 15 days after the 
     date the funding party receives a response to its comments 
     from the entity conducting the activity. The Commission shall 
     establish penalties to be assessed for delays caused by 
     referral of frivolous disputes to the dispute resolution 
     process. The overall intent of establishing this dispute 
     resolution provision is to enable all interested funding 
     parties an equal opportunity to influence the final 
     resolution of the dispute without significantly impairing the 
     efficiency, timeliness, and technical quality of the 
     activity.
       ``(6) Sunset.--The requirements of paragraphs (3) and (4) 
     shall terminate for the particular relevant activity when the 
     Commission determines that there are alternative sources of 
     industry-wide standards, industry-wide generic requirements, 
     or product certification for a particular class of 
     telecommunications equipment or customer premises equipment 
     available in the United States. Alternative sources shall be 
     deemed to exist when such sources provide commercially viable 
     alternatives that are providing such services to customers. 
     The Commission shall act on any application for such a 
     determination within 90 days after receipt of such 
     application, and shall receive public comment on such 
     application.
       ``(7) Administration and enforcement authority.--For the 
     purposes of administering this subsection and the regulations 
     prescribed thereunder, the Commission shall have the same 
     remedial authority as the Commission has in administering and 
     enforcing the provisions of this title with respect to any 
     common carrier subject to this Act.
       ``(8) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `affiliate' shall have the same meaning as 
     in section 3 of this Act, except that, for purposes of 
     paragraph (1)(B)--
       ``(i) an aggregate voting equity interest in Bell 
     Communications Research, Inc., of at least 5 percent of its 
     total voting equity, owned directly or indirectly by more 
     than 1 otherwise unaffiliated Bell operating company, shall 
     constitute an affiliate relationship; and
       ``(ii) a voting equity interest in Bell Communications 
     Research, Inc., by any otherwise unaffiliated Bell operating 
     company of less than 1 percent of Bell Communications 
     Research's total voting equity shall not be considered to be 
     an equity interest under this paragraph.
       ``(B) The term `generic requirement' means a description of 
     acceptable product attributes for use by local exchange 
     carriers in establishing product specifications for the 
     purchase of telecommunications equipment, customer premises 
     equipment, and software integral thereto.
       ``(C) The term `industry-wide' means activities funded by 
     or performed on behalf of local exchange carriers for use in 
     providing wireline local exchange service whose combined 
     total of deployed access lines in the United States 
     constitutes at least 30 percent of all access lines deployed 
     by telecommunications carriers in the United States as of the 
     date of enactment.
       ``(D) The term `certification' means any technical process 
     whereby a party determines whether a product, for use by more 
     than one local exchange carrier, conforms with the specified 
     requirements pertaining to such product.
       ``(E) The term `accredited standards development 
     organization' means an entity composed of industry members 
     which has been accredited by an institution vested with the 
     responsibility for standards accreditation by the industry.

                      [19. Electronic Publishing]

       Page 64, after line 21, insert the following new subsection 
     (and redesignate the succeeding subsections accordingly):
       ``(d) Bell Operating Company Requirement.--A Bell operating 
     company under common ownership or control with a separated 
     affiliate or electronic publishing joint venture shall 
     provide network access and interconnections for basic 
     telephone service to electronic publishers at just and 
     reasonable rates that are tariffed (so long as rates for such 
     services are subject to regulation) and that are not higher 
     on a per-unit basis than those charged for such services to 
     any other electronic publisher or any separated affiliate 
     engaged in electronic publishing.
       Page 69, line 4, strike ``wireline telephone exchange 
     service'' and insert ``any wireline telephone exchange 
     service, or wireline telephone exchange service facility,''.

                         [20. Alarm Monitoring]

       Page 71, beginning on line 17, strike ``1995, except that'' 
     and all that follows through line 21 and insert ``1995.''.

                       [21. CMRS Joint Marketing]

       Page 78, line 17, strike the close quotation marks and 
     following period and after line 17, insert the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Commercial Mobile Service Joint Marketing.--
     Notwithstanding section 22.903 of the Commission's 
     regulations (47 C.F.R. 22.903) or any other Commission 
     regulation, or any judicial decree or proposed judicial 
     decree, a Bell operating company or any other company may, 
     except as provided in sections 242(d) and 246 as they relate 
     to wireline service, jointly market and sell commercial 
     mobile services in conjunction with telephone exchange 
     service, exchange access, intraLATA telecommunications 
     service, interLATA telecommunications service, and 
     information services.''.

                    [22. Online Family Empowerment]

       Page 78, before line 18, insert the following new section 
     (and redesignate the succeeding sections and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 104. ONLINE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT.

       Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 
     et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 230 (as added 
     by section 103 of this Act) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 231. PROTECTION FOR PRIVATE BLOCKING AND SCREENING OF 
                   OFFENSIVE MATERIAL; FCC CONTENT AND ECONOMIC 
                   REGULATION OF COMPUTER SERVICES PROHIBITED.

       ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       ``(1) The rapidly developing array of Internet and other 
     interactive computer services available to individual 
     Americans represent an extraordinary advance in the 
     availability of educational and informational resources to 
     our citizens.
       ``(2) These services offer users a great degree of control 
     over the information that they receive, as well as the 
     potential for even greater control in the future as 
     technology develops.
       ``(3) The Internet and other interactive computer services 
     offer a forum for a true diversity of political discourse, 
     unique opportunities for cultural development, and myriad 
     avenues for intellectual activity.
       ``(4) The Internet and other interactive computer services 
     have flourished, to the benefit of all Americans, with a 
     minimum of government regulation.
       ``(5) Increasingly Americans are relying on interactive 
     media for a variety of political, educational, cultural, and 
     entertainment services.
       ``(b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to--
       ``(1) promote the continued development of the Internet and 
     other interactive computer services and other interactive 
     media;
       ``(2) preserve the vibrant and competitive free market that 
     presently exists for the Internet and other interactive 
     computer services, unfettered by State or Federal regulation;
       ``(3) encourage the development of technologies which 
     maximize user control over the information received by 
     individuals, families, and schools who use the Internet and 
     other interactive computer services;
       ``(4) remove disincentives for the development and 
     utilization of blocking and filtering technologies that 
     empower parents to restrict their children's access to 
     objectionable or inappropriate online material; and
       ``(5) ensure vigorous enforcement of criminal laws to deter 
     and punish trafficking in obscenity, stalking, and harassment 
     by means of computer.
       ``(c) Protection for `Good Samaritan' Blocking and 
     Screening of Offensive Material.--No provider or user of 
     interactive computer services shall be treated as the 
     publisher or speaker of any information provided by an 
     information content provider. No provider or user of 
     interactive computer services shall be held liable on account 
     of--
       ``(1) any action voluntarily taken in good faith to 
     restrict access to material that the provider or user 
     considers to be obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, 
     excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable, 
     whether or not such material is constitutionally protected; 
     or

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       ``(2) any action taken to make available to information 
     content providers or others the technical means to restrict 
     access to material described in paragraph (1).
       ``(d) FCC Regulation of the Internet and Other Interactive 
     Computer Services Prohibited.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed to grant any jurisdiction or authority to the 
     Commission with respect to content or other regulation of the 
     Internet or other interactive computer services.
       ``(e) Effect on Other Laws.--
       ``(1) No effect on criminal law.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to impair the enforcement of section 223 
     of this Act, chapter 71 (relating to obscenity) or 110 
     (relating to sexual exploitation of children) of title 18, 
     United States Code, or any other Federal criminal statute.
       ``(2) No effect on intellectual property law.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed to limit or expand any law 
     pertaining to intellectual property.
       ``(3) In general.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to prevent any State from enforcing any State law 
     that is consistent with this section.
       ``(f) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Internet.--The term `Internet' means the 
     international computer network of both Federal and non-
     Federal interoperable packet switched data networks.
       ``(2) Interactive computer service.--The term `interactive 
     computer service' means any information service that provides 
     computer access to multiple users via modem to a remote 
     computer server, including specifically a service that 
     provides access to the Internet.
       ``(3) Information content provider.--The term `information 
     content provider' means any person or entity that is 
     responsible, in whole or in part, for the creation or 
     development of information provided by the Internet or any 
     other interactive computer service, including any person or 
     entity that creates or develops blocking or screening 
     software or other techniques to permit user control over 
     offensive material.''.

                           [23. Forbearance]

       Page 77, line 20, strike ``if the Commission'' and insert 
     ``unless the Commission''.
       Page 77, line 23, and page 78, line 4, strike ``is not 
     necessary'' and insert ``is necessary''.
       Page 78, line 4, strike ``and'' and insert ``or''.
       Page 78, line 6, strike ``is consistent'' and insert ``is 
     inconsistent''.

                         [24. Pole Attachments]

       Page 87, line 1, after ``ensuring that'' insert the 
     following: , when the parties fail to negotiate a mutually 
     agreeable rate,''.
       Page 87, line 9, insert ``to'' after ``benefit'', and on 
     line 11, strike ``attachments'' and insert ``attaching 
     entities''.
       Page 87, line 16, strike ``and''; on line 17, redesignate 
     subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and after line 16 
     insert the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) recognize that the pole, duct, conduit, or right-of-
     way has a value that exceeds costs and that value shall be 
     reflected in any rate; and

               [25. Required Telecommunications Services]

       Page 89, line 21, strike ``A franchising'' and insert 
     ``Except as otherwise permitted by sections 611 and 612, a 
     franchising''.
       Page 89, line 23, before ``as a condition'' insert the 
     following: ``, other than intragovernmental 
     telecommunications services,''.

                        [26. Facilities Siting]

       Page 90, beginning on line 11, strike paragraph (7) through 
     line 6 on page 93 and insert the following:
       ``(7) Facilities siting policies.--(A) Within 180 days 
     after enactment of this paragraph, the Commission shall 
     prescribe and make effective a policy to reconcile State and 
     local regulation of the siting of facilities for the 
     provision of commercial mobile services or unlicensed 
     services with the public interest in fostering competition 
     through the rapid, efficient, and nationwide deployment of 
     commercial mobile services or unlicensed services.
       ``(B) Pursuant to subchapter III of chapter 5, title 5, 
     United States Code, the Commission shall establish a 
     negotiated rulemaking committee to negotiate and develop a 
     proposed policy to comply with the requirements of this 
     paragraph. Such committee shall include representatives from 
     State and local governments, affected industries, and public 
     safety agencies.
       ``(C) The policy prescribed pursuant to this subparagraph 
     shall take into account--
       ``(i) the need to enhance the coverage and quality of 
     commercial mobile services and unlicensed services and foster 
     competition in the provision of commercial mobile services 
     and unlicensed services on a timely basis;
       ``(ii) the legitimate interests of State and local 
     governments in matters of exclusively local concern, and the 
     need to provide State and local government with maximum 
     flexibility to address such local concerns, while ensuring 
     that such interests do not prohibit or have the effect of 
     precluding any commercial mobile service or unlicensed 
     service;
       ``(iii) the effect of State and local regulation of 
     facilities siting on interstate commerce;
       ``(iv) the administrative costs to State and local 
     governments of reviewing requests for authorization to locate 
     facilities for the provision of commercial mobile services or 
     unlicensed services; and
       ``(v) the need to provide due process in making any 
     decision by a State or local government or instrumentality 
     thereof to grant or deny a request for authorization to 
     locate, construct, modify, or operate facilities for the 
     provision of commercial mobile services or unlicensed 
     services.
       ``(D) The policy prescribed pursuant to this paragraph 
     shall provide that no State or local government or any 
     instrumentality thereof may regulate the placement, 
     construction, modification, or operation of such facilities 
     on the basis of the environmental effects of radio frequency 
     emissions, to the extent that such facilities comply with the 
     Commission's regulations concerning such emissions.
       ``(E) The proceeding to prescribe such policy pursuant to 
     this paragraph shall supercede any proceeding pending on the 
     date of enactment of this paragraph relating to preemption of 
     State and local regulation of tower siting for commercial 
     mobile services, unlicensed services, and providers thereof. 
     In accordance with subchapter III of chapter 5, title 5, 
     United States Code, the Commission shall periodically 
     establish a negotiated rulemaking committee to review the 
     policy prescribed by the Commission under this paragraph and 
     to recommend revisions to such policy.
       ``(F) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `unlicensed 
     service' means the offering of telecommunications using duly 
     authorized devices which do not require individual 
     licenses.''.
       Page 94, line 2, strike ``cost-based''.

               [27. Telecommunications Development Fund]

       Page 101, after line 23, insert the following new section 
     (and redesignate the succeeding section and conform the table 
     of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 111. TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND.

       (a) Deposit and Use of Auction Escrow Accounts.--Section 
     309(j)(8) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Deposit and use of auction escrow accounts.--Any 
     deposits the Commission may require for the qualification of 
     any person to bid in a system of competitive bidding pursuant 
     to this subsection shall be deposited in an interest bearing 
     account at a financial institution designated for purposes of 
     this subsection by the Commission (after consultation with 
     the Secretary of the Treasury). Within 45 days following the 
     conclusion of the competitive bidding--
       ``(i) the deposits of successful bidders shall be paid to 
     the Treasury;
       ``(ii) the deposits of unsuccessful bidders shall be 
     returned to such bidders; and
       ``(iii) the interest accrued to the account shall be 
     transferred to the Telecommunications Development Fund 
     established pursuant to section 10 of this Act.''.
       (b) Establishment and Operation of Fund.--Title I of the 
     Act is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 10. TELECOMMUNICATIONS DEVELOPMENT FUND.

       ``(a) Purpose of Section.--It is the purpose of this 
     section--
       ``(1) to promote access to capital for small businesses in 
     order to enhance competition in the telecommunications 
     industry;
       ``(2) to stimulate new technology development, and promote 
     employment and training; and
       ``(3) to support universal service and promote delivery of 
     telecommunications services to underserved rural and urban 
     areas.
       ``(b) Establishment of Fund.--There is hereby established a 
     body corporate to be known as the Telecommunications 
     Development Fund, which shall have succession until 
     dissolved. The Fund shall maintain its principal office in 
     the District of Columbia and shall be deemed, for purposes of 
     venue and jurisdiction in civil actions, to be a resident and 
     citizen thereof.
       ``(c) Board of Directors.--
       ``(1) Composition of board; chairman.--The Fund shall have 
     a Board of Directors which shall consist of 7 persons 
     appointed by the Chairman of the Commission. Four of such 
     directors shall be representative of the private sector and 
     three of such directors shall be representative of the 
     Commission, the Small Business Administration, and the 
     Department of the Treasury, respectively. The Chairman of the 
     Commission shall appoint one of the representatives of the 
     private sector to serve as chairman of the Fund within 30 
     days after the date of enactment of this section, in order to 
     facilitate rapid creation and implementation of the Fund. The 
     directors shall include members with experience in a number 
     of the following areas: finance, investment banking, 
     government banking, communications law and administrative 
     practice, and public policy.
       ``(2) Terms of appointed and elected members.--The 
     directors shall be eligible to serve for terms of 5 years, 
     except of the initial members, as designated at the time of 
     their appointment--
       ``(A) 1 shall be eligible to service for a term of 1 year;
       ``(B) 1 shall be eligible to service for a term of 2 years;
       ``(C) 1 shall be eligible to service for a term of 3 years;
       ``(D) 2 shall be eligible to service for a term of 4 years; 
     and
       ``(E) 2 shall be eligible to service for a term of 5 years 
     (1 of whom shall be the Chairman).

     Directors may continue to serve until their successors have 
     been appointed and have qualified.
       ``(3) Meetings and functions of the board.--The Board of 
     Directors shall meet at the call of its Chairman, but at 
     least quarterly. The Board shall determine the general 
     policies which shall govern the operations of

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     the Fund. The Chairman of the Board shall, with the approval 
     of the Board, select, appoint, and compensate qualified 
     persons to fill the offices as may be provided for in the 
     bylaws, with such functions, powers, and duties as may be 
     prescribed by the bylaws or by the Board of Directors, and 
     such persons shall be the officers of the Fund and shall 
     discharge all such functions, powers, and duties.
       ``(d) Accounts of the Fund.--The Fund shall maintain its 
     accounts at a financial institution designated for purposes 
     of this section by the Chairman of the Board (after 
     consultation with the Commission and the Secretary of the 
     Treasury). The accounts of the Fund shall consist of--
       ``(1) interest transferred pursuant to section 309(j)(8)(C) 
     of this Act;
       ``(2) such sums as may be appropriated to the Commission 
     for advances to the Fund;
       ``(3) any contributions or donations to the Fund that are 
     accepted by the Fund; and
       ``(4) any repayment of, or other payment made with respect 
     to, loans, equity, or other extensions of credit made from 
     the Fund.
       ``(e) Use of the Fund.--All moneys deposited into the 
     accounts of the Fund shall be used solely for--
       ``(1) the making of loans, investments, or other extensions 
     of credits to eligible small businesses in accordance with 
     subsection (f);
       ``(2) the provision of financial advise to eligible small 
     businesses;
       ``(3) expenses for the administration and management of the 
     Fund;
       ``(4) preparation of research, studies, or financial 
     analyses; and
       ``(5) other services consistent with the purposes of this 
     section.
       ``(f) Lending and Credit Operations.--Loans or other 
     extensions of credit from the Fund shall be made available to 
     eligible small business on the basis of--
       ``(1) the analysis of the business plan of the eligible 
     small business;
       ``(2) the reasonable availability of collateral to secure 
     the loan or credit extension;
       ``(3) the extent to which the loan or credit extension 
     promotes the purposes of this section; and
       ``(4) other lending policies as defined by the Board.
       ``(g) Return of Advances.--Any advances appropriated 
     pursuant to subsection (b)(2) shall be upon such terms and 
     conditions (including conditions relating to the time or 
     times of repayment) as the Board determines will best carry 
     out the purposes of this section, in light of the maturity 
     and solvency of the Fund.
       ``(h) General Corporate Powers.--The Fund shall have 
     power--
       ``(1) to sue and be sued, complain and defend, in its 
     corporate name and through its own counsel;
       ``(2) to adopt, alter, and use the corporate seal, which 
     shall be judicially noticed;
       ``(3) to adopt, amend, and repeal by its Board of 
     Directors, bylaws, rules, and regulations as may be necessary 
     for the conduct of its business;
       ``(4) to conduct its business, carry on its operations, and 
     have officers and exercise the power granted by this section 
     in any State without regard to any qualification or similar 
     statute in any State;
       ``(5) to lease, purchase, or otherwise acquire, own, hold, 
     improve, use, or otherwise deal in and with any property, 
     real, personal, or mixed, or any interest therein, wherever 
     situated;
       ``(6) to accept gifts or donations of services, or of 
     property, real, personal, or mixed, tangible or intangible, 
     in aid of any of the purposes of the Fund;
       ``(7) to sell, convey, mortgage, pledge, lease, exchange, 
     and otherwise dispose of its property and assets;
       ``(8) to appoint such officers, attorneys, employees, and 
     agents as may be required, to determine their qualifications, 
     to define their duties, to fix their salaries, require bonds 
     for them, and fix the penalty thereof; and
       ``(9) to enter into contracts, to execute instruments, to 
     incur liabilities, to make loans and equity investment, and 
     to do all things as are necessary or incidental to the proper 
     management of its affairs and the proper conduct of its 
     business.
       ``(i) Accounting, Auditing, and Reporting.--The accounts of 
     the Fund shall be audited annually. Such audits shall be 
     conducted in accordance with generally accepted auditing 
     standards by independent certified public accountants. A 
     report of each such audit shall be furnished to the Secretary 
     of the Treasury and the Commission. The representatives of 
     the Secretary and the Commission shall have access to all 
     books, accounts, financial records, reports, files, and all 
     other papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by 
     the Fund and necessary to facilitate the audit.
       ``(j) Report on Audits by Treasury.--A report of each such 
     audit for a fiscal year shall be made by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to the President and to the Congress not later than 
     6 months following the close of such fiscal year. The report 
     shall set forth the scope of the audit and shall include a 
     statement of assets and liabilities, capital and surplus or 
     deficit; a statement of surplus or deficit analysis; a 
     statement of income and expense; a statement of sources and 
     application of funds; and such comments and information as 
     may be deemed necessary to keep the President and the 
     Congress informed of the operations and financial condition 
     of the Fund, together with such recommendations with respect 
     thereto as the Secretary may deem advisable.
       ``(k) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Eligible small business.--The term `eligible small 
     business' means business enterprises engaged in the 
     telecommunications industry that have $50,000,000 or less in 
     annual revenues, on average over the past 3 years prior to 
     submitting the application under this section.
       ``(2) Fund.--The term `Fund' means the Telecommunications 
     Development Fund established pursuant to this section.
       ``(3) Telecommunications industry.--The term 
     `telecommunications industry' means communications businesses 
     using regulated or unregulated facilities or services and 
     includes the broadcasting, telephony, cable, computer, data 
     transmission, software, programming, advanced messaging, and 
     electronics businesses.''.

                       [28. Telemedicine Report]

       Page 101, after line 23, insert the following new section 
     (and redesignate the succeeding sections and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 112. REPORT ON THE USE OF ADVANCED TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
                   SERVICES FOR MEDICAL PURPOSES.

       The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and 
     Information, in consultation with the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services and other appropriate departments and 
     agencies, shall submit a report to the Committee on Commerce 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate concerning 
     the activities of the Joint Working Group on Telemedicine, 
     together with any findings reached in the studies and 
     demonstrations on telemedicine funded by the Public Health 
     Service or other Federal agencies. The report shall examine 
     questions related to patient safety, the efficacy and quality 
     of the services provided, and other legal, medical, and 
     economic issues related to the utilization of advanced 
     telecommunications services for medical purposes. The report 
     shall be submitted to the respective Committees annually, by 
     January 31, beginning in 1996.
       Page 101, after line 23, insert the following new section 
     (and redesignate the succeeding sections and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 113. TELECOMMUTING PUBLIC INFORMATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Telecommuting Research Programs and Public Information 
     Dissemination.--The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
     Communications and Information, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Transportation, the Secretary of Labor, and the 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, shall, 
     within three months of the date of enactment of this Act, 
     carry out research to identify successful telecommuting 
     programs in the public and private sectors and provide for 
     the dissemination to the public of information regarding--
       (1) the establishment of successful telecommuting programs; 
     and
       (2) the benefits and costs of telecommuting.
       (b) Report.--Within one year of the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
     Communications and Information shall report to Congress the 
     findings, conclusions, and recommendations regarding 
     telecommuting developed under this section.

                          [29. Video Platform]

       Page 103, line 13, insert ``(other than section 652)'' 
     after ``part V''.
       Page 104, strike lines 3 through 5 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(iii) has not established a video platform in accordance 
     with section 653.''.
       Page 109, line 24, strike ``shall'' and insert ``may''.
       Page 113, line 1, strike ``15 months'' and insert ``6 
     months''.
       Page 113, line 25, after ``concerning'' insert the 
     following: ``sports exclusivity (47 C.F.R. 76.67),'', and on 
     page 114, line 1, after the close parenthesis insert a comma.
       Page 115, beginning on line 20, strike paragraph (2) 
     through page 116, line 4, and on page 116, line 5, 
     redesignate subsection (c) as paragraph (2).
       Page 116, beginning on line 9, strike subsection (d) 
     through line 15.
       Page 130, line 22, before ``the Commission'' insert ``270 
     days have elapsed since''.

                    [30. Cable Complaint Threshold]

       Page 127, line 4, strike ``5 percent'' and insert ``3 
     percent''.

                        [31. Navigation Devices]

       Page 136, beginning on line 24, strike ``Such regulations'' 
     and all that follows through the period on page 137, line 2.
       Page 137, line 7, strike ``bundled with or''.
       Page 137, after line 8, insert the following new subsection 
     (and redesignate the succeeding subsections accordingly):
       ``(c) Protection of System Security.--The Commission shall 
     not prescribe regulations pursuant to subsection (b) which 
     would jeopardize the security of a telecommunications system 
     or impede the legal rights of a provider of such service to 
     prevent theft of service.
       Page 137, line 10, strike ``may'' and insert ``shall''.
       Page 137, line 13, strike ``the introduction of a new'' and 
     insert ``assist the development or introduction of a new or 
     improved''.
       Page 137, line 14, insert ``or technology'' after 
     ``service''.
       Page 137, after line 14, insert the following new 
     subsection (and redesignate the succeeding subsection 
     accordingly):
       ``(e) Avoidance of Redundant Regulations.--

[[Page 1264]]

       ``(1) Market competitiveness determinations.--
     Determinations made or regulations prescribed by the 
     Commission with respect to market competitiveness of customer 
     premises equipment prior to the date of enactment of this 
     section shall fulfill the requirements of this section.
       ``(2) Regulations.--Nothing in this section affects the 
     Commission's regulations governing the interconnection and 
     competitive provision of customer premises equipment used in 
     connection with basic telephone service.

               [32. Cable/Broadcast/MMDS Cross Ownership]

       Page 154, lines 9 and 10, strike subsection (b) and insert 
     the following:
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 613(a) of the Act (47 
     U.S.C. 533(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (2) as subsection (a);
       (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively;
       (4) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1) (as so 
     redesignated);
       (5) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) (as 
     so redesignated) and inserting ``; and''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) shall not apply the requirements of this paragraph in 
     any area in which there are two or more unaffiliated wireline 
     providers of video programming services.''

                        [33. Foreign Ownership]

       Page 155, line 8, insert ``held,'' after ``granted,''.
       Page 155, beginning on line 12, strike subparagraph (A) 
     through line 19 and insert the following:
       ``(A) the President determines--
       ``(i) that the foreign country of which such alien is a 
     citizen, in which such corporation is organized, or in which 
     the foreign government is in control is party to an 
     international agreement which requires the United States to 
     provide national or most-favored-nation treatment in the 
     grant of common carrier licenses; and
       ``(ii) that not applying subsection (b) would be consistent 
     with national security and effective law enforcement; or
       Page 155, beginning on line 23, strike paragraphs (2) 
     through (5) through page 157, line 21, and insert the 
     following:
       ``(2) Commission considerations.--In making its 
     determination under paragraph (1), the Commission shall abide 
     by any decision of the President whether application of 
     section (b) is in the public interest due to national 
     security, law enforcement, foreign policy or trade (including 
     direct investment as it relates to international trade 
     policy) concerns, or due to the interpretation of 
     international agreements. In the absence of a decision by the 
     President, the Commission may consider, among other public 
     interest factors, whether effective competitive opportunities 
     are available to United States nationals or corporations in 
     the applicant's home market. Upon receipt of an application 
     that requires a determination under this paragraph, the 
     Commission shall cause notice of the application to be given 
     to the President or any agencies designated by the President 
     to receive such notification. The Commission shall not make a 
     determination under paragraph (1)(B) earlier than 30 days 
     after the end of the pleading cycle or later than 180 days 
     after the end of the pleading cycle.
       ``(3) Further commission review.--The Commission may 
     determine that, due to changed circumstances relating to 
     United States national security or law enforcement, a prior 
     determination under paragraph (1) ought to be reversed or 
     altered. In making this determination, the Commission shall 
     accord great deference to any recommendation of the President 
     with respect to United States national security or law 
     enforcement. If a determination under this paragraph is made 
     then--
       ``(A) subsection (b) shall apply with respect to such 
     aliens, corporation, and government (or their 
     representatives) on the date that the Commission publishes 
     notice of its determination under this paragraph; and
       ``(B) any license held, or application filed, which could 
     not be held or granted under subsection (b) shall be reviewed 
     by the Commission under the provisions of paragraphs (1)(B) 
     and (2).
       ``(4) Notification to congress.--The President and the 
     Commission shall notify the appropriate committees of the 
     Congress of any determinations made under paragraph (1), (2), 
     or (3).
       ``(5) Miscellaneous.--Any Presidential decisions made under 
     the provisions of this subsection shall not be subject to 
     judicial review.''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to any proceeding commenced before the date 
     of enactment of this Act.

                         [34. License Renewal]

       Page 161, beginning on line 18, strike ``filed on or after 
     May 31, 1995'' and insert ``pending or filed on or after the 
     date of enactment of this Act''.

                 [35. Ship Distress and Safety Systems]

       Page 162, beginning on line 1, strike section 307 through 
     line 8 and insert the following:

     SEC. 307. AUTOMATED SHIP DISTRESS AND SAFETY SYSTEMS.

       Notwithstanding any provision of the Communications Act of 
     1934 or any other provision of law or regulation, a ship 
     documented under the laws of the United States operating in 
     accordance with the Global Maritime Distress and Safety 
     System provisions of the Safety of Life at Sea Convention 
     shall not be required to be equipped with a radio telegraphy 
     station operated by one or more radio officers or operators. 
     This section shall take effect for each vessel upon a 
     determination by the United States Coast Guard that such 
     vessel has the equipment required to implement the Global 
     Maritime Distress and Safety System installed and operating 
     in good working condition.

              [36. Certification and Testing of Equipment]

       Page 162, after line 22, insert the following new section 
     (and conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 310. DELEGATION OF EQUIPMENT TESTING AND CERTIFICATION 
                   TO PRIVATE LABORATORIES.

       Section 302 of the Act (47 U.S.C. 302) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(e) Use of Private Organizations for Testing and 
     Certification.--The Commission may--
       ``(1) authorize the use of private organizations for 
     testing and certifying the compliance of devices or home 
     electronic equipment and systems with regulations promulgated 
     under this section;
       ``(2) accept as prima facie evidence of such compliance the 
     certification by any such organization; and
       ``(3) establish such qualifications and standards as it 
     deems appropriate for such private organizations, testing, 
     and certification.''.

                           [37. Supersession]

       Page 163, beginning on line 4, strike subsection (a) 
     through page 164, line 19, and insert the following:
       (a) Modification of Final Judgment.--This Act and the 
     amendments made by title I of this Act shall supersede only 
     the following sections of the Modification of Final Judgment:
       (1) Section II(C) of the Modification of Final Judgment, 
     relating to deadline for procedures for equal access 
     compliance.
       (2) Section II(D) of the Modification of Final Judgment, 
     relating to line of business restrictions.
       (3) Section VIII(A) of the Modification of Final Judgment, 
     relating to manufacturing restrictions.
       (4) Section VIII(C) of the Modification of Final Judgment, 
     relating to standard for entry into the interexchange market.
       (5) Section VIII(D) of the Modification of Final Judgment, 
     relating to prohibition on entry into electronic publishing.
       (6) Section VIII(H) of the Modification of Final Judgment, 
     relating to debt ratios at the time of transfer.
       (7) Section VIII(J) of the Modification of Final Judgment, 
     relating to prohibition on implementation of the plan of 
     reorganization before court approval.
       Page 164, line 20, insert ``or in the amendments made by 
     this Act'' after ``this Act''.
       Page 164, beginning on line 23, strike ``Except as provided 
     in paragraph (2), parts'' and insert ``Parts''.
       Page 165, beginning on line 3, strike paragraph (2) through 
     line 6 and insert the following:
       ``(2) State tax savings provision.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (1), nothing in this Act or the amendments made by 
     this Act shall be construed to modify, impair, or supersede, 
     or authorize the modification, impairment, or supersession 
     of, any State or local law pertaining to taxation, except as 
     provided in sections 243(e) and 622 of the Communications Act 
     of 1934 and section 402 of this Act.''.
       Page 166, after line 5, insert the following new 
     subsection:
       (g) Additional Definitions.--As used in this section, the 
     terms ``Modification of Final Judgment'' and ``Bell operating 
     company'' have the same meanings provided such terms in 
     section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934.

                       [38. 1984 Consent Decree]

       Page 165, beginning on line 7, strike subsection (d) 
     through line 15 and insert the following:
       (d) Application to Other Action.--This Act shall supersede 
     the final judgment entered December 21, 1984 and as restated 
     January 11, 1985, in the action styled United States v. GTE 
     Corp., Civil Action No. 83-1298, in the United States 
     District Court for the District of Columbia, and any judgment 
     or order with respect to such action entered on or after 
     December 21, 1984, and such final judgment shall not be 
     enforced with respect to conduct occurring after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

                       [39. Wireless Successors]

       Page 165, beginning on line 17, strike ``subject to the 
     provisions'' and insert ``considered to be an affiliate, a 
     successor, or an assign of a Bell operating company under 
     section III''.

                           [40. DBS Taxation]

       Beginning on page 166, strike line 6 and all that follows 
     through line 20 of page 167, and insert the following:

     SEC. 402. PREEMPTION OF LOCAL TAXATION WITH RESPECT TO DBS 
                   SERVICE.

       (a) Preemption.--A provider of direct-to-home satellite 
     service shall be exempt from the collection or remittance, or 
     both, of any tax or fee imposed by any local taxing 
     jurisdiction with respect to the provision of direct-to-home 
     satellite service. Nothing in this section shall be construed 
     to exempt from collection or remittance any tax or fee on the 
     sale of equipment.

[[Page 1265]]

       (b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
       (1) Direct-to-home satellite service.--The term ``direct-
     to-home satellite service'' means the transmission or 
     broadcasting by satellite of programming directly to the 
     subscribers' premises without the use of ground receiving or 
     distribution equipment, except at the subscribers' premises 
     or in the uplink process to the satellite.
       (2) Provider of direct-to-home satellite service.--For 
     purposes of this section, a ``provider of direct-to-home 
     satellite service'' means a person who transmits, broadcasts, 
     sells, or distributes direct-to-home satellite service.
       (3) Local taxing jurisdiction.--The term ``local taxing 
     jurisdiction'' means any municipality, city, county, 
     township, parish, transportation district, or assessment 
     jurisdiction, or any other local jurisdiction in the 
     territorial jurisdiction of the United States with the 
     authority to impose a tax or fee, but does not include a 
     State.
       (4) State.--The term ``State'' means any of the several 
     States, the District of Columbia, or any territory or 
     possession of the United States.
       (5) Tax or fee.--The terms ``tax'' and ``fee'' mean any 
     local sales tax, local use tax, local intangible tax, local 
     income tax, business license tax, utility tax, privilege tax, 
     gross receipts tax, excise tax, franchise fees, local 
     telecommunications tax, or any other tax, license, or fee 
     that is imposed for the privilege of doing business, 
     regulating, or raising revenue for a local taxing 
     jurisdiction.
       (c) Preservation of State Authority.--This section shall 
     not be construed to prevent taxation of a provider of direct-
     to-home satellite service by a State or to prevent a local 
     taxing jurisdiction from receiving revenue derived from a tax 
     or fee imposed and collected by a State.

                       [41. Protection of Minors]

       Page 167, after line 20, insert the following new section 
     (and conform the table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 403. PROTECTION OF MINORS AND CLARIFICATION OF CURRENT 
                   LAWS REGARDING COMMUNICATION OF OBSCENE AND 
                   INDECENT MATERIALS THROUGH THE USE OF 
                   COMPUTERS.

       (a) Protection of Minors.--
       (1) Generally.--Section 1465 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``Whoever intentionally communicates by computer, in or 
     affecting interstate or foreign commerce, to any person the 
     communicator believes has not attained the age of 18 years, 
     any material that, in context, depicts or describes, in terms 
     patently offensive as measured by contemporary community 
     standards, sexual or excretory activities or organs, or 
     attempts to do so, shall be fined under this title or 
     imprisoned not more than five years, or both.''.
       (2) Conforming Amendments Relating to Forfeiture.--
       (A) Section 1467(a)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``communicated,'' after 
     ``transported,''.
       (B) Section 1467 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``obscene''.
       (C) Section 1469 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``communicated,'' after ``transported,'' 
     each place it appears.
       (b) Clarification of Current Laws Regarding Communication 
     of Obscene Materials Through the Use of Computers.--
       (1) Importation or transportation.--Section 1462 of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in the first undesignated paragraph, by inserting 
     ``(including by computer) after ``thereof''; and
       (B) in the second undesignated paragraph--
       (i) by inserting ``or receives,'' after ``takes'';
       (ii) by inserting ``, or by computer,'' after ``common 
     carrier''; and
       (iii) by inserting ``or importation'' after ``carriage''.
       (2) Transportation for purposes of sale or distribution.--
     The first undesignated paragraph of section 1465 of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``transports in'' and inserting 
     ``transports or travels in, or uses a facility or means 
     of,'';
       (B) by inserting ``(including a computer in or affecting 
     such commerce)'' after ``foreign commerce'' the first place 
     it appears; and
       (C) by striking ``, or knowingly travels in'' and all that 
     follows through ``obscene material in interstate or foreign 
     commerce,'' and inserting ``of''.

                           [42. Cable Access]

       Page 170, line 21, after the period insert the following: 
     ``For purposes of section 242, such term shall not include 
     the provision of video programming directly to 
     subscribers.''.

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     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Cooley
     de la Garza
     Filner
     Hayes
     Herger
     Kaptur
     Maloney
     McDade
     McIntosh
     Moakley
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Scarborough
     Spratt
     Thurman
     Towns
     Tucker
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.109.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MARKEY:


[[Page 1266]]


       Page 126, after line 16, insert the following new 
     subsection (and redesignate the succeeding subsections and 
     accordingly):
       (f) Standard for Unreasonable Rates for Cable Programming 
     Services.--Section 623(c)(2) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 543(c)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Standard for unreasonable rates.--The Commission may 
     only consider a rate for cable programming services to be 
     unreasonable if such rate has increased since June 1, 1995, 
     determined on a per-channel basis, by a percentage that 
     exceeds the percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index 
     for All Urban Consumers (as determined by the Department of 
     Labor) since such date.''.
       Page 127, line 4, strike ``or 5 percent'' and all that 
     follows through ``greater,'' on line 6.
       Page 129, strike lines 16 through 21 and insert the 
     following:
       ``(d) Uniform Rate Structure.--A cable operator shall have 
     a uniform rate structure throughout its franchise area for 
     the provision of cable services.''.
       Page 130, line 16, insert ``and'' after the semicolon, and 
     strike line 20 and all that follows through line 2 on page 
     131 and insert the following:

     ``directly to subscribers in the franchise area and such 
     franchise area is also served by an unaffiliated cable 
     system.''.
       Page 131, strike line 6 and all that follows through line 
     21, and insert the following:
       ``(m) Small Cable Systems.--
       ``(1) Small cable system relief.--A small cable system 
     shall not be subject to subsections (a), (b), (c), or (d) in 
     any franchise area with respect to the provision of cable 
     programming services, or a basic service tier where such tier 
     was the only tier offered in such area on December 31, 1994.
       ``(2) Definition of small cable system.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, `small cable system' means a cable system 
     that--
       ``(A) directly or through an affiliate, serves in the 
     aggregate fewer than 250,000 cable subscribers in the United 
     States; and
       ``(B) directly serves fewer than 10,000 cable subscribers 
     in its franchise area.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

148

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

275

para.109.8                   [Roll No. 628]

                                AYES--148

     Abercrombie
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunning
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--275

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Coburn
     Hutchinson
     Moakley
     Ortiz
     Reynolds
     Scarborough
     Thurman
     Williams
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.109.9  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. STUPAK:

       Page 14, beginning on line 8, strike section 243 through 
     page 16, line 9, and insert the following (and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 243. REMOVAL OF BARRIERS TO ENTRY.

       (a) In General.--No State or local statute or regulation, 
     or other State or local legal requirement, may prohibit or 
     have the effect of prohibiting the ability of any entity to 
     provide interstate or intrastate telecommunications services.
       (b) State and Local Authority.--Nothing in this section 
     shall affect the ability of a State or local government to 
     impose, on a competitively neutral basis and consistent with 
     section 247 (relating to universal service), requirements 
     necessary to preserve and advance universal service, protect 
     the public safety and welfare, ensure the continued quality 
     of telecommunications services, and safeguard the rights of 
     consumers.
       (c) Local Government Authority.--Nothing in this Act 
     affects the authority of a local government to manage the 
     public rights-of-way or to require fair and reasonable 
     compensation from telecommunications providers, on a 
     competitively neutral and nondiscriminatory basis, for use of 
     the rights-of-way on a nondiscriminatory basis, if the 
     compensation required is publicly disclosed by such 
     government.
       (d) Exception.--In the case of commercial mobile services, 
     the provisions of section 332(c)(3) shall apply in lieu of 
     the provisions of this section.

It was decided in the

Yeas

338

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

86

para.109.10                  [Roll No. 629]

                                AYES--338

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio

[[Page 1267]]


     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--86

     Allard
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boucher
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coleman
     Combest
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Ganske
     Gillmor
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Inglis
     King
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     McCrery
     McInnis
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Schaefer
     Shadegg
     Skeen
     Souder
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Thornberry
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Hutchinson
     Moakley
     Ortiz
     Reynolds
     Scarborough
     Thurman
     Williams
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was agreed to.

para.109.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment, as modified, submitted by Mr. 
CONYERS:

       Page 26, strike line 6 and insert the following:
       ``(c) Commission and Attorney General Review.--
       Page 26, lines 8 and 10, page 27, lines 6 and 9, strike 
     ``Commission'' and insert ``Commission and Attorney 
     General''.
       Page 27, lines 4 and 12, insert ``Commission'' before 
     ``Decision''.
       Page 27, after line 21, insert the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Attorney general decision.--
       ``(A) Publication.--Not later than 10 days after receiving 
     a verification under this section, the Attorney General shall 
     publish the verification in the Federal Register.
       ``(B) Availability of information.--The Attorney General 
     shall make available to the public all information (excluding 
     trade secrets and privileged or confidential commercial or 
     financial information) submitted by the Bell operating 
     company in connection with the verification.
       ``(C) Comment period.--Not later than 45 days after a 
     verification is published under subparagraph (A), interested 
     persons may submit written comments to the Attorney General, 
     regarding the verification. Submitted comments shall be 
     available to the public.
       ``(D) Determination.--After the time for comment under 
     subparagraph (C) has expired, but not later than 90 days 
     after receiving a verification under this subsection, the 
     Attorney General shall issue a written determination, with 
     respect to approving the verification with respect to the 
     authorization for which the Bell operating company has 
     applied. If the Attorney General fails to issue such 
     determination in the 90-day period beginning on the date the 
     Attorney General receives such verification, the Attorney 
     General shall be deemed to have issued a determination 
     approving such verification on the last day of such period.
       ``(E) Standard for decision.--The Attorney General shall 
     approve such verification unless the Attorney General finds 
     there is a dangerous probability that such company or its 
     affiliates would successfully use market power to 
     substantially impede competition in the market such company 
     seeks to enter.
       ``(F) Publication.--Not later than 10 days after issuing a 
     determination under subparagraph (E), the Attorney General 
     shall publish a brief description of the determination in the 
     Federal Register.
       ``(G) Finality.--A determination made under subparagraph 
     (E) shall be final unless a petition with respect to such 
     determination is timely filed under subparagraph (H).
       ``(H) Judicial review.--
       ``(i) Filing of petition.--Not later than 30 days after a 
     determination by the Attorney General is published under 
     subparagraph (F), the Bell operating company that submitted 
     the verification, or any person who would be injured in its 
     business or property as a result of the determination 
     regarding such company's engaging in provision of interLATA 
     services, may file a petition for judicial review of the 
     determination in the United States Court of Appeals for the 
     District of Columbia Circuit. The United States Court of 
     Appeals for the District of Columbia shall have exclusive 
     jurisdiction to review determinations made under this 
     paragraph.
       ``(ii) Certification of record.--As part of the answer to 
     the petition, the Attorney General shall file in such court a 
     certified copy of the record upon which the determination is 
     based.
       ``(iii) Consolidation of petitions.--The court shall 
     consolidate for judicial review all petitions filed under 
     this subparagraph with respect to the verification.
       ``(iv) Judgment.--The court shall enter a judgment after 
     reviewing the determination in accordance with section 706 of 
     title 5 of the United States Code. The determination required 
     by subparagraph (E) shall be affirmed by the court only if 
     the court finds that the record certified pursuant to clause 
     (ii) provides substantial evidence for that determination.''
       Page 29, line 8, insert ``and the Attorney General's'' 
     after ``the Commission's''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

151

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

271

para.109.12                  [Roll No. 630]

                                AYES--151

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bono
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Canady
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Evans
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Heineman
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McHale
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thomas
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates

                                NOES--271

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger

[[Page 1268]]


     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Bishop
     Hutchinson
     McHugh
     Moakley
     Ortiz
     Reynolds
     Scarborough
     Thurman
     Williams
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment as modified, was not agreed to.

para.109.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. COX:

       Page 78, before line 18, insert the following new section 
     (and redesignate the succeeding sections and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 104. ONLINE FAMILY EMPOWERMENT.

       Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 
     et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. PROTECTION FOR PRIVATE BLOCKING AND SCREENING OF 
                   OFFENSIVE MATERIAL; FCC REGULATION OF COMPUTER 
                   SERVICES PROHIBITED.

       ``(a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       ``(1) The rapidly developing array of Internet and other 
     interactive computer services available to individual 
     Americans represent an extraordinary advance in the 
     availability of educational and informational resources to 
     our citizens.
       ``(2) These services offer users a great degree of control 
     over the information that they receive, as well as the 
     potential for even greater control in the future as 
     technology develops.
       ``(3) The Internet and other interactive computer services 
     offer a forum for a true diversity of political discourse, 
     unique opportunities for cultural development, and myriad 
     avenues for intellectual activity.
       ``(4) The Internet and other interactive computer services 
     have flourished, to the benefit of all Americans, with a 
     minimum of government regulation.
       ``(5) Increasingly Americans are relying on interactive 
     media for a variety of political, educational, cultural, and 
     entertainment services.
       ``(b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to--
       ``(1) promote the continued development of the Internet and 
     other interactive computer services and other interactive 
     media;
       ``(2) preserve the vibrant and competitive free market that 
     presently exists for the Internet and other interactive 
     computer services, unfettered by State or Federal regulation;
       ``(3) encourage the development of technologies which 
     maximize user control over the information received by 
     individuals, families, and schools who use the Internet and 
     other interactive computer services;
       ``(4) remove disincentives for the development and 
     utilization of blocking and filtering technologies that 
     empower parents to restrict their children's access to 
     objectionable or inappropriate online material; and
       ``(5) ensure vigorous enforcement of criminal laws to deter 
     and punish trafficking in obscenity, stalking, and harassment 
     by means of computer.
       ``(c) Protection for `Good Samaritan' Blocking and 
     Screening of Offensive Material.--No provider or user of 
     interactive computer services shall be treated as the 
     publisher or speaker of any information provided by an 
     information content provider. No provider or user of 
     interactive computer services shall be held liable on account 
     of--
       ``(1) any action voluntarily taken in good faith to 
     restrict access to material that the provider or user 
     considers to be obscene, lewd, lascivious, filthy, 
     excessively violent, harassing, or otherwise objectionable, 
     whether or not such material is constitutionally protected; 
     or
       ``(2) any action taken to make available to information 
     content providers or others the technical means to restrict 
     access to material described in paragraph (1).
       ``(d) FCC Regulation of the Internet and Other Interactive 
     Computer Services Prohibited.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed to grant any jurisdiction or authority to the 
     Commission with respect to content or any other regulation of 
     the Internet or other interactive computer services.
       ``(e) Effect on Other Laws.--
       ``(1) No effect on criminal law.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to impair the enforcement of section 223 
     of this Act, chapter 71 (relating to obscenity) or 110 
     (relating to sexual exploitation of children) of title 18, 
     United States Code, or any other Federal criminal statute.
       ``(2) No effect on intellectual property law.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed to limit or expand any law 
     pertaining to intellectual property.
       ``(3) In general.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to prevent any State from enforcing any State law 
     that is consistent with this section.
       ``(f) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Internet.--The term `Internet' means the 
     international computer network of both Federal and non-
     Federal interoperable packet switched data networks.
       ``(2) Interactive computer service.--The term `interactive 
     computer service' means any information service that provides 
     computer access to multiple users via modem to a remote 
     computer server, including specifically a service that 
     provides access to the Internet.
       ``(3) Information content provider.--The term `information 
     content provider' means any person or entity that is 
     responsible, in whole or in part, for the creation or 
     development of information provided by the Internet or any 
     other interactive computer service, including any person or 
     entity that creates or develops blocking or screening 
     software or other techniques to permit user control over 
     offensive material.
       ``(4) Information service.--The term `information service' 
     means the offering of a capability for generating, acquiring, 
     storing, transforming, processing, retrieving, utilizing, or 
     making available information via telecommunications, and 
     includes electronic publishing, but does not include any use 
     of any such capability for the management, control, or 
     operation of a telecommunications system or the management of 
     a telecommunications service.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

420

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

4

para.109.14                  [Roll No. 631]

                                AYES--420

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey

[[Page 1269]]


     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NOES--4

     Hunter
     Smith (NJ)
     Souder
     Wolf

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Moakley
     Nethercutt
     Ortiz
     Reynolds
     Scarborough
     Thurman
     Williams
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, assumed the Chair.

para.109.15  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries. 

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.109.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MARKEY:

       Page 150, beginning on line 24, strike paragraph (1) 
     through line 17 on page 151 and insert the following:
       ``(1) National audience reach limitations.--The Commission 
     shall prohibit a person or entity from obtaining any license 
     if such license would result in such person or entity 
     directly or indirectly owning, operating, controlling, or 
     having a cognizable interest in, television stations which 
     have an aggregate national audience reach exceeding 35 
     percent. Within 3 years after such date of enactment, the 
     Commission shall conduct a study on the operation of this 
     paragraph and submit a report to the Congress on the 
     development of competition in the television marketplace and 
     the need for any revisions to or elimination of this 
     paragraph.''
       Page 150, line 4, strike ``(a) Amendment.--''.
       Page 150, line 9, after ``section,'' insert ``and 
     consistent with section 613(a) of this Act,''.
       Page 154, strike lines 9 and 10.

It was decided in the

Yeas

228

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

195

para.109.17                  [Roll No. 632]

                                AYES--228

     Abercrombie
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Camp
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Quillen
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Shaw
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--195

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon

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     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Towns
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Gekas
     Moakley
     Ortiz
     Reynolds
     Scarborough
     Thurman
     Volkmer
     Williams
     Young (AK)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.109.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Mr. COBURN 
for the amendment submitted by Mr. MARKEY:
  Substitute amendment submitted by Mr. COBURN:

       Page 157, after line 21, insert the following new section 
     (and redesignate the succeeding sections and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 304. FAMILY VIEWING EMPOWERMENT.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Television is pervasive in daily life and exerts a 
     powerful influence over the perceptions of viewers, 
     especially children, concerning the society in which we live.
       (2) Children completing elementary school have been exposed 
     to 25 or more hours of television per week and as many as 11 
     hours per day.
       (3) Children completing elementary school have been exposed 
     to an estimated average of 8,000 murders and 100,000 acts of 
     violence on television.
       (4) Studies indicate that the exposure of young children to 
     such levels of violent programming correlates to an increased 
     tendency toward and tolerance of violent and aggressive 
     behavior in later years.
       (5) Studies also suggest that the depiction of other 
     material such as sexual conduct in a cavalier and amoral 
     context may undermine the ability of parents to instill in 
     their children responsible attitudes regarding such 
     activities.
       (6) A significant relationship exists between exposure to 
     television violence and antisocial acts, including serious, 
     violent criminal offenses.
       (7) Parents and other viewers are increasingly demanding 
     that they be empowered to make and implement viewing choices 
     for themselves and their families.
       (8) The public is becoming increasingly aware of and 
     concerned about objectionable video programming content.
       (9) The broadcast television industry and other video 
     programmers have a responsibility to assess the impact of 
     their work and to understand the damage that comes from the 
     incessant, repetitive, mindless violence and irresponsible 
     content.
       (10) The broadcast television industry and other video 
     programming distributors should be committed to facilitating 
     viewers' access to the information and capabilities required 
     to prevent the exposure of their children to excessively 
     violent and otherwise objectionable and harmful video 
     programming.
       (11) The technology for implementing individual viewing 
     choices is rapidly advancing and numerous options for viewer 
     control are or soon will be available in the marketplace at 
     affordable prices.
       (12) There is a compelling national interest in ensuring 
     that parents are provided with the information and 
     capabilities required to prevent the exposure of their 
     children to excessively violent and otherwise objectionable 
     and harmful video programming.
       (b) Policy.--It is the policy of the United States to--
       (1) encourage broadcast television, cable, satellite, 
     syndication, other video programming distributors, and 
     relevant related industries (in consultation with appropriate 
     public interest groups and interested individuals from the 
     private sector) to--
       (A) establish a technology fund to encourage television and 
     electronics equipment manufacturers to facilitate the 
     development of technology which would empower parents to 
     block programming they deem inappropriate for their children;
       (B) report to the viewing public on the status of the 
     development of affordable, easy to use blocking technology; 
     and
       (C) establish and promote effective procedures, standards, 
     systems, advisories, or other mechanisms for ensuring that 
     users have easy and complete access to the information 
     necessary to effectively utilize blocking technology; and
       (2) evaluate whether, not later than 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, industry-wide procedures, 
     standards, systems advisories, or other mechanisms 
     established by the broadcast television, cable satellite, 
     syndication, other video programming distribution, and 
     relevant related industries--
       (A) are informing viewers regarding their options to 
     utilize blocking technology; and
       (B) encouraging the development of blocking technologies.
       (c) GAO Audit.--
       (1) Audit required.--No later than 18 months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to Congress an evaluation of--
       (A) the proliferation of new and existing blocking 
     technology;
       (B) the accessibility of information to empower viewing 
     choices; and
       (C) the consumer satisfaction with information and 
     technological solutions.
       (2) Contents of evaluation.--The evaluation shall--
       (A) describe the blocking technology available to viewers 
     including the costs thereof; and
       (B) assess the extent of consumer knowledge and attitudes 
     toward available blocking technologies;
       (3) describe steps taken by broadcast, cable, satellite, 
     syndication, and other video programming distribution 
     services to inform the public and promote the availability of 
     viewer empowerment technologies, devices, and techniques;
       (4) evaluate the degree to which viewer empowerment 
     technology is being utilized;
       (5) assess consumer satisfaction with technological 
     options; and
       (6) evaluate consumer demand for information and 
     technological solutions.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. MARKEY:

       Page 157, after line 21, insert the following new section 
     (and redesignate the succeeding sections and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 304. PARENTAL CHOICE IN TELEVISION PROGRAMMING.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Television influences children's perception of the 
     values and behavior that are common and acceptable in 
     society.
       (2) Television station operators, cable television system 
     operators, and video programmers should follow practices in 
     connection with video programming that take into 
     consideration that television broadcast and cable programming 
     has established a uniquely pervasive presence in the lives of 
     American children.
       (3) The average American child is exposed to 25 hours of 
     television each week and some children are exposed to as much 
     as 11 hours of television a day.
       (4) Studies have shown that children exposed to violent 
     video programming at a young age have a higher tendency for 
     violent and aggressive behavior later in life than children 
     not so exposed, and that children exposed to violent video 
     programming are prone to assume that acts of violence are 
     acceptable behavior.
       (5) Children in the United States are, on average, exposed 
     to an estimated 8,000 murders and 100,000 acts of violence on 
     television by the time the child completes elementary school.
       (6) Studies indicate that children are affected by the 
     pervasiveness and casual treatment of sexual material on 
     television, eroding the ability of parents to develop 
     responsible attitudes and behavior in their children.
       (7) Parents express grave concern over violent and sexual 
     video programming and strongly support technology that would 
     give them greater control to block video programming in the 
     home that they consider harmful to their children.
       (8) There is a compelling governmental interest in 
     empowering parents to limit the negative influences of video 
     programming that is harmful to children.
       (9) Providing parents with timely information about the 
     nature of upcoming video programming and with the 
     technological tools that allow them easily to block violent, 
     sexual, or other programming that they believe harmful to 
     their children is the least restrictive and most narrowly 
     tailored means of achieving that compelling governmental 
     interest.
       (b) Establishment of Television Rating Code.--Section 303 
     of the Act (47 U.S.C. 303) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(v) Prescribe--
       ``(1) on the basis of recommendations from an advisory 
     committee established by the Commission that is composed of 
     parents, television broadcasters, television programming 
     producers, cable operators, appropriate public interest 
     groups, and other interested individuals from the private 
     sector and that is fairly balanced in terms of political 
     affiliation, the points of view represented, and the 
     functions to be performed by the committee, guidelines and 
     recommended procedures for the identification and rating of 
     video programming that contains sexual, violent, or other 
     indecent material about which parents should be informed 
     before it is displayed to children, provided that nothing in 
     this paragraph shall be construed to authorize any rating of 
     video programming on the basis of its political or religious 
     content; and
       ``(2) with respect to any video programming that has been 
     rated (whether or not in accordance with the guidelines and 
     recommendations prescribed under paragraph (1)), rules 
     requiring distributors of such video programming to transmit 
     such rating to permit parents to block the display of video 
     programming that they have determined is inappropriate for 
     their children.''.

[[Page 1271]]

       (c) Requirement for Manufacture of Televisions That Block 
     Programs.--Section 303 of the Act, as amended by subsection 
     (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(w) Require, in the case of apparatus designed to receive 
     television signals that are manufactured in the United States 
     or imported for use in the United States and that have a 
     picture screen 13 inches or greater in size (measured 
     diagonally), that such apparatus be equipped with circuitry 
     designed to enable viewers to block display of all programs 
     with a common rating, except as otherwise permitted by 
     regulations pursuant to section 330(c)(4).''.
       (d) Shipping or Importing of Televisions That Block 
     Programs.--
       (1) Regulations.--Section 330 of the Communications Act of 
     1934 (47 U.S.C. 330) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (B) by adding after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection (c):
       ``(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no person 
     shall ship in interstate commerce, manufacture, assemble, or 
     import from any foreign country into the United States any 
     apparatus described in section 303(w) of this Act except in 
     accordance with rules prescribed by the Commission pursuant 
     to the authority granted by that section.
       ``(2) This subsection shall not apply to carriers 
     transporting apparatus referred to in paragraph (1) without 
     trading it.
       ``(3) The rules prescribed by the Commission under this 
     subsection shall provide for the oversight by the Commission 
     of the adoption of standards by industry for blocking 
     technology. Such rules shall require that all such apparatus 
     be able to receive the rating signals which have been 
     transmitted by way of line 21 of the vertical blanking 
     interval and which conform to the signal and blocking 
     specifications established by industry under the supervision 
     of the Commission.
       ``(4) As new video technology is developed, the Commission 
     shall take such action as the Commission determines 
     appropriate to ensure that blocking service continues to be 
     available to consumers. If the Commission determines that an 
     alternative blocking technology exists that--
       ``(A) enables parents to block programming based on 
     identifying programs without ratings,
       ``(B) is available to consumers at a cost which is 
     comparable to the cost of technology that allows parents to 
     block programming based on common ratings, and
       ``(C) will allow parents to block a broad range of programs 
     on a multichannel system as effectively and as easily as 
     technology that allows parents to block programming based on 
     common ratings,

     the Commission shall amend the rules prescribed pursuant to 
     section 303(w) to require that the apparatus described in 
     such section be equipped with either the blocking technology 
     described in such section or the alternative blocking 
     technology described in this paragraph.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 330(d) of such Act, as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking 
     ``section 303(s), and section 303(u)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``and sections 303(s), 303(u), and 303(w)''.
       (e) Applicability and Effective Dates.--
       (1) Applicability of rating provision.--The amendment made 
     by subsection (b) of this section shall take effect 1 year 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, but only if the 
     Commission determines, in consultation with appropriate 
     public interest groups and interested individuals from the 
     private sector, that distributors of video programming have 
     not, by such date--
       (A) established voluntary rules for rating video 
     programming that contains sexual, violent, or other indecent 
     material about which parents should be informed before it is 
     displayed to children, and such rules are acceptable to the 
     Commission; and
       (B) agreed voluntarily to broadcast signals that contain 
     ratings of such programming.
       (2) Effective date of manufacturing provision.--In 
     prescribing regulations to implement the amendment made by 
     subsection (c), the Federal Communications Commission shall, 
     after consultation with the television manufacturing 
     industry, specify the effective date for the applicability of 
     the requirement to the apparatus covered by such amendment, 
     which date shall not be less than one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

Yeas

222

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affirmative

Nays

201

para.109.19                  [Roll No. 633]

                                AYES--222

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--201

     Abercrombie
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Burton
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Moakley
     Ortiz
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Reynolds
     Scarborough
     Thurman
     Williams
     Young (AK)
  So the substitute amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KOLBE, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 207, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Pursuant to the order of the House of August 3, 1995, the following 
amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole was considered adopted:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

[[Page 1272]]

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
     ``Communications Act of 1995''.
       (b) References.--References in this Act to ``the Act'' are 
     references to the Communications Act of 1934.
       (c) Table of Contents.--

       Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

     TITLE I--DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETITIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS

       Sec. 101. Establishment of part II of title II.

             ``Part II--Development of Competitive Markets

         ``Sec. 241. Interconnection.
         ``Sec. 242. Equal access and interconnection to the local 
           loop for competing providers.
         ``Sec. 243. Preemption.
         ``Sec. 244. Statements of terms and conditions for access 
           and interconnection.
         ``Sec. 245. Bell operating company entry into interLATA 
           services.
         ``Sec. 246. Competitive safeguards.
         ``Sec. 247. Universal service.
         ``Sec. 248. Pricing flexibility and abolition of rate-of-
           return regulation.
         ``Sec. 249. Network functionality and accessibility.
         ``Sec. 250. Market entry barriers.
         ``Sec. 251. Illegal changes in subscriber carrier 
           selections.
         ``Sec. 252. Study.
         ``Sec. 253. Territorial exemption.''.
       Sec. 102. Competition in manufacturing, information 
           services, alarm services, and pay phone services.

              ``Part III--Special and Temporary Provisions

         ``Sec. 271. Manufacturing by Bell operating companies.
         ``Sec. 272. Electronic publishing by Bell operating 
           companies.
         ``Sec. 273. Alarm monitoring and telemessaging services 
           by Bell operating companies.
         ``Sec. 274. Provision of payphone service.''.
       Sec. 103. Forbearance from regulation.
         ``Sec. 230. Forbearance from regulation.''.
       Sec. 104. Privacy of customer information.
         ``Sec. 222. Privacy of customer proprietary network 
           information.''.
       Sec. 105. Pole attachments.
       Sec. 106. Preemption of franchising authority regulation of 
           telecommunications services.
       Sec. 107. Facilities siting; radio frequency emission 
           standards.
       Sec. 108. Mobile service access to long distance carriers.
       Sec. 109. Freedom from toll fraud.
       Sec. 110. Report on means of restricting access to unwanted 
           material in interactive telecommunications systems.
       Sec. 111. Authorization of appropriations.

             TITLE II--CABLE COMMUNICATIONS COMPETITIVENESS

       Sec. 201. Cable service provided by telephone companies.

  ``Part V--Video Programming Services Provided by Telephone Companies

         ``Sec. 651. Definitions.
         ``Sec. 652. Separate video programming affiliate.
         ``Sec. 653. Establishment of video platform.
         ``Sec. 654. Authority to prohibit cross-subsidization.
         ``Sec. 655. Prohibition on buy outs.
         ``Sec. 656. Applicability of parts I through IV.
         ``Sec. 657. Rural area exemption.''.
       Sec. 202. Competition from cable systems.
       Sec. 203. Competitive availability of navigation devices.
         ``Sec. 713. Competitive availability of navigation 
           devices.''.
       Sec. 204. Video programming accessibility.
       Sec. 205. Technical amendments.

          TITLE III--BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS COMPETITIVENESS

       Sec. 301. Broadcaster spectrum flexibility.
         ``Sec. 336. Broadcast spectrum flexibility.''.
       Sec. 302. Broadcast ownership.
         ``Sec. 337. Broadcast ownership.''.
       Sec. 303. Foreign investment and ownership.
       Sec. 304. Term of licenses.
       Sec. 305. Broadcast license renewal procedures.
       Sec. 306. Exclusive Federal jurisdiction over direct 
           broadcast satellite service.
       Sec. 307. Automated ship distress and safety systems.
       Sec. 308. Restrictions on over-the-air reception devices.
       Sec. 309. DBS signal security.

                     TITLE IV--EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS

       Sec. 401. Relationship to other laws.
       Sec. 402. Preemption of local taxation with respect to DBS 
           services.

                          TITLE V--DEFINITIONS

       Sec. 501. Definitions.

              TITLE VI--SMALL BUSINESS COMPLAINT PROCEDURE

       Sec. 601. Complaint procedure.
     TITLE I--DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETITIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS MARKETS

     SEC. 101. ESTABLISHMENT OF PART II OF TITLE II.

       (a) Amendment.--Title II of the Act is amended by inserting 
     after section 229 (47 U.S.C. 229) the following new part:

             ``PART II--DEVELOPMENT OF COMPETITIVE MARKETS

     ``SEC. 241. INTERCONNECTION.

       ``The duty of a common carrier under section 201(a) 
     includes the duty to interconnect with the facilities and 
     equipment of other providers of telecommunications services 
     and information services.

     ``SEC. 242. EQUAL ACCESS AND INTERCONNECTION TO THE LOCAL 
                   LOOP FOR COMPETING PROVIDERS.

       ``(a) Openness and Accessibility Obligations.--The duty 
     under section 201(a) of a local exchange carrier includes the 
     following duties:
       ``(1) Interconnection.--The duty to provide, in accordance 
     with subsection (b), equal access to and interconnection with 
     the facilities of the carrier's networks to any other carrier 
     or person offering (or seeking to offer) telecommunications 
     services or information services reasonably requesting such 
     equal access and interconnection, so that such networks are 
     fully interoperable with such telecommunications services and 
     information services. For purposes of this paragraph, a 
     request is not reasonable unless it contains a proposed plan, 
     including a reasonable schedule, for the implementation of 
     the requested access or interconnection.
       ``(2) Unbundling of network elements.--The duty to offer 
     unbundled services, elements, features, functions, and 
     capabilities whenever technically feasible, at just, 
     reasonable, and nondiscriminatory prices and in accordance 
     with subsection (b)(4).
       ``(3) Resale.--The duty to offer services, elements, 
     features, functions, and capabilities for resale at 
     economically feasible rates to the reseller, recognizing 
     pricing structures for telephone exchange service in the 
     State, and the duty not to prohibit, and not to impose 
     unreasonable or discriminatory conditions or limitations on, 
     the resale, on a bundled or unbundled basis, of services, 
     elements, features, functions, and capabilities in 
     conjunction with the furnishing of a telecommunications 
     service or an information service.
       ``(4) Number portability.--The duty to provide, to the 
     extent technically feasible, number portability in accordance 
     with requirements prescribed by the Commission.
       ``(5) Dialing parity.--The duty to provide, in accordance 
     with subsection (c), dialing parity to competing providers of 
     telephone exchange service and telephone toll service.
       ``(6) Access to rights-of-way.--The duty to afford access 
     to the poles, ducts, conduits, and rights-of-way of such 
     carrier to competing providers of telecommunications services 
     in accordance with section 224(d).
       ``(7) Network functionality and accessibility.--The duty 
     not to install network features, functions, or capabilities 
     that do not comply with any standards established pursuant to 
     section 249.
       ``(8) Good faith negotiation.--The duty to negotiate in 
     good faith, under the supervision of State commissions, the 
     particular terms and conditions of agreements to fulfill the 
     duties described in paragraphs (1) through (7). The other 
     carrier or person requesting interconnection shall also be 
     obligated to negotiate in good faith the particular terms and 
     conditions of agreements to fulfill the duties described in 
     paragraphs (1) through (7).
       ``(b) Interconnection, Compensation, and Equal Access.--
       ``(1) Interconnection.--A local exchange carrier shall 
     provide access to and interconnection with the facilities of 
     the carrier's network at any technically feasible point 
     within the carrier's network on just and reasonable terms and 
     conditions, to any other carrier or person offering (or 
     seeking to offer) telecommunications services or information 
     services requesting such access.
       ``(2) Intercarrier compensation between facilities-based 
     carriers.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     terms and conditions for interconnection of the network 
     facilities of a competing provider of telephone exchange 
     service shall not be considered to be just and reasonable 
     unless--
       ``(i) such terms and conditions provide for the mutual and 
     reciprocal recovery by each carrier of costs associated with 
     the termination on such carrier's network facilities of calls 
     that originate on the network facilities of the other 
     carrier;
       ``(ii) such terms and conditions determine such costs on 
     the basis of a reasonable approximation of the additional 
     costs of terminating such calls; and
       ``(iii) the recovery of costs permitted by such terms and 
     conditions are reasonable in relation to the prices for 
     termination of calls that would prevail in a competitive 
     market.
       ``(B) Rules of construction.--This paragraph shall not be 
     construed--
       ``(i) to preclude arrangements that afford such mutual 
     recovery of costs through the offsetting of reciprocal 
     obligations, including arrangements that waive mutual 
     recovery (such as bill-and-keep arrangements); or
       ``(ii) to authorize the Commission or any State commission 
     to engage in any rate regulation proceeding to establish with 
     particularity the additional costs of terminating calls, or 
     to require carriers to maintain records with respect to the 
     additional costs of terminating calls.
       ``(3) Equal access.--A local exchange carrier shall afford, 
     to any other carrier or person offering (or seeking to offer) 
     a telecommunications service or an information service, 
     reasonable and nondiscriminatory access on an unbundled 
     basis--

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       ``(A) to databases, signaling systems, billing and 
     collection services, poles, ducts, conduits, and rights-of-
     way owned or controlled by a local exchange carrier, or other 
     facilities, functions, or information (including subscriber 
     numbers) integral to the efficient transmission, routing, or 
     other provision of telephone exchange services or exchange 
     access;
       ``(B) that is equal in type and quality to the access which 
     the carrier affords to itself or to any other person, and is 
     available at nondiscriminatory prices; and
       ``(C) that is sufficient to ensure the full 
     interoperability of the equipment and facilities of the 
     carrier and of the person seeking such access.
       ``(4) Commission action required.--
       ``(A) In general.--Within 15 months after the date of 
     enactment of this part, the Commission shall complete all 
     actions necessary (including any reconsideration) to 
     establish regulations to implement the requirements of this 
     section. The Commission shall establish such regulations 
     after consultation with the Joint Board established pursuant 
     to section 247.
       ``(B) Collocation.--Such regulations shall provide for 
     actual collocation of equipment necessary for interconnection 
     for telecommunications services at the premises of a local 
     exchange carrier, except that the regulations shall provide 
     for virtual collocation where the local exchange carrier 
     demonstrates that actual collocation is not practical for 
     technical reasons or because of space limitations.
       ``(C) User payment of costs.--Such regulations shall 
     require that the costs that a carrier incurs in offering 
     access, interconnection, number portability, or unbundled 
     services, elements, features, functions, and capabilities 
     shall be borne by the users of such access, interconnection, 
     number portability, or services, elements, features, 
     functions, and capabilities.
       ``(D) Imputed charges to carrier.--Such regulations shall 
     require the carrier, to the extent it provides a 
     telecommunications service or an information service that 
     requires access or interconnection to its network facilities, 
     to impute such access and interconnection charges to itself.
       ``(c) Number Portability and Dialing Parity.--
       ``(1) Availability.--A local exchange carrier shall ensure 
     that--
       ``(A) number portability shall be available on request in 
     accordance with subsection (a)(4); and
       ``(B) dialing parity shall be available upon request, 
     except that, in the case of a Bell operating company, such 
     company shall ensure that dialing parity for intraLATA 
     telephone toll service shall be available not later than the 
     date such company is authorized to provide interLATA 
     services.
       ``(2)  Number administration.--The Commission shall 
     designate one or more impartial entities to administer 
     telecommunications numbering and to make such numbers 
     available on an equitable basis. The Commission shall have 
     exclusive jurisdiction over those portions of the North 
     American Numbering Plan that pertain to the United States. 
     Nothing in this paragraph shall preclude the Commission from 
     delegating to State commissions or other entities any portion 
     of such jurisdiction.
       ``(d) Joint Marketing of Resold Elements.--
       ``(1) Restriction.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
     service, element, feature, function, or capability that is 
     made available for resale in any State by a Bell operating 
     company may be jointly marketed directly or indirectly with 
     any interLATA telephone toll service until such Bell 
     operating company is authorized pursuant to section 245(d) to 
     provide interLATA services in such State.
       ``(2) Existing providers.--Paragraph (1) shall not prohibit 
     joint marketing of services, elements, features, functions, 
     or capabilities acquired from a Bell operating company by 
     another provider if that provider jointly markets services, 
     elements, features, functions, and capabilities acquired from 
     a Bell operating company anywhere in the telephone service 
     territory of such Bell operating company, or in the telephone 
     service territory of any affiliate of such Bell operating 
     company that provides telephone exchange service, pursuant to 
     any agreement, tariff, or other arrangement entered into or 
     in effect before the date of enactment of this part.
       ``(e) Modifications and Waivers.--The Commission may modify 
     or waive the requirements of this section for any local 
     exchange carrier (or class or category of such carriers) that 
     has, in the aggregate nationwide, fewer than 500,000 access 
     lines installed, to the extent that the Commission determines 
     that compliance with such requirements (without such 
     modification) would be unduly economically burdensome, 
     technologically infeasible, or otherwise not in the public 
     interest.
       ``(f) Waiver for Rural Telephone Companies.--A State 
     commission may waive the requirements of this section with 
     respect to any rural telephone company.
       ``(g) Exemption for Certain Rural Telephone Companies.--
     Subsections (a) through (d) of this section shall not apply 
     to a carrier that has fewer than 50,000 access lines in a 
     local exchange study area, if such carrier does not provide 
     video programming services over its telephone exchange 
     facilities in such study area, except that a State commission 
     may terminate the exemption under this subsection if the 
     State commission determines that the termination of such 
     exemption is consistent with the public interest, 
     convenience, and necessity.
       ``(h) Avoidance of Redundant Regulations.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to prohibit the Commission or any 
     State commission from enforcing regulations prescribed prior 
     to the date of enactment of this part in fulfilling the 
     requirements of this section, to the extent that such 
     regulations are consistent with the provisions of this 
     section.

     ``SEC. 243. PREEMPTION.

       ``(a) Removal of Barriers to Entry.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b) of this section, no State or local statute, 
     regulation, or other legal requirement shall--
       ``(1) effectively prohibit any carrier or other person from 
     entering the business of providing interstate or intrastate 
     telecommunications services or information services; or
       ``(2) effectively prohibit any carrier or other person 
     providing (or seeking to provide) interstate or intrastate 
     telecommunications services or information services from 
     exercising the access and interconnection rights provided 
     under this part.
       ``(b) State and Local Authority.--Nothing in this section 
     shall affect the ability of State or local officials to 
     impose, on a nondiscriminatory basis, requirements necessary 
     to preserve and advance universal service, protect the public 
     safety and welfare, ensure the continued quality of 
     telecommunications services, ensure that a provider's 
     business practices are consistent with consumer protection 
     laws and regulations, and ensure just and reasonable rates, 
     provided that such requirements do not effectively prohibit 
     any carrier or person from providing interstate or intrastate 
     telecommunications services or information services.
       ``(c) Construction Permits.--Subsection (a) shall not be 
     construed to prohibit a local government from requiring a 
     person or carrier to obtain ordinary and usual construction 
     or similar permits for its operations if--
       ``(1) such permit is required without regard to the nature 
     of the business; and
       ``(2) requiring such permit does not effectively prohibit 
     any person or carrier from providing any interstate or 
     intrastate telecommunications service or information service.
       ``(d) Exception.--In the case of commercial mobile 
     services, the provisions of section 332(c)(3) shall apply in 
     lieu of the provisions of this section.
       ``(e) Parity of Franchise and Other Charges.--
     Notwithstanding section 2(b), no local government may impose 
     or collect any franchise, license, permit, or right-of-way 
     fee or any assessment, rental, or any other charge or 
     equivalent thereof as a condition for operating in the 
     locality or for obtaining access to, occupying, or crossing 
     public rights-of-way from any provider of telecommunications 
     services that distinguishes between or among providers of 
     telecommunications services, including the local exchange 
     carrier. For purposes of this subsection, a franchise, 
     license, permit, or right-of-way fee or an assessment, 
     rental, or any other charge or equivalent thereof does not 
     include any imposition of general applicability which does 
     not distinguish between or among providers of 
     telecommunications services, or any tax.

     ``SEC. 244. STATEMENTS OF TERMS AND CONDITIONS FOR ACCESS AND 
                   INTERCONNECTION.

       ``(a) In General.--Within 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this part, and from time to time thereafter, a 
     local exchange carrier shall prepare and file with a State 
     commission statements of the terms and conditions that such 
     carrier generally offers within that State with respect to 
     the services, elements, features, functions, or capabilities 
     provided to comply with the requirements of section 242 and 
     the regulations thereunder. Any such statement pertaining to 
     the charges for interstate services, elements, features, 
     functions, or capabilities shall be filed with the 
     Commission.
       ``(b) Review.--
       ``(1) State commission review.--A State commission to which 
     a statement is submitted under subsection (a) shall review 
     such statement in accordance with State law. A State 
     commission may not approve such statement unless such 
     statement complies with section 242 and the regulations 
     thereunder. Except as provided in section 243, nothing in 
     this section shall prohibit a State commission from 
     establishing or enforcing other requirements of State law in 
     its review of such statement, including requiring compliance 
     with intrastate telecommunications service quality standards 
     or requirements.
       ``(2) FCC review.--The Commission shall review such 
     statements to ensure that--
       ``(A) the charges for interstate services, elements, 
     features, functions, or capabilities are just, reasonable, 
     and nondiscriminatory; and
       ``(B) the terms and conditions for such interstate services 
     or elements unbundle any separable services, elements, 
     features, functions, or capabilities in accordance with 
     section 242(a)(2) and any regulations thereunder.
       ``(c) Time for Review.--
       ``(1) Schedule for review.--The Commission and the State 
     commission to which a statement is submitted shall, not later 
     than 60 days after the date of such submission--
       ``(A) complete the review of such statement under 
     subsection (b) (including any reconsideration thereof), 
     unless the submitting

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     carrier agrees to an extension of the period for such review; 
     or
       ``(B) permit such statement to take effect.
       ``(2) Authority to continue review.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not preclude the Commission or a State commission from 
     continuing to review a statement that has been permitted to 
     take effect under subparagraph (B) of such paragraph.
       ``(d) Effect of Agreements.--Nothing in this section shall 
     prohibit a carrier from filing an agreement to provide 
     services, elements, features, functions, or capabilities 
     affording access and interconnection as a statement of terms 
     and conditions that the carrier generally offers for purposes 
     of this section. An agreement affording access and 
     interconnection shall not be approved under this section 
     unless the agreement contains a plan, including a reasonable 
     schedule, for the implementation of the requested access or 
     interconnection. The approval of a statement under this 
     section shall not operate to prohibit a carrier from entering 
     into subsequent agreements that contain terms and conditions 
     that differ from those contained in a statement that has been 
     reviewed and approved under this section, but--
       ``(1) each such subsequent agreement shall be filed under 
     this section; and
       ``(2) such carrier shall be obligated to offer access to 
     such services, elements, features, functions, or capabilities 
     to other carriers and persons (including carriers and persons 
     covered by previously approved statements) requesting such 
     access on terms and conditions that, in relation to the terms 
     and conditions in such subsequent agreements, are not 
     discriminatory.
       ``(e) Sunset.--The provisions of this section shall cease 
     to apply in any local exchange market, defined by geographic 
     area and class or category of service, that the Commission 
     and the State determines has become subject to full and open 
     competition.

     ``SEC. 245. BELL OPERATING COMPANY ENTRY INTO INTERLATA 
                   SERVICES.

       ``(a) Verification of Access and Interconnection 
     Compliance.--At any time after 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this part, a Bell operating company may provide 
     to the Commission verification by such company with respect 
     to one or more States that such company is in compliance with 
     the requirements of this part. Such verification shall 
     contain the following:
       ``(1) Certification.--A certification by each State 
     commission of such State or States that such carrier has 
     fully implemented the conditions described in subsection (b), 
     except as provided in subsection (d)(2).
       ``(2) Agreement or statement.--For each such State, either 
     of the following:
       ``(A) Presence of a facilities-based competitor.--An 
     agreement that has been approved under section 244 specifying 
     the terms and conditions under which the Bell operating 
     company is providing access and interconnection to its 
     network facilities in accordance with section 242 for an 
     unaffiliated competing provider of telephone exchange service 
     that is comparable in price, features, and scope and that is 
     provided over the competitor's own network facilities to 
     residential and business subscribers.
       ``(B) Failure to request access.--If no such provider has 
     requested such access and interconnection before the date 
     which is 3 months before the date the company makes its 
     submission under this subsection, a statement of the terms 
     and conditions that the carrier generally offers to provide 
     such access and interconnection that has been approved or 
     permitted to take effect by the State commission under 
     section 243.
     For purposes of subparagraph (B), a Bell operating company 
     shall be considered not to have received any request for 
     access or interconnection if the State commission of such 
     State or States certifies that the only provider or providers 
     making such request have (i) failed to bargain in good faith 
     under the supervision of such State commission pursuant to 
     section 242(a)(8), or (ii) have violated the terms of their 
     agreement by failure to comply, within a reasonable period of 
     time, with the implementation schedule contained in such 
     agreement.
       ``(b) Certification of Compliance With Part II.--For the 
     purposes of subsection (a)(1), a Bell operating company shall 
     submit to the Commission a certification by a State 
     commission of compliance with each of the following 
     conditions in any area where such company provides local 
     exchange service or exchange access in such State:
       ``(1) Interconnection.--The Bell operating company provides 
     access and interconnection in accordance with subsections 
     (a)(1) and (b) of section 242 to any other carrier or person 
     offering telecommunications services requesting such access 
     and interconnection, and complies with the Commission 
     regulations pursuant to such section concerning such access 
     and interconnection.
       ``(2) Unbundling of network elements.--The Bell operating 
     company provides unbundled services, elements, features, 
     functions, and capabilities in accordance with subsection 
     (a)(2) of section 242 and the regulations prescribed by the 
     Commission pursuant to such section.
       ``(3) Resale.--The Bell operating company offers services, 
     elements, features, functions, and capabilities for resale in 
     accordance with section 242(a)(3), and neither the Bell 
     operating company, nor any unit of State or local government 
     within the State, imposes any restrictions on resale or 
     sharing of telephone exchange service (or unbundled services, 
     elements, features, or functions of telephone exchange 
     service) in violation of section 242(a)(3).
       ``(4) Number portability.--The Bell operating company 
     provides number portability in compliance with the 
     Commission's regulations pursuant to subsections (a)(4) and 
     (c) of section 242.
       ``(5) Dialing parity.--The Bell operating company provides 
     dialing parity in accordance with subsections (a)(5) and (c) 
     of section 242, and will, not later than the effective date 
     of its authority to commence providing interLATA services, 
     take such actions as are necessary to provide dialing parity 
     for intraLATA telephone toll service in accordance with such 
     subsections.
       ``(6) Access to conduits and rights of way.--The poles, 
     ducts, conduits, and rights of way of such Bell operating 
     company are available to competing providers of 
     telecommunications services in accordance with the 
     requirements of sections 242(a)(6) and 224(d).
       ``(7) Elimination of franchise limitations.--No unit of the 
     State or local government in such State or States enforces 
     any prohibition or limitation in violation of section 243.
       ``(8) Network functionality and accessibility.--The Bell 
     operating company will not install network features, 
     functions, or capabilities that do not comply with the 
     standards established pursuant to section 249.
       ``(9) Negotiation of terms and conditions.--The Bell 
     operating company has negotiated in good faith, under the 
     supervision of the State commission, in accordance with the 
     requirements of section 242(a)(8) with any other carrier or 
     person requesting access or interconnection.
       ``(c) Application for Interim InterLATA Authority.--
       ``(1) Application submission and contents.--At any time 
     after the date of enactment of this part, and prior to the 
     completion by the Commission of all actions necessary to 
     establish regulations under section 242, a Bell operating 
     company may apply to the Commission for interim authority to 
     provide interLATA services. Such application shall specify 
     the LATA or LATAs for which the company is requesting 
     authority to provide interim interLATA services. Such 
     application shall contain, with respect to each LATA within a 
     State for which authorization is requested, the following:
       ``(A) Presence of a facilities-based competitor.--An 
     agreement that the State commission has determined complies 
     with section 242 (without regard to any regulations 
     thereunder) and that specifies the terms and conditions under 
     which the Bell operating company is providing access and 
     interconnection to its network facilities for an unaffiliated 
     competing provider of telephone exchange service that is 
     comparable in price, features, and scope and that is provided 
     over the competitor's own network facilities to residential 
     and business subscribers.
       ``(B) Certification.--A certification by the State 
     commission of the State within which such LATA is located 
     that such company is in compliance with State laws, rules, 
     and regulations providing for the implementation of the 
     standards described in subsection (b) as of the date of 
     certification, including certification that such company is 
     offering services, elements, features, functions, and 
     capabilities for resale at economically feasible rates to the 
     reseller, recognizing pricing structures for telephone 
     exchange service in such State.
       ``(2) State to participate.--The company shall serve a copy 
     of the application on the relevant State commission within 5 
     days of filing its application. The State shall file comments 
     to the Commission on the company's application within 40 days 
     of receiving a copy of the company's application.
       ``(3) Deadlines for commission action.--The Commission 
     shall make a determination on such application not more than 
     90 days after such application is filed.
       ``(4) Expiration of interim authority.--Any interim 
     authority granted pursuant to this subsection shall cease to 
     be effective 180 days after the completion by the Commission 
     of all actions necessary to establish regulations under 
     section 242.
       ``(d) Commission Review.--
       ``(1) Review of state decisions and certifications.--The 
     Commission shall review any verification submitted by a Bell 
     operating company pursuant to subsection (a). The Commission 
     may require such company to submit such additional 
     information as is necessary to validate any of the items of 
     such verification.
       ``(2) De novo review.--If--
       ``(A) a State commission does not have the jurisdiction or 
     authority to make the certification required by subsection 
     (b);
       ``(B) the State commission has failed to act within 90 days 
     after the date a request for such certification is filed with 
     such State commission; or
       ``(C) the State commission has sought to impose a term or 
     condition in violation of section 243;
     the local exchange carrier may request the Commission to 
     certify the carrier's compliance with the conditions 
     specified in subsection (b).
       ``(3) Time for decision; public comment.--Unless such Bell 
     operating company consents to a longer period of time, the 
     Commission shall approve, disapprove, or approve with 
     conditions such verification within 90 days after the date of 
     its submission. During such 90 days, the Commission shall 
     afford interested persons an opportunity to present 
     information and evidence concerning such verification.

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       ``(4) Standard for decision.--The Commission shall not 
     approve such verification unless the Commission determines 
     that--
       ``(A) the Bell operating company meets each of the 
     conditions required to be certified under subsection (b); and
       ``(B) the agreement or statement submitted under subsection 
     (a)(2) complies with the requirements of section 242 and the 
     regulations thereunder.
       ``(e) Enforcement of Conditions.--
       ``(1) Commission authority.--If at any time after the 
     approval of a verification under subsection (d), the 
     Commission determines that a Bell operating company has 
     ceased to meet any of the conditions required to be certified 
     under subsection (b), the Commission may, after notice and 
     opportunity for a hearing--
       ``(A) issue an order to such company to correct the 
     deficiency;
       ``(B) impose a penalty on such company pursuant to title V; 
     or
       ``(C) suspend or revoke such approval.
       ``(2) Receipt and review of complaints.--The Commission 
     shall establish procedures for the review of complaints 
     concerning failures by Bell operating companies to meet 
     conditions required to be certified under subsection (b). 
     Unless the parties otherwise agree, the Commission shall act 
     on such complaint within 90 days.
       ``(3) State authority.--The authority of the Commission 
     under this subsection shall not be construed to preempt any 
     State commission from taking actions to enforce the 
     conditions required to be certified under subsection (b).
       ``(f) Authority To Provide InterLATA Services.--
       ``(1) Prohibition.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) and 
     subsections (g) and (h), a Bell operating company or 
     affiliate thereof may not provide interLATA services.
       ``(2) Authority subject to certification.--A Bell operating 
     company or affiliate thereof may, in any States to which its 
     verification under subsection (a) applies, provide interLATA 
     services--
       ``(A) during any period after the effective date of the 
     Commission's approval of such verification pursuant to 
     subsection (d), and
       ``(B) until the approval of such verification is suspended 
     or revoked by the Commission pursuant to subsection (d).
       ``(g) Exception for Previously Authorized Activities.--
     Subsection (f) shall not prohibit a Bell operating company or 
     affiliate from engaging, at any time after the date of the 
     enactment of this part, in any activity as authorized by an 
     order entered by the United States District Court for the 
     District of Columbia pursuant to section VII or VIII(C) of 
     the Modification of Final Judgment, if--
       ``(1) such order was entered on or before the date of the 
     enactment of this part, or
       ``(2) a request for such authorization was pending before 
     such court on the date of the enactment of this part.
       ``(h) Exceptions for Incidental Services.--Subsection (f) 
     shall not prohibit a Bell operating company or affiliate 
     thereof, at any time after the date of the enactment of this 
     part, from providing interLATA services for the purpose of--
       ``(1)(A) providing audio programming, video programming, or 
     other programming services to subscribers to such services of 
     such company;
       ``(B) providing the capability for interaction by such 
     subscribers to select or respond to such audio programming, 
     video programming, or other programming services; or
       ``(C) providing to distributors audio programming or video 
     programming that such company owns or controls, or is 
     licensed by the copyright owner of such programming (or by an 
     assignee of such owner) to distribute;
       ``(2) providing a telecommunications service, using the 
     transmission facilities of a cable system that is an 
     affiliate of such company, between local access and transport 
     areas within a cable system franchise area in which such 
     company is not, on the date of the enactment of this part, a 
     provider of wireline telephone exchange service;
       ``(3) providing commercial mobile services in accordance 
     with section 332(c) of this Act and with the regulations 
     prescribed by the Commission pursuant to paragraph (8) of 
     such section;
       ``(4) providing a service that permits a customer that is 
     located in one local access and transport area to retrieve 
     stored information from, or file information for storage in, 
     information storage facilities of such company that are 
     located in another local access and transport area;
       ``(5) providing signaling information used in connection 
     with the provision of telephone exchange services to a local 
     exchange carrier that, together with any affiliated local 
     exchange carriers, has aggregate annual revenues of less than 
     $100,000,000; or
       ``(6) providing network control signaling information to, 
     and receiving such signaling information from, common 
     carriers offering interLATA services at any location within 
     the area in which such Bell operating company provides 
     telephone exchange services or exchange access.
       ``(i) IntraLATA Toll Dialing Parity.--Neither the 
     Commission nor any State may order any Bell operating company 
     to provide dialing parity for intraLATA telephone toll 
     service in any State before the date such company is 
     authorized to provide interLATA services in such State 
     pursuant to this section.
       ``(j) Forbearance.--The Commission may not, pursuant to 
     section 230, forbear from applying any provision of this 
     section or any regulation thereunder until at least 5 years 
     after the date of enactment of this part.
       ``(k) Sunset.--The provisions of this section shall cease 
     to apply in any local exchange market, defined by geographic 
     area and class or category of service, that the Commission 
     and the State determines has become subject to full and open 
     competition.
       ``(l) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       ``(1) Audio programming.--The term `audio programming' 
     means programming provided by, or generally considered 
     comparable to programming provided by, a radio broadcast 
     station.
       ``(2) Video programming.--The term `video programming' has 
     the meaning provided in section 602.
       ``(3) Other programming services.--The term `other 
     programming services' means information (other than audio 
     programming or video programming) that the person who offers 
     a video programming service makes available to all 
     subscribers generally. For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, the terms `information' and `makes available to all 
     subscribers generally' have the same meaning such terms have 
     under section 602(13) of this Act.

     ``SEC. 246. COMPETITIVE SAFEGUARDS.

       ``(a) In General.--In accordance with the requirements of 
     this section and the regulations adopted thereunder, a Bell 
     operating company or any affiliate thereof providing any 
     interLATA telecommunications or information service, shall do 
     so through a subsidiary that is separate from the Bell 
     operating company or any affiliate thereof that provides 
     telephone exchange service.
       ``(b) Transaction Requirements.--Any transaction between 
     such a subsidiary and a Bell operating company and any other 
     affiliate of such company shall be conducted on an arm's-
     length basis, in the same manner as the Bell operating 
     company conducts business with unaffiliated persons, and 
     shall not be based upon any preference or discrimination in 
     favor of the subsidiary arising out of the subsidiary's 
     affiliation with such company.
       ``(c) Separate Operation and Property.--A subsidiary 
     required by this section shall--
       ``(1) operate independently from the Bell operating company 
     or any affiliate thereof,
       ``(2) have separate officers, directors, and employees who 
     may not also serve as officers, directors, or employees of 
     the Bell operating company or any affiliate thereof,
       ``(3) not enter into any joint venture activities or 
     partnership with a Bell operating company or any affiliate 
     thereof,
       ``(4) not own any telecommunications transmission or 
     switching facilities in common with the Bell operating 
     company or any affiliate thereof, and
       ``(5) not jointly own or share the use of any other 
     property with the Bell operating company or any affiliate 
     thereof.
       ``(d) Books, Records, and Accounts.--Any subsidiary 
     required by this section shall maintain books, records, and 
     accounts in a manner prescribed by the Commission which shall 
     be separate from the books, records, and accounts maintained 
     by a Bell operating company or any affiliate thereof.
       ``(e) Provision of Services and Information.--A Bell 
     operating company or any affiliate thereof may not 
     discriminate between a subsidiary required by this section 
     and any other person in the provision or procurement of 
     goods, services, facilities, or information, or in the 
     establishment of standards, and shall not provide any goods, 
     services, facilities or information to a subsidiary required 
     by this section unless such goods, services, facilities or 
     information are made available to others on reasonable, 
     nondiscriminatory terms and conditions.
       ``(f) Prevention of Cross-Subsidies.--A Bell operating 
     company or any affiliate thereof required to maintain a 
     subsidiary under this section shall establish and administer, 
     in accordance with the requirements of this section and the 
     regulations prescribed thereunder, a cost allocation system 
     that prohibits any cost of providing interLATA 
     telecommunications or information services from being 
     subsidized by revenue from telephone exchange services and 
     telephone exchange access services. The cost allocation 
     system shall employ a formula that ensures that--
       ``(1) the rates for telephone exchange services and 
     exchange access are no greater than they would have been in 
     the absence of such investment in interLATA 
     telecommunications or information services (taking into 
     account any decline in the real costs of providing such 
     telephone exchange services and exchange access); and
       ``(2) such interLATA telecommunications or information 
     services bear a reasonable share of the joint and common 
     costs of facilities used to provide telephone exchange, 
     exchange access, and competitive services.
       ``(g) Assets.--The Commission shall, by regulation, ensure 
     that the economic risks associated with the provision of 
     interLATA telecommunications or information services by a 
     Bell operating company or any affiliate thereof (including 
     any increases in such company's cost of capital that occur as 
     a result of the provision of such services) are not borne by 
     customers of telephone exchange services and exchange access 
     in the event of a business loss or failure. Investments or 
     other expenditures assigned to interLATA telecommunications 
     or information services shall not be reassigned to telephone 
     exchange service or exchange access.

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       ``(h) Debt.--A subsidiary required by this section shall 
     not obtain credit under any arrangement that would--
       ``(1) permit a creditor, upon default, to have resource to 
     the assets of a Bell operating company; or
       ``(2) induce a creditor to rely on the tangible or 
     intangible assets of a Bell operating company in extending 
     credit.
       ``(i) Fulfillment of Certain Requests.--A Bell operating 
     company or an affiliate thereof shall--
       ``(1) fulfill any requests from an unaffiliated entity for 
     telephone exchange service and exchange access within a 
     period no longer than the period in which it provides such 
     telephone exchange service and exchange access to itself or 
     to its affiliates;
       ``(2) fulfill any such requests with telephone exchange 
     service and exchange access of a quality that meets or 
     exceeds the quality of telephone exchange services and 
     exchange access provided by the Bell operating company or its 
     affiliates to itself or its affiliates; and
       ``(3) provide telephone exchange service and exchange 
     access to all providers of intraLATA or interLATA telephone 
     toll services and interLATA information services at cost-
     based rates that are not unreasonably discriminatory.
       ``(j) Charges for Access Services.--A Bell operating 
     company or an affiliate thereof shall charge the subsidiary 
     required by this section an amount for telephone exchange 
     services, exchange access, and other necessary associated 
     inputs no less than the rate charged to any unaffiliated 
     entity for such access and inputs.
       ``(k) Sunset.--The provisions of this section shall cease 
     to apply in any local exchange market 3 years after the date 
     of enactment of this part.

     ``SEC. 247. UNIVERSAL SERVICE.

       ``(a) Joint Board To Preserve Universal Service.--Within 30 
     days after the date of enactment of this part, the Commission 
     shall convene a Federal-State Joint Board under section 
     410(c) for the purpose of recommending actions to the 
     Commission and State commissions for the preservation of 
     universal service in furtherance of the purposes set forth in 
     section 1 of this Act. In addition to the members required 
     under section 410(c), one member of the Joint Board shall be 
     a State-appointed utility consumer advocate nominated by a 
     national organization of State utility consumer advocates.
       ``(b) Principles.--The Joint Board shall base policies for 
     the preservation of universal service on the following 
     principles:
       ``(1) Just and reasonable rates.--A plan adopted by the 
     Commission and the States should ensure the continued 
     viability of universal service by maintaining quality 
     services at just and reasonable rates.
       ``(2) Definitions of included services; comparability in 
     urban and rural areas.--Such plan should recommend a 
     definition of the nature and extent of the services 
     encompassed within carriers' universal service obligations. 
     Such plan should seek to promote access to advanced 
     telecommunications services and capabilities, and to promote 
     reasonably comparable services for the general public in 
     urban and rural areas, while maintaining just and reasonable 
     rates.
       ``(3) Adequate and sustainable support mechanisms.--Such 
     plan should recommend specific and predictable mechanisms to 
     provide adequate and sustainable support for universal 
     service.
       ``(4) Equitable and nondiscriminatory contributions.--All 
     providers of telecommunications services should make an 
     equitable and nondiscriminatory contribution to the 
     preservation of universal service.
       ``(5) Educational access to advanced telecommunications 
     services.--To the extent that a common carrier establishes 
     advanced telecommunications services, such plan should 
     include recommendations to ensure access to advanced 
     telecommunications services for students in elementary and 
     secondary schools.
       ``(6) Additional principles.--Such other principles as the 
     Board determines are necessary and appropriate for the 
     protection of the public interest, convenience, and necessity 
     and consistent with the purposes of this Act.
       ``(c) Definition of Universal Service.--In recommending a 
     definition of the nature and extent of the services 
     encompassed within carriers' universal service obligations 
     under subsection (b)(2), the Joint Board shall consider the 
     extent to which--
       ``(1) a telecommunications service has, through the 
     operation of market choices by customers, been subscribed to 
     by a substantial majority of residential customers;
       ``(2) such service or capability is essential to public 
     health, public safety, or the public interest;
       ``(3) such service has been deployed in the public switched 
     telecommunications network; and
       ``(4) inclusion of such service within carriers' universal 
     service obligations is otherwise consistent with the public 
     interest, convenience, and necessity.
     The Joint Board may, from time to time, recommend to the 
     Commission modifications in the definition proposed under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(d) Report; Commission Response.--The Joint Board 
     convened pursuant to subsection (a) shall report its 
     recommendations within 270 days after the date of enactment 
     of this part. The Commission shall complete any proceeding to 
     act upon such recommendations and to comply with the 
     principles set forth in subsection (b) within one year after 
     such date of enactment.
       ``(e) State Authority.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to restrict the authority of any State to adopt 
     regulations imposing universal service obligations on the 
     provision of intrastate telecommunications services.
       ``(f) Sunset.--The Joint Board established by this section 
     shall cease to exist 5 years after the date of enactment of 
     this part.

     ``SEC. 248. PRICING FLEXIBILITY AND ABOLITION OF RATE-OF-
                   RETURN REGULATION.

       ``(a) Pricing Flexibility.--
       ``(1) Commission criteria.--Within 270 days after the date 
     of enactment of this part, the Commission shall complete all 
     actions necessary (including any reconsideration) to 
     establish--
       ``(A) criteria for determining whether a telecommunications 
     service or provider of such service has become, or is 
     substantially certain to become, subject to competition, 
     either within a geographic area or within a class or category 
     of service; and
       ``(B) appropriate flexible pricing procedures that afford a 
     regulated provider of a service described in subparagraph (A) 
     the opportunity to respond fairly to such competition and 
     that are consistent with the protection of subscribers and 
     the public interest, convenience, and necessity.
       ``(2) State selection.--A State commission may utilize the 
     flexible pricing procedures or procedures (established under 
     paragraph (1)(B)) that are appropriate in light of the 
     criteria established under paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(3) Determinations.--The Commission, with respect to 
     rates for interstate or foreign communications, and State 
     commissions, with respect to rates for intrastate 
     communications, shall, upon application--
       ``(A) render determinations in accordance with the criteria 
     established under paragraph (1)(A) concerning the services or 
     providers that are the subject of such application; and
       ``(B) upon a proper showing, implement appropriate flexible 
     pricing procedures consistent with paragraphs (1)(B) and (2) 
     with respect to such services or providers.
     The Commission and such State commission shall approve or 
     reject any such application within 180 days after the date of 
     its submission.
       ``(b) Abolition of Rate-of-Return Regulation.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the extent 
     that a carrier has complied with sections 242 and 244 of this 
     part, the Commission, with respect to rates for interstate or 
     foreign communications, and State commissions, with respect 
     to rates for intrastate communications, shall not require 
     rate-of-return regulation.
       ``(c) Termination of Price and Other Regulation.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, to the extent 
     that a carrier has complied with sections 242 and 244 of this 
     part, the Commission, with respect to interstate or foreign 
     communications, and State commissions, with respect to 
     intrastate communications, shall not, for any service that is 
     determined, in accordance with the criteria established under 
     subsection (a)(1)(A), to be subject to competition that 
     effectively prevents prices for such service that are unjust 
     or unreasonable or unjustly or unreasonably discriminatory--
       ``(1) regulate the prices for such service;
       ``(2) require the filing of a schedule of charges for such 
     service;
       ``(3) require the filing of any cost or revenue projections 
     for such service;
       ``(4) regulate the depreciation charges for facilities used 
     to provide such service; or
       ``(5) require prior approval for the construction or 
     extension of lines or other equipment for the provision of 
     such service.
       ``(d) Ability To Continue Affordable Voice-Grade Service.--
     Notwithstanding subsections (a), (b), and (c), each State 
     commission shall, for a period of not more than 3 years, 
     permit residential subscribers to continue to receive only 
     basic voice-grade local telephone service equivalent to the 
     service generally available to residential subscribers on the 
     date of enactment of this part, at just, reasonable, and 
     affordable rates. Determinations concerning the affordability 
     of rates for such services shall take into account the rates 
     generally available to residential subscribers on such date 
     of enactment and the pricing rules established by the States. 
     Any increases in the rates for such services for residential 
     subscribers that are not attributable to changes in consumer 
     prices generally shall be permitted in any proceeding 
     commenced after the date of enactment of this section upon a 
     showing that such increase is necessary to ensure the 
     continued availability of universal service, prevent economic 
     disadvantages for one or more service providers, and is in 
     the public interest. Such increase in rates shall be 
     minimized to the greatest extent practical and shall be 
     implemented over a time period of not more than 3 years after 
     the the date of enactment of this section. The requirements 
     of this subsection shall not apply to any rural telephone 
     company if the rates for basic voice-grade local telephone 
     service of that company are not subject to regulation by a 
     State commission on the date of enactment of this part.
       ``(e) Interstate Interexchange Service.--The rates charged 
     by providers of interstate interexchange telecommunications 
     service to customers in rural and high cost areas shall be 
     maintained at levels no higher than those charged by each 
     such provider to its customers in urban areas.
       ``(f) Exception.--In the case of commercial mobile 
     services, the provisions of section

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     332(c)(1) shall apply in lieu of the provisions of this 
     section.
       ``(g) Avoidance of Redundant Regulations.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to prohibit the Commission or a 
     State commission from enforcing regulations prescribed prior 
     to the date of enactment of this part in fulfilling the 
     requirements of this section, to the extent that such 
     regulations are consistent with the provisions of this 
     section.

     ``SEC. 249. NETWORK FUNCTIONALITY AND ACCESSIBILITY.

       ``(a) Functionality and Accessibility.--The duty of a 
     common carrier under section 201(a) to furnish communications 
     service includes the duty to furnish that service in 
     accordance with any standards established pursuant to this 
     section.
       ``(b) Coordination for Interconnectivity.--The Commission--
       ``(1) shall establish procedures for Commission oversight 
     of coordinated network planning by common carriers and other 
     providers of telecommunications services for the effective 
     and efficient interconnection of public switched networks; 
     and
       ``(2) may participate, in a manner consistent with its 
     authority and practice prior to the date of enactment of this 
     section, in the development by appropriate industry 
     standards-setting organizations of interconnection standards 
     that promote access to--
       ``(A) network capabilities and services by individuals with 
     disabilities; and
       ``(B) information services by subscribers to telephone 
     exchange service furnished by a rural telephone company.
       ``(c) Accessibility for Individuals With Disabilities.--
       ``(1) Accessibility.--Within 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Commission shall prescribe 
     such regulations as are necessary to ensure that, if readily 
     achievable, advances in network services deployed by common 
     carriers, and telecommunications equipment and customer 
     premises equipment manufactured for use in conjunction with 
     network services, shall be accessible and usable by 
     individuals with disabilities, including individuals with 
     functional limitations of hearing, vision, movement, 
     manipulation, speech, and interpretation of information. Such 
     regulations shall permit the use of both standard and special 
     equipment, and seek to minimize the need of individuals to 
     acquire additional devices beyond those used by the general 
     public to obtain such access. Throughout the process of 
     developing such regulations, the Commission shall coordinate 
     and consult with representatives of individuals with 
     disabilities and interested equipment and service providers 
     to ensure their concerns and interests are given full 
     consideration in such process.
       ``(2) Compatibility.--Such regulations shall require that 
     whenever an undue burden or adverse competitive impact would 
     result from the requirements in paragraph (1), the local 
     exchange carrier that deploys the network service shall 
     ensure that the network service in question is compatible 
     with existing peripheral devices or specialized customer 
     premises equipment commonly used by persons with disabilities 
     to achieve access, unless doing so would result in an undue 
     burden or adverse competitive impact.
       ``(3) Undue burden.--The term `undue burden' means 
     significant difficulty or expense. In determining whether the 
     activity necessary to comply with the requirements of this 
     subsection would result in an undue burden, the factors to be 
     considered include the following:
       ``(A) The nature and cost of the activity.
       ``(B) The impact on the operation of the facility involved 
     in the deployment of the network service.
       ``(C) The financial resources of the local exchange 
     carrier.
       ``(D) The type of operations of the local exchange carrier.
       ``(4) Adverse competitive impact.--In determining whether 
     the activity necessary to comply with the requirements of 
     this subsection would result in adverse competitive impact, 
     the following factors shall be considered:
       ``(A) Whether such activity would raise the cost of the 
     network service in question beyond the level at which there 
     would be sufficient consumer demand by the general population 
     to make the network service profitable.
       ``(B) Whether such activity would, with respect to the 
     network service in question, put the local exchange carrier 
     at a competitive disadvantage. This factor may be considered 
     so long as competing network service providers are not held 
     to the same obligation with respect to access by persons with 
     disabilities.
       ``(5) Effective date.--The regulations required by this 
     subsection shall become effective 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this part.
       ``(d) Private Rights of Actions Prohibited.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed to authorize any private 
     right of action to enforce any requirement of this section or 
     any regulation thereunder. The Commission shall have 
     exclusive jurisdiction with respect to any complaint under 
     this section.

     ``SEC. 250. MARKET ENTRY BARRIERS.

       ``(a) Elimination of Barriers.--Within 15 months after the 
     date of enactment of this part, the Commission shall complete 
     a proceeding for the purpose of identifying and eliminating, 
     by regulations pursuant to its authority under this Act 
     (other than this section), market entry barriers for 
     entrepreneurs and other small businesses in the provision and 
     ownership of telecommunications services and information 
     services, or in the provision of parts or services to 
     providers of telecommunications services and information 
     services.
       ``(b) National Policy.--In carrying out subsection (a), the 
     Commission shall seek to promote the policies and purposes of 
     this Act favoring diversity of points of view, vigorous 
     economic competition, technological advancement, and 
     promotion of the public interest, convenience, and necessity.
       ``(c) Periodic Review.--Every 3 years following the 
     completion of the proceeding required by subsection (a), the 
     Commission shall review and report to Congress on--
       ``(1) any regulations prescribed to eliminate barriers 
     within its jurisdiction that are identified under subsection 
     (a) and that can be prescribed consistent with the public 
     interest, convenience, and necessity; and
       ``(2) the statutory barriers identified under subsection 
     (a) that the Commission recommends be eliminated, consistent 
     with the public interest, convenience, and necessity.

     ``SEC. 251. ILLEGAL CHANGES IN SUBSCRIBER CARRIER SELECTIONS.

       ``No common carrier shall submit or execute a change in a 
     subscriber's selection of a provider of telephone exchange 
     service or telephone toll service except in accordance with 
     such verification procedures as the Commission shall 
     prescribe. Nothing in this section shall preclude any State 
     commission from enforcing such procedures with respect to 
     intrastate services.

     ``SEC. 252. STUDY.

       ``At least once every three years, the Commission shall 
     conduct a study that--
       ``(1) reviews the definition of, and the adequacy of 
     support for, universal service, and evaluates the extent to 
     which universal service has been protected and access to 
     advanced services has been facilitated pursuant to this part 
     and the plans and regulations thereunder;
       ``(2) evaluates the extent to which access to advanced 
     telecommunications services for students in elementary and 
     secondary school classrooms has been attained pursuant to 
     section 247(b)(5); and
       ``(3) determines whether the regulations established under 
     section 249(c) have ensured that advances in network services 
     by providers of telecommunications services and information 
     services are accessible and usable by individuals with 
     disabilities.

     ``SEC. 253. TERRITORIAL EXEMPTION.

       ``Until 5 years after the date of enactment of this part, 
     the provisions of this part shall not apply to any local 
     exchange carrier in any territory of the United States if (1) 
     the local exchange carrier is owned by the government of such 
     territory, and (2) on the date of enactment of this part, the 
     number of households in such territory subscribing to 
     telephone service is less than 85 percent of the total 
     households located in such territory.''.
       (b) Consolidated Rulemaking Proceeding.--The Commission 
     shall conduct a single consolidated rulemaking proceeding to 
     prescribe or amend regulations necessary to implement the 
     requirements of--
       (1) part II of title II of the Act as added by subsection 
     (a) of this section;
       (2) section 222 as amended by section 104 of this Act; and
       (3) section 224 as amended by section 105 of this Act.
       (c) Designation of Part I.--Title II of the Act is further 
     amended by inserting before the heading of section 201 the 
     following new heading:

          ``PART I--REGULATION OF DOMINANT COMMON CARRIERS''.

       (d) Sylistic Consistency.--The Act is amended so that--
       (1) the designation and heading of each title of the Act 
     shall be in the form and typeface of the designation and 
     heading of this title of this Act; and
       (2) the designation and heading of each part of each title 
     of the Act shall be in the form and typeface of the 
     designation and heading of part I of title II of the Act, as 
     amended by subsection (c).
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Federal-state jurisdiction.--Section 2(b) of the Act 
     (47 U.S.C. 152(b)) is amended by inserting ``part II of title 
     II,'' after ``227, inclusive,''.
       (2) Forfeitures.--Sections 503(b)(1) and 504(b) of such Act 
     (47 U.S.C. 503(b)) are each amended by inserting ``part I 
     of'' before ``title II''.

     SEC. 102. COMPETITION IN MANUFACTURING, INFORMATION SERVICES, 
                   ALARM SERVICES, AND PAY-PHONE SERVICES.

       (a) Competition in Manufacturing, Information Services, and 
     Alarm Services.--Title II of the Act is amended by adding at 
     the end of part II (as added by section 101) the following 
     new part:

              ``PART III--SPECIAL AND TEMPORARY PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 271. MANUFACTURING BY BELL OPERATING COMPANIES.

       ``(a) Access and Interconnection.--It shall be unlawful for 
     a Bell operating company, directly or through an affiliate, 
     to manufacture telecommunications equipment or customer 
     premises equipment, until the Commission has approved under 
     section 245(c) verifications that such Bell operating 
     company, and each Bell operating company with which it is 
     affiliated, are in compliance with the access and 
     interconnection requirements of part II of this title.

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       ``(b) Collaboration.--Subsection (a) shall not prohibit a 
     Bell operating company from engaging in close collaboration 
     with any manufacturer of customer premises equipment or 
     telecommunications equipment during the design and 
     development of hardware, software, or combinations thereof 
     related to such equipment.
       ``(c) Information Requirements.--
       ``(1) Information on protocols and technical 
     requirements.--Each Bell operating company shall, in 
     accordance with regulations prescribed by the Commission, 
     maintain and file with the Commission full and complete 
     information with respect to the protocols and technical 
     requirements for connection with and use of its telephone 
     exchange service facilities. Each such company shall report 
     promptly to the Commission any material changes or planned 
     changes to such protocols and requirements, and the schedule 
     for implementation of such changes or planned changes.
       ``(2) Disclosure of information.--A Bell operating company 
     shall not disclose any information required to be filed under 
     paragraph (1) unless that information has been filed 
     promptly, as required by regulation by the Commission.
       ``(3) Access by competitors to information.--The Commission 
     may prescribe such additional regulations under this 
     subsection as may be necessary to ensure that manufacturers 
     have access to the information with respect to the protocols 
     and technical requirements for connection with and use of 
     telephone exchange service facilities that a Bell operating 
     company makes available to any manufacturing affiliate or any 
     unaffiliated manufacturer.
       ``(4) Planning information.--Each Bell operating company 
     shall provide, to contiguous common carriers providing 
     telephone exchange service, timely information on the planned 
     deployment of telecommunications equipment.
       ``(d) Manufacturing Limitations for Standard-Setting 
     Organizations.--
       ``(1) Bell communications research.--The Bell 
     Communications Research Corporation, or any successor entity, 
     shall not engage in manufacturing telecommunications 
     equipment or customer premises equipment so long as--
       ``(A) such Corporation or entity is owned, in whole or in 
     part, by one or more Bell operating companies; or
       ``(B) such Corporation or entity engages in establishing 
     standards for telecommunications equipment, customer premises 
     equipment, or telecommunications services, or any product 
     certification activities with respect to telecommunications 
     equipment or customer premises equipment.
       ``(2) Participation in standard setting; protection of 
     proprietary information.--Any entity (including such 
     Corporation) that engages in establishing standards for--
       ``(A) telecommunications equipment, customer premises 
     equipment, or telecommunications services, or
       ``(B) any product certification activities with respect to 
     telecommunications equipment or customer premises equipment,
     for one or more Bell operating companies shall allow any 
     other person to participate fully in such activities on a 
     nondiscriminatory basis. Any such entity shall protect 
     proprietary information submitted for review in the 
     standards-setting and certification processes from release 
     not specifically authorized by the owner of such information, 
     even after such entity ceases to be so engaged.
       ``(e) Bell Operating Company Equipment Procurement and 
     Sales.--
       ``(1) Objective basis.--Each Bell operating company and any 
     entity acting on behalf of a Bell operating company shall 
     make procurement decisions and award all supply contracts for 
     equipment, services, and software on the basis of an 
     objective assessment of price, quality, delivery, and other 
     commercial factors.
       ``(2) Sales restrictions.--A Bell operating company engaged 
     in manufacturing may not restrict sales to any local exchange 
     carrier of telecommunications equipment, including software 
     integral to the operation of such equipment and related 
     upgrades.
       ``(3) Protection of proprietary information.--A Bell 
     operating company and any entity it owns or otherwise 
     controls shall protect the proprietary information submitted 
     for procurement decisions from release not specifically 
     authorized by the owner of such information.
       ``(f) Administration and Enforcement Authority.--For the 
     purposes of administering and enforcing the provisions of 
     this section and the regulations prescribed thereunder, the 
     Commission shall have the same authority, power, and 
     functions with respect to any Bell operating company or any 
     affiliate thereof as the Commission has in administering and 
     enforcing the provisions of this title with respect to any 
     common carrier subject to this Act.
       ``(g) Exception for Previously Authorized Activities.--
     Nothing in this section shall prohibit a Bell operating 
     company or affiliate from engaging, at any time after the 
     date of the enactment of this part, in any activity as 
     authorized by an order entered by the United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia pursuant to section VII or 
     VIII(C) of the Modification of Final Judgment, if--
       ``(1) such order was entered on or before the date of the 
     enactment of this part, or
       ``(2) a request for such authorization was pending before 
     such court on the date of the enactment of this part.
       ``(h) Antitrust Laws.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to modify, impair, or supersede the applicability 
     of any of the antitrust laws.
       ``(i) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     `manufacturing' has the same meaning as such term has under 
     the Modification of Final Judgment.

     ``SEC. 272. ELECTRONIC PUBLISHING BY BELL OPERATING 
                   COMPANIES.

       ``(a) Limitations.--No Bell operating company or any 
     affiliate may engage in the provision of electronic 
     publishing that is disseminated by means of such Bell 
     operating company's or any of its affiliates' basic telephone 
     service, except that nothing in this section shall prohibit a 
     separated affiliate or electronic publishing joint venture 
     operated in accordance with this section from engaging in the 
     provision of electronic publishing.
       ``(b) Separated Affiliate or Electronic Publishing Joint 
     Venture Requirements.--A separated affiliate or electronic 
     publishing joint venture shall be operated independently from 
     the Bell operating company. Such separated affiliate or joint 
     venture and the Bell operating company with which it is 
     affiliated shall--
       ``(1) maintain separate books, records, and accounts and 
     prepare separate financial statements;
       ``(2) not incur debt in a manner that would permit a 
     creditor of the separated affiliate or joint venture upon 
     default to have recourse to the assets of the Bell operating 
     company;
       ``(3) carry out transactions (A) in a manner consistent 
     with such independence, (B) pursuant to written contracts or 
     tariffs that are filed with the Commission and made publicly 
     available, and (C) in a manner that is auditable in 
     accordance with generally accepted auditing standards;
       ``(4) value any assets that are transferred directly or 
     indirectly from the Bell operating company to a separated 
     affiliate or joint venture, and record any transactions by 
     which such assets are transferred, in accordance with such 
     regulations as may be prescribed by the Commission or a State 
     commission to prevent improper cross subsidies;
       ``(5) between a separated affiliate and a Bell operating 
     company--
       ``(A) have no officers, directors, and employees in common 
     after the effective date of this section; and
       ``(B) own no property in common;
       ``(6) not use for the marketing of any product or service 
     of the separated affiliate or joint venture, the name, 
     trademarks, or service marks of an existing Bell operating 
     company except for names, trademarks, or service marks that 
     are or were used in common with the entity that owns or 
     controls the Bell operating company;
       ``(7) not permit the Bell operating company--
       ``(A) to perform hiring or training of personnel on behalf 
     of a separated affiliate;
       ``(B) to perform the purchasing, installation, or 
     maintenance of equipment on behalf of a separated affiliate, 
     except for telephone service that it provides under tariff or 
     contract subject to the provisions of this section; or
       ``(C) to perform research and development on behalf of a 
     separated affiliate;
       ``(8) each have performed annually a compliance review--
       ``(A) that is conducted by an independent entity for the 
     purpose of determining compliance during the preceding 
     calendar year with any provision of this section; and
       ``(B) the results of which are maintained by the separated 
     affiliate or joint venture and the Bell operating company for 
     a period of 5 years subject to review by any lawful 
     authority;
       ``(9) within 90 days of receiving a review described in 
     paragraph (8), file a report of any exceptions and corrective 
     action with the Commission and allow any person to inspect 
     and copy such report subject to reasonable safeguards to 
     protect any proprietary information contained in such report 
     from being used for purposes other than to enforce or pursue 
     remedies under this section.
       ``(c) Joint Marketing.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) a Bell operating company shall not carry out any 
     promotion, marketing, sales, or advertising for or in 
     conjunction with a separated affiliate; and
       ``(B) a Bell operating company shall not carry out any 
     promotion, marketing, sales, or advertising for or in 
     conjunction with an affiliate that is related to the 
     provision of electronic publishing.
       ``(2) Permissible joint activities.--
       ``(A) Joint telemarketing.--A Bell operating company may 
     provide inbound telemarketing or referral services related to 
     the provision of electronic publishing for a separated 
     affiliate, electronic publishing joint venture, affiliate, or 
     unaffiliated electronic publisher, provided that if such 
     services are provided to a separated affiliate, electronic 
     publishing joint venture, or affiliate, such services shall 
     be made available to all electronic publishers on request, on 
     nondiscriminatory terms.
       ``(B) Teaming arrangements.--A Bell operating company may 
     engage in nondiscriminatory teaming or business arrangements 
     to engage in electronic publishing with any separated 
     affiliate or with any other electronic publisher if (i) the 
     Bell operating company only provides facilities, services, 
     and basic telephone service information as authorized by this 
     section, and (ii) the Bell operating company does not own 
     such teaming or business arrangement.

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       ``(C) Electronic publishing joint ventures.--A Bell 
     operating company or affiliate may participate on a 
     nonexclusive basis in electronic publishing joint ventures 
     with entities that are not any Bell operating company, 
     affiliate, or separated affiliate to provide electronic 
     publishing services, if the Bell operating company or 
     affiliate has not more than a 50 percent direct or indirect 
     equity interest (or the equivalent thereof) or the right to 
     more than 50 percent of the gross revenues under a revenue 
     sharing or royalty agreement in any electronic publishing 
     joint venture. Officers and employees of a Bell operating 
     company or affiliate participating in an electronic 
     publishing joint venture may not have more than 50 percent of 
     the voting control over the electronic publishing joint 
     venture. In the case of joint ventures with small, local 
     electronic publishers, the Commission for good cause shown 
     may authorize the Bell operating company or affiliate to have 
     a larger equity interest, revenue share, or voting control 
     but not to exceed 80 percent. A Bell operating company 
     participating in an electronic publishing joint venture may 
     provide promotion, marketing, sales, or advertising personnel 
     and services to such joint venture.
       ``(d) Private Right of Action.--
       ``(1) Damages.--Any person claiming that any act or 
     practice of any Bell operating company, affiliate, or 
     separated affiliate constitutes a violation of this section 
     may file a complaint with the Commission or bring suit as 
     provided in section 207 of this Act, and such Bell operating 
     company, affiliate, or separated affiliate shall be liable as 
     provided in section 206 of this Act; except that damages may 
     not be awarded for a violation that is discovered by a 
     compliance review as required by subsection (b)(7) of this 
     section and corrected within 90 days.
       ``(2) Cease and desist orders.--In addition to the 
     provisions of paragraph (1), any person claiming that any act 
     or practice of any Bell operating company, affiliate, or 
     separated affiliate constitutes a violation of this section 
     may make application to the Commission for an order to cease 
     and desist such violation or may make application in any 
     district court of the United States of competent jurisdiction 
     for an order enjoining such acts or practices or for an order 
     compelling compliance with such requirement.
       ``(e) Separated Affiliate Reporting Requirement.--Any 
     separated affiliate under this section shall file with the 
     Commission annual reports in a form substantially equivalent 
     to the Form 10-K required by regulations of the Securities 
     and Exchange Commission.
       ``(f) Effective Dates.--
       ``(1) Transition.--Any electronic publishing service being 
     offered to the public by a Bell operating company or 
     affiliate on the date of enactment of this section shall have 
     one year from such date of enactment to comply with the 
     requirements of this section.
       ``(2) Sunset.--The provisions of this section shall not 
     apply to conduct occurring after June 30, 2000.
       ``(g) Definition of Electronic Publishing.--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `electronic publishing' means 
     the dissemination, provision, publication, or sale to an 
     unaffiliated entity or person, of any one or more of the 
     following: news (including sports); entertainment (other than 
     interactive games); business, financial, legal, consumer, or 
     credit materials; editorials, columns, or features; 
     advertising; photos or images; archival or research material; 
     legal notices or public records; scientific, educational, 
     instructional, technical, professional, trade, or other 
     literary materials; or other like or similar information.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--The term `electronic publishing' shall 
     not include the following services:
       ``(A) Information access, as that term is defined by the 
     Modification of Final Judgment.
       ``(B) The transmission of information as a common carrier.
       ``(C) The transmission of information as part of a gateway 
     to an information service that does not involve the 
     generation or alteration of the content of information, 
     including data transmission, address translation, protocol 
     conversion, billing management, introductory information 
     content, and navigational systems that enable users to access 
     electronic publishing services, which do not affect the 
     presentation of such electronic publishing services to users.
       ``(D) Voice storage and retrieval services, including voice 
     messaging and electronic mail services.
       ``(E) Data processing or transaction processing services 
     that do not involve the generation or alteration of the 
     content of information.
       ``(F) Electronic billing or advertising of a Bell operating 
     company's regulated telecommunications services.
       ``(G) Language translation or data format conversion.
       ``(H) The provision of information necessary for the 
     management, control, or operation of a telephone company 
     telecommunications system.
       ``(I) The provision of directory assistance that provides 
     names, addresses, and telephone numbers and does not include 
     advertising.
       ``(J) Caller identification services.
       ``(K) Repair and provisioning databases and credit card and 
     billing validation for telephone company operations.
       ``(L) 911-E and other emergency assistance databases.
       ``(M) Any other network service of a type that is like or 
     similar to these network services and that does not involve 
     the generation or alteration of the content of information.
       ``(N) Any upgrades to these network services that do not 
     involve the generation or alteration of the content of 
     information.
       ``(O) Video programming or full motion video entertainment 
     on demand.
       ``(h) Additional Definitions.--As used in this section--
       ``(1) The term `affiliate' means any entity that, directly 
     or indirectly, owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, 
     or is under common ownership or control with, a Bell 
     operating company. Such term shall not include a separated 
     affiliate.
       ``(2) The term `basic telephone service' means wireline 
     telephone exchange service provided by a Bell operating 
     company in a telephone exchange area, except that such term 
     does not include--
       ``(A) a competitive wireline telephone exchange service 
     provided in a telephone exchange area where another entity 
     provides a wireline telephone exchange service that was 
     provided on January 1, 1984, and
       ``(B) a commercial mobile service.
       ``(3) The term `basic telephone service information' means 
     network and customer information of a Bell operating company 
     and other information acquired by a Bell operating company as 
     a result of its engaging in the provision of basic telephone 
     service.
       ``(4) The term `control' has the meaning that it has in 17 
     C.F.R. 240.12b-2, the regulations promulgated by the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission pursuant to the Securities 
     Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) or any successor 
     provision to such section.
       ``(5) The term `electronic publishing joint venture' means 
     a joint venture owned by a Bell operating company or 
     affiliate that engages in the provision of electronic 
     publishing which is disseminated by means of such Bell 
     operating company's or any of its affiliates' basic telephone 
     service.
       ``(6) The term `entity' means any organization, and 
     includes corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, 
     associations, and joint ventures.
       ``(7) The term `inbound telemarketing' means the marketing 
     of property, goods, or services by telephone to a customer or 
     potential customer who initiated the call.
       ``(8) The term `own' with respect to an entity means to 
     have a direct or indirect equity interest (or the equivalent 
     thereof) of more than 10 percent of an entity, or the right 
     to more than 10 percent of the gross revenues of an entity 
     under a revenue sharing or royalty agreement.
       ``(9) The term `separated affiliate' means a corporation 
     under common ownership or control with a Bell operating 
     company that does not own or control a Bell operating company 
     and is not owned or controlled by a Bell operating company 
     and that engages in the provision of electronic publishing 
     which is disseminated by means of such Bell operating 
     company's or any of its affiliates' basic telephone service.
       ``(10) The term `Bell operating company' has the meaning 
     provided in section 3, except that such term includes any 
     entity or corporation that is owned or controlled by such a 
     company (as so defined) but does not include an electronic 
     publishing joint venture owned by such an entity or 
     corporation.

     ``SEC. 273. ALARM MONITORING AND TELEMESSAGING SERVICES BY 
                   BELL OPERATING COMPANIES.

       ``(a) Delayed Entry Into Alarm Monitoring.--
       ``(1) Prohibition.--No Bell operating company or affiliate 
     thereof shall engage in the provision of alarm monitoring 
     services before the date which is 6 years after the date of 
     enactment of this part.
       ``(2) Existing activities.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply 
     to any provision of alarm monitoring services in which a Bell 
     operating company or affiliate is lawfully engaged as of 
     January 1, 1995, except that such Bell operating company or 
     any affiliate may not acquire or otherwise obtain control of 
     additional entities providing alarm monitoring services after 
     such date.
       ``(b) Nondiscrimination.--A common carrier engaged in the 
     provision of alarm monitoring services or telemessaging 
     services shall--
       ``(1) provide nonaffiliated entities, upon reasonable 
     request, with the network services it provides to its own 
     alarm monitoring or telemessaging operations, on 
     nondiscriminatory terms and conditions; and
       ``(2) not subsidize its alarm monitoring services or its 
     telemessaging services either directly or indirectly from 
     telephone exchange service operations.
       ``(c) Expedited Consideration of Complaints.--The 
     Commission shall establish procedures for the receipt and 
     review of complaints concerning violations of subsection (b) 
     or the regulations thereunder that result in material 
     financial harm to a provider of alarm monitoring service or 
     telemessaging service. Such procedures shall ensure that the 
     Commission will make a final determination with respect to 
     any such complaint within 120 days after receipt of the 
     complaint. If the complaint contains an appropriate showing 
     that the alleged violation occurred, as determined by the 
     Commission in accordance with such regulations, the 
     Commission shall, within 60 days after receipt of the 
     complaint, order the common carrier and its affiliates to 
     cease engaging in such violation pending such final 
     determination.
       ``(d) Definitions.--As used in this section:

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       ``(1) Alarm monitoring service.--The term `alarm monitoring 
     service' means a service that uses a device located at a 
     residence, place of business, or other fixed premises--
       ``(A) to receive signals from other devices located at or 
     about such premises regarding a possible threat at such 
     premises to life, safety, or property, from burglary, fire, 
     vandalism, bodily injury, or other emergency, and
       ``(B) to transmit a signal regarding such threat by means 
     of transmission facilities of a Bell operating company or one 
     of its affiliates to a remote monitoring center to alert a 
     person at such center of the need to inform the customer or 
     another person or police, fire, rescue, security, or public 
     safety personnel of such threat,
     but does not include a service that uses a medical monitoring 
     device attached to an individual for the automatic 
     surveillance of an ongoing medical condition.
       ``(2) Telemessaging services.--The term `telemessaging 
     services' means voice mail and voice storage and retrieval 
     services provided over telephone lines for telemessaging 
     customers and any live operator services used to answer, 
     record, transcribe, and relay messages (other than 
     telecommunications relay services) from incoming telephone 
     calls on behalf of the telemessaging customers (other than 
     any service incidental to directory assistance).

     ``SEC. 274. PROVISION OF PAYPHONE SERVICE.

       ``(a) Nondiscrimination Safeguards.--After the effective 
     date of the rules prescribed pursuant to subsection (b), any 
     Bell operating company that provides payphone service--
       ``(1) shall not subsidize its payphone service directly or 
     indirectly with revenue from its telephone exchange service 
     or its exchange access service; and
       ``(2) shall not prefer or discriminate in favor of it 
     payphone service.
       ``(b) Regulations.--
       ``(1) Contents of regulations.--In order to promote 
     competition among payphone service providers and promote the 
     widespread deployment of payphone services to the benefit of 
     the general public, within 9 months after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Commission shall take all 
     actions necessary (including any reconsideration) to 
     prescribe regulations that--
       ``(A) establish a per call compensation plan to ensure that 
     all payphone services providers are fairly compensated for 
     each and every completed intrastate and interstate call using 
     their payphone, except that emergency calls and 
     telecommunications relay service calls for hearing disabled 
     individuals shall not be subject to such compensation;
       ``(B) discontinue the intrastate and interstate carrier 
     access charge payphone service elements and payments in 
     effect on the date of enactment of this section, and all 
     intrastate and interstate payphone subsidies from basic 
     exchange and exchange access revenues, in favor of a 
     compensation plan as specified in subparagraph (A);
       ``(C) prescribe a set of nonstructural safeguards for Bell 
     operating company payphone service to implement the 
     provisions of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), which 
     safeguards shall, at a minimum, include the nonstructural 
     safeguards equal to those adopted in the Computer Inquiry-III 
     CC Docket No. 90-623 proceeding; and
       ``(D) provide for Bell operating company payphone service 
     providers to have the same right that independent payphone 
     providers have to negotiate with the location provider on 
     selecting and contracting with, and, subject to the terms of 
     any agreement with the location provider, to select and 
     contract with the carriers that carry interLATA calls from 
     their payphones, and provide for all payphone service 
     providers to have the right to negotiate with the location 
     provider on selecting and contracting with, and, subject to 
     the terms of any agreement with the location provider, to 
     select and contract with the carriers that carry intraLATA 
     calls from their payphones.
       ``(2) Public interest telephones.--In the rulemaking 
     conducted pursuant to paragraph (1), the Commission shall 
     determine whether public interest payphones, which are 
     provided in the interest of public health, safety, and 
     welfare, in locations where there would otherwise not be a 
     payphone, should be maintained, and if so, ensure that such 
     public interest payphones are supported fairly and equitably.
       ``(3) Existing contracts.--Nothing in this section shall 
     affect any existing contracts between location providers and 
     payphone service providers or interLATA or intraLATA carriers 
     that are in force and effect as of the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       ``(c) State Preemption.--To the extent that any State 
     requirements are inconsistent with the Commission's 
     regulations, the Commission's regulations on such matters 
     shall preempt State requirements.
       ``(d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     `payphone service' means the provision of public or semi-
     public pay telephones, the provision of inmate telephone 
     service in correctional institutions, and any ancillary 
     services.''.

     SEC. 103. FORBEARANCE FROM REGULATION.

       Part I of title II of the Act (as redesignated by section 
     101(c) of this Act) is amended by inserting after section 229 
     (47 U.S.C. 229) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 230. FORBEARANCE FROM REGULATION.

       ``(a) Authority to Forbear.--The Commission shall forbear 
     from applying any provision of this part or part II (other 
     than sections 201, 202, 208, 243, and 248), or any regulation 
     thereunder, to a common carrier or service, or class of 
     carriers or services, in any or some of its or their 
     geographic markets, if the Commission determines that--
       ``(1) enforcement of such provision or regulation is not 
     necessary to ensure that the charges, practices, 
     classifications, or regulations by, for, or in connection 
     with that carrier or service are just and reasonable and are 
     not unjustly or unreasonably discriminatory;
       ``(2) enforcement of such regulation or provision is not 
     necessary for the protection of consumers; and
       ``(3) forbearance from applying such provision or 
     regulation is consistent with the public interest.
       ``(b) Competitive Effect To Be Weighed.--In making the 
     determination under subsection (a)(3), the Commission shall 
     consider whether forbearance from enforcing the provision or 
     regulation will promote competitive market conditions, 
     including the extent to which such forbearance will enhance 
     competition among providers of telecommunications services. 
     If the Commission determines that such forbearance will 
     promote competition among providers of telecommunications 
     services, that determination may be the basis for a 
     Commission finding that forbearance is in the public 
     interest.''.

     SEC. 104. PRIVACY OF CUSTOMER INFORMATION.

       (a) Privacy of Customer Proprietary Network Information.--
     Title II of the Act is amended by inserting after section 221 
     (47 U.S.C. 221) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 222. PRIVACY OF CUSTOMER PROPRIETARY NETWORK 
                   INFORMATION.

       ``(a) Subscriber List Information.--Notwithstanding 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d), a carrier that provides local 
     exchange service shall provide subscriber list information 
     gathered in its capacity as a provider of such service on a 
     timely and unbundled basis, under nondiscriminatory and 
     reasonable rates, terms, and conditions, to any person upon 
     request for the purpose of publishing directories in any 
     format.
       ``(b) Privacy Requirements for Common Carriers.--A 
     carrier--
       ``(1) shall not, except as required by law or with the 
     approval of the customer to which the information relates--
       ``(A) use customer proprietary network information in the 
     provision of any service except to the extent necessary (i) 
     in the provision of common carrier services, (ii) in the 
     provision of a service necessary to or used in the provision 
     of common carrier services, including the publishing of 
     directories, or (iii) to continue to provide a particular 
     information service that the carrier provided as of May 1, 
     1995, to persons who were customers of such service on that 
     date;
       ``(B) use customer proprietary network information in the 
     identification or solicitation of potential customers for any 
     service other than the telephone exchange service or 
     telephone toll service from which such information is 
     derived;
       ``(C) use customer proprietary network information in the 
     provision of customer premises equipment; or
       ``(D) disclose customer proprietary network information to 
     any person except to the extent necessary to permit such 
     person to provide services or products that are used in and 
     necessary to the provision by such carrier of the services 
     described in subparagraph (A);
       ``(2) shall disclose customer proprietary network 
     information, upon affirmative written request by the 
     customer, to any person designated by the customer;
       ``(3) shall, whenever such carrier provides any aggregate 
     information, notify the Commission of the availability of 
     such aggregate information and shall provide such aggregate 
     information on reasonable terms and conditions to any other 
     service or equipment provider upon reasonable request 
     therefor; and
       ``(4) except for disclosures permitted by paragraph (1)(D), 
     shall not unreasonably discriminate between affiliated and 
     unaffiliated service or equipment providers in providing 
     access to, or in the use and disclosure of, individual and 
     aggregate information made available consistent with this 
     subsection.
       ``(c) Rule of Construction.--This section shall not be 
     construed to prohibit the use or disclosure of customer 
     proprietary network information as necessary--
       ``(1) to render, bill, and collect for the services 
     identified in subsection (b)(1)(A);
       ``(2) to render, bill, and collect for any other service 
     that the customer has requested;
       ``(3) to protect the rights or property of the carrier;
       ``(4) to protect users of any of those services and other 
     carriers from fraudulent, abusive, or unlawful use of or 
     subscription to such service; or
       ``(5) to provide any inbound telemarketing, referral, or 
     administrative services to the customer for the duration of 
     the call if such call was initiated by the customer and the 
     customer approves of the use of such information to provide 
     such service.
       ``(d) Exemption Permitted.--The Commission may, by rule, 
     exempt from the requirements of subsection (b) carriers that 
     have, together with any affiliated carriers, in the aggregate 
     nationwide, fewer than 500,000 access lines installed if the 
     Commission determines that such exemption is in the public 
     interest or if compliance with the requirements would impose 
     an undue economic burden on the carrier.
       ``(e) Definitions.--As used in this section:

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       ``(1) Customer proprietary network information.--The term 
     `customer proprietary network information' means--
       ``(A) information which relates to the quantity, technical 
     configuration, type, destination, and amount of use of 
     telephone exchange service or telephone toll service 
     subscribed to by any customer of a carrier, and is made 
     available to the carrier by the customer solely by virtue of 
     the carrier-customer relationship;
       ``(B) information contained in the bills pertaining to 
     telephone exchange service or telephone toll service received 
     by a customer of a carrier; and
       ``(C) such other information concerning the customer as is 
     available to the local exchange carrier by virtue of the 
     customer's use of the carrier's telephone exchange service or 
     telephone toll services, and specified as within the 
     definition of such term by such rules as the Commission shall 
     prescribe consistent with the public interest;
     except that such term does not include subscriber list 
     information.
       ``(2) Subscriber list information.--The term `subscriber 
     list information' means any information--
       ``(A) identifying the listed names of subscribers of a 
     carrier and such subscribers' telephone numbers, addresses, 
     or primary advertising classifications (as such 
     classifications are assigned at the time of the establishment 
     of such service), or any combination of such listed names, 
     numbers, addresses, or classifications; and
       ``(B) that the carrier or an affiliate has published, 
     caused to be published, or accepted for publication in any 
     directory format.
       ``(3) Aggregate information.--The term `aggregate 
     information' means collective data that relates to a group or 
     category of services or customers, from which individual 
     customer identities and characteristics have been removed.''.
       (b) Converging Communications Technologies and Consumer 
     Privacy.--
       (1) Commission examination.--Within one year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall commence a 
     proceeding--
       (A) to examine the impact of the integration into 
     interconnected communications networks of wireless telephone, 
     cable, satellite, and other technologies on the privacy 
     rights and remedies of the consumers of those technologies;
       (B) to examine the impact that the globalization of such 
     integrated communications networks has on the international 
     dissemination of consumer information and the privacy rights 
     and remedies to protect consumers;
       (C) to propose changes in the Commission's regulations to 
     ensure that the effect on consumer privacy rights is 
     considered in the introduction of new telecommunications 
     services and that the protection of such privacy rights is 
     incorporated as necessary in the design of such services or 
     the rules regulating such services;
       (D) to propose changes in the Commission's regulations as 
     necessary to correct any defects identified pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) in such rights and remedies; and
       (E) to prepare recommendations to the Congress for any 
     legislative changes required to correct such defects.
       (2) Subjects for examination.--In conducting the 
     examination required by paragraph (1), the Commission shall 
     determine whether consumers are able, and, if not, the 
     methods by which consumers may be enabled--
       (A) to have knowledge that consumer information is being 
     collected about them through their utilization of various 
     communications technologies;
       (B) to have notice that such information could be used, or 
     is intended to be used, by the entity collecting the data for 
     reasons unrelated to the original communications, or that 
     such information could be sold (or is intended to be sold) to 
     other companies or entities; and
       (C) to stop the reuse or sale of that information.
       (3) Schedule for commission responses.--The Commission 
     shall, within 18 months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act--
       (A) complete any rulemaking required to revise Commission 
     regulations to correct defects in such regulations identified 
     pursuant to paragraph (1); and
       (B) submit to the Congress a report containing the 
     recommendations required by paragraph (1)(C).

     SEC. 105. POLE ATTACHMENTS.

       Section 224 of the Act (47 U.S.C. 224) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(4)--
       (A) by inserting after ``system'' the following: ``or a 
     provider of telecommunications service''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``utility'' the following: ``, which 
     attachment may be used by such entities to provide cable 
     service or any telecommunications service'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(2)(B), by striking ``cable television 
     services'' and inserting ``the services offered via such 
     attachments'';
       (3) by redesignating subsection (d)(2) as subsection 
     (d)(4); and
       (4) by striking subsection (d)(1) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(d)(1) For purposes of subsection (b) of this section, 
     the Commission shall, no later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of the Communications Act of 1995, prescribe 
     regulations for ensuring that utilities charge just and 
     reasonable and nondiscriminatory rates for pole attachments 
     provided to all providers of telecommunications services, 
     including such attachments used by cable television systems 
     to provide telecommunications services (as defined in section 
     3 of this Act). Such regulations shall--
       ``(A) recognize that the entire pole, duct, conduit, or 
     right-of-way other than the usable space is of equal benefit 
     all entities attaching to the pole and therefore apportion 
     the cost of the space other than the usable space equally 
     among all such attachments;
       ``(B) recognize that the usable space is of proportional 
     benefit to all entities attaching to the pole, duct, conduit 
     or right-of-way and therefore apportion the cost of the 
     usable space according to the percentage of usable space 
     required for each entity; and
       ``(C) allow for reasonable terms and conditions relating to 
     health, safety, and the provision of reliable utility 
     service.
       ``(2) The final regulations prescribed by the Commission 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) shall not apply to a cable 
     television system that solely provides cable service as 
     defined in section 602(6) of this Act; instead, the pole 
     attachment rate for such systems shall assure a utility the 
     recovery of not less than the additional costs of providing 
     pole attachments, nor more than an amount determined by 
     multiplying the percentage of the total usable space, or the 
     percentage of the total duct or conduit capacity, which is 
     occupied by the pole attachment by the sum of the operating 
     expenses and actual capital costs of the utility attributable 
     to the entire pole, duct, conduit, or right-of-way.
       ``(3) Whenever the owner of a conduit or right-of-way 
     intends to modify or alter such conduit or right-of-way, the 
     owner shall provide written notification of such action to 
     any entity that has obtained an attachment to such conduit or 
     right-of-way so that such entity may have a reasonable 
     opportunity to add to or modify its existing attachment. Any 
     entity that adds to or modifies its existing attachment after 
     receiving such notification shall bear a proportionate share 
     of the costs incurred by the owner in making such conduit or 
     right-of-way accessible.''.

     SEC. 106. PREEMPTION OF FRANCHISING AUTHORITY REGULATION OF 
                   TELECOMMUNICATIONS SERVICES.

       (a) Telecommunications Services.--Section 621(b) of the Act 
     (47 U.S.C. 541(c)) is amended by adding at the end thereof 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) To the extent that a cable operator or affiliate 
     thereof is engaged in the provision of telecommunications 
     services--
       ``(i) such cable operator or affiliate shall not be 
     required to obtain a franchise under this title; and
       ``(ii) the provisions of this title shall not apply to such 
     cable operator or affiliate.
       ``(B) A franchising authority may not impose any 
     requirement that has the purpose or effect of prohibiting, 
     limiting, restricting, or conditioning the provision of a 
     telecommunications service by a cable operator or an 
     affiliate thereof.
       ``(C) A franchising authority may not order a cable 
     operator or affiliate thereof--
       ``(i) to discontinue the provision of a telecommunications 
     service, or
       ``(ii) to discontinue the operation of a cable system, to 
     the extent such cable system is used for the provision of a 
     telecommunications service, by reason of the failure of such 
     cable operator or affiliate thereof to obtain a franchise or 
     franchise renewal under this title with respect to the 
     provision of such telecommunications service.
       ``(D) A franchising authority may not require a cable 
     operator to provide any telecommunications service or 
     facilities as a condition of the initial grant of a franchise 
     or a franchise renewal.''.
       (b) Franchise Fees.--Section 622(b) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 
     542(b)) is amended by inserting ``to provide cable services'' 
     immediately before the period at the end of the first 
     sentence thereof.

     SEC. 107. FACILITIES SITING; RADIO FREQUENCY EMISSION 
                   STANDARDS.

       (a) National Wireless Telecommunications Siting Policy.--
     Section 332(c) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 332(c)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Facilities siting policies.--(A) Within 180 days 
     after enactment of this paragraph, the Commission shall 
     prescribe and make effective a policy regarding State and 
     local regulation of the placement, construction, 
     modification, or operation of facilities for the provision of 
     commercial mobile services.
       ``(B) Pursuant to subchapter III of chapter 5, title 5, 
     United States Code, the Commission shall establish a 
     negotiated rulemaking committee to negotiate and develop a 
     proposed policy to comply with the requirements of this 
     paragraph. Such committee shall include representatives from 
     State and local governments, affected industries, and public 
     safety agencies. In negotiating and developing such a policy, 
     the committee shall take into account--
       ``(i) the desirability of enhancing the coverage and 
     quality of commercial mobile services and fostering 
     competition in the provision of such services;
       ``(ii) the legitimate interests of State and local 
     governments in matters of exclusively local concern;
       ``(iii) the effect of State and local regulation of 
     facilities siting on interstate commerce; and
       ``(iv) the administrative costs to State and local 
     governments of reviewing requests for authorization to locate 
     facilities for the provision of commercial mobile services.
       ``(C) The policy prescribed pursuant to this paragraph 
     shall ensure that--

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       ``(i) regulation of the placement, construction, and 
     modification of facilities for the provision of commercial 
     mobile services by any State or local government or 
     instrumentality thereof--
       ``(I) is reasonable, nondiscriminatory, and limited to the 
     minimum necessary to accomplish the State or local 
     government's legitimate purposes; and
       ``(II) does not prohibit or have the effect of precluding 
     any commercial mobile service; and
       ``(ii) a State or local government or instrumentality 
     thereof shall act on any request for authorization to locate, 
     construct, modify, or operate facilities for the provision of 
     commercial mobile services within a reasonable period of time 
     after the request is fully filed with such government or 
     instrumentality; and
       ``(iii) any decision by a State or local government or 
     instrumentality thereof to deny a request for authorization 
     to locate, construct, modify, or operate facilities for the 
     provision of commercial mobile services shall be in writing 
     and shall be supported by substantial evidence contained in a 
     written record.
       ``(D) The policy prescribed pursuant to this paragraph 
     shall provide that no State or local government or any 
     instrumentality thereof may regulate the placement, 
     construction, modification, or operation of such facilities 
     on the basis of the environmental effects of radio frequency 
     emissions, to the extent that such facilities comply with the 
     Commission's regulations concerning such emissions.
       ``(E) In accordance with subchapter III of chapter 5, title 
     5, United States Code, the Commission shall periodically 
     establish a negotiated rulemaking committee to review the 
     policy prescribed by the Commission under this paragraph and 
     to recommend revisions to such policy.''.
       (b) Radio Frequency Emissions.--Within 180 days after the 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall complete action 
     in ET Docket 93-62 to prescribe and make effective rules 
     regarding the environmental effects of radio frequency 
     emissions.
       (c) Availability of Property.--Within 180 days of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Commission shall prescribe 
     procedures by which Federal departments and agencies may make 
     available on a fair, reasonable, and nondiscriminatory basis, 
     property, rights-of-way, and easements under their control 
     for the placement of new telecommunications facilities by 
     duly licensed providers of telecommunications services that 
     are dependent, in whole or in part, upon the utilization of 
     Federal spectrum rights for the transmission or reception of 
     such services. These procedures may establish a presumption 
     that requests for the use of property, rights-of-way, and 
     easements by duly authorized providers should be granted 
     absent unavoidable direct conflict with the department or 
     agency's mission, or the current or planned use of the 
     property, rights-of-way, and easements in question. 
     Reasonable cost-based fees may be charged to providers of 
     such telecommunications services for use of property, rights-
     of-way, and easements. The Commission shall provide technical 
     support to States to encourage them to make property, rights-
     of-way, and easements under their jurisdiction available for 
     such purposes.

     SEC. 108. MOBILE SERVICE ACCESS TO LONG DISTANCE CARRIERS.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 332(c) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 
     332(c)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(8) Mobile services access.--(A) The Commission shall 
     prescribe regulations to afford subscribers of two-way 
     switched voice commercial mobile radio services access to a 
     provider of telephone toll service of the subscriber's 
     choice, except to the extent that the commercial mobile radio 
     service is provided by satellite. The Commission may exempt 
     carriers or classes of carriers from the requirements of such 
     regulations to the extent the Commission determines such 
     exemption is consistent with the public interest, 
     convenience, and necessity. For purposes of this paragraph, 
     `access' shall mean access to a provider of telephone toll 
     service through the use of carrier identification codes 
     assigned to each such provider.
       ``(B) The regulations prescribed by the Commission pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A) shall supersede any inconsistent 
     requirements imposed by the Modification of Final Judgment or 
     any order in United States v. AT&T Corp. and McCaw Cellular 
     Communications, Inc., Civil Action No. 94-01555 (United 
     States District Court, District of Columbia).''.
       (b) Effective Date Conforming Amendment.--Section 
     6002(c)(2)(B) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
     1993 is amended by striking ``section 332(c)(6)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (6) and (8) of section 332(c)''.

     SEC. 109. FREEDOM FROM TOLL FRAUD.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 228(c) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 
     228(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (C) of paragraph (7) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(C) the calling party being charged for information 
     conveyed during the call unless--
       ``(i) the calling party has a written subscription 
     agreement with the information provider that meets the 
     requirements of paragraph (8); or
       ``(ii) the calling party is charged in accordance with 
     paragraph (9); or''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(8) Subscription agreements for billing for information 
     provided via toll-free calls.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (7)(C)(i), a 
     written subscription agreement shall specify the terms and 
     conditions under which the information is offered and 
     include--
       ``(i) the rate at which charges are assessed for the 
     information;
       ``(ii) the information provider's name;
       ``(iii) the information provider's business address;
       ``(iv) the information provider's regular business 
     telephone number;
       ``(v) the information provider's agreement to notify the 
     subscriber at least 30 days in advance of all future changes 
     in the rates charged for the information;
       ``(vi) the signature of a legally competent subscriber 
     agreeing to the terms of the agreement; and
       ``(vii) the subscriber's choice of payment method, which 
     may be by phone bill or credit, prepaid, or calling card.
       ``(B) Billing arrangements.--If a subscriber elects, 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A)(vii), to pay by means of a phone 
     bill--
       ``(i) the agreement shall clearly explain that the 
     subscriber will be assessed for calls made to the information 
     service from the subscriber's phone line;
       ``(ii) the phone bill shall include, in prominent type, the 
     following disclaimer:

       `Common carriers may not disconnect local or long distance 
     telephone service for failure to pay disputed charges for 
     information services.'; and

       ``(iii) the phone bill shall clearly list the 800 number 
     dialed.
       ``(C) Use of pin's to prevent unauthorized use.--A written 
     agreement does not meet the requirements of this paragraph 
     unless it provides the subscriber a personal identification 
     number to obtain access to the information provided, and 
     includes instructions on its use.
       ``(D) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding paragraph (7)(C), a 
     written agreement that meets the requirements of this 
     paragraph is not required--
       ``(i) for services provided pursuant to a tariff that has 
     been approved or permitted to take effect by the Commission 
     or a State commission; or
       ``(ii) for any purchase of goods or of services that are 
     not information services.
       ``(E) Termination of service.--On complaint by any person, 
     a carrier may terminate the provision of service to an 
     information provider unless the provider supplies evidence of 
     a written agreement that meets the requirements of this 
     section. The remedies provided in this paragraph are in 
     addition to any other remedies that are available under title 
     V of this Act.
       ``(9) Charges by credit, prepaid, or calling card in 
     absence of agreement.--For purposes of paragraph (7)(C)(ii), 
     a calling party is not charged in accordance with this 
     paragraph unless the calling party is charged by means of a 
     credit, prepaid, or calling card and the information service 
     provider includes in response to each call an introductory 
     disclosure message that--
       ``(A) clearly states that there is a charge for the call;
       ``(B) clearly states the service's total cost per minute 
     and any other fees for the service or for any service to 
     which the caller may be transferred;
       ``(C) explains that the charges must be billed on either a 
     credit, prepaid, or calling card;
       ``(D) asks the caller for the credit or calling card 
     number;
       ``(E) clearly states that charges for the call begin at the 
     end of the introductory message; and
       ``(F) clearly states that the caller can hang up at or 
     before the end of the introductory message without incurring 
     any charge whatsoever.
       ``(10) Definition of calling card.--As used in this 
     subsection, the term `calling card' means an identifying 
     number or code unique to the individual, that is issued to 
     the individual by a common carrier and enables the individual 
     to be charged by means of a phone bill for charges incurred 
     independent of where the call originates.''.
       (b) Regulations.--The Federal Communications Commission 
     shall revise its regulations to comply with the amendment 
     made by subsection (a) of this section within 180 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 110. REPORT ON MEANS OF RESTRICTING ACCESS TO UNWANTED 
                   MATERIAL IN INTERACTIVE TELECOMMUNICATIONS 
                   SYSTEMS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than 150 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Attorney General shall submit to 
     the Committees on the Judiciary and Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate and the Committees on the 
     Judiciary and Commerce of the House of Representatives a 
     report containing--
       (1) an evaluation of the enforceability with respect to 
     interactive media of current criminal laws governing the 
     distribution of obscenity over computer networks and the 
     creation and distribution of child pornography by means of 
     computers;
       (2) an assessment of the Federal, State, and local law 
     enforcement resources that are currently available to enforce 
     such laws;
       (3) an evaluation of the technical means available--
       (A) to enable parents to exercise control over the 
     information that their children receive by interactive 
     telecommunications systems so that children may avoid 
     violent, sexually explicit, harassing, offensive, and other 
     unwanted material on such systems;

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       (B) to enable other users of such systems to exercise 
     control over the commercial and noncommercial information 
     that they receive by such systems so that such users may 
     avoid violent, sexually explicit, harassing, offensive, and 
     other unwanted material on such systems; and
       (C) to promote the free flow of information, consistent 
     with the values expressed in the Constitution, in interactive 
     media; and
       (4) recommendations on means of encouraging the development 
     and deployment of technology, including computer hardware and 
     software, to enable parents and other users of interactive 
     telecommunications systems to exercise the control described 
     in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (3).
       (b) Consultation.--In preparing the report under subsection 
     (a), the Attorney General shall consult with the Assistant 
     Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information.

     SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--In addition to any other sums authorized 
     by law, there are authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Federal Communications Commission such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out this Act and the amendments made by 
     this Act.
       (b) Effect on Fees.--For the purposes of section 9(b)(2) of 
     the Act (47 U.S.C. 159(b)(2)), additional amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to subsection (a) shall be construed to 
     be changes in the amounts appropriated for the performance of 
     activities described in section 9(a) of such Act.
             TITLE II--CABLE COMMUNICATIONS COMPETITIVENESS

     SEC. 201. CABLE SERVICE PROVIDED BY TELEPHONE COMPANIES.

       (a) General Requirement.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 613(b) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 
     533(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) Subject to the requirements of part V and the 
     other provisions of this title, any common carrier subject in 
     whole or in part to title II of this Act may, either through 
     its own facilities or through an affiliate, provide video 
     programming directly to subscribers in its telephone service 
     area.
       ``(2) Subject to the requirements of part V and the other 
     provisions of this title, any common carrier subject in whole 
     or in part to title II of this Act may provide channels of 
     communications or pole, line, or conduit space, or other 
     rental arrangements, to any entity which is directly or 
     indirectly owned, operated, or controlled by, or under common 
     control with, such common carrier, if such facilities or 
     arrangements are to be used for, or in connection with, the 
     provision of video programming directly to subscribers in its 
     telephone service area.
       ``(3)(A) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), an 
     affiliate described in subparagraph (B) shall not be subject 
     to the requirements of part V, but--
       ``(i) if providing video programming as a cable service 
     using a cable system, shall be subject to the requirements of 
     this part and parts III and IV; and
       ``(ii) if providing such video programming by means of 
     radio communication, shall be subject to the requirements of 
     title III.
       ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), an affiliate is 
     described in this subparagraph if such affiliate--
       ``(i) is, consistently with section 655, owned, operated, 
     or controlled by, or under common control with, a common 
     carrier subject in whole or in part to title II of this Act;
       ``(ii) provides video programming to subscribers in the 
     telephone service area of such carrier; and
       ``(iii) does not utilize the local exchange facilities or 
     services of any affiliated common carrier in distributing 
     such programming.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 602 of the Act (47 
     U.S.C. 531) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (18) and (19) as paragraphs 
     (19) and (20) respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (17) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(18) the term `telephone service area' when used in 
     connection with a common carrier subject in whole or in part 
     to title II of this Act means the area within which such 
     carrier provides telephone exchange service as of January 1, 
     1993, but if any common carrier after such date transfers its 
     exchange service facilities to another common carrier, the 
     area to which such facilities provide telephone exchange 
     service shall be treated as part of the telephone service 
     area of the acquiring common carrier and not of the selling 
     common carrier;''.
       (b) Provisions for Regulation of Cable Service Provided by 
     Telephone Companies.--Title VI of the Act (47 U.S.C. 521 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new part:

  ``PART V--VIDEO PROGRAMMING SERVICES PROVIDED BY TELEPHONE COMPANIES

     ``SEC. 651. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this part--
       ``(1) the term `control' means--
       ``(A) an ownership interest in which an entity has the 
     right to vote more than 50 percent of the outstanding common 
     stock or other ownership interest; or
       ``(B) if no single entity directly or indirectly has the 
     right to vote more than 50 percent of the outstanding common 
     stock or other ownership interest, actual working control, in 
     whatever manner exercised, as defined by the Commission by 
     regulation on the basis of relevant factors and 
     circumstances, which shall include partnership and direct 
     ownership interests, voting stock interests, the interests of 
     officers and directors, and the aggregation of voting 
     interests; and
       ``(2) the term `rural area' means a geographic area that 
     does not include either--
       ``(A) any incorporated or unincorporated place of 10,000 
     inhabitants or more, or any part thereof; or
       ``(B) any territory, incorporated or unincorporated, 
     included in an urbanized area, as defined by the Bureau of 
     the Census.

     ``SEC. 652. SEPARATE VIDEO PROGRAMMING AFFILIATE.

       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (d) of 
     this section and section 613(b)(3), a common carrier subject 
     to title II of this Act shall not provide video programming 
     directly to subscribers in its telephone service area unless 
     such video programming is provided through a video 
     programming affiliate that is separate from such carrier.
       ``(b) Books and Marketing.--
       ``(1) In general.--A video programming affiliate of a 
     common carrier shall--
       ``(A) maintain books, records, and accounts separate from 
     such carrier which identify all transactions with such 
     carrier;
       ``(B) carry out directly (or through any nonaffiliated 
     person) its own promotion, except that institutional 
     advertising carried out by such carrier shall be permitted so 
     long as each party bears its pro rata share of the costs; and
       ``(C) not own real or personal property in common with such 
     carrier.
       ``(2) Inbound telemarketing and referral.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (1)(B), a common carrier may provide telemarketing 
     or referral services in response to the call of a customer or 
     potential customer related to the provision of video 
     programming by a video programming affiliate of such carrier. 
     If such services are provided to a video programming 
     affiliate, such services shall be made available to any video 
     programmer or cable operator on request, on nondiscriminatory 
     terms, at just and reasonable prices.
       ``(3) Joint marketing.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1)(B) or 
     section 613(b)(3), a common carrier may market video 
     programming directly upon a showing to the Commission that a 
     cable operator or other entity directly or indirectly 
     provides telecommunications services within the telephone 
     service area of the common carrier, and markets such 
     telecommunications services jointly with video programming 
     services. The common carrier shall specify the geographic 
     region covered by the showing. The Commission shall approve 
     or disapprove such showing within 60 days after the date of 
     its submission.
       ``(c) Business Transactions With Carrier.--Any contract, 
     agreement, arrangement, or other manner of conducting 
     business, between a common carrier and its video programming 
     affiliate, providing for--
       ``(1) the sale, exchange, or leasing of property between 
     such affiliate and such carrier,
       ``(2) the furnishing of goods or services between such 
     affiliate and such carrier, or
       ``(3) the transfer to or use by such affiliate for its 
     benefit of any asset or resource of such carrier,
     shall be on a fully compensatory and auditable basis, shall 
     be without cost to the telephone service ratepayers of the 
     carrier, and shall be in compliance with regulations 
     established by the Commission that will enable the Commission 
     to assess the compliance of any transaction.
       ``(d) Waiver.--
       ``(1) Criteria for waiver.--The Commission may waive any of 
     the requirements of this section for small telephone 
     companies or telephone companies serving rural areas, if the 
     Commission determines, after notice and comment, that--
       ``(A) such waiver will not affect the ability of the 
     Commission to ensure that all video programming activity is 
     carried out without any support from telephone ratepayers;
       ``(B) the interests of telephone ratepayers and cable 
     subscribers will not be harmed if such waiver is granted;
       ``(C) such waiver will not adversely affect the ability of 
     persons to obtain access to the video platform of such 
     carrier; and
       ``(D) such waiver otherwise is in the public interest.
       ``(2) Deadline for action.--The Commission shall act to 
     approve or disapprove a waiver application within 180 days 
     after the date it is filed.
       ``(3) Continued applicability of section 656.--In the case 
     of a common carrier that obtains a waiver under this 
     subsection, any requirement that section 656 applies to a 
     video programming affiliate shall instead apply to such 
     carrier.
       ``(e) Sunset of Requirements.--The provisions of this 
     section shall cease to be effective on July 1, 2000.

     ``SEC. 653. ESTABLISHMENT OF VIDEO PLATFORM.

       ``(a) Video Platform.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in section 613(b)(3), 
     any common carrier subject to title II of this Act, and that 
     provides video programming directly to subscribers in its 
     telephone service area, shall establish a video platform. 
     This paragraph shall not apply to any carrier to the extent 
     that it provides video programming directly to subscribers in 
     its telephone service area solely through a cable system 
     acquired in accordance with section 655(b).
       ``(2) Identification of demand for carriage.--Any common 
     carrier subject to the requirements of paragraph (1) shall, 
     prior to establishing a video platform, submit a notice to 
     the Commission of its intention to establish channel capacity 
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     video programming to meet the bona fide demand for such 
     capacity. Such notice shall--
       ``(A) be in such form and contain information concerning 
     the geographic area intended to be served and such 
     information as the Commission may require by regulations 
     pursuant to subsection (b);
       ``(B) specify the methods by which any entity seeking to 
     use such channel capacity should submit to such carrier a 
     specification of its channel capacity requirements; and
       ``(C) specify the procedures by which such carrier will 
     determine (in accordance with the Commission's regulations 
     under subsection (b)(1)(B)) whether such requests for 
     capacity are bona fide.
     The Commission shall submit any such notice for publication 
     in the Federal Register within 5 working days.
       ``(3) Response to request for carriage.--After receiving 
     and reviewing the requests for capacity submitted pursuant to 
     such notice, such common carrier shall establish channel 
     capacity that is sufficient to provide carriage for--
       ``(A) all bona fide requests submitted pursuant to such 
     notice,
       ``(B) any additional channels required pursuant to section 
     656, and
       ``(C) any additional channels required by the Commission's 
     regulations under subsection (b)(1)(C).
       ``(4) Responses to changes in demand for capacity.--Any 
     common carrier that establishes a video platform under this 
     section shall--
       ``(A) immediately notify the Commission and each video 
     programming provider of any delay in or denial of channel 
     capacity or service, and the reasons therefor;
       ``(B) continue to receive and grant, to the extent of 
     available capacity, carriage in response to bona fide 
     requests for carriage from existing or additional video 
     programming providers;
       ``(C) if at any time the number of channels required for 
     bona fide requests for carriage may reasonably be expected 
     soon to exceed the existing capacity of such video platform, 
     immediately notify the Commission of such expectation and of 
     the manner and date by which such carrier will provide 
     sufficient capacity to meet such excess demand; and
       ``(D) construct such additional capacity as may be 
     necessary to meet such excess demand.
       ``(5) Dispute resolution.--The Commission shall have the 
     authority to resolve disputes under this section and the 
     regulations prescribed thereunder. Any such dispute shall be 
     resolved within 180 days after notice of such dispute is 
     submitted to the Commission. At that time or subsequently in 
     a separate damages proceeding, the Commission may award 
     damages sustained in consequence of any violation of this 
     section to any person denied carriage, or require carriage, 
     or both. Any aggrieved party may seek any other remedy 
     available under this Act.
       ``(b) Commission Actions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Within 15 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, the Commission shall complete all 
     actions necessary (including any reconsideration) to 
     prescribe regulations that--
       ``(A) consistent with the requirements of section 656, 
     prohibit a common carrier from discriminating among video 
     programming providers with regard to carriage on its video 
     platform, and ensure that the rates, terms, and conditions 
     for such carriage are just, reasonable, and 
     nondiscriminatory;
       ``(B) prescribe definitions and criteria for the purposes 
     of determining whether a request shall be considered a bona 
     fide request for purposes of this section;
       ``(C) permit a common carrier to carry on only one channel 
     any video programming service that is offered by more than 
     one video programming provider (including the common 
     carrier's video programming affiliate), provided that 
     subscribers have ready and immediate access to any such video 
     programming service;
       ``(D) extend to the distribution of video programming over 
     video platforms the Commission's regulations concerning 
     network nonduplication (47 C.F.R. 76.92 et seq.) and 
     syndicated exclusivity (47 C.F.R. 76.151 et seq.);
       ``(E) require the video platform to provide service, 
     transmission, and interconnection for unaffiliated or 
     independent video programming providers that is equivalent to 
     that provided to the common carrier's video programming 
     affiliate, except that the video platform shall not 
     discriminate between analog and digital video programming 
     offered by such unaffiliated or independent video programming 
     providers;
       ``(F)(i) prohibit a common carrier from unreasonably 
     discriminating in favor of its video programming affiliate 
     with regard to material or information provided by the common 
     carrier to subscribers for the purposes of selecting 
     programming on the video platform, or in the way such 
     material or information is presented to subscribers;
       ``(ii) require a common carrier to ensure that video 
     programming providers or copyright holders (or both) are able 
     suitably and uniquely to identify their programming services 
     to subscribers; and
       ``(iii) if such identification is transmitted as part of 
     the programming signal, require the carrier to transmit such 
     identification without change or alteration; and
       ``(G) prohibit a common carrier from excluding areas from 
     its video platform service area on the basis of the 
     ethnicity, race, or income of the residents of that area, and 
     provide for public comments on the adequacy of the proposed 
     service area on the basis of the standards set forth under 
     this subparagraph.
     Nothing in this section prohibits a common carrier or its 
     affiliate from negotiating mutually agreeable terms and 
     conditions with over-the-air broadcast stations and other 
     unaffiliated video programming providers to allow consumer 
     access to their signals on any level or screen of any 
     gateway, menu, or other program guide, whether provided by 
     the carrier or its affiliate.
       ``(2) Applicability to other high capacity systems.--The 
     Commission shall apply the requirements of this section, in 
     lieu of the requirements of section 612, to any cable 
     operator of a cable system that has installed a switched, 
     broadband video programming delivery system, except that the 
     Commission shall not apply the requirements of the 
     regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(D) or 
     any other requirement that the Commission determines is 
     inappropriate.
       ``(c) Regulatory Streamlining.--With respect to the 
     establishment and operation of a video platform, the 
     requirements of this section shall apply in lieu of, and not 
     in addition to, the requirements of title II.
       ``(d) Commission Inquiry.--The Commission shall conduct a 
     study of whether it is in the public interest to extend the 
     requirements of subsection (a) to any other cable operators 
     in lieu of the requirements of section 612. The Commission 
     shall submit to the Congress a report on the results of such 
     study not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of 
     this section.

     ``SEC. 654. AUTHORITY TO PROHIBIT CROSS-SUBSIDIZATION.

       ``Nothing in this part shall prohibit a State commission 
     that regulates the rates for telephone exchange service or 
     exchange access based on the cost of providing such service 
     or access from--
       ``(1) prescribing regulations to prohibit a common carrier 
     from engaging in any practice that results in the inclusion 
     in rates for telephone exchange service or exchange access of 
     any operating expenses, costs, depreciation charges, capital 
     investments, or other expenses directly associated with the 
     provision of competing video programming services by the 
     common carrier or affiliate; or
       ``(2) ensuring such competing video programming services 
     bear a reasonable share of the joint and common costs of 
     facilities used to provide telephone exchange service or 
     exchange access and competing video programming services.

     ``SEC. 655. PROHIBITION ON BUY OUTS.

       ``(a) General Prohibition.--No common carrier that provides 
     telephone exchange service, and no entity owned by or under 
     common ownership or control with such carrier, may purchase 
     or otherwise obtain control over any cable system that is 
     located within its telephone service area and is owned by an 
     unaffiliated person.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a common 
     carrier may--
       ``(1) obtain a controlling interest in, or form a joint 
     venture or other partnership with, a cable system that serves 
     a rural area;
       ``(2) obtain, in addition to any interest, joint venture, 
     or partnership obtained or formed pursuant to paragraph (1), 
     a controlling interest in, or form a joint venture or other 
     partnership with, any cable system or systems if--
       ``(A) such systems in the aggregate serve less than 10 
     percent of the households in the telephone service area of 
     such carrier; and
       ``(B) no such system serves a franchise area with more than 
     35,000 inhabitants, except that a common carrier may obtain 
     such interest or form such joint venture or other partnership 
     with a cable system that serves a franchise area with more 
     than 35,000 but not more than 50,000 inhabitants if such 
     system is not affiliated with any other system whose 
     franchise area is contiguous to the franchise area of the 
     acquired system;
       ``(3) obtain, with the concurrence of the cable operator on 
     the rates, terms, and conditions, the use of that part of the 
     transmission facilities of such a cable system extending from 
     the last multi-user terminal to the premises of the end user, 
     if such use is reasonably limited in scope and duration, as 
     determined by the Commission; or
       ``(4) obtain a controlling interest in, or form a joint 
     venture or other partnership with, or provide financing to, a 
     cable system (hereinafter in this paragraph referred to as 
     `the subject cable system'), if--
       ``(A) the subject cable system operates in a television 
     market that is not in the top 25 markets, and that has more 
     than 1 cable system operator, and the subject cable system is 
     not the largest cable system in such television market;
       ``(B) the subject cable system and the largest cable system 
     in such television market held on May 1, 1995, cable 
     television franchises from the largest municipality in the 
     television market and the boundaries of such franchises were 
     identical on such date;
       ``(C) the subject cable system is not owned by or under 
     common ownership or control of any one of the 50 largest 
     cable system operators as existed on May 1, 1995; and
       ``(D) the largest system in the television market is owned 
     by or under common ownership or control of any one of the 10 
     largest cable system operators as existed on May 1, 1995.
       ``(c) Waiver.--
       ``(1) Criteria for waiver.--The Commission may waive the 
     restrictions in subsection (a) of this section only upon a 
     showing by the applicant that--
       ``(A) because of the nature of the market served by the 
     cable system concerned--

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       ``(i) the incumbent cable operator would be subjected to 
     undue economic distress by the enforcement of such 
     subsection; or
       ``(ii) the cable system would not be economically viable if 
     such subsection were enforced; and
       ``(B) the local franchising authority approves of such 
     waiver.
       ``(2) Deadline for action.--The Commission shall act to 
     approve or disapprove a waiver application within 180 days 
     after the date it is filed.

     ``SEC. 656. APPLICABILITY OF PARTS I THROUGH IV.

       ``(a) In General.--Any provision that applies to a cable 
     operator under--
       ``(1) sections 613 (other than subsection (a)(2) thereof), 
     616, 617, 628, 631, 632, and 634 of this title, shall apply,
       ``(2) sections 611, 612, 614, and 615 of this title, and 
     section 325 of title III, shall apply in accordance with the 
     regulations prescribed under subsection (b), and
       ``(3) parts III and IV (other than sections 628, 631, 632, 
     and 634) of this title shall not apply,
     to any video programming affiliate established by a common 
     carrier in accordance with the requirements of this part.
       ``(b) Implementation.--
       ``(1) Commission action.--The Commission shall prescribe 
     regulations to ensure that a common carrier in the operation 
     of its video platform shall provide (A) capacity, services, 
     facilities, and equipment for public, educational, and 
     governmental use, (B) capacity for commercial use, (C) 
     carriage of commercial and non-commercial broadcast 
     television stations, and (D) an opportunity for commercial 
     broadcast stations to choose between mandatory carriage and 
     reimbursement for retransmission of the signal of such 
     station. In prescribing such regulations, the Commission 
     shall, to the extent possible, impose obligations that are no 
     greater or lesser than the obligations contained in the 
     provisions described in subsection (a)(2) of this section.
       ``(2) Fees.--A video programming affiliate of any common 
     carrier that establishes a video platform under this part, 
     and any multichannel video programming distributor offering a 
     competing service using such video platform (as determined in 
     accordance with regulations of the Commission), shall be 
     subject to the payment of fees imposed by a local franchising 
     authority, in lieu of the fees required under section 622. 
     The rate at which such fees are imposed shall not exceed the 
     rate at which franchise fees are imposed on any cable 
     operator transmitting video programming in the same service 
     area.

     ``SEC. 657. RURAL AREA EXEMPTION.

       ``The provisions of sections 652, 653, and 655 shall not 
     apply to video programming provided in a rural area by a 
     common carrier that provides telephone exchange service in 
     the same area.''.

     SEC. 202. COMPETITION FROM CABLE SYSTEMS.

       (a) Definition of Cable Service.--Section 602(6)(B) of the 
     Act (47 U.S.C. 522(6)(B)) is amended by inserting ``or use'' 
     after ``the selection''.
       (b) Clustering.--Section 613 of the Act (47 U.S.C. 533) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Acquisition of Cable Systems.--Except as provided in 
     section 655, the Commission may not require divestiture of, 
     or restrict or prevent the acquisition of, an ownership 
     interest in a cable system by any person based in whole or in 
     part on the geographic location of such cable system.''.
       (c) Equipment.--Section 623(a) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 
     543(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by striking ``paragraph (4)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (5)'';
       (B) by striking ``paragraph (5)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (6)''; and
       (C) by striking ``paragraph (3)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (4)'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (6) as 
     paragraphs (4) through (7), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Equipment.--If the Commission finds that a cable 
     system is subject to effective competition under subparagraph 
     (D) of subsection (l)(1), the rates for equipment, 
     installations, and connections for additional television 
     receivers (other than equipment, installations, and 
     connections furnished by such system to subscribers who 
     receive only a rate regulated basic service tier) shall not 
     be subject to regulation by the Commission or by a State or 
     franchising authority. If the Commission finds that a cable 
     system is subject to effective competition under subparagraph 
     (A), (B), or (C) of subsection (l)(1), the rates for any 
     equipment, installations, and connections furnished by such 
     system to any subscriber shall not be subject to regulation 
     by the Commission, or by a State or franchising authority. No 
     Federal agency, State, or franchising authority may establish 
     the price or rate for the installation, sale, or lease of any 
     equipment furnished to any subscriber by a cable system 
     solely in connection with video programming offered on a per 
     channel or per program basis.''.
       (d) Limitation on Basic Tier Rate Increases; Scope of 
     Review.--Section 623(a) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 543(a)) is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(8) Limitation on basic tier rate increases; scope of 
     review.--A cable operator may not increase its basic service 
     tier rate more than once every 6 months. Such increase may be 
     implemented, using any reasonable billing or proration 
     method, 30 days after providing notice to subscribers and the 
     appropriate regulatory authority. The rate resulting from 
     such increase shall be deemed reasonable and shall not be 
     subject to reduction or refund if the franchising authority 
     or the Commission, as appropriate, does not complete its 
     review and issue a final order within 90 days after 
     implementation of such increase. The review by the 
     franchising authority or the Commission of any future 
     increase in such rate shall be limited to the incremental 
     change in such rate effected by such increase.''.
       (e) National Information Infrastructure Development.--
     Section 623(a) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 543) is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) National information infrastructure.--
       ``(A) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this paragraph to--
       ``(i) promote the development of the National Information 
     Infrastructure;
       ``(ii) enhance the competitiveness of the National 
     Information Infrastructure by ensuring that cable operators 
     have incentives comparable to other industries to develop 
     such infrastructure; and
       ``(iii) encourage the rapid deployment of digital 
     technology necessary to the development of the National 
     Information Infrastructure.
       ``(B) Aggregation of equipment costs.--The Commission shall 
     allow cable operators, pursuant to any rules promulgated 
     under subsection (b)(3), to aggregate, on a franchise, 
     system, regional, or company level, their equipment costs 
     into broad categories, such as converter boxes, regardless of 
     the varying levels of functionality of the equipment within 
     each such broad category. Such aggregation shall not be 
     permitted with respect to equipment used by subscribers who 
     receive only a rate regulated basic service tier.
       ``(C) Revision to commission rules; forms.--Within 120 days 
     of the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Commission 
     shall issue revisions to the appropriate rules and forms 
     necessary to implement subparagraph (B).''.
       (f) Complaint Threshold; Scope of Commission Review.--
     Section 623(c) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 543(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (3) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Review of complaints.--
       ``(A) Complaint threshold.--The Commission shall have the 
     authority to review any increase in the rates for cable 
     programming services implemented after the date of enactment 
     of the Communications Act of 1995 only if, within 90 days 
     after such increase becomes effective, at least 10 
     subscribers to such services or 5 percent of the subscribers 
     to such services, whichever is greater, file separate, 
     individual complaints against such increase with the 
     Commission in accordance with the requirements established 
     under paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(B) Time period for commission review.--The Commission 
     shall complete its review of any such increase and issue a 
     final order within 90 days after it receives the number of 
     complaints required by subparagraph (A).
       ``(4) Treatment of pending cable programming services 
     complaints.--Upon enactment of the Communications Act of 
     1995, the Commission shall suspend the processing of all 
     pending cable programming services rate complaints. These 
     pending complaints shall be counted by the Commission toward 
     the complaint threshold specified in paragraph (3)(A). 
     Parties shall have an additional 90 days from the date of 
     enactment of such Act to file complaints about prior 
     increases in cable programming services rates if such rate 
     increases were already subject to a valid, pending complaint 
     on such date of enactment. At the expiration of such 90-day 
     period, the Commission shall dismiss all pending cable 
     programming services rate cases for which the complaint 
     threshold has not been met, and may resume its review of 
     those pending cable programming services rate cases for which 
     the complaint threshold has been met, which review shall be 
     completed within 180 days after the date of enactment of the 
     Communications Act of 1995.
       ``(5) Scope of commission review.--A cable programming 
     services rate shall be deemed not unreasonable and shall not 
     be subject to reduction or refund if--
       ``(A) such rate was not the subject of a pending complaint 
     at the time of enactment of the Communications Act of 1995;
       ``(B) such rate was the subject of a complaint that was 
     dismissed pursuant to paragraph (4);
       ``(C) such rate resulted from an increase for which the 
     complaint threshold specified in paragraph (3)(A) has not 
     been met;
       ``(D) the Commission does not complete its review and issue 
     a final order in the time period specified in paragraph 
     (3)(B) or (4); or
       ``(E) the Commission issues an order finding such rate to 
     be not unreasonable.
     The review by the Commission of any future increase in such 
     rate shall be limited to the incremental change in such rate 
     effected by such increase.'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ``obtain Commission 
     consideration and resolution of whether the rate in question 
     is unreasonable'' and inserting ``be counted toward the 
     complaint threshold specified in paragraph (3)(A)''; and
       (3) in paragraph (1)(C) by striking ``such complaint'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the first complaint''.

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       (g) Uniform Rate Structure.--Section 623(d) of the Act (47 
     U.S.C. 543(d)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Uniform Rate Structure.--A cable operator shall have 
     a uniform rate structure throughout its franchise area for 
     the provision of cable services that are regulated by the 
     Commission or the franchising authority. Bulk discounts to 
     multiple dwelling units shall not be subject to this 
     requirement.''.
       (h) Effective Competition.--Section 623(l)(1) of the Act 
     (47 U.S.C. 543(l)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B)(ii)--
       (A) by inserting ``all'' before ``multichannel video 
     programming distributors''; and
       (B) by striking ``or'' at the end thereof;
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) with respect to cable programming services and 
     subscriber equipment, installations, and connections for 
     additional television receivers (other than equipment, 
     installations, and connections furnished to subscribers who 
     receive only a rate regulated basic service tier)--
       ``(i) a common carrier has been authorized by the 
     Commission to construct facilities to provide video dialtone 
     service in the cable operator's franchise area;
       ``(ii) a common carrier has been authorized by the 
     Commission or pursuant to a franchise to provide video 
     programming directly to subscribers in the franchise area; or
       ``(iii) the Commission has completed all actions necessary 
     (including any reconsideration) to prescribe regulations 
     pursuant to section 653(b)(1) relating to video platforms.''.
       (i) Relief for Small Cable Operators.--Section 623 of the 
     Act (47 U.S.C. 543) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(m) Small Cable Operators.--
       ``(1) Small cable operator relief.--A small cable operator 
     shall not be subject to subsections (a), (b), (c), or (d) in 
     any franchise area with respect to the provision of cable 
     programming services, or a basic service tier where such tier 
     was the only tier offered in such area on December 31, 1994.
       ``(2) Definition of small cable operator.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, `small cable operator' means a cable 
     operator that--
       ``(A) directly or through an affiliate, serves in the 
     aggregate fewer than 1 percent of all cable subscribers in 
     the United States; and
       ``(B) is not affiliated with any entity or entities whose 
     gross annual revenues in the aggregate exceed 
     $250,000,000.''.
       (j) Technical Standards.--Section 624(e) of the Act (47 
     U.S.C. 544(e)) is amended by striking the last two sentences 
     and inserting the following: ``No State or franchising 
     authority may prohibit, condition, or restrict a cable 
     system's use of any type of subscriber equipment or any 
     transmission technology.''.
       (k) Cable Security Systems.--Section 624A(b)(2) of the Act 
     (47 U.S.C. 544a(b)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Cable security systems.--No Federal agency, State, or 
     franchising authority may prohibit a cable operator's use of 
     any security system (including scrambling, encryption, traps, 
     and interdiction), except that the Commission may prohibit 
     the use of any such system solely with respect to the 
     delivery of a basic service tier that, as of January 1, 1995, 
     contained only the signals and programming specified in 
     section 623(b)(7)(A), unless the use of such system is 
     necessary to prevent the unauthorized reception of such 
     tier.''.
       (l) Cable Equipment Compatibility.--Section 624A of the Act 
     (47 U.S.C. 544A), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     paragraph (2), by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
     (3) and inserting ``; and''; and by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) compatibility among televisions, video cassette 
     recorders, and cable systems can be assured with narrow 
     technical standards that mandate a minimum degree of common 
     design and operation, leaving all features, functions, 
     protocols, and other product and service options for 
     selection through open competition in the market.'';
       (2) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting before such redesignated subparagraph (B) 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) the need to maximize open competition in the market 
     for all features, functions, protocols, and other product and 
     service options of converter boxes and other cable converters 
     unrelated to the descrambling or decryption of cable 
     television signals;''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)(2)--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (E) and (F), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) to ensure that any standards or regulations developed 
     under the authority of this section to ensure compatibility 
     between televisions, video casette recorders, and cable 
     systems do not affect features, functions, protocols, and 
     other product and service options other than those specified 
     in paragraph (1)(B), including telecommunications interface 
     equipment, home automation communications, and computer 
     network services;''.
       (m) Retiering of Basic Tier Services.--Section 625(d) of 
     the Act (47 U.S.C. 543(d)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``Any signals or services carried 
     on the basic service tier but not required under section 
     623(b)(7)(A) may be moved from the basic service tier at the 
     operator's sole discretion, provided that the removal of such 
     a signal or service from the basic service tier is permitted 
     by contract. The movement of such signals or services to an 
     unregulated package of services shall not subject such 
     package to regulation.''.
       (n) Subscriber Notice.--Section 632 of the Act (47 U.S.C. 
     552) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Subscriber Notice.--A cable operator may provide 
     notice of service and rate changes to subscribers using any 
     reasonable written means at its sole discretion. 
     Notwithstanding section 623(b)(6) or any other provision of 
     this Act, a cable operator shall not be required to provide 
     prior notice of any rate change that is the result of a 
     regulatory fee, franchise fee, or any other fee, tax, 
     assessment, or charge of any kind imposed by any Federal 
     agency, State, or franchising authority on the transaction 
     between the operator and the subscriber.''.
       (o) Treatment of Prior Year Losses.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 623 (48 U.S.C. 543) is amended by 
     adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(n) Treatment of Prior Year Losses.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this section or of section 612, losses 
     (including losses associated with the acquisitions of such 
     franchise) that were incurred prior to September 4, 1992, 
     with respect to a cable system that is owned and operated by 
     the original franchisee of such system shall not be 
     disallowed, in whole or in part, in the determination of 
     whether the rates for any tier of service or any type of 
     equipment that is subject to regulation under this section 
     are lawful.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act and 
     shall be applicable to any rate proposal filed on or after 
     September 4, 1993.

     SEC. 203. COMPETITIVE AVAILABILITY OF NAVIGATION DEVICES.

       Title VII of the Act is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 713. COMPETITIVE AVAILABILITY OF NAVIGATION DEVICES.

       ``(a) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) The term `telecommunications subscription service' 
     means the provision directly to subscribers of video, voice, 
     or data services for which a subscriber charge is made.
       ``(2) The term `telecommunications system' or a 
     `telecommunications system operator' means a provider of 
     telecommunications subscription service.
       ``(b) Competitive Consumer Availability of Customer 
     Premises Equipment.--The Commission shall adopt regulations 
     to assure competitive availability, to consumers of 
     telecommunications subscription services, of converter boxes, 
     interactive communications devices, and other customer 
     premises equipment from manufacturers, retailers, and other 
     vendors not affiliated with any telecommunications system 
     operator. Such regulations shall take into account the needs 
     of owners and distributors of video programming and 
     information services to ensure system and signal security and 
     prevent theft of service. Such regulations shall not prohibit 
     any telecommunications system operator from also offering 
     devices and customer premises equipment to consumers, 
     provided that the system operator's charges to consumers for 
     such devices and equipment are separately stated and not 
     bundled with or subsidized by charges for any 
     telecommunications subscription service.
       ``(c) Waiver for New Network Services.--The Commission may 
     waive a regulation adopted pursuant to subsection (b) for a 
     limited time upon an appropriate showing by a 
     telecommunications system operator that such waiver is 
     necessary to the introduction of a new telecommunications 
     subscription service.
       ``(d) Sunset.--The regulations adopted pursuant to this 
     section shall cease to apply to any market for the 
     acquisition of converter boxes, interactive communications 
     devices, or other customer premises equipment when the 
     Commission determines that such market is competitive.''.

     SEC. 204. VIDEO PROGRAMMING ACCESSIBILITY.

       (a) Commission Inquiry.--Within 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Federal Communications 
     Commission shall complete an inquiry to ascertain the level 
     at which video programming is closed captioned. Such inquiry 
     shall examine the extent to which existing or previously 
     published programming is closed captioned, the size of the 
     video programming provider or programming owner providing 
     closed captioning, the size of the market served, the 
     relative audience shares achieved, or any other related 
     factors. The Commission shall submit to the Congress a report 
     on the results of such inquiry.
       (b) Accountability Criteria.--Within 18 months after the 
     date of enactment, the Commission shall prescribe such 
     regulations as are necessary to implement this section. Such 
     regulations shall ensure that--
       (1) video programming first published or exhibited after 
     the effective date of such reg

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     ulations is fully accessible through the provision of closed 
     captions, except as provided in subsection (d); and
       (2) video programming providers or owners maximize the 
     accessibility of video programming first published or 
     exhibited prior to the effective date of such regulations 
     through the provision of closed captions, except as provided 
     in subsection (d).
       (c) Deadlines for Captioning.--Such regulations shall 
     include an appropriate schedule of deadlines for the 
     provision of closed captioning of video programming.
       (d) Exemptions.--Notwithstanding subsection (b)--
       (1) the Commission may exempt by regulation programs, 
     classes of programs, or services for which the Commission has 
     determined that the provision of closed captioning would be 
     economically burdensome to the provider or owner of such 
     programming;
       (2) a provider of video programming or the owner of any 
     program carried by the provider shall not be obligated to 
     supply closed captions if such action would be inconsistent 
     with contracts in effect on the date of enactment of this 
     Act, except that nothing in this section shall be construed 
     to relieve a video programming provider of its obligations to 
     provide services required by Federal law; and
       (3) a provider of video programming or program owner may 
     petition the Commission for an exemption from the 
     requirements of this section, and the Commission may grant 
     such petition upon a showing that the requirements contained 
     in this section would result in an undue burden.
       (e) Undue Burden.--The term ``undue burden'' means 
     significant difficulty or expense. In determining whether the 
     closed captions necessary to comply with the requirements of 
     this paragraph would result in an undue economic burden, the 
     factors to be considered include--
       (1) the nature and cost of the closed captions for the 
     programming;
       (2) the impact on the operation of the provider or program 
     owner;
       (3) the financial resources of the provider or program 
     owner; and
       (4) the type of operations of the provider or program 
     owner.
       (f) Video Descriptions Inquiry.--Within 6 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Commission shall commence 
     an inquiry to examine the use of video descriptions on video 
     programming in order to ensure the accessibility of video 
     programming to persons with visual impairments, and report to 
     Congress on its findings. The Commission's report shall 
     assess appropriate methods and schedules for phasing video 
     descriptions into the marketplace, technical and quality 
     standards for video descriptions, a definition of programming 
     for which video descriptions would apply, and other technical 
     and legal issues that the Commission deems appropriate. 
     Following the completion of such inquiry, the Commission may 
     adopt regulation it deems necessary to promote the 
     accessibility of video programming to persons with visual 
     impairments.
       (g) Video Description.--For purposes of this section, 
     ``video description'' means the insertion of audio narrated 
     descriptions of a television program's key visual elements 
     into natural pauses between the program's dialogue.
       (h) Private Rights of Actions Prohibited.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to authorize any private right of 
     action to enforce any requirement of this section or any 
     regulation thereunder. The Commission shall have exclusive 
     jurisdiction with respect to any complaint under this 
     section.

     SEC. 205. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Retransmission.--Section 325(b)(2)(D) of the Act (47 
     U.S.C. 325(b)(2)(D)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(D) retransmission by a cable operator or other 
     multichannel video programming distributor of the signal of a 
     superstation if (i) the customers served by the cable 
     operator or other multichannel video programming distributor 
     reside outside the originating station's television market, 
     as defined by the Commission for purposes of section 
     614(h)(1)(C); (ii) such signal was obtained from a satellite 
     carrier or terrestrial microwave common carrier; and (iii) 
     and the origination station was a superstation on May 1, 
     1991.''.
       (b) Market Determinations.--Section 614(h)(1)(C)(i) of the 
     Act (47 U.S.C. 534(h)(1)(C)(i)) is amended by striking out 
     ``in the manner provided in section 73.3555(d)(3)(i) of title 
     47, Code of Federal Regulations, as in effect on May 1, 
     1991,'' and inserting ``by the Commission by regulation or 
     order using, where available, commercial publications which 
     delineate television markets based on viewing patterns,''.
       (c) Time for Decision.--Section 614(h)(1)(C)(iv) of such 
     Act is amended to read as follows:
       ``(iv) Within 120 days after the date a request is filed 
     under this subparagraph, the Commission shall grant or deny 
     the request.''.
       (d) Processing of Pending Complaints.--The Commission 
     shall, unless otherwise informed by the person making the 
     request, assume that any person making a request to include 
     or exclude additional communities under section 614(h)(1)(C) 
     of such Act (as in effect prior to the date of enactment of 
     this Act) continues to request such inclusion or exclusion 
     under such section as amended under subsection (b).
          TITLE III--BROADCAST COMMUNICATIONS COMPETITIVENESS

     SEC. 301. BROADCASTER SPECTRUM FLEXIBILITY.

       Title III of the Act is amended by inserting after section 
     335 (47 U.S.C. 335) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 336. BROADCAST SPECTRUM FLEXIBILITY.

       ``(a) Commission Action.--If the Commission determines to 
     issue additional licenses for advanced television services, 
     the Commission shall--
       ``(1) limit the initial eligibility for such licenses to 
     persons that, as of the date of such issuance, are licensed 
     to operate a television broadcast station or hold a permit to 
     construct such a station (or both); and
       ``(2) adopt regulations that allow such licensees or 
     permittees to offer such ancillary or supplementary services 
     on designated frequencies as may be consistent with the 
     public interest, convenience, and necessity.
       ``(b) Contents of Regulations.--In prescribing the 
     regulations required by subsection (a), the Commission 
     shall--
       ``(1) only permit such licensee or permittee to offer 
     ancillary or supplementary services if the use of a 
     designated frequency for such services is consistent with the 
     technology or method designated by the Commission for the 
     provision of advanced television services;
       ``(2) limit the broadcasting of ancillary or supplementary 
     services on designated frequencies so as to avoid derogation 
     of any advanced television services, including high 
     definition television broadcasts, that the Commission may 
     require using such frequencies;
       ``(3) apply to any other ancillary or supplementary service 
     such of the Commission's regulations as are applicable to the 
     offering of analogous services by any other person, except 
     that no ancillary or supplementary service shall have any 
     rights to carriage under section 614 or 615 or be deemed a 
     multichannel video programming distributor for purposes of 
     section 628;
       ``(4) adopt such technical and other requirements as may be 
     necessary or appropriate to assure the quality of the signal 
     used to provide advanced television services, and may adopt 
     regulations that stipulate the minimum number of hours per 
     day that such signal must be transmitted; and
       ``(5) prescribe such other regulations as may be necessary 
     for the protection of the public interest, convenience, and 
     necessity.
       ``(c) Recovery of License.--
       ``(1) Conditions required.--If the Commission grants a 
     license for advanced television services to a person that, as 
     of the date of such issuance, is licensed to operate a 
     television broadcast station or holds a permit to construct 
     such a station (or both), the Commission shall, as a 
     condition of such license, require that, upon a determination 
     by the Commission pursuant to the regulations prescribed 
     under paragraph (2), either the additional license or the 
     original license held by the licensee be surrendered to the 
     Commission in accordance with such regulations for 
     reallocation or reassignment (or both) pursuant to Commission 
     regulation.
       ``(2) Criteria.--The Commission shall prescribe criteria 
     for rendering determinations concerning license surrender 
     pursuant to license conditions required by paragraph (1). 
     Such criteria shall--
       ``(A) require such determinations to be based, on a market-
     by-market basis, on whether the substantial majority of the 
     public have obtained television receivers that are capable of 
     receiving advanced television services; and
       ``(B) not require the cessation of the broadcasting under 
     either the original or additional license if such cessation 
     would render the television receivers of a substantial 
     portion of the public useless, or otherwise cause undue 
     burdens on the owners of such television receivers.
       ``(3) Auction of returned spectrum.--Any license 
     surrendered under the requirements of this subsection shall 
     be subject to assignment by use of competitive bidding 
     pursuant to section 309(j), notwithstanding any limitations 
     contained in paragraph (2) of such section.
       ``(d) Fees.--
       ``(1) Services to which fees apply.--If the regulations 
     prescribed pursuant to subsection (a) permit a licensee to 
     offer ancillary or supplementary services on a designated 
     frequency--
       ``(A) for which the payment of a subscription fee is 
     required in order to receive such services, or
       ``(B) for which the licensee directly or indirectly 
     receives compensation from a third party in return for 
     transmitting material furnished by such third party (other 
     than commercial advertisements used to support broadcasting 
     for which a subscription fee is not required),
     the Commission shall establish a program to assess and 
     collect from the licensee for such designated frequency an 
     annual fee or other schedule or method of payment that 
     promotes the objectives described in subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) of paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Collection of fees.--The program required by 
     paragraph (1) shall--
       ``(A) be designed (i) to recover for the public a portion 
     of the value of the public spectrum resource made available 
     for such commercial use, and (ii) to avoid unjust enrichment 
     through the method employed to permit such uses of that 
     resource;
       ``(B) recover for the public an amount that, to the extent 
     feasible, equals but does not exceed (over the term of the 
     license) the amount that would have been recovered had such 
     services been licensed pursuant to the

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     provisions of section 309(j) of this Act and the Commission's 
     regulations thereunder; and
       ``(C) be adjusted by the Commission from time to time in 
     order to continue to comply with the requirements of this 
     paragraph.
       ``(3) Treatment of revenues.--
       ``(A) General rule.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B), all proceeds obtained pursuant to the regulations 
     required by this subsection shall be deposited in the 
     Treasury in accordance with chapter 33 of title 31, United 
     States Code.
       ``(B) Retention of revenues.--Notwithstanding subparagraph 
     (A), the salaries and expenses account of the Commission 
     shall retain as an offsetting collection such sums as may be 
     necessary from such proceeds for the costs of developing and 
     implementing the program required by this section and 
     regulating and supervising advanced television services. Such 
     offsetting collections shall be available for obligation 
     subject to the terms and conditions of the receiving 
     appropriations account, and shall be deposited in such 
     accounts on a quarterly basis.
       ``(4) Report.--Within 5 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, the Commission shall report to the 
     Congress on the implementation of the program required by 
     this subsection, and shall annually thereafter advise the 
     Congress on the amounts collected pursuant to such program.
       ``(e) Evaluation.--Within 10 years after the date the 
     Commission first issues additional licenses for advanced 
     television services, the Commission shall conduct an 
     evaluation of the advanced television services program. Such 
     evaluation shall include--
       ``(1) an assessment of the willingness of consumers to 
     purchase the television receivers necessary to receive 
     broadcasts of advanced television services;
       ``(2) an assessment of alternative uses, including public 
     safety use, of the frequencies used for such broadcasts; and
       ``(3) the extent to which the Commission has been or will 
     be able to reduce the amount of spectrum assigned to 
     licensees.
       ``(f) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Advanced television services.--The term `advanced 
     television services' means television services provided using 
     digital or other advanced technology as further defined in 
     the opinion, report, and order of the Commission entitled 
     `Advanced Television Systems and Their Impact Upon the 
     Existing Television Broadcast Service', MM Docket 87-268, 
     adopted September 17, 1992, and successor proceedings.
       ``(2) Designated frequencies.--The term `designated 
     frequency' means each of the frequencies designated by the 
     Commission for licenses for advanced television services.
       ``(3) High definition television.--The term `high 
     definition television' refers to systems that offer 
     approximately twice the vertical and horizontal resolution of 
     receivers generally available on the date of enactment of 
     this section, as further defined in the proceedings described 
     in paragraph (1) of this subsection.''.

     SEC. 302. BROADCAST OWNERSHIP.

       (a) Amendment.--Title III of the Act is amended by 
     inserting after section 336 (as added by section 301) the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 337. BROADCAST OWNERSHIP.

       ``(a) Limitations on Commission Rulemaking Authority.--
     Except as expressly permitted in this section, the Commission 
     shall not prescribe or enforce any regulation--
       ``(1) prohibiting or limiting, either nationally or within 
     any particular area, a person or entity from holding any form 
     of ownership or other interest in two or more broadcasting 
     stations or in a broadcasting station and any other medium of 
     mass communication; or
       ``(2) prohibiting a person or entity from owning, 
     operating, or controlling two or more networks of 
     broadcasting stations or from owning, operating, or 
     controlling a network of broadcasting stations and any other 
     medium of mass communications.
       ``(b) Television Ownership Limitations.--
       ``(1) National audience reach limitations.--The Commission 
     shall prohibit a person or entity from obtaining any license 
     if such license would result in such person or entity 
     directly or indirectly owning, operating, or controlling, or 
     having a cognizable interest in, television stations which 
     have an aggregate national audience reach exceeding--
       ``(A) 35 percent, for any determination made under this 
     paragraph before one year after the date of enactment of this 
     section; or
       ``(B) 50 percent, for any determination made under this 
     paragraph on or after one year after such date of enactment.
     Within 3 years after such date of enactment, the Commission 
     shall conduct a study on the operation of this paragraph and 
     submit a report to the Congress on the development of 
     competition in the television marketplace and the need for 
     any revisions to or elimination of this paragraph.
       ``(2) Multiple licenses in a market.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Commission shall prohibit a person 
     or entity from obtaining any license if such license would 
     result in such person or entity directly or indirectly 
     owning, operating, or controlling, or having a cognizable 
     interest in, two or more television stations within the same 
     television market.
       ``(B) Exception for multiple uhf stations and for uhf-vhf 
     combinations.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the 
     Commission shall not prohibit a person or entity from 
     directly or indirectly owning, operating, or controlling, or 
     having a cognizable interest in, two television stations 
     within the same television market if at least one of such 
     stations is a UHF television, unless the Commission 
     determines that permitting such ownership, operation, or 
     control will harm competition or will harm the preservation 
     of a diversity of media voices in the local television 
     market.
       ``(C) Exception for vhf-vhf combinations.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (A), the Commission may permit a person or 
     entity to directly or indirectly own, operate, or control, or 
     have a cognizable interest in, two VHF television stations 
     within the same television market, if the Commission 
     determines that permitting such ownership, operation, or 
     control will not harm competition and will not harm the 
     preservation of a diversity of media voices in the local 
     television market.
       ``(c) Local Cross-Media Ownership Limits.--In a proceeding 
     to grant, renew, or authorize the assignment of any station 
     license under this title, the Commission may deny the 
     application if the Commission determines that the combination 
     of such station and more than one other nonbroadcast media of 
     mass communication would result in an undue concentration of 
     media voices in the respective local market. In considering 
     any such combination, the Commission shall not grant the 
     application if all the media of mass communication in such 
     local market would be owned, operated, or controlled by two 
     or fewer persons or entities. This subsection shall not 
     constitute authority for the Commission to prescribe 
     regulations containing local cross-media ownership 
     limitations. The Commission may not, under the authority of 
     this subsection, require any person or entity to divest 
     itself of any portion of any combination of stations and 
     other media of mass communications that such person or entity 
     owns, operates, or controls on the date of enactment of this 
     section unless such person or entity acquires another station 
     or other media of mass communications after such date in such 
     local market.
       ``(d) Transition Provisions.--Any provision of any 
     regulation prescribed before the date of enactment of this 
     section that is inconsistent with the requirements of this 
     section shall cease to be effective on such date of 
     enactment. The Commission shall complete all actions 
     (including any reconsideration) necessary to amend its 
     regulations to conform to the requirements of this section 
     not later than 6 months after such date of enactment. Nothing 
     in this section shall be construed to prohibit the 
     continuation or renewal of any television local marketing 
     agreement that is in effect on such date of enactment and 
     that is in compliance with Commission regulations on such 
     date.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 613(a) of the Act (47 
     U.S.C. 533(a)) is repealed.

     SEC. 303. FOREIGN INVESTMENT AND OWNERSHIP.

       (a) Station Licenses.--Section 310(a) (47 U.S.C. 310(a)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Grant to or Holding by Foreign Government or 
     Representative.--No station license required under title III 
     of this Act shall be granted to or held by any foreign 
     government or any representative thereof. This subsection 
     shall not apply to licenses issued under such terms and 
     conditions as the Commission may prescribe to mobile earth 
     stations engaged in occasional or short-term transmissions 
     via satellite of audio or television program material and 
     auxilliary signals if such transmissions are not intended for 
     direct reception by the general public in the United 
     States.''.
       (b) Termination of Foreign Ownership Restrictions.--Section 
     310 (47 U.S.C. 310) is amended by adding at the end thereof 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Termination of Foreign Ownership Restrictions.--
       ``(1) Restriction not to apply.--Subsection (b) shall not 
     apply to any common carrier license granted, or for which 
     application is made, after the date of enactment of this 
     subsection with respect to any alien (or representative 
     thereof), corporation, or foreign government (or 
     representative thereof) if--
       ``(A) the President determines that the foreign country of 
     which such alien is a citizen, in which such corporation is 
     organized, or in which the foreign government is in control 
     is party to an international agreement which requires the 
     United States to provide national or most-favored-nation 
     treatment in the grant of common carrier licenses; or
       ``(B) the Commission determines that not applying 
     subsection (b) would serve the public interest.
       ``(2) Commission considerations.--In making its 
     determination, under paragraph (1)(B), the Commission may 
     consider, among other public interest factors, whether 
     effective competitive opportunities are available to United 
     States nationals or corporations in the applicant's home 
     market. In evaluating the public interest, the Commission 
     shall exercise great deference to the President with respect 
     to United States national security, law enforcement 
     requirements, foreign policy, the interpretation of 
     international agreements, and trade policy (as well as direct 
     investment as it relates to international trade policy). Upon 
     receipt of an application that requires a finding under this 
     paragraph, the Commission shall cause notice thereof to be 
     given to the President or any agencies designated by the 
     President to receive such notification.
       ``(3) Further commission review.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this paragraph, the Commission may determine that 
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     country with respect to which it has made a determination 
     under paragraph (1) has ceased to meet the requirements for 
     that determination. In making this determination, the 
     Commission shall exercise great deference to the President 
     with respect to United States national security, law 
     enforcement requirements, foreign policy, the interpretation 
     of international agreements, and trade policy (as well as 
     direct investment as it relates to international trade 
     policy). If a determination under this paragraph is made 
     then--
       ``(A) subsection (b) shall apply with respect to such 
     aliens, corporation, and government (or their 
     representatives) on the date that the Commission publishes 
     notice of its determination under this paragraph; and
       ``(B) any license held, or application filed, which could 
     not be held or granted under subsection (b) shall be reviewed 
     by the Commission under the provisions of paragraphs (1)(B) 
     and (2).
       ``(4) Observance of international obligations.--Paragraph 
     (3) shall not apply to the extent the President determines 
     that it is inconsistent with any international agreement to 
     which the United States is a party.
       ``(5) Notifications to congress.--The President and the 
     Commission shall notify the appropriate committees of the 
     Congress of any determinations made under paragraph (1), (2), 
     or (3).''.

     SEC. 304. TERM OF LICENSES.

       Section 307(c) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 307(c)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(c) Terms of Licenses.--
       ``(1) Initial and renewal licenses.--Each license granted 
     for the operation of a broadcasting station shall be for a 
     term of not to exceed seven years. Upon application therefor, 
     a renewal of such license may be granted from time to time 
     for a term of not to exceed seven years from the date of 
     expiration of the preceding license, if the Commission finds 
     that public interest, convenience, and necessity would be 
     served thereby. Consistent with the foregoing provisions of 
     this subsection, the Commission may by rule prescribe the 
     period or periods for which licenses shall be granted and 
     renewed for particular classes of stations, but the 
     Commission may not adopt or follow any rule which would 
     preclude it, in any case involving a station of a particular 
     class, from granting or renewing a license for a shorter 
     period than that prescribed for stations of such class if, in 
     its judgment, public interest, convenience, or necessity 
     would be served by such action.
       ``(2) Materials in application.--In order to expedite 
     action on applications for renewal of broadcasting station 
     licenses and in order to avoid needless expense to applicants 
     for such renewals, the Commission shall not require any such 
     applicant to file any information which previously has been 
     furnished to the Commission or which is not directly material 
     to the considerations that affect the granting or denial of 
     such application, but the Commission may require any new or 
     additional facts it deems necessary to make its findings.
       ``(3) Continuation pending decision.--Pending any hearing 
     and final decision on such an application and the disposition 
     of any petition for rehearing pursuant to section 405, the 
     Commission shall continue such license in effect.''.

     SEC. 305. BROADCAST LICENSE RENEWAL PROCEDURES.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 309 of the Act (47 U.S.C. 309) is 
     amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(k) Broadcast Station Renewal Procedures.--
       ``(1) Standards for renewal.--If the licensee of a 
     broadcast station submits an application to the Commission 
     for renewal of such license, the Commission shall grant the 
     application if it finds, with respect to that station, during 
     the preceding term of its license--
       ``(A) the station has served the public interest, 
     convenience, and necessity;
       ``(B) there have been no serious violations by the licensee 
     of this Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission; 
     and
       ``(C) there have been no other violations by the licensee 
     of this Act or the rules and regulations of the Commission 
     which, taken together, would constitute a pattern of abuse.
       ``(2) Consequence of failure to meet standard.--If any 
     licensee of a broadcast station fails to meet the 
     requirements of this subsection, the Commission may deny the 
     application for renewal in accordance with paragraph (3), or 
     grant such application on terms and conditions as are 
     appropriate, including renewal for a term less than the 
     maximum otherwise permitted.
       ``(3) Standards for denial.--If the Commission determines, 
     after notice and opportunity for a hearing as provided in 
     subsection (e), that a licensee has failed to meet the 
     requirements specified in paragraph (1) and that no 
     mitigating factors justify the imposition of lesser 
     sanctions, the Commission shall--
       ``(A) issue an order denying the renewal application filed 
     by such licensee under section 308; and
       ``(B) only thereafter accept and consider such applications 
     for a construction permit as may be filed under section 308 
     specifying the channel or broadcasting facilities of the 
     former licensee.
       ``(4) Competitor consideration prohibited.--In making the 
     determinations specified in paragraph (1) or (2), the 
     Commission shall not consider whether the public interest, 
     convenience, and necessity might be served by the grant of a 
     license to a person other than the renewal applicant.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 309(d) of the Act (47 
     U.S.C. 309(d)) is amended by inserting after ``with 
     subsection (a)'' each place such term appears the following: 
     ``(or subsection (k) in the case of renewal of any broadcast 
     station license)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any application for renewal filed on or after 
     May 31, 1995.

     SEC. 306. EXCLUSIVE FEDERAL JURISDICTION OVER DIRECT 
                   BROADCAST SATELLITE SERVICE.

       Section 303 of the Act (47 U.S.C. 303) is amended by adding 
     at the end thereof the following new subsection:
       ``(v) Have exclusive jurisdiction over the regulation of 
     the direct broadcast satellite service.''.

     SEC. 307. AUTOMATED SHIP DISTRESS AND SAFETY SYSTEMS.

       Notwithstanding any provision of the Act, a ship documented 
     under the laws of the United States operating in accordance 
     with the Global Maritime Distress and Safety System 
     provisions of the Safety of Life at Sea Convention shall not 
     be required to be equipped with a radio telegraphy station 
     operated by one or more radio officers or operators.

     SEC. 308. RESTRICTIONS ON OVER-THE-AIR RECEPTION DEVICES.

       Within 180 days after the enactment of this Act, the 
     Commission shall, pursuant to section 303, promulgate 
     regulations to prohibit restrictions that inhibit a viewer's 
     ability to receive video programming services through signal 
     receiving devices designed for off-the-air reception of 
     television broadcast signals or direct broadcast satellite 
     services.

     SEC. 309. DBS SIGNAL SECURITY.

       Section 705(e)(4) of the Act (47 U.S.C. 605(e)) is amended 
     by inserting after ``satellite cable programming'' the 
     following: ``or programming of a licensee in the direct 
     broadcast satellite service''.
                     TITLE IV--EFFECT ON OTHER LAWS

     SEC. 401. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

       (a) Modification of Final Judgment.--Parts II and III of 
     title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (as added by this 
     Act) shall supersede the Modification of Final Judgment, 
     except that such part shall not affect--
       (1) section I of the Modification of Final Judgment, 
     relating to AT&T reorganization,
       (2) section II(A) (including appendix B) and II(B) of the 
     Modification of Final Judgment, relating to equal access and 
     nondiscrimination,
       (3) section IV(F) and IV(I) of the Modification of Final 
     Judgment, with respect to the requirements included in the 
     definitions of ``exchange access'' and ``information 
     access'',
       (4) section VIII(B) of the Modification of Final Judgment, 
     relating to printed advertising directories,
       (5) section VIII(E) of the Modification of Final Judgment, 
     relating to notice to customers of AT&T,
       (6) section VIII(F) of the Modification of Final Judgment, 
     relating to less than equal exchange access,
       (7) section VIII(G) of the Modification of Final Judgment, 
     relating to transfer of AT&T assets, including all exceptions 
     granted thereunder before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, and
       (8) with respect to the parts of the Modification of Final 
     Judgment described in paragraphs (1) through (7)--
       (A) section III of the Modification of Final Judgment, 
     relating to applicability and effect,
       (B) section IV of the Modification of Final Judgment, 
     relating to definitions,
       (C) section V of the Modification of Final Judgment, 
     relating to compliance,
       (D) section VI of the Modification of Final Judgment, 
     relating to visitorial provisions,
       (E) section VII of the Modification of Final Judgment, 
     relating to retention of jurisdiction, and
       (F) section VIII(I) of the Modification of Final Judgment, 
     relating to the court's sua sponte authority.
       (b) Antitrust Laws.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
     to modify, impair, or supersede the applicability of any of 
     the antitrust laws.
       (c) Federal, State, and Local Law.--(1) Except as provided 
     in paragraph (2), parts II and III of title II of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 shall not be construed to modify, 
     impair, or supersede Federal, State, or local law unless 
     expressly so provided in such part.
       (2) Parts II and III of title II of the Communications Act 
     of 1934 shall supersede State and local law to the extent 
     that such law would impair or prevent the operation of such 
     part.
       (d) Termination.--The provisions of the GTE consent decree 
     shall cease to be effective on the date of enactment of this 
     Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term ``GTE consent 
     decree'' means the order entered on December 21, 1984 (as 
     restated on January 11, 1985), in United States v. GTE 
     Corporation, Civil Action No. 83-1298, in the United States 
     District Court for the District of Columbia, and includes any 
     judgment or order with respect to such action entered on or 
     after December 21, 1984.
       (e) Inapplicability of Final Judgment to Wireless 
     Successors.--No person shall be subject to the provisions of 
     the Modification of Final Judgment by reason of having 
     acquired wireless exchange assets or operations previously 
     owned by a Bell operating com

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     pany or an affiliate of a Bell operating company.
       (f) Antitrust Laws.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``antitrust laws'' has the meaning given it in subsection (a) 
     of the first section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12(a)), 
     except that such term includes the Act of June 19, 1936 (49 
     Stat. 1526; 15 U.S.C. 13 et seq.), commonly known as the 
     Robinson Patman Act, and section 5 of the Federal Trade 
     Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 45) to the extent that such section 
     5 applies to unfair methods of competition.

     SEC. 402. PREEMPTION OF LOCAL TAXATION WITH RESPECT TO DBS 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Preemption.--A provider of direct-to-home satellite 
     service, or its agent or representative for the sale or 
     distribution of direct-to-home satellite services, shall be 
     exempt from the collection or remittance, or both, of any tax 
     or fee, as defined by subsection (b)(4), imposed by any local 
     taxing jurisdiction with respect to the provision of direct-
     to-home satellite services. Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to exempt from collection or remittance any tax or 
     fee on the sale of equipment.
       (b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
       (1) Direct-to-home satellite service.--The term ``direct-
     to-home satellite service'' means the transmission or 
     broadcasting by satellite of programming directly to the 
     subscribers' premises without the use of ground receiving or 
     distribution equipment, except at the subscribers' premises 
     or in the uplink process to the satellite.
       (2) Direct-to-home satellite service provider.--For 
     purposes of this section, a ``provider of direct-to-home 
     satellite service'' means a person who transmits or 
     broadcasts direct-to-home satellite services.
       (3) Local taxing jurisdiction.--The term ``local taxing 
     jurisdiction'' means any municipality, city, county, 
     township, parish, transportation district, or assessment 
     jurisdiction, or any other local jurisdiction with the 
     authority to impose a tax or fee.
       (4) Tax or fee.--The terms ``tax'' and ``fee'' mean any 
     local sales tax, local use tax, local intangible tax, local 
     income tax, business license tax, utility tax, privilege tax, 
     gross receipts tax, excise tax, franchise fees, local 
     telecommunications tax, or any other tax, license, or fee 
     that is imposed for the privilege of doing business, 
     regulating, or raising revenue for a local taxing 
     jurisdiction.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section shall be effective as of 
     June 1, 1994.
                          TITLE V--DEFINITIONS

     SEC. 501. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Additional Definitions.--Section 3 of the Act (47 
     U.S.C. 153) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (r)--
       (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``means''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, or (B) service provided through a system of 
     switches, transmission equipment, or other facilities (or 
     combination thereof) by which a subscriber can originate and 
     terminate a telecommunications service within a State but 
     which does not result in the subscriber incurring a telephone 
     toll charge''; and
       (2) by adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(35) Affiliate.--The term `affiliate', when used in 
     relation to any person or entity, means another person or 
     entity who owns or controls, is owned or controlled by, or is 
     under common ownership or control with, such person or 
     entity.
       ``(36) Bell operating company.--The term `Bell operating 
     company' means--
       ``(A) Bell Telephone Company of Nevada, Illinois Bell 
     Telephone Company, Indiana Bell Telephone Company, 
     Incorporated, Michigan Bell Telephone Company, New England 
     Telephone and Telegraph Company, New Jersey Bell Telephone 
     Company, New York Telephone Company, U S West Communications 
     Company, South Central Bell Telephone Company, Southern Bell 
     Telephone and Telegraph Company, Southwestern Bell Telephone 
     Company, The Bell Telephone Company of Pennsylvania, The 
     Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, The Chesapeake and 
     Potomac Telephone Company of Maryland, The Chesapeake and 
     Potomac Telephone Company of Virginia, The Chesapeake and 
     Potomac Telephone Company of West Virginia, The Diamond State 
     Telephone Company, The Ohio Bell Telephone Company, The 
     Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company, or Wisconsin 
     Telephone Company;
       ``(B) any successor or assign of any such company that 
     provides telephone exchange service.
       ``(37) Cable system.--The term `cable system' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 602(7) of this Act.
       ``(38) Customer premises equipment.--The term `customer 
     premises equipment' means equipment employed on the premises 
     of a person (other than a carrier) to originate, route, or 
     terminate telecommunications.
       ``(39) Dialing parity.--The term `dialing parity' means 
     that a person that is not an affiliated enterprise of a local 
     exchange carrier is able to provide telecommunications 
     services in such a manner that customers have the ability to 
     route automatically, without the use of any access code, 
     their telecommunications to the telecommunications services 
     provider of the customer's designation from among 2 or more 
     telecommunications services providers (including such local 
     exchange carrier).
       ``(40) Exchange access.--The term `exchange access' means 
     the offering of telephone exchange services or facilities for 
     the purpose of the origination or termination of interLATA 
     services.
       ``(41) Information service.--The term `information service' 
     means the offering of a capability for generating, acquiring, 
     storing, transforming, processing, retrieving, utilizing, or 
     making available information via telecommunications, and 
     includes electronic publishing, but does not include any use 
     of any such capability for the management, control, or 
     operation of a telecommunications system or the management of 
     a telecommunications service.
       ``(42) Interlata service.--The term `interLATA service' 
     means telecommunications between a point located in a local 
     access and transport area and a point located outside such 
     area.
       ``(43) Local access and transport area.--The term `local 
     access and transport area' or `LATA' means a contiguous 
     geographic area--
       ``(A) established by a Bell operating company such that no 
     exchange area includes points within more than 1 metropolitan 
     statistical area, consolidated metropolitan statistical area, 
     or State, except as expressly permitted under the 
     Modification of Final Judgment before the date of the 
     enactment of this paragraph; or
       ``(B) established or modified by a Bell operating company 
     after the date of enactment of this paragraph and approved by 
     the Commission.
       ``(44) Local exchange carrier.--The term `local exchange 
     carrier' means any person that is engaged in the provision of 
     telephone exchange service or exchange access. Such term does 
     not include a person insofar as such person is engaged in the 
     provision of a commercial mobile service under section 
     332(c), except to the extent that the Commission finds that 
     such service as provided by such person in a State is a 
     replacement for a substantial portion of the wireline 
     telephone exchange service within such State.
       ``(45) Modification of final judgment.--The term 
     `Modification of Final Judgment' means the order entered 
     August 24, 1982, in the antitrust action styled United States 
     v. Western Electric, Civil Action No. 82-0192, in the United 
     States District Court for the District of Columbia, and 
     includes any judgment or order with respect to such action 
     entered on or after August 24, 1982.
       ``(46) Number portability.--The term `number portability' 
     means the ability of users of telecommunications services to 
     retain existing telecommunications numbers without impairment 
     of quality, reliability, or convenience when changing from 
     one provider of telecommunications services to another, as 
     long as such user continues to be located within the area 
     served by the same central office of the carrier from which 
     the user is changing.
       ``(47) Rural telephone company.--The term `rural telephone 
     company' means a local exchange carrier operating entity to 
     the extent that such entity--
       ``(A) provides common carrier service to any local exchange 
     carrier study area that does not include either--
       ``(i) any incorporated place of 10,000 inhabitants or more, 
     or any part thereof, based on the most recent available 
     population statistics of the Bureau of the Census; or
       ``(ii) any territory, incorporated or unincorporated, 
     included in an urbanized area, as defined by the Bureau of 
     the Census as of August 10, 1993;
       ``(B) provides telephone exchange service, including 
     telephone exchange access service, to fewer than 50,000 
     access lines;
       ``(C) provides telephone exchange service to any local 
     exchange carrier study area with fewer than 100,000 access 
     lines; or
       ``(D) has less than 15 percent of its access lines in 
     communities of more than 50,000 on the date of enactment of 
     this paragraph.
       ``(48) Telecommunications.--The term `telecommunications' 
     means the transmission, between or among points specified by 
     the subscriber, of information of the subscriber's choosing, 
     without change in the form or content of the information as 
     sent and received, by means of an electromagnetic 
     transmission medium, including all instrumentalities, 
     facilities, apparatus, and services (including the 
     collection, storage, forwarding, switching, and delivery of 
     such information) essential to such transmission.
       ``(49) Telecommunications equipment.--The term 
     `telecommunications equipment' means equipment, other than 
     customer premises equipment, used by a carrier to provide 
     telecommunications services, and includes software integral 
     to such equipment (including upgrades).
       ``(50) Telecommunications service.--The term 
     `telecommunications service' means the offering, on a common 
     carrier basis, of telecommunications facilities, or of 
     telecommunications by means of such facilities. Such term 
     does not include an information service.''.
       (b) Stylistic Consistency.--Section 3 of the Act (47 U.S.C. 
     153) is amended--
       (1) in subsections (e) and (n), by redesignating clauses 
     (1), (2) and (3), as clauses (A), (B), and (C), respectively;
       (2) in subsection (w), by redesignating paragraphs (1) 
     through (5) as subparagraphs (A) through (E), respectively;
       (3) in subsections (y) and (z), by redesignating paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (4) by redesignating subsections (a) through (ff) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (32);
       (5) by indenting such paragraphs 2 em spaces;

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       (6) by inserting after the designation of each such 
     paragraph--
       (A) a heading, in a form consistent with the form of the 
     heading of this subsection, consisting of the term defined by 
     such paragraph, or the first term so defined if such 
     paragraph defines more than one term; and
       (B) the words ``The term'';
       (7) by changing the first letter of each defined term in 
     such paragraphs from a capital to a lower case letter (except 
     for ``United States'', ``State'', ``State commission'', and 
     ``Great Lakes Agreement''); and
       (8) by reordering such paragraphs and the additional 
     paragraphs added by subsection (a) in alphabetical order 
     based on the headings of such paragraphs and renumbering such 
     paragraphs as so reordered.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--The Act is amended--
       (1) in section 225(a)(1), by striking ``section 3(h)'' and 
     inserting ``section 3'';
       (2) in section 332(d), by striking ``section 3(n)'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``section 3''; and
       (3) in sections 621(d)(3), 636(d), and 637(a)(2), by 
     striking ``section 3(v)'' and inserting ``section 3''.
              TITLE VI--SMALL BUSINESS COMPLAINT PROCEDURE

     SEC. 601. COMPLAINT PROCEDURE.

       (a) Procedure Required.--The Federal Communications 
     Commission shall establish procedures for the receipt and 
     review of complaints concerning violations of the 
     Communications Act of 1934, and the rules and regulations 
     thereunder, that are likely to result, or have resulted, as a 
     result of the violation, in material financial harm to a 
     provider of telemessaging service, or other small business 
     engaged in providing an information service or other 
     telecommunications service. Such procedures shall be 
     established within 120 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (b) Deadlines for Procedures; Sanctions.--The procedures 
     under this section shall ensure that the Commission will make 
     a final determination with respect to any such complaint 
     within 120 days after receipt of the complaint. If the 
     complaint contains an appropriate showing that the alleged 
     violation occurred, as determined by the Commission in 
     accordance with such regulations, the Commission shall, 
     within 60 days after receipt of the complaint, order the 
     common carrier and its affiliates to cease engaging in such 
     violation pending such final determination. In addition, the 
     Commission may exercise its authority to impose other 
     penalties or sanctions, to the extent otherwise provided by 
     law.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, a small 
     business shall be any business entity that, along with any 
     affiliate or subsidiary, has fewer than 300 employees.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. MARKEY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Commerce 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with 
the following amendment:

       Page 157, after line 21, insert the following new section 
     (and redesignate the succeeding sections and conform the 
     table of contents accordingly):

     SEC. 304. PARENTAL CHOICE IN TELEVISION PROGRAMMING.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Television influences children's perception of the 
     values and behavior that are common and acceptable in 
     society.
       (2) Television station operators, cable television system 
     operators, and video programmers should follow practices in 
     connection with video programming that take into 
     consideration that television broadcast and cable programming 
     has established a uniquely pervasive presence in the lives of 
     American children.
       (3) The average American child is exposed to 25 hours of 
     television each week and some children are exposed to as much 
     as 11 hours of television a day.
       (4) Studies have shown that children exposed to violent 
     video programming at a young age have a higher tendency for 
     violent and aggressive behavior later in life that children 
     not so exposed, and that children exposed to violent video 
     programming are prone to assume that acts of violence are 
     acceptable behavior.
       (5) Children in the United States are, on average, exposed 
     to an estimated 8,000 murders and 100,000 acts of violence on 
     television by the time the child completes elementary school.
       (6) Studies indicate that children are affected by the 
     pervasiveness and casual treatment of sexual material on 
     television, eroding the ability of parents to develop 
     responsible attitudes and behavior in their children.
       (7) Parents express grave concern over violent and sexual 
     video programming and strongly support technology that would 
     give them greater control to block video programming in the 
     home that they consider harmful to their children.
       (8) There is a compelling governmental interest in 
     empowering parents to limit the negative influences of video 
     programming that is harmful to children.
       (9) Providing parents with timely information about the 
     nature of upcoming video programming and with the 
     technological tools that allow them easily to block violent, 
     sexual, or other programming that they believe harmful to 
     their children is the least restrictive and most narrowly 
     tailored means of achieving that compelling governmental 
     interest.
       (b) Establishment of Television Rating Code.--Section 303 
     of the Act (47 U.S.C. 303) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(v) Prescribe--
       ``(1) on the basis of recommendations from an advisory 
     committee established by the Commission that is composed of 
     parents, television broadcasters, television programming 
     producers, cable operators, appropriate public interest 
     groups, and other interested individuals from the private 
     sector and that is fairly balanced in terms of political 
     affiliation, the points of view represented, and the 
     functions to be performed by the committee, guidelines and 
     recommended procedures for the identification and rating of 
     video programming that contains sexual, violent, or other 
     indecent material about which parents should be informed 
     before it is displayed to children, provided that nothing in 
     this paragraph shall be construed to authorize any rating of 
     video programming on the basis of its political or religious 
     content; and
       ``(2) with respect to any video programming that has been 
     rated (whether or not in accordance with the guidelines and 
     recommendations prescribed under paragraph (1)), rules 
     requiring distributors of such video programming to transmit 
     such rating to permit parents to block the display of video 
     programming that they have determined is inappropriate for 
     their children.''.
       (c) Requirement for Manufacture of Televisions That Block 
     Programs.--Section 303 of the Act, as amended by subsection 
     (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(w) Require, in the case of apparatus designed to receive 
     television signals that are manufactured in the United States 
     or imported for use in the United States and that have a 
     picture screen 13 inches or greater in size (measured 
     diagonally), that such apparatus be equipped with circuitry 
     designed to enable viewers to block display of all programs 
     with a common rating, except as otherwise permitted by 
     regulations pursuant to section 330(c)(4).''.
       (d) Shipping or Importing of Televisions That Block 
     Programs.--
       (1) Regulations.--Section 330 of the Communications Act of 
     1934 (47 U.S.C. 330) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (B) by adding after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection (c):
       ``(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), no person 
     shall ship in interstate commerce, manufacture, assemble, or 
     import from any foreign country into the United States any 
     apparatus described in section 303(w) of this Act except in 
     accordance with rules prescribed by the Commission pursuant 
     to the authority granted by that section.
       ``(2) This subsection shall not apply to carriers 
     transporting apparatus referred to in paragraph (1) without 
     trading it.
       ``(3) The rules prescribed by the Commission under this 
     subsection shall provide for the oversight by the Commission 
     of the adoption of standards by industry for blocking 
     technology. Such rules shall require that all such apparatus 
     be able to receive the rating signals which have been 
     transmitted by way of line 21 of the vertical blanking 
     interval and which conform to the signal and blocking 
     specifications established by industry under the supervision 
     of the Commission.
       ``(4) As new video technology is developed, the Commission 
     shall take such action as the Commission determines 
     appropriate to ensure that blocking service continues to be 
     available to consumers. If the Commission determines that an 
     alternative blocking technology exists that--
       ``(A) enables parents to block programming based on 
     identifying programs without ratings,
       ``(B) is available to consumers at a cost which is 
     comparable to the cost of technology that allows parents to 
     block programming based on common ratings, and
       ``(C) will allow parents to block a broad range of programs 
     on a multichannel system as effectively and as easily as 
     technology that allows parents to block programming based on 
     common ratings,
       The Commission shall amend the rules prescribed pursuant to 
     section 303(w) to require that the apparatus described in 
     such section be equipped with either the blocking technology 
     described in such section or the alternative blocking 
     technology described in this paragraph.''.
       ``(2) Conforming amendment.--Section 330(d) of such Act, as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking 
     `section 303(s), and section 303(u)' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof `and sections 303(s), 303(u), and 303(w)'.
       ``(e) Applicability and Effective Dates.--
       ``(1) Applicability of rating provision.--The amendment 
     made by subsection (b) of this section shall take effect 1 
     year after the date of enactment of this Act, but only if the 
     Commission determines, in consultation with appropriate 
     public interest groups and interested individuals from the 
     private sector, that distributors of video programming have 
     not, by such date--
       ``(A) established voluntary rules for rating video 
     programming that contains sexual, violent, or other indecent 
     material about which parents should be informed before it is 
     displayed to children, and such rules are acceptable to the 
     Commission; and

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       ``(B) agreed voluntarily to broadcast signals that contain 
     ratings of such programming.
       ``(2) Effective date of manufacture provision.--In 
     prescribing regulations to implement the amendment made by 
     subsection (c), the Federal Communications Commission shall, 
     after consultation with the television manufacturing 
     industry, specify the effective date for the applicability of 
     the requirement to the apparatus covered by such amendment, 
     which date shall not be less than one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. MARKEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

224

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affirmative

Nays

199

para.109.20                  [Roll No. 634]

                                AYES--224

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burton
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--199

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Moakley
     Ortiz
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Reynolds
     Scarborough
     Thurman
     Williams
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was agreed to.
  Mr. BLILEY, by direction of the Committee on Commerce and pursuant to 
the foregoing order of the House reported the bill back to the House 
with said amendment.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. BLILEY demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

305

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

117

para.109.21                  [Roll No. 635]

                                AYES--305

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon

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     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Tucker
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--117

     Abercrombie
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Clayton
     Coble
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lipinski
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Pallone
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thornton
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Andrews
     Bateman
     Deutsch
     Moakley
     Ortiz
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Reynolds
     Scarborough
     Thurman
     Williams
     Young (AK)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.109.22  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. BLILEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill, the Clerk be 
authorized to make technical corrections and conforming changes to the 
bill, and to delete duplicated material.

para.109.23  message from the president

  A further message in writing from the President of the United States 
was communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries.

para.109.24  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 92. Concurrent Resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of the two Houses.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with amendments 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House 
of the following title:

       H.R. 402. An Act to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act, and for other purposes.

para.109.25  message from the president

  A further message in writing from the President of the United States 
was communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries.

para.109.26  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Economic and Educational Opportunities was granted permission until 12 
o'clock noon on Friday, September 1, 1995, to file a report on the bill 
(H.R. 1594) to place restrictions on the promotion by the Department of 
Labor of economically targeted investments in connection with employee 
benefit plans.

para.109.27  change of reference--h.r. 2077

  On motion of Mr. McHUGH, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2077) to designate the United States 
Post Office building located at 33 College Avenue in Waterville, Maine, 
as the ``George J. Mitchell Post Office Building''.
  When said bill was rereferred to the Committee on Government Reform 
and Oversight.

para.109.28  george j. mitchell post office

  On motion of Mr. McHUGH, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2077) to designate the United States 
Post Office building located at 33 College Avenue in Waterville, Maine, 
as the ``George J. Mitchell Post Office Building''.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be engrossed and 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.109.29  dc sports arena

  On motion of Mr. DAVIS, by unanimous consent, the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2108) to permit the Washington Conventon 
Center Authority to expend revenues for the operation and maintenance of 
the existing Washington Convention Center and for preconstruction 
activities relating to a new convention center in the District of 
Columbia, to permit a designated authority of the District of Columbia 
to borrow funds for the preconstruction activities relating to a sports 
arena in the District of Columbia and to permit certain revenues to be 
pledged as security for the borrowing of such funds, and for other 
purposes.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.109.30  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. DAVIS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
September 6, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.109.31  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. DAVIS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Wednesday, September 6, 1995, the Speaker and the Minority Leader be 
authorized to accept resignations and to make appointments to 
commissions, boards and committees duly authorized by law or by the 
House.

para.109.32  extension of remarks

  On motion of Mr. DAVIS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That for the legislative days of Wednesday, August 2, 
Thursday, August 3, and Friday, August 4, 1995, all Members be permitted 
to extend their remarks and to include extraneous material in that 
section of the Congressional Record entitled ``Extension of Remarks''.

para.109.33  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:


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                                               Washington, DC,

                                                   August 4, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Thomas M. Davis to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
     resolutions through September 6, 1995.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para.109.34  message from the president--u.s.-bulgaria nuclear energy 
          agreement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to transmit to the Congress, pursuant to sections 123 b. 
and 123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
2153(b), (d)), the text of a proposed Agreement Between the Government 
of the United States of America and the Government of the Republic of 
Bulgaria for Cooperation in the Field of Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy 
with accompanying annex and agreed minute. I am also pleased to transmit 
my written approval, authorization, and determination concerning the 
agreement, and the memorandum of the Director of the United States Arms 
Control and Disarmament Agency with the Nuclear Proliferation Assessment 
Statement concerning the agreement. The joint memorandum submitted to me 
by the Secretary of State and the Secretary of Energy, which includes a 
summary of the provisions of the agreement and various other 
attachments, including agency views, is also enclosed.
  The proposed agreement with the Republic of Bulgaria has been 
negotiated in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended 
by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 and as otherwise amended. 
In my judgment, the proposed agreement meets all statutory requirements 
and will advance the non-proliferation and other foreign policy 
interests of the United States. It provides a comprehensive framework 
for peaceful nuclear cooperation between the United States and Bulgaria 
under appropriate conditions and controls reflecting our strong common 
commitment to nuclear non-proliferation goals.
  Bulgaria has consistently supported international efforts to prevent 
the spread of nuclear weapons. It was an original signatory of the Non-
Proliferation Treaty (NPT) and has strongly supported the Treaty. As a 
subscriber to the Nuclear Supplier Group (NSG) Guidelines, it is 
committed to implementing a responsible nuclear export policy. It played 
a constructive role in the NSG effort to develop additional guidelines 
for the export of nuclear-related dual-use commodities. In 1990 it 
initiated a policy of requiring full-scope International Atomic Energy 
Agency (IAEA) safeguards as a condition of significant new nuclear 
supply to other nonnuclear weapon states.
  I believe that peaceful nuclear cooperation with Bulgaria under the 
proposed agreement will be fully consistent with, and supportive of, our 
policy of responding positively and constructively to the process of 
democratization and economic reform in Eastern Europe. Cooperation under 
the agreement will also provide opportunities for U.S. business on terms 
that fully protect vital U.S. national security interests.
  I have considered the views and recommendations of the interested 
agencies in reviewing the proposed agreement and have determined that 
its performance will promote, and will not constitute an unreasonable 
risk to, the common defense and security. Accordingly, I have approved 
the agreement and authorized its execution and urge that the Congress 
give it favorable consideration.
  Because this agreement meets all applicable requirements of the Atomic 
Energy Act, as amended, for agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation, 
I am transmitting it to the Congress without exempting it from any 
requirement contained in section 123 a. of that Act. This transmission 
shall constitute a submittal for purposes of both sections 123 b. and 
123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act. The Administration is prepared to begin 
immediately the consultations with the Senate Foreign Relations and 
House Foreign Affairs Committees as provided in section 123 b. Upon 
completion of the 30-day continuous session period provided for in 
section 123 b., the 60-day continuous session period provided for in 
section 123 d. shall commence.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, August 4, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-108).

para.109.35  message from the president--sustainable energy strategy

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Throughout this century, energy has played a prominent role in 
American progress. The rise of the great industrial enterprises, the 
ascendance of the automobile, the emergence of environmental awareness, 
and the advent of the truly global economy all relate to the way that 
society produces and uses energy. As we face the opportunities and 
challenges of the next century, energy will continue to exert a powerful 
influence on our Nation's prosperity, security, and environment.
  Energy policies that promote efficiency, domestic energy production, 
scientific and technological advances, and American exports help sustain 
a strong domestic economy. The need to protect the environment motivates 
our continual search for more innovative, economic, and clean ways to 
produce and use energy. And although oil crises have receded into 
memory, their potential for harming our economy and national security 
remains.
  Our Administration has actively pursued a national energy policy since 
January 1993. We have engaged in an active dialogue with thousands of 
individuals, companies, and organizations. Informed by that dialogue, we 
have committed the resources of the Department of Energy and other 
agencies to ensure that our policy benefits energy consumers, producers, 
the environment, and the average citizen.
  This report to the Congress, required by section 801 of the Department 
of Energy Organization Act, highlights our Nation's energy policy. The 
report underscores our commitment to implement a sustainable energy 
strategy--one that meets the needs of today while expanding the 
opportunities for America's future. By implementing a sustainable 
strategy, our energy policy will provide clean and secure energy for a 
competitive economy into the 21st century.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, August 4, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Commerce.

para.109.36  message from the president--d.c. operating budget, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with section 106(a) of the District of Columbia 
Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority Act of 
1995, I am transmitting the District of Columbia Financial 
Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority's operating budget 
for FY 1996.
  The Authority's request for its FY 1996 operating budget is $3.5 
million. This budget was developed based on an estimated staffing level 
of 35 full-time employees. After reviewing the budgets and staffing 
levels of other control boards, the Authority believes this staffing 
level is the minimum necessary to carry out its wide range of fiscal, 
management, and legal responsibilities.
  This transmittal does not represent an endorsement of the budget's 
contents.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, August 4, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight.

para.109.37  general leave to extend remarks in the record

  On motion of Mr. WISE, by unanimous consent,

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  Ordered, That notwithstanding the adjournment of the House until 
Wednesday, September 6, 1995, all Members of the House shall have the 
privilege to extend and revise their own remarks in the Congressional 
Record on more than one subject, if they so desire, and may also include 
therein such short quotations as may be necessary to explain or complete 
such extensions of remarks; but this order shall not apply to any 
subject matter which may have occurred, or to any speech delivered 
subsequent to the said adjournment of Congress.

para.109.38  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. ORTIZ, for today; and
  To Mr. SCARBOROUGH, for today.
  And then,

para.109.39  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GONZALEZ, pursuant to the provisions of House 
Concurrent Resolution 92, at 6 o'clock and 17 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12 o'clock noon on Wednesday, September 6, 1995.

para.109.40  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. CANADY: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 782. A bill to 
     amend title 18 of the United States Code to allow members of 
     employee associations to represent their views before the 
     U.S. Government; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-230). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. WALKER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1852. A bill to 
     authorize appropriations for the National Science 
     Foundations, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 104-231). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. WALKER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1870. A bill to 
     authorize appropriations for the activities of the Under 
     Secretary of Commerce for Technology, and for scientific and 
     technical research services and construction
     of research facilities activities of the National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology, for fiscal year 1996, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-232). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. WALKER: Committee on Science. H.R. 2043. A bill to 
     authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration for human space flight, science, 
     aeronautics, and technology, mission support, and Inspector 
     General, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     104-233). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1296. A 
     bill to provide for the administration of certain Presidio 
     properties at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-234). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. WALKER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1851. A bill to 
     authorize appropriations for carrying out the Federal Fire 
     Prevention and Control Act of 1974 for fiscal years 1996 and 
     1997; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-235). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. WALKER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1815. A bill to 
     authorize appropriations for the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 1996, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-237 Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.

para.109.41  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1815. Referral to the Committee on Resources extended 
     for a period ending not later than September 22, 1995.

para.109.42  subsequent action on a reported bill

  Under clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 927. The Committees on Banking and Financial Services, 
     the Judiciary and Ways and Means discharged. H.R. 927 
     referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

para.109.43  reported bills sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, bills and reports were delivered to the 
Clerk for printing, and bills referred as follows:

       Mr. WALKER: Committee on Science. H.R. 1816. A bill to 
     authorize appropriations for civilian research, development, 
     demonstration, and commercial application activities of the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes, with an amendment; referred to the Committee on 
     Commerce for a period ending not later than September 22, 
     1995, for consideration of such provisions in the bill and 
     amendment as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee 
     pursuant to clause 1(e), rule X (Rept. No. 104-236, Pt. 1). 
     Ordered to be printed.

para.109.44  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 2193. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to the eligibility of veterans for mortgage 
     revenue bond financing, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 2194. A bill to provide for cost savings in the 
     Medicare Program through cost-effective coverage of positron 
     emission tomography [PET]; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
             Mr. Boehner, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Smith of 
             Michigan):
       H.R. 2195. A bill to establish limits on Commodity Credit 
     Corporation farm and export expenditures for the 1996 through 
     2002 crop years, to authorize the use of market transition 
     contracts to support farming certainty and flexibility and 
     ensure continued compliance with farm conservation compliance 
     plans and wetland protection, to make marketing assistance 
     loans available for certain crops, to establish a commission 
     to examine the future of production agriculture, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Walker, Mr. Brown of 
             California, and Mr. Tanner):
       H.R. 2196. A bill to amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology 
     Innovation Act of 1980 with respect to inventions made under 
     cooperative research and development agreements, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. 
             Ensign):
       H.R. 2197. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to establish a point of order against certain continuing 
     resolutions; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Largent, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Walker, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
             Bliley, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
             Dornan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Foley, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Cooley, Mrs. Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Tate, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr Nussle, Mr. Inglis of 
             South Carolina, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Stockman, Mrs. 
             Seastrand, Mr. Talent, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Bono, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hilleary, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Bass, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Parker, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Herger, 
             Mr. Kolbe, Mr. White, and Mr. Hayworth):
       H.R. 2198. A bill to abolish the Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development and provide for reducing Federal spending 
     for housing and community development activities by 
     consolidating and eliminating programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Baesler, 
             Mr. Ward, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky:)
       H.R. 2199. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify the application of the passive loss 
     limitations to equine activities; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio):
       H.R. 2200. A bill to provide for a reduction in regulatory 
     costs by maintaining Federal average fuel economy standards 
     applicable to automobiles in effect at current levels until 
     changed by law; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Camp, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, and Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2201. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to clarify the treatment of foreign source income of 
     United States-owned multinational insurance agents and 
     brokers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bryant of 
             Texas, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bono, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Barr, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Ballenger,

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             Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Brewster, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stenholm, 
             Mr. Tauzin, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Barton 
             of Texas, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Laughlin, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Seastrand, 
             Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Stockman, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. 
             Goss, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Parker, Mr. Taylor 
             of Mississippi, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Fields 
             of Texas, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Baker of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Collins of 
             Georgia, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Horn, Mr. Paxon, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Linder, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Kim, Mr. Camp, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Spence, Mr. Jones, 
             Mr. Livingston, Mr. Regula, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Salmon, 
             Ms. Harman, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Dornan, and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 2202. A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act to improve deterrence of illegal immigration to the 
     United States by increasing border patrol and investigative 
     personnel, by increasing penalties for alien smuggling and 
     for document fraud, by reforming exclusion and deportation 
     law and procedures, by improving the verification system for 
     eligibility for employment, and through other measures, to 
     reform the legal immigration system and facilitate legal 
     entries into the United States, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committees on National Security, Government Reform and 
     Oversight, Ways and Means, and Banking and Financial 
     Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself (by request), Mr. Gonzalez, 
             and Mr. Flake):
       H.R. 2203. A bill to reauthorize the tied aid credit 
     program of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and 
     to allow the Export-Import Bank to conduct a demonstration 
     project; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, and Mr. Leach (both by 
             request), Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Flake):
       H.R. 2204. A bill to extend and reauthorize the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. CLEMENT (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Lipinski, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Hefner, 
             Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mr. Montgomery, and Mr. Gordon):
       H.R. 2205. A bill to assist the preservation of rail 
     infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 2206. A bill to provide for the consolidation and 
     simplification of health center programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Waxman (both by 
             request):
       H.R. 2207. A bill to provide for substance abuse and mental 
     health performance partnerships, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. EHLERS:
       H.R. 2208. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the percentage of completion method of 
     accounting shall not be required to be used with respect to 
     contracts for the manufacture of property if no payments are 
     required to be made before completion of the manufacture of 
     such property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. EHRLICH:
       H.R. 2209. A bill to establish a National Foundation on 
     Physical Fitness and Sports to carry out activities to 
     support and supplement the mission of the President's Council 
     on Physical Fitness and Sports; to the Committee on Economic 
     and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. EMERSON:
       H.R. 2210. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to clarify 
     liability for certain recycling transactions; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself, Mr. Towns, and Mr. 
             Hinchey):
       H.R. 2211. A bill to establish certain requirements with 
     respect to solid waste and hazardous waste incinerators, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. RICHARDSON:
       H.R. 2212. A bill to establish the Professional Boxing 
     Corporation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H.R. 2213. A bill to amend section 223 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 223) to assure that the 
     prohibitions of that section also apply to faxes and 
     electronic mail transmitted over telephone lines; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 2214. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     repeal the Social Security offset applicable to certain 
     annuities for surviving spouses paid under the survivor 
     benefit plan for retired members of the Armed Forces to the 
     extent that such offset is due to the integration with Social 
     Security benefits when the surviving spouse reaches 62 years 
     of age; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 2215. A bill to provide veterans benefits to 
     individuals who serve in the U.S. merchant marine during a 
     period of war; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Martini, 
             Mr. Stockman, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. 
             LoBiondo):
       H.R. 2216. A bill to abolish the Local Rail Freight 
     Assistance Program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Brewster, 
             Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Emerson, and Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma):
       H.R. 2217. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 with commonsense amendments to strengthen the act, 
     enhance wildlife conservation and management, augment 
     funding, and protect fishing, hunting, and trapping; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 2218. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an election to exclude from the gross estate 
     of a decedent the value of certain land subject to a 
     qualified conservation easement, and to make technical 
     changes to alternative valuation rules; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Stump, 
             Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Quinn, 
             Mr. Doyle, and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 2219. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend certain expiring authorities of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. JACOBS (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina):
       H.R. 2220. A bill to provide for portability of health 
     insurance, guaranteed renewability, high risk pools, medical 
     care savings accounts, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, and Economic and Educational Opportunities, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By MR. JEFFERSON:
       H.R. 2221. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit the tax-free rollover of certain payments made 
     by employers to separated employees; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. WARD (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 2222. A bill to provide for continued retirement and 
     leave benefits for certain former employees of the Department 
     of Defense; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
             Torricelli, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Engel):
       H.R. 2223. A bill to establish and implement efforts to 
     eliminate restrictions on the enclaved people of Cyprus; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Filner, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Moran, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Underwood, and 
             Mr. Mascara):
       H.R. 2224. A bill to exempt disability and survivor 
     annuities from the provision delaying the cost-of-living 
     adjustment in Federal employee retirement benefits during 
     fiscal year 1996, to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Baker 
             of California, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Barcia, 
             Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Gutknecht, 
             Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McKeon, 
             Ms. Molinari, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Norwood, Ms. 
             Royce, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of

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             Texas, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Talent, Mr. Upton, and Mr. 
             Zimmer):
       H.R. 2225. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a credit for charitable contributions to 
     fight poverty; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Serrano, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Nadler):
       H.R. 2226. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to improve the Federal medical assistance percentage used 
     under the Medicaid Program, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 2227. A bill to prohibit defense contractors from 
     being reimbursed by the Federal Government for certain 
     environmental response costs; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bunn 
             of Oregon, Mr. Brewster, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coleman, 
             Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cooley, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, 
             Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutknecht, 
             Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Johnson of South 
             Dakota, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Lantos, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. McDermott, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Pastor, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Scott, Mrs. 
             Schroeder, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Tucker, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Vento, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
             and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 2228. A bill to waive the time limitations applicable 
     to awarding the Medal of Honor posthumously to Ruben Rivers; 
     to the Committe on National Security.
           By Mr. MILLER of California:
       H.R. 2229. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to enter into agreements for the use of facilities 
     associated with the Solano Project, CA, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Fazio of California, Mr. Archer, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
             Canady, Mr. Condit, Mr. Herger, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Rose, 
             Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. Dooley):
       H.R. 2230. A bill to make a regulatory correction 
     concerning methyl bromide to meet the obligations of the 
     Montreal Protocol without placing the farmers of the United 
     States at a competitive disadvantage versus foreign growers; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. MINETA:
       H.R. 2231. A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 
     1979 to require reviews of the commodity control lists; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Latham, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
             Gutknecht, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota, and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota):
       H.R. 2232. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow the small ethanol producer credit to be 
     allocated to patrons of a cooperative in certain cases; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. MOLINARI (by request):
       H.R. 2233. A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act, the 
     Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, and related statutes to 
     ease administration of the railroad retirement and railroad 
     unemployment insurance programs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Jacobs, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Klug, and Ms. 
             Norton):
       H.R. 2234. A bill to reduce delinquencies and to improve 
     debt-collection activities Government-wide, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, Ways and Means, and House Oversight, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself and Mrs. Schroeder):
       H.R. 2235. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     afford a personal defense to infringement based on the 
     commercialization of an invention in the United States prior 
     to the filing date of a patent claiming the same invention; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 2236. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for regional cost of living adjustments; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. 
             Forst, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 2237. A bill to provide equal leave benefits for 
     parents who adopt a child or provide foster care for a child; 
     to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 2238. A bill to validate a conveyance of certain lands 
     located in Carlton County, MN, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ORTON:
       H.R. 2239. A bill to amend section 17 of the act of August 
     27, 1954 (25 U.S.C. 677p), relating to the distribution and 
     taxation of assets and earnings, to clarify that 
     distributions of rents and royalties derived from assets held 
     in continued trust by the Government, and paid to the mixed-
     blood members of the Ute Indian tribe, their Ute Indian 
     heirs, or Ute Indian legatees, are not subjected to Federal 
     or State taxation at the time of distribution, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Richardson, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Yates, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Jacobs):
       H.R. 2240. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to prohibit the import, export, sale, purchase, and 
     possession of bear viscera or products that contain or claim 
     to contain bear viscera, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     International Relations, and Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Filner, Mr. Packard, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Ms. Harman, Mr. Cox, Mr. Torres, Mrs. 
             Seastrand, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Berman, Mr. Farr, Mr. Johnston of 
             Florida, Mr. Horn, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 2241. A bill to make permanent the President's Outer 
     Continental Shelf moratorium statement of June 26, 1990; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Filner, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Harman, Mr. Torres, Mrs. 
             Seastrand, Mr. Hunter, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Berman, Mr. Farr, 
             Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Forbes, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 2242. A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior 
     from issuing oil and gas leases on certain portions of the 
     Outer Continental Shelf; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RIGGS (for himself and Mr. Herger):
       H.R. 2243. A bill to amend the Trinity River Basin Fish and 
     Wildlife Management Act of 1984, to extend for 3 years the 
     availability of moneys for the restoration of fish and 
     wildlife in the Trinity River, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Taylor of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Canady, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Goss, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Klug, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. LoBiondo, and 
             Mr. Souder):
       H.R. 2244. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide for the forfeiture of retirement benefits in the case 
     of any Member or employee of Congress who is convicted of an 
     offense relating to the official duties of that individual; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Rogers):
       H.R. 2245. A bill to establish a national program of 
     trained community health advisors to assist the States in 
     attaining the Healthy People 2000 objectives; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 2246. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for designation of overpayments and 
     contributions to the U.S. library trust fund, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2247. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under part B of the 
     Medicare Program of medical nutrition therapy services of 
     registered dietitians and nutrition professionals; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for con

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     sideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
     of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Gilman, and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 2248. A bill to authorize the imposition of trade 
     sanctions on countries which threaten the health and safety 
     of U.S. citizens by failing to cooperate fully with United 
     States policy regarding the reduction and interdiction of 
     illicit drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SHAW:
       H.R. 2249. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     require health maintenance organizations under the Medicare 
     Program to disclose to enrollees and potential enrollees 
     certain information on the credentials of physicians 
     providing services by or through the organization, the 
     financial status of the organization, and the compensation 
     paid to officers and executives of the organization; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. STOCKMAN:
       H.R. 2250. A bill to provide for the return of economic 
     resources for the imposition of certain customs fees and 
     duties to the community in which the customs fees and duties 
     are collected; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Shadegg):
       H.R. 2251. A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior 
     to make certain modifications with respect to a water 
     contract with the city of Kingman, AZ, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Hastings, of 
             Florida, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Frazer, and 
             Mr. Serrano):
       H.R. 2252. A bill to provide demonstration grants to 
     secondary schools for the purpose of extending the length of 
     the academic year at such school; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD:
       H.R. 2253. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to create a mechanism by which information may flow 
     between local communities and governments and the Federal 
     Government regarding the designation of critical habitat and 
     the establishment of National Wildlife Refuges under that 
     act; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Frazer and Mr. 
             Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 2254. A bill to repeal the requirement that the 
     Delegates to the Congress from Guam, the Virgin Islands, and 
     American Samoa be elected by a separate ballot; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. ZELIFF:
       H.R. 2255. A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act 
     to designate certain segments of the Lamprey River in New 
     Hampshire as components of the National Wild and Scenic 
     Rivers System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       H.R. 2256. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to make 
     comprehensive improvements in provisions relating to 
     liability and funding; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and the Budget, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ENGEL:
       H. Con. Res. 93. Concurrent resolution concerning democracy 
     and human rights situation in Cameroon; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. LANTOS:
       H. Con. Res. 94. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for a dedication ceremony 
     incident to the placement of a bust of Raoul Wallenberg in 
     the Capitol; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Mr. Gilman):
       H. Con. Res. 95. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress concerning freedom of the press in Russia; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Ms. McKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Barcia of Michigan, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Coleman, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Doyle, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, 
             Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
             Flake, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, 
             Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hefner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Ms. 
             Norton, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Jefferson, 
             Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Kennedy 
             of Rhode Island, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. Lantos, 
             Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Luther, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. McHale, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, 
             Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne of New 
             Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Richardson, Ms. 
             Rivers, Mr. Rose, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
             Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
             Serrano, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Stokes, Mr. Studds, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Towns, Mr. Tucker, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Volkmer, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Wilson, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn):
       H. Con. Res. 96. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress in affirmation of the National Voter 
     Registration Act of 1993, commonly known as the Motor-Voter 
     Act; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Ney, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. 
             Nethercutt):
       H. Con. Res. 97. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress relating to the abduction and detainment of 
     Donald Hutchings of the State of Washington and four Western 
     Europeans in Jammu and Kashmir, India; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H. Con. Res. 98. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of Congress that equitable mental health care benefits must 
     be included in any health care reform legislation passed by 
     Congress; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H. Res. 211. Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to require a bill or joint resolution which 
     amends a law to show the change in the law made by the 
     amendment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. ORTON (for himself, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Rose, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Minge, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. 
             Browder, Ms. Danner, Mr. Baesler, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Gordon, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             Payne of Virginia, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Ward, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Parker, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Chapman, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Wilson, Mr. 
             Wyden, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Doyle, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
             Mr. Edwards, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Doggett, 
             Ms. McCarthy, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McNulty, 
             Mr. Poshard, Ms. Harman, Mr. Clement, Mr. Ford, and 
             Mr. Barcia of Michigan):
       H. Res. 212. Resolution to express the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the provisions of S. 4 (the Line Item 
     Veto Act), as passed by the House, should apply to all fiscal 
     year 1996 appropriation bills and to the reconciliation bill 
     required by H. Con. Res. 67; to the Committee on Rules. 

para.109.45  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       149. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Texas, relative to the Food Stamp Program; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
       150. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Texas, 
     relative to chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       151. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Texas, 
     relative to the Bureau of Reclamation; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       152. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Texas, relative to the Red River Boundry Commission; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       153. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Texas, relative to the 65-mile-per-hour speed limit; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       154. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Texas, relative to noncorporate farmers; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.

para.109.46  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 2257. A bill to clear certain impediments to the 
     licensing of a vessel for employment in the coastwise trade 
     and fisheries of the United States; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ZELIFF:
       H.R. 2258. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade

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     for the vessel Raffles Light; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.109.47  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 94: Mr. Traficant, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 109: Ms. Furse and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 218: Mrs. Chenoweth and Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 359: Mr. McCollum and Mr. Zeliff.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 427: Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 436: Mr. Nussle, Mr. Montgomery, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
     Weller.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Canady, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
     Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Coleman, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Gibbons, Mrs. 
     Myrick, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Tate, Mr. 
     Archer, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Roemer, and Mr. Mineta.
       H.R. 659: Mr. Tanner, Mr. Combest, Mr. Emerson, and Mr. 
     Duncan.
       H.R. 670: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Hilleary and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 743: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. King, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. 
     Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Funderburk.
       H.R. 791: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 804: Mr. White.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Stump and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 895: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Vento, Mr. Flake, Mr. Skelton, 
     and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Cremeans and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Nadler and Mr. Mineta.
       H.R. 940: Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Stark, Mr. Gibbons, 
     Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Jefferson, and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 945: Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Regula, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
     Doyle, Mr. Martini, and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 966: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Coyne, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Peterson 
     of Minnesota, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stark, and Ms. 
     Velazquez.
       H.R. 997: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Thornton.
       H.R. 1000: Mr. Engel and Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Latham, Mr. Sam Johnson, and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 1050: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Smith of 
     Washington, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mrs. Smith of Washington, 
     and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Bono, and Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 1143: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 1144: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 1145: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Boehner.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Diaz-Balart and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1203: Mr. Minge, Mr. Lightfoot, and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1204: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 1226; Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1251: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1352: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1386: Mr. Browder, Mr. Jones, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. 
     Shaw.
       H.R. 1406: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Fox, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
     Moran, Mr. Davis, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
     Bliley, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Franks of 
     New Jersey.
       H.R. 1452: Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Frost, Mr. Evans, Ms. 
     Kaptur, Mr. Clyburn, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1462: Mr. Moran, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Murtha, 
     Mr. Torricelli, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1488: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Gordon, 
     Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1493: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Davis and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 1498: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
     Miller of California, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1499: Mr. Moorhead.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Engel, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. 
     Richardson.
       H.R. 1506: Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 1552: Mr. Bono, Mrs. Thurman, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Dixon, 
     and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 1580: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Brewster, Mr. Weller, Mr. McInnis, Mrs. 
     Myrick, Mr. Hilleary, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Nussle, 
     Mr. Williams, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Largent, Mr. Engel, and 
     Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 1651: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1656: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Engel, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hayes, 
     Ms. McKinney, Mr. Bonior, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 1661: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Allard, Mr. Bachus, 
     Mr. Parker, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Molinari, Mr. 
     Moorhead, Mr. Bass, and Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 1668: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1709: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Sanders, and Ms. 
     Slaughter.
       H.R. 1736: Mr. Williams, Mr. Engel, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Bentsen, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Moran, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Durbin, 
     Mr. Mineta, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1747: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1753: Mr. Dicks, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Clay, Mr. Volkmer, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. 
     Scott, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. 
     Pastor, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Richardson, Mrs. Mink 
     of Hawaii, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. de la 
     Garza, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
     Rush, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 1756: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 1757: Mr. Evans and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 1758: Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Clayton, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 1762: Mr. Martini and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1765: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1802: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 1818: Mr. Boehner and Mr. Zeliff.
       H.R. 1821: Mr. Underwood and Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 1833: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 1834: Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Allard, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
     Kolbe, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1853: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1856: Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. 
     Hansen, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Beilenson, Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Torres, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Tate, Mr. 
     Cooley, and Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. Engel, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1889: Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Luther, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Evans, 
     Mr. Stark, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 1893: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1920: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1930: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1933: Mr. Olver, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 1947: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Frost and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1952: Mr. Studds, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Fattah, 
     Mr. Engel, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Owens, 
     Mr. Wyden, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
     Brown of California, and Mr. Dooley.
       H.R. 1967: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, and Mr. 
     Laughlin.
       H.R. 1973: Mr. Chrysler, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
     Johnston of Florida, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stupak, 
     and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1982: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1995: Mr. Heineman, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 2011: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Evans, Mr. Menendez, and Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2013: Mr. Martini, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Allard.
       H.R. 2024: Mr. Burr.
       H.R. 2026: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 2027: Ms. Rivers, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Holden, Mr. Baldacci, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
     Pomeroy, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Minge, Mr. Cooley, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Bliley, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Lucas, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 2039: Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 2071: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 2072: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2078: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 2128: Mr. Archer, Mr. Cooley, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Hilleary,  and Mr. Zeliff.
       H.R. 2132: Mr. Ackerman, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 2137: Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 2147: Mr. Brownback, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. 
     Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 2151: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 2182: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 2190: Mr. Camp, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. 
     Hayworth.
       H.J. Res. 97: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Farr, Mr. Camp, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
     Bentsen.
       H. Con. Res. 42: Mr. Burr.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
     Mr. Tucker, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H. Con. Res. 63: Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. King, and Mr. Chabot.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Engel, and 
     Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H. Res. 123: Mr. McKeon.

para.109.48  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       34. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the mayor of the 
     city of Gonzales, LA, relative to relative to Federal support 
     programs for sugar; which was referred to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.

para.109.49  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1289: Mr. Mfume.
       H.R. 1853: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 2062: Mr. Mfume.



.
                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1995 (110)

para.110.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                September 6, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Terry Everett to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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para.110.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, August 4, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.110.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1310. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled the 
     ``Packers and Stockyards Licensing Fee Act of 1995''; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1311. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled ``The 
     Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service Omnibus User Fee 
     Act of 1995''; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       1312. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting amendments to the fiscal year 1996 
     appropriations requests for the Department of Energy, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1106(b) (H. Doc. No. 104-110); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       1313. A letter from the Director, the Office of Management 
     and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on rescissions 
     and deferrals of budget authority as of August 1, 1995, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e) (H. Doc. No. 104-112); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       1314. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act which occurred in the 185th Fighter Group in the Iowa Air 
     National Guard [ANG], pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       1315. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act which occurred in the Foreign Military Sales [FMS] Trust 
     Fund, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       1316. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting selected acquisition reports [SAR's] for the 
     quarter ending June 30, 1995, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2432; to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       1317. A letter from the Principal Deputy General Counsel, 
     Department of Defense, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     consolidate provisions of law regarding international defense 
     acquisition into a new defense trade and cooperation chapter, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       1318. A letter from the Vice-Chairman and Chief Operating 
     Officer, Export-Import Bank of the United States; 
     transmitting a report involving United States exports to the 
     Phillipines, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1319. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to Mexico, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1320. A letter from the Administrator, Energy Information 
     Administration, transmitting the Energy Information 
     Administration's annual energy review 1994, pursuant to 15 
     U.S.C. 790f(a)(2); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1321. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the price and availability 
     report for the quarter ending June 30, 1995, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2768; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1322. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification that the 
     Department of Defense has completed delivery of defense 
     articles, services, and training on the attached list to 
     Bangladesh, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2318(b)(2); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1323. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Saudi Arabia 
     (Transmittal No. 35-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1324. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Kuwait for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 95-33), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 276(b); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1325. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Oman (Transmittal No. 
     26-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1326. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to France 
     (Transmittal No. 34-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1327. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning a 
     cooperative project with the Netherlands (Transmittal No. 10-
     95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1328. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Secretary's 
     determination that the Government of the Russian Federation 
     has, on or after October 24, 1992, knowingly transferred to 
     another country missile technology inconsistent with the 
     guidelines and parameters of the Missile Technology Control 
     Regime, also the Secretary's determination that it is 
     important to the national interest of the United States to 
     furnish assistance that would otherwise be prohibited, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2295a(b)(3) and 22 U.S.C. 2295a(c)(1); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       1329. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 95-34: Determination to 
     Authorize the Furnishing of Emergency Military Assistance to 
     the United Nations for Purposes of Supporting the Rapid 
     Reaction Force in Bosnia Under Section 506(a)(1) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2348a; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1330. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to section 3 of the AECA concerning the unauthorized transfer 
     of U.S.-origin defense articles, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2314(d); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1331. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to section 3 of the AECA concerning the unauthorized transfer 
     of U.S.-origin defense articles, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2314(d); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1332. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report pursuant 
     to section 3 of the AECA concerning the unauthorized transfer 
     of U.S.-origin defense articles, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2314(d); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1333. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 95-36: Suspending Restrictions 
     on U.S. Relations with the Palestine Liberation Organization, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103-236, section 583(b)(2) (108 Stat. 
     489); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1334. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the bimonthly report on progress toward 
     a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question, including any 
     relevant reports from the Secretary General of the United 
     Nations, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1335. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the emergency 
     regarding export control regulations is to continue in effect 
     beyond August 19, 1995, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1622(d) (H. 
     Doc. No. 104-109); to the Committee on International 
     Relations and ordered to be printed.
       1336. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1337. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1338. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     a reward has been paid pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2708(h), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2708(h); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1339. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the cumulative incremental 
     cost of all United States activities in Haiti subsequent to 
     September 30, 1993, pursuant to Public Law 104-6, section 
     107(a) (109 Stat. 80); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1340. A communication from the President of the United 
     States transmitting an alternative plan for a Federal 
     employees' pay adjustment to become effective on the first 
     day of the first applicable pay period on or after January 1, 
     1996, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 5305(c)(1) (H. Doc. No. 104-111); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight and 
     ordered to be printed.
       1341. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-128, 
     ``Closing of a Public Alley in Square 4337 S.O. 94-163, Act 
     of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1342. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-129, 
     ``Advisory Neighborhood Commission Vacancy Amendment Act of 
     1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1343. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-130, 
     ``Omnibus Sports Consolidation Act of 1994 Temporary 
     Amendment Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-
     233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1344. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-131, 
     ``Extension of the Moratorium on Retail Service Station 
     Conversions Temporary Amendment Act of

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     1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1345. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-132, 
     ``Reorganization Plan No. 1 of 1995 for the Department of 
     Human Services and Department of Corrections Temporary Act of 
     1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1346. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Review of the 
     Water and Sewer Utility Administration's Participation in the 
     District's Cash Management Pool,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 47-117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1347. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the list of all reports 
     issued or released in July 1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1348. A letter from the Administrator, Panama Canal 
     Commission, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1349. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. House of 
     Representatives, transmitting the quarterly report of 
     receipts and expenditures of appropriations and other funds 
     for the period April 1, 1995 through June 30, 1995, pursuant 
     to 2 U.S.C. 104a (H. Doc. No. 104-113); to the Committee on 
     House Oversight and ordered to be printed.
       1350. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1351. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1352. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notice on leasing systems for the western Gulf of Mexico, 
     Sale 155, scheduled to be held in September 1995, pursuant to 
     43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(8); to the Committee on Resources.
       1353. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 28th in a series of reports on 
     refugee resettlement in the United States covering the period 
     October 1, 1993 through September 30, 1994, pursuant to 8 
     U.S.C. 1523(a); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1354. A letter from the Secretary-Treasurer, Congressional 
     Medal of Honor Society of the United States of America, 
     transmitting the annual financial report of the Society for 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(19) and 1103; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1355. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``the Emergency Leasing Act of 1995''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1356. A letter from the Deputy Under Secretary 
     (Environmental Security), Department of Defense, transmitting 
     a report on the Defense Environmental Restoration program for 
     fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2706(a)(1); jointly, 
     to the Committees on National Security and Commerce.
       1357. A letter from the Secretaries of Agriculture and 
     Transportation, transmitting a copy of a study on aviation 
     inspections, pursuant to section 306 of the Federal Crop 
     Insurance Reform and Department of Agriculture Reorganization 
     Act of 1994; jointly, to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Agriculture.
       1358. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to authorize appropriations to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for human space flight, 
     science, aeronautics, and technology, mission support, and 
     inspector general, and for other purposes, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1110; jointly, to the Committees on Science and 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1359. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a report entitled ``Financial 
     Audit: Examination of IRS' Fiscal Year 1994 Financial 
     Statements'' (GAO/AIMD-95-141), pursuant to Public Law 101-
     576, section 305 (104 Stat. 2853); jointly, to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means and Government Reform and Oversight.

para.110.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, bills of the House of the 
following titles:

       H.R. 1977. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes;
       H.R. 2002. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; and
       H.R. 2020. An Act making appropriations for the Treasury 
     Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
     Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendments 
to the bill (H.R. 2020) ``An Act making appropriations for the Treasury 
Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of 
the President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes'', requests a 
conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon, and appoints Mr. Shelby, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hatfield, 
Mr. Kerrey, Ms. Mikulski, and Mr. Byrd, to be the conferees on the part 
of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendments 
to the bill (H.R. 1977) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes'', requests a 
conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon, and appoints Mr. Gorton, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
Domenici, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Burns, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Mack, Mr. Byrd, Mr. 
Johnston, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Reid, and Mrs. 
Murray, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendments 
to the bill (H.R. 2002) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes'', requests a 
conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon, and appoints Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Specter, Mr. 
Gramm, Mr. Bond, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Harkin, Ms. 
Mikulski, and Mr. Reid, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills and a 
concurrent resolution of the following titles, in which the concurrence 
of the House is requested:

       S. 227. An Act to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     provide an exclusive right to perform sound recordings 
     publicly by means of digital transmissions, and for other 
     purposes;
       S. 369. An Act to designate the Federal courthouse in 
     Decatur, Alabama, as the ``Seybourn H. Lynne Federal 
     Courthouse'', and for other purposes;
       S. 734. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     and Federal building to be constructed at the southeastern 
     corner of Liberty and South Virginia Streets in Reno, Nevada, 
     as the ``Bruce R. Thompson United States Courthouse and 
     Federal Building'', and for other purposes;
       S. 895. An Act to amend the Small Business Act to reduce 
     the level of participation by the Small Business 
     Administration in certain loans guaranteed by the 
     Administration, and for other purposes;
       S. 965. An Act to designate the United States Courthouse 
     for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, Virginia, 
     as the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse;
       S. 1076. An Act to designate the Western Program Service 
     Center of the Social Security Administration located at 1221 
     Nevin Avenue, Richmond, California, as the ``Francis J. Hagel 
     Building'', and for other purposes; and
       S. Con. Res. 22. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the United States should participate in 
     Expo '98 in Lisbon, Portugal.

  The message also announced that the Senate disagrees to the amendments 
of the House to the bill (S. 395) ``An Act to authorize and direct the 
Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and to 
authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, and for other 
purposes,'' agrees to a conference asked by the House on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Murkowski, Mr. 
Hatfield, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Johnston, and Mr. Ford, to be the conferees 
on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 93-415, as 
amended by Public Law 102-586, the Chair, on behalf of the majority 
leader, after consultation with the Democratic leader, announces the 
appointment of James L. Burgess of Kansas to the Coordinating Council on 
Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention, effective July 5, 1995.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 102-246, the 
Chair, on behalf of the majority leader, in consultation with the 
Democratic leader, appoints Adele C. Hall of Kan

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sas to a 5-year term to the Library of Congress Trust Fund Board.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 83-420, as 
amended by Public Law 99-371 the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
appoints Mr. McCain to the Board of Trustees of Gallaudet University.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 93-642, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, appoints Mr. Bond and Mr. Baucus 
to be members of the Harry S. Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of 
Trustees.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 194(a) of title 
14, United States Code, as amended by Public Law 101-595, the Chair, on 
behalf of the Vice President, appoints Mr. Pressler, ex officio, as 
chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, Mr. 
Ashcroft, from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 
Mr. Hollings, from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
Transportation, and Mrs. Murray, at large, to the Board of Visitors of 
the U.S. Coast Guard Academy.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 1295(b) of title 
46, United States Code, as amended by Public Law 101-595, the Chair, on 
behalf of the Vice President, appoints Mr. Pressler, ex officio, as 
chairman of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and 
Mr. Lott, from the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation, 
to the Board of Visitors of the U.S. Merchant Marine Academy.

para.110.5  communication from the clerk--messages from the senate

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, September 5, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker:  Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following messages 
     from the Secretary of the Senate:
       1. Received on Monday, August 7, 1995 at 2:00 p.m.: that 
     the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 1225.
       2. Received on Thursday, August 10, 1995 at 1:25 p.m.: that 
     the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 535, H.R. 584, H.R. 
     614, and H.R. 2077.
       3. Received on Friday, August 11, 1995 at 5:05 p.m.: that 
     the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 2108 and H.R. 2161.
           Sincerely yours,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.110.6  enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that pursuant to 
clause 4, rule I, the Speaker pro tempore, Mr. Davis, signed the 
following enrolled bills on the following dates:

           On August 11, 1995:

       H.R. 2161. An Act to extend authorities under the Middle 
     Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until October 1, 1995, and for 
     other purposes.

           On August 17, 1995:

       H.R. 535. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey the Corning National Fish Hatchery to the State of 
     Arkansas.

       H.R. 584. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey a fish hatchery to the State of Iowa.

       H.R. 614. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey to the State of Minnesota the New London National Fish 
     Hatchery Production Facility.

       H.R. 1225. An Act to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to exempt employees who perform certain court reporting 
     duties from compensatory time requirements applicable to 
     certain public agencies, and for other purposes.

       H.R. 2077. An Act to designate the United States Post 
     Office Building located at 33 College Avenue in Waterville, 
     Maine, as the ``George J. Mitchell Post Office Building''.

       H.R. 2108. An Act to permit the Washington Convention 
     Center Authority to expend revenues for the operation and 
     maintenance of the Existing Washington Convention Center and 
     for preconstruction activities relating to a new convention 
     center in the District of Columbia, to permit a designated 
     authority of the District of Columbia to borrow funds for the 
     preconstruction activities relating to a sports arena in the 
     District of Columbia and to permit certain revenues to be 
     pledged as security for the borrowing of such funds, and for 
     other purposes.

para.110.7  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

         Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of 
           Representatives,
                                  Washington, DC, August 29, 1995.
     Re Wright v. Wright.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my Office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the Superior Court of 
     the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Scot M. Faulkner,
                                     Chief Administrative Officer.

para.110.8  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

         Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of 
           Representatives,
                                  Washington, DC, August 30, 1995.
     Re Cheryl Oliver and Everett Oliver v. Dr. Coolidge Abel-Bey, 
         Dr. Geddis Abel-Bey, Booth Memorial Medical Center and 
         Dr. Gary Markoff.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my Office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the Supreme Court, 
     County of Bronx, State of New York.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Scot M. Faulkner,
                                     Chief Administrative Officer.

para.110.9  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                  Washington, DC, August 11, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to notify you formally, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     been served with a subpoena for the production of documents 
     by the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for 
     Lancaster County in connection with a civil case.
       After consultation with the office of the General Counsel, 
     I will determine whether compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Cordially,
                                                 Robert S. Walker.

para.110.10  recess--1:31 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 1 o'clock and 31 minutes a.m., until 4 
p.m.

para.110.11  after recess--4:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, called the House 
to order.

para.110.12  waiving points of order against the conference report on 
          h.r. 1854

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 206):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 1854) making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
     other purposes. All points of order against the conference 
     report and against its consideration are waived.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
the nays had it.

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  Mr. SOLOMON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

228

When there appeared

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Nays

179

para.110.13                  [Roll No. 636]

                                YEAS--228

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--179

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Bishop
     Brown (FL)
     Deal
     Fattah
     Foley
     Geren
     Green
     Harman
     Lincoln
     Maloney
     McDade
     McKinney
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Reynolds
     Riggs
     Sanford
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Smith (NJ)
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Wilson
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
the yeas had it.
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.110.14  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries. 

para.110.15  order of business--consideration of the conference report 
          on h.r. 1854

  On motion of Mr. PACKARD, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That time for the debate on the conference report on the bill 
(H.R. 1854) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, be 
limited to 20 minutes, to be equally divided and controlled by Mr. 
PACKARD and Mr. FAZIO.

para.110.16  legislative branch appropriations fy 1996

  Mr. PACKARD, pursuant to House Resolution 206, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 104-212):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1854) ``making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes,'' having met, after full and free conference, have 
     agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 4, 5, 
     6, 7, 15, 28, 29, 31, 37, 39, 42, 43, 44, 50, 51, 52, 53, and 
     54.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendments of the Senate numbered 3, 13, 17, 19, 20, 21, 23, 
     24, 26, 30, 33, 36, 38, 45, 46, and 47, and agree to the 
     same.
       Amendment numbered 1:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 1, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed, amended as follows:
       Delete the sentence beginning ``$31,889,000.'' on line 15 
     and ending on line 18 of page 3 of the engrossed amendments 
     of the Senate to the bill H.R. 1854; and the Senate agree to 
     the same.
       Amendment numbered 2:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and the matter inserted by 
     said amendment, insert: For salaries and expenses of the 
     Joint Committee on Printing, $750,000, to be disbursed by the 
     Secretary of the Senate; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 8:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:


                        administrative provision

       Sec. 112. Section 310 of the Legislative Branch 
     Appropriations Act, 1990, (2 U.S.C. 130e) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``Clerk'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Sergeant at Arms''; and
       (2) by striking out ``Librarian of Congress'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``Architect of the Capitol''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 9:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 9, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:

                          Office of Compliance

       For salaries and expenses of the Office of Compliance, as 
     authorized by section 305 of Public Law 104-1, the 
     Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 1385), 
     $2,500,000, of which $500,000 shall be transferred from the 
     amount provided for salaries and expenses of the Office of 
     Compliance under the headings ``HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES'', 
     ``Salaries and Expenses'', and ``Salaries, Officers, and 
     Employees''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 10:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 10, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:

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       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:

                    Office of Technology Assessment


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the 
     orderly closure of the Office of Technology Assessment, 
     $3,615,000, of which $150,000 shall remain available until 
     September 30, 1997. Upon enactment of this Act, $2,500,000 of 
     the funds appropriated under this heading in Public Law 103-
     283 shall remain available until September 30, 1996: 
     Provided, That none of the funds made available in this Act 
     shall be available for salaries or expenses of any employee 
     of the Office of Technology Assessment in excess of 17 
     employees except for severance pay purposes.


                       administrative provisions

       Sec. 113. Upon enactment of this Act all employees of the 
     Office of Technology Assessment for 183 days preceding 
     termination of employment who are terminated as a result of 
     the elimination of the Office and who are not otherwise 
     gainfully employed may continue to be paid by the Office of 
     Technology Assessment at their respective salaries for a 
     period not to exceed 60 calendar days following the 
     employee's date of termination or until the employee becomes 
     otherwise gainfully employed whichever is earlier. Any day 
     for which a former employee receives a payment under this 
     section shall be counted as federal service for purposes of 
     determining entitlement to benefits, including retirement, 
     annual and sick leave earnings, and health and life 
     insurance. A statement in writing to the Director of the 
     Office of Technology Assessment or his designee by any such 
     employee that he was not gainfully employed during such 
     period or the portion thereof for which payment is claimed 
     shall be accepted as prima facie evidence that he was not so 
     employed.
       Sec. 114. Notwithstanding the provisions of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, as amended, 
     or any other provision of law, upon the abolition of the 
     Office of Technology Assessment, all records and property of 
     the Office, (including the Unix system, all computer hardware 
     and software, all library collections and research materials, 
     and all photocopying equipment) shall be under the 
     administrative control of the Architect of the Capitol. Not 
     later than December 31, 1995, the Architect shall submit a 
     proposal on how to transfer such records and property to 
     appropriate support agencies of the Legislative Branch which 
     request such transfer, and shall carry out such transfer 
     subject to the approval of the Committees on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives and the Senate.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 11:
       That the house recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 11, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $24,288,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 12:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 12, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 232; 
     and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 14:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 14, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the number proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     115; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 16:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 16, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $22,882,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 18:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 18, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     Provided, That hereafter expenses, based on full cost 
     recovery, for flying American flags and providing 
     certification services therefor shall be advanced or 
     reimbursed upon request of the Architect of the Capitol, and 
     amounts so received shall be deposited into the Treasury; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 22:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 22, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $83,770,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 25:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 25, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: $211,664,000; and the Senate agree to the 
     same.
       Amendment numbered 27:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 27, and agree to the same 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $6,812,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 32:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 32, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 209.(a) The purpose of this section is to reduce the 
     cost of information support for the Congress by eliminating 
     duplication among systems which provide electronic access by 
     Congress to legislative information.
       (b) As used in this section, the term ``legislative 
     information'' means information, prepared within the 
     legislative branch, consisting of the text of publicly 
     available bills, amendments, committee hearings, and 
     committee reports, the text of the Congressional Record, data 
     relating to bill status, data relating to legislative 
     activity, and other similar public information that is 
     directly related to the legislative process.
       (c) Pursuant to the plan approved under subsection (d) and 
     consistent with the provisions of any other law, the Library 
     of Congress or the entity designated by that plan shall 
     develop and maintain, in coordination with other appropriate 
     entities of the legislative branch, a single legislative 
     information retrieval system to serve the entire Congress.
       (d) The Library shall develop a plan for creation of this 
     system, taking into consideration the findings and 
     recommendations of the study directed by House Report No. 
     103-517 to identify and eliminate redundancies in 
     congressional information systems. This plan must be approved 
     by the Committee on Rules and Administration of the Senate, 
     the Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committees on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the House of Representatives. The Library shall 
     provide these committees with regular status reports on the 
     development of the plan.
       (e) In formulating its plan, the Library shall examine 
     issues regarding efficient ways to make this information 
     available to the public. This analysis shall be submitted to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and the House 
     of Representatives as well as the Committee on Rules and 
     Administration of the Senate, and the Committee on House 
     Oversight of the House of Representatives for their 
     consideration and possible action.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 34:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 34, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:


                        administrative provision

       Sec. 210. The fiscal year 1997 budget submission of the 
     Public Printer to the Congress for the Government Printing 
     Office shall include appropriations requests and 
     recommendations to the Congress that--
       (1) are consistent with the strategic plan included in the 
     technological study performed by the Public Printer pursuant 
     to Senate Report 104-114;
       (2) assure substantial progress toward maximum use of 
     electronic information dissemination technologies by all 
     departments, agencies, and other entities of the Government 
     with respect to the Depository Library Program and 
     information dissemination generally; and
       (3) are formulated so as to require that any department, 
     agency, or other entity of the Government that does not make 
     such progress shall bear from its own resources the cost of 
     its information dissemination by other than electronic means.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 35:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 35, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: 3,800 workyears by the end of fiscal year 
     1996; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 40:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 40, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the first section number proposed in said 
     amendment, insert: 212; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 41:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 41, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the first section number proposed in said 
     amendment, insert: 213; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 48:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 48, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section number proposed by said amendment, 
     insert: 310; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 49:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 49, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the first section number proposed in said 
     amendment, insert: 311; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 55:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 55, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 312. Such sums as may be necessary are appropriated to 
     the account described in subsection (a) of section 415 of 
     Public Law 104-1 to pay awards and settlements as authorized 
     under such subsection.

[[Page 1305]]

       Sec. 313. (a) The Sergeant at Arms of the House of 
     Representatives shall have the same law enforcement 
     authority, including the authority to carry firearms, as a 
     member of the Capitol Police. The law enforcement authority 
     under the preceding sentence shall be subject to the 
     requirement that the Sergeant at Arms have the qualifications 
     specified in subsection (b).
       (b) The qualifications referred to in subsection (a) are 
     the following:
       (1) A minimum of five years of experience as a law 
     enforcement officer before beginning service as the Sergeant 
     at Arms.
       (2) Current certification in the use of firearms by the 
     appropriate Federal law enforcement entity or an equivalent 
     non-Federal entity.
       (3) Any other firearms qualification required for members 
     of the Capitol Police.
       (c) The Committee on House Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives shall have authority to prescribe regulations 
     to carry out this section.
       Sec. 314. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     effective September 1, 1995, the Committee on House Oversight 
     of the House of Representatives shall have authority--
       (1) to combine the House of Representatives Clerk Hire 
     Allowance, Official Expenses Allowance, and Official Mail 
     Allowance into a single allowance, to be known as the 
     ``Members' Representational Allowance''; and
       (2) to prescribe regulations relating to allocations, 
     expenditures, and other matters with respect to the Members' 
     Representational Allowance.
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     Ron Packard,
     Bill Young,
     Charles H. Taylor,
     Dan Miller,
     Roger F. Wicker,
     Bob Livingston,
     Vic Fazio,
     Ray Thornton,
     Julian C. Dixon,
     David R. Obey,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Connie Mack,
     R.F. Bennett,
     Mark O. Hatfield,
     Patty Murray,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the conference report on H.R. 1854 to the 
committee of conference with instructions that the House conferees not 
meet until subsequently instructed to do so by the House pursuant to 
clause 1(c) of rule XXVIII.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

164

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

243

para.110.17                  [Roll No. 637]

                                AYES--164

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--243

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Bishop
     Brown (FL)
     Cardin
     Fattah
     Foley
     Geren
     Hoyer
     Lincoln
     Maloney
     McDade
     McKinney
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Oberstar
     Reynolds
     Riggs
     Sabo
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Smith (NJ)
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Young (FL) 
  So the motion to recommit the conference report with instructions was 
not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

305

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

101

para.110.18                  [Roll No. 638] 

                                YEAS--305

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio

[[Page 1306]]


     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Ford (TN)
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnson (SD)
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--101

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bonior
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Evans
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Moran
     Nadler
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Richardson
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Bishop
     Brown (FL)
     Cardin
     Dicks
     Fattah
     Foley
     Geren
     Hoyer
     Lincoln
     Maloney
     McDade
     McKinney
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Oberstar
     Reynolds
     Riggs
     Sabo
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Smith (NJ)
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Young (FL)
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.110.19  message from the president--federal advisory committees 
          report

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHAMBLISS, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  As provided by the Federal Advisory Committee Act, as amended (Public 
Law 92-463; 5 U.S.C. App. 2, 6(c)), I am submitting my second Annual 
Report on Federal Advisory Committees covering fiscal year 1994.
  This report highlights continuing efforts by my Administration to 
reduce and manage Federal advisory committees. Since the issuance of 
Executive Order No. 12838, as one of my first acts as President, we have 
reduced the overall number of discretionary advisory committees by 335 
to achieve a net total of 466 chartered groups by the end of fiscal year 
1994. This reflects a net reduction of 42 percent over the 801 
discretionary committees in existence at the beginning of my 
Administration--substantially exceeding the one-third target required by 
the Executive order.
  In addition, agencies have taken steps to enhance their management and 
oversight of advisory committees to ensure these committees get down to 
the public's business, complete it, and then go out of business. I am 
also pleased to report that the total aggregate cost of supporting 
advisory committees, including the 429 specifically mandated by the 
Congress, has been reduced by $10.5 million or by over 7 percent.
  On October 5, 1994, my Administration instituted a permanent process 
for conducting an annual comprehensive review of all advisory committees 
through Office of Management and Budget (OMB) Circular A-135, 
``Management of Federal Advisory Committees.'' Under this planning 
process, agencies are required to review all advisory committees, 
terminate those no longer necessary, and plan for any future committee 
needs.
  On July 21, 1994, my Administration forwarded for your consideration a 
proposal to eliminate 31 statutory advisory committees that were no 
longer necessary. The proposal, introduced by then Chairman Glenn of the 
Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs as S. 2463, outlined an 
additional $2.4 million in annual savings possible through the 
termination of these statutory committees. I urge the Congress to 
pursue this legislation--adding to it if possible--and to also follow 
our example by instituting a review process for statutory advisory 
committees to ensure they are performing a necessary mission and have 
not outlived their usefulness.

  My Administration also supports changes to the Federal Advisory 
Committee Act to facilitate communications between Federal, State, 
local, and tribal governments. These changes are needed to support this 
Administration's efforts to expand the role of these stakeholders in 
governmental policy deliberations. We believe these actions will help 
promote better communications and consensus building in a less 
adversarial environment.
  I am also directing the Administrator of General Services to 
undertake a review of possible actions to more thoroughly involve the 
Nation's citizens in the development of Federal decisions affecting 
their lives. This review should focus on the value of citizen 
involvement as an essential element of our efforts to reinvent 
Government, as a strategic resource that must be maximized, and as an 
integral part of our democratic heritage. This effort may result in a 
legislative proposal to promote citizen participation at all levels of 
government consistent with the great challenges confronting us.
  We continue to stand ready to work with the Congress to assure the 
appropriate use of advisory committees and to achieve the purposes for 
which this law was enacted.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 6, 1995. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight.

para.110.20  message from the president--activities of the u.s. 
          government in the united nations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHAMBLISS, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to transmit herewith a report of the activities of the 
United States Government in the United Nations and its affiliated 
agencies during the calendar year 1994. The report is required by the 
United Nations Participation Act (Public Law 264, 79th Congress; 22 
U.S.C. 278b).
                                                   William J. Clinton.  

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  The White House, September 6, 1995. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations.

para.110.21  senate bills referred

  Bills and a concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following 
titles were taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred 
as follows:

       S. 369. An Act to designate the Federal Courthouse in 
     Decatur, Alabama, as the ``Seybourn H. Lynne Federal 
     Courthouse'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       S. 965. An Act to designate the United States Courthouse 
     for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, Virginia, 
     as the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       S. Con. Res. 22. Concurrent resolution expressing the sense 
     of the Congress that the United States should participate in 
     Expo '98 in Lisbon, Portugal; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

para.110.22  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on the following days present to the President, for his 
approval, bills of the House of the following titles:

           On August 11, 1995:
       H.R. 2161. An Act to extend authorities under the Middle 
     East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until October 1, 1995, 
     and for other purposes.

           On August 28, 1995:
       H.R. 2108. An Act to permit the Washington Convention 
     Center Authority to expend revenues for the operation and 
     maintenance of the existing Washington Convention Center and 
     for preconstruction activities relating to a new convention 
     center in the District of Columbia, to permit a designated 
     authority of the District of Columbia to borrow funds for the 
     preconstruction activities relating to a sports arena in the 
     District of Columbia and to permit certain revenues to be 
     pledged as security for the borrowing of such funds, and for 
     other purposes;
       H.R. 584. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey a fish hatchery to the State of Iowa;
       H.R. 2077. An Act to designate the United States Post 
     Office building located at 33 College Avenue in Waterville, 
     Maine, as the ``George J. Mitchell Post Office Building'';
       H.R. 614. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey to the State of Minnesota the New London National Fish 
     Hatchery production facility;
       H.R. 535. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey the Corning National Fish Hatchery to the State of 
     Arkansas; and
       H.R. 1225. An Act to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to exempt employees who perform certain court reporting 
     duties from the compensatory time requirements applicable to 
     certain public agencies, and for other purposes.

para.110.23  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. SISISKY, for today and the balance of the week;
  To Mr. TUCKER, for today and the balance of the week;
  To Mr. MFUME, for today;
  To Mr. GEREN, for today; and
  To Mr. RIGGS, for today.
  And then,

para.110.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PALLONE, at 8 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.110.25  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

                     [Submitted September 1, 1995]

       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities. H.R. 1594. A bill to place restrictions on the 
     promotion by the Department of Labor and other Federal 
     agencies and instrumentalities of economically targeted 
     investments in connection with employee benefit plans; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 104-238). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

                     [Submitted September 6, 1995]

       Mrs. MEYERS: Committee on Small Business. H.R. 2150. A bill 
     to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to reduce 
     the cost to the Federal Government of guaranteeing certain 
     loans and debentures, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-239). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.110.26  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 2259. A bill to disapprove certain sentencing 
     guideline amendments; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NUSSLE:
       H.R. 2260. A bill to establish America's Agricultural 
     Heritage Partnership in Iowa, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BRYANT of Texas (for himself, and Mr. Obey):
       H.R. 2261. A bill to provide for the regulation of 
     lobbyists and gift reform; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CALLAHAN (for himself, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Browder, 
             Mr. Everett, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. 
             Hilliard):
       H.R. 2262. A bill to designate the U.S. post office 
     building located at 218 North Alston Street in Foley, AL, as 
     the ``Holk Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mrs. CHENOWETH:
       H.R. 2263. A bill to compensate agricultural producers in 
     the United States for damages incurred as a result of trade 
     embargoes that include agricultural commodities and products 
     produced in the United States among the prohibited trade 
     items; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Williams, and Mrs. Schroeder):
       H.R. 2264. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that civilian employees of the National Guard may not 
     be required to wear military uniforms while performing 
     civilian service; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on National 
     Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FUNDERBURK (for himself, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
             DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Browder, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Coble, Mr. Scott, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Quillen, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Graham, Mr. Mica, 
             Mr. Gordon, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Burr, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mr. Barr, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Collins of Georgia, and 
             Mr. Bryant of Tennessee):
       H.R. 2265. A bill to prohibit the regulation of any tobacco 
     products, or tobacco sponsored advertising, used or purchased 
     by the National Association of Stock Car Automobile Racing, 
     its agents or affiliates, or any other professional motor 
     sports association by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services or any other instrumentality of the Federal 
     Government; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Gilman, and Mrs. 
             Lowey):
       H.R. 2266. A bill to establish the Hudson River Valley 
     American Heritage Area; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ:
       H.R. 2267. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to prevent 
     the construction of a gas recovery treatment facility at the 
     OII site east of downtown Los Angeles; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. McHALE (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Minge, Mr. Klug, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Zimmer, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Luther):
       H.R. 2268. A bill to provide for the disclosure of lobbying 
     activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 2269. A bill to guarantee the provision of minimum 
     child support benefits and to reform the child support 
     enforcement system; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Commerce, Banking and 
     Financial Services, Agriculture, and Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. SHADEGG:
       H.R. 2270. A bill to require Congress to specify the source 
     of authority under the U.S. Constitution for the enactment of 
     laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H.R. 2271. A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 
     to require radio and television broadcasters to provide free 
     broadcasting time for political advertising; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. VENTO:
       H.R. 2272. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an exclusion from gross income for that 
     portion of a governmental pension received by an individual 
     which does not exceed the maximum benefits

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     payable under title II of the Social Security Act which could 
     have been excluded from income for the taxable year; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WYNN (for himself and Mr. Mfume:
       H.R. 2273. A bill to ensure that Federal employees will be 
     paid for any period during which they are furloughed as a 
     result of any lapse in appropriations for fiscal year 1996; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. BRYANT of Texas (for himself and Mr. Obey):
       H. Con. Res. 99. Concurrent resolution providing for 
     corrections in the enrollment of the bill (H.R. 1854) making 
     appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committees 
     on House Oversight, and Standards of Official Conduct, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Browder, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
             Hyde, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Murtha, Mr. 
             Spence, and Mr. Wilson):
       H. Con. Res. 100. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress that the national security policy of the 
     United States should be based upon a national strategy for 
     peace through strength; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mrs. SCHROEDER:
       H. Res. 213. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to prohibit consideration of a conference 
     report on any legislative branch appropriation bill until all 
     other regular appropriation bills for that fiscal year are 
     enacted into law; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mrs. WALDHOLTZ (for herself, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Shays, Mr. Minge, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. Klug, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Castle, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. McHale, Mr. Ramstad, and Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington):
       H. Res. 214. Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to provide for gift reform; to the Committee 
     on Standards of Official Conduct.

para.110.27  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       155. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Alabama, relative to 
     expressing opposition to Congress of pending bills to reduce 
     benefits for coal miners; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       156. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     Commonwealth of the Mariana Islands, relative to expressing 
     the support of the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands for the Republic of China to regain admission to the 
     United Nations General Assembly; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       157. Also, memorial of the House of Representatives of the 
     State of Maine, relative to memorializing the Congress of the 
     United States to recognize U.S. Merchant Marine veterans of 
     World War II with full veteran status; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs. 

para.110.28  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 42: Mr. Mineta, Mr. Moran, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Slaughter, 
     Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 44: Mr. Livingston, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
     Engel, Mr. Flake, Mr. Parker, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, and 
     Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Largent, Mr. Frazer, and Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 92: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Whitfield, Mr. King, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 118: Mrs. Waldholtz.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Davis, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
     Hyde, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Young of 
     Alaska.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Hastert and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 393: Mr. Longley.
       H.R. 407: Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 475: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Hilleary and Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Coble, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 549: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Chrsyler, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Talent, 
     Mr. Pallone, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Frazer, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Istook, Mr. Kasich, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
     Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Wolf, Mr. McInnis, and Mr. 
     Wicker.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Dixon, Mr. Minge, Mr. Yates, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Richardson, 
     Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Ney, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mr. Filner, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Shays, 
     and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 788: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Latham, 
     Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 861: Mr. Montgomery.
       H.R. 863: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 896: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Yates. 
       H.R. 958: Mr. LaTourette. 
       H.R. 989: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Roth and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1007: Mr. Emerson, Mr. Herger, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
     Frazer, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1021: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1023: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Longley.
       H.R. 1078: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Fox, and Mr. 
     Traficant.
       H.R. 1143: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1144: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1145: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1226: Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Hoke.
       H.R. 1297: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1446: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1462: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1482: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1483: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1527: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1593: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Canady, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
     Mr. Shaw, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Doyle, 
     Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
     Schumer, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Salmon, Mr. McHale, and Mr. Allard.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Yates, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     Mr. Sanders, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Roth, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Goss, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
     Bevill, and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1636: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Chapman, Mr. 
     Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Talent, Mr. Upton, Mr. Pete 
     Geren of Texas, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
     Canady, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Hastert, and Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 1733: Mr. Canady and Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 1744: Mr. Durbin, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Serrano, Mr. Crane, Mr. Fox, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and 
     Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 1745: Mr. Blute, Mr. McDade, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     Livingston, and Mrs. Vucanovich.
       H.R. 1747: Mr. Tauzin, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Engel, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Moorhead.
       H.R. 1757: Mr. Frost, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Johnston of Florida, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 1758: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1776: Mrs. Schroeder and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 1778: Mr. Heineman.
       H.R. 1810: Mrs. Waldholtz.
       H.R. 1834: Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Istook, 
     Mr. LaHood, and Mrs. Vucanovich.
       H.R. 1846: Mr. Fattah, Mr. Miller of California, and Ms. 
     Rivers.
       H.R. 1853: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
     Abercrombie, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1876: Mr. Meehan, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Borski, and Mr. 
     Filner.
       H.R. 1885: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1897: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1947: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 1950: Mr. Yates and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Manton and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Crapo, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Goss, 
     Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Weller, Mr. Paxon, and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1974: Mr. Zeliff.
       H.R. 1994: Mr. Allard.
       H.R. 2010: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 2013: Mr. Gene Green of Texas and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 2019: Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 2032: Mrs. Chenoweth and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2072: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2081: Mr. Cooley and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2137: Mr. Ney, Mr. Stockman, and Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 2143: Mr. Reed, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey, and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 2144: Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Luther, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
     Buyer, Mr. Upton, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. 
     Meyers of Kansas, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 2146: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 2147: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
     Portman, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 2190: Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Bryant of 
     Tennessee, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Frost, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
     Gallegly, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2195: Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Allard, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Latham, and Mr. Brownback.
       H.R. 2219: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 2224: Mr. Davis, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 2237: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Hyde.
       H.R. 2252: Mr. Fattah.
       H.J. Res. 70: Mr. Torricelli.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Thornton, Mr. 
     Tucker, and Mrs. Cubin.
       H. Con. Res. 26: Ms. Furse, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. Olver.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Shays, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     and Mr. Reed.
       H. Con. Res. 78: Mr. Chapman and Mr. Coleman.
       H. Res. 36: Mr. Stark and Mr. McDermott.

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para.110.29  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
Clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       35. By the SPEAKER: Petition of the Avoyelles Parish Police 
     Jury, Marksville, LA, relative to Federal support programs 
     for sugar; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       36. Also, petition of the Christian Life Commission of the 
     Southern Baptist Convention, relative to religious liberty 
     and world evangelization; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       37. Also, petition of the Legislature of Rockland County, 
     NY, relative to memorializing the U.S. Senate to defeat 
     revisions to the Clean Water Act; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.



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                    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1995 (111)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.111.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, September 6, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.111.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1360. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled the 
     ``Livestock Dealer Trust Act of 1995''; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1361. A letter from the Director, Congressional Budget 
     Office, transmitting CBO's sequestration update report for 
     fiscal year 1996, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 
     13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-587); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       1362. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act which occurred at the Florida National Guard Bureau 
     [NGB], Camp Blanding, Starke, FL, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       1363. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the annual report to Congress as 
     required by section 203(1) of the Multifamily Property 
     Disposition Reform Act of 1994; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       1364. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to the Republic of the 
     Philippines, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1365. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     board, transmitting the Board's annual report for the 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1422b; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1366. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting the annual report on the subject of retail fees 
     and services of depository institutions, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 1811 note; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1367. A letter from the Director, Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting the annual report on the assessment of the 
     profitability of credit card operations of depository 
     institutions, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1637; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1368. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the 1994 annual report of the 
     National Credit Union Administration, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     1752a(d); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1369. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the annual report on the education for homeless 
     children and youth for the period of October 1, 1993, through 
     September 30, 1994, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 11434; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       1370. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's annual report on the 
     status and accomplishments of the Youth Gang Drug Prevention 
     Program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 11806; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       1371. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report regarding the implementation of the 
     Imported Vehicle Safety Compliance Act of 1988 for calendar 
     year 1994, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1397 note; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1372. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the nondisclosure of 
     safeguards information for the quarter ending June 30, 1995, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2167(e); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1373. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Korea for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 95-38), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1374. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Saudi Arabia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 95-37), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1375. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Saudi Arabia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 95-36), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1376. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Jordan for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 95-34), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1377. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Egypt for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 95-35), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1378. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the United Nations for 
     use in Rwanda (Transmittal No. 30-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2796a(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1379. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to the United 
     Nations for use in Rwanda (Transmittal No. 33-95), pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1380. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     the Department's report on control and accountability of 
     material relating to weapons of mass destruction in the 
     former Soviet States that receive cooperative threat 
     reduction [CTR] assistance, pursuant to Public Law 103-337, 
     section 1204 (108 Stat. 2883); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1381. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-134, ``Real 
     Property Tax Reclassification Temporary Amendment Act of 
     1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1382. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-135, ``Canaan 
     Baptist Church Equitable Real Property Tax Relief Act of 
     1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1383. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-136, 
     ``Interference with Medical Facilities and Health 
     Professionals and Re-establishment of Health Services 
     Planning and Certificate of Need Program Temporary Act of 
     1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1384. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-139, ``Public 
     Assistance Self-Sufficiency Program Amendment Act of 1995,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1385. A letter from the Employee Benefits Manager, 
     AgriBank, transmitting the annual report disclosing the 
     financial condition of the retirement plan for the employees 
     of the Seventh Farm Credit District, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1386. A letter from the Federal Reserve Employee Benefits 
     System, transmitting a copy of the annual report for the 
     retirement plan year ending December 31, 1994, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1387. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting a report entitled ``Statistical Programs 
     of the United States Government, Fiscal Year 1995,'' pursuant 
     to 44 U.S.C. 3514(a); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1388. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the Department's report on the administration of 
     the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972, pursuant to 16 
     U.S.C. 1373(f); to the Committee on Resources.
       1389. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting the 1992 and 1993 annual 
     reports on the activities and operations of the Department's 
     Public Integrity Section, Criminal Division, pursuant to 28 
     U.S.C. 529; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1390. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting the FAA report of progress on 
     developing and certifying the traffic alert and collision 
     avoidance system [TCAS] for the period April through June 
     1995, pursuant to Public Law 100-223, section 203(b) (101 
     Stat. 1518); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1391. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting a copy of the updated Aviation 
     System Capital Investment Plan [CIP], pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 
     44501(b); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1392. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's annual report of the transition 
     to quieter airplanes, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 
     9308(g) (104 Stat. 1388-383; to the Com

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     mittee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1393. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of the 
     Army, transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Living 
     Within Constraints: An Emerging Vision for High Performance 
     Public Works''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1394. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     a report pursuant to section 1206 of the Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction Act of 1993, as amended, pursuant to Public Law 
     103-337, section 1206(b)(2)(A) (108 Stat. 2884); jointly, to 
     the Committees on International Relations and National 
     Security.

para.111.3  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. BALLENGER, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on International 
Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on National 
Security, the Committee on Resources, the Committee on Science, the 
Committee on Small Business, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

para.111.4  order of business--further consideration of h.r. 2126

  On motion of Mr. MURTHA, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2126) making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, in the Committee of the 
Whole, pursuant to House Resolution 205, continue for a period not to 
exceed 5 hours (excluding time consumed by recorded votes and 
proceedings incidential thereto).

para.111.5  presidential budget authority

  On motion of Mr. CLINGER, by direction of the Committee on Government 
Reform and Operations and the Committee on Rules and pursuant to clause 
1 of rule XX, the bill of the Senate (S. 4) to grant the power to the 
President to reduce budget authority; together with the amendments of 
the House thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. CLINGER, it was,
  Resolved, That the House insist upon its amendments and agree to the 
conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon.

para.111.6  motion to instruct conferees--s. 4

  Mr. WISE moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on S. 4, be 
instructed to insist upon the inclusion of provisions within the scope 
of conference making the bill applicable to current and subsequent 
fiscal year appropriation measures.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, the previous question on the 
motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.111.7  appointment of conferees--s. 4

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of Messrs. Clinger, Solomon, Bunning, Dreier, 
Blute, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Messrs. Sabo, and Beilenson, as 
managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.111.8  order of business--consideration of amendments--h.r. 2126

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2126) making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, in the Committee of the 
Whole, pursuant to House Resolution 205, shall be governed by the 
following:
  Before consideration of any other amendment it shall be in order to 
consider the following amendments (identified by their designation in 
the Congressional Record pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII), each of 
which may be considered only in the order specified, may be offered only 
by the Member (or one of the Members) specified, may amend portions of 
the bill not yet read for amendment, may amend portions of the bill 
previously amended, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable as 
specified, shall not be subject to amendment except as specified, shall 
not be subject to a demand for division of the question in the House or 
in the Committee of the Whole, and shall not otherwise be in order 
during further consideration of the bill for amendment:
  (a) one of the amendments numbered 10, 11, 18, 34, or 56, by Mr. 
Kasich or Mr. Obey, to be debatable for 60 minutes, with 10 minutes 
controlled by Mr. Kasich, 10 minutes controlled by Mr. Dellums, 10 
minutes controlled by Mr. Obey, 15 minutes controlled by Mr. Dicks, and 
15 minutes controlled by Mr. Young of Florida;
  (b) one or more of the amendments numbered 37, 58, 59, or 61, by Mr. 
Obey, to be debatable in the aggregate for not more than 20 minutes, 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent; and
  (c) one of the amendments numbered 3 or 15, by Mr. Dornan, together 
with the amendment numbered 48 as a subsitute therefor, by Ms. DeLauro, 
to be jointly debatable for 30 minutes, equally divided and controlled 
by Mr. Dornan and Ms. DeLauro.

para.111.9  dod appropriations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, pursuant to House Resolution 205 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2126) making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.111.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KASICH:

       Page 23, line 17, strike ``$7,162,603,000'' and insert 
     ``$6,669,603,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

210

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

213

para.111.11                  [Roll No. 639]

                                AYES--210

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Archer
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Blute
     Bonior
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cremeans
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hoekstra
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard

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     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--213

     Ackerman
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Quillen
     Richardson
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shaw
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Allard
     Bishop
     Cox
     Maloney
     McDade
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Morella
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.111.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. OBEY:

       Page 28, line 11, strike ``$13,110,335,000'' and insert 
     ``$12,110,335,000''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

126

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

293

para.111.13                  [Roll No. 640]

                                AYES--126

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Coyne
     Cremeans
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gutierrez
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Markey
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thornton
     Torres
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--293

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Bishop
     Cox
     Dingell
     Gilman
     Maloney
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Towns
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.111.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Ms. DeLAURO 
for the amendment submitted by Mr. DORNAN:
  Substitute amendment submitted by Ms. DeLAURO:

       Page 94, after line 3, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 8107. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to administer any policy that permits the performance 
     of abortions at medical treatment or other facilities of the 
     Department of Defense, except when it is made known to the 
     Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such 
     funds that--
       (1) the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus 
     were carried to term; or
       (2) in the case of a medical treatment or other facility of 
     the Department of Defense located outside the United States, 
     any cost incurred by the United States in connection

[[Page 1312]]

     with such procedure will be reimbursed from private funds.
  Amendment submitted by Mr. DORNAN:

       Page 94, after line 3, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 8107. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to administer any policy that permits the performance 
     of abortions at medical treatment or other facilities of the 
     Department of Defense, except when it is made known to the 
     Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such 
     funds that the life of the mother would be endangered if the 
     fetus were carried to term. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

194

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

224

para.111.15                  [Roll No. 641]

                                AYES--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran
     Nadler
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--224

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bateman
     Bishop
     Cox
     Dingell
     Gillmor
     Hunter
     Maloney
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Morella
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Ward
     Wilson
  So the substitute amendment was not agreed to.

para.111.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment submitted by Mr. DORNAN.

It was decided in the

Yeas

226

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

191

para.111.17                  [Roll No. 642]

                                AYES--226

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Borski
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NOES--191

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)

[[Page 1313]]


     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran
     Nadler
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bishop
     Blute
     Cox
     Dingell
     Fattah
     Flake
     Maloney
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Morella
     Petri
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Waters
     Wilson
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.111.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SANDERS:

       Page 94, after line 3, insert the following new section:
       Sec.  8107. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act, the amount made available for the National Foreign 
     Intelligence program (other than for the Central Intelligence 
     Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund) from the 
     appropriations provided in this Act shall not exceed 90 
     percent of the amount made available for such Agencies (other 
     than for such Fund) from the appropriations provided in the 
     Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1995 (Pub. L. 103-
     335.

It was decided in the

Yeas

93

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

325

para.111.19                  [Roll No. 643]

                                AYES--93

     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bonior
      Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Camp
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coble
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Goodlatte
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Johnson (SD)
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Meyers
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--325

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Bishop
     DeLauro
     Dingell
     Fazio
     Gephardt
     Maloney
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Morella
     Reynolds
     Roberts
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Towns
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.111.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. SCHROEDER:

       Page 94, after line 3, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 8107. Each amount appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act that is not required to be appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by a provision of law is hereby 
     reduced by 3 percent.

It was decided in the

Yeas

124

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

296

para.111.21                  [Roll No. 644]

                                AYES--124

     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Porter
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--296

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis

[[Page 1314]]


     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bishop
     Dingell
     Gephardt
     Kaptur
     Maloney
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Morella
     Reynolds
     Roberts
     Sisisky
     Towns
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. SENSENBRENNER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having 
had under consideration said bill, had directed him to report the same 
back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by the Committee.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 205, the previous question was ordered on 
the amendments and the bill.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 205, the amendment striking sections 8021 
and 8024 was considered as adopted.
  Mr. SKAGGS demanded a separate vote on the amendment numbered 85, (the 
Schroeder amendment).
  The following remaining amendments, reported from the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union were then agreed to:

       On page 8 of the bill, line 1, strike out 
     ``$18,999,825,000'' and insert in lieu thereof 
     ``$18,998,131,000''.
       On page 9 of the bill, line 4, strike out 
     ``$18,894,397,000'' and insert in lieu thereof 
     ``$18,873,793,000''.
       On page 10 of the bill, line 10, strike out 
     ``$857,042,000'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$841,565,000''.
       On page 10 of the bill, line 21, strike out 
     ``$104,783,000'' and insert in lieu thereof ``$102,079,000''.
       On page 12 of the bill, line 3, strike out 
     ``$2,344,008,000'' and insert in lieu thereof 
     ``$2,334,487,000''.

       Page 9, line 11, strike ``$9,958,810,000'' and insert 
     ``$9,908,810,000.''

       On page 23, line 17, strike ``$7,162,603,000,'' and insert 
     ``$7,140,703,000''.
       Page 94, after line 3, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 8107. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to administer any policy that permits the performance 
     of abortions at medical treatment or other facilities of the 
     Department of Defense, except when it is made known to the 
     Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such 
     funds that--
       (1) the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus 
     were carried to term; or
       (2) in the case of a medical treatment or other facility of 
     the Department of Defense located outside the United States, 
     any cost incurred by the United States in connection with 
     such procedure will be reimbursed from private funds.
       Page 94, after line 3, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 8107. None of the funds made available in this Act 
     under the heading ``Procurement of Ammunition, Army'' may be 
     obligated or expanded for the procurement of munitions unless 
     such acquisition fully complies with the Competition in 
     Contracting Act.
       On page 55, line 8, after the word ``committees'' insert 
     the following: ``, and the Committee on International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate''.
       On page 87, line 10, after the word ``committees'' insert 
     the following: ``, the Committee on International Relations 
     of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate''.
       On page 91, line 21, after the word ``committees'' insert 
     the following: ``, and the Committee on International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate''.
       On page 94, after line 3, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 8107. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     implement any change to the computation of military retired 
     pay as required by law in fiscal year 1995 for military 
     personnel who entered the Service before September 8, 1980.
       Page 94, after line 3, add the following new section:
       Sec. 8107. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay 
     a contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense 
     for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee 
     when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that--
       Page 94, after line 3, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 8107. LIMITATION ON PROCUREMENT OF CERTAIN VESSEL 
                   PROPELLERS AND SHIP PROPULSION SHAFTING.

       (a) Subject to subsection (c), none of the funds made 
     available by this Act may be used to procure vessel 
     propellers six feet in diameter or greater when it is made 
     known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or 
     expend such funds that such propellers are not manufactured 
     in the United States and do not incorporate castings that are 
     poured and finished only in the United States.
       (b) Subject to subsection (c), none of the funds made 
     available by this Act may be used to procure ship propulsion 
     shafting when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that such ship 
     propulsion shafting is not manufactured in the United States.
       (c) The limitation in subsection (a) or subsection (b), as 
     the case may be, does not apply when it is made known to the 
     Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such 
     funds that adequate domestic supplies of propellers described 
     in subsection (a) or of ship propulsion shafting are not 
     available to meet Department of Defense requirements on a 
     timely basis.
       Page 94, after line 3, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 8107. None of the funds provided in title II of this 
     Act for ``Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction'' may be 
     obligated or expended to finance housing for any individual 
     when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that such 
     individual was a member of the military forces of the Soviet 
     Union or that such individual is or was a member of the 
     military forces of the Russian Federation. 
       Page 94, after line 3, insert the following new section:
       Sec. 8107. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense for the current fiscal year shall be obligated or 
     expended for costs incurred by the participation of United 
     States Armed Forces units in any operation in the territory 
     of the former Yugoslavia above the level of forces so 
     deployed as of date of enactment. 
       Amendment offered by Mr. Murtha to the amendment offered by 
     Mr. Neumann: Provided, That this section shall not apply to 
     emergency air rescue operations, the airborne delivery of 
     humanitarian supplies, or the planning and execution of OPLAN 
     40104 to extract UNPROFOR personnel.

  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the following amendment on which a separate 
vote had been demanded?

       Page 94, after line 3, insert the following:
       Sec. 8107. (a) Limitations on the Use of Federal Funds by 
     Contractors for Political Advocacy.--None of the funds made 
     available by this Act may be used by any Federal contractor 
     for an activity when it is made known to the Federal official 
     having authority to obligate or expend such funds that the 
     activity is any of the following:

[[Page 1315]]

       (1) Carrying on propaganda, or otherwise attempting to 
     influence Federal, State, or local legislation or agency 
     action, including any of the following:
       (A) Monetary or in-kind contributions, endorsements, 
     publicity, or similarly activity.
       (B) Any attempt to influence any legislation or agency 
     action through an attempt to affect the opinions of the 
     general public or any segment thereof, including any 
     communication between the contractor and an employee of the 
     contractor to directly encourage such employee to urge 
     persons other than employees to engage in such an attempt.
       (C) Any attempt to influence any legislation or agency 
     action through communication with any member or employee of a 
     legislative body or agency, or with any government official 
     or employee who may participate in the formulation of the 
     legislation or agency action, including any communication 
     between the contractor and an employee of the contractor to 
     directly encourage such employee to engage in such an attempt 
     or to urge persons other than employees to engage in such an 
     attempt.
       (2) Participating or intervening in (including the 
     publishing or distributing of statements) any political 
     campaign on behalf of (or in opposition to) any candidate for 
     public office, including monetary or in-kind contributions, 
     endorsements, publicity, or similar activity.
       (3) Participating in any judicial litigation or agency 
     proceeding (including as an amicus curiae) in which agents or 
     instrumentalities of Federal, State, or local governments are 
     parties, other than litigation in which the contractor or 
     potential contractor is a defendant appearing in its own 
     behalf; is defending its tax-exempt status; or is challenging 
     a government decision or action directed specifically at the 
     powers, rights, or duties of that contractor or potential 
     contractor.
       (4) Allocating, disbursing, or contributing any funds or 
     in-kind support to any individual, entity, or organization 
     whose expenditures for political advocacy for the previous 
     Federal fiscal year exceeded 15 percent of its total 
     expenditures for that Federal fiscal year.
       (b) Limitations on Use of Federal Funds To Award 
     Contracts.--None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to award a contract when it is made known to the 
     Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such 
     funds that--
       (1) the expenditures of the potential contractor (other 
     than an individual person) for activities described in 
     subsection (a) for any one of the previous five Federal 
     fiscal years (excluding any fiscal year before 1996) exceeded 
     the sum of--
       (A) the first $20,000,000 of the difference between the 
     potential contractor's total expenditures made in the fiscal 
     year and the total amount of Federal contracts and grants it 
     was awarded in that fiscal year, multiplied by .05; and
       (B) the remainder of the difference calculated in 
     subparagraph (A), multiplied, by .01;
       (2) the potential contractor has used funds from any 
     Federal contract to purchase or secure any goods or services 
     (including dues and membership fees) from any other 
     individual, entity, or organization whose expenditures for 
     activities described in subsection (a) for fiscal year 1995 
     exceeded 15 percent of its total expenditures for that 
     Federal fiscal year; or
       (3) the potential contractor has used funds from any 
     Federal contract for a purpose (other than to purchase or 
     secure goods or services) that was not specifically permitted 
     by Congress in the law authorizing the contract.
       (c) Exceptions.--The activities described in subsection (a) 
     do not include any activity when it is made known to the 
     Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such 
     funds that the activity is any of the following:
       (1) Making available the results of nonpartisan analysis, 
     study, research, or debate.
       (2) Providing technical advice or assistance (where such 
     advice would otherwise constitute the influencing of 
     legislation or agency action) to a government body or to a 
     committee or other subdivision thereof in response to a 
     written request by such body or subdivision, as the case may 
     be.
       (3) Communications between a contractor and its employees 
     with respect to legislation, proposed legislation, agency 
     action, or proposed agency action of direct interest to the 
     contractor and such employees, other than communications 
     described in subparagraph (C).
       (4) Any communication with a governmental official or 
     employee, other than--
       (A) a communication with a member or employee of a 
     legislative body or agency (where such communication would 
     otherwise constitute the influencing of legislation or agency 
     action); or
       (B) a communication the principal purpose of which is to 
     influence legislation or agency action.
       (5) Official communication by employees of State or local 
     governments, or by organizations whose membership consists 
     exclusively of State or local governments. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SKAGGS demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said amendment, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

182

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

238

para.111.22                  [Roll No. 645]

                                AYES--182

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Burr
     Camp
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     Dellums
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hutchinson
     Jacobs
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tate
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--238

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Browder
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Green
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)

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     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bishop
     DeFazio
     Dingell
     Maloney
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Morella
     Radanovich
     Reynolds
     Roberts
     Sisisky
     Towns
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with 
the following amendment:
           On page 77, line 8, strike ``$250,000'' and insert 
             ``$200,000.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore announced that the yeas had it.
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was agreed to.
  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by direction of the Committee on Appropriations 
and pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, reported the bill back 
to the House with said amendment.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

294

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affirmative

Nays

125

para.111.23                  [Roll No. 646] 

                                YEAS--294

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Richardson
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--125

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Camp
     Cardin
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Becerra
     Bishop
     Dingell
     Dunn
     Goodling
     Jefferson
     Maloney
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Morella
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Towns
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.111.24  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, cross references, and 
punctuation, and to make such stylistic, clerical, technical, 
conforming, and other changes as may be necessary to reflect the actions 
of the House in amending the bill.

para.111.25  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9 
o'clock a.m. on Friday, September 8, 1995.

para.111.26  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1594

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-240) the resolution (H. Res. 215) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1594) to place restrictions on the promotion by the 
Department of Labor and other Federal agencies and instrumentalities of 
economically targeted investments in connection with employee benefit 
plans.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.111.27  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1655

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-241) the resolution (H. Res. 216) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1655) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 
for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United 
States Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.111.28  change of conferee--s. 4

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, ap

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pointed Mr. Goss as a conferee on the part of the House to the 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendments of the House to the bill of the Senate (S. 4) to grant 
the power to the President to reduce budget authority, vice Mr. Dreier, 
excused.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.111.29  energy and water development appropriations

  On motion of Mr. MYERS, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1905) 
making appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; together with 
the amendments of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's 
table.
  When on motion of Mr. MYERS, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendments of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.

para.111.30  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1905

  Mr. BEVILL moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 1905, be 
instructed that in resolving differences between the House and Senate 
with regard to projects and programs of the U. S. Army Corps of 
Engineers, be instructed to select projects and programs within the 
scope of the conference without regard to the proposal of the 
Administration to reduce the role of the Corps of Engineers in flood 
control, shore protection, and navagation projects.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.111.31  appointment of conferees--H.R. 1905

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of Messrs. Myers, Rogers, Knollenberg, Riggs, 
Frelinghuysen, Bunn, Livingston, Bevill, Fazio, Chapman, and Obey, as 
managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.111.32  military construction appropriations, fy 1996

  On motion of Mrs. VUCANOVICH, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 
1817) making appropriations for military construction, family housing, 
and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; together 
with the amendments of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's 
table.
  When on motion of Mrs. VUCANOVICH, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendments of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.

para.111.33  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1817

  Mr. OBEY moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 1817, be 
instructed to not provide funding for non-quality of life projects added 
above the President's request, which are in excess of the cumulative 
amounts added for such projects in the House passed bill.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of Mrs. Vucanovich, Messrs. Callahan, McDade, 
Myers, Porter, Istook, Wicker, Livingston, Hefner, Foglietta, Visclosky, 
Torres, and Obey, as managers on the part of the House at said 
conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.111.34  u. s. merchant marine academy board of visitors

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, announced 
that pursuant to the provisions of section 1295b(h) of title 46, United 
States Code, the Speaker appointed to the Board of Visitors to the 
United States Merchant Marine Acedemy Messrs. King and Manton, on the 
part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.111.35  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. McKINNEY, for September 6 and 7;
  To Mr. BISHOP, for September 6 and 7; and
  To Mr. Cox, for today until 5 p.m.
  And then,

para.111.36  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 9 o'clock and 28 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 9 
o'clock a.m. on Friday, September 8, 1995.

para.111.37  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under Clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 215. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1594) to place restrictions on the promotion by the 
     Department of Labor and other Federal agencies and 
     instrumentalities of economically targeted investments in 
     connection with employee benefit plans (Rept. No. 104-240). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 216. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1655) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for 
     intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. 
     Government, the Community Management Account, and Central 
     Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 104-241). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para.111.38  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Mineta, and 
             Mr. Rahall):
       H.R. 2274. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     designate the National Highway System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
             Tauzin, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Dooley, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Condit, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Fields 
             of Texas, Mr. Kolbe, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Bonilla, 
             Mr. McHugh, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Herger, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Bono, Mr. Baker 
             of California, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Lewis of California, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, 
             Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Allard, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Mica, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Collins of Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. Baker of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Roberts, 
             Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
             Paxon, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Oxley, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Watts 
             of Oklahoma, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. DeLay, Mr.

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              Sam Johnson, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Laughlin, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Tejeda, 
             Mr. Bachus, Mr. Cox, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Livingston):
       H.R. 2275. A bill to reauthorize and amend the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973; to the Committee on Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Oberstar, 
             Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Weller, Mr. Coble, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Costello, 
             Mr. Wise, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Bachus, 
             Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Tate, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Clyburn, and Mr. Latham):
       H.R. 2276. A bill to establish the Federal Aviation 
     Administration as an independent establishment in the 
     executive branch, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, and the 
     Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. 
             Inglis of South Carolina):
       H.R. 2277. A bill to abolish the Legal Services Corporation 
     and provide the States with money to fund qualified legal 
     services; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, and Mr. Bunn of Oregon):
       H.R. 2278. A bill to prohibit the importation into the 
     United States of spent nuclear fuel unless licensed 
     facilities are in operation that have the capacity to store 
     or dispose of all nuclear spent fuel generated by commercial 
     nuclear reactors in the United States and from atomic energy 
     defense activities, and to allow local port authorities to 
     establish health and safety guidelines for safe shipment of 
     spent nuclear fuel; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
     International Relations, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Manton, Mr. King, Mr. Engel, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Towns, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Lazio 
             of New York, and Mrs. Lowey):
       H.R. 2279. A bill to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to the States 
     of New York and Connecticut for the purpose of demonstrating 
     methods of improving water quality in Long Island Sound; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Bonior, 
             Mr. Bryant of Texas, Ms. Danner, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. 
             Lowey, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 2280. A bill to improve payment integrity in the 
     Medicare and Medicaid Programs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
     on the Budget, and Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DURBIN:
       H.R. 2281. A bill to provide that Members of Congress shall 
     not be paid during Federal Government shutdowns; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON:
       H.R. 2282. A bill to modify the navigation project for the 
     Thames River, CT, to alter the dimensions of a turning basin 
     in Norwich, CT; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PAYNE of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Baesler, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Coble, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
             Hefner, Mr. Rose, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Scott, Mr. Bunning 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Jones, Mr. Gordon, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ward, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Clement, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Peterson of 
             Florida):
       H.R. 2283. A bill to prohibit the regulation of the sale or 
     use of tobacco or tobacco products by the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. POMBO:
       H.R. 2284. A bill to provide incentives for the owners and 
     operators of agricultural land to provide habitat for 
     protected species; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 2285. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of Theodore Roosevelt, to 
     authorize the appropriation of the surcharges imposed with 
     respect to such coins to the Secretary of the Interior for 
     use in connection with the administration of the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. POMBO (for himself, and Mr. Young of Alaska):
       H.R. 2286. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide tax incentives for the conservation of 
     endangered species; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2287. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make S corporations eligible for the rules applicable 
     to real property subdivided for sale by noncorporate 
     taxpayers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LINDER:
       H. Res. 215. Resolution providing for the consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1594) to place restrictions on the promotion 
     by the Department of Labor and other Federal agencies and 
     instrumentalities of economically targeted investments in 
     connection with employee benefit plans; House Calendar No. 
     85. House Report No. 104-240.
           By Mr. GOSS:
       H. Res. 216. Resolution providing for the consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1655) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1996 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the U.S. Government, the Community Management 
     Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
     Disability System, and for other purposes; House Calendar No. 
     86. House Report No. 104-241.

para.111.39  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 28: Mr. Coble and Mrs. Waldholtz.
       H.R. 263: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 264: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 387: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 436: Mr. Chambliss and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 501: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 526: Mr. Pickett and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 553: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 733: Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Scott and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 862: Mr. Hancock and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 892: Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 903: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Olver, Mr. Andrews, 
     Mr. Hayes, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Klink, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
     Bentsen.
       H.R. 963: Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Pickett, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Montgomery, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Fazio of California, and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 969: Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Blute, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Smith of 
     Washington, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1007: Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 1127: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, 
     Ms. Pryce, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Sawyer, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Dreier, 
     Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Hall of Texas, and 
     Mrs. Kennelly.
       H.R. 1178: Mr. Jacobs, and Mr. Neal.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1385: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1402: Mr. Mfume.
       H.R. 1406: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lantos, 
     and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1468: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 1493: Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Williams, and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1496: Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 1521: Ms. Norton, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
     Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Engel, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, and 
     Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1533: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Hunter and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Weldon of Florida and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1637: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1742: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Minge, Mrs. 
     Clayton, and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1743: Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Cooley, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Castle, Mr. Frazer, 
     and Mrs. Lincoln.
       H.R. 1833: Mr. McCrery, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Whitfield, and 
     Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 1883: Mrs. Vucanovich.
       H.R. 1920: Mr. Fox, Mr. Sabo, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1961: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1963: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Saxton, Mr. King, and Mrs. 
     Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 1965: Mr. Callahan, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
     Martini, and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1987: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2003: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Sabo, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Mascara, 
     and Mr. Clay.
       H.R. 2006: Mr. Davis and Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 2007: Mr. Wolf, Mr. Davis, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
     Bateman.
       H.R. 2137: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2146: Mr. Crane and Mrs. Kennelly.
       H.R. 2152: Mr. Fox, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 2182: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. 
     Gallegly.

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       H.R. 2186: Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 2194: Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 2205: Mr. Brewster and Mr. Clinger.
       H.R. 2219: Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Bass, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Parker, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Rose.
       H.R. 2266: Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 2273: Mrs. Morella and Ms. Norton.
       H. Con. Res. 5: Mr. Shadegg.
       H. Con. Res. 7: Mr. Matsui.
       H. Res. 39: Ms. Velazquez, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Nadler, and 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H. Res. 118: Mr. Rush and Mr. Williams.
       H. Res. 174: Mr. Mineta, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Shays.
       H. Res. 200: Mr. Davis, Mr. Berman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Pallone, Mr. Ackerman, and Mr. Saxton.



.
                     FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1995 (112)

para.112.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                September 8, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jim Kolbe to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para.112.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, September 7, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.112.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1395. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting notification of the President's intent 
     to exempt all military personnel accounts from sequester for 
     fiscal year 1996, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 
     13101(c)(4) (104 Stat. 1388-589); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       1396. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting notification that the Department of Defense will 
     terminate its leasehold interests in the former emergency 
     operating facility at the Greenbrier Hotel, White Sulphur 
     Springs, WV; to the Committee on National Security.
       1397. A letter from the Director of Defense Research and 
     Engineering, Department of Defense, transmitting a report 
     entitled, ``Fiscal Year 1996 Department of Defense Master 
     Plan for Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education,'' 
     Public Law 101-190, section 829(a); to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       1398. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting the Department's fourth monthly report to 
     Congress, as required by section 404 of the Mexican Debt 
     Disclosure Act of 1995, pursuant to Public Law 104-6, section 
     404(a) (109 Stat. 90); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1399. A letter from the Acting Director, Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, transmitting the 1994 annual report on 
     enforcement actions and initiatives, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     1833; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1400. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--Administration of Grants to 
     Institutions of Higher Education, Hospitals, and Nonprofit 
     Organizations; Direct Grant Programs; State-administered 
     Programs; and General Provisions Act--Enforcement, pursuant 
     to 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1); to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       1401. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the quarterly report on the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for 
     the second quarter of 1995, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6245(a); to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       1402. A letter from the Fiscal Assistant Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting notification that no exceptions to the 
     prohibition against favored treatment of a government 
     securities broker or dealer were granted by the Secretary for 
     the calendar year 1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3121 note; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       1403. A letter from the Director, Office of Legislative and 
     Intergovernmental Affairs, Federal Communications Commission, 
     transmitting a report on the progress on reinventing the FCC; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1404. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     report on the status of coal-fuel mixtures; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1405. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a copy of a report entitled, ``Alcohol 
     and Other Drug Abuse Prevention: The National Structured 
     Evaluation,'' pursuant to Public Law 100-690, section 
     3522(a); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1406. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of 
     discretionary new budget authority and outlays for the 
     current year (if any) and the budget year provided by H.R. 
     1944, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 
     Stat. 1388-578); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1407. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Indian 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting a proposed 
     plan related to the use and distribution of the Mission 
     Indian's judgement funds in Docket 80-A, before the U.S. 
     Court of Federal Claims; to the Committee on Resources.
       1408. A letter from the Under Secretary for Oceans and 
     Atmosphere, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report 
     related to the economic conditions of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico 
     and South Atlantic shrimp fishery; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1409. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to establish a 
     flexible procedure for facilitating timely payment on claims 
     on account of Government checks; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1410. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting informational copies of various 
     lease prospectuses, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 606(a); to the 
     committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1411. A letter from the Commissioner, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a report on Federal building 
     consolidations; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1412. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the 1993 and 1994 combined annual 
     report on Veteran's Employment in the Federal Government, 
     pursuant to 38 U.S.C. 4214(e)(1); to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
       1413. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting notification of the intention of the Departments 
     of the Army and Agriculture to interchange jurisdiction of 
     civil works and national forest lands at Lake Ouachita in the 
     State of Arkansas, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 505a; jointly, to 
     the Committees on Agriculture and Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1414. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation and 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, 
     transmitting a joint report entitled ``Administrative 
     Assistance to the States: Compliance with Nitrogen Oxides 
     Requirements of the Transportation Conformity Rule''; 
     jointly, to the Committees on Appropriations and Commerce.
       1415. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a report on the Agency's 
     implementation of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land 
     Withdrawal Act, pursuant to Public Law 102-579, section 
     23(a)(2) (106 Stat. 479); jointly, to the Committees on 
     Commerce and National Security.
       1416. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the quarterly reports in 
     accordance with section 36(a) and 26(b) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, the March 24, 1979 report by the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the Seventh report by the Committee on 
     Government Operations for the third quarter of fiscal year 
     1995, April 1, 1995 through June 30, 1995, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(a); jointly, to the Committees on International 
     Relations and Government Reform and Oversight.
       1417. A letter from the Administrator, Agency for 
     International Development, transmitting the annual report to 
     Congress on activities under the Denton Amendment Program for 
     fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 402; jointly, to the 
     Committees on International Relations and National Security.

para.112.4  base closure disapproval

  Mr. SPENCE, by unanimous consent, by direction of the Committee on 
National Security and pursuant to section 2908 of Public Law 101-510, 
the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union was 
discharged from consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 102) 
disapproving the recommendations of the Defense Base Closure and 
Realignment Commission, and the joint resolution was considered in the 
House.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to section 2908 of the Base Closure and Realignment 
Commission Act of 1990, the question on passage was put.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. TEJEDA objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.


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Yeas

75

When there appeared

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Nays

343

para.112.5                   [Roll No. 647] 

                                YEAS--75

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bonilla
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Coleman
     Combest
     Costello
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Ford
     Fox
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Green
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Lantos
     Lewis (CA)
     Lofgren
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCollum
     Menendez
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Murtha
     Myers
     Ortiz
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Seastrand
     Shuster
     Smith (TX)
     Talent
     Tejeda
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Waters
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wynn

                                NAYS--343

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Becerra
     Dingell
     Jefferson
     Maloney
     McDade
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Moran
     Morella
     Paxon
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
  So the joint resolution was not passed.

para.112.6  treasury-postal service appropriations

  On motion of Mr. LIGHTFOOT, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2020) 
making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States 
Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain 
Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
for other purposes; together with the amendments of the Senate thereto, 
was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. LIGHTFOOT, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendments of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.

para.112.7  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2020

  Mr. OBEY moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 2020, be 
instructed to agree to the amendment of the Senate numbered 130.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

387

When there appeared

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Nays

31

para.112.8                   [Roll No. 648]

                                YEAS--387

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini

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     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--31

     Berman
     Boehlert
     Brewster
     Clay
     Clayton
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     DeLay
     Engel
     Fattah
     Flake
     Gonzalez
     Hastings (FL)
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     King
     Lewis (CA)
     Martinez
     McDermott
     Mfume
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Rangel
     Serrano
     Stark
     Thomas
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Becerra
     Dingell
     Hayes
     Jefferson
     Maloney
     McDade
     McKinney
     Moakley
     Morella
     Paxon
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Stokes
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.112.9  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2020

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of Messrs. Lightfoot, Wolf, Istook, Kingston, 
Forbes, Livingston, Hoyer, Visclosky, Coleman, and Obey, as managers on 
the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.112.10  interior appropriations

  On motion of Mr. REGULA, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1977) 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes; together with the amendments of the Senate thereto, was taken 
from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. REGULA, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendments of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.

para.112.11  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1977

  Mr. YATES moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 1977, be 
instructed to disagree to the amendment of the Senate numbered 158.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.112.12  appointment of conferees--h.r. 1977

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, by 
unanimous consent, announced the appointment of Messrs. Regula, McDade, 
Kolbe, Skeen, Mrs. Vucanovich, Messrs. Taylor of North Carolina, 
Nethercutt, Bunn, Livingston, Yates, Dicks, Bevill, Skaggs, and Obey, as 
managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.112.13  transportation appropriations

  On motion of Mr. WOLF, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2002) 
making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes; together with the amendments of the Senate thereto, was taken 
from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. WOLF, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendments of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.

para.112.14  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2002

  Mr. COLEMAN moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 2002, be 
instructed to provide funding for the Federal Aid Highways Program at a 
level which is as close as possible to the level in the House-passed 
bill.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.112.15  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2002

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, by 
unanimous consent, announced the appointment of Messrs. Wolf, DeLay, 
Regula, Rogers, Lightfoot, Packard, Callahan, Dickey, Livingston, Sabo, 
Durbin, Coleman, Foglietta, and Obey, as managers on the part of the 
House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.112.16  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 1995.

para.112.17  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
September 13, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.112.18  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. VOLKMER, for 
today after 11:30 a.m.
  And then,

para.112.19  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 2 o'clock and 48 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
10:30 a.m. on Tuesday, September 12, 1995.

para.112.20  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:


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       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1743. A 
     bill to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to 
     extend the authorizations of appropriations through fiscal 
     year 2000, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 104-242). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.

para.112.21  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Ford, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             McCrery, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Levin, Mr. Nussle, Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. 
             Stark):
       H.R. 2288. A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to extend for 2 years the deadline by which 
     States are required to have in effect an automated data 
     processing and information retrieval system for use in the 
     administration of State plans for child and spousal support; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BUYER (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Montgomery, Mr. Barr, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
             Schaefer, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 2289. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend permanently certain housing programs, to improve the 
     veterans employment and training system, and to make 
     clarifying and technical amendments to further clarify the 
     employment and reemployment rights and responsibilities of 
     members of the uniformed services, as well as those of the 
     employer community, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FOX:
       H.R. 2290. A bill to amend the medical device provisions of 
     the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Reed):
       H.R. 2291. A bill to extend the Administrative Conference 
     of the United States, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 2292. A bill to preserve and protect the Hanford Reach 
     of the Columbia River, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 2293. A bill to establish audit authority in the 
     Comptroller of the State of New York over the Niagara Falls 
     Bridge Commission: to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, 
             and Mrs. Schroeder):
       H.R. 2294. A bill to amend the Federal Judgeship Act of 
     1990 to allow affected judicial districts to receive the full 
     benefit of temporary judgeship positions as provided in that 
     act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 2295. A bill to extend the discretionary spending 
     limits set forth in title VI of the Congressional Budget Act 
     of 1974 and to extend the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 until fiscal year 2002; to the 
     Committee on the Budget.

para.112.22  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       158. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the General 
     Assembly of the State of Nevada, relative to small landfills 
     with environmental regulations; to the Committee on Commerce.

para.112.23  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. STUPAK introduced a bill (H.R. 2296) for the relief of 
     Robert and Verda Shatusky; which was referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para.112.24  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 72: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Frazer, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Riggs, and 
     Mr. McDade.
       H.R. 426: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Foglietta, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Ford, Mr. Mascara, and Mr. Moorhead.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Jones, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Saxton, 
     Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. 
     Frazer, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Moorhead, 
     Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 1204: Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Dellums, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1385: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 1446: Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1488: Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Kolbe, and Mr. 
     Allard.
       H.R. 1506: Mr. Barr.
       H.R. 1552: Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shays, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     Davis, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 1661: Mr. Holden, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
     Callahan, Mr. Hefner, Mr. King, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana.
       H.R. 1753: Mr. Rangel, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. 
     Davis.
       H.R. 1791: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Canady, 
     Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
     Hall of Texas, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Hoke, and Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 1885: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 1893: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Parker, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
     Yates, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Vento, 
     Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Spratt, Mrs. Johnson of 
     Connecticut, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1930: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stearns, 
     and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1933: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Frazer, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1975: Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Studds, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. 
     Dellums.
       H.R. 2013: Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 2137: Mr. Luther, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 2219: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Fox.
       H.J. Res. 100: Mr. Berman and Mr. Dreier.
       H.J. Res. 106: Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Klug, Mr. Kolbe, 
     and Mr. Schiff.
       H. Con. Res. 42: Mr. Shays, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
     Mr. Serrano, Mr. Davis, Mr. Reed, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. 
     King.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Gordon, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
     Hefley, Mr. Hefner, and Mr. de la Garza. 

para.112.25  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 359: Mr. Gekas.



.
                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1995 (113)

para.113.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 10:30 a.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. SHAYS, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 12, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Christopher Shays to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.113.2  recess--10:44 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 10 o'clock and 44 minutes a.m., until 12 
o'clock noon.

para.113.3  after recess--12:00 noon

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, called the House to order.

para.113.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, September 8, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.113.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1418. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of the report entitled: ``Audit of the 
     District of Columbia Lottery and Charitable Games Control 
     Board for Fiscal Year 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 
     47-119(c); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1419. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting the eighth annual report of the 
     Department's Council on Alzheimer's Disease delineating 
     revisions to previous research plans and progress made in 
     research sponsored by the Federal Government, pursuant to 
     Public Law 99-660, section 912(2) (100 Stat. 3805); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1420. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning a 
     project arrangement [PA] with Australia (Transmittal No. 11-
     95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1421. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1422. A letter from the Senior Deputy Assistant 
     Administrator (Bureau for Legisla

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     tive and Public Affairs) Agency for International 
     Development, transmitting a report on economic conditions 
     prevailing in Turkey that may affect its ability to meet its 
     international debt obligations and to stabilize its economy, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2346 note; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1423. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a copy of a report of building 
     project survey for Oklahoma City, OK, and executive summary 
     of the Oklahoma City security assessment, pursuant to 40 
     U.S.C. 606(a); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1424. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting a copy of the Board's budget 
     request for fiscal year 1997, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 
     1903(b)(7); jointly, to the Committee on Appropriations and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.113.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment, in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 2126. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2126) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
for other purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Stevens, 
Mr. Cochran, Mr. Specter, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Bond, Mr. 
McConnell, Mr. Mack, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Hollings, 
Mr. Johnston, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. 
Harkin, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that pursuant to section 1295(b) of title 
46, United States Code, as amended by Public Law 101-595, the Chair, on 
behalf of the Vice President, appoints Mr. Breaux, from the Committee on 
Commerce, Science, and Transportation, and Mr. Inouye, at large, to the 
Board of Visitors of the United States Merchant Marine Academy.

para.113.7  party affiliation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:
                                                Democratic Caucus,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                                September 5, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to inform you that Representative 
     W.J. (Billy) Tauzin is no longer a member of the Democratic 
     Caucus.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Vic Fazio,
                                                         Chairman.

para.113.8  committee membership

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                              The Speaker's Rooms,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, September 6, 1995.
     Hon. Thomas J. Bliley, Jr.,
     Chairman, Committee on Commerce, Rayburn House Office 
         Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: This is to advise you that 
     Representative W.J. (Billy) Tauzin's election to the 
     Committee on Commerce has been automatically vacated pursuant 
     to clause 6(b) of rule X, effective today.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Newt Gingrich.

para.113.9  committee membership

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                              The Speaker's Rooms,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, September 6, 1995.
     Hon. Don Young,
     Chairman, Committee on Resources, Longworth House Office 
         Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: This is to advise you that 
     Representative W.J. (Billy) Tauzin's election to the 
     Committee on Resources has been automatically vacated 
     pursuant to clause 6(b) of rule X, effective today.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Newt Gingrich.

para.113.10  committee election--majority

  Mr. BOEHNER, by direction of the Republican Conference, called up the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 217):

       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and he is 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Commerce: Mr. Tauzin of Louisiana, to rank 
     following Mr. Moorhead of California.
       Committee on Resources: Mr. Tauzin of Louisiana, to rank 
     following Mr. Young of Alaska.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.113.11  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 12, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     clause 5 of rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on Friday, September 
     8, 1995 at 4:05 p.m. and said to contain a message from the 
     President whereby he transmits a revised deferral of 
     budgetary resources for the International Security Assistance 
     program.
           With warm regards,

                                               Robin H. Carle,

                                                            Clerk,
                                   U.S. House of Representatives. 

para.113.12  international security assistance program deferral

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974, I herewith report one revised deferral of budgetary 
resources, totaling $1.2 billion.
  The deferral affects the International Security Assistance program.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 8, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 104-114).

para.113.13  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mrs. MEYERS, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
Committee on Resources, the Committee on Science, and the Permanent 
Select Committee on Intelligence.

para.113.14  small business credit efficiency

  Mrs. MEYERS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2150) 
to amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 
1958 to reduce the cost to the Federal Government of guaranteeing 
certain loans and debentures, and for other purposes, as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mrs. MEYERS and Mr. 
POSHARD, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. POSHARD objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.113.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1594

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 215):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pur

[[Page 1324]]

     suant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, declare the House 
     resolved into the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
     of the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1594) to 
     place restrictions on the promotion by the Department of 
     Labor and other Federal agencies and instrumentalities of 
     economically targeted investments in connection with employee 
     benefit plans. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the bill 
     and shall not exceed two hours equally divided and controlled 
     by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities. After general 
     debate the bill shall be considered for amendment under the 
     five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider as an 
     original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-
     minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities now printed in the bill. Each section of the 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
     considered as read. At the conclusion of consideration of the 
     bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 
     bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
     on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the 
     bill or to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
     without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
     or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. LINDER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.113.16  order of business--consideration of h.r. 1594

  On motion of Mr. FAWELL, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1594) to 
place restrictions on the promotion by the Department of Labor and other 
Federal agencies and instrumentalities of economically targeted 
investments in connection with employee benefit plans, pursuant to House 
Resolution 215, the chairman of the Committe of the Whole may postpone 
until a time during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole 
a request for a recorded vote on any amendment, and that the chairman of 
the Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less than five minutes the 
time for voting by electronic device on any postponed question that 
immediately follows another vote by electronic device without 
intervening business, provided that the time for voting by electronic 
device on the first of any series of questions shall not be less than 15 
minutes.

para.113.17  employee benefit plans

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to House Resolution 215 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1594) to place restrictions on the promotion by the Department of 
Labor and other Federal agencies and instrumentalities of economically 
targeted investments in connection with employee benefit plans.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. EMERSON as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.113.18  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GREEN:

       Insert after section 4 the following new section 
     (redesignating section 5 as section 6):

     SEC. 5. PROTECTION OF DOMESTIC INVESTMENTS.

       Nothing in this Act shall be construed as prohibiting the 
     investment by an employee benefit plan (within the meaning of 
     paragraph (3) of section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974) in domestic investments, as 
     distinguished from foreign investments.

It was decided in the

Yeas

192

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

217

para.113.19                  [Roll No. 649]

                                AYES--192

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--217

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Ackerman
     Buyer
     Coburn
     de la Garza
     Durbin
     Fields (LA)
     Ford
     Furse
     Hall (OH)
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Lipinski
     McDermott
     Menendez
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Parker
     Reynolds
     Rush
     Sisisky
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Williams
     Wolf
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

[[Page 1325]]

para.113.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HINCHEY:

       Insert after section 4 the following new section 
     (redesignating section 5 as section 6):

     SECTION 5. PROTECTION OF DOMESTIC INVESTMENTS.

       Nothing in this Act shall be construed as prohibiting the 
     investment by an employee benefit plan (within the meaning of 
     paragraph (3) of section 3 of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974) in domestic investments, as 
     distinguished from foreign investments. The Secretary of 
     Labor shall take such actions as are necessary to encourage 
     domestic investments by pension plans to the extent that such 
     investments are in conformity with the requirements of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

It was decided in the

Yeas

179

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

234

para.113.21                  [Roll No. 650]

                                AYES--179

     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--234

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Boehner
     Durbin
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Menendez
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Parker
     Pelosi
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.113.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of substitute 
submitted by Mr. ANDREWS:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SENATE OF THE CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that the Department of 
     Labor should apply the same fiduciary standards to 
     economically targeted investments (as defined in Interpretive 
     Bulletin 94-1, issued by the Secretary of Labor on June 23, 
     1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 32606, 29 C.F.R. 2509.94-1)) as are 
     applicable to investments by pension plans generally under 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

     SEC.  2.  EFFECT  OF  INTERPRETIVE BULLETIN
                   94-1.

       Interpretive Bulletin 94-1 (referred to in section 1) shall 
     be null and void to the extend it is construed to authorize 
     investments which are in violation of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974.

     SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL AGENCIES AGAINST ESTABLISHING 
                   OR MAINTAINING ANY CLEARINGHOUSE OR OTHER 
                   DATABASE RELATING TO ECONOMICALLY TARGETED 
                   INVESTMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Part 5 of subtitle B of title I of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
     1131 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:


 ``prohibition on federal agencies against establishing or maintaining 
 any clearinghouse or other database relating to economically targeted 
                              investments

       ``Sec. 516. (a) In General.--No agency or instrumentality 
     of the Federal Government may establish or maintain, or 
     contract with (or otherwise provide assistance to) any other 
     party to establish or maintain, any clearinghouse, database, 
     or other listing--
       ``(1) for the purpose of making available to employee 
     benefit plans information on economically targeted 
     investments,
       ``(2) for the purpose of encouraging, or providing 
     assistance to, employee benefit plans or any other party 
     related to an employee benefit plan to undertake or evaluate 
     economically targeted investments, or
       ``(3) for the purpose of identifying economically targeted 
     investments with respect to which such agency or 
     instrumentality will withhold from undertaking enforcement 
     actions relating to employee benefit plans under any 
     otherwise applicable authority of such agency or 
     instrumentality.
       ``(b) Economically Targeted Investment Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term `economically targeted 
     investment' has the meaning given such term in Interpretive 
     Bulletin 94-1, as issued by the Secretary on June 23, 1994 
     (59 Fed. Reg. 32606; 29 C.F.R. 2509.94-01).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 
     of such Act is amended by inserting at the end of the items 
     relating to part 5 of subtitle B of title I the following new 
     item.

``Sec. 516. Prohibition on Federal agencies against establishing or 
              maintaining any clearinghouse or other database relating 
              to economically targeted investments.''.

     SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS.

       The head of each agency and instrumentality of the 
     Government of the United States shall immediately take such 
     actions as are necessary and appropriate to terminate any 
     contract or other arrangement entered into by such agency or 
     instrumentality which is in violation of the requirements of 
     the provisions of this Act or the amendments made thereby.

     SEC. 5. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The preceding provisions of this Act (and the amendments 
     made thereby) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.


[[Page 1326]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

178

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

232

para.113.23                  [Roll No. 651]

                                AYES--178

     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--232

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Bateman
     Boehner
     Bunn
     Clinger
     Durbin
     Fattah
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Menendez
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Parker
     Pelosi
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EMERSON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 215, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that it is inappropriate 
     for the Department of Labor, as the principal enforcer of 
     fiduciary standards in connection with employee pension 
     benefit plans and employee welfare benefit plans (as defined 
     in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 3 of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(1), 
     (2))), to take any action to promote or otherwise encourage 
     economically targeted investments.

     SEC. 2. PROHIBITIONS ON DEPARTMENT OF LABOR REGARDING 
                   ECONOMICALLY TARGETED INVESTMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Interpretive Bulletin 94-1, issued by the 
     Secretary of Labor on June 23, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 32606; 29 
     C.F.R. 2509.94-1), is null and void and shall have no force 
     or effect. The provisions of the Employee Retirement Income 
     Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) shall be 
     interpreted and enforced without regard to such Interpretive 
     Bulletin.
       (b) Restrictions on Department of Labor Regulations.--The 
     Secretary of Labor may not issue any rule, regulation, or 
     interpretive bulletin which promotes or otherwise encourages 
     economically targeted investments as a specified class of 
     investments.
       (c) Restrictions on Activities of the Department of 
     Labor.--No officer or employee of the Department of Labor may 
     travel, lecture, or otherwise expend resources available to 
     such Department for the purpose of promoting, directly or 
     indirectly, economically targeted investments.
       (d) Economically Targeted Investment Defined.--For purposes 
     of this section, the term ``economically targeted 
     investment'' has the meaning given such term in Interpretive 
     Bulletin 94-1, as issued by the Secretary of Labor on June 
     23, 1994 (59 Fed. Reg. 32606; 29 C.F.R. 2509.94-1).

     SEC. 3. PROHIBITION ON FEDERAL AGENCIES AGAINST ESTABLISHING 
                   OR MAINTAINING ANY CLEARINGHOUSE OR OTHER 
                   DATABASE RELATING TO ECONOMICALLY TARGETED 
                   INVESTMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Part 5 of subtitle B of title I of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
     1131 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:


 ``prohibition on federal agencies against establishing or maintaining 
 any clearinghouse or other database relating to economically targeted 
                              investments

       ``Sec. 516. (a) In General.--No agency or instrumentality 
     of the Federal Government may establish or maintain, or 
     contract with (or otherwise provide assistance to) any other 
     party to establish or maintain, any clearinghouse, database, 
     or other listing--
       ``(1) for the purpose of making available to employee 
     benefit plans information on economically targeted 
     investments,
       ``(2) for the purpose of encouraging, or providing 
     assistance to, employee benefit plans or any other party 
     related to an employee benefit plan to undertake or evaluate 
     economically targeted investments, or
       ``(3) for the purpose of identifying economically targeted 
     investments with respect to which such agency or 
     instrumentality will withhold from undertaking enforcement 
     actions relating to employee benefit plans under any 
     otherwise applicable authority of such agency or 
     instrumentality.
       ``(b) Economically Targeted Investment Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term `economically targeted 
     investment' has the meaning given such term in Interpretive 
     Bulletin 94-1, as issued by the Secretary on June 23, 1994 
     (59 Fed. Reg. 32606; 29 C.F.R.
     2509.94-1).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 
     of such Act is amended by inserting at the end of the items 
     relating to part 5 of subtitle B of title I the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 516. Prohibition on Federal agencies against establishing or 
              maintaining any clearinghouse or other database relating 
              to economically targeted investments.''.

     SEC. 4. TERMINATION OF CONTRACTS.

       The head of each agency and instrumentality of the 
     Government of the United States shall immediately take such 
     actions as are necessary and appropriate to terminate any 
     contract or other arrangement entered into by such agency or 
     instrumentality which is in violation of the requirements of 
     the provisions of this Act or the amendments made thereby.

     SEC. 5. AUTHORITY OF DEPARTMENT OF LABOR.

       Nothing in this Act is intended to affect the ability of 
     the Department of Labor to issue advisory opinions, 
     information letters, technical releases, prohibited 
     transactions, exemptions, or other pronouncements inter

[[Page 1327]]

     preting and applying ERISA's fiduciary responsibility rules 
     to particular factual situations, or exempting specific 
     transactions from the prohibited transaction provisions of 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (pursuant 
     to 29 U.S.C. 1106, 1108).

     SEC. 6. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The preceding provisions of this Act (and the amendments 
     made thereby) shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FAWELL demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

239

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

179

para.113.24                  [Roll No. 652]

                                AYES--239

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--179

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Ackerman
     Durbin
     Fattah
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Menendez
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Parker
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Williams
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.113.25  h.r. 2150--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 2150) to amend the Small Business Act and the 
Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to reduce the cost to the Federal 
Government of guaranteeing certain loans and debentures, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. POSHARD demanded a recorded vote on the motion to suspend the 
rules and pass said bill, as amended, which demand was supported by one-
fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

405

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.113.26                  [Roll No. 653]

                                YEAS--405

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson

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     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Collins (GA)
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Fattah
     Furse
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Livingston
     McDade
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Parker
     Radanovich
     Reynolds
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Sisisky
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Williams
     Yates
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  On motion of Mrs. MEYERS, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 895) to amend the Small Business Act to reduce the level of 
participation by the Small Business Administration in certain loans 
guaranteed by the Administration, and for other purposes; was taken from 
the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mrs. MEYERS submitted the following amendment, which was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     provisions of H.R. 2150, as passed by the House.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment Act of 
1958 to reduce the cost to the Federal Government of guaranteeing 
certain loans and debentures, and for other purposes''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said bill, as amended, was 
passed and the title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  On motion of Mrs. MEYERS, by unanimous consent, it was,
  Resolved, That the House insist upon its amendments to the foregoing 
bill and request a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes 
of the two Houses thereon.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Messrs. Torkildsen, 
Longely, LaFalce, and Poshard managers on the part of the House at said 
conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 2150, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para.113.27  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule on Wednesday, September 13, 1995: the Committee on Commerce, 
the Committee on International Relations, the Committee on the 
Judiciary, the Committee on Resources, and the Committee on Small 
Business.

para.113.28  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1162

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-243) the resolution (H. Res. 218) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1162) to establish a Deficit Reduction Trust Fund and 
provide for the downward adjustment of discretionary spending limits in 
appropriations bills.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.113.29  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1670

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-244) the resolution (H. Res. 219) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1670) to revise and streamline the acquisition laws of 
the Federal Government, to reorganize the mechanisms for resolving 
Federal procurement disputes, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.113.30  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1655

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 216):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1655) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1996 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the United States Government, the Community 
     Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
     Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes. The 
     first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of 
     order against consideration of the bill for failure to comply 
     with section 302(f), 308(a), or 401(b) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence. 
     After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
     amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to 
     consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
     under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute recommended by the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence now printed in the bill, modified by the 
     amendment recommended by the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight now printed in the bill and by an amendment 
     striking title VII. The committee amendment in the nature of 
     a substitute, as modified, shall be considered by title 
     rather than by section. The first section and each title 
     shall be considered as read. Points of order against the 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute, as 
     modified, for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule XVI, 
     clause 5(a) of rule XXI, or section 302(f) or section 401(b) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. No 
     amendment to the committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute, as modified, shall be in order unless printed in 
     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote 
     in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 
     Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute, as modified. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
     final passage wihtout intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.

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  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.113.31  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 790. An Act to provide for the modification or 
     elimination of Federal reporting requirements; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

para.113.32  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. McKINNEY, for September 8;
  To Mr. SISISKY, for today and the balance of the week; and
  To Mr. TUCKER, for today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para.113.33  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. McKINNEY, at 11 o'clock and 2 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.113.34  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 218. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1162) to establish a deficit reduction trust fund and provide 
     for the downward adjustment of discretionary spending limits 
     in appropriation bills (Rept. No. 104-243). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 219. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1670) to revise and streamline the acquisition laws of the 
     Federal Government, to reorganize the mechanisms for 
     resolving Federal procurement disputes, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-244). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.113.35  subsequent action on a reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1670. The Committee on Small Business discharged.

para.113.36  reported bills sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, bills and reports were delivered to the 
Clerk for printing, and bills referred as follows:

       H.R. 1670. Referred to the Committee on Small Business for 
     a period ending not later than September 12, 1995, for 
     consideration of such portions of sections 101(d) and 102(b) 
     of the bill as fall within the jurisdiction of that committee 
     pursuant to clause 1(o), rule X.

para.113.37  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.R. 2297. A bill to codify without substantive change laws 
     related to transportation and to improve the United States 
     Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BEREUTER:
       H.R. 2298. A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to 
     clarify the prevented planting rule for the calculation of 
     crop acreage bases; to the Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 2299. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to require 
     that motorcycles be defined as having a curb mass less than 
     or equal to 1,749 pounds; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, and Mr. Kolbe):
       H.R. 2300. A bill to improve the efficiency and 
     coordination of the Federal Government's export promotion 
     activities; to the Committee on International Relations, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 2301. A bill to designate an enclosed area of the Oak 
     Ridge National Laboratory in Oak Ridge, TN as the ``Marilyn 
     Lloyd Environmental, Life, and Social Sciences Complex''; to 
     the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 2302. A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide 
     for the delegation of dam safety authority to State 
     government; to the Committee on Commerce.
            By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2303. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require as a condition of receiving payments under 
     such title for the costs of administering its Medicaid plan 
     that each State include on the enrollment card provided to 
     beneficiaries under the plan a photograph of the beneficiary, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
            By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii:
       H.R. 2304. A bill to amend section 105 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1974 to extend the authority for 
     communities to use community development block grant 
     assistance for direct homeownership assistance; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
            By Mr. MORAN;
       H.R. 2305. A bill to designate the U.S. Courthouse for the 
     Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, VA, as the 
     ``Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse''; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
            By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Davis, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Petri, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
             McCrery):
       H.R. 2306. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide additional investment funds for the Thrift Savings 
     Plan, and to make the percentage limitations on individual 
     contributions to such plan more consistent with the dollar 
     amount limitation on elective deferrals; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
            By Mr. ROBERTS:
       H.R. 2307. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to further restrict contributions to candidates 
     by multicandidate political committees, limit and require 
     full disclosure of attempts to influence Federal elections 
     through soft money and independent expenditures, correct 
     inequities resulting from personal financing of campaigns, 
     strengthen the role of political parties, and contain the 
     cost of political campaigns; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 2308. A bill to abolish the franking privilege for the 
     House of Representatives and to provide for use of approved 
     forms of postage and postage meters for official mail of the 
     House of Representatives; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 2309. A bill to define the circumstances under which 
     earthquake insurance requirements may be imposed by the 
     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation on a specifically 
     targeted State or area; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, and Mr. Frazer):
       H.R. 2310. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Francis Albert Sinatra; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 2311. A bill to waive certain prohibitions with 
     respect to nationals of Cuba coming to the United States to 
     play organized professional baseball; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, and Mr. Rangel):
       H.R. 2312. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     provide for annual distribution of Social Security account 
     statements to all beneficiaries and to improve the 
     information made available in such statements; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2313. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs to expand the scope of services provided to veterans 
     in Vet Centers; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. SPRATT:
       H.R. 2314. A bill to facilitate the conducting of a 
     demonstration project to improve the personnel management 
     policies and practices affecting the acquisition work force 
     of the Department of Defense; to the Committee on National 
     Security, and in addition to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2315. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal certain tax subsidies related to energy and 
     natural resources; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. Houghton):
       H.R. 2316. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose an excise tax on amounts of private excess 
     benefits from certain charitable organizations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. WATERS:
       H.R. 2317. A bill to define the circumstances under which 
     earthquake insurance requirements may be imposed by the 
     Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corporation on a specifically 
     targeted State or area; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. BOEHNER:
       H. Res. 217. Resolution electing Representative Tauzin of 
     Louisiana to the Committees on Commerce and Resources; 
     considered and agreed to.

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           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Yates, Mr. McDermott, 
             Mr. Frost, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Ward, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Underwood, 
             Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Schumer, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Dellums, Ms. 
             Furse, Mr. Flake, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
             Torres, Ms. Harman, Ms. DeLauro, and Ms. Waters):
       H. Res. 220. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that the Senate should ratify the 
     Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
     Against Women; to the Committee on International Relations.

para.113.38  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Petri, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 60: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 357: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 436: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky.
       H.R. 444: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 463: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Parker, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. 
     Ackerman.
       H.R. 615: Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Dornan, Mr. Blute, and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 743: Ms. Pryce, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barr, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
     LaHood, and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Kasich, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Ms. Dunn 
     of Washington, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 866: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 952: Mr. Goodling and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and Mr. 
     Saxton.
       H.R. 994: Mr. Bono, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 1005: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 1007: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 1010: Mr. Hoke.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Spence and Mr. Kanjorski.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Dixon, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Sabo and Mr. Hall of Ohio.
       H.R. 1078: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Fox, 
     and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 1162: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts and Mr. Peterson of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 1299: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 1339: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1404: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Gibbons, Ms. 
     Molinari, Mr. Olver, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 1501: Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Obey.
       H.R. 1656: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1744: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Ganske, and Mr. 
     Norwood.
       H.R. 1756: Mr. Stockman,  Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana, and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 1767: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 1802: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Kim,  and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1818: Mr. Oxley, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Barr, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. Shays, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
     Whitfield, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. 
     Brownback.
       H.R. 1821: Mr. Torres, Mr. Cramer, and Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 1846: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Torricelli.
       H.R. 1856: Ms. Pryce, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Vento, Mr. Wilson, 
     Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Bryant of 
     Tennessee, Mr. Foley, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Klug, Mr. Allard, 
     and Mr. Baker of California.
       H.R. 1866: Mr. Porter, Mr. Parker, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. Williams, Mr. Foley, Mr. Olver, Mr. Sanders, 
     Mr. Nadler, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. Owens, Ms. Waters, Mr. Bentsen, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Borski, 
     Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Johnston of Florida, 
     Mr. Rangel, Mr. Wynn, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Ward, Mr. 
     Dixon, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, Mr. Coleman, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Evans, 
     Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. 
     Shays, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Frost, Mr. Fox, Mr. Fazio 
     of California, Mr. Sabo, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1883: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1893: Mr. Engel, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1932: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Flanagan, and 
     Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1963: Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 1982: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 2000: Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 2006: Mr. Holden, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 2007: Mr. Holden, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. 
     Gilchrest.
       H.R. 2010: Mr. Hoke.
       H.R. 2119: Ms. Danner, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Pastor, 
     Mr. Sanders, and Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 2132: Mr. Frost, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Manton, 
     and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 2137: Mr. Gutknecht and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2138: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 2152: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Klug, Mr. Collins of 
     Georgia, and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 2164: Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 2181: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Clay, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 2189: Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Pomeroy, and 
     Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 2190: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Talent, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Souder, Ms. Danner, Mr. Levin, Mr. Stump, 
     Mr. Kildee, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Burr, Mr. Istook, Mr. Solomon, 
     Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Miss Collins 
     of Michigan, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Owens, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Walker, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
     Chrysler, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Regula, and Mr. 
     Hunter.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
     Kildee, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Frazer, and 
     Mr. Conyers.



.
                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1995 (114)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.114.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, September 12, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.114.2  communication

       1425. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to New Zealand 
     (Transmittal No. 31-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); 
     which was referred to the Committee on International 
     Relations. 

para.114.3  intelligence authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, pursuant to House Resolution 216 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1655) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. BURTON as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.114.4  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. FRANK:

       Page 5, after line 22, insert the following:

     SEC. 105. REDUCTION IN AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
     aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated by this Act, 
     including the amounts specified in the classified Schedule of 
     Authorizations referred to in section 102, is reduced by 
     three percent.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply to amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated by section 201 for the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund.
       (c) Transfer and Reprogramming Authority.--(1) The 
     President, in consultation with the Director of Central 
     Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, may apply the 
     reduction required by subsection (a) by transferring amounts 
     among the accounts or reprogramming amounts within an 
     account, as specified in the classified Schedule of 
     Authorizations referred to in section 102, so long as the 
     aggregate reduction in the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act equals three percent.
       (2) Before carrying out paragraph (1), the President shall 
     submit a notification to the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate, which notification 
     shall include the reasons for each proposed transfer or 
     reprogramming.

It was decided in the

Yeas

162

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

262

para.114.5                   [Roll No. 654]

                                AYES--162

     Allard
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Camp
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner

[[Page 1331]]


     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Porter
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weller
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--262

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Ballenger
     Cardin
     Frost
     Johnston
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.114.6  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. FRANK:

       Page 10, after line 17, inset the following:

     SEC. 308. DISCLOSURE OF ANNUAL INTELLIGENCE BUDGET.

       As of October 1, 1995, and for fiscal year 1996, and in 
     each year thereafter, the aggregate amounts requested and 
     authorized for, and spent on, intelligence and intelligence-
     related activities shall be disclosed to the public in an 
     appropriate manner.

It was decided in the

Yeas

154

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

271

para.114.7                   [Roll No. 655]

                                AYES--154

     Ackerman
     Bachus
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunn
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--271

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman

[[Page 1332]]


     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Cardin
     Coburn
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Reynolds
     Schiff
     Sisisky
     Tucker
     White
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BURTON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 216, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Intelligence Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1996''.
                    TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 for the conduct of the intelligence and 
     intelligence-related activities of the following elements of 
     the United States Government:
       (1) The Central Intelligence Agency.
       (2) The Department of Defense.
       (3) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
       (4) The National Security Agency.
       (5) The Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, 
     and the Department of the Air Force.
       (6) The Department of State.
       (7) The Department of Treasury.
       (8) The Department of Energy.
       (9) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       (10) The Drug Enforcement Administration.
       (11) The National Reconnaissance Office.
       (12) The Central Imagery Office.

     SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Specifications of Amounts and Personnel Ceilings.--The 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 101, and 
     the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 1996, 
     for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the elements listed in such section, are those 
     specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations 
     prepared to accompany the bill H.R. 1655 of the 104th 
     Congress.
       (b) Availability of Classified Schedule of 
     Authorizations.--The Schedule of Authorizations shall be made 
     available to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives and to the President. The 
     President shall provide for suitable distribution of the 
     Schedule, or of appropriate portions of the Schedule, within 
     the executive branch.

     SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS.

       (a) Authority for Adjustments.--With the approval of the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director 
     of Central Intelligence may authorize employment of civilian 
     personnel in excess of the number authorized for fiscal year 
     1996 under section 102 when the Director of Central 
     Intelligence determines that such action is necessary to the 
     performance of important intelligence functions, except that 
     the number of personnel employed in excess of the number 
     authorized under such section may not, for any element of the 
     intelligence community, exceed two percent of the number of 
     civilian personnel authorized under such section for such 
     element.
       (b) Notice to Intelligence Committees.--The Director of 
     Central Intelligence shall promptly notify the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate whenever he exercises the authority granted by 
     this section.

     SEC. 104. COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Community Management Account of 
     the Director of Central Intelligence for fiscal year 1996 the 
     sum of $80,713,000. Within such amounts authorized, funds 
     identified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations 
     referred to in section 102(a) for the Advanced Research and 
     Development Committee and the Environmental Task Force shall 
     remain available until September 30, 1997.
       (b) Authorized Personnel Levels.--The Community Management 
     Staff of the Director of Central Intelligence is authorized 
     247 full-time personnel as of September 30, 1996. Such 
     personnel of the Community Management Staff may be permanent 
     employees of the Community Management Staff or personnel 
     detailed from other elements of the United States Government.
       (c) Reimbursement.--During fiscal year 1996, any officer or 
     employee of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces 
     who is detailed to the Community Management Staff from 
     another element of the United States Government shall be 
     detailed on a reimbursable basis, except that any such 
     officer, employee or member may be detailed on a 
     nonreimbursable basis for a period of less than one year for 
     the performance of temporary functions as required by the 
     Director of Central Intelligence.
 TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM

     SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for fiscal 
     year 1996 the sum of $213,900,000.
                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 
                   AUTHORIZED BY LAW.

       Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, 
     retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may be 
     increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as may 
     be necessary for increases in such compensation or benefits 
     authorized by law.

     SEC. 302. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.

       The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not 
     be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any 
     intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by 
     the Constitution or the laws of the United States.

     SEC. 303. APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO INTELLIGENCE 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) General Provisions.--The National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), is amended by adding at the end 
     thereof the following new title:

  ``TITLE IX--APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES


                          ``Stay of Sanctions

       ``Sec. 901. Notwithstanding any provision of law identified 
     in section 904, the President may stay the imposition of an 
     economic, cultural, diplomatic, or other sanction or related 
     action by the United States Government concerning a foreign 
     country, organization, or person when the President 
     determines and reports to Congress in accordance with section 
     903 that to proceed without delay would seriously risk the 
     compromise of an ongoing criminal investigation related to 
     the activities giving rise to the sanction or an intelligence 
     source or method related to the activities giving rise to the 
     sanction. Any such stay shall be effective for a period of 
     time specified by the President, which period may not exceed 
     120 days, unless such period is extended in accordance with 
     section 902.


                          ``extension of stay

       ``Sec. 902. Whenever the President determines and reports 
     to Congress in accordance with section 903 that a stay of 
     sanctions pursuant to section 901 has not afforded sufficient 
     time to obviate the risk to an ongoing criminal investigation 
     or to an intelligence source or method that gave rise to the 
     stay, he may extend such stay for a period of time specified 
     by the President, which period may not exceed 120 days. The 
     authority of this section may be used to extend the period of 
     a stay pursuant to section 901 for successive periods of not 
     more than 120 days each.


                               ``Reports

       ``Sec. 903. Reports to Congress pursuant to sections 901 
     and 902 shall be submitted in a prompt and timely fashion 
     upon determinations under this title. Such reports shall be 
     submitted to the Committee on International Relations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate. With respect to determinations 
     relating to intelligence sources and methods, reports shall 
     also be submitted to the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate. With respect to 
     determinations relating to ongoing criminal investigations, 
     reports shall also be submitted to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary of the House of Representatives and the Senate.


                         ``laws subject to stay

       ``Sec. 904. The President may use the authority of sections 
     901 and 902 to stay the imposition of an economic, cultural, 
     diplomatic, or other sanction or related action by the United 
     States Government concerning a foreign country, organization, 
     or person otherwise required to be imposed by the Chemical 
     and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 
     1991 (title III of Public Law 102-182); the Nuclear 
     Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994 (title VIII of Public 
     Law 103-236); title XVII of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510) 
     (relating to the nonproliferation of missile technology); the 
     Iran-Iraq Arms Nonproliferation Act of 1992 (title XVI of 
     Public Law 102-484); and section 573 of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing Related Programs Appropriations 
     Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-87), section 563 of the Foreign 
     Operations, Export Financing Related Programs Appropriations 
     Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-306), and comparable provisions 
     within annual appropriations Acts.


                             ``application

       ``Sec. 905. This title shall cease to be effective on the 
     date which is three years after the date of the enactment of 
     this title.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in the first 
     section of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof 
     the following:


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  ``TITLE IX--APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

``Sec. 901. Stay of sanctions.
``Sec. 902. Extension of stay.
``Sec. 903. Reports.
``Sec. 904. Laws subject to stay.
``Sec. 905. Application.''.

     SEC. 304. THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN FORFEITURE.

       Section 8432(g) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(5)(A) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     contributions made by the Government for the benefit of an 
     employee or Member under subsection (c), and all earnings 
     attributable to such contributions, shall be forfeited if the 
     annuity of the employee or Member, or that of a survivor or 
     beneficiary, is forfeited under subchapter II of chapter 83.
       ``(B) Forfeitures under this paragraph shall occur only if 
     the offenses upon which the requisite annuity forfeitures are 
     based happened subsequent to the enactment of this 
     paragraph.''.

     SEC. 305. AUTHORITY TO RESTORE SPOUSAL PENSION BENEFITS TO 
                   SPOUSES WHO COOPERATE IN CRIMINAL 
                   INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS FOR NATIONAL 
                   SECURITY OFFENSES.

       Section 8318 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) The spouse of an individual whose annuity or retired 
     pay is forfeited under section 8312 or 8313 after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection shall be eligible for spousal 
     pension benefits if the Attorney General of the United States 
     determines that the spouse fully cooperated with Federal 
     authorities in the conduct of a criminal investigation and 
     subsequent prosecution of the individual which resulted in 
     such forfeiture.''.

     SEC. 306. SECRECY AGREEMENTS USED IN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law not specifically 
     referencing this section, a nondisclosure policy form or 
     agreement that is to be executed by a person connected with 
     the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence-related 
     activity, other than an employee or officer of the United 
     States Government, may contain provisions appropriate to the 
     particular activity for which such document is to be used. 
     Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum, require that the 
     person will not disclose any classified information received 
     in the course of such activity unless specifically authorized 
     to do so by the United States Government.

     SEC. 307. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR AUTOMATIC 
                   DECLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS OVER 25 YEARS OLD.

       (a) In General.--Each agency of the National Foreign 
     Intelligence Program shall use no more than $2,500,000 of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated by this Act to carry 
     out the provisions of section 3.4 of Executive Order 12958.
       (b) Required Budget Submission.--The President shall submit 
     for fiscal year 1997 and each of the following five years a 
     budget request which specifically sets forth the funds 
     requested for implementation of section 3.4 of Executive 
     Order 12958.

     SEC. 308. COMPLIANCE WITH BUY AMERICAN ACT.

       No funds appropriated pursuant to this Act may be expended 
     by an entity unless the entity agrees that in expending the 
     assistance the entity will comply with sections 2 through 4 
     of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c, popularly 
     known as the ``Buy American Act'').

     SEC. 309. SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING NOTICE.

       (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--In 
     the case of any equipment or products that may be authorized 
     to be purchased with financial assistance provided under this 
     Act, it is the sense of the Congress that entities receiving 
     such assistance should, in expending the assistance, purchase 
     only American-made equipment and products.
       (b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance under this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall provide to each recipient of the assistance a 
     notice describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the 
     Congress.

     SEC. 310. PROHIBITION OF CONTRACTS.

       If it has been finally determined by a court or Federal 
     agency that any person intentionally affixed a fraudulent 
     label bearing a ``Made in America'' inscription, or any 
     inscription with the same meaning, to any product sold in or 
     shipped to the United States that was not made in the United 
     States, such person shall be ineligible to receive any 
     contract or subcontract made with funds provided pursuant to 
     this Act, pursuant to the debarment, suspension, and 
     ineligibility procedures described in sections 9.400 through 
     9.409 of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
                 TITLE IV--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

     SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF THE CIA VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY ACT.

       Section 2(f) of the Central Intelligence Agency Voluntary 
     Separation Pay Act (50 U.S.C. 403-4(f)), is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1997'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 1999''.

     SEC. 402. VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAM.

       (a) General Authority.--The Director of Central 
     Intelligence is authorized to establish and maintain a 
     program from fiscal years 1996 through 2001 to utilize the 
     services contributed by not more than 50 annuitants who serve 
     without compensation as volunteers in aid of systematic or 
     mandatory review for declassification or downgrading of 
     classified information of the Central Intelligence Agency 
     under applicable Executive orders governing the 
     classification and declassification of national security 
     information and Public Law 102-526.
       (b) Costs Incidental to Services.--The Director is 
     authorized to use sums made available to the Central 
     Intelligence Agency by appropriations or otherwise for paying 
     the costs incidental to the utilization of services 
     contributed by individuals under subsection (a). Such costs 
     may include (but need not be limited to) training, 
     transportation, lodging, subsistence, equipment, and 
     supplies. The Director may authorize either direct 
     procurement of equipment, supplies, and services, or 
     reimbursement for expenses, incidental to the effective use 
     of volunteers. Such expenses or services shall be in 
     accordance with volunteer agreements made with such 
     individuals. Sums made available for such costs may not 
     exceed $100,000.
       (c) Application of Certain Provisions of Law.--A volunteer 
     under this section shall be considered to be a Federal 
     employee for the purposes of subchapter I of title 81 
     (relating to compensation of Federal employees for work 
     injuries) and section 1346(b) and chapter 171 of title 28 
     (relating to tort claims). A volunteer under this section 
     shall be covered by and subject to the provisions of chapter 
     11 of title 18 of the United States Code as if they were 
     employees or special Government employees depending upon the 
     days of expected service at the time they begin volunteering.
         TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 501. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS.

       Section 1604 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1604. Civilian personnel management

       ``(a) General Personnel Authority.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may, without regard to the provisions of any other 
     law relating to the number, classification, or compensation 
     of Federal employees--
       ``(1) establish such positions for employees in the Defense 
     Intelligence Agency and the Central Imagery Office as the 
     Secretary considers necessary to carry out the functions of 
     that Agency and Office, including positions designated under 
     subsection (f) as Defense Intelligence Senior Level 
     positions;
       ``(2) appoint individuals to those positions; and
       ``(3) fix the compensation for service in those positions.
       ``(b) Authority To Fix Rates of Basic Pay; Other Allowances 
     and Benefits.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall, subject to 
     subsection (c), fix the rates of basic pay for positions 
     established under subsection (a) in relation to the rates of 
     basic pay provided in subpart D of part III of title 5 for 
     positions subject to that title which have corresponding 
     levels of duties and responsibilities. Except as otherwise 
     provided by law, an employee of the Defense Intelligence 
     Agency or the Central Imagery Office may not be paid basic 
     pay at a rate in excess of the maximum rate payable under 
     section 5376 of title 5.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may provide employees of the 
     Defense Intelligence Agency and the Central Imagery Office 
     compensation (in addition to basic pay under paragraph (1)) 
     and benefits, incentives, and allowances consistent with, and 
     not in excess of the levels authorized for, comparable 
     positions authorized by title 5.
       ``(c) Prevailing Rates Systems.--The Secretary of Defense 
     may, consistent with section 5341 of title 5, adopt such 
     provisions of that title as provide for prevailing rate 
     systems of basic pay and may apply those provisions to 
     positions in or under which the Defense Intelligence Agency 
     or the Central Imagery Office may employ individuals 
     described by section 5342(a)(2)(A) of such title.
       ``(d) Allowances Based on Living Costs and Environment for 
     Employees Stationed Outside Continental United States or in 
     Alaska.--(1) In addition to the basic compensation payable 
     under subsection (b), employees of the Defense Intelligence 
     Agency and the Central Imagery Office described in paragraph 
     (3) may be paid an allowance, in accordance with regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, at a rate not in 
     excess of the allowance authorized to be paid under section 
     5941(a) of title 5 for employees whose rates of basic pay are 
     fixed by statute.
       ``(2) Such allowance shall be based on--
       ``(A) living costs substantially higher than in the 
     District of Columbia;
       ``(B) conditions of environment which--
       ``(i) differ substantially from conditions of environment 
     in the continental United States; and
       ``(ii) warrant an allowance as a recruitment incentive; or
       ``(C) both of those factors.
       ``(3) This subsection applies to employees who--
       ``(A) are citizens or nationals of the United States; and
       ``(B) are stationed outside the continental United States 
     or in Alaska.
       ``(e) Termination of Employees.--(1) Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense may 
     terminate the employment of any employee of the Defense In

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     telligence Agency or the Central Imagery Office if the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) considers such action to be in the interests of the 
     United States; and
       ``(B) determines that the procedures prescribed in other 
     provisions of law that authorize the termination of the 
     employment of such employee cannot be invoked in a manner 
     consistent with the national security.
       ``(2) A decision by the Secretary of Defense to terminate 
     the employment of an employee under this subsection is final 
     and may not be appealed or reviewed outside the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall promptly notify the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate whenever the Secretary terminates the employment 
     of any employee under the authority of this subsection.
       ``(4) Any termination of employment under this subsection 
     shall not affect the right of the employee involved to seek 
     or accept employment with any other department or agency of 
     the United States if that employee is declared eligible for 
     such employment by the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management.
       ``(5) The authority of the Secretary of Defense under this 
     subsection may be delegated only to the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency 
     (with respect to employees of the Defense Intelligence 
     Agency), and the Director of the Central Imagery Office (with 
     respect to employees of the Central Imagery Office). An 
     action to terminate employment of an employee by any such 
     officer may be appealed to the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(f) Defense Intelligence Senior Level Positions.--(1) In 
     carrying out subsection (a)(1), the Secretary may designate 
     positions described in paragraph (3) as Defense Intelligence 
     Senior Level positions. The total number of positions 
     designated under this subsection and in the Defense 
     Intelligence Senior Executive Service under section 1601 of 
     this title may not exceed the number of positions in the 
     Defense Intelligence Senior Executive Service as of June 1, 
     1995.
       ``(2) Positions designated under this subsection shall be 
     treated as equivalent for purposes of compensation to the 
     senior level positions to which section 5376 of title 5 is 
     applicable.
       ``(3) Positions that may be designated as Defense 
     Intelligence Senior Level positions are positions in the 
     Defense Intelligence Agency and Central Imagery Office that 
     (A) are classified above the GS-15 level, (B) emphasize 
     functional expertise and advisory activity, but (C) do not 
     have the organizational or program management functions 
     necessary for inclusion in the Defense Intelligence Senior 
     Executive Service.
       ``(4) Positions referred to in paragraph (3) include 
     Defense Intelligence Senior Technical positions and Defense 
     Intelligence Senior Professional positions. For purposes of 
     this subsection--
       ``(A) Defense Intelligence Senior Technical positions are 
     positions covered by paragraph (3) that involve any of the 
     following:
       ``(i) Research and development.
       ``(ii) Test and evaluation.
       ``(iii) Substantive analysis, liaison, or advisory activity 
     focusing on engineering, physical sciences, computer science, 
     mathematics, biology, chemistry, medicine, or other closely 
     related scientific and technical fields.
       ``(iv) Intelligence disciplines including production, 
     collection, and operations in close association with any of 
     the activities described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) or 
     related activities; and
       ``(B) Defense Intelligence Senior Professional positions 
     are positions covered by paragraph (3) that emphasize staff, 
     liaison, analytical, advisory, or other activity focusing on 
     intelligence, law, finance and accounting, program and 
     budget, human resources management, training, information 
     services, logistics, security, and other appropriate fields.
       ``(g) `Employee' Defined as Including Officers.--In this 
     section, the term `employee', with respect to the Defense 
     Intelligence Agency or the Central Imagery Office, includes 
     any civilian officer of that Agency or Office.''.

     SEC. 502. COMPARABLE BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES FOR CIVILIAN AND 
                   MILITARY PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO DEFENSE 
                   INTELLIGENCE FUNCTIONS OVERSEAS.

       (a) Civilian Personnel.--Section 1605 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)'';
       (B) by striking out ``of the Department of Defense'' and 
     all that follows through ``this subsection,'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``described in subsection (d)''; and
       (C) by designating the second sentence as paragraph (2);
       (2) by striking out subsection (c) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(c) Regulations prescribed under subsection (a) may not 
     take effect until the Secretary of Defense has submitted such 
     regulations to--
       ``(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       ``(2) the Committee on National Security and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Subsection (a) applies to civilian personnel of the 
     Department of Defense who--
       ``(1) are United States nationals;
       ``(2) in the case of employees of the Defense Intelligence 
     Agency, are assigned to duty outside the United States and, 
     in the case of other employees, are assigned to Defense 
     Attache Offices or Defense Intelligence Agency Liaison 
     Offices outside the United States; and
       ``(3) are designated by the Secretary of Defense for the 
     purposes of subsection (a).''.
       (b) Military Personnel.--Section 431 of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``who are assigned 
     to'' and all that follows through ``of this subsection'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``described in subsection (e)'';
       (2) by striking out subsection (d) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(d) Regulations prescribed under subsection (a) may not 
     take effect until the Secretary of Defense has submitted such 
     regulations to--
       ``(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       ``(2) the Committee on National Security and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Subsection (a) applies to members of the armed forces 
     who--
       ``(1) are assigned--
       ``(A) to Defense Attache Offices or Defense Intelligence 
     Agency Liaison Offices outside the United States; or
       ``(B) to the Defense Intelligence Agency and engaged in 
     intelligence-related duties outside the United States; and
       ``(2) are designated by the Secretary of Defense for the 
     purposes of subsection (a).''.

     SEC. 503. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT INTELLIGENCE 
                   COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES.

       Section 431(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``1998''.

     SEC. 504. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TIER II UAV.

       All funds appropriated for fiscal year 1995 for the Medium 
     Altitude Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Tier II) are 
     specifically authorized, within the meaning of section 504 of 
     the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414), for such 
     purpose.
                     TITLE VI--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 601. CLARIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO PAY FOR DIRECTOR OR 
                   DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 
                   APPOINTED FROM COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Clarification.--Subparagraph (C) of section 102(c)(3) 
     of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403(c)(3)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) A commissioned officer of the Armed Forces on active 
     duty who is appointed to the position of Director or Deputy 
     Director, while serving in such position and while remaining 
     on active duty, shall continue to receive military pay and 
     allowances. Funds from which such pay and allowances are paid 
     shall be reimbursed from funds available to the Director.''.
       (b) Technical Corrections.--(1) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     of such section are amended by striking out ``pursuant to 
     paragraph (2) or (3)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``to the 
     position of Director or Deputy Director''.
       (2) Subparagraph (B) of such section is amended by striking 
     out ``paragraph (A)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``subparagraph (A)''.

     SEC. 602. CHANGE OF DESIGNATION OF CIA OFFICE OF SECURITY.

       Section 701(b)(3) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 431(b)(3)), is amended by striking out ``Office of 
     Security'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Office of 
     Personnel Security''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.114.8  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. COMBEST, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill, the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, cross references, 
spelling, and to make other technical corrections as may be necessary.

para.114.9  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1162

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 218):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1162) to establish a Deficit Reduction Trust 
     Fund and pro

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     vide for the downward adjustment of discretionary spending 
     limits in appropriation bills. The first reading of the bill 
     shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to 
     the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Rules. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall 
     be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose 
     of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on Rules. 
     The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 
     be considered as read. Points of order against the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply 
     with clause 7 of rule XVI are waived. During consideration of 
     the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the 
     Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 
     whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be 
     printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
     for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so 
     printed shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote 
     in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 
     Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
     without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
     or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.114.10  deficit reduction lock-box

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, pursuant to House Resolution 
218 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1162) to establish a Deficit Reduction Trust Fund and provide 
for the downward adjustment of discretionary spending limits in 
appropriation bills.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. QUINN as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. RIGGS, assumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para.114.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. FROST to the 
amendment submitted by Mr. GOSS:
  Amendment submitted by Mr. FROST:

       Amend the instruction relating to page 7, line 14, to read 
     as follows:
       Page 7, beginning on line 14, strike ``after the date this 
     bill was engrossed by the House of Representatives and''.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. GOSS:

       Page 2, line 6, strike ``ACCOUNT'' and insert ``LEDGER''.
       Page 2, line 7, strike ``Establishment of account'' and 
     insert ``Ledger''.
       Page 2, line 10, strike ``ACCOUNT'' and insert ``LEDGER''.
       Page 2, line 11, strike ``Establishment of Account'' and 
     insert ``Ledger''.
       Page 2, lines 11 and 12, strike ``There'' and all that 
     follows through ``Account,'' on line 13, and insert the 
     following: ``The Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
     (hereinafter in this section referred to as the `Director') 
     shall maintain a ledger to be known as the `Deficit Reduction 
     Lock-box Ledger'.''.
       Page 2, line 14, strike ``Account'' and insert ``Ledger'' 
     and strike ``subaccounts'' and insert ``entries''.
       Page 2, line 16, strike ``subaccount'' and insert ``entry'' 
     and strike ``entries'' and insert ``parts''.
       Page 3, strike lines 1 through 3 and insert the following:
       ``(b) Components of Ledger.--Each component in an entry 
     shall consist only of amounts credited to it under subsection 
     (c). No entry of a negative amount shall be made.
       Page 3, line 4, strike ``Account'' and insert ``Ledger''.
       Page 3, lines 5 and 6, strike ``of the Congressional Budget 
     Office (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
     `Director')''.
       Page 3, line 9, strike ``subaccount'' and insert ``entry''.
       Page 4, line 2, strike the comma and insert a period and 
     strike lines 3 and 4.
       Page 4, before line 5, add the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Calculation of Lock-Box Savings in Senate.--For 
     purposes of calculating under this section the net amounts of 
     reductions in new budget authority and in outlays resulting 
     from amendments agreed to by the Senate on an appropriation 
     bill, the amendments reported to the Senate by its Committee 
     on Appropriations shall be considered to be part of the 
     original text of the bill.
       Page 4, between lines 13 and 14, strike ``account'' and 
     insert ``ledger''.
       Page 5, lines 9 and 10, strike ``, as calculated by the 
     Director of the Congressional Budget Office, and'' and insert 
     a period, and on line 11 strike ``the'' and insert ``The''.
       Page 5, line 19, strike ``Director of the Congressional 
     Budget Office'' and insert ``chairman of the Committee on 
     Appropriations of each House''.
       Page 6, line 3, strike ``ACCOUNT'' and insert ``LEDGER''.
       Page 6, line 7, strike ``account'' and insert ``ledger'', 
     and on line 8, strike ``subaccount'' and insert ``entry''.
       Page 6, strike line 9 and all that follows through page 7, 
     line 7, and insert the following new section:

     SEC. 6. DOWNWARD ADJUSTMENT OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

       The discretionary spending limits for new budget authority 
     and outlays for any fiscal year set forth in section 
     601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
     adjusted in strict conformance with section 251 of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
     shall be reduced by the amounts set forth in the final 
     regular appropriation bill for that fiscal year or joint 
     resolution making continuing appropriations through the end 
     of that fiscal year. Those amounts shall be the sums of the 
     Joint House-Senate Lock-box Balances for that fiscal year, as 
     calculated under section 602(a)(5) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974. That bill or joint resolution shall 
     contain the following statement of law: ``As required by 
     section 6 of the Deficit Reduction Lock-box Act of 1995, for 
     fiscal year [insert appropriate fiscal year], the adjusted 
     discretionary spending limit for new budget authority shall 
     be reduced by $ [insert appropriate amount of reduction] and 
     the adjusted discretionary limit for outlays shall be reduced 
     by $ [insert appropriate amount of reduction].'' 
     Notwithstanding section 904(c) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974, section 306 of that Act as it applies to this 
     statement shall be waived. This adjustment shall be reflected 
     in reports under sections 254(g) and 254(h) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
       Page 7, lines 14 and 15, strike ``the date this bill was 
     engrossed by the House of Representatives'' and insert 
     ``August 4, 1995''.
       Page 8, lines 5 and 6, strike ``the date this bill was 
     engrossed by the House of Representatives'' and insert 
     ``August 4, 1995''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

204

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negative

Nays

221

para.114.12                  [Roll No. 656]

                                AYES--204

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weller
     Williams
     Wise
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zimmer

[[Page 1336]]



                                NOES--221

     Abercrombie
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tate
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Thornton
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Wilson
     Zeliff
  So the amendment to the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.114.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. MEEK:

       At the end, add the following new section:

     SEC. 8. REQUIREMENT THAT SAVINGS ONLY BE USED TO REDUCE THE 
                   BUDGET DEFICIT.

       Reductions in outlays and reductions in discretionary 
     spending limits specified in section 601(a)(2) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 resulting from the 
     implementation of the Act shall be used only to reduce the 
     budget deficit of the United States and shall not be used, 
     directly or indirectly, to increase the budget deficit of the 
     United States.

It was decided in the

Yeas

144

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

282

para.114.14                  [Roll No. 657]

                                AYES--144

     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--282

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--8

     de la Garza
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Wilson
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. QUINN, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 218, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Deficit Reduction Lock-box 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. DEFICIT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX LEDGER.

       (a) Establishment of Ledger.--Title III of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new section:


                  ``deficit reduction lock-box ledger

       ``Sec. 314. (a) Establishment of Ledger.--The Director of 
     the Congressional Budget Office (hereinafter in this section 
     referred to as the ``Director'') shall maintain a ledger to 
     be known as the ``Deficit Reduction Lock-box Ledger''. The 
     Ledger shall be divided into entries corresponding to the 
     subcommittees of

[[Page 1337]]

     the Committees on Appropriations. Each entry shall consist of 
     three parts: the `House Lock-box Balance'; the `Senate Lock-
     box Balance'; and the `Joint House-Senate Lock-box Balance'.
       ``(b) Components of Ledger.--Each component in an entry 
     shall consist only of amounts credited to it under subsection 
     (c). No entry of a negative amount shall be made.
       ``(c) Credit of Amounts to Ledger.--(1) The Director shall, 
     upon the engrossment of any appropriation bill by the House 
     of Representatives and upon the engrossment of that bill by 
     the Senate, credit to the applicable entry balance of that 
     House amounts of new budget authority and outlays equal to 
     the net amounts of reductions in new budget authority and in 
     outlays resulting from amendments agreed to by that House to 
     that bill.
       ``(2) The Director shall, upon the engrossment of Senate 
     amendments to any appropriation bill, credit to the 
     applicable Joint House-Senate Lock-box Balance the amounts of 
     new budget authority and outlays equal to--
       ``(A) an amount equal to one-half of the sum of (i) the 
     amount of new budget authority in the House Lock-box Balance 
     plus (ii) the amount of new budget authority in the Senate 
     Lock-box Balance for that bill; and
       ``(B) an amount equal to one-half of the sum of (i) the 
     amount of outlays in the House Lock-box Balance plus (ii) the 
     amount of outlays in the Senate Lock-box Balance for that 
     bill.
       ``(3) Calculation of Lock-Box Savings in Senate.--For 
     purposes of calculating under this section the net amounts of 
     reductions in new budget authority and in outlays resulting 
     from amendments agreed to by the Senate on an appropriation 
     bill, the amendments reported to the Senate by its Committee 
     on Appropriations shall be considered to be part of the 
     original text of the bill.
       ``(d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     `appropriation bill' means any general or special 
     appropriation bill, and any bill or joint resolution making 
     supplemental, deficiency, or continuing appropriations 
     through the end of a fiscal year.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents set forth 
     in section 1(b) of the Congressional Budget and Impoundment 
     Control Act of 1974 is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 313 the following new item:

``Sec. 314. Deficit reduction lock-box ledger.''.

     SEC. 3. TALLY DURING HOUSE CONSIDERATION.

       There shall be available to Members in the House of 
     Representatives during consideration of any appropriations 
     bill by the House a running tally of the amendments adopted 
     reflecting increases and decreases of budget authority in the 
     bill as reported.

     SEC. 4. DOWNWARD ADJUSTMENT OF 602(A) ALLOCATIONS AND SECTION 
                   602(B) SUBALLOCATIONS.

       (a) Allocations.--Section 602(a) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Upon the engrossment of Senate amendments to any 
     appropriation bill (as defined in section 314(d)) for a 
     fiscal year, the amounts allocated under paragraph (1) or (2) 
     to the Committee on Appropriations of each House upon the 
     adoption of the most recent concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for that fiscal year shall be adjusted downward by the 
     amounts credited to the applicable Joint House-Senate Lock-
     box Balance under section 314(c)(2). The revised levels of 
     budget authority and outlays shall be submitted to each House 
     by the chairman of the Committee on the Budget of that House 
     and shall be printed in the Congressional Record.''.
       (b) Suballocations.--Section 602(b)(1) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``Whenever an adjustment is made 
     under subsection (a)(5) to an allocation under that 
     subsection, the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations 
     of each House shall make downward adjustments in the most 
     recent suballocations of new budget authority and outlays 
     under subparagraph (A) to the appropriate subcommittees of 
     that committee in the total amounts of those adjustments 
     under section 314(c)(2). The revised suballocations shall be 
     submitted to each House by the chairman of the Committee on 
     Appropriations of that House and shall be printed in the 
     Congressional Record.''.

     SEC. 5. PERIODIC REPORTING OF LEDGER STATEMENTS.

       Section 308(b)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Such reports shall also include an up-to-date tabulation of 
     the amounts contained in the ledger and each entry 
     established by section 314(a).''.

     SEC. 6. DOWNWARD ADJUSTMENT OF DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

       The discretionary spending limits for new budget authority 
     and outlays for any fiscal year set forth in section 
     601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as 
     adjusted in strict conformance with section 251 of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
     shall be reduced by the amounts set forth in the final 
     regular appropriation bill for that fiscal year or joint 
     resolution making continuing appropriations through the end 
     of that fiscal year. Those amounts shall be the sums of the 
     Joint House-Senate Lock-box Balances for that fiscal year, as 
     calculated under section 602(a)(5) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974. That bill or joint resolution shall 
     contain the following statement of law: ``As required by 
     section 6 of the Deficit Reduction Lock-box Act of 1995, for 
     fiscal year [insert appropriate fiscal year] and each 
     outyear, the adjusted discretionary spending limit for new 
     budget authority shall be reduced by $ [insert appropriate 
     amount of reduction] and the adjusted discretionary limit for 
     outlays shall be reduced by $ [insert appropriate amount of 
     reduction] for the budget year and each outyear.'' 
     Notwithstanding section 904(c) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974, section 306 of that Act as it applies to this 
     statement shall be waived. This adjustment shall be reflected 
     in reports under sections 254(g) and 254(h) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

     SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--This Act shall apply to all appropriation 
     bills making appropriations for fiscal year 1996 or any 
     subsequent fiscal year.
       (b) FY96 Application.--In the case of any appropriation 
     bill for fiscal year 1996 engrossed by the House of 
     Representatives after August 4, 1995 and before the date of 
     enactment of this bill, the Director of the Congressional 
     Budget Office, the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, and the Committees on Appropriations and the 
     Committees on the Budget of the House of Representatives and 
     of the Senate shall, within 10 calendar days after that date 
     of enactment of this Act, carry out the duties required by 
     this Act and amendments made by it that occur after the date 
     this Act was engrossed by the House of Representatives.
       (c) FY96 Allocations.--The duties of the Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office and of the Committees on the 
     Budget and on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     pursuant to this Act and the amendments made by it regarding 
     appropriation bills for fiscal year 1996 shall be based upon 
     the revised section 602(a) allocations in effect on August 4, 
     1995.
       (d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``appropriation bill'' means any general or special 
     appropriation bill, and any bill or joint resolution making 
     supplemental, deficiency, or continuing appropriations 
     through the end of a fiscal year.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CRAPO demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

364

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

59

para.114.15                  [Roll No. 658]

                                AYES--364

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink

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     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--59

     Abercrombie
     Baker (CA)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bonior
     Clay
     Clayton
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gutierrez
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     McDermott
     Meek
     Mink
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bateman
     de la Garza
     Ensign
     Frost
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Obey
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Tucker
     Wilson
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was 
amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
establish procedures to provide for a deficit reduction lock-box and 
related downward adjustment of discretionary spending limits.''.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.114.16  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1670

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 219):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1670) to revise and steamline the acquisition 
     laws of the Federal Government, to reorganize the mechanisms 
     for resolving Federal procurement disputes, and for other 
     purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for 
     failure to comply with section 302(f) or 308(a) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate 
     shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour 
     equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
     for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall be in 
     order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of 
     amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight. The committee amendment in 
     the nature of a substitute shall be considered by title 
     rather than by section. The first two sections and each title 
     shall be considered as read. Points of order against the 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute for failure 
     to comply with clause 5(a) of rule XXI or section 302(f) of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. During 
     consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on 
     the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 
     caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional 
     Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 
     Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. The 
     Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone until a 
     time during further consideration in the Committee of the 
     Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment. The 
     Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less 
     than five minutes the time for voting by electronic device on 
     any postponed question that immediately follows another vote 
     by electronic device without intervening business: Provided, 
     That the time for voting by electronic device on the first in 
     any series of questions shall be not less than fifteen 
     minutes. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
     amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the 
     House with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any 
     Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any 
     amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 
     or to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instruction.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. McINNIS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

414

When there appeared

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Nays

0

para.114.17                  [Roll No. 659]

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas

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     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Becerra
     Chenoweth
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     Doolittle
     Ensign
     Frost
     Gibbons
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Reynolds
     Schaefer
     Sisisky
     Torkildsen
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Wilson
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.114.18  federal acquisition reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 219 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1670) to revise and streamline the acquisition laws of the Federal 
Government, to reorganize the mechanism for resolving Federal 
procurement disputes, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. WELLER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.114.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. COLLINS of 
Illinois:

       Strike out sections 101, 102, 103, and 106 and insert in 
     lieu of section 101 the following:

     SEC. 101. COMPETITION PROVISIONS.

       (a) Conference Before Submission of Bids or Proposals.--(1) 
     Section 2305(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following paragraph:
       ``(6) To the extent practicable, for each procurement of 
     property or services by an agency, the head of the agency 
     shall provide for a conference on the procurement to be held 
     for anyone interested in submitting a bid or proposal in 
     response to the solicitation for the procurement. The purpose 
     of the conference shall be to inform potential bidders and 
     offerors of the needs of the agency and the qualifications 
     considered necessary by the agency to compete successfully in 
     the procurement.''.
       (2) Section 303A of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253a) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) To the extent practicable, for each procurement of 
     property or services by an agency, an executive agency shall 
     provide for a conference on the procurement to be held for 
     anyone interested in submitting a bid or proposal in response 
     to the solicitation for the procurement. The purpose of the 
     conference shall be to inform potential bidders and offerors 
     of the needs of the executive agency and the qualifications 
     considered necessary by the executive agency to compete 
     successfully in the procurement.''.
       ``(b) Description of Source Selection Plan in 
     Solicitation.--(1) Section 2305(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is further amended in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking out ``and'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of subparagraph (A);
       (B) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph 
     (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) a description, in as much detail as is practicable, 
     of the source selection plan of the agency, or a notice that 
     such plan is available upon request.''.
       (2) Section 303A of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253a) is further amended in 
     subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking out ``and'' after the semicolon at the end 
     of paragraph (1);
       (B) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (2) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(3) a description, in as much detail as is practicable, 
     of the source selection plan of the executive agency, or a 
     notice that such plan is available upon request.''.
       (c) Discussions Not Necessary With Every Offeror.--(1) 
     Section 2305(b)(4)(A)(i) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: 
     ``and provided that discussions need not be conducted with an 
     offeror merely to permit that offeror to submit a technically 
     acceptable revised proposal''.
       (2) Section 303B(d)(1)(A) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253b) is 
     amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: 
     ``and provided that discussions need not be conducted with an 
     offeror merely to permit that offeror to submit a technically 
     acceptable revised proposal''.
       (d) Preliminary Assessments of Competitive Proposals.--(1) 
     Section 2305(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``With respect to 
     competitive proposals, the head of the agency may make a 
     preliminary assessment of a proposal received, rather than a 
     complete evaluation of the proposal, and may eliminate the 
     proposal from further consideration if the head of the agency 
     determines the proposal has no chance for contract award.''.
       (2) Section 202B(b) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253b(b)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``With respect to 
     competitive proposals, the head of the agency may make a 
     preliminary assessment of a proposal received, rather than a 
     complete evaluation of the proposal, and may eliminate the 
     proposal from further consideration if the head of the agency 
     determines the proposal has no chance for contract award.''.
       (e) Federal Acquisition Regulation.--The Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall be revised to reflect the 
     amendments made by subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d).

It was decided in the

Yeas

182

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negative

Nays

239

para.114.20                  [Roll No. 660]

                                AYES--182

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--239

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)

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     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Cox
     de la Garza
     Frost
     Herger
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Myrick
     Pelosi
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Sisisky
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. WELLER, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.114.21  defense department appropriations, fy 1996

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent, the bill 
(H.R. 2126) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; together 
with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's 
table.
  When on motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of Messrs. Young of Florida, McDade, 
Livingston, Lewis of California, Skeen, Hobson, Bonilla, Nethercutt, 
Neuman, Murtha, Dicks, Wilson, Hefner, Sabo, and Obey as managers on the 
part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.114.22  providing for a closed conference--h.r. 2126

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida moved, pursuant to clause 6(a) of rule XXVIII, 
that the conference committee meetings between the House and the Senate 
on the bill (H.R. 2126) making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes; be closed to the public at such times as classified national 
security information is under consideration; Provided, however, that any 
sitting Member of Congress shall have a right to attend any closed or 
open meeting.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that a roll call was 
required under clause 6, rule XXVIII, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

414

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affirmative

Nays

0

para.114.23                  [Roll No. 661] 

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas

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     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NAYS--2

     DeFazio
     Schroeder
       

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Ackerman
     Berman
     Collins (GA)
     Cox
     de la Garza
     Frost
     Gillmor
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Pelosi
     Reynolds
     Rose
     Sisisky
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Yates
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.114.24  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 1 
o'clock p.m. on Thursday, September 14, 1995.

para.114.25  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 12, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to notify you pursuant to Rule L 
     (50) of the Rules of the House I have been served with a 
     subpoena issued by the United States District Court for the 
     Central District of California.
       The General Counsel has determined that compliance with the 
     subpoena is not inconsistent with the privileges and 
     precedents of the House.
       With warm regards,
           Sincerely,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                  Clerk, House of Representatives.
  And then,

para.114.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FOX, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed 
to, at 10 o'clock and 32 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 1 
o'clock p.m. on Thursday, September 14, 1995.

para.114.27  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 2318. A bill to provide for additional diversity 
     immigrant visas for certain natives of Poland; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2319. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     establish a national standard to prohibit the operation of 
     motor vehicles by intoxicated minors; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Fox, 
             Mr. Bereuter, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Hefley, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Laughlin, and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 2320. A bill to provide for the more effective 
     implementation of the prohibition against the payment to 
     prisoners of supplemental security income benefits under 
     title XVI of the Social Security Act or monthly insurance 
     benefits under title II of such act, and to deny such 
     supplemental security income benefits for 10 years to a 
     person found to have fraudulently obtained such benefits 
     while in prison; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. NADLER:
       H.R. 2321. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to make a grant for improvements to the New York City subway 
     system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Smith 
             of Washington, Mr. Tate, Mr. White, Mr. Dicks, and 
             Mr. McDermott):
       H.R. 2322. A bill to designate the Walla Walla Veterans 
     Medical Center located at 77 Wainwright Drive, Walla Walla, 
     WA, as the ``Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical 
     Center''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Greenwood, 
             Mr. Clinger, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Portman, Ms. Kaptur, 
             and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut):
       H.R. 2323. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     authorize State and local governments to prohibit or restrict 
     the receipt of out-of-State municipal solid waste, to 
     authorize local governments to control and direct the 
     movement of certain solid waste, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PETRI:
       H.R. 2324. A bill to terminate marketing orders regulating 
     the price of milk at the end of 1995 and to provide for the 
     gradual reduction and eventual elimination of the price 
     support program for milk; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ROTH (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. Manzullo):
       H.R. 2325. A bill to establish a Department of Trade; to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committees on National Security, 
     International Relations, Banking and Financial Services, and 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Clinger, Mr. 
             Fox, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Towns):
       H.R. 2326. A bill to improve Federal efforts to combat 
     fraud and abuse against health care programs, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, Ways 
     and Means, and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Kleczka):
       H.R. 2327. A bill to allow for a waiver during nonozone 
     season of certain reformulated gas requirements; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. STOCKMAN:
       H.R. 2328. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     relating to the sale of alcoholic beverages to persons who 
     are less than 21 years of age; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Dingell, 
             Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
             Becerra, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Bevill, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
             Browder, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. Chapman, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Coleman, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Miss 
             Collins of Michigan, Mr. Condit, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Danner, Mr. de 
             la Garza, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Deutsch, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
             Dooley, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
             Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
             Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Fields 
             of Louisiana, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Foglietta, 
             Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frazer, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Pete Geren of 
             Texas, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Hamilton, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. 
             Jefferson, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnston of Florida, 
             Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
             Island, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. Kennelly, 
             Mr. Kildee, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. 
             Maloney, Mr. Manton, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
             Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             McHale, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. 
             Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Miller 
             of California, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Montgomery, 
             Mr. Moran, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Obey, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Orton, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Payne of Virginia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of 
             Florida, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Richardson, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
             Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rose, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mrs. 
             Schroeder, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Scott, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Skaggs, Mr. Skelton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Spratt, Mr.

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             Stenholm, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Studds, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. 
             Thompson, Mr. Thornton, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Torricelli, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Tucker, Mr. 
             Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr. Visclosky, 
             Mr. Volkmer, Mr. Ward, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Williams, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wise, Ms. 
             Woolsey, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Yates):
       H. Res. 221. Resolution providing that consideration in the 
     House of Representatives and its committees and subcommittees 
     thereof of any legislation changing existing law with respect 
     to Medicare or Medicaid pursuant to the reconciliation 
     instructions of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
     fiscal year 1996 shall be preceded by adequate time for 
     public examination of such legislation and public hearings 
     thereon, and expressing the sense of the House that the 
     Senate should similarily provide for such public examination 
     and hearings; to the Committee on Rules.

para.114.28  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 65: Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Ward and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Davis, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Johnston of Florida, 
     Mr. Manton, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mr. Hefley, Ms. Norton, Ms. DeLauro, Miss Collins of 
     Michigan, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Yates, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. LaHood, 
     Mr. Menendez, and Ms. Eshoo.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Cox, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. 
     Poshard.
       H.R. 248: Mrs. Morella and Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 249: Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Roth.
       H.R. 390: Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Saxton and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Montgomery, and Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Paxon, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Bliley, 
     and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Moran, and Mr. McNulty.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Paxon and Mr. Dreier.
       H.R. 833: Mr. Wyden.
       H.R. 911: Mrs. Maloney.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 969: Mr. Durbin.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Tanner and Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 1127: Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1279: Mr. Coble, Mr. Archer, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. 
     Calvert.
       H.R. 1386: Mr. Hansen, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Torkildsen, 
     Mr. Salmon, Mr. Petri, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 1406: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 1458: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 1484: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
     Kleczka, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 1488: Mr. Hancock, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Murtha, 
     Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. 
     Shuster.
       H.R. 1618: Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
     Canady.
       H.R. 1687: Mr. Stockman, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
     Hostettler.
       H.R. 1713: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 1758: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 1774: Mrs. Maloney.
       H.R. 1818: Mr. Foley, Mr. Bono, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. 
     Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. Payne of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1918: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Klug, and Mr. 
     McCollum.
       H.R. 1960: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 2011: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Ford, Mr. Manton, 
     Mr. Matsui, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
     Gejdenson.
       H.R. 2072: Mr. Royce, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. Davis, and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 2090: Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, and Mr. Hoke.
       H.R. 2105: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     LoBiondo, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 2190: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Fields of Texas, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Camp, 
     and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Buyer and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 2271: Ms. Kaptur.
       H. Con. Res. 21: Mr. Meehan.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Franks of Connecticut.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Olver, Mr. Levin, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Meehan, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Sabo.
       H. Res. 200: Ms. Roybal-Allard.

para.114.29  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 359: Mr. Studds and Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 899: Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.



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                   THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1995 (115)

para.115.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. 
RADANOVICH, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 14, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable George P. Radanovich to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.115.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, September 13, 
1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.115.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1426. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notice of intent 
     to obligate funds for International Narcotics Control [INC] 
     programs in Peru, the Dominican Republic, El Salvador, and 
     Liberia, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2291(b)(2); to the Committee 
     on Appropriations.
       1427. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Environment, Safety, and Health, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting a summary of the draft waste management 
     programmatic environmental impact statement [PEIS]; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1428. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notice that the 
     President has authorized the furnishing of fiscal year 1995 
     international organizations and programs [IO&P] funds to the 
     Korean Peninsula Energy Development Organization 
     (Presidential Determination No. 95-40), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2364(a)(2); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1429. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1430. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1431. A letter from the Attorney General of the United 
     States, transmitting the Attorney General's report to the 
     President: ``The First Year of the Violent Crime Control Act 
     of 1994''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1432. A letter from the Chair, Commission on Legal 
     Immigration Reform, transmitting the Commission's 1995 report 
     on legal immigration, pursuant to Public Law 101-649, section 
     141(b) (104 Stat. 5002); to the Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.115.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 1530. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1996 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
     activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
     personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
     Forces, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 1530) ``An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
military construction, and for defense activities of the Department of 
Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the 
Armed Forces, and for other purposes,'' requests a conference with the 
House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints 
Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Warner, Mr. Cohen, Mr. McCain, Mr. Lott, Mr. Coats, 
Mr. Smith, Mr. Kempthorne, Mrs. Hutchison, Mr. Inhofe, Mr. Santorum, Mr. 
Nunn, Mr. Exon, Mr. Levin, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Bingaman,  Mr. Glenn, Mr. 
Byrd, Mr. Robb, Mr. Lieberman,  and Mr. Bryan, to be the conferees on 
the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills of the 
following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1124. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
     prescribe personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the 
     Armed Forces, and for other purposes;
       S. 1125. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1996 for military construction, and for other purposes; and

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       S. 1126. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1996 for defense activities of the Department of Energy, and 
     for other purposes.

para.115.5  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on the Judiciary, the 
Committee on Science, and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.

para.115.6  order of business--vacate proceedings--h.r. 2126

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the proceedings of September 13, 1995, in which the 
House disagreed to the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2126) making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, and agreed to the conference 
requested by the Senate be vacated; Provided, that the order of the 
House of the same day enabling closed meetings of the conference remain 
in effect.

para.115.7  defense department appropriations, fy 1996

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent, the bill 
(H.R. 2126) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; together 
with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's 
table.
  When on motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.

para.115.8  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2126

  Mr. OBEY moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 2126, be 
instructed to insist on section 8075 of the House bill, limiting the 
allowable cost charged to the government for individual compensation to 
not more than $200,000 per year.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.115.9  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2126

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, by unanimous 
consent, announced the appointment of Messrs. Young of Florida, McDade, 
Livingston, Lewis of California, Skeen, Hobson, Bonilla, Nethercutt, 
Neuman, Murtha, Dicks, Wilson, Hefner, Sabo, and Obey, as managers on 
the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.115.10  permission to file conference report

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent, the managers 
on the part of the House were granted permission until midnight tonight 
to file a conference report on the bill (H.R. 1817) making 
appropriations for military construction, family housing, and base 
realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

para.115.11  federal acquisition reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, pursuant to House Resolution 
219 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 1670) to revise and streamline the acquisition laws of 
the Federal Government, to reorganize the mechanism for resolving 
Federal procurement disputes, and for other purposes.
  Mr. WELLER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.115.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. MALONEY:

       Strike out section 304 (relating to international 
     competitiveness). 

It was decided in the

Yeas

164

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

259

para.115.13                  [Roll No. 662]

                                AYES--164

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clement
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Ehrlich
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Montgomery
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--259

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz

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     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Conyers
     Frost
     McDade
     Meek
     Mineta
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Solomon
     Tucker
     Velazquez
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. WELLER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 219, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Acquisition Reform 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

                          TITLE I--COMPETITION

Sec. 101. Improvement of competition requirements.
Sec. 102. Definitions relating to competition requirements.
Sec. 103. Contract solicitation amendments.
Sec. 104. Preaward debriefings.
Sec. 105. Contract types.
Sec. 106. Contractor performance.
Sec. 107. Two-phase selection procedures.

                       TITLE II--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Sec. 201. Commercial item exception to requirement for cost or pricing 
              data and information limitations.
Sec. 202. Application of simplified procedures to commercial items.
Sec. 203. Amendment to definition of commercial items.
Sec. 204. Inapplicability of cost accounting standards to contracts and 
              subcontracts for commercial items. 

                TITLE III--ADDITIONAL REFORM PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Government reliance on the private sector.
Sec. 302. Elimination of certain certification requirements.
Sec. 303. Amendment to commencement and expiration of authority to 
              conduct certain tests of procurement procedures.
Sec. 304. International competitiveness.
Sec. 305. Procurement integrity.
Sec. 306. Further acquisition streamlining provisions.
Sec. 307. Justification of major defense acquisition programs not 
              meeting goals.
Sec. 308. Enhanced performance incentives for acquisition workforce.
Sec. 309. Results oriented acquisition program cycle.
Sec. 310. Rapid contracting goal.
Sec. 311. Encouragement of multiyear contracting.
Sec. 312. Contractor share of gains and losses from cost, schedule, and 
              performance experience.
Sec. 313. Phase funding of defense acquisition programs.
Sec. 314. Improved Department of Defense contract payment procedures.
Sec. 315. Consideration of past performance in assignment to 
              acquisition positions.
Sec. 316. Additional Department of Defense pilot programs.
Sec. 317. Value engineering for Federal agencies.
Sec. 318. Acquisition workforce.
Sec. 319. Demonstration project relating to certain personnel 
              management policies and procedures.
Sec. 320. Cooperative purchasing.

              TITLE IV--STREAMLINING OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 401. Definitions.

 Subtitle B--Establishment of Civilian and Defense Boards of Contract 
                                Appeals

Sec. 411. Establishment.
Sec. 412. Membership.
Sec. 413. Chairman.
Sec. 414. Rulemaking authority.
Sec. 415. Authorization of appropriations.

   Subtitle C--Functions of Defense and Civilian Boards of Contract 
                                Appeals

Sec. 421. Alternative dispute resolution services.
Sec. 422. Alternative dispute resolution of disputes and protests 
              submitted to boards.
Sec. 423. Contract disputes.
Sec. 424. Protests.
Sec. 425. Applicability to certain contracts.

    Subtitle D--Repeal of Other Statutes Authorizing Administrative 
                                Protests

Sec. 431. Repeals.

    Subtitle E--Transfers and Transitional, Savings, and Conforming 
                               Provisions

Sec. 441. Transfer and allocation of appropriations and personnel.
Sec. 442. Terminations and savings provisions.
Sec. 443. Contract disputes authority of boards.
Sec. 444. References to agency boards of contract appeals.
Sec. 445. Conforming amendments.

  Subtitle F--Effective Date; Regulations and Appointment of Chairmen

Sec. 451. Effective date.
Sec. 452. Regulations.
Sec. 453. Appointment of chairmen of defense board and civilian board.

              TITLE V--EFFECTIVE DATES AND IMPLEMENTATION

Sec. 501. Effective date and applicability.
Sec. 502. Implementing regulations.
                          TITLE I--COMPETITION

     SEC. 101. IMPROVEMENT OF COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--(1) Section 2304 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2304. Contracts: competition requirements

       ``(a) Competition.--(1) Except as provided in subsections 
     (b), (c), and (e) and except in the case of procurement 
     procedures otherwise expressly authorized by statute, the 
     head of an agency in conducting a procurement for property or 
     services--
       ``(A) shall obtain full and open competition--
       ``(i) that provides open access, and
       ``(ii) that is consistent with the need to efficiently 
     fulfill the Government's requirements,
     through the use of competitive procedures in accordance with 
     this chapter and the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and
       ``(B) shall use the competitive procedure or combination of 
     competitive procedures that is best suited under the 
     circumstances of the procurement.
       ``(2) In determining the competitive procedure appropriate 
     under the circumstances, the head of an agency--
       ``(A) shall solicit sealed bids if--
       ``(i) time permits the solicitation, submission, and 
     evaluation of sealed bids;
       ``(ii) the award will be made on the basis of price and 
     other price-related factors;
       ``(iii) it is not necessary to conduct discussions with the 
     responding sources about their bids; and
       ``(iv) there is a reasonable expectation of receiving more 
     than one sealed bid; and
       ``(B) shall request competitive proposals if sealed bids 
     are not appropriate under clause (A).
       ``(b) Exclusion of Particular Source.--The head of an 
     agency may provide for the procurement of property or 
     services covered by this title using competitive procedures 
     but excluding a particular source in order to establish or 
     maintain an alternative source or sources of supply for that 
     property or service. The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall 
     set forth the circumstances under which a particular source 
     may be excluded pursuant to this subsection.
       ``(c) Exclusion of Concerns Other Than Small Business 
     Concerns and Certain Other Entities.--The head of an agency 
     may provide for the procurement of property or services 
     covered by this section using competitive procedures, but 
     excluding concerns other than small business concerns in 
     furtherance of sections 9 and 15 of the Small Business Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 638, 644) and concerns other than small business 
     concerns, historically Black colleges and universities, and 
     minority institutions in furtherance of section 2323 of this 
     title.
       ``(d) Procedures Other Than Competitive Procedures.--(1) 
     Procedures other than competitive procedures may be used for 
     purchasing property and services only when the use of 
     competitive procedures is not feasible or appropriate. 
     Standards for determining when the use of competitive 
     procedures is not feasible or appropriate shall be set forth 
     in the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Each procurement using 
     procedures other than competitive procedures (other than a 
     procurement for commercial items using simplified procedures 
     or a procurement in an amount not greater than the simplified 
     acquisition threshold) shall be justified in writing and 
     approved in accordance with the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation.
       ``(2) In the case of a procurement using procedures that 
     preclude all but one source from responding (hereinafter in 
     this subsection referred to as a `sole source procurement'), 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall provide for 
     justification and approval under paragraph (1) of such 
     procurement under standards that set forth limited 
     circumstances for such sole source procurements, including 
     circumstances when--
       ``(A) the property or services needed by the agency are 
     available from only one respon

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     sible source and no other type of property or services will 
     satisfy the needs of the agency;
       ``(B) the agency's need for the property or services is of 
     such an unusual and compelling urgency that the United States 
     would be seriously injured unless the agency is permitted to 
     award the contract for the property or services to a 
     particular source;
       ``(C) it is necessary to award the contract to a particular 
     source in order (i) to maintain a facility, producer, 
     manufacturer, or other supplier available for furnishing 
     property or services in case of a national emergency or to 
     achieve industrial mobilization, (ii) to establish or 
     maintain an essential engineering, research, or development 
     capability to be provided by an educational or other 
     nonprofit institution or a federally funded research and 
     development center, or (iii) to procure the services of an 
     expert for use, in any litigation or dispute (including any 
     reasonably foreseeable litigation or dispute) involving the 
     Federal Government, in any trial, hearing, or proceeding 
     before any court, administrative tribunal, or agency, or in 
     any part of an alternative dispute resolution process, 
     whether or not the expert is expected to testify;
       ``(D) the terms of an international agreement or a treaty 
     between the United States and a foreign government or 
     international organization, or the written directions of a 
     foreign government reimbursing the agency for the cost of the 
     procurement of the property or services for such government, 
     have the effect of requiring the award of the contract for 
     the property or services to a particular source;
       ``(E) subject to section 2304f, a statute expressly 
     authorizes or requires that the procurement be made through 
     another agency or from a specified source, or the agency's 
     need is for a brand-name commercial item for authorized 
     resale;
       ``(F) the disclosure of the agency's needs would compromise 
     the national security unless the agency is permitted to award 
     the contract for the property or services needed by the 
     agency to a particular source; or
       ``(G) the head of the agency--
       ``(i) determines that it is necessary in the public 
     interest to award the contract for the property or services 
     needed by the agency to a particular source in the particular 
     procurement concerned, and
       ``(ii) notifies the Congress in writing of such 
     determination not less than 30 days before the award of the 
     contract.
       ``(3) The authority of the head of an agency under 
     paragraph (2)(G) may not be delegated.
       ``(e) Simplified Procedures.--(1) In order to promote 
     efficiency and economy in contracting and to avoid 
     unnecessary burdens for agencies and contractors, the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall provide for special simplified 
     procedures for purchases of property and services for amounts 
     not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.
       ``(2) A proposed purchase or contract for an amount above 
     the simplified acquisition threshold may not be divided into 
     several purchases or contracts for lesser amounts in order to 
     use the simplified procedures required by paragraph (1).
       ``(3) In using simplified procedures, the head of an agency 
     shall ensure that competition is obtained to the maximum 
     extent practicable consistent with the particular Government 
     requirement.
       ``(f) Certain Contracts.--For the purposes of the following 
     laws, purchases or contracts awarded after using procedures 
     other than sealed-bid procedures shall be treated as if they 
     were made with sealed-bid procedures:
       ``(1) The Walsh-Healey Act (41 U.S.C. 35-45).
       ``(2) The Act entitled `An Act relating to the rate of 
     wages for laborers and mechanics employed on public buildings 
     of the United States and the District of Columbia by 
     contractors and subcontractors, and for other purposes', 
     approved March 3, 1931 (commonly referred to as the `Davis-
     Bacon Act') (40 U.S.C. 276a--276a-5).''.
       (2) Chapter 137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting before section 2305 a new section--
       (A) the designation and heading for which is as follows:

     ``Sec. 2304f. Merit-based selection'';

     and
       (B) the text of which consists of subsection (j) of section 
     2304 of such title, as in effect on the day before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, modified--
       (i) by striking out the subsection designation;
       (ii) in paragraphs (2)(A), (3), and (4), by striking out 
     ``subsection'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section'' each 
     place it appears;
       (iii) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking out ``paragraph 
     (1)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (a)'';
       (iv) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as 
     subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), respectively; and
       (v) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by 
     redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting before the item relating section 2305 
     the following new item:

``2304 f. Merit-based selection.''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--(1) Section 303 of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 253) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 303. CONTRACTS: COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Competition.--(1) Except as provided in subsections 
     (b), (c), and (e) and except in the case of procurement 
     procedures otherwise expressly authorized by statute, an 
     executive agency in conducting a procurement for property or 
     services--
       ``(A) shall obtain full and open competition--
       ``(i) that provides open access, and
       ``(ii) that is consistent with the need to efficiently 
     fulfill the Government's requirements,
     through the use of competitive procedures in accordance with 
     this title and the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and
       ``(B) shall use the competitive procedure or combination of 
     competitive procedures that is best suited under the 
     circumstances of the procurement.
       ``(2) In determining the competitive procedure appropriate 
     under the circumstances, an executive agency--
       ``(A) shall solicit sealed bids if--
       ``(i) time permits the solicitation, submission, and 
     evaluation of sealed bids;
       ``(ii) the award will be made on the basis of price and 
     other price-related factors;
       ``(iii) it is not necessary to conduct discussions with the 
     responding sources about their bids; and
       ``(iv) there is a reasonable expectation of receiving more 
     than one sealed bid; and
       ``(B) shall request competitive proposals if sealed bids 
     are not appropriate under clause (A).
       ``(b) Exclusion of Particular Source.--An executive agency 
     may provide for the procurement of property or services 
     covered by this title using competitive procedures but 
     excluding a particular source in order to establish or 
     maintain an alternative source or sources of supply for that 
     property or service. The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall 
     set forth the circumstances under which a particular source 
     may be excluded pursuant to this subsection.
       ``(c) Exclusion of Concerns Other Than Small Business 
     Concerns and Certain Other Entities.--An executive agency may 
     provide for the procurement of property or services covered 
     by this section using competitive procedures, but excluding 
     concerns other than small business concerns in furtherance of 
     sections 9 and 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 638, 
     644) and concerns other than small business concerns, 
     historically Black colleges and universities, and minority 
     institutions in furtherance of section 7102 of the Federal 
     Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (15 U.S.C. 644 note).
       ``(d) Procedures Other Than Competitive Procedures.--(1) 
     Procedures other than competitive procedures may be used for 
     purchasing property and services only when the use of 
     competitive procedures is not feasible or appropriate. 
     Standards for determining when the use of competitive 
     procedures is not feasible or appropriate shall be set forth 
     in the Federal Acquisition Regulation. Each procurement using 
     procedures other than competitive procedures (other than a 
     procurement for commercial items using simplified procedures 
     or a procurement in an amount not greater than the simplified 
     acquisition threshold) shall be justified in writing and 
     approved in accordance with the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation.
       ``(2) In the case of a procurement using procedures that 
     preclude all but one source from responding (hereinafter in 
     this subsection referred to as a `sole source procurement'), 
     the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall provide for 
     justification and approval under paragraph (1) of such 
     procurement under standards that set forth limited 
     circumstances for such sole source procurements, including 
     circumstances when--
       ``(A) the property or services needed by the executive 
     agency are available from only one responsible source and no 
     other type of property or services will satisfy the needs of 
     the executive agency;
       ``(B) the executive agency's need for the property or 
     services is of such an unusual and compelling urgency that 
     the United States would be seriously injured unless the 
     executive agency is permitted to award the contract for the 
     property or services to a particular source;
       ``(C) it is necessary to award the contract to a particular 
     source in order (i) to maintain a facility, producer, 
     manufacturer, or other supplier available for furnishing 
     property or services in case of a national emergency or to 
     achieve industrial mobilization, (ii) to establish or 
     maintain an essential engineering, research, or development 
     capability to be provided by an educational or other 
     nonprofit institution or a federally funded research and 
     development center, or (iii) to procure the services of an 
     expert for use, in any litigation or dispute (including any 
     reasonably foreseeable litigation or dispute) involving the 
     Federal Government, in any trial, hearing, or proceeding 
     before any court, administrative tribunal, or agency, or in 
     any part of an alternative dispute resolution process, 
     whether or not the expert is expected to testify;
       ``(D) the terms of an international agreement or treaty 
     between the United States Government and a foreign government 
     or international organization, or the written directions of a 
     foreign government reimbursing the executive agency for the 
     cost of the procurement of the property or services for such 
     government, have the effect of requiring the award of the 
     contract for the property or services to a particular source;
       ``(E) subject to section 303M, a statute expressly 
     authorizes or requires that the procurement be made through 
     another executive agency or from a specified source, or the 
     agency's need is for a brand-name commercial item for 
     authorized resale;

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       ``(F) the disclosure of the executive agency's needs would 
     compromise the national security unless the agency is 
     permitted to award the contract for the property or services 
     needed by the agency to a particular source; or
       ``(G) the head of the executive agency--
       ``(i) determines that it is necessary in the public 
     interest to award the contract for the property or services 
     needed by the agency to a particular source in the particular 
     procurement concerned, and
       ``(ii) notifies the Congress in writing of such 
     determination not less than 30 days before the award of the 
     contract.
       ``(3) The authority of the head of an executive agency 
     under paragraph (2)(G) may not be delegated.
       ``(e) Simplified Procedures.--(1) In order to promote 
     efficiency and economy in contracting and to avoid 
     unnecessary burdens for agencies and contractors, the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall provide for special simplified 
     procedures for purchases of property and services for amounts 
     not greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.
       ``(2)(A) The Administrator of General Services shall 
     prescribe regulations that provide special simplified 
     procedures for acquisitions of leasehold interests in real 
     property at rental rates that do not exceed the simplified 
     acquisition threshold.
       ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the rental rate or 
     rates under a multiyear lease do not exceed the simplified 
     acquisition threshold if the average annual amount of the 
     rent payable for the period of the lease does not exceed the 
     simplified acquisition threshold.
       ``(3) A proposed purchase or contract or for an amount 
     above the simplified acquisition threshold may not be divided 
     into several purchases or contracts for lesser amounts in 
     order to use the simplified procedures required by paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(4) In using simplified procedures, an executive agency 
     shall ensure that competition is obtained to the maximum 
     extent practicable consistent with the particular Government 
     requirement.''.
       (2) Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 303L a new section--
       (A) the designation and heading for which is as follows:

     ``SEC. 303M. MERIT-BASED SELECTION.'';

     and
       (B) the text of which consists of subsection (h) of section 
     303 of such Act, as in effect on the day before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, modified--
       (i) by striking out the subsection designation;
       (ii) in paragraphs (2)(A), (3), and (4), by striking out 
     ``subsection'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section'' each 
     place it appears;
       (iii) in paragraph (2)(C), by striking out ``paragraph 
     (1)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (a)'';
       (iv) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) as 
     subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), respectively; and
       (v) in subsection (b) (as so redesignated), by 
     redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3), respectively.
       (3) The table of contents for the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (contained in section 
     1(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking out the item relating to section 303 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``Sec. 303. Contracts: competition requirements.'';
     and
       (B) by inserting after the item relating to section 303L 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 303M. Merit-based selection.''.
       (c) Revisions to Procurement Notice Provisions.--Section 18 
     of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     416) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking out ``subsection (f)--'' and all that 
     follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``subsection (b); and''; and
       (ii) by inserting after ``property or services'' the 
     following: ``for a price expected to exceed $10,000 but not 
     to exceed $25,000'';
       (B) by striking out paragraph (4); and
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (5) and (6) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by amending subparagraph (B) of paragraph (2) to read 
     as follows:
       ``(B) state whether the acquisition is to be conducted 
     pursuant to a contractor verification system (as provided 
     pursuant to section 35) or whether the offeror, its product, 
     or its service otherwise must meet a qualification 
     requirement in order to be eligible for award and, if so, 
     identify the criteria to be used in determining such 
     eligibility;''; and
       (B) by amending paragraph (4) to read as follows:
       ``(4) a statement that all responsible sources may submit 
     for consideration a bid, proposal, or quotation;''.
       (d) Executive Agency Responsibilities.--(1) Section 16 of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 414) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``achieve'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof ``promote''; and
       (B) by amending paragraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) to implement competition that provides open access 
     for responsible sources in the procurement of property or 
     services by the executive agency by establishing policies, 
     procedures, and practices that are consistent with the need 
     to efficiently fulfill the Government's requirements;''.
       (2) Section 20 of such Act (41 U.S.C. 418) is amended in 
     subsection (a)(2)(A) by striking out ``serving in a position 
     authorized for such executive agency on the date of enactment 
     of the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984''.

     SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS RELATING TO COMPETITION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Definition.--Paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 4 of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403) are 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) The term `competitive procedures' means procedures 
     under which an agency enters into a contract pursuant to full 
     and open competition that provides open access and is 
     consistent with the need to efficiently fulfill the 
     Government's requirements.
       ``(6) The term `open access', when used with respect to a 
     procurement, means that all responsible sources are permitted 
     to submit sealed bids or competitive proposals on the 
     procurement.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Office of federal procurement policy act.--Section 20 
     of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(1), subsection (b)(3)(A), and 
     subsection (c), by inserting after ``full and open 
     competition'' the following: ``that provides open access and 
     is consistent with the need to efficiently fulfill the 
     Government's requirements'' each place it appears; and
       (B) in subsection (b)(4)(C), by striking out ``to full and 
     open competition that remain'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``that remain to achieving full and open competition that 
     provides open access and is consistent with the need to 
     efficiently fulfill the Government's requirements''.
       (2) Title 10.--Title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in section 2302(2), by striking out the first sentence 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``The term 
     `competitive procedures' means procedures under which an 
     agency enters into a contract pursuant to full and open 
     competition that provides open access and is consistent with 
     the need to efficiently fulfill the Government's 
     requirements.'';
       (B) in section 2302(3)(D), by striking out ``full and open 
     competition'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``open access'';
       (C) in section 2323(e)(3), by striking out ``less than full 
     and open'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``procedures other 
     than''; and
       (D) in section 2323(i)(3)(A), by striking out ``full and 
     open''.
       (3) Federal property and administrative services act.--
     Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 309(b), by striking out the first sentence 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``The term 
     `competitive procedures' means procedures under which an 
     executive agency enters into a contract pursuant to full and 
     open competition that provides open access and is consistent 
     with the need to efficiently fulfill the Government's 
     requirements.'';
       (B) in section 309(c)(4), by striking out ``full and open 
     competition'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``open access''; 
     and
       (C) in section 304B(a)(2)(B), by striking out ``encouraging 
     full and open competition or''.
       (4) Other laws.--Section 7102 of the Federal Acquisition 
     Streamlining Act of 1994 (108 Stat. 3367; 15 U.S.C. 644 note) 
     is amended in subsection (a)(1)(A) by striking out ``less 
     than full and open competition'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``procedures other than competitive procedures''.

     SEC. 103. CONTRACT SOLICITATION AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Section 2305 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking out subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following: ``(A) In preparing for the procurement 
     of property or services, the head of an agency shall use 
     advance procurement planning and market research.'';
       (B) by striking out subparagraph (B); and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B) 
     and in that subparagraph by striking out ``For the purposes 
     of subparagraphs (A) and (B), the'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Each solicitation under this chapter shall include 
     specifications that include restrictive provisions or 
     conditions only to the extent necessary to satisfy the needs 
     of the agency or as authorized by law. The'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting after ``(other than 
     for'' the following: ``a procurement for commercial items 
     using simplified procedures or''; and
       (3) in subsection (b)(4)(A)(i), by striking out ``all'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--(1) Section 303A of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 253a) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking out paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following: ``(1) In preparing for the procurement 
     of property or services, an executive agency shall use 
     advance procurement planning and market research.'';

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       (ii) by striking out paragraph (2); and
       (iii) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2) and 
     in that paragraph by striking out ``For the purposes of 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), the'' and inserting in lieu there of 
     ``Each solicitation under this title shall include 
     specifications that include restrictive provisions or 
     conditions only to the extent necessary to satisfy the needs 
     of the executive agency or as authorized by law. The''; and
       (B) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``(other than 
     for'' the following: ``a procurement for commercial items 
     using simplified procedures or''.
       (2) Section 303B(d)(1)(A) of such Act (41 U.S.C. 253b) is 
     amended by striking out ``all'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``the''.

     SEC. 104. PREAWARD DEBRIEFINGS.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Section 2305(b) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out subparagraph (F) of paragraph (5);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (8); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(6)(A) When the contracting officer excludes an offeror 
     submitting a competitive proposal from the competitive range 
     (or otherwise excludes such an offeror from further 
     consideration prior to the final source selection decision), 
     the excluded offeror may request in writing, within three 
     days after the date on which the excluded offeror receives 
     notice of its exclusion, a debriefing prior to award. The 
     contracting officer shall make every effort to debrief the 
     unsuccessful offeror as soon as practicable but may refuse 
     the request for a debriefing if it is not in the best 
     interests of the Government to conduct a debriefing at that 
     time.
       ``(B) The contracting officer is required to debrief an 
     excluded offeror in accordance with paragraph (5) of this 
     section only if that offeror requested and was refused a 
     preaward debriefing under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
       ``(C) The debriefing conducted under this subsection shall 
     include--
       ``(i) the executive agency's evaluation of the significant 
     elements in the offeror's offer;
       ``(ii) a summary of the rationale for the offeror's 
     exclusion; and
       ``(iii) reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by 
     the debriefed offeror as to whether source selection 
     procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable 
     regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed 
     by the executive agency.
       ``(D) The debriefing conducted pursuant to this subsection 
     may not disclose the number or identity of other offerors and 
     shall not disclose information about the content, ranking, or 
     evaluation of other offerors' proposals.
       ``(7) The contracting officer shall include a summary of 
     any debriefing conducted under paragraph (5) or (6) in the 
     contract file.''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--Section 303B of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 253b) is amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (6) of subsection (e);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i) as 
     subsections (h), (i), (j), and (k), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(f)(1) When the contracting officer excludes an offeror 
     submitting a competitive proposal from the competitive range 
     (or otherwise excludes such an offeror from further 
     consideration prior to the final source selection decision), 
     the excluded offeror may request in writing, within 3 days 
     after the date on which the excluded offeror receives notice 
     of its exclusion, a debriefing prior to award. The 
     contracting officer shall make every effort to debrief the 
     unsuccessful offeror as soon as practicable but may refuse 
     the request for a debriefing if it is not in the best 
     interests of the Government to conduct a debriefing at that 
     time.
       ``(2) The contracting officer is required to debrief an 
     excluded offeror in accordance with subsection (e) of this 
     section only if that offeror requested and was refused a 
     preaward debriefing under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
       ``(3) The debriefing conducted under this subsection shall 
     include--
       ``(A) the executive agency's evaluation of the significant 
     elements in the offeror's offer;
       ``(B) a summary of the rationale for the offeror's 
     exclusion; and
       ``(C) reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by 
     the debriefed offeror as to whether source selection 
     procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable 
     regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed 
     by the executive agency.
       ``(4) The debriefing conducted pursuant to this subsection 
     may not disclose the number or identity of other offerors and 
     shall not disclose information about the content, ranking, or 
     evaluation of other offerors' proposals.
       ``(g) The contracting officer shall include a summary of 
     any debriefing conducted under subsection (e) or (f) in the 
     contract file.''.

     SEC. 105. CONTRACT TYPES.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--(1) Section 2306 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by inserting before the period at the end of subsection 
     (a) the following: ``, based on market conditions, 
     established commercial practice (if any) for the product or 
     service being acquired, and sound business judgment'';
       (B) by striking out subsections (b), (d), (e), (f), and 
     (h); and
       (C) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (b).
       (2) The heading of such section is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 2306. Contract types''.

       (3) The item relating to section 2306 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 137 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``2306. Contract types.''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--(1) Section 304 of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 254) is amended--
       (A) by inserting before the period at the end of the first 
     sentence of subsection (a) the following: ``, based on market 
     conditions, established commercial practice (if any) for the 
     product or service being acquired, and sound business 
     judgment'';
       (B) by striking out ``Every contract awarded'' in the 
     second sentence of subsection (a) and all that follows 
     through the end of the subsection; and
       (C) in subsection (b), by striking out ``used,'' in the 
     first sentence and all that follows through the end of the 
     subsection and inserting in lieu thereof ``used.''.
       (2) The heading of such section is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 304. CONTRACT TYPES.''.

       (3) The item relating to section 304 in the table of 
     contents for such Act (contained in section 1(b)) is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Sec. 304. Contract types.''.
       (c) Conforming Repeals.--(1) Sections 4540, 7212, and 9540 
     of title 10, United States Code, are repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 433 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 4540.
       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 631 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 7212.
       (4) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 933 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 9540.
       (d) Civil Works Authority.--(1) Part IV of subtitle A of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by transferring section 2855 to the end of chapter 137; 
     and
       (B) by striking out the section heading and subsection (a) 
     of such section and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

     ``Sec. 2332. Contracts for architectural and engineering 
       services

       ``(a) The Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the 
     military departments may enter into contracts for 
     architectural and engineering services in connection with a 
     military construction or family housing project or for other 
     Department of Defense or military department purposes. Such 
     contracts shall be awarded in accordance with the Brooks 
     Architect-Engineers Act (40 U.S.C. 541 et seq.).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 
     of such title is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:

``2332. Contracts for architectural and engineering services.''.
       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 169 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 2855.

     SEC. 106. CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE.

       (a) Requirement for System.--The Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 35. CONTRACTOR PERFORMANCE.

       ``(a) Verification System.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     shall provide for a contractor verification system in 
     accordance with this section.
       ``(2) Procedures.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall 
     provide procedures for the head of an executive agency to 
     follow in order to verify a contractor as eligible to compete 
     for contracts to furnish property or services that are 
     procured by the executive agency on a recurring basis.
       ``(3) Notification.--The procedures shall include a 
     requirement that the head of an executive agency provide for 
     the publication of appropriate notification about the 
     verification system in the Commerce Business Daily.
       ``(b) Evaluation.--(1) Under the procedures referred to in 
     subsection (a)(2), the head of an executive agency in 
     granting a verification to a contractor shall use the 
     following factors as the basis of the evaluation:
       ``(A) The efficiency and effectiveness of its business 
     practices.
       ``(B) The level of quality of its product or service.
       ``(C) Past performance of the contractor with regard to the 
     particular property or service.
       ``(2)(A) The evaluation of past performance may include 
     performance under--
       ``(i) a contract with an executive agency of the Federal 
     Government;
       ``(ii) a contract with an agency of a State or local 
     government; or
       ``(iii) a contract with an entity in the private sector.
       ``(B) The procedures shall include a requirement that, in 
     the case of a contractor with respect to which there is no 
     information on past contract performance or with respect to 
     which information on past con

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     tract performance is not available, the contractor may not be 
     evaluated favorably or unfavorably on the factor of past 
     performance.
       ``(c) Opportunity for All Interested Sources.--The Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall provide procedures for ensuring 
     that all interested sources, including small businesses, have 
     a fair opportunity to be considered for verification under 
     the verification system.
       ``(d) Procurement From Verified Contractors.--The Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall provide procedures under which 
     the head of an executive agency may enter into a contract for 
     the procurement of property or services referred to in 
     subsection (a)(2) on the basis of a competition in accordance 
     with section 2304 of title 10, United States Code, or section 
     303 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
     of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253) for contractors verified with respect 
     to such property or services pursuant to the contractor 
     verification system.
       ``(e) Termination of Verification.--The Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation shall provide procedures under which the head of 
     an executive agency--
       ``(1) may provide for the termination of a verification 
     granted a contractor under this section upon the expiration 
     of a period specified by the head of an executive agency;
       ``(2) may revoke a verification granted a contractor under 
     this section upon a determination that the quality of 
     performance of the contractor does not meet standards applied 
     by the head of the executive agency as of the time of the 
     revocation decision; and
       ``(3) may provide that a contractor whose verification is 
     terminated or revoked will have a fair opportunity to be 
     considered for reentry into the verification system.
       ``(f) Special Applicability Rule.--Notwithstanding section 
     34, the verification system shall apply to the procurement of 
     commercial items.''.
       (b) Repeals.--Section 2319 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed. Section 303C of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253c) is 
     repealed.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The table of contents for the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (contained in 
     section 1(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:

``Sec. 35. Contractor performance.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     the item relating to section 2319.
       (3) The table of contents for the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (contained in section 
     1(b)) is amended by striking out the item relating to section 
     303C.

     SEC. 107. TWO-PHASE SELECTION PROCEDURES.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--(1) Chapter 137 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     2305 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2305a. Two-phase selection procedures

       ``(a) Authorization.--Unless the traditional acquisition 
     approach of design-bid-build is used or another acquisition 
     procedure authorized by law is used, the head of an agency 
     shall use the two-phase selection procedures authorized in 
     this section for entering into a contract for the design and 
     construction of a public building, facility, or work when a 
     determination is made under subsection (b) that the 
     procedures are appropriate for use.
       ``(b) Criteria for Use.--A contracting officer shall make a 
     determination whether two-phase selection procedures are 
     appropriate for use for entering into a contract for the 
     design and construction of a public building, facility, or 
     work when the contracting officer anticipates that three or 
     more offers will be received for such contract, design work 
     must be performed before an offeror can develop a price or 
     cost proposal for such contract, the offeror will incur a 
     substantial amount of expense in preparing the offer, and the 
     contracting officer has considered information such as the 
     following:
       ``(1) The extent to which the project requirements have 
     been adequately defined.
       ``(2) The time constraints for delivery of the project.
       ``(3) The capability and experience of potential 
     contractors.
       ``(4) The suitability of the project for use of the two-
     phase selection procedures.
       ``(5) The capability of the agency to manage the two-phase 
     selection process.
       ``(6) Other criteria established by the agency.
       ``(c) Procedures Described.--Two-phase selection procedures 
     consist of the following:
       ``(1) The agency develops, either in-house or by contract, 
     a scope of work statement for inclusion in the solicitation 
     that defines the project and provides prospective offerors 
     with sufficient information regarding the Government's 
     requirements (which may include criteria and preliminary 
     design, budget parameters, and schedule or delivery 
     requirements) to enable the offerors to submit proposals 
     which meet the Government's needs. When the two-phase 
     selection procedure is used for design and construction of a 
     public building, facility, or work and the agency contracts 
     for development of the scope of work statement, the agency 
     shall contract for architectural/engineering services as 
     defined by and in accordance with the Brooks Architect-
     Engineers Act (40 U.S.C. 541 et seq.).
       ``(2) The contracting officer solicits phase-one proposals 
     that--
       ``(A) include information on the offeror's--
       ``(i) technical approach; and
       ``(ii) technical qualifications; and
       ``(B) do not include--
       ``(i) detailed design information; or
       ``(ii) cost or price information.
       ``(3) The evaluation factors to be used in evaluating 
     phase-one proposals are stated in the solicitation and 
     include specialized experience and technical competence, 
     capability to perform, past performance of the offeror's team 
     (including the architect-engineer and construction members of 
     the team if the project is for the construction of a public 
     building, facility, or work) and other appropriate factors, 
     except that cost-related or price-related evaluation factors 
     are not permitted. Each solicitation establishes the relative 
     importance assigned to the evaluation factors and subfactors 
     that must be considered in the evaluation of phase-one 
     proposals. The agency evaluates phase-one proposals on the 
     basis of the phase-one evaluation factors set forth in the 
     solicitation.
       ``(4) The contracting officer selects as the most highly 
     qualified the number of offerors specified in the 
     solicitation to provide the property or services under the 
     contract and requests the selected offerors to submit phase-
     two competitive proposals that include technical proposals 
     and cost or price information. Each solicitation establishes 
     with respect to phase two--
       ``(A) the technical submission for the proposal, including 
     design concepts or proposed solutions to requirements 
     addressed within the scope of work (or both), and
       ``(B) the evaluation factors and subfactors, including cost 
     or price, that must be considered in the evaluations of 
     proposals in accordance with section 2305(b)(4) of this 
     title.
     The contracting officer separately evaluates the submissions 
     described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       ``(5) The agency awards the contract in accordance with 
     section 2305(b)(4) of this title.
       ``(d) Solicitation to State Number of Offerors To Be 
     Selected for Phase Two Requests for Competitive Proposals.--A 
     solicitation issued pursuant to the procedures described in 
     subsection (c) shall state the maximum number of offerors 
     that are to be selected to submit competitive proposals 
     pursuant to subsection (c)(4). The maximum number specified 
     in the solicitation shall not exceed 5 unless the agency 
     determines with respect to an individual solicitation that a 
     specified number greater than 5 is in the Government's 
     interest and is consistent with the purposes and objectives 
     of the two-phase selection process.
       ``(e) Requirement for Guidance and Regulations.--The 
     Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, established by 
     section 25(a) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 421(a)), shall provide guidance and promulgate 
     regulations--
       ``(1) regarding the factors that may be considered in 
     determining whether the two-phase contracting procedures 
     authorized by subsection (a) are appropriate for use in 
     individual contracting situations;
       ``(2) regarding the factors that may be used in selecting 
     contractors; and
       ``(3) providing for a uniform approach to be used 
     Government-wide.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 
     of such title is amended by adding after the item relating to 
     section 2305 the following new item:

``2305a. Two-phase selection procedures.''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--(1) Title III of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
     303L the following new section:
       ``(a) Authorization.--Unless the `traditional' acquisition 
     approach of design-bid-build is used or another acquisition 
     procedure authorized by law is used, the head of an executive 
     agency shall use the two-phase selection procedures 
     authorized in this section for entering into a contract for 
     the design and construction of a public building, facility, 
     or work when a determination is made under subsection (b) 
     that the procedures are appropriate for use. The two-phase 
     selection procedures authorized in this section may also be 
     used for entering into a contract for the acquisition of 
     property or services other than construction services when 
     such a determination is made.
       ``(b) Criteria for Use.--A contracting officer shall make a 
     determination whether two-phase selection procedures are 
     appropriate for use for entering into a contract for the 
     design and construction of a public building, facility, or 
     work when the contracting officer anticipates that three or 
     more offers will be received for such contract, design work 
     must be performed before an offeror can develop a price or 
     cost proposal for such contract, the offeror will incur a 
     substantial amount of expense in preparing the offer, and the 
     contracting officer has considered information such as the 
     following:
       ``(1) The extent to which the project requirements have 
     been adequately defined.
       ``(2) The time constraints for delivery of the project.
       ``(3) The capability and experience of potential 
     contractors.
       ``(4) The suitability of the project for use of the two-
     phase selection procedures.
       ``(5) The capability of the agency to manage the two-phase 
     selection process.
       ``(6) Other criteria established by the agency.

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       ``(c) Procedures Described.--Two-phase selection procedures 
     consist of the following:
       ``(1) The agency develops, either in-house or by contract, 
     a scope of work statement for inclusion in the solicitation 
     that defines the project and provides prospective offerors 
     with sufficient information regarding the Government's 
     requirements (which may include criteria and preliminary 
     design, budget parameters, and schedule or delivery 
     requirements) to enable the offerors to submit proposals 
     which meet the Government's needs. When the two-phase 
     selection procedure is used for design and construction of a 
     public building, facility, or work and the agency contracts 
     for development of the scope of work statement, the agency 
     shall contract for architectural/engineering services as 
     defined by and in accordance with the Brooks Architect-
     Engineers Act (40 U.S.C. 541 et seq.).
       ``(2) The contracting officer solicits phase-one proposals 
     that--
       ``(A) include information on the offeror's--
       ``(i) technical approach; and
       ``(ii) technical qualifications; and
       ``(B) do not include--
       ``(i) detailed design information; or
       ``(ii) cost or price information.
       ``(3) The evaluation factors to be used in evaluating 
     phase-one proposals are stated in the solicitation and 
     include specialized experience and technical competence, 
     capability to perform, past performance of the offeror's team 
     (including the architect-engineer and construction members of 
     the team if the project is for the construction of a public 
     building, facility, or work) and other appropriate factors, 
     except that cost-related or price-related evaluation factors 
     are not permitted. Each solicitation establishes the relative 
     importance assigned to the evaluation factors and subfactors 
     that must be considered in the evaluation of phase-one 
     proposals. The agency evaluates phase-one proposals on the 
     basis of the phase-one evaluation factors set forth in the 
     solicitation.
       ``(4) The contracting officer selects as the most highly 
     qualified the number of offerors specified in the 
     solicitation to provide the property or services under the 
     contract and requests the selected offerors to submit phase-
     two competitive proposals that include technical proposals 
     and cost or price information. Each solicitation establishes 
     with respect to phase two--
       ``(A) the technical submission for the proposal, including 
     design concepts or proposed solutions to requirements 
     addressed within the scope of work (or both), and
       ``(B) the evaluation factors and subfactors, including cost 
     or price, that must be considered in the evaluations of 
     proposals in accordance with section 303B(d).
     The contracting officer separately evaluates the submissions 
     described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       ``(5) The agency awards the contract in accordance with 
     section 303B of this title.
       ``(d) Solicitation to State Number of Offerors To Be 
     Selected for Phase Two Requests for Competitive Proposals.--A 
     solicitation issued pursuant to the precedures described in 
     subsection (c) shall state the maximum number of offerors 
     that are to be selected to submit competitive proposals 
     pursuant to subsection (c)(4). The maximum number specified 
     in the solicitation shall not exceed 5 unless the agency 
     determines with respect to an individual solicitation that a 
     specified number greater than 5 is in the Government's 
     interest and is consistent with the purposes and objectives 
     of the two-phase selection process.
       ``(e) Requirement for Guidance and Regulations.--The 
     Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, established by 
     section 25(a) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 421(a)), shall provide guidance and promulgate 
     regulations--
       ``(1) regarding the factors that may be considered in 
     determining whether the two-phase contracting procedures 
     authorized by subsection (a) are appropriate for use in 
     individual contracting situations;
       ``(2) regarding the factors that may be used in selecting 
     contractors; and
       ``(3) providing for a uniform approach to be used 
     Government-wide.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such Act is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 303L 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 303M. Two-phase selection procedures.''.
                       TITLE II--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

     SEC. 201. COMMERCIAL ITEM EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENT FOR COST 
                   OR PRICING DATA AND INFORMATION LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--(1) Subsections (b), (c), 
     and (d) of section 2306a of title 10, United States Code, are 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Submission of cost or pricing data shall 
     not be required under subsection (a) in the case of a 
     contract, a subcontract, or modification of a contract or 
     subcontract--
       ``(A) for which the price agreed upon is based on--
       ``(i) adequate price competition; or
       ``(ii) prices set by law or regulation;
       ``(B) for the acquisition of a commercial item; or
       ``(C) in an exceptional case when the head of the procuring 
     activity, without delegation, determines that the 
     requirements of this section may be waived and justifies in 
     writing the reasons for such determination.
       ``(2) Modifications of contracts and subcontracts for 
     commercial items.--In the case of a modification of a 
     contract or subcontract for a commercial item that is not 
     covered by the exception on the submission of cost or pricing 
     data in paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B), submission of cost or 
     pricing data shall not be required under subsection (a) if--
       ``(A) the contract or subcontract being modified is a 
     contract or subcontract for which submission of cost or 
     pricing data may not be required by reason of paragraph 
     (1)(A) or (1)(B); and
       ``(B) the modification would not change the contract or 
     subcontract, as the case may be, from a contract or 
     subcontract for the acquisition of a commercial item to a 
     contract or subcontract for the acquisition of an item other 
     than a commercial item.
       ``(c) Authority To Require Cost or Pricing Data on Below-
     Threshold Contracts.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), when 
     certified cost or pricing data are not required to be 
     submitted by subsection (a) for a contract, subcontract, or 
     modification of a contract or subcontract, such data may 
     nevertheless be required to be submitted by the head of the 
     procuring activity, but only if the head of the procuring 
     activity determines that such data are necessary for the 
     evaluation by the agency of the reasonableness of the price 
     of the contract, subcontract, or modification of a contract 
     or subcontract. In any case in which the head of the 
     procuring activity requires such data to be submitted under 
     this subsection, the head of the procuring activity shall 
     justify in writing the reason for such requirement.
       ``(2) The head of the procuring activity may not require 
     certified cost or pricing data to be submitted under this 
     paragraph for any contract or subcontract, or modification of 
     a contract or subcontract, covered by the exceptions in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1).
       ``(3) The head of a procuring activity may not delegate 
     functions under this paragraph.
       ``(d) Limitations on Other Information.--The Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall include the following:
       ``(1) Provisions concerning the types of information that 
     contracting officers may consider in determining whether the 
     price of a procurement to the Government is fair and 
     reasonable when certified cost or pricing data are not 
     required to be submitted under this section, including 
     appropriate information on the prices at which the same item 
     or similar items have previously been sold that is adequate 
     for evaluating the reasonableness of the price of the 
     proposed contract or subcontract for the procurement.
       ``(2) Reasonable limitations on requests for sales data 
     relating to commercial items.
       ``(3) A requirement that a contracting officer shall, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, limit the scope of any 
     request for information relating to commercial items from an 
     offeror to only that information that is in the form 
     regularly maintained by the offeror in commercial operations.
       ``(4) A statement that any information received relating to 
     commercial items that is exempt from disclosure under section 
     552(b) of title 5 shall not be disclosed by the Federal 
     Government.''.
       (2) Section 2306a of such title is further amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (h); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h).
       (3) Section 2375 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out subsection (c).
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--(1) Subsections (b), (c) 
     and (d) of section 304A of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254b) are 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Submission of cost or pricing data shall 
     not be required under subsection (a) in the case of a 
     contract, a subcontract, or a modification of a contract or 
     subcontract--
       ``(A) for which the price agreed upon is based on--
       ``(i) adequate price competition; or
       ``(ii) prices set by law or regulation;
       ``(B) for the acquisition of a commercial item; or
       ``(C) in an exceptional case when the head of the procuring 
     activity, without delegation, determines that the 
     requirements of this section may be waived and justifies in 
     writing the reasons for such determination.
       ``(2) Modifications of contracts and subcontracts for 
     commercial items.--In the case of a modification of a 
     contract or subcontract for a commercial item that is not 
     covered by the exception on the submission of cost or pricing 
     data in paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B), submission of cost or 
     pricing data shall not be required under subsection (a) if--
       ``(A) the contract or subcontract being modified is a 
     contract or subcontract for which submission of cost or 
     pricing data may not be required by reason of paragraph 
     (1)(A) or (1)(B); and
       ``(B) the modification would not change the contract or 
     subcontract, as the case may be, from a contract or 
     subcontract for the acquisition of a commercial item to a 
     contract or subcontract for the acquisition of an item other 
     than a commercial item.
       ``(c) Authority To Require Cost or Pricing Data on Below-
     Threshold Contracts.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), when 
     certified cost or pricing data are not required to be 
     submitted by subsection (a) for a contract, subcontract, or 
     modification of a contract or

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     subcontract, such data may nevertheless be required to be 
     submitted by the head of the procuring activity, but only if 
     the head of the procuring activity determines that such data 
     are necessary for the evaluation by the agency of the 
     reasonableness of the price of the contract, subcontract, or 
     modification of a contract or subcontract. In any case in 
     which the head of the procuring activity requires such data 
     to be submitted under this subsection, the head of the 
     procuring activity shall justify in writing the reason for 
     such requirement.
       ``(2) The head of the procuring activity may not require 
     certified cost or pricing data to be submitted under this 
     paragraph for any contract or subcontract, or modification of 
     a contract or subcontract, covered by the exceptions in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1).
       ``(3) The head of a procuring activity may not delegate the 
     functions under this paragraph.
       ``(d) Limitations on Other Information.--The Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall include the following:
       ``(1) Provisions concerning the types of information that 
     contracting officers may consider in determining whether the 
     price of a procurement to the Government is fair and 
     reasonable when certified cost or pricing data are not 
     required to be submitted under this section, including 
     appropriate information on the prices at which the same item 
     or similar items have previously been sold that is adequate 
     for evaluating the reasonableness of the price of the 
     proposed contract or subcontract for the procurement.
       ``(2) Reasonable limitations on requests for sales data 
     relating to commercial items.
       ``(3) A requirement that a contracting officer shall, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, limit the scope of any 
     request for information relating to commercial items from an 
     offeror to only that information that is in the form 
     regularly maintained by the offeror in commercial operations.
       ``(4) A statement that any information received relating to 
     commercial items that is exempt from disclosure under section 
     552(b) of title 5 shall not be disclosed by the Federal 
     Government.''.
       (2) Section 304A of such Act is further amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (h); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h).

     SEC. 202. APPLICATION OF SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES TO COMMERCIAL 
                   ITEMS.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Section 2304(e) of title 
     10, United States Code, as amended by section 101(a), is 
     further amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``special 
     simplified procedures'' the following: ``for purchases of 
     commercial items and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall provide 
     that, in the case of a purchase of commercial items in an 
     amount greater than the simplified acquisition threshold, the 
     head of an agency--
       ``(A) may not conduct the purchase on a sole source basis 
     unless the need to do so is justified in writing and approved 
     in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and
       ``(B) shall include in the contract file a written 
     description of the procedures used in awarding the contract 
     and the number of offers received.''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--Section 303(e) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 253), as amended by section 101(b), is further 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``special 
     simplified procedures'' the following: ``for purchases of 
     commercial items and''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall provide 
     that, in the case of a purchase of commercial items in an 
     amount greater than the simplified acquisition threshold, an 
     executive agency--
       ``(A) may not conduct the purchase on a sole source basis 
     unless the need to do so is justified in writing and approved 
     in accordance with the Federal Acquisition Regulation; and
       ``(B) shall include in the contract file a written 
     description of the procedures used in awarding the contract 
     and the number of offers received.''.
       (c) Simplified Notice.--Section 18 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 416) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(5) (as redesignated by section 
     101(c))--
       (A) by striking out ``limited''; and
       (B) by inserting before ``submission'' the following: 
     ``issuance of solicitations and the''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(6), by striking out ``threshold--'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``threshold, or a contract for 
     the procurement of commercial items using simplified 
     procedures--''.

     SEC. 203. AMENDMENT TO DEFINITION OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

       Section 4(12)(F) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)(F)) is amended by striking out 
     ``catalog''.

     SEC. 204. INAPPLICABILITY OF COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS TO 
                   CONTRACTS AND SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL 
                   ITEMS.

       Subparagraph (B) of section 26(f)(2) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422(f)(2)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out clause (i) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(i) Contracts or subcontracts for the acquisition of 
     commercial items.''; and
       (2) by striking out clause (iii).
                TITLE III--ADDITIONAL REFORM PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. GOVERNMENT RELIANCE ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

       (a) Government Reliance on the Private Sector.--The Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is 
     amended by inserting after section 16 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 17. GOVERNMENT RELIANCE ON THE PRIVATE SECTOR.

       ``It is the policy of the Federal Government to rely on the 
     private sector to supply the products and services the 
     Federal Government needs.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (contained in 
     section 1(b)) is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 16 the following new item:

``Sec. 17. Government reliance on the private sector.''.

     SEC. 302. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Elimination of Certain Statutory Certification 
     Requirements.--(1)(A) Section 2410 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (i) in the heading, by striking out ``: certification''; 
     and
       (ii) in subsection (a)--
       (I) in the heading, by striking out ``Certification'';
       (II) by striking out ``unless'' and all that follows 
     through ``that--'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``unless--
     ''; and
       (III) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``to the best of 
     that person's knowledge and belief''.
       (B) The item relating to section 2410 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 141 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 2410. Requests for equitable adjustment or other relief.''.
       (2) Section 2410b of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended in paragraph (2) by striking out ``certification 
     and''.
       (3) Section 1352(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking out subparagraph (C); and
       (B) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     subparagraph (A).
       (4) Section 5152 of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (41 
     U.S.C. 701) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ``has certified 
     to the contracting agency that it will'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``agrees to'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out ``contract 
     includes a certification by the individual'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``individual agrees''; and
       (C) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (i) by striking out subparagraph (A);
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (A) 
     and in that subparagraph by striking out ``such certification 
     by failing to carry out''; and
       (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
     (B).
       (b) Elimination of Certain Regulatory Certification 
     Requirements.--
       (1) Current certification requirements.--(A) Not later than 
     210 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, any 
     certification required of contractors or offerors by the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation that is not specifically 
     imposed by statute shall be removed by the Administrator for 
     Federal Procurement Policy from the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation unless--
       (i) written justification for such certification is 
     provided to the Administrator by the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulatory Council; and
       (ii) the Administrator approves in writing the retention of 
     such certification.
       (B)(i) Not later than 210 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, any certification required of 
     contractors or offerors by a procurement regulation of an 
     executive agency that is not specifically imposed by statute 
     shall be removed by the head of the executive agency from 
     such regulation unless--
       (I) written justification for such certification is 
     provided to the head of the executive agency by the senior 
     procurement executive; and
       (II) the head of the executive agency approves in writing 
     the retention of such certification.
       (ii) For purposes of clause (i), the term ``head of the 
     executive agency'' with respect to a military department 
     means the Secretary of Defense.
       (iii) The Secretary of Defense may delegate his duties 
     under this subparagraph only to the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Technology.
       (2) Future certification requirements.--(A) Section 29 of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 425) 
     is amended--
       (i) by amending the heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 29. CONTRACT CLAUSES AND CERTIFICATIONS.'';

       (ii) by inserting ``(a) Nonstandard Contract Clauses.--'' 
     before ``The Federal Acquisition''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

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       ``(c) Prohibition on Certification Requirements.--(1) A 
     requirement for a certification by a contractor or offeror 
     may not be included in the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     unless--
       ``(A) the certification is specifically imposed by statute; 
     or
       ``(B) written justification for such certification is 
     provided to the Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy 
     by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council, and the 
     Administrator approves in writing the inclusion of such 
     certification.
       ``(2)(A) A requirement for a certification by a contractor 
     or offeror may not be included in a procurement regulation of 
     an executive agency unless--
       ``(i) the certification is specifically imposed by statute; 
     or
       ``(ii) written justification for such certification is 
     provided to the head of the executive agency by the senior 
     procurement executive of the agency, and the head of the 
     executive agency approves in writing the inclusion of such 
     certification.
       ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `head of 
     the executive agency' with respect to a military department 
     means the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(C) The Secretary of Defense may delegate his duties 
     under this paragraph only to the Under Secretary of Defense 
     for Acquisition and Technology.''.
       (B) The item relating to section 29 in the table of 
     contents for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (contained in section 1(b)) (41 U.S.C. 401 note) is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Sec. 29. Contract clauses and certifications.''.
       (c) Policy of Congress.--Section 29 of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 425) is further 
     amended by adding after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Construction of Certification Requirements.--A 
     provision of law may not be construed as requiring a 
     certification by a contractor or offeror in a procurement 
     made or to be made by the Federal Government unless that 
     provision of law specifically refers to this subsection and 
     provides that, notwithstanding this subsection, such a 
     certification shall be required.''.

     SEC. 303. AMENDMENT TO COMMENCEMENT AND EXPIRATION OF 
                   AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT CERTAIN TESTS OF 
                   PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES.

       Subsection (j) of section 5061 of the Federal Acquisition 
     Streamlining Act of 1994 (41 U.S.C. 413 note) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(j) Commencement and Expiration of Authority.--The 
     authority to conduct a test under subsection (a) in an agency 
     and to award contracts under such a test shall take effect on 
     October 1, 1996, and shall expire on October 1, 2000. 
     Contracts entered into before such authority expires in an 
     agency pursuant to a test shall remain in effect, 
     notwithstanding the expiration of the authority to conduct 
     the test under this section.''.

     SEC. 304. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS.

       (a) Repeal of Provision Relating to Research, Development, 
     and Production Costs.--
       (1) Subject to paragraph (2), section 21(e) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2761(e)) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (1)(A);
       (B) by striking out subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1);
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) of paragraph (1) as 
     subparagraph (B);
       (D) by striking out paragraph (2); and
       (E) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (2) Paragraph (1) shall be effective only if--
       (A) the President, in the budget of the President for 
     fiscal year 1997, proposes legislation that if enacted would 
     be qualifying offsetting legislation; and
       (B) there is enacted by October 1, 1996, qualifying 
     offsetting legislation.
       (3) If the conditions in paragraph (2) are met, then the 
     amendments made by paragraph (1) shall take effect on October 
     1, 1996.
       (4) For purposes of this subsection:
       (A) The term ``qualifying offsetting legislation'' means 
     legislation that includes provisions that--
       (i) offset fully the estimated revenues lost as a result of 
     the amendments made by paragraph (1) for each of the fiscal 
     years 1997 through 2000;
       (ii) expressly state that they are enacted for the purpose 
     of the offset described in clause (i); and
       (iii) are included in full on the PayGo scorecard.
       (B) The term ``PayGo scorecard'' means the estimates that 
     are made with respect to fiscal years through fiscal year 
     2000 by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office and 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under 
     section 252(d) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.
       (b) Effective Dates.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall be effective with respect to sales agreements pursuant 
     to sections 21 and 22 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2761 and 2762) entered into during the period 
     beginning on October 1, 1996, and ending on September 30, 
     2000.

     SEC. 305. PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY.

       (a) Amendment of Procurement Integrity Provision.--Section 
     27 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     423) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 27. RESTRICTIONS ON DISCLOSING AND OBTAINING 
                   CONTRACTOR BID OR PROPOSAL INFORMATION OR 
                   SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION.

       ``(a) Prohibition on Disclosing Procurement Information.--
     (1) A person described in paragraph (2) shall not, other than 
     as provided by law, knowingly disclose contractor bid or 
     proposal information or source selection information before 
     the award of a Federal agency procurement contract to which 
     the information relates.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any person who--
       ``(A) is a present or former officer or employee of the 
     United States, or a person who is acting or has acted for or 
     on behalf of, or who is advising or has advised the United 
     States with respect to, a Federal agency procurement; and
       ``(B) by virtue of that office, employment, or relationship 
     has or had access to contractor bid or proposal information 
     or source selection information.
       ``(b) Prohibition on Obtaining Procurement Information.--A 
     person shall not, other than as provided by law, knowingly 
     obtain contractor bid or proposal information or source 
     selection information before the award of a Federal agency 
     procurement contract to which the information relates.
       ``(c) Prohibition on Disclosing or Obtaining Procurement 
     Information in Connection With a Protest.--(1) A person shall 
     not, other than as provided by law, knowingly violate the 
     terms of a protective order described in paragraph (2) by 
     disclosing or obtaining contractor bid or proposal 
     information or source selection information related to the 
     procurement contract concerned.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any protective order issued 
     by the Defense Board or the Civilian Board in connection with 
     a protest against the award or proposed award of a Federal 
     agency procurement contract.
       ``(d) Penalties and Administrative Actions.--
       ``(1) Criminal penalties.--
       ``(A) Whoever engages in conduct constituting an offense 
     under subsection (a), (b), or (c) shall be imprisoned for not 
     more than one year or fined as provided under title 18, 
     United States Code, or both.
       ``(B) Whoever engages in conduct constituting an offense 
     under subsection (a), (b), or (c) for the purpose of either--
       ``(i) exchanging the information covered by such subsection 
     for anything of value, or
       ``(ii) obtaining or giving anyone a competitive advantage 
     in the award of a Federal agency procurement contract,
     shall be imprisoned for not more than 15 years or fined as 
     provided under title 18, United States Code, or both.
       ``(2) Civil penalties.--The Attorney General may bring a 
     civil action in the appropriate United States district court 
     against any person who engages in conduct constituting an 
     offense under subsection (a), (b), or (c). Upon proof of such 
     conduct by a preponderance of the evidence, the person is 
     subject to a civil penalty. An individual who engages in such 
     conduct is subject to a civil penalty of not more than 
     $50,000 for each violation plus twice the amount of 
     compensation which the individual received or offered for the 
     prohibited conduct. An organization that engages in such 
     conduct is subject to a civil penalty of not more than 
     $500,000 for each violation plus twice the amount of 
     compensation which the organization received or offered for 
     the prohibited conduct.
       ``(3) Administrative actions.--(A) If a Federal agency 
     receives information that a contractor or a person has 
     engaged in conduct constituting an offense under subsection 
     (a), (b), or (c), the Federal agency shall consider taking 
     one or more of the following actions, as appropriate:
       ``(i) Cancellation of the Federal agency procurement, if a 
     contract has not yet been awarded.
       ``(ii) Rescission of a contract with respect to which--
       ``(I) the contractor or someone acting for the contractor 
     has been convicted for an offense under subsection (a), (b), 
     or (c), or
       ``(II) the head of the agency that awarded the contract has 
     determined, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, that 
     the contractor or someone acting for the contractor has 
     engaged in conduct constituting such an offense.
       ``(iii) Initiation of suspension or debarment proceedings 
     for the protection of the Government in accordance with 
     procedures in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
       ``(iv) Initiation of adverse personnel action, pursuant to 
     the procedures in chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, 
     or other applicable law or regulation.
       ``(B) If a Federal agency rescinds a contract pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A)(ii), the United States is entitled to 
     recover, in addition to any penalty prescribed by law, the 
     amount expended under the contract.
       ``(C) For purposes of any suspension or debarment 
     proceedings initiated pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii), 
     engaging in conduct constituting an offense under subsection 
     (a), (b), or (c) affects the present responsibility of a 
     Government contractor or subcontractor.
       ``(e) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) The term `contractor bid or proposal information' 
     means any of the following information submitted to a Federal 
     agency as part of or in connection with a bid or proposal to 
     enter into a Federal agency procurement contract, if that 
     information has not been previously made available to the 
     public or disclosed publicly:
       ``(A) Cost or pricing data (as defined by section 2306a(h) 
     of title 10, United States

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     Code, with respect to procurements subject to that section, 
     and section 304A(h) of Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254b(h), with respect to 
     procurements subject to that section).
       ``(B) Indirect costs and direct labor rates.
       ``(C) Proprietary information about manufacturing 
     processes, operations, or techniques marked by the contractor 
     in accordance with applicable law or regulation.
       ``(D) Information marked by the contractor as `contractor 
     bid or proposal information', in accordance with applicable 
     law or regulation.
       ``(2) The term `source selection information' means any of 
     the following information prepared for use by a Federal 
     agency for the purpose of evaluating a bid or proposal to 
     enter into a Federal agency procurement contract, if that 
     information has not been previously made available to the 
     public or disclosed publicly:
       ``(A) Bid prices submitted in response to a Federal agency 
     solicitation for sealed bids, or lists of those bid prices 
     before public bid opening.
       ``(B) Proposed costs or prices submitted in response to a 
     Federal agency solicitation, or lists of those proposed costs 
     or prices.
       ``(C) Source selection plans.
       ``(D) Technical evaluation plans.
       ``(E) Technical evaluations of proposals.
       ``(F) Cost or price evaluations of proposals.
       ``(G) Competitive range determinations that identify 
     proposals that have a reasonable chance of being selected for 
     award of a contract.
       ``(H) Rankings of bids, proposals, or competitors.
       ``(I) The reports and evaluations of source selection 
     panels, boards, or advisory councils.
       ``(J) Other information marked as `source selection 
     information' based on a case-by-case determination by the 
     head of the agency, his designee, or the contracting officer 
     that its disclosure would jeopardize the integrity or 
     successful completion of the Federal agency procurement to 
     which the information relates.
       ``(3) The term `Federal agency' has the meaning provided 
     such term in section 3 of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 472).
       ``(4) The term `Federal agency procurement' means the 
     acquisition (by using competitive procedures and awarding a 
     contract) of goods or services (including construction) from 
     non-Federal sources by a Federal agency using appropriated 
     funds.
       ``(5) The term `contracting officer' means a person who, by 
     appointment in accordance with applicable regulations, has 
     the authority to enter into a Federal agency procurement 
     contract on behalf of the Government and to make 
     determinations and findings with respect to such a contract.
       ``(6) The term `protest' means a written objection by an 
     interested party to the award or proposed award of a Federal 
     agency procurement contract, pursuant to title IV of the 
     Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995.
       ``(f) Limitation on Protests.--No person may file a protest 
     against the award or proposed award of a Federal agency 
     procurement contract alleging an offense under subsection 
     (a), (b), or (c), of this section, nor may the Defense Board 
     or the Civilian Board consider such an allegation in deciding 
     a protest, unless that person reported to the Federal agency 
     responsible for the procurement information that the person 
     believed constituted evidence of the offense no later than 14 
     days after the person first discovered the possible offense.
       ``(g) Savings Provisions.--This section does not--
       ``(1) restrict the disclosure of information to, or its 
     receipt by, any person or class of persons authorized, in 
     accordance with applicable agency regulations or procedures, 
     to receive that information;
       ``(2) restrict a contractor from disclosing its own bid or 
     proposal information or the recipient from receiving that 
     information;
       ``(3) restrict the disclosure or receipt of information 
     relating to a Federal agency procurement after it has been 
     canceled by the Federal agency before contract award unless 
     the Federal agency plans to resume the procurement;
       ``(4) prohibit individual meetings between a Federal agency 
     employee and an offeror or potential offeror for, or a 
     recipient of, a contract or subcontract under a Federal 
     agency procurement, provided that unauthorized disclosure or 
     receipt of contractor bid or proposal information or source 
     selection information does not occur;
       ``(5) authorize the withholding of information from, nor 
     restrict its receipt by, Congress, a committee or 
     subcommittee of Congress, the Comptroller General, a Federal 
     agency, or an inspector general of a Federal agency;
       ``(6) authorize the withholding of information from, nor 
     restrict its receipt by, the Defense Board or the Civilian 
     Board in the course of a protest against the award or 
     proposed award of a Federal agency procurement contract; or
       ``(7) limit the applicability of any requirements, 
     sanctions, contract penalties, and remedies established under 
     any other law or regulation.''.
       (b) Repeals.--The following provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Sections 2397, 2397a, 2397b, and 2397c of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Section 33 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 
     1974 (15 U.S.C. 789).
       (3) Section 281 of title 18, United States Code.
       (4) Subsection (c) of section 32 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 428).
       (5) The first section 19 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy 
     Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5918).
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 141 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     the items relating to sections 2397, 2397a, 2397b, and 2397c.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 15 of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking out the 
     item relating to section 281.
       (3) Section 32 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 428) is amended by redesignating subsections 
     (d), (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), 
     respectively.

     SEC. 306. FURTHER ACQUISITION STREAMLINING PROVISIONS.

       (a) Purpose of Office of Federal Procurement Policy.--(1) 
     Section 5(a) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 404) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) To promote economy, efficiency, and effectiveness in 
     the procurement of property and services by the executive 
     branch of the Federal Government, there shall be an Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy (hereinafter referred to as the 
     `Office') in the Office of Management and Budget to provide 
     overall direction of Government-wide procurement policies, 
     regulations, procedures, and forms for executive agencies.''.
       (2) Sections 2 and 3 of such Act (41 U.S.C. 401 and 402) 
     are repealed.
       (b) Repeal of Report Requirement.--Section 8 of the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 407) is 
     repealed.
       (c) Repeal of Obsolete Provisions.--(1) Sections 10 and 11 
     of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     409 and 410) are repealed.
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents for the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (contained in 
     section 1(b)) is amended by striking out the items relating 
     to sections 2, 3, 8, 10, and 11.
       (e) Repeal of Data Collection Requirement.--Subsection (h) 
     of section 111 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 759) is repealed.

     SEC. 307. JUSTIFICATION OF MAJOR DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS 
                   NOT MEETING GOALS.

       Section 2220(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following: ``In addition, the 
     Secretary shall include in such annual report a justification 
     for the continuation of any program that--
       ``(1) is more than 50 percent over the cost goal 
     established for the development, procurement, or operational 
     phase of the program;
       ``(2) fails to achieve at least 50 percent of the 
     performance capability goals established for the development, 
     procurement, or operational phase of the program; or
       ``(3) is more than 50 percent behind schedule, as 
     determined in accordance with the schedule goal established 
     for the development, procurement, or operational phase of the 
     program.''.

     SEC. 308. ENHANCED PERFORMANCE INCENTIVES FOR ACQUISITION 
                   WORKFORCE.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Subsection (b) of section 
     5001 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 
     (Public Law 103-355; 108 Stat. 3350; 10 U.S.C. 2220 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (2) by designating the second sentence as paragraph (2);
       (3) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b) Enhanced System of 
     Performance Incentives.--''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) The Secretary shall include in the enhanced system of 
     incentives the following:
       ``(A) Pay bands.
       ``(B) Significant and material pay and promotion incentives 
     to be awarded, and significant and material unfavorable 
     personnel actions to be imposed, under the system 
     exclusively, or primarily, on the basis of the contributions 
     of personnel to the performance of the acquisition program in 
     relation to cost goals, performance goals, and schedule 
     goals.
       ``(C) Provisions for pay incentives and promotion 
     incentives to be awarded under the system.''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--Subsection (c) of 
     section 5051 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 
     1994 (Public Law 103-355; 108 Stat. 3351; 41 U.S.C. 263 note) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph 
     (2) as clauses (i) and (ii), respectively;
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (3) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c) Enhanced System of 
     Performance Incentives.--''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The Deputy Director shall include in the enhanced 
     system of incentives under paragraph (1)(B) the following:
       ``(A) Pay bands.
       ``(B) Significant and material pay and promotion incentives 
     to be awarded, and significant and material unfavorable 
     personnel actions to be imposed, under the system 
     exclusively, or primarily, on the basis of the contributions 
     of personnel to the performance of the acquisition program in 
     relation to cost goals, performance goals, and schedule 
     goals.
       ``(C) Provisions for pay incentives and promotion 
     incentives to be awarded under the system.''.

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     SEC. 309. RESULTS ORIENTED ACQUISITION PROGRAM CYCLE.

       Section 5002(a) of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act 
     of 1994 (Public Law 103-355; 108 Stat. 3350) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``to ensure''; and
       (2) by striking out the period at the end and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following: ``; (2) to ensure that the 
     regulations compress the time periods associated with 
     developing, procuring, and making operational new systems; 
     and (3) to ensure that Department of Defense directives 
     relating to development and procurement of information 
     systems (numbered in the 8000 series) and the Department of 
     Defense directives numbered in the 5000 series are 
     consolidated into one series of directives that is consistent 
     with such compressed time periods.''.

     SEC. 310. RAPID CONTRACTING GOAL.

       (a) Goal.--The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as 
     amended by section 106, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 36. RAPID CONTRACTING GOAL.

       ``The Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall 
     establish a goal of reducing by 50 percent the time necessary 
     for executive agencies to acquire an item for the user of 
     that item.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for such 
     Act, contained in section 1(b), is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new item:

``Sec. 36. Rapid contracting goal.''.

     SEC. 311. ENCOURAGEMENT OF MULTIYEAR CONTRACTING.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Section 2306b(a) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) by striking out ``may'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``shall, to the maximum extent possible,''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--Section 304B(a) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 254c(a)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph 
     (1) by striking out ``may'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``shall, to the maximum extent possible,''.

     SEC. 312. CONTRACTOR SHARE OF GAINS AND LOSSES FROM COST, 
                   SCHEDULE, AND PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--(1) Chapter 137 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     2306b the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2306c. Contractor share of gains and losses from cost, 
       schedule, and performance experience

       ``The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall contain 
     provisions to ensure that, for any cost-type contract or 
     incentive-type contract, the contractor may be rewarded for 
     contract performance exceeding the contract cost, schedule, 
     or performance parameters to the benefit of the United States 
     and may be penalized for failing to adhere to cost, schedule, 
     or performance parameters to the detriment of the United 
     States.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     2306b the following new item:

``2306c. Contractor share of gains and losses from cost, schedule, and 
              performance experience.''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--(1) Title III of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
     304C the following new section:

     ``SEC. 304D. CONTRACTOR SHARE OF GAINS AND LOSSES FROM COST, 
                   SCHEDULE, AND PERFORMANCE EXPERIENCE.

       ``The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall contain 
     provisions to ensure that, for any cost-type contract or 
     incentive-type contract, the contractor may be rewarded for 
     contract performance exceeding the contract cost, schedule, 
     or performance parameters to the benefit of the United States 
     and may be penalized for failing to adhere to cost, schedule, 
     or performance parameters to the detriment of the United 
     States.''.
       (2) The table of contents for such Act, contained in 
     section 1(b), is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 304C the following new item:

``Sec. 304D. Contractor share of gains and losses from cost, schedule, 
              and performance experience.''.

     SEC. 313. PHASE FUNDING OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

       Chapter 131 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2221. Funding for results oriented acquisition program 
       cycle

       ``Before initial funding is made available for the 
     development, procurement, or operational phase of an 
     acquisition program for which an authorization of 
     appropriations is required by section 114 of this title, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress information 
     about the objectives and plans for the conduct of that phase 
     and the funding requirements for the entire phase. The 
     information shall identify the intended user of the system to 
     be acquired under the program and shall include objective, 
     quantifiable criteria for assessing the extent to which the 
     objectives and goals determined pursuant to section 2435 of 
     this title are achieved.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2221. Funding for results oriented acquisition program cycle.''.

     SEC. 314. IMPROVED DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CONTRACT PAYMENT 
                   PROCEDURES.

       (a) Review and Improvement of Procedures.--The Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall review commercial 
     practices regarding accounts payable and, considering the 
     results of the review, develop standards for the Secretary of 
     Defense to consider using for improving the contract payment 
     procedures and financial management systems of the Department 
     of Defense.
       (b) GAO Report.--Not later than September 30, 1996, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing the following matters:
       (1) The weaknesses in the financial management processes of 
     the Department of Defense.
       (2) Deviations of the Department of Defense payment 
     procedures and financial management systems from the 
     standards developed pursuant to subsection (a), expressed 
     quantitatively.
       (3) The officials of the Department of Defense who are 
     responsible for resolving the deviations.

     SEC. 315. CONSIDERATION OF PAST PERFORMANCE IN ASSIGNMENT TO 
                   ACQUISITION POSITIONS.

       (a) Requirement.--Section 1701(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``The policies and procedures shall provide that education 
     and training in acquisition matters, and past performance of 
     acquisition responsibilities, are major factors in the 
     selection of personnel for assignment to acquisition 
     positions in the Department of Defense.''.
       (b) Performance Requirements for Assignment.--(1) Section 
     1723(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``, including requirements relating to demonstrated 
     past performance of acquisition duties,'' in the first 
     sentence after ``experience requirements''.
       (2) Section 1724(a)(2) of such title is amended by 
     inserting before the semicolon at the end the following: 
     ``and have demonstrated proficiency in the performance of 
     acquisition duties in the contracting position or positions 
     previously held''.
       (3) Section 1735 of such title is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)--
       (i) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (ii) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) must have demonstrated proficiency in the performance 
     of acquisition duties.'';
       (B) in subsection (c)--
       (i) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (ii) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) must have demonstrated proficiency in the performance 
     of acquisition duties.'';
       (C) in subsection (d), by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``, and have demonstrated proficiency 
     in the performance of acquisition duties''; and
       (D) in subsection (e), by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``, and have demonstrated proficiency 
     in the performance of acquisition duties''.

     SEC. 316. ADDITIONAL DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PILOT PROGRAMS.

       (a) Authority To Conduct Defense Facility-Wide Pilot 
     Program.--The Secretary of Defense may conduct a pilot 
     program, to be known as the ``defense facility-wide pilot 
     program'', for the purpose of determining the potential for 
     increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the 
     acquisition process in facilities.
       (b) Scope of Program.--At a facility designated as a 
     participant in the pilot program, the pilot program shall 
     consist of the following:
       (1) All contracts and subcontracts for defense supplies and 
     services that are performed at the facility.
       (2) All contracts and subcontracts performed elsewhere that 
     the Secretary determines are directly and substantially 
     related to the production of defense supplies and services at 
     the facility and are necessary for the pilot program.
       (c) Designation of Participating Facilities.--(1) The 
     Secretary may designate up to two facilities as participants 
     in the defense facility-wide pilot program.
       (2) Subject to subsection (g), the Secretary may determine 
     the scope and duration of a designation made under this 
     paragraph.
       (d) Criteria for Designation.--(1) Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall provide to the congressional defense committees a 
     detailed description of the proposed criteria to be used in 
     selecting facilities for designation as participants in the 
     defense facility-wide pilot program. The Secretary may not 
     select any facilities for participation in the program until 
     at least 30 days have passed after providing such criteria.
       (2) After selecting both facilities for designation as 
     participants in the program, the Secretary shall notify the 
     congressional defense committees of the selection and submit 
     a description--
       (A) of the management goals and objectives intended to be 
     achieved for each facility selected; and
       (B) of the method by which the Secretary intends to monitor 
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     ance of the selected facilities in meeting such management 
     goals and objectives.
       (3)(A) In developing the criteria referred to paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall ensure that such criteria reflect 
     the following objectives:
       (i) A significant reduction of the cost to the Government 
     for programs carried out at the designated facilities.
       (ii) A reduction of the schedule associated with programs 
     carried out at the designated facilities.
       (iii) An increased used of commercial practices and 
     procedures for programs carried at the designated facilities.
       (iv) That the designation of a facility under subsection 
     (c) does not place a competing domestic manufacturer at a 
     significant competitive disadvantage.
       (B) The criteria shall also require that, with respect to 
     any facility designated under subsection (c), all or 
     substantially all of the contracts to be awarded and 
     performed at the facility after the designation, and all or 
     substantially all of the subcontracts to be awarded under 
     those contracts and performed at the facility after the 
     designation, will be--
       (i) for the production of supplies or services on a firm-
     fixed price basis;
       (ii) awarded without requiring the contractors or 
     subcontractors to provide certified cost or pricing data 
     pursuant to section 2306a of title 10, United States Code; 
     and
       (iii) awarded and administered without the application of 
     cost accounting standards under section 26(f) of the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422(f)).
       (e) Exemption From Certain Requirements.--In the case of a 
     contract or subcontract that is to be performed at a facility 
     designated for participation in the defense facility-wide 
     pilot program and that is subject to section 2306a of title 
     10, United States Code, or section 26(f) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422(f)), the 
     Secretary of Defense may exempt such contract or subcontract 
     from the requirement to obtain certified cost or pricing data 
     under such section 2306a or the requirement to apply 
     mandatory cost accounting standards under such section 26(f) 
     if the Secretary determines that the contract or 
     subcontract--
       (1) is within the scope of the pilot program (as described 
     in subsection (b)); and
       (2) is fairly and reasonably priced based on information 
     other than certified cost and pricing data.
       (f) Special Authority.--The authority provided under 
     subsection (a) may include authority for the Secretary of 
     Defense--
       (1) to apply any amendment or repeal of a provision of law 
     made in this Act to the pilot program before the effective 
     date of such amendment or repeal; and
       (2) to apply to a procurement of items other than 
     commercial items under such program--
       (A) any authority provided in the Federal Acquisition 
     Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-355) (or in an 
     amendment made by a provision of that Act) to waive a 
     provision of law in the case of commercial items, and
       (B) any exception applicable under this Act or the Federal 
     Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-355) (or 
     an amendment made by a provision of either Act) in the case 
     of commercial items,
     before the effective date of such provision (or amendment) to 
     the extent that the Secretary determines necessary to test 
     the application of such waiver or exception to procurements 
     of items other than commercial items.
       (g) Applicability.--(1) Subsections (e) and (f) apply with 
     respect to--
       (A) a contract that is awarded or modified during the 
     period described in paragraph (2); and
       (B) a contract that is awarded before the beginning of such 
     period and is to be performed (or may be performed), in whole 
     or in part, during such period.
       (2) The period referred to in paragraph (1) is the period 
     that begins 45 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act and ends on September 30, 1998.
       (h) Commercial Practices Encouraged.--With respect to 
     contracts and subcontracts within the scope of the defense 
     facility-wide pilot program, the Secretary of Defense may, to 
     the extent the Secretary determines appropriate and in 
     accordance with the law, adopt commercial practices in the 
     administration of contracts and subcontracts. Such commercial 
     practices may include elimination of Government audit and 
     access to records provisions; incorporation of commercial 
     oversight, inspection, and acceptance procedures; use of 
     alternative dispute resolution techniques (including 
     arbitration); and elimination of contract provisions 
     authorizing the Government to make unilateral changes to 
     contracts.

     SEC. 317. VALUE ENGINEERING FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES.

       (a) Use of Value Engineering.--The Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), as amended by 
     section 310, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 37. VALUE ENGINEERING.

       ``(a) In General.--Each executive agency shall establish 
     and maintain effective value engineering procedures and 
     processes.
       ``(b) Threshold.--The procedures and processes established 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall be applied to those 
     programs, projects, systems, and products of an executive 
     agency that, in a ranking of all programs, projects, systems, 
     and products of the agency according to greatest dollar 
     value, are within the highest 20th percentile.
       ``(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term `value 
     engineering' means a team effort, performed by qualified 
     agency or contractor personnel, directed at analyzing the 
     functions of a program, project, system, product, item of 
     equipment, building, facility, service, or supply for the 
     purpose of achieving the essential functions at the lowest 
     life-cycle cost that is consistent with required or improved 
     performance, reliability, quality, and safety.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for such 
     Act, contained in section 1(b), is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new item:

``Sec. 37. Value engineering.''.

     SEC. 318. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.

       (a) Acquisition Workforce.--(1) The Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), as amended by 
     section 317, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 38. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.

       ``(a) Applicability.--This section does not apply to an 
     executive agency that is subject to chapter 87 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       ``(b) Management Policies.--
       ``(1) Policies and procedures.--The head of each executive 
     agency, after consultation with the Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy, shall establish policies and procedures 
     for the effective management (including accession, education, 
     training, career development, and performance incentives) of 
     the acquisition workforce of the agency. The development of 
     acquisition workforce policies under this section shall be 
     carried out consistent with the merit system principles set 
     forth in paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 2301(b) of title 
     5, United States Code.
       ``(2) Uniform implementation.--The head of each executive 
     agency shall ensure that, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     acquisition workforce policies and procedures established are 
     uniform in their implementation throughout the agency.
       ``(3) Government-wide policies and evaluation.--The 
     Administrator shall issue policies to promote uniform 
     implementation of this section by executive agencies, with 
     due regard for differences in program requirements among 
     agencies that may be appropriate and warranted in view of the 
     agency mission. The Administrator shall coordinate with the 
     Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management 
     and Budget to ensure that such policies are consistent with 
     the policies and procedures established and enhanced system 
     of incentives provided pursuant to section 5051(c) of the 
     Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (41 U.S.C. 263 
     note). The Administrator shall evaluate the implementation of 
     the provisions of this section by executive agencies.
       ``(c) Senior Procurement Executive Authorities and 
     Responsibilities.--Subject to the authority, direction, and 
     control of the head of an executive agency, the senior 
     procurement executive of the agency shall carry out all 
     powers, functions, and duties of the head of the agency with 
     respect to implementation of this section. The senior 
     procurement executive shall ensure that the policies of the 
     head of the executive agency established in accordance with 
     this section are implemented throughout the agency.
       ``(d) Management Information Systems.--The Administrator 
     shall ensure that the heads of executive agencies collect and 
     maintain standardized information on the acquisition 
     workforce related to implementation of this section. To the 
     maximum extent practicable, such data requirements shall 
     conform to standards established by the Office of Personnel 
     Management for the Central Personnel Data File.
       ``(e) Acquisition Workforce.--The programs established by 
     this section shall apply to all employees in the General 
     Schedule Contracting series (GS-1102) and the General 
     Schedule Purchasing series (GS-1105), and to any employees 
     regardless of series who have been appointed as contracting 
     officers whose authority exceeds the micro-purchase 
     threshold, as that term is defined in section 32(g). The head 
     of each executive agency may include employees in other 
     series who perform acquisition or acquisition-related 
     functions.
       ``(f) Career Development.--
       ``(1) Career paths.--The head of each executive agency 
     shall ensure that appropriate career paths for personnel who 
     desire to pursue careers in acquisition are identified in 
     terms of the education, training, experience, and assignments 
     necessary for career progression to the most senior 
     acquisition positions. The head of each executive agency 
     shall make information available on such career paths.
       ``(2) Critical duties and tasks.--For each career path, the 
     head of each executive agency shall identify the critical 
     acquisition-related duties and tasks in which, at minimum, 
     employees of the agency in the career path shall be competent 
     to perform at full performance grade levels. For this 
     purpose, the head of the executive agency shall provide 
     appropriate coverage of the critical duties and tasks 
     identified by the Director of the Federal Acquisition 
     Institute.
       ``(3) Mandatory training and education.--For each career 
     path, the head of each executive agency shall establish 
     requirements for the completion of course work and related 
     on-the-job training in the critical acquisition-related 
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     of the career path. The head of each executive agency shall 
     also encourage employees to maintain the currency of their 
     acquisition knowledge and generally enhance their knowledge 
     of related acquisition management disciplines through 
     academic programs and other self-developmental activities.
       ``(4) Performance incentives.--The head of each executive 
     agency, acting through the senior procurement executive for 
     the agency, shall provide for an enhanced system of 
     incentives for the encouragement of excellence in the 
     acquisition workforce which rewards performance of employees 
     that contribute to achieving the agency's performance goals. 
     The system of incentives shall include provisions that--
       ``(A) relate pay to performance;
       ``(B) provide for consideration, in personnel evaluations 
     and promotion decisions, of the extent to which the 
     performance of personnel contributed to achieving the 
     agency's performance goals; and
       ``(C) provide pay and promotion incentives to be awarded, 
     and unfavorable personnel actions to be imposed, under the 
     system on the basis of the contributions of personnel to 
     achieving the agency's performance goals.
       ``(g) Qualification Requirements.--
       ``(1) General schedule contracting series (gs-1102).--
       ``(A) Entry level qualifications.--The Director of the 
     Office of Personnel Management shall require that, after 
     October 1, 1996, a person may not be appointed to a position 
     in the GS-1102 occupational series unless the person--
       ``(i) has received a baccalaureate degree from an 
     accredited educational institution authorized to grant 
     baccalaureate degrees,
       ``(ii) has completed at least 24 semester credit hours (or 
     the equivalent) of study from an accredited institution of 
     higher education in any of the following disciplines: 
     accounting, business finance, law, contracts, purchasing, 
     economics, industrial management, marketing, quantitative 
     methods, or organization and management, or
       ``(iii) has passed a written test determined by the 
     Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, after 
     consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management, to demonstrate the judgmental skills necessary 
     for positions in this series.
       ``(B) Qualifications for senior contracting positions.--The 
     Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall require 
     that, after October 1, 1996, persons may be appointed to 
     positions at and above full performance grade levels in the 
     GS-1102 occupational series only if those persons--
       ``(i) have satisfied the educational requirement either of 
     subparagraph (A)(i) or (A)(ii),
       ``(ii) have successfully completed all training required 
     for the position under subsection (f)(3), and
       ``(iii) have satisfied experience and other requirements 
     established by the Director for such positions.
     However, this requirement shall apply to persons employed on 
     October 1, 1996, in GS-1102 positions at those grade levels 
     only as a prerequisite for promotion to a GS-1102 position at 
     a higher grade.
       ``(2) General schedule purchasing series (gs-1105).--The 
     Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall require 
     that, after October 1, 1996, a person may not be appointed to 
     a position in the GS-1105 occupational series unless the 
     person--
       ``(A) has successfully completed 2 years of course work 
     from an accredited educational institution authorized to 
     grant degrees, or
       ``(B) has passed a written test determined by the 
     Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy, after 
     consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management, to demonstrate the judgmental skills necessary 
     for positions in this series.
       ``(3) Contracting officers.--The head of each executive 
     agency shall require that, beginning after October 1, 1996, a 
     person may be appointed as a contracting officer with 
     authority to award or administer contracts for amounts above 
     the micro-purchase threshold, as that term is defined in 
     section 32(g), only if the person--
       ``(A) has successfully completed all mandatory training 
     required of an employee in an equivalent GS-1102 or 1105 
     position under subsection (f)(3); and
       ``(B) meets experience and other requirements established 
     by the head of the agency, based on the dollar value and 
     complexity of the contracts that the employee will be 
     authorized to award or administer under the appointment as a 
     contracting officer.
       ``(4) Exceptions.--(A) The requirements set forth in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), as applicable, shall not apply to any 
     person employed in the GS-1102 or GS-1105 series on October 
     1, 1996.
       ``(B) Employees of an executive agency who do not satisfy 
     the full qualification requirements for appointment as a 
     contracting officer under paragraph (3) may be appointed as a 
     contracting officer for a temporary period of time under 
     procedures established by the agency head. The procedures 
     shall--
       ``(i) require that the person have completed a significant 
     portion of the required training,
       ``(ii) require a plan be established for the balance of the 
     required training,
       ``(iii) specify a period of time for completion of the 
     training, and
       ``(iv) include provisions for withdrawing or terminating 
     the appointment prior to the scheduled expiration date, where 
     appropriate.
       ``(5) Waiver.--The senior procurement executive for an 
     executive agency may waive any or all of the qualification 
     requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) for a person if the 
     person possesses significant potential for advancement to 
     levels of greater responsibility and authority, based on 
     demonstrated job performance and qualifying experience. This 
     authority may not be redelegated by the senior procurement 
     executive. With respect to each waiver granted under this 
     subsection, the senior procurement executive shall set forth 
     in writing the rationale for the decision to waive such 
     requirements.
       ``(h) Program Establishment and Implementation.--
       ``(1) Funding levels.--(A) The head of an executive agency 
     shall request in the budget for a fiscal year for the 
     agency--
       ``(i) for education and training under this section, an 
     amount equal to no less than 2.5 percent of the base 
     aggregate salary cost of the acquisition workforce subject to 
     this section for that fiscal year; and
       ``(ii) for salaries of the acquisition workforce, an amount 
     equal to no more than 97.5 percent of such base aggregate 
     salary cost.
       ``(B) The head of the executive agency shall set forth 
     separately the funding levels requested in the budget 
     justification documents submitted in support of the 
     President's budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 
     of title 31, United States Code.
       ``(C) Funds appropriated for education and training under 
     this section may not be obligated or used for any other 
     purpose.
       ``(2) Interagency agreements.--The head of an executive 
     agency may enter into a written agreement with another agency 
     to participate in programs established under this section on 
     a reimbursable basis.
       ``(3) Tuition assistance.--Notwithstanding the prohibition 
     in section 4107(b) of title 5, United States Code, the head 
     of each executive agency may provide for tuition 
     reimbursement and education (including a full-time course of 
     study leading to a degree) for acquisition personnel in the 
     agency related to the purposes of this section.
       ``(4) Intern programs.--The head of each executive agency 
     may establish intern programs in order to recruit highly 
     qualified and talented individuals and provide them with 
     opportunities for accelerated promotions, career broadening 
     assignments, and specified training for advancement to senior 
     acquisition positions. For such programs, the head of an 
     executive agency, without regard to the provisions of title 
     5, United States Code, may appoint individuals to competitive 
     GS-5, GS-7, or GS-9 positions in the General Schedule 
     Contracting series (GS-1102) who have graduated from 
     baccalaureate or master's programs in purchasing or 
     contracting from accredited educational institutions 
     authorized to grant baccalaureate and master's degrees.
       ``(5) Cooperative education program.--The head of each 
     executive agency may establish an agencywide cooperative 
     education credit program for acquisition positions. Under the 
     program, the head of the executive agency may enter into 
     cooperative arrangements with one or more accredited 
     institutions of higher education which provide for such 
     institutions to grant undergraduate credit for work performed 
     in such position.
       ``(6) Scholarship program.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--Where deemed appropriate, the head of 
     each executive agency may establish a scholarship program for 
     the purpose of qualifying individuals for acquisition 
     positions in the agency.
       ``(B) Eligibility.--To be eligible to participate in a 
     scholarship program established under this paragraph by an 
     executive agency, an individual must--
       ``(i) be accepted for enrollment or be currently enrolled 
     as a full-time student at an accredited educational 
     institution authorized to grant baccalaureate or graduate 
     degrees (as appropriate);
       ``(ii) be pursuing a course of education that leads toward 
     completion of a bachelor's, master's, or doctor's degree (as 
     appropriate) in a qualifying field of study, as determined by 
     the head of the agency;
       ``(iii) sign an agreement described in subparagraph (C) 
     under which the participant agrees to serve a period of 
     obligated service in the agency in an acquisition position in 
     return for payment of educational assistance as provided in 
     the agreement; and
       ``(iv) meet such other requirements as the head of the 
     agency prescribes.
       ``(C) Agreement.--An agreement between the head of an 
     executive agency and a participant in a scholarship program 
     established under this paragraph shall be in writing, shall 
     be signed by the participant, and shall include the following 
     provisions:
       ``(i) The agreement of the head of the agency to provide 
     the participant with educational assistance for a specified 
     number of school years, not to exceed 4, during which the 
     participant is pursuing a course of education in a qualifying 
     field of study. The assistance may include payment of 
     tuition, fees, books, laboratory expenses, and a stipend.
       ``(ii) The participant's agreement--

       ``(I) to accept such educational assistance,

       ``(II) to maintain enrollment and attendance in the course 
     of education until completed,
       ``(III) while enrolled in such course, to maintain an 
     acceptable level of academic standing (as prescribed by the 
     head of the agency), and
       ``(IV) after completion of the course of education, to 
     serve as a full-time employee in an acquisition position in 
     the agency for a period of time of one calendar year for each 
     school year or part thereof for which the participant was 
     provided a scholarship under the program.

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       ``(D) Repayment.--(i) Any person participating in a program 
     established under this paragraph shall agree to pay to the 
     United States the total amount of educational assistance 
     provided to the person under the program if the person is 
     voluntarily separated from the agency or involuntarily 
     separated for cause from the agency before the end of the 
     period for which the person has agreed to continue in the 
     service of the agency in an acquisition position.
       ``(ii) If an employee fails to fulfill the agreement to pay 
     to the Government the total amount of educational assistance 
     provided to the person under the program, a sum equal to the 
     amount of the educational assistance may be recovered by the 
     Government from the employee (or the estate of the employee) 
     by setoff against accrued pay, compensation, amount of 
     retirement credit, or other amount due the employee from the 
     Government; and by such other method as is provided by law 
     for the recovery of amounts owing to the Government.
       ``(iii) The head of an executive agency may waive in whole 
     or in part a repayment required under this paragraph if the 
     head of the agency determines the recovery would be against 
     equity and good conscience or would be contrary to the best 
     interests of the United States.
       ``(E) Termination of agreement.--There shall be no 
     requirement that a position be offered to a person after such 
     person successfully completes a course of education required 
     by an agreement under this paragraph. If no position is 
     offered, the agreement shall be considered terminated.''.
       (2) The table of contents for such Act, contained in 
     section 1(b), is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:

``Sec. 38. Acquisition workforce.''.
       (b) Additional Amendments.--Section 6(d)(5) of the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405), is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``Government-wide 
     career management programs for a professional procurement 
     work force'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the development 
     of a professional acquisition workforce Government-wide'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking out ``procurement by the'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``acquisition by the''; and
       (B) by striking out ``and'' at the end of the subparagraph; 
     and
       (3) by striking out subparagraph (C) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(C) administer the provisions of section 38;
       ``(D) collect data and analyze acquisition workforce data 
     from the Office of Personnel Management, the heads of 
     executive agencies, and, through periodic surveys, from 
     individual employees;
       ``(E) periodically analyze acquisition career fields to 
     identify critical competencies, duties, tasks, and related 
     academic prerequisites, skills, and knowledge;
       ``(F) coordinate and assist agencies in identifying and 
     recruiting highly qualified candidates for acquisition 
     fields;
       ``(G) develop instructional materials for acquisition 
     personnel in coordination with private and public acquisition 
     colleges and training facilities;
       ``(H) evaluate the effectiveness of training and career 
     development programs for acquisition personnel;
       ``(I) promote the establishment and utilization of academic 
     programs by colleges and universities in acquisition fields;
       ``(J) facilitate, to the extent requested by agencies, 
     interagency intern and training programs; and
       ``(K) perform other career management or research functions 
     as directed by the Administrator.''.

     SEC. 319. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT RELATING TO CERTAIN PERSONNEL 
                   MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

       (a) Commencement.--The Secretary of Defense is encouraged 
     to take such steps as may be necessary to provide for the 
     commencement of a demonstration project, the purpose of which 
     would be to determine the feasibility or desirability of one 
     or more proposals for improving the personnel management 
     policies or procedures that apply with respect to the 
     acquisition workforce of the Department of Defense.
       (b) Terms and Conditions.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, any demonstration project described in subsection 
     (a) shall be subject to section 4703 of title 5, United 
     States Code, and all other provisions of such title that 
     apply with respect to any demonstration project under such 
     section.
       (2) Exceptions.--Subject to paragraph (3), in applying 
     section 4703 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to 
     a demonstration project described in subsection (a)--
       (A) ``180 days'' in subsection (b)(4) of such section shall 
     be deemed to read ``120 days'';
       (B) ``90 days'' in subsection (b)(6) of such section shall 
     be deemed to read ``30 days''; and
       (C) subsection (d)(1)(A) of such section shall be 
     disregarded.
       (3) Condition.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply with respect 
     to a demonstration project unless it--
       (A) involves only the acquisition workforce of the 
     Department of Defense (or any part thereof); and
       (B) commences during the 3-year period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``acquisition workforce'' refers to the persons serving in 
     acquisition positions within the Department of Defense, as 
     designated pursuant to section 1721(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 320. COOPERATIVE PURCHASING.

       (a) Delay in Opening Certain Federal Supply Schedules to 
     Use by State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments.--The 
     Administrator of General Services may not use the authority 
     of section 201(b)(2) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481(b)(2)) to 
     provide for the use of Federal supply schedules of the 
     General Services Administration until after the later of--
       (1) the date on which the 14-month period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act expires; or
       (2) the date on which all of the following conditions are 
     met:
       (A) The Administrator has considered the report of the 
     Comptroller General required by subsection (b).
       (B) The Administrator has submitted comments on such report 
     to the congressional committees as required by subsection 
     (c).
       (C) A period of 30 days after the date of submission of 
     such comments to the congressional committees referred to in 
     subsection (d) has expired.
       (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Administrator of General Services and to the 
     congressional committees referred to in subsection (d) a 
     report on the implementation of section 201(b) of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. The report 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the effect on industry, including 
     small businesses and local dealers, of providing for the use 
     of Federal supply schedules by the entities described in 
     section 201(b)(2)(A) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949.
       (2) An assessment of the effect on such entities of 
     providing for the use of Federal supply schedules by them.
       (c) Comments on Report by Administrator.--Not later than 30 
     days after receiving the report of the Comptroller General 
     required by subsection (b), the Administrator of General 
     Services shall submit to the congressional committees 
     referred to in subsection (d) comments on the report, 
     including the Administrator's comments on whether the 
     Administrator plans to provide any Federal supply schedule 
     for the use of any entity described in section 201(b)(2)(A) 
     of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949.
       (d) Congressional Committees.--The report required by 
     subsection (b) and the comments required by subsection (c) 
     shall be submitted to the Governmental Affairs Committee of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight of the House of Representatives.
       (e) Calculation of 30-Day Period.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a)(2)(C), the calculation of the 30-day period 
     shall exclude Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, and any day 
     on which neither House of Congress is in session because of 
     an adjournment sine die, a recess of more than 3 days, or an 
     adjournment of more than 3 days.
              TITLE IV--STREAMLINING OF DISPUTE RESOLUTION
                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

     SEC. 401. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
                     ``TITLE II--DISPUTE RESOLUTION
                    ``Subtitle A--General Provisions

     ``SEC. 201. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this title:
       ``(1) The term `Defense Board' means the Department of 
     Defense Board of Contract Appeals established pursuant to 
     section 8(a) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 
     607).
       ``(2) The term `Civilian Board' means the Civilian Board of 
     Contract Appeals established pursuant to section 8(b) of the 
     Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 607).
       ``(3) The term `Board judge' means a member of the Defense 
     Board or the Civilian Board, as the case may be.
       ``(4) The term `Chairman' means the Chairman of the Defense 
     Board or the Civilian Board, as the case may be.
       ``(5) The term `Board concerned' means--
       ``(A) the Defense Board with respect to matters within its 
     jurisdiction; and
       ``(B) the Civilian Board with respect to matters within its 
     jurisdiction.
       ``(6) The term `executive agency'--
       ``(A) with respect to contract disputes and protests under 
     the jurisdiction of the Defense Board, means the Department 
     of Defense, the Department of the Army, the Department of the 
     Navy, or the Department of the Air Force; and
       ``(B) with respect to contract disputes and protests under 
     the jurisdiction of the Civilian Board, has the meaning given 
     by section 4(1) of this Act except that the term does not 
     include the Department of Defense, the Department of the 
     Army, the Department of the Navy, and the Department of the 
     Air Force.
       ``(7) The term `alternative means of dispute resolution' 
     has the meaning given by section 571(3) of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       ``(8) The term `protest' means a written objection by an 
     interested party to any of the following:

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       ``(A) A solicitation or other request by an executive 
     agency for offers for a contract for the procurement of 
     property or services.
       ``(B) The cancellation of such a solicitation or other 
     request.
       ``(C) An award or proposed award of such a contract.
       ``(9) The term `interested party', with respect to a 
     contract or a solicitation or other request for offers, means 
     an actual or prospective bidder or offeror whose direct 
     economic interest would be affected by the award of the 
     contract or by failure to award the contract.
       ``(10) The term `prevailing party', with respect to a 
     determination of the Board under section 214(h)(2) that a 
     decision of the head of an executive agency is arbitrary or 
     capricious or violates a statute or regulation, means a party 
     that showed that the decision was arbitrary or capricious or 
     violated a statute or regulation.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--The Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is further 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting the following before section 1:
           ``TITLE I--FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY GENERALLY'';
     and
       (2) in section 4, by striking out ``As used in this Act:'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Except as otherwise 
     specifically provided, as used in this Act:''.
 Subtitle B--Establishment of Civilian and Defense Boards of Contract 
                                Appeals

     SEC. 411. ESTABLISHMENT.

       Subsections (a) and (b) of section 8 of the Contract 
     Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 607) are amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) There is established in the Department of Defense a 
     board of contract appeals to be known as the Department of 
     Defense Board of Contract Appeals.
       ``(b) There is established in the General Services 
     Administration a board of contract appeals to be known as the 
     Civilian Board of Contract Appeals.''.

     SEC. 412. MEMBERSHIP.

       The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 
     et seq.), as amended by section 401, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 202. MEMBERSHIP.

       ``(a) Appointment.--(1)(A) The Defense Board shall consist 
     of judges appointed by the Secretary of Defense from a 
     register of applicants maintained by the Defense Board, in 
     accordance with rules issued by the Defense Board for 
     establishing and maintaining a register of eligible 
     applicants and selecting Defense Board judges. The Secretary 
     shall appoint a judge without regard to political affiliation 
     and solely on the basis of the professional qualifications 
     required to perform the duties and responsibilities of a 
     Defense Board judge.
       ``(B) The Civilian Board shall consist of judges appointed 
     by the Administrator of General Services from a register of 
     applicants maintained by the Civilian Board, in accordance 
     with rules issued by the Civilian Board for establishing and 
     maintaining a register of eligible applicants and selecting 
     Civilian Board judges. The Administrator shall appoint a 
     judge without regard to political affiliation and solely on 
     the basis of the professional qualifications required to 
     perform the duties and responsibilities of a Civilian Board 
     judge.
       ``(2) The members of the Defense Board and the Civilian 
     Board shall be selected and appointed to serve in the same 
     manner as administrative law judges appointed pursuant to 
     section 3105 of title 5, United States Code, with an 
     additional requirement that such members shall have had not 
     fewer than five years of experience in public contract law.
       ``(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) and subject to 
     subsection (b), the following persons shall serve as Board 
     judges:
       ``(A) For the Defense Board, any full-time member of the 
     Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals serving as such on 
     the day before the effective date of this title.
       ``(B) For the Civilian Board, any full-time member of any 
     agency board of contract appeals other than the Armed 
     Services Board of Contract Appeals serving as such on the day 
     before the effective date of this title.
       ``(C) For either the Defense Board or the Civilian Board, 
     any person serving on the day before the effective date of 
     this title in a position at a level of assistant general 
     counsel or higher with authority delegated from the 
     Comptroller General to decide bid protests under subchapter V 
     of chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code.
       ``(b) Removal.--Members of the Defense Board and the 
     Civilian Board shall be subject to removal in the same manner 
     as administrative law judges, as provided in section 7521 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       ``(c) Compensation.--Compensation for the Chairman of the 
     Defense Board and the Chairman of the Civilian Board and all 
     other members of each Board shall be determined under section 
     5372a of title 5, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 413. CHAIRMAN.

       The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 
     et seq.), as amended by section 412, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 203. CHAIRMAN.

       ``(a) Designation.--(1)(A) The Chairman of the Defense 
     Board shall be designated by the Secretary of Defense to 
     serve for a term of five years. The Secretary shall select 
     the Chairman from among sitting judges each of whom has had 
     at least five years of service--
       ``(i) as a member of the Armed Services Board of Contract 
     Appeals; or
       ``(ii) in a position at a level of assistant general 
     counsel or higher with authority delegated from the 
     Comptroller General to decide bid protests under subchapter V 
     of chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code (as in effect 
     on the day before the effective date of this title).
       ``(B) The Chairman of the Civilian Board shall be 
     designated by the Administrator of General Services to serve 
     for a term of five years. The Administrator shall select the 
     Chairman from among sitting judges each of whom has had at 
     least five years of service--
       ``(i) as a member of an agency board of contract appeals 
     other than the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals; or
       ``(ii) in a position at a level of assistant general 
     counsel or higher with authority delegated from the 
     Comptroller General to decide bid protests under subchapter V 
     of chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code (as in effect 
     on the day before the effective date of this title).
       ``(2) A Chairman of a Board may continue to serve after the 
     expiration of the Chairman's term until a successor has taken 
     office. A Chairman may be reappointed any number of times.
       ``(b) Responsibilities.--The Chairman of the Defense Board 
     or the Civilian Board, as the case may be, shall be 
     responsible on behalf of the Board for the executive and 
     administrative operation of the Board, including functions of 
     the Board with respect to the following:
       ``(1) The selection, appointment, and fixing of the 
     compensation of such personnel, pursuant to part III of title 
     5, United States Code, as the Chairman considers necessary or 
     appropriate, including a Clerk of the Board, a General 
     Counsel, and clerical and legal assistance for Board judges.
       ``(2) The supervision of personnel employed by or assigned 
     to the Board, and the distribution of work among such 
     personnel.
       ``(3) The operation of an Office of the Clerk of the Board, 
     including the receipt of all filings made with the Board, the 
     assignment of cases, and the maintenance of all records of 
     the Board.
       ``(4) The prescription of such rules and regulations as the 
     Chairman considers necessary or appropriate for the 
     administration and management of the Board.
       ``(c) Vice Chairmen.--The Chairman of the Defense Board or 
     the Civilian Board, as the case may be, may designate up to 
     four other Board judges as Vice Chairmen. The Chairman may 
     divide the Board into two divisions, one for handling 
     contract disputes and one for handling protests, and, if such 
     division is made, shall assign a Vice Chairman to head each 
     division. The Vice Chairmen, in the order designated by the 
     Chairman, shall act in the place and stead of the Chairman 
     during the absence of the Chairman.''.

     SEC. 414. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.

       The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 
     et seq.), as amended by section 413, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 204. RULEMAKING AUTHORITY.

       ``(a) In General.--Except as provided by section 452 of the 
     Federal Acquisition Reform Act of 1995, the Chairman of the 
     Defense Board and the Chairman of the Civilian Board shall 
     jointly issue and maintain--
       ``(1) such procedural rules and regulations as are 
     necessary to the exercise of the functions of the Boards 
     under sections 213 and 214; and
       ``(2) statements of policy of general applicability with 
     respect to such functions.
       ``(b) Board Procedures.--In issuing procedural rules and 
     regulations for the exercise of the Boards' protest function 
     under section 214, the Chairmen shall take due notice of 
     executive agency procedures for the resolution of protests as 
     a discretionary alternative to resolution of protests by the 
     Boards and shall ensure that the rules and regulations 
     governing the time for filing protests with the Boards make 
     appropriate allowance for the use of such executive agency 
     procedures by interested parties.''.

     SEC. 415. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 
     et seq.), as amended by section 414, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 205. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     1997 and each succeeding fiscal year such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. Funds 
     for the activities of each Board shall be separately 
     appropriated for such purpose. Funds appropriate pursuant to 
     this section shall remain available until expended.''.
   Subtitle C--Functions of Defense and Civilian Boards of Contract 
                                Appeals

     SEC. 421. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES.

       The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 
     et seq.), as amended by section 415, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
``Subtitle B--Functions of the Defense and Civilian Boards of Contract 
                                Appeals

     ``SEC. 211. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION SERVICES.

       ``(a) Requirement To Provide Services Upon Request.--The 
     Defense Board and the Civilian Board shall each provide 
     alternative means of dispute resolution for any disagreement 
     regarding a contract or prospective contract of an executive 
     agency upon the request of all parties to the disagreement.
       ``(b) Personnel Qualified To Act.--Each Board judge and 
     each attorney employed by

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     the Board concerned shall be considered to be qualified to 
     act for the purpose of conducting alternative means of 
     dispute resolution under this section.
       ``(c) Services To Be Provided Without Charge.--Any services 
     provided by the Board concerned or any Board judge or 
     employee pursuant to this section shall be provided without 
     charge.
       ``(d) Recusal of Certain Personnel Upon Request.--In the 
     event that a matter which is presented to the Board concerned 
     for alternative means of dispute resolution, pursuant to this 
     section, later becomes the subject of formal proceedings 
     before such Board, any Board judge or employee who was 
     involved in the alternative means of dispute resolution 
     shall, if requested by any party to the formal proceeding, 
     take no part in that proceeding.''.

     SEC. 422. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES AND 
                   PROTESTS SUBMITTED TO BOARDS.

       The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 
     et seq.), as amended by section 421, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 212. ALTERNATIVE DISPUTE RESOLUTION OF DISPUTES AND 
                   PROTESTS SUBMITTED TO BOARDS.

       ``With reasonable promptness after the submission to the 
     Defense Board or the Civilian Board of a contract dispute 
     under section 213 or a bid protest under section 214, a Board 
     judge to whom the contract dispute or protest is assigned 
     shall request the parties to meet with a Board judge, or an 
     attorney employed by the Board concerned, for the purpose of 
     attempting to resolve the dispute or protest through 
     alternative means of dispute resolution. Formal proceedings 
     in the appeal shall then be suspended until such time as any 
     party or a Board judge to whom the dispute or protest is 
     assigned determines that alternative means of dispute 
     resolution are not appropriate for resolution of the dispute 
     or protest.''.

     SEC. 423. CONTRACT DISPUTES.

       The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 
     et seq.), as amended by section 422, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 213. CONTRACT DISPUTES.

       ``The Defense Board shall have jurisdiction as provided by 
     section 8(a) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 
     601-613). The Civilian Board shall have jurisdiction as 
     provided by section 8(b) of such Act.''.

     SEC. 424. PROTESTS.

       The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 
     et seq.), as amended by section 423, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 214. PROTESTS.

       ``(a) Review Required Upon Request.--Upon request of an 
     interested party in connection with any procurement conducted 
     by an executive agency, the Defense Board or the Civilian 
     Board, as the case may be, shall review, as provided in this 
     section, any decision by the head of the executive agency 
     alleged to be arbitrary or capricious or to violate a statute 
     or regulation. A decision or order of the Board concerned 
     pursuant to this section shall not be subject to 
     interlocutory appeal or review.
       ``(b) Standard of Review.--In deciding a protest, the Board 
     concerned may consider all evidence that is relevant to the 
     decision under protest. The protester may prevail only by 
     showing that the decision was arbitrary or capricious or 
     violated a statute or regulation.
       ``(c) Notification.--Within one day after the receipt of a 
     protest, the Board concerned shall notify the executive 
     agency involved of the protest.
       ``(d) Suspension of Contract Award.--(1) Except as provided 
     in paragraph (2) of this subsection, a contract may not be 
     awarded in any procurement after the executive agency has 
     received notice of a protest with respect to such procurement 
     from the Board concerned and while the protest is pending.
       ``(2) The head of the procuring activity responsible for 
     award of a contract may authorize the award of the contract 
     (notwithstanding a protest of which the executive agency has 
     notice under this section)--
       ``(A) upon a written finding that urgent and compelling 
     circumstances which significantly affect interests of the 
     United States will not permit waiting for the decision of the 
     Board concerned under this section; and
       ``(B) after the Board concerned is advised of that finding.
       ``(3) A finding may not be made under paragraph (2)(A) of 
     this subsection unless the award of the contract is otherwise 
     likely to occur within 30 days after the making of such 
     finding.
       ``(4) The suspension of the award under paragraph (1) shall 
     not preclude the executive agency concerned from continuing 
     the procurement process up to but not including the award of 
     the contract.
       ``(e) Suspension of Contract Performance.--(1) A contractor 
     awarded an executive agency contract may, during the period 
     described in paragraph (4), begin performance of the contract 
     and engage in any related activities that result in 
     obligations being incurred by the United States under the 
     contract unless the contracting officer responsible for the 
     award of the contract withholds authorization to proceed with 
     performance of the contract.
       ``(2) The contracting officer may withhold an authorization 
     to proceed with performance of the contract during the period 
     described in paragraph (4) if the contracting officer 
     determines in writing that--
       ``(A) a protest is likely to be filed; and
       ``(B) the immediate performance of the contract is not in 
     the best interests of the United States.
       ``(3)(A) If the executive agency awarding the contract 
     receives notice of a protest in accordance with this section 
     during the period described in paragraph (4)--
       ``(i) the contracting officer may not authorize performance 
     of the contract to begin while the protest is pending; or
       ``(ii) if authorization for contract performance to proceed 
     was not withheld in accordance with paragraph (2) before 
     receipt of the notice, the contracting officer shall 
     immediately direct the contractor to cease performance under 
     the contract and to suspend any related activities that may 
     result in additional obligations being incurred by the United 
     States under that contract.
       ``(B) Performance and related activities suspended pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A)(ii) by reason of a protest may not be 
     resumed while the protest is pending.
       ``(C) The head of the procuring activity may authorize the 
     performance of the contract (notwithstanding a protest of 
     which the executive agency has notice under this section)--
       ``(i) upon a written finding that urgent and compelling 
     circumstances that significantly affect interests of the 
     United States will not permit waiting for the decision 
     concerning the protest by the Board concerned; and
       ``(ii) after the Board concerned is notified of that 
     finding.
       ``(4) The period referred to in paragraphs (2) and (3)(A), 
     with respect to a contract, is the period beginning on the 
     date of the contract award and ending on the later of--
       ``(A) the date that is 10 days after the date of the 
     contract award; or
       ``(B) the date that is 5 days after the debriefing date 
     offered to an unsuccessful offeror for any debriefing that is 
     requested and, when requested, is required.
       ``(f) The authority of the head of the procuring activity 
     to make findings and to authorize the award and performance 
     of contracts under subsections (d) and (e) of this section 
     may not be delegated.
       ``(g) Procedures.--
       ``(1) Proceedings and discovery.--The Board concerned shall 
     conduct proceedings and allow discovery to the minimum extent 
     necessary for the expeditious, fair, and cost-effective 
     resolution of the protest. The Board shall allow discovery 
     only in a case in which the Board determines that the written 
     submissions of the parties do not provide an adequate basis 
     for a fair resolution of the protest. Such discovery shall be 
     limited to material which is relevant to the grounds of 
     protest or to such affirmative defenses as the executive 
     agency involved, or any intervenor supporting the agency, may 
     raise.
       ``(2) Priority.--The Board concerned shall give priority to 
     protests filed under this section over contract disputes and 
     alternative dispute services. Except as provided in paragraph 
     (3), the Board concerned shall issue its final decision 
     within 65 days after the date of the filing of the protest, 
     unless the Chairman determines that the specific and unique 
     circumstances of the protest require a longer period, in 
     which case the Board concerned shall issue such decision 
     within the longer period determined by the Chairman. An 
     amendment that adds a new ground of protest should be 
     resolved, to the maximum extent practicable, within the time 
     limits established for resolution of the initial protest.
       ``(3) Threshold.--(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B), any protest in which the anticipated value of the 
     contract award that will result from the protested 
     procurement, as estimated by the executive agency involved, 
     is less than $30,000,000 shall be considered under simplified 
     rules of procedure. Such simplified rules shall provide that 
     discovery in such protests shall be in writing only. Such 
     written discovery shall be the minimum necessary for the 
     expeditious, fair, and cost-effective resolution of the 
     protest and shall be allowed only if the Board determines 
     that the written submissions of the parties do not provide an 
     adequate basis for a fair resolution of the protest. Such 
     protests shall be decided by a single Board judge. The Board 
     concerned shall issue its final decision in each such protest 
     within 45 days after the date of the filing of the protest, 
     unless the Chairman determines that the specific and unique 
     circumstances of the protest require a longer period, in 
     which case the Board concerned shall issue such decision 
     within the longer period determined by the Chairman.
       ``(B) If the Chairman of the Board concerned determines 
     that special and unique circumstances of a protest that would 
     otherwise qualify for the simplified rules described in 
     subparagraph (A), including the complexity of a protest, 
     requires the use of full procedures as described in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), the Chairman shall use such 
     procedures in lieu of the simplified rules described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(4) Calculation of time for adr.--In calculating time for 
     purposes of paragraph (2) or (3) of this subsection, any days 
     during which proceedings are suspended for the purpose of 
     attempting to resolve the protest by alternative means of 
     dispute resolution, up to a maximum of 20 days, shall not be 
     counted.
       ``(5) Dismissal of frivolous protests.--The Board concerned 
     may dismiss a protest that the Board concerned determines--
       ``(A) is frivolous,
       ``(B) has been brought or pursued in bad faith; or
       ``(C) does not state on its face a valid basis for protest.

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       ``(6) Payment of costs for frivolous protests.--(A) If the 
     Board concerned expressly finds that a protest or a portion 
     of a protest is frivolous or has been brought or pursued in 
     bad faith, the Board concerned shall declare that the 
     protester or other interested party who joins the protest is 
     liable to the United States for payment of the costs 
     described in subparagraph (B) unless--
       ``(i) special circumstances would make such payment unjust; 
     or
       ``(ii) the protester obtains documents or other information 
     after the protest is filed with the Board concerned that 
     establishes that the protest or a portion of the protest is 
     frivolous or has been brought or pursued in bad faith, and 
     the protester then promptly withdraws the protest or portion 
     of the protest.
       ``(B) The costs referred to in subparagraph (A) are all of 
     the costs incurred by the United States of reviewing the 
     protest, or of reviewing that portion of the protest for 
     which the finding is made, including the fees and other 
     expenses (as defined in section 2412(d)(2)(A) of title 28, 
     United States Code) incurred by the United States in 
     defending the protest.
       ``(h) Decisions and Corrective Actions on Protests.--(1) In 
     making a decision on protests filed under this section, the 
     Board concerned shall accord due weight to the goals of 
     economic and efficient procurement, and shall take due 
     account of the rule of prejudicial error.
       ``(2) If the Board concerned determines that a decision of 
     the head of the executive agency is arbitrary or capricious 
     or violates a statute or regulation, the Board concerned may 
     order the agency (or its head) to take such corrective action 
     as the Board concerned considers appropriate. Corrective 
     action includes requiring that the executive agency--
       ``(A) refrain from exercising any of its options under the 
     contract;
       ``(B) recompete the contract immediately;
       ``(C) issue a new solicitation;
       ``(D) terminate the contract;
       ``(E) award a contract consistent with the requirements of 
     such statute and regulation;
       ``(F) implement any combination of requirements under 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), (D), and (E); or
       ``(G) implement such other actions as the Board concerned 
     determines necessary.
       ``(3) If the Board concerned orders corrective action after 
     the contract award, the affected contract shall be presumed 
     valid as to all goods or services delivered and accepted 
     under the contract before the corrective action was ordered.
       ``(4) Any agreement that provides for the dismissal of a 
     protest and involves a direct or indirect expenditure of 
     appropriated funds shall be submitted to the Board concerned 
     and shall be made a part of the public record (subject to any 
     protective order considered appropriate by the Board 
     concerned) before dismissal of the protest.
       ``(i) Authority To Declare Entitlement to Costs.--(1)(A) 
     Whenever the Board concerned determines that a decision of 
     the head of an executive agency is arbitrary or capricious or 
     violates a statute or regulation, it may, in accordance with 
     section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, further declare 
     an appropriate prevailing party to be entitled to the costs 
     of--
       ``(i) filing and pursuing the protest, including reasonable 
     attorneys' fees and consultant and expert witness fees, and
       ``(ii) bid and proposal preparation.
       ``(B) No party (other than a small business concern (within 
     the meaning of section 3(a) of the Small Business Act)) may 
     be declared entitled under this paragraph to costs for--
       ``(i) consultant and expert witness fees that exceed the 
     highest rate of compensation for expert witnesses paid by the 
     Federal Government, or
       ``(ii) attorneys' fees that exceed $150 per hour unless the 
     Board concerned, on a case by case basis, determines that an 
     increase in the cost of living or a special factor, such as 
     the limited availability of qualified attorneys for the 
     proceedings involved, justifies a higher fee.
       ``(2) Payment of amounts due from an agency under paragraph 
     (1) or under the terms of a settlement agreement under 
     subsection (h)(4) shall be made from the appropriation made 
     by section 1304 of title 31, United States Code, for the 
     payment of judgments. The executive agency concerned shall 
     reimburse that appropriation account out of funds available 
     for the procurement.
       ``(j) Appeals.--A final decision of the Board concerned may 
     be appealed as set forth in section 8(g)(1) of the Contract 
     Disputes Act of 1978 by the head of the executive agency 
     concerned and by any interested party, including interested 
     parties who intervene in any protest filed under this 
     section.
       ``(k) Additional Relief.--Nothing contained in this section 
     shall affect the power of the Board concerned to order any 
     additional relief which it is authorized to provide under any 
     statute or regulation.
       ``(l) Nonexclusivity of Remedies.--Nothing contained in 
     this section shall affect the right of any interested party 
     to file a protest with the contracting agency or to file an 
     action in the United States Court of Federal Claims or in a 
     United States district court.''.

     SEC. 425. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN CONTRACTS.

       The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 
     et seq.), as amended by section 424, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 215. APPLICABILITY TO CERTAIN CONTRACTS.

       ``(a) Contracts At or Below the Simplified Acquisition 
     Threshold.--Notwithstanding section 33 of this Act, the 
     authority conferred on the Defense Board and the Civilian 
     Board by this title is applicable to contracts in amounts not 
     greater than the simplified acquisition threshold.
       ``(b) Contracts for Commercial Items.--Notwithstanding 
     section 34 of this Act, the authority conferred on the 
     Defense Board and the Civilian Board by this title is 
     applicable to contracts for the procurement of commercial 
     items.''.
    Subtitle D--Repeal of Other Statutes Authorizing Administrative 
                                Protests

     SEC. 431. REPEALS.

       (a) GSBCA Provisions.--Subsection (f) of the Brooks 
     Automatic Data Processing Act (section 111 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949; 40 U.S.C. 
     759) is repealed.
       (b) GAO Provisions.--(1) Subchapter V of chapter 35 of 
     title 31, United States Code (31 U.S.C. 3551-3556) is 
     repealed.
       (2) The analysis for chapter 35 of such title is amended by 
     striking out the items relating to sections 3551 through 3556 
     and the heading for subchapter V.
    Subtitle E--Transfers and Transitional, Savings, and Conforming 
                               Provisions

     SEC. 441. TRANSFER AND ALLOCATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND 
                   PERSONNEL.

       (a) Transfers.--
       (1) Armed services and corps boards of contract appeals.--
     The personnel employed in connection with, and the assets, 
     liabilities, contracts, property, records, and unexpended 
     balance of appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and 
     other funds employed, held, used, arising from, available to, 
     or to be made available in connection with the functions 
     vested by law in the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals 
     and the board of contract appeals of the Corps of Engineers 
     established pursuant to section 8 of the Contract Disputes 
     Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 607) (as in effect on the day before 
     the effective date described in section 451), shall be 
     transferred to the Department of Defense Board of Contract 
     Appeals for appropriate allocation by the Chairman of that 
     Board.
       (2) Other boards of contracts appeals.--The personnel 
     employed in connection with, and the assets, liabilities, 
     contracts, property, records, and unexpended balance of 
     appropriations, authorizations, allocations, and other funds 
     employed, held, used, arising from, available to, or to be 
     made available in connection with the functions vested by law 
     in the boards of contract appeals established pursuant to 
     section 8 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 
     607) (as in effect on the day before the effective date 
     described in section 451) other than the Armed Services Board 
     of Contract Appeals, the board of contract appeals of the 
     Corps of Engineers, and the Postal Service Board of Contract 
     Appeals shall be transferred to the Civilian Board of 
     Contract Appeals for appropriate allocation by the Chairman 
     of that Board.
       (3) Comptroller general.--(A) One-quarter (as determined by 
     the Comptroller General) of the personnel employed in 
     connection with, and one-quarter (as determined by the 
     Comptroller General) of the assets, liabilities, contracts, 
     property, records, and unexpended balance of appropriations, 
     authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, 
     used, arising from, available to, or to be made available in 
     connection with the functions vested by law in the 
     Comptroller General pursuant to subchapter V of chapter 35 of 
     title 31, United States Code (as in effect on the day before 
     the effective date described in section 451), shall be 
     transferred to the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals for 
     appropriate allocation by the Chairman of that Board.
       (B) Three-quarters (as determined by the Comptroller 
     General) of the personnel employed in connection with, and 
     three-quarters (as determined by the Comptroller General) of 
     the assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and 
     unexpended balance of appropriations, authorizations, 
     allocations, and other funds employed, held, used, arising 
     from, available to, or to be made available in connection 
     with the functions vested by law in the Comptroller General 
     pursuant to subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 31, United 
     States Code (as in effect on the day before the effective 
     date described in section 451), shall be transferred to the 
     Department of Defense Board of Contract Appeals for 
     appropriate allocation by the Chairman of that Board.
       (b) Effect on Personnel.--Personnel transferred pursuant to 
     this subtitle shall not be separated or reduced in 
     compensation for one year after such transfer, except for 
     cause.
       (c) Regulations.--(1) The Department of Defense Board of 
     Contract Appeals and the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals 
     shall each prescribe regulations for the release of competing 
     employees in a reduction in force that gives due effect to--
       (A) efficiency or performance ratings;
       (B) military preference; and
       (C) tenure of employment.
       (2) In prescribing the regulations, the Board concerned 
     shall provide for military preference in the same manner as 
     set forth in subchapter I of chapter 35 of title 5, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 442. TERMINATIONS AND SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Termination of Boards of Contract Appeals.--Effective 
     on the effective date described in section 451, the boards of 
     contract

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     appeals established pursuant to section 8 of the Contract 
     Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 607) (as in effect on the day 
     before such effective date) other than the Postal Service 
     Board of Contract Appeals shall terminate.
       (b) Savings Provision for Contract Dispute Matters Pending 
     Before Boards.--(1) This title and the amendments made by 
     this title shall not affect any proceedings (other than bid 
     protests pending before the board of contract appeals of the 
     General Services Administration) pending on the effective 
     date described in section 451 before any board of contract 
     appeals terminated by subsection (a).
       (2) In the case of any such proceedings pending before the 
     Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals or the board of 
     contract appeals of the Corps of Engineers, the proceedings 
     shall be continued by the Department of Defense Board of 
     Contract Appeals, and orders which were issued in any such 
     proceeding by the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals or 
     the board of contract appeals of the Corps of Engineers shall 
     continue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or 
     revoked by the Department of Defense Board of Contract 
     Appeals, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by 
     operation of law.
       (3) In the case of any such proceedings pending before an 
     agency board of contract appeals other than the Armed 
     Services Board of Contract Appeals or the board of contract 
     appeals of the Corps of Engineers, the proceedings shall be 
     continued by the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals, and 
     orders which were issued in any such proceeding by the agency 
     board shall continue in effect until modified, terminated, 
     superseded, or revoked by the Civilian Board of Contract 
     Appeals, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by 
     operation of law.
       (c) Bid Protest Transition Provisions.--(1) No protest may 
     be submitted to the Comptroller General pursuant to section 
     3553(a) of title 31, United States Code, or to the board of 
     contract appeals for the General Services Administration 
     pursuant to the Brooks Automatic Data Processing Act (40 
     U.S.C. 759) on or after the effective date described in 
     section 451.
       (2)(A) In the case of bid protest proceedings pending 
     before the board of contract appeals of the General Services 
     Administration on the effective date described in section 
     451--
       (i) with respect to bid protests involving procurements of 
     the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the 
     Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force, 
     the proceedings shall be continued by the Defense Board of 
     Contract Appeals; and
       (ii) with respect to bid protests involving procurements of 
     any other executive agency (as defined by section 4(1) of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(1)), 
     the proceedings shall be continued by the Civilian Board of 
     Contract Appeals.
       (B) The provisions repealed by section 431(a) shall 
     continue to apply to such proceedings until the Department of 
     Defense Board of Contract Appeals or the Civilian Board of 
     Contract Appeals, as the case may be, determines such 
     proceedings have been completed.
       (3)(A) In the case of bid protest proceedings pending 
     before the Comptroller General on the effective date 
     described in section 451--
       (i) with respect to bid protests involving procurements of 
     the Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the 
     Department of the Navy, and the Department of the Air Force, 
     the proceedings shall be continued by the Defense Board of 
     Contract Appeals;
       (ii) with respect to bid protests involving procurements of 
     any other executive agency (as defined by section 4(1) of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(1)), 
     the proceedings shall be continued by the Civilian Board of 
     Contract Appeals; and
       (iii) with respect to bid protests involving procurements 
     of an entity that is not an executive agency, the proceedings 
     shall be continued by the Comptroller General.
       (B) The provisions repealed by section 431(b) shall 
     continue to apply to such bid protest proceedings until the 
     Department of Defense Board of Contract Appeals, the Civilian 
     Board of Contract Appeals, or the Comptroller General, as the 
     case may be, determines that such proceedings have been 
     completed.

     SEC. 443. CONTRACT DISPUTES AUTHORITY OF BOARDS.

       (a) Section 2 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 601) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``, the United States 
     Postal Service, and the Postal Rate Commission'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (6) to read as follows:
       ``(6) the term `Defense Board' means the Department of 
     Defense Board of Contract Appeals established under section 
     8(a) of this Act;'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (7) as paragraph (8); and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
     paragraph (7):
       ``(7) the term `Civilian Board' means the Civilian Board of 
     Contract Appeals established under section 8(b) of this Act; 
     and''.
       (b) Section 6(c)(6) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 
     (41 U.S.C. 605(c)(6)) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``court or an agency board of contract 
     appeals'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``court, the Defense 
     Board, or the Civilian Board'';
       (2) by striking out ``an agency board of contract appeals'' 
     in the third sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     Defense Board or the Civilian Board''; and
       (3) by striking out ``agency board'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the Board concerned''.
       (c) Section 7 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 606) is amended by striking out ``an agency board of 
     contract appeals'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     Defense Board or the Civilian Board''.
       (d) Section 8 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 607), as amended by section 411, is further amended--
       (1) by amending the heading to read as follows:


          ``defense and civilian boards of contract appeals'';

       (2) by striking out subsection (c);
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking out the first sentence and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following:
     ``The Defense Board shall have jurisdiction to decide any 
     appeal from a decision of a contracting officer of the 
     Department of Defense, the Department of the Army, the 
     Department of the Navy, or the Department of the Air Force 
     relative to a contract made by that department. The Civilian 
     Board shall have jurisdiction to decide any appeal from a 
     decision of a contracting officer of any executive agency 
     (other than the Department of Defense, the Department of the 
     Army, the Department of the Navy, the Department of the Air 
     Force, the United States Postal Service, or the Postal Rate 
     Commission) relative to a contract made by that agency.''; 
     and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``the agency 
     board'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Board 
     concerned'';
       (4) in subsection (e), by striking out ``An agency board 
     shall provide'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The Defense 
     Board and the Civilian Board shall each provide,'';
       (5) in subsection (f), by striking out ``each agency 
     board'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Defense Board and 
     the Civilian Board'';
       (6) in subsection (g)--
       (A) in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by striking out 
     ``an agency board of contract appeals'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the Defense Board or the Civilian Board, as the 
     case may be,'';
       (B) by striking out paragraph (2); and
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
       (7) by striking out subsection (h) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(h) There is established an agency board of contract 
     appeals to be known as the `Postal Service Board of Contract 
     Appeals'. Such board shall have jurisdiction to decide any 
     appeal from a decision of a contracting officer of the United 
     States Postal Service or the Postal Rate Commission relative 
     to a contract made by either agency. Such board shall consist 
     of judges appointed by the Postmaster General who shall meet 
     the qualifications of and serve in the same manner as judges 
     of the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals. This Act and title 
     II of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act shall 
     apply to contract disputes before the Postal Service Board of 
     Contract Appeals in the same manner as they apply to contract 
     disputes before the Civilian Board.''; and
       (8) by striking out subsection (i).
       (e) Section 9 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 608) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``each agency 
     board'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Defense Board and 
     the Civilian Board''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking out ``the agency board'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Board concerned''.
       (f) Section 10 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 609) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the first sentence of paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking out ``Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     and in'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``In''; and
       (ii) by striking out ``an agency board'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``the Defense Board or the Civilian Board'';
       (B) by striking out paragraph (2); and
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2), and in 
     that paragraph by striking out ``or (2)'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking out ``any agency board'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``the Defense Board or the Civilian Board''; and
       (B) by striking out ``the agency board'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``the Board concerned'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking out ``an agency board'' and inserting in 
     lieu of each ``the Defense Board or the Civilian Board''; and
       (B) by striking out ``the agency board'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``the Board concerned''; and
       (4) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking out ``one or more agency boards'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the Defense Board or the Civilian 
     Board (or both)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``or among the agency boards involved'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``one or both of the Boards''.
       (g) Section 11 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 610) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking out ``an agency 
     board of contract appeals'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``the Defense Board or the Civilian Board''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking out ``the agency 
     board through the Attorney General; or upon application by 
     the board of contract appeals of the Tennessee Valley 
     Authority'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Defense Board 
     or the Civilian Board''.
       (h) Section 13 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 612) is amended--

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       (1) in subsection (b), by striking out ``an agency board of 
     contract appeals'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     Defense Board or the Civilian Board''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking out ``by the board of 
     contract appeals for'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``by the 
     Defense Board or the Civilian Board from''.

     SEC. 444. REFERENCES TO AGENCY BOARDS OF CONTRACT APPEALS.

       (a) Defense Board.--Any reference to the Armed Services 
     Board of Contract Appeals or the board of contract appeals of 
     the Corps of Engineers in any provision of law or in any 
     rule, regulation, or other paper of the United States shall 
     be treated as referring to the Department of Defense Board of 
     Contract Appeals.
       (b) Civilian Board.--Any reference to an agency board of 
     contract appeals other than the Armed Services Board of 
     Contract Appeals, the board of contract appeals of the Corps 
     of Engineers, or the Postal Service Board of Contract Appeals 
     in any provision of law or in any rule, regulation, or other 
     paper of the United States shall be treated as referring to 
     the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals.

     SEC. 445. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Title 5.--Section 5372a of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ``an agency board 
     of contract appeals appointed under section 8 of the Contract 
     Disputes Act of 1978'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     Department of Defense Board of Contract Appeals or the 
     Civilian Board of Contract Appeals appointed under section 
     202 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act or the 
     Postal Service Board of Contract Appeals appointed under 
     section 8(h) of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978''; and
       (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out ``an agency board 
     of contract appeals'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     Department of Defense Board of Contract Appeals, the Civilian 
     Board of Contract Appeals, or the Postal Service Board of 
     Contract Appeals''.
       (b) Title 10.--(1) Section 2305(e) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``subchapter V of 
     chapter 35 of title 31'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``title II of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act''; 
     and
       (B) by striking out paragraph (3).
       (2) Section 2305(f) of such title is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``subparagraphs (A) 
     through (F) of subsection (b)(1) of section 3554 of title 
     31'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 214(h)(2) of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``paragraph (1) of 
     section 3554(c) of title 31 within the limits referred to in 
     paragraph (2)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subparagraph 
     (A) of section 214(i)(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act within the limits referred to in subparagraph 
     (B)''.
       (c) Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949.--(1) Section 303B(j) (as redesignated by section 
     104(b)(2)) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253b(h)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``subchapter V of 
     chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``title II of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act''; and
       (B) by striking out paragraph (3).
       (2) Section 303B(k) (as redesignated by section 104(b)(2)) 
     of such Act (41 U.S.C. 253b(i)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``in subparagraphs 
     (A) through (F) of subsection (b)(1) of section 3554 of title 
     31, United States Code'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 214(h)(2) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``paragraph (1) of 
     section 3554(c) of such title within the limits referred to 
     in paragraph (2)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``subparagraph (A) of section 214(i)(1) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act within the limits referred to 
     in subparagraph (B)''.
       (d) Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.--The table of 
     contents for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (contained in section 1(b)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting the following before the item relating to 
     section 1:

         ``TITLE I--FEDERAL PROCUREMENT POLICY GENERALLY''; and

       (2) by adding at the end the following:

                     ``TITLE II--DISPUTE RESOLUTION

                    ``Subtitle A--General Provisions

``Sec. 201. Definitions.
``Sec. 202. Membership.
``Sec. 203. Chairman.
``Sec. 204. Rulemaking authority.
``Sec. 205. Authorization of appropriations.

``Subtitle B--Functions of the Defense and Civilian Boards of Contract 
                                Appeals

``Sec. 211. Alternative dispute resolution services.
``Sec. 212. Alternative dispute resolution of disputes and protests 
              submitted to Boards.
``Sec. 213. Contract disputes.
``Sec. 214. Protests.
``Sec. 215. Applicability to certain contracts.''.
  Subtitle F--Effective Date; Regulations and Appointment of Chairmen

     SEC. 451. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Title II of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, 
     as added by this title, and the amendments and repeals made 
     by this title shall take effect 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 452. REGULATIONS.

       (a) Regulations Regarding Protests and Claims.--Not later 
     than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Chairman of the Armed Services Board of Contract Appeals and 
     the Chairman of the General Services Board of Contract 
     Appeals, in consultation with the Comptroller General with 
     respect to protests, shall jointly issue--
       (1) such procedural rules and regulations as are necessary 
     to the exercise of the functions of the Department of Defense 
     Board of Contract Appeals and the Civilian Board of Contract 
     Appeals under sections 213 and 214 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (as added by this title); and
       (2) statements of policy of general applicability with 
     respect to such functions.
       (b) Regulations Regarding Appointment of Judges.--Not later 
     than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act--
       (1) the Chairman of the Armed Services Board of Contract 
     Appeals shall issue rules governing the establishment and 
     maintenance of a register of eligible applicants and the 
     selection of judges for the Department of Defense Board of 
     Contract Appeals; and
       (2) the Chairman of the General Services Board of Contract 
     Appeals shall issue rules governing the establishment and 
     maintenance of a register of eligible applicants and the 
     selection of judges for the Civilian Board of Contract 
     Appeals.

     SEC. 453. APPOINTMENT OF CHAIRMEN OF DEFENSE BOARD AND 
                   CIVILIAN BOARD.

       Notwithstanding section 451, not later than 1 year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense shall appoint the Chairman of 
     the Department of Defense Board of Contract Appeals; and
       (2) the Administrator of General Services shall appoint the 
     Chairman of the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals.
              TITLE V--EFFECTIVE DATES AND IMPLEMENTATION

     SEC. 501. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.

       (a) Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     Act, this Act and the amendments made by this Act shall take 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Applicability of Amendments.--(1) An amendment made by 
     this Act shall apply, in the manner prescribed in the final 
     regulations promulgated pursuant to section 502 to implement 
     such amendment, with respect to any solicitation that is 
     issued, any unsolicited proposal that is received, and any 
     contract entered into pursuant to such a solicitation or 
     proposal, on or after the date described in paragraph (3).
       (2) An amendment made by this Act shall also apply, to the 
     extent and in the manner prescribed in the final regulations 
     promulgated pursuant to section 502 to implement such 
     amendment, with respect to any matter related to--
       (A) a contract that is in effect on the date described in 
     paragraph (3);
       (B) an offer under consideration on the date described in 
     paragraph (3); or
       (C) any other proceeding or action that is ongoing on the 
     date described in paragraph (3).
       (3) The date referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) is the 
     date specified in such final regulations. The date so 
     specified shall be October 1, 1996, or any earlier date that 
     is not within 30 days after the date on which such final 
     regulations are published.

     SEC. 502. IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.

       (a) Proposed Revisions.--Proposed revisions to the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation and such other proposed regulations 
     (or revisions to existing regulations) as may be necessary to 
     implement this Act shall be published in the Federal Register 
     not later than 210 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (b) Public Comment.--The proposed regulations described in 
     subsection (a) shall be made available for public comment for 
     a period of not less than 60 days.
       (c) Final Regulations.--Final regulations shall be 
     published in the Federal Register not later than 330 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (d) Modifications.--Final regulations promulgated pursuant 
     to this section to implement an amendment made by this Act 
     may provide for modification of an existing contract without 
     consideration upon the request of the contractor.
       (e) Savings Provisions.--(1) Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed to affect the validity of any action taken or any 
     contract entered into before the date specified in the 
     regulations pursuant to section 501(b)(3) except to the 
     extent and in the manner prescribed in such regulations.
       (2) Except as specifically provided in this Act, nothing in 
     this Act shall be construed to require the renegotiation or 
     modification of contracts in existence on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) Except as otherwise provided in this Act, a law amended 
     by this Act shall continue to be applied according to the 
     provisions thereof as such law was in effect on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act until--
       (A) the date specified in final regulations implementing 
     the amendment of that law (as promulgated pursuant to this 
     section); or
       (B) if no such date is specified in regulations, October 1, 
     1996.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.

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  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. CLINGER demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

423

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affirmative

Nays

0

para.115.14                  [Roll No. 663]

                                AYES--423

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Frost
     Meek
     Mineta
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Royce
     Scarborough
     Sisisky
     Solomon
     Tucker
     Velazquez
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.115.15  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. CLINGER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill, the Clerk be 
authorized to make technical corrections and conforming changes.

para.115.16  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ALLARD, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
10:30 a.m. on Monday, September 18, 1995.

para.115.17  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ALLARD, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
September 20, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.
  And then,

para.115.18  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HOKE, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed 
to, at 6 o'clock and 24 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 10:30 
a.m. on Monday, September 18, 1995.

para.115.19  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1872. A bill to 
     amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend 
     programs established pursuant to the Ryan White Comprehensive 
     AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 1990; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 104-245). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2274. A bill to amend title 23, United 
     States Code, to designate the National Highway System, and 
     for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-246). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mrs. VUCANOVICH: Committee of Conference. Conference report 
     on H.R. 1817. A bill making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     104-247). Ordered to be printed. 

para.115.20  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BROWN of Ohio:
       H.R. 2329. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide protections for Medicare 
     beneficiaries who enroll in Medicare managed care plans; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. EMERSON (for himself, Mr. Combest, Mr. Baker of 
             Louisiana, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. McCrery, 
             Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Parker, Mr. Everett, 
             Mr. Wicker, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Taylor of 
             Mississippi, and Mr. Dickey):
       H.R. 2330. A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to 
     extend the agricultural price support programs for certain 
     commodities through 2002 and to modify the operation of such 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. EHRLICH (for himself, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Blute, 
             Mr. Souder, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Fox, Mr. McIntosh, and 
             Mr. Davis):
       H.R. 2331. A bill to provide for the modification or 
     elimination of Federal reporting

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     requirements; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. McKEON:
       H.R. 2332. A bill to consolidate and reform workforce 
     development and literacy programs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 2333. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to simplify the method of payment of taxes on distilled 
     spirits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Thomas, 
             Mr. Dreier, Mr. Packard, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Schaefer):
       H.R. 2334. A bill to convey 1,000 acres of Federal land in 
     San Bernardino County, CA, for use as the site of the 
     Southwestern Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact's 
     regional disposal facility; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
             Chapman, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Montgomery, 
             Mr. Norwood, Mr. Parker, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Tate, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Peterson 
             of Florida, and Mr. Bishop):
       H.R. 2335. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     exempt from the solid waste designation all recoverable 
     materials that are contained, collected, and returned to an 
     industrial process; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Norwood, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Bishop, 
             and Mr. Linder):
       H.R. 2336. A bill to amend the Doug Barnard, Jr., 1996 
     Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games Commemorative Coin Act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, and Mr. 
             Matsui):
       H.R. 2337. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for increased taxpayer protections; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. KLINK:
       H.R. 2338. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for contributions to an individual 
     training account; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Barret of Nebraska, and 
             Mr. Johnson of South Dakota):
       H.R. 2339. A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to 
     permit producers to adopt integrated, site-specific farm 
     management plans that provide for resource-conserving crop 
     rotation, special conservation practices, rotational grazing, 
     and biomass production operations and practices; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Ms. MOLINARI:
       H.R. 2340. A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 to provide for more expeditious evictions from public 
     housing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
           By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Baker of California, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton 
             of Texas, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Christensen, 
             Mr. Chrysler, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Davis, Mr. Doolittle, 
             Mr. Dornan, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, 
             Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Inglis of 
             South Carolina, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 2341. A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to permit Federal employees and annuitants to 
     elect to receive contributions into medical savings accounts 
     under the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program [FEHBP]; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Bryant of 
             Texas):
       H.R. 2342. A bill to authorize associations of independent 
     producers of natural gas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself and Mr. Wicker):
       H.R. 2343. A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
     to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide 
     supplemental crop disaster assistance under certain 
     circumstances, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself and Ms. Molinari):
       H.R. 2344. A bill to establish the Lower East Side Tenement 
     Museum National Historic Site, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. Hyde):
       H. Con. Res. 101. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of Congress with respect to certain court orders 
     relating to the desegregation of schools; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

para.115.21  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. CRAPO:
       H.R. 2345. A bill for the relief of Matt Clawson; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HUNTER:
       H.R. 2346. A bill for the relief of Heraclio Tolley; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para.115.22  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 38: Mr. Talent, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Deal 
     of Georgia, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Fields of Texas, 
     Mr. LaHood, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Owens, Mr. McHale, Mr. Mica, 
     Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Tate, and Mr. 
     Jacobs.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Luther, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, and Mr. Taylor 
     of North Carolina.
       H.R. 444: Mr. Gutierrez.
       553: Mr. Fattah.
       580: Mr. Williams and Mr. Ehrlich.
       662: Mr. Souder, Mr. Knollenberg, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
     Mr. Cramer, and Mrs. Smith of Washington.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Heineman, Mr. Gekas, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
     and Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Tejeda.
       H.R. 878: Mr. Coyne and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 940: Mr. Ford, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 950: Mr. Nadler. 
       H.R. 1078: Mr. Bachus and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1094: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Luther, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Klug, 
     Mr. Frost, and Mr. Jacobs. 
       H.R. 1110: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas and Mr. Cooley.   
       H.R. 1133: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 1203: Mr. Schiff and Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1386: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1507: Mr. Moran. 
       H.R. 1647: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 1700: Ms. Roybal-Allard and Mrs. Schroeder.
       H.R. 1733: Mr. Kim, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Studds, and Mr. 
     Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 1787: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Foley, and Mr. 
     Lewis of California.
       H.R. 1810: Mr. Rohrabacher. 
       H.R. 1818: Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mrs. Kelly, and Ms. 
     Molinari. 
       H.R. 1833: Mr. Roemer, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Stump, Mr. Myers of 
     Indiana, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Walker, Mr. Wolf, 
     and Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 1872: Mr. Jacobs. 
       H.R. 1883: Mr. Collins of Georgia and Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1950: Mr. Johnston of Florida and Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey.
       H.R. 2008: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 2027: Mr. Gutierrez and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Bonior, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 2069: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2072: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 2137: Mr. Livingston and Mrs. Vucanovich.
       H.R. 2144: Mr. Hancock, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Taylor 
     of North Carolina, Mr. Burr, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2184: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
     Cramer, and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 2197: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
     and Mr. Sanford.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Skelton, Mr. 
     Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Thornton, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 2216: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 2219: Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 2240: Mr. Shays, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
     Torres, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Allard, Mr. Johnston 
     of Florida, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 2244: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Reed.
       H.R. 2252: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2275: Mr. Dickey, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Ney, 
     Mr. Spence, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Camp, Mr. Gekas, Mr. McDade, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Bateman, 
     Mr. Metcalf, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Parker, Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Roth.
       H.R. 2281: Mr. Parker, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. 
     Spratt, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
     Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Eshoo, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 2306: Mr. Parker.
       H.J. Res. 70: Mr. Clay.
       H. Con. Res. 42: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania and Mr. Franks 
     of Connecticut.
       H. Res. 37: Mr. Hastert. 



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                    MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1995 (116)

para.116.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 10:30 a.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 18, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Dan Miller to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995,

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Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.116.2  recess--10:42 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, pursuant to clause 12 
of rule I, declared the House in recess at 10 o'clock and 42 minutes 
a.m., until 12 o'clock noon.

para.116.3  after recess--12:00 noon

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, called the House to 
order.

para.116.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. MILLER of Florida, announced he had 
examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, 
September 14, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.116.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1433. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification to 
     the Congress of additional program proposals for purposes of 
     Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund [NDF] activities, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 5858; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       1434. A letter from the Director, the Office of Management 
     and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on rescissions 
     and deferrals of budget authority as of September 1, 1995, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e) (H. Doc. No. 104-115); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       1435. A letter from the Director (Test, Systems Engineering 
     & Evaluation), Department of Defense, Transmitting 
     notification of the intent to obligate funds for fiscal year 
     1996 Foreign Comparative Testing [FCT] Program, pursuant to 
     10 U.S.C. 2350a(g); to the Committee on National Security.
       1436. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting a copy of the Corporation's annual 
     report for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1827(a); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1437. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting Final Regulations--Standards for the Conduct and 
     Evaluation of Activities Carried out by the Office of 
     Educational Research and Improvement [OERI]--Evaluation of 
     Applications for Grants and Cooperative Agreements and 
     Proposals for Contracts, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1); to 
     the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       1438. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the National Center on Child Abuse and 
     Neglect's report on efforts to bring about coordination of 
     goals, objectives, and activities of agencies and 
     organizations which have responsibilities for programs 
     related to child abuse and neglect for fiscal years 1991-92, 
     pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5106f; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       1439. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to the United Kingdom for defense articles 
     and services (Transmittal No. 95-39), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1440. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report to 
     Congress on the program recommendations of the Karachi 
     Accountability Review Board, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     4834(d)(1); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1441. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting the Federal Housing 
     Administration's [FHA] annual management report for the 
     fiscal year 1994, pursuant to Public Law 101-576, Section 
     306(a) (104 Stat. 2854); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1442. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting the Board's response to OMB's 
     request for information regarding agency operations in the 
     absence of appropriations, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 
     1903(b)(7); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1443. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled the 
     ``Department of Veterans Affairs Improvement and Reinvention 
     Act of 1995''; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       1444. Secretary of Energy, transmitting a copy of the 
     Energy Efficiency Commercialization Ventures Program plan, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103-138, title II (107 Stat. 1407); 
     jointly, to the Committees on Appropriations and Commerce.
       1445. Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of State, transmitting notification that the 
     President intends to exercise his authority under section 
     610(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act in order to authorize 
     the furnishing of $2.8 million to El Salvador, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2411; jointly, to the Committees on International 
     Relations and Appropriations.
       1446. Railroad Retirement Board, transmitting the Board's 
     budget request for fiscal year 1997, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 
     231f; jointly, to the Committees on Appropriations, 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means.

para.116.6  district court demonstration projects

  Mr. MOORHEAD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 464) to make the reporting deadlines for studies conducted in 
Federal court demonstration districts consistent with the deadlines for 
pilot districts, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CLINGER, recognized Mr. MOORHEAD and Mr. 
SCOTT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CLINGER, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.116.7  rules governing venue

  Mr. MOORHEAD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 532) to clarify the rules governing venue, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CLINGER, recognized Mr. MOORHEAD and Mr. 
SCOTT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CLINGER, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.116.8  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries.

para.116.9  sri lanka peace process

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 181): 

       Whereas, the United States has enjoyed a long and cordial 
     friendship with Sri Lanka;
       Whereas as one manifestation of the warm ties between the 
     United States and Sri Lanka, the First Lady of the United 
     States visited Sri Lanka in April 1995;
       Whereas Sri Lanka is a vibrant democracy whose government 
     is committed to political pluralism, free market economics, 
     and a respect for human rights;
       Whereas the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam (``LTTE'') 
     have waged a protracted secessionist struggle in Sri Lanka 
     for nearly 12 years;
       Whereas an estimated 30,000 people have died in Sri Lanka 
     as a result of these hostilities;
       Whereas the Department of State's report on global 
     terrorism names the LTTE as a major terrorist organization;
       Whereas the LTTE is widely believed to have engaged in 
     political assassinations, including the murder in 1994 of a 
     leading candidate for the Sri Lankan presidency, and the 
     killing in 1993 of President Ranasinghe Premadasa;
       Whereas the government of President Kumaratunga initiated a 
     dialogue with the LTTE in 1994, and took a number of other 
     steps to ease tensions and set the stage for negotiations 
     between the government and the LTTE, including lifting the 
     ban on the transit of many commodities to Jaffna;
       Whereas a cessation of hostilities in Sri Lanka went into 
     effect on January 8, 1995;
       Whereas 4 rounds of peace talks between the government and 
     the LTTE took place; and
       Whereas in April 1995, the LTTE withdrew from these 
     negotiations and resumed military operations against the 
     Government of Sri Lanka that have resulted in hundreds of 
     casualties, including many innocent civilians: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) notes with great satisfaction the warm and friendly 
     relations that exist between the United States and Sri Lanka;
       (2) applauds the commitment to democracy demonstrated by 
     the Sri Lankan people, in defiance of brutal acts of wanton 
     terrorism;

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       (3) commends the Sri Lankan people and the Government of 
     Sri Lanka for the significant improvements in Sri Lanka in 
     the area of human rights;
       (4) applauds the cessation of hostilities in early 1995 
     between the Government of Sri Lanka and the Liberation Tigers 
     of Tamil Eelam (``LTTE'') and deplores the resumption of 
     fighting;
       (5) calls on the LTTE to desist in its resort to arms, and 
     to return to the negotiating table;
       (6) calls on all parties to negotiate in good faith with a 
     view to ending the current armed strife in Sri Lanka and to 
     finding a just and lasting political settlement to Sri 
     Lanka's ethnic conflict while assuring the territorial 
     integrity of Sri Lanka;
       (7) believes that a political solution, including 
     appropriate constitutional structures and adequate protection 
     of minority rights, is the path to a comprehensive and 
     lasting peace in Sri Lanka;
       (8) denounces all political violence and acts of terrorism 
     in Sri Lanka, and calls upon those who espouse such methods 
     to reject these methods and to embrace dialogue, democratic 
     norms, and the peaceful resolution of disputes;
       (9) calls on all parties to respect the human rights of the 
     Sri Lankan people; and
       (10) states its willingness in principle to see the United 
     States lend its good offices to help resolve the ethnic 
     conflict in Sri Lanka, if so desired by all parties to the 
     conflict. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CLINGER, recognized Mr. BEREUTER and Mr. 
SCOTT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CLINGER, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.116.10  people of mongolia

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 158); as amended: 

       Whereas in 1990 Mongolia ended nearly 7 decades of Soviet 
     domination and single party Communist rule;
       Whereas the 1992 Mongolian constitution established 
     Mongolia as an independent and sovereign republic and 
     guaranteed fundamental human rights;
       Whereas the people of Mongolia enjoyed their first 
     multiparty democratic elections on July 29, 1990, and their 
     first direct presidential election on June 6, 1993;
       Whereas the Department of State's 1994 Country Report on 
     Human Rights practices commended Mongolia for ``steady--if 
     sometimes uneven--progress in its transition from a highly 
     centralized Communist-led state toward a full-fledged 
     multiparty democracy'';
       Whereas Mongolia continues its efforts to develop a market 
     economy;
       Whereas the United States has sought to assist Mongolia's 
     movement toward democracy and market-oriented reforms by 
     granting most-favored-nation status and providing insurance 
     by the Overseas Private Investment Corporation, supporting 
     Mongolia in international assistance organizations, and 
     providing $35,000,000 in bilateral assistance; and
       Whereas United States-funded programs of nongovernment 
     organizations, such as the National Endowment for Democracy 
     and the Asia Foundation, have helped build democracy in 
     Mongolia: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
       (1) commends Mongolia for courageous efforts to transform 
     itself from a single-party state to a multiparty state and 
     from a controlled to a free market economy;
       (2) congratulates Mongolia for the swift and peaceful 
     changes that have taken place since the appearance of the 
     internal reform movement in December 1989;
       (3) cites for particular praise Mongolia's first multiparty 
     democratic elections on July 29, 1990, and first direct 
     presidential election on June 6, 1993;
       (4) urges the Government of Mongolia to continue to 
     strengthen and deepen democratic reform and human rights, 
     including the full protection of religious freedom and other 
     civil liberties, in order to enhance representative and 
     accountable government;
       (5) commends the parallel movement in Mongolia toward a 
     free market economy through economic reforms;
       (6) notes that the best hope for accelerated economic 
     growth is to attract more foreign investment by further 
     liberalizing the economy and expanding trade with 
     nontraditional partners, including the United States; and
       (7) pledges its continued support for democracy, human 
     rights, and the development of a free market in Mongolia.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CLINGER, recognized Mr. BEREUTER and Mr. 
SCOTT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CLINGER, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.

para.116.11  turkey's occupation of cyprus

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 42); as amended: 

       Whereas the long-standing dispute regarding Cyprus remains 
     unresolved;
       Whereas the military occupation by Turkey of a large part 
     of the territory of the Republic of Cyprus has continued for 
     over 20 years;
       Whereas the status quo on Cyprus remains unacceptable;
       Whereas the United States attaches great importance to a 
     just and peaceful resolution of the dispute regarding Cyprus;
       Whereas the United Nations and the United States are using 
     their good offices to resolve such dispute;
       Whereas on January 5, 1995, President Clinton appointed a 
     Special Presidential Emmisary for Cyprus;
       Whereas the United Nations has adopted numerous resolutions 
     that set forth the basis of a solution for the dispute 
     regarding Cyprus;
       Whereas United Nations Security Council Resolution 939 of 
     July 29, 1994, reaffirms that a solution must be based on a 
     State of Cyprus with a single sovereignty and international 
     personality, and a single citizenship, with its independence 
     and territorial integrity safeguarded, and comprising two 
     politically equal communities as described in the relevant 
     Security Council resolutions, in a bicommunal and bizonal 
     federation, and that such a settlement must exclude union in 
     whole or in part with any other country or any form of 
     partition or secession;
       Whereas the United Nations has described the occupied part 
     of Cyprus as one of the most highly militarized areas in the 
     world;
       Whereas the continued overwhelming presence of more than 
     30,000 Turkish troops on Cyprus hampers the search for a 
     freely negotiated solution to the dispute regarding Cyprus;
       Whereas the United Nations and the United States have 
     called for the withdrawal of all foreign troops from the 
     territory of the Republic of Cyprus; and
       Whereas comprehensive plans for the demilitarization of the 
     Republic of Cyprus have been proposed: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) reaffirms that the status quo on Cyprus is 
     unacceptable;
       (2) welcomes the appointment of a Special Presidential 
     Emissary for Cyprus;
       (3) expresses its continued strong support for efforts by 
     the United Nations Secretary General and the United States 
     Government to help resolve the Cyprus problems in a just and 
     viable manner at the earliest possible time;
       (4) insists that all parties to the dispute regarding 
     Cyprus agree to seek a solution based upon the relevant 
     United Nations resolutions, including Security Council 
     Resolution 939 of July 29, 1994;
       (5) reaffirms the position that all foreign troops should 
     be withdrawn from the territory of the Republic of Cyprus;
       (6) considers that ultimate, total demilitarization of the 
     Republic of Cyprus would meet the security concerns of all 
     parties involved, would enhance prospects for a peaceful and 
     lasting resolution of the dispute regarding Cyprus, would 
     benefit all of the people of Cyprus, and merits international 
     support; and
       (7) encourages the United Nations Security Council and the 
     United States Government to consider alternative approaches 
     to promote a resolution of the long-standing dispute 
     regarding Cyprus based upon relevant Security Council 
     resolutions, including incentives to encourage progress in 
     negotiations or effective measures against any recalcitrant 
     party.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CLINGER, recognized Mr. BEREUTER and Mr. 
WYNN, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CLINGER, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and

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said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.116.12  nuclear agreement with north korea

  Mr. BEREUTER moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution 
(H.J.Res. 83) relating to the United States-North Korea Agreed Framework 
and the obligations of North Korea under that and previous agreements 
with respect to the denuclearization of the Korean Peninsula and 
dialogue with the Republic of Korea; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CLINGER, recognized Mr. BEREUTER and Mr. 
HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CLINGER, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said joint resolution, as amended, was 
passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said joint resolution, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.116.13  recess--1:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CLINGER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 1:00 p.m., until 3:00 p.m.

para.116.14  after recess--3:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, called the House to order.

para.116.15  ryan white care reauthorization

  Mr. BILIRAKIS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1872) 
to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend programs 
established pursuant to the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources 
Emergency Act of 1990; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. BILIRAKIS and Mr. 
WAXMAN, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  On motion of Mr. BILIRAKIS, by unanimous consent, the bill of the 
Senate (S. 641) to reauthorize the Ryan White CARE Act of 1990, and for 
other purposes; was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. BILIRAKIS submitted the following amendment, which was agreed to:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of 
H.R. 1872, as passed by the House.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend programs 
established pursuant to the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources 
Emergency Act of 1990.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said bill, as amended, was 
passed and the title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendments.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 1872, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para.116.16  alaska native claims settlement

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 402) to amend the 
Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
                TITLE I--ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT

     SECTION 101. RATIFICATION OF CERTAIN CASWELL AND MONTANA 
                   CREEK NATIVE ASSOCIATIONS CONVEYANCES.

       The conveyance of approximately 11,520 acres to Montana 
     Creek Native Association, Inc., and the conveyance of 
     approximately 11,520 acres to Caswell Native Association, 
     Inc., by Cook Inlet Region, Inc. in fulfillment of the 
     agreement of February 3, 1976, and subsequent letter 
     agreement of March 26, 1982, among the 3 parties are hereby 
     adopted and ratified as a matter of Federal law. The 
     conveyances shall be deemed to be conveyances pursuant to 
     section 14(h)(2) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)(2)). The group corporations for Montana 
     Creek and Caswell are hereby declared to have received their 
     full entitlement and shall not be entitled to receive any 
     additional lands under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
     Act. The ratification of these conveyances shall not have any 
     effect on section 14(h) of the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1613(h)) or upon the duties and 
     obligations of the United States to any Alaska Native 
     Corporation. This ratification shall not be for any claim to 
     land or money by the Caswell or Montana Creek group 
     corporations or any other Alaska Native Corporation against 
     the State of Alaska, the United States, or Cook Inlet Region, 
     Incorporated.

     SEC. 102. MINING CLAIMS ON LANDS CONVEYED TO ALASKA REGIONAL 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       Section 22(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 1621(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(3) This section shall apply to lands conveyed by interim 
     conveyance or patent to a regional corporation pursuant to 
     this Act which are made subject to a mining claim or claims 
     located under the general mining laws, including lands 
     conveyed prior to enactment of this paragraph. Effective upon 
     the date of enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary, 
     acting through the Bureau of Land Management and in a manner 
     consistent with section 14(g), shall transfer to the regional 
     corporation administration of all mining claims determined to 
     be entirely within lands conveyed to that corporation. Any 
     person holding such mining claim or claims shall meet such 
     requirements of the general mining laws and section 314 of 
     the Federal Land Management and Policy Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 
     1744), except that any filings that would have been made with 
     the Bureau of Land Management if the lands were within 
     Federal ownership shall be timely made with the appropriate 
     regional corporation. The validity of any such mining claim 
     or claims may be contested by the regional corporation, in 
     place of the United States. All contest proceedings and 
     appeals by the mining claimants of adverse decision made by 
     the regional corporation shall be brought in Federal District 
     Court for the District of Alaska. Neither the United States 
     nor any Federal agency or official shall be named or joined 
     as a party in such proceedings or appeals. All revenues from 
     such mining claims received after passage of this paragraph 
     shall be remitted to the regional corporation subject to 
     distribution pursuant to section 7(i) of this Act, except 
     that in the event that the mining claim or claims are not 
     totally within the lands conveyed to the regional 
     corporation, the regional corporation shall be entitled only 
     to that proportion of revenues, other than administrative 
     fees, reasonably allocated to the portion of the mining claim 
     so conveyed.''.

     SEC. 103. SETTLEMENT OF CLAIMS ARISING FROM HAZARDOUS 
                   SUBSTANCE CONTAMINATION OF TRANSFERRED LANDS.

       The Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:


        ``claims arising from contamination of transferred lands

       ``Sec. 40. (a) As used in this section the term 
     `contaminant' means hazardous substance harmful to public 
     health or the environment, including friable asbestos.
       ``(b) Within 18 months of enactment of this section, and 
     after consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, State 
     of Alaska, and appropriate Alaska Native corporations and 
     organizations, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on 
     Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, a report 
     addressing issues presented by the presence of contaminants 
     on lands conveyed or prioritized for conveyance to such 
     corporations pursuant to this Act. Such report shall consist 
     of--
       ``(1) existing information concerning the nature and types 
     of contaminants present on such lands prior to conveyance to 
     Alaska Native corporations;
       ``(2) existing information identifying to the extent 
     practicable the existence and availability of potentially 
     responsible parties for the removal or remediation of the 
     effects of such contaminants;
       ``(3) identification of existing remedies;
       ``(4) recommendations for any additional legislation that 
     the Secretary concludes is necessary to remedy the problem of 
     contaminants on the lands; and
       ``(5) in addition to the identification of contaminants, 
     identification of structures known to have asbestos present 
     and rec

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     ommendations to inform Native landowners on the containment 
     of asbestos.''.

     SEC. 104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE PURPOSES OF 
                   IMPLEMENTING REQUIRED RECONVEYANCES.

       Section 14(c) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 1613(c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``There is authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
     be necessary for the purpose of providing technical 
     assistance to Village Corporations established pursuant to 
     this Act in order that they may fulfill the reconveyance 
     requirements of section 14(c) of this Act. The Secretary may 
     make funds available as grants to ANCSA or nonprofit 
     corporations that maintain in-house land planning and 
     management capabilities.''.

     SEC. 105. NATIVE ALLOTMENTS.

       Section 1431(o) of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
     Conservation Act (94 Stat. 2542) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(5) Following the exercise by Arctic Slope Regional 
     Corporation of its option under paragraph (1) to acquire the 
     subsurface estate beneath lands within the National Petroleum 
     Reserve--Alaska selected by Kuukpik Corporation, where such 
     subsurface estate entirely surrounds lands subject to a 
     Native allotment application approved under 905 of this Act, 
     and the oil and gas in such lands have been reserved to the 
     United States, Arctic Slope Regional Corporation, at its 
     further option and subject to the concurrence of Kuukpik 
     Corporation, shall be entitled to receive a conveyance of the 
     reserved oil and gas, including all rights and privileges 
     therein reserved to the United States, in such lands. Upon 
     the receipt of a conveyance of such oil and gas interests, 
     the entitlement of Arctic Slope Regional Corporation to in-
     lieu subsurface lands under section 12(a)(1) of the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1611(a)(1)) shall be 
     reduced by the amount of acreage determined by the Secretary 
     to be conveyed to Arctic Slope Regional Corporation pursuant 
     to this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 106. REPORT CONCERNING OPEN SEASON FOR CERTAIN NATIVE 
                   ALASKA VETERANS FOR ALLOTMENTS.

       (a) In General.--No later than 9 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Agriculture, the State of 
     Alaska and appropriate Native corporations and organizations, 
     shall submit to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate a report which shall include, but not 
     be limited to, the following:
       (1) The number of Vietnam era veterans, as defined in 
     section 101 of title 38, United States Code, who were 
     eligible for but did not apply for an allotment of not to 
     exceed 160 acres under the Act of May 17, 1906 (chapter 2469, 
     34 Stat. 197), as the Act was in effect before December 18, 
     1971.
       (2) An assessment of the potential impacts of additional 
     allotments on conservation system units as that term is 
     defined in section 102(4) of the Alaska National Interest 
     Lands Conservation Act (94 Stat. 2375).
       (3) Recommendations for any additional legislation that the 
     Secretary concludes is necessary.
       (b) Requirement.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     release to the Secretary of the Interior information relevant 
     to the report required under subsection (a).

     SEC. 107. TRANSFER OF WRANGELL INSTITUTE.

       (a) Property Transfer.--In order to effect a recision of 
     the ANCSA settlement conveyance to Cook Inlet Region, 
     Incorporated of the approximately 134.49 acres and structures 
     located thereon (``property'') known as the Wrangell 
     Institute in Wrangell, Alaska, upon certification to the 
     Secretary by Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated, that the 
     Wrangell Institute property has been offered for transfer to 
     the City of Wrangell, property bidding credits in an amount 
     of $475,000, together with adjustments from January 1, 1976 
     made pursuant to the methodology used to establish the 
     Remaining Obligation Entitlement in the Memorandum of 
     Understanding Between the United States Department of the 
     Interior and Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated dated April 11, 
     1986, shall be restored to the Cook Inlet Region, 
     Incorporated, property account in the Treasury established 
     under section 12(b) of the Act of January 2, 1976 (Public Law 
     94-204, 43 U.S.C. 1611 note), as amended, referred to in such 
     section as the ``Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated, property 
     account''. Acceptance by the City of Wrangell, Alaska of the 
     property shall constitute a waiver by the City of Wrangell of 
     any claims for the costs of remediation related to asbestos, 
     whether in the nature of participation or reimbursement, 
     against the United States or Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated. 
     The acceptance of the property bidding credits by Cook Inlet 
     Region, Incorporated, Alaska of the property shall constitute 
     a waiver by Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated of any claims for 
     the costs of remediation related to asbestos, whether in the 
     nature of participation or reimbursement, against the United 
     States. In no event shall the United States be required to 
     take title to the property. Such restored property bidding 
     credits may be used in the same manner as any other portion 
     of the account.
       (b) Hold Harmless.--Upon acceptance of the property bidding 
     credits by Cook Inlet Region, Inc., the United States shall 
     defend and hold harmless Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated, and 
     its subsidiaries in any and all claims arising from asbestos 
     or any contamination existing at the Wrangell Institute 
     property at the time of transfer of ownership of the property 
     from the United States to Cook Inlet Region, Incorporated.

     SEC. 108. SHISHMAREF AIRPORT AMENDMENT.

       The Shishmaref Airport, conveyed to the State of Alaska on 
     January 5, 1967, in Patent No. 1240529, is subject to 
     reversion to the United States, pursuant to the terms of that 
     patent for nonuse as an airport. The Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration is hereby directed to 
     exercise said reverter in Patent No. 1240529 in favor of the 
     United States within twelve months of the date of enactment 
     of this section. Upon revesting of title, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the United States shall immediately 
     thereafter transfer all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in the subject lands to the Shishmaref Native 
     Corporation. Nothing in this section shall relieve the State, 
     the United States, or any other potentially responsible party 
     of liability, if any, under existing law for the cleanup of 
     hazardous or solid wastes on the property, nor shall the 
     United States or Shishmaref Native Corporation become liable 
     for the cleanup of the property solely by virtue of acquiring 
     title from the State of Alaska or from the United States.

     SEC. 109. CONFIRMATION OF WOODY ISLAND AS ELIGIBLE NATIVE 
                   VILLAGE.

       The Native village of Woody Island, located on Woody 
     Island, Alaska, in the Koniag Region, is hereby confirmed as 
     an eligible Alaska Native Village, pursuant to Section 
     11(b)(3) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
     (``ANCSA''). It is further confirmed that Leisnoi, Inc., is 
     the Village Corporation, as that term is defined in Section 
     3(j) of ANCSA, for the village of Woody Island.

     SEC. 110. DEFINITION OF REVENUES.

       (a) Section 7(i) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
     Act, Public Law 92-203 (43 U.S.C. 1606(i)), is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(i)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `revenues' 
     does not include any benefit received or realized for the use 
     of losses incurred or credits earned by a Regional 
     Corporation.''.
       (b) This amendment shall be effective as of the date of 
     enactment of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, Public 
     Law 92-203 (43 U.S.C. 1601, et seq.).
                     TITLE II--HAWAIIAN HOME LANDS

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE

       This title may cited as the ``Hawaiian Home Lands Recovery 
     Act''.

     SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title:
       (1) Agency.--The term ``agency'' includes--
       (A) any instrumentality of the United States;
       (B) any element of an agency; and
       (C) any wholly owned or mixed-owned corporation of the 
     United States Government.
       (2) Beneficiary.--The term ``beneficiary'' has the same 
     meaning as is given the term ``native Hawaiian'' under 
     section 201(7) of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act.
       (3) Chairman.--The term ``Chairman'' means the Chairman of 
     the Hawaiian Homes Commission of the State of Hawaii.
       (4) Commission.--The term ``Commission'' means the Hawaiian 
     Homes Commission established by section 202 of the Hawaiian 
     Homes Commission Act.
       (5) Hawaiian homes commission act.--The term ``Hawaiian 
     Homes Commission Act'' means the Hawaiian Homes Commission 
     Act, 1920 (42 Stat. 108 et. seq., chapter 42).
       (6) Hawaii state admission act.--The term ``Hawaii State 
     Admission Act'' means the Act entitled ``An Act to provide 
     for the admission of the State of Hawaii into the Union'', 
     approved March 18, 1959 (73 Stat. 4, chapter 339; 48 U.S.C. 
     note prec. 491).
       (7) Lost use.--The term ``lost use'' means the value of the 
     use of the land during the period when beneficiaries or the 
     Hawaiian Homes Commission have been unable to use lands as 
     authorized by the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act because of 
     the use of such lands by the Federal Government after August 
     21, 1959.
       (8) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Interior.

     SEC. 203. SETTLEMENT OF FEDERAL CLAIMS.

       (a) Determination.--
       (1) The Secretary shall determine the value of the 
     following:
       (A) Lands under the control of the Federal Government 
     that--
       (i) were initially designated as available lands under 
     section 203 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act (as in 
     effect on the date of enactment of such Act); and
       (ii) were nevertheless transferred to or otherwise acquired 
     by the Federal Government.
       (B) The lost use of lands described in subparagraph (A).
       (2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 
     determinations of value made under this subsection shall be 
     made not later than 1 year after the date of enactment of 
     this Act. In carrying out this subsection, the Secretary 
     shall use a method of determining value that--
       (i) is acceptable to the Chairman; and
       (ii) is in the best interest of the beneficiaries.
       (B) The Secretary and the Chairman may mutually agree to 
     extend the deadline for making determinations under this 
     subparagraph beyond the date specified in subparagraph (A).

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       (3) The Secretary and the Chairman may mutually agree, with 
     respect to the determinations of value described in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), to provide--
       (A) for making any portion of the determinations of value 
     pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1); and
       (B) for making the remainder of the determinations with 
     respect to which the Secretary and the Chairman do not 
     exercise the option described in subparagraph (A), pursuant 
     to an appraisal conducted under paragraph (4).
       (4)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), if the 
     Secretary and the Chairman do not agree on the determinations 
     of value made by the Secretary under subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) of paragraph (1), or, pursuant to paragraph (3), mutually 
     agree to determine the value of certain lands pursuant to 
     this subparagraph, such values shall be determined by an 
     appraisal. An appraisal conducted under this subparagraph 
     shall be conducted in accordance with appraisal standards 
     that are mutually agreeable to the Secretary and the 
     Chairman.
       (B) If an appraisal is conducted pursuant to this 
     subparagraph, during the appraisal process--
       (i) the Chairman shall have the opportunity to present 
     evidence of value to the Secretary;
       (ii) the Secretary shall provide the Chairman a preliminary 
     copy of the appraisal;
       (iii) the Chairman shall have a reasonable and sufficient 
     opportunity to comment on the preliminary copy of the 
     appraisal; and
       (iv) the Secretary shall give consideration to the comments 
     and evidence of value submitted by the Chairman under this 
     subparagraph.
       (C) The Chairman shall have the right to dispute the 
     determinations of values made by an appraisal conducted under 
     this subparagraph. If the Chairman disputes the appraisal, 
     the Secretary and the Chairman may mutually agree to employ a 
     process of bargaining, mediation, or other means of dispute 
     resolution to make the determinations of values described in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1).
       (b) Authorization.--
       (1) Exchange.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (5), the 
     Secretary may convey Federal lands described in paragraph (5) 
     to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands in exchange for the 
     continued retention by the Federal Government of lands 
     described in subsection (a)(1)(A).
       (2) Value of lands.--(A) The value of any lands conveyed to 
     the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands by the Federal 
     Government in accordance with an exchange made under 
     paragraph (1) may not be less than the value of the lands 
     retained by the Federal Government pursuant to such exchange.
       (B) For the purposes of this subsection, the value of any 
     lands exchanged pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be determined 
     as of the date the exchange is carried out, or any other date 
     determined by the Secretary, with the concurrence of the 
     Chairman.
       (3) Lost use.--Subject to paragraphs (4) and (5), the 
     Secretary may convey Federal lands described in paragraph (5) 
     to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands as compensation for 
     the lost use of lands determined under subsection (a)(1)(B).
       (4) Value of lost use.--(A) the value of any lands conveyed 
     to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands by the Federal 
     Government as compensation under paragraph (3) may not be 
     less than the value of the lost use of lands determined under 
     subsection (a)(1)(B).
       (B) For the purposes of this subparagraph, the value of any 
     lands conveyed pursuant to paragraph (3) shall be determined 
     as of the date that the conveyance occurs, or any other date 
     determined by the Secretary, with the concurrence of the 
     Chairman.
       (5) Federal lands for exchange.--(A) Subject to 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C), Federal lands located in Hawaii 
     that are under the control of an agency (other than lands 
     within the National Park System or the National Wildlife 
     Refuge System) may be conveyed to the Department of Hawaiian 
     Home Lands under paragraphs (1) and (3). To assist the 
     Secretary in carrying out this Act, the head of an agency may 
     transfer to the Department of the Interior, without 
     reimbursement, jurisdiction and control over any lands and 
     any structures that the Secretary determines to be suitable 
     for conveyance to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands 
     pursuant to an exchange conducted under this section.
       (B) No Federal lands that the Federal Government is 
     required to convey to the State of Hawaii under section 5 of 
     the Hawaii State Admission Act may be conveyed under 
     paragraph (1) or (3).
       (C) No Federal lands that generate income (or would be 
     expected to generate income) for the Federal Government may 
     be conveyed pursuant to an exchange made under this paragraph 
     to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.
       (c) Available Lands.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the 
     Secretary shall require that lands conveyed to the Department 
     of Hawaiian Home Lands under this Act shall have the status 
     of available lands under the Hawaiian Home Commission Act.
       (2) Subsequent exchange of lands.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, lands conveyed to the Department of 
     Hawaiian Home Lands under this paragraph may subsequently be 
     exchanged pursuant to section 204(3) of the Hawaiian Home 
     Commission Act.
       (3) Sale of certain lands.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Chairman may, at the time that lands 
     are conveyed to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands as 
     compensation for lost use under this Act, designate lands to 
     be sold. The Chairman is authorized to sell such land under 
     terms and conditions that are in the best interest of the 
     beneficiaries. The proceeds of such a sale may only be used 
     for the purposes described in section 207(a) of the Hawaiian 
     Homes Commission Act.
       (d) Consultation.--In carrying out their respective 
     responsibilities under this section, the Secretary and the 
     Chairman shall--
       (1) consult with the beneficiaries and organizations 
     representing the beneficiaries; and
       (2) report to such organizations on a regular basis 
     concerning the progress made to meet the requirements of this 
     section.
       (e) Hold Harmless.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the United States shall defend and hold harmless the 
     Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, the employees of the 
     Department, and the beneficiaries with respect to any claim 
     arising from the ownership of any land or structure that is 
     conveyed to the Department pursuant to an exchange made under 
     this section prior to the conveyance to the Department of 
     such land or structure.
       (f) Screening.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary of Defense and the Administrator of 
     General Services shall, at the same time as notice is 
     provided to Federal agencies that excess real property is 
     being screened pursuant to applicable Federal laws (including 
     regulations) for possible transfer to such agencies, notify 
     the Chairman of any such screening of real property that is 
     located within the State of Hawaii.
       (2) Response to notification.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, not later than 90 days after receiving a 
     notice under paragraph (1), the Chairman may select for 
     appraisal real property, or at the election of the Chairman, 
     portions of real property, that is the subject of a 
     screening.
       (3) Selection.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     with respect to any real property located in the State of 
     Hawaii that, as of the date of enactment of this Act, is 
     being screened pursuant to applicable Federal laws for 
     possible transfer (as described in paragraph (1)) or has been 
     screened for such purpose, but has not been transferred or 
     declared to be surplus real property, the Chairman may select 
     all, or any portion of, such real property to be appraised 
     pursuant to paragraph (4).
       (4) Appraisal.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Secretary of Defense or the Administrator of General 
     Services shall appriase the real property or portions of real 
     property selected by the Chairman using the Uniform Standards 
     for Federal Land Acquisition developed by the Interagency 
     Land Acquisition Conference, or such other standard as the 
     Chairman agrees to.
       (5) Request for conveyance.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, not later than 30 days after the date of 
     completion of such appraisal, the Chairman may request the 
     conveyance to the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands of--
       (A) the appraised property; or
       (B) a portion of the appraised property, to the Department 
     of Hawaiian Home Lands.
       (6) Conveyance.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, upon receipt of a request from the Chairman, the 
     Secretary of Defense or the Administrator of the General 
     Services Administration shall convey, without reimbursement, 
     the real property that is the subject of the request to the 
     Department of Hawaiian Home Lands as compensation for lands 
     identified under subsection (a)(1)(A) or lost use identified 
     under subsection (a)(1)(B).
       (7) Real property not subject to recoupment.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any real property 
     conveyed pursuant to paragraph (6) shall not be subject to 
     recoupment based upon the sale or lease of the land by the 
     Chairman.
       (8) Valuation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Secretary shall reduce the value identified under 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (a)(1), as determined 
     pursuant to such subsection, by an amount equal to the 
     appraised value of any excess lands conveyed pursuant to 
     paragraph (6).
       (9) Limitation.--No Federal lands that generate income (or 
     would be expected to generate income) for the Federal 
     Government may be conveyed pursuant to this subsection to the 
     Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.

     SEC. 204. PROCEDURE FOR APPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS TO HAWAIIAN 
                   HOMES COMMISSION ACT.

       (a) Notice to the Secretary.--Not later than 120 days after 
     a proposed amendment to the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act is 
     approved in the manner provided in section 4 of the Hawaii 
     State Admission Act, the Chairman shall submit to the 
     Secretary--
       (1) a copy of the proposed amendment;
       (2) the nature of the change proposed to be made by the 
     amendment; and
       (3) an opinion regarding whether the proposed amendment 
     requires the approval of Congress under section 4 of the 
     Hawaii State Admission Act.
       (b) Determination by Secretary.--Not later than 60 days 
     after receiving the materials required to be submitted by the 
     Chairman pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     determine whether the proposed amendment requires the 
     approval of Con

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     gress under section 4 of the Hawaii State Admission Act, and 
     shall notify the Chairman and Congress of the determination 
     of the Secretary.
       (c) Congressional Approval Required.--If, pursuant to 
     subsection (b), the Secretary determines that the proposed 
     amendment requires the approval of Congress, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives--
       (1) a draft joint resolution approving the amendment;
       (2) a description of the change made by the proposed 
     amendment and an explanation of how the amendment advances 
     the interests of the beneficiaries;
       (3) a comparison of the existing law (as of the date of 
     submission of the proposed amendment) that is the subject of 
     the amendment with the proposed amendment;
       (4) a recommendation concerning the advisability of 
     approving the proposed amendment; and
       (5) any documentation concerning the amendments received 
     from the Chairman.

     SEC. 205. LAND EXCHANGES.

       (a) Notice to the Secretary.--If the Chairman recommends 
     for approval an exchange of Hawaiian Home Lands, the Chairman 
     shall submit a report to the Secretary on the proposed 
     exchange. The report shall contain--
       (1) a description of the acreage and fair market value of 
     the lands involved in the exchange;
       (2) surveys and appraisals prepared by the Department of 
     Hawaiian Home Lands, if any; and
       (3) an identification of the benefits to the parties of the 
     proposed exchange.
       (b) Approval or Disapproval.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after receiving 
     the information required to be submitted by the Chairman 
     pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary shall approve or 
     disapprove the proposed exchange.
       (2) Notification.--The Secretary shall notify the Chairman, 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate, 
     and the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives of the reasons for the approval or 
     disapproval of the proposed exchange.
       (c) Exchanges Initiated by Secretary.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary may recommend to the 
     Chairman an exchange of Hawaiian Home Lands for Federal lands 
     described in section 203(b)(5), other than lands described in 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) of such section. If the Secretary 
     initiates a recommendation for such an exchange, the 
     Secretary shall submit a report to the Chairman on the 
     proposed exchange that meets the requirements of a report 
     described in subsection (a).
       (2) Approval by chairman.--Not later than 120 days after 
     receiving a recommendation for an exchange from the Secretary 
     under paragraph (1), the Chairman shall provide written 
     notification to the Secretary of the approval or disapproval 
     of a proposed exchange. If the Chairman approves the proposed 
     exchange, upon receipt of the written notification, the 
     Secretary shall notify the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate, and the Committee on Resources of 
     the House of Representatives of the approval of the Chairman 
     of the proposed exchange.
       (3) Exchange.--Upon providing notification pursuant to 
     paragraph (2) of a proposed exchange that has been approved 
     by the Chairman pursuant to this section, the Secretary may 
     carry out the exchange.
       (d) Selection and Exchange.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary may--
       (A) select real property that is the subject of screening 
     activities conducted by the Secretary of Defense or the 
     Administrator of General Services pursuant to applicable 
     Federal laws (including regulations) for possible transfer to 
     Federal agencies; and
       (B) make recommendations to the Chairman concerning making 
     an exchange under subsection (c) that includes such real 
     property.
       (2) Transfer.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     if the Chairman approves an exchange proposed by the 
     Secretary under paragraph (1)--
       (A) the Secretary of Defense or the Administrator of 
     General Services shall transfer the real property described 
     in paragraph (1)(A) that is the subject of the exchange to 
     the Secretary without reimbursement; and
       (B) the Secretary shall carry out the exchange.
       (3) Limitation.--No Federal lands that generate income (or 
     would be expected to generate income) for the Federal 
     Government may be conveyed pursuant to this subsection to the 
     Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.
       (e) Surveys and Appraisals.--
       (1) Requirement.--The Secretary shall conduct a survey of 
     all Hawaiian Home Lands based on the report entitled ``Survey 
     Needs for the Hawaiian Home Lands'', issued by the Bureau of 
     Land Management of the Department of the Interior, and dated 
     July 1991.
       (2) Other surveys.--The Secretary is authorized to conduct 
     such other surveys and appraisals as may be necessary to make 
     an informed decision regarding approval or disapproval of a 
     proposed exchange.

     SEC. 206. ADMINISTRATION OF ACTS BY UNITED STATES.

       (a) Designation.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall designate an 
     individual from within the Department of the Interior to 
     administer the responsibilities of the United States under 
     this title and the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act.
       (2) Default.--If the Secretary fails to make an appointment 
     by the date specified in paragraph (1), or if the position is 
     vacant at any time thereafter, the Assistant Secretary for 
     Policy, Budget, and Administration of the Department of the 
     Interior shall exercise the responsibilities for the 
     Department in accordance with subsection (b).
       (b) Responsibilities.--The individual designated pursuant 
     to subsection (a) shall, in administering the laws referred 
     to in such subsection--
       (1) advance the interests of the beneficiaries; and
       (2) assist the beneficiaries and the Department of Hawaiian 
     Home Lands in obtaining assistance from programs of the 
     Department of the Interior and other Federal agencies that 
     will promote homesteading opportunities, economic self-
     sufficiency, and social well-being of the beneficiaries.

     SEC. 207. ADJUSTMENT.

       The Act of July 1, 1932 (47 Stat. 564, chapter 369; 25 
     U.S.C. 386a) is amended by striking the period at the end and 
     adding the following: ``: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall adjust or eliminate charges, defer collection 
     of construction costs, and make no assessment on behalf of 
     such charges for beneficiaries that hold leases on Hawaiian 
     home lands, to the same extent as is permitted for individual 
     Indians or tribes of Indians under this section.''.

     SEC. 208. REPORT.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Chairman shall report to the 
     Secretary concerning any claims that--
       (1) involve the transfer of lands designated as available 
     lands under section 203 of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act 
     (as in effect on the date of enactment of such Act); and
       (2) are not otherwise covered under this title.
       (b) Review.--Not later than 180 days after receiving the 
     report submitted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     make a determination with respect to each claim referred to 
     in subsection (a), whether, on the basis of legal and 
     equitable considerations, compensation should be granted to 
     the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands.
       (c) Compensation.--If the Secretary makes a determination 
     under subsection (b) that compensation should be granted to 
     the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands, the Secretary shall 
     determine the value of the lands and lost use in accordance 
     with the process established under section 203(a), and 
     increase the determination of value made under subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B) of section 203(a)(1) by the value determined 
     under this subsection.

     SEC. 209. AUTHORIZATION.

       There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be 
     necessary for compensation to the Department of Hawaiian Home 
     Lands for the value of the lost use of lands determined under 
     section 203. Compensation received by the Department of 
     Hawaiian Home Lands from funds made available pursuant to 
     this section may only be used for the purposes described in 
     section 207(a) of the Hawaiian Homes Commission Act. To the 
     extent that amounts are made available by appropriations 
     pursuant to this section for compensation paid to the 
     Department of Hawaiian Home Lands for lost use, the Secretary 
     shall reduce the determination of value established under 
     section 203(a)(1)(B) by such amount.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. YOUNG of Alaska and 
Mr. ABERCROMBIE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. RICHARDSON demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Tuesday, September 19, 1995, pursuant to the prior announcement of the 
Chair.

para.116.17  order of business--consideration of h.r. 39

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That at any time hereafter the Speaker may, pursuant to 
clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 39) to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management 
Act to improve fisheries management, and that consideration of the bill 
proceed according to the following order. The first reading of the bill 
shall be dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of 
the bill are waived.

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General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Resources. After general debate the bill 
shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall 
be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
under the five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
recommended by the Committee on Resources now printed in the bill. Each 
section of the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 
be considered as read. All points of order against the committee 
amendment in the nature of a substitute are waived. At the conclusion of 
consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and 
report the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any 
amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the 
committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous question 
shall be considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
final passage without intervening motion except one motion to recommit 
with or without instructions.

para.116.18  shenandoah valley national battlefields

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1091) to 
improve the National Park System in the Commonwealth of Virginia; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
RICHARDSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. RICHARDSON demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Tuesday, September 19, 1995, pursuant to the prior announcement of the 
Chair.

para.116.19  national park system reform

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 260) to 
provide for the development of a plan and a management review of the 
National Park System and to reform the process by which areas are 
considered for addition to the National Park System, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
RICHARDSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. RICHARDSON demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Tuesday, September 19, 1995, pursuant to the prior announcement of the 
Chair.

para.116.20  presidio properties administration

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1296) to 
provide for the Administration of certain Presidio properties at minimal 
cost to the Federal taxpayer; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
RICHARDSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HANSEN demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Tuesday, September 19, 1995, pursuant to the prior announcement of the 
Chair.

para.116.21  texas low-level radioactive waste

  Mr. SCHAEFER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 558) 
to grant the consent of the Congress to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive 
Waste Disposal Compact.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. SCHAEFER and Mr. 
BRYANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BONILLA objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed until 
Tuesday, September 19, 1995, pursuant to the prior announcement of the 
Chair.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.
  On motion of Mr. BONILLA, by unanimous consent, the yeas and nays were 
ordered.

para.116.22  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. BONILLA, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule on Tuesday, September 19, 1995: the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee 
on Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on International 
Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, and the Committee on 
Resources.

para.116.23  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1617

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-249) the resolution (H. Res. 222) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1617) to consolidate and reform 
workforce development and literacy programs, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.116.24  fishery conservation and management

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to the order of the House 
heretofore agreed to and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into 
the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 39) to amend the Magnuson Fishery 
Conservation and Management Act to improve fisheries management.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. GOODLATTE as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. GOODLATTE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.116.25  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to unita

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) 
provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, 
prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President 
publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice 
stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the 
anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the 
enclosed notice, stating that the emergency declared

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with respect to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola 
(``UNITA'') is to continue in effect beyond September 26, 1995, to the 
Federal Register for publication.
  The circumstances that led to the declaration on September 26, 1993, 
of a national emergency have not been resolved. United Nations Security 
Council Resolution 864 (1993) continues to oblige all Member States to 
maintain sanctions. Discontinuation of the sanctions would have a 
prejudicial effect on the Angolan peace process. For these reasons, I 
have determined that it is necessary to maintain in force the broad 
authorities necessary to apply economic pressure to UNITA.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 18, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-116).

para.116.26  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iran

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby report to the Congress on developments concerning the 
national emergency with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive 
Order No. 12957 on March 15, 1995, and matters relating to Executive 
Order No. 12959 of May 6, 1995. This report is submitted pursuant to 
section 204(c) of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 
U.S.C. 1703(c) (IEEPA), and section 505(c) of the International Security 
and Development Cooperation Act of 1985, 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-9(c). This 
report discusses only matters concerning the national emergency with 
respect to Iran that was declared in Executive Order No. 12957 and 
matters relating to Executive Order No. 12959.
  1. On March 15, 1995, I issued Executive Order No. 12957 (60 Fed. Reg. 
14615, March 17, 1995) to declare a national emergency with respect to 
Iran pursuant to IEEPA, and to prohibit the financing, management, or 
supervision by United States persons of the development of Iranian 
petroleum resources. This action was in response to actions and policies 
of the Government of Iran, including support for international 
terrorism, efforts to undermine the Middle East peace process, and the 
acquisition of weapons of mass destruction and the means to deliver 
them. A copy of the order was provided to the Congress by message dated 
March 15, 1995.
  Following the imposition of these restrictions with regard to the 
development of Iranian petroleum resources, Iran continued to engage in 
activities that represent a threat to the peace and security of all 
nations, including Iran's continuing support for international 
terrorism, its support for acts that undermine the Middle East peace 
process, and its intensified efforts to acquire weapons of mass 
destruction. On May 6, 1995, I issued Executive Order No. 12959 to 
further respond to the Iranian threat to the national security, foreign 
policy, and economy of the United States.
  Executive Order No. 12959 (60 Fed. Reg. 24757, May 9, 1995) (1) 
prohibits exportation from the United States to Iran or to the 
Government of Iran of goods, technology, or services; (2) prohibits the 
reexportation of certain U.S. goods and technology to Iran from third 
countries; (3) prohibits transactions such as brokering and other 
dealing by United States persons in goods and services of Iranian 
origin or owned or controlled by the Government of Iran; (4) prohibits 
new investments by United States persons in Iran or in property owned 
or controlled by the Government of Iran; (5) prohibits U.S. companies 
and other United States persons from approving, facilitating, or 
financing performance by a foreign subsidiary or other entity owned or 
controlled by a United States person of transactions that a United 
States person is prohibited from performing; (6) continues the 1987 
prohibition on the importation into the United States of goods and 
services of Iranian origin; (7) prohibits any transaction by any United 
States person or within the United States that evades or avoids or 
attempts to violate any prohibition of the order; and (8) allowed U.S. 
companies a 30-day period in which to perform trade transactions 
pursuant to contracts predating the Executive order.
  In Executive Order No. 12959, I directed the Secretary of the 
Treasury to authorize through licensing certain transactions, including 
transactions by United States persons related to the Iran-United States 
Claims Tribunal in The Hague, established pursuant to the Algiers 
Accords, and other international obligations and United States 
Government functions. Such transactions also include the export of 
agricultural commodities pursuant to preexisting contracts consistent 
with section 5712(c) of title 7, United States Code. I also directed 
the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with the Secretary of 
State, to consider authorizing United States persons through specific 
licensing to participate in market-based swaps of crude oil from the 
Caspian Sea area for Iranian crude oil in support of energy projects in 
Azerbaijan, Kazahkstan, and Turkemen-istan.
  Executive Order No. 12959 revokes sections 1 and 2 of Executive Order 
No. 12613 of October 29, 1987, and sections 1 and 2 of Executive Order 
No. 12957 of March 15, 1995, to the extent they are inconsistent with 
it. A copy of Executive Order No. 12959 was transmitted to the 
President of the Senate and Speaker of the House by letter dated May 6, 
1995.
  2. In its implementation of the sanctions imposed against Iran 
pursuant to Executive Order No. 12959, the Office of Foreign Assets 
Control (FAC) of the Department of the Treasury has issued 12 general 
licenses and 2 general notices authorizing various transactions 
otherwise prohibited by the Executive order or providing statements of 
licensing policy. In order to ensure the widest dissemination of the 
general licenses and general notices in advance of promulgation of 
amended regulations, FAC published them in the Federal Register on 
August 10, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 40881). In addition, FAC disseminated 
this information by its traditional methods such as electronic bulletin 
boards, FAX, and mail. Copies of these general licenses and general 
notices are attached to this report.
  General License No. 1 described those transactions which were 
authorized in connection with the June 6, 1995 delayed effective date 
contained in Executive Order No. 12959 for trade transactions related 
to pre-May 7 trade contracts. General License No. 2 authorized payments 
to or from Iran under certain circumstances and certain dollar clearing 
transactions involving Iran by U.S. financial institutions. General 
License No. 3 authorized the exportation of certain services by U.S. 
financial institutions with respect to accounts held for persons in 
Iran, the Government of Iran, or entities owned or controlled by the 
Government of Iran. General License No. 3 also contained an annex 
identifying 13 Iranian banks and 62 of their branches, agencies, 
representative offices, regional offices, and subsidiaries as owned or 
controlled by the Government of Iran. General License No. 4 authorized 
(1) domestic transactions involving Iranian-origin goods already within 
the United States except for transactions involving the Government of 
Iran or an entity owned or controlled by the Government of Iran, and 
(2) transactions by United States persons necessary to effect the 
disposition of Iranian-origin goods or services located or to be 
performed outside the United States, provided that they were acquired 
by that United States person in transactions not prohibited by the 
order or by 31 C.F.R. Part 560, that such disposition does not result 
in the importation of these goods or services into the United States, 
and that such transactions are completed prior to August 6, 1995. 
General License No. 5 authorized the importation into the United States 
of information and informational materials, confirmed the exemption of 
such information from the ban on exportation from the United States, 
and set forth a licensing policy for the exportation of equipment 
necessary to establish news wire feeds or other transmissions of 
information. General License No. 6 authorized the importation into the 
United States and the exportation to Iran of diplomatic pouches and 
their contents. General License No. 7 provided a statement of licensing 
policy for consideration, on a case-by-case basis, to authorize the 
establishment and operation of news organization offices in Iran by 
U.S. organiza

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tions whose primary purpose is the gathering and dissemination of news 
to the general public. General License No. 8 authorized transactions in 
connection with the exportation of agricultural commodities pursuant to 
pre-May 7 trade contracts provided that the terms of such contract 
require delivery of the commodity prior to February 2, 1996. General 
License No. 9 authorized import, export, and service transactions 
necessary to the conduct of official business by the missions of the 
Government of Iran to international organizations and the Iranian 
Interests Section of the Embassy of Pakistan in the United States. 
General License No. 10 provided a statement of licensing policy with 
respect to transactions incident to the resolution of disputes between 
the United States or U.S. nationals and the Government of Iran in 
international tribunals and domestic courts in the United States and 
abroad. General License No. 11 authorized the exportation of household 
goods and personal effects for persons departing from the United States 
to relocate in Iran. General License No. 12 authorized the provision of 
certain legal services to the Government of Iran or to a person in Iran 
and the receipt of payment therefor under certain circumstances.

  General Notice No. 1 described information required in connection 
with an application for a specific license to complete the performance 
of pre-May 7 trade contracts prior to August 6, 1995 (except with 
respect to agricultural commodities as provided by General License No. 
8). General Notice No. 2 indicated that the Department of the Treasury 
had authorized the U.S. agencies of Iranian banks to complete, through 
December 29, 1995, transactions for U.S. exporters involving letters of 
credit, which they issued, confirmed, or advised prior to June 6, 1995, 
provided that the underlying export was completed in accordance with 
the terms of General License No. 1 or a specific license issued to the 
exporter by FAC. General Notice No. 2 also noted that the U.S. agencies 
of the Iranian banks were authorized to offer discounted advance 
payments on deferred payment letters of credit, which they issued, 
conformed, or advised, provided that the same criteria are met.
  3. The Iranian Transactions Regulations, 31 CFR Part 560 (the 
``ITR''), have been comprehensively amended to implement the provisions 
of Executive Orders No. 12957 and No. 12959. The amended ITR were 
issued by FAC on September 11, 1995 (60 Fed. Reg. 47061-74) and 
incorporate, with some modifications, the General Licenses cited above. 
A copy of the amended regulations is attached to this report.

  4. In consultation with the Department of State, FAC reviewed 
applications for specific licenses to permit continued performance of 
trade contracts entered into prior to May 7, 1995. It issued more than 
100 such licenses allowing performance to continue up to August 6, 
1995.
  5. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from March 15 through September 14, 1995, that are directly 
attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities conferred by the 
declaration of a national emergency with respect to Iran are 
approximately $875,000, most of which represents wage and salary costs 
for Federal personnel. Personnel costs were largely centered in the 
Department of the Treasury (particularly in the Office of Foreign 
Assets Control, the Customs Service, the Office of the Under Secretary 
for Enforcement, and the Office of the General Counsel), the Department 
of State (particularly the Bureau of Economic and Business Affairs, the 
Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs, the Bureau of Politico-Military 
Affairs, and the Office of the Legal Adviser), and the Department of 
Commerce (the Bureau of Export Administration and the General Counsel's 
Office).
  6. The situation reviewed above continues to involve important 
diplomatic, financial, and legal interests of the United States and its 
nationals and presents an extraordinary and unusual threat to the 
national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United States. 
The declaration of the national emergency with respect to Iran 
contained in Executive Order No. 12957 and the comprehensive economic 
sanctions imposed by Executive Order No. 12959 underscore the United 
States Government's opposition to the action and policies of the 
Government of Iran, particularly its support of international terrorism 
and its efforts to acquire weapons of mass destruction and the means to 
deliver them. The Iranian Transactions Regulations issued pursuant to 
Executive Order No. 12957 and No. 12959 continue to advance important 
objectives in promoting the nonproliferation and antiterrorism policies 
of the United States. I shall exercise the powers at my disposal to 
deal with these problems and will report periodically to the Congress 
on significant developments.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 18, 1995. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-117).

para.116.27  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to angola

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby report to the Congress on the developments since March 26, 
1995, concerning the national emergency with respect to Angola that was 
declared in Executive Order No. 12865 of September 26, 1993. This report 
is submitted pursuant to section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act, 
(50 U.S.C. 1641(c), and section 204(c) of the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).
  On September 26, 1993, I declared a national emergency with respect to 
Angola, invoking the authority, inter alia, of the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) and the United 
Nations Participation Act of 1945 (22 U.S.C. 287c). Consistent with 
United Nations Security Council Resolution 864, dated September 15, 
1993, the order prohibited the sale or supply by United States persons 
or from the United States, or using U.S.-registered vessels or aircraft, 
of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons and 
ammunition, military vehicles, equipment and spare parts, and petroleum 
and petroleum products to the territory of Angola other than through 
designated points of entry. The order also prohibited such sale or 
supply to the National Union for the Total Independence of Angola 
(``UNITA''). United States persons are prohibited from activities that 
promote or are calculated to promote such sales or supplies, or from 
attempted violations, or from evasion or avoidance or transactions that 
have the purpose of evasion or avoidance, of the stated prohibitions. 
The order authorized the Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation with 
the Secretary of State, to take such actions, including the promulgation 
of rules and regulations, as might be necessary to carry out the 
purposes of the order.
  1. On December 10, 1993, the Treasury Department's Office of Foreign 
Assets Control (``FAC'') issued the UNITA (Angola) Sanctions Regulations 
(the ``Regulations'') (58 Fed. Reg. 64904) to implement the President's 
declaration of a national emergency and imposition of sanctions against 
Angola (UNITA). There have been no amendments to the Regulations since 
my report of March 27, 1995.

  The Regulations prohibit the sale or supply by United States persons 
or from the United States, or using U.S.-registered vessels or 
aircraft, of arms and related materiel of all types, including weapons 
and ammunition, military vehicles, equipment and spare parts, and 
petroleum and petroleum products to UNITA or to the territory of Angola 
other than through designated points. United States persons are also 
prohibited from activities that promote or are calculated to promote 
such sales or supplies to UNITA or Angola, or from any transaction by 
any United States persons that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of 
evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate, any of the prohibitions 
set forth in the Executive order. Also prohibited are transactions by 
United States persons, or involving the use of U.S.-registered vessels 
or aircraft, relating to transportation to Angola or UNITA of goods the 
exportation of which is prohibited.
  The Government of Angola has designated the following points of entry 
as points in Angola to which the articles otherwise prohibited by the 
Regula

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tions may be shipped: Airports: Luanda and Katumbela, Benguela 
Province; Ports: Luanda and Lobito, Benguela Province; and Namibe, 
Namibe Province; and Entry Points: Malongo, Cabinda Province. Although 
no specific license is required by the Department of the Treasury for 
shipments to these designated points of entry (unless the item is 
destined for UNITA), any such exports remain subject to the licensing 
requirements of the Departments of State and/or Commerce.
  2. The FAC has worked closely with the U.S. financial community to 
assure a heightened awareness of the sanctions against UNITA--through 
the dissemination of publications, seminars, and notices to electronic 
bulletin boards. This educational effort has resulted in frequent calls 
from banks to assure that they are not routing funds in violation of 
these prohibitions. United States exporters have also been notified of 
the sanctions through a variety of media, including special fliers and 
computer bulletin board information initiated by FAC and posted through 
the Department of Commerce and the Government Printing Office. There 
have been no license applications under the program.
  3. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from March 25, 1995, through September 25, 1995, that are 
directly attributable to the exercise of powers and authorities 
conferred by the declaration of a national emergency with respect to 
Angola (UNITA) are reported to be about $170,000, most of which 
represents wage and salary costs for Federal personnel. Personnel costs 
were largely centered in the Department of the Treasury (particularly 
in the Office of Foreign Assets Control, the Customs Service, the 
Office of the Under Secretary for Enforcement, and the Office of the 
General Counsel) and the Department of State (particularly the Office 
of Southern African Affairs).
  I will continue to report periodically to the Congress on significant 
developments, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 18, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-118).

para.116.28  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. SISISKY, for 
today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para.116.29  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DOGGETT, at 7 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.116.30  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities. H.R. 743. A bill to amend the National Labor 
     Relations Act to allow labor management cooperative efforts 
     that improve economic competitiveness in the United States to 
     continue to thrive, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 104-248). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the state of the Union.
       Mrs. WALDHOLTZ: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 222. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1617) to consolidate and reform workforce development and 
     literacy programs, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     249). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.116.31  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana:
       H.R. 2347. A bill to seek international sanctions against 
     the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a 
     transition government leading to a democratically elected 
     government in Cuba, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means, Banking and Financial Services, the 
     Judiciary, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 2348. A bill to authorize the transfer of naval 
     vessels to certain foreign countries; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Mineta, Mr. 
             Rahall, and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 2349. A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     designate the National Highway System, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. COBURN:
       H.R. 2350. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide protections for Medicare 
     beneficiaries who enroll in Medicare managed care plans; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.

para.116.32  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       159. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Senate of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to the conversion of the Naval Air Facility 
     in Adak, AK; to the Committee on National Security.
       160. Also, memorial of the Senate of the State of Alaska, 
     relative to requesting the Congress to clarify that the 
     Reindeer Industry Act of 1937 no longer applies in the State 
     of Alaska; to the Committee on Resources.

para.116.33  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 60: Mr. Moorhead.
       H.R. 387: Mr. Moorhead.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 530: Mr. Pombo.
       H.R. 632: Mr. Fields of Texas.
       H.R. 743: Mr. Brownback, Mrs. Waldholtz, and Mrs. Lincoln.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Thornton, and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Jones, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
     Fox, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Baker 
     of California, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Linder and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1221: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1226: Mr. Knollenberg.
       H.R. 1227: Mr. Engel and Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 1264: Mr. Mfume.
       H.R. 1506: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1589: Mr. Burr and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1651: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1692: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 1693: Mr. Petri and Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 1694: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 1715: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
     Cooley, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Herger, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Roberts, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 1733: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 1744: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee.
       H.R. 1764: Mr. Hancock and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 1965: Mr. Castle, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Torricelli, Ms. 
     Harman, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. 
     Stearns, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Longley.
       H.R. 1975: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 2006: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 2066: Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 2143: Mr. Mfume.
       H.R. 2179: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 2249: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. Hancock, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Callahan.
       H.R. 2331: Mr. Zeliff and Mr. Chrysler.
       H.J. Res: 61: Mr. Talent.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. Davis, Mr. Shays, Mr. Franks of 
     Connecticut, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Rohrabacher.



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                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1995 (117)

para.117.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 9:00 a.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. FOLEY, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 19, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Nathan Deal to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.
  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 
1995, Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.117.2  recess--9:43 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock and 43 minutes a.m., until 10 
o'clock a.m.

para.117.3  after recess--10:00 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, called the House to order.

para.117.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced he had examined

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and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, September 18, 
1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.117.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1447. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled the ``Low Emission Boiler 
     System Program''; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and Commerce.
       1448. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting notification of the actions the Secretary has 
     taken regarding security measures at Eldorado International 
     Airport, Bogota, Colombia, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 44907(d)(3); 
     jointly, to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and International Relations.

para.117.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1617

  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 222):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1617) to consolidate and reform workforce 
     development and literacy programs, and for other purposes. 
     The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. 
     General debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not 
     exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities. After general debate 
     the bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-
     minute rule. In lieu of the amendment recommended by the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities now 
     printed in the bill, it shall be in order to consider as an 
     original bill for the purpose of amendment under the five-
     minute rule an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     consisting of the text of H.R. 2332. That amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute shall be considered by title rather 
     than by section. The first six sections and each title shall 
     be considered as read. Points of order against that amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute for failure to comply with 
     clause 5(a) of rule XXI or section 302(f) or 401(b) of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. Before 
     consideration of any other amendment it shall be in order to 
     consider the amendment printed in the report of the Committee 
     on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered by 
     Representative Goodling or his designee. That amendment shall 
     be considered as read, may amend the portions of the bill not 
     yet read for amendment, shall be debatable for ten minutes 
     equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
     opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
     subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
     or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 
     that amendment are waived. After disposition of that 
     amendment, the provisions of the bill as then perfected shall 
     be considered as original text. During further consideration 
     of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of 
     the Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 
     whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be 
     printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
     for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so 
     printed shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote 
     in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 
     Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute made in order as original text. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

388

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affirmative

Nays

2

para.117.7                   [Roll No. 664]

                                YEAS--388

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NAYS--2

     Martinez
     Stockman
       

                             NOT VOTING--44

     Barrett (WI)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TN)
     Callahan
     Chapman
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Danner
     Dixon
     Dornan
     Fields (LA)
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Holden
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Kingston
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lewis (GA)
     McCarthy
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Moakley
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Parker
     Pryce
     Reynolds
     Roberts
     Rose
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Sisisky
     Torkildsen
     Tucker
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Wise
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to

[[Page 1375]]

was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.117.8  h.r. 402--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and agree to the Senate amendment to (H.R. 402) to amend the Alaska 
Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to the Senate amendment?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

392

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

10

para.117.9                   [Roll No. 665]

                                YEAS--392

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--10

     DeFazio
     Filner
     Furse
     Kildee
     Obey
     Skaggs
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Williams
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--32

     Barrett (WI)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TN)
     Callahan
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Danner
     Dornan
     Fields (LA)
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     McCarthy
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Parker
     Pryce
     Reynolds
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Sisisky
     Torkildsen
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said Senate amendment was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on 
the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.117.10  h.r. 1091--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1091) to improve the National Park 
System in the Commonwealth of Virginia; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

377

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

31

para.117.11                  [Roll No. 666]

                                YEAS--377

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery

[[Page 1376]]


     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--31

     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coburn
     Dingell
     Ensign
     Gonzalez
     Gutknecht
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Inglis
     Johnson, Sam
     Kelly
     Klug
     Minge
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Stockman
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waxman

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Barrett (WI)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TN)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Dornan
     Fields (LA)
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Moakley
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Parker
     Pryce
     Reynolds
     Schumer
     Sisisky
     Torkildsen
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.117.12  h.r. 260--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 260) to provide for the development of 
a plan and a management review of the National Park System and to reform 
the process by which areas are considered for addition to the National 
Park System, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

180

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

231

para.117.13                  [Roll No. 667]

                                YEAS--180

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Brewster
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Vento
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--231

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Burr
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Barrett (WI)
     Bono
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TN)
     Chenoweth
     Collins (MI)
     Fields (LA)
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Lantos
     Moakley
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Parker
     Pryce
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had not voted in the affirmative.
  So, less than two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor 
thereof, the rules were not suspended and said bill, as amended, was not 
passed.

para.117.14  h.r. 1296--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1296) to provide for the 
Administration of certain Presidio properties at minimal cost to the 
Federal taxpayer; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.


[[Page 1377]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

317

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

101

para.117.15                  [Roll No. 668]

                                YEAS--317

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--101

     Archer
     Armey
     Barcia
     Bass
     Boehner
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Costello
     Crapo
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dornan
     Duncan
     English
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gutknecht
     Hastert
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kingston
     Klug
     LaHood
     Largent
     Lewis (KY)
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McHugh
     Minge
     Molinari
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Ramstad
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Brown (FL)
     Collins (MI)
     Fields (LA)
     Fowler
     Gejdenson
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Lantos
     Meehan
     Moakley
     Oberstar
     Pryce
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  The SPEAKER, pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.117.16  h.r. 558--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 558) to grant the consent of the 
Congress to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

176

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

243

para.117.17                  [Roll No. 669]

                                YEAS--176

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Danner
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Quillen
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--243

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Burton
     Canady
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jacobs

[[Page 1378]]


     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Packard
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Brown (FL)
     Collins (MI)
     Fields (LA)
     Fowler
     Gejdenson
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     Lantos
     Moakley
     Oberstar
     Pryce
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had not voted in the affirmative.
  So, less than two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor 
thereof, the rules were not suspended and said bill was not passed.

para.117.18  education, employment, and rehabilitation systems

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 222 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1617) to consolidate and reform workforce development and literacy 
programs, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. McINNIS as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.117.19  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GREEN:

       Strike title V of the bill and insert the following:

                   TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 501. EFFECT ON REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, this Act 
     does not have any legal effect on any program under the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

It was decided in the

Yeas

231

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

192

para.117.20                  [Roll No. 670]

                                AYES--231

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Buyer
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--192

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Brown (FL)
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Jefferson
     Moakley
     Oberstar
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Walsh
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. McINNIS, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 222, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the--
       (1) ``Consolidated and Reformed Education, Employment, and 
     Rehabilitation Systems Act''; or
       (2) ``CAREERS Act''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.
Sec. 3. Purpose.

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Sec. 4. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 5. Definitions.
Sec. 6. Transition.

             TITLE I--WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE

Sec. 101. Purpose of title.

              Subtitle A--State and Local Responsibilities

Sec. 102. State requirements.
Sec. 103. Collaborative process regarding State system.
Sec. 104. Consolidated State workforce development and literacy plan.
Sec. 105. Establishment of workforce development areas.
Sec. 106. Provisions regarding local workforce development boards.
Sec. 107. Establishment of integrated career center systems.
Sec. 108. Identification of eligible education, training, and 
              vocational rehabilitation service providers.
Sec. 109. Management information systems.
Sec. 110. Performance accountability system.
Sec. 111. Limitation on Federal regulations.
Sec. 112. General provision.
Sec. 113. Liability.

              Subtitle B--Amendments to Wagner-Peyser Act

Sec. 131. General program requirements.
Sec. 132. Labor market information.

                     Subtitle C--General Provisions

Sec. 141. Worker rights.
Sec. 142. Transferability.

 TITLE II--YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER PREPARATION CONSOLIDATION GRANT

Sec. 201. Purposes.
Sec. 202. Definitions.

                       Subtitle A--State Funding

Sec. 211. National and State funding.
Sec. 212. Within State allocation.

       Subtitle B--State Organizational, Planning, and Reporting 
                            Responsibilities

Sec. 221. State plan.
Sec. 222. State programs and State activities.
Sec. 223. Incentive awards.

         Subtitle C--Subgrants for In-School and At-Risk Youth

Sec. 231. Partnership agreements.
Sec. 232. Distribution of funds.

                       Chapter 1--In-School Youth

Sec. 241. Uses of funds for in-school youth.

                        Chapter 2--At-Risk Youth

Sec. 245. Uses of funds for at-risk youth.
Sec. 246. At-risk youth providers.

                     Subtitle D--National Programs

Sec. 251. Research activities.
Sec. 252. Assessment and data collection of youth development and 
              career preparation programs.
Sec. 253. National center or centers for research.
Sec. 254. Purchase of American-made equipment and products.

      TITLE III--ADULT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING CONSOLIDATION GRANT

Sec. 301. Purpose.

     Subtitle A--Adult Employment and Training Consolidation Grant

Sec. 311. Authorization.
Sec. 312. Allotment among States.
Sec. 313. Allocation within States.
Sec. 314. Additional State plan requirements.
Sec. 315. Use of amounts.

                      Subtitle B--Federal Programs

Sec. 321. National discretionary grants.
Sec. 322. Disaster relief employment assistance.
Sec. 323. Research, demonstration, evaluation, and capacity building.
Sec. 324. Workforce skills and development loans.
Sec. 325. Employment, training, and education assistance for Native 
              Americans.
Sec. 326. Employment, training, and education assistance for migrant 
              and seasonal farmworkers.

 TITLE IV--ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY CONSOLIDATION GRANT AND 
          LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY CONSOLIDATION GRANT

Sec. 401. Findings.
Sec. 402. Definitions.

  Subtitle A--Adult Education and Family Literacy Consolidation Grant

Sec. 411. Purposes.

                           Chapter 1--Funding

Sec. 421. Reservations from amounts appropriated.
Sec. 422. Allotment.

                      Chapter 2--Grants to States

Sec. 431. Requirement to make grants.
Sec. 432. Uses of funds.
Sec. 433. Additional grant requirements.

                      Chapter 3--National Programs

Sec. 441. National Institute for Literacy.
Sec. 442. National leadership activities.

    Subtitle B--Library Services and Technology Consolidation Grant

Sec. 451. Purposes.
Sec. 452. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 453. Allotments.
Sec. 454. Grants to States.
Sec. 455. Uses of funds.
Sec. 456. Annual applications.

                   TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 501. Effect on Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

                TITLE VI--HIGHER EDUCATION PRIVATIZATION

Sec. 601. Reorganization of the Student Loan Marketing Association 
              through the formation of a holding company.
Sec. 602. Privatization of College Construction Loan Insurance 
              Association.

               TITLE VII--REPEALERS AND OTHER AMENDMENTS

Sec. 701. Higher education provisions.
Sec. 702. Eligible institution.
Sec. 703. Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education 
              Act. 
Sec. 704. Smith-Hughes Act.
Sec. 705. School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994.
Sec. 706. School Dropout Assistance Act.
Sec. 707. Adult Education Act.
Sec. 708. National Literacy Act.
Sec. 709. Library Services and Construction Act.
Sec. 710. Technology for Education Act of 1994.
Sec. 711. Job Training Partnership Act.
Sec. 712. Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act.
Sec. 713. Effective date.

     SEC. 3. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this Act is to transform the vast array of 
     Federal workforce development and literacy programs from a 
     collection of fragmented and duplicative categorical programs 
     into a streamlined, comprehensive, coherent, high-quality, 
     cost-effective, market-based, and accountable workforce 
     development and literacy system that is designed to meet the 
     education, economic, employment, and training needs of the 
     workforce and the competitiveness needs of employers of the 
     United States, both today and in the future.

     SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated--
       (1) for title II, $2,324,600,000 for fiscal year 1997 and 
     such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
     1998 through 2002 to carry out the programs under such title;
       (2) for title III, $2,183,000,000 for fiscal year 1997 and 
     such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
     1998 through 2002 to carry out the programs under such title; 
     and
       (3) for subtitle A of title IV, $280,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1997 and such sums as may be necessary for each of the 
     fiscal years 1998 through 2002 to carry out the programs 
     under such subtitle.
       (b) Program Year.--
       (1) In general.--Beginning in fiscal year 1997, and each 
     year thereafter, appropriations for any fiscal year for 
     programs and activities under titles II, III, and IV of this 
     Act shall be available for obligation only on the basis of a 
     program year. The program year shall begin on July 1 in the 
     fiscal year for which the appropriation is made.
       (2) Obligation.--Funds obligated for any program year under 
     titles II, III, and IV, may be expended by each recipient 
     during that program year and the two succeeding program 
     years, except that the Secretary shall, in accordance with 
     paragraph (3), reallot to eligible States the funds allotted 
     to States from funds appropriated for reallotments.
       (3) Amounts available for reallotment.--The amount 
     available for reallotment is equal to--
       (A) the amount by which the unobligated balance of the 
     State allotment at the end of the program year prior to the 
     program year for which the determination under this section 
     is made exceeds 20 percent of such allotment for the prior 
     program year; plus
       (B) the unexpended balance of the State allotment from any 
     program year prior to the program year in which there is such 
     excess.

     SEC. 5. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this Act, except as otherwise provided:
       (1) Adult.--The term ``adult'' means an individual who is 
     16 years of age, or beyond the age of compulsory school 
     attendance under State law (whichever age is higher), and who 
     is not enrolled or required to be enrolled in secondary 
     school.
       (2) Adult education.--The term ``adult education'' means 
     services or instruction below the postsecondary level for 
     adults--
       (A) who are not enrolled in secondary school;
       (B) who lack sufficient mastery of basic educational skills 
     to enable them to function effectively in society or who do 
     not have a certificate of graduation from a school providing 
     secondary education and who have not achieved an equivalent 
     level of education;
       (C) who are not currently required to be enrolled in 
     school; and
       (D) whose lack of mastery of basic skills results in an 
     inability to speak, read, or write the English language which 
     constitutes a substantial impairment of their ability to get 
     or retain employment commensurate with their real ability, 
     and thus are in need of programs to help eliminate such 
     inability and raise the level of education of such 
     individuals with a view to making them less likely to become 
     dependent on others.
       (3) Area vocational education school.--The term ``area 
     vocational education school'' means--
       (A) a specialized high school used exclusively or 
     principally for the provision of vocational education to 
     individuals who are available for study in preparation for 
     entering the labor market;
       (B) the department of a high school exclusively or 
     principally used for providing vocational education in not 
     less than 5 different

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     occupational fields to individuals who are available for 
     study in preparation for entering the labor market;
       (C) a technical institute or vocational school used 
     exclusively or principally for the provision of vocational 
     education to individuals who have completed or left high 
     school and who are available for study in preparation for 
     entering the labor market; or
       (D) the department or division of a junior college, 
     community college or university operating under the policies 
     of the State board and which provides vocational education in 
     not less than 5 different occupational fields leading to 
     immediate employment but not necessarily leading to a 
     baccalaureate degree, if, in the case of a school, 
     department, or division described in subparagraph (C) or this 
     subparagraph, it admits as regular students both individuals 
     who have completed high school and individuals who have left 
     high school.
       (4) At-risk youth.--The term ``at-risk youth'' means--
       (A) an out-of-school, at-risk youth who is an individual 
     age 24 or younger and who is not enrolled in a secondary or 
     postsecondary education program, has not received a high 
     school diploma or its equivalent and must overcome barriers 
     to employment such as lack of sufficient education or 
     vocational skills, economic disadvantages, disability, or 
     limited English proficiency; or
       (B) an in-school, at-risk youth who is an individual age 24 
     or younger who is enrolled in an accredited secondary or 
     postsecondary education program but is at risk of dropping 
     out of school or must overcome barriers to complete an 
     education program, such as economic disadvantages, 
     disability, or limited English proficiency.
       (5) Comprehensive career guidance and counseling.--The term 
     ``comprehensive career guidance and counseling'' means a 
     program--
       (A) which pertains to the body of subject matter and 
     related techniques and methods organized for the development 
     in individuals of career awareness, career planning, career 
     decisionmaking, placement skills, and knowledge and 
     understanding of local, State, and national occupational, 
     educational, and labor market needs, trends, and 
     opportunities;
       (B) which assists such individuals in making and 
     implementing informed educational and occupational choices; 
     and
       (C) which is comprehensive in nature.
       (6) Career grant.--The term ``career grant'' means a 
     voucher or a credit issued to a participant under title III 
     of this Act, or title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
     for the purchase of education or training services from 
     certified providers of such services, in accordance with the 
     provisions of this Act, and with guidelines issued by the 
     State.
       (7) Case management.--The term ``case management'' means 
     the provision of a client-centered approach in the delivery 
     of services designed to--
       (A) empower individuals to make informed career choices;
       (B) prepare and coordinate comprehensive employment plans, 
     based upon such individual choices, such as service 
     strategies for participants, to ensure access to necessary 
     training and supportive services, using, where feasible, 
     computer-based technologies; and
       (C) provide job and career counseling during program 
     participation and after job placement.
       (8) Chief elected official.--The term ``chief elected 
     official'' means the chief elected executive officer of a 
     unit of general local government in a workforce development 
     area.
       (9) Community-based organization.--The term ``community-
     based organization'' means a private nonprofit organization 
     that is representative of a community or significant segments 
     of a community that provides or facilitates education, 
     vocational rehabilitation, job training, supportive services, 
     or internship services and programs.
       (10) Demographic characteristics.--The term ``demographic 
     characteristics'' means information on population, especially 
     with reference to size, density, distribution, and vital 
     statistics including, age, race, sex, ethnic origin, and 
     income status.
       (11) Dislocated worker.--The term ``dislocated worker'' 
     means an individual who--
       (A) has been terminated or laid off or who has received a 
     notice of termination or layoff from employment, is eligible 
     for or has exhausted entitlement to unemployment 
     compensation, and is unlikely to return to a previous 
     industry or occupation;
       (B) has been terminated, or has received a notice of 
     termination of employment, as a result of any permanent 
     closure of, or any substantial layoff at, a plant, facility, 
     or enterprise;
       (C) has been unemployed long-term and has limited 
     opportunities for employment or reemployment in the same or a 
     similar occupation in the area in which such individual 
     resides, including an older individual who may have 
     substantial barriers to employment by reason of age; or
       (D) was self-employed (including farmers and ranchers) but 
     is unemployed as a result of general economic conditions in 
     the community in which they reside or because of natural 
     disasters.
       (12) Displaced homemaker.--The term ``displaced homemaker'' 
     means an individual who--
       (A) is an adult; and
       (B)(i) has worked as an adult primarily without 
     remuneration to care for the home and family, and for that 
     reason has diminished marketable skills;
       (ii) has been dependent on public assistance or on the 
     income of a relative but is no longer supported by such 
     income; or
       (iii) is a parent whose youngest dependent child will 
     become ineligible to receive assistance under the program for 
     aid to families with dependent children under part A of title 
     IV of the Social Security Act within 2 years of the parent's 
     application for assistance under title II of this Act.
       (13) Earnings.--The term ``earnings'' means gross hourly 
     wages before any deduction, plus the estimated hourly value 
     of bonuses, tips, gratuities, commissions, and overtime pay 
     either expected or received. In the case of individuals in 
     subsidized employment, total hourly earnings include any wage 
     subsidy paid to the individual.
       (14) Economic development agencies.--The term ``economic 
     development agencies'' means State and local planning and 
     zoning commissions or boards, community development agencies, 
     and other State and local agencies and institutions 
     responsible for regulating, promoting, or assisting in State 
     and local economic development.
       (15) Economically disadvantaged.--The term ``economically 
     disadvantaged'' means an individual who--
       (A) receives, or is a member of a family which receives, 
     cash welfare payments under a Federal, State, or local 
     welfare program;
       (B) has, or is a member of a family which has, received a 
     total family income for the 6-month period prior to 
     application for the program involved (exclusive of 
     unemployment compensation, child support payments, and 
     welfare payments) which, in relation to family size, was not 
     in excess of the higher of--
       (i) the official poverty line (as defined by the Office of 
     Management and Budget, and revised annually in accordance 
     with section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), or
       (ii) 70 percent of the lower living standard income level;
       (C) is receiving (or has been determined within the 6-month 
     period prior to the application for the program involved to 
     be eligible to receive) food stamps pursuant to the Food 
     Stamp Act of 1977;
       (D) qualifies as a homeless individual under subsections 
     (a) and (c) of section 103 of the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Act;
       (E) is a foster child on behalf of whom State or local 
     government payments are made;
       (F) in cases permitted by regulations of the Secretary, is 
     an individual with a disability whose own income meets the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A) or (B), but who is a member 
     of a family whose income does not meet such requirements; or
       (G) is an individual meeting appropriate criteria approved 
     by a State.
       (16) Educational service agency.--The term ``educational 
     service agency'' means a regional public multiservice agency 
     authorized by State statute to develop, manage, and provide 
     services or programs to local educational agencies, and is 
     recognized as an administrative agency for such State's 
     vocational or technical education schools or for vocational 
     programs within its public elementary or secondary schools. 
     Such term includes any other public institution or agency 
     having administrative control and direction over a public 
     elementary or secondary school.
       (17) Employed.--The term ``employed'' means an individual 
     who is currently--
       (A) a paid employee;
       (B) works in his or her own business, profession, or farm;
       (C) works 15 hours or more per week as an unpaid worker in 
     an enterprise operated by a family member or is one who is 
     not working, but has a job or business from which he or she 
     is temporarily absent due to illness, bad weather, vacation, 
     labor-management dispute, or personal reasons; or
       (D) on active military duty.
       (18) English literacy program.--The term ``English literacy 
     program'' means a program of instruction designed to help 
     limited English proficient adults, out-of-school youths, or 
     both, achieve full competence in the English language.
       (19) Excess number.--The term ``excess number'' means, with 
     respect to the excess number of unemployed individuals within 
     a State, the number that represents the number of unemployed 
     individuals in excess of 4.5 percent of the civilian labor 
     force in the State, or the number that represents the number 
     of unemployed individuals in excess of 4.5 percent of the 
     civilian labor force in areas of substantial unemployment in 
     such State.
       (20) Family and consumer sciences.--The term ``family and 
     consumer sciences'' means instructional programs, services, 
     and activities which prepare students for personal, family, 
     community, and career roles.
       (21) Governor.--The term ``Governor'' means the chief 
     executive of a State.
       (22) Individual of limited english proficiency.--The term 
     ``individual of limited English proficiency'' means an adult 
     or youth who has limited ability in speaking, reading, 
     writing, or understanding the English language and--
       (A) whose native language is a language other than English; 
     or
       (B) who lives in a family or community environment where a 
     language other than English is the dominant language.
       (23) Individuals with disabilities.--The term ``individuals 
     with disabilities'' has the

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     meaning given such term in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
       (24) Institution of higher education.--The term 
     ``institution of higher education'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
       (25) Job search assistance.--The term ``job search 
     assistance'' means a service that helps a job-ready 
     individual seek, locate, apply for, and obtain employment. 
     Such services may include, job-finding skills, orientation to 
     the labor market, resume preparation assistance, job finding 
     clubs, job search workshops, vocational exploration, and 
     other employability services.
       (26) Labor market area.--The term ``labor market area'' 
     means an economically integrated geographic area within which 
     individuals can reside and find employment within a 
     reasonable distance or can readily change employment without 
     changing their place of residence. Such areas shall be 
     identified in accordance with criteria used by the Bureau of 
     Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor in defining such 
     areas or similar criteria established by a Governor.
       (27) Library.--The term ``library'' includes--
       (A) a public library;
       (B) a public elementary or secondary school library;
       (C) an academic library;
       (D) a research library; and
       (E) a private library, but only if the State in which such 
     private library is located determines that the library should 
     be considered a library for purposes of this Act.
       (28) Literacy.--The term ``literacy'' means an individual's 
     ability to read, write, and speak in English, and compute and 
     solve problems, at levels of proficiency necessary--
       (A) to function on the job, in the individual's family and 
     in society;
       (B) to achieve the individual's goals; and
       (C) to develop the individual's knowledge potential.
       (29) Local educational agency.--The term ``local 
     educational agency'' has the same meaning given such term in 
     section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965.
       (30) Migrant farmworker.--The term ``migrant farmworker'' 
     means a seasonal farmworker whose farm work requires travel 
     such that the worker is unable to return to a permanent place 
     of residence within the same day.
       (31) Native american.--The term ``native American'' means 
     Indians, Alaskan natives, and Hawaiian natives.
       (32) Nontraditional employment.--The term ``nontraditional 
     employment'' as applied to women refers to occupations or 
     fields of work where women comprise less than 25 percent of 
     the individuals employed in such occupation or field of work.
       (33) On-the-job training.--The term ``on-the-job training'' 
     means training in the public or private sector that is 
     provided to a paid employee while engaged in productive work 
     that--
       (A) provides knowledge or skills essential to the full and 
     adequate performance of the job;
       (B) provides reimbursement to employers, up to 50 percent 
     of the participant's wage rate, for the extraordinary costs 
     of providing training and additional supervision; and
       (C) is based on the Occupational Employment Statistics 
     Program Dictionary.
       (34) Postsecondary educational institution.--The term 
     ``postsecondary educational institution'' means an 
     institution of higher education (as such term is defined in 
     section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965) which 
     continues to meet the eligibility and certification 
     requirements under title IV of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1070 et 
     seq.).
       (35) Preemployment skills training; job readiness skills 
     training.--The terms ``preemployment skills training'' and 
     ``job readiness skills training'' mean training that builds 
     on family efforts to help prepare individuals for work by 
     assuring that they are familiar with general workplace 
     expectations and exhibit work behavior and attitudes 
     necessary to compete successfully in the job market.
       (36) Public assistance.--The term ``public assistance'' 
     means Federal, State, or local government cash payments for 
     which eligibility is determined by a needs or income test.
       (37) Rapid response.--The term ``rapid response'' means 
     assistance that is directly provided by the State, or by 
     local grantees with funds provided by the State, in the case 
     of mass layoffs or plant closures, and that establishes on-
     site contact with employer and employee representatives 
     within a short period of time (preferably 48 hours or less) 
     after becoming aware of a current or projected permanent 
     closure or substantial layoff in order to--
       (A) provide information on, and facilitate access to, 
     available public programs and services for workers losing 
     jobs as a result of such layoff or closure;
       (B) provide emergency assistance adapted to the particular 
     closure or layoff;
       (C) promote the formation of labor-management committees, 
     where appropriate;
       (D) collect information related to economic dislocation and 
     available resources within the State for dislocated workers;
       (E) provide or obtain appropriate financial and technical 
     advice and liaison with economic development agencies and 
     other organizations to assist in efforts to avert worker 
     dislocation; and
       (F) assist the local community in developing its own 
     coordinated response and in obtaining access to State 
     economic development assistance.
       (38) Registered apprenticeship.--The term ``registered 
     apprenticeship'' means a program registered by the Bureau of 
     Apprenticeship and Training in the United States Department 
     of Labor, or a State Apprenticeship Agency recognized and 
     approved by the Bureau of Apprenticeship and Training as the 
     appropriate body for State registration or approval of local 
     apprenticeship programs and agreements.
       (39) School dropout.--The term ``school dropout'' means a 
     youth who is no longer attending any school and who has not 
     received a secondary school diploma or a certificate from a 
     program of equivalency for such a diploma.
       (40) Seasonal farmworker.--The term ``seasonal farmworker'' 
     means a person who during the eligibility determination 
     period (12 consecutive months out of 24 months prior to 
     application) has been primarily employed in farm work that is 
     characterized by chronic unemployment or under employment.
       (41) Skill certificate.--The term ``skill certificate'' 
     means a portable, industry-recognized credential achieved 
     through programs authorized under this Act, that certifies 
     that an individual has mastered occupational skills at levels 
     that are at least as challenging as skill standards endorsed 
     by the National Skill Standards Board, except that until such 
     skill standards are developed, the term ``skill certificate'' 
     means a credential issued under a process endorsed by the 
     State, based upon established industry standards and 
     benchmarks.
       (42) State.--The term ``State'' means any of the several 
     States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.
       (43) State educational agency.--The term ``State 
     educational agency'' has the meaning given such term in 
     section 14101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
     of 1965.
       (44) State library administrative agency.--The term ``State 
     library administrative agency'' means the official agency of 
     a State charged by the law of the State with the extension 
     and development of public library services throughout the 
     State.
       (45) Supportive services.--The term ``supportive services'' 
     means services which are necessary to enable an individual 
     eligible for training under this Act, but who cannot afford 
     to pay for such services, to participate in a training or 
     vocational rehabilitation program or job search activities 
     funded under this Act. Such supportive services may include 
     transportation, individual and family counseling, child care 
     and dependent care, meals, temporary shelter, financial 
     counseling, needs-based payments, and other reasonable 
     expenses required for participation in a training, job 
     preparation, or job placement program. Such services may be 
     provided in-kind or through cash assistance, except that such 
     services will be provided with funds provided under this Act 
     only after alternative funding sources specifically 
     designated for such services have been exhausted.
       (46) Unemployed.--The term ``unemployed'' refers to an 
     individual who is not employed, who is available for work, 
     and who has made specific efforts to find a job within the 
     prior 4 weeks. Included as unemployed are individuals who are 
     not working, are available for work, and are waiting to be 
     called back to a job from which they have been laid off.
       (47) Unit of general local government.--The term ``unit of 
     general local government'' means any general purpose 
     political subdivision of a State which has the power to levy 
     taxes and spend funds, as well as general corporate and 
     police powers.
       (48) Veteran.--The term ``veteran'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 101(2) of title 38, United States Code.
       (49) Work experience.--The term ``work experience'' means a 
     time-limited work activity that provides an individual with 
     the opportunity to acquire the general skills and knowledge 
     necessary to obtain employment.
       (50) Workplace mentor.--The term ``workplace mentor'' means 
     an employee or other individual, approved by the employer at 
     a workplace, who possesses the skills and knowledge to be 
     mastered by a student or program participant, and who 
     instructs, critiques the performance, and challenges the 
     student or program participant to perform well, and works in 
     consultation with classroom teachers, training providers, 
     parents, and the employer of the student or program 
     participant.
       (51) Youth.--The term ``youth'' means an individual under 
     the age of 24.

     SEC. 6. TRANSITION.

       The Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Labor shall 
     take such steps as they determine to be appropriate to 
     provide for the orderly transition from any authority under 
     provisions of statutes amended or repealed by this Act or any 
     related authority under provisions of this Act.
             TITLE I--WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT INFRASTRUCTURE

     SEC. 101. PURPOSE OF TITLE.

       The purpose of this title is to provide for the 
     establishment of an infrastructure within States on which to 
     build a comprehensive system of workforce development and 
     literacy.

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              Subtitle A--State and Local Responsibilities

     SEC. 102. STATE REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--For fiscal year 1997 and subsequent fiscal 
     years, a State that desires to receive a grant under one or 
     more of the programs specified in subsection (b) shall--
       (1) establish a collaborative process, pursuant to section 
     103;
       (2) develop a State workforce development and literacy 
     plan, pursuant to section 104; and
       (3) otherwise comply with the requirements of this Act.
       (b) Workforce Development and Literacy Programs.--
       (1) In general.--The programs referred to in subsection (a) 
     are the following:
       (A) The program under title II, the Youth Development and 
     Career Preparation Consolidation Grant.
       (B) The program under title III, the Adult Employment and 
     Training Consolidation Grant.
       (C) The program under subtitle A of title IV, the Adult 
     Education and Family Literacy Consolidation Grant.
       (D) The program amended by subtitle A of title V (relating 
     to title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973).
       (2) Definition.--For purposes of this Act, the term 
     ``Workforce Development and Literacy programs'' means the 
     programs specified in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 103. COLLABORATIVE PROCESS REGARDING STATE SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--The Governor of a State that desires to 
     receive a grant under one or more of the programs specified 
     in section 102(b) shall certify to the Secretary of Education 
     and the Secretary of Labor that a collaborative process, as 
     described in subsection (b) or (c), has been used in 
     complying with the applicable provisions of this Act.
       (b) Collaborative Process.--The collaborative process 
     referred to in subsection (a) is a process for making 
     decisions which includes as participants, at a minimum, the 
     Governor and--
       (1) representatives of (which representatives are appointed 
     by the Governor)--
       (A) business and industry;
       (B) local chief elected officials (representing both cities 
     and counties);
       (C) local educational agencies (including vocational 
     educators);
       (D) postsecondary institutions (including community and 
     technical colleges);
       (E) the State rehabilitation advisory council;
       (F) organizations representing individuals served by 
     programs established under this Act (including community-
     based organizations);
       (G) employees;
       (H) parents; and
       (I) providers of workforce development services (including 
     private-for-profit sector providers);
       (2) the lead State agency and entity official or officials 
     for--
       (A) the State educational agency or agencies (including the 
     lead official or officials for vocational education, adult 
     education and literacy, and libraries);
       (B) the State agency responsible for economic development;
       (C) the State agency or agencies responsible for employment 
     security and for job training;
       (D) the State agency responsible for postsecondary 
     education;
       (E) the State agency responsible for vocational 
     rehabilitation, and where applicable, the State agency 
     providing vocational rehabilitation services for the blind;
       (F) the State agency responsible for administering welfare 
     benefits;
       (G) the representative of the Veterans' Service assigned to 
     the State under section 4103 of title 38, United States Code; 
     and
       (H) the State entity responsible for setting education 
     policies, consistent with State law, on the date preceding 
     the date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (3) representatives of the State legislature.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--With respect to compliance with 
     subsection (b)--
       (1) a State may use any existing State process (including 
     any council or similar entity) that substantially meets the 
     purposes of such subsection; or
       (2) if prior to the date of enactment of this Act, a State 
     has developed a one-stop career center system or a school-to-
     work system through a collaborative process substantially 
     similar to the process described in subsection (b), the State 
     may use such process.
       (d) Authority of Governor.--
       (1) Final authority.--If, after a reasonable effort, a 
     Governor is unable to obtain agreement through the 
     collaborative process described in subsection (b) or (c), the 
     Governor shall have final authority to make decisions and to 
     submit the State plan as described under section 104.
       (2) Exception.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
     negate or supersede the legal authority, under State law of 
     any State agency, State entity, or State public official over 
     programs that are under the jurisdiction of the agency, 
     entity, or official. Nothing in this Act shall be construed 
     to interfere with the authority of such agency, entity, or 
     official to enter into a contract under any provision of law.
       (3) Disagreement.--The Governor shall accept and include 
     with the State plan submitted under section 104, any 
     disagreeing views submitted by a participant of the 
     collaborative process if such views represent disagreement in 
     the area in which such participant was selected for 
     representation.

     SEC. 104. CONSOLIDATED STATE WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AND 
                   LITERACY PLAN.

       (a) In General.--The Governor of a State that desires to 
     receive a grant under one or more of the programs specified 
     in section 102(b) shall submit a strategic State workforce 
     development and literacy plan that provides policy guidance 
     with respect to workforce development programs operated in 
     the State, and that meets the requirements of this section to 
     the Secretary of Education and the Secretary of Labor.
       (b) Contents.--A State workforce development and literacy 
     plan shall include the following:
       (1) A description of the collaborative process under 
     section 103 used in developing the plan.
       (2) A statement of the goals of the State workforce 
     development and literacy system, that includes--
       (A) a description of how the State will progress toward 
     achieving the goals and purpose of this Act as established in 
     sections 3(a)(5) and 3(b);
       (B) an assessment of the needs of the State with regard to 
     current and projected demands for workers by occupation, the 
     skills and education levels of the workforce, the vocational 
     rehabilitation needs of individuals with severe disabilities 
     residing in the State, the skill and economic development 
     needs of the State, and an assessment of the type and 
     availability of youth development and career preparation, 
     workforce development, adult education, vocational 
     rehabilitation, and literacy programs and services in the 
     State; and
       (C) the identification of progress indicators, based on the 
     core indicators of performance described in section 110(f), 
     built upon a model of continuous improvement, that the State 
     will use to measure progress made by the State, local 
     workforce development boards, and other applicable local 
     entities who are recipients of financial assistance under 
     this Act in meeting such goals;
       (3) A description of how the State has complied, or will 
     comply, with the provisions of sections 105 through 108.
       (4) A description of how a State will participate in the 
     national labor market information system under title II of 
     the Wagner-Peyser Act, as added by section 132 of this Act.
       (5) Any information required to be included in the plan 
     under any of titles II through IV, and title I of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (in the case of a State that 
     desires to receive a grant under any such title).
       (6) A description of the measures that will be taken by the 
     State to ensure coordination and consistency and avoid 
     duplication among programs receiving assistance under this 
     Act, including a description of common data collection and 
     reporting processes.
       (7) A description of the process used by the State to 
     provide an opportunity for public comment, and input into the 
     development of the plan, prior to submission of the plan.
       (8) A description of the process used by the State to 
     consult with representatives of business and industry with 
     respect to the requirements of subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
     (C) of paragraph (2) of this subsection.
       (9) Assurances that the State will provide for fiscal 
     control and fund accounting procedures that may be necessary 
     to ensure the proper disbursement of, and accounting for, 
     funds paid to the State under this Act.
       (10) A description of the sanctions which the State may 
     impose (including restrictions from future participation or 
     consideration for funding) in instances where recipients of 
     funds under this Act fail to achieve agreed upon expected 
     performance levels, fail to adhere to State mandated fiscal 
     control and funds accounting procedures, or take or fail to 
     take other actions required under the State plan, contracts, 
     or other agreements.
       (c) Modifications to Plan.--A plan submitted by a State in 
     accordance with this section remains in effect until the 
     State submits to the Secretary such modifications as the 
     State determines necessary. This section applies to the 
     modifications to the same extent and in the same manner as 
     this section applies to the original plan.

     SEC. 105. ESTABLISHMENT OF WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT AREAS.

       The Governor of a State that desires to receive a grant 
     under one or more of the programs specified in section 102(b) 
     shall, through the collaborative process established under 
     section 103 and after consultation with local chief elected 
     officials, and after consideration of comments received 
     through the public participation process as described in the 
     State plan, designate local workforce development areas 
     within the State taking into consideration the following:
       (1) Existing labor market areas.
       (2) Units of general local government.
       (3) Geographic areas served by local educational agencies 
     and intermediate educational agencies.
       (4) Geographic areas served by postsecondary institutions 
     and area vocational education schools.
       (5) Service delivery areas established under section 101 of 
     the Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1511) (as such 
     Act was in effect on the day before the date of the enactment 
     of this Act).
       (6) The distance that individuals will need to travel to 
     receive services from integrated career centers.

     SEC. 106. PROVISIONS REGARDING LOCAL WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT 
                   BOARDS.

       (a) In General.--The Governor of a State that desires to 
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     more of the programs specified in section 102(b) shall ensure 
     the establishment of a local workforce development board in 
     each local workforce development area within the State.
       (b) State Criteria.--The Governor, through the 
     collaborative process described under section 103, is 
     authorized to establish criteria for use by local chief 
     elected officials in the workforce development area, in the 
     selection of members of local workforce development boards, 
     in accordance with requirements prescribed under subsections 
     (c) and (d).
       (c) Representation Requirement.--Such criteria shall 
     require, at a minimum, that a local workforce development 
     board consist of--
       (1) a majority of members who are representatives of 
     business and industry, including individuals who are owners 
     of businesses, chief executives or chief operating officers 
     of private business, and other business executives with 
     optimum policymaking authority in local businesses, selected 
     from among nominees submitted by local business organizations 
     and trade associations;
       (2) an individual or individuals with disabilities, who 
     have special knowledge or expertise in the area of vocational 
     rehabilitation;
       (3) representatives of education and training, including 
     academic and vocational administrators, members of local 
     school boards, principals, teachers, postsecondary and other 
     adult education administrators and instructors, including 
     community colleges, local educational agencies, postsecondary 
     education institutions, and providers of job training and 
     workforce development services, selected from among 
     individuals nominated by regional or local educational 
     agencies, vocational education institutions, institutions of 
     postsecondary education (including community colleges), 
     providers of job training and workforce development services 
     (including private-for-profit providers), within the 
     workforce development area; and
       (4) representatives of community-based organizations, 
     employees, and veterans as nominated or recommended to the 
     board through a process established by the Governors through 
     the collaborative process.
       (d) Establishment of Board.--
       (1) Selection of board members.--
       (A) Single unit of local government in area.--In the case 
     of a workforce development area that is comprised of only one 
     unit of general local government, the chief elected official 
     of such unit is authorized to select the members of the local 
     workforce development board for such area, in accordance with 
     the State criteria developed pursuant to subsection (b).
       (B) Multiple units in area.--In the case of a workforce 
     development area that is comprised of more than one unit of 
     general local government, the chief elected officials of such 
     units are authorized to select the members of the local 
     workforce development board from the individuals so nominated 
     or recommended for such area in accordance with an agreement 
     entered into by such officials and with the State criteria 
     developed under subsection (b). In the absence of such an 
     agreement, the appointments are authorized to be made by the 
     Governor, through the collaborative process, from the 
     individuals so nominated or recommended.
       (2) Certification.--The Governor is authorized to 
     biennially certify one local workforce development board for 
     each workforce development area.
       (3) Exception.--In any case in which a local workforce 
     development area is a State, the individuals comprising the 
     Governor's collaborative process as described in section 103, 
     may be reconstituted to meet the requirements of this 
     section.
       (e) Duties of Local Workforce Development Board.--
       (1) Local workforce development plan.--Each local workforce 
     development board shall develop a biennial strategic plan and 
     provide policy guidance with respect to workforce development 
     programs operated within their respective workforce 
     development areas. Such strategic plan shall be consistent 
     with the State's collaborative workforce development and 
     literacy plan, be approved by the appropriate chief elected 
     official or officials, and be submitted to the Governor for 
     approval. If after a reasonable effort, a local workforce 
     development board is unable to obtain the approval of the 
     chief elected official or officials, the Board has the 
     authority to forward the plan, with the comments of the chief 
     elected official or officials, to the Governor for final 
     approval or disapproval. Such local plan shall include the 
     following:
       (A) Both short-term and long-term goals, and related 
     strategies, to ensure that workforce preparation and 
     development programs, including programs established pursuant 
     to this Act, title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and 
     the Wagner-Peyser Act, contribute to a coherent workforce 
     development system in the workforce development area.
       (B) A description of the performance measures to be used by 
     the local workforce development board for measuring the 
     performance of local service providers under chapter 2 of 
     title II, title III, and title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 
     1973, and the performance of integrated career center system 
     operators, with whom the Board contracts.
       (C) A description of the local integrated career center 
     system to be established in the workforce development area, 
     including--
       (i) a description of the process the local workforce 
     development board will use to designate or establish a career 
     center system which ensures that the most effective and 
     efficient service providers are chosen;
       (ii) an identification of the roles of individual workforce 
     development programs and programs authorized by the Wagner-
     Peyser Act; and
       (iii) a description of the funding sources to be used in 
     the operation of the career center system.
       (D) A description of strategies the local workforce 
     development board will undertake to fully involve local 
     employers, local educational agencies, postsecondary 
     education institutions, adult education and literacy 
     providers, local service providers, parents and other 
     consumers, including individuals with disabilities, and older 
     workers in the development of the workforce development 
     system.
       (E) Such other information as requested by the State.
       (2) Identification of occupations in demand and training 
     needs.--The local workforce development board shall use 
     available labor market information and other appropriate 
     methods in order to identify and assess the needs of the 
     workforce development area.
       (3) Budget and program oversight.--
       (A) Budgeting.--
       (i) The local workforce development board, working through 
     the State administrative agent, shall develop a budget for 
     the purpose of carrying out local programs established under 
     chapter 2 of title II, title III, and title I of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973, and for integrated career center 
     systems established or designated under section 107 with the 
     exception of funds made available under the Wagner-Peyser 
     Act.
       (ii) Such budget shall be subject to the approval of the 
     appropriate chief elected official or officials in the 
     workforce development area.
       (B) Program oversight.--The local workforce development 
     board, in partnership with the chief elected official or 
     officials in the workforce development area, shall conduct 
     oversight of the workforce development programs listed in 
     subparagraph (A), and of the integrated career center system 
     established under this title.
       (4) Administration.--
       (A) Fiscal agent.--
       (i) The local workforce development board may receive and 
     disburse funds made available for carrying out programs 
     authorized under chapter 2 of title II, title III, and title 
     I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 of this Act, or the local 
     workforce development board may designate a fiscal agent 
     (which may include the State through a mutual agreement 
     between the local board and the State), for the purpose of 
     disbursement of funds to career centers and other service 
     providers, as designated by the local workforce development 
     board.
       (ii) The Board may employ its own staff, independent of 
     local programs and service providers, and may solicit or 
     accept grants and contributions from sources other than from 
     this Act.
       (B) Limitation.--The workforce development board, or 
     employees of such board, may not operate programs established 
     under this Act. The Governor is authorized to prohibit the 
     employees of agencies providing staff support to such local 
     workforce development boards from providing workforce 
     development services to individuals served through the use of 
     funds authorized under this Act, and under title I of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
       (C) Conflict of interest.--A member of a workforce 
     development board may not--
       (i) discuss or participate in board consideration; or
       (ii) cast a vote;
     regarding the provision of services by such member (or by an 
     organization that such member represents) or regarding any 
     matter that would provide direct financial benefit to such 
     member. The Governor may enforce more rigorous conflict of 
     interest standards, as determined appropriate.
       (D) Independent authority.--
       (i) The Board shall elect its own chairperson from among 
     the members of the board.
       (ii) The board may adopt bylaws and other operating 
     procedures as consistent with the purposes of this Act, and 
     with the policies established in the State workforce 
     development and literacy plan.
       (5) Other.--The Governor may require local workforce 
     development boards to carry out such other duties as 
     determined to be appropriate by the Governor and the 
     individuals and entities described in section 103, through 
     the collaborative process described in the State plan.

     SEC. 107. ESTABLISHMENT OF INTEGRATED CAREER CENTER SYSTEMS.

       (a) In General.--The Governor of a State that desires to 
     receive a grant under one or more of the programs specified 
     in section 102(b) shall ensure that each local workforce 
     development board establish or designate an integrated career 
     center system in the workforce development area of such 
     board, consistent with criteria established under subsection 
     (b).
       (b) State Criteria.--The Governor, through the 
     collaborative process described under section 103, is 
     authorized to establish statewide criteria for use by local 
     workforce development boards in the designation or 
     establishment of integrated career center systems to ensure 
     that the most effective and efficient service providers are 
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     sistent with the requirements prescribed under subsection 
     (c).
       (c) Integrated Career Center System Requirements.--At a 
     minimum, integrated career center systems shall include--
       (1) common intake;
       (2) preliminary assessment;
       (3) integrated job search assistance;
       (4) to the extent practicable, as determined by the 
     Governor, unified and linked computer systems, including the 
     availability of labor market information as described under 
     title II of the Wagner-Peyser Act, as added by section 132 of 
     this Act, and linkages through uniform management information 
     systems; and
       (5) to the extent practicable, as determined by the 
     Governor, at least one physical, co-located site which 
     provides comprehensive and fully integrated workforce 
     development services to any individual seeking such services.
     Local workforce development areas are encouraged to establish 
     a network of comprehensive and fully-integrated co-located 
     career centers to provide the services described in 
     subsection (f), supplemented with multiple affiliated sites 
     or satellites that provide one or more of such services and 
     are linked through electronic and technological access 
     points. Such affiliated sites may include entities designated 
     as having a specialization in addressing special needs, such 
     as the needs of individuals with disabilities.
       (d) Common Access.--Information pertaining to the labor 
     market which is compiled pursuant to title II of the Wagner-
     Peyser Act, as added by section 132 of this Act, shall be 
     available, to the extent practicable, through integrated 
     electronic networks, at all integrated career centers and 
     affiliated sites.
       (e) Eligibility for Designation.--Any entity or consortium 
     of entities located in the workforce development area may be 
     designated by the local workforce development board to 
     operate an integrated career center or to participate in an 
     integrated career center system. Such entities may include 
     the following:
       (1) Institutions of higher education.
       (2) Area vocational education schools.
       (3) Local employment service offices, established under the 
     Wagner-Peyser Act.
       (4) Private nonprofit organizations, (including community-
     based organizations).
       (5) Private for-profit entities.
       (6) Agencies of local governments.
       (7) Other interested organizations and entities of 
     demonstrated effectiveness, including local chambers of 
     commerce and other business organizations, consistent with 
     State criteria established pursuant to subsection (b).
       (f) Duties.--Each integrated career center system shall, to 
     the extent practicable as determined by the Governor, carry 
     out the following duties:
       (1) Provision of core services.--An integrated career 
     center system shall make available the following information 
     and core services to individuals on a universal and 
     nondiscriminatory basis, with reasonable accommodations to 
     address the needs of individuals with disabilities, in the 
     workforce development area in which such center is located:
       (A) Outreach and intake for services provided under chapter 
     2 of title II, title III, subtitle A of title IV, and title I 
     of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
       (B) A preliminary assessment of the skill levels and the 
     need for services of the individual for programs under 
     chapter 2 of title II, title III, subtitle A of title IV, and 
     title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 of individuals, 
     which may include such factors as basic skills, occupational 
     skills, career development skills, prior work experience, 
     employability, interests, aptitudes, vocational 
     rehabilitation needs, and supportive service needs.
       (C) Labor market information relating to local and State, 
     and if appropriate, to regional or national, occupations in 
     demand and skill requirements for such occupations, including 
     job listings for the local labor market.
       (D) Information relating to youth services, including 
     information on at-risk youth development and career 
     preparation programs authorized under title II, on vocational 
     education and school-to-work opportunities, and on youth 
     apprenticeship opportunities.
       (E) Career counseling and career planning based on a 
     preliminary assessment of the individual.
       (F) Job search assistance.
       (G) Information related to vocational rehabilitation 
     services, as provided for in title I of the Rehabilitation 
     Act of 1973.
       (H) Information relating to federally funded education and 
     job training programs (including registered apprenticeships), 
     and student aid programs, including the eligibility 
     requirements of and services provided by such programs.
       (I) Information on, and assistance in accessing referral to 
     additional services through programs providing adult 
     education and literacy services, vocational rehabilitation, 
     youth and adult workforce preparation and development, and 
     supportive services, including those programs authorized in 
     titles II through IV, title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 
     1973, available in the workforce development area.
       (J) Information on the extent to which the services 
     provided under titles II and III, subtitle A of title IV, and 
     title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, meet or exceed the 
     expected levels of performance described in the State and 
     local plans, and the performance-based information provided 
     by the State to local workforce development boards on 
     certified providers of education and training, as required 
     under section 108(d)(3).
       (K) Acceptance of applications for unemployment 
     compensation.
       (L) Other appropriate activities to assist individuals into 
     employment.
       (2) Distribution of career grants.--A center or an 
     affiliated site may serve as the point of distribution of 
     career grants for education, training, and vocational 
     rehabilitation services to eligible individuals in accordance 
     with section 108.
       (3) Special arrangements.--For the purpose of providing 
     core services to individuals with severe disabilities in the 
     most effective and efficient manner possible, the integrated 
     career center system may arrange to have such core services 
     provided to an individual by a certified provider or the 
     State either on a contract basis or through the use of career 
     grants.
       (g) Additional Services.--Integrated career center systems, 
     may provide customized workforce development services to 
     employers on a fee-for-service basis, as determined by the 
     local workforce development board.
       (h) Alternative State Strategy.--Through the collaborative 
     process described in section 103, the Governor has the 
     authority to develop alternative strategies to the integrated 
     career center system, which are designed to accomplish the 
     full integration of workforce development programs. These 
     alternative strategies shall be described in a proposal to 
     the Secretaries of Education and Labor for joint review and 
     approval or disapproval not later than 60 days after the date 
     of receipt of such proposal.

     SEC. 108. IDENTIFICATION OF ELIGIBLE EDUCATION, TRAINING, AND 
                   VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION SERVICE PROVIDERS.

       (a) Eligibility Requirements.--A program offered by a 
     provider of education and training services shall be eligible 
     to receive funds under title III, and title I of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973 through the receipt of career 
     grants, or through contract, if such program and provider--
       (1) is either--
       (A) eligible to participate in title IV of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965, or
       (B) determined to be eligible under the procedures 
     described in subsection (b); and
       (2) provides the performance-based information required 
     pursuant to subsection (c), except that providers eligible 
     under subparagraph (A) only have to provide information for 
     programs other than programs leading to a degree.
       (b) Alternative Eligibility Procedure.--
       (1) In general.--The Governor shall establish an 
     alternative eligibility procedure for providers of education, 
     training, and vocational rehabilitation services (which may 
     include private sector, for profit and nonprofit providers of 
     such services) in any State desiring to receive funds under 
     title III of this Act and title I of the Rehabilitation Act 
     of 1973, but that are not eligible to participate in title IV 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965. Such procedure shall 
     establish minimum acceptable levels of performance for such 
     providers, and be based on guidelines developed by the 
     Secretaries of Labor and Education. The Governor may utilize 
     such criteria to certify service providers as having the 
     ability to meet occupational skill standards promoted by the 
     National Skill Standards Board, or to meet, high, industry-
     recognized standards that result in a portable skill 
     certificate in the subject, occupation, or industry for which 
     training is provided, except where such standards are not 
     appropriate for the services rendered. The Governor shall 
     utilize the local workforce development boards, for the 
     identification of eligible qualified providers of education, 
     training, and vocational rehabilitation services. During a 
     transition period, not to exceed 2 years, identification of 
     eligible programs and providers under this subsection may be 
     based on the performance of such programs and providers under 
     the Job Training Partnership Act, the Rehabilitation Act of 
     1973, or other objective measures of previous performance, 
     such as employer evaluations.
       (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), if the participation of 
     an institution of higher education in any of the programs 
     under such title of such Act is terminated, such institution 
     shall not be eligible to receive funds under this Act for a 
     period of not less than two years.
       (c) Performance-Based Information.--The State shall 
     identify performance-based information that is to be 
     submitted by providers of services for programs to be 
     eligible under this section. Such information may include 
     information, relating to--
       (1) the percentage of students completing the programs 
     conducted by the provider;
       (2) the rates of licensure of graduates of the programs 
     conducted by the provider;
       (3) the percentage of graduates of the programs meeting 
     industry-recognized skill standards and certification 
     requirements that are at least as challenging as skill 
     standards endorsed by the National Skill Standards Board, 
     once such standards are available;
       (4) measures of program effectiveness such as the rates of 
     placement and retention in employment, and the earnings of 
     graduates of programs conducted by the provider, employer 
     evaluations of provider services, and adherence to accepted 
     industry quality standards (where available) by such 
     providers;
       (5) the percentage of students who obtained employment in 
     an occupation related to the program conducted by the 
     provider;

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       (6) the warranties or guarantees provided by such provider 
     relating to the skill levels or employment to be attained by 
     students;
       (7) other information for providers of services under title 
     I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 that reflects the 
     priority of serving individuals with severe disabilities; and
       (8) the percentage of students who, as a result of 
     participation in the program demonstrate significant gains in 
     literacy and basic skills.
       (d) Administration.--
       (1) State agency.--The Governor is authorized to designate 
     a State agency to collect, verify, and disseminate the 
     performance-based information submitted pursuant to 
     subsection (c).
       (2) Application.--A provider of education and training 
     services that desires to be eligible to receive funds under 
     this title shall submit the information required under 
     subsection (c) to the State agency designated under paragraph 
     (1) of this subsection at such time and in such form as such 
     State agency may require.
       (3) List of eligible providers.--The State agency shall 
     compile a list of eligible programs and providers, 
     accompanied by the performance-based information submitted, 
     and disseminate such list and information to the local 
     workforce development boards and integrated career center 
     systems within the State.
       (4) Accuracy of information.--
       (A) In general.--If the State agency determines that 
     information concerning a provider is inaccurate, such 
     provider shall be disqualified from receiving funds under 
     this title for a period of not less than two years, unless 
     such provider can demonstrate to the satisfaction of the 
     Governor or his or her designee, that the information was 
     provided in good faith.
       (B) Appeal.--The Governor shall establish a procedure for a 
     service provider to appeal a determination by a State agency 
     that results in a disqualification under subparagraph (A). 
     Such procedure shall provide an opportunity for a hearing and 
     prescribe appropriate time limits to ensure prompt resolution 
     of the appeal.
       (5) Assistance in developing information.--The State agency 
     established pursuant to paragraph (1) may provide technical 
     assistance to education, training, and vocational 
     rehabilitation providers in developing the information 
     required under subsection (b). Such assistance may include 
     facilitating the utilization of State administrative records, 
     such as unemployment compensation wage records, and other 
     appropriate coordination activities.
       (e) On-The-Job Training Exception.--
       (1) In general.--Providers of on-the-job training are not 
     subject to the requirements of subsections (a), (b), (c), and 
     (d).
       (2) Collection and dissemination of information.--The 
     Workforce Development Board shall collect such performance-
     based information from on-the-job training providers as the 
     Governor may require, and disseminate such information to the 
     local integrated career center systems.
       (f) Rule of Construction Regarding State as Provider of 
     Services.--This section does not prohibit a State from being 
     a provider of education and training services under title 
     III, or under title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, 
     subject to the State meeting the requirements of this section 
     for serving as such a provider.

     SEC. 109. MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEMS.

       (a) In General.--Each State is authorized to use a portion 
     of the funds it receives under this Act to design a unified 
     management information system that is in accordance with 
     guidelines established jointly by the Secretaries in 
     consultation with the Governors.
       (b) Requirements.--Each unified management information 
     system shall, to the extent practicable as determined by the 
     Governor--
       (1) be utilized for federally required fiscal reporting and 
     monitoring for each of the programs authorized under this 
     Act;
       (2) be used by all agencies involved in workforce 
     development activities, including integrated career center 
     systems which shall have the capability to track the overall 
     public investments within the State and workforce development 
     areas, and to inform policymakers as to the results being 
     achieved and the demographic characteristics of the 
     individuals served through that investment;
       (3) contain a common structure of financial reporting 
     requirements, fiscal systems and monitoring for all workforce 
     development expenditures included in the workforce 
     development system that shall utilize common data elements 
     and the definitions included in section 5;
       (4) support local efforts to establish workforce 
     development systems, including intake and eligibility 
     determination for all services; and
       (5) contain data on the demographic characteristics on the 
     participants served by programs authorized under this Act, 
     which shall be collected, produced, and published by the 
     Secretaries.
       (c) Privacy.--Nothing in this Act shall violate the 
     provisions of the Family Education Rights and Privacy Act 
     under section 444 of the General Education Provisions Act and 
     the privacy and confidentiality provisions under section 
     22(b) of title II of the Wagner Peyser Act as amended by this 
     Act.

     SEC. 110. PERFORMANCE ACCOUNTABILITY SYSTEM.

       (a) In General.--In order to promote high levels of 
     performance and to ensure an appropriate return on the 
     Nation's investment in the workforce development and literacy 
     system, each State receiving funds under this Act shall 
     develop, or have developed, a statewide performance 
     accountability system in accordance with the provisions of 
     this section.
       (b) Indicators of Performance.--
       (1) In general.--Each State receiving funds under this Act 
     shall identify indicators of performance for each of the 
     programs established under titles II through IV of this Act 
     and title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, consistent 
     with State goals as described in the State plan in accordance 
     with section 104. Such indicators shall, at a minimum, 
     include the core indicators described in subsection (f), and 
     be expressed in an objective, quantifiable, and measurable 
     form. Such indicators may also include post-program surveys 
     measuring the satisfaction of both employers and program 
     participants.
       (2) Technical definitions of core indicators.--In order to 
     ensure nationwide comparability of performance data, the 
     Secretary of Labor and the Secretary of Education, in 
     collaboration with the States and with representatives of 
     business and industry, employees, educational agencies, 
     service providers, participants, parents and other interested 
     parties, shall promulgate technical definitions of each of 
     the core indicators described in subsection (f), to be used 
     under this Act in measuring performance.
       (c) Expected Levels of Performance.--
       (1) In general.--(A) Each State shall identify the level of 
     performance, consistent with State goals described under 
     section 104, that is expected for local workforce development 
     areas and other applicable local administrative entities 
     under this Act. In determining such levels, the State shall 
     take into account the challenging levels identified under 
     paragraph (2), and initially develop baseline levels of 
     performance upon which the State must demonstrate continuous 
     improvement.
       (B) The Governor, through the collaborative process, may 
     adjust the expected level of performance with respect to each 
     local area taking into account specific economic, 
     demographic, and geographic factors, and the characteristics 
     of the population to be served.
       (2) Challenging levels of performance.--In order to 
     encourage high levels of performance and advance the Nation's 
     competitiveness in the global economy, the Secretary of Labor 
     and the Secretary of Education, in collaboration with the 
     States and with representatives of business and industry, 
     employees, educational agencies, service providers, 
     participants, parents and other interested parties, shall 
     identify challenging levels of performance with respect to 
     the core indicators described in subsection (f). Where 
     applicable, such challenging levels of performance shall 
     reflect industry-recognized skill standards.
       (d) Report on Performance.--
       (1) In general.--The State shall report to the Secretary of 
     Labor and the Secretary of Education, the levels of 
     performance achieved by local workforce development areas and 
     other applicable local administrative entities with respect 
     to the indicators identified pursuant to subsection (b)(1) 
     for each program year. The Secretaries shall make such 
     information available to the general public through 
     publication and other appropriate methods, and shall 
     disseminate State-by-State comparisons, and comparisons with 
     other industrialized nations (where appropriate).
       (2) Reporting options.--In the collection and reporting of 
     such data, States are encouraged to utilize administrative 
     reporting data on quarterly earnings, establishment and 
     industry affiliation, and geographic location of employment, 
     such as unemployment insurance wage-data records.
       (e) Consequences for Poor Performance.--
       (1) Criteria.--The Governor, through the collaborative 
     process, is authorized to establish criteria for determining 
     whether local workforce development areas and other 
     applicable local administrative entities have failed to meet 
     expected levels of performance with respect to programs under 
     this Act.
       (2) Consequences for poor performance.--
       (A) State consequences.--If a State fails to meet expected 
     levels of performance for a program for any program year as 
     established pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     Education or the Secretary of Labor, as appropriate to the 
     particular program, may provide technical assistance, 
     including assistance in the development of a performance 
     improvement plan. If such failure continues for a second 
     consecutive year, the appropriate Secretary may reduce by not 
     more than 5 percent, the amount of the grant that would (in 
     the absence of this paragraph) be payable to the State under 
     such program for the immediately succeeding program year. 
     Such penalty shall be based on the degree of failure to meet 
     expected levels of performance.
       (B) Local consequences.--(i) If a local workforce 
     development area, or other applicable local administrative 
     entity, fails to meet expected levels of performance for a 
     program for any program year under the criteria established 
     in paragraph (1), the Governor, through the collaborative 
     process, may provide technical assistance, including the 
     development of a performance improvement plan.
       (ii) If such failure continues for a second consecutive 
     year, the Governor may take corrective actions, such as the 
     withholding of funds, the redesignation of a local 
     administrative entity, or such other actions as the Governor, 
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     determines are appropriate, consistent with State law, 
     section 104(c)(3) of this Act, and the requirements of this 
     Act.
       (f) Core Indicators of Performance.--
       (1) Common core indicators for adults.--In addition to the 
     core indicators of performance described in paragraph (2), 
     common core indicators of performance for programs conducted 
     under titles III and IV of this Act, and under title I of the 
     Vocational Rehabilitation Act of 1973 shall be weighted and 
     applied to each of the individual programs, according to the 
     purposes of such titles, and include measures of--
       (A) placement in unsubsidized employment;
       (B) retention in unsubsidized employment for not less than 
     6 months and for not less than 12 months, respectively;
       (C) increases in earnings, or in earnings in combination 
     with employer-assisted benefits;
       (D) attainment of industry-recognized occupational skills, 
     including basic workplace competencies and industry-
     recognized skill standards, which may include the acquisition 
     of a skill certificate in the occupation for which the 
     individual has been prepared;
       (E) attainment of a high school diploma, a general 
     equivalency diploma, or a certificate of completion of a 
     program authorized under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973; and
       (F) such other measures of performance that the State may 
     wish to collect.
       (2) Additional core indicators for adults.--
       (A) Adult employment and training programs.--In addition to 
     the common core indicators described in paragraph (1), the 
     core indicators of performance for programs conducted under 
     title III shall include measures of the success of 
     individuals with barriers to employment, including dislocated 
     workers, economically disadvantaged individuals, older 
     workers, individuals with disabilities, displaced homemakers, 
     veterans, and individuals who are basic skills deficient, in 
     achieving performance goals established pursuant to this Act.
       (B) Adult education and family literacy programs.--In 
     addition to the common core indicators described in paragraph 
     (1), the core indicators of performance for programs 
     conducted under title IV shall include measures of--
       (i) the number of individuals who, as a result of 
     participation in programs funded under this Act, demonstrate 
     significant gains in literacy skills; and
       (ii) such other measures of performance that the State may 
     wish to collect, including measures of the success of family 
     literacy programs, increased English language skills, and 
     increased community involvement.
       (C) Programs established under title i of the 
     rehabilitation act of 1973.--In addition to the common core 
     indicators described in paragraph (1), the core indicators of 
     performance for programs conducted under title I of the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973 shall include measures of the 
     success of individuals with severe disabilities, including 
     those individuals determined to have a disability under title 
     II or title XVI of the Social Security Act, in achieving 
     performance goals established pursuant to this Act.
       (3) Core indicators for youth development and career 
     preparation programs.--The core indicators of performance for 
     programs conducted under title II shall include measures of--
       (A) attainment of challenging State academic standards;
       (B) attainment of a high school diploma or a general 
     equivalency diploma;
       (C) attainment of industry-recognized occupational skills, 
     including basic workplace competencies and industry-
     recognized skill standards, which may include the acquisition 
     of a skill certificate in the occupation for which the 
     individual has been prepared; if such skill certificate is 
     acquired in addition to or in combination with a high school 
     diploma or general equivalency diploma;
       (D) reduction in school dropout rates;
       (E) positive results such as placement in postsecondary 
     education or advanced training, military service, employment, 
     or registered apprenticeships;
       (F) the success of individuals described under section 
     201(12) in achieving performance goals established pursuant 
     to this Act, including placement in nontraditional training 
     and employment; and
       (G) such other measures of performance that the State may 
     wish to collect.

     SEC. 111. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL REGULATIONS.

       The Secretary of the Department of Labor and the Secretary 
     of the Department of Education shall issue regulations under 
     this Act only to the extent that such regulations are 
     necessary to ensure that there is compliance with the 
     specific requirements of this Act.

     SEC. 112. GENERAL PROVISION.

       Nothing in this Act shall mandate that any individual, 
     particularly youth served under title II of this Act, be 
     required to choose a specific career path or major or to meet 
     federally funded or endorsed industry-recognized skill 
     standards or attain federally funded or endorsed skill 
     certificates.

     SEC. 113. LIABILITY.

       Expenditures that are disallowed by the Secretary of Labor 
     or the Secretary of Education, as the case may be (except in 
     the case of fraud, embezzlement, or other criminal 
     activities), under chapter 2 of title II, title III, or under 
     title I of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, may be repaid from 
     funds allocated under such chapter or title for which such 
     disallowance occurs, in subsequent program years or fiscal 
     years, as appropriate, after the year in which such 
     disallowance occurred. The amount of funds repaid should be 
     equal to the amount of funds disallowed.
              Subtitle B--Amendments to Wagner-Peyser Act

     SEC. 131. GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 2 of the Act of June 6, 1933 
     (commonly known as the ``Wagner-Peyser Act'') (29 U.S.C. 49a) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``Job Training 
     Partnership Act'' and inserting ``Consolidated and Reformed 
     Education, Employment, and Rehabilitation Systems Act'';
       (2) in paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) the term `local workforce development board' means a 
     local workforce development board established under title I 
     of the Consolidated and Reformed Education, Employment, and 
     Rehabilitation Systems Act;'';
       (3) in paragraph (4) to read as follows:
       ``(4) the term `local workforce development area' means a 
     local workforce development area established under title I of 
     the Consolidated and Reformed Education, Employment, and 
     Rehabilitation Systems Act;'';
       (4) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(6) the term `public employment office' means an office 
     which provides employment services to the general public as 
     part of an integrated career center system; and
       ``(7) the term `integrated career center system' means an 
     integrated career center system established under title I of 
     the Consolidated and Reformed Education, Employment, and 
     Rehabilitation Systems Act.''.
       (b) Duties.--Section 3(a) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 49b(a)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) The Secretary of Labor shall, pursuant to title II of 
     this Act--
       ``(1) assist in the coordination and development of a 
     nationwide system of labor exchange services for the general 
     public, which, to the extent practicable, shall be done 
     through the private sector;
       ``(2) assist in the development of performance standards, 
     benchmarks, and continuous improvement models for such 
     nationwide system which ensures private sector satisfaction 
     and meets the demands of jobseekers; and
       ``(3) ensure the continued services for individuals 
     receiving unemployment compensation.''.
       (c) Requirements for Receipt of Funds.--Section 4 of such 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 49c) is amended by striking ``a State shall, 
     through its legislature'' and inserting ``the Governor of a 
     State shall, through the collaborative process described in 
     title I of the Consolidated and Reformed Education, 
     Employment, and Rehabilitation Systems Act''.
       (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 5 of such Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 49d) is amended by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``, of which not less than 25 percent 
     shall be for carrying out both section 14 and title II of 
     this Act''.
       (e) Use of Funds Under This Act.--Section 7(c)(2) of such 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 49f(c)(2)) is amended by striking ``any of the 
     following provisions of law'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``the Consolidated and Reformed Education, 
     Employment, and Rehabilitation Systems Act.''.
       (f) State Plan.--Section 8 of such Act (29 U.S.C. 49g) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Any State desiring to receive assistance under this 
     Act shall submit to the Secretary, as part of the State 
     workforce development and literacy plan authorized under 
     title I of the Consolidated and Reformed Education, 
     Employment, and Rehabilitation Systems Act, detailed plans 
     for carrying out the provisions of this Act within such 
     State.'';
       (2) by striking subsections (b), (c), and (e); and
       (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b).
       (g) Elimination of Federal Advisory Council.--Section 11 of 
     such Act (29 U.S.C. 49j) is hereby repealed.
       (h) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Such Act is amended by inserting after section 2 the 
     following new heading:
               ``TITLE I--GENERAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS''.
       (2) Section 4 of such Act is amended by striking ``United 
     States Employment Service'' and inserting ``Secretary of 
     Labor''.
       (3) Section 7(b)(2) of such Act is amended by striking 
     ``private industry council'' and inserting ``local workforce 
     development board''.
       (4) Section 7(d) of such Act is amended--
       (A) by striking ``United States Employment Service'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary of Labor''; and
       (B) by striking ``Job Training Partnership Act'' and 
     inserting ``Consolidated and Reformed Education, Employment, 
     and Rehabilitation Systems Act''.
       (5) Section 12 of such Act is amended by striking ``The 
     Director, with the approval of the Secretary of Labor,'' and 
     inserting ``The Secretary of Labor''.

     SEC. 132. LABOR MARKET INFORMATION.

       The Act of June 6, 1933 (commonly known as the ``Wagner-
     Peyser Act''; 29 U.S.C. 49), as amended by section 131, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new title:
                  ``TITLE II--LABOR MARKET INFORMATION

     ``SEC. 21. PURPOSE.

       ``The purpose of this title is to ensure a comprehensive 
     and coordinated system of labor market information which will 
     provide locally based, accurate, up-to-date, easily ac

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     cessible, and user friendly labor market information through 
     a cooperative Federal, State, and local governance structure 
     which includes partnerships with the private sector at all 
     levels.

     ``SEC. 22. SYSTEM CONTENT.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor, in accordance 
     with the provisions of this title, shall oversee the 
     development, maintenance, and continuous improvement of a 
     nationwide system of labor market information using 
     statistically valid data, which include--
       ``(1) statistical data from survey and projection programs 
     and data from administrative reporting systems, which, taken 
     together, enumerate, estimate, and project the supply and 
     demand for labor at Federal, State, and local levels in a 
     timely manner, including data, which may be aggregated by 
     demographic characteristics, on--
       ``(A) the socioeconomic characteristics, and current 
     employment status of the population, including self-employed, 
     part-time, and seasonal workers, and individuals with severe 
     disabilities, as such data are available from the Bureau of 
     Census and other sources;
       ``(B) job vacancies, education and training requirements, 
     skills, wages, benefits, working conditions, and industrial 
     distribution of occupations, as well as current and projected 
     employment opportunities and trends by industry and 
     occupation;
       ``(C) the educational attainment, training, skills, skill 
     levels, and occupations of the population aggregates, as such 
     data area are available from the Bureau of Census and other 
     sources;
       ``(D) information (such as unemployment insurance wage data 
     records) maintained in a longitudinal manner on the quarterly 
     earnings, establishment and industry affiliation, and 
     geographic location of employment; and
       ``(E) the incidence, industrial and geographical location, 
     and number of workers displaced by permanent layoffs and 
     plant closings;
       ``(2) State and local employment and consumer information 
     on--
       ``(A) job openings, locations, hiring requirements, and 
     application procedures, as well as profiles of employers in 
     the local labor market describing the nature of work 
     performed, employment requirements, wages, benefits, and 
     hiring patterns as such information is volunteered by 
     employers;
       ``(B) aggregate data on job seekers, including their 
     education and training, skills, skill levels, employment 
     experience, and employment goals; and
       ``(C) education courses, training programs, job placement 
     programs, and vocational rehabilitation programs (where 
     appropriate), including--
       ``(i) program performance information as required by this 
     Act, such as summary data on program completion, acquisition 
     of industry-recognized skill standards, job placement, 
     earnings, and the level of satisfaction of the participants 
     and their employers; and
       ``(ii) descriptive information on programs, such as 
     eligibility requirements, costs, financial support, or other 
     supportive services, and other appropriate information which 
     may be available with these courses and programs;
       ``(3) technical standards for data and information that 
     will--
       ``(A) as a minimum guarantor of data usefulness and 
     quality, ensure compatibility and additivity of data and 
     information to enable comparisons among localities and 
     States;
       ``(B) support standardization and aggregation of data and 
     information from the administrative reporting systems of 
     employment-related programs; and
       ``(C) include--
       ``(i) classification and coding systems for industries, 
     occupations, skills, programs, and courses;
       ``(ii) nationally standardized definitions of terms;
       ``(iii) a common system for designating geographic areas;
       ``(iv) quality control mechanisms for data collection and 
     analysis; and
       ``(v) common schedules for data collection and 
     dissemination;
       ``(4) analysis of data and information for uses including--
       ``(A) Federal, State, and local economic policymaking;
       ``(B) the implementation of Federal policies, including the 
     allocation of Federal funds to States and localities and the 
     facilitation of job search and hiring in local labor markets;
       ``(C) Federal, State, and local program planning and 
     evaluation; and
       ``(D) research on labor market dynamics;
       ``(5) dissemination mechanisms for data and analysis, 
     including mechanisms which may be standardized among the 
     States and technical standards in the design of automated 
     databases, and the design of user interfaces and 
     communications protocols;
       ``(6) programs of technical assistance for States and 
     localities in the development, maintenance, and utilization 
     of data, analysis, and dissemination mechanisms, including 
     assistance in adopting and utilizing automated systems and 
     improving the access, through electronic and other means, of 
     youth, adults, and employers to labor market information for 
     localities, States, and the Nation;
       ``(7) programs of research and demonstration, which may be 
     carried out by States and other public or private entities, 
     on ways to improve the products and processes authorized in 
     this title; and
       ``(8) objective performance measures, which will allow for 
     the continuous monitoring of the progress of the labor market 
     information system at national, State, and local levels.
       ``(b) Information To Be Confidential.--
       ``(1) In general.--No officer or employee of the Federal 
     Government or agent of the Federal Government may--
       ``(A) use the information furnished under the provisions of 
     this title for any purpose other than the statistical 
     purposes for which it is supplied;
       ``(B) make any publication whereby the data contained in 
     the information so furnished under this title can be used to 
     identify any individual; or
       ``(C) permit anyone other than the sworn officers and 
     employees of any Federal department or agency to examine the 
     individual reports.
       ``(2) Immunity from legal process.--Any information which 
     is collected and retained for purposes under this title shall 
     be immune from the legal process and shall not, without the 
     consent of the individual concerned, be admitted as evidence 
     or used for any purpose in any action, suit, or other 
     judicial or administrative proceeding.

     ``SEC. 23. FEDERAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

       ``(a) In General.--The Nation's labor market information 
     system shall be planned, administered, overseen, and 
     evaluated by a cooperative governance structure involving the 
     Federal Government, States, and local entities.
       ``(b) Duties.--The Secretary, with respect to data 
     collection, analysis, and dissemination of labor market 
     information, shall carry out the following duties:
       ``(1) Ensure that all statistical and administrative data 
     collection activities within the Department of Labor, 
     including the Employment and Training Administration, 
     Veterans' Employment and Training Service, Employment 
     Standards Administration, and the Occupational Health and 
     Safety Administration, are consistent with those of the 
     Bureau of Labor Statistics.
       ``(2) Assign responsibilities, as appropriate, to agencies 
     such as the Employment and Training Administration to work 
     with the Bureau of Labor Statistics in the collection, 
     analysis and, particularly, in the dissemination of labor 
     market information, and in the provision of training and 
     technical assistance to users of information, including the 
     States, employers, youth, and adults.
       ``(3) In cooperation with other Federal agencies, including 
     the Department of Commerce, Department of Defense, Department 
     of the Treasury, Department of Education, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, Department of Agriculture, 
     Department of Veterans' Affairs, and the Office of Management 
     and Budget, establish and maintain mechanisms for ensuring 
     complementarity and nonduplication in the development and 
     operation of statistical and administrative data collection 
     activities, in order to ensure a comprehensive labor market 
     information system.
       ``(4) Actively seek the participation of other Federal 
     agencies, particularly the National Center for Education 
     Statistics and the Division of Adult and Vocational 
     Education, and the Rehabilitation Services Administration of 
     the Department of Education, the Veterans' Employment and 
     Training Service of the Department of Labor and the 
     Department of Veterans' Affairs with respect to vocational 
     rehabilitation programs in the design and provision of 
     standardized information to the States to support section 
     22(2), and in the dissemination of labor market information.
       ``(5) Establish confidentiality standards for the labor 
     market information system at Federal, State, and local 
     levels, including such provisions as may be necessary, to be 
     taken in coordination with the States, to ensure that privacy 
     and confidentiality protections are guaranteed with respect 
     to individuals and firm data.
       ``(c) Additional Duties.--The Secretary, in collaboration 
     with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, with the assistance of 
     other agencies of the Department where appropriate, shall--
       ``(1) establish and maintain, with the cooperation of the 
     States, elements of the system described in sections 22(a)(1) 
     and 22(a)(3);
       ``(2) develop and promulgate standards, definitions, 
     formats, collection methodologies, and other necessary system 
     elements for the use of the States in their assembling and 
     presentation of the employment information specified in 
     section 22(a)(2);
       ``(3) eliminate gaps and duplication in statistical 
     undertakings, with the systemization of wage surveys as an 
     early priority;
       ``(4) recommend any needed improvements in administrative 
     reporting systems to support the development of labor market 
     information from their data; and
       ``(5) ensure that--
       ``(A) data are sufficiently timely relevant to employers 
     and other users, and locally detailed for uses including 
     those specified in section 22(a)(4);
       ``(B) administrative records are standardized to facilitate 
     the aggregation of data from local to State and national 
     levels and to support the creation of new statistical series 
     from program records; and
       ``(C) paperwork and reporting requirements on employers and 
     individuals are reduced.

     ``SEC. 24. ANNUAL PLAN.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Labor, in collaboration 
     with the Bureau of Labor Statistics, and with assistance of 
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     propriate Federal agencies, shall prepare an annual plan to 
     be the operational mechanism for achieving a cooperative 
     Federal/State governance structure for labor market 
     information and provide the written justification for the 
     Department of Labor's budget request to Congress by 
     describing the activities and priorities of the Bureau of 
     Labor Statistics, other offices within the Department of 
     Labor, and other Federal agencies with regard to data 
     collection, analysis, and dissemination of labor market 
     information for fiscal years succeeding the fiscal year in 
     which the plan is developed and shall include--
       ``(1) the results of a periodic review of users' needs and 
     priorities, including the identification of new employment 
     issues and the attendant emergence of new needs, on the part 
     of Congress, the States, employers, youth, and adults, for 
     data, analysis, and dissemination;
       ``(2) an evaluation, including the results of objective 
     measures, of the performance of the labor market information 
     system in meeting these needs and the steps to be taken to 
     overcome deficiencies;
       ``(3) a summary of ongoing data programs and activities 
     under section 22 and a description of the development of new 
     data programs, analytical techniques, definitions and 
     standards, dissemination mechanisms, training and technical 
     assistance, governance mechanisms, and funding processes to 
     meet new needs; and
       ``(4) the results of an annual review of the costs to the 
     States of meeting contract requirements for data production 
     under this title, including a description of how the 
     Secretary's requested budget will cover these costs.
       ``(b) Cooperation With the States.--The Secretary and the 
     Bureau of Labor Statistics, in cooperation with the States, 
     shall develop the plan by--
       ``(1) establishing procedures and mechanisms for holding 
     formal and periodic consultations on products and 
     administration of the system, at least once each quarter, 
     with representatives of employers as well as with 
     representatives of the States from each of the 10 Federal 
     regions of the Department of Labor, elected by and from among 
     the State directors of labor market information, according to 
     a process set forth by the Secretary; and
       ``(2) incorporating in the annual plan, for its submission 
     to Congress, the results of these consultations, including 
     any supplementary or dissenting views from representatives of 
     the States.
       ``(c) Representatives of States Deemed To Be Federal 
     Employees.--For purposes of the development of the annual 
     plan and to meet the provisions of Office of Management and 
     Budget Circular A-11, the representatives of the States, in 
     accordance with subsection (b)(1), shall be considered to be 
     employees of the Department of Labor.

     ``SEC. 25. GOVERNOR'S RESPONSIBILITIES.

       ``(a) Designation of State Agency.--The Governor of each 
     State shall designate a single State agency to be the agency 
     responsible for the management and oversight of a statewide 
     comprehensive labor market information system and for the 
     State's participation in the cooperative Federal/State 
     governance structure for the nationwide labor market 
     information system.
       ``(b) Duties.--In order to receive Federal financial 
     assistance under this Act, the State agency shall--
       ``(1) develop, maintain, and continuously improve a 
     comprehensive labor market information system, which shall--
       ``(A) include all the elements specified in section 22; and
       ``(B) be responsive to the needs of the State and its 
     localities for planning and evaluative data, including 
     employment and economic analyses and projections, as required 
     by this Act, the Consolidated and Reformed Education, 
     Employment, and Rehabilitation Systems Act, the Social 
     Security Act, and other provisions of law which require the 
     use of labor market information;
       ``(2) ensure the performance of contract and grant 
     responsibilities for data collection, analysis, and 
     dissemination;
       ``(3) conduct such other data collection, analysis, and 
     dissemination activities as will ensure comprehensive State 
     and local labor market information;
       ``(4) actively seek the participation of other State and 
     local agencies, with particular attention to State education, 
     economic development, human services, and welfare agencies, 
     in data collection, analysis, and dissemination activities in 
     order to ensure complementarity and compatibility among data; 
     and
       ``(5) participate in the development of the national annual 
     plan.''.
                     Subtitle C--General Provisions

     SEC. 141. WORKER RIGHTS.

       The following requirements shall apply to programs under 
     titles II and III of this Act:
       (1) Prohibition on displacement.--A participant in a 
     program under titles II or III shall not displace any 
     currently employed worker (including a partial displacement, 
     such as a reduction in the hours of non-overtime work, wages, 
     or employment benefits).
       (2) Prohibition on impairment of contracts.--A program 
     under title II or III shall not impair existing contracts for 
     services or collective bargaining agreements, and no such 
     program that would be inconsistent with the terms of a 
     collective bargaining agreement shall be undertaken without 
     the written concurrence of the labor organization and 
     employer concerned.
       (3) Prohibition on replacement.--A participant in a program 
     under title II or III shall not be employed--
       (A) when any other individual is on temporary layoff, with 
     the clear possibility of recall, from the same or any 
     substantially equivalent job with the participating employer; 
     or
       (B) when the employer has terminated the employment of any 
     regular employee or otherwise reduced the workforce of the 
     employer with the intention of filling the vacancy so created 
     with the student.
       (4) Workplaces.--A participant in a program under title II 
     or III shall be provided with adequate and safe equipment and 
     safe and healthful workplaces in conformity with all health 
     and safety requirements of Federal, State, and local law.
       (5) Effect on other laws.--Nothing in this Act shall be 
     construed to modify or affect any Federal or State law 
     prohibiting discrimination on the basis of race, religion, 
     color, ethnicity, national origin, gender, age, or 
     disability, or to modify or affect any right to enforcement 
     of this Act that may exist under other Federal laws, except 
     as expressly provided by this Act.

     SEC. 142. TRANSFERABILITY.

       The Governor, through the collaborative process, has the 
     authority to transfer not more than 10 percent of the total 
     allotment to a State under title II or title III of this Act, 
     between such titles. Funds transferred under this authority 
     must be distributed to local providers in accordance with the 
     provisions of title II and III of this Act.
 TITLE II--YOUTH DEVELOPMENT AND CAREER PREPARATION CONSOLIDATION GRANT

     SEC. 201. PURPOSES.

       It is the purpose of this title to provide States and local 
     communities maximum flexibility in designing youth 
     development and career preparation programs that--
       (1) help youth attain the academic foundation and 
     occupational skills needed to be successful in a competitive 
     economy and to complete a high school diploma or general 
     equivalency diploma;
       (2) best suit the needs of in-school and at-risk youth in 
     their communities;
       (3) promote strong connections between in-school and at-
     risk programs, to ensure that youth are prepared for further 
     education opportunities and good jobs, and promote youth 
     development and career preparation programs that provide 
     opportunities for youth to receive postsecondary education 
     and occupational training;
       (4) promote the formation of education and business 
     partnerships that are dedicated to linking the worlds of 
     school and work; and
       (5) promote high academic and occupational standards and 
     quality vocational-technical education, including improved 
     secondary and postsecondary programs, by focusing resources 
     on program improvement initiatives that help prepare youth 
     for further education, training, and high-wage jobs in high-
     performance workplaces.

     SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title:
       (1) The term ``administration'' means activities of a State 
     necessary for the proper and efficient performance of its 
     duties under this title, including supervision, but does not 
     include curriculum development activities, personnel 
     development, or research activities.
       (2) The term ``all aspects of the industry'' means strong 
     experience in, and understanding of, all aspects of the 
     industry that youth are preparing to enter, including 
     planning, management, finances, technical and production 
     skills, underlying principles of technology, labor issues, 
     and health and safety.
       (3) The term ``articulation agreement'' means a commitment 
     to a program designed to provide students with a 
     nonduplicative sequence of progressive coursework in 
     secondary and postsecondary education.
       (4) The term ``cooperative education'' means a method of 
     instruction of education for youth who, through written 
     cooperative arrangements between the school and employers, 
     receive instruction, including required academic courses and 
     related instruction by alternation of study in school with a 
     job in any occupational field. Such alternation shall be 
     planned and supervised by the school and employers so that 
     each contributes to the youth's education and employability. 
     Work periods and school attendance may be on alternate half 
     days, full days, weeks, or other periods of time in 
     fulfilling the cooperative program.
       (5) The term ``corrections vocational education'' means 
     programs administered by the State to assist juvenile and 
     adult criminal offenders in correctional institutions in the 
     State, including correctional institutions operated by local 
     authorities.
       (6) The term ``curricula'' means instructional and related 
     or supportive material, including materials using advanced 
     learning technology, in any occupational field which is 
     designed to strengthen the academic foundation and prepare 
     youth for employment at the entry level or to upgrade 
     occupational competencies of those previously or presently 
     employed in any occupational field, and appropriate 
     counseling and guidance material.
       (7) Except as otherwise provided, the term ``eligible 
     institution'' means a local educational agency, an area 
     vocational education school, an intermediate educational 
     agency, an institution of higher education (as such term is 
     defined in section 1201(a) of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965), a State corrections educational agency, or consortia 
     of such entities.

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       (8) The term ``partnership'' means a local entity that is 
     responsible for local youth development and career 
     preparation programs and may consist of parents, employers, 
     representatives of local educational agencies and local 
     postsecondary educational institutions (including 
     representatives of area vocational education schools, where 
     applicable), local educators (such as teachers, counselors, 
     or administrators), representative employee organizations, 
     students, and may include other entities.
       (9) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
     Education.
       (10) The term ``sequential course of study'' means an 
     integrated series of courses which are directly related to 
     the educational and occupational skill preparation of youth 
     for jobs, or preparation for postsecondary education.
       (11) The term ``single parent'' means an individual who--
       (A) is unmarried or legally separated from a spouse; and
       (B)(i) has a minor child or children for whom the parent 
     has either custody or joint custody; or
       (ii) is pregnant.
       (12) The term ``special populations'' includes individuals 
     with disabilities, economically disadvantaged individuals, 
     individuals of limited English proficiency, and individuals 
     who are eligible for nontraditional training and employment.
       (13) The term ``tech-prep education program'' means a 
     program of study which--
       (A) combines at least 2 years of secondary and 2 years of 
     postsecondary education in a nonduplicative sequential course 
     of study;
       (B) integrates academic and vocational instruction;
       (C) provides technical preparation in at least 1 field of 
     engineering technology, applied science, mechanical, 
     industrial, or practical arts or trade, or agriculture, 
     health occupations, or business;
       (D) builds student competence in mathematics, science, 
     communications, and workplace skills, through applied 
     academics and integrated instruction in a coherent sequence 
     of courses;
       (E) leads to an associate degree or certificate in a 
     specific career field;
       (F) leads to placement in appropriate employment or further 
     education; and
       (G) enables a student to fulfill a career relating to labor 
     market needs.
       (14) The term ``vocational education'' means organized 
     educational programs offering a sequence of courses which are 
     directly related to the preparation of youth in paid or 
     unpaid employment in current or emerging occupations, 
     including nonbaccalaureate certificate and degree programs 
     and baccalaureate vocational degree programs. Such programs 
     include competency-based applied learning which contributes 
     to a youth's academic knowledge, higher-order reasoning, and 
     problem-solving skills, work attitudes, general employability 
     skills, and the occupational-specific skills necessary for 
     economic independence as a productive and contributing member 
     of society. Such term also includes applied technology 
     education.
       (15) The term ``vocational student organizations'' means 
     those organizations for individuals enrolled in vocational 
     education programs which engage in activities as an integral 
     part of the instructional program. Such organizations may 
     have State and national units which aggregate the work and 
     purposes of instruction in vocational education at the local 
     level.
                       Subtitle A--State Funding

     SEC. 211. NATIONAL AND STATE FUNDING.

       (a) National Programs.--In each fiscal year, of the amounts 
     made available under section 4, the Secretary is authorized 
     to reserve 20 percent or $25,000,000, whichever is less, to 
     carry out the provisions of subtitle D.
       (b) State Allotment.--
       (1) In general.--Of the funds remaining after the 
     reservation under subsection (a), the Secretary shall allot 
     to each State for each fiscal year an amount based on that 
     State's allotment percentage.
       (2) Allotment percentage.--(A) Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B), the allotment percentage of a State for a 
     fiscal year shall be the same percentage of funds allotted to 
     the State under this section in the preceding fiscal year.
       (B) The allotment percentage of a State for fiscal year 
     1996 shall be the percentage of funds allotted to the State 
     in fiscal year 1995 under--
       (i) section 101, 101A, or 343(b), of the Carl D. Perkins 
     Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act as such Act 
     was in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act; and
       (ii) the funding allotted in fiscal year 1995 under section 
     252 and 262 of the Job Training Partnership Act as such Act 
     was in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (3) State minimum.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law and subject to paragraph (1), any fiscal year for which 
     the amounts appropriated for programs authorized by this 
     title exceed the amounts available under subparagraph (B) for 
     fiscal year 1995, a State shall receive not less than one-
     quarter of one percent of the amount available for each such 
     program for that fiscal year under this subsection. Amounts 
     necessary for increasing such payments to States to comply 
     with the preceding sentence shall be obtained by ratably 
     reducing the amounts to be paid to other States.
       (4) Federal funds to supplement, not supplant, non-federal 
     funds.--Funds received under this title shall be used only to 
     supplement the amount of funds that would, in the absence of 
     such Federal funds, be made available from non-Federal 
     sources for the education of youth participating in programs 
     assisted under this title, and not to supplant such funds.
       (5) Definition.--For the purposes of this subsection the 
     term ``State'' means, in addition to the several States, the 
     District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the 
     Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and the Northern 
     Mariana Islands.
       (c) Funding for State Programs.--Of the funds allotted to a 
     State under subsection (b) for each fiscal year, the 
     Governor, through the collaborative process, shall--
       (1) make available not less than 90 percent to local 
     providers;
       (2) make available not more than 8 percent for State 
     programs described in section 222; and
       (3) make available not more than 2 percent for 
     administrative purposes at the State level.
       (d) Proviso.--None of the funds made available under this 
     title shall be used to compel any youth to pursue a specific 
     career or to attain a federally funded or endorsed skill 
     certificate. Youth participating in programs under this title 
     shall be eligible to change their course of study and 
     training.

     SEC. 212. WITHIN STATE ALLOCATION.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Allocation of funds.--From the amounts made available 
     pursuant to section 211(c)(1), the Governor, through the 
     collaborative process, shall--
       (A) allocate to eligible institutions an amount equal to 
     not less than 40 percent of such amount for in-school youth 
     programs described in section 241; and
       (B) allocate to local workforce development boards an 
     amount equal to not less than 40 percent of such amount for 
     at-risk youth programs described in section 245.
       (2) Discretionary funds.--From the amounts made available 
     pursuant to section 211(c)(1), the Governor, through the 
     collaborative process, is authorized to provide 10 percent of 
     such amounts for discretionary purposes, as determined by the 
     Governor, to eligible institutions or local workforce 
     development boards for in-school and at-risk youth.
       (3) Remainder of funds.--From the remainder of amounts made 
     available pursuant to section 211(c)(1) and distributed 
     pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection, the 
     Governor, through the collaborative process, shall allocate 
     the remainder of any such amounts to carry out the purposes 
     of subparagraphs (A) or (B) of paragraph (1).
       (b) Within State Formula.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Governor, through the collaborative 
     process, and after consultation with local chief elected 
     officials in the local workforce development area and, where 
     appropriate, local educators in such area, shall develop a 
     formula for the allocation of funds in accordance with 
     paragraph (1) of subsection (a). Such formula shall take into 
     account--
       (A) poverty rates within each local community, as 
     determined by the State;
       (B) the proportion of the State's youth population residing 
     within each local community; and
       (C) such other factors as considered appropriate.
       (2) Additional factors.--In establishing such formula, the 
     Governor shall ensure that funds are distributed equitably 
     throughout the State, and that the factors described in 
     paragraph (1) do not receive disproportionate weighting.
       (c) Minimum Grant Amounts.--
       (1) Local educational agencies.--A local educational agency 
     or consortium of such agencies that receives a subgrant from 
     a State under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) for any fiscal 
     year shall receive not less than $15,000.
       (2) Postsecondary institutions.--A postsecondary 
     institution or consortium of such institutions that receives 
     a subgrant from a State under paragraph (1) of subsection (a) 
     for any fiscal year shall receive not less than $50,000.
       (3) Local development board.--A local development board 
     that receives a subgrant from a State under paragraph (1) of 
     subsection (a) for any fiscal year shall receive not less 
     than $15,000.
       (4) Secondary-postsecondary consortia.--One or more local 
     educational agencies and one or more eligible institutions 
     may enter into a consortium agreement. A consortium formed 
     pursuant to this paragraph that receives a subgrant from a 
     State under this subtitle shall receive not less than $50,000 
     in any fiscal year.
       (d) Funds to Consortium.--Funds allocated to a consortium 
     formed to meet the requirements of subsection (c) shall be 
     used only for purposes and activities that are mutually 
     beneficial to all members of the consortium. Such funds may 
     not be reallocated to individual members of the consortium 
     for purposes or activities benefiting only one member of the 
     consortium.
       (e) Waiver.--The State may waive the application of 
     subsection (c) in any case in which a grant recipient--
       (1) is located in a rural, sparsely-populated area; and
       (2) demonstrates an inability to enter into a consortium 
     for purposes of providing services under this title.

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       Subtitle B--State Organizational, Planning, and Reporting 
                            Responsibilities

     SEC. 221. STATE PLAN.

       In addition to the requirements described in title I, a 
     State that desires to receive funds for any fiscal year under 
     this title shall, as part of the State Workforce Development 
     and Literacy Plan under title I, submit to the Secretary of 
     Education information that includes--
       (1) a description of the State's plan to develop the 
     academic and occupational skills of youth and provide the 
     attainment of challenging vocational-technical education 
     standards, including industry-approved skill standards and 
     workplace competencies;
       (2) a description of how the State will improve 
     comprehensive career guidance and counseling which may 
     include linkages to career exploration and guidance 
     counseling outside of the school system and shall describe 
     how the State will effectively demonstrate the system of 
     career preparation for youth, which includes elements such as 
     professional development, and secondary-postsecondary 
     collaborations;
       (3) a description of the strategy of the State for 
     integrating academic, vocational, and work-based learning, 
     including a description of how the State will promote 
     collaboration between secondary and postsecondary 
     occupational and academic programs and institutions and 
     incorporating learning in all aspects of the industry;
       (4) a description of how the State will promote the active 
     involvement of parents and business (including small- and 
     medium-sized businesses) in the planning, development, and 
     implementation of youth development and career preparation 
     programs authorized under this title; and
       (5) a description of how the State will serve single 
     parents, displaced homemakers, and single pregnant women and 
     promote the elimination of sex bias. Nothing in this Act 
     shall be construed to mandate an amount be set-aside for 
     these purposes.

     SEC. 222. STATE PROGRAMS AND STATE ACTIVITIES.

       (a) General Authority.--From amounts made available to a 
     State under section 211(c)(2), each State shall, consistent 
     with State law, conduct State programs and activities.
       (b) Uses of Funds.--The programs and activities described 
     in subsection (a) may include--
       (1) an assessment of programs conducted with assistance 
     under this title, including the development of--
       (A) performance indicators and measures for such programs; 
     and
       (B) program improvement and accountability with respect to 
     such programs;
       (2) the support for tech-prep education;
       (3) support for workforce preparation programs for single 
     parents, displaced homemakers, and single pregnant women;
       (4) support for corrections vocational education;
       (5) professional development activities for vocational 
     teachers, academic teachers, school administrators, 
     counselors, workplace mentors, and local providers regarding 
     integration of vocational, academic, and work-based 
     curricula, including--
       (A) inservice and preservice training of teachers and 
     faculty in state-of-the-art programs and techniques and 
     nontraditional training and employment; and
       (B) support of public teacher-education programs to ensure 
     vocational teachers stay current with the needs, 
     expectations, and methods of industry to meet employer 
     standards;
       (6) development, dissemination, and field testing of 
     curricula, especially--
       (A) curricula that integrate vocational, academic, and 
     work-based methodologies;
       (B) curricula that provide a coherent sequence of courses 
     through which academic and occupational skills may be 
     measured; and
       (C) curricula for work-based learning;
       (7) leadership and instructional programs in technology 
     education;
       (8) support for cooperative education;
       (9) support for family and consumer science programs;
       (10) creative use of technologies, including professional 
     development in the use of such technologies for instructional 
     purposes and to increase counselor's and youth's knowledge 
     of, and use of, additional information resources;
       (11) support for vocational student organizations; and
       (12) improving comprehensive career guidance and 
     counseling.

     SEC. 223. INCENTIVE AWARDS.

       The State, may, from the amount made available under 
     section 211(c)(2) for any fiscal year make performance awards 
     to 1 or more eligible institutions or local providers that 
     have--
       (1) exceeded in the performance goals described in section 
     110(f)(3);
       (2) implemented exemplary youth development and career 
     preparation programs at the local level in accordance with 
     the purposes described in section 201; or
       (3) provided exemplary education services and activities 
     for at-risk youth.
         Subtitle C--Subgrants for In-School and At-Risk Youth

     SEC. 231. PARTNERSHIP AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Partnership.--A local workforce development board and 
     eligible institutions that desire to receive a subgrant from 
     a State under this subtitle in any fiscal year shall form a 
     partnership for the purposes of collaborative planning, 
     coordination of in-school and at-risk programs, and effective 
     public participation.
       (b) Plan.--
       (1) In general.--The partnership referred to in subsection 
     (a) shall, in collaboration, develop and submit for approval 
     to the Governor through the State collaborative process a 
     comprehensive youth development and career preparation plan 
     for in-school and at-risk youth. Such plan shall describe how 
     the youth development and career preparation system meets the 
     requirements of sections 241 and 245 and shall address 
     comments received through the collaborative process.
       (2) Collaborative process.--The partnership shall assure 
     the involvement of parents, teachers, and the community in 
     the collaborative planning process which involves design of 
     the indicators, strategies, articulation, and cooperative 
     agreements, assessments, and evaluation of program 
     activities.
       (3) Disputes.--(A) In the event a partnership cannot come 
     to agreement on the content of local plans, the Governor, 
     through the collaborative process, is authorized to develop 
     procedures for the resolution of issues in dispute.
       (B) If procedures are not in place for the resolution of 
     disputes an eligible institution of such partnership may 
     apply directly to the State for a grant to carry out in-
     school youth programs described in section 241.

     SEC. 232. DISTRIBUTION OF FUNDS.

       (a) In-School Programs.--Based upon an application 
     submitted according to the requirements described in section 
     231, a State shall distribute funds made available in a 
     fiscal year as provided in section 212(a)(1)(A) to eligible 
     institutions to carry out in-school youth programs described 
     in section 241.
       (b) At-Risk Youth Programs.--A State shall distribute funds 
     made available in any fiscal year as provided in section 
     212(a)(1)(B) to local workforce development boards to carry 
     out at-risk youth programs described in section 245.

                       CHAPTER 1--IN-SCHOOL YOUTH

     SEC. 241. USES OF FUNDS FOR IN-SCHOOL YOUTH.

       (a) General Authority.--Each eligible institution that 
     receives a subgrant under this chapter shall use funds 
     provided under such grant to improve youth development and 
     career preparation programs.
       (b) Requirements for Uses of Funds.--Funds provided by a 
     State pursuant to section 212(a)(1)(A) shall be used to 
     provide in-school youth development and career preparation 
     programs that--
       (1) are of such size, scope, and quality as to be 
     effective;
       (2) integrate academic, vocational, and work-based 
     learning, stressing applied and contextual learning, through 
     a coherent sequence of courses so that youth achieve both 
     academic and occupational competencies and have strong 
     experience in, and understanding of, all aspects of the 
     industry;
       (3) involve employers and parents in the design and 
     implementation of programs;
       (4) establish effective linkages with at-risk youth 
     programs, secondary and postsecondary education;
       (5) provide work-based learning experiences with adult 
     mentoring where appropriate; and
       (6) provide comprehensive career guidance and counseling, 
     including exploration in the practical arts or trade.
       (c) Additional Uses of Funds.--In carrying out the 
     provisions of subsection (b), funds may be used by an 
     eligible institution for in-school youth activities such as--
       (1) purchasing, leasing, or upgrading of equipment, 
     including instructional aids and material;
       (2) inservice training of vocational instructors, academic 
     instructors, employers, and workplace mentors, to integrate 
     academic and vocational education, and provide high-quality 
     school-based and work-based learning experiences;
       (3) tech-prep education programs;
       (4) supplementary services designed to meet the needs of 
     special populations;
       (5) adaptation of equipment;
       (6) apprenticeship programs;
       (7) comprehensive mentoring programs in institutions of 
     higher education offering comprehensive programs in teacher 
     preparation which seek to fully use the skills and work 
     experiences of individuals currently or formerly employed in 
     business and industry, who are interested in becoming 
     classroom instructors, and to meet the need of vocational 
     educators who wish to upgrade their teaching competencies;
       (8) local education and business partnerships for 
     developing and implementing school-based youth development 
     and career preparation systems;
       (9) support for vocational student organizations;
       (10) establishing effective activities and procedures to 
     enable program participants and their parents to participate 
     directly in decisions that influence the character of 
     programs, including providing information and assistance 
     needed for informed and effective participation; and
       (11) support for programs which prepare youth with skills 
     for personal and family life management, work, and leadership 
     in the community and the Nation.

                        CHAPTER 2--AT-RISK YOUTH

     SEC. 245. USES OF FUNDS FOR AT-RISK YOUTH.

       (a) General Authority.--Each local workforce development 
     board that receives a subgrant under this chapter shall use 
     funds provided under such grant to improve youth development 
     and career preparation programs.

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       (b) Requirements for Uses of Funds.--Funds provided by a 
     State pursuant to section 212(1)(B) shall be used to provide 
     youth development and career preparation programs for at-risk 
     youth that--
       (1) are of such size, scope, and quality as to be 
     effective;
       (2) integrate academic, vocational, and work-based 
     learning, stressing applied and contextual learning, through 
     a coherent sequence of courses so that in-school and at-risk 
     youth achieve both academic and occupational competencies;
       (3) involve employers and parents in the design and 
     implementation of programs;
       (4) establish effective linkages with in-school youth 
     programs, and secondary and postsecondary education;
       (5) provide work-based learning experiences, including 
     experiences in the practical arts or trade, if applicable;
       (6) provide adult mentoring as a core component of the 
     program;
       (7) provide an objective assessment of the academic level, 
     skill level, and service needs of each participant; and
       (8) provide comprehensive career guidance and counseling.
       (c) Additional Uses of Funds.--In carrying out the 
     provisions of subsection (b), providers of at-risk youth 
     programs, as selected by the local workforce development 
     board, may provide activities such as--
       (1) tutoring, study skills training and instruction leading 
     to completion of high school;
       (2) alternative high school services;
       (3) training or education that is combined with community 
     service, and service learning opportunities;
       (4) paid and unpaid work experience, including limited 
     internships, entry-employment experience programs, and summer 
     employment opportunities, that are integrated with year-
     round, school-based, or alternative school-based programs;
       (5) dropout prevention strategies, strategies to encourage 
     at-risk youth to reenter high school or alternative high 
     school programs, and programs that encourage pregnant and 
     parenting youth to stay in school;
       (6) preemployment and work maturity skills training;
       (7) peer-centered activities encouraging responsibility and 
     other positive social behaviors during non-school hours; and
       (8) training-related supportive services.
       (d) Limitations on Use of Funds.--Not more than 10 percent 
     of the funds provided under this chapter to a local workforce 
     development board may be used for administrative purposes.

     SEC. 246. AT-RISK YOUTH PROVIDERS.

       (a) Role of Local Workforce Development Board.--A local 
     workforce development board that receives funds under this 
     chapter shall not operate programs, but shall contract with 
     eligible providers of demonstrated effectiveness, or with 
     eligible providers utilizing service methodologies with 
     demonstrated effectiveness in serving the youth development 
     and career preparation needs of at-risk youth, for the 
     purpose of providing services under this chapter.
       (b) Eligible Providers.--For purposes of this chapter, 
     eligible providers may include--
       (1) an ``eligible institution'' as defined under section 
     202(7);
       (2) a unit of local government;
       (3) a private, nonprofit organization (including community-
     based organizations);
       (4) a private, for profit entity; or
       (5) other organizations or entities of demonstrated 
     effectiveness and approved by the local workforce development 
     board.
                     Subtitle D--National Programs

     SEC. 251. RESEARCH ACTIVITIES.

       (a) General Authority.--
       (1) In general.--In order to carry out the purpose of this 
     title, the Secretary may, directly or through grants, 
     contracts, or cooperative agreements, carry out research, 
     development, dissemination, replication of model programs, 
     demonstration programs, evaluation, capacity-building, and 
     technical assistance activities with regard to the services 
     and activities carried out under this title.
       (2) Information systems.--Activities carried out under this 
     section may include support for occupational and career 
     information systems.
       (b) Dissemination.--The Secretary shall establish a system 
     for disseminating information resulting from research and 
     development activities carried out under this title.

     SEC. 252. ASSESSMENT AND DATA COLLECTION OF YOUTH DEVELOPMENT 
                   AND CAREER PREPARATION PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary, through the Office of 
     Educational Research and Improvement, shall conduct a 
     biennial assessment of services and activities assisted under 
     this title, through studies and analyses conducted 
     independently through competitive awards.
       (b) Contents.--The assessment required under subsection (a) 
     shall examine the extent to which services and activities 
     assisted under this title have achieved their intended 
     purposes and results, including the extent to which--
       (1) State and local services and activities have developed, 
     implemented, or improved youth development and career 
     preparation systems established under this title;
       (2) services and activities assisted under this title 
     succeed in preparing youth, including youth who are members 
     of special populations, for postsecondary education, further 
     learning, or entry into high-skill, high-wage careers;
       (3) youth who participate in services and activities 
     supported under this title succeed in meeting challenging 
     State academic and industry-based skill standards; and
       (4) the system improvement, participation, local and State 
     assessment, and accountability provisions of this title, 
     including the performance goals and indicators established 
     under section 110(f)(3), are effective.

     SEC. 253. NATIONAL CENTER OR CENTERS FOR RESEARCH.

       (a) General Authority.--
       (1) National center.--The Secretary may, through a grant or 
     contract, establish one or more national centers for 
     conducting applied research, development, dissemination, and 
     technical assistance activities which would focus on 
     improving the development and career preparation of youth. 
     The Secretary shall consult with States prior to establishing 
     one or more such centers.
       (2) Eligibility.--Entities eligible to receive funds under 
     this section are institutions of higher education, other 
     public or private nonprofit organizations or agencies, and 
     consortia of such institutions, organizations, or agencies.
       (3) Previous center.--The national center in existence on 
     the day before the date of the enactment of the this Act 
     shall continue to receive assistance under this section in 
     accordance with the terms of its current award.
       (b) Activities.--
       (1) In general.--The applied research, development, 
     dissemination, and technical assistance activities carried 
     out by the national center or centers shall include--
       (A) activities that assist recipients of funds under this 
     title to meet the requirements of section 110(f)(3);
       (B) research and development of activities that combine 
     academic, vocational-technical education, and work-based 
     learning;
       (C) developing new models for remediation of basic academic 
     skills which incorporate appropriate instructional methods;
       (D) identifying ways to establish effective linkages among 
     educational and job training activities at the State and 
     local levels;
       (E) new models for comprehensive career guidance and 
     counseling;
       (F) studies providing longitudinal information or formative 
     evaluation on programs funded under this title, including an 
     analysis of the effectiveness of youth development and career 
     preparation programs in serving at-risk youth; and
       (G) such other activities as the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate to achieve the purposes of this Act.
       (2) Duties.--The center or centers shall--
       (A) provide assistance to States and local recipients in 
     developing and using systems of performance measures and 
     indicators for improvement of youth development and career 
     preparation programs and services; and
       (B) provide technical assistance and outreach.
       (3) Summary.--The center or centers conducting the 
     activities described in paragraph (1) shall annually prepare 
     a summary of key research findings of such center or centers 
     and shall submit copies of the summary to the Secretaries of 
     Education and Labor. The Secretary shall submit that summary 
     to the Committee on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, 
     and the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities 
     of the House of Representatives.
       (c) Clearinghouse.--The center or centers shall maintain a 
     clearinghouse that will provide data and information to 
     Federal, State, and local organizations and agencies about 
     the condition of youth development and career preparation 
     systems and programs funded under this title.

     SEC. 254. PURCHASE OF AMERICAN-MADE EQUIPMENT AND PRODUCTS.

       (a) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that, to the greatest extent practicable, all equipment and 
     products purchased with funds made available under this Act 
     should be American-made.
       (b) Notice Requirement.--In providing financial assistance 
     to, or entering into any contract with, any entity using 
     funds made available under this Act, the head of each Federal 
     agency, to the greatest extent practicable, shall provide to 
     such entity a notice describing the statement made in 
     subsection (a) by the Congress.
      TITLE III--ADULT EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING CONSOLIDATION GRANT

     SEC. 301. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this title is to establish an efficient, 
     high-quality, and equitable system of employment, job 
     training, and related assistance designed to facilitate the 
     transition of adults into productive, high skills, private 
     sector employment.
     Subtitle A--Adult Employment and Training Consolidation Grant

     SEC. 311. AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) In General.--In the case of each State that in 
     accordance with the requirements of section 102 submits to 
     the Secretary of Labor (hereinafter in this title referred to 
     as the ``Secretary'') a State workforce development and 
     literacy plan under section 104, the Secretary shall provide 
     a grant to the State for the purpose of providing employment, 
     job training, and related assistance for adults in the State.
       (b) Amount.--The grant shall consist of the allotment 
     determined for the State under section 312.

     SEC. 312. ALLOTMENT AMONG STATES.

       (a) In General.--Of the amount appropriated pursuant to 
     section 4(a)(2) to carry out this title for a fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall--

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       (1) allot 85 percent of such amounts in accordance with 
     subsection (b); and
       (2) reserve 15 percent for use under subtitle B.
       (b) Allotment Among States.--
       (1) Reservation for the territories.--Of the amount 
     allotted under subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall allot 
     not more than one quarter of one percent among the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, American Samoa, 
     Guam, and the Virgin Islands.
       (2) States.--After determining the amount to be allotted 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall allot the remaining 
     amount to the remaining States so that each State receives an 
     amount that bears the same proportion to such remaining 
     amount as--
       (A) the amount allotted to each such State from allotments 
     under sections 202 and 302 of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 1602 and 1652) (as in effect before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act) for fiscal year 1995; bears to
       (B) the aggregate of the amounts allotted to all such 
     States from allotments under such sections for such fiscal 
     year.
       (c) Minimum Allotment.--No State shall receive less than 
     one-quarter of one percent of the amount available under this 
     title for a fiscal year. Amounts necessary for increasing 
     such payments to States to comply with the preceding sentence 
     shall be obtained by ratably reducing the amounts to be paid 
     to other States.

     SEC. 313. ALLOCATION WITHIN STATES.

       (a) Reservations for State Activities.--
       (1) In general.--The Governor of the State shall reserve 
     not more than 20 percent of the amount allotted to the State 
     under section 312(b) for a fiscal year for statewide 
     activities for employment, job training, and related 
     assistance for adults.
       (2) Mandatory activities.--Such activities shall include--
       (A) rapid response activities; and
       (B) additional assistance to areas that experience 
     disasters, mass layoffs or plant closings, or other events 
     which precipitate substantial increases in the number of 
     unemployed workers, to be expended in accordance with the 
     local plan of the relevant workforce development area.
       (3) Discretionary activities.--
       (A) In general.--Such activities may include--
       (i) subject to subparagraph (B), administration by the 
     State of programs under this subtitle;
       (ii) capacity building and technical assistance to local 
     workforce development areas, integrated career center 
     systems, and service providers, including the development and 
     training of staff and the development of exemplary program 
     activities;
       (iii) incentives for program coordination, performance 
     awards, and research and demonstrations;
       (iv) implementation of innovative incumbent worker training 
     programs, which may include the establishment and 
     implementation of an employer loan program to assist in 
     skills upgrading (in accordance with the requirements of 
     section 324);
       (v) implementation of experimentation, model activities, 
     pilot projects, and demonstration projects which further the 
     goals and purposes of this Act;
       (vi) additional assistance for the development and 
     implementation of the integrated career center system of the 
     State established in accordance with title I;
       (vii) support for a common management information system as 
     described in section 109; and
       (viii) implementation of innovative programs to increase 
     the number of individuals trained and placed in 
     nontraditional employment.
       (B) Limitation.--Not more than 25 percent of the amount 
     reserved by the Governor under paragraph (1) may be used for 
     administration by the State of programs under this subtitle.
       (b) Within State Allocation.--
       (1) In general.--The Governor of the State shall allocate 
     the remainder of the amount allotted to the State under 
     section 312(b) to workforce development areas designated 
     under title I of this Act, in accordance with paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) of such section, for the purpose of providing 
     employment, job training, and related services for adults in 
     accordance with section 315.
       (2) Within state formula.--
       (A) Establishment.--The Governor, through the collaborative 
     process under section 103 of this Act, and after consultation 
     with local chief elected officials in the local workforce 
     development area, shall develop a formula for the allocation 
     of 90 percent of the remainder of funds described in 
     paragraph (1), to workforce development areas, taking into 
     account--
       (i) poverty rates within each local workforce development 
     area, as determined by the State;
       (ii) unemployment rates within each local workforce 
     development area;
       (iii) the proportion of the State's adult population 
     residing within each local workforce development area; and
       (iv) such other factors as considered appropriate.
       (B) Additional factors.--In establishing such formula, the 
     Governor shall ensure that funds are distributed equitably 
     throughout the State, and that the factors described in 
     subparagraph (A) do not receive disproportionate weighting.
       (3) Within state discretionary allocation.--In addition, 
     the Governor is authorized to allocate 10 percent of the 
     remainder of funds described in paragraph (1) to workforce 
     development areas designated under title I of this Act. 
     Amounts may be allocated to such areas as determined by the 
     Governor.

     SEC. 314. ADDITIONAL STATE PLAN REQUIREMENTS.

       The State shall, as part of the State workforce development 
     and literacy plan under title I of this Act, submit to the 
     Secretary the following additional information:
       (1) A description of how the State will serve the 
     employment and training needs of dislocated workers, 
     economically disadvantaged individuals, older workers, 
     individuals with disabilities, displaced homemakers, 
     veterans, and individuals with multiple barriers to 
     employment (as determined by the State), including 
     individuals who are basic skills deficient and individuals 
     seeking to enter nontraditional employment.
       (2) A description of how the State will provide rapid 
     response assistance to workers experiencing dislocation as a 
     result of mass layoffs and plant closings, either through the 
     direct provision of services or through the transfer of funds 
     to local workforce development areas for the provision of 
     such services.

     SEC. 315. USE OF AMOUNTS.

       (a) Core Services.--Amounts allocated under section 313(b) 
     shall be used to provide core services to adults through 
     integrated career center systems in accordance with title I 
     of this Act.
       (b) Intensive Services.--
       (1) In general.--Amounts allocated under section 313(b) 
     shall be used to provide intensive services to adults--
       (A) who are unable to obtain employment through core 
     services under subsection (a); and
       (B) who have been determined to be in need of more 
     intensive services in order to gain employment.
       (2) Delivery of services.--Such intensive services shall be 
     provided--
       (A) directly through integrated career center systems in 
     accordance with title I of this Act; or
       (B) through contracts through such systems with service 
     providers approved by the local workforce development board, 
     which may include private, for-profit providers.
       (3) Types of services.--Such intensive services may include 
     the following:
       (A) Comprehensive and specialized assessments of the skill 
     levels and service needs of adults, which may include--
       (i) diagnostic testing and other assessment tools; and
       (ii) in-depth interviewing and evaluation to identify 
     employment barriers and appropriate employment goals.
       (B) Development of an individual employment plan, to 
     identify the employment goals, appropriate achievement 
     objectives, and the appropriate combination of services for 
     the adult to achieve the employment goal.
       (C) Group counseling.
       (D) Individual counseling and career planning.
       (E) Case management for adults receiving education and 
     training services under subsection (c) or supportive services 
     under subsection (d).
       (F) Follow-up counseling for adults placed in training or 
     employment, for up to 1 year.
       (c) Education and Training Services.--
       (1) In general.--Amounts allocated under section 313(b) 
     shall be used to provide education and training services to 
     adults--
       (A) who are unable to obtain employment through core 
     services under subsection (a);
       (B) who are in need of education and training services in 
     order to gain employment as a result of determinations made 
     through--
       (i) preliminary assessments under section 107(f)(1)(B) of 
     this Act; or
       (ii) comprehensive and specialized assessments under 
     subsection (b)(3)(A); and
       (C) who are unable to obtain other grant assistance for 
     such services, such as through Federal Pell Grants 
     established under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965.
       (2) Delivery of services.--Such education and training 
     services shall be provided through education and training 
     providers certified in accordance with title I of this Act.
       (3) Types of services.--Such education and training 
     services may include the following:
       (A) Basic skills training, including remedial education, 
     literacy training, and English literacy program instruction.
       (B) Occupational skills training, including training for 
     nontraditional employment.
       (C) On-the-job training.
       (D) Programs that combine workplace training with related 
     instruction.
       (E) Training programs operated by the private sector.
       (F) Skill upgrading and retraining.
       (G) Entrepreneurial training.
       (H) Employability training to enhance basic workplace 
     competencies.
       (I) Customized training conducted with a commitment by an 
     employer or group of employers to employ an individual upon 
     successful completion of the training.
       (4) Additional requirements.--
       (A) Use of career grants.--
       (i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii) and 
     clause (iii), education and training services under this 
     section shall be provided through the use of career grants in 
     accordance with this subsection, and shall be distributed to 
     eligible individuals through integrated career centers or 
     affiliated sites as described in section 107, and in 
     accordance with section 108 regarding the identification of 
     eligible education and training providers.
       (ii) Exceptions.--Education and training services 
     authorized under this title may be

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     provided pursuant to a contract for services in lieu of a 
     career grant if--

       (I) such services are on-the-job training provided by an 
     employer;
       (II) the local workforce development board determines there 
     are an insufficient number of certified providers of 
     education and training services in the workforce development 
     area to accomplish the purposes of a career grant system;
       (III) the local workforce development board determines that 
     the certified providers of education and training in the 
     workforce development area are unable to provide effective 
     services to special participant populations; or
       (IV) the local workforce development board decides to enter 
     into a direct training contract with a community based 
     organization serving special participant populations.

       (iii) Transition.--States shall within three years from the 
     date of enactment of this Act fully implement the 
     requirements of clause (i), but nothing shall prohibit States 
     from beginning such implementation at an earlier date.
       (B) Linkage to occupations in demand.--Education and 
     training services under this subsection shall be directly 
     linked to occupations for which there is a demand in the 
     local workforce development area, or in another area to which 
     an adult receiving such services is willing to relocate.
       (d) Additional Services.--
       (1) Supportive services.--Supportive services may be 
     provided for individuals--
       (A) who are receiving assistance under any of subsections 
     (a) through (c); and
       (B) who are unable to receive such services through other 
     programs providing such services.
       (2) Needs-related payments.--
       (A) In general.--Amounts allocated under section 313(b) may 
     be used to provide needs-related payments to adults who are 
     unemployed and do not qualify for (or have ceased to qualify 
     for) unemployment compensation for the purpose of enabling 
     such adults to participate in education and training programs 
     under subsection (c).
       (B) Additional eligibility requirements.--In addition to 
     the requirements contained in subparagraph (A), a dislocated 
     worker who has exhausted unemployment insurance benefits may 
     be eligible to receive needs-related payments under this 
     paragraph only if such worker was enrolled in education or 
     training by the end of the 8th week of the worker's initial 
     unemployment compensation benefit period, or, if later, by 
     the end of the 8th week after the worker is informed that a 
     short-term layoff will in fact exceed 6 months.
       (e) Priority.--Local workforce development boards shall 
     establish a process through which priority is given to 
     dislocated workers and economically disadvantaged 
     individuals, for receipt of services provided under 
     subsections (b) and (c), in the event that funds are limited 
     within the workforce development area.
       (f) Prohibition on Private Right of Action.--Nothing in 
     this section may be construed to establish a right for a 
     participant to bring an action to obtain services under a 
     program established under this section.
       (g) Limitations on Use of Funds.--Not more than 10 percent 
     of the funds provided under this title to a local workforce 
     development board may be used for administrative purposes.
                      Subtitle B--Federal Programs

     SEC. 321. NATIONAL DISCRETIONARY GRANTS.

       (a) Grants for Dislocated Workers.--
       (1) In general.--From amounts reserved under section 
     312(a)(2) for any fiscal year, the Secretary is authorized to 
     award national discretionary grants to address major economic 
     dislocations that result from plant closures, base closures, 
     or mass layoffs.
       (2) Application.--To receive a grant under this section, an 
     eligible entity shall submit an application to the Secretary 
     at such time, in such manner, and accompanied by such 
     information as the Secretary determines is appropriate.
       (3) Eligible entities.--Grants under this section may be 
     awarded to--
       (A) the State;
       (B) a local workforce development board administering 
     assistance under this Act;
       (C) employers and employer associations;
       (D) worker-management transition assistance committees and 
     other employer-employee entities;
       (E) representatives of employees;
       (F) community development corporations and community-based 
     organizations; and
       (G) industry consortia.
       (b) Incentive Grants.--From amounts reserved under section 
     312(a)(2) for any fiscal year, the Secretary may provide 
     awards to States--
       (1) to assist in the implementation of exemplary statewide 
     workforce development system designs; and
       (2) for the achievement of exceptional performance in the 
     statewide workforce development system.

     SEC. 322. DISASTER RELIEF EMPLOYMENT ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--From amounts reserved under section 
     312(a)(2) for any fiscal year, the Secretary may provide 
     assistance to the Governor of any State within which is 
     located an area that has suffered an emergency or a major 
     disaster as defined in paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, 
     of section 102 of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and 
     Emergency Assistance Act (referred to in this section as the 
     ``disaster area'').
       (b) Use of Funds.--
       (1) Projects restricted to disaster areas.--Funds made 
     available under this section--
       (A) shall be used exclusively to provide employment on 
     projects to provide food, clothing, shelter, and other 
     humanitarian assistance for disaster victims and on projects 
     regarding demolition, cleanup, repair, renovation, and 
     reconstruction of damaged and destroyed structures, 
     facilities, and lands located within the disaster area; and
       (B) may be expended through public and private agencies and 
     organizations engaged in such projects.
       (2) Eligibility requirements.--An individual shall be 
     eligible to be offered disaster employment under this section 
     if such individual is a dislocated worker or is temporarily 
     or permanently laid off as a consequence of the disaster.
       (3) Limitations on disaster relief employment.--No 
     individual shall be employed under this part for more than 6 
     months for work related to recovery from a single natural 
     disaster.

     SEC. 323. RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATION, EVALUATION, AND CAPACITY 
                   BUILDING.

       (a) In General.--From amounts reserved under section 
     312(a)(2) for any fiscal year, the Secretary is authorized to 
     establish and carry out research, demonstration, and capacity 
     building activities in accordance with this section.
       (b) Activities.--The Secretary is authorized to carry out 
     the following activities under this section:
       (1) Research.--The Secretary is authorized to conduct 
     continuing research, which may include studies and other 
     methods and techniques, that will aid in the solution of the 
     employment and training problems of the United States. Such 
     studies may include the extent to which individuals who 
     participate in programs established under this title achieve 
     self-sufficiency as a result of such participation, including 
     the identification by State and locality, to the extent 
     practicable, of indicators measuring such self-sufficiency.
       (2) Demonstrations.--The Secretary is authorized to conduct 
     pilot and demonstration projects for the purpose of 
     developing and improving methods and techniques for 
     addressing employment and training needs which may include--
       (A) projects conducted jointly with the Department of 
     Defense to develop training programs utilizing computer-based 
     and other innovative learning technologies. The Secretary may 
     award grants and enter into contracts with appropriate 
     entities to carry out such projects; and
       (B) Projects which promote the use of distance learning, 
     enabling students to take courses through the use of media 
     technology such as videos, teleconferencing, computers, and 
     the Internet.
       (3) Evaluation.--
       (A) Activities.--
       (i) Job training activities.--The Secretary shall provide 
     for the continuing evaluation of activities conducted under 
     this Act, including the use of controlled experiments using 
     experimental and control groups chosen by scientific random 
     assignment, and at a minimum, determine whether job training 
     and job placement programs effectively raise the hourly wage 
     rates of individuals receiving training through such 
     programs.
       (ii) Other programs.--The Secretary may conduct evaluations 
     of other federally funded employment-related activities 
     including programs administered under--

       (I) the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 49 et seq.);
       (II) the National Apprenticeship Act (29 U.S.C. 50 et 
     seq.);
       (III) the Older Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et 
     seq.); and
       (IV) the Federal unemployment insurance program under 
     titles III, IX, and XII of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     501 et seq., 1101 et seq., and 1321 et seq.).

       (B) Effectiveness.--The Secretary shall evaluate the 
     effectiveness of programs authorized under this Act with 
     respect to--
       (i) the statutory goals; and
       (ii) the extent to which such programs enhance the 
     employment and earnings of participants, reduce income 
     support costs, improve the employment competencies of 
     participants in comparison to comparable persons who did not 
     participate in such programs, and to the extent feasible, 
     increase the level of total employment over the level that 
     would have existed in the absence of such programs.
       (4) National partnership and special training.--The 
     Secretary may award special grants to eligible entities to 
     carry out activities that are most appropriately administered 
     at the national level. Such activities may include--
       (A) partnerships with national organizations with special 
     expertise in developing, organizing, and administering 
     employment and training services at the national, State, and 
     local levels, such as industry and labor associations, public 
     interests groups, community-based organizations 
     representative of groups that encounter special difficulties 
     in the labor market, in education and training; and
       (B) activities that--
       (i) address industry-wide skill shortages;
       (ii) meet training needs that are best addressed on a 
     multistate basis;
       (iii) further the goals of increasing the competitiveness 
     of the United States labor force;
       (iv) require technical expertise available at the national 
     level to serve the needs of particular client groups that 
     encounter significant barriers to employment and who the

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     Secretary determines require special assistance; and
       (v) promote and experiment with model activities, pilot 
     projects, and demonstration projects which further the goals 
     and purposes of this Act.
       (5) Capacity building and technical assistance.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall provide, through 
     grants, contracts, or other arrangements, staff training and 
     technical assistance to States, local workforce development 
     boards, career centers, communities, business and labor 
     organizations, service providers, industry consortia, and 
     other entities, to enhance their capacity to develop and 
     deliver effective employment and training services.
       (B) Activities.--The staff training and technical 
     assistance authorized under subparagraph (A) may include--
       (i) development of management information systems;
       (ii) development and maintenance of a national capacity 
     building, information and dissemination network; and
       (iii) grants for the replication of successful employment 
     and training models and activities.

     SEC. 324. WORKFORCE SKILLS AND DEVELOPMENT LOANS.

       (a) Authorization.--
       (1) In general.--From amounts reserved under section 
     312(a)(2) for any fiscal year, the Secretary of Labor may use 
     a portion of such amounts to provide grants to States to 
     provide loans to eligible entities described in paragraph (2) 
     to assist such entities in providing skills upgrading.
       (2) Eligible entities.--An eligible entity described in 
     this paragraph is--
       (A) an employer;
       (B) a representative of employees;
       (C) a business association;
       (D) a trade organization; or
       (E) a consortium consisting of--
       (i) more than 1 of the entities described in subparagraphs 
     (A) through (D); or
       (ii) an institution of higher education (as such term is 
     defined in section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     (20 U.S.C. 1088) which continues to meet the eligibility and 
     certification requirements under section 498 of such Act) and 
     1 or more of the entities described in subparagraphs (A) 
     through (D).
       (b) Application.--The Secretary may provide a grant to a 
     State under subsection (a) only if such State submits to the 
     Secretary an application which contains such information as 
     the Secretary may reasonably require.
       (c) Use of Amounts.--A State shall use amounts received 
     from a grant under subsection (a) to establish a loan 
     guarantee program to assist eligible entities described in 
     paragraph (2) of such subsection to provide skills upgrading. 
     In carrying out such program, the State shall meet the 
     following requirements:
       (1) Establishment of reserve fund for loan guarantees.--The 
     State shall establish a reserve fund from amounts received 
     from such grant for the purpose of making commitments to 
     guarantee the payment of principal and interest on loans made 
     by financial institutions to such eligible entities to 
     provide skills upgrading.
       (2) Criteria for loan guarantees.--The State, in 
     conjunction with appropriate financial institutions, shall 
     establish and publish criteria for providing loan guarantees 
     to eligible entities under the program, including criteria 
     that provides for the following:
       (A) A loan guarantee may be issued under the program only 
     if, at the time such guarantee is issued the eligible entity 
     agrees to pay as an insurance premium an amount equal to 1 
     percent of the principal received by such entity under the 
     loan to the State's reserve fund.
       (B)(i) Subject to clause (ii), the eligible entity will use 
     amounts received from the loan to provide skills upgrading 
     for mid- and lower-level employees, which may include--
       (I) training in total quality management, statistical 
     process control, production techniques, office automation, 
     materials resource planning; and
       (II) training to improve basic skills, including reading, 
     writing, and arithmetic.
       (ii) In providing such skills upgrading, the eligible 
     entity shall give priority to employees who--
       (I) directly produce or deliver goods or services; or
       (II) are in danger of being terminated or laid off as a 
     result of modernization in the workplace, corporate 
     downsizing, foreign or domestic competition, or Federal 
     policies adversely affecting 1 or more industries.
       (C) Amounts from a loan shall not be used to pay the wages 
     or other benefits of any employee receiving assistance under 
     the program.
       (3) Payment by state to financial institutions in cases of 
     default.--
       (A) In general.--In accordance with criteria developed by 
     the Secretary, the State shall make payments from the State's 
     reserve fund to financial institutions that have provided 
     loans to eligible entities that have defaulted on such loans 
     for the purpose of reimbursing such institutions for the 
     amount of principal and interest remaining unpaid to the 
     institutions by reason of such default.
       (B) No full faith and credit of the united states.--Loans 
     provided by financial institutions to eligible entities under 
     loan guarantee programs under this section shall not be 
     obligations of, or guaranteed in any respect by, the United 
     States.
       (4) Interest from amounts in reserve fund.--Any interest 
     earned from amounts in the State's reserve fund shall be 
     credited to such fund.
       (d) Federal and State Share.--
       (1) Federal share.--The Federal share under this section 
     may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the program 
     established under subsection (c) for any fiscal year.
       (2) State share.--The State share shall be provided from 
     non-Federal sources and may be in cash or in-kind, fairly 
     evaluated.

     SEC. 325. EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR 
                   NATIVE AMERICANS.

       (a) Authorization.--From amounts reserved under section 
     4(a)(2) for any fiscal year, there shall be reserved 4 
     percent, or $85,000,000, whichever is less, to provide grants 
     to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, 
     Indian tribes and tribal organizations, tribally-controlled 
     colleges, tribally-controlled postsecondary vocational 
     institutions, Indian-controlled organizations serving off-
     reservation areas, Alaska Native village and regional 
     entities serving areas as described in the Alaska Native 
     Claims Settlement Act and Hawaiian Native-controlled 
     organizations to provide employment, training, vocational 
     rehabilitation, library services, and education assistance 
     for Native Americans.
       (b) Transfer of Authority for Vocational Education 
     Activities.--In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary of 
     Labor may enter into an agreement with the Secretary of 
     Education to carry out any portion of assistance under such 
     subsection devoted to vocational educational activities, 
     including support for the United Tribes Technical College and 
     Crownpoint Institute of Technology.
       (c) Consolidation of Funds.--Entities receiving assistance 
     under subsection (a) may consolidate such assistance with 
     assistance received from related programs in accordance with 
     the provisions of the Indian Employment, Training and Related 
     Services Demonstration Act (Public Law 102-477).
       (d) Regulations.--The Secretary shall consult with Indian, 
     Alaska Native and Hawaiian Native groups in establishing 
     regulations to carry out this section, including performance 
     standards for entities receiving assistance under subsection 
     (a), taking into account the economic circumstances of such 
     groups.

     SEC. 326. EMPLOYMENT, TRAINING, AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE FOR 
                   MIGRANT AND SEASONAL FARMWORKERS.

       (a) Authorization.--
       (1) In general.--From amounts reserved under section 
     4(a)(2) for any fiscal year, there shall be reserved 4 
     percent, or $85,000,000, whichever is less, to provide grants 
     to, or enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, 
     entities described in paragraph (2) to provide employment, 
     training, and education assistance for migrant and seasonal 
     farmworkers.
       (2) Entities described.--An entity described in this 
     paragraph is an entity the Secretary determines to have the 
     capacity to administer effectively a diversified workforce 
     development program for migrant and seasonal farmworkers.
       (b) Use of Amounts.--An entity shall use amounts received 
     under subsection (a) to provide employment, training, 
     educational development, high school equivalency, 
     postsecondary education assistance, vocational 
     rehabilitation, literacy, English as a second language, work-
     based education and development, worker safety training, 
     employability enhancements, emergency or other disaster 
     relief, housing, technical assistance, outreach, intake, 
     assessment, follow-up, stipend support, supportive services, 
     other needs-based assistance, self-employment and related 
     business enterprise development education, and the management 
     of a database on participating migrant and seasonal 
     farmworkers.
       (c) Regulations.--The Secretary shall consult with seasonal 
     and migrant farmworker groups in establishing regulations to 
     carry out this section, including performance standards for 
     entities receiving assistance under subsection (a)(2), taking 
     into account the economic circumstances of such groups.
 TITLE IV--ADULT EDUCATION AND FAMILY LITERACY CONSOLIDATION GRANT AND 
          LIBRARY SERVICES AND TECHNOLOGY CONSOLIDATION GRANT

     SEC. 401. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds as follows:
       (1) According to the 1990 census, 21 percent of our 
     Nation's adults (more than 38 million persons) lack a high 
     school credential or are limited English proficient.
       (2) The National Adult Literacy Survey, conducted under the 
     Adult Education Act, found that 20 percent of all adults in 
     the United States, or about 40 million people, have minimal 
     levels of literacy skills and that the lack of such skills is 
     related to unemployment, low wages, and fewer weeks worked.
       (3) The success of State efforts to reform and improve 
     public education are dependent on the ability of the United 
     States to break intergenerational cycles of illiteracy and 
     inadequate education by ensuring that parents possess a 
     strong educational foundation and, as the first and most 
     continuous teachers of their children, model for, and instill 
     in, their children a commitment to family literacy and life-
     long learning.
       (4) Generations of immigrants have contributed to our 
     communities and our economy, but for them to continue to do 
     so given recent technologies and the competitive global 
     economy, they must master English as rapidly as possible.

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       (5) Studies have found that incarcerated adults are twice 
     as likely as nonincarcerated adults to lack a good education 
     and that such lack is a significant statistical indicator of 
     recidivism.
       (6) Certain short-term and long-term goals of the Nation 
     may not be met unless the United States improves its current 
     system of adult education and life-long learning through 
     Federal leadership.

     SEC. 402. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title:
       (1) Correctional education agency.--The term ``correctional 
     education agency'' means an entity that provides programs for 
     criminal offenders in corrections institutions and for other 
     institutionalized individuals which include academic programs 
     for basic education, special education, bilingual or English 
     language instruction, vocational training, library 
     development, corrections education programs, guidance and 
     counseling, and other supportive services for criminal 
     offenders which may emphasize coordination of educational 
     services with educational institutions, community-based 
     organizations of demonstrative effectiveness, and the private 
     sector, designed to provide education and training.
       (2) Educationally disadvantaged adult.--The term 
     ``educationally disadvantaged adult'' means an adult who--
       (A) demonstrates basic skills equivalent to or below that 
     of students at the fifth grade level; or
       (B) has been placed in the lowest or beginning level of an 
     adult education program when that program does not use grade 
     level equivalencies as a measure of students' basic skills.
       (3) Family literacy services.--The term ``family literacy 
     services'' means services that are of sufficient intensity in 
     terms of hours, and of sufficient duration, to make 
     sustainable changes in a family and that integrate all of the 
     following activities:
       (A) Interactive literacy activities between parents and 
     their children.
       (B) Training for parents on how to be their children's 
     primary teacher and full partners in the education of their 
     children.
       (C) Parent literacy training.
       (D) An age-appropriate education program for children.
       (4) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Education.
  Subtitle A--Adult Education and Family Literacy Consolidation Grant

     SEC. 411. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this subtitle are to assist States to 
     provide--
       (1) to adults, the basic educational skills necessary for 
     employment and self-sufficiency;
       (2) to adults who are parents, the educational skills 
     necessary to be full partners in the educational development 
     of their children;
       (3) to adults, the basic English language skills necessary 
     to participate in the civic, social, and economic life of the 
     United States; and
       (4) to adults, the opportunity to attain a high school 
     degree or its equivalent in order to permit them to pursue 
     further education and training or improve their family and 
     work situations.

                           CHAPTER 1--FUNDING

     SEC. 421. RESERVATIONS FROM AMOUNTS APPROPRIATED.

       (a) National Institute for Literacy.--For any fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall reserve $4,500,000 of the amount 
     appropriated under section 4(a)(3) to carry out the 
     activities of the National Institute for Literacy described 
     in section 441.
       (b) National Leadership Activities.--For any fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall reserve $4,500,000 of the amount 
     appropriated under section 4(a)(3) to establish and carry out 
     the program of national leadership and evaluation activities 
     described in section 442.

     SEC. 422. ALLOTMENT.

       (a) Initial Allotment.--From the sums available for the 
     purpose of making grants under chapter 2 for any fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall allot--
       (1) $100,000 each to Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth 
     of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands; and
       (2) $250,000 to each of the other States.
       (b) Additional Allotment.--
       (1) In general.--From the remainder of the sums described 
     in subsection (a) after the application of the subsection, 
     the Secretary shall allot to each State an amount which bears 
     the same ratio to such remainder as the number of qualifying 
     adults in the State bears to the number of such adults in all 
     States.
       (2) Qualifying adult.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term ``qualifying adult'' means an adult who--
       (A) is at least 16 years of age, but less than 61 years of 
     age;
       (B) is beyond the age of compulsory school attendance under 
     State law;
       (C) does not have a certificate of graduation from a school 
     providing secondary education (or its equivalent); and
       (D) is not currently enrolled in elementary or secondary 
     school.

                      CHAPTER 2--GRANTS TO STATES

     SEC. 431. REQUIREMENT TO MAKE GRANTS.

       For fiscal year 1997 and subsequent fiscal years, the 
     Secretary shall make a grant to a State in an amount equal to 
     the initial and additional allotments of the State for the 
     year if the State--
       (1) has satisfied the requirements of title I and section 
     433(a)(1);
       (2) agrees not to expend the grant for any purpose other 
     than in accordance with section 432;
       (3) agrees to satisfy the grant requirements in section 
     433(a)(2) and 433(b); and
       (4) agrees not to expend the grant for the purpose of 
     supporting or providing programs, services, or activities for 
     individuals who are not adults, except if such programs, 
     services, or activities are related to family literacy 
     services.

     SEC. 432. USES OF FUNDS.

       (a) State Uses of Funds.--
       (1) Grants to serve target populations.--
       (A) In general.--Of the funds paid to a State under this 
     title for fiscal year 1998 and subsequent fiscal years, 3 
     percent shall be distributed as performance grants made by 
     the State on a competitive basis, and consistent with 
     subsection (b) and section 433(b)(2), to local service 
     providers that have provided, during the immediately 
     preceding fiscal year, adult education or family literacy 
     services to the target populations described in subparagraph 
     (C).
       (B) Local service providers.--The local service providers 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) may include the following:
       (i) Local educational agencies.
       (ii) Correctional educational agencies.
       (iii) Community-based organizations.
       (iv) Public or private nonprofit agencies.
       (v) Institutions of higher education.
       (vi) Libraries.
       (vii) Other institutions that the State determines to have 
     the ability to provide literacy services to adults and 
     families.
       (C) Target populations.--The target populations referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) are the following:
       (i) Adults with more than one barrier to self-sufficiency, 
     such as being unemployed or an educationally disadvantaged 
     adult.
       (ii) Families on public assistance (as determined by the 
     State).
       (iii) Parents who are educationally disadvantaged adults 
     and who have a child who is less than 8 years of age.
       (iv) Adults who are individuals with disabilities or who 
     have similar special needs.
       (2) Grants to local service providers.--Of the funds paid 
     to a State under this subtitle for any fiscal year that 
     remain after the application of paragraph (1), at least 85 
     percent shall be distributed as grants made by the State on a 
     competitive basis, and consistent with subsection (b) and 
     section 433(b)(2), to local service providers to establish, 
     conduct, or expand programs, services, or activities to 
     achieve a purpose of this subtitle. Such local service 
     providers may include the local service providers described 
     in paragraph (1)(B).
       (3) Other state activities.--A State may use not more than 
     12 percent of the funds paid to the State under this subtitle 
     for any fiscal year that remain after the application of 
     paragraph (1) for one or more of the following purposes:
       (A) The establishment or operation of professional 
     development programs to improve the quality of instruction 
     provided in local adult education and literacy programs, 
     including instruction provided by volunteers.
       (B) The provision of technical assistance to local service 
     providers.
       (C) The provision of technology assistance to local service 
     providers to enable them to improve the quality of their 
     programs, services, and activities that achieve a purpose of 
     this subtitle, including--
       (i) providing hardware and software;
       (ii) paying for service connection fees associated with 
     gaining access to computerized databases; and
       (iii) upgrading the technological capabilities of local 
     service providers to improve the quality of their services 
     and to assist them in providing services on a flexible 
     schedule that meets the needs of diverse populations.
       (D) The support of State or regional networks of literacy 
     resource centers that--
       (i) enhance the coordination of literacy services across 
     public and private programs and State agencies;
       (ii) enhance the capacity of the State and local service 
     providers to provide literacy services through the diffusion 
     and adoption of state-of-the-art teaching methods and 
     technologies;
       (iii) provide linkages between the National Institute for 
     Literacy established under section 441 and local service 
     providers for the sharing of literacy information, research, 
     and resources;
       (iv) encourage government and industry partnerships; and
       (v) provide training and technical assistance to literacy 
     instructors in reading instruction, the use of state-of-the-
     art methodologies, instructional materials, and technologies, 
     and professional development.
       (E) Monitoring and evaluating the quality of, and the 
     improvement in, services and activities conducted with 
     Federal financial assistance under this subtitle, including 
     carrying out section 433(a)(2).
       (F) The support of a common management information system 
     as described in section 109.
       (G) Carrying out other activities of statewide significance 
     that promote the purposes of this Act.
       (4) Administrative expenses.--For any fiscal year, a State 
     may use not more than 3 percent of the funds paid to the 
     State under this subtitle that remain after the application 
     of paragraph (1) or $50,000, whichever is greater, for--
       (A) planning, administration, and interagency coordination 
     associated with a grant under this subtitle; and

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       (B) support for integrated career center systems described 
     in section 107.
       (b) Local Uses of Funds.--A State shall require that a 
     local service provider that receives a grant from the State 
     under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) use the grant to 
     establish or operate one or more programs that provide 
     instruction or services within one or more of the following 
     categories:
       (1) Adult basic education that is designed for an adult 
     who--
       (A) has minimal competence in reading, writing, or 
     computation;
       (B) is not sufficiently competent in reading, writing, or 
     computation to meet the requirements of adult life in the 
     United States; or
       (C) is not sufficiently competent in speaking, reading, or 
     writing the English language to obtain employment 
     commensurate with the adult's intellectual abilities.
       (2) Adult secondary education that is designed for an adult 
     who is literate and can function in everyday life, but who--
       (A) has not acquired basic educational skills, including 
     reading, writing, and computation; or
       (B) does not have a certificate of graduation from a school 
     providing education to students in grade 12, or its 
     equivalent.
       (3) English literacy instruction that is designed for an 
     adult--
       (A) who--
       (i) has limited ability in speaking, reading, writing, or 
     understanding the English language and whose native language 
     is a language other than English; or
       (ii) lives in a family or community environment where a 
     language other than English is the dominant language; and
       (B) who, by reason of a condition described in subparagraph 
     (A), has sufficient difficulty reading, writing, or 
     understanding the English language that the adult is unable--
       (i) to learn successfully in a classroom where the language 
     of instruction is English; or
       (ii) to participate fully in the society of the United 
     States.
       (4) Family literacy services.
       (c) Authorization To Receive Payments From Other 
     Programs.--A local service provider that receives a grant 
     from a State under paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a), 
     and that provides adult education and literacy services to an 
     adult who was referred to the provider by a program supported 
     under title II or III, may receive payment for the services 
     from the program, either in the form of a career grant or by 
     some other means.

     SEC. 433. ADDITIONAL GRANT REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Goals, Progress Indicators, Performance Measures.--
       (1) Planning requirements.--A State that desires to receive 
     a grant under this subtitle shall accomplish the following:
       (A) Establish, through the collaborative process described 
     in section 103, measurable goals for improving literacy 
     levels, retention in literacy programs, and long-term 
     learning gains of individuals in the State.
       (B) Based on such goals and the performance measures 
     described in section 110(f), establish, through such 
     collaborative process, progress indicators to be used to 
     evaluate the performance of local service providers receiving 
     a grant under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 432(a).
       (C) Describe such goals and progress indicators in the 
     State workforce development and literacy plan submitted to 
     the Secretary under section 104.
       (2) Implementation requirements.--A State that receives a 
     grant under this subtitle shall accomplish the following:
       (A) With respect to each local service provider receiving a 
     grant under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 432(a), based on 
     the goals and progress indicators established under paragraph 
     (1), measure the performance measures described in section 
     110(f) and use the data produced by such measurement to 
     improve the quality of services provided to program 
     participants or service recipients.
       (B) Beginning on the date that is 2 years after the first 
     date that a local service provider receives a grant under 
     paragraph (1) or (2) of section 432(a), annually assess the 
     degree to which the provider is meeting or exceeding the 
     progress indicators applicable to the provider.
       (C) Annually report to the Secretary on the performance 
     measures described in section 434 for each category described 
     in such section.
       (b) Other Requirements.--A State that receives a grant 
     under this subtitle shall ensure the following:
       (1) Expenditures of non-federal funds.--For any fiscal year 
     for which a grant is made to the State under this subtitle, 
     the State shall expend, on programs and activities relating 
     to adult education and family literacy services, an amount, 
     derived from sources other than the Federal Government, equal 
     to 25 percent of the State's initial and additional 
     allotments for the year.
       (2) Priority for planning with boards and systems.--In 
     awarding grants to local service providers under paragraph 
     (1) or (2) of section 432(a), the State shall give priority 
     to providers that demonstrate joint planning with local 
     workforce development boards and integrated career center 
     systems.
       (3) Equitable access.--Local educational agencies, public 
     or private nonprofit agencies, community-based organizations, 
     correctional education agencies, institutions of higher 
     education, libraries, and institutions which serve 
     educationally disadvantaged adults shall be provided direct 
     and equitable access to Federal funds provided under this 
     subtitle in accordance with this subtitle.
       (4) Payments by local workforce development boards to local 
     service providers.--A local service provider that receives a 
     grant from a State under paragraph (1) or (2) of section 
     432(a) may negotiate with a local workforce development board 
     with respect to receipt of payments for adult education and 
     literacy services provided by the provider to adults referred 
     to the provider by a program supported under title II or III.

                      CHAPTER 3--NATIONAL PROGRAMS

     SEC. 441. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR LITERACY.

       (a) Establishment.--
       (1) In general.--There shall be established a National 
     Institute for Literacy (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Institute''). The Institute shall be administered under the 
     terms of an interagency agreement entered into by the 
     Secretary of Education with the Secretary of Labor and the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Interagency Group''). The Secretary may 
     include in the Institute any research and development center, 
     institute, or clearinghouse established within the Department 
     of Education whose purpose is determined by the Secretary to 
     be related to the purpose of the Institute.
       (2) Board recommendations.--The Interagency Group shall 
     consider the recommendations of the National Institute for 
     Literacy Advisory Board (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Board'') established under subsection (d) in planning the 
     goals of the Institute and in the implementation of any 
     programs to achieve such goals.
       (3) Daily operations.--The daily operations of the 
     Institute shall be carried out by the Director of the 
     Institute appointed under subsection (g).
       (b) Duties.--
       (1) In general.--The Institute shall--
       (A) provide national leadership for the improvement and 
     expansion of the system for delivery of literacy services;
       (B) coordinate the delivery of such services;
       (C) support the creation of new methods of offering 
     improved services;
       (D) serve as a national resource for adult education and 
     family literacy services by providing to the public the best 
     and most current information available on the subjects; and
       (E) assist States in developing levels of performance.
       (2) Authorized activities.--In order to carry out the 
     duties described in paragraph (1), the Institute may--
       (A) establish a national electronic database of information 
     that includes--
       (i) information on--

       (I) effective practices in the provision of literacy and 
     basic skills instruction;
       (II) public and private literacy and basic skills programs 
     and Federal, State, and local policies affecting the 
     provision of literacy services at the national, State, and 
     local levels; and
       (III) technical assistance, meetings, conferences, and 
     other opportunities that lead to the improvement of literacy 
     and basic skills services; and

       (ii) a communication network for literacy programs, 
     providers, and students;
       (B) coordinate support for the provision of literacy and 
     basic skills services across Federal agencies and at the 
     State and local level;
       (C) coordinate the support of research and development on 
     literacy and basic skills in families and adults across 
     Federal agencies and carry out basic and applied research and 
     development on topics that are not being investigated by 
     other organizations or agencies;
       (D) collect and disseminate information on methods of 
     advancing literacy that show promise of success; and
       (E) assist in the development of policy with respect to 
     literacy and basic skills.
       (3) Grants, contracts, and agreements.--The Institute may 
     enter into contracts or cooperative agreements with, or make 
     grants to, individuals, public or private institutions, 
     agencies, organizations, or consortia of such institutions, 
     agencies, or organizations to carry out the activities of the 
     Institute. Such grants, contracts, or agreements shall be 
     subject to the laws and regulations that generally apply to 
     grants, contracts, or agreements entered into by Federal 
     agencies.
       (c) Literacy Leadership.--
       (1) Fellowships.--The Institute, in consultation with the 
     Board, may award fellowships, with such stipends and 
     allowances as the Director considers necessary, to 
     outstanding individuals pursuing careers in adult education 
     or literacy in the areas of instruction, management, 
     research, or innovation.
       (2) Use of fellowships.--Fellowships awarded under this 
     subsection shall be used, under the auspices of the 
     Institute, to engage in research, education, training, 
     technical assistance, or other activities to advance the 
     field of adult education or literacy, including the training 
     of volunteer literacy providers at the national, State, or 
     local level.
       (3) Interns and volunteers.--The Institute, in consultation 
     with the Board, may award paid and unpaid internships to 
     individuals seeking to assist the Institute in carrying out 
     its mission. Notwithstanding section 1342 of title 31, United 
     States Code, the Institute may accept and use voluntary and 
     uncompensated services as the Institute determines necessary.

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       (d) National Institute for Literacy Advisory Board.--
       (1) Establishment.--
       (A) In general.--There shall be a National Institute for 
     Literacy Advisory Board. The Board shall consist of 10 
     individuals appointed by the President with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate from individuals who--
       (i) are not otherwise officers or employees of the Federal 
     Government; and
       (ii) are representative of entities or groups described in 
     subparagraph (B).
       (B) Entities or groups described.--The entities or groups 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) are--
       (i) literacy organizations and providers of literacy 
     services, including--

       (I) nonprofit providers of literacy services;
       (II) providers of programs and services involving English 
     language instruction; and
       (III) providers of services receiving assistance under this 
     subtitle;

       (ii) businesses that have demonstrated interest in literacy 
     programs;
       (iii) literacy students;
       (iv) experts in the area of literacy research;
       (v) State and local governments; and
       (vi) representatives of employees.
       (2) Duties.--The Board shall--
       (A) make recommendations concerning the appointment of the 
     Director and staff of the Institute;
       (B) provide independent advice on the operation of the 
     Institute; and
       (C) receive reports from the Interagency Group and the 
     Director.
       (3) Terms.--
       (A) In general.--Each member of the Board shall be 
     appointed for a term of 3 years, except that the initial 
     terms for members may be 1, 2, or 3 years in order to 
     establish a rotation in which \1/3\ of the members are 
     selected each year.
       (B) Vacancy appointments.--Any member appointed to fill a 
     vacancy occurring before the expiration of the term for which 
     the member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed 
     only for the remainder of that term. A member may serve after 
     the expiration of that members' term until a successor has 
     taken office. A vacancy in the Board shall be filled in the 
     manner in which the original appointment was made. A vacancy 
     in the Board shall not affect the powers of the Board.
       (4) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Board shall 
     constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold hearings. 
     Any recommendation may be passed only by a majority of its 
     members present.
       (5) Chairperson and vice chairperson.--The chairperson and 
     vice chairperson of the Board shall be elected by the 
     members. The term of office of the chairperson and vice 
     chairperson shall be 1 year.
       (6) Meetings.--The Board shall meet at the call of the 
     chairperson or a majority of its members.
       (e) Gifts, Bequests, and Devises.--The Institute may 
     accept, administer, and use gifts or donations of services, 
     money, or property, both real and personal.
       (f) Mails.--The Board and the Institute may use the United 
     States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
     as other departments and agencies of the United States.
       (g) Staff.--The Interagency Group, after considering 
     recommendations made by the Board, shall appoint and fix the 
     pay of a Director.
       (h) Applicability of Certain Civil Service Laws.--The 
     Director and staff of the Institute may be appointed without 
     regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
     governing appointments in the competitive service, and may be 
     paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
     subchapter III of chapter 53 of that title relating to 
     classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that an 
     individual so appointed may not receive pay in excess of the 
     maximum rate payable under section 5376 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (i) Experts and Consultants.--The Board and the Institute 
     may procure temporary and intermittent services under section 
     3109(b) of title 5, United States Code.
       (j) Report.--The Institute shall submit a biennial report 
     to the Interagency Group and the Congress.

     SEC. 442. NATIONAL LEADERSHIP ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall establish and carry 
     out a program of national leadership and evaluation 
     activities to enhance the quality of adult education and 
     family literacy programs nationwide.
       (b) Required Activity.--
       (1) In general.--The program of national leadership and 
     evaluation activities under subsection (a) shall include a 
     national evaluation, conducted by the Secretary, of the 
     programs and activities carried out by States and local 
     service providers with Federal funds received under this 
     subtitle. Such evaluation shall include information on the 
     following:
       (A) The manner in which States and local service providers 
     use Federal funds, including the manner in which States 
     allocate such funds among such providers.
       (B) The manner in which States establish goals and 
     performance standards and use such goals and standards to 
     manage and improve programs.
       (C) The effectiveness of the funds used under subparagraphs 
     (B) and (C) of section 432(a)(3).
       (D) The manner in which economically disadvantaged 
     individuals and educationally disadvantaged adults are being 
     served by States and local service providers.
       (E) The coordination between programs and activities 
     carried out with Federal funds received under titles II and 
     III and programs and activities carried out with Federal 
     funds received under this subtitle.
       (F) The percentage of individuals receiving a service from 
     an integrated career center system who are referred by such 
     system to a local service provider providing adult education 
     or literacy services.
       (2) Report.--Not later than September 30, 2001, the 
     Secretary shall provide to the Congress and publicly publish 
     the results of the evaluation conducted under paragraph (1).
       (c) Authorized Activities.--
       (1) In general.--The program of national leadership and 
     evaluation activities under subsection (a) may include the 
     following:
       (A) Assisting States in developing levels of performance.
       (B) Research and development.
       (C) Demonstration of model and innovative programs.
       (D) Evaluations, including independent evaluations of adult 
     education and family literacy programs carried out with 
     financial assistance received pursuant to this subtitle.
       (E) Data collection.
       (F) Professional development.
       (G) Technical assistance to States and local service 
     providers receiving Federal financial assistance pursuant to 
     this subtitle.
       (H) Making grants to State or regional networks of literacy 
     resource centers described in section 432(a)(3)(D).
       (I) Other activities to enhance the quality of adult 
     education and family literacy programs nationwide.
       (2) Grants, contracts, and cooperative agreements.--The 
     Secretary may carry out the activities described in paragraph 
     (1) directly or through grants, contracts, and cooperative 
     agreements.
    Subtitle B--Library Services and Technology Consolidation Grant

     SEC. 451. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this subtitle are--
       (1) to consolidate Federal library service programs;
       (2) to improve public access to information through 
     electronic networks; and
       (3) to provide linkages among and between libraries and 
     integrated career center systems.

     SEC. 452. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out this subtitle $110,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 1997 through 2002.
       (b) Advance Notice of Funding.--For the purpose of 
     affording adequate notice of funding available under this 
     subtitle, an appropriation to carry out this subtitle is 
     authorized to be included in an appropriation Act for the 
     fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for which such 
     appropriation is first available for obligation.

     SEC. 453. ALLOTMENTS.

       (a) Initial Allotments.--
       (1) In general.--From the sums appropriated under section 
     452 for any fiscal year, the Secretary shall allot--
       (A) $40,000 each to Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth 
     of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Virgin Islands; and
       (B) $200,000 to each of the other States.
       (2) Ratable reduction.--If the sums appropriated under 
     section 452 for any fiscal year are insufficient to pay all 
     of the allotments under paragraph (1), each such allotment 
     shall be ratably reduced.
       (b) Additional Allotments.--
       (1) In general.--From the remainder of the sums 
     appropriated under section 452 for any fiscal year after the 
     application of subsection (a), the Secretary shall allot to 
     each State an amount which bears the same ratio to such 
     remainder as the population of the State bears to the 
     population of all States.
       (2) Determination of population of states.--For the purpose 
     of this subsection, the population of each State, and the 
     total population of all States, shall be determined by the 
     Secretary on the basis of the most recent census data 
     available to the Secretary, and the Secretary shall use for 
     such purpose, if available, the annual interim current census 
     data produced by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant to 
     section 181 of title 13, United States Code.

     SEC. 454. GRANTS TO STATES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall make a grant for a 
     fiscal year to a State if the State--
       (1) has submitted to the Secretary for the year an annual 
     application that has been approved by the Secretary under 
     section 456; and
       (2) has entered into a written agreement with the Secretary 
     that--
       (A) the State will provide 100 percent of the funds paid to 
     the State under this subtitle for the year to the State 
     library administrative agency for the State;
       (B) such agency will be required to use such funds to carry 
     out activities that--
       (i) are described in such annual application;
       (ii) achieve the purposes of this subtitle; and
       (iii) satisfy the requirements of section 455;
       (C) there will be available from State and local sources 
     for expenditure by such agency to carry out such activities 
     an amount that equals or exceeds 25 percent of the total cost 
     (as determined by the Secretary) of carrying out such 
     activities for the year; and
       (D) such agency has the fiscal and legal authority and 
     capability to administer all aspects of such activities.

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       (b) Amount of Grants.--The amount of a grant to a State 
     under subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall equal the lesser 
     of the following:
       (1) The sum of the initial and additional allotments of the 
     State for the year.
       (2) 75 percent of the total cost (as determined by the 
     Secretary) of carrying out the activities described in 
     subsection (a)(2)(B) for the year.

     SEC. 455. USES OF FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Of the funds provided to a State library 
     administrative agency under section 454(a)(2)(A), the agency 
     shall expend (either directly or through subgrants or 
     cooperative agreements) at least 97 percent for one or more 
     of the following purposes:
       (1) Electronically connecting libraries with integrated 
     career center systems designated or established under section 
     107 and local service providers receiving grants under 
     paragraph (1) or (2) of section 432(a).
       (2) Establishing or enhancing linkages among libraries.
       (3) Assisting libraries in accessing information through 
     electronic networks.
       (4) Encouraging libraries in different Federal, State, and 
     local jurisdictions, and different types of libraries, to 
     establish consortia and share resources.
       (5) Paying costs for libraries to acquire or share computer 
     systems and telecommunications technologies.
       (6) Improving library and information services for 
     individuals who have difficulty using a library or who need 
     special library materials or services, including individuals 
     under the age of 18.
       (b) Administrative Expenses.--In any fiscal year, a State 
     library administrative agency may use not more than 3 percent 
     of the funds provided to the agency under section 
     454(a)(2)(A) for planning, administration, evaluations, and 
     interagency coordination associated with a grant under this 
     subtitle.

     SEC. 456. ANNUAL APPLICATIONS.

       (a) Submission.--A State that desires to receive a grant 
     under this subtitle for a fiscal year shall submit to the 
     Secretary, in such form and manner and before such deadline 
     as the Secretary shall specify in regulations, an application 
     for such year. Such application shall--
       (1) establish goals, and specify priorities, for the State 
     consistent with the purposes of this subtitle;
       (2) describe activities that are consistent with such goals 
     and priorities, the purposes of this subtitle, and the 
     requirements of section 455 that the State library 
     administrative agency will carry out during such year using 
     such grant;
       (3) describe the procedures that such agency will use to 
     carry out such activities;
       (4) describe the methodology that such agency will use to 
     evaluate the success of such activities in achieving such 
     goals and meeting such priorities;
       (5) describe procedures that such agency will use to 
     involve libraries and library users throughout the State in 
     policy decisions regarding implementation of this subtitle; 
     and
       (6) provide assurances satisfactory to the Secretary that 
     such agency will make such reports, in such form and 
     containing such information, as the Secretary may reasonably 
     require to carry out this subtitle and to determine the 
     extent to which funds provided under this subtitle have been 
     effective in carrying out its purposes.
       (b) Approval.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall approve each 
     application submitted under subsection (a) that satisfies the 
     requirements of the subsection.
       (2) Rights of states upon disapproval.--If the Secretary 
     determines that an application submitted by a State under 
     subsection (a) does not satisfy the requirements of such 
     subsection, the Secretary shall--
       (A) immediately notify the State of such determination and 
     the reasons for such determination; and
       (B) offer the State an opportunity to revise its 
     application to correct any deficiencies.
                   TITLE V--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 501. EFFECT ON REHABILITATION ACT OF 1973.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, this Act 
     does not have any legal effect on any program under the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973.
                TITLE VI--HIGHER EDUCATION PRIVATIZATION

     SEC. 601. REORGANIZATION OF THE STUDENT LOAN MARKETING 
                   ASSOCIATION THROUGH THE FORMATION OF A HOLDING 
                   COMPANY.

       (a) Amendment.--Part B of title IV of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after section 439 (20 U.S.C. 1087-2) the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 440. REORGANIZATION OF THE STUDENT LOAN MARKETING 
                   ASSOCIATION THROUGH THE FORMATION OF A HOLDING 
                   COMPANY.

       ``(a) Actions by the Association's Board of Directors.--The 
     Board of Directors of the Association shall take or cause to 
     be taken all such action as it deems necessary or appropriate 
     to effect, upon the shareholder approval described in 
     subsection (b), a restructuring of the common stock ownership 
     of the Association, as set forth in a plan of reorganization 
     adopted by the Board of Directors (the terms of which shall 
     be consistent with this Act) so that all of the outstanding 
     common shares shall be directly owned by an ordinary business 
     corporation chartered under State or District of Columbia law 
     (the `Holding Company'), as the Board of Directors may 
     determine. Such actions may include, in the Board's 
     discretion, a merger of a wholly owned subsidiary of the 
     Holding Company with and into the Association, which would 
     have the effect provided in the plan of reorganization and 
     the law of the jurisdiction in which such subsidiary is 
     incorporated. As part of the restructuring, the Board of 
     Directors may cause (1) the common shares of the Association 
     to be converted, at the reorganization effective date, to 
     common shares of the Holding Company on a one for one basis, 
     consistent with applicable State or District of Columbia law, 
     and (2) Holding Company common shares to be registered with 
     the Securities and Exchange Commission.
       ``(b) Shareholder Approval.--The plan of reorganization 
     adopted by the Board of Directors pursuant to subsection (a) 
     shall be submitted to common stockholders of the Association 
     for their approval. The reorganization shall occur at the 
     reorganization effective date, provided that the plan of 
     reorganization has been approved by the affirmative votes, 
     cast in person or by proxy, of the holders of a majority of 
     the issued and outstanding shares of the Association common 
     stock.
       ``(c) Transition.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as specifically provided in this 
     section, until the dissolution date the Association shall 
     continue to have all of the rights, privileges and 
     obligations set forth in, and shall be subject to all of the 
     limitations and restrictions of, section 439 of this Act as 
     in effect on the effective date of this section, and the 
     Association shall continue to carry out the purposes of such 
     section. The Holding Company and its affiliates other than 
     the Association shall not be entitled to any of the rights, 
     privileges and obligations, and shall not be subject to the 
     limitations and restrictions, applicable to the Association 
     under section 439 of this Act as in effect on the effective 
     date of this section, except as specifically provided in this 
     section. The Holding Company and its subsidiaries (other than 
     the Association) shall not purchase loans insured under this 
     Act until such time as the Association ceases acquiring such 
     loans, except that the Association shall continue to acquire 
     loans as a lender of last resort pursuant to section 439(q) 
     of this Act or under an agreement with the Secretary 
     described in section 440(c)(6).
       ``(2) Transfer of certain property.--Except as specifically 
     provided in this section, at the reorganization effective 
     date or as soon as practicable thereafter, the Association 
     shall use its best efforts to transfer to the Holding Company 
     or its subsidiaries (or both), in each case, as directed by 
     the Holding Company, all real and personal property of the 
     Association (both tangible and intangible) other than the 
     remaining property. Without limiting the preceding sentence, 
     such transferred property shall include all right, title and 
     interest in (A) direct or indirect subsidiaries of the 
     Association (excluding any interest in any government 
     sponsored enterprise), (B) contracts, leases, and other 
     agreements, (C) licenses and other intellectual property, and 
     (D) any other property of the Association. Notwithstanding 
     the preceding provisions of this paragraph, nothing in this 
     paragraph shall be construed to prohibit the Association from 
     transferring remaining property from time to time to the 
     Holding Company or its subsidiaries, subject to the 
     provisions of paragraph (4).
       ``(3) Transfer of personnel.--At the reorganization 
     effective date, employees of the Association shall become 
     employees of the Holding Company (or of the subsidiaries), 
     and the Holding Company (or the subsidiaries or both) shall 
     provide all necessary and appropriate management and 
     operational support (including loan servicing) to the 
     Association, as requested by the Association. The Association 
     may, however, obtain such management and operational support 
     from other persons or entities.
       ``(4) Dividends.--The Association may pay dividends in the 
     form of cash or noncash distributions so long as at the time 
     of the declaration of such dividends, after giving effect to 
     the payment of such dividends as of the date of such 
     declaration by the Board of Directors of the Association, the 
     Association's capital would be in compliance with the capital 
     standards set forth in section 439(r) of this Act. If, at any 
     time after the reorganization effective date, the Association 
     fails to comply with such capital standards, the Holding 
     Company shall be obligated to transfer to the Association 
     additional capital in such amounts as are necessary to ensure 
     that the Association again complies with the capital 
     standards.
       ``(5) Valuation of noncash distributions.--After the 
     reorganization effective date, any distribution of noncash 
     assets by the Association to the Holding Company shall be 
     valued at book value on the date the Association's Board of 
     Directors approved such distribution for purposes of 
     calculating compliance with section 439(r) of this Act.
       ``(6) Restrictions on new business activity or acquisition 
     of assets by association.--After the reorganization effective 
     date, the Association shall not engage in any new business 
     activities or acquire any additional program assets described 
     in section 439(d) of the Act other than--
       ``(A) in connection with (i) student loan purchases through 
     September 30, 2005, and (ii) contractual commitments for 
     future warehousing advances or pursuant to letters of credit 
     or standby bond purchase agreements which are outstanding as 
     of the reorganization effective date;

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       ``(B) in connection with its serving as a lender-of-last-
     resort pursuant to section 439 of this Act; and
       ``(C) in connection with its purchase of loans insured 
     under this part, if the Secretary, with the approval of the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, enters into an agreement with the 
     Association for the continuation or resumption of its 
     secondary market purchase program because the Secretary 
     determines there is inadequate liquidity for loans made under 
     this part.
     The Secretary is authorized to enter into an agreement 
     described in subparagraph (C) with the Association covering 
     such secondary market activities.
     Any agreement entered into under subparagraph (C) shall cover 
     a period of 12 months, but may be renewed if the Secretary 
     determines that liquidity remains inadequate. The fee 
     provided under section 439(h)(7) shall not apply to loans 
     acquired under any such agreement with the Secretary.
       ``(7) Issuance of debt obligations during the transition 
     period; attributes of debt obligations.--After the 
     reorganization effective date, the Association shall not 
     issue debt obligations which mature later than September 30, 
     2009, except in connection with serving as a lender-of-last-
     resort pursuant to section 439 of this Act or with purchasing 
     loans under an agreement with the Secretary as described in 
     paragraph (6) of this subsection. Nothing in this subsection 
     shall modify the attributes accorded the debt obligations of 
     the Association by section 439, regardless of whether such 
     debt obligations are incurred prior to, or at any time 
     following, the reorganization effective date or are 
     transferred to a trust in accordance with subsection (d).
       ``(8) Monitoring of safety and soundness.--
       ``(A) Obligation to obtain, maintain, and report 
     information.--The Association shall obtain such information 
     and make and keep such records as the Secretary of the 
     Treasury may from time to time prescribe concerning (i) the 
     financial risk to the Association resulting from the 
     activities of any of its associated persons, to the extent 
     such activities are reasonably likely to have a material 
     impact on the financial condition of the Association, 
     including its capital ratio, its liquidity, or its ability to 
     conduct and finance its operations, and (ii) the 
     Association's policies, procedures, and systems for 
     monitoring and controlling any such financial risk. The 
     Association's obligations under this subsection with respect 
     to any associated person which is a third party servicer (as 
     defined in 34 C.F.R. 682.200(b)) shall be limited to 
     providing to the Secretary of the Treasury copies of any 
     reports or other information provided to the Secretary of 
     Education pursuant to 34 C.F.R. 682.200 et seq. The Secretary 
     of the Treasury may require summary reports of such 
     information to be filed no more frequently than quarterly. 
     For purposes of this paragraph, the term `associated person' 
     shall mean any person, other than a natural person, directly 
     or indirectly controlling, controlled by, or under common 
     control with the Association.
       ``(B) Separate operation of corporations.--
       ``(i) The funds and assets of the Association shall at all 
     times be maintained separately from the funds and assets of 
     the Holding Company or any of its other subsidiaries and may 
     be used solely by the Association to carry out its purposes 
     and to fulfill its obligations.
       ``(ii) The Association shall maintain books and records 
     that clearly reflect the assets and liabilities of the 
     Association, separate from the assets and liabilities of the 
     Holding Company or any of its other subsidiaries.
       ``(iii) The Association shall maintain a corporate office 
     that is physically separate from any office of the Holding 
     Company or any of its subsidiaries.
       ``(iv) No director of the Association that is appointed by 
     the President pursuant to section 439(c)(1)(A) may serve as a 
     director of the Holding Company.
       ``(v) At least one officer of the Association shall remain 
     an officer solely of the Association.
       ``(vi) Transactions between the Association and the Holding 
     Company or its other subsidiaries, including any loan 
     servicing arrangements, shall be on terms no less favorable 
     to the Association than the Association could obtain from an 
     unrelated third party offering comparable services.
       ``(vii) The Association shall not extend credit to the 
     Holding Company or any of its affiliates, nor guarantee or 
     provide any credit enhancement to any debt obligations of the 
     Holding Company or any of its affiliates.
       ``(viii) Any amounts collected on behalf of the Association 
     by the Holding Company or any of its other subsidiaries with 
     respect to the assets of the Association, pursuant to a 
     servicing contract or other arrangement between the 
     Association and the Holding Company or any of its other 
     direct or indirect subsidiaries, shall be collected solely 
     for the benefit of the Association and shall be immediately 
     deposited by the Holding Company or such other subsidiary to 
     an account under the sole control of the Association.
       ``(C) Encumbrance of assets.--Notwithstanding any otherwise 
     applicable Federal or State law, rule, or regulation, or 
     legal or equitable principle, doctrine, or theory to the 
     contrary, under no circumstances shall the assets of the 
     Association be available or used to pay claims or debts of or 
     incurred by the Holding Company. Nothing in this subparagraph 
     shall limit the right of the Association to pay dividends not 
     otherwise prohibited hereunder or limit any liability of the 
     Holding Company explicitly provided for in this part.
       ``(D) Holding company activities.--After the reorganization 
     effective date and prior to the dissolution of the 
     Association in accordance with section 440(d), Holding 
     Company activities shall be limited to ownership of the 
     Association and any other subsidiaries. All business 
     activities shall be conducted through subsidiaries.
       ``(9) Association board of directors.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of part B of this title, after the 
     reorganization effective date, the 14 directors of the 
     Association elected by the Association's stockholders (which 
     immediately after the reorganization effective date shall be 
     the Holding Company) shall no longer be required to meet the 
     eligibility requirements set forth in section 439(c).
       ``(10) Issuance of stock warrants.--At the reorganization 
     effective date, the Holding Company shall issue to the 
     Secretary of the Treasury 200,000 stock warrants, each 
     entitling the holder of the stock warrant to purchase from 
     the Holding Company one share of the registered common stock 
     of the Holding Company at any time on or before September 30, 
     2009. The exercise price for such warrants shall be an amount 
     equal to the average closing price of the common stock of the 
     Association for the 20 business days prior to and including 
     the date of enactment of this section on the exchange or 
     market which is then the primary exchange or market for the 
     common stock of the Association, subject to any adjustments 
     necessary to reflect the conversion of Association common 
     stock into Holding Company common stock as part of the plan 
     of reorganization approved by the Association's shareholders.
       ``(11) Restrictions on transfer of association shares and 
     bankruptcy of association.--After the reorganization 
     effective date, the Holding Company shall not sell, pledge, 
     or otherwise transfer the outstanding shares of the 
     Association, or agree to or cause the liquidation of the 
     Association or cause the Association to file a petition for 
     bankruptcy under title 11, United States Code, without prior 
     approval of the Secretary of the Treasury and the Secretary 
     of Education.
       ``(d) Termination of the Association.--The Association 
     shall dissolve, and its separate existence shall terminate on 
     September 30, 2009, after discharge of all outstanding debt 
     obligations and liquidation pursuant to this subsection. The 
     Association may dissolve pursuant to this subsection prior to 
     such date by notifying the Secretary of Education and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury of its intention to dissolve, 
     unless within 60 days of receipt of such notice the Secretary 
     of Education notifies the Association that it continues to be 
     needed to serve as a lender of last resort pursuant to 
     section 439(q) of this Act or continues to be needed to 
     purchase loans under an agreement with the Secretary 
     described in subsection (c)(6) of this section. On the 
     dissolution date, the Association shall take the following 
     actions:
       ``(1) Establishment of a trust.--The Association shall, 
     under the terms of an irrevocable trust agreement in form and 
     substance satisfactory to the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
     Association and the appointed trustee, irrevocably transfer 
     all remaining obligations of the Association to the trust and 
     irrevocably deposit or cause to be deposited into such trust, 
     to be held as trust funds solely for the benefit of holders 
     of the remaining obligations, money or direct noncallable 
     obligations of the United States of America or any agency 
     thereof for which payment the full faith and credit of the 
     United States is pledged, maturing as to principal and 
     interest in such amounts and at such times as are determined 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury to be sufficient, without 
     consideration of any significant reinvestment of such 
     interest, to pay the principal of, and interest on, the 
     remaining obligations in accordance with their terms. To the 
     extent the Association cannot provide money or qualifying 
     obligations in the amount required, the Holding Company shall 
     be required to transfer money or qualifying obligations to 
     the trust in the amount necessary to prevent any deficiency.
       ``(2) Use of trust assets.--All money, obligations, or 
     financial assets deposited into the trust pursuant to this 
     subsection shall be applied by the trustee to the payment of 
     the remaining obligations assumed by the trust. Upon the 
     fulfillment of the trustee's duties under the trust, any 
     remaining assets of the trust shall be transferred to the 
     Holding Company or its subsidiaries, or both, as directed by 
     the Holding Company.
       ``(3) Obligations not transferred to the trust.--The 
     Association shall make proper provision for all other 
     obligations of the Association, including the repurchase or 
     redemption, or the making of proper provision for the 
     repurchase or redemption, of any preferred stock of the 
     Association then outstanding. Any obligations of the 
     Association which cannot be fully satisfied shall become 
     liabilities of the Holding Company as of the date of 
     dissolution.
       ``(4) Transfer of remaining assets.--After compliance with 
     paragraphs (1), and (3), the Association shall transfer to 
     the Holding Company any remaining assets of the Association.
       ``(e) Operation of the Holding Company.--
       ``(1) Holding company board of directors.--The number and 
     composition of the Board of Directors of the Holding Company 
     shall be determined as set forth in the Hold

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     ing Company's charter or like instrument (as amended from 
     time to time) or bylaws (as amended from time to time) and as 
     permissible under the laws of the jurisdiction of its 
     incorporation.
       ``(2) Holding company name.--The names of the Holding 
     Company and any subsidiary of the Holding Company other than 
     the Association--
       ``(A) may not contain the name `Student Loan Marketing 
     Association'; and
       ``(B) may contain, to the extent permitted by applicable 
     State or District of Columbia law, `Sallie Mae', or 
     variations thereof or such other names as the Board of 
     Directors of the Association of the Holding Company shall 
     deem appropriate.
       ``(3) Use of sallie mae name.--Without limiting paragraph 
     (2), the Association may assign to the Holding Company, or 
     any other subsidiary of the Holding Company, the `Sallie Mae' 
     name as a trademark and service mark, except that neither the 
     Holding Company nor any subsidiary of the Holding Company 
     other than the Association or a subsidiary of the Association 
     may use the `Sallie Mae' name on, or to identify the issuer 
     of, any debt obligation or other security offered or sold by 
     the Holding Company or any such subsidiary. The Association 
     shall remit to the Secretary of Treasury $5,000,000 during 
     fiscal year 1996 as compensation for the right to assign such 
     trademark or service mark.
       ``(4) Disclosure required.--Until 3 years after the 
     dissolution date, the Holding Company, and any subsidiary of 
     the Holding Company other than the Association, shall 
     prominently display--
       ``(A) in any document offering its securities, that the 
     obligations of the Holding Company and any such subsidiary 
     are not guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United 
     States; and
       ``(B) in any advertisement or promotional materials which 
     use the `Sallie Mae' name or mark, a statement that neither 
     the Holding Company nor any such subsidiary is a Government-
     sponsored enterprise or instrumentality of the United States.
       ``(f) Strict Construction.--Except as specifically set 
     forth in this section, nothing contained in this section 
     shall be construed to limit the authority of the Association 
     as a federally chartered corporation, or of the Holding 
     Company as a State or District of Columbia chartered 
     corporation.
       ``(g) Right To Enforce.--The Secretary of Education or the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, as appropriate, may request the 
     Attorney General of the United States to bring an action in 
     the United States District Court for the District of Columbia 
     for the enforcement of any provisions of this section, or 
     may, under the direction or control of the Attorney General, 
     bring such an action. Such court shall have jurisdiction and 
     power to order and require compliance with this section.
       ``(h) Deadline for Reorganization Effective Date.--This 
     section shall be of no further force and effect in the event 
     that the reorganization effective date does not occur on or 
     before 18 months after the date of enactment of this section.
       ``(i) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) The term `Association' means the Student Loan 
     Marketing Association.
       ``(2) The term `dissolution date' shall mean September 30, 
     2009, or such earlier date as the Secretary of Education 
     permits the transfer of remaining obligations in accordance 
     with subsection (d) of this section.
       ``(3) The term `reorganization effective date' means the 
     effective date of the reorganization as determined by the 
     Board of Directors of the Association, which shall not be 
     earlier than the date that stockholder approval is obtained 
     pursuant to subsection (b) of this section and shall not be 
     later than the date that is 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this section.
       ``(4) The term `Holding Company' means the new business 
     corporation formed pursuant to this section by the 
     Association under the laws of any State of the United States 
     or the District of Columbia.
       ``(5) The term `remaining obligations' shall mean the debt 
     obligations of the Association outstanding as of the 
     dissolution date.
       ``(6) The term `remaining property' shall mean the 
     following assets and liabilities of the Association which are 
     outstanding as of the reorganization effective date: (A) debt 
     obligations issued by the Association, (B) contracts relating 
     to interest rate, currency, or commodity positions or 
     protections, (C) investment securities owned by the 
     Association, (D) any instruments, assets, or agreements 
     described in section 439(d) of this Act (including without 
     limitation all student loans, forward purchase and lending 
     commitments, warehousing advances, academic facilities 
     obligations, letters of credit, standby bond purchase 
     agreements, liquidity agreements, and student loan revenue 
     bonds or other loans), and (E) except as specifically 
     prohibited by this Act, any other nonmaterial assets or 
     liabilities of the Association which the Association's Board 
     of Directors determines to be necessary or appropriate to its 
     operations.
       ``(7) The term `reorganization' means the restructuring 
     event or events (including any merger event) giving effect to 
     the holding company structure described in subsection (a) of 
     this section.
       ``(8) The term `subsidiary' or `subsidiaries' shall mean 
     one or more direct or indirect subsidiaries of the Holding 
     Company.''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Amendments to the higher education act.--Effective on 
     the reorganization effective date (as defined in section 
     440(h)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965, as added by 
     subsection (a))--
       (A) section 435(d)(1)(F) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
     1085(d)(1)(F)) is amended by inserting after ``Student Loan 
     Marketing Association'' the following: ``or the Holding 
     Company of the Student Loan Marketing Association, including 
     all subsidiaries of such Holding Company, created pursuant to 
     section 440 of this Act,''; and
       (B) sections 435(d)(1)(G) and 428C(a)(1)(A) of such Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1085(d)(1)(G); 1078-3(a)(1)(A)) are each amended by 
     inserting after ``Student Loan Marketing Association'' the 
     following: ``or the Holding Company of the Student Loan 
     Marketing Association, including all subsidiaries of such 
     Holding Company, created pursuant to section 440 of this 
     Act''.
       (2) Enforcement of safety and soundness requirements.--
     Section 439(r) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1087-2(r)) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (13) as paragraph (15); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (12) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(13) Enforcement of safety and soundness requirements.--
     The Secretary of Education or the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     as appropriate, may request the Attorney General of the 
     United States to bring an action in the United States 
     District Court for the District of Columbia for the 
     enforcement of any provisions of this subsection, or may, 
     under the direction or control of the Attorney General, bring 
     such an action. Such court shall have jurisdiction and power 
     to order and require compliance with this subsection.''.
       (3) Capital ratio amendments.--Section 439(r) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 is further amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) within 45 days of the end of each fiscal quarter, (i) 
     financial statements of the Association, and (ii) a report 
     setting forth the calculation of the capital ratio of the 
     Association.'';
       (B) in paragraph (11), by striking ``paragraphs (4) and 
     (6)(A)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (4), (6)(A), and (14)''; 
     and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (13) (as added by 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(14) Actions by secretary.--If the shareholders of the 
     Association shall have approved a reorganization plan in 
     accordance with section 440(b) and, for any fiscal quarter 
     ended after January 1, 2000, the Association shall have a 
     capital ratio of less than 2.25 percent, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury may, until such capital ratio is met, take any one 
     or more of the actions described in paragraph (7), except 
     that--
       ``(A) the capital ratio to be restored pursuant to 
     paragraph (7)(D) shall be 2.25 percent; and
       ``(B) if the relevant capital ratio is in excess of or 
     equal to 2 percent for such quarter, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall defer taking any of the actions set forth in 
     paragraph (7) until the next succeeding quarter and may then 
     proceed with any such action only if the capital ratio of the 
     Association remains below 2.25 percent.
     Upon approval by the shareholders of the Association of a 
     reorganization plan in accordance with section 440(b) for any 
     period after January 1, 2000, the provisions of paragraphs 
     (4), (5), (6), (8), (9), and (10) shall be of no further 
     application to the Association.''.
       (4) Repeal of the association's charter.--Effective on the 
     dissolution date (as defined in section 440(h)(2) of the 
     Higher Education Act of 1965, as added by subsection (a)), 
     section 439 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087-2) is repealed.

     SEC. 602. PRIVATIZATION OF COLLEGE CONSTRUCTION LOAN 
                   INSURANCE ASSOCIATION.

       (a) Repeal of Statutory Restrictions.--Part D of title VII 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1132f et seq.) 
     is repealed.
       (b) Status of the Corporation.--
       (1) Status of the corporation.--The Corporation shall not 
     be an agency, instrumentality, or establishment of the United 
     States Government and shall not be a ``Government 
     corporation'' nor a ``Government controlled corporation'' as 
     defined in section 103 of title 5, United States Code. No 
     action under section 1491 of title 28, United States Code 
     (commonly known as the Tucker Act) shall be allowable against 
     the United States based on the actions of the Corporation.
       (2) Corporate powers.--The Corporation shall have the power 
     to engage in any business or other activities for which 
     corporations may be organized under the laws of any State of 
     the United States or the District of Columbia. The 
     Corporation shall have the power to enter into contracts, to 
     execute instruments, to incur liabilities, to provide 
     products and services, and to do all things as are necessary 
     or incidental to the proper management of its affairs and the 
     efficient operation of a private, for-profit business.
       (3) Limitation on ownership of stock.--Except as provided 
     in subsection (d)(2) of this section, no stock of the 
     Corporation may be sold or issued to an agency, 
     instrumentality, or establishment of the United States 
     Government, to a Government corporation or a Government 
     controlled corporation (as such terms are defined in section 
     103 of title 5,

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     United States Code), or to a Government sponsored enterprise 
     (as such term is defined in section 622 of title 2, United 
     States Code). The Student Loan Marketing Association shall 
     not own any stock of the Corporation, except that it may 
     retain the stock it owns on the date of enactment. The 
     Student Loan Marketing Association shall not control the 
     operation of the Corporation, except that the Student Loan 
     Marketing Association may participate in the election of 
     directors as a shareholder, and may continue to exercise its 
     right to appoint directors under section 754 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 as long as that section is in effect. 
     The Student Loan Marketing Association shall not provide 
     financial support or guarantees to the Corporation. 
     Notwithstanding the prohibitions in this subsection, the 
     United States may pursue any remedy against a holder of the 
     Corporation's stock to which it would otherwise be entitled.
       (c) Related Privatization Requirements.--
       (1) Notice requirements.--During the 5-year period 
     following the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Corporation shall include in any document offering the 
     Corporation's securities, in any contracts for insurance, 
     guarantee, or reinsurance of obligations, and in any 
     advertisement or promotional material, a statement that--
       (A) the Corporation is not a Government-sponsored 
     enterprise or instrumentality of the United States; and
       (B) the Corporation's obligations are not guaranteed by the 
     full faith and credit of the United States.
       (2) Corporate charter.--The Corporation's charter shall be 
     amended as necessary and without delay to conform the 
     requirements of this Act.
       (3) Corporate name.--The name of the Corporation, or of any 
     direct or indirect subsidiary thereof, may not contain the 
     term ``College Construction Loan Insurance Association''.
       (4) Articles of incorporation.--The Corporation shall amend 
     its articles of incorporation without delay to reflect that 
     one of the purposes of the Corporation shall be to guarantee, 
     insure and reinsure bonds, leases, and other evidences of 
     debt of educational institutions, including Historically 
     Black Colleges and Universities and other academic 
     institutions which are ranked in the lower investment grade 
     category using a nationally recognized credit rating system.
       (5) Transition requirements.--
       (A) Requirements until stock sale.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (a), the requirements of section 754 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1132f-3), as in existence as 
     of the day before enactment of this Act, shall continue to be 
     effective until the day immediately following the date of 
     closing of the purchase of the Secretary's stock (or the date 
     of closing of the final purchase, in the case of multiple 
     transactions) pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.
       (B) Reports after stock sale.--The Corporation shall, not 
     later than March 30 of the first full calendar year 
     immediately following the sale pursuant to subsection (d), 
     and each of the 2 succeeding years, submit to the Secretary 
     of Education a report describing the Corporation's efforts to 
     assist in the financing of education facilities projects, 
     including projects for elementary, secondary, and 
     postsecondary educational institution infrastructure, and 
     detailing, on a project-by-project basis, the Corporation's 
     business dealings with educational institutions that are 
     rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating 
     organization at or below the organization's third highest 
     ratings.
       (d) Sale of Federally Owned Stock.--
       (1) Sale of stock required.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall make every effort to sell, pursuant to section 324 of 
     title 31, United States Code, the stock of the Corporation 
     owned by the Secretary of Education not later than 6 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Purchase by the corporation.--In the event that the 
     Secretary of the Treasury is unable to sell the stock, or any 
     portion thereof, at a price acceptable to the Secretary of 
     Education and the Secretary of the Treasury, the Corporation 
     shall purchase, within the period specified in paragraph (1), 
     such stock at a price determined by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury and acceptable to the Corporation based on 
     independent appraisal by one or more nationally recognized 
     financial firms, however, such price shall not exceed the 
     value of the Secretary's stock as determined by the 
     Congressional Budget Office in House Report 104-153 dated 
     June 22, 1995. Such firms shall be selected by the Secretary 
     of the Treasury in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Education and the Corporation.
       (e) Assistance by the Corporation.--The Corporation shall 
     provide such assistance as the Secretary of the Treasury and 
     the Secretary of Education may require to facilitate the sale 
     of the stock under this section.
       (f) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``Corporation'' means the Corporation established pursuant to 
     the provision of law repealed by subsection (a).
               TITLE VII--REPEALERS AND OTHER AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 701. HIGHER EDUCATION PROVISIONS.

       (a) Higher Education Act of 1965 Provisions.--The following 
     provisions of the Higher Education Act of 1965 are repealed:
       (1) Part B of title I (20 U.S.C. 1011 et seq.), relating to 
     articulation agreements.
       (2) Part C of title I (20 U.S.C. 1015 et seq.), relating to 
     access and equity to education for all Americans through 
     telecommunications.
       (3) Title II (20 U.S.C. 1021 et seq.), relating to academic 
     libraries and information services.
       (4) Chapter 2 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 
     1070a-21 et seq.), relating to national early intervention 
     scholarships.
       (5) Chapter 3 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 
     1070a-31 et seq.), relating to presidential access 
     scholarships.
       (6) Chapter 4 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 
     1070a-41 et seq.), relating to model program community 
     partnerships and counseling grants.
       (7) Chapter 5 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 
     1070a-52 et seq.), relating to an early awareness information 
     program.
       (8) Chapter 8 of subpart 2 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 
     1070a-81), relating to technical assistance for teachers and 
     counselors.
       (9) Subpart 8 of part A of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1070f), 
     relating to special child care services for disadvantaged 
     college students.
       (10) Section 428J (20 U.S.C. 1078-10), relating to loan 
     forgiveness for teachers, individuals performing national 
     community service and nurses.
       (11) Section 486 (20 U.S.C. 1093), relating to training in 
     financial aid services.
       (12) Subpart 1 of part H of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1099a et 
     seq.) relating to State postsecondary review entity programs.
       (13) Part A of title V (20 U.S.C. 1102 et seq.), relating 
     to State and local programs for teacher excellence.
       (14) Part B of title V (20 U.S.C. 1103 et seq.), relating 
     to national teacher academies.
       (15) Subpart 1 of part C of title V (20 U.S.C. 1104 et 
     seq.), relating to Douglas teacher scholarships.
       (16) Subpart 3 of part C of title V (20 U.S.C. 1106 et 
     seq.), relating to the teacher corps.
       (17) Subpart 3 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 1109 et 
     seq.), relating to class size demonstration grants.
       (18) Subpart 4 of part D of title V (20 U.S.C. 1110 et 
     seq.), relating to middle school teaching demonstration 
     programs.
       (19) Subpart 1 of part E of title V (20 U.S.C. 1111 et 
     seq.), relating to new teaching careers.
       (20) Subpart 1 of part F of title V (20 U.S.C. 1113 et 
     seq.), relating to the national mini corps programs.
       (21) Section 586 (20 U.S.C. 1114), relating to 
     demonstration grants for critical language and area studies.
       (22) Section 587 (20 U.S.C. 1114a), relating to development 
     of foreign languages and cultures instructional materials.
       (23) Subpart 3 of part F of title V (20 U.S.C. 1115), 
     relating to small State teaching initiatives.
       (24) Subpart 4 of part F of title V (20 U.S.C. 1116), 
     relating to faculty development grants.
       (25) Section 597 and section 599(b) (20 U.S.C. 1117a, 
     1117c(b)), relating to early childhood staff training and 
     professional enhancement.
       (26) Section 605 (20 U.S.C. 1124a), relating to intensive 
     summer language institutes.
       (27) Section 607 (20 U.S.C. 1125a), relating to foreign 
     language periodicals.
       (28) Part A of title VII (20 U.S.C. 11326 et seq.), 
     relating to academic and library facilities.
       (29) Title VIII (20 U.S.C. 1133 et seq.), relating to 
     cooperative education programs.
       (30) Part A of title IX (20 U.S.C. 1134a et seq.), relating 
     to women and minority participation in graduate education.
       (31) Part B of title IX (20 U.S.C. 1134d et seq.), relating 
     to Harris fellowships.
       (32) Part C of title IX (20 U.S.C. 1134h et seq.), relating 
     to Javits fellowships.
       (33) Part E of title IX (20 U.S.C. 1134r et seq.), relating 
     to the faculty development fellowship program.
       (34) Part F of title IX (20 U.S.C. 1134s et seq.), relating 
     to legal training for the disadvantaged.
       (35) Part G of title IX (20 U.S.C. 1134u et seq.), relating 
     to law school clinical programs.
       (36) Section 1011 (20 U.S.C. 1135a-11), relating to special 
     projects in areas of national need.
       (37) Subpart 2 of part B of title X (20 U.S.C. 1135c et 
     seq.), relating to science and engineering access programs.
       (38) Part C of title X (20 U.S.C. 1135e et seq.), relating 
     to women and minorities science and engineering outreach 
     demonstration programs.
       (39) Part D of title X (20 U.S.C. 1135f), relating to 
     Eisenhower leadership programs.
       (40) Title XI (20 U.S.C. 1136 et seq.), relating to 
     community service programs.
       (b) Education Amendments of 1986 Provisions.--The following 
     provisions of the Higher Education Amendments of 1986 are 
     repealed:
       (1) Part E of title XIII (20 U.S.C. 1221-1 note), relating 
     to a National Academy of Science study.
       (2) Part B of title XV (20 U.S.C. 4441 et seq.), relating 
     to Native Hawaiian culture and art development.
       (c) Education Amendments of 1992 Provisions.--The following 
     provisions of the Higher Education Amendments of 1992 are 
     repealed:
       (1) Part F of title XIII (25 U.S.C. 3351 et seq.), relating 
     to American Indian postsecondary economic development 
     scholarships.
       (2) Part G of title XIII (25 U.S.C. 3371), relating to 
     American Indian teacher training.
       (3) Section 1406 (20 U.S.C. 1221e-1 note), relating to a 
     national survey of factors associated with participation.
       (4) Section 1409 (20 U.S.C. 1132a note), relating to a 
     study of environmental hazards in institutions of higher 
     education.

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       (5) Section 1412 (20 U.S.C. 1101 note), relating to a 
     national job bank for teacher recruitment.
       (6) Part B of title XV (20 U.S.C. 1452 note), relating to a 
     national clearinghouse for postsecondary education materials.
       (7) Part C of title XV (20 U.S.C. 1101 note), relating to 
     school-based decisionmakers.
       (8) Part D of title XV (20 U.S.C. 1145h note), relating to 
     grants for sexual offenses education.
       (9) Part E of title XV (20 U.S.C. 1070 note), relating to 
     Olympic scholarships.
       (10) Part G of title XV (20 U.S.C. 1070a-11 note), relating 
     to advanced placement fee payment programs.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 is amended--
       (1) in section 453(c)(2)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (E); and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) through (H) as 
     subparagraphs (E) through (G), respectively;
       (2) in section 487(a)(3), by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), respectively;
       (3) in section 487(a)(15), by striking ``the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs, and State review entities under subpart 1 
     of part H'' and inserting ``and the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs'';
       (4) in section 487(a)(21), by striking ``, State 
     postsecondary review entities,'';
       (5) in section 487(c)(1)(A)(i), by striking ``State 
     agencies, and the State review entities referred to in 
     subpart 1 of part H'' and inserting ``and State agencies'';
       (6) in section 487(c)(4), by striking ``, after 
     consultation with each State review entity designated under 
     subpart 1 of part H,'';
       (7) in section 487(c)(5), by striking ``State review 
     entities designated under subpart 1 of part H,'';
       (8) in section 496(a)(7), by striking ``and the appropriate 
     State postsecondary review entity'';
       (9) in section 496(a)(8), by striking ``and the State 
     postsecondary review entity of the State in which the 
     institution of higher education is located'';
       (10) in section 498(g)(2), by striking everything after the 
     first sentence;
       (11) in section 498A(a)(2)(D), by striking ``by the 
     appropriate State postsecondary review entity designated 
     under subpart 1 of this part or'';
       (12) in section 498A(a)(2)--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     subparagraph (E);
       (B) by striking subparagraph (F); and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (G) as subparagraph (F); 
     and
       (13) in section 498A(a)(3)--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     subparagraph (C);
       (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph (D) 
     and inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (E).

     SEC. 702. ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.

       (a) Amendments.--Section 481(b) of the Higher Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088(b)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting before the period at the end of the first 
     sentence the following: ``on the basis of a review by the 
     institution's independent auditor using generally accepted 
     accounting principles''; and
       (2) by inserting after the end of such first sentence the 
     following new sentences: ``For the purposes of clause (6), 
     revenues from sources that are not derived from funds 
     provided under this title include revenues from programs of 
     education or training that do not meet the definition of an 
     eligible program in subsection (e), but are provided on a 
     contractual basis under Federal, State, or local training 
     programs, or to business and industry. For the purposes of 
     determining whether an institution meets the requirements of 
     clause (6), the Secretary shall not consider the financial 
     information of any institution for a fiscal year began on or 
     before April 30, 1994.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Notwithstanding section 713 of this 
     Act, the amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to any 
     determination made on or after July 1, 1994, by the Secretary 
     of Education pursuant to section 481(b)(6) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965.

     SEC. 703. CARL D. PERKINS VOCATIONAL AND APPLIED TECHNOLOGY 
                   EDUCATION ACT.

       The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is repealed.

     SEC. 704. SMITH-HUGHES ACT.

       (a) Repeal.--The Smith-Hughes Act (39 Stat. 929 as amended 
     (20 U.S.C. 11-15, 16-28)) is repealed.
       (b) Effective Date.--Notwithstanding section 713 of this 
     Act, the repeal in subsection (a) of this section shall take 
     effect on October 1, 1995.

     SEC. 705. SCHOOL-TO-WORK OPPORTUNITIES ACT OF 1994.

        The School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 
     6101 et seq.) is repealed.

     SEC. 706. SCHOOL DROPOUT ASSISTANCE ACT.

       The School Dropout Assistance Act, (part C of title V of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7261)) 
     is repealed.

     SEC. 707. ADULT EDUCATION ACT.

       (a) In General.--The Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1201 et 
     seq.) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) ESEA.--The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 1202(c)(1), by striking ``the Adult 
     Education Act,'' and inserting ``title IV of the CAREERS 
     Act,'';
       (B) in section 1205(8)(B), by striking ``the Adult 
     Education Act,'' and inserting ``title IV of the CAREERS 
     Act,'';
       (C) in section 1206(a)(1)(A), by striking ``the Adult 
     Education Act;'' and inserting ``title IV of the CAREERS 
     Act;''; and
       (D) in section 9161(2), by striking ``section 312(2) of the 
     Adult Education Act.'' and inserting ``section 5 of the 
     CAREERS Act.''.
       (2) Technology for education act.--The Technology for 
     Education Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) is amended in 
     section 3113(1) by striking ``section 312 of the Adult 
     Education Act;'' and inserting ``section 5 of the CAREERS 
     Act;'';

     SEC. 708. NATIONAL LITERACY ACT.

       The National Literacy Act of 1991, except section 101 of 
     such Act, is repealed.

     SEC. 709. LIBRARY SERVICES AND CONSTRUCTION ACT.

       (a) In General.--The Library Services and Construction Act 
     (20 U.S.C. 351 et seq.) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The Technology for Education Act 
     of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6801 et seq.) is amended in section 
     3113(10) by striking ``section 3 of the Library Services and 
     Construction Act;'' and inserting ``section 5 of the CAREERS 
     Act;''.

     SEC. 710. TECHNOLOGY FOR EDUCATION ACT OF 1994.

       Part F of the Technology for Education Act of 1994 
     (contained in title III of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 7001 et seq.)) is repealed.

     SEC. 711. JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT.

       (a) In General.--The Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), except section 1, sections 421 through 
     439 (relating to the Job Corps), and section 441 of such Act 
     (relating to veterans' employment programs), is hereby 
     repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Short title.--Section 1 of the Job Training Partnership 
     Act (29 U.S.C. 1501, note) is amended--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``; table of contents''; 
     and
       (B) by striking all that follows after ``Job Training 
     Partnership Act''.
       (2) Job corps.--Such Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), as 
     amended by this section, is further amended--
       (A) by redesignating sections 421 through 439 as sections 2 
     through 21, respectively;
       (B) in section 2 (as redesignated), by striking ``part'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``Act'';
       (C) in section 4(4) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``sections 424 and 425'' and inserting ``sections 5 and 6'';
       (D) in section 5 (as redesignated)--
       (i) in subsection (a), by striking ``entities administering 
     programs under title II of this Act,''; and
       (ii) in subsection (b), by striking ``part'' and inserting 
     ``Act'';
       (E) in section 7 (as redesignated)--
       (i) in subsection (a), by striking ``section 428'' and 
     inserting ``section 9''; and
       (ii) by striking subsection (d);
       (F) in section 8 (as redesignated)--
       (i) by striking subsection (b); and
       (ii) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b);
       (G) in section 14 (as redesignated)--
       (i) in subsection (a)(4), by striking ``part'' and 
     inserting ``Act'';
       (ii) in subsection (c)(1), by striking ``and activities 
     authorized under sections 452 and 453''; and
       (iii) in subsection (e), by striking ``section 431'' and 
     inserting ``section 12'';
       (H) in section 15 (as redesignated)--
       (i) in subsection (a)--

       (I) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``section 427'' and inserting ``section 8''; and
       (II) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking ``section 428'' and 
     inserting ``section 9'';

       (ii) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``section 423'' and 
     inserting ``section 4'';
       (iii) in subsection (d), by striking ``sections 424 and 
     425'' and inserting ``sections 5 and 6''; and
       (iv) in subsection (e), by striking ``, pursuant to section 
     452(d),'';
       (I) in section 17 (as redesignated), by striking ``purpose 
     of this part'' each place it appears and inserting ``purpose 
     of this Act'';
       (J) in section 20 (as redesignated), by striking ``part'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``Act''; and
       (K) in section 21 (as redesignated), by striking ``part'' 
     and inserting ``Act''.
       (3) Veterans' employment programs.--Such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1501 et seq.), as amended by this section, is further 
     amended--
       (A) by redesignating section 441 as section 22;
       (B) by striking the heading of such section 22 (as 
     redesignated), and inserting the following:


                 ``VETERANS' EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS''; and

       (C) in such section 22, by striking ``part'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``section''.
       (4) Authorization of appropriations.--Such Act (29 U.S.C. 
     1501 et seq.), as amended by this section, is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following new section:


                   ``AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

       ``Sec. 23. There are authorized to be appropriated such 
     sums as are necessary to carry out this Act.''.

     SEC. 712. STEWART B. MCKINNEY HOMELESS ASSISTANCE ACT.

       (a) Adult Education.--

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       (1) In general.--Subtitle A of title VII of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11421 et seq.) is 
     repealed.
       (2) Table of contents.--The table of contents of such Act 
     is amended by striking the items relating to subtitle A of 
     title VII of such Act.
       (b) Subtitle C.--
       (1) In general.--Subtitle C of title VII of the Stewart B. 
     McKinney Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11441 et seq.), 
     except section 738, is hereby repealed.
       (2) Table of contents.--The table of contents of such Act 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking the item relating to subtitle C of title 
     VII of such Act; and
       (B) by striking the items relating to sections 731 through 
     737 and sections 739 through 741.

     SEC. 713. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The repeals and amendments made by this Act shall take 
     effect on July 1, 1997, except for amendments to the 
     Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. RIGGS demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

345

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affirmative

Nays

79

para.117.21                  [Roll No. 671]

                                AYES--345

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--79

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (FL)
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gordon
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Klink
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Mink
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Poshard
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Coburn
     Fields (TX)
     Moakley
     Oberstar
     Reynolds
     Royce
     Schumer
     Sisisky
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.117.22  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. McKEON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill, the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, cross references, 
and to make other technical corrections.

para.117.23  re-referral--h.r. 2202

  On motion of Mr. McKEON, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2202) to 
amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve deterrence of 
illegal immigration to the United States by increasing border patrol and 
investigative personnel, by increasing penalties for alien smuggling and 
for document fraud, by reforming exclusion and deportation law and 
procedures, by improving the verification system for eligibility for 
employment, and through other measures, to reform the legal immigration 
system and facilitate legal entries into the United States, and for 
other purposes; which had been referred to the Committee on the 
Judiciary, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the 
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on National 
Security, and the Committee on Ways and Means; be re-referred to the 
Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the 
Committee on National Security, and the Committee on Ways and Means, the 
Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Economic and Educational 
Opportunities for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
jurisdiction of the committte concerned.

para.117.24  waiving points of order against conference report on h.r. 
          1817

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-251) the resolution (H. Res. 223) waiving certain points 
of order during consideration of the conference report to the bill (H.R. 
1817) making appropriations for military construction, family housing, 
and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

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para.117.25  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2274

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-252) the resolution (H. Res. 224) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2274) to amend title 23, United States 
Code, to designate the National Highway System, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.117.26  providing for the consideration of h.r. 927

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-253) the resolution (H. Res. 225) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 927) to seek international sanctions 
against the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a 
transition government leading to a democratically elected government in 
Cuba, and for other purposes..
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.117.27  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. FLANAGAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on the 
Judiciary was granted permission until midnight tonight to file a report 
on the bill (H.R. 2277) to abolish the Legal Services Corporation and 
provide the States with money to fund qualified legal services.

para.117.28  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. TUCKER, for today and the balance of the week;
  To Mr. TORKILSEN, for today until 11:45 a.m.;
  To Mr. FIELDS of Texas, for today after 2:30 p.m; and
  To Mrs. FOWLER, for today until 1 p.m.
  And then,

para.117.29  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. OWENS, at 9 o'clock and 19 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.117.30  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2288. A bill 
     to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to 
     extend for 2 years the deadline by which States are required 
     to have in effect an automated data processing and 
     information retrieval system for use in the administration of 
     State plans for child and spousal support (Rept. No. 104-
     250). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 223. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1817) making 
     appropriations for military construction for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-251). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. QUILLEN: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 224. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2274) to amend title 23, United States Code, to designate the 
     National Highway System, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     104-252) Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 225. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     927) to seek international sanctions against the Castro 
     government in Cuba, to plan for the support of a transition 
     government leading to a democratically elected government in 
     Cuba, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-253). Referred to 
     the House Calendar. 

para.117.31  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BUNN of Oregon:
       H.R. 2351. A bill to provide that pay for Members of 
     Congress be made subject to annual appropriations; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Stump, and Mr. 
             Montgomery):
       H.R. 2352. A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     1995, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
     connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
     veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Stump, 
             and Mr. Montgomery):
       H.R. 2353. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend certain expiring authorities of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs relating to delivery of health and medical 
     care, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.
           By Mr. CREMEANS:
       H.R. 2354. A bill to provide for the continuance of oil and 
     gas operations pursuant to certain existing leases in the 
     Wayne National Forest; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BASS:
       H.R. 2355. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a corporation to elect the pooling method of 
     determining foreign tax credits in certain cases, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Stark, 
             Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Ford, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, and Mr. Ward):
       H.R. 2356. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to prevent the avoidance of tax through the use of 
     foreign trusts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:
       H.R. 2357. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to correct a technical error in the expiration date for 
     refunds on alcohol fuels; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LaTOURETTE:
       H.R. 2358. A bill to suspend until January 1, 1998, the 
     duty on certain electrical capacitors; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 2359. A bill to clarify the method of execution of 
     Federal prisoners; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       H.R. 2360. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     permit Federal prisoners to engage in community service 
     projects; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MOORHEAD:
       H.R. 2361. A bill to amend the commencement dates of 
     certain temporary Federal judgeships; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
             Mr. Meehan, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
             Dornan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Hoke, and Mr. Jacobs):
       H.R. 2362. A bill to terminate marketing orders regulating 
     the price of milk at the end of 1995 and to provide for the 
     gradual reduction and eventual elimination of the price 
     support program for milk; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. Leach, Mr. McCollum, 
             Mr. Roth, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Flake, Mr. Royce, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Weller, 
             Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma):
       H.R. 2363. A bill to provide for adequate funding for the 
     Financing Corporation, to provide for the merger of the 
     deposit insurance funds, to provide for the conversion of 
     Federal savings associations into banks and the treatment of 
     State savings associations as banks for purposes of Federal 
     banking law, to abolish the position of Director of the 
     Office of Thrift Supervision, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Largent, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Stump, and Mr. 
             Radanovich):
       H.R. 2364. A bill to provide incentives for the 
     conservation and recovery of endangered species, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committees on the Judiciary, and Ways and 
     Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TALENT:
       H.R. 2365. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow deductible contributions to individual 
     retirement plans designated as Retirement Years Savings 
     Accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. Waxman):
       H.R. 2366. A bill to repeal an unnecessary medical device 
     reporting requirement; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

para.117.32  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       161. By the SPEAKER. Memorial of the General Assembly of 
     the State of California, relative to the Civilian Health and 
     Medical Program of the Uniformed Services; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
       162. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     California, relative to manufactured housing; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       163. Also, memorial of the General Assembly of the State of 
     California, relative to the auction of radio frequency 
     spectrum; to the Committee on Commerce.

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para.117.33  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Bishop, 
     and Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 123: Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. 
     Thomas.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Moorhead.
       H.R. 436: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 580: Ms. Danner and Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 733: Mr. Talent and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Ford, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 773: Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Weller, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Tiahrt, 
     and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 842: Mr. Minge and Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Leach, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Hall of 
     Ohio, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Frost, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
     and Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Schiff, and 
     Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1402: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1458: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Hyde and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1744: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Stupak, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Cox, Mr. Pickett, and Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 1960: Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 1963: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Petri, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Chapman, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Allard.
       H.R. 2026: Mr. Roberts, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
     Bateman, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Ney, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
     Boehner, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
     Brownback, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Bryant of Tennessee.
       H.R. 2090: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Souder, 
     Mr. Wicker, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2092: Mr. Scott, Mr. Coble, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. Owens, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Mineta, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 2132: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frazer, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2137: Mr. Foley and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 2152: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. 
     Scarborough.
       H.R. 2156: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2181: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2185: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Waxman, Mr. Martinez, Ms. DeLauro, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2200: Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
     Roberts, Mr. Largent, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Hastert, and Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Norwood and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 2330: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. 
     Bonilla.
       H.R. 2342: Mr. Combest, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
     Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Skeen.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. Yates, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. Pombo, and Ms. Furse.

para.117.34  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII

       41. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the council of the 
     city of Warren, OH, relative to the National Manual on 
     Uniform Traffic Control Devices; which was referred to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.117.35  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1883: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H. Con. Res. 12: Mr. Livingston.



.
                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1995 (118)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.118.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, September 19, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.118.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1449. A letter from the Under Secretary, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-
     Deficiency Act which occurred at the 502d Air Base Wing at 
     Maxwell Air Force Base, AL, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to 
     the Committee on Appropriations.
       1450. A letter from the Secretary, Department of State, 
     transmitting notification of a proposed issuance of export 
     license agreement for the transfer of defense articles or 
     defense services sold commercially to Thailand (Transmittal 
     No. DTC-45-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1451. A letter from the U.S. Agency for International 
     Development, transmitting notification that the President 
     proposes to exercise his authority under section 614(a)(1) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as amended (the ``Act''), 
     to authorize the furnishing of defense articles and services 
     to Rwanda, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2364(a)(1); to the Committee 
     on International Relations. 

para.118.3  motion to adjourn

  Mr. BONIOR moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. BONIOR objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

167

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

237

para.118.4                   [Roll No. 672]

                                YEAS--167

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--237

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon

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     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--30

     Callahan
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Collins (IL)
     DeFazio
     Diaz-Balart
     Dornan
     Fattah
     Fields (TX)
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Martinez
     Meek
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Moran
     Murtha
     Owens
     Oxley
     Payne (NJ)
     Porter
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Smith (WA)
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Williams
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para.118.5  committees and subcommittees to sit

  Mr. ARMEY, pursuant to clause 2(i) of rule XI, moved that all 
committees and subcommittees be permitted to sit during the 5-minute 
rule today.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, the previous question was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. ARMEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

243

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

175

para.118.6                   [Roll No. 673]

                                YEAS--243

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--175

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Meek
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Payne (NJ)
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Thompson
     Tucker
     Waters
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.118.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2274

  Mr. QUILLEN, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 224):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2274) to amend title 23, United States Code, 
     to designate the National Highway System, and for other 
     purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. Points of order against consideration of the bill for 
     failure to comply with section 302(f) of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure. 
     After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
     amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 
     amendment recommended by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure now printed in the bill, it shall be in order 
     to consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
     under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 2349. That 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 
     by title rather than by section. The first two sections and 
     each title shall be considered as read. Points of order 
     against that amendment in the nature of a substitute for 
     failure to comply with clause 1(q)(10) of rule X, clause 5(a) 
     of rule XXI, or section 302(f) of the congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 are waived. Before consideration of any other 
     amendment it shall be in order to consider the amendment 
     printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution, if offered by Representative Shuster of 
     Pennsylvania or his designee. That amendment shall be 
     considered as read, may amend portions of the bill not yet 
     read for amendment, shall be debatable for ten minutes 
     equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
     opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
     subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
     or in the Committee of the Whole. All points of order against 
     that

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     amendment are waived. After disposition of that amendment, 
     the provisions of the bill as then perfected shall be 
     considered as original text. During further consideration of 
     the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the 
     whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 
     whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be 
     printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
     for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so 
     printed shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote 
     in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 
     Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute made in order as original text. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,

para.118.8  point of order

  Mr. QUILLEN made a point of order during the remarks of the gentlemen 
from Texas [Mr. Doggett], and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I make a point of order that the gentleman from Texas 
[Mr. Doggett] is in violation of House rule XIV that requires Members to 
confine themselves to the question under consideration.
  ``Mr. Speaker, the question under consideration is House Resolution 
224, the rule for the highway bill, and has nothing to do with 
Medicare.''.

  Mr. FROST was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Quillen] objects to 
the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Doggett] speaking about the resolution of 
the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Dingell], when the matter before the 
House is the rule on H.R. 2274.
  ``The Speaker has ruled on this issue several times in recent years. 
Probably the clearest guidelines about relevant speech during 
consideration of a rule come from the Speaker's ruling of September 27, 
1990, and I quote:

     In the Chair's opinion discussing the priority of business is 
     within the confines of the resolution . . . the Chair has 
     ruled that it is certainly within the debate rules of this 
     House to debate whether or not this rule ought to be adopted 
     or another procedure ought to be adopted by the House . . . 
     but when debate ranges into the merits of the relative bills 
     not yet before the House, the Chair would admonish the 
     Members that that goes beyond the resolution . . .

  ``Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Doggett] has not 
discussed the merits of Medicare legislation. He has not discussed the 
details of it or engaged in anything like a debate on that important 
measure. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Texas has confined himself to 
the priority of business argument, that the House ought to be debating 
the resolution of the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Dingell] providing 
for hearings, providing for additional hearings, on Medicare before it 
gets to this important matter dealing with transportation. The 
gentleman from Texas has confined himself to the question of whether to 
adopt the rule before us or a different rule making in order the 
gentleman from Michigan's resolution that provides for hearings on 
Medicare.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I believe the speech of the gentleman from Texas [Mr. 
Doggett] is relevant.''.

  Mr. DOGGETT was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, as my colleague from Texas has just pointed out, the 
focus of my remarks from the outset is the priority of legislative 
business. If a rule is not an appropriate time to discuss the priority 
of legislative business, I know not when one could discuss the 
priority, and of course my reason for raising this issue of priority is 
that I made a parliamentary inquiry only about an hour ago to the 
Speaker to find out how is it possible to get before the House a 
resolution signed by 201 Members of this House asking for more complete 
and fair hearings on Medicare, and I was told there was no way to do 
that without the approval of Speaker Gingrich. So it seemed to me this 
was an appropriate way to discuss priorities because I would be denied, 
as has every other Member of this House, any other way of getting the 
issue before the House.
  ``So, Mr. Speaker, this is a discussion of priorities which I plan, 
in the brief minute I have remaining, to intermingle with the highway 
bill under consideration because the two are very related.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, sustained the point of order, 
and said:

  ``Debate on a special order providing for the consideration of a bill 
may range to the merits of the bill to be made in order since the 
question of consideration of the bill is involved, but should not range 
to the merits of a measure not to be considered under that special 
order.
  ``The gentleman from Tennessee [Mr. Quillen] has made the point of 
order that the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Doggett] is engaging in 
irrelevant debate. Because the gentleman's remarks have in some 
respects extended to the merits of other measures, the Chair finds that 
the point of order is well taken.''.

  After further debate,
  Mr. QUILLEN moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken 
by electronic device.

Yeas

241

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

173

para.118.9                   [Roll No. 674]

                                YEAS--241

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--173

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner

[[Page 1408]]


     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Brown (FL)
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Flake
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Meek
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Payne (NJ)
     Quinn
     Reynolds
     Schiff
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Torres
     Tucker
     Watts (OK)
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

375

It was decided in the

Nays

39

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.118.10                  [Roll No. 675]

                                YEAS--375

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--39

     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Coyne
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Hilliard
     Hoyer
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     McHale
     Miller (CA)
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Rangel
     Sabo
     Schroeder
     Stark
     Tejeda
     Towns
     Vento
     Waxman
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Gibbons
       

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Brown (FL)
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Doolittle
     Fazio
     Flake
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Kennedy (MA)
     Meek
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Payne (NJ)
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Souder
     Tucker
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.118.11  national highway system designation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, pursuant to House Resolution 224 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2274) to amend title 23, United States Code, to designate the 
National Highway System, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. HANSEN as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.118.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. RAHALL:

       Strike section 348.

It was decided in the

Yeas

112

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

313

para.118.13                  [Roll No. 676]

                                AYES--112

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fields (LA)
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fowler
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnston
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey

[[Page 1409]]


     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torres
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--313

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Barrett (NE)
     Fattah
     Kennedy (MA)
     Moakley
     Parker
     Reynolds
     Roukema
     Sisisky
     Tucker 
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.118.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. RAHALL:

       Strike section 348 and insert in lieu thereof the 
     following:

     SEC. 348. NATIONAL MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT.

       Section 154(a) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``fifty-five miles'' the first place it 
     appears and all that follows through ``or (4)'' and inserting 
     ``65 miles per hour, or (2)''; and
       (2) by striking ``Clause (4)'' and inserting ``Clause 
     (2)''.
       Conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly.

It was decided in the

Yeas

133

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

291

para.118.15                  [Roll No. 677]

                                AYES--133

     Abercrombie
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Davis
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fowler
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Pallone
     Parker
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Torres
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waxman
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates

                                NOES--291

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton

[[Page 1410]]


     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Fattah
     Istook
     Kennedy (MA)
     Moakley
     Neal
     Reynolds
     Roukema
     Sisisky
     Stockman
     Tucker
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.118.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. LOWEY:

       At the end of title III of the bill, insert the following:

     SEC. 354. OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY INTOXICATED MINORS

       ``(a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 161. National standard to prohibit the operation of 
       motor vehicles by intoxicated minors

       ``(a) Witholding of Apportionments for Non-compliance.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 1999.--The Secretary shall withhold 5 
     percent of the amount required to be appropriated to any 
     State under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (5) of section 
     104(b) of October 1, 1998, if the State does not meet the 
     requirement of paragraph (3) on such date.
       ``(2) Thereafter.--The Secretary shall withhold 10 percent 
     (including any amounts withheld under paragraph (1)) of the 
     amount required to be apportioned to any State under each of 
     paragraphs (1), (3), and (5) of section 104(b) on October 1, 
     1999, and on October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, if the 
     State does not meet the requirement of paragraph (3) on such 
     date.
       ``(3) Requirement.--A State meets the requirements of this 
     paragraph if the State has enacted and is enforcing a law 
     that makes unlawful throughout the State the operation of a 
     motor vehicle by an individual under the age of 21 who has a 
     blood alcohol concentration of 0.02 percent or greater.
       ``(b) Period of Availability; Effect of Compliance and 
     Noncompliance.--
       ``(1) Period of availability of withheld funds.--
       ``(A) Funds withheld on or before september 30, 2000.--Any 
     funds withheld under subsection (a) from apportionment to any 
     State on or before September 30, 2000, shall remain available 
     until the end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal 
     year for which such funds are authorized to be a 
     appropriated.
       ``(B) Funds withheld after september 30, 2000.--No funds 
     withheld under this section from apportionment to any State 
     after September 30, 2000, shall be available for 
     apportionment to such State.
       ``(2) Apportionment of withheld funds after compliance.--
     If, before the last day of the period of which funds withheld 
     under subsection (a) from apportionment are to remain 
     available for apportionment to State under paragraph (1), the 
     State meets the requirement of subsection (a)(3), the 
     Secretary shall, on the first day on which the State meets 
     such requirement, apportion to the State the funds withheld 
     under subsection (a) that remain available for apportionment 
     to the State.
       ``(3) Period of availability of subsequently apportioned 
     funds.--Any funds apportioned pursuant to paragraph (2) shall 
     remain available for expenditure until the end of the third 
     fiscal year following the fiscal year in which such funds are 
     so apportioned. Sums not obligated at the end of such period 
     shall lapse or, in the case of funds apportioned under 
     section 104(b)(5), shall lapse and be made available by the 
     Secretary for projects in accordance with section 118.
       ``(4) Effect of noncompliance.--If, at the end of the 
     period for which funds withheld under subsection (a) from 
     apportionment are available for apportionment to a State 
     under paragraph (1), the State does not meet the requirement 
     of subsection (a)(3), such funds shall lapse or, in the case 
     of funds withheld from apportionment under section 104(b)(5), 
     such funds shall lapse and be made available by the Secretary 
     for projects in accordance with section 118.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end of 
     the following:

``161. National standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by 
              intoxicated minors.''.

       Conform the table of contents of the bill accordingly.

It was decided in the

Yeas

223

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

203

para.118.17                  [Roll No. 678]

                                AYES--223

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Burr
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Tate
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--203

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kim
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Obey
     Olver
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Fattah
     Kennedy (MA)
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Roukema
     Sisisky
     Solomon
     Tucker
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HANSEN, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 224, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.

[[Page 1411]]

  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National 
     Highway System Designation Act of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Secretary defined.

                    TITLE I--NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM

Sec. 101. National Highway System designation.

                 TITLE II--HIGHWAY FUNDING RESTORATION

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 203. State high priority project restoration program.
Sec. 204. Rescissions.
Sec. 205. State unobligated balance flexibility.
Sec. 206. Minimum allocation.
Sec. 207. Relief from mandates.
Sec. 208. Definitions.

                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Distribution of transit operating assistance limitation.
Sec. 302. Accountability for high cost Federal-aid projects.
Sec. 303. Letters of intent and full financing grant and early systems 
              work agreements.
Sec. 304. Report on capital projects.
Sec. 305. Repeal and modification of existing projects.
Sec. 306. Miscellaneous transit projects.
Sec. 307. Metropolitan planning for transit projects.
Sec. 308. Contracting for engineering and design services.
Sec. 309. Ferry boats and terminal facilities.
Sec. 310. Utilization of the private sector for surveying and mapping 
              services.
Sec. 311. Formula grant program.
Sec. 312. Accessibility of over-the-road buses to individuals with 
              disabilities.
Sec. 313. Alaska Railroad.
Sec. 314. Alcohol and controlled substances testing.
Sec. 315. Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures.
Sec. 316. Safety research initiatives.
Sec. 317. Public transit vehicles exemption.
Sec. 318. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program.
Sec. 319. Quality improvement.
Sec. 320. Applicability of transportation conformity requirements.
Sec. 321. Quality through competition.
Sec. 322. Applicability of certain vehicle weight limitations in 
              Wisconsin.
Sec. 323. Treatment of Centennial Bridge, Rock Island, Illinois, 
              agreement.
Sec. 324. Metric requirements and signs.
Sec. 325. ISTEA technical clarification.
Sec. 326. Metropolitan planning for highway projects.
Sec. 327. Non-Federal share for certain toll bridge projects.
Sec. 328. Discovery and admission as evidence of certain reports and 
              surveys.
Sec. 329. National recreational trails.
Sec. 330. Identification of high priority corridors.
Sec. 331. High priority corridor feasibility studies.
Sec. 332. High cost bridge projects.
Sec. 333. Congestion relief projects.
Sec. 334. High priority corridors on National Highway System.
Sec. 335. High priority corridor projects.
Sec. 336. Rural access projects.
Sec. 337. Urban access and mobility projects.
Sec. 338. Innovative projects.
Sec. 339. Intermodal projects.
Sec. 340. Miscellaneous revisions to Surface Transportation and Uniform 
              Relocation Assistance Act of 1987.
Sec. 341. Eligibility.
Sec. 342. Orange County, California, toll roads.
Sec. 343. Miscellaneous studies.
Sec. 344. Collection of bridge tolls.
Sec. 345. National driver register.
Sec. 346. Roadside barrier technology.
Sec. 347. Motorist call boxes.
Sec. 348. Repeal of national maximum speed limit compliance program.
Sec. 349. Elimination of penalty for noncompliance for motorcycle 
              helmets.
Sec. 350. Safety rest areas.
Sec. 351. Exemptions from requirements relating to commercial motor 
              vehicles and their operators.
Sec. 352. Traffic control signs.
Sec. 353. Brightman Street Bridge, Fall River Harbor, Massachusetts.
Sec. 354. Motor carrier safety program.
Sec. 355. Technical amendment.
Sec. 356. Safety report.
Sec. 357. Operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated minors.
Sec. 358. Effectiveness of drunk driving laws.

     SEC. 2. SECRETARY DEFINED.

       In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
     Transportation.
                    TITLE I--NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM

     SEC. 101. NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM DESIGNATION.

       Section 103 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Initial Designation of NHS.--The National Highway 
     System as submitted by the Secretary of Transportation on the 
     map entitled `Official Submission, National Highway System, 
     Federal Highway Administration', and dated September 1, 1995, 
     is hereby designated within the United States, including the 
     District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
       ``(d) Modifications to the NHS.--
       ``(1) Proposed modifications.--The Secretary may submit for 
     approval to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives proposed 
     modifications to the National Highway System. The Secretary 
     may only propose a modification under this subsection if the 
     Secretary determines that such modification meets the 
     criteria and requirements of subsection (b). Proposed 
     modifications may include new segments and deletion of 
     existing segments of the National Highway System.
       ``(2) Approval of congress required.--A modification to the 
     National Highway System may only take effect if a law has 
     been enacted approving such modification.
       ``(3) Required submissions.--
       ``(A) Initial submission.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of the National Highway System 
     Designation Act of 1995, the Secretary shall submit under 
     paragraph (1) proposed modifications to the National Highway 
     System. Such modifications shall include a list and 
     description of additions to the National Highway System 
     consisting of connections to major ports, airports, 
     international border crossings, public transportation and 
     transit facilities, interstate bus terminals, and rail and 
     other intermodal transportation facilities.
       ``(B) Congressional high priority corridors.--Upon the 
     completion of feasibility studies, the Secretary shall submit 
     under paragraph (1) proposed modifications to the National 
     Highway System consisting of any congressional high priority 
     corridor or any segment thereof established by section 1105 
     of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
     1991 (105 Stat. 2037) which was not identified on the 
     National Highway System designated by subsection (c).
       ``(4) Interim eligibility.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), a 
     modification to the National Highway System which adds to the 
     National Highway System a connection to a major port, 
     airport, international border crossing, public transportation 
     or transit facility, interstate bus terminal, or rail or 
     other intermodal transportation facility shall be eligible 
     for funds apportioned under section 104(b)(1) for the 
     National Highway System if the Secretary finds that such 
     modification is consistent with criteria developed by the 
     Secretary for such modifications to the National Highway 
     System.
       ``(B) Period of eligibility.--A modification to the 
     National Highway System which is eligible under subparagraph 
     (A) for funds apportioned under section 104(b)(1) may remain 
     eligible for such funds only until the date on which a law 
     has been enacted approving modifications to the National 
     Highway System which connect the National Highway System to 
     facilities referred to in subparagraph (A).''.
                 TITLE II--HIGHWAY FUNDING RESTORATION

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Highway Funding 
     Restoration Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 202. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds and declares that--
       (1) Federal infrastructure spending on highways is critical 
     to the efficient movement of goods and people in the United 
     States;
       (2) section 1003(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 has been estimated to 
     result in fiscal year 1996 highway spending being reduced by 
     as much as $4,200,000,000;
       (3) such section 1003(c) will cause every State to lose 
     critical funds from the Highway Trust Fund that can never be 
     recouped; and
       (4) the funding reduction would have disastrous effects on 
     the national economy, impede interstate commerce, and 
     jeopardize the 40-year Federal investment in the Nation's 
     highway system.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this Act are--
       (1) to make the program categories in the current Federal-
     aid highway program more flexible so that States may fund 
     current, high-priority projects in fiscal year 1996;
       (2) to eliminate programs that are not critical during 
     fiscal year 1996 and to reallocate funds so that the States 
     will be able to continue their core transportation 
     infrastructure programs;
       (3) to restore funding for exempt highway programs;
       (4) to ensure the equitable distribution of funds to 
     urbanized areas with a population over 200,000 in a manner 
     consistent with the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991; and
       (5) to suspend certain penalties that would be imposed on 
     the States in fiscal year 1996.

     SEC. 203. STATE HIGH PRIORITY PROJECT RESTORATION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--On October 1 of each of fiscal years 1996 
     and 1997, or as soon as pos

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     sible thereafter, the Secretary shall allocate among the 
     States the amounts made available to carry out this section 
     for Interstate highway substitute, National Highway System, 
     surface transportation program, Interstate, congestion 
     mitigation and air quality improvement program, bridge, 
     hazard elimination, and rail-highway crossings projects.
       (b) Allocation Formula.--Funds made available to carry out 
     this section shall be allocated among the States in 
     accordance with the following table:

States:                                          Allocation Percentages
  Alabama.........................................................1.80 
  Alaska..........................................................1.20 
  Arizona.........................................................1.43 
  Arkansas........................................................1.42 
  California......................................................9.17 
  Colorado........................................................1.27 
  Connecticut.....................................................1.74 
  Delaware........................................................0.39 
  District of Columbia............................................0.52 
  Florida.........................................................4.04 
  Georgia.........................................................2.92 
  Hawaii..........................................................0.54 
  Idaho...........................................................0.70 
  Illinois........................................................3.88 
  Indiana.........................................................2.18 
  Iowa............................................................1.27 
  Kansas..........................................................1.13 
  Kentucky........................................................1.53 
  Louisiana.......................................................1.52 
  Maine...........................................................0.65 
  Maryland........................................................1.68 
  Massachusetts...................................................4.11 
  Michigan........................................................2.75 
  Minnesota.......................................................1.69 
  Mississippi.....................................................1.11 
  Missouri........................................................2.28 
  Montana.........................................................0.93 
  Nebraska........................................................0.79 
  Nevada..........................................................0.69 
  New Hampshire...................................................0.48 
  New Jersey......................................................2.86 
  New Mexico......................................................1.02 
  New York........................................................5.35 
  North Carolina..................................................2.62 
  North Dakota....................................................0.64 
  Ohio............................................................3.64 
  Oklahoma........................................................1.36 
  Oregon..........................................................1.23 
  Pennsylvania....................................................4.93 
  Rhode Island....................................................0.56 
  South Carolina..................................................1.42 
  South Dakota....................................................0.69 
  Tennessee.......................................................2.00 
  Texas...........................................................6.21 
  Utah............................................................0.73 
  Vermont.........................................................0.43 
  Virginia........................................................2.28 
  Washington......................................................2.05 
  West Virginia...................................................1.15 
  Wisconsin.......................................................1.90 
  Wyoming.........................................................0.65 
  Puerto Rico.....................................................0.46 
  Territories....................................................0.01. 
       (c) Effect of Allocations.--Funds distributed to States 
     under subsection (b) shall not affect calculations to 
     determine allocations to States under section 157 of title 
     23, United States Code, and sections 1013(c), 1015(a), and 
     1015(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
     Act of 1991.
       (d) Period of Availability.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, amounts made available to carry out this 
     section shall be available for obligation for the fiscal year 
     for which such amounts are made available plus the 3 
     succeeding fiscal years and shall be subject to the 
     provisions of title 23, United States Code. Obligation 
     limitations for Federal-aid highways and highway safety 
     construction programs established by the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and subsequent laws 
     shall apply to obligations made under this section.
       (e) Special Rule for Urbanized Areas of Over 200,000.--
       (1) General rule.--The percentage determined under 
     paragraph (2) of funds allocated to a State under this 
     section for a fiscal year shall be obligated in urbanized 
     areas of the State with an urbanized population of over 
     200,000 under section 133(d)(3) of title 23, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Percentage.--The percentage referred to in paragraph 
     (1) is the percentage determined by dividing--
       (A) the total amount of the reduction in funds which would 
     have been attributed under section 133(d)(3) of title 23, 
     United States Code, to urbanized areas of the State with an 
     urbanized population of over 200,000 for fiscal year 1996 as 
     a result of the application of section 1003(c) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; by
       (B) the total amount of the reduction in authorized funds 
     for fiscal year 1996 that would have been allocated to the 
     State, and that would have been apportioned to the State, as 
     a result of the application of such section 1003(c).
       (f) Limitation on Planning Expenditures.--One-half of 1 
     percent of amounts allocated to each State under this section 
     in any fiscal year may be available for expenditure for the 
     purpose of carrying out the requirements of section 134 of 
     title 23, United States Code (relating to transportation 
     planning). 1\1/2\ percent of the amounts allocated to each 
     State under this section in any fiscal year may be available 
     for expenditure for the purpose of carrying out activities 
     referred to in subsection (c) of section 307 of such title 
     (relating to transportation planning and research).
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated, out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account), to carry out this section 
     $321,420,595 for fiscal year 1996 and $155,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1997.
       (h) Applicability of Chapter 1 of Title 23.--Except as 
     otherwise provided in this section, funds allocated under 
     this section shall be available for obligation in the same 
     manner and for the same purposes as if such funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
       (i) Territories Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``territories'' means the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
     Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

     SEC. 204. RESCISSIONS.

       (a) Rescissions.--Effective October 1, 1995, and after any 
     necessary reductions are made under section 1003(c) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, the 
     following unobligated balances available on September 30, 
     1995, of funds made available for the following provisions 
     are hereby rescinded:
       (1) $78,993.92 made available by section 131(c) of the 
     Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982.
       (2) $798,701.04 made available by section 131(j) of the 
     Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982.
       (3) $942,249 made available for section 149(a)(66) of the 
     Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act 
     of 1987.
       (4) $88,195 made available for section 149(a)(111)(C) of 
     the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance 
     Act of 1987.
       (5) $155,174.41 made available for section 149(a)(111)(E) 
     of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation 
     Assistance Act of 1987.
       (6) $36,979.05 made available for section 149(a)(111)(J) of 
     the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance 
     Act of 1987.
       (7) $34,281.53 made available for section 149(a)(111)(K) of 
     the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance 
     Act of 1987.
       (8) $164,532 made available for section 149(a)(111)(L) of 
     the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance 
     Act of 1987.
       (9) $86,070.82 made available for section 149(a)(111)(M) of 
     the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance 
     Act of 1987.
       (10) $52,834 made available for section 149(a)(95) of the 
     Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act 
     of 1987.
       (11) $909,131 made available for section 149(a)(99) of the 
     Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act 
     of 1987.
       (12) $3,817,000 made available for section 149(a)(35) of 
     the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance 
     Act of 1987.
       (13) $797,800 made available for section 149(a)(100) of the 
     Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act 
     of 1987.
       (14) $2 made available by section 149(c)(3) of the Surface 
     Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987.
       (15) $44,706,878 made available by section 1012(b)(6) of 
     the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
       (16) $15,401,107 made available by section 1003(a)(7) of 
     the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
       (17) $1,000,000 made available by item number 38 of the 
     table contained in section 1108(b) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
       (18) $150,000,000 deducted by the Secretary under section 
     104(a) of title 23, United States Code.
       (19) $10,800,000 made available by section 5338(a)(1) of 
     title 49, United States Code.
       (b) Reductions in Authorized Amounts.--
       (1) Magnetic levitation.--Section 1036(d)(1) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
     Stat. 1986) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``and'' after 
     ``1994,'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking
     ``, $125,000,000'' and all that follows through ``1997''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``1996, and 1997'' and 
     inserting ``and 1996''.
       (2) Highway safety programs.--Section 2005(1) of such Act 
     (105 Stat. 2079) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' the first place it appears and 
     inserting a comma; and
       (B) by striking ``1996, and 1997'' and inserting ``and 
     1996, and $146,000,000 for 1997''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) shall take effect on the day after the date on which 
     authorized funds for fiscal year 1996 are reduced as a result 
     of application of section 1003(c) of such Act.
       (c) Congestion Pricing Pilot Program Transfers.--After the 
     date on which authorized funds for fiscal year 1996 are 
     reduced as a result of application of section 1003(c) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, the 
     amounts made available for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 to 
     carry out section 1012(b) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1938) shall 
     be available to carry out section 203 of this Act, relating 
     to the State high priority restoration program.

     SEC. 205. STATE UNOBLIGATED BALANCE FLEXIBILITY.

       (a) Reduction in Federal Funding.--
       (1) Notification of states.--On October 1, 1995, or as soon 
     as possible thereafter, the Secretary shall notify each State 
     of the total amount of the re-
     duction in authorized funds for fiscal year 1996 that would 
     have been allocated to such

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     State, and that would have been apportioned to such State, as 
     a result of application of section 1003(c) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
       (2) Exclusion of certain funding.--In determining the 
     amount of any reduction under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall deduct--
       (A) the amount allocated to each State in fiscal year 1996 
     to carry out section 203 of this Act, relating to the State 
     high priority project restoration program; and
       (B) any amounts made available under section 
     157(a)(4)(B)(iii) of title 23, United States Code, for fiscal 
     year 1996.
       (b) Unobligated Balance Flexibility.--Upon request of a 
     State, the Secretary shall make available to carry out 
     projects described in section 203(a) of this Act in fiscal 
     year 1996 an amount not to exceed the amount determined under 
     subsection (a) for the State. Such funds shall be made 
     available from authorized funds that were allocated or 
     apportioned to such State and were not obligated as of 
     September 30, 1995. The State shall designate on or before 
     November 1, 1995, or as soon as possible thereafter which of 
     such authorized funds are to be made available under this 
     section to carry out such projects. The Secretary shall make 
     available before November 15, 1995, or as soon as possible 
     thereafter funds designated under the preceding sentence to 
     the State.
       (c) Special Rule for Urbanized Areas of Over 200,000.--
     Funds which were apportioned to the State under section 
     104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code, and attributed to 
     urbanized areas of a State with an urbanized population of 
     over 200,000 under section 133(d)(3) of such title may only 
     be designated by the State under subsection (b) if the 
     metropolitan planning organization designated for such area 
     concurs, in writing, with such designation.
       (d) Congestion Mitigation and Air Quality Balances.--States 
     may designate under subsection (b) funds apportioned under 
     section 104(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, and not 
     obligated as of September 30, 1995, to carry out projects 
     described in section 203(a) of this Act only if such funds 
     will be obligated in areas described in section 104(b)(2) of 
     such title or, in the case of a State which does not include 
     such an area, the funds may be obligated in any area of the 
     State.
       (e) Interstate Construction Balances.--A State may not 
     designate under subsection (b) any more than \1/3\ of funds 
     apportioned or allocated to the State for Interstate 
     construction and not obligated as of September 30, 1995.
       (f) Period of Availability.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, amounts designated under subsection (b) 
     shall be available for obligation for the same period for 
     which such amounts were originally made available for 
     obligation and shall be subject to the provisions of title 
     23, United States Code. Obligation limitations for Federal-
     aid highways and highway safety construction programs 
     established by the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 and subsequent laws shall apply to 
     obligations made under this section.
       (g) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to affect calculations to 
     determine allocations to States under section 157 of title 
     23, United States Code, and sections 1013(c), 1015(a), and 
     1015(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
     Act of 1991.
       (h) State.--In this section and section 203, the term 
     ``State'' has the meaning such term has under section 401 of 
     title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 206. MINIMUM ALLOCATION.

       (a) Formula.--Section 157(a)(4) of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``In fiscal'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--In fiscal'';
       (2) by inserting ``funds authorized to be appropriated by 
     subsection (f)'' after ``shall allocate'';
       (3) by moving subparagraph (A), as designated by paragraph 
     (1) of this subsection, 2 ems to the right; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Additional allocation.--If the aggregate amount 
     allocated to the States under subparagraph (A) after 
     application of section 1003(c) the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 for any fiscal year 
     beginning after September 30, 1995, is less than the amount 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section for 
     such fiscal year, then the excess of such authorized amount 
     shall be allocated as follows:
       ``(i) The Secretary shall first allocate to each State such 
     amount as may be necessary to increase the allocation under 
     subparagraph (A) to the amount that would have been allocated 
     to the State for such fiscal year if the full amount of the 
     funds authorized to be appropriated for such fiscal year by 
     such Act out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than the Mass 
     Transit Account) were appropriated without regard to such 
     section 1003(c).
       ``(ii) If any of such excess remains after the allocation 
     under clause (i), the Secretary shall allocate to each State 
     such amount as may be necessary so that the amount authorized 
     to be appropriated for such fiscal year for each project to 
     be carried out in such State under sections 1103 through 1108 
     of such Act without regard to section 1003(c) of such Act is 
     available for the project.
       ``(iii) The Secretary shall allocate among the States any 
     excess remaining after the allocations under clauses (i) and 
     (ii) so that each State is allocated the following 
     percentages of the remaining excess:

    ``States:                                              Percentages 
      Alabama.....................................................1.80 
      Alaska......................................................1.20 
      Arizona.....................................................1.43 
      Arkansas....................................................1.42 
      California..................................................9.17 
      Colorado....................................................1.27 
      Connecticut.................................................1.74 
      Delaware....................................................0.39 
      District of Columbia........................................0.52 
      Florida.....................................................4.04 
      Georgia.....................................................2.92 
      Hawaii......................................................0.54 
      Idaho.......................................................0.70 
      Illinois....................................................3.88 
      Indiana.....................................................2.18 
      Iowa........................................................1.27 
      Kansas......................................................1.13 
      Kentucky....................................................1.53 
      Louisiana...................................................1.52 
      Maine.......................................................0.65 
      Maryland....................................................1.68 
      Massachusetts...............................................4.11 
      Michigan....................................................2.75 
      Minnesota...................................................1.69 
      Mississippi.................................................1.11 
      Missouri....................................................2.28 
      Montana.....................................................0.93 
      Nebraska....................................................0.79 
      Nevada......................................................0.69 
      New Hampshire...............................................0.48 
      New Jersey..................................................2.86 
      New Mexico..................................................1.02 
      New York....................................................5.35 
      North Carolina..............................................2.62 
      North Dakota................................................0.64 
      Ohio........................................................3.64 
      Oklahoma....................................................1.36 
      Oregon......................................................1.23 
      Pennsylvania................................................4.93 
      Rhode Island................................................0.56 
      South Carolina..............................................1.42 
      South Dakota................................................0.69 
      Tennessee...................................................2.00 
      Texas.......................................................6.21 
      Utah........................................................0.73 
      Vermont.....................................................0.43 
      Virginia....................................................2.28 
      Washington..................................................2.05 
      West Virginia...............................................1.15 
      Wisconsin...................................................1.90 
      Wyoming.....................................................0.65 
      Puerto Rico.................................................0.46 
      Territories................................................0.01. 
       ``(C) Territories defined.--In this paragraph, the term 
     `territories' means the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, 
     and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.''.
       (b) Special Rule for Urbanized Areas of Over 200,000 in 
     Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997.--Section 157 of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsection 
     (e) and (f), respectively, and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following:
       ``(d) Special Rule for Urbanized Areas of Over 200,000 in 
     Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997.--
       ``(1) General rule.--The percentage determined under 
     paragraph (2) of funds allocated to a State under subsection 
     (a)(4)(B)(iii) for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997 shall 
     be obligated in urbanized areas of the State with an 
     urbanized population of over 200,000 under section 133(d)(3).
       ``(2) Percentage.--The percentage referred to in paragraph 
     (1) is the percentage determined by dividing--
       ``(A) the total amount of the reduction in funds which 
     would have been attributed under section 133(d)(3) to 
     urbanized areas of the State with an urbanized population of 
     over 200,000 for fiscal year 1996 as a result of the 
     application of section 1003(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; by
       ``(B) the total amount of the reduction in authorized funds 
     for fiscal year 1996 that would have been allocated to the 
     State, and that would have been apportioned to the State, as 
     a result of the application of such section 1003(c).''.
       (c) Funding.--Section 157(f) of such title, as redesignated 
     by subsection (b), is amended by inserting before the period 
     the following: ``and before October 1, 1995, $1,101,000,000 
     for fiscal year 1996, $1,378,000,000 for fiscal year 1997''.

     SEC. 207. RELIEF FROM MANDATES.

       (a) Management Systems.--The Secretary shall not take any 
     action pursuant to or enforce the provisions of section 
     303(c) of title 23, United States Code, with respect to any 
     State during fiscal year 1996.
       (b) Asphalt Pavement Containing Recycled Rubber.--Section 
     1038 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act 
     of 1991 (105 Stat. 1987-1990) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d).

     SEC. 208. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Authorized funds.--The term ``authorized funds'' means 
     funds authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
     Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out title 
     23, United States Code (other than sections 402 and 410) and 
     the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
     and subject to an obligation limitation.
       (2) Urbanized area.--The term ``urbanized area'' has the 
     meaning such term has under section 101(a) of title 23, 
     United States Code.
                  TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. DISTRIBUTION OF TRANSIT OPERATING ASSISTANCE 
                   LIMITATION.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 5336(d) of title 
     49, United States Code, the

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     Secretary shall distribute the limitation on operating 
     assistance under such section--
       (1) so that each urbanized area (as such term is defined 
     under section 5302 of such title) that had a population under 
     the 1990 decennial census of the United States of less than 
     200,000 will receive, under the distribution of such 
     limitation for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997, 75 percent 
     of the amount the area received under the distribution of 
     such limitation for fiscal year 1995; and
       (2) so that an urbanized area that had a population under 
     the 1980 decennial census of the United States of more than 
     1,000,000 and has a population
     under the 1990 decennial census of less than 1,000,000, will 
     receive under the distribution of such limitation for each of 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997, 90 percent of the amount of funds 
     apportioned in fiscal year 1982 under sections 5(a)(1)(A), 
     5(a)(2)(A), and 5(a)(3)(A) of the Urban Mass Transportation 
     Act of 1964 to such area.
       (b) Consideration.--In the distribution of the limitation 
     referred to in subsection (a) to urbanized areas that had a 
     population under the 1990 decennial census of 1,000,000 or 
     more, the Secretary shall direct each such area to give 
     priority consideration to the impact of reductions in 
     operating assistance on smaller transit authorities operating 
     within the area and to consider the needs and resources of 
     such transit authorities when the limitation is distributed 
     among all transit authorities operating in the area.

     SEC. 302. ACCOUNTABILITY FOR HIGH COST FEDERAL-AID PROJECTS.

       (a) Requirements.--The Secretary shall require each 
     recipient of Federal financial assistance for a highway or 
     transit project with an estimated total cost of 
     $1,000,000,000 or more to submit to the Secretary an annual 
     financial plan. Such plan shall be based on detailed annual 
     estimates of the cost to complete the remaining elements of 
     the project and on reasonable assumptions, as determined by 
     the Secretary, of future increases in the cost to complete 
     the project.
       (b) Recommendations on Withholding of Assistance.--As part 
     of an annual report to be submitted under subsection (c), the 
     Secretary shall make a recommendation to Congress on whether 
     or not future Federal assistance should be withheld with 
     respect to any project described in subsection (a) for which 
     an annual financial plan is not submitted under subsection 
     (a) or for which the Secretary determines that the estimates 
     or assumptions referred to in subsection (a) are not 
     reasonable.
       (c) Report.--The Secretary shall submit to Congress an 
     annual report on the financial plans submitted to the 
     Secretary under this section, and any recommendation made by 
     the Secretary under subsection (b), in the preceding fiscal 
     year.

     SEC. 303. LETTERS OF INTENT AND FULL FINANCING GRANT AND 
                   EARLY SYSTEMS WORK AGREEMENTS.

       Section 5309(g) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by indenting and dropping paragraph (1) down 1 line;
       (2) by moving all the paragraphs, subparagraphs, and 
     clauses of such section 2 ems to the right;
       (3) by inserting after ``(1)'' the first place it appears 
     the following: ``Letters of intent.--'';
       (4) in paragraph (1)(B) by striking ``Public Works and 
     Transportation'' and inserting ``Transportation and 
     Infrastructure'';
       (5) by inserting after (2) the first place it appears 
     ``Full financing grant agreements.--'';
       (6) by inserting after (3) the first place it appears 
     ``Early system work agreements.--'';
       (7) by inserting after (4) the first place it appears 
     ``Total estimated future obligations and contingent 
     commitments.--''; and
       (8) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Preauthorization of full federal financial 
     responsibility.--
       ``(A) In general.--After the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph and before the date on which Federal-aid highway 
     and transit programs are reauthorized, the Secretary of 
     Transportation may not issue a letter of intent, or enter 
     into a full financing grant agreement or early systems work 
     agreement, under this section for a project or operable 
     segment of a project unless the full amount of Federal 
     financial responsibility for the project or operable segment 
     of a project has been included in an authorization law.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The prohibition on entering into a full 
     financing grant agreement under this paragraph shall not 
     apply--
       ``(i) to any project for which a letter of intent was 
     issued before the date of the enactment of this paragraph; 
     and
       ``(ii) to any project included as an element of an 
     interrelated project which also includes another project for 
     which a letter of intent was issued before such date of 
     enactment.''.

     SEC. 304. REPORT ON CAPITAL PROJECTS FOR FIXED GUIDEWAY 
                   SYSTEMS AND EXTENSIONS TO EXISTING FIXED 
                   GUIDEWAY SYSTEMS.

       Section 5309(m) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by indenting and dropping paragraph (1) down 1 line;
       (2) by moving all the paragraphs and subparagraphs of such 
     section 2 ems to the right;
       (3) by inserting ``Percentages.--'' after ``(1)'' the first 
     place it appears;
       (4) by inserting ``Nonurbanized area allocation.--'' after 
     ``(2)'' the first place it appears;
       (5) by inserting ``Reports.--'' after ``(3)'' the first 
     place it appears;
       (6) in paragraph (3) by striking ``Public Works and 
     Transportation'' and inserting ``Transportation and 
     Infrastructure'';
       (7) in paragraph (3) by striking ``a proposal on the 
     allocation'' and inserting ``a report on the proposed 
     allocation'';
       (8) in paragraph (3) by adding at the end the following:
     ``Such report shall include for each such capital project the 
     following:
       ``(A) An analysis of the potential funding requirements of 
     the project under paragraph (1)(B) in the succeeding 5 fiscal 
     years.
       ``(B) A description of the planning and study process 
     undertaken to select the locally preferred alternative for 
     the project.
       ``(C) A description of efforts undertaken to seek 
     alternative funding sources for the project.''; and
       (9) by inserting ``Multiple allocations.--'' after ``(4)'' 
     the first place it appears.

     SEC. 305. REPEAL AND MODIFICATION OF EXISTING PROJECTS.

       (a) Long Beach Metro Link Fixed Rail Project.--Section 
     3035(o) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
     Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2131) is repealed.
       (b) Honolulu Rapid Transit Project.--Section 3035(ww) of 
     such Act (105 Stat. 2136) is amended by striking 
     ``$618,000,000'' and inserting ``$541,100,000''.

     SEC. 306. MISCELLANEOUS TRANSIT PROJECTS.

       (a) New Jersey Urban Core Project.--Section 3031(d) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
     Stat. 2122-2123) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``Hudson River Waterfront 
     Transportation System'' the following: ``(including corridor 
     connections to and within the city of Bayonne)''; and
       (2) by inserting after ``Concourse,'' the following: ``the 
     West Shore Line,''.
       (b) North Bay Ferry Service.--Section 3035(c) of such Act 
     (105 Stat. 2129) is amended by striking ``$8,000,000'' and 
     all that follows through ``1993'' and inserting 
     ``$17,000,000''.
       (c) Staten Island-Midtown Manhattan Ferry Service.--Section 
     3035(d) of such Act is amended by striking ``$1,000,000'' and 
     all that follows through ``1993'' and inserting 
     ``$12,000,000''.
       (d) Central Area Circulator Project.--Section 3035(e) of 
     such Act is amended by striking the last sentence which 
     begins ``Such amount''.
       (e) Salt Lake City Light Rail Project.--Section 3035(f) of 
     such Act is amended by inserting after ``including'' the 
     following: ``related high-occupancy vehicle lane, intermodal 
     corridor design,''.
       (f) Los Angeles-San Diego Rail Corridor Improvement 
     Project.--Section 3035(g) of such Act is amended by striking 
     ``not less than'' the 1st place it appears and all that 
     follows through ``1994'' and inserting ``$20,000,000''.
       (g) San Jose-Gilroy-Hollister Commuter Rail Project.--
     Section 3035(h) of such Act is amended--
       (1) by striking ``July 1, 1994'' and inserting ``September 
     30, 1996''; and
       (2) by striking ``August 1, 1994,'' and inserting ``October 
     31, 1996,''.
       (h) Dallas Light Rail Project.--
       (1) Multiyear grant agreement.--Section 3035(i) of such Act 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``6.4 miles'' and inserting ``9.6 miles'';
       (B) by striking ``10 stations'' and inserting ``not to 
     exceed 14 stations'';
       (C) by striking ``such light rail line'' and inserting 
     ``the program of interrelated projects identified in section 
     5328(c)(1)(G) of title 49, United States Code,''; and
       (D) by striking ``of such elements'' and inserting 
     ``element of such program of interrelated projects''.
       (2) Program of interrelated projects.--Section 
     5328(c)(1)(G) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``Camp Wisdom'' and inserting ``Interstate Route 20, 
     L.B.J. Freeway''.
       (i) Kansas City Light Rail Line.--Section 3035(k) of such 
     Act is amended by striking ``$1,500,000 in fiscal year 1992, 
     and $4,400,000 in fiscal year 1993'' and inserting 
     ``$5,900,000''.
       (j) Downtown Orlando Circulator Project.--Section 3035(l) 
     of such Act is amended--
       (1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting 
     ``Downtown Orlando Circulator Project'';
       (2) by striking ``No later than April 30, 1992, the'' and 
     inserting ``The'';
       (3) by striking ``for'' the second place it appears and all 
     that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
     ``and the completion of final design, construction, land and 
     equipment acquisition, and related activities for the 
     Downtown Orlando Circulator project.''.
       (k) Detroit Light Rail Project.--Section 3035(m) of such 
     Act is amended by striking ``not less than'' the first place 
     it appears and all that follows through ``1993,'' and 
     inserting ``$20,000,000''.
       (l) Lakewood-Freehold-Matawan or James- burg Rail 
     Project.--Section 3035(p) of such Act is amended by striking 
     ``$1,800,000'' and all that follows through ``1994'' and 
     inserting ``$7,800,000''.
       (m) Charlotte Light Rail Study.--Section 3035(r) of such 
     Act is amended by striking ``$125,000'' and all that follows 
     through ``1993'' and inserting ``$500,000''.
       (n) San Diego Mid Coast Fixed Guideway Project.--Section 
     3035(u) of such Act is amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading by striking ``Mid Coast Light 
     Rail Project'' and inserting ``Metropolitan Transit 
     Improvement Program'';

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       (2) by striking ``No later than April 30, 1992, the'' and 
     inserting ``The''; and
       (3) by striking ``, $2,000,000'' and all that follows 
     through the period and inserting ``$27,000,000 for the 
     integrated project financing of the San Diego Mid Coast and 
     Mission Valley East Corridor fixed guideway projects.''.
       (o) Eureka Springs, Arkansas.--Section 3035(z) of such Act 
     is amended by striking the text and inserting the following: 
     ``From funds made available under section 5309(m)(1)(C) of 
     title 49, United States Code, the Secretary shall make 
     available $63,600 to Eureka Springs Transit for the purchase 
     of an alternative fueled vehicle which is accessible to and 
     usable by individuals with disabilities.''.
       (p) Baltimore-Washington Transportation Improvements 
     Program.--Section 3035(nn) of such Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``as follows:'' and all 
     that follows through ``1994.'' and inserting ``and shall not 
     be less than $60,000,000.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``as follows:'' and all 
     that follows through the period at the end of subparagraph 
     (C) and inserting ``and shall total $160,000,000.''; and
       (3) in paragraph (3) by striking ``for fiscal year 1993''.
       (q) Dulles Corridor Rail Project.--Section 3035(aaa) of 
     such Act is amended--
       (1) by striking ``No later than April 30, 1992, the'' and 
     inserting ``The''; and
       (2) by striking ``the completion'' and all that follows 
     through ``engineering for''.
       (r) Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Project.--Section 
     3035(bbb) of such Act is amended to read as follows:
       ``(bbb) Central Puget Sound Regional Transit Project.--From 
     funds made available under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, 
     United States Code, the Secretary shall make available 
     $300,000,000 for the Central Puget Sound Regional Transit 
     Project.''.
       (s) Canal Street Corridor Light Rail.--Section 3035(fff) of 
     such Act is amended--
       (1) by striking ``No later than April 30, 1992, the'' and 
     inserting ``The''; and
       (2) by striking ``negotiate'' and all that follows through 
     ``includes'' and inserting ``make available''.
       (t) Suspended Light Rail System Technology Pilot Project.--
     Section 5320 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (h)(1)(A) by striking ``for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1992,'';
       (2) in subsection (h)(1)(B) by striking ``for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1993,'';
       (3) in subsection (h)(1)(C) by striking ``for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1994,''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) Deadline.--
       ``(1) Completion of competition.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, not later than 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall 
     complete the national competition initiated under subsection 
     (c) by selecting the public entity referred to in subsection 
     (c)(3).
       ``(2) Thereafter.--Following selection of the public entity 
     in accordance with paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) the Secretary shall make to such public entity the 
     payments under subsections (h)(1)(B) and (h)(1)(C); except 
     that such payments shall be made in the form of grants under 
     section 5312(a); and
       ``(B) the Secretary, upon completion of preliminary 
     engineering and design, shall negotiate and enter into a full 
     financing grant agreement with such public entity under 
     subsection (e), consistent with section 5309(g).''.
       (u) Additional Transit Projects.--
       (1) Canton-akron-cleveland commuter rail.--From funds made 
     available under section 5309(m)(1)(B) of title 49, United 
     States Code, the Secretary shall make available $6,500,000 
     for the Canton-Akron-Cleveland Commuter Rail project.
       (2) Cincinnati northeast/northern kentucky rail.--From 
     funds made available under such section, the Secretary shall 
     make available $2,000,000 for the Cincinnati Northeast/
     Northern Kentucky Rail project.
       (3) DART north central light rail extension.--From funds 
     made available under such section, the Secretary shall make 
     available $2,500,000 for the DART North Central Light Rail 
     Extension project.
       (4) Dallas-fort worth railtran.--From funds made available 
     under such section, the Secretary shall make available 
     $5,000,000 for the Dallas-Fort Worth RAILTRAN project.
       (5) Florida tri-county commuter rail.--From funds made 
     available under such section, the Secretary shall make 
     available $10,000,000 for the Florida Tri-County Commuter 
     Rail project.
       (6) Miami-north 27th avenue.--From funds made available 
     under such section, the Secretary shall make available 
     $2,000,000 for the Miami-North 27th Avenue project.
       (7) Memphis, tennessee, regional rail plan.--From funds 
     made available under such section, the Secretary shall make 
     available $2,500,000 for the Memphis, Tennessee, Regional 
     Rail Plan project.
       (8) New orleans canal street corridor.--From funds made 
     available under such section, the Secretary shall make 
     available $10,000,000 for the New Orleans Canal Street 
     Corridor project.
       (9) Orange county transitway.--From funds made available 
     under such section, the Secretary shall make available 
     $5,000,000 for the Orange County Transitway project.
       (10) Whitehall ferry terminal, new york, new york.--From 
     funds made available under such section, the Secretary shall 
     make available $5,000,000 for the Whitehall Ferry Terminal 
     project.
       (11) Wisconsin central commuter.--From funds made available 
     under such section, the Secretary shall make available 
     $14,400,000 for the Wisconsin Central Commuter project.
       (12) San juan, puerto rico, tren urbano.--From funds made 
     available under such section, the Secretary shall make 
     available $15,000,000 for the San Juan, Puerto Rico, Tren 
     Urbano project.
       (13) Tampa to lakeland commuter rail.--From funds made 
     available under such section, the Secretary shall make 
     available $1,000,000 for the Tampa to Lakeland Commuter Rail 
     project.

     SEC. 307. METROPOLITAN PLANNING FOR TRANSIT PROJECTS.

       Section 5303(b) of title 49, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(16) recreational travel and tourism.''.

     SEC. 308. CONTRACTING FOR ENGINEERING AND DESIGN SERVICES.

       Section 5325 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Special Rules for Engineering and Design Contracts.--
       ``(1) Performance and audits.--Any contract or subcontract 
     awarded in accordance with subsection (d), whether funded in 
     whole or in part with Federal transit funds, shall be 
     performed and audited in compliance with cost principles 
     contained in the Federal acquisition regulations of part 31 
     of title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
       ``(2) Indirect cost rates.--Instead of performing its own 
     audits, a recipient of funds under a contract or subcontract 
     awarded in accordance with subsection (d) shall accept 
     indirect cost rates established in accordance with the 
     Federal acquisition regulations for 1-year applicable 
     accounting periods by a cognizant Federal or State government 
     agency, if such rates are not currently under dispute. Once a 
     firm's indirect cost rates are accepted, the recipient of 
     such funds shall apply such rates for the purposes of 
     contract estimation, negotiation, administration, reporting, 
     and contract payment and shall not be limited by 
     administrative or de facto ceilings of any kind. A recipient 
     of such funds requesting or using the cost and rate data 
     described in this paragraph shall notify any affected firm 
     before such request or use. Such data shall be confidential 
     and shall not be accessible or provided, in whole or in part, 
     to another firm or to any government agency which is not part 
     of the group of agencies sharing cost data under this 
     paragraph, except by written permission of the audited firm. 
     If prohibited by law, such cost and rate data shall not be 
     disclosed under any circumstances.
       ``(3) State option.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) shall take 
     effect 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection with respect to all States; except that if a 
     State, during such 2-year period, adopts by statute an 
     alternative process intended to promote engineering and 
     design quality and ensure maximum competition by professional 
     companies of all sizes providing engineering and design 
     services, such paragraphs shall not apply with respect to 
     such State.''.

     SEC. 309. FERRY BOATS AND TERMINAL FACILITIES.

       Section 129(c)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting before the period at the end of the first 
     sentence the following: ``or between a point in a State and a 
     point in the Dominion of Canada''; and
       (2) in the second sentence by inserting after ``Puerto 
     Rico'' the following: ``, between a point in a State and a 
     point in the Dominion of Canada,''.

     SEC. 310. UTILIZATION OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR SURVEYING AND 
                   MAPPING SERVICES.

       Section 306 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``In''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Guidance.--The Secretary shall issue guidance to 
     encourage States to utilize, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, private sector sources for surveying and mapping 
     services for highway projects under this title. In carrying 
     out this subsection, the Secretary shall determine 
     appropriate roles for State and private mapping and surveying 
     activities, including--
       ``(1) preparation of standards and specifications;
       ``(2) research in surveying and mapping instrumentation and 
     procedures and technology transfer to the private sector;
       ``(3) providing technical guidance, coordination, and 
     administration of State surveying and mapping activities; and
       ``(4) establishing a schedule with quantifiable goals for 
     increasing the use by the States of private sector sources 
     for surveying and mapping activities.''.

     SEC. 311. FORMULA GRANT PROGRAM.

       (a) Transit Security Systems.--Section 5307(d)(1)(J)(i) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting before 
     ``and any other'' the following: ``employing law enforcement 
     or security personnel in areas within or adjacent to such 
     systems,''.
       (b) Ferryboat Operations.--For purposes of calculating 
     apportionments under section 5336 of title 49, United States 
     Code, for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1995, 50 
     percent of the ferryboat revenue vehicle miles and 50 percent 
     of the ferryboat route

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     miles attributable to service provided to the city of Avalon, 
     California, for which the operator receives public assistance 
     shall be included in the calculation of ``fixed guideway 
     vehicle revenue miles'' and ``fixed guideway route miles'' 
     attributable to the Los Angeles urbanized area under sections 
     5336(b)(2)(A) and 5335 of such title.

     SEC. 312. ACCESSIBILITY OF OVER-THE-ROAD BUSES TO INDIVIDUALS 
                   WITH DISABILITIES.

       Section 306(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Americans With 
     Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12186(a)(2)(B)(iii)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subclause (I) by striking ``7 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``3 years after 
     the date of issuance of final regulations under subparagraph 
     (B)(ii)''; and
       (2) in subclause (II) by striking ``6 years after such date 
     of enactment'' and inserting ``2 years after the date of 
     issuance of such final regulations''.

     SEC. 313. ALASKA RAILROAD.

       Section 5337(a)(3)(B) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following: ``The Alaska 
     Railroad is eligible for assistance under this subparagraph 
     with respect to improvements to its passenger operations.''.

     SEC. 314. ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TESTING.

       (a) Mass Transit Testing.--Section 5331(b)(1)(A) of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Testing Program for Mass Transportation Employees.--
     (1)(A) In the interest of mass transportation safety, the 
     Secretary shall prescribe regulations that establish a 
     program requiring mass transportation operations that receive 
     financial assistance under section 5307, 5309, or 5311 of 
     this title or section 103(e)(4) of title 23 to conduct 
     preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random, and post-
     accident testing of mass transportation employees responsible 
     for safety-sensitive functions (as decided by the Secretary) 
     for the use of a controlled substance in violation of law or 
     a United States Government regulation, and to conduct 
     reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of 
     such employees for the use of alcohol in violation of law or 
     a United States Government regulation. The regulations shall 
     permit such operations to conduct preemployment testing of 
     such employees for the use of alcohol.''.
       (b) Railroad Testing.--Section 20140(b)(1)(A) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) a railroad carrier to conduct preemployment, 
     reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of 
     all railroad employees responsible for safety-sensitive 
     functions (as decided by the Secretary) for the use of a 
     controlled substance in violation of law or a United States 
     Government regulation, and to conduct reasonable suspicion, 
     random, and post-accident testing of such employees for the 
     use of alcohol in violation of law or a United States 
     Government regulation; the regulations shall permit such 
     railroad carriers to conduct preemployment testing of such 
     employees for the use of alcohol; and''.
       (c) Motor Carrier Testing.--Section 31306(b)(1)(A) of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Testing Program for Operators of Commercial Motor 
     Vehicles.--(1)(A) In the interest of commercial motor vehicle 
     safety, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe 
     regulations that establish a program requiring motor carriers 
     to conduct preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random, and 
     post-accident testing of operators of commercial motor 
     vehicles for the use of controlled substance in violation of 
     law or a United States Government regulation and to conduct 
     reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of 
     such operators for the use of alcohol in violation of law or 
     a United States Government regulation. The regulations shall 
     permit such motor carriers to conduct preemployment testing 
     of such employees for the use of alcohol.''.
       (d) Aviation Testing.--
       (1) Program for employees of air carriers and foreign air 
     carriers.--Section 45102(a)(1) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Program for Employees of Air Carriers and Foreign Air 
     Carriers.--(1) In the interest of aviation safety, the 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 
     prescribe regulations that establish a program requiring air 
     carriers and foreign air carriers to conduct preemployment, 
     reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of 
     airmen, crewmembers, airport security screening contract 
     personnel, and other air carrier employees responsible for 
     safety-sensitive functions (as decided by the Administrator) 
     for the use of a controlled substance in violation of law or 
     a United States Government regulation; and to conduct 
     reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of 
     airmen, crewmembers, airport security screening contract 
     personnel, and other air carrier employees responsible for 
     safety-sensitive functions (as decided by the Administrator) 
     for the use of alcohol in violation of law or a United States 
     Government regulation. The regulations shall permit air 
     carriers and foreign air carriers to conduct preemployment 
     testing of airmen, crewmembers, airport security screening 
     contract personnel, and other air carrier employees 
     responsible for safety-sensitive functions (as decided by the 
     Administrator) for the use of alcohol.''.
       (2) Program for employees of the federal aviation 
     administration.--Section 45102(b)(1) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Program for Employees of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration.--(1) The Administrator shall establish a 
     program of preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random, and 
     post-accident testing for the use of a controlled substance 
     in violation of law or a United States Government regulation 
     for employees of the Administration whose duties include 
     responsibility for safety-sensitive functions and shall 
     establish a program of reasonable suspicion, random and post-
     accident testing for the use of alcohol in violation of law 
     or a United States Government regulation for such employees. 
     The Administrator may establish a program of preemployment 
     testing for the use of alcohol for such employees.''.

     SEC. 315. ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES.

       (a) Technical Amendment.--Section 410(d)(1)(E) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``the date of 
     enactment of this section'' and inserting ``December 18, 
     1991''.
       (b) Basic Grant Eligibility.--Section 410(d) of such title 
     is further amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(3)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) A State shall be treated as having met the 
     requirement of this paragraph if--
       ``(i) the State provides to the Secretary a written 
     certification that the highest court of the State has issued 
     a decision indicating that implementation of subparagraph (A) 
     would constitute a violation of the constitution of the 
     State; and
       ``(ii) the State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary--
       ``(I) that the alcohol fatal crash involvement rate in the 
     State has decreased in each of the 3 most recent calendar 
     years for which statistics for determining such rate are 
     available; and
       ``(II) that the alcohol fatal crash involvement rate in the 
     State has been lower than the average such rate for all 
     States in each of such calendar years.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Any individual under age 21 with a blood alcohol 
     concentration of 0.02 percent or greater when driving a motor 
     vehicle shall be deemed to be driving while intoxicated.''.
       (c) Supplemental Grants.--Section 410(f) of such title is 
     amended by striking paragraph (1) and redesignating 
     paragraphs (2) through (7) as paragraphs (1) through (6), 
     respectively.

     SEC. 316. SAFETY RESEARCH INITIATIVES.

       (a) Older Drivers and Other Special Driver Groups.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of 
     technologies and practices to improve the driving performance 
     of older drivers and other special driver groups.
       (2) Demonstration activities.--In conducting the study 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall undertake 
     demonstration activities which incorporate and build upon 
     gerontology research related to the study of the normal aging 
     process. The Secretary shall initially implement such 
     activities in those States which have the highest population 
     of aging citizens for whom driving a motor vehicle is their 
     primary mobility mode.
       (3) Cooperative agreement.--The Secretary shall carry out 
     the study under paragraph (1) by entering into a cooperative 
     agreement with an institution that has demonstrated 
     competencies in gerontological research, population 
     demographics, human factors related to transportation, and 
     advanced technology applied to transportation.
       (b) Work Zone Safety.--In carrying out the work zone safety 
     program under section 1051 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, the Secretary shall 
     utilize a variety of methods to increase safety at highway 
     construction sites, including each of the following:
       (1) Conferences to explore new techniques and stimulate 
     dialogue for improving work zone safety.
       (2) Creation of a national clearinghouse to assemble and 
     disseminate, by electronic and other means, information 
     relating to the improvement of work zone safety.
       (3) A national promotional campaign in cooperation with the 
     States to provide timely, site-specific information to 
     motorists when construction workers are actually present.
       (c) Radio and Microwave Technology for Motor Vehicle Safety 
     Warning System.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Federal 
     Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration, shall conduct a study to 
     develop and evaluate radio and microwave technology for a 
     motor vehicle safety warning system in furtherance of safety 
     in all types of motor vehicles.
       (2) Equipment.--Equipment developed under the study to be 
     conducted under subsection (a) shall be directed toward, but 
     not limited to, advance warning to operators of all types of 
     motor vehicles of--
       (A) temporary obstructions in a highway;
       (B) poor visibility and highway surface conditions caused 
     by adverse weather; and
       (C) movement of emergency vehicles.
       (3) Safety applications.--In conducting the study under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall determine whether the 
     technology described in this subsection has other appropriate 
     safety applications.

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     SEC. 317. PUBLIC TRANSIT VEHICLES EXEMPTION.

       Section 1023(h)(1) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 127 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``2-year'' the first place it appears and 
     all that follows through ``Act,'' and inserting ``period 
     beginning on October 6, 1992, and ending on the date on which 
     Federal-aid highway and transit programs are reauthorized 
     after the date of the enactment of the National Highway 
     System Designation Act of 1995,''; and
       (2) by striking the second sentence.

     SEC. 318. CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Areas Eligible for Funds.--
       (1) In general.--The first sentence of section 149(b) of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``if the project or program is for an area 
     in the State that was designated as a nonattainment area 
     under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)) 
     during any part of fiscal year 1994 and'' after ``program'' 
     the 2nd place it appears; and
       (B) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``contribute'' and all 
     that follows through ``; or'' and inserting the following: 
     ``contribute to--
       ``(i) the attainment of a national ambient air quality 
     standard; or
       ``(ii) the maintenance of a national ambient air quality 
     standard in an area that was designated as a nonattainment 
     area but that was later redesignated by the Administrator of 
     the Environmental Protection Agency as an attainment area 
     under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7407(d)); or''.
       (2) Apportionment.--Section 104(b)(2) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in the second sentence, by striking ``is a 
     nonattainment area (as defined in the Clean Air Act) for 
     ozone'' and inserting ``was a nonattainment area (as defined 
     in section 171(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501(2))) 
     for ozone during any part of fiscal year 1994''; and
       (B) in the third sentence--
       (i) by striking ``is also'' and inserting ``was also''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``during any part of fiscal year 1994'' 
     after ``monoxide''.
       (b) Effect of Limitation on Apportionment.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, for each of fiscal years 1996 and 
     1997, any limitation under an amendment made by this section 
     on an apportionment of funds otherwise authorized under 
     section 1003(a)(4) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1919) shall not affect any 
     hold harmless apportionment adjustment under section 1015(a) 
     of such Act (105 Stat. 1943).

     SEC. 319. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.

       (a) Life-Cycle Cost Analysis.--Section 106 of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Life-Cycle Cost Analysis.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     program to require States to conduct an analysis of the life-
     cycle costs of all projects on the National Highway System 
     with an estimated total cost of $25,000,000 or more.
       ``(2) Analysis of life-cycle costs defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `analysis of life-cycle costs' means a 
     process for evaluating the total economic worth of one or 
     more projects by analyzing both initial costs as well as 
     discounted future costs, such as maintenance, reconstruction, 
     rehabilitation, restoring, and resurfacing costs, over the 
     life of the project or projects.''.
       (b) Value Engineering.--Such section is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Value Engineering for NHS.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--The Secretary shall establish a program 
     to require States to carry out a value engineering analysis 
     for all projects on the National Highway System with an 
     estimated total cost of $25,000,000 or more.
       ``(2) Value engineering defined.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `value engineering analysis' means a 
     systematic process of review and analysis of a project or 
     activity during its design phase by a multidisciplined team 
     of persons not originally involved in the project or activity 
     in order to provide suggestions for reducing the total cost 
     of the project or activity and providing a project or 
     activity of equal or better quality. Such suggestions may 
     include a combination or elimination of inefficient or 
     expensive parts of the original proposed design for the 
     project or activity and total redesign of the proposed 
     project or activity using different technologies, materials, 
     or methods so as to accomplish the original purpose of the 
     project or activity.''.

     SEC. 320. APPLICABILITY OF TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Highway Construction.--Section 109(j) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``plan for the 
     implementation of any ambient air quality standard for any 
     air quality control region designated pursuant to the Clean 
     Air Act, as amended.'' and inserting the following: ``plan 
     for--
       ``(1) the implementation of a national ambient air quality 
     standard for which an area is designated as a nonattainment 
     area under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7407(d)); or
       ``(2) the maintenance of a national ambient air quality 
     standard in an area that was designated as a nonattainment 
     area but that was later redesignated by the Administrator as 
     an attainment area for the standard and that is required to 
     develop a maintenance plan under section 175A of the Clean 
     Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7505a).''.
       (b) Clean Air Act Requirements.--Section 176(c) of the 
     Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(5) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply only with 
     respect to--
       ``(A) a nonattainment area and each specific pollutant for 
     which the area is designated as a nonattainment area; and
       ``(B) an area that was designated as a nonattainment area 
     but that was later redesignated by the Administrator as an 
     attainment area and that is required to develop a maintenance 
     plan under section 175A with respect to the specific 
     pollutant for which the area was designated nonattainment.''.

     SEC. 321. QUALITY THROUGH COMPETITION.

       (a) Contracting for Engineering and Design Services.--
     Section 112(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(C) Performance and audits.--Any contract or subcontract 
     awarded in accordance with subparagraph (A), whether funded 
     in whole or in part with Federal-aid highway funds, shall be 
     performed and audited in compliance with cost principles 
     contained in the Federal acquisition regulations of part 31 
     of title 48 of the Code of Federal Regulations.
       ``(D) Indirect cost rates.--Instead of performing its own 
     audits, a recipient of funds under a contract or subcontract 
     awarded in accordance with subparagraph (A) shall accept 
     indirect cost rates established in accordance with the 
     Federal acquisition regulations for 1-year applicable 
     accounting periods by a cognizant Federal or State government 
     agency, if such rates are not currently under dispute. Once a 
     firm's indirect cost rates are accepted, the recipient of 
     such funds shall apply such rates for the purposes of 
     contract estimation, negotiation, administration, reporting, 
     and contract payment and shall not be limited by 
     administrative or de facto ceilings of any kind. A recipient 
     of such funds requesting or using the cost and rate data 
     described in this subparagraph shall notify any affected firm 
     before such request or use. Such data shall be confidential 
     and shall not be accessible or provided, in whole or in part, 
     to another firm or to any government agency which is not part 
     of the group of agencies sharing cost data under this 
     subparagraph, except by written permission of the audited 
     firm. If prohibited by law, such cost and rate data shall not 
     be disclosed under any circumstances.
       ``(E) State option.--Subparagraphs (C) and (D) shall take 
     effect 2 years after the date of the enactment of this 
     subparagraph with respect to all States; except that if a 
     State, during such 2-year period, adopts by statute an 
     alternative process intended to promote engineering and 
     design quality and ensure maximum competition by professional 
     companies of all sizes providing engineering and design 
     services, such subparagraphs shall not apply with respect to 
     such State.''.
       (b) Repeal of Pilot Program.--Section 1092 of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 
     U.S.C. 112 note; 105 Stat. 2024) is repealed.

     SEC. 322. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN VEHICLE WEIGHT LIMITATIONS 
                   IN WISCONSIN.

       Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Operation of Certain Specialized Hauling Vehicles on 
     Certain Wisconsin Highways.--If the 104-mile portion of 
     Wisconsin State Route 78 and United States Route 51 between 
     Interstate Route 94 near Portage, Wisconsin, and Wisconsin 
     State Route 29 south of Wausau, Wisconsin, is designated as 
     part of the Interstate System under section 139(a), the 
     single axle weight, tandem axle weight, gross vehicle weight, 
     and bridge formula limits set forth in subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to the 104-mile portion with respect to the 
     operation of any vehicle that could legally operate on the 
     104-mile portion before the date of enactment of this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 323. TREATMENT OF CENTENNIAL BRIDGE, ROCK ISLAND, 
                   ILLINOIS, AGREEMENT.

       For purposes of section 129(a)(6) of title 23, United 
     States Code, the agreement concerning the Centennial Bridge, 
     Rock Island, Illinois, entered into under the Act entitled 
     ``An Act authorizing the city of Rock Island, Illinois, or 
     its assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate a toll 
     bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Rock Island, 
     Illinois, and to a place at or near the city of Davenport, 
     Iowa'', approved March 18, 1938 (52 Stat. 110, chapter 48), 
     shall be treated as if the agreement had been entered into 
     under section 129 of title 23, United States Code, as in 
     effect on December 17, 1991, and may be modified in 
     accordance with section 129(a)(6) of the title.

     SEC. 324. METRIC REQUIREMENTS AND SIGNS.

       (a) Placement of Signs.--Before September 30, 1997, the 
     Secretary may not require the States to expend any Federal or 
     State funds to construct, erect, or otherwise place any sign 
     relating to any speed limit, distance, or other measurement 
     on any highway for the purpose of having such sign establish 
     such speed limit, distance, or other measurement using the 
     metric system.
       (b) Modification of Signs.--Before September 30, 1997, the 
     Secretary may not require the States to expend any Federal or 
     State funds to modify any sign relating to any speed limit, 
     any distance, or other measurement on any highway for the 
     purpose of having such sign establish such speed limit,

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     distance, or measurement using the metric system.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Highway.--The term ``highway'' has the meaning such 
     term has under section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
       (2) Metric system.--The term ``metric system'' has the 
     meaning the term ``metric system of measurement'' has under 
     section 4 of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 
     205c).

     SEC. 325. ISTEA TECHNICAL CLARIFICATION.

       Section 131(s) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking the period at the end of the first sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``; except that nothing in this 
     subsection or section 1047 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 shall restrict, or 
     otherwise be applied by the Secretary to affect, the 
     authority of a State under subsection (d) of this section 
     with respect to commercial or industrial areas or the 
     authority of a State under subsection (k) of this section to 
     establish standards imposing stricter limitations than those 
     established in this subsection.''.

     SEC. 326. METROPOLITAN PLANNING FOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS.

       Section 134(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(16) Recreational travel and tourism.''.

     SEC. 327. NON-FEDERAL SHARE FOR CERTAIN TOLL BRIDGE PROJECTS.

       Section 144(l) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following: ``Any non-Federal funds 
     expended for the seismic retrofit of the bridge may be 
     credited toward the non-Federal share required as a condition 
     of receipt of any Federal funds for seismic retrofit of the 
     bridge made available after the date of the expenditure.''.

     SEC. 328. DISCOVERY AND ADMISSION AS EVIDENCE OF CERTAIN 
                   REPORTS AND SURVEYS.

       Section 409 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``or collected'' after ``compiled''.

     SEC. 329. NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS.

       (a) State Eligibility.--Section 1302(c) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (33 U.S.C. 
     1261(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Act'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``part'';
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), respectively; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Sixth year provision.--On and after the date that is 
     5 years after the date of the enactment of this part, a State 
     shall be eligible to receive moneys under this part in a 
     fiscal year only if the State agrees to expend from non-
     Federal sources for carrying out projects under this part an 
     amount equal to 20 percent of the amount received by the 
     State under this part in such fiscal year.''.
       (b) Administrative Costs.--Section 1302(d)(1) of such Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1261(d)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) contracting for services with other land management 
     agencies; and''.
       (c) Environmental Mitigation.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1302(e) of such Act (33 U.S.C. 
     1261(e)) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8) as 
     paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (9), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) Environmental mitigation.--
       ``(A) Requirement.--To the extent practicable and 
     consistent with other requirements of this section, in 
     complying with paragraph (4), a State shall give priority to 
     project proposals which provide for the redesign, 
     reconstruction, nonroutine maintenance, or relocation of 
     trails in order to mitigate and minimize the impact to the 
     natural environment.
       ``(B) Compliance.--The State shall receive guidance for 
     determining compliance with subparagraph (A) from the 
     recreational trail advisory board satisfying the requirements 
     of subsection (c)(2)(A).''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1302(e)(4) of such Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1261(e)(4)) is amended by striking ``paragraphs 
     (6) and (8)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (7) and (9)(B)''.
       (d) Exclusions.--Section 1302(e)(7) of such Act, as 
     redesignated by subsection (c), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(7) Small state exclusion.--'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(7) Exclusions.--
       ``(A) Small state.--'';
       (2) by moving the text of subparagraph (A), as designated 
     by paragraph (1), 2 ems to the right; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Best interest of a state.--Any State which determines 
     based on trail needs identified in its State Comprehensive 
     Outdoor Recreation Plan that it is in the best interest of 
     the State to be exempt from the requirements of paragraph (4) 
     may apply to the Secretary for such an exemption. Before 
     approving or disapproving an application for such an 
     exemption, the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
     Register notice of receipt of the application and provide an 
     opportunity for public comment on the application.''.
       (e) Return of Moneys Not Expended.--Section 1302(e)(9) of 
     such Act, as redesignated by subsection (c), is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``the State'' before ``may be exempted''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``and expended or committed'' and all that 
     follows before the period.
       (f) Advisory Committee.--Section 1303(b) of such Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1262(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``11 members'' and inserting ``12 
     members'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as 
     paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) 1 member appointed by the Secretary representing 
     individuals with disabilities;''.

     SEC. 330. IDENTIFICATION OF HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5)(A) I-73/74 North-South Corridor from Charleston, 
     South Carolina, through Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to 
     Portsmouth, Ohio, to Cincinnati, Ohio, to termini at Detroit, 
     Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The Sault Ste. Marie 
     terminus shall be reached via a corridor connecting Adrian, 
     Jackson, Lansing, Mount Pleasant, and Grayling, Michigan.
       ``(B)(i) In the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Corridor 
     shall generally follow--
       ``(I) United States Route 220 from the Virginia-North 
     Carolina border to I-581 south of Roanoke;
       ``(II) I-581 to I-81 in the vicinity of Roanoke;
       ``(III) I-81 to the proposed highway to demonstrate 
     intelligent transportation systems authorized by item 29 of 
     the table in section 1107(b) in the vicinity of 
     Christiansburg to United States Route 460 in the vicinity of 
     Blacksburg; and
       ``(IV) United States Route 460 to the West Virginia State 
     line.
       ``(ii) In the States of West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio, 
     the Corridor shall generally follow--
       ``(I) United States Route 460 from the West Virginia State 
     line to United States Route 52 at Bluefield, West Virginia; 
     and
       ``(II) United States Route 52 to United States Route 23 at 
     Portsmouth, Ohio.
       ``(iii) In the States of North Carolina and South Carolina, 
     the Corridor shall generally follow--
       ``(I) in the case of I-73--
       ``(aa) United States Route 220 from the Virginia State line 
     to State Route 68 in the vicinity of Greensboro;
       ``(bb) State Route 68 to I-40;
       ``(cc) I-40 to United States Route 220 in Greensboro;
       ``(dd) United States Route 220 to United States Route 1 
     near Rockingham;
       ``(ee) United States Route 1 to the South Carolina State 
     line; and
       ``(ff) South Carolina State line to Charleston, South 
     Carolina; and
       ``(II) in the case of I-74--
       ``(aa) I-77 from Bluefield, West Virginia, to the junction 
     of I-77 and the United States Route 52 connector in Surry 
     County, North Carolina;
       ``(bb) the I-77/United States Route 52 connector to United 
     States Route 52 south of Mount Airy, North Carolina;
       ``(cc) United States Route 52 to United States Route 311 in 
     Winston-Salem, North Carolina;
       ``(dd) United States Route 311 to United States Route 220 
     in the vicinity of Randleman, North Carolina.
       ``(ee) United States Route 220 to United States Route 74 
     near Rockingham;
       ``(ff) United States Route 74 to United States Route 76 
     near Whiteville;
       ``(gg) United States Route 74/76 to the South Carolina 
     State line in Brunswick County; and
       ``(hh) South Carolina State line to Charleston, South 
     Carolina.'';
       (2) in paragraph (18)--
       (A) by striking ``and'';
       (B) by inserting ``Mississippi, Arkansas,'' after 
     ``Tennessee,''; and
       (C) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and to the Lower Rio Grande Valley at the 
     border between the United States and Mexico'';
       (3) by inserting before the period at the end of paragraph 
     (18) the following: ``, and to include the Corpus Christi 
     Northside Highway and Rail Corridor from the existing 
     intersection of United States Route 77 and Interstate Route 
     37 to United States Route 181''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(22) The Alameda Transportation Corridor along Alameda 
     Street from the entrance to the ports of Los Angeles and Long 
     Beach to Interstate 10, Los Angeles, California.
       ``(23) The Interstate Route 35 Corridor from Laredo, Texas, 
     through Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Wichita, Kansas, to 
     Kansas City, Kansas/Missouri, to Des Moines, Iowa, to 
     Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Duluth, Minnesota.
       ``(24) The Dalton Highway from Deadhorse, Alaska to 
     Fairbanks, Alaska.
       ``(25) State Route 168 (South Battlefield Boulevard), 
     Virginia, from the Great Bridge Bypass to the North Carolina 
     State line.
       ``(26) The CANNAMEX CORRIDOR from Nogales, Arizona, through 
     Las Vegas, Nevada, to Salt Lake City, Utah, to Idaho

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     Falls, Idaho, to Great Falls, Montana, to the Canadian Border 
     as follows:
       ``(A) In the State of Arizona, the CANAMEX CORRIDOR shall 
     generally follow--
       ``(i) I-19 from Nogales to Tucson;
       ``(ii) I-10 from Tucson to Phoenix; and
       ``(iii) United States Route 93 from Phoenix to the Nevada 
     Border.
       ``(B) In the State of Nevada, the CANAMEX CORRIDOR shall 
     follow--
       ``(i) United States Route 93 from the Arizona Border to Las 
     Vegas; and
       ``(ii) I-15 from Las Vegas to the Utah Border.
       ``(C) From the Utah Border to the Canadian Border, the 
     CANAMEX CORRIDOR shall follow I-15.
       ``(27) The Camino Real Corridor from El Paso, Texas, to 
     Denver, Colorado, as follows:
       ``(A) In the State of Texas, the Camino Real Corridor shall 
     generally follow--
       ``(i) arterials from the international ports of entry to I-
     10 in El Paso County; and
       ``(ii) I-10 from El Paso County to the New Mexico border.
       ``(B) In the State of New Mexico, the Camino Real Corridor 
     shall generally follow--
       ``(i) I-10 from the Texas Border to Las Cruces; and
       ``(ii) I-25 from Las Cruces to the Colorado Border.
       ``(C) In the State of Colorado, the Camino Real Corridor 
     shall generally follow I-25 from the New Mexico Border to 
     Denver.''.
       (b) Inclusion of Certain Route Segments on Interstate 
     System.--Section 1105(e) of such Act (105 Stat. 2033) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Inclusion of certain route segments on interstate 
     system.--Where not a part of the Interstate System, the 
     routes referred to in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of 
     subsection (c)(5)(B) (other than the portion located in the 
     State of West Virginia), in subsection (c)(9), and in 
     subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20) are hereby designated future 
     parts of the Interstate System. Any segment of such routes 
     shall become a part of the Interstate System at such time as 
     the Secretary determines that the segment--
       ``(A) meets the Interstate System design standards approved 
     by the Secretary under section 109(b) of title 23, United 
     States Code; and
       ``(B) connects to an existing Interstate System segment and 
     functions as a safe and usable segment.''.

     SEC. 331. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDOR FEASIBILITY STUDIES.

       (a) Evacuation Routes for Louisiana Coastal Areas.--Section 
     1105(e)(2) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2033) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new sentence: ``A feasibility study 
     may be conducted under this subsection to identify routes 
     that will expedite future emergency evacuations of coastal 
     areas of Louisiana.''.
       (b) East-West Transamerica Corridor.--With amounts 
     available to the Secretary under section 1105(h) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, the 
     Secretary in cooperation with the States of Virginia and West 
     Virginia shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
     of establishing a route for the East-West Transamerica 
     Corridor (designated pursuant to section 1105(c)(3) of such 
     Act) from Beckley, West Virginia, utilizing a corridor 
     entering Virginia near the city of Covington then moving 
     south from the Allegheny Highlands to serve Roanoke and 
     continuing east to Lynchburg. From there such route would 
     continue across Virginia to the Hampton Roads-Norfolk area.

     SEC. 332. HIGH COST BRIDGE PROJECTS.

       The table contained in section 1103(b) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
     2027-2028) is amended--
       (1) in item number 5, relating to Gloucester Point, 
     Virginia, by inserting after ``York River'' the following: 
     ``and for repair, strengthening, and rehabilitation of the 
     existing bridge''; and
       (2) in item number 10, relating to Shakopee, Minnesota, by 
     inserting ``project, including the bypass of'' after 
     ``replacement''.

     SEC. 333. CONGESTION RELIEF PROJECTS.

       The table contained in section 1104(b) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
     2029-2031) is amended--
       (1) in item number 1, relating to Long Beach, California, 
     by striking ``HOV Lanes on'' and inserting ``downtown Long 
     Beach access ramps into the southern terminus of'';
       (2) in item number 10, relating to San Diego, California, 
     by striking ``1 block of Cut and Cover Tunnel on Rt. 15'' and 
     inserting ``bridge decking on Route 15'';
       (3) in item number 23, relating to Tucson, Arizona, by 
     inserting ``, of which a total of $3,609,620 shall be 
     available for the project authorized by item number 74 of the 
     table contained in section 1106(b)'' after ``in Tuscon, 
     Arizona''; and
       (4) in item number 43, relating to West Virginia, by 
     striking ``Coal Fields'' and inserting ``Coalfields''.

     SEC. 334. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS ON NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

       Section 1105(c)(3) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032) is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end the following: 
     ``commencing on the Atlantic Coast in the Hampton Roads-
     Norfolk area going westward across Virginia to a West 
     Virginia corridor centered around Beckley to Welch as part of 
     the Coalfields Expressway described in section 1069(v), then 
     to Williamson sharing a common corridor with the I-73/74 
     Corridor (referred to in item 12 of the table contained in 
     subsection (f)), then to a Kentucky Corridor centered on the 
     cities of Pikeville, Jenkins, Hazard, London, Somerset, 
     Columbia, Bowling Green, Hopkinsville, Benton, and Paducah, 
     into Illinois, and into Missouri and exiting Western Missouri 
     and entering the southeast corner of Kansas''.

     SEC. 335. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDOR PROJECTS.

       The table contained in section 1105(f) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
     2033-2035) is amended--
       (1) in item 1, relating to Pennsylvania, by inserting after 
     ``For'' the following: ``the segment described in item 6 of 
     this table and up to $11,000,000 for'';
       (2) in item 2, relating to Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, 
     Tennessee, by inserting after ``Rt. 72'' the following: ``and 
     up to $1,500,000 from the State of Alabama's share of the 
     project for modification of the Keller Memorial Bridge in 
     Decatur, Alabama, to a pedestrian structure''; and
       (3) in item number 26, relating to Indiana, Kentucky, 
     Tennessee, by striking ``Newberry'' and inserting 
     ``Evansville''.

     SEC. 336. RURAL ACCESS PROJECTS.

       The table contained in section 1106(a)(2) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
     2037-2042) is amended--
       (1) in item number 34, relating to Illinois, by striking 
     ``Resurfacing'' and all that follows through ``Omaha'' and 
     inserting ``Bel-Air Road improvement from south of Carmi to 
     State Route 141 in southeastern White County'';
       (2) in item number 52, relating to Bedford Springs, 
     Pennsylvania, by striking ``and Huntington'' and inserting 
     ``Franklin, and Huntingdon'';
       (3) in item number 61, relating to Lubbock, Texas, by 
     striking ``with Interstate 20'' and inserting ``with 
     Interstate 10 through Interstate 20 and Interstate 27 north 
     of Amarillo to the Texas/Oklahoma border'';
       (4) in item number 71, relating to Chautauqua County, New 
     York, by inserting ``and other improvements'' after 
     ``expressway lanes'';
       (5) in item number 75, relating to Pennsylvania, by 
     striking ``Widen'' and all that follows through ``lanes'' and 
     inserting ``Road improvements on a 14-mile segment of U.S. 
     Route 15 in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania'';
       (6) in item number 93, relating to New Mexico, by striking 
     ``Raton-Clayton Rd., Clayton, New Mexico'' and inserting 
     ``U.S. Rt. 64/87 from Raton, New Mexico, through Clayton to 
     the Texas-New Mexico State line''; and
       (7) in item number 111, relating to Parker County, Texas 
     (SH199)--
       (A) by striking ``Parker County'' and inserting ``Parker 
     and Tarrant Counties''; and
       (B) by striking ``to four-'' and inserting ``in Tarrant 
     County, to freeway standards and in Parker County to a 4-''.

     SEC. 337. URBAN ACCESS AND MOBILITY PROJECTS.

       The table contained in section 1106(b)(2) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
     2043-2047) is amended--
       (1) in item number (9), relating to New York, New York, by 
     striking ``Improvements'' and all that follows through ``NY'' 
     and inserting ``Projects in New York City, New York (other 
     than improvements to the Miller Highway)'';
       (2) in item number 13, relating to Joliet, Illinois, by 
     striking ``and construction and interchange at Houbolt Road 
     and I-80'';
       (3) in item number 36, relating to Compton, California, by 
     striking ``For a grade'' and all that follows through 
     ``Corridor'' and inserting ``For grade separations and other 
     improvements in the city of Compton, California''; and
       (4) in item number 52, relating to Chicago, Illinois, by 
     striking ``Right-of-way'' and all that follows through 
     ``Connector)'' and inserting ``Reconstruct the Michigan 
     Avenue viaduct''.

     SEC. 338. INNOVATIVE PROJECTS.

       The table contained in section 1107(b) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
     2048-2059) is amended--
       (1) in item 19, relating to Water Street, Pennsylvania--
       (A) by striking ``Water Street,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, or other projects in the counties of 
     Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, and Huntingdon as selected 
     by the State of Pennsylvania'' after ``Pennsylvania'' the 
     second place it appears;
       (2) in item 20, relating to Holidaysburg, Pennsylvania--
       (A) by striking ``Holidaysburg,'' the first place it 
     appears; and
       (B) by inserting ``, or other projects in the counties of 
     Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, and Huntingdon as selected 
     by the State of Pennsylvania'' after ``Pennsylvania'' the 
     second place it appears;
       (3) in item number 24, relating to Pennsylvania, by 
     inserting after ``line'' the following: ``and for the 
     purchase, rehabilitation, and improvement of any similar 
     existing facility within a 150-mile radius of such project, 
     as selected by the State of Pennsylvania'';
       (4) in item number 29, relating to Blacksburg, Virginia, by 
     inserting ``methods of facilitating public and private 
     participation in'' after ``demonstrate'';
       (5) in item number 35, relating to Alabama, by striking 
     ``to bypass'' and all that follows

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     through ``I-85'' and inserting ``beginning on U.S. Route 80 
     west of Montgomery, Alabama, and connecting to I-65 south of 
     Montgomery and I-85 east of Montgomery'';
       (6) in item 49, relating to Suffolk County, New York, by 
     inserting after ``perimeters'' the following: ``and provide 
     funds to the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead, Smithtown, East 
     Hampton, Southold, Shelter Island, and Southampton for the 
     purchase of vehicles to meet the transportation needs of the 
     elderly and persons with disabilities'';
       (7) in item number 52, relating to Pennsylvania, by 
     striking ``2'' and all that follows through ``Pennsylvania'' 
     and inserting ``or rehabilitate (or both) highway and 
     transportation infrastructure projects within 30 miles of I-
     81 or I-80 in northeastern Pennsylvania'';
       (8) in item number 61, relating to Mojave, California, by 
     striking ``Mojave'' and inserting ``Victorville'' and by 
     inserting ``Mojave'' after ``reconstruct'';
       (9) in item number 68, relating to Portland/S. Portland, 
     Maine--
       (A) by striking ``Portland/S. Portland,''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``Bridge'' the following: ``and 
     improvements to the Carlton Bridge in Bath-Woolworth'';
       (10) in item number 76, relating to Tennessee, by inserting 
     ``Improved access to'' before ``I-81'' and striking 
     ``Interchange'' and inserting after ``Tennessee'' the 
     following: ``via improvements at I-181/Eastern Star Road and 
     I-81/Kendrick Creek Road'';
       (11) in item number 100, relating to Arkansas, by striking 
     ``Thornton'' and inserting ``Little Rock'';
       (12) in item number 113, relating to Durham County, North 
     Carolina, by inserting after ``Route 147'' the following: ``, 
     including the interchange at I-85'';
       (13) in item number 114, relating to Corpus Christi to 
     Angleton, Texas, by striking ``Construct new multi-lane 
     freeway'' and inserting ``Construct a 4-lane divided 
     highway'';
       (14) in item number 193, relating to Corning, New York, by 
     inserting ``and other improvements'' after ``expressway 
     lanes''; and
       (15) in item 196, relating to Orlando, Florida--
       (A) by striking ``Orlando,''; and
       (B) by striking ``Land'' and all that follows through 
     ``project'' and inserting ``One or more regionally 
     significant, intercity ground transportation projects''.

     SEC. 339. INTERMODAL PROJECTS.

       The table contained in section 1108(b) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
     2060-2063) is amended--
       (1) in item number 12, relating to Buffalo, New York, by 
     inserting after ``Project'' the following: ``and the 
     Crossroads Arena Project'';
       (2) in item number 31, relating to Los Angeles, California, 
     by striking ``To improve ground access from Sepulveda Blvd. 
     to Los Angeles, California'' and inserting the following: 
     ``For the Los Angeles International Airport central terminal 
     ramp access project, $3,500,000; for the widening of Aviation 
     Boulevard south of Imperial Highway, $3,500,000; for the 
     widening of Aviation Boulevard north of Imperial Highway, 
     $1,000,000; and for transportation systems management 
     improvements in the vicinity of the Sepulveda Boulevard/Los 
     Angeles International Airport tunnel, $950,000''; and
       (3) in item 33, relating to Orange County, New York, strike 
     ``Stuart Airport Interchange Project'' and insert ``Stewart 
     Airport interchange projects''.

     SEC. 340. MISCELLANEOUS REVISIONS TO SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 
                   AND UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1987.

       (a) California.--Section 149(a)(69) of the Surface 
     Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 
     (101 Stat. 191), relating to Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena 
     Airport, California, is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence by striking ``highway'';
       (2) in the first sentence by striking ``and construction of 
     terminal and parking facilities at such airport''; and
       (3) by striking ``by making'' in the second sentence and 
     all that follows through the period at the end of such 
     sentence and inserting the following: ``by preparing a 
     feasibility study and conducting preliminary engineering, 
     design, and construction of a link between such airport and 
     the commuter rail system that is being developed by the Los 
     Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority.''.
       (b) Louisiana.--
       (1) Rural access project.--
       (A) Rescission.--Effective October 1, 1995, the unobligated 
     balances on September 30, 1995, of funds made available for 
     section 149(a)(87) of the Surface Transportation and Uniform 
     Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 194; relating to 
     West Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana) are hereby rescinded.
       (B) Funding.--Item number 17 of the table contained in 
     section 1106(a)(2) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2038), relating to Lake 
     Charles, Louisiana, is amended by striking ``4.1'' and 
     inserting ``8.8''.
       (2) I-10 exit ramp and other projects.--Section 149(a)(89) 
     of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation 
     Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 191) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and lake charles'' after ``lafayette'' 
     in the paragraph heading; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end ``and, of 
     amounts made available to carry out this paragraph, may use 
     up to $456,022 to carry out a comprehensive transportation 
     and land use plan for Lafayette, Louisiana, $1,000,000 to 
     carry out a project to construct an exit ramp from the 
     eastbound side of Interstate Route I-10 to Ryan Street in 
     Lake Charles, Louisiana, and $269,661 under this paragraph 
     for projects described in section 149(a)(90)''.
       (3) Contraband bridge.--Section 149(a)(90) of such Act (101 
     Stat. 191) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and lake charles'' after ``lafayette'' 
     in the paragraph heading; and
       (B) by inserting ``and a project to construct the 
     Contraband Bridge portion of the Nelson Access Road Project'' 
     before the period at the end.
       (c) Pennyslvania.--Section 149(a)(74) of the Surface 
     Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 
     (101 Stat. 192) is amended by inserting before the period at 
     the end the following: ``and other projects in the counties 
     of Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, and Huntingdon, 
     Pennsylvania''.
       (d) Maryland.--Section 149(a)(92) of such Act (101 Stat. 
     194) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``United states route 48'' and inserting 
     ``Washington and frederick counties''; and
       (2) by inserting ``and to construct an interchange between 
     Interstate Route I-70 and Interstate Route I-270 in Frederick 
     County, Maryland'' after ``Mountain Road''.
       (e) Bus Testing Facility.--Section 5318 of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) by inserting ``or cooperative 
     agreement'' after ``contract'' each place it appears; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Conversion of Contracts.--The Secretary may convert 
     existing contracts entered into under this section into 
     cooperative agreements.''.

     SEC. 341. ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) Existing Project.--Section 108(b) of the Federal-Aid 
     Highway Act of 1956 (23 U.S.C. 101 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1)'' before ``such costs may be 
     further''; and
       (2) by striking ``, and (2) the amount of such costs shall 
     not include the portion of the project between High Street 
     and Causeway Street''.
       (b) Other Existing Projects.--
       (1) Reconstruction and widening.--The project authorized by 
     section 162 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 
     1982 (96 Stat. 2136) shall include reconstruction and 
     widening to 6 lanes of existing Interstate Route 95 and of 
     the Pennsylvania Turnpike from United States Route 1 to the 
     junction with the New Jersey Turnpike, including the 
     structure over the Delaware River.
       (2) Federal share.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Federal share payable on account of the project 
     referred to in paragraph (1), including the additional 
     through roadway and bridge travel lanes, shall be 90 percent 
     of the cost of the project.
       (3) Tolls.--Notwithstanding section 301 of title 23, United 
     States Code, the project for construction of an interchange 
     between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Interstate Route 95, 
     including the widening of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, shall be 
     treated as a reconstruction project described in section 
     129(a)(1)(B) of such title and tolls may be continued on all 
     traffic on the Pennsylvania Turnpike between United States 
     Route 1 and the New Jersey Turnpike.
       (c) Type II Noise Barriers.--No funds made available out of 
     the Highway Trust Fund may be used to construct Type II noise 
     barriers (as defined by section 772.5(i) of title 23, Code of 
     Federal Regulations) pursuant to sections 109 (h) and (i) of 
     title 23, United States Code if such barriers were not part 
     of a project approved by the Secretary before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 342. ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TOLL ROADS.

       The Secretary shall enter into an agreement modifying the 
     agreement entered into pursuant to section 339 of the 
     Department of Transportation and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-338) to conform such 
     agreement to the provisions of section 336 of the Department 
     of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1995 (Public Law 103-331). Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to change the amount of the previous appropriation 
     in such section 339, and the line of credit provided for 
     shall not exceed an amount supported by the previous 
     appropriation. In implementing such sections 336 and 339, the 
     Secretary may enter into an agreement requiring an interest 
     rate that is higher than the rate specified in such sections.

     SEC. 343. MISCELLANEOUS STUDIES.

       (a) Pan American Highway.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
     adequacy of and the need for improvements to the Pan American 
     Highway.
       (2) Elements.--The study to be conducted under paragraph 
     (1) shall include, at a minimum, the following elements:
       (A) Findings on the benefits of constructing a highway at 
     Darien Gap, Panama and Colombia.
       (B) Recommendations for a self-financing arrangement for 
     completion and maintenance of the Pan American Highway.
       (C) Recommendations for establishing a Pan American highway 
     authority to monitor financing, construction, maintenance, 
     and operations of the Pan American Highway.
       (D) Findings on the benefits to trade and prosperity of a 
     more efficient Pan American Highway.

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       (E) Findings on the benefits to United States industry 
     through the use of United States technology and equipment in 
     construction of improvements to the Pan American Highway.
       (F) Findings on environmental considerations, including 
     environmental considerations relating to the Darien Gap.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under 
     this subsection.
       (b) Highway Signs for National Highway System.--The 
     Secretary shall conduct a study to determine the cost, need, 
     and efficacy of establishing a highway sign for identifying 
     routes on the National Highway System. In conducting such 
     study, the Secretary shall make a determination concerning 
     whether to identify National Highway System route numbers.
       (c) Compliance With Buy American Act.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on 
     compliance with the provisions of the Buy American Act (41 
     U.S.C. 10a-10c) with respect to contracts entered into using 
     amounts made available from the Highway Trust Fund.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study conducted under 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 344. COLLECTION OF BRIDGE TOLLS.

       Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, tolls 
     collected for motor vehicles on any bridge connecting the 
     boroughs of Brooklyn, New York, and Staten Island, New York, 
     shall continue to be collected for only those vehicles 
     exiting from such bridge in Staten Island.

     SEC. 345. NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.

       Section 30308(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``and $2,550,000 for fiscal year 1995'' 
     and inserting ``and $2,550,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 
     and 1996''.

     SEC. 346. ROADSIDE BARRIER TECHNOLOGY.

       Section 1058 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 109 note; 105 Stat. 2003) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``median'' and inserting 
     ``or temporary crashworthy'';
       (2) in subsection (a) by inserting ``crashworthy'' after 
     ``innovative'';
       (3) in the heading of subsection (c) by inserting 
     ``Crashworthy'' after ``Innovative'';
       (4) in subsection (c) by inserting ``crashworthy'' after 
     ``innovative'';
       (5) in subsection (c) by striking ``median'';
       (6) by inserting ``or guiderail'' after ``guardrail''; and
       (7) by inserting before the period at the end of subsection 
     (c) ``, and meets or surpasses the requirements of the 
     National Cooperative Highway Research Program 350 for 
     longitudinal barriers''.

     SEC. 347. MOTORIST CALL BOXES.

       (a) Effective Control.--Section 131(c) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and (5)'' and inserting the following: 
     ``(5) signs, displays, and devices identifying and announcing 
     free motorist aid call boxes and advertising their 
     sponsorship by corporations or other organizations, and 
     (6)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     Secretary shall ensure that spacing of signs, displays, and 
     devices announcing motorist aid call boxes is reasonable.''.
       (b) Specific Service Signs.--Section 131(f) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     `specific information in the interest of the traveling 
     public' includes identification, announcement, and 
     sponsorship of motorist aid call boxes.''.

     SEC. 348. REPEAL OF NATIONAL MAXIMUM SPEED LIMIT COMPLIANCE 
                   PROGRAM.

       Sections 141(a) and 154 of title 23, United States Code, 
     and the item relating to section 154 in the analysis to 
     chapter 1 of such title are repealed.

     SEC. 349. ELIMINATION OF PENALTY FOR NONCOMPLIANCE FOR 
                   MOTORCYCLE HELMETS.

       Subsection (h) of section 153 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``a law described in subsection 
     (a)(1) and'' each place it appears.

     SEC. 350. SAFETY REST AREAS.

       Section 120(c) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``safety rest areas,'' after ``signalization,''.

     SEC. 351. EXEMPTIONS FROM REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMMERCIAL 
                   MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR OPERATORS.

       (a) Exemptions.--
       (1) Transportation of agricultural commodities and farm 
     supplies.--Regulations prescribed by the Secretary under 
     sections 31136 and 31502 of title 49, United States Code, 
     regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers used 
     by motor carriers shall not apply to drivers transporting 
     agricultural commodities or farm supplies for agricultural 
     purposes in a State if such transportation is limited to an 
     area within a 100 air mile radius from the source of the 
     commodities or the distribution point for the farm supplies 
     and is during the planting and harvesting seasons within such 
     State, as determined by the State.
       (2) Transportation and operation of ground water well 
     drilling rigs.--Such regulations shall, in the case of a 
     driver of a commercial motor vehicle who is used primarily in 
     the transportation and operation of a ground water well 
     drilling rig, permit any period of 8 consecutive days to end 
     with the beginning of an off-duty period of 24 or more 
     consecutive hours for the purposes of determining maximum 
     driving and on-duty time.
       (3) Transportation of construction materials and 
     equipment.--Such regulations shall, in the case of a driver 
     of a commercial motor vehicle who is used primarily in the 
     transportation of construction materials and equipment, 
     permit any period of 8 consecutive days to end with the 
     beginning of an off-duty period of 24 or more consecutive 
     hours for the purposes of determining maximum driving and on-
     duty time.
       (4) Drivers of utility service vehicles.--Such regulations 
     shall, in the case of a driver of a utility service vehicle, 
     permit any period of 8 consecutive days to end with the 
     beginning of an off-duty period of 24 or more consecutive 
     hours for the purposes of determining maximum driving and on-
     duty time.
       (5) Snow and ice removal.--A State may waive the 
     requirements of chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code, 
     with respect to a vehicle that is being operated within the 
     boundaries of an eligible unit of local government by an 
     employee of such unit for the purpose of removing snow or ice 
     from a roadway by plowing, sanding, or salting. Such waiver 
     authority shall only apply in a case where the employee is 
     needed to operate the vehicle because the employee of the 
     eligible unit of local government who ordinarily operates the 
     vehicle and who has a commercial drivers license is unable to 
     operate the vehicle or is in need of additional assistance 
     due to a snow emergency.
       (b) Effective Date.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall 
     take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (c) Review by the Secretary.--The Secretary may conduct a 
     rulemaking proceeding to determine whether granting any 
     exemption provided by subsection (a) is not in the public 
     interest and would have a significant adverse impact on the 
     safety of commercial motor vehicles. If, at any time, the 
     Secretary determines that granting such exemption would not 
     be in the public interest and would have a significant 
     adverse impact on the safety of commercial motor vehicles, 
     then the Secretary may prevent the exemption from going into 
     effect, modify the exemption, or revoke the exemption.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) 8 consecutive days.--The term ``8 consecutive days'' 
     means the period of 8 consecutive days beginning on any day 
     at the time designated by the motor carrier for a 24-hour 
     period.
       (2) 24-hour period.--The term ``24-hour period'' means any 
     24-consecutive hour period beginning at the time designated 
     by the motor carrier for the terminal from which the driver 
     is normally dispatched.
       (3) Ground water well drilling rig.--The term ``ground 
     water well drilling rig'' means any vehicle, machine, 
     tractor, trailer, semi-trailer, or specialized mobile 
     equipment propelled or drawn by mechanical power and used on 
     highways to transport water well field operating equipment, 
     including water well drilling and pump service rigs equipped 
     to access ground water.
       (4) Transportation of construction materials and 
     equipment.--The term ``transportation of construction 
     materials and equipment'' means the transportation of 
     construction materials, construction finished related 
     products, construction personnel, and construction equipment 
     by a driver within a 50 air mile radius of the normal work 
     reporting location of the driver.
       (5) Eligible unit of local government.--The term ``eligible 
     unit of local government'' means a city, town, borough, 
     county, parish, district, or other public body created by or 
     pursuant to State law which has a total population of 3,000 
     individuals or less.
       (6) Utility service vehicle.--The term ``utility service 
     vehicle'' means any motor vehicle, regardless of gross 
     weight--
       (A) used on highways in interstate or intrastate commerce 
     in the furtherance of building, repairing, expanding, 
     improving, maintaining, or operating any structures, 
     facilities, excavations, poles, lines, or any other physical 
     feature necessary for the delivery of public utility 
     services, including the furnishing of electric, water, 
     sanitary sewer, telephone, and television cable or community 
     antenna service;
       (B) while engaged in any activity necessarily related to 
     the ultimate delivery of such public utility services to 
     consumers, including travel or movement to, from, upon, or 
     between activity sites (including occasional travel or 
     movement outside the service area necessitated by any utility 
     emergency as determined by the utility provider); and
       (C) except for any occasional emergency use, operated 
     primarily within the service area of a utility's subscribers 
     or consumers, without regard to whether the vehicle is owned, 
     leased, or rented or otherwise contracted for by the utility.

     SEC. 352. TRAFFIC CONTROL SIGNS.

       Traffic control signs referred to in the experimental 
     project conducted in the State of Oregon in December 1991 
     shall be deemed to comply with the requirements of section 
     2B-4 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices of the 
     Department of Transportation.

     SEC. 353. BRIGHTMAN STREET BRIDGE, FALL RIVER HARBOR, 
                   MASSACHUSETTS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Brightman 
     Street Bridge in Fall River Harbor, Massachusetts, may be 
     recon

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     structed to result in a clear channel width of less than 300 
     feet.

     SEC. 354. MOTOR CARRIER SAFETY PROGRAM.

       Section 31136(e) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1) In general.--'' before ``After 
     notice'';
       (2) by indenting paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph 
     (1) of this section, and moving paragraph (1), as so 
     redesignated, 2 ems to the right; and
       (3) by adding the following at the end:
       ``(2) Motor carrier safety program.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, within 180 days of the 
     application of an operator of motor vehicles with a gross 
     vehicle weight rating of at least 10,001 pounds but not more 
     than 26,000 pounds, shall exempt some or all of such vehicles 
     and drivers of such vehicles from some or all of the 
     regulations prescribed under this section and sections 504 
     and 31502 of this title if the Secretary finds such 
     applicant--
       ``(i) has a current satisfactory safety fitness rating 
     issued by the Secretary; and
       ``(ii) will implement a program of safety management 
     controls designed to achieve a level of operational safety 
     equal to or greater than that resulting from compliance with 
     the regulations prescribed under this section.
     The Secretary shall modify the exemption if there is a 
     material change in the regulations prescribed under such 
     sections. In granting such exemptions, the Secretary shall 
     ensure that approved participants in the motor carrier safety 
     program are subject to a minimum of paperwork and regulatory 
     burdens.
       ``(B) Monitoring; exemption period.--The Secretary and 
     participants in the program established by this paragraph 
     shall periodically monitor the safety of vehicles and drivers 
     exempted from regulations under the program. An exemption 
     approved under subparagraph (A) shall remain in effect until 
     such time as the Secretary finds--
       ``(i) that the operator has exceeded the average ratio of 
     preventable accidents to vehicle miles travelled for a period 
     of 12 months for the class of vehicles with a gross vehicle 
     weight of at least 10,001 pounds but not more than 26,000 
     pounds; or
       ``(ii) that such operator's exemption is not in the public 
     interest and would result in a significant adverse impact on 
     the safety of commercial motor vehicles.
       ``(C) Factors.--In approving applications under the program 
     established by this paragraph, the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) ensure that applicants in the program represent a 
     broad cross-section of fleet size and operators of vehicles 
     between 10,000 and 26,000 pounds; and
       ``(ii) to the extent feasible, ensure participation by as 
     many qualified applicants as possible.
       ``(D) Limitation.--The Secretary shall not grant the 
     exemptions set forth in subparagraph (A) to vehicles--
       ``(i) designed to transport more than 15 passengers; 
     including the driver; or
       ``(ii) used in transporting material found by the Secretary 
     to be hazardous under section 5103 of this title and 
     transported in a quantity requiring placarding under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary under such section 
     5103.
       ``(E) Emergencies.--The Secretary may revoke or modify the 
     participation of an operator in the program established by 
     this section in the case of an emergency.
       ``(3) Review of regulations.--The Secretary shall conduct a 
     zero-based review of the need and the costs and benefits of 
     all regulations issued under this section and sections 504 
     and 31502 of this title to determine whether such regulations 
     should apply to vehicles weighing between 10,000 and 26,000 
     pounds. The review shall focus on the appropriate level of 
     safety and the paperwork and regulatory burdens of such 
     regulations as they apply to operators of vehicles weighing 
     between 10,000 and 26,000 pounds. The Secretary shall 
     complete the review within 18 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this paragraph. Upon completion of the review, 
     the Secretary shall grant such exemptions or modify or repeal 
     existing regulations to the extent appropriate.''.

     SEC. 355. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

       Notwithstanding section 101(a) of title 23, United States 
     Code, the projects described in section 149(a)(62) of Public 
     Law 100-17 and section 1 of Public Law 100-211 shall be 
     eligible under section 204 of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 356. SAFETY REPORT.

       Not later than September 30, 1997, the Secretary of 
     Transportation, in cooperation with any State which raises 
     any speed limit in such State to a level above the level 
     permitted under section 154 of title 23, United States Code, 
     as such section was in effect on September 15, 1995, shall 
     prepare and submit to the Congress a study of--
       (1) the costs to such State of deaths and injuries 
     resulting from motor vehicle crashes; and
       (2) the benefits associated with the repeal of the national 
     maximum speed limit.

     SEC. 357. OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY INTOXICATED MINORS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 161. National standard to prohibit the operation of 
       motor vehicles by intoxicated minors

       ``(a) Withholding of Apportionments for Noncompliance.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 1999.--The Secretary shall withhold 5 
     percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any State 
     under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (5) of section 104(b) 
     on October 1, 1998, if the State does not meet the 
     requirement of paragraph (3) on such date.
       ``(2) Thereafter.--The Secretary shall withhold 10 percent 
     (including any amounts withheld under paragraph (1)) of the 
     amount required to be apportioned to any State under each of 
     paragraphs (1), (3), and (5) of section 104(b) on October 1, 
     1999, and on October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, if the 
     State does not meet the requirement of paragraph (3) on such 
     date.
       ``(3) Requirement.--A State meets the requirement of this 
     paragraph if the State has enacted and is enforcing a law 
     that makes unlawful throughout the State the operation of a 
     motor vehicle by an individual under the age of 21 who has a 
     blood alcohol concentration of 0.02 percent or greater.
       ``(b) Period of Availability; Effect of Compliance and 
     Noncompliance.--
       ``(1) Period of availability of withheld funds.--
       ``(A) Funds withheld on or before september 30, 2000.--Any 
     funds withheld under subsection (a) from apportionment to any 
     State on or before September 30, 2000, shall remain available 
     until the end of the third fiscal year following the fiscal 
     year for which such funds are authorized to be appropriated.
       ``(B) Funds withheld after september 30, 2000.--No funds 
     withheld under this section from apportionment to any State 
     after September 30, 2000, shall be available for 
     apportionment to such State.
       ``(2) Apportionment of withheld funds after compliance.--
     If, before the last day of the period for which funds 
     withheld under subsection (a) from apportionment are to 
     remain available for apportionment to a State under paragraph 
     (1), the State meets the requirement of subsection (a)(3), 
     the Secretary shall, on the first day on which the State 
     meets such requirement, apportion to the State the funds 
     withheld under subsection (a) that remain available for 
     apportionment to the State.
       ``(3) Period of availability of subsequently apportioned 
     funds.--Any funds apportioned pursuant to paragraph (2) shall 
     remain available for expenditure until the end of the third 
     fiscal year following the fiscal year in which such funds are 
     so apportioned. Sums not obligated at the end of such period 
     shall lapse or, in the case of funds apportioned under 
     section 104(b)(5), shall lapse and be made available by the 
     Secretary for projects in accordance with section 118.
       ``(4) Effect of noncompliance.--If, at the end of the 
     period for which funds withheld under subsection (a) from 
     apportionment are available for apportionment to a State 
     under paragraph (1), the State does not meet the requirement 
     of subsection (a)(3), such funds shall lapse or, in the case 
     of funds withheld from apportionment under section 104(b)(5), 
     such funds shall lapse and be made available by the Secretary 
     for projects in accordance with section 118.''.
       (b) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

``161. National standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by 
              intoxicated minors.''.

     SEC. 358. EFFECTIVENESS OF DRUNK DRIVING LAWS.

       The Secretary shall conduct a study to evaluate the 
     effectiveness on reducing drunk driving of laws enacted in 
     the States which allow a health care provider who treats an 
     individual involved in a vehicular accident to report the 
     blood alcohol level, if known, of such individual to the 
     local law enforcement agency which has jurisdiction over the 
     accident site if the blood alcohol concentration level 
     exceeds the maximum level permitted under State law.
       Amend the title so as to read: ``An Act to amend title 23, 
     United States Code, to designate the National Highway System, 
     and for other purposes.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DIAZ-BALART, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. SHUSTER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

419

When there appeared

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Nays

7

para.118.18                  [Roll No. 679]

                                YEAS--419

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder

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     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NAYS--7

     Beilenson
     Dellums
     Gibbons
     Jacobs
     Johnston
     Orton
     Waters

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Kennedy (MA)
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Roukema
     Sisisky
     Taylor (NC)
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  So the bill was passed.
  On motion of Mr. SHUSTER, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 440) to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the 
designation of the National Highway System, and for other purposes; was 
taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. SHUSTER submitted the following amendment, which was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     provisions of H.R. 2274, as passed by the House.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend title 23, United States Code, to designate the National Highway 
System, and for other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said bill, as amended, was 
passed and the title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 2274, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.
  On motion of Mr. SHUSTER, by direction of the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure and pursuant to clause 1 of rule XX, 
it was,
  Resolved, That the House insist upon its amendments to S. 440 and 
request a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon.

para.118.19  appointment of conferees-- s. 440

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, by unanimous 
consent, announced the appointment of Messrs. Shuster, Clinger, Petri, 
Emerson, LaHood, Mineta, Oberstar, and Rahall, as managers on the part 
of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.118.20  providing for the consideration of the conference report on 
          h.r. 1817

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 223):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 1817) making appropriations for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. All points 
     of order against the conference report and against its 
     consideration are waived.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.118.21  military construction appropriations, fy 1996

  Mrs. VUCANOVICH, pursuant to House Resolution 223, called up the 
following conference report (Rept. No. 104-247):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1817) ``making appropriations for military construction, 
     family housing, and base realignment and closure for the 
     Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 1996, and for other purposes,'' having met, after full 
     and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do 
     recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 1, 4, 
     14, 15, 19, 30, 35, 36, 37, 43, 44, 45, 47, 48, and 49.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendments of the Senate numbered 3, 7, 10, 12, 18, 22, 38, 
     39, 40, 41, and 42, and agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 2:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $633,814,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 5:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 5, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $554,636,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 6:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 6, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $50,477,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 8:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 8, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:

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       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $587,234,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 9:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 9, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $26,594,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 11:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 11, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $6,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 13:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 13, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $640,357,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 16:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 16, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter inserted by said amendment, insert 
     the following: : Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated for ``Military Construction, Defense Agencies'' 
     under Public Law 102-136, $6,800,000 is hereby rescinded; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 17:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 17, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter inserted by said amendment, insert 
     the following: : Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated for ``Military Construction, Defense Agencies'' 
     under Public Law 102-380, $8,590,000 is hereby rescinded; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 20:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 20, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $137,110,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 21:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 21, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $171,272,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 23:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 23, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $72,728,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 24:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 24, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $19,055,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 25:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 25, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $36,482,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 26:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 26, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $116,656,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 27:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 27, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $1,335,596,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 28:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 28, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $1,452,252,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 29:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 29, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $525,058,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 31:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 31, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $1,573,387,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment number 32:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 32, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $297,738,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 33:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 33, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $849,213,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 34:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 34, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $1,146,951,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 46:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 46, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken by said amendment, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. 123. During the current fiscal year, in addition to 
     any other transfer authority available to the Department of 
     Defense, amounts may be transferred from the account 
     established by section 2906(a)(1) of the Department of 
     Defense Authorization Act, 1991, to the fund established by 
     section 1013(d) of the Demonstration Cities and Metropolitan 
     Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 3374) to pay for expenses associated 
     with the Homeowners Assistance Program. Any amounts 
     transferred shall be merged with and be available for the 
     same purposes and for the same time period as the fund to 
     which transferred.
       And on page 5, after 6 of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 
     1817, insert the heading: (Including Rescission)
       And on page 9, line 24 of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 
     1817, after the word ``restoration'' insert: , unless the 
     Secretary of Defense determines that additional obligations 
     are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 
     on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of his 
     determination and the reasons therefor
       And on page 10, line 9 of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 
     1817, after the word ``restoration'' inset: unless the 
     Secretary of Defense determines that additional obligations 
     are necessary for such purposes and notifies the Committees 
     on Appropriations of both Houses of Congress of his 
     determination and the reasons therefor; and the Senate agree 
     to the same.

     Barbara F. Vucanovich,
     Sonny Callahan,
     Joseph M. McDade,
     John T. Myers,
     John Edward Porter,
     Ernest J. Istook, Jr.,
     Roger F. Wicker,
     Bob Livingston,
     W.G. (Bill) Hefner,
     Thomas M. Foglietta,
     Peter J. Visclosky,
     Esteban Edward Torres,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.


     Conrad Burns,
     Ted Stevens,
     Richard C. Shelby,
     Judd Gregg,
     Harry Reid,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     Robert C. Byrd,
                              Managers on the Part of the Senate. 

  Pending consideration of the conference report,
  On demand of Mr. OBEY, pursuant to clause 2(a), rule XXVIII,
  Ordered, That time for debate be equally divided among Mrs. 
VUCANOVICH, Messrs. HEFNER, and OBEY.
  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

326

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affirmative

Nays

98

para.118.22                  [Roll No. 680] 

                                YEAS--326

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza

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     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--98

     Allard
     Andrews
     Ballenger
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Coburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Evans
     Filner
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Harman
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martini
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Minge
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Petri
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Souder
     Stark
     Studds
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Hilliard
     Moakley
     Owens
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Spence
     Stump
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Williams
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.118.23  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 1976. An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendments 
to the bill (H.R. 1976) ``An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes'', requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Cochran, Mr. Specter, 
Mr. Bond, Mr. Gorton, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Burns, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. 
Bumpers, Mr. Harkin, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. Byrd, 
be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that Mr. Stevens, Mr. Nickles, Mr. 
Thompson, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Reid, be appointed 
as conferees on the part of the Senate on the bill (S. 219) ``An Act to 
ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations by 
establishing a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, and for 
other purposes'', in lieu of Mr. Nickles, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
Grassley, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Reid.
  The message also announced that Mr. Stevens, Mr. Roth, Mr. Thompson, 
Mr. Cochran, Mr. McCain, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Levin, Mr. Pryor, Mr. Sarbanes, 
Mr. Domenici, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Nickles, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Coats, Mr. Exon, 
Mr. Hollings, Mr. Johnston, and Mr. Dodd, be appointed as conferees on 
the part of the Senate on the bill (S. 4) ``An Act to grant the power to 
the President to reduce budget authority'' in lieu of Mr. Roth, Mr. 
Stevens, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Cochran, Mr. McCain, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Levin, 
Mr. Pryor, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Nickles, Mr. 
Gramm, Mr. Coats, Mr. Exon, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Johnston, and Mr. Dodd.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 99-498, the 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, appoints Dr. Robert N. 
Kelly, of Kansas, to the Advisory Committee on Student Financial 
Assistance for a 3-year term effective October 1, 1995.

para.118.24  agriculture appropriations, fy 1996

  On motion of Mr. SKEEN, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1976) 
making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; together with the amendments 
of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. SKEEN, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendments of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.

para.118.25  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1976

  Mr. DURBIN moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 1976, be 
instructed to agree to the amendment of the Senate numbered 88.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.118.26  appointment of conferees--h.r. 1976

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, by unanimous 
consent, announced the appointment of Messrs. Skeen, Myers, Walsh, 
Dickey, Kingston, Riggs, Nethercutt, Livingston, Durbin, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
Thornton, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Obey, as managers on the part of the House 
at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

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para.118.27  providing for the consideration of h.r. 927

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 225):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution, the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 927) to seek international sanctions against 
     the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a 
     transition government leading to a democratically elected 
     government in Cuba, and for other purposes. The first reading 
     of the bill shall be dispensed with. Points of order against 
     consideration of the bill for failure to comply with clause 
     2(l)(2)(B) of rule XI are waived. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed two and one half 
     hours equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on International 
     Relations. After general debate the bill shall be considered 
     for amendment under the five-minute rule. In lieu of the 
     amendment recommended by the Committee on International 
     Relations now printed in the bill, it shall be in order to 
     consider as an original bill for the purpose of amendment 
     under the five-minute rule an amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 2347. That 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be considered 
     as read. Points of order against that amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute for failure to comply with clause 7 of rule 
     XVI are waived. Before consideration of any other amendment 
     it shall be in order to consider a further amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute by Representative Hamilton of Indiana 
     or his designee. Such a further amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute shall be considered as read, shall be debatable 
     for one hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
     and an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. If 
     such a further amendment in the nature of a substitute is 
     rejected or not offered, then no further amendment shall be 
     in order except those printed in the report of the Committee 
     on Rules accompanying this resolution. Each further amendment 
     may be considered only in the order printed in the report, 
     may be offered only by a Member designated in the report, 
     shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for twenty 
     minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 
     an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment except as 
     specified in the report, and shall not be subject to a demand 
     for division of the question in the House or in the Committee 
     of the Whole. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     postpone until a time during further consideration in the 
     Committee of the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any 
     amendment. The Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     reduce to not less than five minutes the time for voting by 
     electronic device on any postponed question that immediately 
     follows another vote by electronic device without intervening 
     business, provided that the time for voting by electronic 
     device on the first in any series of questions shall be not 
     less than fifteen minutes. At the conclusion of consideration 
     of the bill for amendment the Committee shall rise and report 
     the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been 
     adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote in the House 
     on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the 
     bill or to the amendment in the nature of a substitute made 
     in order as original text. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
     final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. BEILENSON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

304

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

118

para.118.28                  [Roll No. 681]

                                YEAS--304

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--118

     Abercrombie
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bonior
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennelly
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Parker
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Studds
     Taylor (MS)
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Bateman
     Dicks
     Hilliard
     Martinez
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Riggs
     Sisisky
     Stark
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Yates
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.118.29  sanctions against cuba

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, pursuant to House Resolution 
225 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 927) to seek international sanc

[[Page 1427]]

tions against the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for the support of 
a transition government leading to a democratically elected government 
in Cuba, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, by unanimous consent, 
designated Mr. DUNCAN as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and 
after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KIM, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DUNCAN, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.118.30  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KIM, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 19, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     been served with a subpoena for testimony and the production 
     of documents by the Justice Court of the State of Arizona, in 
     and for the County of Pima in connection with a civil case.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance is consistent with the privileges 
     of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Jim Kolbe,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.118.31  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House of 
the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 402. An Act to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act, and for other purposes.

  And then,

para.118.32  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, at 12 o'clock midnight, the House 
adjourned.

para.118.33  reports of committee on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of XIII, reports of committees were delivered to the 
Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY; Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1020. A bill to 
     amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 10-4-254, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed. 

para.118.34  time limitation of referred bill pursuant to rule x

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1020. Referral to the Committees on Resources and the 
     Budget extended for a period ending not later than October 
     20, 1995.

para.118.35  discharge of committee

  Under clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1020. The Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure discharged. 

para.118.36  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bryant of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
             Underwood, and Mr. Shadegg):
       H.R. 2367. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to further 
     protect and enhance the public interest by ensuring an 
     orderly transition from chlorofluorocarbons [CFC's] and 
     halons to substitute compounds, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. LaFALCE:
       H.R. 2368. A bill to establish audit authority in the U.S. 
     General Accounting Office over the Niagara Falls Bridge 
     Commission; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself and Mr. Faleomavaega):
       H.R. 2369. A bill to provide for the development of the 
     fishery resource within the exclusive economic zone of the 
     insular areas of the United States, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STOCKMAN:
       H.J. Res. 107. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States regarding congressional 
     pay and pensions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H. Con. Res. 102. Concurrent resolution concerning the 
     emancipation of the Iranian Baha'i community; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

para.118.37  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 38: Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 89: Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 156: Mr. Frazer, Mr. Blute, and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
     Mr. Stockman, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Ballenger, and 
     Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Hefner, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Minge, Mr. Reed, 
     Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 764: Miss Collins of Michigan.
       H.R. 789: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 833: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 885: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Manton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
     Schumer, Mr. Towns, Mr. Owens, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Maloney, 
     Mr. Engel, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. McNulty, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Walsh, 
     Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 924: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 1020: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Bateman, and Mr. 
     Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. McHugh and Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 1133: Ms. Danner, Mr. Souder, and Mr. Hancock.
       H.R. 1136: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
     Horn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     Owens, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Coble and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 1386: Mr. Ney, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 1400: Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1488: Mr. Stump, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
     Doolittle, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Neumann, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Laughlin
       H.R. 1591: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 1662: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Johnson 
     of Florida, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 1753: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Brewster, Ms. 
     DeLauro, Mr. Dickey, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Ms. Furse, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Pombo, 
     Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
     Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. Kennelly, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Zeliff, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hutchinson, and 
     Mr. Portman.
       H.R. 1801: Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 1818: Mr. Hansen and Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 1821: Mr. Metcalf and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 1893: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ney, 
     Mr. Jacobs, and Mr. Davis.
       H.R. 1916: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Dornan, 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. 
     Meyers of Kansas, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Smith of Texas, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1956: Mr. Callahan, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
     Metcalf, and Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 1960: Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hostettler, and Ms. 
     Molinari.
       H.R. 1970: Mr. Hastings of Florida and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1974: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2019: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. Payne of 
     Virginia.
       H.R. 2072: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. 
     Chenoweth, and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 2090: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2144: Mr. Allard, Mr. Camp, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Hoekstra, and Mr. Roemer.
       H.R. 2172: Mr. Lightfoot.
       H.R. 2179: Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 2199: Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 2205: Mr. Latham, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
     Evans, Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 2270: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Smith of 
     Texas, Mr. Stump, Mr. Herger, Mr. Baker of California, and 
     Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 2277: Mr. Miller of Florida and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 2289: Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Weller, and 
     Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
     Jacobs, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 2364: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H. Con. Res. 54: Mr. Franks of Connecticut.



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                   THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1995 (119)

para.119.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. 
HAYWORTH, who laid before the House the following communication:


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                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 21, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable J.D. Hayworth to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para.119.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, September 30, 
1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.119.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1452. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of offshore lease revenues 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1453. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     amend title 38, sections 810(2) and 810(h)(3)(B), USC; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       1454. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Labor, 
     transmitting the quarterly report on the expenditure and need 
     for worker adjustment assistance training funds under the 
     Trade Act of 1974, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(2); to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1455. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Health and 
     Human Services, transmitting a copy of the annual report 
     entitled ``Monitoring the Impact of Medicare Physician 
     Payment Reform on Utilization and Access,'' pursuant to 
     Public Law 101-239; jointly, to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means and Commerce.

para.119.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed bills of the following titles, in 
which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S.J. Res. 20. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the compact to provide for joint natural resource 
     management and enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining 
     to natural resources and boating at the Jennings Randolph 
     Lake Project lying in Garrett County, Maryland and Mineral 
     County, West Virginia, entered into between the States of 
     West Virginia and Maryland; and
       S. Con. Res. 27. Concurrent resolution correcting the 
     enrollment of H.R. 402. 

para.119.5  sanctions against cuba

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, pursuant to House Resolution 
225 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 927) to seek international sanctions against the 
Castro government in Cuba, to plan for the support of a transition 
government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and 
for other purposes.
  Mr. DUNCAN, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.119.6  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. McDERMOTT:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Cuban 
     Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purposes.
Sec. 4. Definitions.

        TITLE I--SEEKING SANCTIONS AGAINST THE CASTRO GOVERNMENT

Sec. 101. Statement of policy.
Sec. 102. Enforcement of the economic embargo of Cuba.
Sec. 103. Prohibition against indirect financing of the Castro 
              dictatorship.
Sec. 104. United States opposition to Cuban membership in international 
              financial institutions.
Sec. 105. United States opposition to ending the suspension of the 
              Government of Cuba from the Organization of American 
              States.
Sec. 106. Assistance by the Independent States of the former Soviet 
              Union for the Cuban Government.
Sec. 107. Television broadcasting to Cuba.
Sec. 108. Reports on assistance and commerce received by Cuba from 
              other foreign countries.
Sec. 109. Authorization of support for democratic and human rights 
              groups and international observers.
Sec. 110. Withholding of foreign assistance from countries supporting 
              nuclear plant in Cuba.
Sec. 111. Expulsion of criminals from Cuba.
Sec. 112. Exports of food or medical items.

          TITLE II--ASSISTANCE TO A FREE AND INDEPENDENT CUBA

Sec. 201. Policy toward a transition government and a democratically 
              elected government in Cuba.
Sec. 202. Assistance for the Cuban people.
Sec. 203. Coordination of assistance program; implementation and 
              reports to Congress; reprogramming.
Sec. 204. Termination of the economic embargo of Cuba.
Sec. 205. Requirements for a transition government.
Sec. 206. Requirements for a democratically elected government.

  TITLE III--PROTECTION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS 
           AGAINST CONFISCATORY TAKINGS BY THE CASTRO REGIME

Sec. 301. Statement of policy.
Sec. 302. Liability for trafficking in property confiscated from United 
              States nationals.
Sec. 303. Determination of claims to confiscated property.
Sec. 304. Exclusivity of Foreign Claims Settlement Commission 
              certification procedure.

                 TITLE IV--EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ALIENS

Sec. 401. Exclusion from the United States of aliens who have 
              confiscated property of United States nationals or who 
              traffic in such property.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The economy of Cuba has experienced a decline of at 
     least 60 percent in the last 5 years as a result of--
       (A) the end of its subsidization by the former Soviet Union 
     of between 5 billion and 6 billion dollars annually;
       (B) 36 years of Communist tyranny and economic 
     mismanagement by the Castro government;
       (C) the extreme decline in trade between Cuba and the 
     countries of the former Soviet bloc; and
       (D) the stated policy of the Russian Government and the 
     countries of the former Soviet bloc to conduct economic 
     relations with Cuba on strictly commercial terms.
       (2) At the same time, the welfare and health of the Cuban 
     people have substantially deteriorated as a result of this 
     economic decline and the refusal of the Castro regime to 
     permit free and fair democratic elections in Cuba.
       (3) The Castro regime has made it abundantly clear that it 
     will not engage in any substantive political reforms that 
     would lead to democracy, a market economy, or an economic 
     recovery.
       (4) The repression of the Cuban people, including a ban on 
     free and fair democratic elections, and continuing violations 
     of fundamental human rights have isolated the Cuban regime as 
     the only completely nondemocratic government in the Western 
     Hemisphere.
       (5) As long as free elections are not held in Cuba, the 
     economic condition of the country and the welfare of the 
     Cuban people will not improve in any significant way.
       (6) The totalitarian nature of the Castro regime has 
     deprived the Cuban people of any peaceful means to improve 
     their condition and has led thousands of Cuban citizens to 
     risk or lose their lives in dangerous attempts to escape from 
     Cuba to freedom.
       (7) Radio Marti and Television Marti have both been 
     effective vehicles for providing the people of Cuba with news 
     and information and have helped to bolster the morale of the 
     people of Cuba living under tyranny.
       (8) The consistent policy of the United States towards Cuba 
     since the beginning of the Castro regime, carried out by both 
     Democratic and Republican administrations, has sought to keep 
     faith with the people of Cuba, and has been effective in 
     sanctioning the totalitarian Castro regime.
       (9) The United States has shown a deep commitment, and 
     considers it a moral obligation, to promote and protect human 
     rights and fundamental freedoms as expressed in the Charter 
     of the United Nations and in the Universal Declaration of 
     Human Rights.
       (10) The Congress has historically and consistently 
     manifested its solidarity and the solidarity of the American 
     people with the democratic aspirations of the Cuban people.
       (11) The Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 calls upon the 
     President to encourage the governments of countries that 
     conduct trade with Cuba to restrict their trade and credit 
     relations with Cuba in a manner consistent with the purposes 
     of that Act.
       (12) The 1992 FREEDOM Support Act requires that the 
     President, in providing economic assistance to Russia and the 
     emerging Eurasian democracies, take into account the extent 
     to which they are acting to ``terminate support for the 
     communist regime in Cuba, including removal of troops, 
     closing military facilities, and ceasing trade subsidies and 
     economic, nuclear, and other assistance''.
       (13) The Cuban Government engages in the illegal 
     international narcotics trade and harbors fugitives from 
     justice in the United States.

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       (14) The Castro government threatens international peace 
     and security by engaging in acts of armed subversion and 
     terrorism such as the training and supplying of groups 
     dedicated to international violence.
       (15) The Castro government has utilized from its inception 
     and continues to utilize torture in various forms (including 
     by psychiatry), as well as execution, exile, confiscation, 
     political imprisonment, and other forms of terror and 
     repression, as means of retaining power.
       (16) Fidel Castro has defined democratic pluralism as 
     ``pluralistic garbage'' and continues to make clear that he 
     has no intention of tolerating the democratization of Cuban 
     society.
       (17) The Castro government holds innocent Cubans hostage in 
     Cuba by no fault of the hostages themselves solely because 
     relatives have escaped the country.
       (18) Although a signatory state to the 1928 Inter-American 
     Convention on Asylum and the International Covenant on Civil 
     and Political Rights (which protects the right to leave one's 
     own country), Cuba nevertheless surrounds embassies in its 
     capital by armed forces to thwart the right of its citizens 
     to seek asylum and systematically denies that right to the 
     Cuban people, punishing them by imprisonment for seeking to 
     leave the country and killing them for attempting to do so 
     (as demonstrated in the case of the confirmed murder of over 
     40 men, women, and children who were seeking to leave Cuba on 
     July 13, 1994).
       (19) The Castro government continues to utilize blackmail, 
     such as the immigration crisis with which it threatened the 
     United States in the summer of 1994, and other unacceptable 
     and illegal forms of conduct to influence the actions of 
     sovereign states in the Western Hemisphere in violation of 
     the Charter of the Organization of American States and other 
     international agreements and international law.
       (20) The United Nations Commission on Human Rights has 
     repeatedly reported on the unacceptable human rights 
     situation in Cuba and has taken the extraordinary step of 
     appointing a Special Rapporteur.
       (21) The Cuban Government has consistently refused access 
     to the Special Rapporteur and formally expressed its decision 
     not to ``implement so much as one comma'' of the United 
     Nations Resolutions appointing the Rapporteur.
       (22) The United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 
     1992/70 on December 4, 1992, Resolution 1993/48/142 on 
     December 20, 1993, and Resolution 1994/49/544 on October 19, 
     1994, referencing the Special Rapporteur's reports to the 
     United Nations and condemning ``violations of human rights 
     and fundamental freedoms'' in Cuba.
       (23) Article 39 of Chapter VII of the United Nations 
     Charter provides that the United Nations Security Council 
     ``shall determine the existence of any threat to the peace, 
     breach of the peace, or act of aggression and shall make 
     recommendations, or decide what measures shall be taken . . 
     ., to maintain or restore international peace and 
     security.''.
       (24) The United Nations has determined that massive and 
     systematic violations of human rights may constitute a 
     ``threat to peace'' under Article 39 and has imposed 
     sanctions due to such violations of human rights in the cases 
     of Rhodesia, South Africa, Iraq, and the former Yugoslavia.
       (25) In the case of Haiti, a neighbor of Cuba not as close 
     to the United States as Cuba, the United States led an effort 
     to obtain and did obtain a United Nations Security Council 
     embargo and blockade against that country due to the 
     existence of a military dictatorship in power less than 3 
     years.
       (26) United Nations Security Council Resolution 940 of July 
     31, 1994, subsequently authorized the use of ``all necessary 
     means'' to restore the ``democratically elected government of 
     Haiti'', and the democratically elected government of Haiti 
     was restored to power on October 15, 1994.
       (27) The Cuban people deserve to be assisted in a decisive 
     manner to end the tyranny that has oppressed them for 36 
     years and the continued failure to do so constitutes 
     ethically improper conduct by the international community.
       (28) For the past 36 years, the Cuban Government has posed 
     and continues to pose a national security threat to the 
     United States.

     SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this Act are as follows:
       (1) To assist the Cuban people in regaining their freedom 
     and prosperity, as well as in joining the community of 
     democracies that are flourishing in the Western Hemisphere.
       (2) To seek international sanctions against the Castro 
     government in Cuba.
       (3) To encourage the holding of free and fair democratic 
     elections in Cuba, conducted under the supervision of 
     internationally recognized observers.
       (4) To develop a plan for furnishing assistance to a 
     transition government and, subsequently, to a democratically 
     elected government when such governments meet the eligibility 
     requirements of this Act.
       (5) To protect property rights abroad of United States 
     nationals.
       (6) To provide for the continued national security of the 
     United States in the face of continuing threats from the 
     Castro government of terrorism, theft of property from United 
     States nationals, and domestic repression from which refugees 
     flee to United States shores.

     SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this Act, the following terms have the following 
     meanings:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee 
     on International Relations, the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
     Committee on Finance, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate.
       (2) Commercial activity.--The term ``commercial activity'' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 1603(d) of title 
     28, United States Code.
       (3) Confiscated.--As used in titles I and III, the term 
     ``confiscated'' refers to--
       (A) the nationalization, expropriation, or other seizure by 
     the Cuban Government of ownership or control of property, on 
     or after January 1, 1959--
       (i) without the property having been returned or adequate 
     and effective compensation provided; or
       (ii) without the claim to the property having been settled 
     pursuant to an international claims settlement agreement or 
     other mutually accepted settlement procedure; and
       (B) the repudiation by the Cuban Government of, the default 
     by the Cuban Government on, or the failure by the Cuban 
     Government to pay, on or after January 1, 1959--
       (i) a debt of any enterprise which has been nationalized, 
     expropriated, or otherwise taken by the Cuban Government;
       (ii) a debt which is a charge on property nationalized, 
     expropriated, or otherwise taken by the Cuban Government; or
       (iii) a debt which was incurred by the Cuban Government in 
     satisfaction or settlement of a confiscated property claim.
       (4) Cuban government.--(A) The term ``Cuban Government'' 
     includes the government of any political subdivision of Cuba, 
     and any agency or instrumentality of the Government of Cuba.
       (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ``agency or 
     instrumentality of the Government of Cuba'' means an agency 
     or instrumentality of a foreign state as defined in section 
     1603(b) of title 28, United States Code, with ``Cuba'' 
     substituted for ``a foreign state'' each place it appears in 
     such section.
       (5) Democratically elected government in cuba.--The term 
     ``democratically elected government in Cuba'' means a 
     government determined by the President to have met the 
     requirements of section 206.
       (6) Economic embargo of cuba.--The term ``economic embargo 
     of Cuba'' refers to the economic embargo imposed against Cuba 
     pursuant to section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)), section 5(b) of the Trading With 
     the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 5(b)), the International 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 and following), 
     and the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 
     2401 and following), as modified by the Cuban Democracy Act 
     of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6001 and following).
       (7) Foreign national.--The term ``foreign national'' 
     means--
       (A) an alien; or
       (B) any corporation, trust, partnership, or other juridical 
     entity not organized under the laws of the United States, or 
     of any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the 
     United States.
       (8) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'' means with knowledge 
     or having reason to know.
       (9) Property.--(A) The term ``property'' means any property 
     (including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and any other 
     form of intellectual property), whether real, personal, or 
     mixed, and any present, future, or contingent right, 
     security, or other interest therein, including any leasehold 
     interest.
       (B) For purposes of title III of this Act, the term 
     ``property'' shall not include real property used for 
     residential purposes unless, as of the date of the enactment 
     of this Act--
       (i) the claim to the property is owned by a United States 
     national and the claim has been certified under title V of 
     the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949; or
       (ii) the property is occupied by a member or official of 
     the Cuban Government or the ruling political party in Cuba.
       (10) Traffics.--(A) As used in title III, a person or 
     entity ``traffics'' in property if that person or entity 
     knowingly and intentionally--
       (i) sells, transfers, distributes, dispenses, brokers, 
     manages, or otherwise disposes of confiscated property, or 
     purchases, leases, receives, possesses, obtains control of, 
     manages, uses, or otherwise acquires or holds an interest in 
     confiscated property,
       (ii) engages in a commercial activity using or otherwise 
     benefiting from confiscated property, or
       (iii) causes, directs, participates in, or profits from, 
     trafficking (as described in clauses (i) and (ii)) by another 
     person, or otherwise engages in trafficking (as described in 
     clauses (i) and (ii)) through another person,
     without the authorization of the United States national who 
     holds a claim to the property.
       (B) The term ``traffics'' does not include--
       (i) the delivery of international telecommunication signals 
     to Cuba that are authorized by section 1705(e) of the Cuban 
     Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6004(e)); or
       (ii) the trading or holding of securities publicly traded 
     or held, unless the trading is with or by a person determined 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury to be a specially designated 
     national.
       (11) Transition government in cuba.--The term ``transition 
     government in Cuba'' means a government determined by the

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     President to have met the requirements of section 205.
       (12) United states national.--The term ``United States 
     national'' means--
       (A) any United States citizen; or
       (B) any other legal entity which is organized under the 
     laws of the United States, or of any State, the District of 
     Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other 
     territory or possession of the United States, and which has 
     its principal place of business in the United States.
        TITLE I--SEEKING SANCTIONS AGAINST THE CASTRO GOVERNMENT

     SEC. 101. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the acts of the Castro government, including its 
     massive, systematic, and extraordinary violations of human 
     rights, are a threat to international peace;
       (2) the President should advocate, and should instruct the 
     United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations 
     to propose and seek, within the Security Council, a mandatory 
     international embargo against the totalitarian Cuban 
     Government pursuant to chapter VII of the Charter of the 
     United Nations, which is similar to measures taken by United 
     States representatives with respect to Haiti; and
       (3) any resumption or commencement of efforts by any state 
     to make operational the nuclear facility at Cienfuegos, Cuba, 
     will have a detrimental impact on United States assistance to 
     and relations with that state.

     SEC. 102. ENFORCEMENT OF THE ECONOMIC EMBARGO OF CUBA.

       (a) Policy.--(1) The Congress hereby reaffirms section 
     1704(a) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 that states the 
     President should encourage foreign countries to restrict 
     trade and credit relations with Cuba.
       (2) The Congress further urges the President to take 
     immediate steps to apply the sanctions described in section 
     1704(b) of that Act against countries assisting Cuba.
       (b) Diplomatic Efforts.--The Secretary of State shall 
     ensure that United States diplomatic personnel abroad 
     understand and, in their contacts with foreign officials, are 
     communicating the reasons for the United States economic 
     embargo of Cuba, and are urging foreign governments to 
     cooperate more effectively with the embargo.
       (c) Existing Regulations.--The President should instruct 
     the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General to 
     enforce fully the Cuban Assets Control Regulations set forth 
     in part 515 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (d) Trading With the Enemy Act.--
       (1) Civil penalties.--Subsection (b) of section 16 of the 
     Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 16(b)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) A civil penalty of not to exceed $50,000 may be 
     imposed by the Secretary of the Treasury on any person who 
     violates any license, order, rule, or regulation issued in 
     compliance with the provisions of this Act.
       ``(2) Any property, funds, securities, papers, or other 
     articles or documents, or any vessel, together with its 
     tackle, apparel, furniture, and equipment, that is the 
     subject of a violation under paragraph (1) shall, at the 
     discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, be forfeited to 
     the United States Government.
       ``(3) The penalties provided under this subsection may not 
     be imposed for--
       ``(A) news gathering, research, or the export or import of, 
     or transmission of, information or informational materials; 
     or
       ``(B) clearly defined educational or religious activities, 
     or activities of recognized human rights organizations, that 
     are reasonably limited in frequency, duration, and number of 
     participants.
       ``(4) The penalties provided under this subsection may be 
     imposed only on the record after opportunity for an agency 
     hearing in accordance with sections 554 through 557 of title 
     5, United States Code, with the right to prehearing 
     discovery.
       ``(5) Judicial review of any penalty imposed under this 
     subsection may be had to the extent provided in section 702 
     of title 5, United States Code.''.
       (2) Forfeiture of property used in violation.--Section 16 
     of the Trading With the Enemy Act is further amended by 
     striking subsection (c).
       (3) Clerical amendment.--Section 16 of the Trading With the 
     Enemy Act is further amended by inserting ``Sec. 16.'' before 
     ``(a)''.
       (e) Coverage of Debt-for-Equity Swaps by Economic Embargo 
     of Cuba.--Section 1704(b)(2) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 
     1992 (22 U.S.C. 6003(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) includes an exchange, reduction, or forgiveness of 
     Cuban debt owed to a foreign country in return for a grant of 
     an equity interest in a property, investment, or operation of 
     the Government of Cuba (including the government of any 
     political subdivision of Cuba, and any agency or 
     instrumentality of the Government of Cuba) or of a Cuban 
     national; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following flush sentence:
     ``As used in this paragraph, the term `agency or 
     instrumentality of the Government of Cuba' means an agency or 
     instrumentality of a foreign state as defined in section 
     1603(b) of title 28, United States Code, with `Cuba' 
     substituted for `a foreign state' each place it appears in 
     such section.''.

     SEC. 103. PROHIBITION AGAINST INDIRECT FINANCING OF THE 
                   CASTRO DICTATORSHIP.

       (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no loan, credit, or other financing may be extended 
     knowingly by a United States national, permanent resident 
     alien, or United States agency, to a foreign national, United 
     States national, or permanent resident alien, in order to 
     finance transactions involving any confiscated property the 
     claim to which is owned by a United States national as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Termination of Prohibition.--The prohibition of 
     subsection (a) shall cease to apply on the date on which the 
     economic embargo of Cuba terminates under section 205.
       (c) Penalties.--Violations of subsection (a) shall be 
     punishable by the same penalties as are applicable to 
     violations of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations set forth 
     in part 515 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (d) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       (1) the term ``permanent resident alien'' means an alien 
     admitted for permanent residence into the United States; and
       (2) the term ``United States agency'' has the meaning given 
     the term ``agency'' in section 551(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 104. UNITED STATES OPPOSITION TO CUBAN MEMBERSHIP IN 
                   INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) Continued Opposition to Cuban Membership in 
     International Financial Institutions.--(1) Except as provided 
     in paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     instruct the United States executive director to each 
     international financial institution to use the voice and vote 
     of the United States to oppose the admission of Cuba as a 
     member of that institution until the President submits a 
     determination under section 203(c)(3) that a democratically 
     elected government in Cuba is in power.
       (2) Once the President submits a determination under 
     section 203(c)(1) that a transition government in Cuba is in 
     power, the President is encouraged to take steps to support 
     the processing of Cuba's application for membership in any 
     international financial institution, subject to the 
     membership taking effect after a democratically elected 
     government in Cuba is in power.
       (b) Reduction in United States Payments to International 
     Financial Institutions.--If any international financial 
     institution approves a loan or other assistance to the Cuban 
     Government over the opposition of the United States, then the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall withhold from payment to that 
     institution an amount equal to the amount of the loan or 
     other assistance to the Cuban Government, with respect to 
     each of the following types of payment:
       (1) The paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock of 
     the institution.
       (2) The callable portion of the increase in capital stock 
     of the institution.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``international financial institution'' means 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 Inter-
     American Development Bank.

     SEC. 105. UNITED STATES OPPOSITION TO ENDING THE SUSPENSION 
                   OF THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA FROM THE ORGANIZATION 
                   OF AMERICAN STATES.

       The President should instruct the United States Permanent 
     Representative to the Organization of American States to use 
     the voice and vote of the United States to oppose ending the 
     suspension of the Government of Cuba from the Organization 
     until the President determines under section 203(c)(3) that a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba is in power.

     SEC. 106. ASSISTANCE BY THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER 
                   SOVIET UNION FOR THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT.

       (a) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     detailing progress towards the withdrawal of personnel of any 
     independent state of the former Soviet Union (within the 
     meaning of section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 
     5801)), including advisers, technicians, and military 
     personnel, from the Cienfuegos nuclear facility in Cuba.
       (b) Criteria for Assistance.--Section 498A(a)(11) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295a(a)(11)) is 
     amended by striking ``of military facilities'' and inserting 
     ``military and intelligence facilities, including the 
     military and intelligence facilities at Lourdes and 
     Cienfuegos''.
       (c) Ineligibility for Assistance.--(1) Section 498A(b) of 
     that Act (22 U.S.C. 2295a(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) for the government of any independent state effective 
     30 days after the President has determined and certified to 
     the appropriate congressional committees (and Congress has 
     not enacted legislation disapproving the determination within 
     that 30-day period) that such government is providing 
     assistance for, or engaging in nonmarket based trade (as 
     defined in section 498B(k)(3)) with, the Cuban Government; 
     or''.
       (2) Subsection (k) of section 498B of that Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2295b(k)), is amended by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(3) Nonmarket based trade.--As used in section 
     498A(b)(5), the term `nonmarket based trade' includes 
     exports, imports, exchanges, or other arrangements that are 
     provided for goods and services (including oil and other 
     petroleum products) on terms more favorable than those 
     generally available in applicable markets or for comparable 
     commodities, including--
       ``(A) exports to the Cuban Government on terms that involve 
     a grant, concessional price, guaranty, insurance, or subsidy;
       ``(B) imports from the Cuban Government at preferential 
     tariff rates;
       ``(C) exchange arrangements that include advance delivery 
     of commodities, arrangements in which the Cuban Government is 
     not held accountable for unfulfilled exchange contracts, and 
     arrangements under which Cuba does not pay appropriate 
     transportation, insurance, or finance costs; and
       ``(D) the exchange, reduction, or forgiveness of Cuban debt 
     in return for a grant by the Cuban Government of an equity 
     interest in a property, investment, or operation of the Cuban 
     Government or of a Cuban national.
       ``(4) Cuban government.--(A) The term `Cuban Government' 
     includes the government of any political subdivision of Cuba, 
     and any agency or instrumentality of the Government of Cuba.
       ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `agency or 
     instrumentality of the Government of Cuba' means an agency or 
     instrumentality of a foreign state as defined in section 
     1603(b) of title 28, United States Code, with `Cuba' 
     substituted for `a foreign state' each place it appears in 
     such section.''.
       (d) Facilities at Lourdes, Cuba.--(1) The Congress 
     expresses its strong disapproval of the extension by Russia 
     of credits equivalent to approximately $200,000,000 in 
     support of the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba, in 
     November 1994.
       (2) Section 498A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2295a) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(d) Reduction in Assistance for Support of Intelligence 
     Facilities in Cuba.--(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the President shall withhold from assistance 
     provided, on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, for an independent state of the former Soviet 
     Union under this chapter an amount equal to the sum of 
     assistance and credits, if any, provided on or after such 
     date by such state in support of intelligence facilities in 
     Cuba, including the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba.
       ``(2)(A) The President may waive the requirement of 
     paragraph (1) to withhold assistance if the President 
     certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     the provision of such assistance is important to the national 
     security of the United States, and, in the case of such a 
     certification made with respect to Russia, if the President 
     certifies that the Russian Government has assured the United 
     States Government that the Russian Government is not sharing 
     intelligence data collected at the Lourdes facility with 
     officials or agents of the Cuban Government.
       ``(B) At the time of a certification made with respect to 
     Russia pursuant to subparagraph (A), the President shall also 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     describing the intelligence activities of Russia in Cuba, 
     including the purposes for which the Lourdes facility is used 
     by the Russian Government and the extent to which the Russian 
     Government provides payment or government credits to the 
     Cuban Government for the continued use of the Lourdes 
     facility.
       ``(C) The report required by subparagraph (B) may be 
     submitted in classified form.
       ``(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `appropriate 
     congressional committees' includes the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and 
     the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       ``(3) The requirement of paragraph (1) to withhold 
     assistance shall not apply with respect to--
       ``(A) assistance to meet urgent humanitarian needs, 
     including disaster and refugee relief;
       ``(B) democratic political reform and rule of law 
     activities;
       ``(C) technical assistance for safety upgrades of civilian 
     nuclear power plants;
       ``(D) the creation of private sector and nongovernmental 
     organizations that are independent of government control;
       ``(E) the development of a free market economic system; and
       ``(F) assistance for the purposes described in the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (title XII of Public 
     Law 103-160).''.

     SEC. 107. TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA.

       (a) Conversion to UHF.--The Director of the United States 
     Information Agency shall implement a conversion of television 
     broadcasting to Cuba under the Television Marti Service to 
     ultra high frequency (UHF) broadcasting.
       (b) Periodic Reports.--Not later than 45 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and every three months 
     thereafter until the conversion described in subsection (a) 
     is fully implemented, the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees on the progress made in carrying out 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Termination of Broadcasting Authorities.--Upon 
     transmittal of a determination under section 203(c)(3), the 
     Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465aa and 
     following) and the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 
     1465 and following) are repealed.

     SEC. 108. REPORTS ON ASSISTANCE AND COMMERCE RECEIVED BY CUBA 
                   FROM OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       (a) Reports Required.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, 
     the President shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees on assistance and commerce received 
     by Cuba from other foreign countries during the preceding 12-
     month period.
       (b) Contents of Reports.--Each report required by 
     subsection (a) shall, for the period covered by the report, 
     contain the following, to the extent such information is 
     known:
       (1) A description of all bilateral assistance provided to 
     Cuba by other foreign countries, including humanitarian 
     assistance.
       (2) A description of Cuba's commerce with foreign 
     countries, including an identification of Cuba's trading 
     partners and the extent of such trade.
       (3) A description of the joint ventures completed, or under 
     consideration, by foreign nationals involving facilities in 
     Cuba, including an identification of the location of the 
     facilities involved and a description of the terms of 
     agreement of the joint ventures and the names of the parties 
     that are involved.
       (4) A determination whether or not any of the facilities 
     described in paragraph (3) is the subject of a claim by a 
     United States national.
       (5) A determination of the amount of Cuban debt owed to 
     each foreign country, including--
       (A) the amount of debt exchanged, forgiven, or reduced 
     under the terms of each investment or operation in Cuba 
     involving foreign nationals; and
       (B) the amount of debt owed to the foreign country that has 
     been exchanged, reduced, or forgiven in return for a grant by 
     the Cuban Government of an equity interest in a property, 
     investment, or operation of the Cuban Government or of a 
     Cuban national.
       (6) A description of the steps taken to ensure that raw 
     materials and semifinished or finished goods produced by 
     facilities in Cuba involving foreign nationals do not enter 
     the United States market, either directly or through third 
     countries or parties.
       (7) An identification of countries that purchase, or have 
     purchased, arms or military supplies from the Cuban 
     Government or that otherwise have entered into agreements 
     with the Cuban Government that have a military application, 
     including--
       (A) a description of the military supplies, equipment, or 
     other materiel sold, bartered, or exchanged between the Cuban 
     Government and such countries;
       (B) a listing of the goods, services, credits, or other 
     consideration received by the Cuban Government in exchange 
     for military supplies, equipment, or materiel; and
       (C) the terms or conditions of any such agreement.

     SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRATIC AND HUMAN 
                   RIGHTS GROUPS AND INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS.

       (a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, except for section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394-1) and comparable notification 
     requirements contained in any Act making appropriations for 
     foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, 
     the President is authorized to furnish assistance and provide 
     other support for individuals and independent nongovernmental 
     organizations to support democracy-building efforts for Cuba, 
     including the following:
       (1) Published and informational matter, such as books, 
     videos, and cassettes, on transitions to democracy, human 
     rights, and market economies, to be made available to 
     independent democratic groups in Cuba.
       (2) Humanitarian assistance to victims of political 
     repression, and their families.
       (3) Support for democratic and human rights groups in Cuba.
       (4) Support for visits and permanent deployment of 
     independent international human rights monitors in Cuba.
       (b) OAS Emergency Fund.--(1) The President shall take the 
     necessary steps to encourage the Organization of American 
     States to create a special emergency fund for the explicit 
     purpose of deploying human rights observers, election 
     support, and election observation in Cuba.
       (2) The President should instruct the United States 
     Permanent Representative to the Organization of American 
     States to encourage other member states of the Organization 
     to join in calling for the Cuban Government to allow the 
     immediate deployment of independent human rights monitors of 
     the Organization throughout Cuba and on-site visits to Cuba 
     by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
       (3) Notwithstanding section 307 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227) or any other provision of law 
     limiting the United States proportionate share of assistance 
     to Cuba by any international organization, the President 
     should provide not less than $5,000,000 of the voluntary 
     contributions of the United States to the Organization of 
     American States as of the date of the enactment of this Act 
     solely for the purposes of the special fund referred to in 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 110. WITHHOLDING OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FROM COUNTRIES 
                   SUPPORTING NUCLEAR PLANT IN CUBA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) President Clinton stated in April 1993 that ``the 
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     struction of the Juragua nuclear power plant because of our 
     concerns about Cuba's ability to ensure the safe operation of 
     the facility and because of Cuba's refusal to sign the 
     Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty or ratify the Treaty of 
     Tlatelolco.''.
       (2) Cuba has not signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation 
     of Nuclear Weapons or ratified the Treaty of Tlatelolco, the 
     latter of which establishes Latin America and the Caribbean 
     as a nuclear weapons-free zone.
       (3) The State Department, the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, and the Department of Energy have expressed 
     concerns about the construction and operation of Cuba's 
     nuclear reactors.
       (4) In a September 1992 report to Congress, the General 
     Accounting Office outlined concerns among nuclear energy 
     experts about deficiencies in the nuclear plant project in 
     Juragua, near Cienfuegos, Cuba, including--
       (A) a lack in Cuba of a nuclear regulatory structure;
       (B) the absence in Cuba of an adequate infrastructure to 
     ensure the plant's safe operation and requisite maintenance;
       (C) the inadequacy of training of plant operators;
       (D) reports by a former technician from Cuba who, by 
     examining with x-rays weld sites believed to be part of the 
     auxiliary plumbing system for the plant, found that 10 to 15 
     percent of those sites were defective;
       (E) since September 5, 1992, when construction on the plant 
     was halted, the prolonged exposure to the elements, including 
     corrosive salt water vapor, of the primary reactor 
     components; and
       (F) the possible inadequacy of the upper portion of the 
     reactors' dome retention capability to withstand only 7 
     pounds of pressure per square inch, given that normal 
     atmospheric pressure is 32 pounds per square inch and United 
     States reactors are designed to accommodate pressures of 50 
     pounds per square inch.
       (5) The United States Geological Survey claims that it had 
     difficulty determining answers to specific questions 
     regarding earthquake activity in the area near Cienfuegos 
     because the Cuban Government was not forthcoming with 
     information.
       (6) The Geological Survey has indicated that the Caribbean 
     plate, a geological formation near the south coast of Cuba, 
     may pose seismic risks to Cuba and the site of the power 
     plant, and may produce large to moderate earthquakes.
       (7) On May 25, 1992, the Caribbean plate produced an 
     earthquake numbering 7.0 on the Richter scale.
       (8) According to a study by the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, summer winds could carry 
     radioactive pollutants from a nuclear accident at the power 
     plant throughout all of Florida and parts of the States on 
     the gulf coast as far as Texas, and northern winds could 
     carry the pollutants as far northeast as Virginia and 
     Washington, D.C.
       (9) The Cuban Government, under dictator Fidel Castro, in 
     1962 advocated the Soviets' launching of nuclear missiles to 
     the United States, which represented a direct and dangerous 
     provocation of the United States and brought the world to the 
     brink of a nuclear conflict.
       (10) Fidel Castro over the years has consistently issued 
     threats against the United States Government, most recently 
     that he would unleash another perilous mass migration from 
     Cuba upon the enactment of this Act.
       (11) Despite the various concerns about the plant's safety 
     and operational problems, a feasibility study is being 
     conducted that would establish a support group to include 
     Russia, Cuba, and third countries with the objective of 
     completing and operating the plant.
       (b) Withholding of Foreign Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the President shall withhold from assistance allocated, 
     on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, for any 
     country an amount equal to the sum of assistance and credits, 
     if any, provided on or after such date of enactment by that 
     country or any entity in that country in support of the 
     completion of the Cuban nuclear facility at Juragua, near 
     Cienfuegos, Cuba.
       (2) Exceptions.--The requirement of paragraph (1) to 
     withhold assistance shall not apply with respect to--
       (A) assistance to meet urgent humanitarian needs, including 
     disaster and refugee relief;
       (B) democratic political reform and rule of law activities;
       (C) the creation of private sector and nongovernmental 
     organizations that are independent of government control;
       (D) the development of a free market economic system; and
       (E) assistance for the purposes described in the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (title XII of Public 
     Law 103-160).
       (3) Definition.--As used in paragraph (1), the term 
     ``assistance'' means assistance under the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, credits, sales, and guarantees of extensions of 
     credit under the Arms Export Control Act, assistance under 
     titles I and III of the Agricultural Trade Development and 
     Assistance Act of 1954, assistance under the FREEDOM Support 
     Act of 1992, and any other program of assistance or credits 
     provided by the United States to other countries under other 
     provisions of law, except that the term ``assistance'' does 
     not include humanitarian assistance, including disaster 
     relief assistance.

     SEC. 111. EXPULSION OF CRIMINALS FROM CUBA.

       The President shall instruct all United States Government 
     officials who engage in official conduct with the Cuban 
     Government to raise on a regular basis the extradition of or 
     rendering to the United States all persons residing in Cuba 
     who are sought by the United States Department of Justice for 
     crimes committed in the United States.

     SEC. 112. EXPORTS OF FOOD OR MEDICAL ITEMS.

       (a) Amendment to Embargo Authority in the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.--Section 620(a)(1) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (22 u.S.C. 2370(a)(1)) is amended by 
     striking the period at the end of the second sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``, except that any such embargo 
     shall not apply with respect to the export of any medicines 
     or medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, or staple 
     foods. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term 
     `staple foods' means meat, poultry, fish, bread, cereals, 
     grains, vegetables, fruits, and dairy products.''.
       (b) Limitation on Existing Restrictions on Trade With 
     Cuba.--Upon the enactment of this Act, any regulation, 
     proclamation, or provision of law, including Presidential 
     Proclamation 3447 of February 8, 1962, the Export 
     Administration Regulations (15 CFR 368-399), and the Cuban 
     Assets Control Regulations (31 CFR 515), that prohibits 
     exports to Cuba or transactions involving exports to Cuba and 
     that is in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     shall not apply with respect to the export to Cuba of 
     medicines or medical supplies, instruments, or equipment, or 
     staple foods.
       (c) Limitation on the Future Exercise of Authority.--
       (1) Export administration act of 1979.--After the enactment 
     of this Act, the President may not exercise the authorities 
     contained in the Export Administration Act of 1979 to 
     restrict the exportation to Cuba--
       (A) a medicines or medical supplies, instruments, or 
     equipment, except to the extent such restrictions would be 
     permitted under section 5 of that Act for goods containing 
     parts or components subjects to export controls under such 
     section; or
       (B) of staple foods.
       (2) International emergency economic powers act.--After the 
     enactment of this Act, the President may not exercise the 
     authorities contained in section 203 of the International 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act to restrict the export to 
     Cuba--
       (A) of medicines or medical supplies, instruments, or 
     equipment, to the extent such authorities are exercised to 
     deal with a threat to the foreign policy or economy of the 
     United States; or
       (B) of staple foods.
       (d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``staple foods'' means meat, poultry, fish, bread, cereals, 
     grains, vegetables, fruits, and dairy products.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1705 of the Cuban 
     Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6004) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in the subsection caption by inserting ``and Exports of 
     Staple Foods'' after ``Food''; and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``or prohibit exports to Cuba of staple foods. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `staple foods' 
     means meat, poultry, fish, bread, cereals, grains, 
     vegetables, fruits, and dairy products.'';
       (B) by amending subsection (c)(1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) except to the extent such restrictions--
       ``(A) would be permitted under section 5 of the Export 
     Administration Act of 1979 for goods containing parts or 
     components subject to export controls under such section; or
       ``(B) are imposed under section 208 of the International 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act to deal with a threat to the 
     national security of the United States;''; and
       (C) by striking subsection (d) and redesignating 
     subsections (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (d), (e), and 
     (f), respectively.
       (2) Section 1704(b)(2)(B)(i) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 
     1992 (22 U.S.C. 6003(b)(2)(B)(i)) is amended by inserting 
     after ``Cuba,'' the following: ``or exports of staple foods 
     permitted under section 1705(b),''.
          TITLE II--ASSISTANCE TO A FREE AND INDEPENDENT CUBA

     SEC. 201. POLICY TOWARD A TRANSITION GOVERNMENT AND A 
                   DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT IN CUBA.

       The policy of the United States is as follows:
       (1) To support the self-determination of the Cuban people.
       (2) To recognize that the self-determination of the Cuban 
     people is a sovereign and national right of the citizens of 
     Cuba which must be exercised free of interference by the 
     government of any other country.
       (3) To encourage the Cuban people to empower themselves 
     with a government which reflects the self-determination of 
     the Cuban people.
       (4) To recognize the potential for a difficult transition 
     from the current regime in Cuba that may result from the 
     initiatives taken by the Cuban people for self-determination 
     in response to the intransigence of the Castro regime in not 
     allowing any substantive political or economic reforms, and 
     to be prepared to provide the Cuban people with humanitarian, 
     developmental, and other economic assistance.
       (5) In solidarity with the Cuban people, to provide 
     appropriate forms of assistance--
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       (B) to facilitate the rapid movement from such a transition 
     government to a democratically elected government in Cuba 
     that results from an expression of the self-determination of 
     the Cuban people; and
       (C) to support such a democratically elected government.
       (6) Through such assistance, to facilitate a peaceful 
     transition to representative democracy and a market economy 
     in Cuba and to consolidate democracy in Cuba.
       (7) To deliver such assistance to the Cuban people only 
     through a transition government in Cuba, through a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba, through United 
     States Government organizations, or through United States, 
     international, or indigenous nongovernmental organizations.
       (8) To encourage other countries and multilateral 
     organizations to provide similar assistance, and to work 
     cooperatively with such countries and organizations to 
     coordinate such assistance.
       (9) To ensure that appropriate assistance is rapidly 
     provided and distributed to the people of Cuba upon the 
     institution of a transition government in Cuba.
       (10) Not to provide favorable treatment or influence on 
     behalf of any individual or entity in the selection by the 
     Cuban people of their future government.
       (11) To assist a transition government in Cuba and a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba to prepare the 
     Cuban military forces for an appropriate role in a democracy.
       (12) To be prepared to enter into negotiations with a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba either to return 
     the United States Naval Base at Guantanamo to Cuba or to 
     renegotiate the present agreement under mutually agreeable 
     terms.
       (13) To consider the restoration of diplomatic recognition 
     and support the reintegration of the Cuban Government into 
     Inter-American organizations when the President determines 
     that there exists a democratically elected government in 
     Cuba.
       (14) To take steps to remove the economic embargo of Cuba 
     when the President determines that a transition to a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba has begun.
       (15) To assist a democratically elected government in Cuba 
     to strengthen and stabilize its national currency.
       (16) To pursue trade relations with a free, democratic, and 
     independent Cuba.

     SEC. 202. ASSISTANCE FOR THE CUBAN PEOPLE.

       (a) Authorization.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall develop a plan for 
     providing economic assistance to Cuba at such time as the 
     President determines that a transition government or a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba (as determined 
     under section 203(c)) is in power.
       (2) Effect on other laws.--Assistance may be provided under 
     this section subject to an authorization of appropriations 
     and subject to the availability of appropriations.
       (b) Plan for Assistance.--
       (1) Development of plan.--The President shall develop a 
     plan for providing assistance under this section--
       (A) to Cuba when a transition government in Cuba is in 
     power; and
       (B) to Cuba when a democratically elected government in 
     Cuba is in power.
       (2) Types of assistance.--Assistance under the plan 
     developed under paragraph (1) may, subject to an 
     authorization of appropriations and subject to the 
     availability of appropriations, include the following:
       (A) Transition government.--(i) Except as provided in 
     clause (ii), assistance to Cuba under a transition government 
     shall, subject to an authorization of appropriations and 
     subject to the availability of appropriations, be limited 
     to--
       (I) such food, medicine, medical supplies and equipment, 
     and assistance to meet emergency energy needs, as is 
     necessary to meet the basic human needs of the Cuban people; 
     and
       (II) assistance described in subparagraph (C).
       (ii) Assistance provided only after the President certifies 
     to the appropriate congressional committees, in accordance 
     with procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications 
     under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     that such assistance is essential to the successful 
     completion of the transition to democracy.
       (iii) Only after a transition government in Cuba is in 
     power, remittances by individuals to their relatives of cash 
     or goods, as well as freedom to travel to visit them without 
     any restrictions, shall be permitted.
       (B) Democratically elected government.--Assistance to a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba may, subject to an 
     authorization of appropriations and subject to the 
     availability of appropriations, consist of additional 
     economic assistance, together with assistance described in 
     subparagraph (C). Such economic assistance may include--
       (i) assistance under chapter 1 of part I (relating to 
     development assistance), and chapter 4 of part II (relating 
     to the economic support fund), of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961;
       (ii) assistance under the Agricultural Trade Development 
     and Assistance Act of 1954;
       (iii) financing, guarantees, and other forms of assistance 
     provided by the Export-Import Bank of the United States;
       (iv) financial support provided by the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation for investment projects in Cuba;
       (v) assistance provided by the Trade and Development 
     Agency;
       (vi) Peace Corps programs; and
       (vii) other appropriate assistance to carry out the policy 
     of section 201.
       (C) Military adjustment assistance.--Assistance to a 
     transition government in Cuba and to a democratically elected 
     government in Cuba shall also include assistance in preparing 
     the Cuban military forces to adjust to an appropriate role in 
     a democracy.
       (c) Strategy for Distribution.--The plan developed under 
     subsection (b) shall include a strategy for distributing 
     assistance under the plan.
       (d) Distribution.--Assistance under the plan developed 
     under subsection (b) shall be provided through United States 
     Government organizations and nongovernmental organizations 
     and private and voluntary organizations, whether within or 
     outside the United States, including humanitarian, 
     educational, labor, and private sector organizations.
       (e) International Efforts.--The President shall take the 
     necessary steps--
       (1) to seek to obtain the agreement of other countries and 
     of international financial institutions and multilateral 
     organizations to provide to a transition government in Cuba, 
     and to a democratically elected government in Cuba, 
     assistance comparable to that provided by the United States 
     under this Act; and
       (2) to work with such countries, institutions, and 
     organizations to coordinate all such assistance programs.
       (f) Communication With the Cuban People.--The President 
     shall take the necessary steps to communicate to the Cuban 
     people the plan for assistance developed under this section.
       (g) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
     transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     describing in detail the plan developed under this section.
       (h) Trade and Investment Relations.--
       (1) Report to congress.--The President, following the 
     transmittal to the Congress of a determination under section 
     203(c)(3) that a democratically elected government in Cuba is 
     in power, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report that describes--
       (A) acts, policies, and practices that constitute 
     significant barriers to, or distortions of, United States 
     trade in goods or services or foreign direct investment with 
     respect to Cuba;
       (B) policy objectives of the United States regarding trade 
     relations with a democratically elected government in Cuba, 
     and the reasons therefor, including possible--
       (i) reciprocal extension of nondiscriminatory trade 
     treatment (most-favored-nation treatment);
       (ii) designation of Cuba as a beneficiary developing 
     country under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (relating to 
     the Generalized System of Preferences) or as a beneficiary 
     country under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, and 
     the implications of such designation with respect to trade 
     with any other country that is such a beneficiary developing 
     country or beneficiary country or is a party to the North 
     American Free Trade Agreement; and
       (iii) negotiations regarding free trade, including the 
     accession of Cuba to the North American Free Trade Agreement;
       (C) specific trade negotiating objectives of the United 
     States with respect to Cuba, including the objectives 
     described in section 108(b)(5) of the North American Free 
     Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3317(b)(5)); 
     and
       (D) actions proposed or anticipated to be undertaken, and 
     any proposed legislation necessary or appropriate, to achieve 
     any of such policy and negotiating objectives.
       (2) Consultations.--The President shall consult with the 
     appropriate congressional committees and shall seek advice 
     from the appropriate advisory committees established under 
     section 135 of the Trade Act of 1974 regarding the policy and 
     negotiating objectives and the legislative proposals 
     described in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 203. COORDINATION OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; IMPLEMENTATION 
                   AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS; REPROGRAMMING.

       (a) Coordinating Official.--The President shall designate a 
     coordinating official who shall be responsible for--
       (1) implementing the strategy for distributing assistance 
     described in section 202(b);
       (2) ensuring the speedy and efficient distribution of such 
     assistance; and
       (3) ensuring coordination among, and appropriate oversight 
     by, the agencies of the United States that provide assistance 
     described in section 202(b), including resolving any disputes 
     among such agencies.
       (b) United States-Cuba Council.--Upon making a 
     determination under subsection (c)(3) that a democratically 
     elected government in Cuba is in power, the President, after 
     consultation with the coordinating official, is authorized to 
     designate a United States-Cuba council--
       (1) to ensure coordination between the United States 
     Government and the private sector in responding to change in 
     Cuba, and in promoting market-based development in Cuba; and
       (2) to establish periodic meetings between representatives 
     of the United States and Cuban private sectors for the 
     purpose of facilitating bilateral trade.
       (c) Implementation of Plan; Reports to Congress.--
       (1) Implementation with respect to transition government.--
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     Cuba is in power, the President shall transmit that 
     determination to the appropriate congressional committees and 
     shall, subject to an authorization of appropriations and 
     subject to the availability of appropriations, commence the 
     delivery and distribution of assistance to such transition 
     government under the plan developed under section 202(b).
       (2) Reports to congress.--(A) The President shall transmit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a report setting 
     forth the strategy for providing assistance described in 
     section 202(b)(2) (A) and (C) to the transition government in 
     Cuba under the plan of assistance developed under section 
     202(b), the types of such assistance, and the extent to which 
     such assistance has been distributed in accordance with the 
     plan.
       (B) The President shall transmit the report not later than 
     90 days after making the determination referred to in 
     paragraph (1), except that the President shall transmit the 
     report in preliminary form not later than 15 days after 
     making that determination.
       (3) Implementation with respect to democratically elected 
     government.--The President shall, upon determining that a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba is in power, submit 
     that determination to the appropriate congressional 
     committees and shall, subject to an authorization of 
     appropriations and subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, commence the delivery and distribution of 
     assistance to such democratically elected government under 
     the plan developed under section 202(b).
       (4) Annual reports to congress.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the end of each fiscal year, the President shall 
     transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     on the assistance provided under the plan developed under 
     section 202(b), including a description of each type of 
     assistance, the amounts expended for such assistance, and a 
     description of the assistance to be provided under the plan 
     in the current fiscal year.
       (d) Reprogramming.--Any changes in the assistance to be 
     provided under the plan developed under section 202(b) may 
     not be made unless the President notifies the appropriate 
     congressional committees at least 15 days in advance in 
     accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming 
     notifications under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394-1).

     SEC. 204. TERMINATION OF THE ECONOMIC EMBARGO OF CUBA.

       (a) Presidential Actions.--Upon submitting a determination 
     to the appropriate congressional committees under section 
     203(c)(1) that a transition government in Cuba is in power, 
     the President, after consulting with the Congress, is 
     authorized to take steps to suspend the economic embargo of 
     Cuba to the extent that such action contributes to a stable 
     foundation for a democratically elected government in Cuba.
       (b) Suspension of Certain Provisions of Law.--In carrying 
     out subsection (a), the President may suspend the enforcement 
     of--
       (1) section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2370(a));
       (2) section 620(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2370(f)) with regard to the ``Republic of Cuba'';
       (3) sections 1704, 1705(d), and 1706 of the Cuban Democracy 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 6003, 6004(d), 6005);
       (4) section 902(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985; and
       (5) the prohibitions on transactions described in part 515 
     of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (c) Additional Presidential Actions.--Upon submitting a 
     determination to the appropriate congressional committees 
     under section 203(c)(3) that a democratically elected 
     government in Cuba is in power, the President shall take 
     steps to terminate the economic embargo of Cuba.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--On the date on which the 
     President submits a determination under section 203(c)(3)--
       (1) section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)) is repealed;
       (2) section 620(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2370(f)) is amended by striking ``Republic of 
     Cuba'';
       (3) sections 1704, 1705(d), and 1706 of the Cuban Democracy 
     Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6003, 6004(d), and 6005) are repealed; 
     and
       (4) section 902(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 is 
     repealed.
       (e) Review of Suspension of Economic Embargo.--
       (1) Review.--If the President takes action under subsection 
     (a) to suspend the economic embargo of Cuba, the President 
     shall immediately so notify the Congress. The President shall 
     report to the Congress no less frequently than every 6 months 
     thereafter, until he submits a determination under section 
     203(c)(3) that a democratically elected government in Cuba is 
     in power, on the progress being made by Cuba toward the 
     establishment of such a democratically elected government. 
     The action of the President under subsection (a) shall cease 
     to be effective upon the enactment of a joint resolution 
     described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Joint resolutions.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term ``joint resolution'' means only a joint resolution 
     of the 2 Houses of Congress, the matter after the resolving 
     clause of which is as follows: ``That the Congress 
     disapproves the action of the President under section 204(a) 
     of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act 
     of 1995 to suspend the economic embargo of Cuba, notice of 
     which was submitted to the Congress on ____.'', with the 
     blank space being filled with the appropriate date.
       (3) Referral to committees.--Joint resolutions introduced 
     in the House of Representatives shall be referred to the 
     Committee on International Relations and joint resolutions 
     introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
       (4) Procedures.--(A) Any joint resolution shall be 
     considered in the Senate in accordance with the provisions of 
     section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance and 
     Arms Export Control Act of 1976.
       (B) For the purpose of expediting the consideration and 
     enactment of joint resolutions, a motion to proceed to the 
     consideration of any joint resolution after it has been 
     reported by the appropriate committee shall be treated as 
     highly privileged in the House of Representatives.
       (C) Not more than 1 joint resolution may be considered in 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate in the 6-month 
     period beginning on the date on which the President notifies 
     the Congress under paragraph (1) of the action taken under 
     subsection (a), and in each 6-month period thereafter.

     SEC. 205. REQUIREMENTS FOR A TRANSITION GOVERNMENT.

       For purposes of this Act, a transition government in Cuba 
     is a government in Cuba which--
       (1) is demonstrably in transition from communist 
     totalitarian dictatorship to representative democracy;
       (2) has recognized the right to independent political 
     activity and association;
       (3) has released all political prisoners and allowed for 
     investigations of Cuban prisons by appropriate international 
     human rights organizations;
       (4) has ceased any interference with Radio or Television 
     Marti broadcasts;
       (5) makes public commitments to and is making demonstrable 
     progress in--
       (A) establishing an independent judiciary;
       (B) dissolving the present Department of State Security in 
     the Cuban Ministry of the Interior, including the Committees 
     for the Defense of the Revolution and the Rapid Response 
     Brigades;
       (C) respecting internationally recognized human rights and 
     basic freedoms as set forth in the Universal Declaration of 
     Human Rights, to which Cuba is a signatory nation;
       (D) effectively guaranteeing the rights of free speech and 
     freedom of the press;
       (E) organizing free and fair elections for a new 
     government--
       (i) to be held in a timely manner within a period not to 
     exceed 1 year after the transition government assumes power;
       (ii) with the participation of multiple independent 
     political parties that have full access to the media on an 
     equal basis, including (in the case of radio, television, or 
     other telecommunications media) in terms of allotments of 
     time for such access and the times of day such allotments are 
     given; and
       (iii) to be conducted under the supervision of 
     internationally recognized observers, such as the 
     Organization of American States, the United Nations, and 
     other elections monitors;
       (F) assuring the right to private property;
       (G) taking appropriate steps to return to United States 
     citizens (and entities which are 50 percent or more 
     beneficially owned by United States citizens) property taken 
     by the Cuban Government from such citizens and entities on or 
     after January 1, 1959, or to provide equitable compensation 
     to such citizens and entities for such property;
       (H) granting permits to privately owned telecommunications 
     and media companies to operate in Cuba; and
       (I) allowing the establishment of independent trade unions 
     as set forth in conventions 87 and 98 of the International 
     Labor Organization, and allowing the establishment of 
     independent social, economic, and political associations;
       (6) does not include Fidel Castro or Raul Castro;
       (7) has given adequate assurances that it will allow the 
     speedy and efficient distribution of assistance to the Cuban 
     people;
       (8) permits the deployment throughout Cuba of independent 
     and unfettered international human rights monitors; and
       (9) has extradited or otherwise rendered to the United 
     States all persons sought by the United States Department of 
     Justice for crimes committed in the United States.

     SEC. 206. REQUIREMENTS FOR A DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED 
                   GOVERNMENT.

       For purposes of this Act, a democratically elected 
     government in Cuba, in addition to continuing to comply with 
     the requirements of section 205, is a government in Cuba 
     which--
       (1) results from free and fair elections conducted under 
     the supervision of internationally recognized observers;
       (2) has permitted opposition parties ample time to organize 
     and campaign for such elections, and has permitted full 
     access to the media to all candidates in the elections;
       (3) is showing respect for the basic civil liberties and 
     human rights of the citizens of Cuba;
       (4) has made demonstrable progress in establishing an 
     independent judiciary;
       (5) is substantially moving toward a market-oriented 
     economic system;
       (6) is committed to making constitutional changes that 
     would ensure regular free and fair elections that meet the 
     requirements of paragraph (2); and
       (7) has made demonstrable progress in returning to United 
     States citizens (and entities which are 50 percent or more 
     beneficially owned by United States citizens)

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     property taken by the Cuban Government from such citizens and 
     entities on or after January 1, 1959, or providing full 
     compensation for such property in accordance with 
     international law standards and practice.
  TITLE III--PROTECTION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS 
           AGAINST CONFISCATORY TAKINGS BY THE CASTRO REGIME

     SEC. 301. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The right of individuals to hold and enjoy property is 
     a fundamental right recognized by the United States 
     Constitution and international human rights law, including 
     the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
       (2) The illegal confiscation or taking of property by 
     governments, and the acquiescence of governments in the 
     confiscation of property by their citizens, undermines the 
     comity among nations, the free flow of commerce, and economic 
     development.
       (3) It is in the interest of all nations to respect equally 
     the property rights of their citizens and nationals of other 
     countries.
       (4) Nations that provide an effective mechanism for prompt, 
     adequate, and fair compensation for the confiscation of 
     private property will continue to have the support of the 
     United States.
       (5) The United States Government has an obligation to its 
     citizens to provide protection against illegal confiscation 
     by foreign nations and their citizens, including the 
     provision of private remedies.
       (6) Nations that illegally confiscate private property 
     should not be immune to another nation's laws whose purpose 
     is to protect against the confiscation of lawfully acquired 
     property by its citizens.
       (7) Trafficking in illegally acquired property is a crime 
     under the laws of the United States and other nations, yet 
     this same activity is allowed under international law.
       (8) International law, by not providing effective remedies, 
     condones the illegal confiscation of property and allows for 
     the unjust enrichment from the use of confiscated property by 
     governments and private entities at the expense of those who 
     hold legal claim to the property.
       (9) The development of an international mechanism 
     sanctioning those governments and private entities that 
     confiscate and unjustly use private property so confiscated 
     should be a priority objective of United States foreign 
     policy.

     SEC. 302. LIABILITY FOR TRAFFICKING IN PROPERTY CONFISCATED 
                   FROM UNITED STATES NATIONALS.

       (a) Civil Remedy.--
       (1) Liability for trafficking.--(A) Except as provided in 
     paragraphs (3) and (4), any person, including any agency or 
     instrumentality of a foreign state in the conduct of a 
     commercial activity, that, after the end of the 6-month 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     traffics in confiscated property shall be liable to any 
     United States national who owns the claim to such property 
     for money damages in an amount equal to the sum of--
       (i) the amount which is the greater of--
       (I) the amount, if any, certified to the claimant by the 
     Foreign Claims Settlement Commission under the International 
     Claims Settlement Act of 1949, plus interest;
       (II) the amount determined under section 303(a)(2), plus 
     interest; or
       (III) the fair market value of that property, calculated as 
     being the then current value of the property, or the value of 
     the property when confiscated plus interest, whichever is 
     greater; and
       (ii) reasonable costs and attorneys' fees.
       (B) Interest under subparagraph (A)(i) shall be at the rate 
     set forth in section 1961 of title 28, United States Code, 
     computed by the court from the date of the confiscation of 
     the property involved to the date on which the action is 
     brought under this subsection.
       (2) Presumption in favor of certified claims.--There shall 
     be a presumption that the amount for which a person, 
     including any agency or instrumentality of a foreign state in 
     the conduct of a commercial activity, is liable under clause 
     (i) of paragraph (1)(A) is the amount that is certified under 
     subclause (I) of that clause. The presumption shall be 
     rebuttable by clear and convincing evidence that the amount 
     described in subclause (II) or (III) of that clause is the 
     appropriate amount of liability under that clause.
       (3) Increased liability for prior notice.--Except as 
     provided in paragraph (4), any person, including any agency 
     or instrumentality of a foreign state in the conduct of a 
     commercial activity, that traffics in confiscated property 
     after having received--
       (A) notice of a claim to ownership of the property by a 
     United States national who owns a claim to the confiscated 
     property, and
       (B) notice of the provisions of this section,
     shall be liable to that United States national for money 
     damages in an amount which is the sum of the amount equal to 
     the amount determined under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) plus triple 
     the amount determined applicable under subclause (I), (II), 
     or (III) of paragraph (1)(A)(i).
       (4) Applicability.--(A) Except as otherwise provided in 
     this paragraph, actions may be brought under paragraph (1) 
     with respect to property confiscated before, on, or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (B) In the case of property confiscated before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, no United States national may 
     bring an action under this section unless such national 
     acquired ownership of the claim to the confiscated property 
     before such date.
       (C) In the case of property confiscated on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, no United States national 
     who acquired ownership of a claim to confiscated property by 
     assignment for value after such date of enactment may bring 
     an action on the claim under this section.
       (5) Treatment of certain actions.--(A) In the case of any 
     action brought under this section by a United States national 
     who was eligible to file the underlying claim in the action 
     with the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission under title V 
     of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 but did 
     not so file the claim, the court may hear the case only if 
     the court determines that the United States national had good 
     cause for not filing the claim.
       (B) In the case of any action brought under this section by 
     a United States national whose claim in the action was timely 
     filed with the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission under 
     title V of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 
     but was denied by the Commission, the court may assess the 
     basis for the denial and may accept the findings of the 
     Commission on the claim as conclusive in the action under 
     this section unless good cause justifies another result.
       (6) Inapplicability of act of state doctrine.--No court of 
     the United States shall decline, based upon the act of state 
     doctrine, to make a determination on the merits in an action 
     brought under paragraph (1).
       (b) Definition.--As used in this subsection, the term 
     ``agency or instrumentality of a foreign state'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 1603(b) of title 28, 
     United States Code.
       (c) Jurisdiction.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 85 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1331 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1331a. Civil actions involving confiscated property

       ``The district courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction of 
     any action brought under section 302 of the Cuban Liberty and 
     Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1995, regardless of 
     the amount in controversy.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 1331 the 
     following:

``1331a. Civil actions involving confiscated property.''.
       (d) Certain Property Immune From Execution.--Section 1611 
     of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1610 of 
     this chapter, the property of a foreign state shall be immune 
     from attachment and from execution in an action brought under 
     section 302 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
     (LIBERTAD) Act of 1995 to the extent the property is a 
     facility or installation used by an accredited diplomatic 
     mission for official purposes.''.
       (e) Election of Remedies.--
       (1) Election.--Subject to paragraph (2)--
       (A) any United States national that brings an action under 
     this section may not bring any other civil action or 
     proceeding under the common law, Federal law, or the law of 
     any of the several States, the District of Columbia, or any 
     territory or possession of the United States, that seeks 
     monetary or nonmonetary compensation by reason of the same 
     subject matter; and
       (B) any person who brings, under the common law or any 
     provision of law other than this section, a civil action or 
     proceeding for monetary or nonmonetary compensation arising 
     out of a claim for which an action would otherwise be 
     cognizable under this section may not bring an action under 
     this section on that claim.
       (2) Treatment of certified claimants.--In the case of any 
     United States national that brings an action under this 
     section based on a claim certified under title V of the 
     International Claims Settlement Act of 1949--
       (A) if the recovery in the action is equal to or greater 
     than the amount of the certified claim, the United States 
     national may not receive payment on the claim under any 
     agreement entered into between the United States and Cuba 
     settling claims covered by such title, and such national 
     shall be deemed to have discharged the United States from any 
     further responsibility to represent the United States 
     national with respect to that claim;
       (B) if the recovery in the action is less than the amount 
     of the certified claim, the United States national may 
     receive payment under a claims agreement described in 
     subparagraph (A) but only to the extent of the difference 
     between the amount of the recovery and the amount of the 
     certified claim; and
       (C) if there is no recovery in the action, the United 
     States national may receive payment on the certified claim 
     under a claims agreement described in subparagraph (A) to the 
     same extent as any certified claimant who does not bring an 
     action under this section.
       (f) Deposit of Excess Payments by Cuba Under Claims 
     Agreement.--Any amounts paid by Cuba under any agreement 
     entered into between the United States and Cuba settling 
     certified claims under title V of the International Claims 
     Settlement Act of 1949 that are in excess of the payments 
     made on such certified claims after the application of 
     subsection (e) shall be deposited into the United States 
     Treasury.

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       (g) Termination of Rights.--
       (1) In general.--All rights created under this section to 
     bring an action for money damages with respect to property 
     confiscated before the date of the enactment of this Act 
     shall cease upon the transmittal to the Congress of a 
     determination of the President under section 203(c)(3).
       (2) Pending suits.--The termination of rights under 
     paragraph (1) shall not affect suits commenced before the 
     date of such termination, and in all such suits, proceedings 
     shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the 
     same manner and with the same effect as if this subsection 
     had not been enacted.

     SEC. 303. DETERMINATION OF CLAIMS TO CONFISCATED PROPERTY.

       (a) Evidence of Ownership.--
       (1) Conclusiveness of certified claims.--In any action 
     brought under this title, the courts shall accept as 
     conclusive proof of ownership a certification of a claim to 
     ownership that has been made by the Foreign Claims Settlement 
     Commission pursuant to title V of the International Claims 
     Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1643 and following).
       (2) Claims not certified.--In the case of a claim that has 
     not been certified by the Foreign Claims Settlement 
     Commission before the enactment of this Act, a court may 
     appoint a special master, including the Foreign Claims 
     Settlement Commission, to make determinations regarding the 
     amount and validity of claims to ownership of confiscated 
     property. Such determinations are only for evidentiary 
     purposes in civil actions brought under this title and do not 
     constitute certifications pursuant to title V of the 
     International Claims Settlement Act of 1949.
       (3) Effect of determinations of foreign entities.--In 
     determining ownership, courts shall not accept as conclusive 
     evidence of ownership any findings, orders, judgments, or 
     decrees from administrative agencies or courts of foreign 
     countries or international organizations that invalidate the 
     claim held by a United States national, unless the 
     invalidation was found pursuant to binding international 
     arbitration to which United States national submitted the 
     claim.
       (b) Amendment of the International Claims Settlement Act of 
     1949.--Title V of the International Claims Settlement Act of 
     1949 (22 U.S.C. 1643 and following) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:


  ``evaluation of ownership claims referred by district courts of the 
                             united states

       ``Sec. 514. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     title and only for purposes of section 302 of the Cuban 
     Liberty and Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act, a United States 
     district court, for fact-finding purposes, may refer to the 
     Commission, and the Commission may determine, questions of 
     the amount and ownership of a claim by a United States 
     national (as defined in section 4 of the Cuban Liberty and 
     Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act) resulting from the confiscation of 
     property by the Government of Cuba described in section 
     503(a), whether or not the United States national qualified 
     as a national of the United States (as defined in section 
     502(1)) at the time of the action by the Government of 
     Cuba.''.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act or section 
     514 of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949, as 
     added by subsection (b), shall be construed--
       (1) to require or otherwise authorize the claims of Cuban 
     nationals who became United States citizens after their 
     property was confiscated to be included in the claims 
     certified to the Secretary of State by the Foreign Claims 
     Settlement Commission for purposes of future negotiation and 
     espousal of claims with a friendly government in Cuba when 
     diplomatic relations are restored; or
       (2) as superseding, amending, or otherwise altering 
     certifications that have been made pursuant to title V of the 
     International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 before the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 304. EXCLUSIVITY OF FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION 
                   CERTIFICATION PROCEDURE.

       Title V of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 
     (22 U.S.C. 1643 and following), as amended by section 303, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:


  ``exclusivity of foreign claims settlement commission certification 
                               procedure

       ``Sec. 515. (a) Subject to subsection (b), neither any 
     national of the United States who was eligible to file a 
     claim under section 503 but did not timely file such claim 
     under that section, nor any national of the United States (on 
     the date of the enactment of this section) who was not 
     eligible to file a claim under that section, nor any national 
     of Cuba, including any agency, instrumentality, subdivision, 
     or enterprise of the Government of Cuba or any local 
     government of Cuba in place on the date of the enactment of 
     this section, nor any successor thereto, whether or not 
     recognized by the United States, shall have a claim to, 
     participate in, or otherwise have an interest in, the 
     compensation proceeds or other nonmonetary compensation paid 
     or allocated to a national of the United States by virtue of 
     a claim certified by the Commission under section 507, nor 
     shall any court of the United States or any State court have 
     jurisdiction to adjudicate any such claim.
       ``(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to 
     detract from or otherwise affect any rights in the shares of 
     the capital stock of nationals of the United States owning 
     claims certified by the Commission under section 507.''.
                 TITLE IV--EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ALIENS

     SEC. 401. EXCLUSION FROM THE UNITED STATES OF ALIENS WHO HAVE 
                   CONFISCATED PROPERTY OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS 
                   OR WHO TRAFFIC IN SUCH PROPERTY.

       (a) Grounds for Exclusion.--The Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General, shall exclude from 
     the United States any alien who the Secretary of State 
     determines is a person who--
       (1) has confiscated, or has directed or overseen the 
     confiscation of, property a claim to which is owned by a 
     United States national, or converts or has converted for 
     personal gain confiscated property, a claim to which is owned 
     by a United States national;
       (2) traffics in confiscated property, a claim to which is 
     owned by a United States national;
       (3) is a corporate officer, principal, or shareholder with 
     a controlling interest of an entity which has been involved 
     in the confiscation of property or trafficking in confiscated 
     property, a claim to which is owned by a United States 
     national; or
       (4) is a spouse, minor child, or agent of a person 
     excludable under paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
       (b) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following 
     terms have the following meanings:
       (1) Confiscated; confiscation.--The terms ``confiscated'' 
     and ``confiscation'' refer to--
       (A) the nationalization, expropriation, or other seizure by 
     foreign governmental authority of ownership or control of 
     property on or after January 1, 1959--
       (i) without the property having been returned or adequate 
     and effective compensation provided; or
       (ii) without the claim to the property having been settled 
     pursuant to an international claims settlement agreement or 
     other mutually accepted settlement procedure; and
       (B) the repudiation by foreign governmental authority of, 
     the default by foreign governmental authority on, or the 
     failure by foreign governmental authority to pay, on or after 
     January 1, 1959--
       (i) a debt of any enterprise which has been nationalized, 
     expropriated, or otherwise taken by foreign governmental 
     authority;
       (ii) a debt which is a charge on property nationalized, 
     expropriated, or otherwise taken by foreign governmental 
     authority; or
       (iii) a debt which was incurred by foreign governmental 
     authority in satisfaction or settlement of a confiscated 
     property claim.
       (2) Property.--The term ``property'' does not include 
     claims arising from a territory in dispute as a result of war 
     between United Nations member states in which the ultimate 
     resolution of the disputed territory has not been resolved.
       (3) Traffics.--(A) A person or entity ``traffics'' in 
     property if that person or entity knowingly and 
     intentionally--
       (i) sells, transfers, distributes, dispenses, brokers, 
     manages, or otherwise disposes of confiscated property, or 
     purchases, leases, receives, possesses, obtains control of, 
     manages, uses, or otherwise acquires or holds an interest in 
     confiscated property,
       (ii) engages in a commercial activity using or otherwise 
     benefiting from confiscated property, or
       (iii) causes, directs, participates in, or profits from, 
     trafficking (as described in clauses (i) and (ii)) by another 
     person, or otherwise engages in trafficking (as described in 
     clauses (i) and (ii)) through another person,

     without the authorization of the United States national who 
     holds a claim to the property.
       (B) The term ``traffics'' does not include-
       (i) the delivery of international telecommunication signals 
     to Cuba that are authorized by section 1705(e) of the Cuban 
     Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6004(e)); or
       (ii) the trading or holding of securities publicly traded 
     or held, unless the trading is with or by a person determined 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury to be a specially designated 
     national.
       (c) National Interest Exemption.--This section shall not 
     apply where the Secretary of State finds, on a case-by-case 
     basis, that making a determination under subsection (a) would 
     be contrary to the national interest of the United States.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--This section applies to aliens seeking to 
     enter the United States on or after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) Trafficking.--This section applies only with respect to 
     acts within the meaning of ``traffics'' that occur on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

It was decided in the

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Nays

283

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                                AYES--138

     Abercrombie
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson

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     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--283

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Blute
     Collins (IL)
     Gephardt
     Hilleary
     Jefferson
     Moakley
     Ney
     Payne (NJ)
     Reynolds
     Salmon
     Sisisky
     Stokes
     Tucker
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DUNCAN, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 225, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Cuban 
     Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.
Sec. 3. Purposes.
Sec. 4. Definitions.

        TITLE I--SEEKING SANCTIONS AGAINST THE CASTRO GOVERNMENT

Sec. 101. Statement of policy.
Sec. 102. Enforcement of the economic embargo of Cuba.
Sec. 103. Prohibition against indirect financing of the Castro 
              dictatorship.
Sec. 104. United States opposition to Cuban membership in international 
              financial institutions.
Sec. 105. United States opposition to ending the suspension of the 
              Government of Cuba from the Organization of American 
              States.
Sec. 106. Assistance by the Independent States of the former Soviet 
              Union for the Cuban Government.
Sec. 107. Television broadcasting to Cuba.
Sec. 108. Reports on assistance and commerce received by Cuba from 
              other foreign countries.
Sec. 109. Authorization of support for democratic and human rights 
              groups and international observers.
Sec. 110. Withholding of foreign assistance from countries supporting 
              nuclear plant in Cuba.
Sec. 111. Expulsion of criminals from Cuba.

          TITLE II--ASSISTANCE TO A FREE AND INDEPENDENT CUBA

Sec. 201. Policy toward a transition government and a democratically 
              elected government in Cuba.
Sec. 202. Assistance for the Cuban people.
Sec. 203. Coordination of assistance program; implementation and 
              reports to Congress; reprogramming.
Sec. 204. Termination of the economic embargo of Cuba.
Sec. 205. Requirements for a transition government.
Sec. 206. Requirements for a democratically elected government.

  TITLE III--PROTECTION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS 
           AGAINST CONFISCATORY TAKINGS BY THE CASTRO REGIME

Sec. 301. Statement of policy.
Sec. 302. Liability for trafficking in property confiscated from United 
              States nationals.
Sec. 303. Determination of claims to confiscated property.
Sec. 304. Exclusivity of Foreign Claims Settlement Commission 
              certification procedure.

                 TITLE IV--EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ALIENS

Sec. 401. Exclusion from the United States of aliens who have 
              confiscated property of United States nationals or who 
              traffic in such property.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The economy of Cuba has experienced a decline of at 
     least 60 percent in the last 5 years as a result of--
       (A) the end of its subsidization by the former Soviet Union 
     of between 5 billion and 6 billion dollars annually;
       (B) 36 years of Communist tyranny and economic 
     mismanagement by the Castro government;
       (C) the extreme decline in trade between Cuba and the 
     countries of the former Soviet bloc; and
       (D) the stated policy of the Russian Government and the 
     countries of the former Soviet bloc to conduct economic 
     relations with Cuba on strictly commercial terms.
       (2) At the same time, the welfare and health of the Cuban 
     people have substantially deteriorated as a result of this 
     economic decline and the refusal of the Castro regime to 
     permit free and fair democratic elections in Cuba.
       (3) The Castro regime has made it abundantly clear that it 
     will not engage in any substantive political reforms that 
     would lead to democracy, a market economy, or an economic 
     recovery.
       (4) The repression of the Cuban people, including a ban on 
     free and fair democratic elections, and continuing violations 
     of fundamental human rights have isolated the Cuban regime as 
     the only completely nondemocratic government in the Western 
     Hemisphere.
       (5) As long as free elections are not held in Cuba, the 
     economic condition of the country and the welfare of the 
     Cuban people will not improve in any significant way.
       (6) The totalitarian nature of the Castro regime has 
     deprived the Cuban people of any peaceful means to improve 
     their condition and has led thousands of Cuban citizens to 
     risk or lose their lives in dangerous attempts to escape from 
     Cuba to freedom.
       (7) Radio Marti and Television Marti have both been 
     effective vehicles for providing the

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     people of Cuba with news and information and have helped to 
     bolster the morale of the people of Cuba living under 
     tyranny.
       (8) The consistent policy of the United States towards Cuba 
     since the beginning of the Castro regime, carried out by both 
     Democratic and Republican administrations, has sought to keep 
     faith with the people of Cuba, and has been effective in 
     sanctioning the totalitarian Castro regime.
       (9) The United States has shown a deep commitment, and 
     considers it a moral obligation, to promote and protect human 
     rights and fundamental freedoms as expressed in the Charter 
     of the United Nations and in the Universal Declaration of 
     Human Rights.
       (10) The Congress has historically and consistently 
     manifested its solidarity and the solidarity of the American 
     people with the democratic aspirations of the Cuban people.
       (11) The Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 calls upon the 
     President to encourage the governments of countries that 
     conduct trade with Cuba to restrict their trade and credit 
     relations with Cuba in a manner consistent with the purposes 
     of that Act.
       (12) The 1992 FREEDOM Support Act requires that the 
     President, in providing economic assistance to Russia and the 
     emerging Eurasian democracies, take into account the extent 
     to which they are acting to ``terminate support for the 
     communist regime in Cuba, including removal of troops, 
     closing military facilities, and ceasing trade subsidies and 
     economic, nuclear, and other assistance''.
       (13) The Cuban Government engages in the illegal 
     international narcotics trade and harbors fugitives from 
     justice in the United States.
       (14) The Castro government threatens international peace 
     and security by engaging in acts of armed subversion and 
     terrorism such as the training and supplying of groups 
     dedicated to international violence.
       (15) The Castro government has utilized from its inception 
     and continues to utilize torture in various forms (including 
     by psychiatry), as well as execution, exile, confiscation, 
     political imprisonment, and other forms of terror and 
     repression, as means of retaining power.
       (16) Fidel Castro has defined democratic pluralism as 
     ``pluralistic garbage'' and continues to make clear that he 
     has no intention of tolerating the democratization of Cuban 
     society.
       (17) The Castro government holds innocent Cubans hostage in 
     Cuba by no fault of the hostages themselves solely because 
     relatives have escaped the country.
       (18) Although a signatory state to the 1928 Inter-American 
     Convention on Asylum and the International Covenant on Civil 
     and Political Rights (which protects the right to leave one's 
     own country), Cuba nevertheless surrounds embassies in its 
     capital by armed forces to thwart the right of its citizens 
     to seek asylum and systematically denies that right to the 
     Cuban people, punishing them by imprisonment for seeking to 
     leave the country and killing them for attempting to do so 
     (as demonstrated in the case of the confirmed murder of over 
     40 men, women, and children who were seeking to leave Cuba on 
     July 13, 1994).
       (19) The Castro government continues to utilize blackmail, 
     such as the immigration crisis with which it threatened the 
     United States in the summer of 1994, and other unacceptable 
     and illegal forms of conduct to influence the actions of 
     sovereign states in the Western Hemisphere in violation of 
     the Charter of the Organization of American States and other 
     international agreements and international law.
       (20) The United Nations Commission on Human Rights has 
     repeatedly reported on the unacceptable human rights 
     situation in Cuba and has taken the extraordinary step of 
     appointing a Special Rapporteur.
       (21) The Cuban Government has consistently refused access 
     to the Special Rapporteur and formally expressed its decision 
     not to ``implement so much as one comma'' of the United 
     Nations Resolutions appointing the Rapporteur.
       (22) The United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 
     1992/70 on December 4, 1992, Resolution 1993/48/142 on 
     December 20, 1993, and Resolution 1994/49/544 on October 19, 
     1994, referencing the Special Rapporteur's reports to the 
     United Nations and condemning ``violations of human rights 
     and fundamental freedoms'' in Cuba.
       (23) Article 39 of Chapter VII of the United Nations 
     Charter provides that the United Nations Security Council 
     ``shall determine the existence of any threat to the peace, 
     breach of the peace, or act of aggression and shall make 
     recommendations, or decide what measures shall be taken . . 
     ., to maintain or restore international peace and 
     security.''.
       (24) The United Nations has determined that massive and 
     systematic violations of human rights may constitute a 
     ``threat to peace'' under Article 39 and has imposed 
     sanctions due to such violations of human rights in the cases 
     of Rhodesia, South Africa, Iraq, and the former Yugoslavia.
       (25) In the case of Haiti, a neighbor of Cuba not as close 
     to the United States as Cuba, the United States led an effort 
     to obtain and did obtain a United Nations Security Council 
     embargo and blockade against that country due to the 
     existence of a military dictatorship in power less than 3 
     years.
       (26) United Nations Security Council Resolution 940 of July 
     31, 1994, subsequently authorized the use of ``all necessary 
     means'' to restore the ``democratically elected government of 
     Haiti'', and the democratically elected government of Haiti 
     was restored to power on October 15, 1994.
       (27) The Cuban people deserve to be assisted in a decisive 
     manner to end the tyranny that has oppressed them for 36 
     years and the continued failure to do so constitutes 
     ethically improper conduct by the international community.
       (28) For the past 36 years, the Cuban Government has posed 
     and continues to pose a national security threat to the 
     United States.

     SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this Act are as follows:
       (1) To assist the Cuban people in regaining their freedom 
     and prosperity, as well as in joining the community of 
     democracies that are flourishing in the Western Hemisphere.
       (2) To seek international sanctions against the Castro 
     government in Cuba.
       (3) To encourage the holding of free and fair democratic 
     elections in Cuba, conducted under the supervision of 
     internationally recognized observers.
       (4) To develop a plan for furnishing assistance to a 
     transition government and, subsequently, to a democratically 
     elected government when such governments meet the eligibility 
     requirements of this Act.
       (5) To protect property rights abroad of United States 
     nationals.
       (6) To provide for the continued national security of the 
     United States in the face of continuing threats from the 
     Castro government of terrorism, theft of property from United 
     States nationals, and domestic repression from which refugees 
     flee to United States shores.

     SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this Act, the following terms have the following 
     meanings:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee 
     on International Relations, the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
     Committee on Finance, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate.
       (2) Commercial activity.--The term ``commercial activity'' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 1603(d) of title 
     28, United States Code.
       (3) Confiscated.--As used in titles I and III, the term 
     ``confiscated'' refers to--
       (A) the nationalization, expropriation, or other seizure by 
     the Cuban Government of ownership or control of property, on 
     or after January 1, 1959--
       (i) without the property having been returned or adequate 
     and effective compensation provided; or
       (ii) without the claim to the property having been settled 
     pursuant to an international claims settlement agreement or 
     other mutually accepted settlement procedure; and
       (B) the repudiation by the Cuban Government of, the default 
     by the Cuban Government on, or the failure by the Cuban 
     Government to pay, on or after January 1, 1959--
       (i) a debt of any enterprise which has been nationalized, 
     expropriated, or otherwise taken by the Cuban Government;
       (ii) a debt which is a charge on property nationalized, 
     expropriated, or otherwise taken by the Cuban Government; or
       (iii) a debt which was incurred by the Cuban Government in 
     satisfaction or settlement of a confiscated property claim.
       (4) Cuban government.--(A) The term ``Cuban Government'' 
     includes the government of any political subdivision of Cuba, 
     and any agency or instrumentality of the Government of Cuba.
       (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ``agency or 
     instrumentality of the Government of Cuba'' means an agency 
     or instrumentality of a foreign state as defined in section 
     1603(b) of title 28, United States Code, with ``Cuba'' 
     substituted for ``a foreign state'' each place it appears in 
     such section.
       (5) Democratically elected government in cuba.--The term 
     ``democratically elected government in Cuba'' means a 
     government determined by the President to have met the 
     requirements of section 206.
       (6) Economic embargo of cuba.--The term ``economic embargo 
     of Cuba'' refers to the economic embargo imposed against Cuba 
     pursuant to section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)), section 5(b) of the Trading With 
     the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 5(b)), the International 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 and following), 
     and the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 
     2401 and following), as modified by the Cuban Democracy Act 
     of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6001 and following).
       (7) Foreign national.--The term ``foreign national'' 
     means--
       (A) an alien; or
       (B) any corporation, trust, partnership, or other juridical 
     entity not organized under the laws of the United States, or 
     of any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the 
     United States.
       (8) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'' means with knowledge 
     or having reason to know.
       (9) Property.--(A) The term ``property'' means any property 
     (including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and any other 
     form of intellectual property), whether real, personal, or 
     mixed, and any present, future, or contingent right, 
     security, or other interest therein, including any leasehold 
     interest.
       (B) For purposes of title III of this Act, the term 
     ``property'' shall not include real property used for 
     residential purposes unless, as of the date of the enactment 
     of this Act--

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       (i) the claim to the property is owned by a United States 
     national and the claim has been certified under title V of 
     the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949; or
       (ii) the property is occupied by a member or official of 
     the Cuban Government or the ruling political party in Cuba.
       (10) Traffics.--(A) As used in title III, a person or 
     entity ``traffics'' in property if that person or entity 
     knowingly and intentionally--
       (i) sells, transfers, distributes, dispenses, brokers, 
     manages, or otherwise disposes of confiscated property, or 
     purchases, leases, receives, possesses, obtains control of, 
     manages, uses, or otherwise acquires or holds an interest in 
     confiscated property,
       (ii) engages in a commercial activity using or otherwise 
     benefiting from confiscated property, or
       (iii) causes, directs, participates in, or profits from, 
     trafficking (as described in clauses (i) and (ii)) by another 
     person, or otherwise engages in trafficking (as described in 
     clauses (i) and (ii)) through another person,
     without the authorization of the United States national who 
     holds a claim to the property.
       (B) The term ``traffics'' does not include--
       (i) the delivery of international telecommunication signals 
     to Cuba that are authorized by section 1705(e) of the Cuban 
     Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6004(e)); or
       (ii) the trading or holding of securities publicly traded 
     or held, unless the trading is with or by a person determined 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury to be a specially designated 
     national.
       (11) Transition government in cuba.--The term ``transition 
     government in Cuba'' means a government determined by the 
     President to have met the requirements of section 205.
       (12) United states national.--The term ``United States 
     national'' means--
       (A) any United States citizen; or
       (B) any other legal entity which is organized under the 
     laws of the United States, or of any State, the District of 
     Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other 
     territory or possession of the United States, and which has 
     its principal place of business in the United States.
        TITLE I--SEEKING SANCTIONS AGAINST THE CASTRO GOVERNMENT

     SEC. 101. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the acts of the Castro government, including its 
     massive, systematic, and extraordinary violations of human 
     rights, are a threat to international peace;
       (2) the President should advocate, and should instruct the 
     United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations 
     to propose and seek, within the Security Council, a mandatory 
     international embargo against the totalitarian Cuban 
     Government pursuant to chapter VII of the Charter of the 
     United Nations, which is similar to measures taken by United 
     States representatives with respect to Haiti; and
       (3) any resumption or commencement of efforts by any state 
     to make operational the nuclear facility at Cienfuegos, Cuba, 
     will have a detrimental impact on United States assistance to 
     and relations with that state.

     SEC. 102. ENFORCEMENT OF THE ECONOMIC EMBARGO OF CUBA.

       (a) Policy.--(1) The Congress hereby reaffirms section 
     1704(a) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 that states the 
     President should encourage foreign countries to restrict 
     trade and credit relations with Cuba.
       (2) The Congress further urges the President to take 
     immediate steps to apply the sanctions described in section 
     1704(b) of that Act against countries assisting Cuba.
       (b) Diplomatic Efforts.--The Secretary of State shall 
     ensure that United States diplomatic personnel abroad 
     understand and, in their contacts with foreign officials, are 
     communicating the reasons for the United States economic 
     embargo of Cuba, and are urging foreign governments to 
     cooperate more effectively with the embargo.
       (c) Existing Regulations.--The President should instruct 
     the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General to 
     enforce fully the Cuban Assets Control Regulations set forth 
     in part 515 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (d) Trading With the Enemy Act.--
       (1) Civil penalties.--Subsection (b) of section 16 of the 
     Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 16(b)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) A civil penalty of not to exceed $50,000 may be 
     imposed by the Secretary of the Treasury on any person who 
     violates any license, order, rule, or regulation issued in 
     compliance with the provisions of this Act.
       ``(2) Any property, funds, securities, papers, or other 
     articles or documents, or any vessel, together with its 
     tackle, apparel, furniture, and equipment, that is the 
     subject of a violation under paragraph (1) shall, at the 
     discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, be forfeited to 
     the United States Government.
       ``(3) The penalties provided under this subsection may not 
     be imposed for--
       ``(A) news gathering, research, or the export or import of, 
     or transmission of, information or informational materials; 
     or
       ``(B) clearly defined educational or religious activities, 
     or activities of recognized human rights organizations, that 
     are reasonably limited in frequency, duration, and number of 
     participants.
       ``(4) The penalties provided under this subsection may be 
     imposed only on the record after opportunity for an agency 
     hearing in accordance with sections 554 through 557 of title 
     5, United States Code, with the right to prehearing 
     discovery.
       ``(5) Judicial review of any penalty imposed under this 
     subsection may be had to the extent provided in section 702 
     of title 5, United States Code.''.
       (2) Forfeiture of property used in violation.--Section 16 
     of the Trading With the Enemy Act is further amended by 
     striking subsection (c).
       (3) Clerical amendment.--Section 16 of the Trading With the 
     Enemy Act is further amended by inserting ``Sec. 16.'' before 
     ``(a)''.
       (e) Coverage of Debt-for-Equity Swaps by Economic Embargo 
     of Cuba.--Section 1704(b)(2) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 
     1992 (22 U.S.C. 6003(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) includes an exchange, reduction, or forgiveness of 
     Cuban debt owed to a foreign country in return for a grant of 
     an equity interest in a property, investment, or operation of 
     the Government of Cuba (including the government of any 
     political subdivision of Cuba, and any agency or 
     instrumentality of the Government of Cuba) or of a Cuban 
     national; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following flush sentence:
     ``As used in this paragraph, the term `agency or 
     instrumentality of the Government of Cuba' means an agency or 
     instrumentality of a foreign state as defined in section 
     1603(b) of title 28, United States Code, with `Cuba' 
     substituted for `a foreign state' each place it appears in 
     such section.''.

     SEC. 103. PROHIBITION AGAINST INDIRECT FINANCING OF THE 
                   CASTRO DICTATORSHIP.

       (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no loan, credit, or other financing may be extended 
     knowingly by a United States national, permanent resident 
     alien, or United States agency, to a foreign national, United 
     States national, or permanent resident alien, in order to 
     finance transactions involving any confiscated property the 
     claim to which is owned by a United States national as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Termination of Prohibition.--The prohibition of 
     subsection (a) shall cease to apply on the date on which the 
     economic embargo of Cuba terminates under section 205.
       (c) Penalties.--Violations of subsection (a) shall be 
     punishable by the same penalties as are applicable to 
     violations of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations set forth 
     in part 515 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (d) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       (1) the term ``permanent resident alien'' means an alien 
     admitted for permanent residence into the United States; and
       (2) the term ``United States agency'' has the meaning given 
     the term ``agency'' in section 551(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 104. UNITED STATES OPPOSITION TO CUBAN MEMBERSHIP IN 
                   INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) Opposition to Cuban Membership in International 
     Financial Institutions.--(1) Until such time as the President 
     determines that a transition government in Cuba is in power, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United 
     States executive director to each international financial 
     institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to 
     oppose the admission of Cuba as a member of such institution.
       (2) Once a transition government in Cuba is in power, the 
     President is encouraged to take steps to support the 
     processing of Cuba's application for membership in any 
     financial institution subject to the membership taking effect 
     at such time as the President deems most likely to facilitate 
     the transition to a democratically elected government in 
     Cuba.
       (b) Reduction in United States Payments to International 
     Financial Institutions.--If any international financial 
     institution approves a loan or other assistance to the Cuban 
     Government over the opposition of the United States, then the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall withhold from payment to that 
     institution an amount equal to the amount of the loan or 
     other assistance to the Cuban Government, with respect to 
     each of the following types of payment:
       (1) The paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock of 
     the institution.
       (2) The callable portion of the increase in capital stock 
     of the institution.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``international financial institution'' means 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 Inter-
     American Development Bank.

     SEC. 105. UNITED STATES OPPOSITION TO ENDING THE SUSPENSION 
                   OF THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA FROM THE ORGANIZATION 
                   OF AMERICAN STATES.

       The President should instruct the United States Permanent 
     Representative to the Organization of American States to use 
     the voice and vote of the United States to oppose ending the 
     suspension of the Government of Cuba from the Organization 
     until the President determines under section 203(c)(3) that a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba is in power.

     SEC. 106. ASSISTANCE BY THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER 
                   SOVIET UNION FOR THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT.

       (a) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after 
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     of this Act, the President shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report detailing progress towards 
     the withdrawal of personnel of any independent state of the 
     former Soviet Union (within the meaning of section 3 of the 
     FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 5801)), including advisers, 
     technicians, and military personnel, from the Cienfuegos 
     nuclear facility in Cuba.
       (b) Criteria for Assistance.--Section 498A(a)(11) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295a(a)(11)) is 
     amended by striking ``of military facilities'' and inserting 
     ``military and intelligence facilities, including the 
     military and intelligence facilities at Lourdes and 
     Cienfuegos''.
       (c) Ineligibility for Assistance.--(1) Section 498A(b) of 
     that Act (22 U.S.C. 2295a(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) for the government of any independent state effective 
     30 days after the President has determined and certified to 
     the appropriate congressional committees (and Congress has 
     not enacted legislation disapproving the determination within 
     that 30-day period) that such government is providing 
     assistance for, or engaging in nonmarket based trade (as 
     defined in section 498B(k)(3)) with, the Cuban Government; 
     or''.
       (2) Subsection (k) of section 498B of that Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2295b(k)), is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Nonmarket based trade.--As used in section 
     498A(b)(5), the term `nonmarket based trade' includes 
     exports, imports, exchanges, or other arrangements that are 
     provided for goods and services (including oil and other 
     petroleum products) on terms more favorable than those 
     generally available in applicable markets or for comparable 
     commodities, including--
       ``(A) exports to the Cuban Government on terms that involve 
     a grant, concessional price, guaranty, insurance, or subsidy;
       ``(B) imports from the Cuban Government at preferential 
     tariff rates;
       ``(C) exchange arrangements that include advance delivery 
     of commodities, arrangements in which the Cuban Government is 
     not held accountable for unfulfilled exchange contracts, and 
     arrangements under which Cuba does not pay appropriate 
     transportation, insurance, or finance costs; and
       ``(D) the exchange, reduction, or forgiveness of Cuban debt 
     in return for a grant by the Cuban Government of an equity 
     interest in a property, investment, or operation of the Cuban 
     Government or of a Cuban national.
       ``(4) Cuban government.--(A) The term `Cuban Government' 
     includes the government of any political subdivision of Cuba, 
     and any agency or instrumentality of the Government of Cuba.
       ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `agency or 
     instrumentality of the Government of Cuba' means an agency or 
     instrumentality of a foreign state as defined in section 
     1603(b) of title 28, United States Code, with `Cuba' 
     substituted for `a foreign state' each place it appears in 
     such section.''.
       (d) Facilities at Lourdes, Cuba.--(1) The Congress 
     expresses its strong disapproval of the extension by Russia 
     of credits equivalent to approximately $200,000,000 in 
     support of the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba, in 
     November 1994.
       (2) Section 498A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2295a) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(d) Reduction in Assistance for Support of Intelligence 
     Facilities in Cuba.--(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the President shall withhold from assistance 
     provided, on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, for an independent state of the former Soviet 
     Union under this chapter an amount equal to the sum of 
     assistance and credits, if any, provided on or after such 
     date by such state in support of intelligence facilities in 
     Cuba, including the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba.
       ``(2)(A) The President may waive the requirement of 
     paragraph (1) to withhold assistance if the President 
     certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     the provision of such assistance is important to the national 
     security of the United States, and, in the case of such a 
     certification made with respect to Russia, if the President 
     certifies that the Russian Government has assured the United 
     States Government that the Russian Government is not sharing 
     intelligence data collected at the Lourdes facility with 
     officials or agents of the Cuban Government.
       ``(B) At the time of a certification made with respect to 
     Russia pursuant to subparagraph (A), the President shall also 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     describing the intelligence activities of Russia in Cuba, 
     including the purposes for which the Lourdes facility is used 
     by the Russian Government and the extent to which the Russian 
     Government provides payment or government credits to the 
     Cuban Government for the continued use of the Lourdes 
     facility.
       ``(C) The report required by subparagraph (B) may be 
     submitted in classified form.
       ``(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `appropriate 
     congressional committees' includes the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and 
     the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       ``(3) The requirement of paragraph (1) to withhold 
     assistance shall not apply with respect to--
       ``(A) assistance to meet urgent humanitarian needs, 
     including disaster and refugee relief;
       ``(B) democratic political reform and rule of law 
     activities;
       ``(C) technical assistance for safety upgrades of civilian 
     nuclear power plants;
       ``(D) the creation of private sector and nongovernmental 
     organizations that are independent of government control;
       ``(E) the development of a free market economic system; and
       ``(F) assistance for the purposes described in the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (title XII of Public 
     Law 103-160).''.

     SEC. 107. TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA.

       (a) Conversion to UHF.--The Director of the United States 
     Information Agency shall implement a conversion of television 
     broadcasting to Cuba under the Television Marti Service to 
     ultra high frequency (UHF) broadcasting.
       (b) Periodic Reports.--Not later than 45 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and every three months 
     thereafter until the conversion described in subsection (a) 
     is fully implemented, the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees on the progress made in carrying out 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Termination of Broadcasting Authorities.--Upon 
     transmittal of a determination under section 203(c)(3), the 
     Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465aa and 
     following) and the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 
     1465 and following) are repealed.

     SEC. 108. REPORTS ON ASSISTANCE AND COMMERCE RECEIVED BY CUBA 
                   FROM OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       (a) Reports Required.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, 
     the President shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees on assistance and commerce received 
     by Cuba from other foreign countries during the preceding 12-
     month period.
       (b) Contents of Reports.--Each report required by 
     subsection (a) shall, for the period covered by the report, 
     contain the following, to the extent such information is 
     known:
       (1) A description of all bilateral assistance provided to 
     Cuba by other foreign countries, including humanitarian 
     assistance.
       (2) A description of Cuba's commerce with foreign 
     countries, including an identification of Cuba's trading 
     partners and the extent of such trade.
       (3) A description of the joint ventures completed, or under 
     consideration, by foreign nationals involving facilities in 
     Cuba, including an identification of the location of the 
     facilities involved and a description of the terms of 
     agreement of the joint ventures and the names of the parties 
     that are involved.
       (4) A determination whether or not any of the facilities 
     described in paragraph (3) is the subject of a claim by a 
     United States national.
       (5) A determination of the amount of Cuban debt owed to 
     each foreign country, including--
       (A) the amount of debt exchanged, forgiven, or reduced 
     under the terms of each investment or operation in Cuba 
     involving foreign nationals; and
       (B) the amount of debt owed to the foreign country that has 
     been exchanged, reduced, or forgiven in return for a grant by 
     the Cuban Government of an equity interest in a property, 
     investment, or operation of the Cuban Government or of a 
     Cuban national.
       (6) A description of the steps taken to ensure that raw 
     materials and semifinished or finished goods produced by 
     facilities in Cuba involving foreign nationals do not enter 
     the United States market, either directly or through third 
     countries or parties.
       (7) An identification of countries that purchase, or have 
     purchased, arms or military supplies from the Cuban 
     Government or that otherwise have entered into agreements 
     with the Cuban Government that have a military application, 
     including--
       (A) a description of the military supplies, equipment, or 
     other materiel sold, bartered, or exchanged between the Cuban 
     Government and such countries;
       (B) a listing of the goods, services, credits, or other 
     consideration received by the Cuban Government in exchange 
     for military supplies, equipment, or materiel; and
       (C) the terms or conditions of any such agreement.

     SEC. 109. AUTHORIZATION OF SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRATIC AND HUMAN 
                   RIGHTS GROUPS AND INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS.

       (a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, except for section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394-1) and comparable notification 
     requirements contained in any Act making appropriations for 
     foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, 
     the President is authorized to furnish assistance and provide 
     other support for individuals and independent nongovernmental 
     organizations to support democracy-building efforts for Cuba, 
     including the following:
       (1) Published and informational matter, such as books, 
     videos, and cassettes, on transitions to democracy, human 
     rights, and market economies, to be made available to 
     independent democratic groups in Cuba.

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       (2) Humanitarian assistance to victims of political 
     repression, and their families.
       (3) Support for democratic and human rights groups in Cuba.
       (4) Support for visits and permanent deployment of 
     independent international human rights monitors in Cuba.
       (b) OAS Emergency Fund.--(1) The President shall take the 
     necessary steps to encourage the Organization of American 
     States to create a special emergency fund for the explicit 
     purpose of deploying human rights observers, election 
     support, and election observation in Cuba.
       (2) The President should instruct the United States 
     Permanent Representative to the Organization of American 
     States to encourage other member states of the Organization 
     to join in calling for the Cuban Government to allow the 
     immediate deployment of independent human rights monitors of 
     the Organization throughout Cuba and on-site visits to Cuba 
     by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
       (3) Notwithstanding section 307 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227) or any other provision of law 
     limiting the United States proportionate share of assistance 
     to Cuba by any international organization, the President 
     should provide not less than $5,000,000 of the voluntary 
     contributions of the United States to the Organization of 
     American States as of the date of the enactment of this Act 
     solely for the purposes of the special fund referred to in 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 110. WITHHOLDING OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FROM COUNTRIES 
                   SUPPORTING NUCLEAR PLANT IN CUBA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) President Clinton stated in April 1993 that ``the 
     United States opposes the construction of the Juragua nuclear 
     power plant because of our concerns about Cuba's ability to 
     ensure the safe operation of the facility and because of 
     Cuba's refusal to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 
     or ratify the Treaty of Tlatelolco.''.
       (2) Cuba has not signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation 
     of Nuclear Weapons or ratified the Treaty of Tlatelolco, the 
     latter of which establishes Latin America and the Caribbean 
     as a nuclear weapons-free zone.
       (3) The State Department, the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, and the Department of Energy have expressed 
     concerns about the construction and operation of Cuba's 
     nuclear reactors.
       (4) In a September 1992 report to Congress, the General 
     Accounting Office outlined concerns among nuclear energy 
     experts about deficiencies in the nuclear plant project in 
     Juragua, near Cienfuegos, Cuba, including--
       (A) a lack in Cuba of a nuclear regulatory structure;
       (B) the absence in Cuba of an adequate infrastructure to 
     ensure the plant's safe operation and requisite maintenance;
       (C) the inadequacy of training of plant operators;
       (D) reports by a former technician from Cuba who, by 
     examining with x-rays weld sites believed to be part of the 
     auxiliary plumbing system for the plant, found that 10 to 15 
     percent of those sites were defective;
       (E) since September 5, 1992, when construction on the plant 
     was halted, the prolonged exposure to the elements, including 
     corrosive salt water vapor, of the primary reactor 
     components; and
       (F) the possible inadequacy of the upper portion of the 
     reactors' dome retention capability to withstand only 7 
     pounds of pressure per square inch, given that normal 
     atmospheric pressure is 32 pounds per square inch and United 
     States reactors are designed to accommodate pressures of 50 
     pounds per square inch.
       (5) The United States Geological Survey claims that it had 
     difficulty determining answers to specific questions 
     regarding earthquake activity in the area near Cienfuegos 
     because the Cuban Government was not forthcoming with 
     information.
       (6) The Geological Survey has indicated that the Caribbean 
     plate, a geological formation near the south coast of Cuba, 
     may pose seismic risks to Cuba and the site of the power 
     plant, and may produce large to moderate earthquakes.
       (7) On May 25, 1992, the Caribbean plate produced an 
     earthquake numbering 7.0 on the Richter scale.
       (8) According to a study by the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, summer winds could carry 
     radioactive pollutants from a nuclear accident at the power 
     plant throughout all of Florida and parts of the States on 
     the gulf coast as far as Texas, and northern winds could 
     carry the pollutants as far northeast as Virginia and 
     Washington, D.C.
       (9) The Cuban Government, under dictator Fidel Castro, in 
     1962 advocated the Soviets' launching of nuclear missiles to 
     the United States, which represented a direct and dangerous 
     provocation of the United States and brought the world to the 
     brink of a nuclear conflict.
       (10) Fidel Castro over the years has consistently issued 
     threats against the United States Government, most recently 
     that he would unleash another perilous mass migration from 
     Cuba upon the enactment of this Act.
       (11) Despite the various concerns about the plant's safety 
     and operational problems, a feasibility study is being 
     conducted that would establish a support group to include 
     Russia, Cuba, and third countries with the objective of 
     completing and operating the plant.
       (b) Withholding of Foreign Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the President shall withhold from assistance allocated, 
     on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, for any 
     country an amount equal to the sum of assistance and credits, 
     if any, provided on or after such date of enactment by that 
     country or any entity in that country in support of the 
     completion of the Cuban nuclear facility at Juragua, near 
     Cienfuegos, Cuba.
       (2) Exceptions.--The requirement of paragraph (1) to 
     withhold assistance shall not apply with respect to--
       (A) assistance to meet urgent humanitarian needs, including 
     disaster and refugee relief;
       (B) democratic political reform and rule of law activities;
       (C) the creation of private sector and nongovernmental 
     organizations that are independent of government control;
       (D) the development of a free market economic system; and
       (E) assistance for the purposes described in the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (title XII of Public 
     Law 103-160).
       (3) Definition.--As used in paragraph (1), the term 
     ``assistance'' means assistance under the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, credits, sales, and guarantees of extensions of 
     credit under the Arms Export Control Act, assistance under 
     titles I and III of the Agricultural Trade Development and 
     Assistance Act of 1954, assistance under the FREEDOM Support 
     Act of 1992, and any other program of assistance or credits 
     provided by the United States to other countries under other 
     provisions of law, except that the term ``assistance'' does 
     not include humanitarian assistance, including disaster 
     relief assistance.

     SEC. 111. EXPULSION OF CRIMINALS FROM CUBA.

       The President shall instruct all United States Government 
     officials who engage in official conduct with the Cuban 
     Government to raise on a regular basis the extradition of or 
     rendering to the United States all persons residing in Cuba 
     who are sought by the United States Department of Justice for 
     crimes committed in the United States.
          TITLE II--ASSISTANCE TO A FREE AND INDEPENDENT CUBA

     SEC. 201. POLICY TOWARD A TRANSITION GOVERNMENT AND A 
                   DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT IN CUBA.

       The policy of the United States is as follows:
       (1) To support the self-determination of the Cuban people.
       (2) To recognize that the self-determination of the Cuban 
     people is a sovereign and national right of the citizens of 
     Cuba which must be exercised free of interference by the 
     government of any other country.
       (3) To encourage the Cuban people to empower themselves 
     with a government which reflects the self-determination of 
     the Cuban people.
       (4) To recognize the potential for a difficult transition 
     from the current regime in Cuba that may result from the 
     initiatives taken by the Cuban people for self-determination 
     in response to the intransigence of the Castro regime in not 
     allowing any substantive political or economic reforms, and 
     to be prepared to provide the Cuban people with humanitarian, 
     developmental, and other economic assistance.
       (5) In solidarity with the Cuban people, to provide 
     appropriate forms of assistance--
       (A) to a transition government in Cuba;
       (B) to facilitate the rapid movement from such a transition 
     government to a democratically elected government in Cuba 
     that results from an expression of the self-determination of 
     the Cuban people; and
       (C) to support such a democratically elected government.
       (6) Through such assistance, to facilitate a peaceful 
     transition to representative democracy and a market economy 
     in Cuba and to consolidate democracy in Cuba.
       (7) To deliver such assistance to the Cuban people only 
     through a transition government in Cuba, through a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba, through United 
     States Government organizations, or through United States, 
     international, or indigenous nongovernmental organizations.
       (8) To encourage other countries and multilateral 
     organizations to provide similar assistance, and to work 
     cooperatively with such countries and organizations to 
     coordinate such assistance.
       (9) To ensure that appropriate assistance is rapidly 
     provided and distributed to the people of Cuba upon the 
     institution of a transition government in Cuba.
       (10) Not to provide favorable treatment or influence on 
     behalf of any individual or entity in the selection by the 
     Cuban people of their future government.
       (11) To assist a transition government in Cuba and a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba to prepare the 
     Cuban military forces for an appropriate role in a democracy.
       (12) To be prepared to enter into negotiations with a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba either to return 
     the United States Naval Base at Guantanamo to Cuba or to 
     renegotiate the present agreement under mutually agreeable 
     terms.
       (13) To consider the restoration of diplomatic recognition 
     and support the reintegration of the Cuban Government into 
     Inter-American organizations when the President determines 
     that there exists a democratically elected government in 
     Cuba.
       (14) To take steps to remove the economic embargo of Cuba 
     when the President determines that a transition to a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba has begun.

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       (15) To assist a democratically elected government in Cuba 
     to strengthen and stabilize its national currency.
       (16) To pursue trade relations with a free, democratic, and 
     independent Cuba.

     SEC. 202. ASSISTANCE FOR THE CUBAN PEOPLE.

       (a) Authorization.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall develop a plan for 
     providing economic assistance to Cuba at such time as the 
     President determines that a transition government or a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba (as determined 
     under section 203(c)) is in power.
       (2) Effect on other laws.--Assistance may be provided under 
     this section subject to an authorization of appropriations 
     and subject to the availability of appropriations.
       (b) Plan for Assistance.--
       (1) Development of plan.--The President shall develop a 
     plan for providing assistance under this section--
       (A) to Cuba when a transition government in Cuba is in 
     power; and
       (B) to Cuba when a democratically elected government in 
     Cuba is in power.
       (2) Types of assistance.--Assistance under the plan 
     developed under paragraph (1) may, subject to an 
     authorization of appropriations and subject to the 
     availability of appropriations, include the following:
       (A) Transition government.--(i) Except as provided in 
     clause (ii), assistance to Cuba under a transition government 
     shall, subject to an authorization of appropriations and 
     subject to the availability of appropriations, be limited 
     to--
       (I) such food, medicine, medical supplies and equipment, 
     and assistance to meet emergency energy needs, as is 
     necessary to meet the basic human needs of the Cuban people; 
     and
       (II) assistance described in subparagraph (C).
       (ii) Assistance provided only after the President certifies 
     to the appropriate congressional committees, in accordance 
     with procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications 
     under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     that such assistance is essential to the successful 
     completion of the transition to democracy.
       (iii) Only after a transition government in Cuba is in 
     power, remittances by individuals to their relatives of cash 
     or goods, as well as freedom to travel to visit them without 
     any restrictions, shall be permitted.
       (B) Democratically elected government.--Assistance to a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba may, subject to an 
     authorization of appropriations and subject to the 
     availability of appropriations, consist of additional 
     economic assistance, together with assistance described in 
     subparagraph (C). Such economic assistance may include--
       (i) assistance under chapter 1 of part I (relating to 
     development assistance), and chapter 4 of part II (relating 
     to the economic support fund), of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961;
       (ii) assistance under the Agricultural Trade Development 
     and Assistance Act of 1954;
       (iii) financing, guarantees, and other forms of assistance 
     provided by the Export-Import Bank of the United States;
       (iv) financial support provided by the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation for investment projects in Cuba;
       (v) assistance provided by the Trade and Development 
     Agency;
       (vi) Peace Corps programs; and
       (vii) other appropriate assistance to carry out the policy 
     of section 201.
       (C) Military adjustment assistance.--Assistance to a 
     transition government in Cuba and to a democratically elected 
     government in Cuba shall also include assistance in preparing 
     the Cuban military forces to adjust to an appropriate role in 
     a democracy.
       (c) Strategy for Distribution.--The plan developed under 
     subsection (b) shall include a strategy for distributing 
     assistance under the plan.
       (d) Distribution.--Assistance under the plan developed 
     under subsection (b) shall be provided through United States 
     Government organizations and nongovernmental organizations 
     and private and voluntary organizations, whether within or 
     outside the United States, including humanitarian, 
     educational, labor, and private sector organizations.
       (e) International Efforts.--The President shall take the 
     necessary steps--
       (1) to seek to obtain the agreement of other countries and 
     of international financial institutions and multilateral 
     organizations to provide to a transition government in Cuba, 
     and to a democratically elected government in Cuba, 
     assistance comparable to that provided by the United States 
     under this Act; and
       (2) to work with such countries, institutions, and 
     organizations to coordinate all such assistance programs.
       (f) Communication With the Cuban People.--The President 
     shall take the necessary steps to communicate to the Cuban 
     people the plan for assistance developed under this section.
       (g) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
     transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     describing in detail the plan developed under this section.
       (h) Trade and Investment Relations.--
       (1) Report to congress.--The President, following the 
     transmittal to the Congress of a determination under section 
     203(c)(3) that a democratically elected government in Cuba is 
     in power, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report that describes--
       (A) acts, policies, and practices that constitute 
     significant barriers to, or distortions of, United States 
     trade in goods or services or foreign direct investment with 
     respect to Cuba;
       (B) policy objectives of the United States regarding trade 
     relations with a democratically elected government in Cuba, 
     and the reasons therefor, including possible--
       (i) reciprocal extension of nondiscriminatory trade 
     treatment (most-favored- nation treatment);
       (ii) designation of Cuba as a beneficiary developing 
     country under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (relating to 
     the Generalized System of Preferences) or as a beneficiary 
     country under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, and 
     the implications of such designation with respect to trade 
     with any other country that is such a beneficiary developing 
     country or beneficiary country or is a party to the North 
     American Free Trade Agreement; and
       (iii) negotiations regarding free trade, including the 
     accession of Cuba to the North American Free Trade Agreement;
       (C) specific trade negotiating objectives of the United 
     States with respect to Cuba, including the objectives 
     described in section 108(b)(5) of the North American Free 
     Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3317(b)(5)); 
     and
       (D) actions proposed or anticipated to be undertaken, and 
     any proposed legislation necessary or appropriate, to achieve 
     any of such policy and negotiating objectives.
       (2) Consultations.--The President shall consult with the 
     appropriate congressional committees and shall seek advice 
     from the appropriate advisory committees established under 
     section 135 of the Trade Act of 1974 regarding the policy and 
     negotiating objectives and the legislative proposals 
     described in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 203. COORDINATION OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; IMPLEMENTATION 
                   AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS; REPROGRAMMING.

       (a) Coordinating Official.--The President shall designate a 
     coordinating official who shall be responsible for--
       (1) implementing the strategy for distributing assistance 
     described in section 202(b);
       (2) ensuring the speedy and efficient distribution of such 
     assistance; and
       (3) ensuring coordination among, and appropriate oversight 
     by, the agencies of the United States that provide assistance 
     described in section 202(b), including resolving any disputes 
     among such agencies.
       (b) United States-Cuba Council.--Upon making a 
     determination under subsection (c)(3) that a democratically 
     elected government in Cuba is in power, the President, after 
     consultation with the coordinating official, is authorized to 
     designate a United States-Cuba council--
       (1) to ensure coordination between the United States 
     Government and the private sector in responding to change in 
     Cuba, and in promoting market-based development in Cuba; and
       (2) to establish periodic meetings between representatives 
     of the United States and Cuban private sectors for the 
     purpose of facilitating bilateral trade.
       (c) Implementation of Plan; Reports to Congress.--
       (1) Implementation with respect to transition government.--
     Upon making a determination that a transition government in 
     Cuba is in power, the President shall transmit that 
     determination to the appropriate congressional committees and 
     shall, subject to an authorization of appropriations and 
     subject to the availability of appropriations, commence the 
     delivery and distribution of assistance to such transition 
     government under the plan developed under section 202(b).
       (2) Reports to congress.--(A) The President shall transmit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a report setting 
     forth the strategy for providing assistance described in 
     section 202(b)(2) (A) and (C) to the transition government in 
     Cuba under the plan of assistance developed under section 
     202(b), the types of such assistance, and the extent to which 
     such assistance has been distributed in accordance with the 
     plan.
       (B) The President shall transmit the report not later than 
     90 days after making the determination referred to in 
     paragraph (1), except that the President shall transmit the 
     report in preliminary form not later than 15 days after 
     making that determination.
       (3) Implementation with respect to democratically elected 
     government.--The President shall, upon determining that a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba is in power, submit 
     that determination to the appropriate congressional 
     committees and shall, subject to an authorization of 
     appropriations and subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, commence the delivery and distribution of 
     assistance to such democratically elected government under 
     the plan developed under section 202(b).
       (4) Annual reports to congress.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the end of each fiscal year, the President shall 
     transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     on the assistance provided under the plan developed under 
     section 202(b), including a description of each type of 
     assistance, the amounts expended for such assistance, and a 
     description of the assistance to be provided under the plan 
     in the current fiscal year.
       (d) Reprogramming.--Any changes in the assistance to be 
     provided under the plan developed under section 202(b) may 
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     made unless the President notifies the appropriate 
     congressional committees at least 15 days in advance in 
     accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming 
     notifications under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394-1).

     SEC. 204. TERMINATION OF THE ECONOMIC EMBARGO OF CUBA.

       (a) Presidential Actions.--Upon submitting a determination 
     to the appropriate congressional committees under section 
     203(c)(1) that a transition government in Cuba is in power, 
     the President, after consulting with the Congress, is 
     authorized to take steps to suspend the economic embargo of 
     Cuba to the extent that such action contributes to a stable 
     foundation for a democratically elected government in Cuba.
       (b) Suspension of Certain Provisions of Law.--In carrying 
     out subsection (a), the President may suspend the enforcement 
     of--
       (1) section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2370(a));
       (2) section 620(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2370(f)) with regard to the ``Republic of Cuba'';
       (3) sections 1704, 1705(d), and 1706 of the Cuban Democracy 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 6003, 6004(d), 6005);
       (4) section 902(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985; and
       (5) the prohibitions on transactions described in part 515 
     of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (c) Additional Presidential Actions.--Upon submitting a 
     determination to the appropriate congressional committees 
     under section 203(c)(3) that a democratically elected 
     government in Cuba is in power, the President shall take 
     steps to terminate the economic embargo of Cuba.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--On the date on which the 
     President submits a determination under section 203(c)(3)--
       (1) section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)) is repealed;
       (2) section 620(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2370(f)) is amended by striking ``Republic of 
     Cuba'';
       (3) sections 1704, 1705(d), and 1706 of the Cuban Democracy 
     Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6003, 6004(d), and 6005) are repealed; 
     and
       (4) section 902(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 is 
     repealed.
       (e) Review of Suspension of Economic Embargo.--
       (1) Review.--If the President takes action under subsection 
     (a) to suspend the economic embargo of Cuba, the President 
     shall immediately so notify the Congress. The President shall 
     report to the Congress no less frequently than every 6 months 
     thereafter, until he submits a determination under section 
     203(c)(3) that a democratically elected government in Cuba is 
     in power, on the progress being made by Cuba toward the 
     establishment of such a democratically elected government. 
     The action of the President under subsection (a) shall cease 
     to be effective upon the enactment of a joint resolution 
     described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Joint resolutions.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term ``joint resolution'' means only a joint resolution 
     of the 2 Houses of Congress, the matter after the resolving 
     clause of which is as follows: ``That the Congress 
     disapproves the action of the President under section 204(a) 
     of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act 
     of 1995 to suspend the economic embargo of Cuba, notice of 
     which was submitted to the Congress on ____.'', with the 
     blank space being filled with the appropriate date.
       (3) Referral to committees.--Joint resolutions introduced 
     in the House of Representatives shall be referred to the 
     Committee on International Relations and joint resolutions 
     introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
       (4) Procedures.--(A) Any joint resolution shall be 
     considered in the Senate in accordance with the provisions of 
     section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance and 
     Arms Export Control Act of 1976.
       (B) For the purpose of expediting the consideration and 
     enactment of joint resolutions, a motion to proceed to the 
     consideration of any joint resolution after it has been 
     reported by the appropriate committee shall be treated as 
     highly privileged in the House of Representatives.
       (C) Not more than 1 joint resolution may be considered in 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate in the 6-month 
     period beginning on the date on which the President notifies 
     the Congress under paragraph (1) of the action taken under 
     subsection (a), and in each 6-month period thereafter.

     SEC. 205. REQUIREMENTS FOR A TRANSITION GOVERNMENT.

       For purposes of this Act, a transition government in Cuba 
     is a government in Cuba which--
       (1) is demonstrably in transition from communist 
     totalitarian dictatorship to representative democracy;
       (2) has recognized the right to independent political 
     activity and association;
       (3) has released all political prisoners and allowed for 
     investigations of Cuban prisons by appropriate international 
     human rights organizations;
       (4) has ceased any interference with Radio or Television 
     Marti broadcasts;
       (5) makes public commitments to and is making demonstrable 
     progress in--
       (A) establishing an independent judiciary;
       (B) dissolving the present Department of State Security in 
     the Cuban Ministry of the Interior, including the Committees 
     for the Defense of the Revolution and the Rapid Response 
     Brigades;
       (C) respecting internationally recognized human rights and 
     basic freedoms as set forth in the Universal Declaration of 
     Human Rights, to which Cuba is a signatory nation;
       (D) effectively guaranteeing the rights of free speech and 
     freedom of the press;
       (E) organizing free and fair elections for a new 
     government--
       (i) to be held in a timely manner within a period not to 
     exceed 1 year after the transition government assumes power;
       (ii) with the participation of multiple independent 
     political parties that have full access to the media on an 
     equal basis, including (in the case of radio, television, or 
     other telecommunications media) in terms of allotments of 
     time for such access and the times of day such allotments are 
     given; and
       (iii) to be conducted under the supervision of 
     internationally recognized observers, such as the 
     Organization of American States, the United Nations, and 
     other elections monitors;
       (F) assuring the right to private property;
       (G) taking appropriate steps to return to United States 
     citizens (and entities which are 50 percent or more 
     beneficially owned by United States citizens) property taken 
     by the Cuban Government from such citizens and entities on or 
     after January 1, 1959, or to provide equitable compensation 
     to such citizens and entities for such property;
       (H) granting permits to privately owned telecommunications 
     and media companies to operate in Cuba; and
       (I) allowing the establishment of independent trade unions 
     as set forth in conventions 87 and 98 of the International 
     Labor Organization, and allowing the establishment of 
     independent social, economic, and political associations;
       (6) does not include Fidel Castro or Raul Castro;
       (7) has given adequate assurances that it will allow the 
     speedy and efficient distribution of assistance to the Cuban 
     people;
       (8) permits the deployment throughout Cuba of independent 
     and unfettered international human rights monitors; and
       (9) has extradited or otherwise rendered to the United 
     States all persons sought by the United States Department of 
     Justice for crimes committed in the United States.

     SEC. 206. REQUIREMENTS FOR A DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED 
                   GOVERNMENT.

       For purposes of this Act, a democratically elected 
     government in Cuba, in addition to continuing to comply with 
     the requirements of section 205, is a government in Cuba 
     which--
       (1) results from free and fair elections conducted under 
     the supervision of internationally recognized observers;
       (2) has permitted opposition parties ample time to organize 
     and campaign for such elections, and has permitted full 
     access to the media to all candidates in the elections;
       (3) is showing respect for the basic civil liberties and 
     human rights of the citizens of Cuba;
       (4) has made demonstrable progress in establishing an 
     independent judiciary;
       (5) is substantially moving toward a market-oriented 
     economic system;
       (6) is committed to making constitutional changes that 
     would ensure regular free and fair elections that meet the 
     requirements of paragraph (2); and
       (7) has made demonstrable progress in returning to United 
     States citizens (and entities which are 50 percent or more 
     beneficially owned by United States citizens) property taken 
     by the Cuban Government from such citizens and entities on or 
     after January 1, 1959, or providing full compensation for 
     such property in accordance with international law standards 
     and practice.
  TITLE III--PROTECTION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS 
           AGAINST CONFISCATORY TAKINGS BY THE CASTRO REGIME

     SEC. 301. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The right of individuals to hold and enjoy property is 
     a fundamental right recognized by the United States 
     Constitution and international human rights law, including 
     the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
       (2) The illegal confiscation or taking of property by 
     governments, and the acquiescence of governments in the 
     confiscation of property by their citizens, undermines the 
     comity among nations, the free flow of commerce, and economic 
     development.
       (3) It is in the interest of all nations to respect equally 
     the property rights of their citizens and nationals of other 
     countries.
       (4) Nations that provide an effective mechanism for prompt, 
     adequate, and fair compensation for the confiscation of 
     private property will continue to have the support of the 
     United States.
       (5) The United States Government has an obligation to its 
     citizens to provide protection against illegal confiscation 
     by foreign nations and their citizens, including the 
     provision of private remedies.
       (6) Nations that illegally confiscate private property 
     should not be immune to another nation's laws whose purpose 
     is to protect against the confiscation of lawfully acquired 
     property by its citizens.
       (7) Trafficking in illegally acquired property is a crime 
     under the laws of the United States and other nations, yet 
     this same activity is allowed under international law.
       (8) International law, by not providing effective remedies, 
     condones the illegal confiscation of property and allows for 
     the unjust enrichment from the use of confiscated property by 
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     the expense of those who hold legal claim to the property.
       (9) The development of an international mechanism 
     sanctioning those governments and private entities that 
     confiscate and unjustly use private property so confiscated 
     should be a priority objective of United States foreign 
     policy.

     SEC. 302. LIABILITY FOR TRAFFICKING IN PROPERTY CONFISCATED 
                   FROM UNITED STATES NATIONALS.

       (a) Civil Remedy.--
       (1) Liability for trafficking.--(A) Except as provided in 
     paragraphs (3) and (4), any person, including any agency or 
     instrumentality of a foreign state in the conduct of a 
     commercial activity, that, after the end of the 6-month 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     traffics in confiscated property shall be liable to any 
     United States national who owns the claim to such property 
     for money damages in an amount equal to the sum of--
       (i) the amount which is the greater of--
       (I) the amount, if any, certified to the claimant by the 
     Foreign Claims Settlement Commission under the International 
     Claims Settlement Act of 1949, plus interest;
       (II) the amount determined under section 303(a)(2), plus 
     interest; or
       (III) the fair market value of that property, calculated as 
     being the then current value of the property, or the value of 
     the property when confiscated plus interest, whichever is 
     greater; and
       (ii) reasonable costs and attorneys' fees.
       (B) Interest under subparagraph (A)(i) shall be at the rate 
     set forth in section 1961 of title 28, United States Code, 
     computed by the court from the date of the confiscation of 
     the property involved to the date on which the action is 
     brought under this subsection.
       (2) Presumption in favor of certified claims.--There shall 
     be a presumption that the amount for which a person, 
     including any agency or instrumentality of a foreign state in 
     the conduct of a commercial activity, is liable under clause 
     (i) of paragraph (1)(A) is the amount that is certified under 
     subclause (I) of that clause. The presumption shall be 
     rebuttable by clear and convincing evidence that the amount 
     described in subclause (II) or (III) of that clause is the 
     appropriate amount of liability under that clause.
       (3) Increased liability for prior notice.--Except as 
     provided in paragraph (4), any person, including any agency 
     or instrumentality of a foreign state in the conduct of a 
     commercial activity, that traffics in confiscated property 
     after having received--
       (A) notice of a claim to ownership of the property by a 
     United States national who owns a claim to the confiscated 
     property, and
       (B) notice of the provisions of this section,
     shall be liable to that United States national for money 
     damages in an amount which is the sum of the amount equal to 
     the amount determined under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) plus triple 
     the amount determined applicable under subclause (I), (II), 
     or (III) of paragraph (1)(A)(i).
       (4) Applicability.--(A) Except as otherwise provided in 
     this paragraph, actions may be brought under paragraph (1) 
     with respect to property confiscated before, on, or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (B) In the case of property confiscated before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, no United States national may 
     bring an action under this section unless such national 
     acquired ownership of the claim to the confiscated property 
     before such date.
       (C) In the case of property confiscated on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, no United States national 
     who acquired ownership of a claim to confiscated property by 
     assignment for value after such date of enactment may bring 
     an action on the claim under this section.
       (5) Treatment of certain actions.--(A) In the case of any 
     action brought under this section by a United States national 
     who was eligible to file the underlying claim in the action 
     with the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission under title V 
     of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 but did 
     not so file the claim, the court may hear the case only if 
     the court determines that the United States national had good 
     cause for not filing the claim.
       (B) In the case of any action brought under this section by 
     a United States national whose claim in the action was timely 
     filed with the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission under 
     title V of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 
     but was denied by the Commission, the court may assess the 
     basis for the denial and may accept the findings of the 
     Commission on the claim as conclusive in the action under 
     this section unless good cause justifies another result.
       (6) Inapplicability of act of state doctrine.--No court of 
     the United States shall decline, based upon the act of state 
     doctrine, to make a determination on the merits in an action 
     brought under paragraph (1).
       (b) Definition.--As used in this subsection, the term 
     ``agency or instrumentality of a foreign state'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 1603(b) of title 28, 
     United States Code.
       (c) Jurisdiction.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 85 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1331 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1331a. Civil actions involving confiscated property

       ``The district courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction of 
     any action brought under section 302 of the Cuban Liberty and 
     Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1995, regardless of 
     the amount in controversy.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 1331 the 
     following:

``1331a. Civil actions involving confiscated property.''.
       (d) Certain Property Immune From Execution.--Section 1611 
     of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1610 of 
     this chapter, the property of a foreign state shall be immune 
     from attachment and from execution in an action brought under 
     section 302 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
     (LIBERTAD) Act of 1995 to the extent the property is a 
     facility or installation used by an accredited diplomatic 
     mission for official purposes.''.
       (e) Election of Remedies.--
       (1) Election.--Subject to paragraph (2)--
       (A) any United States national that brings an action under 
     this section may not bring any other civil action or 
     proceeding under the common law, Federal law, or the law of 
     any of the several States, the District of Columbia, or any 
     territory or possession of the United States, that seeks 
     monetary or nonmonetary compensation by reason of the same 
     subject matter; and
       (B) any person who brings, under the common law or any 
     provision of law other than this section, a civil action or 
     proceeding for monetary or nonmonetary compensation arising 
     out of a claim for which an action would otherwise be 
     cognizable under this section may not bring an action under 
     this section on that claim.
       (2) Treatment of certified claimants.--In the case of any 
     United States national that brings an action under this 
     section based on a claim certified under title V of the 
     International Claims Settlement Act of 1949--
       (A) if the recovery in the action is equal to or greater 
     than the amount of the certified claim, the United States 
     national may not receive payment on the claim under any 
     agreement entered into between the United States and Cuba 
     settling claims covered by such title, and such national 
     shall be deemed to have discharged the United States from any 
     further responsibility to represent the United States 
     national with respect to that claim;
       (B) if the recovery in the action is less than the amount 
     of the certified claim, the United States national may 
     receive payment under a claims agreement described in 
     subparagraph (A) but only to the extent of the difference 
     between the amount of the recovery and the amount of the 
     certified claim; and
       (C) if there is no recovery in the action, the United 
     States national may receive payment on the certified claim 
     under a claims agreement described in subparagraph (A) to the 
     same extent as any certified claimant who does not bring an 
     action under this section.
       (f) Deposit of Excess Payments by Cuba Under Claims 
     Agreement.--Any amounts paid by Cuba under any agreement 
     entered into between the United States and Cuba settling 
     certified claims under title V of the International Claims 
     Settlement Act of 1949 that are in excess of the payments 
     made on such certified claims after the application of 
     subsection (e) shall be deposited into the United States 
     Treasury.
       (g) Termination of Rights.--
       (1) In general.--All rights created under this section to 
     bring an action for money damages with respect to property 
     confiscated before the date of the enactment of this Act 
     shall cease upon the transmittal to the Congress of a 
     determination of the President under section 203(c)(3).
       (2) Pending suits.--The termination of rights under 
     paragraph (1) shall not affect suits commenced before the 
     date of such termination, and in all such suits, proceedings 
     shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the 
     same manner and with the same effect as if this subsection 
     had not been enacted.

     SEC. 303. DETERMINATION OF CLAIMS TO CONFISCATED PROPERTY.

       (a) Evidence of Ownership.--
       (1) Conclusiveness of certified claims.--In any action 
     brought under this title, the courts shall accept as 
     conclusive proof of ownership a certification of a claim to 
     ownership that has been made by the Foreign Claims Settlement 
     Commission pursuant to title V of the International Claims 
     Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1643 and following).
       (2) Claims not certified.--In the case of a claim that has 
     not been certified by the Foreign Claims Settlement 
     Commission before the enactment of this Act, a court may 
     appoint a special master, including the Foreign Claims 
     Settlement Commission, to make determinations regarding the 
     amount and validity of claims to ownership of confiscated 
     property. Such determinations are only for evidentiary 
     purposes in civil actions brought under this title and do not 
     constitute certifications pursuant to title V of the 
     International Claims Settlement Act of 1949.
       (3) Effect of determinations of foreign entities.--In 
     determining ownership, courts shall not accept as conclusive 
     evidence of ownership any findings, orders, judgments, or 
     decrees from administrative agencies or courts of foreign 
     countries or international organizations that invalidate the 
     claim held by a United States national, unless the in

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     validation was found pursuant to binding international 
     arbitration to which United States national submitted the 
     claim.
       (b) Amendment of the International Claims Settlement Act of 
     1949.--Title V of the International Claims Settlement Act of 
     1949 (22 U.S.C. 1643 and following) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:


  ``evaluation of ownership claims referred by district courts of the 
                             united states

       ``Sec. 514. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     title and only for purposes of section 302 of the Cuban 
     Liberty and Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act, a United States 
     district court, for fact-finding purposes, may refer to the 
     Commission, and the Commission may determine, questions of 
     the amount and ownership of a claim by a United States 
     national (as defined in section 4 of the Cuban Liberty and 
     Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act) resulting from the confiscation of 
     property by the Government of Cuba described in section 
     503(a), whether or not the United States national qualified 
     as a national of the United States (as defined in section 
     502(1)) at the time of the action by the Government of 
     Cuba.''.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this Act or section 
     514 of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949, as 
     added by subsection (b), shall be construed--
       (1) to require or otherwise authorize the claims of Cuban 
     nationals who became United States citizens after their 
     property was confiscated to be included in the claims 
     certified to the Secretary of State by the Foreign Claims 
     Settlement Commission for purposes of future negotiation and 
     espousal of claims with a friendly government in Cuba when 
     diplomatic relations are restored; or
       (2) as superseding, amending, or otherwise altering 
     certifications that have been made pursuant to title V of the 
     International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 before the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 304. EXCLUSIVITY OF FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT COMMISSION 
                   CERTIFICATION PROCEDURE.

       Title V of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 
     (22 U.S.C. 1643 and following), as amended by section 303, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:


  ``exclusivity of foreign claims settlement commission certification 
                               procedure

       ``Sec. 515. (a) Subject to subsection (b), neither any 
     national of the United States who was eligible to file a 
     claim under section 503 but did not timely file such claim 
     under that section, nor any national of the United States (on 
     the date of the enactment of this section) who was not 
     eligible to file a claim under that section, nor any national 
     of Cuba, including any agency, instrumentality, subdivision, 
     or enterprise of the Government of Cuba or any local 
     government of Cuba in place on the date of the enactment of 
     this section, nor any successor thereto, whether or not 
     recognized by the United States, shall have a claim to, 
     participate in, or otherwise have an interest in, the 
     compensation proceeds or other nonmonetary compensation paid 
     or allocated to a national of the United States by virtue of 
     a claim certified by the Commission under section 507, nor 
     shall any court of the United States or any State court have 
     jurisdiction to adjudicate any such claim.
       ``(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to 
     detract from or otherwise affect any rights in the shares of 
     the capital stock of nationals of the United States owning 
     claims certified by the Commission under section 507.''.
                 TITLE IV--EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ALIENS

     SEC. 401. EXCLUSION FROM THE UNITED STATES OF ALIENS WHO HAVE 
                   CONFISCATED PROPERTY OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS 
                   OR WHO TRAFFIC IN SUCH PROPERTY.

       (a) Grounds for Exclusion.--The Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General, shall exclude from 
     the United States any alien who the Secretary of State 
     determines is a person who--
       (1) has confiscated, or has directed or overseen the 
     confiscation of, property a claim to which is owned by a 
     United States national, or converts or has converted for 
     personal gain confiscated property, a claim to which is owned 
     by a United States national;
       (2) traffics in confiscated property, a claim to which is 
     owned by a United States national;
       (3) is a corporate officer, principal, or shareholder with 
     a controlling interest of an entity which has been involved 
     in the confiscation of property or trafficking in confiscated 
     property, a claim to which is owned by a United States 
     national; or
       (4) is a spouse, minor child, or agent of a person 
     excludable under paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
       (b) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following 
     terms have the following meanings:
       (1) Confiscated; confiscation.--The terms ``confiscated'' 
     and ``confiscation'' refer to--
       (A) the nationalization, expropriation, or other seizure by 
     foreign governmental authority of ownership or control of 
     property on or after January 1, 1959--
       (i) without the property having been returned or adequate 
     and effective compensation provided; or
       (ii) without the claim to the property having been settled 
     pursuant to an international claims settlement agreement or 
     other mutually accepted settlement procedure; and
       (B) the repudiation by foreign governmental authority of, 
     the default by foreign governmental authority on, or the 
     failure by foreign governmental authority to pay, on or after 
     January 1, 1959--
       (i) a debt of any enterprise which has been nationalized, 
     expropriated, or otherwise taken by foreign governmental 
     authority;
       (ii) a debt which is a charge on property nationalized, 
     expropriated, or otherwise taken by foreign governmental 
     authority; or
       (iii) a debt which was incurred by foreign governmental 
     authority in satisfaction or settlement of a confiscated 
     property claim.
       (2) Property.--The term ``property'' does not include 
     claims arising from a territory in dispute as a result of war 
     between United Nations member states in which the ultimate 
     resolution of the disputed territory has not been resolved.
       (3) Traffics.--(A) A person or entity ``traffics'' in 
     property if that person or entity knowingly and 
     intentionally--
       (i) sells, transfers, distributes, dispenses, brokers, 
     manages, or otherwise disposes of confiscated property, or 
     purchases, leases, receives, possesses, obtains control of, 
     manages, uses, or otherwise acquires or holds an interest in 
     confiscated property,
       (ii) engages in a commercial activity using or otherwise 
     benefiting from confiscated property, or
       (iii) causes, directs, participates in, or profits from, 
     trafficking (as described in clauses (i) and (ii)) by another 
     person, or otherwise engages in trafficking (as described in 
     clauses (i) and (ii)) through another person,
     without the authorization of the United States national who 
     holds a claim to the property.
       (B) The term ``traffics'' does not include--
       (i) the delivery of international telecommunication signals 
     to Cuba that are authorized by section 1705(e) of the Cuban 
     Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6004(e)); or
       (ii) the trading or holding of securities publicly traded 
     or held, unless the trading is with or by a person determined 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury to be a specially designated 
     national.
       (c) National Interest Exemption.--This section shall not 
     apply where the Secretary of State finds, on a case-by-case 
     basis, that making a determination under subsection (a) would 
     be contrary to the national interest of the United States.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--This section applies to aliens seeking to 
     enter the United States on or after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) Trafficking.--This section applies only with respect to 
     acts within the meaning of ``traffics'' that occur on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. JOHNSTON demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

294

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affirmative

Nays

130

para.119.8                   [Roll No. 683]

                                AYES--294

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur

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     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--130

     Abercrombie
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Clay
     Hastings (FL)
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Salmon
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Stokes
     Tucker
     Waters
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.119.9  providing for the consideration of h.r. 743

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-256) the resolution (H. Res. 226) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 743) to amend the National Labor 
Relations Act to allow labor management cooperative efforts that improve 
economic competitiveness in the United States to continue to thrive, and 
for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.119.10  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1170

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-257) the resolution (H. Res. 227) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1170) to provide that cases challenging 
the constitutionality of measures passed by State referendum be heard by 
a 3-judge court.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.119.11  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1601

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-258) the resolution (H. Res. 228) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1601) to authorize appropriations to the 
National Aeronautics and Space Administration to develop, assemble, and 
operate the International Space Station.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.119.12  dod authorization

  On motion of Mr. SPENCE, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1530) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for 
fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; together with the amendment of 
the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. SPENCE, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.

para.119.13  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 1530

  Mr. DELLUMS moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 1530, be 
instructed to insist upon amounts for authorization of appropriations 
for Operations and Maintenance accounts such that the total amount of 
such authorizations is not less than the total amount authorized for 
Operation and Maintenance accounts in section 301 of the House bill.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DELLUMS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

415

When there appeared

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Nays

2

para.119.14                  [Roll No. 684]

                                YEAS--415

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden

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     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NAYS--2

     Neumann
     Petri
       

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Boehner
     Browder
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Collins (MI)
     Foley
     Johnston
     Kolbe
     Mink
     Moakley
     Quinn
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Stokes
     Tucker
     Waters
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.119.15  providing for a closed conference--h.r. 1530

  Mr. SPENCE moved, pursuant to clause 6(a) of rule XXVIII, that the 
conference committee meetings between the House and the Senate on the 
bill (H.R. 1530) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; be 
closed to the public at such times as classified national security 
information is under consideration; Provided, however, that any sitting 
Member of Congress shall have a right to attend any closed or open 
meeting.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, announced that a roll call was 
required under clause 6(a), rule XXVIII, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

414

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affirmative

Nays

1

para.119.16                  [Roll No. 685]

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NAYS--1

       
     DeFazio
       

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Andrews
     Burton
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Johnston
     Kennelly
     Lewis (CA)
     Moakley
     Rangel
     Reynolds
     Sisisky
     Stokes
     Tucker
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

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para.119.17  appointment of conferees--h.r. 1530

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of the following Members as managers on the 
part of the House at said conference:
  From the Committee on National Security, for consideration of the 
House bill (except for sections 801-03, 811-14, 826, 828-32, 834-38, 
842-43, 850-96) and the Senate amendment except for sections 801-03, 
815-818, 2851-57, and 4001-4801), and modifications committted to 
conference:
  Messrs. Spence, Stump, Hunter, Kasich, Bateman, Hansen, Weldon (PA), 
Dornan, Hefley, Saxton, Cunningham, Buyer, Torkildsen, Mrs. Fowler, and 
Messrs. McHugh, Watts (OK), Jones, Longley, Dellums, Montgomery, Mrs. 
Schroeder, and Messrs. Skelton, Sisisky, Spratt, Ortiz, Pickett, Evans, 
Tanner, Browder, Taylor (MS), Abercrombie, Edwards, and Peterson (FL).
  From the Committee on National Security, for consideration of sections 
801-03, 811-14, 826, 828-32, 834-38, 842-43, and 850-96 of the House 
bill and sections 801-03 and 815-818 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Spence, Stump, Watts (OK), Dellums, and Spratt.
  From the Committee on National Security, for consideration of sections 
2851-57 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference:
  Messrs. Spence, Hefley, Jones, Ortiz, and Montgomery.
  From the Committee on National Security, for consideration of sections 
4001-4801 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference:
  Messrs. Spence, Stump, Torkildsen, Watts (OK), Longley, Dellums, 
Edwards, and Peterson (FL).
  As additional conferees from the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence, for consideration of matters within the jurisdiction of 
that committee under clause 2 of rule XLVIII:
  Messrs. Combest, Young (FL), and Dicks.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Agriculture, for 
consideration of sections 2851-57 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Roberts, Allard, LaHood, de la Garza, and Johnson (SD).
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce, for 
consideration of sections 601 and 3402-04 of the House bill and 
sections 323, 601, 705, 734, 2824, 2851-57, 3106-07, 3166, and 3301-02 
of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Bliley, Schaefer, and Dingell.
  Provided, Mr. Oxley is appointed in lieu of Mr. Schaefer for 
consideration of sections 323, 2824, and 3107 of the Senate amendment.
  Provided, Mr. Bilirakis is appointed in lieu of Mr. Schaefer for 
consideration of section 601 of the House bill and sections 601, 705, 
and 734 of the Senate amendment.
  Provided, Mr. Hastert is appointed in lieu of Mr. Schaefer for 
consideration of sections 2851-57 of the Senate amendment.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Economic and 
Educational Opportunities, for consideration of section 394 of the 
House bill, and sections 387 and 2813 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Goodling, Riggs, and Clay.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, for consideration of sections 332, 333, and 338 of the House 
bill, and sections 333 and 336-43 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Clinger, Mica, Bass, Mrs. Collins (IL), and Mrs. Maloney.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, for consideration of sections 801-03, 811-14, 826, 828-32, 
834-40, and 842-43 of the House bill, and sections 801-03 and 815-818 
of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Clinger, Horn, Davis, Mrs. Collins (IL), and Mrs. Maloney.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, for consideration of sections 850-96 of the House bill, and 
modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Clinger, Davis, and Mrs. Collins (IL).
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, for consideration of sections 4001-4801 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Clinger, Schiff, Zeliff, Horn, Davis, Mrs. Collins (IL), Mrs. 
Maloney, and Mr. Spratt.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on House Oversight, for 
consideration of section 1077 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Thomas, Roberts, and Hoyer.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on International 
Relations, for consideration of sections 231-32, 235, 237-38, 242, 244, 
1101-08, 1201, 1213, 1221-30, and 3131 of the House bill and sections 
231-33, 237-38, 240-41, 1012, 1041-44, 1051-64, and 1099 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Gilman, Goodling, Roth, Bereuter, Smith (NJ), Hamilton, 
Gejdenson, and Lantos.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on the Judiciary, for 
consideration of sections 831 (only as it adds a new section 27(d) to 
the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act), and 850-96 the House 
bill and sections 525, 1075, and 1098 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Hyde, Gekas, and Conyers.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Rules, for 
consideration of section 3301 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Solomon, Dreier, and Beilenson.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Science, for 
consideration of sections 203, 211, and 214 of the House bill and 
sections 220-21, 3137, 4122(a)(3), 4161, 4605, and 4607 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Walker, Sensenbrenner, and Brown (CA).
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, for consideration of sections 223, 322, 2824, and 2851-
57 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Shuster, Weller, and Oberstar.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for 
consideration of section 2806 of the House bill and sections 644-45 and 
4604 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference.
  Messrs. Smith (NJ), Hutchinson, and Kennedy (MA).
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Ways and Means, for 
consideration of sections 705, 734, and 1021 of the Senate amendment, 
and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Archer, Thomas, and Stark.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.119.18  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12 
o'clock noon on Monday, September 25, 1995.

para.119.19  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, September 25, 1995, 
it adjourn to meet at 12 o'clock noon on Wednesday, September 27, 1995.

para.119.20  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
September 27, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.119.21  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     Congress of the United States


                                      House of Representatives

                               Washington, DC, September 21, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to notify you formally, pursuant 
     to Rule L(50) of the Rules

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     of the House that a member of my staff has been served with a 
     subpoena for testimony and the production of documents by the 
     Court of Common Pleas, Lackawanna County, State of 
     Pennsylvania in connection with a civil case.
       After consultation with the office of the General Counsel, 
     I have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Joseph M. McDade,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.119.22  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.119.23  message from the president--highway safety

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I transmit herewith the 1994 calendar year reports as prepared by the 
Department of Transportation on activities under the Highway Safety Act, 
the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act of 1966, and the Motor 
Vehicle Information and Cost Savings Act of 1972, as amended.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 21, 1995. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.

para.119.24  submission of conference report--h.r. 1977

  Mr. REGULA submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-259) on the 
bill (H.R. 1977) making appropriations for the Department of Interior 
and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in 
the Record under the rule.

para.119.25  senate joint resolution referred

  A joint resolution of the Senate of the following title was taken from 
the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S.J. Res. 20. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the compact to provide for joint natural resource 
     management and enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining 
     to natural resources and boating at the Jennings Randolph 
     Lake Project lying in Garrett County, Maryland and Mineral 
     County, West Virginia, entered into between the States of 
     West Virginia and Maryland; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

para.119.26  senate enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to enrolled bills of the Senate of 
the following titles:

       S. 464. An Act to make the reporting deadlines for studies 
     conducted in Federal court demonstration districts consistent 
     with the deadlines for pilot districts, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 532. An Act to clarify the rules governing venue, and 
     for other purposes.

  And then,

para.119.27  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DORNAN, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 9 o'clock and 45 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12 o'clock noon on Monday, September 25, 1995.

para.119.28  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. GEKAS: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2277. A bill to 
     abolish the Legal Services Corporation and provide the States 
     with money to fund qualified legal services; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-255). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mrs. WALDHOLTZ: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 226. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     743) to amend the National Labor Relations Act to allow labor 
     management cooperative efforts that improve economic 
     competitiveness in the United States to continue to thrive, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-256). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 227. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1170) to provide that cases challenging the constitutionality 
     of measures passed by State referendum be heard by a 3-judge 
     court (Rept. No. 104-257). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Ms. PRYCE: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 228. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1601) to authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration to develop, assemble, and operate 
     the International Space Station (Rept. No. 104-258). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.
       Mr. REGULA: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 1977. A bill making appropriations for the Department of 
     the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     259). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 1756. A bill 
     to abolish the Department of Commerce; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 104-260 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para.119.29  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1815. Referral to the Committee on Resources extended 
     for a period ending not later than September 29, 1995.

para.119.30  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BUYER (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mr. Stump, and 
             Mr. Montgomery):
       H.R. 2370. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration 
     project through the first 3 months of fiscal year 1996; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Dreier):
       H.R. 2371. A bill to provide trade agreements authority to 
     the President; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             Mollohan, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Thornberry, 
             Mr. Allard, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Pombo, 
             and Mr. Cooley):
       H.R. 2372. A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and 
     Reclamation Act of 1977 to minimize duplication in regulatory 
     programs and to give States exclusive responsibility under 
     approved States program for permitting and enforcement of the 
     provisions of that act with respect to surface coal mining 
     and reclamation operations, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. BONILLA (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Miller of Florida):
       H.R. 2373. A bill to provide that neither the President, 
     the Vice President, nor any Member of Congress shall be paid 
     during Federal Government shutdowns; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Castle, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2374. A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 
     1973 to encourage the continued conservation of America's 
     natural legacy for future generations; provide incentives for 
     States, local governments, and private landowners to conserve 
     species; and otherwise improve the act through increased 
     flexibility and broader cooperation; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. LANTOS:
       H.R. 2375. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     modify the early-retirement reduction provisions with respect 
     to certain Federal employees who are separated from service 
     due to a base closure under title II of the Defense 
     Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment 
     Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. McHALE:
       H.R. 2376. A bill to develop a program regarding career 
     opportunities by making such information available on 
     publicly accessible networks and other electronic media; to 
     the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 2377. bill to provide authority to executive 
     departments and agencies to issue rulings respecting 
     application of laws under their jurisdiction; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight,
       H.R. 2378. A bill to amend the White House Conference on 
     Small Business Authorization Act to require the final report 
     of the national conference to be published in the Federal 
     Register and distributed through the regional offices of the 
     Small Business Administration; to the Committee on Small 
     Business.
       H.R. 2379. A bill to amend the Small Business Act to modify 
     requirements relating to the personal net worth of 
     individuals who may be considered economically disadvantaged 
     for the purpose of receiving contract awards under section 
     8(a) of that act; to the Committee on Small Business.
       H.R. 2380. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit the issuance of tax-exempt bonds for air and 
     water pollution control facilities; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

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       H.R. 2381. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to disregard up to $15 million of capital expenditures 
     in applying the provisions permitting a $10 million limit on 
     qualified small issue bonds; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
       H.R. 2382. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow employers a credit against income tax for 20 
     percent of the employee training expenses paid or incurred by 
     the employer; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2383. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to modify certain rules relating to subchapter S 
     corporations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2384. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the 10 percent regular investment tax credit; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2385. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the exclusion for gain from certain small 
     business stock to 100 percent for stock held for more than 10 
     years; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (by request):
       H.R. 2386. A bill to save the lives of police officers; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mrs. Morella):
       H.R. 2387. A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to require States to regard adult relatives who 
     meet State child protection standards as the preferred 
     placement option for children, and to provide for 
     demonstration projects to test the feasibility of 
     establishing kinship care as an alternative to foster care 
     for a child who has adult relatives willing to provide safe 
     and appropriate care for the child; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. 
             Barton of Texas):
       H.R. 2389. A bill to combat fraud and abuse in the Medicare 
     Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, and the 
     Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. 
             Barton of Texas):
       H.R. 2390. A bill to revise the restrictions under the 
     Medicare Program against payment for services furnished by a 
     facility in which the referring physician has an ownership 
     interest, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BALLENGER:
       H.R. 2391. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to provide compensatory time for all employees; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. COOLEY:
       H.R. 2392. A bill to amend the Umatilla Basin Project Act 
     to establish boundaries for irrigation districts within the 
     Umatilla Basin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H. Con. Res. 103. Concurrent resolution expressing support 
     for equal and fair access to higher education in the Albanian 
     language in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

para.119.31  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. LIVINGSTON introduced a bill (H.R. 2388) to authorize 
     the Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade and fisheries for the vessel Shaka Maru; 
     which was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

para.119.32  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 28: Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Tate.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Kim and Mr. Payne of Virginia.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Tate.
       H.R. 326: Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 436: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 803: Mr. White.
       H.R. 892: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 941: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 945: Mr. Parker, Mr. Costello, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
     Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
     Allard, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
     Gillmor, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Coble and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 1003: Mr. Hall of Texas and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Holden and Mr. Laughlin.
       H.R. 1078: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Clement and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. Longley, Mr. Camp, Mr. Martini, Mr. Durbin, 
     Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
     Island.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 1713: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 1747: Mr. Greenwood and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Sabo, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1920: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 2146: Mr. Coyne, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 2195: Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 2244: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. 
     Ward.
       H.R. 2271: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2326: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, and Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2338: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 2353: Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Bilirakis, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
     Clement, and Mr. Barr.
       H.R. 2363: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Franks of New Jersey and Mr. Fields of 
     Louisiana.
       H. Res. 134: Mr. Forbes, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
     Beilenson, Mr. ensign, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Graham, Mr. Luther, 
     Mr. Fox, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Chrysler.
       H. Res. 214: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     Leach, and Mr. LoBiondo.

para.119.33  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H. Res. 94: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.



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                    MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1995 (120)

para.120.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TATE, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 25, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Randy Tate to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.120.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TATE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, September 21, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.120.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1456. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a copy of a draft bill entitled the 
     ``Gold Bullion Coin Amendments of 1995''; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1457. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 95-43: Drawdown of Commodities 
     and Services from the Department of the Treasury to support 
     the continued presence and activities of United States 
     members of the EU/OSCE Sanctions Assistance Missions on the 
     borders of Serbia and Montenegro, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2348a; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1458. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1459. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination 95-38 regarding the eligibility 
     for Mongolia to be furnished defense articles and services 
     under the Foreign Assistance Act and the Arms Export Control 
     Act, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2311; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

para.120.4  submission of conference report--h.r. 2126

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-836) 
on the bill (H.R. 2126) making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record 
under the rule.
  And then,

para.120.5  adjournment

  On motion of Mrs. MINK, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
Thursday, September 21, 1995, at 1 o'clock and 12 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned until 12:00 o'clock noon on Wednesday, September 27, 
1995.

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para.120.6  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Florida: Committee of conference. Conference 
     report on H.R. 2126. A bill making appropriations for the 
     Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-261). Ordered 
     to be printed.

para.120.7  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1816. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than September 29, 1995.

para.120.8  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. STOCKMAN (for himself, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Hostettler):
       H.R. 2393. A bill to restore the second amendment rights of 
     all Americans; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Stump, and Mr. 
             Montgomery):
       H.R. 2394. A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     1995, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
     connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
     veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. GILLMOR:
       H.R. 2395. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to eliminate certain requirements on States under the 
     Medicaid Program with respect to minimum reimbursement levels 
     for hospitals, nursing facilities, and intermediate care 
     facilities; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. 
             Schaefer):
       H.R. 2396. A bill to amend the Congressional Award Act to 
     revise and extend authorities for the Congressional Award 
     Board; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities. 

para.120.9  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. LIVINGSTON introduced a bill (H.R. 2397) for the relief 
     of Jacqueline Darby-Maltbie; which was referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para.120.10  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 390: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 427: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 709: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1024: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 1514: Mr. Martini, Mr. Zeliff, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Wilson, 
     Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Clay, 
     Ms. McKinney, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
     Barr, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and 
     Mr. Lightfoot.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Fox and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1762: Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 1802: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 1900: Mr. Lucas and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 1974: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 2137: Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 2333: Mr. Jacobs.



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                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1995 (121)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.121.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, September 25, 1995.
  Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.121.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1460. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act which occurred at the New Orleans District, U.S. Army 
     Corps of Engineers, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       1461. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting notification that the Federal Government 
     frequency assignments in the spectrum identified for 
     reallocation for exclusive nonfederal use have been withdrawn 
     by the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration [NTIA]; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1462. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an update on the deployment of combat-
     equipped United States Armed Forces to Haiti as part of the 
     multinational force [MNF] (H. Doc. No. 104-119); to the 
     Committee on International Relations and ordered to be 
     printed.
       1463. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the list of all reports 
     issued or released in August 1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     717(h); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1464. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1465. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's fifth annual report for the Demonstration 
     and Commercial Application of Renewable Energy and Energy 
     Efficiency Technologies Program, pursuant to section 9 of the 
     Renewable Energy and Efficiency Technology Competitiveness 
     Act of 1989; jointly, to the Committees on Commerce and 
     Science.
       1466. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Financial 
     Audit: Congressional Award Foundation's Financial Statements 
     for the Fiscal Year Ended September 30, 1994,'' GAO/AIMD-95-
     172; jointly, to the Committees on Government Reform and 
     Oversight and Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       1467. A letter from the Assistant Comptroller General of 
     the United States, transmitting a copy of a report entitled, 
     ``U.S.-Japan Cooperative Development: Progress on the FS-X 
     Program Enhances Japanese Aerospace Capabilities,'' GAO/
     NSIAD-95-145; jointly, to the Committees on Appropriations, 
     International Relations, and Government Reform and Oversight.
       1468. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land and 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation entitled the ``Yakima Firing 
     Center Withdrawal Act''; jointly, to the Committees on 
     National Security, Resources, Ways and Means, and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.121.3  decorum of the house

  The SPEAKER made the following announcement:
  ``A recent misuse of handouts on the floor of the House has been 
called to the attention of the Speaker and the House. At the bipartisan 
request of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, the Speaker 
announces that all handouts distributed on or adjacent to the House 
floor by Members during House proceedings must bear the name of the 
Member authorizing their distribution. In addition, the content of those 
materials must comport with standards of propriety applicable to words 
spoken in debate or inserted in the Record. Failure to comply with this 
admonition may constitute a breach of decorum and may give rise to a 
question of privilege.
  ``The Speaker would also remind Members that pursuant to clause 4, 
rule XXXII, staff are prohibited from engaging in efforts in the Hall of 
the House or rooms leading thereto to influence Members with regard to 
the legislation being amended. Staff cannot distribute handouts.
  ``In order to enhance the quality of debate in the House, the Speaker 
would ask Members to minimize the use of handouts.''

para.121.4  resignation as member of house of representatives

  The SPEAKER laid before the House the following communication, which 
was read as follows:

                                       Office of the Governor,

                               Springfield, IL, September 8, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives, U.S. Congress, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Gingrich: Attached please find the official 
     letter of resignation from Congressman Mel Reynolds of 
     Illinois' Second Congressional District.
       Pursuant to state law, I will take the appropriate steps to 
     fill the vacancy created by Congressman Reynolds' 
     resignation. Please

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     do not hesitate to let me know if you have any questions 
     regarding this or any other matter.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Jim Edgar,
                                                         Governor.
       Attachment.

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, September 1, 1995.
     Hon. Jim Edgar,
     Governor, State of Illinois,
     Springfield, IL.
       Dear Governor: Tonight I shall be announcing my resignation 
     from the 104th Congress. Please receive this letter as formal 
     notice to you of my official resignation effective October 1, 
     1995.
       It has been both an honor and a privilege to serve the 
     people of the Second Congressional District of Illinois.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Mel Reynolds.

para.121.5  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 27, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Gingrich: Pursuant to the permission granted 
     in clause 5 of rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following messages 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on Tuesday, September 26, 
     1995 at 11:10 a.m.:
       That the Senate agreed to the conference report on H.R. 
     1817; that the Senate passed with amendments and requested 
     conference on H.R. 1868; that the Senate disagreed to House 
     amendments and agreed to conference on S. 440; that the 
     Senate passed S. 619; that the Senate agreed to conference 
     report on H.R. 1854.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                  Clerk, House of Representatives.

para.121.6  enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER announced that pursuant to clause 4, rule I, he signed the 
following enrolled bills on Tuesday, September 26, 1995:

       H.R. 1817. An Act making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; and

       H.R. 1854. An Act making appropriations for the legislative 
     branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
     other purposes.

para.121.7  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit today 
during the 5-minute rule: the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee 
on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on 
International Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee 
on Resources, the Committee on Science, and the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs.

para.121.8  ssa child and spousal support

  On motion of Mr. SHAW, by unanimous consent, the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2288) to amend part D of title IV of the 
Social Security Act to extend for 2 years the deadline by which States 
are required to have in effect an automated data processing and 
information retrieval system for use in the administration of State 
plans for child and spousal support.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.121.9  truth in lending

  On motion of Mr. LEACH, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Banking 
and Financial Services was discharged from further consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2399) to amend the Truth in Lending Act to clarify the intent 
of such Act and to reduce burdensome regulatory requirements on 
creditors.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be engrossed and 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.121.10  providing for the consideration of h.r. 743

  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 226):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 743) to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to allow labor management cooperative efforts that improve 
     economic competitiveness in the United States to continue to 
     thrive, and for other purposes. The first reading of the bill 
     shall dispensed with. Points of order against consideration 
     of the bill for failure to comply with clause 2(l)(2)(B) of 
     rule XI are waived. General debate shall be confined to the 
     bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. After 
     general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
     under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider 
     as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
     five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities now printed in the bill. Each section of the 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
     considered as read. During consideration of the bill for 
     amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
     Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in 
     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote 
     in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 
     Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to final passage 
     without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
     or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

267

When there appeared

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Nays

149

para.121.11                  [Roll No. 686]

                                YEAS--267

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent

[[Page 1453]]


     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Olver
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--149

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Bryant (TN)
     Callahan
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Tejeda
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Watts (OK)
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.121.12  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Monday, September 25, 1995.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DREIER demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a 
quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

344

It was decided in the

Nays

66

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.121.13                  [Roll No. 687]

                                AYES--344

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--66

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Crane
     Durbin
     Ensign
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kennedy (RI)
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Maloney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Ney
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Stark
     Stockman
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Harman
       

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Boehner
     Bryant (TN)
     Callahan
     Fields (LA)
     Gibbons
     Hobson
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Martinez
     McDermott
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Owens
     Reynolds
     Souder
     Tejeda
     Towns
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Watts (OK)
     Wilson
  So the Journal was approved.

[[Page 1454]]

para.121.14  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                 Chief Administrative Officer,

                               Washington, DC, September 22, 1995.
     Re: Searcy et al. and U.S., ex rel. Bortner v. Philips 
         Electronics, et al.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my Office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the United States 
     District Court for the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Scot M. Faulkner,
                                     Chief Administrative Officer.

para.121.15  teamwork for employers and managers

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to House Resolution 226 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 743) to amend the National Labor Relations Act to allow labor 
management cooperative efforts that improve economic competitiveness in 
the United States to continue to thrive, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. KOLBE as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time 
spent therein,
  After some further time,

para.121.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. SAWYER:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Teamwork for Employees and 
     Managers Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the escalating demands of global competition have 
     compelled an increasing number of employers in the United 
     States to make dramatic changes in workplace and employer-
     employee relationships;
       (2) such changes involve an enhanced role for the employee 
     in workplace decisionmaking, often referred to as ``Employee 
     Involvement'', which has taken many forms, including self-
     managed work teams, quality-of-worklife, quality circles, and 
     joint labor-management committees;
       (3) Employee Involvement programs, which operate 
     successfully in both unionized settings, have been 
     established by over 80 percent of the largest employers in 
     the United States and exist in an estimated 30,000 
     workplaces;
       (4) in addition to enhancing the productivity and 
     competitiveness of businesses in the United States, Employee 
     Involvement programs have had a positive impact on the lives 
     of such employees, better enabling them to each their 
     potential in the workforce;
       (5) recognizing that foreign competitors have successfully 
     utilized Employee Involvement techniques, the Congress has 
     consistently joined business, labor and academic leaders in 
     encouraging and recognizing successful Employee Involvement 
     programs in the workplace through such incentives as the 
     Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award;
       (6) most employers who have instituted legitimate Employee 
     Involvement programs have done so in order to enhance 
     efficiency and quality rather than to interfere with the 
     rights guaranteed to employees by the National Labor 
     Relations Act; and
       (7) the prohibition of the National Labor Relations Act 
     against employer domination or interference with the 
     formation or administration of a labor organization has 
     produced some uncertainty and apprehension among employers 
     regarding the continued development of Employee Involvement 
     programs.
       (b) Purposes.--The purpose of this Act is--
       (1) to protect legitimate Employee Involvement programs 
     against governmental interference;
       (2) to preserve existing protections against deceptive, 
     coercive employer practices; and
       (3) to promote the enhanced competitiveness of American 
     business by providing for the continued development of 
     legitimate Employee Involvement programs.

     SEC. 3. EMPLOYER EXCEPTION.

       Section 8(a)(2) of the National Labor Relations Act is 
     amended by striking the semi-colon and inserting the 
     following:

     ``: Provided further, That it shall not constitute or be 
     evidence of an unfair labor practice under this paragraph for 
     an employer to establish, assist, maintain, or participate 
     in--
       ``(i) a method of work organization based upon employee-
     managed work units, notwithstanding the fact that such work 
     units may hold periodic meetings in which all employees 
     assigned to the unit discuss and, subject to agreement with 
     the exclusive bargaining representative, if any, decide upon 
     conditions of work within the work unit;
       ``(ii) a method of work organization based upon supervisor-
     managed work units, notwithstanding the fact that such work 
     units may hold periodic meetings of all employees and 
     supervisors assigned to the unit to discuss the unit's work 
     responsibilities and in the course of such meetings on 
     occasion discuss conditions of work within the work unit; or
       ``(iii) committees created to recommend or to decide upon 
     means of improving the design, quality, or method of 
     producing, distributing, or selling the employer's product of 
     service, notwithstanding the fact that such committees on 
     isolated occasions, in considering design quality, or 
     production issues, may discuss directly related issues 
     concerning conditions of work: Provided further, That the 
     preceding proviso shall not apply if--
       ``(A) a labor organization is the representative of such 
     employees as provided in section 9(a);
       ``(B) the employer creates or alters the work unit or 
     committee during organizational activity among the employer's 
     employees or discourages employees from exercising their 
     rights under section 7 of the Act;
       ``(C) the employer interferes with, restrains, or coerces 
     any employee because of the employee's participation in or 
     refusal to participate in discussions of conditions of work 
     which otherwise would be permitted by subparagraph (i), (ii), 
     or (iii); or
       ``(D) an employer establishes or maintains an entity 
     authorized by subparagraph (i), (ii), or (iii) which 
     discusses conditions of work of employees who are represented 
     under section 9 of the Act without first engaging in the 
     collective bargaining required by the Act: Provided further, 
     That individuals who participate in an entity established 
     pursuant to subparagraph (i), (ii), or (iii) shall not be 
     deemed to be supervisors or managers by virtue of such 
     participation.''. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

204

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

221

para.121.17                  [Roll No. 688]

                                AYES--204

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--221

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)

[[Page 1455]]


     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bilbray
     Bryant (TN)
     Jefferson
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Schumer
     Solomon
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SALMON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KOLBE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.121.18  order of business--consideration of amendments--h.r. 743

  On motion of Mr. CLAY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during further consideration of H.R. 743 in the 
Committee of the Whole pursuant to House Resolution 226, no further 
amendment shall be in order except the following: (1) the amendment of 
Mr. Traficant, to be debatable for ten minutes; (2) the amendment of Mr. 
Doggett, to be debatable for ten minutes; and further, that each 
amendment (1) may be offered only in the order specified; (2) may be 
offered only by the specified proponent or a designee; (3) shall be 
considered as read; (4) shall be debatable for the time specified, 
equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent; (5) 
shall not be subject to amendment; and (6) shall not be subject to a 
demand for division of the question; and
  Ordered further, That the chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
postpone until a time during further consideration in the Committee of 
the Whole a request for a recorded vote on any amendment, and that the 
chairman of the Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less than five 
minutes the time for voting by electronic device on any postponed 
question that immediately follows another vote by electronic device 
without intervening business, provided that the time for voting by 
electronic device on the first in any series of questions shall not be 
less than fifteen minutes.

para.121.19  teamwork for employers and managers

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SALMON, pursuant to House Resolution 226 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 743) to amend the National Labor Relations Act to allow 
labor management cooperative efforts that improve economic 
competitiveness in the United States to continue to thrive, and for 
other purposes.
  Mr. KOLBE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.121.20  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. MORAN:

       Page 7, line 16, strike ``employees'' and insert 
     ``representatives of employees, elected by a majority of 
     employees by secret ballot,''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

195

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

228

para.121.21                  [Roll No. 689]

                                AYES--195

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--228

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts

[[Page 1456]]


     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Hoke
     Jefferson
     Martinez
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Schumer
     Solomon
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Watts (OK)
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.121.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. DOGGETT:

       Page 7, beginning on line 23, strike ``in a case in which'' 
     and all that follows through page 8, line 2, and insert the 
     following:
     ``this proviso shall not apply in a case in which--
       (1) a labor organization is the representative of such 
     employees as provided in section 9(a), or
       (2) the employer creates or alters the work unit or 
     committee during organizational or other concerted activities 
     for the purpose of collective bargaining or other mutual aid 
     or protection among such employees or seeks to discourage 
     employees from exercising their rights under section 7 of the 
     Act;''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

187

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

234

para.121.23                  [Roll No. 690]

                                AYES--187

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--234

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Dunn
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     Martinez
     Metcalf
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Schumer
     Solomon
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Watts (OK)
     Young (FL)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KOLBE, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 226, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Teamwork for Employees and 
     Managers Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       (1) the escalating demands of global competition have 
     compelled an increasing number of employers in the United 
     States to make dramatic changes in workplace and employer-
     employee relationships;
       (2) such changes involve an enhanced role for the employee 
     in workplace decisionmaking, often referred to as ``Employee 
     Involvement'', which has taken many forms, including self-
     managed work teams, quality-of-worklife, quality circles, and 
     joint labor-management committees;
       (3) Employee Involvement programs, which operate 
     successfully in both unionized and nonunionized settings, 
     have been established by over 80 percent of the largest 
     employers in the United States and exist in an estimated 
     30,000 workplaces;
       (4) in addition to enhancing the productivity and 
     competitiveness of businesses in the United States, Employee 
     Involvement programs have had a positive impact on the lives 
     of such employees, better enabling them to reach their 
     potential in the workforce;
       (5) recognizing that foreign competitors have successfully 
     utilized Employee Involvement techniques, the Congress has 
     consistently joined business, labor and academic leaders in 
     encouraging and recognizing successful Employee Involvement 
     programs in the workplace through such incentives as the 
     Malcolm Baldrige National Quality Award;
       (6) employers who have instituted legitimate Employee 
     Involvement programs have not done so to interfere with the 
     collective bargaining rights guaranteed by the labor laws, as 
     was the case in the 1930's when employers established 
     deceptive sham ``company unions'' to avoid unionization; and
       (7) Employee Involvement is currently threatened by legal 
     interpretations of the prohibition against employer-dominated 
     ``company unions''.
       (b) Purposes.--The purpose of this Act is--
       (1) to protect legitimate Employee Involvement programs 
     against governmental interference;
       (2) to preserve existing protections against deceptive, 
     coercive employer practices; and
       (3) to allow legitimate Employee Involvement programs, in 
     which workers may discuss issues involving terms and 
     conditions of employment, to continue to evolve and 
     proliferate.

     SEC. 3. EMPLOYER EXCEPTION.

       Section 8(a)(2) of the National Labor Relations Act is 
     amended by striking the semicolon and inserting the 
     following: ``: Provided

[[Page 1457]]

     further, That it shall not constitute or be evidence of an 
     unfair labor practice under this paragraph for an employer to 
     establish, assist, maintain, or participate in any 
     organization or entity of any kind, in which employees who 
     participate to at least the same extent practicable as 
     representatives of management participate, to address matters 
     of mutual interest, including, but not limited to, issues of 
     quality, productivity, efficiency, and safety and health, and 
     which does not have, claim, or seek authority to be the 
     exclusive bargaining representative of the employees or to 
     negotiate or enter into collective bargaining agreements with 
     the employer or to amend existing collective bargaining 
     agreements between the employer and any labor organization, 
     except that in a case in which a labor organization is the 
     representative of such employees as provided in section 9(a), 
     this proviso shall not apply;''.

     SEC. 4. LIMITATION ON EFFECT OF ACT.

       Nothing in this Act shall affect employee rights and 
     responsibilities contained in provisions other than section 
     8(a)(2) of the National Labor Relations Act, as amended.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. KILDEE demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

221

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affirmative

Nays

202

para.121.24                  [Roll No. 691]

                                AYES--221

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--202

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Jefferson
     Lewis (CA)
     Martinez
     Moakley
     Reynolds
     Schumer
     Solomon
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Watts (OK)
     Young (FL)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.121.25  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill, the Clerk be 
authorized to make technical corrections and conforming changes to the 
bill.

para.121.26  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO, submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 
229):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and they are 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
     House of Representatives:
       To the Committee on Commerce:
       Cardiss Collins of Illinois, to rank above Ron Wyden of 
     Oregon;
       Bill Richardson of New Mexico, to rank above John Bryant of 
     Texas.
       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is 
     hereby, designated ranking minority Member of the following 
     standing committee of the House of Representatives:
       On the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure:
       James Oberstar of Minnesota, to rank above Norman Mineta of 
     California.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.121.27  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Ms. PRYCE, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule on Thursday, September 28, 1994: the Committee on 
Agriculture, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the 
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on International 
Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Resources, 
the Committee on Science, the Committee on Small Business, the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs.

para.121.28  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 108

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-263) the resolution (H. Res. 230) providing for the consideration of 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 108) making continuing appropriations 
for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

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para.121.29  waiving points of order against conference report on 
          h.r.1977

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-264) the resolution (H. Res. 231) waiving certain points of order 
during consideration of the conference report to the bill (H.R. 1977) 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.121.30  waiving points of order against conference report on 
          h.r.2126

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-265) the resolution (H. Res. 232) waiving certain points of order 
during consideration of the conference report to the bill (H.R. 2126) 
making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, in the Committee of 
the Whole, pursuant to House Resolution 205, continue for a period not 
to exceed 5 hours (excluding time consumed by recorded votes and 
proceedings incidential thereto).
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.121.31  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1601

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 228):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1601) to authorize appropriations to the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration to develop, 
     assemble, and operate the International Space Station. The 
     first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General 
     debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
     hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Science. After 
     general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
     under the five-minute rule. It shall be in order to consider 
     as an original bill for the purpose of amendment under the 
     five-minute rule the amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on Science now printed in the 
     bill. Each section of the committee amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute shall be considered as read. During 
     consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on 
     the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 
     caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional 
     Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 
     Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Ms. PRYCE, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.121.32  international space station

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 228 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1601) to authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and 
space Administration to develop, assemble, and operate the international 
Space Station.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. HOBSON as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SALMON, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HOBSON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.121.33  senate bill and joint resolution referred

  A bill and a concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following 
titles were taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred 
as follows:

       S. 619. An Act to phase out the use of mercury in batteries 
     and provide for the efficient and cost-effective collection 
     and recycling or proper disposal of used nickel cadmium 
     batteries, small sealed lead-acid batteries, and certain 
     other batteries, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       S. Con. Res. 21. Concurrent resolution directing that the 
     ``Portrait Monument'' carved in the likeness of Lucretia 
     Mott, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton, now in 
     the Crypt of the Capitol, be restored to its original state 
     and be placed in the Capitol rotunda; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.

para.121.34  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on the following date present to the President, for his 
approval, bills of the House of the following titles:

           On September 26, 1995:
       H.R. 1854. An Act making appropriations for the legislative 
     branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
     other purposes.
       H.R. 1817. An Act making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

para.121.35  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. VOLKMER, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. TUCKER, for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para.121.36  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. McKinney, at 11 o'clock and 4 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.121.37  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. ROBERTS: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 436. A bill to 
     require the head of any Federal agency to differentiate 
     between fats, oils, and greases of animal, marine, or 
     vegetable origin, and other oils and greases, in issuing 
     certain regulations, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-262, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 436. A bill to 
     require the head of any Federal agency to differentiate 
     between fats, oils, and greases of animal, marine, or 
     vegetable origin, and other oils and greases, in issuing 
     certain regulations, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-262 Pt. 2). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 230. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 108) making continuing appropriations 
     for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     104-263). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Ms. PRYCE: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 231. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1977) making 
     appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-264). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 232. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2126) making 
     appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 104-265). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. Report on the 
     revised subdivision of budget totals for fiscal year 1996 
     (Rept. No. 104-266). Referred to the Committee of the whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. CANADY: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1833. A bill 
     to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth 
     abortions; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-267). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.121.38  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2398. A bill to amend the General Education Provisions 
     Act to allow State and

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     county prosecutors access to student records in certain 
     cases; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Roukema, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Vento, Mr. Roth, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
             Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. King, 
             Mr. Castle, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Ehrlich):
       H.R. 2399. A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     clarify the intent of such act and to reduce burdensome 
     regulatory requirements on creditors; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself and Mr. Brewster):
       H.R. 2400. A bill to establish standards for health plan 
     relationships with enrollees, health professionals, and 
     providers; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Fawell):
       H.R. 2401. A bill to provide for monthly payments by the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs to certain children of veterans 
     exposed to ionizing radiation while in military service; to 
     the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 2402. A bill to authorize an exchange of lands in the 
     State of Utah at Snowbasin Ski Area; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. CLEMENT:
       H.R. 2403. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     with respect to the regulation of interstate transportation 
     by common carriers engaged in civil aviation, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committees on Small 
     Business, Government Reform and Oversight, National Security, 
     and Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 2404. A bill to extend authorities under the Middle 
     East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until November 1, 1995, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. WALKER (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Schiff):
       H.R. 2405. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997 for civilian science activities of the 
     Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Science, and in addition to the Committees on Resources, 
     and Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Bono, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Fox, 
             Mr. Heineman, and Mrs. Kelly):
       H.R. 2406. A bill to repeal the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937, deregulate the Public Housing Program and the 
     program for rental housing assistance for low-income 
     families, and increase community control over such programs, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. BRYANT of Texas (for himself, and Mr. Shays):
       H.R. 2407. A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland 
     Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974, the Federal Land 
     Policy and Management Act of 1976, the National Wildlife 
     Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, the National Indian 
     Forest Resources Management Act, and title 10, United States 
     Code, to strengthen the protection of native biodiversity and 
     to place restraints upon clearcutting and certain other 
     cutting practices on the forests of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Resources, and National Security, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. COBURN:
       H.R. 2408. A bill to provide for enhanced penalties for 
     health care fraud, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means, the Judiciary, and Government Reform and Oversight, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2409. A bill to increase the public debt limit; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. MURTHA:
       H.R. 2410. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide reductions in required contributions to the 
     United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Gunderson, and Mr. Poshard):
       H.R. 2411. A bill to provide assistance for the 
     establishment of community rural health networks in 
     chronically underserved areas, to provide incentives for 
     providers of health care services to furnish services in such 
     areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Ways and Means, and the 
     Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2412. A bill to improve the economic conditions and 
     supply of housing in native American communities by creating 
     the Native American Financial Services Organization, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services, and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 108. Joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.

para.121.39  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 127: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 156: Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 250: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 350: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Stockman, Mr. Norwood, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 367: Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Mineta, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 436: Mr. Hancock.
       H.R. 491: Mr. McKeon, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. 
     Bachus.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Wise, 
     Mr. Crapo, Mr. Barr, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Hobson, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Boucher, 
     Mr. Oxley, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Flanagan, and Mr. Inglis of South 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 528: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
     Crapo, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Spratt, 
     Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Bryant of Texas, and Mr. Burton 
     of Indiana.
       H.R. 559: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Dooley and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 596: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 619: Miss Collins of Michigan.
       H.R. 620: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 662: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 677: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 777: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 778: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Chabot, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Davis, 
     Mr. Saxton, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Spence, and Mrs. Lincoln.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 1005: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Emerson, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and 
     Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1131: Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 1278: Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, 
     and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1488: Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Walker, Mr. Roberts, 
     Mr. Skelton, Mr. Tate, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Linder, and 
     Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1552: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
     Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 1589: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Dreier and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 1684: Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 1701: Mr. Reed.
       H.R. 1702: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1703: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1704: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1713: Mr. Cunningham and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 1744: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1834: Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Bachus, 
     Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Saxton Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
     Nussle, Mr. Quillen, and Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 1893: Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. King.
       H.R. 1916: Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 1923: Mr. Roth, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 1936: Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hilliard, 
     and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1948: Mr. Durbin, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Frazer, 
     Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1963: Mr. Blute and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1965: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Riggs, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Rose, Mr. 
     Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 1968: Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Cooley, 
     Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Richardson, Mr. 
     Baker of California, and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 2026: Mr. Wilson, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Waxman, 
     Mr. Fox, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 2071: Mr. Frost and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 2072: Mr. Smith of Michigan and Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 2089: Mr. Hoekstra, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Davis, 
     Mr. Stump, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
     Ganske, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 2098: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Scarborough, 
     Mr. Christensen, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. 
     Cox, Mr. Largent, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. 
     Barton of Texas.

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       H.R. 2137: Mr. Pete Geren of Texas.
       H.R. 2143: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2181: Mr. Gene Green of Texas and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2190: Mr. Wilson, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. White, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
     Young of Alaska, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
     and Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 2193: Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gonzalez, 
     Mr. Edwards, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Obey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
     Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gene 
     Green of Texas, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 2199: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Dreier, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Schiff, 
     Mr. Hoke, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
     Hayes, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Frost, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
     Klink, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Christensen, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 2240: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. Stump and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2270: Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
     Wicker, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 2278: Mr. Rose.
       H.R. 2290: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
     Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Souder, Mr. Largent, and Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2306: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 2310: Mr. Moakley and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 2326: Mr. Gene Green of Texas and Mrs. Smith of New 
     Jersey.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Souder and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 2344: Mr. Towns, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ackerman, 
     Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 2351: Mr. Fox, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2374: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Torkildsen.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Rose.
       H. Con. Res. 97: Mr. Filner.
       H. Res. 200: Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Waxman, and 
     Mrs. Lowey.

para.121.40  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       42. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Atlanta City 
     Council, Atlanta, GA, relative to Federal drug abuse 
     prevention programs; which was referred to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.

para.121.41  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1915: Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Kim.



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                   THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1995 (122)

para.122.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 28, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Joel Hefley to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.122.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, September 27, 
1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.122.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1469. A letter from the Secretary of State, transmitting a 
     report on the transfer of property to the Republic of Panama 
     under the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977 and related agreements, 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 3784(b); to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       1470. A letter from the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, transmitting a report on the progress of the 
     Department in implementing expanded lead-based paint hazard 
     evaluation and reduction activities, pursuant to Public Law 
     102-550, section 1061(b) (106 Stat. 3927); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       1471. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving U.S. exports to the Compania Samalayuca II, S.A. de 
     C.V., pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1472. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Governors, 
     Federal Reserve System, transmitting a copy of the Board's 
     report on credit advertising rules under the Truth in Lending 
     Act, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1613; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       1473. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Australia (Transmittal 
     No. 36-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       1474. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to France (Transmittal No. 
     37-95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1475. A letter from the Executive Director, Advisory 
     Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, transmitting the 
     annual report on Federal court decisions which have created 
     mandates on State, local, and tribal governments, pursuant to 
     Public Law 104-4, section 304 (109 Stat. 70); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1476. A letter from the Commissioner, Bureau of 
     Reclamation, Department of the Interior, transmitting a 
     report on the necessity to construct modifications to 
     Scofield Dam, Scofield Project, UT, in order to preserve its 
     structural safety, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 509; to the 
     Committee on Resources.

para.122.4  point of order

  Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida during one minute speeches addressed the House 
and, during the course of his remarks,
  Mr. EHLERS made a point of order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, the gentleman is addressing a matter currently under 
consideration by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, and 
under House rules that is not permitted.''.
  Mr. DOGGETT was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, on March 8 of this year, Speaker Gingrich himself 
announced a new policy concerning speech on the House floor. Let me 
quote directly, for your consideration in making this ruling, his 
comments on March 8.
  ``He said, and I quote, `The fact is, Members of the House are allowed 
to say virtually anything on the House floor. It is protected and has 
been for 200 years. It is written into the Constitution.'
  ``Mr. Speaker, it would seem to me, in view of the Speaker's own 
words, that comments about the Speaker and about ethics on the floor of 
this House are certainly within the rules of the House.''.
  Mr. EHLERS was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, that point that was just made has been made a number of 
times. The point is simply the rules of the House prevent us from 
speaking about matters which are under consideration in the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct, and the speaker was out of order.''.
  Mr. WISE was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, yes, I wish to comment. As I understood the remarks of 
the gentleman from Florida [Mr. Johnston], they were directed at the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and the process it is 
undertaking. Those remarks also went to a general process and, as I 
think he specifically referred to, proceedings affecting any Member.
  ``Mr. Speaker, certainly I would hope that the general conduct of the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct would be a proper subject for 
discussion here on the House floor.''.
  Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida was recognized to speak to the point of order 
and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, if I may further address the inquiry, I agree with the 
last speaker. I was inquiring and investigating the process of the 
committee itself, and not into the specific inquiry of the Speaker. I 
think if the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Ehlers] listened closely, the 
gentleman would see the distinction of his complaints last week and the 
freedom of speech.''.
  Mr. DOGGETT was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, if I might be heard further on the point of order. In 
consideration of the rules, particularly as it relates to the Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct, I believe that the rules do refer to 
certain proceedings in front of the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct being secret.
  ``But, Mr. Speaker, when the chairwoman of the Committee on Standards 
of Official Conduct comments publicly and repeatedly in the newspapers 
on this subject, surely there is an exception within our rules to permit 
our Members to comment on the proceedings in front of that committee 
when she is, herself, speaking about the Committee on Standards and 
Official Conduct and how it is disregarding its own rules.''. 

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The Chair is prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the 
gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Ehlers]. The Member is reminded not to 
refer to matters currently pending before the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct, and Members should refrain from references in debate 
to the official conduct of other Members where such conduct is not under 
consideration in the House by way of a report of the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct or a question of the privilege of the 
House.''. 

para.122.5  middle east peace

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2404) to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace 
Facilitation Act of 1994 until November 1, 1995, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be engrossed and 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.122.6  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 108

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 230):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order, any rule of the House to the contrary 
     notwithstanding, to consider in the House the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 108) making continuing appropriations 
     for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes. The joint 
     resolution shall be debatable for one hour equally divided 
     and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
     the Committee on Appropriations. The previous question shall 
     be considered as ordered on the joint resolution to final 
     passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions. The motion to recommit 
     may include instructions only if offered by the minority 
     leader or his designee.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.122.7  continuing appropriations for 1996

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to House Resolution 230, called up the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 108) making continuing appropriations for fiscal 
year 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  Mr. ROGERS submitted the following amendment which was considered and 
agreed to:

       On page 2,  line  16,  after  ``1948,'',  insert  the 
     following: ``section 313 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 
     103-236),''.

  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The joint resolution, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read 
a third time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.122.8  international space station

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 228 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1601) to authorize appropriations to the National 
Aeronautics and Space Administration to develop, assemble, and operate 
the international Space Station.
  Mr. HOBSON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HOBSON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 228, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``International Space Station 
     Authorization Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) the development, assembly, and operation of the 
     International Space Station is in the national interest of 
     the United States;
       (2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration has 
     restructured and redesigned the International Space Station, 
     consolidated contract responsibility, and achieved program 
     management, control, and stability;
       (3) the significant involvement by private ventures in 
     marketing and using, competitively servicing, and 
     commercially augmenting the operational capabilities of the 
     International Space Station during its assembly and 
     operational phases will lower costs and increase benefits to 
     the international partners;
       (4) further rescoping or redesigns of the International 
     Space Station will lead to costly delays, increase costs to 
     its international partners, discourage commercial 
     involvement, and weaken the international space partnership 
     necessary for future space projects;
       (5) total program costs for development, assembly, and 
     initial operations have been identified and capped to ensure 
     financial discipline and maintain program schedule 
     milestones;
       (6) in order to contain costs, mission planning and 
     engineering functions of the National Space Transportation 
     System (Space Shuttle) program should be coordinated with the 
     Space Station Program Office;
       (7) complete program authorizations for large development 
     programs promote program stability, reduce the potential for 
     cost growth, and provide necessary assurance to international 
     partners and commercial participants; and
       (8) the International Space Station represents an important 
     component of an adequately funded civil space program which 
     balances human space flight with science, aeronautics, and 
     technology.

     SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS.

       For the purposes of this Act--
       (1) the term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
     the National Aeronautics and Space Administration; and
       (2) the term ``cost threat'' means a potential change to 
     the program baseline documented as a potential cost by the 
     Space Station Program Office.

     SEC. 4. SPACE STATION COMPLETE PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), there are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for the 
     period encompassing fiscal year 1996 and all subsequent 
     fiscal years not to exceed $13,141,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, for complete development and 
     assembly of, and to provide for initial operations, through 
     fiscal year 2002, of, the International Space Station. Not 
     more than $2,121,000,000 may be appropriated for any one 
     fiscal year.
       (b) Certification and Report.--None of the funds authorized 
     under subsection (a) may be appropriated for any fiscal year 
     unless, within 60 days after the submission of the 
     President's budget request for that fiscal year, the 
     Administrator--
       (1) certifies to the Congress that--
       (A) the program reserves available for such fiscal year 
     exceed the total of all cost threats known at the time of 
     certification;
       (B) the Administrator does not foresee delays in the 
     International Space Station's development or assembly, 
     including any delays relating to agreements between the 
     United States and its international partners; and
       (C) the International Space Station can be fully developed 
     and assembled without requiring further authorization of 
     appropriations beyond amounts authorized under subsection 
     (a); or
       (2) submits to the Congress a report which describes--
       (A) the circumstances which prevent a certification under 
     paragraph (1);
       (B) remedial actions undertaken or to be undertaken with 
     respect to such circumstances;
       (C) the effects of such circumstances on the development 
     and assembly of the International Space Station; and
       (D) the justification for proceeding with the program, if 
     appropriate.
     If the Administrator submits a report under paragraph (2), 
     such report shall include any comments relating thereto 
     submitted to the Administrator by any involved party.

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       (c) Neutral Buoyancy Laboratory.--The Administrator is 
     authorized to exercise an option to purchase, for not more 
     than $35,000,000, the Clear Lake Development Facility, 
     containing the Sonny Carter Training Facility and the 
     approximately 13.7 acre parcel of land on which it is 
     located, using funds authorized by this Act.

     SEC. 5. COORDINATION WITH SPACE SHUTTLE.

       The Administrator shall--
       (1) coordinate the engineering functions of the Space 
     Shuttle program with the Space Station Program Office to 
     minimize overlapping activities; and
       (2) in the interest of safety and the successful 
     integration of human spacecraft development with human 
     spaceflight operations, maintain at one lead center the 
     complementary capabilities of human spacecraft engineering 
     and astronaut training.

     SEC. 6. COMMERCIALIZATION OF SPACE STATION.

       (a) Policy.--The Congress declares that a priority goal of 
     constructing the International Space Station is the economic 
     development of Earth orbital space. The Congress further 
     declares that the use of free market principles in operating, 
     allocating the use of, and adding capabilities to the Space 
     Station, and the resulting fullest possible engagement of 
     commercial providers and participation of commercial users, 
     will reduce Space Station operational costs for all partners 
     and the Federal Government's share of the United States 
     burden to fund operations.
       (b) Report.--The Administrator shall deliver to the 
     Congress, within 60 days after the submission of the 
     President's budget request for fiscal year 1997, a market 
     study that examines the role of commercial ventures which 
     could supply, use, service, or augment the International 
     Space Station, the specific policies and initiatives the 
     Administrator is advancing to encourage these commercial 
     opportunities, the cost savings to be realized by the 
     international partnership from applying commercial approaches 
     to cost-shared operations, and the cost reimbursements to the 
     United States Federal Government from commercial users of the 
     Space Station.

     SEC. 7. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the ``cost incentive fee'' 
     single prime contract negotiated by the National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration for the International Space Station, 
     and the consolidation of programmatic and financial 
     accountability into a single Space Station Program Office, 
     are two examples of reforms for the reinvention of all 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration programs that 
     should be applied as widely and as quickly as possible 
     throughout the Nation's civil space program.

     SEC. 8. SPACE STATION ACCOUNTING REPORT.

       Within one year after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     and annually thereafter, the Administrator shall transmit to 
     the Congress a report with a complete annual accounting of 
     all costs of the space station, including cash and other 
     payments to Russia.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.122.9  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1170

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 227):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1170) to provide that cases challenging the 
     constitutionality of measures passed by State referendum be 
     heard by a 3-judge court. The first reading of the bill shall 
     be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the 
     bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. After general debate the bill 
     shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 
     It shall be in order to consider as an original bill for the 
     purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment 
     in the nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     the Judiciary now printed in the bill. Each section of the 
     committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall be 
     considered as read. During consideration of the bill for 
     amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may 
     accord priority in recognition on the basis of whether the 
     Member offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in 
     the portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote 
     in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 
     Whole to the bill or to the committee amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill and amendments thereto final passage 
     without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
     or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.122.10  order of business--consideration of h.r. 1170

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during consideration of the bill (H.R. 1170) to provide 
that cases challenging the constitutionality of measures passed by State 
referendum be heard by a 3-judge court, pursuant to House Resolution 
227, the chairman of the Committee of the Whole may postpone until a 
time during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole a 
request for a recorded vote on any amendment, and that the chairman of 
the Committee of the Whole may reduce to not less than five minutes the 
time for voting by electronic device on any postponed question that 
immediately follows another vote by electronic device without 
intervening business, provided that the time for voting by electronic 
device on the first in any series of questions shall be not less than 
fifteen minutes.

para.122.11  three-judge court review for state referenda

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 227 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1170) to provide that cases challenging the constitutionality of 
measures passed by State referendum be heard by a 3-judge court.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. EWING as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EWING, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.122.12  recess--1:59 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 1 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair until 3:00 p.m.

para.122.13  after recess--3:02 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, called the House to order.

para.122.14  three-judge court review for state referenda

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, pursuant to House Resolution 227 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1170) to provide that cases challenging the 
constitutionality of measures passed by State referendum be heard by a 
3-judge court.
  Mr. EWING, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair.

para.122.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. SCHROEDER: 

       In the first sentence of section 1, strike ``Any 
     application'' and insert ``(a) General Rule.--Subject to 
     subsection (b), any application''.
       Add the following at the end of section 1:
       (b) Applicability.--Subsection (a) applies only to--
       (1) any case filed in a judicial district, or a division in 
     a judicial district, that has only 1 sitting judge; and
       (2) any case that is filed in a judicial district with more 
     than 1 sitting judge but is assigned to a judge in any manner 
     other than on a random basis only.


[[Page 1463]]



It was decided in the

Yeas

177

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

248

para.122.16                  [Roll No. 692]

                                AYES--177

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--248

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bateman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Duncan
     Olver
     Reynolds
     Tejeda
     Torkildsen
     Tucker
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, resumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EWING, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 227, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. 3-JUDGE COURT FOR CERTAIN INJUNCTIONS.

       Any application for an interlocutory or permanent 
     injunction restraining the enforcement, operation, or 
     execution of a State law adopted by referendum shall not be 
     granted by a United States district court or judge thereof 
     upon the ground of the unconstitutionality of such State law 
     unless the application for the injunction is heard and 
     determined by a court of 3 judges in accordance with section 
     2284 of title 28, United States Code. Any appeal of a 
     determination on such application shall be to the Supreme 
     Court. In any case to which this section applies, the 
     additional judges who will serve on the 3-judge court shall 
     be designated under section 2284(b)(1) of title 28, United 
     States Code, as soon as practicable, and the court shall 
     expedite the consideration of the application for an 
     injunction.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this Act--
       (1) the term ``State'' means each of the several States and 
     the District of Columbia;
       (2) the term ``State law'' means the constitution of a 
     State, or any statute, ordinance, rule, regulation, or other 
     measure of a State that has the force of law, and any 
     amendment thereto; and
       (3) the term ``referendum'' means the submission to popular 
     vote of a measure passed upon or proposed by a legislative 
     body or by popular initiative.

     SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This Act applies to any application for an injunction that 
     is filed on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  Mrs. SCHROEDER demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

266

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

159

para.122.17                  [Roll No. 693]

                                AYES--266

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery

[[Page 1464]]


     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--159

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Mineta
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Bentsen
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Lincoln
     Reynolds
     Tejeda
     Torkildsen
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``A bill to 
provide that an application for an injunction restraining the 
enforcement, operation, or execution of a State law adopted by 
referendum may not be granted on the ground of the unconstitutionality 
of such law unless the application is heard and determined by a 3-judge 
court.''.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.122.18  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced, ``that the Senate disagrees to the amendments of the House to 
the bill (S. 895) `An Act to amend the Small Business Act to reduce the 
level of participation by the Small Business Administration in certain 
loans guaranteed by the Administration, and for other purposes', agrees 
to a conference asked by the House on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Bond, Mr. Burns, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. 
Bumpers, and Mr. Nunn, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate''.

para.122.19  submission of conference report--h.r. 1976

  Mr. SKEEN submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-268) on the 
bill (H.R. 1976) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; 
together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the 
rule.

para.122.20  submission of conference report--s. 895

  Mrs. MEYERS submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-269) on the 
bill of the Senate (S. 895) to amend the Small Business Act to reduce 
the level of participation by the Small Business Administration in 
certain loans guaranteed by the Administration, and for other purposes; 
together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the 
rule.

para.122.21  waiving points of order against the conference report on 
          h.r. 1977

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 231):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 1977) making appropriations for the Department of 
     the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. All points of 
     order against the conference report and against its 
     consideration are waived.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Ms. PRYCE, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the resolution were postponed 
until after the consideration of House Resolution 232.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.122.22  consideration of the conference report on h.r. 2126

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 232):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2126) making appropriations for the Department of 
     Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes. All points of order against the 
     conference report and against its consideration are waived.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. YATES objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

284

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

139

para.122.23                  [Roll No. 694]

                                YEAS--284

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Gallegly
     Ganske

[[Page 1465]]


     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lightfoot
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--139

     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bonior
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Coburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Emerson
     Engel
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hayworth
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Norwood
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tate
     Thompson
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Chapman
     Greenwood
     Linder
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Sisisky
     Tejeda
     Torkildsen
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Wise
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.122.24  h. res. 231--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
resolution (H. Res. 231) waiving points of order against the conference 
report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2126) making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
for other purposes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

251

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affirmative

Nays

171

para.122.25                  [Roll No. 695]

                                AYES--251

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--171

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton

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     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Chapman
     Houghton
     Linder
     Mfume
     Reynolds
     Rivers
     Sisisky
     Tejeda
     Torkildsen
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Wise
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.122.26  british-american interparliamentary group

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, by unanimous consent, announced 
that pursuant to the provisions of section 168(a) of Public Law 102-138, 
the Speaker did appoint to the British-American Interparliamentary 
Group, Mr. Bereuter, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.122.27  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 4. An Act to restore the American family, reduce 
     illegitimacy, control welfare spending and reduce welfare 
     dependence.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendments 
to the bill (H.R. 4) ``An Act to restore the American family, reduce 
illegitimacy, control welfare spending and reduce welfare dependence'' 
and requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the 
two Houses thereon.

para.122.28  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. TORKILDSEN, 
today after 2:00 p.m.
  And then,

para.122.28  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, at 8 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para.122.29  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SKEEN: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 1976. A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-268). Ordered to 
     be printed.
       Mrs. MEYERS: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     S. 895. An Act to amend the Small Business Act to reduce the 
     level of participation by the Small Business Administration 
     in certain loans guaranteed by the Administration, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 104-269). Ordered to be printed. 

para.122.30  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2413. A bill to transfer the Tongass National Forest 
     to the State of Alaska; to the Committee on Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BAESLER:
       H.R. 2414. A bill to establish the Federal authority to 
     regulate tobacco and other tobacco products containing 
     nicotine; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. COLEMAN:
       H.R. 2415. A bill to designated the U.S. Customs 
     administrative building at the Ysleta/Zaragosa Port of Entry 
     located at 797 South Ysleta in El Paso, TX, as the ``Timothy 
     C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building''; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 2416. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to require open campus security crime logs at institutions of 
     higher education; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 2417. A bill to provide that United States Armed 
     Forces may not participate in a peacekeeping operation in 
     Bosnia and Herzegovnia unless such participation is 
     specifically authorized by law; to the Committee on National 
     Security, and in addition to the Committee on International 
     Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 2418. A bill to improve the capability to analyze 
     deoxyribonucleic acid; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself and Mrs. Schroeder):
       H.R. 2419. A bill to amend part I of title 35, United 
     States Code, to provide for the protection of inventors 
     contracting for invention development services; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 2420. A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security 
     Act to require health maintenance organizations and other 
     managed care plans providing medical assistance to Medicaid 
     beneficiaries to make payments for assistance provided to 
     such beneficiaries by school-based health centers, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Sanders):
       H.R. 2421. A bill to implement the recommendations of the 
     Northern Forest Lands Council; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Ford, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Dellums, Mr. Torres, Mr. Moakley, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Scott, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Yates, Mr. Vento, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Martinez, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Gene Green of 
             Texas, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina):
       H.R. 2422. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for security of the Medicare program; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mr. McCollum, 
             and Mr. Thornberry):
       H.R. 2423. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an estate tax credit with respect to property 
     managed according to certain habitat conservation agreements, 
     to provide a credit for certain conservation expenses, and to 
     exclude from income amounts received from others to pay for 
     such expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hansen, 
             and Mr. Shays):
       H.J. Res. 109. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States establishing English as 
     the official language of the United States; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself and Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana):
       H. Res. 233. Resolution condemning the abduction of Jaswant 
     Singh Khalra and urging his release; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para.122.31  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII.

       Mr. ROSE introduced a bill (H.R. 2424) for the relief of 
     James M. Hughs; which was referred to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

para.122.32  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 77: Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 311: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Baker of California, Mrs. 
     Kelly, and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Dixon, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Browder, Mr. Filner, 
     Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Heineman, and Mr. Visclosky.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Dixon and Mr. Foglietta..
       H.R. 609: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Vento, Mr. Thornton, and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 771: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Andrews, and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Dickey and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 858: Ms. Norton, Mr. Holden, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. 
     Pickett.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Fox, and Ms. 
     Woolsey.
       H.R. 952: Mrs. Lincoln.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 1003: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Foley, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 1078: Ms. Furse and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Oxley, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1094: Mr. Riggs, Mr. Clement, and Mr. Chapman.
       H.R. 1098: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 1099: Mrs. Kennelly.
       H.R. 1204: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1248: Mr. Beilenson and Mr. Sanders.
       H.R. 1493: Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Ney, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1499: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. 
     Buyer.
       H.R. 1533: Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
     Scarborough, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
     Bass, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. 
     Castle, and Mr. Kim.

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       H.R. 1636: Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 1687: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
     Shadegg, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 1735: Mr. Johnston of Florida and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 1747: Ms. Molinari, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Tejeda, and Mr. 
     Payne of Virginia.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Gene Green of Texas and Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 1796: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 1853: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 1889: Mr. Spence, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Payne of Virginia, 
     Mr. Wise, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 1969: Mr. Evans and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 1985: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 2008: Ms. DeLauro and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 2011: Ms. DeLauro, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Rahall, Ms. 
     Furse, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Payne of 
     Virginia, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sawyer, 
     Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Ackerman, and Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 2046: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 2098: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. Myrick, and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2128: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 2132: Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2138: Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Fox, and Mr. 
     Davis.
       H.R. 2147: Mr. Ney, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
     Hefley.
       H.R. 2152: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 2164: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. McHugh, 
     Mr. Brewster, and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 2275: Mr. Quillen, Mr. Cremeans, and Mr. Bryant of 
     Tennessee.
       H.R. 2281: Mr. Shays, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Rivers, 
     Mr. Luther, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Gejdenson, and Ms. 
     Furse.
       H.R. 2283: Mr. Whitfield and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 2338: Mr. Pete Geren of Texas and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2342: Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mrs. Schroeder, Ms. 
     Lofgren, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 2344: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. 
     Lowey, Mr. King, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Richardson, Mr. DeFazio, 
     Mr. Ortiz, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H. Con. Res 50: Mr. Olver.
       H. Con. Res. 102: Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     Williams, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Ney.

para.122.33  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 497: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 2072: Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 2275: Mr. Martinez.

.
                    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1995 (123)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.123.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, September 28, 1995.
  Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. LaHOOD objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.123.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1477. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting the Board's annual report on the low-
     income housing and community development activities of the 
     Federal Home Loan Bank System for 1994, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     1430(j)(12)(A); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1478. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's report to 
     Congress on flood insurance compliance by insured credit 
     unions, pursuant to section 529(e)(2) of the Riegle Community 
     Development and Regulatory Improvement Act of 1994; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1479. A letter from the Director of Communications and 
     Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's annual report for fiscal year 
     1993, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2000e-4(e); to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       1480. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled, ``Financial Review 
     of the District of Columbia's Drug Asset Forfeiture 
     Program,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, section 47-117(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1481. A letter from the Chair of the Board, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting notice of proposed rulemaking for 
     publication in the Congressional Record, pursuant to Public 
     Law 104-1, section 304(b)(1) (109 Stat. 29); to the Committee 
     on House Oversight.
       1482. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting a copy of a report entitled, 
     ``Federal Field Work Group [FFWG] Report to Congress on 
     Alaska Rural Sanitation''; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.

para.123.3  appointment of additional conferees--s. 440

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of the following Members as additional 
conferees on the part of the House to the conference with the Senate on 
the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the House 
to the bill of the Senate (S. 440) to amend title 23, United States 
Code, to provide for the designation of the National Highway System, and 
for other purposes:

  As additional conferees for the consideration of sections 105 and 141 
of the Senate bill, and section 320 of the House amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Bliley, Bilirakis, Barton 
of Texas, Greenwood, Dingell, Waxman, and Brown of Ohio.
  As additional conferees for the consideration of section 157 of the 
Senate bill, and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Young of 
Alaska, Hansen, and Miller of California.

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.123.4  interior appropriations, fy 1996

  Mr. REGULA, pursuant to House Resolution 231, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 104-259):

       The Committee of Conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1977) ``making appropriations for the Department of the 
     Interior and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes,'' having met, 
     after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and 
     do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 4, 21, 
     24, 26, 40, 54, 57, 67, 77, 83, 85, 94, 99, 100, 105, 107, 
     111, 117, 118, 123, 136, 138, 147, 148, 155, 163, 166, 171, 
     172, and 173, and agree to the same.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendments of the Senate numbered 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 
     19, 20, 28, 32, 34, 36, 38, 45, 46, 48, 50, 51, 52, 56, 59, 
     61, 62, 66, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 86, 87, 
     88, 93, 96, 97, 102, 103, 106, 109, 113, 121, 124, 126, 127, 
     128, 129, 130, 131, 133, 134, 137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 
     144, 145, 149, 150, 157, 158, 159, 160, 161, and 162, and 
     agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 1:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 1, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following: , and assessment of mineral 
     potential of public lands pursuant to P.L. 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 
     3150 (a)), $568,062,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 2:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended as 
     follows:
       After the first comma in said amendment insert: of which 
     $2,000,000 shall be available for assessment of the mineral 
     potential of public lands in Alaska pursuant to section 1010 
     of P.L. 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 3150), and; and the Senate agree to 
     the same.
       Amendment numbered 3:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 3, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $568,062,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 5:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 5, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $3,115,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 6:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 6, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $101,500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 7:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 7, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:

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       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $12,800,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment number 8:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 8, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $93,379,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 9:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 9, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following: $497,943,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 1997, ; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 12:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 12, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $37,655,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 14:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 14, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $36,900,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 22:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 22, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert: 
     :Provided further, That the Director of the Fish and Wildlife 
     Service may charge reasonable fees for expenses to the 
     Federal Government for providing training by the National 
     Education and Training Center: Provided further, That all 
     training fees collected shall be available to the Director, 
     until expended, without further appropriation, to be used for 
     the costs of training and education provided by the National 
     Education and Training Center ; and the Senate agree to the 
     same.
       Amendment numbered 23:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 23, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended as 
     follows:
       Following ``Public Law 88-567,'' insert: if for any reason 
     the Secretary disapproves for use in 1996 or does not finally 
     approve for use in 1996 any pesticide or chemical which was 
     approved for use in 1995 or had been requested for use in 
     1996 by the submission of a pesticide use proposal as of 
     September 19, 1995, ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 25:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 25, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $1,083,151,000 ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 27:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 27, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $37,649,000 ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 29:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 29, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $36,212,000 ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 30:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 30, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $143,225,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 31:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 31, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum stricken and inserted by said amendment 
     insert the following: $4,500,000 of the funds provided 
     herein; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 33:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 33, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $49,100,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 35:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 35, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert: : 
     Provided, That any funds made available for the purpose of 
     acquisition of the Elwha and Glines dams shall be used solely 
     for acquisition, and shall not be expended until the full 
     purchase amount has been appropriated by the Congress; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 37:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 37, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert: 
     None of the funds in this Act may be spent by the National 
     Park Service for activities taken in direct response to the 
     United Nations Biodiversity Convention.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 39:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 39, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       The National Park Service shall, within existing funds, 
     conduct a Feasibility Study for a northern access route into 
     Denali National Park and preserve in Alaska, to be completed 
     within one year of the enactment of this Act and submitted to 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and to the 
     Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources and the 
     House Committee on Resources. The Feasibility Study shall 
     ensure that resource impacts from any plan to create such 
     access route are evaluated with accurate information and 
     according to a process that takes into consideration park 
     values, visitor needs, a full range of alternatives, the 
     viewpoints of all interested parties, including the tourism 
     industry and the State of Alaska, and potential needs for 
     compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The 
     Study shall also address the time required for development of 
     alternatives and identify all associated costs.
       This Feasibility Study shall be conducted solely by the 
     National Park Service planning personnel permanently assigned 
     to National Park Service offices located in the State of 
     Alaska in consultation with the State of Alaska Department of 
     Transportation.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 41:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 41, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following: and to conduct inquiries into 
     the economic conditions affecting mining and materials 
     processing industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 
     98g(1)) and related purposes as authorized by law and to 
     publish and disseminate data; $730,503,000; and the Senate 
     agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 42:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 42, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment amended to 
     read as follows: , and of which $137,000,000 for resource 
     research and the operations of Cooperative Research Units 
     shall remain available until September 30, 1997, and of which 
     $16,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     conducting inquiries into the economic conditions affecting 
     mining and materials processing industries; and the Senate 
     agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 43:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 43, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment amended to 
     read as follows: :Provided further, That funds available 
     herein for resource research may be used for the purchase of 
     not to exceed 61 passenger motor vehicles, of which 55 are 
     for replacement only: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds available under this head for resource research shall 
     be used to conduct new surveys on private property, including 
     new aerial surveys for the designation of habitat under the 
     Endangered Species Act, except when it is made known to the 
     Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such 
     funds that the survey or research has been requested and 
     authorized in writing by the property owner or the owner's 
     authorized representative: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds provided herein for resource research may be used to 
     administer a volunteer program when it is made known to the 
     Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such 
     funds that the volunteers are not properly trained or that 
     information gathered by the volunteers is not carefully 
     verified: Provided further, That no later than April 1, 1996, 
     the Director of the United States Geological Survey shall 
     issue agency guidelines for resource research that ensure 
     that scientific and technical peer review is utilized as 
     fully as possible in selection of projects for funding and 
     ensure the validity and reliability of research and data 
     collection on Federal lands: Provided further, That no funds 
     are available for resource research may be used for any 
     activity that was not authorized prior to the establishment 
     of the National Biological Survey: Provided further, That 
     once every five years the National Academy of Sciences shall 
     review and report on the resource research activities of the 
     Survey: Provided further, That if specific authorizing 
     legislation is enacted during or before the start of fiscal 
     year 1996, the resource research component of the Survey 
     should comply with the provisions of that legislation: 
     Provided further, That unobligated and unexpended balances in 
     the National Biological Survey, Research, inventories and 
     surveys account at the end of fiscal year 1995, shall be 
     merged with and made a part of the United States Geological 
     Survey, Surveys, investigations, and research account and 
     shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 
     1996: Provided further, That the authority granted to the 
     United States Bureau of Mines to conduct mineral surveys and 
     to determine mineral values by section 603 of Public law 94-
     579 is hereby transferred to, and vested in, the Director of 
     the United States Geological Survey; and the Senate agree to 
     the same.

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       Amendment numbered 44:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 44, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $182,994,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 47:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 47, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following:
       For expenses necessary for, and incidental to, the closure 
     of the United States Bureau of Mines, $64,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 
     may be used for the completion and/or transfer of certain 
     ongoing projects within the United States Bureau of Mines, 
     such projects to be identified by the Secretary of the 
     Interior within 90 days of enactment of this Act: Provided, 
     That there hereby are transferred to, and vested in, the 
     Secretary of Energy: (1) the functions pertaining to the 
     promotion of health and safety in mines and the mineral 
     industry through research vested by law in the Secretary of 
     the Interior or the United States Bureau of Mines and 
     performed in fiscal year 1995 by the United States Bureau of 
     Mines at its Pittsburgh Research Center in Pennsylvania, and 
     at its Spokane Research Center in Washington; (2) the 
     functions pertaining to the conduct of inquiries, 
     technological investigations and research concerning the 
     extraction, processing, use and disposal of mineral 
     substances vested by law in the Secretary of the Interior or 
     the United States Bureau of Mines and performed in fiscal 
     year 1995 by the United States Bureau of Mines under the 
     minerals and materials science programs at its Pittsburgh 
     Research Center in Pennsylvania, and at its Albany Research 
     Center in Oregon; and (3) the functions pertaining to mineral 
     reclamation industries and the development of methods for the 
     disposal, control, prevention, and reclamation of mineral 
     waste products vested by law in the Secretary of the Interior 
     or the United States Bureau of Mines and performed in fiscal 
     year 1995 by the United States Bureau of Mines at its 
     Pittsburgh Research Center in Pennsylvania: Provided further, 
     That, if any of the same functions were performed in fiscal 
     year 1995 at locations other than those listed above, such 
     functions shall not be transferred to the Secretary of Energy 
     from those other locations: Provided further, That the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary 
     of the Interior, is authorized to make such determinations as 
     may be necessary with regard to the transfer of functions 
     which relate to or are used by the Department of the 
     Interior, or component thereof affected by this transfer of 
     functions, and to make such dispositions of personnel, 
     facilities, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, 
     records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, 
     authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, 
     arising from, available to or to be made available in 
     connection with, the functions transferred herein as are 
     deemed necessary to accomplish the purposes of this transfer: 
     Provided further, That all reductions in personnel 
     complements resulting from the provisions of this Act shall, 
     as to the functions transferred to the Secretary of Energy, 
     be done by the Secretary of the Interior as though these 
     transfers had not taken place but had been required of the 
     Department of the Interior by all other provisions of this 
     Act before the transfers of function become effective: 
     Provided further, That the transfers of function to the 
     Secretary of Energy shall become effective on the date 
     specified by the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, but in no event later than 90 days after enactment 
     into law of this Act: Provided further, That the reference to 
     ``function'' includes, but is not limited to, any duty, 
     obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, 
     privilege, and activity, or the plural thereof, as the case 
     may be; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 49:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 49, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $173,887,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 53:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 53, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following: $1,359,434,000; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 55:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 55, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following: $100,255,000 shall be for 
     welfare assistance grants and not to exceed $104,626,000; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 58:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 58, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $68,209,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 60:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 60, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $71,854,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 63:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 63, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended as 
     follows:
       Before ``: Provided further'' in said amendment, insert: , 
     to become effective on July 1, 1997; and the Senate agree to 
     the same.
       Amendment numbered 64:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 64, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $100,833,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 65:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 65, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $80,645,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 68:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 68, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended as 
     follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in said amendment insert: 
     $500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 69:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 69, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment, amended as 
     follows:
       In lieu of the first sum named in said amendment insert: 
     $4,500,000
       In lieu of the second sum named in said amendment insert: 
     $35,914,000
       In lieu of the third sum named in said amendment insert: 
     $500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 70:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 70, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following: $65,188,000, of which (1) 
     $61,661,000 shall be available until expended for technical 
     assistance, including maintenance assistance, disaster 
     assistance, insular management controls, and brown tree snake 
     control and research; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 79:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 79, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment, amended as 
     follows:
       In lieu of ``October 1, 1995'' named in said amendment 
     insert: March 1, 1996; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 84:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 84, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the number stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:
       Sec. 108. Prior to the transfer of Presidio properties to 
     the Presidio Trust, when authorized, the Secretary may not 
     obligate in any calendar month more than \1/12\ of the fiscal 
     year 1996 appropriation for operation of the Presidio: 
     Provided, That this section shall expire on December 31, 
     1995.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 89:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 89, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 118. Section 4(b) of Public Law 94-241 (90 Stat. 263) 
     as added by section 10 of Public Law 99-396 is amended by 
     deleting ``until Congress otherwise provides by law.'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof: ``except that, for fiscal years 
     1996 through 2002, payments to the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands pursuant to the multi-year funding 
     agreements contemplated under the Covenant shall be 
     $11,000,000 annually, subject to an equal local match and all 
     other requirements set forth in the Agreement of the Special 
     Representatives on Future Federal Financial Assistance of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, executed on December 17, 1992 
     between the special representative of the President of the 
     United States and special representatives of the Governor of 
     the Northern Marina Islands with any additional amounts 
     otherwise made available under this section in any fiscal 
     year and not required to meet the schedule of payments in 
     this subsection to be provided as set forth in subsection (c) 
     until Congress otherwise provides by law.
       ``(c) The additional amounts referred to in subsection (b) 
     shall be made available to the Secretary for obligation as 
     follows:
       ``(1) for fiscal years 1996 through 2001, $4,580,000 
     annually for capital infrastructure projects as Impact Aid 
     for Guam under section 104(c)(6) Public Law 99-239;
       ``(2) for fiscal year 1996, $7,700,000 shall be provided 
     for capital infrastructure projects in American Samoa; 
     $4,420,000 for resettlement of Rongelap Atoll; and
       ``(3) for fiscal years 1997 and thereafter, all such 
     amounts shall be available solely for capital infrastructure 
     projects in Guam, the Virgin

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     Islands, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands, the Republic of Palau, the Federated States 
     of Micronesia and the Republic of the Marshall Islands: 
     Provided, That, in fiscal year 1997, $3,000,000 of such 
     amounts shall be made available to the College of the 
     Northern Marianas and beginning in fiscal year 1997, and in 
     each year thereafter, not to exceed $3,000,000 may be 
     allocated, as provided in appropriations Acts, to the 
     Secretary of the Interior for use by Federal agencies or the 
     Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands to address 
     immigration, labor, and law enforcement issues in the 
     Northern Mariana Islands. The specific projects to be funded 
     in American Samoa shall be set forth in a five-year plan for 
     infrastructure assistance developed by the Secretary of the 
     Interior in consultation with the American Samoa Government 
     and updated annually and submitted to the Congress concurrent 
     with the budget justifications for the Department of the 
     Interior. In developing budget recommendations for capital 
     infrastructure funding, the Secretary shall indicate the 
     highest priority projects, consider the extent to which 
     particular projects are part of an overall master plan, 
     whether such project has been reviewed by the Corps of 
     Engineers and any recommendations made as a result of such 
     review, the extent to which a set-aside for maintenance would 
     enhance the life of the project, the degree to which a local 
     cost-share requirement would be consistent with local 
     economic and fiscal capabilities, and may propose an 
     incremental set-aside, not to exceed $2,000,000 per year, to 
     remain available without fiscal year limitation, as an 
     emergency fund in the event of natural or other disasters to 
     supplement other assistance in the repair, replacement, or 
     hardening of essential facilities: Provided further, That the 
     cumulative amount set aside for such emergency fund may not 
     exceed $10,000,000 at any time.
       ``(d) Within the amounts allocated for infrastructure 
     pursuant to this section, and subject to the specific 
     allocations made in subsection (c), additional contributions 
     may be made, as set forth in appropriations Acts, to assist 
     in the resettlement of Rongelap Atoll: Provided, That the 
     total of all contributions from any Federal source after 
     enactment of this Act may not exceed $32,000,000 and shall be 
     contingent upon an agreement, satisfactory to the President, 
     that such contributions are a full and final settlement of 
     all obligations of the United States to assist in the 
     resettlement of Rongelap Atoll and that such funds will be 
     expended solely on resettlement activities and will be 
     properly audited and accounted for. In order to provide such 
     contributions in a timely manner, each Federal agency 
     providing assistance or services, or conducting activities, 
     in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, is authorized to 
     make funds available through the Secretary of the Interior, 
     to assist to the resettlement of Rongelap. Nothing in this 
     subsection shall be construed to limit the provision of ex 
     gratia assistance pursuant to section 105(c)(2) of the 
     Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-239, 
     99 Stat. 1770, 1792) including for individuals choosing not 
     to resettle at Rongelap, except that no such assistance for 
     such individuals may be provided until the Secretary notifies 
     the Congress that the full amount of all funds necessary for 
     resettlement at Rongelap has been provided.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 90:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 90, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $178,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 91:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 91, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following: $136,794,000, to remain 
     available until expended, as authorized by law; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 92:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 92, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $1,256,253,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 95:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 95, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $163,500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 98:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 98, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $41,200,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 101:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 101, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended as 
     follows:
       Following ``Forest Service,'' in said amendment insert: 
     other than the relocation of the Regional Office for Region 5 
     of the Forest Service from San Francisco to excess military 
     property at Mare Island, Vallejo, California.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 104:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 104, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       Any funds available to the Forest Service may be used for 
     retrofitting Mare Island facilities to accommodate the 
     relocation: Provided, That funds for the move must come from 
     funds otherwise available to Region 5: Provided further, That 
     any funds to be provided for such purposes shall only be 
     available upon approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 108:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 108, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 
     duration of fiscal year 1996 none of the funds provided in 
     this or any other appropriations Act may be used in the 
     Tongass National Forest except to implement the Preferred 
     Alternative P in the Tongass Land and Resource Management 
     Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (dated October 
     1992) as selected in the Record of Decision Review Draft #3-
     2/93 (hereinafter referred to as ``Alternative P'') which 
     shall be deemed sufficient to satisfy all requirements of 
     applicable law: Provided, That the Forest Service may amend 
     the plan during fiscal year 1996 only to the extent necessary 
     to accommodate commercial tourism if an agreement is signed 
     between the Forest Service and the Alaska Visitors' 
     Association: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     continue the current Tongass land management planning 
     process, and may replace or modify Alternative P with the 
     selected alternative of a revised Tongass Land Management 
     Plan (``TLMP'') which shall, to the maximum extent practical, 
     contain at least the number of acres of suitable, available 
     timber lands and suitable, scheduled timber lands identified 
     in Alternative P: Provided further, That if the Forest 
     Service fails to complete work on a revised TLMP during 
     fiscal year 1996, Alternative P shall remain in effect until 
     such time as a revised plan is completed in accordance with 
     this section and is in effect: Provided further, That 
     hereinafter, notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     timber sale or offering that was prepared for acceptance, or 
     was awarded to a purchaser after December 31, 1988, which has 
     been the subject of an Environmental Impact Statement under 
     the National Environmental Policy Act (``NEPA'') and a review 
     under section 810 of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
     Conservation Act (``ANILCA''), and was subsequently offered 
     or awarded to a different purchaser or offeree shall not be 
     subject to additional analysis under NEPA or ANILCA through 
     any action of the Federal government or by order of any court 
     of law if the Forest Service determines in a Supplemental 
     Evaluation that no such analysis is necessary: Provided 
     further, That section 502 of P.L. 104-19 shall be deemed 
     permanent law.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 110:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 110, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum stricken and inserted by said amendment 
     insert: and for promoting health and safety in mines and the 
     mineral industry through research (30 U.S.C. 3, 861(b), and 
     951(a)), for conducting inquiries, technological 
     investigations and research concerning the extraction, 
     processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without 
     objectionable social and environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 
     1602, and 1603), and for the development of methods for the 
     disposal, control, prevention, and reclamation of waste 
     products in the mining, minerals, metal, and mineral 
     reclamation industries (30 U.S.C. 3 and 21a), $417,169,000; 
     and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 112:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 112, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $149,028,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 114:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 114, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $553,293,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 115:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 115, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $140,696,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 116:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 116, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $114,196,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 119:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 119, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $72,266,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 120:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate num

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     bered 120, and agree to the same with an amendment, as 
     follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $1,722,842,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 122:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 122, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $238,958,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 125:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 125, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $308,188,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 132:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 132, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $6,442,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 135:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 135, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $5,840,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 146:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 146, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of matter proposed by said amendment insert:


                           public development

       Funds made available under this heading in prior years 
     shall be available for operating and administrative expenses 
     and for the orderly closure of the Corporation, as well as 
     operating and administrative expenses for the functions 
     transferred to the General Services Administration.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 151:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 151, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended as 
     follows:
       In lieu of Subsection (g) insert the following:
       (g) Section 3(b) of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development 
     Corporation Act of 1972 (40 U.S.C. 8726) is amended as 
     follows:
       ``(b) The Corporation shall be dissolved on or before April 
     1, 1996. Upon dissolution, assets, obligations, indebtedness, 
     and all unobligated and unexpended balances of the 
     Corporation shall be transferred in accordance with the 
     Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1996.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 152:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 152, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following:
       Sec. 314. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no part 
     of any appropriation contained in this Act or any other Act 
     shall be obligated or expended for the operation or 
     implementation of the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem 
     Management Project (hereinafter ``Project'').
       (b)(1) From the funds appropriated to the Forest Service 
     and Bureau of Land Management: a sum of $4,000,000 is made 
     available for the Executive Steering Committee of the Project 
     to publish, and submit to the Committees on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition and Forestry, Appropriations, and Energy and 
     Natural Resources of the Senate and Committees on 
     Agriculture, Appropriations, and Resources of the House of 
     Representatives, by April 30, 1996, an assessment on the 
     National Forest System lands and lands administered by the 
     Bureau of Land Management (hereinafter ``Federal lands'') 
     within the area encompassed by the Project. The assessment 
     shall be accompanied by draft Environmental Impact Statements 
     that are not decisional and not subject to judicial review, 
     contain a range of alternatives, without the identification 
     of a preferred alternative or management recommendation, and 
     provide a methodology for conducting any cumulative effects 
     analysis required by section 102(2)(C) of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)) in the 
     preparation of each amendment to a resource management plan 
     pursuant to subsection (c)(2). The Executive Steering 
     Committee shall release the required draft Environmental 
     Impact Statements for a ninety day public comment period. A 
     summary of the public comments received must accompany these 
     documents upon its submission to Congress.
       (2) The assessment required by paragraph (1) shall contain 
     the scientific information collected and analysis undertaken 
     by the Project on landscape dynamics and forest and rangeland 
     health conditions and the implications of such dynamics and 
     conditions for forest and rangeland management, specifically 
     the management of forest and rangeland vegetation structure, 
     composition, density and related social and economic effects.
       (3) The assessment and draft Environmental Impact 
     Statements required by paragraph (1) shall not: contain any 
     material other than that required in paragraphs (1) and (2); 
     be the subject of consultation or conferencing pursuant to 
     section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
     1536); or be accompanied by any record of decision or 
     documentation pursuant to section 102(2) of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act, except as specified in paragraph 
     (1).
       (c)(1) From the funds appropriated to the Forest Service 
     and the Bureau of Land Management, each Forest Supervisor of 
     the Forest Service and District Manager of the Bureau of Land 
     Management with responsibility for a national forest or unit 
     of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management 
     (hereinafter ``forest'') within the area encompassed by the 
     Project shall--
       (A) review the resource management plan (hereinafter 
     ``plan'') for such forest, the scientific information and 
     analysis in the report prepared pursuant to subsection (b) 
     which are applicable to such plan, and any policy which is 
     applicable to such plan upon the date of enactment of this 
     section (whether or not such policy has been added to such 
     plan by amendment), including any which is, or is intended to 
     be, of limited duration, and which the Project addresses; and
       (B) based on such review, develop a modification of such 
     policy, or an alternative policy which serves the basic 
     purpose of such policy, to meet the specific conditions of 
     such forest.
       (2) For each plan reviewed pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
     Forest Supervisor or District Manager concerned shall prepare 
     and adopt an amendment which: contains the modified or 
     alternative policy developed pursuant to paragraph (1)(B); is 
     directed solely to and affects only such plan; and addresses 
     the specific conditions of the forest to which the plan 
     applies and the relationship of the modified or alternative 
     policy to such conditions. The Forest Supervisor or District 
     Manager concerned shall consult at a minimum, with the 
     Governor of the State, and the Commissioners of the county or 
     counties, and affected tribal governments in which the forest 
     to which the plan applies is situated during the review of 
     the plan required by paragraph (1) and the preparation of an 
     amendment to the plan required by this paragraph.
       (3) To the maximum extent practicable, each amendment 
     prepared pursuant to paragraph (2) shall establish site-
     specific standards in lieu of imposing general standards 
     applicable to multiple sites. Any amendment which would 
     result in any major change in land use allocations within the 
     plan or would reduce the likelihood of achievement of the 
     goals and objectives of the plan (prior to any previous 
     amendment incorporating in the plan any policy referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(A)) shall be deemed a significant change, 
     pursuant to section 6(f)(4) of the Forest and Rangeland 
     Renewable Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 
     1604(f)(4)) or section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), requiring a 
     significant plan amendment or equivalent.
       (4) Each amendment prepared pursuant to paragraph (2) shall 
     comply with any applicable requirements of section 102(2) of 
     the National Environmental Policy Act, except that any 
     cumulative effects analysis conducted in accordance with the 
     methodology provided pursuant to subsection (b)(1) shall be 
     deemed to meet any requirement of such Act for such analysis 
     and the scoping conducted by the Project prior to the date of 
     enactment of this section shall substitute for any scoping 
     otherwise required by such Act for such amendment, unless at 
     the sole discretion of the Forest Supervisor or District 
     Manager additional scoping is deemed necessary.
       (5) The review of each plan required by paragraph (1) shall 
     be conducted, and the preparation and decision to approve an 
     amendment to each plan pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be 
     made, by the Forest Supervisor or District Manager, as the 
     case may be, solely on: the basis of the review conducted 
     pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), any consultation or 
     conferencing pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species 
     Act of 1973 required by paragraph (6), any documentation 
     required by section 102(2) of the National Environmental 
     Policy Act, and any applicable guidance or other policy 
     issued prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
       (6)(A) Any policy adopted in an amendment prepared pursuant 
     to paragraph (2) which is a modification of or alternative to 
     a policy referred to in paragraph (1)(A) and upon which 
     consultation or conferencing has occurred pursuant to section 
     7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, shall not again be 
     subject to the consultation or conferencing provisions of 
     such section 7.
       (B) If required by such section 7, and not subject to 
     subparagraph (A), the Forest Supervisor or District Manager 
     concerned shall consult or conference separately on each 
     amendment prepared pursuant to paragraph (2).
       (C) No further consultation, other than the consultation 
     specified in subparagraph (B), shall be undertaken on the 
     amendments prepared pursuant to paragraph (2), on any project 
     or activity which is consistent with an applicable amendment, 
     on any policy referred to in paragraph (1)(A), or on any 
     portion of any plan related to such policy or the species to 
     which such policy applies.
       (7) Each amendment prepared pursuant to paragraph (2) shall 
     be adopted on or before July 31, 1996: Provided, That any 
     amendment deemed a significant plan amendment, or equivalent, 
     pursuant to paragraph (3) shall be adopted on or before 
     December 31, 1996.
       (8) No policy referred to in paragraph (1)(A), or any 
     provision of a plan or other planning document incorporating 
     such policy, shall be effective in any forest subject to the 
     Project on or after December 31, 1996, or after an amendment 
     to the plan which applies to such forest is adopted pursuant 
     to the provisions of this subsection, whichever occurs first.
       (9) On the signing of a record of decision or equivalent 
     document making an amendment for the Clearwater National 
     Forest pursuant to paragraph (2) the requirement for revision 
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     September 13, 1993, applicable to the Cleanwater National 
     Forest is deemed to be satisfied, and the interim management 
     direction provisions contained in the Stipulation of 
     Dismissal shall be of no further effect with respect to the 
     Clearwater National Forest.
       (d) The documents prepared under the authority of this 
     section shall not be applied or used to regulate non-Federal 
     lands.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 153:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 153, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following:

     SEC. 315. RECREATIONAL FEE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       (a) The Secretary of the Interior (acting through the 
     Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service and the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service) and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture (acting through the Forest Service) shall each 
     implement a fee program to demonstrate the feasibility of 
     user-generated cost recovery for the operation and 
     maintenance of recreation areas or sites and habitat 
     enhancement projects on Federal lands.
       (b) In carrying out the pilot program established pursuant 
     to this section, the appropriate Secretary shall select from 
     areas under the jurisdiction of each of the four agencies 
     referred to in subsection (a) no fewer than 10, but as many 
     as 50, areas, sites or projects for fee demonstration. For 
     each such demonstration, the Secretary, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law:
       (1) shall charge and collect fees for admission to the area 
     or for the use of outdoor recreation sites, facilities, 
     visitor centers, equipment, and services by individuals and 
     groups, or any combination thereof;
       (2) shall establish fees under this section based upon a 
     variety of cost recovery and fair market valuation methods to 
     provide a broad basis for feasibility testing;
       (3) may contract, including provisions for reasonable 
     commissions, with any public or private entity to provide 
     visitor services, including reservations and information, and 
     may accept services or volunteers to collect fees charged 
     pursuant to paragraph (1);
       (4) may encourage private investment and partnerships to 
     enhance the delivery of quality customer services and 
     resource enhancement, and provide appropriate recognition to 
     such partners or investors; and
       (5) may assess a fine of not more than $100 for any 
     violation of the authority to collect fees for admission to 
     the area or for the use of outdoor recreation sites, 
     facilities, visitor centers, equipment, and services.
       (c)(1) Amounts collected at each fee demonstration area, 
     site or project shall be distributed as follows:
       (A) Of the amount in excess of 104% of the amount collected 
     in fiscal year 1995, and thereafter annually adjusted upward 
     by 4%, eighty percent to a special account in the Treasury 
     for use without further appropriation, by the agency which 
     administers the site, to remain available for expenditures in 
     accordance with paragraph (2)(A).
       (B) Of the amount in excess of 104% of the amount collected 
     in fiscal year 1995, and thereafter annually adjusted upward 
     by 4%, twenty percent to a special account in the Treasury 
     for use without further appropriation, by the agency which 
     administers the site, to remain available for expenditure in 
     accordance with paragraph (2)(B).
       (C) For agencies other than the fish and Wildlife Service, 
     up to 15% of current year collections of each agency, but not 
     greater than fee collection costs for that fiscal year, to 
     remain available for expenditure without further 
     appropriation, in accordance with paragraph (2)(C).
       (D) For agencies other than the Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     the balance to the special account established pursuant to 
     sub-paragraph (A) of section 4(i)(1) of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act, as amended.
       (E) For the Fish and Wildlife Service, the balance shall be 
     distributed in accordance with section 201(c) of the 
     Emergency Wetlands Resources Act.
       (2)(A) Expenditures from site specific special funds shall 
     be for further activities of the area, site or project from 
     which funds are collected, and shall be accounted for 
     separately.
       (B) Expenditures from agency specific special funds shall 
     be for use on an agency-wide basis and shall be accounted for 
     separately.
       (C) Expenditures from the fee collection support fund shall 
     be used to cover fee collection costs in accordance with 
     section 4(i)(1)(B) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
     Act, as amended: Provided, That funds unexpended and 
     unobligated at the end of the fiscal year shall not be 
     deposited into the special account established pursuant to 
     section 4(i)(1)(A) of said Act and shall remain available for 
     expenditure without further appropriation.
       (3) In order to increase the quality of the visitor 
     experience at public recreational areas and enhance the 
     protection of resources, amounts available for expenditure 
     under this section may only be used for the area, site or 
     project concerned, for backlogged repair and maintenance 
     projects (including projects relating to health and safety) 
     and for interpretation, signage, habitat or facility 
     enhancement, resource preservation, annual operation 
     (including fee collection), maintenance, and law enforcement 
     relating to public use. The agencywide accounts may be used 
     for the same purposes set forth in the preceding sentence, 
     but for areas, sites or projects selected at the discretion 
     of the respective agency head.
       (d)(1) Amounts collected under this section shall not be 
     taken into account for the purposes of the Act of May 23, 
     1908 and the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 500), the Act of 
     March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501), the Act of July 22, 1937 (7 
     U.S.C. 1012), the Act of August 8, 1937 and the Act of May 
     24, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 1181f et seq.), the Act of June 14, 1926 
     (43 U.S.C. 869-4), chapter 69 of title 31, United States 
     Code, section 401 of the Act of June 15, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 
     715s), the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 
     U.S.C. 460), and any other provision of law relating to 
     revenue allocation.
       (2) Fees charged pursuant to this section shall be in lieu 
     of fees charged under any other provision of law.
       (e) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall carry out this section without promulgating 
     regulations.
       (f) The authority to collect fees under this section shall 
     commence on october 1, 1995, and end on September 30, 1998. 
     Funds in accounts established shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2001.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 154:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 154, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:
       Sec. 316. Section 2001(a)(2) of Public Law 104-19 is 
     amended as follows: Strike ``September 30, 1997'' and insert 
     in lieu thereof ``December 31, 1996''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 156:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 156, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:

     SEC. 319. GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK.

       Section 3 of the Great Basin National Park Act of 1986 (16 
     U.S.C. 410mm-1) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subsection (e) by striking 
     ``shall'' and inserting ``may''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking ``At the request'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) Exchanges.--At the request'';
       (B) by striking ``grazing permits'' and inserting ``grazing 
     permits and grazing leases''; and
       (C) by adding after ``Federal lands.'' the following:
       ``(2) Acquisition by donation.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may acquire by donation 
     valid existing permits and grazing leases authorizing grazing 
     on land in the park.
       (B) Termination.--The Secretary shall terminate a grazing 
     permit or grazing lease acquired under subparagraph (A) so as 
     to end grazing previously authorized by the permit or 
     lease.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 164:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 164, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section number named in said amendment, 
     insert: 328; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 165:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 165, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section number named in said amendment, 
     insert: 329; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 167:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 167, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the first section number named in said 
     amendment, insert: 330; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 168:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 168, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 331. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds made available to the National Endowment for the 
     Arts under this Act may be used to promote, disseminate, 
     sponsor or produce materials or performances which denigrate 
     the objects or beliefs of the adherents of a particular 
     religion.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 169:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 169, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section number named in said amendment, 
     insert: 332; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 170:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 170, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 333. For purposes related to the closure of the Bureau 
     of Mines, funds made available to the United States 
     Geological Survey, the United States Bureau of Mines, and the 
     Bureau of Land Management shall be available for transfer, 
     with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, among the 
     following accounts: United States Geological Survey, Surveys, 
     investigations, and research; Bureau of Mines, Mines and 
     minerals; and Bureau of Land Management, Management of lands 
     and resources. The Secretary of Energy shall reimburse the 
     Secretary of the Interior, in an amount to be determined by 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, for the 
     expenses of the transferred functions between October 1, 1995 
     and the

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     effective date of the transfers of function. Such transfers 
     shall be subject to the reprogramming guidelines of the House 
     and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Ralph Regula
       (except amendment 35),
     Joseph M. McDade,
     Jim Kolbe,
     Joe Skeen,
     Barbara F. Vucanovich,
     Charles H. Taylor,
     George R. Nethercutt, Jr.,
     Jim Bunn,
     Bob Livingston,
     Norman D. Dicks,
                                Managers on the part of the House.

     Slade Gorton,
     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Mark Hatfield,
     Conrad Burns,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Connie Mack,
     Robert Byrd,
     J. Bennett Johnston,
     Patrick Leahy
       (except amendment 136, 138, 168, 169)
                               Managers on the part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  Mr. YATES moved to recommit the conference report on H.R. 1977 to the 
committee of conference with instructions for the managers on the part 
of the House to insist on the House position on Senate amendment 
numbered 158.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. YATES objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

277

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

147

para.123.5                   [Roll No. 696]

                                YEAS--277

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--147

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Kim
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Livingston
     Lucas
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Roth
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Buyer
     Collins (IL)
     Fields (LA)
     Frost
     McHugh
     Porter
     Reynolds
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Walker
  So the motion to recommit the conference report with instructions was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion to recommit was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.123.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2405

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-270) the resolution (H. Res. 234) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2405) to authorize appropriations for 
fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for civilian science activities of the 
Federal Government, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.123.7  waiving points of order against conference report on h.r. 
          1976

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-271) the resolution (H. Res. 235) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1976) making 
appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.123.8  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries. 

para.123.9  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one if its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:


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       H.R. 2399. An Act to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     clarify the intent of such Act and to reduce burdensome 
     regulatory requirements on creditors.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with amendments 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House 
of the following title:

       H.R. 2099. An Act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
     corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendments 
to the bill (H.R. 2099) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and 
offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes'', requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Bond, Mr. Gramm, Mr. 
Burns, Mr. Stevens, Mr. Shelby, Mr. Bennett, Mr. Hatfield, Ms. Mikulski, 
Mr. Leahy, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Lautenberg, Mr. Kerrey, and Mr. Byrd, to be 
the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills of the 
following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 144. An Act to amend section 526 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to authorize awards of attorney's fees;
       S. 531. An Act to authorize a circuit judge who has take 
     part in an en banc hearing of a case to continue to 
     participate in that case after taking senior status, and for 
     other purposes;
       S. 977. An Act to correct certain references in the 
     Bankruptcy Code;
       S. 1111. An Act to amend title 35, United States Code, with 
     respect to patents on biotechnological processes; and
       S. 1147. An Act to extend and reauthorize the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the 
committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 895) ``An Act to amend the 
Small Business Act to reduce the level of participation by the Small 
Business Administration in certain loans guaranteed by the 
Administration, and for other purposes''.
  The message also announced that in accordance with sections 1928a-
1928d of title 22 United States Code, as amended, the Chair, on behalf 
of the Vice President, appoints Mr. Cochran, Mr. Grassley, Mr. 
Murkowski, Mr. Gorton, and Mr. Akaka, as members of the Senate 
delegation to the North Atlantic Assembly Fall Meeting during the 1st 
session of the 104th Congress, to be held in Turin, Italy, October 5-9, 
1995. 

para.123.10  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Thursday, September 28, 1995.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. TATE demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to the Chair's approval 
of the Journal, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so 
a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

354

It was decided in the

Nays

59

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.123.11                  [Roll No. 697]

                                AYES--354

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--59

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Conyers
     Cramer
     Crane
     Davis
     DeFazio
     Dingell
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Jacobs
     LaFalce
     Latham
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     McDermott
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stockman
     Taylor (MS)
     Torkildsen
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Harman
       

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Brown (CA)
     Clement
     Collins (IL)
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Frost
     Hilliard
     Kaptur
     Leach
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Ortiz
     Porter
     Reynolds
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Tucker
     Walker
  So the Journal was approved.

para.123.12  message from the president--export administration act

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  As required by section 204 of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1703(c)) and section 401(c) of the National 
Emergencies

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Act (50 U.S.C. 1641(c)), I transmit herewith a 6-month periodic report 
on the national emergency declared by Executive Order No. 12924 of 
August 19, 1994, to deal with the threat to the national security, 
foreign policy, and economy of the United States caused by the lapse of 
the Export Administration Act of 1979.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 29, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-120).

para.123.13  message from the president--u.s-south africa agreement on 
          nuclear energy uses

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to transmit to the Congress, pursuant to sections 123 b. 
and 123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 2153 
(b), (d)), the text of a proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the 
United States of America and the Republic of South Africa Concerning 
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy, with accompanying annex and agreed 
minute. I am also pleased to transmit my written approval, 
authorization, and determination concerning the agreement, and the 
memorandum of the Director of the United States Arms Control and 
Disarmament Agency with the Nuclear Proliferation Assessment Statement 
concerning the agreement. The joint memorandum submitted to me by the 
Acting Secretary of State and the Secretary of Energy, which includes a 
summary of the provisions of the agreement and various other 
attachments, including agency views, is also enclosed.
  The proposed agreement with the Republic of South Africa has been 
negotiated in accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended 
by the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 (NNPA) and as otherwise 
amended. In my judgment, the proposed agreement meets all statutory 
requirements and will advance the non-proliferation and other foreign 
policy interests of the United States. It provides a comprehensive 
framework for peaceful nuclear cooperation between the United States and 
South Africa under appropriate conditions and controls reflecting a 
strong common commitment to nuclear non-proliferation goals.
  The proposed new agreement will replace an existing U.S.-South Africa 
agreement for peaceful nuclear cooperation that entered into force on 
August 22, 1957, and by its terms would expire on August 22, 2007. The 
United States suspended cooperation with South Africa under the 1957 
agreement in the 1970's because of evidence that South Africa was 
embarked on a nuclear weapons program. Moreover, following passage of 
the NNPA in 1978, South Africa did not satisfy a provision of section 
128 of the Atomic Energy Act (added by the NNPA) that requires full-
scope IAEA safeguards in non-nuclear weapon states such as South Africa 
as a condition for continued significant U.S. nuclear exports.

  In July 1991 South Africa, in a momentous policy reversal, acceded to 
the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) and 
promptly entered into a full-scope safeguards agreement with the IAEA 
as required by the Treaty. South Africa has been fully cooperative with 
the IAEA in carrying out its safeguards responsibilities.
  Further, in March 1993 South Africa took the dramatic and candid step 
of revealing the existence of its past nuclear weapons program and 
reported that it had dismantled all of its six nuclear devices prior to 
its accession to the NPT. It also invited the IAEA to inspect its 
formerly nuclear weapons-related facilities to demonstrate the openness 
of its nuclear program and its genuine commitment to non-proliferation.
  South Africa has also taken a number of additional important non-
proliferation steps. In July 1993 it put into effect a law banning all 
weapons of mass destruction. In April 1995 it became a member of the 
Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), formally committing itself to abide by 
the NSG's stringent guidelines for nuclear exports. At the 1995 NPT 
Review and Extension Conference it played a decisive role in the 
achievement of indefinite NPT extension--a top U.S. foreign policy and 
national security goal.
  These steps are strong and compelling evidence that South Africa is 
now firmly committed to stopping the spread of weapons of mass 
destruction and to conducting its nuclear program for peaceful purposes 
only.
  In view of South Africa's fundamental reorientation of its nuclear 
program, the United States proposes to enter into a new agreement for 
peaceful nuclear cooperation with South Africa. Although cooperation 
could have been resumed under the 1957 agreement, both we and South 
Africa believe that it is preferable to have a new agreement completely 
satisfying, as the proposed new agreement does, the current legal and 
policy criteria of both sides, and that reflects, among other things:
  --Additional international non-proliferation commitments entered into 
    by the parties since 1974, when the old agreement was last amended, 
    including, for South Africa, its adherence to the Treaty on the 
    Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons;
  --Reciprocity in the application of the terms and conditions of 
    cooperation between the parties; and
  --An updating of terms and conditions to take account of intervening 
    changes in the respective domestic legal and regulatory frameworks 
    of the parties in the area of peaceful nuclear cooperation.
  For the United States, the proposed new agreement also represents an 
additional instance of compliance with section 404(a) of the NNPA, 
which calls for an effort to renegotiate existing agreements for 
cooperation to include the more stringent requirements established by 
the NNPA.
  The proposed new agreement with South Africa permits the transfer of 
technology, material, equipment (including reactors), and components 
for nuclear research and nuclear power production. It provides for U.S. 
consent rights to retransfers, enrichment, and reprocessing as required 
by U.S. law. It does not permit transfers of any sensitive nuclear 
technology, restricted data, or sensitive nuclear facilities or major 
critical components thereof. In the event of termination, key 
conditions and controls continue with respect to material and equipment 
subject to the agreement.
  From the United States perspective the proposed new agreement 
improves on the 1957 agreement by the addition of a number of important 
provisions. These include the provisions for full-scope safeguard; 
perpetuity of safeguards; a ban on ``peaceful'' nuclear explosives; a 
right to require the return of exported nuclear items in certain 
circumstances; a guarantee of adequate physical security; and a consent 
right to enrichment of nuclear material subject to the agreement.
  I have considered the views and recommendations of the interested 
agencies in reviewing the proposed agreement and have determined that 
its performance will promote, and will not constitute an unreasonable 
risk to, the common defense and security. Accordingly, I have approved 
the agreement and authorized its execution and urge that the Congress 
give it favorable consideration.
  Because this agreement meets all applicable requirements of the 
Atomic Energy Act, as amended, for agreements for peaceful nuclear 
cooperation, I am transmitting it to the Congress without exempting it 
from any requirement contained in section 123 a. of that Act. This 
transmission shall constitute a submittal for purposes of both sections 
123 b. and 123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act. The Administration is 
prepared to begin immediately the consultations with the Senate Foreign 
Relations and House International Relations Committees as provided in 
section 123 b. Upon completion of the 30-day continuous session period 
provided for in section 123b, the 60-day continuous session period 
provided for in section 123 d. shall commence.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, September 29, 1995. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-121).

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para.123.14  dod appropriations, fy 1996

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, pursuant to House Resolution 232, called up the 
following conference report (Rept. No. 104-261):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2126) ``making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes,'' having met, after full and free conference, have 
     agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: That the following sums are appropriated, 
     out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, for military 
     functions administered by the Department of Defense and for 
     other purposes, namely:

                      TITLE I--MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, interest on 
     deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel 
     (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active 
     duty (except members of reserve components provided for 
     elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; and for payments 
     pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 
     U.S.C. 402 note), to section 229(b) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), and to the Department of Defense 
     Military Retirement Fund; $19,809,187,000.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, interest on 
     deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel 
     (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active 
     duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), 
     midshipmen, and aviation cadets; and for payments pursuant to 
     section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 
     note), to section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 429(b)) and to the Department of Defense Military 
     Retirement Fund; $17,008,563,000.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, interest on 
     deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel 
     (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on 
     active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for 
     elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of 
     Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), to 
     section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), 
     and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund; 
     $5,885,740,000.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, interest on 
     deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel 
     (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on 
     active duty (except members of reserve components provided 
     for elsewhere, cadets, and aviation cadets; and for payments 
     pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 
     U.S.C. 402 note), to section 229(b) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), and to the Department of Defense 
     Military Retirement Fund; $17,207,743,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army 
     Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 3038 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active 
     duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
     in connection with performing duty specified in section 
     12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
     duty or other duty, and for members of the Reserve Officers' 
     Training Corps, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of 
     title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 
     Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund; 
     $2,122,466,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy 
     Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, 
     United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 
     section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in 
     connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and 
     for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and 
     expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United 
     States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense 
     Military Retirement Fund; $1,355,523,000.

                    Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine 
     Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, 
     United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 
     section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in 
     connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and 
     for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and 
     expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United 
     States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense 
     Military Retirement Fund; $378,151,000.

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force 
     Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active 
     duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
     in connection with performing duty specified in section 
     12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
     duty or other duty, and for members of the Air Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps, and expenses authorized by section 
     16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to 
     the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund; 
     $784,586,000.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army 
     National Guard while on duty under section 10211, 10302, or 
     12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States 
     Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of 
     title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 
     in connection with performing duty specified in section 
     12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or 
     other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 
     10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of 
     Defense Military Retirement Fund; $3,242,422,000.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air 
     National Guard on duty under section 10211, 10305, or 12402 
     of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, 
     or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 
     or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in 
     connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or 
     other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 
     10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of 
     Defense Military Retirement Fund; $1,259,627,000.

                  TITLE II--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law; 
     and not to exceed $14,437,000 can be used for emergencies and 
     extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or 
     authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be 
     made on his certificate of necessity for confidential 
     military purposes; $18,321,965,000 and, in addition, 
     $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the National 
     Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, 
     as authorized by law; and not to exceed $4,151,000 can be 
     used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be 
     expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the 
     Navy, and payments may be made on his certificate of 
     necessity for confidential military purposes; $21,279,425,000 
     and, in addition, $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
     from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund: 
     Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     $595,100,000 shall be available only for the liquidation of 
     prior year accumulated operating losses of the Department of 
     the Navy activities included in the Defense Business 
     Operations Fund.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized 
     by law; $2,392,522,000.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by 
     law; and not to exceed $8,362,000 can be used for emergencies 
     and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or 
     authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may 
     be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential 
     military purposes; $18,561,267,000 and, in addition, 
     $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the National 
     Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of the Air Force may acquire all right, title, and 
     interest of any party in and to parcels of real property, 
     including improvements thereon, consisting of not more than 
     92 acres, located near King Salmon Air Force Station for the 
     purpose of conducting a response action in accordance with 
     the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601-9675) and the Air Force 
     Installation Restoration Program.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the 
     Department of Defense (other than the military departments), 
     as authorized by law; $10,388,595,000, of which not to exceed 
     $25,000,000 may be available for the CINC initiative fund 
     account; and of which not to exceed $28,588,000 can be used 
     for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on 
     the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and 
     payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for 
     confidential military purposes: Provided, That of the funds 
     appro

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     priated under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be made 
     available only for use in federally owned education 
     facilities located on military installations for the purpose 
     of transferring title of such facilities to the local 
     education agency: Provided further, That of the funds 
     available under this heading, $300,000,000 shall be available 
     only for transfer to the Coast Guard in support of the 
     national security functions of the Coast Guard, while 
     operating in conjunction with and in support of the Navy: 
     Provided further, That funds transferred pursuant to this 
     section are in addition to transfer authority provided 
     elsewhere in this Act.

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities 
     and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and 
     transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of 
     services, supplies, and equipment; and communications; 
     $1,119,191,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities 
     and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and 
     transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of 
     services, supplies, and equipment; and communications; 
     $859,542,000.

            Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of 
     facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; 
     procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and 
     communications; $100,283,000.

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of 
     facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; 
     procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and 
     communications; $1,519,287,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

       For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the 
     Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment 
     and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, 
     operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles; personnel services in the National 
     Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other than mileage), as 
     authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, for Army 
     National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders 
     while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard 
     Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, 
     National Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army 
     National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, 
     modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 
     equipment (including aircraft); $2,440,808,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

       For operation and maintenance of the Air National Guard, 
     including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses 
     in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, repair, and 
     other necessary expenses of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Air National Guard, including repair of 
     facilities, maintenance, operation, and modification of 
     aircraft; transportation of things; hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles; supplies, materials, and equipment, as authorized 
     by law for the Air National Guard; and expenses incident to 
     the maintenance and use of supplies, materials, and 
     equipment, including such as may be furnished from stocks 
     under the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; 
     travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as 
     authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active 
     Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders while 
     inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau 
     regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, 
     National Guard Bureau; $2,776,121,000.

          United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

       For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States 
     Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; $6,521,000, of which 
     not to exceed $2,500 can be used for official representation 
     purposes.

                   Environmental Restoration, Defense


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of Defense; $1,422,200,000, to remain 
     available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
     for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
     hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of 
     the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes (including 
     programs and operations at sites formerly used by the 
     Department of Defense), transfer the funds made available by 
     this appropriation to other appropriations made available to 
     the Department of Defense, to be merged with and to be 
     available for the same purposes and for the same time period 
     as the appropriations of funds to which transferred, as 
     follows:
       Operation and Maintenance, Army, $631,900,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Navy, $365,300,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, $368,000,000; and
       Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, $57,000,000: 
     Provided further,  That upon a determination that all or part 
     of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not 
     necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may 
     be transferred back to this appropriation.

                            Summer Olympics

       For logistical support and personnel services (other than 
     pay and non-travel-related allowances of members of the Armed 
     Forces of the United States, except for members of the 
     reserve components thereof called or ordered to active duty 
     to provide support for the 1996 Games of the XXVI Olympiad to 
     be held in Atlanta, Georgia) provided by any component of the 
     Department of Defense to the 1996 Games of the XXVI Olympiad; 
     $15,000,000: Provided, That funds appropriated under this 
     heading shall remain available for obligation until September 
     30, 1997.

             Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid

       For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, 
     Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense 
     (consisting of the programs provided under sections 401, 402, 
     404, 2547, and 2551 of title 10, United States Code); 
     $50,000,000: Provided, That of the funds available under this 
     heading, $20,000,000 shall be available for training and 
     activities related to the clearing of landmines for 
     humanitarian purposes.

                  Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction

       For assistance to the republics of the former Soviet Union, 
     including assistance provided by contract or by grants, for 
     facilitating the elimination and the safe and secure 
     transportation and storage of nuclear, chemical and other 
     weapons; for establishing programs to prevent the 
     proliferation of weapons, weapons components, and weapon-
     related technology and expertise; for programs relating to 
     the training and support of defense and military personnel 
     for demilitarization and protection of weapons, weapons 
     components and weapons technology and expertise; $300,000,000 
     to remain available until expended.

                         TITLE III--PROCUREMENT

                       Aircraft Procurement, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, 
     ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories 
     therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; 
     expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; 
     $1,558,805,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1998: Provided, That not less than nine UH-60L 
     helicopters shall be made available to the Army National 
     Guard for the medical evacuation mission.

                       Missile Procurement, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, 
     ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories 
     therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; 
     expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; 
     $865,555,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1998.

        Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including 
     ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for 
     the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, 
     may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
     equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
     private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
     owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 
     foregoing purposes; $1,652,745,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 1998.

                    Procurement of Ammunition, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including ammunition facilities authorized by 
     section 2854, title 10, United States Code, and the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein may be acquired, and construction 
     prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
     procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
     machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
     Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 
     expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; 
     $1,110,685,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1998.

                        Other Procurement, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of vehicles, including tactical, support, and nontracked 
     combat vehicles; the purchase of not to exceed 41 passenger 
     motor vehicles for replacement only; communications and 
     electronic equipment; other support equip

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     ment; spare parts, ordnance, and accessories therefor; 
     specialized equipment and training devices; expansion of 
     public and private plants, including the land necessary 
     therefor, for foregoing purposes, and such lands and 
     interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
     prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
     procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
     machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
     Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 
     expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; 
     $2,769,443,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1998.

                       Aircraft Procurement, Navy

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, 
     spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; 
     expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
     necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may 
     be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title: and procurement and installation of 
     equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
     private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
     owned equipment layaway; $4,589,394,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 1998.

                       Weapons Procurement, Navy

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and 
     related support equipment including spare parts, and 
     accessories therefor; expansion of public and private plants, 
     including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and 
     interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
     prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
     procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
     machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
     Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; 
     $1,669,827,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1998.

            Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including ammunition facilities authorized by 
     section 2854, title 10, United States Code, and the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; 
     $430,053,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1998.

                   Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy

       For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, 
     or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including 
     armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and 
     machine tools and installation thereof in public and private 
     plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
     equipment layaway; procurement of critical, long leadtime 
     components and designs for vessels to be constructed or 
     converted in the future; and expansion of public and private 
     plants, including land necessary therefor, and such lands and 
     interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
     prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows:
       For continuation of the SSN-21 attack submarine program, 
     $700,000,000;
       NSSN-1 (AP), $704,498,000;
       NSSN-2 (AP), $100,000,000;
       CVN Refuelings, $221,988,000;
       DGS-51 destroyer program, $2,169,257,000, for the purchase 
     of two destroyers and advance procurement: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of the Navy shall award a contract, if successfully 
     negotiated, for two additional DDG-51 destroyers on October 
     1, 1996;
       LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $1,300,000,000;
       LPD-17 amphibious transport dock ship, $974,000,000;
       Fast patrol craft, $9,500,000;
       T-AGS-64 multi-purpose oceanographic survey ship, 
     $16,000,000;
       LSD-52, $20,000,000;
       For craft, outfitting, post delivery conversions, and first 
     destination transportation, $428,715,000; In all: 
     $6,643,958,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 2000: Provided, That additional obligations may 
     be incurred after September 30, 2000, for engineering 
     services, tests, evaluations, and other such budgeted work 
     that must be performed in the final state of ship 
     construction: Provided further, That none of the funds herein 
     provided for the construction or conversion of any naval 
     vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United States 
     shall be expended in foreign facilities for the construction 
     of major components of such vessel: Provided further, That 
     none of the funds herein provided shall be used for the 
     construction of any naval vessel in foreign shipyards.

                        Other Procurement, Navy

       For procurement, production, and modernization of support 
     equipment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy 
     ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and 
     ships authorized for conversion); the purchase of not to 
     exceed 252 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; 
     expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
     necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may 
     be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
     equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
     private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
     owned equipment layaway; $2,503,581,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 1998.

                       Procurement, Marine Corps

       For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, 
     and modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, 
     spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment, 
     appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in 
     public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and 
     contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the Marine 
     Corps, including the purchase of not to exceed 194 passenger 
     motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion of public 
     and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and 
     such lands and interests therein, may be acquired and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     $458,947,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1998.

                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

       For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft 
     and equipment, including armor and armament, specialized 
     ground handling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, 
     and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of 
     public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and 
     installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, 
     and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
     layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 
     purposes including rents and transportation of things; 
     $7,367,983,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1998.

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

       For construction, procurement, and modification of 
     missiles. spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, 
     including spare parts, and accessories therefor, ground 
     handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public 
     and private plants, Government-owned equipment and 
     installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, 
     and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
     layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 
     purposes including rents and transportation of things; 
     $2,943,931,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1998.

                  Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of ammunition and accessories therefor; specialized equipment 
     and training devices; expansion of public and private plants, 
     including ammunition facilities authorized by section 2854, 
     title 10, United States Code, and the land necessary 
     therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such lands and 
     interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
     prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
     procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
     machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
     Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and other 
     expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; $338,800,000, 
     to remain available for obligation until September 30, 1998.

                      Other Procurement, Air Force

       For procurement and modification of equipment (including 
     ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground 
     electronic and communication equipment), and supplies, 
     materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided 
     for; the purchase of not to exceed 385 passenger motor 
     vehicles for replacement only; the purchase of 1 vehicle 
     required for physical security of personnel, notwithstanding 
     price limitations applicable to passenger vehicles but not to 
     exceed $260,000 per vehicle; and expansion of public and 
     private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation 
     thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and 
     acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title; 
     reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
     layaway; $6,284,230,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 1998.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

       For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department 
     of Defense (other than the military departments) necessary 
     for procurement, production, and modification of equipment, 
     supplies, materials and spare parts therefor, not otherwise 
     provided for; the purchase of not to exceed 451 passenger 
     motor vehicles, of which 447 shall be for replacement only; 
     expansion of public and private plants, equipment, and 
     installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, 
     and acquisition of land for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
     layaway; $2,124,379,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 1998.

                  National Guard and Reserve Equipment

       For procurement of aircraft, missiles, tracked combat 
     vehicles, ammunition, other weapons, and other procurement 
     for the reserve components of the Armed Forces; $777,000,000, 
     to remain available for obligation until September 30, 1998: 
     Provided, That the Chiefs of the Reserve and National Guard 
     components shall, not later than November 1, 1995, 
     individually submit to the congressional defense committees 
     the modernization priority assessment for their respective 
     Reserve or National Guard component.

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          TITLE IV--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

       For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
     research, development, test and evaluation, including 
     maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of 
     facilities and equipment, as authorized by law; 
     $4,870,684,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1997.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

       For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
     research, development, test and evaluation, including 
     maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of 
     facilities and equipment, as authorized by law; 
     $8,748,132,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1997: Provided, That of the funds provided in 
     Public Law 103-335, in title IV, under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', 
     $5,000,000 shall be made available as a grant only to the 
     Marine and Environmental Research and Training Station 
     (MERTS) for laboratory and other efforts associated with 
     research, development, and other programs of major importance 
     to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph which are available for the V-
     22 may be used to meet unique requirements of the Special 
     Operations Forces.

         Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

       For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
     research, development, test and evaluation, including 
     maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of 
     facilities and equipment, as authorized by law; 
     $13,126,567,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1997: Provided, That of the funds made 
     available in this paragraph, $25,000,000 shall be only for 
     development of reusable launch vehicle technologies: Provided 
     further, That not less than $9,500,000 of the funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph shall be made available only 
     for the Joint Seismic Program and the Global Seismographic 
     Network.

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

       For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department 
     of Defense (other than the military departments), necessary 
     for basic and applied scientific research, development, test 
     and evaluation; advanced research projects as may be 
     designated and determined by the Secretary of Defense, 
     pursuant to law; maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and 
     operation of facilities and equipment, as authorized by law; 
     $9,411,057,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1997: Provided, That not less than $200,442,000 
     of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be made 
     available only for the Sea-Based Wide Area Defense (Navy 
     Upper-Tier) program: Provided further, That the funds made 
     available under the second proviso under this heading in 
     Public Law 103-335 (108 Stat. 2613) shall also be available 
     to cover the reasonable costs of the administration of loan 
     guarantees referred to in that proviso and shall be available 
     to cover such costs of administration and the costs of such 
     loan guarantees until September 30, 1998.

               Developmental Test and Evaluation, Defense

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, of independent 
     activities of the Director, Test and Evaluation in the 
     direction and supervision of developmental test and 
     evaluation, including performance and joint developmental 
     testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in 
     connection therewith; $251,082,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 1997.

                Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and 
     Evaluation in the direction and supervision of operational 
     test and evaluation, including initial operational test and 
     evaluation which is conducted prior to, and in support of, 
     production decisions; joint operational testing and 
     evaluation; and administrative expenses in connection 
     therewith; $22,587,000 to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 1997.

                TITLE V--REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                    Defense Business Operations Fund

       For the Defense Business Operations Fund; $878,700,000.

                     National Defense Sealift Fund

       For National Defense Sealift Fund programs, projects, and 
     activities, and for expenses of the National Defense Reserve 
     Fleet, as established by section 11 of the Merchant Ship 
     Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. App 1744); $1,024,220,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the 
     funds provided in this paragraph shall be used to award a new 
     contract hat provides for the acquisition of any of the 
     following major components unless such components are 
     manufactured in the United States: auxiliary equipment, 
     including pumps, for all ship-board services; propulsion 
     system components (that is; engines, reduction gears, and 
     propellers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for shipboard 
     cranes: Provided further, That the exercise of an option in a 
     contract awarded through the obligation of previously 
     appropriated funds shall not be considered to be the award of 
     a new contract: Provided further, That the Secretary of the 
     military department responsible for such procurement may 
     waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying 
     in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     the Navy may obligate not to exceed $110,000,000 from 
     available appropriations to the Navy for the procurement of 
     one additional MPS ship.

             TITLE VI--OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and 
     health care programs of the Department of Defense, as 
     authorized by law; $10,226,358,000, of which $9,938,325,000 
     shall be for Operation and maintenance, of which 
     $288,033,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1998, shall be for Procurement: Provided, That 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading, $14,500,000 
     shall be made available for obtaining emergency 
     communications services for members of the Armed Forces and 
     their families from the American National Red Cross as 
     authorized by law: Provided further, That the date for 
     implementation of the nation-wide managed care military 
     health services system shall be extended to September 30, 
     1997: Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
     heading, $3,400,000 is available only to permit private 
     sector or non-federal physicians, who have used and will use 
     the antibacterial treatment method based upon the excretion 
     of dead decaying spherical bacteria, to work in conjunction 
     with the Walter Reed Army Medical Center on a treatment 
     protocol and related studies for Desert Storm Syndrome-
     affected veterans.

           Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical 
     agents and munitions in accordance with the provisions of 
     section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 
     1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the destruction of other 
     chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical 
     weapon stockpile, $672,250,000, of which $353,850,000 shall 
     be for Operation and maintenance, $265,000,000 shall be for 
     Procurement to remain available until September 30, 1998, and 
     $53,400,000 shall be for Research, development, test and 
     evaluation to remain available until September 30, 1997.

         Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the 
     Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations 
     available to the Department of Defense for military personnel 
     of the reserve components serving under the provisions of 
     title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for Operation and 
     maintenance; for Procurement; and for Research, development, 
     test and evaluation; $688,432,000: Provided, That the funds 
     appropriated by this paragraph shall be available for 
     obligation for the same time period and for the same purpose 
     as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, 
     That the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in 
     addition to any transfer authority contained elsewhere in 
     this Act.

                    Office of the Inspector General

       For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector 
     General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978, as amended; $178,226,000, of which 
     $177,226,000 shall be for Operation and maintenance, of which 
     not to exceed $400,000 is available for emergencies and 
     extraordinary expenses to be expended on the approval or 
     authority of the Inspector General, and payments may be made 
     on his certificate of necessity for confidential military 
     purposes; and of which $1,000,000 to remain available until 
     September 30, 1998, shall be for Procurement.

                      TITLE VII--RELATED AGENCIES

   Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund

       For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 
     and Disability System Fund, to maintain proper funding level 
     for continuing the operation of the Central Intelligence 
     Agency Retirement and Disability System; $213,900,000.

                 National Security Education Trust Fund

       For the purposes of title VIII of Public Law 102-183, 
     $7,500,000, to be derived from the National Security 
     Education Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That any individual accepting a scholarship or 
     fellowship from this program agrees to be employed by the 
     Department of Defense or in the Intelligence Community in 
     accordance with federal employment standards.

               Intelligence Community Management Account

       For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community 
     Management Account; $90,683,000.

     Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and Environmental 
                         Restoration Trust Fund

       For payment to the Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, 
     Remediation, and Environmental Restoration Trust Fund, as 
     authorized by law, $25,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                     TITLE VIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 8001. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not 
     authorized by the Congress.
       Sec. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions of 
     law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment 
     of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not 
     apply to personnel of the Department of Defense; Provided, 
     That salary increases granted to direct and indirect hire 
     foreign national employees of the Department of Defense 
     funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess of the 
     percentage increased authorized by law for civilian employees 
     of the Department of Defense whose pay is computed under the 
     provisions of section 5332 of

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     title 5, United States Code, or at a rate in excess of the 
     percentage increase provided by the appropriate host nation 
     to its own employees, whichever is higher: Provided further, 
     That this section shall not apply to Department of Defense 
     foreign service national employees serving at United States 
     diplomatic missions whose pay is set by the Department of 
     State under the Foreign Service Act of 1980: Provided 
     further, That the limitations of this provision shall not 
     apply to foreign national employees of the Department of 
     Defense in the Republic of Turkey.
       Sec. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 8004. No more than 20 per centum of the appropriations 
     in this Act which are limited for obligation during the 
     current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last two 
     months of the fiscal year: Provided, That this section shall 
     not apply to obligations for support of active duty training 
     of reserve components or summer camp training of the Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense 
     that such action is necessary in the national interest, he 
     may, with the approval of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, transfer not to exceed $2,400,000,000 of working 
     capital funds of the Department of Defense or funds made 
     available in this Act to the Department of Defense for 
     military functions (except military construction) between 
     such appropriations or funds or any subdivision thereof, to 
     be merged with and to be available for the same purposes, and 
     for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to 
     which transferred: Provided, That such authority to transfer 
     may not be used unless for higher priority items, based on 
     unforseen military requirements, than those for which 
     originally appropriated and in no case where the item for 
     which funds are requested has been denied by Congress: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary of Defense shall notify 
     the Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this 
     authority or any other authority in this Act: Provided 
     further, That no part of the funds in this Act shall be 
     available to prepare or present a request to the Committees 
     on Appropriations for reprogramming of funds, unless for 
     higher priority items, based on unforeseen military 
     requirements, than those for which originally appropriated 
     and in no case where the item for which reprogramming is 
     requested has been denied by the Congress.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8006. During the current fiscal year, cash balances in 
     working capital funds of the Department of Defense 
     established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United 
     States Code, may be maintained in only such amounts as are 
     necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from 
     such funds: Provided, That transfers may be made between such 
     funds and the ``Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense'' and 
     ``Operation and Maintenance'' appropriation accounts in such 
     amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense, 
     with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, 
     except that such transfers may not be made unless the 
     Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress of the 
     proposed transfer. Except in amounts equal to the amounts 
     appropriated to working capital funds in this Act, no 
     obligations may be made against a working capital fund to 
     procure or increase the value of war reserve material 
     inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the 
     Congress prior to any such obligation.
       Sec. 8007. Using funds available by this Act or any other 
     Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, pursuant to a 
     determination under section 2690 of title 10, United States 
     Code, may implement cost-effective agreements for required 
     heating facility modernization in the Kaiserslautern Military 
     Community in the Federal Republic of Germany: Provided, That 
     in the City of Kaiserslautern such agreements will include 
     the use of United States anthracite as the base load energy 
     for municipal district heat to the United States Defense 
     installations: Provided further, That at Landstuhl Army 
     Regional Medical Center and Ramstein Air Base, furnished heat 
     may be obtained from private, regional or municipal services, 
     if provisions are included for the consideration of United 
     States coal as an energy source: Provided further, That none 
     of the funds available to the Department of Defense in this 
     Act shall be used by the Secretary of a military department 
     to purchase coal or coke from foreign nations for use at 
     United States defense facilities in Europe when coal from the 
     United States is available.
       Sec. 8008. Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used 
     to initiate a special access program without prior 
     notification 30 calendar days in session in advance to the 
     congressional defense committees.
       Sec. 8009. None of the funds contained in this Act 
     available for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the 
     Uniformed Services shall be available for payments to 
     physicians and other non-institutional health care providers 
     in excess of the amounts allowed in fiscal year 1995 for 
     similar services, except that: (a) for services for which the 
     Secretary of Defense determines an increase is justified by 
     economic circumstances, the allowable amounts may be 
     increased in accordance with appropriate economic index data 
     similar to that used pursuant to title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act; and (b) for services the Secretary determines 
     are overpriced based on allowable payments under title XVIII 
     of the Social Security Act, the allowable amounts shall be 
     reduced by not more than 15 percent (except that the 
     reduction may be waived if the Secretary determines that it 
     would impair adequate access to health care services for 
     beneficiaries). The Secretary shall solicit public comment 
     prior to promulgating regulations to implement this section. 
     Such regulations shall include a limitation, similar to that 
     used under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, on the 
     extent to which a provider may bill a beneficiary an actual 
     charge in excess of the allowable amount.
       Sec. 8010. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     available to initiate (1) a multiyear contract that employs 
     economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 
     in any one year of the contract or that includes an unfunded 
     contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000, or (2) a 
     contract for advance procurement leading to a multiyear 
     contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in 
     excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, unless the 
     congressional defense committees have been notified at least 
     thirty days in advance of the proposed contract award: 
     Provided, That no part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be available to initiate a multiyear contract for 
     which the economic order quantity advance procurement is not 
     funded at least to the limits of the Government's liability: 
     Provided further, That no part of any appropriation contained 
     in this Act shall be available to initiate multiyear 
     procurement contracts for any systems or component thereof if 
     the value of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 
     unless specifically provided in this Act: Provided further, 
     That no multiyear procurement contract can be terminated 
     without 10-day prior notification to the congressional 
     defense committees: Provided further, That the execution of 
     multiyear authority shall require the use of a present value 
     analysis to determine lowest cost compared to an annual 
     procurement.
       Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be used for 
     multiyear procurement contracts as follows:
       UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter;
       Apache Longbow helicopter; and
       M1A2 tank upgrade.
       Sec. 8011. Within the funds appropriated for the operation 
     and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby 
     appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, United 
     States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs 
     under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code. Such funds 
     may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance 
     costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to 
     authority granted in section 401 of chapter 20 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and these obligations shall be reported 
     to Congress on September 30 of each year: Provided, That 
     funds available for operation and maintenance shall be 
     available for providing humanitarian and similar assistance 
     by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust Territories of the 
     Pacific Islands and freely associated states of Micronesia, 
     pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as authorized by 
     Public Law 99-239: Provided further, That upon a 
     determination by the Secretary of the Army that such action 
     is beneficial for graduate medical education programs 
     conducted at Army medical facilities located in Hawaii, the 
     Secretary of the Army may authorize the provision of medical 
     services at such facilities and transportation to such 
     facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients 
     from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of 
     Micronesia, Palau, and Guam.
       Sec. 8012. (a) During fiscal year 1996, the civilian 
     personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on 
     the basis of any end-strength, and the management of such 
     personnel during that fiscal year shall not be subject to any 
     constraint or limitation (known as an end-strength) on the 
     number of such personnel who may be employed on the last day 
     of such fiscal year.
       (b) The fiscal year 1997 budget request for the Department 
     of Defense as well as all justification material and other 
     documentation supporting the fiscal year 1997 Department of 
     Defense budget request shall be prepared and submitted to the 
     Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) of this provision were 
     effective with regard to fiscal year 1997.
       (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to 
     military (civilian) technicians.
       Sec. 8013. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     available either to return any IOWA Class Battleships to the 
     Naval Register, or to retain the logistical support necessary 
     for support of any IOWA Class Battleships in active service.
       Sec. 8014. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds made available by this Act shall be used by the 
     Department of Defense to exceed, outside the fifty United 
     States, its territories, and the District of Columbia, 
     125,000 civilian workyears: Provided, That workyears shall be 
     applied as defined in the Federal Personnel Manual: Provided 
     further, That workyears expended in dependent student hiring 
     programs for disadvantaged youths shall not be included in 
     this workyear limitation.
       Sec. 8015. None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to 
     influence congressional action on any legislation or 
     appropriation matters pending before the Congress.
       Sec. 8016. None of the funds appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense during the current fiscal year and 
     hereafter shall be obligated for the pay of any individual 
     who is initially employed after the date of enactment of this 
     Act as a technician in the administration and training of the 
     Army Reserve and the maintenance and repair of supplies 
     issued to the Army Reserve unless such individual is also a 
     military member of the Army Reserve troop program unit that 
     he or she is employed to support. Those technicians employed 
     by the Army Reserve in areas other than Army Reserve troop 
     program units need only be members of the Selected Reserve.
       Sec. 8017. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during the current fiscal year and hereafter, the Secretaries 
     of the Army and Air Force may authorize the retention in an 
     active status until age sixty of any person who would 
     otherwise be removed from an active status and who is 
     employed as a National Guard or Reserve technician in a 
     position in which active status

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     in a reserve component of the Army or Air Force is required 
     as a condition of that employment.
       Sec. 8018. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     shall be used to make contributions to the Department of 
     Defense Education Benefits Fund pursuant to section 2006(g) 
     of title 10, United States Code, representing the normal cost 
     for future benefits under section 1415(c) of title 38, United 
     States Code, for any member of the armed services who, on or 
     after the date of enactment of this Act--
       (1) enlists in the armed services for a period of active 
     duty of less than three years; or
       (2) receives an enlistment bonus under section 308a or 308f 
     of title 37, United States Code,

     nor shall any amounts representing the normal cost of such 
     future benefits be transferred from the Fund by the Secretary 
     of the Treasury to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant 
     to section 2006(d) of title 10, United States Code; nor shall 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pay such benefits to any 
     such member: Provided, That, in the case of a member covered 
     by clause (1), these limitations shall not apply to members 
     in combat arms skills or to members who enlist in the armed 
     services on or after July 1, 1989, under a program continued 
     or established by the Secretary of Defense in fiscal year 
     1991 to test the cost-effective use of special recruiting 
     incentives involving not more than nineteen noncombat arms 
     skills approved in advance by the Secretary of Defense: 
     Provided further, That this subsection applies only to active 
     components of the Army.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
     available for the basic pay and allowances of any member of 
     the Army participating as a full-time student and receiving 
     benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the 
     Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund when time spent 
     as a full-time student is credited toward completion of a 
     service commitment: Provided, That this subsection shall not 
     apply to those members who have reenlisted with this option 
     prior to October 1, 1987: Provided further, That this 
     subsection applies only to active components of the Army.
       Sec. 8019. Funds appropriated for the Department of Defense 
     during the current fiscal year and hereafter shall be 
     available for the payment of not more than 75 percent of the 
     changes of a postsecondary educational institution for the 
     tuition or expenses of an officer in the Ready Reserve of the 
     Army National Guard or Army Reserve for education or training 
     during his off-duty periods, except that no part of the 
     charges may be paid unless the officer agrees to remain a 
     member of the Ready Reserve for at least four years after 
     completion of such training or education.
       Sec. 8020. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be available to convert to contractor performance an activity 
     or function of the Department of Defense that, on or after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, is performed by more than 
     ten Department of Defense civilian employees until a most 
     efficient and cost-effective organization analysis is 
     completed on such activity or function and certification of 
     the analysis is made to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That 
     this section shall not apply to a commercial or industrial 
     type function of the Department of Defense that: (1) is 
     included on the procurement list established pursuant to 
     section 2 of the Act of June 25, 1938 (41 U.S.C. 47), 
     popularly referred to as the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act; (2) is 
     planned to be converted to performance by a qualified 
     nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified nonprofit 
     agency for other severely handicapped individuals in 
     accordance with that Act; or (3) is planned to be converted 
     to performance by a qualified firm under 51 percent Native 
     American ownership.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8021. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for 
     the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program may be 
     transferred to any other appropriation contained in this Act 
     solely for the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Protege 
     Program developmental assistance agreement pursuant to 
     section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2301 note), 
     as amended, under the authority of this provision or any 
     other transfer authority contained in this Act.
       Sec. 8022. None of the funds in this Act may be available 
     for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its 
     departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and 
     mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under unless the 
     anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United 
     States from components which are substantially manufactured 
     in the United States: Provided, That for the purpose of this 
     section manufactured will include cutting, heat treating, 
     quality control, testing of chain and welding (including the 
     forging and shot blasting process): Provided further, That 
     for the purpose of this section substantially all of the 
     components of anchor and mooring chain shall be considered to 
     be produced or manufactured in the United States if the 
     aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured in 
     the United States exceeds the aggregate cost of the 
     components produced or manufactured outside the United 
     States: Provided further, That when adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of the service 
     responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on 
     a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that such an acquisition must be 
     made in order to acquire capability for national security 
     purposes.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8023. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     available for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the 
     Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) shall be available for the 
     reimbursement of any health care provider for inpatient 
     mental health service for care received when a patient is 
     referred to a provider of inpatient mental health care or 
     residential treatment care by a medical or health care 
     professional having an economic interest in the facility to 
     which the patient is referred: Provided, That this limitation 
     does not apply in the case of inpatient mental health 
     services provided under the program for the handicapped under 
     subsection (d) of section 1079 of title 10, United States 
     Code, provided as partial hospital care, or provided pursuant 
     to a waiver authorized by the Secretary of Defense because of 
     medical or psychological circumstances of the patient that 
     are confirmed by a health professional who is not a Federal 
     employee after a review, pursuant to rules prescribed by the 
     Secretary, which takes into account the appropriate level of 
     care for the patient, the intensity of services required by 
     the patient, and the availability of that care.
       Sec. 8024. Of the funds made available by this Act in title 
     III, Procurement, $8,000,000, drawn pro rata from each 
     appropriations account in title III, shall be available for 
     incentive payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian 
     Financing Act of 1974, 25 U.S.C. 1544. These payments shall 
     be available only to contractors which have submitted 
     subcontracting plans pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 637(d), and 
     according to regulations which shall be promulgated by the 
     Secretary of Defense within 90 days of the passage of this 
     Act.
       Sec. 8025. Funds available in this Act may be used to 
     provide transportation for the next-of-kin of individuals who 
     have been prisoners of war or missing in action from the 
     Vietnam era to an annual meeting in the United States, under 
     such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.
       Sec. 8026. During the current fiscal year, none of the 
     funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to 
     procure or acquire (1) defensive handguns unless such 
     handguns are the M9 or M11 9mm Department of Defense standard 
     handguns, or (2) offensive handguns except for the Special 
     Operations Forces: Provided, That the foregoing shall not 
     apply to handguns and ammunition for marksmanship 
     competitions.
       Sec. 8027. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during the current fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense may, 
     by Executive Agreement, establish with host nation 
     governments in NATO member states a separate account into 
     which such residual value amounts negotiated in the return of 
     United States military installations in NATO member states 
     may be deposited, in the currency of the host nation, in lieu 
     of direct monetary transfers to the United States Treasury: 
     Provided, That such credits may be utilized only for the 
     construction of facilities to support United States military 
     forces in that host nation, or such real property maintenance 
     and base operating costs that are currently executed through 
     monetary transfers to such host nations: Provided further, 
     That the Department of Defense's budget submission for fiscal 
     year 1997 shall identify such sums anticipated in residual 
     value settlements, and identify such construction, real 
     property maintenance or base operating costs that shall be 
     funded by the host nation through such credits: Provided 
     further, That all military construction projects to be 
     executed from such accounts must be previously approved in a 
     prior Act of Congress: Provided further, That each such 
     Executive Agreement with a NATO member host nation shall be 
     reported to the congressional defense committees, and the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate thirty days prior to the conclusion and endorsement of 
     any such agreement established under this provision.
       Sec. 8028. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M-1 
     Carbines, M-1 Garand rifles, M-14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, 
     or M-1911 pistols.
       Sec. 8029. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     the Navy may be used to enter into any contract for the 
     overhaul, repair, or maintenance of any naval vessel 
     homeported on the West Coast of the United States which 
     includes charges for interport differential as an evaluation 
     factor for award.
       Sec. 8030. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to 
     pay more than 50 percent of an amount paid to any person 
     under section 308 of title 37, United States Code, in a lump 
     sum.
       Sec. 8031. None of the funds appropriated during the 
     current fiscal year and hereafter, may be used by the 
     Department of Defense to assign a supervisor's title or grade 
     when the number of people he or she supervises is considered 
     as a basis for this determination: Provided, That savings 
     that result from this provision are represented as such in 
     future budget proposals.
       Sec. 8032. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be available for payments under the Department of Defense 
     contract with the Louisiana State University Medical Center 
     involving the use of cats for Brain Missile Wound Research, 
     and the Department of Defense shall not make payments under 
     such contract from funds obligated prior to the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, except as necessary for costs incurred 
     by the contractor prior to the enactment of this Act: 
     Provided, That funds necessary for the care of animals 
     covered by this contract are allowed.
       Sec. 8033. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds available to the Department of Defense shall be made 
     available to provide transportation of medical supplies and 
     equipment, on a nonreimbursable basis, to American Samoa: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds available to the Department of Defense shall be made 
     available to provide transportation of medical supplies

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     and equipment, on a nonreimbursable basis, to the Indian 
     Health Service when it is in conjunction with a civil-
     military project.
       Sec. 8034. None of the funds provided in this Act or any 
     other Act shall be available to conduct bone trauma research 
     at any Army Research Laboratory until the Secretary of the 
     Army certifies that the synthetic compound to be used in the 
     experiments is of such a type that its use will result in a 
     significant medical finding, the research has military 
     application, the research will be conducted in accordance 
     with the standards set by an animal care and use committee, 
     and the research does not duplicate research already 
     conducted by a manufacturer or any other research 
     organization.
       Sec. 8035. No more than $50,000 of the funds appropriated 
     or made available in this Act shall be used for any single 
     relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of 
     the Department of Defense into or within the National Capital 
     Region: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive 
     this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in 
     writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate that such a relocation is required 
     in the best interest of the Government.
       Sec. 8036. During the current fiscal year, funds 
     appropriated or otherwise available for any Federal agency, 
     the Congress, the judicial branch, or the District of 
     Columbia may be used for the pay, allowances, and benefits of 
     an employee as defined by section 2105 of title 5 or an 
     individual employed by the government of the District of 
     Columbia, permanent or temporary indefinite, who--
       (1) is a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces, 
     as described in section 261 of title 10, or the National 
     Guard, as described in section 101 of title 32;
       (2) performs for the purpose of providing military aid to 
     enforce the law or providing assistance to civil authorities 
     in the protection or saving of life or property or prevention 
     of injury--
       (A) Federal service under section 331, 332, 333, 3500, or 
     8500 of title 10, or other provision of law, as applicable, 
     or
       (B) full-time military service for his State, the District 
     of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory 
     of the United States; and
       (3) requests and is granted--
       (A) leave under the authority of this section; or
       (B) annual leave, which may be granted without regard to 
     the provisions of sections 5519 and 6323(b) of title 5, if 
     such employee is otherwise entitled to such annual leave:

     Provided, That any employee who requests leave under 
     subsection (3)(A) for service described in subsection (2) of 
     this section is entitled to such leave, subject to the 
     provisions of this section and of the last sentence of 
     section 6323(b) of title 5, and such leave shall be 
     considered leave under section 6323(b) of title 5.
       Sec. 8037. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be available to perform any cost study pursuant to the 
     provisions of OMB Circular A-76 if the study being performed 
     exceeds a period of twenty-four months after initiation of 
     such study with respect to a single function activity or 
     forty-eight months after initiation of such study for a 
     multi-function activity.
       Sec. 8038. Funds appropriated by this Act for the American 
     Forces Information Service shall not be used for any national 
     or international political or psychological activities.
       Sec. 8039. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each 
     contract awarded by the Department of Defense in fiscal year 
     1996 for construction or service performed in whole or in 
     part in a State which is not contiguous with another State 
     and has an unemployment rate in excess of the national 
     average rate of unemployment as determined by the Secretary 
     of Labor shall include a provision requiring the contractor 
     to employ, for the purpose of performing that portion of the 
     contract in such State that is not contiguous with another 
     State, individuals who are residents of such State and who, 
     in the case of any craft or trade, possess or would be able 
     to acquire promptly the necessary skills: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of this 
     section in the interest of national security.
       Sec. 8040. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
     regulation, the Secretary of Defense may adjust wage rates 
     for civilian employees hired for certain health care 
     occupations as authorized for the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs by section 7455 of title 38, United States Code.
       Sec. 8041. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the 
     operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the 
     Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC-130 
     Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in 
     this Act.
       Sec. 8042. (a) Of the funds for the procurement of supplies 
     or services appropriated by this Act, qualified nonprofit 
     agencies for the blind or other severely handicapped shall be 
     afforded the maximum practicable opportunity to participate 
     as subcontractors and suppliers in the performance of 
     contracts let by the Department of Defense.
       (b) During the current fiscal year, a business concern 
     which has negotiated with a military service or defense 
     agency a subcontracting plan for the participation by small 
     business concerns pursuant to section 8(d) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) shall be given credit toward 
     meeting that subcontracting goal for any purchases made from 
     qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind or other severely 
     handicapped.
       (c) For the purpose of this section, the phrase `'qualified 
     nonprofit agency for the blind or other severely 
     handicapped'' means a nonprofit agency for the blind or other 
     severely handicapped that has been approved by the Committee 
     for the Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely 
     Handicapped under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-
     48).
       Sec. 8043. During the current fiscal year, net receipts 
     pursuant to collections from third party payers pursuant to 
     section 1095 of title 10, United States Code, shall be made 
     available to the local facility of the uniformed services 
     responsible for the collections and shall be over and above 
     the facility's direct budget amount.
       Sec. 8044. During the current fiscal year, the Department 
     of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to 
     exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in section 
     2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipation of 
     receipt of contributions, only from the Government of Kuwait, 
     under that section: Provided, That, upon receipt, such 
     contributions from the Government of Kuwait shall be credited 
     to the appropriation or fund which incurred such obligations.
       Sec. 8045. Of the funds made available in this Act, not 
     less than $25,144,000 shall be available for the Civil Air 
     Patrol, of which $16,704,000 shall be available for 
     Operations and Maintenance.
       Sec. 8046. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     are available to establish a new FFRDC, either as a new 
     entity, or as a separate entity administered by an 
     organization managing another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit 
     membership corporation consisting of a consortium of other 
     FFRDCs and other nonprofit entities.
       (b) Limitation on Compensation.--No member of a Board of 
     Directors, Trustees, Overseers, Advisory Group, Special 
     Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or any similar entity of a 
     defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, 
     may be compensated for his or her services as a member of 
     such entity, or as a paid consultant, except under the same 
     conditions, and to the same extent, as members of the Defense 
     Science Board: Provided, That a member of any such entity 
     referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed 
     travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the Federal 
     Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in the performance of 
     membership duties.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
     funds available to the Department of Defense from any source 
     during fiscal year 1996 may be used by a defense FFRDC, 
     through a fee or other payment mechanism, for charitable 
     contributions, for construction of new buildings, for payment 
     of cost sharing for projects funded by government grants, or 
     for absorption of contract overruns.
       (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the 
     amounts available to the Department of Defense during fiscal 
     year 1996, not more than $1,162,650,000 may be obligated for 
     financing activities of defense FFRDCs: Provided, That the 
     total amounts appropriated in titles II, III, and IV of this 
     Act are hereby reduced by $90,000,000 to reflect the funding 
     ceiling contained in this subsection.
       Sec. 8047. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     on this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy or armor 
     steel plate for use in any Government-owned facility or 
     property under the control of the Department of Defense which 
     were not melted and rolled in the United States or Canada: 
     Provided, That these procurement restrictions shall apply to 
     any and all Federal Supply Class 9515, American Society of 
     Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and Steel 
     Institute (AISI) specifications of carbon, alloy or armor 
     steel plate: Provided further, That the Secretary of the 
     military department responsible for the procurement may waive 
     this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in 
     writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes: Provided further, That these restrictions 
     shall not apply to contracts which are in being as of the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 8048. None of the unobligated balances available in 
     the National Defense Stockpile Transition Fund during the 
     current fiscal year may be obligated or expended to finance 
     any grant or contract to conduct research, development, test 
     and evaluation activities for the development or production 
     of advanced materials, unless amounts for such purposes are 
     specifically appropriated in a subsequent appropriations Act.
       Sec. 8049. For the purposes of this Act, the term 
     ``congressional defense committees'' means the National 
     Security Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed 
     Services Committee of the Senate, the subcommittee on Defense 
     of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the 
     Subcommittee on National Security of the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       Sec. 8050. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense may 
     acquire the modification, depot maintenance and repair of 
     aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the production of 
     components and other Defense-related articles, through 
     competition between Department of Defense depot maintenance 
     activities and private firms: Provided, That the Senior 
     Acquisition Executive of the military department or defense 
     agency concerned, with power of delegation, shall certify 
     that successful bids include comparable estimates of all 
     direct and indirect costs for both public and private bids: 
     Provided further, That Office of Management and Budget 
     Circular A-76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under 
     this section.
       Sec. 8051. (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after 
     consultation with the United States Trade Representative, 
     determines that a foreign country which is party to an 
     agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms 
     of the agreement by discriminating against certain types of 
     products produced in the United States that are covered by 
     the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the 
     Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with 
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     such types of products produced in that foreign country.
       (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any 
     reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding, 
     between the United States and a foreign country pursuant to 
     which the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the 
     Buy American Act for certain products in that country.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from 
     foreign entities in fiscal year 1996. Such report shall 
     separately indicate the dollar value of items for which the 
     Buy American Act was waived pursuant to any agreement 
     described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreement Act of 
     1970 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any international agreement 
     to which the United States is a party.
       (C) For purposes of this section, the term ``Buy American 
     Act'' means title III of the Act entitled ``An Act making 
     appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments 
     for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other 
     purposes'', approved March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.).
       Sec. 8052. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Defense may, when he considers it in the best 
     interest of the United States, cancel any part of an 
     indebtedness, up to $2,500, that is or was owed to the United 
     States by a member or former member of a uniformed service if 
     such indebtedness, as determined by the Secretary, was 
     incurred in connection with Operation Desert Shield/Storm: 
     Provided, That the amount of an indebtedness previously paid 
     by a member or former member and canceled under this section 
     shall be refunded to the member.
       Sec. 8053. Appropriations contained in this Act that remain 
     available at the end of the current fiscal year as a result 
     of energy cost savings realized by the Department of Defense 
     shall remain available for obligation for the next fiscal 
     year to the extent, and for the purposes, provided in section 
     2865 of title 10, United States Code.
       Sec. 8054. During the current fiscal year, voluntary 
     separation incentives payable under 10 U.S.C. 1175 may be 
     paid in such amounts as are necessary from the assets of the 
     Voluntary Separation Incentive Fund established by section 
     1175(h)(1).
       Sec. 8055. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be used for the support of any nonappropriated funds activity 
     of the Department of Defense that procures malt beverages and 
     wine with nonappropriated funds for resale (including such 
     alcoholic beverages sold by the drink) on a military 
     installation located in the United States unless such malt 
     beverages and wine are procured within that State, or in the 
     case of the District of Columbia, within the District of 
     Columbia, in which the military installation is located: 
     Provided, That in a case in which the military installation 
     is located in more than one State, purchases may be made in 
     any State in which the installation is located: Provided 
     further, That such local procurement requirements for malt 
     beverages and wine shall apply to all alcoholic beverages 
     only for military installations in States which are not 
     contiguous with another State: Provided further, That 
     alcoholic beverages other than wine and malt beverages, in 
     contiguous States and the District of Columbia shall be 
     procured from the most competitive source, price and other 
     factors considered.


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8056. Amounts deposited during the current fiscal year 
     to the special account established under 40 U.S.C. 485(h)(2) 
     and to the special account established under 10 U.S.C. 
     2667(d)(1) are appropriated and shall be available until 
     transferred by the Secretary of Defense to current applicable 
     appropriations or funds of the Department of Defense under 
     the terms and conditions specified by 40 U.S.C. 485(h)(2) (A) 
     and (B) and 10 U.S.C. 2667(d)(1)(B), to be merged with and to 
     be available for the same time period and the same purposes 
     as the appropriation to which transferred.
       Sec. 8057. During the current fiscal year, appropriations 
     available to the Department of Defense may be used to 
     reimburse a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces 
     who is not otherwise entitled to travel and transportation 
     allowances and who occupies transient government housing 
     while performing active duty for training or inactive duty 
     training: Provided, That such members may be provided lodging 
     in kind if transient government quarters are unavailable as 
     if the member was entitled to such allowances under 
     subsection (a) of section 404 of title 37, United States 
     Code: Provided further, That if lodging in kind is provided, 
     any authorized service charge or cost of such lodging may be 
     paid directly from funds appropriated for operation and 
     maintenance of the reserve component of the member concerned.
       Sec. 8058. The President shall include with each budget for 
     a fiscal year submitted to the Congress under section 1105 of 
     title 31, United States Code, materials that shall identify 
     clearly and separately the amounts requested in the budget 
     for appropriation for that fiscal year for salaries and 
     expenses related to administrative activities of the 
     Department of Defense, the military departments, and the 
     Defense Agencies.
       Sec. 8059. None of the funds in this or any other Act shall 
     be available for the preparation of studies on--
       (a) the feasibility of removal and transportation of 
     unitary chemical weapons from the eight chemical storage 
     sites within the continental United States to Johnston Atoll: 
     Provided, That this prohibition shall not apply to General 
     Accounting Office studies requested by a Member of Congress 
     or a Congressional Committee; and
       (b) the potential future uses of the nine chemical disposal 
     facilities other than for the destruction of stockpile 
     chemical munitions and as limited by section 1412(c)(2), 
     Public Law 99-145: Provided, That this prohibition does not 
     apply to future use studies for the CAMDS facility at Tooele, 
     Utah.
       Sec. 8060. During the current fiscal year, amounts 
     contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military 
     Facility Investment Recovery Account established by section 
     2921(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 
     (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) shall be available 
     until expended for the payments specified by section 
     2921(c)(2) of that Act.
       Sec. 8061. During the current fiscal year, annual payments 
     granted under the provisions of section 4416 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 
     102-428; 106 Stat. 2714) shall be made from appropriations in 
     this Act which are available for the pay of reserve component 
     personnel.
       Sec. 8062. For fiscal year 1996, the total amount 
     appropriated in this Act to fund the Uniformed Services 
     Treatment Facilities program, operated pursuant to section 
     911 of Public Law 97-99 (42 U.S.C. 248c), shall not exceed 
     $315,000,000.
       Sec. 8063. Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act, not more than $119,200,000 shall be 
     available for payment of the operating costs of NATO 
     Headquarters: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may 
     waive this section for Department of Defense support provided 
     to NATO forces in and around the former Yugoslavia.
       Sec. 8064. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Naval shipyards of the United States shall be eligible to 
     participate in any manufacturing extension program financed 
     by funds appropriated in this or any other Act.
       Sec. 8065. During the current fiscal year, appropriations 
     which are available to the Department of Defense for 
     operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items 
     having an investment item until cost of not more than 
     $100,000.
       Sec. 8066. During the current fiscal year, appropriations 
     available for the pay and allowances of active duty members 
     of the Armed Forces shall be available to pay the retired pay 
     which is payable pursuant to section 4403 of Public Law 102-
     484 (10 U.S.C. 1293 note) under the terms and conditions 
     provided in section 4403.
       Sec. 8067. (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the 
     appropriations or funds available to the Defense Business 
     Operations Fund shall be used for the purchase of an 
     investment item for the purpose of acquiring a new inventory 
     item for sale or anticipated sale during the current fiscal 
     year or a subsequent fiscal year to customers of the Defense 
     Business Operations Fund if such an item would not have been 
     chargeable to the Defense Business Operations Fund during 
     fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an investment 
     item would be chargeable during the current fiscal year to 
     appropriations made to the Department of Defense for 
     procurement.
       (b) The fiscal year 1997 budget request for the Department 
     of Defense as well as all justification material and other 
     documentation supporting the fiscal year 1997 Department of 
     Defense budget shall be prepared and submitted to the 
     Congress on the basis that any equipment which was classified 
     as an end item and funded in a procurement appropriation 
     contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed 
     fiscal year 1997 procurement appropriation and not in the 
     supply management business area or any other area or category 
     of the Defense Business Operations Fund.
       Sec. 8068. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     available for use by a Military Department to modify an 
     aircraft, weapon, ship or other item of equipment, that the 
     Military Department concerned plans to retire or otherwise 
     dispose of within five years after completion of the 
     modification: Provided, That this prohibition shall not apply 
     to safety modifications: Provided further, That this 
     prohibition may be waived by the Secretary of a Military 
     Department if the Secretary determines it is in the best 
     national security interest of the United States to provide 
     such waiver and so notifies the congressional defense 
     committees in writing.
       Sec. 8069. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this Act may be used to transport or 
     provide for the transportation of chemical munitions to the 
     Johnston Atoll for the purpose of storing or demilitarizing 
     such munitions.
       (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     any obsolete World War II chemical munition of the United 
     States found in the World War II Pacific Theater of 
     Operations.
       (c) The President may suspend the application of subsection 
     (a) during a period of war in which the United States is a 
     party.
       Sec. 8070. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
     programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain 
     available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, 
     except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for 
     Contingencies, which shall remain available until September 
     30, 1997.
       Sec. 8071. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds made available in this Act for the Defense Intelligence 
     Agency may be used for the design, development, and 
     deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program 
     intelligence communications and intelligence information 
     systems for the Services, the Unified and Specified Commands, 
     and the component commands.
       Sec. 8072. Of the funds appropriated to the Department of 
     Defense under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', not less than $8,000,000 shall be made 
     available only for the mitigation of environmental impacts, 
     including training and technical assistance to tribes, 
     related administrative support, the gathering of information, 
     documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system 
     for prioritization of mitigation, on Indian lands resulting 
     from Department of Defense activities.
       Sec. 8073. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds appropriated in this Act for

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     the High Performance Computing Modernization Program shall be 
     made available only for the acquisition and sustainment of 
     operations, including maintenance of the supercomputing and 
     related networking capability at (1) the DOD Science and 
     Technology sites under the cognizance of the DDR&E, (2) the 
     DOD Test and Evaluation centers under the Director, Test and 
     Evaluation, OUSD (A&T), and (3) the Ballistic Missile Defense 
     Organization: Provided, That the contracts, contract 
     modifications, or contract options are awarded upon the 
     requirements of the users.
       Sec. 8074. Amounts collected for the use of the facilities 
     of the National Science Center for Communications and 
     Electronics during the current fiscal year pursuant to 
     section 1459(g) of the Department of Defense Authorization 
     Act, 1986 and deposited to the special account established 
     under subsection 1459(g)(2) of that Act are appropriated and 
     shall be available until expended for the operation and 
     maintenance of the Center as provided for in subsection 
     1459(g)(2).
       Sec. 8075. To the extent authorized in law, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall issue loan guarantees in support of U.S. 
     defense exports not otherwise provided for: Provided, That 
     the total contingent liability of the United States for 
     guarantees issued under the authority of this section may not 
     exceed $15,000,000,000: Provided further, That the exposure 
     fees charged and collected by the Secretary for each 
     guarantee, shall be paid by the country involved and shall 
     not be financed as part of a loan guarantee by the United 
     States: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide 
     quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations, Armed 
     Services and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committees of Appropriations, National Security and 
     International Relations in the House of Representatives on 
     the implementation of this program.
       Sec. 8076. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
     be used to fill the commander's position at any military 
     medical facility with a health care professional unless the 
     prospective candidate can demonstrate professional 
     administrative skills.
       Sec. 8077. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     may be expended by an entity of the Department of Defense 
     unless the entity, in expending the funds, complies with the 
     Buy American Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``Buy American Act'' means title III of the Act entitled ``An 
     Act making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office 
     Departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for 
     other purposes'', approved March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a et 
     seq.).
       (b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person 
     has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing 
     a ``Made in America'' inscription to any product sold in or 
     shipped to the United States that is not made in America, the 
     Secretary shall determine, in accordance with section 2410f 
     of title 10, United States Code, whether the person should be 
     debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense.
       Sec. 8078. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     obligated or expended for the sale of zinc in the National 
     Defense Stockpile if zinc commodity prices decline more than 
     five percent below the London Metals Exchange market price 
     reported on the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 8079. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be available for a contract for studies, analyses, or 
     consulting services entered into without competition on the 
     basis of an unsolicited proposal unless the head of the 
     activity responsible for the procurement determines--
       (1) as a result of thorough technical evaluation, only one 
     source is found fully qualified to perform the proposed work, 
     or
       (2) the purpose of the contract is to explore an 
     unsolicited proposal which offers significant scientific or 
     technological promise, represents the product of original 
     thinking, and was submitted in confidence by one source, or
       (3) the purpose of the contract is to take advantage of 
     unique and significant industrial accomplishment by a 
     specific concern, or to insure that a new product or idea of 
     a specific concern is given financial support:

     Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to contracts 
     in an amount of less than $25,000, contracts related to 
     improvements of equipment that is in development or 
     production, or contracts as to which a civilian official of 
     the Department of Defense, who has been confirmed in the 
     Senate, determines that the award of such contract is in the 
     interest of the national defense.
       Sec. 8080. Funds appropriated by this Act for intelligence 
     activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the 
     Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 1996 until the 
     enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal 
     year 1996.
       Sec. 8081. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be obligated for design, development, acquisition, or 
     operation of more than 47 Titan IV expendable launch 
     vehicles, or for satellite mission-model planning for a Titan 
     IV requirement beyond 47 vehicles.
       (b) $115,226,000 made available in this Act for Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, may only be 
     obligated for development of a new family of medium-lift and 
     heavy-lift expendable launch vehicles evolved from existing 
     technologies.
       Sec. 8082. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense in this Act may be used to establish additional field 
     operating agencies of any element of the Department during 
     fiscal year 1996, except for field operating agencies funded 
     within the National Foreign Intelligence Program: Provided, 
     That the Secretary of Defense may waive this section by 
     certifying to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations that the creation of such field operating 
     agencies will reduce either the personnel and/or financial 
     requirements of the Department of Defense.


                             (rescissions)

       Sec. 8083. Of the funds provided in Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded 
     from the following accounts in the specified amounts:
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 1994/1996'', 
     $53,654,000;
       ``Missile Procurement, Air Force, 1994/1996'', $16,783,000;
       ``Weapons Procurement, Navy, 1995/1997'', $14,600,000;
       ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1995/1999'', 
     $87,700,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Navy, 1995/1997'', $8,600,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 1995/1997'', 
     $24,000,000;
       ``Missile Procurement, Air Force, 1995/1997'', 
     $140,978,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Air Force, 1995/1997'', $180,000,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, 1995/
     1996'', $9,000,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 1995/
     1996'', $6,000,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, 
     1995/1996'', $7,902,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, 
     1995/1996'', $12,000,000.
       Sec. 8084. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     resident classes entering the war colleges after September 
     30, 1996, the Department of Defense shall require that not 
     less than 20 percent of the total of United States military 
     students at each war college shall be from military 
     departments other than the hosting military department: 
     Provided, That each military department will recognize the 
     attendance at a sister military department war college as the 
     equivalent of attendance at it own war college for promotion 
     and advancement of personnel.
       Sec. 8085. None of the funds in this or any other Act may 
     be used to implement the plan to reorganize the regional 
     headquarters and basic camps structure of the Reserve Officer 
     Training Corps program of the Army until the Comptroller 
     General of the United States has certified to the 
     congressional defense committees that the methodology and 
     evaluation of the potential sites were consistent with the 
     established criteria for the consolidation, that all data 
     used by the Army in the evaluation was accurate and complete, 
     and that the conclusions reached are based upon the total 
     costs of the Army's final plan to establish the Eastern 
     Reserve Officer Training Corps Headquarters at Fort Benning, 
     Georgia: Provided, That all cost, including Military 
     Construction, shall be considered as well as an analysis of 
     the impact of the consolidation on the surrounding 
     communities for all affected installations.
       Sec. 8086. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     obligated for payment on new contracts on which allowable 
     costs charged to the government include payments for 
     individual compensation at a rate in excess of $200,000 per 
     year after July 1, 1996, unless the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy establishes in the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulations guidance governing the allowability of individual 
     compensation.
       Sec. 8087. None of the funds available in this Act may be 
     used to reduce the authorized positions for military 
     (civilian) technicians of the Army National Guard, the Air 
     National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the 
     purpose of applying any administratively imposed civilian 
     personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on military 
     (civilian) technicians, unless such reductions are a direct 
     result of a reduction in military force structure.
       Sec. 8088. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act may be obligated or expended for 
     assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea 
     unless specifically appropriated for that purpose.
       Sec. 8089. During the current fiscal year, funds 
     appropriated in this Act are available to compensate members 
     of the National Guard for duty performed pursuant to a plan 
     submitted by a Governor of a State and approved by the 
     Secretary of Defense under section 112 of title 32, United 
     States Code: Provided, That during the performance of such 
     duty, the members of the National Guard shall be under State 
     command and control: Provided further, That such duty shall 
     be treated as full-time National Guard duty for purposes of 
     section 12602 (a)(2) and (b)(2) of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       Sec. 8090. Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and 
     maintenance of the Military Departments, Unified and 
     Specified Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available 
     for reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses which 
     would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the 
     National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard 
     and Reserve provide intelligence support to Unified Commands, 
     Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including 
     the activities and programs included within the General 
     Defense Intelligence Program and the Consolidated Cryptologic 
     Program: Provided, That nothing in this section authorizes 
     deviation from established Reserve and National Guard 
     personnel and training procedures.
       Sec. 8091. During the current fiscal year, none of the 
     funds appropriated in this Act may be used to reduce the 
     civilian medical and medical support personnel assigned to 
     military treatment facilities below the September 30, 1995 
     level.


                          (Transfer of Funds)

       Sec. 8092. Upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall make the following transfers of funds: 
     Provided, That the amounts transferred shall be available for 
     the same purposes as the appropriations to which transferred, 
     and for the same time period as the appropriation from which 
     transferred: Provided further, That the amounts shall be 
     transferred between the following appropriations in the 
     amount specified:


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     From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1986/1990'':
       SSN-688 attack submarine program, $5,051,000;
       CG-47 cruiser program, $2,500,000;
       BB battleship reactivation, $4,400,000;
       T-AGOS SURTASS ship program, $2,135,000;
       LCAC landing craft air cushion program, $700,000;
       For craft, outfitting, post delivery, and cost growth, 
     $12,360,000;
       Weapons Procurement, Navy, 1994/1996, $30,900,000;
       Other Procurement, Navy, 1994/1996, $4,200,000;
       Other Procurement, Navy, 1995/1997, $5,000,000;
       Aircraft Procurement, Navy, 1994/1996, $2,056,000;

     To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1986/1990'':
       MSH coastal mine hunter program, $69,302,000;

     From:
       Weapons Procurement, Navy, 1994/1996, $5,500,000;

     To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1987/1991'':
       AOE combat support ship program, $5,500,000;

     From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1988/1992'':
       SSN-688 attack submarine program, $1,500,000;

     To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1988/1992'':
       T-ACS auxiliary crane ship program, $1,500,000;

     From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1989/1993'':
       SSN-688 attack submarine program, $23,535,000;
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $33,700,000;
       T-AO fleet oiler program, $38,969,000;
       Other Procurement, Navy, 1995/1997, $3,500,000;

     To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1989/1993'':
       SSN-21 attack submarine program, $65,886,000;
       MHC coastal mine hunter program, $30,318,000;
       AOE combat support ship program, $3,500,000;

     From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1990/1994'':
       SSN-688 attack submarine program, $1,907,000;
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $22,669,000;
       For craft, outfitting and post delivery, $3,900,000;
       Aircraft Procurement, Navy, 1994/1996, $17,944,000;
       Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps, 1995/
     1997, $5,116,000;
       Weapons Procurement, Navy, 1995/1997, $2,000,000;

       To:
     Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1990/
     1994'':
       MHC coastal mine hunter, $9,536,000;
       T-AGOS surveillance ship program, $42,000,000;
       AOE combat support ship program, $2,000,000;

     From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1991/1995'':
       SSN-21 attack submarine program, $18,330,000;

     To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1991/1995'':
       LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $6,178,000;
       MHC coastal mine hunter program, $12,152,000;

     From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1992/1996'':
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $5,315,000;
       For craft, outfitting, post delivery, and DBOF transfer, 
     $9,675,000;
       For escalation, $3,347,000;
       Weapons Procurement, Navy, 1995/1997, $7,500,000;
       Procurement, Marine Corps, 1995/1997, $378,000;
       Other Procurement, Navy, 1995/1997, $355,000;
       Aircraft Procurement, Navy, 1995/1997, $3,600,000;
       Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 1995/
     1996, $5,600,000;

     To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1992/1996'':
       MHC coastal mine hunter program, $35,770,000;

     From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1993/1997'':
       LSD-41 cargo variant ship program, $1,600,000;
       For craft, outfitting, post delivery, and first destination 
     transportation, and inflation adjustments, $5,627,000;
       Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps, 1995/
     1997, $1,784,000;
       Other Procurement, Navy, 1995/1997, $645,000;
       Weapons Procurement, Navy, 1994/1996, $1,963,000;

     To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1993/1997'':
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $7,356,000;
       AOE combat support ship program, $2,300,000;
       MHC coastal mine hunter program, $1,963,000;

     From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1994/1998'':
       MCS(C) program, $4,819,000;
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1995/1999'':
       Nuclear submarine main steam condensor industrial base, 
     $900,000;

     To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1994/1998'':
       LHD program, $5,719,000.
       Sec. 8093. The Department shall include, in the operation 
     of TRICARE Regions 7/8, a region-wide wraparound care package 
     that requires providers of residential treatment services to 
     share financial risk through case rate reimbursement, to 
     include planning and individualized wraparound services to 
     prevent recidivism.
       Sec. 8094. All refunds or other amounts collected in the 
     administration of the Civilian Health and Medical Program of 
     the Uniformed Service (CHAMPUS) shall be credited to current 
     year appropriations.


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8095. None of the funds appropriated in the Act may be 
     transferred to or obligated from the Pentagon Reservation 
     Maintenance Revolving Fund, unless the Secretary of Defense 
     certifies that the total cost for the planning design, 
     construction and installation of equipment for the renovation 
     of the Pentagon Reservation will not exceed $1,218,000,000.
       Sec. 8096. (a) None of the funds available to the 
     Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug 
     interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to 
     any other department or agency of the United States except as 
     specifically provided in an appropriations law.
       (b) None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence 
     Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction and counter-
     drug activities may be transferred to any other department or 
     agency of the United States except as specifically provided 
     in an appropriations law.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8097. Appropriations available in this Act under the 
     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' for 
     increasing energy and water efficiency in Federal buildings 
     may, during their period of availability, be transferred to 
     other appropriations or funds of the Department of Defense 
     for projects related to increasing energy and water 
     efficiency, to be merged with and to be available for the 
     same general purposes, and for the same time period, as the 
     appropriation or fund to which transferred.
       Sec. 8098. Funds in the amount of $61,300,000 received 
     during fiscal year 1996 by the Department of the Air Force 
     pursuant to the ``Memorandum of Agreement between the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the United 
     States Air Force on Titan IV/Centaur Launch Support for the 
     Cassini Mission,'' signed September 8, 1994, and September 
     23, 1994, and Attachments, A, B and C to the Memorandum, 
     shall be merged with appropriations available for research, 
     development, test and evaluation and procurement for fiscal 
     year 1996, and shall be available for the same time period as 
     the appropriation with which merged, and shall be available 
     for obligation only for those Titan IV vehicles and Titan IV-
     related activities under contract as of the date of enactment 
     of this Act, as well as on the follow-on launch services and 
     program sustaining support contract to be awarded in fiscal 
     year 1996.
       Sec. 8099. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other 
     than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic 
     origin: Provided, That the Secretary of the military 
     department responsible for such procurement may waive this 
     restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 
     to the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes.
       Sec. 8100. Not less than 30 percent of the total inventory, 
     or 60,000 pounds, of the pentaborane currently stored in non-
     defective containers at Edwards Air Force Base, California, 
     will be retained until the Secretary of Energy certified to 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that the 
     Secretary does not intend to use the pentaborane at the Idaho 
     National Engineering Laboratory for: (a) a source of raw 
     material for environmental remediation of high level, liquid 
     radioactive waste, or (b) as a source of raw material for 
     boron drug for the Boron Neutron Capture Therapy or other 
     medical or industrial applications: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of the Air Force is authorized to dispose of any 
     materials that pose a significant health or safety hazard.
       Sec. 8101. The total amount appropriated in title II, III, 
     and IV of this Act is hereby reduced by $30,000,000 for 
     savings through improved management of contractor automatic 
     data processing costs charged through indirect rates on 
     Department of Defense acquisition contracts.
       Sec. 8102. (a) Not later than October 1, 1995, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall require that each disbursement of 
     the Department of Defense in an amount in excess of 
     $5,000,000 be matched to a particular obligation before the 
     disbursement is made.
       (b) The Secretary shall ensure that a disbursement in 
     excess of the threshold amount applicable under subsection 
     (a) is not divided into multiple disbursements of less than 
     that amount for the purpose of avoiding the applicability of 
     such subsection to that disbursement.
       (c) The Secretary of Defense may waive a requirement for 
     advance matching of a disbursement of the Department of 
     Defense with a particular obligation in the case of (1) a 
     disbursement involving deployed forces, (2) a disbursement 
     for an operation in a war declared by Congress or a national 
     emergency declared by the President or Congress, or (3) a 
     disbursement under any other circumstances for which the 
     waiver is necessary in the national security interests of the 
     United States, as determined by

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     the Secretary and certified by the Secretary to the 
     congressional defense committees.
       (d) This section shall not be construed to limit the 
     authority of the Secretary of Defense to require that a 
     disbursement not in excess of the amount applicable under 
     subsection (a) be matched to a particular obligation before 
     the disbursement is made.
       Sec. 8103. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the 
     United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to 
     the congressional defense committees that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes that is not available from United States 
     manufacturers.
       Sec. 8104. None of the funds appropriated in this Act to 
     the Department of the Army may be obligated for procurement 
     of 120mm mortars or 120mm mortar ammunition manufactured 
     outside of the United States: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     the military department responsible for such procurement may 
     waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying 
     in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes.
       Sec. 8105. The Department of Defense shall release all 
     funds appropriated and available for the HAVE GAZE program to 
     the Department of the Air Force for obligation under existing 
     contractual arrangements.
       Sec. 8106. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense during fiscal year 1996 may be obligated or expended 
     to support or finance the activities of the Defense Policy 
     Advisory Committee on Trade.
       Sec. 8107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, (a) 
     funds available to the Navy in the Operation and Maintenance 
     appropriation for refueling overhauls and defueling 
     inactivations of nuclear-powered warships are available to 
     transport the shipments of naval spent nuclear fuel to the 
     Idaho National Engineering Laboratory needed for examination 
     and storage to avoid threats to the national security; and 
     (b) the Secretary of the Navy is hereby authorized to 
     immediately commence and accomplish such transportation: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of Defense shall make the 
     determination as to what shipments are required for that 
     purpose and shall ensure that the shipments are made in 
     accordance with the practices and requirements applied to 
     previous container shipments of naval spent fuel to the Idaho 
     National Engineering Laboratory: Provided further, That the 
     authority in this section shall expire on September 30, 1996 
     or upon the vacation or stay of the current or any subsequent 
     injunction issued by the United States District Court for the 
     District of Idaho which enjoins such shipments, whichever 
     occurs first: Provided further, That the authority in this 
     section may not be used unless the Secretary of Defense 
     certifies in writing to the congressional defense committees 
     that a good-faith agreement between the State of Idaho and 
     the United States Government was attempted but could not be 
     reached concerning interim shipments of spent nuclear fuel 
     enjoined by any such injunction based on national security 
     reasons.
       Sec. 8108. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be available to lease or charter a vessel in excess of 
     seventeen months (inclusive of any option periods) to 
     transport fuel or oil for the Department of Defense if the 
     vessel was constructed after October 1, 1995 unless the 
     Secretary of Defense requires that the vessel be constructed 
     in the United States with a double hull under the long-term 
     lease or charter authority provided in section 2401 note of 
     title 10 United States Code: Provided, That this limitation 
     shall not apply to contracts in force on the date of 
     enactment of this Act: Provided further, That by 1997 at 
     least 20 percent of new annual leases and charters must be 
     for ships of double hull design constructed after October 1, 
     1995 if available in numbers sufficient to satisfy this 
     requirement: Provided further, That the Military Sealift 
     Command shall plan to achieve the goal of eliminating single 
     hull ship leases by the year 2015.
       Sec. 8109. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     in this Act to the Department of the Navy shall be used to 
     develop or procure main propulsion engines for the LPD-17 
     class of ships unless such equipment is powered by a diesel 
     engine manufactured in the United States by a domestically 
     operated entity: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may 
     waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying 
     in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes or there exists a significant cost or 
     quality difference.
       Sec. 8110. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     in this Act to the Department of the Navy shall be used to 
     develop or procure an emergency generator set for the New 
     Attack Submarine unless such equipment is powered by a diesel 
     engine manufactured in the United States by a domestically 
     operated entity: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may 
     waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying 
     in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes or there exists a significant cost or 
     quality difference.
       Sec. 8111. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     transport military personnel into Edwards Air Force Base for 
     training rotations at the National Training Center after 
     April 15, 1996: Provided, That the Department of Defense 
     shall comply with the recommendations of the fiscal year 1996 
     Military Construction bill as it pertains to the interim and 
     permanent National Training Center Airhead.
       Sec. 8112. The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     the Army shall reconsider the decision not to include the 
     infantry military occupational specialty among the military 
     skills and specialties for which special pays are provided 
     under the Selected Reserve Incentive Program.
       Sec. 8113. (a) The Secretary of Defense shall submit, on a 
     quarterly basis, a report to the congressional defense 
     committees, the Committee on International Relations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate setting forth all costs (including 
     incremental costs) incurred by the Department of Defense 
     during the preceding quarter in implementing or supporting 
     resolutions of the United Nations Security Council, including 
     any such resolution calling for international sanctions, 
     international peacekeeping operations, and humanitarian 
     missions undertaken by the Department of Defense. The 
     quarterly report shall include an aggregate of all such 
     Department of Defense costs by operation or mission.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense shall detail in the quarterly 
     reports all efforts made to seek credit against past United 
     Nations expenditures and all efforts made to seek 
     compensation from the United Nations for costs incurred by 
     the Department of Defense in implementing and supporting 
     United Nations activities.
       Sec. 8114. (a) Limitation.--Of the funds available under 
     title II under the heading ``Former Soviet Union Threat 
     Reduction'' for dismantlement and destruction of chemical 
     weapons, not more than $52,000,000 may be obligated or 
     expended for that purpose until the President certifies to 
     Congress the following:
       (1) That the United States and Russia have completed a 
     joint laboratory study evaluating the proposal of Russia to 
     neutralize its chemical weapons and the United States agrees 
     with the proposal.
       (2) That Russia is in the process of preparing, with the 
     assistance of the United States as necessary, a comprehensive 
     plan to manage the dismantlement and destruction of the 
     Russia chemical weapons stockpile.
       (3) That the United States and Russia are committed to 
     resolving outstanding issues under the 1989 Wyoming 
     Memorandum of Understanding and the 1990 Bilateral 
     Destruction Agreement.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``1989 Wyoming Memorandum of Understanding'' 
     means the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government 
     of the United States of America and the Government of the 
     Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Regarding a Bilateral 
     Verification Experiment and Data Exchange Related to 
     Prohibition on Chemical Weapons, signed at Jackson Hole, 
     Wyoming, on September 23, 1989.
       (2) The term ``1990 Bilateral Destruction Agreement'' means 
     the Agreement between the United States of America and the 
     Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on destruction and non-
     production of chemical weapons and on measures to facilitate 
     the multilateral convention on banning chemical weapons 
     signed on June 1, 1990.
       Sec. 8115. (a) International Peacekeeping, Peace 
     Enforcement, and Humanitarian Assistance Operations.--It is 
     the sense of Congress that in the event of a deployment or 
     participation of United States Armed Forces units in any 
     international peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and 
     humanitarian assistance operation, the President must engage 
     in consultations with the bipartisan leadership of Congress 
     and the congressional committees named in subsection (e) 
     regarding such operation in accordance with subsection 
     (c)(1).
       (b) Covered Operations.--(1) This section applies to the 
     following:
       (A) Any international peacekeeping or peace-enforcement 
     operation that is not underway as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and that is authorized by the Security 
     Council of the United Nations under chapter VI or VII of the 
     Charter of the United Nations.
       (B) Any other international peacekeeping or peace-
     enforcement operation that is not underway as of the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (C) Any deployment after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act of United States ground forces in the territory of the 
     former Yugoslavia above the level of such forces so deployed 
     as of such date of enactment, other than a deployment 
     involving fewer than 100 personnel.
       (D) Except as provided in paragraph (2) any international 
     humanitarian assistance operation.
       (2) This section does not apply with respect to--
       (A) an international humanitarian assistance operation 
     carried out in response to a disaster; or
       (B) any other international humanitarian assistance 
     operation if the President reports to Congress that the 
     estimated cost of such operation is less than $50,000,000.
       (c) Consultation With Congress.--(1) Consultations under 
     subsection (a) in the case of any operation shall be 
     initiated before the initial deployment of United States 
     Armed Forces units to participate in the operation and, 
     whenever possible, at least 15 days before such deployment. 
     However, if the President determines that the national 
     security so requires, the President may delay the initiation 
     of such consultations until after such initial deployment, 
     but in no case may such consultations be initiated later than 
     48 hours after such deployment.
       (2) Such consultations shall include discussion of all of 
     the following:
       (A) The goals of the operation and the mission of any 
     United States Armed Forces units involved in the operation.

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       (B) The United States interests that will be served by the 
     operation.
       (C) The estimated cost of the operation.
       (D) The strategy by which the President proposes to fund 
     the operation, including possible supplemental appropriations 
     or payments from international organizations, foreign 
     countries, or other donors.
       (E) The extent of involvement of armed forces and other 
     contributions of personnel from other nations.
       (F) The anticipated duration and scope of the operation.
       (3) Such consultations shall continue on a periodic basis 
     throughout the period of the deployment.
         (d) Requests for Emergency Supplemental Appropriations.--
     Whenever there is a deployment of United States Armed Forces 
     to perform an international humanitarian, peacekeeping, or 
     peace-enforcement operation, the President should seek 
     emergency supplemental appropriations to meet the incremental 
     costs to the Department of Defense of that deployment not 
     later than 90 days after the date on which such deployment 
     commences.
       (e) Committees To Be Included in Consultations.--The 
     committees referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
       (1) The congressional defense committees.
       (2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and 
     the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
     of Representatives.
       Sec. 8116. (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following 
     findings:
       (1) The President of France stated on June 13, 1995, that 
     the Republic of France plans to conduct eight nuclear test 
     explosions over the next several months.
       (2) The People's Republic of China continues to conduct 
     underground nuclear weapons tests.
       (3) The United States, France, Russia, and Great Britain 
     have observed a moratorium on nuclear testing since 1992.
       (4) A resumption of testing by the Republic of France could 
     result in the disintegration of the current testing 
     moratorium and a renewal of underground testing by other 
     nuclear weapon states.
       (5) A resumption of nuclear testing by the Republic of 
     France raises serious environmental and health concerns.
       (6) The United Nations Conference on Disarmament presently 
     is meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, for the purpose of 
     negotiating a Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), 
     which would halt permanently the practice of conducting 
     nuclear test explosions.
       (7) Continued underground weapons testing by the Republic 
     of France and the People's Republic of China undermines the 
     efforts of the international community to conclude a CTBT by 
     1996, a goal endorsed by 175 nations, at the recently 
     completed NPT Extension and Review Conference (the conference 
     for the extension and review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation 
     Treaty).
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the Republic of France and the People's Republic of 
     China should abide by the current international moratorium on 
     nuclear test explosions and refrain from conducting 
     underground nuclear tests in advance of a Comprehensive Test 
     Ban Treaty.
       Sec. 8117. (a) Limitation on Transfer of Defense Articles 
     and Services.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     none of the funds available to the Department of Defense for 
     the current fiscal year may be obligated or expended to 
     transfer to another nation or an international organization 
     any defense articles or services (other than intelligence 
     services) for use in the activities described in subsection 
     (b) unless the congressional defense committees, and the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer.
       (b) Covered Activities.--(1) This section applies to--
       (A) any international peacekeeping or peace-enforcement 
     operation under the authority of chapter VI or chapter VII of 
     the United Nations Charter under the authority of a United 
     Nations Security Council resolution; and
       (B) any other international peacekeeping peace-enforcement, 
     humantarian, or disaster relief operation.
       (c) Required Notice.--A notice under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description of the equipment, supplies, or services 
     to be transferred.
       (2) A statement of the value of the equipment, supplies, or 
     services to be transferred.
       (3) In the case of a proposed transfer of equipment or 
     supplies--
       (A) a statement of whether the inventory requirements of 
     all elements of the Armed Forces (including the reserve 
     components) for the type of equipment or supplies to be 
     transferred have been met; and
       (B) a statement of whether the items proposed to be 
     transferred will have to be replaced and, if so, how the 
     President proposes to provide funds for such replacement.
       Sec. 8118. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense shall be obligated or expended to make a financial 
     contribution to the United Nations for the cost of any United 
     Nations peacekeeping activity (whether pursuant to assessment 
     or a voluntary contribution) or for payment of any United 
     States arrearage to the United Nations.
       Sec. 8119. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to administer any policy that permits the performance 
     of abortions at medical treatment or other facilities of the 
     Department of Defense, except when it is made known to the 
     Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such 
     funds that the life of the mother would be endangered if the 
     fetus were carried to term: Provided, That the provisions of 
     this section shall enter into force if specifically 
     authorized in the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996.
       Sec. 8120. None of the funds made available in this Act 
     under the heading ``Procurement of Ammunition, Army'' may be 
     obligated or expended for the procurement of munitions unless 
     such acquisition fully complies with the Competition in 
     Contracting Act.
       Sec. 8121. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     implement any change to the computation of military retired 
     pay as required by law in fiscal year 1995 for military 
     personnel who entered the Service before September 8, 1980.
       Sec. 8122. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay 
     a contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense 
     for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee 
     when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that--
       (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of 
     the normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; and
       (2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated 
     with a business combination.
       Sec. 8123. None of the funds provided in title II of this 
     Act for ``Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction'' may be 
     obligated or expended to finance housing for any individual 
     when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligation or expend such funds that such 
     individual was a member of the military forces of the Soviet 
     Union or that such individual is or was a member of the 
     military forces of the Russian Federation.
       Sec. 8124. It is the sense of Congress that none of the 
     funds available to the Department of Defense shall be 
     obligated or expended for the deployment or participation of 
     United States Armed Forces in any peacekeeping operation in 
     Bosnia-Herzegovina, unless such deployment or participation 
     is specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of 
     enactment of this Act: Provided, That this section shall not 
     apply to operations of the nature and extent conducted by 
     United States Armed Forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina during 
     fiscal year 1995, emergency air rescue operations, the 
     airborne delivery of humanitarian supplies, or the planning 
     and execution of OPLAN 40104 or similar operations to extract 
     UNPROFOR personnel.
       Sec. 8125. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, 
     the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced 
     by $832,000,000 to reflect savings from revised economic 
     assumptions, to be distributed as follows:
       Operation and Maintenance, Army, $54,000,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Navy, $80,000,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps, $9,000,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, $51,000,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, $36,000,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve, $4,000,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve, $4,000,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve, 
     $1,000,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve, $3,000,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard, $7,000,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard, $7,000,000;
       Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense, 
     $5,000,000;
       Environmental Restoration, Defense, $11,000,000;
       Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid, $1,000,000;
       Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction, $2,000,000;
       Defense Health Program, $51,000,000;
       Aircraft Procurement, Army, $9,000,000;
       Missile Procurement, Army, $5,000,000;
       Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army, 
     $10,000,000;
       Procurement of Ammunition, Army, $6,000,000;
       Other Procurement, Army, $17,000,000;
       Aircraft Procurement, Navy, $29,000,000;
       Weapons Procurement, Navy, $13,000,000;
       Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, $42,000,000;
       Other Procurement, Navy, $18,000,000;
       Procurement, Marine Corps, $4,000,000;
       Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, $50,000,000;
       Missile Procurement, Air Force, $29,000,000;
       Other Procurement, Air Force, $45,000,000;
       Procurement, Defense-Wide, $16,000,000;
       Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense, 
     $5,000,000;
       Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, 
     $20,000,000;
       Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 
     $50,000,000;
       Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, 
     $79,000,000;
       Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, 
     $57,000,000; and
       Developmental Test and Evaluation, Defense, $2,000,000: 
     Provided, That these reductions shall be applied 
     proportionally to each budget activity, activity group and 
     subactivity group and each program, project, and activity 
     within each appropriation account.
       Sec. 8126. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 
     the revenue collected by the Defense Business Operations 
     Fund, $117,000,000 shall be made available for obligation and 
     expenditure for termination liability, lease and operational 
     costs for aircraft to accomplish the VC-137 aircraft mission; 
     Provided, That the funds made available pursuant to this 
     section shall remain available until expended.
       Sec. 8127. Funds appropriated by this and future Acts under 
     the heading ``Missile Procure

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     ment, Air Force'' may be obligated for payment of satellite 
     on-orbit incentives in the fiscal year in which an incentive 
     payment is earned: Provided, That any obligation made 
     pursuant to this section may not be entered into until 30 
     calendar days in session after the congressional defense 
     committees have been notified that an on-orbit incentive 
     payment has been earned.
       Sec. 8128. (a) Not more than a total of $11,000,000 of the 
     funds appropriated under the heading ``Research, Development, 
     Test and Evaluation, Army'', in title IV of Public Law 103-
     335, and in title IV of this Act, may be made available for 
     support of a NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) program 
     based on the Joint Surveillance/Target Attack Radar System 
     (JSTARS).
       (b) Not more than a total of $6,450,000 of the funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Air Force'', in title IV of Public Law 103-
     335, and in title IV of this Act, may be made available for 
     support of a NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) program 
     based on JSTARS.
       Sec. 8129. (a) In addition to any other reductions required 
     by this Act, the following funds are hereby reduced from the 
     following accounts in title IV of this Act in the specified 
     amounts:
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'', 
     $47,852,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', 
     $85,947,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'', 
     $128,958,000; and
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-
     Wide'', $62,243,000.
       (b) The reductions taken pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
     be applied on a pro-rata basis by subproject within each R-1 
     program element as modified by this Act, except that no 
     reduction may be taken against the funds made available to 
     the Department of Defense for Ballistic Missile Defense.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1996''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Bill Young,
     Joseph M. McDade,
     Bob Livingston,
     Jerry Lewis,
     Joe Skeen,
     David L. Hobson,
     Henry Bonilla,
     George R. Nethercutt, Jr.,
     Mark W. Neumann (except to the agreement regarding U.S. 
     deployment in Bosnia),
     John P. Murtha,
     Norman D. Dicks,
     Charles Wilson,
     W.G. (Bill) Hefner,
     Martin Olav Sabo,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Arlen Specter,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Phil Gramm,
     Kit Bond,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Connie Mack,
     Richard C. Shelby,
     Mark O. Hatfield,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     Fritz Hollings,
     J. Bennett Johnston,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  Pending consideration of the conference report,
  On demand of Mr. OBEY, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXVIII,
  Ordered, That time for debate be equally divided among Messrs. YOUNG 
of Florida, MURTHA, and OBEY.
  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,

para.123.15  call of the house

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, a call of the House was ordered.
  The call was taken by electronic device, and the following-named 
Members responded--

para.123.16                  [Roll No. 698]
     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mineta
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, announced that 403 
Members had been recorded, a quorum.
  After further debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous queston was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the conference report on H.R. 2126 to the 
committee of conference with instructions to include in the conference 
report the following modification to section 8108 of the House bill;
  None of the funds available to the Department of Defense under this 
Act shall be obligated or expended to pay a contractor under a contract 
with the Department of Defense for costs of any amount paid by the 
contractor to an executive or managerial employee when it is made known 
to the Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such 
funds that (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of the 
normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee such as payments 
under post retirement income plans, payments of deferred compensation, 
payments under performance incentive compensation plans, and payments 
pursuant to termination benefit agreements; and (2) such costs are part 
of restructing costs associated with a business combination resulting 
from a change in control of the employee's company.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.

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  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, announced that the nays had it.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to the motion to 
recommit, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

176

It was decided in the

Nays

240

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

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                                AYES--176

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McInnis
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--240

     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Mineta
       

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Brown (CA)
     Callahan
     Collins (IL)
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Fields (LA)
     Frost
     Hoyer
     McHugh
     Porter
     Quillen
     Reynolds
     Rogers
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Tucker
     Walker
  So the motion to recommit the conference report with instructions was 
not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.

Yeas

151

It was decided in the

Nays

267

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.123.18                  [Roll No. 700]

                                YEAS--151

     Abercrombie
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (FL)
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Cox
     Cramer
     Davis
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Everett
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hefner
     Hobson
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meyers
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Reed
     Regula
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Scott
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Tanner
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Wilson
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--267

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hoke

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     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Mineta
       

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Brown (CA)
     Collins (IL)
     Deutsch
     Fields (LA)
     Frost
     LaFalce
     McHugh
     Meek
     Porter
     Quillen
     Reynolds
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Tucker
     Walker
  So the conference report was not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the conference report was not 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.123.19  welfare reform

  On motion of Mr. ARCHER, by direction of the Committee on Ways and 
Means and pursuant to clause 1 of rule XX, the bill (H.R. 4) to restore 
the American family, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare spending and 
reduce welfare dependence; together with the amendment of the Senate 
thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. ARCHER, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of Messrs. Archer, Goodling, Roberts, Shaw, 
Talent, Nussle, Hutchinson, McCrery, Smith of Texas, Mrs. Johnson, 
Messrs. Camp, Franks of Connecticut, Gibbons, Clay, de la Garza, 
Conyers, Ford, Waxman, Miller of California, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Levin, 
and Mrs. Lincoln, as managers on the part of the House at said 
conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.123.20  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. COBLE, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure was granted permission until 5 p.m., 
Friday, October 6, 1995, to file a report on the bill (H.R. 2149) to 
reduce regulation, promote efficiencies, and encourage competition in 
the international ocean transportation system of the United States, to 
eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission, and for other purposes.

para.123.21  correct enrollment--h.r. 402

  On motion of Mr. LONGLEY, by unanimous consent, the following 
concurrent resolution of the Senate was taken from the Speaker's table 
(S. Con. Res. 27):

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That the Clerk of the House of Representatives 
     is directed to correct the enrollment of H.R. 402 as follows:
       Amend section 109 to read:

     ``SEC. 109. CONFIRMATION OF WOODY ISLAND AS ELIGIBLE NATIVE 
                   VILLAGE.

       ``The Native Village of Woody, Island located on Woody 
     Island, Alaska, in the Koniag Region, is hereby confirmed as 
     an eligible Alaska Native Village, pursuant to section 
     11(b)(3) of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
     (``ANCSA''). It is further confirmed that Leisnoi, Inc., is 
     the Village Corporation, as that term is defined in section 
     3(j) of the ANCSA, for the village of Woody Island. This 
     section shall become effective on October 1, 1998, unless the 
     United States judicial system determines this village was 
     fraudulently established under ANCSA prior to October 1, 
     1998.''.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  Mr. LONGLEY submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:

       On page 1, line 2, strike all that follows after ``That'' 
     to the end of the resolution and insert the following:
       ``the action of the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     and the President pro tempore of the Senate in signing the 
     bill (H.R. 402) is rescinded, and the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives shall, in the reenrollment of the bill, make 
     the following correction:
       Strike section 109''.

  The concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution, as 
amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment.

para.123.22  order of business--consideration of conference report--s. 
          895

  On motion of Mrs. MEYERS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order to immediately consider the 
conference report to accompany the bill of the Senate (S. 895) to amend 
the Small Business Act to reduce the level of participation by the Small 
Business Administration in certain loans guaranteed by the 
Administration, and for other purposes, that the conference report be 
considered as read, and that debate thereon be limited to ten minutes 
equally divided and controlled by Mrs. Meyers and Mr. Skelton.

para.123.23  small business loans

  Mrs. MEYERS, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, called up 
the following conference report (Rept. No. 104-269):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 
     895), to amend the Small Business Act to reduce the level of 
     participation by the Small Business Administration in certain 
     loans guaranteed by the Administration, and for other 
     purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have 
     agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the House to the text of the bill and agree to 
     the same with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Small Business Lending 
     Enhancement Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. REDUCED LEVEL OF PARTICIPATION IN GUARANTEED LOANS.

       Section 7(a)(2) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     636(a)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Level of participation in guaranteed loans.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     in an agreement to participate in a loan on a deferred basis 
     under this subsection (including a loan made under the 
     Preferred Lenders Program), such participation by the 
     Administration shall be equal to--
       ``(i) 75 percent of the balance of the financing 
     outstanding at the time of disbursement of the loan, if such 
     balance exceeds $100,000; or
       ``(ii) 80 percent of the balance of the financing 
     outstanding at the time of disbursement of the loan, if such 
     balance is less than or equal to $100,000.
       ``(B) Reduced participation upon request.--
       ``(i) In general.--The guarantee percentage specified by 
     subparagraph (A) for any loan under this subsection may be 
     reduced upon the request of the participating lender.
       ``(ii) Prohibition.--The Administration shall not use the 
     guarantee percentage requested by a participating lender 
     under clause (i) as a criterion for establishing priorities 
     in approving loan guarantee requests under this subsection.
       ``(C) Interest rate under preferred lenders program.--
       ``(i) In general.--The maximum interest rate for a loan 
     guaranteed under the Preferred Lenders Program shall not 
     exceed the maximum interest rate, as determined by the 
     Administration, applicable to other loans guaranteed under 
     this subsection.
       ``(ii) Preferred lenders program defined.--For purposes of 
     this subparagraph, the term `Preferred Lenders Program' means 
     any program established by the Administrator, as authorized 
     under the proviso in section 5(b)(7), under which a written 
     agree

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     ment between the lender and the Administration delegates to 
     the lender--

       ``(I) complete authority to make and close loans with a 
     guarantee from the Administration without obtaining the prior 
     specific approval of the Administration; and
       ``(II) authority to service and liquidate such loans.''.

     SEC. 3. GUARANTEE FEES.

       (a) Amount of Fees.--Section 7(a)(18) of the Small Business 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)(18)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(18) Guarantee fees.--
       ``(A) In general.--With respect to each loan guaranteed 
     under this subsection (other than a loan that is repayable in 
     1 year or less), the Administration shall collect a guarantee 
     fee, which shall be payable by the participating lender and 
     may be charged to the borrower, in an amount equal to the sum 
     of--
       ``(i) 3 percent of the amount of the deferred participation 
     share of the loan that is less than or equal to $250,000;
       ``(ii) if the deferred participation share of the loan 
     exceeds $250,000, 3.5 percent of the difference between--

       ``(I) $500,000 or the total deferred participation share of 
     the loan, whichever is less; and
       ``(II) $250,000; and

       ``(iii) if the deferred participation share of the loan 
     exceeds $500,000, 3.875 percent of the difference between--

       ``(I) the total deferred participation share of the loan; 
     and
       ``(II) $500,000.

       ``(B) Exception for certain loans.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (A), if the total deferred participation share 
     of a loan guaranteed under this subsection is less than or 
     equal to $80,000, the guarantee fee collected under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be in an amount equal to 2 percent of 
     the total deferred participation share of the loan.''.
       (b) Repeal of Provisions Allowing Retention of Fees by 
     Lenders.--Section 7(a)(19) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 636(a)(19)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking ``shall (i) develop'' and inserting ``shall 
     develop''; and
       (B) by striking ``, and (ii)'' and all that follows through 
     the end of the subparagraph and inserting a period; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (C).

     SEC. 4. ESTABLISHMENT OF ANNUAL FEE.

       (a) In General.--Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 
     U.S.C. 636(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(23) Annual fee.--
       ``(A) In general.--With respect to each loan guaranteed 
     under this subsection, the Administration shall, in 
     accordance with such terms and procedures as the 
     Administration shall establish by regulation, assess and 
     collect an annual fee in an amount equal to 0.5 percent of 
     the outstanding balance of the deferred participation share 
     of the loan.
       ``(B) Payer.--The annual fee assessed under subparagraph 
     (A) shall be payable by the participating lender and shall 
     not be charged to the borrower.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5(g)(4)(A) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 634(g)(4)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by striking the first sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``The Administration may collect a fee for any 
     loan guarantee sold into the secondary market under 
     subsection (f) in an amount equal to not more than 50 percent 
     of the portion of the sale price that exceeds 110 percent of 
     the outstanding principal amount of the portion of the loan 
     guaranteed by the Administration.''; and
       (2) by striking ``fees'' each place such term appears and 
     inserting ``fee''.

     SEC. 5. NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT.

       Section 7(a) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 636(a)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(24) Notification requirement.--The Administration shall 
     notify the Committees on Small Business of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives not later than 15 days before making 
     any significant policy or administrative change affecting the 
     operation of the loan program under this subsection.''.

     SEC. 6. DEVELOPMENT COMPANY DEBENTURES.

       Section 503(b) of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 
     (15 U.S.C. 697(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) with respect to each loan made from the proceeds of 
     such debenture, the Administration--
       ``(A) assesses and collects a fee, which shall be payable 
     by the borrower, in an amount equal to 0.125 percent per year 
     of the outstanding balance of the loan; and
       ``(B) uses the proceeds of such fee to offset the cost (as 
     such term is defined in section 502 of the Federal Credit 
     Reform Act of 1990) to the Administration of making 
     guarantees under subsection (a).''.

     SEC. 7. PILOT PREFERRED SURETY BOND GUARANTEE PROGRAM 
                   EXTENSION.

       Section 207 of the Small Business Administration 
     Reauthorization and Amendment Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 694b 
     note) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1995'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 1997''.

     SEC. 8. APPLICABILITY.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
     amendments made by this Act do not apply with respect to any 
     loan made or guaranteed under the Small Business Act or the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958 before the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Exceptions.--The amendments made by this Act apply to a 
     loan made or guaranteed under the Small Business Act or the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958 before the date of 
     enactment of this Act, if the loan is refinanced, extended, 
     restructured, or renewed on or after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       And the House agree to the same.
       That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the House to the title of the bill, and agree to 
     the same.

     Jan Meyers,
     Peter G. Torkildsen,
     Jim Longley,
     John J. LaFalce,
     Glenn Poshard,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Christopher S. Bond,
     Conrad Burns,
     Paul Coverdell,
     Dale Bumpers,
     Sam Nunn,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection and, under the operation 
thereof, the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsidered the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.123.24  raoul wallenberg memorial

  On motion of Mr. EHLERS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Oversight was discharged from further consideration of the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 94):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring),

     SECTION 1. DEDICATION CEREMONY AND PLACEMENT OF A BUST OF 
                   RAOUL WALLENBERG IN THE CAPITOL.

       The rotunda of the Capitol may be used on November 2, 1995, 
     for a ceremony incident to the placement of a bust of Raoul 
     Wallenberg in the Capitol as previously authorized by 
     Congress.

     SEC. 2. SECURITY AND PHYSICAL PREPARATIONS.

       The Capitol Police Board shall take such action with 
     respect to security as may be necessary to carry out section 
     1. The Architect of the Capitol shall make appropriate 
     physical preparations for the ceremony referred to in section 
     1.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.123.25  adjournment of the two houses

  Mr. SHAYS, submitted the following privileged concurrent resolution 
(H. Con. Res. 104):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That when the House adjourns on the legislative 
     day of Friday, September 29, 1995, it stand adjourned until 
     10 a.m. on Friday, October 6, 1995, or until noon on the 
     second day after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant 
     to section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs 
     first; and that when the Senate recesses or adjourns on any 
     day beginning with Friday, September 29, 1995, through 
     Friday, October 6, 1995, pursuant to a motion made by the 
     Majority Leader or his designee in accordance with this 
     resolution, it stand recessed or adjourned until noon on 
     Tuesday, October 10, 1995, or until such time on that day as 
     may be specified by the Majority Leader or his designee in 
     the motion to recess or adjourn, or until noon on the second 
     day after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant to 
     section 2 of this concurrent resolution, whichever occurs 
     first.
       Sec. 2. The Speaker of the House and the Majority Leader of 
     the Senate, acting jointly after consultation with the 
     Minority Leader of the House and the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate, shall notify the Members of the House and the Senate, 
     respectively, to reassemble whenever, in their opinion, the 
     public interest shall warrant it.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.123.26  extension of remarks

  On motion of Mr. SHAYS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That for the legislative day of Friday, September 29, 1995, 
all Members be permitted to extend their remarks and to include 
extraneous mate

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rial in that section of the Record entitled ``Extension of Remarks''.

para.123.27  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. SHAYS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Tuesday, October 10, 1995, the Speaker and the Minority Leader be 
authorized to accept resignations and to make appointments to 
commissions, boards and committees duly authorized by law or by the 
House.

para.123.28  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. SHAYS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Friday, October 6, 1995, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 10, 1995, for 
``morning hour'' debates.

para.123.29  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. SHAYS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Tuesday, October 10, 1995, it 
adjourn to meet at 8 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, October 11, 1995.

para.123.30  recesses

  On motion of Mr. SHAYS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the Speaker may declare recesses at any time on 
Wednesday, October 11, 1995, for the purpose of a joint meeting to 
commemorate the 50th anniversary of World War II.

para.123.31  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. SHAYS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
October 11, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.123.32  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                               September 29, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Constance A. Morella to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
     resolutions through October 10, 1995.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para.123.33  appointment of additional conferees--h.r. 4

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, by unanimous consent, announced 
the appointment of Mr. Emerson as an additional conferee on the part of 
the House to the conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4) to 
restore the American family, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare 
spending and reduce welfare dependence.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.123.34  recess--6:21 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 6 o'clock and 21 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para.123.35  after recess--7:25 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, called the House to order.

para.123.36  further message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed a bill, a joint resolution, and a 
concurrent resolution of the following titles, in which the concurrence 
of the House is requested:

       H.R. 2404. An Act to extend authorities under the Middle 
     East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until November 1, 1995, 
     and for other purposes;
       H.J. Res. 108. Joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes; and
       H. Con. Res. 104. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of the two Houses.

para.123.37  senate bills referred

  Bills of the Senate of the following titles were taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 144. An Act to amend section 526 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to authorize awards of attorney's fees; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 531. An Act to authorize a circuit judge who has taken 
     part in an en banc hearing of a case to continue to 
     participate in that case after taking senior status, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 977. An Act to correct certain references in the 
     Bankruptcy Code; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 1147. An Act to extend and reauthorize the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Finance.

para.123.38  enrolled bill and joint resolution signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill and a joint 
resolution of the House of the following titles, which were thereupon 
signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 2399. An Act to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     clarify the intent of such Act and to reduce burdensome 
     regulatory requirements on creditors; and
       H.J. Res. 108. Joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes.

para.123.39  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. FROST, for today;
  To Mr. WALKER, for today;
  To Mr. McHUGH, for today;
  To Mr. TEJEDA, after 3 p.m. September 28 and balance of the week; and
  To Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, for today.
  And then,

para.123.40  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to the provisions of House Concurrent 
Resolution 104, at 7 o'clock and 26 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 10 o'clock a.m. on Friday, October 6, 1995.

para.123.41  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1815. A 
     bill to authorize appropriations for the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 1996, and for 
     other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-237 Pt. 2). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. QUILLEN: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 234. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2405) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1996 and 
     1997 for civilian science activities of the Federal 
     Government, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-270). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 235. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1976) making 
     appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and 
     Drug Administration, and related agencies programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 104-271). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2259. A bill 
     to disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (Rept. 
     No. 104-272). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.

para.123.42  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker.

       H.R. 1816. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than November 1, 1995.

para.123.43  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Thomas, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. McCrery):
       H.R. 2425. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to preserve and reform the Medicare Program; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, the Judiciary, and Rules, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself and Mr. Talent):
       H.R. 2426. A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with 
     respect to the marking of door hinges; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.

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           By Mr. ANDREWS:
       H.R. 2427. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to the participation of the public in 
     governmental decisions regarding the location of group homes 
     established pursuant to the program of block grants for the 
     prevention and treatment of substance abuse; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Ms. DANNER:
       H.R. 2428. A bill to encourage the donation of food and 
     grocery products to nonprofit organizations for distribution 
     to needy individuals by giving the Model Good Samaritan Food 
     Donation Act the full force and effect of law; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Olver, Mr. 
             Holden, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Rose, Mr. 
             Fazio of California, Mr. Condit, Mr. Dooley, Mr. 
             Saxton, and Mr. LoBiondo):
       H.R. 2429. A bill to amend the Farms for the Future Act of 
     1990 to provide agricultural producers, in cooperation with 
     States and local governments, financially competitive options 
     for maintaining farmland in agricultural production; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut:
       H.R. 2430. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to require that candidates for the House of 
     Representatives receive at least half of their campaign 
     contributions for individuals; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
       H.R. 2431. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to permit loans from individual retirement plans for 
     certain first-time homebuyer, education, and medical 
     emergency expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2432. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to require State unemployment insurance laws to 
     establish a system under which workers may purchase insurance 
     to cover the costs of health insurance during periods of 
     unemployment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H.R. 2433. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to regulate the commercial transportation of horses for 
     slaughter, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. 
             Cardin):
       H.R. 2434. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to restore the deduction for lobbying expenses in 
     connection with State legislation; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Chrysler, Mr. Cox, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox, 
             Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             LaTourette, Ms. Jofgren, Mr. Longley, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Ms. 
             Molinari, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Souder, Mrs. 
             Waldholtz, Mr. Ward, and Mr. Weller):
       H.R. 2435. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the deduction for health insurance costs of 
     self-employed individuals to 100 percent of such costs; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LIPINSKI:
       H.R. 2436. A bill to provide for adjustment of immigration 
     status for certain Polish and Hungarian parolees; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McINNIS:
       H.R. 2437. A bill to provide for the exchange of certain 
     lands in Gilpin County, CO; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 2438. A bill to provide for the conveyance of lands to 
     certain individuals in Gunnison County, CO, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Mica):
       H.R. 2439. A bill to facilitate the establishment of State 
     infrastructure banks to finance certain transportation 
     projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
             Mr. Hayes, Mrs. Lincoln, and Mr. Tauzin):
       H.R. 2440. A bill to amend the Emergency Planning and 
     Community Right-to-Know Act of 1986 and the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 to modify certain notice requirements, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mrs. Schroeder, and Mr. 
             Coble):
       H.R. 2441. A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     adapt the copyright law to the digital, networked environment 
     of the national information infrastructure, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. PASTOR:
       H.R. 2442. A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to 
     conduct a demonstration project to provide covered 
     beneficiaries under the military health care system with the 
     option to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
     Program; to the Committee on National Security, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PAXON (for himself, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. King, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Engel, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Lazio of New 
             York, Ms. Molinari, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Walsh, and Mrs. Roukema):
       H.R. 2443. A bill to amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste 
     Disposal Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 2444. A bill to reauthorize and amend the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mr. McCollum, 
             and Mr. Thornberry):
       H.R. 2445. A bill to require Board of Governors of the 
     Federal Reserve System to focus on price stability in 
     establishing monetary policy to ensure the stable, long-term 
     purchasing power of the currency, to repeal the Full 
     Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     and in addition to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, and the Budget, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mrs. Smith of 
             Washington, and Mr. Wamp):
       H.R. 2446. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reduce the influence of multicandidate 
     political committees in elections for Federal office; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. TORKILDSEN (for himself, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina):
       H.R. 2447. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit nonparty multicandidate political 
     committees from making contributions to candidates in 
     congressional elections; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT:
       H.R. 2448. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to make grants for the construction of the Great Lakes 
     International Air Cargo Superport at Youngstown Warren 
     Regional Airport in Vienna, OH; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 2449. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to 
     provide funding for air cargo jetports; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       H.R. 2450. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to place the burden of proof on the Secretary of the 
     Treasury in civil cases and on the taxpayer in administrative 
     proceedings, to require 30 days notice and judicial consent 
     before lien or seizure, to increase the limit on recovery of 
     civil damages for unauthorized collection actions and exclude 
     such damages from income, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington:
       H.R. 2451. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that meals provided at remote fish processing 
     facilities shall be exempt from the limitation on the 
     deduction for meals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON (for himself, Mr. Mineta, and Mr. Sam 
             Johnson of Texas):
       H.J. Res. 110. Joint Resolution providing for the 
     appointment of Howard H. Baker, Jr., as a citizen regent of 
     the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
       H.J. Res. 111. Joint resolution providing for the 
     appointment of Anne D'Harnoncourt as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
       H.J. Res. 112. Joint resolution providing for the 
     appointment of Louis Gerstner as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. SHAYS:
       H. Con. Res. 104. Concurrent resolution providing for an 
     adjournment of the two Houses; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan:
       H. Con. Res. 105. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that States should work more 
     aggressively to attack the problem of violent crimes 
     committed by repeat offenders and criminals serving 
     abbreviated sentences; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.123.44  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 65: Mr. Forbes, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Petri and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 449: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 580: Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 835: Mr. Johnston of Florida and Mr. Waxman.

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       H.R. 868: Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 911: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Crane, Mr. Thornberry, Miss 
     Collins of Michigan, Ms. Danner, and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 974: Mr. Cramer and Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 989: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Horn and Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Skelton and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 1124: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 1127: Mr. Allard, Mr. Fox, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
     Mr. Souder, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Norwood and Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 1235: Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 1241: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. Franks of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1366: Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Smith 
     of New Jersey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. 
     Andrews, and Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 1381: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1386: Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 1406: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 1416: Mr. Fazio of California and Mr. Ward.
       H.R. 1490: Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Ford, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
     Torkildsen, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1504: Mr. Laughlin and Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 1512: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 1514: Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
     Mr. Hayes, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Jones, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Tejeda, 
     and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 1649: Mr. Foglietta and Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 1661: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Lightfoot.
       H.R. 1733: Mr. Schiff and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1744: Mr. Hoke and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 1777: Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 1780: Mr. Longley.
       H.R. 1806: Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 1810: Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 1818: Mr. Baesler, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Camp, Mr. Kingston, 
     Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Stump, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
     Fawell, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
     Callahan, and Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 1928: Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Frazer, Mr. 
     Jacobs, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 1933: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Bryant of Texas, 
     Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1982: Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. McDermott and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 2047: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 2072: Mr. Largent.
       H.R. 2086: Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 2090: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2098: Mr. Bass and Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 2130: Mr. Lucas, Mr. Dooley, and Mr. Johnson of South 
     Dakota.
       H.R. 2153: Mr. Oberstar and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 2158: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 2178: Mr. Costello, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Lipinski, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 2190: Mrs. Chenoweth and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2195: Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 2205: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
     Slaughter, and Mr. Rose.
       H.R. 2240: Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 2326: Mr. Souder, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2337: Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2342: Mr. Bonilla and Mr. Chapman.
       H.R. 2411: Mr. Emerson, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. 
     LaHood.
       H.J. Res. 89: Mr. Zimmer.
       H. Con. Res. 44: Mr. Schumer, Mr. Ackerman, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Horn and Mr. Dellums.

para.123.45  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII.

       43. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Travelers 
     Protection Association of America, relative to urging the 
     Congress of the United States to continue to defer the 
     proposed airline fuel tax until the airline industry becomes 
     financially stable; which was referred to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.

para.123.46  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 359: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Torricelli.
       H.R. 1289: Ms. Woolsey.
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                      FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1995 (124)

para.124.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. 
MORELLA, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                  October 6, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Constance A. Morella to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.124.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, September 29, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.124.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1483. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a violation of the Antideficiency Act in the 
     Office of the Air Force Surgeon General at Bolling Air Force 
     Base, Washington, DC, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       1484. A letter from the Deputy and Acting CEO, Resolution 
     Trust Corporation and the Executive Director, Thrift 
     Depositor Protection Oversight Board, transmitting the 
     Corporation's unaudited financial statements for the 6-month 
     period ending June 30, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 102-233, 
     section 106(e)(1) (105 Stat. 1765); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1485. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving

     United States exports to Kuwait, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 
     635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1486. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting a copy of the fifth monthly report pursuant to 
     the Mexican Debt Disclosure Act of 1995, pursuant to Public 
     Law 104-6, section 404(a) (109 Stat. 90); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1487. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting a 
     report covering the administration of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act [ERISA] during calendar year 1993, 
     pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 1143(b); to the Committee on Economic 
     and Educational Opportunities.
       1488. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed issuance of export license agreement for the 
     transfer of defense articles or defense services sold 
     commercially to Malaysia (Transmittal No. DTC-55-95), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1489. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report on the 
     extent of compliance of the independent states of the former 
     Soviet Union with the biological weapons convention and other 
     international agreements relating to the control of 
     biological weapons, pursuant to Public Law 103-337, section 
     1207(c) (108 Stat. 2885); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1490. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report of U.S. 
     citizen expropriation claims and certain other commercial and 
     investment disputes, pursuant to Public Law 103-236, section 
     527(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1491. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for 
     Administration, Department of Commerce, transmitting a report 
     of activities under the Freedom of Information Act for 
     calender year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1492. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the Secretary's management report for the period 
     ending March 31, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 101-576, 
     section 306(a) (104 Stat. 2854); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1493. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting proposed regulations governing 
     communications disclaimer requirements (11 C.F.R. sections 
     110.11), pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 438(d); to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
       1494. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     38, United States Code, to modify disbursement agreement 
     authority to include residents and interns serving in any 
     Department facility providing hospital care or medical 
     services; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

para.124.4  communication from the clerk--veto of h.r. 1854

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                  Washington, DC, October 6, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope

[[Page 1495]]

     received from the White House on Tuesday, October 3, 1995 at 
     3:55 p.m. and said to contain a message from the President 
     whereby he returns without his approval H.R. 1854 the 
     ``Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996.''
           With warm regards,
                                            Robin H. Carle, Clerk.

para.124.5  veto of h.r. 1854

  The Clerk then read the veto message from the President, as follows:

To the House of Representatives:
  I am returning today without my approval H.R. 1854, the ``Legislative 
Branch Appropriations Bill, FY 1996.''
  H.R. 1854 is, in fact, a disciplined bill, one that I would sign under 
different circumstances. But, at this point, Congress has completed 
action on only 2 of the 13 FY 1996 appropriations bills: this one and 
H.R. 1817, the Military Construction appropriations bill. Thus, the vast 
majority of Federal activities lack final FY 1996 funding and are 
operating under a short-term continuing resolution.
  I appreciate the willingness of Congress to work with my 
administration to produce an acceptable short-term continuing resolution 
before completing action on the regular, full-year appropriations bills 
for FY 1996. I believe, however, that it would be inappropriate to 
provide full-year regular funding for Congress and its offices while 
funding for most other activities of Government remains incomplete, 
unresolved, and uncertain.
  As I said 2 months ago, I don't think Congress should take care of its 
own business before it takes care of the people's business. I stated 
that if the congressional leadership were to follow through on its plan 
to send me its own funding bill before finishing work on the rest of the 
budget, I would veto it. I am now following through on that commitment.
  I urge the Congress to move forward promptly on completing the FY 1996 
appropriations bills in a form that I can accept.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 3, 1995.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, by unanimous consent, ordered 
that the veto message, together with the accompanying bill, be printed 
(H. Doc. 104-122) and spread upon the pages of the Journal of the House.
  On motion of Mr. DAVIS, by unanimous consent, further consideration of 
the veto message was postponed until Thursday, October 12, 1995.

para.124.6  glass ceiling commission--resignation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, July 27, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, Office of The Speaker, H-232, The Capitol, 
         Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Due to the increasing demands placed on 
     me as Chairwoman of the Subcommittee on Financial 
     Institutions and Consumer Credit and other legislative 
     duties, I hereby resign as a Member of the Glass Ceiling 
     Commission, established pursuant to P.L. 102-166.
       Thank you for your consideration.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Marge Roukema.

para.124.7  glass ceiling commission--appointment

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                  Washington, DC, October 3, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 203(b)(1)(G) of 
     Public Law 102-166, we hereby appoint the following Member of 
     the House of Representatives to serve as a member of the 
     Glass Ceiling Commission: The Honorable Sue Kelly of New 
     York.
           Sincerely,
     Richard Armey,
                                                  Majority Leader.
     Richard Gephardt,
                                                 Minority Leader. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.124.8  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                  Washington, DC, October 6, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     clause 5 of rule III of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following messages 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on Monday, October 2, 1995 
     at 2:25 p.m.:
       That the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 2288;
       That the Senate passed S. 1254; and
       That the Senate passed S. Con. Res. 29.
           With warm regards,
                                           Robin H. Carle, Clerk. 

para.124.9  enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, announced that pursuant to 
clause 4, rule I, the Speaker signed the following enrolled bill on 
September 30, 1995:

       H.R. 2404. An Act to extend authorities under the Middle 
     East Facilitation Act of 1994 until November 1, 1995, and for 
     other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MORELLA, announced that pursuant to 
clause 4, rule I, the Speaker pro tempore, Mrs. Morella, signed the 
following enrolled bills on October 2, 1995:

       H.R. 2288. An Act to amend part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to extend for 2 years the deadline by which 
     states are required to have in effect an automated data 
     processing and information retrieval system for use in the 
     administration of state plans for child and spousal support; 
     and

       S. 895. An Act to amend the Small Business Act to reduce 
     the level of participation by the Small Business 
     Administration in certain loans guaranteed by the 
     administration, and for other purposes.

para.124.10  senate concurrent resolution referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. Con. Res. 29. Concurrent resolution providing for 
     marking the celebration of Jerusalem on the occasion of its 
     3,000th anniversary; to the Committee on House Oversight.

para.124.11  bills and joint resolution presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on the following dates present to the President, for his 
approval, bills and a joint resolution of the House of the following 
titles:

       H.J. Res. 108. An Act making continuing appropriations for 
     the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2399. An Act to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     clarify the intent of such act and to reduce burdensome 
     regulatory requirements on creditors.
           September 30, 1995:
       H.R. 2404. An Act to extend authorities under the Middle 
     East Facilitation Act of 1994 until November 1, 1995, and for 
     other purposes.
           October 3, 1995:
       H.R. 2288. An Act to amend part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to extend for 2 years the deadline by which 
     States are required to have in effect an automated data 
     processing and information retrieval system for use in the 
     administration of State plans for child and spousal support.

  And then,

para.124.12  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DAVIS, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
September 29, 1995, at 10 o'clock and 8 minutes a.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 10, 1995.

para.124.13  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 2394. A 
     bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 1995, the rates 
     of compensation for veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities and the rates of dependency and indemnity 
     compensation for the survivors of certain disabled veterans 
     (Rept. No. 104-273). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

para.124.14  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       164. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Washington, relative to postratification of 
     amendment XXVII to the U.S. Constitution; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

para.124.15  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 104: Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Manton, and Mr. Hutchinson.

[[Page 1496]]

       H.R. 325: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Brewster, Mr. Paxon, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 863: Mr. Olver, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Fazio of 
     California.
       H.R. 1742: Mr. Johnston of Florida and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 1749: Mr. Blute and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 2447: Mr. Jacobs.
       H. Con. Res. 26: Mr. Zimmer.
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                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1995 (125)

para.125.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. EVERETT, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 10, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Terry Everett to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.125.2  recess--12:59 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., until 2 
p.m.

para.125.3  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, called the House to order.

para.125.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, October 6, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.125.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1495. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to Pakistan, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1496. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Korea for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 96-02), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1497. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Saudi Arabia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 96-03), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1498. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report to 
     Congress on South Africa's status as an adherent to the 
     Missile Technology Control Regime [MTCR], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2797b-1; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1499. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1500. A letter from the Chief, Retirement Branch, 
     Department of the Air Force, transmitting the annual report 
     for the Air Force nonapropriated fund retirement plan for the 
     plan year ending September 30, 1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.

para.125.6  resignation as member of house of representatives

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid before the House the 
following communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 11, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Speaker Gingrich: I am writing to inform you that I 
     will be resigning my position as the Member of Congress from 
     the 15th Congressional District of California. The effective 
     resignation date will be October 10, 1995.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Norman Y. Mineta,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.125.7  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 1655. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1996 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the United States Government, the Community 
     Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
     Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 1655) ``An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
year 1996 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
United States Government, the Community Management Account, and the 
Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for 
other purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Specter, 
Mr. Lugar, Mr. Shelby, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Kyl, Mr. Inhofe, Mrs. Hutchison, 
Mr. Mack, Mr. Cohen, Mr. Thurmond, Mr. Kerrey, Mr. Glenn, Mr. Bryan, Mr. 
Graham, Mr. Kerry, Mr. Baucus, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Robb, and Mr. Nunn to 
be the conferees on the part of the Senate. 

para.125.8  order of business--consideration of amendment--h.r. 436

  On motion of Mr. BURR, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding the provisions of clause 4 of rule 
XIII, it may be in order that during the consideration of the bill (H.R. 
436) to require the heads of any Federal agency to differentiate between 
fats, oils, and greases of animal, marine, or vegetable origin, and 
other oils and greases in issuing certain regulations, and for other 
purposes, on the Corrections Calendar, the gentleman from North 
Carolina, Mr. Burr, may offer an amendment in the nature of a substitute 
in lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on Commerce now 
printed in the bill.

para.125.9  corrections calendar

  Pursuant to clause 4, rule XIII,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, directed the Corrections 
Calendar to be called.
  When,

para.125.10  edible oil regulatory reform

  The Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union was 
discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 436) to require 
the heads of any Federal agency to differentiate between fats, oils, and 
greases of animal, marine, or vegetable origin, and other oils and 
greases in issuing certain regulations, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 4 of rule 
XIII, recognized Mr. BURR and Mr. OBERSTAR, each for 30 minutes.
  Mr. BURR, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House of today, 
submitted the following amendment in the nature of a substitute:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Edible Oil Regulatory Reform 
     Act''.

     SEC. 2. DIFFERENTIATION AMONG FATS, OILS, AND GREASES.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), in 
     issuing or enforcing any regulation or establishing any 
     interpretation or guideline relating to a fat, oil, or grease 
     under any Federal law, the head of any Federal agency shall--
       (1) differentiate between and establish separate classes 
     for--
       (A) animal fats and oils and greases, and fish and marine 
     mammal oils, within the meaning of paragraph (2) of section 
     61(a) of title 13, United States Code, and oils of vegetable 
     origin, including oils from the seeds, nuts, and kernels 
     referred to in paragraph (1)(A) of such section; and
       (B) other oils and greases, including petroleum; and
       (2) apply different standards to different classes of fats 
     and oils as provided in subsection in subsection (B).
       (b) Considerations.--In differentiating between the class 
     of fats, oils, and greases described in subsection (a)(1)(A) 
     and the class of oils and greases described in subsection 
     (a)(1)(B), the head of the Federal agency shall consider 
     differences in the physical, chemical, biological, and other 
     properties, and in the environmental effects, of the classes.
       (c) Exception.--The requirements of this Act shall not 
     apply to the Food and Drug Administration and the Food Safety 
     and Inspection Service.
       (d) Financial Responsibility.--

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       (1) Section 1004(a)(1) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
     U.S.C. 2704(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``for a tank 
     vessel,'' and inserting ``for a tank vessel carrying oil in 
     bulk as cargo or cargo residue (except a tank vessel on which 
     the only oil carried is an animal fat or vegetable oil, as 
     those terms are used in section 2 of the Edible Oil 
     Regulatory Reform Act)''.
       (2) Section 1016(a) of the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 (33 
     U.S.C. 2176(a)) is amended in the first sentence by striking 
     ``, in the case of a tank vessel, the responsible party could 
     be subject under section 1004(a)(1) or (d) of this Act, or to 
     which, in the case of any other vessel, the responsible party 
     could be subjected under section 1004(a)(2) or (d)'' and 
     inserting ``the responsible party could be subjected under 
     section 1004(a) or (d) of this Act''.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, the previous question on the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute and the bill was considered as 
ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment in the nature of a substitute?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the amendment in the nature of substitute was agreed to.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that three-fifths of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, three-fifths of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.125.11  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. BURR, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill, the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, cross references, 
and to make other technical corrections.

para.125.12  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.125.13  va nurses and assistants

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1384) to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt certain full-time health-
care professionals of the Department of Veterans Affairs from 
restrictions on remuneration outside professional activities; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, recognized Mr. STUMP and Mr. 
MONTGOMERY, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.125.14  va nurse anesthetists compensation

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1536) to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to extend for two years an expiring 
authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with respect to 
determination of locality salaries for certain nurse anesthetist 
positions in the Department of Veterans Affairs.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LATHAM, recognized Mr. STUMP and Mr. 
MONTGOMERY, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LATHAM, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.125.15  veterans compensation

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2394) to 
increase, effective as of December 1, 1995, the rates of compensation 
for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of 
dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain 
disabled veterans.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LATHAM, recognized Mr. STUMP and Mr. 
MONTGOMERY, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LATHAM, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.125.16  message from the president--us-republic of germany social 
          security agreement

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LATHAM, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to section 233(e)(1) of the Social Security Act (the 
``Act''), as amended by the Social Security Amendments of 1977 (Public 
Law 95-216; 42 U.S.C. 433(e)(1)), I transmit herewith the Second 
Supplementary Agreement Amending the Agreement Between the United States 
of America and the Federal Republic of Germany on Social Security (the 
Second Supplementary Agreement), which consists of two separate 
instruments: a principal agreement and an administrative arrangement. 
The Second Supplementary Agreement, signed at Bonn on March 6, 1995, is 
intended to modify certain provisions of the original United States-
Germany Social Security Agreement, signed January 7, 1976, which was 
amended once before by the Supplementary Agreement of October 2, 1986.
  The United States-Germany Social Security Agreement is similar in 
objective to the social security agreements with Austria, Belgium, 
Canada, Finland, France, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the 
Netherlands, Norway, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, and the 
United Kingdom. Such bilateral agreements provide for limited 
coordination between the United States and foreign social security 
systems to eliminate dual social security coverage and taxation, and to 
help prevent the loss of benefit protection that can occur when workers 
divide their careers between two countries.
  The present Second Supplementary Agreement, which would further amend 
the 1976 Agreement to update and clarify several of its provisions, is 
necessitated by changes that have occurred in U.S. and German law in 
recent years. Among other things, it would extend to U.S. residents the 
advantages of recent German Social Security legislation that allows 
certain ethnic German Jews from Eastern Europe to receive German 
benefits based on their Social Security coverage in their former 
homelands.
  The United States-Germany Social Security Agreement, as amended, would 
continue to contain all provisions mandated by section 233 and other 
provisions that I deem appropriate to carry out the provisions of 
section 233, pursuant to section 233(c)(4) of the Act.
  I also transmit for the information of the Congress a report prepared 
by the Social Security Administration explaining the key points of the 
Second Supplementary Agreement, along with a paragraph-by-paragraph 
explanation

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of the effect of the amendments on the principal agreement and the 
related administrative arrangement. Annexed to this report is the report 
required by section 233(e)(1) of the Act on the effect of the agreement 
on income and expenditures of the U.S. Social Security program and the 
number of individuals affected by the agreement. The Department of State 
and the Social Security Administration have recommended the Second 
Supplementary Agreement and related documents to me.
  I commend the United States-Germany Second Supplementary Social 
Security Agreement and related documents.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 10, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 104-123).

para.125.17  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                  Washington, DC, October 5, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     219 Cannon,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that a member of my 
     staff has been served with a subpoena issued by the United 
     States District Court for the District of Columbia. This 
     subpoena relates to his employment by a former Member of the 
     House.
       After consultation with the General counsel to the Clerk, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Richard Burr,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.125.18  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                  Washington, DC, October 5, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to notify you pursuant to Rule L 
     (50) of the Rules of the House I have been served with a 
     subpoena issued by the United States District Court for the 
     District of Columbia.
       The General Counsel has determined that compliance with the 
     subpoena is not inconsistent with the privileges and 
     precedents of the House.
       With warm regards,
           Sincerely,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.125.19  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

         House of Representatives, Office of the Chief 
           Administrative Officer,
                                  Washington, DC, October 3, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
     Re Cantwell-Cleary Co., Inc. v. Professional Packaging 
         Solutions, Inc.

       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my Office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the Circuit Court of 
     Prince George's County, Maryland.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Scot M. Faulkner,
                                     Chief Administrative Officer.

para.125.20  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

         House of Representatives, Office of the Chief 
           Administrative Officer,
                                  Washington, DC, October 4, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
     Re Wright v. Wright

       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my Office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the Superior Court of 
     the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Scot M. Faulkner,
                                     Chief Administrative Officer.

para.125.21  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

         House of Representatives, Office of the Chief 
           Administrative Officer,
                                  Washington, DC, October 4, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
     Re Shafer-Tasso v. Henry and USAA Casualty Insurance Company

       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my Office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the Circuit Court, 
     Fourth Judicial Circuit, of Duval County, Florida.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Scot M. Faulkner,
                                     Chief Administrative Officer.

  And then,

para.125.22  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WAMP, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
September 29, 1995, at 6 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 8 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, October 11, 1995.

para.125.23  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Blute, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Torkildsen, 
             and Mr. LaTourette):
       H.R. 2452. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the treatment of excess benefit 
     arrangements of certain tax-exempt group medical practices, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2453. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     increase speedy trial time limits; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 2454. A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments 
     for Members of Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 2455. A bill to require that travel awards that accrue 
     by reason of official travel of a Member, officer, or 
     employee of the Senate or House of Representatives be used 
     only for official travel or transferred to a qualified non-
     profit organization; to the Committee on House Oversight, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
       H.R. 2456. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     limit the number of years that a Member of Congress may 
     participate in either the Civil Service Retirement System or 
     the Federal Employees' Retirement System; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

para.125.24  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. JONES introduced a bill (H.R. 2457) to authorize the 
     Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for the vessel Exuberance; which was 
     referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

para.125.25  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 156: Mr. Ehlers and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 244: Ms. DeLauro and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 393: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Tejeda, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, and Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 540: Mr. Engel and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Torricelli.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Camp, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Kolbe, Mr. McDade, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, Mr. Walker, and 
     Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 969: Ms. Rivers and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1201: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
     Mineta, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Foglietta.

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       H.R. 1202: Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Skaggs, 
     and Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 1226: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
     McCollum.
       H.R. 1521: Mr. Foglietta and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1733: Mr. Ney, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Richardson.
       H.R. 1846: Ms. Furse, Mr. Shays, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1930: Mr. Richardson.
       H.R. 1968: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 2027: Mr. Dellums and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 2090: Mr. Doyle and Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 2098: Mr. Neumann, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. 
     Bereuter.
       H.R. 2169: Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 2181: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 2193: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 2268: Mr. Leach and Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 2270: Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Hoekstra, 
     and Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 2306: Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 2326: Mr. Davis, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Clement, 
     Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Skeen and Mr. Hoke.
       H.R. 2367: Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2411: Mr. Lucas, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. 
     Ehlers.
       H.R. 2422: Mr. Clay, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Jackson-
     Lee, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.J. Res. 70: Mrs. Thurman.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio, and Mr. Matsui.
       H. Res. 118: Mr. Mineta, Mr. Hoyer, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, 
     and Mr. Foglietta.

para.125.26  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       44. The SPEAKER presented a petition of Gregory D. Watson, 
     Austin, TX, relative to bringing to the attention of the U.S. 
     House of Representatives a joint resolution adopted by both 
     chambers of the Legislature of the State of Alabama in the 
     year 1959 memorializing the Congress to call a convention to 
     consider and submit an amendment to the U.S. Constitution to 
     delegate to the several States the power to establish and 
     maintain exclusive control of public education within their 
     respective boundaries; which was referred to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.


.
                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1995 (126)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.126.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, October 10, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.126.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1501. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Financial 
     Institutions Examination Council, transmitting the Council's 
     report on procedures to improve the identification of money 
     laundering schemes involving depository institutions, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103-325, section 404(c) (108 Stat. 
     2246); to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1502. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's annual report to Congress on the fiscal year 
     1993 program operations of the Office of Workers' 
     Compensation Programs [OWCP], the administration of the Black 
     Lung Benefits Act [BLBA], the Longshore and Harbor Workers' 
     Compensation Act [LHWCA], and the Federal Employees' 
     Compensation Act for the period October 1, 1993, through 
     September 30, 1994; also a report on an annual audit of the 
     LHWCA special fund accounts as required by section 44(j) of 
     LHWCA; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
       1503. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's report to Congress on 
     out-of-wedlock childbearing, pursuant to Public Law 103-322, 
     section 320907 (108 Stat. 2126); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1504. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Navy's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Kuwait for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 96-01), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1505. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 95-50: Suspending Restrictions 
     on United States Relations with the Palestine Liberation 
     Organization, pursuant to Public Law 103-236, section 
     583(b)(2) (108 Stat. 489); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1506. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 95-44, authorizing the 
     furnishing of assistance from the emergency refugee and 
     migration assistance fund to meet the urgent needs of 
     refugees in Rwanda and Burundi, pursuant to 22 U.S.C 
     2601(c)(3); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1507. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certification for 
     fiscal year 1996 that no U.N. agency or U.N. affiliated 
     agency grants any official status, accreditation, or 
     recognition to any organization which promotes and condones 
     or seeks the legislation of pedophilia, or which includes as 
     a subsidiary or member any such organization, pursuant to 
     Public Law 103-236, section 102(g) (108 Stat. 389); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1508. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled ``Audit of the 
     District of Columbia's Recycling Program,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 47-117(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1509. A letter from the Director of Communications and 
     Legislative Affairs, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 
     transmitting a copy of the Agency's Federal sector report on 
     EEO complaints and appeals for fiscal year 1993; also a copy 
     of the EEOC's annual report on the employment of minorities, 
     women, and people with disabilities in the Federal Government 
     for fiscal year 1993; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1510. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of 
     discretionary new budget authority and outlays for the 
     current year, if any, and the budget year provided by House 
     Joint Resolution 108 and H.R. 1817, pursuant to Public Law 
     101-508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-578); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1511. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the annual report on its 1995 Federal 
     financial management status report and Governmentwide 5-year 
     financial management plan, pursuant to Public Law 101-576, 
     section 301(a) (104 Stat. 2849); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1512. A letter from the Executive Director of Government 
     Affairs, Non-Commissioned Officers Associations of the United 
     States of America, transmitting the annual report of the Non-
     Commissioned Officers Association of the United States of 
     America containing the consolidated financial statements for 
     the period December 31, 1994, and 1993, pursuant to Public 
     Law 100-281, section 13 (100 Stat. 75); to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
       1513. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the 10th annual report on the impact 
     of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act on U.S. 
     industries and consumers, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2704; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1514. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the second annual report on the 
     impact of the Andean Trade Preference Act on U.S. industries 
     and consumers and on drug crop eradication and crop 
     substitution, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 3204; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.
       1515. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation for the 
     conservation title of the 1995 farm bill; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and infrastructure, 
     and Resources. 

para.126.3  recess--8:03 a.m.

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the special order of the House agreed to on 
September 29, 1995, declared the House in recess at 8 o'clock and 3 
minutes a.m., subject to the call of the Chair.

para.126.4  after recess--11:00 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, called the House to order.

para.126.5  proceedings during recess

  On motion of Mr. EWING, by unanimous consent, the proceedings had 
during the recess were ordered to be printed in the Record.

para.126.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a concurrent 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 94. Concurrent resolution authorizing the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for a dedication ceremony 
     incident to the placement of a bust of Raoul Wallenberg in 
     the Capitol.

para.126.7  change of conferees

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, by unanimous consent, announced 
the appointment of the following Members as conferees to fill the 
vacancies resulting from the resignation of Mr. Mineta: Mr. Borski is 
appointed on the bill (S. 440) to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
provide for the designation of the National Highway System, and for 
other purposes; and Mr. Oberstar is appointed for consideration of House 
amendment number 2 for the conference on the bill (S. 395) to authorize 
and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power 
Administration and to authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude 
oil, and for other purposes.

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  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.126.8  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. HEFLEY, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on International 
Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Science, the 
Committee on Small Business, and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.

para.126.9  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2405

  Mr. QUILLEN, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 234):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2405) to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997 for civilian science activities of the 
     Federal Government, and for other purposes. The first reading 
     of the bill shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Science. After general debate the 
     bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
     rule. The bill shall be considered by title rather than by 
     section. The first section and each title shall be considered 
     as read. An amendment striking section 304(b)(3) shall be 
     considered as adopted in the House and in the Committee of 
     the Whole. During consideration of the bill for amendment, 
     the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord 
     priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member 
     offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the 
     portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
     final passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. QUILLEN, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.126.10  civilian science research authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to House Resolution 234 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2405) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 
for civilian science activities of the Federal Government, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. KINGSTON as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole.
  The Acting Chairman, Mr. SHAYS, assumed the Chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para.126.11  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. SCOTT:

       Page 31, line 13, strike ``$826,900,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``$860,300,000''
       Page 31, strike line 18 through line 22, and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       (C) $163,400,000 are authorized for Advanced Subsonic 
     Technology;

It was decided in the

Yeas

139

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negative

Nays

281

para.126.12                  [Roll No. 701]

                                AYES--139

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--281

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Chapman
     Dickey
     Dornan
     Fields (LA)
     Kennelly
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Tejeda
     Torres
     Tucker
     Waters
     Wilson
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.126.13  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. JACKSON-LEE:

       Page 32, following line 5, insert the following new 
     paragraph:
       (8) For High-Performance Computing and Communications, in 
     addition to amounts authorized by paragraph (5), $35,000,000, 
     of

[[Page 1501]]

     which $22,000,000 shall be available for Information 
     Infrastructure Technology and Applications.

It was decided in the

Yeas

144

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

276

para.126.14                  [Roll No. 702]

                                AYES--144

     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skelton
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--276

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Dornan
     Fields (LA)
     Kennelly
     Leach
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Tejeda
     Torres
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Wilson
     Woolsey
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.126.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Mr. 
RICHARDSON for the amendment submitted by Mr. ROEMER:
  Substitute amendment submitted by Mr. RICHARDSON:

       Page 104, after line 5, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 313. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY LABORATORY OPERATIONS BOARD.

       (a) Definitions.--
       For purposes of this section--
       (1) the term ``Department'' means the Department of Energy;
       (2) the term ``laboratory'' means--
       (A) a laboratory, as defined in section 12(d)(2) of the 
     Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
     3710a(d)(2)), or
       (B) a Federal laboratory, as defined in section 4 of the 
     Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
     3703);

     but such term does not include defense laboratories, and
       (3) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy.
       (b) Laboratory Operations Board.--
       (1) Establishment and membership.--The Secretary shall 
     establish a Department of Energy Laboratory Operations Board 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Board''). The Board 
     shall consist of at least 12 members divided equally between 
     Federal and public members.
       (2) Federal members.--The Secretary shall appoint Federal 
     members from among the senior management of the Department on 
     the basis of their responsibilities with respect to the 
     operation of Department laboratories, including research and 
     development, policy, or administration responsibilities.
       (3) Public members.--The Secretary shall appoint public 
     members from institutions of higher education, industry, or 
     government on the basis of their experience or 
     accomplishments in research and development, policy, or 
     administration.
       (4) Terms of membership.--The Secretary shall appoint each 
     member for a term of 6 years, except that terms shall be 
     staggered to provide continuity.
       (5) Governance of the board.--The Board shall be chaired by 
     one of the public members so designated by the Secretary.
       (c) Purpose and Goal of the Board.--
       (1) Purpose.--The purpose of the Board is to provide advice 
     regarding the strategic direction for Department 
     laboratories, the coordination of budget and policy issues 
     affecting laboratory operations, and effective laboratory 
     management.
       (2) Goal.--The primary goal of the Board is to facilitate 
     productive and cost-effective use of Department laboratories.
       (d) Functions of the Board.--
       (1) In general.--The functions of the Board shall include--
       (A) helping to sharpen the mission focus of Department 
     laboratories;
       (B) assisting the Department in timely resolution of issues 
     and problems across laboratories;
       (C) facilitating application of best business practices in 
     laboratory management, including reduction of unnecessary or 
     counterproductive management burdens;
       (D) developing recommendations for the Secretary regarding 
     the size, mission, or scope of laboratories and laboratory 
     activities in view of changes in Federal policy or resources, 
     including funding; and
       (E) providing advice and recommendations to the Secretary 
     with respect to--
       (i) management improvement initiatives to reduce the burden 
     of Department oversight, to clarify lines of control and 
     accountability, and to secure higher levels of research and 
     development performance at lower cost;
       (ii) cost-containment generally, including application of 
     best business practices, and more efficient use of resources 
     to comply with Federal and other administrative and 
     regulatory requirements;
       (iii) strategic direction for the laboratories, including 
     validation of strategic plans, programmatic and management 
     issues, and coordination of the laboratories as a system;
       (iv) development and implementation of a Laboratory Mission 
     Plan for the Department laboratories to ensure that 
     activities of each Department laboratory are optimally 
     focussed on the missions of the Department; and
       (v) departmental efforts to integrate its basic and applied 
     research programs and to integrate Department laboratory 
     research programs with research and development programs of 
     industry, other government agencies, and institutions of 
     higher education.
       (2) Public members only.--A subcommittee of the Board 
     consisting of its public members shall--
       (A) analyze issues affecting Department laboratories to 
     provide the basis for independent views;

[[Page 1502]]

       (B) report to the Secretary and the Congress on at least an 
     annual basis assessing the performance of--
       (i) the Department, in improving its management practices 
     of Department laboratories through the reduction or 
     elimination of unnecessary or counterproductive management 
     burdens;
       (ii) the Department laboratories, in reducing costs by a 
     cumulative amount of at least $1,400,000,000 between fiscal 
     year 1996 and fiscal year 2000 through the elimination of 
     unnecessary or counterproductive administrative practices and 
     procedures; and
       (iii) the Department, in meeting the goal of cutting 
     employment of the Department laboratories by 15 percent over 
     5 years, using fiscal year 1994 personnel figures as the 
     baseline; and
       (C) provide recommendations regarding budget allocation for 
     programs or Department laboratories.
       (3) Additional functions.--The Secretary may establish 
     additional functions for the Board, or request additional 
     review, comment, or recommendations from public members of 
     the Board.
       (4) Functions limitation.--The Federal Advisory Committee 
     Act (5 U.S.C. App.), section 17 of the Federal Energy 
     Administration Act (15 U.S.C. 776), and section 552b of title 
     5, United States Code, do not apply to the Board or its 
     members.
       (e) Sunset.--This section terminates on September 30, 2005.
       Page 3, after the item in the table of contents relating to 
     section 312, insert the following:

Sec. 313. Department of Energy Laboratory Operations Board. 

  Amendment submitted by Mr. ROEMER:

       Page 104, after line 5, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 313. LABORATORIES EFFICIENCY IMPROVEMENT.

       (a) Elimination of Self-Regulation.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Department shall not be the 
     agency of implementation, with respect to departmental 
     laboratories, other than departmental defense laboratories, 
     of Federal, State, and local environmental, safety, and 
     health rules, regulations, orders, and standards.
       (b) Personnel Reductions.--
       (1) Requirements.--The aggregate number of individuals 
     employed by all government-owned, contractor-operated 
     departmental laboratories, other than departmental defense 
     laboratories, shall be reduced, within 5 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, by at least one-third from the 
     number so employed as of such date of enactment. At least 3 
     percent of such reduction shall be accomplished within 1 
     year, at least 6 percent within 18 months, at least 10 
     percent within 2 years, and at least 15 percent within 30 
     months.
       (2) Objectives.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
     personnel reductions required by paragraph (1) are made 
     consistent with, to the extent feasible, the following 
     objectives:
       (A) Termination of departmental laboratory research and 
     development facilities that are not the most advanced and the 
     most relevant to the programmatic objectives of the 
     Department, when compared with other facilities in the United 
     States.
       (B) Termination of facilities that provide research 
     opportunities duplicating those afforded by other facilities 
     in the United States, or in foreign countries when United 
     States scientists are provided access to such facilities to 
     the extent necessary to accomplish the programmatic 
     objectives of the Department.
       (C) Relocation and consolidation of departmental laboratory 
     research and development activities, consistent with the 
     programmatic objectives of the Department, within 
     laboratories with major facilities or demonstrable 
     concentrations of expertise appropriate for performing such 
     research and development activities.
       (D) Reduction of management inefficiencies within the 
     Department and the departmental laboratories.
       (E) Reduction of physical infrastructure needs.
       (F) Utilization of other resources for performing 
     Department of Energy funded research and development 
     activities, including universities, industrial laboratories, 
     and others.
       (c) Reports to Congress.--
       (1) Initial report.--Within 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit a report 
     to the Congress that--
       (A) identifies the extent to which Department and 
     departmental laboratory staffs have been reduced as a result 
     of the implementation of subsection (a) of this section; and
       (B) explains the extent to which reductions required by 
     subsection (b)(1) have been made consistent with the 
     objectives set forth in subsection (b)(2).
       (2) Annual reports.--The Secretary shall transmit to the 
     Congress, along with each of the President's annual budget 
     submissions occurring--
       (A) after the report under paragraph (1) is transmitted; 
     and
       (B) before the full personnel reduction requirement under 
     subsection (b) is accomplished, a report containing the 
     explanation described in paragraph (1)(B) of this subsection.
       (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       (1) the term ``departmental laboratory'' means a Federal 
     laboratory, or any other laboratory or facility designated by 
     the Secretary, operated by or on behalf of the Department;
       (2) the term ``departmental defense laboratories'' means 
     the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, the Los Alamos 
     National Laboratory, and the Sandia National Laboratories;
       (3) the term ``Federal laboratory'' has the meaning given 
     the term ``laboratory'' in section 12(d)(2) of the Stevenson-
     Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 
     3710a(d)(2)); and
       (4) the term ``programmatic objectives of the Department'' 
     means the goals and milestones of the Department, as set 
     forth in departmental strategic planning documents and the 
     President's annual budget requests.
       Page 3, after the item in the table of contents relating to 
     section 312, insert the following:
``Sec. 313. Laboratories efficiency improvement.''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

147

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

274

para.126.16                  [Roll No. 703]

                                AYES--147

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Armey
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Callahan
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hancock
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--274

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey

[[Page 1503]]


     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bass
     Dornan
     Fields (LA)
     Kennelly
     Moakley
     Schiff
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Wilson
     Zeliff
  So the substitute amendment was not agreed to.

para.126.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the foregoing amendment submitted by Mr. ROEMER:

It was decided in the

Yeas

135

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

286

para.126.18                  [Roll No. 704]

                               AYES--135

     Allard
     Andrews
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Brownback
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Camp
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     Deal
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Ensign
     Everett
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Funderburk
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lincoln
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Mascara
     McHale
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Montgomery
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Obey
     Owens
     Oxley
     Parker
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornberry
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waters
     Watts (OK)

                               NOES--286

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bass
     Dornan
     Fields (LA)
     Kennelly
     Moakley
     Schiff
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Wilson
     Zeliff
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the 
President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BONILLA, assumed the Chair.

para.126.19  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.126.20  call in committee

  Mr. KINGSTON, Chairman, announced that the Committee, having had under 
consideration said bill, finding itself without a quorum, directed the 
Members to record their presence by electronic device, and the 
following-named Members responded--

para.126.21                  [Roll No. 705]
     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.

[[Page 1504]]


     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer
  Thereupon, Mr. KINGSTON, Chairman, announced that 400 Members had been 
recorded, a quorum.
  The Committee resumed its business.

para.126.22  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following substitute amendment submitted by Mr. DOYLE 
for the amendment submitted by Mr. WALKER:
  Substitute amendment submitted by Mr. DOYLE:

       Page 90, line 16, strike ``$49,955,000'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``$121,265,000''.
       Page 90, line 17, strike ``$43,234,000'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``$55,714,000''.
       Page 90, line 20, strike ``$59,829,000'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``$112,186,000''.
       Page 90, line 22, strike ``$45,535,000'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``$66,597,000''.
       Page 90, line 23, strike ``$476,000'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``$1,701,000''.
       Page 91, line 3, strike ``$1,994,000'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``$2,304,000''.
       Page 91, line 5, strike ``$7,557,000'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``$6,295,000''.
       Page 91, line 7, strike ``$12,370,000'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``$14,919,000''.
       Page 91, after line 7, insert the following new paragraph:
       (9) Fuels Conversion, Natural Gas, and Electricity, 
     $2,687,000.
       Page 91, line 13, strike ``$55,074,000'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof $88,645,000''.
       Page 91, line 14, strike ``$55,110,000'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof $109,518,000''.
       Page 91, line 15, strike ``$112,123,000'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof $176,568,000''.
       Page 91, line 17, strike ``$7,813,000'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof $31,600,000''.
       Page 91, after line 17, insert the following:
       (5) Policy and Management--Energy Conservation, $7,666,000.
       Page 93, lines 4 and 5, strike paragraph (29).
       Page 93, lines 21 and 22, strike paragraph (41).
       Redesignate paragraphs (30) through (42) on page 93 
     accordingly.
       Page 91, at the end of section 303, insert the following 
     new section:
       (e) Fiscal Year 1997.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 1997, for the 
     purposes for which amounts are authorized under subsections 
     (c) and (d), amounts which are 10 percent less than the 
     amounts authorized under such subsections.

  Amendment submitted by Mr. Walker:

       Page 90, line 16, strike ``$49,955,000'' and insert 
     ``$121,265,000.''
       Page 90, line 17, strike ``$43,234,000'' and insert 
     ``$55,714,000.''
       Page 90, line 20, strike ``$59,829,000'' and insert 
     ``$112,186,000.''
       Page 90, line 22, strike ``$45,535,000'' and insert 
     ``$66,597,000.''
       Page 90, line 23, strike ``$476,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,701,000.''
       Page 91, line 3, strike ``$1,994,000'' and insert 
     ``$2,304,000.''
       Page 91, line 5, strike ``$7,557,000'' and insert 
     ``$6,295,000.''
       Page 91, line 7, strike ``$12,370,000'' and insert 
     ``$14,919,000.''
       Page 91, after 7, insert the following new paragraph:
       (9) Fuels Conversion, Natural Gas, and Electricity, 
     $2,687,000.
       Page 91, line 13, strike ``$55,074,000'' and insert 
     ``$88,645,000.''
       Page 91, line 14, strike ``$55,110,000'' and insert 
     ``$109,518,000.''
       Page 91, line 15, strike ``$112,123,000'' and insert 
     ``$176,568,000.''
       Page 91, line 17, strike ``$7,813,000'' and insert 
     ``$31,600,000.''
       Page 91, after line 17, insert the following:
       (5) Policy and Management--Energy Conservation, $7,666,000.
       (e) FISCAL YEAR 1997.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 1997 for 
     operating, capital equipment, and construction, the following 
     amounts:
       (1) Energy Supply Research and Development Activities, 
     $2,600,000,000.
       (2) General Science and Research Activities, $950,000,000.
       (3) Fossil Energy Research and Development, $220,950,000.
       (4) Energy Conservation Research and Development, 
     $230,120,000.
       Page 93, strike lines 3 and 4 and lines 21 and 22; and 
     redesignate the subparagraphs accordingly.
       Page 103, line 24, strike ``Unobligated'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``Subject to further appropriations, 
     unobligated''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

173

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

245

para.126.23                  [Roll No. 706]

                                AYES--173

     Abercrombie
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--245

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke

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     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bass
     Chapman
     Clay
     Condit
     Dornan
     Duncan
     Fields (LA)
     Hunter
     Kennelly
     Moakley
     Owens
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Zeliff
  So the substitute amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KINGSTON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.126.24  message from the president--hazardous materials 
          transportation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with Public Law 103-272, as amended (49 U.S.C. 5121(e)), 
I transmit herewith the Biennial Report on Hazardous Materials 
Transportation for Calendar Years 1992-1993 of the Department of 
Transportation.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 11, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.

para.126.25  committee election--minority

  Mr. HOYER, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 236):

       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and is 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committee of the 
     House of Representatives:
       To the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities: 
     the following Member: Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.126.26  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. TEJEDA, for 
today and the balance of the week.
  And then,

para.126.27  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WOOLSEY, at 10 o'clock and 43 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.126.28  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. MOORHEAD: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1506. A bill 
     to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide an 
     exclusive right to perform sound recordings publicly by means 
     of digital transmissions, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-274). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union. 

para.126.29  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
             Berman, and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 2458. A bill to impose sanctions on foreign persons 
     exporting certain goods or technology that would enhance 
     Iran's ability to extract, refine, store, process, or 
     transport petroleum products or natural gas; to the Committee 
     on International Relations, and in addition to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means, Banking and Financial Services, Commerce, 
     and Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KASICH:
       H.R. 2459. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to extend and reduce the discretionary spending limits 
     and to extend the pay-as-you-go requirements set forth in the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; to 
     the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas:
       H.R. 2460. A bill to amend the Community Services Block 
     Grant Act to redefine the term ``eligible entity''; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Houghton, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Blute, Mr. Longley, Mr. 
             Filner, Mr. Weller, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Davis, Mr. 
             Chrysler, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Ensign):
       H.R. 2461. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the inclusion in gross income of unemployment 
     compensation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Fox, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. Ensign):
       H.R. 2462. A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments 
     for Members of Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for the consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. FROST:
       H.R. 2463. A bill to provide for payments to individuals 
     who were the subjects of radiation experiments conducted by 
     the Federal Government; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 2464. A bill to amend Public Law 103-93 to provide 
     additional lands within the State of Utah for the Goshute 
     Indian Reservation, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       H.R. 2465. A bill to establish 5-year terms for, and 
     require the advice and consent of the Senate in the 
     appointment of, the Director of the National Park Service, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 2466. A bill to improve the process for land exchanges 
     with the Forest Service and the Bureau of Land Management; to 
     the Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. HASTERT (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Collins 
             of Illinois, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Norwood):
       H.R. 2467. A bill to grant certain patent rights for 
     certain nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs for a 2-year 
     period; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to 
     the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Taylor 
             of North Carolina, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
             Mr. Livingston, Mr. Blute, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
             Mr. Saxton, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
             Laughlin, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
             Montgomery, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Souder, 
             Mr. Weller, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Collins of 
             Georgia, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
             Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. LaTourette, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mrs. Cubin, Mr. King, Mr. Ney, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. 
             Ehlers):
       H.R. 2468. A bill to reform the process under which Federal 
     prisoners bring lawsuits relating to prison conditions and 
     treatment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STOCKMAN:
       H.R. 2469. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to permit an individual entitled to both old-age or 
     disability insurance benefits and to widow's or widower's 
     insurance benefits to receive both without reduc

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     tion in the amount of the widow's or widower's insurance 
     benefit by the amount of the old-age or disability insurance 
     benefit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. STOCKMAN (for himself, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Young 
             of Alaska, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Hostettler):
       H.R. 2470. A bill to restore the second amendment rights of 
     all Americans; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TORKILDSEN (for himself and Mrs. Fowler):
       H.R. 2471. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to reduce the amount that a nonparty 
     multicandidate political committee may contribute to a 
     candidate in a congressional election, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. YATES:
       H. Con. Res. 106. Concurrent resolution permitting the use 
     of the rotunda of the Capitol for a ceremony to commemorate 
     the days of remembrance of victims of the Holocaust; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. HOYER:
       H. Res. 236. Resolution electing Representative Chaka 
     Fattah of Pennsylvania to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities; considered and agreed to.

para.126.30  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 65: Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Hoke.
       H.R. 294: Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 438: Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Frisa.
       H.R. 727: Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
     LaTourette, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 789: Mrs. Chenoweth and Mr. Brewster.
       H.R. 791: Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 842: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 1000: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Roemer, and Mr. Wyden.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, and Mr. 
     Walsh.
       H.R. 1047: Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1114: Mr. Dooley.
       H.R. 1119: Mr. Fox and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 1204: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 1222: Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1386: Mr. Andrews, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Hoke.
       H.R. 1404: Mr. Foley, Ms. Furse, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. 
     Levin.
       H.R. 1484: Mr. Foley and Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 1499: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Gene Green 
     of Texas.
       H.R. 1539: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1684: Mr. Stark, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 1702: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1703: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1704: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1801: Mr. Martini and Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 1803: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 1810: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1818: Mrs. Cubin and Gutknecht.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Rose, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
     Skeen, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Mica, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Cubin, 
     Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. Franks of New 
     Jersey.
       H.R. 1920: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Moran, Mr. Gene 
     Green of Texas, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Condit, Mrs. Maloney, and Ms. 
     Woolsey.
       H.R. 1930: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Frost, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. McInnis, 
     Mr.  Skeen, Mr. Filner, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     Mr. Callahan, Mr. Minge, and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 2081: Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 2137: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 2143: Mr. Menendez and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 2145: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 2199: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Oxley, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Sisisky, Ms. 
     Rivers, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Fox, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Ramstad, 
     Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Peterson of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 2240: Mr. Moran, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Stark, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 2265: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 2285: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
     Emerson, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Frost, and Mr. King.
       H.R. 2308: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 2328: Mr. Fox and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2342: Mr. Stenholm and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 2351: Mr. LoBiondo and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2373: Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 2374: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Zimmer, and Mr. 
     Horn.
       H.R. 2375: Mr. Fazio of California and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 2402: Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Hastings of 
     Washington.
       H.R. 2414: Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Rose, and Mr. Ward.
       H.R. 2417: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
     Stockman, Mr. Crane, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Metcalf, 
     Mr. Stump, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. LaHood.
       H.R. 2429: Mr. Beilenson.
       H. Con. Res. 80: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. 
     Porter, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Watt of 
     North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Schroeder, Ms. Furse, and 
     Mr. Ganske.
       H. Con. Res. 102: Mr. Klug, Mr. Durbin, Mrs. Morella, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Kildee.


.
                    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1995 (127)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.127.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. 
LaTOURETTE, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 12, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Steven C. LaTourette to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.127.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, October 11, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.127.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1516. A letter from the Secretary of Defense, transmitting 
     notification that the Department of Defense is providing 
     disaster relief assistance to St. Maarten as the result of 
     Hurricane Luis, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 404(c); to the 
     Committee on National Security.
       1517. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of 
     Defense, transmitting a copy of the Army Audit Agency's 
     report of the Superfund financial transactions for fiscal 
     year 1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 7501 note; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
       1518. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's 79th annual report covering its 
     accomplishments during the fiscal year ended September 30, 
     1993, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 46(f); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1519. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the United Nations for 
     Rwanda (Transmittal No. 02-96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2796a(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1520. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     accession of Belgium to the project to establish an 
     organization for continuous acquisition and life-cycle 
     support [CALS] within NATO (Transmittal No. 12-95), pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1521. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the Department of State intends to provide a physical 
     security training course to Albania under the auspices of the 
     Antiterrorism Assistance Program [ATA], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2349aa-3(a)(1); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1522. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the United Nations for 
     use in Rwanda (Transmittal No. 01-96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2796a(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1523. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a draft of proposed 
     legislation to allow removal of suits against the United 
     States and its agencies, as well as those against Federal 
     officers, and to allow removal of suits against Federal 
     agencies and officers that are brought in local courts of 
     U.S. territories and possessions; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       1524. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the annual report for 1994 on the relative cost 
     of shipbuilding in the various coastal districts of the 
     United States, pursuant to 46 U.S.C. app. 1123(c); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1525. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting a copy of the Board's response to 
     OMB's request for information regarding agency operations in 
     the absence of appropriations, pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 
     1903(c)(7); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.

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       1526. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to amend title 
     38, United States Code, to revise the procedures for 
     providing claimants and their representatives with copies of 
     Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions and to protect the right 
     of claimants to appoint veterans service organizations as 
     their representatives in claims before the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
       1527. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on the results of a 
     demonstration to determine the benefits and costs of 
     establishing and maintaining a uniform cost reporting system 
     for Medicare hospitals, pursuant to Public Law 100-203, 
     section 4007(c)(4) (101 Stat. 1330-54); jointly, to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Commerce.
       1528. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation entitled ``The Energy Policy 
     and Conservation Act Amendments Act of 1995''; jointly, to 
     the Committees on Commerce, Resources, and Banking and 
     Financial Services.

para.127.4  appointment of additional conferees--h.r. 4

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, by unanimous consent and 
pursuant to clause 6(f) of rule X, announced the appointment of Mr. 
TANNER as an additional conferee on the part of the House to the 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4) to restore the 
American family, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare spending and 
reduce welfare dependence.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.127.5  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. PACKARD, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee 
on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight, the Committee on International Relations, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Resources, the Committee on 
Science, the Committee on Small Business, and the Committee on Veterans' 
Affairs.

para.127.6  unfinished business--veto of h.r. 1854

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced the unfinished 
business to be the further consideration of the veto of the bill (H.R. 
1854) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  On motion of Mr. PACKARD, by unanimous consent, the bill was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations.

para.127.7  waiving points of order against the conference report on 
          h.r. 1976

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 235):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 1976) making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes. All points of order against the 
     conference report and against its consideration are waived. 
     The conference report shall be considered as read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. LINDER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.127.8  agriculture appropriations, fy 1996

  Mr. SKEEN, pursuant to House Resolution 235, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 104-268):

                Conference Report (H. Rept. No. 104-268)

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1976) ``making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural 
     Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes,'' having met, after full and 
     free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 1, 3, 
     4, 9, 11, 14, 21, 39, 45, 50, 55, 61, 69, 70, 71, 74, 75, 81, 
     84, 85, 86, 90, 94, 95, 98, 99, 102, 106, 111, 113, 116, 123, 
     127, 129, 130, 132, 139, 144, 145, 147, 148, 151, 153, 155, 
     156, 157, 158, and 159.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendments of the Senate numbered 5, 6, 7, 10, 13, 19, 22, 
     24, 27, 30, 46, 52, 53, 54, 56, 58, 60, 63, 64, 66, 67, 73, 
     76, 77, 79, 80, 82, 83, 88, 97, 101, 110, 112, 115, 120, 133, 
     138, 140, 141, 142, 143, 146, 149, 150, 154, and agree to the 
     same.
       Amendment number 2:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in said amendment, insert: 
     $7,500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment number 8:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 8, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In  lieu  of  the  matter  stricken  and  the matter 
     inserted by said amendment, insert: $3,797,000: Provided, 
     That no other funds appropriated to the Department in this 
     Act shall be available to the Department for support of 
     activities of congressional relations: Provided further, That 
     not less than $2,355,000 shall be transferred to agencies 
     funded in this Act to maintain personnel at the agency level; 
     and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment number 12:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 12, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $710,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 15:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 15, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $168,734,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 16:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 16, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $20,497,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 17:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 17, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $27,735,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 18:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 18, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $49,846,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 20:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 20, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $96,735,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 23:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 23, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $650,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 25:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 25, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $8,100,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 26:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 26, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in said amendment, insert: 
     $9,200,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 28:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 28, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $10,337,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 29:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 29, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $421,929,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 31:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate num

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     bered 31, and agree to the same with an amendment, as 
     follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $268,493,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 32:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 32, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $60,510,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 33:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 33, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $2,943,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 34:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 34, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $7,782,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 35:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 35, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $936,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 36:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 36, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $11,065,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 37:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 37, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $1,203,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 38:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 38, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $9,850,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 40:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 40, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $2,438,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 41:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 41, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $3,291,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 42:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 42, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $1,724,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 43:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 43, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in said amendment, insert: 
     $2,709,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 44:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 44, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $25,090,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 47:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 47, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $12,209,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 48:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 48, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed, insert: $427,750,000; and
       On page 15, line 22 of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 1976, 
     strike ``$10,947,000'' and insert in lieu thereof 
     $10,783,000, and
       On page 15, line 26 of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 1976, 
     strike ``$3,363,000'' and insert in lieu thereof $3,313,000, 
     and
       On page 16, line 17 of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 1976, 
     strike ``$3,463,000'' and insert in lieu thereof $3,411,000; 
     and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 49:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 49, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed, insert $331,667,000, and
       On page 19, line 16 of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 1976, 
     after the word ``building'' insert : Provided further, That 
     of the funds provided, the Secretary of Agriculture may 
     provide for the funding of all fees or charges under sec. 
     2509 of Public Law 101-624, codified at 21 U.S.C. 136(a)(c), 
     for any service related to the cost of providing import, 
     entry, diagnostic and quarantine services in connection with 
     the 1996 Summer Olympic Games to be held in Atlanta, Georgia; 
     and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 51:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 51, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $8,757,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 57:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 57, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $544,906,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 59:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 59, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $795,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 62:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 62, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $1,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 65:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 65, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Delete the sum stricken and the sum proposed by said 
     amendment, and
       On page 27, line 17 of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 1976, 
     strike all after ``disasters'' down to and including 
     ``property,'', and
       On page 28, line 3 of the House engrossed bill. H.R. 1976, 
     strike all after ``asters'' down to and including 
     ``property,''; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 68:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 68, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Delete the sum stricken and the sum proposed by said 
     amendment; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 72:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 72, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in said amendment, insert: 
     $629,986,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 78:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 78, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the first sum named in said amendment, insert: 
     $29,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 87:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 87, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $46,583,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 89:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 89, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Delete the sum stricken and the sum proposed by said 
     amendment, and
       On page 39, of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 1976, strike 
     all after ``loans'' on line 25 down to and including 
     ``property'' on line 26, and
       On page 40 of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 1976, strike 
     all after ``1996'' on line 14 down to and including 
     ``property,'' on line 15; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 91:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 92, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $148,723,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 92:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 92, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:  : 
     Provided, That no funds for new construction may be available 
     for fiscal year 1996 until the program is authorized; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 93:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 93, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       Delete the sum stricken and the sum proposed by said 
     amendment; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 96:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 96, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:

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       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $372,897,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 100:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 100, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $2,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 103:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 103, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and the matter inserted by 
     said amendment, insert:
       For the cost of direct loans, $22,395,000, as authorized by 
     the Rural Development Loan Fund (42 U.S.C. 9812(a)): 
     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 of $37,544,000: Provided 
     further, That through June 30, 1996, of these amounts, 
     $4,322,000 shall be available for the cost of direct loans, 
     for empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as 
     authorized by title XIII of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1993, to subsidize gross obligations for the principal 
     amount of direct loans, $7,246,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out the direct loan programs, $1,476,000, of which $1,470,000 
     shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     ``Salaries and Expenses''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 104:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 104, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $654,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 105:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 105, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $6,500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 107:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 107, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and the matter inserted by 
     said amendment, insert: $2,300,000, of which up to $1,300,000 
     may be available for the appropriate technology transfer for 
     rural areas program; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 108:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 108, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $525,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 109:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 109, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $56,858,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 114: That the House recede from its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 114, and 
     agree to the same with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:

                   Rural Utilities Assistance Program


                     (INCLUDING TRANSFERS OF FUNDS)

       For the cost of direct loans, loan guarantees and grants, 
     as authorized by 7 U.S.C. 1926, 1928, and 1932, $487,868,000, 
     to remain available until expended, to be available for loans 
     and grants for rural water and waste disposal and solid waste 
     management grants: Provided, That the costs of direct loans 
     and loan guarantees, including the cost of modifying such 
     loans, shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974: Provided further, That of 
     the total amount appropriated, not to exceed $4,500,000 shall 
     be available for contracting with the National Rural Water 
     Association or equally qualified national organizations for a 
     circuit rider program to provide technical assistance for 
     rural water systems: Provided further, That of the total 
     amount appropriated, not to exceed $18,700,000 shall be 
     available for water and waste disposal systems to benefit the 
     Colonials along the United States/Mexico border, including 
     grants pursuant to section 306C: Provided further, That of 
     the total amount appropriated, $18,688,000 shall be for 
     empowerment zones and enterprise communities, as authorized 
     by Public Law 103-66: Provided further, That if such funds 
     are not obligated for empowerment zones and enterprise 
     communities by June 30, 1996, they shall remain available for 
     other authorized purposes under this head.
       In addition, for administrative expenses necessary to carry 
     out direct loans, loan guarantees, and grants, $12,740,000, 
     of which $12,623,000 shall be transferred to and merged with 
     ``Rural Utilities Service, Salaries and Expenses''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 117:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 117, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: section 21 of the National School Lunch 
     Act and sections 17 and 19; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 118:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 118, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $7,946,024,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 119:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 119, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $2,348,166,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 121:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 121, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert 
     the following: : Provided further, That once the amount for 
     fiscal year 1995 carryover funds has been determined by the 
     Secretary, any funds in excess of $100,000,000 may be 
     transferred by the Secretary of Agriculture to the Rural 
     Utilities Assistance Program and shall remain available until 
     expended; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 122:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 122, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: : 
     Provided further, That none of the funds in this account 
     shall be available for the purchase of infant formula except 
     in accordance with the cost containment and competitive 
     bidding requirements specified in section 17 of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786); and the Senate agree 
     to the same.
       Amendment numbered 124:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 124, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $27,597,828,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 125:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 125, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in said amendment, insert: 
     $500,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 126:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 126, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:


                      commodity assistance program

       For necessary expenses to carry out the commodity 
     supplemental food program as authorized by section 4(a) of 
     the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (7 U.S.C. 
     612c(note)), the Emergency Food Assistance Act of 1983, as 
     amended, and section 110 of the Hunger Prevention Act of 
     1988, $166,000,000, to remain available through September 30, 
     1997: Provided, That none of these funds shall be available 
     to reimburse the Commodity Credit Corporation for commodities 
     donated to the program: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds in this Act or any other Act may be used for 
     demonstration projects in the emergency food assistance 
     program.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 128:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 128, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed, amended as follows:
       After ``That'' in said amendment, insert: hereafter; and 
     the Senate agree to same.
       Amendment numbered 131:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 131, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $107,769,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 134:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 134, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: : 
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available by 
     this Act may be used to carry out activities of the market 
     promotion program (U.S.C. 5623) which provides direct grants 
     to any for-profit corporation that is not recognized as a 
     small business concern under section 3(a) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632(a)), excluding cooperatives and 
     associations as described in 7 U.S.C. 291 and non-profit 
     trade associations: Provided further, That funds available to 
     trade associations, cooperatives, and small businesses may be 
     used for individual branded promotions; with the 
     beneficiaries having matched the cost of such promotions; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 135:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 135, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Delete the matter proposed by said amendment, and

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       On page 57, line 21 of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 1976, 
     after ``Act'' insert: , of which $60,000,000 shall be 
     financed from funds credited to the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation pursuant to section 426 of Public Law 103-465; 
     and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 136:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 136, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert 
     $12,150,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 137:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 137, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $53,601,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 152:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 152, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. 730. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     to the Food and Drug Administration by this Act shall be used 
     to operate the Board of Tea Experts.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 160:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 160, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed, amended as follows:
       Strike ``immediately withdraw'' and in lieu thereof insert: 
     not enforce; and the Senate agree to same.
     Joe Skeen,
     John T. Myers,
     James T. Walsh,
     Jay Dickey,
     Jack Kingston,
     Frank Riggs,
     George R. Nethercutt, Jr.,
     Bob Livingston,
     Richard J. Durbin,
     Marcy Kaptur (except for amendments 30 and 150 and the 
     provision on APHIS quarantine exemption),
     Ray Thornton,
     Nita M. Lowey,
     David R. Obey (except for amendment 150),
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Thad Cochran,
     Arlen Specter,
     Kit Bond,
     Slade Gorton,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Conrad Burns,
     Mark Hatfield,
     Dale Bumpers,
     Tom Harkin,
     J. Robert Kerrey,
     J. Bennett Johnston,
     Herb Kohl,
     Robert Byrd,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  Pending consideration of the conference report,
  On demand of Mr. OBEY, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXVIII,
  Ordered, That time for debate be equally divided among Messrs. SKEEN, 
DURBIN, and OBEY.
  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the conference report on the bill to the 
committee of conference with instructions to the managers on the part of 
the House to disagree to the Senate amendment numbered 150.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

158

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

264

para.127.9                   [Roll No. 707]

                                YEAS--158

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baker (CA)
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Calvert
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cunningham
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Hunter
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thomas
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--264

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Baldacci
     Dornan
     Fields (LA)
     Kennelly
     Moakley
     Owens
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Young (FL)
  So the motion to recommit was not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and

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nays were ordered, and the call was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

288

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

132

para.127.10                  [Roll No. 708] 

                                YEAS--288

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--132

     Allard
     Archer
     Bachus
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Blute
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Burton
     Buyer
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Fattah
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gibbons
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Lantos
     Largent
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lofgren
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Payne (NJ)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Taylor (MS)
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Baldacci
     Condit
     Dornan
     Fields (LA)
     Jacobs
     Kennelly
     Moakley
     Owens
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Young (FL)
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.127.11  3000th anniversary of jerusalem

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on House 
Oversight was discharged from further consideration of the following 
concurrent resolution of the Senate (S. Con. Res. 29):

       Whereas the Senate wishes to make the 3,000th anniversary 
     of King David's establishment of Jerusalem as the capital of 
     Israel;
       Whereas Jerusalem, the City of David, has been the focal 
     point of Jewish life;
       Whereas Jerusalem, the City of Peace, has held a unique 
     place and exerted a unique influence on the moral development 
     of Western Civilization; and
       Whereas no other city on Earth is today the capital of the 
     same country, inhabited by the same people, speaking the same 
     language, and worshipping the same God as it was 3,000 years 
     ago: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That the Architect is directed to make the 
     necessary arrangements for a date in October to be mutually 
     agreed upon by the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     and the Majority Leader of the Senate, after consultation 
     with the Minority Leaders of the two houses, for the use of 
     the Rotunda for a celebration of the founding of the city of 
     Jerusalem.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.127.12  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, October 10, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L of the Rules of the House that my office has been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the District Court of 
     Tarrant County, Texas.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is not 
     inconsistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Martin Frost,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.127.13  civilian science research authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, pursuant to House Resolution 
234 and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 2405) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 
1996 and 1997 for civilian science activities of the Federal Government, 
and for other purposes.
  Mr. KINGSTON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.127.14  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Ms. LOFGREN:

       On page 133, line 6, ``(B) the Climate Change Action 
     Plan;'' and renumber accordingly. 

It was decided in the

Yeas

199

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

215

para.127.15                  [Roll No. 709]

                                AYES--199

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums

[[Page 1512]]


     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--215

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Bilirakis
     Chapman
     Dornan
     Emerson
     Fields (LA)
     Gibbons
     Green
     Kennelly
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Roth
     Stark
     Stockman
     Tejeda
     Torkildsen
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.127.16  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. KENNEDY of 
Massachusetts:

       Page 133, line 5, insert ``or'' after ``Technology 
     Initiative,''.
       Page 133, lines 6 and 7, strike ``; or'' and all that 
     follows through ``pollution research''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

195

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

218

para.127.17                  [Roll No. 710]

                                AYES--195

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--218

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

[[Page 1513]]



                             NOT VOTING--19

     Andrews
     Bilirakis
     Chapman
     Dornan
     Emerson
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Kennelly
     McIntosh
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Roth
     Tejeda
     Torricelli
     Tucker
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KINGSTON, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.127.18  foreign operations appropriations, fy 96

  On motion of Mr. CALLAHAN, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1868) 
making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
other purposes; together with the amendments of the Senate thereto, was 
taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. CALLAHAN, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendments of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Mr. OBEY moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 1868, be 
instructed to disagree to any Senate amendment that would require the 
Executive Branch to spend more in fiscal year 1996 than fiscal year 1995 
for assistance to any country or project.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of Messrs. Callahan, Porter, Livingston, Wolf, 
Packard, Knollenberg, Forbes, Bunn, Wilson, Yates, Ms. Pelosi, Messrs. 
Torres, and Obey, as managers on the part of the House at said 
conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.127.19  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, October 12, 1995.
       Dear Mr. Speaker, This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that Bill Jarrell, 
     my Deputy Chief of Staff, has been served with a subpoena 
     issued by the United States Justice Department. This subpoena 
     relates to his previous employment by a former Member of the 
     House.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Tom DeLay,
                                              Member of Congress. 

para.127.20  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, October 12, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the United States 
     District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Sam M. Gibbons,
                                       United States Congressman. 

para.127.21  telecommunications competition and deregulation

  On motion of Mr. BLILEY, pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 
207, the bill of the Senate (S. 652) to provide for a pro-competitive, 
de-regulatory national policy framework designed to accelerate rapidly 
private sector deployment of advanced telecommunications and information 
technologies and services to all Americans by opening all 
telecommunications markets to competition, and for other purposes; was 
taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Mr. BLILEY submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:
  Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the provisions of 
H.R. 1555 as passed by the House.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be read a third time, was read a 
third time by title, and passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``A bill to 
promote competition and reduce regulation in order to secure lower 
prices and higher quality services for American telecommunications 
consumers and encourage the rapid deployment of new telecommunications 
technologies.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby said bill, as amended, was 
passed and the title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  When on motion of Mr. BLILEY, it was,
  Resolved, That pursuant to section 2 of House Resolution 207, the 
House insist upon its amendments and request a conference with the 
Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon.
  Mr. DINGELL moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on S. 652, be 
instructed to insist upon those provisions of the Senate bill and House 
amendment thereto which open all telecommunications markets to fair 
competition as expeditiously as possible in order to achieve the goal of 
maximizing consumer choices and benefits.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of the following Members as managers on the 
part of the House at said conference:
  From the Committee on Commerce, for consideration of the Senate bill, 
and the House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Messrs. Bliley, Fields of Texas, Oxley, White, Dingell, Markey, Boucher, 
Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Rush.
  Provided, Mr. Pallone is appointed in lieu of Mr. Boucher solely for 
consideration of section 205 of the Senate bill.
  As additional conferees, for consideration of sections 1-6, 101-04, 
106-07, 201, 204-05, 221-25, 301-05, 307-311, 401-02, 405-06, 410, 601-
06, 703, and 705 of the Senate bill, and title I of the House amendment, 
and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Schaefer, Barton of 
Texas, Hastert, Paxon, Klug, Frisa, Stearns, Brown of Ohio, Gordon, and 
Mrs. Lincoln.
  As additional conferees, for consideration of sections 102, 202-03, 
403, 407-09 and 706 of the Senate bill, and title II of the House 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Schaefer, 
Hastert, and Frisa.
  As additional conferees, for consideration of sections 105, 206, 302, 
306, 312, 501-05, and 701-02 of the Senate bill, and title III of the 
House amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. 
Stearns, Paxon, and Klug.
  As additional conferees, for consideration of sections 7-8, 226, 404, 
and 704 of the Senate bill, and titles IV-V of the House amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Schaefer, Hastert, and 
Klug.
  As additional conferees, for consideration of title VI of the House 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Schaefer, 
Barton of Texas, and Klug.

[[Page 1514]]

  As additional conferees from the Committee on the Judiciary, for 
consideration of the Senate bill (except sections 1-6, 101-04, 106-07, 
201, 204-05, 221-25, 301-05, 307-311, 401-02, 405-06, 410, 601-06, 703, 
and 705), and of the House amendment (except title I), and modifications 
committed to conference: Messrs. Hyde, Moorhead, Goodlatte, Buyer, 
Flanagan, Conyers, Schroeder and Bryant of Texas.
  As additional conferees, for consideration of sections 1-6, 101-04, 
106-07, 201, 204-05, 221-25, 301-05, 307-311, 401-02, 405-06, 410, 601-
06, 703, and 705 of the Senate bill, and title I of the House amendment, 
and modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Hyde, Moorhead, 
Goodlatte, Buyer, Flanagan, Gallegly, Barr, Hoke, Conyers, Mrs. 
Schroeder, Messrs. Berman, Bryant of Texas, Scott, and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.127.22  civilian science research authorization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 234 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2405) to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1996 
and 1997 for civilian science activities of the Federal Government, and 
for other purposes.
  Mr. KINGSTON, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.127.23  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BROWN of 
California:

       Page 133, line 5, strike subparagraph (A).
       Page 133, lines 6 and 7, redesignate subparagraphs (B) and 
     (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.

It was decided in the

Yeas

189

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

219

para.127.24                  [Roll No. 711]

                                AYES--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Weldon (PA)
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NOES--219

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Bilirakis
     Chapman
     Clay
     Dornan
     Emerson
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Ford
     Gephardt
     Harman
     Kennelly
     Lincoln
     McCollum
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Roth
     Tejeda
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.127.25  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. BROWN of California:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Omnibus 
     Civilian Science Authorization Act of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Findings.

                  TITLE I--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Definitions.

         Subtitle A--National Science Foundation Authorization

Sec. 111. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 112. Proportional reduction of research and related activities 
              amounts.
Sec. 113. Consultation and representation expenses.
Sec. 114. Reprogramming.

                     Subtitle B--General Provisions

Sec. 121. Annual report.
Sec. 122. National research facilities.
Sec. 123. Eligibility for research facility awards.
Sec. 124. Administrative amendments.
Sec. 125. Indirect costs.
Sec. 126. Research instrumentation and facilities.
Sec. 127. Financial disclosure.
Sec. 128. Educational leave of absence for active duty.
Sec. 129. Science Studies Institute.
Sec. 130. Educational impact.

        TITLE II--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Findings.
Sec. 203. Definition.

              Subtitle B--Authorization of Appropriations

                         Part I--Authorizations

Sec. 211. Human space flight.
Sec. 212. Science, aeronautics, and technology.
Sec. 213. Mission support.
Sec. 214. Inspector General.
Sec. 215. Total construction of facilities authorization.

               Part II--Limitations and Special Authority

Sec. 221. Use of funds for construction.
Sec. 222. Availability of appropriated amounts.

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Sec. 223. Reprogramming for construction of facilities.
Sec. 224. Consideration by committees.
Sec. 225. Use of funds for scientific consultations or extraordinary 
              expenses.

                  Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 231. Purchase of airborne infrared astronomy data services.
Sec. 232. Facilities closing commission.

                    TITLE III--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Findings.
Sec. 303. Definitions.
Sec. 304. Energy conservation.
Sec. 305. Fossil energy.
Sec. 306. High energy and nuclear physics.
Sec. 307. Solar and renewable energy.
Sec. 308. Nuclear energy.
Sec. 309. Civilian waste; environment, safety, and health.
Sec. 310. Long-term initiatives.
Sec. 311. Support programs for energy supply research and development.
Sec. 312. Limitation.
Sec. 313. Additional authorizations.
Sec. 314. Sense of Congress.

       TITLE IV--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Policy and purpose.
Sec. 403. National Weather Service operations and research.
Sec. 404. National Weather Service systems acquisition.
Sec. 405. Weather Service modernization.
Sec. 406. Basic functions and privatization of National Weather Service 
              .
Sec. 407. Climate and air quality research.
Sec. 408. Atmospheric research.
Sec. 409. Oceans and Great Lakes programs.
Sec. 410. Satellite observing and environmental data management 
              systems.
Sec. 411. National Ocean Service observation and assessment.
Sec. 412. Program support.
Sec. 413. Noaa fleet modernization.
Sec. 414. Educational programs and activities.
Sec. 415. Subpoena.
Sec. 416. Working capital fund.
Sec. 417. Weather data buoys.
Sec. 418. Reimbursement of expenses.
Sec. 419. Construction projects.
Sec. 420. Additional authorization for gaps in Weather Service 
              coverage.

                TITLE V--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Definitions.
Sec. 503. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 504. Scientific research review.
Sec. 505. Environmental technology initiative.

                          TITLE VI--TECHNOLOGY

Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 603. National Institute of Standards and Technology Act 
              amendments.
Sec. 604. Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 
              amendments.
Sec. 605. Personnel.

              TITLE VII--UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION

Sec. 701. Short title.
Sec. 702. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 703. Fire safety systems in Army housing.
Sec. 704. Successor fire safety standards.
Sec. 705. Termination or privatization of functions.
Sec. 706. Report on budgetary reduction.

     SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) science and technology have been major determinants of 
     the American economy and quality of life and will be of even 
     greater importance in the years ahead;
       (2) public support of science and technology should be 
     considered as an investment in the future;
       (3) education and training in science, mathematics, and 
     engineering are crucial to America's future;
       (4) the Federal Government should continue to support 
     strong research institutions--universities, research 
     institutions, and national laboratories--as part of the 
     Nation's science and technology infrastructure;
       (5) the Federal investment portfolio in science and 
     technology must support both basic and applied research, 
     including the development of precompetitive technologies in 
     cooperation with and for the private sector as well as for 
     national needs; and
       (6) stability of funding, based on long-range planning, is 
     essential for effective and efficient use of the Federal 
     investment in research and its associated educational 
     function and for enhancing international collaboration.
                  TITLE I--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``National Science 
     Foundation Authorization Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title--
       (1) the term ``Director'' means the Director of the 
     Foundation;
       (2) the term ``Foundation'' means the National Science 
     Foundation;
       (3) the term ``institution of higher education'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 1201(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965;
       (4) the term ``national research facility'' means a 
     research facility funded by the Foundation which is 
     available, subject to appropriate policies allocating access, 
     for use by all scientists and engineers affiliated with 
     research institutions located in the United States; and
       (5) the term ``United States'' means the several States, 
     the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the Commonwealth of 
     the Northern Mariana Islands, and any other territory or 
     possession of the United States.
         Subtitle A--National Science Foundation Authorization

     SEC. 111. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) the programs of the Foundation are important for the 
     Nation to strengthen basic research and develop human 
     resources in science and engineering, and that those programs 
     should be funded at an adequate level;
       (2) the primary mission of the Foundation continues to be 
     the support of basic scientific research and science 
     education and the support of research fundamental to the 
     engineering process and engineering education; and
       (3) the Foundation's efforts to contribute to the economic 
     competitiveness of the United States should be in accord with 
     that primary mission.
       (b) Fiscal Year 1996.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Foundation $3,186,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1996, which shall be available for the following categories:
       (1) Research and Related Activities, $2,280,000,000.
       (2) Education and Human Resources Activities, $599,000,000.
       (3) Major Research Equipment, $70,000,000.
       (4) Academic Research Facilities Modernization, 
     $100,000,000.
       (5) Salaries and Expenses, $127,000,000.
       (6) Office of Inspector General, $4,500,000.
       (7) Headquarters Relocation, $5,200,000.

     SEC. 112. PROPORTIONAL REDUCTION OF RESEARCH AND RELATED 
                   ACTIVITIES AMOUNTS.

       If the amount appropriated pursuant to section 111(b)(1) is 
     less than the amount authorized under that paragraph, the 
     amount authorized for each subcategory under that paragraph 
     shall be reduced by the same proportion.

     SEC. 113. CONSULTATION AND REPRESENTATION EXPENSES.

       From appropriations made under authorizations provided in 
     this title, not more than $10,000 may be used in each fiscal 
     year for official consultation, representation, or other 
     extraordinary expenses at the discretion of the Director. The 
     determination of the Director shall be final and conclusive 
     upon the accounting officers of the Government.

     SEC. 114. REPROGRAMMING.

       (a) $500,000 or Less.--In any given fiscal year, the 
     Director may transfer appropriated funds among the 
     subcategories of Research and Related Activities, so long as 
     the net funds transferred to or from any subcategory do not 
     exceed $500,000.
       (b) Greater Than $500,000.--In addition, the Director may 
     propose transfers to or from any subcategory exceeding 
     $500,000. An explanation of any proposed transfer under this 
     subsection must be transmitted in writing to the Committee on 
     Science of the House of Representatives, and the Committees 
     on Labor and Human Resources and Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate. The proposed transfer may be 
     made only when 30 calendar days have passed after 
     transmission of such written explanation.
                     Subtitle B--General Provisions

     SEC. 121. ANNUAL REPORT.

       Section 3(f) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 
     (42 U.S.C. 1862(f)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) The Foundation shall provide an annual report to the 
     President which shall be submitted by the Director to the 
     Congress at the time of the President's annual budget 
     submission. The report shall--
       ``(1) contain a strategic plan, or an update to a previous 
     strategic plan, which--
       ``(A) defines for a three-year period the overall goals for 
     the Foundation and specific goals for each major activity of 
     the Foundation, including each scientific directorate, the 
     education directorate, and the polar programs office; and
       ``(B) describe how the identified goals relate to national 
     needs and will exploit new opportunities in science and 
     technology;
       ``(2) identify the criteria and describe the procedures 
     which the Foundation will use to assess progress toward 
     achieving the goals identified in accordance with paragraph 
     (1);
       ``(3) review the activities of the Foundation during the 
     preceding year which have contributed toward achievement of 
     goals identified in accordance with paragraph (1) and 
     summarize planned activities for the coming three years in 
     the context of the identified goals, with particular emphasis 
     on the Foundation's planned contributions to major multi-
     agency research and education initiatives;
       ``(4) contain such recommendations as the Foundation 
     considers appropriate; and
       ``(5) include information on the acquisition and 
     disposition by the Foundation of any patents and patent 
     rights.''.

     SEC. 122. NATIONAL RESEARCH FACILITIES.

       (a) Facilities Plan.--The Director shall provide to 
     Congress annually, as a part of the report required under 
     section 3(f) of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950, 
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     plan for the proposed construction of, and repair and 
     upgrades to, national research facilities. The plan shall 
     include estimates of the cost for such construction, repairs, 
     and upgrades, and estimates of the cost for the operation and 
     maintenance of existing and proposed new facilities. For 
     proposed new construction and for major upgrades to existing 
     facilities, the plan shall include funding profiles by fiscal 
     year and milestones for major phases of the construction. The 
     plan shall include cost estimates in the categories of 
     construction, repair, and upgrades for the year in which the 
     plan is submitted to Congress and for not fewer than the 
     succeeding 4 years.
       (b) Limitation on Obligation of Unauthorized 
     Appropriations.--No funds appropriated for any project which 
     involves construction of new national research facilities or 
     construction necessary for upgrading the capabilities of 
     existing national research facilities shall be obligated 
     unless the funds are specifically authorized for such purpose 
     by this title or any other Act which is not an appropriations 
     Act, or unless the total estimated cost to the Foundation of 
     the construction project is less than $50,000,000. This 
     subsection shall not apply to construction projects approved 
     by the National Science Board prior to June 30, 1994.

     SEC. 123. ELIGIBILITY FOR RESEARCH FACILITY AWARDS.

       Section 203(b) of the Academic Research Facilities 
     Modernization Act of 1988 is amended by striking the final 
     sentence of paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu thereof the 
     following: ``The Director shall give priority to institutions 
     or consortia that have not received such funds in the 
     preceding 5 years, except that this sentence shall not apply 
     to previous funding received for the same multiyear 
     project.''.

     SEC. 124. ADMINISTRATIVE AMENDMENTS.

       (a) National Science Foundation Act of 1950 Amendments.--
     The National Science Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1861 
     et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating the subsection (k) of section 4 (42 
     U.S.C. 1863(k)) that was added by section 108 of the National 
     Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 as subsection 
     (l);
       (2) in section 5(e) (42 U.S.C. 1864(e)) by amending 
     paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Any delegation of authority or imposition of 
     conditions under paragraph (1) shall be promptly published in 
     the Federal Register and reported to the Committees on Labor 
     and Human Resources and Commerce, Science, and Transportation 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Science of the House of 
     Representatives.'';
       (3) by inserting ``be entitled to'' between ``shall'' and 
     ``receive'', and by inserting ``, including traveltime,'' 
     after ``Foundation'' in section 14(c) (42 U.S.C. 1873(c));
       (4) by striking section 14(j) (42 U.S.C. 1873(j)); and
       (5) by striking ``Atomic Energy Commission'' in section 
     15(a) (42 U.S.C. 1874(a)) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Secretary of Energy''.
       (b) National Science Foundation Authorization Act, 1976 
     Amendments.--Section 6(a) of the National Science Foundation 
     Authorization Act, 1976 (42 U.S.C. 1881a(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``social,'' the first place it appears.
       (c) National Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 
     Amendments.--(1) Section 117(a)(1)(B)(v) of the National 
     Science Foundation Authorization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 
     1881b(1)(B)(v)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(v) from schools established outside the several States 
     and the District of Columbia by any agency of the Federal 
     Government for dependents of its employees.''.
       (2) Section 117(a)(3)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1881b(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``Science and Engineering 
     Education'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Education and 
     Human Resources''.
       (d) Education for Economic Security Act Amendments.--
     Section 107 of Education for Economic Security Act (20 U.S.C. 
     3917) is repealed.
       (e) Technical Amendment.--The second subsection (g) of 
     section 3 of the National Science Foundation Act of 1950 is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 125. INDIRECT COSTS.

       (a) Matching Funds.--Matching funds required pursuant to 
     section 204(a)(2)(C) of the Academic Research Facilities 
     Modernization Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 1862c(a)(2)(C)) shall 
     not be considered facilities costs for purposes of 
     determining indirect cost rates.
       (b) Report.--The Director of the Office of Science and 
     Technology Policy, in consultation with other relevant 
     agencies, shall prepare a report analyzing what steps would 
     be needed to--
       (1) reduce by 10 percent the proportion of Federal 
     assistance to institutions of higher education that are 
     allocated for indirect costs; and
       (2) reduce the variance among indirect cost rates of 
     different institutions of higher education,

     including an evaluation of the relative benefits and burdens 
     of each option on institutions of higher education. Such 
     report shall be transmitted to the Congress no later than 
     December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 126. RESEARCH INSTRUMENTATION AND FACILITIES.

       The Foundation shall incorporate the guidelines set forth 
     in Important Notice No. 91, dated March 11, 1983 (48 Fed. 
     Reg. 15754, April 12, 1983), relating to the use and 
     operation of Foundation-supported research instrumentation 
     and facilities, in its notice of Grant General Conditions, 
     and shall examine more closely the adherence of grantee 
     organizations to such guidelines.

     SEC. 127. FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE.

       Persons temporarily employed by or at the Foundation shall 
     be subject to the same financial disclosure requirements and 
     related sanctions under the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
     as are permanent employees of the Foundation in equivalent 
     positions.

     SEC. 128. EDUCATIONAL LEAVE OF ABSENCE FOR ACTIVE DUTY.

       In order to be eligible to receive funds from the 
     Foundation after September 30, 1995, an institution of higher 
     education must provide that whenever any student of the 
     institution who is a member of the National Guard, or other 
     reserve component of the Armed Forces of the United States, 
     is called or ordered to active duty, other than active duty 
     for training, the institution shall grant the member a 
     military leave of absence from their education. Persons on 
     military leave of absence from their institution shall be 
     entitled, upon release from military duty, to be restored to 
     the educational status they had attained prior to their being 
     ordered to military duty without loss of academic credits 
     earned, scholarships or grants awarded, or tuition and other 
     fees paid prior to the commencement of the military duty. It 
     shall be the duty of the institution to refund tuition or 
     fees paid or to credit the tuition and fees to the next 
     semester or term after the termination of the educational 
     military leave of absence at the option of the student.

     SEC. 129. SCIENCE STUDIES INSTITUTE.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 822 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal 1991 (42 U.S.C. 6686) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Critical Technologies Institute'' in the 
     section heading and in subsection (a), and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Science Studies Institute'';
       (2) in subsection (b) by striking ``As determined by the 
     chairman of the committee referred to in subsection (c), 
     the'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The'';
       (3) by striking subsection (c), and redesignating 
     subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (c), (d), 
     (e), and (f), respectively;
       (4) in subsection (c), as so redesignated by paragraph (3) 
     of this subsection--
       (A) by inserting ``science and'' after ``developments and 
     trends in'' in paragraph (1);
       (B) by striking ``with particular emphasis'' in paragraph 
     (1) and all that follows through the end of such paragraph 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``and developing and 
     maintaining relevant informational and analytical tools.'';
       (C) by striking ``to determine'' and all that follows 
     through ``technology policies'' in paragraph (2) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``with particular attention to the 
     scope and content of the Federal science and technology 
     research and develop portfolio as it affects interagency and 
     national issues'';
       (D) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) Initiation of studies and analysis of alternatives 
     available for ensuring the long-term strength of the United 
     States in the development and application of science and 
     technology, including appropriate roles for the Federal 
     Government, State governments, private industry, and 
     institutions of higher education in the development and 
     application of science and technology.'';
       (E) by inserting ``science and'' after ``Executive branch 
     on'' in paragraph (4)(A); and
       (F) by amending paragraph (4)(B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) to the interagency committees and panels of the 
     Federal Government concerned with science and technology.'';
       (5) in subsection (d), as so redesignated by paragraph (3) 
     of this subsection, by striking ``subsection (d)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (c)''; and
       (6) by amending subsection (f), as so redesignated by 
     paragraph (3) of this subsection, to read as follows:
       ``(f) Sponsorship.--The Director of the Office of Science 
     and Technology Policy shall be the sponsor of the 
     Institute.''.
       (b) Conforming Usage.--All references in Federal law or 
     regulations to the Critical Technologies Institute shall be 
     considered to be references to the Science Studies Institute.

     SEC. 130. EDUCATIONAL IMPACT.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds that--
       (1) Federal research funds made available to institutions 
     of higher education often create incentives for such 
     institutions to emphasize research over undergraduate 
     teaching and to narrow the focus of their graduate programs; 
     and
       (2) National Science Foundation funds for Research and 
     Related Activities should be spent in the manner most likely 
     to improve the quality of undergraduate and graduate 
     education in institutions of higher education.
       (b) Educational Impact.--(1) The impact that a grant or 
     cooperative agreement by the National Science Foundation 
     would have on undergraduate and graduate education at an 
     institution of higher education shall be a factor in any 
     decision whether to award such grant or agreement to that 
     institution.
       (2) Paragraph (1) shall be effective with respect to any 
     grant or cooperative agreement awarded after September 30, 
     1996.
       (c) Report.--The Director shall provide a plan for the 
     implementation of subsection (b) of this section, no later 
     than December 31, 1995, to the Committee on Science of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation and the Committee on Labor and 
     Human Resources of the Senate.

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        TITLE II--NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1996''.

     SEC. 202. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) a balanced civil space program is a critical element of 
     the Nation's investment in research and development that 
     needs to be maintained even as the United States reduces its 
     deficit;
       (2) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration will 
     require predictable and adequate funding over the next 5 
     years in order to carry out a balanced program of initiatives 
     in human space flight and science, aeronautics, and 
     technology;
       (3) international cooperation can play a major role in 
     leveraging American investments in space exploration and 
     utilization and should be encouraged; and
       (4) the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     should continue its efforts to reduce institutional costs, 
     through management restructuring, facility consolidation when 
     appropriate, procurement reform, personnel base downsizing, 
     and convergence with other defense and private sector 
     systems.

     SEC. 203. DEFINITION.

       For purposes of this title, the term ``Administrator'' 
     means the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration.
              Subtitle B--Authorization of Appropriations

                         PART I--AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 211. HUMAN SPACE FLIGHT.

       (a) Authorizations.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration for fiscal year 1996 for Human Space Flight 
     the following amounts:
       (1) For Russian Cooperation, $100,000,000.
       (2) For the Space Shuttle, $3,171,800,000.
       (3) For Payload and Utilization Operations, $315,000,000.
       (b) Construction of Facilities.--(1) Of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a)(2), 
     $7,500,000 are authorized for replacement of the Chemical 
     Analysis Facility, Kennedy Space Center.
       (2) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under 
     subsection (a)(2), $4,900,000 are authorized for replacement 
     of the Space Shuttle Main Engine Processing Facility, Kennedy 
     Space Center.
       (3) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under 
     subsection (a)(2), $5,000,000 are authorized for 
     modernization of the Firex System, Pads A and B, Kennedy 
     Space Center.

     SEC. 212. SCIENCE, AERONAUTICS, AND TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Authorizations.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration for fiscal year 1996 for Science, Aeronautics, 
     and Technology the following amounts:
       (1) For Space Science, $1,972,400,000, of which--
       (A) $1,154,600,000 are authorized for Physics and 
     Astronomy, including $7,000,000 for the Space Infrared 
     Telescope Facility, $28,700,000 for the Stratospheric 
     Observatory for Infrared Astronomy, and $51,500,000 for the 
     Gravity Probe B Relativity Mission; and
       (B) $817,800,000 are authorized for Planetary Exploration, 
     including $20,000,000 for the New Millenium program.
       (2) For Life and Microgravity Sciences and Applications, 
     $293,200,000.
       (3) For Mission to Planet Earth, $1,283,360,000.
       (4) For Space Access and Technology, $520,200,000, of 
     which--
       (A) $59,000,000 are authorized for the Reusable Launch 
     Vehicle technology development program, and, to the extent 
     provided in appropriations Acts, the Administrator may 
     utilize up to $100,000,000 from funds otherwise provided to 
     the Department of Defense for the Reusable Launch Vehicle;
       (B) $140,500,000 are authorized for Spacecraft and Remote 
     Sensing; and
       (C) $22,600,000 are authorized for the Small Spacecraft 
     Technology Initiative.
       (5) For Aeronautical Research and Technology, $877,300,000, 
     of which--
       (A) $354,700,000 are authorized for Research and Technology 
     Base activities;
       (B) $240,500,000 are authorized for High Speed Research;
       (C) $163,400,000 are authorized for Advanced Subsonic 
     Technology; and
       (D) $65,200,000 are authorized for High Performance 
     Computing and Communications.
       (6) For Mission Communication Services, $461,300,000.
       (7) For Academic Programs, $102,200,000.
       (b) Construction of Facilities.--(1) Of the funds 
     authorized to be appropriated under subsection (a)(2), 
     $3,000,000 are authorized for the construction of an addition 
     to the Microgravity Development Laboratory, Marshall Space 
     Flight Center.
       (2) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under 
     subsection (a)(3), $17,000,000 are authorized for 
     construction of Earth Systems Science Building, Goddard Space 
     Flight Center.
       (3) Of the funds authorized to be appropriated under 
     subsection (a)(5), $5,400,000 are authorized for 
     modernization of the Unitary Plan Wind Tunnel Complex, Ames 
     Research Center.

     SEC. 213. MISSION SUPPORT.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal year 1996 for 
     Mission Support the following amounts:
       (1) For Safety, Reliability, and Quality Assurance, 
     $37,600,000.
       (2) For Space Communications Services, $299,400,000, of 
     which $175,800,000 are authorized for the Tracking and Data 
     Relay Satellite Replenishment program.
       (3) For Research and Program Management, including 
     personnel and related costs, travel, and research operations 
     support, $2,094,800,000.
       (4) For Construction of Facilities, including land 
     acquisition, $166,400,000, of which--
       (A) $6,300,000 are authorized for restoration of Flight 
     Systems Research Laboratory, Ames Research Center;
       (B) $3,000,000 are authorized for restoration of Chilled 
     Water Distribution System, Goddard Space Flight Center;
       (C) $4,800,000 are authorized for replacement of Chillers, 
     various buildings, Jet Propulsion Laboratory;
       (D) $1,100,000 are authorized for rehabilitation of 
     Electrical Distribution System, White Sands Test Facility, 
     Johnson Space Center;
       (E) $4,200,000 are authorized for replacement of Main 
     Substation Switchgear and Circuit Breakers, Johnson Space 
     Center;
       (F) $1,800,000 are authorized for replacement of 15KV Load 
     Break Switches, Kennedy Space Center;
       (G) $9,000,000 are authorized for rehabilitation of Central 
     Air Equipment Building, Lewis Research Center;
       (H) $4,700,000 are authorized for restoration of High 
     Pressure Air Compressor System, Marshall Space Flight Center;
       (I) $6,800,000 are authorized for restoration of 
     Information and Electronic Systems Laboratory, Marshall Space 
     Flight Center;
       (J) $1,400,000 are authorized for restoration of Canal 
     Lock, Stennis Space Center;
       (K) $2,500,000 are authorized for restoration of Primary 
     Electrical Distribution System, Wallops Flight Facility;
       (L) $35,000,000 are authorized for repair of facilities at 
     various locations, not in excess of $1,500,000 per project;
       (M) $35,000,000 are authorized for rehabilitation and 
     modification of facilities at various locations, not in 
     excess of $1,500,000 per project;
       (N) $3,800,000 are authorized for minor construction of new 
     facilities and additions to existing facilities at various 
     locations, not in excess of $1,500,000 per project;
       (O) $10,000,000 are authorized for facility planning and 
     design; and
       (P) $37,000,000 are authorized for environmental compliance 
     and restoration.

     SEC. 214. INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for fiscal year 1996 for 
     Inspector General, $17,300,000.

     SEC. 215. TOTAL CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES AUTHORIZATION.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, the 
     total amount authorized to be appropriated under this title 
     for Construction of Facilities shall not exceed $199,200,000.

               PART II--LIMITATIONS AND SPECIAL AUTHORITY

     SEC. 221. USE OF FUNDS FOR CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Authorized Uses.--Funds appropriated under sections 
     211(a), 212(a), and 213(1) and (2), and funds appropriated 
     for research operations support under section 213(3), may be 
     used for the construction of new facilities and additions to, 
     repair of, rehabilitation of, or modification of existing 
     facilities at any location in support of the purposes for 
     which such funds are authorized.
       (b) Limitation.--None of the funds used pursuant to 
     subsection (a) may be expended for a project, the estimated 
     cost of which to the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration, including collateral equipment, exceeds 
     $500,000, until 30 days have passed after the Administrator 
     has notified the Committee on Science of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate of the nature, location, and 
     estimated cost to the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration of such project.
       (c) Title to Facilities.--If funds are used pursuant to 
     subsection (a) for grants to institutions of higher 
     education, or to nonprofit organizations whose primary 
     purpose is the conduct of scientific research, for purchase 
     or construction of additional research facilities, title to 
     such facilities shall be vested in the United States unless 
     the Administrator determines that the national program of 
     aeronautical and space activities will best be served by 
     vesting title in the grantee institution or organization. 
     Each such grant shall be made under such conditions as the 
     Administrator shall determine to be required to ensure that 
     the United States will receive therefrom the benefits 
     adequate to justify the making of that grant.

     SEC. 222. AVAILABILITY OF APPROPRIATED AMOUNTS.

       To the extent provided in appropriations Acts, 
     appropriations authorized under part I may remain available 
     without fiscal year limitation.

     SEC. 223. REPROGRAMMING FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES.

       Appropriations authorized under section 211(b), 212(b), or 
     213(4)--
       (1) may be varied upward by 10 percent at the discretion of 
     the Administrator; or
       (2) may be varied upward by 25 percent, to meet unusual 
     cost variations, after the expiration of 30 days following a 
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     circumstances of such action by the Administrator to the 
     Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate.

     The aggregate amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     sections 211(b), 212(b), and 213(4) shall not be increased as 
     a result of actions authorized under paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     of this section.

     SEC. 224. CONSIDERATION BY COMMITTEES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this title--
       (1) no amount appropriated to the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration may be used for any program for which 
     the President's annual budget request included a request for 
     funding, but for which the Congress denied or did not provide 
     funding;
       (2) no amount appropriated to the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration may be used for any program in excess of 
     the amount actually authorized for the particular program by 
     part I; and
       (3) no amount appropriated to the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration may be used for any program which has 
     not been presented to the Congress in the President's annual 
     budget request or the supporting and ancillary documents 
     thereto,

     unless a period of 30 days has passed after the receipt by 
     the Committee on Science of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate of notice given by the Administrator containing a full 
     and complete statement of the action proposed to be taken and 
     the facts and circumstances relied upon in support of such 
     proposed action. The National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration shall keep the Committee on Science of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate fully and currently 
     informed with respect to all activities and responsibilities 
     within the jurisdiction of those committees. Except as 
     otherwise provided by law, any Federal department, agency, or 
     independent establishment shall furnish any information 
     requested by either committee relating to any such activity 
     or responsibility.

     SEC. 225. USE OF FUNDS FOR SCIENTIFIC CONSULTATIONS OR 
                   EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES.

       Funds appropriated under section 212 may be used, but not 
     to exceed $35,000, for scientific consultations or 
     extraordinary expenses upon the authorization of the 
     Administrator.
                  Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 231. PURCHASE OF AIRBORNE INFRARED ASTRONOMY DATA 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Contract for Services.--The Administrator is authorized 
     to enter into multiyear contracts for the purchase of 
     services to provide infrared astronomical data by airborne 
     platforms. Such contracts may provide for the acquisition of 
     aircraft, instruments, support equipment, and any capital 
     items necessary to meet Government needs, and further, the 
     costs of such items may be amortized over the life of the 
     contract.
       (b) Termination Liability.--Any contract entered into 
     pursuant to this section may provide for the payment of 
     contingent liability that may accrue in the event that the 
     Federal Government for its convenience terminates such 
     contracts. Payments made for such liability shall be derived 
     from appropriations for Science, Aeronautics, and Technology 
     which remain unobligated from any fiscal year.
       (c) Calculation of Transactions.--For the purposes of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, the Budget Enforcement 
     Act of 1990, and scorekeeping guidelines, the Office of 
     Management and Budget and the Congressional Budget Office 
     shall score any contract entered into under this section in 
     the same manner as if the contract had been entered into on 
     September 30, 1990.

     SEC. 232. FACILITIES CLOSING COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--In the event that the total amount of 
     funds appropriated to the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration for fiscal year 1996 is less than the amount 
     authorized to be appropriated to the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration in this title, there shall be 
     established an independent commission to be known as the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration Facilities 
     Commission (hereafter referred to in this section as the 
     ``Commission''). The Commission shall be constituted and 
     conduct its activities in accordance with a plan provided to 
     Congress by the President within 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of the Act making such appropriations.
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Commission shall be to 
     make recommendations for the closure or reconfiguration of 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration facilities, 
     including research and operations Centers, resulting in cost 
     savings for the overall budget for such facilities.
                    TITLE III--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Energy Research and 
     Development Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 302. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) Federal support of research and development in general, 
     and energy research and development in particular, has played 
     a key role in the growth of the United States economy since 
     World War II through the production of new knowledge, the 
     development of new technologies and processes, and the 
     demonstration of such new technologies and processes for 
     application to industrial and other uses;
       (2) Federal support of energy research and development is 
     especially important because such research and development 
     contributes to solutions for national problems in energy 
     security, environmental restoration, and economic 
     competitiveness;
       (3) the Department of Energy has successfully promoted new 
     technologies and processes to address problems with energy 
     supply, fossil energy, and energy conservation through its 
     various research and development programs;
       (4) while the Federal budget deficit and payments on the 
     national debt must be addressed through cost-cutting 
     measures, investments in basic research and research and 
     development on key energy issues must be maintained;
       (5) within the last two years, the Department of Energy has 
     made great strides in managing its programs more efficiently 
     and effectively;
       (6) significant savings should result from these measures 
     without hampering the Department's core missions; and
       (7) the Strategic Realignment Initiative and other such 
     efforts of the Department should be continued.

     SEC. 303. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title--
       (1) the term ``Department'' means the Department of Energy; 
     and
       (2) the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy.

     SEC. 304. ENERGY CONSERVATION.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     for fiscal year 1996 for energy conservation research, 
     development, and demonstration--
       (1) $62,700,000 for energy conservation in buildings;
       (2) $121,700,000 for energy conservation by industry;
       (3) $185,700,000 for energy conservation in the 
     transportation sector;
       (4) no funds for energy conservation by utilities;
       (5) $36,400,000 for technical and financial assistance; and
       (6) $7,000,000 for policy and management activities.

     SEC. 305. FOSSIL ENERGY.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     for fiscal year 1996 for fossil energy research, development, 
     and demonstration--
       (1) $114,900,000 for coal;
       (2) $81,700,000 for petroleum;
       (3) $116,300,000 for gas;
       (4) no funds for the Fossil Energy Cooperative Research and 
     Development Program;
       (5) $2,000,000 for fuels;
       (6) $64,000,000 for program direction and management;
       (7) $3,000,000 for plant and capital improvements; and
       (8) $16,400,000 for environmental restoration.

     SEC. 306. HIGH ENERGY AND NUCLEAR PHYSICS.

       (a) Authorizations.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 1996 for high 
     energy and nuclear physics activities of the Department--
       (1) $665,000,000 for high energy physics activities;
       (2) $321,100,000 for nuclear physics activities; and
       (3) $9,000,000 for program direction.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Before May 1, 1996, the Secretary, 
     after consultation with the high energy and nuclear physics 
     communities, shall prepare and transmit to the Congress a 
     strategic plan for the high energy and nuclear physics 
     activities of the Department, assuming a combined budget of 
     $900,000,000 for all activities authorized under this section 
     for each of the fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000. The 
     report shall include--
       (1) a list of research opportunities to be pursued, 
     including both ongoing and proposed activities;
       (2) an analysis of the relevance of each research facility 
     to the research opportunities listed under paragraph (1):
       (3) a statement of the optimal balance among facility 
     operations, construction, and research support and the 
     optimal balance between university and laboratory research 
     programs;
       (4) schedules for the continuation, consolidation, or 
     termination of each research program, and continuation, 
     upgrade, transfer, or closure of each research facility; and
       (5) a statement by project of efforts to coordinate 
     research projects with the international community to 
     maximize the use of limited resources and avoid unproductive 
     duplication of efforts.

     SEC. 307. SOLAR AND RENEWABLE ENERGY.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     for fiscal year 1996 for solar and renewable energy research, 
     development, and demonstration--
       (1) $263,000,000 for solar energy;
       (2) $30,000,000 for geothermal energy;
       (3) $25,000,000 for hydrogen energy;
       (4) $500,000 for hydropower;
       (5) $34,700,000 for electric energy systems; and
       (6) $5,200,000 for energy storage systems.

     SEC. 308. NUCLEAR ENERGY.

       (a) Authorizations.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 1996 for 
     nuclear energy research, development, and demonstration--
       (1) $161,000,000 for nuclear energy, including $49,740,000 
     for the Advanced Light Water Reactor program;
       (2) $69,700,000 for the termination of certain facilities; 
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       (3) $25,400,000 for isotope support.
       (b) Prohibitions.--None of the funds authorized in this 
     title for any fiscal year may be used for the Soviet Design 
     Reactor Safety Initiative or the Russian Replacement Power 
     Initiative.
       (c) National Academy of Sciences Report.--The Secretary 
     shall enter into an agreement with the National Academy of 
     Sciences for such Academy to conduct a study of the Gas 
     Turbine-Modular Helium Reactor, and report the results of 
     such study to the Congress by December 31, 1995. Such study 
     shall consider the technical feasibility and economic 
     potential of such reactor design.

     SEC. 309. CIVILIAN WASTE; ENVIRONMENT, SAFETY, AND HEALTH.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     for fiscal year 1996 for research, development, and 
     demonstration--
       (1) $700,000 for civilian waste; and
       (2) $143,900,000 for environment, safety, and health.

     SEC. 310. LONG-TERM INITIATIVES.

       (a) Authorizations.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 1996--
       (1) $429,500,000 for biological and environmental research 
     activities;
       (2) $275,000,000 for fusion energy research, development, 
     and demonstration, including a fusion research program using 
     the Tokamak Fusion Test Reactor, except that no funds 
     authorized by this title for fiscal year 1996 or 1997 may be 
     used for construction of the Tokamak Physics Experiment; and
       (3) $761,000,000 for basic energy sciences research 
     activities.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Before May 1, 1996, the Secretary, 
     after consultation with the relevant scientific communities, 
     shall prepare and transmit to the Congress a report detailing 
     a strategic plan for the operation of facilities that are 
     provided funds authorized by subsection (a)(3). The report 
     shall include--
       (1) a list of such facilities, including schedules for 
     continuation, upgrade, transfer, or closure of each facility;
       (2) a list of proposed facilities to be provided funds 
     authorized by subsection (a)(3), including schedules for the 
     construction and operation of each facility;
       (3) a list of research opportunities to be pursued, 
     including both ongoing and proposed activities, by the 
     research activities authorized by subsection (a)(3); and
       (4) an analysis of the relevance of each facility listed in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) to the research opportunities listed 
     in paragraph (3).

     SEC. 311. SUPPORT PROGRAMS FOR ENERGY SUPPLY RESEARCH AND 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     for fiscal year 1996 for support programs for Energy Supply 
     Research and Development--
       (1) $1,400,000 for Energy Research Analyses;
       (2) $40,000,000 for Laboratory Technology Transfer;
       (3) $7,700,000 for advisory and oversight activities;
       (4) $25,000,000 for the Multi-Program Energy Laboratory 
     program;
       (5) $4,000,000 for policy and management of Energy Supply 
     Research and Development;
       (6) $2,000,000 for policy and management of the energy 
     research programs;
       (7) $20,000,000 for University and Science Education 
     programs;
       (8) $10,000,000 for the Technology Information Management 
     Program;
       (9) $2,000,000 for the Technology Partnership;
       (10) $15,000,000 for In-House Energy Management; and
       (11) $642,000,000 for Civilian Environmental Restoration 
     and Waste Management.

     SEC. 312. LIMITATION.

       None of the funds authorized by this title shall be used at 
     the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory after June 1, 1996, 
     with the exception of funds authorized by sections 309 and 
     311(11).

     SEC. 313. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     for each of the fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 
     $4,342,000,000 for carrying out the activities authorized by 
     this title.

     SEC. 314. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of the Congress that $100,000,000 
     previously appropriated for the Clean Coal Technology Program 
     should be returned to the Treasury, and that $220,000,000 of 
     funds previously appropriated for activities for which funds 
     are authorized by this title, and allocated for a specific 
     location by the Congress, should also be returned to the 
     Treasury.
       TITLE IV--NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 402. POLICY AND PURPOSE.

       It is the policy of the United States and the purpose of 
     this title to--
       (1) support and promote continuing the mission of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to monitor, 
     describe and predict changes in the Earth's environment, 
     protect lives and property, and conserve and manage the 
     Nation's coastal and marine resources to ensure sustainable 
     economic opportunities;
       (2) affirm that such mission involves basic 
     responsibilities of the Federal Government for ensuring 
     general public safety, national security, and environmental 
     well-being, and promising economic growth;
       (3) affirm that the successful execution of such mission 
     depends strongly on interdependency and synergism among 
     component activities of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration;
       (4) recognize that the activities of the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration underlie the societal and 
     economic well-being of many sectors of our Nation; and
       (5) recognize that such mission is most effectively 
     performed by a single Federal agency with the capability to 
     link societal and economic decisions with a comprehensive 
     understanding of the Earth's environment, as provided for in 
     this title.

     SEC. 403. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE OPERATIONS AND RESEARCH.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Commerce to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration to carry out the operations and research 
     activities of the National Weather Service $483,124,000 for 
     fiscal year 1996.

     SEC. 404. NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE SYSTEMS ACQUISITION.

       (a) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary of Commerce to enable the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration to improve its public warning 
     and forecast systems $90,343,000 for fiscal year 1996. None 
     of the funds authorized under this section may be used for 
     the purposes for which funds are authorized under section 
     102(b) of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     Authorization Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-567).
       (b) Contractor Activities.--Activities of any non-Federal 
     entity, including the purchase, transportation, receipt, and 
     installation of property and materials, on behalf of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration pursuant to 
     the modernization of the National Weather Service as set 
     forth in the Weather Service Modernization Act (title VII of 
     Public Law 102-567), are hereby expressly exempted from 
     taxation in any manner or form by any State, county, or 
     municipality, or any subdivision thereof.
       (c) Repeal.--Section 102(b)(2) of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 405. WEATHER SERVICE MODERNIZATION.

       (a) Amendments.--The Weather Service Modernization Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 706--
       (A) by striking ``60-day'' in subsection (c)(2) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``30-day'';
       (B) by amending subsection (b)(6) to read as follows:
       ``(6) any recommendations of the Committee submitted under 
     section 707(c) that evaluate the certification.'';
       (C) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) Final Decision.--If the Secretary decides to close, 
     consolidate, automate, or relocate any such field office, the 
     Secretary shall publish the certification in the Federal 
     Register and submit the certification to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Science of the House of Representatives.''; and
       (D) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
       ``(f) Public Liaison.--The Secretary shall maintain for a 
     period of at least two years after the closure of any weather 
     office a program to--
       ``(1) provide timely information regarding the activities 
     of the National Weather Service which may affect service to 
     the community, including modernization and restructuring; and
       ``(2) work with area weather service users, including 
     persons associated with general aviation, civil defense, 
     emergency preparedness, and the news media, with respect to 
     the provision of timely weather warnings and forecasts.''; 
     and
       (2) by amending section 707(c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) Duties.--The Committee may review any certification 
     under section 706, for which the Secretary has provided a 
     notice of intent to certify, in the plan, including any 
     certification for which there is a significant potential for 
     degradation of service within the affected area. Upon the 
     request of the Committee, the Secretary shall make available 
     to the Committee the supporting documents developed by the 
     Secretary in connection with the certification. The Committee 
     shall evaluate any certification reviewed on the basis of the 
     modernization criteria and with respect to the requirement 
     that there be no degradation of service, and advise the 
     Secretary accordingly.''.
       (b) Sense of Congress Regarding Additional Modernization 
     Activities.--It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary 
     of Commerce should plan for the implementation of a follow-on 
     modernization program aimed at improving weather services 
     provided to areas which do not receive weather radar coverage 
     at 10,000 feet. In carrying out such a program, the Secretary 
     should plan for a procurement of Block II NEXRAD radar units.

     SEC. 406. BASIC FUNCTIONS AND PRIVATIZATION OF NATIONAL 
                   WEATHER SERVICE .

       (a) Basic Functions.--The basic functions of the National 
     Weather Service shall be--
       (1) the provision of forecasts and warnings including 
     forecasts and warnings, of severe weather, flooding, 
     hurricanes, and tsunami events;
       (2) the collection, exchange, and distribution of 
     meteorological, hydrologic, climatic, and oceanographic data 
     and information; and
       (3) the preparation of hydrometeorological guidance and 
     core forecast information.

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       (b) Prohibition.--The National Weather Service shall not 
     provide any new or enhanced weather services for the sole 
     benefit of an identifiable private entity or group of such 
     entities operating in any sector of the national or 
     international economy in competition with the private weather 
     service industry.
       (c) New or Enhanced Service.--If the Secretary determines, 
     after consultation with appropriate Federal and State 
     officials, that a new or enhanced weather service is 
     necessary and in the public interest to fulfill the 
     international obligations of the United States, to enable 
     State or Federal emergency or resource managers to better 
     perform their State or Federal duties, or to carry out the 
     functions of the National Weather Service described in 
     subsection (a), the National Weather Service may provide such 
     new or enhanced service as one of its basic functions if--
       (1) each new or enhanced service provided by the National 
     Weather Service will be limited to the level that the 
     Secretary determines necessary to fulfill the requirements of 
     this subsection, taking into account the capabilities and 
     limitations of resources available, scientific knowledge, and 
     technological capability of the National Weather Service; and
       (2) upon request, the National Weather Service will 
     promptly make available to any person the data or data 
     products supporting the new or enhanced service provided 
     pursuant to this section, at a cost not greater than that 
     sufficient to recover the cost of dissemination.
       (d) Federal Register.--The Secretary shall promptly publish 
     in the Federal Register each determination made under 
     subsection (c).
       (e) Privatization Review.--The Secretary shall, by February 
     15, 1996, conduct a review of all existing weather services 
     and activities performed by the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration in order to identify those 
     activities which may be transferred to the private sector. 
     Such review shall include a determination that activities 
     identified for privatization will continue to be disseminated 
     to users on a reasonably affordable basis with no degradation 
     of service. The Secretary shall, by March 15, 1996, provide 
     to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the 
     President of the Senate a plan for transferring these 
     identified services to the private sector.

     SEC. 407. CLIMATE AND AIR QUALITY RESEARCH.

       (a) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary of Commerce to enable the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration to carry out its climate and 
     air quality research activities $139,238,000 for fiscal year 
     1996.
       (b) GLOBE.--Of the amount authorized in subsection (a), 
     $7,000,000 are authorized for fiscal year 1996 for a program 
     to increase scientific understanding of the Earth and student 
     achievement in math and science by using a worldwide network 
     of schools to collect environmental observations. Beginning 
     in fiscal year 1996, amounts appropriated for such program 
     may be obligated only to the extent that an equal or greater 
     amount of non-Federal funding is provided for such program.

     SEC. 408. ATMOSPHERIC RESEARCH.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Commerce to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration to carry out its atmospheric research 
     activities $46,909,000 for fiscal year 1996.

     SEC. 409. OCEANS AND GREAT LAKES PROGRAMS.

       (a) Marine Prediction Research.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce to enable the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out 
     its oceans and Great Lakes research activities, including 
     Marine Prediction Research, $14,984,000 for fiscal year 1996.
       (b) Sea Grant.--Section 212(a) and (b) of the National Sea 
     Grant College Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1131 (a) and (b)) are 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) The Secretary shall maintain within the 
     Administration a program to be known as the National Sea 
     Grant College Program. The National Sea Grant College Program 
     shall consist of the financial assistance and other 
     activities provided for in this Act, and shall be 
     administered by a National Sea Grant Office within the 
     Administration. The Secretary shall establish long-range 
     planning guidelines and priorities for, and adequately 
     evaluate, this program.
       ``(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
     all aspects of the National Sea Grant College Program, 
     including research directed toward zebra mussel and other 
     aquatic nuisance mitigation, $49,400,000 for fiscal year 
     1996.''.
       (c) National Undersea Research.--By February 15, 1996, the 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration shall submit to the Committee on Science of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate a report setting 
     forth those specific actions taken to ensure that the 
     research activities formerly carried out under the National 
     Undersea Research Program are transferred to and sustained 
     within other existing research programs of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. In providing for this 
     transfer, the Administrator shall afford the maximum 
     practicable consideration to extending the existing 
     extramural grants and contracts of the National Undersea 
     Research Program. Within the amounts authorized by this 
     title, there are authorized such sums as may be necessary for 
     carrying out the purposes of this subsection.

     SEC. 410. SATELLITE OBSERVING AND ENVIRONMENTAL DATA 
                   MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS.

       (a) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary of Commerce to enable the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration to carry out its satellite 
     observing systems activities and data and information 
     services, $357,381,000 for fiscal year 1996. None of the 
     funds authorized in this subsection may be used for the 
     purposes for which funds are authorized under section 105(d) 
     of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Act of 
     1992 (Public Law 102-567).
       (b) Meteorological Satellite Acquisition Strategic Plan.--
     By February 15, 1996, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit 
     to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Science of the House of 
     Representatives a strategic plan for the acquisition of 
     meteorological satellite systems which provides options for 
     reducing the annual costs of acquisition. The Secretary shall 
     consider alternative contractual approaches including--
       (1) single prime contracts which provide for satellite 
     delivery on orbit;
       (2) acquisition of data services rather than hardware 
     procurement; and
       (3) Government-private sector cost sharing.
       (c) Amendment to the Land Remote Sensing Act of 1992.--
     Section 101 of the Land Remote Sensing Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 
     5601 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (e) and (f), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Authority To Retain Fees.--The Landsat Program 
     Management Member responsible for operation of the Landsat 7 
     system may retain fees collected from foreign ground stations 
     and from other Landsat 7 data sales to offset the costs of 
     operating the Landsat 7 system.''.
       (d) Sole Source Contracts.--Of the sums authorized under 
     subsection (a) of this section, $44,561,000 for fiscal year 
     1996 are authorized to remain available until expended to 
     procure additional Geostationary Operational Environmental 
     NEXT satellites and instruments together with the launch and 
     supporting ground systems for such satellites, to enter 
     through the National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     into contracts and amendments or modifications of contracts 
     with the developer of previous GOES-NEXT satellites to ensure 
     and facilitate the acquisition of the additional GOES-NEXT 
     satellites and instruments, if the Secretary of Commerce 
     certifies to the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 
     the President of the Senate that the exercise of such 
     authority is necessary to ensure continuous service in 
     geostationary satellite imagery equivalent to that provided 
     by the GOES I-M system.
       (e) Interagency Facility Consolidation.--By February 15, 
     1996, the Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator 
     of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration, shall 
     submit to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Science of 
     the House of Representatives a report assessing the costs and 
     impacts on operations that would result from the 
     consolidation of satellite command and control, and data 
     acquisition and transfer functions now being carried out at 
     the Satellite Operations Control Center and Command and Data 
     Acquisition Centers with functionally compatible facilities 
     located at the Goddard Space Flight Center.
       (f) Repeal.--Section 105(d)(2) of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration Authorization Act of 1992 is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 411. NATIONAL OCEAN SERVICE OBSERVATION AND ASSESSMENT.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Commerce to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration to carry out observation and assessment 
     activities $48,521,000 for fiscal year 1996.

     SEC. 412. PROGRAM SUPPORT.

       (a) Executive Direction and Administrative Activities.--
     There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Commerce to enable the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration to carry out executive direction and 
     administrative activities, including management, 
     administrative support, provision of retired pay of National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration commissioned officers, 
     and policy development, $55,725,000 for fiscal year 1996.
       (b) Acquisition, Construction, Maintenance, and Operation 
     of Facilities.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Secretary of Commerce for acquisition, construction, 
     maintenance, and operation of facilities of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration $52,299,000 for fiscal 
     year 1996.
       (c) Marine Services.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce to enable the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out 
     marine service activities, including ship operations, 
     maintenance, and support, $62,011,000 for fiscal year 1996.
       (d) Aircraft Services.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce to enable the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry out 
     aircraft services activities, including aircraft operations, 
     maintenance, and support, $10,248,000 for fiscal year 1996.

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       (e) Voluntary Separations and Retirements.--To ease the 
     transition into the civilian workforce of members of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Commissioned 
     Officer Corps and to facilitate the reduction of active duty 
     officers--
       (1) section 1174a of title 10, United States Code, shall 
     apply to the NOAA Corps in the same manner and to the same 
     extent as that provision applies to the Department of 
     Defense, and the Secretary of Commerce shall implement the 
     provisions of that section with respect to the NOAA Corps and 
     apply the applicable provisions of title 33, United States 
     Code, relating to separation of NOAA Corps personnel; and
       (2) section 4403(a) and (g) through (i) of the Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 
     106 Stat. 2315) shall apply to the NOAA Corps in the same 
     manner and to the same extent as those provisions apply to 
     the Department of Defense, and the Secretary of Commerce 
     shall implement those provisions with respect to the NOAA 
     Corps and apply the applicable provisions of title 33, United 
     States Code, relating to retirement of NOAA Corps personnel.

     SEC. 413. NOAA FLEET MODERNIZATION.

       There are authorized to the Secretary of Commerce to enable 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to carry 
     out fleet modernization activities, including repair, 
     construction, acquisition, leasing, charter, or conversion of 
     vessels, including related equipment to maintain and 
     modernize the existing fleet and to continue planning the 
     modernization of the fleet, $5,950,000 for fiscal year 1996.

     SEC. 414. EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS AND ACTIVITIES.

       The Secretary of Commerce may conduct educational programs 
     and activities related to the responsibilities of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. For the 
     purposes of this section, the Secretary may award grants and 
     enter into cooperative agreements and contracts with States, 
     private sector, and nonprofit entities.

     SEC. 415. SUBPOENA.

       (a) General Rule.--Except as provided in subsection (c), no 
     employee of the National Weather Service shall give testimony 
     or introduce evidence before any court in any proceeding in 
     which the United States is not a party concerning any 
     function of the National Weather Service or any data, 
     information, or record created or acquired by the National 
     Weather Service unless a court of competent jurisdiction 
     determines that--
       (1) the evidence is not contained in the official records 
     maintained by the National Weather Service at the National 
     Climatic Data Center and is not otherwise available from any 
     other source; or
       (2) the evidence is contained in the official records 
     maintained by the National Weather Service at the National 
     Climatic Data Center but the applicable laws of evidence 
     provide no basis, including stipulation by the parties, under 
     which the requested data, information, or records can be 
     introduced in evidence without the employee's testimony.
       (b) Court Order.--No National Weather Service employee 
     shall honor any subpoena to provide testimony or introduce 
     evidence under the circumstances described in this section 
     unless the subpoena is accompanied by the requisite court 
     order.
       (c) Exception.--The National Weather Service may authorize 
     an employee to give testimony or introduce evidence in 
     proceedings in which the United States is not a party if such 
     testimony will further the interests of the National Weather 
     Service or the public.

     SEC. 416. WORKING CAPITAL FUND.

       (a) Establishment.--The Administrator of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration is authorized to 
     establish a working capital fund (in this section referred to 
     as the ``Fund''), to be available without fiscal year 
     limitation, for expenses necessary for the maintenance and 
     operation of such administrative services as the 
     Administrator shall find to be desirable in the interest of 
     economy and efficiency.
       (b) Transfer From Fund.--The Administrator may transfer 
     services out of the Fund upon a determination that 
     centralization of particular services is no longer 
     advantageous.
       (c) Transfers to Fund.--There shall be transferred to the 
     Fund the stocks of supplies, equipment, assets, liabilities, 
     and unpaid obligations relating to the services which the 
     Administrator determines will be performed through the Fund.
       (d) Appropriations.--Appropriations to the Fund, in such 
     amounts as may be necessary to provide additional working 
     capital, are authorized.
       (e) Credits to Fund.--The Fund shall be credited with 
     receipts from the sale or exchange of its property, and 
     receipts in payment for loss or damage to property owned by 
     the Fund.
       (f) Recovery to Fund.--The Fund shall recover, from the 
     appropriations and funds for which services are performed, 
     either in advance or by way of reimbursement, at rates which 
     will return in full all expenses of operation, including 
     reserves for annual leave, sick leave used, and the 
     depreciation of real and personal property: Provided, That 
     such services shall, to the fullest extent practicable, be 
     used to avoid duplication of separate like services in the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration: Provided 
     further, That an adequate system of accounts for the Fund 
     shall be maintained on the accrual method and financial 
     records shall be prepared on the basis of such accounts. An 
     annual business type budget shall be prepared for operations 
     under the Fund. The Fund shall be subject to an annual audit 
     to ensure that it is being operated in accordance with all 
     applicable accounting rules.
       (g) Disposition of Net Income.--The amount of any earned 
     net income resulting from the operation of the Fund at the 
     close of each fiscal year may be applied to restore any 
     previous impairment of the Fund, and to ensure the 
     availability of working capital necessary to replace 
     equipment and inventories: Provided, That any remaining net 
     income after such restoration shall be paid into the General 
     Fund of the Treasury.
       (h) Delegation.--The Administrator is authorized to 
     delegate the responsibility for the management of the Fund.
       (i) Effective Date.--This section shall take effect on 
     October 1, 1995, or the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     whichever is later.

     SEC. 417. WEATHER DATA BUOYS.

       (a) Prohibition.--It shall be unlawful for any unauthorized 
     person to remove, change the location of, obstruct, willfully 
     damage, make fast to, or interfere with any weather data buoy 
     established, installed, operated, or maintained by the 
     National Data Buoy Center. Any person who violates this 
     section may be assessed a civil penalty by the Administrator 
     of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration of not 
     more than $10,000 for each violation. Each day during which a 
     violation continues shall be considered a new offense. Such 
     penalties will be assessed after notice and opportunity for a 
     hearing.
       (b) Rewards.--The Administrator may offer and pay rewards 
     for the apprehension and conviction, or for information 
     helpful therein, of persons violating subsection (a), or for 
     information leading to the discovery of missing National 
     Weather Service property or the recovery thereof.

     SEC. 418. REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 3302 (b) and (c) 
     of title 31, United States Code, and subject to subsection 
     (b) of this section, all amounts received by the United 
     States in settlement of, or judgment for, damage claims 
     arising from the October 9, 1992, allision of the vessel 
     ZACHERY into the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration research vessel DISCOVERER--
       (1) shall be retained as an offsetting collection in the 
     Operations, Research, and Facilities account of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
       (2) shall be deposited in that account upon receipt by the 
     United States Government; and
       (3) shall be available only for obligation for National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration marine services.
       (b) Limitation.--Not more than $518,757.09 of the amounts 
     referred to in subsection (a) may be deposited into the 
     Operations, Research, and Facilities account pursuant to 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 419. CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

       (a) Weather Forecast Office.--The Secretary of Commerce is 
     authorized to enter into a contract with Florida State 
     University which shall--
       (1) provide the University with appropriated funds to 
     assist in the construction and associated expenses, including 
     parking, of a meteorological sciences building on its 
     Tallahassee, Florida, campus; and
       (2) include a space agreement with the University at no 
     cost to the Government, other than for operational expenses, 
     for space in this building for use as the Weather Forecast 
     Office.
       (b) Operations and Research Center.--The Secretary of 
     Commerce is authorized, subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, to construct, on approximately 10 acres of 
     land at Goddard Space Flight Center, a facility for a 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Operations 
     and Research Center.

     SEC. 420. ADDITIONAL AUTHORIZATION FOR GAPS IN WEATHER 
                   SERVICE COVERAGE.

       From sums otherwise provided in this title, up to 
     $7,000,000 may be used to augment National Weather Service 
     coverage for those geographic areas identified in the June, 
     1995 report of the National Research Council as having 
     potentially degraded service.
                TITLE V--ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY

     SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Environmental Research, 
     Development, and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 502. DEFINITIONS.

       For the purposes of this title, the term--
       (1) ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency;
       (2) ``Agency'' means the Environmental Protection Agency; 
     and
       (3) ``Assistant Administrator'' means the Assistant 
     Administrator for Research and Development of the Agency.

     SEC. 503. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Administrator $545,637,700 for fiscal year 1996 for the 
     Office of Research and Development for environmental 
     research, development, and demonstration activities, 
     including program management and support, in the areas 
     specified in subsection (b).
       (b) Specific Programs and Activities.--Of the amount 
     authorized in subsection (a), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated the following:
       (1) For air related research, $103,508,800.

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       (2) For water quality related research, $20,605,800.
       (3) For drinking water related research, $21,015,800.
       (4) For pesticide related research, $13,190,300.
       (5) For toxic chemical related research, $15,025,700.
       (6) For research related to hazardous waste, $22,131,400.
       (7) For multimedia related research expenses, $282,425,700.
       (8) For program management expenses, $7,225,600.
       (9) For research related to cleanup of contaminated sites, 
     $57,991,000.
       (10) For research related to leaking underground storage 
     tanks, $750,600.
       (11) For oil pollution related research, $1,767,100.
       (c) Limitation.--No funds are authorized to be appropriated 
     for any fiscal year after fiscal year 1996 for carrying out 
     the programs and activities for which funds are authorized by 
     this title.

     SEC. 504. SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH REVIEW.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator shall assign to the 
     Assistant Administrator the duties of--
       (1) developing a strategic plan for scientific and 
     technical activities throughout the Agency;
       (2) integrating that strategic plan into ongoing Agency 
     planning activities; and
       (3) reviewing all Agency research to ensure the research--
       (A) is of high quality; and
       (B) does not duplicate any other research being conducted 
     by the Agency.
       (b) Report.--The Assistant Administrator shall transmit 
     annually to the Administrator and to the Committee on Science 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate a report 
     detailing--
       (1) all Agency research the Assistant Administrator finds 
     is not of sufficiently high quality; and
       (2) all Agency research the Assistant Administrator finds 
     duplicates other Agency research.

     SEC. 505. ENVIRONMENTAL TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE.

       (a) Availability of Funds.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in section 503(b)(7) for multimedia related 
     research expenses, $40,000,000 is available for the 
     Environmental Technology Initiative.
       (b) Limitations.--
       (1) Evaluation process.--The Administrator may select 
     projects for funding under the Environmental Technology 
     Initiative only through a competitive, merit-based evaluation 
     process.
       (2) Eligibility.--The projects eligible for funding under 
     the Environmental Technology Initiative are only the 
     following:
       (A) Projects to provide technical performance verification 
     of environmental technologies and involving, to the extent 
     appropriate, partnerships among Federal, State, local, and 
     tribal agencies and private-sector entities.
       (B) Projects to facilitate the demonstration of 
     environmental technologies at appropriate Federal or other 
     sites.
       (C) Projects to enhance the capacity of Federal, State, 
     local, and tribal agencies to promote the adoption of 
     environmental technologies through regulatory reforms, 
     technical assistance, improved dissemination of information 
     (domestically and internationally), modifications to 
     environmental permitting processes, and modifications to 
     enforcement processes.
       (3) Specific environmental technologies.--The Administrator 
     may not provide direct financial assistance under the 
     Environmental Technology Initiative to a private-sector 
     entity for the purpose of developing and commercializing a 
     specific environmental technology.
                          TITLE VI--TECHNOLOGY

     SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Technology Administration 
     Authorization Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 602. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Under Secretary for Technology.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Commerce for the 
     activities of the Under Secretary for Technology/Office of 
     Technology Policy $9,992,000 for fiscal year 1996.
       (b) National Institute of Standards and Technology.--There 
     are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Commerce for the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology for fiscal year 1996 the following amounts:
       (1) For Scientific and Technical Research and Services, 
     $744,200,000, of which--
       (A) $330,700,000 shall be for the Advanced Technology 
     Program under section 28 of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n);
       (B) $130,600,000 shall be for the Manufacturing Extension 
     Partnerships program under sections 25 and 26 of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 
     278l); and
       (C) $3,400,000 shall be for the Malcolm Baldrige National 
     Quality Award program under section 17 of the Stevenson-
     Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3711a).
       (2) For Construction of Research Facilities, $15,000,000.

     SEC. 603. NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY ACT 
                   AMENDMENTS.

       The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
     U.S.C. 271 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 10(a)--
       (A) by striking ``nine'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``15''; and
       (B) by striking ``five'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``10'';
       (2) in section 15--
       (A) by striking ``Pay Act of 1945; and'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Pay Act of 1945;''; and
       (B) by inserting ``(h) the provision of transportation 
     services for employees of the Institute between the 
     facilities of the Institute and nearby public transportation, 
     notwithstanding section 1344 of title 31, United States 
     Code,'' after ``interests of the Government'';
       (3) in section 19, by striking ``nor more than forty'';
       (4) in section 25(c)--
       (A) by striking ``for a period not to exceed six years'' in 
     paragraph (1); and
       (B) by striking ``which are designed'' and all that follows 
     through ``operation of a Center'' in paragraph (5) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``to a maximum of \1/3\ Federal 
     funding. Each Center which receives financial assistance 
     under this section shall be evaluated during its sixth year 
     of operations, and at least once each three years thereafter 
     as the Secretary considers appropriate, by an evaluation 
     panel appointed by the Secretary in the same manner as was 
     the evaluation panel previously appointed. The Secretary 
     shall not provide funding for additional years of the 
     Center's operation unless the most recent evaluation is 
     positive and the Secretary finds that continuation of funding 
     furthers the purposes of this section'';
       (5) in section 28--
       (A) by striking ``or contracts'' in subsection (b)(1)(B), 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``contracts, and, subject to 
     the last sentence of this subsection, other transactions'';
       (B) by inserting ``and if the non-Federal participants in 
     the joint venture agree to pay at least 50 percent of the 
     total costs of the joint venture during the Federal 
     participation period, which shall not exceed 5 years,'' after 
     ``participation to be appropriate,'';
       (C) by striking ``provision of a minority share of the cost 
     of such joint ventures for up to 5 years, and (iii)'' in 
     subsection (b)(1)(B), and inserting in lieu thereof ``and'';
       (D) by striking ``and cooperative agreements'' in 
     subsection (b)(2), and inserting in lieu thereof ``, 
     cooperative agreements, and, subject to the last sentence of 
     this subsection, other transactions'';
       (E) by adding after subsection (b)(4) the following:

     ``The authority under paragraph (1)(B) and paragraph (2) to 
     enter into other transactions shall apply only if the 
     Secretary, acting through the Director, determines that 
     standard contracts, grants, or cooperative agreements are not 
     feasible or appropriate, and only when other transaction 
     instruments incorporate terms and conditions that reflect the 
     use of generally accepted commercial accounting and auditing 
     practices.''; and
       (F) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(k) Notwithstanding subsection (b)(1)(B)(ii) and 
     subsection (d)(3), the Director may grant extensions beyond 
     the deadlines established under those subsections for joint 
     venture and single applicant awardees to expend Federal funds 
     to complete their projects, if such extension may be granted 
     with no additional cost to the Federal Government and it is 
     in the Federal Government's interest to do so.'';
       (6) by redesignating section 31 as section 32; and
       (7) by inserting after section 30 the following new 
     section:


                       ``national quality program

       ``Sec. 31. A National Quality Program is established within 
     the Institute, the purpose of which shall be to perform 
     research and outreach activities to assist private sector 
     quality efforts and to serve as a mechanism by which 
     companies in the United States, universities and other 
     interested parties, and the Institute can work together to 
     advance quality management programs and to share and, as 
     appropriate, develop manufacturing best practices.''.

     SEC. 604. STEVENSON-WYDLER TECHNOLOGY INNOVATION ACT OF 1980 
                   AMENDMENTS.

       The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 
     U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 11(i) (15 U.S.C. 3710(i))--
       (A) by inserting ``loan, lease,'' after ``department, 
     may''; and
       (B) by inserting ``Actions taken under this subsection 
     shall not be subject to Federal requirements on the disposal 
     of property.'' after ``education and research activities.''; 
     and
       (2) by amending section 17(c)(3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) No award shall be made within any category or 
     subcategory if there are no qualifying enterprises in that 
     category or subcategory.''.

     SEC. 605. PERSONNEL.

       The personnel management demonstration project established 
     under section 10 of the National Bureau of Standards 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 (15 U.S.C. 275 note) 
     is extended indefinitely.
              TITLE VII--UNITED STATES FIRE ADMINISTRATION

     SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Fire Administration 
     Authorization Act of 1995''.

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     SEC. 702. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 17(g)(1) of the Federal Fire Prevention and Control 
     Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 2216(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(G) $28,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, which, notwithstanding subsection (h), includes any 
     amounts appropriated under subsection (h) (3) and (4) for 
     fiscal year 1996; and
       ``(H) $28,000,000 for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1997.''.

     SEC. 703. FIRE SAFETY SYSTEMS IN ARMY HOUSING.

       Section 31(c)(1)(A)(ii)(II) is amended by inserting ``, or 
     in the case of housing under the control of the Department of 
     the Army, 6 years after such date of enactment'' after ``date 
     of enactment''.

     SEC. 704. SUCCESSOR FIRE SAFETY STANDARDS.

       The Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act of 1974 is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 29(a)(1), by inserting ``, or any successor 
     standard thereto,'' after ``Association Standard 74'';
       (2) in section 29(a)(2), by inserting ``or any successor 
     standards thereto,'' after ``whichever is appropriate,'';
       (3) in section 29(b)(2), by inserting ``, or any successor 
     standards thereto'' after ``Association Standard 13 or 13-
     R'';
       (4) in section 31(c)(2)(B)(i), by inserting ``or any 
     successor standard thereto,'' after ``Life Safety Code),''; 
     and
       (5) in section 31(c)(2)(B)(ii), by inserting ``or any 
     successor standard thereto,'' after ``Association Standard 
     101,''.

     SEC. 705. TERMINATION OR PRIVATIZATION OF FUNCTIONS.

       The Administrator of the United States Fire Administration 
     shall transmit to Congress a report providing notice at least 
     60 days in advance of the termination or transfer to a 
     private sector entity of any significant function of the 
     United States Fire Administration.

     SEC. 706. REPORT ON BUDGETARY REDUCTION.

       The Administrator of the United States Fire Administration 
     shall transmit to Congress, within three months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, a report setting forth the 
     manner in which the United States Fire Administration intends 
     to implement the budgetary reduction represented by the 
     difference between the amount appropriated to the United 
     States Fire Administration for fiscal year 1996 and the 
     amount requested in the President's budget request for such 
     fiscal year. Such report shall be prepared in consultation 
     with the Alliance for Fire and Emergency Management, the 
     International Association of Fire Chiefs, the International 
     Association of Fire Fighters, the National Fire Protection 
     Association, the National Volunteer Fire Council, the 
     National Association of State Fire Marshals, and the 
     International Association of Arson Investigators.

It was decided in the

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Nays

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                                AYES--177

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--229

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Barton
     Bilirakis
     Chapman
     Cox
     Crane
     Dornan
     Emerson
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Gephardt
     Kennelly
     McCollum
     McDade
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Owens
     Portman
     Roth
     Schumer
     Tejeda
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KINGSTON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 234, 
reported the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted by 
the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 10, strike line 1 through line 7.

       Page 29, line 18, insert ``, of which at least $2,000,000 
     is reserved for research and early detection systems for 
     breast and ovarian cancer and other women's health issues'' 
     after ``$293,200,000''.

       Page 79, after line 16, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 257. USE OF ABANDONED AND UNDERUTILIZED BUILDINGS, 
                   GROUNDS, AND TO FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--In meeting the needs of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration for additional 
     facilities, the Administrator whenever feasible, shall select 
     abandoned and underutilized buildings, grounds, and 
     facilities in depressed communities that can be converted to 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration facilities at a 
     reasonable cost, as determined by the Administrator.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``depressed communities'' means rural and urban communities 
     that are relatively depressed, in terms of age of housing, 
     extent of poverty, growth of per capita income, extent of 
     unemployment, job lag, or surplus labor.
       Page 3, after the item in the table of contents relating to 
     section 256, insert the following:
       Sec. 257. Use of abandoned and underutilized building, 
     grounds, and facilities.

       Page 64, line 14, through page 67, line 2, amend subsection 
     (c) to read as follows:

[[Page 1524]]

       (c) Disclosure of Technical Data.--Section 303 of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2454) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(C), by inserting ``or (c)'' after 
     ``subsection (b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c)(1) The Administrator, on the request of a private 
     sector entity, shall delay for a period of at least one day, 
     but not to exceed 5 years the unrestricted public disclosure 
     of technical data in the possession of, or under the control 
     of, the Administration that has been generated in the 
     performance of experimental, developmental, or research 
     activities or programs funded jointly by the Administration 
     and such private sector entity.
       ``(2) Within 1 year after the date of the enactment of the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration Authorization 
     Act, Fiscal Year 1996, the Administrator shall issue 
     regulations to carry out this subsection. Paragraph (1) shall 
     not take effect until such regulations are issued.
       ``(3) Regulations issued pursuant to paragraph (2) shall 
     include--
       ``(A) guidelines for a determination of whether data is 
     technical data within the meaning of this subsection;
       ``(B) provisions to ensure that technical data is available 
     for dissemination within the United States to United States 
     persons and entities in furtherance of the objective of 
     maintaining leadership or competitiveness in civil and 
     governmental aeronautical and space activities by the United 
     States industrial base; and
       ``(C) a specification of the period or periods for which 
     the delay in unrestricted public disclosure of technical data 
     is to apply to various categories of such data, and the 
     restrictions on disclosure of such data during such period or 
     periods, including a requirement that the maximum 5-year 
     protection under this subsection shall not be provided unless 
     at least 50 percent of the funding for the activities or 
     programs is provided by the private sector.
       ``(4) Along with the initial publication of proposed 
     regulations under paragraph (2), the Administrator shall 
     include a list of those experimental, developmental, or 
     research activities or programs conducted by, or funded in 
     whole or in part by, the Administration that may result in 
     products or processes of significant value in maintaining 
     leadership or competitiveness in civil and governmental 
     aeronautical and space activities by the United States 
     industrial base. Such list shall be updated biannually.
       ``(5) The Administrator shall annually report to the 
     Congress all determinations made under paragraph (1).
       ``(6) For purposes of this subsection, the term `technical 
     data' means any recorded information, including computer 
     software, that is or may be directly applicable to the 
     design, engineering, development, production, manufacture, or 
     operation of products or processes that may have significant 
     value in maintaining leadership or competitiveness in civil 
     and governmental aeronautical and space activities by the 
     United States industrial base.''. 

       Page 74, after line 23, insert the following new 
     subsection:
       (e) Safe Operation.--
       In reviewing proposals for moving to a single prime 
     contractor the Administrator shall give priority to continued 
     safe operation of space transportation systems. 

       Page 76, line 16, strike ``30'' and insert in lieu thereof 
     ``60''.
       Page 76, line 18, insert ``which meet the microgravity 
     flight needs of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration,'' after ``to provide services''.
       Page 76, line 21, insert ``as specified in paragraph (3)'' 
     after ``to the private sector''.
       Page 76, line 25, strike ``, and'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``to a microgravity flight provider certified by the 
     Federal Aviation Administration, and, except as provided in 
     paragraph (4),''.
       Page 77, after line 9, insert the following new paragraphs:
       (4) The Administrator may, as necessary to ensure the 
     continuity of National Aeronautics and Space Administration 
     operations, continue to operate parabolic aircraft flights 
     for up to 3 months after a contract is awarded under 
     paragraph (3). If the Administrator continues operations 
     pursuant to this paragraph, the Administrator shall 
     concurrently transmit to the Congress an explanation of the 
     reasons for such action.
       (5) Six months after the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration ceases all parabolic aircraft flights under 
     paragraph (3), the Administrator shall transmit a report to 
     Congress on the effectiveness of privatization under this 
     section.

       Page 90, line 16, strike ``$49,955,000'' and insert 
     ``$121,265,000.''
       Page 90, line 17, strike ``$43,234,000'' and insert 
     ``$55,714,000.''
       Page 90, line 20, strike ``$59,829,000'' and insert 
     ``$112,186,000.''
       Page 90, line 22, strike ``$45,535,000'' and insert 
     ``$66,597,000.''
       Page 90, line 23, strike ``$476,000'' and insert 
     ``$1,701,000.''
       Page 91, line 3, strike ``$1,994,000'' and insert 
     ``$2,304,000.''
       Page 91, line 5, strike ``$7,557,000'' and insert 
     ``$6,295,000.''
       Page 91, line 7, strike ``$12,370,000'' and insert 
     ``$14,919,000.''
       Page 91, after 7, insert the following new paragraph:
       (9) Fuels Conversion, Natural Gas, and Electricity, 
     $2,687,000.
       Page 91, line 13, strike ``$55,074,000'' and insert 
     ``$88,645,000.''
       Page 91, line 14, strike ``$55,110,000'' and insert 
     ``$109,518,000.''
       Page 91, line 15, strike ``$112,123,000'' and insert 
     ``$176,568,000.''
       Page 91, line 17, strike ``$7,813,000'' and insert 
     ``$31,600,000.''
       Page 91, after line 17, insert the following:
       (5) Policy and Management--Energy Conservation, $7,666,000.
       (e) FISCAL YEAR 1997.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary for fiscal year 1997 for 
     operating, capital equipment, and construction, the following 
     amounts:
       (1) Energy Supply Research and Development Activities, 
     $2,600,000,000.
       (2) General Science and Research Activities, $950,000,000.
       (3) Fossil Energy Research and Development, $220,950,000.
       (4) Energy Conservation Research and Development, 
     $230,120,000.
       Page 93, strike lines 3 and 4 and lines 21 and 22; and 
     redesignate the subparagraphs accordingly.
       Page 103, line 24, strike ``Unobligated'' and insert in 
     lieu thereof ``Subject to further appropriations, 
     unobligated''.

       Page 90, lines 17 through 19, strike ``, including'' and 
     all that follows through ``Energy Research''.
       Page 109, line 10, strike ``$8,757,000'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``$86,757,000''.
       Page 116, lines 19 and 20, strike ``Committee on Science'' 
     and insert in lieu thereof ``Committee on Science and the 
     Committee on Resources''.
       Page 119, lines 9 through 23, strike paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     and insert in lieu thereof the following:
       (1) Service contracts.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law and subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
     Secretary shall enter into contracts, including multiyear 
     contracts, subject to paragraph (3), for the use of vessels 
     to conduct oceanographic research and fisheries research, 
     monitoring, enforcement, and management, and to acquire other 
     data necessary to carry out the missions of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Secretary shall 
     enter into these contracts unless--
       (A) the cost of the contract is more than the cost 
     (including the cost of vessel operation, maintenance, and all 
     personnel) to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration of obtaining those services on vessels of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
       (B) the contract is for more than 7 years; or
       (C) the data is acquired through a vessel agreement 
     pursuant to paragraph (4).
       (2) Vessels.--The Secretary may not enter into any contract 
     for the construction, lease-purchase, upgrade, or service 
     life extension of any vessel.
       (3) Multiyear contracts.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), and 
     notwithstanding section 1341 of title 31, United States Code, 
     and section 11 of title 41, United States Code, the Secretary 
     may acquire data under multiyear contracts.
       (B) Required findings.--The Secretary may not enter into a 
     contract pursuant to this paragraph unless the Secretary 
     finds with respect to that contract that there is a 
     reasonable expectation that throughout the contemplated 
     contract period the Secretary will request from Congress 
     funding for the contract at the level required to avoid 
     contract termination.
       (C) Required provisions.--The Secretary may not enter into 
     a contract pursuant to this paragraph unless the contract 
     includes--
       (i) a provision under which the obligation of the United 
     States to make payments under the contract for any fiscal 
     year is subject to the availability of appropriations 
     provided in advance for those payments;
       (ii) a provision that specifies the term of effectiveness 
     of the contract; and
       (iii) appropriate provisions under which, in case of any 
     termination of the contract before the end of the term 
     specified pursuant to clause (ii), the United States shall 
     only be liable for the lesser of--

       (I) an amount specified in the contract for such a 
     termination; or
       (II) amounts that were appropriated before the date of the 
     termination for the performance of the contract or for 
     procurement of the type of acquisition covered by the 
     contract and are unobligated on the date of the termination.

       (4) Vessel agreements.--The Secretary shall use excess 
     capacity of University National Oceanographic Laboratory 
     System vessels where appropriate and may enter into memoranda 
     of agreement with the operators of these vessels to carry out 
     this requirement.
       Page 119, line 24, strike ``(3)'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``(5)''.
       Page 120, lines 3 and 4, strike ``, including activities 
     described in paragraphs (1) and (2),''.
       Page 121, line 3, insert ``(as of September 30, 1996)'' 
     after ``Observation Buoys''.
       Page 121, lines 6 through 8, strike paragraph (7).
       Page 121, lines 9, 11, 12, 13, and 15, redesignate 
     paragraphs (8), (9), (10), (11), and (12) as paragraphs (7), 
     (8), (9), (10), and (11), respectively.
       Page 121, lines 16 through 18, strike paragraphs (13) and 
     (14).
       Page 121, lines 19, 20, 22, and 24, and page 122, line 1, 
     redesignate paragraphs (15), (16), (17), (18), and (19) as 
     paragraphs (12), (13), (14), (15), and (16), respectively.

[[Page 1525]]

       Page 123, line 19, through page 124, line 6, amend section 
     443 to read as follows:

     SEC. 443. TERMINATION OF THE CORPS OF COMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

       (a) Number of Officers.--Notwithstanding section 8 of the 
     Act of June 3, 1948 (33 U.S.C. 853g), the total number of 
     commissioned officers on the active list of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not exceed 358 
     for fiscal year 1996. No commissioned officers are authorized 
     for any fiscal year after fiscal year 1996.
       (b) Severance Pay.--Commissioned officers may be separated 
     from the active list of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration. In lieu of separation pay, officers so 
     separated shall be eligible only for severance pay in 
     accordance with the terms and conditions of section 5595 of 
     title 5, United States Code, and only to the extent provided 
     in advance in appropriations Acts.
       (c) Transfer.--(1) Subject to the approval of the Secretary 
     of Defense and under terms and conditions specified by the 
     Secretary, commissioned officers subject to subsection (a) 
     may transfer to the armed services under section 716 of title 
     10, United States Code.
       (2) Subject to the approval of the Secretary of 
     Transportation and under terms and conditions specified by 
     the Secretary, commissioned officers subject to subsection 
     (a) may transfer to the United States Coast Guard under 
     section 716 of title 10, United States Code.
       (3) Subject to the approval of the Administrator of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and under 
     terms and conditions specified by that Administrator, 
     commissioned officers subject to subsection (a) may be 
     employed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration as members of the civil service.
       (d) Repeals.--(1) The following provisions of law are 
     repealed:
       (A) The Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers' 
     Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 853a-853o, 853p-853u).
       (B) The Act of February 16, 1929 (Chapter 221, section 5; 
     45 Stat. 1187; 33 U.S.C. 852a).
       (C) The Act of January 19, 1942 (Chapter 6; 56 Stat. 6).
       (D) Section 9 of Public Law 87-649 (76 Stat. 495).
       (E) The Act of May 22, 1917 (Chapter 20, section 16; 40 
     Stat. 87; 33 U.S.C. 854 et seq.).
       (F) The Act of December 3, 1942 (Chapter 670; 56 Stat. 
     1038.
       (G) Sections 1 through 5 of Public Law 91-621 (84 Stat. 
     1863; 33 U.S.C. 857-1 et seq.).
       (H) The Act of August 10, 1956 (Chapter 1041, section 3; 
     70A Stat. 619; 33 U.S.C. 857a).
       (I) The Act of May 18, 1920 (Chapter 190, section 11; 41 
     Stat. 603; 33 U.S.C. 864).
       (J) The Act of July 22, 1947 (Chapter 286; 61 Stat. 400; 33 
     U.S.C. 873, 874).
       (K) The Act of August 3, 1956 (Chapter 932; 70 Stat. 988; 
     33 U.S.C. 875, 876).
       (L) All other Acts inconsistent with this subsection.

     Following the repeal of provisions under this paragraph, all 
     retirement benefits for the NOAA Corps which are in existence 
     on September 30, 1996, shall continue to apply to eligible 
     NOAA Corps officers and retirees.
       (2) The effective date of the repeals under paragraph (1) 
     shall be October 1, 1996.
       (e) Abolition.--The Office of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration Corps of Operations and the 
     Commissioned Personnel Center are abolished effective 
     September 30, 1996.
       Page 4, amend the item in the table of contents relating to 
     section 443 to read as follows:

Sec. 443. Termination of the corps of commissioned officers.

       Page 126, line 14, through page 127, line 9, strike section 
     453.
       Page 127, line 10, and page 128, lines 1 and 11, 
     redesignate sections 454, 455, and 456 as sections 453, 454, 
     and 455, respectively.
       Page 129, after line 9, insert the following new sections:

     SEC. 456. CONVEYANCE OF NATIONAL MARINE FISHERIES SERVICE 
                   LABORATORY AT GLOUCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS.

       (a) Conveyance Required.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall convey to the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to the property comprising the 
     National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory located on 
     Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts.
       (2) Terms.--A conveyance of property under paragraph (1) 
     shall be made--
       (A) without payment of consideration; and
       (B) subject to the terms and conditions specified under 
     subsections (b) and (c).
       (b) Conditions for Transfer.--
       (1) In general.--As a condition of any conveyance of 
     property under this section, the Commonwealth of 
     Massachusetts shall assume full responsibility for 
     maintenance of the property for as long as the Commonwealth 
     retains the right and title to that property.
       (2) Continued use of property by nmfs.--The Secretary may 
     enter into a memorandum of understanding with the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts under which the National Marine 
     Fisheries Service is authorized to occupy existing laboratory 
     space on the property conveyed under this section, if--
       (A) the term of the memorandum of understanding is for a 
     period of not longer than 5 years beginning on the date of 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (B) the square footage of the space to be occupied by the 
     National Marine Fisheries Service does not conflict with the 
     needs of, and is agreeable to, the Commonwealth of 
     Massachusetts.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--All right, title, and interest 
     in and to all property conveyed under this section shall 
     revert to the United States on the date on which the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts uses any of the property for 
     any purpose other than the Commonwealth of Massachusetts 
     Division of Marine Fisheries resource management program.

     SEC. 457. CLEANUP OF NOAA FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary shall cleanup landfills, 
     wastes, dumps, debris, storage tanks, property, hazardous or 
     unsafe conditions, and contaminants (including, without 
     limitation, petroleum products and their derivatives), on 
     lands which the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration and its predecessor agencies abandoned, 
     quitclaimed, or otherwise transferred, or is obligated to 
     transfer, to local entities or landowners on the Pribilof 
     Islands, Alaska, pursuant to the Fur Seal Act of 1966 (16 
     U.S.C. 1161 et seq.).
       (b) Specific Requirements.--To carry out subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall--
       (1) by December 31, 1995, execute agreements with the State 
     of Alaska, affected local entities and landowners, and in the 
     case of new landfills, the Indian Health Service;
       (2) manage the cleanup required in subsection (a) with the 
     minimum possible Federal overhead, delay, and duplication of 
     State and local planning and design work;
       (3) receive approval of the State of Alaska for the cleanup 
     plans prepared as a result of the agreements described in 
     subsection (b)(1) where said cleanup is required by State 
     law;
       (4) receive approval of affected local entities and 
     landowners before conducting cleanup work on their property, 
     if such approval is not obtained by agreement in accordance 
     with paragraph (5);
       (5) to the maximum extent possible, and notwithstanding any 
     other law, carry out duties under this Act and under other 
     Federal laws on the Pribilof Islands through contracts, 
     grants, or cooperative agreements, including agreements on a 
     reimbursable basis, with the local entities and landowners 
     and with residents of the Pribilof Islands; and
       (6) not require financial contributions by or from local 
     entities or landowners.
       (c) Contents of Agreements.--The agreements described in 
     subsection (b)(1) shall--
       (1) require the Secretary to clean up all sites referred to 
     in subsection (a), as soon as possible;
       (2) specify the Secretary's responsibility to--
       (A) contribute to the planning and construction of new or 
     redeveloped landfills;
       (B) provide technical and financial assistance and training 
     to the local entities and landowners and residents of the 
     Pribilof Islands; and
       (C) to the greatest extent possible, secure their 
     participation in carrying out this section.
       (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       (1) the term ``cleanup'' means, without limitation, 
     planning and execution of remediation actions for lands 
     described in subsection (a) and redevelopment of landfills to 
     meet regulatory requirements; and
       (2) the term ``local entities and landowners'' means those 
     local political subdivisions and entities that have received 
     or are eligible to receive lands under the Fur Seal Act of 
     1966 (16 U.S.C. 1161 et seq.).
       Page 4, strike the items in the table of contents relating 
     to sections 453 through 456 and insert in lieu thereof the 
     following:

Sec. 453. Eligibility for awards.
Sec. 454. Prohibition of lobbying activities.
Sec. 455. Report on laboratories.
Sec. 456. Conveyance of National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory at 
              Gloucester, Massachusetts.
Sec. 457. Cleanup of NOAA facilities.
       At the appropriate place in Title IV insert the following:

     SEC.   . OCEAN APPLICATIONS BRANCH.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Commerce shall 
     establish and maintain within the Administration a program to 
     be known as the Ocean Applications Branch (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Branch'').
       (b) Purpose.--The purpose of the Branch shall be to make 
     oceanographic and other information developed by the 
     Department of Defense Fleet Numerical Meteorology and 
     Oceanography Center available for private, educational, and 
     government use pursuant to agreement between the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretary of Commerce. It shall be the goal 
     of the Secretary of Commerce to support the activities of the 
     Ocean Applications Branch through user fees.
       (c) Limitation on Closure.--The Secretary of Commerce shall 
     not terminate operation of the Branch, before the Branch 
     fully funds its operations through private sources, including 
     user fees, or fiscal year 1996, whichever comes first.
       Page 114, line 19, strike ``(a) Marine Prediction 
     Research.--''.
       Page 115, strike lines 1 through 17.
       Page 122, strike lines 10 through 21 (and redesignate the 
     subsequent subsection accordingly).
       On page 122, line 5, strike ``Science'' and insert instead 
     ``Resources and the Committee on Science''.
       Page 115, line 7, strike ``$34,500,000'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``$51,000,000''.
       Page 115, line 12, strike ``$1,500,000'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``$2,000,000''.
       Page 108, line 9, through page 109, line 4, amend 
     subsection (g) to read as follows:

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       (g) Weather Service Modernization.--Title VII of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Authorization 
     Act of 1992 is amended--
       (1) in section 706--
       (A) by amending subsection (b)(6) to read as follows:
       ``(6) any recommendations of the Committee submitted under 
     section 707(c) that evaluate the certification.'';
       (B) by striking ``60-day'' in subsection (c)(2) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``30-day'';
       (C) by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:
       ``(d) Final Decision.--If the Secretary decides to close, 
     consolidate, automate, or relocate any such field office, the 
     Secretary shall publish the certification in the Federal 
     Register and submit the certification to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Science of the House of Representatives.''; and
       (D) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
       ``(f) Transition Program.--The Secretary shall maintain for 
     a period of at least two years after the closure of any 
     weather office a program to--
       ``(1) provide timely information regarding the activities 
     of the National Weather Service which may affect service to 
     the community, including modernization and restructuring; and
       ``(2) work with area weather service users, including 
     persons associated with general aviation, civil defense, 
     emergency preparedness, and the news media, with respect to 
     the provision of timely weather warnings and forecasts.''; 
     and
       ``(2) by amending section 707(c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) Duties.--The Committee may review any certification 
     under section 706 for which the Secretary has provided a 
     notice of intent to certify in the plan, including any 
     certification for which there is a significant potential for 
     degradation of service within the affected area. Upon the 
     request of the Committee, the Secretary shall make available 
     to the Committee the supporting documents developed by the 
     Secretary in connection with the certification. The Committee 
     shall evaluate any certification reviewed on the basis of the 
     modernization criteria and with respect to the requirement 
     that there be no degradation of service, and advise the 
     Secretary accordingly.''.
       Page 109, after line 4, insert the following new 
     subsection:
       (h) NEXRAD Operational Availability and Reliability.--(1) 
     The Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with the 
     administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, shall take immediate steps to ensure the 
     NEXRAD's operated by the Department of Defense that provide 
     primary detection coverage over a portion of their range 
     function as fully committed, reliable elements of the 
     national weather radar network, operating with the same 
     standards, quality, and availability as the National Weather 
     Service-operated NEXRAD's.
       (2) NEXRAD's operated by the Department of Defense that 
     provide primary detection coverage over a portion of their 
     range are to be considered as integral parts of the National 
     Weather Radar Network.
       On page 110, after line 5 insert the following new sub-
     section:
       ``(d) Nothing in this Act shall preclude the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration from carrying out 
     studies of long term climate and global change.''
       Page 109, after line 4, insert the following new 
     subsection:
       (h) Report.--Section 704 of the Weather Service 
     Modernization Act (15 U.S.C. 313 note) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Report.--The Secretary shall contract with the 
     National Research Council for a review of the NEXRAD Network 
     radar coverage pattern as indicated in the 1996 National 
     Implementation Plan of the National Weather Service for a 
     determination of areas of inadequate radar coverage. In 
     conducting such a review, the National Research Council shall 
     prepare and submit to the Secretary, no later than 6 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, a report which 
     assesses the feasibility of existing and future Federal 
     Aviation Administration Terminal Doppler Weather Radars to 
     provide reliable weather radar data, in a cost-efficient 
     manner, to nearby weather forecast offices.

     The Secretary shall report to the Committee on Science of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate, not later than 60 
     days after receiving the report under this subsection, on 
     recommendations to implement the findings in such report.
       Page 144, after line 25, insert he following:
       ``(e) Commingling.--It shall be unlawful for any 
     manufacturer, importer, or private label distributor to 
     commingle like fastener from different lots in the same 
     container, except that such manufacturer, importer, or 
     private label distributor may commingle like fasteners of the 
     same type, grade, and dimension from not more than two tested 
     and certified lots in the same container during repackaging 
     and plating operations. Any container which contains 
     fasteners from two lots shall be conspicuously marked with 
     the lot identification numbers of both lots.
       Page 145, line 1, strike ``(e)'' and insert in lieu thereof 
     ``(f)''.
       Page 149, after line 23, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 612. AVAILABLE FUNDING.

       Nothing in this title prohibits the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology from using available funds to 
     perform standards related research and development activities 
     relating to environmental technologies, health care, 
     information infrastructure, and construction technologies.
       Page 4, after the item in the table of contents relating to 
     section 611, insert the following:

Sec. 612. Available funding.
       Page 152, after line 19, insert the following new title:

                        TITLE VIII--BUY AMERICAN

     SEC. 801. BUY AMERICAN.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     any recipient of a grant under this Act, or under any 
     amendment made by this Act, should purchase, when available 
     and cost-effective, American made equipment and products when 
     expending grant monies.
       (b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In allocating 
     grants under this Act, or under any amendment made by this 
     Act, the Secretary shall provide to each recipient a notice 
     describing the statement made in subsection (a) by the 
     Congress.
       Page 4, after the items in the table of contents relating 
     to title VII, insert the following:

                        TITLE VIII--BUY AMERICAN

Sec. 801. Buy American.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BROWN of California demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas 
and nays, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members 
present, so the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

248

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

161

para.127.27                  [Roll No. 713]

                                YEAS--248

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--161

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra

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     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Barton
     Bilirakis
     Bono
     Chapman
     Dornan
     Emerson
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Ford
     Gephardt
     Horn
     Kennelly
     Maloney
     McCollum
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Payne (NJ)
     Roth
     Schumer
     Tejeda
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.127.28  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. WALKER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill, the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, cross references, 
and to make other technical corrections.

para.127.29  permission to file sundry reports

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Commerce and the Committee on Ways and Means were granted permission 
until midnight on Monday, October 16, 1995, to file sundry reports.

para.127.30  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Friday, October 13, 1995, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 17, 1995, for 
''Morning Hour Debates``.

para.127.31  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
October 18, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.127.32  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BALDACCI, today before 4 p.m.;
  To Mr. BILIRAKIS, today after 1:30 p.m. and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. EMERSON, after 12:30 p.m today.
  And then,

para.127.33  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GREENWOOD, at 10 o'clock and 2 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para.127.34  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 2353. A 
     bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain 
     expiring authorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
     relating to delivery of health and medical care, and for 
     other purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 104-275). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.

para.127.35  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Blute, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Franks 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. LoBiondo, 
             Mr. Martini, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
             Weller, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Petri, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Lewis of 
             California, Mr. Torkildsen, and Mr. Regula):
       H.R. 2472. A bill to amend the act of March 3, 1931 (known 
     as the Davis-Bacon Act), to revise the standards for coverage 
     under the act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. COYNE:
       H.R. 2473. A bill to authorize funding within the 
     Department of the Interior to implement the plan of the Steel 
     Industry Heritage Project, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
             Lightfoot, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, and Mr. 
             Roemer):
       H.R. 2474. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide a 2-year extension of the tax incentives for 
     the use of alcohol as a fuel; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:
       H.R. 2475. A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act 
     to require that imported meat and meat food products 
     containing imported meat be labeled imported, and to require 
     that certain eating establishments serving imported meat 
     inform customers of that fact; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 2476. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for commonsense reforms of the 
     Medicare Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Commerce, and the Judiciary, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH:
       H.R. 2477. A bill to designate the Nellis Federal hospital 
     in Las Vegas, NV, as the ``Michael O'Callaghan Military 
     Hospital'', and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     National Security.

para.127.36  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. METCALF:
       H.R. 2478. A bill for the relief of the Sara, Jade, and 
     Jordan Hutchings; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROSE:
       H.R. 2479. A bill for the relief of James A. Strickland; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.127.37  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 29: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 249: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 262: Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 263: Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 310: Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 351: Mr. Goss and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Goss, Ms. McCarthy, and Miss Collins of 
     Michigan.
       H.R. 460: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Portman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Castle, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
     Blute, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. 
     Funderburk, Mr. Barr, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. 
     McCrery, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
     Foglietta, Mr. Ney, Mr. Linder, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Heineman.
       H.R. 598: Mr. Kim, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 739: Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 911: Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 941: Mr. Menendez and Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 1078: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 1094: Mr. Miller of California.

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       H.R. 1114: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Manton and Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 1279: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Davis, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 1488: Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, Mr. Klink, Ms. Danner, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. 
     McInnis, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Richardson, and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 1499: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Stearns, 
     Mr. Saxton, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1576: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1749: Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 1756: Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 1787: Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 1889: Mr. Sabo and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1946: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
     Rose, Mr. Burr, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Paxon, and Mr. Funderburk.
       H.R. 2026: Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, 
     Mr. Petri, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Pallone,  Ms. 
     Velazquez, Mr. Tate, Mr. Archer, Mr. Stockman, and Mr. Baker 
     of Louisiana.
       H.R. 2092: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
     Bonilla, Mr. Packard, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Kim, and 
     Mr. Dixon.
       H.R. 2162: Mr. Stockman and Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 2182: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Hansen, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
     Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. Ward.
       H.R. 2205: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 2216: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 2223: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
     Brown of Ohio, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Hoke, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Rose, 
     Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Abercrombie, and 
     Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 2242: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 2244: Mr. Christensen, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
     Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Ramstad, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     Dornan, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2245: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2281: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 2283: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2310: Mr. Bono and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 2333: Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
     Deutsch, Mr. Zimmer, and Mr. Richardson.
       H.R. 2338: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 2357: Mr. Roemer, Mr. Leach, Mr. Vento, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
     Lightfoot, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Ms. 
     Danner.
       H.R. 2443: Mr. Zimmer and Mr. Torricelli.
       H.R. 2468: Mr. Lazio of New York and Mrs. Waldholtz.
       H. Con. Res. 26: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Abercrombie and Mr. Stupak.
       H. Con. Res. 60: Mr. McCollum and Mr. McDermott.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Mrs. Morella.
       H. Con. Res. 91: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania and Mr. Royce.


.
                     FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1995 (128)

para.128.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 10:00 o'clock a.m., by the SPEAKER 
pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 13, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para.128.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, October 12, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.128.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1529. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the President intends to exercise his authority under section 
     610(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act in order to authorize 
     the furnishing of $2.8 million to El Salvador, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2411; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1530. A message from the President of the United States, 
     transmitting notification for DOD to make purchases and 
     purchase commitments, and to enter into cost sharing 
     arrangements for equipment to develop manufacturing processes 
     under the Defense Production Act of 1950, as amended, 
     pursuant to 50 U.S.C. App. 2093(a)(6)(A) (H. Doc. No. 104-
     124); jointly, to the Committees on Appropriations and 
     Banking and Financial Services, and ordered to be printed.

para.128.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the committee of 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1976) ``An Act making appropriations for 
Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 
and for other purposes.''
  The message also announced that Mr. Bennett be a conferee, on the part 
of the Senate, on the bill (H.R. 1868) ``An Act making appropriations 
for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes,'' vice 
Mr. Gramm.
  The message also announced that Mr. Shelby be a conferee, on the part 
of the Senate, on the bill (H.R. 2002) ``An Act making appropriations 
for the Department of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes,'' vice Mr. 
Gramm.
  The message also announced that Mr. Campbell be a conferee, on the 
part of the Senate, on the bill (H.R. 2020) ``An Act making 
appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal 
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent 
Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes,'' vice Mr. Gregg.
  The message also announced that Mr. Campbell be a conferee, on the 
part of the Senate, on the bill (H.R. 2099) ``An Act making 
appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
commissions, corporations, and offices, for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes,'' vice Mr. Gramm.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 95-521, the 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, appoints Thomas B. 
Griffith as Senate Legal Counsel, effective as of October 24, 1995, for 
a term of service to expire at the end of the 105th Congress.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 95-521, the 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, appoints Morgan J. 
Frankel as Deputy Senate Legal Counsel, effective as of October 24, 
1995, for a term of service to expire at the end of the 105th Congress.
  And then,

para.128.5  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ROTH, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
October 12, 1995, at 2 o'clock and 10 minutes p.m., the House adjourned 
until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 17, 1995.

para.128.6  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. QUINN:
       H.R. 2480. A bill to establish an Office of Inspector 
     General for the Medicare and Medicaid Programs; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Ways and Means, and Commerce, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. SEASTRAND (for herself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Cox, 
             Ms. Dunn of

             Washington, Mr. Davis, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Oxley, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
             Barton of Texas, Mr. Walker, Mr. Baker of California, 
             Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Kelly, 
             Mr. Kim, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Bilbray, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Herger, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. 
             Knollenberg, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Cooley, 
             Mr. Radanovich, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Riggs):
       H.R. 2481. A bill to designate the Federal Triangle project 
     under construction at 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, 
     NW, in the District of Columbia, as the ``Ronald Reagan 
     Building and International Trade Center''; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 2482. A bill to require States to consider adopting 
     mandatory, comprehensive,

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     statewide one-call notification systems to protect 
     underground facilities from being damaged by any excavations, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. HOKE:
       H. Con. Res. 107. Concurrent resolution urging a home field 
     advantage in the major league baseball league championship 
     series; to the Committee on Commerce.

para.128.7  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of the rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 540: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Barr.
       H.R. 1575: Mr. Cox, Mr. Davis, Mr. Duncan, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Linder, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Barr.
       H.R. 1686: Mr. Cox and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 1715: Mr. Heineman.
       H.R. 1733: Ms. Furse, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Tate.
       H.R. 1893: Mr. Schumer and Mrs. Kennelly.
       H.R. 2003: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2446: Mr. Horn and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 2463: Ms. McKinney.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H. Res. 220: Mr. Foglietta, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Slaughter, 
     and Mr. Owens.


.
                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1995 (129)

para.129.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. CLINGER, laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 17, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable William F. Clinger, Jr., 
     to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.129.2  recess--1:15 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CLINGER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 1 o'clock and 15 minutes p.m., until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para.129.3  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, called the House to order.

para.129.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, October 13, 1995.
  Mr. LINDER, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. LINDER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.129.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1531. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the annual horse protection enforcement report 
     for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1830; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1532. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a report of a building project 
     survey for Oklahoma City, OK, pursuant to 40 U.S.C. 606(a); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.129.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 2076. An Act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2076) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes'', requests a conference with the House on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hatfield, 
Mr. Stevens, Mr. Domenici, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Cochran, Mr. 
Hollings, Mr. Byrd, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. 
Kerrey to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the 
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1267. An Act to amend the Congressional Award Act to 
     revise and extend authorities for the Congressional Award 
     Board.

  The message also announced that the Senate disagrees to the amendments 
of the House to the bill (S. 641) ``An Act to reauthorize the Ryan White 
CARE Act of 1990, and for other purposes'', requests a conference with 
the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and 
appoints Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Frist, Mr. Kennedy, and Mr. 
Dodd, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate disagrees to the amendments 
of the House to the bill (S. 652) ``An Act to provide for a pro-
competitive, de-regulatory national policy framework designed to 
accelerate rapidly private sector deployment of advanced 
telecommunications and information technologies and services to all 
Americans by opening all telecommunications markets to competition, and 
for other purposes'', agrees to a conference asked by the House on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Pressler, 
Mr. Stevens, Mr. McCain, Mr. Burns, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Lott, Mr. Hollings, 
Mr. Inouye, Mr. Ford, Mr. Exon, and Mr. Rockefeller, to be the conferees 
on the part of the Senate. 

para.129.7  appointment of additional conferee--s. 395

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, by unanimous consent and pursuant 
to clause 6(f) of rule X, announced the appointment of Mr. Oberstar as 
an additional conferee on the part of the House to the conference with 
the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on amendment 
number 4 of the House to the bill of the Senate (S. 395) to authorize 
and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power 
Administration and to authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude 
oil, and for other purposes; vice Mr. Mineta, resigned.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.129.8  employee benefit plans

  Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent, submitted the following concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 108):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That, in the enrollment of the bill (H.R. 1594) 
     to place restrictions on the promotion by the Department of 
     Labor and other Federal agencies and instrumentalities of 
     economically targeted investments in connection with employee 
     benefit plans, the Clerk of the House of Representatives 
     shall, in section 5 of the bill, strike ``Nothing'' and all 
     that follows through the end of such section and insert the 
     following: ``Nothing in this Act is intended to affect the 
     ability of the Department of Labor to issue advisory 
     opinions, information letters, technical releases, prohibited 
     transaction exemptions, or other pronouncements interpreting 
     and applying the fiduciary responsibility rules of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 in relation 
     to particular factual situations, or exempting specific 
     transactions from the prohibited transaction provisions of 
     such Act (pursuant to sections 406 and 408 of such Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1106, 1108)).''.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.129.9  migrant worker protection

  Mr. GOODLING moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1715) 
respecting the relationship between workers' compensation benefits and 
benefits available under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker 
Protection Act; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, recognized Mr. CLINGER and Mr. 
OWENS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,

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  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.129.10  harry kirizian post office building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1606) to 
designate the United States Post Office building located at 24 Corliss 
Street, Providence, Rhode Island, as the ``Harry Kizirian Post Office 
Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, recognized Mr.McHUGH and Miss 
COLLINS of Michigan, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.129.11  winfield scott stratton post office

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1026) to 
designate the United States Post Office building located at 201 East 
Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the ``Winfield Scott 
Stratton Post Office''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, recognized Mr. McHUGH and Miss 
COLLINS of Michigan, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.129.12  biotechnological patents

  Mr. MOORHEAD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 587) 
to amend title 15, United States Code, with respect to patents on 
biotechnological processes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, recognized Mr. MOORHEAD and Mrs. 
SCHROEDER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  On motion of Mr. MOORHEAD, by unanimous consent, the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1111) to amend title 15, United States Code, with respect to 
patents on biotechnological processes; was taken from the Speaker's 
table.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.129.13  intelligence appropriations fy 1996

  On motion of Mr. COMBEST, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1655) 
to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the 
Community Mangement Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes; together with 
the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. COMBEST, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of the following Members as managers on the 
part of the House at said conference:

  From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for consideration 
of the House bill, and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed 
to conference:
  Messrs. Combest, Dornan, Young of Florida, Hansen, Lewis of 
California, Goss, Shuster, McCollum, Castle, Dicks, Richardson, Dixon, 
Torricelli, Coleman, Skaggs, and Ms. Pelosi.
  From the Committee on National Security, for the consideration of 
defense tactical intelligence and related activities:
  Messrs. Spence, Stump, and Dellums.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on International Relations, 
for consideration of section 303 of the House bill, and section 303 of 
the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Gilman, Smith of New Jersey, and Berman.

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.129.14  digital sound recordings

  Mr. MOORHEAD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1506) 
to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide an exclusive right to 
perform sound recordings publicly by means of digital transmissions, and 
for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, recognized Mr. MOORHEAD and Mrs. 
SCHROEDER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  On motion of Mr. MOORHEAD, by unanimous consent, the bill of the 
Senate (S. 227) amend title 17, United States Code, to provide an 
exclusive right to perform sound recordings publicly by means of digital 
transmissions, and for other purposes; was taken from the Speaker's 
table.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.129.15  biotechnological patents and digital sound recordings

  By unanimous consent, H.R. 587 and H.R. 1506, similar House bills, 
were laid on the table.

para.129.16  ``ring of fire'' film

  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 2070) to provide for the distribution within the United States of 
the United States Information Agency film ``Ring of Fire''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, recognized Mr. SMITH of New Jersey 
and Mr. MORAN, each for 20 minutes.

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  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.129.17  fall river visitor center

  Mr. ALLARD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 629) 
Fall River Visitor Center Act of 1995.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, recognized Mr. ALLARD and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.129.18  water resources authorization extension

  Mr. DOOLITTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1743) 
to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to extend the 
authorizations of appropriations through fiscal year 2000, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, recognized Mr. DOOLITTLE and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.129.19  carp certification inspection fees

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 268) to authorize the collection of fees for expenses for triploid 
grass carp certification inspections, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.129.20  va medical care extensions

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2353) to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring 
authorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to delivery 
of health and medical care, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, recognized Mr. STUMP and Mr. 
MONTGOMERY, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas 
and nays, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members 
present, so the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.129.21  recess--4:28 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 28 minutes p.m., until 
5:00 p.m.

para.129.22  after recess--5:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, called the House to order.

para.129.23  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Friday, October 13, 1995.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. MOLINARI objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

344

Nays

53

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

2

para.129.24                  [Roll No. 714]

                                YEAS--344

     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers

[[Page 1532]]


     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--53

     Allard
     Becerra
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Coleman
     Conyers
     Crane
     Davis
     Dicks
     Evans
     Everett
     Fazio
     Filner
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hilliard
     Jacobs
     Johnson, E. B.
     LaFalce
     Lewis (GA)
     Longley
     McNulty
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Neal
     Ney
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Roberts
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stump
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Torkildsen
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wicker
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Hoyer
     Lipinski
       

                             NOT VOTING--33

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Ensign
     Fields (LA)
     Foglietta
     Gordon
     Harman
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Latham
     Lowey
     McDade
     McInnis
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mink
     Moakley
     Payne (NJ)
     Solomon
     Tejeda
     Towns
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
  So the Journal was approved.

para.129.25  h.r. 2070--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2070) to provide for the distribution 
within the United States of the United States Information Agency film 
``Ring of Fire''.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of those 
present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. CAMP demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

403

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

2

para.129.26                  [Roll No. 715]

                                AYES--403

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NOES--2

     Cooley
     Funderburk
       

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Deutsch
     Ensign
     Fields (LA)
     Foglietta
     Gordon
     Harman
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Latham
     Lowey
     McDade
     McInnis
     Meehan
     Payne (NJ)
     Tejeda
     Towns
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.129.27  h.r. 2353--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2353) to amend title 38, United States 
Code, to extend certain expiring authorities of the Department of 
Veterans Affairs relating to delivery of health and medical care, and 
for other purposes; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?

[[Page 1533]]

  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

403

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.129.28                  [Roll No. 716]

                                YEAS--403

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Deutsch
     Ensign
     Fields (LA)
     Foglietta
     Gordon
     Harman
     Hilleary
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Kennedy (MA)
     Latham
     Lowey
     McDade
     McInnis
     Meehan
     Payne (NJ)
     Studds
     Tejeda
     Torres
     Towns
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.129.29  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. MILLER of Florida, by unanimous consent, the 
Committee on Budget was granted permission until midnight tonight to 
file a privileged report (Rept. No. 104-280) to accompany the 
reconciliation bill.

para.129.30  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2259

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-279) the resolution (H. Res. 237) providing for the consideration of 
(H.R. 2259) to disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.129.31  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 1267. An Act to amend the Congressional Award Act to 
     revise and extend authorities for the Congressional Award 
     Board; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.

para.129.32  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. CHAMBLISS, for today;
  To Ms. JACKSON-LEE, for today;
  To Mr. VOLKMER, for today; and
  To Mr. TEJEDA, for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para.129.33  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FOX, at 9 o'clock and 22 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.129.34  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

                      [Submitted October 16, 1995]

       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2425. A bill 
     to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve 
     and reform the Medicare Program; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     104-276, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House 
     on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2425. A bill to 
     amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve and 
     reform the Medicare Program; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     104-276, Pt. 2). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House 
     on the State of the Union.

                      [Submitted October 17, 1995]

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1508. A 
     bill to require the transfer of title to the District of 
     Columbia of certain real property in Anacostia Park to 
     facilitate the construction of National Children's Island, a 
     cultural, educational, and family-oriented park; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-277, Pt. 1). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. GOODLING: Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities. H.R. 1114. A bill to authorize minors who are 
     under the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards 
     Act of 1938 and who are under 18 years of age to load 
     materials into balers and compacters that meet appropriate 
     American National Standards Institute design safety 
     standards; with an amendment (Rept. No 104-278). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Ms. PRYCE: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 237. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2259) to disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments 
     (Rept. No. 104-279). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. KASICH: Committee on the Budget. H.R. 2491. A bill, the 
     7-year balanced budget reconciliation act of 1995 (Rept. No. 
     104-280). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para.129.35  discharge of committees

  Under clause 5 of rule x, the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:


[[Page 1534]]



                      [Submitted October 16, 1995]

       H.R. 2425. The Committees on the Judiciary and Rules 
     discharged from further consideration.

                      [Submitted October 17, 1995]

       H.R. 1508. The Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     discharged from further consideration. H.R. 1508 referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.129.36  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

                      [Submitted October 16, 1995]

       H.R. 1122. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than November 24, 1995.
       H.R. 2425. Referral to the Committees on the Judiciary and 
     Rules extended for a period ending not later than October 16, 
     1995.

                      [Submitted October 17, 1995]

       H.R. 1508. Referral to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight extended for a period ending not later than 
     October 17, 1995.

para.129.37  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. HOKE (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
             Spence, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Cox, Mr. Stump, 
             Mr. Dornan, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Barr, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             Funderburk, Mr. Jones, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, and Mr. Hansen):
       H.R. 2483. A bill to require the President to give notice 
     of the intention of the United States to withdraw from the 
     Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on National Security, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MINGE:
       H.R. 2484. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the 
     reformulated gas program; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Thomas, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. McCrery):
       H.R. 2485. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to preserve and reform the Medicare Program; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, the Judiciary, and Rules, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 2486. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to preserve and reform the Medicare Program; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, the Judiciary, and Rules, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ROSE:
       H.R. 2487. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     allow periods of certain service performed as an employee 
     under certain Federal-State cooperative programs to be 
     creditable for purposes of civil service retirement; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Agriculture, and the Budget, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SCHIFF:
       H.R. 2488. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     provide appropriate remedies with respect to prison 
     conditions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH:
       H.R. 2489. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for coverage under the Medicare 
     Program of certain additional oral anticancer drugs; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. 
             Kolbe):
       H.R. 2490. A bill to provide for the transfer of certain 
     lands to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and 
     the city of Scottsdale, AZ, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. MOLLOHAN (for himself and Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland):
       H.J. Res. 113. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the compact to provide for joint natural resource 
     management and enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining 
     to natural resources and boating at the Jennings Randolph 
     Lake Project lying in Garrett County, MD, and Mineral County, 
     WV, entered into between the States of West Virginia and 
     Maryland; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GOODLING:
       H. Con. Res. 108. Concurrent resolution to correct 
     technical errors in the enrollment of the bill H.R. 1594; 
     considered and agreed to.

para.129.38  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       165. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Legislature of the 
     State of California, relative to homebased business; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       166. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Domestic Violence Awareness Month; to 
     the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       167. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to air pollution; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       168. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to the Federal Clean Air Act; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       169. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to a nonmotorized facility in the Tahoe 
     Basin; to the Committee on Resources.
       170. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Yosemite National Park; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       171. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to immigration; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       172. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to airline ticket commission levels; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       173. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to the Federal role in transportation; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       174. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to Korean war veterans; to the Committee 
     on Veterans' Affairs.
       175. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     California, relative to commemorating the 50th anniversary of 
     Victory Over Japan Day; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.

para.129.39  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 117: Mr. Hoke, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. 
     Roukema, Mr. Tate, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. McDade.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 353: Miss Collins of Michigan.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Young of Alaska.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Walsh, Mr. LaHood, 
     Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Sam Johnson, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. 
     Zeliff, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mrs. 
     Lowey, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 705: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 752: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 789: Mr. White and Mr. Franks of Connecticut.
       H.R. 899: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 910: Mr. Owens, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 941: Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Brewster, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Hayes, 
     Mr. Schiff, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Tate, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
     Whitfield.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Owens, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. 
     Miller of California.
       H.R. 1127: Mr. Andrews, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Davis, and Mr. 
     Schiff.
       H.R. 1278: Mr. Foglietta and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1493: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 1499: Mr. Hastert and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Dicks and Mr. Durbin.
       H.R. 1589: Mr. Herger and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1626: Mr. Weldon of Florida and Mr. Mica.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Smith of Texas and Ms. Pryce.
       H.R. 1651: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1684: Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, and Mr. 
     Orton.
       H.R. 1701: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Stockman and Mr. Davis.
       H.R. 1713: Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 1757: Mr. Foglietta and Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1758: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 1796: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Bliley, and Mr. Hancock.
       H.R. 1803: Mr. Farr.
       H.R. 1834: Mr. Archer, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Crane, Mr. Duncan, 
     and Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 1863: Mr. Luther and Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 1876: Mr. McDermott, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
     Engel, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1965: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Bonior, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Kennelly, and Ms. 
     Slaughter.

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       H.R. 1968: Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 2013: Mr. Hoke.
       H.R. 2024: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and 
     Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 2137: Mr. Walsh and Mr. Hoke.
       H.R. 2148: Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Bono, and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 2178: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 2190: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
     Bevill, Mr. Barr, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Bonilla, 
     Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Kelly, 
     Mr. Bonior, Mr. Jones, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
     Solomon, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 2240: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Ms. Slaughter, and Ms. 
     Furse.
       H.R. 2286: Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 2339: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 2364: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Funderburk, and 
     Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 2374: Mr. Farr and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2411: Ms. McKinney and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 2429: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 2435: Mr. Talent, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Smith of Washington, and Mr. 
     Filner.
       H.R. 2468: Mr. Rogers and Mr. Stenholm.
       H.J. Res. 64: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.J. Res. 70: Miss Collins of Michigan.
       H.J. Res. 100: Mr. Dixon, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Richardson, and 
     Mr. Royce.
       H.J. Res. 109: Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Horn, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
     Dornan, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Calvert, and Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H. Con. Res. 95: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
     Frost, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. 
     Markey, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. 
     Meyers of Kansas, Mr. McNulty, and Mr. Porter.
       H. Res. 39: Mr. Foglietta.
       H. Res. 214: Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     Bentsen, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Fox, and 
     Mr. Canady. 

para.129.40  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 2066: Mr. Miller of California.


.
                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1995 (130)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.130.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Tuesday, October 17, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.130.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1533. A letter from the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     transmitting a report on the Mint's numismatic public 
     enterprise fund for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to Public Law 
     102-390, section 221(a) (106 Stat. 1627); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1534. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's report entitled 
     ``Acid Deposition Standard Feasibility Study,'' pursuant to 
     section 404, appendix B of the Clean Air Act, as amended; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
       1535. A letter from the Vice President, American Council of 
     Learned Societies, transmitting the Council's annual report 
     for the year 1993-94, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(56) and 
     1103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1536. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's report on the functions of the 
     Interstate Commerce Commission, pursuant to Public Law 103-
     311, section 210(b) (108 Stat. 1689); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1537. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of 
     intent to make a disbursement for an additional program 
     project for purposes of nonproliferation and disarmament fund 
     [NDF] activities, pursuant to Public Law 103-306, title II 
     (108 Stat. 1619); jointly, to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and International Relations.

para.130.3  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. GILCHREST, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on 
Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight, the Committee on International Relations, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on National Security, the 
Committee on Resources, the Committee on Science, the Committee on 
Transportation and Infrastructure, the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, 
and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

para.130.4  fishery conservation and management

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, pursuant to the order of the 
House of September 18, 1995, and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved 
into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
further consideration of the bill (H.R. 39) to amend the Magnuson 
Fishery Conservation and Management Act to improve fisheries management.
  Mr. BUNNING, Acting Chairman, assumed the chair; and after some time 
spent therein,

para.130.5  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. FARR:

       Page 21, line 13, before the first semicolon insert the 
     following: ``and conservation and management measures 
     necessary to minimize, to the extent practicable, adverse 
     impacts on that habitat caused by fishing''.
       Page 23, line 21, strike ``(15)'' and insert ``(14)''.
       Page 24, line 12, strike the semicolon and insert ``; 
     and'.''.
       Page 24, strike lines 13 through 17.

It was decided in the

Yeas

251

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

162

para.130.6                   [Roll No. 717]

                                AYES--251

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Canady
     Castle
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--162

     Allard
     Armey
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Chabot

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     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fields (TX)
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Geren
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kim
     King
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--19

     Archer
     Barton
     Bateman
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Collins (MI)
     Fields (LA)
     Gibbons
     Jefferson
     Mfume
     Oberstar
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Scarborough
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Wynn
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.130.7  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GILCHREST:

       Page 4, strike line 19 and all that follows through page 5, 
     line 14, and insert the following:
       (4) by amending paragraph (21) to read as follows:
       ``(21) The term `optimum', when used in reference to the 
     yield from a fishery, means the amount of fish which--
       ``(A) will provide the greatest overall benefit to the 
     Nation, particularly with respect to food production and 
     recreational opportunities, taking into account the 
     protection of marine ecosystems;
       ``(B) is prescribed on the basis of the maximum sustainable 
     yield from the fishery, as reduced by an relevant, social, 
     economic, or ecological factor, and
       ``(C) in the case of an overfished fishery resource, 
     provides for rebuilding of the resource to a level consistent 
     with providing the maximum sustainable yield from the 
     resource.'';

It was decided in the

Yeas

304

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

113

para.130.8                   [Roll No. 718]

                                AYES--304

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Burr
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--113

     Allard
     Archer
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bateman
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cooley
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kim
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Packard
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Pombo
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rose
     Schaefer
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Vucanovich
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Chapman
     Collins (IL)
     Durbin
     Fields (LA)
     Johnston
     Kasich
     McIntosh
     Mfume
     Parker
     Riggs
     Scarborough
     Smith (MI)
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Wilson
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.130.9  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GOSS:

       Page 29, line 3, add ``and'' after the semicolon.
       Page 29, strike lines 4 through 7 (and redesignate the 
     subsequent paragraph accordingly). 

It was decided in the

Yeas

294

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

129

para.130.10                  [Roll No. 719]

                                AYES--294

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Buyer
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen

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     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hyde
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tate
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NOES--129

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Browder
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Coble
     Coburn
     Combest
     Cooley
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fields (TX)
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gonzalez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hilleary
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kim
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Livingston
     Lucas
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Montgomery
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rose
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skelton
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Watts (OK)
     White
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Brown (CA)
     Chapman
     Fields (LA)
     Mfume
     Sisisky
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Wilson
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. COMBEST, Chairman, pursuant to order of the House of 
September 18, 1995, reported the bill back to the House with an 
amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said order of the House.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
       Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the United States of America in Congress assembled,
  TITLE I--REAUTHORIZATION OF AND AMENDMENTS TO THE MAGNUSON FISHERY 
                    CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Amendments of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENT OF THE MAGNUSON FISHERY CONSERVATION AND 
                   MANAGEMENT ACT.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     Act an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).

     SEC. 3. FINDINGS, PURPOSES, AND POLICY.

       (a) Findings.--Section 2(a) (16 U.S.C. 1801(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``and (B)'' and inserting ``(B)''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and (C) losses of essential fishery habitat 
     can diminish the ability of stocks of fish to survive'';
       (2) in paragraph (6) by inserting after ``to insure 
     conservation,'' the following: ``to provide long-term 
     conservation of essential fishery habitat,''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) Continuing loss of essential fishery habitat poses a 
     long-term threat to the viability of commercial and 
     recreational fisheries of the United States. To conserve and 
     manage the fishery resources of the United States, increased 
     attention must be given to the protection of this habitat.''.
       (b) Purposes.--Section 2(b) (16 U.S.C. 1801(b)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (5);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) to promote the conservation of essential fishery 
     habitat in the review of projects that affect essential 
     fishery habitat; and
       ``(8) to ensure that conservation and management decisions 
     with respect to the Nation's fishery resources are made in a 
     fair and equitable manner.''.
       (c) Policy.--Section 2(c)(3) (16 U.S.C. 1801(c)(3)) is 
     amended by inserting after ``practical measures that'' the 
     following: ``minimize bycatch and''.

     SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Execution of Prior Amendments to Definitions.--
     Notwithstanding section 308 of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the designation of the Flower Garden Banks 
     National Marine Sanctuary'', approved March 9, 1992 (Public 
     Law 102-251; 106 Stat. 66), section 301(b) of that Act 
     (adding a definition of the term ``special areas'') shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) New Amendments.--Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 1802) is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking ``Colenterata'' from the heading of the 
     list of corals and inserting ``Cnidaria''; and
       (B) in the list appearing under the heading ``Crustacea'', 
     by striking ``Deep-sea Red Crab--Geryon quinquedens'' and 
     inserting ``Deep-sea Red Crab--Chaceon quinquedens'';
       (2) in paragraph (16) by striking ``of one and one-half 
     miles'' and inserting ``of two and one-half kilometers'';
       (3) in paragraph (17) by striking ``Pacific Marine 
     Fisheries Commission'' and inserting ``Pacific States Marine 
     Fisheries Commission'';
       (4) by amending paragraph (21) to read as follows:
       ``(21) The term `optimum', when used in reference to the 
     yield from a fishery, means the amount of fish which--
       ``(A) will provide the greatest overall benefit to the 
     Nation, particularly with respect to food production and 
     recreational opportunities, taking into account the 
     protection of marine ecosystems;
       ``(B) is prescribed on the basis of the maximum sustainable 
     yield from the fishery, as reduced by an relevant social, 
     economic, or ecological factor;
       ``(C) in the case of an overfished fishery resource, 
     provides for rebuilding of the resource to a level consistent 
     with providing the maximum sustainable yield from the 
     resource; and
       ``(D) which provides employment opportunities and economic 
     benefits through the sustained participation of local 
     community-based fleets and the coastal communities which 
     those fleets support.''.
       (5) in paragraph (31) (as redesignated by the amendments 
     made effective by subsection (a) of this section) by striking 
     ``for which a fishery management plan prepared under title 
     III or a preliminary fishery management plan prepared under 
     section 201(h) has been implemented'' and inserting 
     ``regulated under this Act''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(34) The term `bycatch' means fish which are harvested by 
     a fishing vessel, but which are not sold or kept for personal 
     use, including economic discards and regulatory discards.
       ``(35) The term `economic discards' means fish which are 
     the target of a fishery, but which are not retained by the 
     fishing vessel which harvested them because they are of an 
     undesirable size, sex, or quality, or for other economic 
     reasons.
       ``(36) The term `regulatory discards' means fish caught in 
     a fishery which fishermen are required by regulation to 
     discard whenever caught, or are required by regulation to 
     retain but not sell.
       ``(37) The term `essential fishery habitat' means those 
     waters necessary to fish for spawning, breeding, or growth to 
     maturity.
       ``(38) The term `overfishing' means a level or rate of 
     fishing mortality that jeopardizes

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     the ability of a stock of fish to produce maximum sustainable 
     yield on a continuing basis.
       ``(39) The term `rebuilding program' means those 
     conservation and management measures necessary to restore the 
     ability of a stock of fish to produce maximum sustainable 
     yield on a continuing basis.
       ``(40) The term `total allowable catch' means the total 
     amount of fish in a fishery that may be harvested in a 
     fishing season, as established in accordance with a fishery 
     management plan for the fishery.
       ``(41) The term `efficiency' with respect to the 
     utilization of fishery resources means fishing which--
       ``(A) yields the greatest economic value of the fishery 
     with the minimum practicable amount of bycatch, and
       ``(B) provides the maximum economic opportunity for, and 
     participation of, local community-based fleets and the 
     coastal communities which those fleets support.''.

     SEC. 5. FOREIGN FISHING.

       (a) Transshipment Permits.--
       (1) Authority to operate under transshipment permits.--
     Section 201(a)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1821(a)(1)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(1) is authorized under subsection (b) or (c) or under a 
     permit issued under section 204(d);''.
       (2) Authority to issue transshipment permits.--Section 204 
     (16 U.S.C. 1824) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(d) Transshipment Permits.--
       ``(1) Authority to issue permits.--The Secretary may issue 
     a transshipment permit under this subsection which authorizes 
     a vessel other than a vessel of the United States to engage 
     in fishing consisting solely of transporting fish products at 
     sea from a point within the boundaries of any State or the 
     exclusive economic zone to a point outside the United States 
     to any person who--
       ``(A) submits an application which is approved by the 
     Secretary under paragraph (3); and
       ``(B) pays a fee imposed under paragraph (7).
       ``(2) Transmittal.--Upon receipt of an application for a 
     permit under this subsection, the Secretary shall promptly 
     transmit copies of the application to the Secretary of the 
     department in which the Coast Guard is operating, any 
     appropriate Council, and any interested State.
       ``(3) Approval of application.--The Secretary may approve 
     an application for a permit under this section if the 
     Secretary determines that--
       ``(A) the transportation of fish products to be conducted 
     under the permit, as described in the application, will be in 
     the interest of the United States and will meet the 
     applicable requirements of this Act;
       ``(B) the applicant will comply with the requirements 
     described in section 201(c)(2) with respect to activities 
     authorized by any permit issued pursuant to the application;
       ``(C) the applicant has established any bonds or financial 
     assurances that may be required by the Secretary; and
       ``(D) no owner or operator of a vessel of the United States 
     which has adequate capacity to perform the transportation for 
     which the application is submitted has indicated to the 
     Secretary an interest in performing the transportation at 
     fair and reasonable rates.
       ``(4) Whole or partial approval.--The Secretary may approve 
     all or any portion of an application under paragraph (3).
       ``(5) Failure to approve application.--If the Secretary 
     does not approve any portion of an application submitted 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall promptly inform the 
     applicant and specify the reasons therefor.
       ``(6) Conditions and restrictions.--The Secretary shall 
     establish and include in each permit under this subsection 
     conditions and restrictions which shall be complied with by 
     the owner and operator of the vessel for which the permit is 
     issued. The conditions and restrictions shall include the 
     requirements, regulations, and restrictions set forth in 
     subsection (b)(7).
       ``(7) Fees.--The Secretary shall collect a fee for each 
     permit issued under this subsection, in an amount adequate to 
     recover the costs incurred by the United States in issuing 
     the permit.''.
       (b) Foreign Fishing for Atlantic Mackerel and Atlantic 
     Herring.--
       (1) Restriction on allocations.--Section 201(e)(1)(A) (16 
     U.S.C. 1821(e)(1)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``No allocation may be made for a 
     fishery that is not subject to a fishery management plan 
     prepared under section 303.''.
       (2) Council recommendation required to approve 
     application.--Section 204(b)(6) (16 U.S.C. 1824(b)(6)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``subparagraph (B)'' 
     and inserting ``subparagraphs (B) and (C)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C)(i) The Secretary may not approve an application which 
     proposes harvest of Atlantic mackerel or Atlantic herring by 
     one or more foreign fishing vessels unless the appropriate 
     Council has recommended that the Secretary approve the 
     portion of the application making that proposal and the 
     Secretary includes the appropriate conditions and 
     restrictions recommended by the Council.
       ``(ii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
     `appropriate Council' means the Mid-Atlantic Fishery 
     Management Council with respect to Atlantic mackerel and the 
     New England Fishery Management Council with respect to 
     Atlantic herring.''.
       (c) Period for Congressional Review of Governing 
     International Fishery Agreements.--Section 203 (16 U.S.C. 
     1823) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``60 calendar days of 
     continuous session of the Congress'' and inserting ``120 
     calendar days (excluding any days in a period for which the 
     Congress is adjourned sine die)'';
       (2) by striking subsection (c); and
       (3) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (d) Technical Correction.--
       (1) Correction.--Section 201(e)(1)(E)(iv) (16 U.S.C. 
     1821(e)(1)(E)(iv)) is amended by inserting ``or special 
     areas'' after ``the exclusive economic zone''.
       (2) Application.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall 
     take effect on the date it would take effect if it were 
     enacted by section 301(d)(2) of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the designation of the Flower Garden Banks 
     National Marine Sanctuary'', approved March 9, 1992 (Public 
     Law 102-251; 106 Stat. 63).

     SEC. 6. LARGE-SCALE DRIFT NET FISHING.

       Section 206(e) (16 U.S.C. 1826(e)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(e) Report.--Not later than March 17th of each year, the 
     Secretary, after consultation with the Secretary of State and 
     the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is 
     operating, shall submit to the Committee on Commerce, 
     Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Resources of the House of Representatives a list of those 
     nations whose nationals or vessels conduct, and of those 
     nations that authorize their nationals to conduct, large-
     scale drift net fishing beyond the exclusive economic zone of 
     any nation in a manner that diminishes the effectiveness of, 
     or is inconsistent with, any international agreement 
     governing large-scale drift net fishing to which the United 
     States is a party or otherwise subscribes.''.

     SEC. 7. NATIONAL STANDARD FOR FISHERY CONSERVATION AND 
                   MANAGEMENT TO MINIMIZE BYCATCH.

       Section 301(a) (16 U.S.C. 1851(a)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(8) Conservation and management measures shall, to the 
     maximum extent practicable, minimize bycatch.''.

     SEC. 8. REGIONAL FISHERY MANAGEMENT COUNCILS.

       (a) Membership of North Carolina on Mid-Atlantic Fishery 
     Management Council.--Section 302(a)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1852(a)(2)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and Virginia'' and inserting ``Virginia, 
     and North Carolina'';
       (2) by striking ``19'' and inserting ``21''; and
       (3) by striking ``12'' and inserting ``13''.
       (b) Voting Members, Generally.--Section 302(b) (16 U.S.C. 
     1852(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(B) in the first sentence by inserting 
     before the period the following: ``, and of other individuals 
     selected for their fisheries expertise as demonstrated by 
     their academic training, marine conservation advocacy, 
     consumer advocacy, or other affiliation with nonuser 
     groups''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) The Secretary shall remove any member of a Council 
     required to be appointed by the Secretary in accordance with 
     subsection (b)(2) if the member violates section 
     307(1)(P).''.
       (c) Compensation.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 302(d) (16 U.S.C. 1852(d)) is 
     amended in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``each Council,'' and inserting ``each 
     Council who are required to be appointed by the Secretary 
     and''; and
       (B) by striking ``shall, until January 1, 1992,'' and all 
     that follows through ``GS-16'' and inserting the following: 
     ``shall receive compensation at a daily rate equivalent to 
     the lowest rate of pay payable for GS-15,''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)(B) 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996.
       (d) Transaction of Business.--Section 302(e) (16 U.S.C. 
     1852(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) At the request of any voting member of a Council, the 
     Council shall hold a roll call vote on any matter before the 
     Council. The official minutes required under subsection 
     (j)(2)(E) and other appropriate records of any Council 
     meeting shall identify all roll call votes held, the name of 
     each voting member present during each roll call vote, and 
     how each member voted on each roll call vote.''.
       (e) Communications With Federal Agencies Regarding 
     Essential and Other Fishery Habitat.--Section 302(i) (16 
     U.S.C. 1852(i)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end of subparagraph (A) and striking the 
     period at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``; 
     and'';
       (2) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(C) shall notify the Secretary regarding, and may comment 
     on and make recommendations to any State or Federal agency 
     concerning, any activity undertaken, or proposed to be 
     undertaken, by any State or Federal agency that, in the view 
     of the Council, may have a detrimental effect on the 
     essential fishery habitat of a fishery under the authority of 
     the Council.''; and
       (3) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Within 15 days after receiving a comment or 
     recommendation under paragraph (1) from a Council regarding 
     the effects of an activity on essential fishery habitat, a 
     Federal agency shall provide to the Council a detailed 
     response in writing. The response shall include a description 
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     sidered by the agency for avoiding, mitigating, or offsetting 
     the impact of the activity on such habitat. In the case of a 
     response that is inconsistent with the recommendations of the 
     Council, the Federal agency shall explain its reasons for not 
     following the recommendations.''.
       (h) Procedural Matters.--Section 302(j)(2) (16 U.S.C. 
     1852(j)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``guidelines'' in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A) and inserting ``shall'';
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by inserting after ``fishery)'' 
     the following: ``sufficiently in advance of the meeting to 
     allow meaningful public participation in the meeting,'';
       (3) by adding at the end of subparagraph (D) the following: 
     ``The written statement or oral testimony shall include a 
     brief description of the background and interests of the 
     person on the subject of the written statement or oral 
     testimony.'';
       (4) by amending subparagraph (E) to read as follows:
       ``(E) Detailed minutes of each meeting of the Council shall 
     be kept and shall contain a record of the persons present, a 
     complete and accurate description of matters discussed and 
     conclusions reached, and copies of all reports received, 
     issued, or approved by the Council. The Chairman shall 
     certify the accuracy of the minutes of each meeting and 
     submit a copy thereof to the Secretary. The minutes shall be 
     made available to any court of competent jurisdiction.''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(G) A Council member may add an item to the agenda of a 
     meeting of a Council or of a committee or advisory panel of a 
     Council by presenting to the Chairman of the Council, 
     committee, or panel, at least 21 days before the date of the 
     meeting, a written description of the item signed by 2 or 
     more voting members of the Council.''.
       (i) Disclosure of Financial Interest and Recusal.--Section 
     302(k) (16 U.S.C. 1852(k)) is amended--
       (1) in the heading by inserting ``and Recusal'' before the 
     period;
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``or'' after the 
     semicolon at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``; or'' at the end and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (C);
       (3) in paragraph (3)(B) by striking ``or (C)'';
       (4) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in subparagraph (B) by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) be kept on file by the Secretary for use in reviewing 
     Council actions and made available by the Secretary for 
     public inspection at reasonable hours.'';
       (5) in paragraph (6) by striking ``or (C)'';
       (6) in paragraph (7) by striking ``or (C)''; and
       (7) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) The Secretary, in consultation with the Councils, and 
     by not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     the Fishery Conservation and Management Amendments of 1995, 
     shall establish rules which prohibit an affected individual 
     from voting on a matter in which the individual or any other 
     person described in paragraph (2) with respect to the 
     individual has an interest that would be significantly 
     affected. The rules may include provisions which take into 
     account the differences in fisheries.
       ``(9) A voting member of a Council shall recuse himself or 
     herself from voting if--
       ``(A) voting by the member would violate the rules 
     established under paragraph (8); or
       ``(B) the General Counsel of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration (or a designee of the General 
     Counsel under paragraph (10)(C)(ii)) determines under 
     paragraph (10) that voting by the member would violate the 
     rules established under paragraph (8).
       ``(10)(A) Before any vote held by a Council on any matter, 
     a voting member of the Council may, at a meeting of the 
     Council, request the General Counsel of the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration (or a designee of the General 
     Counsel under subparagraph (C)(ii)) to determine whether 
     voting on the matter by the member, or by any other member of 
     the Council, would violate the rules established under 
     paragraph (8).
       ``(B) Upon a request under subparagraph (A) regarding 
     voting on a matter by a member--
       ``(i) the General Counsel of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration (or a designee of the General 
     Counsel under subparagraph (C)(ii)) shall determine and state 
     whether the voting would violate the rules established under 
     paragraph (8), at the meeting at which the request is made; 
     and
       ``(ii) no vote on the matter may be held by the Council 
     before the determination and statement are made.
       ``(C) The General Counsel of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration shall--
       ``(i) attend each meeting of a Council; or
       ``(ii) designate an individual to attend each meeting of a 
     Council for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(11) For the purposes of this subsection, the term `an 
     interest that would be significantly affected' means a 
     personal financial interest which would be augmented by 
     voting on the matter and which would only be shared by a 
     minority of other persons within the same industry sector or 
     gear group whose activity would be directly affected by a 
     Council's action.''.
       (j) Conforming Amendment.--Section 302(k)(1)(A) (16 U.S.C. 
     1852(k)(1)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) is nominated by the Governor of a State for 
     appointment as a voting member of a Council in accordance 
     with subsection (b)(2) or is designated by the Governor of a 
     State under subsection (b)(1)(A) and is not an employee of 
     the State; or''.

     SEC. 9. CONTENTS OF FISHERY MANAGEMENT PLANS.

       (a) Required Provisions.--
       (1) New requirements.--Section 303(a) (16 U.S.C. 1853(a)) 
     is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (5) by striking ``and the estimated 
     processing capacity of, and the actual processing capacity 
     utilized by, United States fish processors,'' and inserting 
     the following: ``the amount and species of bycatch taken on 
     board a fishing vessel based on a standardized reporting 
     methodology established by the Council for that fishery, and 
     the estimated processing capacity of, and the actual 
     processing capacity utilized by, United States fish 
     processors;'';
       (B) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:
       ``(7) include a description of essential fishery habitat 
     for a fishery based on the guidelines established by the 
     Secretary under section 304(h)(1) and conservation and 
     management measures necessary to minimize, to the extent 
     practicable, adverse impacts on that habitat caused by 
     fishing;'';
       (C) in paragraph (8) by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon at the end;
       (D) in paragraph (9) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) include a measurable and objective determination of 
     what constitutes overfishing in that fishery, and a 
     rebuilding program in the case of a plan for any fishery 
     which the Council or the Secretary has determined is 
     overfished;
       ``(11) include conservation and management measures 
     necessary to minimize bycatch to the maximum extent 
     practicable;
       ``(12) to the extent practicable, minimize mortality caused 
     by economic discards and regulatory discards in the fishery;
       ``(13) take into account the safety of human life at sea;
       ``(14) in the case of any plan which under subsection 
     (b)(8) requires that observers be carried on board vessels--
       ``(A) be fair and equitable to all fishing vessels and fish 
     processing vessels, that are vessels of the United States and 
     participate in fisheries covered by the plan;
       ``(B) be consistent with other applicable laws; and
       ``(C) take into consideration the operating requirements of 
     the fishery and the safety of observers and fishermen.''.
       ``(15) take into account the historic participation of 
     local community-based fleets and the coastal communities 
     which those fleets support, and provide for the sustained 
     participation of those fleets and communities.''.
       (2) Amendment of plans.--Not later than 18 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, each Regional Fishery 
     Management Council established under the Magnuson Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act shall submit to the Secretary 
     of Commerce an amendment to each fishery management plan in 
     effect under that Act to comply with the amendments made by 
     paragraph (1).
       (3) Fish weighing.--By January 1, 1997, the North Pacific 
     Fishery Management Council shall require all fish processors 
     and fish processing vessels (as that term is defined in 
     chapter 21 of title 46, United States Code) that process fish 
     species under the management of the Council to weigh those 
     fish to ensure an accurate measurement of the total harvest 
     of each species.
       (b) Amendments Relating to Discretionary Provisions, 
     Generally.--Section 303(b) (16 U.S.C. 1853(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (8) in the matter preceding the first 
     semicolon, by striking ``require that observers'' and 
     inserting ``require that one or more observers'';
       (2) in paragraph (9) by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (14); and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following:
       ``(10) assess and specify the effect which conservation and 
     management measures of the plan will have on stocks of fish 
     in the ecosystem of the fishery which are not part of the 
     fishery;
       ``(11) include incentives and harvest preferences within 
     fishing gear groups to promote the avoidance of bycatch;
       ``(12) specify gear types allowed to be used in the fishery 
     and establish a process for evaluating new gear technology 
     that is proposed to be used in the fishery;
       ``(13) reserve a portion of the allowable biological catch 
     of the fishery for use for scientific research purposes; and
       ``(14) in the case of any plan which under subsection 
     (b)(8) requires that observers be carried on board vessels, 
     establish a system of fees, not to exceed the actual costs of 
     the observer program, to pay the costs of the program; and''.
       (c) Requirement To Submit Fishery Impact Statements to 
     Affected States and the Congress.--Section 303 of the 
     Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1853), as amended by section 16(b), is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Submission of Fishery Impact Statements to Interested 
     States and the Congress.--Not later than the date a fishery 
     management plan prepared by a Council or

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     the Secretary takes effect under section 304, the Council or 
     the Secretary, respectively, shall submit the fishery impact 
     statement required in the plan under subsection (a)(9) to--
       ``(1) the Governor of each State that might be affected by 
     the plan, who may use information in the statement to assist 
     persons in applying for loans and grants for economic relief; 
     and
       ``(2) the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate.''.

     SEC. 10. AMENDMENTS RELATING TO MISCELLANEOUS DUTIES OF 
                   SECRETARY.

       (a) Safety at Sea.--Section 304(a)(2)(C) (16 U.S.C. 
     1854(a)(2)(C)) is amended by striking ``to fishery access'' 
     and all that follows through the period and inserting ``with 
     respect to the provisions of sections 303(a)(6) and (13).''.
       (b) Highly Migratory Species.--Section 304(f) (16 U.S.C. 
     1854(f)) is amended--
       (1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting the 
     following: ``Fisheries Under Authority of More Than One 
     Council.--'';
       (2) in paragraph (3)(C)(ii) by inserting before the 
     semicolon the following: ``and the plan development team 
     established under paragraph (4)'';
       (3) in paragraph (3)(E), strike ``allocation or quota'' 
     each place it appears and insert ``allocation, quota, or 
     fishing mortality level'';
       (4) in paragraph (3)(F)(ii) by inserting ``and the plan 
     development team established under paragraph (4)'' before the 
     semicolon;
       (5) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4)(A) The Secretary shall establish a plan development 
     team for each highly migratory species fishery over which the 
     Secretary has authority under paragraph (3)(A), to advise the 
     Secretary on and participate in the development of each 
     fishery management plan or amendment to a plan for the 
     fishery under this subsection.
       ``(B) The plan development team shall--
       ``(i) consist of not less than 7 individuals who are 
     knowledgeable about the fishery for which the plan or 
     amendment is developed, selected from members of advisory 
     committees and species working groups appointed under Acts 
     implementing relevant international fishery agreements 
     pertaining to highly migratory species and from other 
     interested persons;
       ``(ii) be balanced in its representation of commercial, 
     recreational, and other interests; and
       ``(iii) participate in all aspects of the development of 
     the plan or amendment.
       ``(C) The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
     shall not apply to any plan development team established 
     under this paragraph.''; and
       (6) in paragraph (3)(D) by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(ii) be fair and equitable in allocating fishing 
     privileges among United States fishermen and not have 
     economic allocation as the sole purpose;
       ``(iii) promote international conservation;
       ``(iv) minimize the establishment of regulations that 
     require the discarding of Atlantic highly migratory species 
     which cannot be returned to the sea alive; and
       ``(v) promote the implementation of scientific research 
     programs that include to the extent practicable, the tag, and 
     release of Atlantic highly migratory species.''.
       (c) Limited Access.--Section 304(c)(3) (16 U.S.C. 
     1854(c)(3)) is amended by inserting ``or advisory committee 
     appointed under laws implementing relevant international 
     fishery agreements to which the United States is a party'' 
     before the period at the end.
       (d) Incidental Harvest Research.--Section 304(g) (16 U.S.C. 
     1854(g)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``3-year'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) No later than 12 months after the enactment of the 
     Fishery Conservation and Management Amendments of 1995, the 
     Secretary shall, in cooperation with affected interests and 
     based upon the best scientific information available, 
     complete a program to--
       ``(A) develop technological devices and other changes in 
     fishing operations to minimize the incidental mortality of 
     nontargeted fishery resources in the course of shrimp trawl 
     activity to the extent practicable from the level of 
     mortality at the date of enactment of the Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Amendments of 1990;
       ``(B) evaluate the ecological impacts and the benefits and 
     costs of such devices and changes in fishing operations; and
       ``(C) assess whether it is practicable to utilize those 
     nontargeted fishery resources which are not avoidable.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Any measure implemented under this Act to reduce the 
     incidental mortality of nontargeted fishery resources in the 
     course of shrimp trawl fishing shall apply to such fishing 
     throughout the range of the nontargeted fishery resource 
     concerned.''.
       (e) Essential Fishery Habitat; Overfishing.--Section 304 
     (16 U.S.C. 1854) is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(h) Actions by the Secretary on Essential Fishery 
     Habitat.--(1) Within one year after the date of enactment of 
     the Fishery Conservation and Management Amendments of 1995, 
     the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) establish guidelines to assist the Councils in the 
     description of essential fishery habitat in fishery 
     management plans; and
       ``(B) establish a schedule for the amendment of fishery 
     management plans to describe essential fish habitats.
       ``(2) The Secretary, in cooperation with the Secretary of 
     the Interior, shall identify the essential fishery habitat 
     for each fishery for which a fishery management plan is in 
     effect. The identification shall be based on the description 
     of essential fishery habitat contained in the plan.
       ``(3) Each Federal agency shall consult with the Secretary 
     with respect to any action proposed to be authorized, funded, 
     or carried out by such agency that the head of the agency has 
     reason to believe, or the Secretary believes, may result in 
     the destruction or adverse modification of any essential 
     fishery habitat identified by the Secretary under paragraph 
     (2). If the Secretary finds that the proposed action would 
     result in destruction or adverse modifications of such 
     essential fishery habitat, the Secretary shall comment on and 
     make recommendations to the agency concerning that action.
       ``(4) Within 15 days after receiving recommendations from 
     the Secretary under paragraph (3) with respect to a proposed 
     action, the head of a Federal agency shall provide a 
     detailed, written response to the Secretary which describes 
     the measures proposed by the agency to avoid, mitigate, or 
     offset the adverse impact of the proposed action on the 
     essential fishery habitat. In the case of a response that is 
     inconsistent with the recommendation of the Secretary, the 
     agency shall explain its reasons for not following the 
     recommendations.
       ``(5) The Secretary shall review programs administered by 
     the Department of Commerce to ensure that any relevant 
     programs further the conservation and enhancement of 
     essential fishery habitat identified by the Secretary under 
     paragraph (2). The Secretary shall coordinate with and 
     provide information to other Federal agencies to further the 
     conservation and enhancement of essential fishery habitat 
     identified by the Secretary under paragraph (2).
       ``(6) Nothing in this subsection shall have the effect of 
     amending or repealing any other law or regulation or 
     modifying any other responsibility of a Federal agency with 
     respect to fisheries habitat.
       ``(i) Action by the Secretary on Overfishing.--(1) In 
     addition to the authority granted to the Secretary under 
     subsection (c), if the Secretary finds at any time that 
     overfishing is occurring or has occurred in any fishery, the 
     Secretary shall immediately notify the appropriate Council 
     and request that action be taken to end overfishing in the 
     fishery and to establish a rebuilding program for the 
     fishery. The Secretary shall publish each notice under this 
     paragraph in the Federal Register.
       ``(2) If the Council does not submit to the Secretary 
     before the end of the 1-year period beginning on the date of 
     notification under paragraph (1) a fishery management plan, 
     or an amendment to the appropriate existing fishery 
     management plan, which is intended to address overfishing in 
     the fishery and to establish any necessary rebuilding 
     program, then the Secretary shall within 9 months after the 
     end of that period prepare under subsection (c) a fishery 
     management plan, or an amendment to an existing management 
     plan, to end overfishing in the fishery and to establish any 
     necessary rebuilding program.
       ``(3) If the Secretary finds that overfishing is occurring 
     in any fishery for which a fishery management plan prepared 
     by the Secretary is in effect, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) within 1 year act under subsection (c) to amend the 
     plan to end overfishing in the fishery and to establish any 
     necessary rebuilding program; and
       ``(B) in the case of a highly migratory species fishery, 
     pursue international rebuilding programs.
       ``(4) Any rebuilding program under this subsection shall 
     specify the time period within which the fishery is expected 
     to be rebuilt. The time period shall be as short as possible, 
     taking into account the biology and natural variability of 
     the stock of fish, other environmental factors or conditions 
     which would affect the rebuilding program, and the needs of 
     the fishing industry. The time period may not exceed 10 
     years, except in cases where the biology of the stock of fish 
     or other environmental conditions or factors beyond the 
     control of the rebuilding program dictates otherwise.
       ``(5) If the Secretary finds that the action of any Federal 
     agency has caused or contributed to the decline of a fishery 
     below maximum sustainable yield, the Secretary shall notify 
     the agency of the Secretary's finding and recommend steps 
     that can be taken by the agency to reverse that decline.
       ``(6)(A) The Secretary shall review the progress of any 
     rebuilding program required under this subsection beginning 
     in the third year in which the plan is in effect, and 
     annually thereafter.
       ``(B) If the Secretary finds as a result of the review that 
     the rebuilding program is not meeting its specified goals due 
     to reasons related to the reproductive capacity, 
     productivity, life span, or natural variability of the fish 
     species concerned or other environmental conditions or 
     factors beyond the control of the rebuilding program, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(i) reassess the goals of the program;
       ``(ii) determine, based on the best available scientific 
     information, whether revision to the program is needed; and
       ``(iii) if the Secretary determines under clause (ii) that 
     such revisions are needed, direct the Council that 
     established the program to make revisions to the program, or 
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     the case of a program established by the Secretary, make such 
     revisions.
       ``(C) If the Secretary finds as a result of the review that 
     the rebuilding program is not meeting its specified goals for 
     reasons other than those described in subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary shall direct the Council that established the 
     program to make revisions to the program, or in the case of a 
     program established by the Secretary, make such revisions.
       ``(7)(A) The Secretary shall report annually to the 
     Congress and the Councils on the status of fisheries within 
     each Council's geographic area of authority and identify 
     those fisheries that are approaching a condition of being 
     overfished.
       ``(B) For each fishery that is subject to a fishery 
     management plan, the status of the fishery shall be 
     determined for purposes of subparagraph (A) in accordance 
     with the determination of what constitutes overfishing in the 
     fishery included in the plan under section 303(a)(10).
       ``(C) The Secretary shall identify a fishery under 
     subparagraph (A) as approaching a condition of being 
     overfished if, based on trends in fishing effort, fishery 
     resource size, and other appropriate factors, the Secretary 
     determines that the fishery is likely to become overfished 
     within 2 years.
       ``(D) For any fishery that the Secretary identifies under 
     subparagraph (A) as approaching the condition of being 
     overfished, the report shall--
       ``(i) estimate the time frame within which the fishery will 
     reach that condition; and
       ``(ii) make specific recommendations to the appropriate 
     Council regarding actions that should be taken to prevent 
     that condition from being reached.''.
       (f) Action on Certain Implementing Regulations Proposed by 
     Councils.--Section 304 (16 U.S.C. 1854) is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) Action on Covered Implementing Regulations Proposed 
     by a Council.--(1) After the receipt date of a covered 
     implementing regulation submitted by a Council, the Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(A) immediately commence a review of the covered 
     implementing regulation to determine whether it is consistent 
     with the fishery management plan it would implement, the 
     national standards, the other provisions of this Act, and any 
     other applicable law; and
       ``(B) immediately publish the covered implementing 
     regulation in the Federal Register and provide a period of 
     not less than 15 days and not more than 45 days for the 
     submission of comments by the public.
       ``(2) Not later than 75 days after the receipt date of a 
     covered implementing regulation submitted by a Council, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) publish a final regulation on the subject matter of 
     the covered implementing regulation; or
       ``(B) decline to publish a final regulation.
     The Secretary shall provide to the Council in writing an 
     explanation of the reasons for the Secretary's action.
       ``(3) For the purposes of this subsection, the term--
       ``(A) `receipt date' means the 5th day after the day on 
     which a Council submits to the Secretary a covered 
     implementing regulation that the Council characterizes as a 
     final covered implementing regulation; and
       ``(B) `covered implementing regulation'--
       ``(i) means a proposed amendment to existing regulations 
     implementing a fishery management plan in effect under this 
     Act, which does not have the effect of amending the plan; and
       ``(ii) does not include any proposed regulation submitted 
     with a plan or amendment to a plan under section 303(c).''.
       (g) Pacific Region Stock Assessment.--Section 304 (16 
     U.S.C. 1854) is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(k) Pacific Region Stock Assessment.--(1) Not later than 
     120 days after the date of enactment of the Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Amendments of 1995, the Secretary 
     shall, in consultation with the Pacific Fishery Management 
     Council and the States of California, Oregon, and Washington, 
     establish a Pacific Region Scientific Review Group (in this 
     subsection referred to as the `Group') consisting of 
     representatives of the National Marine Fisheries Service, 
     each of the States of California, Oregon, and Washington, 
     universities located in those States, commercial and 
     recreational fishermen and United States fish processors 
     located in those States, and environmental organizations. 
     Individuals appointed to serve on the Group shall be selected 
     from among individuals who are knowledgeable or experienced 
     in the harvesting, processing, biology, or ecology of the 
     fish stocks of fish that are managed under the Pacific 
     Fisheries Management Council Pacific Coast Groundfish Plan 
     (in this subsection referred to as the `covered Pacific 
     stocks').
       ``(2) Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     establishment of the Group, the Group shall transmit to the 
     Secretary a research plan of at least 3 years duration to 
     assess the status of the covered Pacific stocks, including 
     the abundance, location, and species, age, and gender 
     composition of those stocks. The plan shall provide for the 
     use of private vessels to conduct stock surveys.
       ``(3) Immediately upon receiving the plan transmitted under 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary shall take action necessary to 
     carry out the plan and report such actions to the Committee 
     on Resources of the House of Representatives. The Secretary 
     shall implement the plan, subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, by chartering private vessels, arranging for 
     the deployment of scientists on those vessels (including the 
     payment of increased insurance costs to vessel owners), and 
     obtaining the assistance of United States fish processors.
       ``(4) The Secretary may offset the cost of carrying out the 
     plan by entering into agreements with vessel owners or United 
     States fish processors to provide vessel owners or United 
     States fish processors with a portion of the allowable 
     biological catch reserved for research purposes under section 
     303(b).
       (h) Economic Analysis.--Section 304 (16 U.S.C. 1854) is 
     further amended by adding after subsection (m) (as added by 
     section 22(b) of this Act) the following new subsection:
       ``(n) Economic Analysis.--In performing any economic 
     analysis of a plan, amendment, or regulation proposed under 
     this Act, the Secretary or a Council, as appropriate, shall 
     consider the costs and benefits which accrue to local 
     community-based fleets and the coastal communities they 
     support.''.

     SEC. 11. EMERGENCY ACTIONS.

       Section 305(c) (16 U.S.C. 1855(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(A), by inserting ``under section 
     302(b)(1)(A) and (C)'' after ``voting members'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (3)(B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) shall remain in effect for not more than 180 days 
     after the date of such publication, except that any such 
     regulation may, by agreement of the Secretary and the Council 
     and after notice and an opportunity for submission of 
     comments by the public, be effective for 1 additional period 
     of not more than 180 days; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) The Secretary may promulgate emergency regulations 
     under this subsection to protect the public health. 
     Notwithstanding paragraph (3), regulations promulgated under 
     this paragraph shall remain in effect until withdrawn by the 
     Secretary. The Secretary shall promptly withdraw regulations 
     under this paragraph when the circumstances requiring the 
     regulations no longer exist. The Secretary shall provide an 
     opportunity for submission of comments by the public after 
     regulations are promulgated under this paragraph.
       ``(5) An emergency regulation promulgated under this 
     subsection that closes an area to fishing shall not remain in 
     effect for an additional period under paragraph (3)(B) unless 
     before the beginning of the additional period the Council 
     having jurisdiction over the area, in conjunction with the 
     Secretary, publishes a report on the status of the fishery in 
     the area that includes an analysis of the costs and benefits 
     of the closure.''.

     SEC. 12. STATE JURISDICTION.

       (a) Reports.--Section 306(c)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1856(c)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) the owner or operator of the vessel submits to the 
     appropriate Council and the Secretary, in a manner prescribed 
     by the Secretary, periodic reports on the tonnage of fish 
     received from vessels of the United States and the locations 
     from which such fish were harvested.''.
       (b) State Authority.--Section 306(b) (16 U.S.C. 1856(b)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) For any fishery occurring off the coasts of Alaska 
     for which there is no Federal fishery management plan 
     approved and implemented pursuant to this Act, or pursuant to 
     delegation to a State in a fishery management plan, a State 
     may enforce its laws or regulations pertaining to the taking 
     of fish in the exclusive economic zone off that State or the 
     landing of fish caught in the exclusive economic zone 
     providing there is a legitimate State interest in the 
     conservation and management of that fishery, until a Federal 
     fishery management plan is implemented. Fisheries currently 
     managed pursuant to a Federal fishery management plan shall 
     not be removed from Federal management and placed under State 
     authority without the unanimous consent (except for the 
     Regional Director of the National Marine Fisheries Service) 
     of the Council which developed the fishery management 
     plan.''.

     SEC. 13. PROHIBITED ACTS.

       (a) Prohibition on Removing, Damaging, Tampering With, or 
     Moving Fishing Gear and Fish.--
       (1) Prohibition.--Section 307(1) of the Magnuson Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1857(1)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (L), (M), and (N) in 
     order as subparagraphs (M), (N), and (O); and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (K) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(K) to steal or to knowingly and without authorization to 
     remove, damage, or tamper with--
       ``(i) fishing gear owned by another person, which is 
     located in the exclusive economic zone or special areas; or
       ``(ii) fish contained in such fishing gear;
       ``(L) to negligently damage, remove, or move, or to attempt 
     to do any of the foregoing with respect to--
       ``(i) fishing gear that is owned by another person and 
     located in the exclusive economic zone; or
       ``(ii) fish contained in such fishing gear;''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 309(a) of the Magnuson 
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     and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1859) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``or (L)'' and inserting 
     ``(K), or (M)''; and
       (B) in subsection (b) by striking ``section 307(1)(L)'' and 
     inserting ``section 307(1)(M)''.
       (b) Failure To Disclose Financial Information.--Section 
     307(1) (16 U.S.C. 1857(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (N) (as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)(1)(A) of this section);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (O) 
     (as redesignated by subsection (a)(1)(A) of this section) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(P) to knowingly and willfully fail to disclose or 
     falsely disclose any financial interest as required under 
     section 302(k) or to knowingly violate any rule established 
     under section 302(k)(8).''.
       (c) Prohibited Fishing.--
       (1) In general.--Section 307(2)(B) (16 U.S.C. 1857(2)(B)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) in fishing, except recreational fishing permitted 
     under section 201(j), within the exclusive economic zone or 
     within the special areas, or for any anadromous species or 
     Continental Shelf fishery resources beyond such zone or 
     areas, or in fishing consisting of transporting fish products 
     from a point within the boundaries of any State or the 
     exclusive economic zone or the special areas, unless such 
     fishing is authorized under, and conducted in accordance 
     with, a valid and applicable permit issued under section 204, 
     except that this subparagraph shall not apply to fishing 
     within the special areas before the date on which the 
     Agreement between the United States and the Union of Soviet 
     Socialist Republics on the Maritime Boundary, signed June 1, 
     1990, enters into force for the United States; or''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 301(h)(2)(A) of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to provide for the designation of the 
     Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary'', approved 
     March 9, 1992 (Public Law 102-251; 106 Stat. 64), is 
     repealed.
       (d) Restriction on Sale of Lobsters.--Section 307(1)(J)(i) 
     (16 U.S.C. 1557(1)(J)(i)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``plan,'' and inserting ``plan''; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, or 
     in the absence of both such plans is smaller than the minimum 
     possession size in effect at the time under the Atlantic 
     States Marine Fisheries Commission's American Lobster Fishery 
     Management Plan''.

     SEC. 14. HAROLD SPARCK BERING SEA COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT QUOTA 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 313 (16 U.S.C. 1862) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Bering Sea Community Development Quota Program.--(1) 
     The North Pacific Fishery Management Council and the 
     Secretary shall establish a western Alaska community 
     development quota program under which a percentage of the 
     total allowable catch of any Bering Sea fishery is allocated 
     to western Alaska communities that participate in the 
     program.
       ``(2) To be eligible to participate in the western Alaska 
     community development quota program under paragraph (1), a 
     community must--
       ``(A) be located within 50 nautical miles from the baseline 
     from which the breadth of the territorial sea is measured 
     along the Bering Sea coast from the Bering Strait to the 
     western most of the Aleutian Islands, or on an island within 
     the Bering Sea;
       ``(B) not be located on the Gulf of Alaska coast of the 
     north Pacific Ocean;
       ``(C) meet criteria developed by the Governor of Alaska, 
     approved by the Secretary, and published in the Federal 
     Register;
       ``(D) be certified by the Secretary of the Interior 
     pursuant to the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to be a 
     Native village;
       ``(E) consist of residents who conduct more than one-half 
     of their current commercial or subsistence fishing effort in 
     the waters of the Bering Sea and Aleutian Islands management 
     area; and
       ``(F) not have previously developed harvesting or 
     processing capability sufficient to support substantial 
     participation in the groundfish fisheries in the Bering Sea, 
     unless the community can show that the benefits from an 
     approved Community Development Plan would be the only way for 
     the community to realize a return from previous 
     investments.''.

     SEC. 15. OBSERVERS.

       Title III (16 U.S.C. 1851 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

     ``SEC. 315. RIGHTS OF OBSERVERS.

       ``(a) Civil Action.--An observer on a vessel (or the 
     observer's personal representative) under the requirements of 
     this Act or the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 
     U.S.C. 1361 et seq.) that is ill, disabled, injured, or 
     killed from service as an observer on that vessel may not 
     bring a civil action under any law of the United States for 
     that illness, disability for that illness, disability, 
     injury, or death against the vessel or vessel owner, except 
     that a civil action may be brought against the vessel owner 
     for the owner's willful misconduct.
       ``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) does not apply if the 
     observer is engaged by the owner, master, or individual in 
     charge of a vessel to perform any duties in service to the 
     vessel.''.

     SEC. 16. INDIVIDUAL QUOTA LIMITED ACCESS PROGRAMS.

       (a) Authority To Establish Individual Quota Systems.--
     Section 303(b)(6) (16 U.S.C. 1853(b)(6)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(6) establish a limited access system for the fishery in 
     order to achieve optimum yields, if--
       ``(A) in developing such system, the Councils and the 
     Secretary take into account--
       ``(i) the need to promote conservation;
       ``(ii) present participation in the fishery,
       ``(iii) historical fishing practices in, and dependence on, 
     the fishery,
       ``(iv) the economics of the fishery,
       ``(v) the capability of fishing vessels used in the fishery 
     to engage in other fisheries,
       ``(vi) the cultural and social framework relevant to the 
     fishery and local coastal communities, and
       ``(vii) any other relevant considerations; and
       ``(B) in the case of such a system that provides for the 
     allocation and issuance of individual quotas (as that term is 
     defined in subsection (g)), the plan complies with subsection 
     (g).''.
       (b) Requirements.--Section 303 is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Special Provisions for Individual Quota Systems.--(1) 
     A fishery management plan which establishes an individual 
     quota system for a fishery--
       ``(A) shall provide for administration of the system by the 
     Secretary in accordance with the terms of the plan;
       ``(B) shall not create, or be construed to create, any 
     right, title, or interest in or to any fish before the fish 
     is harvested;
       ``(C) shall include provisions which establish procedures 
     and requirements for each Council having authority over the 
     fishery, for--
       ``(i) reviewing and revising the terms of the plan that 
     establish the system; and
       ``(ii) renewing, reallocating, and reissuing individual 
     quotas if determined appropriate by each Council;
       ``(D) shall include provisions to--
       ``(i) provide for fair and equitable allocation of 
     individual quotas under the system;
       ``(ii) minimize negative social and economic impacts of the 
     system on local coastal communities; and
       ``(iii) ensure adequate enforcement of the system, 
     including the use of observers where appropriate at a level 
     of coverage that should yield statistically significant 
     results, except that on a fish processing vessel at sea 
     observers shall be required as necessary to ensure monitoring 
     of fishing activities 24 hours each day; and
       ``(E) include provisions that prevent any person from 
     acquiring an excessive share of individual quotas issued for 
     a fishery.
       ``(2) An individual quota issued under an individual quota 
     system established by a fishery management plan--
       ``(A) shall be considered a grant, to the holder of the 
     individual quota, of permission to engage in activities 
     permitted by the individual quota;
       ``(B) may be revoked or limited at any time, in accordance 
     with the terms of the plan and regulations issued by the 
     Secretary or the Council having authority over the fishery 
     for which it is issued, if necessary for the conservation and 
     management of the fishery (including as a result of a 
     violation of this Act or any regulation prescribed under this 
     Act);
       ``(C) if revoked or limited by the Secretary or a Council, 
     shall not confer any right of compensation to the holder of 
     the individual quota;
       ``(D) may be received and held in accordance with 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary under this Act;
       ``(E) shall, except in the case of an individual quota 
     allocated under an individual quota system established before 
     the date of enactment of the Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Amendments of 1995, expire not later than 7 years 
     after the date it is issued, in accordance with the terms of 
     the fishery management plan; and
       ``(F) upon expiration under subparagraph (E), may be 
     renewed, reallocated, or reissued if determined appropriate 
     by each Council having authority over the fishery.
       ``(3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
     any fishery management plan that establishes an individual 
     quota system for a fishery may authorize individual quotas to 
     be held by or issued under the system to fishing vessel 
     owners, fishermen, crew members, and United States fish 
     processors.
       ``(B) An individual who is not a citizen of the United 
     States may not hold an individual quota issued under a 
     fishery management plan.
       ``(C) A Federal agency or official may not hold, 
     administer, or reallocate an individual quota issued under a 
     fishery management plan, other than the Secretary and the 
     Council having authority over the fishery for which the 
     individual quota is issued.
       ``(4) Any fishery management plan that establishes an 
     individual quota system for a fishery may include provisions 
     that--
       ``(A) allocate individual quotas under the system among 
     categories of vessels; and
       ``(B) provide a portion of the annual harvest in the 
     fishery for entry-level fishermen, small vessel owners, or 
     crewmembers who do not hold or qualify for individual quotas.
       ``(5)(A) An individual quota system established for a 
     fishery may be limited or terminated at any time if necessary 
     for the conservation and management of the fishery, by--
       ``(i) the Council which has authority over the fishery for 
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     lished, through a fishery management plan or amendment; or
       ``(ii) the Secretary, in the case of any individual quota 
     system established by a fishery management plan developed by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(B) This paragraph does not diminish the authority of the 
     Secretary under any other provision of this Act.
       ``(6) Any individual quota system established for a fishery 
     after the date of enactment of the Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Amendments of 1995--
       ``(A) shall not allow individual quotas shares under the 
     system to be sold, transferred, or leased;
       ``(B) shall prohibit a person from holding an individual 
     quota share under the system unless the person participates 
     in the fishery for which the individual quota share is 
     issued; and
       ``(C) shall require that if any person that holds an 
     individual quota share under the system does not engage in 
     fishing under the individual quota share for 3 or more years 
     in any period of 5 consecutive years, the individual quota 
     share shall revert to the Secretary and shall be reallocated 
     under the system to qualified participants in the fishery in 
     a fair and equitable manner and in accordance with the 
     following priorities:
       ``(i) As the first priority, to persons who have 
     participated in the fishery but have not received any 
     individual quota shares under the system, or have received 
     individual quota shares under the system in an amount 
     insufficient to allow participation in the fishery.
       ``(ii) As the second priority, to persons who desire to 
     enter the fishery.
       ``(iii) As the third priority, to persons who participate 
     in the fishery and hold individual quota shares sufficient to 
     permit that participation.
       ``(7) In reallocating individual quota shares under 
     paragraph (6)(C)(iii), the Secretary may utilize a royalty 
     auction or other comparable bidding process.
       ``(8) The Secretary may suspend the applicability of 
     paragraph (6) for individuals on a case-by-case basis due to 
     death, disablement, undue hardship, or in any case in which 
     fishing is prohibited by the Secretary or the Council.
       ``(9) This subsection does not require a Council or the 
     Secretary to amend a fishery management plan in order to 
     comply with paragraph (1)(D)(i) or (ii) with respect to an 
     individual quota system, if the plan (or an amendment to the 
     plan) established the individual quota system before the date 
     of enactment of the Fishery Conservation and Management 
     Amendments of 1995.
       ``(10) As used in this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `individual quota system' means a system 
     that limits access to a fishery in order to achieve optimum 
     yield, through the allocation and issuance of individual 
     quotas.
       ``(B) The term `individual quota' means a grant of 
     permission to harvest or process a quantity of fish in a 
     fishery, during each fishing season for which the permission 
     is granted, equal to a stated percentage of the total 
     allowable catch for the fishery.''.
       (c) Fees.--Section 304(d) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary shall''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     collect from a person that holds an individual quota issued 
     under a limited access system established under section 
     303(b)(6) fees established by the Secretary in accordance 
     with this section and section 9701(b) of title 31, United 
     States Code.
       ``(B) The fees required to be established and collected by 
     the Secretary under this paragraph are the following:
       ``(i) An initial allocation fee in an amount, determined by 
     the Secretary, equal to 1 percent of the value of fish 
     authorized to be harvested in one year under an individual 
     quota, which shall be collected from the person to whom the 
     individual quota is first issued.
       ``(ii) An annual fee in an amount, determined by the 
     Secretary, not to exceed 4 percent of the value of fish 
     authorized to be harvested each year under an individual 
     quota share, which shall be collected from the holder of the 
     individual quota share.
       ``(C) In determining the amount of a fee under this 
     paragraph, the Secretary shall ensure that the amount is 
     commensurate with the cost of managing the fishery with 
     respect to which the fee is collected, including reasonable 
     costs for salaries, data analysis, and other costs directly 
     related to fishery management and enforcement.
       ``(D) The Secretary, in consultation with the Councils, 
     shall promulgate regulations prescribing the method of 
     determining under this paragraph the value of fish authorized 
     to be taken under an individual quota share, the amount of 
     fees, and the method of collecting fees.
       ``(E) Fees collected under this paragraph from holders of 
     individual quotas in a fishery shall be an offsetting 
     collection and shall be available to the Secretary only for 
     the purposes of administering and implementing this Act with 
     respect to that fishery.
       ``(F) The Secretary may not assess or collect any fee under 
     this paragraph with respect to an individual quota system 
     established before the date of enactment of the Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Amendments of 1995, during the 5-
     year period beginning on that date of enactment.''.
       (d) Approval of Fishery Management Plans Establishing 
     Individual Quota Systems.--Section 304 (16 U.S.C. 1854) is 
     further amended by adding after subsection (k) (as added by 
     section 10 of this Act) the following new subsection:
       ``(l) Action on Limited Access Systems.--(1) In addition to 
     the other requirements of this Act, the Secretary may not 
     approve a fishery management plan that establishes a limited 
     access system that provides for the allocation of individual 
     quotas (in this subsection referred to as an `individual 
     quota system') unless the plan complies with section 303(g).
       ``(2) Within 1 year after receipt of recommendations from 
     the review panel established under paragraph (3), the 
     Secretary shall issue regulations which establish 
     requirements for establishing an individual quota system. The 
     regulations shall be developed in accordance with the 
     recommendations. The regulations shall--
       ``(A) specify factors that shall be considered by a Council 
     in determining whether a fishery should be managed under an 
     individual quota system;
       ``(B) ensure that any individual quota system is consistent 
     with the requirements of sections 303(b) and 303(g), and 
     require the collection of fees in accordance with subsection 
     (d)(2);
       ``(C) provide for appropriate penalties for violations of 
     individual quotas systems, including the revocation of 
     individual quotas for such violations;
       ``(D) include recommendations for potential management 
     options related to individual quotas, including the 
     authorization of individual quotas that may not be 
     transferred by the holder, and the use of leases or auctions 
     by the Federal Government in the establishment or allocation 
     of individual quotas; and
       ``(E) establish a central lien registry system for the 
     identification, perfection, and determination of lien 
     priorities, and nonjudicial foreclosure of encumbrances, on 
     individual quotas.
       ``(3)(A) Not later than 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of the Fishery Conservation and Management 
     Amendments of 1995, the Secretary shall establish a review 
     panel to evaluate fishery management plans in effect under 
     this Act that establish a system for limiting access to a 
     fishery, including individual quota systems, and other 
     limited access systems, with particular attention to--
       ``(i) the success of the systems in conserving and managing 
     fisheries;
       ``(ii) the costs of implementing and enforcing the systems;
       ``(iii) the economic effects of the systems on local 
     communities; and
       ``(iv) the use of leases or auctions in the establishment 
     or allocation of individual quota shares.
       ``(B) The review panel shall consist of--
       ``(i) the Secretary or a designee of the Secretary;
       ``(ii) a representative of each Council, selected by the 
     Council;
       ``(iii) 3 representatives of the commercial fishing and 
     processing industry; and
       ``(iv) one at large representative who is selected by 
     reason of occupational or other experience, scientific 
     expertise, or training, and who is knowledgeable regarding 
     the conservation and management or the commercial or 
     recreational harvest of fishery resources.
       ``(C) Based on the evaluation required under subparagraph 
     (A), the review panel shall, by September 30, 1997--
       ``(i) submit comments to the Councils and the Secretary 
     with respect to the revision of individual quota systems that 
     were established under this Act prior to June 1, 1995; and
       ``(ii) submit recommendations to the Secretary for the 
     development of the regulations required under paragraph 
     (2).''.
       (e) Restriction on New Individual Quota Systems Pending 
     Regulations.--
       (1) Restriction.--The Secretary of Commerce may not approve 
     any covered quota system plan, and no covered quota system 
     plan shall take effect, under title III of the Magnuson 
     Fishery Conservation and Management Act before the effective 
     date of regulations issued by the Secretary under section 
     304(l) of that Act, as added by subsection (d).
       (2) Covered quota system plan defined.--In this subsection, 
     the term ``covered quota system plan'' means a fishery 
     management plan or amendment to a fishery management plan, 
     that--
       (A) proposes establishment of an individual quota system 
     (as that term is used in section 303 of the Magnuson Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act, as amended by subsection (a) 
     of this section); and
       (B) is submitted to the Secretary after May 1, 1995.

     SEC. 17. FISHING CAPACITY REDUCTION PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Title III (16 U.S.C. 1851 et seq.) is 
     further amended by adding after section 315 (as added by 
     section 15 of this Act) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 316. FISHING CAPACITY REDUCTION PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Authority to Conduct Program.--The Secretary, with 
     the concurrence of the Council having authority over a 
     fishery, may conduct a voluntary fishing capacity reduction 
     program for a fishery in accordance with this section, if--
       ``(1) the Secretary--
       ``(A) determines that the program is necessary for 
     rebuilding, preventing overfishing, or generally improving 
     conservation and management of the fishery; or
       ``(B) is requested to do so by the Council with authority 
     over the fishery; and

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       ``(2) there is in effect under section 304 a fishery 
     management plan that--
       ``(A) limits access to the fishery through a Federal 
     fishing permit required by a limited access system 
     established under section 303(b)(6); and
       ``(B) prevents the replacement of fishing capacity 
     eliminated by the program through--
       ``(i) a moratorium on the issuance of new Federal fishing 
     permits for the duration of the repayment period; and
       ``(ii) restrictions on fishing vessel capacity upgrading.
       ``(b) Program Requirements.--Under a fishing capacity 
     reduction program conducted under this section for a fishery, 
     the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) seek to permanently reduce the maximum effective 
     fishing capacity at the least cost and in the shortest period 
     of time through the removal of vessels and permits from the 
     fishery;
       ``(2) make payments to--
       ``(A) scrap or otherwise render permanently unusable for 
     fishing in the United States, vessels that operate in the 
     fishery; and
       ``(B) acquire the Federal fishing permits that authorize 
     participation in the fishery;
       ``(3) provide for the funding of those payments by persons 
     that participate in the fishery, by establishing and imposing 
     fees on holders of Federal fishing permits under this Act 
     that authorize that participation;
       ``(4) establish criteria for determining the types of 
     vessels and permits which are eligible to participate in the 
     program, that--
       ``(A) assess vessel impact on the fishery;
       ``(B) minimize program costs; and
       ``(C) take into consideration--
       ``(i) previous fishing capacity reduction programs; and
       ``(ii) the characteristics of the fishery;
       ``(5) establish procedures for determining the amount of 
     payments under subsection (c); and
       ``(6) identify sources of funding for the program in 
     addition to the amounts referred to in subsection (f)(2)(A), 
     (B), (C), and (D).
       ``(c) Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--As part of a fishing capacity reduction 
     program under this section, and subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall make payments under subsection (b)(2).
       ``(2) Establishment of fee required.--The Secretary may not 
     make any payment under paragraph (1) for a fishery unless 
     there is in effect for the fishery a fee under subsection 
     (d).
       ``(3) Limitation on total amount of payments for fishery.--
     The total amount of payments under paragraph (1) for a 
     fishery may not exceed the total amount the Secretary 
     projects will be deposited into the Fund from fees that apply 
     to the fishery under subsection (d).
       ``(d) Fees.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Secretary, with the concurrence of a majority of the 
     voting members of a Council having authority over a fishery 
     for which a fishing capacity reduction program is conducted 
     under this section, may establish an annual fee on holders of 
     Federal fishing permits authorizing participation in the 
     fishery.
       ``(2) Amount of fee.--The amount of a fee established under 
     this subsection for a fishery described in paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall be adequate to ensure that the total amount 
     collected in the form of the fee will not be less than the 
     amount the Secretary determines is necessary for payments 
     under subsection (b)(2) to reduce fishing capacity in the 
     fishery to a level that will ensure the long-term health of 
     the fishery;
       ``(B) shall be based on--
       ``(i) the value of the fishery;
       ``(ii) the projected number of participants in the fishery;
       ``(iii) the projected catch in the fishery; and
       ``(iv) the direct costs of implementing a fishing capacity 
     reduction program under this section for the fishery; and
       ``(C) may not exceed, for any permit holder, 5 percent of 
     the value of fish harvested under the permit each year.
       ``(3) Effective period.--A fee under this subsection may 
     not be in effect for more than 15 years.
       ``(4) Use of amounts received.--Amounts received by the 
     United States as fees under this subsection--
       ``(A) shall be deposited into the Fund; and
       ``(B) may not be used to pay any administrative overhead or 
     other costs not directly incurred in implementing this 
     section with respect to the fishery.
       ``(e) Advisory Panels.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish for each 
     fishery for which a fishing capacity reduction program is 
     conducted under this section an advisory panel to advise the 
     Secretary regarding that program.
       ``(2) Membership.--Each advisory panel under this 
     subsection shall consist of individuals appointed by the 
     Secretary and shall include representatives of--
       ``(A) the Department of Commerce,
       ``(B) Councils having authority over fisheries for which 
     the panel is established,
       ``(C) appropriate sectors of the fishing industry affected 
     by fishing capacity reduction programs under this sections, 
     and
       ``(D) appropriate States affected by such programs.
       ``(f) Fisheries Conservation and Restoration Fund.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury 
     of the United States a separate account which shall be known 
     as the Fisheries Conservation and Restoration Fund (in this 
     section referred to as the `Fund').
       ``(2) Deposits into the fund.--There shall be deposited 
     into the Fund--
       ``(A) amounts appropriated under clause (iv) of section 
     2(b)(1)(A) of the Act of August 11, 1939 (15 U.S.C. 713c-
     3(b)(1)(A)), popularly known as the Saltonstall-Kennedy Act;
       ``(B) amounts paid to the United States Government as fees 
     established under subsection (d);
       ``(C) any other amounts appropriated for fisheries disaster 
     that the Secretary determines should be used for fishing 
     capacity reduction programs under this section; and
       ``(D) any other amounts appropriated for making payments 
     under subsection (b)(2).
       ``(3) Availability.--
       ``(A) In general.--Amounts in the Fund shall be available 
     to the Secretary without fiscal year limitation for making 
     payments under subsection (b)(2).
       ``(B) Management of unneeded balance.--Amounts in the Fund 
     that are not currently needed for the purposes of this 
     section shall be invested in obligations of, or guaranteed 
     by, the United States.
       ``(g) Expiration of Acquired Permits.--Permits acquired by 
     the Secretary under subsection (b)(2)(B)--
       ``(1) shall not be effective after the date of that 
     acquisition; and
       ``(2) may not be reissued or replaced.''.
       (b) Use of Amounts Transferred Under Saltonstall-Kennedy 
     Act.--Section 2(b)(1) of the Act of August 11, 1939 (15 
     U.S.C. 713c-3(b)(1)), popularly known as the Saltonstall-
     Kennedy Act, is amended in subparagraph (A) by striking 
     ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of clause (ii), by 
     striking the period at the end of clause (iii) and inserting 
     ``; and'', and by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iv) to fund fishing capacity reduction programs under 
     section 316 of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and 
     Management Act, by depositing a portion of amounts 
     transferred into the Fisheries Conservation and Restoration 
     Fund established by that section; and''.

     SEC. 18. CONSIDERATION OF ABILITY TO PAY PENALTIES.

       Section 308(a) (16 U.S.C. 1858(a)) is amended--
       (1) in the last sentence by striking ``ability to pay,''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In 
     assessing such penalty, the Secretary may also consider facts 
     relating to the ability of the violator to pay that are 
     established by the violator in a timely manner.''.

     SEC. 19. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Title IV (90 Stat. 359-361) is amended to 
     read as follows:
                  ``TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary, 
     for carrying out this Act, the following:
       ``(1) $114,000,000 for fiscal year 1996.
       ``(2) $118,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.
       ``(3) $122,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       ``(4) $126,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       ``(5) $130,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in the first 
     section of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management 
     Act is amended by striking the items relating to title IV 
     (including the items relating to the sections in that title) 
     and inserting the following:
                  ``TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

``Sec. 401. Authorization of appropriations.''.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations for NOAA Marine Fishery 
     Programs.--The National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration Marine Fisheries Program Authorization Act 
     (Public Law 98-210; 97 Stat. 1409) is amended--
       (1) in section 2(a)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``1992'' and inserting a 
     comma; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, $47,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, $48,645,000 
     for fiscal year 1997, $50,347,575 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $52,109,740 for fiscal year 1999, and $53,933,580 for fiscal 
     year 2000'';
       (2) in section 3(a)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``1992'' and inserting a 
     comma; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, $27,400,000 for fiscal year 1996, $28,359,000 
     for fiscal year 1997, $29,351,565 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $30,378,869 for fiscal year 1999, and $31,442,129 for fiscal 
     year 2000'';
       (3) in section 4(a)--
       (A) by striking ``and'' after ``1992'' and inserting a 
     comma; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, $17,300,000 for fiscal year 1996, $17,905,500 
     for fiscal year 1997, $18,532,192 for fiscal year 1998, 
     $19,180,818 for fiscal year 1999, and $19,852,146 for fiscal 
     year 2000''; and
       (4) in section 2(e)--
       (A) by striking ``1992 and 1993'' and inserting ``1996 and 
     1997'';
       (B) by striking ``establish'' and inserting ``operate'';
       (C) by striking ``306'' and inserting ``307''; and
       (D) by striking ``1991'' and inserting ``1992''.

     SEC. 20. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a) Correction.--Section 304 of the Act entitled ``An Act 
     to provide for the designation of the Flower Garden Banks 
     National Marine

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     Sanctuary'', approved March 9, 1992 (Public Law 102-251; 106 
     Stat. 65), is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 3(15) of the Marine 
     Mammal Protection Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1362(15)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(15) The term `waters under the jurisdiction of the 
     United States' means--
       ``(A) the territorial sea of the United States;
       ``(B) the waters included within a zone, contiguous to the 
     territorial sea of the United States, of which the inner 
     boundary is a line coterminous with the seaward boundary of 
     each coastal State, and the outer boundary is a line drawn in 
     such a manner that each point on it is 200 nautical miles 
     from the baseline from which the territorial sea is measured; 
     and
       ``(C) the areas referred to as eastern special areas in 
     Article 3(1) of the Agreement between the United States of 
     America and the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the 
     Maritime Boundary, signed June 1, 1990; in particular, those 
     areas east of the maritime boundary, as defined in that 
     Agreement, that lie within 200 nautical miles of the 
     baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of 
     Russia is measured but beyond 200 nautical miles of the 
     baselines from which the breadth of the territorial sea of 
     the United States is measured, except that this subparagraph 
     shall not apply before the date on which the Agreement 
     between the United States and the Union of Soviet Socialist 
     Republics on the Maritime Boundary, signed June 1, 1990, 
     enters into force for the United States.''.

     SEC. 21. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

       The Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) is amended by striking ``Committee on 
     Merchant Marine and Fisheries'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Committee on Resources''.

     SEC. 22. PROVISIONS RELATING TO GULF OF MEXICO.

       (a) Fishery Assessments.--Section 304(e) (16 U.S.C. 
     1854(e)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) The Secretary shall develop and implement a 
     systematic program for the assessment and annual reporting to 
     the public of the status of fisheries in the Gulf of Mexico 
     subject to management under this Act. Such program shall--
       ``(A) provide for the use of peer-review panels consisting 
     of independent and external experts;
       ``(B) not exclude peer-reviewers merely because they 
     represent entities that may have an interest or potential 
     interest in the outcome, if that interest is fully disclosed 
     to the Secretary;
       ``(C) provide opportunity to become part of a peer-review 
     panel at a minimum by soliciting nominations through the 
     Federal Register; and
       ``(D) ensure that all comment and opinions of such peer-
     review panels are made available to the public.''.
       (b) Fishery Monitoring.--Section 304 (16 U.S.C. 1854) is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(m) Fishery Monitoring.--(1) The Secretary shall develop 
     a plan for the Gulf of Mexico region to collect, assess, and 
     report statistics concerning the fisheries in each such 
     region.
       ``(2) The plan under this subsection shall--
       ``(A) provide fishery managers and the public with timely 
     and accurate information concerning harvests and fishing 
     effort;
       ``(B) minimize paperwork and regulatory burdens on 
     fishermen and fish buyers;
       ``(C) minimize costs to Federal and State agencies;
       ``(D) avoid duplication and inconsistencies in the 
     collection, assessment, and reporting of fishery statistics; 
     and
       ``(E) ensure the confidentiality of information.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall ensure that fishermen, fish 
     buyers, and other individuals potentially impacted by the 
     plan required under this subsection are actively involved in 
     all stages of the development of such plan and that 
     appropriate fishery management agencies are consulted.
       ``(4) No later than 9 months after the date of enactment of 
     the Fishery Conservation and Management Amendments of 1995, 
     the Secretary shall publish notice of a proposed plan 
     required under this subsection and provide the public with a 
     reasonable opportunity to comment on such proposed plan. The 
     Secretary shall consider such comments before submitting the 
     plan under paragraph (5).
       ``(5) No later than one year after the date of enactment of 
     the Fishery Conservation and Management Amendments of 1995, 
     the Secretary shall submit a final plan under this subsection 
     to the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of 
     the Senate.''.
       (c) Resource Assessment.--Section 304 (16 U.S.C. 1854) is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(n) Resource Assessments.--(1) Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this Act, the Secretary shall, wherever 
     practicable, subject to the availability of appropriations, 
     and when the arrangement will yield statistically reliable 
     results, rely on the private sector to provide vessels, 
     equipment, and services necessary to survey the fishery 
     resources of the United States. The Secretary shall determine 
     whether this arrangement will yield statistically reliable 
     results.
       ``(2) The Secretary, in consultation with the appropriate 
     Council and the fishing industry--
       ``(A) may structure competitive solicitations under 
     paragraph (1) so as to compensate a contractor for a fishery 
     resources survey by allowing the contractor to retain for 
     sale fish harvested during the survey voyage; and
       ``(B) in the case of a survey during which the quantity or 
     quality of fish harvested is not expected to be adequately 
     compensatory, may structure those solicitations so as to 
     provide that compensation by permitting the contractor to 
     harvest on a subsequent voyage and retain for sale a portion 
     of the allowable biological catch of the surveyed fishery 
     that is reserved for research purposes under section 303(b).
       ``(3) The Secretary shall undertake efforts to expand 
     annual fishery resource assessments in all regions of the 
     Nation through the use of the authority provided in this 
     subsection.''
       (d) Gulf of Mexico Red Snapper Stock Management Study.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Commerce shall have an 
     independent analysis conducted that will evaluate--
       (A) the methods, data, and models used to assess the status 
     of Gulf of Mexico red snapper stock assessments;
       (B) the effectiveness of the fishery management plan in 
     effect under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management 
     Act that applies to Gulf of Mexico red snapper, in terms of 
     the appropriateness of the management goal and time frame 
     given the available biological data; and
       (C) regulations in effect under that Act that apply to Gulf 
     of Mexico red snapper, in the terms of the effectiveness of 
     fairly controlling fishing mortality.
       (2) Study requirements.--The study shall--
       (A) assess all alternatives that could provide a more 
     balanced and practical approach to managing the red snapper 
     fishery in the Gulf of Mexico;
       (B) involve commercial and recreational fishermen from the 
     Gulf of Mexico in the collection of data and information and 
     in the development of an accurate assessment plan; and
       (C) be completed and reported to the Congress and the Gulf 
     of Mexico Fishery Management Council within 1 year after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Use of report.--It is expected for the report on the 
     study under this subsection to be used as the foundation for 
     any future management of red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico by 
     the Gulf of Mexico Fishery Management Council or the National 
     Marine Fisheries Service (or both). It is also expected that 
     the Council will suspend the implementation of any individual 
     fishing quota plan for red snapper in the Gulf of Mexico 
     until the study is completed and until the Secretary of 
     Commerce has completed standards or guidelines.
       (4) Limited immunity.--Individuals providing credible 
     information to receive the most accurate assessments shall 
     not be subject to any catch reporting violations.

     SEC. 23. STUDY OF CONTRIBUTION OF BYCATCH TO CHARITABLE 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Commerce shall conduct a study 
     of the contribution of bycatch to charitable organizations by 
     commercial fishermen. The study shall include determination 
     of--
       (1) the amount of bycatch that is contributed each year to 
     charitable organizations by commercial fishermen;
       (2) the economic benefits to commercial fishermen from 
     those contributions; and
       (3) the impact on fisheries of the availability of those 
     benefits.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit 
     to the Congress a report containing determinations made in 
     the study under subsection (a).
       (c) Bycatch Defined.--In this section the term ``bycatch'' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 3(34) of the 
     Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act, as amended 
     by section 4 of this Act.

     SEC. 24. PROHIBITION.

       No fish may be introduced into interstate commerce of the 
     United States unless the Secretary of Commerce certifies that 
     the country of origin of the fish has implemented and is 
     enforcing laws or regulations requiring fish excluder devices 
     on that country's fishing industry in the manner in which 
     these laws are enforced in the United States.

     SEC. 25. SENSE OF CONGRESS; REQUIREMENT REGARDING NOTICE.

       (a) In General.--Title IV, as amended by section 19, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 402. SENSE OF CONGRESS; NOTICE TO RECIPIENTS OF 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and Products.--It 
     is the sense of the Congress that, to the greatest extent 
     practicable, all equipment and products purchased with funds 
     made available under this Act should be American-made.
       ``(b) Notice to Recipients of Assistance.--In providing 
     financial assistance under this Act, the Secretary, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, shall provide to each recipient 
     of the assistance a notice describing the statement made in 
     subsection (a) by the Congress.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in the first 
     section, as amended by section 19, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:


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``Sec. 402. Sense of Congress; notice to recipients of assistance.''.
                        TITLE II--INSULAR AREAS

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Pacific Insular Areas 
     Fisheries Empowerment Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 202. FINDINGS AND POLICY.

       (a) Findings.--Section 2(a) (16 U.S.C. 1801(a)) is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) The Pacific Insular Areas of the United States 
     contain a unique historical, cultural, legal, political, and 
     geographic circumstance, including the importance of 
     fisheries resources to their economic growth.''.
       (b) Policy.--Section 2(c) (16 U.S.C. 1801) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) to assure that the fishery resources adjacent to 
     Pacific Insular Areas, including those within the exclusive 
     economic zone of such areas and any Continental Shelf fishery 
     resources of such areas, be explored, exploited, conserved, 
     and managed for the benefit of the people of each such 
     areas.''.

     SEC. 203. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 3 (16 U.S.C. 1802), as amended by section 4 of this 
     Act, is further amended by redesignating paragraphs (39) and 
     (40) as paragraphs (40) and (41), respectively, and by 
     inserting after paragraph (38) the following new paragraph:
       ``(39) The term `Pacific Insular Area' means American 
     Samoa, Guam, or the Northern Mariana Islands.''.

     SEC. 204. FOREIGN FISHING AND INTERNATIONAL FISHERY 
                   AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Authority for Foreign Fishing Under a Pacific Insular 
     Area Agreement.--Section 201(a)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1821(a)(1)), as 
     amended by title I of this Act, is further amended by 
     inserting ``or (e)'' after ``section 204(d)''.
       (b) Authority To Enter Into a Pacific Insular Areas 
     Agreement.--Section 202(c)(2) (16 U.S.C. 1822(c)(2)) is 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``or section 204(e)''.
       (c) Pacific Insular Area Agreements.--Section 204 (26 
     U.S.C. 1824), as amended by section 5 of this Act, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Pacific Insular Areas.--(1) After consultation with 
     or at the request of the Governor of a Pacific Insular Area, 
     the Secretary of State, in concurrence with the Secretary and 
     the appropriate Council, may negotiate and enter into a 
     Pacific Insular Area Fishery Agreement (in this subsection 
     referred to as a `PIAFA') to authorize foreign fishing within 
     the exclusive economic zone adjacent to such Pacific Insular 
     Area or for Continental Shelf fishery resources beyond such 
     zone.
       ``(2)(A) Fees pursuant to a PIAFA shall be paid to the 
     Secretary by the owner or operator of any foreign fishing 
     vessel for which a permit has been issued pursuant to this 
     section.
       ``(B) The Secretary of Commerce, in consultation with the 
     Governor of the Pacific Island Insular Area, may establish, 
     by regulation, the level of fees which may be charged 
     pursuant to a PIAFA. The amount of fees may exceed 
     administrative costs and shall be reasonable, fair, and 
     equitable to all participants in the fisheries.
       ``(C) Amounts received by the United States as fees under 
     this paragraph shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
     Treasury and shall be used, as provided in appropriations 
     Acts, for fishery conservation and management purposes in 
     waters adjacent to the Pacific Insular Area with respect to 
     which the fees are paid.
       ``(3) A PIAFA shall become effective according to the 
     procedures of section 203.
       ``(4) The Secretary of State may not negotiate a PIAFA with 
     a country that is in violation of a governing international 
     fishery agreement in effect under this Act.
       ``(5) This subsection shall not be considered to supersede 
     any governing international fishery agreement in effect under 
     this Act.''.

     SEC. 205. ENFORCEMENT.

       Section 311 (16 U.S.C. 1861) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Enforcement in the Insular Areas.--The Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Governors of the Pacific Insular Areas 
     shall, to the greatest extent practicable, support 
     cooperative enforcement agreements between Federal and 
     Pacific Insular Area authorities.''.

     SEC. 206. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Section 307(2)(B) (16 U.S.C. 1857(2)(B)) is amended by 
     striking ``204(b) or (c)'' and inserting ``204(b), (c), or 
     (e)''.
       (b) Section 311(g)(1) (16 U.S.C. 1861(g)(1)) is amended by 
     inserting after the citation ``201(b) or (c)'' the words ``or 
     section 204(d)''.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and 
nays, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so 
the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

388

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affirmative

Nays

37

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                                YEAS--388

     Abercrombie
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     Greenwood
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     Gutknecht
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     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
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     Hayworth
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     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--37

     Bachus
     Baker (LA)
     Callahan
     Cooley
     de la Garza
     Dicks
     Dornan
     Dunn
     Everett
     Hancock
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Laughlin
     Lincoln
     Livingston
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Montgomery
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ortiz
     Parker

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     Pombo
     Scarborough
     Smith (WA)
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     White

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Chapman
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Mfume
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.130.12  clerk to correct engrossment

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That in the engrossment of the foregoing bill, the Clerk be 
authorized to correct section numbers, punctuation, cross references, 
and to make other technical corrections.

para.130.13  commerce, justice, state appropriations

  On motion of Mr. ROGERS, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2076) 
making appropriations for the Department of Commerce, Justice, and 
State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; together with the amendment 
of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. ROGERS, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.

para.130.14  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2076

  Mr. MOLLOHAN moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 2076, be 
instructed to insist on the House position regarding the salaries and 
expenses of the Securities and Exchange Commission.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.130.15  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2076

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of Messrs. Rogers, Kolbe, Taylor of North 
Carolina, Forbes, Livingston, Mollohan, Skaggs, Dixon, and Obey, as 
managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.130.16  defense appropriations

  On motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, by unanimous consent, the bill 
(H.R. 2126) making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; together 
with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's 
table.
  When on motion of Mr. YOUNG of Florida, it was,
  Resolved, That the House insists on its disagreement to the amendment 
of the Senate and ask a further conference with the Senate on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon.

para.130.17  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2126

  Mr. OBEY moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
further conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 
2126, be instructed to reduce within the scope of conference total 
spending by $3 billion compared to the amount provided in the House bill 
to be derived from deleting funds for low priority ``Procurement,'' 
``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation'' and other projects 
contained in the House or Senate bills that were not included in the 
President's Budget: Provided, That the conferees shall not reduce 
military pay or Operation and Maintenance readiness activities below the 
levels provided in the House bill.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

134

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

290

para.130.18                  [Roll No. 721]

                                YEAS--134

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blute
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gephardt
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thurman
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--290

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle

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     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Richardson
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Chapman
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Hilliard
     Houghton
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.130.19  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2126

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of Messrs. Young of Florida, McDade, 
Livingston, Lewis of California, Skeen, Hobson, Bonilla, Nethercutt, 
Istook, Murtha, Dicks, Wilson, Hefner, Sabo, and Obey, as managers on 
the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.130.20  providing for a closed conference--h.r. 2126

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, moved, pursuant to clause 6(a) of rule XXVIII, 
that the conference committee meetings between the House and the Senate 
on the bill (H.R. 2126) making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes; be closed to the public at such times as classified national 
security information is under consideration; Provided, however, that any 
sitting Member of Congress shall have a right to attend any closed or 
open meeting.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that a roll call was 
required under clause 6(a), rule XXVIII, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

418

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

3

para.130.21                  [Roll No. 722] 

                                YEAS--418

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NAYS--3

     Chenoweth
     DeFazio
     Stark

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Browder
     Chapman
     Dooley
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Gephardt
     Hilliard
     Rangel
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.130.22  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the following Members be the conferees on the part of the 
Senate to the bill (H.R. 4) ``An Act to restore the American family, 
reduce illegitimacy, control welfare spending and reduce welfare 
dependence'': Mr. Roth, Mr. Dole, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Hatch, 
Mr. Moynihan, Mr. Bradley, Mr. Pryor, and Mr. Breaux. From the Committee 
on Labor and Human Resources for the consideration of title VI and any 
additional items within their jurisdiction including the Child Abuse and 
Protection Act title; Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Coats, Mr. 
Gregg, Mr. Kennedy, Mr. Dodd, and Ms. Mikulski. From the Committee on 
Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry; Mr. Lugar, Mr. Dole, Mr. Helms, 
Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Pryor.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the resolution (S. Con. Res. 27) ``Concurrent resolution 
correcting the enrollment of H.R. 402''.

[[Page 1549]]

para.130.23  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2259

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 237):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2259) to disapprove certain sentencing 
     guideline amendments. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. Points of order against consideration of the 
     bill for failure to comply with clause 2(1)(2)(B) of rule XI 
     are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 
     shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by 
     the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     the Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. An 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
     text of S. 1254, as passed by the Senate, shall be considered 
     as adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole. 
     The bill, as amended, shall be considered as the original 
     bill for the purpose of further amendment under the five-
     minute rule. The bill, as amended, shall be considered as 
     read. No further amendment shall be in order except the 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute printed in the report 
     of the Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, which 
     may be offered only by Representative Conyers of Michigan or 
     his designee, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable 
     for one hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
     and an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. At 
     the conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill, as amended, to the 
     House with such further amendment as may have been adopted. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill, as amended, and any amendment thereto to final passage 
     without intervening motion except one motion to recommit with 
     or without instructions.
       Sec. 2. After passage of H.R. 2259, it shall be in order to 
     take from the Speaker's table the bill S. 1254 and to 
     consider the Senate bill in the House. All points of order 
     against the Senate bill and against it consideration are 
     waived. It shall be in order to move to strike all after the 
     enacting clause of the Senate bill and to insert in lieu 
     thereof the provisions of H.R. 2259 as passed by the House. 
     All points of order against that motion are waived. If the 
     motion is adopted and the Senate bill, as amended, is passed, 
     then it shall be in order to move that the House insist on 
     its amendment to S. 1254 and request a conference with the 
     Senate thereon.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Ms. PRYCE, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.130.24  sentencing guideline amendments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 237 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2259) to disapprove certain sentencing guideline amentments.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, designated Mr. BEREUTER as 
Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time spent 
therein,

para.130.25  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. CONYERS:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. DISAPPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS RELATING TO LOWERING OF 
                   CRACK SENTENCES AND SENTENCES FOR MONEY 
                   LAUNDERING AND TRANSACTIONS IN PROPERTY DERIVED 
                   FROM UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY.

       In accordance with section 994(p) of title 28, United 
     States Code, amendments numbered 5 and 18 (except to the 
     extent they amend section 2D2.1) of the ``Amendments to the 
     Sentencing Guidelines, Policy Statements, and Official 
     Commentary'', submitted by the United States Sentencing 
     Commission to Congress on May 1, 1995, are hereby disapproved 
     and shall not take effect.

     SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF SENTENCING DISPARITY.

       (a) Recommendations.--
       (1) In general.--The United States Sentencing Commission 
     shall submit to Congress recommendations (and an explanation 
     therefor), regarding changes to the statutes and sentencing 
     guidelines governing sentences for unlawful manufacturing, 
     importing, exporting, and trafficking of cocaine, and like 
     offenses, including unlawful possession, possession with 
     intent to commit any of the forgoing offenses, and attempt 
     and conspiracy to commit any of the forgoing offenses. The 
     recommendations shall reflect the following considerations--
       (A) the sentence imposed for trafficking in a quantity of 
     crack cocaine should generally exceed the sentence imposed 
     for trafficking in a like quantity of powder cocaine;
       (B) high-level wholesale cocaine traffickers, organizers, 
     and leaders, of criminal activities should generally receive 
     longer sentences than low-level retail cocaine traffickers 
     and those who played a minor or minimal role in such criminal 
     activity;
      (C) if the Government establishes that a defendant who 
     traffics in powder cocaine has knowledge that such cocaine 
     will be converted into crack cocaine prior to its 
     distribution to individual users, the defendant should be 
     treated at sentencing as though the defendant had trafficked 
     in crack cocaine; and
      (d) an enhanced sentence should generally be imposed on a 
     defendant who, in the course of an offense described in this 
     subsection--
      (i) murders or causes serious bodily injury to an 
     individual;
      (ii) uses a dangerous weapon;
      (iii) uses or possesses a firearm;
      (iv) involves a juvenile or a woman who the defendant knows 
     or should know to be pregnant;
       (v) engages in a continuing criminal enterprise or commits 
     other criminal offenses in order to facilitate his drug 
     trafficking activities;
       (vi) knows, or should know, that he is involving an 
     unusually vulnerable person;
       (vii) restrains a victim;
       (viii) traffics in cocaine within 500 feet of a school;
       (ix) obstructs justice;
       (x) has a significant prior criminal record; or
       (xi) is an organizer or leader of drug trafficking 
     activities involving five or more persons.
       (2) Ratio.--The recommendations described in the preceding 
     subsection shall propose revision of the drug quantity ratio 
     of crack cocaine to powder cocaine under the relevant 
     statutes and guidelines in a manner consistent with the 
     ratios set for other drugs and consistent with the objectives 
     set forth in section 3553(a) of title 28, United States Code.
       (b) Study.--No later than May 1, 1996, the Department of 
     Justice shall submit to the Judiciary Committees of the 
     Senate and House of Representatives a report on the charging 
     and plea practices of Federal prosecutors with respect to the 
     offense of money laundering. Such study shall include an 
     account of the steps taken or to be taken by the Justice 
     Department to ensure consistency and appropriateness in the 
     use of the money laundering statute. The Sentencing 
     Commission shall submit to the Judiciary Committees comments 
     on the study prepared by the Department of Justice.

It was decided in the

Yeas

98

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negative

Nays

316

para.130.26                  [Roll No. 723]

                                AYES--98

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baker (CA)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Engel
     Ensign
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--316

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson

[[Page 1550]]


     English
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Bateman
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Chapman
     Fields (LA)
     Furse
     Harman
     Rangel
     Spence
     Stark
     Studds
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wilson
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BEREUTER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 237, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. DISAPPROVAL OF AMENDMENTS RELATING TO LOWERING OF 
                   CRACK SENTENCES AND SENTENCES FOR MONEY 
                   LAUNDERING AND TRANSACTIONS IN PROPERTY DERIVED 
                   FROM UNLAWFUL ACTIVITY.

       In accordance with section 994(p) of title 28, United 
     States Code, Amendments number 5 and 18 of the ``Amendments 
     to the Sentencing Guidelines, Policy Statements, and Official 
     Commentary'', submitted by the United States Sentencing 
     Commission to Congress on May 1, 1995, is hereby disapproved 
     and shall not take effect.

     SEC. 2. REDUCTION OF SENTENCING DISPARITY.

       (a) RECOMMENDATIONS.--
       (1) IN GENERAL.-The United States Sentencing Commission 
     shall submit to Congress recommendations (and an explanation 
     therefor), regarding changes to the statutes and sentencing 
     guidelines governing sentences for unlawful manufacturing, 
     importing, exporting, and trafficking of cocaine, and like 
     offenses, including unlawful possession, possession with 
     intent to commit any of the forgoing offenses, and attempt 
     and conspiracy to commit any of the forgoing offenses. The 
     recommendations shall reflect the following considerations--
       (A) the sentence imposed for trafficking in a quantity of 
     crack cocaine should generally exceed the sentence imposed 
     for trafficking in a like quantity of powder cocaine;
       (B) high-level wholesale cocaine traffickers, organizers, 
     and leaders, of criminal activities should generally receive 
     longer sentences than low-level retail cocaine traffickers 
     and those who played a minor or minimal role in such criminal 
     activity;
       (C) if the Government establishes that a defendant who 
     traffics in powder cocaine has knowledge that such cocaine 
     will be converted into crack cocaine prior to its 
     distribution to individual users, the defendant should be 
     treated at sentencing as though the defendant had trafficked 
     in crack cocaine; and
       (D) an enhanced sentence should generally be imposed on a 
     defendant who, in the course of an offense described in this 
     subsection--
     (i) murders or causes serious bodily injury to an individual;
     (ii) uses a dangerous weapon;
     (iii) uses or possesses a firearm;
     (iv) involves a juvenile or a woman who the defendant knows 
     or should know to be pregnant;
     (v) engages in a continuing criminal enterprise or commits 
     other criminal offenses in order to facilitate his drug 
     trafficking activities;
     (vi) knows, or should know, that he is involving an unusually 
     vulnerable person;
     (vii) restrains a victim;
     (viii) traffics in cocaine within 500 feet of a school;
     (ix) obstructs justice;
     (x) has a significant prior criminal record; or
     (xi) is an organizer or leader of drug trafficking activities 
     involving five or more persons.
       (2) RATIO.--The recommendations described in the preceding 
     subsection shall propose revision of the drug quantity ratio 
     of crack cocaine to powder cocaine under the relevant 
     statutes and guidelines in a manner consistent with the 
     ratios set for other drugs and consistent with the objectives 
     set forth in section 3553(a) of title 28 United States Code.
       (b) STUDY.--No later than May 1, 1996, the Department of 
     Justice shall submit to the Judiciary Committees of the 
     Senate and House of Representatives a report on the charging 
     and plea practices of Federal prosecutors with respect to the 
     offense of money laundering. Such study shall include an 
     account of the steps taken or to be taken by the Justice 
     Department to ensure consistency and appropriateness in the 
     use of the money laundering statute. The Sentencing 
     Commission shall submit to the Judiciary Committees comments 
     on the study prepared by the Department of Justice.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina moved to recommit the bill to the Committee 
on the Judiciary with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendment:

       In Section 2(a)(1), strike ``The United States'' where it 
     appears immediately after ``IN GENERAL.-'' and insert ``Not 
     later than March 1, 1996, the United States''.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to 
said motion, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

149

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

266

para.130.27                  [Roll No. 724]

                                AYES--149

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter

[[Page 1551]]


     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--266

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bateman
     Berman
     Boucher
     Chapman
     Fields (LA)
     Furse
     Harman
     Rangel
     Royce
     Smith (MI)
     Spence
     Stark
     Studds
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Wilson
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. McCOLLUM demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

332

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affirmative

Nays

83

para.130.28                  [Roll No. 725]

                                AYES--332

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--83

     Abercrombie
     Baker (CA)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Martinez
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Packard
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pombo
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bateman
     Berman
     Boucher
     Chapman
     Fields (LA)
     Furse
     Harman
     McKinney
     Rangel
     Royce
     Spence
     Stark
     Studds
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Wilson
  So the bill was passed.
  On motion of Mr. McCOLLUM, pursuant to House Resolution 237, the bill 
of the Senate (S. 1254) to disapprove of amendments to the Federal 
Sentencing Guidelines relating to lowering of crack sentences and 
sentences for money laundering and transactions in property derived from 
unlawful activity; was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.

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  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 2259, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para.130.29  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9 
o'clock a.m. on Thursday, October 19, 1995.

para.130.30  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2425

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-282) the resolution (H. Res. 238) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2425) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
preserve and reform the medicare program.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.130.31  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House of 
the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 1976. An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes.

para.130.32  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. VOLKMER, for 
after 1:30 p.m. today.
  And then,

para.130.33  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 12 o'clock midnight, the House adjourned until 9 o'clock 
a.m. on Thursday, October 19, 1995.

para.130.34  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LEACH: Committee on Banking and Financial Services. 
     H.R. 117. A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 to prevent persons having drug or alcohol use problems 
     from occupying dwelling units in public housing projects 
     designated for occupancy by elderly families, and for other 
     purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-281). Referred to 
     the committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 238. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2425) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to 
     preserve and reform the Medicare Program (Rept. No. 104-282). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para.130.35  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. PACKARD:
       H.R. 2492. A bill making appropriations for the legislative 
     branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. EMERSON (for himself and Mr. Condit):
       H.R. 2493. A bill to make modifications to international 
     food aid programs; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ARCHER (for himself Mr. Leach, and Mrs. 
             Roukema):
       H.R. 2494. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the treatment of bad debt reserves of 
     savings associations which are required to convert into 
     banks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. BONO (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McKeon, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Thomas, 
             Mr. Cox, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. Ehrlich):
       H.R. 2495. A bill to expand the authority of the Secretary 
     of defense to transfer excess personal property of the 
     Department of Defense to support law enforcement activities; 
     to the Committee on National Security, and in addition to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. BUYER (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Hamilton, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Bryant of 
             Tennessee):
       H.R. 2496. A bill to amend the wetland conservation 
     provisions of the Food Security Act of 1985 to assist 
     agricultural producers in receiving prompt and fair 
     resolution of complaints alleging producer violations of such 
     provisions and to limit the application of the program 
     ineligibility sanction to the farm on which a violation of 
     such provisions occurs; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. HOEKSTRA:
       H.R. 2497. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations 
     Act; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 2498. A bill to amend section 207 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to further restrict Federal officers and 
     employees from representing or advising foreign entities 
     after leaving Government service; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.R. 2499. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit contributions and expenditures by 
     multicandidate political committees controlled by foreign-
     owned corporations, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Upton, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
             Roemer, Mr. Burr, Mr. Horn, Mr. Parker, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Duncan, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Petri, 
             Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Crapo):
       H.R. 2500. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Ways and Means, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky:
       H.R. 2501. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of a hydroelectric 
     project in Kentucky, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Zimmer):
       H.R. 2502. A bill to amend various commodity research and 
     promotion laws to make participation in such programs 
     voluntary; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and 
             Mr. McInnis):
       H.R. 2503. A bill to clarify the authority of States to 
     regulate national bank insurance activity, to limit the 
     authority of the Comptroller of the Currency to authorize 
     national banks to engage in new insurance activities, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina:
       H.R. 2504. A bill to designate the Federal building located 
     at the corner of Patton Avenue and Otis Street, and the U.S. 
     Courthouse located on Otis Street, in Asheville, NC, as the 
     ``Veach-Baley Federal Complex''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2505. A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to make certain clarifications to the land 
     bank protection provisions, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Minge, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
             Lightfoot, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Cooley, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Williams, and Ms. Danner):
       H.R. 2506. A bill to require the President to appoint a 
     Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H.J. Res. 114. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States relative to 
     contributions and expenditures intended to affect elections 
     for Federal and State office; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

para.130.36  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 123: Mr. Latham and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 172: Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 193: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 387: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Bentsen and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Wilson, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Clay, 
     Mr. Stockman, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 559: Mrs. Maloney.
       H.R. 580: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 582: Mr. Livingston and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 733: Mr. Minge.

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       H.R. 734: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Chrysler.
       H.R. 862: Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, and Mr. 
     Collins of Georgia.
       H.R. 895: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Mfume, Mr. 
     Saxton, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Smith 
     of New Jersey.
       H.R. 957: Mr. LaHood and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 963: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1003: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Hunter and Mr. Bunn of Oregon.
       H.R. 1136: Mr. Martinez and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1226: Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 1468: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 1488: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Combest, 
     and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 1661: Mr. Christensen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Royce, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Fox, Mr. Doyle, 
     Mr. Livingston, and Mr. Montgomery.
       H.R. 1733: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1747: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Blute, and Mr. 
     Stenholm.
       H.R. 1756: Mr. Istook.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Diaz-Balart and Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 1791: Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Fox, 
     and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 1803: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Richardson, Ms. Harman, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
     English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Hilleary, 
     Mr. Frazer, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Parker, and 
     Mr. Coleman.
       H.R. 1963: Mr. Horn and Mr. Clinger.
       H.R. 2009: Ms. Pryce.
       H.R. 2144: Mr. Chrysler and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 2146: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 2153: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2154: Mr. Burton of Indiana and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 2178: Mr. Frost and Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Jacobs, 
     Mr. Duncan, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
     Quillen, and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 2230: Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
     Radanovich, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, and Mrs. 
     Seastrand.
       H.R. 2261: Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. 
     Sisisky, and Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 2270: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Dornan, and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 2275: Mr. Montgomery and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 2285: Mr. Hunter, Mr. McHugh, and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 2326: Mr. Evans, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. 
     Beilenson.
       H.R. 2337: Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 2342: Mr. Largent, Mr. Thornton, and Mr. Brewster.
       H.R. 2357: Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2375: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 2417: Mr. Neumann, Mr. Deal of Georgia, and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 2419: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2422: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brown of 
     California, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Norton, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Durbin, 
     and Mr. Wynn.
       H.R. 2443: Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Hinchey, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2444: Mr. Horn, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 2463: Mr. Coleman and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2467: Mr. Durbin.
       H.R. 2476: Mr. Brown of Ohio, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. 
     Hinchey, Mr. Holden, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2490: Mr. Shadegg.
       H. Con. Res. 102: Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Spratt, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Bateman, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Engel, 
     Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Brown of California. 
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                    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1995 (131)

para.131.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 19, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Ray LaHood to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.131.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, October 18, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.131.3  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. LINDER, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on 
Commerce, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the 
Committee on International Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, 
the Committee on Resources, the Committee on Science, the Committee on 
Small Business, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.131.4  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1538. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's eighth annual report to Congress summarizing 
     the Department's progress during fiscal year 1994 in 
     implementing the requirements of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act, 
     pursuant to Public Law 99-499, section 120(e)(5) (100 Stat. 
     1669); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1539. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Italy for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 96-04), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1540. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's annual report 
     summarizing actions taken under the Program Fraud Civil 
     Remedies Act [PFCRA] for the year ending September 30, 1995, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3801-3812; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1541. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     to amend title 31, United States Code, to require executive 
     agencies to verify for correctness of transportation charges 
     prior to payment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.

para.131.5  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2425

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 238):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2425) to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to preserve and reform the Medicare Program. The 
     first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. All points 
     of order against consideration of the bill are waived. 
     General debate shall be confined to the bill and amendments 
     specified in this resolution and shall not exceed three hours 
     equally divided among and controlled by the chairmen and 
     ranking minority members of the Committee on Ways and Means 
     and the Committee on Commerce. After general debate the bill 
     shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. 
     An amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
     text of H.R. 2485, modified by the amendment printed in the 
     report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution, shall be considered as adopted in the House and 
     in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be 
     considered as the original bill for the purpose of further 
     amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill, as amended, 
     shall be considered as read. All points of order against 
     provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. No further 
     amendment shall be in order except the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute printed in the Congressional Record 
     and number 2 pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII, which may be 
     offered only by the minority leader or his designee, shall be 
     considered as read, shall be debatable for one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent, and 
     shall not be subject to amendment. All points of order 
     against that amendment in the nature of a substitute are 
     waived. After a motion that the Committee rise has been 
     rejected on a day, the Chair may entertain another such 
     motion on that day only if offered by the chairman of the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, the chairman of the Committee 
     on Commerce, or the majority leader, or a designee of any 
     of them. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill 
     for amendment the Committee shall rise and report the 
     bill, as amended, to the House with such further amendment 
     as may have been adopted. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and any 
     amendment thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions. The motion to recommit may include 
     instructions only if offered by the minority leader or his 
     designee. The yeas and nays shall be considered as ordered 
     on the question of passage of the bill and on any 
     conference report thereon. Clause 5(c) of rule XXI shall 
     not apply to the bill, amendments thereto, or conference 
     reports thereon.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. LINDER moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.

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  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

231

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

194

para.131.6                   [Roll No. 726]

                                YEAS--231

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Cox
     Crane
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Martinez
     Tejeda
     Tucker
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

227

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

192

para.131.7                   [Roll No. 727]

                                AYES--227

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney

[[Page 1555]]


     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Crane
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Johnson (CT)
     Lazio
     Martinez
     Morella
     Payne (VA)
     Roth
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Waters
     Williams
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.131.8  medicare preservation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 238 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2425) to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve 
and reform the medicare program.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. LINDER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The Committee rose informally to receive a message from the President.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, assumed the Chair.

para.131.9  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

  The Committee resumed its sitting; and after some further time spent 
therein,

para.131.10  call in committee

  Mr. LINDER, Chairman, announced that the Committee, having had under 
consideration said bill, finding itself without a quorum, directed the 
Members to record their presence by electronic device, and the 
following-named Members responded--

para.131.11                  [Roll No. 728]

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--419

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Berman
     Chapman
     Fields (LA)
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gekas
     Hoyer
     McCrery
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Williams
     Young (AK)
  Thereupon, Mr. LINDER, Chairman, announced that 419 Members had been 
recorded, a quorum.
  The Committee resumed its business.
  After some further time,

para.131.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. Gibbons:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:
                           TITLE XV--MEDICARE

     SEC. 15000. SHORT TITLE OF TITLE; AMENDMENTS AND REFERENCES 
                   TO OBRA; TABLE OF CONTENTS OF TITLE.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Medicare 
     Enhancement Act of 1995''.
       (b) Amendments to Social Security Act.--Except as otherwise 
     specifically provided, whenever in this title an amendment is 
     expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section 
     or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be 
     made to that section or other provision of the Social 
     Security Act.
       (c) References to OBRA.--In this title, the terms ``OBRA-
     1986'', ``OBRA-1987'', ``OBRA-1989'', ``OBRA-1990'', and 
     ``OBRA-1993'' refer to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1986 (Public Law 99-509), the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-203), the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-239), the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-
     508), and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 
     (Public Law 103-66), respectively.
       (d) Table of Contents of Title.--The table of contents of 
     this title is as follows:

           Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Medicare Part A

Sec. 15001. Reductions in inflation updates for inpatient hospital 
              services.

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Sec. 15002. Continuation of current reduction in payments for capital-
              related costs for inpatient hospital services.
Sec. 15003. Elimination of certain additional payments for outlier 
              cases.
Sec. 15004. Clarification of treatment of transfers.
Sec. 15005. Prospective payment for skilled nursing facilities.
Sec. 15006. Maintaining savings resulting from temporary freeze on 
              payment increases for skilled nursing facilities.

           Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to Medicare Part B

Sec. 15101. Payment for physicians' services.
Sec. 15102. Freeze in updates to payment amounts for certain items and 
              services.
Sec. 15103. Reduction in effective beneficiary coinsurance rate for 
              certain hospital outpatient services.
Sec. 15104. Expanding coverage of preventive benefits.
Sec. 15105. Reduction in payment for capital-related costs of hospital 
              outpatient services.
Sec. 15106. Part B premium.
Sec. 15107. Ensuring payment for physician and nurse for jointly 
              furnished anesthesia services.

            Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Parts A and B

                    Part 1--Medicare Secondary Payor

Sec. 15201. Extension of existing secondary payer requirements.
Sec. 15202. Clarification of time and filing limitations.
Sec. 15203. Clarification of liability of third party-administrators.
Sec. 15204. Clarification of payment amounts to medicare.
Sec. 15205. Conditions for double damages.

           Part 2--Other Provisions Relating to Parts A and B

Sec. 15221. Making additional choices of health plans available to 
              beneficiaries.
Sec. 15222. Teaching hospital and graduate medical education trust 
              fund.
Sec. 15223. Revisions in determination of amount of payment for medical 
              education.
Sec. 15224. Payments for home health services.
Sec. 15225. Requiring health maintenance organizations to cover 
              appropriate range of services.
Sec. 15226. Clarification of medicare coverage of items and services 
              associated with certain medical devices approved for 
              investigational use.
Sec. 15227. Commission on the Future of Medicare and the Protection of 
              the Health of the Nation's Senior Citizens.

                 Subtitle D--Preventing Fraud and Abuse

  Part 1--Amendments to Anti-Fraud and Abuse Provisions Applicable to 
           Medicare, Medicaid, and State Health Care Programs

Sec. 15301. Anti-kickback statutory provisions.
Sec. 15302. Civil money penalties.
Sec. 15303. Private right of action.
Sec. 15304. Amendments to exclusionary provisions in fraud and abuse 
              program.
Sec. 15305. Sanctions against practitioners and persons for failure to 
              comply with statutory obligations relating to quality of 
              care.
Sec. 15306. Revisions to criminal penalties.
Sec. 15307. Definitions.
Sec. 15308. Effective date.

      Part 2--Interpretive Rulings on Kickbacks and Self-referral

Sec. 15311. Establishment of process for issuance of interpretive 
              rulings.
Sec. 15312. Effect of issuance of interpretive ruling.
Sec. 15313. Imposition of fees.

    Part 3--Direct Spending for Anti-Fraud Activities Under Medicare

Sec. 15321. Direct spending for anti-fraud activities under medicare.

   Part 4--Preemption of State Corporate Practice Laws Under Medicare

Sec. 15331. Preemption of State laws prohibiting corporate practice of 
              medicine for purposes of medicare.

            Part 5--Medicare Anti-Fraud and Abuse Commission

Sec. 15341. Establishment of Medicare Anti-Fraud and Abuse Commission.
Sec. 15342. Functions of Commission.
Sec. 15343. Organization and compensation.
Sec. 15344. Staff of Commission.
Sec. 15345. Authority of Commission.
Sec. 15346. Termination.
Sec. 15347. Authorization of appropriations.
           Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Medicare Part A

     SEC. 15001. REDUCTIONS IN INFLATION UPDATES FOR INPATIENT 
                   HOSPITAL SERVICES.

       (a) PPS Hospitals.--Section 1886(b) (3)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(b)(3)(B)(i)) is amended by striking subclauses (XI), 
     (XII), and (XIII) and inserting the following:
       ``(XI) for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 2002, the 
     market basket percentage increase minus 0.5 percentage point 
     for hospitals located in a rural area and the market basket 
     percentage increase minus 1.0 percentage point for all other 
     hospitals, and
       ``(XII) for fiscal year 2003 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year, the market basket percentage increase for hospitals in 
     all areas.''.
       (b) PPS-Exempt Hospitals.--Section 1886(b)(3)(B)(ii) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (V)--
       (A) by striking ``thorugh 1997'' and inserting ``through 
     1995'', and
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subclause (VI) as subclause (VII); and
       (3) by inserting after subclause (V) the following new 
     subclause:
       ``(VI) fiscal years 1996 through 2002, is the market basket 
     percentage increase minus 0.5 percentage point for hospitals 
     located in a rural area and the market basket percentage 
     increase minus 1.0 percentage point for all other hospitals, 
     and''.

     SEC. 15002. CONTINUATION OF CURRENT REDUCTION IN PAYMENTS FOR 
                   CAPITAL-RELATED COSTS FOR INPATIENT HOSPITAL 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Reduction in Payments for PPS Hospitals.--Section 
     1886(g)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(g)(1)(A)) is amended in the 
     second sentence by striking ``through 1995'' and inserting 
     ``through 2002''.
       (b) Reduction in Payments for PPS-Exempt Hospitals.--
     Section 1886(g) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(g)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), in 
     determining the amount of the payments that may be made under 
     this title with respect to all the capital-related costs of 
     inpatient hospital services furnished during fiscal years 
     1996 through 2002 of a hospital which is not a subsection (d) 
     hospital or a subsection (d) Puerto Rico hospital, the 
     Secretary shall reduce the amounts of such payments otherwise 
     determined under this title by 10 percent.
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to payments with 
     respect to the capital-related costs of any hospital that is 
     a sole community hospital (as defined in subsection 
     (d)(5)(D)(iii) or a rural primary care hospital (as defined 
     in section 1861(mm)(1)).''.

     SEC. 15003. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS FOR 
                   OUTLIER CASES.

       (a) Indirect Medical Education.--Section 
     1886(d)(5)(B)(i)(I) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(i)(I)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``the sum of''; and
       (2) by striking ``and the amount paid to the hospital under 
     subparagraph (A)''.
       (b) Disproportionate Share Adjustments.--Section 
     1886(d)(5)(F)(ii)(I) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(F)(ii)(I)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``the sum of''; and
       (2) by striking ``and the amount paid to the hospital under 
     subparagraph (A) for that discharge''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to discharges occurring on or after October 1, 
     1995.

     SEC. 15004. CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF TRANSFERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1886(d)(5)(I) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(5)(I)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new clause:
       ``(iii) In making adjustments under clause (i) for transfer 
     cases, the Secretary shall treat as a transfer any transfer 
     to a hospital (without regard to whether or not the hospital 
     is a subsection (d) hospital), a unit thereof, or a skilled 
     nursing facility.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to discharges occurring on or after October 1, 
     1995.

     SEC. 15005. PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT FOR SKILLED NURSING 
                   FACILITIES.

       Section 1888 (42 U.S.C. 1395yy) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(e) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, 
     the Secretary shall, for cost reporting periods beginning on 
     or after October 1, 1996, provide for payment for routine 
     costs of extended care services in accordance with a 
     prospective payment system established by the Secretary, 
     subject to the limitations in subsections (f) through (h).
       ``(f)(1) The amount of payment under subsection (e) shall 
     be determined on a per diem basis.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall compute the routine costs per 
     diem in a base year (determined by the Secretary) for each 
     skilled nursing facility, and shall update the per diem rate 
     on the basis of a market basket and other factors as the 
     Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(3) The per diem rate applicable to a skilled nursing 
     facility may not exceed the following limits--
       ``(A) With respect to skilled nursing facilities located in 
     rural areas, the limit shall be equal to 112 percent of the 
     mean per diem routine costs in a base year (determined by the 
     Secretary) for freestanding skilled nursing facilities 
     located in rural areas within the same region, as updated by 
     the same percentage determined under paragraph (2).
       ``(B) With respect to skilled nursing facilities located in 
     urban areas, the limit shall be equal to 112 percent of the 
     mean per diem routine costs in a base year (determined by the 
     Secretary) for freestanding skilled nursing facilities 
     located in urban areas within the same region, updated by the 
     same percentage determined under paragraph (2).
       ``(g) In the case of a hospital-based skilled nursing 
     facility or a skilled nursing facility receiving payment 
     under subsection (d) as of the date of enactment of this 
     provision, the amount of payment to the facility based on 
     application of subsections (e) and (f) may not be less than 
     the per diem rate applicable to the facility for routine 
     costs on the date of enactment of this provision.
       ``(h) Notwithstanding any other provision of this title, 
     the Secretary shall, for cost re

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     porting periods beginning on or after October 1, 1998, 
     provide for payment for all costs of extended care services 
     (including routine service costs, ancillary costs, and 
     capital-related costs) in accordance with a prospective 
     payment system established by the Secretary. The Secretary 
     shall adjust the payment amounts under this subsection in a 
     manner to assure that the aggregate payments made under this 
     subsection in a fiscal year result in a 5 percent reduction 
     (as estimated by the Secretary) in the amount of payments 
     that would otherwise have been made for such fiscal year.
       ``(i) The Secretary may provide for such exceptions as the 
     Secretary determines appropriate to the amount of payment 
     based on application of subsections (e) though (h).''

     SEC. 15006. MAINTAINING SAVINGS RESULTING FROM TEMPORARY 
                   FREEZE ON PAYMENT INCREASES FOR SKILLED NURSING 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Basing Updates to Per Diem Cost Limits on Limits for 
     Fiscal Year 1993.--
       (1) In general.--The last sentence of section 1888(a) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395yy(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``(except that such updates may not take into 
     account any changes in the routine service costs of skilled 
     nursing facilities occurring during cost reporting periods 
     which began during fiscal year 1994 or fiscal year 1995).''.
       (2) No exceptions permitted based on amendment.--The 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not consider the 
     amendment made by paragraph (1) in making any adjustments 
     pursuant to section 1888(c) of the Social Security Act.
       (b) Payments Determined on Prospective Basis.--Any change 
     made by the Secretary of Health and Human Services in the 
     amount of any prospective payment paid to a skilled nursing 
     facility under section 1888(d) of the Social Security Act for 
     cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 1995, 
     may not take into account any changes in the costs of 
     services occurring during cost reporting periods which began 
     during fiscal year 1994 or fiscal year 1995.
           Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to Medicare Part B

     SEC. 15101. PAYMENT FOR PHYSICIANS' SERVICES.

       (a) Replacement of Volume Performance Standard With 
     Cumulative Expenditure Target.--Section 1848(f)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395w-4(f)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Cumulative Expenditure Target.--
       ``(1) Specification of target.--
       ``(A) Fiscal year 1996.--The cumulative expenditure target 
     for all physicians' services and for each category of such 
     services for fiscal year 1996 shall be equal to the product 
     of--
       ``(i) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     change in the medicare economic index for 1996 (described in 
     the fourth sentence of section 1842(b)(3)) (divided by 100),
       ``(ii) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     change (divided by 100) in the average number of individuals 
     enrolled under this part (other than private plan enrollees) 
     from fiscal year 1995 to fiscal year 1996,
       ``(iii) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the projected 
     percentage growth in real gross domestic product per capita 
     (divided by 100) from fiscal year 1995 to fiscal year 1996, 
     plus 2 percentage points, and
       ``(iv) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     change (divided by 100) in expenditures for all physicians' 
     services or of the category of physicians' services in fiscal 
     year 1996 (compared with fiscal year 1995) which will result 
     from changes in law, determined without taking into account 
     estimated changes in expenditures due to changes in the 
     volume and intensity of physicians' services or changes in 
     expenditures resulting from changes in the update to the 
     conversion factor under subsection (d),

     minus 1 and multiplied by 100.
       ``(B) Subsequent fiscal years.--The cumulative expenditure 
     target for all physicians' services and for each category of 
     physicians' services for fiscal year 1997 and each subsequent 
     fiscal year shall be equal to the cumulative expenditure 
     target determined under this paragraph for the previous 
     fiscal year, increased by the product of--
       ``(i) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     change in the medicare economic index for the fiscal year 
     involved (described in the fourth sentence of section 
     1842(b)(3)) (divided by 100),
       ``(ii) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     change (divided by 100) in the average number of individuals 
     enrolled under this part (other than private plan enrollees) 
     from the previous fiscal year to the fiscal year involved,
       ``(iii) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the projected 
     percentage growth in real gross domestic product per capita 
     (divided by 100) from the previous fiscal year to the fiscal 
     year involved, plus 2 percentage points, and
       ``(iv) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     change (divided by 100) in expenditures for all physicians' 
     services or of the category of physicians' services in the 
     fiscal year (compared with the previous fiscal year) which 
     will result from changes in law, determined without taking 
     into account estimated changes in expenditures due to changes 
     in the volume and intensity of physicians' services or 
     changes in expenditures resulting from changes in the update 
     to the conversion factor under subsection (d)(3),

     minus 1 and multiplied by 100.''.
       ``(2) Exclusion of services furnished to private plan 
     enrollees.--In this subsection, the term `physicians' 
     services' with respect to a fiscal year does not include 
     services furnished to an individual enrolled under this part 
     who has elected to receive benefits under this title for the 
     fiscal year through enrollment with an eligible organization 
     with a risk-sharing contract under section 1876.''.
       (b) Establishing Update to Conversion Factor to Match 
     Spending Under Cumulative Expenditure Target.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1848(d) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(d)(3)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2);
       (B) by amending paragraph (3) to read as follows:
       ``(3) Update.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (E), for 
     purposes of this section the update for a year (beginning 
     with 1997) is equal to the product of--
       ``(i) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     increase in the medicare economic index (described in the 
     fourth sentence of section 1842(b)(3)) for the year (divided 
     by 100), and
       ``(ii) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the update 
     adjustment factor for the year (divided by 100),
     minus 1 and multiplied by 100.
       ``(B) Update adjustment factor.--The `update adjustment 
     factor' for a year for a category of physicians' services is 
     equal to the quotient of--
       ``(i) the difference between (I) the sum of the allowed 
     expenditures for physicians' services in such category 
     furnished during each of the years 1995 through the year 
     involved and (II) the sum of the amount of actual 
     expenditures for physicians' services furnished in such 
     category during each of the years 1995 through the previous 
     year; divided by
       ``(ii) the Secretary's estimate of allowed expenditures for 
     physicians' services in such category furnished during the 
     year.
       ``(C) Determination of allowed expenditures.--For purposes 
     of subparagraph (B), allowed expenditures for physicians' 
     services in a category of physicians' services shall be 
     determined as follows (as estimated by the Secretary):
       ``(i) In the case of allowed expenditures for 1995, such 
     expenditures shall be equal to actual expenditures for 
     services furnished during the 12-month period ending with 
     June of 1995.
       ``(ii) In the case of allowed expenditures for 1996 and 
     each subsequent year, such expenditures shall be equal to 
     allowed expenditures for the previous year, increased by the 
     cumulative expenditure target under subsection (f) for the 
     fiscal year which begins during the year.
       ``(D) Determination of actual expenditures.--For purposes 
     of subparagraph (B), the amount of actual expenditures for 
     physicians' services in a category of physicians' services 
     furnished during a year shall be equal to the amount of 
     expenditures for such services during the 12-month period 
     ending with June of the previous year.
       ``(E) Restriction on variation from medicare economic 
     index.--Notwithstanding the amount of the update adjustment 
     factor determined under subparagraph (B) for a year, the 
     update in the conversion factor under this paragraph for the 
     year may not be--
       ``(i) greater than 103 percent of the Secretary's estimate 
     of the percentage increase in the medicare economic index 
     (described in the fourth sentence of section 1842(b)(3)) for 
     the year; or
       ``(ii) less than 92.5 percent of the Secretary's estimate 
     of the percentage increase in the medicare economic index 
     (described in the fourth sentence of section 1842(b)(3)) for 
     the year.''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Reporting requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than November 1 of each year 
     (beginning with 1996), the Secretary shall transmit to the 
     Congress a report that describes the update in the conversion 
     factor for physicians' services (as defined in subsection 
     (f)(3)(A)) in the following year.
       ``(B) Commission review.--The Medicare Payment Review 
     Commission shall review the report submitted under 
     subparagraph (A) for a year and shall submit to the Congress, 
     by not later than December 1 of the year, a report containing 
     its analysis of the conversion factor for the following 
     year.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to physicians' services furnished on or after 
     January 1, 1997.
       (c) Establishment of Single Conversion Factor for 1996.--
     Section 1848(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(d)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) Special rule for 1996.--For 1996, the conversion 
     factor under this subsection shall be $34.60 for all 
     physicians' services.''.

     SEC. 15102. FREEZE IN UPDATES TO PAYMENT AMOUNTS FOR CERTAIN 
                   ITEMS AND SERVICES.

       (a) Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Tests.--Section 
     1833(h)(2)(A)(ii)(IV) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(h)(2)(A)(ii)(IV)) is 
     amended striking ``1994 and 1995'' and inserting ``1994, 
     1995, 1996, and 1997''.
       (b) Durable Medical Equipment.--
       (1) Covered items.--Section 1834(a)(14) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395m(a)(14)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``a subsequent year'' and inserting ``1993, 
     1994, and 1995'', and

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       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``; 
     and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) for 1996 and 1997, 0 percentage points; and
       ``(D) for a subsequent year, the percentage increase in the 
     consumer price index for all urban consumers (U.S. urban 
     average) for the 12-month period ending with June of the 
     previous year.''.
       (2) Orthotics and prosthetics.--Section 1834(h)(4)(A)(iii) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395m(h)(4)(A)(iii)) is amended by striking ``1994 
     and 1995'' and inserting ``1994, 1995, 1996, and 1997''.
       (c) Ambulatory Surgical Center Services.--The Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services shall not provide for any inflation 
     update in the payment amounts under subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     of section 1833(i)(2) of the Social Security Act for fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997.

     SEC. 15103. REDUCTION IN EFFECTIVE BENEFICIARY COINSURANCE 
                   RATE FOR CERTAIN HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Ambulatory surgical center procedures.--Section 
     1833(i)(3)(B)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(i)(3)(B)(i)(II)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``of 80 percent''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``, less the amount a provider may charge as 
     described in clause (ii) of section 1866(a)(2)(A).''.
       (2) Radiology services and diagnostic procedures.--Section 
     1833(n)(1)(B)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(n)(1)(B)(i)(II)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``of 80 percent''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``, less the amount a provider may charge as 
     described in clause (ii) of section 1866(a)(2)(A).''.
       (b) Reduction in Beneficiary Coinsurance Rate.--Section 
     1866(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395cc(a)(2)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E)(i) In the case of services furnished during a year 
     for which the amount of payment under part B is determined 
     under section 1833(i) or section 1833(n), clause (ii) of 
     subparagraph (A) shall be applied by reducing `20 percent' by 
     the percentage established for the year under clause (ii).
       ``(ii) The percentage established for a year under this 
     clause shall be the percentage which, if applied for the 
     year, will result in a reduction in projected total 
     coinsurance payments under part B during the year in an 
     amount equal to the Secretary's estimate of the reduction in 
     expenditures under part B which would have occurred as a 
     result of the enactment of section 15103(a) of the Medicare 
     Enhancement Act of 1995 if this subparagraph were not in 
     effect for the year.
       ``(iii) The Secretary shall establish and publish the 
     percentage established for a year under this clause not later 
     than October 1 preceding the year involved (or not later than 
     December 1, 1995, in the case of the percentage established 
     for 1996).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall apply to services furnished during portions of 
     cost reporting periods occurring on or after January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 15104. EXPANDING COVERAGE OF PREVENTIVE BENEFITS.

       (a) Providing Annual Screening Mammography for Women Over 
     Age 49.--Section 1834(c)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395m(c)(2)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in clause (iv), by striking ``but under 65 years of 
     age,''; and
       (2) by striking clause (v).
       (b) Coverage of Screening Pap Smear and Pelvic Exams.--
       (1) Coverage of pelvic exam; increasing frequency of 
     coverage of pap smear.--Section 1861(nn) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(nn)) is amended--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``Smear'' and inserting 
     ``Smear; Screening Pelvic Exam'';
       (B) by striking ``(nn)'' and inserting ``(nn)(1)'';
       (C) by striking ``3 years'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``3 years, or during the preceding year in the case 
     of a woman described in paragraph (3).''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(2) The term `screening pelvic exam' means an pelvic 
     examination provided to a woman if the woman involved has not 
     had such an examination during the preceding 3 years, or 
     during the preceding year in the case of a woman described in 
     paragraph (3), and includes a clinical breast examination.
       ``(3) A woman described in this paragraph is a woman who--
       ``(A) is of childbearing age and has not had a test 
     described in this subsection during each of the preceding 3 
     years that did not indicate the presence of cervical cancer; 
     or
       ``(B) is at high risk of developing cervical cancer (as 
     determined pursuant to factors identified by the 
     Secretary).''.
       (2) Waiver of deductible.--The first sentence of section 
     1833(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(b)), as amended by subsection 
     (a)(2), is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and (5)'' and inserting ``(5)''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``, and (6) such deductible shall not apply with 
     respect to screening pap smear and screening pelvic exam (as 
     described in section 1861(nn)).''.
       (3) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 1861(s)(14) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395x(s)(14)) is amended by inserting ``and screening 
     pelvic exam'' after ``screening pap smear''.
       (B) Section 1862(a)(1)(F) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(1)(F)) is 
     amended by inserting ``and screening pelvic exam'' after 
     ``screening pap smear''.
       (c) Coverage of Colorectal Screening.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1834 (42 U.S.C. 1395m) is amended 
     by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Frequency and Payment Limits for Screening Fecal-
     Occult Blood Tests, Screening Flexible Sigmoidoscopies, and 
     Screening Colonoscopy.--
       ``(1) Frequency limits for screening fecal-occult blood 
     tests.--Subject to revision by the Secretary under paragraph 
     (4), no payment may be made under this part for a screening 
     fecal-occult blood test provided to an individual for the 
     purpose of early detection of colon cancer if the test is 
     performed--
       ``(A) in the case of an individual under 65 years of age, 
     more frequently than is provided in a periodicity schedule 
     established by the Secretary for purposes of this 
     subparagraph; or
       ``(B) in the case of any other individual, within the 11 
     months following the month in which a previous screening 
     fecal-occult blood test was performed.
       ``(2) Screening flexible sigmoidoscopies.--
       ``(A) Payment amount.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     payment amount under section 1848 with respect to screening 
     flexible sigmoidoscopies provided for the purpose of early 
     detection of colon cancer that is consistent with payment 
     amounts under such section for similar or related services, 
     except that such payment amount shall be established without 
     regard to subsection (a)(2)(A) of such section.
       ``(B) Frequency limits.--Subject to revision by the 
     Secretary under paragraph (4), no payment may be made under 
     this part for a screening flexible sigmoidoscopy provided to 
     an individual for the purpose of early detection of colon 
     cancer if the procedure is performed--
       ``(i) in the case of an individual under 65 years of age, 
     more frequently than is provided in a periodicity schedule 
     established by the Secretary for purposes of this 
     subparagraph; or
       ``(ii) in the case of any other individual, within the 59 
     months following the month in which a previous screening 
     flexible sigmoidoscopy was performed.
       ``(3) Screening colonoscopy for individuals at high risk 
     for colorectal cancer.--
       ``(A) Payment amount.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     payment amount under section 1848 with respect to screening 
     colonoscopy for individuals at high risk for colorectal 
     cancer (as determined in accordance with criteria established 
     by the Secretary) provided for the purpose of early detection 
     of colon cancer that is consistent with payment amounts under 
     such section for similar or related services, except that 
     such payment amount shall be established without regard to 
     subsection (a)(2)(A) of such section.
       ``(B) Frequency limit.--Subject to revision by the 
     Secretary under paragraph (4), no payment may be made under 
     this part for a screening colonoscopy for individuals at high 
     risk for colorectal cancer provided to an individual for the 
     purpose of early detection of colon cancer if the procedure 
     is performed within the 47 months following the month in 
     which a previous screening colonoscopy was performed.
       ``(C) Factors considered in establishing criteria for 
     determining individuals at high risk.--In establishing 
     criteria for determining whether an individual is at high 
     risk for colorectal cancer for purposes of this paragraph, 
     the Secretary shall take into consideration family history, 
     prior experience of cancer, a history of chronic digestive 
     disease condition, and the presence of any appropriate 
     recognized gene markers for colorectal cancer.
       ``(4) Revision of frequency.--
       ``(A) Review.--The Secretary shall review periodically the 
     appropriate frequency for performing screening fecal-occult 
     blood tests, screening flexible sigmoidoscopies, and 
     screening colonoscopy based on age and such other factors as 
     the Secretary believes to be pertinent.
       ``(B) Revision of frequency.--The Secretary, taking into 
     consideration the review made under clause (i), may revise 
     from time to time the frequency with which such tests and 
     procedures may be paid for under this subsection.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--(A) Paragraphs (1)(D) and 
     (2)(D) of section 1833(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)) are each 
     amended by striking ``subsection (h)(1),'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (h)(1) or section 1834(d)(1),''.
       (B) Clauses (i) and (ii) of section 1848(a)(2)(A) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395w-4(a)(2)(A)) are each amended by striking ``a 
     service'' and inserting ``a service (other than a screening 
     flexible sigmoidoscopy provided to an individual for the 
     purpose of early detection of colon cancer or a screening 
     colonoscopy provided to an individual at high risk for 
     colorectal cancer for the purpose of early detection of colon 
     cancer)''.
       (C) Section 1862(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1)--
       (I) in subparagraph (E), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (II) in subparagraph (F), by striking the semicolon at the 
     end and inserting ``, and''; and
       (III) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) in the case of screening fecal-occult blood tests, 
     screening flexible sigmoidoscopies, and screening colonoscopy 
     provided for the purpose of early detection of colon cancer, 
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     quently than is covered under section 1834(d);''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (7), by striking ``paragraph (1)(B) or 
     under paragraph (1)(F)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (B), 
     (F), or (G) of paragraph (1)''.
       (d) Prostate Cancer Screening Tests.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1861(s)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (N) and 
     subparagraph (O); and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (O) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(P) prostate cancer screening tests (as defined in 
     subsection (oo)); and''.
       (2) Tests described.--Section 1861 (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

                   ``Prostate Cancer Screening Tests

       ``(oo) The term `prostate cancer screening test' means a 
     test that consists of a digital rectal examination or a 
     prostate-specific antigen blood test (or both) provided for 
     the purpose of early detection of prostate cancer to a man 
     over 40 years of age who has not had such a test during the 
     preceding year.''.
       (3) Payment for prostate-specific antigen blood test under 
     clinical diagnostic laboratory test fee schedules.--Section 
     1833(h)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(h)(1)(A)) is amended by 
     inserting after ``laboratory tests'' the following: 
     ``(including prostate cancer screening tests under section 
     1861(oo) consisting of prostate-specific antigen blood 
     tests)''.
       (4) Conforming amendment.--Section 1862(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395y(a)), as amended by subsection (c)(3)(C), is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'' at the end,
       (ii) in subparagraph (G), by striking the semicolon at the 
     end and inserting ``, and'', and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(H) in the case of prostate cancer screening test (as 
     defined in section 1861(oo)) provided for the purpose of 
     early detection of prostate cancer, which are performed more 
     frequently than is covered under such section;''; and
       (B) in paragraph (7), by striking ``or (G)'' and inserting 
     ``(G), or (H)''.
       (e) Diabetes Screening Benefits.--
       (1) Diabetes outpatient self-management training 
     services.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1861(s)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(s)(2)), as amended by subsection (d)(1), is amended--
       (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (N);
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (O); 
     and
       (iii) by inserting after subparagraph (O) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(P) diabetes outpatient self-management training services 
     (as defined in subsection (pp)); and''.
       (B) Definition.--Section 1861 (42 U.S.C. 1395x), as amended 
     by subsection (d)(2), is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:


        ``diabetes outpatient self-management training services

       ``(pp)(1) The term `diabetes outpatient self-management 
     training services' means educational and training services 
     furnished to an individual with diabetes by or under 
     arrangements with a certified provider (as described in 
     paragraph (2)(A)) in an outpatient setting by an individual 
     or entity who meets the quality standards described in 
     paragraph (2)(B), but only if the physician who is managing 
     the individual's diabetic condition certifies that such 
     services are needed under a comprehensive plan of care 
     related to the individual's diabetic condition to provide the 
     individual with necessary skills and knowledge (including 
     skills related to the self-administration of injectable 
     drugs) to participate in the management of the individual's 
     condition.
       ``(2) In paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) a `certified provider' is an individual or entity 
     that, in addition to providing diabetes outpatient self-
     management training services, provides other items or 
     services for which payment may be made under this title; and
       ``(B) an individual or entity meets the quality standards 
     described in this paragraph if the individual or entity meets 
     quality standards established by the Secretary, except that 
     the individual or entity shall be deemed to have met such 
     standards if the individual or entity meets applicable 
     standards originally established by the National Diabetes 
     Advisory Board and subsequently revised by organizations who 
     participated in the establishment of standards by such Board, 
     or is recognized by the American Diabetes Association as 
     meeting standards for furnishing the services.''.
       (C) Consultation with organizations in establishing payment 
     amounts for services provided by physicians.--In establishing 
     payment amounts under section 1848(a) of the Social Security 
     Act for physicians' services consisting of diabetes 
     outpatient self-management training services, the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services shall consult with appropriate 
     organizations, including the American Diabetes Association, 
     in determining the relative value for such services under 
     section 1848(c)(2) of such Act.
       (2) Blood-testing strips for individuals with diabetes.--
       (A) Including strips as durable medical equipment.--Section 
     1861(n) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(n)) is amended by striking the 
     semicolon in the first sentence and inserting the following: 
     ``, and includes blood-testing strips for individuals with 
     diabetes without regard to whether the individual has Type I 
     or Type II diabetes (as determined under standards 
     established by the Secretary in consultation with the 
     American Diabetes Association);''.
       (2) Payment for strips based on methodology for inexpensive 
     and routinely purchased equipment.--Section 1834(a)(2)(A) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395m(a)(2)(A)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (ii);
       (B) by adding ``or'' at the end of clause (iii); and
       (C) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new 
     clause:
       ``(iv) which is a blood-testing strip for an individual 
     with diabetes,''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to items and services furnished on or after 
     January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 15105. REDUCTION IN PAYMENT FOR CAPITAL-RELATED COSTS OF 
                   HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES.

       Section 1861(v)(1)(S)(ii)(I) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(v)(1)(S)(ii)(I)) is amended by striking ``through 
     1998'' and inserting ``through 2002''.

     SEC. 15106. PART B PREMIUM.

       Section 1839(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395r(e)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``1995'' and inserting 
     ``1996'', and
       (2) in subparagraph (B)(v), by inserting ``and 1996'' after 
     ``1995''.

     SEC. 15107. ENSURING PAYMENT FOR PHYSICIAN AND NURSE FOR 
                   JOINTLY FURNISHED ANESTHESIA SERVICES.

       (a) Payment for Jointly Furnished Single Case.--
       (1) Payment to physician.--Section 1848(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395w-4(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Payment for single case.--Notwithstanding section 
     1862(a)(1)(A), with respect to physicians' services 
     consisting of the furnishing of anesthesia services for a 
     single case that are furnished jointly with a certified 
     registered nurse anesthetist, if the carrier determines that 
     the use of both the physician and the nurse anesthetist to 
     furnish the anesthesia service was not medically necessary, 
     the fee schedule amount for the physicians' services shall be 
     equal to 50 percent (or 55 percent, in the case of services 
     furnished during 1996 or 1997) of the fee schedule amount 
     applicable under this section for anesthesia services 
     personally performed by the physician alone (without regard 
     to this subparagraph). Nothing in this subparagraph may be 
     construed to affect the application of any provision of law 
     regarding balance billing.''.
       (2) Payment to crna.--Section 1833(l)(4)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395l(l)(4)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new clause:
       ``(iv) Notwithstanding section 1862(a)(1)(A), in the case 
     of services of a certified registered nurse anesthetist 
     consisting of the furnishing of anesthesia services for a 
     single case that are furnished jointly with a physician, if 
     the carrier determines that the use of both the physician and 
     the nurse anesthetist to furnish the anesthesia service was 
     not medically necessary, the fee schedule amount for the 
     services furnished by the certified registered nurse 
     anesthetist shall be equal to 50 percent (or 40 percent, in 
     the case of services furnished during 1996 or 1997) of the 
     fee schedule amount applicable under section 1848 for 
     anesthesia services personally performed by the physician 
     alone (without regard to this clause).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     shall apply to services furnished on or after July 1, 1996.
            Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to Parts A and B

                    PART 1--MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER

     SEC. 15201. EXTENSION OF EXISTING SECONDARY PAYER 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Data Match.--
       (1) Section 1862(b)(5)(C) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(5)(C)) is 
     amended by striking clause (iii).
       (2) Section 6103(l)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (F).
       (b) Application to Disabled Individuals in Large Group 
     Health Plans.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1862(b)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395y(b)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``clause (iv)'' and 
     inserting ``clause (iii)'',
       (B) by striking clause (iii), and
       (C) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (iii).
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
     section 1837(i) (42 U.S.C. 1395p(i)) and the second sentence 
     of section 1839(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395r(b)) are each amended by 
     striking ``1862(b)(1)(B)(iv)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``1862(b)(1)(B)(iii)''.
       (c) Period of Application to Individuals with End Stage 
     Renal Disease.--Section 1862(b)(1)(C) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395y(b)(1)(C)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``12-month'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``18-month'', and
       (2) by striking the second sentence.

     SEC. 15202. CLARIFICATION OF TIME AND FILING LIMITATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1862(b)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395y(b)(2)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new clause:
       ``(v) Time, filing, and related provisions under primary 
     plan.--Requirements under a primary plan as to the filing of 
     a claim, time

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     limitations for the filing of a claim, information not 
     maintained by the Secretary, or notification or pre-admission 
     review, shall not apply to a claim by the United States under 
     clause (ii) or (iii).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies to items and services furnished after 1993.

     SEC. 15203. CLARIFICATION OF LIABILITY OF THIRD PARTY-
                   ADMINISTRATORS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1862(b)(2)(B)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395y(b)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended by inserting ``, or which 
     determines claims under the primary plan'' after ``primary 
     plan''.
       (b) Claims Between Parties Other Than the United States.-- 
     Section 1862(b)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(2)(B)), (as amended 
     by section 15201(a)) is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following new clause:
       ``(vi) Claims between parties other than the United 
     States.--A claim by the United States under clause (ii) or 
     (iii) shall not preclude claims between other parties.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by the previous 
     subsections apply to items and services furnished after 1993.

     SEC. 15204. CLARIFICATION OF PAYMENT AMOUNTS TO MEDICARE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1862(b)(2)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395y(b)(2)(B)(i)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) Repayment required.--

       ``(I) Any payment under this title, with respect to any 
     item or service for which payment by a primary plan is 
     required under the preceding provisions of this subsection, 
     shall be conditioned on reimbursement to the appropriate 
     Trust Fund established by this title when notice or other 
     information is received that payment for that item or service 
     has been or should have been made under those provisions. If 
     reimbursement is not made to the appropriate Trust Fund 
     before the expiration of the 60-day period that begins on the 
     date such notice or other information is received, the 
     Secretary may charge interest (beginning with the date on 
     which the notice or other information is received) on the 
     amount of the reimbursement until reimbursement is made (at a 
     rate determined by the Secretary in accordance with 
     regulations of the Secretary of the Treasury applicable to 
     charges for late payments).
       ``(II) The amount owed by a primary plan under the first 
     sentence of subclause (I) is the lesser of the full primary 
     payment required (if that amount is readily determinable) and 
     the amount paid under this title for that item or service.''.

       (b) Conforming and Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraphs (A)(i)(I) and (B)(i) of section 
     1862(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(1)) are each amended by 
     inserting ``(or eligible to be covered)'' after ``covered''.
       (2) Section 1862(b)(1)(C)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395y(b)(1)(C)(ii)) is amended by striking ``covered by such 
     plan''.
       (3) The matter in section 1861(b)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(b)(2)(A)) preceding clause (i) is amended by striking 
     ``, except as provided in subparagraph (B),''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by the previous 
     subsections apply to items and services furnished after 1993.

     SEC. 15205. CONDITIONS FOR DOUBLE DAMAGES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1862(b)(2)(B)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395y(b)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``, in accordance with paragraph (3)(A)'', 
     and
       (2) by inserting ``, unless the entity demonstrates that it 
     did not know, and could not have known, of its obligation to 
     pay'' after ``against that entity''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1862(b)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395y(b)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``(or appropriate 
     reimbursement)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to items and services furnished after 1993.

           PART 2--OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO PARTS A AND B

     SEC. 15221. MAKING ADDITIONAL CHOICES OF HEALTH PLANS 
                   AVAILABLE TO BENEFICIARIES.

       (a) Definition of PPO.--Section 1876 (42 U.S.C. 1395mm) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(k)(1) A preferred provider organization (as defined in 
     paragraph (2)) shall be considered to be an eligible 
     organization under this section.
       ``(2) In this section, the term `preferred provider 
     organization' means an organization that--
       ``(A) would be an eligible organization (as defined in 
     subsection (b)) if--
       ``(i) clauses (ii) through (iv) of subsection (b)(2)(A) did 
     not apply,
       ``(ii) subsection (b)(2)(C) did not apply, and
       ``(iii) subsection (b)(2)(D) only applied (in the case of 
     services not provided under this title) to the physicians' 
     services the organization provides; and
       ``(B) permits enrollees to obtain benefits through any 
     lawful provider.

     Nothing in subparagraph (B) shall be construed as requiring 
     that the benefits for services provided through providers 
     that do not have a contract with the organization be the same 
     as those for services provided through providers that have 
     such contracts so long as an enrollee's liabilities do not 
     exceed the liabilities that the enrollee would have under 
     parts A and B if the individual were not enrolled under this 
     section.''.
       (b) Partial Risk Payment Methods.--Section 1876 (42 U.S.C. 
     1395mm) is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(l) Notwithstanding the previous provisions of this 
     section, at the election of an eligible organization the 
     Secretary may establish an alternative partial-risk-sharing 
     mechanism for making payment to the organization under this 
     section. Under such mechanism fee-for-service payments would 
     be made to the organization for some services provided under 
     the contract, under such conditions and subject to such 
     restrictions as the Secretary may determine.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1876 (42 U.S.C. 1395mm) 
     is further amended--
       (1) in the heading by striking ``Organizations and 
     Competitive Medical Plans'' and inserting ``Organizations, 
     Competitive Medical Plans, and Preferred Provider 
     Organizations'', and
       (2) in subsection (c)(3)(E)(ii), by inserting ``(if any)'' 
     after ``the restrictions''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to contract years beginning on or after January 
     1, 1996.

     SEC. 15222. TEACHING HOSPITAL AND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION 
                   TRUST FUND.

       (a) Teaching Hospital and Graduate Medical Education Trust 
     Fund.--The Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following title:

  ``TITLE XXI--TEACHING HOSPITAL AND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION TRUST 
                                  FUND

                    ``Part A--Establishment of Fund

     ``SEC. 2101. ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.

       ``(a) In General.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a fund to be known as the Teaching Hospital 
     and Graduate Medical Education Trust Fund (in this title 
     referred to as the `Fund'), consisting of amounts transferred 
     to the Fund under subsection (c), amounts appropriated to the 
     Fund pursuant to subsections (d) and (e)(3), and such gifts 
     and bequests as may be deposited in the Fund pursuant to 
     subsection (f). Amounts in the Fund are available until 
     expended.
       ``(b) Expenditures From Fund.--Amounts in the Fund are 
     available to the Secretary for making payments under section 
     2111.
       ``(c) Transfers to Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--From the Federal Hospital Insurance 
     Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance 
     Trust Fund, the Secretary shall, for fiscal year 1996 and 
     each subsequent fiscal year, transfer to the Fund an amount 
     determined by the Secretary for the fiscal year involved in 
     accordance with paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Determination of amounts.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the amount determined under this paragraph for a fiscal 
     year is an estimate by the Secretary of an amount equal to 75 
     percent of the difference between--
       ``(A) the nationwide total of the amounts that would have 
     been paid under section 1876(a)(4) during the year but for 
     the exclusion of medical education payments from the adjusted 
     average per capita cost pursuant to section 
     1876(a)(4)(B)(ii); and
       ``(B) the nationwide total of the amounts paid under 
     section 1876(a)(4) during the year.
       ``(3) Allocation between medicare trust funds.--In 
     providing for a transfer under paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
     year, the Secretary shall provide for an allocation of the 
     amounts involved between part A and part B of title XVIII 
     (and the trust funds established under the respective parts) 
     as reasonably reflects the proportion of payments for the 
     indirect costs of medical education and direct graduate 
     medical education costs of hospitals associated with the 
     provision of services under each respective part.
       ``(d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Fund such sums as may be 
     necessary for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       ``(e) Investment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     invest such amounts of the Fund as such Secretary determines 
     are not required to meet current withdrawals from the Fund. 
     Such investments may be made only in interest-bearing 
     obligations of the United States. For such purpose, such 
     obligations may be acquired on original issue at the issue 
     price, or by purchase of outstanding obligations at the 
     market price.
       ``(2) Sale of obligations.--Any obligation acquired by the 
     Fund may be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the 
     market price.
       ``(3) Availability of income.--Any interest derived from 
     obligations acquired by the Fund, and proceeds from any sale 
     or redemption of such obligations, are hereby appropriated to 
     the Fund.
       ``(f) Acceptance of Gifts and Bequests.--The Fund may 
     accept on behalf of the United States money gifts and 
     bequests made unconditionally to the Fund for the benefit of 
     the Fund or any activity financed through the Fund.

                ``Part B--Payments to Teaching Hospitals

     ``SEC. 2111. FORMULA PAYMENTS TO TEACHING HOSPITALS.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of each teaching hospital 
     that in accordance with subsection (b) submits to the 
     Secretary a payment document for fiscal year 1996 or any 
     subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall make payments for 
     the year to the teaching hospital for the direct and indirect 
     costs of operating approved medical residency training 
     programs. Such payments shall be made from the Fund, and 
     shall be made in accordance with a formula established by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(b) Payment Document.--For purposes of subsection (a), a 
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     ument containing such information as may be necessary for the 
     Secretary to make payments under such subsection to a 
     teaching hospital for a fiscal year. The document is 
     submitted in accordance with this subsection if the document 
     is submitted not later than the date specified by the 
     Secretary, and the document is in such form and is made in 
     such manner as the Secretary may require. The Secretary may 
     require that information under this subsection be submitted 
     to the Secretary in periodic reports.''.
       (b) National Advisory Council on Postgraduate Medical 
     Education.--
       (1) In general.--There is established within the Department 
     of Health and Human Services an advisory council to be known 
     as the National Advisory Council on Postgraduate Medical 
     Education (in this title referred to as the ``Council'').
       (2) Duties.--The council shall provide advice to the 
     Secretary on appropriate policies for making payments for the 
     support of postgraduate medical education in order to assure 
     an adequate supply of physicians trained in various 
     specialities, consistent with the health care needs of the 
     United States.
       (3) Composition.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall appoint to the Council 
     15 individuals who are not officers or employees of the 
     United States. Such individuals shall include not less than 1 
     individual from each of the following categories of 
     individuals or entities:
       (i) Organizations representing consumers of health care 
     services.
       (ii) Physicians who are faculty members of medical schools, 
     or who supervise approved physician training programs.
       (iii) Physicians in private practice who are not physicians 
     described in clause (ii).
       (iv) Practitioners in public health.
       (v) Advanced-practice nurses.
       (vi) Other health professionals who are not physicians.
       (vii) Medical schools.
       (viii) Teaching hospitals.
       (ix) The Accreditation Council on Graduate Medical 
     Education.
       (x) The American Board of Medical Specialities.
       (xi) The Council on Postdoctoral Training of the American 
     Osteopathic Association.
       (xii) The Council on Podiatric Medical Education of the 
     American Podiatric Medical Association.
       (B) Requirements regarding representative membership.--To 
     the greatest extent feasible, the membership of the Council 
     shall represent the various geographic regions of the United 
     States, shall reflect the racial, ethnic, and gender 
     composition of the population of the United States, and shall 
     be broadly representative of medical schools and teaching 
     hospitals in the United States.
       (C) Ex officio members; other federal officers or 
     employees.--The membership of the Council shall include 
     individuals designated by the Secretary to serve as members 
     of the Council from among Federal officers or employees who 
     are appointed by the President, or by the Secretary (or by 
     other Federal officers who are appointed by the President 
     with the advice and consent of the Senate). Individuals 
     designated under the preceding sentence shall include each of 
     the following officials (or a designee of the official):
       (i) The Secretary of Health and Human Services.
       (ii) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       (iii) The Secretary of Defense.
       (4) Chair.--The Secretary shall, from among members of the 
     council appointed under paragraph (3)(A), designate an 
     individual to serve as the chair of the council.
       (5) Termination.--The Council terminates December 31, 1999.
       (c) Remove Medical Education and Disproportionate Share 
     Hospital Payments From Calculation of Adjusted Average Per 
     Capita Cost.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1876(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395mm(a)(4)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(4)'' and inserting ``(4)(A)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) In determining the adjusted average per capita cost 
     for a contract year under subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
     shall exclude any amounts which the Secretary estimates would 
     be payable under this title during the year for--
       ``(i) payment adjustments under section 1886(d)(5)(F) for 
     hospitals serving a disproportionate share of low-income 
     patients; and
       ``(ii) the indirect costs of medical education under 
     section 1886(d)(5)(B) or for direct graduate medical 
     education costs under section 1886(h).''.
       (2) Payments to hospitals of amounts attributable to dsh.--
     Section 1886 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(j)(1) In addition to amounts paid under subsection 
     (d)(5)(F), the Secretary is authorized to pay hospitals which 
     are eligible for such payments for a fiscal year supplemental 
     amounts that do not exceed the limit provided for in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) The sum of the aggregate amounts paid pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) for a fiscal year shall not exceed the 
     Secretary's estimate of 75 percent of the amount excluded 
     from the adjusted average per capita cost for the fiscal year 
     pursuant to section 1876(a)(4)(B)(i).''.

     SEC. 15223. REVISIONS IN DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT OF PAYMENT 
                   FOR MEDICAL EDUCATION.

       (a) Indirect Medical Education.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1886(d)(5)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(5)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new clauses:
       ``(v) In determining such adjustment with respect to a 
     hospital for discharges occurring on or after October 1, 
     1995, and on or before September 30, 2002--
       ``(I) the total number of interns and residents counted by 
     the Secretary may not exceed the number of interns and 
     residents counted with respect to the hospital as of August 
     1, 1995, and
       ``(II) the number of interns and residents counted by the 
     Secretary who are not primary care residents (as defined in 
     subsection (h)(5)(H)) may not exceed the number of such 
     residents counted with respect to the hospital as of such 
     date.
       ``(vi) In calculating the number of full-time-equivalent 
     interns and residents of a hospital in determining such 
     adjustment with respect to the hospital, the Secretary shall 
     provide for a weighting factor of .50 with respect to each 
     intern and resident who is not in an initial residency period 
     (as defined in subsection (h)(5)(F)).''.
       (2) Payment for interns and residents providing off-site 
     services.--Section 1886(d)(5)(B)(iv) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(5)(B)(iv)) is amended by striking ``any entity'' 
     and all that follows through ``and residents)'' and inserting 
     ``any other entity under an agreement with the hospital''.
       (b) Direct Medical Education.--
       (1) Limitation on number of residents.--Section 1886(h)(4) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Limitation on number of residents for certain fiscal 
     years.--Such rules shall provide that for purposes of a cost 
     reporting period beginning on or after October 1, 1995, and 
     on or before September 30, 2002--
       ``(i) the total number of full-time-equivalent residents 
     determined under this paragraph with respect to an approved 
     medical residency training program may not exceed the number 
     of full-time-equivalent residents with respect to the program 
     as of August 1, 1995, and
       ``(ii) the number of full-time-equivalent residents 
     determined under this paragraph with respect to the program 
     who are not primary care residents (as defined in paragraph 
     (5)(H)) may not exceed the number of such residents counted 
     with respect to the program as of such date.''.
       (2) Continuation of freeze on updates to fte resident 
     amounts.--Section 1886(h)(2)(D)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(h)(2)(D)(ii)) is amended by striking ``fiscal year 
     1994 or fiscal year 1995'' and inserting ``fiscal years 1994, 
     1995, 1996, or 1997''.
       (3) Permitting payment to non-hospital providers.--Section 
     1886 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(j) Beginning with cost reporting periods beginning on or 
     after July 1, 1996, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this title, the Secretary may make payments (in such amounts 
     and in such form as the Secretary considers appropriate) to 
     entities other than hospitals for the direct costs of medical 
     education, if such costs are incurred in the operation of an 
     approved medical residency training program described in 
     subsection (h).''.
       (c) Expanding Definition of Primary Care Residents.--
     Section 1886(h)(5)(H) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(5)(H)) is amended 
     by inserting ``obstetrics and gynecology,'' after ``geriatric 
     medicine,''.
       (d) Effective Date.--Except as provided otherwise in this 
     section (or in the amendments made by this section), the 
     amendments made by this section apply to hospital cost 
     reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 1995.

     SEC. 15224. PAYMENTS FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES.

       (a) Reductions in Cost Limits.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L)(i) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(L)(i)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and before October 1, 1996,'' after 
     ``July 1, 1987'' in subclause (III),
       (2) by striking the period at the end of the matter 
     following subclause (III), and inserting ``, and'',
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subclause:

       ``(IV) October 1, 1996, 105 percent of the median of the 
     labor-related and nonlabor per visit costs for free standing 
     home health agencies.''.

       (b) Delay in Updates.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L)(iii) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(L)(iii)) is amended by striking ``July 1, 
     1996'' and inserting ``October 1, 1996''.
       (c) Additions to Cost Limits.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(L)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new clauses:
       ``(iv) For services furnished by home health agencies for 
     cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 1996, 
     the Secretary shall provide for an interim system of limits. 
     Payment shall be the lower of--

       ``(I) costs determined under the preceding provisions of 
     this subparagraph, or
       ``(II) an agency-specific per beneficiary annual limit 
     calculated from the agency's 12-month cost reporting period 
     ending on or after January 1, 1994 and on or before December 
     31, 1994 based on reasonable costs (including non-routine 
     medical supplies), updated by the home health market basket 
     index. The per beneficiary limitation shall be multiplied by 
     the agency's unduplicated census count of Medicare patients 
     for the year subject to the limitation. The limitation shall

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     represent total Medicare reasonable costs divided by the 
     unduplicated census count of Medicare patients.

       ``(v) For services furnished by home health agencies for 
     cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 1996, 
     the following rules shall apply:

       ``(I) For new providers and those providers without a 12-
     month cost reporting period ending in calendar year 1994, the 
     per beneficiary limit shall be equal to the mean of these 
     limits (or the Secretary's best estimates thereof) applied to 
     home health agencies as determined by the Secretary. Home 
     health agencies that have altered their corporate structure 
     or name may not be considered new providers for payment 
     purposes.
       ``(II) For beneficiaries who use services furnished by more 
     than one home health agency, the per beneficiary limitation 
     shall be pro-rated among agencies.

       ``(vi) Home health agencies whose cost or utilization 
     experience is below 125 percent of the mean national or 
     census region aggregate per beneficiary cost or utilization 
     experience for 1994, or best estimates thereof, and whose 
     year-end reasonable costs are below the agency-specific per 
     beneficiary limit, shall receive payment equal to 50 percent 
     of the difference between the agency's reasonable costs and 
     its limit for fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999. Such 
     payments may not exceed 5 percent of an agency's aggregate 
     Medicare reasonable cost in a year.
       ``(vii) Effective January 1, 1997, or as soon as feasible, 
     the Secretary shall modify the agency specific per 
     beneficiary annual limit described in clause (iv) to provide 
     for regional or national variations in utilization. For 
     purposes of determining payment under clause (iv), the limit 
     shall be calculated through a blend of 75 percent of the 
     agency-specific cost or utilization experience in 1994 with 
     25 percent of the national or census region cost or 
     utilization experience in 1994, or the Secretary's best 
     estimates thereof.''.
       (d) Use of Interim Final Regulations.--The Secretary shall 
     implement the payment limits described in section 
     1861(v)(1)(L)(iv) of the Social Security Act by publishing in 
     the Federal Register a notice of interim final payment limits 
     by August 1, 1996 and allowing for a period of public 
     comments thereon. Payments subject to these limits will be 
     effective for cost reporting periods beginning on or after 
     October 1, 1996, without the necessity for consideration of 
     comments received, but the Secretary shall, by Federal 
     Register notice, affirm or modify the limits after 
     considering those comments.
       (e) Studies.--The Secretary shall expand research on a 
     prospective payment system for home health agencies that 
     shall tie prospective payments to an episode of care, 
     including an intensive effort to develop a reliable case mix 
     adjuster that explains a significant amount of the variances 
     in costs. The Secretary shall develop such a system for 
     implementation in fiscal year 2000.
       (f) Payments Determined on Prospective Basis.--Title XVIII 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:


             ``Prospective Payment for Home Health Services

       ``Sec. 1893. (a) Notwithstanding section 1861(v), the 
     Secretary shall, for cost reporting periods beginning on or 
     after fiscal year 2000, provide for payments for home health 
     services in accordance with a prospective payment system, 
     which pays home health agencies on a per episode basis, 
     established by the Secretary.
       ``(b) Such a system shall include the following:
       ``(1) Per episode rates under the system shall be 15 
     percent less than those that would otherwise occur under 
     fiscal year 2000 Medicare expenditures for home health 
     services.
       ``(2) All services covered and paid on a reasonable cost 
     basis under the Medicare home health benefit as of the date 
     of the enactment of the Medicare Enhancement Act of 1995, 
     including medical supplies, shall be subject to the per 
     episode amount. In defining an episode of care, the Secretary 
     shall consider an appropriate length of time for an episode 
     the use of services and the number of visits provided within 
     an episode, potential changes in the mix of services provided 
     within an episode and their cost, and a general system design 
     that will provide for continued access to quality services. 
     The per episode amount shall be based on the most current 
     audited cost report data available to the Secretary.
       ``(c) The Secretary shall employ an appropriate case mix 
     adjuster that explains a significant amount of the variation 
     in cost.
       ``(d) The episode payment amount shall be adjusted annually 
     by the home health market basket index. The labor portion of 
     the episode amount shall be adjusted for geographic 
     differences in labor-related costs based on the most current 
     hospital wage index.
       ``(e) The Secretary may designate a payment provision for 
     outliers, recognizing the need to adjust payments due to 
     unusual variations in the type or amount of medically 
     necessary care.
       ``(f) A home health agency shall be responsible for 
     coordinating all care for a beneficiary. If a beneficiary 
     elects to transfer to, or receive services from, another home 
     health agency within an episode period, the episode payment 
     shall be pro-rated between home health agencies.''.
       (g) Limitation on Part A Coverage.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1812(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1395d(a)(3)) 
     is amended by striking the semicolon and inserting ``for up 
     to 160 visits during any spell of illness;''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1812(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395d(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2),
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``; or'', and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) home health services furnished to the individual 
     during such spell after such services have been furnished to 
     the individual for 160 visits during such spell.''.
       (3) Exclusion of additional part b costs from determination 
     of part b monthly premium.--Section 1839(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395r(a)) is amended--
       (A) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``enrollees.'' and inserting ``enrollees (except as provided 
     in paragraph (5)).''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) In estimating the benefits and administrative costs 
     which will be payable from the Federal Supplementary Medical 
     Insurance Trust Fund for a year (beginning with 1996), the 
     Secretary shall exclude an estimate of any benefits and costs 
     attributable to home health services for which payment would 
     have been made under part A during the year but for paragraph 
     (4) of section 1812(b).''.
       (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to spells of illness beginning on or after 
     October 1, 1995.
       (h) Requiring Billing and Payment to be Based on Site Where 
     Service Furnished.--Section 1891 (42 U.S.C. 1395bbb) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) A home health agency shall submit claims for payment 
     for home health services under this title only on the basis 
     of the geographic location at which the service is 
     furnished.''.
       (i) Maintaining Savings Resulting From Temporary Freeze on 
     Payment Increases.--
       (1) Basing updates to per visit cost limits on limits for 
     fiscal year 1993.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(v)(1)(L)(iii)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following sentence: ``In establishing limits under this 
     subparagraph, the Secretary may not take into account any 
     changes in the costs of the provision of services furnished 
     by home health agencies with respect to cost reporting 
     periods which began on or after July 1, 1994, and before July 
     1, 1996.''.
       (2) No exceptions permitted based on amendment.--The 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not consider the 
     amendment made by paragraph (1) in making any exemptions and 
     exceptions pursuant to section 1861(v)(1)(L)(ii) of the 
     Social Security Act.

     SEC. 15225. REQUIRING HEALTH MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS TO 
                   COVER APPROPRIATE RANGE OF SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1876(c) (42 U.S.C. 1395mm(c)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) The organization shall not deny any health care 
     professionals, based solely on the license or certification 
     as applicable under State law, the ability to participate in 
     providing services covered under the contract under this 
     section, or be reimbursed or indemnified or by a network plan 
     for providing such services under the contract.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to risk-sharing contracts under section 1876 of 
     the Social Security Act which entered into or renewed on or 
     after January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 15226. CLARIFICATION OF MEDICARE COVERAGE OF ITEMS AND 
                   SERVICES ASSOCIATED WITH CERTAIN MEDICAL 
                   DEVICES APPROVED FOR INVESTIGATIONAL USE.

       (a) Coverage.--Nothing in title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act may be construed to prohibit coverage under part 
     A or part B of the medicare program of items and services 
     associated with the use of a medical device in the furnishing 
     of inpatient or outpatient hospital services (including 
     outpatient diagnostic imaging services) for which payment may 
     be made under the program solely on the grounds that the 
     device is not an approved device, if--
       (1) the device is an investigational device; and
       (2) the device is used instead of either an approved device 
     or a covered procedure.
       (b) Clarification of Payment Amount.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of title XVIII of the Social Security Act, 
     the amount of payment made under the medicare program for any 
     item or service associated with the use of an investigational 
     device in the furnishing of inpatient or outpatient hospital 
     services (including outpatient diagnostic imaging services) 
     for which payment may be made under the program may not 
     exceed the amount of the payment which would have been made 
     under the program for the item or service if the item or 
     service were associated with the use of an approved device or 
     a covered procedure.
       (c) Definitions.--In this section--
       (1) the term ``approved device'' means a medical device (or 
     devices) which has been approved for marketing under pre-
     market approval under the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
     Act or cleared for marketing under a 510(k) notice under such 
     Act; and
       (2) the term ``investigational device'' means--
       (A) a medical device or devices (other than a device 
     described in paragraph (1)) approved for investigational use 
     under section 520(g) of

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     the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, or
       (B) an investigational combination product under section 
     503(g) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act which 
     includes a device (or devices) authorized for use under 
     section 505(i) of such Act.

     SEC. 15227. COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF MEDICARE AND THE 
                   PROTECTION OF THE HEALTH OF THE NATION'S SENIOR 
                   CITIZENS.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a commission to be 
     known as the Commission on the Future of Medicare and the 
     Protection of the Health of the Nation's Senior Citizens (in 
     this section referred to as the ``Commission'').
       (b) Duties.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall--
       (A) analyze indicators of the health status of individuals 
     in the United States who are eligible for benefits under the 
     medicare program;
       (B) make specific recommendations on actions which may be 
     taken to improve the medicare program which would promote the 
     health of medicare beneficiaries;
       (C) analyze the effect of changes in the medicare program 
     (including changes in medicare payments) on the access to and 
     delivery of health care services to individuals who are not 
     medicare beneficiaries;
       (D) examine the financial impact on the medicare program of 
     the significant increase in the number of medicare eligible 
     individuals which will occur beginning approximately during 
     2010 and lasting for approximately 25 years, and
       (E) make specific recommendations to the Congress 
     respecting a comprehensive approach to preserve the medicare 
     program for the period during which such individuals are 
     eligible for medicare.
       (2) Considerations in making recommendations.--In making 
     its recommendations, the Commission shall consider the 
     following:
       (A) The amount and sources of Federal funds to finance the 
     medicare program.
       (B) The most efficient and effective manner of 
     administering the program.
       (C) Methods used by other nations to finance the delivery 
     of health care services to their citizens.
       (D) The financial impact on the medicare program of 
     increases in the number of individuals in the United States 
     without health insurance coverage.
       (c) Membership.--
       (1) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 15 
     members appointed as follows:
       (A) The President shall appoint 3 members.
       (B) The Majority Leader of the Senate shall appoint 3 
     members.
       (C) The Minority Leader of the Senate shall appoint 3 
     members.
       (D) The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall 
     appoint 3 members.
       (E) The Minority Leader of the House of Representatives 
     shall appoint 3 members.
       (2) Chairman and vice chairman.--The Commission shall elect 
     a Chairman and Vice Chairman from among its members.
       (3) Vacancies.--Any vacancy in the membership of the 
     Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the 
     original appointment was made and shall not affect the power 
     of the remaining members to execute the duties of the 
     Commission.
       (4) Quorum.--A quorum shall consist of 8 members of the 
     Commission, except that 4 members may conduct a hearing under 
     subsection (e).
       (5) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of its 
     Chairman or a majority of its members.
       (6) Compensation and reimbursement of expenses.--Members of 
     the Commission are not entitled to receive compensation for 
     service on the Commission. Members may be reimbursed for 
     travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in 
     carrying out the duties of the Commission.
       (d) Staff and Consultants.--
       (1) Staff.--The Commission may appoint and determine the 
     compensation of such staff as may be necessary to carry out 
     the duties of the Commission. Such appointments and 
     compensation may be made without regard to the provisions of 
     title 5, United States Code, that govern appointments in the 
     competitive services, and the provisions of chapter 51 and 
     subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title that relate to 
     classifications and the General Schedule pay rates.
       (2) Consultants.--The Commission may procure such temporary 
     and intermittent services of consultants under section 
     3109(b) of title 5, United States Code, as the Commission 
     determines to be necessary to carry out the duties of the 
     Commission.
       (e) Powers.--
       (1) Hearings and other activities.--For the purpose of 
     carrying out its duties, the Commission may hold such 
     hearings and undertake such other activities as the 
     Commission determines to be necessary to carry out its 
     duties.
       (2) Studies by gao.--Upon the request of the Commission, 
     the Comptroller General shall conduct such studies or 
     investigations as the Commission determines to be necessary 
     to carry out its duties.
       (3) Cost estimates by congressional budget office.--
       (A) Upon the request of the Commission, the Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office shall provide to the Commission 
     such cost estimates as the Commission determines to be 
     necessary to carry out its duties.
       (B) The Commission shall reimburse the Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office for expenses relating to the 
     employment in the office of the Director of such additional 
     staff as may be necessary for the Director to comply with 
     requests by the Commission under subparagraph (A).
       (4) Detail of federal employees.--Upon the request of the 
     Commission, the head of any Federal agency is authorized to 
     detail, without reimbursement, any of the personnel of such 
     agency to the Commission to assist the Commission in carrying 
     out its duties. Any such detail shall not interrupt or 
     otherwise affect the civil service status or privileges of 
     the Federal employee.
       (5) Technical assistance.--Upon the request of the 
     Commission, the head of a Federal agency shall provide such 
     technical assistance to the Commission as the Commission 
     determines to be necessary to carry out its duties.
       (6) Use of mails.--The Commission may use the United States 
     mails in the same manner and under the same conditions as 
     Federal agencies and shall, for purposes of the frank, be 
     considered a commission of Congress as described in section 
     3215 of title 39, United States Code.
       (7) Obtaining information.--The Commission may secure 
     directly from any Federal agency information necessary to 
     enable it to carry out its duties, if the information may be 
     disclosed under section 552 of title 5, United States Code. 
     Upon request of the Chairman of the Commission, the head of 
     such agency shall furnish such information to the Commission.
       (8) Administrative support services.--Upon the request of 
     the Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall 
     provide to the Commission on a reimbursable basis such 
     administrative support services as the Commission may 
     request.
       (9) Acceptance of donations.--The Commission may accept, 
     use, and dispose of gifts or donations of services or 
     property.
       (10) Printing.--For purposes of costs relating to printing 
     and binding, including the cost of personnel detailed from 
     the Government Printing Office, the Commission shall be 
     deemed to be a committee of the Congress.
       (f) Report.--Not later than May 1, 1997, the Commission 
     shall submit to Congress a report containing its findings and 
     recommendations regarding how to protect and preserve the 
     medicare program in a financially solvent manner until 2030 
     (or, if later, throughout the period of projected solvency of 
     the Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance Trust Fund). The 
     report shall include detailed recommendations for appropriate 
     legislative initiatives respecting how to accomplish this 
     objective.
       (g) Termination.--The Commission shall terminate 60 days 
     after the date of submission of the report required in 
     subsection (f).
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated $1,500,000 to carry out this section. 
     Amounts appropriated to carry out this section shall remain 
     available until expended.
                 Subtitle D--Preventing Fraud and Abuse

  PART 1--AMENDMENTS TO ANTI-FRAUD AND ABUSE PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO 
           MEDICARE, MEDICAID, AND STATE HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS

     SEC. 15301. ANTI-KICKBACK STATUTORY PROVISIONS.

       (a) Revision to Penalties.--
       (1) Permitting secretary to impose civil monetary 
     penalty.--Section 1128A(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraphs (1) and 
     (2);
       (B) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) carries out any activity in violation of paragraph 
     (1) or (2) of section 1128B(b);''.
       (2) Description of civil monetary penalty applicable.--
     Section 1128A(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``given).'' at the end of the first 
     sentence and inserting the following: ``given or, in cases 
     under paragraph (4), $50,000 for each such violation).''; and
       (B) by striking ``claim.'' at the end of the second 
     sentence and inserting the following: ``claim (or, in cases 
     under paragraph (4), damages of not more than three times the 
     total amount of remuneration offered, paid, solicited, or 
     received.''.
       (3) Increase in criminal penalty.--Paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     of section 1128B(b) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(b)) are each 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``$25,000'' and inserting ``$50,000''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``, and shall be subject to damages of not more 
     than three times the total remuneration offered, paid, 
     solicited, or received.''.
       (b) Revisions to Exceptions.--
       (1) Exception for discounts.--Section 1128B(b)(3)(A) (42 
     U.S.C. 1320a-7b(b)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``program;'' 
     and inserting ``program and is not in the form of a cash 
     payment;''.
       (2) Exception for payments to employees.--Section 
     1128B(b)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(b)(3)(B)) is amended by 
     inserting at the end ``if the amount of remuneration under 
     the arrangement is consistent with the fair market value of 
     the services and is not determined in a manner that takes 
     into account (directly or indirectly) the volume or value of 
     any referrals, except that such employee can be paid 
     remuneration in the form of a productivity bonus based on 
     services personally performed by the employee.''.
       (3) Exception for waiver of coinsurance by certain 
     providers.--Section

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     1128B(b)(3)(D) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(b)(3)(D)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(D) a waiver or reduction of any coinsurance or other 
     copayment if--
       ``(i) the waiver or reduction is made pursuant to a public 
     schedule of discounts which the person is obligated as a 
     matter of law to apply to certain individuals,
       ``(ii) the waiver or reduction is made pursuant to an 
     established program and applies to a defined group of 
     individuals whose incomes do not exceed 150 percent (or such 
     higher percentage as the Secretary may permit) of the 
     official poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management 
     and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 
     673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) 
     applicable to a family of the size involved,
       ``(iii) the waiver or reduction of coinsurance is not 
     offered as part of any advertisement or solicitation and the 
     person offering the waiver or reduction determines in good 
     faith that the individual is in financial need,
       ``(iv) the person offering the waiver or reduction fails to 
     collect the coinsurance or other payment after making 
     reasonable collection efforts, or
       ``(v) the waiver or reduction of coinsurance is in 
     accordance with a cost sharing schedule or a supplemental 
     benefit package which may be offered by a managed care plan 
     (as defined in section 1128(j)); and''.
       (4) New exception for capitated payments.--Section 
     1128B(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(b)(3)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(F) any reduction in cost sharing or increased benefits 
     given to an individual, any amounts paid to a provider for an 
     item or service furnished to an individual, or any discount 
     or reduction in price given by the provider for such an item 
     or service, if the individual is enrolled with and such item 
     or service is covered under any of the following:
       ``(i) A health plan which is furnishing items or services 
     under a risk-sharing contract under section 1876 or section 
     1903(m).
       ``(ii) A health plan receiving payments on a prepaid basis, 
     under a demonstration project under section 402(a) of the 
     Social Security Amendments of 1967 or under section 222(a) of 
     the Social Security Amendments of 1972; and
       ``(G) any amounts paid to a provider for an item or service 
     furnished to an individual or any discount or reduction in 
     price given by the provider for such an item or service, if 
     the individual is enrolled with and such item or service is 
     covered under a health plan under which the provider 
     furnishing the item or service is paid by the health plan for 
     furnishing the item or service only on a capitated basis 
     pursuant to a written arrangement between the plan and the 
     provider in which the provider assumes financial risk for 
     furnishing the item or service.''.
       (c) Authorization for the Secretary To Issue Regulations.--
     Section 1128B(b) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(b)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The Secretary is authorized to impose by regulation 
     such other requirements as needed to protect against program 
     or patient abuse with respect to any of the exceptions 
     described in paragraph (3).''.
       (d) Clarification of Other Elements of Offense.--Section 
     1128B(b) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``in return for 
     referring'' and inserting ``to refer'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``in return for 
     purchasing, leasing, ordering, or arranging for or 
     recommending'' and inserting ``to purchase, lease, order, or 
     arrange for or recommend''; and
       (3) by adding at the end of paragraphs (1) and (2) the 
     following sentence: ``A violation exists under this paragraph 
     if one or more purposes of the remuneration is unlawful under 
     this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 15302. CIVIL MONEY PENALTIES.

       (a) Prohibition Against Offering Inducements to Individuals 
     Enrolled Under Plans.--
       (1) Offer of remuneration.--Section 1128A(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     1320a-7a(a)), as amended by section 15301(a)(1), is amended--
       (A) by striking ``; or'' at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (B) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraph (4) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) offers, pays, or transfers remuneration to any 
     individual eligible for benefits under title XVIII of this 
     Act, or under a State health care program (as defined in 
     section 1128(h)) that such person knows or should know is 
     likely to influence such individual to order or receive from 
     a particular provider, practitioner, or supplier any item or 
     service for which payment may be made, in whole or in part, 
     under title XVIII, or a State health care program, other than 
     to influence an individual enrolled in a managed care plan or 
     a point-of-service plan (as defined in section 1128(j)) to 
     receive benefits under the plan in accordance with 
     established practice patterns for the delivery of medically 
     necessary services;''.
       (2) Remuneration defined.--Section 1128A(i) (42 U.S.C. 
     1320a-7a(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(6) The term `remuneration' includes the waiver or 
     reduction of coinsurance amounts, and transfers of items or 
     services for free or for other than fair market value, except 
     that such term does not include the waiver or reduction of 
     coinsurance amounts by a person or entity, if--
       ``(A) the waiver or reduction is made pursuant to a public 
     schedule of discounts which the person is obligated as a 
     matter of law to apply to certain individuals,
       ``(B) the waiver or reduction is made pursuant to an 
     established program and applies to a defined group of 
     individuals whose incomes do not exceed 150 percent (or such 
     higher percentage as the Secretary may permit) of the 
     official poverty line (as defined by the Office of Management 
     and Budget, and revised annually in accordance with section 
     673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1981) 
     applicable to a family of the size involved,
       ``(C) the waiver or reduction of coinsurance is not offered 
     as part of any advertisement or solicitation and the person 
     offering the waiver or reduction determines in good faith 
     that the individual is in financial need,
       ``(D) the person offering the waiver or reduction fails to 
     collect the coinsurance or other payment after making 
     reasonable collection efforts, or
       ``(E) the waiver or reduction of coinsurance is in 
     accordance with a cost sharing schedule or a supplemental 
     benefit package which may be offered by a managed care plan 
     under section 1128(j).''.
       (b) Additional Offenses.--Section 1128A(a) of such Act, as 
     amended by section 15301(a)(1) and subsection (a)(1), is 
     further amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraph (5) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(6) engages in a practice which has the effect of 
     limiting or discouraging (as compared to other plan 
     enrollees) the utilization of medically necessary health care 
     services covered by law or under the service contract by 
     title XIX or other publicly subsidized patients, including 
     but not limited to differential standards for the location 
     and hours of service offered by providers participating in 
     the plan;
       ``(7) substantially fails to cooperate with a quality 
     assurance program or a utilization review activity; or
       ``(8) engaging in a pattern of failing substantially to 
     provide or authorize medically necessary items and services 
     that are required to be provided to an individual covered 
     under a health plan (as defined in section 1128(j)) or public 
     program for the delivery of or payment for health care items 
     or services, if the failure has adversely affected (or had a 
     substantial likelihood of adversely affecting) the 
     individual;''.
       ``(9) submits false or fraudulent statements, data or 
     information on claims to the Secretary, a State health care 
     agency, or any other Federal, State or local agency charged 
     with implementation or oversight of a health plan or a public 
     program that the person knows or should know is 
     fraudulent;''.
       (c) Modifications of Amounts of Penalties and 
     Assessments.--Section 1128A(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a)), as 
     amended by section 15301(a), subsection (a)(1), and 
     subsection (b), is amended in the matter following paragraph 
     (9)--
       (1) by striking ``$2,000'' and inserting ``$10,000'';
       (2) by inserting after ``under paragraph (4), $50,000 for 
     each such violation'' the following: ``; in cases under 
     paragraph (5), $10,000 for each such offer, payment, or 
     transfer; in cases under paragraphs (6) through (9), an 
     amount not to exceed $10,000 for each such determination by 
     the Secretary''; and
       (3) by striking ``twice the amount'' and inserting ``three 
     times the amount''.
       (d) Interest on Penalties.--Section 1128A(f) (42 U.S.C. 
     1320a-7a(f)) is amended by adding after the first sentence 
     the following: ``Interest shall accrue on the penalties and 
     assessments imposed by a final determination of the Secretary 
     in accordance with an annual rate established by the 
     Secretary under the Federal Claims Collection Act. The rate 
     of interest charged shall be the rate in effect on the date 
     the determination becomes final and shall remain fixed at 
     that rate until the entire amount due is paid. In addition, 
     the Secretary is authorized to recover the costs of 
     collection in any case where the penalties and assessments 
     are not paid within 30 days after the determination becomes 
     final, or in the case of a compromised amount, where payments 
     are more than 90 days past due. In lieu of actual costs, the 
     Secretary is authorized to impose a charge of up to 10 
     percent of the amount of penalties and assessments owed to 
     cover the costs of collection.''.
       (e) Authorization To Act.--
       (1) In general.--The first sentence of section 1128A(c)(1) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(c)(1)) is amended by striking all that 
     follows ``(b)'' and inserting the following: ``unless, within 
     one year after the date the Secretary presents a case to the 
     Attorney General for consideration, the Attorney General 
     brings an action in a district court of the United States.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this paragraph 
     (1) shall apply to cases presented by the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services for consideration on or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (f) Clarification of Penalty Imposed on Excluded Provider 
     Furnishing Services.--Section 1128A(a)(1)(D) (42 U.S.C. 
     1320a-7a(a)(1)(D)) is amended by inserting ``who

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     furnished the service'' after ``in which the person''.

     SEC. 15303. PRIVATE RIGHT OF ACTION.

       Section 1128A (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(m)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), a carrier 
     offering an insured health plan and the sponsor of a self-
     insured health plan that suffers financial harm as a direct 
     result of the submission of claims by an individual or entity 
     for payment for items and services furnished under the plan 
     which makes the individual or entity subject to a civil 
     monetary penalty under this section may, in a civil action 
     against the individual or entity in the United States 
     District Court, obtain damages against the individual or 
     entity and such equitable relief as is appropriate.
       ``(2) A carrier or sponsor may bring a civil action under 
     this subsection only if the carrier or sponsor provides the 
     Secretary and the Attorney General with written notice of the 
     intent to bring an action under this subsection, the 
     identities of the individuals or entities the carrier or 
     sponsor intends to name as defendants to the action, and all 
     information the carrier or sponsor possesses regarding the 
     activity that is the subject of the action that may 
     materially affect the Secretary's decision to initiate a 
     proceeding to impose a civil monetary penalty under this 
     section against the defendants.
       ``(3) A carrier or sponsor may bring a civil action under 
     this subsection only if any of the following conditions are 
     met:
       ``(A) During the 60-day period that begins on the date the 
     Secretary receives the written notice described in paragraph 
     (2), the Secretary does not notify the carrier or sponsor 
     that the Secretary intends to initiate a proceeding to impose 
     a civil monetary penalty under this section against the 
     defendants.
       ``(B) If the Secretary notifies the carrier or sponsor 
     during the 60-day period described in subparagraph (A) that 
     the Secretary intends to initiate a proceeding to impose a 
     civil monetary penalty under this section against the 
     defendants, the Secretary subsequently notifies the carrier 
     or sponsor that the Secretary no longer intends to initiate 
     such a proceeding against the defendants.
       ``(C) After the expiration of the 2-year period that begins 
     on the date the Secretary notifies the carrier or sponsor 
     that the Secretary intends to initiate a proceeding to impose 
     a civil monetary penalty under this section against the 
     defendants, the Secretary has not made a good faith effort to 
     initiate such a proceeding against the defendants.
       ``(4) No action may be brought under this subsection more 
     than 6 years after the date of the activity with respect to 
     which the action is brought.''.

     SEC. 15304. AMENDMENTS TO EXCLUSIONARY PROVISIONS IN FRAUD 
                   AND ABUSE PROGRAM.

       (a) Mandatory Exclusion of Individual Convicted of Criminal 
     Offense Related to Health Care Fraud.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1128(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Felony conviction relating to fraud.--Any individual 
     or entity that has been convicted under Federal or State law, 
     in connection with the delivery of a health care item or 
     service on or after January 1, 1997, or with respect to any 
     act or omission on or after such date in a program operated 
     by or financed in whole or in part by any Federal, State, or 
     local government agency, of a criminal offense consisting of 
     a felony relating to fraud, theft, embezzlement, breach of 
     fiduciary responsibility, or other financial misconduct.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1128(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1320a-7(b)(1)) is amended--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``Conviction'' and 
     inserting ``Misdemeanor conviction''; and
       (B) by striking ``criminal offense'' and inserting 
     ``criminal offense consisting of a misdemeanor''.
       (b) Establishment of Minimum Period of Exclusion for 
     Certain Individuals and Entities Subject to Permissive 
     Exclusion From Medicare and State Health Care Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1128(c)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-
     7(c)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(D) In the case of an exclusion of an individual or 
     entity under paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b), 
     the period of exclusion shall be a minimum of 3 years, unless 
     the Secretary determines that an alternative period is 
     appropriate because of aggravating or mitigating 
     circumstances.
       ``(E) In the case of an exclusion of an individual or 
     entity under paragraph (4) or (5) of subsection (b), the 
     period of the exclusion shall not be less than the period 
     during which the individual's or entity's license to provide 
     health care is revoked, suspended, or surrendered, or the 
     individual or the entity is excluded or suspended from a 
     Federal or State health care program.
       ``(F) In the case of an exclusion of an individual or 
     entity under subsection (b)(6)(B), the period of the 
     exclusion shall be not less than 1 year.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1128(c)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     1320a-7(c)(3)(A)) is amended by striking ``subsection 
     (b)(12)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), 
     (6)(B), or (12) of subsection (b)''.

     SEC. 15305. SANCTIONS AGAINST PRACTITIONERS AND PERSONS FOR 
                   FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS 
                   RELATING TO QUALITY OF CARE.

       (a) Minimum Period of Exclusion for Practitioners and 
     Persons Failing To Meet Statutory Obligations.--
       (1) In general.--The second sentence of section 1156(b)(1) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1320c-5(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``may 
     prescribe)'' and inserting ``may prescribe, except that such 
     period may not be less than one year)''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1156(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
     1320c-5(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``shall remain'' and 
     inserting ``shall (subject to the minimum period specified in 
     the second sentence of paragraph (1)) remain''.
       (b) Amount of Civil Money Penalty.--Section 1156(b)(3) (42 
     U.S.C. 1320c-5(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``the actual or 
     estimated cost'' and inserting the following: ``$10,000 for 
     each instance''.
       (c) Repeal of ``Unwilling or Unable'' Condition for 
     Imposition of Sanction.--Section 1156(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1320c-
     5(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence, by striking ``and determines'' 
     and all that follows through ``such obligations,'' and
       (2) by striking the third sentence.

     SEC. 15306. REVISIONS TO CRIMINAL PENALTIES.

       (a) Treble Damages for Criminal Sanctions.--Section 1128B 
     (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) In addition to the fines that may be imposed under 
     subsection (a) or (c) any individual found to have violated 
     the provisions of any of such subsections may be subject to 
     treble damages.''.
       (b) Identification of Community Service Opportunities.--
     Section 1128B (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b), as amended by subsection 
     (a), is further amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(g) The Secretary shall--
       ``(1) in consultation with State and local health care 
     officials, identify opportunities for the satisfaction of 
     community service obligations that a court may impose upon 
     the conviction of an offense under this section, and
       ``(2) make information concerning such opportunities 
     available to Federal and State law enforcement officers and 
     State and local health care officials.''.

     SEC. 15307. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 1128 (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Other Definitions Relating to Health Plans.--
       ``(1) Health plan.--The term `health plan' means--
       ``(A) any contract of health insurance, including any 
     hospital or medical service policy or certificate, hospital 
     or medical service plan contract, or health maintenance 
     organization group contract, that is provided by a carrier in 
     a State; or
       ``(B) an employee welfare benefit plan or other arrangement 
     insofar as the plan or arrangement provides health benefits 
     in a State and is funded in a manner other than through the 
     purchase of one or more policies or contracts described in 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Managed care plan.--The term `managed care plan' 
     means a health plan that provides for items and services 
     covered under the plan primarily through providers in the 
     provider network of the plan.
       ``(3) Point-of-service plan.--The term `point-of-service 
     plan' means a health plan other than a managed care plan that 
     permits an enrollee to receive benefits through a provider 
     network.
       ``(4) Provider network.--The term `provider network' means, 
     with respect to a health plan, providers who have entered 
     into an agreement with the plan under which such providers 
     are obligated to provide items and services covered under the 
     plan to individuals enrolled in the plan.''.

     SEC. 15308. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this part shall take effect January 
     1, 1997.

      PART 2--INTERPRETIVE RULINGS ON KICKBACKS AND SELF-REFERRAL

     SEC. 15311. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROCESS FOR ISSUANCE OF 
                   INTERPRETIVE RULINGS.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services (acting through the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services) shall establish a 
     process under which individuals and entities may submit a 
     request to the Secretary for an interpretive ruling regarding 
     the provisions of section 1128B(b) of the Social Security Act 
     or part 3 which relate to kickbacks, bribes, and rebates, or 
     the provisions of section 1877 of the Social Security Act.
       (b) Deadline for Rejection of Request.--If the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services rejects a request for an 
     interpretive ruling submitted under this section, the 
     Secretary shall notify the individual submitting the request 
     of the rejection not later than 60 days after receiving the 
     request.

     SEC. 15312. EFFECT OF ISSUANCE OF INTERPRETIVE RULING.

       (a) No Legal Effect.--If the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services issues an interpretive ruling under section 15311, 
     the ruling shall not be binding upon the Secretary, the party 
     requesting the ruling, or any other party.
       (b) Publication of Rulings.--The Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services shall publish each interpretive ruling issued 
     under section 15311 in the Federal Register.

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     SEC. 15313. IMPOSITION OF FEES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall require an individual or entity requesting an 
     interpretive ruling under section 15311 to submit a fee.
       (b) Amount.--The amount of the fee required under 
     subsection (a) shall be equal to the costs incurred by the 
     Secretary in responding to the request.

    PART 3--DIRECT SPENDING FOR ANTI-FRAUD ACTIVITIES UNDER MEDICARE

     SEC. 15321. DIRECT SPENDING FOR ANTI-FRAUD ACTIVITIES UNDER 
                   MEDICARE.

       Title XVIII (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.), as amended by section 
     15224(f), is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:


             ``appropriations for combating fraud and abuse

       ``Sec. 1894. (a) Direct Spending for Payment Safeguard 
     Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are appropriated from the Federal 
     Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary 
     Medical Insurance Trust Fund for each fiscal year such 
     amounts as are necessary to carry out the payment safeguard 
     activities described in paragraph (2), subject to paragraph 
     (3).
       ``(2) Activities described.--The payment safeguard 
     activities described in this paragraph are as follows:
       ``(A) Review of activities of providers of services or 
     other individuals and entities furnishing items and services 
     for which payment may be made under this title (including 
     skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies), 
     including medical and utilization review and fraud review.
       ``(B) Audit of cost reports.
       ``(C) Determinations as to whether payment should not be, 
     or should not have been, made under this title by reason of 
     section 1862(b), and recovery of payments that should not 
     have been made.
       ``(D) Education of providers of services, beneficiaries, 
     and other persons with respect to payment integrity and 
     benefit quality assurance issues.
       ``(3) Amounts specified.--The amount appropriated under 
     paragraph (1) for a fiscal year is as follows:
       ``(A) For fiscal year 1996, such amount shall be not less 
     than $430,000,000 and not more than $440,000,000.
       ``(B) For fiscal year 1997, such amount shall be not less 
     than $490,000,000 and not more than $500,000,000.
       ``(C) For fiscal year 1998, such amount shall be not less 
     than $550,000,000 and not more than $560,000,000.
       ``(D) For fiscal year 1999, such amount shall be not less 
     than $620,000,000 and not more than $630,000,000.
       ``(E) For fiscal year 2000, such amount shall be not less 
     than $670,000,000 and not more than $680,000,000.
       ``(F) For fiscal year 2001, such amount shall be not less 
     than $690,000,000 and not more than $700,000,000.
       ``(G) For fiscal year 2002, such amount shall be not less 
     than $710,000,000 and not more than $720,000,000.
       ``(b) Direct Spending for Medicare-Related Activities of 
     Inspector General.--
       ``(1) In general.--There are appropriated from the Federal 
     Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary 
     Medical Insurance Trust Fund to the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services for each fiscal year 
     such amounts as are necessary to enable the Inspector General 
     to carry out activities relating to the medicare program (as 
     described in paragraph (2)), subject to paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Activities described.--The activities described in 
     this paragraph are as follows:
       ``(A) Prosecuting medicare-related matters through 
     criminal, civil, and administrative proceedings.
       ``(B) Conducting investigations relating to the medicare 
     program.
       ``(C) Performing financial and performance audits of 
     programs and operations relating to the medicare program.
       ``(D) Performing inspections and other evaluations relating 
     to the medicare program.
       ``(E) Conducting provider and consumer education activities 
     regarding the requirements of this title.
       ``(3) Amounts specified.--The amount appropriated under 
     paragraph (1) for a fiscal year is as follows:
       ``(A) For fiscal year 1996, such amount shall be 
     $130,000,000.
       ``(B) For fiscal year 1997, such amount shall be 
     $181,000,000.
       ``(C) For fiscal year 1998, such amount shall be 
     $204,000,000.
       ``(D) For each subsequent fiscal year, the amount 
     appropriated for the previous fiscal year, increased by the 
     percentage increase in aggregate expenditures under this 
     title for the fiscal year involved over the previous fiscal 
     year.
       ``(c) Allocation of Payments Among Trust Funds.--The 
     appropriations made under subsection (a) and subsection (b) 
     shall be in an allocation as reasonably reflects the 
     proportion of such expenditures associated with part A and 
     part B.''.

   PART 4--PREEMPTION OF STATE CORPORATE PRACTICE LAWS UNDER MEDICARE

     SEC. 15331. PREEMPTION OF STATE LAWS PROHIBITING CORPORATE 
                   PRACTICE OF MEDICINE FOR PURPOSES OF MEDICARE.

       Title XVIII (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new section:


            ``permitting corporations to serve as providers

       ``Sec. 1893. The Secretary may not refuse to treat any 
     individual or entity as a provider of services under this 
     title or refuse to make payment under this title to the 
     individual or entity on the grounds that the individual or 
     entity is prohibited from practicing medicine under a 
     provision of State or local law which prohibits a corporation 
     from practicing medicine.''.

            PART 5--MEDICARE ANTI-FRAUD AND ABUSE COMMISSION

     SEC. 15341. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICARE ANTI-FRAUD AND ABUSE 
                   COMMISSION

       (a) In General.--There is established a commission to be 
     known as the ``Medicare Anti-Fraud and Abuse Commission'' (in 
     this title referred to as the ``Commission'').
       (b) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 8 
     members as follows:
       (1) Officials.--
       (A) The Secretary of Health and Human Services (or the 
     Secretary's designee).
       (B) The Inspector General of the Department of Health and 
     Human Services (or the Inspector General's designee).
       (C) The Administrator of the Health Care Financing 
     Administration (or the Administrator's designee).
       (2) Public members.--Five members, appointed by the 
     President, of which--
       (A) one shall be a representative of physicians;
       (B) one shall be a representative of hospital 
     administrators;
       (C) one shall be a representative of medicare carriers;
       (D) one shall be a representative of medicare peer review 
     organizations; and
       (E) one shall be a representative of medicare 
     beneficiaries.

     In making appointments under this paragraph of an individual 
     who is a representative of persons or organizations, the 
     President shall consider the recommendations of national 
     organizations that represent such persons or organizations. 
     The President shall report to Congress, within 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the names of the 
     members appointed under this paragraph.
       (c) Terms.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of 
     the Commission. A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled 
     in the manner in which the original appointment was made.

     SEC. 15342. FUNCTIONS OF COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--The Commission shall--
       (1) investigate the nature, magnitude, and cost of health 
     care fraud and abuse in the medicare program, and
       (2) identify and develop the most effective methods of 
     preventing, detecting, and prosecuting or litigating such 
     fraud and abuse, with particular emphasis on coordinating 
     public and private prevention, detection, and enforcement 
     efforts.
       (b) Particulars.--Among other items, the Commission shall 
     examine at least the following:
       (1) Mechanisms to provide greater standardization of claims 
     administration in order to accommodate fraud prevention and 
     detection.
       (2) Mechanisms to allow more freedom of the medicare 
     program to exchange information for coordinating case 
     development and prosecution or litigation efforts, without 
     undermining patient and provider privacy protections or 
     violating anti-trust laws.
       (3) Criteria for physician referrals to facilities in which 
     they (or family members) have a financial interest.
       (4) The availability of resources to the medicare program 
     to combat fraud and abuse.
       (c) Report.--After approval by a majority vote, a quorum 
     being present, the Commission shall transmit to Congress a 
     report on its activities. The report shall be transmitted not 
     later than 18 months after the date that a majority of the 
     public members of the Commission have been appointed. The 
     report shall contain a detailed statement of the Commission's 
     findings, together with such recommendations as the 
     Commission considers appropriate.

     SEC. 15343. ORGANIZATION AND COMPENSATION.

       (a) Organization.--
       (1) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum but a lesser number may hold 
     hearings.
       (2) Chairman.--The Commission shall elect one of its 
     members to serve as chairman of the Commission.
       (3) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of the 
     chairman or a majority of its members. Meetings of the 
     Commission are open to the public under section 10(a)(10) of 
     the Federal Advisory Committee Act, except that the 
     Commission may conduct meetings in executive session but only 
     if a majority of the members of the Commission (a quorum 
     being present) approve going into executive session.
       (b) Compensation of Members.--Members of the Commission 
     shall serve without compensation, but shall be reimbursed for 
     travel, subsistence, and other necessary expenses incurred in 
     the performance of their duties as members of the Commission.

     SEC. 15344. STAFF OF COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--The Commission may appoint and fix the 
     compensation of a staff director and such other additional 
     personnel as may be necessary to enable the Commission to 
     carry out its functions, without regard to the laws, rules, 
     and regulations governing appointment and compensation and 
     other

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     conditions of service in the competitive service.
       (b) Detail of Federal Employees.--Upon request of the 
     chairman, any Federal employee who is subject to such laws, 
     rules, and regulations, may be detailed to the Commission to 
     assist it in carrying out its functions under this title, and 
     such detail shall be without interruption or loss of civil 
     service status or privilege.
       (c) Experts and Consultants.--The Commission may procure 
     temporary and intermittent services under section 3109(b) of 
     title 5, United States Code, but at rates for individuals not 
     to exceed the daily equivalent of 120 percent of the maximum 
     annual rate of basic pay payable for GS-15 of the General 
     Schedule.

     SEC. 15345. AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Hearings and Sessions.--The Commission may, for the 
     purpose of carrying out this title, hold hearings, sit and 
     act at times and places, take testimony, and receive evidence 
     as the Commission considers appropriate. The Commission may 
     administer oaths or affirmations to witnesses appearing 
     before it.
       (b) Obtaining Official Data.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission may secure directly from 
     any department or agency of the United States information 
     necessary to enable it to carry out this title. Upon request 
     of the chairman of the Commission, the head of that 
     department or agency shall furnish that information to the 
     Commission.
       (2) Access to information.--Information obtained by the 
     Commission is available to the public in the same manner in 
     which information may be made available under sections 552 
     and 552a of title 5, United States Code.
       (c) Gifts, Bequests, and Devises.--The Commission may 
     accept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of 
     services or property for the purpose of aiding or 
     facilitating the work of the Commission.
       (d) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails 
     in the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     departments and agencies of the United States.
       (e) Administrative Support Services.--Upon the request of 
     the Commission, the Administrator of General Services shall 
     provide to the Commission, on a reimbursable basis, the 
     administrative support services necessary for the Commission 
     to carry out its responsibilities under this title.
       (f) Subpoena Power.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission may issue subpoenas 
     requiring the attendance and testimony of witnesses and the 
     production of any evidence relating to any matter which the 
     Commission is authorized to investigate under this title. The 
     attendance of witnesses and the production of evidence may be 
     required from any place within the United States at any 
     designated place of hearing within the United States.
       (2) Failure to obey a subpoena.--If a person refuses to 
     obey a subpoena issued under paragraph (1), the Commission 
     may apply to a United States district court for an order 
     requiring that person to appear before the Commission to give 
     testimony, produce evidence, or both, relating to the matter 
     under investigation. The application may be made within the 
     judicial district where the hearing is conducted or where 
     that person is found, resides, or transacts business. Any 
     failure to obey the order of the court may be punished by the 
     court as civil contempt.
       (3) Service of subpoenas.--The subpoenas of the Commission 
     shall be served in the manner provided for subpoenas issued 
     by a United States district court under the Federal Rules of 
     Civil Procedure for the United States district courts.
       (4) Service of process.--All process of any court to which 
     application is to be made under paragraph (2) may be served 
     in the judicial district in which the person required to be 
     served resides or may be found.

     SEC. 15346. TERMINATION.

       The Commission shall terminate 90 days after the date the 
     report is submitted under section 15342(c).

     SEC. 15347. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the Commission 
     such sums as are necessary to carry out its functions, to 
     remain available until expended.

It was decided in the

Yeas

149

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

283

para.131.13                  [Roll No. 729]

                                AYES--149

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tejeda
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--283

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--1

       
     Tucker
       
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. LINDER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 238, reported 
the bill, as amended, back to the House.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. GEPHARDT moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Ways and 
Means and the Committee on Commerce with instructions to report the bill 
back to the House forthwith with the following amendment:

       Strike section 15611 (and redesignate the succeeding 
     provisions and conform the table of contents accordingly)


[[Page 1568]]


  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. GEPHARDT demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

183

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

249

para.131.14                  [Roll No. 730]

                                AYES--183

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--249

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--1

       
     Tucker
       
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that pursuant to House 
Resolution 238 the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

231

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

201

para.131.15                  [Roll No. 731]

                                YEAS--231

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard

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     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--1

       
     Tucker
       
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.131.16  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2492

  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-283) the resolution (H. Res. 239) providing for 
consideration for the bill (H.R. 2492) making appropriations for the 
Legislative Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.131.17  permission to file conference report

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the managers on the 
part of the House were granted permission until midnight Friday, October 
20, 1995, to file a conference report on the bill (H.R. 2002) making 
appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; 
together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the 
rule.

para.131.18  message from the president--impoundment control

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHAMBLISS, laid before the House a 
message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control 
Act of 1974, I herewith report three deferrals of budgetary resources, 
totaling $122.8 million.
  These deferrals affect the International Security Assistance program, 
and the Departments of Health and Human Services and State.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 19, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 104-125).

para.131.19  senate enrolled bills signed

       The SPEAKER announced his signature to enrolled bills of 
     the Senate of the following titles:

       S. 268. An Act to authorize the collection of fees for 
     expenses for triploid grass carp certification inspections, 
     and for other purposes.
       S. 1111. An Act to amend title 35, United States Code, with 
     respect to patents on biotechnological processes.
       S. 227. An Act to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     provide an exclusive right to perform sound recordings 
     publicly by means of digital transmissions, and for other 
     purposes.

para.131.20  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, 
bills of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 1976. An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     rural development, Food and Drug Administration, and related 
     agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes.

  And then,

para.131.21  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SHAYS, at 8 o'clock and 56 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.131.22  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 239. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2492) making appropriations for the legislative branch for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-283). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. CLINGER. Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 994. A bill to require the periodic review and automatic 
     termination of Federal regulations; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 104-284 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.

para.131.23  time limitation on referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 994. Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary 
     extended for a period ending not later than November 3, 1995.

para.131.24  subsequent action on a reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1020. Referral to the Committees on Resources and the 
     Budget extended for a period ending not later than October 
     24, 1995.

para.131.25  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BUNN of Oregon:
       H.R. 2507. A bill to disapprove amendment No. 8 of the 
     ``Amendments to the Sentencing Guidelines, Policy Statements, 
     and Official Commentary,'' submitted by the U.S. Sentencing 
     Commission to Congress on May 1, 1995; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Klug, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Dingell, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Bryant of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Dooley, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Goodlatte, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Hamilton, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Johnson 
             of South Dakota, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Lucas, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Minge, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Myers of 
             Indiana, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             Poshard, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rose, Mr. 
             Schaefer, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
             Thornton, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, and Mr. Whitfield):
       H.R. 2508. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to provide for improvements in the process of 
     approving and using animal drugs, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs Chenoweth, 
             and Mr. Brown of California):
       H.R. 2509. A bill to finance and implement a program of 
     research, promotion, market development, and industry and 
     consumer information to enhance demand for and increase the 
     profitability of canola and rapeseed products in the United 
     States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. FOX (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Frazer, Mrs Kelly, Mr. 
             Weller, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Furse, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, 
             Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
             Frost, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Dornan, and Mr. Hoke):
       H.R. 2510. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide veterans' preference status to certain individuals 
     who served on active duty in the Armed Forces in connection 
     with Operation Desert Shield or Operation Desert Storm, and 
     for other purposes;

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     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, 
             Mr. Moorhead, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
             Coble, Mr. Canady, Mr. Bono, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
             Flanagan, and Mr. Davis):
       H.R. 2511. A bill to control and prevent commercial 
     counterfeiting, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:
       H.R. 2512. A bill to provide for certain benefits of the 
     Missouri River basin Pick-Sloan project to the Crow Creek 
     Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Everett, 
             and Mr. Evans):
       H.R. 2513. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand eligibility for burial benefits to include certain 
     veterans who die in State nursing homes; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Camp):
       H.R. 2514. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to make the research credit permanent and to allow such 
     credit for expenses attributable to certain collaborative 
     research consortia; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H. Res. 240. Resolution providing for the consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1710) to combat terrorism; to the Committee on 
     Rules.

para.131.26  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee:
       H.R. 2515. A bill for the relief of Florence Barrett Cox; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. UNDERWOOD:
       H.R. 2516. A bill for the relief of Vincente Babauta Jesus 
     and Rita Rios Jesus; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.131.27  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 42: Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, 
     and Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 72: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Studds.
       H.R. 356: Mr. Horn and Mr. Poshard.
       H.R. 528: Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Volkmer, 
     Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Zimmer, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Boucher, and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 585: Mr. Pastor, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Petri, 
     and Mr. Tanner.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Packard and Mr. Rahall.
       H.R. 838: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 862: Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 903: Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 931: Mr. Payne of Virginia and Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 1024: Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Ehrlich. 
       H.R. 1131: Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 1251: Mr. McCrery.
       H.R. 1329: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1353: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 1462: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
     Torres, and Mr. Richardson.
       H.R. 1464: Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Packard, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1499: Mr. DeFazio and Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1513: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1535: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Petri and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Canady of Florida.
       H.R. 1713: Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 1846: Mrs. Maloney.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
     Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. Barton of Texas.
       H.R. 1882: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota and Mr. Peterson of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 1883: Mr. McKeon and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1909: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 1933: Mr. Pallone, Mr. Bevill, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 1960: Mr. Paxon, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Weller, Mr. Gene 
     Green of Texas, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2071: Miss Collins of Michigan.
       H.R. 2089: Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Whitfield, 
     and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2090: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 2143: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 2167: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Miss 
     Collins of Michigan, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Traficant, 
     Mr. Wynn, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Coleman, 
     Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2181: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2190: Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Packard, and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Franks of Connecticut.
       H.R. 2211: Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. 
     Norton, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 2223: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Miss Collins of 
     Michigan, and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2224: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 2244: Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Ganske, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 2245: Miss Collins of Michigan.
       H.R. 2247: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Pelosi, 
     Mr. Rangel, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Ward.
       H.R. 2264: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Jacobs, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Ms. Brown 
     of Florida.
       H.R. 2276: Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
     Hastert, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
     Hancock, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Petri, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. 
     Martini, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 2280: Mr. Durbin, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 2320: Mr. Frazer, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Hancock, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Souder, Mr. Inglis 
     of South Carolina, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Chenowith, Mr. LaHood, 
     Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
     Bachus, Mr. Riggs, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Peterson of 
     Florida, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Gene 
     Green of Texas, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Foley, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
     Stearns, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 2326: Mr. Klug, Mr. Goss, Miss Collins of Michigan, 
     and Mr. Chabot.
       H.R. 2338: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 2351: Mr. Coburn and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 2357: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 2372: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R 2396: Miss Collins of Michigan, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foley, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
     Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
     Underwood, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2416: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 2433: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Miller 
     of California, Mr. Horn, Mr. Moran, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Lantos, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Jacobs, Ms. Furse, Mr. Brown of California, 
     Mr. Spence, Mr. Ney, Mr. Rose, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
     Clyburn, and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H. Con. Res. 36: Mr. Schiff.
       H. Con. Res. 37: Mr. Schiff.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. DeFazio and Mrs. Thurman.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. Kim, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts.
       H. Res. 36: Mr. McCollum.


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                     FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1995 (132)

para.132.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 20, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Fred Upton to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.132.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, October 19, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.132.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments in which the 
concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House of the 
following title:

       H.R. 1617. An Act to consolidate and reform workforce 
     development and literacy programs, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendments 
to the bill (H.R. 1617) ``An Act to consolidate and reform workforce 
development and literacy programs, and for other purposes'', requests a 
conference with the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon, and appoints Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Coats, Mr. 
Gregg, Mr. Frist, Mr. DeWine, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Abraham, Mr. Gorton, Mr. 
Kennedy, Mr. Pell, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Simon, Mr. Harkin, Ms. Mikulski, and 
Mr. Wellstone to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 2126) ``An Act making appropriations for the 
Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
for other purposes'', agrees to a further conference asked by the House 
on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. 
Stevens, Mr. Cochran,

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Mr. Specter, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Bond, Mr. McConnell, Mr. Mack, Mr. 
Shelby, Mr. Gregg, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Johnston, 
Mr. Byrd, Mr. Leahy, Mr. Bumpers, Mr. Lautenberg, and Mr. Harkin, to be 
the conferees on the part of the Senate.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills of the 
following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 868. An Act to provide authority for leave transfer for 
     Federal employees who are adversely affected by disasters or 
     emergencies, and for other purposes;
       S. 1048. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1996 to the National Aeronautics and Space Administration for 
     human space flight; science, aeronautics, and technology; 
     mission support; and Inspector General; and for other 
     purposes; and
       S. 1309. An Act to reauthorize the tied aid credit program 
     of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and to allow 
     the Export-Import Bank to conduct a demonstration project.

para.132.4  recess--10:02 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 10 o'clock and 2 minutes a.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para.132.5  after recess--6:35 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, called the House to order.

para.132.6  adjournment over

  On request of the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, by unanimous 
consent, it was ordered that when the House adjourns today, it adjourn 
to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 24, 1995, for ``morning hour'' 
debates.
  And then,

para.132.7  adjournment

  The SPEAKER pro temore, Mr. PETRI, by unanimous consent and pursuant 
to the special order heretofore agreed to, at 6 o'clock and 36 minutes 
p.m., the House adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 24, 1995.

para.132.8  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2371. A bill 
     to provide trade agreements authority to the President; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 104-285, Pt. 1). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. WOLF: Committee of conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2002. A bill making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rep. 104-
     286). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1358. A 
     bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to convey to the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries 
     Service laboratory located on Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, 
     MA; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-287). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2005. A 
     bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make 
     technical corrections in maps relating to the Coastal Barrier 
     Resources System (Rept. No. 104-288). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union. 

para.132.9  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. KASICH:
       H.R. 2517. A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
     fiscal year 1996; to the Committee on the Budget, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Agriculture, Banking and 
     Financial Services, Commerce, Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, Government Reform and Oversight, International 
     Relations, the Judiciary, National Security, Resources, 
     Rules, Science, Transportation and Infrastructure, Veterans' 
     Affairs, and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 2518. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to exchange certain lands in the Wenatachee National Forest, 
     WA, for certain lands owned by Public Utility District No. 1 
     of Chelan County, WA, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.

para.132.10  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 43: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 428: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 713: Mr. Moran, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Davis.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Clement and Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Gilchrest.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 1982: Mr. Richardson.
       H.R. 2008: Mr. Quinn.
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                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1995 (133)

para.133.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. LONGLEY, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 24, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable James B. Longley, Jr. to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.133.2  recess--1:18 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LONGLEY, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 1 o'clock and 18 minutes p.m., until 
2:00 p.m.

para.133.3  after recess--2 o'clock p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.133.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Friday, October 24, 1995.
  Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HEFLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.133.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1542. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request to make available emergency 
     appropriations totaling $125,000,000 in budgetary authority 
     for the Small Business Administration [SBA], and to designate 
     the amount made available as an emergency requirement 
     pursuant to section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1107 (H. Doc. No. 104-127); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       1543. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, transmitting a review of the President's sixth 
     special impoundment message for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 
     2 U.S.C. 685 (H. Doc. No. 104-126); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       1544. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense; 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act which occurred at the U.S. Army Reserve Personnel Center, 
     St. Louis, MO, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       1545. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act which occurred when the Alaska Army National Guard used 
     Federal funds to support a State public relations function, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       1546. A letter from the Chief of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of the Navy, transmitting notification that the 
     Department intends to renew lease of one naval vessel to the 
     Government of Mexico, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 7307(b)(2); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       1547. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's thirty-first quarterly report on the status 
     of Exxon and stripper well oil overcharge funds as of June 
     30, 1995; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1548. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the price and availability 
     report for the quarter ending September 30, 1995. pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2768; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1549. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of transmittal No. A-
     96 which relates to enhancements or upgrades from the level 
     of sensitivity of technology or capability described in 
     section 36(b)(1) AECA certification 95-11 of February 24, 
     1995, pursuant

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     to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b)(5); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1550. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for the manufacture 
     of significant military equipment [SME] in a non-NATO 
     country, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1551. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting a report on the status of efforts to 
     obtain Iraq's compliance with the resolutions adopted by the 
     U.N. Security Council, pursuant to Public Law 102-1, section 
     3 (105 Stat. 4) (H. Doc. No. 104-128); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       1552. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1553. A letter from the Secretary, Panama Canal Commission, 
     transmitting notification that it is in the public interest 
     to use procedures other than full and open competition to 
     award a particular Commission contract, pursuant to 41 U.S.C. 
     253(c)(7); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1554. A letter from the Director, Administrative Office of 
     the U.S. Courts, transmitting the 1994 annual report of the 
     Director of the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts 
     containing reports of the proceedings of the Judicial 
     Conference of the United States, activities of the 
     Administrative Office of the United States, and judicial 
     business of the U.S. courts for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1994, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 331; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para.133.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 927. An Act to seek international sanctions against 
     the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a 
     transition government leading to a democratically elected 
     government in Cuba, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate has passed a bill of the 
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1322. An Act to provide for the relocation of the United 
     States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, and for other 
     purposes.

para.133.7  corrections calendar

  Pursuant to clause 4, rule XIII,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, directed the Corrections Calendar 
to be called and, by unanimous consent, it was made in order to consider 
the bill designated as calendar number 3 after all other bills on said 
calendar.
  When,

para.133.8  senior citizens housing safety

  The Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union was 
discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 117) to amend 
the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prevent persons having drug or 
alcohol use problems from occupying dwelling units in public housing 
projects designated for occupancy by elderly families, and for other 
purposes.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, 
recognized Mr. LEACH and Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, each for 30 
minutes.
  The following amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, was submitted:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as ``Senior Citizens Housing Safety 
     and Economic Relief Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. AUTHORITY FOR PUBLIC HOUSING AGENCIES TO PROHIBIT 
                   ADMISSION OF DRUG OR ALCOHOL ABUSES TO ASSISTED 
                   HOUSING.

       Section 16 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437n) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by striking ``income''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Authority To Limit Admission of Drug or Alcohol 
     Abusers.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a public housing agency may establish standards for 
     occupancy in public housing dwelling units and assistance 
     under section 8, that prohibit admission to such units and 
     assistance under such section by any individual--
       ``(A) who currently illegally uses a controlled substance; 
     or
       ``(B) whose history of illegal use of a controlled 
     substance or use of alcohol, or current use of alcohol, 
     provides reasonable cause for the agency to believe that the 
     occupancy by such individual may interfere with the health, 
     safety, or right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by 
     other residents.
       ``(2) Consideration of rehabilitation.--In determining 
     whether, pursuant to paragraph (1), to deny admission or 
     assistance to any elderly person based on a history of use of 
     a controlled substance or alcohol, a public housing agency 
     may consider whether such elderly person--
       ``(A) has successfully completed a supervised drug or 
     alcohol rehabilitation program (as applicable) and is no 
     longer engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance 
     or use of alcohol (as applicable);
       ``(B) has otherwise been rehabilitated successfully and is 
     no longer engaging in the illegal use of a controlled 
     substance or use of alcohol (as applicable); or
       ``(C) is participating in a supervised drug or alcohol 
     rehabilitation program (as applicable) and is no longer 
     engaging in the illegal use of a controlled substance or use 
     of alcohol (as applicable).''.

     SEC. 3. DESIGNATED HOUSING FOR ELDERLY AND DISABLED FAMILIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 7 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437e) is amended to read as follows:


         ``designated housing for elderly and disabled families

       ``Sec. 7. (a) Authority To Provide Designated housing.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject only to provisions of this 
     section and notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     public housing agency for which a plan under subsection (d) 
     is in effect may provide public housing projects (or portions 
     of projects) designated for occupancy by (A) only elderly 
     families, (B) only disabled families, or (C) elderly and 
     disabled families.
       ``(2) Priority for occupancy.--In determining priority for 
     admission to public housing projects (or portions of 
     projects) that are designated for occupancy as provided in 
     paragraph (1), the public housing agency may make units in 
     such projects (or portions) available only to the types of 
     families for whom the project is designated.
       ``(3) Eligibility of near-elderly families.--If a public 
     housing agency determines that there are insufficient numbers 
     of elderly families to fill all the units in a project (or 
     portion of a project) designated under paragraph (1) for 
     occupancy by only elderly families, the agency may provide 
     that near-elderly families may occupy dwelling units in the 
     project (or portion).
       ``(4) Limitation on occupancy in projects for elderly 
     families.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject only to the provisions of 
     subsection (b) and notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a dwelling unit in a project (or portion of a project) 
     that is designated under paragraph (1) for occupancy by only 
     elderly families or by only elderly and disabled families 
     shall not be occupied by any individual who is not an elderly 
     person and--
       ``(i) who currently illegally uses a controlled substance; 
     or
       ``(ii) whose history of illegal use of a controlled 
     substance or use of alcohol, or current use of alcohol, 
     provides reasonable cause for the agency to believe that the 
     occupancy by such individual may interfere with the health, 
     safety, or right to peaceful enjoyment of the premises by 
     other tenants.
       ``(B) Consideration of rehabilitation.--In determining 
     whether, pursuant to subparagraph (A), to deny occupancy to 
     any individual based on a history of use of a controlled 
     substance or alcohol, a public housing agency may consider 
     the factors under section 16(e)(2).
       ``(b) Standards Regarding Evictions.--
       ``(1) Limitation.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), any 
     tenant who is lawfully residing in a dwelling unit in a 
     public housing project may not be evicted or otherwise 
     required to vacate such unit because of the designation of 
     the project (or portion of a project) pursuant to this 
     section or because of any action taken by the Secretary or 
     any public housing agency pursuant to this section.
       ``(2) Requirement to evict nonelderly tenants in housing 
     designated for elderly families who have current drug or 
     alcohol abuse problems.--The public housing agency 
     administering a project (or portion of a project) described 
     in subsection (a)(4)(A) shall evict any individual who 
     occupies a dwelling unit in such a project and who currently 
     illegally uses a controlled substance or whose current use of 
     alcohol provides a reasonable cause for the agency to believe 
     that the occupancy by such individual may interfere with the 
     health, safety, or right to peaceful enjoyment of the 
     premises by other residents. This paragraph may not be 
     construed to require a public housing agency to evict any 
     other individual who occupies the same dwelling unit as the 
     individual required to be evicted.
       ``(c) Relocation Assistance.--A public housing agency that 
     designates any existing project or building, or portion 
     thereof, for occupancy as provided under subsection (a) shall 
     provide, to each person and family relocated in connection 
     with such designation--
       ``(1) notice of the designation and relocation, as soon as 
     is practicable for the agency and the person or family;
       ``(2) comparable housing (including appropriate services 
     and design features), which may include tenant-based rental 
     assistance under section 8, at a rental rate that is 
     comparable to that applicable to the unit from which the 
     person or family has vacated; and

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       ``(3) payment of actual, reasonable moving expenses.
       ``(d) Required Plan.--A plan under this subsection for 
     designating a project (or portion of a project) for occupancy 
     under subsection (a)(1) is a plan, prepared by the public 
     housing agency for the project and submitted to the 
     Secretary, that--
       ``(1) establishes that the designation of the project is 
     necessary--
       ``(A) to achieve the housing goals for the jurisdiction 
     under the comprehensive housing affordability strategy under 
     section 105 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act; and
       ``(B) to meet the housing needs of the low-income 
     population of the jurisdiction; and
       ``(2) includes a description of--
       ``(A) the project (or portion of a project) to be 
     designated;
       ``(B) the types of tenants for which the project is to be 
     designated;
       ``(C) any supportive services to be provided to tenants of 
     the designated project (or portion);
       ``(D) how the agency will secure any additional resources 
     or housing assistance that is necessary to provide assistance 
     to nonelderly disabled families that would have been housed 
     if occupancy in project were not restricted pursuant to this 
     section; and
       ``(E) how the design and related facilities (as such term 
     is defined in section 202(d)(8) of the Housing Act of 1959) 
     of the project accommodate the special environmental needs of 
     the intended occupants.

     For purposes of this subsection, the term `supportive 
     services' means services designed to meet the special needs 
     of residents.
       ``(e) Review of Plans.--
       ``(1) Review and notification.--The Secretary shall conduct 
     a limited review of each plan under subsection (d) that is 
     submitted to the Secretary to ensure that the plan is 
     complete and complies with the requirements of subsection 
     (d). The Secretary shall notify each public housing agency 
     submitting a plan whether the plan complies with such 
     requirements not later than 60 days after receiving the plan. 
     If the Secretary does not notify the public housing agency, 
     as required under this paragraph or paragraph (2), the plan 
     shall be considered, for purposes of this section, to comply 
     with the requirements under subsection (d) and the Secretary 
     shall be considered to have notified the agency of such 
     compliance upon the expiration of such 60-day period.
       ``(2) Notice of reasons for determination of 
     noncompliance.--If the Secretary determines that a plan, as 
     submitted, does not comply with the requirements under 
     subsection (d), the Secretary shall specify in the notice 
     under paragraph (1) the reasons for the noncompliance and any 
     modifications necessary for the plan to meet such 
     requirements.
       ``(3) Standards for determination of noncompliance.--The 
     Secretary may determine that a plan does not comply with the 
     requirements under subsection (d) only if--
       ``(A) the plan is incomplete in significant matters 
     required under such subsection; or
       ``(B) there is evidence available to the Secretary that 
     challenges, in a substantial manner, any information provided 
     in the plan.
       ``(4) Treatment of existing plans.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this section, a public housing agency 
     shall be considered to have submitted a plan under this 
     subsection if the agency has submitted to the Secretary an 
     application and allocation plan under this section (as in 
     effect before the date of the enactment of the Senior 
     Citizens Housing Safety and Economic Relief Act of 1995) that 
     have not been approved or disapproved before such date of 
     enactment.
       ``(f) Effectiveness.--
       ``(1) 5-year effectiveness of plan.--A plan under 
     subsection (d) shall be in effect for purposes of this 
     section only during the 5-year period that begins upon 
     notification under subsection (e)(1) of the public housing 
     agency that the plan complies with the requirements under 
     subsection (d). An agency may extend the effectiveness of the 
     designation and plan for an additional 2-year period 
     beginning upon the expiration of such period (or the 
     expiration of any previous extension period under this 
     sentence) by submitting to the Secretary any information 
     needed to update such plan.
       ``(2) Savings provision.--Any application and allocation 
     plan approved under this section (as in effect before the 
     date of the enactment of the Senior Citizens Housing Safety 
     and Economic Relief Act of 1995) before such date of 
     enactment shall be considered to be a plan under subsection 
     (d) that is in effect for purposes of this section for the 5-
     year period beginning upon such approval.
       ``(g) Inapplicability of Uniform Relocation Assistance and 
     Real Property Acquisitions Policy Act of 1970.--No tenant of 
     a public housing project shall be considered to be displaced 
     for purposes of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real 
     Property Acquisitions Policy Act of 1970 because of the 
     designation of any existing project or building, or portion 
     thereof, for occupancy as provided under subsection (a) of 
     this section.
       ``(h) Inapplicability to Indian Housing.--The provisions of 
     this section shall not apply with respect to low-income 
     housing developed or operated pursuant to a contract between 
     the Secretary and an Indian housing authority.''.
       (b) Lease Provisions.--Section 6(1) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(l)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (7); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) provide that any occupancy in violation of the 
     provisions of section 7(a)(4) shall be cause for termination 
     of tenancy; and''.

     SEC. 4. STANDARDS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING LEASE TERMINATION AND 
                   EXPEDITED GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE.

       (a) Public Housing Agency Grievance Procedure.--Section 
     6(k) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437d(k)) is amended, in the first sentence of the matter 
     following paragraph (6), by striking ``criminal'' the first 
     place it appears and all that follows through ``such 
     premises'' and inserting ``activity described in subsection 
     (l)(5) of this section or section 8(d)(1)(B)(iii)''.
       (b) Public Housing Leases.--Section 6(l) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(l) is amended by 
     striking paragraphs (4) and (5) and inserting the following 
     new paragraphs:
       ``(4) require that the public housing agency may not 
     terminate the tenancy except for violation of the terms or 
     conditions of the lease, violation of applicable Federal, 
     State, or local law, or for other good cause;
       ``(5) provide that the public housing agency may terminate 
     the tenancy of a public housing resident for any activity, 
     engaged in by the resident, any member of the resident's 
     household, or any guest or other person under the resident's 
     control, that--
       ``(A) threatens the health or safety of, or right to 
     peaceful enjoyment of the premises by, other residents or 
     employees of the public housing agency or other manager of 
     the housing;
       ``(B) threatens the health or safety of, or right to 
     peaceful enjoyment of their premises by, persons residing in 
     the immediate vicinity of the premises; or
       ``(C) is criminal activity (including drug-related criminal 
     activity);''.
       (c) Section 8 Housing Leases.--Section 8(d)(1)(B) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(d)(1)(B)) 
     is amended by striking clause (ii) and (iii) and insert the 
     following new clauses:
       ``(ii) the owner shall not terminate the tenancy except for 
     violation of the terms and conditions of the lease, violation 
     of applicable Federal, State, or local law, or other good 
     cause;
       ``(iii) the owner may terminate the tenancy of the tenant 
     of a unit for any activity, engaged in by the tenant, any 
     member of the tenant's household, or any guest or other 
     person under the tenant's control, that--
       ``(I) threatens the health or safety of, or right to 
     peaceful enjoyment of the premises by, other tenants or 
     employees of the owner or manager of the housing;
       ``(II) threatens the health or safety of, or right to 
     peaceful enjoyment of their residences by, persons residing 
     in the immediate vicinity of the premises; or
       ``(III) is criminal activity (including drug-related 
     criminal activity); and''.

     SEC. 5. EXTENSION OF FHA MORTGAGE INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR HOME 
                   EQUITY CONVERSION MORTGAGES.

       (a) Extension of Program.--The first sentence of section 
     255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-20(g)) is 
     amended by striking ``September 30, 1995'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 2000''.
       (b) Limitation on Number of Mortgages.--The second sentence 
     of section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1715z-20(g)) is amended by striking ``25,000'' and inserting 
     ``50,000''.
       (c) Eligible Mortgages.--Section 255(d)(3) of the National 
     Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-20(d)(3)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) be secured by a dwelling that is designed principally 
     for a 1- to 4-family residence in which the mortgagor 
     occupies 1 of the units;''.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, the previous question on the 
committee amendment and the bill was considered as ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said committee amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed 
to.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that three-fifths of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BLUTE demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5(b), rule I, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.

para.133.9  paper balers

  The Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union was 
discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1114) to 
authorize minors who are under the child labor provisions of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act of 1938 and who are under 18 years of

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age to load materials into balers and compacters that meet appropriate 
American National Standards Institute design safety standards.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, 
recognized Mr. GOODLING and Mr. OWENS, each for 30 minutes.
  Mr. GOODLING submitted the following amendment in the nature of a 
substitute in lieu of the amendment recommended by the Committee on 
Economic and Educational Opportunities:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. AUTHORITY FOR 16 AND 17 YEAR OLDS TO LOAD 
                   MATERIALS INTO SCRAP PAPER BALERS AND PAPER BOX 
                   COMPACTORS.

       (a) General Rule.--In the administration and enforcement of 
     the child labor provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938, employees who are 16 and 17 years of age shall be 
     permitted to load materials, but not operate or unload 
     materials, into scrap paper balers and paper box compactors--
       (1) that are safe for 16 and 17 year old employees loading 
     the scrap paper balers or paper box compactors, and
       (2) that cannot operate while being loaded.
       (b) Definition.--For purposes of subsection (a), scrap 
     paper balers and paper box compactors shall be considered 
     safe for 16 or 17 year old employees to load only if--
       (1) such scrap paper balers and paper box compactors are in 
     compliance with the current safety standard established by 
     the American National Standards Institute;
       (2) such scrap paper balers and paper box compactors 
     include an on-off switch incorporating a keylock or other 
     system and the control of such system is maintained in the 
     custody of employees who are 18 years of age or older;
       (3) the on-off switch of such scrap paper balers and paper 
     box compactors is maintained in an off condition when such 
     scrap paper balers and paper box compactors are not in 
     operation; and
       (4) the employer of 16 and 17 year old employees provides 
     notice, and posts a notice, on such scrap paper balers and 
     paper box compactors stating that--
       (A) such scrap paper balers and paper box compactors meet 
     the current safety standard established by the American 
     National Standards Institute;
       (B) 16 and 17 year old employees may only load such scrap 
     paper balers and paper box compactors; and
       (C) any employee under the age of 18 may not operate or 
     unload such scrap paper balers and paper box compactors.

     SEC. 2. CONSTRUCTION.

       Section 1 is not to be construed as affecting the exemption 
     for apprentices and student learners published at 29 Code of 
     Federal Regulations 570.63.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, the previous question on the 
amendment and the bill was considered as ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed 
to.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that three-fifths of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, three-fifths of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.133.10  federal employee representative improvement

  The Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union was 
discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 782) to amend 
title 18 of the United States Code to allow members of employee 
associations to represent their views before the United States 
Government.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, 
recognized Mr. HOKE and Mr. FRANK, each for 30 minutes.
  The following amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by 
the Committee on the Judiciary, was submitted:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert in lieu 
     thereof the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Employee 
     Representation Improvement Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. REPRESENTATION BY FEDERAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Extension of Exemption to Prohibition.--Subseciton (d) 
     of section 205 of title 18, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(d)(1) Nothing in subsection (a) or (b) prevents an 
     officer or employee, if not inconsistent with the faithful 
     performance of that officer's or employee's duties, from 
     acting without compensation as agent or attorney for, or 
     otherwise representing--
       ``(A) any person who is the subject of disciplinary, 
     loyalty, or other personnel administration proceedings in 
     connection with those proceedings; or
       ``(B) except as provided in paragraph (2), any cooperative, 
     voluntary, professional, recreational, or similar 
     organization or group not established or operated for profit, 
     if a majority of the organization's or group's members are 
     current officers or employees of the Untied States or of the 
     District of Columbia, or their spouses or dependent children.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1)(B) does not apply with respect to a 
     covered matter that--
       ``(A) is a claim under subsection (a)(1) or (b)(1);
       ``(B) is a judicial or administrative proceeding where the 
     organization or group is a party; or
       ``(C) involves a grant, a contract, or other agreement 
     (including a request for any such grant, contract, or 
     agreement) providing for the disbursement of Federal funds to 
     the organization or group.''.
       (b) Application to Labor-Management Relations.--Section 205 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(i) Nothing in this section prevents an employee from 
     acting pursuant to chapter 71 of title 5 or section 1004 or 
     chapter 12 of title 39.''.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, the previous question on the 
committee amendment and the bill was considered as ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed 
to.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that three-fifths of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, three-fifths of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.133.11  appointment of additional conferee--h.r. 4

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent, announced 
the appointment of Mr. Cunningham as an additional conferee on the part 
of the House to the conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes 
of the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4) 
to restore the American family, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare 
spending and reduce welfare dependence.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.133.12  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                                   Sam M. Gibbons,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, October 18, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that a member of my 
     staff has been served with a subpoena issued by the United 
     States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Sam M. Gibbons,
                                                 U.S. Congressman.

para.133.13  fishermen's protection

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and agree to the 
following amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 716) to amend the 
Fishermen's Protective Act.

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

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     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Fisheries Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The Table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

                 TITLE I--HIGH SEAS FISHING COMPLIANCE

Sec. 101. Short title.
Sec. 102. Purpose.
Sec. 103. Definitions.
Sec. 104. Permitting.
Sec. 105. Responsibilities of the Secretary.
Sec. 106. Unlawful activities.
Sec. 107. Enforcement provisions.
Sec. 108. Civil penalties and permit sanctions.
Sec. 109. Criminal offenses.
Sec. 110. Forfeitures.
Sec. 111. Effective date.

     TITLE II--IMPLEMENTATION OF CONVENTION ON FUTURE MULTILATERAL 
            COOPERATION IN THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES

Sec. 201. Short title.
Sec. 202. Representation of United States under convention.
Sec. 203. Requests for scientific advice.
Sec. 204. Authorities of Secretary of State with respect to convention.
Sec. 205. Interagency cooperation.
Sec. 206. Rulemaking.
Sec. 207. Prohibited acts and penalties.
Sec. 208. Consultative committee.
Sec. 209. Administrative matters.
Sec. 210. Definitions.
Sec. 211. Authorization of appropriations.

                TITLE III--ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION ACT

Sec. 301. Short title.
Sec. 302. Research and monitoring activities.
Sec. 303. Definitions.
Sec. 304. Advisory committee procedures.
Sec. 305. Regulations and enforcement of Convention.
Sec. 306. Fines and permit sanctions.
Sec. 307. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 308. Report and savings clause.
Sec. 309. Management and Atlantic yellowfin tuna.
Sec. 310. Study of bluefin tuna regulations.
Sec. 311. Sense of the Congress with respect to ICCAT negotiations.

                  TITLE IV--FISHERMEN'S PROTECTIVE ACT

Sec. 401. Findings.
Sec. 402. Amendment to the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967.
Sec. 403. Reauthorization.
Sec. 404. Technical corrections.

        TITLE V--FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT IN CENTRAL SEA OF OKHOTSK

Sec. 501. Short title.
Sec. 502. Fishing prohibition.

                     TITLE VI--DRIFTNET MORATORIUM

Sec. 601. Short title.
Sec. 602. Findings.
Sec. 603. Prohibition.
Sec. 604. Negotiations.
Sec. 605. Certification.
Sec. 606. Enforcement.

                   TITLE VII--YUKON RIVER SALMON ACT

Sec. 701. Short title.
Sec. 702. Purposes.
Sec. 703. Definitions.
Sec. 704. Panel.
Sec. 705. Advisory committee.
Sec. 706. Exemption.
Sec. 707. Authority and responsibility.
Sec. 708. Continuation of agreement.
Sec. 709. Administrative matters.
Sec. 710. Authorization of appropriations.

                       TITLE VIII--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 801. South Pacific tuna amendment.
Sec. 802. Foreign fishing for Atlantic herring and Atlantic mackerel.

                 TITLE I--HIGH SEAS FISHING COMPLIANCE

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``High Seas Fishing 
     Compliance Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 102. PURPOSE.

       It is the purpose of this Act--
       (1) to implement the Agreement to Promote Compliance with 
     International Conservation and Management Measures by Fishing 
     Vessels on the High Seas, adopted by the Conference of the 
     Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations on 
     November 24, 1993; and
       (2) to establish a system of permitting, reporting, and 
     regulation for vessels of the United States fishing on the 
     high seas.

     SEC. 103. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this Act--
       (1) The term ``Agreement'' means the Agreement to Promote 
     Compliance with International Conservation and Management 
     Measures by Fishing Vessels on the High Seas, adopted by the 
     Conference of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the 
     United Nations on November 24, 1993.
       (2) The term ``FAO'' means the Food and Agriculture 
     Organization of the United Nations.
       (3) The term ``high seas'' means the waters beyond the 
     territorial sea or exclusive economic zone (or the 
     equivalent) of any nation, to the extent that such 
     territorial sea or exclusive economic zone (or the 
     equivalent) is recognized by the United States.
       (4) The term ``high seas fishing vessel'' means any vessel 
     of the United States used or intended for use--
       (A) on the high seas;
       (B) for the purpose of the commercial exploitation of 
     living marine resources; and
       (C) as a harvesting vessel, as a mother ship, or as any 
     other support vessel directly engaged in a fishing operation.
       (5) The term ``international conservation and management 
     measures'' means measures to conserve or manage one or more 
     species of living marine resources that are adopted and 
     applied in accordance with the relevant rules of 
     international law, as reflected in the 1982 United Nations 
     Convention on the Law of the Sea, and that are recognized by 
     the United States. Such measures may be adopted by global, 
     regional, or sub-regional fisheries organizations, subject to 
     the rights and obligations of their members, or by treaties 
     or other international agreements.
       (6) The term ``length'' means--
       (A) for any high seas fishing vessel built after July 18, 
     1982, 96 percent of the total length on a waterline at 85 
     percent of the least molded depth measured from the top of 
     the keel, or the length from the foreside of the stem to the 
     axis of the rudder stock on that waterline, if that is 
     greater, except that in ships designed with a rake of keel 
     the waterline on which this length is measured shall be 
     parallel to the designed waterline; and
       (B) for any high seas fishing vessel built before July 18, 
     1982, registered length as entered on the vessel's 
     documentation.
       (7) The term ``person'' means any individual (whether or 
     not a citizen or national of the United States), any 
     corporation, partnership, association, or other entity 
     (whether or not organized or existing under the laws of any 
     State), and any Federal, State, local, or foreign government 
     or any entity of any such government.
       (8) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Commerce.
       (9) The term ``vessel of the United States'' means--
       (A) a vessel documented under chapter 121 of title 46, 
     United States Code, or numbered in accordance with chapter 
     123 of title 46, United States Code;
       (B) a vessel owned in whole or part by--
       (i) the United States or a territory, commonwealth, or 
     possession of the United States;
       (ii) a State or political subdivision thereof;
       (iii) a citizen or national of the United States; or
       (iv) a corporation created under the laws of the United 
     States or any State, the District of Columbia, or any 
     territory, commonwealth, or possession of the United States; 
     unless the vessel has been granted the nationality of a 
     foreign nation in accordance with article 92 of the 1982 
     United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea and a claim 
     of nationality or registry for the vessel is made by the 
     master or individual in charge at the time of the enforcement 
     action by an officer or employee of the United States 
     authorized to enforce applicable provisions of the United 
     States law; and
       (C) a vessel that was once documented under the laws of the 
     United States and, in violation of the laws of the United 
     States, was either sold to a person not a citizen of the 
     United States or placed under foreign registry or a foreign 
     flag, whether or not the vessel has been granted the 
     nationality of a foreign nation.
       (10) The terms ``vessel subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     United States'' and ``vessel without nationality'' have the 
     same meaning as in section 3(c) of the Maritime Drug Law 
     Enforcement Act (46 U.S.C. 1903(c)).

     SEC. 104. PERMITTING.

       (a) In General.--No high seas fishing vessel shall engage 
     in harvesting operations on the high seas unless the vessel 
     has on board a valid permit issued under this section.
       (b) Eligibility.--
       (1) Any vessel of the United States is eligible to receive 
     a permit under this section, unless the vessel was previously 
     authorized to be used for fishing on the high seas by a 
     foreign nation, and
       (A) the foreign nation suspended such authorization because 
     the vessel undermined the effectiveness of international 
     conservation and management measures, and the suspension has 
     not expired; or
       (B) the foreign nation, within the last three years 
     preceding application for a permit under this section, 
     withdrew such authorization because the vessel undermined the 
     effectiveness of international conservation and management 
     measures.
       (2) The restriction in paragraph (1) does not apply if 
     ownership of the vessel has changed since the vessel 
     undermined the effectiveness of international conservation 
     and management measures, and the new owner has provided 
     sufficient evidence to the Secretary demonstrating that the 
     previous owner or operator has no further legal, beneficial 
     or financial interest in, or control of, the vessel.
       (3) The restriction in paragraph (1) does not apply if the 
     Secretary makes a determination that issuing a permit would 
     not subvert the purposes of the Agreement.
       (4) The Secretary may not issue a permit to a vessel unless 
     the Secretary is satisfied that the United States will be 
     able to exercise effectively its responsibilities under the 
     Agreement with respect to that vessel.
       (c) Application.--
       (1) The owner or operator of a high seas fishing vessel may 
     apply for a permit under this section by completing an 
     application form prescribed by the Secretary.
       (2) The application form shall contain--
       (A) the vessel's name, previous names (if known), official 
     numbers, and port of record;
       (B) the vessel's previous flags (if any);

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       (C) the vessel's International Radio Call Sign (if any);
       (D) the names and addresses of the vessel's owners and 
     operators;
       (E) where and when the vessel was built;
       (F) the type of vessel;
       (G) the vessel's length; and
       (H) any other information the Secretary requires for the 
     purposes of implementing the Agreement.
       (d) Conditions.--The Secretary shall establish such 
     conditions and restrictions on each permit issued under this 
     section as are necessary and appropriate to carry out the 
     obligations of the United States under the Agreement, 
     including but not limited to the following:
       (1) The vessel shall be marked in accordance with the FAO 
     Standard Specifications for the Marking and Identification of 
     Fishing Vessels, or with regulations issued under section 305 
     of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1855); and
       (2) The permit holder shall report such information as the 
     Secretary by regulation requires, including area of fishing 
     operations and catch statistics. The Secretary shall 
     promulgate regulations concerning conditions under which 
     information submitted under this paragraph may be released.
       (e) Fees.--
       (1) The Secretary shall by regulation establish the level 
     of fees to be charged for permits issued under this section. 
     The amount of any fee charged for a permit issued under this 
     section shall not exceed the administrative costs incurred in 
     issuing such permits. The permitting fee may be in addition 
     to any fee required under any regional permitting regime 
     applicable to high seas fishing vessels.
       (2) The fees authorized by paragraph (1) shall be collected 
     and credited to the Operations, Research and Facilities 
     account of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration. Fees collected under this subsection shall be 
     available for the necessary expenses of the National Oceanic 
     and Atmospheric Administration in implementing this Act, and 
     shall remain available until expended.
       (f) Duration.--A permit issued under this section is valid 
     for 5 years. A permit issued under this section is void in 
     the event the vessel is no longer eligible for United States 
     documentation, such documentation is revoked or denied, or 
     the vessel is deleted from such documentation.

     SEC. 105. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE SECRETARY.

       (a) Record.--The Secretary shall maintain an automated file 
     or record of high seas fishing vessels issued permits under 
     section 104, including all information submitted under 
     section 104(c)(2).
       (b) Information To FAO.--The Secretary, in cooperation with 
     the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the department in 
     which the Coast Guard is operating, shall--
       (1) make available to FAO information contained in the 
     record maintained under subsection (a);
       (2) promptly notify FAO of changes in such information;
       (3) promptly notify FAO of additions to or deletions from 
     the record, and the reason for any deletion;
       (4) convey to FAO information relating to any permit 
     granted under section 104(b)(3), including the vessel's 
     identity, owner or operator, and factors relevant to the 
     Secretary's determination to issue the permit;
       (5) report promptly to FAO all relevant information 
     regarding any activities of high seas fishing vessels that 
     undermine the effectiveness of international conservation and 
     management measures, including the identity of the vessels 
     and any sanctions imposed; and
       (6) provide the FAO a summary of evidence regarding any 
     activities of foreign vessels that undermine the 
     effectiveness of international conservation and management 
     measures.
       (c) Information to Flag Nations.--If the Secretary, in 
     cooperation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
     the department in which the Coast Guard is operating, has 
     reasonable grounds to believe that a foreign vessel has 
     engaged in activities undermining the effectiveness of 
     international conservation and management measures, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) provide to the flag nation information, including 
     appropriate evidentiary material, relating to those 
     activities; and
       (2) when such foreign vessel is voluntarily in a United 
     States port, promptly notify the flag nation and, if 
     requested by the flag nation, make arrangements to undertake 
     such lawful investigatory measures as may be considered 
     necessary to establish whether the vessel has been used 
     contrary to the provisions of the Agreement.
       (d) Regulations.--The Secretary, after consultation with 
     the Secretary of State and the Secretary of the department in 
     which the Coast Guard is operating, may promulgate such 
     regulations, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, 
     United States Code, as may be necessary to carry out the 
     purposes of the Agreement and this title. The Secretary shall 
     coordinate such regulations with any other entities 
     regulating high seas fishing vessels, in order to minimize 
     duplication of permit application and reporting requirements. 
     To the extent practicable, such regulations shall also be 
     consistent with regulations implementing fishery management 
     plans under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.).
       (e) Notice of International Conservation and Management 
     Measures.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary 
     of State, shall publish in the Federal Register, from time to 
     time, a notice listing international conservation and 
     management measures recognized by the United States.

     SEC. 106. UNLAWFUL ACTIVITIES.

       It is unlawful for any person subject to the jurisdiction 
     of the United States--
       (1) to use a high seas fishing vessel on the high seas in 
     contravention of international conservation and management 
     measures described in section 105(e);
       (2) to use a high seas fishing vessel on the high seas, 
     unless the vessel has on board a valid permit issued under 
     section 104;
       (3) to use a high seas fishing vessel in violation of the 
     conditions or restrictions of a permit issued under section 
     104;
       (4) to falsify any information required to be reported, 
     communicated, or recorded pursuant to this title or any 
     regulation issued under this title, or to fail to submit in a 
     timely fashion any required information, or to fail to report 
     to the Secretary immediately any change in circumstances that 
     has the effect of rendering any such information false, 
     incomplete, or misleading;
       (5) to refuse to permit an authorized officer to board a 
     high seas fishing vessel subject to such person's control for 
     purposes of conducting any search or inspection in connection 
     with the enforcement of this title or any regulation issued 
     under this title;
       (6) to forcibly assault, resist, oppose, impede, 
     intimidate, or interfere with an authorized officer in the 
     conduct of any search or inspection described in paragraph 
     (5);
       (7) to resist a lawful arrest or detention for any act 
     prohibited by this section;
       (8) to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any means, the 
     apprehension, arrest, or detection of another person, knowing 
     that such person has committed any act prohibited by this 
     section;
       (9) to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, purchase, 
     import, export, or have custody, control, or possession of, 
     any living marine resource taken or retained in violation of 
     this title or any regulation or permit issued under this 
     title; or
       (10) to violate any provision of this title or any 
     regulation or permit issued under this title.

     SEC. 107. ENFORCEMENT PROVISIONS.

       (a) Duties of Secretaries.--This title shall be enforced by 
     the Secretary of Commerce and the Secretary of the department 
     in which the Coast Guard is operating. Such Secretaries may 
     by agreement utilize, on a reimbursable basis or otherwise, 
     the personnel, services, equipment (including aircraft and 
     vessels), and facilities of any other Federal agency, or of 
     any State agency, in the performance of such duties. Such 
     Secretaries shall, and the head of any Federal or State 
     agency that has entered into an agreement with either such 
     Secretary under this section may (if the agreement so 
     provides), authorize officers to enforce the provisions of 
     this title or any regulation or permit issued under this 
     title.
       (b) District Court Jurisdiction.--The district courts of 
     the United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any 
     case or controversy arising under the provisions of this 
     title. In the case of Guam, and any Commonwealth, territory, 
     or possession of the United States in the Pacific Ocean, the 
     appropriate court is the United States District Court for the 
     District of Guam, except that in the case of American Samoa, 
     the appropriate court is the United States District Court for 
     the District of Hawaii.
       (c) Powers of Enforcement Officers.--
       (1) Any officer who is authorized under subsection (a) to 
     enforce the provisions of this title may--
       (A) with or without a warrant or other process--
       (i) arrest any person, if the officer has reasonable cause 
     to believe that such person has committed an act prohibited 
     by paragraph (6), (7), (8), or (9) of section 106;
       (ii) board, and search or inspect, any high seas fishing 
     vessel;
       (iii) seize any high seas fishing vessel (together with its 
     fishing gear, furniture, appurtenances, stores, and cargo) 
     used or employed in, or with respect to which it reasonably 
     appears that such vessel was used or employed in, the 
     violation of any provision of this title or any regulation or 
     permit issued under this title;
       (iv) seize any living marine resource (wherever found) 
     taken or retained, in any manner, in connection with or as a 
     result of the commission of any act prohibited by section 
     106;
       (v) seize any other evidence related to any violation of 
     any provision of this title or any regulation or permit 
     issued under this title;
       (B) execute any warrant or other process issued by any 
     court of competent jurisdiction; and
       (C) exercise any other lawful authority.
       (2) Subject to the direction of the Secretary, a person 
     charged with law enforcement responsibilities by the 
     Secretary who is performing a duty related to enforcement of 
     a law regarding fisheries or other marine resources may make 
     an arrest without a warrant for an offense against the United 
     States committed in his presence, or for a felony cognizable 
     under the laws of the United States, if he has reasonable 
     grounds to believe that the person to be arrested has 
     committed or is committing a felony.
       (d) Issuance of Citations.--If any authorized officer finds 
     that a high seas fishing vessel is operating or has been 
     operated in violation of any provision of this title, such 
     officer may issue a citation to the owner or op

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     erator of such vessel in lieu of proceeding under subsection 
     (c). If a permit has been issued pursuant to this title for 
     such vessel, such officer shall note the issuance of any 
     citation under this subsection, including the date thereof 
     and the reason therefor, on the permit. The Secretary shall 
     maintain a record of all citations issued pursuant to this 
     subsection.
       (e) Liability for Costs.--Any person assessed a civil 
     penalty for, or convicted of, any violation of this Act shall 
     be liable for the cost incurred in storage, care, and 
     maintenance of any living marine resource or other property 
     seized in connection with the violation.

     SEC. 108. CIVIL PENALTIES AND PERMIT SANCTIONS.

       (a) Civil Penalties.--
       (1) Any person who is found by the Secretary, after notice 
     and opportunity for a hearing in accordance with section 554 
     of title 5, United States Code, to have committed an act 
     prohibited by section 106 shall be liable to the United 
     States for a civil penalty. The amount of the civil penalty 
     shall not exceed $100,000 for each violation. Each day of a 
     continuing violation shall constitute a separate offense. The 
     amount of such civil penalty shall be assessed by the 
     Secretary by written notice. In determining the amount of 
     such penalty, the Secretary shall take into account the 
     nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the prohibited 
     acts committed and, with respect to the violation, the degree 
     of culpability, any history of prior offenses, and such other 
     matters as justice may require.
       (2) The Secretary may compromise, modify, or remit, with or 
     without conditions, any civil penalty that is subject to 
     imposition or that has been imposed under this section.
       (b) Permit Sanctions.--
       (1) In any case in which--
       (A) a vessel of the United States has been used in the 
     commission of an act prohibited under section 106;
       (B) the owner or operator of a vessel or any other person 
     who has been issued or has applied for a permit under section 
     104 has acted in violation of section 106; or
       (C) any amount in settlement of a civil forfeiture imposed 
     on a high seas fishing vessel or other property, or any civil 
     penalty or criminal fine imposed on a high seas fishing 
     vessel or on an owner or operator of such a vessel or on any 
     other person who has been issued or has applied for a permit 
     under any fishery resource statute enforced by the Secretary, 
     has not been paid and is overdue, the Secretary may--
       (i) revoke any permit issued to or applied for by such 
     vessel or person under this title, with or without prejudice 
     to the issuance of subsequent permits;
       (ii) suspend such permit for a period of time considered by 
     the Secretary to be appropriate;
       (iii) deny such permit; or
       (iv) impose additional conditions and restrictions on such 
     permit.
       (2) In imposing a sanction under this subsection, the 
     Secretary shall take into account--
       (A) the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity of the 
     prohibited acts for which the sanction is imposed; and
       (B) with respect to the violator, the degree of 
     culpability, any history of prior offenses, and such other 
     matters as justice may require.
       (3) Transfer of ownership of a high seas fishing vessel, by 
     sale or otherwise, shall not extinguish any permit sanction 
     that is in effect or is pending at the time of transfer of 
     ownership. Before executing the transfer of ownership of a 
     vessel, by sale or otherwise, the owner shall disclose in 
     writing to the prospective transferee the existence of any 
     permit sanction that will be in effect or pending with 
     respect to the vessel at the time of the transfer. The 
     Secretary may waive or compromise a sanction in the case of a 
     transfer pursuant to court order.
       (4) In the case of any permit that is suspended under this 
     subsection for nonpayment of a civil penalty or criminal 
     fine, the Secretary shall reinstate the permit upon payment 
     of the penalty or fine and interest thereon at the prevailing 
     rate.
       (5) No sanctions shall be imposed under this subsection 
     unless there has been prior opportunity for a hearing on the 
     facts underlying the violation for which the sanction is 
     imposed, either in conjunction with a civil penalty 
     proceeding under this section or otherwise.
       (c) Hearing.--For the purposes of conducting any hearing 
     under this section, the Secretary may issue subpoenas for the 
     attendance and testimony of witnesses and the production of 
     relevant papers, books, and documents, and may administer 
     oaths. Witnesses summoned shall be paid the same fees and 
     mileage that are paid to witnesses in the courts of the 
     United States. In case of contempt or refusal to obey a 
     subpoena served upon any person pursuant to this subsection, 
     the district court of the United States for any district in 
     which such person is found, resides, or transacts business, 
     upon application by the United States and after notice to 
     such person, shall have jurisdiction to issue an order 
     requiring such person to appear and give testimony before the 
     Secretary or to appear and produce documents before the 
     Secretary, or both, and any failure to obey such order of the 
     court may be punished by such court as a contempt thereof.
       (d) Judicial Review.--Any person against whom a civil 
     penalty is assessed under subsection (a) or against whose 
     vessel a permit sanction is imposed under subsection (b) 
     (other than a permit suspension for nonpayment of penalty or 
     fine) may obtain review thereof in the United States district 
     court for the appropriate district by filing a complaint 
     against the Secretary in such court within 30 days from the 
     date of such penalty or sanction. The Secretary shall 
     promptly file in such court a certified copy of the record 
     upon which such penalty or sanction was imposed, as provided 
     in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. The findings 
     and order of the Secretary shall be set aside by such court 
     if they are not found to be supported by substantial 
     evidence, as provided in section 706(2) of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (e) Collection.--
       (1) If any person fails to pay an assessment of a civil 
     penalty after it has become a final and unappealable order, 
     or after the appropriate court has entered final judgment in 
     favor of the Secretary, the matter shall be referred to the 
     Attorney General, who shall recover the amount assessed in 
     any appropriate district court of the United States. In such 
     action the validity and appropriateness of the final order 
     imposing the civil penalty shall not be subject to review.
       (2) A high seas fishing vessel (including its fishing gear, 
     furniture, appurtenances, stores, and cargo) used in the 
     commission of an act prohibited by section 106 shall be 
     liable in rem for any civil penalty assessed for such 
     violation under subsection (a) and may be proceeded against 
     in any district court of the United States having 
     jurisdiction thereof. Such penalty shall constitute a 
     maritime lien on such vessel that may be recovered in an 
     action in rem in the district court of the United States 
     having jurisdiction over the vessel.

     SEC. 109. CRIMINAL OFFENSES.

       (a) Offenses.--A person is guilty of an offense if the 
     person commits any act prohibited by paragraph (6), (7), (8), 
     or (9) of section 106.
       (b) Punishment.--Any offense described in subsection (a) is 
     a class A misdemeanor punishable by a fine under title 18, 
     United States Code, or imprisonment for not more than one 
     year, or both; except that if in the commission of any 
     offense the person uses a dangerous weapon, engages in 
     conduct that causes bodily injury to any authorized officer, 
     or places any such officer in fear of imminent bodily injury, 
     the offense is a felony punishable by a fine under title 18, 
     United States Code, or imprisonment for not more than 10 
     years, or both.

     SEC. 110. FORFEITURES.

       (a) In General.--Any high seas fishing vessel (including 
     its fishing gear, furniture, appurtenances, stores, and 
     cargo) used, and any living marine resources (or the fair 
     market value thereof) taken or retained, in any manner, in 
     connection with or as a result of the commission of any act 
     prohibited by section 106 (other than an act for which the 
     issuance of a citation under section 107 is a sufficient 
     sanction) shall be subject to forfeiture to the United 
     States. All or part of such vessel may, and all such living 
     marine resources (or the fair market value thereof) shall, be 
     forfeited to the United States pursuant to a civil proceeding 
     under this section.
       (b) Jurisdiction of District Courts.--Any district court of 
     the United States shall have jurisdiction, upon application 
     of the Attorney General on behalf of the United States, to 
     order any forfeiture authorized under subsection (a) and any 
     action provided for under subsection (d).
       (c) Judgment.--If a judgment is entered for the United 
     States in a civil forfeiture proceeding under this section, 
     the Attorney General may seize any property or other interest 
     declared forfeited to the United States, which has not 
     previously been seized pursuant to this title or for which 
     security has not previously been obtained. The provisions of 
     the customs laws relating to--
       (1) the seizure, forfeiture, and condemnation of property 
     for violation of the customs law;
       (2) the disposition of such property or the proceeds from 
     the sale thereof; and
       (3) the remission or mitigation of any such forfeiture;

     shall apply to seizures and forfeitures incurred, or alleged 
     to have been incurred, under the provisions of this title, 
     unless such provisions are inconsistent with the purposes, 
     policy, and provisions of this title.
       (d) Procedure.--
       (1) Any officer authorized to serve any process in rem that 
     is issued by a court under section 107(b) shall--
       (A) stay the execution of such process; or
       (B) discharge any living marine resources seized pursuant 
     to such process;
     upon receipt of a satisfactory bond or other security from 
     any person claiming such property. Such bond or other 
     security shall be conditioned upon such person delivering 
     such property to the appropriate court upon order thereof, 
     without any impairment of its value, or paying the monetary 
     value of such property pursuant to an order of such court. 
     Judgment shall be recoverable on such bond or other security 
     against both the principal and any sureties in the event that 
     any condition thereof is breached, as determined by such 
     court.
       (2) Any living marine resources seized pursuant to this 
     title may be sold, subject to the approval of the appropriate 
     court, for not less than the fair market value thereof. The 
     proceeds of any such sale shall be deposited with such court 
     pending the disposition of the matter involved.

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       (e) Rebuttable Presumption.--For purposes of this section, 
     all living marine resources found on board a high seas 
     fishing vessel and which are seized in connection with an act 
     prohibited by section 106 are presumed to have been taken or 
     retained in violation of this title, but the presumption can 
     be rebutted by an appropriate showing of evidence to the 
     contrary.

     SEC. 111. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title shall take effect 120 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

     TITLE II--IMPLEMENTATION OF CONVENTION ON FUTURE MULTILATERAL 
            COOPERATION IN THE NORTHWEST ATLANTIC FISHERIES

     SEC. 201. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Northwest Atlantic 
     Fisheries Convention Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 202. REPRESENTATION OF UNITED STATES UNDER CONVENTION.

       (a) Commissioners.--
       (1) Appointments, generally.--The Secretary shall appoint 
     not more than 3 individuals to serve as the representatives 
     of the United States on the General Council and the Fisheries 
     Commission, who shall each--
       (A) be known as a ``United States Commissioner to the 
     Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization''; and
       (B) serve at the pleasure of the Secretary.
       (2) Requirements for appointments.--
       (A) The Secretary shall ensure that of the individuals 
     serving as Commissioners--
       (i) at least 1 is appointed from among representatives of 
     the commercial fishing industry;
       (ii) 1 (but no more than 1) is an official of the 
     Government; and
       (iii) 1, other than the individual appointed under clause 
     (ii), is a voting member of the New England Fishery 
     Management Council.
       (B) The Secretary may not appoint as a Commissioner an 
     individual unless the individual is knowledgeable and 
     experienced concerning the fishery resources to which the 
     Convention applies.
       (3) Terms.--
       (A) The term of an individual appointed as a Commissioner--
       (i) shall be specified by the Secretary at the time of 
     appointment; and
       (ii) may not exceed 4 years.
       (B) An individual who is not a Government official may not 
     serve more than 2 consecutive terms as a Commissioner.
       (b) Alternate Commissioners.--
       (1) Appointment.--The Secretary may, for any anticipated 
     absence of a duly appointed Commissioner at a meeting of the 
     General Council or the Fisheries Commission, designate an 
     individual to serve as an Alternate Commissioner.
       (2) Functions.--An Alternate Commissioner may exercise all 
     powers and perform all duties of the Commissioner for whom 
     the Alternate Commissioner is designated, at any meeting of 
     the General Council or the Fisheries Commission for which the 
     Alternate Commissioner is designated.
       (c) Representatives.--
       (1) Appointment.--The Secretary shall appoint not more than 
     3 individuals to serve as the representatives of the United 
     States on the Scientific Council, who shall each be known as 
     a ``United States Representative to the Northwest Atlantic 
     Fisheries Organization Scientific Council''.
       (2) Eligibility for appointment.--
       (A) The Secretary may not appoint an individual as a 
     Representative unless the individual is knowledgeable and 
     experienced concerning the scientific issues dealt with by 
     the Scientific Council.
       (B) The Secretary shall appoint as a Representative at 
     least 1 individual who is an official of the Government.
       (3) Term.--An individual appointed as a Representative--
       (A) shall serve for a term of not to exceed 4 years, as 
     specified by the Secretary at the time of appointment;
       (B) may be reappointed; and
       (C) shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary.
       (d) Alternate Representatives.--
       (1) Appointment.--The Secretary may, for any anticipated 
     absence of a duly appointed Representative at a meeting of 
     the Scientific Council, designate an individual to serve as 
     an Alternate Representative.
       (2) Functions.--An Alternate Representative may exercise 
     all powers and perform all duties of the Representative for 
     whom the Alternate Representative is designated, at any 
     meeting of the Scientific Council for which the Alternate 
     Representative is designated.
       (e) Experts and Advisers.--The Commissioners, Alternate 
     Commissioners, Representatives, and Alternate Representatives 
     may be accompanied at meetings of the Organization by experts 
     and advisers.
       (f) Coordination and Consultation.--
       (1) In general.--In carrying out their functions under the 
     Convention, Commissioners, Alternate Commissioners, 
     Representatives, and Alternate Representatives shall--
       (A) coordinate with the appropriate Regional Fishery 
     Management Councils established by section 302 of the 
     Magnuson Act (16 U.S.C. 1852); and
       (B) consult with the committee established under section 
     208.
       (2) Relationship to other law.--The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to coordination 
     and consultations under this subsection.

     SEC. 203. REQUESTS FOR SCIENTIFIC ADVICE.

       (a) Restriction.--The Representatives may not make a 
     request or specification described in subsection (b) (1) or 
     (2), respectively, unless the Representatives have first--
       (1) consulted with the appropriate Regional Fishery 
     Management Councils; and
       (2) received the consent of the Commissioners for that 
     action.
       (b) Requests and Terms of Reference Described.--The 
     requests and specifications referred to in subsection (a) 
     are, respectively--
       (1) any request, under Article VII(1) of the Convention, 
     that the Scientific Council consider and report on a question 
     pertaining to the scientific basis for the management and 
     conservation of fishery resources in waters under the 
     jurisdiction of the United States within the Convention Area; 
     and
       (2) any specification, under Article VIII(2) of the 
     Convention, of the terms of reference for the consideration 
     of a question referred to the Scientific Council pursuant to 
     Article VII(1) of the Convention.

     SEC. 204. AUTHORITIES OF SECRETARY OF STATE WITH RESPECT TO 
                   CONVENTION.

       The Secretary of State may, on behalf of the Government of 
     the United States--
       (1) receive and transmit reports, requests, 
     recommendations, proposals, and other communications of and 
     to the Organization and its subsidiary organs;
       (2) object, or withdraw an objection, to the proposal of 
     the Fisheries Commission;
       (3) give or withdraw notice of intent not to be bound by a 
     measure of the Fisheries Commission;
       (4) object or withdraw an objection to an amendment to the 
     Convention; and
       (5) act upon, or refer to any other appropriate authority, 
     any other communication referred to in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 205. INTERAGENCY COOPERATION.

       (a) Authorities of Secretary.--In carrying out the 
     provisions of the Convention and this title, the Secretary 
     may arrange for cooperation with other agencies of the United 
     States, the States, the New England and the Mid-Atlantic 
     Fishery Management Councils, and private institutions and 
     organizations.
       (b) Other Agencies.--The head of any Federal agency may--
       (1) cooperate in the conduct of scientific and other 
     programs, and furnish facilities and personnel, for the 
     purposes of assisting the Organization in carrying out its 
     duties under the Convention; and
       (2) accept reimbursement from the Organization for 
     providing such services, facilities, and personnel.

     SEC. 206. RULEMAKING.

       The Secretary shall promulgate regulations as may be 
     necessary to carry out the purposes and objectives of the 
     Convention and this title. Any such regulation may be made 
     applicable, as necessary, to all persons and all vessels 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the United States, wherever 
     located.

     SEC. 207. PROHIBITED ACTS AND PENALTIES.

       (a) Prohibition.--It is unlawful for any person or vessel 
     that is subject to the jurisdiction of the United States--
       (1) to violate any regulation issued under this title or 
     any measure that is legally binding on the United States 
     under the Convention;
       (2) to refuse to permit any authorized enforcement officer 
     to board a fishing vessel that is subject to the person's 
     control for purposes of conducting any search or inspection 
     in connection with the enforcement of this title, any 
     regulation issued under this title, or any measure that is 
     legally binding on the United States under the Convention;
       (3) forcibly to assault, resist, oppose, impede, 
     intimidate, or interfere with any authorized enforcement 
     officer in the conduct of any search or inspection described 
     in paragraph (2);
       (4) to resist a lawful arrest for any act prohibited by 
     this section;
       (5) to ship, transport, offer for sale, sell, purchase, 
     import, export, or have custody, control, or possession of, 
     any fish taken or retained in violation of this section; or
       (6) to interfere with, delay, or prevent, by any means, the 
     apprehension or arrest of another person, knowing that the 
     other person has committed an act prohibited by this section.
       (b) Civil Penalty.--Any person who commits any act that is 
     unlawful under subsection (a) shall be liable to the United 
     States for a civil penalty, or may be subject to a permit 
     sanction, under section 308 of the Magnuson Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1858).
       (c) Criminal Penalty.--Any person who commits an act that 
     is unlawful under paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (6) of 
     subsection (a) shall be guilty of an offense punishable under 
     section 309(b) of the Magnuson Act (16 U.S.C. 1859(b)).
       (d) Civil Forfeitures.--
       (1) In general.--Any vessel (including its gear, furniture, 
     appurtenances, stores, and cargo) used in the commission of 
     an act that is unlawful under subsection (a), and any fish 
     (or the fair market value thereof) taken or retained, in any 
     manner, in connection with or as a result of the commission 
     of any act that is unlawful under subsection (a), shall be 
     subject to seizure and forfeiture as provided in section 310 
     of the Magnuson Act (16 U.S.C. 1860).
       (2) Disposal of fish.--Any fish seized pursuant to this 
     title may be disposed of pursuant to the order of a court of 
     competent jurisdiction or, if perishable, in a manner 
     prescribed by regulations issued by the Secretary.
       (e) Enforcement.--The Secretary and the Secretary of the 
     department in which the Coast Guard is operating shall 
     enforce the provisions of this title and shall have the 
     authority specified in sections 311 (a), (b)(1),

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     and (c) of the Magnuson Act (16 U.S.C. 1861 (a), (b)(1), and 
     (c)) for that purpose.
       (f) Jurisdiction of Courts.--The district courts of the 
     United States shall have exclusive jurisdiction over any case 
     or controversy arising under this section and may, at any 
     time--
       (1) enter restraining orders or prohibitions;
       (2) issue warrants, process in rem, or other process;
       (3) prescribe and accept satisfactory bonds or other 
     security; and
       (4) take such other actions as are in the interests of 
     justice.

     SEC. 208. CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of State and the 
     Secretary, shall jointly establish a consultative committee 
     to advise the Secretaries on issues related to the 
     Convention.
       (b) Membership.--
       (1) The membership of the Committee shall include 
     representatives from the New England and Mid-Atlantic Fishery 
     Management Councils, the States represented on those 
     Councils, the Atlantic States Marine Fisheries Commission, 
     the fishing industry, the seafood processing industry, and 
     others knowledgeable and experienced in the conservation and 
     management of fisheries in the Northwest Atlantic Ocean.
       (2) Terms and Reappointment.--Each member of the 
     consultative committee shall serve for a term of two years 
     and shall be eligible for reappointment.
       (c) Duties of the Committee.--Members of the consultative 
     committee may attend--
       (1) all public meetings of the General Council or the 
     Fisheries Commission;
       (2) any other meetings to which they are invited by the 
     General Council or the Fisheries Commission; and
       (3) all nonexecutive meetings of the United States 
     Commissioners.
       (d) Relationship to Other Law.--The Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the 
     consultative committee established under this section.

     SEC. 209. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.

       (a) Prohibition on Compensation.--A person shall not 
     receive any compensation from the Government by reason of any 
     service of the person as--
       (1) a Commissioner, Alternate Commissioner, Representative, 
     or Alternative Representative;
       (2) an expert or adviser authorized under section 202(e); 
     or
       (3) a member of the consultative committee established by 
     section 208.
       (b) Travel and Expenses.--The Secretary of State shall, 
     subject to the availability of appropriations, pay all 
     necessary travel and other expenses of persons described in 
     subsection (a)(1) and of not more than six experts and 
     advisers authorized under section 202(e) with respect to 
     their actual performance of their official duties pursuant to 
     this title, in accordance with the Federal Travel Regulations 
     and sections 5701, 5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of title 
     5, United States Code.
       (c) Status as Federal Employees.--A person shall not be 
     considered to be a Federal employee by reason of any service 
     of the person in a capacity described in subsection (a), 
     except for purposes of injury compensation and tort claims 
     liability under chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, 
     and chapter 17 of title 28, United States Code, respectively.

     SEC. 210. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title the following definitions apply:
       (1) Authorized enforcement officer.--The term ``authorized 
     enforcement officer'' means a person authorized to enforce 
     this title, any regulation issued under this title, or any 
     measure that is legally binding on the United States under 
     the Convention.
       (2) Commissioner.--The term ``Commissioner'' means a United 
     States Commissioner to the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries 
     Organization appointed under section 202(a).
       (3) Convention.--The term ``Convention'' means the 
     Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the 
     Northwest Atlantic Fisheries, done at Ottawa on October 24, 
     1978.
       (4) Fisheries commission.--The term ``Fisheries 
     Commission'' means the Fisheries Commission provided for by 
     Articles II, XI, XII, XIII, and XIV of the Convention.
       (5) General council.--The term ``General Council'' means 
     the General Council provided for by Article II, III, IV, and 
     V of the Convention.
       (6) Magnuson act.--The term ``Magnuson Act'' means the 
     Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1801 et seq.).
       (7) Organization.--The term ``Organization'' means the 
     Northwest Atlantic Fisheries Organization provided for by 
     Article II of the Convention.
       (8) Person.--The term ``person'' means any individual 
     (whether or not a citizen or national of the United States), 
     and any corporation, partnership, association, or other 
     entity (whether or not organized or existing under the laws 
     of any State).
       (9) Representative.--The term ``Representative'' means a 
     United States Representative to the Northwest Atlantic 
     Fisheries Scientific Council appointed under section 202(c).
       (10) Scientific council.--The term ``Scientific Council'' 
     means the Scientific Council provided for by Articles II, VI, 
     VII, VIII, IX, and X of the Convention.
       (11) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Commerce.

     SEC. 211. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     title, including use for payment as the United States 
     contribution to the Organization as provided in Article XVI 
     of the Convention, $500,000 for each of the fiscal years 
     1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998.

                TITLE III--ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION ACT

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Atlantic Tunas Convention 
     Authorization Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 302. RESEARCH AND MONITORING ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Report to Congress.--The Secretary of Commerce shall, 
     within 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     submit a report to the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on Resources 
     of the House of Representatives--
       (1) identifying current governmental and nongovernmental 
     research and monitoring activities on Atlantic bluefin tuna 
     and other highly migratory species;
       (2) describing the personnel and budgetary resources 
     allocated to such activities; and
       (3) explaining how each activity contributes to the 
     conservation and management of Atlantic bluefin tuna and 
     other highly migratory species.
       (b) Research and Monitoring Program.--Section 3 of the Act 
     of September 4, 1980 (16 U.S.C. 971i) is amended--
       (1) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 3. RESEARCH ON ATLANTIC HIGHLY MIGRATORY SPECIES.'';

       (2) by striking the last sentence;
       (3) by inserting ``(a) Biennial Report on Bluefin Tuna.--'' 
     before ``The Secretary of Commerce shall''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Highly Migratory Species Research and Monitoring.--
       ``(1) Within 6 months after the date of enactment of the 
     Atlantic Tunas Convention Authorization Act of 1995, the 
     Secretary of Commerce, in cooperation with the advisory 
     committee established under section 4 of the Atlantic Tunas 
     Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971b) and in consultation 
     with the United States Commissioners on the International 
     Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (referred 
     to elsewhere in this section as the `Commission') and the 
     Secretary of State, shall develop and implement a 
     comprehensive research and monitoring program to support the 
     conservation and management of Atlantic bluefin tuna and 
     other highly migratory species that shall--
       ``(A) identify and define the range of stocks of highly 
     migratory species in the Atlantic Ocean, including Atlantic 
     bluefin tuna; and
       ``(B) provide for appropriate participation by nations 
     which are members of the Commission.
       ``(2) The program shall provide for, but not be limited 
     to--
       ``(A) statistically designed cooperative tagging studies;
       ``(B) genetic and biochemical stock analyses;
       ``(C) population censuses carried out through aerial 
     surveys of fishing grounds and known migration areas;
       ``(D) adequate observer coverage and port sampling of 
     commercial and recreational fishing activity;
       ``(E) collection of comparable real-time data on commercial 
     and recreational catches and landings through the use of 
     permits, logbooks, landing reports for charter operations and 
     fishing tournaments, and programs to provide reliable 
     reporting of the catch by private anglers;
       ``(F) studies of the life history parameters of Atlantic 
     bluefin tuna and other highly migratory species;
       ``(G) integration of data from all sources and the 
     preparation of data bases to support management decisions; 
     and
       ``(H) other research as necessary.
       ``(3) In developing a program under this section, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) ensure that personnel and resources of each regional 
     research center shall have substantial participation in the 
     stock assessments and monitoring of highly migratory species 
     that occur in the region;
       ``(B) provide for comparable monitoring of all United 
     States fishermen to which the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act 
     applies with respect to effort and species composition of 
     catch and discards;
       ``(C) consult with relevant Federal and State agencies, 
     scientific and technical experts, commercial and recreational 
     fishermen, and other interested persons, public and private, 
     and shall publish a proposed plan in the Federal Register for 
     the purpose of receiving public comment on the plan; and
       ``(D) through the Secretary of State, encourage other 
     member nations to adopt a similar program.''.

     SEC. 303. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 2 of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 
     U.S.C. 971) is amended--
       (1) by designating paragraphs (3) through (10) as (4) 
     through (11), respectively, and inserting after paragraph (2) 
     the following;
       ``(3) The term `conservation recommendation' means any 
     recommendation of the Commission made pursuant to article 
     VIII of the Convention and acted upon favorably by the 
     Secretary of State under section 5(a) of this Act.'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (5), as redesignated, and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4) The term `exclusive economic zone' means an exclusive 
     economic zone as defined in section 3 of the Magnuson Fishery 
     Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1802).''; and

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       (3) by striking ``fisheries zone'' wherever it appears in 
     the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971 et 
     seq.) and inserting ``exclusive economic zone''.

     SEC. 304. ADVISORY COMMITTEE PROCEDURES.

       Section 4 of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 
     U.S.C. 971b) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``There''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b)(1) A majority of the members of the advisory 
     committee shall constitute a quorum, but one or more such 
     members designated by the advisory committee may hold 
     meetings to provide for public participation and to discuss 
     measures relating to the United States implementation of 
     Commission recommendations.
       ``(2) The advisory committee shall elect a Chairman for a 
     2-year term from among its members.
       ``(3) The advisory committee shall meet at appropriate 
     times and places at least twice a year, at the call of the 
     Chairman or upon the request of the majority of its voting 
     members, the United States Commissioners, the Secretary, or 
     the Secretary of State. Meetings of the advisory committee, 
     except when in executive session, shall be open to the 
     public, and prior notice of meetings shall be made public in 
     a timely fashion.
       ``(4)(A) The Secretary shall provide to the advisory 
     committee in a timely manner such administrative and 
     technical support services as are necessary for the effective 
     functioning of the committee.
       ``(B) The Secretary and the Secretary of State shall 
     furnish the advisory committee with relevant information 
     concerning fisheries and international fishery agreements.
       ``(5) The advisory committee shall determine its 
     organization, and prescribe its practices and procedures for 
     carrying out its functions under this Act, the Magnuson 
     Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et 
     seq.), and the Convention. The advisory committee shall 
     publish and make available to the public a statement of its 
     organization, practices, and procedures.
       ``(6) The advisory committee shall, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, consist of an equitable balance among the 
     various groups concerned with the fisheries covered by the 
     Convention and shall not be subject to the Federal Advisory 
     Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.).''.

     SEC. 305. REGULATIONS AND ENFORCEMENT OF CONVENTION.

       Section 6(c) of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 
     (16 U.S.C. 971d(c)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and other measures'' after 
     ``regulations'' in the section caption;
       (2) by inserting ``or fishing mortality level'' after 
     ``quota of fish'' in the last sentence of paragraph (3); and
       (3) by inserting the following after paragraph (5):
       ``(6) Identification and notification.--
       ``(A) Not later than July 1, 1996, and annually thereafter, 
     the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, 
     the Commissioners, and the advisory committee, shall--
       ``(i) identify those nations whose fishing vessels are 
     fishing, or have fished during the preceding calendar year, 
     within the convention area in a manner or under circumstances 
     that diminish the effectiveness of a conservation 
     recommendation;
       ``(ii) notify the President and the nation so identified, 
     including an explanation of the reasons therefor; and
       ``(iii) publish a list of those Nations identified under 
     subparagraph (A).

     In identifying those Nations, the Secretary shall consider, 
     based on the best available information, whether those 
     Nations have measures in place for reporting, monitoring, and 
     enforcement, and whether those measures diminish the 
     effectiveness of any conservation recommendation.
       ``(7) Consultation.--Not later than 30 days after a Nation 
     is notified under paragraph (6), the President may enter into 
     consultations with the government of that Nation for the 
     purpose of obtaining an agreement that will--
       ``(A) effect the immediate termination and prevent the 
     resumption of any fishing operation by vessels of that Nation 
     within the Convention area which is conducted in a manner or 
     under circumstances that diminish the effectiveness of the 
     conservation recommendation;
       ``(B) when practicable, require actions by that Nation, or 
     vessels of that Nation, to mitigate the negative impacts of 
     fishing operations on the effectiveness of the conservation 
     recommendation involved, including but not limited to, the 
     imposition of subsequent-year deductions for quota overages; 
     and
       ``(C) result in the establishment, if necessary, by such 
     nation of reporting, monitoring, and enforcement measures 
     that are adequate to ensure the effectiveness of conservation 
     recommendations.''.

     SEC. 306. FINES AND PERMIT SANCTIONS.

       Section 7(e) of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 
     (16 U.S.C. 971(e)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) The civil penalty and permit sanctions of section 308 
     of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1858) are hereby made applicable to violations of this 
     section as if they were violations of section 307 of that 
     Act.''.

     SEC. 307. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 10 of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975 (16 
     U.S.C. 971h) is amended to read as follows:

                   ``AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

       ``Sec. 10. There are authorized to be appropriated to carry 
     out this Act, including use for payment of the United States 
     share of the joint expenses of the Commission as provided in 
     article X of the Convention, the following sums:
       ``(1) For fiscal year 1995, $4,103,000, of which $50,000 
     are authorized in the aggregate for the advisory committee 
     established under section 4 and the species working groups 
     established under section 4A, and $2,890,000 are authorized 
     for research activities under this Act and the Act of 
     September 4, 1980 (16 U.S.C. 971i).
       ``(2) For fiscal year 1996, $5,453,000, of which $50,000 
     are authorized in the aggregate for such advisory committee 
     and such working groups, and $4,240,000 are authorized for 
     such research activities.
       ``(3) For fiscal year 1997, $5,465,000 of which $62,000 are 
     authorized in the aggregate for such advisory committee and 
     such working groups, and $4,240,000 are authorized for such 
     research activities.
       ``(4) For fiscal year 1998, $5,465,000 of which $75,000 are 
     authorized in the aggregate for such advisory committee and 
     such working groups, and $4,240,000 are authorized for such 
     research activities.''.

     SEC. 308. REPORT AND SAVINGS CLAUSE.

       The Atlantic Tuna Convention Act of 1975 (16 U.S.C. 971 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:

     ``Sec. 11. Annual report

       ``Not later than April 1, 1996, and annually thereafter, 
     the Secretary shall prepare and transmit to the Committee on 
     Resources of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate a 
     report, that--
       ``(1) details for the previous 10-year period the catches 
     and exports to the United States of highly migratory species 
     (including tunas, swordfish, marlin and sharks) from nations 
     fishing on Atlantic stocks of such species that are subject 
     to management by the Commission;
       ``(2) identifies those fishing nations whose harvests are 
     inconsistent with conservation and management recommendations 
     of the Commission;
       ``(3) describes reporting requirements established by the 
     Secretary to ensure that imported fish products are in 
     compliance with all international management measures, 
     including minimum size requirements, established by the 
     Commission and other international fishery organizations to 
     which the United States is a party; and
       ``(4) describes actions taken by the Secretary under 
     section 6.

     ``Sec. 12. Savings clause

       ``Nothing in this Act shall have the effect of diminishing 
     the rights and obligations of any Nation under Article 
     VIII(3) of the Convention.''.

     SEC. 309. MANAGEMENT OF ATLANTIC YELLOWFIN TUNA.

       (a) Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce in accordance with 
     this section shall publish a preliminary determination of the 
     level of the United States recreational and commercial catch 
     of Atlantic yellowfin tuna on an annual basis since 1980. The 
     Secretary shall publish a preliminary determination in the 
     Federal Register for comment for a period not to exceed 60 
     days. The Secretary shall publish a final determination not 
     later than 140 days from the date of the enactment of this 
     section.
       (b) Not later than July 1, 1996, the Secretary of Commerce 
     shall implement the recommendations of International 
     Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas regarding 
     yellowfin tuna made pursuant to article VIII of the 
     International Convention for the Conservation of Atlantic 
     Tunas and acted upon favorably by the Secretary of State 
     under section 5(a) of the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 
     1975 (16 U.S.C. 971c(a)).

     SEC. 310. STUDY OF BLUEFIN TUNA REGULATIONS.

       Not later than 270 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Commerce shall submit to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science and Transportation of the Senate and to 
     the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives a 
     report on the historic rationale, effectiveness, and 
     biological and economic efficiency of existing bluefin tuna 
     regulations for United States Atlantic fisheries. 
     Specifically, the biological rationale for each regional and 
     category allocation, including directed and incidental 
     categories, should be described in light of the average size, 
     age, and maturity of bluefin tuna caught in each fishery and 
     the effect of this harvest on stock rebuilding and 
     sustainable yield. The report should examine the history and 
     evaluate the level of wasteful discarding, and evaluate the 
     effectiveness of non-quota regulations at constraining 
     harvests within regions. Further, comments should be provided 
     on levels of participation in specific fisheries in terms of 
     vessels and trips, enforcement implications, and the 
     importance of monitoring information provided by these 
     allocations on the precision of the stock assessment 
     estimates.

     SEC. 311. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS WITH RESPECT TO ICCAT 
                   NEGOTIATIONS.

       (a) Sharing of Conservation Burden.--It is the sense of the 
     Congress that in future negotiations of the International 
     Commission for the Conservation of Atlantic Tunas (hereafter 
     in this section referred to as ``ICCAT''), the Secretary of 
     Commerce shall ensure that the conservation actions 
     recommended by international commissions and implemented by 
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     United States commercial and recreational fishermen provide 
     fair and equitable sharing of the conservation burden among 
     all contracting harvesters in negotiations with those 
     commissions.
       (b) Enforcement Provisions.--It is further the sense of the 
     Congress that, during 1995 ICCAT negotiations on swordfish 
     and other Highly Migratory Species managed by ICCAT, the 
     Congress encourages the United States Commissioners to add 
     enforcement provisions similar to those applicable to bluefin 
     tuna.
       (c) Enhanced Monitoring.--It is further the sense of the 
     Congress that the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration and the United States Customs Service should 
     enhance monitoring activities to ascertain what specific 
     stocks are being imported into the United States and the 
     country of origin.
       (d) Multilateral Enforcement Process.--It is further the 
     sense of the Congress that the United States Commissioners 
     should pursue as a priority the establishment and 
     implementation prior to December 31, 1996, an effective 
     multilateral process that will enable ICCAT nations to 
     enforce the conservation recommendations of the Commission.

                  TITLE IV--FISHERMEN'S PROTECTIVE ACT

     SEC. 401. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) customary international law and the United Nations 
     Convention on the Law of the Sea guarantee the right of 
     passage, including innocent passage, to vessels through the 
     waters commonly referred to as the ``Inside Passage'' off the 
     Pacific Coast of Canada;
       (2) in 1994 Canada required all commercial fishing vessels 
     of the United States to pay 1,500 Canadian dollars to obtain 
     a ``license which authorizes transit'' through the Inside 
     Passage;
       (3) this action was inconsistent with international law, 
     including the United Nations Convention on the Law of the 
     Sea, and, in particular, Article 26 of that Convention, which 
     specifically prohibits such fees, and threatened the safety 
     of United States commercial fishermen who sought to avoid the 
     fee by traveling in less protected waters;
       (4) the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 provides for the 
     reimbursement of vessel owners who are forced to pay a 
     license fee to secure the release of a vessel which has been 
     seized, but does not permit reimbursement of a fee paid by 
     the owner in advance in order to prevent a seizure;
       (5) Canada required that the license fee be paid in person 
     in 2 ports on the Pacific Coast of Canada, or in advance by 
     mail;
       (6) significant expense and delay was incurred by 
     commercial fishing vessels of the United States that had to 
     travel from the point of seizure back to one of those ports 
     in order to pay the license fee required by Canada, and the 
     costs of that travel and delay cannot be reimbursed under the 
     Fishermen's Protective Act;
       (7) the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 should be 
     amended to permit vessel owners to be reimbursed for fees 
     required by a foreign government to be paid in advance in 
     order to navigate in the waters of that foreign country if 
     the United States considers that fee to be inconsistent with 
     international law;
       (8) the Secretary of State should seek to recover from 
     Canada any amounts paid by the United States to reimburse 
     vessel owners who paid the transit license fee;
       (9) the United States should review its current policy with 
     respect to anchorage by commercial fishing vessels of Canada 
     in waters of the United States off Alaska, including waters 
     in and near the Dixon Entrance, and should accord such 
     vessels the same treatment that commercial fishing vessels of 
     the United States are accorded for anchorage in the waters of 
     Canada off British Columbia;
       (10) the President should ensure that, consistent with 
     international law, the United States Coast Guard has 
     available adequate resources in the Pacific Northwest and 
     Alaska to provide for the safety of United States citizens, 
     the enforcement of United States law, and to protect the 
     rights of the United States and keep the peace among vessels 
     operating in disputed waters;
       (11) the President should continue to review all agreements 
     between the United States and Canada to identify other 
     actions that may be taken to convince Canada that any 
     reinstatement of the transit license fee would be against 
     Canada's long-term interests, and should immediately 
     implement any actions which the President deems appropriate 
     if Canada reinstates the fee;
       (12) the President should continue to convey to Canada in 
     the strongest terms that the United States will not now, nor 
     at any time in the future, tolerate any action by Canada 
     which would impede or otherwise restrict the right of passage 
     of vessels of the United States in a manner inconsistent with 
     international law; and
       (13) the United States should continue its efforts to seek 
     expeditious agreement with Canada on appropriate fishery 
     conservation and management measures that can be implemented 
     through the Pacific Salmon Treaty to address issues of mutual 
     concern.

     SEC. 402. AMENDMENT TO THE FISHERMEN'S PROTECTIVE ACT OF 
                   1967.

       (a) The Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1971 
     et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:
       ``Sec. 11. (a) In any case on or after June 15, 1994, in 
     which a vessel of the United States exercising its right of 
     passage is charged a fee by the government of a foreign 
     country to engage in transit passage between points in the 
     United States (including a point in the exclusive economic 
     zone or in an area over which jurisdiction is in dispute), 
     and such fee is regarded by the United States as being 
     inconsistent with international law, the Secretary of State 
     shall, subject to the availability of appropriated funds, 
     reimburse the vessel owner for the amount of any such fee 
     paid under protest.
       ``(b) In seeking such reimbursement, the vessel owner shall 
     provide, together with such other information as the 
     Secretary of State may require--
       ``(1) a copy of the receipt for payment;
       ``(2) an affidavit attesting that the owner or the owner's 
     agent paid the fee under protest; and
       ``(3) a copy of the vessel's certificate of documentation.
       ``(c) Requests for reimbursement shall be made to the 
     Secretary of State within 120 days after the date of payment 
     of the fee, or within 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     this section, whichever is later.
       ``(d) Such funds as may be necessary to meet the 
     requirements of this section may be made available from the 
     unobligated balance of previously appropriated funds 
     remaining in the Fishermen's Protective Fund established 
     under section 9. To the extent that requests for 
     reimbursement under this section exceed such funds, there are 
     authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be needed for 
     reimbursements authorized under subsection (a), which shall 
     be deposited in the Fishermen's Protective Fund established 
     under section 9.
       ``(e) The Secretary of State shall take such action as the 
     Secretary deems appropriate to make and collect claims 
     against the foreign country imposing such fee for any amounts 
     reimbursed under this section.
       ``(f) For purposes of this section, the term `owner' 
     includes any charterer of a vessel of the United States.''.
       (b) The Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1971 
     et seq.) is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``Sec. 12. (a) If the Secretary of State finds that the 
     government of any nation imposes conditions on the operation 
     or transit of United States fishing vessels which the United 
     States regards as being inconsistent with international law 
     or an international agreement, the Secretary of State shall 
     certify that fact to the President.
       ``(b) Upon receipt of a certification under subsection (a), 
     the President shall direct the heads of Federal agencies to 
     impose similar conditions on the operation or transit of 
     fishing vessels registered under the laws of the nation which 
     has imposed conditions on United States fishing vessels.
       ``(c) For the purposes of this section, the term `fishing 
     vessel' has the meaning given that term in section 2101(11a) 
     of title 46, United States Code.
       ``(d) It is the sense of the Congress that any action taken 
     by any Federal agency under subsection (b) should be 
     commensurate with any conditions certified by the Secretary 
     of State under subsection (a).''.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of State shall reimburse the owner of any vessel of 
     the United States for costs incurred due to the seizure of 
     such vessel in 1994 by Canada on the basis of a claim to 
     jurisdiction over sedentary species which was not recognized 
     by the United States at the time of such seizure. Any such 
     reimbursement shall cover, in addition to amounts 
     reimbursable under section 3 of the Fishermen's Protective 
     Act of 1967 (22 U.S.C. 1973), legal fees and travel costs 
     incurred by the owner of any such vessel that were necessary 
     to secure the prompt release of the vessel and crew. Total 
     reimbursements under this subsection may not exceed $25,000 
     and may be made available from the unobligated balances of 
     previously appropriated funds remaining in the Fishermen's 
     Protective Fund established under section 9 of the 
     Fishermen's Protective Act (22 U.S.C. 1979).

     SEC. 403. REAUTHORIZATION.

       (a) Section 7(c) of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 
     (22 U.S.C. 1977(c)) is amended by striking the third 
     sentence.
       (b) Section 7(e) of the Fishermen's Protective Act of 1967 
     (22 U.S.C. 1977(e)) is amended by striking ``October 1, 
     1993'' and inserting ``October 1, 2000''.

     SEC. 404. TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a)(1) Section 15(a) of Public Law 103-238 is amended by 
     striking ``April 1, 1994,'' and inserting ``May 1, 1994.''.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall be effective 
     on and after April 30, 1994.
       (b) Section 803(13)(C) of Public Law 102-567 (16 U.S.C. 
     5002(13)(C)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) any vessel supporting a vessel described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B).''.

        TITLE V--FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT IN CENTRAL SEA OF OKHOTSK

     SEC. 501. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Sea of Okhotsk Fisheries 
     Enforcement Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 502. FISHING PROHIBITION.

       (a) Addition of Central Sea of Okhotsk.--Section 302 of the 
     Central Bering Sea Fisheries Enforcement Act of 1992 (16 
     U.S.C. 1823 note) is amended by inserting ``and the Central 
     Sea of Okhotsk'' after ``Central Bering Sea''.
       (b) Definition.--Section 306 of such Act is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (4), (5), and (6) 
     as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7), respectively; and

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       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) Central sea of okhotsk.--The term `Central Sea of 
     Okhotsk' means the central Sea of Okhotsk area which is more 
     than two hundred nautical miles seaward of the baseline from 
     which the breadth of the territorial sea of the Russian 
     Federation is measured.''.

                     TITLE VI--DRIFTNET MORATORIUM

     SEC. 601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``High Seas Driftnet Fishing 
     Moratorium Protection Act''.

     SEC. 602. FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) Congress has enacted and the President has signed into 
     law numerous Acts to control or prohibit large-scale driftnet 
     fishing both within the jurisdiction of the United States and 
     beyond the exclusive economic zone of any nation, including 
     the Driftnet Impact Monitoring, Assessment, and Control Act 
     of 1987 (title IV, P.L. 100-220), the Driftnet Act Amendments 
     of 1990 (P.L. 101-627), and the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries 
     Enforcement Act (title I, P.L. 102-582);
       (2) the United States is a party to the Convention for the 
     Prohibition of Fishing with Long Driftnets in the South 
     Pacific, also known as the Wellington Convention;
       (3) the General Assembly of the United Nations has adopted 
     three resolutions and three decisions which established and 
     reaffirm a global moratorium on large-scale driftnet fishing 
     on the high seas, beginning with Resolution 44/225 in 1989 
     and most recently in Decision 48/445 in 1993;
       (4) the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted 
     these resolutions and decisions at the request of the United 
     States and other concerned nations;
       (5) the best scientific information demonstrates the 
     wastefulness and potentially destructive impacts of large-
     scale driftnet fishing on living marine resources and 
     seabirds; and
       (6) Resolution 46/215 of the United Nations General 
     Assembly calls on all nations, both individually and 
     collectively, to prevent large-scale driftnet fishing on the 
     high seas.

     SEC. 603. PROHIBITION.

       The United States, or any agency or official acting on 
     behalf of the United States, may not enter into any 
     international agreement with respect to the conservation and 
     management of living marine resources or the use of the high 
     seas by fishing vessels that would prevent full 
     implementation of the global moratorium on large-scale 
     driftnet fishing on the high seas, as such moratorium is 
     expressed in Resolution 46/215 of the United Nations General 
     Assembly.

     SEC. 604. NEGOTIATIONS.

       The Secretary of State, on behalf of the United States, 
     shall seek to enhance the implementation and effectiveness of 
     the United Nations General Assembly resolutions and decisions 
     regarding the moratorium on large-scale driftnet fishing on 
     the high seas through appropriate international agreements 
     and organizations.

     SEC. 605. CERTIFICATION.

       The Secretary of State shall determine in writing prior to 
     the signing or provisional application by the United States 
     of any international agreement with respect to the 
     conservation and management of living marine resources or the 
     use of the high seas by fishing vessels that the prohibition 
     contained in section 603 will not be violated if such 
     agreement is signed or provisionally applied.

     SEC. 606. ENFORCEMENT.

       The President shall utilize appropriate assets of the 
     Department of Defense, the United States Coast Guard, and 
     other Federal agencies to detect, monitor, and prevent 
     violations of the United Nations moratorium on large-scale 
     driftnet fishing on the high seas for all fisheries under the 
     jurisdiction of the United States and, in the case of 
     fisheries not under the jurisdiction of the United States, to 
     the fullest extent permitted under international law.

                   TITLE VII--YUKON RIVER SALMON ACT

     SEC. 701. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Yukon River Salmon Act of 
     1995''.

     SEC. 702. PURPOSES.

       It is the purpose of this title--
       (1) to implement the interim agreement for the conservation 
     of salmon stocks originating from the Yukon River in Canada 
     agreed to through an exchange of notes between the Government 
     of the United States and the Government of Canada on February 
     3, 1995;
       (2) to provide for representation by the United States on 
     the Yukon River Panel established under such agreement; and
       (3) to authorize to be appropriated sums necessary to carry 
     out the responsibilities of the United States under such 
     agreement.

     SEC. 703. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this title--
       (1) The term ``Agreement'' means the interim agreement for 
     the conservation of salmon stocks originating from the Yukon 
     River in Canada agreed to through an exchange of notes 
     between the Government of the United States and the 
     Government of Canada on February 3, 1995.
       (2) The term ``Panel'' means the Yukon River Panel 
     established by the Agreement.
       (3) The term ``Yukon River Joint Technical Committee'' 
     means the technical committee established by paragraph C.2 of 
     the Memorandum of Understanding concerning the Pacific Salmon 
     Treaty between the Government of the United States and the 
     Government of Canada recorded January 28, 1985.

     SEC. 704. PANEL.

       (a) Representation.--The United States shall be represented 
     on the Panel by six individuals, of whom--
       (1) one shall be an official of the United States 
     Government with expertise in salmon conservation and 
     management;
       (2) one shall be an official of the State of Alaska with 
     expertise in salmon conservation and management; and
       (3) four shall be knowledgeable and experienced with regard 
     to the salmon fisheries on the Yukon River.
       (b) Appointments.--Panel members shall be appointed as 
     follows:
       (1) The Panel member described in subsection (a)(1) shall 
     be appointed by the Secretary of State.
       (2) The Panel member described in subsection (a)(2) shall 
     be appointed by the Governor of Alaska.
       (3) The Panel members described in subsection (a)(3) shall 
     be appointed by the Secretary of State from a list of at 
     least 3 individuals nominated for each position by the 
     Governor of Alaska. The Governor of Alaska may consider 
     suggestions for nominations provided by organizations with 
     expertise in Yukon River salmon fisheries. The Governor of 
     Alaska may make appropriate nominations to allow for, and the 
     Secretary of State shall appoint, at least one member under 
     subsection (a)(3) who is qualified to represent the interests 
     of Lower Yukon River fishing districts, and at least one 
     member who is qualified to represent the interests of Upper 
     Yukon River fishing districts. At least one of the Panel 
     members under subsection (a)(3) shall be an Alaska Native.
       (c) Alternates.--The Secretary of State may designate an 
     alternate Panel member for each Panel member the Secretary 
     appoints under subsections (b) (1) and (3), who meets the 
     same qualifications, to serve in the absence of the Panel 
     member. The Governor of the State of Alaska may designate an 
     alternative Panel member for the Panel member appointed under 
     subsection (b)(2), who meets the same qualifications, to 
     serve in the absence of that Panel member.
       (d) Term Length.--Panel members and alternate Panel members 
     shall serve four-year terms. Any individual appointed to fill 
     a vacancy occurring before the expiration of any term shall 
     be appointed for the remainder of that term.
       (e) Reappointment.--Panel members and alternate Panel 
     members shall be eligible for reappointment.
       (f) Decisions.--Decisions by the United States section of 
     the Panel shall be made by the consensus of the Panel members 
     appointed under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a).
       (g) Consultation.--In carrying out their functions under 
     the Agreement, Panel members may consult with such other 
     interested parties as they consider appropriate.

     SEC. 705. ADVISORY COMMITTEE.

       (a) Appointments.--The Governor of Alaska may appoint an 
     Advisory Committee of not less than eight, but not more than 
     twelve, individuals who are knowledgeable and experienced 
     with regard to the salmon fisheries on the Yukon River. At 
     least 2 of the Advisory Committee members shall be Alaska 
     Natives. Members of the Advisory Committee may attend all 
     meetings of the United States section of the Panel, and shall 
     be given the opportunity to examine and be heard on any 
     matter under consideration by the United States section of 
     the Panel.
       (b) Compensation.--The members of such advisory committee 
     shall receive no compensation for their services.
       (c) Term Length.--Advisory Committee members shall serve 
     two-year terms. Any individual appointed to fill a vacancy 
     occurring before the expiration of any term shall be 
     appointed for the remainder of that term.
       (d) Reappointment.--Advisory Committee members shall be 
     eligible for reappointment.

     SEC. 706. EXEMPTION.

       The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall 
     not apply to the Panel, the Yukon River Joint Technical 
     Committee, or the Advisory Committee created under section 
     705 of this title.

     SEC. 707. AUTHORITY AND RESPONSIBILITY.

       (a) Responsible Management Entity.--The State of Alaska 
     Department of Fish and Game shall be the responsible 
     management entity for the United States for the purposes of 
     the Agreement.
       (b) Effect of Designation.--The designation under 
     subsection (a) shall not be considered to expand, diminish, 
     or change the management authority of the State of Alaska or 
     the Federal government with respect to fishery resources.
       (c) Recommendations of Panel.--In addition to 
     recommendations made by the Panel to the responsible 
     management entities in accordance with the Agreement, the 
     Panel may make recommendations concerning the conservation 
     and management of salmon originating in the Yukon River to 
     the Department of the Interior, Department of Commerce, 
     Department of State, North Pacific Fishery Management 
     Council, and other Federal or State entities as appropriate. 
     Recommendations by the Panel shall be advisory in nature.

     SEC. 708. CONTINUATION OF AGREEMENT.

       In the event that the Treaty between Canada and the United 
     States of America concerning Pacific Salmon, signed at 
     Ottawa, January 28, 1985, terminates prior to the termination 
     of the Agreement, and the functions of the Panel are assumed 
     by the ``Yukon River Salmon Commission'' ref

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     erenced in the Agreement, the provisions of this title which 
     apply to the Panel shall thereafter apply to the Yukon River 
     Salmon Commission, and the other provisions of this title 
     shall remain in effect.

     SEC. 709. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS.

       (a) Panel members and alternate Panel members who are not 
     State or Federal employees shall receive compensation at the 
     daily rate of GS-15 of the General Schedule when engaged in 
     the actual performance of duties.
       (b) Travel and other necessary expenses shall be paid for 
     all Panel members, alternate Panel members, United States 
     members of the Joint Technical Committee, and members of the 
     Advisory Committee when engaged in the actual performance of 
     duties.
       (c) Except for officials of the United States Government, 
     individuals described in subsection (b) shall not be 
     considered to be Federal employees while engaged in the 
     actual performance of duties, except for the purposes of 
     injury compensation or tort claims liability as provided in 
     chapter 81 of title 5, United States Code, and chapter 71 of 
     title 28, United States Code.

     SEC. 710. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated $4,000,000 for each 
     fiscal year for carrying out the purposes and provisions of 
     the Agreement and this title including--
       (1) necessary travel expenses of Panel members, alternate 
     Panel members, United States members of the Joint Technical 
     Committee, and members of the Advisory Committee in 
     accordance with Federal Travel Regulations and sections 5701, 
     5702, 5704 through 5708, and 5731 of title 5, United States 
     Code;
       (2) the United States share of the joint expenses of the 
     Panel and the Joint Technical Committee: Provided, That Panel 
     members and alternate Panel members shall not, with respect 
     to commitments concerning the United States share of the 
     joint expenses, be subject to section 262(b) of title 22, 
     United States Code, insofar as it limits the authority of 
     United States representatives to international organizations 
     with respect to such commitments;
       (3) not more than $3,000,000 for each fiscal year to the 
     Department of the Interior and to the Department of Commerce 
     for survey, restoration, and enhancement activities related 
     to Yukon River salmon; and
       (4) $400,000 in each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 
     1999 to be contributed to the Yukon River Restoration and 
     Enhancement Fund and used in accordance with the Agreement.

                       TITLE VIII--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 801. SOUTH PACIFIC TUNA AMENDMENT.

       Section 9 of the South Pacific Tuna Act of 1988 (16 U.S.C. 
     973g) is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(h) Notwithstanding the requirements of--
       ``(1) section 1 of the Act of August 26, 1983 (97 Stat. 
     587; 46 U.S.C. 12108);
       ``(2) the general permit issued on December 1, 1980, to the 
     American Tunaboat Association under section 104(h)(1) of the 
     Marine Mammal Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1374(h)(1)); and
       ``(3) sections 104(h)(2) and 306(a) of the Marine Mammal 
     Protection Act (16 U.S.C. 1374(h)(2) and 1416(a))--

     any vessel documented under the laws of the United States as 
     of the date of enactment of the Fisheries Act of 1995 for 
     which a license has been issued under subsection (a) may fish 
     for tuna in the Treaty Area, including those waters subject 
     to the jurisdiction of the United States in accordance with 
     international law, subject to the provisions of the treaty 
     and this Act, provided that no such vessel fishing in the 
     Treaty Area intentionally deploys a purse seine net to 
     encircle any dolphin or other marine mammal in the course of 
     fishing under the provisions of the Treaty or this Act.''.

     SEC. 802. FOREIGN FISHING FOR ATLANTIC HERRING AND ATLANTIC 
                   MACKEREL.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
       (1) no allocation may be made to any foreign nation or 
     vessel under section 201 of the Magnuson Fishery Conservation 
     and Management Act (16 U.S.C. 1801 et seq.) in any fishery 
     for which there is not a fishery management plan implemented 
     in accordance with that Act; and
       (2) the Secretary of Commerce may not approve the portion 
     of any permit application submitted under section 204(b) of 
     the Act which proposes fishing by a foreign vessel for 
     Atlantic mackerel or Atlantic herring unless--
       (A) the appropriate regional fishery management council 
     recommends under section 204(b)(5) of that Act that the 
     Secretary approve such fishing, and
       (B) the Secretary of Commerce includes in the permit any 
     conditions or restrictions recommended by the appropriate 
     regional fishery management council with respect to such 
     fishing.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. YOUNG of Alaska and 
Mr. STUDDS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendment was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.133.14  jerusalem embassy relocation

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1322) to provide for the relocation of the United States Embassy in 
Israel to Jerusalem, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GILMAN demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.133.15  waiving points of order against conference report on h.r. 
          2002

  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-289) the resolution (H. Res. 241) waiving certain points 
of order during consideration of the conference report on the bill (H.R. 
2002) making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and 
related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.133.16  notice requirement--consideration of resolution--question 
          of privileges

  Ms. SLAUGHTER, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced her 
intention to call up the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       To direct the Speaker to provide an appropriate remedy in 
     response to the use of a forged document at a subcommittee 
     hearing.
       Whereas, on September 28, 1995, the Subcommittee on 
     National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory 
     Affairs of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     held a hearing on political advocacy of Federal grantees;
       Whereas, the president of the Alliance for Justice, a 
     national association of public interest and civil rights 
     organizations testified at that hearing;
       Whereas, a document was placed upon the press table for 
     distribution at the hearing which contained the letterhead, 
     including the name, address, phone number, fax number, and E-
     mail address of the Alliance for Justice, and the names of 
     certain member organizations and the dollar amounts of 
     Federal grants they received;
       Whereas, in her opening statement at the hearing, the 
     president of the Alliance for Justice identified the document 
     as being forged and contained errors and requested an 
     explanation from the chairman of the subcommittee as to the 
     source of the document;
       Whereas, in response, the chairman acknowledged that the 
     document was created by the subcommittee staff;
       Whereas, House Information Resources, at the request of the 
     subcommittee staff, prepared the forged document;
       Whereas, the document was prepared using official funds;
       Whereas, the chairman of the subcommittee acknowledged in a 
     letter, dated September 28, 1995, to the president of the 
     Alliance for Justice that ``the graphics, unfortunately, 
     appeared to simulate the Alliance's letterhead'';
       Whereas, the September 29, 1995, issue of the National 
     Journal's Congress Daily reported that Representative 
     McIntosh's communications director said that the ''the 
     letterhead was taken from a faxed document, scanned into 
     their computer system and altered''; and
       Whereas, questions continue to arise regarding the 
     responsibility for preparation of the forged document: the 
     chairman of the subcommittee stated during the hearing that 
     he had no prior knowledge of the document's preparation; the 
     chairman later stated that the subcommittee staff prepared 
     the document; and other published reports suggested that 
     Chairman McIntosh's personal office prepared the document;
       Whereas, on September 27, 1995, the Speaker expressed 
     concern over the distribution of

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     unattributed documents and announced a policy requiring that 
     materials disseminated on the floor of the House must bear 
     the name of the Member authorizing their distribution;
       Whereas, Members and staff of the House have an obligation 
     to ensure the proper use of documents and other materials and 
     exhibits prepared for use at committee and subcommittee 
     hearings and which are made available to Members, the public 
     or the press, and to ensure that the source of such documents 
     or other materials is not misrepresented;
       Whereas, committees and subcommittees should not create 
     documents for use in their proceedings that may give the 
     impression that such documents were created by other persons 
     or organizations, as occurred at the September 28, 1995, 
     hearing of the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, 
     Natural Resources, and Regulatory Affairs;
       Whereas, the dissemination of a forged document distorts 
     the public record and affects the ability of the House of 
     Representatives, its committees, and Members to perform their 
     legislative functions, and constitutes a violation of the 
     integrity of committee proceedings which form a core of the 
     legislative process: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, that the Speaker shall take such action as may be 
     necessary to provide an appropriate remedy to ensure that the 
     integrity of the legislative process is protected, and shall 
     report his actions and recommendations to the House.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, responded to the foregoing notice, 
and said:
  ``Under rule IX, a resolution offered from the floor by a Member other 
than the majority leader or the minority leader as a question of the 
privileges of the House has immediate precedence only at a time or place 
designated by the Speaker in the legislative schedule within two 
legislative days of its being properly noticed. The Chair will announce 
the Speaker's designation tomorrow. In the meantime, the form of the 
resolution proffered by the gentlewoman from New York [Ms. Slaughter] 
will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this point making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Speaker for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para.133.17  federal securities litigation reform

  On motion of Mr. BLILEY, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1058) to 
reform Federal securities litigation, and for other purposes; together 
with the amendments of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's 
table.
  When on motion of Mr. BLILEY, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendments of the Senate and 
ask a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of the following Members as managers on the 
part of the House at said conference:

  From the Committee on Commerce, for consideration of the House bill, 
and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Bliley, Tauzin, Fields of Texas, Cox of California, White, 
Dingell, Markey, Bryant of Texas, and Ms. Eshoo.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on the Judiciary, for 
consideration of the House bill, and the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Hyde, McCollum, and Conyers.

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.133.18  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Friday, October 20, 1995.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. HOBSON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

363

Nays

48

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

1

para.133.19                  [Roll No. 732]

                                YEAS--363

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--48

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Conyers
     Crane
     DeFazio
     Durbin
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Fazio
     Filner
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Jacobs
     Johnson, E. B.
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Longley
     McNulty
     Neal
     Ney
     Orton
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Sanford
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Stockman
     Stump
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Wicker
     Wolf

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                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Harman
       

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Chapman
     Engel
     Fields (LA)
     Martinez
     McKeon
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Rangel
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Taylor (NC)
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Weldon (PA)
  So the Journal was approved.

para.133.20  unfinished business--h.r. 117

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 5 of rule 
I, announced the unfinished business to be the question on the passage 
of the bill (H.R. 117) to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to 
prevent persons having drug or alcohol use problems from occupying 
dwelling units in public housing projects designated for occupancy by 
elderly families, and for other purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

415

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.133.21                  [Roll No. 733]

                                YEAS--415

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Fields (LA)
     Martinez
     Moakley
     Rangel
     Rush
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Taylor (NC)
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Weldon (PA)
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, announced that three-fifths of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, three-fifths of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.133.22  s. 1322--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill of the Senate (S. 1322) to provide for the 
relocation of the United States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, and for 
other purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

374

It was decided in the

Nays

37

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affirmative

Answered present

5

para.133.23                  [Roll No. 734]

                                YEAS--374

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King

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     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--37

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Bryant (TX)
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Danner
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Ganske
     Goodling
     Hamilton
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Lipinski
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Murtha
     Obey
     Payne (NJ)
     Petri
     Rahall
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Skaggs
     Studds
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Traficant
     Waters

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--5

     Bateman
     Frank (MA)
     Hoke
     Schroeder
     Watt (NC)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Borski
     Brown (OH)
     Chapman
     Fields (LA)
     Martinez
     Moakley
     Rangel
     Rush
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Taylor (NC)
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (FL)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.133.24  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 11 
o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, October 25, 1995.

para.133.25  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Wednesday, October 25, 1995, 
it adjourn to meet at 9 o'clock a.m. on Thursday, October 26, 1995.

para.133.26  order of business--consideration of h.r. 2491

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That at any time the Speaker, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
XXIII, may declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state fo the Union for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
2491) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996; that the first 
reading of the bill be dispensed with; that all points of order against 
consideration of the bill be waived; that general debate be confined to 
the bill and the text of H.R. 2517; that general debate be limited to 
three hours equally divided and controlled by Mr. KASICH and Mr. 
GEPHARDT, or his designee; that after general debate the Committee of 
the Whole rise without motion; and that no further consideration of the 
bill be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the House.

para.133.27  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule on Wednesday, October 25, 1995: the Committee on 
Agriculture, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, the 
Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Economic and Educational 
Opportunities, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the 
Committee on House Oversight, the Committee on International Relations, 
the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Resources, the 
Committee on Science, the Committee on Small Business, and the Committee 
on Veterans' Affairs.

para.133.28  education, employment, and rehabilitation systems

  On motion of Mr. GOODLING, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1617) 
to consolidate and reform workforce development and literacy programs, 
and for other purposes; together with the amendments of the Senate 
thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. GOODLING, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendments of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUTE, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of the following Members as managers on the 
part of the House at said conference:

  Messrs. Goodling, Gunderson, Cunningham, McKeon, Riggs, Graham, 
Souder, Clay, Williams, Kildee, Sawyer, and Gene Green of Texas.

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.133.29  notice requirement--motion to instruct conferees--s. 4

  Mr. DEUTSCH, pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XXVIII, announced his 
intention to instruct the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 4) to give the President 
item veto authority over appropriations Acts and targeted tax benefits 
in revenue Acts, to insist upon the inclusion of provisions to require 
that the bill apply to the targeted tax benefit provisions of any 
revenue or reconciliation bill enacted into law during or after fiscal 
year 1995.

para.133.30  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BLUTE, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, October 24, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on Monday, October 23, 
     1995 at 10:55 a.m. and said to contain a message from the 
     President whereby he transmits notification that he has 
     declared a national emergency regarding foreign narcotics 
     traffickers centered in Columbia.
       With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                  Clerk, House of Representatives.

para.133.31  national emergency with respect to columbia drug 
          trafficking

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Pursuant to section 204(b) of the International Emergency Economic 
Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(b) and section 301 of the National 
Emergencies Act, 50 U.S.C. 1631, I hereby report that I have exercised 
my statutory authority to declare a national emergency in response to 
the unusual and extraordinary threat posed to the national security, 
foreign policy, and economy of the United States by the actions of sig

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nificant foreign narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia and to issue 
an Executive order that:
  --blocks all property and interests in property in the United States 
    or within the possession or control of United States persons of 
    significant foreign narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia 
    designated in the Executive order or other persons designated 
    pursuant thereto; and
  --prohibits any transaction or dealing by United States persons or 
    within the United States in property of the persons designated in 
    the Executive order or other persons designated pursuant thereto.
  In the Executive order (copy attached) I have designated four 
significant foreign narcotics traffickers who are principals in the so-
called Cali cartel in Colombia. I have also authorized the Secretary of 
the Treasury, in consultation with the Attorney General and the 
Secretary of State, to designate additional foreign persons who play a 
significant role in international narcotics trafficking centered in 
Colombia or who materially support such trafficking, and other persons 
determined to be owned or controlled by or to act for or on behalf of 
designated persons, whose property or transactions or dealings in 
property in the United States or with United States persons shall be 
subject to the prohibitions contained in the order.
  I have authorized these measures in response to the relentless threat 
posed by significant foreign narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia 
to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United 
States.
  Narcotics production has grown substantially in recent years. 
Potential cocaine production--a majority of which is bound for the 
United States--is approximately 850 metric tons per year. Narcotics 
traffickers centered in Colombia have exercised control over more than 
80 percent of the cocaine entering the United States.
  Narcotics trafficking centered in Colombia undermines dramatically the 
health and well-being of United States citizens as well as the domestic 
economy. Such trafficking also harms trade and commercial relations 
between our countries. The penetration of legitimate sectors of the 
Colombian economy by the so-called Cali cartel has frequently permitted 
it to corrupt various institutions of Colombian government and society 
and to disrupt Colombian commerce and economic development.
  The economic impact and corrupting financial influence of such 
narcotics trafficking is not limited to Colombia but affects commerce 
and finance in the United States and beyond. United States law 
enforcement authorities estimate that the traffickers are responsible 
for the repatriation of $4.7 to $7 billion in illicit drug profits from 
the United States to Colombia annually, some of which is invested in 
ostensibly legitimate businesses. Financial resources of that magnitude, 
which have been illicitly generated and injected into the legitimate 
channels of international commerce, threaten the integrity of the 
domestic and international financial systems on which the economies of 
many nations now rely.
  For all of these reasons, I have determined that the actions of 
significant narcotics traffickers centered in Colombia, and the 
unparalleled violence, corruption, and harm that they cause in the 
United States and abroad, constitute an unusual and extraordinary threat 
to the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United 
States. I have, accordingly, declared a national emergency in response 
to this threat.
  The measures I am taking are designed to deny these traffickers the 
benefit of any assets subject to the jurisdiction of the United States 
and to prevent United States persons from engaging in any commercial 
dealings with them, their front companies, and their agents. These 
measures demonstrate firmly and decisively the commitment of the United 
States to end the scourge that such traffickers have wrought upon 
society in the United States and beyond. The magnitude and dimension of 
the current problem warrant utilizing all available tools to wrest the 
destructive hold that these traffickers have on society and governments.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 21, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-129).

para.133.32  senate bills referred

  Bills of the Senate of the following titles were taken from the 
Speaker's table, and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 868. An Act to provide authority for leave transfer for 
     Federal employees who are adversely affected by disasters or 
     emergencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       S. 1309. An Act to reauthorize the tied aid credit program 
     of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and to allow 
     the Export-Import Bank to conduct a demonstration project; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

para.133.33  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly an enrolled bill of the House of 
the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 402. An Act to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act, and for other purposes.

para.133.34  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 1254. An Act to disapprove of amendments to the Federal 
     Sentencing Guidelines relating to lowering of crack sentences 
     and sentences for money laundering and transactions in 
     property derived from unlawful activity.

para.133.35  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, for today;
  To Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, for October 23 through November 3; and
  To Mr. MARTINEZ, for today.
  And then,

para.133.36  adjournment

  On motion of Mrs. MORELLA, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 10 o'clock and 21 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
11 o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, October 25, 1995.

para.133.37  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mrs. WALDHOLTZ: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 241. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2002) making 
     appropriations for the Department of Transportation and 
     related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-289). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1253. A 
     bill to rename the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge 
     as the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge 
     (Rept. No. 104-290). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.133.38  discharge of committees

  Under clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1020. The Committees on Resources and the Budget 
     discharged from further consideration. Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.133.39  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. FIELDS of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Burr, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Frisa, and Mr. 
             Markey):
       H.R. 2519. A bill to facilitate contributions to charitable 
     organizations by codifying certain exemptions from the 
     Federal securities laws, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. LEACH;
       H.R. 2520. A bill to enhance competition in the financial 
     services industry by providing a prudential framework for the 
     affiliation of banks, securities firms, and other financial 
     service providers, to reduce paperwork and additional 
     regulatory burdens for depository institutions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Petri, Mrs. 
             Johnson of

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             Connecticut, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Leach, 
             Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Davis):
       H.R. 2521. A bill to establish a Federal Statistical 
     Service; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas:
       H.R. 2522. A bill to establish a maximum level of 
     remediation for dry cleaning solvents, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             Mr. Crane, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. 
             Hoke):
       H.R. 2523. A bill to terminate the authority of the 
     Secretary of Agriculture and the Commodity Credit Corporation 
     to support the price of agricultural commodities and to 
     terminate related acreage allotment and marketing quota 
     programs for such commodities; to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2524. A bill to amend chapter 171 of title 28, United 
     States Code, to allow claims against the United States under 
     that chapter for damages arising from certain negligent 
     medical care provided members of the Armed Forces; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas. Mr. Schiff, Mr. Canady, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bryant of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bryant of Texas, and Mr. 
             Ramstad):
       H.R. 2525. A bill to modify the operation of the antitrust 
     laws, and of State laws similar to the antitrust laws, with 
     respect to charitable gift annuities; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. OWENS:
       H.R. 2526. A bill to create a Creative Revenues Commission, 
     to facilitate the reform of the Federal tax system, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 2527. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to improve the electoral process by permitting 
     electronic filing and preservation of Federal Election 
     Commission reports, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on House Oversight.
           By Mr. BRYANT of Texas:
       H. Res. 242. Resolution providing for consideration of the 
     bill (H.R. 2261) to provide for the regulation of lobbyists 
     and gift reform, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
             Ford, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. 
             Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Clyburn, 
             Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Mfume, 
             Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Frazer, 
             Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Ms. Brown of 
             Florida, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. McKinney, Mr. Torres, Mr. Owens, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Farr, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Evans):
       H. Res. 243. Resolution urging the prosecution of ex-Los 
     Angeles Police Detective Mark Fuhrman for perjury, 
     investigation into other possible crimes by Mr. Fuhrman, and 
     adoption of reforms by the Los Angeles Police Department; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.133.40  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       176. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Michigan, relative to funding 
     for the Great Lakes Science Center; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.

para.133.41  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 43: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 350: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 353: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Olver and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Rose,  Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, and Mr. 
     Salmon.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Souder, and Mr. 
     Hancock.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts and Mr. Hoyer.
       H.R. 713: Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 820: Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Torres, Mr. Davis, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
     Mr. Blute, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 842: Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Torricelli, and Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 891: Mr. Mfume, Mr. Johnston of Florida, and Miss 
     Collins of Michigan.
       H.R. 941: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 1203: Mr. Dooley and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 1552: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1595: Mr. Smith of Texas and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1625: Mr. Funderburk.
       H.R. 1684: Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1691: Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Olver, Mr. Foley, 
     Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Horn, Mr. Wolf, 
     Mr. Boehner, Mr. Payne of Virginia, and Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 1707: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1733: Mr. McHale and Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 1893: Mr. Gilman.
       H.R. 1920: Mr. Quinn, Mr. Vento, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mrs. 
     Meyers of Kansas, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 2008: Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 2024: Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 2180: Mr. Funderburk.
       H.R. 2192: Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 2216: Mr. Fields of Texas and Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 2240: Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Manton, Miss 
     Collins of Michigan, and Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 2245: Mr. Faleomavaega and Mr. Frazier.
       H.R. 2357: Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 2441: Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 2468: Mr. Riggs and Mr. Condit.
       H.R. 2472: Mr. King.
       H.R. 2508: Mr. Burr, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Gilmor, Mr. Roth, 
     Mr. gutknecht, and Mr. Jacobs.

para.133.42  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 390: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 500: Mr. Saxton.
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                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1995 (134)

para.134.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT 
of Nebraska, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 25, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Bill Barrett to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para.134.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced he had 
examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, October 
24, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.134.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1555. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration, transmitting the 
     Administration's report on mixed waste, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     6965; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1556. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation entitled the ``Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission Act of 1995''; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1557. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. B-
     96 which relates to enhancements or upgrades from the level 
     of sensitivity of technology or capability described in 
     section 36(b)(1) AECA certifications 91-03 of June 11, 1991, 
     and 94-017 of February 28, 1994, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b)(5); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1558. A letter from the Chairperson, Navy Exchange Service 
     Command, transmitting the Navy Exchange Service Command 
     retirement trust for plan year 1993, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1559. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary (Civil 
     Works), Department of the Army, transmitting a copy of the 
     U.S. Army Corps of Engineers flood plain management 
     assessment of the Upper Mississippi and Lower Missouri Rivers 
     and their tributaries [FPMA]; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1560. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting a draft of pro

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     posed legislation to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     expand the authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     suspend a special pay agreement for physicians and dentists 
     who enter residency training programs; to the Committee on 
     Veterans' Affairs.

para.134.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 1026. An Act to designate the United States Post 
     Office building located at 201 East Pikes Peak Avenue in 
     Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the ``Winfield Scott Stratton 
     Post Office.''

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with amendments 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House 
of the following title:

       H.R. 1606. An Act to designate the United States Post 
     Office building located at 24 Corliss Street, Providence, 
     Rhode Island, as the ``Harry Kizirian Post Office Building.''

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the 
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1328. An Act to amend the commencement dates of certain 
     temporary Federal judgeships.

para.134.5  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. NORWOOD, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
October 25, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.134.6  providing for consideration of conference report on h.r. 
          2002

  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 241):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2002) making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. All points 
     of order against the conference report and against its 
     consideration are waived. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.134.7  transportation appropriations, fy 1996

  Mr. WOLF, pursuant to House Resolution 241, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 104-286):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2002) ``making appropriations for the Department of 
     Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes,'' having 
     met, after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend 
     and do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 2, 5, 
     10, 11, 12, 13, 18, 19, 21, 34, 37, 44, 51, 53, 56, 63, 64, 
     65, 66, 73, 78, 86, 91, 112, 121, 125, 126, 132, 133, 134, 
     135, 141, 142, 143, 146, 148, 152, 155, 156, 161, 162, 165, 
     166, 171, 172, 173, 181, 183, 184, 185, 189, and 190.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendments of the Senate numbered 3, 4, 15, 17, 20, 24, 31, 
     33, 35, 38, 39, 42, 43, 46, 49, 50, 69, 70, 71, 74, 76, 77, 
     79, 84, 85, 89, 90, 93, 99, 105, 107, 108, 114, 119, 120, 
     136, 138, 144, 145, 147, 149, 150, 151, 159, 160, 168, 169, 
     170, and 191, and agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 1:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 1, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $56,189,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 6:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 6, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $8,220,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 7:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 7, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $103,149,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 8:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 8, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $22,600,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 9:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 9, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $22,600,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 14:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 14, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $16,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 16:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 16, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $135,200,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 22:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 22, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $2,278,991,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 23:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 23, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:  ; and of which $20,000,000 shall be 
     expended from the Boat Safety Account; and the Senate agree 
     to the same.
       Amendment numbered 25:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 25, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $362,375,000; and on page 8 of the House engrossed bill H.R. 
     2002 delete line 23; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 26:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 26, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $167,600,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 27:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 27, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $12,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 28:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 28, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $49,200,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 29:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 29, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $88,875,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 30:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 30, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $44,700,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 32:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 32, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     Provided further, That the Commandant may dispose of surplus 
     real property by sale or lease and the proceeds of such sale 
     or lease shall be credited to this appropriation; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 36:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 36, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $18,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 40:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 40, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $4,645,712,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 41:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 41, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $2,222,859,100; and the Senate agree to the same.

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       Amendment numbered 45:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 45, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: : 
     Provided further, That the Secretary may transfer funds to 
     this account, from Coast Guard ``Operating expenses'', not to 
     exceed $60,000,000 in total for the fiscal year, fifteen days 
     after written notification to the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations, solely for the purpose of providing 
     additional funds for air traffic control operations and 
     maintenance to enhance aviation safety and security; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 47:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 47, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $1,934,883,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 48:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 48, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $1,718,883,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 52:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 52, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $185,698,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 54:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 54, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $1,450,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 55:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 55, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the first sum named in said amendment, insert: 
     $26,000,000.
       In lieu of the second sum named in said amendment, insert: 
     $48,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 57:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 57, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $509,660,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 58:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 58, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $208,946,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 59:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 59, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $11,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 60:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 60, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $11,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 61:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 61, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $17,550,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 62:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 62, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $77,225,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 67:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 67, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $51,884,430; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 68:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 68, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $32,247,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 72:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 72, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $127,700,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 75:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 75, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: Provided further, That none of these funds 
     shall be used for construction, rehabilitation or remodeling 
     costs, or for office furnishing and fixtures for State, 
     local, or private buildings or structures; and the Senate 
     agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 80:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 80, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $49,919,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 81:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 81, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $24,550,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 82:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 82, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $115,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 83:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 83, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: studies, corridor planning, development, 
     demonstration, and implementation, $19,205,000, to remain 
     available until expended; and on page 24, line 14 of the 
     House engrossed bill H.R. 2002, delete ``$5,000,000'' and in 
     lieu thereof, insert: $7,118,000; and the Senate agree to the 
     same.
       Amendment numbered 87:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 87, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the first sum named in said amendment, insert: 
     $1,000,000; and in lieu of the second sum named in said 
     amendment, insert: $6,000,000; and the Senate agree to the 
     same.
       Amendment numbered 88:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 88, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: $635,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 92:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 92, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: That up to $15,000,000 of the amount made 
     available under this head for capital improvements may, at 
     the discretion of the Corporation, be transferred to the 
     Northeast Corridor Improvement Program: Provided further,
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 94:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 94, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $942,925,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 95:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 95, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $2,052,925,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 96:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 96, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: : 
     Provided further, That the limitation on operating assistance 
     provided under this heading shall, for urbanized areas of 
     less than 200,000 in population, be no less than seventy-five 
     percent of the amount of operating assistance such areas are 
     eligible to receive under Public Law 103-331; and the Senate 
     agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 97:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 97, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: : 
     Provided further, That in the distribution of the limitation 
     provided under this heading or urbanized areas that had a 
     population under the 1990 census of 1,000,000 or more, the 
     Secretary shall direct each such area to give priority 
     consideration to the impact of reductions in operating 
     assistance on smaller transit authorities operating within 
     the area and to consider the needs and resources of such 
     transit authorities when the limitation is distributed among 
     all transit authorities operating in the area; and the Senate 
     agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 98:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 98, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: $85,500,000 of which $39,500,000 shall be 
     for activities under 49 U.S.C. 5303, $4,500,000 for 
     activities under 49

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     U.S.C. 5311(b)(2), $8,250,000 for activities under 49 U.S.C. 
     5313(b), $22,000,000 for activities under 49 U.S.C. 5314, 
     $8,250,000 for activities under 49 U.S.C. 5313(a), and 
     $3,000,000 for activities under 49 U.S.C. 5315; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 100:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 100, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: , notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, except for fixed guideway modernization projects, 
     $21,631,250 made available under Public Law 102-388 under 
     ``Federal Transit Administration, Discretionary Grants'' for 
     projects specified in that Act or identified in reports 
     accompanying that Act, not obligated by September 30, 1995, 
     shall be made available for new fixed guideway systems 
     together with the $666,000,000 made available for new fixed 
     guideway systems in this Act, to be available as follows; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 101:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 101, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $20,060,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 102:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 102, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: $4,250,000 for the Canton-Akron-Cleveland 
     commuter rail project; ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 103:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 103, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: $1,000,000 for the Cincinnati Northeast/
     Northern Kentucky rail line project; ; and the Senate agree 
     to the same.
       Amendment numbered 104:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 104, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $3,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 106:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 106, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $6,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 109:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 109, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: $9,720,625 for the Jacksonville ASE 
     extension project; ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 110:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 110, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $85,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 111:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 111, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: $8,500,000 for the Los Angeles-San Diego 
     commuter rail project; ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 113:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 113, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $15,315,000; and the senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 115:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 115, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: $1,250,000 for the Memphis, Tennessee 
     Regional Rail Plan; ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 116:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 116, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $80,250,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 117:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 117, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: $5,000,000 for the New Orleans Canal Street 
     Corridor project; ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 118:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 118, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $126,725,125; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 122:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 122, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $12,500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 123:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 123, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $9,759,500; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 124:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 124, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: , of which not more than $5,000,000 may be 
     available for high-occupancy vehicle lane and intermodal 
     corridor design costs; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 127:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 127, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: $7,500,000 for the San Juan, Puerto Rico 
     Tren Urbano project;
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 128:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 128, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: $500,000 for the Tampa to Lakeland commuter 
     rail project;
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 129:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 129, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: $2,500,000 for the Whitehall ferry terminal, 
     New York, New York;
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 130:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 130, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: ; and; the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 131:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 131, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $5,650,000 for the Burlington-Charlotte, Vermont commuter 
     rail project.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 137:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 137, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $23,937,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 139:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 139, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $31,448,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 140:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 140, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $23,750,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 153:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 153, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $7,500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 154:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 154, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $95,649,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 157:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 157, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: collocate and consolidate; and the Senate 
     agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 158:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 158, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: surface transpor

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     tation field offices and administrative activities; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 163:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 163, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert 
     the following:
       Sec. 339. None of the funds in this Act shall, in the 
     absence of express authorization by Congress, be used 
     directly or indirectly to pay for any personal service, 
     advertisement, telegram, telephone, letter, printed or 
     written matter, or other device, intended or designed to 
     influence in any manner a Member of Congress, to favor or 
     oppose, by vote or otherwise, any legislation or 
     appropriation by Congress, whether before or after the 
     introduction of any bill or resolution proposing such 
     legislation or appropriation: Provided, That this shall not 
     prevent officers or employees of the Department of 
     Transportation or related agencies funded in this Act from 
     communicating to Members of Congress on the request of any 
     Member or to Congress, through the proper official channels, 
     requests for legislation or appropriations which they deem 
     necessary for the efficient conduct of the public business.
       And, on page 53 of the House engrossed bill H.R. 2002, 
     delete lines 1-13.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 164:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 164, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:
       Sec. 340. None of the funds in this Act shall be available 
     to pay the salaries and expenses of any individual to arrange 
     tours of scientists or engineers employed by or working for 
     the People's Republic of China, to hire citizens of the 
     People's Republic of China to participate in research 
     fellowships sponsored by the modal administrations of the 
     Department of Transportation, or to provide training or any 
     form of technology transfer to scientists or engineers 
     employed by or working for the People's Republic of China: 
     Provided, That this provision shall not apply to the Federal 
     Aviation Administration or the joint Federal Aviation 
     Administration, Department of Defense and Department of 
     Commerce initiative designed to modernize the air traffic 
     control system of the People's Republic of China.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 167:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 167, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 343. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for improvements to the Miller Highway in New York 
     City, New York.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 174:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 174, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 347. (a) In consultation with the employees of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration and such non-governmental 
     experts in personnel management systems as he may employ, and 
     notwithstanding the provisions of title 5, United States 
     Code, and other Federal personnel laws, the Administrator of 
     the Federal Aviation Administration shall develop and 
     implement, not later than January 1, 1996, a personnel 
     management system for the Federal Aviation Administration 
     that addresses the unique demands on the agency's workforce. 
     Such a new system shall, at a minimum, provide for greater 
     flexibility in the hiring, training, compensation, and 
     location of personnel.
       (b) The provisions of title 5, United States Code, shall 
     not apply to the new personnel management system developed 
     and implemented pursuant to subsection (a), with the 
     exception of:
       (1) Section 2302(b), relating to whistleblower protection;
       (2) Sections 3308-3320, relating to veterans' preference;
       (3) Section 7116(b)(7), relating to limitations on the 
     right to strike;
       (4) Section 7204, relating to antidiscrimination;
       (5) Chapter 73, relating to suitability, security, and 
     conduct;
       (6) Chapter 81, relating to compensation for work injury; 
     and
       (7) Chapters 83-85, 87, and 89, relating to retirement, 
     unemployment compensation, and insurance coverage.
       (c) This section shall take effect on April 1, 1996.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 175:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 175, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 348. (a) In consultation with such non-governmental 
     experts in acquisition management systems as he may employ, 
     and notwithstanding provisions of Federal acquisition law, 
     the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration 
     shall develop and implement, not later than January 1, 1996, 
     an acquisition management system for the Federal Aviation 
     Administration that addresses the unique needs of the agency 
     and, at a minimum, provides for more timely and cost-
     effective acquisitions of equipment and materials.
       (b) The following provisions of Federal acquisition law 
     shall not apply to the new acquisition management system 
     developed and implemented pursuant to subsection (a):
       (1) Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 252-266).
       (2) The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     401 et seq.);
       (3) The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 
     (Public Law 103-355);
       (4) The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.), except 
     that all reasonable opportunities to be awarded contracts 
     shall be provided to small business concerns and small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by socially and 
     economically disadvantaged inidividuals;
       (5) The Competition in Contracting Act;
       (6) Subchapter V of Chapter 35 of title 31, relating to the 
     procurement protest system;
       (7) The Brooks Automatic Data Processing Act (40 U.S.C. 
     759); and
       (8) The Federal Acquisition Regulation and any laws not 
     listed in (a) through (e) of this section providing authority 
     to promulgate regulations in the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation.
       (c) This section shall take effect on April 1, 1996.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 176:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 176, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section designation of said amendment, 
     insert:
       Sec. 349.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 177:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 177, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section designation of said amendment, 
     insert:
       Sec. 350.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 178:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 178, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section designation of said amendment, 
     insert:
       Sec. 351.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 179:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 179, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section designation of said amendment, 
     insert:
       Sec. 352.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 180:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 180, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section designation of said amendment, 
     insert:
       Sec. 353.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 182:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 182, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section designation of said amendment, 
     insert:
       Sec. 354.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 186:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 186, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section designation of said amendment, 
     insert:
       Sec. 355.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 187:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 187, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section designation of said amendment, 
     insert:
       Sec. .
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 188:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 188, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:

     SEC. 357. AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS FOR SIDING AND INTERMODAL 
                   FACILITY IN RICHLAND COUNTY, NORTH DAKOTA.

       Notwithstanding section 22101(a)(3) of title 49, United 
     States Code, the State of North Dakota may use funds 
     available to the State under section 22106(b) of such title 
     for the building of a siding and intermodal facility proposed 
     by the State in Sections 7 and 8, Township 133 North, Range 
     47 West, Richland County, North Dakota.
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     Frank R. Wolf,
     Tom DeLay,
     Ralph Regula,
     Harold Rogers,
     Jim Lightfoot,
     Ron Packard,
     Sonny Callahan,
     Jay Dickey,
     Bob Livingston,
     Martin Olav Sabo (except amendment 174 and amendment 190)
     Richard J. Durbin (except amendment 132,

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     amendment 174, and amendment 190)
     Ronald D. Coleman (except amendment 174)
     Thomas M. Foglietta (except amendment 174)
     David R. Obey (except amendment 174)
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Mark O. Hatfield,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Arlen Specter,
     Christopher S. Bond,
     Slade Gorton,
     Richard C. Shelby,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Tom Harkin,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

393

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affirmative

Nays

29

para.134.8                   [Roll No. 735]

                                YEAS--393

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--29

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Borski
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Danner
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Hilliard
     Kaptur
     Martinez
     Menendez
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Schaefer
     Sensenbrenner
     Slaughter
     Torres
     Traficant
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Abercrombie
     Chapman
     Fields (LA)
     Funderburk
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Weldon (PA)
     Wilson
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.134.9  motion to instruct conferees--s. 4

  Mr. DEUTSCH submitted the privileged motion that the managers on the 
part of the House at the conference with the Senate on the disagreeing 
votes of the two Houses on the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 
4) to give the President item veto authority over appropriations Acts 
and targeted tax benefits in revenue Acts, be instructed within the 
scope of the conference to insist upon the inclusion of provisions to 
require that the bill apply to the targeted tax benefit provisions of 
any revenue or reconciliation bill enacted into law during or after 
fiscal year 1995.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DEUTSCH objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

381

When there appeared

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Nays

44

para.134.10                  [Roll No. 736]

                                YEAS--381

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes

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     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--44

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Conyers
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Engel
     Evans
     Gonzalez
     Greenwood
     Hastings (FL)
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Klink
     Lewis (CA)
     Martinez
     McDade
     McKinney
     Meek
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Myers
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanders
     Serrano
     Shuster
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bereuter
     Chapman
     Fields (LA)
     Sisisky
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Weldon (PA)
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.134.11  privileges of the house

  Ms. SLAUGHTER rose to a question of the privileges of the House and 
submitted the following privileged resolution (H. Res. 244):

       Whereas, on September 28, 1995, the Subcommittee on 
     National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory 
     Affairs of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     held a hearing on political advocacy of Federal grantees;
       Whereas, the president of the Alliance for Justice, a 
     national association of public interest and civil rights 
     organizations testified at that hearing;
       Whereas, a document was placed upon the press table for 
     distribution at the hearing which contained the letterhead, 
     including the name, address, phone number, fax number, and E-
     mail address of the Alliance for Justice, and the names of 
     certain member organizations and the dollar amounts of 
     Federal grants they received;
       Whereas, in her opening statement at the hearing, the 
     president of the Alliance for Justice identified the document 
     as being forged and contained errors and requested an 
     explanation from the chairman of the subcommittee as to the 
     source of the document;
       Whereas, in response, the chairman acknowledged that the 
     document was created by the subcommittee staff;
       Whereas, House Information Resources, at the request of the 
     subcommittee staff, prepared the forged document;
       Whereas, the document was prepared using official funds;
       Whereas, the chairman of the subcommittee acknowledged in a 
     letter, dated September 28, 1995, to the president of the 
     Alliance for Justice that ``the graphics, unfortunately, 
     appeared to simulate the Alliance's letterhead'';
       Whereas, the September 29, 1995, issue of the National 
     Journal's CongressDaily reported that Representative 
     McIntosh's communications director said that ``the letterhead 
     was taken from a faxed document, scanned into their computer 
     system and altered''; and
       Whereas, questions continue to arise regarding the 
     responsibility for preparation of the forced document: the 
     chairman of the subcommittee stated during the hearing that 
     he had no prior knowledge of the document's preparation; the 
     chairman later stated that the subcommittee staff prepared 
     the document: and other published reports suggested that 
     Chairman McIntosh's personal office staff prepared the 
     document:
       Whereas, on September 27, 1995, the Speaker expressed 
     concern over the distribution of unattributed documents and 
     announced a policy requiring that materials disseminated on 
     the floor of the House must bear the name of the Member 
     authorizing their distribution;
       Whereas, Members and staff of the House have an obligation 
     to ensure the proper use of documents and other materials and 
     exhibits prepared for use at committee and subcommittee 
     hearings and which are made available to Members, the public 
     or the press, and to ensure that the source of such documents 
     or other materials is not misrepresented;
       Whereas, committees and subcommittees should not create 
     documents for use in their proceedings that may give the 
     impression that such documents were created by other persons 
     or organizations, as occurred at the September 28, 1995, 
     hearing of the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, 
     Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs;
       Whereas, the dissemination of a forged document distorts 
     the public record and affects the ability of the House of 
     Representatives, its committees, and Members to perform their 
     legislative functions, and constitutes a violation of the 
     integrity of committee proceedings which form a core of the 
     legislative process: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Speaker shall take such action as may be 
     necessary to provide an appropriate remedy to ensure that the 
     integrity of the legislative process is protected, and shall 
     report his actions and recommendations to the House.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. ARMEY moved to lay the resolution on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay the resolution on the table?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

236

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affirmative

Nays

189

para.134.12                  [Roll No. 737]

                                AYES--236

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter

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     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Chapman
     Fields (LA)
     Goodling
     Sisisky
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Weldon (PA)
  So the motion to lay the resolution on the table was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.134.13  budget reconciliation, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to the order of the 
House of October 24, 1995, and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved 
into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2491) to provide for reconciliation 
pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 1996.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. BOEHNER as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WELDON of Florida, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BOEHNER, Chairman, pursuant to the special order of October 
24, 1995, reported that the Committee, having had under consideration 
said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.134.14  submission of conference report--h.r. 2020

  Mr. LIGHTFOOT submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-291) on the 
bill (H.R. 2020) making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the 
United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and 
certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1996, and for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for 
printing in the Record under the rule.

para.134.15  recess--9:54 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WELDON of Florida, pursuant to clause 12 
of rule I, declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock and 54 minutes 
p.m., subject to the call of the Chair.



       THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF OCTOBER 25), 1995

para.134.16  after recess--1:00 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, called the House to order.

para.134.17  providing for the consideration of h. con. res 109 and the 
          further consideration of h.r. 2491

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-292) the resolution (H. Res. 245) providing for consideration of 
the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 109) expressing the sense of the 
Congress regarding the need for reform of the social security earnings 
limit, and providing for the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
2491) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.
  And then,

para.134.18  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
October 24, 1995, at 1 o'clock and 3 minutes a.m., Thursday, October 26 
(legislative day of Wednesday, October 25), 1995, the House adjourned 
until 9 o'clock a.m. today.

para.134.19  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LIGHTFOOT: Committee of Conference. Conference report 
     on H.R. 2020. A bill making appropriations for the Treasury 
     Department, the U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of 
     the President, and certain independent agencies, for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 104-291). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 245. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the concurrent 
     resolution (H. Con. Res. 109) expressing the sense of the 
     Congress regarding the need for reform of the Social Security 
     earnings limit, and providing for further consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2491) to provide for reconciliation pursuant 
     to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
     fiscal year 1996 (Rept. No. 104-292). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.

para.134.20  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. RADANOVICH:
       H.R. 2528. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to renew to the heirs of permittees permits for historic 
     cabins located in the Mineral King Addition of the Sequoia 
     National Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
             Stark):
       H.R. 2529. A bill to increase by 800 percent the duty on 
     imports of beaujolais wine that is the product of France; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on International Relations, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ORTON (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Condit, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. 
             Browder, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Baesler, Mr. Minge, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Rose, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Roemer):

[[Page 1596]]

       H.R. 2530. A bill to provide for deficit reduction and 
     achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002; to the 
     Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Agriculture, Banking and Financial Services, Commerce, 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, Government Reform and 
     Oversight, House Oversight, the Judiciary, National Security, 
     Resources, Rules, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Veterans' Affairs, and Ways and Means, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Archer, Mr. Talent, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Graham, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Barrett 
             of Nebraska, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Norwood, Mrs. Meyers of 
             Kansas, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Smith of Texas, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
             Quillen, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 2531. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to clarify the exemption for houseparents from the 
     minimum wage and maximum hours requirements of that act, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, 
             Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Holden, 
             Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. Williams):
       H.R. 2532. A bill to provide marketing loans and a total 
     acreage base for the 1996 through 2002 crops of upland 
     cotton, feed grains, rice, oilseeds, and wheat, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself and Mrs. Schroeder) (both 
             by request):
       H.R. 2533. A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to 
     establish the U.S. Intellectual Property Organization, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Owens, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Kinchey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 2534. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to treatment of corporations, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Agriculture, National Security, Science, 
     Resources, Commerce, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Banking and Financial Services, and International Relations, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SCARBOROUGH:
       H.R. 2535. A bill to provide for withdrawal of the United 
     States from the United Nations; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mrs. SMITH of Washington (for herself and Mrs. 
             Chenoweth):
       H.R. 2536. A bill to terminate certain entitlements of 
     former Speakers of the House of Representatives; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. HASTERT (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Armey, Mr. Fox, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Flanagan, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Goss, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Foley, Mr. Heineman, and Mr. Barr):
       H. Con. Res. 109. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the need for raising the 
     Social Security earnings limit; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Evans, Mr. Beilenson, Ms. 
             Kaptur, Mr. Filner, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Frost, Mr. Obey, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Clay, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Engel, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mr. Meehan, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Baldacci, 
             Mr. Serrano, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
             Velazquez, Mr. Owens, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Watt of North Carolina, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Olver, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Farr, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Payne of New 
             Jersey, and Mr. Martinez):
       H. Con. Res. 110. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the current Federal alternative 
     minimum tax requiring all corporations and individuals with 
     substantial economic income to pay minimum taxes should be 
     retained; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER:
       H. Res. 244. Resolution to direct the Speaker to provide an 
     appropriate remedy in response to the use of a forged 
     document at a subcommittee hearing; laid on the table.

para.134.21  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois:
       H.R. 2537. A bill to provide for the reliquidation of 
     certain entries of imported chemicals; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.

para.134.22  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 528: Mr. Klink, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 663: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Crane, Mr. Talent, 
     Mr. Zimmer, and Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 835: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 862: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kanjorski, and 
     Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1033: Mr. Durbin and Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 1229: Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1353: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 1483: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1514: Mr. Weller, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Clement, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Evans, Mr. Coble, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
     Packard, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
     Laughlin.
       H.R. 1540: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1619: Ms. Roybal-Allard and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 1787: Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Upton, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 1821: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1883: Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 1946: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Souder, Mr. Ney, Mr. McCrery, 
     Mrs. Cubin, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Kasich, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1950: Mr. Ward.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 1970: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Engel, Mr. Gene Green of 
     Texas, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Velazquez, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2011: Mr. Andrews, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. 
     McDade, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Fox, Mr. Filner, Ms. 
     Pelosi, and Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 2098: Mr. Upton and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 2180: Mr. Stump, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Miller 
     of Florida, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, and Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Lucas, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Manton, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
     Salmon, Mr. Ney, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 2205: Mr. Durbin, Mr. Frost, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, 
     and Mr. Lucas.
       H.R. 2249: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 2261: Mr. Olver, Mr. Bentsen, and Mrs. Schroeder.
       H.R. 2270: Mr. Tate, Mr. Hoke, and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 2276: Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 2333: Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
     and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 2342: Mr. Richardson, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. 
     Fields of Louisiana.
       H.R. 2351: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 2364: Mr. Cooley, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Dornan, and Mr. 
     Bonilla.
       H.R. 2429: Mr. Hoyer and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2463: Mr. Underwood, Mr. Vento, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. 
     Filner.
       H.R. 2507: Mr. Salmon and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.J. Res. 70: Mr. Thompson.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. Dixon.


.
                     THURSDAY OCTOBER 26, 1995 (135)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.135.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, October 25, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.135.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1561. Chairman, Board of Governors, Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting the Federal Reserve System's report on State 
     member bank compliance with the National Flood Insurance 
     Program, pursuant to Public Law 103-325, section 529(a) (108 
     Stat. 2266); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1562. Assistant Secretary for Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of State, transmitting a report to Congress on 
     Russia's status as an adherent to the Missile Technology 
     Control Regime [MTCR], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2797b-1; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1563. Director, Defense Security Assistance Agency, 
     transmitting notification that the Department of Defense has 
     completed delivery of defense articles, services, and 
     training on the attached list to Ecuador, pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2318(b)(2); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1564. Auditor, District of Columbia, transmitting a copy of 
     a report entitled, ``Review of the Public Service Commission 
     Agency Fund for Fiscal Year 1994,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 47-117(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1565. Director, Office of Personnel Management, 
     transmitting the agency's annual re

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     port on drug and alcohol abuse prevention, treatment, and 
     rehabilitation programs and services for Federal civilian 
     employees covering fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     7363; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1566. Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia 
     Circuit, transmitting an opinion of the court of appeals for 
     the District of Columbia (94-7143 & 94-7144--Washington 
     Service Contractors Coalition, et al. v. D.C., et al.); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1567. Director, Woodrow Wilson International Center for 
     Scholars, transmitting the annual report on activities of the 
     inspector general for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1568. Clerk, U.S. Court of Appeals, District of Columbia 
     Circuit, transmitting an opinion of the United States Court 
     of Appeals for the District of Columbia (94-5088--Atkins, et 
     al. v. FEC); to the Committee on House Oversight.
       1569. Chair, Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the 
     United States, transmitting the annual report of its 
     activities for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. app. 
     2008 and 22 U.S.C. 1622a; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1570. American Gold Star Mothers, Inc., transmitting the 
     organization's report and financial audit for the period 
     ending June 30, 1995, pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 1101(63) and 
     1103; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.135.3  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit today 
during the 5-minute rule: the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on International 
Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Resources, 
and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.135.4  providing for the consideration of h. con. res. 109

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 245):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the 
     concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 109) expressing the sense 
     of the Congress regarding the need for reform of the social 
     security earnings limit, if called up by the majority leader 
     or his designee. The concurrent resolution shall be debatable 
     for twenty minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
     majority leader and the minority leader or their designees. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     concurrent resolution to final adoption without intervening 
     motion.
       Sec. 2. At any time after the adoption of this resolution, 
     the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule XXIII, 
     declare the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the state of the Union for further consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2491) to provide for reconciliation pursuant 
     to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
     fiscal year 1996. All time for general debate under the terms 
     of the order of the House of October 24, 1995, shall be 
     considered as expired. Further general debate shall be 
     confined to the bill and amendments specified in this 
     resolution and shall not exceed three hours equally divided 
     and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
     the Committee on the Budget. After general debate the bill 
     shall considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. An 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute consisting of the 
     text of H.R. 2517, modified by the amendments printed in the 
     report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution, shall be considered as adopted in the House and 
     in the Committee of the Whole. The bill, as amended, shall be 
     considered as the original bill for the purpose of further 
     amendment under the five-minute rule. The bill, as amended, 
     shall be considered as read. All points of order against 
     provisions in the bill, as amended, are waived. No further 
     amendment shall be in order except the further amendment in 
     the nature of a substitute consisting of the text of H.R. 
     2530, which may be offered only by the minority leader or his 
     designee, shall be considered as read, shall be debatable for 
     one hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 
     an opponent, and shall not be subject to amendment. All 
     points of order against the further amendment in the nature 
     of a substitute are waived. After a motion that the Committee 
     rise has been rejected on a day, the Chair may entertain 
     another such motion on that day only if offered by the 
     chairman of the Committee on the Budget or the majority 
     leader or a designee of either. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such 
     further amendment as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as 
     amended, and any amendment thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions. The motion to recommit may include 
     instructions only if offered by the minority leader or his 
     designee. The yeas and nays shall be considered as ordered on 
     the question of passage of the bill and on any conference 
     report thereon. Clause 5(c) of rule XXI shall not apply to 
     the bill, amendments thereof, or conference reports thereon.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. SOLOMON moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

228

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

191

para.135.5                   [Roll No. 738]

                                YEAS--228

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--191

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez

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     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Crane
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Greenwood
     McIntosh
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Sisisky
     Talent
     Towns
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Weldon (PA)
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

235

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

185

para.135.6                   [Roll No. 739]

                                AYES--235

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--185

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Brown (FL)
     Crane
     Fields (LA)
     Greenwood
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Sisisky
     Talent
     Towns
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Weldon (PA)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.135.7  budget reconciliation, fy 1996

  Mr. HASTERT, pursuant to House Resolution 245, called up the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 109):

       Whereas the Senate has held hearing on the social security 
     earnings limit in 1994 and 1995 and the House has held two 
     hearings on the social security earnings limit in 1995;
       Whereas the Senate has overwhelmingly passed Sense of the 
     Senate language calling for substantial reform of the social 
     security earnings limit;
       Whereas the House of Representatives has overwhelmingly 
     passed legislation to raise the exempt amount under the 
     social security earnings limit three times, in 1989, 1992, 
     and 1995;
       Whereas such legislation is a key provision of the Contract 
     with America;
       Whereas the President in his 1992 campaign document 
     ``Putting People First'' pledged to lift the social security 
     earnings limit; and
       Whereas the social security earnings limit is a depression-
     era relic that unfairly punishes working seniors: Now, 
     therefore, be it
         Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That it is the intent of the Congress that 
     legislation will be passed before the end of 1995 to raise 
     the social security earnings limit for working seniors aged 
     65 through 69 in a manner which will ensure the financial 
     integrity of the social security trust funds and will be 
     consistent with the goal of achieving a balanced budget in 7 
     years.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said concurrent resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HASTERT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

414

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

5

para.135.8                   [Roll No. 740]

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute

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     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NAYS--5

     Beilenson
     Johnston
     Skaggs
     Visclosky
     Watt (NC)

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Crane
     Fattah
     Greenwood
     Hayes
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Sisisky
     Towns
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Weldon (PA)
  So the concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.135.9  budget reconciliation, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, pursuant to House Resolution 245 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2491) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 
105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.
  Mr. BOEHNER, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the 
chair; and after some time spent therein,

para.135.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment in the nature of a substitute 
submitted by Mr. ORTON:

Yeas

72

It was decided in the

Nays

356

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.135.11                  [Roll No. 741]

                                AYES--72

     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Blute
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Condit
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Duncan
     Eshoo
     Fazio
     Flake
     Furse
     Geren
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hayes
     Hoyer
     Klug
     Lincoln
     Luther
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McHale
     Meehan
     Minge
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Richardson
     Roemer
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornton
     Torres
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Wilson

                                NOES--356

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor

[[Page 1600]]


     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Kaptur
       

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Sisisky
       Tucker
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. BOEHNER, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 245, reported 
the bill, as amended, back to the House.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 245, the following amendment was 
considered adopted in the House and in the Committee of the Whole House 
on the state of the Union:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Seven-Year Balanced Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF TITLES.

       This Act is organized into titles as follows:

Title I--Committee on Agriculture
Title II--Committee on Banking and Financial Services
Title III--Committee on Commerce
Title IV--Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities
Title V--Committee on Government Reform and Oversight
Title VI--Committee on International Relations
Title VII--Committee on the Judiciary
Title VIII--Committee on National Security
Title IX--Committee on Resources
Title X--Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure
Title XI--Committee on Veterans' Affairs
Title XII--Committee on Ways and Means-Trade
Title XIII--Committee on Ways and Means-Revenues
Title XIV--Committee on Ways and Means-Tax Simplification
Title XV--Preserving, Protecting, and Strengthening Medicare
Title XVI--Transformation of the Medicaid Program
Title XVII--Abolishment of Department of Commerce
Title XVIII--Welfare Reform
Title XIX--Contract with America-Tax Relief
Title XX--Budget Enforcement
                   TITLE I--COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

     SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE AND TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the 
     ``Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this title 
     is as follows:

                   TITLE I--COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE

Sec. 1001. Short title and table of contents.

                      Subtitle A--Freedom to Farm

Sec. 1101. Short title.
Sec. 1102. Seven-year contracts to improve farming certainty and 
              flexibility.
Sec. 1103. Availability of nonrecourse marketing assistance loans for 
              wheat, feed grains, cotton, rice, and oilseeds.
Sec. 1104. Reform of payment limitation provisions of Food Security Act 
              of 1985.
Sec. 1105. Suspension of certain provisions regarding program crops.

                           Subtitle B--Dairy

Chapter 1--Authorization of Market Transition Payments in Lieu of Milk 
                         Price Support Program

Sec. 1201. Seven-year market transition contracts for milk producers.
Sec. 1202. Recourse loans for commercial processors of dairy products.

                    Chapter 2--Dairy Export Programs

Sec. 1211. Dairy export incentive program.
Sec. 1212. Authority to assist in establishment and maintenance of 
              export trading company.
Sec. 1213. Standby authority to indicate entity best suited to provide 
              international market development and export services.
Sec. 1214. Study and report regarding potential impact of Uruguay Round 
              on prices, income and Government purchases.

                  Chapter 3--Dairy Promotion Programs

Sec. 1221. Research and promotion activities under Fluid Milk Promotion 
              Act of 1990.
Sec. 1222. Expansion of dairy promotion program to cover dairy products 
              imported into the United States.
Sec. 1223. Promotion of United States dairy products in international 
              markets through dairy promotion program.
Sec. 1224. Issuance of amended order under Dairy Production 
              Stabilization Act of 1983.

                Chapter 4--Verification of Milk Receipts

Sec. 1231. Program to verify receipts of milk.
Sec. 1232. Verification program to supersede multiple existing Federal 
              orders.

          Chapter 5--Miscellaneous Provisions Related to Dairy

Sec. 1241. Extension of transfer authority regarding military and 
              veterans hospitals.
Sec. 1242. Extension of dairy indemnity program.
Sec. 1243. Extension of report regarding export sales of dairy 
              products.
Sec. 1244. Status of producer-handlers.

                     Subtitle C--Other Commodities

Sec. 1301. Extension and modification of price support and quota 
              programs for peanuts.
Sec. 1302. Availability of loans for processors of sugarcane and sugar 
              beets.
Sec. 1303. Repeal of obsolete authority for price support for 
              cottonseed and cottonseed products.

               Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Program Changes

Sec. 1401. Limitations on assistance under emergency livestock feed 
              assistance program.
Sec. 1402. Conservation reserve program.
Sec. 1403. Crop insurance program.
Sec. 1404. Repeal of farmer owned reserve program.
Sec. 1405. Reduction in funding levels for export enhancement program.
Sec. 1406. Business Interruption Insurance Program.

     Subtitle E--Commission on 21st Century Production Agriculture

Sec. 1501. Establishment.
Sec. 1502. Composition.
Sec. 1503. Comprehensive review of past and future of production 
              agriculture.
Sec. 1504. Reports.
Sec. 1505. Powers.
Sec. 1506. Commission procedures.
Sec. 1507. Personnel matters.
Sec. 1508. Termination of Commission.
                      Subtitle A--Freedom to Farm

     SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Freedom to Farm Act of 
     1995''.

     SEC. 1102. SEVEN-YEAR CONTRACTS TO IMPROVE FARMING CERTAINTY 
                   AND FLEXIBILITY.

       (a) Contracts Authorized.--Section 102 of the Agricultural 
     Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1443), which is obsolete, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 102. SEVEN-YEAR MARKET TRANSITION CONTRACTS.

       ``(a) Contracts Authorized.--
       ``(1) Offer and main terms.--Beginning as soon as possible 
     after the date of the enactment of this section, the 
     Secretary shall offer to enter into a contract (to be known 
     as a `market transition contract') with eligible owners and 
     operators described in paragraph (2) on a farm containing 
     eligible farmland. Under the terms of a market transition 
     contract, the owner or operator shall agree, in exchange for 
     annual payments under the contract, to comply with the 
     conservation compliance plan for the farm prepared in 
     accordance with section 1212 of the Food Security Act of 1985 
     (16 U.S.C. 3812) and wetland protection requirements 
     applicable to the farm under subtitle C of title XII of such 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 3821 et seq.).
       ``(2) Eligible owners and operators described.--The 
     following persons shall be considered to be an owner or 
     operator eligible to enter into a market transition contract:
       ``(A) An owner of eligible farmland who assumes all of the 
     risk of producing a crop.
       ``(B) An owner of eligible farmland who shares in the risk 
     of producing a crop.
       ``(C) An operator of eligible farmland with a share-rent 
     lease of the eligible farmland, regardless of the length of 
     the lease, if the owner enters into the same market 
     transition contract.
       ``(D) An operator of eligible farmland who cash rents the 
     eligible farmland under a lease expiring on or after 
     September 30, 2002, in which case the consent of the owner is 
     not required.
       ``(E) An operator of eligible farmland who cash rents the 
     eligible farmland under a lease expiring before September 30, 
     2002, if the owner consents to the contract.
       ``(F) An owner of eligible farmland who cash rents the 
     eligible farmland and the lease term expires before September 
     30, 2002, but only if the actual operator of the farm

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     declines to enter into a market transition contract. In the 
     case of an owner covered by this subparagraph, payments will 
     not begin under a market transition contract until the fiscal 
     year following the fiscal year in which the lease held by the 
     nonparticipating operator expires.
       ``(3) Tenants and sharecroppers.--The Secretary shall 
     provide adequate safeguards to protect the interests of 
     operators who are tenants and sharecroppers.
       ``(b) Elements of Contracting.--
       ``(1) Time for contracting.--
       ``(A) Deadline.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the Secretary may not enter into a market transition contract 
     after April 15, 1996.
       ``(B) Special rule for conservation reserve lands.--
     Eligible owners and operators on farms covered by a 
     conservation reserve contract under section 1231 of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831) that expires after 
     April 15, 1996, may enter into or expand a market transition 
     contract to cover the acreage equal to the quantity of the 
     farm's crop acreage bases restored with respect to the farm 
     under the terms and conditions of the conservation reserve 
     program. The Secretary shall annually conduct an enrollment 
     for such conservation reserve program acreage for the fiscal 
     years 1997 through 2002.
       ``(2) Duration of contract.--The term of each market 
     transition contract shall--
       ``(A) begin with the 1996 crop year, or the crop year in 
     which the contract is entered into in the case of a contract 
     entered into after April 15, 1996; and
       ``(B) extend through the 2002 crop year.
       ``(3) Estimation of payments.--At the time the Secretary 
     enters into a market transition contract, the Secretary shall 
     provide an estimate of the minimum payments anticipated to be 
     made under the contract during at least the first fiscal year 
     for which payments will be made. If the actual payment under 
     the contract for the first fiscal year is less than 95 
     percent of the estimated payment, the owner or operator 
     subject to the contract may terminate the contract without 
     penalty.
       ``(4) Report on contracting.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry of the Senate a report describing the manner in 
     which the Secretary proposes to enter into market transition 
     contracts, the number of persons and acreage covered by such 
     contracts, and the total amount of anticipated payments to be 
     made under such contracts (consistent with the limitations 
     specified in subsection (e)).
       ``(c) Eligible Farmland Described.--Land shall be 
     considered to be farmland eligible for coverage under a 
     market transition contract only if the land has crop acreage 
     base attributable to the land and--
       ``(1) for at least one of the 1991 through 1995 crop years, 
     at least a portion of the land was enrolled in the acreage 
     reduction program authorized for a crop of rice, upland 
     cotton, feed grains, or wheat under section 101B, 103B, 105B, 
     or 107B or was considered planted to rice, upland cotton, 
     feed grains, or wheat, as certified under section 503(c)(7);
       ``(2) was subject to a conservation reserve contract under 
     section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
     3831) whose term expired on or after January 1, 1995; or
       ``(3) is released from coverage under a conservation 
     reserve contract by the Secretary during the period beginning 
     on January 1, 1995, and ending on April 15, 1996.
       ``(d) Time for Payment.--
       ``(1) In general.--An annual payment under a market 
     transition contract shall be made not later than September 30 
     of each of the fiscal years 1996 through 2002.
       ``(2) Advance payments.--Beginning in fiscal year 1997, 
     half of the annual payment may be made on March 15 at the 
     option of the owner or operator subject to the contract. At 
     the option of the owner or operator, half of the annual 
     payment for fiscal year 1996 may be made within 90 days of 
     the date on which the owner or operator enters into the 
     market transition contract.
       ``(e) Total Amounts Available for Payments Under All 
     Contracts.--
       ``(1) Total payments.--Total payments under all market 
     transition contracts for fiscal years 1996 through 2002 shall 
     not exceed $38,733,000,000.
       ``(2) Total payments per fiscal year.--Beginning in fiscal 
     year 1996, the Secretary shall expend on a fiscal year basis 
     the following amounts to satisfy the obligations of the 
     Secretary under market transition contracts:
       ``(A) For fiscal year 1996,
     $6,014,000,000.
       ``(B) For fiscal year 1997,
     $5,829,000,000.
       ``(C) For fiscal year 1998,
     $6,244,000,000.
       ``(D) For fiscal year 1999,
     $6,047,000,000.
       ``(E) For fiscal year 2000,
     $5,573,000,000.
       ``(F) For fiscal year 2001,
     $4,574,000,000.
       ``(G) For fiscal year 2002,
     $4,453,000,000.
       ``(3) Adjustment of payment amounts.--The Secretary shall 
     adjust the amount specified in paragraph (1), and the amount 
     specified in paragraph (2) for a particular fiscal year, as 
     follows:
       ``(A) Subtracting an amount equal to the amount, if any, 
     necessary during that fiscal year to satisfy payment 
     requirements under sections 101B, 103B, 105B, and 107B for 
     the 1994 and 1995 crop years.
       ``(B) Adding an amount equal to the sum of all producer 
     repayments of deficiency payments received during that fiscal 
     year under section 114(a)(2).
       ``(C) Adding an amount equal to the sum of all market 
     transition contract payments withheld by the Secretary, at 
     the request of producers, during the preceding fiscal year as 
     an offset against producer repayments of deficiency payments 
     otherwise required under section 114(a)(2).
       ``(D) Adding an amount equal to the sum of all refunds of 
     market transition contract payments received during the 
     preceding fiscal year under subsection (i).
       ``(f) Contract Payments to be Based on Historic Expenditure 
     Levels.--
       ``(1) Contract commodity defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `contract commodity' means rice, upland 
     cotton, feed grains, or wheat.
       ``(2) Calculation of historic expenditure levels.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each contract commodity, the 
     Secretary shall calculate the total expenditures that were 
     required for the 1991 through 1995 crops of that contract 
     commodity under section 101B, 103B, 105B, or 107B, including 
     expenditures in the form of deficiency payments, loan 
     deficiency payments, gains realized from repaying loans at a 
     level less than the original level, and marketing 
     certificates.
       ``(B) Special rule for 1995 crop year.--In the absence of 
     information regarding actual expenditures for the 1995 crop 
     of each contract commodity, the Secretary may use an estimate 
     of expenditures under section 101B, 103B, 105B, or 107B for 
     that crop year. The Secretary shall base such estimate on 
     information contained in the President's budget for fiscal 
     year 1997 submitted to the Congress under section 1105 of 
     title 31, United States Code.
       ``(3) Amounts available for each contract commodity.--The 
     amount available for a fiscal year for payments with respect 
     to crop acreage base of a contract commodity included in 
     market transition contracts in effect during that fiscal year 
     shall be equal to the product of--
       ``(A) the ratio of the amount calculated under paragraph 
     (2) for that contract commodity to the total amount 
     calculated for all contract commodities under such paragraph; 
     and
       ``(B) the amount specified in paragraph (2) of subsection 
     (e) for that fiscal year, as adjusted under paragraph (3) of 
     such subsection.
       ``(g) Determination of Payments Under Particular 
     Contract.--
       ``(1) Individual production of contract commodities.--For 
     each market transition contract, the amount of production of 
     a contract commodity covered by the contract shall be equal 
     to the product of--
       ``(A) the crop acreage base of that contract commodity 
     attributable to the eligible farmland subject to the 
     contract; and
       ``(B) the farm program payment yield in effect for the 1995 
     crop of that contract commodity for the farm containing that 
     eligible farmland.
       ``(2) Annual total production of contract commodities.--For 
     each of the fiscal years 1996 through 2002, the total 
     production of each contract commodity covered by all market 
     transition contracts shall be equal to the sum of the amounts 
     calculated under paragraph (1) for each individual market 
     transition contract in effect during that fiscal year.
       ``(3) Annual payment rate.--The payment rate for a contract 
     commodity for a fiscal year shall be equal to--
       ``(A) the amount made available under subsection (f)(3) for 
     that contract commodity for that fiscal year; divided by
       ``(B) the amount determined under paragraph (2) for that 
     fiscal year.
       ``(4) Annual payment amount.--For each of the fiscal years 
     1996 through 2002, the amount to be paid under a particular 
     market transition contract in effect during that fiscal year 
     with respect to a contract commodity shall be equal to the 
     product of--
       ``(A) the amount of production determined under paragraph 
     (1) for that contract for that contract commodity; and
       ``(B) the payment rate in effect under paragraph (3) for 
     that fiscal year for that contract commodity.
       ``(5) Assignment of payments.--The provisions of section 
     8(g) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 
     U.S.C. 590h(g)) (relating to assignment of payments) shall 
     apply to payments under this subsection. The owner or 
     operator making the assignment, or the assignee, shall 
     provide the Secretary with notice, in such manner as the 
     Secretary may require in the market transition contract, of 
     any assignment made under this paragraph.
       ``(6) Sharing of payments.--The Secretary shall provide for 
     the sharing of payments made under a market transition 
     contract among the owners and operators subject to the 
     contract on a fair and equitable basis.
       ``(h) Limitation on Total Amount of Payment.--The total 
     amount of payments made to a person under a market transition 
     contract during any fiscal year may not exceed $50,000. The 
     Secretary shall issue regulations defining the term `person' 
     as used in this section, which shall conform, to the extent 
     practicable, to the regulations defining the term `person' 
     issued under section 1001 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 
     U.S.C. 1308). In the case of payments under a market 
     transition contract provided to corporations and

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      other persons described in paragraph (5)(B)(i)(II) of such 
     section, the Secretary shall comply with the attribution 
     requirements specified in paragraph (5)(C) of such section.
       ``(i) Effect of Violation.--
       ``(1) Termination of contract.--If an owner or operator 
     subject to a market transition contract violates the 
     conservation compliance plan for the farm containing eligible 
     farmland under the contract or wetland protection 
     requirements applicable to the farm, the Secretary may 
     terminate the market transition contract with respect to that 
     owner or operator. Upon such termination, the owner or 
     operator shall forfeit all rights to receive future payments 
     under the contract and shall refund to the Secretary all 
     payments under the contract received by the owner or operator 
     during the period of the violation, together with interest 
     thereon as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Refund or adjustment.--If the Secretary determines 
     that a violation of a market transition contract does not 
     warrant termination of the contract under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary may require the owner or operator subject to the 
     contract--
       ``(A) to refund to the Secretary that part of the payments 
     received by the owner or operator during the period of the 
     violation, together with interest thereon as determined by 
     the Secretary; or
       ``(B) to accept an adjustment in the amount of future 
     payments otherwise required under the contract.
       ``(3) Foreclosure.--An owner or operator subject to a 
     market transition contract may not be required to make 
     repayments to the Secretary of amounts received under the 
     contract if the eligible farm land that is subject to the 
     contract has been foreclosed upon and the Secretary 
     determines that forgiving such repayments is appropriate in 
     order to provide fair and equitable treatment. This paragraph 
     shall not void the responsibilities of such an owner or 
     operator under the contract if the owner or operator 
     continues or resumes operation, or control, of the property 
     that is subject to the contract. Upon the resumption of 
     operation or control over the property by the owner or 
     operator, the provisions of the contract in effect on the 
     date of the foreclosure shall apply.
       ``(4) Review.--A determination of the Secretary under this 
     subsection shall be considered to be an adverse decision for 
     purposes of the availability of administrative review of the 
     determination.
       ``(j) Transfer of Interest in Lands Subject to Contract.--
       ``(1) Effect of transfer.--Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), the transfer by an owner or operator subject to a market 
     transition contract of the right and interest of the owner or 
     operator in the eligible farmland under the contract shall 
     result in the termination of the contract with respect to 
     that farmland, effective on the date of the transfer, unless 
     the transferee of the land agrees with the Secretary to 
     assume all obligations of the contract. At the request of the 
     transferee, the Secretary may modify the contract if the 
     modifications are consistent with the objectives of this 
     section as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Exception.--If an owner or operator who is entitled 
     to a payment under a market transition contract dies, becomes 
     incompetent, or is otherwise unable to receive such payment, 
     the Secretary shall make such payment, in accordance with 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary and without regard to 
     any other provision of law, in such manner as the Secretary 
     determines is fair and reasonable in light of all of the 
     circumstances.
       ``(k) Planting Flexibility.--
       ``(1) Permitted crops.--In the case of acreage on a farm 
     that serves as the basis for payments under a market 
     transition contract, an owner or operator on the farm may 
     plant for harvest on the acreage--
       ``(A) rice, upland cotton, feed grains, and wheat;
       ``(B) any oilseed;
       ``(C) any industrial or experimental crop designated by the 
     Secretary;
       ``(D) mung beans, lentils, and dry peas; and
       ``(E) any other crop, except any fruit or vegetable crop 
     (including potatoes and dry edible beans) not covered by 
     subparagraph (D), unless such fruit or vegetable crop is 
     designated by the Secretary as--
       ``(i) an industrial or experimental crop; or
       ``(ii) a crop for which no substantial domestic production 
     or market exists.
       ``(2) Limitation.--At the discretion of the Secretary, the 
     Secretary may prohibit the planting of any crop specified in 
     paragraph (1) on acreage on a farm that serves as the basis 
     for payments under a market transition contract.
       ``(3) Notification.--With regard to commodities that may be 
     planted pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary shall make 
     a determination in each crop year of the commodities that may 
     not be planted pursuant to this subsection and shall make 
     available a list of the commodities.
       ``(4) Conservation uses.--In lieu of planting any crop 
     specified in paragraph (1), the owner or operator on a farm 
     may devote to conservation uses all or part of the eligible 
     farmland subject to a market transition contract, in 
     accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary.
       ``(5) Haying and grazing.--Haying and grazing of eligible 
     farmland subject to a market transition contract shall be 
     permitted, except during any consecutive five-month period 
     that is established by the State committee established under 
     section 8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(b)) for a State. The 5-month period shall 
     be established during the period beginning April 1, and 
     ending October 31, of a year. In the case of a natural 
     disaster, the Secretary may permit unlimited haying and 
     grazing on the eligible farmland. The Secretary may not 
     exclude irrigated or irrigable acreage not planted in alfalfa 
     when exercising the authority under the preceding sentence.
       ``(l) Market Transition Contracts.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, no order issued for any fiscal year 
     under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 902) shall affect any 
     payment under any market transition contract.
       ``(m) Commodity Credit Corporation.--The Secretary shall 
     carry out this section through the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation, except that no funds of the Corporation shall be 
     used for any salary or expense of any officer or employee of 
     the Department of Agriculture in connection with the 
     administration of market transition payments or loans under 
     this Act.
       ``(n) Regulations.--The Secretary may issue such 
     regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to carry 
     out this section.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Wheat 0/85 program.--Section 107B(c)(1)(E) of the 
     Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445b-3a(c)(1)(E)) is 
     amended by striking ``through 1997'' in clauses (i) and (vii) 
     each place it appears and inserting ``and 1995''.
       (2) Feed grains 0/85 program.--Section 105B(c)(1)(E) of 
     such Act (7 U.S.C. 1444f(c)(1)(E)) is amended by striking 
     ``through 1997'' in clauses (i) and (vii) each place it 
     appears and inserting ``and 1995''.
       (3) Cotton program.--Section 103B of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1444-2) is amended--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``1997'' and 
     inserting ``1995'';
       (B) in subsections (a)(1), (b)(1), (c)(1)(A), 
     (c)(1)(B)(ii), and (o), by striking ``1997'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``1995'';
       (C) in subsections (c)(1)(D)(i) and (c)(1)(D)(v)(II) by 
     striking ``through 1997'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``and 1995'';
       (D) in the heading of subsection (c)(1)(D)(v)(II), by 
     striking ``through 1997 crops'' and inserting ``and 1995 
     crops'';
       (E) in subsection (e)(1)(D), by striking ``29\1/2\ percent 
     for each of the 1995 and 1996 crops, and 29 percent for the 
     1997 crop'' and inserting ``and 29\1/2\ percent for the 1995 
     crop''; and
       (F) in subparagraphs (B)(i), (D)(i), (E)(i), and (F)(i) of 
     subsection (a)(5), by striking ``1998'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``1996''.
       (4) Rice 50/85 program.--Section 101B of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1441-2) is amended--
       (A) in subsections (c)(1)(D)(i) and (c)(1)(D)(v)(II), by 
     striking ``through 1997'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``and 1995''; and
       (B) in the heading of subsection (c)(1)(D)(v)(II), by 
     striking ``through 1997 crops'' and inserting ``and 1995 
     crops''.
       (5) Oilseeds.--Section 205(c) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1446f(c)) is amended by striking ``through 1997'' both places 
     it appears and inserting ``and 1995''.
       (6) Crop acreage base.--Section 509 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
     1469) is amended by striking ``effective only for the 1991 
     through 1997 program crops'' and inserting ``effective only 
     until January 1, 1996''.

     SEC. 1103. AVAILABILITY OF NONRECOURSE MARKETING ASSISTANCE 
                   LOANS FOR WHEAT, FEED GRAINS, COTTON, RICE, AND 
                   OILSEEDS.

       (a) Nonrecourse Loans Available.--The Agricultural Act of 
     1949 is amended by inserting after section 102, as amended by 
     section 1102, the following new section:

     ``SEC. 102A. NONRECOURSE MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS FOR 
                   CERTAIN CROPS.

       ``(a) Nonrecourse Loans Available.--For each of the 1996 
     through 2002 crops of wheat, feed grains, upland cotton, 
     extra long staple cotton, rice, and oilseeds, the Secretary 
     shall make available to eligible producers on a farm 
     nonrecourse marketing assistance loans under terms and 
     conditions that are prescribed by the Secretary and at a loan 
     rate calculated under subsection (c). A marketing assistance 
     loan shall have a term of nine months beginning on the first 
     day of the first month after the month in which the loan is 
     made. The Secretary may not extend the term of a marketing 
     assistance loan.
       ``(b) Announcement of Loan Rate.--The Secretary shall 
     announce the loan rate for each commodity specified in 
     subsection (a) not later than the start of the marketing year 
     of the commodity for which the loan rate is to be in effect.
       ``(c) Calculation of Loan Rate.--
       ``(1) Calculation.--Subject to adjustment under paragraph 
     (2), the loan rate for marketing assistance loans under 
     subsection (a) for a particular commodity specified in such 
     subsection shall be equal to 70 percent of the simple average 
     price received by producers of that commodity during the 
     marketing years for the immediately preceding five crops of 
     that commodity.
       ``(2) Required budgetary adjustments.--If the Secretary 
     estimates for one of the marketing years for the 1996 through 
     2002 crops of a particular commodity specified in subsection 
     (a) that the average price to be received by producers of 
     that commodity is likely to be less that the loan rate 
     calculated under paragraph (1) for that marketing year, the 
     Secretary shall reduce the loan rate for

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      that commodity for that marketing year by an amount 
     sufficient to enable the Secretary to provide marketing 
     assistance loans at no net cost to the Federal Government by 
     preventing the accumulation of that commodity by the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation through loan forfeitures and by 
     limiting producer gains under the marketing loan provision 
     under subsection (d).
       ``(3) Simple average price.--The Secretary shall be 
     responsible for determining the simple average price received 
     by producers of a commodity specified in subsection (a). In 
     determining the simple average price a commodity for a five-
     year period, the Secretary shall exclude the year in which 
     the average price was the highest and the year in which the 
     average price was the lowest during the period.
       ``(d) Marketing Loan Provision.--If during the marketing 
     year, the Secretary determines that the market price of a 
     commodity subject to a marketing assistance loan under this 
     section falls below the lower of (1) the loan rate, or (2) 
     the loan rate as adjusted by subsection (c)(2), the Secretary 
     shall allow such loan to be repaid at such market price. This 
     subsection shall not apply in the case of marketing 
     assistance loans for extra long staple cotton, rye, or 
     oilseeds.
       ``(e) Adjustments for Grade, Type, Quality, Location, and 
     Other Factors.--The Secretary may make such adjustments in 
     the announced loan rate for a 1 commodity specified in 
     subsection (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     reflect differences in grade, type, quality, location, and 
     other factors.
       ``(f) Producers Eligible for Loans.--Only the following 
     producers shall be eligible for a marketing assistance loan 
     under this section:
       ``(1) In the case of a marketing assistance loan for a crop 
     of wheat, feed grains (other than rye), upland cotton, or 
     rice, a producer whose land on which the crop is raised is 
     subject to a market transition contract under section 102.
       ``(2) In the case of a marketing assistance loan for a crop 
     of extra long staple cotton, rye, or oilseeds, any producer.
       ``(g) Prohibition on Storage Payments.--The Secretary may 
     not make payments to producers to cover storage charges 
     incurred in connection with marketing assistance loans made 
     under this section.
       ``(h) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) The term `feed grains' means corn, grain sorghums, 
     barley, oats, and rye.
       ``(2) The term `oilseeds' means soybeans, sunflower seed, 
     rapeseed, canola, safflower, flaxseed, mustard seed, and, if 
     designated by the Secretary, other oilseeds.
       ``(i) Regulations.--The Secretary may issue such 
     regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to carry 
     out this section.''.
       (b) Repeal of Current Adjustment Authority.--Section 403 of 
     the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1423) is repealed.

     SEC. 1104. REFORM OF PAYMENT LIMITATION PROVISIONS OF FOOD 
                   SECURITY ACT OF 1985.

       (a) Attribution of Payments Made to Corporations and Other 
     Entities.--Paragraph (5)(C) of section 1001 of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(C)(i) In the case of payments to corporations and other 
     entities described in subparagraph (B)(i)(II), the Secretary 
     shall attribute payments to individuals in proportion to 
     their ownership interests in the corporation or entity 
     receiving the payment or in any other corporation or entity 
     that has a substantial beneficial interest in the corporation 
     or entity actually receiving the payment. This subparagraph 
     shall apply to individuals who hold or acquire, directly or 
     through another corporation or entity, a substantial 
     beneficial interest in the corporation or entity actually 
     receiving the payment.
       ``(ii) In the case of payments to corporations and other 
     entities described in subparagraph (B)(i)(II), the Secretary 
     shall also attribute payments to any State (or political 
     subdivision or agency thereof) or other corporation or entity 
     that has a substantial beneficial interest in the corporation 
     or entity actually receiving the payment in proportion to 
     their ownership interests in the corporation or entity 
     receiving the payment. This subparagraph shall apply even if 
     the payments are also attributable to individuals under 
     clause (i).
       ``(iii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
     `substantial beneficial interest' means not less than five 
     percent of all beneficial interests in the corporation or 
     entity actually receiving the payment, except that the 
     Secretary may set a lower percentage in order to ensure that 
     the provisions of this section and the scheme or device 
     provisions in section 1001B are not circumvented.''.
       (b) Tracking of Payments.--Paragraph (3) of section 
     1001A(a) of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308-
     1(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Notification.--To facilitate administration of this 
     section, each entity or individual receiving payments as a 
     separate person shall notify each individual or other entity 
     that acquires or holds a substantial beneficial interest in 
     it of the requirements and limitations under this subsection. 
     Each such entity or individual receiving payments shall 
     provide to the Secretary, at such times and in such manner as 
     prescribed by the Secretary, the name and social security 
     number of each individual, or the name and taxpayer 
     identification number of each entity, that holds or acquires 
     a substantial beneficial interest.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Substantial beneficial interest.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `substantial beneficial interest' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 
     1001(5)(C)(iii).''.

     SEC. 1105. SUSPENSION OF CERTAIN PROVISIONS REGARDING PROGRAM 
                   CROPS.

       (a) Wheat.--
       (1) Nonapplicability of certificate requirements.--Sections 
     379d through 379j of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 
     (7 U.S.C. 1379d-1379j) (relating to marketing certificate 
     requirements for processors and exporters) shall not be 
     applicable to wheat processors or exporters during the period 
     June 1, 1996, through May 31, 2003.
       (2) Suspension of land use, wheat marketing allocation, and 
     producer certificate provisions.--Sections 331 through 339, 
     379b, and 379c of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 
     U.S.C. 1331 through 1339, 1379b, and 1379c) shall not be 
     applicable to the 1996 through 2002 crops of wheat.
       (3) Suspension of certain quota provisions.--The joint 
     resolution entitled ``A joint resolution relating to corn and 
     wheat marketing quotas under the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     of 1938, as amended'', approved May 26, 1941 (7 U.S.C. 1330 
     and 1340) shall not be applicable to the crops of wheat 
     planted for harvest in the calendar years 1996 through 2002.
       (4) Nonapplicability of section 107 program.--Section 107 
     of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445a) shall not be 
     applicable to the 1996 through 2002 crops of wheat.
       (b) Feed Grains.--Section 105 of the Agricultural Act of 
     1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444b) shall not be applicable to the 1996 
     through 2002 crops of feed grains.
       (c) Cotton.--
       (1) Suspension of base acreage allotments, marketing 
     quotas, and related provisions.--Sections 342, 343, 344, 345, 
     346, and 377 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 
     U.S.C. 1342-1346 and 1377) shall not be applicable to any of 
     the 1996 through 2002 crops of upland cotton.
       (2) Nonapplicability of section 103 program.--Section 
     103(a) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1444(a)) 
     shall not be applicable to the 1996 through 2002 crops of 
     upland cotton.
                           Subtitle B--Dairy

CHAPTER 1--AUTHORIZATION OF MARKET TRANSITION PAYMENTS IN LIEU OF MILK 
                         PRICE SUPPORT PROGRAM

     SEC. 1201. SEVEN-YEAR MARKET TRANSITION CONTRACTS FOR MILK 
                   PRODUCERS.

       (a) Contracts Authorized.--Section 204 of the Agricultural 
     Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446e) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 204. SEVEN-YEAR MARKET TRANSITION CONTRACTS FOR MILK 
                   PRODUCERS AND RELATED PROVISIONS.

       ``(a) Market Transition Contracts Authorized.--
       ``(1) Offer and main terms.--The Secretary shall offer to 
     enter into a contract (to be known as a `market transition 
     contract') with willing milk producers, under which the milk 
     producers agree, in exchange for seven payments under the 
     contract, to comply with--
       ``(A) governmental animal waste management regulations 
     otherwise applicable to the milk producer; and
       ``(B) any wetland protection requirements applicable to the 
     farm under subtitle C of title XII of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
     3821 et seq.).
       ``(2) Milk producer defined.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `milk producer' means a person that was engaged in 
     the production of cow's milk in the 48 contiguous States on 
     September 15, 1995, and that received a payment during the 
     45-day period before that date for cow's milk marketed for 
     commercial use. Such term includes a person considered to be 
     a producer-handler that satisfies the requirements of the 
     preceding sentence.
       ``(b) Time for Contracting; Duration.--The Secretary shall 
     begin to offer to enter into market transition contracts as 
     soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this 
     section. The Secretary may not enter into a market transition 
     contract after April 15, 1996. The term of each market 
     transition contract shall extend through December 31, 2001.
       ``(c) Estimation of Payments.--At the time the Secretary 
     enters into a market transition contract, the Secretary shall 
     provide an estimate of the payments anticipated to be made 
     under the contract for at least fiscal year 1996.
       ``(d) Time for Payment.--The fiscal year 1996 payment under 
     a market transition contract shall be made on April 15, 1996, 
     or as soon thereafter as practicable. The Secretary shall 
     make subsequent payments not later than October 15 of each of 
     the fiscal years 1997 through 2002.
       ``(e) Payment Rate.--The Secretary shall use the following 
     payment rates to calculate payments under a market transition 
     contract for a fiscal year:
       ``(1) For fiscal year 1996, 10 cents per hundredweight.
       ``(2) For fiscal year 1997, 15 cents per hundredweight.
       ``(3) For fiscal year 1998, 13 cents per hundredweight.
       ``(4) For fiscal year 1999, 11 cents per hundredweight.
       ``(5) For fiscal year 2000, 9 cents per hundredweight.
       ``(6) For fiscal year 2001, 7 cents per hundredweight.

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       ``(7) For fiscal year 2002, 5 cents per hundredweight.
       ``(f) Contract Payments To Be Based on Production 
     History.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     historic annual milk production for each milk producer that 
     enters into a market transition contract on the basis of milk 
     checks reflecting payments for commercial marketings of cow's 
     milk or such other records of commercial marketings or 
     product sales as may be acceptable to the Secretary. Each 
     milk producer's historic annual milk production shall be 
     expressed in terms of hundredweights of milk.
       ``(2) Producers with three or more years of production.--In 
     the case of a milk producer that has been engaged in the 
     production of milk for at least three of the calendar years 
     1991 through 1995, the milk producer's historic annual milk 
     production shall be equal to the average quantity of milk 
     marketed by the milk producer during the three years of such 
     period in which the largest quantities of milk were marketed 
     by the milk producer.
       ``(3) Producers with fewer years of production.--In the 
     case of a milk producer not covered by paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall assign the milk producer an historic annual 
     milk production equal to an annualized average of the monthly 
     quantity of milk marketed by the milk producer during the 
     period in which the milk producer has been engaged in milk 
     production. The Secretary shall not consider months of 
     production after December 31, 1995.
       ``(g) Calculation of Payment Amount.--The total amount to 
     be paid to a milk producer under a market transition contract 
     for a fiscal year shall be equal to the product of--
       ``(1) the payment rate in effect for that fiscal year under 
     subsection (e); and
       ``(2) the historic annual milk production for the milk 
     producer determined under subsection (f).
       ``(h) Assignment of Payments.--The right of a milk producer 
     to a payment under a market transition contract shall be 
     freely assignable by the milk producer. The milk producer or 
     assignee shall provide the Secretary with notice, in such 
     manner as the Secretary may require in the market transition 
     contract, of any assignment made under this subsection.
       ``(i) Effect of Violation.--
       ``(1) Termination of contract.--If a milk producer subject 
     to a market transition contract violates any governmental 
     animal waste management regulation that applies to the 
     producer or wetland protection requirements applicable to the 
     producer, the Secretary may terminate the producer's market 
     transition contract. Upon such termination, the milk producer 
     shall forfeit all rights to receive future payments under the 
     contract and shall refund to the Secretary any payment under 
     the contract received by the producer after notification of 
     the violation, together with interest thereon as determined 
     by the Secretary. The Secretary shall make a determination 
     regarding violations of animal waste management regulations 
     under this paragraph in consultation with the appropriate 
     State governmental authority.
       ``(2) Refund or adjustment.--If the Secretary determines 
     that a violation of a market transition contract does not 
     warrant termination of the contract under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary may require the milk producer subject to the 
     contract--
       ``(A) to refund to the Secretary any payment under the 
     contract received by the producer after notification of the 
     violation, together with interest thereon as determined by 
     the Secretary; or
       ``(B) to accept an adjustment in the amount of future 
     payments otherwise required under the contract.
       ``(j) Market Transition Contracts.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, no order issued for any fiscal year 
     under section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 902) shall affect any 
     payment under any market transition contract.''.
       (b) Continued Operation of Existing Program Through 1995.--
       (1) Price support operations.--Until December 31, 1995, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall continue to use section 204 of 
     the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446e), as in effect 
     on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, to 
     support the price of milk produced in the 48 contiguous 
     States.
       (2) Price Reduction.--Subsection (h) of such section, 
     relating to a reduction in the price received by milk 
     producers for all milk produced in the 48 contiguous States 
     and marketed for commercial use, shall continue to apply with 
     respect to milk marketed through December 31, 1995. In the 
     case of milk producers that did not increase milk marketings 
     in 1995 when compared to 1994 milk marketings, the Secretary 
     of Agriculture shall make refunds available in 1996 to such 
     milk producers in the manner provided in paragraph (3) of 
     such subsection.
       (c) Conforming Repeal of General Authority to Provide Price 
     Support for Milk.--
       (1) Designated nonbasic agricultural commodity.--Section 
     201(a) of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``milk,''.
       (2) Other nonbasic agricultural commodities.--Section 301 
     of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1447) is amended by 
     inserting ``(other than milk)'' after ``title II''.

     SEC. 1202. RECOURSE LOANS FOR COMMERCIAL PROCESSORS OF DAIRY 
                   PRODUCTS.

       The Agricultural Act of 1949 is amended by striking section 
     424 (7 U.S.C. 1433c), as added by section 1003 of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 and effective for 1986 through 1990 
     crops, and inserting the following new section:

     ``SEC. 424. RECOURSE LOANS FOR COMMERCIAL PROCESSORS OF DAIRY 
                   PRODUCTS.

       ``(a) Recourse Loans Available.--On and after January 1, 
     1996, the Secretary may make recourse loans available to 
     commercial processors of eligible dairy products to assist 
     such processors to manage inventories of eligible dairy 
     products to assure a greater degree of price stability for 
     the dairy industry during the year. Recourse loans may be 
     made available under such reasonable terms and conditions as 
     the Secretary may prescribe.
       ``(b) Amount of Loan.--The Secretary shall establish the 
     amount of a loan for eligible dairy products, which shall 
     reflect 90 percent of the reference price for that product. 
     The rate of interest charged participants in this program 
     shall not be less than the rate of interest charged the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation by the United States Treasury.
       ``(c) Period of Loans.--A recourse loan made under this 
     section may not extend beyond the end of the fiscal year 
     during which the loan is made, except that the Secretary may 
     extend the loan for an additional period not to exceed the 
     end of the next fiscal year.
       ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) The term `eligible dairy products' means cheddar 
     cheese, butter, and nonfat dry milk.
       ``(2) The term `reference price' means--
       ``(A) for cheddar cheese, the average National Cheese 
     Exchange price for 40 pound blocks of cheddar cheese for the 
     previous three months;
       ``(B) for butter the average Chicago Mercantile Exchange 
     price for butter for the previous three months; and
       ``(C) for nonfat dry milk, the Western States price for 
     nonfat dry milk for the previous three months.''.

                    CHAPTER 2--DAIRY EXPORT PROGRAMS

     SEC. 1211. DAIRY EXPORT INCENTIVE PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 153(c) of the Food Security Act of 
     1985 (15 U.S.C. 713a-14(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) the maximum volume of dairy product exports allowable 
     consistent with the obligations of the United States as a 
     member of the World Trade Organization are exported under the 
     program each year (minus the volume sold under section 1163 
     of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1731 note) during 
     that year), except to the extent that the export of such a 
     volume under the program would, in the judgment of the 
     Secretary, exceed the limitations on the value set forth in 
     subsection (f); and
       ``(4) payments may be made under the program for exports to 
     any destination in the world for the purpose of market 
     development, except a destination in a country with respect 
     to which shipments from the United States are otherwise 
     restricted by law.''.
       (b) Sole Discretion.--Section 153(b) of the Food Security 
     Act of 1985 (15 U.S.C. 713a-14(b)) is amended by inserting 
     ``sole'' before ``discretion''.
       (c) Market Development.--Section 153(e)(1) of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (15 U.S.C. 713a-14(e)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' and inserting ``the''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period the following: ``, and 
     any additional amount that may be required to assist in the 
     development of world markets for United States dairy 
     products''.
       (d) Maximum Allowable Amounts.--Section 153 of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (15 U.S.C. 713a-14) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(f) Required Funding.--The Commodity Credit Corporation 
     shall in each year use money and commodities for the program 
     under this section in the maximum amount consistent with the 
     obligations of the United States as a member of the World 
     Trade Organization, minus the amount expended under section 
     1163 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1731 note) 
     during that year. However, the Commodity Credit Corporation 
     may not exceed the limitations specified in subsection (c)(3) 
     on the volume of allowable dairy product exports.''.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 153(a) of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (15 U.S.C. 713a-14(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``2001'' and inserting ``2002''.

     SEC. 1212. AUTHORITY TO ASSIST IN ESTABLISHMENT AND 
                   MAINTENANCE OF EXPORT TRADING COMPANY.

       The Secretary of Agriculture shall, consistent with the 
     obligations of the United States as a member of the World 
     Trade Organization, provide such advice and assistance to the 
     United States dairy industry as may be necessary to enable 
     that industry to establish and maintain an export trading 
     company under the Export Trading Company Act of 1982 (15 
     U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) for the purpose of facilitating the 
     international market development for and exportation of dairy 
     products produced in the United States.

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     SEC. 1213. STANDBY AUTHORITY TO INDICATE ENTITY BEST SUITED 
                   TO PROVIDE INTERNATIONAL MARKET DEVELOPMENT AND 
                   EXPORT SERVICES.

       (a) Indication of Entity Best Suited to Assist 
     International Market Development for and Export of United 
     States Dairy Products.--If--
       (1) the United States dairy industry has not established an 
     export trading company under the Export Trading Company Act 
     of 1982 (15 U.S.C. 4001 et seq.) for the purpose of 
     facilitating the international market development for and 
     exportation of dairy products produced in the United States 
     on or before June 30, 1996; or
       (2) the quantity of exports of United States dairy products 
     during the 12-month period preceding July 1, 1997 does not 
     exceed the quantity of exports of United States dairy 
     products during the 12-month period preceding July 1, 1996 by 
     1.5 billion pounds (milk equivalent, total solids basis);
     the Secretary of Agriculture is directed to indicate which 
     entity autonomous of the Government of the United States is 
     best suited to facilitate the international market 
     development for and exportation of United States dairy 
     products.
       (b) Funding of Export Activities.--The Secretary shall 
     assist the entity in identifying sources of funding for the 
     activities specified in subsection (a) from within the dairy 
     industry and elsewhere.
       (c) Application of Section.--This section shall apply only 
     during the period beginning on July 1, 1997 and ending on 
     September 30, 2000.

     SEC. 1214. STUDY AND REPORT REGARDING POTENTIAL IMPACT OF 
                   URUGUAY ROUND ON PRICES, INCOME AND GOVERNMENT 
                   PURCHASES.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall conduct a 
     study, on a variety by variety of cheese basis, to determine 
     the potential impact on milk prices in the United States, 
     dairy producer income, and Federal dairy program costs, of 
     the allocation of additional cheese granted access to the 
     United States as a result of the obligations of the United 
     States as a member of the World Trade Organization.
       (b) Report.--Not later than September 30, 1996, the 
     Secretary shall report to the Committees on Agriculture of 
     the Senate and the House of Representatives the results of 
     the study conducted under this section.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Any limitation imposed by Act of 
     Congress on the conduct or completion of studies or reports 
     to Congress shall not apply to the study and report required 
     under this section unless such limitation explicitly 
     references this section in doing so.

                  CHAPTER 3--DAIRY PROMOTION PROGRAMS

     SEC. 1221. RESEARCH AND PROMOTION ACTIVITIES UNDER FLUID MILK 
                   PROMOTION ACT OF 1990.

       (a) Extension of Order.--Section 1999O of the Fluid Milk 
     Promotion Act of 1990 (subtitle H of title XIX of Public Law 
     101-624; 7 U.S.C. 6414(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (a) and (b), respectively.
       (b) Definition of Research.--Paragraph (6) of section 1999C 
     of such Act (7 U.S.C. 6402) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(6) Research.--The term `research' means--
       ``(A) market research to support and increase the 
     effectiveness of industry advertising, promotion, and 
     educational activities; and
       ``(B) other research to expand sales of fluid milk 
     products, including research regarding the development of new 
     products, new product characteristics, and improved 
     technology in the production, manufacturing, or processing of 
     milk and the products of milk.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments Regarding Marketing Orders.--
     Section 1999J(b) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 6409(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1);
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2) otherwise'' and 
     inserting ``(1)''; and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (d) Clarification of Referendum Requirements.--
       (1) Suspension or termination.--Subsection (b) of section 
     1999O of such Act (7 U.S.C. 6414), as redesignated by 
     subsection (a)(2), is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``all processors'' and 
     inserting ``all fluid milk processors''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``all processors'' and 
     inserting ``all fluid milk processors voting in the 
     referendum''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1999N(b)(2) of such Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 6413(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``all 
     processors'' and inserting ``all fluid milk processors voting 
     in the referendum''.

     SEC. 1222. EXPANSION OF DAIRY PROMOTION PROGRAM TO COVER 
                   DAIRY PRODUCTS IMPORTED INTO THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Declaration of Policy.--Section 110(b) of the Dairy 
     Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4501(b)) is 
     amended by inserting after ``commercial use'' the following: 
     ``and dairy products imported into the United States''.
       (b) Definitions.--
       (1) Milk.--Subsection (d) of section 111 of such Act (7 
     U.S.C. 4502) is amended by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``or cow's milk imported into the United 
     States in the form of dairy products intended for consumption 
     in the United States''.
       (2) Dairy products.--Subsection (e) of such section is 
     amended by inserting before the semicolon the following: 
     ``and casein (except casein imported under sections 
     3501.90.20 (casein glue) and 3501.90.50 (other) of the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule)''.
       (3) Research.--Subsection (j) of such section is amended by 
     inserting before the semicolon the following: ``or to reduce 
     the costs associated with processing or marketing those 
     products''.
       (4) United states.--Subsection (l) of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(l) the term `United States' means the several States and 
     the District of Columbia;''.
       (5) Importers and exporters.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (k), by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     such subsection; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(m) the term `importer' means the first person to take 
     title to dairy products imported into the United States for 
     domestic consumption; and
       ``(n) the term `exporter' means any person who exports 
     dairy products from the United States.''.
       (c) Membership of Board.--Section 113(b) of such Act (7 
     U.S.C. 4504(b)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``thirty-six 
     members'' and inserting ``38 members, including one 
     representative of importers and one representative of 
     exporters to be appointed by the Secretary'';
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``Members'' and 
     inserting ``The remaining members''; and
       (3) in the third sentence, by striking ``United States'' 
     and inserting ``United States, including Alaska and Hawaii''.
       (d) Assessment.--Section 113(g) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 
     4504(g)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(g)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The order shall provide that each importer of dairy 
     products intended for consumption in the United States shall 
     remit to the Board, in the manner prescribed by the order, an 
     assessment equal to 1.2 cents per pound of total milk solids 
     contained in the imported dairy products, or 15 cents per 
     hundredweight of milk contained in the imported dairy 
     products, whichever is less. If an importer can establish 
     that it is participating in active, ongoing qualified State 
     or regional dairy product promotion or nutrition programs 
     intended to increase the consumption of milk and dairy 
     products, the importer shall receive credit in determining 
     the assessment due from that importer for contributions to 
     such programs of up to .8 cents per pound of total milk 
     solids contained in the imported dairy products, or 10 cents 
     per hundredweight of milk contained in the imported dairy 
     products, whichever is less. The assessment collected under 
     this paragraph shall be used for the purpose specified in 
     paragraph (1).''.
       (e) Records.--Section 113(k) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 4504(k)) 
     is amended in the first sentence by inserting after 
     ``commercial use,'' the following: ``each importer of dairy 
     products,''.
       (f) Termination or Suspension of Order.--Section 116(b) of 
     such Act (7 U.S.C. 4507(b)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and importers'' after ``producers'' each 
     place it appears;
       (2) by striking ``who, during a representative period (as 
     determined by the Secretary), have been engaged in the 
     production of milk for commercial use''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new sentences: ``A 
     producer shall be eligible to vote in the referendum if the 
     producer, during a representative period (as determined by 
     the Secretary), has been engaged in the production of milk 
     for commercial use. An importer shall be eligible to vote in 
     the referendum if the importer, during a representative 
     period (as determined by the Secretary), has been engaged in 
     the importation of dairy products into the United States 
     intended for consumption in the 
     United States.''.

     SEC. 1223. PROMOTION OF UNITED STATES DAIRY PRODUCTS IN 
                   INTERNATIONAL MARKETS THROUGH DAIRY PROMOTION 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 113(e) of the Dairy Production Stabilization Act of 
     1983 (7 U.S.C. 4504(e)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``For each of the fiscal years 1996 
     through 2000, the Board's budget shall provide for the 
     expenditure of not less than 10 percent of the anticipated 
     revenues available to the Board to develop international 
     markets for, and to promote within such markets, the 
     consumption of dairy products produced in the United States 
     from milk produced in the United States.''.

     SEC. 1224. ISSUANCE OF AMENDED ORDER UNDER DAIRY PRODUCTION 
                   STABILIZATION ACT OF 1983.

       (a) Implementation of Amendments.--To implement the 
     amendments made by sections 1222 and 1223, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall issue an amended dairy products promotion 
     and research order under section 112 of the Dairy Production 
     Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4504) reflecting such 
     amendments, and no other changes, in the order in existence 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Proposal of Amended Order.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall publish a proposed dairy prod

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     ucts promotion and research order reflecting the amendments 
     made by sections 1222 and 1223. The Secretary shall provide 
     notice and an opportunity for public comment on the proposed 
     order.
       (c) Issuance of Amended Order.--After notice and 
     opportunity for public comment are provided in accordance 
     with subsection (b), the Secretary of Agriculture shall issue 
     a final dairy products promotion and research order, taking 
     into consideration the comments received and including in the 
     order such provisions as are necessary to ensure that the 
     order is in conformity with the amendments made by sections 
     1222 and 1223.
       (d) Effective Date.--The final dairy products promotion and 
     research order shall be issued and become effective not later 
     than 120 days after publication of the proposed order.
       (e) Referendum on Amendments.--Section 115 of Dairy 
     Production Stabilization Act of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 4506) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Referendum.--Not later than 36 months after the 
     issuance of the order reflecting the amendments made by 
     sections 1222 and 1223 of the Agricultural Reconciliation Act 
     of 1995, the Secretary shall conduct a referendum under this 
     section for the sole purpose of determining whether the 
     requirements of such amendments shall be continued. The 
     Secretary shall conduct the referendum among persons who have 
     been producers or importers during a representative period as 
     determined by the Secretary. The requirements of such 
     amendments shall be continued only if the Secretary 
     determines that such requirements have been approved by not 
     less than a majority of the persons voting in the referendum. 
     If continuation of the amendments is not approved, the 
     Secretary shall issue a new order, within six months after 
     the announcement of the results of the referendum, that is 
     identical to the order in effect on the date of the enactment 
     of the Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 1995. The new order 
     shall become effective upon issuance and shall not be subject 
     to referendum for approval.''.

                CHAPTER 4--VERIFICATION OF MILK RECEIPTS

     SEC. 1231. PROGRAM TO VERIFY RECEIPTS OF MILK.

       (a) Establishment of Verification Program.--Section 204 of 
     the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446e), as amended by 
     section 1201, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(k) Verification of Receipts of Milk.--
       ``(1) Verification program required.--The Secretary shall 
     establish a program through which the verification of 
     receipts of all cow's milk marketed in the 48 contiguous 
     States and the auditing of marketing agreements with respect 
     to receipts of such milk may be accomplished. The Secretary 
     shall prescribe regulations to establish the program required 
     by this subsection.
       ``(2) Administrative services.--The program shall provide a 
     means by which (A) processors, associations of producers, and 
     other persons engaged in the handling of milk and milk 
     products file reports with the Secretary regarding receipts 
     of milk, prices paid for milk, and the purposes for which 
     milk was used by handlers, (B) authorized deductions from 
     payments to producers, including assessments for research and 
     promotion programs, are collected, (C) assurance of proper 
     payment by handlers for milk purchased is achieved, and (D) 
     the reports, records, and facilities of handlers are reviewed 
     and inspected to assure their accuracy. The regulations shall 
     provide for the publication of statistics regarding receipts, 
     prices, and uses of milk. Statistics published by the 
     Secretary shall include information regarding payments 
     received by producers for milk on a component basis, 
     including payments for milkfat, protein and other solids. The 
     Secretary shall collect an assessment from handlers required 
     to file reports under this paragraph to cover any expenses 
     associated with the collection and publication of such 
     statistics. Assessments shall be based on the relative volume 
     of receipts of milk by each handler and shall not exceed the 
     total cost of such expenses.
       ``(3) Marketing services.--The program shall further 
     provide a means by which the weighing, sampling, and testing 
     of milk purchased from producers is accomplished and 
     verified. This paragraph shall not apply to producers for 
     whom such marketing services are rendered by a cooperative 
     marketing association qualified under the provisions of the 
     Act of February 18, 1922 (7 U.S.C. 291-292), commonly known 
     as the `Co-operative Marketing Associations Act'. An 
     assessment may be levied on producers for whom such services 
     are performed to cover the expenses of the Secretary or the 
     cooperative marketing association providing the services. 
     Assessments shall be based on the relative marketings of milk 
     by each producer and shall not exceed the total cost of 
     providing such services.
       ``(4) Marketing agreements.--Producers or associations of 
     producers, including cooperative marketing associations 
     qualified under the provisions of the Act of February 18, 
     1922 (7 U.S.C. 291-292), commonly known as the `Co-operative 
     Marketing Associations Act', may negotiate and enter into 
     marketing agreements or other private contracts with handlers 
     for the marketing and receipt of milk. Upon the request of 
     either or both of the parties, the Secretary may perform an 
     audit of the agreement or contract to assure compliance with 
     its terms, except that the Secretary shall be reimbursed for 
     any costs associated with the audit in the manner provided in 
     the agreement or contract. If there is no provision for the 
     reimbursement of the Secretary in the agreement or contract, 
     the party or parties requesting the audit shall provide such 
     reimbursement.
       ``(5) Prohibition on marketing limitations.--No marketing 
     agreement or Government order or regulation applicable to 
     milk and its products in any marketing area or jurisdiction 
     shall prohibit or in any manner limit the marketing in that 
     area of any milk or product of milk produced in any 
     production area in the United States.
       ``(6) Effect on existing marketing orders.--Effective July 
     1, 1996, the program established under this subsection shall 
     supersede any Federal marketing order issued under section 8c 
     of the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c), reenacted 
     with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 
     of 1937, with respect to milk or its products.''.
       (b) Time for Issuance.--Not later than July 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall issue final regulations under 
     subsection (k) of section 204 of the Agricultural Act of 
     1949, as added by this section, to establish the verification 
     program required by such subsection. The regulations shall 
     take effect on that date.
       (c) Process.--In preparation for the issuance of the 
     regulations under subsection (k) of section 204 of the 
     Agricultural Act of 1949, as added by this section, the 
     Secretary shall comply with the following:
       (1) The Secretary shall issue proposed regulations not 
     later than April 1, 1996.
       (2) The Secretary shall provide for a comment period on the 
     regulations, as proposed under paragraph (1). However, the 
     comment period shall not exceed 60 days nor extend past May 
     31, 1996.

     SEC. 1232. VERIFICATION PROGRAM TO SUPERSEDE MULTIPLE 
                   EXISTING FEDERAL ORDERS.

       (a) Termination of Milk Marketing Orders.--Section 8c of 
     the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 608c), reenacted 
     with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agreement Act 
     of 1937, is amended by striking paragraphs (5) and (18) 
     relating to milk and its products.
       (b) Prohibition on Subsequent Orders Regarding Milk.--
     Paragraph (2) of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Milk, fruits'' and inserting ``Fruits''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting ``milk,'' after ``honey,'' in subparagraph 
     (B).
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 2(3) of such Act (7 
     U.S.C. 602(3) is amended by striking ``, other than milk and 
     its products,''.
       (2) Section 8c of such Act (7 U.S.C. 608c) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (6), by striking ``, other than milk and 
     its products,'';
       (B) in paragraph (7)(B), by striking ``(except for milk and 
     cream to be sold for consumption in fluid form)'';
       (C) in paragraph (11)(B), by striking ``Except in the case 
     of milk and its products, orders'' and inserting ``Orders'';
       (D) in paragraph (13)(A), by striking ``, except to a 
     retailer in his capacity as a retailer of milk and its 
     products''; and
       (E) in paragraph (17), by striking the second proviso, 
     which relates to milk orders.
       (3) Section 8d(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 608d(2)) is amended 
     by striking the second sentence, which relates to information 
     from milk handlers.
       (4) Section 10(b)(2) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 610(b)(2)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking clause (i);
       (B) by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) 
     and (ii), respectively; and
       (C) in clause (i) (as so redesignated), by striking ``other 
     commodity'' in the first sentence and inserting 
     ``commodity''.
       (5) Section 11 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 611) is amended by 
     striking ``and milk, and its products,''.
       (6) Section 715 of the Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
     and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies Appropriations 
     Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-111; 107 Stat. 1079; 7 U.S.C. 608d 
     note), is amended by striking the third proviso, which 
     relates to information from milk handlers.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on July 1, 1996.

          CHAPTER 5--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS RELATED TO DAIRY

     SEC. 1241. EXTENSION OF TRANSFER AUTHORITY REGARDING MILITARY 
                   AND VETERANS HOSPITALS.

       Subsections (a) and (b) of section 202 of the Agricultural 
     Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446a) are amended by striking ``1995'' 
     both places it appears and inserting ``2002''.

     SEC. 1242. EXTENSION OF DAIRY INDEMNITY PROGRAM.

       Section 3 of Public Law 90-484 (7 U.S.C. 450l) is amended 
     by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``2002''.

     SEC. 1243. EXTENSION OF REPORT REGARDING EXPORT SALES OF 
                   DAIRY PRODUCTS.

       Section 1163(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 is amended 
     by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``2002''.

     SEC. 1244. STATUS OF PRODUCER-HANDLERS.

       The legal status of producer-handlers of milk under the 
     Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), reenacted 
     with amendments by the Agricultural Marketing Agree

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     ment Act of 1937, shall be the same after the amendments made 
     by this title take effect as it was before the effective date 
     of the amendments.
                     Subtitle C--Other Commodities

     SEC. 1301. EXTENSION AND MODIFICATION OF PRICE SUPPORT AND 
                   QUOTA PROGRAMS FOR PEANUTS.

       (a) Extension of Price Support Program.--Section 108B of 
     the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445c-3) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``1991 through 1997 
     crops of'';
       (2) in subsections (a)(1), (b)(1), and (h), by striking 
     ``1997'' each place it appears and inserting ``2002'';
       (3) in subsection (g)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``1997 crops'' the first place it appears 
     and inserting ``2002 crops''; and
       (B) by striking ``1997 crop'' both places it appears and 
     inserting ``1997 through 2002 crops''; and
       (4) in subsection (g)(2)(A)--
       (A) by striking ``1997 crop'' in clause (i)(IV) and 
     inserting ``1997 through 2002 crops''; and
       (B) by striking ``1997'' in clause (ii)(II) and inserting 
     ``2002''.
       (b) Changes to Price Support Program.--
       (1) Quota support rate.--
       (A) Support rate for 1996 through 2002 crops.--Subsection 
     (a)(2) of section 108B of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
     U.S.C. 1445c-3) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Support rate.--The national average quota support 
     rate for quota peanuts shall be equal to $610 per ton for 
     each of the 1996 through 2002 crops of quota peanuts.''.
       (B) Effect of amendment on current crop.--The national 
     average quota support rate in effect under section 108B(a)(2) 
     of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1445c-3) on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act shall continue 
     to apply with respect to the 1995 crop of quota peanuts.
       (2) Offers from handlers.--Subsection (a) of such section 
     is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (5) and (6), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Offers from handlers.--The Secretary shall reduce the 
     support rate by 15 percent for any producer on a farm who had 
     available to the producer an offer from a handler to purchase 
     quota peanuts from the farm at a price equal to or greater 
     than the applicable quota support rate.''.
       (3) Covering losses.--Subsection (d)(2) of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Quota loan pools.--Losses in quota area pools shall 
     be covered using the following sources in the following order 
     of priority:
       ``(A) Transfers from additional loan pools.--The proceeds 
     due any producer from any pool shall be reduced by the amount 
     of any loss that is incurred with respect to peanuts 
     transferred from an additional loan pool to a quota loan pool 
     by such producer under section 358-1(b)(8) of the 
     Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938.
       ``(B) Other producers in same pool.--Further losses in an 
     area quota pool shall be offset by reducing the gain of any 
     producer in such pool by the amount of pool gains attributed 
     to the same producer from the sale of additional peanuts for 
     domestic and export edible use.
       ``(C) Use of marketing assessments.--The Secretary shall 
     use funds collected under subsection (g) (except funds 
     attributable to handlers) to offset further losses in area 
     quota pools. The Secretary shall transfer to the Treasury 
     those funds collected under subsection (g) and available for 
     use under this paragraph that the Secretary determines are 
     not required to cover losses in area quota pools.
       ``(D) Cross compliance.--Further losses in area quota 
     pools, other than losses incurred as a result of transfers 
     from additional loan pools to quota loan pools under section 
     358-1(b)(8) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938, shall 
     be offset by any gains or profits from quota pools in other 
     production areas (other than separate type pools established 
     under subsection (c)(2)(A) for Valencia peanuts produced in 
     New Mexico) in such manner as the Secretary shall by 
     regulation prescribe.
       ``(E) Increased assessments.--If use of the authorities 
     provided in the preceding subparagraphs is not sufficient to 
     cover losses in an area quota pool, the Secretary shall 
     increase the marketing assessment established under 
     subsection (g) by such an amount as the Secretary considers 
     necessary to cover the losses. The increased assessment shall 
     apply only to quota peanuts marketed in the production area 
     covered by that pool. Amounts collected under subsection (g) 
     as a result of the increased assessment shall be retained by 
     the Secretary to cover losses in that pool.''.
       (c) Extension of National Poundage Quota Program.--Part VI 
     of subtitle B of title III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     of 1938 is amended--
       (1) in section 358-1 (7 U.S.C. 1358-1)--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``1991 through 1997 
     crops of'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``1990'' and 
     inserting ``1990, for the 1991 through 1995 marketing years, 
     and 1995, for the 1996 through 2002 marketing years'';
       (C) in subsection (b)(1)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``2002''; and
       (ii) in clause (i), by inserting before the semicolon the 
     following: ``, in the case of the 1991 through 1995 marketing 
     years, and the 1995 marketing year, in the case of the 1996 
     through 2002 marketing years''; and
       (D) in subsections (b)(1)(B), (b)(2)(A), (b)(2)(C), 
     (b)(3)(A), and (f), by striking ``1997'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``2002'';
       (2) in section 358b (7 U.S.C. 1358b)--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``1991 through 1995 
     crops of''; and
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``1995'' and inserting 
     ``2002'';
       (3) in section 358c(d) (7 U.S.C. 1358c(d)), by striking 
     ``1995'' and inserting ``2002''; and
       (4) in section 358e (7 U.S.C. 1359a)--
       (A) in the section heading, by striking ``1991 through 
     1997'' and inserting ``certain''; and
       (B) in subsection (i), by striking ``1997'' and inserting 
     ``2002''.
       (d) Prioritized Quota Reductions.--Section 358-1(b)(2)(C) 
     of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1358-
     1(b)(2)(C)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``all the''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Rather than allocating the decrease among all the farms in 
     a State, the Secretary shall allocate the decrease among 
     farms in the following order of priority:
       ``(i) Farms owned or controlled by municipalities, airport 
     authorities, schools, colleges, refuges, and other public 
     entities (not including universities for research purposes).
       ``(ii) Farms for which the quota holder is not a producer 
     and resides in another State.
       ``(iii) Farms for which the quota holder, although a 
     resident of the State, is not a producer.
       ``(iv) Other farms described in the first sentence of this 
     subparagraph.''.
       (e) Elimination of Quota Floor.--Section 358-1(a)(1) of the 
     Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1358-1(a)(1)) 
     is amended by striking the second sentence.
       (f) Spring and Fall Transfers Within a State.--Section 
     358b(a)(1) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 
     U.S.C. 1358b(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``any such lease'' in the matter preceding 
     the subparagraphs and inserting ``any such sale or lease''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``in the fall or after the normal planting 
     season--'' and subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting the 
     following: ``in the spring (or before the normal planting 
     season) or in the fall (or after the normal planting season) 
     with the owner or operator of a farm located within any 
     county in the same State. In the case of a fall transfer or a 
     transfer after the normal planting season, the transfer may 
     be made only if not less than 90 percent of the basic quota 
     (the farm quota exclusive of temporary quota transfers), plus 
     any poundage quota transferred to the farm under this 
     subsection, has been planted or considered planted on the 
     farm from which the quota is to be leased.''.
       (g) Transfers in Counties With Small Quotas.--Section 
     358b(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 
     1358b(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Transfers in counties with small quotas.--
     Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), in the case of any 
     county for which the poundage quota allocated to the county 
     was less than 10,000 tons for the preceding year's crop, all 
     or any part of a farm poundage quota for a farm in that 
     county may be transferred by sale or lease or otherwise to a 
     farm in any other county in the same State.''.
       (h) Undermarketings.--
       (1) Elimination.--Subsection (b) of section 358-1 of the 
     Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1358-1) is 
     amended by striking paragraphs (8) and (9).
       (2) Conforming amendments.--(A) Such subsection is further 
     amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``including--'' and 
     clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting ``including any increases 
     resulting from the allocation of quotas voluntarily released 
     for 1 year under paragraph (7).''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``include--'' and 
     clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting ``include any increase 
     resulting from the allocation of quotas voluntarily released 
     for 1 year under paragraph (7).''.
       (B) Section 358b(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 
     1938 (7 U.S.C. 1358b(a)) is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1) (as amended by subsection (f)), by 
     striking ``(including any applicable under marketings)'' both 
     places it appears;
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(including any 
     applicable under marketings)''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``(including any 
     applicable undermarketings)''.
       (i) Limitation on Payments for Disaster Transfers.--Section 
     358-1(b) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 
     1358-1(b)), as amended by subsection (h), is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Transfer of additional peanuts.--Additional peanuts 
     on a farm from which the quota poundage was not harvested and 
     marketed because of drought, flood, or any other natural 
     disaster, or any other condition beyond the control of the 
     producer, may be transferred to the quota loan pool for 
     pricing purposes on such basis as the Secretary shall by 
     regulation provide, except that the poundage of such peanuts 
     so transferred shall not exceed the difference in the total 
     peanuts meeting quality requirements for domestic edible use 
     as determined by the Secretary marketed from the farm and the 
     total farm poundage quota, excluding quota pounds transferred 
     to the farm in the fall. Peanuts transferred under this 
     paragraph shall be supported at a total of not more than 70 
     percent of the quota support rate for

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      the marketing years in which such transfers occur and such 
     transfers for a farm shall not exceed 25 percent of the total 
     farm quota pounds, excluding pounds transferred in the 
     fall.''.
       (j) Temporary Quota Allocation.--
       (1) Annual allocation.--Subsection (b)(2) of section 358-1 
     of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1358-1) 
     is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraph (B) and 
     subject to''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Temporary quota allocation.--
       ``(i) Allocation related to seed peanuts.--Temporary 
     allocation of quota pounds for the marketing year only in 
     which the crop is planted shall be made to producers for each 
     of the 1996 through 2002 marketing years as provided in this 
     subparagraph. The temporary quota allocation shall be equal 
     to the pounds of seed peanuts planted on the farm, as may be 
     adjusted under regulations prescribed by the Secretary. The 
     temporary allocation of quota pounds under this paragraph 
     shall be in addition to the farm poundage quota otherwise 
     established under this subsection and shall be credited for 
     the applicable marketing year only, in total to the producer 
     of the peanuts on the farm in a manner prescribed by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(ii) Effect of other requirements.--Nothing in this 
     section shall alter or change in any way the requirements 
     regarding the use of quota and additional peanuts established 
     by section 359a(b) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 
     (7 U.S.C. 1359a(b)), as added by section 804 of the Food, 
     Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (a)(1) of such 
     section is amended by striking ``domestic edible, seed,'' and 
     inserting ``domestic edible use''.
       (k) Suspension of Marketing Quotas and Acreage 
     Allotments.--The following provisions of the Agricultural 
     Adjustment Act of 1938 shall not apply to the 1996 through 
     2002 crops of peanuts:
       (1) Subsections (a) through (j) of section 358 (7 U.S.C. 
     1358).
       (2) Subsections (a) through (h) of section 358a (7 U.S.C. 
     1358a).
       (3) Subsections (a), (b), (d), and (e) of section 358d (7 
     U.S.C. 1359).
       (4) Part I of subtitle C of title III (7 U.S.C. 1361 et 
     seq.).
       (5) Section 371 (7 U.S.C. 1371).
       (l) Extension of Reporting and Recordkeeping 
     Requirements.--Section 373(a) of the Agricultural Adjustment 
     Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1373(a)) is amended by inserting after 
     the first sentence the following new sentence: ``In the case 
     of the 1996 through 2002 crops of peanuts, this subsection 
     shall also apply to all producers engaged in the production 
     of peanuts.''.
       (m) Suspension of Certain Price Support Provisions.--
     Section 101 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1441) 
     shall not apply to the 1996 through 2002 crops of peanuts.

     SEC. 1302. AVAILABILITY OF LOANS FOR PROCESSORS OF SUGARCANE 
                   AND SUGAR BEETS.

       (a) Sugar Loans.--Section 206 of the Agricultural Act of 
     1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446g) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 206. ASSURANCE OF ADEQUATE SUGAR SUPPLY.

       ``(a) Sugarcane Processor Loans.--For the 1996 through 2002 
     crops of domestically grown sugarcane, the Secretary shall 
     make loans available to sugarcane processors on raw cane 
     sugar processed from such crops. Subject to subsection (c), 
     loans under this subsection shall be made at a rate equal to 
     the rate provided under this section, as in effect on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of the Agricultural 
     Reconciliation Act of 1995, for raw cane sugar produced from 
     the 1995 crop of domestically grown sugarcane.
       ``(b) Sugar Beets.--For the 1996 through 2002 crops of 
     domestically grown sugar beets, the Secretary shall make 
     loans available to sugar beet processors on refined beet 
     sugar processed from such crops. Subject to subsection (c), 
     loans under this subsection shall be made at a rate equal to 
     the rate provided under this section, as in effect on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of the Agricultural 
     Reconciliation Act of 1995, for refined beet sugar produced 
     from the 1995 crop of domestically grown sugar beets.
       ``(c) Reduction in Loan Rates.--
       ``(1) Reduction required.--The Secretary shall reduce the 
     loan rate specified in subsection (a) for domestically grown 
     sugarcane and subsection (b) for domestically grown sugar 
     beets if the Secretary determines that negotiated reductions 
     in export subsidies and domestic subsidies provided for sugar 
     of the European Union and other major sugar growing, 
     producing, and exporting countries in the aggregate exceed 
     the commitments made as part of the Agreement on Agriculture.
       ``(2) Extent of reduction.--The Secretary shall not reduce 
     the loan rate under subsection (a) or (b) below a rate that 
     provides an equal measure of support to that provided by the 
     European Union and other major sugar growing, producing, and 
     exporting countries, based on an examination of both domestic 
     and export subsidies subject to reduction in the Agreement on 
     Agriculture.
       ``(3) Announcement of reduction.--The Secretary shall 
     announce any loan rate reduction to be made under this 
     subsection as far in advance as is practicable.
       ``(4) Major sugar countries defined.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `major sugar growing, producing, and 
     exporting countries' means--
       ``(A) the countries of the European Union; and
       ``(B) the ten foreign countries not covered by subparagraph 
     (A) that the Secretary determines produce the greatest amount 
     of sugar.
       ``(5) Agreement on agriculture defined.--For purposes of 
     this subsection and subsection (d), the term `Agreement on 
     Agriculture' means the Agreement on Agriculture referred to 
     in section 101(d)(2) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 
     U.S.C. 3511(d)(2)).
       ``(d) Loan Type; Processor Assurances.--
       ``(1) Recourse loans.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall carry out this section through the use of 
     recourse loans.
       ``(2) Switch to nonrecourse loans.--
       ``(A) In general.--During any fiscal year in which the 
     tariff rate quota for imports of sugar into the United States 
     is set at, or is increased to, a level that exceeds the loan 
     modification threshold, the Secretary shall carry out this 
     section by making available nonrecourse loans. Any recourse 
     loan previously made available by the Secretary under this 
     section during such fiscal year shall be modified by the 
     Secretary into a nonrecourse loan.
       ``(B) Loan modification threshold defined.--For the 
     purposes of this subsection, the term `loan modification 
     threshold' means--
       ``(i) for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, 1,257,000 short tons 
     raw value; and
       ``(ii) for fiscal years after fiscal year 1997, 103 percent 
     of the loan modification threshold for the previous fiscal 
     year.
       ``(3) Processor assurances.--If the Secretary is required 
     under paragraph (2) to make nonrecourse loans available 
     during a fiscal year or to modify recourse loans into 
     nonrecourse loans, the Secretary shall obtain from each 
     processor that receives a loan under this section such 
     assurances as the Secretary considers adequate that the 
     processor will provide an appropriate minimum payment for 
     sugar beets and sugarcane delivered by producers served by 
     the processor. The Secretary may establish appropriate 
     minimum payments for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(4) Announcement of threshold.--As soon as practicable, 
     but not later than September 1 of each fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall announce the loan modification threshold that 
     shall apply under paragraph (2) for the subsequent fiscal 
     year.
       ``(e) Length of Loans.--Each loan made under this section 
     shall be for a term of three months, and may be extended for 
     additional three-month terms, except that--
       ``(1) no loan may have a cumulative term in excess of nine 
     months or a term that extends beyond September 30 of the 
     fiscal year in which the loan is made; and
       ``(2) a processor may terminate a loan and redeem the 
     collateral for the loan at any time by payment in full of 
     principal, interest, and fees then owing.
       ``(f) Use of Commodity Credit Corporation.--The Secretary 
     shall use the funds, facilities, and authorities of the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out this section.
       ``(g) Marketing Assessment.--
       ``(1) Sugarcane.--Effective only for marketings of raw cane 
     sugar during fiscal years 1996 through 2003, the first 
     processor of sugarcane shall remit to the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation a nonrefundable marketing assessment for each 
     pound of raw cane sugar, processed by the processor from 
     domestically produced sugarcane or sugarcane molasses, that 
     has been marketed. The assessment rate per pound is equal to 
     1.5 percent of the loan rate for raw cane sugar under this 
     section.
       ``(2) Sugar beets.--Effective only for marketings of beet 
     sugar during fiscal years 1996 through 2003, the first 
     processor of sugar beets shall remit to the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation a nonrefundable marketing assessment for each 
     pound of beet sugar, processed by the processor from 
     domestically produced sugar beets or sugar beet molasses, 
     that has been marketed. The assessment rate per pound is 
     equal to 1.6083 percent of the loan rate for raw cane sugar 
     under this section.
       ``(3) Collection.--
       ``(A) Timing.--Marketing assessments required under this 
     subsection shall be collected on a monthly basis and shall be 
     remitted to the Commodity Credit Corporation within 30 days 
     after the end of each month. Any cane sugar or beet sugar 
     processed during a fiscal year that has not been marketed by 
     September 30 of that year shall be subject to assessment on 
     that date. The sugar shall not be subject to a second 
     assessment at the time that it is marketed.
       ``(B) Manner.--Subject to subparagraph (A), marketing 
     assessments shall be collected under this subsection in the 
     manner prescribed by the Secretary and shall be 
     nonrefundable.
       ``(4) Penalties.--If any person fails to remit the 
     assessment required by this subsection or fails to comply 
     with such requirements for recordkeeping or otherwise as are 
     required by the Secretary to carry out this subsection, the 
     person shall be liable to the Secretary for a civil penalty 
     up to an amount determined by multiplying--
       ``(A) the quantity of cane sugar or beet sugar involved in 
     the violation; by
       ``(B) the loan rate in effect at the time of the violation.
       ``(5) Enforcement.--The Secretary may enforce this 
     subsection in the courts of the United States.

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       ``(6) Definition of market.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `market' means to sell or otherwise 
     dispose of in commerce in the United States (including, with 
     respect to any integrated processor and refiner, the movement 
     of raw cane sugar into the refining process) and to deliver 
     to a buyer.
       ``(h) Information Reporting.--
       ``(1) Duty of processors and refiners to report.--All 
     sugarcane processors, cane sugar refiners, and sugar beet 
     processors shall furnish the Secretary, on a monthly basis, 
     such information as the Secretary may require to administer 
     sugar programs, including the quantity of purchases of 
     sugarcane, sugar beets, and sugar, and production, 
     importation, distribution, and stock levels of sugar.
       ``(2) Duty of producers to report.--In order to efficiently 
     and effectively carry out the program under this section, the 
     Secretary may require a producer of sugarcane or sugar beets 
     to report, in the manner prescribed by the Secretary, the 
     producer's sugarcane or sugar beet yields and acres planted 
     to sugarcane or sugar beets, respectively.
       ``(3) Penalty.--Any person willfully failing or refusing to 
     furnish the information, or furnishing willfully any false 
     information, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more 
     than $10,000 for each such violation.
       ``(4) Monthly reports.--Taking into consideration the 
     information received under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     publish on a monthly basis composite data on production, 
     imports, distribution, and stock levels of sugar.
       ``(i) Sugar Estimates.--
       ``(1) Domestic requirement.--Before the beginning of each 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall estimate the United States 
     demand for sugar for that fiscal year, which shall be equal 
     to--
       ``(A) the quantity of sugar, that will be consumed in the 
     United States during the fiscal year (other than sugar 
     imported for the production of polyhydric alcohol or to be 
     refined and reexported in refined form or in sugar containing 
     products); plus
       ``(B) the quantity of sugar that would provide for adequate 
     carryover stocks; minus
       ``(C) the quantity of sugar that will be available from 
     carry-in stocks.
       ``(2) Quarterly reestimates.--The Secretary shall make 
     quarterly reestimates of sugar consumption, stocks, 
     production, and imports for a fiscal year no later than the 
     beginning of each of the second through fourth quarters of 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(j) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue such 
     regulations as the Secretary determines necessary to carry 
     out this section.''.
       (b) Effect on Existing Loans for Sugar.--Section 206 of the 
     Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1446g), as in effect on 
     the day before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall 
     continue to apply with respect to the 1991 through 1995 crops 
     of sugarcane and sugar beets.
       (c) Termination of Marketing Quotas and Allotments.--
       (1) Termination.--Part VII of subtitle B of title III of 
     the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359aa-
     1359jj) is repealed.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 344(f)(2) of such Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1344(f)(2)) is amended by striking ``sugar cane for 
     sugar; sugar beets for sugar;''.

     SEC. 1303. REPEAL OF OBSOLETE AUTHORITY FOR PRICE SUPPORT FOR 
                   COTTONSEED AND COTTONSEED PRODUCTS.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 301(b) of the Disaster Assistance Act 
     of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 1464 note) is amended by striking paragraph 
     (1).
       (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 420 of the Agricultural Act 
     of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1432) is repealed.
               Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Program Changes

     SEC. 1401. LIMITATIONS ON ASSISTANCE UNDER EMERGENCY 
                   LIVESTOCK FEED ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       Section 609 of the Emergency Livestock Feed Assistance Act 
     of 1988 (7 U.S.C. 1471g) is amended by striking subsections 
     (c) and (d) and inserting the following new subsection:
       ``(c) No person may receive benefits under this title 
     attributable to lost production of a feed commodity due to a 
     natural disaster if crop insurance protection or noninsured 
     crop disaster assistance for the loss of feed produced on the 
     farm is available to the person under the Federal Crop 
     Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).''.

     SEC. 1402. CONSERVATION RESERVE PROGRAM.

       (a) Limitations on Acreage Enrollments.--
       (1) Limitation.--Section 1231(d) of the Food Security Act 
     of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(d)) is amended by striking 
     ``38,000,000 acres'' and inserting ``36,400,000 acres''.
       (2) Prohibition on 1997 increase.--Section 727 of the 
     Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996, is amended by 
     striking the proviso relating to enrollment of new acres in 
     1997.
       (b) Optional Contract Termination by Producers.--Section 
     1235 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 3835), is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Termination by Owner or Operator.--
       ``(1) Notice of termination.--An owner or operator of land 
     subject to a contract entered into under this subchapter may 
     terminate the contract by submitting to the Secretary written 
     notice of the intention of the owner or operator to terminate 
     the contract.
       ``(2) Effective date.--The contract termination shall take 
     effect 60 days after the date on which the owner or operator 
     submits the written notice under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Pro-rated rental payment.--If a contract entered into 
     under this subchapter is terminated under this subsection 
     before the end of the fiscal year for which a rental payment 
     is due, the Secretary shall provide a prorated rental payment 
     covering the portion of the fiscal year during which the 
     contract was in effect.
       ``(4) Renewed enrollment.--The termination of a contract 
     entered into under this subchapter shall not affect the 
     ability of the owner or operator who requested such 
     termination to submit a subsequent bid to enroll the land 
     that was subject to the contract into the conservation 
     reserve.
       ``(5) Conservation requirements.--If land that was subject 
     to a contract is returned to production of an agricultural 
     commodity, the Secretary may impose conservation requirements 
     under subtitle A on the use of the land that are similar to 
     the requirements imposed on other lands subject to such 
     subtitle, but in no case shall such requirements be more 
     onerous that the requirements imposed on other lands.''.
       (c) Limitation on Rental Rates.--Section 1234(c) of such 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 3834) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(5) In the case of the extension of a contract, or a new 
     contract covering land which was previously enrolled in the 
     conservation reserve, annual rental payments under the new or 
     extended contract may not exceed 75 percent of the annual 
     rental payment under the previous contract.''.

     SEC. 1403. CROP INSURANCE.

       (a) Conversion of Catastrophic Risk Protection Program to 
     Voluntary Program.--Subsection (b)(7) of section 508 of the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) Exception to mandatory participation requirement.--
     Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a producer may decline to 
     obtain catastrophic risk protection beginning with spring-
     planted 1996 crops and in any subsequent crop year, yet 
     remain eligible for any market transition contract or 
     marketing assistance loan, the conservation reserve program, 
     or any benefit described in section 371 of the Consolidated 
     Farm and Rural Development Act, if the producer agrees in 
     writing to waive any eligibility for emergency crop loss 
     assistance in connection with losses to any crop for which 
     the producer declines to obtain catastrophic risk 
     protection.''.
       (b) Delivery of Voluntary Catastrophic Protection.--
     Subsection (b)(4) of such section is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(C) Elimination of secretarial option.--For crop years 
     beginning after the implementation of the exception under 
     paragraph (7)(B) to the mandatory participation requirement, 
     the option for delivery of catastrophic risk protection 
     provided in subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not be available to 
     the Secretary. All risk protection policies written by the 
     Department prior to that date shall be transferred, including 
     all fees collected for the crop year in which the private 
     sector will assume the policies, in an orderly manner to the 
     private sector for performance of all service and loss 
     adjustment functions.
       ``(D) Guarantee of private sector service.--In full 
     consultation and cooperation with approved insurance 
     providers, the Corporation shall develop a plan to ensure 
     that each producer of an insured crop has the opportunity to 
     be serviced by an approved insurance provider if insurance is 
     available for that crop in that county. Not later than May 1, 
     1996, the Corporation shall submit to the Committee on 
     Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the Committee 
     on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate the 
     plan in the form it is to be implemented by the Secretary.''.
       (c) Establishment of the Office of Risk Management.--
       (1) Establishment.--The Department of Agriculture 
     Reorganization Act of 1994 is amended by inserting after 
     section 226 (7 U.S.C. 6932) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 226A. OFFICE OF RISK MANAGEMENT.

       ``(a) Establishment.--Subject to subsection (e), the 
     Secretary shall establish and maintain in the Department an 
     independent Office of Risk Management.
       ``(b) Functions of the Office of Risk Management.--The 
     Office of Risk Management shall have jurisdiction over the 
     following functions:
       ``(1) Supervision of the Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation.
       ``(2) Administration and oversight of all aspects, 
     including delivery through local offices of the Department, 
     of all programs authorized under the Federal Crop Insurance 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.).
       ``(3) Any pilot or other programs involving revenue 
     insurance, risk management savings accounts, or the use of 
     the futures market to manage risk and support farm income 
     that may be established under the Federal Crop Insurance Act 
     or other law.
       ``(4) Such other functions as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(c) Administrator.--
       ``(1) The Office of Risk Management shall be headed by an 
     Administrator who shall be appointed by the Secretary.
       ``(2) The Administrator of the Office of Risk Management 
     shall also serve as Manager of the Federal Crop Insurance 
     Corporation.

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       ``(d) Resources.--
       ``(1) Functional coordination.--Certain functions of the 
     Office of Risk Management, such as human resources, public 
     affairs, and legislative affairs, may be provided by a 
     consolidation of such functions under the Under Secretary of 
     Agriculture for Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services.
       ``(2) Minimum provisions.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1) or 
     any other provision of law or order of the Secretary, the 
     Secretary shall provide the Office of Risk Management with 
     human and capital resources sufficient for the Office to 
     carry out its functions in a timely and efficient manner.
       ``(3) Fiscal year 1996 funding.--Not less than $88,500,000 
     of the appropriation provided for the salaries and expenses 
     of the Consolidated Farm Services Agency in the Agricultural, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996 shall be provided to the 
     Office of Risk Management for the salaries and expenses of 
     the Office.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 226(b) of such Act (7 
     U.S.C. 6932(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (2).
       (d) Reconfiguration of Board of Directors.--Section 505 of 
     the Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1505) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 505. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

       ``(a) Authority.--The management of the Corporation shall 
     be vested in a Board of Directors subject to the general 
     supervision of the Secretary.
       ``(b) Membership.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Board shall consist of the Manager 
     of the Corporation, the Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
     Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, one person who is an 
     officer or employee of an approved insurance provider, one 
     person who is a licensed crop insurance agent, one person 
     experienced in the reinsurance business who is not otherwise 
     employed by the Federal Government, and four active producers 
     who are not otherwise employed by the Federal Government. The 
     Secretary shall not be a member of the Board.
       ``(2) Producer members.--In appointing the four active 
     producers who are not otherwise employed by the Federal 
     Government, the Secretary shall ensure that three such 
     members are policyholders and are from different geographic 
     areas of the United States, in order that diverse 
     agricultural interests in the United States are at all times 
     represented on the Board. The Secretary shall ensure that the 
     fourth active producer, who may also be a policyholder, 
     receives a significant portion of crop income from crops 
     covered by the noninsured crop disaster assistance program 
     established under section 519.
       ``(c) Appointment.--
       ``(1) Manager.--The Administrator of the Office of Risk 
     Management appointed by the Secretary under section 226A(c) 
     of the Department of Agriculture Reorganization Act of 1994 
     shall serve as Manager of the Corporation.
       ``(2) Terms of other members.--Other than the Manager of 
     the Corporation and the Under Secretary of Agriculture for 
     Farm and Foreign Agricultural Services, the members of the 
     Board shall be appointed by the Secretary for a term of three 
     years. However, in the initial appointment of such members, 
     the Secretary shall appoint two members for one year, two 
     members for two years, and two members for three years in 
     order to provide greater continuity to the Board.
       ``(3) Succession.--A member of the Board appointed under 
     paragraph (2) may serve after the expiration of the term of 
     office of such member until the successor for such member has 
     taken office.
       ``(d) Quorum.--Five of the members in office shall 
     constitute a quorum for the transaction of the business of 
     the Board.
       ``(e) Impairment of Powers.--The powers of the Board to 
     execute the functions of the Corporation shall be impaired at 
     any time there are not six members of the Board in office. 
     Any impairment of the powers of the Board shall also serve to 
     impair the powers of the Manager to act under any delegation 
     of power provided under subsection (g).
       ``(f) Compensation.--
       ``(1) Employees of the department.--The members of the 
     Board who are employed in the Department shall receive no 
     additional compensation for their services as members, but 
     may be allowed necessary traveling and subsistence expenses 
     when engaged in business of the Corporation outside of the 
     District of Columbia.
       ``(2) Nonemployees of the federal government.--The members 
     of the Board who are not employed by the Federal Government 
     shall be paid such compensation for their services as members 
     as the Secretary shall determine, but such compensation shall 
     not exceed the daily equivalent of the rate prescribed for 
     positions a level V of the Executive Schedule under section 
     5316 of title 5, United States Code, when actually employed. 
     Such members may also receive actual necessary traveling and 
     subsistence expenses, or a per diem allowance in lieu of 
     subsistence expenses, as authorized by section 5703 of such 
     title for persons in Government service employed 
     intermittently, when on the business of the Corporation away 
     from their homes or regular places of business. Any such 
     compensation shall be paid from the insurance fund 
     established under section 516(c).
       ``(g) Chief Executive Officer.--The Manager of the 
     Corporation shall be its chief executive officer, with such 
     power and authority as may be conferred by the Board.''.

     SEC. 1404. REPEAL OF FARMER OWNED RESERVE PROGRAM.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 110 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 
     U.S.C. 1445e) is repealed.
       (b) Effect of Repeal on Existing Loans.--The repeal of 
     section 110 of the Agricultural Act of 1949 by subsection (a) 
     shall not affect the validity or terms and conditions of any 
     extended price support loan provided under such section 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 1405. REDUCTION IN FUNDING LEVELS FOR EXPORT ENHANCEMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 301(e) of the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 
     U.S.C. 5651(e)) is amended by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following new paragraph:
       ``(1) In general.--To carry out the program established 
     under this section, the Commodity Credit Corporation shall 
     make available--
       ``(A) for each of the fiscal years 1991 through 1995, not 
     more than $500,000,000 of the funds or commodities of the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation;
       ``(B) for each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997, not more 
     than $400,000,000 of the funds or commodities of the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation;
       ``(C) for fiscal year 1998, not more than $500,000,000 of 
     the funds or commodities of the Commodity Credit Corporation;
       ``(D) for fiscal year 1999, not more than $550,000,000 of 
     the funds or commodities of the Commodity Credit Corporation;
       ``(E) for fiscal year 2000, not more than $579,000,000 of 
     the funds or commodities of the Commodity Credit Corporation; 
     and
       ``(F) for each of the fiscal years 2001 and 2002, not more 
     than $478,000,000 of the funds or commodities of the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation.''.

     SEC. 1406. BUSINESS INTERRUPTION INSURANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--Not later than December 31, 
     1996, the Secretary of Agriculture shall implement a program 
     (to be known as the ``Business Interruption Insurance 
     Program''), under which the producer of a program crop could 
     elect to obtain revenue insurance coverage to ensure that the 
     producer receives an indemnity payment if the producer 
     suffers a loss of revenue. The nature and extent of the 
     program and the manner of determining the amount of an 
     indemnity payment shall be established by the Secretary.
       (b) Report on Progress and Proposed Expansion.--Not later 
     than January 1, 1998, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Commission on the 21st Century Production Agriculture the 
     data and results of the program through October 1, 1997. In 
     addition, the Secretary shall submit information and 
     recommendations to the Commission with respect to the program 
     that will serve as the basis for the Secretary to offer 
     revenue insurance to agricultural producers, at one or more 
     levels of coverage, that--
       (1) is in addition to, or in lieu of, catastrophic and 
     higher levels of crop insurance;
       (2) is offered through reinsurance arrangements with 
     private insurance companies;
       (3) is actuarially sound; and
       (4) requires the payment of premiums and administrative 
     fees by participating producers.
       (c) Program Crop Defined.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term ``program crop'' means a crop of wheat, corn, grain 
     sorghums, oats, barley, upland cotton, or rice.
     Subtitle E--Commission on 21st Century Production Agriculture

     SEC. 1501. ESTABLISHMENT.

       There is hereby established a commission to be known as the 
     ``Commission on 21st Century Production Agriculture'' 
     (hereinafter in this title referred to as the 
     ``Commission'').

     SEC. 1502. COMPOSITION.

       (a) Membership and Appointment.--The Commission shall be 
     composed of 11 members, appointed as follows:
       (1) Three members shall be appointed by the President.
       (2) Four members shall be appointed by the Chairman of the 
     Committee on Agriculture of the House of Representatives in 
     consultation with the ranking minority member of the 
     Committee.
       (3) Four members shall be appointed by the Chairman of the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate in consultation with the ranking minority member of 
     the Committee.
       (b) Qualifications.--At least one of the members appointed 
     under each of the paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection 
     (a) shall be an individual who is primarily involved in 
     production agriculture. All other members of the Commission 
     shall be appointed from among individuals having knowledge 
     and experience in agricultural production, marketing, 
     finance, or trade.
       (c) Term of Members; Vacancies.--Members of the Commission 
     shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. A vacancy 
     on the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be 
     filled in the same manner as the original appointment was 
     made.
       (d) Time for Appointment; First Meeting.--The members of 
     the Commission shall be appointed not later than October 1, 
     1997. The Commission shall convene its first meeting to carry 
     out its duties under this title 30 days after six members of 
     the Commission have been appointed.
       (e) Chairman.--The chairman of the Commission shall be 
     designated jointly by the Chairman of the Committee on 
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      of the House of Representatives and the Chairman of the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate from among the members of the Commission.

     SEC. 1503. COMPREHENSIVE REVIEW OF PAST AND FUTURE OF 
                   PRODUCTION AGRICULTURE.

       (a) Initial Review.--The Commission shall conduct a 
     comprehensive review of changes in the condition of 
     production agriculture in the United States since the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and the extent to which such 
     changes are the result of the amendments made by this Act. 
     The review shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the initial success of market 
     transition contracts under section 102 of the Agricultural 
     Act of 1949 in supporting the economic viability of farming 
     in the United States.
       (2) An assessment of the food security situation in the 
     United States in the areas of trade, consumer prices, 
     international competitiveness of United States production 
     agriculture, food supplies, and humanitarian relief.
       (3) An assessment of the changes in farmland values and 
     agricultural producer incomes since the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (4) An assessment of the extent to which regulatory relief 
     for agricultural producers has been enacted and implemented, 
     including the application of cost/benefit principles in the 
     issuance of agricultural regulations.
       (5) An assessment of the extent to which tax relief for 
     agricultural producers has been enacted in the form of 
     capital gains tax reductions, estate tax exemptions, and 
     mechanisms to average tax loads over high and low income 
     years.
       (6) An assessment of the effect of any Government 
     interference in agricultural export markets, such as the 
     imposition of trade embargoes, and the degree of 
     implementation and success of international trade agreements.
       (7) An assessment of the likely affect of the sale, lease, 
     or transfer of farm poundage quota for peanuts across State 
     lines.
       (b) Subsequent Review.--The Commission shall conduct a 
     comprehensive review of the future of production agriculture 
     in the United States and the appropriate role of the Federal 
     Government in support of production agriculture. The review 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of changes in the condition of production 
     agriculture in the United States since the initial review 
     conducted under subsection (a).
       (2) Identification of the appropriate future relationship 
     of the Federal Government with production agriculture after 
     2002.
       (3) An assessment of the personnel and infrastructure 
     requirements of the Department of Agriculture necessary to 
     support the future relationship of the Federal Government 
     with production agriculture.
       (c) Recommendations.--In carrying out the subsequent review 
     under subsection (b), the Commission shall develop specific 
     recommendations for legislation to achieve the appropriate 
     future relationship of the Federal Government with production 
     agriculture identified under subsection (a)(2).

     SEC. 1504. REPORTS.

       (a) Report on Initial Review.--Not later than June 1, 1998, 
     the Commission shall submit to the President, the Committee 
     on Agriculture of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate a report containing the results of the initial review 
     conducted under section 1503(a).
       (b) Report on Subsequent Review.--Not later than January 1, 
     2001, the Commission shall submit to the President and the 
     congressional committees specified in subsection (a) a report 
     containing the results of the subsequent review conducted 
     under section 1503(b).

     SEC. 1505. POWERS.

       (a) Hearings.--The Commission may, for the purpose of 
     carrying out this title, conduct such hearings, sit and act 
     at such times, take such testimony, and receive such 
     evidence, as the Commission considers appropriate.
       (b) Assistance From Other Agencies.--The Commission may 
     secure directly from any department or agency of the Federal 
     Government such information as may be necessary for the 
     Commission to carry out its duties under this title. Upon 
     request of the chairman of the Commission, the head of the 
     department or agency shall, to the extent permitted by law, 
     furnish such information to the Commission.
       (c) Mail.--The Commission may use the United States mails 
     in the same manner and under the same conditions as the 
     departments and agencies of the Federal Government.
       (d) Assistance From Secretary.--The Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall provide to the Commission appropriate 
     office space and such reasonable administrative and support 
     services as the Commission may request.

     SEC. 1506. COMMISSION PROCEDURES.

       (a) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet on a regular basis 
     (as determined by the chairman) and at the call of the 
     chairman or a majority of its members.
       (b) Quorum.--A majority of the members of the Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum for the transaction of business.

     SEC. 1507. PERSONNEL MATTERS.

       (a) Compensation.--Each member of the Commission shall 
     serve without compensation, but shall be allowed travel 
     expenses including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as 
     authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, 
     when engaged in the performance of Commission duties.
       (b) Staff.--The Commission shall appoint a staff director, 
     who shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the maximum rate of 
     basic pay under section 5376 of title 5, United States Code, 
     and such professional and clerical personnel as may be 
     reasonable and necessary to enable the Commission to carry 
     out its duties under this title without regard to the 
     provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
     appointments in the competitive service, and without regard 
     to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 
     53 of such title, or any other provision of law, relating to 
     the number, classification, and General Schedule rates. No 
     employee appointed under this subsection (other than the 
     staff director) may be compensated at a rate to exceed the 
     maximum rate applicable to level GS-15 of the General 
     Schedule.
       (c) Detailed Personnel.--Upon request of the chairman of 
     the Commission, the head of any department or agency of the 
     Federal Government is authorized to detail, without 
     reimbursement, any personnel of such department or agency to 
     the Commission to assist the Commission in carrying out its 
     duties under this section. The detail of any such personnel 
     may not result in the interruption or loss of civil service 
     status or privilege of such personnel.

     SEC. 1508. TERMINATION OF COMMISSION.

       The Commission shall terminate upon submission of the final 
     report required by section 1504.
         TITLE II--COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES

     SEC. 2001. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this title is as follows:

                     Subtitle A--Housing Provisions

Sec. 2101. Termination of RTC and FDIC affordable housing programs.
Sec. 2102. Foreclosure avoidance and borrower assistance.
Sec. 2103. Reform of HUD-owned multifamily property disposition 
              program.
Sec. 2104. Recapture of rural housing loan subsidies by Rural Housing 
              and Community Development Service.
Sec. 2105. Reduction of section 8 annual adjustment factors for units 
              without tenant turnover.

                 Subtitle B--Thrift Charter Conversion

Sec. 2200. Short title.

 Chapter 1--Bank Insurance Fund and Savings Association Insurance Fund

Sec. 2201. Special assessment.
Sec. 2202. Assessments on insured depository institutions.
Sec. 2203. Merger of Bank Insurance Fund and Savings Association 
              Insurance Fund after recapitalization of SAIF.
Sec. 2204. Refund of amounts in deposit insurance fund in excess of 
              designated reserve amount.
Sec. 2205. Assessments authorized only if needed to maintain the 
              reserve ratio of a deposit insurance fund.

          Chapter 2--Status of Banks and Savings Associations

Sec. 2221. Termination of Federal savings associations; treatment of 
              State savings associations as banks for purposes of 
              Federal banking law.
Sec. 2222. Treatment of certain activities and affiliations of bank 
              holding companies resulting from this Act.
Sec. 2223. Transition provisions for activities of savings associations 
              which convert into or become treated as banks.
Sec. 2224. Registration of bank holding companies resulting from 
              conversions of savings associations to banks or treatment 
              of savings associations as banks.
Sec. 2225. Additional transition provisions and special rules.
Sec. 2226. Technical and conforming amendments.
Sec. 2227. References to savings associations and State banks in 
              Federal law.
Sec. 2228. Repeal of Home Owners' Loan Act.
Sec. 2229. Effective date; definitions.

       Chapter 3--Transfer of Functions, Personnel, and Property

Sec. 2241. Office of Thrift Supervision abolished.
Sec. 2242. Determination of transferred functions and employees.
Sec. 2243. Savings provisions.
Sec. 2244. References in Federal law to Director of the Office of 
              Thrift Supervision.
Sec. 2245. Reconfiguration of board of directors of FDIC as a result of 
              removal of Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision.

           Subtitle C--Community Reinvestment Act Amendments

Sec. 2301. Expression of congressional intent.
Sec. 2302. Community Reinvestment Act exemption.
Sec. 2303. Self-certification of CRA compliance.
Sec. 2304. Community input and conclusive rating.
Sec. 2305. Special purpose financial institutions.

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Sec. 2306. Increased incentives for lending to low- and moderate-income 
              communities.
Sec. 2307. Prohibition on additional reporting under CRA.
Sec. 2308. Technical amendment.
Sec. 2309. Duplicative reporting.
Sec. 2310. CRA congressional oversight.
Sec. 2311. Consultation among examiners.
Sec. 2312. Limitation on regulations.

               Subtitle D--Phase-Down of Oversight Board

Sec. 2401. Termination of authority of Oversight Board to employ staff.
                     Subtitle A--Housing Provisions

     SEC. 2101. TERMINATION OF RTC AND FDIC AFFORDABLE HOUSING 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Repeal of Unified Program and Transfer of RTC Windup 
     Authority to HUD.--Section 21A(c) of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1441a(c)) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (17) and inserting the following new paragraph:
       ``(17) Transfer of authority.--The Secretary shall assume, 
     not later than December 31, 1995, and thereafter shall carry 
     out, any remaining authority and responsibilities of the 
     Corporation to recapture excess proceeds from resale of 
     properties and to monitor and enforce low-income occupancy 
     requirements or rent limitations under this subsection and 
     shall assume any direct or contingent liability of the 
     Corporation to carry out such authority and 
     responsibilities.''.
       (b) Termination of RTC Affordable Housing Program.--Section 
     21A(c) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1441a(c)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(18) Termination.--
       ``(A) In general.--On and after the date of the enactment 
     of the Seven-Year Balanced Budget Reconciliation Act of 1995, 
     the provisions of this subsection (other than paragraph (17)) 
     shall not apply with respect to any eligible residential 
     property or eligible condominium property.
       ``(B) Savings provision.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), 
     the provisions of this subsection shall continue to apply on 
     and after such date of enactment to any eligible residential 
     property or eligible condominium property that--
       ``(i) has been sold or otherwise disposed of by the 
     Corporation before such date of enactment; or
       ``(ii) is subject to a contract of sale or other 
     disposition entered into before such date of enactment.''.
       (c) Termination of Affordable Housing Advisory Board.--
     Section 14(b)(9) of the Resolution Trust Corporation 
     Completion Act (12 U.S.C. 1831q note) is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting ``September 30, 1995''.
       (d) Repeal of FDIC Program and Transfer of Windup Authority 
     to HUD.--
       (1) Repeal.--Section 40 of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1831q) is hereby repealed.
       (2) Transfer of windup authority.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (1)--
       (A) effective December 31, 1995, the Secretary shall carry 
     out any remaining authority and responsibilities of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation under section 40 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act to recapture excess proceeds 
     from resale of properties and to monitor and enforce low-
     income occupancy requirements or rent limitations under such 
     section and shall assume any direct or contingent liability 
     of the Corporation to carry out such authority and 
     responsibilities; and
       (B) the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation shall 
     consummate any sales of property under section 40 of such Act 
     that were pending under contracts of sale on September 30, 
     1995.
       (e) FDIC Disposition of Assets as Conservator or 
     Receiver.--Section 11(d)(13)(E) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(d)(13)(E)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (iii), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in clause (iv), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period; and
       (3) by striking clause (v).
       (f) Disposition of FDIC Assets.--Section 13(d)(3)(D) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1823(d)(3)(D)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in clause (iii), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in clause (iv), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period; and
       (3) by striking clause (v).

     SEC. 2102. FORECLOSURE AVOIDANCE AND BORROWER ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Foreclosure Avoidance.--The last sentence of section 
     204(a) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1710(a)) is 
     amended by inserting before the period the following: ``: And 
     provided further, That the Secretary may pay insurance 
     benefits to the mortgagee to recompense the mortgagee for its 
     actions to provide an alternative to foreclosure of a 
     mortgage that is in default, which actions may include such 
     actions as special forbearance, loan modification, and deeds 
     in lieu of foreclosure, all upon such terms and conditions as 
     the mortgagee shall determine in the mortgagee's sole 
     discretion within guidelines provided by the Secretary, but 
     which may not include assignment of a mortgage to the 
     Secretary: And provided further, That for purposes of the 
     preceding proviso, no action authorized by the Secretary and 
     no action taken, nor any failure to act, by the Secretary or 
     the mortgagee shall be subject to judicial review''.
       (b) Authority to Assist Mortgagors in Default.--Section 230 
     of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715u) is amended to 
     read as follows:


              ``authority to assist mortgagors in default

       ``Sec. 230. (a) Payment of Partial Claim.--The Secretary 
     may establish a program for payment of a partial insurance 
     claim to a mortgagee that agrees to apply the claim amount to 
     payment of a mortgage on a 1- to 4-family residence that is 
     in default. Any such payment under such program to the 
     mortgagee shall be made in the Secretary's sole discretion 
     and on terms and conditions acceptable to the Secretary, 
     except that--
       ``(1) the amount of the payment shall be in an amount 
     determined by the Secretary, which shall not exceed an amount 
     equivalent to 12 monthly mortgage payments and any costs 
     related to the default that are approved by the Secretary; 
     and
       ``(2) the mortgagor shall agree to repay the amount of the 
     insurance claim to the Secretary upon terms and conditions 
     acceptable to the Secretary.
     The Secretary may pay the mortgagee, from the appropriate 
     insurance fund, in connection with any activities that the 
     mortgagee is required to undertake concerning repayment by 
     the mortgagor of the amount owed to the Secretary.
       ``(b) Assignment.--
       ``(1) Program authority.--The Secretary may establish a 
     program for assignment to the Secretary, upon request of the 
     mortgagee, of a mortgage on a 1- to 4-family residence 
     insured under this Act.
       ``(2) Program requirements.--The Secretary may accept 
     assignment of a mortgage under a program under this 
     subsection only if--
       ``(A) the mortgage was in default;
       ``(B) the mortgagee has modified the mortgage to cure the 
     default and provide for mortgage payments within the 
     reasonable ability of the mortgagor to pay at interest rates 
     not exceeding current market interest rates; and
       ``(C) the Secretary arranges for servicing of the assigned 
     mortgage by a mortgagee (which may include the assigning 
     mortgagee) through procedures that the Secretary has 
     determined to be in the best interests of the appropriate 
     insurance fund.
       ``(3) Payment of insurance benefits.--Upon accepting 
     assignment of a mortgage under the program under this 
     subsection, the Secretary may pay insurance benefits to the 
     mortgagee from the appropriate insurance fund in an amount 
     that the Secretary determines to be appropriate, but which 
     may not exceed the amount necessary to compensate the 
     mortgagee for the assignment and any losses and expenses 
     resulting from the mortgage modification.
       ``(c) Prohibition of Judicial Review.--No decision by the 
     Secretary to exercise or forego exercising any authority 
     under this section shall be subject to judicial review.''.
       (c) Savings Provision.--Any mortgage for which the 
     mortgagor has applied to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, before the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     for assignment pursuant to section 230(b) of the National 
     Housing Act shall continue to be governed by the provisions 
     of such section, as in effect immediately before such date of 
     enactment.
       (d) Applicability of Other Laws.--No provision of the 
     National Housing Act or any other law shall be construed to 
     require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
     provide an alternative to foreclosure for mortgagees with 
     mortgages on 1- to 4-family residences insured by the 
     Secretary under the National Housing Act, or to accept 
     assignments of such mortgages.

     SEC. 2103. REFORM OF HUD-OWNED MULTIFAMILY PROPERTY 
                   DISPOSITION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Effective October 1, 1995, section 203 of 
     the Housing and Community Development Amendments of 1978 (12 
     U.S.C. 1701z-11) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 203. MANAGEMENT AND DISPOSITION OF HUD-OWNED 
                   MULTIFAMILY HOUSING PROJECTS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development may manage and dispose of (1) multifamily housing 
     projects that are owned by the Secretary or that are subject 
     to mortgages held by the Secretary, and (2) mortgages on 
     multifamily housing projects that are held by the Secretary, 
     without regard to any other provision of law.
       ``(b) Authority to Delegate.--The Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development may delegate to one or more entities the 
     authority to carry out some or all of the functions and 
     responsibilities of the Secretary in connection with the 
     foreclosure of mortgages on multifamily housing projects held 
     by the Secretary.
       ``(c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `multifamily housing project' means any multifamily rental 
     housing project which is, or prior to acquisition by the 
     Secretary was, assisted or insured under the National Housing 
     Act, or was subject to a loan under section 202 of the 
     Housing Act of 1959.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Nondiscrimination against certificate and voucher 
     holders.--Section 183(c) of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is amended by 
     striking ``section 203(i)(2) of the Housing and Community 
     Development Amendments of 1978, as amended by section 181(h) 
     of this Act'' and inserting ``section 203(b) of the Housing 
     and Community Development Amendments of 1978 (as in effect 
     before October 1, 1995)''.
       (2) LIHPRH act of 1990.--Section 212(c) of the Low-Income 
     Housing Preservation and

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     Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (12 U.S.C. 4102(c)) is 
     amended by striking the last sentence.
       (3) Hope homeownership program.--Section 427 of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
     12877) is amended by striking ``subject to--'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``subject to the Low-Income Housing 
     Preservation and Resident Homeownership Act of 1990.''.
       (4) FHA multifamily housing mortgage insurance.--Section 
     207(k) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1713(k)) is 
     amended by striking the third sentence.
       (5) Multifamily mortgage foreclosure act of 1981.--Section 
     367(b)(2) of the Multifamily Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1981 
     (12 U.S.C.3706(b)(2)) is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (B) by striking ``(A)''.
       (6) Preventing mortgage defaults on insured multifamily 
     projects.--Section 103(h)(2)(B) of the Multifamily Housing 
     Property Disposition Reform Act of 1994 (12 U.S.C. 1715z-1a 
     note) is amended by inserting ``(as in effect before October 
     1, 1995)'' after ``1978''.

     SEC. 2104. RECAPTURE OF RURAL HOUSING LOAN SUBSIDIES BY RURAL 
                   HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT SERVICE.

       The first sentence of section 521(a)(1)(D)(i) of the 
     Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1490a(a)(1)(D)(i)) is amended 
     by inserting ``upon the repayment of any loan made under this 
     title or'' after ``assistance rendered''.

     SEC. 2105. REDUCTION OF SECTION 8 ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT FACTORS 
                   FOR UNITS WITHOUT TENANT TURNOVER.

       Paragraph (2)(A) of section 8(c) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)(2)(A)) is amended by 
     striking the last sentence.
                 Subtitle B--Thrift Charter Conversion

     SEC. 2200. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Thrift Charter 
     Conversion Act of 1995''.

 CHAPTER 1--BANK INSURANCE FUND AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATION INSURANCE FUND

     SEC. 2201. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT.

       Section 7(b)(6) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1817(b)(6)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of 
     subparagraph (A) as subclauses (I), (II), and (III), 
     respectively;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively;
       (3) by moving the left margin of such clauses and 
     subclauses (as so redesignated) 2 ems to the right;
       (4) by striking ``special assessments.--In addition to'' 
     and inserting ``special assessments.--
       ``(A) In general.--In addition to''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) Single additional special assessment with respect to 
     certain accounts.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Corporation shall impose, on the 
     basis of such factors as the Board of Directors considers to 
     be appropriate, a single special assessment on the 
     institutions described in the following subclauses (other 
     than institutions exempt under subparagraph (C)):

       ``(I) Each Savings Association Insurance Fund member 
     (including any Savings Association Insurance Fund member 
     referred to in section 5(d)(2)(G)).
       ``(II) Each Bank Insurance Fund member which has deposits 
     which are treated, under section 5(d)(3), as deposits which 
     are insured by the Savings Association Insurance Fund.

       ``(ii) Amount of assessment.--The assessment imposed under 
     clause (i) shall be in an amount equal to such percentage of 
     the Savings Association Insurance Fund assessment base (of 
     the institutions subject to such assessment) as of March 31, 
     1995, as the Board of Directors determines, in the Board of 
     Directors' discretion, to be necessary in order for the 
     reserve ratio of the Savings Association Insurance Fund to 
     meet the designated reserve ratio on the 1st business day of 
     January, 1996.
       ``(iii) Deposit of assessment.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the proceeds of any assessment imposed 
     under clause (i) shall be deposited in the Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund.
       ``(iv) Date payment due.--The special assessment imposed 
     under this subparagraph shall be--

       ``(I) due on the 1st business day of January, 1996; and
       ``(II) paid to the Corporation on the later of the due date 
     or such other date as the Corporation may prescribe which may 
     not be later than the end of the 60-day period beginning on 
     the date of the Thrift Charter Conversion Act of 1995.

       ``(v) Savings association insurance fund assessment base 
     defined.--For purposes of this subparagraph, the term Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund assessment base means--

       ``(I) the assessment base of Savings Association Insurance 
     Fund members on which assessments are imposed under the risk-
     based assessment system established pursuant to paragraph 
     (1); and
       ``(II) in the case of an institution described in clause 
     (i)(II), the adjusted attributable deposit amount determined 
     under subparagraph (C) of section 5(d)(3) for purposes of 
     subparagraph (B)(i) of such section.

       ``(C) Special rules for certain exempt institutions.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Board of Directors may exempt any 
     weak insured depository institution from the payment of the 
     assessment imposed under subparagraph (B)(i) if the exemption 
     would reduce risk to the Savings Association Insurance Fund.
       ``(ii) Continuation of assessment rates applicable as of 
     june 30, 1995.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     subsection or any determination by the Corporation pursuant 
     to paragraph (2), the semiannual assessment rate applicable 
     under paragraph (2) during the period beginning on January 1, 
     1996, and ending on December 31, 1999, with respect to any 
     insured depository institution which receives an exemption 
     under clause (i) shall be the semiannual assessment rate 
     which would be applicable to such institution under paragraph 
     (2) if such assessment rate were calculated in the manner in 
     which semiannual assessment rates for Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund members were determined by the Corporation 
     under such paragraph as of June 30, 1995.
       ``(iii) Special rule for oakar banks.--If an insured 
     depository institution to which clause (ii) applies is an 
     institution described in subparagraph (B)(i)(II), section 
     5(d)(3) (as in effect on September 13, 1995) shall continue 
     to apply with respect to such institution for purposes of 
     clause (ii) without regard to the repeal of such section by 
     section 2202(c) of the Thrift Charter Conversion Act of 1995.
       ``(iv) Deposit of assessment.--Assessments imposed under 
     paragraph (2) in accordance with clause (i) on depository 
     institutions to which such clause applies shall be 
     deposited--

       ``(I) in the Savings Association Insurance Fund until such 
     fund is merged into the deposit insurance fund pursuant to 
     section 2203(a)(2) of the Thrift Charter Conversion Act of 
     1995; and
       ``(II) after such merger, in the deposit insurance fund.

       ``(v) Guidelines.--

       ``(I) Guidelines required.--Not later than 30 days after 
     the date of the enactment of the Thrift Charter Conversion 
     Act of 1995, the Board of Directors shall prescribe 
     guidelines containing the criteria to be used by the Board of 
     Directors in making any determination under clause (i).
       ``(II) Publication.--The guidelines prescribed under 
     subclause (I) shall be published in the Federal Register.

       ``(D) Pro rata payment of special assessment by exempt 
     institutions authorized.--In the case of any depository 
     institution which receives an exemption under subparagraph 
     (C)(i) from the special assessment imposed under subparagraph 
     (B) and any successor to such institution, subparagraph 
     (C)(ii) shall cease to apply with respect to such institution 
     as of the date on which the institution makes a payment to 
     the Corporation, on such terms as the Board of Directors may 
     prescribe, in an amount equal to the product of--
       ``(i) 12.5 percent of the product of--

       ``(I) the Savings Association Insurance Fund assessment 
     base of the institution which would have been used in the 
     calculation of the amount of such special assessment if the 
     institution had not received the exemption from such 
     assessment; and
       ``(II) the percentage rate calculated by the Board of 
     Directors under subparagraph (B)(ii) for use in determining 
     the amount of the special assessment for depository 
     institutions which did not receive an exemption under 
     subparagraph (C); and

       ``(ii) the whole number of full semiannual periods which 
     begin after the date of such payment and end before January 
     1, 2000.
       ``(E) Assessment for certain deposits.--
       ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, in carrying out the special assessment under 
     subparagraph (B), the Corporation may set assessment rates on 
     the basis of the factors described in clause (iii) for 
     deposits treated under section 5(d)(3) as deposits insured by 
     the Savings Association Insurance Fund.
       ``(ii) Minimum rate.--Notwithstanding clause (i), any rate 
     assessed under such clause may not be less than \2/3\ of the 
     assessment rate imposed under subparagraph (B).
       ``(iii) Factors.--In setting any assessment rate under 
     clause (i), the Corporation shall consider the following 
     factors:

       ``(I) The extent to which deposits treated under section 
     5(d)(3) as deposits insured by the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund do not reflect the actual amount of deposits 
     insured by such fund because of the growth attribution rule 
     contained in clause (iii) of such section.
       ``(II) The ability of an insured depository institution to 
     demonstrate with deposit data the amount of actual deposits 
     which should be treated as deposits insured by the Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund notwithstanding the growth 
     attribution rule referred to in subclause (I).

       ``(iv) No net budget effect.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this subparagraph, the Corporation shall not set 
     any assessment rate under clause (i) that would result in an 
     increased budget outlay or a decrease in offsetting receipts 
     under this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 2202. ASSESSMENTS ON INSURED DEPOSITORY INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) Financing Corporation Assessments on all FDIC-Insured 
     Depository Institutions.--Section 21(f) of the Federal Home 
     Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1441(f)) is amended--
       (1) in the portion of paragraph (2) which precedes 
     subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``each Savings Association Insurance Fund 
     member'' and inserting

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     ``each insured depository institution (as defined in section 
     3(c)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act)''; and
       (B) by striking ``such members'' and inserting ``such 
     institutions''; and
       (2) by striking ``, except that--'' and all that follows 
     through the end of the paragraph and inserting ``, except 
     that the Financing Corporation shall have first priority to 
     make the assessment.''.
       (b) Assessment Rates for SAIF Members May Not Be Less Than 
     Assessment Rates for BIF Members.--Section 7(b)(2)(F) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(b)(2)(F)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     subsection, assessment rates for Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund members may not be less than assessment rates 
     for Bank Insurance Fund members.''.
       (c) Repeal of Exit Moratorium and Oakar Bank Provisions.--
     Effective January 1, 1998, section 5(d) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1815(d)) is amended by 
     striking paragraphs (2) and (3).
       (d) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 7(b)(2)(D) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1817(b)(2)(D)) is amended by striking ``Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund members'' and inserting ``members 
     of a deposit insurance fund''.
       (2) Section 21(k) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1441(k)) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (1); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections 
     (a), (b), and (d) shall take effect on January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 2203. MERGER OF BANK INSURANCE FUND AND SAVINGS 
                   ASSOCIATION INSURANCE FUND AFTER 
                   RECAPITALIZATION OF SAIF.

       (a) Establishment of Deposit Insurance Fund.--
       (1) In general.--Effective January 1, 1998, section 
     11(a)(5) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1821(a)(5)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Deposit insurance fund.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--There is established a fund to be 
     known as the deposit insurance fund which shall--
       ``(i) be maintained and administered by the Corporation; 
     and
       ``(ii) initially consist of the assets and liabilities of 
     the Bank Insurance Fund and Savings Association Insurance 
     Fund which have been merged by the Corporation into the 
     deposit insurance fund pursuant to section 2203(a)(2) of the 
     Thrift Charter Conversion Act of 1995, other than any assets 
     of the Savings Association Insurance Fund which have been 
     deposited in the special reserve of the deposit insurance 
     fund pursuant to section 2203(b)(2) of such Act.
       ``(B) Uses.--The deposit insurance fund shall be available 
     to the Corporation for use in carrying out the insurance 
     purposes of the Corporation in accordance with this Act with 
     respect to insured depository institutions.
       ``(C) Deposits.--All amounts assessed against insured 
     depository institutions by the Corporation shall be deposited 
     into the deposit insurance fund.''.
       (2) Merger by corporation.--Except with respect to any 
     assets of the Savings Association Insurance Fund which are 
     required to be deposited in the special reserve of the 
     deposit insurance fund pursuant to subsection (b)(2), the 
     Corporation shall merge the Bank Insurance Fund and the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund on January 1, 1998, into 
     the deposit insurance fund established by the amendment made 
     by paragraph (1).
       (b) Establishment of Special Reserve of the Deposit 
     Insurance Fund.--
       (1) In general.--Effective January 1, 1998, section 
     11(a)(6) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1821(a)(6)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(6) Special reserve of the deposit insurance fund.--
       ``(A) In general.--There is established a fund to be known 
     as the special reserve of the deposit insurance fund which 
     shall--
       ``(i) be maintained and administered by the Corporation; 
     and
       ``(ii) initially consist of amounts deposited in the 
     special reserve pursuant to section 2203(b)(2) of the Thrift 
     Charter Conversion Act of 1995.
       ``(B) Emergency use of special reserve.--
       ``(i) Use authorized.--Subject to clause (ii) and 
     notwithstanding subparagraph (C), the Corporation may, in the 
     sole discretion of the Board of Directors, transfer amounts 
     from the special reserve for deposit in the deposit insurance 
     fund for use in accordance with paragraph (5)(B).
       ``(ii) Conditions on transfer.--The Board of Directors may 
     authorize a transfer under clause (i) only if--

       ``(I) the Board of Directors determines that the reserve 
     ratio of the deposit insurance fund is less than 50 percent 
     of the designated reserve ratio; and
       ``(II) the Board of Directors finds that the reserve ratio 
     of the deposit insurance will likely be less than the 
     designated reserve ratio of the fund for each of the 4 
     calendar quarters beginning after the date of such 
     determination.

       ``(C) No refunds or other uses authorized.--Except as 
     provided in subparagraph (B), the Corporation may not make 
     any payment from the special reserve, make any refund or 
     provide any credit to any insured depository institution with 
     respect to any amount in the special reserve, or use any 
     amount in the special reserve for any other purpose 
     (including the use of any such amount as security for the 
     repayment of any obligation of the Corporation).
       ``(D) Exclusion of special reserve in calculating the 
     reserve ratio.--No amount in the special reserve may be taken 
     into account in calculating the reserve ratio of the deposit 
     insurance fund under section 7.''.
       (2) Transfer and deposit by corporation.--If, at the time 
     of the merger of the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund pursuant to subsection (a)(2), the 
     reserve ratio of the Savings Association Insurance Fund 
     exceeds the designated reserve ratio, the Corporation shall 
     transfer from such fund to the special reserve of the deposit 
     insurance fund established by the amendment made by paragraph 
     (1) an amount equal to the amount which causes the reserve 
     ratio of the Savings Association Insurance Fund to exceed the 
     designated reserve ratio.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 3(y) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1813(y)) is amended by striking ``the Bank Insurance 
     Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund, as 
     appropriate'' and inserting ``the deposit insurance fund 
     established under section 11(a)(5)''.
       (2) Section 11(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1821(a)) is amended by striking paragraphs (4)(A) and 
     (7).
       (3) Section 5(d)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1815(d)(1)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``reserve ratios'' and 
     all that follows through the period and inserting ``the 
     reserve ratio of the deposit insurance fund.'';
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B).
       (4) Section 7 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1817) is amended by striking subsection (l).
       (5) Section 7(b)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1817(b)(2)) is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraphs (B), (F), and (G);
       (B) in clauses (i) and (iv) of subparagraph (A), by 
     striking ``each deposit insurance fund'' and inserting ``the 
     deposit insurance fund'';
       (C) in subparagraph (A)(iii), by striking ``a deposit 
     insurance fund'' and inserting ``the deposit insurance 
     fund''; and
       (D) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(F) Reserve ratio defined.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `reserve ratio' means the ratio of the 
     net worth of the deposit insurance fund to the aggregate 
     estimated insured deposits held in all insured depository 
     institutions.''.
       (6) Section 7(b)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1817(b)(3)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``any deposit insurance 
     fund'' and inserting ``the deposit insurance fund''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D).
       (7) Subparagraph (A) of section 7(b)(6) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(b)(6)) (as so 
     redesignated by section 2201 of this subtitle) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i)--
       (i) by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     subclause (I);
       (ii) by striking subclause (II); and
       (iii) by striking ``; and'' at the end of subclause (III) 
     and inserting a period; and
       (B) by striking clause (ii).
       (8) Section 11(a)(4)(B) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(a)(4)(B)) is amended by striking ``Bank 
     Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund'' 
     and inserting ``deposit insurance fund''.
       (9) Paragraph (1) of section 11(f) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(f)) is amended by striking 
     ``depositor, except that--'' and all that follows through the 
     period at the end of the paragraph and inserting 
     ``depositor.''.
       (10) Section 11(i)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1821(i)(3)) is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A)''.
       (11) Section 11A(a)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1821a(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``Bank 
     Insurance Fund, the Savings Association Insurance Fund,'' and 
     inserting ``deposit insurance fund''.
       (12) Section 11A(f) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1821a(f)) is amended by striking ``Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund'' and inserting ``deposit 
     insurance fund''.
       (13) Section 13(a)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1823(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``Bank 
     Insurance Fund, the Savings Association Insurance Fund,'' and 
     inserting ``deposit insurance fund, the special reserve of 
     the deposit insurance fund,''.
       (14) Section 13(c)(4)(G)(ii) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1823(c)(4)(G)(ii)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``appropriate insurance fund'' and 
     inserting ``deposit insurance fund'';
       (B) by striking ``the members of the insurance fund (of 
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     member)'' and inserting ``insured depository institutions'';
       (C) by striking ``each member's'' and inserting ``each 
     insured depository institution's''; and
       (D) by striking ``the member's'' each place such term 
     appears and inserting ``the institution's''.
       (15) Section 13(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1823(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (11).
       (16) Section 13(h) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1823(h)) is amended by striking ``Bank Insurance 
     Fund'' and inserting ``deposit insurance fund''.
       (17) Section 14(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1824(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund'' and inserting ``deposit 
     insurance fund''; and
       (B) by striking ``each such fund'' and inserting ``the 
     fund''.
       (18) Section 14(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1824(b)) is amended by striking ``Bank Insurance Fund 
     or Savings Association Insurance Fund'' and inserting 
     ``deposit insurance fund''.
       (19) Section 14(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1824(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (20) Section 14 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1824) is amended by striking subsection (d).
       (21) Section 15(c)(5) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1825(c)(5)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Bank Insurance Fund or Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund, respectively,'' and inserting 
     ``deposit insurance fund'';
       (B) by striking ``Bank Insurance Fund or Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund, respectively;'' and inserting 
     ``deposit insurance fund;''; and
       (C) by striking ``Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund, respectively,'' and inserting 
     ``deposit insurance fund,''.
       (22) Section 17(a)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1827(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``Bank 
     Insurance Fund, the Savings Association Insurance Fund,'' 
     each place such term appears and inserting ``deposit 
     insurance fund''.
       (23) Section 17(d) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1827(d)) is amended by striking ``Bank Insurance Fund, 
     the Savings Association Insurance Fund,'' each place such 
     term appears and inserting ``deposit insurance fund''.
       (24) The heading for section 17(a) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1827(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``BIF, SAIF,'' and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance Fund''.
       (25) Subsections (a)(1) and (d)(1)(A) of section 24 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1831a) are each 
     amended by striking ``appropriate''.
       (26) Section 24(e)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1831a(e)(2)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``of which such banks 
     are members''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``of which such 
     bank is a member''.
       (27) Section 24(f)(6)(B) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1831a(f)(6)(B)) is amended by striking ``of 
     which such bank is a member''.
       (28) Section 31 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1831h) is hereby repealed.
       (29) Section 36(i)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1831m(i)(3)) is amended by striking ``affected''.
       (30) Section 38 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1831o) is amended by striking subsection (o).
       (31) Section 21B(f)(2)(C)(ii) of the Federal Home Loan Bank 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1441b(f)(2)(C)(ii)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(C) Payments by federal home loan banks.--To the extent 
     the amounts available pursuant to subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     are insufficient to cover the amount of interest payments, 
     each Federal home loan bank shall pay to the Funding 
     Corporation each calendar year an amount equal to 23.7 
     percent of the bank's net earnings for the year for which 
     such amount is required to be paid.''.
       (d) Effective Date of Amendments.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (c) shall take effect on January 1, 1998.

     SEC. 2204. REFUND OF AMOUNTS IN DEPOSIT INSURANCE FUND IN 
                   EXCESS OF DESIGNATED RESERVE AMOUNT.

       Subsection (e) of section 7 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(e)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(e) Refunds.--
       ``(1) Overpayments.--In the case of any payment of an 
     assessment by an insured depository institution in excess of 
     the amount due to the Corporation, the Corporation may--
       ``(A) refund the amount of the excess payment to the 
     insured depository institution; or
       ``(B) credit such excess amount toward the payment of 
     subsequent semiannual assessments until such credit is 
     exhausted.
       ``(2) Balance in insurance fund in excess of designated 
     reserve.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), if as of 
     the end of any semiannual period the amount of the actual 
     reserves in--
       ``(i) the Bank Insurance Fund (until the merger of such 
     fund into the deposit insurance fund pursuant to section 
     2203(a)(2) of the Thrift Charter Conversion Act of 1995); or
       ``(ii) the deposit insurance fund (after the establishment 
     of such fund under section 2203(a)(1) of such Act),
     exceeds the balance required to meet the designated reserve 
     ratio applicable with respect to such fund, such excess 
     amount shall be refunded to members of the fund by the 
     Corporation on such basis as the Board of Directors 
     determines to be appropriate, taking into account the factors 
     considered under the risk-based assessment system.
       ``(B) Refund not to exceed previous semiannual 
     assessment.--The amount of any refund under this paragraph to 
     any member of a deposit insurance fund for any semiannual 
     period may not exceed the total amount of assessments paid by 
     such member to the insurance fund with respect to such 
     period.''.

     SEC. 2205. ASSESSMENTS AUTHORIZED ONLY IF NEEDED TO MAINTAIN 
                   THE RESERVE RATIO OF A DEPOSIT INSURANCE FUND.

       (a) In General.--Section 7(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended 
     in the portion of such section preceding subclause (I) by 
     inserting ``when necessary, and only to the extent 
     necessary'' after ``insured depository institutions''.
       (b) Limitation on Assessment.--Section 7(b)(2)(A)(iii) of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1817(b)(2)(A)(iii)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(iii) Limitation on assessment.--The Board of Directors 
     shall not set semiannual assessments with respect to a 
     deposit insurance fund in excess of the amount needed--

       ``(I) to maintain the reserve ratio of the fund at the 
     designated reserve ratio; or
       ``(II) if the reserve ratio is less than the designated 
     reserve ratio, to increase the reserve ratio to the 
     designated reserve ratio.''.

          CHAPTER 2--STATUS OF BANKS AND SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS

     SEC. 2221. TERMINATION OF FEDERAL SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS; 
                   TREATMENT OF STATE SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS AS 
                   BANKS FOR PURPOSES OF FEDERAL BANKING LAW.

       (a) Termination of Federal Savings Association Charters.--
       (1) In general.--Each Federal savings association shall--
       (A) convert to a national bank charter;
       (B) convert to a State depository institution charter; or
       (C) surrender the charter of such savings association and 
     liquidate the institution.
       (2) Conversion to national bank by operation of law.--If 
     any Federal savings association has not taken any action 
     required under paragraph (1) as of January 1, 1998, the 
     savings association shall--
       (A) become a national bank on such date by operation of 
     law;
       (B) immediately file articles of association and an 
     organizational certificate with the Comptroller of the 
     Currency in accordance with sections 5133, 5134, and 5135 of 
     the Revised Statutes of the United States; and
       (C) cease to exist as a Federal savings association as of 
     such date.
       (3) Prohibition on new charters of federal savings 
     associations.--The Director of the Office of Thrift 
     Supervision may not grant any charter for a Federal savings 
     association for which an application was received after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Treatment of State Savings Associations as Banks For 
     Purposes of Federal Banking Law.--
       (1) Amendments to federal deposit insurance act.--Section 3 
     of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (a) and 
     inserting the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) State bank.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `State bank' means any bank, 
     banking association, trust company, savings bank, industrial 
     bank (or similar depository institution which the Board of 
     Directors finds to be operating substantially in the same 
     manner as an industrial bank), building and loan association, 
     savings and loan association, homestead association, 
     cooperative bank, or other banking institution--
       ``(i) which is engaged in the business of receiving 
     deposits, other than trust funds (as defined in this 
     section); and
       ``(ii) which--

       ``(I) is incorporated under the laws of any State;
       ``(II) is organized and operating according to the laws of 
     the State in which such institution is chartered or 
     organized; or
       ``(III) is operating under the Code of Law for the District 
     of Columbia (except a national bank).

       ``(B) Certain insured banks included.--The term `State 
     bank' includes any cooperative bank or other unincorporated 
     bank the deposits of which were insured by the Corporation on 
     the day before the date of the enactment of the Financial 
     Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act of 1989.
       ``(C) Certain uninsured banks excluded.--The term `State 
     bank' does not include any cooperative bank or other 
     unincorporated bank the deposits of which were not insured by 
     the Corporation on the day before the date of the enactment 
     of the Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and 
     Enforcement Act of 1989.''; and
       (B) in subsection (q)--
       (i) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (2);

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       (ii) by striking ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (iii) by striking paragraph (4).
       (2) Amendments to the bank holding company act of 1956.--
     Section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 
     1841) is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (E) of subsection (a)(5); and
       (B) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (J) of subsection 
     (c)(2).
       (3) Amendments to the federal reserve act.--The 2d and 3d 
     paragraphs of the 1st section of the Federal Reserve Act (12 
     U.S.C. 221) are each amended by inserting ``(as defined in 
     section 3(a)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act)'' after 
     ``State bank''.

     SEC. 2222. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ACTIVITIES AND AFFILIATIONS 
                   OF BANK HOLDING COMPANIES RESULTING FROM THIS 
                   ACT.

       Section 4 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 
     U.S.C. 1843) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(k) Treatment of Companies Resulting From Savings and 
     Loan Holding Companies.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section (other than paragraph (5)) or any other 
     provision of Federal law including sections 20 and 32 of the 
     Banking Act of 1933, a qualified bank holding company may, 
     after such company becomes a bank holding company--
       ``(A) maintain or enter into any nonbanking affiliation 
     which such company was authorized to maintain or enter into 
     as of September 22, 1995, or was authorized to maintain 
     following a merger of insured depository institution 
     subsidiaries pursuant to an application filed no later than 
     such date; and
       ``(B) engage, directly or through any affiliate described 
     in subparagraph (A) which is not a bank, in any activity in 
     which such company or any affiliate described in subparagraph 
     (A) was authorized to engage as of September 22, 1995, or in 
     which such company was authorized to engage following a 
     merger of insured depository institution subsidiaries 
     pursuant to an application filed no later than such date,
     if the requirements of paragraph (4) are met.
       ``(2) Qualified bank holding company defined.--For purposes 
     of this subsection, the term `qualified bank holding company' 
     means--
       ``(A) any company which--
       ``(i) as of September 13, 1995, is a savings and loan 
     holding company and is not a bank holding company; and
       ``(ii) becomes a bank holding company after such date; and
       ``(B) any bank holding company which as of September 13, 
     1995--
       ``(i) is a savings and loan holding company; and
       ``(ii) is exempt from this section pursuant to an order 
     issued by the Board under subsection (d).
       ``(3) No loss of subsection (d) exemption.--No qualified 
     bank holding company described in paragraph (2)(B) shall lose 
     the grounds for the exemption under subsection (d) because a 
     savings association which such company controlled, directly 
     or indirectly, as of September 13, 1995, becomes a bank after 
     such date so long as such bank continues to meet the 
     requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (4).
       ``(4) Prerequisites for continuation of grandfathered 
     activities and affiliations.--This subsection shall cease to 
     apply with respect to a qualified bank holding company if, at 
     any time after such company first meets the definition of a 
     qualified bank holding company--
       ``(A) any insured depository institution controlled by such 
     company which, as of the day before the company first meets 
     the definition of a qualified bank holding company, was 
     subject to the requirements contained in section 10(m) of the 
     Home Owners' Loan Act, as in effect on such date, (and 
     regulations in effect on such date under such section) for 
     treatment as a qualified thrift lender under such section 
     fails to meet such requirements;
       ``(B) any insured depository institution controlled by such 
     company fails to comply with any limitation or restriction on 
     the type or amounts of loans or investments of the 
     institution to which such institution was subject as of the 
     date of the enactment of the Thrift Charter Conversion Act of 
     1995; or
       ``(C) the company or any subsidiary of the company acquires 
     more than 5 percent of the shares or assets of any bank or 
     insured institution after September 13, 1995.
       ``(5) Nontransferable.--This subsection shall not apply 
     with respect to any qualified bank holding company if, after 
     September 13, 1995, any person acquires, directly or 
     indirectly, control of the company or the company is the 
     subject of any merger, consolidation, or other similar 
     transaction.
       ``(6) Prohibition on certain insured depository 
     institutions identifying themselves as national banks.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding the requirement of 
     section 5134 of the Revised Statutes of the United States--
       ``(i) the name of an insured depository institution 
     subsidiary of a qualified bank holding company which--

       ``(I) as of the date of the enactment of the Thrift Charter 
     Conversion Act of 1995, is a savings and loan holding company 
     described in section 10(c)(3) of the Home Owners' Loan Act 
     (as in effect on such date); and
       ``(II) is subject to the restrictions contained in 
     paragraph (3),

     may not include the term `national'; and
       ``(ii) such insured depository institution may not be 
     identified as a national bank on any sign displayed by the 
     institution or in any advertisement or other publication of 
     the institution.
       ``(B) Depository institution not liable for fraudulent 
     misrepresentation for not representing itself as a national 
     bank.--An insured depository institution which is subject to 
     subparagraph (A) shall not be liable for any civil or 
     criminal penalty under any Federal or State consumer 
     protection law, or in any criminal or civil action, for 
     fraudulently misrepresenting the nature of the charter of the 
     institution, for falsely advertising the status of the 
     institution, for making a false statement with respect to the 
     status of the institution, or for any similar offense by 
     reason of the institution's compliance with such 
     subparagraph.
       ``(7) Enforcement.--In addition to any other power of the 
     Board, the Board may enforce compliance with the provisions 
     of this subsection with respect to any qualified bank holding 
     company and any bank controlled by such company under section 
     8 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.''.

     SEC. 2223. TRANSITION PROVISIONS FOR ACTIVITIES OF SAVINGS 
                   ASSOCIATIONS WHICH CONVERT INTO OR BECOME 
                   TREATED AS BANKS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal law, any 
     insured depository institution which, as of September 13, 
     1995, is a savings association (as defined in section 3(b) of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (as in effect on such 
     date)) and after such date converts to a national or State 
     bank charter or becomes treated as a State bank pursuant to 
     the amendment made by section 2221(b) may continue to engage, 
     directly or indirectly, in any activity in which such 
     institution was lawfully engaged as of such date during the 
     5-year period beginning on the effective date of such 
     conversion or the effective date of such amendments, as the 
     case may be.

     SEC. 2224. REGISTRATION OF BANK HOLDING COMPANIES RESULTING 
                   FROM CONVERSIONS OF SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS TO 
                   BANKS OR TREATMENT OF SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS AS 
                   BANKS.

       Section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 
     U.S.C. 1842) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsections:
       ``(h) Registration of Certain Bank Holding Companies.--A 
     company which, as of September 13, 1995, is a savings and 
     loan holding company (as defined in section 10(a)(1)(D) of 
     Home Owners' Loan Act (as in effect on such date)) and is not 
     a bank holding company shall not be required to obtain the 
     approval of the Board under subsection (a) to become a bank 
     holding company after September 13, 1995, as a result of the 
     conversion of any insured depository institution subsidiary 
     of such company into a bank or by virtue of the treatment of 
     any insured depository institution subsidiary of such company 
     as a bank pursuant to the amendments made by the Thrift 
     Charter Conversion Act of 1995, if such company--
       ``(1) registers as a bank holding company with the Board in 
     accordance with section 5(a); and
       ``(2) does not acquire, directly or indirectly, ownership 
     or control of any additional insured depository institution 
     or other company in connection with such conversion or 
     treatment.
       ``(i) Regulation of Qualified Bank Holding Companies.--The 
     Board shall regulate qualified bank holding companies (as 
     defined in section 4(k)(2)) in a manner consistent with--
       ``(1) the regulation of such companies by the Director of 
     the Office of Thrift Supervision before the date of the 
     enactment of the Thrift Charter Conversion Act of 1995; and
       ``(2) the safety and soundness of insured depository 
     institution subsidiaries of such companies.''.

     SEC. 2225. ADDITIONAL TRANSITION PROVISIONS AND SPECIAL 
                   RULES.

       (a) Mutual National Banks Authorized; Conversion of Mutual 
     Savings Associations Into National Banks.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter one of title LXII of the Revised 
     Statutes of the United States (12 U.S.C. 21 et seq.) is 
     amended by inserting after section 5133 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 5133A. MUTUAL NATIONAL BANKS.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding the paragraph designated 
     the ``Third'' of section 5134, the Comptroller of the 
     Currency may charter national banks organized in the mutual 
     form either de novo or through a conversion of any stock 
     national or State bank (as defined in section 3 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act) or any State mutual bank or 
     credit union, subject to regulations prescribed by the 
     Comptroller of the Currency in accordance with this section.
       ``(b) Regulations.--
       ``(1) Transition rules.--National banks organized in the 
     mutual form shall be subject to the regulations of the 
     Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision governing 
     corporate organization, governance, and conversion of mutual 
     institutions, as in effect on September 13, 1995, including 
     parts 543, 544, 546, 563b, and 563c of chapter V of title 12 
     of the Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on such 
     date), during the 3-year period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of the Thrift Charter Conversion Act of 1995.
       ``(2) Regulations of the comptroller.--The Comptroller of 
     the Currency shall prescribe appropriate regulations for 
     national banks organized in the mutual form, effective as of 
     the end of the 3-year period referred to in paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Applicability of capital stock requirements.--The 
     Comptroller of the Currency shall prescribe regulations 
     regarding

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      the manner in which requirements of title LXII of the 
     Revised Statutes of the United States with respect to capital 
     stock, and limitations imposed on national banks under such 
     title based on capital stock, shall apply to national banks 
     organized in mutual form pursuant to subsection (a).
       ``(c) Conversions.--
       ``(1) Conversion to stock national bank.--Subject to 
     subsection (b)(1) and, after the end of the 3-year period 
     referred to in such subsection, such regulations as the 
     Comptroller of the Currency may prescribe for the protection 
     of depositors' rights and for any other purpose the 
     Comptroller of the Currency may consider appropriate, any 
     national bank which is organized in mutual form pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) may reorganize as a stock national bank.
       ``(2) Conversions to state banks.--Any national mutual bank 
     may convert to a State bank charter in accordance with 
     regulations prescribed by the Comptroller of the Currency and 
     applicable State law.''.
       (2) Mutual bank holding companies.--Subsection (g) of 
     section 3 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 
     1842(g)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) Mutual Bank Holding Companies.--
       ``(1) In general.--A national mutual bank may reorganize so 
     as to become a holding company by--
       ``(A) chartering an interim national bank, the stock of 
     which is to be wholly owned, except as otherwise provided in 
     this section, by the national mutual bank; and
       ``(B) transferring the substantial part of the national 
     mutual bank's assets and liabilities, including all of the 
     bank's insured liabilities, to the interim national bank.
       ``(2) Directors and certain account holders' approval of 
     plan required.--A reorganization is not authorized under this 
     subsection unless--
       ``(A) a plan providing for such reorganization has been 
     approved by a majority of the board of directors of the 
     national mutual bank; and
       ``(B) in the case of a national mutual bank in which 
     holders of accounts and obligors exercise voting rights, such 
     plan has been submitted to and approved by a majority of such 
     individuals at a meeting held at the call of the directors in 
     accordance with the procedures prescribed by the bank's 
     charter and bylaws.
       ``(3) Notice to the board; disapproval period.--
       ``(A) Notice required.--
       ``(i) In general.--At least 60 days before taking any 
     action described in paragraph (1), a national mutual bank 
     seeking to establish a mutual holding company shall provide 
     written notice to the Board.
       ``(ii) Contents of notice.--The notice shall contain such 
     relevant information as the Board shall require by regulation 
     or by specific request in connection with any particular 
     notice.
       ``(B) Transaction allowed if not disapproved.--Unless the 
     Board within such 60-day notice period disapproves the 
     proposed holding company formation, or extends for another 30 
     days the period during which such disapproval may be issued, 
     the national mutual bank providing such notice may proceed 
     with the transaction, if the requirements of paragraph (2) 
     have been met.
       ``(C) Grounds for disapproval.--The Board may disapprove 
     any proposed holding company formation only if--
       ``(i) such disapproval is necessary to prevent unsafe or 
     unsound practices;
       ``(ii) the financial or management resources of the 
     national mutual bank involved warrant disapproval;
       ``(iii) the national mutual bank fails to furnish the 
     information required under subparagraph (A); or
       ``(iv) the national mutual bank fails to comply with the 
     requirement of paragraph (2).
       ``(D) Retention of capital assets.--In connection with the 
     transaction described in paragraph (1), a national mutual 
     bank may, subject to the approval of the Board, retain 
     capital assets at the holding company level to the extent 
     that the capital retained at the holding company is in excess 
     of the amount of capital required in order for the interim 
     national bank to meet all relevant capital standards 
     established by the Comptroller of the Currency for national 
     banks.
       ``(4) Ownership.--
       ``(A) In general.--Persons having ownership rights in the 
     national mutual bank under section 5133A of the Revised 
     Statutes of the United States (including paragraph 575.5 of 
     chapter V of title 12 of the Code of Federal Regulations, as 
     in effect on September 13, 1995, and applicable to national 
     mutual banks pursuant to such section) or State law shall 
     have the same ownership rights with respect to the mutual 
     holding company.
       ``(B) Holders of certain accounts.--Holders of savings, 
     demand, or other accounts of--
       ``(i) a national bank chartered as part of a transaction 
     described in paragraph (1); or
       ``(ii) a mutual bank acquired pursuant to paragraph (5)(B),
     shall have the same ownership rights with respect to the 
     mutual holding company as persons described in subparagraph 
     (A) of this paragraph.
       ``(5) Permitted activities.--A mutual holding company may 
     engage only in the following activities:
       ``(A) Investing in the stock of a national or State bank.
       ``(B) Acquiring a mutual bank through the merger of such 
     bank into a national bank subsidiary of such holding company 
     or an interim national bank subsidiary of such holding 
     company.
       ``(C) Subject to paragraph (6), merging with or acquiring 
     another holding company, one of whose subsidiaries is a 
     national mutual bank.
       ``(D) Investing in a corporation the capital stock of which 
     is available for purchase by a national mutual bank under 
     Federal law or under the law of any State where the home 
     office of any subsidiary bank is located.
       ``(E) Engaging in the activities permitted under section 
     4(c).
       ``(6) Limitations on certain activities of acquired holding 
     companies.--
       ``(A) New activities.--If a mutual holding company acquires 
     or merges with another holding company under paragraph 
     (5)(C), the holding company acquired or the holding company 
     resulting from such merger or acquisition may only invest in 
     assets and engage in activities which are authorized under 
     paragraph (5).
       ``(B) Grace period for divesting prohibited assets or 
     discontinuing prohibited activities.--Not later than 2 years 
     following a merger or acquisition described in paragraph 
     (5)(C), the acquired holding company or the holding company 
     resulting from such merger or acquisition shall--
       ``(i) dispose of any asset which is an asset in which a 
     mutual holding company may not invest under paragraph (5); 
     and
       ``(ii) cease any activity which is an activity in which a 
     mutual holding company may not engage under paragraph (5).
       ``(7) Chartering and other requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--A mutual holding company shall be 
     chartered by the Board and shall be subject to such 
     regulations as the Board may prescribe.
       ``(B) Other requirements.--Unless the context otherwise 
     requires, a mutual holding company shall be subject to the 
     other requirements of this Act regarding regulation of 
     holding companies.
       ``(8) Capital improvement.--
       ``(A) Pledge of stock of savings association subsidiary.--
     This section shall not prohibit a mutual holding company from 
     pledging all or a portion of the stock of a national bank 
     chartered as part of a transaction described in paragraph (1) 
     to raise capital for such bank.
       ``(B) Issuance of nonvoting shares.--No provision of this 
     Act shall be construed as prohibiting a national bank 
     chartered as part of a transaction described in paragraph (1) 
     from issuing any nonvoting shares or less than 50 percent of 
     the voting shares of such bank to any person other than the 
     mutual holding company.
       ``(9) Insolvency and liquidation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of law, 
     upon--
       ``(i) the default of any national bank--

       ``(I) the stock of which is owned by any mutual holding 
     company; and
       ``(II) which was chartered in a transaction described in 
     paragraph (1);

       ``(ii) the default of a mutual holding company; or
       ``(iii) a foreclosure on a pledge by a mutual holding 
     company described in paragraph (8)(A),
     a trustee shall be appointed receiver of such mutual holding 
     company and such trustee shall have the authority to 
     liquidate the assets of, and satisfy the liabilities of, such 
     mutual holding company pursuant to title 11, United States 
     Code.
       ``(B) Distribution of net proceeds.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (C), the net proceeds of any liquidation of any 
     mutual holding company pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall be 
     transferred to persons who hold ownership interests in such 
     mutual holding company.
       ``(C) Recovery by corporation.--If the Corporation incurs a 
     loss as a result of the default of any savings association 
     subsidiary of a mutual holding company which is liquidated 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A), the Corporation shall succeed 
     to the ownership interests of the depositors of such savings 
     association in the mutual holding company, to the extent of 
     the Corporation's loss.
       ``(10) State mutual bank holding company.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of Federal 
     law, a State bank operating in mutual form may reorganize so 
     as to form a holding company under State law.
       ``(B) Regulation of state mutual holding company.--A 
     corporation organized as a holding company in accordance with 
     subparagraph (A) shall be regulated on the same terms and be 
     subject to the same limitations as any other holding company 
     which controls a bank.
       ``(11) Regulations.--
       ``(A) Transition rules.--Mutual bank holding companies 
     organized under this subsection shall be subject to the 
     regulations of the Director of the Office of Thrift 
     Supervision governing corporate organization, governance, and 
     conversion of mutual institutions, as in effect on September 
     13, 1995, including part 575 of chapter V of title 12 of the 
     Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on such date), 
     during the 3-year period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of the Thrift Charter Conversion Act of 1995.
       ``(B) Regulations of the board.--The Board shall prescribe 
     appropriate regulations for mutual holding companies, 
     effective at the end of the 3-year period referred to in 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(12) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Mutual holding company.--The term `mutual holding 
     company' means a corpora

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     tion organized as a holding company under this subsection.
       ``(B) Default.--The term `default' means an adjudication or 
     other official determination of a court of competent 
     jurisdiction or other public authority pursuant to which a 
     conservator, receiver, or other legal custodian is appointed.
       ``(C) National mutual bank.--The term `national mutual 
     bank' means a national bank organized in mutual form under 
     section 5133A of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States.''.
       (3) Limitation on federal regulation of state banks.--
     Except as otherwise provided in Federal law, the Comptroller 
     of the Currency, Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System, and Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation may not 
     adopt or enforce any regulation which contravenes the 
     corporate governance rules prescribed by State law or 
     regulation for State banks unless the Comptroller, Board, or 
     Corporation finds that such Federal regulation is necessary 
     to assure the safety and soundness of such State banks.
       (4) Conversions of mutual savings associations to mutual 
     national banks by operation of law.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of Federal or State law, any savings 
     association (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (as in effect on September 13, 1995)) which is 
     organized in mutual form as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act may become a national mutual bank by operation of 
     law if the association--
       (A) files the articles of association and organization 
     certificate with the Comptroller of the Currency before 
     January 1, 1998, in accordance with chapter one of title LXII 
     of the Revised Statutes of the United States; and
       (B) provides such other document or information as the 
     Comptroller of the Currency may prescribe in regulations 
     consistent with this section and section 5133A of the Revised 
     Statutes of the United States (as added by paragraph (1) of 
     this subsection).
       (5) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     one of title LXII of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States (12 U.S.C. 21 et seq.) is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 5133 the following new item:

``5133A.  Mutual national banks.''.
       (b) Membership in Federal Home Loan Banks.--Any insured 
     depository institution which--
       (1) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, is a 
     Federal savings association which, pursuant to section 6(e) 
     of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act, may not voluntarily 
     withdraw from membership in a Federal home loan bank; and
       (2) after such date converts from a Federal savings 
     association to a national bank,
     shall continue to be subject to the prohibition under such 
     section on voluntary withdrawal from such membership as 
     though such bank were still a Federal savings association 
     until the bank ceases to be a national bank.
       (c) Branches.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act, the Bank Holding Company Act 
     of 1956, or any other Federal or State law, any depository 
     institution which--
       (A) as of the date of the enactment of this Act, is a 
     savings association; and
       (B) becomes a bank before January 1, 1998, or, pursuant to 
     the amendments made by this subsection, is treated as a bank 
     as of such date under the Federal Deposit Insurance Act,
     and any depository institution or bank holding company which 
     acquires such depository institution, may continue, after the 
     depository institution becomes or commences to be treated as 
     a bank, to operate any branch which the savings association 
     operated as a branch on September 13, 1995.
       (2) No additional branches.--Paragraph (1) shall not be 
     construed as authorizing the establishment, acquisition, or 
     operation of any additional branch of a depository 
     institution in any State by virtue of the operation by such 
     institution of a branch in such State pursuant to such 
     paragraph except to the extent such establishment, 
     acquisition, or operation is permitted under the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act, Bank Holding Company Act of 1956, and 
     any other applicable Federal or State law without regard to 
     such branch.
       (d) Transition Provision Relating to Limitations on Loans 
     to 1 Borrower.--Section 5200 of the Revised Statutes of the 
     United States (12 U.S.C. 84) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Transition Provision for Savings Associations 
     Converting to National Banks.--In the case of any depository 
     institution which, as of September 13, 1995, is a savings 
     association (as defined in section 3(b) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act (as in effect on such date)) and 
     becomes a national bank on or before January 1, 1998, any 
     loan, or legally binding commitment to make a loan, made or 
     entered into by such institution which is outstanding on the 
     date the institution becomes a national bank may continue to 
     be held without regard to any limitation contained in this 
     section during the 3-year period beginning on such date.''.

     SEC. 2226. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Amendments to the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.--
       (1) Section 3(z) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1813(z)) is amended by striking ``the Director of the 
     Office of Thrift Supervision,''.
       (2) Section 8(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1818(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (9).
       (3) Section 13 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1823) is amended by striking subsection (k).
       (4) Subsections (c)(2) and (i)(2) of section 18 of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1828) are each 
     amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (D).
       (5) Section 18 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1828) is amended by striking subsection (m).
       (6) The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et 
     seq.) is amended by striking section 28.
       (b) Amendments to the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956.--
       (1) Section 2 of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 
     U.S.C. 1841) is amended by striking subsections (i) and (j).
       (2) Section 4(c)(8) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 
     (12 U.S.C. 1843(c)(8)) is amended by striking the sentence 
     preceding the penultimate sentence.
       (3) Section 4(f) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 
     (12 U.S.C. 1843(f)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(A)(i), by striking ``or an insured 
     institution'' and all that follows through ``of this 
     subsection)'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)(A)(ii)--
       (i) by striking ``or a savings association'' where such 
     term appears in the portion of such paragraph which precedes 
     subclause (I);
       (ii) by inserting ``and'' at the end of subclause (VI);
       (iii) by striking subclauses (VIII), (IX), and (X); and
       (iv) by striking ``(V), and (VIII)'', where such term 
     appears in the portion of such paragraph which appears after 
     the end of subclause (VII), and inserting ``and (V)''; and
       (C) by striking paragraphs (10), (11), (12), and (13).
       (4) Section 4(i) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 
     (12 U.S.C. 1843(i)) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2); and
       (B) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking ``any Federal savings 
     association'' and all that follows through the period at the 
     end of such paragraph and inserting ``such association was 
     authorized to engage under this section as of September 15, 
     1995.''.
       (c) Other Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 804(a) of the Alternative Mortgage Transaction 
     Parity Act of 1982 (12 U.S.C. 3803) is amended--
       (A) in the portion of such subsection which precedes 
     paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``, and other nonfederally chartered 
     housing creditors,''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``and in order to permit other 
     nonfederally chartered housing creditors to make, purchase, 
     and enforce alternative mortgage transactions,'' after 
     ``enforcing alternative mortgage transactions, ''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``(as such term is 
     defined in section 3(a) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act)'' after ``with respect to banks''.
       (2) Section 205 of the Depository Institution Management 
     Interlocks Act (12 U.S.C. 3204) is amended--
       (A) in the portion of paragraph (8)(A) which precedes 
     clause (i), by striking ``A diversified savings'' and all 
     that follows through ``with respect to'' and inserting ``A 
     depository institution holding company which, as of September 
     13, 1995, and at all times thereafter, is a diversified 
     savings and loan holding company (as defined in section 
     10(1)(F) of Home Owners' Loan Act, as such section is in 
     effect on such date) with respect to''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (9).
       (3) Section 19(b)(1)(A) of the Federal Reserve Act (12 
     U.S.C. 461(b)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     clause (v); and
       (B) by striking clause (vi).
       (4) Subparagraphs (A), (B), (C) of section 10(e)(5) of the 
     Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1430(e)(5)) are each 
     amended by inserting before the period at the end ``(as such 
     section is in effect on September 13, 1995)''.

     SEC. 2227. REFERENCES TO SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS AND STATE BANKS 
                   IN FEDERAL LAW.

       Effective January 1, 1998, any reference in any Federal 
     banking law to--
       (1) the term ``savings association'' shall be deemed to be 
     a reference to a bank as defined in section 3(a) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act; and
       (2) the term ``State bank'' shall be deemed to include any 
     depository institution included in the definition of such 
     term in section 3(a)(2) of such Act.

     SEC. 2228. REPEAL OF HOME OWNERS' LOAN ACT.

       Effective January 1, 1998, the Home Owners' Loan Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1461 et seq.) is hereby repealed.

     SEC. 2229. EFFECTIVE DATE; DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Effective Date of Amendments.--The amendments made by 
     this chapter shall take effect on January 1, 1998.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this chapter, the terms 
     ``appropriate Federal banking agency'', ``bank holding 
     company'', ``depository institution'', ``Federal savings

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      association'', ``insured depository institution'', ``savings 
     association'', and ``State bank'' have the same meanings as 
     in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (as in 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act).

       CHAPTER 3--TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS, PERSONNEL, AND PROPERTY

     SEC. 2241. OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION ABOLISHED.

       Effective January 1, 1998, the Office of Thrift Supervision 
     and the position of Director of the Office of Thrift 
     Supervision are hereby abolished.

     SEC. 2242. DETERMINATION OF TRANSFERRED FUNCTIONS AND 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) All Office of Thrift Supervision Employees Shall Be 
     Transferred.--All employees of the Office of Thrift 
     Supervision shall be identified for transfer under subsection 
     (b) to the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System.
       (b) Functions and Employees Transferred.--
       (1) In general.--The Director of the Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, the Comptroller of the Currency, the Chairperson 
     of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the 
     Chairman of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System shall jointly determine the functions or activities of 
     the Office of Thrift Supervision, and the number of employees 
     of such Office necessary to perform or support such functions 
     or activities, which are transferred from the Office to the 
     Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Corporation, or the Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System, as the case may be.
       (2) Allocation of employees.--The Comptroller of the 
     Currency, the Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, and the Chairman of the Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System shall allocate the employees of 
     the Office of Thrift Supervision consistent with the number 
     determined pursuant to paragraph (1) in a manner which such 
     Comptroller, Chairperson, and Chairman, in their sole 
     discretion, deem equitable, except that, within work units, 
     the agency preferences of individual employees shall be 
     accommodated as far as possible.
       (c) Disposition of Affairs.--
       (1) In general.--In winding up the affairs of the Office of 
     Thrift Supervision, the Director of the Office of Thrift 
     Supervision shall consult and cooperate with the Comptroller 
     of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     and the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as 
     the case may be, to facilitate the orderly transfer of the 
     functions to such Comptroller, Corporation, or Board.
       (2) Continuing authority of director of the office of 
     thrift supervision.--Except as provided in paragraph (1), no 
     provision of this subtitle shall be construed as affecting 
     the authority vested in the Director of the Office of Thrift 
     Supervision before the date of enactment of this Act which is 
     necessary to carry out the duties of the position until the 
     date upon which the position of Director of the Office of 
     Thrift Supervision is abolished.
       (3) Continuation of agency services.--Any agency, 
     department, or other instrumentality of the United States, or 
     any successor to any such agency, department, or 
     instrumentality, which was providing support services to the 
     Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision on the day 
     before the date such position is abolished shall--
       (A) continue to provide such services on a reimbursable 
     basis, in accordance with the terms of the arrangement 
     pursuant to which such services were provided until the 
     arrangement is modified or terminated in accordance with such 
     terms, except that effective January 1, 1998, the Comptroller 
     of the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     or the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as 
     the case may be, shall be substituted for the Director of the 
     Office of Thrift Supervision as a party to the arrangement; 
     and
       (B) consult with the Comptroller, the Corporation, or the 
     Board to coordinate and facilitate a prompt and reasonable 
     transition.
       (d) Transfer of Property.--Effective January 1, 1998, all 
     property of the Office of Thrift Supervision shall be 
     transferred to the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Corporation, or the Board of Governors of 
     the Federal Reserve System, as determined in accordance with 
     subsections (a) and (b).

     SEC. 2243. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Existing Rights, Duties, and Obligations Not 
     Affected.--No provision of this title shall be construed as 
     affecting the validity of any right, duty, or obligation of 
     the United States, the Director of the Office of Thrift 
     Supervision, or any person, which existed on the day before 
     the date upon which the position of Director of the Office of 
     Thrift Supervision and the Office of Thrift Supervision are 
     abolished.
       (b) Continuation of Suits.--No action or other proceeding 
     commenced by or against the Director of the Office of Thrift 
     Supervision shall abate by reason of enactment of this Act, 
     except that, effective January 1, 1998, the Comptroller of 
     the Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or 
     the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System, as the 
     case may be, shall be substituted as a party to any such 
     action or proceeding.
       (c) Continuation of Administrative Rules.--All orders, 
     resolutions, determinations, regulations, interpretative 
     rules, other interpretations, guidelines, procedures, 
     supervisory and enforcement actions, and other advisory 
     material (other than any regulation implementing or 
     prescribed pursuant to section 3(f) of the Home Owners' Loan 
     Act (as in effect on September 13, 1995)) which--
       (1) have been issued, made, prescribed, or permitted to 
     become effective by the Office of Thrift Supervision, and
       (2) are in effect on December 31, 1996, (or become 
     effective after such date pursuant to the terms of the order, 
     resolution, determination, rule, other interpretation, 
     guideline, procedure, supervisory or enforcement action, and 
     other advisory material, as in effect on such date), shall--
       (A) continue in effect according to the terms of such 
     orders, resolutions, determinations, regulations, 
     interpretative rules, other interpretations, guidelines, 
     procedures, supervisory or enforcement actions, or other 
     advisory material;
       (B) be administered by the Comptroller of the Currency, the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System; and
       (C) be enforceable by or against the Comptroller of the 
     Currency, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, or the 
     Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System until 
     modified, terminated, set aside, or superseded in accordance 
     with applicable law by the Comptroller, Corporation, or 
     Board, by any court of competent jurisdiction, or by 
     operation of law.
       (d) Treatment of References in Adjustable Rate Mortgages 
     Issued Before FIRREA.--For purposes of section 402(e) of 
     Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act 
     of 1989 (12 U.S.C. 1437 note), any reference in such section 
     to--
       (A) the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision shall 
     be deemed to be a reference to the Secretary of the Treasury; 
     and
       (B) a Savings Association Insurance Fund member shall be 
     deemed to be a reference to an insured depository institution 
     (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act).
       (e) Treatment of References in Adjustable Rate Mortgage 
     Instruments Issued After FIRREA.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of adjustable rate mortgage 
     instruments that are in effect as of the date of enactment of 
     this Act, any reference in the instrument to the Director of 
     the Office of Thrift Supervision or Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund members shall be treated as a reference to the 
     Secretary of the Treasury or insured depository institutions 
     (as defined in section 3 of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act), as appropriate.
       (2) Substitution for indexes.--If any index used to 
     calculate the applicable interest rate on any adjustable rate 
     mortgage instrument is no longer calculated and made 
     available as a direct or indirect result of the enactment of 
     this Act, any index--
       (A) made available by the Secretary of the Treasury; or
       (B) determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, pursuant 
     to paragraph (4), to be substantially similar to the index 
     which is no longer calculated or made available,
     may be substituted by the holder of any such adjustable rate 
     mortgage instrument upon notice to the borrower.
       (3) Agency action required to provide continued 
     availability of indexes.--Promptly after the enactment of 
     this subsection, the Secretary of the Treasury, the 
     Chairperson of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and 
     the Comptroller of the Currency shall take such action as may 
     be necessary to assure that the indexes prepared by the 
     Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision immediately 
     prior to the enactment of this subsection and used to 
     calculate the interest rate on adjustable rate mortgage 
     instruments continue to be available.
       (4) Requirements relating to substitute indexes.--If any 
     agency can no longer make available an index pursuant to 
     paragraph (3), an index that is substantially similar to such 
     index may be substituted for such index for purposes of 
     paragraph (2) if the Secretary of the Treasury determines, 
     after notice and opportunity for comment, that--
       (A) the new index is based upon data substantially similar 
     to that of the original index; and
       (B) the substitution of the new index will result in an 
     interest rate substantially similar to the rate in effect at 
     the time the original index became unavailable.

     SEC. 2244. REFERENCES IN FEDERAL LAW TO DIRECTOR OF THE 
                   OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION.

       Effective January 1, 1998, any reference in any Federal law 
     to the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision or the 
     Office of Thrift Supervision shall be deemed to be a 
     reference to the appropriate Federal banking agency (as 
     defined in section 3(q) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act).

     SEC. 2245. RECONFIGURATION OF BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF FDIC AS A 
                   RESULT OF REMOVAL OF DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF 
                   THRIFT SUPERVISION.

       (a) In General.--Section 2(a)(1) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1812(a)(1)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) In general.--The management of the Corporation shall 
     be vested in a Board of Directors consisting of 3 members--
       ``(A) 1 of whom shall be the Comptroller of the Currency; 
     and
       ``(B) 2 of whom shall be appointed by the President, by and 
     with the advice and consent of the Senate, from among 
     individuals who are citizens of the United States.''.
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       (1) Section 2(a)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1812(a)(2)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``February 28, 1993'' and inserting 
     ``January 1, 1998''; and
       (B) by striking ``3'' and inserting ``2''.
       (2) Section 2(d)(2) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1812(d)(2)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or the office of Director of the Office 
     of Thrift Supervision'';
       (B) by striking ``or such Director'';
       (C) by striking ``or the Acting Director of the Office of 
     Thrift Supervision, as the case may be''; and
       (D) by striking ``or Director''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall take effect on January 1, 1998.
       (d) Designation of Abolished Position.--Unless there is a 
     vacancy in the position of an appointed member of the Board 
     of Directors as of January 1, 1998, the President, consistent 
     with the requirements of section 2(a)(2) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act, shall designate which of the 3 
     positions of appointed member of such Board of Directors 
     shall be abolished pursuant to the amendment made by 
     subsection (a).
           Subtitle C--Community Reinvestment Act Amendments

     SEC. 2301. EXPRESSION OF CONGRESSIONAL INTENT.

       Subsection (b) of section 802 of the Community Reinvestment 
     Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) It is the purpose of this title to require each 
     appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency to use its 
     authority, when examining financial institutions, to 
     encourage such institutions to help meet the credit needs of 
     the local communities in which they are chartered consistent 
     with the safe and sound operation of such institutions. When 
     examining financial institutions, a supervisory agency shall 
     not impose additional burden, recordkeeping, or reporting 
     upon such institutions.''.

     SEC. 2302. COMMUNITY REINVESTMENT ACT EXEMPTION.

       The Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 809. TREATMENT OF SMALL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--In lieu of being evaluated under section 
     806A and receiving a written evaluation under section 807, an 
     eligible regulated financial institution shall make a notice, 
     signed by the president, available to the public that--
       ``(1) lists the type of credit and services that the 
     institution provides to help meet the credit needs of the 
     local community; and
       ``(2) states that the institution helps meet the credit 
     needs of the local communities in which the institution 
     operates, including low- and moderate-income neighborhoods.
       ``(b) Eligible regulated financial institutions.--
       ``(1) In general.--A regulated financial institution shall 
     be eligible for purposes of subsection (a) if the institution 
     and any bank holding company which controls such institution 
     have aggregate assets of not more than $100,000,000.
       ``(2) Annual adjustment.--The dollar amount in paragraph 
     (1) shall be adjusted annually after December 31, 1994, by 
     the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index 
     for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers published by the 
     Bureau of Labor Statistics.
       ``(c) Exemption From Other Requirements.--A regulated 
     financial institution which has complied with the notice 
     requirements of subsection (a) shall not be subject to 
     section 804 and any regulations prescribed under section 
     806.''.

     SEC. 2303. SELF-CERTIFICATION OF CRA COMPLIANCE.

       Section 804 of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 
     U.S.C. 2903) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection (c):
       ``(c) Self-Certification of CRA Compliance.--
       ``(1) Certification.--In lieu of being evaluated under 
     section 806A and receiving a written evaluation under section 
     807, a qualifying financial institution may elect to self-
     certify to the appropriate Federal financial supervisory 
     agency that such institution is in compliance with the goals 
     of this title.
       ``(2) Qualifying institution.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 
     `qualifying institution' means a financial institution 
     which--
       ``(i) has not more than $250 million in assets;
       ``(ii) has not been found to have engaged in a pattern or 
     practice of illegal discrimination under the Fair Housing Act 
     or the Equal Credit Opportunity Act for the preceding 5-year 
     calendar period; and
       ``(iii) received rating under section 807(b)(2) of 
     `satisfactory' or `outstanding' in the most recent evaluation 
     of such institution under this title.
       ``(B) Annual adjustment.--The dollar amount in subparagraph 
     (A) shall be adjusted annually after December 31, 1994, by 
     the annual percentage increase in the Consumer Price Index 
     for Urban Wage Earners and Clerical Workers published by the 
     Bureau of Labor Statistics.
       ``(3) Public notice.--
       ``(A) In general.--A qualifying institution shall maintain 
     in every branch a public notice stating that--
       ``(i) the institution has self-certified that the 
     institution is satisfactorily helping to meet the credit 
     needs of its community;
       ``(ii) the institution maintains--

       ``(I) at the main office of such institution, a public file 
     which contains a copy of the self-certification to the 
     appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency; and
       ``(II) a map delineating the community served by the 
     institution;

       ``(iii) a list of the types of credit and services that the 
     institution provides to the community served by the 
     institution;
       ``(iv) such other information that the institution believes 
     demonstrates the institution's record of helping to meet the 
     credit needs of its community; and
       ``(v) every public comment or letter to the institution 
     (and any response by the institution) received within the 
     previous 2-year period about the record of the institution of 
     helping to meet the credit needs of its community.
       ``(B) Public file.--A qualifying institution shall maintain 
     a public file containing the contents described in this 
     paragraph at the institution's main office.
       ``(4) Rating.--
       ``(A) In general.--A qualifying institution shall be deemed 
     to have a rating of a `satisfactory record of meeting 
     community credit needs' for the purposes of this section and 
     section 806A(c).
       ``(B) Publication.--Each Federal financial supervisory 
     agency shall publish in the Federal Register once each month 
     a list of institutions that have self-certified during the 
     previous month.
       ``(C) Publication constitutes disclosure.--Publication of 
     the name of the institution in the Federal Register as having 
     self-certified shall constitute disclosure of the rating of 
     the institution to the public for purposes of sections 806A 
     and 807.
       ``(5) Regulatory review.--
       ``(A) Assessment.--During each examination for safety and 
     soundness, a qualifying institution's supervisory agency 
     shall, as part of the agency's review of the institution's 
     loans, assess whether the institution's basis for its self-
     certification is reasonable based on the public notice and 
     the information contained in the public file pursuant to 
     paragraph (3).
       ``(B) Examination if self-certification is not 
     reasonable.--If the agency determines that the institution's 
     basis for the institution's self-certification is not 
     reasonable, the agency shall schedule an examination of the 
     institution for the purpose of assessing the institution's 
     record of helping to meet the credit needs of its community.
       ``(C) Revocation of self-certification.--If an assessment 
     pursuant to subparagraph (B) results in a less than 
     `satisfactory' rating, the agency shall revoke the 
     institution's self-certification and substitute a written 
     evaluation as provided under section 807.
       ``(D) Period of ineligibility for self-certification.--An 
     institution whose self-certification has been revoked may not 
     self-certify pursuant to this subsection during the 5 years 
     succeeding the year in which the self-certification is 
     revoked.
       ``(E) Subsequent eligibility.--After the end of the period 
     of ineligibility described in subparagraph (D), an 
     institution which meets the requirements for self-
     certification may elect to self-certify.
       ``(6) Prohibition on additional requirements.--No 
     appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency may impose 
     any additional requirements, whether by regulation or 
     otherwise, relating to the self-certification procedure under 
     this subsection.''.

     SEC. 2304. COMMUNITY INPUT AND CONCLUSIVE RATING.

       (a) Conforming Amendment.--Section 804(a) of the Community 
     Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2903) is amended by 
     inserting ``conducted in accordance with section 806A,'' 
     after ``financial institution,''.
       (b) Community Input and Conclusive Rating.--The Community 
     Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2901 et seq.) is amended 
     by inserting after section 806 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 806A. COMMUNITY INPUT AND CONCLUSIVE RATING.

       ``(a) Publication of Exam Schedule and Opportunity for 
     Comment.--
       ``(1) Publication of notice.--Each appropriate Federal 
     financial supervisory agency shall--
       ``(A) publish in the Federal Register, 30 days before the 
     beginning of a calendar quarter, a listing of institutions 
     scheduled for evaluation for compliance with this title 
     during such calendar quarter; and
       ``(B) provide opportunity for written comments from the 
     community on the performance, under this title, of each 
     institution scheduled for evaluation.
       ``(2) Comment period.--Written comments may not be 
     submitted to an appropriate Federal financial supervisory 
     agency pursuant to paragraph (1) after the end of the 30-day 
     period beginning on the first day of the calendar quarter.
       ``(3) Copy of comments.--The agency shall provide a copy of 
     such comments to the institution.
       ``(b) Evaluation.--The appropriate Federal financial 
     supervisory agency shall--
       ``(1) evaluate the institution in accordance with the 
     standards contained in section 804; and
       ``(2) prepare and publish a written evaluation of the 
     institution as required under section 807.
       ``(c) Reconsideration of Rating.--
       ``(1) Request for reconsideration.--A reconsideration of an 
     institution's rating referred to in section 807(b)(1)(C), may 
     be requested within 30 days of the rating's disclosure to the 
     public.

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       ``(2) Procedures for request.--Any such request shall be 
     made in writing and filed with the appropriate Federal 
     financial supervisory agency, and may be filed by the 
     institution or a member of the community.
       ``(3) Basis for request.--Any request for reconsideration 
     under this subsection shall be based on significant issues of 
     a substantive nature which are relevant to the delineated 
     community of the institution and, in the case of a request by 
     a member of the community, shall be limited to issues 
     previously raised in comments submitted pursuant to 
     subsection (a).
       ``(4) Completion of review.--The appropriate Federal 
     financial supervisory agency shall complete any requested 
     reconsideration within 30 days of the filing of the request.
       ``(d) Conclusive Rating.--
       ``(1) In general.--An institution's rating shall become 
     conclusive on the later of--
       ``(A) 30 days after the rating is disclosed to the public; 
     or
       ``(B) the completion of any requested reconsideration by 
     the Federal financial supervisory agency.
       ``(2) Rating conclusive of meeting community credit 
     needs.--An institution's rating shall be the conclusive 
     assessment of the institution's record of meeting the credit 
     needs of its community for purposes of section 804 until the 
     institution's next rating, developed pursuant to an 
     examination, becomes conclusive.
       ``(3) Safe harbor.--Institutions which have received a 
     `satisfactory' or `outstanding' rating shall be deemed to 
     have met the purposes of section 804.
       ``(4) Rule of construction.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, no provision of this section shall be 
     construed as granting a cause of action to any person.''.
       (c) Overall Evaluation of Institution.--Paragraph (2) of 
     section 804(a) of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 
     U.S.C. 2903(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) take such record into account in the overall 
     evaluation of the condition of the institution by the 
     appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency.''.

     SEC. 2305. SPECIAL PURPOSE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 804 of the Community Reinvestment 
     Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2903) is amended by inserting after 
     subsection (c) (as added by section 2303 of this subtitle) 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Special Purpose Institutions.--
       ``(1) In general.--In conducting assessments pursuant to 
     this section at any special purpose institution, the 
     appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency shall--
       ``(A) consider the nature of business such institution is 
     involved in; and
       ``(B) assess and take into account the record of the 
     institution commensurate with the amount of deposits (as 
     defined in section 3(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act) 
     received by such institution.
       ``(2) Standards.--Each appropriate Federal financial 
     supervisory agency shall develop standards under which 
     special purpose institutions may be deemed to have complied 
     with the requirements of this title which are consistent with 
     the specific nature of such businesses.''.
       (b) Special Purpose Institution Defined.--Section 803 of 
     the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2902) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Special purpose institutions.--The term `special 
     purpose institution' means a financial institution that does 
     not generally accept deposits from the public in amounts of 
     less than $100,000, such as wholesale, credit card, and trust 
     institutions.''.

     SEC. 2306. INCREASED INCENTIVES FOR LENDING TO LOW- AND 
                   MODERATE-INCOME COMMUNITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 804(b) of the Community 
     Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2903(b)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(b) Positive Consideration of Certain Loans and 
     Investments.--In assessing and taking into account the 
     records of a regulated financial institution under subsection 
     (a), the appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency 
     shall--
       ``(1) consider as a positive factor, consistent with the 
     safe and sound operation of the institution, the 
     institution's investment in or loan to--
       ``(A) any minority depository institution or women's 
     depository institution (as such terms are defined in section 
     808(b)) or any low-income credit union;
       ``(B) any joint venture or other entity or project which 
     promotes the public welfare in any distressed community (as 
     defined by such agency) whether or not the distressed 
     community is located in the local community in which the 
     regulated financial institution is chartered to do business; 
     and
       ``(C) targeted low- and moderate-income communities, 
     including real property loans to such communities; and
       ``(2) consider equally with other factors capital 
     investment, loan participation, and other ventures undertaken 
     by the institution in cooperation with--
       ``(A) minority- and women-owned financial institutions and 
     low-income credit unions to the extent that these activities 
     help meet the credit needs of the local communities in which 
     such institutions are chartered; and
       ``(B) community development corporations in extending 
     credit and other financial services principally to low- and 
     moderate-income persons and small businesses to the extent 
     that such community development corporations help meet the 
     credit needs of the local communities served by the majority-
     owned institution.''.
       (b) Amendment to Definitions.--Section 803 of the Community 
     Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2902) is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (5) (as added by section 2305(b) of 
     this subtitle) the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) State bank supervisor.--The term `State bank 
     supervisor' has the same meaning as in section 3(r) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act.''.
       (c) Technical Correction.--The 1st of the 2 paragraphs 
     designated as paragraph (2) of section 803 of the Community 
     Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 U.S.C. 2902) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(D) the Director of the Office of Thrift Supervision with 
     respect to any savings association (the deposits of which are 
     insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation) and any 
     savings and loan holding company (other than a company which 
     is a bank holding company);''.

     SEC. 2307. PROHIBITION ON ADDITIONAL REPORTING UNDER CRA.

       Section 806 of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 
     U.S.C. 2905) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 806. REGULATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Publication requirement.--Regulations to carry out 
     the purposes of this title shall be published by each 
     appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency.
       ``(2) Prohibition on additional recordkeeping.--Regulations 
     prescribed and policy statements, commentary, examiner 
     guidance, or other supervisory material issued under this 
     title shall not impose any additional recordkeeping on a 
     financial institution.
       ``(3) Prohibition on loan data collection.--No loan data 
     may be required to be collected and reported by a financial 
     institution and no such data may be made public by any 
     Federal financial supervisory agency under this title.''.

     SEC. 2308. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

       Section 807(b)(1)(B) of the Community Reinvestment Act (12 
     U.S.C. 2906) is amended by striking ``The information'' and 
     inserting ``In the case of a regulated financial institution 
     that maintains domestic branches in 2 or more States, the 
     information''.

     SEC. 2309. DUPLICATIVE REPORTING.

       Section 10(g) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1430(g)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph (3):
       ``(3) Special rule.--This subsection shall not apply to 
     members receiving a grade of `outstanding' or `satisfactory' 
     under section 807 of the Community Reinvestment Act of 
     1977.''.

     SEC. 2310. CRA CONGRESSIONAL OVERSIGHT.

       (a) Sense of Congress Relating to Aggressive Oversight.--It 
     is the sense of the Congress that the appropriate committees 
     of the House of Representatives and the Senate should 
     exercise aggressive oversight of the adoption and 
     implementation of any regulation by any appropriate Federal 
     financial supervisory agency under the Community Reinvestment 
     Act of 1977 after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Agency Reports Required.--
       (1) In general.--Each appropriate Federal financial 
     supervisory agency shall submit a report to the Congress by 
     December 31, 1996, and by December 31, 1997, on the 
     implementation of all regulations prescribed by such agency 
     under the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Requirements relating to preparation of reports.--In 
     preparing each report required under paragraph (1), each 
     appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency shall--
       (A) solicit and include comments from regulated financial 
     institutions with respect to the regulations which are the 
     subject of the report; and
       (B) include quantifiable measures of the cost savings 
     achieved under the regulations which are the subject of the 
     report and the effectiveness of such regulations in achieving 
     the purposes of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977.
       (3) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms 
     ``appropriate Federal financial supervisory agency'' and 
     ``regulated financial institution'' have the same meanings as 
     in section 803 of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977.

     SEC. 2311. CONSULTATION AMONG EXAMINERS.

       Section 10 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1820) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(j) Consultation Among Examiners.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each appropriate Federal banking agency 
     shall take such action as may be necessary to ensure that 
     examiners employed by the agency--
       ``(A) consult on examination activities with respect to any 
     depository institution; and
       ``(B) achieve an agreement and resolve any inconsistencies 
     on the recommendations to be given to such institution as a 
     consequence of any examinations.
       ``(2) Examiner-in-charge.--Each agency shall consider 
     appointing an examiner-in-charge with respect to a depository 
     institution to ensure consultation on examination activities 
     among all of the agency's examiners involved in examinations 
     of such institution.''.

     SEC. 2312. LIMITATION ON REGULATIONS.

       Section 806 of the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 (12 
     U.S.C. 2905) (as amended

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     by section 2307) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsections:
       ``(b) Limitation on Regulations.--No regulation may be 
     prescribed under this title by any Federal agency which 
     would--
       ``(1) require any regulated financial institution to--
       ``(A) make any loan or enter into any other agreement on 
     the basis of any discriminatory criteria prohibited under any 
     law of the United States; or
       ``(B) make any loan to, or enter into any other agreement 
     with, any uncreditworthy person that would jeopardize the 
     safety and soundness of such institution; or
       ``(2) prevent or hinder in any way a financial 
     institution's full responsibility to provide credit to all 
     segments of the community.
       ``(c) Encourage Loans to Creditworthy Borrowers.--
     Regulations prescribed under this title shall encourage 
     regulated financial institutions to make loans and extend 
     credit to all creditworthy persons, consistent with safety 
     and soundness.''.
               Subtitle D--Phase-Down of Oversight Board

     SEC. 2401. TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY OF OVERSIGHT BOARD TO 
                   EMPLOY STAFF.

       (a) In General.--Section 21A(a) of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1441a(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(17) Phased-down operation of oversight board following 
     termination of corporation.--
       ``(A) Termination of authority to employ staff.--Except as 
     provided in subparagraph (B), the authority of the Thrift 
     Depositor Protection Oversight Board under paragraph (5) to 
     establish officer and employee positions, to compensate 
     officers and employees of the Board, to provide other 
     benefits for officers and employees of the Board, and to 
     utilize staff of any other department or agency shall 
     terminate as of December 31, 1995.
       ``(B) Limited authority for detailing staff from other 
     agencies.--If the Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board 
     determines that any staff is required to carry out the 
     functions of the Board after the authority to employ staff 
     terminates under subparagraph (A), the Board shall--
       ``(i) utilize employees of any other department or agency 
     in accordance with paragraph (5)(F) to carry out the staff 
     functions which have been determined to be necessary; and
       ``(i) submit a report to the Congress containing--

       ``(I) the number of staff positions which the Board has 
     determined are necessary to carry out the Board's functions 
     after the termination of the Corporation;
       ``(II) a justification for such determination; and
       ``(III) an estimate of the length of the period for which 
     such staff positions will be required.''.

       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) of section 
     21A(a)(5) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1441a(a)(5)) are each amended by inserting ``subject to 
     paragraph (17)(A),'' after the closing parenthesis of the 
     subparagraph designation.
       (2) Section 21A(a)(5)(F) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1441a(a)(5)(F)) is amended by inserting ``subject 
     to subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (17) and'' after 
     ``(F)''.
                    TITLE III--COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE
                       Subtitle A--Communications

                      CHAPTER 1--SPECTRUM AUCTIONS

     SEC. 3001. SPECTRUM AUCTIONS.

       (a) Extension and Expansion of Auction Authority.--
       (1) Amendments.--Section 309(j) of the Communications Act 
     of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following:
       ``(1) General authority.--If, consistent with the 
     obligations described in paragraph (6)(E), mutually exclusive 
     applications are accepted for any initial license or 
     construction permit which will involve an exclusive use of 
     the electromagnetic spectrum, then the Commission shall grant 
     such license or permit to a qualified applicant through a 
     system of competitive bidding that meets the requirements of 
     this subsection.
       ``(2) Exemptions.--The competitive bidding authority 
     granted by this subsection shall not apply to licenses or 
     construction permits issued by the Commission--
       ``(A) that, as the result of the Commission carrying out 
     the obligations described in paragraph (6)(E), are not 
     mutually exclusive;
       ``(B) for public safety radio services, including non-
     Government uses that protect the safety of life, health, and 
     property and that are not made commercially available to the 
     public; or
       ``(C) for initial licenses or construction permits for new 
     terrestrial digital television services assigned by the 
     Commission to existing terrestrial broadcast licensees to 
     replace their current television licenses.''; and
       (B) by striking ``1998'' in paragraph (11) and inserting 
     ``2002''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (i) of section 309 of 
     such Act is repealed.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)(A) 
     shall not apply with respect to any license or permit for 
     which the Federal Communications Commission has accepted 
     mutually exclusive applications on or before the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Commission Obligation To Make Additional Spectrum 
     Available by Auction.--
       (1) In general.--The Federal Communications Commission 
     shall complete all actions necessary to permit the 
     assignment, by September 30, 2002, by competitive bidding 
     pursuant to section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 
     (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) of licenses for the use of bands of 
     frequencies that--
       (A) individually span not less than 25 megahertz, unless a 
     combination of smaller bands can, notwithstanding the 
     provisions of paragraph (7) of such section, reasonably be 
     expected to produce greater receipts;
       (B) in the aggregate span not less than 100 megahertz;
       (C) are located below 3 gigahertz; and
       (D) have not, as of the date of enactment of this Act--
       (i) been designated by Commission regulation for assignment 
     pursuant to such section; or
       (ii) been identified by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant 
     to section 113 of the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration Organization Act.
     The Commission shall conduct the competitive bidding for not 
     less than one-half of such aggregate spectrum by September 
     30, 2000.
       (2) Criteria for reassignment.--In making available bands 
     of frequencies for competitive bidding pursuant to paragraph 
     (1), the Commission shall--
       (A) seek to promote the most efficient use of the spectrum;
       (B) take into account the cost to incumbent licensees of 
     relocating existing uses to other bands of frequencies or 
     other means of communication;
       (C) take into account the needs of public safety radio 
     services; and
       (D) comply with the requirements of international 
     agreements concerning spectrum allocations.
       (3) Notification to ntia.--The Commission shall notify the 
     Secretary of Commerce if--
       (A) the Commission is not able to provide for the effective 
     relocation of incumbent licensees to bands of frequencies 
     that are available to the Commission for assignment; and
       (B) the Commission has identified bands of frequencies that 
     are--
       (i) suitable for the relocation of such licensees; and
       (ii) allocated for Federal Government use, but that could 
     be reallocated pursuant to part B of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (as amended by this Act).
       (c) Identification and Reallocation of Frequencies.--The 
     National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 113, by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Additional Reallocation Report.--If the Secretary 
     receives a notice from the Commission pursuant to section 
     3001(b)(3) of the Seven-Year Balanced Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1995, the Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 
     President and the Congress a report recommending for 
     reallocation for use other than by Federal Government 
     stations under section 305 of the 1934 Act (47 U.S.C. 305), 
     bands of frequencies that are suitable for the uses 
     identified in the Commission's notice.'';
       (2) in section 114(a)(1), by striking ``(a) or (d)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``(a), (d)(1), or (f)''.
       (d) Completion of C-Block PCS Auction.--The Federal 
     Communications Commission shall commence the Broadband 
     Personal Communications Services C-Block auction described in 
     the Commission's Sixth Report and Order in DP Docket 93-253 
     (FCC 93-510, released July 18, 1995) not later than December 
     4, 1995. The Commission's competitive bidding rules governing 
     such auction, as set forth in such Sixth Report and Order, 
     are hereby ratified and adopted as a matter of Federal law.
       (e) Modification of Auction Policy To Preserve Auction 
     Value of Spectrum.--The voluntary negotiation period for 
     relocating fixed microwave licensees to frequency bands other 
     than those allocated for licensed emerging technology 
     services (including licensed personal communications 
     services), established by the Commission's Third Report and 
     Order in ET Docket No. 92-9, shall expire one year after the 
     date of acceptance by the Commission of applications for such 
     licensed emerging technology services. The mandatory 
     negotiation period for relocating fixed microwave licensees 
     to frequency bands other than those allocated for licensed 
     emerging technology services (including licensed personal 
     communications services), established in such Third Report 
     and Order, shall expire two years after the date of 
     acceptance by the Commission of applications for such 
     licensed emerging technology services.
       (f) Identification and Reallocation of Auctionable 
     Frequencies.--The National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 113(b)--
       (A) by striking the heading of paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``Initial reallocation report'';

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       (B) by inserting ``in the first report required by 
     subsection (a)'' after ``recommend for reallocation'' in 
     paragraph (1);
       (C) by inserting ``or (3)'' after ``paragraph (1)'' each 
     place it appears in paragraph (2); and
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Second reallocation report.--In accordance with the 
     provisions of this section, the Secretary shall recommend for 
     reallocation in the second report required by subsection (a), 
     for use other than by Federal Government stations under 
     section 305 of the 1934 Act (47 U.S.C. 305), a single 
     frequency band that spans not less than an additional 20 
     megahertz, that is located below 3 gigahertz, and that meets 
     the criteria specified in paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
     subsection (a).''; and
       (2) in section 115--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``the report required by 
     section 113(a)'' and inserting ``the initial reallocation 
     report required by section 113(a)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Allocation and Assignment of Frequencies Identified 
     in the Second Reallocation Report.--With respect to the 
     frequencies made available for reallocation pursuant to 
     section 113(b)(3), the Commission shall, not later than 1 
     year after receipt of the second reallocation report required 
     by such section, prepare, submit to the President and the 
     Congress, and implement, a plan for the allocation and 
     assignment under the 1934 Act of such frequencies. Such plan 
     shall propose the immediate allocation and assignment of all 
     such frequencies in accordance with section 309(j).''.

       CHAPTER 2--FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION AUTHORIZATION

     SEC. 3011. SHORT TITLE.

       This chapter may be cited as the ``Federal Communications 
     Commission Authorization Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 3012. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 6 of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 156) is amended to read 
     as follows:

     ``SEC. 6. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated for the 
     administration of this Act by the Commission $186,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1996, together with such sums as may be necessary 
     for increases resulting from adjustments in salary, pay, 
     retirement, other employee benefits required by law, and 
     other nondiscretionary costs, for fiscal year 1996. Of the 
     sum appropriated in each fiscal year under this section, a 
     portion, in an amount determined under sections 8(b) and 
     9(b), shall be derived from fees authorized by sections 8 and 
     9.''.
       (b) Travel and Reimbursement Program.--Section 4(g)(2) of 
     the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 154(g)(2)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) The Commission shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress, and publish in the Federal Register, 
     semiannual reports specifying the reimbursements which the 
     Commission has accepted under section 1353 of title 31, 
     United States Code.''.
       (c) Communications Support From Older Americans.--Section 
     6(a) of the Federal Communications Commission Authorization 
     Act of 1988 (47 U.S.C. 154 note) is amended by striking 
     ``fiscal years 1992 and 1993'' and inserting ``fiscal year 
     1996''.

     SEC. 3013. APPLICATION FEES.

       (a) Adjustment of Application Fee Schedule.--Section 8(b) 
     of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 158(b)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) For fiscal year 1996 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, the Commission shall, by regulation, modify the 
     application fees by proportionate increases or decreases so 
     as to result in estimated total collections for the fiscal 
     year equal to--
       ``(A) $40,000,000; plus
       ``(B) an additional amount, specified in an appropriation 
     Act for the Commission for that fiscal year to be collected 
     and credited to such appropriation, not to exceed the amount 
     by which the necessary expenses for the costs described in 
     paragraph (5) exceeds $40,000,000.
       ``(2) In making adjustments pursuant to this paragraph the 
     Commission may round such fees to the nearest $5.00 in the 
     case of fees under $100, or to the nearest $20 in the case of 
     fees of $100 or more. The Commission shall transmit to the 
     Congress notification of any adjustment made pursuant to this 
     paragraph immediately upon the adoption of such adjustment.
       ``(3) The Commission is authorized to continue to collect 
     fees at the prior year's rate until the effective date of fee 
     adjustments or amendments made pursuant to paragraphs (1) and 
     (4).
       ``(4) The Commission shall, by regulation, add, delete, or 
     reclassify services, categories, applications, or other 
     filings subject to application fees to reflect additions, 
     deletions, or changes in the nature of its services or 
     authorization of service processes as a consequence of 
     Commission rulemaking proceedings or changes in law.
       ``(5) Any modified fees established under paragraph (4) 
     shall be derived by determining the full-time equivalent 
     number of employees performing application activities, 
     adjusted to take into account other expenses that are 
     reasonably related to the cost of processing the application 
     or filing, including all executive and legal costs incurred 
     by the Commission in the discharge of these functions, and 
     other factors that the Commission determines are necessary in 
     the public interest. The Commission shall--
       ``(A) transmit to the Congress notification of any proposed 
     modification made pursuant to this paragraph immediately upon 
     adoption of such proposal; and
       ``(B) transmit to the Congress notification of any 
     modification made pursuant to this paragraph immediately upon 
     adoption of such modification.
       ``(6) Increases or decreases in application fees made 
     pursuant to this subsection shall not be subject to judicial 
     review.''.
       (b) Treatment of Additional Collections.--Section 8(e) of 
     such Act is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Of the moneys received from fees authorized under 
     this section--
       ``(1) $40,000,000 shall be deposited in the general fund of 
     the Treasury to reimburse the United States for amounts 
     appropriated for use by the Commission in carrying out its 
     functions under this Act; and
       ``(2) the remainder shall be deposited as an offsetting 
     collection in, and credited to, the account providing 
     appropriations to carry out the functions of the 
     Commission.''.
       (c) Schedule of Application Fees for PCS.--The schedule of 
     application fees in section 8(g) of such Act is amended by 
     adding, at the end of the portion under the heading ``common 
     carrier services'', the following new item:

``23. Personal communications services
  ``a. Initial or new application...............................230.00 
  ``b. Amendment to pending application..........................35.00 
  ``c. Application for assignment or transfer of control........230.00 
  ``d. Application for renewal of license........................35.00 
  ``e. Request for special temporary authority..................200.00 
  ``f. Notification of completion of construction................35.00 
  ``g. Request to combine service areas........................50.00''.
       (d) Vanity Call Signs.--
       (1) Lifetime license fees.--
       (A) Amendment.--The schedule of application fees in section 
     8(g) of such Act is further amended by adding, at the end of 
     the portion under the heading ``private radio services'', the 
     following new item:

      ``11. Amateur vanity call signs........................150.00''. 
       (B) Treatment of receipts.--Moneys received from fees 
     established under the amendment made by this subsection shall 
     be deposited as an offsetting collection in, and credited to, 
     the account providing appropriations to carry out the 
     functions of the Commission.
       (2) Termination of annual regulatory fees.--The schedule of 
     regulatory fees in section 9(g) of such Act (47 U.S.C. 
     159(g)) is amended by striking the following item from the 
     fees applicable to the Private Radio Bureau:

    ``Amateur vanity call-signs....................................7''.

     SEC. 3014. REGULATORY FEES.

       (a) Executive and Legal Costs.--Section 9(a)(1) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 159(a)(1)) is amended 
     by inserting before the period at the end the following: ``, 
     and all executive and legal costs incurred by the Commission 
     in the discharge of these functions''.
       (b) Establishment and Adjustment.--Section 9(b) of such Act 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``90 days'' and 
     inserting ``45 days''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Effective date of adjustments.--The Commission is 
     authorized to continue to collect fees at the prior year's 
     rate until the effective date of fee adjustments or 
     amendments made pursuant to paragraph (2) or (3).''.
       (c) Regulatory Fees for Satellite TV Operations.--The 
     schedule of regulatory fees in section 9(g) of such Act is 
     amended, in the fees applicable to the Mass Media Bureau, by 
     inserting after each of the items pertaining to construction 
     permits in the fees applicable to VHF commercial and UHF 
     commercial TV the following new item:

``Terrestrial television satellite operations....................500''.
       (d) Governmental Entities Use for Common Carrier 
     Purposes.--Section 9(h) of such Act is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``The exceptions provided 
     by this subsection for governmental entities shall not be 
     applicable to any services that are provided on a commercial 
     basis in competition with another carrier.''.
       (e) Information Required in Connection With Adjustment of 
     Regulatory Fees.--Title I of such Act is amended--
       (1) in section 9, by striking subsection (i); and
       (2) by inserting after section 9 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 10. ACCOUNTING SYSTEM AND ADJUSTMENT INFORMATION.

       ``(a) Accounting System Required.--The Commission shall 
     develop accounting systems for the purposes of making the 
     adjustments authorized by sections 8 and 9. The Commission 
     shall annually prepare and submit to the Congress an analysis 
     of such systems and shall annually afford interested persons 
     the opportunity to submit comments concerning the allocation 
     of the costs of performing the functions described in section

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      8(a)(5) and 9(a)(1) in making such adjustments in the 
     schedules required by sections 8 and 9.
       ``(b) Information Required in Connection with Adjustment of 
     Application and Regulatory Fees.--
       ``(1) Schedule of requested amounts.--No later than May 1 
     of each calendar year, the Commission shall prepare and 
     transmit to the Committees of Congress responsible for the 
     Commission's authorization and appropriations a detailed 
     schedule of the amounts requested by the President's budget 
     to be appropriated for the ensuing fiscal year for the 
     activities described in sections 8(a)(5) and 9(a)(1), 
     allocated by bureaus, divisions, and offices of the 
     Commission.
       ``(2) Explanatory statement.--If the Commission anticipates 
     increases in the application fees or regulatory fees 
     applicable to any applicant, licensee, or unit subject to 
     payment of fees, the Commission shall submit to the Congress 
     by May 1 of such calendar year a statement explaining the 
     relationship between any such increases and either (A) 
     increases in the amounts requested to be appropriated for 
     Commission activities in connection with such applicants, 
     licensees, or units subject to payment of fees, or (B) 
     additional activities to be performed with respect to such 
     applicants, licensees, or units.
       ``(3) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `amount requested by the President's budget' shall 
     include any adjustments to such requests that are made by May 
     1 of such calendar year. If any such adjustment is made after 
     May 1, the Commission shall provide such Committees with 
     updated schedules and statements containing the information 
     required by this subsection within 10 days after the date of 
     any such adjustment.''.

     SEC. 3015. INSPECTION OF SHIP RADIO STATIONS.

       (a) Authority To Designate Entities To Inspect.--Section 
     4(f)(3) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     154(f)(3)) is amended by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``: And provided further, That, in the 
     alternative, an entity designated by the Commission may make 
     the inspections referred to in this paragraph''.
       (b) Conduct of Inspections.--Section 362(b) of such Act (47 
     U.S.C. 362(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Every ship of the United States that is subject to 
     this part shall have the equipment and apparatus prescribed 
     therein inspected at least once each year by the Commission 
     or an entity designated by the Commission. If, after such 
     inspection, the Commission is satisfied that all relevant 
     provisions of this Act and the station license have been 
     complied with, the fact shall be certified to on the station 
     license by the Commission. The Commission shall make such 
     additional inspections at frequent intervals as the 
     Commission determines may be necessary to ensure compliance 
     with the requirements of this Act. The Commission may, upon a 
     finding that the public interest could be served thereby--
       ``(1) waive the annual inspection required under this 
     section for a period of up to 90 days for the sole purpose of 
     enabling a vessel to complete its voyage and proceed to a 
     port in the United States where an inspection can be held; or
       ``(2) waive the annual inspection required under this 
     section for a vessel that is in compliance with the radio 
     provisions of the Safety Convention and that is operating 
     solely in waters beyond the jurisdiction of the United 
     States, provided that such inspection shall be performed 
     within 30 days of such vessel's return to the United 
     States.''.
       (c) Inspection by Other Entities.--Section 385 of such Act 
     (47 U.S.C. 385) is amended by inserting ``or an entity 
     designated by the Commission'' after ``The Commission''.

     SEC. 3016. EXPEDITED ITFS PROCESSING.

       Section 5(c)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 155(c)(1)) is amended by striking the last sentence 
     and inserting the following: ``Except for cases involving the 
     authorization of service in the Instructional Television 
     Fixed Service, or as otherwise provided in this Act, nothing 
     in this paragraph shall authorize the Commission to provide 
     for the conduct, by any person or persons other than persons 
     referred to in paragraph (2) or (3) of section 556(b) of 
     title 5, United States Code, of any hearing to which such 
     section applies.''.

     SEC. 3017. TARIFF REJECTION AUTHORITY.

       Section 203(d) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     203(d)) is amended by inserting after the first sentence the 
     following new sentences: ``The Commission may, after 
     affording interested parties an opportunity to comment, 
     reject a proposed tariff filing in whole or in part, if the 
     filing or any part thereof is patently unlawful. In 
     evaluating whether a proposed tariff filing is patently 
     unlawful, the Commission may consider additional information 
     filed by the carrier or any interested party and shall 
     presume the facts alleged by the carrier to be true.''.

     SEC. 3018. REFUND AUTHORITY.

       Title II of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 201 
     et seq.) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 230. REFUND AUTHORITY.

       ``In addition to any other provision of this Act under 
     which the Commission may order refunds, the Commission may 
     require by order the refund of such portion of any charge by 
     any carrier or carriers as results from a violation of 
     section 220 (a), (b), or (d) or 221 (c) or (d) or of any of 
     the rules promulgated pursuant to such sections or pursuant 
     to section 215, 218, or 219. Such refunds shall be ordered 
     only to the extent that the Commission or a court finds that 
     such violation resulted in unlawful charges and shall be made 
     to such persons or classes of persons as the Commission 
     determines reasonably represent the persons from whom amounts 
     were improperly received by reason of such violation. No 
     refunds shall be required under this section unless--
       ``(1) the Commission issues an order advising the carrier 
     of its potential refund liability and provides the carrier 
     with an opportunity to file written comments as to why 
     refunds should not be required; and
       ``(2) such order is issued not later than 5 years after the 
     date the charge was paid.
     In the case of a continuing violation, a violation shall be 
     considered to occur on each date that the violation is 
     repeated.''.

     SEC. 3019. LICENSING OF AVIATION AND MARITIME SERVICES BY 
                   RULE.

       Section 307(e) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     307(e)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e)(1) Notwithstanding any license requirement 
     established in this Act, if the Commission determines that 
     such authorization serves the public interest, convenience, 
     and necessity, the Commission may by rule authorize the 
     operation of radio stations without individual licenses in 
     the following radio services: (A) the aviation radio service 
     for aircraft stations operated on domestic flights when such 
     aircraft are not otherwise required to carry a radio station; 
     and (B) the maritime radio service for ship stations 
     navigated on domestic voyages when such ships are not 
     otherwise required to carry a radio station.
       ``(2) Any radio station operator who is authorized by the 
     Commission to operate without an individual license shall 
     comply with all other provisions of this Act and with rules 
     prescribed by the Commission under this Act.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, the terms `aircraft 
     station' and `ship station' shall have the meanings given 
     them by the Commission by rule.''.

     SEC. 3020. AUCTION TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Funding Availability.--Section 309(j)(8)(B) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)(8)(B)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Such offsetting collections are authorized to remain 
     available until expended.''.
       (b) Escrow of Deposits.--Section 309(j)(8) of such Act is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) Escrow of deposit.--The Commission is authorized, 
     based on the competitive bidding methodology selected, to 
     provide for the deposit of moneys for bids in an interest-
     bearing account until such time as the Commission accepts a 
     deposit from the high bidder. All interest earned on bid 
     moneys received from the winning bidder shall be deposited 
     into the general fund of the Treasury. All interest earned on 
     bid moneys deposited from unsuccessful bidders, less any 
     applicable fees and penalties, shall be paid to those 
     bidders.''.

     SEC. 3021. FORFEITURES FOR VIOLATIONS IMPERILING SAFETY OF 
                   LIFE.

       (a) Administrative Sanctions.--Section 312(a) of the 
     Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 312(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (6);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (7) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) for failure to comply with any requirement of this 
     Act or the Commission's rules that imperils the safety of 
     life.''.
       (b) Forfeitures.--Section 503(b)(1) of such Act (47 U.S.C. 
     503(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
       (2) by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraph 
     (D) and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding after subparagraph (D) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) failed to comply with any requirement of this Act or 
     the Commission's rules that imperils the safety of life;''.

     SEC. 3022. USE OF EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.

       Section 4(f)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 154) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
     following: ``The Commission may also procure the services of 
     experts and consultants in accordance with section 3109 of 
     title 5, United States Code, relating to appointments in the 
     Federal Service, at rates of compensation for individuals not 
     to exceed the daily rate equivalent to the maximum rate 
     payable for senior-level positions under section 5276 of 
     title 5, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 3023. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS FOR FORFEITURE PROCEEDINGS 
                   AGAINST COMMON CARRIERS.

       Section 503(b)(6) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 503(b)(6)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (2) by inserting ``and is not a common carrier'' after 
     ``title III of this Act'' in subparagraph (B);
       (3) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (4) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) such person is a common carrier and the required 
     notice of apparent liability is issued more than 5 years 
     after the date the violation charged occurred; or''.

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     SEC. 3024. UTILIZATION OF FM BAND FOR ASSISTIVE DEVICES FOR 
                   HEARING IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS.

       Within 6 months after the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Federal Communications Commission shall report to the 
     Congress on the existing and future use of the FM band to 
     facilitate the use of auditory assistive devices for 
     individuals with hearing impairments. In preparing such 
     report, the Commission shall consider--
       (1) the potential for utilizing FM band auditory assistive 
     devices to comply with the American with Disabilities Act;
       (2) the impact on such compliance of the vulnerability of 
     such devices to harmful interference from radio licensees; 
     and
       (3) alternative frequency allocations that could facilitate 
     such compliance.

     SEC. 3025. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

       Section 302(d)(1) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 309(d)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``allocated to the 
     domestic cellular radio telecommunications service'' and 
     inserting ``utilized to provide commercial mobile service (as 
     defined in section 332(d))''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``cellular'' and 
     inserting ``commercial mobile service''.
        Subtitle B--Nuclear Regulatory Commission Annual Charge

     SEC. 3031. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ANNUAL CHARGES.

       Section 6101(a)(3) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 2214(a)(3)) is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting ``September 30, 2002''.
            Subtitle C--United States Enrichment Corporation

     SEC. 3035. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.

       (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the ``USEC 
     Privatization Act''.
       (b) Reference.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, 
     whenever in this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed 
     in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other 
     provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
     (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).

     SEC. 3036. PRODUCTION FACILITY.

       Paragraph v. of section 11 (42 U.S.C. 2014 v.) is amended 
     by striking ``or the construction and operation of a uranium 
     enrichment production facility using Atomic Vapor Laser 
     Isotope Separation technology''.

     SEC. 3037. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 1201 (42 U.S.C. 2297) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``and any successor corporation established 
     through privatization of the Corporation'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (13) as 
     paragraphs (14) through (17), respectively, and by inserting 
     after paragraph (9) the following new paragraphs:
       ``(10) The term `low-level radioactive waste' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 102(9) of the Low-Level 
     Radioactive Waste Policy Amendments Act of 1985 (42 U.S.C. 
     2021b(9)).
       ``(11) The term `mixed waste' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 1004(41) of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6903(41)).
       ``(12) The term `privatization' means the transfer of 
     ownership of the Corporation to private investors pursuant to 
     chapter 25.
       ``(13) The term `privatization date' means the date on 
     which 100 percent of ownership of the Corporation has been 
     transferred to private investors.'';
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (17) (as redesignated) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(18) The term `transition date' means July 1, 1993.'';
       (4) by redesignating the unredesignated paragraph (14) as 
     paragraph (19); and
       (5) by adding the following new paragraphs after paragraph 
     (19):
       ``(20) The term `gaseous diffusion plants' means the 
     Paducah Gaseous Diffusion Plant at Paducah, Kentucky and the 
     Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant at Piketon, Ohio.
       ``(21) The term `private corporation' means the corporation 
     established under section 1503.
       ``(22) The term `Russian HEU agreement' means the Agreement 
     Between the Government of the United States of America and 
     the Government of the Russian Federation Concerning the 
     Disposition of Highly Enriched Uranium Extracted from Nuclear 
     Weapons, dated February 18, 1993.
       ``(23) The term `Suspension Agreement' means the Agreement 
     to Suspend the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the 
     Russian Federation, as amended.''.

     SEC. 3038. EMPLOYEES OF THE CORPORATION.

       (a) Paragraphs (1) and (2).--Section 1305(e) (42 U.S.C. 
     2297b-4(e)) is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
     inserting in thereof the following:
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Privatization shall not diminish the accrued, vested 
     pension benefits of employees of the Corporation's operating 
     contractor at the two gaseous diffusion plants.
       ``(B) In the event that the private corporation terminates 
     or changes the contractor at either or both of the gaseous 
     diffusion plants, the plan sponsor or other appropriate 
     fiduciary of the pension plan covering employees of the prior 
     operating contractor shall arrange for the transfer of all 
     plan assets and liabilities relating to accrued pension 
     benefits of such plan's participants and beneficiaries from 
     such plan to a pension plan sponsored by the new contractor 
     or the private corporation, as the case may be.
       ``(C) Any employer (including the private corporation or 
     any contractor of the private corporation) at a gaseous 
     diffusion plant shall abide by the terms of any unexpired 
     collective bargaining agreement covering employees in 
     bargaining units at the plant and in effect on the 
     privatization date until the expiration of the agreement.
       ``(D) In the event of a plant closing or mass layoff (as 
     such terms are defined in section 2101(a) (2) and (3) of 
     title 29, United States Code) at either of the gaseous 
     diffusion plants, the Secretary of Energy shall treat such 
     plant as a Department of Energy defense nuclear facility and 
     any person employed by an operating contractor on the 
     privatization date at either plant as a Department of Energy 
     employee for purposes of sections 3161 through 3163 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (42 
     U.S.C. 7274h-7274j).
       ``(E) The Department of Energy and the private corporation 
     shall continue to fund postretirement health benefits for 
     persons employed by an operating contractor at either of the 
     gaseous diffusion plants at substantially the same level of 
     coverage as eligible retirees are entitled to receive on the 
     privatization date, consistent with clauses (i) through 
     (iii), except that the Department of Energy, the private 
     corporations and the operating contractor shall have the 
     right to implement cost-saving measures, including (but not 
     limited to) preferred provider organizations, managed care 
     programs, mandatory second opinions before surgery or other 
     medical procedures, and mandatory use of generic drugs, that 
     do not materially diminish the overall quality of the medical 
     care provided--
       ``(i) persons eligible for this coverage shall be limited 
     to persons who retired from active employment at one of the 
     gaseous diffusion plants as of the privatization date, as 
     vested participants in a pension plan maintained either by 
     the Corporation's operating contractor or by a contractor 
     employed prior to July 1, 1993, by the Department of Energy 
     to operate either of the gaseous diffusion plants and persons 
     who, as of the privatization date, are employed by the 
     Corporation's operating contractor and are vested 
     participants in a pension plan maintained either by the 
     Corporation's operating contractor or by a contractor 
     employed prior to July 1, 1993, by the Department of Energy 
     to operate either of the gaseous diffusion plants;
       ``(ii) for persons who retired from employment with an 
     operating contractor prior to July 1, 1993, the Department of 
     Energy shall fund the entire cost of postretirement health 
     benefits; and
       ``(iii) for persons who retire from employment with an 
     operating contractor after July 1, 1993, the Department of 
     Energy and the private corporation shall fund the cost of 
     postretirement health benefits in proportion to the retired 
     persons' years and months of service at a gaseous diffusion 
     plant under their respective management.''.
       (b) Paragraph (4).--Paragraph (4) of section 1305(e) (42 
     U.S.C. 2297b-4(e)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and detailees'' in the heading;
       (2) by striking the first sentence;
       (3) in the second sentence, by inserting ``from other 
     Federal employment'' after ``transfer to the Corporation''; 
     and
       (4) by striking the last sentence.

     SEC. 3039. MARKETING AND CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.

       (a) Marketing Authority.--Section 1401(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     2297c(a)) is amended effective on the privatization date (as 
     defined in section 1201(13) of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954)--
       (1) by amending the subsection heading to read ``Marketing 
     Authority.--''; and
       (2) by striking the first sentence.
       (b) Transfer of Contracts.--Section 1401(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     2297c(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)(B), by adding at the end the 
     following: ``The privatization of the Corporation shall not 
     affect the terms of, or the rights or obligations of the 
     parties to, any such power purchase contract.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Effect of transfer.--
       ``(A) As a result of the transfer pursuant to paragraph 
     (1), all rights, privileges, and benefits under such 
     contracts, agreements, and leases, including the right to 
     amend, modify, extend, revise, or terminate any of such 
     contracts, agreements, or leases were irrevocably assigned to 
     the Corporation for its exclusive benefit.
       ``(B) Notwithstanding the transfer pursuant to paragraph 
     (1), the United States shall remain obligated to the parties 
     to the contracts, agreements, and leases transferred pursuant 
     to paragraph (1) for the performance of the obligations of 
     the United States thereunder during the term thereof. The 
     Corporation shall reimburse the United States for any amount 
     paid by the
     United States in respect of such obligations arising after 
     the privatization date to the extent such amount is a legal 
     and valid obligation of the Corporation then due.
       ``(C) After the privatization date, upon any material 
     amendment, modification, extension, revision, replacement, or 
     termination of any contract, agreement, or lease transferred 
     under paragraph (1), the United States shall be released from 
     further obligation under such contract, agreement, or lease, 
     except that such action shall not release the United States 
     from obligations arising under such contract, agreement, or 
     lease prior to such time.''.
       (c) Pricing.--Section 1402 (42 U.S.C. 2297c-1) is amended 
     to read as follows:

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     ``SEC. 1402. PRICING.

       ``The Corporation shall establish prices for its products, 
     materials, and services provided to customers on a basis that 
     will allow it to attain the normal business objectives of a 
     profitmaking corporation.''.
       (d) Leasing of Gaseous Diffusion Facilities of 
     Department.--Effective on the privatization date (as defined 
     in section 1201(13) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954), 
     section 1403 (42 U.S.C. 2297c-2) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(h) Low-Level Radioactive Waste and Mixed Waste.--
       ``(1) Responsibility of the department; costs.--
       ``(A) With respect to low-level radioactive waste and mixed 
     waste generated by the Corporation as a result of the 
     operation of the facilities and related property leased by 
     the Corporation pursuant to subsection (a) or as a result of 
     treatment of such wastes at a location other than the 
     facilities and related property leased by the Corporation 
     pursuant to subsection (a) the Department, at the request of 
     the Corporation, shall--
       ``(i) accept for treatment or disposal of all such wastes 
     for which treatment or disposal technologies and capacities 
     exist, whether within the Department or elsewhere; and
       ``(ii) accept for storage (or ultimately treatment or 
     disposal) all such wastes for which treatment and disposal 
     technologies or capacities do not exist, pending development 
     of such technologies or availability of such capacities for 
     such wastes.
       ``(B) All low-level wastes and mixed wastes that the 
     Department accepts for treatment, storage, or disposal 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall, for the purpose of any 
     permits, licenses, authorizations, agreements, or orders 
     involving the Department and other Federal agencies or State 
     or local governments, be deemed to be generated by the 
     Department and the Department shall handle such wastes in 
     accordance with any such permits, licenses, authorizations, 
     agreements, or orders. The Department shall obtain any 
     additional permits, licenses, or authorizations necessary to 
     handle such wastes, shall amend any such agreements or orders 
     as necessary to handle such wastes, and shall handle such 
     wastes in accordance therewith.
       ``(C) The Corporation shall reimburse the Department for 
     the treatment, storage, or disposal of low-level radioactive 
     waste or mixed waste pursuant to subparagraph (A) in an 
     amount equal to the Department's costs but in no event 
     greater than an amount equal to that which would be charged 
     by commercial, State, regional, or interstate compact 
     entities for treatment, storage, or disposal of such waste.
       ``(2) Agreements with other persons.--The Corporation may 
     also enter into agreements for the treatment, storage, or 
     disposal of low-level radioactive waste and mixed waste 
     generated by the Corporation as a result of the operation of 
     the facilities and related property leased by the Corporation 
     pursuant to subsection (a) with any person other than the 
     Department that is authorized by applicable laws and 
     regulations to treat, store, or dispose of such wastes.''.
       (e) Liabilities.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 1406 (42 U.S.C. 2297c-5(a)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and Privatization'' after ``Transition'' 
     in the heading; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``As of the 
     privatization date, all liabilities attributable to the 
     operation of the Corporation from the transition date to the 
     privatization date shall be direct liabilities of the United 
     States.''.
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 1406 (42 U.S.C. 2297c-5(b)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and Privatization'' after ``Transition'' 
     in the heading; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``As of the 
     privatization date, any judgment entered against the 
     Corporation imposing liability arising out of the operation 
     of the Corporation from the transition date to the 
     privatization date shall be considered a judgment against the 
     United States.''.
       (3) Subsection (d) of section 1406 (42 U.S.C. 2297c-5(d)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and Privatization'' after ``Transition'' 
     in the heading; and
       (B) by striking ``the transition date'' and inserting ``the 
     privatization date (or, in the event the privatization date 
     does not occur, the transition date)''.
       (f) Transfer of Uranium.--
       (1) Amendment.--Title II (42 U.S.C. 2297 et seq.) is 
     amended by redesignating section 1408 as section 1409 and by 
     inserting after section 1407 the following:

     ``SEC. 1408. URANIUM TRANSFERS AND SALES.

       ``(a) Transfers and Sales by the Secretary.--The Secretary 
     shall not provide enrichment services or transfer or sell any 
     uranium (including natural or enriched uranium in any form) 
     to any person except as provided in this section.
       ``(b) Russian Heu.--
       ``(1) Tranfers.--Prior to December 31, 1996, the United 
     States Executive Agent under the Russian HEU Agreement shall 
     transfer to the Secretary without charge an amount of uranium 
     hexafluoride equivalent to the natural uranium component of 
     low-enriched uranium derived from at least 18 metric tons of 
     highly enriched uranium purchased from the Russian Executive 
     Agent under the Russian HEU Agreement. The quantity of such 
     uranium hexafluoride delivered to the Secretary shall be 
     based on a tails assay of 0.30 U235. Title to uranium 
     hexafluoride delivered to the Secretary pursuant to this 
     paragraph shall transfer to the Secretary upon delivery of 
     such material to the Secretary. Uranium hexafluoride 
     delivered to the Secretary pursuant to this paragraph shall 
     be deemed to be of Russian origin.
       ``(2) Contracts.--Within 7 years of the date of enactment 
     of the USEC Privatization Act, the Secretary shall enter into 
     contracts to sell the uranium hexafluoride transferred to the 
     Secretary pursuant to paragraph (1). Such uranium 
     hexafluoride shall be sold--
       ``(A) at any time for use in the United States for the 
     purpose of overfeeding;
       ``(B) at any time for use outside the United States; and
       ``(C) for consumption by end users in the United States not 
     prior to January 1, 2002, in volumes not to exceed 3 million 
     pounds U3O8 equivalent per year.
       ``(3) Uranium hexafluoride.--With respect to all low-
     enriched uranium that is delivered to the United States 
     Executive Agent under the Russian HEU Agreement after January 
     1, 1997, the United States Executive Agent shall, upon 
     request of the Russian Executive Agent, deliver to the 
     Russian Executive Agent an amount of uranium hexafluoride 
     equivalent to the natural uranium component of such low-
     enriched uranium simultaneously with the delivery of such 
     low-enriched uranium. The quantity of such uranium 
     hexafluoride delivered to the Russian Executive Agent shall 
     be based on a tails assay of 0.30 U235. Title to uranium 
     hexafluoride delivered to the Russian Executive Agent 
     pursuant to this paragraph shall transfer to the Russian 
     Executive Agent upon delivery of such material to the Russian 
     Executive Agent at a North American facility designated by 
     the Russian Executive Agent. Uranium hexafluoride delivered 
     to the Russian Executive Agent pursuant to this paragraph 
     shall be deemed to be of Russian origin. Such uranium 
     hexafluoride may be sold to any person or entity consistent 
     with the limitations on delivery to end users set forth in 
     this subsection. Nothing in this subsection shall restrict 
     the sale of the conversion component of such uranium 
     hexafluoride.
       ``(4) Independent party.--In the event that the Russian 
     Executive Agent does not request delivery of the natural 
     uranium component of any low-enriched uranium, as 
     contemplated in paragraph (3), within 90 days of the date 
     such low-enriched uranium is delivered to the United States 
     Executive Agent, then the United States Executive Agent shall 
     engage an independent party through a competitive selection 
     process to auction an amount of uranium hexafluoride 
     equivalent to the natural uranium component of such low-
     enriched uranium. Such independent party shall sell such 
     uranium hexafluoride to any person or entity consistent with 
     the limitations set forth in this subsection. The independent 
     entity shall pay to the Russian Executive Agent the proceeds 
     of any such auction less all transaction and other 
     administrative costs. The quantity of such uranium 
     hexafluoride auctioned shall be based on a tails assay of 
     0.30 U235. Title to uranium hexafluoride auctioned pursuant 
     to this paragraph shall transfer to the buyer of such 
     material upon delivery of such material to the buyer. Uranium 
     hexafluoride auctioned pursuant to this paragraph shall be 
     deemed to be of Russian origin.
       ``(5) Consumption.--Except as provided in paragraphs (6) 
     and (7), uranium hexafluoride delivered to the Secretary 
     under paragraph (1) or the Russian Executive Agent under 
     paragraph (3) or auctioned pursuant to paragraph (4), may not 
     be delivered for consumption by end users in the United 
     States prior to January 1, 1998 and thereafter only in 
     accordance with the following schedule:

Annual Maximum Deliveries to End Users
(millions lbs. U3O8 equivalent)
2 million lbs. U3O8 equivalent...................
4 million lbs. U3O8 equivalent...................
6 million lbs. U3O8 equivalent...................
8 million lbs. U3O8 equivalent...................
10 million lbs. U3O8 equivalent..................
12 million lbs. U3O8 equivalent..................
14 million lbs. U3O8 equivalent..................
16 million lbs. U3O8 equivalent..................
       ``(6) Matched sales.--Uranium hexafluoride delivered to the 
     Secretary under paragraph (1) or the Russian Executive Agent 
     under paragraph (3) or auctioned pursuant to paragraph (4) 
     may be sold at any time as Russian-origin natural uranium in 
     a sale with an equal portion of U.S.-origin natural uranium 
     pursuant to the Suspension Agreement and in such case shall 
     not be counted against the annual maximum deliveries set 
     forth in paragraph (5).
       ``(7) Overfeeding.--Uranium hexafluoride delivered to the 
     Secretary under paragraph (1) or the Russian Executive Agent 
     under paragraph (3) or auctioned pursuant to paragraph (4) 
     may be sold at any time for use in the United States for the 
     purpose of overfeeding in the operations of enrichment 
     facilities.
       ``(c) Transfers to the Corporation.--(1) Before the 
     privatization date, the Secretary may transfer to the 
     Corporation without charge the low enriched uranium from up 
     to 50 metric tons of highly enriched uranium and up to 7,000 
     metric tons of natural uranium, subject to the restrictions 
     in subsection (b)(2).

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       ``(2) The Corporation (or its successor) may not deliver 
     for commercial end use--
       ``(A) any of the natural uranium transferred under this 
     subsection before January 1, 1998;
       ``(B) more than 10 percent of the natural uranium (by 
     uranium hexafluoride equivalent content) transferred under 
     this subsection or more than 4 million pounds, whichever is 
     less, in any calendar year after 1997; or
       ``(C) more than 800,000 separative work units of low-
     enriched uranium transferred under this subsection in any 
     calendar year.
       ``(d) Inventory Sales.--(1) In addition to the transfers 
     authorized under subsection (b), the Secretary may, from time 
     to time, sell natural and low-enriched uranium (including 
     low-enriched uranium derived from highly enriched uranium) 
     from the Department of Energy s stockpile.
       ``(2) Except as provided in subsections (b) and (d), no 
     sale or transfer of natural or low-enriched uranium shall be 
     made unless--
       ``(A) the President determines that the material is not 
     necessary to national security needs,
       ``(B) the Secretary determines that the sale of the 
     material will not have an adverse impact on the domestic 
     uranium mining and enrichment industries, taking into account 
     the sales of uranium under the Russian HEU Agreement and the 
     Suspension Agreement, and
       ``(C) the price paid to the Secretary will not be less than 
     the fair market value of the material.
       ``(e) Government Transfers.--Notwithstanding subsection 
     (c), the Secretary may transfer or sell low-enriched 
     uranium--
       ``(1) to a federal agency if the material is transferred 
     for the use of the receiving agency without any resale or 
     transfer to another entity and the material does not meet 
     commercial specifications;
       ``(2) to any person for national security purposes, as 
     determined by the Secretary; or
       ``(3) to any state or local agency or nonprofit, 
     charitable, or educational institution for use other than the 
     generation of electricity for commercial use.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents for 
     chapter 24 is amended by redesignating the item relating to 
     section 1408 as the item relating to section 1409 and by 
     inserting after the item for section 1407 the following:

``Sec. 1408. Uranium transfers and sales.''.

     SEC. 3040. PRIVATIZATION OF THE CORPORATION.

       (a) Establishment of Private Corporation.--Chapter 25 (42 
     U.S.C. 2297d et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 1503. ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIVATE CORPORATION.

       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to facilitate privatization, 
     the Corporation may provide for the establishment of a 
     private corporation organized under the laws of any of the 
     several States. Such corporation shall have among its 
     purposes the following:
       ``(A) To help maintain a reliable and economical domestic 
     source of uranium enrichment services.
       ``(B) To undertake any and all activities as provided in 
     its corporate charter.
       ``(2) Authorities.--The corporation established pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall be authorized to--
       ``(A) enrich uranium, provide for uranium to be enriched by 
     others, or acquire enriched uranium (including low-enriched 
     uranium derived from highly enriched uranium);
       ``(B) conduct, or provide for conducting, those research 
     and development activities related to uranium enrichment and 
     related processes and activities the corporation considers 
     necessary or advisable to maintain itself as a commercial 
     enterprise operating on a profitable and efficient basis;
       ``(C) enter into transactions regarding uranium, enriched 
     uranium, or depleted uranium with--
       ``(i) persons licensed under section 53, 63, 103, or 104 in 
     accordance with the licenses held by those persons;
       ``(ii) persons in accordance with, and within the period 
     of, an agreement for cooperation arranged under section 123; 
     or
       ``(iii) persons otherwise authorized by law to enter into 
     such transactions;
       ``(D) enter into contracts with persons licensed under 
     section 53, 63, 103, or 104, for as long as the corporation 
     considers necessary or desirable, to provide uranium or 
     uranium enrichment and related services;
       ``(E) enter into contracts to provide uranium or uranium 
     enrichment and related services in accordance with, and 
     within the period of, an agreement for cooperation arranged 
     under section 123 or as otherwise authorized by law; and
       ``(F) take any and all such other actions as are permitted 
     by the law of the jurisdiction of incorporation of the 
     corporation.
       ``(3) Transfer of assets.--For purposes of implementing the 
     privatization, the Corporation may transfer some or all of 
     its assets and obligations to the corporation established 
     pursuant to this section, including--
       ``(A) all of the Corporation's assets and obligations, 
     including all of the Corporation's rights, duties, and 
     obligations accruing subsequent to the privatization date 
     under contracts, agreements, and leases entered into by the 
     Corporation before the privatization date, including all 
     uranium enrichment contracts and power purchase contracts;
       ``(B) all funds in accounts of the Corporation held by the 
     Treasury or on deposit with any bank or other financial 
     institution;
       ``(C) all of the Corporation's rights, duties, and 
     obligations, accruing subsequent to the privatization date, 
     under the power purchase contracts covered by section 
     1401(b)(2)(B);
       ``(D) all of the Corporation's rights, duties, and 
     obligations, accruing subsequent to the privatization date, 
     under the lease agreement between the Department and the 
     Corporation executed by the Department and the Corporation 
     pursuant to section 1403; and
       ``(E) all of the Corporation's records, including all of 
     the papers and other documentary materials, regardless of 
     physical form or characteristics, made or received by the 
     Corporation.
       ``(4) Merger or consolidation.--For purposes of 
     implementing the privatization, the Corporation may merge or 
     consolidate with the corporation established pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(1) if such action is contemplated by the plan 
     for privatization approved by the President under section 
     1502(b). The Board shall have exclusive authority to approve 
     such merger or consolidation and to take all further actions 
     necessary to consummate such merger or consolidation, and no 
     action by or in respect of shareholders shall be required. 
     The merger or consolidation shall be effected in accordance 
     with, and have the effects of a merger or consolidation 
     under, the laws of the jurisdiction of incorporation of the 
     surviving corporation, and all rights and benefits provided 
     under this title to the Corporation shall apply to the 
     surviving corporation as if it were the Corporation.
       ``(b) OSHA Requirements.--For purposes of the regulation of 
     radiological and nonradiological hazards under the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970, the corporation 
     established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall be treated in 
     the same manner as other employers licensed by the Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission. Any interagency agreement entered into 
     between the Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Administration governing the 
     scope of their respective regulatory authorities shall apply 
     to the corporation as if the corporation were a Nuclear 
     Regulatory Commission licensee.
       ``(c) Legal Status of Private Corporation.--
       ``(1) Not federal agency.--The Corporation established 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall not be an agency, 
     instrumentality, or establishment of the United States 
     Government and shall not be a Government corporation or 
     Government-controlled corporation.
       ``(2) No recourse against united states.--Obligations of 
     the Corporation established pursuant to subsection (a)(1) 
     shall not be obligations of, or guaranteed as to principal or 
     interest by, the Corporation or the United States, and the 
     obligations shall so plainly state.
       ``(3) No claims court jurisdiction.--No action under 
     section 1491 of title 28, United States Code, shall be 
     allowable against the United States based on the actions of 
     the Corporation established pursuant to subsection (a)(1).
       ``(d) Board of Director's Election After Public Offering.--
     In the event that the privatization is implemented by means 
     of a public offering, an election of the members of the board 
     of directors of the Corporation by the shareholders shall be 
     conducted before the end of the 1-year period beginning the 
     date shares are first offered to the public pursuant to such 
     public offering.
       ``(e) Adequate Proceeds.--The Secretary of Energy shall not 
     allow the privatization of the Corporation unless before the 
     sale date the Secretary determines that the estimated sum of 
     the gross proceeds from the sale of the Corporation will be 
     an adequate amount.''.
       (b) Ownership Limitations.--Chapter 25 (as amended by 
     subsection (a)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 1504. OWNERSHIP LIMITATIONS.

       ``(a) Securities Limitation.--In the event that the 
     privatization is implemented by means of a public offering, 
     during a period of 3 years beginning on the privatization 
     date, no person, directly or indirectly, may acquire or hold 
     securities representing more than 10 percent of the total 
     votes of all outstanding voting securities of the 
     Corporation.
       ``(b) Application.--Subsection (a) shall not apply--
       ``(1) to any employee stock ownership plan of the 
     Corporation,
       ``(2) to underwriting syndicates holding shares for resale, 
     or
       ``(3) in the case of shares beneficially held for others, 
     to commercial banks, broker-dealers, clearing corporations, 
     or other nominees.
       ``(c) Acquisitions.--No director, officer, or employee of 
     the Corporation may acquire any securities, or any right to 
     acquire securities, of the Corporation--
       ``(1) in the public offering of securities of the 
     Corporation in the implementation of the privatization,
       ``(2) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement, or 
     understanding entered into before the privatization date, or
       ``(3) before the election of directors of the Corporation 
     under section 1503(d) on any terms more favorable than those 
     offered to the general public.''.
       (c) Exemption From Liability.--Chapter 25 (as amended by 
     subsection (b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 1505. EXEMPTION FROM LIABILITY.

       ``(a) In General.--No director, officer, employee, or agent 
     of the Corporation shall be

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     liable, for money damages or otherwise, to any party if, with 
     respect to the subject matter of the action, suit, or 
     proceeding, such person was fulfilling a duty, in connection 
     with any action taken in connection with the privatization, 
     which such person in good faith reasonably believed to be 
     required by law or vested in such person.
       ``(b) Exception.--The privatization shall be subject to the 
     Securities Act of 1933 and the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934. The exemption set forth in subsection (a) shall not 
     apply to claims arising under such Acts or under the 
     Constitution or laws of any State, territory, or possession 
     of the United States relating to transactions in securities, 
     which claims are in connection with a public offering 
     implementing the privatization.
       ``(c) Securities Laws Applicable.--Any offering or sale of 
     securities by the Corporation established pursuant to section 
     1503(a)(1) shall be subject to the Securities Act of 1933, 
     the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and the provisions of the 
     Constitution and laws of any State, territory, or possession 
     of the United States relating to transactions in 
     securities.''.
       (d) Resolution of Certain Issues.--Chapter 25 (as amended 
     by subsection (c)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 1506. RESOLUTION OF CERTAIN ISSUES.

       ``(a) Corporation Actions.--Notwithstanding any provision 
     of any agreement to which the Corporation is a party, the 
     Corporation shall not be considered to be in breach, default, 
     or violation of any such agreement because of any provision 
     of this chapter or any action the Corporation is required to 
     take under this chapter.
       ``(b) Right To Sue Withdrawn.--The United States hereby 
     withdraws any stated or implied consent for the United 
     States, or any agent or officer of the United States, to be 
     sued by any person for any legal, equitable, or other relief 
     with respect to any claim arising out of, or resulting from, 
     acts or omissions under this chapter.''.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--The table of contents for 
     chapter 25 is amended by inserting after the item for section 
     1502 the following:

``Sec. 1503. Establishment of Private Corporation.
``Sec. 1504. Ownership Limitations.
``Sec. 1505. Exemption from Liability.
``Sec. 1506. Resolution of Certain Issues.''.
       (f) Section 193 (42 U.S.C. 2243) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(f) Limitation.--If the privatization of the United 
     States Enrichment Corporation results in the Corporation 
     being--
       ``(1) owned, controlled, or dominated by a foreign 
     corporation or a foreign government, or
       ``(2) otherwise inimical to the common defense or security 
     of the United States,
     any license held by the Corporation under sections 53 and 63 
     shall be terminated.''.
       (g) Period for Congressional Review.--Section 1502(d) (42 
     U.S.C. 2297d-1(d)) is amended by striking ``less than 60 days 
     after notification of the Congress'' and inserting ``less 
     than 60 days after the date of the report to Congress by the 
     Comptroller General under subsection (c)''.

     SEC. 3041. PERIODIC CERTIFICATION OF COMPLIANCE.

       Section 1701(c)(2) (42 U.S.C. 2297f(c)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``Annual application for certificate of 
     compliance.--The Corporation shall apply at least annually to 
     the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a certificate of 
     compliance under paragraph (1).'' and inserting ``Periodic 
     application for certificate of compliance.--The Corporation 
     shall apply to the Nuclear Regulatory Commission for a 
     certificate of compliance under paragraph (1) periodically, 
     as determined by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission, but not 
     less than every 5 years.''.

     SEC. 3042. LICENSING OF OTHER TECHNOLOGIES.

       Subsection (a) of section 1702 (42 U.S.C. 2297f-1(a)) is 
     amended by striking ``other than'' and inserting 
     ``including''.

     SEC. 3043. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Repeals in Atomic Energy Act of 1954 as of the 
     Privatization Date.--
       (1) Repeals.--As of the privatization date (as defined in 
     section 1201(13) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954), the 
     following sections (as in effect on such privatization date) 
     of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 are repealed:
       (A) Section 1202.
       (B) Sections 1301 through 1304.
       (C) Sections 1306 through 1316.
       (D) Sections 1404 and 1405.
       (E) Section 1601.
       (F) Sections 1603 through 1607.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of contents of such 
     Act is amended by repealing the items referring to sections 
     repealed by paragraph (1).
       (b) Statutory Modifications.--As of such privatization 
     date, the following shall take effect:
       (1) For purposes of title I of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954, all references in such Act to the ``United States 
     Enrichment Corporation'' shall be deemed to be references to 
     the corporation established pursuant to section 1503 of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (as added by section 3036(a)).
       (2) Section 1018(1) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 2296b-7(1)) is amended by striking ``the United 
     States'' and all that follows through the period and 
     inserting ``the corporation referred to in section 1201(4) of 
     the Atomic Energy Act of 1954.''.
       (3) Section 9101(3) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (N), as added by section 
     902(b) of Public Law 102-486.
       (c) Revision of Section 1305.--As of such privatization 
     date, section 1305 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C 
     2297b-4) is amended--
       (1) by repealing subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d), and
       (2) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking the subsection designation and heading,
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (1) (as added by section 
     3038(a)) as subsection (a), striking ``In general.--'' and 
     inserting ``In General.--'', redesignating subparagraphs (A) 
     through (E) as paragraphs (1) through (5) (redesignating in 
     such paragraph, clauses (i) through (iii) as subparagraphs 
     (A) through (C)), striking ``clauses (i) through (iii)'' in 
     paragraph (5) and inserting ``subparagraphs (A) through 
     (C)'', and by moving the margins 2-ems to the left,
       (C) by striking paragraph (3), and
       (D) by redesignating paragraph (4) (as amended by section 
     3038(b)) as subsection (b), and by moving the margins 2-ems 
     to the left.
               Subtitle D--Waste Isolation Pilot Project

     SEC. 3045. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCE.

       (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the ``Waste 
     Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Amendment Act''.
       (b) Reference.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, 
     whenever in this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed 
     in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other 
     provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 
     Land Withdrawal Act (Public Law 102-579).

     SEC. 3046. DEFINITIONS.

       Paragraphs (18) and (19) of section 2 are repealed.

     SEC. 3047. TEST PHASE AND RETRIEVAL PLANS.

       Section 5 is repealed.

     SEC. 3048. TEST PHASE ACTIVITIES.

       Section 6 is amended--
       (1) by repealing subsections (a) and (b),
       (2) by repealing paragraph (1) of subsection (c),
       (3) by repealing subparagraph (A) of paragraph (2) of 
     subsection (c),
       (4) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (a), by 
     striking the subsection heading and the matter before 
     paragraph (1) and inserting ``Study.--The following study 
     shall be conducted:'', by striking ``(2) Remote-handled 
     waste.--'', by striking ``(B) Study.--'', and by 
     redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as paragraphs (1), 
     (2), and (3), respectively, and moving them 4-ems to the 
     left, and
       (5) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b).

     SEC. 3049. DISPOSAL OPERATIONS.

       Section 7(b) is repealed.

     SEC. 3050. ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY DISPOSAL 
                   REGULATIONS.

       (a) Section 8(d)(1).--Section 8(d)(1) is amended by 
     striking subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) and by adding after 
     subparagraph (A) the following:
       ``(B) Comments of administrator.--Within 2 months of 
     receipt of the application under subparagraph (A), the 
     Administrator shall provide the Secretary with any comments 
     on the Secretary's application. Within one month of the 
     receipt of such comments, the Secretary shall, to the extent 
     practicable, incorporate the Administrator's comments in the 
     Secretary's application. The comments of the Administrator 
     provided to the Secretary should also be transmitted to the 
     appropriate committees of jurisdiction in the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate.''.
       (b) Section 8(d) (2), (3).--Section 8(d) is amended by 
     striking paragraphs (2) and (3), by striking ``(1) Compliance 
     with disposal regulations.--'', and by redesignating 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), as amended by 
     subsection (a), as paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively, and 
     moving them 2-ems to the left.
       (c) Section 8(f).--Subsection (f) of section 8 is amended--
       (1) by amending the subsection heading to read ``Periodic 
     Review'', and
       (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Review by the administrator.--The Administrator 
     shall, not later than 6 months after receiving a submission 
     under paragraph (1), comment on whether or not the WIPP 
     facility continues to be in compliance with the final 
     disposition regulations.''.
       (d) Section 8(g).--Section 8(g) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(g) Engineered and Natural Barriers, Etc.--The Secretary 
     should determine whether or not engineered barriers or 
     natural barriers, or both, will be required at WIPP 
     consistent with regulations published as part 191 of 40 
     C.F.R.''.

     SEC. 3051. COMPLIANCE WITH ENVIRONMENTAL LAWS AND 
                   REGULATIONS.

       (a) Section 9(a)(1).--Section 9(a)(1) is amended by adding 
     after and below subparagraph (H) the following:
     ``With respect to transuranic mixed waste designated by the 
     Secretary for disposal at WIPP, such waste is exempt from the 
     land disposal restrictions published at part 268 of 40 C.F.R. 
     because compliance with the environmental radiation 
     protection standards published at part 191 of 40 C.F.R. 
     renders compliance with the land disposal restrictions 
     unnecessary to achieve desired environmental protection and a 
     no migration variance is not required for disposal of 
     transuranic mixed waste at WIPP.''.
       (b) Section 9(b).--Subsection (b) of section 9 is repealed.

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       (c) Sections 9(c), (d).--Subsections (c) and (d) of section 
     9 are repealed.

     SEC. 3052. RETRIEVABILITY.

       Section 10 is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 10. TRANSURANIC WASTE.

       ``It is the intent of Congress that a decision will be made 
     by the Secretary with respect to the disposal of transuranic 
     waste no later than March 31, 1997.''.

     SEC. 3053. DECOMMISSIONING OF WIPP.

       Section 13 is amended--
       (1) by repealing subsection (a), and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``(b) Management Plan 
     for the Withdrawal After Decommissioning.--Within 5 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the'' and 
     inserting ``The''.

     SEC. 3054. ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE AND MISCELLANEOUS PAYMENTS.

       Section 15(a) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``to the Secretary for payments to the 
     State $20,000,000 for each of the 15 fiscal years beginning 
     with the fiscal year in which the transport of transuranic 
     waste to WIPP is initiated'' and inserting ``to the State 
     $20,000,000 for each of the 15 fiscal years beginning with 
     the date of the enactment of the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant 
     Land Withdrawal Amendment Act'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``An appropriation 
     to the State shall be in addition to any appropriation for 
     WIPP.''.

     SEC. 3055. NON-DEFENSE WASTE.

       Section 7(a) is amended by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
     paragraph (4) and by inserting after paragraph (2) the 
     following:
       ``(3) Nondefense waste.--Within the capacity prescribed by 
     paragraph (4), WIPP may receive transuranic waste from the 
     Secretary which did not result from a defense activity.''.
                Subtitle E--Strategic Petroleum Reserve

     SEC. 3071. LEASE OF EXCESS STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE 
                   CAPACITY.

       (a) Amendment.--Part B of title I of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 151 et seq.) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new section:


                   ``use of underutilized facilities

       ``Sec. 168. (a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this title, the Secretary, by lease or 
     otherwise, for any term and under such other conditions as 
     the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate, may store 
     in underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities 
     petroleum product owned by a foreign government or its 
     representative.
       ``(b) Conditions of Withdrawal.--The lessee or occupier of 
     facilities under subsection (a) may not withdraw petroleum 
     product from those facilities more frequently than once every 
     5 years, unless an earlier drawdown is required to comply 
     with the terms of the International Energy Agreement or to 
     respond to a national energy emergency involving the 
     disruption of more than 5 percent of the lessee's or 
     occupier's imports.
       ``(c) Priority Access.--When a drawdown of the reserve is 
     ordered pursuant to section 161, the United States shall have 
     priority access, over a lessee or occupier of facilities 
     under subsection (a), to distribution facilities, including 
     pipelines and terminals.
       ``(d) Status of Stored Petroleum Product.--Petroleum 
     product stored under this section is not part of the Reserve, 
     and may be exported from the United States.''.
       (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents of 
     part B of title I of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 168. Use of underutilized facilities.''.
           Subtitle F--FDA Export Reform and Enhancement Act

     SEC. 3081. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``FDA Export Reform and 
     Enhancement Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 3082. EXPORT OF NEW DRUGS.

       Section 801(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act 
     (21 U.S.C. 381(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting after ``under this Act'' 
     the following: ``or in violation of section 505 or section 
     351 of the Public Health Service Act'',
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking the last sentence, and
       (3) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to the export of--
       ``(A) any device--
       ``(i) which does not comply with an applicable requirement 
     under section 514 or 515,
       ``(ii) which under section 520(g) is exempt from either 
     such section, or
       ``(iii) which is a banned device under section 516, or
       ``(B) any drug (including a biological product) which does 
     not comply with an applicable requirement under section 505 
     or 512 or section 351 of the Public Health Service Act,
     unless the device or drug is in compliance with the 
     requirements of paragraph (1) and if the device or drug is to 
     be exported to a country which is not a member of the World 
     Trade Organization, the person exporting it has notified the 
     Secretary of the export at least 30 days before the export 
     and has included in such notice the name of the product, the 
     country to which the product is being exported, and a brief 
     description of the medical need for such device or drug in 
     such country. In the case of a device or drug for which an 
     export notice is required under this paragraph, the Secretary 
     may prohibit the export of such device or drug if the 
     Secretary determines that the possibility of the 
     reimportation of the device or drug into the United States 
     presents an imminent hazard to the public health and safety 
     of the United States and the only means of limiting the 
     hazard is to prohibit the export of the device or drug.''.

     SEC. 3083. EXPORT OF CERTAIN UNAPPROVED PRODUCTS.

       Section 802 (21 U.S.C. 382) is repealed.

     SEC. 3084. PARTIALLY PROCESSED BIOLOGICAL PRODUCTS.

       Subsection (h) of section 351 of the Public Health Service 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 262) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) A partially-processed biological product which--
       ``(1) is not in a form applicable to the prevention, 
     treatment, or cure of diseases or injuries of man,
       ``(2) is not intended for sale in the United States, and
       ``(3) is intended for further manufacture into final dosage 
     form outside the United States,
     shall be subject to no restriction on its export under this 
     Act or the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 
     321 et seq.).''.
     TITLE IV--COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

     SEC. 4000. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this title is as follows:

            TITLE IV--ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES

                      Subtitle A--Higher Education

Sec. 4001. Short title; effective date.
Sec. 4002. Termination of direct lending.
Sec. 4003. Elimination of grace period interest subsidies.
Sec. 4004. Plus program reductions.
Sec. 4005. Loan transfer fee.
Sec. 4006. Lender fees to guaranty agencies.
Sec. 4007. Additional loan program changes.
Sec. 4008. Use of reserve funds to purchase defaulted loans.
Sec. 4009. Extension of period a guaranty agency must hold a defaulted 
              loan.
Sec. 4010. Privatization of College Construction Loan Insurance 
              Association.
Sec. 4011. Eligible institution.
Sec. 4012. Extension of program duration.

                  Subtitle B--Service Contract Repeal

Sec. 4101. Service Contract Act of 1965.

   Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to the Employee Retirement Income 
                          Security Act of 1974

Sec. 4201. Waiver of minimum period for joint and survivor annuity 
              explanation before annuity starting date.
                      Subtitle A--Higher Education

     SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE; EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the 
     ``Higher Education Program Efficiency Act of 1995''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided therein, 
     the amendments made by this subtitle shall take effect on 
     January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 4002. TERMINATION OF DIRECT LENDING.

       (a) Termination of Authority.--
       (1) Program authority.--Section 451(a) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1087a(a)) is amended by 
     inserting ``and ending June 30, 1996'' after ``period 
     beginning July 1, 1994''.
       (2) Termination of funding.--Section 452 of such Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1087b) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(e) Termination of Funding.--The Secretary shall not 
     provide funds under this section for loans for any academic 
     year beginning on or after July 1, 1996. The Secretary shall 
     not pay any fees pursuant to subsection (b) of this section 
     on or after January 1, 1996.''.
       (3) Termination of authority to enter new agreements.--
     Section 453(a) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1087c(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``and ending before July 
     1, 1996'' after ``academic years beginning on or after July 
     1, 1994'';
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     subparagraph (A);
       (ii) by striking the semicolon at the end of subparagraph 
     (B) and inserting a period; and
       (iii) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D); and
       (C) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph 
     (4) as paragraph (3).
       (b) Administrative Cost Amendments.--Section 458 of such 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 1087h) of such Act is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively; and
       (3) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Direct administrative costs.--Each fiscal year there 
     shall be available to the Secretary of Education, from funds 
     not otherwise appropriated, funds to be obligated for the 
     subsidy costs of direct administrative costs under this part, 
     subject to subsection (b) of this section.
       ``(2) Indirect administrative costs.--There shall also be 
     available from funds available from funds not otherwise 
     appropriated, funds to be obligated for indirect 
     administrative costs under this part and part B, subject to 
     subsection (c) of this section,

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      not to exceed (from such funds not otherwise appropriated) 
     $260,000,000 in fiscal year 1994, $345,000,000 in fiscal year 
     1995, $110,000,000 in fiscal year 1996 (of which $40,000,000 
     shall be available for administrative cost allowances for 
     guaranty agencies for October through December of 1995), and 
     $70,000,000 in each of the fiscal years 1997 through 2002.
       ``(3) Reduction.--The amount authorized to be made 
     available for fiscal year 1997 under paragraph (2) shall be 
     reduced by the amount of any unobligated unexpended funds 
     available to carry out this subsection for any fiscal year 
     prior to fiscal year 1996.
       ``(b) Subsidy Costs.--For purposes of this section, 
     `subsidy cost' means the estimated long-term cost to the 
     Federal Government of direct administrative expenses 
     calculated on a net present value basis.
       ``(c) Direct Administrative Expenses.--For purposes of this 
     section, `direct administrative expenses' shall consist of 
     the cost of--
       ``(1) activities related to credit extension, loan 
     origination, loan servicing, management of contractors, and 
     payments to contractors, other government entities, and 
     program participants;
       ``(2) collection of delinquent loans; and
       ``(3) write-off and closeout of loans.
       ``(d) Indirect Administrative Expenses.--For purposes of 
     this section, `indirect administrative expenses' shall 
     consist of the cost of--
       ``(1) personnel engaged in developing program regulations, 
     policy, and administrative guidelines;
       ``(2) audits of institutions and contractors;
       ``(3) program reviews; and
       ``(4) other oversight of the program.
       ``(e) Limitation on Part D Expenditures.--For any fiscal 
     year, expenditures for indirect administrative expenses and 
     for loan servicing for loans made pursuant to this part shall 
     not exceed 30 percent of funds available pursuant to 
     paragraph (2) for such fiscal year.''.
       (c) Elimination of Transition to Direct Loans.--Such Act is 
     further amended--
       (1) in section 422(c)(7) (20 U.S.C. 1072(c)(7))--
       (A) by striking ``during the transition'' and all that 
     follows through ``part D of this title'' in subparagraph (A); 
     and
       (B) by striking ``section 428(c)(10)(F)(v)'' in 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting ``section 428(c)(9)(F)(v)'';
       (2) in section 428(c)(8) (20 U.S.C. 1078(c)(8)), by 
     striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
       ``(B) Prior to making such determination for any guaranty 
     agency, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the 
     guaranty agency, develop criteria to determine whether such 
     guaranty agency has made adequate collection efforts. In 
     determining whether a guaranty agency's collection efforts 
     have met such criteria, the Secretary shall consider the 
     agency's record of success in collecting on defaulted loans, 
     the age of the loans, and the amount of recent payments 
     received on the loans.'';
       (3) in section 428(c)(9)(E)--
       (A) by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     clause (iv);
       (B) by striking ``; or'' at the end of clause (v) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking clause (vi);
       (4) in clause (vii) of section 428(c)(9)(F)--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' before ``to avoid disruption''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``, and to ensure an orderly transition'' 
     and all that follows through the end of such clause and 
     inserting a period;
       (5) in section 428(c)(9)(K), by striking ``the progress of 
     the transition from the loan programs under this part to'' 
     and inserting ``the integrity and administration of'';
       (6) in section 428(e)(1)(B)(ii), by striking ``during the 
     transition'' and all that follows through ``part D of this 
     title'';
       (7) in section 428(e)(3), by striking ``of transition'';
       (8) in section 428(j)(3)--
       (A) by striking ``during transition to direct lending''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``during the transition'' and all that 
     follows through ``part D of this title,'' in subparagraph (A) 
     and inserting a comma;
       (9) in section 453(c)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1087c(c)(2)), by 
     striking ``Transition'' and inserting ``Institutional'';
       (10) in section 453(c), by striking paragraph (3); and
       (11) in section 456(b) (20 U.S.C. 1087f(b))--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (3);
       (B) by striking paragraph (4);
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4); and
       (D) in such paragraph (4) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``successful operation'' and inserting ``integrity and 
     efficiency''.
       (d) Additional Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Ability of part d borrowers to obtain federal stafford 
     consolidation loans.--Section 428C(a)(4) of such Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1078-3(a)(4)) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
     subparagraphs (D) and (E); and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) made under part D of this title;''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 428C(b) of such Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1078-3(b)) is amended by striking paragraph (5).

     SEC. 4003. ELIMINATION OF GRACE PERIOD INTEREST SUBSIDIES.

       Section 428(a)(3) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1078(a)(3)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), no portion of the 
     interest which accrues after the student ceases to carry at 
     an eligible institution at least one-half the normal full-
     time academic workload (as determined by the institution) and 
     prior to the beginning of the repayment period of the loan 
     shall be paid by the Secretary under this subsection on any 
     loan made on or after January 1, 1996. Interest on the unpaid 
     principal amount of any such loan during the interval 
     described in the preceding sentence shall, at the option of 
     the borrower--
       ``(i) be paid monthly or quarterly, or
       ``(ii) be added by the lender to the principal amount of 
     the loan at the commencement of the repayment period.''.

     SEC. 4004. PLUS PROGRAM REDUCTIONS.

       (a) Loan Limits.--Section 428B(b) of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078-2(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b) Limitation Based on Need.--'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(b) Annual Limits.--
       ``(1) Limitation based on need.--'';
       (2) by inserting before the last sentence thereof the 
     following:
       ``(3) Limitation computed on basis of actual payments.--''; 
     and
       (3) by inserting before paragraph (3) (as designated by the 
     amendment made by paragraph (2) of this subsection) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Dollar limitation.--Subject to paragraph (1), the 
     maximum amount parents may borrow for one student in any 
     academic year or its equivalent (as defined by regulations of 
     the Secretary) is $15,000.''.
       (b) Interest Rebate.--Section 428B of such Act is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Interest Rebate.--
       ``(1) Rebate required.--Each holder of a loan under this 
     section made on or after the date of enactment of this 
     subsection, shall pay, on June 30 and December 31 of each 
     year, to the Secretary a rebate of subsidies in an amount 
     equal to 0.8 percent of the outstanding principal balance of 
     loans held on such date. Payment of such rebate shall be made 
     not later than 60 days after each such date.
       ``(2) Deposit of rebates.--The Secretary shall deposit all 
     fees collected pursuant to paragraph (1) into the insurance 
     fund established in section 431.''.
       (c) Plus Loans Interest Rates.--Section 427A(c)(4) of such 
     Act (20 U.S.C. 1077a(c)(4)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A), (D), and (E), for 
     any loan made pursuant to section 428B for which the first 
     disbursement is made on or after January 1, 1996--
       ``(i) subparagraph (B) shall be applied by substituting 
     `4.0' for `3.25'; and
       ``(ii) the interest rate shall not exceed 11 percent.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 427A(h) of such Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1077a(h)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).

     SEC. 4005. LOAN TRANSFER FEE.

       Section 428(b)(2) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1078(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(G) provide that, if a lender or holder, on or after 
     January 1, 1996, sells, transfers, or assigns a loan under 
     this part, then the transferee shall pay to the Secretary a 
     transfer fee in an amount equal to 0.20 percent of the 
     principal of the loan, which transfer fee shall be deposited 
     into the insurance fund established in section 431, except 
     that the provisions of this subparagraph shall not apply to 
     any such sale, transfer, or assignment by a lender or holder 
     to such lender's or holder's affiliate or pursuant to a 
     merger or other consolidation transaction.''.

     SEC. 4006. LENDER FEES TO GUARANTY AGENCIES.

       Subsection (f) of section 428 of the Higher Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078(f)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Payments of Certain Costs.--
       ``(1) Payments from lenders.--With respect to any loan 
     under this part for which the first disbursement is made on 
     or after January 1, 1996, the originating lender shall remit 
     to the guaranty agency which guarantees the loan, a fee equal 
     to 0.70 percent of the principal amount of the loan.
       ``(2) Use of payments.--Payments made pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) shall be used for the purposes of--
       ``(A) the administrative costs of collections of loans;
       ``(B) the administrative costs of preclaim assistance and 
     other predefault activities;
       ``(C) the administrative costs of monitoring the enrollment 
     and repayment status of students; and
       ``(D) other such costs related to the student loan 
     insurance program.
       ``(3) Timing of payments.--Payments made pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall be made at the time insurance premiums on 
     such loans are paid to the guaranty agency.
       ``(4) Prohibition on pass-through.--No part of any payments 
     required by this section shall be assessed or collected, 
     directly or indirectly, from any borrower under this part.''.

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     SEC. 4007. ADDITIONAL LOAN PROGRAM CHANGES.

       (a) Reserve Funds.--
       (1) Amendments to section 422.--Section 422 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1072) is amended--
       (A) in the last sentence of subsection (a)(2), by striking 
     ``Except as provided in section 428(c)(10)(E) or (F), such 
     unencumbered'' and inserting ``Such'';
       (B) in subsection (g)(1), by striking ``or the program 
     authorized by part D of this title'' each place it appears;
       (C) in subsection (g)(1)(D), by striking ``(A) or (B)'' and 
     inserting ``(A), (B), or (C)''; and
       (D) in subsection (g), by striking paragraph (4) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(4) Disposition of funds returned to or recovered by the 
     secretary.--Any funds that are returned to or otherwise 
     recovered by the Secretary pursuant to this subsection shall 
     be returned to the Treasury of the United States for purposes 
     of reducing the Federal debt and shall be deposited into the 
     special account under section 3113(d) of title 31, United 
     States Code.''.
       (2) Amendments to section 428.--Section 428(c)(9)(A) of 
     such Act (20 U.S.C. 1078(c)(9)(A)) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     clause (i);
       (B) by striking ``; and'' at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking clause (iii).
       (b) Application for Part B Loans Using Free Federal 
     Application.--
       (1) Single form required.--Section 483(a) of such Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1090(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by inserting ``B,'' after ``assistance under parts 
     A,'';
       (ii) by striking ``and to determine the need of a student 
     for the purpose of part B of this title''; and
       (iii) by striking the last sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``Such form may be in an electronic or any other 
     format (subject to section 485B) in order to facilitate use 
     by borrowers and institutions.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``and States shall 
     receive,'' and inserting ``, any guaranty agency authorized 
     by any such institution, and States shall receive, at their 
     request and''.
       (2) Use of electronic forms.--Section 483(a) of such Act is 
     further amended by adding the following new paragraph after 
     paragraph (4):
       ``(5) Electronic forms.--(A) The Secretary, in cooperation 
     with representatives of institutions of higher education, 
     eligible lenders, and guaranty agencies, shall prescribe an 
     electronic version of the form described in subsection 
     (a)(1). Such electronic form shall not require signatures to 
     be collected at the time such form is submitted if the data 
     contained in the electronic form is certified in one or more 
     separate writings. The Secretary shall prescribe the initial 
     electronic form not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this paragraph.
       ``(B) Nothing in this Act shall preclude the use of the 
     electronic form prescribed under subparagraph (A) through 
     software developed, produced, distributed (including by 
     diskette, modem or network communication, or otherwise) or 
     collected by eligible lenders, guaranty agencies, eligible 
     institutions, or consortia thereof. Such organization or 
     consortium shall submit such electronic form to the Secretary 
     for review prior to its use. If such electronic form is 
     inconsistent with the provisions of this part, the Secretary 
     shall notify the submitting organization or consortium of his 
     objection within 30 days of such submission, and shall 
     specifically identify the necessary changes. In the absence 
     of such an objection the organization or consortium may use 
     the electronic form as submitted. No fee may be charged in 
     connection with use of the electronic form, or of any other 
     electronic forms used in conjunction with such form in 
     applying for Federal or State student financial 
     assistance.''.
       (c) Amendments to Eligible Lender Definition.--Section 
     435(d)(1) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1085) is amended--
       (1) by inserting before the semicolon at the end of 
     subparagraph (A) the following: ``; and in determining 
     whether the making or holding of loans to students and 
     parents under this part is the primary consumer credit 
     function of the eligible lender, loans made or held as 
     trustee or in a trust capacity for the benefit of a third 
     party shall not be considered'';
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (I);
       (3) in subparagraph (J), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(K) a wholly owned subsidiary of a publicly-held holding 
     company which, as of the date of enactment of this 
     subparagraph, through one or more subsidiaries (i) acts as a 
     finance company, and (ii) participates in the program 
     authorized by this part pursuant to subparagraph (C).''.
       (d) Additional Amendments to Section 428.--
       (1) Amendments.--Section 428 of such Act is further 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(1)(G), by striking ``98 percent'' and 
     inserting ``95 percent'';
       (B) in subsection (b)(1)(X), by striking ``section 
     428(c)(10)'' and inserting ``section 428(c)(9)'';
       (C) in subsection (c)(1)(A), by striking ``98 percent'' and 
     inserting ``96 percent'';
       (D) in subsection (c)(1)(B)(i), by striking ``88 percent'' 
     and inserting ``86 percent'';
       (E) in subsection (c)(1)(B)(ii), by striking ``78 percent'' 
     and inserting ``76 percent'';
       (F) in subsection (c)(9)(C)(ii), by striking ``80 percent'' 
     and inserting ``76 percent'';
       (G) in subsection (c)(9)(I) by inserting ``on the record'' 
     after ``for a hearing'';
       (H) in subsection (j)(2)(A), by striking ``60'' and 
     inserting ``15'';
       (I) in subsection (j)(2)(B), by striking ``two rejections'' 
     and inserting ``one rejection''; and
       (J) in subsection (l)--
       (i) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (ii) by striking ``(1) Assistance required.--''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by subparagraphs 
     (A) and (C) through (F) of paragraph (1) of this subsection 
     shall apply to loans on which the first disbursement of 
     principal is made on or after January 1, 1996.
       (e) Reinsurance Percentage Under Section 428I.--Section 
     428I of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1078-9) is amended in subsection 
     (b)(1)--
       (1) by striking ``100 percent'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``95 percent''; and
       (2) by striking ``100 percent'' and inserting ``95 
     percent''.
       (f) Loan Fees From Lenders.--Section 438(d)(2) of such Act 
     (20 U.S.C. 1087-1(d)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Amount of loan fees.--The amount of the loan fee 
     which shall be deducted under paragraph (1) shall be--
       ``(A) 0.50 percent of the principal amount of the loan, for 
     any loan under this part for which the first disbursement was 
     made on or after October 1, 1993, and before January 1, 1996; 
     or
       ``(B) 0.30 percent of the principal amount of the loan, for 
     any loan under this part for which the first disbursement was 
     made on or after January 1, 1996.''.
       (g) Small Lender Audit Exemption.--Section 
     428(b)(1)(U)(iii) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(U)(iii)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``in the case of any lender that 
     originates or holds more than $5,000,000 in principal on 
     loans made under this title in any fiscal year,'' before 
     ``for (I)'';
       (2) by inserting ``such'' before ``lender at least once'';
       (3) by inserting ``such'' before ``a lender that is 
     audited''; and
       (4) by striking ``if the lender'' and inserting ``if such 
     lender''.

     SEC. 4008. USE OF RESERVE FUNDS TO PURCHASE DEFAULTED LOANS.

       Section 422 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1072) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) Use of Reserve Funds to Purchase Defaulted Loans.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     guaranty agency shall use not less than 50 percent of such 
     agency's reserve funds to purchase and hold defaulted loans 
     that are guaranteed by such agency and for which a claim for 
     insurance is filed with such agency by an eligible lender 
     after the date of enactment of this subsection. The amount of 
     such purchases shall be considered as reserve funds under 
     this section and used in the calculation of the minimum 
     reserve level under section 428(c)(9).
       ``(2) Special rule.--A guaranty agency shall not be 
     required to use its reserve funds to purchase and hold 
     defaulted loans in accordance with paragraph (1) to the 
     extent that--
       ``(A) the dollar volume of insurance claims filed with such 
     agency does not amount to 50 percent of such agency's 
     available reserve funds; or
       ``(B) such use is prohibited by State law; or
       ``(C) such use will compromise the ability of the guaranty 
     agency to pay program expenses.''.

     SEC. 4009. EXTENSION OF PERIOD A GUARANTY AGENCY MUST HOLD A 
                   DEFAULTED LOAN.

       (a) Exemption for Extended Holding Period.--The last 
     sentence of section 428(c)(1)(A) of the Higher Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1078(c)(1)(A)) is amended by striking out 
     ``A guaranty agency'' and inserting ``Except as provided in 
     section 428K, a guaranty agency''.
       (b) New Extended Holding Period Program.--Part B of title 
     IV of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 428J the following new section:

     ``SEC. 428K. GUARANTOR PURCHASE OF CLAIMS WITH RESERVE FUNDS.

       ``(a) Loans Subject to Extended Holding Period.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), a guaranty agency shall file a 
     claim for reimbursement with respect to losses (resulting 
     from the default of a student borrower) subject to 
     reimbursement by the Secretary pursuant to section 428(c)(1) 
     not less than 180 days nor more than 225 days after the 
     guaranty agency discharges such agency's insurance obligation 
     on a loan insured under this part. Such claim shall include 
     losses on the unpaid principal and accrued interest of any 
     such loan, including interest accrued from the date of such 
     discharge to the date such agency files the claim for 
     reimbursement from the Secretary.
       ``(b) Loans Excluded From Extended Holding.--A guaranty 
     agency may file a claim with respect to losses subject to 
     reimbursement by the Secretary pursuant to section 428(c)(1) 
     prior to 180 days after the date the guaranty agency 
     discharges such agency's insurance obligation on a loan 
     insured under this part, if--
       ``(1) such agency used 50 percent or more of such agency's 
     reserve funds to purchase or hold loans in accordance with 
     section 422(h);
       ``(2) such claim is based on an inability to locate the 
     borrower and the guaranty agency certifies to the Secretary 
     that--

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       ``(A) diligent attempts were made to locate the borrower 
     through the use of reasonable skip-tracing techniques in 
     accordance with section 428(c)(2)(G); and
       ``(B) such skip-tracing attempts to locate the borrower 
     were unsuccessful; or
       ``(3) the guaranty agency determines that the borrower is 
     unlikely to possess the financial resources to begin repaying 
     the loan prior to 180 days after default by the borrower.
       ``(c) Guaranty Agency Efforts During Extended Holding 
     Period.--A guaranty agency shall attempt to bring a loan 
     described in subsection (a) into repayment status prior to 
     180 days after the date the guaranty agency discharges its 
     insurance obligation on the loan, so that no claim for 
     reimbursement by the Secretary is necessary. Upon securing 
     payment satisfactory to the guaranty agency during the 180-
     day period, such agency shall, if practicable, sell such loan 
     to an eligible lender. Such loan shall not be sold to an 
     eligible lender that the guaranty agency determines has 
     substantially failed to exercise the due diligence required 
     of lenders under this part.
       ``(d) Regulation Prohibited.--The Secretary shall not 
     regulate the collection activities of a guaranty agency with 
     respect to a loan described in subsection (a) for which 
     reinsurance has not been paid under section 428(c)(1).''.

     SEC. 4010. PRIVATIZATION OF COLLEGE CONSTRUCTION LOAN 
                   INSURANCE ASSOCIATION.

       (a) Repeal of Statutory Restrictions.--Part D of title VII 
     of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1132f et seq.) 
     is repealed.
       (b) Status of the Corporation.--
       (1) Status of the corporation.--The Corporation shall not 
     be an agency, instrumentality, or establishment of the United 
     States Government and shall not be a ``Government 
     corporation'' nor a ``Government controlled corporation'' as 
     defined in section 103 of title 5, United States Code. No 
     action under section 1491 of title 28, United States Code 
     (commonly known as the Tucker Act), shall be allowable 
     against the United States based on the actions of the 
     Corporation.
       (2) Corporate powers.--The Corporation shall have the power 
     to engage in any business or other activities for which 
     corporations may be organized under the laws of any State of 
     the United States or the District of Columbia. The 
     Corporation shall have the power to enter into contracts, to 
     execute instruments, to incur liabilities, to provide 
     products and services, and to do all things as are necessary 
     or incidental to the proper management of its affairs and the 
     efficient operation of a private, for-profit business.
       (3) Limitation on ownership of stock.--Except as provided 
     in subsection (d)(2) of this section, no stock of the 
     Corporation may be sold or issued to an agency, 
     instrumentality, or establishment of the United States 
     Government, to a Government corporation or a Government 
     controlled corporation (as such terms are defined in section 
     103 of title 5, United States Code), or to a Government 
     sponsored enterprise (as such term is defined in section 622 
     of title 2, United States Code). The Student Loan Marketing 
     Association shall not own any stock of the Corporation, 
     except that it may retain the stock it owns on the date of 
     enactment. The Student Loan Marketing Association shall not 
     control the operation of the Corporation, except that the 
     Student Loan Marketing Association may participate in the 
     election of directors as a shareholder, and may continue to 
     exercise its right to appoint directors under section 754 of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 as long as that section is 
     in effect. The Student Loan Marketing Association shall not 
     provide financial support or guarantees to the Corporation. 
     Notwithstanding the prohibitions in this subsection, the 
     United States may pursue any remedy against a holder of the 
     Corporation's stock to which it would otherwise be entitled.
       (c) Related Privatization Requirements.--
       (1) Notice requirements.--During the 5-year period 
     following the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Corporation shall include in any document offering the 
     Corporation's securities, in any contracts for insurance, 
     guarantee, or reinsurance of obligations, and in any 
     advertisement or promotional material, a statement that--
       (A) the Corporation is not a Government-sponsored 
     enterprise or instrumentality of the United States; and
       (B) the Corporation's obligations are not guaranteed by the 
     full faith and credit of the United States.
       (2) Corporate charter.--The Corporation's charter shall be 
     amended as necessary and without delay to conform the 
     requirements of this Act.
       (3) Corporate name.--The name of the Corporation, or of any 
     direct or indirect subsidiary thereof, may not contain the 
     term ``College Construction Loan Insurance Association''.
       (4) Articles of incorporation.--The Corporation shall amend 
     its articles of incorporation without delay to reflect that 
     one of the purposes of the Corporation shall be to guarantee, 
     insure and reinsure bonds, leases, and other evidences of 
     debt of educational institutions, including Historically 
     Black Colleges and Universities and other academic 
     institutions which are ranked in the lower investment grade 
     category using a nationally recognized credit rating system.
       (5) Transition requirements.--
       (A) Requirements until stock sale.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (a), the requirements of section 754 of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1132f-3), as in existence as 
     of the day before enactment of this Act, shall continue to be 
     effective until the day immediately following the date of 
     closing of the purchase of the Secretary's stock (or the date 
     of closing of the final purchase, in the case of multiple 
     transactions) pursuant to subsection (d) of this section.
       (B) Reports after stock sale.--The Corporation shall, not 
     later than March 30 of the first full calendar year 
     immediately following the sale pursuant to subsection (d), 
     and each of the 2 succeeding years, submit to the Secretary 
     of Education a report describing the Corporation's efforts to 
     assist in the financing of education facilities projects, 
     including projects for elementary, secondary, and 
     postsecondary educational institution infrastructure, and 
     detailing, on a project-by-project basis, the Corporation's 
     business dealings with educational institutions that are 
     rated by a nationally recognized statistical rating 
     organization at or below the organization's third highest 
     ratings.
       (d) Sale of Federally Owned Stock.--
       (1) Sale of stock required.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall make every effort to sell, pursuant to section 324 of 
     title 31, United States Code, the stock of the Corporation 
     owned by the Secretary of Education not later than 6 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Purchase by the corporation.--In the event that the 
     Secretary of the Treasury is unable to sell the stock, or any 
     portion thereof, at a price acceptable to the Secretary of 
     Education and the Secretary of the Treasury, the Corporation 
     shall purchase, within the period specified in paragraph (1), 
     such stock at a price determined by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury and acceptable to the Corporation based on 
     independent appraisal by one or more nationally recognized 
     financial firms, except that such price shall not exceed the 
     value of the Secretary's stock as determined by the 
     Congressional Budget Office in House Report 104-153, dated 
     June 22, 1995. Such firms shall be selected by the Secretary 
     of the Treasury in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Education and the Corporation.
       (e) Assistance by the Corporation.--The Corporation shall 
     provide such assistance as the Secretary of the Treasury and 
     the Secretary of Education may require to facilitate the sale 
     of the stock under this section.
       (f) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``Corporation'' means the Corporation established pursuant to 
     the provision of law repealed by subsection (a).

     SEC. 4011. ELIGIBLE INSTITUTION.

       (a) Amendments.--Section 481(b) of the Higher Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1088(b)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting before the period at the end of the first 
     sentence the following: ``on the basis of a review by the 
     institution's independent auditor using generally accepted 
     accounting principles''; and
       (2) by inserting after the end of such first sentence the 
     following new sentences: ``For the purposes of clause (6), 
     revenues from sources that are not derived from funds 
     provided under this title include revenues from programs of 
     education or training that do not meet the definition of an 
     eligible program in subsection (e), but are provided on a 
     contractual basis under Federal, State, or local training 
     programs, or to business and industry. For the purposes of 
     determining whether an institution meets the requirements of 
     clause (6), the Secretary shall not consider the financial 
     information of any institution for a fiscal year began on or 
     before April 30, 1994.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Notwithstanding section 713 of this 
     Act, the amendments made by subsection (a) shall apply to any 
     determination made on or after July 1, 1994, by the Secretary 
     of Education pursuant to section 481(b)(6) of the Higher 
     Education Act of 1965.

     SEC. 4012. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM DURATION.

       Part B of title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 424(a) (20 U.S.C. 1074(a)), by striking 
     ``1998'' and inserting ``2002'';
       (2) in section 428(a)(5) (20 U.S.C. 1078(a)(5))--
       (A) by striking ``2002'' and inserting ``2006''; and
       (B) by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2002''; and
       (3) in section 428C(e) (20 U.S.C. 1078-3(e)), by striking 
     the first sentence and inserting ``The authority to make 
     loans under this section expires at the close of September 
     30, 2002.''.
                  Subtitle B--Service Contract Repeal

     SEC. 4101. SERVICE CONTRACT ACT OF 1965.

       (a) Repeal.--The Service Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 
     351 et seq.) is repealed.
       (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall not apply to a contract which was entered into before 
     the 45th day after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     to which the Service Contract Act of 1965 applied.
   Subtitle C--Provisions Relating to the Employee Retirement Income 
                          Security Act of 1974

     SEC. 4201. WAIVER OF MINIMUM PERIOD FOR JOINT AND SURVIVOR 
                   ANNUITY EXPLANATION BEFORE ANNUITY STARTING 
                   DATE.

       (a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 205(c)(3)(A) of 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
     U.S.C. 1055(c)(3)(A)), the minimum period prescribed by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury between the date that the 
     explanation referred to in

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     such section is provided and the annuity starting date shall 
     not apply if waived by the participant and, if applicable, 
     the participant's spouse.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply to plan 
     years beginning after December 31, 1995.
         TITLE V--COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT
 Subtitle A--Federal Employee and Congressional Benefits; Availability 
              of Surplus Property for Homeless Assistance

     SEC. 5001. EXTENSION OF DELAY IN COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS 
                   IN FEDERAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT BENEFITS THROUGH 
                   FISCAL YEAR 2002.

       Section 11001(a) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1993 (Public Law 103-66; 107 Stat. 408) is amended in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking out ``or 1996,'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 
     2001, or 2002,''.

     SEC. 5002. INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS TO FEDERAL CIVILIAN 
                   RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.

       (a) Civil Service Retirement System.--
       (1) Deductions.--The first sentence of section 8334(a)(1) 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows: ``The employing agency shall deduct and withhold 
     from the basic pay of an employee, Member, Congressional 
     employee, law enforcement officer, firefighter, bankruptcy 
     judge, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the 
     Armed Forces, United States magistrate, Claims Court judge, 
     or member of the Capitol Police, as the case may be, the 
     percentage of basic pay applicable under subsection (c).''.
       (2) Agency contributions.--
       (A) Increase in agency contributions during calendar years 
     1996 through 2002.--Section 8334(a)(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code (as amended by this section) is further amended--
       (i) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the agency 
     contribution under the second sentence of such subparagraph, 
     during the period beginning on January 1, 1996, through 
     December 31, 2002--
       ``(I) for each employing agency (other than the United 
     States Postal Service) shall be 8.5 percent of the basic pay 
     of an employee, Congressional employee, and a Member of 
     Congress, 9 percent of the basic pay of a law enforcement 
     officer, a member of the Capitol Police, and a firefighter, 
     and 9.5 percent of the basic pay of a Claims Court judge, a 
     United States magistrate, a judge of the United States Court 
     of Appeals for the Armed Services, and a bankruptcy judge, as 
     the case may be; and
       ``(II) for the United States Postal Service shall be 7 
     percent of the basic pay of an employee and 9 percent of the 
     basic pay of a law enforcement officer.''.
       (B) No reduction in agency contributions by the postal 
     service.--Agency contributions by the United States Postal 
     Service under section 8348(h) of title 5, United States 
     Code--
       (i) shall not be reduced as a result of the amendments made 
     under paragraph (3) of this subsection; and
       (ii) shall be computed as though such amendments had not 
     been enacted.
       (3) Individual deductions, withholdings, and deposits.--The 
     table under section 8334(c) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (A) in the matter relating to an employee by striking out

                                          ``7....................  After December 31, 1969.''


     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

                                          ``7....................  January 1, 1970, to December 31, 1995.
                                           7.25..................  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                           7.4...................  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                           7.5...................  January 1, 1998, to December 31, 2002.
                                           7.....................  After December 31, 2002.'';


       (B) in the matter relating to a Member or employee for 
     Congressional employee service by striking out

                                          ``7\1/2\...............  After December 31, 1969.''


     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

                                          ``7.5..................  January 1, 1970, to December 31, 1995.
                                           7.25..................  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                           7.4...................  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                           7.5...................  January 1, 1998, to December 31, 2002.
                                           7.....................  After December 31, 2002.'';

       (C) in the matter relating to a Member for Member service 
     by striking out

                                          ``8....................  After December 31, 1969.''

     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

                                          ``8....................  January 1, 1970, to December 31, 1995.
                                           7.25..................   January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                           7.4...................  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                           7.5...................  January 1, 1998, to December 31, 2002.
                                           7.....................  After December 31, 2002.'';

       (D) in the matter relating to a law enforcement officer for 
     law enforcement service and firefighter for firefighter 
     service by striking out

                                          ``7\1/2\...............  After December 31, 1974.''

     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

                                          ``7.5..................  January 1, 1975, to December 31, 1995.
                                           7.75..................  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                           7.9...................  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                           8.....................  January 1, 1998, to December 31, 2002.
                                           7.5...................  After December 31, 2002.'';

       (E) in the matter relating to a bankruptcy judge by 
     striking out

                                          ``8....................  After December 31, 1983.''

     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

                                          ``8....................  January 1, 1984, to December 31, 1995.
                                           8.25..................  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                           8.4...................  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                           8.5...................  January 1, 1998, to December 31, 2002.
                                           8.....................  After December 31, 2002.'';

       (F) in the matter relating to a judge of the United States 
     Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for service as a judge 
     of that court by striking out

                                          ``8....................  On and after the date of the enactment of the
                                                                    Department of Defense Authorization Act,
                                                                    1984.''

     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

                                          ``8....................  The date of the enactment of the Department
                                                                    of Defense Authorization Act, 1984, to
                                                                    December 31, 1995.
                                           8.25..................  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                           8.4...................  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                           8.5...................  January 1, 1998, to December 31, 2002.
                                           8.....................  After December 31, 2002.'';

       (G) in the matter relating to a United States magistrate by 
     striking out

                                          ``8....................  After September 30, 1987.''

     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

                                          ``8....................  October 1, 1987, to December 31, 1995.
                                           8.25..................  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                           8.4...................  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                           8.5...................  January 1, 1998, to December 31, 2002.


                                           8.....................  After December 31, 2002.'';


       (H) in the matter relating to a Claims Court judge by 
     striking out

                                          ``8....................  After September 30, 1988.''

     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

                                          ``8....................  October 1, 1988, to December 31, 1995.
                                           8.25..................  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                           8.4...................  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                           8.5...................  January 1, 1998, to December 31, 2002.
                                           8.....................  After December 31, 2002.'';

     and
       (I) by inserting after the matter relating to a Claims 
     Court judge the following:

``Member of the Capitol Police..........  2.5...................  August 1, 1920, to June 30, 1926.
                                          ``3.5.................  July 1, 1926, to June 30, 1942.
                                          ``5...................  July 1, 1942, to June 30, 1948.
                                          ``6...................  July 1, 1948, to October 31, 1956.
                                          ``6.5.................  November 1, 1956, to December 31, 1969.
                                          ``7.5.................  January 1, 1970, to December 31, 1995.
                                          ``7.75................  January 1, 1996, to December 31, 1996.
                                          ``7.9.................  January 1, 1997, to December 31, 1997.
                                          ``8...................  January 1, 1998, to December 31, 2002.
                                          ``7.5.................  After December 31, 2002.''.

       (4) Other service.--
       (A) Military service.--Section 8334(j) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting ``and subject to 
     paragraph (5),'' after ``Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B),''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) Effective with respect to any period of military 
     service after December 31, 1995, the percentage of basic pay 
     under section 204 of title 37 payable under paragraph (1) 
     shall be equal to the same percentage as would be applicable 
     under section 8334(c) for that same period for service as an 
     employee, subject to paragraph (1)(B).''.
       (B) Volunteer service.--Section 8334(l) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1) by adding at the end thereof the 
     following: ``This paragraph shall be subject to paragraph 
     (4).''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Effective with respect to any period of service after 
     December 31, 1995, the percentage of the readjustment 
     allowance or stipend (as the case may be) payable under 
     paragraph (1) shall be equal to the same percentage as would 
     be applicable under section 8334(c) for that same period for 
     service as an employee.''.
       (b) Federal Employees Retirement System.--
       (1) Individual deductions and withholdings.--
       (A) In general.--Section 8422(a) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking out paragraph (2) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(2) The percentage to be deducted and withheld from basic 
     pay for any pay period shall be equal to--
       ``(A) the applicable percentage under paragraph (3), minus
       ``(B) the percentage then in effect under section 3101(a) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to rate of tax 
     for old-age, survivors, and disability insurance).
       ``(3) The applicable percentage under this paragraph, for 
     civilian service shall be as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                ``Percentage
                                of basic pay        Service period
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Employee.....................  7............  Before January 1, 1996.
                               7.25.........  January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                               7.4..........  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.
                               7.5..........  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                               7............  After December 31, 2002.
 Congressional employee......  7.5..........  Before January 1, 1996.
                               7.25.........  January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                               7.4..........  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.
                               7.5..........  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                               7............  After December 31, 2002.
 Member......................  7.5..........  Before January 1, 1996.
                               7.25.........  January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                               7.4..........  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.
                               7.5..........  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                               7............  After December 31, 2002.
 Law enforcement officer,      7.5..........  Before January 1, 1996.
 firefighter, member of the
 Capitol Police, or air
 traffic controller.
                               7.75.........  January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                               7.9..........  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.
                               8............  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                               7.5..........  After December 31, 2002.''
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (B) Military service.--Section 8422(e) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting ``and subject to 
     paragraph (6),'' after ``Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B),''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end thereof the following:

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       ``(6) The percentage of basic pay under section 204 of 
     title 37 payable under paragraph (1), with respect to any 
     period of military service performed during--
       ``(A) January 1, 1996, through December 31, 1996, shall be 
     3.25 percent;
       ``(B) January 1, 1997, through December 31, 1997, shall be 
     3.4 percent; and
       ``(C) January 1, 1998, through December 31, 2002, shall be 
     3.5 percent.''.
       (C) Volunteer service.--Section 8422(f) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1) by adding at the end thereof the 
     following: ``This paragraph shall be subject to paragraph 
     (4).''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) The percentage of the readjustment allowance or 
     stipend (as the case may be) payable under paragraph (1), 
     with respect to any period of volunteer service performed 
     during--
       ``(A) January 1, 1996, through December 31, 1996, shall be 
     3.25 percent;
       ``(B) January 1, 1997, through December 31, 1997, shall be 
     3.4 percent; and
       ``(C) January 1, 1998, through December 31, 2002, shall be 
     3.5 percent.''.
       (2) No reduction in agency contributions.--Agency 
     contributions under section 8423 (a) and (b) of title 5, 
     United States Code, shall not be reduced as a result of the 
     amendments made under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable 
     pay period beginning on or after January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 5003. FEDERAL RETIREMENT PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEMBERS 
                   OF CONGRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Relating to the Years of Service as a Member of 
     Congress and Congressional Employees for Purposes of 
     Computing an Annuity.--
       (1) CSRS.--Section 8339 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a) by inserting ``or Member'' after 
     ``employee''; and
       (B) by striking out subsections (b) and (c).
       (2) FERS.--Section 8415 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking out subsections (b) and (c);
       (B) in subsections (a) and (g) by inserting ``or Member'' 
     after ``employee'' each place it appears; and
       (C) in subsection (g)(2) by striking out ``Congressional 
     employee''.
       (3) Capitol police.--Section 8339(q) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``subsection (b),'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (b) (as last in effect),''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (b)(2),'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (b)(2) (as last in effect),''.
       (b) Administrative Regulations.--The Secretary of the 
     Senate and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in 
     consultation with the Office of Personnel Management, may 
     prescribe regulations to carry out the provisions of this 
     section and the amendments made by this section for 
     applicable employees and Members of Congress.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Years of service; annuity computation.--(A) The 
     amendments made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply only with 
     respect to the computation of an annuity relating to--
       (i) the service of a Member of Congress as a Member or as a 
     Congressional employee performed on or after January 1, 1996; 
     and
       (ii) the service of a Congressional employee as a 
     Congressional employee performed on or after January 1, 1996.
       (B) An annuity shall be computed as though the amendments 
     made under subsection (a) had not been enacted with respect 
     to--
       (i) the service of a Member of Congress as a Member or a 
     Congressional employee or military service performed before 
     January 1, 1996; and
       (ii) the service of a Congressional employee as a 
     Congressional employee or military service performed before 
     January 1, 1996.
       (2) Regulations.--The provisions of subsection (b) shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 5004. FEDERAL EMPLOYEES RETIREMENT SECURITY COMMISSION.

       (a) Establishment.--There shall be established in the 
     legislative branch a commission to be known as the ``Federal 
     Employees Retirement Security Commission'' (hereinafter in 
     this section referred to as the ``Commission'').
       (b) Members.--
       (1) Appointment.--The Commission shall be composed of 7 
     members, to be appointed within 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, as follows:
       (A) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (B) 2 members appointed by the majority leader of the 
     Senate.
       (C) 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the House 
     of Representatives.
       (D) 1 member appointed by the minority leader of the 
     Senate.
       (E) 1 member appointed by the President.
       (2) Chairman; vice chairman.--The members of the Commission 
     shall select 1 of the members to be the Chairman and another 
     to be the Vice Chairman of the Commission.
       (3) Terms.--Each member shall be appointed for the life of 
     the Commission.
       (4) Pay and travel expenses.--
       (A) Pay generally.--Each member, other than the Chairman, 
     shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the daily equivalent of 
     the annual rate of basic pay payable for level IV of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code, for each day (including travel time) during 
     which such member is engaged in the actual performance of 
     duties vested in the Commission.
       (B) Pay for the chairman.--The Chairman shall be paid, for 
     each day referred to in subparagraph (A), at a rate not to 
     exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
     payable for level III of the Executive Schedule under section 
     5314 of title 5, United States Code.
       (C) Travel expenses.--Each member of the Commission shall, 
     subject to the availability of appropriations and in such 
     amounts as may be provided by such Act, be allowed travel 
     expenses in the same manner as any individual employed 
     intermittently by the Government is allowed travel expenses 
     under section 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
       (D) Government employees and members of congress.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this paragraph, 
     members of the Commission who are full-time officers or 
     employees of the United States or Members of Congress may not 
     receive additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of 
     their service on the Commission, except for travel expenses 
     under subparagraph (C).
       (5) Vacancies.--A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled 
     in the manner in which the original appointment was made.
       (c) Meetings.--
       (1) Open meetings.--Each meeting of the Commission, other 
     than meetings in which classified information is to be 
     discussed, shall be open to the public.
       (2) Access by request.--
       (A) In general.--All the proceedings, information, and 
     deliberations of the Commission shall be open, upon request, 
     to the Chairman and the ranking minority party member of the 
     respective committees under subparagraph (B) or such chairmen 
     or ranking minority party members of subcommittees of any 
     such committee as may be designated by the Chairman or 
     ranking minority party member, respectively, of such 
     committee.
       (B) Identification of committees.--The committees under 
     this subparagraph are as follows:
       (i) The Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (ii) The Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (iii) The Committee on Governmental Affairs of the Senate.
       (iv) The Committee on Armed Services of the Senate.
       (3) First meeting.--The Commission shall hold its first 
     meeting within 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (d) Director; Staff.--
       (1) Director.--The Commission shall have a Director, who--
       (A) shall be appointed by the Commission; and
       (B) shall be paid at a rate not to exceed the rate of basic 
     pay payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
       (2) Staff.--
       (A) Appointments; pay.--The Director, with the approval of 
     the Commission, may appoint and fix the pay of additional 
     personnel, except that no individual so appointed may receive 
     pay at a rate in excess of the maximum rate of basic pay 
     payable under section 5376 of title 5, United States Code, 
     for positions classified above GS-15 of the General Schedule.
       (B) Details from congressional committees and offices.--
     Upon the request of the Director, the chairman of any 
     standing committee or other committee of either House or both 
     Houses of the Congress, or the head of any other 
     congressional office, may detail any of the personnel of that 
     committee or office to the Commission to assist the 
     Commission in carrying out its duties under this Act.
       (C) Assistance from gao.--The Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall provide assistance, including the 
     detailing of employees, to the Commission in accordance with 
     an agreement entered into with the Commission.
       (e) Duties.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall study and, within 7 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act, submit to 
     the Congress a written report on--
       (A) the financial soundness of the retirement systems for 
     Government employees (including employees of nonappropriated 
     fund instrumentalities) and members of the uniformed 
     services;
       (B) the cost and level of benefits provided by the Civil 
     Service Retirement System, the Federal Employees' Retirement 
     System, and the other retirement systems under subparagraph 
     (A), as compared with the cost and level of benefits of 
     retirement systems prevalent in the private sector;
       (C) the appropriate level and design of benefits of an 
     alternative retirement system and modifications of existing 
     systems to achieve the objectives described in paragraph (2); 
     and
       (D) the cost and suitability of benefits provided by the 
     military retirement system, and their appropriateness in 
     light of current and projected military readiness 
     requirements.
       (2) Considerations.--The considerations described in this 
     paragraph are as follows:
       (A) Portability of benefits, consistent with the greater 
     mobility anticipated with respect to the workforce of the 
     21st century.
       (B) Financial soundness, consistent with the requirements 
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     ment Income Security Act of 1974 and the requirements that 
     must be met in order to qualify to be insured by the Pension 
     Benefit Guarantee Corporation.
       (C) The Government's presence in a wide range of 
     occupations and local labor markets, and the need for 
     retirement benefits to be representative of the level of 
     benefits received by most Americans in the private sector in 
     order to allow the Government to recruit and retain a 
     qualified workforce.
       (D) Total compensation trends in the private sector, 
     including the use of cafeteria plans.
       (3) Contents.--The Commission's report shall contain a 
     detailed statement of the findings and conclusions of the 
     Commission, together with its recommendations for any 
     legislation that the Commission considers appropriate.
       (f) Other Authority.--
       (1) Experts and consultants.--The Commission may procure by 
     contract, to the extent funds are available, the temporary or 
     intermittent services of experts or consultants subject to 
     the same terms and conditions as would apply under section 
     3109 of title 5, United States Code, in the case of an 
     Executive agency.
       (2) Leases.--The Commission may lease space and acquire 
     personal property to the extent funds are available.
       (g) Funding.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Commission such funds as are necessary to carry out its 
     duties under this Act. Such funds shall remain available 
     until expended.
       (h) Termination.--The Commission shall cease to exist 30 
     days after submitting its report to the Congress under 
     subsection (e).

     SEC. 5005. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSITIONAL 
                   APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES POSTAL 
                   SERVICE.

       (a) Repeal.--
       (1) In general.--Section 2004 of title 39, United States 
     Code, is repealed.
       (2) Technical and conforming amendments.--
       (A) The table of sections for chapter 20 of such title is 
     amended by repealing the item relating to section 2004.
       (B) Section 2003(e)(2) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``sections 2401 and 2004'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``section 2401''.
       (b) Clarification That Liabilities Formerly Paid Pursuant 
     to Section 2004 Remain Liabilities Payable by the Postal 
     Service.--Section 2003 of title 39, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Liabilities of the former Post Office Department to 
     the Employees' Compensation Fund (appropriations for which 
     were authorized by former section 2004, as in effect before 
     the effective date of this subsection) shall be liabilities 
     of the Postal Service payable out of the Fund.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--This section and the amendments made by 
     this section shall be effective as of October 1, 1995.
       (2) Provisions relating to payments for fiscal year 1996.--
       (A) Amounts not yet paid.--No payment may be made to the 
     Postal Service Fund, on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, pursuant to any appropriation for fiscal year 1996 
     authorized by section 2004 of title 39, United States Code 
     (as in effect before the effective date of this section).
       (B) Amounts paid.--If any payment to the Postal Service 
     Fund is or has been made pursuant to an appropriation for 
     fiscal year 1996 authorized by such section 2004, then an 
     amount equal to the amount of such payment shall be paid from 
     such Fund into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

     SEC. 5006. AVAILABILITY OF SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR HOMELESS 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Repeal.--(1) Title V of the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411 et seq.) is 
     repealed.
       (2) The table of contents in section 101(b) of that Act is 
     amended by striking the items relating to title V.
       (3) This subsection shall be effective October 1, 1995.
       (b) Authority To Transfer Surplus Real Property for Housing 
     Use.--Section 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(r) Under such regulations as the Administrator may 
     prescribe, and in consultation with appropriate local 
     governmental authorities, the Administrator may transfer to 
     any nonprofit organization which exists for the primary 
     purpose of providing housing or housing assistance for 
     homeless individuals or families, such surplus real property, 
     including buildings, fixtures, and equipment situated 
     thereon, as is needed for housing use.
       ``(s)(1) Under such regulations as the Administrator may 
     prescribe, and in consultation with appropriate local 
     governmental authorities, the Administrator may transfer to 
     any non-profit organization which exists for the primary 
     purpose of providing housing or housing assistance for low-
     income individuals or families such surplus real property, 
     including buildings, fixtures, and equipment situated 
     thereon, as is needed for housing use.
       ``(2) In making transfers under this subsection, the 
     Administrator shall take such actions, which may include 
     grant agreements with an organization receiving a grant, as 
     may be necessary to ensure that--
       ``(A) assistance provided under this subsection is used to 
     facilitate and encourage homeownership opportunities through 
     the construction of self-help housing, under terms which 
     require that the person receiving the assistance contribute a 
     significant amount of labor toward the construction; and
       ``(B) the dwellings constructed with property transferred 
     under this subsection shall be quality dwellings that comply 
     with local building and safety codes and standards and shall 
     be available at prices below the prevailing market prices.''.
          Subtitle B--Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1995

     SEC 5201. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Debt Collection 
     Improvement Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 5202. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this subtitle is as follows:

Sec. 5201. Short title.
Sec. 5202. Table of contents.
Sec. 5203. Effective date.
Sec. 5204. Purposes.

              Part I--General Debt Collection Initiatives


                  subpart a--general offset authority

Sec. 5211. Expansion of administrative offset authority.
Sec. 5212. Enhancement of administrative offset authority.
Sec. 5213. Exemption from computer matching requirements under the 
              Privacy Act of 1974.
Sec. 5214. Use of administrative offset authority for debts to States.
Sec. 5215. Technical and conforming amendments.


                   subpart b--salary offset authority

Sec. 5221. Enhancement of salary offset authority.


                subpart c--taxpayer identifying numbers

Sec. 5231. Access to debtor information.
Sec. 5232. Barring delinquent Federal debtors from obtaining Federal 
              loans or loan guarantees.


     subpart d--expansion and enhancement of collection authorities

Sec. 5241. Disclosure to consumer reporting agencies and commercial 
              reporting agencies.
Sec. 5242. Contracts for collection services.
Sec. 5243. Cross-servicing partnerships and centralization of debt 
              collection activities in the Department of the Treasury.
Sec. 5244. Compromise of claims.
Sec. 5245. Wage garnishment requirement.
Sec. 5246. Debt sales by agencies.
Sec. 5247. Adjustments of administrative debt.
Sec. 5248. Dissemination of information regarding identity of 
              delinquent debtors.


              subpart e--federal civil monetary penalties

Sec. 5251. Adjusting Federal civil monetary penalties for inflation.


                        subpart f--gain sharing

Sec. 5261. Debt collection improvement account.


                 subpart g--tax refund offset authority

Sec. 5271. Expanding tax refund offset authority.
Sec. 5272. Expanding authority to collect past-due support.


                        subpart h--disbursements

Sec. 5281. Electronic funds transfer.
Sec. 5282. Requirement to include taxpayer identifying number with 
              payment voucher.


                        subpart i--miscellaneous

Sec. 5291. Miscellaneous amendments to definitions.
Sec. 5292. Monitoring and reporting.
Sec. 5293. Review of standards and policies for compromise or write-
              down of delinquent debts.

                    Part II--Justice Debt Management

Sec. 5301. Expanded use of private attorneys.
Sec. 5302. Nonjudicial foreclosure of mortgages.

     SEC. 5203. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this subtitle, the 
     provisions of this subtitle and the amendments made by this 
     subtitle shall become effective October 1, 1995.

     SEC. 5204. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this subtitle are the following:
       (1) To maximize collections of delinquent debts owed to the 
     Government by ensuring quick action to enforce recovery of 
     debts and the use of all appropriate collection tools.
       (2) To minimize the costs of debt collection by 
     consolidating related functions and activities and utilizing 
     interagency teams.
       (3) To reduce losses arising from debt management 
     activities by requiring proper screening of potential 
     borrowers, aggressive monitoring of all accounts, and sharing 
     of information within and among Federal agencies.
       (4) To ensure that the public is fully informed of the 
     Federal Government's debt collection policies and that 
     debtors are cognizant of their financial obligations to repay 
     amounts owed to the Federal Government.
       (5) To ensure that debtors have all appropriate due process 
     rights, including the ability to verify, challenge, and 
     compromise claims, and access to administrative appeals 
     procedures which are both reasonable and protect the 
     interests of the United States.
       (6) To encourage agencies, when appropriate, to sell 
     delinquent debt, particularly debts with underlying 
     collateral.
       (7) To rely on the experience and expertise of private 
     sector professionals to provide debt collection services to 
     Federal agencies.

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              PART I--GENERAL DEBT COLLECTION INITIATIVES

                  Subpart A--General Offset Authority

     SEC. 5211. EXPANSION OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET AUTHORITY.

       Chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in each of sections 3711, 3716, 3717, and 3718, by 
     striking ``the head of an executive or legislative agency'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``the head of an 
     executive, judicial, or legislative agency''; and
       (2) by amending section 3701(a)(4) to read as follows:
       ``(4) `executive, judicial, or legislative agency' means a 
     department, agency, court, court administrative office, or 
     instrumentality in the executive, judicial, or legislative 
     branch of government, including government corporations.''.

     SEC. 5212. ENHANCEMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET AUTHORITY.

       (a) Persons Subject to Administrative Offset.--Section 
     3701(c) of title 31, United States Code, is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(c) In sections 3716 and 3717 of this title, the term 
     `person' does not include an agency of the United States 
     Government.''.
       (b) Requirements and Procedures.--Section 3716 of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) Before collecting a claim by administrative offset, 
     the head of an executive, judicial, or legislative agency 
     must either--
       ``(1) adopt, without change, regulations on collecting by 
     administrative offset promulgated by the Department of 
     Justice, the General Accounting Office, or the Department of 
     the Treasury; or
       ``(2) prescribe regulations on collecting by administrative 
     offset consistent with the regulations referred to in 
     paragraph (1).'';
       (2) by amending subsection (c)(2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) when a statute explicitly prohibits using 
     administrative offset or setoff to collect the claim or type 
     of claim involved.'';
       (3) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e); and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(c)(1)(A) Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, a disbursing official of the Department of the 
     Treasury, the Department of Defense, the United States Postal 
     Service, or any other government corporation, or any 
     disbursing official of the United States designated by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, shall offset at least annually the 
     amount of a payment which a payment certifying agency has 
     certified to the disbursing official for disbursement, by an 
     amount equal to the amount of a claim which a creditor agency 
     has certified to the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to 
     this subsection.
       ``(B) An agency that designates disbursing officials 
     pursuant to section 3321(c) of this title is not required to 
     certify claims arising out of its operations to the Secretary 
     of the Treasury before such agency's disbursing officials 
     offset such claims.
       ``(C) Payments certified by the Department of Education 
     under a program administered by the Secretary of Education 
     under title IV of the Higher Education Act of 1965 shall not 
     be subject to administrative offset under this subsection.
       ``(2) Neither the disbursing official nor the payment 
     certifying agency shall be liable--
       ``(A) for the amount of the administrative offset on the 
     basis that the underlying obligation, represented by the 
     payment before the administrative offset was taken, was not 
     satisfied; or
       ``(B) for failure to provide timely notice under paragraph 
     (8).
       ``(3) The Secretary of the Treasury shall exempt from 
     administrative offset under this subsection payments under 
     means-tested programs when requested by the head of the 
     respective agency. The Secretary may exempt other payments 
     from administrative offset under this subsection upon the 
     written request of the head of a payment certifying agency. A 
     written request for exemption of other payments must provide 
     justification for the exemption under standards prescribed by 
     the Secretary. Such standards shall give due consideration to 
     whether administrative offset would tend to interfere 
     substantially with or defeat the purposes of the payment 
     certifying agency's program. The Secretary shall report to 
     the Congress annually on exemptions granted under this 
     section.
       ``(4) The Secretary of the Treasury may charge a fee 
     sufficient to cover the full cost of implementing this 
     subsection. The fee may be collected either by the retention 
     of a portion of amounts collected pursuant to this 
     subsection, or by billing the agency referring or 
     transferring a claim for those amounts. Fees charged to the 
     agencies shall be based on actual administrative offsets 
     completed. Amounts received by the United States as fees 
     under this subsection shall be deposited into the account of 
     the Department of the Treasury under section 3711(g)(4) of 
     this title, and shall be collected and accounted for in 
     accordance with the provisions of that section.
       ``(5) The Secretary of the Treasury may disclose to a 
     creditor agency the current address of any payee and any data 
     related to certifying and authorizing payments to a payee in 
     accordance with section 552a of title 5, United States Code, 
     even if the payment has been exempt from administrative 
     offset. If a payment is made electronically, the Secretary 
     may obtain the current address of the payee from the 
     institution receiving the payment. Upon request by the 
     Secretary, the institution receiving the payment shall report 
     the current address of the payee to the Secretary.
       ``(6) The Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe such 
     rules, regulations, and procedures as the Secretary of the 
     Treasury considers necessary to carry out this subsection. 
     The Secretary shall consult with the heads of affected 
     agencies in the development of such rules, regulations, and 
     procedures.
       ``(7) Any Federal agency that is owed by a person a past 
     due, legally enforceable nontax debt that is over 180 days 
     delinquent, including nontax debt administered by a third 
     party acting as an agent for the Federal Government, shall 
     notify the Secretary of the Treasury of all such nontax debts 
     for purposes of administrative offset under this subsection.
       ``(8)(A) The disbursing official conducting an 
     administrative offset with respect to a payment to a payee 
     shall notify the payee in writing of--
       ``(i) the occurrence of the administrative offset to 
     satisfy a past due legally enforceable debt, including a 
     description of the type and amount of the payment otherwise 
     payable to the payee against which the offset was executed;
       ``(ii) the identity of the creditor agency requesting the 
     offset; and
       ``(iii) a contact point within the creditor agency that 
     will handle concerns regarding the offset.
       ``(B) If the payment to be offset is a periodic benefit 
     payment, the disbursing official shall take reasonable steps, 
     as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury, to provide 
     the notice to the payee not later than the date on which the 
     payee is otherwise scheduled to receive the payment, or as 
     soon as practical thereafter, but no later than the date of 
     the administrative offset. Notwithstanding the preceding 
     sentence, the failure of the debtor to receive such notice 
     shall not impair the legality of such administrative offset.
       ``(9) A levy pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     shall take precedence over requests for administrative offset 
     pursuant to other laws.
       ``(d) Nothing in this section is intended to prohibit the 
     use of any other administrative offset authority existing 
     under statute or common law.''.
       (c) Nontax Debt or Claim Defined.--Section 3701 of title 
     31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) by inserting ``and subsection (a)(8) 
     of this section'' after ``of this chapter''; and
       (2) in subsection (a) by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(8) `nontax' means, with respect to any debt or claim, 
     any debt or claim other than a debt or claim under the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.

     SEC. 5213. EXEMPTION FROM COMPUTER MATCHING REQUIREMENTS 
                   UNDER THE PRIVACY ACT OF 1974.

       Section 3716 of title 31, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 5212(b) of this subtitle, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(f) The Secretary may waive the requirements of sections 
     552a(o) and (p) of title 5 for administrative offset or 
     claims collection upon written certification by the head of 
     the executive, judicial, or legislative agency seeking to 
     collect the claim that the requirements of subsection (a) of 
     this section have been met.
       ``(g) The Data Integrity Board of the Department of the 
     Treasury established under 552a(u) of title 5 shall review 
     and include in reports under paragraph (3)(D) of that section 
     a description of any matching activities conducted under this 
     section. If the Secretary has granted a waiver under 
     subsection (f) of this section, no other Data Integrity Board 
     is required to take any action under section 552a(u) of title 
     5.''.

     SEC. 5214. USE OF ADMINISTRATIVE OFFSET AUTHORITY FOR DEBTS 
                   TO STATES.

       Section 3716 of title 31, United States Code, as amended by 
     sections 5212 and 5213 of this subtitle, is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h)(1) The Secretary may, in the discretion of the 
     Secretary, apply subsection (a) with respect to any past-due, 
     legally-enforceable debt owed to a State if--
       ``(A) the appropriate State disbursing official requests 
     that an offset be performed; and
       ``(B) a reciprocal agreement with the State is in effect 
     which contains, at a minimum--
       ``(i) requirements substantially equivalent to subsection 
     (b) of this section; and
       ``(ii) any other requirements which the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to facilitate the offset and prevent duplicative 
     efforts.
       ``(2) This subsection does not apply to--
       ``(A) the collection of a debt or claim on which the 
     administrative costs associated with the collection of the 
     debt or claim exceed the amount of the debt or claim;
       ``(B) any collection of any other type, class, or amount of 
     claim, as the Secretary considers necessary to protect the 
     interest of the United States; or
       ``(C) the disbursement of any class or type of payment 
     exempted by the Secretary of the Treasury at the request of a 
     Federal agency.''.

     SEC. 5215. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Title 31.--Title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 3322(a), by inserting ``section 3716 and 
     section 3720A of this title and'' after ``Except as provided 
     in'';
       (2) in section 3325(a)(3), by inserting ``or pursuant to 
     payment intercepts or offsets

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     pursuant to section 3716 or 3720A of this title,'' after 
     ``voucher''; and
       (3) in each of sections 3711(e)(2) and 3717(h) by inserting 
     ``, the Secretary of the Treasury,'' after ``Attorney 
     General''.
       (b) Internal Revenue Code of 1986.--Subsection 
     6103(l)(10)(A) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 
     U.S.C. 6103(l)(10)(A)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and to officers and 
     employees of the Department of the Treasury in connection 
     with such reduction'' after ``6402''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``and officers and 
     employees of the Department of the Treasury'' after 
     ``agency'' the first place it appears.

                   Subpart B--Salary Offset Authority

     SEC. 5221. ENHANCEMENT OF SALARY OFFSET AUTHORITY.

       Section 5514 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by adding at the end of paragraph (1) the following: 
     ``All Federal agencies to which debts are owed and which have 
     outstanding delinquent debts shall participate in a computer 
     match at least annually of their delinquent debt records with 
     records of Federal employees to identify those employees who 
     are delinquent in repayment of those debts. The preceding 
     sentence shall not apply to any debt under the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986. Matched Federal employee records shall 
     include, but shall not be limited to, records of active Civil 
     Service employees government-wide, military active duty 
     personnel, military reservists, United States Postal Service 
     employees, employees of other government corporations, and 
     seasonal and temporary employees. The Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall establish and maintain an interagency 
     consortium to implement centralized salary offset computer 
     matching, and promulgate regulations for this program. 
     Agencies that perform centralized salary offset computer 
     matching services under this subsection are authorized to 
     charge a fee sufficient to cover the full cost for such 
     services.'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively;
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Paragraph (2) shall not apply to routine intra-agency 
     adjustments of pay that are attributable to clerical or 
     administrative errors or delays in processing pay documents 
     that have occurred within the four pay periods preceding the 
     adjustment and to any adjustment that amounts to $50 or less, 
     if at the time of such adjustment, or as soon thereafter as 
     practical, the individual is provided written notice of the 
     nature and the amount of the adjustment and a point of 
     contact for contesting such adjustment.''; and
       (D) by amending paragraph (5)(B) (as redesignated by 
     subparagraph (B) of this paragraph) to read as follows:
       ``(B) `agency' includes executive departments and agencies, 
     the United States Postal Service, the Postal Rate Commission, 
     the Senate, the House of Representatives, and any court, 
     court administrative office, or instrumentality in the 
     judicial or legislative branches of the Government, and 
     government corporations.'';
       (2) by adding after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) A levy pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     shall take precedence over deductions under this section.''.

                Subpart C--Taxpayer Identifying Numbers

     SEC. 5231. ACCESS TO DEBTOR INFORMATION.

       Section 4 of the Debt Collection Act of 1982 (Public Law 
     97-365, 96 Stat. 1749, 26 U.S.C. 6103 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking ``For purposes of this 
     section'' and inserting ``For purposes of subsection (a)''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(c) Federal Agencies.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each Federal agency shall require each 
     person doing business with that agency to furnish to that 
     agency such person's taxpayer identifying number.
       ``(2) Doing business.--For purposes of this subsection, a 
     person shall be considered to be doing business with a 
     Federal agency if the person is--
       ``(A) a lender or servicer in a Federal guaranteed or 
     insured loan program administered by the agency;
       ``(B) an applicant for, or recipient of--
       ``(i) a Federal guaranteed, insured, or direct loan 
     administered by the agency; or
       ``(ii) a Federal license, permit, right-of-way, grant, or 
     benefit payment administered by the agency or insurance 
     administered by the agency;
       ``(C) a contractor of the agency;
       ``(D) assessed a fine, fee, royalty or penalty by the 
     agency; and
       ``(E) in a relationship with the agency that may give rise 
     to a receivable due to that agency, such as a partner of a 
     borrower in or a guarantor of a Federal direct or insured 
     loan administered by the agency.
       ``(3) Disclosure.--Each agency shall disclose to a person 
     required to furnish a taxpayer identifying number under this 
     subsection its intent to use such number for purposes of 
     collecting and reporting on any delinquent amounts arising 
     out of such person's relationship with the Government.
       ``(4) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `taxpayer identifying number' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 6109 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6109); and
       ``(B) the term `person'--
       ``(i) subject to clause (ii), means an individual, sole 
     proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or nonprofit 
     organization, or any other form of business association; and
       ``(ii) does not include debtors under third party claims of 
     the United States, other than debtors owing claims resulting 
     from petroleum pricing violations.
       ``(d) Access to Debtor Information.--Notwithstanding 
     section 552a(b) of title 5, United States Code, creditor 
     agencies to which a delinquent claim is owed, and their 
     agents, may match their debtor records with Department of 
     Health and Human Services and Department of Labor records to 
     obtain names (including names of employees), name controls, 
     names of employers, social security account numbers, 
     addresses (including addresses of employers), and dates of 
     birth. The Department of Health and Human Services and the 
     Department of Labor shall release that information to 
     creditor agencies and may charge reasonable fees sufficient 
     to pay the costs associated with that release.
       ``(e) Electronic Payments.--If a payment is made 
     electronically by any executive, judicial, or legislative 
     agency, the Secretary of the Treasury may obtain from the 
     institution receiving the payment the taxpayer identification 
     number of any joint holder of the account to which the 
     payment is made. Upon request of the Secretary, the 
     institution receiving the payment shall report the taxpayer 
     identification number of the joint holder to the 
     Secretary.''.

     SEC. 5232. BARRING DELINQUENT FEDERAL DEBTORS FROM OBTAINING 
                   FEDERAL LOANS OR LOAN GUARANTEES.

       (a) In General.--Title 31, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after section 3720A the following new section:

     ``Sec. 3720B. Barring delinquent Federal debtors from 
       obtaining Federal loans or loan guarantees

       ``(a) Unless this subsection is waived by the head of a 
     Federal agency, a person may not obtain any Federal financial 
     assistance in the form of a loan (other than a disaster loan) 
     or loan guarantee administered by the agency if the person 
     has an outstanding debt (other than a debt under the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986) with any Federal agency which is in a 
     delinquent status, as determined under standards prescribed 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury. Such a person may obtain 
     additional loans or loan guarantees only after such 
     delinquency is resolved in accordance with those standards. 
     The Secretary of the Treasury may exempt, at the request of 
     an agency, any class of claims.
       ``(b) The head of a Federal agency may delegate the waiver 
     authority under subsection (a) to the Chief Financial Officer 
     of the agency. The waiver authority may be redelegated only 
     to the Deputy Chief Financial Officer of the agency.
       ``(c) For purposes of this section, the term `person' 
     means--
       ``(1) an individual; or
       ``(2) any sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, 
     nonprofit organization, or other form of business 
     association.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subchapter II of chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     3720A the following new item:

``3720B. Barring delinquent Federal debtors from obtaining Federal 
              loans or loan guarantees.''.

     Subpart D--Expansion and Enhancement of Collection Authorities

     SEC. 5241. DISCLOSURE TO CONSUMER REPORTING AGENCIES AND 
                   COMMERCIAL REPORTING AGENCIES.

       Section 3711(f) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``may'' the first place it appears and 
     inserting ``shall'';
       (2) by striking ``an individual'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``a covered person'';
       (3) by striking ``the individual'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``the covered person''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) The head of each executive agency shall require, as a 
     condition for guaranteeing any loan, financing, or other 
     extension of credit under any law to a covered person, that 
     the lender provide information relating to the extension of 
     credit to consumer reporting agencies or commercial reporting 
     agencies, as appropriate.
       ``(5) The head of each executive agency may provide to a 
     consumer reporting agency or commercial reporting agency 
     information from a system of records that a covered person is 
     responsible for a claim which is current, if notice required 
     by section 552a(e)(4) of title 5 indicates that information 
     in the system may be disclosed to a consumer reporting agency 
     or commercial reporting agency, respectively.
       ``(6) In this subsection, the term `covered person' means 
     an individual, a sole proprietorship, a corporation 
     (including a nonprofit corporation), or any other form of 
     business association.''.

     SEC. 5242. CONTRACTS FOR COLLECTION SERVICES.

       Section 3718 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking the first sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``Under conditions the head of an 
     executive, judicial, or legislative agency considers 
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     tract with a person for collection service to recover 
     indebtedness owed, or to locate or recover assets of, the 
     United States Government. The head of an agency may not enter 
     into a contract under the preceding sentence to locate or 
     recover assets of the United States held by a State 
     government or financial institution unless that agency has 
     established procedures approved by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to identify and recover such assets.''; and
       (2) in subsection (d), by inserting ``, or to locate or 
     recover assets of,'' after ``owed''.

     SEC. 5243. CROSS-SERVICING PARTNERSHIPS AND CENTRALIZATION OF 
                   DEBT COLLECTION ACTIVITIES IN THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   THE TREASURY.

       Section 3711 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(g)(1) If a nontax debt or claim owed to the United 
     States has been delinquent for a period of 180 days--
       ``(A) the head of the executive, judicial, or legislative 
     agency that administers the program that gave rise to the 
     debt or claim shall transfer the debt or claim to the 
     Secretary of the Treasury; and
       ``(B) upon such transfer the Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall take appropriate action to collect or terminate 
     collection actions on the debt or claim.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply--
       ``(A) to any debt or claim that--
       ``(i) is in litigation or foreclosure;
       ``(ii) will be disposed of under an asset sales program 
     within 1 year after the date the debt or claim is first 
     delinquent, or a greater period of time if a delay would be 
     in the best interests of the United States, as determined by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury;
       ``(iii) has been referred to a private collection 
     contractor for collection for a period of time determined by 
     the Secretary of the Treasury;
       ``(iv) has been referred by, or with the consent of, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to a debt collection center for a 
     period of time determined by the Secretary of the Treasury; 
     or
       ``(v) will be collected under internal offset, if such 
     offset is sufficient to collect the claim within 3 years 
     after the date the debt or claim is first delinquent; and
       ``(B) to any other specific class of debt or claim, as 
     determined by the Secretary of the Treasury at the request of 
     the head of an executive, judicial, or legislative agency or 
     otherwise.
       ``(3) For purposes of this section, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury may designate, and withdraw such designation of debt 
     collection centers operated by other Federal agencies. The 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall designate such centers on the 
     basis of their performance in collecting delinquent claims 
     owed to the Government.
       ``(4) At the discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     referral of a nontax claim may be made to--
       ``(A) any executive department or agency operating a debt 
     collection center for servicing, collection, compromise, or 
     suspension or termination of collection action;
       ``(B) a contractor operating under a contract for servicing 
     or collection action; or
       ``(C) the Department of Justice for litigation.
       ``(5) nontax claims referred or transferred under this 
     section shall be serviced, collected, or compromised, or 
     collection action thereon suspended or terminated, in 
     accordance with otherwise applicable statutory requirements 
     and authorities. Executive departments and agencies operating 
     debt collection centers may enter into agreements with the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to carry out the purposes of this 
     subsection. The Secretary of the Treasury shall--
       ``(A) maintain competition in carrying out this subsection;
       ``(B) maximize collections of delinquent debts by placing 
     delinquent debts quickly;
       ``(C) maintain a schedule of contractors and debt 
     collection centers eligible for referral of claims; and
       ``(D) refer delinquent debts to the person most appropriate 
     to collect the type or amount of claim involved.
       ``(6) Any agency operating a debt collection center to 
     which nontax claims are referred or transferred under this 
     subsection may charge a fee sufficient to cover the full cost 
     of implementing this subsection. The agency transferring or 
     referring the nontax claim shall be charged the fee, and the 
     agency charging the fee shall collect such fee by retaining 
     the amount of the fee from amounts collected pursuant to this 
     subsection. Agencies may agree to pay through a different 
     method, or to fund an activity from another account or from 
     revenue received from the procedure described under section 
     3720C of this title. Amounts charged under this subsection 
     concerning delinquent claims may be considered as costs 
     pursuant to section 3717(e) of this title.
       ``(7) Notwithstanding any other law concerning the 
     depositing and collection of Federal payments, including 
     section 3302(b) of this title, agencies collecting fees may 
     retain the fees from amounts collected. Any fee charged 
     pursuant to this subsection shall be deposited into an 
     account to be determined by the executive department or 
     agency operating the debt collection center charging the fee 
     (in this subsection referred to in this section as the 
     `Account'). Amounts deposited in the Account shall be 
     available until expended to cover costs associated with the 
     implementation and operation of Governmentwide debt 
     collection activities. Costs properly chargeable to the 
     Account include--
       ``(A) the costs of computer hardware and software, word 
     processing and telecommunications equipment, and other 
     equipment, supplies, and furniture;
       ``(B) personnel training and travel costs;
       ``(C) other personnel and administrative costs;
       ``(D) the costs of any contract for identification, 
     billing, or collection services; and
       ``(E) reasonable costs incurred by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, including services and utilities provided by the 
     Secretary, and administration of the Account.
       ``(8) Not later than January 1 of each year, there shall be 
     deposited into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts an 
     amount equal to the amount of unobligated balances remaining 
     in the Account at the close of business on September 30 of 
     the preceding year, minus any part of such balance that the 
     executive department or agency operating the debt collection 
     center determines is necessary to cover or defray the costs 
     under this subsection for the fiscal year in which the 
     deposit is made.
       ``(9) To carry out the purposes of this subsection, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe such rules, 
     regulations, and procedures as the Secretary considers 
     necessary.
       ``(h)(1) The head of an executive, judicial, or legislative 
     agency acting under subsection (a)(1), (2), or (3) of this 
     section to collect a claim, compromise a claim, or terminate 
     collection action on a claim may obtain a consumer report (as 
     that term is defined in section 603 of the Fair Credit 
     Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681a)) or comparable credit 
     information on any person who is liable for the claim.
       ``(2) The obtaining of a consumer report under this 
     subsection is deemed to be a circumstance or purpose 
     authorized or listed under section 604 of the Fair Credit 
     Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681b).''.

     SEC. 5244. COMPROMISE OF CLAIMS.

       Section 11 of the Administrative Dispute Resolution Act 
     (Public Law 101-552, 104 Stat. 2736, 5 U.S.C. 571 note) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following sentence: ``This 
     section shall not apply to section 8(b) of this Act.''.

     SEC. 5245. WAGE GARNISHMENT REQUIREMENT.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 37 of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended in subchapter II by adding after section 
     3720C, as added by section 5261 of this subtitle, the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 3720D. Garnishment

       ``(a) Notwithstanding any provision of State law, the head 
     of an executive, judicial, or legislative agency that 
     administers a program that gives rise to a delinquent nontax 
     debt owed to the United States by an individual may in 
     accordance with this section garnish the disposable pay of 
     the individual to collect the amount owed, if the individual 
     is not currently making required repayment in accordance with 
     any agreement between the agency head and the individual.
       ``(b) In carrying out any garnishment of disposable pay of 
     an individual under subsection (a), the head of an executive, 
     judicial, or legislative agency shall comply with the 
     following requirements:
       ``(1) The amount deducted under this section for any pay 
     period may not exceed 15 percent of disposable pay, except 
     that a greater percentage may be deducted with the written 
     consent of the individual.
       ``(2) The individual shall be provided written notice, sent 
     by mail to the individual's last known address, a minimum of 
     30 days prior to the initiation of proceedings, from the head 
     of the executive, judicial, or legislative agency, informing 
     the individual of--
       ``(A) the nature and amount of the debt to be collected;
       ``(B) the intention of the agency to initiate proceedings 
     to collect the debt through deductions from pay; and
       ``(C) an explanation of the rights of the individual under 
     this section.
       ``(3) The individual shall be provided an opportunity to 
     inspect and copy records relating to the debt.
       ``(4) The individual shall be provided an opportunity to 
     enter into a written agreement with the executive, judicial, 
     or legislative agency, under terms agreeable to the head of 
     the agency, to establish a schedule for repayment of the 
     debt.
       ``(5) The individual shall be provided an opportunity for a 
     hearing in accordance with subsection (c) on the 
     determination of the head of the executive, judicial, or 
     legislative agency concerning--
       ``(A) the existence or the amount of the debt, and
       ``(B) in the case of an individual whose repayment schedule 
     is established other than by a written agreement pursuant to 
     paragraph (4), the terms of the repayment schedule.
       ``(6) If the individual has been reemployed within 12 
     months after having been involuntarily separated from 
     employment, no amount may be deducted from the disposable pay 
     of the individual until the individual has been reemployed 
     continuously for at least 12 months.
       ``(c)(1) A hearing under subsection (b)(5) shall be 
     provided prior to issuance of a garnishment order if the 
     individual, on or before the 15th day following the mailing 
     of the notice described in subsection (b)(2), and in 
     accordance with such procedures as the head of the executive, 
     judicial, or legislative agency may prescribe, files a 
     petition requesting such a hearing.
       ``(2) If the individual does not file a petition requesting 
     a hearing prior to such date, the head of the agency shall 
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     vidual a hearing under subsection (a)(5) upon request, but 
     such hearing need not be provided prior to issuance of a 
     garnishment order.
       ``(3) The hearing official shall issue a final decision at 
     the earliest practicable date, but not later than 60 days 
     after the filing of the petition requesting the hearing.
       ``(d) The notice to the employer of the withholding order 
     shall contain only such information as may be necessary for 
     the employer to comply with the withholding order.
       ``(e)(1) An employer may not discharge from employment, 
     refuse to employ, or take disciplinary action against an 
     individual subject to wage withholding in accordance with 
     this section by reason of the fact that the individual's 
     wages have been subject to garnishment under this section, 
     and such individual may sue in a State or Federal court of 
     competent jurisdiction any employer who takes such action.
       ``(2) The court shall award attorneys' fees to a prevailing 
     employee and, in its discretion, may order reinstatement of 
     the individual, award punitive damages and back pay to the 
     employee, or order such other remedy as may be reasonably 
     necessary.
       ``(f)(1) The employer of an individual--
       ``(A) shall pay to the head of an executive, judicial, or 
     legislative agency as directed in a withholding order issued 
     in an action under this section with respect to the 
     individual, and
       ``(B) shall be liable for any amount that the employer 
     fails to withhold from wages due an employee following 
     receipt by such employer of notice of the withholding order, 
     plus attorneys' fees, costs, and, in the court's discretion, 
     punitive damages.
       ``(2)(A) The head of an executive, judicial, or legislative 
     agency may sue an employer in a State or Federal court of 
     competent jurisdiction to recover amounts for which the 
     employer is liable under paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(B) A suit under this paragraph may not be filed before 
     the termination of the collection action, unless earlier 
     filing is necessary to avoid expiration of any applicable 
     statute of limitations period.
       ``(3) Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), an employer 
     shall not be required to vary its normal pay and disbursement 
     cycles in order to comply with this subsection.
       ``(g) For the purpose of this section, the term `disposable 
     pay' means that part of the compensation of any individual 
     from an employer remaining after the deduction of any amounts 
     required by any other law to be withheld.
       ``(h) The Secretary of the Treasury shall issue regulations 
     to implement this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subchapter II of chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     3720C (as added by section 5261 of this subtitle) the 
     following new item:

``3720D. Garnishment.''.

     SEC. 5246. DEBT SALES BY AGENCIES.

       Section 3711 of title 31, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h)(1) The head of an executive, judicial, or legislative 
     agency may sell, subject to section 504(b) of the Federal 
     Credit Reform Act of 1990 and using competitive procedures, 
     any nontax debt owed to the United States that is delinquent 
     for more than 90 days. Appropriate fees charged by a 
     contractor to assist in the conduct of a sale under this 
     subsection may be payable from the proceeds of the sale.
       ``(2) After terminating collection action, the head of an 
     executive, judicial, or legislative agency shall sell, using 
     competitive procedures, any nontax debt or class of nontax 
     debts owed to the United States, if the Secretary of the 
     Treasury determines the sale is in the best interests of the 
     United States.
       ``(3) Sales of nontax debt under this subsection--
       ``(A) shall be for--
       ``(i) cash, or
       ``(ii) cash and a residuary equity or profit participation, 
     if the head of the agency reasonably determines that the 
     proceeds will be greater than sale solely for cash,
       ``(B) shall be without recourse, but may include the use of 
     guarantees if otherwise authorized, and
       ``(C) shall transfer to the purchaser all rights of the 
     Government to demand payment of the nontax debt, other than 
     with respect to a residuary equity or profit participation 
     under subparagraph (A)(ii).
       ``(4)(A) Within one year after the date of enactment of the 
     Debt Collection Improvement Act of 1995, and every year 
     thereafter, each executive agency with current and delinquent 
     collateralized nontax debts shall report to the Congress on 
     the valuation of its existing portfolio of loans, notes and 
     guarantees, and other collateralized debts based on standards 
     developed by the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury.
       ``(B) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall determine what information is required to be reported 
     to comply with subparagraph (A). At a minimum, for each 
     financing account and for each liquidating account (as those 
     terms are defined in sections 502(7) and 502(8), 
     respectively, of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990) the 
     following information shall be reported:
       ``(i) The cumulative balance of current debts outstanding, 
     the estimated net present value of such debts, the annual 
     administrative expenses of those debts (including the portion 
     of salaries and expenses that are directly related thereto), 
     and the estimated net proceeds that would be received by the 
     Government if such debts were sold.
       ``(ii) The cumulative balance of delinquent debts, debts 
     outstanding, the estimated net present value of such debts, 
     the annual administrative expenses of those debts (including 
     the portion of salaries and expenses that are directly 
     related thereto), and the estimated net proceeds that would 
     be received by the Government if such debts were sold.
       ``(iii) The cumulative balance of guaranteed loans 
     outstanding, the estimated net present value of such 
     guarantees, the annual administrative expenses of such 
     guarantees (including the portion of salaries and expenses 
     that are directly related to such guaranteed loans), and the 
     estimated net proceeds that would be received by the 
     Government if such loan guarantees were sold.
       ``(iv) The cumulative balance of defaulted loans that were 
     previously guaranteed and have resulted in loans receivables, 
     the estimated net present value of such loan assets, the 
     annual administrative expenses of such loan assets (including 
     the portion of salaries and expenses that are directly 
     related to such loan assets), and the estimated net proceeds 
     that would be received by the Government if such loan assets 
     were sold.
       ``(v) The marketability of all debts.
       ``(5) This subsection is not intended to limit existing 
     statutory authority of agencies to sell loans, debts, or 
     other assets.''.

     SEC. 5247. ADJUSTMENTS OF ADMINISTRATIVE DEBT.

       Section 3717 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end of subsection (h) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(i)(1) The head of an executive, judicial, or legislative 
     agency may increase an administrative claim by the cost of 
     living adjustment in lieu of charging interest and penalties 
     under this section. Adjustments under this subsection will be 
     computed annually.
       ``(2) For the purpose of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `cost of living adjustment' means the 
     percentage by which the Consumer Price Index for the month of 
     June of the calendar year preceding the adjustment exceeds 
     the Consumer Price Index for the month of June of the 
     calendar year in which the claim was determined or last 
     adjusted; and
       ``(B) the term `administrative claim' includes all debt 
     that is not based on an extension of Government credit 
     through direct loans, loan guarantees, or insurance, 
     including fines, penalties, and overpayments.''.

     SEC. 5248. DISSEMINATION OF INFORMATION REGARDING IDENTITY OF 
                   DELINQUENT DEBTORS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 37 of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended in subchapter II by adding after section 
     3720D, as added by section 5245 of this subtitle, the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 3720E. Dissemination of information regarding identity 
       of delinquent debtors

       ``(a) The head of any agency may, with the review of the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, for the purpose of collecting any 
     delinquent nontax debt owed by any person, publish or 
     otherwise publicly disseminate information regarding the 
     identity of the person and the existence of the nontax debt.
       ``(b)(1) The Secretary of the Treasury, in consultation 
     with the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and 
     the heads of other appropriate Federal agencies, shall issue 
     regulations establishing procedures and requirements the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to carry out this section.
       ``(2) Regulations under this subsection shall include--
       ``(A) standards for disseminating information that maximize 
     collections of delinquent nontax debts, by directing actions 
     under this section toward delinquent debtors that have assets 
     or income sufficient to pay their delinquent nontax debt;
       ``(B) procedures and requirements that prevent 
     dissemination of information under this section regarding 
     persons who have not had an opportunity to verify, contest, 
     and compromise their nontax debt in accordance with this 
     subchapter; and
       ``(C) procedures to ensure that persons are not incorrectly 
     identified pursuant to this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subchapter II of chapter 37 of title 31, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding after the item relating to section 3720D 
     (as added by section 5245 of this subtitle) the following new 
     item:

``3720E. Dissemination of information regarding identity of delinquent 
              debtors.''.

              Subpart E--Federal Civil Monetary Penalties

     SEC. 5251. ADJUSTING FEDERAL CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES FOR 
                   INFLATION.

       (a) In General.--The Federal Civil Penalties Inflation 
     Adjustment Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-410, 104 Stat. 890; 28 
     U.S.C. 2461 note) is amended--
       (1) by amending section 4 to read as follows:
       ``Sec. 4. The head of each agency shall, not later than 180 
     days after the date of enactment of the Debt Collection 
     Improvement Act of 1995, and at least once every 4 years 
     thereafter--
       ``(1) by regulation adjust each civil monetary penalty 
     provided by law within the jurisdiction of the Federal 
     agency, except for any penalty (including any addition to tax 
     and additional amount) under the Internal

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     Revenue Code of 1986, the Tarriff Act of 1930, or the Social 
     Security Act, by the inflation adjustment described under 
     section 5 of this Act; and
       ``(2) publish each such regulation in the Federal 
     Register.'';
       (2) in section 5(a), by striking ``The adjustment described 
     under paragraphs (4) and (5)(A) of section 4'' and inserting 
     ``The inflation adjustment under section 4''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new section:
       ``Sec. 7. Any increase under this Act in a civil monetary 
     penalty shall apply only to violations which occur after the 
     date the increase takes effect.''.
       (b) Limitation on Initial Adjustment.--The first adjustment 
     of a civil monetary penalty made pursuant to the amendment 
     made by to subsection (a) may not exceed 10 percent of such 
     penalty.

                        Subpart F--Gain Sharing

     SEC. 5261. DEBT COLLECTION IMPROVEMENT ACCOUNT.

       (a) In General.--Title 31, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after section 3720B (as added by section 5232 of 
     this subtitle) the following new section:

     ``Sec. 3720C. Debt Collection Improvement Account

       ``(a)(1) There is hereby established in the Treasury a 
     special fund to be known as the `Debt Collection Improvement 
     Account' (hereinafter in this section referred to as the 
     `Account').
       ``(2) The Account shall be maintained and managed by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, who shall ensure that agency 
     programs are credited with amounts transferred under 
     subsection (b)(1).
       ``(b)(1) Not later than 30 days after the end of a fiscal 
     year, an agency may transfer to the Account the amount 
     described in paragraph (3), as adjusted under paragraph (4).
       ``(2) Agency transfers to the Account may include 
     collections from--
       ``(A) salary, administrative, and tax refund offsets;
       ``(B) automated levy authority;
       ``(C) the Department of Justice;
       ``(D) private collection agencies;
       ``(E) sales of delinquent loans; and
       ``(F) contracts to locate or recover assets.
       ``(3) The amount referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 5 
     percent of the amount of delinquent debt collected by an 
     agency in a fiscal year, minus the greater of--
       ``(A) 5 percent of the amount of delinquent nontax debt 
     collected by the agency in the previous fiscal year, or
       ``(B) 5 percent of the amount of delinquent nontax debt 
     collected by the agency in the previous 4 fiscal years.
       ``(4) In consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, 
     the Office of Management and Budget may adjust the amount 
     described in paragraph (3) for an agency to reflect the level 
     of effort in credit management programs by the agency. As an 
     indicator of the level of effort in credit management, the 
     Office of Management and Budget shall consider the following:
       ``(A) The number of days between the date a claim or debt 
     became delinquent and the date which an agency referred the 
     debt or claim to the Secretary of the Treasury or obtained an 
     exemption from this referral under section 3711(g)(2) of this 
     title.
       ``(B) The ratio of delinquent debts or claims to total 
     receivables for a given program, and the change in this ratio 
     over a period of time.
       ``(c)(1) The Secretary of the Treasury may make payments 
     from the Account solely to reimburse agencies for qualified 
     expenses. For agencies with franchise funds, such payments 
     may be credited to subaccounts designated for debt 
     collection.
       ``(2) For purposes of this section, the term `qualified 
     expenses' means expenditures for the improvement of credit 
     management, debt collection, and debt recovery activities, 
     including--
       ``(A) account servicing (including cross-servicing under 
     section 3711(g) of this title),
       ``(B) automatic data processing equipment acquisitions,
       ``(C) delinquent debt collection,
       ``(D) measures to minimize delinquent debt,
       ``(E) sales of delinquent debt,
       ``(F) asset disposition, and
       ``(G) training of personnel involved in credit and debt 
     management.
       ``(3)(A) Amounts in the Account shall be available to the 
     Secretary of the Treasury for purposes of this section to the 
     extent and in amounts provided in advance in appropriation 
     Acts.
       ``(B) As soon as practicable after the end of the third 
     fiscal year after which appropriations are made pursuant to 
     this section, and every 3 years thereafter, any 
     unappropriated balance in the Account shall be transferred to 
     the general fund of the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
       ``(d) For direct loans and loan guarantee programs subject 
     to title V of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, amounts 
     credited in accordance with subsection (c) shall be 
     considered administrative costs.
       ``(e) The Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe such 
     rules, regulations, and procedures as the Secretary considers 
     necessary or appropriate to carry out the purposes of this 
     section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     37 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 3720B (as added by section 
     5232 of this subtitle) the following new item:

``3720C. Debt Collection Improvement Account.''.

                 Subpart G--Tax Refund Offset Authority

     SEC. 5271. EXPANDING TAX REFUND OFFSET AUTHORITY.

       (a) Discretionary Authority.--Section 3720A of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding after subsection (h) 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(i) An agency subject to section 9 of the Act of May 18, 
     1933 (16 U.S.C. 831h), may implement this section at its 
     discretion.''.
       (b) Federal Agency Defined.--Section 6402(f) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 6402(f)), is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(f) Federal Agency.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `Federal agency' means a department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the United States, and includes a 
     Government corporation (as such term is defined in section 
     103 of title 5, United States Code).''.

     SEC. 5272. EXPANDING AUTHORITY TO COLLECT PAST-DUE SUPPORT.

       (a) Notification of Secretary of the Treasury.--Section 
     3720A(a) of title 31, United States Code, is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(a) Any Federal agency that is owed by a person a past-
     due, legally enforceable debt (including debt administered by 
     a third party acting as an agent for the Federal Government) 
     shall, and any agency subject to section 9 of the Act of May 
     18, 1933 (16 U.S.C. 831h), owed such a debt may, in 
     accordance with regulations issued pursuant to subsections 
     (b) and (d), notify the Secretary of the Treasury at least 
     once each year of the amount of such debt.''.
       (b) Implementation of Support Collection by Secretary of 
     the Treasury.--Section 464(a) of the Act of August 14, 1935 
     (42 U.S.C. 664(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by adding at the end the following: 
     ``This subsection may be executed by the disbursing official 
     of the Department of the Treasury.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(A), by adding at the end the 
     following: ``This subsection may be executed by the 
     disbursing official of the Department of the Treasury.''.

                        Subpart H--Disbursements

     SEC. 5281. ELECTRONIC FUNDS TRANSFER.

       Section 3332 of title 31, United States Code, popularly 
     known as the Federal Financial Management Act of 1994, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (h), and 
     inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsections:
       ``(e)(1) Notwithstanding subsections (a) through (d) of 
     this section, sections 5120 (a) and (d) of title 38, and any 
     other provision of law, all Federal payments to a recipient 
     who becomes eligible for that type of payments after 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of the Debt Collection 
     Improvement Act of 1995 shall be made by electronic funds 
     transfer.
       ``(2) The head of a Federal agency shall, with respect to 
     Federal payments made or authorized by the agency, waive the 
     application of paragraph (1) to a recipient of those payments 
     upon receipt of written certification from the recipient that 
     the recipient does not have an account with a financial 
     institution or an authorized payment agent.
       ``(f)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     (including subsections (a) through (e) of this section and 
     sections 5120 (a) and (d) of title 38), except as provided in 
     paragraph (2) all Federal payments made after January 1, 
     1999, shall be made by electronic funds transfer.
       ``(2)(A) The Secretary of the Treasury may waive 
     application of this subsection to payments--
       ``(i) for individuals or classes of individuals for whom 
     compliance imposes a hardship;
       ``(ii) for classifications or types of checks; or
       ``(iii) in other circumstances as may be necessary.
       ``(B) The Secretary of the Treasury shall make 
     determinations under subparagraph (A) based on standards 
     developed by the Secretary.
       ``(g) Each recipient of Federal payments required to be 
     made by electronic funds transfer shall--
       ``(1) designate 1 or more financial institutions or other 
     authorized agents to which such payments shall be made; and
       ``(2) provide to the Federal agency that makes or 
     authorizes the payments information necessary for the 
     recipient to receive electronic funds transfer payments 
     through each institution or agent designated under paragraph 
     (1).''; and
       (2) by adding after subsection (h) (as so redesignated) the 
     following new subsections:
       ``(i)(1) The Secretary of the Treasury may prescribe 
     regulations that the Secretary considers necessary to carry 
     out this section.
       ``(2) Regulations under this subsection shall ensure that 
     individuals required under subsection (g) to have an account 
     at a financial institution because of the application of 
     subsection (f)(1)--
       ``(A) will have access to such an account at a reasonable 
     cost; and
       ``(B) are given the same consumer protections with respect 
     to the account as other account holders at the same financial 
     institution.
       ``(j) For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) The term `electronic funds transfer' means any 
     transfer of funds, other than a transaction originated by 
     cash, check, or similar paper instrument, that is initiated 
     through an electronic terminal, telephone, computer, or 
     magnetic tape, for the purpose

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      of ordering, instructing, or authorizing a financial 
     institution to debit or credit an account. The term includes 
     Automated Clearing House transfers, Fed Wire transfers, 
     transfers made at automatic teller machines, and point-of-
     sale terminals.
       ``(2) The term `Federal agency' means--
       ``(A) an agency (as defined in section 101 of this title); 
     and
       ``(B) a Government corporation (as defined in section 103 
     of title 5).
       ``(3) The term `Federal payments' includes--
       ``(A) Federal wage, salary, and retirement payments;
       ``(B) vendor and expense reimbursement payments; and
       ``(C) benefit payments.
     Such term shall not include any payment under the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.''

     SEC. 5282. REQUIREMENT TO INCLUDE TAXPAYER IDENTIFYING NUMBER 
                   WITH PAYMENT VOUCHER.

       Section 3325 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) The head of an executive agency or an officer or 
     employee of an executive agency referred to in subsection 
     (a)(1)(B), as applicable, shall include with each certified 
     voucher submitted to a disbursing official pursuant to this 
     section the taxpayer identifying number of each person to 
     whom payment may be made under the voucher.''.

                        Subpart I--Miscellaneous

     SEC. 5291. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO DEFINITIONS.

       Section 3701 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a)(1) to read as follows:
       ``(1) `administrative offset' means withholding funds 
     payable by the United States (including funds payable by the 
     United States on behalf of a State government) to, or held by 
     the United States for, a person to satisfy a claim.'';
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) In subchapter II of this chapter, The term `claim' 
     or `debt' means any amount of funds or property that has been 
     determined by an appropriate official of the Federal 
     Government to be owed to the United States by a person, 
     organization, or entity other than another Federal agency. A 
     claim includes, without limitation--
       ``(A) funds owed on account of loans made, insured, or 
     guaranteed by the Government, including any deficiency or any 
     difference between the price obtained by the Government in 
     the sale of a property and the amount owed to the Government 
     on a mortgage on the property,
       ``(B) expenditures of nonappropriated funds,
       ``(C) over-payments, including payments disallowed by 
     audits performed by the Inspector General of the agency 
     administering the program,
       ``(D) any amount the United States is authorized by statute 
     to collect for the benefit of any person,
       ``(E) the unpaid share of any non-Federal partner in a 
     program involving a Federal payment and a matching, or cost-
     sharing, payment by the non-Federal partner,
       ``(F) any fines or penalties assessed by an agency; and
       ``(G) other amounts of money or property owed to the 
     Government.
       ``(2) For purposes of sections 3716 of this title, each of 
     the terms `claim' and `debt' includes an amount of funds or 
     property owed by a person to a State (including any past-due 
     support being enforced by the State), the District of 
     Columbia, American Samoa, Guam, the United States Virgin 
     Islands, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, or 
     the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.''; and
       (3) by adding after subsection (f) (as added by section 
     5241 of this subtitle) the following new subsection:
       ``(g) In section 3716 of this title--
       ``(1) `creditor agency' means any agency owed a claim that 
     seeks to collect that claim through administrative offset; 
     and
       ``(2) `payment certifying agency' means any agency that has 
     transmitted a voucher to a disbursing official for 
     disbursement.''.

     SEC. 5292. MONITORING AND REPORTING.

       (a) Guidelines.--The Secretary of the Treasury, in 
     consultation with concerned Federal agencies, may establish 
     guidelines, including information on outstanding debt, to 
     assist agencies in the performance and monitoring of debt 
     collection activities.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 3 years after the date of 
     enactment of this subtitle, the Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall report to the Congress on collection services provided 
     by Federal agencies or entities collecting debt on behalf of 
     other Federal agencies under the authorities contained in 
     section 3711(g) of title 31, United States Code, as added by 
     section 5243 of this subtitle.
       (c) Agency Reports.--Section 3719 of title 31, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by amending the first sentence to read as follows: ``In 
     consultation with the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, the Secretary of the Treasury shall prescribe 
     regulations requiring the head of each agency with 
     outstanding nontax claims to prepare and submit to the 
     Secretary at least once each year a report summarizing the 
     status of loans and accounts receivable that are managed by 
     the head of the agency.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``Director'' and 
     inserting ``Secretary''.
       (d) Consolidation of Reports.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury may 
     consolidate reports concerning debt collection otherwise 
     required to be submitted by the Secretary into one annual 
     report.

     SEC. 5293. REVIEW OF STANDARDS AND POLICIES FOR COMPROMISE OR 
                   WRITE-DOWN OF DELINQUENT DEBTS.

       The Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall--
       (1) review the standards and policies of each Federal 
     agency for compromising, writing-down, forgiving, or 
     discharging indebtedness arising from programs of the agency;
       (2) determine whether those standards and policies are 
     consistent and protect the interests of the United States;
       (3) in the case of any Federal agency standard or policy 
     that the Secretary determines is not consistent or does not 
     protect the interests of the United States, direct the head 
     of the agency to make appropriate modifications to the 
     standard or policy; and
       (4) report annually to the Congress on--
       (A) deficiencies in the standards and policies of Federal 
     agencies for compromising, writing-down, forgiving, or 
     discharging indebtedness; and
       (B) progress made in improving those standards and 
     policies.

                    PART II--JUSTICE DEBT MANAGEMENT

     SEC. 5301. EXPANDED USE OF PRIVATE ATTORNEYS.

       (a) Elimination of Limitation on Fees.--Section 
     3718(b)(1)(A) of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking the fourth sentence.
       (b) Repeal.--Sections 3 and 5 of the Act of October 28, 
     1986 (popularly known as the Federal Debt Recovery Act; 
     Public Law 99-578, 100 Stat. 3305) are hereby repealed.

     SEC. 5302. NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE OF MORTGAGES.

       Chapter 176 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the table of subchapters at the beginning of the 
     chapter by adding at the end the following new item:

``E. Nonjudicial foreclosure................................3401'';....

     and
       (2) by adding at the end of the chapter the following new 
     subchapter:

                ``SUBCHAPTER E--NONJUDICIAL FORECLOSURE

``Sec.
``3401. Definitions.
``3402. Rules of construction.
``3403. Election of procedure.
``3404. Designation of foreclosure trustee.
``3405. Notice of foreclosure sale; statute of limitations.
``3406. Service of notice of foreclosure sale.
``3407. Cancellation of foreclosure sale.
``3408. Stay.
``3409. Conduct of sale; postponement.
``3410. Transfer of title and possession.
``3411. Record of foreclosure and sale.
``3412. Effect of sale.
``3413. Disposition of sale proceeds.
``3414. Deficiency judgment.

     ``Sec. 3401. Definitions

       ``As used in this subchapter--
       ``(1) `agency' means--
       ``(A) an Executive department, as set forth in section 101 
     of title 5, United States Code;
       ``(B) an independent establishment, as defined in section 
     104 of title 5, United States Code (except that it shall not 
     include the General Accounting Office);
       ``(C) a military department, as set forth in section 102 of 
     title 5, United States Code; and
       ``(D) a wholly owned government corporation, as defined in 
     section 9101(3) of title 31, United States Code;
       ``(2) `agency head' means the head and any assistant head 
     of an agency, and may upon the designation by the head of an 
     agency include the chief official of any principal division 
     of an agency or any other employee of an agency;
       ``(3) `bona fide purchaser' means a purchaser for value in 
     good faith and without notice of any adverse claim who 
     acquires the seller's interest free of any adverse claim;
       ``(4) `debt instrument' means a note, mortgage bond, 
     guaranty, or other instrument creating a debt or other 
     obligation, including any instrument incorporated by 
     reference therein and any instrument or agreement amending or 
     modifying a debt instrument;
       ``(5) `file' or `filing' means docketing, indexing, 
     recording, or registering, or any other requirement for 
     perfecting a mortgage or a judgment;
       ``(6) `foreclosure trustee' means an individual, 
     partnership, association, or corporation, or any employee 
     thereof, including a successor, appointed by the agency head 
     to conduct a foreclosure sale pursuant to this subchapter;
       ``(7) `mortgage' means a deed of trust, deed to secure 
     debt, security agreement, or any other form of instrument 
     under which any interest in real property, including 
     leaseholds, life estates, reversionary interests, and any 
     other estates under applicable law is conveyed in trust, 
     mortgaged, encumbered, pledged, or otherwise rendered subject 
     to a lien, for the purpose of securing the payment of money 
     or the performance of any other obligation;
       ``(8) `of record' means an interest recorded pursuant to 
     Federal or State statutes that provide for official recording 
     of deeds, mortgages, and judgments, and that establish the 
     effect of such records as notice to creditors, purchasers, 
     and other interested persons;

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       ``(9) `owner' means any person who has an ownership 
     interest in property and includes heirs, devisees, executors, 
     administrators, and other personal representatives, and 
     trustees of testamentary trusts if the owner of record is 
     deceased;
       ``(10) `sale' means a sale conducted pursuant to this 
     subchapter, unless the context requires otherwise; and
       ``(11) `security property' means real property, or any 
     interest in real property including leaseholds, life estates, 
     reversionary interests, and any other estates under 
     applicable State law that secure a mortgage.

     ``Sec. 3402. Rules of construction

       ``(a) In General.--If an agency head elects to proceed 
     under this subchapter, this subchapter shall apply and the 
     provisions of this subchapter shall govern in the event of a 
     conflict with any other provision of Federal law or State 
     law.
       ``(b) Limitation.--This subchapter shall not be construed 
     to supersede or modify the operation of--
       ``(1) the lease-back/buy-back provisions under section 335 
     of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, or 
     regulations promulgated thereunder; or
       ``(2) The Multifamily Mortgage Foreclosure Act of 1981.
       ``(c) Effect on Other Laws.--This subchapter shall not be 
     construed to curtail or limit the rights of the United States 
     or any of its agencies--
       ``(1) to foreclose a mortgage under any other provision of 
     Federal law or State law; or
       ``(2) to enforce any right under Federal law or State law 
     in lieu of or in addition to foreclosure, including any right 
     to obtain a monetary judgment.
       ``(d) Application to Mortgages.--The provisions of this 
     subchapter may be used to foreclose any mortgage, whether 
     executed prior or subsequent to the effective date of this 
     subchapter.

     ``Sec. 3403. Election of procedure

       ``(a) Security Property Subject to Foreclosure.--An agency 
     head may foreclose a mortgage upon the breach of a covenant 
     or condition in a debt instrument or mortgage for which 
     acceleration or foreclosure is authorized. An agency head may 
     not institute foreclosure proceedings on the mortgage under 
     any other provision of law, or refer such mortgage for 
     litigation, during the pendency of foreclosure proceedings 
     pursuant to this subchapter.
       ``(b) Effect of Cancellation of Sale.--If a foreclosure 
     sale is canceled pursuant to section 3407, the agency head 
     may thereafter foreclose on the security property in any 
     manner authorized by law.

     ``Sec. 3404. Designation of foreclosure trustee

       ``(a) In General.--An agency head shall designate a 
     foreclosure trustee who shall supersede any trustee 
     designated in the mortgage. A foreclosure trustee designated 
     under this section shall have a nonjudicial power of sale 
     pursuant to this subchapter.
       ``(b) Designation of Foreclosure Trustee.--
       ``(1) An agency head may designate as foreclosure trustee--
       ``(A) an officer or employee of the agency;
       ``(B) an individual who is a resident of the State in which 
     the security property is located; or
       ``(C) a partnership, association, or corporation, if such 
     entity is authorized to transact business under the laws of 
     the State in which the security property is located.
       ``(2) The agency head is authorized to enter into personal 
     services and other contracts not inconsistent with this 
     subchapter.
       ``(c) Method of Designation.--An agency head shall 
     designate the foreclosure trustee in writing. The foreclosure 
     trustee may be designated by name, title, or position. An 
     agency head may designate one or more foreclosure trustees 
     for the purpose of proceedings with multiple foreclosures or 
     a class of foreclosures.
       ``(d) Availability of Designation.--An agency head may 
     designate such foreclosure trustees as the agency head deems 
     necessary to carry out the purposes of this subchapter.
       ``(e) Multiple Foreclosure Trustees Authorized.--An agency 
     head may designate multiple foreclosure trustees for 
     different tracts of a secured property.
       ``(f) Removal of Foreclosure Trustees; Successor 
     Foreclosure Trustees.--An agency head may, with or without 
     cause or notice, remove a foreclosure trustee and designate a 
     successor trustee as provided in this section. The 
     foreclosure sale shall continue without prejudice 
     notwithstanding the removal of the foreclosure trustee and 
     designation of a successor foreclosure trustee. Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed to prohibit a successor 
     foreclosure trustee from postponing the foreclosure sale in 
     accordance with this subchapter.

     ``Sec. 3405. Notice of foreclosure sale; statute of 
       limitations

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Not earlier than 21 days nor later than ten years 
     after acceleration of a debt instrument or demand on a 
     guaranty, the foreclosure trustee shall serve a notice of 
     foreclosure sale in accordance with this subchapter.
       ``(2) For purposes of computing the time period under 
     paragraph (1), there shall be excluded all periods during 
     which there is in effect--
       ``(A) a judicially imposed stay of foreclosure; or
       ``(B) a stay imposed by section 362 of title 11, United 
     States Code.
       ``(3) In the event of partial payment or written 
     acknowledgement of the debt after acceleration of the debt 
     instrument, the right to foreclose shall be deemed to accrue 
     again at the time of each such payment or acknowledgement.
       ``(b) Notice of Foreclosure Sale.--The notice of 
     foreclosure sale shall include--
       ``(1) the name, title, and business address of the 
     foreclosure trustee as of the date of the notice;
       ``(2) the names of the original parties to the debt 
     instrument and the mortgage, and any assignees of the 
     mortgagor of record;
       ``(3) the street address or location of the security 
     property, and a generally accepted designation used to 
     describe the security property, or so much thereof as is to 
     be offered for sale, sufficient to identify the property to 
     be sold;
       ``(4) the date of the mortgage, the office in which the 
     mortgage is filed, and the location of the filing of the 
     mortgage;
       ``(5) the default or defaults upon which foreclosure is 
     based, and the date of the acceleration of the debt 
     instrument;
       ``(6) the date, time, and place of the foreclosure sale;
       ``(7) a statement that the foreclosure is being conducted 
     in accordance with this subchapter;
       ``(8) the types of costs, if any, to be paid by the 
     purchaser upon transfer of title; and
       ``(9) the terms and conditions of sale, including the 
     method and time of payment of the foreclosure purchase price.

     ``Sec. 3406. Service of notice of foreclosure sale

       ``(a) Record Notice.--At least 21 days prior to the date of 
     the foreclosure sale, the notice of foreclosure sale required 
     by section 3405 shall be filed in the manner authorized for 
     filing a notice of an action concerning real property 
     according to the law of the State where the security property 
     is located or, if none, in the manner authorized by section 
     3201 of this chapter.
       ``(b) Notice by Mail.--
       ``(1) At least 21 days prior to the date of the foreclosure 
     sale, the notice set forth in section 3405 shall be sent by 
     registered or certified mail, return receipt requested--
       ``(A) to the current owner of record of the security 
     property as the record appears on the date that the notice of 
     foreclosure sale is recorded pursuant to subsection (a);
       ``(B) to all debtors, including the mortgagor, assignees of 
     the mortgagor and guarantors of the debt instrument;
       ``(C) to all persons having liens, interests or 
     encumbrances of record upon the security property, as the 
     record appears on the date that the notice of foreclosure 
     sale is recorded pursuant to subsection (a); and
       ``(D) to any occupants of the security property.
     If the names of the occupants of the security property are 
     not known to the agency, or the security property has more 
     than one dwelling unit, the notice shall be posted at the 
     security property.
       ``(2) The notice shall be sent to the debtor at the 
     address, if any, set forth in the debt instrument or mortgage 
     as the place to which notice is to be sent, and if different, 
     to the debtor's last known address as shown in the mortgage 
     record of the agency. The notice shall be sent to any person 
     other than the debtor to that person's address of record or, 
     if there is no address of record, to any address at which the 
     agency in good faith believes the notice is likely to come to 
     that person's attention.
       ``(3) Notice by mail pursuant to this subsection shall be 
     effective upon mailing.
       ``(c) Notice By Publication.--The notice of the foreclosure 
     sale shall be published at least once a week for each of 
     three successive weeks prior to the sale in at least one 
     newspaper of general circulation in any county or counties in 
     which the security property is located. If there is no 
     newspaper published at least weekly that has a general 
     circulation in at least one county in which the security 
     property is located, copies of the notice of foreclosure sale 
     shall instead be posted at least 21 days prior to the sale at 
     the courthouse of any county or counties in which the 
     property is located and the place where the sale is to be 
     held.

     ``Sec. 3407. Cancellation of foreclosure sale

       ``(a) In General.--At any time prior to the foreclosure 
     sale, the foreclosure trustee shall cancel the sale--
       ``(1) if the debtor or the holder of any subordinate 
     interest in the security property tenders the performance due 
     under the debt instrument and mortgage, including any amounts 
     due because of the exercise of the right to accelerate, and 
     the expenses of proceeding to foreclosure incurred to the 
     time of tender; or
       ``(2) if the security property is a dwelling of four units 
     or fewer, and the debtor--
       ``(A) pays or tenders all sums which would have been due at 
     the time of tender in the absence of any acceleration;
       ``(B) performs any other obligation which would have been 
     required in the absence of any acceleration; and
       ``(C) pays or tenders all costs of foreclosure incurred for 
     which payment from the proceeds of the sale would be allowed; 
     or
       ``(3) for any reason approved by the agency head.
       ``(b) Limitation.--The debtor may not, without the approval 
     of the agency head, cure the default under subsection (a)(2) 
     if, within the preceding 12 months, the debtor has cured a 
     default after being served with a notice of foreclosure sale 
     pursuant to this subchapter.
       ``(c) Notice of Cancellation.--The foreclosure trustee 
     shall file a notice of the can

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     cellation in the same place and manner provided for the 
     filing of the notice of foreclosure sale under section 
     3406(a).

     ``Sec. 3408. Stay

       ``If, prior to the time of sale, foreclosure proceedings 
     under this subchapter are stayed in any manner, including the 
     filing of bankruptcy, no person may thereafter cure the 
     default under the provisions of section 3407(a)(2). If the 
     default is not cured at the time a stay is terminated, the 
     foreclosure trustee shall proceed to sell the security 
     property as provided in this subchapter.

     ``Sec. 3409. Conduct of sale; postponement

       ``(a) Sale Procedures.--Foreclosure sale pursuant to this 
     subchapter shall be at public auction and shall be scheduled 
     to begin at a time between the hours of 9:00 a.m. and 4:00 
     p.m. local time. The foreclosure sale shall be held at the 
     location specified in the notice of foreclosure sale, which 
     shall be a location where real estate foreclosure auctions 
     are customarily held in the county or one of the counties in 
     which the property to be sold is located or at a courthouse 
     therein, or upon the property to be sold. Sale of security 
     property situated in two or more counties may be held in any 
     one of the counties in which any part of the security 
     property is situated. The foreclosure trustee may designate 
     the order in which multiple tracts of security property are 
     sold.
       ``(b) Bidding Requirements.--Written one-price sealed bids 
     shall be accepted by the foreclosure trustee, if submitted by 
     the agency head or other persons for entry by announcement by 
     the foreclosure trustee at the sale. The sealed bids shall be 
     submitted in accordance with the terms set forth in the 
     notice of foreclosure sale. The agency head or any other 
     person may bid at the foreclosure sale, even if the agency 
     head or other person previously submitted a written one-price 
     bid. The agency head may bid a credit against the debt due 
     without the tender or payment of cash. The foreclosure 
     trustee may serve as auctioneer, or may employ an auctioneer 
     who may be paid from the sale proceeds. If an auctioneer is 
     employed, the foreclosure trustee is not required to attend 
     the sale. The foreclosure trustee or an auctioneer may bid as 
     directed by the agency head.
       ``(c) Postponement of Sale.--The foreclosure trustee shall 
     have discretion, prior to or at the time of sale, to postpone 
     the foreclosure sale. The foreclosure trustee may postpone a 
     sale to a later hour the same day by announcing or posting 
     the new time and place of the foreclosure sale at the time 
     and place originally scheduled for the foreclosure sale. The 
     foreclosure trustee may instead postpone the foreclosure sale 
     for not fewer than 9 nor more than 31 days, by serving notice 
     that the foreclosure sale has been postponed to a specified 
     date, and the notice may include any revisions the 
     foreclosure trustee deems appropriate. The notice shall be 
     served by publication, mailing, and posting in accordance 
     with section 3406(b) and (c), except that publication may be 
     made on any of three separate days prior to the new date of 
     the foreclosure sale, and mailing may be made at any time at 
     least 7 days prior to the new date of the foreclosure sale.
       ``(d) Liability of Successful Bidder Who Fails To Comply.--
     The foreclosure trustee may require a bidder to make a cash 
     deposit before the bid is accepted. The amount or percentage 
     of the cash deposit shall be stated by the foreclosure 
     trustee in the notice of foreclosure sale. A successful 
     bidder at the foreclosure sale who fails to comply with the 
     terms of the sale shall forfeit the cash deposit or, at the 
     election of the foreclosure trustee, shall be liable to the 
     agency on a subsequent sale of the property for all net 
     losses incurred by the agency as a result of such failure.
       ``(e) Effect of Sale.--Any foreclosure sale held in 
     accordance with this subchapter shall be conclusively 
     presumed to have been conducted in a legal, fair, and 
     commercially reasonable manner. The sale price shall be 
     conclusively presumed to constitute the reasonably equivalent 
     value of the security property.

     ``Sec. 3410. Transfer of title and possession

       ``(a) Deed.--After receipt of the purchase price in 
     accordance with the terms of the sale as provided in the 
     notice of foreclosure sale, the foreclosure trustee shall 
     execute and deliver to the purchaser a deed conveying the 
     security property to the purchaser that grants and conveys 
     title to the security property without warranty or covenants 
     to the purchaser. The execution of the foreclosure trustee's 
     deed shall have the effect of conveying all of the right, 
     title, and interest in the security property covered by the 
     mortgage. Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, the 
     foreclosure trustee's deed shall be a conveyance of the 
     security property and not a quitclaim. No judicial proceeding 
     shall be required ancillary or supplementary to the 
     procedures provided in this subchapter to establish the 
     validity of the conveyance.
       ``(b) Death of Purchaser Prior to Consummation of Sale.--If 
     a purchaser dies before execution and delivery of the deed 
     conveying the security property to the purchaser, the 
     foreclosure trustee shall execute and deliver the deed to the 
     representative of the purchaser's estate upon payment of the 
     purchase price in accordance with the terms of sale. Such 
     delivery to the representative of the purchaser's estate 
     shall have the same effect as if accomplished during the 
     lifetime of the purchaser.
       ``(c) Purchaser Considered Bona Fide Purchaser Without 
     Notice.--The purchaser of property under this subchapter 
     shall be presumed to be a bona fide purchaser without notice 
     of defects, if any, in the title conveyed to the purchaser.
       ``(d) Possession by Purchaser; Continuing Interests.--A 
     purchaser at a foreclosure sale conducted pursuant to this 
     subchapter shall be entitled to possession upon passage of 
     title to the security property, subject to any interest or 
     interests senior to that of the mortgage. The right to 
     possession of any person without an interest senior to the 
     mortgage who is in possession of the property shall terminate 
     immediately upon the passage of title to the security 
     property, and the person shall vacate the security property 
     immediately. The purchaser shall be entitled to take any 
     steps available under Federal law or State law to obtain 
     possession.

     ``Sec. 3411. Record of foreclosure and sale

       ``(a) Recital Requirements.--The foreclosure trustee shall 
     recite in the deed to the purchaser, or in an addendum to the 
     foreclosure trustee's deed, or shall prepare an affidavit 
     stating--
       ``(1) the date, time, and place of sale;
       ``(2) the date of the mortgage, the office in which the 
     mortgage is filed, and the location of the filing of the 
     mortgage;
       ``(3) the persons served with the notice of foreclosure 
     sale;
       ``(4) the date and place of filing of the notice of 
     foreclosure sale under section 3406(a);
       ``(5) that the foreclosure was conducted in accordance with 
     the provisions of this subchapter; and
       ``(6) the sale amount.
       ``(b) Effect of Recitals.--The recitals set forth in 
     subsection (a) shall be prima facie evidence of the truth of 
     such recitals. Compliance with the requirements of subsection 
     (a) shall create a conclusive presumption of the validity of 
     the sale in favor of bona fide purchasers and encumbrancers 
     for value without notice.
       ``(c) Deed To Be Accepted for Filing.--The register of 
     deeds or other appropriate official of the county or counties 
     where real estate deeds are regularly filed shall accept for 
     filing and shall file the foreclosure trustee's deed and 
     affidavit, if any, and any other instruments submitted for 
     filing in relation to the foreclosure of the security 
     property under this subchapter.

     ``Sec. 3412. Effect of sale

       ``A sale conducted under this subchapter to a bona fide 
     purchaser shall bar all claims upon the security property 
     by--
       ``(1) any person to whom the notice of foreclosure sale was 
     mailed as provided in this subchapter who claims an interest 
     in the property subordinate to that of the mortgage, and the 
     heir, devisee, executor, administrator, successor, or 
     assignee claiming under any such person;
       ``(2) any person claiming any interest in the property 
     subordinate to that of the mortgage, if such person had 
     actual knowledge of the sale;
       ``(3) any person so claiming, whose assignment, mortgage, 
     or other conveyance was not filed in the proper place for 
     filing, or whose judgment or decree was not filed in the 
     proper place for filing, prior to the date of filing of the 
     notice of foreclosure sale as required by section 3406(a), 
     and the heir, devisee, executor, administrator, successor, or 
     assignee of such a person; or
       ``(4) any other person claiming under a statutory lien or 
     encumbrance not required to be filed and attaching to the 
     title or interest of any person designated in any of the 
     foregoing subsections of this section.

     ``Sec. 3413. Disposition of sale proceeds

       ``(a) Distribution of Sale Proceeds.--The foreclosure 
     trustee shall distribute the proceeds of the foreclosure sale 
     in the following order:
       ``(1)(A) First, to pay the commission of the foreclosure 
     trustee, other than an agency employee, the greater of--
       ``(i) the sum of--
       ``(I) 3 percent of the first $1,000 collected, plus
       ``(II) 1.5 percent on the excess of any sum collected over 
     $1,000; or
       ``(ii) $250.
       ``(B) The amounts described in subparagraph (A)(i) shall be 
     computed on the gross proceeds of all security property sold 
     at a single sale.
       ``(2) Thereafter, to pay the expense of any auctioneer 
     employed by the foreclosure trustee, if any, except that the 
     commission payable to the foreclosure trustee pursuant to 
     paragraph (1) shall be reduced by the amount paid to an 
     auctioneer, unless the agency head determines that such 
     reduction would adversely affect the ability of the agency 
     head to retain qualified foreclosure trustees or auctioneers.
       ``(3) Thereafter, to pay for the costs of foreclosure, 
     including--
       ``(A) reasonable and necessary advertising costs and 
     postage incurred in giving notice pursuant to section 3406;
       ``(B) mileage for posting notices and for the foreclosure 
     trustee's or auctioneer's attendance at the sale at the rate 
     provided in section 1921 of title 28, United States Code, for 
     mileage by the most reasonable road distance;
       ``(C) reasonable and necessary costs actually incurred in 
     connection with any search of title and lien records; and
       ``(D) necessary costs incurred by the foreclosure trustee 
     to file documents.
       ``(4) Thereafter, to pay valid real property tax liens or 
     assessments, if required by the notice of foreclosure sale.

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       ``(5) Thereafter, to pay any liens senior to the mortgage, 
     if required by the notice of foreclosure sale.
       ``(6) Thereafter, to pay service charges and advancements 
     for taxes, assessments, and property insurance premiums.
       ``(7) Thereafter, to pay late charges and other 
     administrative costs and the principal and interest balances 
     secured by the mortgage, including expenditures for the 
     necessary protection, preservation, and repair of the 
     security property as authorized under the debt instrument or 
     mortgage and interest thereon if provided for in the debt 
     instrument or mortgage, pursuant to the agency's procedure.
       ``(b) Insufficient Proceeds.--In the event there are no 
     proceeds of sale or the proceeds are insufficient to pay the 
     costs and expenses set forth in subsection (a), the agency 
     head shall pay such costs and expenses as authorized by 
     applicable law.
       ``(c) Surplus Monies.--
       ``(1) After making the payments required by subsection (a), 
     the foreclosure trustee shall--
       ``(A) distribute any surplus to pay liens in the order of 
     priority under Federal law or the law of the State where the 
     security property is located; and
       ``(B) pay to the person who was the owner of record on the 
     date the notice of foreclosure sale was filed the balance, if 
     any, after any payments made pursuant to paragraph (1).
       ``(2) If the person to whom such surplus is to be paid 
     cannot be located, or if the surplus available is 
     insufficient to pay all claimants and the claimants cannot 
     agree on the distribution of the surplus, that portion of the 
     sale proceeds may be deposited by the foreclosure trustee 
     with an appropriate official authorized under law to receive 
     funds under such circumstances. If such a procedure for the 
     deposit of disputed funds is not available, and the 
     foreclosure trustee files a bill of interpleader or is sued 
     as a stakeholder to determine entitlement to such funds, the 
     foreclosure trustee's necessary costs in taking or defending 
     such action shall be deducted first from the disputed funds.

     ``Sec. 3414. Deficiency judgment

       ``(a) In General.--If after deducting the disbursements 
     described in section 3413, the price at which the security 
     property is sold at a foreclosure sale is insufficient to pay 
     the unpaid balance of the debt secured by the security 
     property, counsel for the United States may commence an 
     action or actions against any or all debtors to recover the 
     deficiency, unless specifically prohibited by the mortgage. 
     The United States is also entitled to recover any amount 
     authorized by section 3011 and costs of the action.
       ``(b) Limitation.--Any action commenced to recover the 
     deficiency shall be brought within 6 years of the last sale 
     of security property.
       ``(c) Credits.--The amount payable by a private mortgage 
     guaranty insurer shall be credited to the account of the 
     debtor prior to the commencement of an action for any 
     deficiency owed by the debtor. Nothing in this subsection 
     shall curtail or limit the subrogation rights of a private 
     mortgage guaranty insurer.''.
             TITLE VI--COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
     Subtitle A--Recovery Of Costs Of Certain Health Care Services

     SEC. 6001. RECOVERY OF COSTS OF HEALTH CARE SERVICES FOR 
                   PERSONNEL OF THE FOREIGN SERVICE OF THE UNITED 
                   STATES AND OTHER ELIGIBLE INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) Authorities.--Section 904 of the Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 (22 U.S.C. 4084) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by--
       (A) striking ``and'' before ``members of the families of 
     such members and employees''; and
       (B) by inserting immediately before the period ``, and for 
     care provided abroad) such other persons as are designated by 
     the Secretary of State, except that such persons shall be 
     considered persons other than covered beneficiaries for 
     purposes of subsections (g) and (h)'';
       (2) in subsection (d) by inserting ``, subject to the 
     provisions of subsections (g) and (h)'' after ``treatment''; 
     and
       (3) by adding the following new subsections:
       ``(g)(1) In the case of a person who is a covered 
     beneficiary, the Secretary of State is authorized to collect 
     from a third-party payer the reasonable costs incurred by the 
     Department of State on behalf of such person for health care 
     services to the same extent that the covered beneficiary 
     would be eligible to receive reimbursement or indemnification 
     from the third-party payer for such costs.
       ``(2) If the insurance policy, plan, contract, or similar 
     agreement of that third-party payer includes a requirement 
     for a deductible or copayment by the beneficiary of the plan, 
     then the Secretary of State may collect from the third-party 
     payer only the reasonable costs of the care provided less the 
     deductible or copayment amount.
       ``(3) A covered beneficiary shall not be required to pay 
     any deductible or copayment for health care services under 
     this subsection.
       ``(4) No provision of any insurance, medical service, or 
     health plan contract or agreement having the effect of 
     excluding from coverage or limiting payment of charges for 
     care in the following circumstances shall operate to prevent 
     collection by the Secretary of State under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) care provided directly or indirectly by a 
     governmental entity;
       ``(B) care provided to an individual who has not paid a 
     required deductible or copayment; or
       ``(C) care provided by a provider with which the third-
     party payer has no participation agreement.
       ``(5) No law of any State, or of any political subdivision 
     of a State, and no provision of any contract or agreement 
     shall operate to prevent or hinder recovery or collection by 
     the United States under this section.
       ``(6) As to the authority provided in paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) the United States shall be subrogated to any right or 
     claim that the covered beneficiary may have against a third-
     party payer;
       ``(B) the United States may institute and prosecute legal 
     proceedings against a third-party payer to enforce a right of 
     the United States under this subsection; and
       ``(C) the Secretary may compromise, settle, or waive a 
     claim of the United States under this subsection.
       ``(7) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the 
     administration of this subsection and subsection (h). Such 
     regulations shall provide for computation of the reasonable 
     cost of health care services.
       ``(8) Regulations prescribed under this subsection shall 
     provide that medical records of a covered beneficiary 
     receiving health care under this subsection shall be made 
     available for inspection and review by representatives of the 
     payer from which collection by the United States is sought 
     for the sole purpose of permitting the third party to 
     verify--
       ``(A) that the care or services for which recovery or 
     collection is sought were furnished to the covered 
     beneficiary; and
       ``(B) that the provisions of such care or services to the 
     covered beneficiary meets criteria generally applicable under 
     the health plan contract involved, except that this paragraph 
     shall be subject to the provisions of paragraphs (2) and (4).
       ``(9) Amounts collected under this subsection or under 
     subsection (h) from a third party payer or from any other 
     payer shall be deposited in the Treasury as a miscellaneous 
     offsetting receipt.
       ``(10) For purposes of this section--
       ``(A) the term `covered beneficiary' means an individual 
     eligible to receive health care under this section whose 
     health care costs are to be paid by a third-party payer under 
     a contractual agreement with such payer;
       ``(B) the term `services', as used in `health care 
     services' includes products; and
       ``(C) the term `third-party payer' means an entity that 
     provides a fee-for-service insurance policy, contract, or 
     similar agreement through the Federal Employees Health 
     Benefit program, under which the expenses of health care 
     services for individuals are paid.
       ``(h) In the case of a person, other than a covered 
     beneficiary, who receives health care services pursuant to 
     this section, the Secretary of State is authorized to collect 
     from such person the reasonable costs of health care services 
     incurred by the Department of State on behalf of such person. 
     The United States shall have the same rights against persons 
     subject to the provisions of this subsection as against 
     third-party payers covered by subsection (g).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The authorities of this section shall 
     be effective beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       Subtitle B--Enactment Into Law of Division A of H.R. 1561

     SEC. 6101. ENACTMENT INTO LAW OF DIVISION A OF H.R. 1561.

       Division A of H.R. 1561, as passed the House of 
     Representatives on June 8, 1995 (relating to consolidation of 
     foreign affairs agencies), is hereby enacted into law.
Subtitle C--Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBER- TAD) Act of 
                                  1995

     SEC. 6201. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Cuban Liberty and 
     Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 6202. FINDINGS.

       The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The economy of Cuba has experienced a decline of at 
     least 60 percent in the last 5 years as a result of--
       (A) the end of its subsidization by the former Soviet Union 
     of between 5 billion and 6 billion dollars annually;
       (B) 36 years of Communist tyranny and economic 
     mismanagement by the Castro government;
       (C) the extreme decline in trade between Cuba and the 
     countries of the former Soviet bloc; and
       (D) the stated policy of the Russian Government and the 
     countries of the former Soviet bloc to conduct economic 
     relations with Cuba on strictly commercial terms.
       (2) At the same time, the welfare and health of the Cuban 
     people have substantially deteriorated as a result of this 
     economic decline and the refusal of the Castro regime to 
     permit free and fair democratic elections in Cuba.
       (3) The Castro regime has made it abundantly clear that it 
     will not engage in any substantive political reforms that 
     would lead to democracy, a market economy, or an economic 
     recovery.
       (4) The repression of the Cuban people, including a ban on 
     free and fair democratic elections, and continuing violations 
     of fundamental human rights have isolated the Cuban regime as 
     the only completely nondemocratic government in the Western 
     Hemisphere.

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       (5) As long as free elections are not held in Cuba, the 
     economic condition of the country and the welfare of the 
     Cuban people will not improve in any significant way.
       (6) The totalitarian nature of the Castro regime has 
     deprived the Cuban people of any peaceful means to improve 
     their condition and has led thousands of Cuban citizens to 
     risk or lose their lives in dangerous attempts to escape from 
     Cuba to freedom.
       (7) Radio Marti and Television Marti have both been 
     effective vehicles for providing the people of Cuba with news 
     and information and have helped to bolster the morale of the 
     people of Cuba living under tyranny.
       (8) The consistent policy of the United States towards Cuba 
     since the beginning of the Castro regime, carried out by both 
     Democratic and Republican administrations, has sought to keep 
     faith with the people of Cuba, and has been effective in 
     sanctioning the totalitarian Castro regime.
       (9) The United States has shown a deep commitment, and 
     considers it a moral obligation, to promote and protect human 
     rights and fundamental freedoms as expressed in the Charter 
     of the United Nations and in the Universal Declaration of 
     Human Rights.
       (10) The Congress has historically and consistently 
     manifested its solidarity and the solidarity of the American 
     people with the democratic aspirations of the Cuban people.
       (11) The Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 calls upon the 
     President to encourage the governments of countries that 
     conduct trade with Cuba to restrict their trade and credit 
     relations with Cuba in a manner consistent with the purposes 
     of that Act.
       (12) The 1992 FREEDOM Support Act requires that the 
     President, in providing economic assistance to Russia and the 
     emerging Eurasian democracies, take into account the extent 
     to which they are acting to ``terminate support for the 
     communist regime in Cuba, including removal of troops, 
     closing military facilities, and ceasing trade subsidies and 
     economic, nuclear, and other assistance''.
       (13) The Cuban Government engages in the illegal 
     international narcotics trade and harbors fugitives from 
     justice in the United States.
       (14) The Castro government threatens international peace 
     and security by engaging in acts of armed subversion and 
     terrorism such as the training and supplying of groups 
     dedicated to international violence.
       (15) The Castro government has utilized from its inception 
     and continues to utilize torture in various forms (including 
     by psychiatry), as well as execution, exile, confiscation, 
     political imprisonment, and other forms of terror and 
     repression, as means of retaining power.
       (16) Fidel Castro has defined democratic pluralism as 
     ``pluralistic garbage'' and continues to make clear that he 
     has no intention of tolerating the democratization of Cuban 
     society.
       (17) The Castro government holds innocent Cubans hostage in 
     Cuba by no fault of the hostages themselves solely because 
     relatives have escaped the country.
       (18) Although a signatory state to the 1928 Inter-American 
     Convention on Asylum and the International Covenant on Civil 
     and Political Rights (which protects the right to leave one's 
     own country), Cuba nevertheless surrounds embassies in its 
     capital by armed forces to thwart the right of its citizens 
     to seek asylum and systematically denies that right to the 
     Cuban people, punishing them by imprisonment for seeking to 
     leave the country and killing them for attempting to do so 
     (as demonstrated in the case of the confirmed murder of over 
     40 men, women, and children who were seeking to leave Cuba on 
     July 13, 1994).
       (19) The Castro government continues to utilize blackmail, 
     such as the immigration crisis with which it threatened the 
     United States in the summer of 1994, and other unacceptable 
     and illegal forms of conduct to influence the actions of 
     sovereign states in the Western Hemisphere in violation of 
     the Charter of the Organization of American States and other 
     international agreements and international law.
       (20) The United Nations Commission on Human Rights has 
     repeatedly reported on the unacceptable human rights 
     situation in Cuba and has taken the extraordinary step of 
     appointing a Special Rapporteur.
       (21) The Cuban Government has consistently refused access 
     to the Special Rapporteur and formally expressed its decision 
     not to ``implement so much as one comma'' of the United 
     Nations Resolutions appointing the Rapporteur.
       (22) The United Nations General Assembly passed Resolution 
     1992/70 on December 4, 1992, Resolution 1993/48/142 on 
     December 20, 1993, and Resolution 1994/49/544 on October 19, 
     1994, referencing the Special Rapporteur's reports to the 
     United Nations and condemning ``violations of human rights 
     and fundamental freedoms'' in Cuba.
       (23) Article 39 of Chapter VII of the United Nations 
     Charter provides that the United Nations Security Council 
     ``shall determine the existence of any threat to the peace, 
     breach of the peace, or act of aggression and shall make 
     recommendations, or decide what measures shall be taken . . 
     ., to maintain or restore international peace and 
     security.''.
       (24) The United Nations has determined that massive and 
     systematic violations of human rights may constitute a 
     ``threat to peace'' under Article 39 and has imposed 
     sanctions due to such violations of human rights in the cases 
     of Rhodesia, South Africa, Iraq, and the former Yugoslavia.
       (25) In the case of Haiti, a neighbor of Cuba not as close 
     to the United States as Cuba, the United States led an effort 
     to obtain and did obtain a United Nations Security Council 
     embargo and blockade against that country due to the 
     existence of a military dictatorship in power less than 3 
     years.
       (26) United Nations Security Council Resolution 940 of July 
     31, 1994, subsequently authorized the use of ``all necessary 
     means'' to restore the ``democratically elected government of 
     Haiti'', and the democratically elected government of Haiti 
     was restored to power on October 15, 1994.
       (27) The Cuban people deserve to be assisted in a decisive 
     manner to end the tyranny that has oppressed them for 36 
     years and the continued failure to do so constitutes 
     ethically improper conduct by the international community.
       (28) For the past 36 years, the Cuban Government has posed 
     and continues to pose a national security threat to the 
     United States.

     SEC. 6203. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this subtitle are as follows:
       (1) To assist the Cuban people in regaining their freedom 
     and prosperity, as well as in joining the community of 
     democracies that are flourishing in the Western Hemisphere.
       (2) To seek international sanctions against the Castro 
     government in Cuba.
       (3) To encourage the holding of free and fair democratic 
     elections in Cuba, conducted under the supervision of 
     internationally recognized observers.
       (4) To develop a plan for furnishing assistance to a 
     transition government and, subsequently, to a democratically 
     elected government when such governments meet the eligibility 
     requirements of this subtitle.
       (5) To protect property rights abroad of United States 
     nationals.
       (6) To provide for the continued national security of the 
     United States in the face of continuing threats from the 
     Castro government of terrorism, theft of property from United 
     States nationals, and domestic repression from which refugees 
     flee to United States shores.

     SEC. 6204. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this subtitle, the following terms have the 
     following meanings:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means the Committee 
     on International Relations, the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations, the 
     Committee on Finance, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the Senate.
       (2) Commercial activity.--The term ``commercial activity'' 
     has the meaning given that term in section 1603(d) of title 
     28, United States Code.
       (3) Confiscated.--As used in parts 1 and 3, the term 
     ``confiscated'' refers to--
       (A) the nationalization, expropriation, or other seizure by 
     the Cuban Government of ownership or control of property, on 
     or after January 1, 1959--
       (i) without the property having been returned or adequate 
     and effective compensation provided; or
       (ii) without the claim to the property having been settled 
     pursuant to an international claims settlement agreement or 
     other mutually accepted settlement procedure; and
       (B) the repudiation by the Cuban Government of, the default 
     by the Cuban Government on, or the failure by the Cuban 
     Government to pay, on or after January 1, 1959--
       (i) a debt of any enterprise which has been nationalized, 
     expropriated, or otherwise taken by the Cuban Government;
       (ii) a debt which is a charge on property nationalized, 
     expropriated, or otherwise taken by the Cuban Government; or
       (iii) a debt which was incurred by the Cuban Government in 
     satisfaction or settlement of a confiscated property claim.
       (4) Cuban government.--(A) The term ``Cuban Government'' 
     includes the government of any political subdivision of Cuba, 
     and any agency or instrumentality of the Government of Cuba.
       (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term ``agency or 
     instrumentality of the Government of Cuba'' means an agency 
     or instrumentality of a foreign state as defined in section 
     1603(b) of title 28, United States Code, with ``Cuba'' 
     substituted for ``a foreign state'' each place it appears in 
     such section.
       (5) Democratically elected government in cuba.--The term 
     ``democratically elected government in Cuba'' means a 
     government determined by the President to have met the 
     requirements of section 206.
       (6) Economic embargo of cuba.--The term ``economic embargo 
     of Cuba'' refers to the economic embargo imposed against Cuba 
     pursuant to section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)), section 5(b) of the Trading With 
     the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 5(b)), the International 
     Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 and following), 
     and the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 
     2401 and following), as modified by the Cuban Democracy Act 
     of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6001 and following).
       (7) Foreign national.--The term ``foreign national'' 
     means--
       (A) an alien; or
       (B) any corporation, trust, partnership, or other juridical 
     entity not organized under the laws of the United States, or 
     of any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico, or any other territory or possession of the 
     United States.
       (8) Knowingly.--The term ``knowingly'' means with knowledge 
     or having reason to know.

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       (9) Property.--(A) The term ``property'' means any property 
     (including patents, copyrights, trademarks, and any other 
     form of intellectual property), whether real, personal, or 
     mixed, and any present, future, or contingent right, 
     security, or other interest therein, including any leasehold 
     interest.
       (B) For purposes of part 3 of this subtitle, the term 
     ``property'' shall not include real property used for 
     residential purposes unless, as of the date of the enactment 
     of this Act--
       (i) the claim to the property is owned by a United States 
     national and the claim has been certified under title V of 
     the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949; or
       (ii) the property is occupied by a member or official of 
     the Cuban Government or the ruling political party in Cuba.
       (10) Traffics.--(A) As used in part 3, a person or entity 
     ``traffics'' in property if that person or entity knowingly 
     and intentionally--
       (i) sells, transfers, distributes, dispenses, brokers, 
     manages, or otherwise disposes of confiscated property, or 
     purchases, leases, receives, possesses, obtains control of, 
     manages, uses, or otherwise acquires or holds an interest in 
     confiscated property,
       (ii) engages in a commercial activity using or otherwise 
     benefiting from confiscated property, or
       (iii) causes, directs, participates in, or profits from, 
     trafficking (as described in clauses (i) and (ii)) by another 
     person, or otherwise engages in trafficking (as described in 
     clauses (i) and (ii)) through another person,
     without the authorization of the United States national who 
     holds a claim to the property.
       (B) The term ``traffics'' does not include--
       (i) the delivery of international telecommunication signals 
     to Cuba that are authorized by section 1705(e) of the Cuban 
     Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6004(e)); or
       (ii) the trading or holding of securities publicly traded 
     or held, unless the trading is with or by a person determined 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury to be a specially designated 
     national.
       (11) Transition government in cuba.--The term ``transition 
     government in Cuba'' means a government determined by the 
     President to have met the requirements of section 6235.
       (12) United states national.--The term ``United States 
     national'' means--
       (A) any United States citizen; or
       (B) any other legal entity which is organized under the 
     laws of the United States, or of any State, the District of 
     Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any other 
     territory or possession of the United States, and which has 
     its principal place of business in the United States.

        PART 1--SEEKING SANCTIONS AGAINST THE CASTRO GOVERNMENT

     SEC. 6211. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the acts of the Castro government, including its 
     massive, systematic, and extraordinary violations of human 
     rights, are a threat to international peace;
       (2) the President should advocate, and should instruct the 
     United States Permanent Representative to the United Nations 
     to propose and seek, within the Security Council, a mandatory 
     international embargo against the totalitarian Cuban 
     Government pursuant to chapter VII of the Charter of the 
     United Nations, which is similar to measures taken by United 
     States representatives with respect to Haiti; and
       (3) any resumption or commencement of efforts by any state 
     to make operational the nuclear facility at Cienfuegos, Cuba, 
     will have a detrimental impact on United States assistance to 
     and relations with that state.

     SEC. 6212. ENFORCEMENT OF THE ECONOMIC EMBARGO OF CUBA.

       (a) Policy.--(1) The Congress hereby reaffirms section 
     1704(a) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 that states the 
     President should encourage foreign countries to restrict 
     trade and credit relations with Cuba.
       (2) The Congress further urges the President to take 
     immediate steps to apply the sanctions described in section 
     1704(b) of that Act against countries assisting Cuba.
       (b) Diplomatic Efforts.--The Secretary of State shall 
     ensure that United States diplomatic personnel abroad 
     understand and, in their contacts with foreign officials, are 
     communicating the reasons for the United States economic 
     embargo of Cuba, and are urging foreign governments to 
     cooperate more effectively with the embargo.
       (c) Existing Regulations.--The President should instruct 
     the Secretary of the Treasury and the Attorney General to 
     enforce fully the Cuban Assets Control Regulations set forth 
     in part 515 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (d) Trading With the Enemy Act.--
       (1) Civil penalties.--Subsection (b) of section 16 of the 
     Trading With the Enemy Act (50 U.S.C. App. 16(b)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(b)(1) A civil penalty of not to exceed $50,000 may be 
     imposed by the Secretary of the Treasury on any person who 
     violates any license, order, rule, or regulation issued in 
     compliance with the provisions of this Act.
       ``(2) Any property, funds, securities, papers, or other 
     articles or documents, or any vessel, together with its 
     tackle, apparel, furniture, and equipment, that is the 
     subject of a violation under paragraph (1) shall, at the 
     discretion of the Secretary of the Treasury, be forfeited to 
     the United States Government.
       ``(3) The penalties provided under this subsection may not 
     be imposed for--
       ``(A) news gathering, research, or the export or import of, 
     or transmission of, information or informational materials; 
     or
       ``(B) clearly defined educational or religious activities, 
     or activities of recognized human rights organizations, that 
     are reasonably limited in frequency, duration, and number of 
     participants.
       ``(4) The penalties provided under this subsection may be 
     imposed only on the record after opportunity for an agency 
     hearing in accordance with sections 554 through 557 of title 
     5, United States Code, with the right to prehearing 
     discovery.
       ``(5) Judicial review of any penalty imposed under this 
     subsection may be had to the extent provided in section 702 
     of title 5, United States Code.''.
       (2) Forfeiture of property used in violation.--Section 16 
     of the Trading With the Enemy Act is further amended by 
     striking subsection (c).
       (3) Clerical amendment.--Section 16 of the Trading With the 
     Enemy Act is further amended by inserting ``Sec. 16.'' before 
     ``(a)''.
       (e) Coverage of Debt-for-Equity Swaps by Economic Embargo 
     of Cuba.--Section 1704(b)(2) of the Cuban Democracy Act of 
     1992 (22 U.S.C. 6003(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) includes an exchange, reduction, or forgiveness of 
     Cuban debt owed to a foreign country in return for a grant of 
     an equity interest in a property, investment, or operation of 
     the Government of Cuba (including the government of any 
     political subdivision of Cuba, and any agency or 
     instrumentality of the Government of Cuba) or of a Cuban 
     national; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following flush sentence:
     ``As used in this paragraph, the term `agency or 
     instrumentality of the Government of Cuba' means an agency or 
     instrumentality of a foreign state as defined in section 
     1603(b) of title 28, United States Code, with `Cuba' 
     substituted for `a foreign state' each place it appears in 
     such section.''.

     SEC. 6213. PROHIBITION AGAINST INDIRECT FINANCING OF THE 
                   CASTRO DICTATORSHIP.

       (a) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no loan, credit, or other financing may be extended 
     knowingly by a United States national, permanent resident 
     alien, or United States agency, to a foreign national, United 
     States national, or permanent resident alien, in order to 
     finance transactions involving any confiscated property the 
     claim to which is owned by a United States national as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Termination of Prohibition.--The prohibition of 
     subsection (a) shall cease to apply on the date on which the 
     economic embargo of Cuba terminates under section 6235.
       (c) Penalties.--Violations of subsection (a) shall be 
     punishable by the same penalties as are applicable to 
     violations of the Cuban Assets Control Regulations set forth 
     in part 515 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (d) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       (1) the term ``permanent resident alien'' means an alien 
     admitted for permanent residence into the United States; and
       (2) the term ``United States agency'' has the meaning given 
     the term ``agency'' in section 551(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 6214. UNITED STATES OPPOSITION TO CUBAN MEMBERSHIP IN 
                   INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) Opposition to Cuban Membership in International 
     Financial Institutions.--(1) Until such time as the President 
     determines that a transition government in Cuba is in power, 
     the Secretary of the Treasury should instruct the United 
     States executive director to each international financial 
     institution to use the voice and vote of the United States to 
     oppose the admission of Cuba as a member of such institution.
       (2) Once a transition government in Cuba is in power, the 
     President is encouraged to take steps to support the 
     processing of Cuba's application for membership in any 
     financial institution subject to the membership taking effect 
     at such time as the President deems most likely to facilitate 
     the transition to a democratically elected government in 
     Cuba.
       (b) Reduction in United States Payments to International 
     Financial Institutions.--If any international financial 
     institution approves a loan or other assistance to the Cuban 
     Government over the opposition of the United States, then the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall withhold from payment to that 
     institution an amount equal to the amount of the loan or 
     other assistance to the Cuban Government, with respect to 
     each of the following types of payment:
       (1) The paid-in portion of the increase in capital stock of 
     the institution.
       (2) The callable portion of the increase in capital stock 
     of the institution.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``international financial institution'' means 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 Inter-
     American Development Bank.

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     SEC. 6215. UNITED STATES OPPOSITION TO ENDING THE SUSPENSION 
                   OF THE GOVERNMENT OF CUBA FROM THE ORGANIZATION 
                   OF AMERICAN STATES.

       The President should instruct the United States Permanent 
     Representative to the Organization of American States to use 
     the voice and vote of the United States to oppose ending the 
     suspension of the Government of Cuba from the Organization 
     until the President determines under section 6233(c)(3) that 
     a democratically elected government in Cuba is in power.

     SEC. 6216. ASSISTANCE BY THE INDEPENDENT STATES OF THE FORMER 
                   SOVIET UNION FOR THE CUBAN GOVERNMENT.

       (a) Reporting Requirement.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     detailing progress towards the withdrawal of personnel of any 
     independent state of the former Soviet Union (within the 
     meaning of section 3 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 
     5801)), including advisers, technicians, and military 
     personnel, from the Cienfuegos nuclear facility in Cuba.
       (b) Criteria for Assistance.--Section 498A(a)(11) of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2295a(a)(11)) is 
     amended by striking ``of military facilities'' and inserting 
     ``military and intelligence facilities, including the 
     military and intelligence facilities at Lourdes and 
     Cienfuegos''.
       (c) Ineligibility for Assistance.--(1) Section 498A(b) of 
     that Act (22 U.S.C. 2295a(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (4);
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (6); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) for the government of any independent state effective 
     30 days after the President has determined and certified to 
     the appropriate congressional committees (and Congress has 
     not enacted legislation disapproving the determination within 
     that 30-day period) that such government is providing 
     assistance for, or engaging in nonmarket based trade (as 
     defined in section 498B(k)(3)) with, the Cuban Government; 
     or''.
       (2) Subsection (k) of section 498B of that Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2295b(k)), is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Nonmarket based trade.--As used in section 
     498A(b)(5), the term `nonmarket based trade' includes 
     exports, imports, exchanges, or other arrangements that are 
     provided for goods and services (including oil and other 
     petroleum products) on terms more favorable than those 
     generally available in applicable markets or for comparable 
     commodities, including--
       ``(A) exports to the Cuban Government on terms that involve 
     a grant, concessional price, guaranty, insurance, or subsidy;
       ``(B) imports from the Cuban Government at preferential 
     tariff rates;
       ``(C) exchange arrangements that include advance delivery 
     of commodities, arrangements in which the Cuban Government is 
     not held accountable for unfulfilled exchange contracts, and 
     arrangements under which Cuba does not pay appropriate 
     transportation, insurance, or finance costs; and
       ``(D) the exchange, reduction, or forgiveness of Cuban debt 
     in return for a grant by the Cuban Government of an equity 
     interest in a property, investment, or operation of the Cuban 
     Government or of a Cuban national.
       ``(4) Cuban government.--(A) The term `Cuban Government' 
     includes the government of any political subdivision of Cuba, 
     and any agency or instrumentality of the Government of Cuba.
       ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `agency or 
     instrumentality of the Government of Cuba' means an agency or 
     instrumentality of a foreign state as defined in section 
     1603(b) of title 28, United States Code, with `Cuba' 
     substituted for `a foreign state' each place it appears in 
     such section.''.
       (d) Facilities at Lourdes, Cuba.--(1) The Congress 
     expresses its strong disapproval of the extension by Russia 
     of credits equivalent to approximately $200,000,000 in 
     support of the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba, in 
     November 1994.
       (2) Section 498A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2295a) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(d) Reduction in Assistance for Support of Intelligence 
     Facilities in Cuba.--(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the President shall withhold from assistance 
     provided, on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, for an independent state of the former Soviet 
     Union under this chapter an amount equal to the sum of 
     assistance and credits, if any, provided on or after such 
     date by such state in support of intelligence facilities in 
     Cuba, including the intelligence facility at Lourdes, Cuba.
       ``(2)(A) The President may waive the requirement of 
     paragraph (1) to withhold assistance if the President 
     certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     the provision of such assistance is important to the national 
     security of the United States, and, in the case of such a 
     certification made with respect to Russia, if the President 
     certifies that the Russian Government has assured the United 
     States Government that the Russian Government is not sharing 
     intelligence data collected at the Lourdes facility with 
     officials or agents of the Cuban Government.
       ``(B) At the time of a certification made with respect to 
     Russia pursuant to subparagraph (A), the President shall also 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     describing the intelligence activities of Russia in Cuba, 
     including the purposes for which the Lourdes facility is used 
     by the Russian Government and the extent to which the Russian 
     Government provides payment or government credits to the 
     Cuban Government for the continued use of the Lourdes 
     facility.
       ``(C) The report required by subparagraph (B) may be 
     submitted in classified form.
       ``(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `appropriate 
     congressional committees' includes the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives and 
     the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate.
       ``(3) The requirement of paragraph (1) to withhold 
     assistance shall not apply with respect to--
       ``(A) assistance to meet urgent humanitarian needs, 
     including disaster and refugee relief;
       ``(B) democratic political reform and rule of law 
     activities;
       ``(C) technical assistance for safety upgrades of civilian 
     nuclear power plants;
       ``(D) the creation of private sector and nongovernmental 
     organizations that are independent of government control;
       ``(E) the development of a free market economic system; and
       ``(F) assistance for the purposes described in the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (title XII of Public 
     Law 103-160).''.

     SEC. 6217. TELEVISION BROADCASTING TO CUBA.

       (a) Conversion to UHF.--The Director of the United States 
     Information Agency shall implement a conversion of television 
     broadcasting to Cuba under the Television Marti Service to 
     ultra high frequency (UHF) broadcasting.
       (b) Periodic Reports.--Not later than 45 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and every three months 
     thereafter until the conversion described in subsection (a) 
     is fully implemented, the Director of the United States 
     Information Agency shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees on the progress made in carrying out 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Termination of Broadcasting Authorities.--Upon 
     transmittal of a determination under section 6233(c)(3), the 
     Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 1465aa and 
     following) and the Radio Broadcasting to Cuba Act (22 U.S.C. 
     1465 and following) are repealed.

     SEC. 6218. REPORTS ON ASSISTANCE AND COMMERCE RECEIVED BY 
                   CUBA FROM OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       (a) Reports Required.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and every year thereafter, 
     the President shall submit a report to the appropriate 
     congressional committees on assistance and commerce received 
     by Cuba from other foreign countries during the preceding 12-
     month period.
       (b) Contents of Reports.--Each report required by 
     subsection (a) shall, for the period covered by the report, 
     contain the following, to the extent such information is 
     known:
       (1) A description of all bilateral assistance provided to 
     Cuba by other foreign countries, including humanitarian 
     assistance.
       (2) A description of Cuba's commerce with foreign 
     countries, including an identification of Cuba's trading 
     partners and the extent of such trade.
       (3) A description of the joint ventures completed, or under 
     consideration, by foreign nationals involving facilities in 
     Cuba, including an identification of the location of the 
     facilities involved and a description of the terms of 
     agreement of the joint ventures and the names of the parties 
     that are involved.
       (4) A determination whether or not any of the facilities 
     described in paragraph (3) is the subject of a claim by a 
     United States national.
       (5) A determination of the amount of Cuban debt owed to 
     each foreign country, including--
       (A) the amount of debt exchanged, forgiven, or reduced 
     under the terms of each investment or operation in Cuba 
     involving foreign nationals; and
       (B) the amount of debt owed to the foreign country that has 
     been exchanged, reduced, or forgiven in return for a grant by 
     the Cuban Government of an equity interest in a property, 
     investment, or operation of the Cuban Government or of a 
     Cuban national.
       (6) A description of the steps taken to ensure that raw 
     materials and semifinished or finished goods produced by 
     facilities in Cuba involving foreign nationals do not enter 
     the United States market, either directly or through third 
     countries or parties.
       (7) An identification of countries that purchase, or have 
     purchased, arms or military supplies from the Cuban 
     Government or that otherwise have entered into agreements 
     with the Cuban Government that have a military application, 
     including--
       (A) a description of the military supplies, equipment, or 
     other materiel sold, bartered, or exchanged between the Cuban 
     Government and such countries;
       (B) a listing of the goods, services, credits, or other 
     consideration received by the Cuban Government in exchange 
     for military supplies, equipment, or materiel; and
       (C) the terms or conditions of any such agreement.

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     SEC. 6219. AUTHORIZATION OF SUPPORT FOR DEMOCRATIC AND HUMAN 
                   RIGHTS GROUPS AND INTERNATIONAL OBSERVERS.

       (a) Authorization.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, except for section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394-1) and comparable notification 
     requirements contained in any Act making appropriations for 
     foreign operations, export financing, and related programs, 
     the President is authorized to furnish assistance and provide 
     other support for individuals and independent nongovernmental 
     organizations to support democracy-building efforts for Cuba, 
     including the following:
       (1) Published and informational matter, such as books, 
     videos, and cassettes, on transitions to democracy, human 
     rights, and market economies, to be made available to 
     independent democratic groups in Cuba.
       (2) Humanitarian assistance to victims of political 
     repression, and their families.
       (3) Support for democratic and human rights groups in Cuba.
       (4) Support for visits and permanent deployment of 
     independent international human rights monitors in Cuba.
       (b) OAS Emergency Fund.--(1) The President shall take the 
     necessary steps to encourage the Organization of American 
     States to create a special emergency fund for the explicit 
     purpose of deploying human rights observers, election 
     support, and election observation in Cuba.
       (2) The President should instruct the United States 
     Permanent Representative to the Organization of American 
     States to encourage other member states of the Organization 
     to join in calling for the Cuban Government to allow the 
     immediate deployment of independent human rights monitors of 
     the Organization throughout Cuba and on-site visits to Cuba 
     by the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
       (3) Notwithstanding section 307 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2227) or any other provision of law 
     limiting the United States proportionate share of assistance 
     to Cuba by any international organization, the President 
     should provide not less than $5,000,000 of the voluntary 
     contributions of the United States to the Organization of 
     American States as of the date of the enactment of this Act 
     solely for the purposes of the special fund referred to in 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 6220. WITHHOLDING OF FOREIGN ASSISTANCE FROM COUNTRIES 
                   SUPPORTING NUCLEAR PLANT IN CUBA.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) President Clinton stated in April 1993 that ``the 
     United States opposes the construction of the Juragua nuclear 
     power plant because of our concerns about Cuba's ability to 
     ensure the safe operation of the facility and because of 
     Cuba's refusal to sign the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty 
     or ratify the Treaty of Tlatelolco.''.
       (2) Cuba has not signed the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation 
     of Nuclear Weapons or ratified the Treaty of Tlatelolco, the 
     latter of which establishes Latin America and the Caribbean 
     as a nuclear weapons-free zone.
       (3) The State Department, the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, and the Department of Energy have expressed 
     concerns about the construction and operation of Cuba's 
     nuclear reactors.
       (4) In a September 1992 report to Congress, the General 
     Accounting Office outlined concerns among nuclear energy 
     experts about deficiencies in the nuclear plant project in 
     Juragua, near Cienfuegos, Cuba, including--
       (A) a lack in Cuba of a nuclear regulatory structure;
       (B) the absence in Cuba of an adequate infrastructure to 
     ensure the plant's safe operation and requisite maintenance;
       (C) the inadequacy of training of plant operators;
       (D) reports by a former technician from Cuba who, by 
     examining with x-rays weld sites believed to be part of the 
     auxiliary plumbing system for the plant, found that 10 to 15 
     percent of those sites were defective;
       (E) since September 5, 1992, when construction on the plant 
     was halted, the prolonged exposure to the elements, including 
     corrosive salt water vapor, of the primary reactor 
     components; and
       (F) the possible inadequacy of the upper portion of the 
     reactors' dome retention capability to withstand only 7 
     pounds of pressure per square inch, given that normal 
     atmospheric pressure is 32 pounds per square inch and United 
     States reactors are designed to accommodate pressures of 50 
     pounds per square inch.
       (5) The United States Geological Survey claims that it had 
     difficulty determining answers to specific questions 
     regarding earthquake activity in the area near Cienfuegos 
     because the Cuban Government was not forthcoming with 
     information.
       (6) The Geological Survey has indicated that the Caribbean 
     plate, a geological formation near the south coast of Cuba, 
     may pose seismic risks to Cuba and the site of the power 
     plant, and may produce large to moderate earthquakes.
       (7) On May 25, 1992, the Caribbean plate produced an 
     earthquake numbering 7.0 on the Richter scale.
       (8) According to a study by the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, summer winds could carry 
     radioactive pollutants from a nuclear accident at the power 
     plant throughout all of Florida and parts of the States on 
     the gulf coast as far as Texas, and northern winds could 
     carry the pollutants as far northeast as Virginia and 
     Washington, D.C.
       (9) The Cuban Government, under dictator Fidel Castro, in 
     1962 advocated the Soviets' launching of nuclear missiles to 
     the United States, which represented a direct and dangerous 
     provocation of the United States and brought the world to the 
     brink of a nuclear conflict.
       (10) Fidel Castro over the years has consistently issued 
     threats against the United States Government, most recently 
     that he would unleash another perilous mass migration from 
     Cuba upon the enactment of this Act.
       (11) Despite the various concerns about the plant's safety 
     and operational problems, a feasibility study is being 
     conducted that would establish a support group to include 
     Russia, Cuba, and third countries with the objective of 
     completing and operating the plant.
       (b) Withholding of Foreign Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the President shall withhold from assistance allocated, 
     on or after the date of the enactment of this Act, for any 
     country an amount equal to the sum of assistance and credits, 
     if any, provided on or after such date of enactment by that 
     country or any entity in that country in support of the 
     completion of the Cuban nuclear facility at Juragua, near 
     Cienfuegos, Cuba.
       (2) Exceptions.--The requirement of paragraph (1) to 
     withhold assistance shall not apply with respect to--
       (A) assistance to meet urgent humanitarian needs, including 
     disaster and refugee relief;
       (B) democratic political reform and rule of law activities;
       (C) the creation of private sector and nongovernmental 
     organizations that are independent of government control;
       (D) the development of a free market economic system; and
       (E) assistance for the purposes described in the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (title XII of Public 
     Law 103-160).
       (3) Definition.--As used in paragraph (1), the term 
     ``assistance'' means assistance under the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, credits, sales, and guarantees of extensions of 
     credit under the Arms Export Control Act, assistance under 
     titles I and III of the Agricultural Trade Development and 
     Assistance Act of 1954, assistance under the FREEDOM Support 
     Act of 1992, and any other program of assistance or credits 
     provided by the United States to other countries under other 
     provisions of law, except that the term ``assistance'' does 
     not include humanitarian assistance, including disaster 
     relief assistance.

     SEC. 6221. EXPULSION OF CRIMINALS FROM CUBA.

       The President shall instruct all United States Government 
     officials who engage in official conduct with the Cuban 
     Government to raise on a regular basis the extradition of or 
     rendering to the United States all persons residing in Cuba 
     who are sought by the United States Department of Justice for 
     crimes committed in the United States.

           PART 2--ASSISTANCE TO A FREE AND INDEPENDENT CUBA

     SEC. 6231. POLICY TOWARD A TRANSITION GOVERNMENT AND A 
                   DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT IN CUBA.

       The policy of the United States is as follows:
       (1) To support the self-determination of the Cuban people.
       (2) To recognize that the self-determination of the Cuban 
     people is a sovereign and national right of the citizens of 
     Cuba which must be exercised free of interference by the 
     government of any other country.
       (3) To encourage the Cuban people to empower themselves 
     with a government which reflects the self-determination of 
     the Cuban people.
       (4) To recognize the potential for a difficult transition 
     from the current regime in Cuba that may result from the 
     initiatives taken by the Cuban people for self-determination 
     in response to the intransigence of the Castro regime in not 
     allowing any substantive political or economic reforms, and 
     to be prepared to provide the Cuban people with humanitarian, 
     developmental, and other economic assistance.
       (5) In solidarity with the Cuban people, to provide 
     appropriate forms of assistance--
       (A) to a transition government in Cuba;
       (B) to facilitate the rapid movement from such a transition 
     government to a democratically elected government in Cuba 
     that results from an expression of the self-determination of 
     the Cuban people; and
       (C) to support such a democratically elected government.
       (6) Through such assistance, to facilitate a peaceful 
     transition to representative democracy and a market economy 
     in Cuba and to consolidate democracy in Cuba.
       (7) To deliver such assistance to the Cuban people only 
     through a transition government in Cuba, through a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba, through United 
     States Government organizations, or through United States, 
     international, or indigenous nongovernmental organizations.
       (8) To encourage other countries and multilateral 
     organizations to provide similar assistance, and to work 
     cooperatively with such countries and organizations to 
     coordinate such assistance.
       (9) To ensure that appropriate assistance is rapidly 
     provided and distributed to the people of Cuba upon the 
     institution of a transition government in Cuba.
       (10) Not to provide favorable treatment or influence on 
     behalf of any individual or entity in the selection by the 
     Cuban people of their future government.

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       (11) To assist a transition government in Cuba and a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba to prepare the 
     Cuban military forces for an appropriate role in a democracy.
       (12) To be prepared to enter into negotiations with a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba either to return 
     the United States Naval Base at Guantanamo to Cuba or to 
     renegotiate the present agreement under mutually agreeable 
     terms.
       (13) To consider the restoration of diplomatic recognition 
     and support the reintegration of the Cuban Government into 
     Inter-American organizations when the President determines 
     that there exists a democratically elected government in 
     Cuba.
       (14) To take steps to remove the economic embargo of Cuba 
     when the President determines that a transition to a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba has begun.
       (15) To assist a democratically elected government in Cuba 
     to strengthen and stabilize its national currency.
       (16) To pursue trade relations with a free, democratic, and 
     independent Cuba.

     SEC. 6232. ASSISTANCE FOR THE CUBAN PEOPLE.

       (a) Authorization.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall develop a plan for 
     providing economic assistance to Cuba at such time as the 
     President determines that a transition government or a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba (as determined 
     under section 6233(c)) is in power.
       (2) Effect on other laws.--Assistance may be provided under 
     this section subject to an authorization of appropriations 
     and subject to the availability of appropriations.
       (b) Plan for Assistance.--
       (1) Development of plan.--The President shall develop a 
     plan for providing assistance under this section--
       (A) to Cuba when a transition government in Cuba is in 
     power; and
       (B) to Cuba when a democratically elected government in 
     Cuba is in power.
       (2) Types of assistance.--Assistance under the plan 
     developed under paragraph (1) may, subject to an 
     authorization of appropriations and subject to the 
     availability of appropriations, include the following:
       (A) Transition government.--(i) Except as provided in 
     clause (ii), assistance to Cuba under a transition government 
     shall, subject to an authorization of appropriations and 
     subject to the availability of appropriations, be limited 
     to--
       (I) such food, medicine, medical supplies and equipment, 
     and assistance to meet emergency energy needs, as is 
     necessary to meet the basic human needs of the Cuban people; 
     and
       (II) assistance described in subparagraph (C).
       (ii) Assistance provided only after the President certifies 
     to the appropriate congressional committees, in accordance 
     with procedures applicable to reprogramming notifications 
     under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, 
     that such assistance is essential to the successful 
     completion of the transition to democracy.
       (iii) Only after a transition government in Cuba is in 
     power, remittances by individuals to their relatives of cash 
     or goods, as well as freedom to travel to visit them without 
     any restrictions, shall be permitted.
       (B) Democratically elected government.--Assistance to a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba may, subject to an 
     authorization of appropriations and subject to the 
     availability of appropriations, consist of additional 
     economic assistance, together with assistance described in 
     subparagraph (C). Such economic assistance may include--
       (i) assistance under chapter 1 of part I (relating to 
     development assistance), and chapter 4 of part II (relating 
     to the economic support fund), of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961;
       (ii) assistance under the Agricultural Trade Development 
     and Assistance Act of 1954;
       (iii) financing, guarantees, and other forms of assistance 
     provided by the Export-Import Bank of the United States;
       (iv) financial support provided by the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation for investment projects in Cuba;
       (v) assistance provided by the Trade and Development 
     Agency;
       (vi) Peace Corps programs; and
       (vii) other appropriate assistance to carry out the policy 
     of section 6231.
       (C) Military adjustment assistance.--Assistance to a 
     transition government in Cuba and to a democratically elected 
     government in Cuba shall also include assistance in preparing 
     the Cuban military forces to adjust to an appropriate role in 
     a democracy.
       (c) Strategy for Distribution.--The plan developed under 
     subsection (b) shall include a strategy for distributing 
     assistance under the plan.
       (d) Distribution.--Assistance under the plan developed 
     under subsection (b) shall be provided through United States 
     Government organizations and nongovernmental organizations 
     and private and voluntary organizations, whether within or 
     outside the United States, including humanitarian, 
     educational, labor, and private sector organizations.
       (e) International Efforts.--The President shall take the 
     necessary steps--
       (1) to seek to obtain the agreement of other countries and 
     of international financial institutions and multilateral 
     organizations to provide to a transition government in Cuba, 
     and to a democratically elected government in Cuba, 
     assistance comparable to that provided by the United States 
     under this subtitle; and
       (2) to work with such countries, institutions, and 
     organizations to coordinate all such assistance programs.
       (f) Communication With the Cuban People.--The President 
     shall take the necessary steps to communicate to the Cuban 
     people the plan for assistance developed under this section.
       (g) Report to Congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall 
     transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     describing in detail the plan developed under this section.
       (h) Trade and Investment Relations.--
       (1) Report to congress.--The President, following the 
     transmittal to the Congress of a determination under section 
     6233(c)(3) that a democratically elected government in Cuba 
     is in power, shall submit to the appropriate congressional 
     committees a report that describes--
       (A) acts, policies, and practices that constitute 
     significant barriers to, or distortions of, United States 
     trade in goods or services or foreign direct investment with 
     respect to Cuba;
       (B) policy objectives of the United States regarding trade 
     relations with a democratically elected government in Cuba, 
     and the reasons therefor, including possible--
       (i) reciprocal extension of nondiscriminatory trade 
     treatment (most-favored- nation treatment);
       (ii) designation of Cuba as a beneficiary developing 
     country under title V of the Trade Act of 1974 (relating to 
     the Generalized System of Preferences) or as a beneficiary 
     country under the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, and 
     the implications of such designation with respect to trade 
     with any other country that is such a beneficiary developing 
     country or beneficiary country or is a party to the North 
     American Free Trade Agreement; and
       (iii) negotiations regarding free trade, including the 
     accession of Cuba to the North American Free Trade Agreement;
       (C) specific trade negotiating objectives of the United 
     States with respect to Cuba, including the objectives 
     described in section 108(b)(5) of the North American Free 
     Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3317(b)(5)); 
     and
       (D) actions proposed or anticipated to be undertaken, and 
     any proposed legislation necessary or appropriate, to achieve 
     any of such policy and negotiating objectives.
       (2) Consultations.--The President shall consult with the 
     appropriate congressional committees and shall seek advice 
     from the appropriate advisory committees established under 
     section 135 of the Trade Act of 1974 regarding the policy and 
     negotiating objectives and the legislative proposals 
     described in paragraph (1).

     SEC. 6233. COORDINATION OF ASSISTANCE PROGRAM; IMPLEMENTATION 
                   AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS; REPROGRAMMING.

       (a) Coordinating Official.--The President shall designate a 
     coordinating official who shall be responsible for--
       (1) implementing the strategy for distributing assistance 
     described in section 6232(b);
       (2) ensuring the speedy and efficient distribution of such 
     assistance; and
       (3) ensuring coordination among, and appropriate oversight 
     by, the agencies of the United States that provide assistance 
     described in section 6232(b), including resolving any 
     disputes among such agencies.
       (b) United States-Cuba Council.--Upon making a 
     determination under subsection (c)(3) that a democratically 
     elected government in Cuba is in power, the President, after 
     consultation with the coordinating official, is authorized to 
     designate a United States-Cuba council--
       (1) to ensure coordination between the United States 
     Government and the private sector in responding to change in 
     Cuba, and in promoting market-based development in Cuba; and
       (2) to establish periodic meetings between representatives 
     of the United States and Cuban private sectors for the 
     purpose of facilitating bilateral trade.
       (c) Implementation of Plan; Reports to Congress.--
       (1) Implementation with respect to transition government.--
     Upon making a determination that a transition government in 
     Cuba is in power, the President shall transmit that 
     determination to the appropriate congressional committees and 
     shall, subject to an authorization of appropriations and 
     subject to the availability of appropriations, commence the 
     delivery and distribution of assistance to such transition 
     government under the plan developed under section 6232(b).
       (2) Reports to congress.--(A) The President shall transmit 
     to the appropriate congressional committees a report setting 
     forth the strategy for providing assistance described in 
     section 6232(b)(2) (A) and (C) to the transition government 
     in Cuba under the plan of assistance developed under section 
     6232(b), the types of such assistance, and the extent to 
     which such assistance has been distributed in accordance with 
     the plan.
       (B) The President shall transmit the report not later than 
     90 days after making the determination referred to in 
     paragraph (1), except that the President shall transmit the 
     report in preliminary form not later than 15 days after 
     making that determination.
       (3) Implementation with respect to democratically elected 
     government.--The President shall, upon determining that a 
     democratically elected government in Cuba

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      is in power, submit that determination to the appropriate 
     congressional committees and shall, subject to an 
     authorization of appropriations and subject to the 
     availability of appropriations, commence the delivery and 
     distribution of assistance to such democratically elected 
     government under the plan developed under section 6232(b).
       (4) Annual reports to congress.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the end of each fiscal year, the President shall 
     transmit to the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     on the assistance provided under the plan developed under 
     section 6232(b), including a description of each type of 
     assistance, the amounts expended for such assistance, and a 
     description of the assistance to be provided under the plan 
     in the current fiscal year.
       (d) Reprogramming.--Any changes in the assistance to be 
     provided under the plan developed under section 6232(b) may 
     not be made unless the President notifies the appropriate 
     congressional committees at least 15 days in advance in 
     accordance with the procedures applicable to reprogramming 
     notifications under section 634A of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2394-1).

     SEC. 6234. TERMINATION OF THE ECONOMIC EMBARGO OF CUBA.

       (a) Presidential Actions.--Upon submitting a determination 
     to the appropriate congressional committees under section 
     6233(c)(1) that a transition government in Cuba is in power, 
     the President, after consulting with the Congress, is 
     authorized to take steps to suspend the economic embargo of 
     Cuba to the extent that such action contributes to a stable 
     foundation for a democratically elected government in Cuba.
       (b) Suspension of Certain Provisions of Law.--In carrying 
     out subsection (a), the President may suspend the enforcement 
     of--
       (1) section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2370(a));
       (2) section 620(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2370(f)) with regard to the ``Republic of Cuba'';
       (3) sections 1704, 1705(d), and 1706 of the Cuban Democracy 
     Act (22 U.S.C. 6003, 6004(d), 6005);
       (4) section 902(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985; and
       (5) the prohibitions on transactions described in part 515 
     of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (c) Additional Presidential Actions.--Upon submitting a 
     determination to the appropriate congressional committees 
     under section 6233(c)(3) that a democratically elected 
     government in Cuba is in power, the President shall take 
     steps to terminate the economic embargo of Cuba.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--On the date on which the 
     President submits a determination under section 6233(c)(3)--
       (1) section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2370(a)) is repealed;
       (2) section 620(f) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2370(f)) is amended by striking ``Republic of 
     Cuba'';
       (3) sections 1704, 1705(d), and 1706 of the Cuban Democracy 
     Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6003, 6004(d), and 6005) are repealed; 
     and
       (4) section 902(c) of the Food Security Act of 1985 is 
     repealed.
       (e) Review of Suspension of Economic Embargo.--
       (1) Review.--If the President takes action under subsection 
     (a) to suspend the economic embargo of Cuba, the President 
     shall immediately so notify the Congress. The President shall 
     report to the Congress no less frequently than every 6 months 
     thereafter, until he submits a determination under section 
     6233(c)(3) that a democratically elected government in Cuba 
     is in power, on the progress being made by Cuba toward the 
     establishment of such a democratically elected government. 
     The action of the President under subsection (a) shall cease 
     to be effective upon the enactment of a joint resolution 
     described in paragraph (2).
       (2) Joint resolutions.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term ``joint resolution'' means only a joint resolution 
     of the 2 Houses of Congress, the matter after the resolving 
     clause of which is as follows: ``That the Congress 
     disapproves the action of the President under section 6234(a) 
     of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act 
     of 1995 to suspend the economic embargo of Cuba, notice of 
     which was submitted to the Congress on ____.'', with the 
     blank space being filled with the appropriate date.
       (3) Referral to committees.--Joint resolutions introduced 
     in the House of Representatives shall be referred to the 
     Committee on International Relations and joint resolutions 
     introduced in the Senate shall be referred to the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations.
       (4) Procedures.--(A) Any joint resolution shall be 
     considered in the Senate in accordance with the provisions of 
     section 601(b) of the International Security Assistance and 
     Arms Export Control Act of 1976.
       (B) For the purpose of expediting the consideration and 
     enactment of joint resolutions, a motion to proceed to the 
     consideration of any joint resolution after it has been 
     reported by the appropriate committee shall be treated as 
     highly privileged in the House of Representatives.
       (C) Not more than 1 joint resolution may be considered in 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate in the 6-month 
     period beginning on the date on which the President notifies 
     the Congress under paragraph (1) of the action taken under 
     subsection (a), and in each 6-month period thereafter.

     SEC. 6235. REQUIREMENTS FOR A TRANSITION GOVERNMENT.

       For purposes of this subtitle, a transition government in 
     Cuba is a government in Cuba which--
       (1) is demonstrably in transition from communist 
     totalitarian dictatorship to representative democracy;
       (2) has recognized the right to independent political 
     activity and association;
       (3) has released all political prisoners and allowed for 
     investigations of Cuban prisons by appropriate international 
     human rights organizations;
       (4) has ceased any interference with Radio or Television 
     Marti broadcasts;
       (5) makes public commitments to and is making demonstrable 
     progress in--
       (A) establishing an independent judiciary;
       (B) dissolving the present Department of State Security in 
     the Cuban Ministry of the Interior, including the Committees 
     for the Defense of the Revolution and the Rapid Response 
     Brigades;
       (C) respecting internationally recognized human rights and 
     basic freedoms as set forth in the Universal Declaration of 
     Human Rights, to which Cuba is a signatory nation;
       (D) effectively guaranteeing the rights of free speech and 
     freedom of the press;
       (E) organizing free and fair elections for a new 
     government--
       (i) to be held in a timely manner within a period not to 
     exceed 1 year after the transition government assumes power;
       (ii) with the participation of multiple independent 
     political parties that have full access to the media on an 
     equal basis, including (in the case of radio, television, or 
     other telecommunications media) in terms of allotments of 
     time for such access and the times of day such allotments are 
     given; and
       (iii) to be conducted under the supervision of 
     internationally recognized observers, such as the 
     Organization of American States, the United Nations, and 
     other elections monitors;
       (F) assuring the right to private property;
       (G) taking appropriate steps to return to United States 
     citizens (and entities which are 50 percent or more 
     beneficially owned by United States citizens) property taken 
     by the Cuban Government from such citizens and entities on or 
     after January 1, 1959, or to provide equitable compensation 
     to such citizens and entities for such property;
       (H) granting permits to privately owned telecommunications 
     and media companies to operate in Cuba; and
       (I) allowing the establishment of independent trade unions 
     as set forth in conventions 87 and 98 of the International 
     Labor Organization, and allowing the establishment of 
     independent social, economic, and political associations;
       (6) does not include Fidel Castro or Raul Castro;
       (7) has given adequate assurances that it will allow the 
     speedy and efficient distribution of assistance to the Cuban 
     people;
       (8) permits the deployment throughout Cuba of independent 
     and unfettered international human rights monitors; and
       (9) has extradited or otherwise rendered to the United 
     States all persons sought by the United States Department of 
     Justice for crimes committed in the United States.

     SEC. 6236. REQUIREMENTS FOR A DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED 
                   GOVERNMENT.

       For purposes of this subtitle, a democratically elected 
     government in Cuba, in addition to continuing to comply with 
     the requirements of section 6235, is a government in Cuba 
     which--
       (1) results from free and fair elections conducted under 
     the supervision of internationally recognized observers;
       (2) has permitted opposition parties ample time to organize 
     and campaign for such elections, and has permitted full 
     access to the media to all candidates in the elections;
       (3) is showing respect for the basic civil liberties and 
     human rights of the citizens of Cuba;
       (4) has made demonstrable progress in establishing an 
     independent judiciary;
       (5) is substantially moving toward a market-oriented 
     economic system;
       (6) is committed to making constitutional changes that 
     would ensure regular free and fair elections that meet the 
     requirements of paragraph (2); and
       (7) has made demonstrable progress in returning to United 
     States citizens (and entities which are 50 percent or more 
     beneficially owned by United States citizens) property taken 
     by the Cuban Government from such citizens and entities on or 
     after January 1, 1959, or providing full compensation for 
     such property in accordance with international law standards 
     and practice.

   PART 3--PROTECTION OF PROPERTY RIGHTS OF UNITED STATES NATIONALS 
           AGAINST CONFISCATORY TAKINGS BY THE CASTRO REGIME

     SEC. 6251. STATEMENT OF POLICY.

       The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The right of individuals to hold and enjoy property is 
     a fundamental right recognized by the United States 
     Constitution and international human rights law, including 
     the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
       (2) The illegal confiscation or taking of property by 
     governments, and the acquiescence of governments in the 
     confiscation of property by their citizens, undermines the 
     comity among nations, the free flow of commerce, and economic 
     development.
       (3) It is in the interest of all nations to respect equally 
     the property rights of their citizens and nationals of other 
     countries.
       (4) Nations that provide an effective mechanism for prompt, 
     adequate, and fair compensation for the confiscation of 
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      property will continue to have the support of the United 
     States.
       (5) The United States Government has an obligation to its 
     citizens to provide protection against illegal confiscation 
     by foreign nations and their citizens, including the 
     provision of private remedies.
       (6) Nations that illegally confiscate private property 
     should not be immune to another nation's laws whose purpose 
     is to protect against the confiscation of lawfully acquired 
     property by its citizens.
       (7) Trafficking in illegally acquired property is a crime 
     under the laws of the United States and other nations, yet 
     this same activity is allowed under international law.
       (8) International law, by not providing effective remedies, 
     condones the illegal confiscation of property and allows for 
     the unjust enrichment from the use of confiscated property by 
     governments and private entities at the expense of those who 
     hold legal claim to the property.
       (9) The development of an international mechanism 
     sanctioning those governments and private entities that 
     confiscate and unjustly use private property so confiscated 
     should be a priority objective of United States foreign 
     policy.

     SEC. 6252. LIABILITY FOR TRAFFICKING IN PROPERTY CONFISCATED 
                   FROM UNITED STATES NATIONALS.

       (a) Civil Remedy.--
       (1) Liability for trafficking.--(A) Except as provided in 
     paragraphs (3) and (4), any person, including any agency or 
     instrumentality of a foreign state in the conduct of a 
     commercial activity, that, after the end of the 6-month 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     traffics in confiscated property shall be liable to any 
     United States national who owns the claim to such property 
     for money damages in an amount equal to the sum of--
       (i) the amount which is the greater of--
       (I) the amount, if any, certified to the claimant by the 
     Foreign Claims Settlement Commission under the International 
     Claims Settlement Act of 1949, plus interest;
       (II) the amount determined under section 6253(a)(2), plus 
     interest; or
       (III) the fair market value of that property, calculated as 
     being the then current value of the property, or the value of 
     the property when confiscated plus interest, whichever is 
     greater; and
       (ii) reasonable costs and attorneys' fees.
       (B) Interest under subparagraph (A)(i) shall be at the rate 
     set forth in section 1961 of title 28, United States Code, 
     computed by the court from the date of the confiscation of 
     the property involved to the date on which the action is 
     brought under this subsection.
       (2) Presumption in favor of certified claims.--There shall 
     be a presumption that the amount for which a person, 
     including any agency or instrumentality of a foreign state in 
     the conduct of a commercial activity, is liable under clause 
     (i) of paragraph (1)(A) is the amount that is certified under 
     subclause (I) of that clause. The presumption shall be 
     rebuttable by clear and convincing evidence that the amount 
     described in subclause (II) or (III) of that clause is the 
     appropriate amount of liability under that clause.
       (3) Increased liability for prior notice.--Except as 
     provided in paragraph (4), any person, including any agency 
     or instrumentality of a foreign state in the conduct of a 
     commercial activity, that traffics in confiscated property 
     after having received--
       (A) notice of a claim to ownership of the property by a 
     United States national who owns a claim to the confiscated 
     property, and
       (B) notice of the provisions of this section,
     shall be liable to that United States national for money 
     damages in an amount which is the sum of the amount equal to 
     the amount determined under paragraph (1)(A)(ii) plus triple 
     the amount determined applicable under subclause (I), (II), 
     or (III) of paragraph (1)(A)(i).
       (4) Applicability.--(A) Except as otherwise provided in 
     this paragraph, actions may be brought under paragraph (1) 
     with respect to property confiscated before, on, or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (B) In the case of property confiscated before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, no United States national may 
     bring an action under this section unless such national 
     acquired ownership of the claim to the confiscated property 
     before such date.
       (C) In the case of property confiscated on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, no United States national 
     who acquired ownership of a claim to confiscated property by 
     assignment for value after such date of enactment may bring 
     an action on the claim under this section.
       (5) Treatment of certain actions.--(A) In the case of any 
     action brought under this section by a United States national 
     who was eligible to file the underlying claim in the action 
     with the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission under title V 
     of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 but did 
     not so file the claim, the court may hear the case only if 
     the court determines that the United States national had good 
     cause for not filing the claim.
       (B) In the case of any action brought under this section by 
     a United States national whose claim in the action was timely 
     filed with the Foreign Claims Settlement Commission under 
     title V of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 
     but was denied by the Commission, the court may assess the 
     basis for the denial and may accept the findings of the 
     Commission on the claim as conclusive in the action under 
     this section unless good cause justifies another result.
       (6) Inapplicability of act of state doctrine.--No court of 
     the United States shall decline, based upon the act of state 
     doctrine, to make a determination on the merits in an action 
     brought under paragraph (1).
       (b) Definition.--As used in this subsection, the term 
     ``agency or instrumentality of a foreign state'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 1603(b) of title 28, 
     United States Code.
       (c) Jurisdiction.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 85 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1331 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1331a. Civil actions involving confiscated property

       ``The district courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction of 
     any action brought under section 6252 of the Cuban Liberty 
     and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act of 1995, regardless 
     of the amount in controversy.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 85 of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 1331 the 
     following:

``1331a. Civil actions involving confiscated property.''.
       (d) Certain Property Immune From Execution.--Section 1611 
     of title 28, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(c) Notwithstanding the provisions of section 1610 of 
     this chapter, the property of a foreign state shall be immune 
     from attachment and from execution in an action brought under 
     section 6252 of the Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
     (LIBERTAD) Act of 1995 to the extent the property is a 
     facility or installation used by an accredited diplomatic 
     mission for official purposes.''.
       (e) Election of Remedies.--
       (1) Election.--Subject to paragraph (2)--
       (A) any United States national that brings an action under 
     this section may not bring any other civil action or 
     proceeding under the common law, Federal law, or the law of 
     any of the several States, the District of Columbia, or any 
     territory or possession of the United States, that seeks 
     monetary or nonmonetary compensation by reason of the same 
     subject matter; and
       (B) any person who brings, under the common law or any 
     provision of law other than this section, a civil action or 
     proceeding for monetary or nonmonetary compensation arising 
     out of a claim for which an action would otherwise be 
     cognizable under this section may not bring an action under 
     this section on that claim.
       (2) Treatment of certified claimants.--In the case of any 
     United States national that brings an action under this 
     section based on a claim certified under title V of the 
     International Claims Settlement Act of 1949--
       (A) if the recovery in the action is equal to or greater 
     than the amount of the certified claim, the United States 
     national may not receive payment on the claim under any 
     agreement entered into between the United States and Cuba 
     settling claims covered by such title, and such national 
     shall be deemed to have discharged the United States from any 
     further responsibility to represent the United States 
     national with respect to that claim;
       (B) if the recovery in the action is less than the amount 
     of the certified claim, the United States national may 
     receive payment under a claims agreement described in 
     subparagraph (A) but only to the extent of the difference 
     between the amount of the recovery and the amount of the 
     certified claim; and
       (C) if there is no recovery in the action, the United 
     States national may receive payment on the certified claim 
     under a claims agreement described in subparagraph (A) to the 
     same extent as any certified claimant who does not bring an 
     action under this section.
       (f) Deposit of Excess Payments by Cuba Under Claims 
     Agreement.--Any amounts paid by Cuba under any agreement 
     entered into between the United States and Cuba settling 
     certified claims under title V of the International Claims 
     Settlement Act of 1949 that are in excess of the payments 
     made on such certified claims after the application of 
     subsection (e) shall be deposited into the United States 
     Treasury.
       (g) Termination of Rights.--
       (1) In general.--All rights created under this section to 
     bring an action for money damages with respect to property 
     confiscated before the date of the enactment of this Act 
     shall cease upon the transmittal to the Congress of a 
     determination of the President under section 6233(c)(3).
       (2) Pending suits.--The termination of rights under 
     paragraph (1) shall not affect suits commenced before the 
     date of such termination, and in all such suits, proceedings 
     shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered in the 
     same manner and with the same effect as if this subsection 
     had not been enacted.

     SEC. 6253. DETERMINATION OF CLAIMS TO CONFISCATED PROPERTY.

       (a) Evidence of Ownership.--
       (1) Conclusiveness of certified claims.--In any action 
     brought under this part, the courts shall accept as 
     conclusive proof of ownership a certification of a claim to 
     ownership that has been made by the Foreign Claims Settlement 
     Commission pursuant to title V of the International Claims 
     Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1643 and following).
       (2) Claims not certified.--In the case of a claim that has 
     not been certified by the For

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     eign Claims Settlement Commission before the enactment of 
     this Act, a court may appoint a special master, including the 
     Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, to make determinations 
     regarding the amount and validity of claims to ownership of 
     confiscated property. Such determinations are only for 
     evidentiary purposes in civil actions brought under this part 
     and do not constitute certifications pursuant to title V of 
     the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949.
       (3) Effect of determinations of foreign entities.--In 
     determining ownership, courts shall not accept as conclusive 
     evidence of ownership any findings, orders, judgments, or 
     decrees from administrative agencies or courts of foreign 
     countries or international organizations that invalidate the 
     claim held by a United States national, unless the 
     invalidation was found pursuant to binding international 
     arbitration to which United States national submitted the 
     claim.
       (b) Amendment of the International Claims Settlement Act of 
     1949.--Title V of the International Claims Settlement Act of 
     1949 (22 U.S.C. 1643 and following) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new section:


  ``evaluation of ownership claims referred by district courts of the 
                             united states

       ``Sec. 514. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     title and only for purposes of section 6252 the Cuban Liberty 
     and Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act, a United States district 
     court, for fact-finding purposes, may refer to the 
     Commission, and the Commission may determine, questions of 
     the amount and ownership of a claim by a United States 
     national (as defined in section 6204 of the Cuban Liberty and 
     Solidarity (LIBERTAD) Act) resulting from the confiscation of 
     property by the Government of Cuba described in section 
     503(a), whether or not the United States national qualified 
     as a national of the United States (as defined in section 
     502(1)) at the time of the action by the Government of 
     Cuba.''.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--Nothing in this subtitle or 
     section 514 of the International Claims Settlement Act of 
     1949, as added by subsection (b), shall be construed--
       (1) to require or otherwise authorize the claims of Cuban 
     nationals who became United States citizens after their 
     property was confiscated to be included in the claims 
     certified to the Secretary of State by the Foreign Claims 
     Settlement Commission for purposes of future negotiation and 
     espousal of claims with a friendly government in Cuba when 
     diplomatic relations are restored; or
       (2) as superseding, amending, or otherwise altering 
     certifications that have been made pursuant to title V of the 
     International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 before the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 6254. EXCLUSIVITY OF FOREIGN CLAIMS SETTLEMENT 
                   COMMISSION CERTIFICATION PROCEDURE.

       Title V of the International Claims Settlement Act of 1949 
     (22 U.S.C. 1643 and following), as amended by section 6253, 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:


  ``exclusivity of foreign claims settlement commission certification 
                               procedure

       ``Sec. 515. (a) Subject to subsection (b), neither any 
     national of the United States who was eligible to file a 
     claim under section 503 but did not timely file such claim 
     under that section, nor any national of the United States (on 
     the date of the enactment of this section) who was not 
     eligible to file a claim under that section, nor any national 
     of Cuba, including any agency, instrumentality, subdivision, 
     or enterprise of the Government of Cuba or any local 
     government of Cuba in place on the date of the enactment of 
     this section, nor any successor thereto, whether or not 
     recognized by the United States, shall have a claim to, 
     participate in, or otherwise have an interest in, the 
     compensation proceeds or other nonmonetary compensation paid 
     or allocated to a national of the United States by virtue of 
     a claim certified by the Commission under section 507, nor 
     shall any court of the United States or any State court have 
     jurisdiction to adjudicate any such claim.
       ``(b) Nothing in subsection (a) shall be construed to 
     detract from or otherwise affect any rights in the shares of 
     the capital stock of nationals of the United States owning 
     claims certified by the Commission under section 507.''.

                  PART 4--EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN ALIENS

     SEC. 6271. EXCLUSION FROM THE UNITED STATES OF ALIENS WHO 
                   HAVE CONFISCATED PROPERTY OF UNITED STATES 
                   NATIONALS OR WHO TRAFFIC IN SUCH PROPERTY.

       (a) Grounds for Exclusion.--The Secretary of State, in 
     consultation with the Attorney General, shall exclude from 
     the United States any alien who the Secretary of State 
     determines is a person who--
       (1) has confiscated, or has directed or overseen the 
     confiscation of, property a claim to which is owned by a 
     United States national, or converts or has converted for 
     personal gain confiscated property, a claim to which is owned 
     by a United States national;
       (2) traffics in confiscated property, a claim to which is 
     owned by a United States national;
       (3) is a corporate officer, principal, or shareholder with 
     a controlling interest of an entity which has been involved 
     in the confiscation of property or trafficking in confiscated 
     property, a claim to which is owned by a United States 
     national; or
       (4) is a spouse, minor child, or agent of a person 
     excludable under paragraph (1), (2), or (3).
       (b) Definitions.--As used in this section, the following 
     terms have the following meanings:
       (1) Confiscated; confiscation.--The terms ``confiscated'' 
     and ``confiscation'' refer to--
       (A) the nationalization, expropriation, or other seizure by 
     foreign governmental authority of ownership or control of 
     property on or after January 1, 1959--
       (i) without the property having been returned or adequate 
     and effective compensation provided; or
       (ii) without the claim to the property having been settled 
     pursuant to an international claims settlement agreement or 
     other mutually accepted settlement procedure; and
       (B) the repudiation by foreign governmental authority of, 
     the default by foreign governmental authority on, or the 
     failure by foreign governmental authority to pay, on or after 
     January 1, 1959--
       (i) a debt of any enterprise which has been nationalized, 
     expropriated, or otherwise taken by foreign governmental 
     authority;
       (ii) a debt which is a charge on property nationalized, 
     expropriated, or otherwise taken by foreign governmental 
     authority; or
       (iii) a debt which was incurred by foreign governmental 
     authority in satisfaction or settlement of a confiscated 
     property claim.
       (2) Property.--The term ``property'' does not include 
     claims arising from a territory in dispute as a result of war 
     between United Nations member states in which the ultimate 
     resolution of the disputed territory has not been resolved.
       (3) Traffics.--(A) A person or entity ``traffics'' in 
     property if that person or entity knowingly and 
     intentionally--
       (i) sells, transfers, distributes, dispenses, brokers, 
     manages, or otherwise disposes of confiscated property, or 
     purchases, leases, receives, possesses, obtains control of, 
     manages, uses, or otherwise acquires or holds an interest in 
     confiscated property,
       (ii) engages in a commercial activity using or otherwise 
     benefiting from confiscated property, or
       (iii) causes, directs, participates in, or profits from, 
     trafficking (as described in clauses (i) and (ii)) by another 
     person, or otherwise engages in trafficking (as described in 
     clauses (i) and (ii)) through another person,
     without the authorization of the United States national who 
     holds a claim to the property.
       (B) The term ``traffics'' does not include--
       (i) the delivery of international telecommunication signals 
     to Cuba that are authorized by section 1705(e) of the Cuban 
     Democracy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 6004(e)); or
       (ii) the trading or holding of securities publicly traded 
     or held, unless the trading is with or by a person determined 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury to be a specially designated 
     national.
       (c) National Interest Exemption.--This section shall not 
     apply where the Secretary of State finds, on a case-by-case 
     basis, that making a determination under subsection (a) would 
     be contrary to the national interest of the United States.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--This section applies to aliens seeking to 
     enter the United States on or after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) Trafficking.--This section applies only with respect to 
     acts within the meaning of ``traffics'' that occur on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                 TITLE VII--COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY

     SEC. 7001. PATENT AND TRADEMARK FEES.

       Section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
     1990 (35 U.S.C. 41 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``2002'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``2002''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``through 1998'' and inserting ``through 
     2002''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) $119,000,000 in fiscal year 1999.
       ``(10) $119,000,000 in fiscal year 2000.
       ``(11) $119,000,000 in fiscal year 2001.
       ``(12) $119,000,000 in fiscal year 2002.''.
               TITLE VIII--COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY

                    Subtitle A--Military Retired Pay

     SEC. 8001. ELIMINATION OF DISPARITY BETWEEN EFFECTIVE DATES 
                   FOR MILITARY AND CIVILIAN RETIREE COST-OF-
                   LIVING ADJUSTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1996, 1997, 
                   AND 1998.

       (a) Conformance With Schedule for Civil Service COLAs.--
     Subparagraph (B) of section 1401a(b)(2) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``through 1998'' the first place it 
     appears and all that follows through ``In the case of'' the 
     second place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``through 1996.--In the case of'';
       (2) by striking ``of 1994, 1995, 1996, or 1997'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``of 1993, 1994, or 1995''; and
       (3) by striking out ``September'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``March''.
       (b) Repeal of Prior Conditional Enactment.--Section 
     8114A(b) of Public Law 103-335 (108 Stat. 2648) is repealed.
                  Subtitle B--Naval Petroleum Reserves

     SEC. 8011. SALE OF NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES.

       (a) Sale of Reserves Required.--Chapter 641 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amend

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     ed by inserting after section 7421 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 7421a. Sale of naval petroleum reserves

       ``(a) Sale Required.--(1) Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this chapter, the Secretary shall sell all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     lands owned or controlled by the United States inside the 
     naval petroleum and oil shale reserves established by this 
     chapter. In the case of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1, 
     the lands to be sold shall include sections 16 and 36 of 
     township 30 south, range 23 east, Mount Diablo Principal 
     Meridian, California.
       ``(2) Not later than September 30, 1996, the Secretary 
     shall enter into one or more contracts for the sale of all of 
     the interest of the United States in the naval petroleum 
     reserves.
       ``(b) Timing and Administration of Sale.--(1) Not later 
     than January 1, 1996, the Secretary shall retain the services 
     of five independent experts in the valuation of oil and gas 
     fields to conduct separate assessments, in a manner 
     consistent with commercial practices, of the fair market 
     value of the interest of the United States in each naval 
     petroleum reserve. In making their assessments for each naval 
     petroleum reserve, the independent experts shall consider 
     (among other factors) all equipment and facilities to be 
     included in the sale, the net present value of the reserve, 
     and the net present value of the anticipated revenue stream 
     that the Secretary determines the Treasury would receive from 
     the reserve if it were not sold, adjusted for any anticipated 
     increases in tax revenues that would result if it were sold. 
     The independent experts shall complete their assessments not 
     later than June 1, 1996. In setting the minimum acceptable 
     price for each naval petroleum reserve, the Secretary shall 
     consider the average of the five assessments regarding the 
     reserve or, if more advantageous to the Government, the 
     average of three assessments after excluding the high and low 
     assessments.
       ``(2) Not later than March 1, 1996, the Secretary shall 
     retain the services of an investment banker to independently 
     administer, in a manner consistent with commercial practices 
     and in a manner that maximizes sale proceeds to the 
     Government, the sale of the naval petroleum reserves under 
     this section. The Secretary may enter into the contracts 
     required under this paragraph and paragraph (1) on a 
     noncompetitive basis.
       ``(3) Not later than June 1, 1996, the sales administrator 
     selected under paragraph (2) shall complete a draft contract 
     for the sale of each naval petroleum reserve, which shall 
     accompany the invitation for bids and describe the terms and 
     provisions of the sale of the interest of the United States 
     in the reserve. Each draft contract shall identify all 
     equipment and facilities to be included in the sales. Each 
     draft contract, including the terms and provisions of the 
     sale of the interest of the United States in the naval 
     petroleum reserves, shall be subject to review and approval 
     by the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget.
       ``(4) Not later than July 1, 1996, the Secretary shall 
     publish an invitation for bids for the purchase of the naval 
     petroleum reserves.
       ``(5) Not later than September 1, 1996, the Secretary shall 
     accept the highest responsible offer for purchase of the 
     interest of the United States in the naval petroleum 
     reserves, or a particular reserve, that meets or exceeds the 
     minimum acceptable price determined under paragraph (1). The 
     Secretary may accept an offer for only a portion of a reserve 
     so long as the entire reserve is still sold under this 
     section at a price that meets or exceeds the minimum 
     acceptable price.
       ``(c) Future Liabilities.--To effectuate the sale of the 
     interest of the United States in a naval petroleum reserve, 
     the Secretary may extend such indemnities and warranties as 
     the Secretary considers reasonable and necessary to protect 
     the purchaser from claims arising from the ownership in the 
     reserve by the United States.
       ``(d) Special Rules Preparatory to Sale of Naval Petroleum 
     Reserve Numbered 1.--(1) Not later than June 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary shall finalize equity interests of the known oil 
     and gas zones in Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 in the 
     manner provided by this subsection.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall retain the services of an 
     independent petroleum engineer, mutually acceptable to the 
     equity owners, who shall prepare a recommendation on final 
     equity figures. The Secretary may accept the recommendation 
     of the independent petroleum engineer for final equity in 
     each known oil and gas zone and establish final equity 
     interest in the Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 in 
     accordance with such recommendation, or the Secretary may use 
     such other method to establish final equity interest in that 
     reserve as the Secretary considers appropriate. The Secretary 
     may enter into the contract required under this paragraph on 
     a noncompetitive basis.
       ``(3) If, on the effective date of this section, there is 
     an ongoing equity redetermination dispute between the equity 
     owners under section 9(b) of the unit plan contract, such 
     dispute shall be resolved in the manner provided in the unit 
     plan contract not later than June 1, 1996. Such resolution 
     shall be considered final for all purposes under this 
     section.
       ``(4) In this section, the term `unit plan contract' means 
     the unit plan contract between equity owners of the lands 
     within the boundaries of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 
     (Elk Hills) entered into on June 19, 1944.
       ``(e) Production Allocation Regarding Naval Petroleum 
     Reserve Numbered 1.--(1) As part of the contract for purchase 
     of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1, the purchaser of the 
     interest of the United States in that reserve shall agree to 
     make up to 25 percent of the purchaser's share of annual 
     petroleum production from the purchased lands available for 
     sale to small refiners, which do not have their own adequate 
     sources of supply of petroleum, for processing or use only in 
     their own refineries. None of the reserved production sold to 
     small refiners may be resold in kind. The purchaser of that 
     reserve may reduce the quantity of petroleum reserved under 
     this subsection in the event of an insufficient number of 
     qualified bids. The seller of this petroleum production has 
     the right to refuse bids that are less than the prevailing 
     market price of comparable oil.
       ``(2) The purchaser of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 
     shall also agree to ensure that the terms of every sale of 
     the purchaser's share of annual petroleum production from the 
     purchased lands shall be so structured as to give full and 
     equal opportunity for the acquisition of petroleum by all 
     interested persons, including major and independent oil 
     producers and refiners alike.
       ``(f) Maintaining Production Pending Sale of Naval 
     Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1.--Until the sale of Naval 
     Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 is completed under this section, 
     the Secretary shall continue to produce that reserve at the 
     maximum daily oil or gas rate from a reservoir, which will 
     permit maximum economic development of the reservoir 
     consistent with sound oil field engineering practices in 
     accordance with section 3 of the unit plan contract. The 
     definition of maximum efficient rate in section 7420(6) of 
     this title shall not apply to Naval Petroleum Reserve 
     Numbered 1.
       ``(g) Effect on Existing Contracts.--(1) In the case of any 
     contract, in effect on the effective date of this section, 
     for the purchase of production from any part of the United 
     States' share of the naval petroleum reserves, the sale of 
     the interest of the United States in the reserves shall be 
     subject to the contract for a period of three months after 
     the closing date of the sale or until termination of the 
     contract, whichever occurs first. The term of any contract 
     entered into after the effective date of this section for the 
     purchase of such production shall not exceed the anticipated 
     closing date for the sale of the reserve.
       ``(2) In the case of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1, 
     the Secretary shall exercise the termination procedures 
     provided in the contract between the United States and 
     Bechtel Petroleum Operation, Inc., Contract Number DE-ACO1-
     85FE60520 so that the contract terminates not later than the 
     date of closing of the sale of that reserve.
       ``(3) In the case of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1, 
     the Secretary shall exercise the termination procedures 
     provided in the unit plan contract so that the unit plan 
     contract terminates not later than the date of closing of the 
     sale of that reserve.
       ``(h) Offer of Settlement of State of California Claims 
     Regarding Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1.--(1) In 
     connection with the sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 
     1, the Secretary shall offer to settle all claims against the 
     United States by the State of California and the Teachers' 
     Retirement Fund of the State of California with respect to 
     lands within that reserve, including sections 16 and 36 of 
     township 30 south, range 23 east, Mount Diablo Principal 
     Meridian, California, or production or proceeds of sale from 
     that reserve. Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall 
     offer in settlement of such claims--
       ``(A) a payment from funds provided for this purpose in 
     advance in appropriation Acts;
       ``(B) a grant of land pursuant to sections 2275 and 2276 of 
     the Revised Statutes of the United States (43 U.S.C. 851 and 
     852) so long as such land is not generating revenue for the 
     United States;
       ``(C) any other option that would not be inconsistent with 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 (2 U.S.C. 621 et seq.); 
     or
       ``(D) any combination of subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C).
       ``(2) The value of any payment, grant, or option (or 
     combination thereof) offered as settlement under paragraph 
     (1) may not exceed an amount equal to seven percent of the 
     proceeds from the sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1, 
     after deducting the costs incurred to conduct the sale of 
     that reserve.
       ``(3) Acceptance of the settlement offered under paragraph 
     (1) shall be subject to the condition that all claims against 
     the United States by the State of California or the Teachers' 
     Retirement Fund of the State of California are released with 
     respect to lands within the Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 
     1, including sections 16 and 36 of township 30 south, range 
     23 east, Mount Diablo Principal Meridian, California, or 
     production or proceeds of sale from that reserve. The 
     Secretary may specify the manner in which the release of such 
     claims shall be evidenced.
       ``(i) Effect on Antitrust Laws.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to alter the application of the antitrust 
     laws of the United States to the purchaser of a naval 
     petroleum reserve or to the lands in the naval petroleum 
     reserves subject to sale under this section upon the 
     completion of the sale.
       ``(j) Preservation of Private Right, Title, and Interest.--
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     tion shall be construed to adversely affect the ownership 
     interest of any other entity having any right, title, and 
     interest in and to lands within the boundaries of the naval 
     petroleum reserves.
       ``(k) Congressional Notification.--Section 7431 of this 
     title shall not apply to the sale of the naval petroleum 
     reserves under this section. However, the Secretary may not 
     enter into a contract for the sale of a naval petroleum 
     reserve until the end of the 15-day period beginning on the 
     date on which the Secretary notifies the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     and the Committee on Commerce of the House of Representatives 
     that the Secretary has accepted an offer under subsection 
     (b)(5) for the sale of that reserve.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 7421 the following new item:

``7421a. Sale of naval petroleum reserves.''.
                 Subtitle C--National Defense Stockpile

     SEC. 8021. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN MATERIALS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE 
                   STOCKPILE FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION.

       (a) Disposals Required.--(1) During fiscal year 1996, the 
     President shall dispose of all cobalt contained in the 
     National Defense Stockpile that, as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, is authorized for disposal under any 
     law (other than this Act).
       (2) In addition to the disposal of cobalt under paragraph 
     (1), the President shall dispose of additional quantities of 
     cobalt and quantities of aluminum, ferro columbium, 
     germanium, palladium, platinum, and rubber contained in the 
     National Defense Stockpile so as to result in receipts to the 
     United States in amounts equal to--
       (A) $21,000,000 during the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996;
       (B) $338,000,000 during the five-fiscal year period ending 
     on September 30, 2000; and
       (C) $649,000,000 during the seven-fiscal year period ending 
     on September 30, 2002.
       (3) The President is not required to include the disposal 
     of the materials identified in paragraph (2) in an annual 
     materials plan for the National Defense Stockpile. Disposals 
     made under this section may be made without consideration of 
     the requirements of an annual materials plan.
       (b) Limitation on Disposal Quantity.--The total quantities 
     of materials authorized for disposal by the President under 
     subsection (a)(2) may not exceed the amounts set forth in the 
     following table:



                     Authorized Stockpile Disposals
------------------------------------------------------------------------
   Material for disposal                              Quantity
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aluminum..................................  62,881 short tons
Cobalt....................................  42,482,323 pounds contained
Ferro Columbium...........................  930,911 pounds contained
Germanium.................................  68,207 kilograms
Palladium.................................  1,264,601 troy ounces
Platinum..................................  452,641 troy ounces
Rubber....................................  125,138 long tons
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (c) Deposit of Receipts.--Notwithstanding section 9 of the 
     Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 
     98h), funds received as a result of the disposal of materials 
     under subsection (a)(2) shall be deposited into the general 
     fund of the Treasury for the purpose of deficit reduction.
       (d) Relationship to Other Disposal Authority.--The disposal 
     authority provided in subsection (a)(2) is new disposal 
     authority and is in addition to, and shall not affect, any 
     other disposal authority provided by law regarding the 
     materials specified in such subsection.
       (e) Termination of Disposal Authority.--The President may 
     not use the disposal authority provided in subsection (a)(2) 
     after the date on which the total amount of receipts 
     specified in subparagraph (C) of such subsection is achieved.
       (f) Definition.--The term ``National Defense Stockpile'' 
     means the National Defense Stockpile provided for in section 
     4 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act 
     (50 U.S.C. 98c).
                    TITLE IX--COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES

     SEC. 9000. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this title is as follows:

                    TITLE IX--COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES

Sec. 9000. Table of contents.

              Subtitle A--Alaska and Helium Privatization

                             Part 1--Alaska

Sec. 9001. Exports of Alaskan North Slope oil.
Sec. 9002. Arctic Coastal Plain leasing and revenue.
Sec. 9003. Alaska Power Administration sale.

                      Part 2--Helium Privatization

Sec. 9011. Short title.
Sec. 9012. Amendment of Helium Act.
Sec. 9013. Authority of Secretary.
Sec. 9014. Sale of crude helium.
Sec. 9015. Elimination of stockpile.
Sec. 9016. Repeal of authority to borrow.
Sec. 9017. Reports.
Sec. 9018. Land conveyance in Potter County, Texas.

                      Subtitle B--Water and Power

                Part 1--Power Marketing Administrations

Sec. 9201. Short title.
Sec. 9202. Evaluation of sales of Southeastern, Southwestern, and 
              Western Area Power Administration facilities.
Sec. 9203. Bonneville Power Administration appropriations refinancing.

                          Part 2--Reclamation

Sec. 9211. Prepayment of certain repayment contracts between the United 
              States and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District.
Sec. 9212. Treatment of city of Folsom as a Central Valley Project 
              contractor.
Sec. 9213. Sly Park.
Sec. 9214. Hetch Hetchy Dam.

         Subtitle C--National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands

                       Part 1--Concession Reform

Sec. 9301. Short title.
Sec. 9302. Purpose.
Sec. 9303. Definitions.
Sec. 9304. Nature and types of concession authorizations.
Sec. 9305. Competitive selection process for concession service 
              agreements.
Sec. 9306. Concessioner evaluations.
Sec. 9307. Capital improvements.
Sec. 9308. Duration of concession authorization.
Sec. 9309. Rates and charges to the public.
Sec. 9310. Transferability of concession authorizations.
Sec. 9311. Fees charged by the United States for concession 
              authorizations.
Sec. 9312. Disposition of fees.
Sec. 9313. Dispute resolution.
Sec. 9314. Recordkeeping.
Sec. 9315. Application of general governmental acquisition 
              requirements.
Sec. 9316. Rules of construction.
Sec. 9317. Regulations.
Sec. 9318. Relationship to other existing laws.

                   Part 2--National Forest Ski Areas

Sec. 9321. Privatization of Forest Service ski areas.
Sec. 9322. Ski area permit fees and withdrawal of ski areas from 
              operation of mining laws.

                   Part 3--Domestic Livestock Grazing

Sec. 9331. Applicable regulations.
Sec. 9332. Fees and charges.
Sec. 9333. Animal unit month.
Sec. 9334. Term of grazing permits or grazing leases.
Sec. 9335. Conformance with land use plan.
Sec. 9336. Effective date.

     Part 4--Regional Disposal Facility of Southwestern Low Level 
                   Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact

Sec. 9341. Conveyance of property.
Sec. 9342. Conveyance of easements.

                        Subtitle D--Territories

          Part 1--Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands

Sec. 9401. Termination of annual direct grant assistance.

            Part 2--Territorial Administrative Cessation Act

Sec. 9421. Short title.
Sec. 9422. Congressional findings.
Sec. 9423. Elimination of Office of Territorial and International 
              Affairs.
Sec. 9424. Certain activities not funded.

                          Subtitle E--Minerals

                        Part 1--Hardrock Mining

Sec. 9501. Findings and purpose.
Sec. 9502. Patents under the general mining law.
Sec. 9503. Royalty under the general mining law.
Sec. 9504. Mineral materials.
Sec. 9505. Claim maintenance requirements.

                 Part 2--Federal Oil and Gas Royalties

Sec. 9511. Short title.
Sec. 9512. Definitions.
Sec. 9513. Limitation periods.
Sec. 9514. Adjustment and refunds.
Sec. 9515. Required recordkeeping.
Sec. 9516. Royalty interest, penalties, and payments.
Sec. 9517. Limitation on assessments.
Sec. 9518. Alternatives for marginal properties.
Sec. 9519. Royalty in kind.
Sec. 9520. Royalty simplification and cost-effective audit and 
              collection requirements.
Sec. 9521. Repeals.
Sec. 9522. Delegation to States.
Sec. 9523. Performance standard.
Sec. 9524. Indian lands.
Sec. 9525. Private lands.
Sec. 9526. Effective date.

                       Subtitle F--Indian Gaming

Sec. 9601. Indian gaming.

                        Subtitle G--Consultation

Sec. 9701. Consultation.

                          Subtitle H--Mapping

Sec. 9801. Short title.
Sec. 9802. Surveying and mapping contracting program.
Sec. 9803. Inventory of activities.
Sec. 9804. Plan to increase use of contracts.
Sec. 9805. Reports.
Sec. 9806. Definitions.
              Subtitle A--Alaska and Helium Privatization

                             PART 1--ALASKA

     SEC. 9001. EXPORTS OF ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE OIL.

       (a) Amendment of Mineral Leasing Act.--Section 28(s) of the 
     Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185(s)) is amended to read as 
     follows:


                  ``exports of alaskan north slope oil

       ``(s)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) through (6) of this 
     subsection and notwithstanding

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     any other provision of this Act or any other provision of law 
     (including any regulation) applicable to the export of oil 
     transported by pipeline over right-of-way granted pursuant to 
     section 203 of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 1652), such oil may be exported unless the 
     President finds that exportation of this oil is not in the 
     national interest. The President shall make his national 
     interest determination within 5 months after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection. In evaluating whether exports 
     of this oil are in the national interest, the President shall 
     at a minimum consider--
       ``(A) whether exports of this oil would diminish the total 
     quantity or quality of petroleum available to the United 
     States;
       ``(B) the results of an appropriate environmental review, 
     including consideration of appropriate measures to mitigate 
     any potential adverse effects of exports of this oil on the 
     environment, which shall be completed within four months of 
     the date of the enactment of this subsection; and
       ``(C) whether exports of this oil are likely to cause 
     sustained material oil supply shortages or sustained oil 
     prices significantly above world market levels that would 
     cause sustained material adverse employment effects in the 
     United States or that would cause substantial harm to 
     consumers, including in noncontiguous States and Pacific 
     territories.
     If the President determines that exports of this oil are in 
     the national interest, he may impose such terms and 
     conditions (other than a volume limitation) as are necessary 
     or appropriate to ensure that such exports are consistent 
     with the national interest.
       ``(2) Except in the case of oil exported to a country with 
     which the United States entered into a bilateral 
     international oil supply agreement before November 26, 1979, 
     or to a country pursuant to the International Emergency Oil 
     Sharing Plan of the International Energy Agency, any oil 
     transported by pipeline over right-of-way granted pursuant to 
     section 203 of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 1652) shall, when exported, be transported by a 
     vessel documented under the laws of the United States and 
     owned by a citizen of the United States (as determined in 
     accordance with section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 
     U.S.C. App. 802)).
       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall restrict the 
     authority of the President under the Constitution, the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
     et seq.), or the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et 
     seq.) to prohibit exports of this oil or under Part B of 
     title II of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6271-76).
       ``(4) The Secretary of Commerce shall issue any rules 
     necessary for implementation of the President's national 
     interest determination, including any licensing requirements 
     and conditions, within 30 days of the date of such 
     determination by the President. The Secretary of Commerce 
     shall consult with the Secretary of Energy in administering 
     the provisions of this subsection.
       ``(5) If the Secretary of Commerce finds that exporting oil 
     under authority of this subsection has caused sustained 
     material oil supply shortages or sustained oil prices 
     significantly above world market levels and further finds 
     that these supply shortages or price increases have caused or 
     are likely to cause sustained material adverse employment 
     effects in the United States, the Secretary of Commerce, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall recommend, 
     and the President may take, appropriate action concerning 
     exports of this oil, which may include modifying or revoking 
     authority to export such oil.
       ``(6) Administrative action under this subsection is not 
     subject to sections 551 and 553 through 559 of title 5, 
     United States Code.''.
       (b) GAO Report.--
       (1) Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a review of energy production in California and 
     Alaska and the effects of Alaskan North Slope oil exports, if 
     any, on consumers, independent refiners, and shipbuilding and 
     ship repair yards on the West Coast and in Hawaii. The 
     Comptroller General shall commence this review 2 years after 
     the date of enactment of this Act and, within 6 months after 
     commencing the review, shall provide a report to the 
     Committee on Resources and the Committee on Commerce of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources of the Senate.
       (2) Contents of report.--The report shall contain a 
     statement of the principal findings of the review and 
     recommendations for Congress and the President to address job 
     loss in the shipbuilding and ship repair industry on the West 
     Coast, as well as adverse impacts on consumers and refiners 
     on the West Coast and in Hawaii, that the Comptroller General 
     attributes to Alaska North Slope oil exports.

     SEC. 9002. ARCTIC COASTAL PLAIN LEASING AND REVENUE.

       (a) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this section to reduce 
     the Federal deficit by an estimated $1,300,000,000 over the 
     next 5 years. This revenue will be derived from competitive 
     bonus bids for oil and gas leases in the Coastal Plain area 
     of Alaska's North Slope.
       (b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (2) The term ``Coastal Plain'' means that portion of the 
     Arctic National Wildlife Refuge identified in section 
     1002(b)(1) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
     Act of 1980 (Public Law 96-487; 16 U.S.C. 3142(b)(1)) 
     consisting of approximately 1,549,000 acres.
       (c) Compatibility.--Congress hereby determines that the oil 
     and gas leasing program and activities authorized by this 
     section in the Coastal Plain are compatible with the purposes 
     for which the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was 
     established, and that no further findings or decisions are 
     required to implement this determination.
       (d) Authorization.--(1) Congress hereby authorizes and 
     directs the Secretary to establish and promptly implement a 
     program to assure the expeditious competitive leasing 
     exploration, development, production, and transportation of 
     the oil and gas resources of the Coastal Plain. Regulations 
     to implement this program and to govern oil and gas leasing, 
     exploration, development and production shall be promulgated 
     by the Secretary within 6 months of the date of enactment of 
     this section.
       (2) The Coastal Plain leasing program required by paragraph 
     (1) shall include the following:
       (A) The first lease sale of not less than 200,000 acres 
     shall be conducted within 12 months of the date of enactment 
     of this section.
       (B) The lease sales shall be based upon an industry 
     nomination process.
       (C) The Secretary is directed to grant to the highest 
     responsible qualified bidder or bidders by competitive 
     bidding, under regulations promulgated in advance, any oil 
     and gas lease on unleased Federal lands within the Coastal 
     Plain. These regulations may provide for the deposit of cash 
     bids in an interest-bearing account until the Secretary 
     accepts the bids, with interest earned paid to the General 
     Treasury for bids that are accepted, and to the unsuccessful 
     bidders for bids that are rejected.
       (D) Royalty payments shall not be less than 12\1/2\ 
     percent, and rental payments shall be prescribed by the 
     Secretary.
       (E) The Attorney General of the United States and the 
     Federal Trade Commission may conduct such review of lease 
     terms and lease sale activities as are necessary to ensure 
     compliance with the antitrust laws.
       (F) The size of lease tracts may be up to 11,520 acres but 
     not less than 2,560 acres, as determined by the Secretary, 
     except that the Secretary may lease smaller tracts if he 
     determines smaller tracts are necessary to promote a more 
     competitive leasing program or are necessary in certain 
     locations to mitigate reasonably foreseeable impacts on the 
     environment.
       (G) Each lease shall be issued for an initial period of up 
     to 10 years and shall be extended as long as oil or gas is 
     produced in paying quantities from the lease or unit area to 
     which the lease is committed or as drilling or reworking 
     operations as approved by the Secretary are conducted 
     thereon.
       (H) The Secretary is authorized and directed to promulgate 
     regulations and to include terms in leases to ensure that--
       (i) activities are conducted pursuant to an approved 
     exploration or development plan;
       (ii) lessees secure an appropriate performance bond to 
     cover activities;
       (iii) provision is made for the suspension, cancellation, 
     assignment, relinquishment and unitization of leases; and
       (iv) the Secretary has access to lease information and that 
     confidential, privileged or proprietary information furnished 
     by lessees is adequately protected.
       (e) Judicial Review.--Any complaint filed seeking judicial 
     review of an action of the Secretary in promulgating any 
     regulation under this section may be filed only in the United 
     States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia, and 
     such complaint shall be filed within 90 days from the date of 
     such promulgation, or after such date if such complaint is 
     based solely on grounds arising after such 90th day, in which 
     case the complaint must be filed within 90 days after the 
     complainant knew or reasonably should have known of the 
     grounds for the complaint. Any complaint seeking judicial 
     review of any other actions of the Secretary under this 
     section may be filed in any appropriate district court of the 
     United States, and such complaint must be filed within 90 
     days from the date of the action being challenged, or after 
     such date if such complaint is based solely on grounds 
     arising after such 90th day, in which case the complaint must 
     be filed within 90 days after the complainant knew or 
     reasonably should have known of the grounds for the 
     complaint.
       (f) Administration.--(1) Section 1003 of the Alaska 
     National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (94 Stat. 
     2452; 16 U.S.C. 3143) is repealed.
       (2) This section shall be considered the primary land 
     management authorization for all activities associated with 
     exploration, development, and production from the Coastal 
     Plain. No land management review, determination, or other 
     action shall be required except as specifically authorized by 
     this section.
       (g) Protection of Fish and Wildlife Resources and Other 
     Environmental Values.--(1) Before conducting a competitive 
     oil and gas lease sale under this section, the Secretary 
     shall promulgate, within 6 months, as provided in subsection 
     (d)(1), such rules and regulations as are necessary to ensure 
     that oil and gas exploration, development, production, and 
     transportation activities undertaken in the Coastal Plain 
     achieve the reasonable protection of the fish and wildlife 
     resources, environment and subsistence uses of the Coastal 
     Plain.

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       (2) The Secretary shall administer the provisions of this 
     section through regulations and lease terms that the 
     Secretary determines to be necessary to mitigate reasonably 
     foreseeable and significantly adverse effects on the fish and 
     wildlife, surface resources and subsistence resources of the 
     Coastal Plain.
       (3)(A) The Secretary, after consultation with the State of 
     Alaska, the city of Kaktovik, Alaska, and the North Slope 
     Borough, is authorized to close to leasing and designate up 
     to 30,000 acres of the Coastal Plain as Special Areas if the 
     Secretary determines that these lands are of such unique 
     character and interest so as to require special management 
     and regulatory protection. The Secretary shall notify the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives 90 
     days in advance of making such designations. The Secretary 
     may permit leasing of all or portions of any lands within the 
     Coastal Plain designated as Special Areas by setting lease 
     terms that limit or condition surface use and occupancy by 
     lessees of such lands but permit the use of horizontal 
     drilling technology from sites on leases located outside the 
     designated Special Areas.
       (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any 
     international agreement to which the United States is a 
     party, the Secretary's sole authority to close lands within 
     the Coastal Plain to oil and gas leasing and to exploration, 
     development, and production as provided for in this part is 
     set forth in subparagraph (A).
       (4) The Secretary shall, in consultation with the State of 
     Alaska, the city of Kaktovik, Alaska, and the North Slope 
     Borough, develop guidelines to encourage the siting of 
     facilities having common use characteristics (service bases, 
     ports and docks, airports, major pipelines and roads) in a 
     manner which leads to facility consolidation, avoids 
     unnecessary duplication, utilizes existing facilities, 
     minimizes impacts on fish, wildlife, habitat and the 
     subsistence activities of residents of Native communities, 
     and avoids disruption of the lives of the residents of the 
     Village of Kaktovik and other communities.
       (5) Notwithstanding title XI of the Alaska National 
     Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (94 Stat. 2457; 16 
     U.S.C. 3161 et seq.), the Secretary is authorized and 
     directed to grant, under sections 28(a) through (t) and (v) 
     through (y) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185), 
     rights-of-way and easements across the Coastal Plain for the 
     purposes of this section, for pipeline construction, and the 
     transportation of oil and gas and related purposes.
       (6) The Secretary is authorized to close, on a seasonal 
     basis, portions of the Coastal Plain to exploratory drilling 
     activities as necessary to protect caribou calving areas and 
     other species of fish and wildlife.
       (h) Application of Environmental Laws.--The ``Final 
     Legislative Environmental Impact Statement'' (April 1987) 
     prepared pursuant to section 1002 of the Alaska National 
     Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (94 Stat. 2449; 16 
     U.S.C. 3142) and section 102(2)(C) of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (89 Stat. 424; 42 U.S.C. 
     4332(2)(C)) is hereby determined to be adequate and legally 
     sufficient for all actions authorized pursuant to this 
     section, including all phases of oil and gas leasing, 
     exploration, development, production, transportation and 
     related activities, including the granting of rights-of-way, 
     use permits and other authorizations.
       (i) New Revenues.--(1) Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, all revenues received from competitive bids, sales, 
     bonuses, royalties, rents, fees, interest or other income 
     derived from the leasing of oil and gas resources within the 
     Coastal Plain shall be deposited into the Treasury of the 
     United States: Provided, That 50 percent of all such Coastal 
     Plain revenues shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury 
     semiannually, on March 30th and on September 30th of each 
     year, to the State of Alaska.
       (2) On March 1st of each year following the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary shall prepare and 
     submit to the Congress an annual report on the revenues 
     derived and on the leasing program authorized by this 
     section.
       (j) Conveyance.--Notwithstanding the provisions of section 
     1302(h)(2) of the Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 3192(h)(2)), the Secretary is authorized and 
     directed to convey (1) to the Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation 
     the surface estate of the lands described in paragraph 2 of 
     Public Land Order 6959, to the extent necessary to fulfill 
     the corporation's entitlement under section 12 of the Alaska 
     Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1611), and (2) to the 
     Arctic Slope Regional Corporation the subsurface estate 
     beneath such surface estate pursuant to the August 9, 1983, 
     agreement between the Arctic Slope Regional Corporation and 
     the United States of America.
       (k) Penalty.--Any person, including any Federal official, 
     who fails to comply with any provision or mandate of this 
     section, a lease term, or a regulation promulgated under this 
     section, after notice of such failure and expiration of a 
     reasonable period for corrective action, shall be liable, 
     after hearing, for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 
     for each day of the continuance of such failure.
       (l) Community Assistance.--There is hereby established a 
     Community Assistance Fund in the Treasury which shall be 
     maintained at a level of $5,000,000 annually from the Federal 
     share of Coastal Plain revenues and shall be available to the 
     Secretary for the purposes of this section. Organized 
     boroughs, other municipal subdivisions of the State of 
     Alaska, and recognized Indian Reorganization Act entities 
     which are impacted by activities authorized under this 
     section shall be eligible, on application to the Secretary, 
     for local assistance from the Community Assistance Fund for 
     needed social services and to provide public services and 
     facilities required in connection with supporting exploration 
     and development of the Coastal Plain.
       (m) Employment and Contracting.--As a condition of any 
     leases, permits, or other Federal authorizations granted or 
     issued pursuant to this section, a recipient of those leases, 
     permits, or authorizations shall be required to use its best 
     efforts to assure that the lessee and its agents and 
     contractors provide a fair share of employment and 
     contracting for Alaska Natives and Alaska Native Corporations 
     from throughout the State.
       (n) Use of ANWR Revenues.--
       (1) Establishment of endowment.--There is hereby 
     established in the general fund of the Treasury a separate 
     account which shall be known as the National Endowment for 
     Fish and Wildlife.
       (2) Contents.--(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the Endowment shall consist of revenues received from the 
     following sources:
       (i) Gifts, devises, and bequests to the Endowment.
       (ii) Amounts appropriated by the Congress to the Endowment.
       (iii) Any revenues deposited into the Treasury of the 
     United States under subsection (i), from the Federal share of 
     revenues derived from oil and gas leasing within the Coastal 
     Plain, that exceed $1,300,000,000.
       (B) After the Endowment has reached a level of $250,000,000 
     in principal, further payments to the Endowment shall consist 
     only of the following:
       (i) Gifts, devises, and bequests to the Endowment.
       (ii) Amounts appropriated by the Congress to the Endowment.
       (iii) 5 percent of the Federal royalties derived from 
     commercial production of oil and gas on Federal leases on the 
     Coastal Plain.
       (3) Establishment of fish and wildlife conservation 
     commission.--(A) To carry out the purposes of this 
     subsection, there is hereby established a commission to be 
     known as the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission.
       (B) The Commission shall consist of--
       (i) the Secretary of the Interior, who shall be the 
     chairman,
       (ii) 3 Members of the Senate selected by the President of 
     the Senate, and
       (iii) 3 Members of the House of Representatives selected by 
     the Speaker.
       (C) At least 1 member of the Commission selected from each 
     House of Congress shall be a member of the minority party in 
     that House.
       (D) Any Member of the House of Representatives who is a 
     member of the Commission, if reelected to the succeeding 
     Congress, may serve on the Commission notwithstanding the 
     expiration of a Congress.
       (E) Any vacancy on the Commission shall be filled in the 
     same manner as the original appointment.
       (4) Expenditures by commission.--(A) The Fish and Wildlife 
     Commission may make expenditures from the Endowment for the 
     following fish and wildlife conservation purposes:
       (i) Acquisition of important habitat lands for endangered 
     species or threatened species from owners of private 
     property. Such lands may be acquired solely on a willing 
     seller basis and shall be managed by the Secretary of the 
     Interior for the conservation of such species pursuant to the 
     terms of section 5 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
     U.S.C. 1534).
       (ii) Provision of funding for purposes authorized under the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973.
       (iii) Provision of funds to the North American Wetlands 
     Conservation Fund pursuant to the North American Wetlands 
     Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et seq.).
       (B) The amount expended under subparagraph (A)(iii) each 
     fiscal year shall equal or exceed 25 percent of the total 
     expenditures from the Endowment in that fiscal year.
       (C) The Secretary of the Interior may not recommend any 
     lands or interest in lands for purchase or other forms of 
     acquisition using funds made available under the terms of 
     this section unless the Secretary of the Interior--
       (i) has determined that such lands are necessary for the 
     conservation of endangered species or other fish and 
     wildlife; and
       (ii) has consulted with the county or other unit of local 
     government in which such lands are located and with the 
     Governor of the State concerned.
       (D) Land or an interest in land may not be acquired with 
     moneys from the Endowment unless--
       (i) the acquisition thereof has been approved by the 
     Governor of the State in which the land is located; and
       (ii) the owner of the land or interest has offered the land 
     or interest for acquisition under this subsection and 
     consented to the acquisition.
       (5) Annual report.--The Commission shall, through its 
     chairman, annually report in detail to the Congress, by not 
     later than the first Monday in December, regarding the 
     operations of the Commission during the preceding fiscal 
     year.

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       (6) State law.--The jurisdiction of any State, both civil 
     and criminal, over persons upon areas acquired under this 
     subsection shall not be changed or otherwise affected by 
     reason of the acquisition and administration of the areas by 
     the United States as endangered species habitat. Nothing in 
     this subsection is intended to interfere with the operation 
     of the game laws of the States.
       (7) Administration of areas acquired.--Areas of lands, 
     waters, or interest therein acquired or reserved pursuant to 
     this subsection shall, unless otherwise provided by law, be 
     administered by the Secretary of the Interior under rules and 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary to conserve and 
     protect endangered species in accordance with the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973, or to restore or develop adequate 
     wildlife habitat.
       (8) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (A) The term ``Commission'' means the Fish and Wildlife 
     Conservation Commission established by this subsection.
       (B) The term ``Endowment'' means the National Endowment for 
     Fish and Wildlife established by this subsection.
       (9) Conforming amendment.--Section 7 of the North American 
     Wetlands Conservation Act of 1989 (16 U.S.C. 4406) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Fish and Wildlife Commission Funding.--In addition to 
     the amounts made available under subsections (a), (b), and 
     (c) of this section, the Council may receive funds from the 
     Fish and Wildlife Commission to carry out the purposes of 
     this Act. Use of such funds shall not be subject to the cost 
     allocation requirements of section 8 of this Act.''.

     SEC. 9003. ALASKA POWER ADMINISTRATION SALE.

       (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``Eklutna assets'' means the Eklutna 
     Hydroelectric Project and related assets as described in 
     section 4 and Exhibit A of the Eklutna Purchase Agreement.
       (2) The term ``Eklutna Purchase Agreement'' means the 
     August 2, 1989, Eklutna Purchase Agreement between the Alaska 
     Power Administration of the Department of Energy and the 
     Eklutna Purchasers, together with any amendments thereto 
     which were adopted before the enactment of this section.
       (3) The term ``Eklutna Purchasers'' means the Municipality 
     of Anchorage doing business as Municipal Light and Power, the 
     Chugach Electric Association, Inc. and the Matanuska Electric 
     Association, Inc.
       (4) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy 
     except where otherwise specified.
       (5) The term ``Snettishan assets'' means the Snettisham 
     Hydroelectric Project and related assets as described in 
     section 4 and Exhibit A of the Snettisham Purchase Agreement.
       (6) The term ``Snettisham Purchase Agreement'' means the 
     February 10, 1989, Snettisham Purchase Agreement between the 
     Alaska Power Administration of the Department of Energy and 
     the Alaska Power Authority and its successors in interest, 
     together with any amendments thereto which were adopted 
     before the enactment of this section.
       (b) Sale of Snettisham and Eklunta Assets.--
       (1) Snettisham.--The Secretary is authorized and directed 
     to sell and transfer the Snettisham assets to the State of 
     Alaska in accordance with the terms of this section and the 
     Snettisham Purchase Agreement.
       (2) Eklutna.--The Secretary is authorized and directed to 
     sell and transfer the Eklutna assets to the Eklutna 
     Purchasers in accordance with the terms of this section and 
     the Eklutna Purchase Agreement.
       (3) Cooperation of other agencies.--Other departments, 
     agencies, and instrumentalities of the United States shall 
     cooperate with the Secretary in implementing the sales and 
     transfers under this section.
       (4) Authorization of appropriations; contributed funds.--
     (A) There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may 
     be necessary to prepare, survey, or acquire Snettisham and 
     Eklutna assets for sale and transfer under this section. Such 
     preparations and acquisitions shall provide sufficient title 
     in the assets to ensure beneficial use, enjoyment, and 
     occupancy thereof to the purchasers.
       (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Alaska 
     Power Administration is authorized to receive, administer, 
     and expend such contributed funds as may be provided by the 
     Eklutna Purchasers or customers or the Snettisham Purchasers 
     or customers for the purposes of upgrading, improving, 
     maintaining, or administering Eklutna or Snettisham. Upon the 
     termination of the Alaska Power Administration required under 
     subsection (d), the Secretary of Energy shall administer and 
     expend any remaining balances of such contributed funds for 
     the purposes intended by the contributors.
       (C) The Secretary is directed to use up to $5,000,000 from 
     unobligated balances available to the Department of Energy to 
     fund any sale preparation costs for the sales under this 
     section, and shall provide an accounting of all sale 
     preparation costs to the Committee on Resources of the House 
     of Representatives and to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate within 60 days after completion of 
     the sale.
       (c) General Provisions.--
       (1) Rights-of-way and other lands for the eklutna 
     project.--With respect to Eklutna lands described in Exhibit 
     A of the Eklutna Purchase Agreement:
       (A) The Secretary of the Interior shall issue rights-of-way 
     to the Alaska Power Administration for subsequent 
     reassignment to the Eklutna Purchasers at no cost to the 
     Eklutna Purchasers.
       (B) Such rights-of-way shall remain effective for a period 
     equal to the life of the Eklutna hydroelectric project as 
     extended by improvements, repairs, renewals, or replacements.
       (C) Such rights-of-way shall be sufficient for the 
     operation, maintenance, repair, and replacement of, and 
     access to, the facilities of the Eklutna hydroelectric 
     project located on military lands and lands managed by the 
     Bureau of Land Management, including land selected by, but 
     not yet conveyed to, the State of Alaska.
       (D) If the Eklutna Purchasers subsequently sell or transfer 
     the Eklutna hydroelectric project to private ownership, the 
     Bureau of Land Management may assess reasonable and customary 
     fees for continued use of the rights-of-way on lands managed 
     by the Bureau of Land Management and military lands in 
     accordance with applicable law.
       (E) The Secretary shall transfer fee title to lands at 
     Anchorage Substation to the Eklutna Purchasers at no 
     additional cost if the Secretary of the Interior determines 
     that pending claims to and selections of those lands are 
     invalid or relinquished.
       (F) With respect only to the Eklutna lands identified in 
     Exhibit A of the Eklutna Purchase Agreement, the State of 
     Alaska may select, and the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     convey, to the State, improved lands under the selection 
     entitlements in section 6 of the Alaska Statehood Act (Public 
     Law 85-508; 72 Stat. 339) and the North Anchorage Land 
     Agreement of January 31, 1983. The conveyance of such lands 
     is subject to the rights-of-way provided to the Eklutna 
     Purchasers under subparagraph (A).
       (2) Lands for the snettisham project.--With respect to the 
     Snettisham lands identified in Exhibit A of the Snettisham 
     Purchase Agreement, the State of Alaska may select, and the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall convey to the State, improved 
     lands under the selection entitlement in section 6 of the 
     Alaska Statehood Act (Public Law 85-508; 72 Stat. 339).
       (3) Effect on state selections.--Notwithstanding the 
     expiration of the right of the State of Alaska to make 
     selections under section 6 of the Alaska Statehood Act 
     (Public Law 85-508; 72 Stat. 339), the State of Alaska may 
     select lands authorized for selection under this section or 
     any Purchase Agreement incorporated into or ratified by this 
     section. The State shall complete such selections within one 
     year after the date of the enactment of this section. The 
     Secretary of the Interior shall convey lands selected by the 
     State under this section notwithstanding the limitation 
     contained in section 6(b) of the Alaska Statehood Act (Public 
     Law 85-508; 72 Stat. 339) regarding the occupancy, 
     appropriation, or reservation of selected lands. Nothing in 
     this subsection shall be construed to authorize the Secretary 
     of the Interior to convey to the State of Alaska a total 
     acreage of selected lands in excess of the total acreage 
     which could be transferred to the State of Alaska pursuant to 
     the Alaska Statehood Act (Public Law 85-508; 72 Stat. 339), 
     and other applicable law.
       (4) Repeal of act of august 9, 1955.--The Act of August 9, 
     1955 (69 Stat. 618), concerning water resources 
     investigations in Alaska, is repealed.
       (5) Treatment of asset sale.--The sales of assets under 
     this section shall not be considered a disposal of Federal 
     surplus property under the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484) or the 
     Surplus Property Act of 1944 (50 U.S.C. App. 1622).
       (6) Application of certain laws.--(A) The Act of July 31, 
     1950 (64 Stat. 382), shall cease to apply on the date, as 
     determined by the Secretary, when all Eklutna assets have 
     been conveyed to the Eklutna Purchasers.
       (B) Section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (Public 
     Law 87-874; 76 Stat. 1193) shall cease to apply effective on 
     the date, as determined by the Secretary, when all Snettisham 
     assets have been conveyed to the State of Alaska.
       (d) Termination of Alaska Power Administration.--
       (1) Termination of alaska power administation.--Not later 
     than one year after both of the sales authorized in this 
     section have occurred, as measured by the Transaction Dates 
     stipulated in the Purchase Agreements, the Secretary shall--
       (A) complete the business of, and close out, the Alaska 
     Power Administration;
       (B) prepare and submit to Congress a report documenting the 
     sales; and
       (C) return unobligated balances of funds appropriated for 
     the Alaska Power Administration to the Treasury of the United 
     States.
       (2) DOE organization act.--Section 302(a) of the Department 
     of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7152(a)) is amended as 
     follows:
       (A) In paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking out subparagraph (C); and
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) as 
     subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) respectively.
       (B) In paragraph (2), by striking out ``the Bonneville 
     Power Administration, and the Alaska Power Administration'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``and the Bonneville Power 
     Administration''.
     The amendments made by this paragraph shall take effect on 
     the date on which the Secretary submits the report referred 
     to in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1).

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       (e) Proceeds.--The proceeds from the sale of Snettisham and 
     Eklutna assets under this section shall be credited to 
     miscellaneous receipts in the Treasury.
       (f) Section 147(d) of Internal Revenue Code.--For purposes 
     of section 147(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the 
     ``first use'' of Snettisham shall be considered to occur 
     pursuant to acquistion of the property by or on behalf of the 
     State of Alaska.

                      PART 2--HELIUM PRIVATIZATION

     SEC. 9011. SHORT TITLE.

       This part may be cited as the ``Helium Privatization Act of 
     1995''.

     SEC. 9012. AMENDMENT OF HELIUM ACT.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     part an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of the Helium Act (50 U.S.C. 167 to 167n).

     SEC. 9013. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.

       Sections 3, 4, and 5 are amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 3. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.

       ``(a) Extraction and Disposal of Helium on Federal Lands.--
     (1) The Secretary may enter into agreements with private 
     parties for the recovery and disposal of helium on Federal 
     lands upon such terms and conditions as he deems fair, 
     reasonable and necessary. The Secretary may grant leasehold 
     rights to any such helium. The Secretary may not enter into 
     any agreement by which the Secretary sells such helium other 
     than to a private party with whom the Secretary has an 
     agreement for recovery and disposal of helium. Such 
     agreements may be subject to such rules and regulations as 
     may be prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Any agreement under this subsection shall be subject 
     to the existing rights of any affected Federal oil and gas 
     lessee. Each such agreement (and any extension or renewal 
     thereof) shall contain such terms and conditions as deemed 
     appropriate by the Secretary.
       ``(3) This subsection shall not in any manner affect or 
     diminish the rights and obligations of the Secretary and 
     private parties under agreements to dispose of helium 
     produced from Federal lands in existence at the enactment of 
     the Helium Privatization Act of 1995 except to the extent 
     that such agreements are renewed or extended after such date.
       ``(b) Storage, Transportation, and Sale.--The Secretary is 
     authorized to store, transport, and sell helium only in 
     accordance with this Act.
       ``(c) Monitoring and Reporting.--The Secretary is 
     authorized to monitor helium production and helium reserves 
     in the United States and to periodically prepare reports 
     regarding the amounts of helium produced and the quantity of 
     crude helium in storage in the United States.

     ``SEC. 4. STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, AND WITHDRAWAL OF CRUDE 
                   HELIUM.

       ``(a) Storage, Transportation, and Withdrawal.--The 
     Secretary is authorized to store and transport crude helium 
     and to maintain and operate existing crude helium storage at 
     the Bureau of Mines Cliffside Field, together with related 
     helium transportation and withdrawal facilities.
       ``(b) Cessation of Production, Refining, and Marketing.--
     Effective 18 months after the date of enactment of the Helium 
     Privatization Act of 1995, the Secretary shall cease 
     producing, refining and marketing refined helium and shall 
     cease carrying out all other activities relating to helium 
     which the Secretary was authorized to carry out under this 
     Act before the date of enactment of the Helium Privatization 
     Act of 1995, except those activities described in subsection 
     (a). The amount of helium reserves owned by the United States 
     and stored in the Bureau of Mines Cliffside Field at such 
     date of cessation, less 600,000,000 cubic feet, shall be the 
     helium reserves owned by the United States required to be 
     sold pursuant to section 8(b) hereof.
       ``(c) Disposal of Facilities.--(1) Within two years after 
     the date on which the Secretary ceases producing, refining 
     and marketing refined helium and ceases all other activities 
     relating to helium in accordance with subsection (b), the 
     Secretary shall dispose of all facilities, equipment, and 
     other real and personal property, together with all interests 
     therein, held by the United States for the purpose of 
     producing, refining and marketing refined helium. The 
     disposal of such property shall be in accordance with the 
     provisions of law governing the disposal of excess or surplus 
     properties of the United States.
       ``(2) All proceeds accruing to the United States by reason 
     of the sale or other disposal of such property shall be 
     treated as moneys received under this chapter for purposes of 
     section 6(f). All costs associated with such sale and 
     disposal (including costs associated with termination of 
     personnel) and with the cessation of activities under 
     subsection (b) shall be paid from amounts available in the 
     helium production fund established under section 6(f).
       ``(3) Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any facilities, 
     equipment, or other real or personal property, or any 
     interest therein, necessary for the storage and 
     transportation of crude helium or any equipment needed to 
     maintain the purity, quality control, and quality assurance 
     of helium in the reserve.
       ``(d) Existing Contracts.--All contracts which were entered 
     into by any person with the Secretary for the purchase by 
     such person from the Secretary of refined helium and which 
     are in effect on the date of the enactment of the Helium 
     Privatization Act of 1995 shall remain in force and effect 
     until the date on which the facilities referred to in 
     subsection (c) are disposed of. Any costs associated with the 
     termination of such contracts shall be paid from the helium 
     production fund established under section 6(f).

     ``SEC. 5. FEES FOR STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION AND WITHDRAWAL.

       ``Whenever the Secretary provides helium storage, 
     withdrawal, or transportation services to any person, the 
     Secretary is authorized and directed to impose fees on such 
     person to reimburse the Secretary for the full costs of 
     providing such storage, transportation, and withdrawal. All 
     such fees received by the Secretary shall be treated as 
     moneys received under this Act for purposes of section 
     6(f).''.

     SEC. 9014. SALE OF CRUDE HELIUM.

       Section 6 is amended as follows:
       (1) Subsection (a) is amended by striking out ``from the 
     Secretary'' and inserting ``from persons who have entered 
     into enforceable contracts to purchase an equivalent amount 
     of crude helium from the Secretary''.
       (2) Subsection (b) is amended by inserting ``crude'' before 
     ``helium'' and by adding the following at the end thereof: 
     ``Except as may be required by reason of subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall not make sales of crude helium under this 
     section in such amounts as will disrupt the market price of 
     crude helium.''.
       (3) Subsection (c) is amended by inserting ``crude'' before 
     ``helium'' the first place it appears and by striking 
     ``together with interest as provided in subsection (d) of 
     this section'' and all that follows down through the period 
     at the end of such subsection and inserting the following:
     ``all funds required to be repaid to the United States as of 
     October 1, 1995, under this section (hereinafter referred to 
     as `repayable amounts'). The price at which crude helium is 
     sold by the Secretary shall not be less than the amount 
     determined by the Secretary as follows:
       ``(1) Divide the outstanding amount of such repayable 
     amounts by the volume (in mcf) of crude helium owned by the 
     United States and stored in the Bureau of Mines Cliffside 
     Field at the time of the sale concerned.
       ``(2) Adjust the amount determined under paragraph (1) by 
     the Consumer Price Index for years beginning after December 
     31, 1995.''.
       (4) Subsection (d) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Extraction of Helium From Deposits on Federal 
     Lands.--All moneys received by the Secretary from the sale or 
     disposition of helium on Federal lands shall be paid to the 
     Treasury and credited against the amounts required to be 
     repaid to the Treasury under subsection (c) of this 
     section.''.
       (5) Subsection (e) is repealed.
       (6) Subsection (f) is amended by inserting ``(1)'' after 
     ``(f)'' and by adding the following at the end thereof:
       ``(2) Within 7 days after the commencement of each fiscal 
     year after the disposal of the facilities referred to in 
     section 4(c), all amounts in such fund in excess of 
     $2,000,000 (or such lesser sum as the Secretary deems 
     necessary to carry out this Act during such fiscal year) 
     shall be paid to the Treasury and credited as provided in 
     paragraph (1). Upon repayment of all amounts referred to in 
     subsection (c), the fund established under this section shall 
     be terminated and all moneys received under this Act shall be 
     deposited in the Treasury as General Revenues.''.

     SEC. 9015. ELIMINATION OF STOCKPILE.

       Section 8 is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 8. ELIMINATION OF STOCKPILE.

       ``(a) Review of Reserves.--The Secretary shall review 
     annually the known helium reserves in the United States and 
     make a determination as to the expected life of the domestic 
     helium reserves (other than Federally owned helium stored at 
     the Cliffside Reservoir) at that time.
       ``(b) Stockpile Sales.--Not later than January 1, 2005, the 
     Secretary shall commence offering for sale crude helium from 
     helium reserves owned by the United States in such minimum 
     annual amounts as would be necessary to dispose of all such 
     helium reserves in excess of 600,000,000 cubic feet (mcf) on 
     a straight-line basis between such date and January 1, 2015: 
     Provided, That the minimum price for all such sales, as 
     determined by the Secretary in consultation with the helium 
     industry, shall be such as will ensure repayment of the 
     amounts required to be repaid to the Treasury under section 
     6(c), and provided further that the minimum annual sales 
     requirement may be deferred only if, and to the extent that, 
     the Secretary is unable to arrange sales at the minimum 
     price. The sales shall be at such times during each year and 
     in such lots as the Secretary determines, in consultation 
     with the helium industry, are necessary to carry out this 
     subsection with minimum market disruption.
       ``(c) Discovery of Additional Reserves.--The discovery of 
     additional helium reserves shall not affect the duty of the 
     Secretary to make sales of helium as provided in subsection 
     (b), as the case may be.''.

     SEC. 9016. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY TO BORROW.

       Sections 12 and 15 are repealed.

     SEC. 9017. REPORTS.

       Section 16 is amended by redesignating existing section 16 
     as section 16(a) and inserting the following at the end 
     thereof:
       ``(b)(1) The Inspector General of the Department of the 
     Interior shall cause to be prepared, not later than March 31 
     following

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      each fiscal year commencing with the date of enactment of 
     the Helium Privatization Act of 1995, annual financial 
     statements for the Helium Operations of the Bureau of Mines. 
     The Director of the Bureau of Mines shall cooperate with the 
     Inspector General in fulfilling this requirement, and shall 
     provide him with such personnel and accounting assistance as 
     may be necessary for that purpose. The financial statements 
     shall be audited by the General Accounting Office, and a 
     report on such audit shall be delivered by the General 
     Accounting Office to the Secretary of the Interior and 
     Congress, not later than June 30 following the end of the 
     fiscal year for which they are prepared. The audit shall be 
     prepared in accordance with generally accepted government 
     auditing standards.
       ``(2) The financial statements shall be comprised of the 
     following:
       ``(A) A balance sheet reflecting the overall financial 
     position of the Helium Operations, including assets and 
     liabilities thereof;
       ``(B) the Statement of Operations, reflecting the fiscal 
     period results of the Helium Operations;
       ``(C) a statement cash flows or changes in financial 
     position of the Helium Operations; and
       ``(D) a reconciliation of budget reports of the Helium 
     Operations.
       ``(3) The Statement of Operations shall include but not be 
     limited to the revenues from, and costs of, sales of crude 
     helium, the storage and transportation of crude helium, the 
     production, refining and marketing of refined helium, and the 
     maintenance and operation of helium storage facilities at the 
     Bureau of Mines Cliffside Field. The term `revenues' for this 
     purpose shall exclude (A) royalties paid to the United States 
     for production of helium or other extraction of resources, 
     except to the extent that the Helium Operations incur direct 
     costs in connection therewith, and (B) proceeds from sales of 
     assets other than inventory. The term `expenses' shall 
     include, but not be limited to (i) all labor costs of the 
     Bureau of Mines Helium Operations, and of the Department of 
     the Interior in connection therewith, and (ii) for financial 
     reporting purposes but not in connection with the 
     determination of sales prices in section 6(c), all current-
     period interest on outstanding repayable amounts (as 
     described in section 6(c)) calculated at the same rates as 
     such interest was calculated prior to the enactment of the 
     Helium Privatization Act of 1995.
       ``(4) The balance sheet shall include, but not be limited 
     to, on the asset side, the present discounted market value of 
     crude helium reserves; and on the liability side, the accrued 
     liability for principal and interest on debt to the United 
     States. For financial reporting purposes but not in 
     connection with the determination of sales prices in section 
     6(c), the balance sheet shall also include accrued but unpaid 
     interest on outstanding repayable amounts (as described in 
     section 6(c)) through the date of the report, calculated at 
     the same rates as such interest was calculated prior to the 
     enactment of the Helium Privatization Act of 1995.''.

     SEC. 9018. LAND CONVEYANCE IN POTTER COUNTY, TEXAS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     transfer all right, title, and interest of the United States 
     in and to the parcel of land described in subsection (b) to 
     the Texas Plains Girl Scout Council for consideration of $1, 
     reserving to the United States such easements as may be 
     necessary for pipeline rights-of-way.
       (b) Land Description.--The parcel of land referred to in 
     subsection (a) is all those certain lots, tracts or parcels 
     of land lying and being situated in the County of Potter and 
     State of Texas, and being the East Three Hundred Thirty-One 
     (E331) acres out of Section Seventy-eight (78) in Block Nine 
     (9), B.S. & F. Survey, (sometimes known as the G. D. Landis 
     pasture) Potter County, Texas, located by certificate No. 1/
     39 and evidenced by letters patents Nos. 411 and 412 issued 
     by the State of Texas under date of November 23, 1937, and of 
     record in Vol. 66A of the Patent Records of the State of 
     Texas. The metes and bounds description of such lands is as 
     follows:
       (1) First tract.--One Hundred Seventy-one (171) acres of 
     land known as the North part of the East part of said survey 
     Seventy-eight (78) aforesaid, described by metes and bounds 
     as follows:
     Beginning at a stone 20 x 12 x 3 inches marked X, set by W. 
     D. Twichell in 1905, for the Northeast corner of this survey 
     and the Northwest corner of Section 59;
     Thence, South 0 degrees 12 minutes East with the West line of 
     said Section 59, 999.4 varas to the Northeast corner of the 
     South 160 acres of East half of Section 78;
     Thence, North 89 degrees 47 minutes West with the North line 
     of the South 150 acres of the East half, 956.8 varas to a 
     point in the East line of the West half Section 78;
     Thence North 0 degrees 10 minutes West with the East line of 
     the West half 999.4 varas to a stone 18 x 14 x 3 inches in 
     the middle of the South line of Section 79;
     Thence South 89 degrees 47 minutes East 965 varas to the 
     place of beginning.
       (2) Second tract.--One Hundred Sixty (160) acres of land 
     known as the South part of the East part of said survey No. 
     Seventy-eight (78) described by metes and bounds as follows:
     Beginning at the Southwest corner of Section 59, a stone 
     marked X and a pile of stones;
     Thence North 89 degrees 47 minutes West with the North line 
     of Section 77, 966.5 varas to the Southeast corner of the 
     West half of Section 78; Thence North 0 degrees 10 minutes 
     West with the East line of the West half of Section 78;
     Thence South 89 degrees 47 minutes East 965.8 varas to a 
     point in the East line of Section 78;
     Thence South 0 degrees 12 minutes East 934.6 varas to the 
     place of beginning.
     Containing an area of 331 acres, more or less.
                      Subtitle B--Water and Power

                PART 1--POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS

     SEC. 9201. SHORT TITLE.

       This part may be cited as the ``Power Administration Act''.

     SEC. 9202. EVALUATION OF SALES OF SOUTHEASTERN, SOUTHWESTERN, 
                   AND WESTERN AREA POWER ADMINISTRATION 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Repeals.--The following provisions are repealed:
       (1) Section 505 of Public Law 102-377, the Fiscal Year 1993 
     Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act.
       (2) Section 208 of Public Law 99-349, the Urgent 
     Supplemental Appropriations Act, 1986.
       (3) Section 510 of Public Law 101-514, the Fiscal Year 1991 
     Energy and Water Development appropriations Act.
       (b) Evaluation of Issues.--(1) The Secretary of Energy, the 
     Secretary of the Interior, and the Secretary of the Army 
     shall enter into arrangements with an experienced private 
     sector firm to serve as advisor to the Secretaries with 
     respect to the sale of the facilities used to generate and 
     transmit the electric power marketed by the Southeastern 
     Power Administration, the Southwestern Power Administration 
     and the Western Area Power Administration, including all 
     transmission and related structures, equipment, facilities 
     and all real, tangible and intangible property (including 
     rights-of-way) which are used in connection with, and 
     necessary for, the operation of such power generation and 
     transmission facilities.
       (2) Prior to December 31, 1996, the advisor shall provide 
     to the Secretaries and the Congress a report identifying all 
     recipients of water and power from such facilities, all 
     relevant contracts, debt obligations, equity interests, and 
     other binding agreements which apply to the facilities 
     concerned and to the sale of electric power from such 
     facilities, all assets tangible or intangible, all applicable 
     requirements relating to environmental mitigation, Indian 
     trust responsibilities, land ownership or use rights relevant 
     to the proposed transfers which could terminate based on a 
     transfer out of Federal ownership, and navigational 
     requirements which affect the operation of such facilities.
       (3) In conducting the evaluation, the Secretaries and the 
     advisor should also recognize that many of the dams and 
     reservoirs associated with the generation of electric power 
     marketed by the Power Marketing Administrations are first and 
     foremost water supply, flood control, or navigation projects. 
     In general, power generation is incidental to these primary 
     purposes. In addition, there are also secondary purposes such 
     as recreation and environmental values which are served by 
     these facilities as well as the power production. The 
     evaluation should assume that such facilities will continue 
     to be operated in a manner consistent with their current, 
     primary purposes and the evaluation directed by this section 
     shall not assume any changes in the other current operational 
     objectives of the facilities.
       (4) Such evaluation shall also include an evaluation of the 
     tax consequences, and the revenue impacts of such 
     consequences for the United States, of possible arrangements 
     for the sale of generation and transmission facilities to 
     potential transferees identified by the advisor. The report 
     shall also investigate alternative groupings of such 
     generation and transmission facilities for purposes of sale 
     in order to determine which groupings would be most desirable 
     for purposes of effectuating such sales. Proposed transfers 
     should be structured by watershed or by project unless the 
     advisor can provide satisfactory information to the 
     Secretaries that another alternative should be used. Asset 
     groupings shall specifically be designed to avoid the sale of 
     the most valuable assets while the Federal government would 
     be forced to retain the less valuable assets.

     SEC. 9203. BONNEVILLE POWER ADMINISTRATION APPROPRIATIONS 
                   REFINANCING.

       (a) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of 
     the Bonneville Power Administration.
       (2) The term ``capital investment'' means a capitalized 
     cost funded by Federal appropriations that--
       (A) is for a project, facility, or separable unit or 
     feature of a project or facility;
       (B) is a cost for which the Administrator is required by 
     law to establish rates to repay to the United States Treasury 
     through the sale of electric power, transmission, or other 
     services;
       (C) excludes a Federal irrigation investment; and
       (D) excludes an investment financed by the current revenues 
     of the Administrator or by bonds issued and sold, or 
     authorized to be issued and sold, by the Administrator under 
     section 13 of the Federal Columbia River Transmission System 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 838(k)).
       (3) The term ``new capital investment'' means a capital 
     investment for a project, facility, or separable unit or 
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     project or facility, placed in service after September 30, 
     1995.
       (4) The term ``old capital investment'' means a capital 
     investment whose capitalized cost--
       (A) was incurred, but not repaid, before October 1, 1995; 
     and
       (B) was for a project, facility, or separable unit or 
     feature of a project or facility, placed in service before 
     October 1, 1995.
       (5) The term ``repayment date'' means the end of the period 
     within which the Administrator's rates are to assure the 
     repayment of the principal amount of a capital investment.
       (6) The term ``Treasury rate'' means--
       (A) for an old capital investment, a rate determined by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration 
     prevailing market yields, during the month preceding October 
     1, 1995, on outstanding interest-bearing obligations of the 
     United States with periods to maturity comparable to the 
     period between October 1, 1995, and the repayment date for 
     the old capital investment; and
       (B) for a new capital investment, a rate determined by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration 
     prevailing market yields, during the month preceding the 
     beginning of the fiscal year in which the related project, 
     facility, or separable unit or feature is placed in service, 
     on outstanding interest-bearing obligations of the United 
     States with periods to maturity comparable to the period 
     between the beginning of the fiscal year and the repayment 
     date for the new capital investment.
       (b) New Principal Amounts.--(1) Effective October 1, 1995, 
     an old capital investment shall have a new principal amount 
     that is the sum of--
       (A) the present value of the old payment amounts for the 
     old capital investment, calculated using a discount rate 
     equal to the Treasury rate for the old capital investment; 
     and
       (B) an amount equal to $100,000,000 multiplied by a 
     fraction whose numerator is the principal amount of the old 
     payment amounts for the old capital investment and whose 
     denominator is the sum of the principal amounts of the old 
     payment amounts for all old capital investments.
       (2) With the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury 
     based solely on consistency with this Act, the Administrator 
     shall determine the new principal amounts under paragraph (1) 
     and the assignment of interest rates to the new principal 
     amounts under subsection (c).
       (3) For the purposes of this section, ``old payment 
     amounts'' means, for an old capital investment, the annual 
     interest and principal that the Administrator would have paid 
     to the United States Treasury from October 1, 1995, if this 
     section were not enacted, assuming that--
       (A) the principal were repaid--
       (i) on the repayment date the Administrator assigned before 
     October 1, 1993, to the old capital investment, or
       (ii) with respect to an old capital investment for which 
     the Administrator has not assigned a repayment date before 
     October 1, 1993, on a repayment date the Administrator shall 
     assign to the old capital investment in accordance with 
     paragraph 10(d)(1) of the version of Department of Energy 
     Order RA 6120.2 in effect on October 1, 1993; and
       (B) interest were paid--
       (i) at the interest rate the Administrator assigned before 
     October 1, 1993, to the old capital investment, or
       (ii) with respect to an old capital investment for which 
     the Administrator has not assigned an interest rate before 
     October 1, 1993, at a rate determined by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, taking into consideration prevailing market yields, 
     during the month preceding the beginning of the fiscal year 
     in which the related project, facility, or separable unit or 
     feature is placed in service, on outstanding interest-bearing 
     obligations of the United States with periods to maturity 
     comparable to the period between the beginning of the fiscal 
     year and the repayment date for the old capital investment.
       (c) Interest Rate for New Principal Amounts.--As of October 
     1, 1995, the unpaid balance on the new principal amount 
     established for an old capital investment under subsection 
     (b) shall bear interest annually at the Treasury rate for the 
     old capital investment until the earlier of the date that the 
     new principal amount is repaid or the repayment date for the 
     new principal amount.
       (d) Repayment Dates.--As of October 1, 1995, the repayment 
     date for the new principal amount established for an old 
     capital investment under subsection (b) shall be no earlier 
     than the repayment date for the old capital investment 
     assumed in subsection (b)(3)(A).
       (e) Prepayment Limitations.--During the period October 1, 
     1995, through September 30, 2000, the total new principal 
     amounts of old capital investments, as established under 
     subsection (b), that the Administrator may pay before their 
     respective repayment dates shall not exceed $100,000,000.
       (f) Interest Rates for New Capital Investments During 
     Construction.--(1) The principal amount of a new capital 
     investment includes interest in each fiscal year of 
     construction of the related project, facility, or separable 
     unit or feature at a rate equal to the one-year rate for the 
     fiscal year on the sum of--
       (A) construction expenditures that were made from the date 
     construction commenced through the end of the fiscal year, 
     and
       (B) accrued interest during construction.
       (2) The Administrator shall not be required to pay, during 
     construction of the project, facility, or separable unit or 
     feature, the interest calculated, accrued, and capitalized 
     under paragraph (1).
       (3) For the purposes of this subsection, ``one-year rate'' 
     for a fiscal year means a rate determined by the Secretary of 
     the Treasury, taking into consideration prevailing market 
     yields, during the month preceding the beginning of the 
     fiscal year, on outstanding interest-bearing obligations of 
     the United States with periods to maturity of approximately 
     one year.
       (g) Interest Rates for New Capital Investments.--The unpaid 
     balance on the principal amount of a new capital investment 
     bears interest at the Treasury rate for the new capital 
     investment from the date the related project, facility, or 
     separable unit or feature is placed in service until the 
     earlier of the date the new capital investment is repaid or 
     the repayment date for the new capital investment.
       (h) Credits to Administrator's Payments to the United 
     States Treasury.--The Confederated Tribe of the Colville 
     Reservation Grand Coulee Dam Settlement Act (Public Law 103-
     436) is amended by striking section 6 and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 6. CREDITS TO ADMINISTRATOR'S PAYMENTS TO THE UNITED 
                   STATES TREASURY.

       ``(a) In General.--So long as the Adminisatrator makes 
     annual payments to the tribes under the settlement agreement, 
     the Administrator shall apply against amounts otherwise 
     payable by the Administrator to the United States Treasury a 
     credit that reduces the Administrator's payment in the amount 
     and for each fiscal year as follows: $15,250,000 in fiscal 
     year 1996; $15,860,000 in fiscal year 1997; $16,490,000 in 
     fiscal year 1998; $17,150,000 in fiscal year 1999; 
     $17,840,000 in fiscal year 2000; and $4,100,000 in each 
     succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `settlement agreement' means that settlement 
     agreement between the United States of America and the 
     Confederated Tribes of the Colville Reservation signed by the 
     Tribes on April 16, 1994, and by the United States of America 
     on April 21, 1994, which settlement agreement resolves claims 
     of the Tribes in Docket 181-D of the Indian Claims 
     Commission, which docket has been transferred to the United 
     States Court of Federal Claims; and
       ``(2) the term `Tribes' means the Confederated Tribes of 
     the Colville Reservation, a Federally recognized Indian 
     Tribe.''.
       (i) Contract Provisions.--In each contract of the 
     Administrator that provides for the Administrator to sell 
     electric power, transmission, or related services, and that 
     is in effect after September 30, 1995, the Administrator 
     shall offer to include, or as the case may be, shall offer to 
     amend to include, provisions specifying that after September 
     30, 1995--
       (1) the Administrator shall establish rates and charges on 
     the basis that--
       (A) the principal amount of an old capital investment shall 
     be no greater than the new principal amount established under 
     subsection (b);
       (B) the interest rate applicable to the unpaid balance of 
     the new principal amount of an old capital investment shall 
     be no greater than the interest rate established under 
     subsection (c);
       (C) any payment of principal of an old capital investment 
     shall reduce the outstanding principal balance of the old 
     capital investment in the amount of the payment at the time 
     the payment is tendered; and
       (D) any payment of interest on the unpaid balance of the 
     new principal amount of an old capital investment shall be a 
     credit against the appropriate interest account in the amount 
     of the payment at the time the payment is tendered;
       (2) apart from charges necessary to repay the new principal 
     amount of an old capital investment as established under 
     subsection (b), and to pay the interest on the principal 
     amount under subsection (c), no amount may be charged for 
     return to the United States Treasury as repayment for or 
     return on an old capital investment, whether by way of rate, 
     rent, lease payment, assessment, user charge, or any other 
     fee;
       (3) amounts provided under section 1304 of title 31, United 
     States Code, shall be available to pay, and shall be the sole 
     source for payment of, a judgment against or settlement by 
     the Administrator or the United States on a claim for a 
     breach of the contract provisions required by this Act; and
       (4) the contract provisions specified in this Act shall 
     not--
       (A) preclude the Administrator from recovering, through 
     rates or other means, any tax that is generally imposed on 
     electric utilities in the United States, or
       (B) affect the Administrator's authority under applicable 
     law, including section 7(g) of the Pacific Northwest Electric 
     Power Planning and Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 839e(g)), to--
       (i) allocate costs and benefits, including but not limited 
     to fish and wildlife costs, to rates or resources, or
       (ii) design rates.
       (j) Savings Provisions.--(1) This section does not affect 
     the obligation of the Administrator to repay the principal 
     associated with each capital investment, and to pay interest 
     on the principal, only from the ``Administrator's net 
     proceeds,'' as defined in section 13 of the Federal Columbia 
     River Transmission System Act (16 U.S.C. 838k(b)).
       (2) Except as provided in subsection (e) of this section, 
     this section does not affect the

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     authority of the Administrator to pay all or a portion of the 
     principal amount associated with a capital investment before 
     the repayment date for the principal amount.
       (k) DOE Study.--(1) The Administrator shall undertake a 
     study to determine the effect that increases in the rates for 
     electric power sales made by the Administrator may have on 
     the customer base of the Bonneville Power Administration. 
     Such study shall identify other sources of electric power 
     that may be available to customers of the Bonneville Power 
     Administration and shall estimate the level at which higher 
     rates for power sales by the Administration may result in the 
     loss of customers by the Administration.
       (2) The Administrator shall undertake a study to determine 
     the total prior costs incurred by the Bonneville Power 
     Administration for compliance with the provisions of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 and the total future costs 
     anticipated to be incurred by the Administration for 
     compliance with such provisions.
       (3) The Administrator shall submit the results of the 
     studies undertaken under this section to the Congress within 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

                          PART 2--RECLAMATION

     SEC. 9211. PREPAYMENT OF CERTAIN REPAYMENT CONTRACTS BETWEEN 
                   THE UNITED STATES AND THE CENTRAL UTAH WATER 
                   CONSERVANCY DISTRICT.

       The second sentence of section 210 of the Central Utah 
     Project Completion Act (106 Stat. 4624) is amended to read as 
     follows: ``The Secretary of the Interior shall allow for 
     prepayment of the repayment contract between the United 
     States and the Central Utah Water Conservancy District dated 
     December 28, 1965, and supplemented on November 26, 1985, 
     providing for repayment of the municipal and industrial water 
     delivery facilities for which repayment is provided pursuant 
     to such contract, under such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary deems appropriate to protect the interest of the 
     United States, which shall be similar to the terms and 
     conditions contained in the supplemental contract that 
     provided for the prepayment of the Jordan Aqueduct dated 
     October 28, 1993. The District shall exercise its right to 
     prepayment pursuant to this section by the end of fiscal year 
     2002.''.

     SEC. 9212. TREATMENT OF CITY OF FOLSOM AS A CENTRAL VALLEY 
                   PROJECT CONTRACTOR.

       For the purposes of being considered eligible to be a 
     transferee of Central Valley Project water to be used for 
     municipal and industrial purposes, the city of Folsom, 
     California, shall be treated as a Central Valley Project 
     contractor as of November 1, 1990.

     SEC. 9213. SLY PARK.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the ``Sly 
     Park Unit Conveyance Act''.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``El Dorado Irrigation District'' or 
     ``District'' means a political subdivision of the State of 
     California duly organized, existing, and acting pursuant to 
     the laws thereof with its principal place of business in the 
     city of Placerville, El Dorado County, California.
       (2) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (3) The term ``Sly Park Unit'' means the Sly Park Dam and 
     Reservoir, Camp Creek Diversion Dam and Tunnel and conduits 
     and canals as authorized under the American River Act of 
     October 14, 1949 (63 Stat. 852), together with all other 
     facilities owned by the United States including those used to 
     convey and store water delivered from Sly Park, as well as 
     all recreation facilities associated thereto.
       (c) Sale of the Sly Park Unit.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall, within one year after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, sell and convey to the El 
     Dorado Irrigation District the Sly Park Unit. Within such 
     one-year period, the Secretary shall also transfer and assign 
     the water rights relating to the Sly Park Unit held in trust 
     by the Secretary for diversion and storage under California 
     State permits numbered 2631, 5645A, 10473, and 10474 to the 
     El Dorado Irrigation District.
       (2) Sale price.--The sale price shall not exceed--
       (A) the construction costs ($30,926,230), as included in 
     the accounts of the Secretary, plus
       (B) interest on the construction costs allocated to 
     domestic use, at the authorized rate included in enactment of 
     the Act of October 14, 1949 (63 Stat. 852), up to an agreed 
     upon date, less
       (C) all revenues to date as collected under the terms of 
     the contract between the United States and the El Dorado 
     Irrigation District, estimated at $9,146,885.
       (3) Terms of payment.--The Secretary shall provide for a 
     payment of the purchase price under paragraph (2) on terms 
     not to exceed 20 years. The interest rate to be paid by the 
     District shall be the authorized rate included in the Act of 
     October 14, 1949 (63 Stat. 852). Section 213(c) of the 
     Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 390mm(c)) shall not 
     apply to the purchase of the Sly Park Unit under this 
     section.
       (4) Conveyance.--Upon signing the agreement to carry out 
     the sale required by this section, the Secretary shall convey 
     and assign to the El Dorado Irrigation District all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to the Sly 
     Park Unit.
       (5) No additional environmental impact.--The Congress 
     specifically finds that (A) the sale, conveyance and 
     assignment of the Sly Park Unit and water rights under this 
     section involves the transfer of the ownership and operation 
     of an existing ongoing water project, (B) the Sly Park Unit 
     operation, facilities and water rights have been, and after 
     the sale and transfer will continue to be, committed to 
     maximum reasonable and beneficial use for existing services, 
     and (C) the sale, conveyance and assignment of the Sly Park 
     Unit and water rights does not involve any additional growth 
     or expansion of the project or other environmental impacts. 
     Consequently, the sale, conveyance and assignment of the Sly 
     Park Unit and water rights shall not be subject to 
     environmental review pursuant to the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) or endangered species 
     review or consultation pursuant to section 7 of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536).

     SEC. 9214. HETCH HETCHY DAM.

       Section 7 of the Act of December 19, 1913 (38 Stat. 242), 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$30,000'' in the first sentence and 
     inserting ``$8,000,000'', and
       (2) by amending the second and third sentences to read as 
     follows: ``These funds shall be placed in a separate fund by 
     the United States and, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
     until appropriated by the Congress. The highest priority use 
     of the funds shall be for annual operation of Yosemite 
     National Park, with the remainder of any funds to be used to 
     fund operations of other national parks in the State of 
     California.''.
         Subtitle C--National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands

                       PART 1--CONCESSION REFORM

     SEC. 9301. SHORT TITLE.

       This part may be cited as the ``Visitor Facilities and 
     Services Enhancement Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 9302. PURPOSE.

       The purpose of this part is to ensure that quality visitor 
     facilities and services are provided by the Federal land 
     management agencies (Forest Service, United States Fish and 
     Wildlife Service, National Park Service, Bureau of Land 
     Management, Bureau of Reclamation and United States Army 
     Corps of Engineers). Each Federal land management agency 
     shall implement a program to encourage appropriate 
     development and operation of services and facilities for the 
     accommodation of visitors. The program implemented by each 
     such agency shall consist of actions which--
       (1) recognize the importance of the private sector in 
     providing a quality visitor experience on Federal lands by 
     encouraging private sector investments for facilities and 
     services on Federal lands under a fair and competitive 
     process;
       (2) establish the basis for an effective relationship 
     between the land management agencies and private businesses 
     operating on public lands and waters in efforts to serve the 
     public and to protect the resources of these areas;
       (3) measure quality and value of services provided by 
     concessioners and provide incentives for consistent 
     excellence.
       (4) ensure a fair return to the Federal Government; and
       (5) are consistent among the various agencies to the extent 
     practicable in order to increase efficiency of the Federal 
     Government and simplify requirements for concessioners.

     SEC. 9303. DEFINITIONS.

       For the purposes of this part:
       (1) The term ``adjusted gross receipts'' means gross 
     receipts less revenue derived from goods and services 
     provided on other than Federal lands or conveyed to units of 
     Government for hunting or fishing licenses or for entrance or 
     recreation fees, or from such other exclusions as the 
     Secretary concerned might apply.
       (2) The term ``agency head'' means the head of an agency or 
     his or her designated representative.
       (3) The term ``concessioner'' means a person or other 
     entity acting under a concession authorization which provides 
     public services, facilities, or activities on Federal lands 
     or waters pursuant to a concession services agreement or 
     concession license.
       (4) The term ``concession license'' means a written 
     contract between the agency head and the concessioner which 
     sets forth the terms and conditions under which the 
     concessioner is authorized to provide recreation services or 
     activities on a limited basis as well as the rights and 
     obligations of the Federal Government.
       (5) The term ``concession service agreement'' means a 
     written contract between the agency head and the concessioner 
     which sets forth the terms and conditions under which the 
     concessioner is authorized to provide visitor services, 
     facilities, or activities as well as the rights and 
     obligations of the Federal Government.
       (6) The term ``gross receipts'' means revenue from goods or 
     services provided by concession services, facilities, or 
     activities on Federal lands and waters.
       (7) The term ``performance incentive'' means a credit based 
     on past performance toward the score awarded by the Secretary 
     to a concessioner's proposal submitted in response to a 
     solicitation for the reissuance of such contract.

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       (8) The term ``proposal'' means the complete submission for 
     a concession service agreement offered in response to the 
     solicitation for such concession service agreement.
       (9) The term ``prospectus'' means a document or documents 
     issued by the Secretary concerned and included with a 
     solicitation which sets forth the minimum requirements for 
     the award of a concession service agreement.
       (10) The term ``Secretary concerned'' means--
       (A) the Secretary of the Interior with respect to the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service, National Park 
     Service, Bureau of Land Management, and Bureau of 
     Reclamation;
       (B) the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to the Forest 
     Service; and
       (C) the Secretary of the Army with respect to the United 
     States Army Corps of Engineers.
       (11) The term ``solicitation'' means a request by the 
     Secretary concerned for proposals in response to a 
     prospectus.

     SEC. 9304. NATURE AND TYPES OF CONCESSION AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary concerned may enter into 
     concession authorizations, as follows:
       (1) Concession services agreement.--A concession service 
     agreement shall be entered into for all concessions where the 
     Secretary concerned makes a finding that the provision of 
     concession services is in the interest of the Federal 
     Government and issues either a competitive offering for 
     concession services, facilities or activities or a 
     noncompetitive offering for such services, facilities, or 
     activities based on a finding that due to special 
     circumstances it is not in the public interest of the United 
     States to award a concession service agreement on a 
     competitive basis. Where the concessioner develops or uses 
     fixed facilities on Federal lands, the Secretary concerned 
     shall issue a lease.
       (2) Concession license.--Whenever the Secretary concerned 
     makes a finding that public enjoyment of Federal lands would 
     be enhanced through the provision of concession services and 
     that there exists no need to limit the number of 
     concessioners providing such services, he shall consider 
     entering into a concession license with a qualified 
     concessioner. Activities covered under a concession license 
     would typically be one-time, intermittent, or infrequently 
     scheduled. The Secretary concerned may not limit the number 
     of concession licenses issued for the same types of 
     activities in a particular geographic area. The Secretary 
     concerned shall monitor such concession licenses to determine 
     whether issuance of a concession service agreement would be a 
     more appropriate authorization.
       (3) Lands under multiple jurisdictions.--The Secretaries of 
     the Departments concerned shall designate an agency to be the 
     lead agency concerning concessions which conduct a single 
     operation on lands or waters under the jurisdiction of more 
     than one agency. Unless otherwise agreed to by each such 
     Secretary concerned, the lead agency shall be that agency 
     under whose jurisdiction the concessioner generates the 
     greatest amount of gross receipts. The agency so designated 
     shall issue a single authorization and collect a single fee 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) for such operation. Such 
     authorization shall provide for use in a manner consistent 
     with the plans and policies for each agency.
       (b) Leases of Areas to States and State Third Party 
     Agreement Not Covered.--This part does not apply to leases or 
     licenses of entire areas to States or other political 
     subdivisions or to any third party agreement issued by any 
     such State or political subdivisions with respect to such 
     entire area.

     SEC. 9305. COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS FOR CONCESSION 
                   SERVICE AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Award to Best Proposal.--The Secretary shall enter 
     into, and reissue, a concession service agreement with the 
     person whom the Secretary determines in accordance with this 
     section submits the best proposal through a competitive 
     process as defined in this section.
       (b) Solicitation and Prospectus.--The Secretary concerned 
     shall prepare a solicitation and prospectus which describes 
     the concession service opportunity and shall publish, in 
     appropriate locations, announcements of the availability of 
     the solicitation, prospectus, and the concession service 
     opportunity. The solicitation shall include (but need not be 
     limited to) the following:
       (1) A description of the services and facilities to be 
     provided by the concessioner.
       (2) The level of capital investment required by the 
     concessioner (if any).
       (3) Terms and conditions of the concession service 
     agreement.
       (4) Minimum facilities and services to be provided by the 
     Secretary to the concessioner and the public.
       (5) Minimum fees to the United States.
       (c) Factors and Minimum Standards in Determining Best 
     Proposal.--The prospectus shall assign a weight to each 
     factor indentified therein related to the importance of such 
     factor in the selection process. Points shall be awarded for 
     each such factor, based on the relative strength of the 
     proposal concerning that factor. In determining the best 
     proposal, the Secretary concerned shall take into 
     consideration (but shall not be limited to) the following, 
     including whether the proposal meets the minimum requirements 
     (if any) of the Secretary for each of the following:
       (1) Responsiveness to the prospectus.
       (2) Quality of visitor services taking into account the 
     nature of equipment and facilities to be provided.
       (3) Experience and performance in providing similar 
     services. This factor shall account for not less than 20 
     percent of the maximum points available under any prospectus. 
     Where the Secretary concerned determines it to be warranted 
     to provide for a high quality visitor experience, the 
     prospectus for a concession service agreement shall provide 
     greater weight to this factor based on such aspects of the 
     concession service agreement as scope or size, complexity, 
     nature of technical skills required, and site-specific 
     knowledge of the area. The similarity of the qualifying 
     experience outlined in the proposal to the nature of the 
     services required under the concession service agreement and 
     the length of such qualifying experience shall be the basis 
     for awarding points for this factor.
       (4) Record of resource protection (as appropriate for 
     services and activities with potential to impact natural or 
     cultural resources).
       (5) Financial capability.
       (6) Fees to the United States.
       (d) Selection Process.--The process for selecting the best 
     proposal shall consist of the following:
       (1) First, the Secretary concerned shall identify those 
     proposals which meet the minimum standards (if any) for the 
     factors identified under subsection (c).
       (2) Second, the Secretary concerned shall evaluate all 
     proposals identified under paragraph (1), considering all 
     factors identified under subsection (c), as well as 
     performance incentives earned under section 9306(c) and 
     renewal penalties incurred under section 9306(d).
       (3) Third, the Secretary concerned shall offer the 
     concession service agreement to the best qualified applicant 
     as determined by the evaluation under paragraph (2).
       (e) Inapplicability of NEPA to Temporary Extensions and 
     Similar Reissuance of Concessions Agreements.--The temporary 
     extension of a concession authorization, or reissuance of a 
     concession authorization to provide concession services 
     similar in nature and amount to concession services provided 
     under the previous authorization, is hereby determined to be 
     a categorical exclusion as provided for under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.).
       (f) Provision for Additional Related Services.--The 
     Secretary concerned may modify the concession service 
     agreement to allow concessioners to provide services closely 
     related to such agreement, if the Secretary concerned 
     determines that such changes would enhance the safety or 
     enjoyment of visitors and would not unduly restrict the award 
     of future concession service agreements.

     SEC. 9306. CONCESSIONER EVALUATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary concerned shall develop a 
     program of evaluations of the concessioners operating under a 
     concession service agreement who are providing visitor 
     services in areas under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 
     The evaluations shall be on an annual basis over the duration 
     of the concession service agreement. In developing the 
     evaluation program, the Secretary concerned shall seek broad 
     public input from concessioners, State agencies, and other 
     interested persons. The evaluation program shall--
       (1) include the four program areas of: quality of visitor 
     services provided; resource protection (as applicable); 
     financial performance; and compliance with concession service 
     agreement provisions and pertinent laws and regulations;
       (2) define three levels of performance--
       (A) good, which shall be defined as a level of performance 
     which exceeds the requirements outlined in the prospectus, 
     but which is attainable;
       (B) satisfactory, which shall be defined as meeting the 
     requirements as contained in the prospectus; and
       (C) unsatisfactory, which shall be defined as not meeting 
     the requirements contained in the prospectus;
       (3) be based on criteria which--
       (A) are objective, measurable, and attainable; and
       (B) shall include as applicable general standards for all 
     concession operations, industry-specific standards, and 
     standards developed by the Secretary concerned in 
     consultation with the concessioner for each concession 
     service agreement;
       (4) be designed in such a manner that the annual evaluation 
     represents the overall performance of the concessioner 
     without undue weight to matters of limited importance; and
       (5) take into account factors beyond the control of the 
     concessioner, such as general market and other economic 
     fluctuations, as well as weather and other natural phenomena, 
     so that such factors may not be used as a justification for 
     denial of performance incentives.
       (b) Annual Evaluations.--
       (1) Requirements.--The Secretary concerned shall at least 
     semiannually review the performance of each concessioner and 
     shall assign an overall rating for each concessioner for each 
     year. The procedure for any performance evaluation shall be 
     provided to the concessioner prior to the beginning of any 
     evaluation period. Such procedure shall provide for adequate 
     notification of the concessioner prior to any on-site 
     evaluation and permit a representative of the concessioner to 
     observe the evaluation. The

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     concessioner shall be entitled to a complete explanation of 
     any rating given. If the Secretary's performance evaluation 
     for any year results in an unsatisfactory rating of the 
     concessioner, the Secretary concerned shall so notify the 
     concessioner, in writing. Such notification shall identify 
     the nature of conditions which require corrective action and 
     shall provide the concessioner with a list of corrective 
     actions necessary to meet the standards.
       (2) Suspension, revocation, and termination of 
     authorization.--The Secretary concerned may suspend, revoke, 
     or terminate a concession authorization if the concessioner 
     fails to correct the conditions identified by the Secretary 
     within the limitations established by the Secretary at the 
     time notice of the unsatisfactory rating is provided to the 
     concessioner. The Secretary may immediately suspend or revoke 
     a concession authorization where necessary to protect the 
     public health or welfare.
       (c) Performance incentives.--
       (1) In evaluating the performance of a concessioner, the 
     incumbent concessioner is entitled to a performance incentive 
     of--
       (A) one percent of the maximum points available under such 
     evaluations for performance in each year in which the 
     concessioner's annual performance is rated good, as specified 
     in subsection (a)(2)(A), and
       (B) a one-time three year merit term extension upon a 
     finding that a concessioner has been rated as good in each 
     annual performance evaluation through the term of the 
     concession service agreement.
       (2) A performance incentive awarded under paragraph (1)(A) 
     may not exceed 10 percent of the maximum points available 
     under such evaluations over the life of the concession 
     service agreement.
       (d) Renewal penalty.--In evaluating the performance of a 
     concessioner, a concessioner shall be penalized one percent 
     of the maximum points available under such evaluation for 
     performance in each year in which the concessioner's annual 
     performance is found to be unsatisfactory.

     SEC. 9307. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) Private Sector Development.--It is the policy of the 
     United States to encourage the private sector to develop, 
     own, and maintain to the extent possible such public 
     recreation facilities which would enhance public use and 
     enjoyment of Federal lands as are contained in approved plans 
     developed by the Secretary concerned. Under the terms of this 
     part, concessioners may only construct or finance 
     construction under terms of section 9312 such public 
     facilities on Federal lands as are to be used by the 
     concessioner under the terms of their concession service 
     agreement or facilities which are necessary for the 
     concessioner to administer such public facilities on Federal 
     lands.
       (b) Investment Interest.--
       (1) In general.--A concessioner, who is required or 
     authorized under a concession service agreement pursuant to 
     this part to acquire or construct any structure, improvement, 
     or fixture pursuant to such agreement on Federal lands shall 
     have an investment interest therein, to the extent provided 
     by the agreement and this part. Such investment interest 
     shall not be extinguished by the expiration of such 
     agreement. Such investment interest may be assigned, 
     transferred, encumbered or relinquished.
       (2) Limitation.--Such investment interest shall not be 
     construed to include or imply any authority, privilege, or 
     right to operate or engage in any business or other activity, 
     and the use of any improvement in which the concessioner has 
     an investment interest shall be wholly subject to the 
     applicable provisions of the concession service agreement and 
     of laws and regulations relating to the area.
       (3) Federal property.--The agreement shall specify which 
     new improvements required under terms of the concession 
     service agreement, if any, shall become the property of the 
     Federal Government at the end of the agreement. No concession 
     service agreement shall provide for a concessioner to obtain 
     an investment interest in any building which is wholly owned 
     by the Federal Government. Title to the land on which such 
     structure, improvement, or fixture is placed shall remain in 
     the United States.
       (c) Sale of Assets.--If the existing concessioner is not 
     selected as the best qualified applicant at the time of 
     reissuance of a concession service agreement, the Secretary 
     concerned shall require the new concessioner to buy the 
     investment interest of the existing concessioner.
       (d) Closure of Concessioner Facilities.--In the event of a 
     decision by the Secretary concerned, that the public 
     interest, by reason of public and safety considerations or 
     for other reasons beyond the control of the concessioner, 
     requires the discontinuation or closure of facilities in 
     which the concessioner has an investment interest, the 
     Secretary shall compensate the concessioner in the amount 
     equal to the value of the investment interest.
       (e) Determination of Value of Investment Interest.--For 
     purposes of this part, the investment interest of any capital 
     improvement at the end of the concession service agreement 
     period is the actual cost of construction of such capital 
     improvement adjusted from the completion of such construction 
     by changes in the Consumer Price Index (selected in the same 
     manner as such Index is selected under section 9311(c)(2)) 
     less depreciation evidenced by the condition and prospective 
     serviceability in comparison with a new unit of like kind, 
     but not to exceed fair market value. Such value shall be 
     determined by appraisal and included in any prospectus.

     SEC. 9308. DURATION OF CONCESSION AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) Concession Service Agreement.--The standard term of a 
     concession service agreement shall be ten years. The 
     Secretary concerned may issue a concession service agreement 
     for less than ten years if he determines (in his discretion) 
     that the average annual gross receipts over the life of the 
     concession service agreement would be less than $100,000. The 
     Secretary concerned may not issue a concession service 
     agreement for less than five years. The Secretary concerned 
     shall issue a concession service agreement for longer than 
     ten years if the Secretary determines (in his discretion) 
     that such longer term is in the public interest or necessary 
     due to the extent of investment and associated financing 
     requirements and to meet the obligations assumed. The term 
     for a concession service agreement may not exceed 30 years.
       (b) Concession License.--The term for a concession license 
     may not exceed two years.
       (c) Temporary Extension.--The Secretary may agree to 
     temporary extensions of concession service agreements for up 
     to two years on a noncompetitive basis to avoid interruption 
     of services to the public.

     SEC. 9309. RATES AND CHARGES TO THE PUBLIC.

       In general, rates and charges to the public shall be set by 
     the concessioner. For concession service agreements only, a 
     concessioner's rates and charges to the public shall be 
     subject to the approval of the Secretary concerned in those 
     instances where the Secretary determines that sufficient 
     competition for such facilities and services does not exist 
     within or in close proximity to the area in which the 
     concessioner operates. In those instances, the concession 
     service agreement shall state that the reasonableness of the 
     concessioner's rates and charges to the public shall be 
     reviewed and approved by the Secretary concerned primarily by 
     comparison with those rates and charges for facilities and 
     services of comparable character under similar conditions, 
     with due consideration for length of season, seasonal 
     variations, average percentage of occupancy, accessibility, 
     availability and costs of labor and materials, type of 
     patronage, and other factors deemed significant by the 
     Secretary concerned. Such review shall be completed within 90 
     days of receipt of all necessary information, or the 
     requirement for the Secretary's approval shall be waived and 
     such rates and charges as proposed by the concessioner 
     considered to be approved for immediate use.

     SEC. 9310. TRANSFERABILITY OF CONCESSION AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Concession Service Agreements.--
       (1) Approval required.--A concession service agreement is 
     transferable or assignable only upon the approval of the 
     Secretary concerned, which approval may not be unreasonably 
     withheld or delayed. The Secretary may not approve any such 
     transfer or assignment if the Secretary determines that the 
     prospective concessioner is or is likely to be unable to 
     completely satisfy all of the material requirements, terms, 
     and conditions of the agreement or that the terms of the 
     transfer or assignment would preclude providing appropriate 
     facilities or services to the public at reasonable rates.
       (2) Consideration period.--If the Secretary fails to 
     approve or disapprove a transfer or assignment under 
     paragraph (1) within 90 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary receives all necessary information requested by the 
     Secretary with respect to such transfer, the transfer or 
     assignment shall be deemed approved.
       (3) No modification of terms and conditions.--The terms and 
     conditions of the concessions service agreement shall not be 
     subject to modification by reason of any transfer or 
     assignment under this section.
       (4) Performance incentive.--Upon approval of the sale or 
     transfer, the prospective concessioner shall be entitled to 
     the benefit of performance incentives earned by the previous 
     concessioner.
       (b) Concession License.--A concession license may not be 
     transferred.

     SEC. 9311. FEES CHARGED BY THE UNITED STATES FOR CONCESSION 
                   AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary concerned shall charge a fee 
     for the privilege of providing concession services pursuant 
     to this part. The fee for any concession service agreement 
     may include any of the following:
       (1) An annual cash payment for the privilege of providing 
     concession services.
       (2) The amount required for capital improvements required 
     pursuant to section 9307(a).
       (3) Fees for rental or lease of Government-owned facilities 
     or lands occupied by the concessioner.
       (4) Expenditures for maintenance of or improvements to 
     Government-owned facilities occupied by the concessioner.
       (b) Establishment of Amount.--
       (1) Minimum acceptable fee.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     establish a minimum fee for each applicable category 
     specified in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a) 
     which is acceptable to the Secretary under this section and 
     shall include the minimum fee in the prospectus under section 
     9305. This fee shall be based on historical data, where 
     available, as well as industry-specific and other market data 
     available to the Secretary concerned.
       (2) Final fee.--Except as provided by paragraph (3), the 
     final fee shall be the amount

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     bid by the selected applicant under section 9305.
       (3) Substantially similar services in a specific geographic 
     area.--Where the Secretary concerned simultaneously offers 
     authorizations for more than one river runner, outfitter, or 
     guide concession operation to provide substantially similar 
     services in a defined geographic area, the concession fee for 
     all such concessioners shall be specified by the Secretary 
     concerned in the prospectus. The Secretary concerned shall 
     base the fee on historical data, where available, as well as 
     on industry-specific and other market data available to the 
     Secretary concerned or may establish a charge per user day.
       (c) Adjustment of Fees.--
       (1) In general.--The amount of any fee for the term of the 
     concession service agreement shall be set at the beginning of 
     the concession authorization and may only be modified on the 
     basis of inflation, if the annual payment is not determined 
     by a percentage of adjusted gross receipts (as measured by 
     changes in the Consumer Price Index), to reflect substantial 
     changes from the conditions specified in the prospectus, or 
     in the event of an unforeseen disaster.
       (2) CPI.--For the purposes of adjustments for inflation 
     under paragraph (1), the Federal agencies shall select a 
     Consumer Price Index published by the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics and shall use such index in a consistent manner.
       (d) Concession License Fee.--The fee for a concession 
     license shall at least cover the program administrative costs 
     and may not be changed over the term of the license.

     SEC. 9312. DISPOSITION OF FEES.

       (a) Concession Improvement Account.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary concerned shall, whenever 
     the concession service agreement requires or authorizes the 
     concessioner to make capital improvements or occupy 
     Government-owned facilities, require the concessioner to 
     establish a concession improvement account. The concessioner 
     shall deposit into this account--
       (A) all funds for capital improvements as specified in the 
     concession service agreement;
       (B) all funds for maintenance of or improvements to 
     Government-owned facilities occupied by the concessioner; and
       (C) all amounts received from the Secretary concerned 
     pursuant to subsection (b).
       (2) Terms and conditions.--The account shall be maintained 
     by the concessioner in an interest bearing account in a 
     Federally insured financial institution. The concessioner 
     shall maintain the account separately from any other funds or 
     accounts and shall not commingle the monies in the account 
     with any other moneys. The Secretary concerned may establish 
     such other terms, conditions, or requirements as the 
     Secretary determines to be necessary to ensure the financial 
     integrity of the account.
       (3) Disbursements.--The concessioner shall make 
     disbursements from the account for improvements and other 
     activities, only as specified in the concession service 
     agreement and subsection (b)(2)(C).
       (4) Records.--The concessioner shall maintain proper 
     records for all disbursements made from the account. Such 
     records shall include (but not be limited to) invoices, bank 
     statements, canceled checks, and such other information as 
     the Secretary concerned determines to be necessary.
       (5) Annual financial statement.--The concessioner shall 
     annually submit to the Secretary concerned a statement 
     reflecting total activity in the account for the preceding 
     financial year. The statement shall reflect monthly deposits, 
     expenditures by project, interest earned, and such other 
     information as the Secretary concerned requires.
       (6) Transfer of remaining balance.--Upon the termination of 
     a concession authorization, or upon the transfer of a 
     concession service agreement, any remaining balance in the 
     account shall be transferred by the concessioner to the 
     successor concessioner, to be used solely as set forth in 
     this subsection. In the event there is no successor 
     concessioner, the account balance shall be deposited in the 
     Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
       (b) Amounts Received Relating to Privilege of Providing 
     Concession Services and Rental of Government-owned 
     Facilities.--
       (1) Deposit into treasury.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     deposit into the Treasury of the United States as 
     miscellaneous receipts amounts received for a fiscal year for 
     the privilege of providing concession services and the rental 
     of Government-owned facilities up to the amount specified in 
     the table in paragraph (3) for the National Park Service for 
     that fiscal year. For the other agencies covered under this 
     part, the Secretary concerned shall develop a schedule of 
     anticipated receipts to be deposited to the Treasury and 
     submit such schedule to the appropriate Congressional 
     committees within 18 months of the date of enactment of this 
     Act. Nothing in this part shall be construed to modify any 
     provision of law relating to sharing of Federal receipts with 
     any other level of Government.
       (2) Deposit into concession improvement accounts.--(A) 
     Amounts received by the Secretary concerned for a fiscal year 
     for the privilege of providing concession services and the 
     use of Government-owned facilities which exceed the amount 
     specified in the table in paragraph (3) for that fiscal year 
     shall be available for deposit in the succeeding fiscal year 
     into concession improvement accounts.
       (B) Of the amounts available for deposit into concession 
     improvement accounts, the Secretary shall make available to 
     each concessioner a percentage of such excess amounts which 
     bears the same ratio as the amount paid by the concessioner 
     to the Secretary concerned for a fiscal year for the 
     privilege of providing concession services and the use of 
     Government-owned facilities bears to the total amount paid to 
     the Secretary concerned by all concessioners for that fiscal 
     year for such privilege on an agency-wide basis.
       (C) Amounts made available to a concessioner under this 
     paragraph may be used only for expenditures on visitor 
     services and facilities at the area at which the funds were 
     generated.
       (3) Deposit into concession improvement accounts.--The 
     table referred to in paragraph (2), expressed by fiscal year 
     on an agency basis, is as follows:

                         National Park Service

    Fiscal year:                                               Amount: 
      1997.................................................$15,800,000 
      1998.................................................$21,100,000 
      1999.................................................$26,700,000 
      2000.................................................$32,300,000 
      2001.................................................$38,200,000 
      2002.................................................$44,400,000.
       (c) Audit Requirement.--Beginning with fiscal year 1998, 
     the Inspector General of the Department concerned shall 
     conduct a biennial audit of concession fees generated 
     pursuant to this part. The Inspector General shall make a 
     determination as to whether concession fees are being 
     collected and expended in accordance with this part and shall 
     submit copies of each audit to the Committee on Resources of 
     the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and 
     Natural Resources of the Senate.

     SEC. 9313. DISPUTE RESOLUTION.

       (a) Board of Contract Appeals.--The Board of Contract 
     Appeals within each Department shall adjudicate disputes 
     between the Federal Government and concessioners arising 
     under this part, including disputes regarding the revocation, 
     suspension, or termination of a concession authorization, 
     transfers of concession service agreements, and performance 
     evaluations of concessions. Such disputes shall be subject to 
     the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 et seq.). 
     The expiration of a concession authorization shall not be 
     subject to appeal to the Board.
       (b) Administrative Review.--Appeals of decisions may be 
     taken to the Board of Contract Appeals after one level of 
     review of decisions made within an agency.
       (c) Expedited Procedure.--Appeals of decisions to suspend, 
     revoke, or terminate a concession authorization shall be 
     considered under an expedited procedure, as provided by the 
     Secretary concerned by regulation.
       (d) Judicial Review.--
       (1) In general.--A person may seek judicial review of 
     decisions made by the Board. Such review shall be conducted 
     by the court with jurisdiction on a de novo basis.
       (2) Concession service agreements.--Judicial review of 
     decisions rendered by the Board regarding concession service 
     agreements shall be to the United States Court of Federal 
     Claims in accordance with section 1491 of title 28, United 
     States Code (commonly referred to as the ``Tucker Act'').
       (3) Concession licenses.--Judicial review of decisions 
     rendered by the Board regarding concession licenses shall be 
     to the appropriate Federal District Court.
       (d) Inapplicability of Certain Provisions.--Disputes 
     arising under this part shall not be subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the General Accounting Office to review bid 
     protests under the Competition in Contracting Act of 1984.

     SEC. 9314. RECORDKEEPING.

       (a) Maintenance and Access.--Each concessioner shall keep 
     such records as the Secretary concerned may prescribe to 
     enable the Secretary to determine that all terms of the 
     concession authorization have been and are being faithfully 
     performed, and the Secretary and his duly authorized 
     representatives shall, for the purpose of audit and 
     examination, have access at reasonable times and locations to 
     such records and to other books, documents, and papers of the 
     concessioner pertinent to the concession authorization and 
     all the terms and conditions thereof.
       (b) Access by Comptroller General.--The Comptroller General 
     of the United States or any of his duly authorized 
     representatives shall, until the expiration of five calendar 
     years after the close of the business year of each 
     concessioner have access to and the right to examine any 
     pertinent books, documents, papers, and records of the 
     concessioner related to the concession authorization 
     involved.

     SEC. 9315. APPLICATION OF GENERAL GOVERNMENTAL ACQUISITION 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       The following laws and regulations shall not apply to 
     concession service agreements and concession licenses under 
     this part:
       (1) Title III of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 251-266).
       (2) The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     401 et seq.).
       (3) The Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 
     (Public Law 103-355).
       (4) The Brooks Automatic Data Processing Act (40 U.S.C. 
     759).
       (5) Chapters 137 and 141 of title 10, United States Code.

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       (6) The Federal Acquisition Regulation and any laws not 
     listed in paragraphs (1) through (5) providing authority to 
     promulgate regulations in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
       (7) The Act of June 20, 1936 (20 U.S.C. 107; commonly 
     referred to as the ``Randolph-Sheppard Act'') and the Service 
     Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 351 et seq.).

     SEC. 9316. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Concession programs of an agency on Federal lands and 
     waters subject to this part shall be fully consistent with 
     the agency's mission and laws applicable to the agency. 
     Nothing in this part shall be construed as limiting or 
     restricting any right, title, or interest of the United 
     States in any land or resources.

     SEC. 9317. REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Pursuant to enactment of this part, no new 
     concession authorization may be issued, nor may any existing 
     concession authorization remain in effect after two years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, unless 
     regulations fully implementing this part are in effect. 
     During such two-year period, the Secretary may only extend an 
     existing concession authorization for a period ending at the 
     end of such two-year period. Such extensions shall be made in 
     accordance with the applicable provisions of law specified in 
     section 9318, as such provisions were in effect on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act. The Secretary 
     of the Interior, Secretary of Agriculture, and Secretary of 
     the Army shall develop a single set of regulations which 
     specify a uniform set of recordkeeping requirements for all 
     concessioners with respect to implementation of this part.
       (b) Qualifications of Agency Personnel Assigned Concession 
     Management Duties.--The Secretary, by regulation under 
     subsection (a) and taking into account the provisions of this 
     part, shall specify the minimum training and qualifications 
     required for agency personnel assigned predominantly to 
     concession management duties, including (but not limited to) 
     competency in business management, public health and safety, 
     and the delivery of quality customer services.

     SEC. 9318. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER EXISTING LAWS.

       (a) Repeals.--
       (1) The Act entitled ``An Act relating to the establishment 
     of concession policies in the areas administered by the 
     National Park Service and for other purposes'' (16 U.S.C. 20-
     20g) approved October 9, 1965, is repealed.
       (2) The last paragraph under the heading ``forest service'' 
     in the Act of March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1101), as amended by 
     the Act of July 28, 1956 (chap. 771; 70 Stat. 708) (16 U.S.C. 
     497), is repealed.
       (3) Section 7 of the Act of April 24, 1950 (16 U.S.C. 580d) 
     is repealed.
       (b) Superseded Provisions.--The provisions of this part 
     shall supersede the provisions of the following Acts as they 
     pertain to concessions management:
       (1) The Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
     (Oct. 21, 1976).
       (2) Public Law 87-714 (16 U.S.C. 460k et seq.; commonly 
     known as the ``Refuge Recreation Act'').
       (3) The National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act 
     of 1966 (16 U.S.C. 668dd).
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--The fourth sentence of section 3 
     of the Act of August 25, 1916 (16 U.S.C. 3; 39 Stat. 535), is 
     amended by striking all through ``no natural'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``No natural''.
       (d) Modified Provisions.--The second sentence of section 4 
     of the Act entitled ``An Act authorizing the construction of 
     certain public works on rivers and harbors for flood control, 
     and for other purposes'' (16 U.S.C. 460d) is amended by 
     inserting ``, except for commercial concessions purposes'' 
     the first place it appears after ``public interest''.
       (e) Savings.--
       (1) In general.--The repeal of any provision, the 
     superseding of any provision, and the amendment of any 
     provision, of an Act referred to in subsections (a), (b), or 
     (c) shall not affect the validity of any authorizations 
     entered into under any such Act. The provisions of this part 
     shall apply to any such authorizations, except to the extent 
     such provisions are inconsistent with the express terms and 
     conditions of such authorizations.
       (2) Right of renewal.--The right of renewal explicitly 
     provided for by any concession contract under any such 
     provision shall be preserved for a single renewal of a 
     contract following the enactment of, or concession 
     authorization under, this part.
       (3) Value of capital improvements or possessory interest.--
     Nothing in this part shall be construed to change the value 
     of existing capital improvements or possessory interest as 
     identified in concession contracts entered into before the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (4) ANILCA.--Nothing in this part shall be construed to 
     amend, supersede or otherwise affect any provision of the 
     Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
     3101 et seq.) relating to revenue-producing visitor services.
       (5) Ski area permits.--No provision of this part shall 
     apply to any ski area permittee operating on lands 
     administered by the Forest Service.
       (6) Procedures for considering existing concessioners in 
     reissuance of contracts.--In the case of any concession 
     contract which has expired prior to the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, or within five years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the incumbent concessioner shall be 
     entitled to a one-time bonus of five percent of the maximum 
     points available in the reissuance of a previous concession 
     authorization. For any concession contract entered into prior 
     to the date of enactment of this Act, which is projected to 
     terminate five years or later after the enactment of this 
     Act, any concessioner shall be entitled to a performance 
     incentive as outlined in this part. The concessioner shall be 
     entitled to an evaluation for the purposes of section 9306 of 
     good for each year in which the Secretary concerned does not 
     complete an evaluation as provided for in this part.

                   PART 2--NATIONAL FOREST SKI AREAS

     SEC. 9321. PRIVATIZATION OF FOREST SERVICE SKI AREAS.

       (a) Authorization To Sell.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than five years after the date 
     of enactment of this part, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     offer to sell not less than 40 ski areas to the qualifying 
     ski area operator. Any such sale shall provide for 
     continuation of public access for diverse recreational uses. 
     The Secretary shall offer such areas for sale only after 
     consultation with State and local governments. Any such sale 
     shall be at fair market value and, subject to valid existing 
     rights, shall transfer all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to the lands. In any such sale, the 
     Secretary shall establish the minimum acceptable bid based on 
     the appraised fair market value of such lands.
       (2) Qualifying lands.--For the purposes of subsection (a), 
     lands are qualifying concession lands if such lands are--
       (A) subject to a lease on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act for use as a ski area with improvements with a fair 
     market value greater than $2,000,000; and
       (B) located either adjacent to the boundary of the Federal 
     lands or adjacent to other significant private inholdings.
       (b) Appraisal.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for an 
     independent appraisal of the lands and interests therein to 
     be transferred pursuant to subsection (a). The appraiser 
     shall--
       (A) utilize nationally recognized appraisal standards, 
     including to the extent appropriate the uniform appraisal 
     standards for Federal land acquisition; and
       (B) not include the value of any improvement placed on the 
     lands by the concessioner.
       (2) Appraisal report.--The appraiser shall submit a 
     detailed report to the Secretary.
       (c) Additional Lands.--In addition to the national forest 
     ski area, the Secretary may transfer by sale or exchange 
     additional National Forest System lands for the purpose of 
     adding such lands to and operating them as part of a ski area 
     sold under subsection (a). The transfer of additional lands 
     under this subsection shall be in accordance with this part 
     and the laws generally applicable to the National Forest 
     System.
       (d) Use of Proceeds by the Appropriate Secretary.--The 
     Secretary may retain 50 percent of the funds generated 
     through sales under this section to acquire other high 
     priority lands identified for acquisition in any forest land 
     and resource management plan. The remaining 50 percent of 
     such amount shall be deposited in the Treasury as 
     miscellaneous receipts.

     SEC. 9322. SKI AREA PERMIT FEES AND WITHDRAWAL OF SKI AREAS 
                   FROM OPERATION OF MINING LAWS.

       The National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 
     497b) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sections:

     ``SEC. 4. SKI AREA PERMIT FEES.

       ``(a) Ski Area Permit Fee.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), 
     after the date of the enactment of this section, the fee for 
     all ski area permits on National Forest System lands shall be 
     calculated, charged, and paid only as set forth in subsection 
     (b).
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) does not apply to any ski 
     area where the existing permit in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this section specifies a different method to 
     calculate the fee. In any such situation the terms of such 
     permit shall prevail, unless the permit holder notifies the 
     Forest Service that the permit holder agrees to adopt the 
     method of fee calculation specified in this section. The 
     Forest Service should encourage such permit holders to 
     consider adopting the new method of fee calculation in order 
     to reduce its administrative costs.
       ``(b) Method of Calculation.--
       ``(1) Determination of adjusted gross revenue subject to 
     fee.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall calculate the ski 
     area permit fee to be charged a ski area permittee by first 
     determining the permittee's adjusted gross revenue to be 
     subject to the permit fee. The permittee's adjusted gross 
     revenue is equal to the sum of the following:
       ``(A) The permittee's gross revenues from alpine lift 
     ticket and alpine season pass sales plus revenue from alpine 
     ski school operations, with such total multiplied by the 
     permittee's slope transport feet percentage on National 
     Forest System lands.
       ``(B) The permittee's gross revenues from nordic ski use 
     pass sales and nordic ski school operations, with such total 
     multiplied by the permittee's percentage of nordic trails on 
     National Forest System lands.
       ``(C) The permittee's gross revenues from ancillary 
     facilities physically located on National Forest System 
     lands, including all permittee or subpermittee lodging, food 
     service, rental shops, parking, and other ancillary 
     operations.
       ``(2) Determination of ski area permit fee.--The Secretary 
     shall determine the ski

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     area permit fee to be charged a ski area permittee by 
     multiplying adjusted gross revenue determined under paragraph 
     (1) for the permittee by the following percentages for each 
     revenue bracket and adding the total for each revenue 
     bracket:
       ``(A) 1.5 percent of all adjusted gross revenue below 
     $3,000,000.
       ``(B) 2.5 percent for adjusted gross revenue between 
     $3,000,000 and $15,000,000.
       ``(C) 2.75 percent for adjusted gross revenue between 
     $15,000,000 and $50,000,000.
       ``(D) 4.0 percent for the amount of adjusted gross revenue 
     that exceeds $50,000,000.
       ``(3) Slope transport feet percentage.--In cases where ski 
     areas are only partially located on National Forest System 
     lands, the slope transport feet percentage on national forest 
     land referred to in paragraph (1) shall be calculated as 
     generally described in the Forest Service Manual in effect as 
     of January 1, 1992.
       ``(4) Annual adjustment of adjusted gross revenue.--In 
     order to insure that the ski area permit fee set forth in 
     this subsection remains fair and equitable to both the United 
     States and ski area permittees, the Secretary shall adjust, 
     on an annual basis, the adjusted gross revenue figures for 
     each revenue bracket in subparagraphs (A) through (D) of 
     paragraph (2) by the percent increase or decrease in the 
     national Consumer Price Index for the preceding calendar 
     year.
       ``(c) Minimum Fee.--In cases where an area of National 
     Forest System land is under a ski area permit but the 
     permittee does not have revenue or sales qualifying for fee 
     payment pursuant to subsection (a), the permittee shall pay 
     an annual minimum fee of $2 for each acre of National Forest 
     System land under permit. Rental fees imposed under this 
     subsection shall be paid at the time specified in subsection 
     (d).
       ``(d) Time for Payment.--The fee set forth in subsection 
     (b) shall be due on June 1 of each year and shall be paid or 
     prepaid by the permittee on a monthly, quarterly, annual, or 
     other schedule as determined appropriate by the Secretary in 
     consultation with the permittee. It is the intention of 
     Congress that unless mutually agreed otherwise by the 
     Secretary and the permittee, the payment or prepayment 
     schedule shall conform to the permittee's schedule in effect 
     prior to the enactment of this section. To simplify 
     bookkeeping and fee calculation burdens on the permittee and 
     the Forest Service, the Secretary shall each year provide the 
     permittee with a standardized form and worksheets (including 
     annual fee calculations brackets and rates) to be utilized 
     for fee calculation and submitted with the fee payment. 
     Information provided on such forms shall be compiled by the 
     Secretary annually and kept in the Office of the Chief, 
     United States Forest Service.
       ``(e) Definitions.--To simplify bookkeeping and 
     administrative burdens on ski area permittees and the Forest 
     Service, as used in this section, the terms `revenue' and 
     `sales' mean actual income from sales. Such terms do not 
     include sales of operating equipment, refunds, rent paid to 
     the permittee by sublessees, sponsor contributions to special 
     events or any amounts attributable to employee gratuities, 
     discounts, complimentary lift tickets, or other goods or 
     services (except for bartered goods) for which the permittee 
     does not receive money.
       ``(f) Effective Date for Fees.--The ski area permit fees as 
     provided under this section shall become effective on July 1, 
     1996, and cover receipts retroactive to July 1, 1995. If a 
     ski area permittee has paid fees for the 12-month period 
     ending on June 30, 1996, under the graduated rate fee system 
     formula in effect prior to the date of the enactment of this 
     section, such fees shall be credited toward the new ski area 
     permit fee due for that period under this section.
       ``(g) Report on Fair Market Value.--No later than five 
     years after the date of enactment of this section and every 
     10 years thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the United 
     States Senate and the Committees of Agriculture and Resources 
     of the United States House of Representatives a report 
     analyzing whether the ski area permit fee system legislated 
     by this section is returning a fair market value rental to 
     the United States together with any recommendations the 
     Secretary may have for modifications in the system.
       ``(h) Transition Period.--Where the new fee provided for in 
     this section results in an increase in permit fee greater 
     than one percent of the permittee's adjusted gross revenue 
     (as defined in subsection (b)(1)), the new fee shall be 
     phased in over a three year period in a manner providing for 
     increases of approximately equal increments.
       ``(i) Applicability of NEPA to Reissuance of Ski Area 
     Permits.--The reissuance of a ski area permit to provide 
     activities similar in nature and amount to the activities 
     provided under the previous permit is hereby determined to be 
     a categorical exclusion as provided for under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.).

     ``SEC. 5. WITHDRAWAL OF SKI AREAS FROM OPERATION OF MINING 
                   LAWS.

       ``Subject to valid existing rights, all lands located 
     within the boundaries of ski area permits issued prior to, 
     on, or after the date of the enactment of this section 
     pursuant to the authority of the Act of March 4, 1915 (16 
     U.S.C. 497), the Act of June 4, 1897 (16 U.S.C. 473 et seq.), 
     or section 3 of this Act are hereby and henceforth 
     automatically withdrawn from all forms of appropriation under 
     the mining laws and from disposition under all laws 
     pertaining to mineral and geothermal leasing. Such withdrawal 
     shall continue for the full term of the permit and any 
     modification, reissuance, or renewal of the permit. Such 
     withdrawal shall be canceled automatically upon expiration or 
     other termination of the permit unless, at the request of the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Interior 
     determines to continue the withdrawal. Upon cancellation of 
     the withdrawal, the land shall be automatically restored to 
     all appropriation not otherwise restricted under the public 
     land laws.''.

                   PART 3--DOMESTIC LIVESTOCK GRAZING

     SEC. 9331. APPLICABLE REGULATIONS.

       (a) BLM Lands.--Except as otherwise provided by this part, 
     grazing of domestic livestock on lands administered by the 
     Bureau of Land Management shall be in accordance with part 
     1780 and part 4100 of title 43, Code of Federal Regulations, 
     as in effect on January 1, 1995.
       (b) Forest Service Lands.--Except as otherwise provided by 
     this part, grazing of domestic livestock on lands 
     administered by the Forest Service shall, to the extent 
     possible, be in accordance with regulations, which the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall promulgate, which are 
     substantially similar to the regulations referred to in 
     subsection (a). Regulations promulgated under this subsection 
     may differ from the regulations referred to in subsection (a) 
     to the extent necessary to conform to the laws governing the 
     National Forest System (other than this part).
       (c) Federal Lands.--For the purposes of this part, the term 
     ``Federal lands'' means lands administered by the Bureau of 
     Land Management and lands administered by the Forest Service.

     SEC. 9332. FEES AND CHARGES.

       (a) Basic Fee.--The basic fee for each animal unit month in 
     a grazing fee year to be determined by the Bureau of Land 
     Management and the Forest Service shall be equal to the 3-
     year average of the total gross value of production for beef 
     cattle, as compiled by the Economic Research Service of the 
     Department of Agriculture in accordance with subsection (b) 
     on the basis of economic data published by the Service in the 
     Economic Indicators of the Farm Sector: Cost of Production--
     Major Field Crops & Livestock and Dairy for the 3 years 
     preceding the grazing fee year, multiplied by the 10 year 
     average of the United States Treasury Securities 6-month bill 
     ``new issue'' rate and divided by 12.
       (b) Criteria.--The Economic Research Service of the 
     Department of Agriculture shall continue to compile the gross 
     production value of production of beef cattle as reported in 
     a dollar per bred cow basis in the ``U.S. Cow-Calf Production 
     Cash Costs and Returns''.
       (c) Surcharge.--
       (1) In general.--A surcharge shall be added to the grazing 
     fee billings for authorized grazing of livestock owned by 
     persons other than the permittee or lessee except where--
       (A) such use is made by livestock owned by a spouse, child, 
     or grandchild or their respective spouse of the permittee and 
     lessee; or
       (B) the permittee or lessee is unable to make full grazing 
     use, as authorized by a grazing permit or lease, due to the 
     infirmed condition or death of the permittee or lessee.
       (2) Treatment as additional fee.--The surcharge shall be 
     over and above any other fees that may be charged for using 
     public land forage.
       (3) Prior payment required.--Surcharges shall be paid prior 
     to grazing use.
       (4) Amount.--The surcharge for authorized pasturing of 
     livestock owned by persons other than the permittee or lessee 
     shall be equal to 25 percent of the difference between the 
     current year's Federal grazing fee and the prior year's 
     private grazing land lease rate per AUM for the appropriate 
     State as compiled by the National Agricultural Statistics 
     Service.
       (5) In general.--The Bureau of Land Management and the 
     Forest Service shall make a determination under subsection 
     (a) based on the following information gathered by the 
     National Agriculture Statistics Service of the Department of 
     Agriculture with respect to the largest single grazing lease 
     of each grazing operator (in terms of dollars):
       (A) Whether the operator charged--
       (i) per acre;
       (ii) per head per month;
       (iii) per pound of gain;
       (iv) per hundredweight of gain; or
       (v) by another measure, and the rate charged.
       (B)(i) The estimated average pounds gained per season for 
     the grazing lease.
       (ii) The total dollar amount estimated to be realized from 
     the grazing lease.
       (iii) Grazing lease acreage.
       (iv) The State and county where the grazing lease is 
     located.
       (C) The classes of livestock grazed.
       (D) The term of the grazing lease.
       (E)(i) Whether grazing lease payments are paid if no 
     grazing occurred.
       (ii) Whether the grazing lease contains a take or pay 
     provision.
       (F) Additional information on whether the following are 
     provided by the landlord on a 5-year basis:
       (i) Fencing maintenance.
       (ii) Animal management and oversight.
       (iii) Water maintenance.
       (iv) Salt and minerals.
       (v) Other service (specified).
       (vi) No services.
       (vii) Hunting.
       (viii) Fishing.

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       (ix) Other (specified).
       (x) None.
       (6) Private native rangeland.--For the purpose of 
     determining rates for grazing leases of private native 
     rangeland, rates for irrigated pasture, crop aftermath, and 
     dryland winter wheat shall be excluded.

     SEC. 9333. ANIMAL UNIT MONTH.

       (a) Definition of Animal Unit Month.--The term ``animal 
     unit month'' means 1 month's use and occupancy of range by--
       (1) 1 cow, bull, steer, heifer, horse, burro, or mule, 7 
     sheep, or 7 goats, each of which is 6 months of age or older 
     on the date on which the animal begins grazing on Federal 
     land;
       (2) any such animal regardless of age if the animal is 
     weaned on the date on which the animal begins grazing on 
     Federal land; and
       (3) any such animal that will become 12 months of age 
     during the period of use authorized under a grazing permit or 
     grazing lease.
       (b) Livestock Not Counted.--There shall not be counted as 
     an animal unit month the use of Federal land for grazing by 
     an animal that is less than 6 months of age on the date on 
     which the animal begins grazing on Federal land and is the 
     natural progeny of an animal on which a grazing fee is paid 
     if the animal is removed from the Federal land before 
     becoming 12 months of age.

     SEC. 9334. TERM OF GRAZING PERMITS OR GRAZING LEASES.

       A grazing permit or grazing lease shall be issued for a 
     term of 15 years unless--
       (1) the land is pending disposal;
       (2) the land will be devoted to a public purpose that 
     precludes grazing prior to the end of 15 years; or
       (3) the Secretary determines that it would be in the best 
     interest of sound land management to specify a shorter term, 
     if the decision to specify a shorter term is supported by 
     appropriate and accepted resource analysis and evaluation.

     SEC. 9335. CONFORMANCE WITH LAND USE PLAN.

       Livestock grazing activities and management actions 
     approved by the Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, as the case may be--
       (1) may include any such activities as are not clearly 
     prohibited by a land use plan; and
       (2) shall not require any consideration under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) in 
     addition to the studies supporting the land use plan.

     SEC. 9336. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This part shall apply to grazing on Federal lands on and 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     PART 4--REGIONAL DISPOSAL FACILITY OF SOUTHWESTERN LOW LEVEL 
                   RADIOACTIVE WASTE DISPOSAL COMPACT

     SEC. 9341. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.

       (a) Conveyance.--Upon the tendering of $500,000 on behalf 
     of the State of California and the release of the United 
     States by the State of California from any liability for 
     claims relating to the property described in subsection (b), 
     all right, title and interest of the United States in and to 
     said lands and improvements thereon are conveyed to the 
     Department of Health Services of the State of California: 
     Provided, That the property shall revert to the United States 
     if the property is not used as a low-level radioactive waste 
     disposal facility.
       (b) Description.--The lands conveyed are those depicted on 
     a map designated USGS 7.5 minute quadrangle, west of Flattop 
     Mtn, CA 1984, entitled ``Location Map for Ward Valley Site'', 
     located in San Bernardino Meridian, Township 9 North, Range 
     19 East.
       (c) Title.--The Secretary of the Interior shall issue 
     evidence of title pursuant to this Act notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law. The Southwestern Low-Level 
     Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact's Ward Valley regional 
     disposal facility and transfer of the land are in compliance 
     with any applicable provisions of section 7 of Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) and the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332).
       (d) Deposit of Funds.--Sums received pursuant to subsection 
     (a) shall be deposited as miscellaneous receipts in the 
     Treasury of the United States.
       (e) Expiration of Authority.--This authority expires 
     October 1, 2010.

     SEC. 9342. CONVEYANCE OF EASEMENTS.

       Concurrent with the conveyance property described in 
     section 9341(b) to the Department of Health Services of the 
     State of California, all necessary easements for utilities 
     and ingress and egress to said lands described in section 
     9341(b) of this Act and the right to improve those easements, 
     are also conveyed to the Department of Health Services of the 
     State of California: Provided, That the Department of Health 
     Services right-of-way easements revert to the United States 
     if the lands referenced in section 9341 are not licensed and 
     used as a low-level radioactive waste disposal facility.
                        Subtitle D--Territories

          PART 1--COMMONWEALTH OF THE NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS

     SEC. 9401. TERMINATION OF ANNUAL DIRECT GRANT ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Termination.--Pursuant to section 704(d) of the 
     Covenant to Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands in Political Union with the United States of America 
     (48 U.S.C. 1681 note), the annual payments under section 702 
     of the Covenant shall terminate as of September 30, 1995.
       (b) Repeal.--Sections 3 and 4 of the Act of March 24, 1976 
     (Public Law 94-241; 48 U.S.C. 1681 note), as amended, are 
     repealed, effective October 1, 1995.
       (c) Removal of Authority To Obligate Certain Funds.--
     Amounts appropriated under title VII of the Covenant to 
     Establish a Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands in 
     Political Union with the United States of America, and under 
     sections 3 and 4 of Public Law 94-241 (48 U.S.C. 1681), which 
     are not obligated as of the date of the enactment of this Act 
     may not be obligated after such date.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 5 of such Act (48 
     U.S.C. 1681 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``agreement identified in section 3 of 
     this Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Agreement of the 
     Special Representatives on Future United States Financial 
     Assistance for the Government of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, executed July 10, 1985, between the special 
     representative of the President of the United States and the 
     special representatives of the Governor of the Northern 
     Mariana Islands''; and
       (2) by striking out ``Committee on Interior and Insular 
     Affairs'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee on 
     Resources''.

            PART 2--TERRITORIAL ADMINISTRATIVE CESSATION ACT

     SEC. 9421. SHORT TITLE.

       This part may be cited as the ``Territorial Administrative 
     Cessation Act''.

     SEC. 9422. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS.

       The Congress finds that--
       (1) each of the four political subdivisions of the United 
     Nations Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, known as the 
     Japanese Mandated Islands, have successfully entered into 
     distinct self-governing entities, thereby culminating in the 
     final termination of the Trusteeship and the end of the 
     trusteeship responsibilities of the United States as 
     administering authority of the Trust Territory on October 1, 
     1994;
       (2) the United States territories have developed 
     progressively increased local self-government over the past 
     five decades;
       (3) the territories predominantly deal directly with 
     Federal agencies and departments, as a State would;
       (4) the administering responsibilities of the Department of 
     the Interior with respect to the insular areas has declined 
     substantially during the past five decades; and
       (5) Federal-territorial relations can be enhanced and 
     Federal fiscal conditions improved by the elimination of 
     unnecessary Federal bureaucracy.

     SEC. 9423. ELIMINATION OF OFFICE OF TERRITORIAL AND 
                   INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS.

       (a) In General.--The Office of Territorial and 
     International Affairs of the Department of the Interior, 
     established pursuant to the Order of the Secretary of the 
     Interior 3046, of February 14, 1980, as amended, is hereby 
     abolished.
       (b) Termination of Position of Assistant Secretary.--
     Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``Assistant Secretaries of the Interior (6)'' and 
     inserting ``Assistant Secretaries of the Interior (5)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) and the amendment made 
     by subsection (b) shall take effect on the first day of the 
     first fiscal year that begins after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 9424. CERTAIN ACTIVITIES NOT FUNDED.

       Amounts may not be made available for the following program 
     activities for assistance to territories for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 1995, as identified under the 
     appropriations account numbered 14-0412-0-1-808:
       (1) technical assistance, item 00.12;
       (2) maintenance assistance, item 00.14;
       (3) disaster fund, item 00.17; and
       (4) insular management controls, item 00.19.
                          Subtitle E--Minerals

                        PART 1--HARDROCK MINING

     SEC. 9501. FINDINGS AND PURPOSE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds and declares that--
       (1) a secure and reliable supply of locatable minerals is 
     essential to the industrial base of the United States, 
     national security, and balance of trade;
       (2) many of the deposits of locatable minerals that may be 
     commercially developed are on Federal lands as that term is 
     defined in this Act, and are difficult and expensive to 
     discover, mine, extract and process;
       (3) the national need for locatable minerals will continue 
     to expand, and without a strong mining industry the demand 
     for the minerals will exceed domestic sources of supply;
       (4) mining of locatable minerals is an extremely high-risk, 
     capital-intensive endeavor, which, to attract necessary 
     investment, requires certainty and predictability in access 
     to Federal lands in establishment of mining titles, and in 
     the rights of owners of mining claims or sites to develop 
     minerals;
       (5) the national interest is to foster and encourage 
     private enterprise in the development of a domestic minerals 
     industry to maintain and create high-paying jobs and the 
     various Federal, State, and local taxes paid by the mining 
     industry in the United States;
       (6) changes in the general mining laws of the United States 
     to provide more direct economic return to the United States 
     and greater protection of public resources are desirable, so 
     long as these changes do not act as a disincentive to 
     development of minerals, adversely affect employment in the 
     mining industry or in industries that provide goods

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      and services required for mining activities, interfere with 
     a secure and reliable domestic supply of minerals, or 
     adversely affect the balance of trade of the United States; 
     and
       (7) mining claims, mill sites and tunnel sites located 
     under the general mining laws are property interests, and any 
     law or regulation that substantially impairs existing 
     property rights may expose the Federal Government to takings 
     claims under the fifth amendment to the United States 
     Constitution.
       (b) Purpose.--It is the purpose of this subtitle to--
       (1) affirm and maintain the policy established in section 2 
     of the Mining and Minerals Policy Act of 1970;
       (2) promote exploration for and the development of a secure 
     and reliable domestic source of locatable minerals;
       (3) provide for increased Federal revenue from the location 
     and production of locatable minerals from Federal lands 
     through patent payments and royalties; and
       (4) recognize that unpatented mining claims, mill sites and 
     tunnel sites are property rights in the fullest sense and 
     avoid, to the greatest extent possible, claims of takings of 
     existing property rights under the general mining laws that 
     could require compensation under the fifth amendment to the 
     United States Constitution.

     SEC. 9502. PATENTS UNDER THE GENERAL MINING LAW.

       (a) In General.--Any patent issued by the United States 
     under the general mining laws after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act for any interest in land covered by a mining 
     claim or site under such laws shall be issued only--
       (1) upon payment by the owner of the mining claim or site 
     of the fair market value for the interest in the land owned 
     by the United States exclusive of, and without regard to, the 
     mineral deposits in the land or the use of such land for 
     mineral activities unless the requirements of subsection (b) 
     are met, and
       (2) subject to a reservation by the United States of the 
     royalty provided in section 9503(a), unless the requirements 
     in subsection (b) are met.
       (b) Patent Transition.--(1) Subsection (a) shall not apply 
     to any mining claim or site if--
       (A) the claimant establishes that the claim or site 
     constituted a valid mining claim as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (B) the claimant has filed a patent application or mineral 
     survey application prior to the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, or files such an application with the Bureau of Land 
     Management before the date 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act. A patent application or mineral survey 
     application referred to in this subparagraph shall be deemed 
     timely, notwithstanding that the application may be corrected 
     or supplemented and resubmitted thereafter.
       (2) During the 2-year period in paragraph (1)(B), or while 
     there is pending a mineral survey or patent application to 
     which this subsection applies, an owner of the mining claim 
     or site may continue work on a mining claim or site directed 
     toward establishment and confirmation of entitlement to a 
     patent, and may amend the application as necessary.
       (3) Where access to any mining claim or site has been 
     denied or impeded by the action or inaction of any Federal 
     official, agency, or court during all or part of the 5-year 
     period preceding the date of enactment of this Act, including 
     any mining claim or site within the area described in section 
     106 of Public Law 103-433, and the mining claim or site may 
     require further exploration or development in order for the 
     claimant to file a patent application or a mineral survey 
     application and otherwise meet the requirements of paragraph 
     (1), the claimant may, within 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, submit a certified written statement 
     to the Secretary describing the access denial or impediment, 
     and shall then have a period of 10 years from the date of 
     enactment of this Act or the termination of such access 
     denial or impediment, whichever occurs first, to conduct such 
     mineral exploration or development activities, file a patent 
     application or mineral survey application, and otherwise meet 
     the requirements of paragraph (1).
       (c) Payment Plan.--(1) Any owner grossing less than 
     $500,000 annually shall qualify for a payment plan. Upon 
     completion of the patent process, the owner of the mining 
     claim may purchase the surface estate under the following 
     conditions:
       (A) Payment to be amortized over 5 years with 5 equal 
     annual payments, including principal and interest.
       (B) Interest shall be calculated per annum at a rate of 2 
     percent over the ``Treasury Current Value of Funds Rate'' on 
     the date of execution of the payment plan agreement.
       (2) The purchaser shall be notified by certified mail after 
     60 days of delinquent payments and have 90 days from receipt 
     of notification to correct the delinquency. Repossession 
     shall be by and under the laws of repossession, foreclosure, 
     and replevin of the State wherein the land is situated.
       (d) Repeal of Patenting Moratorium; Processing of Patent 
     Applications.--Sections ____ and ____ of Public Law ____ are 
     hereby repealed. The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     diligently process all patent applications under the general 
     mining laws pending on the date of enactment and shall make 
     determinations for all such applications regarding patent 
     issuance within 2 years.

     SEC. 9503. ROYALTY UNDER THE GENERAL MINING LAW.

       (a) In General.--The production and sale of locatable 
     minerals (including associated minerals) from any unpatented 
     mining claim (other than those from Federal lands to which 
     subsection 9502(b) applies) or any mining claim patented 
     under section 9502(a) shall be subject to a royalty of 3.5 
     percent on the net proceeds from such production mined and 
     sold from such claim.
       (b) Royalty Exclusion.--(1) The royalty payable under this 
     section shall be waived for any person or corporation with 
     annual net proceeds from mineral production subject to 
     subsection (a) of less than $50,000.
       (2) Where mining operations subject to this section are 
     conducted in 2 or more places by 1 person or corporation, the 
     operations shall be considered a single operation the 
     aggregate net proceeds from which shall be subject to the 
     $50,000 limitation set forth in this subsection.
       (3) No royalty shall be payable under this section with 
     respect to minerals processed at a facility by the same 
     person or entity which extracted the minerals if an urban 
     development action grant has been made under section 119 of 
     the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 with 
     respect to any portion of such facility.
       (4) The obligation to pay royalties under this section 
     shall accrue only upon the sale of locatable minerals or 
     mineral products produced from a mining claim subject to such 
     royalty, and not upon the stockpiling of the same for future 
     processing.
       (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this subtitle:
       (1) The term ``net proceeds'' means gross yield, less the 
     sum of the following deductions for costs incurred prior to 
     sale or value determination, and none other:
       (A) The actual cost of extracting the locatable mineral.
       (B) The actual cost of transporting the locatable mineral 
     from the claim to the place or places of reduction, 
     beneficiation, refining, and sale.
       (C) The actual cost of crushing, processing, reduction, 
     beneficiation, refining, and sale of the locatable mineral.
       (D) The actual cost of marketing and delivering the 
     locatable mineral and the conversion of the locatable mineral 
     into money.
       (E) The actual cost of maintenance and repairs of--
       (i) all machinery, equipment, apparatus, and facilities 
     used in the mine;
       (ii) all crushing, milling, leaching, refining, smelting, 
     and reduction works, plants, and facilities; and
       (iii) all facilities and equipment for transportation.
       (F) The actual cost for support personnel and support 
     services at the mine site, including without limitation, 
     accounting, assaying, drafting and mapping, computer 
     services, surveying, housing, camp, and office expenses, 
     safety, and security.
       (G) The actual cost of engineering, sampling, and assaying 
     pertaining to development and production.
       (H) The actual cost of permitting, reclamation, 
     environmental compliance and monitoring.
       (I) The actual cost of fire and other insurance on the 
     machinery, equipment, apparatus, works, plants, and 
     facilities mentioned in subparagraph (E).
       (J) Depreciation of the original capitalized cost of the 
     machinery, equipment, apparatus, works, plants, and 
     facilities listed in subparagraph (E). The annual 
     depreciation charge shall consist of amortization of the 
     original cost in the manner consistent with the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. The 
     probable life of the property represented by the original 
     cost must be considered in computing the depreciation charge.
       (K) All money expended for premiums for industrial 
     insurance, and the owner paid cost of hospital and medical 
     attention and accident benefits and group insurance for all 
     employees engaged in the production or processing of 
     locatable minerals.
       (L) All money paid as contributions or payments under State 
     unemployment compensation law, all money paid as 
     contributions under the Federal Social Security Act, and all 
     money paid to State government in real property taxes and 
     severance or other taxes measured or levied on production, or 
     Federal excise tax payments and payments as fees or charges 
     for use of the Federal lands from which the locatable 
     minerals are produced.
       (M) The actual cost of the developmental work in or about 
     the mine or upon a group of mines when operated as a unit.
       (2) The term ``gross yield'' shall having the following 
     meaning:
       (A) In the case of sales of gold and silver ore, 
     concentrates or bullion, or the sales of other locatable 
     minerals in the form of ore or concentrates, the term ``gross 
     yield'' means the actual proceeds of sale of such ore, 
     concentrates or bullion.
       (B) In the case of sales of beneficiated products from 
     locatable minerals other than those subject to subparagraph 
     (A) (including cathode, anode or copper rod or wire, or other 
     products fabricated from the locatable minerals), the term 
     ``gross yield'' means the gross income from mining derived 
     from the first commercially marketable product determined in 
     the same manner as under section 613 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986.
       (C) If ore, concentrates, beneficiated or fabricated 
     products, or locatable minerals are used or consumed and are 
     not sold in an arms length transaction, the term ``gross 
     yield'' means the reasonable fair market value of the ore, 
     concentrates, beneficiated or fabricated products at the mine 
     or well

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     head determined from the first applicable of the following:
       (i) Published or other competitive selling prices of 
     locatable minerals of like kind and grade.
       (ii) Any proceeds of sale.
       (iii) Value received in exchange for any thing or service.
       (iv) The value of any locatable minerals in kind or used or 
     consumed in a manufacturing process or in providing a 
     service.
     Without limiting the foregoing, the profits or losses 
     incurred in connection with forward sales, futures or 
     commodity options trading, metal loans, or any other price 
     hedging or speculative activity or arrangement shall not be 
     included in gross yield.
       (3) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (d) Limitations and Allocations of Net Proceeds, Gross 
     Yield, and Allowable Costs.--(1) The deductions listed in 
     subsection (c)(1) are intended to allow a reasonable 
     allowance for overhead. Such deductions shall not include any 
     expenditures for salaries, or any portion of salaries, of any 
     person not actually engaged in--
       (A) the working of the mine;
       (B) the operating of the leach pads, ponds, plants, mills, 
     smelters, or reduction works;
       (C) the operating of the facilities or equipment for 
     transportation; or
       (D) superintending the management of any of those 
     operations described in subparagraphs (A) through (C).
       (2) Ores or solutions of locatable minerals subject to the 
     royalty requirements of this section may be extracted from 
     mines comprised of mining claims and lands other than mining 
     claims and ore or solutions of locatable minerals subject to 
     the royalty requirements of this section may be commingled 
     with ores or solutions from lands other than mining claims. 
     In any such case, for purposes of determining the amount of 
     royalties payable under this section--
       (A) the operator shall first sample, weigh or measure, and 
     assay the same in accordance with accepted industry 
     standards; and
       (B) gross yield, allowable costs and net proceeds for 
     royalty purposes shall be allocated in proportion to mineral 
     products recovered from the mining claims in accordance with 
     accepted industry standards.
       (e) Liability for Royalty Payments.--The owner or co-owners 
     of a mining claim subject to a royalty under this section 
     shall be liable for such royalty to the extent of the 
     interest in such claim owned. As used in this subsection, the 
     terms ``owner'' and ``co-owner'' mean the person or persons 
     owning the right to mine locatable minerals from such claim 
     and receiving the net proceeds of such sale. No person who 
     makes any royalty payment attributable to the interest of the 
     owner or co-owners liable therefor shall become liable to the 
     United States for such royalty as a result of making such 
     payment on behalf of such owner or co-owners.
       (f) Time and Manner of Payment.--(1) Royalty payments for 
     production from any mining claim subject to the royalty 
     payable under this section shall be due to the United States 
     at the end of the month following the end of the calendar 
     quarter in which the net proceeds from the sale of such 
     production are received by the owner or co-owners. Royalty 
     payments may be made based upon good faith estimates of the 
     gross yield, net proceeds and the quantity of ore, 
     concentrates, or other beneficiated or fabricated products of 
     locatable minerals, subject to adjustment when the actual 
     annual gross yield, net proceeds and quantity are determined 
     by the owner of the mining claim or site or co-owners.
       (2) Each royalty payment or adjustment shall be accompanied 
     by a statement containing each of the following:
       (A) The name and Bureau of Land Management serial number of 
     the mining claim or claims from which ores, concentrates, 
     solutions or beneficiated products of locatable minerals 
     subject to the royalty required in this section were produced 
     and sold for the period covered by such payment or 
     adjustment.
       (B) The estimated (or actual, if determined) quantity of 
     such ore, concentrates, solutions or beneficiated or 
     fabricated products produced and sold from such mining claim 
     or claims for such period.
       (C) The estimated (or actual, if determined) gross yield 
     from the production and sale of such ore, concentrates, 
     solutions or beneficiated products for such period.
       (D) The estimated (or actual, if determined) net proceeds 
     from the production and sale of such ores, concentrates, 
     solutions or beneficiated products for such period, including 
     an itemization of the applicable deductions described in 
     subsection (c)(1).
       (E) The estimated (or actual, if determined) royalty due to 
     the United States, or adjustment due to the United States or 
     such owner or co-owners, for such period.
       (3) In lieu of receiving a refund under subsection (h), the 
     owner or co-owners may elect to apply any adjustment due to 
     such owner or co-owners as an offset against royalties due 
     from such owner or co-owners to the United States under this 
     Act, regardless of whether such royalties are due for 
     production and sale from the same mining claim or claims.
       (g) Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements.--(1) An 
     owner, operator, or other person directly involved in the 
     conduct of mineral activities, transportation, purchase, or 
     sale of locatable minerals, concentrates, or products derived 
     therefrom, subject to the royalty under this section, through 
     the point of royalty computation, shall establish and 
     maintain any records, make any reports, and provide any 
     information that the Secretary may reasonably require for the 
     purposes of implementing this section or determining 
     compliance with regulations or orders under this section. 
     Upon the request of the Secretary when conducting an audit or 
     investigation pursuant to subsection (i), the appropriate 
     records, reports, or information required by this subsection 
     shall be made available for inspection and duplication by the 
     Secretary.
       (2) Records required by the Secretary under this section 
     shall be maintained for 3 years after the records are 
     generated unless the Secretary notifies the record holder 
     that he or she has initiated an audit or investigation 
     specifically identifying and involving such records and that 
     such records must be maintained for a longer period. When an 
     audit or investigation is under way, such records shall be 
     maintained until the earlier of the date that the Secretary 
     releases the record holder of the obligation to maintain such 
     records or the date that the limitations period applicable to 
     such audit or investigation under subsection (i) expires.
       (h) Interest Assessments.--(1) If royalty payments under 
     this section are not received by the Secretary on the date 
     that such payments are due, or if such payments are less than 
     the amount due, the Secretary shall charge interest on such 
     unpaid amount. Interest under this subsection shall be 
     computed at the rate published by the Department of the 
     Treasury as the ``Treasury Current Value of Funds Rate.'' In 
     the case of an underpayment or partial payment, interest 
     shall be computed and charged only on the amount of the 
     deficiency and not on the total amount, and only for the 
     number of days such payment is late. No other late payment or 
     underpayment charge or penalty shall be charged with respect 
     to royalties under this section.
       (2) In any case in which royalty payments are made in 
     excess of the amount due, or amounts are held by the 
     Secretary pending the outcome of any appeal in which the 
     Secretary does not prevail, the Secretary shall promptly 
     refund such overpayments or pay such amounts to the person or 
     persons entitled thereto, together with interest thereon for 
     the number of days such overpayment or amounts were held by 
     the Secretary, with the addition of interest charged against 
     the United States computed at the rate published by the 
     Department of the Treasury as the ``Treasury Current Value of 
     Funds Rate.''
       (i) Audits, Payment Demands and Limitations.--(1) The 
     Secretary may conduct, after notice, any audit reasonably 
     necessary and appropriate to verify the payments required 
     under this section.
       (2) The Secretary shall send or issue any billing or demand 
     letter for royalty due on locatable minerals produced and 
     sold from any mining claim subject to royalty required by 
     this section not later than 3 years after the date such 
     royalty was due and must specifically identify the production 
     involved, the royalty allegedly due and the basis for the 
     claim. No action, proceeding or claim for royalty due on 
     locatable minerals produced and sold, or relating to such 
     production, may be brought by the United States, including 
     but not limited to any claim for additional royalties or 
     claim of the right to offset the amount of such additional 
     royalties against amounts owed to any person by the United 
     States, unless judicial suit or administrative proceedings 
     are commenced to recover specific amounts claimed to be due 
     prior to the expiration of 3 years from the date such royalty 
     is alleged to have been due.
       (j) Transitional Rules.--Any mining claim for which a 
     patent is issued pursuant to section 9502(b) shall not be 
     subject to the obligation to pay the royalty pursuant to this 
     section. Royalty payments for any claim processed under 
     section 9502(b) shall be suspended pending final 
     determination of the right to patent. For any such claim that 
     is determined not to qualify for the issuance of a patent 
     under section 9502(b), royalties shall be payable under this 
     section on production after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, plus interest computed at the rate published by the 
     Department of the Treasury as the ``Treasury Current Value of 
     Funds Rate'' on production after such date of enactment and 
     before the date of such determination.
       (k) Disbursement of Revenues.--The receipts from royalties 
     collected under this section shall be disbursed as follows:
       (1) Two-thirds of such receipts shall be paid into the 
     Treasury of the United States and deposited as miscellaneous 
     receipts.
       (2) One-third of such receipts shall be paid by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to the State in which the mining 
     claim from which production occurred is located.
       (l) No Implied Covenants.--The owner of a mining claim 
     subject to the provisions of this title shall have no 
     obligation, express or implied, to explore for, develop, 
     produce or market locatable minerals as a result of the 
     obligation to pay a royalty hereunder, and the timing, 
     nature, extent and manner of exploring, developing, mining 
     and marketing such locatable minerals shall be in the sole 
     discretion of the claim owner.

     SEC. 9504. MINERAL MATERIALS.

       (a) Determinations.--Section 3 of the Act of July 23, 1955 
     (30 U.S.C. 611), is amended as follows:
       (1) Insert ``(a)'' before the first sentence.
       (2) Add the following new subsection at the end thereof:
       ``(b)(1) Subject to valid existing rights, after the date 
     of enactment of this subsection, notwithstanding the 
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      common varieties in subsection (a) and to the exception to 
     such term relating to a deposit of materials with some 
     property giving it distinct and special value, all deposits 
     of mineral materials referred to in such subsection, 
     including the block pumice referred to in such subsection, 
     shall be subject to disposal only under the terms and 
     conditions of the Materials Act of 1947.
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term `valid 
     existing rights' means that a mining claim located for any 
     such mineral material had some property giving it the 
     distinct and special value referred to in subsection (a), or 
     as the case may be, met the definition of block pumice 
     referred to in such subsection, was properly located and 
     maintained under the general mining laws prior to the date of 
     the enactment of this subsection, and was supported by a 
     discovery of a valuable mineral deposit within the meaning of 
     the general mining laws as in effect immediately prior to 
     such date of enactment and that such claim continues to be 
     valid under this Act.''.
       (b) Identified Deposits.--In order to assure that the 
     Secretary has the authority to provide for the development of 
     mineral materials which, in order to justify the investment 
     necessary for the development of the appropriate mine, quarry 
     or other workings and related facilities, may require longer 
     and more secure tenure than is provided by sales contracts 
     under the Act entitled ``An Act to provide for the disposal 
     of materials on the public lands of the United States'', 
     approved July 31, 1947 (30 U.S.C. 602), and in order to 
     provide flexibility with regard to the manner of disposition 
     of mineral materials section 2 of such Act is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Identified Deposits.--(1) Lands known to contain 
     valuable deposits of mineral materials subject to this Act 
     and subsequent amendments and not covered by any contract, 
     permit, or lease under this section shall also be subject to 
     disposition by lease under this Act by the Secretary of the 
     Interior through advertisement, competitive bidding, or such 
     other methods as he may by general regulations adopt, and in 
     such reasonably compact areas as he shall fix.
       ``(2) All leases will be conditioned upon--
       ``(A) the payment by the lessee of such royalty as may be 
     fixed in the lease, not less than two percent of the quantity 
     or gross value of the output of mineral materials, and
       ``(B) the payment in advance of a rental of 25 cents per 
     acre for the first calendar year or fraction thereof; 50 
     cents per acre for the second, third, fourth, and fifth 
     years, respectively; and $1 per acre per annum thereafter 
     during the continuance of the lease, such rental for that 
     year being credited against royalties accruing for that year.
       ``(3)(A) Any lease issued under this subsection shall be 
     for a term of 20 years and so long thereafter as the lessee 
     complies with the terms and conditions of the lease and upon 
     the further condition that at the end of each 20-year period 
     succeeding the date of the lease such reasonable adjustment 
     of the terms and conditions thereof may be made therein as 
     may be prescribed by the Secretary of the Interior unless 
     otherwise provided by law at the expiration of such periods.
       ``(B) Leases shall be conditioned upon a minimum annual 
     production or the payment of a minimum royalty in lieu 
     thereof, except when production is interrupted by strikes, 
     the elements, or casualties not attributable to the lessee.
       ``(C) The Secretary of the Interior may permit suspension 
     of operations under any such leases when marketing conditions 
     are such that the leases cannot be operated except at a loss.
       ``(D) The Secretary upon application by the lessee prior to 
     the expiration of any existing lease in good standing shall 
     amend such lease to provide for the same tenure and to 
     contain the same conditions, including adjustment at the end 
     of each 20-year period succeeding the date of said lease, as 
     provided for in this subsection.
       ``(c) Other Lands.--(1) The Secretary of the Interior is 
     hereby authorized, under such rules and regulations as he may 
     prescribe, to grant to any qualified applicant a prospecting 
     permit which shall give the exclusive right to prospect for 
     mineral materials in lands belonging to the United States 
     which are not subject to subsection (b), and are not covered 
     by a contract, permit, or lease under this Act, except that a 
     prospecting permit shall not exceed a period of 2 years and 
     the area to be included in such a permit shall not exceed 
     2,560 acres of land in reasonably compact form.
       ``(2) The Secretary of the Interior shall reserve and may 
     exercise the authority to cancel any prospecting permit upon 
     failure by the permittee to exercise due diligence in the 
     prosecution of the prospecting work in accordance with the 
     terms and conditions stated in the permit, and shall insert 
     in every such permit issued under the provisions of this Act 
     appropriate provisions for its cancellation by him.
       ``(3) Upon showing to the satisfaction of the Secretary of 
     the Interior that valuable deposits of one of the mineral 
     materials subject to the Materials Act of 1947 have been 
     discovered by the permittee within the area covered by his 
     permit, and that such land is valuable therefor, the 
     permittee shall be entitled to a lease for any or all of the 
     land embraced in the prospecting permit, at a royalty of not 
     less than two percent of the quantity or gross value of the 
     output of the mineral materials at the point of shipment to 
     market, such lease to be taken in compact form by legal 
     subdivisions of the public land surveys, or if the land be 
     not surveyed, by survey executed at the cost of the permittee 
     in accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
     the Interior.''.
       (d) Mineral Materials Disposal Clarification.--Section 4 of 
     the Act of July 23, 1955 (30 U.S.C. 612), as amended as 
     follows:
       (1) In subsection (b) insert ``and mineral material'' after 
     ``vegetative''.
       (2) In subsection (c) insert ``and mineral material'' after 
     ``vegetative''.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1 of the Act of July 31, 
     1947, entitled ``An Act to provide for the disposal of 
     materials on the public lands of the United States'' (30 
     U.S.C. 601 and following) is amended by striking ``common 
     varieties of'' in the first sentence.
       (f) Short Titles.--
       (1) Surface resources.--The Act of July 23, 1955, is 
     amended by inserting after section 7 the following new 
     section:
       ``Sec. 8. This Act may be cited as the `Surface Resources 
     Act of 1955'.''.
       (2) Mineral materials.--The Act of July 31, 1947, entitled 
     ``An Act to provide for the disposal of materials on the 
     public lands of the United States'' (30 U.S.C. 601 and 
     following) is amended by inserting after section 4 the 
     following new section:
       ``Sec. 5. This Act may be cited as the `Materials Act of 
     1947'.''.
       (g) Repeals.--(1) Subject to valid existing rights, the Act 
     of August 4, 1892 (27 Stat. 348, 30 U.S.C. 161), commonly 
     known as the Building Stone Act, is hereby repealed.
       (2) Subject to valid existing rights, the Act of January 
     31, 1901 (30 U.S.C. 162), commonly known as the Saline Placer 
     Act, is hereby repealed.
       (h) Authorization for Disposal of Mineral Materials by 
     Contract.--Section 2(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the disposal of materials on the public lands of 
     the United States'', approved July 31, 1947 (30 U.S.C. 
     602(a)), is amended--
       (1) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``or, if''; and
       (2) by adding after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) the material is a mineral material.''.
       (i) Sodium.--Section 24 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
     U.S.C. 181 et seq.) is amended by inserting after ``2 per 
     centum'' in each place it appears the following: ``and not 
     greater than five and one-half per centum''. Any rate under 
     section 24 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181) in 
     excess of five and one-half per centum shall not be allowed 
     unless the following conditions are met:
       (1) the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Commerce and the United States Trade Representative, finds 
     that any increase in the royalty rate for sodium will not 
     have an adverse effect on the export of domestically produced 
     soda ash;
       (2) the Secretary reports this finding of no ``adverse 
     effect'' to Congress and recommends an additional proposed 
     royalty rate increase; and
       (3) the Congress, within 360 days, approves the Secretary's 
     recommendation.
     The Secretary shall, within 90 days, offer for competitive 
     bid all tracts for which there are applications pending on 
     sodium leases.

     SEC. 9505. CLAIM MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Maintenance Fees.--
       (1) Annual maintenance fee.--After the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the owner of each unpatented mining claim or site 
     located pursuant to the general mining laws, whether located 
     before or after the enactment of this Act, shall pay to the 
     Secretary in advance on or before September 1 of each year, 
     until a patent has been issued therefor, an annual 
     maintenance fee per mining claim or site.
       (2) Initial maintenance fee.--The owner of each unpatented 
     mining claim or site located after the date of enactment of 
     this Act pursuant to the general mining laws shall pay to the 
     Secretary, at the time the copy of the notice or certificate 
     of location is filed with the Bureau of Land Management 
     pursuant to section 314(b) of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1744(b)), the location fee 
     required under subsection (i) of this section, in lieu of the 
     annual maintenance fee of $100 per mining claim or site for 
     the assessment year which includes the date of location of 
     such mining claim or site.
       (3) Exemption.--The owner of any mining claim or site who 
     certifies in writing to the Secretary on or before the first 
     day of any assessment year that access to such mining claim 
     or site was denied or impeded during the prior assessment 
     year by the action or inaction of any local, State, or 
     Federal governmental officer, agency, or court, or by any 
     Indian tribal authority, shall be exempt from the annual 
     maintenance fee requirements of paragraph (1) for the 
     assessment year following the filing of the certification.
       (4) Amount of annual maintenance fee.--For each assessment 
     year the annual maintenance fee payable under paragraph (1) 
     for a claim or site referred to in paragraph (1) shall be in 
     the amount specified in Table 1.
       

                                 TABLE 1
------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                  Amount of Fee Per Site
                Assessment Year                          or Claim
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1 through 3....................................       $100 per year
4 through 5....................................       $150 per year
6 through 10...................................       $200 per year
11 through 15..................................       $300 per year
16 and thereafter..............................       $500 per year
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     For purposes of applying Table 1 in the case of claims filed 
     before the enactment of this

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     Act, the portion of the assessment year in which this Act is 
     enacted shall be treated as the first assessment year.
       (5) Effect of forfeiture.--No owner or co-owner of a mining 
     claim or site which has been forfeited because the 
     maintenance fee has not been paid and no person who is a 
     related person of any such owner or co-owner may relocate a 
     new claim on any part of lands located within the forfeited 
     claim for a period of 18 months after the date of forfeiture.
       (6) Deposit of fees.--The full amount of all fees paid 
     under this subsection shall be deposited in the General Fund 
     of the Treasury.
       (b) Annual Labor.--(1) Amounts expended on activities that 
     qualify as annual labor under the general mining laws may be 
     credited on a dollar for dollar basis towards up to 75 
     percent of the annual maintenance fee payable under this 
     section for the following assessment year.
       (2) Subject to the 75 percent limit set forth in paragraph 
     (1), the excess of amounts expended for annual labor 
     performed in any one year over such 75 percent limit may be 
     applied to the maintenance fee due in subsequent years for a 
     period of up to three years.
       (3) In order to receive credit under this subsection for 
     annual labor work or excess annual labor, the description and 
     value of the work must be included in the statement required 
     in subsection (e) and the statement must be timely filed.
       (4) Annual labor performed on an individual mining claim or 
     site within a group of contiguous claims may be credited 
     towards the aggregate amount of maintenance fees due on all 
     of the contiguous claims within that group.
       (c) Work Qualifying as Annual Labor.--(1) Only work which 
     directly benefits or develops a mining claim or facilitates 
     the extraction of ore qualifies as annual labor. Acceptable 
     labor and improvements include any of the following:
       (A) Drilling or excavating, including ore extraction.
       (B) Mining costs directly associated with the production of 
     ore.
       (C) Prospecting work which benefits the location or a 
     contiguous location.
       (D) Development work toward an actual mine, such as shafts, 
     tunnels, crosscuts and drifts, settling ponds and dams.
       (E) Bringing in water for direct mining or milling 
     purposes.
       (F) Clearing of brush, timber, debris, or overburden where 
     necessary to facilitate the extraction or processing of 
     minerals.
       (G) Construction of trails, roads, or landing strips 
     providing access to claims.
       (H) Construction costs of worker housing, mills, and 
     equipment storage buildings where reasonably necessary for 
     the development of the location.
       (I) Reasonable value of the use of equipment for 
     prospecting, mining, or development purposes on the location.
       (J) Repairs of equipment used for prospecting, sampling, or 
     production of minerals provided that such equipment has been 
     on site during the assessment year.
       (K) Cost of moving workers, materials, and equipment among 
     contiguous locations.
       (L) Watchman services of a bona fide employed watchman on 
     the property where reasonably necessary to protect mining 
     equipment of substantial value.
       (M) Activities covered under section 1 of the Act of 
     September 2, 1958 (30 U.S.C. 28-1), as amended.
       (N) Reclamation conducted pursuant to State or Federal 
     surface management regulations.
       (O) Other activities which the Secretary may determine 
     qualify as annual labor.
       (2) The following activities do not qualify as annual 
     labor:
       (A) Work involved in maintaining the location such as 
     brushing and marking boundaries or replacing corner posts and 
     location notices.
       (B) Transportation of workers to or from the location.
       (C) Prospecting or exploration work not conducted within 
     the location or a contiguous location.
       (d) Amendments of Public Law 85-876.--The Act of September 
     2, 1958 (Public Law 85-876; 30 U.S.C. 28-1), is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 1 is amended by inserting ``mineral activities, 
     environmental baseline monitoring, and'' after ``without 
     being limited to'' and before ``geological, geochemical and 
     geophysical surveys'' and by striking ``Such'' at the 
     beginning of the last sentence and inserting ``Airborne''.
       (2) Section 2(d) is amended by inserting ``environmental 
     baseline monitoring or'' after ``experience to conduct'' and 
     before ``geological, geochemical or geophysical surveys''.
       (3) Section 2 is amended by adding at the end of the 
     following new subsection at the end thereof:
       ``(e) The term `environmental baseline monitoring' means 
     activities for collecting, reviewing and analyzing 
     information concerning soil, vegetation, wildlife, mineral, 
     air, water, cultural, historical, archaeological or other 
     resources related to planning for or complying with Federal 
     and State environmental or permitting requirements applicable 
     to potential or proposed mineral activities on the 
     claim(s).''.
       (e) Maintenance Fee Statement.--Each payment under 
     subsection (a) of this section shall be accompanied by a 
     statement which reasonably identifies the mining claim or 
     site for which the maintenance fee is being paid. The 
     statement required under this subsection shall be in lieu of 
     any annual filing requirements for mining claims or sites, 
     under any other Federal law, but shall not supersede any such 
     filing requirement under applicable State law.
       (f) Annual Labor Report.--When the value of annual labor is 
     credited towards part or all of the maintenance fee, subject 
     to the 75-percent limit set forth in subsection (b)(1), the 
     following shall apply:
       (1) The maintenance fee statement required in subsection 
     (e) must also state the dates of performance of the labor, 
     describe the character and total value of the improvements 
     made or the labor performed, the amount of labor used as a 
     credit toward the maintenance fee for the current year, and 
     the value of excess labor performed in previous years which 
     is to be applied to the maintenance fee for the current year.
       (2) Documentation which reasonably supports the activities 
     or improvements claimed must accompany the maintenance fee 
     statement. Such documentation may include, but is not limited 
     to, copies of maps showing sample locations, drill locations, 
     or survey data; environmental baseline data; reports on 
     geology, geochemistry, or geophysics by qualified experts; 
     drill results; or engineering reports by qualified engineers.
       (3) All supporting material filed pursuant to paragraph (2) 
     shall remain confidential in accordance with section 552 of 
     title 5 of the United States Code as long as the location is 
     maintained and for a period of one year after the location is 
     abandoned, after which all data filed shall be considered 
     public information.
       (g) Effect of Compliance as Against Subsequent Locators.--
     (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, compliance with the requirements of 
     this section shall, from the time the location notice or 
     certificate is posted on the land under applicable State law, 
     confer upon the owner of any unpatented mining claim or site, 
     whether located before or after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, an exclusive right of possession, as against subsequent 
     locators, of the land included in such mining claim or site 
     under the general mining laws. If more than one mining claim 
     or site owned or controlled by the same claim or site owner 
     covers substantially the same land, by reason of the location 
     of one or more mining claims or sites on such land, the 
     amendment or relocation of any such mining claim or site, or 
     otherwise, such exclusive right of possession shall extend to 
     all such mining claims or sites, effective from the time the 
     location notice or certificate for the initial mining claim 
     or site was posted on such land under applicable State law. 
     The order of location, amendment, or relocation of any such 
     mining claims or sites on such land shall not affect the 
     validity of any such mining claim or site. Such owner of the 
     mining claim or site shall not be required to be in actual, 
     physical occupation of such land and shall not be required to 
     exclude rival locators from such land. Such exclusive right 
     of possession shall be subject to applicable Federal law, 
     including the Multiple Mineral Development Act of 1954 (30 
     U.S.C. 521-31), the Materials Act of 1947 (30 U.S.C. 601-604) 
     and the Surface Resources Act of 1955 (30 U.S.C. 611-15) to 
     the extent applicable, and shall neither enlarge nor diminish 
     any rights of such owner of the mining claim or site as 
     against the United States in such land. This paragraph shall 
     supersede the common law doctrine of pedis possessio.
       (2) Conflicts over the right of exclusive possession of 
     land included in any mining claim or site shall be determined 
     in proceedings between owners of mining claims or sites under 
     the provisions of section 910 of the Revised Statutes (30 
     U.S.C. 53) and other applicable law, including but not 
     limited to each of the following:
       (A) Any conflict based upon circumstances existing as of 
     the date of enactment of this Act between mining claims or 
     sites located before the date of enactment of this Act, shall 
     be resolved under the law in effect on the day prior to the 
     date of enactment of this Act, including the common law 
     doctrine of pedis possessio.
       (B) Any conflict arising on or after the date of enactment 
     of this Act between mining claims or sites located before, on 
     or after the date of enactment over whether either owner of 
     the mining claim or site has complied with the requirements 
     of this section, shall be resolved under this Act.
       (h) Failure of Co-Owner To Contribute.--Upon the failure of 
     any one or more of several co-owners of any mining claim or 
     site to contribute such co-owner or owners' portion of any 
     location or maintenance fee payable under this section, any 
     co-owner who has paid such fee may, after the payment due 
     date, serve the delinquent co-owner or owners with notice of 
     such failure in writing or, if such delinquent co-owner or 
     owners cannot be located after reasonable efforts, by 
     publication in a general circulation newspaper published in a 
     location nearest the mining claim or site at least once a 
     week for at least 90 days. If at the expiration of 90 days 
     after such notice in writing or by publication, any 
     delinquent co-owner fails or refuses to contribute the owed 
     portion, such co-owner or owners' interest shall become the 
     property of the owner or co-owners who have paid the required 
     fee.
       (i) Location Fee.--The owner of each unpatented mining 
     claim or site located on or after the date of enactment of 
     this Act pursuant to the general mining laws shall pay to the 
     Secretary, at the time the notice or certificate of location 
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     section 314(b) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act 
     of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1744(b)), a location fee of $25.00 per 
     mining claim or site. The full amount of all fees paid under 
     this subsection shall be deposited in the General Fund of the 
     Treasury. Effective on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     section 10102 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
     1993 (107 Stat. 406; 30 U.S.C. 28g) is repealed.
       (j) Credit Against Maintenance Fee.--(1) Except as provided 
     in paragraph (2), the annual maintenance fee payable for any 
     unpatented mining claim or site for any assessment year shall 
     be reduced by the amount of royalty paid by such claimholder 
     for such mining claim or site, or for any contiguous mining 
     claim or site, during the prior assessment year.
       (2) Royalties paid during any assessment year prior to the 
     first full assessment year commencing after the enactment of 
     this Act shall not reduce the amount of any maintenance fee.
       (k) Oil Shale Claims Subject to Claim Maintenance Fee Under 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992.--This section shall not apply to 
     any oil shale claims for which a fee is required to be paid 
     under paragraph 2511(e)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 
     (30 U.S.C. 242(e)(2)).
       (l) Failure To Comply.--The failure of the owner of the 
     mining claim or site to pay any claim maintenance fee or 
     location fee for a mining claim or site on or before the date 
     such payment is due under this section shall constitute 
     forfeiture of the mining claim or site and such mining claim 
     or site shall be null and void, effective as of the day after 
     the date such payment is due, except that if such maintenance 
     fee or location fee is paid or tendered on or before the 30th 
     day after such payment was due under subsection of this 
     section, such mining claim or site shall not be forfeited or 
     null or void, and such maintenance fee or location fee shall 
     be deemed timely paid.
       (m) Amendment of FLPMA Filing Requirements.--(1) Section 
     314(a) of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 
     (43 U.S.C. 1744(a)) is hereby repealed.
       (2) Section 314(c) of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1744(c)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(c) Failure To File as Constituting Forfeiture; Defective 
     or Untimely Filing.--The failure to timely file the copy of 
     the notice or certificate of location as required by 
     subsection (b) shall constitute forfeiture of the mining 
     claim and such claim shall be null and void by operation of 
     law; except that it shall not be considered a failure to file 
     if the notice or certificate of location is defective or not 
     timely filed for record under other State or Federal laws 
     permitting or requiring the filing or recording thereof, or 
     if the copy of the notice or certificate is filed by or on 
     behalf of some but not all of the owners of the claim.''.
       (n) Related Persons.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``related persons'' includes--
       (1) the spouse and dependent children (as defined in 
     section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), of the 
     owner of the mining claim or site; and
       (2) a person controlled by, controlling, or under common 
     control with the owner of the mining claim or site.
       (o) Repeal.--Section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993 (107 Stat. 406; 30 U.S.C. 28g) is 
     repealed, effective with respect to assessment year 
     commencing after the enactment of this Act.
       (p) Periodic Review of Fee Structure.--Beginning in the 
     year 2005 and at 10 year intervals thereafter, the Secretary 
     shall review the costs incurred by the Secretary to 
     administer mining claims for locatable minerals under the 
     general mining laws and the structure and level of 
     maintenance and location fees received by the Secretary with 
     respect to such claims. The Secretary shall determine if the 
     revenues from such fees is adequate to cover such costs, 
     taking inflation and other appropriate factors into account. 
     The Secretary shall submit the results of each such review to 
     the Congress, together with such legislative recommendations 
     as the Secretary deems appropriate.

                 PART 2--FEDERAL OIL AND GAS ROYALTIES

     SEC. 9511. SHORT TITLE.

       This part may be cited as the ``Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 
     Simplification and Fairness Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 9512. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3 of the Federal Oil and Gas 
     Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:
       ``(7) `lessee' means any person to whom the United States, 
     an Indian tribe, or an Indian allottee issues a lease or any 
     person to whom operating rights have been assigned;''; and
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (15), by 
     striking the period at the end of paragraph (16) and 
     inserting a semicolon, and by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(17) `adjustment' means an amendment to a previously 
     filed report on an obligation, and any additional payment or 
     credit, if any, applicable thereto, to rectify an 
     underpayment or overpayment on a lease;
       ``(18) `administrative proceeding' means any agency process 
     in which a demand, decision or order issued by the Secretary 
     is subject to appeal or has been appealed;
       ``(19) `assessment' means any fee or charge levied or 
     imposed by the Secretary or the United States other than--
       ``(A) the principal amount of any royalty, minimum royalty, 
     rental, bonus, net profit share or proceed of sale;
       ``(B) any interest; or
       ``(C) any civil or criminal penalty;
       ``(20) `commence' means--
       ``(A) with respect to a judicial proceeding, the service of 
     a complaint, petition, counterclaim, crossclaim, or other 
     pleading seeking affirmative relief or seeking credit or 
     recoupment; or
       ``(B) with respect to a demand, the receipt by the 
     Secretary or a lessee of the demand;
       ``(21) `credit' means the application of an overpayment (in 
     whole or in part) against an obligation which has become due 
     to discharge, cancel or reduce the obligation;
       ``(22) `demand' means--
       ``(A) an order to pay issued by the Secretary; or
       ``(B) a separate written request by a lessee which asserts 
     an obligation due the lessee,
     but does not mean any royalty or production report, or any 
     information contained therein, required by the Secretary;
       ``(23) `obligation' means--
       ``(A) any duty of the Secretary or the United States--
       ``(i) to take oil or gas royalty in kind; or
       ``(ii) to pay, refund, offset, or credit monies including 
     but not limited to--

       ``(I) the principal amount of any royalty, minimum royalty, 
     rental, bonus, net profit share or proceed of sale; or
       ``(II) any interest;

       ``(B) any duty of a lessee--
       ``(i) to deliver oil or gas royalty in kind; or
       ``(ii) to pay, offset or credit monies including but not 
     limited to--

       ``(I) the principal amount of any royalty, minimum royalty, 
     rental, bonus, net profit share or proceed of sale;
       ``(II) any interest;
       ``(III) any penalty; or
       ``(IV) any assessment,

     which arises from or relates to any lease administered by the 
     Secretary for, or any mineral leasing law related to, the 
     exploration, production and development of oil or gas on 
     Federal lands or the Outer Continental Shelf;
       ``(24) `order to pay' means a written order issued by the 
     Secretary or the United States which--
       ``(A) asserts a definite and quantified obligation; and
       ``(B) specifically identifies the obligation by lease, 
     production month and amount of such obligation ordered to be 
     paid, as well as the reason or reasons such obligation is 
     claimed to be due,
     but such term does not include any other communication or 
     action by or on behalf of the Secretary or the United States;
       ``(25) `overpayment' means any payment by a lessee in 
     excess of an amount legally required to be paid on an 
     obligation and includes the portion of any estimated payment 
     for a production month that is in excess of the royalties due 
     for that month;
       ``(26) `payment' means satisfaction, in whole or in part, 
     of an obligation;
       ``(27) `penalty' means a statutorily authorized civil fine 
     levied or imposed by the Secretary or the United States for a 
     violation of this Act, any mineral leasing law, or a term or 
     provision of a lease administered by the Secretary;
       ``(28) `refund' means the return of an overpayment by the 
     Secretary or the United States by the drawing of funds from 
     the United States Treasury;
       ``(29) `State concerned' means, with respect to a lease, a 
     State which receives a portion of royalties under this Act 
     from such lease; and
       ``(30) `underpayment' means any payment or nonpayment by a 
     lessee that is less than the amount legally required to be 
     paid on an obligation.''.
       (b) Lessee Liability.--Section 102(a) of the Federal Oil 
     and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1712(a)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) A lessee who is required to make any royalty or other 
     payment under a lease or under the mineral leasing laws, 
     shall make such payments in the time and manner as may be 
     specified by the Secretary. A lessee may designate a person 
     to act on the lessee's behalf and shall notify the Secretary 
     in writing of such designation. The person to whom the United 
     States issues a lease or the person by whom operating rights 
     are currently owned, but not both, shall remain primarily 
     liable for its obligations.''.

     SEC. 9513. LIMITATION PERIODS.

       (a) In General.--The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management 
     Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) is amended by adding 
     after section 114 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 115. LIMITATION PERIODS AND AGENCY ACTIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--A judicial proceeding or demand which 
     arises from, or relates to an obligation, shall be commenced 
     within six years from the date on which the obligation 
     becomes due and if not so commenced shall be barred, except 
     as otherwise provided by this section.
       ``(b) Obligation Becomes Due.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this Act, an obligation 
     becomes due when the right to enforce the obligation is 
     fixed.
       ``(2) Royalty obligations.--The right to enforce the 
     royalty obligation for a production month for a lease is 
     fixed for purposes of this Act on the last day of the 
     calendar month following the month in which oil or gas is 
     produced.
       ``(c) Tolling of Limitation Period.--The running of the 
     limitation period under subsection (a) shall not be 
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     tended, or enlarged for any obligation for any reason by any 
     action, including an action by the Secretary or the United 
     States, other than the following:
       ``(1) Tolling agreement.--A written agreement executed 
     during the limitation period between the Secretary and a 
     lessee which tolls the limitation period for the amount of 
     time during which the agreement is in effect.
       ``(2) Subpoena.--The issuance of a subpoena in accordance 
     with the provisions of section 107(c) shall toll the 
     limitation period with respect to the obligation which is the 
     subject of a subpoena only for the period beginning on the 
     date the lessee receives the subpoena and ending on the date 
     on which (A) the lessee has produced such subpoenaed records 
     for the subject obligation, (B) the Secretary receives 
     written notice that the subpoenaed records for the subject 
     obligation are not in existence or are not in the lessee's 
     possession or control, or (C) a court has determined in a 
     final decision that such records are not required to be 
     produced, whichever occurs first.
       ``(3) Fraud or concealment.--Any fraud or concealment by a 
     lessee in an attempt to defeat or evade an obligation in 
     which case the limitation period shall be tolled for the 
     period of such fraud or such concealment.
       ``(4) Tolling request.--A written tolling request from a 
     lessee based upon the lessee's representation that the 
     lessee's entitlement to an overpayment has not been finally 
     determined. The limitation period shall be tolled pursuant to 
     this paragraph from the date the Secretary receives the 
     tolling request until the earlier of the end of the requested 
     period or 12 months after the date the Secretary receives the 
     tolling request, but is subject to successive 12-month 
     renewals by the lessee made prior to the expiration of the 
     then applicable 12-month period. The tolling request shall be 
     sufficient if it identifies--
       ``(A) the person who made the potential overpayment;
       ``(B) the leases and production months involved in the 
     potential overpayment; and
       ``(C) the reasons the lessee believes that it may later be 
     entitled to a refund of the overpayment.
       ``(5) Order to perform a restructured accounting.--The 
     issuance of a notice under section 107(d)(4) that the lessee 
     has not adequately performed a restructured accounting shall 
     toll the limitation period with respect to the obligation 
     which is the subject of the notice only for the period 
     beginning on the date the lessee receives the notice and 
     ending on the date on which (A) the Secretary receives 
     written notice the accounting or other requirement has been 
     performed, or (B) a court has determined in a final decision 
     that the lessee is not required to perform the accounting, 
     whichever occurs first.
       ``(d) Termination of Limitation Period.--The limitation 
     period shall be terminated in the event--
       ``(1) the Secretary has notified the lessee in writing that 
     a time period is closed to further audit; or
       ``(2) the Secretary and a lessee have so agreed in writing.
       ``(e) Final Agency Action.--
       ``(1) 3-year period.--The Secretary shall issue a final 
     decision in any administrative proceeding, including any 
     administrative proceedings pending on the date of enactment 
     of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Simplification and 
     Fairness Act of 1995, within three years from the date such 
     proceeding was initiated or three years from the date of such 
     enactment, whichever is later. The three-year period may be 
     extended by any period of time agreed upon in writing by the 
     Secretary and the lessee.
       ``(2) Effect of failure to issue decision.--
       ``(A) In general.--If no such decision has been issued by 
     the Secretary within the three-year period referred to in 
     paragraph (1)--
       ``(i) the Secretary shall be deemed to have issued and 
     granted a decision in favor of the lessee or lessees as to 
     any nonmonetary obligation and any monetary obligation the 
     principal amount of which is less than $2,500; and
       ``(ii) the Secretary shall be deemed to have issued a final 
     decision in favor of the Secretary, which decision shall be 
     deemed to affirm those issues for which the agency rendered a 
     decision prior to the end of such period, as to any monetary 
     obligation the principal amount of which is $2,500 or more, 
     and the lessee shall have a right to a de novo judicial 
     review of such deemed final decision.
       ``(B) No precedential effect on other proceedings.--Deemed 
     decisions under subparagraph (A) shall have no precedential 
     effect in any judicial or administrative proceeding or for 
     any other purpose.
       ``(f) Administrative Settlement.--During the pendency of 
     any administrative proceeding, the parties shall hold at 
     least one settlement consultation for the purpose of 
     discussing disputed matters between the parties. For purposes 
     of settlement, the Secretary may take such action as is 
     appropriate to compromise and settle a disputed obligation, 
     including interest and allowing offsetting of obligations 
     among leases. The Secretary and the State concerned shall 
     seek to resolve disputes with a lessee in as expeditious a 
     manner as possible, through settlement negotiations and other 
     alternative dispute resolution processes methods. If any 
     dispute involving an obligation due is not resolved by the 
     end of the six-year period beginning on the date the 
     obligation became due, the amount of interest otherwise 
     payable with respect to the obligation shall accrue after 
     such six-year period at the rate--
       ``(1) for purposes of section 111(h), reduced each year 
     thereafter by two additional percentage points from the rate 
     in effect under this subsection for the previous year (but 
     not less than zero); and
       ``(2) for purposes of section 111(a), reduced each year 
     thereafter by one additional percentage point from the rate 
     in effect under this subsection for the previous year (but 
     not less than zero).
       ``(g) Limitation on Certain Actions.--When an action on or 
     enforcement of an obligation under the mineral leasing laws 
     is barred under this section--
       ``(1) no other or further action regarding that obligation, 
     including (but not limited to) the issuance of any order, 
     request, demand or other communication seeking any document, 
     accounting, determination, calculation, recalculation, 
     payment, principal, interest, assessment, or penalty or the 
     initiation, pursuit or completion of an audit with respect to 
     that obligation may be taken; and
       ``(2) no other equitable or legal remedy, whether under 
     statute or common law, with respect to an action on or an 
     enforcement of said obligation may be pursued.
       ``(h) Judicial Review.--In the event a demand subject to 
     this section is timely commenced, a judicial proceeding 
     challenging the final agency action with respect to such 
     demand shall be deemed timely so long as such judicial 
     proceeding is commenced within 180 days from receipt of 
     notice by the lessee of the final agency action.
       ``(i) Implementation of Final Decision.--In the event a 
     judicial proceeding or demand subject to this section is 
     timely commenced and thereafter the limitation period in this 
     section lapses during the pendency of such proceeding, any 
     party to such proceeding shall not be barred from taking such 
     action as is required or necessary to implement a final 
     unappealable judicial or administrative decision, including 
     any action required or necessary to implement such decision 
     by the recovery or recoupment of an underpayment or 
     overpayment by means of refund or credit.
       ``(j) Stay of Payment Obligation Pending Review.--Any party 
     ordered by the Secretary or the United States to pay any 
     obligation (other than an assessment) shall be entitled to a 
     stay of such payment without bond or other surety instrument 
     pending an administrative or judicial proceeding if the party 
     periodically demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that such party is financially solvent or otherwise 
     able to pay the obligation. In the event the party is not 
     able to so demonstrate, the Secretary may require a bond or 
     other surety instrument satisfactory to cover the obligation. 
     Any party ordered by the Secretary to pay an assessment shall 
     be entitled to a stay without bond or other surety 
     instrument.
       ``(k) Inapplicability of the Other Statutes of 
     Limitation.--The limitations set forth in sections 2401, 
     2415, 2416, and 2462 of title 28, United States Code, section 
     42 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226-2) and section 
     3716 of title 31, United States Code, shall not apply to any 
     obligation to which this Act applies.''.
       (b) Subpoena.--Section 107 of the Federal Oil and Gas 
     Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1717) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Rules Regarding Issuance of Subpoena Relating to 
     Reporting and Payment of an Obligation Due.--
       ``(1) In general.--A subpoena which requires a lessee to 
     produce records necessary to determine the proper reporting 
     and payment of an obligation due the Secretary may be issued 
     under this section only by an Assistant Secretary of the 
     Interior and an acting Assistant Secretary of the Interior 
     who is a schedule C employee (as defined by section 213.3301 
     of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations) and may not be 
     delegated.
       ``(2) Prior written request required.--A subpoena described 
     in paragraph (1) may only be issued against a lessee during 
     the limitation period provided in section 115 and only after 
     the Secretary has in writing requested the records from the 
     lessee related to the obligation which is the subject of the 
     subpoena and has determined that--
       ``(A) the lessee has failed to respond within a reasonable 
     period of time to the Secretary's written request for such 
     records necessary for an audit, investigation or other 
     inquiry made in accordance with the Secretary's 
     responsibilities under this Act;
       ``(B) the lessee has in writing denied the Secretary's 
     written request to produce such records in the lessee's 
     possession or control necessary for an audit, investigation 
     or other inquiry made in accordance with the Secretary's 
     responsibilities under this Act; or
       ``(C) the lessee has unreasonably delayed in producing 
     records necessary for an audit, investigation or other 
     inquiry made in accordance with the Secretary's 
     responsibilities under this Act after the Secretary's written 
     request.
       ``(3) Reasonable period for compliance with written 
     request.--In seeking records, the Secretary shall afford the 
     lessee a reasonable period of time after a written request by 
     the Secretary in which to provide such records prior to the 
     issuance of any subpoena.''.
       (c) Restructured Accounting.--Section 107 of the Federal 
     Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1717), 
     as amended by subsection (b) of this section, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Restructured Accounting.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall issue an order to 
     perform a restructured accounting when the Secretary 
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      in-depth audit of a lessee that the lessee should 
     recalculate royalty due on an obligation based upon the 
     Secretary's finding that the lessee has made identified 
     underpayments or overpayments which are demonstrated by the 
     Secretary to be based upon repeated, systemic reporting 
     errors for a significant number of leases or a single lease 
     for a significant number of reporting months with the same 
     type of error which constitutes a pattern of violations and 
     which are likely to result in either significant 
     underpayments or overpayments.
       ``(2) Delegation.--The power of the Secretary to issue an 
     order to perform a restructured accounting may not be 
     delegated below the most senior career professional position 
     having responsibility for the royalty management program, 
     which position is currently designated as the `Associate 
     Director for Royalty Management'. An order to perform a 
     restructured accounting shall--
       ``(A) be issued within a reasonable period of time from 
     when the audit identifies the systemic, reporting errors;
       ``(B) specify the reasons and factual bases for such order; 
     and
       ``(C) be specifically identified as an `order to perform a 
     restructured accounting'.
       ``(3) Order to perform.--An order to perform a restructured 
     accounting shall not include any other communication or 
     action by or on behalf of the Secretary or the United States.
       ``(4) Notice.--If a lessee fails to adequately perform a 
     restructured accounting pursuant to this subsection, a notice 
     shall be issued to the lessee that the restructured 
     accounting has not been adequately performed. Such notice may 
     be issued under this section only by an Assistant Secretary 
     of the Interior or an acting Assistant Secretary of the 
     Interior who is a schedule C employee (as defined by section 
     213.3301 of title 5, Code of Federal Regulations) and may not 
     be delegated.''.
       (d) State Suits.--Section 204 of the Federal Oil and Gas 
     Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1751) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) With respect to an obligation, a State bringing an 
     action under this section shall enjoy no greater rights than 
     the Secretary enjoys under this Act.''.
       (e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 
     of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1701) is amended by adding after the 
     item relating to section 114 the following new item:

``Sec. 115. Limitation periods and agency actions.''.

     SEC. 9514. ADJUSTMENT AND REFUNDS.

       (a) In General.--The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management 
     Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) is amended by adding 
     after section 111 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 111A. ADJUSTMENTS AND REFUNDS.

       ``(a) Adjustments.--
       ``(1) If, during the adjustment period, a lessee determines 
     that an adjustment or refund request is necessary to correct 
     an underpayment or overpayment of an obligation, the lessee 
     shall make such adjustment or request a refund within a 
     reasonable period of time and only during the adjustment 
     period. The filing of a royalty report which reflects the 
     underpayment or overpayment of an obligation shall constitute 
     prior written notice to the Secretary of an adjustment.
       ``(2)(A) For any adjustment, the lessee shall calculate and 
     report the interest due attributable to such adjustment at 
     the same time the lessee adjusts the principal amount of the 
     subject obligation, except as provided by subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) In the case of a lessee on whom the Secretary 
     determines that subparagraph (A) would impose a hardship, the 
     Secretary shall calculate the interest due and notify the 
     lessee within a reasonable time of the amount of interest 
     due, unless such lessee elects to calculate and report 
     interest in accordance with subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) An adjustment or a request for a refund for an 
     obligation may be made after the adjustment period only upon 
     written notice to and approval by the Secretary during an 
     audit of the period which includes the production month for 
     which the adjustment is being made. If an overpayment is 
     identified during an audit, then the Secretary shall allow a 
     credit or refund in the amount of the overpayment.
       ``(4) For purposes of this section, the adjustment period 
     for any obligation shall be the five-year period following 
     the date on which an obligation became due. The adjustment 
     period shall be suspended, tolled, extended, enlarged, or 
     terminated by the same actions as the limitation period in 
     section 115.
       ``(b) Refunds.--
       ``(1) In general.--A request for refund is sufficient if 
     it--
       ``(A) is made in writing to the Secretary and, for purposes 
     of section 115, is specifically identified as a demand;
       ``(B) identifies the person entitled to such refund;
       ``(C) provides the Secretary information that reasonably 
     enables the Secretary to identify the overpayment for which 
     such refund is sought; and
       ``(D) provides the reasons why the payment was an 
     overpayment.
       ``(2) Payment by secretary of the treasury.--The Secretary 
     shall certify the amount of the refund to be paid under 
     paragraph (1) to the Secretary of the Treasury who shall make 
     such refund. Such refund shall be paid from amounts received 
     as current receipts from sales, bonuses, royalties (including 
     interest charges collected under this section) and rentals of 
     the public lands and the Outer Continental Shelf under the 
     provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act and the Outer 
     Continental Shelf Lands Act, which are not payable to a State 
     or the Reclamation Fund. The portion of any such refund 
     attributable to any amounts previously disbursed to a State, 
     the Reclamation Fund, or any recipient prescribed by law 
     shall be deducted from the next disbursements to that 
     recipient made under the applicable law. Such amounts 
     deducted from subsequent disbursements shall be credited to 
     miscellaneous receipts in the Treasury.
       ``(3) Payment period.--A refund under this subsection shall 
     be paid or denied (with an explanation of the reasons for the 
     denial) within 120 days of the date on which the request for 
     refund is received by the Secretary. Such refund shall be 
     subject to later audit by the Secretary and subject to the 
     provisions of this Act.
       ``(4) Prohibition against reduction of refunds or 
     credits.--In no event shall the Secretary directly or 
     indirectly claim any amount or amounts against, or reduce any 
     refund or credit (or interest accrued thereon) by the amount 
     of any obligation the enforcement of which is barred by 
     section 115.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 
     of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1701) is amended by adding after the 
     item relating to section 111 the following new item:

``Sec. 111A. Adjustments and refunds.''.

     SEC. 9515. REQUIRED RECORDKEEPING.

       Section 103 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management 
     Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1713(b)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(c) Records required by the Secretary for the purpose of 
     determining compliance with any applicable mineral leasing 
     law, lease provision, regulation or order with respect to oil 
     and gas leases from Federal lands or the Outer Continental 
     Shelf shall be maintained for the same period of time during 
     which a judicial proceeding or demand may be commenced under 
     section 115(a). If a judicial proceeding or demand is timely 
     commenced, the record holder shall maintain such records 
     until the final nonappealable decision in such judicial 
     proceeding is made, or with respect to that demand is 
     rendered, unless the Secretary authorizes in writing an 
     earlier release of the requirement to maintain such records. 
     Notwithstanding anything herein to the contrary, under no 
     circumstance shall a record holder be required to maintain or 
     produce any record relating to an obligation for any time 
     period which is barred by the applicable limitation in 
     section 115.''.

     SEC. 9516. ROYALTY INTEREST, PENALTIES, AND PAYMENTS.

       (a) Period.--Section 111(f) of the Federal Oil and Gas 
     Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1721(f)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(f) Upon a determination that it will further the 
     effective and efficient performance of his duties and 
     responsibilities, the Secretary may waive or forego such 
     interest in whole or in part. Interest shall be charged under 
     this section only for the number of days a payment is 
     late.''.
       (b) Lessee Interest.--Section 111 of the Federal Oil and 
     Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1721) is 
     amended by adding after subsection (g) the following:
       ``(h) Interest shall be allowed and the Secretary shall pay 
     or credit such interest on any overpayment, with such 
     interest to accrue from the date such overpayment was made, 
     at the rate obtained by applying the provisions of 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 6621(a)(1) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Interest which has accrued on 
     any overpayment may be applied to reduce an underpayment. 
     This subsection applies to overpayments made later than six 
     months after the date of enactment of this subsection or 
     September 1, 1996, whichever is later. Such interest shall be 
     paid from amounts received as current receipts from sales, 
     bonuses, royalties (including interest charges collected 
     under this section) and rentals of the public lands and the 
     Outer Continental Shelf under the provisions of the Mineral 
     Leasing Act, and the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, which 
     are not payable to a State or the Reclamation Fund. The 
     portion of any such interest payment attributable to any 
     amounts previously disbursed to a State, the Reclamation 
     Fund, or any other recipient designated by law shall be 
     deducted from the next disbursements to that recipient made 
     under the applicable law. Such amounts deducted from 
     subsequent disbursements shall be credited to miscellaneous 
     receipts in the Treasury.''.
       (c) Limitation on Interest.--Section 111 of such Act, as 
     amended by subsection (b) of this Act, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Upon a determination by the Secretary that an 
     excessive overpayment (based upon all obligations of a lessee 
     for a given reporting month) was made for the sole purpose of 
     receiving interest, interest shall not be paid on the 
     excessive amount of such overpayment. For purposes of this 
     Act, an `excessive overpayment' shall be the amount that any 
     overpayment a lessee pays for a given reporting month 
     (excluding payments for demands for obligations as a result 
     of judicial or administrative proceedings for settlement 
     agreements and for other similar payments) for the aggregate 
     of all of its Federal leases exceeds 25 percent of the total 
     royalties paid that month for those leases.''.
       (d) Estimated Payment.--Section 111 of such Act, as amended 
     by subsections (b) and

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      (c) of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(j) A lessee may make a payment for the approximate 
     amount of royalties (hereinafter in this subsection 
     `estimated payment') that would otherwise be due to the 
     Secretary for such lease to avoid underpayment or nonpayment 
     interest charges. When an estimated payment is made, actual 
     royalties become due at the end of the month following the 
     period covered by the estimated payment. If the lessee makes 
     a payment for such actual royalties, the lessee may apply the 
     estimated payment to future royalties. Any estimated payment 
     may be adjusted, recouped, or reinstated at any time by the 
     lessee.''.
       (e) Volume Allocation of Oil and Gas Production.--Section 
     111 of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1721), as amended by subsections 
     (b) through (d) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(k)(1) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection--
       ``(A) a lessee of a lease in a unit or communitization 
     agreement which contains only Federal leases with the same 
     royalty rate and funds distribution must report and pay 
     royalties on oil and gas production for each production month 
     based on the actual volume of production sold by or on behalf 
     of that lessee;
       ``(B) a lessee of a lease in any other unit or 
     communitization agreement must report and pay royalties on 
     oil and gas production for each production month based on the 
     volume of oil and gas produced from such agreement and 
     allocated to the lease in accordance with the terms of the 
     agreement; and
       ``(C) a lessee of a lease that is not contained in a unit 
     or communitization agreement must report and pay royalties on 
     oil and gas production for each production month based on the 
     actual volume of production sold by or on behalf of that 
     lessee.
       ``(2) This subsection applies only to requirements for 
     reporting and paying royalties. Nothing in this subsection is 
     intended to alter a lessee's liability for royalties on oil 
     or gas production based on the share of production allocated 
     to the lease in accordance with the terms of the lease, a 
     unit or communitization agreement, or any other agreement.
       ``(3) For any unit or communitization agreement, if all 
     lessees contractually agree to an alternative method of 
     royalty reporting and payment, the lessees may submit such 
     alternative method to the Secretary for approval and make 
     payments in accordance with such approved alternative method 
     so long as such alternative method does not reduce the amount 
     of the royalty obligation.
       ``(4) The Secretary shall grant an exception from the 
     reporting and payment requirements for marginal properties by 
     allowing for any calendar year or portion thereof royalties 
     to be paid each month based on the volume of production sold. 
     Interest shall not accrue on the difference for the entire 
     calendar year or portion thereof between the amount of oil 
     and gas actually sold and the share of production allocated 
     to the lease until the beginning of the month following 
     calendar year or portion thereof. Any additional royalties 
     due or overpaid royalties and associated interest shall be 
     paid, refunded, or credited within six months after the end 
     of each calendar year in which royalties are paid based on 
     volumes of production sold. For the purpose of this 
     subsection, the term `marginal property' means a lease that 
     produces on average the combined equivalent of less than 15 
     barrels of oil per day or 90 thousand cubic feet of gas per 
     day, or a combination thereof, determined by dividing the 
     average daily production of domestic crude oil and domestic 
     natural gas from producing wells on such lease by the number 
     of such wells, unless the Secretary, together with the State 
     concerned, determines that a different production is more 
     appropriate.
       ``(5) Not later than two years after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue any 
     appropriate demand for all outstanding royalty payment 
     disputes regarding who is required to report and pay 
     royalties on production from units and communitization 
     agreements outstanding on the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, and collect royalty amounts owed on such 
     production.''.
       (f) Production Allocation.--Section 111 of such Act (30 
     U.S.C. 1721), as amended by subsections (b) through (e) of 
     this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(l) The Secretary shall issue all determinations of 
     allocations of production for units and communitization 
     agreements within 120 days of a request for determination. If 
     the Secretary fails to issue a determination within such 120-
     day period, the Secretary shall waive interest due on 
     obligations subject to the determination until the end of the 
     month following the month in which the determination is 
     made.''.

     SEC. 9517. LIMITATION ON ASSESSMENTS.

       Section 111 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management 
     Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1721), as amended by section 9516, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(m)(1) After the date of enactment of this subsection, 
     the Secretary shall not impose any assessment for any late 
     payment or underpayment. After the date of enactment of this 
     subsection, the Secretary may impose an assessment only for 
     erroneous reports submitted by lessees subject to the 
     limitations of paragraph (2). Nothing in this section shall 
     prohibit the Secretary from imposing penalties or interest 
     under other sections of this Act for late payments or 
     underpayments.
       ``(2) No assessment for erroneous reports shall be imposed 
     for 18 months following the date of enactment of this 
     subsection, or until the Secretary issues a final rule which 
     provides for imposition of an assessment only on a lessee who 
     chronically submits erroneous reports and which establishes 
     what constitutes chronic errors for a lessee, whichever is 
     later. However, if the Secretary determines during that 18-
     month period that the reporting error rate for all reporters 
     for all Federal leases has increased by one-third for three 
     consecutive report months for either production reporting or 
     royalty reporting over the 12 months preceding the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary may impose an 
     assessment for erroneous reports only for the increased 
     category of report under regulations in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this subsection.''.

     SEC. 9518. ALTERNATIVES FOR MARGINAL PROPERTIES.

       (a) In General.--The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management 
     Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), as amended by section 
     9513 of this Act, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 116. ALTERNATIVES FOR MARGINAL PROPERTIES.

       ``(a) Selling the Revenue Stream.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding the provisions of any 
     lease to the contrary, upon request of the lessee or a State 
     under section 205(g), the Secretary shall authorize a lessee 
     for a marginal property and for a lease, the administration 
     of which is not cost-effective for the Secretary to 
     administer, to make a prepayment in lieu of royalty payments 
     under the lease for the remainder of the lease term. For the 
     purposes of this section, the term `marginal property' has 
     the same meaning given such term in section 111(k)(4), unless 
     the Secretary, together with each State in which such 
     marginal production occurs, determines that a different 
     definition of marginal property better achieves the purpose 
     of this section.
       ``(2) Marginal properties.--For marginal properties, 
     prepayments under paragraph (1) shall begin--
       ``(A) in the case of those properties producing on average 
     $500 or less per month in total royalties to the United 
     States, two years after the date of the enactment of this 
     section;
       ``(B) in the case of those properties producing on average 
     more than $500 but $1,000 or less per month in total 
     royalties to the United States, three years after the date of 
     the enactment of this section;
       ``(C) in the case of those properties producing on average 
     more than $1,000 but $1,500 or less per month in total 
     royalties to the United States, four years after the date of 
     the enactment of this section; and
       ``(D) in the case of those properties not described in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (C), five years after the date of 
     the enactment of this section.
       ``(3) Administration not cost-effective.--For a lease, the 
     administration of which is not cost-effective for the 
     Secretary to administer, prepayments under paragraph (1) 
     shall begin on the date of the enactment of this section.
       ``(4) Satisfaction of royalty obligation.--A lessee who 
     makes a prepayment under this section shall have satisfied in 
     full its obligation to pay royalty on production from the 
     lease or a portion of a lease and shall not be required to 
     submit any royalty reports to the Secretary. The prepayment 
     shall be shared by the Secretary with any State or other 
     recipient to the same extent as any royalty payment for such 
     lease.
       ``(5) Valuation.--The prepayment authorized under this 
     section shall only occur if the Secretary, the State 
     concerned, and the lessee determine that such prepayment is 
     based on the present value of the projected remaining 
     royalties from the production from the lease, based on 
     appropriate nominal discount rate for a comparable term. 
     Prior to accepting such prepayment, the Secretary and State 
     concerned shall agree that such prepayment is in the best 
     interest of the United States and the State concerned.
       ``(b) Alternative Accounting and Auditing Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Within one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, for the marginal properties 
     referenced in subsection (a)(1), the Secretary shall provide 
     accounting, reporting, and auditing relief that will 
     encourage lessees to continue to produce and develop such 
     properties: Provided, That such relief will only be available 
     to lessees in a State that concurs. Prior to granting such 
     relief, the Secretary and the State concerned shall agree 
     that the type of marginal wells and relief provided under 
     this paragraph is in the best interest of the United States 
     and the State concerned.
       ``(2) Payment date.--For leases subject to this section, 
     the Secretary may allow royalties to be paid later than the 
     time specified in the lease.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 
     of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1701) is amended by adding after the 
     item relating to section 115 the following new item:

``Sec. 116. Alternatives for marginal properties.''.

     SEC. 9519. ROYALTY IN KIND.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) OCS.--Section 27(a)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1353(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
     ``Any royalty or net profit share of oil or gas accruing to 
     the United States under any

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     such lease, at the Secretary's option, may be taken in kind 
     at or near the lease (unless the lease expressly provides for 
     delivery at a different location) upon prior written notice 
     given reasonably in advance by the Secretary to the lessee. 
     Once the United States has commenced taking royalty in kind, 
     it shall continue to do so until a reasonable time after the 
     Secretary has provided written notice reasonably in advance 
     to the lessee that it will resume taking royalty in value. 
     Delivery of royalty in kind by the lessee shall satisfy in 
     full the lessee's royalty obligation. Once the oil or gas is 
     delivered, the lessee shall not be subject to the reporting 
     and recordkeeping requirements under section 103 for its 
     share of oil and gas production other than records necessary 
     to verify the quantity of oil or gas delivered.''.
       (2) Onshore.--Section 36 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 
     U.S.C. 192) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     undesignated paragraph:
       ``Notwithstanding the provisions of the previous paragraph, 
     any royalty or net profit share of oil or gas accruing to the 
     United States under any lease issued or maintained by the 
     Secretary for the exploration, production and development of 
     oil and gas on Federal lands, at the Secretary's option, may 
     be taken in kind at or near the lease (unless the lease 
     expressly provides for delivery at a different location) 
     after prior written notice given reasonably in advance by the 
     Secretary to the lessee. Once the United States has commenced 
     taking royalty in kind, it shall continue to do so until a 
     reasonable time after the Secretary has provided written 
     notice reasonably in advance to the lessee that it will 
     resume taking royalty in value. Delivery of royalty in kind 
     by the lessee shall satisfy in full the lessee's royalty 
     obligation. Once the oil or gas is delivered, the lessee 
     shall not be subject to the reporting and recordkeeping 
     requirements under section 103 for its share of oil and gas 
     production other than records necessary to verify the 
     quantity of oil or gas delivered.''.
       (b) Sale.--Sections 27(b)(1) and (c)(1) of the Outer 
     Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 U.S.C. 1353(c)(1)) are each 
     amended by striking ``competitive bidding for not more than 
     its regulated price, or, if no regulated price applies, not 
     less than its fair market value'' and inserting ``competitive 
     bidding or private sale''.

     SEC. 9520. ROYALTY SIMPLIFICATION AND COST-EFFECTIVE AUDIT 
                   AND COLLECTION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 101 of the Federal Oil and Gas 
     Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1711) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(d)(1) For the purpose of reducing costs and increasing 
     net royalties to the United States and the States, the 
     Secretary, in consultation with States concerned, shall, 
     within one year after the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, streamline and simplify current royalty 
     management requirements and practices, including royalty 
     reporting, instructions, audits and collections. This 
     streamlining and simplification shall specifically include--
       ``(A) elimination of all unnecessary royalty and production 
     reports;
       ``(B) modification and simplification of remaining reports 
     and associated instructions to eliminate redundant or 
     unnecessary reports and information that are provided or can 
     be obtained from other required reports, forms, computer 
     databases or government agencies;
       ``(C) elimination or modifications of accounting, 
     reporting, audit and collection requirements that are not 
     cost-effective, particularly those associated with de minimis 
     monetary amounts;
       ``(D) implementation of specific recommendations and 
     comments contained in Secretarial sponsored teams, 
     rulemakings, and studies or those participated in by the 
     Secretary to the extent these recommendations simplify and 
     streamline royalty management requirements without adversely 
     affecting the Secretary's ability to meet obligations under 
     this Act or other mineral leasing statutes;
       ``(E) recommendations and comments submitted by interested 
     parties to the extent these recommendations and comments 
     simplify and streamline royalty management requirements 
     without adversely affecting the Secretary's ability to meet 
     obligations under this Act or other mineral leasing statutes.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall submit to the Congress a progress 
     report on the implementation of this section within six 
     months from date of enactment of this Act, and a final report 
     within 12 months from date of enactment of this Act. These 
     reports shall include--
       ``(A) a description of the extent to which the Secretary 
     has implemented the requirements in paragraph (1), including 
     a list of specific initiatives implemented;
       ``(B) a list and description of additional initiatives 
     identified by the Secretary to simplify and streamline 
     royalty management requirements and practices; and
       ``(C) cost savings of implemented initiatives including 
     impact on net-receipts sharing for States.
       ``(3) If the Secretary and the State concerned determines 
     that the cost of accounting and auditing for and collecting 
     of any obligation due for any oil and gas production exceeds 
     the amount of the obligation to be collected, the Secretary 
     shall waive such obligation.
       ``(4) The Secretary and the State concerned shall not 
     perform accounting, reporting, or audit activities if the 
     Secretary and the State concerned determines that the cost of 
     conducting the activity exceeds the expected amount to be 
     collected by the activity.
       ``(5) The Secretary and the State concerned shall develop a 
     reporting and audit strategy which eliminates multiple or 
     redundant reporting of information.''.
       (b) Paperwork Reduction.--Section 107 of the Federal Oil 
     and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1717), as 
     amended by section 9513(b) and (c), is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(e) Paperwork Reduction.--Administrative actions and 
     investigations (including, but not limited to, accounting 
     collection and audits) under this Act involving obligations 
     shall be subject to section 3518(c)(1)(B) of title 44, United 
     States Code.''.

     SEC. 9521. REPEALS.

       (a) FOGRMA.--Section 307 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 
     Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1755), is repealed. Section 
     1 of such Act (relating to the table of contents) is amended 
     by striking out the item relating to section 307.
       (b) OCSLA.--Effective on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, section 10 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
     U.S.C. 1339) is repealed.

     SEC. 9522. DELEGATION TO STATES.

       (a) General Authority.--Section 205(a) of the Federal Oil 
     and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1735(a)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Upon written request of any State, the Secretary is 
     authorized to delegate, in accordance with the provisions of 
     this section, all or part of the authorities and 
     responsibilities of the Secretary under this Act to conduct 
     inspections, such production and royalty accounting duties 
     and responsibilities as the Secretary determines are legally 
     delegable, all audit coverage, and investigations to any 
     State with respect to all Federal lands within the State.''.
       (b) Standardized Reporting.--Section 205(b) of such Act (30 
     U.S.C. 1735(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (2) by striking the comma at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) the State agrees to adopt Federal standardized 
     reporting for Federal royalty accounting and collection 
     purposes,''.
       (c) Cost Effective Collection of De Minimis Royalty 
     Amounts.--Section 205 of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1735) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Upon written request of any State, the Secretary is 
     authorized to delegate for any year the responsibility to 
     collect royalties from all Federal leases within the State if 
     the average amount per year of mineral revenues received by 
     the State on all such leases under all Federal mineral 
     leasing laws for the previous five years is less than 
     $100,000. The State may also request that the Secretary sell 
     the revenue stream from all or part of the Federal leases 
     within the State in accordance with section 116 of the 
     Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982, as added 
     by section 9518 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty 
     Simplification and Fairness Act of 1995.''.

     SEC. 9523. PERFORMANCE STANDARD.

       Section 109 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management 
     Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1719) is amended in subsections (c) 
     and (d), by striking ``knowingly or willfully'' and inserting 
     ``by willful misconduct or gross negligence'' each place it 
     appears.

     SEC. 9524. INDIAN LANDS.

       The amendments made by this part shall not apply with 
     respect to Indian lands, and the provisions of the Federal 
     Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 as in effect on 
     the day before the date of enactment of this Act shall 
     continue to apply after such date with respect to Indian 
     lands.

     SEC. 9525. PRIVATE LANDS.

       This part shall not apply to any privately owned minerals.

     SEC. 9526. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as provided by section 115(e), section 111(h), 
     section 111(k)(5), and section 116 of the Federal Oil and Gas 
     Royalty Management Act of 1982 (as added by this part), this 
     part, and the amendments made by this part, shall apply with 
     respect to the production of oil and gas after the first day 
     of the month following the date of the enactment of this Act.
                       Subtitle F--Indian Gaming

     SEC. 9601. INDIAN GAMING.

       (a) Commission Funding.--Section 18(a) of the Indian Gaming 
     Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2717(a)) is amended by striking out 
     ``$1,500,000'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``$2,500,000''.
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 19(a) of the 
     Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2718(a)) is amended 
     by striking out all after ``(a)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following: ``Notwithstanding the provisions of 
     section 18, no funds may be authorized to be appropriated for 
     the operation of the Commission.''.
                        Subtitle G--Consultation

     SEC. 9701. CONSULTATION.

       Section 7(d) of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 
     U.S.C. 1536(d)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Limitation on Commitment of Resources.--After 
     initiation of consultation required under subsection (a)(2) 
     of this section, the Federal agency and the permit or

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     license applicant shall not make any irreversible or 
     irretrievable commitment of resources with respect to the 
     agency action which has the effect of foreclosing the 
     formulation or implementation of any reasonable and prudent 
     alternative measures which would not violate subsection 
     (a)(2) of this section. This limitation on the commitment of 
     resources is only applicable to consultations regarding site-
     specific projects and activities, and shall not apply to any 
     consultation regarding an agency's periodic or long-term 
     planning activities, mission or policy statements, 
     programmatic documents, or general policies, regulations, or 
     activities, whether or not such consultation has previously 
     been initiated pursuant to a court order, and regardless of 
     the date on which consultation was ordered or initiated.''.
                          Subtitle H--Mapping

     SEC. 9801. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Department of the 
     Interior Surveying and Mapping Efficiency and Economic 
     Opportunity Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 9802. SURVEYING AND MAPPING CONTRACTING PROGRAM.

       In order to provide private firms, including small and 
     small disadvantaged businesses, ample opportunities to 
     provide quality services to the Department of the Interior 
     (hereinafter referred to as the ``Department''), the 
     Secretary of the Interior (hereinafter referred to as the 
     ``Secretary'') shall conduct a surveying and mapping 
     contracting program.

     SEC. 9803. INVENTORY OF ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Publication of Inventory.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Administrator of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy, the Administrator of the Small Business 
     Administration and the trade association of private surveying 
     and mapping firms, shall publish an inventory of surveying 
     and mapping activities in the Department of the Interior for 
     the last fiscal year completed prior to the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
       (b) Items Included.--The inventory shall include each of 
     the following:
       (1) The total dollar value of surveying and mapping 
     activities in each agency of the Department.
       (2) The total dollar value of surveying and mapping 
     activities in each agency of the Department performed by 
     contract with private sector firms.
       (3) The total dollar value of surveying and mapping 
     activities in each agency of the Department performed by 
     personnel of the Department.
       (4) The total dollar value of surveying and mapping 
     activities in each agency of the Department performed for any 
     other department or agency of the Federal Government.
       (5) The total dollar value of surveying and mapping 
     activities in each agency of the Department performed for any 
     State or political subdivision thereof, or for any foreign 
     government.
       (6) The total number of personnel involved in surveying and 
     mapping activities in each agency of the Department.

     SEC. 9804. PLAN TO INCREASE USE OF CONTRACTS.

       (a) Establishment.--Based on the inventory conducted 
     pursuant to section 9803 of this Act, not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Administrator of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy, the Administrator of the Small Business 
     Administration and the trade association of private surveying 
     and mapping firms, shall develop and implement a plan to 
     increase the use of contracts with private firms for 
     surveying and mapping services.
       (b) Items Included in Plan.--The plan established pursuant 
     to subsection (a) of this section shall include, but not be 
     limited to each of the following:
       (1) A reduction of surveying and mapping activities by 
     personnel in the Department that duplicate capabilities 
     available by contract from the private sector.
       (2) A reduction of acquisition and maintenance of surveying 
     and mapping equipment that duplicate capabilities and capital 
     investment already made by the private sector.
       (3) The elimination of unfair Government competition in 
     activities in which the Department uses its personnel to 
     perform surveying and mapping for which it shares the cost 
     with, is reimbursed for, or makes a grant to any other agency 
     of the Federal Government, a State or political subdivision 
     thereof, or a foreign government, for such activities, when 
     such activities can be obtained by contract from the private 
     sector.
       (4) The use of contracts to perform surveying and mapping 
     requirements of the Department created through attrition.
       (5) The enhancement of the leadership role of the 
     Department of the Interior in--
       (A) the preparation of standards and specifications;
       (B) research in surveying and mapping instrumentation and 
     procedures, and the prompt transfer of technology to the 
     private sector;
       (C) providing technical guidance, coordination, cost 
     sharing, cooperative efforts and administration in the use of 
     Federal funds for surveying and mapping activities, and the 
     development of geographic information systems, that are 
     performed by the private sector by the contract to Federal, 
     State, and local government agencies;
       (D) establishing a schedule with quantifiable goals for 
     increasing the use of contracts with private sector for 
     current and future surveying and mapping activities; and
       (E) using Department personnel to perform only those 
     surveying and mapping activities that are inherently 
     governmental in nature, necessary to keep current the skills 
     of such personnel for evaluating contractor performance and 
     administering contracts, and to perform basic research.

     SEC. 9805. REPORTS.

       The Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Resources 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy 
     and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on 
     implementation of the program not later than January 15 of 
     each year.

     SEC. 9806. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this subtitle:
       (1) The term ``surveying and mapping'' means collecting, 
     storing, retrieving, or disseminating graphical or digital 
     data depicting natural or man-made physical features, 
     phenomena and boundaries of the earth and any information 
     related thereto, including but not limited to data shown on 
     or in relation to surveys, maps, and charts.
       (2) The ``contract'' means an instrument to retain private 
     firms with licensed, certified, or otherwise qualified 
     professionals in such fields as surveying, photogrammetry, 
     cartography, and geodesy, which shall be awarded in 
     accordance with the selection procedures in title IX of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 541 and following).
        TITLE X--COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE
                      Subtitle A--Water Resources

     SEC. 10001. COMMERCIAL CONCESSIONS AT CORPS OF ENGINEERS 
                   PROJECTS.

       Notwithstanding part 1 of subtitle C of title IX of this 
     Act, the Secretary of the Army shall not modify any 
     concession service agreement, concession license, or similar 
     instrument (or any policy or procedure relating to such 
     agreement, license, or agreement) except to the extent that 
     such modification is permitted under laws in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 10002. FEMA RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FEES.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency may assess and collect fees applicable to 
     persons subject to radiological emergency preparedness 
     regulations issued by the Director.
       (b) Requirements.--The assessment and collection of fees by 
     the Director under subsection (a) shall be fair and equitable 
     and shall reflect the full amount of costs to the Agency of 
     providing radiological emergency planning, preparedness, 
     response, and associated services. Such fees shall be 
     assessed by the Director in a manner which reflects the use 
     of resources of the Agency for classes of regulated persons 
     and the administrative costs of collecting such fees.
       (c) Amount of Fees.--The aggregate amount of fees assessed 
     under subsection (a) in a fiscal year shall approximate, but 
     not be less than, 100 percent of the amounts anticipated by 
     the Director to be obligated for the radiological emergency 
     preparedness program of the Agency for such fiscal year.
       (d) Deposit of Fees in Treasury.--Fees received pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
     Treasury as offsetting receipts.
       (e) Expiration of Authority.--The authority of the Director 
     to assess and collect fees under subsection (a) shall expire 
     on September 30, 2002.
                   Subtitle B--Ocean Shipping Reform

     SEC. 10201. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Ocean Shipping Reform 
     Act of 1995''.

                    CHAPTER 1--OCEAN SHIPPING REFORM

     SEC. 10211. PURPOSES.

       Section 2 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1701) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) to permit carriers and shippers to develop 
     transportation arrangements to meet their specific needs.''.

     SEC. 10212. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 3 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1702) 
     is amended--
       (1) effective January 1, 1997--
       (A) by striking paragraph (9); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (10) through (19) as 
     paragraphs (9) through (18), respectively; and
       (2) effective June 1, 1997--
       (A) by striking paragraph (4);
       (B) in paragraph (7) by striking ``a common tariff;'' and 
     inserting ``a common schedule of transportation rates, 
     charges, classifications, rules, and practices;'';
       (C) by striking paragraph (10) (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (1) of this section);
       (D) by striking paragraph (13) (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (1) of this section);
       (E) by striking paragraph (16) (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (1) of this section);
       (F) by striking paragraph (18) (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (1) of this section) and inserting the following:
       ``(18) `ocean freight forwarder' means a person that--
       ``(A)(i) in the United States, dispatches shipments from 
     the United States via a common carrier and books or otherwise 
     arranges space for those shipments on behalf of shippers; or

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       ``(ii) processes the documentation or performs related 
     activities incident to those shipments; or
       ``(B) acts as a common carrier that does not operate the 
     vessels by which the ocean transportation is provided, and is 
     a shipper in its relationship with an ocean common 
     carrier.'';
       (G) by striking paragraph (21);
       (H) in paragraph (23)--
       (i) by striking ``or'' the second place it appears and 
     inserting a comma; and
       (ii) by striking the period and inserting ``, a shippers' 
     association, or an ocean freight forwarder that accepts 
     responsibility for payment of the ocean freight.'';
       (I) by striking paragraph (24) and inserting the following:
       ``(24) `shippers' association' means a group of shippers 
     that consolidates or distributes freight, on a nonprofit 
     basis for the members of the group in order to secure 
     carload, truckload, or other volume rates or ocean 
     transportation contracts.''; and
       (J) by inserting after paragraph (18) (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (1) of this section) the following:
       ``(19) `ocean transportation contract' means a contract in 
     writing separate from the bill of lading or receipt between 1 
     or more common carriers or a conference and 1 or more 
     shippers to provide specified services under specified rates 
     and conditions.''.

     SEC. 10213. AGREEMENTS WITHIN THE SCOPE OF THE ACT.

       Effective June 1, 1997, section 4(a) of the Shipping Act of 
     1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1703(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5) by striking ``non-vessel-operating 
     common carriers'' and inserting ``ocean freight forwarders''; 
     and
       (2) by striking paragraph (7) and inserting the following:
       ``(7) discuss any matter related to ocean transportation 
     contracts, and enter ocean transportation contracts and 
     agreements related to those contracts.''.

     SEC. 10214. AGREEMENTS.

       Section 5 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1704) 
     is amended--
       (1) effective January 1, 1997--
       (A) in subsection (b)(4) by striking ``at the request of 
     any member, require an independent neutral body to police 
     fully'' and inserting ``state the provisions, if any, for the 
     policing of'';
       (B) in subsection (b)(7) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in subsection (b)(8) by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following:
       ``(9) provide that a member of the conference may enter 
     individual and independent negotiations and may conclude 
     individual and independent service contracts under section 8 
     of this Act.'';
       (2) effective June 1, 1997--
       (A) by striking subsection (b)(8) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(8) provide that any member of the conference may take 
     independent action on any rate or service item agreed upon by 
     the conference for transportation provided under section 8(a) 
     of this Act upon not more than 3 business days' notice to the 
     conference, and that the conference will provide the new rate 
     or service item for use by that member, effective no later 
     than 3 business days after receipt of that notice, and by any 
     other member that notifies the conference that it elects to 
     adopt the independent rate or service item on or after its 
     effective date, in lieu of the existing conference provision 
     for that rate or service item;'';
       (B) in subsection (b)(9) by striking ``service'' and 
     inserting ``ocean transportation'' and by striking the period 
     at the end and inserting ``; and'';
       (C) by adding at the end of subsection (b) the following:
       ``(10) prohibit the conference from--
       ``(A) prohibiting or restricting the members of the 
     conference from engaging in individual negotiations for ocean 
     transportation contracts under section 8(b) with 1 or more 
     shippers; and
       ``(B) issuing mandatory rules or requirements affecting 
     ocean transportation contracts that may be entered by 1 or 
     more members of the conference, except that a conference may 
     require that a member of the conference disclose the 
     existence of an existing individual ocean transportation 
     contract or negotiations on an ocean transportation contract, 
     when the conference enters negotiations on an ocean 
     transportation contract with the same shipper.''; and
       (D) in subsection (e) by striking ``carrier that are 
     required to be set forth in a tariff,'' and inserting 
     ``carrier,''.

     SEC. 10215. EXEMPTION FROM ANTITRUST LAWS.

       Section 7 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1706) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a)(6) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(6) subject to section 20(e)(2) of this Act, any 
     agreement, modification, or cancellation, in effect before 
     the effective date of this Act and any tariff, rate, fare, 
     charge, classification, rule, or regulation explanatory 
     thereof implementing that agreement, modification, or 
     cancellation.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(1) by striking ``agency'' and 
     inserting ``agency, department,''.

     SEC. 10216. COMMON AND CONTRACT CARRIAGE.

       (a) In General.--Effective June 1, 1997--
       (1) section 502 of the High Seas Driftnet Fisheries 
     Enforcement Act (46 U.S.C. App. 1707a) is repealed; and
       (2) section 8 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 
     1707) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 8. COMMON AND CONTRACT CARRIAGE.

       ``(a) Common Carriage.--
       ``(1) A common carrier and a conference shall make 
     available a schedule of transportation rates which shall 
     include the rates, terms, and conditions for transportation 
     services not governed by an ocean transportation contract, 
     and shall provide the schedule of transportation rates, in 
     writing, upon the request of any person. A common carrier and 
     a conference may assess a reasonable charge for complying 
     with a request for a rate, term, and condition, except that 
     the charge may not exceed the cost of providing the 
     information requested.
       ``(2) A dispute between a common carrier or conference and 
     a person as to the applicability of the rates, terms, and 
     conditions for ocean transportation services shall be decided 
     in an appropriate State or Federal court of competent 
     jurisdiction, unless the parties otherwise agree.
       ``(3) A claim concerning a rate for ocean transportation 
     services which involves false billing, false classification, 
     false weighing, false report of weight, or false measurement 
     shall be decided in an appropriate State or Federal court of 
     competent jurisdiction, unless the parties otherwise agree.
       ``(b) Contract Carriage.--
       ``(1) 1 or more common carriers or a conference may enter 
     into an ocean transportation contract with 1 or more 
     shippers. A common carrier may enter into ocean 
     transportation contracts without limitations concerning the 
     number of ocean transportation contracts or the amount of 
     cargo or space involved. The status of a common carrier as an 
     ocean common carrier is not affected by the number or terms 
     of ocean transportation contracts entered.
       ``(2) A party to an ocean transportation contract entered 
     under this section shall have no duty in connection with 
     services provided under the contract other than the duties 
     specified by the terms of the contract.
       ``(3)(A) An ocean transportation contract or the 
     transportation provided under that contract may not be 
     challenged in any court on the grounds that the contract 
     violates a provision of this Act.
       ``(B) The exclusive remedy for an alleged breach of an 
     ocean transportation contract is an action in an appropriate 
     State or Federal court of competent jurisdiction, unless the 
     parties otherwise agree.
       ``(4) The requirements and prohibitions concerning 
     contracting by conferences contained in sections 5(b) (9) and 
     (10) of this Act shall also apply to any agreement among one 
     or more ocean common carriers that is filed under section 
     5(a) of this Act.''.
       (b) Confidentiality of Contracts.--Effective January 1, 
     1998, section 8(b) of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. 
     App. 1707(b)), as amended by subsection (a) of this section, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) A contract entered under this section may be made on 
     a confidential basis, upon agreement of the parties. An ocean 
     common carrier that is a member of a conference agreement may 
     not be prohibited or restricted from agreeing with 1 or more 
     shippers that the parties to the contract will not disclose 
     the rates, services, terms, or conditions of that contract to 
     any other member of the agreement, to the conference, to any 
     other carrier, shipper, conference, or to any other third 
     party.''.

     SEC. 10217. PROHIBITED ACTS.

       Section 10 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 
     1709) is amended--
       (1) effective January 1, 1997, in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) except for service contracts, subject a person, 
     place, port, or shipper to unreasonable discrimination;''; 
     and
       (B) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (8);
       (2) effective June 1, 1997, by striking subsection (b) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(b) Common Carriers.--No common carrier, either alone or 
     in conjunction with any other person, directly or indirectly, 
     may--
       ``(1) except for ocean transportation contracts, subject a 
     person, place, port, or shipper to unreasonable 
     discrimination;
       ``(2) retaliate against any shipper by refusing, or 
     threatening to refuse, cargo space accommodations when 
     available, or resort to other unfair or unjustly 
     discriminatory methods because the shipper has patronized 
     another carrier or has filed a complaint, or for any other 
     reason;
       ``(3) employ any fighting ship;
       ``(4) subject any particular person, locality, class, or 
     type of shipper or description of traffic to an unreasonable 
     refusal to deal;
       ``(5) refuse to negotiate with a shippers' association;
       ``(6) knowingly and willfully accept cargo from or 
     transport cargo for the account of an ocean freight forwarder 
     that does not have a bond, insurance, or other surety as 
     required by section 19;
       ``(7) knowingly and willfully enter into an ocean 
     transportation contract with an ocean freight forwarder or in 
     which an ocean freight forwarder is listed as an affiliate 
     that does not have a bond, insurance, or other surety as 
     required by section 19; or
       ``(8)(A) knowingly disclose, offer, solicit, or receive any 
     information concerning the nature, kind, quantity, 
     destination, consignee, or routing of any property tendered 
     or delivered to a common carrier without the consent of the 
     shipper or consignee if that information--
       ``(i) may be used to the detriment or prejudice of the 
     shipper or consignee;

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       ``(ii) may improperly disclose its business transaction to 
     a competitor; or
       ``(iii) may be used to the detriment or prejudice of any 
     common carrier;
     except that nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to 
     prevent providing the information, in response to legal 
     process, to the United States, or to an independent neutral 
     body operating within the scope of its authority to fulfill 
     the policing obligations of the parties to an agreement 
     effective under this Act. Nor shall it be prohibited for any 
     ocean common carrier that is a party to a conference 
     agreement approved under this Act, or any receiver, trustee, 
     lessee, agent, or employee of that carrier, or any other 
     person authorized by that carrier to receive information, to 
     give information to the conference or any person, firm, 
     corporation, or agency designated by the conference or to 
     prevent the conference or its designee from soliciting or 
     receiving information for the purpose of determining whether 
     a shipper or consignee has breached an agreement with a 
     conference or for the purpose of determining whether a member 
     of the conference has breached the conference agreement or 
     for the purpose of compiling statistics of cargo movement, 
     but the use of that information for any other purpose 
     prohibited by this Act or any other Act is prohibited; and
       ``(B) after December 31, 1997, the rates, services, terms, 
     and conditions of an ocean transportation contract may not be 
     disclosed under this paragraph if the contract has been made 
     on a confidential basis under section 8(b) of this Act.
     The exclusive remedy for a disclosure under this paragraph 
     shall be an action for breach of contract as provided in 
     section 8(b)(3) of this Act.'';
       (3) effective June 1, 1997--
       (A) by striking subsection (c)(1) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) boycott, take any concerted action resulting in an 
     unreasonable refusal to deal, or implement a policy or 
     practice that results in an unreasonable refusal to deal;'';
       (B) in subsection (c)(5) by inserting ``as defined in 
     section 3(14)(A) of this Act'' after ``freight forwarder''; 
     and
       (C) in subsection (c)(6) by striking ``a service 
     contract.'' and inserting ``an ocean transportation 
     contract.''; and
       (4) effective June 1, 1997, in subsection (d)(3) by 
     striking ``subsection (b) (11), (12), and (16)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (1), (4), and (8) of subsection (b)''.

     SEC. 10218. REPARATIONS.

       Effective June 1, 1997, section 11(g) of the Shipping Act 
     of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1710(g)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or counter-complainant'' after 
     ``complainant'' the second place it appears;
       (2) by striking ``10(b) (5) or (7)'' and inserting ``10(b) 
     (2) or (3)''; and
       (3) by striking the last sentence.

     SEC. 10219. FOREIGN LAWS AND PRACTICES.

       Effective on June 1, 1997, section 10002 of the Foreign 
     Shipping Practices Act of 1988 (46 U.S.C. App. 1710a) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking `` `non-vessel-operating common 
     carrier',''; and
       (B) by inserting `` `ocean freight forwarder','' after `` 
     `ocean common carrier','';
       (2) in subsection (a)(4) by striking ``non-vessel-operating 
     common carrier operations,'';
       (3) in subsection (e)(1) by striking subparagraphs (B), 
     (C), and (D) and inserting the following:
       ``(B) suspension, in whole or in part, of the right of an 
     ocean common carrier to operate under any agreement filed 
     with the Secretary, including agreements authorizing 
     preferential treatment at terminals, preferential terminal 
     leases, space chartering, or pooling of cargo or revenues 
     with other ocean common carriers; and
       ``(C) a fee, not to exceed $1,000,000 per voyage.''; and
       (4) in subsection (h) by striking ``section 13(b)(5) of the 
     Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1712(b)(5))'' and 
     inserting ``section 13(b)(2) of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 
     U.S.C. App. 1712(b)(2))''.

     SEC. 10220. PENALTIES.

       Effective June 1, 1997, section 13 of the Shipping Act of 
     1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1712) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (3) and redesignating 
     paragraphs (2), (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (1), (2), 
     (3), and (4), respectively;
       (B) by striking paragraph (1), as so redesignated, and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) If the Secretary finds, after notice and an 
     opportunity for a hearing, that a common carrier has failed 
     to supply information ordered to be produced or compelled by 
     subpoena under section 12 of this Act, the Secretary may 
     request that the Secretary of the Treasury refuse or revoke 
     any clearance required for a vessel operated by that common 
     carrier. Upon request by the Secretary, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall, with respect to the vessel concerned, refuse 
     or revoke any clearance required by section 4197 of the 
     Revised Statutes of the United States (46 U.S.C. App. 91).''; 
     and
       (C) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``finds appropriate,'' and all that follows through the 
     period at the end and inserting ``finds appropriate including 
     the imposition of the penalties authorized under paragraph 
     (2).''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)(1) by striking ``section 10 (a)(1), 
     (b)(1), or (b)(4)'' and inserting ``section 10(a)(1)''.

     SEC. 10221. REPORTS.

       (a) In General.--Effective January 1, 1997, section 15 of 
     the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1714) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by striking ``and 
     certificates'';
       (2) by striking ``(a) Reports.--''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (b).
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents contained in 
     the first section of such Act (46 U.S.C. App. 1701) is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 15 and 
     inserting the following:

``Sec. 15. Reports.''.

     SEC. 10222. REGULATIONS.

       Section 17 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 
     1716) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(a)''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).

     SEC. 10223. REPEAL.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 18 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 
     U.S.C. App. 1717) is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents contained in 
     the first section of such Act (46 U.S.C. App. 1701) is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 18.

     SEC. 10224. OCEAN FREIGHT FORWARDERS.

       Effective June 1, 1997, section 19 of the Shipping Act of 
     1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1718) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) License.--No person in the United States may act as 
     an ocean freight forwarder unless that person holds a license 
     issued by the Commission. The Commission shall issue a 
     forwarder's license to any person that the Commission 
     determines to be qualified by experience and character to 
     render forwarding services.'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), and (d) as 
     subsections (c), (d), and (e), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Financial Responsibility.--
       ``(1) No person may act as an ocean freight forwarder 
     unless that person furnishes a bond, proof of insurance, or 
     other surety in a form and amount determined by the 
     Commission to insure financial responsibility that is issued 
     by a surety company found acceptable by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury.
       ``(2) A bond, insurance, or other surety obtained pursuant 
     to this section shall be available to pay any judgment for 
     damages against an ocean freight forwarder arising from its 
     transportation-related activities under this Act or order for 
     reparation issued pursuant to section 11 or 14 of this Act.
       ``(3) An ocean freight forwarder not domiciled in the 
     United States shall designate a resident agent in the United 
     States for receipt of service of judicial and administrative 
     process, including subpoenas.'';
       (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of 
     this section, by striking ``a bond in accordance with 
     subsection (a)(2)'' and inserting ``a bond, proof of 
     insurance, or other surety in accordance with subsection 
     (b)(1)''; and
       (5) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (2) of 
     this section--
       (A) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraph 
     (4) as paragraph (3); and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) No conference or group of 2 or more ocean common 
     carriers in the foreign commerce of the United States that is 
     authorized to agree upon the level of compensation paid to an 
     ocean freight forwarder, as defined in section 3(18)(A) of 
     this Act, may--
       ``(A) deny to any member of the conference or group the 
     right, upon notice of not more than 3 business days, to take 
     independent action on any level of compensation paid to an 
     ocean freight forwarder; or
       ``(B) agree to limit the payment of compensation to an 
     ocean freight forwarder, as defined in section 3(18)(A) of 
     this Act, to less than 1.25 percent of the aggregate of all 
     rates and charges which are applicable under a common 
     schedule of transportation rates provided under section 8(a) 
     of this Act, and which are assessed against the cargo on 
     which the forwarding services are provided.''.

     SEC. 10225. EFFECTS ON CERTAIN AGREEMENTS AND CONTRACTS.

       Section 20(e) of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 
     1719) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Savings Provisions.--
       ``(1) Each service contract entered into by a shipper and 
     an ocean common carrier or conference before the date of the 
     enactment of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1995 may remain 
     in full force and effect according to its terms.
       ``(2) This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall 
     not affect any suit--
       ``(A) filed before the date of the enactment of the Ocean 
     Shipping Reform Act of 1995;
       ``(B) with respect to claims arising out of conduct engaged 
     in before the date of the enactment of the Ocean Shipping 
     Reform Act of 1995, filed within 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of the Ocean Shipping Reform Act of 1995;
       ``(C) with respect to claims arising out of conduct engaged 
     in after the date of the enactment of the Ocean Shipping 
     Reform Act of 1995 but before January 1, 1997, pertaining to 
     a violation of section 10(b) (1), (2), (3), (4), or (8), as 
     in effect before January 1, 1997, filed by June 1, 1997;
       ``(D) with respect to claims pertaining to the failure of a 
     common carrier or conference to file its tariffs or service 
     contracts in accordance with this Act in the period beginning 
     January 1, 1997, and ending June 1, 1997, filed by December 
     31, 1997; or

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       ``(E) with respect to claims arising out of conduct engaged 
     in on or after the date of the enactment of the Ocean 
     Shipping Reform Act of 1995 but before June 1, 1997, filed by 
     December 31, 1997.''.

     SEC. 10226. REPEAL.

       (a) Repeal.--Effective June 1, 1997, section 23 of the 
     Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1721) is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--Effective June 1, 1997, the table 
     of contents contained in the first section of such Act (46 
     U.S.C. App. 1701) is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 23.

     SEC. 10227. MARINE TERMINAL OPERATOR SCHEDULES.

       (a) In General.--Effective June 1, 1997, the Shipping Act 
     of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1701 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

     ``SEC. 24. MARINE TERMINAL OPERATOR SCHEDULES.

       ``A marine terminal operator shall make available to the 
     public a schedule of rates, regulations, and practices, 
     including limitations of liability, pertaining to receiving, 
     delivering, handling, or storing property at its marine 
     terminal. The schedule shall be enforceable as an implied 
     contract, without proof of actual knowledge of its 
     provisions, for any activity by the marine terminal operator 
     that is taken to--
       ``(1) efficiently transfer property between transportation 
     modes;
       ``(2) protect property from damage or loss;
       ``(3) comply with any governmental requirement; or
       ``(4) store property in excess of the terms of any other 
     contract or agreement, if any, entered into by the marine 
     terminal operator.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents contained in 
     the first section of such Act (46 U.S.C. App. 1701) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 24. Marine terminal operator schedules.''.

               CHAPTER 2--CONTROLLED CARRIERS AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 10231. CONTROLLED CARRIERS.

       Effective June 1, 1997, section 9 of the Shipping Act of 
     1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1708) is amended--
       (1)(A) in the first sentence of subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking ``in its tariffs or service contracts filed 
     with the Commission''; and
       (ii) by striking ``in those tariffs or service contracts''; 
     and
       (B) in the last sentence of subsection (a) by striking 
     ``filed by a controlled carrier'';
       (2) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (b) by striking 
     ``filed'' and inserting ``published'';
       (3) in subsection (c) by striking the first sentence;
       (4) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Within 120 days of the receipt of information 
     requested by the Secretary under this section, the Secretary 
     shall determine whether the rates, charges, classifications, 
     rules, or regulations of a controlled carrier may be unjust 
     and unreasonable. If so, the Secretary shall issue an order 
     to the controlled carrier to show cause why those rates, 
     charges, classifications, rules, or regulations should not be 
     approved. Pending a determination, the Secretary may suspend 
     the rates, charges, classifications, rules, or regulations at 
     any time. No period of suspension may be greater than 180 
     days. Whenever the Secretary has suspended any rates, 
     charges, classifications, rules, or regulations under this 
     subsection, the affected carrier may publish and, after 
     notification to the Secretary, assess new rates, charges, 
     classifications, rules, or regulations--except that the 
     Secretary may reject the new rates, charges, classifications, 
     rules, or regulations if the Secretary determines that they 
     are unreasonable.'';
       (5) in subsection (f) by striking ``This'' and inserting 
     ``Subject to subsection (g), this''; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) The rate standards, information submissions, 
     remedies, reviews, and penalties in this section shall also 
     apply to ocean common carriers that are not controlled, but 
     who have been determined by the Secretary to be structurally 
     or financially affiliated with nontransportation entities or 
     organizations (government or private) in such a way as to 
     affect their pricing or marketplace behavior in an unfair, 
     predatory, or anticompetitive way that disadvantages an ocean 
     common carrier or carriers. The Secretary may make such 
     determinations upon request of any person or upon the 
     Secretary's own motion, after conducting an investigation and 
     a public hearing.
       ``(h) The Secretary shall issue regulations by June 1, 
     1997, that prescribe the procedures and requirements that 
     would govern how price and other information is to be 
     submitted by controlled carriers and carriers subject to 
     determinations made under subsection (g) when such 
     information would be needed to determine whether prices 
     charged by these carriers are unfair, predatory, or 
     anticompetitive.
       ``(i) In any instance where information provided to the 
     Secretary under this section does not result in an 
     affirmative finding or enforcement action by the Secretary 
     that information may not be made public and shall be exempt 
     from disclosure under section 552 of title 5, United States 
     Code, except as may be relevant to an administrative or 
     judicial action or proceeding. This section does not prevent 
     disclosure to either body of Congress or to a duly authorized 
     committee or subcommittee of Congress.''.

     SEC. 10232. NEGOTIATING STRATEGY TO REDUCE GOVERNMENT 
                   OWNERSHIP AND CONTROL OF COMMON CARRIERS.

       Not later than January 1, 1997, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall develop, submit to Congress, and begin 
     implementing a negotiation strategy to persuade foreign 
     governments to divest themselves of ownership and control of 
     ocean common carriers (as that term is defined in section 
     3(18) of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1702).

     SEC. 10233. ANNUAL REPORT BY THE SECRETARY.

       Not later than September 30, 1998, and annually thereafter, 
     the Secretary shall report to Congress on the actions taken 
     under the Foreign Shipping Practices Act (46 U.S.C. App. 
     1708), section 9 of the Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 
     1708), and section 10232 of this Act and the effect on United 
     States maritime employment of laws, rules, regulations, 
     policies, or practices of foreign governments, or any 
     practices of foreign carriers or other persons providing 
     maritime or maritime-related services in a foreign country 
     that result in the existence of conditions that adversely 
     affect the operations of United States carriers in United 
     States oceanborne trade.

       CHAPTER 3--ELIMINATION OF THE FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION

     SEC. 10241. PLAN FOR AGENCY TERMINATION.

       (a) In General.--No later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Transportation, shall submit to Congress a plan to eliminate 
     the Federal Maritime Commission no later than October 1, 
     1997. The plan shall include a timetable for the transfer of 
     remaining functions of the Federal Maritime Commission to the 
     Secretary of Transportation beginning as soon as feasible in 
     fiscal year 1996. The plan shall also address matters related 
     to personnel and other resources necessary for the Secretary 
     of Transportation to perform the remaining functions of the 
     Federal Maritime Commission.
       (b) Implementation.--The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall implement the plan to eliminate 
     the Federal Maritime Commission submitted to Congress under 
     subsection (a) beginning as soon as feasible in fiscal year 
     1996.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     this subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle.
             Subtitle C--Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 10301. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Illinois Land 
     Conservation Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 10302. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle, the following definitions 
     apply:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection 
     Agency.
       (2) Agricultural purposes.--The term ``agricultural 
     purposes'' means the use of land for row crops, pasture, hay, 
     and grazing.
       (3) Arsenal.--The term ``Arsenal'' means the Joliet Army 
     Ammunition Plant located in the State of Illinois.
       (4) CERCLA.--The term ``CERCLA'' means the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
       (5) Defense environmental restoration program.--The term 
     ``Defense Environmental Restoration Program'' means the 
     program of environmental restoration for defense 
     installations established by the Secretary of Defense under 
     section 2701 of title 10, United States Code.
       (6) Environmental law.--The term ``environmental law'' 
     means all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, 
     regulations, and requirements related to protection of human 
     health, natural and cultural resources, or the environment, 
     including CERCLA, the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 
     6901 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et 
     seq.), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.), and the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300f et seq.).
       (7) Hazardous waste.--The term ``hazardous substance'' has 
     the meaning given such term by section 101(14) of CERCLA (42 
     U.S.C. 9601(14)).
       (8) MNP.--The term ``MNP'' means the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie established pursuant to section 10314 and 
     managed as a part of the National Forest System.
       (9) National cemetery.--The term ``national cemetery'' 
     means a cemetery established and operated as part of the 
     National Cemetery System of the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs and subject to the provisions of chapter 24 of title 
     38, United States Code.
       (10) Person.--The term ``person'' has the meaning given 
     such term by section 101(21) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601(21)).
       (11) Pollutant or contaminant.--The term ``pollutant or 
     contaminant'' has the meaning given such term by section 
     101(33) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601(33)).
       (12) Release.--The term ``release'' has the meaning given 
     such term by section 101(22) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601(22)).

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       (13) Response action.--The term ``response action'' has the 
     meaning given the term ``response'' by section 101(25) of 
     CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601(25)).

   CHAPTER 2--CONVERSION OF JOLIET ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT TO MIDEWIN 
                       NATIONAL TALLGRASS PRAIRIE

     SEC. 10311. PRINCIPLES OF TRANSFER.

       (a) Land Use Plan.--The Congress ratifies in principle the 
     proposals generally identified by the land use plan which was 
     developed by the Joliet Arsenal Citizen Planning Commission 
     and unanimously approved on May 30, 1995.
       (b) Transfer Without Reimbursement.--The area constituting 
     the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie shall be transferred, 
     without reimbursement, to the Secretary of Agriculture.
       (c) Management of MNP.--Management by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture of those portions of the Arsenal transferred to 
     the Secretary under this subtitle shall be in accordance with 
     sections 10314 and 10315 regarding the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie.
       (d) Security Measures.--The Secretary of the Army and the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall each provide and maintain 
     physical and other security measures on such portion of the 
     Arsenal as is under the administrative jurisdiction of such 
     Secretary. Such security measures (which may include fences 
     and natural barriers) shall include measures to prevent 
     members of the public from gaining unauthorized access to 
     such portions of the Arsenal as are under the administrative 
     jurisdiction of such Secretary and that may endanger health 
     or safety.
       (e) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary of the Army, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator are 
     individually and collectively authorized to enter into 
     cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding among 
     each other and with other affected Federal agencies, State 
     and local governments, private organizations, and 
     corporations to carry out the purposes for which the Midewin 
     National Tallgrass Prairie is established.
       (f) Interim Activities of the Secretary of Agriculture.--
     Prior to transfer and subject to such reasonable terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture may enter upon the Arsenal property 
     for purposes related to planning, resource inventory, fish 
     and wildlife habitat manipulation (which may include 
     prescribed burning), and other such activities consistent 
     with the purposes for which the Midewin National Tallgrass 
     Prairie is established.

     SEC. 10312. TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND 
                   JURISDICTION OVER ARSENAL.

       (a) Initial Transfer of Jurisdiction.--Within 6 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     the Army shall effect the transfer of those portions of the 
     Arsenal property identified for transfer to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture pursuant to subsection (d). The Secretary of the 
     Army shall transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture only 
     those portions of the Arsenal for which the Secretary of the 
     Army and the Administrator concur that no further action is 
     required under any environmental law and which therefore have 
     been eliminated from the areas to be further studied pursuant 
     to the Defense Environmental Restoration Program for the 
     Arsenal. Within 4 months after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator 
     shall provide to the Secretary of Agriculture all existing 
     documentation supporting such finding and all existing 
     information relating to the environmental conditions of the 
     portions of the Arsenal to be transferred to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture pursuant to this subsection.
       (b) Additional Transfers.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture in accordance with 
     section 10316(c) any portion of the property generally 
     identified in subsection (d) and not transferred under 
     subsection (a) after the Secretary of the Army and the 
     Administrator concur that no further action is required at 
     that portion of property under any environmental law and that 
     such portion is therefore eliminated from the areas to be 
     further studied pursuant to the Defense Environmental 
     Restoration Program for the Arsenal. At least 2 months before 
     any transfer under this subsection, the Secretary of the Army 
     and the Administrator shall provide to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture all existing documentation supporting such 
     finding and all existing information relating to the 
     environmental conditions of the portion of the Arsenal to be 
     transferred. Transfer of jurisdiction pursuant to this 
     subsection may be accomplished on a parcel-by-parcel basis.
       (c) Effect on Continued Responsibilities and Liability of 
     Secretary of the Army.--Subsections (a) and (b), and their 
     requirements, shall not in any way affect the 
     responsibilities and liabilities of the Secretary of the Army 
     specified in section 10313.
       (d) Identification of Portions for Transfer for MNP.--The 
     lands to be transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture under 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall be identified on a map or maps 
     which shall be agreed to by the Secretary of the Army and the 
     Secretary of Agriculture. Generally, the land to be 
     transferred to the Secretary of Agriculture shall be all the 
     real property and improvements comprising the Arsenal, except 
     for lands and facilities described in subsection (e) or 
     designated for transfer or disposal under section 10316 or 
     chapter 3.
       (e) Property Used for Environmental Cleanup.--
       (1) Retention.--The Secretary of the Army shall retain 
     jurisdiction, authority, and control over real property at 
     the Arsenal to be used for--
       (A) water treatment;
       (B) the treatment, storage, or disposal of any hazardous 
     substance, pollutant or contaminant, hazardous material, or 
     petroleum products or their derivatives;
       (C) other purposes related to any response action at the 
     Arsenal; and
       (D) other actions required at the Arsenal under any 
     environmental law to remediate contamination or conditions of 
     noncompliance with any environmental law.
       (2) Conditions.--The Secretary of the Army shall consult 
     with the Secretary of Agriculture regarding the 
     identification and management of the real property retained 
     under this subsection and ensure that activities carried out 
     on that property are consistent, to the extent practicable, 
     with the purposes for which the Midewin National Tallgrass 
     Prairie is established, as specified in section 10314(c), and 
     with the other provisions of sections 10314 and 10315.
       (3) Priority of response actions.--In the case of any 
     conflict between management of the property by the Secretary 
     of Agriculture and any response action, or any other action 
     required under any other environmental law, including actions 
     to remediate petroleum products of their derivatives, the 
     response action or other action shall take priority.
       (f) Surveys.--All costs of necessary surveys for the 
     transfer of jurisdiction of Arsenal property from the 
     Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     be borne by the Secretary of Agriculture.

     SEC. 10313. CONTINUATION OF RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY OF 
                   SECRETARY OF THE ARMY FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   CLEANUP.

       (a) Responsibility.--The liabilities and responsibilities 
     of the Secretary of the Army under any environmental law 
     shall not transfer under any circumstances to the Secretary 
     of Agriculture as a result of the property transfers made 
     under section 10312 or section 10316, or as a result of 
     interim activities of the Secretary of Agriculture on Arsenal 
     property under section 10311(f). With respect to the real 
     property at the Arsenal, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     remain liable for and continue to carry out--
       (1) all response actions required under CERCLA at or 
     related to the property;
       (2) all remediation actions required under any other 
     environmental law at or related to the property; and
       (3) all actions required under any other environmental law 
     to remediate petroleum products or their derivatives 
     (including motor oil and aviation fuel) at or related to the 
     property.
       (b) Liability.--
       (1) In general.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
     effect, modify, amend, repeal, alter, limit, or otherwise 
     change, directly or indirectly, the responsibilities or 
     liabilities under any environmental law of any person 
     (including the Secretary of Agriculture), except as provided 
     in paragraph (3) with respect to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture.
       (2) Liability of secretary of the army.--The Secretary of 
     the Army shall retain any obligation or other liability at 
     the Arsenal that the Secretary may have under CERCLA and 
     other environmental laws. Following transfer of any portions 
     of the Arsenal pursuant to this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Army shall be accorded all easements and access to such 
     property as may be reasonably required to carry out such 
     obligation or satisfy such liability.
       (3) Special rules for secretary of agriculture.--The 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall not be responsible or liable 
     under any environmental law for matters which are in any way 
     related directly or indirectly to activities of the Secretary 
     of the Army, or any party acting under the authority of the 
     Secretary in connection with the Defense Environmental 
     Restoration Program, at the Arsenal and which are for any of 
     the following:
       (A) Costs of response actions required under CERCLA at or 
     related to the Arsenal.
       (B) Costs, penalties, or fines related to noncompliance 
     with any environmental law at or related to the Arsenal or 
     related to the presence, release, or threat of release of any 
     hazardous substance, pollutant, contaminant, hazardous waste 
     or hazardous material of any kind at or related to the 
     Arsenal, including contamination resulting from migration of 
     hazardous substances, pollutants, contaminants, hazardous 
     materials, or petroleum products or their derivatives 
     disposed during activities of the Department of the Army.
       (C) Costs of actions necessary to remedy such noncompliance 
     or other problem specified in subparagraph (B).
       (c) Payment of Response Action Costs.--Any Federal 
     department or agency that had or has operations at the 
     Arsenal resulting in the release or threatened release of 
     hazardous substances, pollutants, or contaminants shall pay 
     the cost of related response actions, or related actions 
     under other environmental laws, including actions to 
     remediate petroleum products or their derivatives.
       (d) Consultation.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     consult with the Secretary of the Army with respect to the 
     Secretary of Agriculture's management of real property 
     included in the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie subject to 
     any response action or other action at the Arsenal being 
     carried out by or under the authority of the Secretary of the 
     Army under any environmental law. The Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall consult with the Secretary of the Army 
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     taking any activities on the Midewin National Tallgrass 
     Prairie that may disturb the property to ensure that such 
     activities will not exacerbate contamination problems or 
     interfere with performance by the Secretary of the Army of 
     response actions at the property. In carrying out response 
     actions at the Arsenal, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     consult with the Secretary of Agriculture to ensure that such 
     actions are carried out in a manner consistent with the 
     purposes for which the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is 
     established, as specified in section 10314(c), and the other 
     provisions of sections 10314 and 10315.

     SEC. 10314. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF MIDEWIN 
                   NATIONAL TALLGRASS PRAIRIE.

       (a) Establishment.--On the effective date of the initial 
     transfer of jurisdiction of portions of the Arsenal to the 
     Secretary of Agriculture under section 10312(a), the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall establish the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie. The MNP shall--
       (1) be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; and
       (2) consist of the real property so transferred and such 
     other portions of the Arsenal subsequently transferred under 
     section 10312(b) or 10316.
       (b) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall manage 
     the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie as a part of the 
     National Forest System in accordance with this Act and the 
     laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to the National 
     Forest System, except that the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act 
     of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 1010-1012) shall not apply to the MNP.
       (2) Initial management activities.--In order to expedite 
     the administration and public use of the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie, the Secretary of Agriculture may conduct 
     management activities at the MNP to effectuate the purposes 
     for which the MNP is established, as specified in subsection 
     (c), in advance of the development of a land and resource 
     management plan for the MNP.
       (3) Land and resource management plan.--In developing a 
     land and resource management plan for the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult 
     with the Illinois Department of Conservation and local 
     governments adjacent to the MNP and provide an opportunity 
     for public comment. Any parcel transferred to the Secretary 
     of Agriculture under this Act after the development of a land 
     and resource management plan for the MNP may be managed in 
     accordance with such plan without need for an amendment to 
     the plan.
       (c) Purposes of the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.--
     The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is established to be 
     managed for National Forest System purposes, including the 
     following:
       (1) To manage the land and water resources of the MNP in a 
     manner that will conserve and enhance the native populations 
     and habitats of fish, wildlife, and plants.
       (2) To provide opportunities for scientific, environmental, 
     and land use education and research.
       (3) To allow the continuation of agricultural uses of lands 
     within the MNP consistent with section 10315(b).
       (4) To provide a variety of recreation opportunities that 
     are not inconsistent with the preceding purposes.
       (d) Other Land Acquisition for MNP.--
       (1) Land acquisition funds.--Notwithstanding section 7 of 
     the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 
     460l-9), monies appropriated from the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund established under section 2 of such Act (16 
     U.S.C. 460l-5) shall be available for acquisition of lands 
     and interests in land for inclusion in the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie.
       (2) Acquisition of private lands.--Acquisition of private 
     lands for inclusion in the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie 
     shall be on a willing seller basis only.
       (e) Cooperation With States, Local Governments and Other 
     Entities.--In the management of the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized 
     and encouraged to cooperate with appropriate Federal, State, 
     and local governmental agencies, private organizations and 
     corporations. Such cooperation may include cooperative 
     agreements as well as the exercise of the existing 
     authorities of the Secretary under the Cooperative Forestry 
     Assistance Act of 1978 and the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
     Resources Research Act of 1978. The objects of such 
     cooperation may include public education, land and resource 
     protection and cooperative management among government, 
     corporate, and private landowners in a manner which furthers 
     the purposes for which the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie 
     is established.

     SEC. 10315. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR MIDEWIN 
                   NATIONAL TALLGRASS PRAIRIE.

       (a) Prohibition Against the Construction of New Through 
     Roads.--No new construction of any highway, public road, or 
     any part of the interstate system, whether Federal, State, or 
     local, shall be permitted through or across any portion of 
     the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Nothing herein shall 
     preclude construction and maintenance of roads for use within 
     the MNP or the granting of authorizations for utility rights-
     of-way under applicable Federal law or preclude such access 
     as is necessary. Nothing herein shall preclude necessary 
     access by the Secretary of the Army for purposes of 
     restoration and cleanup as provided in this subtitle.
       (b) Agricultural Leases and Special Use Authorizations.--
     Within the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, use of the 
     lands for agricultural purposes shall be permitted subject to 
     the following terms and conditions:
       (1) If, at the time of transfer of jurisdiction under 
     section 10312, there exists any lease issued by the 
     Department of the Army, Department of Defense, or any other 
     agency thereof, for agricultural purposes upon the parcel 
     transferred, the Secretary of Agriculture, upon transfer of 
     jurisdiction, shall convert the lease to a special use 
     authorization, the terms of which shall be identical in 
     substance to the lease that existed prior to the transfer, 
     including the expiration date and any payments owed the 
     United States.
       (2) The Secretary of Agriculture may issue special use 
     authorizations to persons for use of the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie for agricultural purposes. Special use 
     authorizations issued pursuant to this paragraph shall 
     include terms and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture 
     may deem appropriate.
       (3) No agricultural special use authorization shall be 
     issued for agricultural purposes which has a term extending 
     beyond the date 20 years from the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, except that nothing in this Act shall preclude the 
     Secretary of Agriculture from issuing agricultural special 
     use authorizations or grazing permits which are effective 
     after 20 years from the date of the enactment of this Act for 
     purposes primarily related to erosion control, provision for 
     food and habitat for fish and wildlife, or other resource 
     management activities consistent with the purposes of the 
     Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.
       (c) Treatment of Rental Fees.--Monies received pursuant to 
     subsection (b) shall be subject to distribution to the State 
     of Illinois and affected counties pursuant to the Acts of May 
     23, 1908, and March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 500). All such monies 
     not distributed pursuant to such Acts shall be deposited into 
     the Treasury and shall constitute a special fund, which shall 
     be available to the Secretary of Agriculture, in such amounts 
     as are provided in advance in appropriation Acts, to cover 
     the cost to the United States of such prairie-improvement 
     work as the Secretary may direct. Any portion of any deposit 
     made to the fund which the Secretary determines to be in 
     excess of the cost of doing such work shall be transferred, 
     upon such determination, to miscellaneous receipts, Forest 
     Service Fund, as a National Forest receipt of the fiscal year 
     in which such transfer is made.
       (d) User Fees.--The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized 
     to charge reasonable fees for the admission, occupancy, and 
     use of the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie and may 
     prescribe a fee schedule providing for reduced, or a waiver 
     of, fees for persons or groups engaged in authorized 
     activities including those providing volunteer services, 
     research, or education. The Secretary shall permit admission, 
     occupancy, and use at no additional charge for persons 
     possessing a valid Golden Eagle Passport or Golden Age 
     Passport.
       (e) Salvage of Improvements.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
     may sell for salvage value any facilities and improvements 
     which have been transferred to the Secretary pursuant to this 
     subtitle.
       (f) Treatment of User Fees and Salvage Receipts.--Monies 
     collected pursuant to subsections (d) and (e) shall be 
     covered into the Treasury and constitute a special fund to be 
     known as the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie Restoration 
     Fund. Deposits in the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie 
     Restoration Fund shall be available to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, in such amounts as are provided in advance in 
     appropriation Acts, for restoration and administration of the 
     Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, including construction of 
     a visitor and education center, restoration of ecosystems, 
     construction of recreational facilities (such as trails), 
     construction of administrative offices, and operation and 
     maintenance of the MNP.

     SEC. 10316. SPECIAL DISPOSAL RULES FOR CERTAIN ARSENAL 
                   PARCELS INTENDED FOR MNP.

       (a) Description of Parcels.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), the following areas are designated for 
     transfer or disposal pursuant to subsection (c):
       (1) Manufacturing Area--Study Area 1--Southern Ash Pile, 
     Study Area 2--Explosive Burning Ground, Study Area 3--
     Flashing Grounds, Study Area 4--Lead Azide Area, Study Area 
     10--Toluene Tank Farms, Study Area 11--Landfill, Study Area 
     12--Sellite Manufacturing Area, Study Area 14--Former Pond 
     Area, Study Area 15--Sewage Treatment Plant.
       (2) Load Assemble Packing Area--Group 61: Study Area L1, 
     Explosive Burning Ground: Study Area L2, Demolition Area: 
     Study Area L3, Landfill Area: Study Area L4, Salvage Yard: 
     Study Area L5, Group 1: Study Area L7, Group 2: Study Area 
     L8, Group 3: Study Area L9, Group 3A: Study Area L10, Group 
     4: Study Area L14, Group 5: Study Area L15, Group 8: Study 
     Area L18, Group 9: Study Area L19, Group 27: Study Area L23, 
     Group 62: Study Area L25, PVC Area: Study Area L33, including 
     all associated inventoried buildings and structures as 
     identified in the Joliet Army Ammunition Plant Plantwide 
     Building and Structures Report and the contaminate study 
     sites for both the Manufacturing and Load Assembly and 
     Packing sides of the Joliet Arsenal as delineated in the 
     Dames and Moore Final Report, Proposed Future Land Use Map, 
     dated May 30, 1995.
       (b) Exception.--The parcels described in subsection (a) 
     shall not include the property

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      at the Arsenal designated for disposal under chapter 3.
       (c) Initial Offer to Secretary of Agriculture.--Within 6 
     months after the construction and installation of any 
     remedial design approved by the Administrator and required 
     for any lands described in subsection (a), the Administrator 
     shall provide to the Secretary of Agriculture all existing 
     information regarding the implementation of such remedy, 
     including information regarding its effectiveness. Within 3 
     months after the Administrator provides such information to 
     the Secretary of Agriculture, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     offer the Secretary of Agriculture the option of accepting a 
     transfer of the areas described in subsection (a), without 
     reimbursement, to be added to the Midewin National Tallgrass 
     Prairie and subject to the terms and conditions, including 
     the limitations on liability, contained in this subtitle. In 
     the event the Secretary of Agriculture declines such offer, 
     the property may be disposed of as the Secretary of the Army 
     would ordinarily dispose of such property under applicable 
     provisions of law. Any sale or other transfer of property 
     conducted pursuant to this subsection may be accomplished on 
     a parcel-by-parcel basis.

    CHAPTER 3--OTHER REAL PROPERTY DISPOSALS INVOLVING JOLIET ARMY 
                            AMMUNITION PLANT

     SEC. 10321. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT ARSENAL FOR 
                   A NATIONAL CEMETERY.

       (a) Transfer Required.--Subject to section 10331, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall transfer, without reimbursement, 
     to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the parcel of real 
     property at the Arsenal described in subsection (b) for use 
     as a national cemetery.
       (b) Description of Property.--The real property to be 
     transferred under subsection (a) is a parcel of real property 
     at the Arsenal consisting of approximately 982 acres, the 
     approximate legal description of which includes part of 
     sections 30 and 31 Jackson Township, T34N R10E, and part of 
     sections 25 and 36 Channahon Township, T34N R9E, Will County, 
     Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal Land Use Concept.
       (c) Security Measures.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall provide and maintain physical and other security 
     measures on the real property transferred under subsection 
     (a). Such security measures (which may include fences and 
     natural barriers) shall include measures to prevent members 
     of the public from gaining unauthorized access to the portion 
     of the Arsenal that is under the administrative jurisdiction 
     of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and that may endanger 
     health or safety.
       (d) Surveys.--All costs of necessary surveys for the 
     transfer of jurisdiction of Arsenal properties from the 
     Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall be borne solely by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

     SEC. 10322. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT ARSENAL FOR 
                   A COUNTY LANDFILL.

       (a) Transfer Required.--Subject to section 10331, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall transfer, without compensation, 
     to Will County, Illinois, all right, title, and interest of 
     the United States in and to the parcel of real property at 
     the Arsenal described in subsection (b), which shall be 
     operated as a landfill by the County.
       (b) Description of Property.--The real property to be 
     transferred under subsection (a) is a parcel of real property 
     at the Arsenal consisting of approximately 455 acres, the 
     approximate legal description of which includes part of 
     sections 8 and 17, Florence Township, T33N R10E, Will County, 
     Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal Land Use Concept.
       (c) Condition on Conveyance.--The conveyance shall be 
     subject to the condition that the Army (or its agents or 
     assigns) may use the landfill established on the real 
     property transferred under subsection (a) for the disposal of 
     construction debris, refuse, and other nonhazardous materials 
     from the restoration and cleanup of the Arsenal property as 
     provided for in this Act. Such use shall be at no cost to the 
     Federal Government.
       (d) Reversionary Interest.--During the 5-year period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary of the Army makes the 
     conveyance under subsection (a), if the Secretary of the Army 
     determines that the conveyed real property is not being 
     operated as a landfill or that Will County, Illinois, is in 
     violation of the condition specified in subsection (c), then, 
     at the option of the United States, all right, title, and 
     interest in and to the property, including improvements 
     thereon, shall be subject to reversion to the United States. 
     In the event the United States exercises its option to cause 
     the property to revert, the United States shall have the 
     right of immediate entry onto the property. Any determination 
     of the Secretary of the Army under this subsection shall be 
     made on the record after an opportunity for a hearing.
       (e) Surveys.--All costs of necessary surveys for the 
     transfer of real property under this section shall be borne 
     by Will County, Illinois.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the conveyance under this section as the 
     Secretary of the Army considers appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.

     SEC. 10323. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT ARSENAL FOR 
                   ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Transfer Required.--Subject to section 10331, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall transfer to the State of 
     Illinois, all right, title, and interest of the United States 
     in and to the parcel of real property at the Arsenal 
     described in subsection (b), which shall be used for economic 
     redevelopment to replace all or a part of the economic 
     activity lost at the Arsenal.
       (b) Description of Property.--The real property to be 
     transferred under subsection (a) is a parcel of real property 
     at the Arsenal consisting of--
       (1) approximately 1,900 acres, the approximate legal 
     description of which includes part of section 30, Jackson 
     Township, Township 34 North, Range 10 East, and sections or 
     parts of sections 24, 25, 26, 35, and 36, Township 34 North, 
     Range 9 East, in Channahon Township, an area of 9.77 acres 
     around the Des Plaines River Pump Station located in the 
     southeast quarter of section 15, Township 34 North, Range 9 
     East of the Third Principal Meridian, in Channahon Township, 
     and an area of 511 feet by 596 feet around the Kankakee River 
     Pump Station in the Northwest Quarter of section 5, Township 
     33 North, Range 9 East, east of the Third Principal Meridian 
     in Wilmington Township, containing 6.99 acres, located along 
     the easterly side of the Kankakee Cut-Off in Will County, 
     Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal Re-Use Concept, and the 
     connecting piping to the northern industrial site, as 
     described by the United States Army Report of Availability, 
     dated 13 December 1993; and
       (2) approximately 1,100 acres, the approximate legal 
     description of which includes part of sections 16, 17, 18 
     Florence Township, Township 33 North, Range 10 East, Will 
     County, Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal Land Use 
     Concept.
       (c) Consideration.--The transfer under subsection (a) shall 
     be made without consideration. However, the transfer shall be 
     subject to the condition that, if the State of Illinois 
     reconveys all or any part of the transferred property to a 
     non-Federal entity, the State shall pay to the United States 
     an amount equal to the fair market value of the reconveyed 
     property. The Secretary of the Army shall determine the fair 
     market value of any property reconveyed by the State as of 
     the time of the reconveyance, excluding the value of 
     improvements made to the property by the State. The Secretary 
     may treat a lease of the property as a reconveyance if the 
     Secretary determines that the lease was used in an effort to 
     avoid operation of this subsection. Amounts received under 
     this subsection shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
     Treasury for purposes of deficit reduction.
       (d) Other Conditions of Conveyance.--
       (1) Redevelopment authority.--The transfer under subsection 
     (a) shall be subject to the further condition that the 
     Governor of the State of Illinois establish a redevelopment 
     authority to be responsible for overseeing the economic 
     redevelopment of the transferred land.
       (2) Time for establishment.--To satisfy the condition 
     specified in paragraph (1), the redevelopment authority shall 
     be established within 1 year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (e) Reversionary Interest.--During the 20-year period 
     beginning on the date the Secretary of the Army makes the 
     transfer under subsection (a), if the Secretary determines 
     that a condition specified in subsection (c) or (d) is not 
     being satisfied or that the transferred land is not being 
     used for economic development purposes, then, at the option 
     of the United States, all right, title, and interest in and 
     to the property, including improvements thereon, shall be 
     subject to reversion to the United States. In the event the 
     United States exercises its option to cause the property to 
     revert, the United States shall have the right of immediate 
     entry onto the property. Any determination of the Secretary 
     under this subsection shall be made on the record after an 
     opportunity for a hearing.
       (f) Surveys.--All costs of necessary surveys for the 
     transfer of real property under this section shall be borne 
     by the State of Illinois.
       (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the transfer under this section as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.

                  CHAPTER 4--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 10331. DEGREE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP.

       (a) In General.--Nothing in this Act shall be construed to 
     restrict or lessen the degree of cleanup at the Arsenal 
     required to be carried out under provisions of any 
     environmental law.
       (b) Response Action.--The establishment of the Midewin 
     National Tallgrass Prairie under chapter 2 and the additional 
     real property transfers and disposals required under chapter 
     3 shall not restrict or lessen in any way any response action 
     or degree of cleanup under CERCLA or other environmental law, 
     or any response action required under any environmental law 
     to remediate petroleum products or their derivatives 
     (including motor oil and aviation fuel), required to be 
     carried out under the authority of the Secretary of the Army 
     at the Arsenal and surrounding areas, except to the extent 
     otherwise allowable under such laws.
       (c) Environmental Quality of Property.--Any contract for 
     sale, deed, or other transfer of real property under chapter 
     3 shall be carried out in compliance with all applicable 
     provisions of section 120(h) of CERCLA and other 
     environmental laws.

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                  Subtitle D--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 10401. EXTENSION OF HIGHER VESSEL TONNAGE DUTIES.

       (a) Extension of Duties.--Section 36 of the Act of August 
     5, 1909 (36 Stat. 111; 46 App. U.S.C. 121), is amended by 
     striking ``for fiscal years 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 
     1996, 1997, 1998,'' each place it appears and inserting ``for 
     fiscal years through fiscal year 2002,''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The Act entitled ``An Act 
     concerning tonnage duties on vessels entering otherwise than 
     by sea'', approved March 8, 1910 (36 Stat. 234; 46 App. 
     U.S.C. 132), is amended by striking ``for fiscal years 1991, 
     1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998,'' and inserting 
     ``for fiscal years through fiscal year 2002,''.

     SEC. 10402. SALE OF GOVERNORS ISLAND, NEW YORK.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Administrator of General Services shall dispose of 
     by sale at fair market value all rights, title, and interests 
     of the United States in and to the land of, and improvements 
     to, Governors Island, New York.
       (b) Right of First Refusal.--Before a sale is made under 
     subsection (a) to any other parties, the State of New York 
     and the city of New York shall be given the right of first 
     refusal to purchase all or part of Governors Island. Such 
     right may be exercised by either the State of New York or the 
     city of New York or by both parties acting jointly.
       (c) Proceeds.--Proceeds from the disposal of Governors 
     Island under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the general 
     fund of the Treasury and credited as miscellaneous receipts.

     SEC. 10403. SALE OF AIR RIGHTS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Administrator of General Services shall sell, at 
     fair market value and in a manner to be determined by the 
     Administrator, the air rights adjacent to Washington Union 
     Station described in subsection (b), including air rights 
     conveyed to the Administrator under subsection (d). The 
     Administrator shall complete the sale by such date as is 
     necessary to ensure that the proceeds from the sale will be 
     deposited in accordance with subsection (c).
       (b) Description.--The air rights referred to in subsection 
     (a) total approximately 16.5 acres and are depicted on the 
     plat map of the District of Columbia as follows:
       (1) Part of lot 172, square 720.
       (2) Part of lots 172 and 823, square 720.
       (3) Part of lot 811, square 717.
       (c) Proceeds.--Before September 30, 1996, proceeds from the 
     sale of air rights under subsection (a) shall be deposited in 
     the general fund of the Treasury and credited as 
     miscellaneous receipts.
       (d) Conveyance of Amtrak Air Rights.--
       (1) General rule.--As a condition of future Federal 
     financial assistance, Amtrak shall convey to the 
     Administrator of General Services on or before December 31, 
     1995, at no charge, all of the air rights of Amtrak described 
     in subsection (b).
       (2) Failure to comply.--If Amtrak does not meet the 
     condition established by paragraph (1), Amtrak shall be 
     prohibited from obligating Federal funds after March 1, 1996.
                TITLE XI--COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

     SEC. 11001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Veterans 
     Reconciliation Act of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The contents of this title are as 
     follows:

                TITLE XI--COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS

Sec. 11001. Short title; table of contents.

             Subtitle A--Extension of Temporary Authorities

Sec. 11011. Authority to require that certain veterans agree to make 
              copayments in exchange for receiving health-care 
              benefits.
Sec. 11012. Medical care cost recovery authority.
Sec. 11013. Income verification authority.
Sec. 11014. Limitation on pension for certain recipients of medicaid-
              covered nursing home care.
Sec. 11015. Home loan fees.
Sec. 11016. Procedures applicable to liquidation sales on defaulted 
              home loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans 
              Affairs.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 11021. Revision to prescription drug copayment.
Sec. 11022. Rounding down of cost-of-living adjustments in compensation 
              and DIC rates.
Sec. 11023. Revised standard for liability for injuries resulting from 
              Department of Veterans Affairs treatment.
Sec. 11024. Enhanced loan asset sale authority.
Sec. 11025. Withholding of payments and benefits.

               Subtitle C--Health Care Eligibility Reform

Sec. 11031. Hospital care and medical services.
Sec. 11032. Extension of authority to priority health care for Persian 
              Gulf veterans.
Sec. 11033. Prosthetics.
Sec. 11034. Management of health care.
Sec. 11035. Improved efficiency in health care resource management.
Sec. 11036. Sharing agreements for specialized medical resources.
Sec. 11037. Personnel furnishing shared resources.
             Subtitle A--Extension of Temporary Authorities

     SEC. 11011. AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN VETERANS AGREE 
                   TO MAKE COPAYMENTS IN EXCHANGE FOR RECEIVING 
                   HEALTH-CARE BENEFITS.

       (a) Hospital and Medical Care.--Section 8013(e) of the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (38 U.S.C. 1710 
     note) is amended by striking out ``September 30, 1998'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2002''.
       (b) Outpatient Medications.--Section 1722A(c) of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out ``September 
     30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 
     2002''.

     SEC. 11012. MEDICAL CARE COST RECOVERY AUTHORITY.

       Section 1729(a)(2)(E) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``before October 1, 1998,'' and 
     inserting ``before October 1, 2002,''.

     SEC. 11013. INCOME VERIFICATION AUTHORITY.

       Section 5317(g) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 2002''.

     SEC. 11014. LIMITATION ON PENSION FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS OF 
                   MEDICAID-COVERED NURSING HOME CARE.

       Section 5503(f)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2002''.

     SEC. 11015. HOME LOAN FEES.

       Section 3729(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by striking out ``October 1, 1998'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 1, 2002''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking out ``October 1, 
     1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 1, 2002''.

     SEC. 11016. PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO LIQUIDATION SALES ON 
                   DEFAULTED HOME LOANS GUARANTEED BY THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       Section 3732(c)(11) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``October 1, 1998'' and inserting 
     ``October 1, 2002''.
                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

     SEC. 11021. REVISION TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG COPAYMENT.

       (a) Increase in Amount of Copayment.--Section 1722A(a) of 
     title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``$2'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``$3'';
       (2) by striking out paragraph (2); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (b) Recovery of Indebtedness.--(1) Section 5302 of such 
     title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) The Secretary may not waive under this section the 
     recovery of any payment or the collection of any indebtedness 
     owed under section 1722A of this title.''.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with 
     respect to amounts that become due to the United States under 
     section 1722A of title 38, United States Code, on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11022. ROUNDING DOWN OF COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS IN 
                   COMPENSATION AND DIC RATES.

       (a) Fiscal Year 1996 COLA.--(1) Effective as of December 1, 
     1995, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall recompute any 
     increase in an adjustment that is otherwise provided by law 
     to be effective during fiscal year 1996 in the rates of 
     disability compensation and dependency and indemnity 
     compensation paid by the Secretary as such rates were in 
     effect on November 30, 1995. The recomputation shall provide 
     for the same percentage increase as provided under such law, 
     but with amounts so recomputed (if not a whole dollar amount) 
     rounded down to the next lower whole dollar amount (rather 
     than to the nearest whole dollar amount) and with each old-
     law DIC rate increased by the amount by which the new-law DIC 
     rate is increased (rather than by a uniform percentage).
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (1):
       (A) The term ``old-law DIC rate'' means a dollar amount in 
     effect under section 1311(a)(3) of title 38, United States 
     Code.
       (B) The term ``new-law DIC rate'' means the dollar amount 
     in effect under section 1311(a)(1) of title 38, United States 
     Code.
       (b) Out-Year Compensation COLAs.--(1) Chapter 11 of title 
     38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     1102 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1103. Cost-of-living adjustments

       ``(a) In the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for 
     fiscal years 1997 through 2002 in the rates of, and dollar 
     limitations applicable to, compensation payable under this 
     chapter, such adjustments shall be made by a uniform 
     percentage that is no more than the percentage equal to the 
     social security increase for that fiscal year, with all 
     increased monthly rates and limitations (other than increased 
     rates or limitations equal to a whole dollar amount) rounded 
     down to the next lower whole dollar amount.
       ``(b) For purposes of this section, the term `social 
     security increase' means the percentage by which benefit 
     amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased for any fiscal year as a 
     result of a determination under section 215(i) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 415(i)).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1102 the following new item:

``1103. Cost-of-living adjustments.''.

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       (c) Out-Year DIC COLAs.--(1) Chapter 13 of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1302 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1303. Cost-of-living adjustments

       ``(a) In the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for 
     fiscal years 1997 through 2002 in the rates of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation payable under this chapter, such 
     adjustments (except as provided in subsection (b)) shall be 
     made by a uniform percentage that is no more than the 
     percentage equal to the social security increase for that 
     fiscal year, with all increased monthly rates (other than 
     increased rates equal to a whole dollar amount) rounded down 
     to the next lower whole dollar amount.
       ``(b)(1) Cost-of-living adjustments for each of fiscal 
     years 1997 through 2002 in old-law DIC rates shall be in a 
     whole dollar amount that is no greater than the amount by 
     which the new-law DIC rate is increased for that fiscal year 
     as determined under subsection (a).
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1):
       ``(A) The term `old-law DIC rates' means the dollar amounts 
     in effect under section 1311(a)(3) of this title.
       ``(B) The term `new-law DIC rate' means the dollar amount 
     in effect under section 1311(a)(1) of this title.
       ``(c) For purposes of this section, the term `social 
     security increase' means the percentage by which benefit 
     amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased for any fiscal year as a 
     result of a determination under section 215(i) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 415(i)).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1302 the following new item:

``1303. Cost-of-living adjustments.''.

     SEC. 11023. REVISED STANDARD FOR LIABILITY FOR INJURIES 
                   RESULTING FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
                   TREATMENT.

       (a) Revised Standard.--Section 1151 of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by designating the second sentence as subsection (c);
       (2) by striking out the first sentence and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following:
       ``(a) Compensation under this chapter and dependency and 
     indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of this title shall 
     be awarded for a qualifying additional disability of a 
     veteran or the qualifying death of a veteran in the same 
     manner as if such disability or death were service-connected.
       ``(b)(1) For purposes of this section, a disability or 
     death is a qualifying additional disability or a qualifying 
     death only if the disability or death--
       ``(A) was caused by Department health care and was a 
     proximate result of--
       ``(i) negligence on the part of the Department in 
     furnishing the Department health care; or
       ``(ii) an event not reasonably foreseeable; or
       ``(B) was incurred as a proximate result of the provision 
     of training and rehabilitation services by the Secretary 
     (including by a service-provider used by the Secretary for 
     such purpose under section 3115 of this title) as part of an 
     approved rehabilitation program under chapter 31 of this 
     title.
       ``(2) For purposes of this section, the term `Department 
     health care' means hospital care, medical or surgical 
     treatment, or an examination that is furnished under any law 
     administered by the Secretary to a veteran by a Department 
     employee or in a Department facility (as defined in section 
     1701(3)(A) of this title).
       ``(3) A disability or death of a veteran which is the 
     result of the veteran's willful misconduct is not a 
     qualifying disability or death for purposes of this 
     section.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Effective with respect to injuries, aggravations of 
     injuries, and deaths occurring after September 30, 2002, a 
     disability or death is a qualifying additional disability or 
     a qualifying death for purposes of this section 
     (notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b)(1)) if the 
     disability or death--
       ``(1) was the result of Department health care; or
       ``(2) was the result of the pursuit of a course of 
     vocational rehabilitation under chapter 31 of this title.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (c) of such section, 
     as designated by subsection (a)(1), is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``, aggravation,'' both places it 
     appears; and
       (2) by striking out ``sentence'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``subsection''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any administrative or judicial determination 
     of eligibility for benefits under section 1151 of title 38, 
     United States Code, based on a claim that is received by the 
     Secretary on or after October 1, 1995, including any such 
     determination based on an original application or an 
     application seeking to reopen, revise, reconsider, or 
     otherwise readjudicate any claim for benefits under section 
     1151 of that title or any predecessor provision of law.

     SEC. 11024. ENHANCED LOAN ASSET SALE AUTHORITY.

       Section 3720(h)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``December 31, 1995'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1996''.

     SEC. 11025. WITHHOLDING OF PAYMENTS AND BENEFITS.

       (a) Notice Required in Lieu of Consent or Court Order.--
     Section 3726 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``unless'' and all that follows and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following: ``unless the Secretary provides 
     such veteran or surviving spouse with notice by certified 
     mail with return receipt requested of the authority of the 
     Secretary to waive the payment of indebtedness under section 
     5302(b) of this title. If the Secretary does not waive the 
     entire amount of the liability, the Secretary shall then 
     determine whether the veteran or surviving spouse should be 
     released from liability under section 3713(b) of this title. 
     If the Secretary determines that the veteran or surviving 
     spouse should not be released from liability, the Secretary 
     shall notify the veteran or surviving spouse of that 
     determination and provide a notice of the procedure for 
     appealing that determination, unless the Secretary has 
     previously made such determination and notified the veteran 
     or surviving spouse of the procedure for appealing the 
     determination.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5302(b) of such title is 
     amended by inserting ``with return receipt requested'' after 
     ``certified mail''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to any indebtedness to the United 
     States arising pursuant to chapter 37 of title 38, United 
     States Code, before, on, or after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
               Subtitle C--Health Care Eligibility Reform

     SEC. 11031. HOSPITAL CARE AND MEDICAL SERVICES.

       (a) Eligibility for Care.--Section 1710(a) of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(a)(1) The Secretary shall, to the extent and in the 
     amount provided in advance in appropriations Acts for these 
     purposes, provide hospital care and medical services, and may 
     provide nursing home care, which the Secretary determines is 
     needed to any veteran--
       ``(A) with a compensable service-connected disability;
       ``(B) whose discharge or release from active military, 
     naval, or air service was for a compensable disability that 
     was incurred or aggravated in the line of duty;
       ``(C) who is in receipt of, or who, but for a suspension 
     pursuant to section 1151 of this title (or both a suspension 
     and the receipt of retired pay), would be entitled to 
     disability compensation, but only to the extent that such 
     veteran's continuing eligibility for such care is provided 
     for in the judgment or settlement provided for in such 
     section;
       ``(D) who is a former prisoner of war;
       ``(E) of the Mexican border period or of World War I;
       ``(F) who was exposed to a toxic substance, radiation, or 
     environmental hazard, as provided in subsection (e); and
       ``(G) who is unable to defray the expenses of necessary 
     care as determined under section 1722(a) of this title.
       ``(2) In the case of a veteran who is not described in 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary may, to the extent resources and 
     facilities are available and subject to the provisions of 
     subsection (f), furnish hospital care, medical services, and 
     nursing home care which the Secretary determines is 
     needed.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1710(e) of such 
     title is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``hospital care and 
     nursing home care'' in subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``hospital care, medical services, 
     and nursing home care'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``and medical services'' 
     after ``Hospital and nursing home care''; and
       (C) by striking out ``subsection (a)(1)(G) of this 
     section'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``subsection (a)(1)(F)''.
       (2) Chapter 17 of such title is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (g) of section 1710 as 
     subsection (h); and
       (B) by transferring subsection (f) of section 1712 of such 
     title to section 1710 so as to appear after subsection (f), 
     redesignating such subsection as subsection (g), and amending 
     such subsection by striking out ``section 1710(a)(2) of this 
     title'' in paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``subsection (a)(2) of this section''.
       (3) Section 1712 of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking out subsections (a) and (i); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), (h) and 
     (j), as subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e), 
     respectively.

     SEC. 11032. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO PRIORITY HEALTH CARE 
                   FOR PERSIAN GULF VETERANS.

       Section 1710(e)(3) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``December 31, 1995'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``December 31, 1998''.

     SEC. 11033. PROSTHETICS.

       (a) Eligibility for Prosthetics.--Section 1701(6)(A)(i) of 
     title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``(in the case of a person otherwise 
     receiving care or services under this chapter)'' and 
     ``(except under the conditions described in section 
     1712(a)(5)(A) of this title),'';
       (2) by inserting ``(in the case of a person otherwise 
     receiving care or services under this chapter)'' before 
     ``wheelchairs,''; and
       (3) by inserting ``except that the Secretary may not 
     furnish sensori-neural aids other than in accordance with 
     guidelines which the Secretary shall prescribe,'' after 
     ``reasonable and necessary,''.
       (b) Regulations.--Not later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act,

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     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall prescribe the 
     guidelines required by the amendments made by subsection (a) 
     and shall furnish a copy of those guidelines to the 
     Committees on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 11034. MANAGEMENT OF HEALTH CARE.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 17 of title 38, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1704 the 
     following new sections:

     ``Sec. 1705. Management of health care: patient enrollment 
       system

       ``(a) In managing the provision of hospital care and 
     medical services under section 1710(a)(1) of this title, the 
     Secretary, in accordance with regulations the Secretary shall 
     prescribe, shall establish and operate a system of annual 
     patient enrollment. The Secretary shall manage the enrollment 
     of veterans in accordance with the following priorities, in 
     the order listed:
       ``(1) Veterans with service-connected disabilities rated 30 
     percent or greater.
       ``(2) Veterans who are former prisoners of war and veterans 
     with service connected disabilities rated 10 percent or 20 
     percent.
       ``(3) Veterans who are in receipt of increased pension 
     based on a need of regular aid and attendance or by reason of 
     being permanently housebound and other veterans who are 
     catastrophically disabled.
       ``(4) Veterans not covered by paragraphs (1) through (3) 
     who are unable to defray the expenses of necessary care as 
     determined under section 1722(a) of this title.
       ``(5) All other veterans eligible for hospital care, 
     medical services, and nursing home care under section 
     1710(a)(1) of this title.
       ``(b) In the design of an enrollment system under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary--
       ``(1) shall ensure that the system will be managed in a 
     manner to ensure that the provision of care to enrollees is 
     timely and acceptable in quality;
       ``(2) may establish additional priorities within each 
     priority group specified in subsection (a), as the Secretary 
     determines necessary; and
       ``(3) may provide for exceptions to the specified 
     priorities where dictated by compelling medical reasons.

     ``Sec. 1706. Management of health care: other requirements

       ``(a) In managing the provision of hospital care and 
     medical services under section 1710(a) of this title, the 
     Secretary shall, to the extent feasible, design, establish 
     and manage health care programs in such a manner as to 
     promote cost-effective delivery of health care services in 
     the most clinically appropriate setting.
       ``(b) In managing the provision of hospital care and 
     medical services under section 1710(a) of this title, the 
     Secretary--
       ``(1) may contract for hospital care and medical services 
     when Department facilities are not capable of furnishing such 
     care and services economically, and
       ``(2) shall make such rules and regulations regarding 
     acquisition procedures or policies as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to provide such needed care and services.
       ``(c) In managing the provision of hospital care and 
     medical services under section 1710(a) of this title, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that the Department maintains its 
     capacity to provide for the specialized treatment and 
     rehabilitative needs of disabled veterans described in 
     section 1710(a) of this title (including veterans with spinal 
     cord dysfunction, blindness, amputations, and mental illness) 
     within distinct programs or facilities of the Department that 
     are dedicated to the specialized needs of those veterans in a 
     manner that (1) affords those veterans reasonable access to 
     care and services for those specialized needs, and (2) 
     ensures that overall capacity of the Department to provide 
     such services is not reduced below the capacity of the 
     Department, nationwide, to provide those services, as of the 
     date of the enactment of this section.
       ``(d) In managing the provision of hospital care and 
     medical services under section 1710(a) of this title, the 
     Secretary shall ensure that any veteran with a service-
     connected disability is provided all benefits under this 
     chapter for which that veteran was eligible before the date 
     of the enactment of this section.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of 
     such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 1704 the following new items:

``1705. Management of health care: patient enrollment system.
``1706. Management of health care: other requirements.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments to Section 1703.--(1) Section 
     1703 of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking out subsections (a) and (b); and
       (B) in subsection (c) by--
       (i) striking out ``(c)'', and
       (ii) striking out ``this section, sections'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``sections 1710,''.
       (2)(A) The heading of such section is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 1703. Annual report on furnishing of care and services 
       by contract''.

       (B) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 17 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``1703. Annual report on furnishing of care and services by 
              contract.''.

     SEC. 11035. IMPROVED EFFICIENCY IN HEALTH CARE RESOURCE 
                   MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Repeal of Sunset Provision.--Section 204 of the 
     Veterans Health Care Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-585; 106 
     Stat. 4950) is repealed.
       (b) Cost Recovery.--Title II of such Act is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 207. AUTHORITY TO BILL HEALTH-PLAN CONTRACTS.

       ``(a) Right To Recover.--In the case of a primary 
     beneficiary (as described in section 201(2)(B)) who has 
     coverage under a health-plan contract, as defined in section 
     1729(i)(1)(A) of title 38, United States Code, and who is 
     furnished care or services by a Department medical facility 
     pursuant to this title, the United States shall have the 
     right to recover or collect charges for such care or services 
     from such health-plan contract to the extent that the 
     beneficiary (or the provider of the care or services) would 
     be eligible to receive payment for such care or services from 
     such health-plan contract if the care or services had not 
     been furnished by a department or agency of the United 
     States. Any funds received from such health-plan contract 
     shall be credited to funds that have been allotted to the 
     facility that furnished the care or services.
       ``(b) Enforcement.--The right of the United States to 
     recover under such a beneficiary's health-plan contract shall 
     be enforceable in the same manner as that provided by 
     subsections (a)(3), (b), (c)(1), (d), (f), (h), and (i) of 
     section 1729 of title 38, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 11036. SHARING AGREEMENTS FOR SPECIALIZED MEDICAL 
                   RESOURCES.

       (a) Repeal of Section 8151.--(1) Subchapter IV of chapter 
     81 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking out section 8151; and
       (B) by redesignating sections 8152, 8153, 8154, 8155, 8156, 
     8157, and 8158 as sections 8151, 8152, 8153, 8154, 8155, 
     8156, and 8157, respectively.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 81 is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking out the item relating to section 8151; and
       (B) by revising the items relating to sections 8152, 8153, 
     8154, 8155, 8156, 8157, and 8158 to reflect the 
     redesignations by paragraph (1)(B).
       (b) Revised Authority for Sharing Agreements.--Section 8152 
     of such title, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1)(B), is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)(A)--
       (A) by striking out ``specialized medical resources'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``health-care resources''; and
       (B) by striking out ``other'' and all that follows through 
     ``medical schools'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``any 
     medical school, health-care provider, health-care plan, 
     insurer, or other entity or individual'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(2) by striking out ``only'' and all 
     that follows through ``are not'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``if such resources are not, or would not be,'';
       (3) in subsection (b), by striking out ``reciprocal 
     reimbursement'' in the first sentence and all that follows 
     through the period at the end of that sentence and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``payment to the Department in accordance 
     with procedures that provide appropriate flexibility to 
     negotiate payment which is in the best interest of the 
     Government.'';
       (4) in subsection (d), by striking out ``preclude such 
     payment, in accordance with--'' and all that follows through 
     ``to such facility therefor'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``preclude such payment to such facility for such care or 
     services'';
       (5) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f); and
       (6) by inserting after subsection (d) the following new 
     subsection (e):
       ``(e) The Secretary may make an arrangement that authorizes 
     the furnishing of services by the Secretary under this 
     section to individuals who are not veterans only if the 
     Secretary determines--
       ``(1) that such an arrangement will not result in the 
     denial of, or a delay in providing access to, care to any 
     veteran at that facility; and
       ``(2) that such an arrangement--
       ``(A) is necessary to maintain an acceptable level and 
     quality of service to veterans at that facility; or
       ``(B) will result in the improvement of services to 
     eligible veterans at that facility.''.
       (c) Cross-Reference Amendments.--(1) Section 8110(c)(3)(A) 
     of such title is amended by striking out ``8153'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``8152''.
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 8154 of such title (as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)(1)(B)) is amended by striking 
     out ``section 8154'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     8153''.
       (3) Section 8156 of such title (as redesignated by 
     subsection (a)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``section 8153(a)'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 8152(a)''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)(3), by striking out ``section 8153'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 8152''.
       (4) Subsection (a) of section 8157 of such title (as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out 
     ``section 8157'' and ``section 8153(a)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``section 8156'' and ``section 8152(a)'', 
     respectively; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``section 
     8157(b)(4)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     8156(b)(4)''.

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     SEC. 11037. PERSONNEL FURNISHING SHARED RESOURCES.

       Section 712(b)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``the sum of--'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the sum of the following:'';
       (2) by capitalizing the first letter of the first word of 
     each of subparagraphs (A) and (B);
       (3) by striking out ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph 
     (A) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) The number of such positions in the Department during 
     that fiscal year held by persons involved in providing 
     health-care resources under section 8111 or 8152 of this 
     title.''.
                            TITLE XII--TRADE
  Subtitle A--Technical Corrections and Miscellaneous Trade Provisions

     SEC. 12001. PAYMENT OF DUTIES AND FEES.

       (a) Interest Accrual.--Section 505(c) of the Tariff Act of 
     1930 (19 U.S.C. 1505(c)) is amended in the second sentence by 
     inserting after ``duties, fees, and interest'' the following: 
     ``or, in a case in which a claim is made under section 
     520(d), from the date on which such claim is made,''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to claims made pursuant to section 520(d) of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 on or after April 25, 1995.

     SEC. 12002. OTHER TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Examination of Books and Witnesses.--Section 509(a)(2) 
     of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1509(a)(2)) is amended 
     by striking ``(c)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``(d)(1)(A)''.
       (b) Requirement for Certificate for Importation of 
     Alcoholic Liquors in Small Vessels.--Section 7 of the Act of 
     August 5, 1935 (19 U.S.C. 1707; 49 Stat. 520), is repealed.
       (c) Manifests.--Section 431(c)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 
     (19 U.S.C. 1431(c)(1)) is amended in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A) by striking ``such manifest'' and inserting 
     ``a vessel manifest''.
       (d) Documentation for Entry of Merchandise.--Section 
     484(a)(1) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1484(a)(1)) is 
     amended in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
     ``553, and 336(j)'' and inserting ``and 553''.
       (e) Penalties for Certain Violations.--Section 592 of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1592) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``lawful duty'' and 
     inserting ``lawful duty, tax, or fee''; and
       (2) in subsections (b)(1)(A)(vi), (c)(2)(A)(ii), 
     (c)(3)(A)(ii), (c)(4)(A)(i), and (c)(4)(B) by striking 
     ``lawful duties'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``lawful duties, taxes, and fees''.
       (f) Deprivation of Lawful Duties, Taxes, or Fees.--Section 
     592(d) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1592(d)) is 
     amended by striking ``or fees be restored'' and inserting 
     ``and fees be restored''.
       (g) Reconciliation Treated as Entry for Recordkeeping.--
       (1) Section 401(s) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
     1401(s)) is amended by inserting ``recordkeeping,'' after 
     ``reliquidation,''.
       (2) Section 508(c)(1) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 1508(c)(1)) is 
     amended by inserting ``, filing of a reconciliation,'' after 
     ``entry''.
       (h) Extension of Liquidation.--Section 504(d) of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1504(d)) is amended by inserting ``, 
     unless liquidation is extended under subsection (b),'' after 
     ``shall liquidate the entry''.
       (i) Exemption From Duty for Personal and Household Goods 
     Accompanying Returning Residents.--Section 321(a)(2)(B) of 
     the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1321(a)(2)(B)) is amended 
     by inserting ``, 9804.00.65,'' after ``9804.00.30''.
       (j) Debt Collection.--Section 631(a) of the Tariff Act of 
     1930 (19 U.S.C. 1631(a)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``law,'' the following: ``including 
     section 3302 of title 31, United States Code, and subchapters 
     I and II of chapter 37 of such title,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``and the expenses associated with 
     recovering such indebtedness,'' after ``Government,''.
       (k) Examination of Books and Witnesses.--Section 509(b) of 
     the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1509(b)) is amended in 
     paragraphs (3) and (4) by striking ``appropriate regional 
     commissioner'' and inserting ``officer designated pursuant to 
     regulations''.
       (l) Review of Protests.--Section 515(d) of the Tariff Act 
     of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1515(d)) is amended by striking ``district 
     director'' and inserting ``port director''.
       (m) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply as of December 8, 1993.

     SEC. 12003. CLARIFICATION REGARDING THE APPLICATION OF 
                   CUSTOMS USER FEES.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (D) of section 13031(b)(8) of 
     the Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 
     (19 U.S.C. 58c(b)(8)(D)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (iv)--
       (A) by striking ``subparagraph 9802.00.80 of such 
     Schedules'' and inserting ``heading 9802.00.80 of such 
     Schedule''; and
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iv);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (v) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after clause (v) the following new clause:
       ``(vi) in the case of merchandise entered from a foreign 
     trade zone (other than merchandise to which clause (v) 
     applies), be applied only to the value of the privileged or 
     nonprivileged foreign status merchandise under section 3 of 
     the Act of June 18, 1934 (commonly known as the Foreign Trade 
     Zones Act, 19 U.S.C. 81c).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     apply to--
       (1) any entry made from a foreign trade zone on or after 
     the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) any entry made from a foreign trade zone after November 
     30, 1986, and before such 15th day if liquidation of the 
     entry was not final before such 15th day.
       (c) Application of Fees to Certain Agricultural Products.--
     The amendment made by section 111(b)(2)(D)(iv) of the Customs 
     and Trade Act of 1990 shall apply to--
       (1) any entry made from a foreign trade zone on or after 
     the 15th day after the date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) any entry made from a foreign trade zone after November 
     30, 1986, and before such 15th day if the liquidation of the 
     entry was not final before such 15th day.

     SEC. 12004. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT TO THE CUSTOMS AND TRADE ACT 
                   OF 1990.

       Subsection (b) of section 484H of the Customs and Trade Act 
     of 1990 (19 U.S.C. 1553 note) is amended by striking ``, or 
     withdrawn from warehouse for consumption,'' and inserting 
     ``for transportation in bond''.

     SEC. 12005. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS REGARDING CERTAIN 
                   BENEFICIARY COUNTRIES.

       (a) Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act.--Section 
     213(h)(1) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act (19 
     U.S.C. 2703(h)(1)) is amended by adding at the end thereof 
     the following flush sentence:
     ``The duty reductions provided for under this paragraph shall 
     not apply to textile and apparel articles which are subject 
     to textile agreements.''.
       (b) Andean Trade Preference Act.--Section 204(c)(1) of the 
     Andean Trade Preference Act (19 U.S.C. 3203(c)(1)) is amended 
     by adding at the end thereof the following flush sentence:
     ``The duty reductions provided for under this paragraph shall 
     not apply to textile and apparel articles which are subject 
     to textile agreements.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply with respect to--
       (1) articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
     consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, and
       (2) articles entered after December 31, 1991, and before 
     such 15th day, if the liquidation of the entry of such 
     articles was not final before such 15th day.

     SEC. 12006. CLARIFICATION OF FEES FOR CERTAIN CUSTOMS 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Section 13031(b)(9)(A) of the Consolidated 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 
     58c(b)(9)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``centralized hub facility or'' in clause 
     (i); and
       (2) in clause (ii)--
       (A) by striking ``facility--'' and inserting ``facility or 
     centralized hub facility--'',
       (B) by striking ``customs inspectional'' in subclause (I), 
     and
       (C) by striking ``at the facility'' in subclause (I) and 
     inserting ``for the facility''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 13031(b)(9)(B)(i) of the 
     Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
     U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(B)(i)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``, as in effect on July 30, 1990'', and
       (2) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     sentence: ``Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed as 
     prohibiting the Secretary of the Treasury from processing 
     merchandise that is informally entered or released at any 
     centralized hub facility or express consignment carrier 
     facility during the normal operating hours of the Customs 
     Service, subject to reimbursement and payment under 
     subparagraph (A).''.
       (c) Citation.--Section 13031(b)(9)(B)(ii) of the 
     Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
     U.S.C. 58c(b)(9)(B)(ii)) is amended by striking ``section 236 
     of the Tariff and Trade Act of 1984'' and inserting ``section 
     236 of the Trade and Tariff Act of 1984''.

     SEC. 12007. SPECIAL RULE FOR EXTENDING TIME FOR FILING 
                   DRAWBACK CLAIMS.

       Section 313(r) of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 
     1313(r)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3)(A)(i) Subject to clause (ii), the Customs Service 
     may, notwithstanding the limitation set forth in paragraph 
     (1), extend the time for filing a drawback claim for a period 
     not to exceed 18 months, if--
       ``(I) the claimant establishes to the satisfaction of the 
     Customs Service that the claimant was unable to file the 
     drawback claim because of an event declared by the President 
     to be a major disaster on or after January 1, 1994; and
       ``(II) the claimant files a request for such extension with 
     the Customs Service within one year from the last day of the 
     3-year period referred to in paragraph (1).
       ``(ii) In the case of a major disaster occurring on or 
     after January 1, 1994, and before the date of the enactment 
     of this paragraph--
       ``(I) the Customs Service may extend the time for filing 
     the drawback claim for a period not to exceed 1 year; and
       ``(II) the request under clause (i)(II) must be filed not 
     later than 1 year from the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph.
       ``(B) If an extension is granted with respect to a request 
     filed under this paragraph, the periods of time for retaining 
     records set forth in subsection (t) of this section and

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     section 508(c)(3) shall be extended for an additional 18 
     months or, in a case to which subparagraph (A)(ii) applies, 
     for a period not to exceed 1 year from the date the claim is 
     filed.
       ``(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `major 
     disaster' has the meaning given that term in section 102(2) 
     of the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5122(2)).''.

     SEC. 12008. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN ENTRIES.

       (a) Liquidation or Reliquidation of Entries.--
     Notwithstanding sections 514 and 520 of the Tariff Act of 
     1930 (19 U.S.C. 1514 and 1520), and any other provision of 
     law, the United States Customs Service shall liquidate or 
     reliquidate those entry numbers made at New York, New York, 
     which are listed in subsection (c), in accordance with the 
     final results of the administrative review, covering the 
     period from May 1, 1984, through March 31, 1985, undertaken 
     by the International Trade Administration of the Department 
     of Commerce for such entries (case number A-580-008).
       (b) Payment of Amounts Owed.--Any amounts owed by the 
     United States pursuant to the liquidation or reliquidation of 
     an entry under subsection (a) shall be paid by the Customs 
     Service within 90 days after such liquidation or 
     reliquidation.
       (c) Entry List.--The entries referred to in subsection (a) 
     are the following:

                    Entry Number           Date of Entry 

              84-4426808.............  August 29, 1984
              84-4427823.............  September 4, 1984
              84-4077985.............  July 25, 1984
              84-4080859.............  August 3, 1984
              84-4080817.............  August 3, 1984
              84-4077723.............  August 1, 1984
              84-4075194.............  July 10, 1984
              84-4076481.............  July 17, 1984
              84-4080930.............  August 9, 1984.

     SEC. 12009. TEMPORARY DUTY SUSPENSION FOR PERSONAL EFFECTS OF 
                   PARTICIPANTS IN CERTAIN WORLD ATHLETIC EVENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter II of chapter 99 of the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by 
     inserting in numerical sequence the following new heading:

       

``    9902.98.05    Any of the        Free              No change         Free              On or before
                     following                                                              2/1/99            ''
                     articles not                                                                              .
                     intended for
                     sale or
                     distribution to
                     the public:
                     personal
                     effects of
                     aliens who are
                     participants
                     in, officials
                     of, or
                     accredited
                     members of
                     delegations to,
                     the 1998
                     Goodwill Games,
                     and of persons
                     who are
                     immediate
                     family members
                     of or servants
                     to any of the
                     foregoing
                     persons;
                     equipment and
                     materials
                     imported in
                     connection with
                     the foregoing
                     event by or on
                     behalf of the
                     foregoing
                     persons or the
                     organizing
                     committee of
                     such event;
                     articles to be
                     used in
                     exhibitions
                     depicting the
                     culture of a
                     country
                     participating
                     in such event;
                     and, if
                     consistent with
                     the foregoing,
                     such other
                     articles as the
                     Secretary of
                     the Treasury
                     may allow......

       (b) Taxes and Fees Not To Apply.--The articles described in 
     heading 9902.98.05 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
     United States (as added by subsection (a)) shall be free of 
     taxes and fees which may be otherwise applicable.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
     consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 12010. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL CORRECTIONS.

       (a) Drawback and Refunds.--Section 313(s)(2)(B) of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 (19 U.S.C. 1313(s)(2)(B)) is amended by 
     striking ``successor'' the first place it appears and 
     inserting ``predecessor''.
       (b) Trade Act of 1974.--Section 301(c)(4) of the Trade Act 
     of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2411(c)(4)) is amended by striking 
     ``(1)(C)(iii)'' and inserting ``(1)(D)(iii)''.

     SEC. 12011. URUGUAY ROUND AGREEMENTS ACT.

       Section 405(b) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 
     U.S.C. 3602(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``1(a)'' and inserting 
     ``1(b)''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking ``1(b)'' and inserting 
     ``1(a)''.

     SEC. 12012. FILING OF CERTIFICATIONS FOR CIVIL AIRCRAFT 
                   PARTS.

       General Note 6 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the 
     United States is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or electronic'' after ``shall file a 
     written''; and
       (2) by striking ``with the appropriate customs officer'' 
     and inserting ``with the United States Customs Service''.

     SEC. 12013. EXEMPTION REGARDING CERTAIN VESSEL REPAIRS.

       (a) Temporary Exemption Extended.--Section 484E(b)(2)(B) of 
     the Customs and Trade Act of 1990 (19 U.S.C. 1466 note) is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 1992'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 1994''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     applies to any entry made after December 31, 1992, and before 
     January 1, 1995.

     SEC. 12014. FEES FOR CERTAIN CUSTOMS SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Section 13031(a)(5) of the Consolidated 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 U.S.C. 
     58c(a)(5)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``a place'' after 
     ``aircraft from''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``subsection 
     (b)(1)(A)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(1)(A)(i)''.
       (b) Limitation on Fees.--Section 13031(b)(1) of the 
     Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
     U.S.C. 58c(b)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Limitations on Fees.--(1)(A) No fee may be charged 
     under subsection (a) of this section for customs services 
     provided in connection with--
       ``(i) the arrival of any passenger whose journey--
       ``(I) originated in--
       ``(aa) Canada,
       ``(bb) Mexico,
       ``(cc) a territory or possession of the United States, or
       ``(dd) any adjacent island (within the meaning of section 
     101(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1101(b)(5))), or
       ``(II) originated in the United States and was limited to--
       ``(aa) Canada,
       ``(bb) Mexico,
       ``(cc) territories and possessions of the United States, 
     and
       ``(dd) such adjacent islands;
       ``(ii) the arrival of any railroad car the journey of which 
     originates and terminates in the same country, but only if no 
     passengers board or disembark from the train and no cargo is 
     loaded or unloaded from such car while the car is within any 
     country other than the country in which such car originates 
     and terminates;
       ``(iii) the arrival of any ferry; or
       ``(iv) the arrival of any passenger on board a commercial 
     vessel traveling only between ports which are within the 
     customs territory of the United States.
       ``(B) The exemption provided for in subparagraph (A) shall 
     not apply in the case of the arrival of any passenger on 
     board a commercial vessel whose journey originates and 
     terminates at the same place in the United States if there 
     are no intervening stops.
       ``(C) The exemption provided for in subparagraph (A)(i) 
     shall not apply to fiscal years 1994, 1995, 1996, and 
     1997.''.
       (c) Fee Assessed Only Once.--Section 13031(b)(4) of the 
     Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 (19 
     U.S.C. 58c(b)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as clauses 
     (i) and (ii), respectively;
       (2) by striking ``No fee'' and inserting ``(A) No fee''; 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) In the case of a commercial vessel making a single 
     voyage involving 2 or more United States ports with respect 
     to which the passengers would otherwise be charged a fee 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(5), such fee shall be charged only 
     1 time for each passenger.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 521 of the North American Free Trade Agreement 
     Implementation Act.

     SEC. 12015. TECHNICAL CORRECTION TO CERTAIN CHEMICAL 
                   DESCRIPTION.

       (a) Amendment to Subheading 2933.90.02.--The article 
     description for subheading 2933.90.02 of the Harmonized 
     Tariff Schedule of the United States is amended by striking 
     ``(Quizalofop ethyl)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) General rule.--The amendment made by this section 
     applies to articles entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
     consumption, on or after the 15th day after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Retroactive provision.--Notwithstanding section 514 of 
     the Tariff Act of 1930 or any other provision of law, upon 
     proper request (which includes sufficient information to 
     identify and locate the entry) filed with the Customs Service 
     on or before the date that is 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, any entry, or withdrawal from 
     warehouse for consumption, of an article that occurred--
       (A) after December 31, 1994, and before the date that is 15 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and

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       (B) with respect to which there would have been no duty or 
     a lesser duty if the amendment made by subsection (a) applied 
     to such entry or withdrawal,
     shall be liquidated or reliquidated as though such amendment 
     applied to such entry or withdrawal.

     SEC. 12016. MARKING OF IMPORTED ARTICLES AND CONTAINERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 304 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
     U.S.C.1304) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i) as 
     subsections (i), (j), (k), and (l), respectively, and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(f) Marking of Metal Forgings.--The marking requirements 
     of subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to--
       ``(1) metal forgings that--
       ``(A) are imported for processing into finished hand tools 
     in the United States, and
       ``(B) have not been improved in condition beyond rough 
     burring, trimming, grinding, turning, hammering, chiseling, 
     or filing; and
       ``(2) hand tools made from metal forgings described in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(g) Marking of Certain Coffee and Tea Products.--The 
     marking requirements of subsections (a) and (b) shall not 
     apply to articles described in subheading 0901.21, 0901.22, 
     0902.10, 0902.20, 0902.30, 0902.40, 2101.10, or 2101.20 of 
     the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, as in 
     effect on January 1, 1995.
       ``(h) Marking of Spices.--The marking requirements of 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall not apply to articles provided 
     for under subheadings 0904.11, 0904.12, 0904.20, 0905.00, 
     0906.10, 0906.20, 0907.00, 0908.10, 0908.20, 0908.30, 
     0909.10, 0909.20, 0909.30, 0909.40, 0909.50, 0910.10, 
     0910.20, 0910.30, 0910.40, 0910.50, 0910.91, 0910.99, 
     1106.20, 1207.40, 1207.50, 1207.91, 1404.90, and 3302.10, and 
     items classifiable in categories 0712.90.60, 0712.90.8080, 
     1209.91.2000, 1211.90.2000, 1211.90.8040, 1211.90.8050, 
     1211.90.8090, 2006.00.3000, 2918.13.2000, 3203.00.8000, 
     3301.90.1010, 3301.90.1020, and 3301.90.1050 of the 
     Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States, as in effect 
     on January 1, 1995.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply to goods entered, or withdrawn from warehouse for 
     consumption, on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 12017. RELIQUIDATING ENTRY OF WARP KNITTING MACHINES.

       Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 (19 
     U.S.C. 1514) or any other provision of law, upon proper 
     request filed with the Customs Service before the 180th day 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     the Treasury shall--
       (1) liquidate or reliquidate as duty free Entry No. 100-
     3022436-3, made on July 12, 1989, at the port of Charleston, 
     South Carolina; and
       (2) refund any duties and interest paid with respect to 
     such entry.

     SEC. 12018. IDENTIFICATION OF TRADE EXPANSION PRIORITIES.

       Section 310(a)(1) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2420(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``calendar year 1995'' and 
     inserting ``each of calendar years 1995 through 2000''.
             Subtitle B--Generalized System of Preferences

     SEC. 12101. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``GSP Renewal Act of 
     1995''.

     SEC. 12102. GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.

       (a) In General.--Title V of the Trade Act of 1974 is 
     amended to read as follows:
              ``TITLE V--GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES

     ``SEC. 501. AUTHORITY TO EXTEND PREFERENCES.

       ``The President may provide duty-free treatment for any 
     eligible article from any beneficiary developing country in 
     accordance with the provisions of this title. In taking any 
     such action, the President shall have due regard for--
       ``(1) the effect such action will have on furthering the 
     economic development of developing countries through the 
     expansion of their exports;
       ``(2) the extent to which other major developed countries 
     are undertaking a comparable effort to assist developing 
     countries by granting generalized preferences with respect to 
     imports of products of such countries;
       ``(3) the anticipated impact of such action on United 
     States producers of like or directly competitive products; 
     and
       ``(4) the extent of the beneficiary developing country's 
     competitiveness with respect to eligible articles.

     ``SEC. 502. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

       ``(a) Authority To Designate Countries.--
       ``(1) Beneficiary developing countries.--The President is 
     authorized to designate countries as beneficiary developing 
     countries for purposes of this title.
       ``(2) Least-developed beneficiary developing countries.--
     The President is authorized to designate any beneficiary 
     developing country as a least-developed beneficiary 
     developing country for purposes of this title, based on the 
     considerations in section 501 and subsection (c) of this 
     section.
       ``(b) Countries Ineligible for Country Designation.--
       ``(1) Specific countries.--The following countries may not 
     be designated as beneficiary developing countries for 
     purposes of this title:
       ``(A) Australia.
       ``(B) Canada.
       ``(C) European Union member states.
       ``(D) Iceland.
       ``(E) Japan.
       ``(F) Monaco.
       ``(G) New Zealand.
       ``(H) Norway.
       ``(I) Switzerland.
       ``(2) Other bases for ineligibility.--The President shall 
     not designate any country a beneficiary developing country 
     under this title if any of the following applies:
       ``(A) Such country is a Communist country, unless--
       ``(i) the products of such country receive 
     nondiscriminatory treatment,
       ``(ii) such country is a WTO Member (as such term is 
     defined in section 2 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act,) 
     and a member of the International Monetary Fund, and
       ``(iii) such country is not dominated or controlled by 
     international communism.
       ``(B) Such country is a party to an arrangement of 
     countries and participates in any action pursuant to such 
     arrangement, the effect of which is--
       ``(i) to withhold supplies of vital commodity resources 
     from international trade or to raise the price of such 
     commodities to an unreasonable level, and
       ``(ii) to cause serious disruption of the world economy.
       ``(C) Such country affords preferential treatment to the 
     products of a developed country, other than the United 
     States, which has, or is likely to have, a significant 
     adverse effect on United States commerce.
       ``(D)(i) Such country--
       ``(I) has nationalized, expropriated, or otherwise seized 
     ownership or control of property, including patents, 
     trademarks, or copyrights, owned by a United States citizen 
     or by a corporation, partnership, or association which is 50 
     percent or more beneficially owned by United States citizens,
       ``(II) has taken steps to repudiate or nullify an existing 
     contract or agreement with a United States citizen or a 
     corporation, partnership, or association which is 50 percent 
     or more beneficially owned by United States citizens, the 
     effect of which is to nationalize, expropriate, or otherwise 
     seize ownership or control of property, including patents, 
     trademarks, or copyrights, so owned, or
       ``(III) has imposed or enforced taxes or other exactions, 
     restrictive maintenance or operational conditions, or other 
     measures with respect to property, including patents, 
     trademarks, or copyrights, so owned, the effect of which is 
     to nationalize, expropriate, or otherwise seize ownership or 
     control of such property,
     unless clause (ii) applies.
       ``(ii) This clause applies if the President determines 
     that--
       ``(I) prompt, adequate, and effective compensation has been 
     or is being made to the citizen, corporation, partnership, or 
     association referred to in clause (i),
       ``(II) good faith negotiations to provide prompt, adequate, 
     and effective compensation under the applicable provisions of 
     international law are in progress, or the country described 
     in clause (i) is otherwise taking steps to discharge its 
     obligations under international law with respect to such 
     citizen, corporation, partnership, or association, or
       ``(III) a dispute involving such citizen, corporation, 
     partnership, or association over compensation for such a 
     seizure has been submitted to arbitration under the 
     provisions of the Convention for the Settlement of Investment 
     Disputes, or in another mutually agreed upon forum,
     and the President promptly furnishes a copy of such 
     determination to the Senate and House of Representatives.
       ``(E) Such country fails to act in good faith in 
     recognizing as binding or in enforcing arbitral awards in 
     favor of United States citizens or a corporation, 
     partnership, or association which is 50 percent or more 
     beneficially owned by United States citizens, which have been 
     made by arbitrators appointed for each case or by permanent 
     arbitral bodies to which the parties involved have submitted 
     their dispute.
       ``(F) Such country aids or abets, by granting sanctuary 
     from prosecution to, any individual or group which has 
     committed an act of international terrorism.
       ``(G) Such country has not taken or is not taking steps to 
     afford internationally recognized worker rights to workers in 
     the country (including any designated zone in that country).
     Subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and (G) shall not prevent the 
     designation of any country as a beneficiary developing 
     country under this title if the President determines that 
     such designation will be in the national economic interest of 
     the United States and reports such determination to the 
     Congress with the reasons therefor.
       ``(c) Factors Affecting Country Designation.--In 
     determining whether to designate any country as a beneficiary 
     developing country under this title, the President shall take 
     into account--
       ``(1) an expression by such country of its desire to be so 
     designated;
       ``(2) the level of economic development of such country, 
     including its per capita gross national product, the living 
     standards of its inhabitants, and any other economic factors 
     which the President deems appropriate;
       ``(3) the extent to which other major developed countries 
     are extending generalized

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      preferential tariff treatment to such country;
       ``(4) the extent to which such country has assured the 
     United States that it will provide equitable and reasonable 
     access to the markets and basic commodity resources of such 
     country and the extent to which such country has assured the 
     United States that it will refrain from engaging in 
     unreasonable export practices;
       ``(5) whether such country is providing adequate and 
     effective protection of intellectual property rights;
       ``(6) the extent to which such country has taken action 
     to--
       ``(A) reduce trade distorting investment practices and 
     policies (including export performance requirements); and
       ``(B) reduce or eliminate barriers to trade in services;
       ``(7) whether or not such country has taken or is taking 
     steps to afford to workers in that country (including any 
     designated zone in that country) internationally recognized 
     worker rights; and
       ``(8) the extent to which such country fails to cooperate 
     with the United States in preventing the proliferation of 
     nuclear weapons, nuclear weapons components, and nuclear 
     weapons delivery systems, or in preventing illegal drug 
     trafficking.
     A country may be found to not provide adequate and effective 
     protection of intellectual property rights under paragraph 
     (5) and section 503(d)(2)(B), notwithstanding the fact that 
     it may be in compliance with the specific obligations of the 
     Agreement on Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property 
     Rights referred to in section 101(d)(15) of the Uruguay Round 
     Agreements Act.
       ``(d) Withdrawal, Suspension, or Limitation of Country 
     Designation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President may withdraw, suspend, or 
     limit the application of the duty-free treatment accorded 
     under this title with respect to any country. Except in 
     exceptional circumstances, the President, before taking any 
     action under this subsection, shall provide a period for the 
     submission of public comments on the matter under 
     consideration, and in taking any action under this 
     subsection, the President shall consider the factors set 
     forth in section 501 and subsection (c) of this section, and 
     comments received from the public.
       ``(2) Changed circumstances.--The President shall, after 
     complying with the requirements of subsection (f)(2), 
     withdraw or suspend the designation of any country as a 
     beneficiary developing country if, after such designation, 
     the President determines that as the result of changed 
     circumstances such country would be barred from designation 
     as a beneficiary developing country under subsection (b)(2). 
     Such country shall cease to be a beneficiary developing 
     country on the day on which the President issues an Executive 
     order or Presidential proclamation revoking the designation 
     of such country under this title.
       ``(e) Mandatory Graduation of Beneficiary Developing 
     Countries.--If the President determines that a beneficiary 
     developing country has become a `high income' country, as 
     defined by the official statistics of the International Bank 
     for Reconstruction and Development, then the President shall 
     terminate the designation of such country as a beneficiary 
     developing country for purposes of this title, effective on 
     January 1 of the second year following the year in which such 
     determination is made.
       ``(f) Congressional Notification.--
       ``(1) Notification of designation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Before the President designates any 
     country as a beneficiary developing country under this title, 
     the President shall notify the Congress of the President's 
     intention to make such designation, together with the 
     considerations entering into such decision.
       ``(B) Designation as least-developed beneficiary developing 
     country.--At least 60 days before the President designates 
     any country as a least-developed beneficiary developing 
     country, the President shall notify the Congress of the 
     President's intention to make such designation.
       ``(2) Notification of termination.--If the President has 
     designated any country as a beneficiary developing country 
     under this title, the President shall not terminate such 
     designation unless, at least 60 days before such termination, 
     the President has notified the Congress and has notified such 
     country of the President's intention to terminate such 
     designation, together with the considerations entering into 
     such decision.

     ``SEC. 503. DESIGNATION OF ELIGIBLE ARTICLES.

       ``(a) Eligible Articles.--
       ``(1) Designation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     the President is authorized to designate articles as eligible 
     articles for all beneficiary developing countries for 
     purposes of this title by Executive order or Presidential 
     proclamation after receiving the advice of the International 
     Trade Commission in accordance with subsection (e).
       ``(B) Least-developed beneficiary developing countries.--
     Except as provided in subsection (b), the President is 
     authorized to designate additional articles as eligible 
     articles only for countries designated as least-developed 
     beneficiary developing countries under section 502(a)(2) if, 
     after receiving the advice of the International Trade 
     Commission in accordance with subsection (e) of this section, 
     the President determines that such articles are not import-
     sensitive in the context of imports from least-developed 
     beneficiary developing countries.
       ``(C) Three-year rule.--If, after receiving the advice of 
     the International Trade Commission under subsection (e), an 
     article has been formally considered for designation as an 
     eligible article under this title and denied such 
     designation, such article may not be reconsidered for such 
     designation for a period of three years after such denial.
       ``(2) Rule of origin.--
       ``(A) General rule.--The duty-free treatment provided under 
     this title shall apply to any eligible article which is the 
     growth, product, or manufacture of a beneficiary developing 
     country if--
       ``(i) that article is imported directly from a beneficiary 
     developing country into the customs territory of the United 
     States; and
       ``(ii) the sum of--

       ``(I) the cost or value of the materials produced in the 
     beneficiary developing country or any two or more countries 
     which are members of the same association of countries which 
     is treated as one country under section 506(2), plus
       ``(II) the direct costs of processing operations performed 
     in such beneficiary developing country or such member 
     countries,

     is not less than 35 percent of the appraised value of such 
     article at the time it is entered.
       ``(B) Exclusions.--An article shall not be treated as the 
     growth, product, or manufacture of a beneficiary developing 
     country by virtue of having merely undergone--
       ``(i) simple combining or packaging operations, or
       ``(ii) mere dilution with water or mere dilution with 
     another substance that does not materially alter the 
     characteristics of the article.
       ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury, after 
     consulting with the United States Trade Representative, shall 
     prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out 
     paragraph (2), including, but not limited to, regulations 
     providing that, in order to be eligible for duty-free 
     treatment under this title, an article--
       ``(A) must be wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of 
     a beneficiary developing country, or
       ``(B) must be a new or different article of commerce which 
     has been grown, produced, or manufactured in the beneficiary 
     developing country.
       ``(b) Articles That May Not Be Designated As Eligible 
     Articles.--
       ``(1) Import sensitive articles.--The President may not 
     designate any article as an eligible article under subsection 
     (a) if such article is within one of the following categories 
     of import-sensitive articles:
       ``(A) Textile and apparel articles which were not eligible 
     articles for purposes of this title on January 1, 1994, as 
     this title was in effect on such date.
       ``(B) Import-sensitive electronic articles.
       ``(C) Import-sensitive steel articles.
       ``(D) Footwear, handbags, luggage, flat goods, work gloves, 
     and leather wearing apparel which were not eligible articles 
     for purposes of this title on January 1, 1995, as this title 
     was in effect on such date.
       ``(E) Import-sensitive semimanufactured and manufactured 
     glass products.
       ``(F) Any other articles which the President determines to 
     be import-sensitive in the context of the Generalized System 
     of Preferences.
       ``(2) Articles against which other actions taken.--An 
     article shall not be an eligible article for purposes of this 
     title for any period during which such article is the subject 
     of any action proclaimed pursuant to section 203 of this Act 
     (19 U.S.C. 2253) or section 232 or 351 of the Trade Expansion 
     Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862, 1981).
       ``(3) Agricultural products.--No quantity of an 
     agricultural product subject to a tariff-rate quota that 
     exceeds the in-quota quantity shall be eligible for duty-free 
     treatment under this title.
       ``(c) Withdrawal, Suspension, or Limitation of Duty-Free 
     Treatment; Competitive Need Limitation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President may withdraw, suspend, or 
     limit the application of the duty-free treatment accorded 
     under this title with respect to any article, except that no 
     rate of duty may be established with respect to any article 
     pursuant to this subsection other than the rate which would 
     apply but for this title. In taking any action under this 
     subsection, the President shall consider the factors set 
     forth in sections 501 and 502(c).
       ``(2) Competitive need limitation.--
       ``(A) Basis for withdrawal of duty-free treatment.--Except 
     as provided in this paragraph and subject to subsection (d), 
     whenever the President determines that a beneficiary 
     developing country has exported (directly or indirectly) to 
     the United States during any calendar year beginning after 
     December 31, 1995--
       ``(i) a quantity of an eligible article having an appraised 
     value in excess of $75,000,000, except that, in applying this 
     clause, the amount of $75,000,000 shall be increased by 
     $5,000,000 on January 1 of each calendar year after calendar 
     year 1995, or
       ``(ii) a quantity of an eligible article equal to or 
     exceeding 50 percent of the appraised value of the total 
     imports of that article into the United States during the 
     calendar year,
     then the President shall, not later than July 1 of the next 
     calendar year, terminate the duty-free treatment for that 
     article from that beneficiary developing country.
       ``(B) Country defined.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `country' does not include an association of countries 
     which is treated as one country under section 506(2), but 
     does include a country which is a member of any such 
     association.

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       ``(C) Redesignations.--A country which is no longer treated 
     as a beneficiary developing country with respect to an 
     eligible article by reason of subparagraph (A) may be 
     redesignated a beneficiary developing country with respect to 
     such article, subject to the considerations set forth in 
     sections 501 and 502, if imports of such article from such 
     country did not exceed the limitations in subparagraph (A) 
     during the preceding calendar year.
       ``(D) Least-developed beneficiary developing countries.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any least-developed 
     beneficiary developing country.
       ``(E) Articles not produced in the united states 
     excluded.--Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall not apply with respect 
     to any eligible article if a like or directly competitive 
     article was not produced in the United States on January 1, 
     1995.
       ``(F) De minimis waivers.--The President may disregard 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) with respect to any eligible article 
     from any beneficiary developing country if the appraised 
     value of the total imports of such article into the United 
     States during calendar year 1995 or any calendar year 
     thereafter does not exceed $13,000,000, except that, in 
     applying this subparagraph, the amount of $13,000,000 shall 
     be increased by $500,000 on January 1 of each calendar year 
     after calendar year 1995.
       ``(d) Waiver of Competitive Need Limitation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President may waive the application 
     of subsection (c)(2) with respect to any eligible article of 
     any beneficiary developing country if, before July 1 of the 
     calendar year beginning after the calendar year for which a 
     determination described in subsection (c)(2)(A) was made with 
     respect to such eligible article, the President--
       ``(A) receives the advice of the International Trade 
     Commission under section 332 of the Tariff Act of 1930 on 
     whether any industry in the United States is likely to be 
     adversely affected by such waiver,
       ``(B) determines, based on the considerations described in 
     sections 501 and 502(c) and the advice described in 
     subparagraph (A), that such waiver is in the national 
     economic interest of the United States, and
       ``(C) publishes the determination described in subparagraph 
     (B) in the Federal Register.
       ``(2) Considerations by the president.--In making any 
     determination under paragraph (1), the President shall give 
     great weight to--
       ``(A) the extent to which the beneficiary developing 
     country has assured the United States that such country will 
     provide equitable and reasonable access to the markets and 
     basic commodity resources of such country, and
       ``(B) the extent to which such country provides adequate 
     and effective protection of intellectual property rights.
       ``(3) Effective period of waiver.--Any waiver granted under 
     this subsection shall remain in effect until the President 
     determines that such waiver is no longer warranted due to 
     changed circumstances.
       ``(e) International Trade Commission Advice.--Before 
     designating articles as eligible articles under section 
     503(a)(1), the President shall publish and furnish the 
     International Trade Commission with lists of articles which 
     may be considered for designation as eligible articles for 
     purposes of this title. The provisions of sections 131, 132, 
     133, and 134 shall be complied with as though action under 
     section 501 and this section were action under section 123 to 
     carry out a trade agreement entered into under section 123.
       ``(f) Special Rule Concerning Puerto Rico.--No action under 
     this title may affect any tariff duty imposed by the 
     Legislature of Puerto Rico pursuant to section 319 of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 on coffee imported into Puerto Rico.

     ``SEC. 504. REVIEW AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       ``(a) Report on Operation of Title.--On or before July 31, 
     1997, the President shall submit to the Congress a full and 
     complete report regarding the operation of this title.
       ``(b) Annual Reports on Worker Rights.--The President shall 
     submit an annual report to the Congress on the status of 
     internationally recognized worker rights within each 
     beneficiary developing country.

     ``SEC. 505. DATE OF TERMINATION.

       ``No duty-free treatment provided under this title shall 
     remain in effect after December 31, 1997.

     ``SEC. 506. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this title:
       ``(1) Beneficiary developing country.--The term 
     `beneficiary developing country' means any country with 
     respect to which there is in effect an Executive order or 
     Presidential proclamation by the President designating such 
     country as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of 
     this title.
       ``(2) Country.--The term `country' means any foreign 
     country or territory, including any overseas dependent 
     territory or possession of a foreign country, or the Trust 
     Territory of the Pacific Islands. In the case of an 
     association of countries which is a free trade area or 
     customs union, or which is contributing to comprehensive 
     regional economic integration among its members through 
     appropriate means, including, but not limited to, the 
     reduction of duties, the President may by Executive order or 
     Presidential proclamation provide that all members of such 
     association other than members which are barred from 
     designation under section 502(b) shall be treated as one 
     country for purposes of this title.
       ``(3) Entered.--The term `entered' means entered, or 
     withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, in the customs 
     territory of the United States.
       ``(4) Internationally recognized worker rights.--The term 
     `internationally recognized worker rights' includes--
       ``(A) the right of association;
       ``(B) the right to organize and bargain collectively;
       ``(C) a prohibition on the use of any form of forced or 
     compulsory labor;
       ``(D) a minimum age for the employment of children; and
       ``(E) acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum 
     wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health.
       ``(5) Least-developed beneficiary developing country.--The 
     term `least-developed beneficiary developing country' means a 
     beneficiary developing country that is designated as a least-
     developed beneficiary developing country under section 
     502(a)(2).''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The items relating to title V in 
     the table of contents of the Trade Act of 1974 are amended to 
     read as follows:

              ``TITLE V--GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES

``Sec. 501. Authority to extend preferences.
``Sec. 502. Designation of beneficiary developing countries.
``Sec. 503. Designation of eligible articles.
``Sec. 504. Review and reports to Congress.
``Sec. 505. Date of termination.
``Sec. 506. Definitions.''.

     SEC. 12103. RETROACTIVE APPLICATION FOR CERTAIN LIQUIDATIONS 
                   AND RELIQUIDATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 or any other provision of law and subject to 
     subsection (b), the entry--
       (1) of any article to which duty-free treatment under title 
     V of the Trade Act of 1974 would have applied if the entry 
     had been made on July 31, 1995, and
       (2) that was made after July 31, 1995, and before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act,
     shall be liquidated or reliquidated as free of duty, and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall refund any duty paid with 
     respect to such entry. As used in this subsection, the term 
     ``entry'' includes a withdrawal from warehouse for 
     consumption.
       (b) Requests.--Liquidation or reliquidation may be made 
     under subsection (a) with respect to an entry only if a 
     request therefor is filed with the Customs Service, within 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, that 
     contains sufficient information to enable the Customs 
     Service--
       (1) to locate the entry; or
       (2) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.
       (c) Treatment of Certain Entries of Buffalo Leather.--
     Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff Act of 1930 or any 
     other provision of law, buffalo leather, provided for under 
     subheading 4104.39.20 of the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of 
     the United States, that is a product of Thailand and entered 
     into the United States under entry numbers M42-1113868-8 and 
     M42-1113939-7, shall be liquidated or reliquidated, as 
     appropriate, as if entered on June 30, 1995.

     SEC. 12104. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Trade Laws.--
       (1) Section 1211(b) of the Omnibus Trade and 
     Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 3011(b)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(19 U.S.C. 2463(a), 
     2464(c)(3))'' and inserting ``(as in effect on the day before 
     the date of the enactment of the GSP Renewal Act of 1995)''; 
     and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(19 U.S.C. 
     2464(c)(1))'' and inserting the follow=

     ing: ``(as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the GSP Renewal Act of 1995)''.
       (2) Section 203(c)(7) of the Andean Trade Preference Act 
     (19 U.S.C. 3202(c)(7)) is amended by striking ``502(a)(4)'' 
     and inserting ``506(4)''.
       (3) Section 212(b)(7) of the Caribbean Basin Economic 
     Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2702(b)(7)) is amended by striking 
     ``502(a)(4)'' and inserting ``506(4)''.
       (4) General note 3(a)(iv)(C) of the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule of the United States is amended by striking 
     ``sections 503(b) and 504(c)'' and inserting ``subsections 
     (a), (c), and (d) of section 503''.
       (b) Other Laws.--
       (1) Section 871(f)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by striking ``within the meaning of section 
     502'' and inserting ``under title V''.
       (2) Section 2202(8) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 
     (15 U.S.C. 4711(8)) is amended by striking ``502(a)(4)'' and 
     inserting ``506(4)''.
       (3) Section 231A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2191a(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``502(a)(4) of the Trade 
     Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462(a)(4))'' and inserting ``506(4) 
     of the Trade Act of 1974'';
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``505(c) of the Trade Act 
     of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2465(c))'' and inserting ``504(b) of the 
     Trade Act of 1974''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4) by striking ``502(a)(4)'' and 
     inserting ``506(4)''.
                Subtitle C--Trade Adjustment Assistance

     SEC. 12201. MODIFICATION OF TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Requirement of Training.--(1) Section 231(c) of the 
     Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2291) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A) and (B) by striking ``it is not 
     feasible or appropriate to approve

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     a training program'' and inserting ``a training program is 
     not available''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(A) and (B) by striking ``it is 
     feasible or appropriate to approve a training program'' and 
     inserting ``a training program is available''.
       (2) Section 233(b) of such Act (19 U.S.C. 2293(b)) is 
     repealed.
       (3) Paragraph (3) of section 250(d) of the Trade Act of 
     1974 (19 U.S.C. 2331(d)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``it is not feasible or appropriate to 
     approve a training program'' in subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting ``a training program is not available'', and
       (B) by striking ``notwithstanding the provisions of section 
     233(b),'' in subparagraph (B).
       (b) Termination of Relocation Allowances.--(1) Section 238 
     of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2298), and the item 
     relating to that section in the table of contents for that 
     Act, are repealed.
       (2) Section 250(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2331(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (5).
       (c) Termination of Program.--Section 285(c) of the Trade 
     Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2271 preceding note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``2000''; and
       (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) No assistance, vouchers, allowances, or other 
     payments may be provided under subchapter D of chapter 2 
     after September 30, 1998.''.
       (d) Extension of Authorization.--(1) Section 245(a) of the 
     Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2317(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``and 1998'' and inserting ``1998, 1999, and 2000''.
       (2) Section 256(b) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2346(a)) is amended by striking ``and 1998'' and inserting 
     ``1998, 1999, and 2000''.
       (e) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Subsections (a) and (b).--The amendments made by 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall take effect on October 1, 1996.
    TITLE XIII--COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS--REVENUE RECONCILIATION

     SEC. 13001. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1995''.
       (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
     provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is 
     expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a 
     section or other provision, the reference shall be considered 
     to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     title is as follows:

    TITLE XIII--COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS--REVENUE RECONCILIATION

Sec. 13001. Short title; amendment of 1986 Code.

           Subtitle A--Extension of Expiring Provisions, Etc.

              Part I--Extensions Through December 31, 1997

Sec. 13101. Work opportunity tax credit.
Sec. 13102. Employer-provided educational assistance programs.
Sec. 13103. Research credit.
Sec. 13104. Contributions of stock to private foundations.
Sec. 13105. Credit for clinical testing expenses.

 Part II--Permanent Extension of FUTA Exemption for Alien Agricultural 
                                Workers

Sec. 13106. FUTA exemption for alien agricultural workers.

                   Part III--Commercial Aviation Fuel

Sec. 13111. Delay of scheduled increase in tax on fuel used in 
              commercial aviation.

    Part IV--Extension of Airport and Airway Trust Fund Excise Taxes

Sec. 13116. Extension of Airport and Airway Trust Fund excise taxes.

                  Subtitle B--Medical Savings Accounts

Sec. 13201. Medical savings accounts.

          Subtitle C--Pickle-Johnson Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2

                       Part I--Taxpayer Advocate

Sec. 13301. Establishment of position of taxpayer advocate within 
              Internal Revenue Service.
Sec. 13302. Expansion of authority to issue taxpayer assistance orders.

       Part II--Modifications to Installment Agreement Provisions

Sec. 13306. Notification of reasons for termination of installment 
              agreements.
Sec. 13307. Administrative review of termination of installment 
              agreement.

             Part III--Abatement of Interest and Penalties

Sec. 13311. Expansion of authority to abate interest.
Sec. 13312. Review of IRS failure to abate interest.
Sec. 13313. Extension of interest-free period for payment of tax after 
              notice and demand.

                         Part IV--Joint Returns

Sec. 13316. Studies of joint return-related issues.
Sec. 13317. Joint return may be made after separate returns without 
              full payment of tax.
Sec. 13318. Disclosure of collection activities.

                     Part V--Collection Activities

Sec. 13321. Modifications to lien and levy provisions.
Sec. 13322. Offers-in-compromise.

                      Part VI--Information Returns

Sec. 13326. Civil damages for fraudulent filing of information returns.
Sec. 13327. Requirement to conduct reasonable investigations of 
              information returns.

              Part VII--Awarding of Costs and Certain Fees

Sec. 13331. United States must establish that its position in 
              proceeding was substantially justified.
Sec. 13332. Increased limit on attorney fees.
Sec. 13333. Failure to agree to extension not taken into account.
Sec. 13334. Award of litigation costs permitted in declaratory judgment 
              proceedings.
Sec. 13335. Effective date.

 Part VIII--Modification to Recovery of Civil Damages for Unauthorized 
                           Collection Actions

Sec. 13336. Increase in limit on recovery of civil damages for 
              unauthorized collection actions.
Sec. 13337. Court discretion to reduce award for litigation costs for 
              failure to exhaust administrative remedies.

 Part IX--Modifications to Penalty for Failure to Collect and Pay Over 
                                  Tax

Sec. 13341. Preliminary notice requirement.
Sec. 13342. Disclosure of certain information where more than 1 person 
              liable for penalty for failure to collect and pay over 
              tax.
Sec. 13343. Right of contribution where more than 1 person liable for 
              penalty for failure to collect and pay over tax.
Sec. 13344. Volunteer board members of tax-exempt organizations exempt 
              from penalty for failure to collect and pay over tax.

          Part X--Modifications of Rules Relating to Summonses

Sec. 13346. Enrolled agents included as third-party recordkeepers.
Sec. 13347. Safeguards relating to designated summonses.
Sec. 13348. Annual report to Congress concerning designated summonses.

  Part XI--Relief From Retroactive Application of Treasury Department 
                              Regulations

Sec. 13351. Relief from retroactive application of Treasury Department 
              regulations.

                   Part XII--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 13356. Report on pilot program for appeal of enforcement actions.
Sec. 13357. Phone number of person providing payee Statements required 
              to be shown on such Statement.
Sec. 13358. Required notice of certain payments.
Sec. 13359. Unauthorized enticement of information disclosure.
Sec. 13360. Annual reminders to taxpayers with outstanding delinquent 
              accounts.
Sec. 13361. 5-year extension of authority for undercover operations.
Sec. 13362. Disclosure of form 8300 information on cash transactions.
Sec. 13363. Disclosure of returns and return information to designee of 
              taxpayer.
Sec. 13364. Study of netting of interest on overpayments and 
              liabilities.
Sec. 13365. Credit for expenses of certain TCMP audits.
Sec. 13366. Expenses of detection of underpayments and fraud, etc.

              Subtitle D--Additional Technical Corrections

Sec. 13401. Reporting of real estate transactions.
Sec. 13402. Clarification of denial of deduction for stock redemption 
              expenses.
Sec. 13403. Clarification of depreciation class for certain energy 
              property.
Sec. 13404. Clerical amendment to section 404.
Sec. 13405. Treatment of certain veterans' reemployment rights.

                  Subtitle E--Tax Information Sharing

Sec. 13501. Disclosure of return information for administration of 
              certain veterans programs.

                     Subtitle F--Revenue Increases

               Part I--Provisions Relating to Businesses

Sec. 13601. Tax treatment of certain extraordinary dividends.
Sec. 13602. Registration of confidential corporate tax shelters.
Sec. 13603. Denial of deduction for interest on loans with respect to 
              company-owned insurance.
Sec. 13604. Termination of suspense accounts for family corporations 
              required to use accrual method of accounting.
Sec. 13605. Termination of Puerto Rico and possession tax credit.

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Sec. 13606. Depreciation under income forecast method.
Sec. 13607. Transfers of excess pension assets.

                         Part II--Legal Reforms

Sec. 13611. Repeal of exclusion for punitive damages and for damages 
              not attributable to physical injuries or sickness.
Sec. 13612. Reporting of certain payments made to attorneys.

 Part III--Treatment of Individuals Who Lose United States Citizenship

Sec. 13616. Revision of income, estate, and gift taxes on individuals 
              who lose United States citizenship.
Sec. 13617. Information on individuals losing United States 
              citizenship.
Sec. 13618. Report on tax compliance by United States citizens and 
              residents living abroad.

             Part IV--Reforms Relating to Energy Provisions

Sec. 13621. Termination of credit for electricity produced from certain 
              renewable resources.
Sec. 13622. Exclusion for energy conservation subsidies limited to 
              subsidies with respect to dwelling units.

         Part V--Reforms Relating to Nonrecognition Provisions

Sec. 13626. Basis adjustment to property held by corporation where 
              stock in corporation is replacement property under 
              involuntary conversion rules.
Sec. 13627. Expansion of requirement that involuntarily converted 
              property be replaced with property acquired from an 
              unrelated person.
Sec. 13628. No rollover or exclusion of gain on sale of principal 
              residence which is attributable to depreciation 
              deductions.
Sec. 13629. Nonrecognition of gain on sale of principal residence by 
              noncitizens limited to new residences located in the 
              United States.

             Part VI--Reforms Relating to Gaming Activities

Sec. 13631. Treatment of Indian gaming activities under unrelated 
              business income tax.
Sec. 13632. Repeal of targeted exemption from tax on unrelated trade or 
              business income from gambling in certain States.
Sec. 13633. Extension of withholding to certain gambling winnings.

                        Part VII--Other Reforms

Sec. 13636. Sunset of low-income housing credit.
Sec. 13637. Repeal of credit for contributions to community development 
              corporations.
Sec. 13638. Repeal of diesel fuel tax rebate to purchasers of diesel-
              powered automobiles and light trucks.
Sec. 13639. Application of failure-to-pay penalty to substitute 
              returns.
Sec. 13640. Repeal of special rule for rental use of vacation homes, 
              etc., for less than 15 days.
Sec. 13641. Election to cease status as qualified scholarship funding 
              corporation.
Sec. 13642. Certain amounts derived from foreign corporations treated 
              as unrelated business taxable income.

      Part VIII--Excise Tax on Amounts of Private Excess Benefits

Sec. 13646. Excise taxes for failure by certain charitable 
              organizations to meet certain qualification requirements.
Sec. 13647. Reporting of certain excise taxes and other information.
Sec. 13648. Exempt organizations required to provide copy of return.
Sec. 13649. Certain organizations required to disclose nonexempt 
              status.
Sec. 13650. Increase in penalties on exempt organizations for failure 
              to file complete and timely annual returns.
Sec. 13651. Studies.

           Subtitle G--Reform of the Earned Income Tax Credit

Sec. 13701. Repeal of earned income credit for individuals without 
              qualifying children; modifications to credit phaseout.
Sec. 13702. Modification of adjusted gross income used for phaseout.
Sec. 13703. Earned income tax credit denied to individuals not 
              authorized to be employed in the United States.

               Subtitle H--Increase in Public Debt Limit

Sec. 13801. Increase in public debt limit.

            Subtitle I--Coal Industry Retiree Health Equity

Sec. 13901. Repeal of reachback provisions of coal industry health 
              benefit system.
           Subtitle A--Extension of Expiring Provisions, Etc.

              PART I--EXTENSIONS THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 1997

     SEC. 13101. WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT.

       (a) Amount of Credit.--Subsection (a) of section 51 is 
     amended by striking ``40 percent'' and inserting ``35 
     percent''.
       (b) Members of Targeted Groups.--Subsection (d) of section 
     51 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Members of Targeted Groups.--For purposes of this 
     subpart--
       ``(1) In general.--An individual is a member of a targeted 
     group if such individual is--
       ``(A) a qualified AFDC recipient,
       ``(B) a qualified ex-felon,
       ``(C) a high-risk youth,
       ``(D) a vocational rehabilitation referral, or
       ``(E) a qualified summer youth employee.
       ``(2) Qualified afdc recipient.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified AFDC recipient' 
     means any individual who is certified by the designated local 
     agency as being a member of a family receiving assistance 
     under an AFDC program for at least a 9-month period ending 
     during the 9-month period ending on the hiring date.
       ``(B) AFDC program.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `AFDC program' means any program providing aid under a 
     State plan approved under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act (relating to aid to families with dependent 
     children) and any successor of such program.
       ``(C) Special rules for veterans.--In the case of a 
     veteran, subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting 
     `12-month' for `9-month' the second place it appears.
       ``(D) Veteran.--For purposes of subparagraph (C), the term 
     `veteran' means any individual who is certified by the 
     designated local agency as--
       ``(i)(I) having served on active duty (other than active 
     duty for training) in the Armed Forces of the United States 
     for a period of more than 180 days, or
       ``(II) having been discharged or released from active duty 
     in the Armed Forces of the United States for a service-
     connected disability, and
       ``(ii) not having any day during the 60-day period ending 
     on the hiring date which was a day of extended active duty in 
     the Armed Forces of the United States.
     For purposes of clause (ii), the term `extended active duty' 
     means a period of more than 90 days during which the 
     individual was on active duty (other than active duty for 
     training).
       ``(3) Qualified ex-felon.--The term `qualified ex-felon' 
     means any individual who is certified by the designated local 
     agency--
       ``(A) as having been convicted of a felony under any 
     statute of the United States or any State,
       ``(B) as having a hiring date which is not more than 1 year 
     after the last date on which such individual was so convicted 
     or was released from prison, and
       ``(C) as being a member of a family which had an income 
     during the 6 months immediately preceding the earlier of the 
     month in which such income determination occurs or the month 
     in which the hiring date occurs, which, on an annual basis, 
     would be 70 percent or less of the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
     lower living standard.
     Any determination under subparagraph (C) shall be valid for 
     the 45-day period beginning on the date such determination is 
     made.
       ``(4) High-risk youth.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `high-risk youth' means any 
     individual who is certified by the designated local agency--
       ``(i) as having attained age 18 but not age 25 on the 
     hiring date, and
       ``(ii) as having his principal place of abode within an 
     empowerment zone or enterprise community.
       ``(B) Youth must continue to reside in zone.--In the case 
     of a high-risk youth, the term `qualified wages' shall not 
     include wages paid or incurred for services performed while 
     such youth's principal place of abode is outside an 
     empowerment zone or enterprise community.
       ``(5) Vocational rehabilitation referral.--The term 
     `vocational rehabilitation referral' means any individual who 
     is certified by the designated local agency as--
       ``(A) having a physical or mental disability which, for 
     such individual, constitutes or results in a substantial 
     handicap to employment, and
       ``(B) having been referred to the employer upon completion 
     of (or while receiving) rehabilitative services pursuant to--
       ``(i) an individualized written rehabilitation plan under a 
     State plan for vocational rehabilitation services approved 
     under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or
       ``(ii) a program of vocational rehabilitation carried out 
     under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code.
       ``(6) Qualified summer youth employee.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified summer youth 
     employee' means any individual--
       ``(i) who performs services for the employer between May 1 
     and September 15,
       ``(ii) who is certified by the designated local agency as 
     having attained age 16 but not 18 on the hiring date (or if 
     later, on May 1 of the calendar year involved),
       ``(iii) who has not been an employee of the employer during 
     any period prior to the 90-day period described in 
     subparagraph (B)(i), and
       ``(iv) who is certified by the designated local agency as 
     having his principal place of abode within an empowerment 
     zone or enterprise community.
       ``(B) Special rules for determining amount of credit.--For 
     purposes of applying this subpart to wages paid or incurred 
     to any qualified summer youth employee--

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       ``(i) subsection (b)(2) shall be applied by substituting 
     `any 90-day period between May 1 and September 15' for `the 
     1-year period beginning with the day the individual begins 
     work for the employer', and
       ``(ii) subsection (b)(3) shall be applied by substituting 
     `$3,000' for `$6,000'.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply to an individual who, 
     with respect to the same employer, is certified as a member 
     of another targeted group after such individual has been a 
     qualified summer youth employee.
       ``(C) Youth must continue to reside in zone.--Paragraph 
     (4)(B) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(7) Hiring date.--The term `hiring date' means the day 
     the individual is hired by the employer.
       ``(8) Designated local agency.--The term `designated local 
     agency' means a State employment security agency established 
     in accordance with the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended (29 
     U.S.C. 49-49n).
       ``(9) Special rules for certifications.--
       ``(A) In general.--An individual shall not be treated as a 
     member of a targeted group unless--
       ``(i) on or before the day on which such individual begins 
     work for the employer, the employer has received a 
     certification from a designated local agency that such 
     individual is a member of a targeted group, or
       ``(ii)(I) on or before the day the individual is offered 
     employment with the employer, a pre-screening notice is 
     completed with respect to such individual, and
       ``(II) not later than the 14th day after the individual 
     begins work for the employer, the employer submits such 
     notice to the designated local agency as part of a written 
     request for such a certification from such agency.
     For purposes of this paragraph, the term `pre-screening 
     notice' means a document (in such form as the Secretary shall 
     prescribe) which is signed by the employer and the individual 
     under penalties of perjury and which contains information 
     provided by the individual on the basis of which the employer 
     believes that the individual is a member of a targeted group.
       ``(B) Incorrect certifications.--If--
       ``(i) an individual has been certified by a designated 
     local agency as a member of a targeted group, and
       ``(ii) such certification is incorrect because it was based 
     on false information provided by such individual,
     the certification shall be revoked and wages paid by the 
     employer after the date on which notice of revocation is 
     received by the employer shall not be treated as qualified 
     wages.
       ``(C) Explanation of denial of request.--If a designated 
     local agency denies a request for certification of membership 
     in a targeted group, such agency shall provide to the person 
     making such request a written explanation of the reasons for 
     such denial.''
       (c) Minimum Employment Period.--Paragraph (3) of section 
     51(i) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Individuals not meeting minimum employment period.--
     No wages shall be taken into account under subsection (a) 
     with respect to any individual unless such individual 
     either--
       ``(A) is employed by the employer at least 180 days (20 
     days in the case of a qualified summer youth employee), or
       ``(B) has completed at least 500 hours (120 hours in the 
     case of a qualified summer youth employee) of services 
     performed for the employer.''
       (d) Definition of Wages.--Subsection (c) of section 51 is 
     amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (e) Termination.--Paragraph (4) of section 51(c) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(3) Termination.--The term `wages' shall not include any 
     amount paid or incurred to an individual who begins work for 
     the employer--
       ``(A) after December 31, 1994, and before January 1, 1996, 
     or
       ``(B) after December 31, 1997.''
       (f) Redesignation of Credit.--
       (1) Sections 38(b)(2) and 51(a) are each amended by 
     striking ``targeted jobs credit'' and inserting ``work 
     opportunity credit''.
       (2) The subpart heading for subpart F of part IV of 
     subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking ``Targeted 
     Jobs Credit'' and inserting ``Work Opportunity Credit''.
       (3) The table of subparts for such part IV is amended by 
     striking ``targeted jobs credit'' and inserting ``work 
     opportunity credit''.
       (g) Business Awareness Program.--The Secretary of Labor 
     shall implement a program to encourage small businesses to 
     use the services of local agencies to identify individuals 
     who qualify to be certified as members of targeted groups (as 
     defined in section 51 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
     as amended by this section). Such Secretary, and the heads of 
     other Federal agencies, shall make every effort to encourage 
     small businesses to benefit from the credit allowable under 
     such section by simplifying procedures to the extent 
     possible.
       (h) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 51(c) is amended by striking 
     ``, subsection (d)(8)(D),''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 51(i) is amended by striking 
     ``(d)(12)'' each place it appears and inserting ``(d)(6)''.
       (i) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer 
     after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 13102. EMPLOYER-PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Extension.--Subsection (d) of section 127 (relating to 
     educational assistance programs) is amended by striking 
     ``December 31, 1994'' and inserting ``December 31, 1997''.
       (b) Limitation to Education Below Graduate Level.--The last 
     sentence of section 127(c)(1) is amended by inserting before 
     the period ``or at the graduate level''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Extension.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1994.
       (2) Limitation.--The amendment made by subsection (b) shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 13103. RESEARCH CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 41 (relating to 
     credit for research activities) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``June 30, 1995'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``December 31, 1997'', and
       (2) by striking ``July 1, 1995'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``January 1, 1998''.
       (b) Base Amount for Start-up Companies.--Clause (i) of 
     section 41(c)(3)(B) (relating to start-up companies) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(i)  Taxpayers to which subparagraph applies.--The fixed-
     base percentage shall be determined under this subparagraph 
     if--

       ``(I) the first taxable year in which a taxpayer had both 
     gross receipts and qualified research expenses begins after 
     December 31, 1983, or
       ``(II) there are fewer than 3 taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1983, and before January 1, 1989, in which the 
     taxpayer had both gross receipts and qualified research 
     expenses.''

       (c) Election of Alternative Incremental Credit.--Subsection 
     (c) of section 41 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (4) 
     and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively, and by 
     inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Election of alternative incremental credit.--
       ``(A) In general.--At the election of the taxpayer, the 
     credit determined under subsection (a)(1) shall be equal to 
     the sum of--
       ``(i) 1.65 percent of so much of the qualified research 
     expenses for the taxable year as exceeds 1 percent of the 
     average described in subsection (c)(1)(B) but does not exceed 
     1.5 percent of such average,
       ``(ii) 2.2 percent of so much of such expenses as exceeds 
     1.5 percent of such average but does not exceed 2 percent of 
     such average, and
       ``(iii) 2.75 percent of so much of such expenses as exceeds 
     2 percent of such average.
       ``(B) Election.--An election under this paragraph may be 
     made only for the first taxable year of the taxpayer 
     beginning after June 30, 1995. Such an election shall apply 
     to the taxable year for which made and all succeeding taxable 
     years unless revoked with the consent of the Secretary.''
       (d) Increased Credit for Contract Research Expenses With 
     Respect to Certain Research Consortia.--Paragraph (3) of 
     section 41(b) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Amounts paid to certain research consortia.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subparagraph (A) shall be applied by 
     substituting `75 percent' for `65 percent' with respect to 
     amounts paid or incurred by the taxpayer to a qualified 
     research consortium for qualified research.
       ``(ii) Qualified research consortium.--The term `qualified 
     research consortium' means any organization described in 
     subsection (e)(6)(B) if--

       ``(I) at least 15 unrelated taxpayers paid (during the 
     calendar year in which the taxable year of the taxpayer 
     begins) amounts to such organization for qualified research,
       ``(II) no 3 persons paid during such calendar year more 
     than 50 percent of the total amounts paid during such 
     calendar year for qualified research, and
       ``(III) no person contributed more than 20 percent of such 
     total amounts.

     For purposes of subclause (I), all persons treated as a 
     single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 
     shall be treated as related taxpayers.''
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section 
     28(b)(1) is amended by striking ``June 30, 1995'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 1997''.
       (f) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years 
     ending after June 30, 1995.
       (2) Subsections (c) and (d).--The amendments made by 
     subsections (c) and (d) shall apply to taxable years 
     beginning after June 30, 1995.

     SEC. 13104. CONTRIBUTIONS OF STOCK TO PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (D) of section 170(e)(5) is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 1994'' and inserting 
     ``December 31, 1997''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to contributions made after December 31, 1994.

     SEC. 13105. CREDIT FOR CLINICAL TESTING EXPENSES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 28 is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 1994'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     1997''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1994.

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 PART II--PERMANENT EXTENSION OF FUTA EXEMPTION FOR ALIEN AGRICULTURAL 
                                WORKERS

     SEC. 13106. FUTA EXEMPTION FOR ALIEN AGRICULTURAL WORKERS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 3306(c)(1) 
     (defining employment) is amended by striking ``before January 
     1, 1995,''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to services performed after December 31, 1994.

                   PART III--COMMERCIAL AVIATION FUEL

     SEC. 13111. DELAY OF SCHEDULED INCREASE IN TAX ON FUEL USED 
                   IN COMMERCIAL AVIATION.

       (a) 2-Year Delay.--Sections 4092(b)(2), 6421(f)(2)(B), and 
     6427(l)(4)(B) are each amended by striking ``September 30, 
     1995'' and inserting ``September 30, 1997''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 13245 of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 is hereby repealed.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     take effect on September 30, 1995.
       (2) Cross reference.--

  For refund of tax paid on commercial aviation fuel before the date of 
the enactment of this Act, see section 6427(l) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986.
       (d) Floor Stocks Tax.--
       (1) Imposition of tax.--In the case of commercial aviation 
     fuel which is held by any person on October 1, 1997, there is 
     hereby imposed a floor stocks tax equal to 4.3 cents per 
     gallon.
       (2) Liability for tax and method of payment.--
       (A) Liability for tax.--A person holding aviation fuel on 
     October 1, 1997, to which the tax imposed by paragraph (1) 
     applies shall be liable for such tax.
       (B) Method of payment.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) 
     shall be paid in such manner as the Secretary shall 
     prescribe.
       (C) Time for payment.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) 
     shall be paid on or before April 30, 1998.
       (3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       (A) Held by a person.--Aviation fuel shall be considered as 
     ``held by a person'' if title thereto has passed to such 
     person (whether or not delivery to the person has been made).
       (B) Commercial aviation fuel.--The term ``commercial 
     aviation fuel'' means aviation fuel (as defined in section 
     4093 of such Code) which is held on October 1, 1997, for sale 
     or use in commercial aviation (as defined in section 4092(b) 
     of such Code).
       (C) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Treasury or his delegate.
       (4) Exception for exempt uses.--The tax imposed by 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to aviation fuel held by any 
     person exclusively for any use for which a credit or refund 
     of the entire tax imposed by section 4091 of such Code (other 
     than the rate imposed by section 4091(b)(2) of such Code) is 
     allowable for aviation fuel so used.
       (5) Exception for certain amounts of fuel.--
       (A) In general.--No tax shall be imposed by paragraph (1) 
     on aviation fuel held on October 1, 1997, by any person if 
     the aggregate amount of commercial aviation fuel held by such 
     person on such date does not exceed 2,000 gallons. The 
     preceding sentence shall apply only if such person submits to 
     the Secretary (at the time and in the manner required by the 
     Secretary) such information as the Secretary shall require 
     for purposes of this paragraph.
       (B) Exempt fuel.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), there 
     shall not be taken into account fuel held by any person which 
     is exempt from the tax imposed by paragraph (1) by reason of 
     paragraph (4).
       (C) Controlled groups.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       (i) Corporations.--

       (I) In general.--All persons treated as a controlled group 
     shall be treated as 1 person.
       (II) Controlled group.--The term ``controlled group'' has 
     the meaning given to such term by subsection (a) of section 
     1563 of such Code; except that for such purposes the phrase 
     ``more than 50 percent'' shall be substituted for the phrase 
     ``at least 80 percent'' each place it appears in such 
     subsection.

       (ii) Nonincorporated persons under common control.--Under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary, principles similar 
     to the principles of clause (i) shall apply to a group of 
     persons under common control where 1 or more of such persons 
     is not a corporation.
       (6) Other laws applicable.--All provisions of law, 
     including penalties, applicable with respect to the taxes 
     imposed by section 4091 of such Code shall, insofar as 
     applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this 
     subsection, apply with respect to the floor stock taxes 
     imposed by paragraph (1) to the same extent as if such taxes 
     were imposed by such section 4091.
       (f) Study.--The Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate 
     shall, in consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, 
     conduct a study of the Federal excise tax burdens on each of 
     the various modes of transportation and the benefits provided 
     to each such mode from revenues derived from such excise 
     taxes. The results of such study shall be submitted not later 
     than June 30, 1996, to the Committee on Ways and Means of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate.

    PART IV--EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND EXCISE TAXES

     SEC. 13116. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND EXCISE 
                   TAXES.

       (a) Fuel Tax.--
       (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 4091(b)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``January 1, 1996'' and inserting ``October 1, 
     1996''.
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 4081(d), as amended by section 
     14721 of this Act, is amended by striking ``January 1, 1996'' 
     and inserting ``October 1, 1996''.
       (b) Ticket Taxes.--Sections 4261(g) and 4271(d) are each 
     amended by striking ``January 1, 1996'' and inserting 
     ``October 1, 1996''.
       (c) Transfer to Airport and Airway Trust Fund.--
       (1) Subsection (b) of section 9502 is amended by striking 
     ``January 1, 1996'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``October 1, 1996''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 9502(f) is amended by striking 
     ``December 31, 1995'' and inserting ``September 30, 1996''.
                  Subtitle B--Medical Savings Accounts

     SEC. 13201. MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

       (a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 
     (relating to additional itemized deductions for individuals) 
     is amended by redesignating section 220 as section 221 and by 
     inserting after section 219 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 220. MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

       ``(a) Deduction Allowed.--In the case of an individual who 
     is an eligible individual for any month during the taxable 
     year, there shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable 
     year an amount equal to the aggregate amount paid in cash 
     during such taxable year by such individual to a medical 
     savings account of such individual.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the amount allowable as a deduction under 
     subsection (a) to an individual for the taxable year shall 
     not exceed the lesser of--
       ``(A) $2,500, or
       ``(B) the deductible under the catastrophic health plan 
     covering such individual.
     If the catastrophic health plan covering such individual 
     provides coverage for any other eligible individual who is 
     the spouse or any dependent (as defined in section 152) of 
     the taxpayer, subparagraph (A) shall be applied by 
     substituting `$5,000' for `$2,500'. The preceding sentence 
     shall not apply if the spouse or any dependent (as so 
     defined) of such individual is covered under any other 
     catastrophic health plan.
       ``(2) Special rule for married individuals.--
       ``(A) In general.--This subsection shall be applied 
     separately for each married individual.
       ``(B) Special rule.--If individuals who are married to each 
     other are covered under the same catastrophic health plan, 
     then the amounts applicable under subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     of paragraph (1) shall be divided equally between them unless 
     they agree on a different division.
       ``(3) Coordination with exclusion for employer 
     contributions.--No deduction shall be allowed under this 
     section for any amount paid for any taxable year to a medical 
     savings account of an individual if--
       ``(A) any amount is paid to any medical savings account of 
     such individual which is excludable from gross income under 
     section 106(b) for such year, or
       ``(B) in a case described in paragraph (2), any amount is 
     paid to any medical savings account of either spouse which is 
     so excludable for such year.
       ``(4) Proration of limitation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The limitation under paragraph (1) shall 
     be the sum of the monthly limitations for months during the 
     taxable year that the individual is an eligible individual 
     if--
       ``(i) such individual is not an eligible individual for all 
     months of the taxable year,
       ``(ii) the deductible under the catastrophic health plan 
     covering such individual is not the same throughout such 
     taxable year, or
       ``(iii) such limitation is determined using the next to the 
     last sentence of paragraph (1) for some but not all months 
     during such taxable year.
       ``(B) Monthly limitation.--The monthly limitation for any 
     month shall be an amount equal to \1/12\ of the limitation 
     which would (but for this paragraph and paragraph (3)) be 
     determined under paragraph (1) if the facts and circumstances 
     as of the first day of such month that such individual is 
     covered under a catastrophic health plan were true for the 
     entire taxable year.
       ``(5) Denial of deduction to dependents.--No deduction 
     shall be allowed under this section to any individual with 
     respect to whom a deduction under section 151 is allowable to 
     another taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in the calendar 
     year in which such individual's taxable year begins.
       ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Eligible individual.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible individual' means, 
     with respect to any month, any individual--
       ``(i) who is covered under a catastrophic health plan at 
     any time during such month, and
       ``(ii) who is not, while covered under a catastrophic 
     health plan, covered under any health plan--

       ``(I) which is not a catastrophic health plan, and
       ``(II) which provides coverage for any benefit which is 
     covered under the catastrophic health plan.

       ``(B) Certain coverage disregarded.--Subparagraph (A)(ii) 
     shall be applied without regard to--

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       ``(i) coverage for any benefit provided by permitted 
     insurance, and
       ``(ii) coverage (whether through insurance or otherwise) 
     for accidents, dental care, vision care, or long-term care.
       ``(2) Catastrophic health plan.--The term `catastrophic 
     health plan' means any health plan which provides no 
     compensation for an individual's expenses covered by the plan 
     for any calendar year to the extent such expenses for such 
     calendar year do not exceed $1,500 ($3,000 if the 
     catastrophic health plan covering the taxpayer provides 
     coverage for more than 1 individual) or such higher amounts 
     as may be specified by the plan.
       ``(3) Permitted insurance.--The term `permitted insurance' 
     means--
       ``(A) Medicare supplemental insurance,
       ``(B) insurance if substantially all of the coverage 
     provided under such insurance relates to--
       ``(i) liabilities incurred under workers' compensation 
     laws,
       ``(ii) tort liabilities,
       ``(iii) liabilities relating to ownership or use of 
     property,
       ``(iv) credit insurance, or
       ``(v) such other similar liabilities as the Secretary may 
     specify by regulations,
       ``(C) insurance for a specified disease or illness, and
       ``(D) insurance paying a fixed amount per day (or other 
     period) of hospitalization.
       ``(d) Medical Savings Account.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) Medical savings account.--The term `medical savings 
     account' means a trust created or organized in the United 
     States exclusively for the purpose of paying the qualified 
     medical expenses of the account holder, but only if the 
     written governing instrument creating the trust meets the 
     following requirements:
       ``(A) Except in the case of a rollover contribution 
     described in subsection (f)(4), no contribution will be 
     accepted unless it is in cash.
       ``(B) The trustee is a bank (as defined in section 408(n)), 
     an insurance company (as defined in section 816), or another 
     person who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that the manner in which such person will administer the 
     trust will be consistent with the requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(C) No part of the trust assets will be invested in life 
     insurance contracts.
       ``(D) The assets of the trust will not be commingled with 
     other property except in a common trust fund or common 
     investment fund.
       ``(E) The interest of an individual in the balance in his 
     account is nonforfeitable.
       ``(2) Qualified medical expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified medical expenses' 
     means, with respect to an account holder, amounts paid by 
     such holder--
       ``(i) for medical care (as defined in section 213(d)) for 
     such individual, the spouse of such individual, and any 
     dependent (as defined in section 152) of such individual, but 
     only to the extent such amounts are not compensated for by 
     insurance or otherwise, or
       ``(ii) for long-term care insurance for such individual, 
     spouse, or dependent.
       ``(B) Health insurance may not be purchased from account.--
     Subparagraph (A)(i) shall not apply to any payment for 
     insurance.
       ``(3) Account holder.--The term `account holder' means the 
     individual on whose behalf the medical savings account was 
     established.
       ``(4) Certain rules to apply.--Rules similar to the 
     following rules shall apply for purposes of this section:
       ``(A) Section 219(d)(2) (relating to no deduction for 
     rollovers).
       ``(B) Section 219(f)(3) (relating to time when 
     contributions deemed made).
       ``(C) Except as provided in section 106(b), section 
     219(f)(5) (relating to employer payments).
       ``(D) Section 408(g) (relating to community property laws).
       ``(E) Section 408(h) (relating to custodial accounts).
       ``(e) Tax Treatment of Accounts.--
       ``(1) Account taxed as grantor trust.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the account holder of a medical savings account shall be 
     treated for purposes of this title as the owner of such 
     account and shall be subject to tax thereon in accordance 
     with subpart E of part I of subchapter J of this chapter 
     (relating to grantors and others treated as substantial 
     owners).
       ``(B) Treatment of capital losses.--With respect to assets 
     held in a medical savings account, any capital loss for a 
     taxable year from the sale or exchange of such an asset shall 
     be allowed only to the extent of capital gains from such 
     assets for such taxable year. Any capital loss which is 
     disallowed under the preceding sentence shall be treated as a 
     capital loss from the sale or exchange of such an asset in 
     the next taxable year. For purposes of this subparagraph, all 
     medical savings accounts of the account holder shall be 
     treated as 1 account.
       ``(2) Account assets treated as distributed in the case of 
     prohibited transactions or account pledged as security for 
     loan.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (2) and (4) 
     of section 408(e) shall apply to medical savings accounts, 
     and any amount treated as distributed under such rules shall 
     be treated as not used to pay qualified medical expenses.
       ``(3) Treatment of account after death of account holder.--
       ``(A) In general.--A trust shall not constitute a medical 
     savings account unless the written governing instrument 
     provides that, if the account holder dies while there is a 
     balance in the account, the entire balance of the account 
     holder will be distributed within 5 years after the death of 
     the account holder.
       ``(B) Exception where spouse becomes account holder.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the account is payable to 
     (or for the benefit of) the surviving spouse of the decedent.
       ``(f) Tax Treatment of Distributions.--
       ``(1) Inclusion of amounts not used for qualified medical 
     expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--No amount shall be included in the gross 
     income of the account holder by reason of a payment or 
     distribution from a medical savings account which is used 
     exclusively to pay the qualified medical expenses of the 
     account holder. Any amount paid or distributed from a medical 
     savings account which is not so used shall be included in the 
     gross income of such holder to the extent such amount does 
     not exceed the excess of--
       ``(i) the aggregate contributions to such account which 
     were allowed as a deduction under this section or which were 
     excluded under section 106(b), over
       ``(ii) the aggregate prior payments or distributions from 
     such account which were includible in gross income under this 
     paragraph.
       ``(B) Special rules.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) all medical savings accounts of the account holder 
     shall be treated as 1 account,
       ``(ii) all payments and distributions during any taxable 
     year shall be treated as 1 distribution, and
       ``(iii) any distribution of property shall be taken into 
     account at its fair market value on the date of the 
     distribution.
       ``(2) Penalty for distributions not used for qualified 
     medical expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The tax imposed by this chapter for any 
     taxable year in which there is a payment or distribution from 
     a medical savings account which is not used exclusively to 
     pay the qualified medical expenses of the account holder 
     shall be increased by 10 percent of the amount of such 
     payment or distribution which is includible in gross income 
     under paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Exceptions.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the 
     payment or distribution is made on or after the date the 
     account holder--
       ``(i) attains age 59\1/2\,
       ``(ii) becomes disabled within the meaning of section 
     72(m)(7), or
       ``(iii) dies.
       ``(3) Withdrawal of excess contributions.--Paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to the distribution of any contribution paid 
     during a taxable year to a medical savings account if--
       ``(A) such distribution is received on or before the day 
     prescribed by law (including extensions of time) for filing 
     such individual's return for such taxable year,
       ``(B) no deduction is allowed under this section with 
     respect to such contribution, and
       ``(C) such distribution is accompanied by the amount of net 
     income attributable to such contribution.
     In the case of such a distribution, for purposes of section 
     61, any net income described in subparagraph (C) shall be 
     deemed to have been earned and receivable in the taxable year 
     in which such contribution is made.
       ``(4) Rollovers.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     amount paid or distributed out of a medical savings account 
     to the account holder if the entire amount received 
     (including money and any other property) is paid into another 
     medical savings account for the benefit of such holder not 
     later than the 60th day after the day on which he received 
     the payment or distribution.
       ``(5) Coordination with medical expense deduction.--For 
     purposes of section 213, any payment or distribution out of a 
     medical savings account for qualified medical expenses shall 
     not be treated as an expense paid for medical care to the 
     extent of the amount of such payment or distribution which is 
     excludable from gross income solely by reason of paragraph 
     (1)(A).
       ``(g) Cost-of-Living Adjustment.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any taxable year 
     beginning in a calendar year after 1996, each dollar amount 
     in subsection (b)(1) or in subsection (c)(2) shall be 
     increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(B) the medical care cost adjustment for such calendar 
     year.
     If any increase under the preceding sentence is not a 
     multiple of $50, such increase shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $50.
       ``(2) Medical care cost adjustment.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the medical care cost adjustment for any 
     calendar year is the percentage (if any) by which--
       ``(A) the medical care component of the Consumer Price 
     Index (as defined in section 1(f)(5)) for August of the 
     preceding calendar year, exceeds
       ``(B) such component for August of 1995.
       ``(h) Reports.--The trustee of a medical savings account 
     shall make such reports regarding such account to the 
     Secretary and to the account holder with respect to 
     contributions, distributions, and such other matters as the 
     Secretary may require under regulations. The reports required 
     by this subsection shall be filed at such time and in such 
     manner and furnished to such individuals at such time and in 
     such manner as may be required by those regulations.''
       (b) Deduction Allowed Whether or Not Individual Itemizes 
     Other Deductions.--

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     Subsection (a) of section 62 is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (15) the following new paragraph:
       ``(16) Medical savings accounts.--The deduction allowed by 
     section 220.''
       (c) Exclusions for Employer Contributions to Medical 
     Savings Accounts.--
       (1) Exclusion from income tax.--The text of section 106 
     (relating to contributions by employer to accident and health 
     plans) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) General Rule.--Gross income of an employee does not 
     include employer-provided coverage under an accident or 
     health plan.
       ``(b) Contributions to Medical Savings Accounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an employee who is an 
     eligible individual, gross income does not include amounts 
     contributed by such employee's employer to any medical 
     savings account of such employee.
       ``(2) Coordination with deduction limitation.--The amount 
     excluded from the gross income of an employee under this 
     subsection for any taxable year shall not exceed the 
     limitation under section 220(b)(1) (determined without regard 
     to this subsection) which is applicable to such employee for 
     such taxable year.''
       ``(3) No constructive receipt.--No amount shall be included 
     in the gross income of any employee solely because the 
     employee may choose between the contributions referred to in 
     paragraph (1) and employer contributions to another health 
     plan of the employer.
       ``(4) Special rule for deduction of employer 
     contributions.--Any employer contribution to a medical 
     savings account, if otherwise allowable as a deduction under 
     this chapter, shall be allowed only for the taxable year in 
     which paid.
       ``(5) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     terms `eligible individual' and `medical savings account' 
     have the respective meanings given to such terms by section 
     220.''
       (2) Exclusion from employment taxes.--
       (A) Social security taxes.--
       (i) Subsection (a) of section 3121 is amended by striking 
     ``or'' at the end of paragraph (20), by striking the period 
     at the end of paragraph (21) and inserting ``; or'', and by 
     inserting after paragraph (21) the following new paragraph:
       ``(22) any payment made to or for the benefit of an 
     employee if at the time of such payment it is reasonable to 
     believe that the employee will be able to exclude such 
     payment from income under section 106(b).''
       (ii) Subsection (a) of section 209 of the Social Security 
     Act is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph 
     (17), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (18) and 
     inserting ``; or'', and by inserting after paragraph (18) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(19) any payment made to or for the benefit of an 
     employee if at the time of such payment it is reasonable to 
     believe that the employee will be able to exclude such 
     payment from income under section 106(b) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.''
       (B) Railroad retirement tax.--Subsection (e) of section 
     3231 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(10) medical savings account contributions.--The term 
     `compensation' shall not include any payment made to or for 
     the benefit of an employee if at the time of such payment it 
     is reasonable to believe that the employee will be able to 
     exclude such payment from income under section 106(b).''
       (C) Unemployment tax.--Subsection (b) of section 3306 is 
     amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (15), by 
     striking the period at the end of paragraph (16) and 
     inserting ``; or'', and by inserting after paragraph (16) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(17) any payment made to or for the benefit of an 
     employee if at the time of such payment it is reasonable to 
     believe that the employee will be able to exclude such 
     payment from income under section 106(b).''
       (D) Withholding tax.--Subsection (a) of section 3401 is 
     amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (19), by 
     striking the period at the end of paragraph (20) and 
     inserting ``; or'', and by inserting after paragraph (20) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(21) any payment made to or for the benefit of an 
     employee if at the time of such payment it is reasonable to 
     believe that the employee will be able to exclude such 
     payment from income under section 106(b).''
       (d) Medical Savings Account Contributions Not Available 
     Under Cafeteria Plans.--Subsection (f) of section 125 is 
     amended by inserting ``106(b),'' before ``117''.
       (e) Tax on Prohibited Transactions.--Section 4975 (relating 
     to tax on prohibited transactions) is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end of subsection (c) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) Special rule for medical savings accounts.--An 
     individual for whose benefit a medical savings account 
     (within the meaning of section 220(d)) is established shall 
     be exempt from the tax imposed by this section with respect 
     to any transaction concerning such account (which would 
     otherwise be taxable under this section) if, with respect to 
     such transaction, the account ceases to be a medical savings 
     account by reason of the application of section 220(e)(2) to 
     such account.'', and
       (2) by inserting ``or a medical savings account described 
     in section 220(d)'' in subsection (e)(1) after ``described in 
     section 408(a)''.
       (f) Failure To Provide Reports on Medical Savings 
     Accounts.--Section 6693 (relating to failure to provide 
     reports on individual retirement accounts or annuities) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or on medical savings accounts'' after 
     ``annuities'' in the heading of such section, and
       (2) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following: 
     ``The person required by section 220(h) to file a report 
     regarding a medical savings account at the time and in the 
     manner required by such section shall pay a penalty of $50 
     for each failure to so file unless it is shown that such 
     failure is due to reasonable cause.''
       (g) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) The table of sections for part VII of subchapter B of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the last item and inserting 
     the following:

``Sec. 220. Medical savings accounts.
``Sec. 221. Cross reference.''
       (2) The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 68 is 
     amended by inserting ``or on medical savings accounts'' after 
     ``annuities'' in the item relating to section 6693.
       (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.
          Subtitle C--Pickle-Johnson Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2

                       PART I--TAXPAYER ADVOCATE

     SEC. 13301. ESTABLISHMENT OF POSITION OF TAXPAYER ADVOCATE 
                   WITHIN INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 7802 (relating to Commissioner 
     of Internal Revenue; Assistant Commissioner (Employee Plans 
     and Exempt Organizations)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Office of Taxpayer Advocate.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is established in the Internal 
     Revenue Service an office to be known as the `Office of the 
     Taxpayer Advocate'. Such office shall be under the 
     supervision and direction of an official to be known as the 
     `Taxpayer Advocate' who shall be appointed by and report 
     directly to the Commissioner of Internal Revenue. The 
     Taxpayer Advocate shall be entitled to compensation at the 
     same rate as the highest level official reporting directly to 
     the Deputy Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service.
       ``(2) Functions of office.--
       ``(A) In general.--It shall be the function of the Office 
     of Taxpayer Advocate to--
       ``(i) assist taxpayers in resolving problems with the 
     Internal Revenue Service,
       ``(ii) identify areas in which taxpayers have problems in 
     dealings with the Internal Revenue Service,
       ``(iii) to the extent possible, propose changes in the 
     administrative practices of the Internal Revenue Service to 
     mitigate problems identified under clause (ii), and
       ``(iv) identify potential legislative changes which may be 
     appropriate to mitigate such problems.
       ``(B) Annual reports.--
       ``(i) Objectives.--Not later than June 30 of each calendar 
     year after 1995, the Taxpayer Advocate shall report to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Finance of the Senate on the objectives 
     of the Taxpayer Advocate for the fiscal year beginning in 
     such calendar year. Any such report shall contain full and 
     substantive analysis, in addition to statistical information.
       ``(ii) Activities.--Not later than December 31 of each 
     calendar year after 1995, the Taxpayer Advocate shall report 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate on 
     the activities of the Taxpayer Advocate during the fiscal 
     year ending during such calendar year. Any such report shall 
     contain full and substantive analysis, in addition to 
     statistical information, and shall--

       ``(I) identify the initiatives the Taxpayer Advocate has 
     taken on improving taxpayer services and Internal Revenue 
     Service responsiveness,
       ``(II) contain recommendations received from individuals 
     with the authority to issue Taxpayer Assistance Orders under 
     section 7811,
       ``(III) contain a summary of at least 20 of the most 
     serious problems encountered by taxpayers, including a 
     description of the nature of such problems,
       ``(IV) contain an inventory of the items described in 
     subclauses (I), (II), and (III) for which action has been 
     taken and the result of such action,
       ``(V) contain an inventory of the items described in 
     subclauses (I), (II), and (III) for which action remains to 
     be completed and the period during which each item has 
     remained on such inventory,
       ``(VI) contain an inventory of the items described in 
     subclauses (II) and (III) for which no action has been taken, 
     the period during which each item has remained on such 
     inventory, the reasons for the inaction, and identify any 
     Internal Revenue Service official who is responsible for such 
     inaction,
       ``(VII) identify any Taxpayer Assistance Order which was 
     not honored by the Internal Revenue Service in a timely 
     manner, as specified under section 7811(b),
       ``(VIII) contain recommendations for such administrative 
     and legislative action as may be appropriate to resolve 
     problems encountered by taxpayers,
       ``(IX) describe the extent to which regional problem 
     resolution officers participate in the selection and 
     evaluation of local problem resolution officers, and
       ``(X) include such other information as the Taxpayer 
     Advocate may deem advisable.

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       ``(iii) Report to be submitted directly.--Each report 
     required under this subparagraph shall be provided directly 
     to the Committees referred to in clauses (i) and (ii) without 
     any prior review or comment from the Commissioner, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, any other officer or employee of 
     the Department of the Treasury, or the Office of Management 
     and Budget.
       ``(3) Responsibilities of commissioner.--The Commissioner 
     of Internal Revenue shall establish procedures requiring a 
     formal response to all recommendations submitted to the 
     Commissioner by the Taxpayer Advocate within 3 months after 
     submission to the Commissioner.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 7811 (relating to Taxpayer Assistance Orders) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``the Office of Ombudsman'' in subsection 
     (a) and inserting ``the Office of the Taxpayer Advocate'', 
     and
       (B) by striking ``Ombudsman'' each place it appears 
     (including in the headings of subsections (e) and (f)) and 
     inserting ``Taxpayer Advocate''.
       (2) The heading for section 7802 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 7802. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE; ASSISTANT 
                   COMMISSIONERS; TAXPAYER ADVOCATE.''

       (3) The table of sections for subchapter A of chapter 80 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 7802 and 
     inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 7802. Commissioner of Internal Revenue; Assistant Commissioners; 
              Taxpayer Advocate.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 13302. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO ISSUE TAXPAYER 
                   ASSISTANCE ORDERS.

       (a) Terms of Orders.--Subsection (b) of section 7811 
     (relating to terms of Taxpayer Assistance Orders) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``within a specified time period'' after 
     ``the Secretary'', and
       (2) by inserting ``take any action as permitted by law,'' 
     after ``cease any action,''.
       (b) Limitation on Authority To Modify or Rescind.--Section 
     7811(c) (relating to authority to modify or rescind) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Authority To Modify or Rescind.--Any Taxpayer 
     Assistance Order issued by the Taxpayer Advocate under this 
     section may be modified or rescinded--
       ``(1) only by the Taxpayer Advocate, the Commissioner of 
     Internal Revenue, the Deputy Commissioner of Internal 
     Revenue, or a regional problem resolution officer, and
       ``(2) only if a written explanation of the reasons for the 
     modification or rescission is provided to the Taxpayer 
     Advocate.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

       PART II--MODIFICATIONS TO INSTALLMENT AGREEMENT PROVISIONS

     SEC. 13306. NOTIFICATION OF REASONS FOR TERMINATION OF 
                   INSTALLMENT AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Terminations.--Subsection (b) of section 6159 (relating 
     to extent to which agreements remain in effect) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Notice requirements.--The Secretary may not take any 
     action under paragraph (2), (3), or (4) unless--
       ``(A) a notice of such action is provided to the taxpayer 
     not later than the day 30 days before the date of such 
     action, and
       ``(B) such notice includes an explanation why the Secretary 
     intends to take such action.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply in any case in which 
     the Secretary believes that collection of any tax to which an 
     agreement under this section relates is in jeopardy.''
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (3) of section 6159(b) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Subsequent change in financial conditions.--If the 
     Secretary makes a determination that the financial condition 
     of a taxpayer with whom the Secretary has entered into an 
     agreement under subsection (a) has significantly changed, the 
     Secretary may alter, modify, or terminate such agreement.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 13307. ADMINISTRATIVE REVIEW OF TERMINATION OF 
                   INSTALLMENT AGREEMENT.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 6159 (relating to agreements for 
     payment of tax liability in installments) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Administrative Review.--The Secretary shall establish 
     procedures for an independent administrative review of 
     terminations of installment agreements under this section for 
     taxpayers who request such a review.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996.

             PART III--ABATEMENT OF INTEREST AND PENALTIES

     SEC. 13311. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO ABATE INTEREST.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (1) of section 6404(e) 
     (relating to abatement of interest in certain cases) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``unreasonable'' before ``error'' each 
     place it appears in subparagraphs (A) and (B), and
       (2) by striking ``in performing a ministerial act'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``in performing a ministerial 
     or managerial act''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The subsection heading for 
     subsection (e) of section 6404 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Assessments'' and inserting 
     ``Abatement'', and
       (2) by inserting ``Unreasonable'' before ``Errors''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to interest accruing with respect to deficiencies 
     or payments for taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 13312. REVIEW OF IRS FAILURE TO ABATE INTEREST.

       (a) In General.--Section 6404 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Review of Denial of Request for Abatement of 
     Interest.--The Tax Court shall have jurisdiction over any 
     action brought by a taxpayer who meets the requirements 
     referred to in section 7430(c)(4)(A)(iii) to determine 
     whether the Secretary's failure to abate interest under this 
     section was an abuse of discretion if such action is brought 
     within 6 months after the date of the Secretary's final 
     determination not to abate such interest.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to requests for abatement after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 13313. EXTENSION OF INTEREST-FREE PERIOD FOR PAYMENT OF 
                   TAX AFTER NOTICE AND DEMAND.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (3) of section 6601(e) 
     (relating to payments made within 10 days after notice and 
     demand) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Payments made within specified period after notice 
     and demand.--If notice and demand is made for payment of any 
     amount and if such amount is paid within 21 calendar days (10 
     business days if the amount for which such notice and demand 
     is made equals or exceeds $100,000) after the date of such 
     notice and demand, interest under this section on the amount 
     so paid shall not be imposed for the period after the date of 
     such notice and demand.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 6601(e)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``10 days from the date of notice and demand 
     therefor'' and inserting ``21 calendar days from the date of 
     notice and demand therefor (10 business days if the amount 
     for which such notice and demand is made equals or exceeds 
     $100,000)''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 6651(a) is amended by striking 
     ``10 days of the date of the notice and demand therefor'' and 
     inserting ``21 calendar days from the date of notice and 
     demand therefor (10 business days if the amount for which 
     such notice and demand is made equals or exceeds $100,000)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply in the case of any notice and demand given after 
     June 30, 1996.

                         PART IV--JOINT RETURNS

     SEC. 13316. STUDIES OF JOINT RETURN-RELATED ISSUES.

       The Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate and the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall each conduct 
     separate studies of--
       (1) the effects of changing the liability for tax on a 
     joint return from being joint and several to being 
     proportionate to the tax attributable to each spouse,
       (2) the effects of providing that, if a divorce decree 
     allocates liability for tax on a joint return filed before 
     the divorce, the Secretary may collect such liability only in 
     accordance with the decree,
       (3) whether those provisions of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 intended to provide relief to innocent spouses 
     provide meaningful relief in all cases where such relief is 
     appropriate, and
       (4) the effect of providing that community income (as 
     defined in section 66(d) of such Code) which, in accordance 
     with the rules contained in section 879(a) of such Code, 
     would be treated as the income of one spouse is exempt from a 
     levy for failure to pay any tax imposed by subtitle A by the 
     other spouse for a taxable year ending before their marriage.
     The reports of such studies shall be submitted to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Finance of the Senate within 6 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 13317. JOINT RETURN MAY BE MADE AFTER SEPARATE RETURNS 
                   WITHOUT FULL PAYMENT OF TAX.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (2) of section 6013(b) 
     (relating to limitations on filing of joint return after 
     filing separate returns) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (A) and redesignating the following subparagraphs 
     accordingly.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 13318. DISCLOSURE OF COLLECTION ACTIVITIES.

       Subsection (e) of section 6103 (relating to disclosure to 
     persons having material interest) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Disclosure of collection activities with respect to 
     joint return.--If any deficiency of tax with respect to a 
     joint return

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     is assessed and the individuals filing such return are no 
     longer married or no longer reside in the same household, 
     upon request in writing by either of such individuals, the 
     Secretary shall disclose in writing to the individual making 
     the request whether the Secretary has attempted to collect 
     such deficiency from such other individual, the general 
     nature of such collection activities, and the amount 
     collected.''

                     PART V--COLLECTION ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 13321. MODIFICATIONS TO LIEN AND LEVY PROVISIONS.

       (a) Withdrawal of Certain Notices.--Section 6323 (relating 
     to validity and priority against certain persons) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Withdrawal of Notice in Certain Circumstances.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may withdraw a notice of a 
     lien filed under this section and this chapter shall be 
     applied as if the withdrawn notice had not been filed, if the 
     Secretary determines that--
       ``(A) the filing of such notice was premature or otherwise 
     not in accordance with administrative procedures of the 
     Secretary,
       ``(B) the taxpayer has entered into an agreement under 
     section 6159 to satisfy the tax liability for which the lien 
     was imposed by means of installment payments, unless such 
     agreement provides otherwise,
       ``(C) the withdrawal of such notice will facilitate the 
     collection of the tax liability, or
       ``(D) with the consent of the taxpayer or the Taxpayer 
     Advocate, the withdrawal of such notice would be in the best 
     interests of the taxpayer (as determined by the Taxpayer 
     Advocate) and the United States.
     Any such withdrawal shall be made by filing notice at the 
     same office as the withdrawn notice. A copy of such notice of 
     withdrawal shall be provided to the taxpayer.
       ``(2) Notice to credit agencies, etc.--Upon written request 
     by the taxpayer with respect to whom a notice of a lien was 
     withdrawn under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall promptly 
     make reasonable efforts to notify credit reporting agencies, 
     and any financial institution or creditor whose name and 
     address is specified in such request, of the withdrawal of 
     such notice. Any such request shall be in such form as the 
     Secretary may prescribe.''
       (b) Return of Levied Property in Certain Cases.--Section 
     0655 (relating to authority to release levy and return 
     property) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Return of Property in Certain Cases.--If--
       ``(1) any property has been levied upon, and
       ``(2) the Secretary determines that--
       ``(A) the levy on such property was premature or otherwise 
     not in accordance with administrative procedures of the 
     Secretary,
       ``(B) the taxpayer has entered into an agreement under 
     section 6159 to satisfy the tax liability for which the levy 
     was imposed by means of installment payments, unless such 
     agreement provides otherwise,
       ``(C) the return of such property will facilitate the 
     collection of the tax liability, or
       ``(D) with the consent of the taxpayer or the Taxpayer 
     Advocate, the return of such property would be in the best 
     interests of the taxpayer (as determined by the Taxpayer 
     Advocate) and the United States,
     the provisions of subsection (b) shall apply in the same 
     manner as if such property had been wrongly levied upon, 
     except that no interest shall be allowed under subsection 
     (c).''
       (c) Modifications in Certain Levy Exemption Amounts.--
       (1) Fuel, etc.--Paragraph (2) of section 6334(a) (relating 
     to fuel, provisions, furniture, and personal effects exempt 
     from levy) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``If the taxpayer is the head of a family, 
     so'' and inserting ``So'',
       (B) by striking ``his household'' and inserting ``the 
     taxpayer's household'', and
       (C) by striking ``$1,650 ($1,550 in the case of levies 
     issued during 1989)'' and inserting ``$2,500''.
       (2) Inflation adjustment.--Section 6334 (relating to 
     property exempt from levy) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Inflation Adjustment.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any calendar year 
     beginning after 1996, each dollar amount referred to in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) shall be increased 
     by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year, by substituting 
     `calendar year 1995' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.
       ``(2) Rounding.--If any dollar amount after being increased 
     under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $10, such dollar 
     amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10.''
       (3) Technical amendment.--Paragraph (3) of section 6334(a) 
     is amended by striking ``($1,050 in the case of levies issued 
     during 1989)''.
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Exempt amounts.--The amendments made by subsection (c) 
     shall take effect with respect to levies issued after 
     December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 13322. OFFERS-IN-COMPROMISE.

       (a) Review Requirements.--Subsection (b) of section 7122 
     (relating to records) is amended by striking ``$500.'' and 
     inserting ``$100,000. However, such compromise shall be 
     subject to continuing quality review by the Secretary.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

                      PART VI--INFORMATION RETURNS

     SEC. 13326. CIVIL DAMAGES FOR FRAUDULENT FILING OF 
                   INFORMATION RETURNS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subchapter B of chapter 76 (relating to 
     proceedings by taxpayers and third parties) is amended by 
     redesignating section 7434 as section 7435 and by inserting 
     after section 7433 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 7434. CIVIL DAMAGES FOR FRAUDULENT FILING OF 
                   INFORMATION RETURNS.

       ``(a) In General.--If any person willfully files a 
     fraudulent information return with respect to payments 
     purported to be made to any other person, such other person 
     may bring a civil action for damages against the person so 
     filing such return.
       ``(b) Damages.--In any action brought under subsection (a), 
     upon a finding of liability on the part of the defendant, the 
     defendant shall be liable to the plaintiff in an amount equal 
     to the greater of $5,000 or the sum of--
       ``(1) any actual damages sustained by the plaintiff as a 
     proximate result of the filing of the fraudulent information 
     return (including any costs attributable to resolving 
     deficiencies asserted as a result of such filing),
       ``(2) the costs of the action, and
       ``(3) in the court's discretion, reasonable attorneys fees.
       ``(c) Period for Bringing Action.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, an action to enforce the liability 
     created under this section may be brought without regard to 
     the amount in controversy and may be brought only within the 
     later of--
       ``(1) 6 years after the date of the filing of the 
     fraudulent information return, or
       ``(2) 1 year after the date such fraudulent information 
     return would have been discovered by exercise of reasonable 
     care.
       ``(d) Copy of Complaint Filed With IRS.--Any person 
     bringing an action under subsection (a) shall provide a copy 
     of the complaint to the Internal Revenue Service upon the 
     filing of such complaint with the court.
       ``(e) Finding of Court To Include Correct Amount of 
     Payment.--The decision of the court awarding damages in an 
     action brought under subsection (a) shall include a finding 
     of the correct amount which should have been reported in the 
     information return.
       ``(f) Information Return.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `information return' means any statement described 
     in section 6724(d)(1)(A).''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subchapter B of chapter 76 is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 7434 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 7434. Civil damages for fraudulent filing of information 
              returns.
``Sec. 7435. Cross references.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to fraudulent information returns filed after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 13327. REQUIREMENT TO CONDUCT REASONABLE INVESTIGATIONS 
                   OF INFORMATION RETURNS.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 6201 (relating to assessment 
     authority) is amended by redesignating subsection (d) as 
     subsection (e) and by inserting after subsection (c) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(d) Required Reasonable Verification of Information 
     Returns.--In any court proceeding, if a taxpayer asserts a 
     reasonable dispute with respect to any item of income 
     reported on an information return filed with the Secretary 
     under subpart B or C of part III of subchapter A of chapter 
     61 by a third party and the taxpayer has fully cooperated 
     with the Secretary (including providing, within a reasonable 
     period of time, access to and inspection of all witnesses, 
     information, and documents within the control of the taxpayer 
     as reasonably requested by the Secretary), the Secretary 
     shall have the burden of producing reasonable and probative 
     information concerning such deficiency in addition to such 
     information return.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

              PART VII--AWARDING OF COSTS AND CERTAIN FEES

     SEC. 13331. UNITED STATES MUST ESTABLISH THAT ITS POSITION IN 
                   PROCEEDING WAS SUBSTANTIALLY JUSTIFIED.

       (a) General Rule.--Subparagraph (A) of section 7430(c)(4) 
     (defining prevailing party) is amended by striking clause (i) 
     and by redesignating clauses (ii) and (iii) as clauses (i) 
     and (ii), respectively.
       (b) Burden of Proof on United States.--Paragraph (4) of 
     section 7430(c) is amended by redesignating subparagraph (B) 
     as subparagraph (C) and by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Exception if united states establishes that its 
     position was substantially justified.--
       ``(i) General rule.--A party shall not be treated as the 
     prevailing party in a proceeding to which subsection (a) 
     applies if the United States establishes that the position of 
     the United States in the proceeding was substantially 
     justified.
       ``(ii) Presumption of no justification if internal revenue 
     service didn't follow certain published guidance.--For 
     purposes of clause (i), the position of the United

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     States shall be presumed not to be substantially justified if 
     the Internal Revenue Service did not follow its applicable 
     published guidance in the administrative proceeding. Such 
     presumption may be rebutted.
       ``(iii) Applicable published guidance.--For purposes of 
     clause (ii), the term `applicable published guidance' means--

       ``(I) regulations, revenue rulings, revenue procedures, 
     information releases, notices, and announcements, and
       ``(II) any of the following which are issued to the 
     taxpayer: private letter rulings, technical advice memoranda, 
     and determination letters.''

       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 7430(c)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``paragraph (4)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (4)(C)''.
       (2) Subparagraph (C) of section 7430(c)(4), as redesignated 
     by subsection (b), is amended by striking ``subparagraph 
     (A)'' and inserting ``this paragraph''.
       (3) Sections 6404(g) and 6656(c)(1), as amended by this 
     title, are each amended by striking ``section 
     7430(c)(4)(A)(iii)'' and inserting ``section 
     7430(c)(4)(A)(ii)''.

     SEC. 13332. INCREASED LIMIT ON ATTORNEY FEES.

       Paragraph (1) of section 7430(c) (defining reasonable 
     litigation costs) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$75'' in clause (iii) of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting ``$110'',
       (2) by striking ``an increase in the cost of living or'' in 
     clause (iii) of subparagraph (B), and
       (3) by adding after clause (iii) the following:
     ``In the case of any calendar year beginning after 1996, the 
     dollar amount referred to in clause (iii) shall be increased 
     by an amount equal to such dollar amount multiplied by the 
     cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) 
     for such calendar year, by substituting `calendar year 1995' 
     for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof. If any 
     dollar amount after being increased under the preceding 
     sentence is not a multiple of $10, such dollar amount shall 
     be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10.''

     SEC. 13333. FAILURE TO AGREE TO EXTENSION NOT TAKEN INTO 
                   ACCOUNT.

       Paragraph (1) of section 7430(b) (relating to requirement 
     that administrative remedies be exhausted) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Any failure 
     to agree to an extension of the time for the assessment of 
     any tax shall not be taken into account for purposes of 
     determining whether the prevailing party meets the 
     requirements of the preceding sentence.''

     SEC. 13334. AWARD OF LITIGATION COSTS PERMITTED IN 
                   DECLARATORY JUDGMENT PROCEEDINGS.

       Subsection (b) of section 7430 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (3) and by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph 
     (3).

     SEC. 13335. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this part shall apply in the case of 
     proceedings commenced after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

 PART VIII--MODIFICATION TO RECOVERY OF CIVIL DAMAGES FOR UNAUTHORIZED 
                           COLLECTION ACTIONS

     SEC. 13336. INCREASE IN LIMIT ON RECOVERY OF CIVIL DAMAGES 
                   FOR UNAUTHORIZED COLLECTION ACTIONS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subsection (b) of section 7433 (relating 
     to damages) is amended by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting 
     ``$1,000,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to actions by officers or employees of the 
     Internal Revenue Service after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 13337. COURT DISCRETION TO REDUCE AWARD FOR LITIGATION 
                   COSTS FOR FAILURE TO EXHAUST ADMINISTRATIVE 
                   REMEDIES.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (1) of section 7433(d) 
     (relating to civil damages for certain unauthorized 
     collection actions) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Award for damages may be reduced if administrative 
     remedies not exhausted.--The amount of damages awarded under 
     subsection (b) may be reduced if the court determines that 
     the plaintiff has not exhausted the administrative remedies 
     available to such plaintiff within the Internal Revenue 
     Service.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply in the case of proceedings commenced after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

 PART IX--MODIFICATIONS TO PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COLLECT AND PAY OVER 
                                  TAX

     SEC. 13341. PRELIMINARY NOTICE REQUIREMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 6672 (relating to failure to 
     collect and pay over tax, or attempt to evade or defeat tax) 
     is amended by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c) 
     and by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Preliminary Notice Requirement.--
       ``(1) In general.--No penalty shall be imposed under 
     subsection (a) unless the Secretary notifies the taxpayer in 
     writing by mail to an address as determined under section 
     6212(b) that the taxpayer shall be subject to an assessment 
     of such penalty.
       ``(2) Timing of notice.--The mailing of the notice 
     described in paragraph (1) shall precede any notice and 
     demand of any penalty under subsection (a) by at least 60 
     days.
       ``(3) Statute of limitations.--If a notice described in 
     paragraph (1) with respect to any penalty is mailed before 
     the expiration of the period provided by section 6501 for the 
     assessment of such penalty (determined without regard to this 
     paragraph), the period provided by such section for the 
     assessment of such penalty shall not expire before the later 
     of--
       ``(A) the date 90 days after the date on which such notice 
     was mailed, or
       ``(B) if there is a timely protest of the proposed 
     assessment, the date 30 days after the Secretary makes a 
     final administrative determination with respect to such 
     protest.
       ``(4) Exception for jeopardy.--This subsection shall not 
     apply if the Secretary finds that the collection of the 
     penalty is in jeopardy.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to proposed assessments made after June 30, 1996.

     SEC. 13342. DISCLOSURE OF CERTAIN INFORMATION WHERE MORE THAN 
                   1 PERSON LIABLE FOR PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO 
                   COLLECT AND PAY OVER TAX.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 6103 (relating 
     to disclosure to persons having material interest), as 
     amended by section 13318, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(9) Disclosure of certain information where more than 1 
     person subject to penalty under section 6672.--If the 
     Secretary determines that a person is liable for a penalty 
     under section 6672(a) with respect to any failure, upon 
     request in writing of such person, the Secretary shall 
     disclose in writing to such person--
       ``(A) the name of any other person whom the Secretary has 
     determined to be liable for such penalty with respect to such 
     failure, and
       ``(B) whether the Secretary has attempted to collect such 
     penalty from such other person, the general nature of such 
     collection activities, and the amount collected.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 13343. RIGHT OF CONTRIBUTION WHERE MORE THAN 1 PERSON 
                   LIABLE FOR PENALTY FOR FAILURE TO COLLECT AND 
                   PAY OVER TAX.

       (a) In General.--Section 6672 (relating to failure to 
     collect and pay over tax, or attempt to evade or defeat tax) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Right of Contribution Where More Than 1 Person Liable 
     for Penalty.--If more than 1 person is liable for the penalty 
     under subsection (a) with respect to any tax, each person who 
     paid such penalty shall be entitled to recover from other 
     persons who are liable for such penalty an amount equal to 
     the excess of the amount paid by such person over such 
     person's proportionate share of the penalty. Any claim for 
     such a recovery may be made only in a proceeding which is 
     separate from, and is not joined with--
       ``(1) an action for collection of such penalty brought by 
     the United States, or
       ``(2) a proceeding in which the United States files a 
     counterclaim or third-party complaint for the collection of 
     such penalty.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to penalties assessed after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 13344. VOLUNTEER BOARD MEMBERS OF TAX-EXEMPT 
                   ORGANIZATIONS EXEMPT FROM PENALTY FOR FAILURE 
                   TO COLLECT AND PAY OVER TAX.

       (a) In General.--Section 6672 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Exception for Voluntary Board Members of Tax-Exempt 
     Organizations.--No penalty shall be imposed by subsection (a) 
     on any unpaid, volunteer member of any board of trustees or 
     directors of an organization exempt from tax under subtitle A 
     if such member--
       ``(1) is solely serving in an honorary capacity,
       ``(2) does not participate in the day-to-day or financial 
     operations of the organization, and
       ``(3) does not have actual knowledge of the failure on 
     which such penalty is imposed.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply if it results in no 
     person being liable for the penalty imposed by subsection 
     (a).''
       (b) Public Information Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury or the 
     Secretary's delegate (hereafter in this subsection referred 
     to as the ``Secretary'') shall take such actions as may be 
     appropriate to ensure that employees are aware of their 
     responsibilities under the Federal tax depository system, the 
     circumstances under which employees may be liable for the 
     penalty imposed by section 6672 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, and the responsibility to promptly report to the 
     Internal Revenue Service any failure referred to in 
     subsection (a) of such section 6672. Such actions shall 
     include--
       (A) printing of a warning on deposit coupon booklets and 
     the appropriate tax returns that certain employees may be 
     liable for the penalty imposed by such section 6672, and
       (B) the development of a special information packet.
       (2) Development of explanatory materials.--The Secretary 
     shall develop materials explaining the circumstances under 
     which board members of tax-exempt organizations (including 
     voluntary and honorary members) may be subject to penalty 
     under section 6672 of such Code. Such materials shall be made 
     available to tax-exempt organizations.
       (3) IRS instructions.--The Secretary shall clarify the 
     instructions to Internal Revenue

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      Service employees on the application of the penalty under 
     section 6672 of such Code with regard to voluntary members of 
     boards of trustees or directors of tax- exempt organizations.

          PART X--MODIFICATIONS OF RULES RELATING TO SUMMONSES

     SEC. 13346. ENROLLED AGENTS INCLUDED AS THIRD-PARTY 
                   RECORDKEEPERS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 7609(a) (relating 
     to third-party recordkeeper defined) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (G), by striking the 
     period at the end of subparagraph (H) and inserting ``; 
     and'', and by adding at the end the following the 
     subparagraph:
       ``(I) any enrolled agent.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to summonses issued after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 13347. SAFEGUARDS RELATING TO DESIGNATED SUMMONSES.

       (a) Standard of Review.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     6503(j)(2) (defining designated summons) is amended by 
     redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as clauses (ii) and (iii), 
     respectively, and by inserting before clause (ii) (as so 
     redesignated) the following new clause:
       ``(i) the issuance of such summons is preceded by a review 
     of such issuance by the regional counsel of the Office of 
     Chief Counsel for the region in which the examination of the 
     corporation is being conducted,''.
       (b) Limitation on Persons to Whom Designated Summons May Be 
     Issued.--Paragraph (1) of section 6503(j) is amended by 
     striking ``with respect to any return of tax by a 
     corporation'' and inserting ``to a corporation (or to any 
     other person to whom the corporation has transferred records) 
     with respect to any return of tax by such corporation for a 
     taxable year (or other period) for which such corporation is 
     being examined under the coordinated examination program (or 
     any successor program) of the Internal Revenue Service''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to summonses issued after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 13348. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS CONCERNING DESIGNATED 
                   SUMMONSES.

       Not later than December 31 of each calendar year after 
     1995, the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate shall 
     report to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate on 
     the number of designated summonses (as defined in section 
     6503(j) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) which were 
     issued during the preceding 12 months.

  PART XI--RELIEF FROM RETROACTIVE APPLICATION OF TREASURY DEPARTMENT 
                              REGULATIONS

     SEC. 13351. RELIEF FROM RETROACTIVE APPLICATION OF TREASURY 
                   DEPARTMENT REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 7805 (relating 
     to rules and regulations) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Retroactivity of Regulations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, no temporary, proposed, or final regulation 
     relating to the internal revenue laws shall apply to any 
     taxable period ending before the earliest of the following 
     dates:
       ``(A) The date on which such regulation is filed with the 
     Federal Register.
       ``(B) In the case of any final regulation, the date on 
     which any proposed or temporary regulation to which such 
     final regulation relates was filed with the Federal Register.
       ``(C) The date on which any notice substantially describing 
     the expected contents of any temporary, proposed, or final 
     regulation is issued to the public.
       ``(2) Exception for promptly issued regulations.--Paragraph 
     (1) shall not apply to regulations filed or issued within 12 
     months of the date of the enactment of the statutory 
     provision to which the regulation relates.
       ``(3) Prevention of abuse.--The Secretary may provide that 
     any regulation may take effect or apply retroactively to 
     prevent abuse.
       ``(4) Correction of procedural defects.--The Secretary may 
     provide that any regulation may apply retroactively to 
     correct a procedural defect in the issuance of any prior 
     regulation.
       ``(5) Internal regulations.--The limitation of paragraph 
     (1) shall not apply to any regulation relating to internal 
     Treasury Department policies, practices, or procedures.
       ``(6) Congressional authorization.--The limitation of 
     paragraph (1) may be superseded by a legislative grant from 
     Congress authorizing the Secretary to prescribe the effective 
     date with respect to any regulation.
       ``(7) Election to apply retroactively.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to any regulation which the taxpayer elects to 
     apply before the dates specified in paragraph (1) but only if 
     such election applies to all regulations which were issued 
     with such regulation under the statutory provision to which 
     such regulation relates.
       ``(8) Application to rulings.--The Secretary may prescribe 
     the extent, if any, to which any ruling (including any 
     judicial decision or any administrative determination other 
     than by regulation) relating to the internal revenue laws 
     shall be applied without retroactive effect.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to regulations which relate to 
     statutory provisions enacted on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

                   PART XII--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 13356. REPORT ON PILOT PROGRAM FOR APPEAL OF ENFORCEMENT 
                   ACTIONS.

       Not later than March 1, 1996, the Secretary of the Treasury 
     or his delegate shall submit to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate a report on the pilot program for 
     appeals of enforcement actions (including lien, levy, and 
     seizure actions) to the Appeals Division of the Internal 
     Revenue Service, together with such recommendations as he may 
     deem advisable.

     SEC. 13357. PHONE NUMBER OF PERSON PROVIDING PAYEE STATEMENTS 
                   REQUIRED TO BE SHOWN ON SUCH STATEMENT.

       (a) General Rule.--The following provisions are each 
     amended by striking ``name and address'' and inserting 
     ``name, address, and phone number of the information 
     contact'':
       (1) Section 6041(d)(1).
       (2) Section 6041A(e)(1).
       (3) Section 6042(c)(1).
       (4) Section 6044(e)(1).
       (5) Section 6045(b)(1).
       (6) Section 6049(c)(1)(A).
       (7) Section 6050B(b)(1).
       (8) Section 6050H(d)(1).
       (9) Section 6050I(e)(1).
       (10) Section 6050J(e).
       (11) Section 6050K(b)(1).
       (12) Section 6050N(b)(1).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to statements required to be furnished after 
     December 31, 1996 (determined without regard to any 
     extension).

     SEC. 13358. REQUIRED NOTICE OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS.

       If any payment is received by the Secretary of the Treasury 
     or his delegate from any taxpayer and the Secretary cannot 
     associate such payment with such taxpayer, the Secretary 
     shall make reasonable efforts to notify the taxpayer of such 
     inability within 60 days after the receipt of such payment.

     SEC. 13359. UNAUTHORIZED ENTICEMENT OF INFORMATION 
                   DISCLOSURE.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter 76 (relating to 
     proceedings by taxpayers and third parties), as amended by 
     section 13316(a), is amended by redesignating section 7435 as 
     section 7436 and by inserting after section 7434 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 7435. CIVIL DAMAGES FOR UNAUTHORIZED ENTICEMENT OF 
                   INFORMATION DISCLOSURE.

       ``(a) In General.--If any officer or employee of the United 
     States intentionally compromises the determination or 
     collection of any tax due from an attorney, certified public 
     accountant, or enrolled agent representing a taxpayer in 
     exchange for information conveyed by the taxpayer to the 
     attorney, certified public accountant, or enrolled agent for 
     purposes of obtaining advice concerning the taxpayer's tax 
     liability, such taxpayer may bring a civil action for damages 
     against the United States in a district court of the United 
     States. Such civil action shall be the exclusive remedy for 
     recovering damages resulting from such actions.
       ``(b) Damages.--In any action brought under subsection (a), 
     upon a finding of liability on the part of the defendant, the 
     defendant shall be liable to the plaintiff in an amount equal 
     to the lesser of $500,000 or the sum of--
       ``(1) actual, direct economic damages sustained by the 
     plaintiff as a proximate result of the information 
     disclosure, and
       ``(2) the costs of the action.
     Damages shall not include the taxpayer's liability for any 
     civil or criminal penalties, or other losses attributable to 
     incarceration or the imposition of other criminal sanctions.
       ``(c) Payment Authority.--Claims pursuant to this section 
     shall be payable out of funds appropriated under section 1304 
     of title 31, United States Code.
       ``(d) Period for Bringing Action.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, an action to enforce liability 
     created under this section may be brought without regard to 
     the amount in controversy and may be brought only within 2 
     years after the date the actions creating such liability 
     would have been discovered by exercise of reasonable care.
       ``(e) Mandatory Stay.--Upon a certification by the 
     Commissioner or the Commissioner's delegate that there is an 
     ongoing investigation or prosecution of the taxpayer, the 
     district court before which an action under this section is 
     pending, shall stay all proceedings with respect to such 
     action pending the conclusion of the investigation or 
     prosecution.
       ``(f) Crime-Fraud Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not 
     apply to information conveyed to an attorney, certified 
     public accountant, or enrolled agent for the purpose of 
     perpetrating a fraud or crime.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subchapter B of chapter 76, as amended by section 13316(b), 
     is amended by striking the item relating to section 7435 and 
     by adding at the end the following new items:

``Sec. 7435. Civil damages for unauthorized enticement of information 
              disclosure.
``Sec. 7436. Cross references.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to actions after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

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     SEC. 13360. ANNUAL REMINDERS TO TAXPAYERS WITH OUTSTANDING 
                   DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 77 (relating to miscellaneous 
     provisions) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 7524. ANNUAL NOTICE OF TAX DELINQUENCY.

       ``Not less often than annually, the Secretary shall send a 
     written notice to each taxpayer who has a tax delinquent 
     account of the amount of the tax delinquency as of the date 
     of the notice.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     77 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 7524. Annual notice of tax delinquency.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to calendar years after 1995.

     SEC. 13361. 5-YEAR EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR UNDERCOVER 
                   OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 7601(c) of the 
     Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 is amended by striking all that 
     follows ``this Act'' and inserting a period.
       (b) Restoration of Authority for 5 Years.--Subsection (c) 
     of section 7608 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(6) Application of section.--The provisions of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) shall apply after November 17, 1988, and before 
     January 1, 1990, and
       ``(B) shall apply after the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph and before January 1, 2001.
     All amounts expended pursuant to this subsection during the 
     period described in subparagraph (B) shall be recovered to 
     the extent possible, and deposited in the Treasury of the 
     United States as miscellaneous receipts, before January 1, 
     2001.''
       (c) Enhanced Oversight.--
       (1) Additional information required in reports to 
     congress.--Subparagraph (B) of section 7608(c)(4) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``preceding the period'' in clause (ii),
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (ii), and
       (C) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:
       ``(iii) the number, by programs, of undercover 
     investigative operations closed in the 1-year period for 
     which such report is submitted, and
       ``(iv) the following information with respect to each 
     undercover investigative operation pending as of the end of 
     the 1-year period for which such report is submitted or 
     closed during such 1-year period--

       ``(I) the date the operation began and the date of the 
     certification referred to in the last sentence of paragraph 
     (1),
       ``(II) the total expenditures under the operation and the 
     amount and use of the proceeds from the operation,
       ``(III) a detailed description of the operation including 
     the potential violation being investigated and whether the 
     operation is being conducted under grand jury auspices, and
       ``(IV) the results of the operation including the results 
     of criminal proceedings.''

       (2) Audits required without regard to amounts involved.--
     Subparagraph (C) of section 7608(c)(5) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(C) Undercover investigative operation.--The term 
     `undercover investigative operation' means any undercover 
     investigative operation of the Service; except that, for 
     purposes of subparagraphs (A) and (C) of paragraph (4), such 
     term only includes an operation which is exempt from section 
     3302 or 9102 of title 31, United States Code.''
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 13362. DISCLOSURE OF FORM 8300 INFORMATION ON CASH 
                   TRANSACTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (l) of section 6103 (relating 
     to disclosure of returns and return information for purposes 
     other than tax administration) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(15) Disclosure of returns filed under section 6050i.--
     The Secretary may, upon written request, disclose to officers 
     and employees of--
       ``(A) any Federal agency,
       ``(B) any agency of a State or local government, or
       ``(C) any agency of the government of a foreign country,
     information contained on returns filed under section 6050I. 
     Any such disclosure shall be made on the same basis, and 
     subject to the same conditions, as apply to disclosures of 
     information on reports filed under section 5313 of title 31, 
     United States Code; except that no disclosure under this 
     paragraph shall be made for purposes of the administration of 
     any tax law.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (i) of section 6103 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (8).
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 6103(p)(3) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(7)(A)(ii), or (8)'' and inserting ``or 
     (7)(A)(ii)'', and
       (B) by striking ``or (14)'' and inserting ``(14), or 
     (15)''.
       (3) The material preceding subparagraph (A) of section 
     6103(p)(4) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(5), or (8)'' and inserting ``or (5)'',
       (B) by striking ``(i)(3)(B)(i), or (8)'' and inserting 
     ``(i)(3)(B)(i),'', and
       (C) by striking ``or (12)'' and inserting ``(12), or 
     (15)''.
       (4) Clause (ii) of section 6103(p)(4)(F) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(5), or (8)'' and inserting ``or (5)'', 
     and
       (B) by striking ``or (14)'' and inserting ``(14), or 
     (15)''.
       (5) Paragraph (2) of section 7213(a) is amended by striking 
     ``or (12)'' and inserting ``(12), or (15)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 13363. DISCLOSURE OF RETURNS AND RETURN INFORMATION TO 
                   DESIGNEE OF TAXPAYER.

       Subsection (c) of section 6103 (relating to disclosure of 
     returns and return information to designee of taxpayer) is 
     amended by striking ``written request for or consent to such 
     disclosure'' and inserting ``request for or consent to such 
     disclosure''.

     SEC. 13364. STUDY OF NETTING OF INTEREST ON OVERPAYMENTS AND 
                   LIABILITIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury or his 
     delegate shall--
       (1) conduct a study of the manner in which the Internal 
     Revenue Service has implemented the netting of interest on 
     overpayments and underpayments and of the policy and 
     administrative implications of global netting, and
       (2) before submitting the report of such study, hold a 
     public hearing to receive comments on the matters included in 
     such study.
       (b) Report.--The report of such study shall be submitted 
     not later than 6 months after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.

     SEC. 13365. CREDIT FOR EXPENSES OF CERTAIN TCMP AUDITS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter B of chapter 65 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 6428. CREDIT FOR EXPENSES OF 1994 TCMP AUDITS.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual, 
     there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by 
     subtitle A an amount equal to the qualified TCMP expenses 
     paid or incurred by the taxpayer during the taxable year.
       ``(b) Limitation.--The amount of the credit allowed by 
     subsection (a) shall not exceed $3,000 with respect to an 
     audit.
       ``(c) Qualified TCMP Expenses.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `qualified TCMP expenses' means amounts 
     which would (but for subsection (d)) be allowed as a 
     deduction under section 162 or 212(3) in connection with an 
     audit under the Taxpayer Compliance Measurement Program of 
     the taxpayer's return of tax imposed by chapter 1 for any 
     taxable year beginning during 1994. Such term shall not 
     include any expense in connection with an audit of an estate, 
     trust, partnership, or S corporation.
       ``(d) Denial of Double Benefit.--No deduction shall be 
     allowed under chapter 1 for any amount for which a credit is 
     allowed under this section.
       ``(e) Credit Treated as Subpart C Credit.--For purposes of 
     this title, the credit allowed under subsection (a) shall be 
     treated as a credit allowed under subpart C of part IV of 
     subchapter A of chapter 1.''
       (b) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 1324(b) of title 31, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting before the period ``, or 
     from section 6428 of such Code''.
       (2) The table of sections for such subchapter B is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 6428. Credit for expenses of 1994 TCMP audits.''
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts paid or incurred after December 31, 
     1994, in taxable years ending after such date.

     SEC. 13366. EXPENSES OF DETECTION OF UNDERPAYMENTS AND FRAUD, 
                   ETC.

       (a) In General.--Section 7623 (relating to expenses of 
     deduction and punishment of frauds) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 7623. EXPENSES OF DETECTION OF UNDERPAYMENTS AND 
                   FRAUD, ETC.

       ``The Secretary, under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary, is authorized to pay such sums as he deem 
     necessary for--
       ``(1) detecting underpayments of tax, and
       ``(2) detecting and bringing to trial and punishment 
     persons guilty of violating the internal revenue laws or 
     conniving at the same,
     in cases where such expenses are not otherwise provided for 
     by law. Any amount payable under the preceding sentence shall 
     be paid from the proceeds of amounts (other than interest) 
     collected by reason of the information provided, and any 
     amount so collected shall be available for such payments.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subchapter B of chapter 78 is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 7623 and inserting the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 7623. Expenses of detection of underpayments and fraud, etc.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date which is 6 months after the 
     enactment of this Act.

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       (d) Report.--The Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate 
     shall submit an annual report to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate on the payments under section 7623 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 during the year and on the 
     amounts collected for which such payments were made.
              Subtitle D--Additional Technical Corrections

     SEC. 13401. REPORTING OF REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 6045(e) (relating 
     to prohibition of separate charge for filing return) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to prohibit 
     the real estate reporting person from taking into account its 
     cost of complying with such requirement in establishing its 
     charge (other than a separate charge for complying with such 
     requirement) to any customer for performing services in the 
     case of a real estate transaction.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in section 1015(e)(2)(A) of 
     the Technical and Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988.

     SEC. 13402. CLARIFICATION OF DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR STOCK 
                   REDEMPTION EXPENSES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 162(k) is amended 
     by striking ``the redemption of its stock'' and inserting 
     ``the reacquisition of its stock or of the stock of any 
     related person (as defined in section 465(b)(3)(C))''.
       (b) Certain Deductions Permitted.--Subparagraph (A) of 
     section 162(k)(2) is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
     clause (i), by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii), and 
     by inserting after clause (i) the following new clause:
       ``(ii) deduction for amounts which are properly allocable 
     to indebtedness and amortized over the term of such 
     indebtedness, or''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The subsection heading for 
     subsection (k) of section 162 is amended by striking 
     ``Redemption'' and inserting ``Reacquisition''.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts paid 
     or incurred after September 13, 1995, in taxable years ending 
     after such date.
       (2) Subsection (b).--The amendment made by subsection (b) 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendment made by 
     section 613 of the Tax Reform Act of 1986.

     SEC. 13403. CLARIFICATION OF DEPRECIATION CLASS FOR CERTAIN 
                   ENERGY PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 168(e)(3) 
     (relating to 5-year property) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following flush sentence:
     ``Nothing in any provision of law shall be construed to treat 
     property as not being described in clause (vi)(I) (or the 
     corresponding provisions of prior law) by reason of being 
     public utility property (within the meaning of section 
     48(a)(3)).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 11813 of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990.

     SEC. 13404. CLERICAL AMENDMENT TO SECTION 404.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 404(j) is amended 
     by striking ``(10)'' and inserting ``(9)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 713(d)(4)(A) of the Deficit Reduction Act of 1984.

     SEC. 13405. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN VETERANS' REEMPLOYMENT 
                   RIGHTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 414 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(u) Special Rules Relating to Veterans' Reemployment 
     Rights.--
       ``(1) Treatment of certain contributions made pursuant to 
     veterans' reemployment rights.--If any contribution is made 
     by an employer or an employee under an individual account 
     plan with respect to an employee, or by an employee to a 
     defined benefit pension plan that provides for employee 
     contributions, and such contribution is required by reason of 
     such employee's rights under chapter 43 of title 38, United 
     States Code, resulting from qualified military service, 
     then--
       ``(A) such contribution shall not be subject to any 
     otherwise applicable limitation contained in section 402(g), 
     402(h), 403(b), 404(a), 404(h), 408, 415, or 457, and shall 
     not be taken into account in applying such limitations to 
     other contributions or benefits under such plan or any other 
     plan, with respect to the year in which the contribution is 
     made,
       ``(B) such contribution shall be subject to the limitations 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) with respect to the year to 
     which the contribution relates (in accordance with rules 
     prescribed by the Secretary), and
       ``(C) such plan shall not be treated as failing to meet the 
     requirements of section 401(a)(4), 401(a)(26), 401(k)(3), 
     401(m), 403(b)(12), 408(k)(3), 408(k)(6), 410(b), or 416 by 
     reason of the making of such contribution.
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, any elective deferral 
     or employee contribution made under paragraph (2) shall be 
     treated as required by reason of the employee's rights under 
     such chapter.
       ``(2) Reemployment rights with respect to elective 
     deferrals.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subchapter and 
     subchapter E, if an employee is entitled to the benefits of 
     chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, with respect to 
     any plan which provides for elective deferrals, the employer 
     sponsoring the plan shall be treated as meeting the 
     requirements of such chapter 43 with respect to such elective 
     deferrals only if such employer--
       ``(i) permits such employee to make additional elective 
     deferrals under such plan (in the amount determined under 
     subparagraph (B) or such lesser amount as is elected by the 
     employee) during the period which begins on the date of the 
     reemployment of such employee with such employer and has the 
     same length as the lesser of--

       ``(I) the product of 3 and the period of qualified military 
     service which resulted in such rights, and
       ``(II) 5 years, and

       ``(ii) makes a matching contribution with respect to any 
     additional elective deferral made pursuant to clause (i) 
     which would have been required had such deferral actually 
     been made during the period of such qualified military 
     service.
       ``(B) Amount of makeup required.--The amount determined 
     under this subparagraph with respect to any plan is the 
     maximum amount of the elective deferrals that the individual 
     would have been permitted to make under the plan in 
     accordance with the limitations referred to in paragraph 
     (1)(A) during his period of qualified military service if he 
     had continued to be employed by the employer during such 
     period and received compensation as determined under 
     paragraph (7). Proper adjustment shall be made to the amount 
     determined under the preceding sentence for any elective 
     deferrals actually made during the period of such qualified 
     military service.
       ``(C) Elective deferral.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the term `elective deferral' has the meaning given such term 
     by section 402(g)(3); except that such term shall include any 
     deferral of compensation under an eligible deferred 
     compensation plan (as defined in section 457(b)).
       ``(D) After-tax employee contributions.--References in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) to elective deferrals shall be 
     treated as including references to other employee 
     contributions.
       ``(3) Certain retroactive adjustments not required.--For 
     purposes of this subchapter and subchapter E, no provision of 
     chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, shall be 
     construed as requiring--
       ``(A) any crediting of earnings to an employee with respect 
     to any contribution before such contribution is actually 
     made, or
       ``(B) any allocation of any forfeiture with respect to the 
     period of qualified military service.
       ``(4) Loan repayment suspensions permitted.--If any plan 
     suspends the obligation to repay any loan made to an employee 
     from such plan for any part of any period during which such 
     employee is performing qualified military service, such 
     suspension shall not be taken into account for purposes of 
     section 72(p), 401(a), or 4975(d)(1).
       ``(5) Qualified military service.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `qualified military service' means any 
     service in the uniformed services (as defined in chapter 43 
     of title 38, United States Code) by any individual if such 
     individual is entitled to reemployment rights under such 
     chapter with respect to such service.
       ``(6) Individual account plan.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `individual account plan' means any 
     defined contribution plan, any tax-sheltered annuity plan 
     under section 403(b), and any eligible deferred compensation 
     plan (as defined in section 457(b)).
       ``(7) Compensation.--For purposes of section 415(c)(3), an 
     employee who is in qualified military service shall be 
     treated as receiving compensation from the employer during 
     such period of qualified military service equal to--
       ``(A) the compensation the employee would have received 
     during such period if the employee were not in qualified 
     military service, determined based on the rate of pay the 
     employee would have received from the employer but for 
     absence during the period of qualified military service, or
       ``(B) if the compensation of the employee was not based on 
     a fixed rate, the employee's average compensation from the 
     employer during the 12-month period immediately preceding the 
     qualified military service (or, if shorter, the period of 
     employment immediately preceding the qualified military 
     service).
       ``(8) Requirements for qualified retirement plan.--For 
     purposes of this subchapter and subchapter E, an employer 
     sponsoring a plan shall be treated as meeting the 
     requirements of chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, 
     only if each of the following requirements is met:
       ``(A) An individual reemployed under such chapter is 
     treated with respect to such plan as not having incurred a 
     break in service with the employer maintaining the plan by 
     reason of such individual's period of qualified military 
     service.
       ``(B) Each period of qualified military service served by 
     an individual is, upon reemployment under such chapter, 
     deemed with respect to such plan to constitute service with 
     the employer maintaining the plan for the purpose of 
     determining the nonforfeitability of the individual's accrued 
     benefits under such plan and for the purpose of determining 
     the accrual of benefits under such plan.
       ``(C) An individual reemployed under such chapter is 
     entitled to accrued benefits that

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      are contingent on the making of, or derived from, employee 
     contributions or elective deferrals only to the extent the 
     individual makes payment to the plan with respect to such 
     contributions or deferrals. No such payment may exceed the 
     amount the individual would have been permitted or required 
     to contribute had the individual remained continuously 
     employed by the employer throughout the period of qualified 
     military service. Any payment to such plan shall be made 
     during the period beginning with the date of reemployment and 
     whose duration is 3 times the period of the qualified 
     military service (but not greater than 5 years).
       ``(9) References.--For purposes of this section, any 
     reference to chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, 
     shall be treated as a reference to such chapter as in effect 
     on December 12, 1994 (without regard to any subsequent 
     amendment).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective as of December 12, 1994.
                  Subtitle E--Tax Information Sharing

     SEC. 13501. DISCLOSURE OF RETURN INFORMATION FOR 
                   ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN VETERANS PROGRAMS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subparagraph (D) of section 6103(l)(7) 
     (relating to disclosure of return information to Federal, 
     State, and local agencies administering certain programs) is 
     amended by striking ``Clause (viii) shall not apply after 
     September 30, 1998.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
                     Subtitle F--Revenue Increases

               PART I--PROVISIONS RELATING TO BUSINESSES

     SEC. 13601. TAX TREATMENT OF CERTAIN EXTRAORDINARY DIVIDENDS.

       (a) Treatment of Extraordinary Dividends in Excess of 
     Basis.--Paragraph (2) of section 1059(a) (relating to 
     corporate shareholder's basis in stock reduced by nontaxed 
     portion of extraordinary dividends) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Amounts in excess of basis.--If the nontaxed portion 
     of such dividends exceeds such basis, such excess shall be 
     treated as gain from the sale or exchange of such stock for 
     the taxable year in which the extraordinary dividend is 
     received.''
       (b) Treatment of Redemptions Where Options Involved.--
     Paragraph (1) of section 1059(e) (relating to treatment of 
     partial liquidations and non-pro rata redemptions) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(1) Treatment of partial liquidations and certain 
     redemptions.--Except as otherwise provided in regulations--
       ``(A) Redemptions.--In the case of any redemption of 
     stock--
       ``(i) which is part of a partial liquidation (within the 
     meaning of section 302(e)) of the redeeming corporation,
       ``(ii) which is not pro rata as to all shareholders, or
       ``(iii) which would not have been treated (in whole or in 
     part) as a dividend if any options had not been taken into 
     account under section 318(a)(4),
     any amount treated as a dividend with respect to such 
     redemption shall be treated as an extraordinary dividend to 
     which paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) apply without 
     regard to the period the taxpayer held such stock. In the 
     case of a redemption described in clause (iii), only the 
     basis in the stock redeemed shall be taken into account under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(B) Reorganizations, etc.--An exchange described in 
     section 356(a)(1) which is treated as a dividend under 
     section 356(a)(2) shall be treated as a redemption of stock 
     for purposes of applying subparagraph (A).''
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to distributions after May 3, 1995.
       (2) Transition rule.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to any distribution made pursuant to the 
     terms of--
       (A) a written binding contract in effect on May 3, 1995, 
     and at all times thereafter before such distribution, or
       (B) a tender offer outstanding on May 3, 1995.
       (3) Certain dividends not pursuant to certain 
     redemptions.--In determining whether the amendment made by 
     subsection (a) applies to any extraordinary dividend other 
     than a dividend treated as an extraordinary dividend under 
     section 1059(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as 
     amended by this Act), paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be applied 
     by substituting ``September 13, 1995'' for ``May 3, 1995''.

     SEC. 13602. REGISTRATION OF CONFIDENTIAL CORPORATE TAX 
                   SHELTERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6111 (relating to registration of 
     tax shelters) is amended by redesignating subsections (d) and 
     (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively, and by 
     inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Certain Confidential Arrangements Treated as Tax 
     Shelters.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `tax shelter' includes any entity, plan, arrangement, or 
     transaction--
       ``(A) a significant purpose of which is the avoidance or 
     evasion of Federal income tax for a participant which is a 
     corporation,
       ``(B) which is offered to any potential participant under 
     conditions of confidentiality, and
       ``(C) for which the tax shelter organizers may receive fees 
     in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate.
       ``(2) Conditions of confidentiality.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1)(C), an offer is under conditions of 
     confidentiality if--
       ``(A) the potential participant to whom the offer is made 
     (or any other person acting on behalf of such participant) 
     has an understanding or agreement with or for the benefit of 
     any promoter of the tax shelter that such participant (or 
     other person) will limit disclosure of the tax shelter or any 
     significant tax features of the tax shelter, or
       ``(B) any promoter of the tax shelter--
       ``(i) claims, knows, or has reason to know,
       ``(ii) knows or has reason to know that any other person 
     (other than the potential participant) claims, or
       ``(iii) causes another person to claim,
     that the tax shelter (or any aspect thereof) is proprietary 
     to any person other than the potential participant or is 
     otherwise protected from disclosure to or use by others.
     For purposes of this subsection, the term `promoter' means 
     any person who participates in the organization, management, 
     or sale of the tax shelter.
       ``(3) Persons other than organizer required to register in 
     certain cases.--
       ``(A) In general.--If--
       ``(i) the requirements of subsection (a) are not met with 
     respect to any tax shelter (as defined in paragraph (1)) by 
     any tax shelter organizer, and
       ``(ii) no tax shelter organizer is a United States person,
     then each United States person who discussed participation in 
     such shelter shall register such shelter under subsection 
     (a).
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a 
     United States person who discussed participation in a tax 
     shelter if--
       ``(i) such person notified the promoter in writing (not 
     later than the close of the day on which such discussions 
     began) that such person would not participate in such 
     shelter, and
       ``(ii) such person does not participate in such shelter.
       ``(4) Offer to participate treated as offer for sale.--For 
     purposes of subsections (a) and (b), an offer to participate 
     in a tax shelter (as defined in paragraph (1)) shall be 
     treated as an offer for sale.''
       (b) Penalty.--Subsection (a) of section 6707 (relating to 
     failure to furnish information regarding tax shelters) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Confidential arrangements.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a tax shelter (as defined 
     in section 6111(d)), the penalty imposed under paragraph (1) 
     shall be an amount equal to the greater of--
       ``(i) 50 percent of the fees paid to any promoter of the 
     tax shelter with respect to offerings made before the date 
     such shelter is registered under section 6111, or
       ``(ii) $10,000.
     Clause (i) shall be applied by substituting `75 percent' for 
     `50 percent' in the case of an intentional failure or act 
     described in paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Special rule for participants required to register 
     shelter.--In the case of a person required to register such a 
     tax shelter by reason of section 6111(d)(3)--
       ``(i) such person shall be required to pay the penalty 
     under paragraph (1) only if such person actually participated 
     in such shelter,
       ``(ii) the amount of such penalty shall be determined by 
     taking into account under subparagraph (A)(i) only the fees 
     paid by such person, and
       ``(iii) such penalty shall be in addition to the penalty 
     imposed on any other person for failing to register such 
     shelter.''
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 6707(a) is amended by striking 
     ``The penalty'' and inserting ``Except as provided in 
     paragraph (3), the penalty''.
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 6707(a)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2) or 
     (3), as the case may be''.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to any tax shelter (as defined in section 6111(d) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by this 
     section) interests in which are offered to potential 
     participants after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Due date for registration.--The due date for 
     registering any tax shelter required to be registered by 
     reason of the amendments made by this section shall be not 
     earlier than the close of a reasonable period after the 
     Secretary of the Treasury prescribes guidance with respect to 
     meeting such requirements.

     SEC. 13603. DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR INTEREST ON LOANS WITH 
                   RESPECT TO COMPANY-OWNED INSURANCE.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 264(a) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or endowment or annuity contract'' after 
     ``life insurance policies'', and
       (2) by striking all that follows ``carried on by the 
     taxpayer'' and inserting a period.
       (b) Phase-in of Disallowance.--Section 264 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Phase-in of Disallowance Under Subsection (a)(4).--In 
     the case of calendar years after 1995 and before 2000--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of interest paid or accrued 
     during any period in any such calendar year with respect to 
     qualified indebtedness which is disallowed by reason of the 
     amendment made by section 13603(a) of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1995 (determined without regard to this 
     subsection) shall not exceed the applicable per

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     centage of such interest which is so disallowed.
       ``(2) Qualified indebtedness.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the term `qualified indebtedness' means indebtedness 
     incurred before September 18, 1995, with respect to a life 
     insurance policy covering only the life of the individual who 
     was insured under such policy on such date. Any increase on 
     or after such date in the amount of such indebtedness shall 
     be treated as indebtedness incurred after such date.
       ``(3) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the applicable percentage shall be determined in 
     accordance with the following table:

                                               ``In the  The applicable
                                                      in percentage is:
    1996..................................................20 percent   
    1997..................................................40 percent   
    1998..................................................60 percent   
    1999................................................80 percent.''  
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to interest paid or accrued after December 31, 1995.
       (2) Exception.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     not apply to contracts purchased on or before June 20, 1986.
       (d) 4-Year Spread of Income Inclusion on Surrender, Etc. of 
     Contracts.--
       (1) In general.--In the case of indebtedness with respect 
     to any life insurance policy described in paragraph (4) of 
     section 264(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, if--
       (A) the interest paid or accrued after December 31, 1995, 
     on such indebtedness is not allowed as a deduction under 
     chapter 1 of such Code by reason of such paragraph (4) (as 
     amended by this section), and
       (B) the entire amount of interest paid or accrued on or 
     before such date on such indebtedness was allowed as a 
     deduction under such chapter 1,
     then (in lieu of any other inclusion in gross income) the 
     qualified amount with respect to such policy shall be 
     includible in gross income ratably over the 4 taxable years 
     beginning with the taxable year such amount would (but for 
     this paragraph) be includible.
       (2) Qualified amount.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     term ``qualified amount'' means, with respect to any policy, 
     the amount received under such policy--
       (A) on the complete surrender, redemption, or maturity of 
     such policy during 1996, or
       (B) in full discharge during 1996 of the obligation under 
     the policy which is in the nature of a refund of the 
     consideration paid for the policy,
     but only to the extent such amount is includible in gross 
     income for the taxable year in which the event described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) occurs.
       (3) Special rule.--A contract shall not be treated as 
     failing to meet the requirement of section 264(c)(1) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 solely by reason of an 
     occurrence described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph 
     (2) of this subsection.

     SEC. 13604. TERMINATION OF SUSPENSE ACCOUNTS FOR FAMILY 
                   CORPORATIONS REQUIRED TO USE ACCRUAL METHOD OF 
                   ACCOUNTING.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (i) of section 447 (relating to 
     method of accounting for corporations engaged in farming) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Termination.--
       ``(A) In general.--No suspense account may be established 
     under this subsection by any corporation required by this 
     section to change its method of accounting for any taxable 
     year ending after September 13, 1995.
       ``(B) 20-year phaseout of existing suspense accounts.--Each 
     suspense account under this subsection shall be reduced (but 
     not below zero) for each of the first 20 taxable years 
     beginning after September 13, 1995, by an amount equal to the 
     applicable portion of such account. Any reduction in a 
     suspense account under this paragraph shall be included in 
     gross income for the taxable year of the reduction. The 
     amount of the reduction required under this paragraph for any 
     taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the 
     amount of any reduction required for such taxable year under 
     any other provision of this subsection.
       ``(C) Applicable portion.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (B), the term `applicable portion' means, for any taxable 
     year, the amount which would ratably reduce the amount in the 
     account (after taking into account prior reductions) to zero 
     over the period consisting of such taxable year and the 
     remaining taxable years in such first 20 taxable years.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after September 13, 1995.

     SEC. 13605. TERMINATION OF PUERTO RICO AND POSSESSION TAX 
                   CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Section 936 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Termination.--
       ``(1) In general.--This section shall not apply to any 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995.
       ``(2) Exception for existing claimants.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall be applied by 
     substituting `2005' for `1995' in the case of an existing 
     credit claimant.
       ``(B) Exception terminates if new line of business added.--
     If, after September 13, 1995, a corporation which would (but 
     for this subparagraph) be an existing credit claimant adds a 
     substantial new line of business, such corporation shall 
     cease to be treated as an existing credit claimant as of the 
     close of the taxable year ending before the date of such 
     addition.
       ``(C) Existing credit claimant.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `existing credit claimant' means any 
     corporation which satisfied the conditions of both 
     subparagraph (A) and subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(2) 
     for at least 1 base period year for which such corporation 
     elected the application of this section.
       ``(3) Limit on credit of existing claimants.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an existing credit 
     claimant, the aggregate amount of income taken into account 
     under subsection (a)(1) for any taxable year beginning after 
     December 31, 1995 (hereinafter in this subsection referred to 
     as the `current year'), shall not exceed the adjusted base 
     period income of such claimant.
       ``(B) Coordination with subsection (a)(4).--The amount of 
     income described in subsection (a)(1)(A) which is taken into 
     account in applying subsection (a)(4) shall be such income as 
     reduced under this paragraph. In determining such reduction, 
     any reduction under subparagraph (A) in the amount which 
     would otherwise be taken into account under subsection (a)(1) 
     shall be allocated between the income described in 
     subparagraph (A) thereof and the income described in 
     subparagraph (B) thereof in proportion to the respective 
     amounts of such incomes.
       ``(4) Adjusted base period income.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (3)--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `adjusted base period income' 
     means the average of the inflation-adjusted possession 
     incomes of the corporation for each base period year.
       ``(B) Inflation-adjusted possession income.--For purposes 
     of subparagraph (A), the inflation-adjusted possession income 
     of any corporation for any base period year shall be an 
     amount equal to the possession income of such corporation for 
     such base period year multiplied by the inflation adjustment 
     percentage for such base period year.
       ``(C) Inflation adjustment percentage.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (B), the inflation adjustment percentage for any 
     base period year means, with respect to the current year, the 
     percentage (if any) by which--
       ``(i) the CPI for last calendar year ending before the 
     beginning of the current year, exceeds
       ``(ii) the CPI for last calendar year ending before the 
     beginning of the base period year.
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the CPI for any 
     calendar year is the CPI (as defined in section 1(f)(5)) for 
     such year under section 1(f)(4).
       ``(D) Increase in inflation adjustment percentage for 
     growth during base years.--The inflation adjustment 
     percentage (determined under subparagraph (C) without regard 
     to this subparagraph) for each of the 5 taxable years 
     referred to in paragraph (5)(A) shall be increased by--
       ``(i) 5 percentage points in the case of a taxable year 
     ending during the 1-year period ending on September 12, 1995;
       ``(ii) 10.25 percentage points in the case of a taxable 
     year ending during the 1-year period ending on September 12, 
     1994;
       ``(iii) 15.76 percentage points in the case of a taxable 
     year ending during the 1-year period ending on September 12, 
     1993;
       ``(iv) 21.55 percentage points in the case of a taxable 
     year ending during the 1-year period ending on September 12, 
     1992; and
       ``(v) 27.63 percentage points in the case of a taxable year 
     ending during the 1-year period ending on September 12, 1991.
       ``(5) Base period year.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `base period year' means each 
     of 3 taxable years which are among the 5 most recent taxable 
     years of the corporation ending before September 13, 1995, 
     determined by disregarding--
       ``(i) one taxable year for which the corporation had the 
     largest inflation-adjusted possession income, and
       ``(ii) one taxable year for which the corporation had the 
     smallest inflation-adjusted possession income.
       ``(B) Corporations not having significant possession income 
     throughout 5-year period.--
       ``(i) In general.--If a corporation does not have 
     significant possession income for each of the most recent 5 
     taxable years ending before September 13, 1995, then, in lieu 
     of applying subparagraph (A), the term `base period year' 
     means only those taxable years (of such 5 taxable years) for 
     which the corporation has significant possession income; 
     except that, if such corporation has significant possession 
     income for 4 of such 5 taxable years, the rule of 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) shall apply.
       ``(ii) Special rule.--If there is no year (of such 5 
     taxable years) for which a corporation has significant 
     possession income--

       ``(I) the term `base period year' means the first taxable 
     year ending on or after September 13, 1995, but
       ``(II) the amount of possession income for such year which 
     is taken into account under paragraph (4) shall be the amount 
     which would be determined if such year were a short taxable 
     year ending on August 31, 1995.

       ``(iii) Significant possession income.--For purposes of 
     this subparagraph, the term `significant possession income' 
     means possession income which exceeds 2 percent of the 
     possession income of the taxpayer for the taxable year (of 
     the period of 6 taxable years ending with the first taxable 
     year ending on or after September 13, 1995) having the 
     greatest possession income.

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       ``(C) Election to use one base period year.--
       ``(i) In general.--At the election of the taxpayer, the 
     term `base period year' means only the last taxable year of 
     the corporation ending in calendar year 1992.
       ``(ii) Election.--An election under this subparagraph by 
     any possession corporation may be made only for the 
     corporation's first taxable year beginning after December 31, 
     1995, for which it is a possession corporation. The rules of 
     subclauses (II) and (III) of subsection (a)(4)(B)(iii) shall 
     apply to the election under this subparagraph.
       ``(D) Acquisitions and dispositions.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 41(f)(3) shall 
     apply for purposes of this subsection.
       ``(6) Possession income.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `possession income' means the sum of the income 
     referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A) and the income referred 
     to in subsection (a)(1)(B). In no event shall possession 
     income be treated as being less than zero.
       ``(7) Short years.--If the current year or a base period 
     year is a short taxable year, the application of this 
     subsection shall be made with such annualizations as the 
     Secretary shall prescribe.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 13606. DEPRECIATION UNDER INCOME FORECAST METHOD.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 167 (relating to depreciation) 
     is amended by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) 
     and by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Depreciation Under Income Forecast Method.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the depreciation deduction allowable 
     under this section to any taxpayer with respect to any 
     property is determined under the income forecast method or 
     any similar method--
       ``(A) in determining the amount of the depreciation 
     deduction under such method, the estimated income from the 
     property shall include all estimated income from use of the 
     property,
       ``(B) the adjusted basis of the property shall only include 
     amounts with respect to which the requirements of section 
     461(h) are satisfied,
       ``(C) the depreciation deduction under such method for the 
     10th taxable year beginning after the taxable year in which 
     the property was placed in service shall be equal to the 
     adjusted basis of such property as of the beginning of such 
     10th taxable year, and
       ``(D) such taxpayer shall pay (or be entitled to receive) 
     interest computed under the look-back method of paragraph (2) 
     for any recomputation year.
       ``(2) Look-back method.--The interest computed under the 
     look-back method of this paragraph for any recomputation year 
     shall be determined by--
       ``(A) first determining the depreciation deductions under 
     this section with respect to such property which would have 
     been allowable for prior taxable years if the determination 
     of the amounts so allowable had been made on the basis of the 
     sum of the following (instead of the estimated income with 
     respect to such property)--
       ``(i) the actual income from such property for periods 
     before the close of the recomputation year, and
       ``(ii) an estimate of the future income with respect to 
     such property for periods after the recomputation year,
       ``(B) second, determining (solely for purposes of computing 
     such interest) the overpayment or underpayment of tax for 
     each such prior taxable year which would result solely from 
     the application of subparagraph (A), and
       ``(C) then using the adjusted overpayment rate (as defined 
     in section 460(b)(7)), compounded daily, on the overpayment 
     or underpayment determined under subparagraph (B).
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, any cost incurred 
     after the property is placed in service (which is not treated 
     as a separate property under paragraph (5)) shall be taken 
     into account by discounting (using the Federal mid-term rate 
     determined under section 1274(d) as of the time such cost is 
     incurred) such cost to its value as of the date the property 
     is placed in service. The taxpayer may elect with respect to 
     any property to have the preceding sentence not apply to such 
     property.
       ``(3) Exception from look-back method.--Paragraph (1)(D) 
     shall not apply with respect to any property which, when 
     placed in service by the taxpayer, had a basis of $100,000 or 
     less.
       ``(4) Recomputation year.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     except as provided in regulations, the term `recomputation 
     year' means, with respect to any property, the third and the 
     10th taxable years beginning after the taxable year in which 
     the property was placed in service, unless the actual income 
     from the property for such third or 10th taxable year (as the 
     case may be) and each prior taxable year is within 10 percent 
     of the estimated income from the property for each such year 
     which was taken into account under paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(5) Special rules.--
       ``(A) Certain costs treated as separate property.--For 
     purposes of this section, the following costs shall be 
     treated as separate properties:
       ``(i) Any costs incurred with respect to any property after 
     the 10th taxable year beginning after the taxable year in 
     which the property was placed in service.
       ``(ii) Any costs incurred after the property is placed in 
     service and before the close of such 10th taxable year if 
     such costs are significant and give rise to a significant 
     increase in the income from the property which was not 
     included in the estimated income from the property.
       ``(B) Syndication income from television series.--In the 
     case of property which is an episode in a television series, 
     estimated income from syndicating such series shall not be 
     required to be taken into account under this subsection 
     before the earlier of--
       ``(i) the 4th taxable year beginning after the date the 
     first episode in such series is placed in service, or
       ``(ii) the earliest taxable year in which the taxpayer had 
     a reasonable expectation that there would be a future 
     syndication of such series.
       ``(C) Collection of interest.--For purposes of subtitle F 
     (other than sections 6654 and 6655), any interest required to 
     be paid by the taxpayer under paragraph (1) for any 
     recomputation year shall be treated as an increase in the tax 
     imposed by this chapter for such year.
       ``(D) Determinations.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     determinations of the amount of income from any property 
     shall be determined in the same manner as for purposes of 
     applying the income forecast method; except that any income 
     from the disposition of such property shall be taken into 
     account.
       ``(E) Treatment of pass-thru entities.--Rules similar to 
     the rules of section 460(b)(4) shall apply for purposes of 
     this subsection.''
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply to property placed in service after September 13, 1995.
       (2) Binding contracts.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a) shall not apply to any property produced or acquired by 
     the taxpayer pursuant to a written contract which was binding 
     on September 13, 1995, and at all times thereafter before 
     such production or acquisition.

     SEC. 13607. TRANSFERS OF EXCESS PENSION ASSETS.

       (a) In General.--Section 420 (relating to transfers of 
     excess pension assets to retiree health accounts) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Similar Rules To Apply to Other Transfers of Excess 
     Plan Assets.--
       ``(1) In general.--If there is a qualified unrestricted 
     transfer of any excess pension assets of a defined benefit 
     plan (other than a multiemployer plan) to an employer--
       ``(A) a trust which is part of such plan shall not be 
     treated as failing to meet the requirements of section 401(a) 
     solely by reason of such transfer (or any other action 
     authorized under this section), and
       ``(B) such transfer shall not be treated as a prohibited 
     transaction for purposes of section 4975.
     The gross income of the employer shall include the amount of 
     any qualified transfer made during the taxable year.
       ``(2) Qualified unrestricted transfer.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified unrestricted 
     transfer' means a transfer--
       ``(i) of excess pension assets of a defined benefit plan to 
     the employer, and
       ``(ii) with respect to which the requirements of subsection 
     (c)(2)(A) are met (determined by treating such transfer as a 
     qualified transfer).
       ``(B) Coordination with transfers to retiree health 
     accounts.--Such term shall not include any qualified transfer 
     (as defined in subsection (b)).
       ``(C) Expiration.--No transfer in any taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 2000, shall be treated as a 
     qualified unrestricted transfer.
       ``(3) Definition and special rule.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) Excess pension assets.--The term `excess pension 
     assets' has the meaning given such term by subsection (e)(2); 
     except that the amount thereof shall be the lesser of--
       ``(i) the amount determined as of the most recent valuation 
     date of the plan preceding the transfer, or
       ``(ii) the amount determined as of January 1, 1995 (or, if 
     January 1, 1995, is not a valuation date, the most recent 
     prior valuation date).
       ``(B) Coordination with section 412.--In the case of a 
     qualified unrestricted transfer--
       ``(i) any assets transferred in a plan year on or before 
     the valuation date for such year (and any income allocable 
     thereto) shall, for purposes of section 412, be treated as 
     assets in the plan as of the valuation date for such year, 
     and
       ``(ii) the plan shall be treated as having a net experience 
     loss under section 412(b)(2)(B)(iv) in an amount equal to the 
     amount of such transfer and for which amortization charges 
     begin for the first plan year after the plan year in which 
     such transfer occurs, except that such section shall be 
     applied to such amount by substituting `10 plan years' for `5 
     plan years'.
       ``(C) Treatment of transfers.--Except for purposes of this 
     section, a qualified unrestricted transfer shall be treated 
     as a qualified transfer to a health benefits account.''
       (b) Reversion Tax.--Section 4980 (relating to tax on 
     reversion of qualified plan assets to employers) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Special Rules for Qualified Unrestricted Transfers 
     Under Section 420.--In the case of a qualified unrestricted 
     transfer to which section 420(f) applies--

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       ``(1) no tax shall be imposed by subsection (a) if such 
     transfer occurs before July 1, 1996,
       ``(2) subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting `6.5 
     percent' for `20 percent' if such transfer occurs after June 
     30, 1996, and
       ``(3) subsection (d) shall not apply.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1995.

                         PART II--LEGAL REFORMS

     SEC. 13611. REPEAL OF EXCLUSION FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES AND FOR 
                   DAMAGES NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO PHYSICAL INJURIES 
                   OR SICKNESS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 104(a) (relating 
     to compensation for injuries or sickness) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(2) the amount of any damages (other than punitive 
     damages) received (whether by suit or agreement and whether 
     as lump sums or as periodic payments) on account of personal 
     physical injuries or physical sickness;''.
       (b) Emotional Distress as Such Treated as Not Physical 
     Injury or Physical Sickness.--Section 104(a) is amended by 
     striking the last sentence and inserting the following new 
     sentence: ``For purposes of paragraph (2), emotional distress 
     shall not be treated as a physical injury or physical 
     sickness. The preceding sentence shall not apply to an amount 
     of damages not in excess of the amount paid for medical care 
     (described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 213(d)(1)) 
     attributable to emotional distress.''
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts 
     received after December 31, 1995, in taxable years ending 
     after such date.
       (2) Exception.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     not apply to any amount received under a written binding 
     agreement, court decree, or mediation award in effect on (or 
     issued on or before) September 13, 1995.

     SEC. 13612. REPORTING OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS MADE TO ATTORNEYS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6045 (relating to returns of 
     brokers) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Return Required In The Case of Payments to 
     Attorneys.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any person engaged in a trade or 
     business and making a payment (in the course of such trade or 
     business) to which this subsection applies shall file a 
     return under subsection (a) and a statement under subsection 
     (b) with respect to such payment.
       ``(2) Application of subsection.--
       ``(A) In general.--This subsection shall apply to any 
     payment to an attorney in connection with legal services 
     (whether or not such services are performed for the payor).
       ``(B) Exception.--This subsection shall not apply to the 
     portion of any payment which is required to be reported under 
     section 6041(a) (or would be so required but for the dollar 
     limitation contained therein) or section 6051.''
       (b) Reporting of Attorneys Fees Payable to Corporations.--
     The regulations providing an exception under section 6041 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for payments made to 
     corporations shall not apply to payments of attorneys fees.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a), 
     and subsection (b), shall apply to payments made after 
     December 31, 1995.

 PART III--TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO LOSE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP

     SEC. 13616. REVISION OF INCOME, ESTATE, AND GIFT TAXES ON 
                   INDIVIDUALS WHO LOSE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 877 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(a) Treatment of Expatriates.--
       ``(1) In general.--Every nonresident alien individual who, 
     within the 10-year period immediately preceding the close of 
     the taxable year, lost United States citizenship, unless such 
     loss did not have for 1 of its principal purposes the 
     avoidance of taxes under this subtitle or subtitle B, shall 
     be taxable for such taxable year in the manner provided in 
     subsection (b) if the tax imposed pursuant to such subsection 
     exceeds the tax which, without regard to this section, is 
     imposed pursuant to section 871.
       ``(2) Certain individuals treated as having tax avoidance 
     purpose.--For purposes of paragraph (1), an individual shall 
     be treated as having a principal purpose to avoid such taxes 
     if--
       ``(A) the average annual net income tax (as defined in 
     section 38(c)(1)) of such individual for the period of 5 
     taxable years ending before the date of the loss of United 
     States citizenship is greater than $100,000, or
       ``(B) the net worth of the individual as of such date is 
     $500,000 or more.
     In the case of the loss of United States citizenship in any 
     calendar year after 1996, such $100,000 and $500,000 amounts 
     shall be increased by an amount equal to such dollar amount 
     multiplied by the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting `1994' 
     for `1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof. Any increase under 
     the preceding sentence shall be rounded to the nearest 
     multiple of $1,000.''
       (b) Exceptions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 877 is amended by striking 
     subsection (d), by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
     (d), and by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Tax Avoidance Not Presumed in Certain Cases.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subsection (a)(2) shall not apply to an 
     individual if--
       ``(A) such individual is described in a subparagraph of 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection, and
       ``(B) within the 1-year period beginning on the date of the 
     loss of United States citizenship, such individual submits a 
     ruling request for the Secretary's determination as to 
     whether such loss has for 1 of its principal purposes the 
     avoidance of taxes under this subtitle or subtitle B.
       ``(2) Individuals described.--
       ``(A) Dual citizenship, etc.--An individual is described in 
     this subparagraph if--
       ``(i) the individual became at birth a citizen of the 
     United States and a citizen of another country and continues 
     to be a citizen of such other country, or
       ``(ii) the individual becomes (not later than the close of 
     a reasonable period after loss of United States citizenship) 
     a citizen of the country in which--

       ``(I) such individual was born,
       ``(II) if such individual is married, such individual's 
     spouse was born, or
       ``(III) either of such individual's parents were born.

       ``(B) Long-term foreign residents.--An individual is 
     described in this subparagraph if, for each year in the 10-
     year period ending on the date of loss of United States 
     citizenship, the individual was present in the United States 
     for 30 days or less. The rule of section 7701(b)(3)(D)(ii) 
     shall apply for purposes of this subparagraph.
       ``(C) Renunciation upon reaching age of majority.--An 
     individual is described in this subparagraph if the 
     individual's loss of United States citizenship occurs before 
     such individual attains age 18\1/2\.
       ``(D) Individuals specified in regulations.--An individual 
     is described in this subparagraph if the individual is 
     described in a category of individuals prescribed by 
     regulation by the Secretary.''
       (2) Technical amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section 877(b) 
     of such Code is amended by striking ``subsection (c)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (d)''.
       (c) Treatment of Property Disposed of in Nonrecognition 
     Transactions; Treatment of Distributions From Certain 
     Controlled Foreign Corporations.--Subsection (d) of section 
     877, as redesignated by subsection (b), is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(d) Special Rules for Source, Etc.--For purposes of 
     subsection (b)--
       ``(1) Source rules.--The following items of gross income 
     shall be treated as income from sources within the United 
     States:
       ``(A) Sale of property.--Gains on the sale or exchange of 
     property (other than stock or debt obligations) located in 
     the United States.
       ``(B) Stock or debt obligations.--Gains on the sale or 
     exchange of stock issued by a domestic corporation or debt 
     obligations of United States persons or of the United States, 
     a State or political subdivision thereof, or the District of 
     Columbia.
       ``(C) Income or gain derived from controlled foreign 
     corporation.--Any income or gain derived from stock in a 
     foreign corporation but only--
       ``(i) if the individual losing United States citizenship 
     owned (within the meaning of section 958(a)), or is 
     considered as owning (by applying the ownership rules of 
     section 958(b)), at any time during the 2-year period ending 
     on the date of the loss of United States citizenship, more 
     than 50 percent of--

       ``(I) the total combined voting power of all classes of 
     stock entitled to vote of such corporation, or
       ``(II) the total value of the stock of such corporation, 
     and

       ``(ii) to the extent such income or gain does not exceed 
     the earnings and profits attributable to such stock which 
     were earned or accumulated before the loss of citizenship and 
     during periods that the ownership requirements of clause (i) 
     are met.
       ``(2) Gain recognition on certain exchanges.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any exchange of property 
     to which this paragraph applies, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this title, such property shall be treated as 
     sold for its fair market value on the date of such exchange, 
     and any gain shall be recognized for the taxable year which 
     includes such date.
       ``(B) Exchanges to which paragraph applies.--This paragraph 
     shall apply to any exchange during the 10-year period 
     described in subsection (a) if--
       ``(i) gain would not (but for this paragraph) be recognized 
     on such exchange in whole or in part for purposes of this 
     subtitle,
       ``(ii) income derived from such property was from sources 
     within the United States (or, if no income was so derived, 
     would have been from such sources), and
       ``(iii) income derived from the property acquired in the 
     exchange would be from sources outside the United States.
       ``(C) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the 
     individual enters into an agreement with the Secretary which 
     specifies that any income or gain derived from the property 
     acquired in the exchange (or any other property which has a 
     basis determined in whole or part by reference to such 
     property) during such 10-year period shall be treated as from 
     sources within the United States. If the property transferred 
     in the exchange is disposed of by the person acquiring such 
     property, such agreement shall terminate and any gain which 
     was not recognized by reason of such agreement shall be 
     recognized as of the date of such disposition.
       ``(D) Secretary may extend period.--To the extent provided 
     in regulations prescribed by the Secretary, subparagraph (B) 
     shall be

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     applied by substituting the 15-year period beginning 5 years 
     before the loss of United States citizenship for the 10-year 
     period referred to therein.
       ``(E) Secretary may require recognition of gain in certain 
     cases.--To the extent provided in regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary--
       ``(i) the removal of appreciated tangible personal property 
     from the United States, and
       ``(ii) any other occurrence which (without recognition of 
     gain) results in a change in the source of the income or gain 
     from property from sources within the United States to 
     sources outside the United States,
     shall be treated as an exchange to which this paragraph 
     applies.
       ``(3) Substantial diminishing of risks of ownership.--For 
     purposes of determining whether this section applies to any 
     gain on the sale or exchange of any property, the running of 
     the 10-year period described in subsection (a) shall be 
     suspended for any period during which the individual's risk 
     of loss with respect to the property is substantially 
     diminished by--
       ``(A) the holding of a put with respect to such property 
     (or similar property),
       ``(B) the holding by another person of a right to acquire 
     the property, or
       ``(C) a short sale or any other transaction.''
       (d) Credit for Foreign Taxes Imposed on United States 
     Source Income.--
       (1) Subsection (b) of section 877 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``The tax imposed solely 
     by reason of this section shall be reduced (but not below 
     zero) by the amount of any income, war profits, and excess 
     profits taxes (within the meaning of section 903) paid to any 
     foreign country or possession of the United States on any 
     income of the taxpayer on which tax is imposed solely by 
     reason of this section.''
       (2) Subsection (a) of section 877, as amended by subsection 
     (a), is amended by inserting ``(after any reduction in such 
     tax under the last sentence of such subsection)'' after 
     ``such subsection''.
       (e) Comparable Estate and Gift Tax Treatment.--
       (1) Estate tax.--
       (A) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 2107 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(a) Treatment of Expatriates.--
       ``(1) Rate of tax.--A tax computed in accordance with the 
     table contained in section 2001 is hereby imposed on the 
     transfer of the taxable estate, determined as provided in 
     section 2106, of every decedent nonresident not a citizen of 
     the United States if, within the 10-year period ending with 
     the date of death, such decedent lost United States 
     citizenship, unless such loss did not have for 1 of its 
     principal purposes the avoidance of taxes under this subtitle 
     or subtitle A.
       ``(2) Certain individuals treated as having tax avoidance 
     purpose.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), an 
     individual shall be treated as having a principal purpose to 
     avoid such taxes if such individual is so treated under 
     section 877(a)(2).
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a 
     decedent meeting the requirements of section 877(c)(1).''
       (B) Credit for foreign death taxes.--Subsection (c) of 
     section 2107 is amended by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
     paragraph (3) and by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Credit for foreign death taxes.--
       ``(A) In general.--The tax imposed by subsection (a) shall 
     be credited with the amount of any estate, inheritance, 
     legacy, or succession taxes actually paid to any foreign 
     country in respect of any property which is included in the 
     gross estate solely by reason of subsection (b).
       ``(B) Limitation on credit.--The credit allowed by 
     subparagraph (A) for such taxes paid to a foreign country 
     shall not exceed the lesser of--
       ``(i) the amount which bears the same ratio to the amount 
     of such taxes actually paid to such foreign country in 
     respect of property included in the gross estate as the value 
     of the property included in the gross estate solely by reason 
     of subsection (b) bears to the value of all property 
     subjected to such taxes by such foreign country, or
       ``(ii) such property's proportionate share of the excess 
     of--

       ``(I) the tax imposed by subsection (a), over
       ``(II) the tax which would be imposed by section 2101 but 
     for this section.

       ``(C) Proportionate share.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (B), a property's proportionate share is the percentage which 
     the value of the property which is included in the gross 
     estate solely by reason of subsection (b) bears to the total 
     value of the gross estate.''
       (C) Expansion of inclusion in gross estate of stock of 
     foreign corporations.--Paragraph (2) of section 2107(b) is 
     amended by striking ``more than 50 percent of'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``more than 50 percent of--
       ``(A) the total combined voting power of all classes of 
     stock entitled to vote of such corporation, or
       ``(B) the total value of the stock of such corporation,''.
       (2) Gift tax.--
       (A) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 2501(a) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Exception.--
       ``(A) Certain individuals.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply 
     in the case of a donor who, within the 10-year period ending 
     with the date of transfer, lost United States citizenship, 
     unless such loss did not have for 1 of its principal purposes 
     the avoidance of taxes under this subtitle or subtitle A.
       ``(B) Certain individuals treated as having tax avoidance 
     purpose.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), an individual 
     shall be treated as having a principal purpose to avoid such 
     taxes if such individual is so treated under section 
     877(a)(2).
       ``(C) Exception for certain individuals.--Subparagraph (B) 
     shall not apply to a decedent meeting the requirements of 
     section 877(c)(1).
       ``(D) Credit for foreign gift taxes.--The tax imposed by 
     this section solely by reason of this paragraph shall be 
     credited with the amount of any gift tax actually paid to any 
     foreign country in respect of any gift which is taxable under 
     this section solely by reason of this paragraph.''
       (f) Comparable Treatment of Lawful Permanent Residents Who 
     Cease To Be Taxed as Residents.--
       (1) In general.--Section 877 is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (e) as subsection (f) and by inserting after 
     subsection (d) the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Comparable Treatment of Lawful Permanent Residents 
     Who Cease To Be Taxed as Residents.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any long-term resident of the United 
     States who--
       ``(A) ceases to be a lawful permanent resident of the 
     United States (within the meaning of section 7701(b)(6)), or
       ``(B) commences to be treated as a resident of a foreign 
     country under the provisions of a tax treaty between the 
     United States and the foreign country and who does not waive 
     the benefits of such treaty applicable to residents of the 
     foreign country,
     shall be treated for purposes of this section and sections 
     2107, 2501, and 6039F in the same manner as if such resident 
     were a citizen of the United States who lost United States 
     citizenship on the date of such cessation or commencement.
       ``(2) Long-term resident.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `long-term resident' means any individual (other 
     than a citizen of the United States) who is a lawful 
     permanent resident of the United States in at least 8 taxable 
     years during the period of 15 taxable years ending with the 
     taxable year during which the event described in subparagraph 
     (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) occurs. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, an individual shall not be treated as a 
     lawful permanent resident for any taxable year if such 
     individual is treated as a resident of a foreign country for 
     the taxable year under the provisions of a tax treaty between 
     the United States and the foreign country and does not waive 
     the benefits of such treaty applicable to residents of the 
     foreign country.
       ``(3) Special rules.--
       ``(A) Exceptions not to apply.--Subsection (c) shall not 
     apply to an individual who is treated as provided in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Step-up in basis.--Solely for purposes of determining 
     any tax imposed by reason of this subsection, property which 
     was held by the long-term resident on the date the individual 
     first became a resident of the United States shall be treated 
     as having a basis on such date of not less than the fair 
     market value of such property on such date. The preceding 
     sentence shall not apply if the individual elects not to have 
     such sentence apply. Such an election, once made, shall be 
     irrevocable.
       ``(4) Authority to exempt individuals.--This subsection 
     shall not apply to an individual who is described in a 
     category of individuals prescribed by regulation by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(5) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be appropriate to carry out this 
     subsection, including regulations providing for the 
     application of this subsection in cases where an alien 
     individual becomes a resident of the United States during the 
     10-year period after being treated as provided in paragraph 
     (1).''
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 2107 is amended by striking subsection (d), by 
     redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d), and by 
     inserting after subsection (d) (as so redesignated) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Cross Reference.--

  ``For comparable treatment of long-term lawful permanent residents 
who ceased to be taxed as residents, see section 877(e).''
       (B) Paragraph (3) of section 2501(a) (as amended by 
     subsection (e)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Cross reference.--

  ``For comparable treatment of long-term lawful permanent residents 
who ceased to be taxed as residents, see section 877(e).''
       (g) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to--
       (A) individuals losing United States citizenship (within 
     the meaning of section 877 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986) on or after February 6, 1995, and
       (B) long-term residents of the United States with respect 
     to whom an event described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
     section 877(e)(1) of such Code occurs on or after June 13, 
     1995.
       (2) Special rule.--
       (A) In general.--In the case of an individual who performed 
     an act of expatriation specified in paragraph (1), (2), (3), 
     or (4) of section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1481(a)(1)-(4)) before

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     February 6, 1995, but who did not, on or before such date, 
     furnish to the United States Department of State a signed 
     statement of voluntary relinquishment of United States 
     nationality confirming the performance of such act, the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to such 
     individual except that--
       (i) the 10-year period described in section 877(a) of such 
     Code shall not expire before the end of the 10-year period 
     beginning on the date such statement is so furnished, and
       (ii) the 1-year period referred to in section 877(c) of 
     such Code, as amended by this section, shall not expire 
     before the date which is 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the 
     individual establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     of the Treasury that such loss of United States citizenship 
     occurred before February 6, 1994.

     SEC. 13617. INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS LOSING UNITED STATES 
                   CITIZENSHIP.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part III of subchapter A of 
     chapter 61 is amended by inserting after section 6039E the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 6039F. INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS LOSING 
                   UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, any individual who loses United States citizenship 
     (within the meaning of section 877(a)) shall provide a 
     statement which includes the information described in 
     subsection (b). Such statement shall be--
       ``(1) provided not later than the earliest date of any act 
     referred to in subsection (c), and
       ``(2) provided to the person or court referred to in 
     subsection (c) with respect to such act.
       ``(b) Information To Be Provided.--Information required 
     under subsection (a) shall include--
       ``(1) the taxpayer's TIN,
       ``(2) the mailing address of such individual's principal 
     foreign residence,
       ``(3) the foreign country in which such individual is 
     residing,
       ``(4) the foreign country of which such individual is a 
     citizen,
       ``(5) in the case of an individual having a net worth of at 
     least the dollar amount applicable under section 
     877(a)(2)(B), information detailing the assets and 
     liabilities of such individual, and
       ``(6) such other information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.
       ``(c) Acts Described.--For purposes of this section, the 
     acts referred to in this subsection are--
       ``(1) the individual's renunciation of his United States 
     nationality before a diplomatic or consular officer of the 
     United States pursuant to paragraph (5) of section 349(a) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1481(a)(5)),
       ``(2) the individual's furnishing to the United States 
     Department of State a signed statement of voluntary 
     relinquishment of United States nationality confirming the 
     performance of an act of expatriation specified in paragraph 
     (1), (2), (3), or (4) of section 349(a) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1481(a)(1)-(4)),
       ``(3) the issuance by the United States Department of State 
     of a certificate of loss of nationality to the individual, or
       ``(4) the cancellation by a court of the United States of a 
     naturalized citizen's certificate of naturalization.
       ``(d) Penalty.--Any individual failing to provide a 
     statement required under subsection (a) shall be subject to a 
     penalty for each year (of the 10-year period beginning on the 
     date of loss of United States citizenship) during any portion 
     of which such failure continues in an amount equal to the 
     greater of--
       ``(1) 5 percent of the tax required to be paid under 
     section 877 for the taxable year ending during such year, or
       ``(2) $1,000,
     unless it is shown that such failure is due to reasonable 
     cause and not to willful neglect.
       ``(e) Information To Be Provided To Secretary.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
       ``(1) any Federal agency or court which collects (or is 
     required to collect) the statement under subsection (a) shall 
     provide to the Secretary--
       ``(A) a copy of any such statement, and
       ``(B) the name (and any other identifying information) of 
     any individual refusing to comply with the provisions of 
     subsection (a),
       ``(2) the Secretary of State shall provide to the Secretary 
     a copy of each certificate as to the loss of American 
     nationality under section 358 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act which is approved by the Secretary of State, 
     and
       ``(3) the Federal agency primarily responsible for 
     administering the immigration laws shall provide to the 
     Secretary the name of each lawful permanent resident of the 
     United States (within the meaning of section 7701(b)(6)) 
     whose status as such has been revoked or has been 
     administratively or judicially determined to have been 
     abandoned.
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not later than 30 
     days after the close of each calendar quarter, the Secretary 
     shall publish in the Federal Register the name of each 
     individual losing United States citizenship (within the 
     meaning of section 877(a)) with respect to whom the Secretary 
     receives information under the preceding sentence during such 
     quarter.
       ``(f) Reporting by Long-Term Lawful Permanent Residents Who 
     Cease To Be Taxed as Residents.--In lieu of applying the last 
     sentence of subsection (a), any individual who is required to 
     provide a statement under this section by reason of section 
     877(e)(1) shall provide such statement with the return of tax 
     imposed by chapter 1 for the taxable year during which the 
     event described in such section occurs.
       ``(g) Exemption.--The Secretary may by regulations exempt 
     any class of individuals from the requirements of this 
     section if he determines that applying this section to such 
     individuals is not necessary to carry out the purposes of 
     this section.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     subpart A is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 6039E the following new item:

``Sec. 6039F. Information on individuals losing United States 
              citizenship.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to--
       (1) individuals losing United States citizenship (within 
     the meaning of section 877 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986) after the date of the enactment of this Act, and
       (2) long-term residents of the United States with respect 
     to whom an event described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
     section 877(e)(1) of such Code occurs after such date.

     SEC. 13618. REPORT ON TAX COMPLIANCE BY UNITED STATES 
                   CITIZENS AND RESIDENTS LIVING ABROAD.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of the Treasury shall prepare and 
     submit to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate a 
     report--
       (1) describing the compliance with subtitle A of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by citizens and lawful 
     permanent residents of the United States (within the meaning 
     of section 7701(b)(6) of such Code) residing outside the 
     United States, and
       (2) recommending measures to improve such compliance 
     (including improved coordination between executive branch 
     agencies).

             PART IV--REFORMS RELATING TO ENERGY PROVISIONS

     SEC. 13621. TERMINATION OF CREDIT FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCED 
                   FROM CERTAIN RENEWABLE RESOURCES.

       (a) Facilities Must Be Placed in Service Before September 
     14, 1995.--Paragraph (3) of section 45(c) (defining qualified 
     facility) is amended by striking ``July 1, 1999'' and 
     inserting ``September 14, 1995''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years ending after September 13, 1995.
       (2) Binding contracts.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall not apply to any facility--
       (A) which is constructed or acquired by the taxpayer 
     pursuant to a written contract which was binding on September 
     13, 1995, and at all times thereafter before such 
     construction or acquisition, and
       (B) which is placed in service before September 14, 1996.

     SEC. 13622. EXCLUSION FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION SUBSIDIES 
                   LIMITED TO SUBSIDIES WITH RESPECT TO DWELLING 
                   UNITS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 136(c) (defining 
     energy conservation measure) is amended by striking ``energy 
     demand--'' and all that follows and inserting ``energy demand 
     with respect to a dwelling unit.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 136 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Exclusion.--Gross income shall not include the value 
     of any subsidy provided (directly or indirectly) by a public 
     utility to a customer for the purchase or installation of any 
     energy conservation measure.''
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 136(c) is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and by redesignating 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
     respectively, and
       (B) by striking ``and special rules'' in the paragraph 
     heading.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts received after September 13, 1995, 
     unless received pursuant to a written binding contract in 
     effect on September 13, 1995, and at all times thereafter.

         PART V--REFORMS RELATING TO NONRECOGNITION PROVISIONS

     SEC. 13626. BASIS ADJUSTMENT TO PROPERTY HELD BY CORPORATION 
                   WHERE STOCK IN CORPORATION IS REPLACEMENT 
                   PROPERTY UNDER INVOLUNTARY CONVERSION RULES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 1033 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(b) Basis of Property Acquired Through Involuntary 
     Conversion.--
       ``(1) Conversions described in subsection (a)(1).--If the 
     property was acquired as the result of a compulsory or 
     involuntary conversion described in subsection (a)(1), the 
     basis shall be the same as in the case of the property so 
     converted--
       ``(A) decreased in the amount of any money received by the 
     taxpayer which was not expended in accordance with the 
     provisions of law (applicable to the year in which such 
     conversion was made) determining the taxable status of the 
     gain or loss upon such conversion, and
       ``(B) increased in the amount of gain or decreased in the 
     amount of loss to the taxpayer recognized upon such 
     conversion under the

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     law applicable to the year in which such conversion was made.
       ``(2) Conversions described in subsection (a)(2).--In the 
     case of property purchased by the taxpayer in a transaction 
     described in subsection (a)(2) which resulted in the 
     nonrecognition of any part of the gain realized as the result 
     of a compulsory or involuntary conversion, the basis shall be 
     the cost of such property decreased in the amount of the gain 
     not so recognized; and if the property purchased consists of 
     more than 1 piece of property, the basis determined under 
     this sentence shall be allocated to the purchased properties 
     in proportion to their respective costs.
       ``(3) Property held by corporation the stock of which is 
     replacement property.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the basis of stock in a corporation 
     is decreased under paragraph (2), an amount equal to such 
     decrease shall also be applied to reduce the basis of 
     property held by the corporation at the time the taxpayer 
     acquired control (as defined in subsection (a)(2)(E)) of such 
     corporation.
       ``(B) Limitation.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the 
     extent that it would (but for this subparagraph) require a 
     reduction in the aggregate adjusted bases of the property of 
     the corporation below the taxpayer's adjusted basis of the 
     stock in the corporation (determined immediately after such 
     basis is decreased under paragraph (2)).
       ``(C) Allocation of basis reduction.--The decrease required 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be allocated--
       ``(i) first to property which is similar or related in 
     service or use to the converted property,
       ``(ii) second to depreciable property (as defined in 
     section 1017(b)(3)(B)) not described in clause (i), and
       ``(iii) then to other property.
       ``(D) Special rules.--
       ``(i) Reduction not to exceed adjusted basis of property.--
     No reduction in the basis of any property under this 
     paragraph shall exceed the adjusted basis of such property 
     (determined without regard to such reduction).
       ``(ii) Allocation of reduction among properties.--If more 
     than 1 property is described in a clause of subparagraph (C), 
     the reduction under this paragraph shall be allocated among 
     such property in proportion to the adjusted bases of such 
     property (determined without regard to such reduction).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to involuntary conversions occurring after 
     September 13, 1995.

     SEC. 13627. EXPANSION OF REQUIREMENT THAT INVOLUNTARILY 
                   CONVERTED PROPERTY BE REPLACED WITH PROPERTY 
                   ACQUIRED FROM AN UNRELATED PERSON.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (i) of section 1033 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(i) Replacement Property Must Be Acquired From Unrelated 
     Person in Certain Cases.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the property which is involuntarily 
     converted is held by a taxpayer to which this subsection 
     applies, subsection (a) shall not apply if the replacement 
     property or stock is acquired from a related person. The 
     preceding sentence shall not apply to the extent that the 
     related person acquired the replacement property or stock 
     from an unrelated person during the period applicable under 
     subsection (a)(2)(B).
       ``(2) Taxpayers to which subsection applies.--This 
     subsection shall apply to--
       ``(A) a C corporation,
       ``(B) a partnership in which 1 or more C corporations own, 
     directly or indirectly (determined in accordance with section 
     707(b)(3)), more than 50 percent of the capital interest, or 
     profits interest, in such partnership at the time of the 
     involuntary conversion, and
       ``(C) any other taxpayer if, with respect to property which 
     is involuntarily converted during the taxable year, the 
     aggregate of the amount of realized gain on such property on 
     which there is realized gain exceeds $100,000.
     In the case of a partnership, subparagraph (C) shall apply 
     with respect to the partnership and with respect to each 
     partner. A similar rule shall apply in the case of an S 
     corporation and its shareholders.
       ``(3) Related person.--For purposes of this subsection, a 
     person is related to another person if the person bears a 
     relationship to the other person described in section 267(b) 
     or 707(b)(1).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to involuntary conversions occurring after 
     September 13, 1995.

     SEC. 13628. NO ROLLOVER OR EXCLUSION OF GAIN ON SALE OF 
                   PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE WHICH IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO 
                   DEPRECIATION DEDUCTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 1034 (relating 
     to limitations) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Recognition of gain attributable to depreciation.--
     Subsection (a) shall not apply to so much of the gain from 
     the sale of any residence as does not exceed the portion of 
     the depreciation adjustments (as defined in section 
     1250(b)(3)) attributable to periods after December 31, 1995, 
     in respect of such residence.''
       (b) Comparable Treatment Under 1-Time Exclusion of Gain on 
     Sale of Principal Residence.--Subsection (d) of section 121 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Recognition of gain attributable to depreciation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to so 
     much of the gain from the sale of any property as does not 
     exceed the portion of the depreciation adjustments (as 
     defined in section 1250(b)(3)) attributable to periods after 
     December 31, 1995, in respect of such property.
       ``(B) Coordination with paragraph (5).--If this section 
     does not apply to gain attributable to a portion of a 
     residence by reason of paragraph (5), subparagraph (A) shall 
     not apply to depreciation adjustments attributable to such 
     portion.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 13629. NONRECOGNITION OF GAIN ON SALE OF PRINCIPAL 
                   RESIDENCE BY NONCITIZENS LIMITED TO NEW 
                   RESIDENCES LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 1034 (relating 
     to limitations) (as amended by section 13628) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) New residence must be located in united states in 
     certain cases.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a sale of an old 
     residence by a taxpayer--
       ``(i) who is not a citizen of the United States at the time 
     of sale, and
       ``(ii) who is not a citizen or resident of the United 
     States on the date which is 2 years after the date of the 
     sale of such old residence,
     subsection (a) shall apply only if the new residence is 
     located in the United States or a possession of the United 
     States.
       ``(B) Property held jointly by husband and wife.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if--
       ``(i) the old residence is held by a husband and wife as 
     joint tenants, tenants by the entirety, or community 
     property,
       ``(ii) such husband and wife make a joint return for the 
     taxable year of the sale or exchange, and
       ``(iii) one spouse is a citizen of the United States at the 
     time of sale.''
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to sales of old residences after December 31, 1995.
       (2) Treatment of purchases of new residences.--The 
     amendment made by this section shall not apply to new 
     residences--
       (A) purchased before September 13, 1995, or
       (B) purchased on or after such date pursuant to a binding 
     contract in effect on such date and at all times thereafter 
     before such purchase.
       (3) Certain rules to apply.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the rules of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
     section 1034(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall 
     apply.

             PART VI--REFORMS RELATING TO GAMING ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 13631. TREATMENT OF INDIAN GAMING ACTIVITIES UNDER 
                   UNRELATED BUSINESS INCOME TAX.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 511(a) (relating 
     to imposition of tax on unrelated business income of 
     charitable, etc., organizations) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Gaming activities of indian tribes.--
       ``(i) In general.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) shall 
     apply to any Indian tribal organization; except that, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of this part, in the case 
     of such an organization, the term `unrelated trade or 
     business' means only a trade or business of conducting any 
     class II or class III gaming activity (as defined in section 
     4 of the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act (25 U.S.C. 2701 et 
     seq.), as in effect on the date of the enactment of this 
     subparagraph), including a gaming activity described in 
     section 513(a)(1).
       ``(ii) Indian tribal organization.--For purposes of clause 
     (i), the term `Indian tribal organization' means any Indian 
     tribe and any organization which is immune or exempt from tax 
     under this subtitle solely by reason of being owned or 
     controlled by an Indian tribe.''
       (b) Treatment of Amounts Paid for Charitable Purposes, 
     Etc., By Reason of State or Federal Law.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 512 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(17) In the case of an Indian tribal organization (as 
     defined in section 511(a)(3)), if, by reason of State or 
     Federal law or of a contract with the United States or with 
     any State or political subdivision thereof, such organization 
     is required to use any portion of the net proceeds of any 
     gaming activity for specified purposes, the deduction for so 
     using such proceeds shall be treated as allowed under section 
     170 for purposes of applying paragraph (10). The preceding 
     sentence shall not apply to such proceeds which are paid as 
     general revenues to the United States or to any State or 
     political subdivision thereof.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996.
       (d) Study of Gambling Conducted by Tax-Exempt 
     Organizations.--The Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate 
     shall conduct a study on the nature and extent of gaming 
     activities conducted by organizations exempt from tax under 
     section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
     including an examination of--
       (1) the types of gaming activities (including bingo, pull 
     tabs, and casino nights) engaged in by charities and other 
     nonprofit organizations and the frequency of such activities;

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       (2) the dollar volume of such gaming activities;
       (3) the nature and extent of the involvement of for-profit 
     entities and private parties in the management or operation 
     of gaming activities of such organizations;
       (4) competition between taxable gaming activities and 
     gaming activities that are exempt from Federal income tax; 
     and
       (5) an analysis of the present law tax treatment of gaming 
     activities of tax-exempt organizations.
     The study may include any recommendations for change, 
     including examination of the South End decision and the 
     special exception for bingo games. The Secretary shall submit 
     the results of the study to the Committee on Ways and Means 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Finance 
     of the Senate not later than July 1, 1996.

     SEC. 13632. REPEAL OF TARGETED EXEMPTION FROM TAX ON 
                   UNRELATED TRADE OR BUSINESS INCOME FROM 
                   GAMBLING IN CERTAIN STATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 311 of the Tax Reform Act of 1984 
     is hereby repealed.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to games of chance conducted after December 31, 
     1995, in taxable years ending after such date.

     SEC. 13633. EXTENSION OF WITHHOLDING TO CERTAIN GAMBLING 
                   WINNINGS.

       (a) Repeal of Exemption for Bingo and Keno.--Paragraph (5) 
     of section 3402(q) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Exemption for slot machines.--The tax imposed under 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to winnings from a slot 
     machine.''
       (b) Threshold Amount.--Paragraph (3) of section 3402(q) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(B) and (C)'' in subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting ``(B), (C), and (D)'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Bingo and keno.--Proceeds of more than $5,000 from a 
     wager placed in a bingo or keno game.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996.

                        PART VII--OTHER REFORMS

     SEC. 13636. SUNSET OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING CREDIT.

       (a) Repeal of Reallocation of Unused Credits Among 
     States.--Subparagraph (D) of section 42(h)(3) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(v) Termination.--No amount may be allocated under this 
     paragraph for any calendar year after 1995.''
       (b) Termination.--Section 42 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(o) Termination.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) clause (i) of subsection (h)(3)(C) shall not apply to 
     any amount allocated after December 31, 1997, and
       ``(B) subsection (h)(4) shall not apply to any building 
     placed in service after such date.
       ``(2) Exception for bond-financed buildings in progress.--
     For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), a building shall be treated 
     as placed in service before January 1, 1998, if--
       ``(A) the bonds with respect to such building are issued 
     before such date,
       ``(B) the taxpayer's basis in the project (of which the 
     building is a part) as of December 31, 1997, is more than 10 
     percent of the taxpayer's reasonably expected basis in such 
     project as of December 31, 1999, and
       ``(C) such building is placed in service before January 1, 
     2000.''

     SEC. 13637. REPEAL OF CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY 
                   DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 13311 of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993 (relating to credit for 
     contributions to certain community development corporations) 
     is hereby repealed.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to contributions made after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act (other than contributions made pursuant 
     to a legally enforceable agreement which is effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act).

     SEC. 13638. REPEAL OF DIESEL FUEL TAX REBATE TO PURCHASERS OF 
                   DIESEL-POWERED AUTOMOBILES AND LIGHT TRUCKS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6427 is amended by striking 
     subsection (g).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (3) of section 34(a) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) under section 6427 with respect to fuels used for 
     nontaxable purposes or resold during the taxable year 
     (determined without regard to section 6427(k)).''
       (2) Paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) of section 6427(i) are each 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``(g),'', and
       (B) by striking ``(or a qualified diesel powered highway 
     vehicle purchased)'' each place it appears.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to vehicles purchased after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 13639. APPLICATION OF FAILURE-TO-PAY PENALTY TO 
                   SUBSTITUTE RETURNS.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 6651 (relating to failure to 
     file tax return or to pay tax) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Treatment of Returns Prepared by Secretary Under 
     Section 6020(b).--In the case of any return made by the 
     Secretary under section 6020(b)--
       ``(1) such return shall be disregarded for purposes of 
     determining the amount of the addition under paragraph (1) of 
     subsection (a), but
       ``(2) such return shall be treated as the return filed by 
     the taxpayer for purposes of determining the amount of the 
     addition under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply in the case of any return the due date for which 
     (determined without regard to extensions) is after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 13640. REPEAL OF SPECIAL RULE FOR RENTAL USE OF VACATION 
                   HOMES, ETC., FOR LESS THAN 15 DAYS.

       (a) In General.--Section 280A (relating to disallowance of 
     certain expenses in connection with business use of home, 
     rental of vacation homes, etc.) is amended by striking 
     subsection (g).
       (b) No Basis Reduction Unless Depreciation Claimed.--
     Section 1016 is amended by redesignating subsection (e) as 
     subsection (f) and by inserting after subsection (d) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Special Rule Where Rental Use of Vacation Home, Etc., 
     for Less Than 15 Days.--If a dwelling unit is used during the 
     taxable year by the taxpayer as a residence and such dwelling 
     unit is actually rented for less than 15 days during the 
     taxable year, the reduction under subsection (a)(2) by reason 
     of such rental use in any taxable year beginning after 
     December 31, 1995, shall not exceed the depreciation 
     deduction allowed for such rental use.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 13641. ELECTION TO CEASE STATUS AS QUALIFIED SCHOLARSHIP 
                   FUNDING CORPORATION.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 150 (relating to 
     definitions and special rules) is amended by adding at the 
     end thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Election to cease status as qualified scholarship 
     funding corporation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any qualified scholarship funding bond, 
     and qualified student loan bond, outstanding on the date of 
     the issuer's election under this paragraph (and any bond (or 
     series of bonds) issued to refund such a bond) shall not fail 
     to be a tax-exempt bond solely because the issuer ceases to 
     be described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) if 
     the issuer meets the requirements of subparagraphs (B) and 
     (C) of this paragraph.
       ``(B) Assets and liabilities of issuer transferred to 
     taxable subsidiary.--The requirements of this subparagraph 
     are met by an issuer if--
       ``(i) all of the student loan notes of the issuer and other 
     assets pledged to secure the repayment of qualified 
     scholarship funding bond indebtedness of the issuer are 
     transferred to another corporation within a reasonable period 
     after the election is made under this paragraph;
       ``(ii) such transferee corporation assumes or otherwise 
     provides for the payment of all of the qualified scholarship 
     funding bond indebtedness of the issuer within a reasonable 
     period after the election is made under this paragraph;
       ``(iii) to the extent permitted by law, such transferee 
     corporation assumes all of the responsibilities, and succeeds 
     to all of the rights, of the issuer under the issuer's 
     agreements with the Secretary of Education in respect of 
     student loans;
       ``(iv) immediately after such transfer, the issuer, 
     together with any other issuer which has made an election 
     under this paragraph in respect of such transferee, hold all 
     of the senior stock in such transferee corporation; and
       ``(v) such transferee corporation is not exempt from tax 
     under this chapter.
       ``(C) Issuer to operate as independent organization 
     described in section 501(c)(3).--The requirements of this 
     subparagraph are met by an issuer if, within a reasonable 
     period after the transfer referred to in subparagraph (B)--
       ``(i) the issuer is described in section 501(c)(3) and 
     exempt from tax under section 501(a);
       ``(ii) the issuer no longer is described in subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B) of paragraph (2); and
       ``(iii) at least 80 percent of the members of the board of 
     directors of the issuer are independent members.
       ``(D) Senior stock.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `senior stock' means stock--
       ``(i) which participates pro rata and fully in the equity 
     value of the corporation with all other common stock of the 
     corporation but which has the right to payment of liquidation 
     proceeds prior to payment of liquidation proceeds in respect 
     of other common stock of the corporation;
       ``(ii) which has a fixed right upon liquidation and upon 
     redemption to an amount equal to the greater of--

       ``(I) the fair market value of such stock on the date of 
     liquidation or redemption (whichever is applicable); or
       ``(II) the fair market value of all assets transferred in 
     exchange for such stock and reduced by the amount of all 
     liabilities of the corporation which has made an election 
     under this paragraph assumed by the transferee corporation in 
     such transfer;

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       ``(iii) the holder of which has the right to require the 
     transferee corporation to redeem on a date that is not later 
     than 10 years after the date on which an election under this 
     paragraph was made and pursuant to such election such stock 
     was issued; and
       ``(iv) in respect of which, during the time such stock is 
     outstanding, there is not outstanding any equity interest in 
     the corporation having any liquidation, redemption or 
     dividend rights in the corporation which are superior to 
     those of such stock.
       ``(E) Independent member.--The term `independent member' 
     means a member of the board of directors of the issuer who 
     (except for services as a member of such board) receives no 
     compensation directly or indirectly--
       ``(i) for services performed in connection with such 
     transferee corporation, or
       ``(ii) for services as a member of the board of directors 
     or as an officer of such transferee corporation.
     For purposes of clause (ii), the term `officer' includes any 
     individual having powers or responsibilities similar to those 
     of officers.
       ``(F) Coordination with certain private foundation taxes.--
     For purposes of sections 4942 (relating to the excise tax on 
     a failure to distribute income) and 4943 (relating to the 
     excise tax on excess business holdings), the transferee 
     corporation referred to in subparagraph (B) shall be treated 
     as a functionally related business (within the meaning of 
     section 4942(j)(4)) with respect to the issuer during the 
     period commencing with the date on which an election is made 
     under this paragraph and ending on the date that is the 
     earlier of--
       ``(i) the last day of the last taxable year for which more 
     than 50 percent of the gross income of such transferee 
     corporation is derived from, or more than 50 percent of the 
     assets (by value) of such transferee corporation consists of, 
     student loan notes incurred under the Higher Education Act of 
     1965; or
       ``(ii) the last day of the taxable year of the issuer 
     during which occurs the date which is 10 years after the date 
     on which the election under this paragraph is made.
       ``(G) Election.--An election under this paragraph may be 
     revoked only with the consent of the Secretary.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 13642. CERTAIN AMOUNTS DERIVED FROM FOREIGN CORPORATIONS 
                   TREATED AS UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME.

       (a) General Rule.--Subsection (b) of section 512 (relating 
     to modifications) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(18) Treatment of certain amounts derived from foreign 
     corporations.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any 
     amount included in gross income under section 951(a)(1)(A) 
     shall be included as an item of gross income derived from an 
     unrelated trade or business to the extent the amount so 
     included is attributable to insurance income (as defined in 
     section 953) which, if derived directly by the organization, 
     would be treated as gross income from an unrelated trade or 
     business. There shall be allowed all deductions directly 
     connected with amounts included in gross income under the 
     preceding sentence.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
     income attributable to a policy of insurance or reinsurance 
     with respect to which the person (directly or indirectly) 
     insured is--
       ``(i) such organization,
       ``(ii) an affiliate of such organization which is exempt 
     from tax under section 501(a), or
       ``(iii) a director, officer, or employee of such 
     organization or affiliate but only if the insurance covers 
     solely risks associated with the performance of services for 
     the benefit of such organization or affiliate.
       ``(C) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this paragraph, including regulations for the 
     application of this paragraph in the case of income paid 
     through 1 or more entities or between 2 or more chains of 
     entities.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts included in gross income in any 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995.

      PART VIII--EXCISE TAX ON AMOUNTS OF PRIVATE EXCESS BENEFITS

     SEC. 13646. EXCISE TAXES FOR FAILURE BY CERTAIN CHARITABLE 
                   ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET CERTAIN QUALIFICATION 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 42 (relating to private 
     foundations and certain other tax-exempt organizations) is 
     amended by redesignating subchapter D as subchapter E and by 
     inserting after subchapter C the following new subchapter:
  ``Subchapter D--Failure By Certain Charitable Organizations To Meet 
                   Certain Qualification Requirements

``Sec. 4958. Taxes on excess benefit transactions.

     ``SEC. 4958. TAXES ON EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTIONS.

       ``(a) Initial Taxes.--
       ``(1) On the disqualified person.--There is hereby imposed 
     on each excess benefit transaction a tax equal to 25 percent 
     of the excess benefit. The tax imposed by this paragraph 
     shall be paid by any disqualified person referred to in 
     subsection (f)(1) with respect to such transaction.
       ``(2) On the management.--In any case in which a tax is 
     imposed by paragraph (1), there is hereby imposed on the 
     participation of any organization manager in the excess 
     benefit transaction, knowing that it is such a transaction, a 
     tax equal to 10 percent of the excess benefit, unless such 
     participation is not willful and is due to reasonable cause. 
     The tax imposed by this paragraph shall be paid by any 
     organization manager who participated in the excess benefit 
     transaction.
       ``(b) Additional Tax On the Disqualified Person.--In any 
     case in which an initial tax is imposed by subsection (a)(1) 
     on an excess benefit transaction and the excess benefit 
     involved in such transaction is not corrected within the 
     taxable period, there is hereby imposed a tax equal to 200 
     percent of the excess benefit involved. The tax imposed by 
     this subsection shall be paid by any disqualified person 
     referred to in subsection (f)(1) with respect to such 
     transaction.
       ``(c) Excess Benefit Transaction; Excess Benefit.--For 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Excess benefit transaction.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `excess benefit transaction' 
     means any transaction in which an economic benefit is 
     provided by an applicable tax-exempt organization directly or 
     indirectly to or for the use of any disqualified person if 
     the value of the economic benefit provided exceeds the value 
     of the consideration (including the performance of services) 
     received for providing such benefit. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, an economic benefit shall not be treated 
     as consideration for the performance of services unless such 
     organization clearly indicated its intent to so treat such 
     benefit.
       ``(B) Excess benefit.--The term `excess benefit' means the 
     excess referred to in subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Authority to include certain other private 
     inurement.--To the extent provided in regulations prescribed 
     by the Secretary, the term `excess benefit transaction' 
     includes any transaction in which the amount of any economic 
     benefit provided to or for the use of a disqualified person 
     is determined in whole or in part by the revenues of 1 or 
     more activities of the organization but only if such 
     transaction results in inurement not permitted under 
     paragraph (3) or (4) of section 501(c), as the case may be. 
     In the case of any such transaction, the excess benefit shall 
     be the amount of the inurement not so permitted.
       ``(d) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Joint and several liability.--If more than 1 person 
     is liable for any tax imposed by subsection (a) or subsection 
     (b), all such persons shall be jointly and severally liable 
     for such tax.
       ``(2) Limit for management.--With respect to any 1 excess 
     benefit transaction, the maximum amount of the tax imposed by 
     subsection (a)(2) shall not exceed $10,000.
       ``(e) Applicable Tax-Exempt Organization.--For purposes of 
     this subchapter, the term `applicable tax-exempt 
     organization' means any organization which (without regard to 
     any excess benefit) would be described in paragraph (3) or 
     (4) of section 501(c) and exempt from tax under section 
     501(a). Such term shall not include a private foundation (as 
     defined in section 509(a)).
       ``(f) Other Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Disqualified person.--The term `disqualified person' 
     means, with respect to any transaction--
       ``(A) any person who was, at any time during the 5-year 
     period ending on the date of such transaction--
       ``(i) an organization manager, or
       ``(ii) an individual (other than an organization manager) 
     in a position to exercise substantial influence over the 
     affairs of the organization,
       ``(B) a member of the family of an individual described in 
     subparagraph (A), and
       ``(C) a 35-percent controlled entity.
       ``(2) Organization manager.--The term `organization 
     manager' means, with respect to any applicable tax-exempt 
     organization, any officer, director, or trustee of such 
     organization (or any individual having powers or 
     responsibilities similar to those of officers, directors, or 
     trustees of the organization).
       ``(3) 35-percent controlled entity.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `35-percent controlled entity' 
     means--
       ``(i) a corporation in which persons described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) own more than 35 
     percent of the total combined voting power,
       ``(ii) a partnership in which such persons own more than 35 
     percent of the profits interest, and
       ``(iii) a trust or estate in which such persons own more 
     than 35 percent of the beneficial interest.
       ``(B) Constructive ownership rules.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 4946(a) shall 
     apply for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(4) Family members.--The members of an individual's 
     family shall be determined under section 4946(d); except that 
     such members also shall include the brothers and sisters 
     (whether by the whole or half blood) of the individual and 
     their spouses.
       ``(5) Taxable period.--The term `taxable period' means, 
     with respect to any excess benefit transaction, the period 
     beginning with the date on which the transaction occurs and 
     ending on the earliest of--
       ``(A) the date of mailing a notice of deficiency under 
     section 6212 with respect to the tax imposed by subsection 
     (a)(1), or
       ``(B) the date on which the tax imposed by subsection 
     (a)(1) is assessed.

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       ``(6) Correction.--The terms `correction' and `correct' 
     mean, with respect to any excess benefit transaction, undoing 
     the excess benefit to the extent possible, and where fully 
     undoing the excess benefit is not possible, such additional 
     corrective action as is prescribed by the Secretary by 
     regulations.
       ``(g) Treatment of Previously Exempt Organizations.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the status 
     of any organization as an applicable tax-exempt organization 
     shall be terminated only if--
       ``(A)(i) such organization notifies the Secretary (at such 
     time and in such manner as the Secretary may by regulations 
     prescribe) of its intent to accomplish such termination, or
       ``(ii) there is a final determination by the Secretary that 
     such status has terminated, and
       ``(B)(i) such organization pays the tax imposed by 
     paragraph (2) (or any portion not abated pursuant to 
     paragraph (3)), or
       ``(ii) the entire amount of such tax is abated pursuant to 
     paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Imposition of tax.--There is hereby imposed on each 
     organization referred to in paragraph (1) a tax equal to the 
     lesser of--
       ``(A) the amount which the organization substantiates by 
     adequate records or other corroborating evidence as the 
     aggregate tax benefit resulting from its exemption from tax 
     under section 501(a), or
       ``(B) the value of the net assets of such organization.
       ``(3) Abatement of tax.--The Secretary may abate the unpaid 
     portion of the assessment of any tax imposed by paragraph 
     (2), or any liability in respect thereof, if the applicable 
     tax-exempt organization distributes all of its net assets to 
     1 or more organizations each of which has been in existence, 
     and described in section 501(c)(3), for a continuous period 
     of at least 60 calendar months. If the distributing 
     organization is described in section 501(c)(4), the preceding 
     sentence shall be applied by treating the reference to 
     section 501(c)(3) as including a reference to section 
     501(c)(4).
       ``(4) Certain rules made applicable.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of subsections (d), (e), and (f) of section 507 shall 
     apply for purposes of this subsection.''
       (b) Application of Private Inurement Rule to Tax-Exempt 
     Organizations Described in Section 501(c)(4).--Paragraph (4) 
     of section 501(c) is amended by inserting ``(A)'' after 
     ``(4)'' and by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to an entity unless 
     no part of the net earnings of such entity inures to the 
     benefit of any private shareholder or individual.''
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (e) of section 4955 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Section 4945'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``Sections 4945 and 4958'', and
       (B) by inserting before the period ``or an excess benefit 
     for purposes of section 4958''.
       (2) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 4963 are each 
     amended by inserting ``4958,'' after ``4955,''.
       (3) Subsection (e) of section 6213 is amended by inserting 
     ``4958 (relating to private excess benefit),'' before 
     ``4971''.
       (4) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 7422(g) are each 
     amended by inserting ``4958,'' after ``4955,''.
       (5) Subsection (b) of section 7454 is amended by inserting 
     ``or whether an organization manager (as defined in section 
     4958(f)(2)) has `knowingly' participated in an excess benefit 
     transaction (as defined in section 4958(c)),'' after 
     ``section 4912(b),''.
       (6) The table of subchapters for chapter 42 is amended by 
     striking the last item and inserting the following:

``Subchapter D. Failure by certain charitable organizations to meet 
              certain qualification requirements.
``Subchapter E. Abatement of first and second tier taxes in certain 
              cases.''
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section (other 
     than subsection (b)) shall apply to excess benefit 
     transactions occurring on or after September 14, 1995.
       (2) Binding contracts for personal services.--The 
     amendments referred to in paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
     any transaction pursuant to any written contract for the 
     performance of personal services which was binding on 
     September 13, 1995, and at all times thereafter before such 
     transaction occurred.
       (3) Application of private inurement rule to tax-exempt 
     organizations described in section 501(c)(4).--
       (A) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (b) shall 
     apply to inurement occurring on or after September 14, 1995.
       (B) Binding contracts.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (b) shall not apply to any inurement occurring before January 
     1, 1997, pursuant to a written contract which was binding on 
     September 13, 1995, and at all times thereafter before such 
     inurement occurred.

     SEC. 13647. REPORTING OF CERTAIN EXCISE TAXES AND OTHER 
                   INFORMATION.

       (a) Reporting by Organizations Described in Section 
     501(c)(3).--Subsection (b) of section 6033 (relating to 
     certain organizations described in section 501(c)(3)) is 
     amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9), by 
     redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (14), and by 
     inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraphs:
       ``(10) the respective amounts (if any) of the taxes paid by 
     the organization during the taxable year under the following 
     provisions:
       ``(A) section 4911 (relating to tax on excess expenditures 
     to influence legislation),
       ``(B) section 4912 (relating to tax on disqualifying 
     lobbying expenditures of certain organizations), and
       ``(C) section 4955 (relating to taxes on political 
     expenditures of section 501(c)(3) organizations),
       ``(11) the respective amounts (if any) of the taxes paid by 
     the organization or any disqualified person during the 
     taxable year under section 4958 (relating to taxes on private 
     excess benefit from certain charitable organizations),
       ``(12) such information as the Secretary may require with 
     respect to any excess benefit transaction (as defined in 
     section 4958),
       ``(13) the name of each disqualified person who receives an 
     economic benefit from an applicable tax-exempt organization 
     (as defined in section 4958(e)) and such other information as 
     the Secretary may prescribe with respect to such benefit, 
     and''.
       (b) Organizations Described in Section 501(c)(4).--Section 
     6033 is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
     (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Certain Organizations Described in Section 
     501(c)(4).--Every organization described in section 501(c)(4) 
     which is subject to the requirements of subsection (a) shall 
     include on the return required under subsection (a) the 
     information referred to in paragraphs (10), (11), (12) and 
     (13) of subsection (b) with respect to such organization.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to returns for taxable years beginning after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 13648. EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS REQUIRED TO PROVIDE COPY OF 
                   RETURN.

       (a) General Rule.--
       (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 6104(e)(1) (relating to 
     public inspection of annual returns) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(A) In general.--During the 3-year period beginning on 
     the filing date--
       ``(i) a copy of the annual return filed under section 6033 
     (relating to returns by exempt organizations) by any 
     organization to which this paragraph applies shall be made 
     available by such organization for inspection during regular 
     business hours by any individual at the principal office of 
     such organization and, if such organization regularly 
     maintains 1 or more regional or district offices having 3 or 
     more employees, at each such regional or district office, and
       ``(ii) upon request of an individual made at such principal 
     office or such a regional or district office, a copy of such 
     annual return shall be provided to such individual without 
     charge other than a reasonable fee for any reproduction and 
     mailing costs.
     If the request under clause (ii) is made in person, such copy 
     shall be provided immediately and, if made other than in 
     person, shall be provided within 30 days.''
       (2) Clause (ii) of section 6104(e)(2)(A) is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end thereof the following: 
     ``(and, upon request of an individual made at such principal 
     office or such a regional or district office, a copy of the 
     material required to be available for inspection under this 
     subparagraph shall be provided (in accordance with the last 
     sentence of paragraph (1)(A)) to such individual without 
     charge other than a reasonable fee for any reproduction and 
     mailing costs)''.
       (3) Subsection (e) of section 6104 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Limitation.--Paragraph (1)(A)(ii) (and the 
     corresponding provision of paragraph (2)) shall not apply to 
     any request if the Secretary determines, upon application by 
     an organization, that such request is part of a harassment 
     campaign and that compliance with such request is not in the 
     public interest.''
       (b) Advertisements Etc., Required To Disclose Availability 
     of Annual Return.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 6104(e) is amended by adding 
     at the end thereof the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Advertisements etc., required to disclose 
     availability of annual return.--In the case of an 
     organization required by subparagraph (A) to provide a copy 
     of its annual return under section 6033 upon request to 
     individuals, each written advertisement or solicitation by 
     (or on behalf of) such organization shall contain an express 
     statement (in a conspicuous and easily recognizable format) 
     that such return shall be provided to individuals upon 
     request.''
       (2) Section 6716, as added by section 13649 of this title, 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 6116'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``section 6116 or section 6104(e)(1)(E)'',
       (B) by striking ``$1,000'' in subsection (a) and inserting 
     ``$1,000 ($100 in the case of a failure to meet the 
     requirements of 6104(e)(1)(E))'', and
       (C) by inserting before the period at the end of the 
     section heading ``; failure of certain exempt organizations 
     to disclose availability of annual return''.
       (3) Subparagraph (C) of section 6652(c)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``(e)(1)'' and inserting ``(e)(1) (other than 
     subparagraph (E))'', by striking ``$10'' and inserting 
     ``$20'', and by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting 
     ``$10,000''.

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       (4) Subparagraph (D) of section 6652(c)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``$10'' and inserting ``$20''.
       (5) The item relating to section 6716 in the table of 
     sections for part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 is amended 
     by inserting before the period ``; failure of certain exempt 
     organizations to disclose availability of annual return''.
       (c) Increase in Penalty for Willful Failure To Allow Public 
     Inspection of Certain Returns, Etc.--Section 6685 is amended 
     by striking ``$1,000'' and inserting ``$5,000''.
       (d) Copies of Returns of Exempt Organizations Available 
     From Secretary in Certain Cases.--Subsection (b) of section 
     6104 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Inspection of Annual Information Returns.--
       ``(1) In general.--The information required to be furnished 
     by sections 6033, 6034, and 6058, together with the names and 
     addresses of such organizations and trusts, shall be made 
     available to the public at such times and in such places as 
     the Secretary may prescribe. Nothing in this subsection shall 
     authorize the Secretary to disclose the name or address of 
     any contributor to any organization or trust (other than a 
     private foundation, as defined in section 509(a)) which is 
     required to furnish such information.
       ``(2) Copies provided of returns filed under section 6033 
     and applications filed under section 508 in certain cases.--
     The Secretary shall provide copies of returns filed under 
     section 6033 and applications for exemption filed under 
     section 508 by any organization to which subsection (d) or 
     (e)(1) applies to any person who agrees (subject to such 
     conditions as the Secretary shall prescribe)--
       ``(A) to accept broad categories of such returns and 
     applications, and
       ``(B) to provide electronic access to the provided returns 
     and applications on an electronic network available to the 
     general public.
     Such copies shall be provided without charge if such person 
     agrees to provide such access without charge. Otherwise, the 
     Secretary may impose a reasonable fee for any reproduction 
     and mailing costs.
       ``(3) Returns and applications filed before 1996.--
     Paragraph (2) shall apply to returns and applications filed 
     before January 1, 1996, only to the extent provided by the 
     Secretary.''
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996 (or, if later, the 90th 
     day after the date of the enactment of this Act).

     SEC. 13649. CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE 
                   NONEXEMPT STATUS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subchapter B of chapter 61 (relating to 
     miscellaneous provisions) is amended by redesignating section 
     6116 as section 6117 and by inserting after section 6115 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 6116. CERTAIN ORGANIZATIONS REQUIRED TO DISCLOSE 
                   NONEXEMPT STATUS.

       ``(a) In General.--If--
       ``(1) in an advertisement or solicitation by (or on behalf 
     of) an organization, such organization is referred to as 
     being nonprofit, and
       ``(2) such organization is not exempt from tax under 
     subtitle A,
     such advertisement or solicitation shall contain an express 
     statement (in a conspicuous and easily recognizable format) 
     that such organization is not exempt from Federal income 
     taxes.
       ``(b) Cross Reference.--

  ``For penalties for violation of subsection (a), see section 6716.''
       (b) Penalty.--Part I of subchapter B of chapter 68 is 
     amended by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 6716. FAILURE TO DISCLOSE NONEXEMPT STATUS.

       ``(a) Imposition of Penalty.--If there is a failure to meet 
     the requirements of section 6116 with respect to any 
     advertisement or solicitation by (or on behalf of) an 
     organization, such organization shall pay a penalty of $1,000 
     for each day on which such a failure occurred. The maximum 
     penalty imposed under this subsection on failures by any 
     organization during any calendar year shall not exceed 
     $10,000.
       ``(b) Reasonable Cause Exemption.--No penalty shall be 
     imposed under this section with respect to any failure if it 
     is shown that such failure is due to reasonable cause.
       ``(c) $10,000 Limitation Not To Apply Where Intentional 
     Disregard.--If any failure to which subsection (a) applies is 
     due to intentional disregard of the requirements of section 
     6116--
       ``(1) the penalty under subsection (a) for the day on which 
     failure occurred shall be the greater of--
       ``(A) $1,000, or
       ``(B) 50 percent of the aggregate cost of the 
     advertisements and solicitations which occurred on such day 
     and with respect to which there was such failure,
       ``(2) the $10,000 limitation of subsection (a) shall not 
     apply to any penalty under subsection (a) for the day on 
     which such failure occurred, and
       ``(3) such penalty shall not be taken into account in 
     applying such limitation to other penalties under subsection 
     (a).
       ``(d) Day on Which Failure Occurs.--For purposes of this 
     section, rules similar to the rules of section 6710(d) shall 
     apply in determining the day on which any failure occurs.''
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) The table of sections for subchapter B of chapter 61 is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 6116 and 
     inserting the following:

  ``Sec. 6116. Certain organizations required to disclose nonexempt 
              status.
  ``Sec. 6117. Cross reference.''
       (2) The table of sections of part I of subchapter B of 
     chapter 68 is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
     following new item:

  ``Sec. 6716. Failure to disclose nonexempt status.''
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996 (or, if later, the 90th 
     day after the date of the enactment of this Act).

     SEC. 13650. INCREASE IN PENALTIES ON EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS FOR 
                   FAILURE TO FILE COMPLETE AND TIMELY ANNUAL 
                   RETURNS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 6652(c)(1) 
     (relating to annual returns under section 6033) is amended by 
     striking ``$10'' and inserting ``$20'' and by striking 
     ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$10,000''.
       (b) Larger Penalty on Organizations Having Gross Receipts 
     in Excess of $1,000,000.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     6652(c)(1) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``In the case of an organization having gross 
     receipts exceeding $1,000,000 for any year, with respect to 
     the return required under section 6033 for such year, the 
     first sentence of this subparagraph shall be applied by 
     substituting `$100' for `$20' and, in lieu of applying the 
     second sentence of this subparagraph, the maximum penalty 
     under this subparagraph shall not exceed $50,000.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to returns for taxable years ending on or after 
     December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 13651. STUDIES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Treasury or his 
     delegate shall conduct a study of--
       (1) whether the statutory prohibition on private inurement, 
     and the provisions of section 4958 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (as added by this part), should apply to other 
     tax-exempt organizations,
       (2) whether State officials responsible for overseeing 
     charitable organizations should be provided with Federal tax 
     information in addition to the information available under 
     section 6103 of such Code for purposes of such oversight, and
       (3) whether the return required to be filed by section 6033 
     of such Code should be modified to assure the return's 
     utility to such Secretary and to the public and to reduce any 
     unnecessary reporting burdens.
       (b) Report.--Not later than January 1, 1997, the report of 
     such study shall be submitted to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Finance of the Senate.
           Subtitle G--Reform of the Earned Income Tax Credit

     SEC. 13701. REPEAL OF EARNED INCOME CREDIT FOR INDIVIDUALS 
                   WITHOUT QUALIFYING CHILDREN; MODIFICATIONS TO 
                   CREDIT PHASEOUT.

       (a) Repeal of Credit for Individuals Without Children.--
     Subparagraph (A) of section 32(c)(1) (defining eligible 
     individual) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible individual' means any 
     individual who has a qualifying child for the taxable year.''
       (b) Modifications to Phaseout.--
       (1) Subsection (b) of section 32 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) Percentages.--
       ``(1) In general.--The credit percentage and the phaseout 
     percentage shall be determined as follows:


 ``In the case of an eligible       The credit          The phaseout
       individual with:           percentage is:       percentage is:

1 qualifying child............  34................           18
2 or more qualifying children.  40................           23


       
       ``(2) Amounts.--The earned income amount and the phaseout 
     amount shall be determined as follows:



 ``In the case of an eligible    The earned income   The phaseout amount
       individual with:             amount is:               is:

1 qualifying child............  $6,340............         $11,630
2 or more qualifying children.  $8,910............       $11,630.''

       (2) Subsection (j) of section 32 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``subsection (b)(2)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (b)(2)'',
       (B) by striking ``1994'' and inserting ``1996'', and
       (C) by striking ``1993'' and inserting ``1995''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 13702. MODIFICATION OF ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME USED FOR 
                   PHASEOUT.

       (a) In General.--Subsections (a)(2)(B), (c)(1)(C), and 
     (f)(2)(B) of section 32 are each amended by striking 
     ``adjusted gross income'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``modified adjusted gross income''.
       (b) Modified Adjusted Gross Income.--Subsection (c) of 
     section 32 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:

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       ``(5) Modified adjusted gross income.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `modified adjusted gross income' means 
     adjusted gross income increased by--
       ``(A) any amount received as a pension or annuity, and any 
     distribution or payment received from an individual 
     retirement plan, by the taxpayer during the taxable year to 
     the extent not otherwise included in gross income, and
       ``(B) the social security benefits (as defined in section 
     86(d)) received by the taxpayer during the taxable year to 
     the extent not included in gross income.
     Any amount which is not includible in gross income by reason 
     of paragraph (3), (4), or (5) of section 408(d) or section 
     402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), or 457(e)(10) shall be treated 
     as not described in subparagraph (A).''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 13703. EARNED INCOME TAX CREDIT DENIED TO INDIVIDUALS 
                   NOT AUTHORIZED TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 32(c)(1) (relating to individuals 
     eligible to claim the earned income tax credit) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Identification number requirement.--The term 
     `eligible individual' does not include any individual who 
     does not include on the return of tax for the taxable year--
       ``(i) such individual's taxpayer identification number, and
       ``(ii) if the individual is married (within the meaning of 
     section 7703), the taxpayer identification number of such 
     individual's spouse.''
       (b) Special Identification Number.--Section 32 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) Identification Numbers.--Solely for purposes of 
     subsections (c)(1)(F) and (c)(3)(D), a taxpayer 
     identification number means a social security number issued 
     to an individual by the Social Security Administration (other 
     than a social security number issued pursuant to clause (II) 
     (or that portion of clause (III) that relates to clause (II)) 
     of section 205(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act).''
       (c) Extension of Procedures Applicable to Mathematical or 
     Clerical Errors.--Section 6213(g)(2) (relating to the 
     definition of mathematical or clerical errors) is amended by 
     striking ``and' at the end of subparagraph (D), by striking 
     the period at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting a 
     comma, and by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following 
     new subparagraphs:
       ``(F) an omission of a correct taxpayer identification 
     number required under section 32 (relating to the earned 
     income tax credit) to be included on a return, and
       ``(G) an entry on a return claiming the credit under 
     section 32 with respect to net earnings from self-employment 
     described in section 32(c)(2)(A) to the extent the tax 
     imposed by section 1401 (relating to self-employment tax) on 
     such net earnings has not been paid.''
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.
               Subtitle H--Increase in Public Debt Limit

     SEC. 13801. INCREASE IN PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT.

       Subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking the dollar amount contained 
     therein and inserting ``$5,500,000,000,000''.
            Subtitle I--Coal Industry Retiree Health Equity

     SEC. 13901. REPEAL OF REACHBACK PROVISIONS OF COAL INDUSTRY 
                   HEALTH BENEFIT SYSTEM.

       (a) Amendments Related to Definitions.--
       (1) Agreements.--
       (A) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 9701(b) (relating 
     to agreements) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Coal wage agreements.--
       ``(A) 1988 agreement.--The term `1988 agreement' means the 
     collective bargaining agreement between the settlors which 
     became effective on February 1, 1988.
       ``(B) Coal wage agreement.--The term `coal wage agreement' 
     means any predecessor to the 1988 agreement.''
       (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 9701(b) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (3).
       (2) Operators.--
       (A) Signatory operator.--Paragraph (1) of section 9701(c) 
     (relating to operators) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Signatory operator.--The term `signatory operator' 
     means a 1988 agreement operator.''
       (B) 1988 agreement operator.--Paragraph (3) of section 
     9701(c) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) 1988 agreement operator.--The term `1988 agreement 
     operator' means--
       ``(A) an operator which was a signatory to the 1988 
     agreement, or
       ``(B) a person in business which, during the term of the 
     1988 agreement, was a signatory to an agreement (other than 
     the National Coal Mine Construction Agreement and the Coal 
     Haulers' Agreement) containing pension and health care 
     contribution and benefit provisions which are the same as 
     those contained in the 1988 agreement.
     Such term shall not include any operator who was assessed, 
     and did pay the full amount of, contractual withdrawal 
     liability to the 1950 UMWA Benefit Plan, the 1974 UMWA 
     Benefit Plan, or the Combined Fund.''
       (C) Last signatory operator.--Section 9701(c)(4) is amended 
     by inserting ``bituminous'' before ``coal'' each place it 
     appears.
       (b) Combined Benefit Fund.--Section 9702(b)(1) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(b) Board of Trustees.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
     board of trustees for the Combined Fund shall be appointed as 
     follows:
       ``(A) two individuals who represent employers in the coal 
     mining industry shall be designated by the BCOA;
       ``(B) two individuals designated by the United Mine Workers 
     of America; and
       ``(C) three persons selected by the persons appointed under 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B).''
       (c) Assignment of Eligible Beneficiaries.--Subsection (a) 
     of section 9706 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new flush sentence:
     ``For purposes of assessing premiums on or after October 1, 
     1995, under this chapter, the Commissioner of Social Security 
     shall, effective October 1, 1995, revoke all assignments 
     previously made (and shall make no further assignments and 
     shall terminate all unpaid liabilities for any pending 
     assignments) to all persons other than signatory operators 
     and shall deem each affected coal industry retiree who is an 
     eligible beneficiary to be an unassigned beneficiary under 
     section 9706. The preceding sentence shall not be construed 
     to prevent any transfer, or any treatment of a successor as 
     an assigned operator, under subsection (b)(2).''
       (d) 1992 UMWA Benefit Plan.--Section 9712(d) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (3) and by redesignating 
     paragraphs (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), 
     respectively, and
       (2) by striking ``or last signatory operator described in 
     paragraph (3),'' in paragraph (3) (as redesignated under 
     paragraph (1)).
       (e) Information Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (h) of section 9704 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Information to contributors.--
       ``(A) In general.--The trustees of the Combined Fund shall, 
     within 30 days of a written request, make available to any 
     person required to make contributions to the Combined Fund, 
     or their agent--
       ``(i) all documents which reflect its financial and 
     operational status, including documents under which it is 
     operated, and
       ``(ii) all documents prepared at the request of the 
     trustees or staff of the Combined Fund which form the basis 
     for any of its actions or reports, including the eligibility 
     of participants in predecessor plans.
       ``(B) Fees.--The trustees may charge reasonable fees (not 
     in excess of actual expenses) for providing documents under 
     this paragraph.''
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (h) of section 9704 
     is amended by striking ``(h) Information.--The'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(h) Information.--
       ``(1) Information to secretary.--The''.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to plan years beginning after September 30, 1995.
       TITLE XIV--COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS--TAX SIMPLIFICATION

     SEC. 14001. SHORT TITLE; AMENDMENT TO 1986 CODE.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Tax 
     Simplification Act of 1995''.
       (b) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
     provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is 
     expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a 
     section or other provision, the reference shall be considered 
     to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (c) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     title is as follows:

       TITLE XIV--COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS--TAX SIMPLIFICATION

Sec. 14001. Short title; amendment to 1986 Code.

             Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Individuals

 Part I--Provisions Relating to Rollover of Gain on Sale of Principal 
                               Residence

Sec. 14101. Multiple sales within rollover period.
Sec. 14102. Special rules in case of divorce.
Sec. 14103. One-time exclusion of gain from sale of principal residence 
              for certain spouses.

                       Part II--Other Provisions

Sec. 14111. Payment of tax by commercially acceptable means.
Sec. 14112. Simplified foreign tax credit limitation for individuals.
Sec. 14113. Treatment of personal transactions by individuals under 
              foreign currency rules.
Sec. 14114. Treatment of certain reimbursed expenses of rural mail 
              carriers.
Sec. 14115. Exclusion of combat pay from withholding limited to amount 
              excludable from gross income.
Sec. 14116. Treatment of traveling expenses of certain Federal 
              employees engaged in criminal investigations.

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                   Subtitle B--Pension Simplification

                 Part I--Simplified Distribution Rules

Sec. 14201. Repeal of 5-year income averaging for lump-sum 
              distributions.
Sec. 14202. Repeal of $5,000 exclusion of employees' death benefits.
Sec. 14203. Simplified method for taxing annuity distributions under 
              certain employer plans.
Sec. 14204. Required distributions.

               Part II--Increased Access to Pension Plans

Sec. 14211. Modifications of simplified employee pensions.
Sec. 14212. State and local governments and tax-exempt organizations 
              eligible under section 401(k).

                 Part III--Nondiscrimination Provisions

Sec. 14221. Definition of highly compensated employees.
Sec. 14222. Repeal of family aggregation rules.
Sec. 14223. Modification of additional participation requirements.
Sec. 14224. Nondiscrimination rules for qualified cash or deferred 
              arrangements and matching contributions.

                 Part IV--Miscellaneous Simplification

Sec. 14231. Treatment of leased employees.
Sec. 14232. Plans covering self-employed individuals.
Sec. 14233. Elimination of special vesting rule for multiemployer 
              plans.
Sec. 14234. Distributions under rural cooperative plans.
Sec. 14235. Treatment of governmental plans under section 415.
Sec. 14236. Uniform retirement age.
Sec. 14237. Uniform penalty provisions to apply to certain pension 
              reporting requirements.
Sec. 14238. Contributions on behalf of disabled employees.
Sec. 14239. Treatment of deferred compensation plans of State and local 
              governments and tax-exempt organizations.
Sec. 14240. Trust requirement for deferred compensation plans of State 
              and local governments.
Sec. 14241. Transition rule for computing maximum benefits under 
              section 415 limitations.
Sec. 14242. Multiple salary reduction agreements permitted under 
              section 403(b).
Sec. 14243. Waiver of minimum period for joint and survivor annuity 
              explanation before annuity starting date.
Sec. 14244. Repeal of limitation in case of defined benefit plan and 
              defined contribution plan for same employee.
Sec. 14245. Date for adoption of plan amendments.

              Subtitle C--Treatment of Large Partnerships

                       Part I--General Provisions

Sec. 14301. Simplified flow-through for large partnerships.
Sec. 14302. Simplified audit procedures for large partnerships.
Sec. 14303. Due date for furnishing information to partners of large 
              partnerships.
Sec. 14304. Returns may be required on magnetic media.
Sec. 14305. Treatment of partnership items of individual retirement 
              accounts.
Sec. 14306. Effective date.

     Part II--Provisions Related to Certain Partnership Proceedings

Sec. 14311. Treatment of partnership items in deficiency proceedings.
Sec. 14312. Partnership return to be determinative of audit procedures 
              to be followed.
Sec. 14313. Provisions relating to statute of limitations.
Sec. 14314. Expansion of small partnership exception.
Sec. 14315. Exclusion of partial settlements from 1-year limitation on 
              assessment.
Sec. 14316. Extension of time for filing a request for administrative 
              adjustment.
Sec. 14317. Availability of innocent spouse relief in context of 
              partnership proceedings.
Sec. 14318. Determination of penalties at partnership level.
Sec. 14319. Provisions relating to court jurisdiction, etc.
Sec. 14320. Treatment of premature petitions filed by notice partners 
              or 5-percent groups.
Sec. 14321. Bonds in case of appeals from certain proceeding.
Sec. 14322. Suspension of interest where delay in computational 
              adjustment resulting from certain settlements.
Sec. 14323. Special rules for administrative adjustment requests with 
              respect to bad debts or worthless securities.

                     Subtitle D--Foreign Provisions

   Part I--Modifications to Treatment of Passive Foreign Investment 
                               Companies

Sec. 14401. United States shareholders of controlled foreign 
              corporations not subject to PFIC inclusion.
Sec. 14402. Election of mark to market for marketable stock in passive 
              foreign investment company.
Sec. 14403. Modifications to definition of passive income.
Sec. 14404. Effective date.

         Part II--Treatment of Controlled Foreign Corporations

Sec. 14411. Gain on certain stock sales by controlled foreign 
              corporations treated as dividends.
Sec. 14412. Miscellaneous modifications to subpart F.
Sec. 14413. Indirect foreign tax credit allowed for certain lower tier 
              companies.
Sec. 14414. Repeal of inclusion of certain earnings invested in excess 
              passive assets.

                       Part III--Other Provisions

Sec. 14421. Exchange rate used in translating foreign taxes.
Sec. 14422. Election to use simplified section 904 limitation for 
              alternative minimum tax.
Sec. 14423. Modification of section 1491.
Sec. 14424. Modification of section 367(b).
Sec. 14425. Increase in filing thresholds for returns as to 
              organization of foreign corporations and acquisitions of 
              stock in such corporations.
Sec. 14426. Application of uniform capitalization rules to foreign 
              persons.
Sec. 14427. Certain prizes and awards.
Sec. 14428. Treatment for estate tax purposes of short-term obligations 
              held by nonresident aliens.

                Subtitle E--Other Income Tax Provisions

             Part I--Provisions Relating to S Corporations

Sec. 14501. S corporations permitted to have 75 shareholders.
Sec. 14502. Electing small business trusts.
Sec. 14503. Expansion of post-death qualification for certain trusts.
Sec. 14504. Financial institutions permitted to hold safe harbor debt.
Sec. 14505. Rules relating to inadvertent terminations and invalid 
              elections.
Sec. 14506. Agreement to terminate year.
Sec. 14507. Expansion of post-termination transition period.
Sec. 14508. S corporations permitted to hold subsidiaries.
Sec. 14509. Treatment of distributions during loss years.
Sec. 14510. Treatment of S corporations under subchapter C.
Sec. 14511. Elimination of certain earnings and profits.
Sec. 14512. Carryover of disallowed losses and deductions under at-risk 
              rules allowed.
Sec. 14513. Adjustments to basis of inherited S stock to reflect 
              certain items of income.
Sec. 14514. S corporations eligible for rules applicable to real 
              property subdivided for sale by noncorporate taxpayers.
Sec. 14515. Effective date.

     Part II--Provisions Relating to Regulated Investment Companies

Sec. 14521. Repeal of 30-percent gross income limitation.

     Part III--Provisions Relating to Real Estate Investment Trusts

Sec. 14531. Clarification of limitation on maximum number of 
              shareholders.
Sec. 14532. De minimis rule for tenant services income.
Sec. 14533. Attribution rules applicable to tenant ownership.
Sec. 14534. Credit for tax paid by REIT on retained capital gains.
Sec. 14535. Repeal of 30-percent gross income requirement.
Sec. 14536. Modification of earnings and profits rules for determining 
              whether REIT has earnings and profits from non-REIT year.
Sec. 14537. Treatment of foreclosure property.
Sec. 14538. Payments under hedging instruments.
Sec. 14539. Excess noncash income.
Sec. 14540. Prohibited transaction safe harbor.
Sec. 14541. Shared appreciation mortgages.
Sec. 14542. Wholly owned subsidiaries.
Sec. 14543. Effective date.

                     Part IV--Accounting Provisions

Sec. 14551. Modifications to look-back method for long-term contracts.
Sec. 14552. Application of mark to market accounting method to traders 
              in securities.
Sec. 14553. Modification of ruling amounts for nuclear decommissioning 
              costs.
Sec. 14554. Election of alternative taxable years by partnerships and S 
              corporations.
Sec. 14555. Special rule for crop insurance proceeds and disaster 
              payments.

                   Part V--Tax-Exempt Bond Provisions

Sec. 14561. Repeal of $100,000 limitation on unspent proceeds under 1-
              year exception from rebate.
Sec. 14562. Exception from rebate for earnings on bona fide debt 
              service fund under construction bond rules.
Sec. 14563. Repeal of debt service-based limitation on investment in 
              certain nonpurpose investments.
Sec. 14564. Repeal of expired provisions.
Sec. 14565. Effective dates.

                     Part VI--Insurance Provisions

Sec. 14571. Treatment of certain insurance contracts on retired lives.

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Sec. 14572. Treatment of modified guaranteed contracts.
Sec. 14573. Minimum tax treatment of certain property and casualty 
              insurance companies.

                       Part VII--Other Provisions

Sec. 14581. Closing of partnership taxable year with respect to 
              deceased partner, etc.
Sec. 14582. Credit for Social Security taxes paid with respect to 
              employee cash tips.
Sec. 14583. Due date for first quarter estimated tax payments by 
              private foundations.
Sec. 14584. Treatment of dues paid to agricultural or horticultural 
              organizations.

                     Subtitle F--Estates and Trusts

                     Part I--Income Tax Provisions

Sec. 14601. Certain revocable trusts treated as part of estate.
Sec. 14602. Distributions during first 65 days of taxable year of 
              estate.
Sec. 14603. Separate share rules available to estates.
Sec. 14604. Executor of estate and beneficiaries treated as related 
              persons for disallowance of losses, etc.
Sec. 14605. Limitation on taxable year of estates.
Sec. 14606. Repeal of certain throwback rules applicable to domestic 
              trusts.
Sec. 14607. Treatment of funeral trusts.

                Part II--Estate and Gift Tax Provisions

Sec. 14611. Clarification of waiver of certain rights of recovery.
Sec. 14612. Adjustments for gifts within 3 years of decedent's death.
Sec. 14613. Clarification of qualified terminable interest rules.
Sec. 14614. Transitional rule under section 2056A.
Sec. 14615. Opportunity to correct certain failures under section 
              2032A.
Sec. 14616. Unified credit of decedent increased by unified credit of 
              spouse used on split gift included in decedent's gross 
              estate.
Sec. 14617. Reformation of defective bequests, etc. to spouse of 
              decedent.
Sec. 14618. Gifts may not be revalued for estate tax purposes after 
              expiration of statute of limitations.
Sec. 14619. Clarifications relating to disclaimers.
Sec. 14620. Clarification of treatment of survivor annuities under 
              qualified terminable interest rules.
Sec. 14621. Treatment under qualified domestic trust rules of forms of 
              ownership which are not trusts.
Sec. 14622. Authority to waive requirement of United States trustee for 
              qualified domestic trusts.

              Part III--Generation-Skipping Tax Provisions

Sec. 14631. Severing of trusts holding property having an inclusion 
              ratio of greater than zero.
Sec. 14632. Clarification of who is transferor where subsequent gift by 
              reason of power of appointment.
Sec. 14633. Taxable termination not to include direct skips.
Sec. 14634. Expansion of exception from generation-skipping transfer 
              tax for transfers to individuals with deceased parents.

                 Subtitle G--Excise Tax Simplification

    Part I--Provisions Related to Distilled Spirits, Wines, and Beer

Sec. 14701. Credit or refund for imported bottled distilled spirits 
              returned to distilled spirits plant.
Sec. 14702. Authority to cancel or credit export bonds without 
              submission of records.
Sec. 14703. Repeal of required maintenance of records on premises of 
              distilled spirits plant.
Sec. 14704. Fermented material from any brewery may be received at a 
              distilled spirits plant.
Sec. 14705. Repeal of requirement for wholesale dealers in liquors to 
              post sign.
Sec. 14706. Refund of tax on wine returned to bond not limited to 
              unmerchantable wine.
Sec. 14707. Use of additional ameliorating material in certain wines.
Sec. 14708. Domestically produced beer may be withdrawn free of tax for 
              use of foreign embassies, legations, etc.
Sec. 14709. Beer may be withdrawn free of tax for destruction.
Sec. 14710. Authority to allow drawback on exported beer without 
              submission of records.
Sec. 14711. Transfer to brewery of beer imported in bulk without 
              payment of tax.

          Part II--Consolidation of Taxes on Aviation Gasoline

Sec. 14721. Consolidation of taxes on aviation gasoline.

                 Part III--Other Excise Tax Provisions

Sec. 14731. Authority to grant exemptions from registration 
              requirements.
Sec. 14732. Certain combinations not treated as manufacture under 
              retail sales tax on heavy trucks.
Sec. 14733. Exemption from diesel fuel dyeing requirements with respect 
              to certain States.
Sec. 14734. Repeal of expired provisions.

                 Subtitle H--Administrative Provisions

                       Part I--General Provisions

Sec. 14801. Repeal of authority to disclose whether prospective juror 
              has been audited.
Sec. 14802. Clarification of statute of limitations.
Sec. 14803. Certain notices disregarded under provision increasing 
              interest rate on large corporate underpayments.
Sec. 14804. Clarification of authority to withhold Puerto Rico income 
              taxes from salaries of Federal employees.

                     Part II--Tax Court Procedures

Sec. 14811. Overpayment determinations of tax court.
Sec. 14812. Awarding of administrative costs.
Sec. 14813. Redetermination of interest pursuant to motion.
Sec. 14814. Application of net worth requirement for awards of 
              litigation costs.

         Part III--Authority for Certain Cooperative Agreements

Sec. 14821. Cooperative agreements with State tax authorities.
             Subtitle A--Provisions Relating to Individuals

 PART I--PROVISIONS RELATING TO ROLLOVER OF GAIN ON SALE OF PRINCIPAL 
                               RESIDENCE

     SEC. 14101. MULTIPLE SALES WITHIN ROLLOVER PERIOD.

       (a) General Rule.--
       (1) Section 1034 (relating to rollover of gain on sale of 
     principal residence) is amended by striking subsection (d).
       (2) Paragraph (4) of section 1034(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(4) If the taxpayer, during the period described in 
     subsection (a), purchases more than 1 residence which is used 
     by him as his principal residence at some time within 2 years 
     after the date of the sale of the old residence, only the 
     first of such residences so used by him after the date of 
     such sale shall constitute the new residence.''
       (3) Subsections (h)(1) and (k) of section 1034 are each 
     amended by striking ``(other than the 2 years referred to in 
     subsection (c)(4))''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to sales of old residences (within the meaning of 
     section 1034 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14102. SPECIAL RULES IN CASE OF DIVORCE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 1034 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) If--
       ``(A) a residence is sold by an individual pursuant to a 
     divorce or marital separation, and
       ``(B) the taxpayer used such residence as his principal 
     residence at any time during the 2-year period ending on the 
     date of such sale,
     for purposes of this section, such residence shall be treated 
     as the taxpayer's principal residence at the time of such 
     sale.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to sales of old residences (within the meaning of 
     section 1034 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14103. ONE-TIME EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF PRINCIPAL 
                   RESIDENCE FOR CERTAIN SPOUSES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 121(b) (relating 
     to one-time exclusion of gain from sale of principal 
     residence by individual who has attained age 55) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``For 
     purposes of applying the preceding sentence to individuals 
     who are married to each other, an election by one individual 
     with respect to a sale or exchange occurring before the 
     marriage shall be disregarded for purposes of permitting an 
     election with respect to property owned and used by the other 
     individual as his principal residence throughout the 3-year 
     period ending on the date of the marriage.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply for purposes of determining whether an election 
     may be made under section 121 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to a sale or exchange occurring after 
     September 13, 1995.

                       PART II--OTHER PROVISIONS

     SEC. 14111. PAYMENT OF TAX BY COMMERCIALLY ACCEPTABLE MEANS.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 6311 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 6311. PAYMENT OF TAX BY COMMERCIALLY ACCEPTABLE MEANS.

       ``(a) Authority To Receive.--It shall be lawful for the 
     Secretary to receive for internal revenue taxes (or in 
     payment for internal revenue stamps) any commercially 
     acceptable means that the Secretary deems appropriate to the 
     extent and under the conditions provided in regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(b) Ultimate Liability.--If a check, money order, or 
     other method of payment, including payment by credit card, 
     debit card, or charge card so received is not duly paid, or 
     is paid and subsequently charged back to the Secretary, the 
     person by whom such check, or money order, or other method of 
     payment has been tendered shall remain liable for the payment 
     of the tax or for the stamps, and for all legal penalties and 
     additions, to the same extent as if such check, money order, 
     or other method of payment had not been tendered.
       ``(c) Liability of Banks and Others.--If any certified, 
     treasurer's, or cashier's check

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     (or other guaranteed draft), or any money order, or any other 
     means of payment that has been guaranteed by a financial 
     institution (such as a credit card, debit card, or charge 
     card transaction which has been guaranteed expressly by a 
     financial institution) so received is not duly paid, the 
     United States shall, in addition to its right to exact 
     payment from the party originally indebted therefor, have a 
     lien for--
       ``(1) the amount of such check (or draft) upon all assets 
     of the financial institution on which drawn,
       ``(2) the amount of such money order upon all the assets of 
     the issuer thereof, or
       ``(3) the guaranteed amount of any other transaction upon 
     all the assets of the institution making such guarantee,
     and such amount shall be paid out of such assets in 
     preference to any other claims whatsoever against such 
     financial institution, issuer, or guaranteeing institution, 
     except the necessary costs and expenses of administration and 
     the reimbursement of the United States for the amount 
     expended in the redemption of the circulating notes of such 
     financial institution.
       ``(d) Payment by Other Means.--
       ``(1) Authority to prescribe regulations.--The Secretary 
     shall prescribe such regulations as the Secretary deems 
     necessary to receive payment by commercially acceptable 
     means, including regulations that--
       ``(A) specify which methods of payment by commercially 
     acceptable means will be acceptable,
       ``(B) specify when payment by such means will be considered 
     received,
       ``(C) identify types of nontax matters related to payment 
     by such means that are to be resolved by persons ultimately 
     liable for payment and financial intermediaries, without the 
     involvement of the Secretary, and
       ``(D) ensure that tax matters will be resolved by the 
     Secretary, without the involvement of financial 
     intermediaries.
       ``(2) Authority to enter into contracts.--Notwithstanding 
     section 3718(f) of title 31, United States Code, the 
     Secretary is authorized to enter into contracts to obtain 
     services related to receiving payment by other means where 
     cost beneficial to the Government. The Secretary may not pay 
     any fee or provide any other consideration under such 
     contracts.
       ``(3) Special provisions for use of credit cards.--If use 
     of credit cards is accepted as a method of payment of taxes 
     pursuant to subsection (a)--
       ``(A) a payment of internal revenue taxes (or a payment for 
     internal revenue stamps) by a person by use of a credit card 
     shall not be subject to section 161 of the Truth-in-Lending 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 1666), or to any similar provisions of State 
     law, if the error alleged by the person is an error relating 
     to the underlying tax liability, rather than an error 
     relating to the credit card account such as a computational 
     error or numerical transposition in the credit card 
     transaction or an issue as to whether the person authorized 
     payment by use of the credit card,
       ``(B) a payment of internal revenue taxes (or a payment for 
     internal revenue stamps) shall not be subject to section 170 
     of the Truth-in-Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1666i), or to any 
     similar provisions of State law,
       ``(C) a payment of internal revenue taxes (or a payment for 
     internal revenue stamps) by a person by use of a debit card 
     shall not be subject to section 908 of the Electronic Fund 
     Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 1693f), or to any similar provisions 
     of State law, if the error alleged by the person is an error 
     relating to the underlying tax liability, rather than an 
     error relating to the debit card account such as a 
     computational error or numerical transposition in the debit 
     card transaction or an issue as to whether the person 
     authorized payment by use of the debit card,
       ``(D) the term `creditor' under section 103(f) of the 
     Truth-in-Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1602(f)) shall not include 
     the Secretary with respect to credit card transactions in 
     payment of internal revenue taxes (or payment for internal 
     revenue stamps), and
       ``(E) notwithstanding any other provision of law to the 
     contrary, in the case of payment made by credit card or debit 
     card transaction of an amount owed to a person as the result 
     of the correction of an error under section 161 of the Truth-
     in-Lending Act (15 U.S.C. 1666) or section 908 of the 
     Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 1693f), the Secretary 
     is authorized to provide such amount to such person as a 
     credit to that person's credit card or debit card account 
     through the applicable credit card or debit card system.
       ``(e) Confidentiality of Information.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise authorized by this 
     subsection, no person may use or disclose any information 
     relating to credit or debit card transactions obtained 
     pursuant to section 6103(k)(8) other than for purposes 
     directly related to the processing of such transactions, or 
     the billing or collection of amounts charged or debited 
     pursuant thereto.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--
       ``(A) Debit or credit card issuers or others acting on 
     behalf of such issuers may also use and disclose such 
     information for purposes directly related to servicing an 
     issuer's accounts.
       ``(B) Debit or credit card issuers or others directly 
     involved in the processing of credit or debit card 
     transactions or the billing or collection of amounts charged 
     or debited thereto may also use and disclose such information 
     for purposes directly related to--
       ``(i) statistical risk and profitability assessment;
       ``(ii) transferring receivables, accounts, or interest 
     therein;
       ``(iii) auditing the account information;
       ``(iv) complying with Federal, State, or local law; and
       ``(v) properly authorized civil, criminal, or regulatory 
     investigation by Federal, State, or local authorities.
       ``(3) Procedures.--Use and disclosure of information under 
     this paragraph shall be made only to the extent authorized by 
     written procedures promulgated by the Secretary.
       ``(4) Cross reference.--

  ``For provision providing for civil damages for violation of 
paragraph (1), see section 7431.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subchapter B of chapter 64 is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 6311 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 6311. Payment of tax by commercially acceptable means.''
       (c) Amendments to Sections 6103 and 7431 With Respect to 
     Disclosure Authorization.--
       (1) Subsection (k) of section 6103 (relating to 
     confidentiality and disclosure of returns and return 
     information) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(8) Disclosure of information to administer section 
     6311.--The Secretary may disclose returns or return 
     information to financial institutions and others to the 
     extent the Secretary deems necessary for the administration 
     of section 6311. Disclosures of information for purposes 
     other than to accept payments by checks or money orders shall 
     be made only to the extent authorized by written procedures 
     promulgated by the Secretary.''
       (2) Section 7431 (relating to civil damages for 
     unauthorized disclosure of returns and return information) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Special Rule for Information Obtained Under Section 
     6103(k)(8).--For purposes of this section, any reference to 
     section 6103 shall be treated as including a reference to 
     section 6311(e).''
       (3) Section 6103(p)(3)(A) is amended by striking ``or (6)'' 
     and inserting ``(6), or (8)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the day 9 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14112. SIMPLIFIED FOREIGN TAX CREDIT LIMITATION FOR 
                   INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 904 (relating to limitations on 
     foreign tax credit) is amended by redesignating subsection 
     (j) as subsection (k) and by inserting after subsection (i) 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Simplified Limitation for Certain Individuals.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual to whom 
     this subsection applies for any taxable year, the limitation 
     of subsection (a) shall be the lesser of--
       ``(A) 25 percent of such individual's gross income for the 
     taxable year from sources without the United States, or
       ``(B) the amount of the creditable foreign taxes paid or 
     accrued by the individual during the taxable year (determined 
     without regard to subsection (c)).
     No taxes paid or accrued by the individual during such 
     taxable year may be deemed paid or accrued in any other 
     taxable year under subsection (c).
       ``(2) Individuals to whom subsection applies.--This 
     subsection shall apply to an individual for any taxable year 
     if--
       ``(A) the entire amount of such individual's gross income 
     for the taxable year from sources without the United States 
     consists of qualified passive income,
       ``(B) the amount of the creditable foreign taxes paid or 
     accrued by the individual during the taxable year does not 
     exceed $200 ($400 in the case of a joint return), and
       ``(C) such individual elects to have this subsection apply 
     for the taxable year.
       ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Qualified passive income.--The term `qualified 
     passive income' means any item of gross income if--
       ``(i) such item of income is passive income (as defined in 
     subsection (d)(2)(A) without regard to clause (iii) thereof), 
     and
       ``(ii) such item of income is shown on a payee statement 
     furnished to the individual.
       ``(B) Creditable foreign taxes.--The term `creditable 
     foreign taxes' means any taxes for which a credit is 
     allowable under section 901; except that such term shall not 
     include any tax unless such tax is shown on a payee statement 
     furnished to such individual.
       ``(C) Payee statement.--The term `payee statement' has the 
     meaning given to such term by section 6724(d)(2).
       ``(D) Estates and trusts not eligible.--This subsection 
     shall not apply to any estate or trust.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 14113. TREATMENT OF PERSONAL TRANSACTIONS BY INDIVIDUALS 
                   UNDER FOREIGN CURRENCY RULES.

       (a) General Rule.--Subsection (e) of section 988 (relating 
     to application to individuals) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Application to Individuals.--
       ``(1) In general.--The preceding provisions of this section 
     shall not apply to any section 988 transaction entered into 
     by an individual which is a personal transaction.

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       ``(2) Exclusion for certain personal transactions.--If--
       ``(A) nonfunctional currency is disposed of by an 
     individual in any transaction, and
       ``(B) such transaction is a personal transaction,
     no gain shall be recognized for purposes of this subtitle by 
     reason of changes in exchange rates after such currency was 
     acquired by such individual and before such disposition. The 
     preceding sentence shall not apply if the gain which would 
     otherwise be recognized exceeds $200.
       ``(3) Personal transactions.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `personal transaction' means any 
     transaction entered into by an individual, except that such 
     term shall not include any transaction to the extent that 
     expenses properly allocable to such transaction meet the 
     requirements of section 162 or 212 (other than that part of 
     section 212 dealing with expenses incurred in connection with 
     taxes).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 14114. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN REIMBURSED EXPENSES OF RURAL 
                   MAIL CARRIERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 162 (relating to trade or business 
     expenses) is amended by redesignating subsection (o) as 
     subsection (p) and by inserting after subsection (n) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(o) Treatment of Certain Reimbursed Expenses of Rural 
     Mail Carriers.--
       ``(1) General rule.--In the case of any employee of the 
     United States Postal Service who performs services involving 
     the collection and delivery of mail on a rural route and who 
     receives qualified reimbursements for the expenses incurred 
     by such employee for the use of a vehicle in performing such 
     services--
       ``(A) the amount allowable as a deduction under this 
     chapter for the use of a vehicle in performing such services 
     shall be equal to the amount of such qualified 
     reimbursements; and
       ``(B) such qualified reimbursements shall be treated as 
     paid under a reimbursement or other expense allowance 
     arrangement for purposes of section 62(a)(2)(A) (and section 
     62(c) shall not apply to such qualified reimbursements).
       ``(2) Definition of qualified reimbursements.--For purposes 
     of this subsection, the term `qualified reimbursements' means 
     the amounts paid by the United States Postal Service to 
     employees as an equipment maintenance allowance under the 
     1991 collective bargaining agreement between the United 
     States Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers' 
     Association. Amounts paid as an equipment maintenance 
     allowance by such Postal Service under later collective 
     bargaining agreements that supersede the 1991 agreement shall 
     be considered qualified reimbursements if such amounts do not 
     exceed the amounts that would have been paid under the 1991 
     agreement, adjusted for changes in the Consumer Price Index 
     (as defined in section 1(f)(5)) since 1991.''
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 6008 of the Technical and 
     Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988 is hereby repealed.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 14115. EXCLUSION OF COMBAT PAY FROM WITHHOLDING LIMITED 
                   TO AMOUNT EXCLUDABLE FROM GROSS INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 3401(a) (defining 
     wages) is amended by inserting before the semicolon the 
     following: ``to the extent remuneration for such service is 
     excludable from gross income under such section''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to remuneration paid after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 14116. TREATMENT OF TRAVELING EXPENSES OF CERTAIN 
                   FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN CRIMINAL 
                   INVESTIGATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 162 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     preceding sentence shall not apply to any Federal employee 
     during any period for which such employee is certified by the 
     Attorney General (or the designee thereof) as traveling on 
     behalf of the United States in temporary duty status to 
     investigate, or provide support services for the 
     investigation of, a Federal crime.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
                   Subtitle B--Pension Simplification

                 PART I--SIMPLIFIED DISTRIBUTION RULES

     SEC. 14201. REPEAL OF 5-YEAR INCOME AVERAGING FOR LUMP-SUM 
                   DISTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 402 (relating to 
     taxability of beneficiary of employees' trust) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Termination.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     this subsection shall not apply to any taxable year beginning 
     after December 31, 1995.
       ``(B) Retention of certain transition rules.--Subparagraph 
     (A) shall not apply to any distribution for which the 
     taxpayer elects the benefits of section 1122 (h)(3) or (h)(5) 
     of the Tax Reform Act of 1986.''

     SEC. 14202. REPEAL OF $5,000 EXCLUSION OF EMPLOYEES' DEATH 
                   BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 101 is hereby 
     repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (c) of section 101 is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (a) or (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)''.
       (2) Sections 406(e) and 407(e) are each amended by striking 
     paragraph (2) and by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
     (2).
       (3) Section 7701(a)(20) is amended by striking ``, for the 
     purposes of applying the provisions of section 101(b) with 
     respect to employees' death benefits''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 14203. SIMPLIFIED METHOD FOR TAXING ANNUITY 
                   DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER CERTAIN EMPLOYER PLANS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subsection (d) of section 72 (relating 
     to annuities; certain proceeds of endowment and life 
     insurance contracts) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Special Rules for Qualified Employer Retirement 
     Plans.--
       ``(1) Simplified method of taxing annuity payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any amount received as an 
     annuity under a qualified employer retirement plan--
       ``(i) subsection (b) shall not apply, and
       ``(ii) the investment in the contract shall be recovered as 
     provided in this paragraph.
       ``(B) Method of recovering investment in contract.--
       ``(i) In general.--Gross income shall not include so much 
     of any monthly annuity payment under a qualified employer 
     retirement plan as does not exceed the amount obtained by 
     dividing--

       ``(I) the investment in the contract (as of the annuity 
     starting date), by
       ``(II) the number of anticipated payments determined under 
     the table contained in clause (iii) (or, in the case of a 
     contract to which subsection (c)(3)(B) applies, the number of 
     monthly annuity payments under such contract).

       ``(ii) Certain rules made applicable.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) shall apply 
     for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(iii) Number of anticipated payments.--

         ``If the age of the                                           
           primary annuitant on                              The number
           the annuity starting                          of anticipated
           date is:                                        payments is:
           Not more than 55.......................................300  
           More than 55 but not more than 60......................260  
           More than 60 but not more than 65......................240  
           More than 65 but not more than 70......................170  
           More than 70...........................................120  
       ``(C) Adjustment for refund feature not applicable.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph, investment in the contract shall 
     be determined under subsection (c)(1) without regard to 
     subsection (c)(2).
       ``(D) Special rule where lump sum paid in connection with 
     commencement of annuity payments.--If, in connection with the 
     commencement of annuity payments under any qualified employer 
     retirement plan, the taxpayer receives a lump sum payment--
       ``(i) such payment shall be taxable under subsection (e) as 
     if received before the annuity starting date, and
       ``(ii) the investment in the contract for purposes of this 
     paragraph shall be determined as if such payment had been so 
     received.
       ``(E) Exception.--This paragraph shall not apply in any 
     case where the primary annuitant has attained age 75 on the 
     annuity starting date unless there are fewer than 5 years of 
     guaranteed payments under the annuity.
       ``(F) Adjustment where annuity payments not on monthly 
     basis.--In any case where the annuity payments are not made 
     on a monthly basis, appropriate adjustments in the 
     application of this paragraph shall be made to take into 
     account the period on the basis of which such payments are 
     made.
       ``(G) Qualified employer retirement plan.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph, the term `qualified employer retirement plan' 
     means any plan or contract described in paragraph (1), (2), 
     or (3) of section 4974(c).
       ``(2) Treatment of employee contributions under defined 
     contribution plans.--For purposes of this section, employee 
     contributions (and any income allocable thereto) under a 
     defined contribution plan may be treated as a separate 
     contract.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply in cases where the annuity starting date is after 
     December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 14204. REQUIRED DISTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 401(a)(9)(C) (defining required 
     beginning date) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) Required beginning date.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `required beginning date' means 
     April 1 of the calendar year following the later of--

       ``(I) the calendar year in which the employee attains age 
     70\1/2\, or
       ``(II) the calendar year in which the employee retires.

       ``(ii) Exception.--Subclause (II) of clause (i) shall not 
     apply--

       ``(I) except as provided in section 409(d), in the case of 
     an employee who is a 5-percent owner (as defined in section 
     416) with respect

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     to the plan year ending in the calendar year in which the 
     employee attains age 70\1/2\, or
       ``(II) for purposes of section 408 (a)(6) or (b)(3).

       ``(iii) Actuarial adjustment.--In the case of an employee 
     to whom clause (i)(II) applies who retires in a calendar year 
     after the calendar year in which the employee attains age 
     70\1/2\, the employee's accrued benefit shall be actuarially 
     increased to take into account the period after age 70\1/2\ 
     in which the employee was not receiving any benefits under 
     the plan.
       ``(iv) Exception for governmental and church plans.--
     Clauses (ii) and (iii) shall not apply in the case of a 
     governmental plan or church plan. For purposes of this 
     clause, the term `church plan' means a plan maintained by a 
     church for church employees, and the term `church' means any 
     church (as defined in section 3121(w)(3)(A)) or qualified 
     church-controlled organization (as defined in section 
     3121(w)(3)(B)).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

               PART II--INCREASED ACCESS TO PENSION PLANS

     SEC. 14211. MODIFICATIONS OF SIMPLIFIED EMPLOYEE PENSIONS.

       (a) Increase in Number of Allowable Participants for Salary 
     Reduction Arrangements.--Section 408(k)(6)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``25'' each place it appears in the text and heading 
     thereof and inserting ``100''.
       (b) Repeal of Participation Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Section 408(k)(6)(A) is amended by 
     striking clause (ii) and by redesignating clauses (iii) and 
     (iv) as clauses (ii) and (iii), respectively.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Clause (ii) of section 
     408(k)(6)(C) and clause (ii) of section 408(k)(6)(F) are each 
     amended by striking ``subparagraph (A)(iii)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (A)(ii)''.
       (c) Alternative Test.--Clause (ii) of section 408(k)(6)(A), 
     as redesignated by subsection (b)(1), is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new flush sentence:
     ``The requirements of the preceding sentence are met if the 
     employer makes contributions to the simplified employee 
     pension meeting the requirements of sections 401(k)(11) (B) 
     or (C), 401(k)(11)(D), and 401(m)(10)(B).''
       (d) Year for Computing Nonhighly Compensated Employee 
     Percentage.--Clause (ii) of section 408(k)(6)(A), as 
     redesignated by subsection (b)(1), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``such year'' in subclause (I) and 
     inserting ``the preceding year'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
     ``In the case of the first plan year for which an employer 
     makes contributions to a simplified employee pension, rules 
     similar to the rules of section 401(k)(3)(E) shall apply.''
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 14212. STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND TAX-EXEMPT 
                   ORGANIZATIONS ELIGIBLE UNDER SECTION 401(K).

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 401(k)(4) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) Eligibility of state and local governments and tax-
     exempt organizations.--Any--
       ``(i) State or local government or political subdivision 
     thereof, or any agency or instrumentality thereof, and
       ``(ii) any organization exempt from tax under this 
     subtitle,
     may include a qualified cash or deferred arrangement as part 
     of a plan maintained by it unless the entity maintains an 
     eligible deferred compensation plan (as defined in section 
     457(b)). This subparagraph shall not apply to a rural 
     cooperative plan.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 1996, 
     but shall not apply to any cash or deferred arrangement to 
     which clause (i) or (ii) of section 1116(f)(2)(B) of the Tax 
     Reform Act of 1986 applies.

                 PART III--NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS

     SEC. 14221. DEFINITION OF HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 414(q) (defining 
     highly compensated employee) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--The term `highly compensated employee' 
     means any employee who--
       ``(A) was a 5-percent owner at any time during the year or 
     the preceding year, or
       ``(B) had compensation for the preceding year from the 
     employer in excess of $80,000.
     The Secretary shall adjust the $80,000 amount under 
     subparagraph (B) at the same time and in the same manner as 
     under section 415(d), except that the base period in applying 
     such section for purposes of this paragraph shall be the 
     calendar quarter ending September 30, 1995.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1)(A) Subsection (q) of section 414 is amended by striking 
     paragraphs (2), (4), (5), (8), and (12) and by redesignating 
     paragraphs (3), (6), (7), (9), (10), and (11) as paragraphs 
     (2) through (7), respectively.
       (B) Section 129(d)(8)(B), 401(a)(5)(D)(ii), 408(k)(2)(C), 
     and 416(i)(1)(D) are each amended by striking ``section 
     414(q)(7)'' and inserting ``section 414(q)(4)''.
       (C) Sections 401(a)(17) and 404(l) are each amended by 
     striking ``section 414(q)(6)'' and inserting ``section 
     414(q)(3)''.
       (D) Section 416(i)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``section 
     414(q)(8)'' and inserting ``section 414(r)(9)''.
       (2)(A) Section 414(r) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(9) Excluded employees.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (2)(A), the following employees shall be excluded:
       ``(A) Employees who have not completed 6 months of service.
       ``(B) Employees who normally work less than 17\1/2\ hours 
     per week.
       ``(C) Employees who normally work not more than 6 months 
     during any year.
       ``(D) Employees who have not attained the age of 21.
       ``(E) Except to the extent provided in regulations, 
     employees who are included in a unit of employees covered by 
     an agreement which the Secretary of Labor finds to be a 
     collective bargaining agreement between employee 
     representatives and the employer.
     Except as provided by the Secretary, the employer may elect 
     to apply subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) by substituting a 
     shorter period of service, smaller number of hours or months, 
     or lower age for the period of service, number of hours or 
     months, or age (as the case may be) specified in such 
     subparagraph.''
       (B) Subparagraph (A) of section 414(r)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``subsection (q)(8)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (9)''.
       (3) Section 1114(c)(4) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Any reference in this paragraph to section 414(q) shall be 
     treated as a reference to such section as in effect before 
     the Tax Simplification Act of 1995''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 14222. REPEAL OF FAMILY AGGREGATION RULES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (6) of section 414(q) is hereby 
     repealed.
       (b) Compensation Limit.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     401(a)(17) is amended by striking the last sentence.
       (c) Deduction.--Subsection (l) of section 404 is amended by 
     striking the last sentence.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 14223. MODIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATION 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 401(a)(26)(A) (relating to 
     additional participation requirements) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a trust which is a part 
     of a defined benefit plan, such trust shall not constitute a 
     qualified trust under this subsection unless on each day of 
     the plan year such trust benefits at least the lesser of--
       ``(i) 50 employees of the employer, or
       ``(ii) the greater of--

       ``(I) 40 percent of all employees of the employer, or
       ``(II) 2 employees (or if there is only 1 employee, such 
     employee).''

       (b) Separate Line of Business Test.--Section 401(a)(26)(G) 
     (relating to separate line of business) is amended by 
     striking ``paragraph (7)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)(A) 
     or (7)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 14224. NONDISCRIMINATION RULES FOR QUALIFIED CASH OR 
                   DEFERRED ARRANGEMENTS AND MATCHING 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) Alternative Methods of Satisfying Section 401(k) 
     Nondiscrimination Tests.--Section 401(k) (relating to cash or 
     deferred arrangements) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Alternative methods of meeting nondiscrimination 
     requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--A cash or deferred arrangement shall be 
     treated as meeting the requirements of paragraph (3)(A)(ii) 
     if such arrangement--
       ``(i) meets the contribution requirements of subparagraph 
     (B) or (C), and
       ``(ii) meets the notice requirements of subparagraph (D).
       ``(B) Matching contributions.--
       ``(i) In general.--The requirements of this subparagraph 
     are met if, under the arrangement, the employer makes 
     matching contributions on behalf of each employee who is not 
     a highly compensated employee in an amount equal to--

       ``(I) 100 percent of the elective contributions of the 
     employee to the extent such elective contributions do not 
     exceed 3 percent of the employee's compensation, and

       ``(II) 50 percent of the elective contributions of the 
     employee to the extent that such elective contributions 
     exceed 3 percent but do not exceed 5 percent of the 
     employee's compensation.

       ``(ii) Rate for highly compensated employees.--The 
     requirements of this subparagraph are not met if, under the 
     arrangement, the matching contribution with respect to any 
     elective contribution of a highly compensated employee at any 
     level of compensation is greater than that with respect to an 
     employee who is not a highly compensated employee.
       ``(iii) Alternative plan designs.--If the matching 
     contribution with respect to any elective contribution at any 
     specific level of compensation is not equal to the percentage 
     required under clause (i), an arrangement shall not be 
     treated as failing to meet the requirements of clause (i) 
     if--

       ``(I) the level of an employer's matching contribution does 
     not increase as an employee's elective contributions 
     increase, and

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       ``(II) the aggregate amount of matching contributions with 
     respect to elective contributions not in excess of such level 
     of compensation is at least equal to the amount of matching 
     contributions which would be made if matching contributions 
     were made on the basis of the percentages described in clause 
     (i).

       ``(C) Nonelective contributions.--The requirements of this 
     subparagraph are met if, under the arrangement, the employer 
     is required, without regard to whether the employee makes an 
     elective contribution or employee contribution, to make a 
     contribution to a defined contribution plan on behalf of each 
     employee who is not a highly compensated employee and who is 
     eligible to participate in the arrangement in an amount equal 
     to at least 3 percent of the employee's compensation.
       ``(D) Notice requirement.--An arrangement meets the 
     requirements of this paragraph if, under the arrangement, 
     each employee eligible to participate is, within a reasonable 
     period before any year, given written notice of the 
     employee's rights and obligations under the arrangement 
     which--
       ``(i) is sufficiently accurate and comprehensive to apprise 
     the employee of such rights and obligations, and
       ``(ii) is written in a manner calculated to be understood 
     by the average employee eligible to participate.
       ``(E) Other requirements.--
       ``(i) Withdrawal and vesting restrictions.--An arrangement 
     shall not be treated as meeting the requirements of 
     subparagraph (B) or (C) unless the requirements of 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) are met with 
     respect to all employer contributions (including matching 
     contributions).
       ``(ii) Social security and similar contributions not taken 
     into account.--An arrangement shall not be treated as meeting 
     the requirements of subparagraph (B) or (C) unless such 
     requirements are met without regard to subsection (l), and, 
     for purposes of subsection (l), employer contributions under 
     subparagraph (B) or (C) shall not be taken into account.
       ``(F) Other plans.--An arrangement shall be treated as 
     meeting the requirements under subparagraph (A)(i) if any 
     other plan maintained by the employer meets such requirements 
     with respect to employees eligible under the arrangement.''
       (b) Alternative Methods of Satisfying Section 401(m) 
     Nondiscrimination Tests.--Section 401(m) (relating to 
     nondiscrimination test for matching contributions and 
     employee contributions) is amended by redesignating paragraph 
     (10) as paragraph (11) and by adding after paragraph (9) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Alternative method of satisfying tests.--
       ``(A) In general.--A defined contribution plan shall be 
     treated as meeting the requirements of paragraph (2) with 
     respect to matching contributions if the plan--
       ``(i) meets the contribution requirements of subparagraph 
     (B) or (C) of subsection (k)(11),
       ``(ii) meets the notice requirements of subsection 
     (k)(11)(D), and
       ``(iii) meets the requirements of subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Limitation on matching contributions.--The 
     requirements of this subparagraph are met if--
       ``(i) matching contributions on behalf of any employee may 
     not be made with respect to an employee's contributions or 
     elective deferrals in excess of 6 percent of the employee's 
     compensation,
       ``(ii) the level of an employer's matching contribution 
     does not increase as an employee's contributions or elective 
     deferrals increase, and
       ``(iii) the matching contribution with respect to any 
     highly compensated employee at a specific level of 
     compensation is not greater than that with respect to an 
     employee who is not a highly compensated employee.''
       (c) Year for Computing Nonhighly Compensated Employee 
     Percentage.--
       (1) Cash or deferred arrangements.--Clause (ii) of section 
     401(k)(3)(A) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``such year'' and inserting ``the plan 
     year'', and
       (B) by striking ``for such plan year'' and inserting ``the 
     preceding plan year''.
       (2) Matching and employee contributions.--Section 
     401(m)(2)(A) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``for such plan year'' after ``highly 
     compensated employees'', and
       (B) by inserting ``for the preceding plan year'' after 
     ``eligible employees'' each place it appears in clause (i) 
     and clause (ii).
       (d) Special Rule for Determining Average Deferral 
     Percentage for First Plan Year, Etc.--
       (1) Paragraph (3) of section 401(k) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) For purposes of this paragraph, in the case of the 
     first plan year of any plan, the amount taken into account as 
     the actual deferral percentage of nonhighly compensated 
     employees for the preceding plan year shall be--
       ``(i) 3 percent, or
       ``(ii) if the employer makes an election under this 
     subclause, the actual deferral percentage of nonhighly 
     compensated employees determined for such first plan year.''
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 401(m) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following: ``Rules similar to the rules of 
     subsection (k)(3)(E) shall apply for purposes of this 
     subsection.''
       (e) Distribution of Excess Contributions.--
       (1) Subparagraph (C) of section 401(k)(8) (relating to 
     arrangement not disqualified if excess contributions 
     distributed) is amended by striking ``on the basis of the 
     respective portions of the excess contributions attributable 
     to each of such employees'' and inserting ``on the basis of 
     the amount of contributions by, or on behalf of, each of such 
     employees''.
       (2) Subparagraph (C) of section 401(m)(6) (relating to 
     method of distributing excess aggregate contributions) is 
     amended by striking ``on the basis of the respective portions 
     of such amounts attributable to each of such employees'' and 
     inserting ``on the basis of the amount of contributions on 
     behalf of, or by, each such employee''.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

                 PART IV--MISCELLANEOUS SIMPLIFICATION

     SEC. 14231. TREATMENT OF LEASED EMPLOYEES.

       (a) General Rule.--Subparagraph (C) of section 414(n)(2) 
     (defining leased employee) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) such services are performed under significant 
     direction or control by the recipient.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995, but 
     shall not apply to any relationship determined under an 
     Internal Revenue Service ruling issued before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act pursuant to section 414(n)(2)(C) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect on the day before 
     such date) not to involve a leased employee.

     SEC. 14232. PLANS COVERING SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) Aggregation Rules.--Section 401(d) (relating to 
     additional requirements for qualification of trusts and plans 
     benefiting owner-employees) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Contribution Limit on Owner-Employees.--A trust 
     forming part of a pension or profit-sharing plan which 
     provides contributions or benefits for employees some or all 
     of whom are owner-employees shall constitute a qualified 
     trust under this section only if, in addition to meeting the 
     requirements of subsection (a), the plan provides that 
     contributions on behalf of any owner-employee may be made 
     only with respect to the earned income of such owner-employee 
     which is derived from the trade or business with respect to 
     which such plan is established.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 14233. ELIMINATION OF SPECIAL VESTING RULE FOR 
                   MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 411(a) (relating 
     to minimum vesting standards) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``subparagraph (A), (B), or (C)'' and 
     inserting ``subparagraph (A) or (B)''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (C).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to plan years beginning on or after the earlier 
     of--
       (1) the later of--
       (A) January 1, 1996, or
       (B) the date on which the last of the collective bargaining 
     agreements pursuant to which the plan is maintained 
     terminates (determined without regard to any extension 
     thereof after the date of the enactment of this Act), or
       (2) January 1, 1998.
     Such amendments shall not apply to any individual who does 
     not have more than 1 hour of service under the plan on or 
     after the 1st day of the 1st plan year to which such 
     amendments apply.

     SEC. 14234. DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER RURAL COOPERATIVE PLANS.

       (a) Distributions After Certain Age.--Section 401(k)(7) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Special rule for certain distributions.--A rural 
     cooperative plan which includes a qualified cash or deferred 
     arrangement shall not be treated as violating the 
     requirements of section 401(a) merely by reason of a 
     distribution to a participant after attainment of age 59\1/
     2\.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to distributions after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 14235. TREATMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL PLANS UNDER SECTION 
                   415.

       (a) Definition of Compensation.--Subsection (k) of section 
     415 (regarding limitations on benefits and contributions 
     under qualified plans) is amended by adding immediately after 
     paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Definition of compensation for governmental plans.--
     For purposes of this section, in the case of a governmental 
     plan (as defined in section 414(d)), the term `compensation' 
     includes, in addition to the amounts described in subsection 
     (c)(3)--
       ``(A) any elective deferral (as defined in section 
     402(g)(3)), and
       ``(B) any amount which is contributed by the employer at 
     the election of the employee and which is not includible in 
     the gross income of an employee under section 125 or 457.''
       (b) Compensation Limit.--Subsection (b) of section 415 is 
     amended by adding immediately after paragraph (10) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Special limitation rule for governmental plans.--In 
     the case of a govern

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     mental plan (as defined in section 414(d)), subparagraph (B) 
     of paragraph (1) shall not apply.''
       (c) Treatment of Certain Excess Benefit Plans.--
       (1) In general.--Section 415 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(m) Treatment of Qualified Governmental Excess Benefit 
     Arrangements.--
       ``(1) Governmental plan not affected.--In determining 
     whether a governmental plan (as defined in section 414(d)) 
     meets the requirements of this section, benefits provided 
     under a qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement 
     shall not be taken into account. Income accruing to a 
     governmental plan (or to a trust that is maintained solely 
     for the purpose of providing benefits under a qualified 
     governmental excess benefit arrangement) in respect of a 
     qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement shall 
     constitute income derived from the exercise of an essential 
     governmental function upon which such governmental plan (or 
     trust) shall be exempt from tax under section 115.
       ``(2) Taxation of participant.--For purposes of this 
     chapter--
       ``(A) the taxable year or years for which amounts in 
     respect of a qualified governmental excess benefit 
     arrangement are includible in gross income by a participant, 
     and
       ``(B) the treatment of such amounts when so includible by 
     the participant,
     shall be determined as if such qualified governmental excess 
     benefit arrangement were treated as a plan for the deferral 
     of compensation which is maintained by a corporation not 
     exempt from tax under this chapter and which does not meet 
     the requirements for qualification under section 401.
       ``(3) Qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement.--
     For purposes of this subsection, the term `qualified 
     governmental excess benefit arrangement' means a portion of a 
     governmental plan if--
       ``(A) such portion is maintained solely for the purpose of 
     providing to participants in the plan that part of the 
     participant's annual benefit otherwise payable under the 
     terms of the plan that exceeds the limitations on benefits 
     imposed by this section,
       ``(B) under such portion no election is provided at any 
     time to the participant (directly or indirectly) to defer 
     compensation, and
       ``(C) benefits described in subparagraph (A) are not paid 
     from a trust forming a part of such governmental plan unless 
     such trust is maintained solely for the purpose of providing 
     such benefits.''
       (2) Coordination with section 457.--Subsection (e) of 
     section 457 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(15) Treatment of qualified governmental excess benefit 
     arrangements.--Subsections (b)(2) and (c)(1) shall not apply 
     to any qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement (as 
     defined in section 415(m)(3)), and benefits provided under 
     such an arrangement shall not be taken into account in 
     determining whether any other plan is an eligible deferred 
     compensation plan.''
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 457(f) 
     is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
     (C), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
     and inserting ``, and'', and by inserting immediately 
     thereafter the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) a qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement 
     described in section 415(m).''
       (d) Exemption for Survivor and Disability Benefits.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 415(b) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(I) Exemption for survivor and disability benefits 
     provided under governmental plans.--Subparagraph (B) of 
     paragraph (1), subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, and 
     paragraph (5) shall not apply to--
       ``(i) income received from a governmental plan (as defined 
     in section 414(d)) as a pension, annuity, or similar 
     allowance as the result of the recipient becoming disabled by 
     reason of personal injuries or sickness, or
       ``(ii) amounts received from a governmental plan by the 
     beneficiaries, survivors, or the estate of an employee as the 
     result of the death of the employee.''
       (e) Revocation of Grandfather Election.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (C) of section 415(b)(10) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ii) Revocation of election.--An election under clause 
     (i) may be revoked not later than the last day of the third 
     plan year beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
     clause. The revocation shall apply to all plan years to which 
     the election applied and to all subsequent plan years. Any 
     amount paid by a plan in a taxable year ending after the 
     revocation shall be includible in income in such taxable year 
     under the rules of this chapter in effect for such taxable 
     year, except that, for purposes of applying the limitations 
     imposed by this section, any portion of such amount which is 
     attributable to any taxable year during which the election 
     was in effect shall be treated as received in such taxable 
     year.''
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (C) of section 
     415(b)(10) is amended by striking ``This'' and inserting:
       ``(i) In general.--This''.
       (f) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsections (a), 
     (b), (c), and (d) shall apply to taxable years beginning on 
     or after the date of the enactment of this Act. The amendment 
     made by subsection (e) shall apply with respect to election 
     revocations adopted after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (2) Treatment for years beginning before date of 
     enactment.--In the case of a governmental plan (as defined in 
     section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), such 
     plan shall be treated as satisfying the requirements of 
     section 415 of such Code for all taxable years beginning 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14236. UNIFORM RETIREMENT AGE.

       (a) Discrimination Testing.--Paragraph (5) of section 
     401(a) (relating to special rules relating to 
     nondiscrimination requirements) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Social security retirement age.--For purposes of 
     testing for discrimination under paragraph (4)--
       ``(i) the social security retirement age (as defined in 
     section 415(b)(8)) shall be treated as a uniform retirement 
     age, and
       ``(ii) subsidized early retirement benefits and joint and 
     survivor annuities shall not be treated as being unavailable 
     to employees on the same terms merely because such benefits 
     or annuities are based in whole or in part on an employee's 
     social security retirement age (as so defined).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 14237. UNIFORM PENALTY PROVISIONS TO APPLY TO CERTAIN 
                   PENSION REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Penalties.--
       (1) Statements.--Paragraph (1) of section 6724(d) is 
     amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), 
     by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting ``, and'', and by inserting after subparagraph (B) 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) any statement of the amount of payments to another 
     person required to be made to the Secretary under--
       ``(i) section 408(i) (relating to reports with respect to 
     individual retirement accounts or annuities), or
       ``(ii) section 6047(d) (relating to reports by employers, 
     plan administrators, etc.).''
       (2) Reports.--Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d) is amended 
     by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (S), by 
     striking the period at the end of subparagraph (T) and 
     inserting a comma, and by inserting after subparagraph (T) 
     the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(U) section 408(i) (relating to reports with respect to 
     individual retirement plans) to any person other than the 
     Secretary with respect to the amount of payments made to such 
     person, or
       ``(V) section 6047(d) (relating to reports by plan 
     administrators) to any person other than the Secretary with 
     respect to the amount of payments made to such person.''
       (b) Modification of Reportable Designated Distributions.--
       (1) Section 408.--Subsection (i) of section 408 (relating 
     to individual retirement account reports) is amended by 
     inserting ``aggregating $10 or more in any calendar year'' 
     after ``distributions''.
       (2) Section 6047.--Paragraph (1) of section 6047(d) 
     (relating to reports by employers, plan administrators, etc.) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``No return or report may be required under the preceding 
     sentence with respect to distributions to any person during 
     any year unless such distributions aggregate $10 or more.''
       (c) Qualifying Rollover Distributions.--Section 6652(i) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``the $10'' and inserting ``$100'', and
       (2) by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$50,000''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 6047(f) is amended to read as 
     follows:

  ``(1) For provisions relating to penalties for failures to file 
returns and reports required under this section, see sections 6652(e), 
6721, and 6722.''
       (2) Subsection (e) of section 6652 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``This subsection shall 
     not apply to any return or statement which is an information 
     return described in section 6724(d)(1)(C)(ii) or a payee 
     statement described in section 6724(d)(2)(U).''
       (3) Subsection (a) of section 6693 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``This subsection shall 
     not apply to any report which is an information return 
     described in section 6724(d)(1)(C)(i) or a payee statement 
     described in section 6724(d)(2)(T).''
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to returns, reports, and other statements the due 
     date for which (determined without regard to extensions) is 
     after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 14238. CONTRIBUTIONS ON BEHALF OF DISABLED EMPLOYEES.

       (a) All Disabled Participants Receiving Contributions.--
     Section 415(c)(3)(C) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``If a defined contribution plan provides for the 
     continuation of contributions on behalf of all participants 
     described in clause (i) for a fixed or determinable period, 
     this subparagraph shall be applied without regard to clauses 
     (ii) and (iii).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

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     SEC. 14239. TREATMENT OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS OF STATE 
                   AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND TAX-EXEMPT 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Special Rules for Plan Distributions.--Paragraph (9) of 
     section 457(e) (relating to other definitions and special 
     rules) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(9) Benefits not treated as made available by reason of 
     certain elections, etc.--
       ``(A) Total amount payable is $3,500 or less.--The total 
     amount payable to a participant under the plan shall not be 
     treated as made available merely because the participant may 
     elect to receive such amount (or the plan may distribute such 
     amount without the participant's consent) if--
       ``(i) such amount does not exceed $3,500, and
       ``(ii) such amount may be distributed only if--

       ``(I) no amount has been deferred under the plan with 
     respect to such participant during the 2-year period ending 
     on the date of the distribution, and
       ``(II) there has been no prior distribution under the plan 
     to such participant to which this subparagraph applied.

     A plan shall not be treated as failing to meet the 
     distribution requirements of subsection (d) by reason of a 
     distribution to which this subparagraph applies.
       ``(B) Election to defer commencement of distributions.--The 
     total amount payable to a participant under the plan shall 
     not be treated as made available merely because the 
     participant may elect to defer commencement of distributions 
     under the plan if--
       ``(i) such election is made after amounts may be available 
     under the plan in accordance with subsection (d)(1)(A) and 
     before commencement of such distributions, and
       ``(ii) the participant may make only 1 such election.''
       (b) Cost-of-Living Adjustment of Maximum Deferral Amount.--
     Subsection (e) of section 457 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(14) Cost-of-living adjustment of maximum deferral 
     amount.--The Secretary shall adjust the $7,500 amount 
     specified in subsections (b)(2) and (c)(1) at the same time 
     and in the same manner as under section 415(d) (determined 
     without regard to paragraph (4)), except that the base period 
     in applying such section for purposes of this paragraph shall 
     be the calendar quarter ending September 30, 1994.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 14240. TRUST REQUIREMENT FOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS 
                   OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 457 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Governmental Plans Must Maintain Set Asides for 
     Exclusive Benefit of Participants.--
       ``(1) In general.--A plan maintained by an eligible 
     employer described in subsection (e)(1)(A) shall not be 
     treated as an eligible deferred compensation plan unless all 
     assets and income of the plan described in subsection (b)(6) 
     are held in trust for the exclusive benefit of participants 
     and their beneficiaries.
       ``(2) Taxability of trusts and participants.--For purposes 
     of this title--
       ``(A) a trust described in paragraph (1) shall be treated 
     as an organization exempt from taxation under section 501(a), 
     and
       ``(B) notwithstanding any other provision of this title, 
     amounts in the trust shall be includible in the gross income 
     of participants and beneficiaries only to the extent, and at 
     the time, provided in this section.
       ``(3) Custodial accounts and contracts.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, custodial accounts and contracts described 
     in section 401(f) shall be treated as trusts under rules 
     similar to the rules under section 401(f).''
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (6) of section 457(b) 
     is amended by inserting ``except as provided in subsection 
     (g),'' before ``which provides that''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to assets and 
     income described in section 457(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 held by a plan on and after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Transition rule.--In the case of assets and income 
     described in paragraph (1) held by a plan before the 90th day 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, a trust need not 
     be established by reason of the amendments made by this 
     section before such 90th day.

     SEC. 14241. TRANSITION RULE FOR COMPUTING MAXIMUM BENEFITS 
                   UNDER SECTION 415 LIMITATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 767(d)(3) of 
     the Uruguay Round Agreements Act is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(A) Exception.--A plan that was adopted and in effect 
     before December 8, 1994, shall not be required to apply the 
     amendments made by subsection (b) with respect to benefits 
     accrued before the earlier of--
       ``(i) the later of the date a plan amendment applying such 
     amendment is adopted or made effective, or
       ``(ii) the first day of the first limitation year beginning 
     after December 31, 1999.
     Determinations under section 415(b)(2)(E) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 shall be made with respect to such 
     benefits on the basis of such section as in effect on 
     December 7, 1994, and the provisions of the plan as in effect 
     on December 7, 1994, but only if such provisions of the plan 
     meet the requirements of such section (as so in effect).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the provisions of section 
     767 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
       (c) Transitional Rule.--In the case of a plan that was 
     adopted and in effect before December 8, 1994, if--
       (1) a plan amendment was adopted or made effective on or 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act applying the 
     amendments made by section 767(b) of the Uruguay Round 
     Agreements Act, and
       (2) within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, a plan amendment is adopted which repeals the amendment 
     referred to in paragraph (1),
     the amendment referred to in paragraph (1) shall not be taken 
     into account in applying section 767(d)(3)(A) of the Uruguay 
     Round Agreements Act, as amended by subsection (a).

     SEC. 14242. MULTIPLE SALARY REDUCTION AGREEMENTS PERMITTED 
                   UNDER SECTION 403(B).

       (a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 403(b) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the frequency that an employee 
     is permitted to enter into a salary reduction agreement, the 
     salary to which such an agreement may apply, and the ability 
     to revoke such an agreement shall be determined under the 
     rules applicable to cash or deferred elections under section 
     401(k) of such Code.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply to taxable 
     years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 14243. WAIVER OF MINIMUM PERIOD FOR JOINT AND SURVIVOR 
                   ANNUITY EXPLANATION BEFORE ANNUITY STARTING 
                   DATE.

       (a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 417(a)(3)(A) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to plan to 
     provide written explanations), the minimum period prescribed 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury between the date that the 
     explanation referred to in such section is provided and the 
     annuity starting date shall not apply if waived by the 
     participant and, if applicable, the participant's spouse.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply to plan 
     years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 14244. REPEAL OF LIMITATION IN CASE OF DEFINED BENEFIT 
                   PLAN AND DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN FOR SAME 
                   EMPLOYEE.

       (a) In General.--Section 415(e) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 415(b)(5) is amended by 
     striking ``and subsection (e)''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 415(f) is amended by striking 
     ``subsections (b), (c), and (e)'' and inserting ``subsections 
     (b) and (c)''.
       (3) Subsection (g) of section 415 is amended by striking 
     ``subsections (e) and (f)'' in the last sentence and 
     inserting ``subsection (f)''.
       (4) Clause (i) of section 415(k)(2)(A) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(i) any contribution made directly by an employee under 
     such an arrangement shall not be treated as an annual 
     addition for purposes of subsection (c), and''.
       (5) Clause (ii) of section 415(k)(2)(A) is amended by 
     striking ``subsections (c) and (e)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (c)''.
       (6) Section 416 is amended by striking subsection (h).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to limitation years beginning after December 31, 
     1996.

     SEC. 14245. DATE FOR ADOPTION OF PLAN AMENDMENTS.

       If any amendment made by this title requires an amendment 
     to any plan, such plan amendment shall not be required to be 
     made before the first day of the first plan year beginning on 
     or after January 1, 1997, if--
       (1) during the period after such amendment takes effect and 
     before such first plan year, the plan is operated in 
     accordance with the requirements of such amendment, and
       (2) such plan amendment applies retroactively to such 
     period.
              Subtitle C--Treatment of Large Partnerships

                       PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 14301. SIMPLIFIED FLOW-THROUGH FOR LARGE PARTNERSHIPS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subchapter K (relating to partners and 
     partnerships) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new part:

            ``PART IV--SPECIAL RULES FOR LARGE PARTNERSHIPS

``Sec. 771. Application of subchapter to large partnerships.
``Sec. 772. Simplified flow-through.
``Sec. 773. Computations at partnership level.
``Sec. 774. Other modifications.
``Sec. 775. Large partnership defined.
``Sec. 776. Special rules for partnerships holding oil and gas 
              properties.
``Sec. 777. Regulations.

     ``SEC. 771. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER TO LARGE PARTNERSHIPS.

       ``The preceding provisions of this subchapter to the extent 
     inconsistent with the provisions of this part shall not apply 
     to a large partnership and its partners.

     ``SEC. 772. SIMPLIFIED FLOW-THROUGH.

       ``(a) General Rule.--In determining the income tax of a 
     partner of a large partnership, such partner shall take into 
     account separately such partner's distributive share of the 
     partnership's--
       ``(1) taxable income or loss from passive loss limitation 
     activities,
       ``(2) taxable income or loss from other activities,

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       ``(3) net capital gain (or net capital loss)--
       ``(A) to the extent allocable to passive loss limitation 
     activities, and
       ``(B) to the extent allocable to other activities,
       ``(4) tax-exempt interest,
       ``(5) applicable net AMT adjustment separately computed 
     for--
       ``(A) passive loss limitation activities, and
       ``(B) other activities,
       ``(6) general credits,
       ``(7) low-income housing credit determined under section 
     42,
       ``(8) rehabilitation credit determined under section 47,
       ``(9) foreign income taxes,
       ``(10) the credit allowable under section 29, and
       ``(11) other items to the extent that the Secretary 
     determines that the separate treatment of such items is 
     appropriate.
       ``(b) Separate Computations.--In determining the amounts 
     required under subsection (a) to be separately taken into 
     account by any partner, this section and section 773 shall be 
     applied separately with respect to such partner by taking 
     into account such partner's distributive share of the items 
     of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of the 
     partnership.
       ``(c) Treatment at Partner Level.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in this subsection, 
     rules similar to the rules of section 702(b) shall apply to 
     any partner's distributive share of the amounts referred to 
     in subsection (a).
       ``(2) Income or loss from passive loss limitation 
     activities.--For purposes of this chapter, any partner's 
     distributive share of any income or loss described in 
     subsection (a)(1) shall be treated as an item of income or 
     loss (as the case may be) from the conduct of a trade or 
     business which is a single passive activity (as defined in 
     section 469). A similar rule shall apply to a partner's 
     distributive share of amounts referred to in paragraphs 
     (3)(A) and (5)(A) of subsection (a).
       ``(3) Income or loss from other activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this chapter, any 
     partner's distributive share of any income or loss described 
     in subsection (a)(2) shall be treated as an item of income or 
     expense (as the case may be) with respect to property held 
     for investment.
       ``(B) Deductions for loss not subject to section 67.--The 
     deduction under section 212 for any loss described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall not be treated as a miscellaneous 
     itemized deduction for purposes of section 67.
       ``(4) Treatment of net capital gain or loss.--For purposes 
     of this chapter, any partner's distributive share of any gain 
     or loss described in subsection (a)(3) shall be treated as a 
     long-term capital gain or loss, as the case may be.
       ``(5) Minimum tax treatment.--In determining the 
     alternative minimum taxable income of any partner, such 
     partner's distributive share of any applicable net AMT 
     adjustment shall be taken into account in lieu of making the 
     separate adjustments provided in sections 56, 57, and 58 with 
     respect to the items of the partnership. Except as provided 
     in regulations, the applicable net AMT adjustment shall be 
     treated, for purposes of section 53, as an adjustment or item 
     of tax preference not specified in section 53(d)(1)(B)(ii).
       ``(6) General credits.--A partner's distributive share of 
     the amount referred to in paragraph (6) of subsection (a) 
     shall be taken into account as a current year business 
     credit.
       ``(d) Operating Rules.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Passive loss limitation activity.--The term `passive 
     loss limitation activity' means--
       ``(A) any activity which involves the conduct of a trade or 
     business, and
       ``(B) any rental activity.
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `trade or 
     business' includes any activity treated as a trade or 
     business under paragraph (5) or (6) of section 469(c).
       ``(2) Tax-exempt interest.--The term `tax-exempt interest' 
     means interest excludable from gross income under section 
     103.
       ``(3) Applicable net amt adjustment.--
       ``(A) In general.--The applicable net AMT adjustment is--
       ``(i) with respect to taxpayers other than corporations, 
     the net adjustment determined by using the adjustments 
     applicable to individuals, and
       ``(ii) with respect to corporations, the net adjustment 
     determined by using the adjustments applicable to 
     corporations.
       ``(B) Net adjustment.--The term `net adjustment' means the 
     net adjustment in the items attributable to passive loss 
     activities or other activities (as the case may be) which 
     would result if such items were determined with the 
     adjustments of sections 56, 57, and 58.
       ``(4) Treatment of certain separately stated items.--
       ``(A) Exclusion for certain purposes.--In determining the 
     amounts referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
     (a), any net capital gain or net capital loss (as the case 
     may be), and any item referred to in subsection (a)(11), 
     shall be excluded.
       ``(B) Allocation rules.--The net capital gain shall be 
     treated--
       ``(i) as allocable to passive loss limitation activities to 
     the extent the net capital gain does not exceed the net 
     capital gain determined by only taking into account gains and 
     losses from sales and exchanges of property used in 
     connection with such activities, and
       ``(ii) as allocable to other activities to the extent such 
     gain exceeds the amount allocated under clause (i).
     A similar rule shall apply for purposes of allocating any net 
     capital loss.
       ``(C) Net capital loss.--The term `net capital loss' means 
     the excess of the losses from sales or exchanges of capital 
     assets over the gains from sales or exchange of capital 
     assets.
       ``(5) General credits.--The term `general credits' means 
     any credit other than the low-income housing credit, the 
     rehabilitation credit, the foreign tax credit, and the credit 
     allowable under section 29.
       ``(6) Foreign income taxes.--The term `foreign income 
     taxes' means taxes described in section 901 which are paid or 
     accrued to foreign countries and to possessions of the United 
     States.
       ``(e) Special Rule for Unrelated Business Tax.--In the case 
     of a partner which is an organization subject to tax under 
     section 511, such partner's distributive share of any items 
     shall be taken into account separately to the extent 
     necessary to comply with the provisions of section 512(c)(1).
       ``(f) Special Rules for Applying Passive Loss 
     Limitations.--If any person holds an interest in a large 
     partnership other than as a limited partner--
       ``(1) paragraph (2) of subsection (c) shall not apply to 
     such partner, and
       ``(2) such partner's distributive share of the partnership 
     items allocable to passive loss limitation activities shall 
     be taken into account separately to the extent necessary to 
     comply with the provisions of section 469.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply to any items allocable 
     to an interest held as a limited partner.

     ``SEC. 773. COMPUTATIONS AT PARTNERSHIP LEVEL.

       ``(a) General Rule.--
       ``(1) Taxable income.--The taxable income of a large 
     partnership shall be computed in the same manner as in the 
     case of an individual except that--
       ``(A) the items described in section 772(a) shall be 
     separately stated, and
       ``(B) the modifications of subsection (b) shall apply.
       ``(2) Elections.--All elections affecting the computation 
     of the taxable income of a large partnership or the 
     computation of any credit of a large partnership shall be 
     made by the partnership; except that the election under 
     section 901, and any election under section 108, shall be 
     made by each partner separately.
       ``(3) Limitations, etc.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     all limitations and other provisions affecting the 
     computation of the taxable income of a large partnership or 
     the computation of any credit of a large partnership shall be 
     applied at the partnership level (and not at the partner 
     level).
       ``(B) Certain limitations applied at partner level.--The 
     following provisions shall be applied at the partner level 
     (and not at the partnership level):
       ``(i) Section 68 (relating to overall limitation on 
     itemized deductions).
       ``(ii) Sections 49 and 465 (relating to at risk 
     limitations).
       ``(iii) Section 469 (relating to limitation on passive 
     activity losses and credits).
       ``(iv) Any other provision specified in regulations.
       ``(4) Coordination with other provisions.--Paragraphs (2) 
     and (3) shall apply notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this chapter other than this part.
       ``(b) Modifications to Determination of Taxable Income.--In 
     determining the taxable income of a large partnership--
       ``(1) Certain deductions not allowed.--The following 
     deductions shall not be allowed:
       ``(A) The deduction for personal exemptions provided in 
     section 151.
       ``(B) The net operating loss deduction provided in section 
     172.
       ``(C) The additional itemized deductions for individuals 
     provided in part VII of subchapter B (other than section 212 
     thereof).
       ``(2) Charitable deductions.--In determining the amount 
     allowable under section 170, the limitation of section 
     170(b)(2) shall apply.
       ``(3) Coordination with section 67.--In lieu of applying 
     section 67, 70 percent of the amount of the miscellaneous 
     itemized deductions shall be disallowed.
       ``(c) Special Rules for Income From Discharge of 
     Indebtedness.--If a large partnership has income from the 
     discharge of any indebtedness--
       ``(1) such income shall be excluded in determining the 
     amounts referred to in section 772(a), and
       ``(2) in determining the income tax of any partner of such 
     partnership--
       ``(A) such income shall be treated as an item required to 
     be separately taken into account under section 772(a), and
       ``(B) the provisions of section 108 shall be applied 
     without regard to this part.

     ``SEC. 774. OTHER MODIFICATIONS.

       ``(a) Treatment of Certain Optional Adjustments, Etc.--In 
     the case of a large partnership--
       ``(1) computations under section 773 shall be made without 
     regard to any adjustment under section 743(b) or 108(b), but
       ``(2) a partner's distributive share of any amount referred 
     to in section 772(a) shall be appropriately adjusted to take 
     into account any adjustment under section 743(b) or 108(b) 
     with respect to such partner.
       ``(b) Credit Recapture Determined at Partnership Level.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a large partnership--

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       ``(A) any credit recapture shall be taken into account by 
     the partnership, and
       ``(B) the amount of such recapture shall be determined as 
     if the credit with respect to which the recapture is made had 
     been fully utilized to reduce tax.
       ``(2) Method of taking recapture into account.--A large 
     partnership shall take into account a credit recapture by 
     reducing the amount of the appropriate current year credit to 
     the extent thereof, and if such recapture exceeds the amount 
     of such current year credit, the partnership shall be liable 
     to pay such excess.
       ``(3) Dispositions not to trigger recapture.--No credit 
     recapture shall be required by reason of any transfer of an 
     interest in a large partnership.
       ``(4) Credit recapture.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `credit recapture' means any increase in tax under 
     section 42(j) or 50(a).
       ``(c) Partnership Not Terminated by Reason of Change in 
     Ownership.--Subparagraph (B) of section 708(b)(1) shall not 
     apply to a large partnership.
       ``(d) Partnership Entitled to Certain Credits.--The 
     following shall be allowed to a large partnership and shall 
     not be taken into account by the partners of such 
     partnership:
       ``(1) The credit provided by section 34.
       ``(2) Any credit or refund under section 852(b)(3)(D).
       ``(e) Treatment of REMIC Residuals.--For purposes of 
     applying section 860E(e)(6) to any large partnership--
       ``(1) all interests in such partnership shall be treated as 
     held by disqualified organizations,
       ``(2) in lieu of applying subparagraph (C) of section 
     860E(e)(6), the amount subject to tax under section 
     860E(e)(6) shall be excluded from the gross income of such 
     partnership, and
       ``(3) subparagraph (D) of section 860E(e)(6) shall not 
     apply.
       ``(f) Special Rules for Applying Certain Installment Sale 
     Rules.--In the case of a large partnership--
       ``(1) the provisions of sections 453(l)(3) and 453A shall 
     be applied at the partnership level, and
       ``(2) in determining the amount of interest payable under 
     such sections, such partnership shall be treated as subject 
     to tax under this chapter at the highest rate of tax in 
     effect under section 1 or 11.

     ``SEC. 775. LARGE PARTNERSHIP DEFINED.

       ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of this part--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section or section 776, the term `large partnership' means, 
     with respect to any partnership taxable year, any partnership 
     if the number of persons who were partners in such 
     partnership in any preceding partnership taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 1995, equaled or exceeded 250. 
     To the extent provided in regulations, a partnership shall 
     cease to be treated as a large partnership for any 
     partnership taxable year if in such taxable year fewer than 
     100 persons were partners in such partnership.
       ``(2) Election for partnerships with at least 100 
     partners.--If a partnership makes an election under this 
     paragraph, paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting 
     `100' for `250'. Such an election shall apply to the taxable 
     year for which made and all subsequent taxable years unless 
     revoked with the consent of the Secretary.
       ``(b) Special Rules for Certain Service Partnerships.--
       ``(1) Certain partners not counted.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `partner' does not include any individual 
     performing substantial services in connection with the 
     activities of the partnership and holding an interest in such 
     partnership, or an individual who formerly performed 
     substantial services in connection with such activities and 
     who held an interest in such partnership at the time the 
     individual performed such services.
       ``(2) Exclusion.--For purposes of this part, the term 
     `large partnership' does not include any partnership if 
     substantially all the partners of such partnership--
       ``(A) are individuals performing substantial services in 
     connection with the activities of such partnership or are 
     personal service corporations (as defined in section 269A(b)) 
     the owner-employees (as defined in section 269A(b)) of which 
     perform such substantial services,
       ``(B) are retired partners who had performed such 
     substantial services, or
       ``(C) are spouses of partners who are performing (or had 
     previously performed) such substantial services.
       ``(3) Special rule for lower tier partnerships.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, the activities of a partnership 
     shall include the activities of any other partnership in 
     which the partnership owns directly an interest in the 
     capital and profits of at least 80 percent.
       ``(c) Exclusion of Commodity Pools.--For purposes of this 
     part, the term `large partnership' does not include any 
     partnership the principal activity of which is the buying and 
     selling of commodities (not described in section 1221(1)), or 
     options, futures, or forwards with respect to such 
     commodities.
       ``(d) Secretary May Rely on Treatment on Return.--If, on 
     the partnership return of any partnership, such partnership 
     is treated as a large partnership, such treatment shall be 
     binding on such partnership and all partners of such 
     partnership but not on the Secretary.

     ``SEC. 776. SPECIAL RULES FOR PARTNERSHIPS HOLDING OIL AND 
                   GAS PROPERTIES.

       ``(a) Exception for Partnerships Holding Significant Oil 
     and Gas Properties.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this part, the term 
     `large partnership' shall not include any partnership if the 
     average percentage of assets (by value) held by such 
     partnership during the taxable year which are oil or gas 
     properties is at least 25 percent. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, any interest held by a partnership in 
     another partnership shall be disregarded, except that the 
     partnership shall be treated as holding its proportionate 
     share of the assets of such other partnership.
       ``(2) Election to waive exception.--Any partnership may 
     elect to have paragraph (1) not apply. Such an election shall 
     apply to the partnership taxable year for which made and all 
     subsequent partnership taxable years unless revoked with the 
     consent of the Secretary.
       ``(b) Special Rules Where Part Applies.--
       ``(1) Computation of percentage depletion.--In the case of 
     a large partnership, except as provided in paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) the allowance for depletion under section 611 with 
     respect to any partnership oil or gas property shall be 
     computed at the partnership level without regard to any 
     provision of section 613A requiring such allowance to be 
     computed separately by each partner,
       ``(B) such allowance shall be determined without regard to 
     the provisions of section 613A(c) limiting the amount of 
     production for which percentage depletion is allowable and 
     without regard to paragraph (1) of section 613A(d), and
       ``(C) paragraph (3) of section 705(a) shall not apply.
       ``(2) Treatment of certain partners.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a disqualified person, 
     the treatment under this chapter of such person's 
     distributive share of any item of income, gain, loss, 
     deduction, or credit attributable to any partnership oil or 
     gas property shall be determined without regard to this part. 
     Such person's distributive share of any such items shall be 
     excluded for purposes of making determinations under sections 
     772 and 773.
       ``(B) Disqualified person.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the term `disqualified person' means, with respect to 
     any partnership taxable year--
       ``(i) any person referred to in paragraph (2) or (4) of 
     section 613A(d) for such person's taxable year in which such 
     partnership taxable year ends, and
       ``(ii) any other person if such person's average daily 
     production of domestic crude oil and natural gas for such 
     person's taxable year in which such partnership taxable year 
     ends exceeds 500 barrels.
       ``(C) Average daily production.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (B), a person's average daily production of 
     domestic crude oil and natural gas for any taxable year shall 
     be computed as provided in section 613A(c)(2)--
       ``(i) by taking into account all production of domestic 
     crude oil and natural gas (including such person's 
     proportionate share of any production of a partnership),
       ``(ii) by treating 6,000 cubic feet of natural gas as a 
     barrel of crude oil, and
       ``(iii) by treating as 1 person all persons treated as 1 
     taxpayer under section 613A(c)(8) or among whom allocations 
     are required under such section.

     ``SEC. 777. REGULATIONS.

       ``The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be 
     appropriate to carry out the purposes of this part.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for subchapter 
     K of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:

``Part IV. Special rules for large partnerships.''

     SEC. 14302. SIMPLIFIED AUDIT PROCEDURES FOR LARGE 
                   PARTNERSHIPS.

       (a) General Rule.--Chapter 63 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subchapter:

            ``Subchapter D--Treatment of Large Partnerships

``Part I. Treatment of partnership items and adjustments.
``Part II. Partnership level adjustments.
``Part III. Definitions and special rules.

        ``PART I--TREATMENT OF PARTNERSHIP ITEMS AND ADJUSTMENTS

``Sec. 6240. Application of subchapter.
``Sec. 6241. Partner's return must be consistent with partnership 
              return.
``Sec. 6242. Procedures for taking partnership adjustments into 
              account.

     ``SEC. 6240. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.

       ``(a) General Rule.--This subchapter shall only apply to 
     large partnerships and partners in such partnerships.
       ``(b) Coordination With Other Partnership Audit 
     Procedures.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subchapter C of this chapter shall not 
     apply to any large partnership other than in its capacity as 
     a partner in another partnership which is not a large 
     partnership.
       ``(2) Treatment where partner in other partnership.--If a 
     large partnership is a partner in another partnership which 
     is not a large partnership--
       ``(A) subchapter C of this chapter shall apply to items of 
     such large partnership which are partnership items with 
     respect to such other partnership, but
       ``(B) any adjustment under such subchapter C shall be taken 
     into account in the manner provided by section 6242.

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     ``SEC. 6241. PARTNER'S RETURN MUST BE CONSISTENT WITH 
                   PARTNERSHIP RETURN.

       ``(a) General Rule.--A partner of any large partnership 
     shall, on the partner's return, treat each partnership item 
     attributable to such partnership in a manner which is 
     consistent with the treatment of such partnership item on the 
     partnership return.
       ``(b) Underpayment Due to Inconsistent Treatment Assessed 
     as Math Error.--Any underpayment of tax by a partner by 
     reason of failing to comply with the requirements of 
     subsection (a) shall be assessed and collected in the same 
     manner as if such underpayment were on account of a 
     mathematical or clerical error appearing on the partner's 
     return. Paragraph (2) of section 6213(b) shall not apply to 
     any assessment of an underpayment referred to in the 
     preceding sentence.
       ``(c) Adjustments Not To Affect Prior Year of Partners.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall apply without regard to any 
     adjustment to the partnership item under part II.
       ``(2) Certain changes in distributive share taken into 
     account by partner.--
       ``(A) In general.--To the extent that any adjustment under 
     part II involves a change under section 704 in a partner's 
     distributive share of the amount of any partnership item 
     shown on the partnership return, such adjustment shall be 
     taken into account in applying this title to such partner for 
     the partner's taxable year for which such item was required 
     to be taken into account.
       ``(B) Coordination with deficiency procedures.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subchapter B shall not apply to the 
     assessment or collection of any underpayment of tax 
     attributable to an adjustment referred to in subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(ii) Adjustment not precluded.--Notwithstanding any other 
     law or rule of law, nothing in subchapter B (or in any 
     proceeding under subchapter B) shall preclude the assessment 
     or collection of any underpayment of tax (or the allowance of 
     any credit or refund of any overpayment of tax) attributable 
     to an adjustment referred to in subparagraph (A) and such 
     assessment or collection or allowance (or any notice thereof) 
     shall not preclude any notice, proceeding, or determination 
     under subchapter B.
       ``(C) Period of limitations.--The period for--
       ``(i) assessing any underpayment of tax, or
       ``(ii) filing a claim for credit or refund of any 
     overpayment of tax,
     attributable to an adjustment referred to in subparagraph (A) 
     shall not expire before the close of the period prescribed by 
     section 6248 for making adjustments with respect to the 
     partnership taxable year involved.
       ``(D) Tiered structures.--If the partner referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) is another partnership or an S corporation, 
     the rules of this paragraph shall also apply to persons 
     holding interests in such partnership or S corporation (as 
     the case may be); except that, if such partner is a large 
     partnership, the adjustment referred to in subparagraph (A) 
     shall be taken into account in the manner provided by section 
     6242.
       ``(d) Addition to Tax for Failure To Comply With Section.--

  ``For addition to tax in case of partner's disregard of requirements 
of this section, see part II of subchapter A of chapter 68.

     ``SEC. 6242. PROCEDURES FOR TAKING PARTNERSHIP ADJUSTMENTS 
                   INTO ACCOUNT.

       ``(a) Adjustments Flow Through to Partners for Year in 
     Which Adjustment Takes Effect.--
       ``(1) In general.--If any partnership adjustment with 
     respect to any partnership item takes effect (within the 
     meaning of subsection (d)(2)) during any partnership taxable 
     year and if an election under paragraph (2) does not apply to 
     such adjustment, such adjustment shall be taken into account 
     in determining the amount of such item for the partnership 
     taxable year in which such adjustment takes effect. In 
     applying this title to any person who is (directly or 
     indirectly) a partner in such partnership during such 
     partnership taxable year, such adjustment shall be treated as 
     an item actually arising during such taxable year.
       ``(2) Partnership liable in certain cases.--If--
       ``(A) a partnership elects under this paragraph to not take 
     an adjustment into account under paragraph (1),
       ``(B) a partnership does not make such an election but in 
     filing its return for any partnership taxable year fails to 
     take fully into account any partnership adjustment as 
     required under paragraph (1), or
       ``(C) any partnership adjustment involves a reduction in a 
     credit which exceeds the amount of such credit determined for 
     the partnership taxable year in which the adjustment takes 
     effect,
     the partnership shall pay to the Secretary an amount 
     determined by applying the rules of subsection (b)(4) to the 
     adjustments not so taken into account and any excess referred 
     to in subparagraph (C). A partnership may make an election 
     under subparagraph (A) only if such partnership meets such 
     requirements as the Secretary may prescribe to assure payment 
     of such amount.
       ``(3) Offsetting adjustments taken into account.--If a 
     partnership adjustment requires another adjustment in a 
     taxable year after the adjusted year and before the 
     partnership taxable year in which such partnership adjustment 
     takes effect, such other adjustment shall be taken into 
     account under this subsection for the partnership taxable 
     year in which such partnership adjustment takes effect.
       ``(4) Coordination with part ii.--Amounts taken into 
     account under this subsection for any partnership taxable 
     year shall continue to be treated as adjustments for the 
     adjusted year for purposes of determining whether such 
     amounts may be readjusted under part II.
       ``(b) Partnership Liable for Interest and Penalties.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a partnership adjustment takes effect 
     during any partnership taxable year and such adjustment 
     results in an imputed underpayment for the adjusted year, the 
     partnership--
       ``(A) shall pay to the Secretary interest computed under 
     paragraph (2), and
       ``(B) shall be liable for any penalty, addition to tax, or 
     additional amount as provided in paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Determination of amount of interest.--The interest 
     computed under this paragraph with respect to any partnership 
     adjustment is the interest which would be determined under 
     chapter 67--
       ``(A) on the imputed underpayment determined under 
     paragraph (4) with respect to such adjustment,
       ``(B) for the period beginning on the day after the return 
     due date for the adjusted year and ending on the return due 
     date for the partnership taxable year in which such 
     adjustment takes effect (or, if earlier, in the case of any 
     adjustment to which subsection (a)(2) applies, the date on 
     which the payment under subsection (a)(2) is made).
     Proper adjustments in the amount determined under the 
     preceding sentence shall be made for adjustments required for 
     partnership taxable years after the adjusted year and before 
     the year in which the partnership adjustment takes effect by 
     reason of such partnership adjustment.
       ``(3) Penalties.--A partnership shall be liable for any 
     penalty, addition to tax, or additional amount for which it 
     would have been liable if such partnership had been an 
     individual subject to tax under chapter 1 for the adjusted 
     year and the imputed underpayment determined under paragraph 
     (4) were an actual underpayment (or understatement) for such 
     year.
       ``(4) Imputed underpayment.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the imputed underpayment determined under this 
     paragraph with respect to any partnership adjustment is the 
     underpayment (if any) which would result--
       ``(A) by netting all adjustments to items of income, gain, 
     loss, or deduction and by treating any net increase in income 
     as an underpayment equal to the amount of such net increase 
     multiplied by the highest rate of tax in effect under section 
     1 or 11 for the adjusted year, and
       ``(B) by taking adjustments to credits into account as 
     increases or decreases (whichever is appropriate) in the 
     amount of tax.
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, any net decrease in a 
     loss shall be treated as an increase in income and a similar 
     rule shall apply to a net increase in a loss.
       ``(c) Administrative Provisions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any payment required by subsection 
     (a)(2) or (b)(1)(A)--
       ``(A) shall be assessed and collected in the same manner as 
     if it were a tax imposed by subtitle C, and
       ``(B) shall be paid on or before the return due date for 
     the partnership taxable year in which the partnership 
     adjustment takes effect.
       ``(2) Interest.--For purposes of determining interest, any 
     payment required by subsection (a)(2) or (b)(1)(A) shall be 
     treated as an underpayment of tax.
       ``(3) Penalties.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any failure by any 
     partnership to pay on the date prescribed therefor any amount 
     required by subsection (a)(2) or (b)(1)(A), there is hereby 
     imposed on such partnership a penalty of 10 percent of the 
     underpayment. For purposes of the preceding sentence, the 
     term `underpayment' means the excess of any payment required 
     under this section over the amount (if any) paid on or before 
     the date prescribed therefor.
       ``(B) Accuracy-related and fraud penalties made 
     applicable.--For purposes of part II of subchapter A of 
     chapter 68, any payment required by subsection (a)(2) shall 
     be treated as an underpayment of tax.
       ``(d) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) Partnership adjustment.--The term `partnership 
     adjustment' means any adjustment in the amount of any 
     partnership item of a large partnership.
       ``(2) When adjustment takes effect.--A partnership 
     adjustment takes effect--
       ``(A) in the case of an adjustment pursuant to the decision 
     of a court in a proceeding brought under part II, when such 
     decision becomes final,
       ``(B) in the case of an adjustment pursuant to any 
     administrative adjustment request under section 6251, when 
     such adjustment is allowed by the Secretary, or
       ``(C) in any other case, when such adjustment is made.
       ``(3) Adjusted year.--The term `adjusted year' means the 
     partnership taxable year to which the item being adjusted 
     relates.
       ``(4) Return due date.--The term `return due date' means, 
     with respect to any taxable year, the date prescribed for 
     filing the partnership return for such taxable year 
     (determined without regard to extensions).
       ``(5) Adjustments involving changes in character.--Under 
     regulations, appropriate adjustments in the application of 
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     tion shall be made for purposes of taking into account 
     partnership adjustments which involve a change in the 
     character of any item of income, gain, loss, or deduction.
       ``(e) Payments Nondeductible.--No deduction shall be 
     allowed under subtitle A for any payment required to be made 
     by a large partnership under this section.

                ``PART II--PARTNERSHIP LEVEL ADJUSTMENTS

``Subpart A. Adjustments by Secretary.
``Subpart B. Claims for adjustments by partnership.

                 ``Subpart A--Adjustments by Secretary

``Sec. 6245. Secretarial authority.
``Sec. 6246. Restrictions on partnership adjustments.
``Sec. 6247. Judicial review of partnership adjustment.
``Sec. 6248. Period of limitations for making adjustments.

     ``SEC. 6245. SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY.

       ``(a) General Rule.--The Secretary is authorized and 
     directed to make adjustments at the partnership level in any 
     partnership item to the extent necessary to have such item be 
     treated in the manner required.
       ``(b) Notice of Partnership Adjustment.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     partnership adjustment is required, the Secretary is 
     authorized to send notice of such adjustment to the 
     partnership by certified mail or registered mail. Such notice 
     shall be sufficient if mailed to the partnership at its last 
     known address even if the partnership has terminated its 
     existence.
       ``(2) Further notices restricted.--If the Secretary mails a 
     notice of a partnership adjustment to any partnership for any 
     partnership taxable year and the partnership files a petition 
     under section 6247 with respect to such notice, in the 
     absence of a showing of fraud, malfeasance, or 
     misrepresentation of a material fact, the Secretary shall not 
     mail another such notice to such partnership with respect to 
     such taxable year.
       ``(3) Authority to rescind notice with partnership 
     consent.--The Secretary may, with the consent of the 
     partnership, rescind any notice of a partnership adjustment 
     mailed to such partnership. Any notice so rescinded shall not 
     be treated as a notice of a partnership adjustment, for 
     purposes of this section, section 6246, and section 6247, and 
     the taxpayer shall have no right to bring a proceeding under 
     section 6247 with respect to such notice. Nothing in this 
     subsection shall affect any suspension of the running of any 
     period of limitations during any period during which the 
     rescinded notice was outstanding.

     ``SEC. 6246. RESTRICTIONS ON PARTNERSHIP ADJUSTMENTS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     chapter, no adjustment to any partnership item may be made 
     (and no levy or proceeding in any court for the collection of 
     any amount resulting from such adjustment may be made, begun 
     or prosecuted) before--
       ``(1) the close of the 90th day after the day on which a 
     notice of a partnership adjustment was mailed to the 
     partnership, and
       ``(2) if a petition is filed under section 6247 with 
     respect to such notice, the decision of the court has become 
     final.
       ``(b) Premature Action May Be Enjoined.--Notwithstanding 
     section 7421(a), any action which violates subsection (a) may 
     be enjoined in the proper court, including the Tax Court. The 
     Tax Court shall have no jurisdiction to enjoin any action 
     under this subsection unless a timely petition has been filed 
     under section 6247 and then only in respect of the 
     adjustments that are the subject of such petition.
       ``(c) Exceptions to Restrictions on Adjustments.--
       ``(1) Adjustments arising out of math or clerical errors.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the partnership is notified that, on 
     account of a mathematical or clerical error appearing on the 
     partnership return, an adjustment to a partnership item is 
     required, rules similar to the rules of paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) of section 6213(b) shall apply to such adjustment.
       ``(B) Special rule.--If a large partnership is a partner in 
     another large partnership, any adjustment on account of such 
     partnership's failure to comply with the requirements of 
     section 6241(a) with respect to its interest in such other 
     partnership shall be treated as an adjustment referred to in 
     subparagraph (A), except that paragraph (2) of section 
     6213(b) shall not apply to such adjustment.
       ``(2) Partnership may waive restrictions.--The partnership 
     shall at any time (whether or not a notice of partnership 
     adjustment has been issued) have the right, by a signed 
     notice in writing filed with the Secretary, to waive the 
     restrictions provided in subsection (a) on the making of any 
     partnership adjustment.
       ``(d) Limit Where No Proceeding Begun.--If no proceeding 
     under section 6247 is begun with respect to any notice of a 
     partnership adjustment during the 90-day period described in 
     subsection (a), the amount for which the partnership is 
     liable under section 6242 (and any increase in any partner's 
     liability for tax under chapter 1 by reason of any adjustment 
     under section 6242(a)) shall not exceed the amount determined 
     in accordance with such notice.

     ``SEC. 6247. JUDICIAL REVIEW OF PARTNERSHIP ADJUSTMENT.

       ``(a) General Rule.--Within 90 days after the date on which 
     a notice of a partnership adjustment is mailed to the 
     partnership with respect to any partnership taxable year, the 
     partnership may file a petition for a readjustment of the 
     partnership items for such taxable year with--
       ``(1) the Tax Court,
       ``(2) the district court of the United States for the 
     district in which the partnership's principal place of 
     business is located, or
       ``(3) the Claims Court.
       ``(b) Jurisdictional Requirement for Bringing Action in 
     District Court or Claims Court.--
       ``(1) In general.--A readjustment petition under this 
     section may be filed in a district court of the United States 
     or the Claims Court only if the partnership filing the 
     petition deposits with the Secretary, on or before the date 
     the petition is filed, the amount for which the partnership 
     would be liable under section 6242(b) (as of the date of the 
     filing of the petition) if the partnership items were 
     adjusted as provided by the notice of partnership adjustment. 
     The court may by order provide that the jurisdictional 
     requirements of this paragraph are satisfied where there has 
     been a good faith attempt to satisfy such requirement and any 
     shortfall of the amount required to be deposited is timely 
     corrected.
       ``(2) Interest payable.--Any amount deposited under 
     paragraph (1), while deposited, shall not be treated as a 
     payment of tax for purposes of this title (other than chapter 
     67).
       ``(c) Scope of Judicial Review.--A court with which a 
     petition is filed in accordance with this section shall have 
     jurisdiction to determine all partnership items of the 
     partnership for the partnership taxable year to which the 
     notice of partnership adjustment relates and the proper 
     allocation of such items among the partners (and the 
     applicability of any penalty, addition to tax, or additional 
     amount for which the partnership may be liable under section 
     6242(b)).
       ``(d) Determination of Court Reviewable.--Any determination 
     by a court under this section shall have the force and effect 
     of a decision of the Tax Court or a final judgment or decree 
     of the district court or the Claims Court, as the case may 
     be, and shall be reviewable as such. The date of any such 
     determination shall be treated as being the date of the 
     court's order entering the decision.
       ``(e) Effect of Decision Dismissing Action.--If an action 
     brought under this section is dismissed other than by reason 
     of a rescission under section 6245(b)(3), the decision of the 
     court dismissing the action shall be considered as its 
     decision that the notice of partnership adjustment is 
     correct, and an appropriate order shall be entered in the 
     records of the court.

     ``SEC. 6248. PERIOD OF LIMITATIONS FOR MAKING ADJUSTMENTS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, no adjustment under this subpart to any partnership 
     item for any partnership taxable year may be made after the 
     date which is 3 years after the later of--
       ``(1) the date on which the partnership return for such 
     taxable year was filed, or
       ``(2) the last day for filing such return for such year 
     (determined without regard to extensions).
       ``(b) Extension by Agreement.--The period described in 
     subsection (a) (including an extension period under this 
     subsection) may be extended by an agreement entered into by 
     the Secretary and the partnership before the expiration of 
     such period.
       ``(c) Special Rule in Case of Fraud, Etc.--
       ``(1) False return.--In the case of a false or fraudulent 
     partnership return with intent to evade tax, the adjustment 
     may be made at any time.
       ``(2) Substantial omission of income.--If any partnership 
     omits from gross income an amount properly includible therein 
     which is in excess of 25 percent of the amount of gross 
     income stated in its return, subsection (a) shall be applied 
     by substituting `6 years' for `3 years'.
       ``(3) No return.--In the case of a failure by a partnership 
     to file a return for any taxable year, the adjustment may be 
     made at any time.
       ``(4) Return filed by secretary.--For purposes of this 
     section, a return executed by the Secretary under subsection 
     (b) of section 6020 on behalf of the partnership shall not be 
     treated as a return of the partnership.
       ``(d) Suspension When Secretary Mails Notice of 
     Adjustment.--If notice of a partnership adjustment with 
     respect to any taxable year is mailed to the partnership, the 
     running of the period specified in subsection (a) (as 
     modified by the other provisions of this section) shall be 
     suspended--
       ``(1) for the period during which an action may be brought 
     under section 6247 (and, if a petition is filed under section 
     6247 with respect to such notice, until the decision of the 
     court becomes final), and
       ``(2) for 1 year thereafter.

           ``Subpart B--Claims for Adjustments by Partnership

``Sec. 6251. Administrative adjustment requests.
``Sec. 6252. Judicial review where administrative adjustment request is 
              not allowed in full.

     ``SEC. 6251. ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT REQUESTS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--A partnership may file a request for 
     an administrative adjustment of partnership items for any 
     partnership taxable year at any time which is--
       ``(1) within 3 years after the later of--
       ``(A) the date on which the partnership return for such 
     year is filed, or

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       ``(B) the last day for filing the partnership return for 
     such year (determined without regard to extensions), and
       ``(2) before the mailing to the partnership of a notice of 
     a partnership adjustment with respect to such taxable year.
       ``(b) Secretarial Action.--If a partnership files an 
     administrative adjustment request under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary may allow any part of the requested adjustments.
       ``(c) Special Rule in Case of Extension Under Section 
     6248.--If the period described in section 6248(a) is extended 
     pursuant to an agreement under section 6248(b), the period 
     prescribed by subsection (a)(1) shall not expire before the 
     date 6 months after the expiration of the extension under 
     section 6248(b).

     ``SEC. 6252. JUDICIAL REVIEW WHERE ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT 
                   REQUEST IS NOT ALLOWED IN FULL.

       ``(a) In General.--If any part of an administrative 
     adjustment request filed under section 6251 is not allowed by 
     the Secretary, the partnership may file a petition for an 
     adjustment with respect to the partnership items to which 
     such part of the request relates with--
       ``(1) the Tax Court,
       ``(2) the district court of the United States for the 
     district in which the principal place of business of the 
     partnership is located, or
       ``(3) the Claims Court.
       ``(b) Period for Filing Petition.--A petition may be filed 
     under subsection (a) with respect to partnership items for a 
     partnership taxable year only--
       ``(1) after the expiration of 6 months from the date of 
     filing of the request under section 6251, and
       ``(2) before the date which is 2 years after the date of 
     such request.
     The 2-year period set forth in paragraph (2) shall be 
     extended for such period as may be agreed upon in writing by 
     the partnership and the Secretary.
       ``(c) Coordination With Subpart A.--
       ``(1) Notice of partnership adjustment before filing of 
     petition.--No petition may be filed under this section after 
     the Secretary mails to the partnership a notice of a 
     partnership adjustment for the partnership taxable year to 
     which the request under section 6251 relates.
       ``(2) Notice of partnership adjustment after filing but 
     before hearing of petition.--If the Secretary mails to the 
     partnership a notice of a partnership adjustment for the 
     partnership taxable year to which the request under section 
     6251 relates after the filing of a petition under this 
     subsection but before the hearing of such petition, such 
     petition shall be treated as an action brought under section 
     6247 with respect to such notice, except that subsection (b) 
     of section 6247 shall not apply.
       ``(3) Notice must be before expiration of statute of 
     limitations.--A notice of a partnership adjustment for the 
     partnership taxable year shall be taken into account under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) only if such notice is mailed before 
     the expiration of the period prescribed by section 6248 for 
     making adjustments to partnership items for such taxable 
     year.
       ``(d) Scope of Judicial Review.--Except in the case 
     described in paragraph (2) of subsection (c), a court with 
     which a petition is filed in accordance with this section 
     shall have jurisdiction to determine only those partnership 
     items to which the part of the request under section 6251 not 
     allowed by the Secretary relates and those items with respect 
     to which the Secretary asserts adjustments as offsets to the 
     adjustments requested by the partnership.
       ``(e) Determination of Court Reviewable.--Any determination 
     by a court under this subsection shall have the force and 
     effect of a decision of the Tax Court or a final judgment or 
     decree of the district court or the Claims Court, as the case 
     may be, and shall be reviewable as such. The date of any such 
     determination shall be treated as being the date of the 
     court's order entering the decision.

               ``PART III--DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES

``Sec. 6255. Definitions and special rules.

     ``SEC. 6255. DEFINITIONS AND SPECIAL RULES.

       ``(a) Definitions.--For purposes of this subchapter--
       ``(1) Large partnership.--The term `large partnership' has 
     the meaning given to such term by section 775 without regard 
     to section 776(a).
       ``(2) Partnership item.--The term `partnership item' has 
     the meaning given to such term by section 6231(a)(3).
       ``(b) Partners Bound by Actions of Partnership, Etc.--
       ``(1) Designation of partner.--Each large partnership shall 
     designate (in the manner prescribed by the Secretary) a 
     partner (or other person) who shall have the sole authority 
     to act on behalf of such partnership under this subchapter. 
     In any case in which such a designation is not in effect, the 
     Secretary may select any partner as the partner with such 
     authority.
       ``(2) Binding effect.--A large partnership and all partners 
     of such partnership shall be bound--
       ``(A) by actions taken under this subchapter by the 
     partnership, and
       ``(B) by any decision in a proceeding brought under this 
     subchapter.
       ``(c) Partnerships Having Principal Place of Business 
     Outside the United States.--For purposes of sections 6247 and 
     6252, a principal place of business located outside the 
     United States shall be treated as located in the District of 
     Columbia.
       ``(d) Treatment Where Partnership Ceases To Exist.--If a 
     partnership ceases to exist before a partnership adjustment 
     under this subchapter takes effect, such adjustment shall be 
     taken into account by the former partners of such partnership 
     under regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(e) Date Decision Becomes Final.--For purposes of this 
     subchapter, the principles of section 7481(a) shall be 
     applied in determining the date on which a decision of a 
     district court or the Claims Court becomes final.
       ``(f) Partnerships in Cases Under Title 11 of the United 
     States Code.--The running of any period of limitations 
     provided in this subchapter on making a partnership 
     adjustment (or provided by section 6501 or 6502 on the 
     assessment or collection of any amount required to be paid 
     under section 6242) shall, in a case under title 11 of the 
     United States Code, be suspended during the period during 
     which the Secretary is prohibited by reason of such case from 
     making the adjustment (or assessment or collection) and--
       ``(1) for adjustment or assessment, 60 days thereafter, and
       ``(2) for collection, 6 months thereafter.
       ``(g) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out the provisions 
     of this subchapter, including regulations--
       ``(1) to prevent abuse through manipulation of the 
     provisions of this subchapter, and
       ``(2) providing that this subchapter shall not apply to any 
     case described in section 6231(c)(1) (or the regulations 
     prescribed thereunder) where the application of this 
     subchapter to such a case would interfere with the effective 
     and efficient enforcement of this title.
     In any case to which this subchapter does not apply by reason 
     of paragraph (2), rules similar to the rules of sections 
     6229(f) and 6255(f) shall apply.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of subchapters for 
     chapter 63 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

           ``Subchapter D. Treatment of large partnerships.''

     SEC. 14303. DUE DATE FOR FURNISHING INFORMATION TO PARTNERS 
                   OF LARGE PARTNERSHIPS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subsection (b) of section 6031 (relating 
     to copies to partners) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``In the case of a large partnership 
     (as defined in sections 775 and 776(a)), such information 
     shall be furnished on or before the first March 15 following 
     the close of such taxable year.''
       (b) Treatment as Information Return.--Section 6724 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Special Rule for Certain Partnership Returns.--If any 
     partnership return under section 6031(a) is required under 
     section 6011(e) to be filed on magnetic media or in other 
     machine-readable form, for purposes of this part, each 
     schedule required to be included with such return with 
     respect to each partner shall be treated as a separate 
     information return.''

     SEC. 14304. RETURNS MAY BE REQUIRED ON MAGNETIC MEDIA.

       Paragraph (2) of section 6011(e) (relating to returns on 
     magnetic media) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new sentence:
     ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall 
     require partnerships having more than 100 partners to file 
     returns on magnetic media.''

     SEC. 14305. TREATMENT OF PARTNERSHIP ITEMS OF INDIVIDUAL 
                   RETIREMENT ACCOUNTS.

       Subsection (b) of section 6012 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) IRA share of partnership income.--In the case of a 
     trust which is exempt from taxation under section 408(e), for 
     purposes of this section, the trust's distributive share of 
     items of gross income and gain of any partnership to which 
     subchapter C or D of chapter 63 applies shall be treated as 
     equal to the trust's distributive share of the taxable income 
     of such partnership.''

     SEC. 14306. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this part shall apply to partnership 
     taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     PART II--PROVISIONS RELATED TO CERTAIN PARTNERSHIP PROCEEDINGS

     SEC. 14311. TREATMENT OF PARTNERSHIP ITEMS IN DEFICIENCY 
                   PROCEEDINGS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter C of chapter 63 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 6234. DECLARATORY JUDGMENT RELATING TO TREATMENT OF 
                   ITEMS OTHER THAN PARTNERSHIP ITEMS WITH RESPECT 
                   TO AN OVERSHELTERED RETURN.

       ``(a) General Rule.--If--
       ``(1) a taxpayer files an oversheltered return for a 
     taxable year,
       ``(2) the Secretary makes a determination with respect to 
     the treatment of items (other than partnership items) of such 
     taxpayer for such taxable year, and
       ``(3) the adjustments resulting from such determination do 
     not give rise to a deficiency (as defined in section 6211) 
     but would give rise to a deficiency if there were no net loss 
     from partnership items,
     the Secretary is authorized to send a notice of adjustment 
     reflecting such determination to the taxpayer by certified or 
     registered mail.
       ``(b) Oversheltered Return.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `oversheltered return' means an income tax return 
     which--

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       ``(1) shows no taxable income for the taxable year, and
       ``(2) shows a net loss from partnership items.
       ``(c) Judicial Review in the Tax Court.--Within 90 days, or 
     150 days if the notice is addressed to a person outside the 
     United States, after the day on which the notice of 
     adjustment authorized in subsection (a) is mailed to the 
     taxpayer, the taxpayer may file a petition with the Tax Court 
     for redetermination of the adjustments. Upon the filing of 
     such a petition, the Tax Court shall have jurisdiction to 
     make a declaration with respect to all items (other than 
     partnership items and affected items which require partner 
     level determinations as described in section 
     6230(a)(2)(A)(i)) for the taxable year to which the notice of 
     adjustment relates, in accordance with the principles of 
     section 6214(a). Any such declaration shall have the force 
     and effect of a decision of the Tax Court and shall be 
     reviewable as such.
       ``(d) Failure To File Petition.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if 
     the taxpayer does not file a petition with the Tax Court 
     within the time prescribed in subsection (c), the 
     determination of the Secretary set forth in the notice of 
     adjustment that was mailed to the taxpayer shall be deemed to 
     be correct.
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply after the 
     date that the taxpayer--
       ``(A) files a petition with the Tax Court within the time 
     prescribed in subsection (c) with respect to a subsequent 
     notice of adjustment relating to the same taxable year, or
       ``(B) files a claim for refund of an overpayment of tax 
     under section 6511 for the taxable year involved.
     If a claim for refund is filed by the taxpayer, then solely 
     for purposes of determining (for the taxable year involved) 
     the amount of any computational adjustment in connection with 
     a partnership proceeding under this subchapter (other than 
     under this section) or the amount of any deficiency 
     attributable to affected items in a proceeding under section 
     6230(a)(2), the items that are the subject of the notice of 
     adjustment shall be presumed to have been correctly reported 
     on the taxpayer's return during the pendency of the refund 
     claim (and, if within the time prescribed by section 6532 the 
     taxpayer commences a civil action for refund under section 
     7422, until the decision in the refund action becomes final).
       ``(e) Limitations Period.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any notice to a taxpayer under 
     subsection (a) shall be mailed before the expiration of the 
     period prescribed by section 6501 (relating to the period of 
     limitations on assessment).
       ``(2) Suspension when secretary mails notice of 
     adjustment.--If the Secretary mails a notice of adjustment to 
     the taxpayer for a taxable year, the period of limitations on 
     the making of assessments shall be suspended for the period 
     during which the Secretary is prohibited from making the 
     assessment (and, in any event, if a proceeding in respect of 
     the notice of adjustment is placed on the docket of the Tax 
     Court, until the decision of the Tax Court becomes final), 
     and for 60 days thereafter.
       ``(3) Restrictions on assessment.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in section 6851, 6852, or 6861, no assessment of a 
     deficiency with respect to any tax imposed by subtitle A 
     attributable to any item (other than a partnership item or 
     any item affected by a partnership item) shall be made--
       ``(A) until the expiration of the applicable 90-day or 150-
     day period set forth in subsection (c) for filing a petition 
     with the Tax Court, or
       ``(B) if a petition has been filed with the Tax Court, 
     until the decision of the Tax Court has become final.
       ``(f) Further Notices of Adjustment Restricted.--If the 
     Secretary mails a notice of adjustment to the taxpayer for a 
     taxable year and the taxpayer files a petition with the Tax 
     Court within the time prescribed in subsection (c), the 
     Secretary may not mail another such notice to the taxpayer 
     with respect to the same taxable year in the absence of a 
     showing of fraud, malfeasance, or misrepresentation of a 
     material fact.
       ``(g) Coordination With Other Proceedings Under This 
     Subchapter.--
       ``(1) In general.--The treatment of any item that has been 
     determined pursuant to subsection (c) or (d) shall be taken 
     into account in determining the amount of any computational 
     adjustment that is made in connection with a partnership 
     proceeding under this subchapter (other than under this 
     section), or the amount of any deficiency attributable to 
     affected items in a proceeding under section 6230(a)(2), for 
     the taxable year involved. Notwithstanding any other law or 
     rule of law pertaining to the period of limitations on the 
     making of assessments, for purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, any adjustment made in accordance with this section 
     shall be taken into account regardless of whether any 
     assessment has been made with respect to such adjustment.
       ``(2) Special rule in case of computational adjustment.--In 
     the case of a computational adjustment that is made in 
     connection with a partnership proceeding under this 
     subchapter (other than under this section), the provisions of 
     paragraph (1) shall apply only if the computational 
     adjustment is made within the period prescribed by section 
     6229 for assessing any tax under subtitle A which is 
     attributable to any partnership item or affected item for the 
     taxable year involved.
       ``(3) Conversion to deficiency proceeding.--If--
       ``(A) after the notice referred to in subsection (a) is 
     mailed to a taxpayer for a taxable year but before the 
     expiration of the period for filing a petition with the Tax 
     Court under subsection (c) (or, if a petition is filed with 
     the Tax Court, before the Tax Court makes a declaration for 
     that taxable year), the treatment of any partnership item for 
     the taxable year is finally determined, or any such item 
     ceases to be a partnership item pursuant to section 6231(b), 
     and
       ``(B) as a result of that final determination or cessation, 
     a deficiency can be determined with respect to the items that 
     are the subject of the notice of adjustment,
     the notice of adjustment shall be treated as a notice of 
     deficiency under section 6212 and any petition filed in 
     respect of the notice shall be treated as an action brought 
     under section 6213.
       ``(4) Finally determined.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the treatment of partnership items shall be treated as 
     finally determined if--
       ``(A) the Secretary enters into a settlement agreement 
     (within the meaning of section 6224) with the taxpayer 
     regarding such items,
       ``(B) a notice of final partnership administrative 
     adjustment has been issued and--
       ``(i) no petition has been filed under section 6226 and the 
     time for doing so has expired, or
       ``(ii) a petition has been filed under section 6226 and the 
     decision of the court has become final, or
       ``(C) the period within which any tax attributable to such 
     items may be assessed against the taxpayer has expired.
       ``(h) Special Rules if Secretary Incorrectly Determines 
     Applicable Procedure.--
       ``(1) Special rule if secretary erroneously mails notice of 
     adjustment.--If the Secretary erroneously determines that 
     subchapter B does not apply to a taxable year of a taxpayer 
     and consistent with that determination timely mails a notice 
     of adjustment to the taxpayer pursuant to subsection (a) of 
     this section, the notice of adjustment shall be treated as a 
     notice of deficiency under section 6212 and any petition that 
     is filed in respect of the notice shall be treated as an 
     action brought under section 6213.
       ``(2) Special rule if secretary erroneously mails notice of 
     deficiency.--If the Secretary erroneously determines that 
     subchapter B applies to a taxable year of a taxpayer and 
     consistent with that determination timely mails a notice of 
     deficiency to the taxpayer pursuant to section 6212, the 
     notice of deficiency shall be treated as a notice of 
     adjustment under subsection (a) and any petition that is 
     filed in respect of the notice shall be treated as an action 
     brought under subsection (c).''
       (b) Treatment of Partnership Items in Deficiency 
     Proceedings.--Section 6211 (defining deficiency) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Coordination With Subchapter C.--In determining the 
     amount of any deficiency for purposes of this subchapter, 
     adjustments to partnership items shall be made only as 
     provided in subchapter C.''
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     subchapter C of chapter 63 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 6234. Declaratory judgment relating to treatment of items other 
              than partnership items with respect to an oversheltered 
              return.''
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to partnership taxable years ending after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14312. PARTNERSHIP RETURN TO BE DETERMINATIVE OF AUDIT 
                   PROCEDURES TO BE FOLLOWED.

       (a) In General.--Section 6231 (relating to definitions and 
     special rules) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(g) Partnership Return To Be Determinative of Whether 
     Subchapter Applies.--
       ``(1) Determination that subchapter applies.--If, on the 
     basis of a partnership return for a taxable year, the 
     Secretary reasonably determines that this subchapter applies 
     to such partnership for such year but such determination is 
     erroneous, then the provisions of this subchapter are hereby 
     extended to such partnership (and its items) for such taxable 
     year and to partners of such partnership.
       ``(2) Determination that subchapter does not apply.--If, on 
     the basis of a partnership return for a taxable year, the 
     Secretary reasonably determines that this subchapter does not 
     apply to such partnership for such year but such 
     determination is erroneous, then the provisions of this 
     subchapter shall not apply to such partnership (and its 
     items) for such taxable year or to partners of such 
     partnership.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to partnership taxable years ending after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14313. PROVISIONS RELATING TO STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Suspension of Statute Where Untimely Petition Filed.--
     Paragraph (1) of section 6229(d) (relating to suspension 
     where Secretary makes administrative adjustment) is amended 
     by striking all that follows ``sec

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     tion 6226'' and inserting the following: ``(and, if a 
     petition is filed under section 6226 with respect to such 
     administrative adjustment, until the decision of the court 
     becomes final), and''.
       (b) Suspension of Statute During Bankruptcy Proceeding.--
     Section 6229 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(h) Suspension During Pendency of Bankruptcy 
     Proceeding.--If a petition is filed naming a partner as a 
     debtor in a bankruptcy proceeding under title 11 of the 
     United States Code, the running of the period of limitations 
     provided in this section with respect to such partner shall 
     be suspended--
       ``(1) for the period during which the Secretary is 
     prohibited by reason of such bankruptcy proceeding from 
     making an assessment, and
       ``(2) for 60 days thereafter.''
       (c) Tax Matters Partner in Bankruptcy.--Section 6229(b) is 
     amended by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and 
     by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Special rule with respect to debtors in title 11 
     cases.--Notwithstanding any other law or rule of law, if an 
     agreement is entered into under paragraph (1)(B) and the 
     agreement is signed by a person who would be the tax matters 
     partner but for the fact that, at the time that the agreement 
     is executed, the person is a debtor in a bankruptcy 
     proceeding under title 11 of the United States Code, such 
     agreement shall be binding on all partners in the partnership 
     unless the Secretary has been notified of the bankruptcy 
     proceeding in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary.''
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Subsections (a) and (b).--The amendments made by 
     subsections (a) and (b) shall apply to partnership taxable 
     years with respect to which the period under section 6229 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for assessing tax has not 
     expired on or before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Subsection (c).--The amendment made by subsection (c) 
     shall apply to agreements entered into after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14314. EXPANSION OF SMALL PARTNERSHIP EXCEPTION.

       (a) In General.--Clause (i) of section 6231(a)(1)(B) 
     (relating to exception for small partnerships) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(i) In general.--The term `partnership' shall not include 
     any partnership having 10 or fewer partners each of whom is 
     an individual (other than a nonresident alien), a C 
     corporation, or an estate of a deceased partner. For purposes 
     of the preceding sentence, a husband and wife (and their 
     estates) shall be treated as 1 partner.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to partnership taxable years ending after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14315. EXCLUSION OF PARTIAL SETTLEMENTS FROM 1-YEAR 
                   LIMITATION ON ASSESSMENT.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (f) of section 6229 (relating 
     to items becoming nonpartnership items) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(f) Items Becoming Nonpartnership 
     Items.--If'' and inserting the following:
       ``(f) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Items becoming nonpartnership items.--If'',
       (2) by moving the text of such subsection 2 ems to the 
     right, and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Special rule for partial settlement agreements.--If a 
     partner enters into a settlement agreement with the Secretary 
     with respect to the treatment of some of the partnership 
     items in dispute for a partnership taxable year but other 
     partnership items for such year remain in dispute, the period 
     of limitations for assessing any tax attributable to the 
     settled items shall be determined as if such agreement had 
     not been entered into.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to settlements entered into after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14316. EXTENSION OF TIME FOR FILING A REQUEST FOR 
                   ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 6227 (relating to administrative 
     adjustment requests) is amended by redesignating subsections 
     (b) and (c) as subsections (c) and (d), respectively, and by 
     inserting after subsection (a) the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Special Rule in Case of Extension of Period of 
     Limitations Under Section 6229.--The period prescribed by 
     subsection (a)(1) for filing of a request for an 
     administrative adjustment shall be extended--
       ``(1) for the period within which an assessment may be made 
     pursuant to an agreement (or any extension thereof) under 
     section 6229(b), and
       ``(2) for 6 months thereafter.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 402 of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act 
     of 1982.

     SEC. 14317. AVAILABILITY OF INNOCENT SPOUSE RELIEF IN CONTEXT 
                   OF PARTNERSHIP PROCEEDINGS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 6230 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Special rule in case of assertion by partner's spouse 
     of innocent spouse relief.--
       ``(A) Notwithstanding section 6404(b), if the spouse of a 
     partner asserts that section 6013(e) applies with respect to 
     a liability that is attributable to any adjustment to a 
     partnership item, then such spouse may file with the 
     Secretary within 60 days after the notice of computational 
     adjustment is mailed to the spouse a request for abatement of 
     the assessment specified in such notice. Upon receipt of such 
     request, the Secretary shall abate the assessment. Any 
     reassessment of the tax with respect to which an abatement is 
     made under this subparagraph shall be subject to the 
     deficiency procedures prescribed by subchapter B. The period 
     for making any such reassessment shall not expire before the 
     expiration of 60 days after the date of such abatement.
       ``(B) If the spouse files a petition with the Tax Court 
     pursuant to section 6213 with respect to the request for 
     abatement described in subparagraph (A), the Tax Court shall 
     only have jurisdiction pursuant to this section to determine 
     whether the requirements of section 6013(e) have been 
     satisfied. For purposes of such determination, the treatment 
     of partnership items under the settlement, the final 
     partnership administrative adjustment, or the decision of the 
     court (whichever is appropriate) that gave rise to the 
     liability in question shall be conclusive.
       ``(C) Rules similar to the rules contained in subparagraphs 
     (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) shall apply for purposes of this 
     paragraph.''
       (b) Claims for Refund.--Subsection (c) of section 6230 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Rules for seeking innocent spouse relief.--
       ``(A) In general.--The spouse of a partner may file a claim 
     for refund on the ground that the Secretary failed to relieve 
     the spouse under section 6013(e) from a liability that is 
     attributable to an adjustment to a partnership item.
       ``(B) Time for filing claim.--Any claim under subparagraph 
     (A) shall be filed within 6 months after the day on which the 
     Secretary mails to the spouse the notice of computational 
     adjustment referred to in subsection (a)(3)(A).
       ``(C) Suit if claim not allowed.--If the claim under 
     subparagraph (B) is not allowed, the spouse may bring suit 
     with respect to the claim within the period specified in 
     paragraph (3).
       ``(D) Prior determinations are binding.--For purposes of 
     any claim or suit under this paragraph, the treatment of 
     partnership items under the settlement, the final partnership 
     administrative adjustment, or the decision of the court 
     (whichever is appropriate) that gave rise to the liability in 
     question shall be conclusive.''
       (c) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 6230(a) is amended by striking 
     ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2) or (3)''.
       (2) Subsection (a) of section 6503 is amended by striking 
     ``section 6230(a)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)(A) or 
     (3) of section 6230(a)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 402 of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act 
     of 1982.

     SEC. 14318. DETERMINATION OF PENALTIES AT PARTNERSHIP LEVEL.

       (a) In General.--Section 6221 (relating to tax treatment 
     determined at partnership level) is amended by striking 
     ``item'' and inserting ``item (and the applicability of any 
     penalty, addition to tax, or additional amount which relates 
     to an adjustment to a partnership item)''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (f) of section 6226 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``relates and'' and inserting ``relates,'', 
     and
       (B) by inserting before the period ``, and the 
     applicability of any penalty, addition to tax, or additional 
     amount which relates to an adjustment to a partnership 
     item''.
       (2) Clause (i) of section 6230(a)(2)(A) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(i) affected items which require partner level 
     determinations (other than penalties, additions to tax, and 
     additional amounts that relate to adjustments to partnership 
     items), or''.
       (3)(A) Subparagraph (A) of section 6230(a)(3), as added by 
     section 14317, is amended by inserting ``(including any 
     liability for any penalty, addition to tax, or additional 
     amount relating to such adjustment)'' after ``partnership 
     item''.
       (B) Subparagraph (B) of such section is amended by 
     inserting ``(and the applicability of any penalties, 
     additions to tax, or additional amounts)'' after 
     ``partnership items''.
       (C) Subparagraph (A) of section 6230(c)(5), as added by 
     section 14317, is amended by inserting before the period 
     ``(including any liability for any penalties, additions to 
     tax, or additional amounts relating to such adjustment)''.
       (D) Subparagraph (D) of section 6230(c)(5), as added by 
     section 14317, is amended by inserting ``(and the 
     applicability of any penalties, additions to tax, or 
     additional amounts)'' after ``partnership items''.
       (4) Paragraph (1) of section 6230(c) is amended by striking 
     ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period 
     at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, or'', and by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) the Secretary erroneously imposed any penalty, 
     addition to tax, or additional

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     amount which relates to an adjustment to a partnership 
     item.''
       (5) So much of subparagraph (A) of section 6230(c)(2) as 
     precedes ``shall be filed'' is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) Under paragraph (1) (a) or (c).--Any claim under 
     subparagraph (A) or (C) of paragraph (1)''.
       (6) Paragraph (4) of section 6230(c) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following: ``In addition, the determination 
     under the final partnership administrative adjustment or 
     under the decision of the court (whichever is appropriate) 
     concerning the applicability of any penalty, addition to tax, 
     or additional amount which relates to an adjustment to a 
     partnership item shall also be conclusive. Notwithstanding 
     the preceding sentence, the partner shall be allowed to 
     assert any partner level defenses that may apply or to 
     challenge the amount of the computational adjustment.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to partnership taxable years ending after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14319. PROVISIONS RELATING TO COURT JURISDICTION, ETC.

       (a) Tax Court Jurisdiction To Enjoin Premature Assessments 
     of Deficiencies Attributable to Partnership Items.--
     Subsection (b) of section 6225 is amended by striking ``the 
     proper court.'' and inserting ``the proper court, including 
     the Tax Court. The Tax Court shall have no jurisdiction to 
     enjoin any action or proceeding under this subsection unless 
     a timely petition for a readjustment of the partnership items 
     for the taxable year has been filed and then only in respect 
     of the adjustments that are the subject of such petition.''
       (b) Jurisdiction To Consider Statute of Limitations With 
     Respect to Partners.--Paragraph (1) of section 6226(d) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:
     ``Notwithstanding subparagraph (B), any person treated under 
     subsection (c) as a party to an action shall be permitted to 
     participate in such action (or file a readjustment petition 
     under subsection (b) or paragraph (2) of this subsection) 
     solely for the purpose of asserting that the period of 
     limitations for assessing any tax attributable to partnership 
     items has expired with respect to such person, and the court 
     having jurisdiction of such action shall have jurisdiction to 
     consider such assertion.''
       (c) Tax Court Jurisdiction To Determine Overpayments 
     Attributable to Affected Items.--
       (1) Paragraph (6) of section 6230(d) is amended by striking 
     ``(or an affected item)''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 6512(b) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new sentence:
     ``In the case of a credit or refund relating to an affected 
     item (within the meaning of section 6231(a)(5)), the 
     preceding sentence shall be applied by substituting the 
     periods under sections 6229 and 6230(d) for the periods under 
     section 6511(b)(2), (c), and (d).''
       (d) Venue on Appeal.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 7482(b) is amended by striking 
     ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (D), by striking the period 
     at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting ``, or'', and by 
     inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(F) in the case of a petition under section 6234(c)--
       ``(i) the legal residence of the petitioner if the 
     petitioner is not a corporation, and
       ``(ii) the place or office applicable under subparagraph 
     (B) if the petitioner is a corporation.''
       (2) The last sentence of section 7482(b)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``or 6228(a)'' and inserting ``, 6228(a), or 
     6234(c)''.
       (e) Other Provisions.--
       (1) Subsection (c) of section 7459 is amended by striking 
     ``or section 6228(a)'' and inserting ``, 6228(a), or 
     6234(c)''.
       (2) Subsection (o) of section 6501 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) For declaratory judgment relating to treatment of 
     items other than partnership items with respect to an 
     oversheltered return, see section 6234.''
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to partnership taxable years ending after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14320. TREATMENT OF PREMATURE PETITIONS FILED BY NOTICE 
                   PARTNERS OR 5-PERCENT GROUPS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 6226 (relating 
     to judicial review of final partnership administrative 
     adjustments) is amended by redesignating paragraph (5) as 
     paragraph (6) and by inserting after paragraph (4) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Treatment of premature petitions.--If--
       ``(A) a petition for a readjustment of partnership items 
     for the taxable year involved is filed by a notice partner 
     (or a 5-percent group) during the 90-day period described in 
     subsection (a), and
       ``(B) no action is brought under paragraph (1) during the 
     60-day period described therein with respect to such taxable 
     year which is not dismissed,
     such petition shall be treated for purposes of paragraph (1) 
     as filed on the last day of such 60-day period.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to petitions filed after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14321. BONDS IN CASE OF APPEALS FROM CERTAIN PROCEEDING.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 7485 (relating 
     to bonds to stay assessment of collection) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``penalties,'' after ``any interest,'', 
     and
       (2) by striking ``aggregate of such deficiencies'' and 
     inserting ``aggregate liability of the parties to the 
     action''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by 
     section 402 of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act 
     of 1982.

     SEC. 14322. SUSPENSION OF INTEREST WHERE DELAY IN 
                   COMPUTATIONAL ADJUSTMENT RESULTING FROM CERTAIN 
                   SETTLEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 6601 (relating 
     to interest on underpayment, nonpayment, or extension of time 
     for payment, of tax) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``In the case of a settlement under 
     section 6224(c) which results in the conversion of 
     partnership items to nonpartnership items pursuant to section 
     6231(b)(1)(C), the preceding sentence shall apply to a 
     computational adjustment resulting from such settlement in 
     the same manner as if such adjustment were a deficiency and 
     such settlement were a waiver referred to in the preceding 
     sentence.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to adjustments with respect to partnership 
     taxable years beginning after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 14323. SPECIAL RULES FOR ADMINISTRATIVE ADJUSTMENT 
                   REQUESTS WITH RESPECT TO BAD DEBTS OR WORTHLESS 
                   SECURITIES.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 6227 (relating to administrative 
     adjustment requests) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Requests With Respect to Bad Debts or Worthless 
     Securities.--In the case of that portion of any request for 
     an administrative adjustment which relates to the 
     deductibility by the partnership under section 166 of a debt 
     as a debt which became worthless, or under section 165(g) of 
     a loss from worthlessness of a security, the period 
     prescribed in subsection (a)(1) shall be 7 years from the 
     last day for filing the partnership return for the year with 
     respect to which such request is made (determined without 
     regard to extensions).''
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     take effect as if included in the amendments made by section 
     402 of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982.
       (2) Treatment of requests filed before date of enactment.--
     In the case of that portion of any request (filed before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act) for an administrative 
     adjustment which relates to the deductibility of a debt as a 
     debt which became worthless or the deductibility of a loss 
     from the worthlessness of a security--
       (A) paragraph (2) of section 6227(a) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply,
       (B) the period for filing a petition under section 6228 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to such 
     request shall not expire before the date 6 months after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, and
       (C) such a petition may be filed without regard to whether 
     there was a notice of the beginning of an administrative 
     proceeding or a final partnership administrative adjustment.
                     Subtitle D--Foreign Provisions

   PART I--MODIFICATIONS TO TREATMENT OF PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT 
                               COMPANIES

     SEC. 14401. UNITED STATES SHAREHOLDERS OF CONTROLLED FOREIGN 
                   CORPORATIONS NOT SUBJECT TO PFIC INCLUSION.

       Section 1296 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(e) Exception for United States Shareholders of 
     Controlled Foreign Corporations.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this part, a corporation 
     shall not be treated with respect to a shareholder as a 
     passive foreign investment company during the qualified 
     portion of such shareholder's holding period with respect to 
     stock in such corporation.
       ``(2) Qualified portion.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `qualified portion' means the portion of the 
     shareholder's holding period--
       ``(A) which is after December 31, 1995, and
       ``(B) during which the shareholder is a United States 
     shareholder (as defined in section 951(b)) of the corporation 
     and the corporation is a controlled foreign corporation.
       ``(3) New holding period if qualified portion ends.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     if the qualified portion of a shareholder's holding period 
     with respect to any stock ends after December 31, 1995, 
     solely for purposes of this part, the shareholder's holding 
     period with respect to such stock shall be treated as 
     beginning as of the first day following such period.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if such 
     stock was, with respect to such shareholder, stock in a 
     passive foreign investment company at any time before the 
     qualified portion of the shareholder's holding period with 
     respect to such stock and no election under section 
     1298(b)(1) is made.''

     SEC. 14402. ELECTION OF MARK TO MARKET FOR MARKETABLE STOCK 
                   IN PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANY.

       (a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter P of chapter 1 is 
     amended by redesignating subpart C as subpart D, by 
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     tions 1296 and 1297 as sections 1297 and 1298, respectively, 
     and by inserting after subpart B the following new subpart:

      ``Subpart C--Election of Mark to Market For Marketable Stock

``Sec. 1296. Election of mark to market for marketable stock.

     ``SEC. 1296. ELECTION OF MARK TO MARKET FOR MARKETABLE STOCK.

       ``(a) General Rule.--In the case of marketable stock in a 
     passive foreign investment company which is owned (or treated 
     under subsection (g) as owned) by a United States person at 
     the close of any taxable year of such person, at the election 
     of such person--
       ``(1) If the fair market value of such stock as of the 
     close of such taxable year exceeds its adjusted basis, such 
     United States person shall include in gross income for such 
     taxable year an amount equal to the amount of such excess.
       ``(2) If the adjusted basis of such stock exceeds the fair 
     market value of such stock as of the close of such taxable 
     year, such United States person shall be allowed a deduction 
     for such taxable year equal to the lesser of--
       ``(A) the amount of such excess, or
       ``(B) the unreversed inclusions with respect to such stock.
       ``(b) Basis Adjustments.--
       ``(1) In general.--The adjusted basis of stock in a passive 
     foreign investment company--
       ``(A) shall be increased by the amount included in the 
     gross income of the United States person under subsection 
     (a)(1) with respect to such stock, and
       ``(B) shall be decreased by the amount allowed as a 
     deduction to the United States person under subsection (a)(2) 
     with respect to such stock.
       ``(2) Special rule for stock constructively owned.--In the 
     case of stock in a passive foreign investment company which 
     the United States person is treated as owning under 
     subsection (g)--
       ``(A) the adjustments under paragraph (1) shall apply to 
     such stock in the hands of the person actually holding such 
     stock but only for purposes of determining the subsequent 
     treatment under this chapter of the United States person with 
     respect to such stock, and
       ``(B) similar adjustments shall be made to the adjusted 
     basis of the property by reason of which the United States 
     person is treated as owning such stock.
       ``(c) Character and Source Rules.--
       ``(1) Ordinary treatment.--
       ``(A) Gain.--Any amount included in gross income under 
     subsection (a)(1), and any gain on the sale or other 
     disposition of marketable stock in a passive foreign 
     investment company (with respect to which an election under 
     this section is in effect), shall be treated as ordinary 
     income.
       ``(B) Loss.--Any--
       ``(i) amount allowed as a deduction under subsection 
     (a)(2), and
       ``(ii) loss on the sale or other disposition of marketable 
     stock in a passive foreign investment company (with respect 
     to which an election under this section is in effect) to the 
     extent that the amount of such loss does not exceed the 
     unreversed inclusions with respect to such stock,
     shall be treated as an ordinary loss. The amount so treated 
     shall be treated as a deduction allowable in computing 
     adjusted gross income.
       ``(2) Source.--The source of any amount included in gross 
     income under subsection (a)(1) (or allowed as a deduction 
     under subsection (a)(2)) shall be determined in the same 
     manner as if such amount were gain or loss (as the case may 
     be) from the sale of stock in the passive foreign investment 
     company.
       ``(d) Unreversed Inclusions.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `unreversed inclusions' means, with respect to any 
     stock in a passive foreign investment company, the excess (if 
     any) of--
       ``(1) the amount included in gross income of the taxpayer 
     under subsection (a)(1) with respect to such stock for prior 
     taxable years, over
       ``(2) the amount allowed as a deduction under subsection 
     (a)(2) with respect to such stock for prior taxable years.
     The amount referred to in paragraph (1) shall include any 
     amount which would have been included in gross income under 
     subsection (a)(1) with respect to such stock for any prior 
     taxable year but for section 1291.
       ``(e) Marketable Stock.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `marketable stock' means--
       ``(A) any stock which is regularly traded on--
       ``(i) a national securities exchange which is registered 
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the national 
     market system established pursuant to section 11A of the 
     Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, or
       ``(ii) any exchange or other market which the Secretary 
     determines has rules adequate to carry out the purposes of 
     this part,
       ``(B) to the extent provided in regulations, stock in any 
     foreign corporation which is comparable to a regulated 
     investment company and which offers for sale or has 
     outstanding any stock of which it is the issuer and which is 
     redeemable at its net asset value, and
       ``(C) to the extent provided in regulations, any option on 
     stock described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
       ``(2) Special rule for regulated investment companies.--In 
     the case of any regulated investment company which is 
     offering for sale or has outstanding any stock of which it is 
     the issuer and which is redeemable at its net asset value, 
     all stock in a passive foreign investment company which it 
     owns directly or indirectly shall be treated as marketable 
     stock for purposes of this section. Except as provided in 
     regulations, similar treatment as marketable stock shall 
     apply in the case of any other regulated investment company 
     which publishes net asset valuations at least annually.
       ``(f) Treatment of Controlled Foreign Corporations Which 
     are Shareholders in Passive Foreign Investment Companies.--In 
     the case of a foreign corporation which is a controlled 
     foreign corporation and which owns (or is treated under 
     subsection (g) as owning) stock in a passive foreign 
     investment company--
       ``(1) this section (other than subsection (c)(2)) shall 
     apply to such foreign corporation in the same manner as if 
     such corporation were a United States person, and
       ``(2) for purposes of subpart F of part III of subchapter 
     N--
       ``(A) any amount included in gross income under subsection 
     (a)(1) shall be treated as foreign personal holding company 
     income described in section 954(c)(1)(A), and
       ``(B) any amount allowed as a deduction under subsection 
     (a)(2) shall be treated as a deduction allocable to foreign 
     personal holding company income so described.
       ``(g) Stock Owned Through Certain Foreign Entities.--Except 
     as provided in regulations--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, stock 
     owned, directly or indirectly, by or for a foreign 
     partnership or foreign trust or foreign estate shall be 
     considered as being owned proportionately by its partners or 
     beneficiaries. Stock considered to be owned by a person by 
     reason of the application of the preceding sentence shall, 
     for purposes of applying such sentence, be treated as 
     actually owned by such person.
       ``(2) Treatment of certain dispositions.--In any case in 
     which a United States person is treated as owning stock in a 
     passive foreign investment company by reason of paragraph 
     (1)--
       ``(A) any disposition by the United States person or by any 
     other person which results in the United States person being 
     treated as no longer owning such stock, and
       ``(B) any disposition by the person owning such stock,
     shall be treated as a disposition by the United States person 
     of the stock in the passive foreign investment company.
       ``(h) Coordination With Section 851(b).--For purposes of 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 851(b), any amount included 
     in gross income under subsection (a) shall be treated as a 
     dividend.
       ``(i) Stock Acquired From a Decedent.--In the case of stock 
     of a passive foreign investment company which is acquired by 
     bequest, devise, or inheritance (or by the decedent's estate) 
     and with respect to which an election under this section was 
     in effect as of the date of the decedent's death, 
     notwithstanding section 1014, the basis of such stock in the 
     hands of the person so acquiring it shall be the adjusted 
     basis of such stock in the hands of the decedent immediately 
     before his death (or, if lesser, the basis which would have 
     been determined under section 1014 without regard to this 
     subsection).
       ``(j) Coordination With Section 1291 For First Year of 
     Election.--
       ``(1) Taxpayers other than regulated investment 
     companies.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the taxpayer elects the application 
     of this section with respect to any marketable stock in a 
     corporation after the beginning of the taxpayer's holding 
     period in such stock, and if the requirements of subparagraph 
     (B) are not satisfied, section 1291 shall apply to--
       ``(i) any distributions with respect to, or disposition of, 
     such stock in the first taxable year of the taxpayer for 
     which such election is made, and
       ``(ii) any amount which, but for section 1291, would have 
     been included in gross income under subsection (a) with 
     respect to such stock for such taxable year in the same 
     manner as if such amount were gain on the disposition of such 
     stock.
       ``(B) Requirements.--The requirements of this subparagraph 
     are met if, with respect to each of such corporation's 
     taxable years for which such corporation was a passive 
     foreign investment company and which begin after December 31, 
     1986, and included any portion of the taxpayer's holding 
     period in such stock, such corporation was treated as a 
     qualified electing fund under this part with respect to the 
     taxpayer.
       ``(2) Special rules for regulated investment companies.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a regulated investment company elects 
     the application of this section with respect to any 
     marketable stock in a corporation after the beginning of the 
     taxpayer's holding period in such stock, then, with respect 
     to such company's first taxable year for which such company 
     elects the application of this section with respect to such 
     stock--
       ``(i) section 1291 shall not apply to such stock with 
     respect to any distribution or disposition during, or amount 
     included in gross income under this section for, such first 
     taxable year, but
       ``(ii) such regulated investment company's tax under this 
     chapter for such first taxable year shall be increased by the 
     aggregate amount of interest which would have been determined 
     under section 1291(c)(3) if section

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     1291 were applied without regard to this subparagraph.
     Clause (ii) shall not apply if for the preceding taxable year 
     the company elected to mark to market the stock held by such 
     company as of the last day of such preceding taxable year.
       ``(B) Disallowance of deduction.--No deduction shall be 
     allowed to any regulated investment company for the increase 
     in tax under subparagraph (A)(ii).
       ``(k) Election.--This section shall apply to marketable 
     stock in a passive foreign investment company which is held 
     by a United States person only if such person elects to apply 
     this section with respect to such stock. Such an election 
     shall apply to the taxable year for which made and all 
     subsequent taxable years unless--
       ``(1) such stock ceases to be marketable stock, or
       ``(2) the Secretary consents to the revocation of such 
     election.
       ``(l) Transition Rule for Individuals Becoming Subject to 
     United States Tax.--If any individual becomes a United States 
     person in a taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995, 
     solely for purposes of this section, the adjusted basis 
     (before adjustments under subsection (b)) of any marketable 
     stock in a passive foreign investment company owned by such 
     individual on the first day of such taxable year shall be 
     treated as being the greater of its fair market value on such 
     first day or its adjusted basis on such first day.''
       (b) Coordination With Interest Charge, Etc.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 1291(d) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new flush sentence:
     ``Except as provided in section 1296(j), this section also 
     shall not apply if an election under section 1296(k) is in 
     effect for the taxpayer's taxable year.''
       (2) The subsection heading for subsection (d) of section 
     1291 is amended by striking ``Subpart B'' and inserting 
     ``Subparts B and C''.
       (3) Subparagraph (A) of section 1291(a)(3) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) Holding period.--The taxpayer's holding period shall 
     be determined under section 1223; except that--
       ``(i) for purposes of applying this section to an excess 
     distribution, such holding period shall be treated as ending 
     on the date of such distribution, and
       ``(ii) if section 1296 applied to such stock with respect 
     to the taxpayer for any prior taxable year, such holding 
     period shall be treated as beginning on the first day of the 
     first taxable year beginning after the last taxable year for 
     which section 1296 so applied.''
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Sections 532(b)(4) and 542(c)(10) are each amended by 
     striking ``section 1296'' and inserting ``section 1297''.
       (2) Subsection (f) of section 551 is amended by striking 
     ``section 1297(b)(5)'' and inserting ``section 1298(b)(5)''
       (3) Subsections (a)(1) and (d) of section 1293 are each 
     amended by striking ``section 1297(a)'' and inserting 
     ``section 1298(a)''.
       (4) Paragraph (3) of section 1297(b), as redesignated by 
     subsection (a), is hereby repealed.
       (5) The table of sections for subpart D of part VI of 
     subchapter P of chapter 1, as redesignated by subsection (a), 
     is amended to read as follows:

``Sec. 1297. Passive foreign investment company.
``Sec. 1298. Special rules.''
       (6) The table of subparts for part VI of subchapter P of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the last item and inserting 
     the following new items:

``Subpart C. Election of mark to market for marketable stock.
``Subpart D. General provisions.''
       (d) Clarification of Gain Recognition Election.--The last 
     sentence of section 1298(b)(1), as so redesignated, is 
     amended by inserting ``(determined without regard to the 
     preceding sentence)'' after ``investment company''.

     SEC. 14403. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFINITION OF PASSIVE INCOME.

       (a) Exception for Same Country Income Not To Apply.--
     Paragraph (1) of section 1297(b) (defining passive income), 
     as redesignated by section 14402, is amended by inserting 
     before the period ``without regard to paragraph (3) 
     thereof''.
       (b) Passive Income Not To Include FSC Income.--Paragraph 
     (2) of section 1297(b), as so redesignated, is amended by 
     striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking 
     the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, 
     or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(D) any foreign trade income of a FSC.''

     SEC. 14404. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this part shall apply to--
       (1) taxable years of United States persons beginning after 
     December 31, 1995, and
       (2) taxable years of foreign corporations ending with or 
     within such taxable years of United States persons.

         PART II--TREATMENT OF CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS

     SEC. 14411. GAIN ON CERTAIN STOCK SALES BY CONTROLLED FOREIGN 
                   CORPORATIONS TREATED AS DIVIDENDS.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 964 (relating to miscellaneous 
     provisions) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Gain on Certain Stock Sales by Controlled Foreign 
     Corporations Treated as Dividends.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a controlled foreign corporation 
     sells or exchanges stock in any other foreign corporation, 
     gain recognized on such sale or exchange shall be included in 
     the gross income of such controlled foreign corporation as a 
     dividend to the same extent that it would have been so 
     included under section 1248(a) if such controlled foreign 
     corporation were a United States person. For purposes of 
     determining the amount which would have been so includible, 
     the determination of whether such other foreign corporation 
     was a controlled foreign corporation shall be made without 
     regard to the preceding sentence.
       ``(2) Same country exception not applicable.--Clause (i) of 
     section 954(c)(3)(A) shall not apply to any amount treated as 
     a dividend by reason of paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Clarification of deemed sales.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, a controlled foreign corporation shall be treated 
     as having sold or exchanged any stock if, under any provision 
     of this subtitle, such controlled foreign corporation is 
     treated as having gain from the sale or exchange of such 
     stock.''
       (b) Amendment of Section 904(d).--Clause (i) of section 
     904(d)(2)(E) is amended by striking ``and except as provided 
     in regulations, the taxpayer was a United States shareholder 
     in such corporation''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to 
     gain recognized on transactions occurring after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (2) The amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to 
     distributions after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14412. MISCELLANEOUS MODIFICATIONS TO 
                   SUBPART F.

       (a) Section 1248 Gain Taken Into Account in Determining Pro 
     Rata Share.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 951(a) (defining 
     pro rata share of subpart F income) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``For purposes of 
     subparagraph (B), any gain included in the gross income of 
     any person as a dividend under section 1248 shall be treated 
     as a distribution received by such person with respect to the 
     stock involved.''
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to dispositions after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (b) Basis Adjustments in Stock Held by Foreign 
     Corporation.--
       (1) In general.--Section 961 (relating to adjustments to 
     basis of stock in controlled foreign corporations and of 
     other property) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(c) Basis Adjustments in Stock Held by Foreign 
     Corporation.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, 
     if a United States shareholder is treated under section 
     958(a)(2) as owning any stock in a controlled foreign 
     corporation which is actually owned by another controlled 
     foreign corporation, adjustments similar to the adjustments 
     provided by subsections (a) and (b) shall be made to the 
     basis of such stock in the hands of such other controlled 
     foreign corporation, but only for the purposes of determining 
     the amount included under section 951 in the gross income of 
     such United States shareholder (or any other United States 
     shareholder who acquires from any person any portion of the 
     interest of such United States shareholder by reason of which 
     such shareholder was treated as owning such stock, but only 
     to the extent of such portion, and subject to such proof of 
     identity of such interest as the Secretary may prescribe by 
     regulations).''
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply for purposes of determining inclusions for 
     taxable years of United States shareholders beginning after 
     December 31, 1995.
       (c) Determination of Previously Taxed Income in Section 304 
     Distributions, Etc.--
       (1) In general.--Section 959 (relating to exclusion from 
     gross income of previously taxed earnings and profits) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Adjustments for Certain Transactions.--If by reason 
     of--
       ``(1) a transaction to which section 304 applies,
       ``(2) the structure of a United States shareholder's 
     holdings in controlled foreign corporations, or
       ``(3) other circumstances,
     there would be a multiple inclusion of any item in income (or 
     an inclusion or exclusion without an appropriate basis 
     adjustment) by reason of this subpart, the Secretary may 
     prescribe regulations providing such modifications in the 
     application of this subpart as may be necessary to eliminate 
     such multiple inclusion or provide such basis adjustment, as 
     the case may be.''
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Clarification of Treatment of Branch Tax Exemptions or 
     Reductions.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 952 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``For 
     purposes of this subsection, any exemption (or reduction) 
     with respect to the tax imposed by section 884 shall not be 
     taken into account.''.

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       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1986.

     SEC. 14413. INDIRECT FOREIGN TAX CREDIT ALLOWED FOR CERTAIN 
                   LOWER TIER COMPANIES.

       (a) Section 902 Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 902 (relating to 
     deemed taxes increased in case of certain 2nd and 3rd tier 
     foreign corporations) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Deemed Taxes Increased in Case of Certain Lower Tier 
     Corporations.--
       ``(1) In general.--If--
       ``(A) any foreign corporation is a member of a qualified 
     group, and
       ``(B) such foreign corporation owns 10 percent or more of 
     the voting stock of another member of such group from which 
     it receives dividends in any taxable year,
     such foreign corporation shall be deemed to have paid the 
     same proportion of such other member's post-1986 foreign 
     income taxes as would be determined under subsection (a) if 
     such foreign corporation were a domestic corporation.
       ``(2) Qualified group.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     term `qualified group' means--
       ``(A) the foreign corporation described in subsection (a), 
     and
       ``(B) any other foreign corporation if--
       ``(i) the domestic corporation owns at least 5 percent of 
     the voting stock of such other foreign corporation indirectly 
     through a chain of foreign corporations connected through 
     stock ownership of at least 10 percent of their voting stock,
       ``(ii) the foreign corporation described in subsection (a) 
     is the first tier corporation in such chain, and
       ``(iii) such other corporation is not below the sixth tier 
     in such chain.
     The term `qualified group' shall not include any foreign 
     corporation below the third tier in the chain referred to in 
     clause (i) unless such foreign corporation is a controlled 
     foreign corporation (as defined in section 957) and the 
     domestic corporation is a United States shareholder (as 
     defined in section 951(b)) in such foreign corporation. 
     Paragraph (1) shall apply to those taxes paid by a member of 
     the qualified group below the third tier only with respect to 
     periods during which it was a controlled foreign 
     corporation.''
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Subparagraph (B) of section 902(c)(3) is amended by 
     adding ``or'' at the end of clause (i) and by striking 
     clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the following new 
     clause:
       ``(ii) the requirements of subsection (b)(2) are met with 
     respect to such foreign corporation.''
       (B) Subparagraph (B) of section 902(c)(4) is amended by 
     striking ``3rd foreign corporation'' and inserting ``sixth 
     tier foreign corporation''.
       (C) The heading for paragraph (3) of section 902(c) is 
     amended by striking ``where domestic corporation acquires 10 
     percent of foreign corporation'' and inserting ``where 
     foreign corporation first qualifies''.
       (D) Paragraph (3) of section 902(c) is amended by striking 
     ``ownership'' each place it appears.
       (b) Section 960 Credit.--Paragraph (1) of section 960(a) 
     (relating to special rules for foreign tax credits) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Deemed paid credit.--For purposes of subpart A of 
     this part, if there is included under section 951(a) in the 
     gross income of a domestic corporation any amount 
     attributable to earnings and profits of a foreign corporation 
     which is a member of a qualified group (as defined in section 
     902(b)) with respect to the domestic corporation, then, 
     except to the extent provided in regulations, section 902 
     shall be applied as if the amount so included were a dividend 
     paid by such foreign corporation (determined by applying 
     section 902(c) in accordance with section 904(d)(3)(B)).''
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxes of foreign corporations for taxable years of 
     such corporations beginning after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Special rule.--In the case of any chain of foreign 
     corporations described in clauses (i) and (ii) of section 
     902(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended 
     by this section), no liquidation, reorganization, or similar 
     transaction in a taxable year beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act shall have the effect of permitting 
     taxes to be taken into account under section 902 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which could not have been taken 
     into account under such section but for such transaction.

     SEC. 14414. REPEAL OF INCLUSION OF CERTAIN EARNINGS INVESTED 
                   IN EXCESS PASSIVE ASSETS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Repeal of inclusion.--Paragraph (1) of section 951(a) 
     (relating to amounts included in gross income of United 
     States shareholders) is amended by striking subparagraph (C), 
     by striking ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting a period, and by adding ``and'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (A).
       (2) Repeal of inclusion amount.--Section 956A (relating to 
     earnings invested in excess passive assets) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (G) of section 904(d)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 951(a)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``section 951(a)(1)(B)''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 956(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) Applicable earnings.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `applicable earnings' means, with respect to any 
     controlled foreign corporation, the sum of--
       ``(A) the amount (not including a deficit) referred to in 
     section 316(a)(1), and
       ``(B) the amount referred to in section 316(a)(2),
     but reduced by distributions made during the taxable year.''
       (3) Paragraph (3) of section 956(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) Special rule where corporation ceases to be 
     controlled foreign corporation.--If any foreign corporation 
     ceases to be a controlled foreign corporation during any 
     taxable year--
       ``(A) the determination of any United States shareholder's 
     pro rata share shall be made on the basis of stock owned 
     (within the meaning of section 958(a)) by such shareholder on 
     the last day during the taxable year on which the foreign 
     corporation is a controlled foreign corporation,
       ``(B) the average referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A) for 
     such taxable year shall be determined by only taking into 
     account quarters ending on or before such last day, and
       ``(C) in determining applicable earnings, the amount taken 
     into account by reason of being described in paragraph (2) of 
     section 316(a) shall be the portion of the amount so 
     described which is allocable (on a pro rata basis) to the 
     part of such year during which the corporation is a 
     controlled foreign corporation.''
       (4) Subsection (a) of section 959 (relating to exclusion 
     from gross income of previously taxed earnings and profits) 
     is amended by adding ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1), by 
     striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2), and by striking 
     paragraph (3).
       (5) Subsection (a) of section 959 is amended by striking 
     ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'' in the last sentence and inserting 
     ``paragraph (2)''.
       (6) Subsection (c) of section 959 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following flush sentence:
     ``References in this subsection to section 951(a)(1)(C) and 
     subsection (a)(3) shall be treated as references to such 
     provisions as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Tax Simplification Act of 1995.''
       (7) Paragraph (1) of section 959(f) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, amounts 
     that would be included under subparagraph (B) of section 
     951(a)(1) (determined without regard to this section) shall 
     be treated as attributable first to earnings described in 
     subsection (c)(2), and then to earnings described in 
     subsection (c)(3).''
       (8) Paragraph (2) of section 959(f) is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 951(a)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``section 951(a)(1)(B)''.
       (9) Subsection (b) of section 989 is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 951(a)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``section 951(a)(1)(B)''.
       (10) Paragraph (9) of section 1298(b), as redesignated by 
     section 14402, is amended by striking ``subparagraph (B) or 
     (C) of section 951(a)(1)'' and inserting ``section 
     951(a)(1)(B)''.
       (11) Subsections (d)(3)(B) and (e)(2)(B)(ii) of section 
     1298, as redesignated by section 14402, are each amended by 
     striking ``or section 956A''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     F of part III of subchapter N of chapter 1 is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 956A.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years of foreign corporations 
     beginning after September 30, 1995, and to taxable years of 
     United States shareholders within which or with which such 
     taxable years of foreign corporations end.

                       PART III--OTHER PROVISIONS

     SEC. 14421. EXCHANGE RATE USED IN TRANSLATING FOREIGN TAXES.

       (a) Accrued Taxes Translated by Using Average Rate for Year 
     to Which Taxes Relate.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 986 (relating to 
     translation of foreign taxes) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Foreign Income Taxes.--
       ``(1) Translation of accrued taxes.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of determining the amount 
     of the foreign tax credit, in the case of a taxpayer who 
     takes foreign income taxes into account when accrued, the 
     amount of any foreign income taxes (and any adjustment 
     thereto) shall be translated into dollars by using the 
     average exchange rate for the taxable year to which such 
     taxes relate.
       ``(B) Exception for taxes not paid within following 2 
     years.--
       ``(i) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any foreign 
     income taxes paid after the date 2 years after the close of 
     the taxable year to which such taxes relate.
       ``(ii) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to taxes paid 
     before the beginning of the taxable year to which such taxes 
     relate.
       ``(C) Exception for inflationary currencies.--Subparagraph 
     (A) shall not apply to any foreign income taxes the liability 
     for which is denominated in any currency determined to be an 
     inflationary currency under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(D) Cross reference.--

  ``For adjustments where tax is not paid within 2 years, see section 
905(c).

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       ``(2) Translation of taxes to which paragraph (1) does not 
     apply.--For purposes of determining the amount of the foreign 
     tax credit, in the case of any foreign income taxes to which 
     subparagraph (A) of paragraph (1) does not apply--
       ``(A) such taxes shall be translated into dollars using the 
     exchange rates as of the time such taxes were paid to the 
     foreign country or possession of the United States, and
       ``(B) any adjustment to the amount of such taxes shall be 
     translated into dollars using--
       ``(i) except as provided in clause (ii), the exchange rate 
     as of the time when such adjustment is paid to the foreign 
     country or possession, or
       ``(ii) in the case of any refund or credit of foreign 
     income taxes, using the exchange rate as of the time of the 
     original payment of such foreign income taxes.
       ``(3) Foreign income taxes.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `foreign income taxes' means any income, 
     war profits, or excess profits taxes paid or accrued to any 
     foreign country or to any possession of the United States.''
       (2) Adjustment when not paid within 2 years after year to 
     which taxes relate.--Subsection (c) of section 905 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(c) Adjustments to Accrued Taxes.--
       ``(1) In general.--If--
       ``(A) accrued taxes when paid differ from the amounts 
     claimed as credits by the taxpayer,
       ``(B) accrued taxes are not paid before the date 2 years 
     after the close of the taxable year to which such taxes 
     relate, or
       ``(C) any tax paid is refunded in whole or in part,
     the taxpayer shall notify the Secretary, who shall 
     redetermine the amount of the tax for the year or years 
     affected.
       ``(2) Special rule for taxes not paid within 2 years.--In 
     making the redetermination under paragraph (1), no credit 
     shall be allowed for accrued taxes not paid before the date 
     referred to in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1). Any such 
     taxes if subsequently paid shall be taken into account for 
     the taxable year in which paid and no redetermination under 
     this section shall be made on account of such payment.
       ``(3) Adjustments.--The amount of tax due on any 
     redetermination under paragraph (1) (if any) shall be paid by 
     the taxpayer on notice and demand by the Secretary, and the 
     amount of tax overpaid (if any) shall be credited or refunded 
     to the taxpayer in accordance with subchapter B of chapter 66 
     (section 6511 et seq.).
       ``(4) Bond requirements.--In the case of any tax accrued 
     but not paid, the Secretary, as a condition precedent to the 
     allowance of the credit provided in this subpart, may require 
     the taxpayer to give a bond, with sureties satisfactory to 
     and approved by the Secretary, in such sum as the Secretary 
     may require, conditioned on the payment by the taxpayer of 
     any amount of tax found due on any such redetermination. Any 
     such bond shall contain such further conditions as the 
     Secretary may require.
       ``(5) Other special rules.--In any redetermination under 
     paragraph (1) by the Secretary of the amount of tax due from 
     the taxpayer for the year or years affected by a refund, the 
     amount of the taxes refunded for which credit has been 
     allowed under this section shall be reduced by the amount of 
     any tax described in section 901 imposed by the foreign 
     country or possession of the United States with respect to 
     such refund; but no credit under this subpart, or deduction 
     under section 164, shall be allowed for any taxable year with 
     respect to any such tax imposed on the refund. No interest 
     shall be assessed or collected on any amount of tax due on 
     any redetermination by the Secretary, resulting from a refund 
     to the taxpayer, for any period before the receipt of such 
     refund, except to the extent interest was paid by the foreign 
     country or possession of the United States on such refund for 
     such period.''
       (b) Authority To Use Average Rates.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 986 (as amended 
     by subsection (a)) is amended by redesignating paragraph (3) 
     as paragraph (4) and inserting after paragraph (2) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Authority to permit use of average rates.--To the 
     extent prescribed in regulations, the average exchange rate 
     for the period (specified in such regulations) during which 
     the taxes or adjustment is paid may be used instead of the 
     exchange rate as of the time of such payment.''
       (2) Determination of average rates.--Subsection (c) of 
     section 989 is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
     (5) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(6) setting forth procedures for determining the average 
     exchange rate for any period.''
       (3) Conforming amendments.--Subsection (b) of section 989 
     is amended by striking ``weighted'' each place it appears.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsections (a)(1) 
     and (b) shall apply to taxes paid or accrued in taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1995.
       (2) Subsection (a)(2).--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a)(2) shall apply to taxes which relate to taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 14422. ELECTION TO USE SIMPLIFIED SECTION 904 LIMITATION 
                   FOR ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX.

       (a) General Rule.--Subsection (a) of section 59 (relating 
     to alternative minimum tax foreign tax credit) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Election to use simplified section 904 limitation.--
       ``(A) In general.--In determining the alternative minimum 
     tax foreign tax credit for any taxable year to which an 
     election under this paragraph applies--
       ``(i) subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply, 
     and
       ``(ii) the limitation of section 904 shall be based on the 
     proportion which--

       ``(I) the taxpayer's taxable income (as determined for 
     purposes of the regular tax) from sources without the United 
     States (but not in excess of the taxpayer's entire 
     alternative minimum taxable income), bears to

       ``(II) the taxpayer's entire alternative minimum taxable 
     income for the taxable year.

       ``(B) Election.--
       ``(i) In general.--An election under this paragraph may be 
     made only for the taxpayer's first taxable year which begins 
     after December 31, 1995, and for which the taxpayer claims an 
     alternative minimum tax foreign tax credit.
       ``(ii) Election revocable only with consent.--An election 
     under this paragraph, once made, shall apply to the taxable 
     year for which made and all subsequent taxable years unless 
     revoked with the consent of the Secretary.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 14423. MODIFICATION OF SECTION 1491.

       (a) General Rule.--So much of chapter 5 (relating to tax on 
     transfers to avoid income tax) as precedes section 1492 is 
     amended to read as follows:

        ``CHAPTER 5--TREATMENT OF TRANSFERS TO AVOID INCOME TAX

``Sec. 1491. Recognition of gain.
``Sec. 1492. Exceptions.

     ``SEC. 1491. RECOGNITION OF GAIN.

       ``In the case of any transfer of property by a United 
     States person to a foreign corporation as paid-in surplus or 
     as a contribution to capital, to a foreign estate or trust, 
     or to a foreign partnership, for purposes of this subtitle 
     (other than for purposes of section 679), such transfer shall 
     be treated as a sale or exchange for an amount equal to the 
     fair market value of the property transferred, and the 
     transferor shall recognize as gain the excess of--
       ``(1) the fair market value of the property so transferred, 
     over
       ``(2) the adjusted basis (for purposes of determining gain) 
     of such property in the hands of the transferor.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1057 is hereby repealed.
       (2) Section 1492 is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 1492. EXCEPTIONS.

       ``The provisions of section 1491 shall not apply--
       ``(1) If the transferee is an organization exempt from 
     income tax under part I of subchapter F of chapter 1 (other 
     than an organization described in section 401(a)),
       ``(2) To a transfer described in section 367, or
       ``(3) To any other transfer, to the extent provided in 
     regulations in accordance with principles similar to the 
     principles of section 367 or otherwise consistent with the 
     purpose of section 1491.''
       (3) Section 1494 is hereby repealed.
       (4) Paragraph (8) of section 6501(c) is amended by 
     inserting ``or on any transfer by reason of section 1491'' 
     after ``section 367''.
       (5) Subsection (a) of section 6038B is amended by striking 
     ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1), by adding ``or'' at the 
     end of paragraph (2), and by inserting after paragraph (2) 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) makes any transfer described in section 1491,''.
       (6) The table of sections for part IV of subchapter O of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     1057.
       (7) The table of chapters for subtitle A is amended by 
     striking ``Tax on'' in the item relating to chapter 5 and 
     inserting ``Treatment of''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to transfers after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 14424. MODIFICATION OF SECTION 367(B).

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (1) of section 367(b) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any transaction described 
     in section 332, 351, 354, 355, 356, or 361 in which the 
     status of a foreign corporation as a corporation is a general 
     condition for nonrecognition by 1 or more of the parties to 
     the transaction, income shall be required to be recognized to 
     the extent provided in regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary which are necessary or appropriate to prevent the 
     avoidance of Federal income taxes. This subsection shall not 
     apply to a transaction in which the foreign corporation is 
     not treated as a corporation under subsection (a)(1).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to transfers after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 14425. INCREASE IN FILING THRESHOLDS FOR RETURNS AS TO 
                   ORGANIZATION OF FOREIGN CORPORATIONS AND 
                   ACQUISITIONS OF STOCK IN SUCH CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 6046 (relating 
     to returns as to organization or reorganization of foreign 
     corporations and as to acquisitions of their stock) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Requirement of return.--

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       ``(1) In general.--A return complying with the requirements 
     of subsection (b) shall be made by--
       ``(A) each United States citizen or resident who becomes an 
     officer or director of a foreign corporation if a United 
     States person (as defined in section 7701(a)(30)) meets the 
     stock ownership requirements of paragraph (2) with respect to 
     such corporation,
       ``(B) each United States person--
       ``(i) who acquires stock which, when added to any stock 
     owned on the date of such acquisition, meets the stock 
     ownership requirements of paragraph (2) with respect to a 
     foreign corporation, or
       ``(ii) who acquires stock which, without regard to stock 
     owned on the date of such acquisition, meets the stock 
     ownership requirements of paragraph (2) with respect to a 
     foreign corporation,
       ``(C) each person (not described in subparagraph (B)) who 
     is treated as a United States shareholder under section 
     953(c) with respect to a foreign corporation, and
       ``(D) each person who becomes a United States person while 
     meeting the stock ownership requirements of paragraph (2) 
     with respect to stock of a foreign corporation.
     In the case of a foreign corporation with respect to which 
     any person is treated as a United States shareholder under 
     section 953(c), subparagraph (A) shall be treated as 
     including a reference to each United States person who is an 
     officer or director of such corporation.
       ``(2) Stock ownership requirements.--A person meets the 
     stock ownership requirements of this paragraph with respect 
     to any corporation if such person owns 10 percent or more 
     of--
       ``(A) the total combined voting power of all classes of 
     stock of such corporation entitled to vote, or
       ``(B) the total value of the stock of such corporation.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 14426. APPLICATION OF UNIFORM CAPITALIZATION RULES TO 
                   FOREIGN PERSONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 263A(c) (relating to exceptions) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Foreign persons.--This section shall apply to any 
     taxpayer who is not a United States person only for purposes 
     of--
       ``(A) tax liability with respect to income which is 
     effectively connected with the conduct of a trade or business 
     in the United States, and
       ``(B) tax liability of a United States shareholder (as 
     defined in section 951(b)) with respect to amounts includible 
     in gross income under section 951(a).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995. Section 481 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall 
     not apply to any change in a method of accounting by reason 
     of such amendment.

     SEC. 14427. CERTAIN PRIZES AND AWARDS.

       (a) In General.--Section 863 (relating to special rules for 
     determining source) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) Certain Prizes and Awards Associated With Amateur 
     Sports Competitions.--
       ``(1) In general.--A prize or award received by a 
     nonresident alien by reason of participating in an amateur 
     sports competition in the United States shall not be treated 
     as derived from sources within the United States if such 
     alien performs no services for such prize or award.
       ``(2) Amateur sports competition.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the term `amateur sports competition' means 
     any competition in which the only prizes awarded by the 
     sponsors of the competition are of nominal value.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to prizes and awards granted after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14428. TREATMENT FOR ESTATE TAX PURPOSES OF SHORT-TERM 
                   OBLIGATIONS HELD BY NONRESIDENT ALIENS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 2105 is amended 
     by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2), by striking 
     the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting ``, 
     and'', and by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) obligations which would be original issue discount 
     obligations as defined in section 871(g)(1) but for 
     subparagraph (B)(i) thereof, if any interest thereon (were 
     such interest received by the decedent at the time of his 
     death) would not be effectively connected with the conduct of 
     a trade or business within the United States.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
                Subtitle E--Other Income Tax Provisions

             PART I--PROVISIONS RELATING TO S CORPORATIONS

     SEC. 14501. S CORPORATIONS PERMITTED TO HAVE 75 SHAREHOLDERS.

       Subparagraph (A) of section 1361(b)(1) (defining small 
     business corporation) is amended by striking ``35 
     shareholders'' and inserting ``75 shareholders''.

     SEC. 14502. ELECTING SMALL BUSINESS TRUSTS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subparagraph (A) of section 1361(c)(2) 
     (relating to certain trusts permitted as shareholders) is 
     amended by inserting after clause (iv) the following new 
     clause:
       ``(v) An electing small business trust.''
       (b) Current Beneficiaries Treated as Shareholders.--
     Subparagraph (B) of section 1361(c)(2) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new clause:
       ``(v) In the case of a trust described in clause (v) of 
     subparagraph (A), each potential current beneficiary of such 
     trust shall be treated as a shareholder; except that, if for 
     any period there is no potential current beneficiary of such 
     trust, such trust shall be treated as the shareholder during 
     such period.''
       (c) Electing Small Business Trust Defined.--Section 1361 
     (defining S corporation) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Electing Small Business Trust Defined.--
       ``(1) Electing small business trust.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the term `electing small business trust' means any trust if--
       ``(i) such trust does not have as a beneficiary any person 
     other than (I) an individual, (II) an estate, or (III) an 
     organization described in paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5) of 
     section 170(c) which holds a contingent interest and is not a 
     potential current beneficiary,
       ``(ii) no interest in such trust was acquired by purchase, 
     and
       ``(iii) an election under this subsection applies to such 
     trust.
       ``(B) Certain trusts not eligible.--The term `electing 
     small business trust' shall not include--
       ``(i) any qualified subchapter S trust (as defined in 
     subsection (d)(3)) if an election under subsection (d)(2) 
     applies to any corporation the stock of which is held by such 
     trust, and
       ``(ii) any trust exempt from tax under this subtitle.
       ``(C) Purchase.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
     `purchase' means any acquisition if the basis of the property 
     acquired is determined under section 1012.
       ``(2) Potential current beneficiary.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `potential current beneficiary' means, with 
     respect to any period, any person who at any time during such 
     period is entitled to, or at the discretion of any person may 
     receive, a distribution from the principal or income of the 
     trust. If a trust disposes of all of the stock which it holds 
     in an S corporation, then, with respect to such corporation, 
     the term `potential current beneficiary' does not include any 
     person who first met the requirements of the preceding 
     sentence during the 60-day period ending on the date of such 
     disposition.
       ``(3) Election.--An election under this subsection shall be 
     made by the trustee. Any such election shall apply to the 
     taxable year of the trust for which made and all subsequent 
     taxable years of such trust unless revoked with the consent 
     of the Secretary.
       ``(4) Cross reference.--

  ``For special treatment of electing small business trusts, see 
section 641(d).''
       (d) Taxation of Electing Small Business Trusts.--Section 
     641 (relating to imposition of tax on trusts) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Special Rules for Taxation of Electing Small Business 
     Trusts.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this chapter--
       ``(A) the portion of any electing small business trust 
     which consists of stock in 1 or more S corporations shall be 
     treated as a separate trust, and
       ``(B) the amount of the tax imposed by this chapter on such 
     separate trust shall be determined with the modifications of 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Modifications.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     modifications of this paragraph are the following:
       ``(A) Except as provided in section 1(h), the amount of the 
     tax imposed by section 1(e) shall be determined by using the 
     highest rate of tax set forth in section 1(e).
       ``(B) The exemption amount under section 55(d) shall be 
     zero.
       ``(C) The only items of income, loss, deduction, or credit 
     to be taken into account are the following:
       ``(i) The items required to be taken into account under 
     section 1366.
       ``(ii) Any gain or loss from the disposition of stock in an 
     S corporation.
       ``(iii) To the extent provided in regulations, State or 
     local income taxes or administrative expenses to the extent 
     allocable to items described in clauses (i) and (ii).
     No deduction or credit shall be allowed for any amount not 
     described in this paragraph, and no item described in this 
     paragraph shall be apportioned to any beneficiary.
       ``(D) No amount shall be allowed under paragraph (1) or (2) 
     of section 1211(b).
       ``(3) Treatment of remainder of trust and distributions.--
     For purposes of determining--
       ``(A) the amount of the tax imposed by this chapter on the 
     portion of any electing small business trust not treated as a 
     separate trust under paragraph (1), and
       ``(B) the distributable net income of the entire trust,
     the items referred to in paragraph (2)(C) shall be excluded. 
     Except as provided in the preceding sentence, this subsection 
     shall not affect the taxation of any distribution from the 
     trust.
       ``(4) Treatment of unused deductions where termination of 
     separate trust.--If a portion of an electing small business 
     trust

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     ceases to be treated as a separate trust under paragraph (1), 
     any carryover or excess deduction of the separate trust which 
     is referred to in section 642(h) shall be taken into account 
     by the entire trust.
       ``(5) Electing small business trust.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `electing small business trust' has the 
     meaning given such term by section 1361(e)(1).''
       (e) Technical Amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section 1366(a) 
     is amended by inserting ``, or of a trust or estate which 
     terminates,'' after ``who dies''.

     SEC. 14503. EXPANSION OF POST-DEATH QUALIFICATION FOR CERTAIN 
                   TRUSTS.

       Subparagraph (A) of section 1361(c)(2) (relating to certain 
     trusts permitted as shareholders) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``60-day period'' each place it appears in 
     clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting ``2-year period'', and
       (2) by striking the last sentence in clause (ii).

     SEC. 14504. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PERMITTED TO HOLD SAFE 
                   HARBOR DEBT.

       Clause (iii) of section 1361(c)(5)(B) (defining straight 
     debt) is amended by striking ``or a trust described in 
     paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``a trust described in 
     paragraph (2), or a person which is actively and regularly 
     engaged in the business of lending money.''

     SEC. 14505. RULES RELATING TO INADVERTENT TERMINATIONS AND 
                   INVALID ELECTIONS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subsection (f) of section 1362 (relating 
     to inadvertent terminations) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Inadvertent Invalid Elections or Terminations.--If--
       ``(1) an election under subsection (a) by any corporation--
       ``(A) was not effective for the taxable year for which made 
     (determined without regard to subsection (b)(2)) by reason of 
     a failure to meet the requirements of section 1361(b) or to 
     obtain shareholder consents, or
       ``(B) was terminated under paragraph (2) of subsection (d),
       ``(2) the Secretary determines that the circumstances 
     resulting in such ineffectiveness or termination were 
     inadvertent,
       ``(3) no later than a reasonable period of time after 
     discovery of the circumstances resulting in such 
     ineffectiveness or termination, steps were taken--
       ``(A) so that the corporation is a small business 
     corporation, or
       ``(B) to acquire the required shareholder consents, and
       ``(4) the corporation, and each person who was a 
     shareholder in the corporation at any time during the period 
     specified pursuant to this subsection, agrees to make such 
     adjustments (consistent with the treatment of the corporation 
     as an S corporation) as may be required by the Secretary with 
     respect to such period,
     then, notwithstanding the circumstances resulting in such 
     ineffectiveness or termination, such corporation shall be 
     treated as an S corporation during the period specified by 
     the Secretary.''
       (b) Late Elections.--Subsection (b) of section 1362 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Authority to treat late elections as timely.--If--
       ``(A) an election under subsection (a) is made for any 
     taxable year (determined without regard to paragraph (3)) 
     after the date prescribed by this subsection for making such 
     election for such taxable year, and
       ``(B) the Secretary determines that there was reasonable 
     cause for the failure to timely make such election,
     the Secretary may treat such election as timely made for such 
     taxable year (and paragraph (3) shall not apply).''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     and (b) shall apply with respect to elections for taxable 
     years beginning after December 31, 1982.

     SEC. 14506. AGREEMENT TO TERMINATE YEAR.

       Paragraph (2) of section 1377(a) (relating to pro rata 
     share) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Election to terminate year.--
       ``(A) In general.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary, if any shareholder terminates the shareholder's 
     interest in the corporation during the taxable year and all 
     affected shareholders and the corporation agree to the 
     application of this paragraph, paragraph (1) shall be applied 
     to the affected shareholders as if the taxable year consisted 
     of 2 taxable years the first of which ends on the date of the 
     termination.
       ``(B) Affected shareholders.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the term `affected shareholders' means the shareholder 
     whose interest is terminated and all shareholders to whom 
     such shareholder has transferred shares during the taxable 
     year. If such shareholder has transferred shares to the 
     corporation, the term `affected shareholders' shall include 
     all persons who are shareholders during the taxable year.''

     SEC. 14507. EXPANSION OF POST-TERMINATION TRANSITION PERIOD.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 1377(b) (relating 
     to post-termination transition period) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by redesignating 
     subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C), and by inserting after 
     subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) the 120-day period beginning on the date of any 
     determination pursuant to an audit of the taxpayer which 
     follows the termination of the corporation's election and 
     which adjusts a subchapter S item of income, loss, or 
     deduction of the corporation arising during the S period (as 
     defined in section 1368(e)(2)), and''.
       (b) Determination Defined.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     1377(b) is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B), by 
     redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B), and by 
     inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) a determination as defined in section 1313(a), or''.
       (c) Repeal of Special Audit Provisions for Subchapter S 
     Items.--
       (1) General rule.--Subchapter D of chapter 63 (relating to 
     tax treatment of subchapter S items) is hereby repealed.
       (2) Consistent treatment required.--Section 6037 (relating 
     to return of S corporation) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Shareholder's Return Must Be Consistent With 
     Corporate Return or Secretary Notified of Inconsistency.--
       ``(1) In general.--A shareholder of an S corporation shall, 
     on such shareholder's return, treat a subchapter S item in a 
     manner which is consistent with the treatment of such item on 
     the corporate return.
       ``(2) Notification of inconsistent treatment.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any subchapter S item, 
     if--
       ``(i)(I) the corporation has filed a return but the 
     shareholder's treatment on his return is (or may be) 
     inconsistent with the treatment of the item on the corporate 
     return, or
       ``(II) the corporation has not filed a return, and
       ``(ii) the shareholder files with the Secretary a statement 
     identifying the inconsistency,
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to such item.
       ``(B) Shareholder receiving incorrect information.--A 
     shareholder shall be treated as having complied with clause 
     (ii) of subparagraph (A) with respect to a subchapter S item 
     if the shareholder--
       ``(i) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that the treatment of the subchapter S item on the 
     shareholder's return is consistent with the treatment of the 
     item on the schedule furnished to the shareholder by the 
     corporation, and
       ``(ii) elects to have this paragraph apply with respect to 
     that item.
       ``(3) Effect of failure to notify.--In any case--
       ``(A) described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) of paragraph (2), 
     and
       ``(B) in which the shareholder does not comply with 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) of paragraph (2),
     any adjustment required to make the treatment of the items by 
     such shareholder consistent with the treatment of the items 
     on the corporate return shall be treated as arising out of 
     mathematical or clerical errors and assessed according to 
     section 6213(b)(1). Paragraph (2) of section 6213(b) shall 
     not apply to any assessment referred to in the preceding 
     sentence.
       ``(4) Subchapter s item.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `subchapter S item' means any item of an S 
     corporation to the extent that regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary provide that, for purposes of this subtitle, such 
     item is more appropriately determined at the corporation 
     level than at the shareholder level.
       ``(5) Addition to tax for failure to comply with section.--

  ``For addition to tax in the case of a shareholder's negligence in 
connection with, or disregard of, the requirements of this section, see 
part II of subchapter A of chapter 68.''
       (3) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 1366 is amended by striking subsection (g).
       (B) Subsection (b) of section 6233 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) Similar Rules in Certain Cases.--If a partnership 
     return is filed for any taxable year but it is determined 
     that there is no entity for such taxable year, to the extent 
     provided in regulations, rules similar to the rules of 
     subsection (a) shall apply.''
       (C) The table of subchapters for chapter 63 is amended by 
     striking the item relating to subchapter D.

     SEC. 14508. S CORPORATIONS PERMITTED TO HOLD SUBSIDIARIES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 1361(b) (defining 
     ineligible corporation) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (A) and by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) 
     as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively.
       (b) Treatment of Certain Wholly Owned S Corporation 
     Subsidiaries.--Section 1361(b) (defining small business 
     corporation) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Treatment of certain wholly owned subsidiaries.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this title--
       ``(i) a corporation which is a qualified subchapter S 
     subsidiary shall not be treated as a separate corporation, 
     and
       ``(ii) all assets, liabilities, and items of income, 
     deduction, and credit of a qualified subchapter S subsidiary 
     shall be treated as assets, liabilities, and such items (as 
     the case may be) of the S corporation.
       ``(B) Qualified subchapter s subsidiary.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph, the term `qualified subchapter S subsidiary' 
     means any domestic corporation which is not an ineligible 
     corporation (as defined in paragraph (2)), if--
       ``(i) 100 percent of the stock of such corporation is held 
     by the S corporation, and

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       ``(ii) the S corporation elects to treat such corporation 
     as a qualified subchapter S subsidiary.
       ``(C) Treatment of terminations of qualified subchapter s 
     subsidiary status.--For purposes of this title, if any 
     corporation which was a qualified subchapter S subsidiary 
     ceases to meet the requirements of subparagraph (B), such 
     corporation shall be treated as a new corporation acquiring 
     all of its assets (and assuming all of its liabilities) 
     immediately before such cessation from the S corporation in 
     exchange for its stock.''
       (c) Certain Dividends Not Treated as Passive Investment 
     Income.--Paragraph (3) of section 1362(d) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Treatment of certain dividends.--If an S corporation 
     holds stock in a C corporation meeting the requirements of 
     section 1504(a)(2), the term `passive investment income' 
     shall not include dividends from such C corporation to the 
     extent such dividends are attributable to the earnings and 
     profits of such C corporation derived from the active conduct 
     of a trade or business.''
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (c) of section 1361 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (6).
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 1504 (defining includible 
     corporation) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(8) An S corporation.''

     SEC. 14509. TREATMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS DURING LOSS YEARS.

       (a) Adjustments for Distributions Taken Into Account Before 
     Losses.--
       (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 1366(d)(1) (relating to 
     losses and deductions cannot exceed shareholder's basis in 
     stock and debt) is amended by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (2)(A)''.
       (2) Subsection (d) of section 1368 (relating to certain 
     adjustments taken into account) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence:
     ``In the case of any distribution made during any taxable 
     year, the adjusted basis of the stock shall be determined 
     with regard to the adjustments provided in paragraph (1) of 
     section 1367(a) for the taxable year.''
       (b) Accumulated Adjustments Account.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 1368(e) (relating to accumulated adjustments account) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) Net loss for year disregarded.--
       ``(i) In general.--In applying this section to 
     distributions made during any taxable year, the amount in the 
     accumulated adjustments account as of the close of such 
     taxable year shall be determined without regard to any net 
     negative adjustment for such taxable year.
       ``(ii) Net negative adjustment.--For purposes of clause 
     (i), the term `net negative adjustment' means, with respect 
     to any taxable year, the excess (if any) of--
       ``(I) the reductions in the account for the taxable year 
     (other than for distributions), over
       ``(II) the increases in such account for such taxable 
     year.''
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     1368(e)(1) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``as provided in subparagraph (B)'' and 
     inserting ``as otherwise provided in this paragraph'', and
       (2) by striking ``section 1367(b)(2)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``section 1367(a)(2)''.

     SEC. 14510. TREATMENT OF S CORPORATIONS UNDER SUBCHAPTER C.

       Subsection (a) of section 1371 (relating to application of 
     subchapter C rules) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Application of Subchapter C Rules.--Except as 
     otherwise provided in this title, and except to the extent 
     inconsistent with this subchapter, subchapter C shall apply 
     to an S corporation and its shareholders.''

     SEC. 14511. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN EARNINGS AND PROFITS.

       (a) In General.--If--
       (1) a corporation was an electing small business 
     corporation under subchapter S of chapter 1 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 for any taxable year beginning before 
     January 1, 1983, and
       (2) such corporation is an S corporation under subchapter S 
     of chapter 1 of such Code for its first taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 1995,
     the amount of such corporation's accumulated earnings and 
     profits (as of the beginning of such first taxable year) 
     shall be reduced by an amount equal to the portion (if any) 
     of such accumulated earnings and profits which were 
     accumulated in any taxable year beginning before January 1, 
     1983, for which such corporation was an electing small 
     business corporation under such subchapter S.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (3) of section 1362(d) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Subchapter C'' in the paragraph heading 
     and inserting ``Accumulated'',
       (B) by striking ``subchapter C'' in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) 
     and inserting ``accumulated'', and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesignating the 
     following subparagraphs accordingly.
       (2)(A) Subsection (a) of section 1375 is amended by 
     striking ``subchapter C'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``accumulated''.
       (B) Paragraph (3) of section 1375(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) Passive investment income, etc.--The terms `passive 
     investment income' and `gross receipts' have the same 
     respective meanings as when used in paragraph (3) of section 
     1362(d).''
       (C) The section heading for section 1375 is amended by 
     striking ``subchapter c'' and inserting ``accumulated''.
       (D) The table of sections for part III of subchapter S of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking ``subchapter C'' in the item 
     relating to section 1375 and inserting ``accumulated''.
       (3) Clause (i) of section 1042(c)(4)(A) is amended by 
     striking ``section 1362(d)(3)(D)'' and inserting ``section 
     1362(d)(3)(C)''.

     SEC. 14512. CARRYOVER OF DISALLOWED LOSSES AND DEDUCTIONS 
                   UNDER AT-RISK RULES ALLOWED.

       Paragraph (3) of section 1366(d) (relating to carryover of 
     disallowed losses and deductions to post-termination 
     transition period) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) At-risk limitations.--To the extent that any increase 
     in adjusted basis described in subparagraph (B) would have 
     increased the shareholder's amount at risk under section 465 
     if such increase had occurred on the day preceding the 
     commencement of the post-termination transition period, rules 
     similar to the rules described in subparagraphs (A) through 
     (C) shall apply to any losses disallowed by reason of section 
     465(a).''

     SEC. 14513. ADJUSTMENTS TO BASIS OF INHERITED S STOCK TO 
                   REFLECT CERTAIN ITEMS OF INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 1367 (relating 
     to adjustments to basis of stock of shareholders, etc.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Adjustments in case of inherited stock.--
       ``(A) In general.--If any person acquires stock in an S 
     corporation by reason of the death of a decedent or by 
     bequest, devise, or inheritance, section 691 shall be applied 
     with respect to any item of income of the S corporation in 
     the same manner as if the decedent had held directly his pro 
     rata share of such item.
       ``(B) Adjustments to basis.--The basis determined under 
     section 1014 of any stock in an S corporation shall be 
     reduced by the portion of the value of the stock which is 
     attributable to items constituting income in respect of the 
     decedent.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply in the case of decedents dying after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14514. S CORPORATIONS ELIGIBLE FOR RULES APPLICABLE TO 
                   REAL PROPERTY SUBDIVIDED FOR SALE BY 
                   NONCORPORATE TAXPAYERS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 1237 (relating 
     to real property subdivided for sale) is amended by striking 
     ``other than a corporation'' in the material preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting ``other than a C corporation''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     1237(a)(2) is amended by inserting ``an S corporation which 
     included the taxpayer as a shareholder,'' after ``controlled 
     by the taxpayer,''.

     SEC. 14515. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this part, 
     the amendments made by this part shall apply to taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1995.
       (b) Treatment of Certain Elections Under Prior Law.--For 
     purposes of section 1362(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 (relating to election after termination), any 
     termination under section 1362(d) of such Code in a taxable 
     year beginning before January 1, 1996, shall not be taken 
     into account.

     PART II--PROVISIONS RELATING TO REGULATED INVESTMENT COMPANIES

     SEC. 14521. REPEAL OF 30-PERCENT GROSS INCOME LIMITATION.

       (a) General Rule.--Subsection (b) of section 851 (relating 
     to limitations) is amended by striking paragraph (3), by 
     adding ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2), and by 
     redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
       (b) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) The material following paragraph (3) of section 851(b) 
     (as redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (2)'', and
       (B) by striking out the last sentence thereof.
       (2) Subsection (c) of section 851 is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (b)(4)'' each place it appears (including the 
     heading) and inserting ``subsection (b)(3)''.
       (3) Subsection (d) of section 851 is amended by striking 
     ``subsections (b)(4)'' and inserting ``subsections (b)(3)''.
       (4) Paragraph (1) of section 851(e) is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (b)(4)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(3)''.
       (5) Paragraph (4) of section 851(e) is amended by striking 
     ``subsections (b)(4)'' and inserting ``subsections (b)(3)''.
       (6) Section 851 is amended by striking subsection (g) and 
     redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).
       (7) Subsection (g) of section 851 (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (6)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (8) Section 817(h)(2) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``851(b)(4)'' in subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting ``851(b)(3)'', and
       (B) by striking ``851(b)(4)(A)(i)'' in subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting ``851(b)(3)(A)(i)''.
       (9) Section 1092(f)(2) is amended by striking ``Except for 
     purposes of section 851(b)(3), the'' and inserting ``The''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable

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     years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     PART III--PROVISIONS RELATING TO REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT TRUSTS

     SEC. 14531. CLARIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON MAXIMUM NUMBER OF 
                   SHAREHOLDERS.

       (a) Rules Relating to Determination of Ownership.--
       (1) Failure to issue shareholder demand letter not to 
     disqualify reit.--Section 857(a) (relating to requirements 
     applicable to real estate investment trusts) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (2) and by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Shareholder demand letter requirement; penalty.--
     Section 857 (relating to taxation of real estate investment 
     trusts and their beneficiaries) is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (f) as subsection (g) and by inserting after 
     subsection (e) the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Real Estate Investment Trusts To Ascertain 
     Ownership.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each real estate investment trust shall 
     each taxable year comply with regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary for the purposes of ascertaining the actual 
     ownership of the outstanding shares, or certificates of 
     beneficial interest, of such trust.
       ``(2) Failure to comply.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a real estate investment trust fails 
     to comply with the requirements of paragraph (1) for a 
     taxable year, such trust shall pay (on notice and demand by 
     the Secretary and in the same manner as tax) a penalty of 
     $25,000.
       ``(B) Intentional disregard.--If any failure under 
     paragraph (1) is due to intentional disregard of the 
     requirement under paragraph (1), the penalty under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be $50,000.
       ``(C) Failure to comply after notice.--The Secretary may 
     require a real estate investment trust to take such actions 
     as the Secretary determines appropriate to ascertain actual 
     ownership if the trust fails to meet the requirements of 
     paragraph (1). If the trust fails to take such actions, the 
     trust shall pay (on notice and demand by the Secretary and in 
     the same manner as tax) an additional penalty equal to the 
     penalty determined under subparagraph (A) or (B), whichever 
     is applicable.
       ``(D) Reasonable cause.--No penalty shall be imposed under 
     this paragraph with respect to any failure if it is shown 
     that such failure is due to reasonable cause and not to 
     willful neglect.''
       (b) Compliance With Closely Held Prohibition.--
       (1) In general.--Section 856 (defining real estate 
     investment trust) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(k) Requirement That Entity Not Be Closely Held Treated 
     as Met in Certain Cases.--A corporation, trust, or 
     association--
       ``(1) which for a taxable year meets the requirements of 
     section 857(f)(1), and
       ``(2) which does not know, or exercising reasonable 
     diligence would not have known, whether the entity failed to 
     meet the requirement of subsection (a)(6),
     shall be treated as having met the requirement of subsection 
     (a)(6) for the taxable year.''
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (6) of section 856(a) 
     is amended by inserting ``subject to the provisions of 
     subsection (k),'' before ``which is not''.

     SEC. 14532. DE MINIMIS RULE FOR TENANT SERVICES INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 856(d) (defining 
     rents from real property) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (C) and the last sentence and inserting:
       ``(C) any impermissible tenant service income (as defined 
     in paragraph (7)).''
       (b) Impermissible Tenant Service Income.--Section 856(d) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Impermissible tenant service income.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (2)(C)--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `impermissible tenant service 
     income' means, with respect to any real or personal property, 
     any amount received or accrued directly or indirectly by the 
     real estate investment trust for--
       ``(i) services furnished or rendered by the trust to the 
     tenants of such property, or
       ``(ii) managing or operating such property.
       ``(B) Disqualification of all amounts where more than de 
     minimis amount.--If the amount described in subparagraph (A) 
     with respect to a property for any taxable year exceeds 1 
     percent of all amounts received or accrued during such 
     taxable year directly or indirectly by the real estate 
     investment trust with respect to such property, the 
     impermissible tenant service income of the trust with respect 
     to the property shall include all such amounts.
       ``(C) Exceptions.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) services furnished or rendered, or management or 
     operation provided, through an independent contractor from 
     whom the trust itself does not derive or receive any income 
     shall not be treated as furnished, rendered, or provided by 
     the trust, and
       ``(ii) there shall not be taken into account any amount 
     which would be excluded from unrelated business taxable 
     income under section 512(b)(3) if received by an organization 
     described in section 511(a)(2).
       ``(D) Amount attributable to impermissible services.--For 
     purposes of subparagraph (A), the amount treated as received 
     for any service (or management or operation) shall not be 
     less than 150 percent of the direct cost of the trust in 
     furnishing or rendering the service (or providing the 
     management or operation).
       ``(E) Coordination with limitations.--For purposes of 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (c), amounts described 
     in subparagraph (A) shall be included in the gross income of 
     the corporation, trust, or association.''

     SEC. 14533. ATTRIBUTION RULES APPLICABLE TO TENANT OWNERSHIP.

       Section 856(d)(5) (relating to constructive ownership of 
     stock) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``For 
     purposes of paragraph (2)(B), section 318(a)(3)(A) shall be 
     applied under the preceding sentence in the case of a 
     partnership by taking into account only partners who own 
     (directly or indirectly) 25 percent or more of the capital 
     interest, or the profits interest, in the partnership.''

     SEC. 14534. CREDIT FOR TAX PAID BY REIT ON RETAINED CAPITAL 
                   GAINS.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (3) of section 857(b) 
     (relating to capital gains) is amended by redesignating 
     subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E) and by inserting after 
     subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Treatment by shareholders of undistributed capital 
     gains.--
       ``(i) Every shareholder of a real estate investment trust 
     at the close of the trust's taxable year shall include, in 
     computing his long-term capital gains in his return for his 
     taxable year in which the last day of the trust's taxable 
     year falls, such amount as the trust shall designate in 
     respect of such shares in a written notice mailed to its 
     shareholders at any time prior to the expiration of 60 days 
     after the close of its taxable year (or mailed to its 
     shareholders or holders of beneficial interests with its 
     annual report for the taxable year), but the amount so 
     includible by any shareholder shall not exceed that part of 
     the amount subjected to tax in subparagraph (A)(ii) which he 
     would have received if all of such amount had been 
     distributed as capital gain dividends by the trust to the 
     holders of such shares at the close of its taxable year.
       ``(ii) For purposes of this title, every such shareholder 
     shall be deemed to have paid, for his taxable year under 
     clause (i), the tax imposed by subparagraph (A)(ii) on the 
     amounts required by this subparagraph to be included in 
     respect of such shares in computing his long-term capital 
     gains for that year; and such shareholders shall be allowed 
     credit or refund as the case may be, for the tax so deemed to 
     have been paid by him.
       ``(iii) The adjusted basis of such shares in the hands of 
     the holder shall be increased with respect to the amounts 
     required by this subparagraph to be included in computing his 
     long-term capital gains, by the difference between the amount 
     of such includible gains and the tax deemed paid by such 
     shareholder in respect of such shares under clause (ii).
       ``(iv) In the event of such designation, the tax imposed by 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) shall be paid by the real estate 
     investment trust within 30 days after the close of its 
     taxable year.
       ``(v) The earnings and profits of such real estate 
     investment trust, and the earnings and profits of any such 
     shareholder which is a corporation, shall be appropriately 
     adjusted in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(vi) As used in this subparagraph, the terms `shares' and 
     `shareholders' shall include beneficial interests and holders 
     of beneficial interests, respectively.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Clause (i) of section 857(b)(7)(A) is amended by 
     striking ``subparagraph (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraph 
     (B) or (D)''.
       (2) Clause (iii) of section 852(b)(3)(D) is amended by 
     striking ``by 65 percent'' and all that follows and inserting 
     ``by the difference between the amount of such includible 
     gains and the tax deemed paid by such shareholder in respect 
     of such shares under clause (ii).''

     SEC. 14535. REPEAL OF 30-PERCENT GROSS INCOME REQUIREMENT.

       (a) General Rule.--Subsection (c) of section 856 (relating 
     to limitations) is amended--
       (1) by adding ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3),
       (2) by striking paragraphs (4) and (8), and
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) as 
     paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (G) of section 856(c)(5), as redesignated 
     by subsection (a), is amended by striking ``and such 
     agreement shall be treated as a security for purposes of 
     paragraph (4)(A)''.
       (2) Paragraph (5) of section 857(b) is amended by striking 
     ``section 856(c)(7)'' and inserting ``section 856(c)(6)''.
       (3) Subparagraph (C) of section 857(b)(6) is amended by 
     striking ``section 856(c)(6)(B)'' and inserting ``section 
     856(c)(5)(B)''.

     SEC. 14536. MODIFICATION OF EARNINGS AND PROFITS RULES FOR 
                   DETERMINING WHETHER REIT HAS EARNINGS AND 
                   PROFITS FROM NON-REIT YEAR.

       Subsection (d) of section 857 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Distributions to meet requirements of subsection 
     (a)(2)(B).--Any distribution which is made in order to comply 
     with the requirements of subsection (a)(2)(B)--
       ``(A) shall be treated for purposes of this subsection and 
     subsection (a)(2)(B) as made from the earliest accumulated 
     earnings and profits (other than earnings and profits to 
     which subsection (a)(2)(A) applies) rather than the most 
     recently accumulated earnings and profits, and

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       ``(B) to the extent treated under subparagraph (A) as made 
     from accumulated earnings and profits, shall not be treated 
     as a distribution for purposes of subsection (b)(2)(B).''

     SEC. 14537. TREATMENT OF FORECLOSURE PROPERTY.

       (a) Grace Periods.--
       (1) Initial period.--Paragraph (2) of section 856(e) 
     (relating to special rules for foreclosure property) is 
     amended by striking ``on the date which is 2 years after the 
     date the trust acquired such property'' and inserting ``as of 
     the close of the 3d taxable year following the taxable year 
     in which the trust acquired such property''.
       (2) Extension.--Paragraph (3) of section 856(e) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``or more extensions'' and inserting 
     ``extension'', and
       (B) by striking the last sentence and inserting: ``Any such 
     extension shall not extend the grace period beyond the close 
     of the 3d taxable year following the last taxable year in the 
     period under paragraph (2).''
       (b) Revocation of Election.--Paragraph (5) of section 
     856(e) is amended by striking the last sentence and 
     inserting: ``A real estate investment trust may revoke any 
     such election for a taxable year by filing the revocation (in 
     the manner provided by the Secretary) on or before the due 
     date (including any extension of time) for filing its return 
     of tax under this chapter for the taxable year. If a trust 
     revokes an election for any property, no election may be made 
     by the trust under this paragraph with respect to the 
     property for any subsequent taxable year.''
       (c) Certain Activities Not To Disqualify Property.--
     Paragraph (4) of section 856(e) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new flush sentence:
     ``For purposes of subparagraph (C), property shall not be 
     treated as used in a trade or business by reason of any 
     activities of the real estate investment trust with respect 
     to such property to the extent that such activities would not 
     result in amounts received or accrued, directly or 
     indirectly, with respect to such property being treated as 
     other than rents from real property.''

     SEC. 14538. PAYMENTS UNDER HEDGING INSTRUMENTS.

       Section 856(c)(5)(G) (relating to treatment of certain 
     interest rate agreements), as redesignated by section 14535, 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(G) Treatment of certain hedging instruments.--Except to 
     the extent provided by regulations, any--
       ``(i) payment to a real estate investment trust under an 
     interest rate swap or cap agreement, option, futures 
     contract, forward rate agreement, or any similar financial 
     instrument, entered into by the trust in a transaction to 
     reduce the interest rate risks with respect to any 
     indebtedness incurred or to be incurred by the trust to 
     acquire or carry real estate assets, and
       ``(ii) gain from the sale or other disposition of any such 
     investment,
     shall be treated as income qualifying under paragraph (2).''

     SEC. 14539. EXCESS NONCASH INCOME.

       Section 857(e)(2) (relating to determination of amount of 
     excess noncash income) is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (B),
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting a comma,
       (3) by redesignating subparagraph (C) (as amended by 
     paragraph (2)) as subparagraph (B), and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(C) the amount (if any) by which--
       ``(i) the amounts includible in gross income with respect 
     to instruments to which section 860E(a) or 1272 applies, 
     exceed
       ``(ii) the amount of money and the fair market value of 
     other property received during the taxable year under such 
     instruments, and
       ``(D) amounts includible in income by reason of 
     cancellation of indebtedness.''

     SEC. 14540. PROHIBITED TRANSACTION SAFE HARBOR.

       Clause (iii) of section 857(b)(6)(C) (relating to certain 
     sales not to constitute prohibited transactions) is amended 
     by striking ``(other than foreclosure property)'' in 
     subclauses (I) and (II) and inserting ``(other than sales of 
     foreclosure property or sales to which section 1033 
     applies)''.

     SEC. 14541. SHARED APPRECIATION MORTGAGES.

       (a) Bankruptcy Safe Harbor.--Section 856(j) (relating to 
     treatment of shared appreciation mortgages) is amended by 
     redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5) and by inserting 
     after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Coordination with 4-year holding period.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of section 857(b)(6)(C), if 
     a real estate investment trust is treated as having sold 
     secured property under paragraph (3)(A), the trust shall be 
     treated as having held such property for at least 4 years 
     if--
       ``(i) the secured property is sold or otherwise disposed of 
     pursuant to a case under title 11 of the United States Code,
       ``(ii) the seller is under the jurisdiction of the court in 
     such case, and
       ``(iii) the disposition is required by the court or is 
     pursuant to a plan approved by the court.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if--
       ``(i) the secured property was acquired by the trust with 
     the intent to evict or foreclose, or
       ``(ii) the trust knew or had reason to know that default on 
     the obligation described in paragraph (5)(A) would occur.''
       (b) Clarification of Definition of Shared Appreciation 
     Provision.--Clause (ii) of section 856(j)(5)(A) is amended by 
     inserting before the period ``or appreciation in value as of 
     any specified date''.

     SEC. 14542. WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARIES.

       Section 856(i)(2) (defining qualified REIT subsidiary) is 
     amended by striking ``at all times during the period such 
     corporation was in existence''.

     SEC. 14543. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this part shall apply to taxable 
     years beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act.

                     PART IV--ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

     SEC. 14551. MODIFICATIONS TO LOOK-BACK METHOD FOR LONG-TERM 
                   CONTRACTS.

       (a) Look-Back Method Not To Apply in Certain Cases.--
     Subsection (b) of section 460 (relating to percentage of 
     completion method) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Election to have look-back method not apply in de 
     minimis cases.--
       ``(A) Amounts taken into account after completion of 
     contract.--Paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply with respect to 
     any taxable year (beginning after the taxable year in which 
     the contract is completed) if--
       ``(i) the cumulative taxable income (or loss) under the 
     contract as of the close of such taxable year, is within
       ``(ii) 10 percent of the cumulative look-back taxable 
     income (or loss) under the contract as of the close of the 
     most recent taxable year to which paragraph (1)(B) applied 
     (or would have applied but for subparagraph (B)).
       ``(B) De minimis discrepancies.--Paragraph (1)(B) shall not 
     apply in any case to which it would otherwise apply if--
       ``(i) the cumulative taxable income (or loss) under the 
     contract as of the close of each prior contract year, is 
     within
       ``(ii) 10 percent of the cumulative look-back income (or 
     loss) under the contract as of the close of such prior 
     contract year.
       ``(C) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) Contract year.--The term `contract year' means any 
     taxable year for which income is taken into account under the 
     contract.
       ``(ii) Look-back income or loss.--The look-back income (or 
     loss) is the amount which would be the taxable income (or 
     loss) under the contract if the allocation method set forth 
     in paragraph (2)(A) were used in determining taxable income.
       ``(iii) Discounting not applicable.--The amounts taken into 
     account after the completion of the contract shall be 
     determined without regard to any discounting under the 2nd 
     sentence of paragraph (2).
       ``(D) Contracts to which paragraph applies.--This paragraph 
     shall only apply if the taxpayer makes an election under this 
     subparagraph. Unless revoked with the consent of the 
     Secretary, such an election shall apply to all long-term 
     contracts completed during the taxable year for which 
     election is made or during any subsequent taxable year.''
       (b) Modification of Interest Rate.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (C) of section 460(b)(2) is 
     amended by striking ``the overpayment rate established by 
     section 6621'' and inserting ``the adjusted overpayment rate 
     (as defined in paragraph (7))''.
       (2) Adjusted overpayment rate.--Subsection (b) of section 
     460 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) Adjusted overpayment rate.--
       ``(A) In general.--The adjusted overpayment rate for any 
     interest accrual period is the overpayment rate in effect 
     under section 6621 for the calendar quarter in which such 
     interest accrual period begins.
       ``(B) Interest accrual period.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `interest accrual period' means 
     the period--
       ``(i) beginning on the day after the return due date for 
     any taxable year of the taxpayer, and
       ``(ii) ending on the return due date for the following 
     taxable year.
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `return due 
     date' means the date prescribed for filing the return of the 
     tax imposed by this chapter (determined without regard to 
     extensions).''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to contracts completed in taxable years ending 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14552. APPLICATION OF MARK TO MARKET ACCOUNTING METHOD 
                   TO TRADERS IN SECURITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 475 (relating to mark to market 
     accounting method for dealers in securities) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f) and by 
     inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Authority To Extend Method to Traders in 
     Securities.--
       ``(1) In general.--A trader in securities may elect to have 
     the provisions of this section (other than subsection (d)(3)) 
     apply to securities held by the trader. Such election may be 
     made only with the consent of the Secretary.
       ``(2) Trader in securities.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `trader in securities' means a taxpayer 
     who is regularly engaged in trading securities.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending on and after December 31, 
     1995.

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     SEC. 14553. MODIFICATION OF RULING AMOUNTS FOR NUCLEAR 
                   DECOMMISSIONING COSTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 468A(d) (relating to ruling 
     amount) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Nonsubstantial modifications.--A taxpayer may modify 
     a schedule of ruling amounts under paragraph (1) without a 
     review under paragraph (3) if such modification does not 
     substantially modify the ruling amount. The taxpayer shall 
     notify the Secretary of any such modification.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to modifications after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 14554. ELECTION OF ALTERNATIVE TAXABLE YEARS BY 
                   PARTNERSHIPS AND S CORPORATIONS.

       (a) Repeal of Limitation on What Taxable Year May Be 
     Elected.--
       (1) In general.--Section 444(b) (relating to limitations on 
     taxable years which may be elected) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Limitations not to apply to certain partnerships and 
     s corporations.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a partnership or an S 
     corporation, this subsection shall not apply to an election 
     under subsection (a) for a taxable year beginning after 
     December 31, 1996.
       ``(B) Special rule for existing elections.--
       ``(i) In general.--If a partnership or S corporation has an 
     election in effect for its last taxable year beginning before 
     January 1, 1997, the partnership or S corporation may elect 
     to have this paragraph apply beginning with any taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 1996. Such an election may be 
     made without the consent of the Secretary and shall not be 
     treated as a termination of an election for purposes of 
     subsection (d).
       ``(ii) Treatment of required payments.--A partnership or S 
     corporation making an election under clause (i) may elect to 
     have its net required payment balance (within the meaning of 
     section 7519(e)(4))--

       ``(I) credited against its first estimated tax payment 
     under section 6654A for its first full taxable year for which 
     such section applies, or
       ``(II) refunded to it at the time provided in section 
     7519(c)(3).''

       (2) Effect of election.--Paragraph (1) of section 444(c) 
     (relating to effect of election) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) in the case of a partnership or S corporation, such 
     entity shall--
       ``(A) make the payments required by section 7519, or
       ``(B) if subsection (b)(5) applies to the election, make 
     the estimated tax payments described in section 6654A, and''.
       (b) Estimated Tax for Partnerships and S Corporations 
     Making Taxable Year Elections.--Part I of subchapter A of 
     chapter 68 (relating to additions to tax and additional 
     amounts) is amended by inserting after section 6654 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 6654A. FAILURE BY ELECTING PARTNERSHIP OR S 
                   CORPORATION TO PAY ESTIMATED TAX.

       ``(a) Penalty.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, in the case of a partnership or S corporation with 
     respect to which an election to which section 444(b)(5) 
     applies is in effect (hereafter referred to as `the entity'), 
     there is hereby imposed a penalty for each quarter for which 
     there is an underpayment in an amount determined by 
     applying--
       ``(1) the underpayment rate established under section 6621,
       ``(2) to the amount of the underpayment,
       ``(3) for the period of the underpayment.
       ``(b) Amount of Underpayment; Period of Underpayment.--For 
     purposes of subsection (a)--
       ``(1) Amount.--The amount of the underpayment shall be the 
     excess of--
       ``(A) the required installment, over
       ``(B) the amount (if any) of the installment paid on or 
     before the due date for the installment.
       ``(2) Period of underpayment.--The period of the 
     underpayment shall run from the due date for the installment 
     to the earlier of--
       ``(A) the first April 15 more than 3 months after the close 
     of the taxable year, or
       ``(B) with respect to any portion of the underpayment, the 
     date on which such portion is paid.
       ``(3) Order of crediting payments.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (2)(B), a payment of estimated tax shall be 
     credited against unpaid required installments in the order in 
     which the installments are required to be paid.
       ``(c) Required Installments.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) Number and dates.--An entity shall make 4 required 
     installments which shall be due on the 15th day of the 3d, 
     5th, 8th, and 12th months of the taxable year.
       ``(2) No required payments where entity's liability is less 
     than $5,000.--An entity shall not be required to make 
     estimated payments under this section for any taxable year 
     for which (but for this paragraph) its aggregate liability 
     under this section would be less than $5,000.
       ``(3) Amount.--The amount of each required installment 
     shall be 25 percent of the product of--
       ``(A) the entity's applicable income determined under its 
     applicable method for the quarter for which the installment 
     is being made, and
       ``(B) the applicable rate.
       ``(4) Applicable rate.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `applicable rate' means 34 
     percent (39.6 percent in the case of an entity described in 
     subparagraph (B)).
       ``(B) High average income entity.--
       ``(i) In general.--An entity is described in this 
     subparagraph if--

       ``(I) the average applicable income of 2-percent owners of 
     the entity for its base year is $250,000 or more, or
       ``(II) in the case of a partnership, its applicable income 
     for the base year is $10,000,000 or more.

     An entity shall not be treated as so described if it has no 
     base year.
       ``(ii) 2-percent owner.--The term `2-percent owner' means--

       ``(I) in the case of a partnership, any person who owns (or 
     is considered as owning within the meaning of section 318) on 
     any day during the base year more than 2 percent of the 
     capital interests of the partnerships, and
       ``(II) in the case of an S corporation, a 2-percent 
     shareholder (as defined in section 1372(b)).

       ``(5) Adjustments under annualized income method.--An 
     entity using the annualized income method shall adjust its 
     required installment for any quarter to reflect any change in 
     its required installment for any prior quarter in the taxable 
     year which would have been required if the annualized 
     applicable income for the current quarter had been used for 
     the prior quarter.
       ``(d) Applicable Method.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--An entity shall determine its applicable 
     income on the basis of the 100-percent method.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--
       ``(A) Elections.--An entity may determine its applicable 
     income--
       ``(i) for all quarters in a taxable year on the basis of 
     the 110-percent method if it elects such method on or before 
     the due date for the first quarterly installment, or
       ``(ii) for any quarter in a taxable year on the basis of 
     the annualized income method if it elects such method on or 
     before the due date for the quarterly installment for such 
     quarter.
     An election under clause (ii) shall apply for the quarter for 
     which made and all subsequent quarters during the taxable 
     year.
       ``(B) Large increase in income.--If an entity's applicable 
     income for the taxable year exceeds its applicable income for 
     the base year by more than $750,000, the entity may not use 
     the 110-percent method for the taxable year.
       ``(3) Methods.--
       ``(A) 100-percent method.--Under the 100-percent method, an 
     entity's applicable income shall be its applicable income for 
     the taxable year.
       ``(B) 110-percent method.--Under the 110-percent method, an 
     entity's applicable income shall be 110 percent of its 
     applicable income for the base year.
       ``(C) Annualized income method.--Under the annualized 
     income method, the entity's applicable income for purposes of 
     determining the required installment for any quarter shall be 
     an amount equal to the product of--
       ``(i) its applicable income for the period consisting of 
     the months in the taxable year ending before the due date for 
     the quarter, and
       ``(ii) a percentage equal to 12 divided by the number of 
     such months.
       ``(e) Applicable Income.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the 
     applicable income for any taxable year shall be the net 
     amount (not less than zero) determined--
       ``(A) by taking into account the entity's items in the 
     manner and with the exceptions provided in section 703(a) or 
     1363(b), as the case may be, and
       ``(B) by making the further adjustments provided in 
     paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5) of this subsection.
       ``(2) Certain deductions allowed.--In determining 
     applicable income, the following amounts shall be allowed as 
     deductions:
       ``(A) The deduction allowable under section 170 for 
     charitable contributions of the entity.
       ``(B) The deduction allowable under section 901 for taxes 
     described in section 901(c) paid or accrued to foreign 
     countries or possessions of the United States.
       ``(3) Certain limitations disregarded.--For purposes of 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), any limitation on the amount of any 
     item which may be taken into account for purposes of 
     computing the taxable income of a partner or shareholder 
     shall be disregarded.
       ``(4) Guaranteed payments to partners not deducted.--In 
     determining applicable income, a guaranteed payment to a 
     partner shall not be treated as an item of deduction.
       ``(5) Disproportionate applicable payments during deferral 
     period.--
       ``(A) Deduction not allowed.--In determining applicable 
     income, no deduction shall be allowed for disproportionate 
     deferral period applicable payments.
       ``(B) Disproportionate deferral period applicable 
     payments.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
     `disproportionate deferral period applicable payments' means 
     the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the product of the deferral ratio and the aggregate 
     applicable payments made to owners during the entity's entire 
     taxable year, over
       ``(ii) the aggregate applicable payments made to owners 
     during the deferral period.
       ``(C) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph--

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       ``(i) the term `applicable payments' has the meaning given 
     to such term by section 7519(d)(3), except that in the case 
     of an S corporation only payments to 2-percent shareholders 
     (as defined in section 1372(b)) shall be taken into account,
       ``(ii) the term `deferral period' means the months in the 
     period beginning with the first day of the entity's taxable 
     year and ending on December 31, and
       ``(iii) the term `deferral ratio' means the ratio which the 
     number of months in the deferral period bears to the total 
     number of months in the taxable year.
       ``(6) Special rule where c corporation for base year.--In 
     applying the 110-percent method, if an S corporation was a C 
     corporation for the base year, the S corporation's applicable 
     income shall be the taxable income of the C corporation for 
     the base year.
       ``(f) Coordination Between Entity and Owners.--
       ``(1) Treatment of payments of required installments.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this title, an owner in 
     an entity shall be treated as having paid, for the owner's 
     first taxable year ending with or after the close of the 
     entity's taxable year, an amount of tax imposed by section 1 
     equal to the owner's allocable share of the entity's payments 
     of required installments under this section (determined 
     without regard to excess payments described in subparagraph 
     (C)(ii)(II) or amounts the entity is treated as paying under 
     paragraph (2)).
       ``(B) Coordination with owner's estimated tax.--For 
     purposes of section 6654, an individual shall be treated as 
     having paid on the due date for the estimated tax installment 
     for each quarter of the individual's taxable year described 
     in subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) except as provided in clause (ii), 25 percent of the 
     tax deemed paid under subparagraph (A), or
       ``(ii) if the annualized income method was used by the 
     entity for any quarter of the entity's taxable year described 
     in subparagraph (A), an amount for the corresponding quarter 
     in the individuals's taxable year equal to the portion of 
     such tax attributable to the individual's allocable share of 
     the entity's applicable income for the entity's quarter.
     In no event shall the aggregate estimated tax payments 
     treated as paid under this subparagraph exceed the amount of 
     tax determined under subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Amounts determined on basis of return.--
       ``(i) In general.--The determination of the amount of tax 
     payments under subparagraph (A) shall be made on the basis of 
     amounts shown on the entity's return for the taxable year.
       ``(ii) Reconciliation of differences.--If, as of the first 
     April 15 more than 3 months after the close of the entity's 
     taxable year, the aggregate amounts paid as required 
     installments under this section are less or more than the 
     aggregate amounts described in clause (i) shown on the 
     entity's return of tax for the taxable year, then--

       ``(I) subject to paragraph (2), there is hereby imposed on 
     the entity under chapter 1 an additional tax equal to the 
     amount of the shortfall, the due date for which is such April 
     15, or
       ``(II) the entity shall be treated as having made a payment 
     of tax under chapter 1 on such April 15 in an amount equal to 
     the excess.

       ``(2) Treatment of payments by owners.--For purposes of 
     subsection (b)(2)(B) and paragraph (1)(C), an entity shall be 
     treated as paying any portion of an underpayment attributable 
     to an owner's allocable share of applicable income at the 
     time the tax imposed by chapter 1 on the owner with respect 
     to such income is paid.
       ``(3) Allocable share.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--An owner's allocable share of an item 
     for a taxable year shall be an amount which bears the same 
     ratio to the amount of such item as the owner's applicable 
     income for the taxable year bears to the sum of the 
     applicable incomes of all owners. For purposes of this 
     subparagraph, applicable income of an owner shall be 
     determined in the same manner as subsection (e).
       ``(B) Application other than on taxable year basis.--If--
       ``(i) the entity elects the annualized income method for 
     any quarter, subparagraph (A) shall be applied on a quarter-
     by-quarter basis, or
       ``(ii) there is an interim closing of the books of an 
     entity under this title, subparagraph (A) shall be applied 
     separately for the periods before and after the closing.
       ``(g) Special Rules for Short Year Created by Election.--
       ``(1) Additional required installment.--If, by reason of an 
     election under this section, an entity has a taxable year of 
     less than 12 months, the entity shall make a required 
     installment under this section for such taxable year--
       ``(A) which shall be in an amount equal to the applicable 
     rate multiplied by the lesser of--
       ``(i) the entity's applicable income for such taxable year 
     as determined under subsection (e), or
       ``(ii) 110 percent of the entity's applicable income for 
     the base year (as so determined but ratably reduced to 
     reflect the period of such taxable year), and
       ``(B) the due date for which shall be the last day for 
     which an election under this section could be made for the 
     taxable year.
       ``(2) Treatment of losses.--Any net operating loss arising 
     in the taxable year described in paragraph (1) shall be 
     treated as arising one-third in such taxable year and each of 
     the 2 following taxable years. This paragraph shall not apply 
     to an entity not in existence before such taxable year unless 
     more than one-half of the equity interests in the entity are 
     held by persons who owned another entity carrying on the same 
     business before such taxable year.
       ``(h) Other Definitions and Special Rules.--For purpose of 
     this section--
       ``(1) Base year.--The term `base year' means the most 
     recent preceding taxable year containing 12 months.
       ``(2) Equity interest.--The term `equity interest' means--
       ``(A) in the case of a partnership, the capital interests, 
     and
       ``(B) in the case of an S corporation, the shares of stock 
     in the corporation (whether voting or nonvoting).
       ``(3) Owner.--The term `owner' means a partner in a 
     partnership or a shareholder in an S corporation, whichever 
     is applicable.
       ``(4) Common control.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of subsections (c)(2), 
     (c)(4)(B), and (d)(2)(B), entities under common control shall 
     be treated as 1 entity.
       ``(B) Common control.--Entities shall be treated as under 
     common control under subparagraph (A) if they are treated as 
     a single employee under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52.
       ``(5) Waiver.--No penalty shall be imposed under subsection 
     (a) with respect to any underpayment to the extent the 
     Secretary determines that by reason of casualty, disaster, or 
     other unusual circumstances the imposition of the penalty 
     would be against equity and good conscience.''
       (c) Modification of Elections.--
       (1) Time for making.--Paragraph (1) of section 444(d) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Such election may be made at any time on or before the 15th 
     day of the 3d month of the first taxable year of 12 months 
     under the election.''
       (2) Terminations.--Paragraph (2) of section 444(d) is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting:
       ``(B) Terminations.--
       ``(i) Revocation.--An election under subsection (a) may be 
     terminated by revocation but only if owners of more than one-
     half of the equity interests in the entity on the date of the 
     revocation consent to it.
       ``(ii) Entity terminations.--In the case of a partnership 
     or S corporation, an election under subsection (a) terminates 
     when the partnership terminates under section 708(b)(1) or 
     the corporation ceases to be an S corporation.
       ``(C) Subsequent elections.--If an election under 
     subsection (a) has been terminated, no such election may be 
     made with respect to such entity or any successor entity for 
     any taxable year before its 5th taxable year beginning after 
     the 1st taxable year for which the termination was effective, 
     unless the Secretary consents to the election.''
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 6665(b) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``6654A,'' after ``6654,'', and
       (B) by striking ``6654 or'' and inserting ``6654, 6654A, 
     or''.
       (2) The table of sections for part I of subchapter A of 
     chapter 68 is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 6654 the following new item:

``Sec. 6654A. Failure by electing partnership or S corporation to pay 
              estimated tax.''
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1996.

     SEC. 14555. SPECIAL RULE FOR CROP INSURANCE PROCEEDS AND 
                   DISASTER PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 451(d) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 (relating to special rule for crop insurance 
     proceeds and disaster payments) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(d) Special Rule for Crop Insurance Proceeds and Disaster 
     Payments.--
       ``(1) General rule.--In the case of any payment described 
     in paragraph (2), a taxpayer reporting on the cash receipts 
     and disbursements method of accounting--
       ``(A) may elect to treat any such payment received in the 
     taxable year of destruction or damage of crops as having been 
     received in the following taxable year if the taxpayer 
     establishes that, under the taxpayer's practice, income from 
     such crops involved would have been reported in a following 
     taxable year, or
       ``(B) may elect to treat any such payment received in a 
     taxable year following the taxable year of the destruction or 
     damage of crops as having been received in the taxable year 
     of destruction or damage, if the taxpayer establishes that, 
     under the taxpayer's practice, income from such crops 
     involved would have been reported in the taxable year of 
     destruction or damage.
       ``(2) Payments described.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     a payment is described in this paragraph if such payment--
       ``(A) is insurance proceeds received on account of 
     destruction or damage to crops, or
       ``(B) is disaster assistance received under any Federal law 
     as a result of--
       ``(i) destruction or damage to crops caused by drought, 
     flood, or other natural disaster, or
       ``(ii) inability to plant crops because of such a 
     disaster.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies to payments received after December 31, 1995, as a 
     result of destruction or damage occurring after such date.

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                   PART V--TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROVISIONS

     SEC. 14561. REPEAL OF $100,000 LIMITATION ON UNSPENT PROCEEDS 
                   UNDER 1-YEAR EXCEPTION FROM REBATE.

       Subclause (I) of section 148(f)(4)(B)(ii) (relating to 
     additional period for certain bonds) is amended by striking 
     ``the lesser of 5 percent of the proceeds of the issue or 
     $100,000'' and inserting ``5 percent of the proceeds of the 
     issue''.

     SEC. 14562. EXCEPTION FROM REBATE FOR EARNINGS ON BONA FIDE 
                   DEBT SERVICE FUND UNDER CONSTRUCTION BOND 
                   RULES.

       Subparagraph (C) of section 148(f)(4) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new clause:
       ``(xvii) Treatment of bona fide debt service funds.--If the 
     spending requirements of clause (ii) are met with respect to 
     the available construction proceeds of a construction issue, 
     then paragraph (2) shall not apply to earnings on a bona fide 
     debt service fund for such issue.''

     SEC. 14563. REPEAL OF DEBT SERVICE-BASED LIMITATION ON 
                   INVESTMENT IN CERTAIN NONPURPOSE INVESTMENTS.

       Subsection (d) of section 148 (relating to special rules 
     for reasonably required reserve or replacement fund) is 
     amended by striking paragraph (3).

     SEC. 14564. REPEAL OF EXPIRED PROVISIONS.

       (a) Paragraph (2) of section 148(c) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (B) and by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), 
     and (E) as subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D), respectively.
       (b) Paragraph (4) of section 148(f) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (E).

     SEC. 14565. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       The amendments made by this part shall apply to bonds 
     issued after the date of the enactment of this Act.

                     PART VI--INSURANCE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 14571. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN INSURANCE CONTRACTS ON 
                   RETIRED LIVES.

       (a) General Rule.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 817(d) (defining variable 
     contract) is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting ``or'', and by inserting after 
     subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) provides for funding of insurance on retired lives as 
     described in section 807(c)(6), and''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 817(d) is amended by striking 
     ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period 
     at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, or'', and by 
     inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) in the case of funds held under a contract described 
     in paragraph (2)(C), the amounts paid in, or the amounts paid 
     out, reflect the investment return and the market value of 
     the segregated asset account.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 14572. TREATMENT OF MODIFIED GUARANTEED CONTRACTS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subpart E of part I of subchapter L of 
     chapter 1 (relating to definitions and special rules) is 
     amended by inserting after section 817 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 817A. SPECIAL RULES FOR MODIFIED GUARANTEED CONTRACTS.

       ``(a) Computation of Reserves.--In the case of a modified 
     guaranteed contract, clause (ii) of section 807(e)(1)(A) 
     shall not apply.
       ``(b) Segregated Assets Under Modified Guaranteed Contracts 
     Marked to Market.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any life insurance 
     company, for purposes of this subtitle--
       ``(A) Any gain or loss with respect to a segregated asset 
     shall be treated as ordinary income or loss, as the case may 
     be.
       ``(B) If any segregated asset is held by such company as of 
     the close of any taxable year--
       ``(i) such company shall recognize gain or loss as if such 
     asset were sold for its fair market value on the last 
     business day of such taxable year, and
       ``(ii) any such gain or loss shall be taken into account 
     for such taxable year.
     Proper adjustment shall be made in the amount of any gain or 
     loss subsequently realized for gain or loss taken into 
     account under the preceding sentence. The Secretary may 
     provide by regulations for the application of this 
     subparagraph at times other than the times provided in this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(2) Segregated asset.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     term `segregated asset' means any asset held as part of a 
     segregated account referred to in subsection (d)(1) under a 
     modified guaranteed contract.
       ``(c) Special Rule in Computing Life Insurance Reserves.--
     For purposes of applying section 816(b)(1)(A) to any modified 
     guaranteed contract, an assumed rate of interest shall 
     include a rate of interest determined, from time to time, 
     with reference to a market rate of interest.
       ``(d) Modified Guaranteed Contract Defined.--For purposes 
     of this section, the term `modified guaranteed contract' 
     means a contract not described in section 817--
       ``(1) all or part of the amounts received under which are 
     allocated to an account which, pursuant to State law or 
     regulation, is segregated from the general asset accounts of 
     the company and is valued from time to time with reference to 
     market values,
       ``(2) which--
       ``(A) provides for the payment of annuities,
       ``(B) is a life insurance contract, or
       ``(C) is a pension plan contract which is not a life, 
     accident, or health, property, casualty, or liability 
     contract,
       ``(3) for which reserves are valued at market for annual 
     statement purposes, and
       ``(4) which provides for a net surrender value or a 
     policyholder's fund (as defined in section 807(e)(1)).
     If only a portion of a contract is not described in section 
     817, such portion shall be treated for purposes of this 
     section as a separate contract.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe 
     regulations--
       ``(1) to provide for the treatment of market value 
     adjustments under sections 72, 7702, 7702A, and 807(e)(1)(B),
       ``(2) to determine the interest rates applicable under 
     sections 807(c)(3), 807(d)(2)(B), and 812 with respect to a 
     modified guaranteed contract annually, in a manner 
     appropriate for modified guaranteed contracts and, to the 
     extent appropriate for such a contract, to modify or waive 
     the applicability of section 811(d),
       ``(3) to provide rules to limit ordinary gain or loss 
     treatment to assets constituting reserves for modified 
     guaranteed contracts (and not other assets) of the company,
       ``(4) to provide appropriate treatment of transfers of 
     assets to and from the segregated account, and
       ``(5) as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the 
     purposes of this section.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     E of part I of subchapter L of chapter 1 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 817 the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 817A. Special rules for modified guaranteed contracts.''
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995.
       (2) Treatment of net adjustments.--In the case of any 
     taxpayer required by the amendments made by this section to 
     change its calculation of reserves to take into account 
     market value adjustments and to mark segregated assets to 
     market for any taxable year--
       (A) such changes shall be treated as a change in method of 
     accounting initiated by the taxpayer,
       (B) such changes shall be treated as made with the consent 
     of the Secretary, and
       (C) the adjustments required by reason of section 481 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be taken into account 
     as ordinary income or loss by the taxpayer for the taxpayer's 
     first taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 14573. MINIMUM TAX TREATMENT OF CERTAIN PROPERTY AND 
                   CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANIES.

       (a) In General.--Clause (i) of section 56(g)(4)(B) 
     (relating to inclusion of items included for purposes of 
     computing earnings and profits) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence: ``In the case of any 
     insurance company taxable under section 831(b), this clause 
     shall not apply to any amount not described in section 
     834(b).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

                       PART VII--OTHER PROVISIONS

     SEC. 14581. CLOSING OF PARTNERSHIP TAXABLE YEAR WITH RESPECT 
                   TO DECEASED PARTNER, ETC.

       (a) General Rule.--Subparagraph (A) of section 706(c)(2) 
     (relating to disposition of entire interest) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) Disposition of entire interest.--The taxable year of 
     a partnership shall close with respect to a partner whose 
     entire interest in the partnership terminates (whether by 
     reason of death, liquidation, or otherwise).''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The paragraph heading for 
     paragraph (2) of section 706(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Treatment of dispositions.--''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to partnership taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 14582. CREDIT FOR SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES PAID WITH 
                   RESPECT TO EMPLOYEE CASH TIPS.

       (a) Reporting Requirement Not Considered.--Subparagraph (A) 
     of section 45B(b)(1) (relating to excess employer social 
     security tax) is amended by inserting ``(without regard to 
     whether such tips are reported under section 6053)'' after 
     ``section 3121(q)''.
       (b) Taxes Paid.--Subsection (d) of section 13443 of the 
     Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993 is amended by inserting 
     ``, with respect to services performed before, on, or after 
     such date'' after ``1993''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by, 
     and the provisions of, section 13443 of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993.

     SEC. 14583. DUE DATE FOR FIRST QUARTER ESTIMATED TAX PAYMENTS 
                   BY PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 6655(g) is 
     amended by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) In the case of any private foundation, subsection 
     (c)(2) shall be applied by substituting `May 15' for `April 
     15 ' ''.

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       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 14584. TREATMENT OF DUES PAID TO AGRICULTURAL OR 
                   HORTICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 512 (defining unrelated business 
     taxable income) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(d) Treatment of Dues of Agricultural or Horticultural 
     Organizations.--
       ``(1) In general.--If--
       ``(A) an agricultural or horticultural organization 
     described in section 501(c)(5) requires annual dues to be 
     paid in order to be a member of such organization, and
       ``(B) the amount of such required annual dues does not 
     exceed $100,
     in no event shall any portion of such dues be treated as 
     derived by such organization from an unrelated trade or 
     business by reason of any benefits or privileges to which 
     members of such organization are entitled.
       ``(2) Indexation of $100 amount.--In the case of any 
     taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 1995, the 
     $100 amount in paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount 
     equal to--
       ``(A) $100, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, by substituting `calendar year 1994' for 
     `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
       ``(3) Dues.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     `dues' includes any payment required to be made in order to 
     be recognized by the organization as a member of the 
     organization.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1994.
                     Subtitle F--Estates and Trusts

                     PART I--INCOME TAX PROVISIONS

     SEC. 14601. CERTAIN REVOCABLE TRUSTS TREATED AS PART OF 
                   ESTATE.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part I of subchapter J 
     (relating to estates, trusts, beneficiaries, and decedents) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 646. CERTAIN REVOCABLE TRUSTS TREATED AS PART OF 
                   ESTATE.

       ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of this subtitle, if both 
     the executor of an estate and the trustee of a qualified 
     revocable trust elect the treatment provided in this section, 
     such trust shall be treated and taxed as part of such estate 
     (and not as a separate trust) for all taxable years of the 
     estate ending after the date of the decedent's death and 
     before the applicable date.
       ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of subsection (a)--
       ``(1) Qualified revocable trust.--The term `qualified 
     revocable trust' means any trust all of which was treated 
     under section 676 as owned by the decedent of the estate 
     referred to in subsection (a).
       ``(2) Applicable date.--The term `applicable date' means--
       ``(A) if no return of tax imposed by chapter 11 is required 
     to be filed, the date which is 2 years after the date of the 
     decedent's death, and
       ``(B) if such a return is required to be filed, the date 
     which is 6 months after the date of the final determination 
     of the liability for tax imposed by chapter 11.
       ``(c) Election.--The election under subsection (a) shall be 
     made not later than the time prescribed for filing the return 
     of tax imposed by this chapter for the first taxable year of 
     the estate (determined with regard to extensions) and, once 
     made, shall be irrevocable.''
       (b) Comparable Treatment Under Generation-Skipping Tax.--
     Paragraph (1) of section 2652(b) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence: ``Such term shall not include 
     any trust during any period the trust is treated as part of 
     an estate under section 646.''
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     subpart A is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 646. Certain revocable trusts treated as part of estate.''
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to estates of decedents dying after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14602. DISTRIBUTIONS DURING FIRST 65 DAYS OF TAXABLE 
                   YEAR OF ESTATE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 663 (relating to 
     distributions in first 65 days of taxable year) is amended by 
     inserting ``an estate or'' before ``a trust'' each place it 
     appears.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 663(b) 
     is amended by striking ``the fiduciary of such trust'' and 
     inserting ``the executor of such estate or the fiduciary of 
     such trust (as the case may be)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14603. SEPARATE SHARE RULES AVAILABLE TO 
                   ESTATES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 663 (relating to 
     separate shares treated as separate trusts) is amended--
       (1) by inserting before the last sentence the following new 
     sentence: ``Rules similar to the rules of the preceding 
     provisions of this subsection shall apply to treat 
     substantially separate and independent shares of different 
     beneficiaries in an estate having more than 1 beneficiary as 
     separate estates.'', and
       (2) by inserting ``or estates'' after ``trusts'' in the 
     last sentence.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The subsection heading of 
     section 663(c) is amended by inserting ``Estates or'' before 
     ``Trusts''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14604. EXECUTOR OF ESTATE AND BENEFICIARIES TREATED AS 
                   RELATED PERSONS FOR DISALLOWANCE OF LOSSES, 
                   ETC.

       (a) Disallowance of Losses.--Subsection (b) of section 267 
     (relating to losses, expenses, and interest with respect to 
     transactions between related taxpayers) is amended by 
     striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (11), by striking the 
     period at the end of paragraph (12) and inserting ``; or'', 
     and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(13) Except in the case of a sale or exchange in 
     satisfaction of a pecuniary bequest, an executor of an estate 
     and a beneficiary of such estate.''
       (b) Ordinary Income From Gain From Sale of Depreciable 
     Property.--Subsection (b) of section 1239 is amended by 
     striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``, and'' and by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) except in the case of a sale or exchange in 
     satisfaction of a pecuniary bequest, an executor of an estate 
     and a beneficiary of such estate.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14605. LIMITATION ON TAXABLE YEAR OF ESTATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 645 (relating to taxable year of 
     trusts) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 645. TAXABLE YEAR OF ESTATES AND TRUSTS.

       ``(a) Estates.--For purposes of this subtitle, the taxable 
     year of an estate shall be a year ending on October 31, 
     November 30, or December 31.
       ``(b) Trusts.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this subtitle, the 
     taxable year of any trust shall be the calendar year.
       ``(2) Exception for trusts exempt from tax and charitable 
     trusts.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a trust exempt from 
     taxation under section 501(a) or to a trust described in 
     section 4947(a)(1).''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     A of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 645 and inserting the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 645. Taxable year of estates and trusts.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14606. REPEAL OF CERTAIN THROWBACK RULES APPLICABLE TO 
                   DOMESTIC TRUSTS.

       (a) Accumulation Distributions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 665 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Accumulation Distributions After 1995.--For purposes 
     of this subpart, in the case of a trust other than a foreign 
     trust, any distribution in any taxable year beginning after 
     December 31, 1995, shall be computed without regard to any 
     undistributed net income.''
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (b) of section 665 is 
     amended by inserting ``except as provided in subsection 
     (f),'' after ``subpart,''
       (b) Property Transferred to Trusts.--Subsection (e) of 
     section 644 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
     paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end of paragraph 
     (4) and inserting ``, or '', and by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(5) in the case of a trust other than a foreign trust, 
     any sale or exchange of property after December 31, 1995.''
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Accumulation distribution.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (a) shall apply to distributions in taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1995.
       (2) Transferred property.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (b) shall apply to sales or exchanges after 
     December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 14607. TREATMENT OF FUNERAL TRUSTS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart F of part I of subchapter J of 
     chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 684. TREATMENT OF FUNERAL TRUSTS.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of a qualified funeral 
     trust--
       ``(1) subparts B, C, D, and E shall not apply, and
       ``(2) no deduction shall be allowed by section 642(b).
       ``(b) Qualified Funeral Trust.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `qualified funeral trust' means any 
     trust (other than a foreign trust) if--
       ``(1) the trust arises as a result of a contract with a 
     person engaged in the trade or business of providing funeral 
     or burial services or property necessary to provide such 
     services,
       ``(2) the sole purpose of the trust is to hold, invest, and 
     reinvest funds in the trust and to use such funds solely to 
     make payments for such services or property for the benefit 
     of the beneficiaries of the trust,
       ``(3) the only beneficiaries of such trust are individuals 
     who have entered into contracts

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     described in paragraph (1) to have such services or property 
     provided at their death,
       ``(4) the only contributions to the trust are contributions 
     by or for the benefit of such beneficiaries,
       ``(5) the trustee elects the application of this 
     subsection, and
       ``(6) the trust would (but for the election described in 
     paragraph (5)) be treated as owned by the beneficiaries under 
     subpart E.
       ``(c) Dollar Limitation on Contributions.--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified funeral trust' shall 
     not include any trust which accepts contributions by or for 
     the benefit of an individual in excess of $5,000.
       ``(2) Related trusts.--For purposes of paragraph (1), all 
     trusts having trustees which are related persons shall be 
     treated as 1 trust. For purposes of the preceding sentence, 
     persons are related if--
       ``(A) the relationship between such persons would result in 
     the disallowance of losses under section 267 or 707(b),
       ``(B) such persons are treated as a single employer under 
     subsection (a) or (b) of section 52, or
       ``(C) the Secretary determines that treating such persons 
     as related is necessary to prevent avoidance of the purposes 
     of this section.
       ``(3) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any contract 
     referred to in subsection (b)(1) which is entered into during 
     any calendar year after 1996, the dollar amount referred to 
     paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year, by substituting 
     `calendar year 1995' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.
     If any dollar amount after being increased under the 
     preceding sentence is not a multiple of $100, such dollar 
     amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.
       ``(d) Application of Rate Schedule.--Section 1(e) shall be 
     applied to each qualified funeral trust by treating each 
     beneficiary's interest in each such trust as a separate 
     trust.
       ``(e) Treatment of Amounts Refunded to Beneficiary on 
     Cancellation.--No gain or loss shall be recognized to a 
     beneficiary described in subsection (b)(3) of any qualified 
     funeral trust by reason of any payment from such trust to 
     such beneficiary by reason of cancellation of a contract 
     referred to in subsection (b)(1). If any payment referred to 
     in the preceding sentence consists of property other than 
     money, the basis of such property in the hands of such 
     beneficiary shall be the same as the trust's basis in such 
     property immediately before the payment.
       ``(f) Simplified Reporting.--The Secretary may prescribe 
     rules for simplified reporting of all trusts having a single 
     trustee.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     F of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 684. Treatment of funeral trusts.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

                PART II--ESTATE AND GIFT TAX PROVISIONS

     SEC. 14611. CLARIFICATION OF WAIVER OF CERTAIN RIGHTS OF 
                   RECOVERY.

       (a) Amendment to Section 2207A.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     2207A(a) (relating to right of recovery in the case of 
     certain marital deduction property) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Decedent may otherwise direct.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply with respect to any property to the extent that the 
     decedent in his will (or a revocable trust) specifically 
     indicates an intent to waive any right of recovery under this 
     subchapter with respect to such property.''
       (b) Amendment to Section 2207B.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     2207B(a) (relating to right of recovery where decedent 
     retained interest) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Decedent may otherwise direct.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply with respect to any property to the extent that the 
     decedent in his will (or a revocable trust) specifically 
     indicates an intent to waive any right of recovery under this 
     subchapter with respect to such property.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to the estates of decedents dying 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14612. ADJUSTMENTS FOR GIFTS WITHIN 3 YEARS OF 
                   DECEDENT'S DEATH.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 2035 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 2035. ADJUSTMENTS FOR CERTAIN GIFTS MADE WITHIN 3 
                   YEARS OF DECEDENT'S DEATH.

       ``(a) Inclusion of Certain Property in Gross Estate.--If--
       ``(1) the decedent made a transfer (by trust or otherwise) 
     of an interest in any property, or relinquished a power with 
     respect to any property, during the 3-year period ending on 
     the date of the decedent's death, and
       ``(2) the value of such property (or an interest therein) 
     would have been included in the decedent's gross estate under 
     section 2036, 2037, 2038, or 2042 if such transferred 
     interest or relinquished power had been retained by the 
     decedent on the date of his death,
     the value of the gross estate shall include the value of any 
     property (or interest therein) which would have been so 
     included.
       ``(b) Inclusion of Gift Tax on Gifts Made During 3 Years 
     Before Decedent's Death.--The amount of the gross estate 
     (determined without regard to this subsection) shall be 
     increased by the amount of any tax paid under chapter 12 by 
     the decedent or his estate on any gift made by the decedent 
     or his spouse during the 3-year period ending on the date of 
     the decedent's death.
       ``(c) Other Rules Relating to Transfers Within 3 Years of 
     Death.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of--
       ``(A) section 303(b) (relating to distributions in 
     redemption of stock to pay death taxes),
       ``(B) section 2032A (relating to special valuation of 
     certain farms, etc., real property), and
       ``(C) subchapter C of chapter 64 (relating to lien for 
     taxes),
     the value of the gross estate shall include the value of all 
     property to the extent of any interest therein of which the 
     decedent has at any time made a transfer, by trust or 
     otherwise, during the 3-year period ending on the date of the 
     decedent's death.
       ``(2) Coordination with section 6166.--An estate shall be 
     treated as meeting the 35 percent of adjusted gross estate 
     requirement of section 6166(a)(1) only if the estate meets 
     such requirement both with and without the application of 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Marital and small transfers.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to any transfer (other than a transfer with respect to 
     a life insurance policy) made during a calendar year to any 
     donee if the decedent was not required by section 6019 (other 
     than by reason of section 6019(2)) to file any gift tax 
     return for such year with respect to transfers to such donee.
       ``(d) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     bona fide sale for an adequate and full consideration in 
     money or money's worth.
       ``(e) Treatment of Certain Transfers From Revocable 
     Trusts.--For purposes of this section and section 2038, any 
     transfer from any portion of a trust during any period that 
     such portion was treated under section 676 as owned by the 
     decedent shall be treated as a transfer made directly by the 
     decedent.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part III 
     of subchapter A of chapter 11 is amended by striking 
     ``gifts'' in the item relating to section 2035 and inserting 
     ``certain gifts''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to the estates of decedents dying after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14613. CLARIFICATION OF QUALIFIED TERMINABLE INTEREST 
                   RULES.

       (a) General Rule.--
       (1) Estate tax.--Subparagraph (B) of section 2056(b)(7) 
     (defining qualified terminable interest property) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vi) Treatment of certain income distributions.--An 
     income interest shall not fail to qualify as a qualified 
     income interest for life solely because income for the period 
     after the last distribution date and on or before the date of 
     the surviving spouse's death is not required to be 
     distributed to the surviving spouse or to the estate of the 
     surviving spouse.''
       (2) Gift tax.--Paragraph (3) of section 2523(f) is amended 
     by striking ``and (iv)'' and inserting ``(iv), and (vi)''.
       (b) Clarification of Subsequent Inclusions.--Section 2044 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Clarification of Inclusion of Certain Income.--The 
     amount included in the gross estate under subsection (a) 
     shall include the amount of any income from the property to 
     which this section applies for the period after the last 
     distribution date and on or before the date of the decedent's 
     death if such income is not otherwise included in the 
     decedent's gross estate.''
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply with respect to the estates of decedents dying, and 
     gifts made, after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Application of section 2044 to transfers before date of 
     enactment.--In the case of the estate of any decedent dying 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, if there was a 
     transfer of property on or before such date--
       (A) such property shall not be included in the gross estate 
     of the decedent under section 2044 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 if no prior marital deduction was allowed with 
     respect to such a transfer of such property to the decedent, 
     but
       (B) such property shall be so included if such a deduction 
     was allowed.

     SEC. 14614. TRANSITIONAL RULE UNDER SECTION 2056A.

       (a) General Rule.--In the case of any trust created under 
     an instrument executed before the date of the enactment of 
     the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990, such trust shall be 
     treated as meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) of 
     section 2056A(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 if the 
     trust instrument requires that all trustees of the trust be 
     individual citizens of the United States or domestic 
     corporations.
       (b) Effective Date.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall 
     take effect as if included in the provisions of section 
     11702(g) of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990.

     SEC. 14615. OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT CERTAIN FAILURES UNDER 
                   SECTION 2032A.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (3) of section 2032A(d) 
     (relating to modification of election and agreement to be 
     permitted) is amended to read as follows:

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       ``(3) Modification of election and agreement to be 
     permitted.--The Secretary shall prescribe procedures which 
     provide that in any case in which the executor makes an 
     election under paragraph (1) (and submits the agreement 
     referred to in paragraph (2)) within the time prescribed 
     therefor, but--
       ``(A) the notice of election, as filed, does not contain 
     all required information, or
       ``(B) signatures of 1 or more persons required to enter 
     into the agreement described in paragraph (2) are not 
     included on the agreement as filed, or the agreement does not 
     contain all required information,
     the executor will have a reasonable period of time (not 
     exceeding 90 days) after notification of such failures to 
     provide such information or signatures.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to the estates of decedents dying after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14616. UNIFIED CREDIT OF DECEDENT INCREASED BY UNIFIED 
                   CREDIT OF SPOUSE USED ON SPLIT GIFT INCLUDED IN 
                   DECEDENT'S GROSS 
                   ESTATE.

       (a) In General.--Section 2010 (relating to unified credit 
     against estate tax) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(d) Treatment of Unified Credit Used By Spouse on Split-
     Gift Included in Decedent's Gross Estate.--If--
       ``(1) the decedent was the donor of any gift one-half of 
     which was considered under section 2513 as made by the 
     decedent's spouse, and
       ``(2) the amount of such gift is includible in the gross 
     estate of the decedent by reason of section 2035, 2036, 2037, 
     or 2038,
     the amount of the credit allowable by subsection (a) to the 
     estate of the decedent shall be increased by the amount of 
     the unified credit allowed against the tax imposed by section 
     2501 on the amount of such gift considered under section 2513 
     as made by such spouse.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to gifts made after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 14617. REFORMATION OF DEFECTIVE BEQUESTS, ETC., TO 
                   SPOUSE OF DECEDENT.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 2056 (relating 
     to bequests, etc., to surviving spouse) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Reformations permitted.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any interest in property 
     with respect to which a deduction would be allowable under 
     subsection (a) but for a provision of this subsection, if--
       ``(i) the surviving spouse is entitled to all of the income 
     from the property for life,
       ``(ii) no person other than such spouse is entitled to any 
     distribution of such property during such spouse's life, and
       ``(iii) there is a change of a governing instrument (by 
     reformation, amendment, construction, or otherwise) as of the 
     applicable date which results in the satisfaction of the 
     requirements of such provision as of the date of the 
     decedent's death,
     the determination of whether such deduction is allowable 
     shall be made as of the applicable date.
       ``(B) Special rule where timely commencement of 
     reformation.--Clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A) shall 
     not apply to any interest if, not later than the date 
     described in subparagraph (C)(i), a judicial proceeding is 
     commenced to change such interest into an interest which 
     satisfies the requirements of the provision by reason of 
     which (but for this paragraph) a deduction would not be 
     allowable under subsection (a) for such interest.
       ``(C) Applicable date.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the term `applicable date' means--
       ``(i) the last date (including extensions) for filing the 
     return of tax imposed by this chapter, or
       ``(ii) if a judicial proceeding is commenced to comply with 
     such provision, the time when the changes pursuant to such 
     proceeding are made.
       ``(D) Special rule.--If the change referred to in 
     subparagraph (A)(iii) is to qualify the passage of the 
     interest under paragraph (7), subparagraph (A) shall apply 
     only if the election under subparagraph (B) thereof is made.
       ``(E) Statute of limitations.--If a judicial proceeding 
     described in subparagraph (C)(ii) is commenced with respect 
     to any interest, the period for assessing any deficiency of 
     tax attributable to such interest shall not expire before the 
     date 1 year after the date on which the Secretary is notified 
     that such provision has been complied with or that such 
     proceeding has been terminated.''
       (b) Comparable Rule for Gift Tax.--Section 2523 (relating 
     to gift to spouse) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(j) Reformations permitted.--Rules similar to the rules 
     of section 2056(b)(11) shall apply for purposes of this 
     section.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying, and gifts made, 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14618. GIFTS MAY NOT BE REVALUED FOR ESTATE TAX PURPOSES 
                   AFTER EXPIRATION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2001 (relating to imposition and 
     rate of estate tax) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) Valuation of Gifts.--If--
       ``(1) the time has expired within which a tax may be 
     assessed under chapter 12 (or under corresponding provisions 
     of prior laws) on the transfer of property by gift made 
     during a preceding calendar period (as defined in section 
     2502(b)), and
       ``(2) the value of such gift is shown on the return for 
     such preceding calendar period or is disclosed in such 
     return, or in a statement attached to the return, in a manner 
     adequate to apprise the Secretary of the nature of such gift,
     the value of such gift shall, for purposes of computing the 
     tax under this chapter, be the value of such gift as finally 
     determined for purposes of chapter 12.''
       (b) Modification of Application of Statute of 
     Limitations.--Paragraph (9) of section 6501(c) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(9) Gift tax on certain gifts not shown on return.--If 
     any gift of property the value of which (or any increase in 
     taxable gifts required under section 2701(d)) is required to 
     be shown on a return of tax imposed by chapter 12 (without 
     regard to section 2503(b)), and is not shown on such return, 
     any tax imposed by chapter 12 on such gift may be assessed, 
     or a proceeding in court for the collection of such tax may 
     be begun without assessment, at any time. The preceding 
     sentence shall not apply to any item which is disclosed in 
     such return, or in a statement attached to the return, in a 
     manner adequate to apprise the Secretary of the nature of 
     such item. The value of any item which is so disclosed may 
     not be redetermined by the Secretary after the expiration of 
     the period under subsection (a).''
       (c) Declaratory Judgment Procedure for Determining Value of 
     Gift.--
       (1) In general.--Part IV of subchapter C of chapter 76 is 
     amended by inserting after section 7476 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 7477. DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS RELATING TO VALUE OF 
                   CERTAIN GIFTS.

       ``(a) Creation of Remedy.--In a case of an actual 
     controversy involving a determination by the Secretary of the 
     value of any gift shown on the return of tax imposed by 
     chapter 12 or disclosed on such return or in any statement 
     attached to such return, upon the filing of an appropriate 
     pleading, the Tax Court may make a declaration of the value 
     of such gift. Any such declaration shall have the force and 
     effect of a decision of the Tax Court and shall be reviewable 
     as such.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Petitioner.--A pleading may be filed under this 
     section only by the donor.
       ``(2) Exhaustion of administrative remedies.--The court 
     shall not issue a declaratory judgment or decree under this 
     section in any proceeding unless it determines that the 
     petitioner has exhausted all available administrative 
     remedies within the Internal Revenue Service.
       ``(3) Time for bringing action.--If the Secretary sends by 
     certified or registered mail notice of his determination as 
     described in subsection (a) to the petitioner, no proceeding 
     may be initiated under this section unless the pleading is 
     filed before the 91st day after the date of such mailing.''
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     part IV is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 7476 the following new item:

``Sec. 7477. Declaratory judgments relating to value of certain 
              gifts.''
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (c) of section 2504 
     is amended by striking ``, and if a tax under this chapter or 
     under corresponding provisions of prior laws has been 
     assessed or paid for such preceding calendar period''.
       (e) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and 
     (c) shall apply to gifts made after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) Subsection (b).--The amendment made by subsection (b) 
     shall apply to gifts made in calendar years ending after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14619. CLARIFICATIONS RELATING TO DISCLAIMERS.

       (a) Partial Transfer-Type Disclaimers Permitted.--Paragraph 
     (3) of section 2518(c) (relating to certain transfers treated 
     as disclaimers) is amended by inserting ``(or an undivided 
     portion of such interest)'' after ``entire interest in the 
     property''.
       (b) Retention of Interest by Decedent's Spouse Permitted in 
     Transfer-Type Disclaimers.--Paragraph (3) of section 2518(c) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new flush 
     sentence:
     ``For purposes of the preceding sentence, a written transfer 
     by the spouse of the decedent of property to a trust shall 
     not fail to be treated as a transfer of such spouse's 
     interest in such property by reason of such spouse having an 
     interest in such trust.''
       (c) Disclaimers Are Effective For Income Tax Purposes.--
     Subsection (a) of section 2518 is amended by inserting ``and 
     subtitle A'' after ``this subtitle'' each place it appears.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to transfers creating an interest in the person 
     disclaiming, and disclaimers, made after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14620. CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF SURVIVOR ANNUITIES 
                   UNDER QUALIFIED TERMINABLE INTEREST RULES.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 2056(b)(7) is 
     amended by inserting ``(or, in the case of an interest in an 
     annuity aris

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     ing under the community property laws of a State, included in 
     the gross estate of the decedent under section 2033)'' after 
     ``section 2039''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14621. TREATMENT UNDER QUALIFIED DOMESTIC TRUST RULES OF 
                   FORMS OF OWNERSHIP WHICH ARE NOT TRUSTS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 2056A (defining 
     qualified domestic trust) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Trust.--To the extent provided in regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary, the term `trust' includes other 
     arrangements which have substantially the same effect as a 
     trust.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14622. AUTHORITY TO WAIVE REQUIREMENT OF UNITED STATES 
                   TRUSTEE FOR QUALIFIED DOMESTIC TRUSTS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 2056A(a)(1) is 
     amended by inserting ``except as provided in regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary,'' before ``requires''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

              PART III--GENERATION-SKIPPING TAX PROVISIONS

     SEC. 14631. SEVERING OF TRUSTS HOLDING PROPERTY HAVING AN 
                   INCLUSION RATIO OF GREATER THAN ZERO.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 2642 (relating 
     to inclusion ratio) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Severing of trusts holding property having an 
     inclusion ratio of greater than zero.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a trust holding property having an 
     inclusion ratio of greater than zero is severed in a 
     qualified severance, at the election of the trustee of such 
     trust, the trusts resulting from such severance shall be 
     treated as separate trusts for purposes of this chapter.
       ``(B) Qualified severance.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the term `qualified severance' means the creation of 2 
     trusts from a single trust if each property held by the 
     single trust was divided between the 2 created trusts such 
     that one trust received an interest in each such property 
     equal to the applicable fraction of the single trust. Such 
     term includes any other severance permitted under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(C) Election.--The election under this paragraph shall be 
     made at the time prescribed by the Secretary. Such an 
     election, once made, shall be irrevocable.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to severances after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 14632. CLARIFICATION OF WHO IS TRANSFEROR WHERE 
                   SUBSEQUENT GIFT BY REASON OF POWER OF 
                   APPOINTMENT.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 2652(a) (defining 
     transferor) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``A transferor described in subparagraph (A) shall 
     not be treated as the transferor of any property if another 
     individual is treated as the transferor of such property 
     under subparagraph (B) by reason of the exercise, release, or 
     lapse of a general power of appointment with respect to such 
     property.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to the exercise, release, or lapse of a general 
     power of appointment after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 14633. TAXABLE TERMINATION NOT TO INCLUDE DIRECT SKIPS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 2612(a) (defining 
     taxable termination) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new flush sentence:
     ``Such term shall not include a direct skip.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to generation-skipping transfers (as defined in 
     section 2611 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14634. EXPANSION OF EXCEPTION FROM GENERATION-SKIPPING 
                   TRANSFER TAX FOR TRANSFERS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH 
                   DECEASED PARENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2651 (relating to generation 
     assignment) is amended by redesignating subsection (e) as 
     subsection (f), and by inserting after subsection (d) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Special Rule for Persons With a Deceased Parent.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of determining whether any 
     transfer is a generation-skipping transfer, if--
       ``(A) an individual is a descendant of a parent of the 
     transferor (or the transferor's spouse or former spouse), and
       ``(B) such individual's parent who is a lineal descendant 
     of the parent of the transferor (or the transferor's spouse 
     or former spouse) is dead at the time the transfer (from 
     which an interest of such individual is established or 
     derived) is subject to a tax imposed by chapter 11 or 12 upon 
     the transferor (and if there shall be more than 1 such time, 
     then at the earliest such time),
     such individual shall be treated as if such individual were a 
     member of the generation which is 1 generation below the 
     lower of the transferor's generation or the generation 
     assignment of the youngest living ancestor of such individual 
     who is also a descendant of the parent of the transferor (or 
     the transferor's spouse or former spouse), and the generation 
     assignment of any descendant of such individual shall be 
     adjusted accordingly.
       ``(2) Limited application of subsection to collateral 
     heirs.--This subsection shall not apply with respect to a 
     transfer to any individual who is not a lineal descendant of 
     the transferor (or the transferor's spouse or former spouse) 
     if, at the time of the transfer, such transferor has any 
     living lineal descendant.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 2612(c) (defining direct skip) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (2) and by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Section 2612(c)(2) (as so redesignated) is amended by 
     striking ``section 2651(e)(2)'' and inserting ``section 
     2651(f)(2)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to terminations, distributions, and transfers 
     occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.
                 Subtitle G--Excise Tax Simplification

    PART I--PROVISIONS RELATED TO DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER

     SEC. 14701. CREDIT OR REFUND FOR IMPORTED BOTTLED DISTILLED 
                   SPIRITS RETURNED TO DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANT.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 5008(c) (relating 
     to distilled spirits returned to bonded premises) is amended 
     by striking ``withdrawn from bonded premises on payment or 
     determination of tax'' and inserting ``on which tax has been 
     determined or paid''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect at the beginning of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning more than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14702. AUTHORITY TO CANCEL OR CREDIT EXPORT BONDS 
                   WITHOUT SUBMISSION OF RECORDS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 5175 (relating 
     to export bonds) is amended by striking ``on the submission 
     of'' and all that follows and inserting ``if there is such 
     proof of exportation as the Secretary may by regulations 
     require.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect at the beginning of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning more than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14703. REPEAL OF REQUIRED MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS ON 
                   PREMISES OF DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANT.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 5207 (relating 
     to records and reports) is amended by striking ``shall be 
     kept on the premises where the operations covered by the 
     record are carried on and''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect at the beginning of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning more than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14704. FERMENTED MATERIAL FROM ANY BREWERY MAY BE 
                   RECEIVED AT A DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANT.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 5222(b) (relating 
     to production, receipt, removal, and use of distilling 
     materials) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) beer conveyed without payment of tax from brewery 
     premises, beer which has been lawfully removed from brewery 
     premises upon determination of tax, or''.
       (b) Clarification of Authority To Permit Removal of Beer 
     Without Payment of Tax for Use as Distilling Material.--
     Section 5053 (relating to exemptions) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (i) and by 
     inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Removal for Use as Distilling Material.--Subject to 
     such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, beer may be 
     removed from a brewery without payment of tax to any 
     distilled spirits plant for use as distilling material.''
       (c) Clarification of Refund and Credit of Tax.--Section 
     5056 (relating to refund and credit of tax, or relief from 
     liability) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and 
     by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Beer Received at a Distilled Spirits Plant.--Any tax 
     paid by any brewer on beer produced in the United States may 
     be refunded or credited to the brewer, without interest, or 
     if the tax has not been paid, the brewer may be relieved of 
     liability therefor, under regulations as the Secretary may 
     prescribe, if such beer is received on the bonded premises of 
     a distilled spirits plant pursuant to the provisions of 
     section 5222(b)(2), for use in the production of distilled 
     spirits.'', and
       (2) by striking ``or rendering unmerchantable'' in 
     subsection (d) (as so redesignated) and inserting ``rendering 
     unmerchantable, or receipt on the bonded premises of a 
     distilled spirits plant''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect at the beginning of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning more than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14705. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR WHOLESALE DEALERS IN 
                   LIQUORS TO POST SIGN.

       (a) In General.--Section 5115 (relating to sign required on 
     premises) is hereby repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--

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       (1) Subsection (a) of section 5681 is amended by striking 
     ``, and every wholesale dealer in liquors,'' and by striking 
     ``section 5115(a) or''.
       (2) Subsection (c) of section 5681 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or wholesale liquor establishment, on 
     which no sign required by section 5115(a) or'' and inserting 
     ``on which no sign required by'', and
       (B) by striking ``or wholesale liquor establishment, or 
     who'' and inserting ``or who''.
       (3) The table of sections for subpart D of part II of 
     subchapter A of chapter 51 is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 5115.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14706. REFUND OF TAX ON WINE RETURNED TO BOND NOT 
                   LIMITED TO UNMERCHANTABLE WINE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 5044 (relating 
     to refund of tax on unmerchantable wine) is amended by 
     striking ``as unmerchantable''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 5361 is amended by striking ``unmerchantable''.
       (2) The section heading for section 5044 is amended by 
     striking ``unmerchantable''.
       (3) The item relating to section 5044 in the table of 
     sections for subpart C of part I of subchapter A of chapter 
     51 is amended by striking ``unmerchantable''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect at the beginning of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning more than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14707. USE OF ADDITIONAL AMELIORATING MATERIAL IN 
                   CERTAIN WINES.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (D) of section 5384(b)(2) 
     (relating to ameliorated fruit and berry wines) is amended by 
     striking ``loganberries, currants, or gooseberries,'' and 
     inserting ``any fruit or berry with a natural fixed acid of 
     20 parts per thousand or more (before any correction of such 
     fruit or berry)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect at the beginning of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning more than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14708. DOMESTICALLY PRODUCED BEER MAY BE WITHDRAWN FREE 
                   OF TAX FOR USE OF FOREIGN EMBASSIES, LEGATIONS, 
                   ETC.

       (a) In General.--Section 5053 (relating to exemptions) is 
     amended by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Removals for Use of Foreign Embassies, Legations, 
     Etc.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to such regulations as the 
     Secretary may prescribe--
       ``(A) beer may be withdrawn from the brewery without 
     payment of tax for transfer to any customs bonded warehouse 
     for entry pending withdrawal therefrom as provided in 
     subparagraph (B), and
       ``(B) beer entered into any customs bonded warehouse under 
     subparagraph (A) may be withdrawn for consumption in the 
     United States by, and for the official and family use of, 
     such foreign governments, organizations, and individuals as 
     are entitled to withdraw imported beer from such warehouses 
     free of tax.
     Beer transferred to any customs bonded warehouse under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be entered, stored, and accounted for 
     in such warehouse under such regulations and bonds as the 
     Secretary may prescribe, and may be withdrawn therefrom by 
     such governments, organizations, and individuals free of tax 
     under the same conditions and procedures as imported beer.
       ``(2) Other rules to apply.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 5362(e) of such section 
     shall apply for purposes of this subsection.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect at the beginning of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning more than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14709. BEER MAY BE WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX FOR 
                   DESTRUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 5053 is amended by inserting after 
     subsection (g) the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Removals for Destruction.--Subject to such 
     regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, beer may be 
     removed from the brewery without payment of tax for 
     destruction.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect at the beginning of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning more than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14710. AUTHORITY TO ALLOW DRAWBACK ON EXPORTED BEER 
                   WITHOUT SUBMISSION OF RECORDS.

       (a) In General.--The first sentence of section 5055 
     (relating to drawback of tax on beer) is amended by striking 
     ``found to have been paid'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``paid on such beer if there is such proof of 
     exportation as the Secretary may by regulations require.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect at the beginning of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning more than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14711. TRANSFER TO BREWERY OF BEER IMPORTED IN BULK 
                   WITHOUT PAYMENT OF TAX.

       (a) In General.--Part II of subchapter G of chapter 51 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 5418. BEER IMPORTED IN BULK.

       ``Beer imported or brought into the United States in bulk 
     containers may, under such regulations as the Secretary may 
     prescribe, be withdrawn from customs custody and transferred 
     in such bulk containers to the premises of a brewery without 
     payment of the internal revenue tax imposed on such beer. The 
     proprietor of a brewery to which such beer is transferred 
     shall become liable for the tax on the beer withdrawn from 
     customs custody under this section upon release of the beer 
     from customs custody, and the importer, or the person 
     bringing such beer into the United States, shall thereupon be 
     relieved of the liability for such tax.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     part II is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 5418. Beer imported in bulk.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect at the beginning of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning more than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

          PART II--CONSOLIDATION OF TAXES ON AVIATION GASOLINE

     SEC. 14721. CONSOLIDATION OF TAXES ON AVIATION GASOLINE.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 4081(a)(2) 
     (relating to imposition of tax on gasoline and diesel fuel) 
     is amended by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii) and 
     by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
       ``(i) in the case of gasoline other than aviation gasoline, 
     18.3 cents per gallon,
       ``(ii) in the case of aviation gasoline, 19.3 cents per 
     gallon, and''.
       (b) Termination.--Subsection (d) of section 4081 is amended 
     by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and by 
     inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Aviation gasoline.--On and after January 1, 1996, the 
     rate specified in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii) shall be 4.3 cents 
     per gallon.''
       (c) Repeal of Retail Level Tax.--
       (1) Subsection (c) of section 4041 is amended by striking 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) and by redesignating paragraphs (4) 
     and (5) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 4041(c), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (1), is amended by striking ``paragraphs (1) and 
     (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 4041(k) is amended by adding 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking ``, and'' 
     at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a period, and by 
     striking subparagraph (C).
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 4081(d) is amended by striking 
     ``each rate of tax specified in subsection (a)(2)(A)'' and 
     inserting ``the rates of tax specified in clauses (i) and 
     (iii) of subsection (a)(2)(A)''.
       (3) Sections 6421(f)(2)(A) and 9502(f)(1)(A) are each 
     amended by striking ``section 4041(c)(4)'' and inserting 
     ``section 4041(c)(2)''.
       (4) Paragraph (2) of section 9502(b) is amended by striking 
     ``14 cents'' and inserting ``15 cents''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996.
       (f) Floor Stocks Tax.--
       (1) Imposition of tax.--In the case of aviation gasoline on 
     which tax was imposed under section 4081 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 before January 1, 1996, and which is 
     held on such date by any person, there is hereby imposed a 
     floor stocks tax of 1 cent per gallon of such gasoline.
       (2) Liability for tax and method of payment.--
       (A) Liability for tax.--A person holding aviation gasoline 
     on January 1, 1996, to which the tax imposed by paragraph (1) 
     applies shall be liable for such tax.
       (B) Method of payment.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) 
     shall be paid in such manner as the Secretary shall 
     prescribe.
       (C) Time for payment.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) 
     shall be paid on or before June 30, 1996.
       (3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
       (A) Held by a person.--Gasoline shall be considered as 
     ``held by a person'' if title thereto has passed to such 
     person (whether or not delivery to the person has been made).
       (B) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Treasury or his delegate.
       (4) Exception for exempt uses.--The tax imposed by 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to gasoline held by any person 
     exclusively for any use to the extent a credit or refund of 
     the tax imposed by section 4081 of such Code is allowable for 
     such use.
       (5) Exception for fuel held in aircraft tank.--No tax shall 
     be imposed by paragraph (1) on aviation gasoline held in the 
     tank of an aircraft.
       (6) Exception for certain amounts of fuel.--
       (A) In general.--No tax shall be imposed by paragraph (1) 
     on aviation gasoline held on January 1, 1996, by any person 
     if the aggregate amount of aviation gasoline held by such 
     person on such date does not exceed 6,000 gallons. The 
     preceding sentence shall apply only if such person submits to 
     the Secretary (at the time and in the manner required by the 
     Secretary) such information as the Secretary shall require 
     for purposes of this paragraph.
       (B) Exempt fuel.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), there 
     shall not be taken into account fuel held by any person which 
     is exempt from the tax imposed by paragraph (1) by reason of 
     paragraph (4) or (5).

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       (C) Controlled groups.--
       (i) Corporations.--In the case of a controlled group, the 
     6,000 gallon amount in subparagraph (A) shall be apportioned 
     among the component members of such group in such manner as 
     the Secretary shall by regulations prescribe. For purposes of 
     the preceding sentence, the term ``controlled group'' has the 
     meaning given to such term by subsection (a) of section 1563 
     of such Code; except that for such purposes the phrase ``more 
     than 50 percent'' shall be substituted for the phrase ``at 
     least 80 percent'' each place it appears in such subsection.
       (ii) Nonincorporated persons under common control.--Under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary, principles similar 
     to the principles of clause (i) shall apply to a group under 
     common control where 1 or more of the members is not a 
     corporation.
       (7) Other laws applicable.--All provisions of law, 
     including penalties, applicable with respect to the taxes 
     imposed by section 4081 of such Code shall, insofar as 
     applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this 
     subsection, apply with respect to the floor stock taxes 
     imposed by paragraph (1) to the same extent as if such taxes 
     were imposed by such section 4081.

                 PART III--OTHER EXCISE TAX PROVISIONS

     SEC. 14731. AUTHORITY TO GRANT EXEMPTIONS FROM REGISTRATION 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The first sentence of section 4222 
     (relating to registration) is amended to read as follows: 
     ``Except as provided in subsection (b), section 4221 shall 
     not apply with respect to the sale of any article by or to 
     any person who is required by the Secretary to be registered 
     under this section and who is not so registered.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to sales after the 180th day after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14732. CERTAIN COMBINATIONS NOT TREATED AS MANUFACTURE 
                   UNDER RETAIL SALES TAX ON HEAVY TRUCKS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 4052(c) (relating 
     to certain combinations not treated as manufacture) is 
     amended by striking ``or wood or metal floor'' and inserting 
     ``wood or metal floor, or a power take-off and dump body''.
       (b) Removal of Fifth Wheel.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     4052(c) is amended by inserting before the period ``or the 
     removal of any coupling device (including any fifth wheel)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14733. EXEMPTION FROM DIESEL FUEL DYEING REQUIREMENTS 
                   WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN STATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 4082 (relating to exemptions for 
     diesel fuel) is amended by redesignating subsections (c) and 
     (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively, and by 
     inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Exception to Dyeing Requirements.--Paragraph (2) of 
     subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any diesel 
     fuel--
       ``(1) removed, entered, or sold in a State for ultimate 
     sale or use in an area of such State which is exempted from 
     the fuel dyeing requirements under subsection (i) of section 
     211 of the Clean Air Act (as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection) by the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency under paragraph (4) of such 
     subsection, and
       ``(2) the use of which is certified pursuant to regulations 
     issued by the Secretary.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 14734. REPEAL OF EXPIRED PROVISIONS.

       (a) Piggy-Back Trailers.--Section 4051 is amended by 
     striking subsection (d) and by redesignating subsection (e) 
     as subsection (d).
       (b) Deep Seabed Mining.--
       (1) Subchapter F of chapter 36 (relating to tax on removal 
     of hard mineral resources from deep seabed) is hereby 
     repealed.
       (2) The table of subchapters for chapter 36 is amended by 
     striking the item relating to subchapter F.
                 Subtitle H--Administrative Provisions

                       PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 14801. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY TO DISCLOSE WHETHER 
                   PROSPECTIVE JUROR HAS BEEN AUDITED.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 6103 (relating 
     to disclosure to certain Federal officers and employees for 
     purposes of tax administration, etc.) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (5) and by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph 
     (5).
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (4) of section 6103(p) 
     is amended by striking ``(h)(6)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``(h)(5)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to judicial proceedings pending on, or commenced 
     after, the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14802. CLARIFICATION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 6501 (relating 
     to limitations on assessment and collection) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``For purposes 
     of this chapter, the term `return' means the return required 
     to be filed by the taxpayer (and does not include a return of 
     any person from whom the taxpayer has received an item of 
     income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14803. CERTAIN NOTICES DISREGARDED UNDER PROVISION 
                   INCREASING INTEREST RATE ON LARGE CORPORATE 
                   UNDERPAYMENTS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subparagraph (B) of section 6621(c)(2) 
     (defining applicable date) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new clause:
       ``(iii) Exception for letters or notices involving small 
     amounts.--For purposes of this paragraph, any letter or 
     notice shall be disregarded if the amount of the deficiency 
     or proposed deficiency (or the assessment or proposed 
     assessment) set forth in such letter or notice is not greater 
     than $100,000 (determined by not taking into account any 
     interest, penalties, or additions to tax).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply for purposes of determining interest for periods 
     after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 14804. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO WITHHOLD PUERTO 
                   RICO INCOME TAXES FROM SALARIES OF FEDERAL 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 5517 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``or territory or 
     possession'' and inserting ``, territory, possession, or 
     commonwealth''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

                     PART II--TAX COURT PROCEDURES

     SEC. 14811. OVERPAYMENT DETERMINATIONS OF TAX COURT.

       (a) Appeal of Order.--Paragraph (2) of section 6512(b) 
     (relating to jurisdiction to enforce) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``An order of the Tax 
     Court disposing of a motion under this paragraph shall be 
     reviewable in the same manner as a decision of the Tax Court, 
     but only with respect to the matters determined in such 
     order.''
       (b) Denial of Jurisdiction Regarding Certain Credits and 
     Reductions.--Subsection (b) of section 6512 (relating to 
     overpayment determined by Tax Court) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Denial of jurisdiction regarding certain credits and 
     reductions.--The Tax Court shall have no jurisdiction under 
     this subsection to restrain or review any credit or reduction 
     made by the Secretary under section 6402.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14812. AWARDING OF ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS.

       (a) Right To Appeal Tax Court Decision.--Subsection (f) of 
     section 7430 (relating to right of appeal) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Appeal of tax court decision.--An order of the Tax 
     Court disposing of a petition under paragraph (2) shall be 
     reviewable in the same manner as a decision of the Tax Court, 
     but only with respect to the matters determined in such 
     order.''
       (b) Period for Applying to IRS for Costs.--Subsection (b) 
     of section 7430 (relating to limitations) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Period for applying to irs for administrative 
     costs.--An award may be made under subsection (a) by the 
     Internal Revenue Service for reasonable administrative costs 
     only if the prevailing party files an application with the 
     Internal Revenue Service for such costs before the 91st day 
     after the date on which the final decision of the Internal 
     Revenue Service as to the determination of the tax, interest, 
     or penalty is mailed to such party.''
       (c) Period for Petitioning of Tax Court for Review of 
     Denial of Costs.--Paragraph (2) of section 7430(f) (relating 
     to right of appeal) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``appeal to'' and inserting ``the filing of 
     a petition for review with'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``If 
     the Secretary sends by certified or registered mail a notice 
     of such decision to the petitioner, no proceeding in the Tax 
     Court may be initiated under this paragraph unless such 
     petition is filed before the 91st day after the date of such 
     mailing.''
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to civil actions or proceedings commenced after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14813. REDETERMINATION OF INTEREST PURSUANT TO MOTION.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 7481(c) (relating 
     to jurisdiction over interest determinations) is amended by 
     striking ``petition'' and inserting ``motion''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 14814. APPLICATION OF NET WORTH REQUIREMENT FOR AWARDS 
                   OF LITIGATION COSTS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 7430(c) (defining 
     prevailing party) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Special rules for applying net worth requirement.--In 
     applying the requirements of section 2412(d)(2)(B) of title 
     28, United States Code, for purposes of subparagraph (A)(iii) 
     of this paragraph--

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       ``(i) the net worth limitation in clause (i) of such 
     section shall apply to--

       ``(I) an estate but shall be determined as of the date of 
     the decedent's death, and
       ``(II) a trust but shall be determined as of the last day 
     of the taxable year involved in the proceeding, and

       ``(ii) individuals filing a joint return shall be treated 
     as 1 individual for purposes of clause (i) of such section, 
     except in the case of a spouse relieved of liability under 
     section 6013(e).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to proceedings commenced after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

         PART III--AUTHORITY FOR CERTAIN COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS

     SEC. 14821. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH STATE TAX 
                   AUTHORITIES.

       (a) General Rule.--Chapter 77 (relating to miscellaneous 
     provisions) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 7524. COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS WITH STATE TAX 
                   AUTHORITIES.

       ``(a) Authorization of Agreements.--The Secretary is hereby 
     authorized to enter into cooperative agreements with State 
     tax authorities for purposes of enhancing joint tax 
     administration. Such agreements may provide for--
       ``(1) joint filing of Federal and State income tax returns,
       ``(2) single processing of such returns,
       ``(3) joint collection of taxes (other than Federal income 
     taxes), and
       ``(4) such other provisions as may enhance joint tax 
     administration.
       ``(b) Services on Reimbursable Basis.--Any agreement under 
     subsection (a) may require reimbursement for services 
     provided by either party to the agreement.
       ``(c) Availability of Funds.--Any funds appropriated for 
     purposes of the administration of this title shall be 
     available for purposes of carrying out the Secretary's 
     responsibility under an agreement entered into under 
     subsection (a). Any reimbursement received pursuant to such 
     an agreement shall be credited to the amount so appropriated.
       ``(d) State Tax Authority.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `State tax authority' means agency, body, or 
     commission referred to in section 6103(d)(1).''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     77 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 7524. Cooperative agreements with State tax authorities.''
      TITLE XV--PRESERVING, PROTECTING, AND STRENGTHENING MEDICARE
       H.R. 2425 as passed the House of Representatives is hereby 
     enacted into law.
           TITLE XVI--TRANSFORMATION OF THE MEDICAID PROGRAM

     SEC. 16000. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Medicaid Transformation 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 16001. TRANSFORMATION OF MEDICAID PROGRAM.

       The Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new title:

 ``TITLE XXI--MEDIGRANT PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES


                      ``table of contents of title

``Sec. 2100. Purpose; State MediGrant plans.

     ``Part A--Objectives, Goals, and Performance Under State Plans

``Sec. 2101. Description of strategic objectives and performance goals.
``Sec. 2102. Annual reports.
``Sec. 2103. Periodic, independent evaluations.
``Sec. 2104. Description of process for MediGrant plan development.
``Sec. 2105. Consultation in MediGrant plan development.
``Sec. 2106. MediGrant Task Force.

            ``Part B--Eligibility, Benefits, and Set-asides

``Sec. 2111. General description of eligibility and benefits.
``Sec. 2112. Set-asides of funds for population groups.
``Sec. 2113. Premiums and cost-sharing.
``Sec. 2114. Description of process for developing capitation payment 
              rates.
``Sec. 2115. Preventing spousal impoverishment.
``Sec. 2116. Construction.
``Sec. 2117. Limitations on causes of action.

                      ``Part C--Payments to States

``Sec. 2121. Allotment of funds among States.
``Sec. 2122. Payments to States.
``Sec. 2123. Limitation on use of funds; disallowance.

                ``Part D--Program Integrity and Quality

``Sec. 2131. Use of audits to achieve fiscal integrity.
``Sec. 2132. Fraud prevention program.
``Sec. 2133. Information concerning sanctions taken by State licensing 
              authorities against health care practitioners and 
              providers.
``Sec. 2134. State MediGrant fraud control units.
``Sec. 2135. Recoveries from third parties and others.
``Sec. 2136. Assignment of rights of payment.
``Sec. 2137. Quality assurance standards for nursing facilities.
``Sec. 2138. Other provisions promoting program integrity.

     ``Part E--Establishment and Amendment of State MediGrant Plans

``Sec. 2151. Submittal and approval of MediGrant plans.
``Sec. 2152. Submittal and approval of plan amendments.
``Sec. 2153. Process for State withdrawal from program.
``Sec. 2154. Sanctions for substantial noncompliance.
``Sec. 2155. Secretarial authority.

                      ``Part F--General Provisions

``Sec. 2171. Definitions.
``Sec. 2172. Treatment of territories.
``Sec. 2173. Description of treatment of Indian Health Service 
              facilities.
``Sec. 2174. Application of certain general provisions.
``Sec. 2175. MediGrant master drug rebate agreements.

     ``SEC. 2100. PURPOSE; STATE MEDIGRANT PLANS.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to provide 
     block grants to States to enable them to provide medical 
     assistance to low-income individuals and families in a more 
     effective, efficient, and responsive manner.
       ``(b) State Plan Required.--A State is not eligible for 
     payment under section 2122 of this title unless the State has 
     submitted to the Secretary under part E a plan (in this title 
     referred to as a `MediGrant plan') that--
       ``(1) sets forth how the State intends to use the funds 
     provided under this title to provide medical assistance to 
     needy individuals and families consistent with the provisions 
     of this title, and
       ``(2) is approved under such part.
       ``(c) Continued Approval.--An approved MediGrant plan shall 
     continue in effect unless and until--
       ``(1) the State amends the plan under section 2152,
       ``(2) the State terminates participation under this title 
     under section 2153, or
       ``(3) the Secretary finds substantial noncompliance of the 
     plan with the requirements of this title under section 2154.
       ``(d) State Entitlement.--This title constitutes budget 
     authority in advance of appropriations Acts, and represents 
     the obligation of the Federal Government to provide for the 
     payment to States of amounts provided under part C.

     ``Part A--Objectives, Goals, and Performance Under State Plans

     ``SEC. 2101. DESCRIPTION OF STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND 
                   PERFORMANCE GOALS.

       ``(a) Description.--A MediGrant plan shall include a 
     description of the strategic objectives and performance goals 
     the State has established for providing health care services 
     to low-income populations under this title, including a 
     general description of the manner in which the plan is 
     designed to meet these objectives and goals.
       ``(b) Certain Objectives and Goals Required.--A MediGrant 
     plan shall include strategic objectives and performance goals 
     relating to rates of childhood immunizations and reductions 
     in infant mortality and morbidity.
       ``(c) Considerations.--In specifying these objectives and 
     goals the State may consider factors such as the following:
       ``(1) The State's priorities with respect to such areas as 
     providing assistance to low-income populations.
       ``(2) The State's priorities with respect to the general 
     public health and the health status of individuals eligible 
     for assistance under the MediGrant plan.
       ``(3) The State's financial resources, the particular 
     economic conditions in the State, and relative adequacy of 
     the health care infrastructure in different regions of the 
     State.
       ``(d) Performance Measures.--To the extent practicable--
       ``(1) one or more performance goals shall be established by 
     the State for each strategic objective identified in the 
     MediGrant plan; and
       ``(2) the MediGrant plan shall describe, how program 
     performance will be--
       ``(A) measured through objective, independently verifiable 
     means, and
       ``(B) compared against performance goals, in order to 
     determine the State's performance under this title.
       ``(e) Period Covered.--
       ``(1) Strategic objectives.--The strategic objectives shall 
     cover a period of not less than 5 years and shall be updated 
     and revised at least every 3 years.
       ``(2) Performance goals.--The performance goals shall be 
     established for dates that are not more than 3 years apart.

     ``SEC. 2102. ANNUAL REPORTS.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of a State with a MediGrant 
     plan that is in effect for part or all of a fiscal year, no 
     later than March 31 following such fiscal year (or March 31, 
     1998, in the case of fiscal year 1996) the State shall 
     prepare and submit to the Secretary and the Congress a report 
     on program activities and performance under this title for 
     such fiscal year.
       ``(b) Contents.--Each annual report under this section for 
     a fiscal year shall include the following:
       ``(1) Expenditure and beneficiary summary.--
       ``(A) Initial summary.--For the report for fiscal year 1997 
     (and, if applicable, fiscal year 1996), a summary of all 
     expenditures under the MediGrant plan during the fiscal year 
     (and during any portions of fiscal year 1996 during which the 
     MediGrant plan was in effect under this title) as follows:
       ``(i) Aggregate medical assistance expenditures, 
     disaggregated to the extent required to determine compliance 
     with the set-aside requirements of subsections (a) through 
     (c)

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     section 2112 and to compute the case mix index under section 
     2121(d)(3).
       ``(ii) For each general category of eligible individuals 
     (specified in subsection (c)(1), aggregate medical assistance 
     expenditures and the total and average number of eligible 
     individuals under the MediGrant plan.
       ``(iii) By each general category of eligible individuals, 
     total expenditures for each of the categories of health care 
     items and services (specified in subsection (c)(2)) which are 
     covered under the MediGrant plan and provided on a fee-for-
     service basis.
       ``(iv) By each general category of eligible individuals, 
     total expenditures for payments to capitated health care 
     organizations (as defined in section 2114(c)(1)).
       ``(v) Total administrative expenditures.
       ``(B) Subsequent summaries.--For reports for each 
     succeeding fiscal year, a summary of--
       ``(i) all expenditures under the MediGrant plan consistent 
     with the reporting format specified by the MediGrant Task 
     Force under section 2106(d)(1), and
       ``(ii) the total and average number of eligible individuals 
     under the MediGrant plan for each general category of 
     eligible individuals.
       ``(2) Utilization summary.--
       ``(A) Initial summary.--For the report for fiscal year 1997 
     (and, if applicable, fiscal year 1996), summary statistics on 
     the utilization of health care services under the MediGrant 
     plan during the year (and during any portions of fiscal year 
     1996 during which the MediGrant plan was in effect under this 
     title) as follows:
       ``(i) For each general category of eligible individuals and 
     for each of the categories of health care items and services 
     which are covered under the MediGrant plan and provided on a 
     fee-for-service basis, the number and percentage of persons 
     who received such a type of service or item during the period 
     covered by the report.
       ``(ii) Summary of health care utilization data reported to 
     the State by capitated health care organizations.
       ``(B) Subsequent summaries.--For reports for each 
     succeeding fiscal year, summary statistics on the utilization 
     of health care services under the MediGrant plan consistent 
     with the reporting format specified by the MediGrant Task 
     Force under section 2106(d)(1).
       ``(3) Achievement of performance goals.--With respect to 
     each performance goal established under section 2101 and 
     applicable to the year involved--
       ``(A) a brief description of the goal;
       ``(B) data on the actual performance with respect to the 
     goal;
       ``(C) a review of the extent to which the goal was 
     achieved, based on such data; and
       ``(D) where a performance goal has not been met--
       ``(i) why the goal was not met, and
       ``(ii) actions to be taken in response to such performance 
     (including adjustments in performance goals or program 
     activities for subsequent years).
       ``(4) Program evaluations.--A summary of the findings of 
     evaluations under section 2103 completed during the fiscal 
     year covered by the report.
       ``(5) Fraud and abuse and quality control activities.--A 
     general description of the State's activities under part D to 
     detect and deter fraud and abuse and to assure quality of 
     services provided under the program.
       ``(6) Plan administration.--
       ``(A) A description of the administrative roles and 
     responsibilities of entities in the State responsible for 
     administration of this title.
       ``(B) Organizational charts for each entity in the State 
     primarily responsible for activities under this title.
       ``(C) A brief description of each interstate compact (if 
     any) the State has entered into with other States with 
     respect to activities under this title.
       ``(D) General citations to the State statutes and 
     administrative rules governing the State's activities under 
     this title.
       ``(7) Inpatient hospital payments.--With respect to 
     inpatient hospital services provided under the MediGrant plan 
     on a fee-for-service basis, a description of the average 
     amount paid per discharge in the fiscal year compared either 
     to the average charge for such services or to the State's 
     estimate of the average amount paid per discharge by 
     commercial health insurers in the State.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Each of the following is a general category of 
     eligible individuals:
       ``(A) Children.
       ``(B) Blind or disabled adults under 65 years of age.
       ``(C) Persons 65 years of age or older.
       ``(D) Other adults.
       ``(2) The health care items and services described in each 
     subparagraph of section 2171(a)(1) shall be considered a 
     separate category of health care items and services.

     ``SEC. 2103. PERIODIC, INDEPENDENT EVALUATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--During fiscal year 1998 and every third 
     fiscal year thereafter, each State shall provide for an 
     evaluation of the operation of its MediGrant plan under this 
     title.
       ``(b) Independent.--Each such evaluation with respect to an 
     activity under the MediGrant plan shall be conducted by an 
     entity that is neither responsible under State law for the 
     submission of the State plan (or part thereof) nor 
     responsible for administering (or supervising the 
     administration of) the activity. If consistent with the 
     previous sentence, such an entity may be a college or 
     university, a State agency, a legislative branch agency in a 
     State, or an independent contractor.
       ``(c) Research Design.--Each such evaluation shall be 
     conducted in accordance with a research design that is based 
     on generally accepted models of survey design and sampling 
     and statistical analysis.

     ``SEC. 2104. DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS FOR MEDIGRANT PLAN 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       ``Each MediGrant plan shall include a description of the 
     process under which the plan shall be developed and 
     implemented in the State (consistent with section 2105).

     ``SEC. 2105. CONSULTATION IN MEDIGRANT PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

       ``(a) Public Notice Process.--
       ``(1) In general.--Before submitting a MediGrant plan or a 
     plan amendment described in paragraph (3) to the Secretary 
     under part E, a State shall provide--
       ``(A) public notice respecting the submittal of the 
     proposed plan or amendment, including a general description 
     of the plan or amendment;
       ``(B) a means for the public to inspect or obtain a copy 
     (at reasonable charge) of the proposed plan or amendment; and
       ``(C) an opportunity for submittal and consideration of 
     public comments on the proposed plan or amendment.
     The previous sentence shall not apply to a revision of a 
     MediGrant plan (or revision of an amendment to a plan) made 
     by a State under section 2154(c)(1) or to a plan amendment 
     withdrawal described in section 2152(c)(4).
       ``(2) Contents of notice.--A notice under paragraph (1)(A) 
     for a proposed plan or amendment shall include a description 
     of--
       ``(A) the general purpose of the proposed plan or amendment 
     (including applicable effective dates),
       ``(B) where the public may inspect the proposed plan or 
     amendment,
       ``(C) how the public may obtain a copy of the proposed plan 
     or amendment and the applicable charge (if any) for the copy, 
     and
       ``(D) how the public may submit comments on the proposed 
     plan or amendment, including any deadlines applicable to 
     consideration of such comments.
       ``(3) Amendments described.--An amendment to a MediGrant 
     plan described in this paragraph is an amendment which makes 
     a material and substantial change in eligibility under the 
     MediGrant plan or the benefits provided under the plan.
       ``(4) Publication.--Notices under this subsection may be 
     published (as selected by the State) in one or more daily 
     newspapers of general circulation in the State or in any 
     publication used by the State to publish State statutes or 
     rules.
       ``(5) Comparable process.--A separate notice, or notices, 
     shall not be required under this subsection for a State if 
     notice of the MediGrant plan or an amendment to the plan will 
     be provided under a process specified in State law that is 
     substantially equivalent to the notice process specified in 
     this subsection.
       ``(b) Advisory Committee.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State with a MediGrant plan shall 
     establish and maintain an advisory committee.
       ``(2) Consultation.--The State shall periodically consult 
     with the advisory committee in the development, revision, and 
     monitoring the performance of the MediGrant plan, including--
       ``(A) the development of strategic objectives and 
     performance goals under section 2101,
       ``(B) the annual report under section 2102, and
       ``(C) the research design under section 2103(c).
       ``(3) Geographic diversity.--The composition of the 
     advisory committee shall be chosen in a manner that assures 
     some representation on the advisory committee of the 
     different general geographic regions of the State. Nothing in 
     the previous sentence shall be construed as requiring 
     proportional representation of geographic areas in a State.
       ``(4) Construction.--Nothing in this title shall be 
     construed as preventing a State from establishing more than 
     one advisory committee, including specialized advisory 
     committees that represent the interests of specific 
     population groups, provider groups, or geographic areas.

     ``SEC. 2106. MEDIGRANT TASK FORCE.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall provide for the 
     establishment of a MediGrant Task Force (in this section 
     referred to as the `Task Force').
       ``(b) Composition.--The Task Force shall consist of 6 
     members appointed by the chair of the National Governors 
     Association and 6 members appointed by the vice chair of the 
     National Governors Association.
       ``(c) Advisory Group for Task Force.--The Secretary shall 
     provide for the establishment of an advisory group to assist 
     the Task Force in carrying out its duties under this section, 
     consisting of one representative appointed by each of the 
     following associations:
       ``(1) National Committee for Quality Assurance.
       ``(2) Joint Commission for the Accreditation of Healthcare 
     Organizations.
       ``(3) Group Health Association of America.
       ``(4) American Managed Care and Review Association.
       ``(5) Association of State and Territorial Health Officers.
       ``(6) American Medical Association.
       ``(7) American Hospital Association.
       ``(8) American Dental Association.
       ``(9) American College of Gerontology.

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       ``(10) American Health Care Association.
       ``(11) An association identified by the Secretary as 
     representing the interests of disabled individuals.
       ``(12) An association identified by the Secretary as 
     representing the interests of children.
       ``(13) An association identified by the Secretary as 
     representing the interests of the elderly.
       ``(14) An association identified by the Secretary as 
     representing the interests of mentally ill individuals.
     Any reference in this subsection to a particular group shall 
     be deemed a reference to any successor to such group.
       ``(d) Duties.--
       ``(1) Format for expenditure and utilization summaries.--
     The Task Force shall specify, by not later than December 31, 
     1996, the format of expenditure summaries and utilization 
     summaries required under section 2102. Such format may 
     provide for the reporting of different information from that 
     required under section 2102(a), but shall include the 
     reporting of at least the information described in section 
     2102(b)(1)(A)(i).
       ``(2) Models and suggestions.--The Task Force shall study 
     and report to Congress and the States, by not later than 
     April 1, 1997, recommendations on the following:
       ``(A) Recommended models for strategic objectives and 
     performance goals for consideration by States in the 
     development of such objectives and goals under section 2102, 
     including alternative models for each of the objectives and 
     goals described in section 2101(b).
       ``(B) For each suggested model for a strategic objective or 
     performance goal suggested methodologies for States to 
     consider in measuring and verifying the objective or goal.
       ``(C) An assessment of the potential usefulness to States 
     of quality assurance safeguards, utilization data sets, and 
     accreditation programs that are used or under development in 
     the private sector.
       ``(D) Recommended designs and evaluation methodologies for 
     consideration by States in providing for independent 
     evaluations under section 2103.
       ``(3) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as requiring a State to adopt any of the strategic 
     objectives or performance goals suggested under paragraph 
     (2).
       ``(e) Administrative Assistance.--Administrative support 
     for the Task Force shall be provided by the Agency for Health 
     Care Policy and Research (or, in the absence of such Agency, 
     the Secretary).

            ``Part B--Eligibility, Benefits, and Set-asides

     ``SEC. 2111. GENERAL DESCRIPTION OF ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each MediGrant plan shall include a 
     description (consistent with this title) of the following:
       ``(1) Eligible population.--The population eligible for 
     medical assistance under the plan, including--
       ``(A) any limitations on categories of such individuals;
       ``(B) any limitations as to the duration of eligibility;
       ``(C) any eligibility standards relating to age, income 
     (including any standards relating to spenddowns), residency, 
     resources, disability status, immigration status, or 
     employment status of individuals;
       ``(D) methods of establishing (and continuing) eligibility 
     and enrollment (including the methodology for computing 
     family income);
       ``(E) the eligibility standards in the plan that protect 
     the income and resources of a married individual who is 
     living in the community and whose spouse is residing in an 
     institution in order to prevent the impoverishment of the 
     community spouse; and
       ``(F) any other standards relating to eligibility for 
     medical assistance under the plan.
       ``(2) Scope of assistance.--The amount, duration, and scope 
     of health care services and items covered under the plan, 
     including differences among different eligible population 
     groups.
       ``(3) Delivery method.--The State's approach to delivery of 
     medical assistance, including a general description of--
       ``(A) the use (or intended use) of vouchers, fee-for-
     service, or managed care arrangements (such as capitated 
     health care plans, case management, and case coordination), 
     and
       ``(B) utilization control systems.
       ``(4) Fee-for-service benefits.--To the extent that medical 
     assistance is furnished on a fee-for-service basis--
       ``(A) how the State determines the qualifications of health 
     care providers eligible to provide such assistance, and
       ``(B) how the State determines rates of reimbursement for 
     providing such assistance.
       ``(5) Cost-sharing.--Beneficiary cost-sharing (if any), 
     including variations in such cost-sharing by population group 
     or type of service and financial responsibilities of parents 
     of recipients under 21 years of age and the spouses of 
     recipients.
       ``(6) Utilization incentives.--Incentives or requirements 
     (if any) to encourage the appropriate utilization of 
     services.
       ``(7) Treatment of health centers.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a State in which one or 
     more health centers is located, the MediGrant plan shall 
     include a description of--
       ``(i) what provision (if any) has been made for payment for 
     items and services furnished by health centers, and
       ``(ii) the manner in which medical assistance for low-
     income eligible individuals who received health care services 
     at health centers on or before the date of the enactment of 
     this title may be provided, as determined by the State in 
     consultation with the health centers in the State.
       ``(B) Health center defined.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the term `health center' means an entity that--
       ``(i) is receiving a grant under section 329, 330, 340, or 
     340A of the Public Health Service Act; or
       ``(ii) based on the recommendation of the Health Resources 
     and Services Administration within the Public Health Service, 
     was determined by the Secretary to meet the requirements to 
     receive such a grant.
       ``(8) Support for certain hospitals.--
       ``(A) In general.--With respect to hospitals described in 
     subparagraph (B) located in the State, the MediGrant plan 
     shall includes a description--
       ``(i) of the extent to which provisions have been made for 
     expenditures for items and services furnished by such 
     hospitals and covered under the plan, and
       ``(ii) for individuals who (I) are enrolled for benefits 
     for covered services under the MediGrant plan and (II) were 
     previously receiving benefits for such services under the 
     medicaid program by or through such hospitals, where or how 
     they will receive benefits for such services under the 
     MediGrant plan if the MediGrant plan does not permit such 
     individuals to obtain benefits for those services by or 
     through such hospitals.
       ``(B) Hospitals described.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), a hospital described in this subparagraph is a 
     subsection (d) hospital (as defined in section 1886(d)(1)(B)) 
     that is described in clauses (i) and (ii) of section 
     340B(a)(4)(L) of the Public Health Service Act.
       ``(b) Immunizations for Children.--The MediGrant plan shall 
     provide medical assistance for immunizations for children 
     eligible for any medical assistance under the MediGrant plan, 
     in accordance with a schedule for immunizations established 
     by the Health Department of the State in consultation with 
     the individuals and entities in the State responsible for the 
     administration of the plan.
       ``(c) Equal Payment Rates for Rural Providers.--A State 
     with a MediGrant plan shall establish payment rates for all 
     services of rural providers that are comparable to the 
     payment rates established for like services of such type of 
     providers not in rural areas; except that a State may provide 
     for incentive payments to attract and retain providers to 
     medically underserved areas.
       ``(d) Preexisting Condition Exclusions.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this title--
       ``(1) a MediGrant plan may not deny or exclude coverage of 
     any item or service for an eligible individual for benefits 
     under the MediGrant plan for such item or service on the 
     basis of a preexisting condition; and
       ``(2) if a State contracts or makes other arrangements 
     (through the eligible individual or through another entity) 
     with a capitated health care organization, insurer, or other 
     entity, for the provision of items or services to eligible 
     individuals under the MediGrant plan and the State permits 
     such organization, insurer, or other entity to exclude 
     coverage of a covered item or service on the basis of a 
     preexisting condition, the State shall provide, through its 
     MediGrant plan, for such coverage (through direct payment or 
     otherwise) for any such covered item or service denied or 
     excluded on the basis of a preexisting condition.
       ``(e) Family Responsibility.--A MediGrant plan may not 
     require an adult child of moderate means (as determined by 
     the Secretary) to contribute to the cost of covered nursing 
     facility services and other long-term care services for the 
     child's parent under the plan.

     ``SEC. 2112. SET-ASIDES OF FUNDS FOR POPULATION GROUPS.

       ``(a) For Targeted Low-Income Families.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (e), a MediGrant 
     plan shall provide that the amount of funds expended under 
     the plan for medical assistance for targeted low-income 
     families (as defined in paragraph (3)) for a fiscal year 
     shall be not less than the minimum low-income-family 
     percentage specified in paragraph (2) of the total funds 
     expended under the plan for all medical assistance for the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(2) Minimum low-income-family percentage.--The minimum 
     low-income-family percentage specified in this paragraph for 
     a State is equal to 85 percent of the average percentage of 
     the expenditures under title XIX for medical assistance in 
     the State during Federal fiscal years 1992 through 1994 which 
     were attributable to expenditures for medical assistance for 
     mandated benefits (as defined in subsection (h)) furnished to 
     individuals--
       ``(A) who (at the time of furnishing the assistance) were 
     under 65 years of age,
       ``(B) whose coverage (at such time) under a State plan 
     under title XIX was required under Federal law, and
       ``(C) whose eligibility for such coverage (at such time) 
     was not on a basis directly related to disability status 
     (including being blind).
       ``(3) Targeted low-income family defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `targeted low-income family' means a 
     family (which may be an individual)--
       ``(A) which includes a child or a pregnant woman, and

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       ``(B) the income of which does not exceed 185 percent of 
     the poverty line applicable to a family of the size involved.
       ``(b) For Low-Income Elderly.--
       ``(1) Set-asides.--Subject to subsection (e)--
       ``(A) General set-aside.--A MediGrant plan shall provide 
     that the amount of funds expended under the plan for medical 
     assistance for eligible low-income individuals 65 years of 
     age or older for a fiscal year shall be not less than the 
     minimum low-income-elderly percentage specified in paragraph 
     (2)(A) of the total funds expended under the plan for all 
     medical assistance for the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Set-aside for medicare premium assistance.--A 
     MediGrant plan shall provide that the amount of funds 
     expended under the plan for medical assistance for medicare 
     cost-sharing described in section 2171(c)(1) for a fiscal 
     year shall be not less than the minimum medicare premium 
     assistance percentage specified in paragraph (2)(B) of the 
     total funds expended under the plan for all medical 
     assistance for the fiscal year. The MediGrant plan shall 
     provide priority for such making such assistance available 
     for targeted low-income elderly individuals (as defined in 
     paragraph (3)).
       ``(2) Minimum percentages.--
       ``(A) For general set-aside.--The minimum low-income-
     elderly percentage specified in this subparagraph for a State 
     is equal to 85 percent of the average percentage of the 
     expenditures under title XIX for medical assistance in the 
     State during Federal fiscal years 1992 through 1994 which was 
     attributable to expenditures for medical assistance for 
     mandated benefits furnished to individuals--
       ``(i) whose eligibility for such assistance was based on 
     their being 65 years of age or older; and
       ``(ii)(I) whose coverage (at such time) under a State plan 
     under title XIX was required under Federal law, or (II) who 
     (at such time) were residents of a nursing facility.
       ``(B) For set-aside for medicare premium assistance.--The 
     minimum medicare premium assistance percentage specified in 
     this subparagraph for a State is equal to 90 percent of the 
     average percentage of the expenditures under title XIX for 
     medical assistance in the State during Federal fiscal years 
     1993 through 1995 which was attributable to expenditures for 
     medical assistance for medicare premiums described in section 
     1905(p)(3)(A) for individuals whose coverage (at such time) 
     for such assistance for such premiums under a State plan 
     under title XIX was required under Federal law.
       ``(3) Targeted low-income elderly individual defined.--In 
     this subsection, the term `targeted low-income elderly 
     individual' means an individual who is 65 years of age or 
     older and whose income does not exceed 100 percent of the 
     poverty line applicable to a family of the size involved.
       ``(c) For Low-Income Disabled Persons.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (e), a MediGrant 
     plan shall provide that the percentage of funds expended 
     under the plan for medical assistance for eligible low-income 
     individuals who are under 65 years of age and are eligible 
     for such assistance on the basis of a disability (including 
     being blind) for a fiscal year is not less than the minimum 
     low-income-disabled percentage specified in paragraph (2) of 
     the total funds expended under the plan for medical 
     assistance for the fiscal year.
       ``(2) Minimum low-income-disabled percentage.--The minimum 
     low-income-disabled percentage specified in this paragraph 
     for a State is equal to 85 percent of the average percentage 
     of the expenditures under title XIX for medical assistance in 
     the State during Federal fiscal years 1992 through 1994 which 
     was attributable to expenditures for medical assistance for 
     mandated benefits furnished to individuals--
       ``(A) whose coverage (at such time) under a State plan 
     under title XIX was required under Federal law, and
       ``(B) whose coverage (at such time) was on a basis directly 
     related to disability status (including being blind).
       ``(d) Use of Residual Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to limitations on payment under 
     section 2123, any funds not required to be expended under the 
     set-asides under the previous subsections may be expended 
     under the MediGrant plan for any of the following:
       ``(A) Additional medical assistance.--Medical assistance 
     for eligible low-income individuals (as defined in section 
     2171(b)), in addition to any medical assistance made 
     available under a previous subsection.
       ``(B) Medically-related services.--Payment for medically-
     related services (as defined in paragraph (2)).
       ``(C) Administration.--Payment for the administration of 
     the MediGrant plan.
       ``(2) Medically-related services defined.--In this title, 
     the term `medically-related services' means services 
     reasonably related to, or in direct support of, the State's 
     attainment of one or more of the strategic objectives and 
     performance goals established under section 2101, but does 
     not include items and services included on the list under 
     section 2171(a)(1) (relating to the definition of medical 
     assistance).
       ``(e) Exceptions to Minimum Set-Asides.--
       ``(1) Alternative minimum set-asides.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State may provide in its MediGrant 
     plan (through an amendment to the plan) for a lower dollar 
     amount of expenditures than the minimum amounts specified in 
     any (or all) of paragraphs (2) of subsections (a), (b), and 
     (c) if State determines (and certifies to the Secretary) 
     that--
       ``(i) the health care needs of the low-income populations 
     described in paragraph (1) of the respective subsection who 
     are eligible for medical assistance under the plan during the 
     previous fiscal year (or medicare premium assistance needs 
     described in subsection (b)(1)(B)) can be reasonably met 
     without the expenditure of the amounts otherwise required to 
     be expended, and
       ``(ii) the performance goals established under section 2101 
     relating to the respective population can reasonably be met 
     with such lower amount of funds expended.
       ``(B) Period of application.--The determination and 
     certification under subparagraph (A) shall be made for such 
     period as a State may request, but may not be made for a 
     period of more than 3 consecutive Federal fiscal years 
     (beginning with the first fiscal year for which the lower 
     amount is sought). A new determination and certification must 
     be made under such paragraph for any subsequent period.
       ``(C) No exception permitted before fiscal year 1998.--This 
     paragraph may not apply with respect to a State for a fiscal 
     year before fiscal year 1998.
       ``(2) Independent certification of compliance with goals.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of section 2151(c), a 
     MediGrant plan shall not be considered to be in substantial 
     violation of the requirements of this section if the amount 
     of actual State expenditures specified in any (or all) of 
     paragraphs (1) of subsections (a), (b), and (c) is lower than 
     the minimum amounts specified in any (or all) of paragraphs 
     (2) of subsections (a), (b), and (c) if an independent 
     actuary determines and certifies to the State that the 
     MediGrant plan is reasonably designed to result in a level of 
     expenditures which is consistent with the requirements of 
     such subsections.
       ``(B) Limit on variation.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
     in the case of a MediGrant plan for which the actual State 
     expenditures described in any (or all) of paragraphs (1) of 
     subsections (a), (b), and (c) are less than 95 percent of the 
     expenditures which would be made if the amount of State 
     expenditures specified in any (or all) of such paragraphs was 
     equal to the applicable minimum amount specified in any (or 
     all) of paragraphs (2) of subsections (a), (b), and (c).
       ``(3) Treatment of states with no optional benefits.--In 
     the case of a State for which all expenditures under title 
     XIX for medical assistance in the State during Federal fiscal 
     years 1992 through 1994 were expenditures for medical 
     assistance for mandated benefits, `75 percent' shall be 
     substituted for `85 percent' each place it appears in 
     paragraphs (2) of subsections (a), (b), and (c).
       ``(f) Computations.--
       ``(1) Minimum percentages.--States shall calculate the 
     minimum percentages under subsections (a)(2), (b)(2), and 
     (c)(2) in a reasonable manner consistent with reports 
     submitted to the Secretary for the fiscal years involved.
       ``(2) Exclusion of payments for certain aliens.--For 
     purposes of this section, medical assistance attributable to 
     the exception provided under section 1903(v)(2) shall not be 
     considered to be expenditures for medical assistance.
       ``(g) Benefits Included for Purposes of Computing Set-
     Asides.--In this section, the term `mandated benefits'--
       ``(1) means medical assistance for items and services 
     described in section 1905(a) to the extent such assistance 
     with respect to such items and services was required to be 
     provided under title XIX,
       ``(2) includes medical assistance for medicare cost-sharing 
     only to the extent such assistance was required to be 
     provided under section 1902(a)(10)(E), and
       ``(3) does not include medical assistance attributable to 
     disproportionate share payment adjustments described in 
     section 1923.

     ``SEC. 2113. PREMIUMS AND COST-SHARING.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), if any 
     charges are imposed under the MediGrant plan for cost-sharing 
     (as defined in subsection (d)), such cost-sharing shall be 
     pursuant to a public cost-sharing schedule.
       ``(b) Limitation on Premium and Certain Cost-Sharing for 
     Low-Income Families Including Children or Pregnant Women.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a family described in 
     paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) the plan shall not impose any premium, and
       ``(B) the plan shall not (except as provided in subsection 
     (c)(1)) impose any cost-sharing with respect to primary and 
     preventive care services (as defined by the State) covered 
     under the MediGrant plan for children or pregnant women 
     unless such cost-sharing is nominal in nature.
       ``(2) Family described.--A family described in this 
     paragraph is a family (which may be an individual) which--
       ``(A) includes a child or a pregnant woman,
       ``(B) is made eligible for medical assistance under the 
     MediGrant plan, and
       ``(C) the income of which does not exceed 100 percent of 
     the poverty line applicable to a family of the size involved.
       ``(c) Certain Cost-Sharing Permitted.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed as preventing a MediGrant plan 
     (consistent with subsection (b))--
       ``(1) from imposing cost-sharing to discourage the 
     inappropriate use of emergency medical services (delivered 
     through a hospital emergency room, a medical transportation 
     provider, or otherwise);
       ``(2) from imposing premiums and cost-sharing 
     differentially in order to encourage

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     the use of primary and preventive care and discourage 
     unnecessary or less economical care;
       ``(3) from scaling cost-sharing in a manner that reflects 
     economic factors, employment status, and family size;
       ``(4) from scaling cost-sharing based on the availability 
     to the individual or family of other health insurance 
     coverage; or
       ``(5) from scaling cost-sharing based on participation in 
     employment training program, drug or alcohol abuse treatment, 
     counseling programs, or other programs promoting personal 
     responsibility.
       ``(d) Cost-Sharing Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `cost-sharing' includes copayments, deductibles, coinsurance, 
     and other charges for the provision of health care services.

     ``SEC. 2114. DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING CAPITATION 
                   PAYMENT RATES.

       ``(a) In General.--If a State contracts (or intends to 
     contract) with a capitated health care organization (as 
     defined in subsection (c)(1)) under which the State makes a 
     capitation payment (as defined in subsection (c)(2)) to the 
     organization for providing or arranging for the provision of 
     medical assistance under the MediGrant plan for a group of 
     services (including at least inpatient hospital services and 
     physicians' services), the plan shall include a description 
     of the following:
       ``(1) Use of actuarial science.--The extent and manner in 
     which the State uses actuarial science--
       ``(A) to analyze and project health care expenditures and 
     utilization for individuals enrolled (or to be enrolled) in 
     such an organization under the MediGrant plan, and
       ``(B) to develop capitation payment rates, including a 
     brief description of the general methodologies used by 
     actuaries.
       ``(2) Qualifications of organizations.--The general 
     qualifications (including any accreditation, State licensure 
     or certification, or provider network standards) required by 
     the State for participation of capitated health care 
     organizations under the MediGrant plan.
       ``(3) Dissemination process.--The process used by the State 
     under subsection (b) and otherwise to disseminate, before 
     entering into contracts with capitated health care 
     organizations, actuarial information to such organizations on 
     the historical fee-for-service costs (or, if not available, 
     other recent financial data associated with providing covered 
     services) and utilization associated with individuals 
     described in paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(b) Public Notice and Comment.--Under the MediGrant plan 
     the State shall provide a process for providing, before the 
     beginning of each contract year--
       ``(1) public notice of--
       ``(A) the amounts of the capitation payments (if any) made 
     under the plan for the contract year preceding the public 
     notice, and
       ``(B)(i) the information described under subsection (a)(1) 
     with respect to capitation payments for the contract year 
     involved or (ii) the amounts of the capitation payments the 
     State expects to make for the contract year involved,
     unless such information is designated as proprietary and not 
     subject to public disclosure under State law; and
       ``(2) an opportunity for receiving public comment on the 
     amounts and information for which notice is provided under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this title:
       ``(1) Capitated health care organization.--The term 
     `capitated health care organization' means a health 
     maintenance organization or any other entity (including a 
     health insuring organization, managed care organization, 
     prepaid health plan, integrated service network, or similar 
     entity) which under State law is permitted to accept 
     capitation payments for providing (or arranging for the 
     provision of) a group of items and services including at 
     least inpatient hospital services and physicians' services.
       ``(2) Capitation payment.--The term `capitation payment' 
     means, with respect to payment, payment on a prepaid 
     capitation basis or any other risk basis to an entity for the 
     entity's provision (or arranging for the provision) of a 
     group of items and services (including at least inpatient 
     hospital services and physicians' services).

     ``SEC. 2115. PREVENTING SPOUSAL IMPOVERISHMENT.

       ``(a) Special Treatment for Institutionalized Spouses.--
       ``(1) Supersedes other provisions.--In determining the 
     eligibility for medical assistance of an institutionalized 
     spouse (as defined in subsection (h)(1)), the provisions of 
     this section supersede any other provision of this title 
     which is inconsistent with them.
       ``(2) Does not affect certain determinations.--Except as 
     this section specifically provides, this section does not 
     apply to--
       ``(A) the determination of what constitutes income or 
     resources, or
       ``(B) the methodology and standards for determining and 
     evaluating income and resources.
       ``(3) No application in commonwealths and territories.--
     This section shall only apply to a State that is one of the 
     50 States or the District of Columbia.
       ``(b) Rules for Treatment of Income.--
       ``(1) Separate treatment of income.--During any month in 
     which an institutionalized spouse is in the institution, 
     except as provided in paragraph (2), no income of the 
     community spouse shall be deemed available to the 
     institutionalized spouse.
       ``(2) Attribution of income.--In determining the income of 
     an institutionalized spouse or community spouse for purposes 
     of the post-eligibility income determination described in 
     subsection (d), except as otherwise provided in this section 
     and regardless of any State laws relating to community 
     property or the division of marital property, the following 
     rules apply:
       ``(A) Non-trust property.--Subject to subparagraphs (C) and 
     (D), in the case of income not from a trust, unless the 
     instrument providing the income otherwise specifically 
     provides--
       ``(i) if payment of income is made solely in the name of 
     the institutionalized spouse or the community spouse, the 
     income shall be considered available only to that respective 
     spouse;
       ``(ii) if payment of income is made in the names of the 
     institutionalized spouse and the community spouse, one-half 
     of the income shall be considered available to each of them; 
     and
       ``(iii) if payment of income is made in the names of the 
     institutionalized spouse or the community spouse, or both, 
     and to another person or persons, the income shall be 
     considered available to each spouse in proportion to the 
     spouse's interest (or, if payment is made with respect to 
     both spouses and no such interest is specified, one-half of 
     the joint interest shall be considered available to each 
     spouse).
       ``(B) Trust property.--In the case of a trust--
       ``(i) except as provided in clause (ii), income shall be 
     attributed in accordance with the provisions of this title, 
     and
       ``(ii) income shall be considered available to each spouse 
     as provided in the trust, or, in the absence of a specific 
     provision in the trust--

       ``(I) if payment of income is made solely to the 
     institutionalized spouse or the community spouse, the income 
     shall be considered available only to that respective spouse;
       ``(II) if payment of income is made to both the 
     institutionalized spouse and the community spouse, one-half 
     of the income shall be considered available to each of them; 
     and
       ``(III) if payment of income is made to the 
     institutionalized spouse or the community spouse, or both, 
     and to another person or persons, the income shall be 
     considered available to each spouse in proportion to the 
     spouse's interest (or, if payment is made with respect to 
     both spouses and no such interest is specified, one-half of 
     the joint interest shall be considered available to each 
     spouse).

       ``(C) Property with no instrument.--In the case of income 
     not from a trust in which there is no instrument establishing 
     ownership, subject to subparagraph (D), one-half of the 
     income shall be considered to be available to the 
     institutionalized spouse and one-half to the community 
     spouse.
       ``(D) Rebutting ownership.--The rules of subparagraphs (A) 
     and (C) are superseded to the extent that an 
     institutionalized spouse can establish, by a preponderance of 
     the evidence, that the ownership interests in income are 
     other than as provided under such subparagraphs.
       ``(c) Rules for Treatment of Resources.--
       ``(1) Computation of spousal share at time of 
     institutionalization.--
       ``(A) Total joint resources.--There shall be computed (as 
     of the beginning of the first continuous period of 
     institutionalization of the institutionalized spouse)--
       ``(i) the total value of the resources to the extent either 
     the institutionalized spouse or the community spouse has an 
     ownership interest, and
       ``(ii) a spousal share which is equal to \1/2\ of such 
     total value.
       ``(B) Assessment.--At the request of an institutionalized 
     spouse or community spouse, at the beginning of the first 
     continuous period of institutionalization of the 
     institutionalized spouse and upon the receipt of relevant 
     documentation of resources, the State shall promptly assess 
     and document the total value described in subparagraph (A)(i) 
     and shall provide a copy of such assessment and documentation 
     to each spouse and shall retain a copy of the assessment for 
     use under this section. If the request is not part of an 
     application for medical assistance under this title, the 
     State may, at its option as a condition of providing the 
     assessment, require payment of a fee not exceeding the 
     reasonable expenses of providing and documenting the 
     assessment. At the time of providing the copy of the 
     assessment, the State shall include a notice indicating that 
     the spouse will have a right to a fair hearing under 
     subsection (e)(2).
       ``(2) Attribution of resources at time of initial 
     eligibility determination.--In determining the resources of 
     an institutionalized spouse at the time of application for 
     medical assistance under this title, regardless of any State 
     laws relating to community property or the division of 
     marital property--
       ``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), all the 
     resources held by either the institutionalized spouse, 
     community spouse, or both, shall be considered to be 
     available to the institutionalized spouse, and
       ``(B) resources shall be considered to be available to an 
     institutionalized spouse, but only to the extent that the 
     amount of such resources exceeds the amount computed under 
     subsection (f)(2)(A) (as of the time of application for 
     medical assistance).
       ``(3) Assignment of support rights.--The institutionalized 
     spouse shall not be ineligible by reason of resources 
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     under paragraph (2) to be available for the cost of care 
     where--
       ``(A) the institutionalized spouse has assigned to the 
     State any rights to support from the community spouse;
       ``(B) the institutionalized spouse lacks the ability to 
     execute an assignment due to physical or mental impairment 
     but the State has the right to bring a support proceeding 
     against a community spouse without such assignment; or
       ``(C) the State determines that denial of eligibility would 
     work an undue hardship.
       ``(4) Separate treatment of resources after eligibility for 
     medical assistance established.--During the continuous period 
     in which an institutionalized spouse is in an institution and 
     after the month in which an institutionalized spouse is 
     determined to be eligible for medical assistance under this 
     title, no resources of the community spouse shall be deemed 
     available to the institutionalized spouse.
       ``(5) Resources defined.--In this section, the term 
     `resources' does not include--
       ``(A) resources excluded under subsection (a) or (d) of 
     section 1613, and
       ``(B) resources that would be excluded under section 
     1613(a)(2)(A) but for the limitation on total value described 
     in such section.
       ``(d) Protecting Income for Community Spouse.--
       ``(1) Allowances to be offset from income of 
     institutionalized spouse.--After an institutionalized spouse 
     is determined or redetermined to be eligible for medical 
     assistance, in determining the amount of the spouse's income 
     that is to be applied monthly to payment for the costs of 
     care in the institution, there shall be deducted from the 
     spouse's monthly income the following amounts in the 
     following order:
       ``(A) A personal needs allowance (described in paragraph 
     (6)(A)), in an amount not less than the amount specified in 
     paragraph (6)(C).
       ``(B) A community spouse monthly income allowance (as 
     defined in paragraph (2)), but only to the extent income of 
     the institutionalized spouse is made available to (or for the 
     benefit of) the community spouse.
       ``(C) A family allowance, for each family member, equal to 
     at least \1/3\ of the amount by which the amount described in 
     paragraph (3)(A)(i) exceeds the amount of the monthly income 
     of that family member.
       ``(D) Amounts for incurred expenses for medical or remedial 
     care for the institutionalized spouse (as provided under 
     paragraph (7)).
     In subparagraph (C), the term `family member' only includes 
     minor or dependent children, dependent parents, or dependent 
     siblings of the institutionalized or community spouse who are 
     residing with the community spouse.
       ``(2) Community spouse monthly income allowance defined.--
     In this section (except as provided in paragraph (5)), the 
     `community spouse monthly income allowance' for a community 
     spouse is an amount by which--
       ``(A) except as provided in subsection (e), the minimum 
     monthly maintenance needs allowance (established under and in 
     accordance with paragraph (3)) for the spouse, exceeds
       ``(B) the amount of monthly income otherwise available to 
     the community spouse (determined without regard to such an 
     allowance).
       ``(3) Establishment of minimum monthly maintenance needs 
     allowance.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each State shall establish a minimum 
     monthly maintenance needs allowance for each community spouse 
     which, subject to subparagraph (B), is equal to or exceeds--
       ``(i) 150 percent of \1/12\ of the income official poverty 
     line (defined by the Office of Management and Budget and 
     revised annually in accordance with section 673(2)) for a 
     family unit of 2 members; plus
       ``(ii) an excess shelter allowance (as defined in paragraph 
     (4)).
     A revision of the official poverty line referred to in clause 
     (i) shall apply to medical assistance furnished during and 
     after the second calendar quarter that begins after the date 
     of publication of the revision.
       ``(B) Cap on minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance.--
     The minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance established 
     under subparagraph (A) may not exceed $1,500 (subject to 
     adjustment under subsections (e) and (g)).
       ``(4) Excess shelter allowance defined.--In paragraph 
     (3)(A)(ii), the term `excess shelter allowance' means, for a 
     community spouse, the amount by which the sum of--
       ``(A) the spouse's expenses for rent or mortgage payment 
     (including principal and interest), taxes and insurance and, 
     in the case of a condominium or cooperative, required 
     maintenance charge, for the community spouse's principal 
     residence, and
       ``(B) the standard utility allowance (used by the State 
     under section 5(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977) or, if the 
     State does not use such an allowance, the spouse's actual 
     utility expenses,
     exceeds 30 percent of the amount described in paragraph 
     (3)(A)(i), except that, in the case of a condominium or 
     cooperative, for which a maintenance charge is included under 
     subparagraph (A), any allowance under subparagraph (B) shall 
     be reduced to the extent the maintenance charge includes 
     utility expenses.
       ``(5) Court ordered support.--If a court has entered an 
     order against an institutionalized spouse for monthly income 
     for the support of the community spouse, the community spouse 
     monthly income allowance for the spouse shall be not less 
     than the amount of the monthly income so ordered.
       ``(6) Personal needs allowance.--
       ``(A) In general.--The State MediGrant plan must provide 
     that, in the case of an institutionalized individual or 
     couple described in subparagraph (B), in determining the 
     amount of the individual's or couple's income to be applied 
     monthly to payment for the cost of care in an institution, 
     there shall be deducted from the monthly income (in addition 
     to other allowances otherwise provided under the plan) a 
     monthly personal needs allowance--
       ``(i) which is reasonable in amount for clothing and other 
     personal needs of the individual (or couple) while in an 
     institution, and
       ``(ii) which is not less (and may be greater) than the 
     minimum monthly personal needs allowance described in 
     subparagraph (C).
       ``(B) Institutionalized individual or couple defined.--In 
     this paragraph, the term `institutionalized individual or 
     couple' means an individual or married couple--
       ``(i) who is an inpatient (or who are inpatients) in a 
     medical institution or nursing facility for which payments 
     are made under this title throughout a month, and
       ``(ii) who is or are determined to be eligible for medical 
     assistance under the State MediGrant plan.
       ``(C) Minimum allowance.--The minimum monthly personal 
     needs allowance described in this subparagraph is $40 for an 
     institutionalized individual and $80 for an institutionalized 
     couple (if both are aged, blind, or disabled, and their 
     incomes are considered available to each other in determining 
     eligibility).
       ``(7) Treatment of incurred expenses.--With respect to the 
     post-eligibility treatment of income under this section, 
     there shall be taken into account amounts for incurred 
     expenses for medical or remedial care that are not subject to 
     payment by a third party, including--
       ``(A) medicare and other health insurance premiums, 
     deductibles, or coinsurance, and
       ``(B) necessary medical or remedial care recognized under 
     State law but not covered under the State MediGrant plan 
     under this title, subject to reasonable limits the State may 
     establish on the amount of these expenses.
       ``(e) Notice and Hearing.--
       ``(1) Notice.--Upon--
       ``(A) a determination of eligibility for medical assistance 
     of an institutionalized spouse, or
       ``(B) a request by either the institutionalized spouse, or 
     the community spouse, or a representative acting on behalf of 
     either spouse,
     each State shall notify both spouses (in the case described 
     in subparagraph (A)) or the spouse making the request (in the 
     case described in subparagraph (B)) of the amount of the 
     community spouse monthly income allowance (described in 
     subsection (d)(1)(B)), of the amount of any family allowances 
     (described in subsection (d)(1)(C)), of the method for 
     computing the amount of the community spouse resources 
     allowance permitted under subsection (f), and of the spouse's 
     right to a hearing under the MediGrant plan respecting 
     ownership or availability of income or resources, and the 
     determination of the community spouse monthly income or 
     resource allowance.
       ``(2) Results of hearing.--
       ``(A) Revision of minimum monthly maintenance needs 
     allowance.--If either such spouse establishes in a hearing 
     under this subsection that the community spouse needs income, 
     above the level otherwise provided by the minimum monthly 
     maintenance needs allowance, due to exceptional circumstances 
     resulting in significant financial duress, there shall be 
     substituted, for the minimum monthly maintenance needs 
     allowance in subsection (d)(2)(A), an amount adequate to 
     provide such additional income as is necessary.
       ``(B) Revision of community spouse resource allowance.--If 
     either such spouse establishes in such a hearing that the 
     community spouse resource allowance (in relation to the 
     amount of income generated by such an allowance) is 
     inadequate to raise the community spouse's income to the 
     minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance, there shall be 
     substituted, for the community spouse resource allowance 
     under subsection (f)(2), an amount adequate to provide such a 
     minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance.
       ``(f) Permitting Transfer of Resources to Community 
     Spouse.--
       ``(1) In general.--An institutionalized spouse may, without 
     regard to any other provision of the MediGrant plan to 
     contrary, transfer an amount equal to the community spouse 
     resource allowance (as defined in paragraph (2)), but only to 
     the extent the resources of the institutionalized spouse are 
     transferred to (or for the sole benefit of) the community 
     spouse. The transfer under the preceding sentence shall be 
     made as soon as practicable after the date of the initial 
     determination of eligibility, taking into account such time 
     as may be necessary to obtain a court order under paragraph 
     (3).
       ``(2) Community spouse resource allowance defined.--In 
     paragraph (1), the `community spouse resource allowance' for 
     a community spouse is an amount (if any) by which--
       ``(A) the greatest of--
       ``(i) $12,000 (subject to adjustment under subsection (g)), 
     or, if greater (but not to exceed the amount specified in 
     clause (ii)(II)) an amount specified under the State plan,

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       ``(ii) the lesser of (I) the spousal share computed under 
     subsection (c)(1), or (II) $60,000 (subject to adjustment 
     under subsection (g)),
       ``(iii) the amount established under subsection (e)(2); or
       ``(iv) the amount transferred under a court order under 
     paragraph (3);
     exceeds
       ``(B) the amount of the resources otherwise available to 
     the community spouse (determined without regard to such an 
     allowance).
       ``(g) Indexing Dollar Amounts.--For services furnished 
     during a calendar year after 1989, the dollar amounts 
     specified in subsections (d)(3)(C), (f)(2)(A)(i), and 
     (f)(2)(A)(ii)(II) shall be increased by the same percentage 
     as the percentage increase in the consumer price index for 
     all urban consumers (all items; U.S. city average) between 
     September 1988 and the September before the calendar year 
     involved.
       ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `institutionalized spouse' means an 
     individual--
       ``(A)(i) who is in a medical institution or nursing 
     facility, or
       ``(ii) at the option of the State (I) who would be eligible 
     under the MediGrant plan under this title if they were in a 
     medical institution, (II) with respect to whom there has been 
     a determination that but for the provision of home or 
     community-based services they would require the level of care 
     provided in a hospital, nursing facility or intermediate care 
     facility for the mentally retarded the cost of which could be 
     reimbursed under the plan, and (III) who will receive home or 
     community-based services pursuant the plan, and
       ``(B) is married to a spouse who is not in a medical 
     institution or nursing facility;
     but does not include any such individual who is not likely to 
     meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) for at least 30 
     consecutive days.
       ``(2) The term `community spouse' means the spouse of an 
     institutionalized spouse.

     ``SEC. 2116. CONSTRUCTION.

       ``(a) No Federal Entitlement.--Nothing in this title 
     (including section 2112) shall be construed as creating an 
     entitlement under Federal law in any individual or category 
     of individuals for medical assistance under a MediGrant plan.
       ``(b) State Flexibility in Benefits, Provider Payments, 
     Geographical Coverage Area, and Selection of Providers.--
     Nothing in this title (other than section 2111(b)) shall be 
     construed as requiring a State--
       ``(1) to provide medical assistance for any particular 
     items or services;
       ``(2) subject to section 2111(c), to provide for any 
     payments with respect to any specific health care providers 
     or any level of payments for any services;
       ``(3) to provide for the same medical assistance in all 
     geographical areas or political subdivisions of the State;
       ``(4) to provide that the medical assistance made available 
     to any individual eligible for medical assistance must not be 
     less in amount, duration, or scope than the medical 
     assistance made available to any other such individual; or
       ``(5) to provide that any individual eligible for medical 
     assistance with respect to an item or service may choose to 
     obtain such assistance from any institution, agency, or 
     person qualified to provide the item or service.
       ``(c) State Flexibility With Respect to Managed Care.--
     Nothing in this title shall be construed--
       ``(1) to limit a State's ability to contract with, on a 
     capitated basis or otherwise, health care plans or individual 
     health care providers for the provision or arrangement of 
     medical assistance;
       ``(2) to limit a State's ability to contract with health 
     care plans or other entities for case management services or 
     for coordination of medical assistance; or
       ``(3) to restrict a State from establishing capitation 
     rates on the basis of competition among health care plans or 
     negotiations between the State and one or more health care 
     plans.

     ``SEC. 2117. LIMITATIONS ON CAUSES OF ACTION.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act (including section 1130A), no person (including an 
     applicant, beneficiary, provider, or health plan) shall have 
     a cause of action under Federal law against a State in 
     relation to a State's compliance (or failure to comply) with 
     the provisions of this title or of a MediGrant plan.
       ``(b) No Effect on State Law.--Nothing in subsection (a) 
     may be construed as affecting any actions brought under State 
     law.

                      ``Part C--Payments to States

     ``SEC. 2121. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS AMONG STATES.

       ``(a) Allotments.--
       ``(1) Computation.--The Secretary shall provide for the 
     computation of State obligation and outlay allotments in 
     accordance with this section for each fiscal year beginning 
     with fiscal year 1996.
       ``(2) Limitation on obligations.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary shall not enter into obligations with any State 
     under this title for a fiscal year in excess of the 
     obligation allotment for that State for the fiscal year under 
     paragraph (4). The sum of such obligation allotments for all 
     States in any fiscal year (excluding amounts carried over 
     under subparagraph (B) and excluding changes in allotments 
     effected under paragraph (4)(D)) shall not exceed the 
     aggregate limit on new obligation authority specified in 
     paragraph (3) for that fiscal year.
       ``(B) Adjustments.--
       ``(i) Carryover of allotment permitted.--If the amount of 
     obligations entered into under this part with a State for 
     quarters in a fiscal year is less than the amount of the 
     obligation allotment under this section to the State for the 
     fiscal year, the amount of the difference shall be added to 
     the amount of the State obligation allotment otherwise 
     provided under this section for the succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(ii) Reduction for post-enactment new obligations under 
     title xix in fiscal year 1996.--The amount of the obligation 
     allotment otherwise provided under this section for fiscal 
     year 1996 for a State shall be reduced by the amount of the 
     obligations entered into with respect to the State under 
     section 1903(a) after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       ``(3) Aggregate limit on new obligation authority.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, subject 
     to subparagraph (C), the `aggregate limit on new obligation 
     authority', for a fiscal year, is the pool amount under 
     subsection (b) for the fiscal year, divided by the payout 
     adjustment factor (described in subparagraph (B)) for the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(B) Payout adjustment factor.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the `payout adjustment factor'--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 1996 is .950,
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 1997 is .986, and
       ``(iii) for a subsequent fiscal year is .998.
       ``(C) Transitional adjustment for pre-enactment-obligation 
     outlays.--In order to account for pre-enactment-obligation 
     outlays described in paragraph (4)(C)(iv), in determining the 
     aggregate limit on new obligation authority under 
     subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 1996, the pool amount for 
     such fiscal year is equal to--
       ``(i) the pool amount for such year, reduced by
       ``(ii) $24.624 billion.
       ``(4) Obligation allotments.--
       ``(A) General rule for 50 states and the district of 
     columbia.--Except as provided in this paragraph, the 
     `obligation allotment' for any of the 50 States or the 
     District of Columbia for a fiscal year (beginning with fiscal 
     year 1997) is an amount that bears the same ratio to the 
     outlay allotment under subsection (c)(2) for such State or 
     District (not taking into account any adjustment due to an 
     election under paragraph (4)) for the fiscal year as the 
     ratio of--
       ``(i) the aggregate limit on new obligation authority (less 
     the total of the obligation allotments under subparagraph 
     (B)) for the fiscal year, to
       ``(ii) the pool amount (less the sum of the outlay 
     allotments for the territories) for such fiscal year.
       ``(B) Territories.--The obligation allotment for each of 
     the Commonwealths and territories for a fiscal year is the 
     outlay allotment for such Commonwealth or territory (as 
     determined under subsection (c)(5)) for the fiscal year 
     divided by the payout adjustment factor for the fiscal year 
     (as defined in paragraph (3)(B)).
       ``(C) Transitional rule for fiscal year 1996.--
       ``(i) In general.--The obligation amount for fiscal year 
     1996 for any State (including the District, a Commonwealth, 
     or territory) is determined according to the formula: A=(B-
     C)/D, where--

       ``(I) `A' is the obligation amount for such State;
       ``(II) `B' is the outlay allotment of such State for fiscal 
     year 1996, as determined under subsection (c);
       ``(III) `C' is the amount of the pre-enactment-obligation 
     outlays (as established for such State under clause (ii)); 
     and
       ``(IV) `D' is the payout adjustment factor for such fiscal 
     year (as defined in paragraph (3)(B)).

       ``(ii) Pre-enactment-obligation outlay amounts.--Within 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of this title, the 
     Secretary shall estimate (based on the best data available) 
     and publish in the Federal Register the amount of the pre-
     enactment-obligation outlays (as defined in clause (iv)) for 
     each State (including the District, Commonwealths, and 
     territories). The total of such amounts shall equal the 
     dollar amount specified in paragraph (3)(C)(ii).
       ``(iii) Agreement.--The submission of a MediGrant plan by a 
     State under this title is deemed to constitute the State's 
     acceptance of the obligation allotment limitations under this 
     subsection (including the formula for computing the amount of 
     such obligation allotment).
       ``(iv) Pre-enactment-obligation outlays defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `pre-enactment-obligation outlays' 
     means, for a State, the outlays of the Federal Government 
     that result from obligations that have been incurred under 
     title XIX with respect to the State before the date of the 
     enactment of this title, but for which payments to States 
     have not been made as of such date of enactment.
       ``(D) Adjustment to reflect adoption of alternative growth 
     formula.--Any State that has elected an alternative growth 
     formula under subsection (c)(4) which increases or decreases 
     the dollar amount of an outlay allotment for a fiscal year is 
     deemed to have increased or decreased, respectively, its 
     obligation amount for such fiscal year by the amount of such 
     increase or decrease.
       ``(b) Pool of Available Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the `pool 
     amount' under this subsection for--
       ``(A) fiscal year 1996 is $95,662,990,500;
       ``(B) fiscal year 1997 is $102,748,012,797;

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       ``(C) fiscal year 1998 is $107,268,354,400;
       ``(D) fiscal year 1999 is $111,826,877,512;
       ``(E) fiscal year 2000 is $116,472,575,350;
       ``(F) fiscal year 2001 is $121,311,325,403;
       ``(G) fiscal year 2002 is $126,351,055,338; and
       ``(H) each subsequent fiscal year is the pool amount under 
     this paragraph for the previous fiscal year increased by the 
     lesser of 4.1546 percent or the annual percentage increase in 
     the consumer price index for all urban consumers (U.S. city 
     average) for the 12-month period ending in June before the 
     beginning of that subsequent fiscal year.
       ``(2) National medigrant growth percentage.--For purposes 
     of this section for a fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 
     1997), the `national MediGrant growth percentage' is the 
     percentage by which--
       ``(A) the pool amount under paragraph (1) for the fiscal 
     year, exceeds
       ``(B) such pool amount for the previous fiscal year.
       ``(c) State Outlay Allotments.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 1996.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each of the 50 States and the 
     District of Columbia, the amount of the State outlay 
     allotment under this subsection for fiscal year 1996 is, 
     subject to paragraph (4), equal to--
       ``(i) the total amount of Federal expenditures made to the 
     State under title XIX for the 4 quarters in fiscal year 1994, 
     increased by
       ``(ii) the percentage by which (I) $95,529,490,500 (which 
     represents the total amount of outlay allotments for such 
     States and District for fiscal year 1996), exceeds (II) 
     $83,213,431,458 (which represents Federal medicaid 
     expenditures for such States and District for fiscal year 
     1994).
       ``(B) Computation of expenditures.--The amount of Federal 
     expenditures described in subparagraph (A)(i) shall be 
     computed, using data reported on the HCFA Form 64 as of 
     September 1, 1995, based on--
       ``(i) the amount reported on line 11, or
       ``(ii) on the amount reported on line 6 multiplied by the 
     ratio of (I) the sum of the amounts so reported on line 11 of 
     such Form for fiscal year 1994 for the 50 States and the 
     District of Columbia, to (II) the sum of the amounts so 
     reported on line 6 of such Form for fiscal year 1994 for such 
     States and District,
     whichever is greater.
       ``(C) Limitation on adjustment.--The amount computed under 
     subparagraph (B) shall not be subject to adjustment (based on 
     any subsequent disallowances or otherwise).
       ``(2) Computation of state outlay allotments.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to the succeeding provisions of 
     this subsection, the amount of the State outlay allotment 
     under this subsection for one of the 50 States and the 
     District of Columbia for a fiscal year (beginning with fiscal 
     year 1997) is equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the needs-based amount determined under subparagraph 
     (B) for the State for the fiscal year, and
       ``(ii) the scalar factor described in subparagraph (C) for 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Needs-based amount.--The needs-based amount under 
     this subparagraph for a State for a fiscal year is equal to 
     the product of--
       ``(i) the State's aggregate expenditure need for the fiscal 
     year (as determined under subsection (d)), and
       ``(ii) the State's old Federal medical assistance 
     percentage (as defined in section 2122(d)) for the previous 
     fiscal year (or, in the case of fiscal year 1997, the Federal 
     medical assistance percentage determined under section 
     1905(b) for fiscal year 1996).
       ``(C) Scalar factor.--The scalar factor under this 
     subparagraph for a fiscal year is such proportion so that, 
     when it is applied under subparagraph (A)(ii) for the fiscal 
     year (taking into account the floors and ceilings under 
     paragraph (3)), the total of the outlay allotments under this 
     subsection for all the 50 States and the District of Columbia 
     for the fiscal year (not taking into account any increase in 
     an outlay allotment for a fiscal year attributable to the 
     election of an alternative growth formula under paragraph 
     (4)) is equal to the amount by which (i) the pool amount for 
     the fiscal year (as determined under subsection (b)), exceeds 
     (ii) the sum of the outlay allotments provided under 
     paragraph (5) for the Commonwealths and territories for the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(3) Floors and ceilings.--
       ``(A) Floors.--In no case shall the amount of the State 
     outlay allotment under paragraph (2) for a fiscal year be 
     less than the following:
       ``(i) Floor based on previous year's outlay allotment.--
     Subject to clause (ii)--

       ``(I) Fiscal year 1997.--For fiscal year 1997, 103.5 
     percent of the amount of the State outlay allotment under 
     this subsection for fiscal year 1996.
       ``(II) Fiscal year 1998.--For fiscal year 1998, 103 percent 
     of the amount of the State outlay allotment under this 
     subsection for fiscal year 1997.
       ``(III) Fiscal year 1999.--For fiscal year 1999, 102.5 
     percent of the amount of the State outlay allotment under 
     this subsection for fiscal year 1998.
       ``(IV) Subsequent fiscal years.--For a fiscal year after 
     1999, 102 percent of the amount of the State outlay allotment 
     under this subsection for the previous fiscal year.

       ``(ii) Floor based on outlay allotment growth rate in first 
     year.--Beginning with fiscal year 1998, in the case of a 
     State for which the outlay allotment under this subsection 
     for fiscal year 1997 exceeded its outlay allotment under this 
     subsection for the previous fiscal year by--

       ``(I) more than 120 percent of the national MediGrant 
     growth percentage for fiscal year 1997, 104 percent of the 
     amount of the State outlay allotment under this subsection 
     for the previous fiscal year; or
       ``(II) less than 120 percent (but more than 75 percent) of 
     the national MediGrant growth percentage for fiscal year 
     1997, 103 percent of the amount of the State outlay allotment 
     under this subsection for the previous fiscal year.

       ``(B) Ceilings.--
       ``(i) In general.--In no case shall the amount of the State 
     outlay allotment under paragraph (2) for a fiscal year be 
     greater than the product of--

       ``(I) the State outlay allotment under this subsection for 
     the State for the preceding fiscal year, and
       ``(II) the factor specified in clause (ii) (or, if 
     applicable, in clause (iii)) for the fiscal year.

       ``(ii) Factor described.--The factor described in this 
     clause for--

       ``(I) fiscal year 1997 is 1.09, and
       ``(II) each subsequent fiscal year is 1.0533.

       ``(iii) Special rule.--For a fiscal year after fiscal year 
     1997, in the case of a State (among the 50 States and the 
     District of Columbia) that is one of the 10 States with the 
     lowest Federal MediGrant spending per resident-in-poverty 
     rates (as determined under clause (iv)) for the fiscal year, 
     the factor that shall be applied under clause (i)(II) shall 
     be the following:

       ``(I) For each of fiscal years 1998 and 1999, 1.06.
       ``(II) For fiscal year 2000, 1.060657.
       ``(III) For fiscal year 2001, 1.061488.
       ``(IV) For any subsequent fiscal year, 1.062319.

       ``(iv) Determination of federal medigrant spending per 
     resident-in-poverty rate.--For purposes of clause (iii), the 
     `Federal MediGrant spending per resident-in-poverty rate' for 
     a State for a fiscal year is equal to--

       ``(I) the State's outlay allotment under this subsection 
     for the previous fiscal year (determined without regard to 
     paragraph (4)), divided by
       ``(II) the average annual number of residents of the State 
     in poverty (as defined in subsection (d)(2)) with respect to 
     the fiscal year.

       ``(4) Election of alternative growth formula.--
       ``(A) Election.--In order to reduce variations in increases 
     in outlay allotments over time, any of the 50 States or the 
     District of Columbia may elect (by notice provided to the 
     Secretary by not later than April 1, 1996) to adopt an 
     alternative growth rate formula under this paragraph for the 
     determination of the State's outlay allotment in fiscal year 
     1996 and for the increase in the amount of such allotment in 
     subsequent fiscal years.
       ``(B) Formula.--The alternative growth formula under this 
     paragraph may be any formula under which a portion of the 
     State outlay allotment for fiscal year 1996 under paragraph 
     (1) is deferred and applied to increase the amount of its 
     outlay allotment for one or more subsequent fiscal years, so 
     long as the total amount of such increases for all such 
     subsequent fiscal years does not exceed the amount of the 
     outlay allotment deferred from fiscal year 1996.
       ``(5) Commonwealths and territories.--The outlay allotment 
     for each of the Commonwealths and territories for a fiscal 
     year is the maximum amount that could have been certified 
     under section 1108(c) with respect to the Commonwealth or 
     territory for the fiscal year with respect to title XIX, if 
     the national MediGrant growth percentage (as determined under 
     subsection (b)(2)) for the fiscal year had been substituted 
     (beginning with fiscal year 1997) for the percentage increase 
     referred to in section 1108(c)(1)(B).
       ``(d) State Aggregate Expenditure Need Determined.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (c), the 
     `State aggregate expenditure need' for a State for a fiscal 
     year is equal to the product of the following 4 factors:
       ``(A) Residents in poverty.--The average annual number of 
     residents in poverty of the State with respect to the fiscal 
     year (as determined under paragraph (2)).
       ``(B) Case mix index.--The average of the case mix indexes 
     for the State (as determined under paragraph (3)) for the 3 
     most recent fiscal years for which data are available, but in 
     no case less than .9 or greater than 1.15.
       ``(C) Input cost index.--The average of the input cost 
     indexes for the State (as determined under paragraph (4)) for 
     the 3 most recent fiscal years for which data are available.
       ``(D) National average spending per resident in poverty.--
     The national average spending per resident in poverty (as 
     determined under paragraph (5)).
       ``(2) Residents in poverty.--In this section--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `average annual number of 
     residents in poverty' means, with respect to a State and a 
     fiscal year, the average annual number of residents in 
     poverty (as defined in subparagraph (B)) in the State (based 
     on data made generally available by the Bureau of the Census 
     from the Current Population Survey) for the most recent 3-
     calendar-year period (ending before the fiscal year) for 
     which such data are available.
       ``(B) Resident in poverty defined.--The term `resident in 
     poverty' means an individual whose family income does not 
     exceed the poverty threshold (as such terms are defined by 
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     et and are generally interpreted and applied by the Bureau of 
     the Census for the year involved).
       ``(3) Case mix index.--
       ``(A) In general.--In this subsection, the `case mix index' 
     for a State for a fiscal year is equal to--
       ``(i) the sum of--

       ``(I) the projected per recipient expenditures with respect 
     to elderly individuals in the State for the fiscal year 
     (determined under subparagraph (B)),
       ``(II) the projected per recipient expenditures with 
     respect to the blind and disabled individuals in the State 
     for the fiscal year (determined under subparagraph (C)), and
       ``(III) the projected per recipient expenditures with 
     respect to other individuals in the State (determined under 
     subparagraph (D));

     divided by--
       ``(ii) the national average spending per recipient 
     determined under subparagraph (E) for the fiscal year 
     involved.
       ``(B) Projected per recipient expenditures for the 
     elderly.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(I)(i), the 
     `projected per recipient expenditures with respect to elderly 
     individuals' in a State for a fiscal year is equal to the 
     product of--
       ``(i) the national average per recipient expenditures under 
     this title in the 50 States and the District of Columbia for 
     the most recent fiscal year for which data are available for 
     individuals who are 65 years of age or older, and
       ``(ii) the proportion, of all individuals who received 
     medical assistance under this title in the State in the most 
     recent fiscal year referred to in clause (i), that were 
     individuals described in such clause.
       ``(C) Projected per recipient expenditures for the blind 
     and disabled.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(II), the 
     `projected per recipient expenditures with respect to blind 
     and disabled individuals' in a State for a fiscal year is 
     equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the national average per recipient expenditures under 
     this title in the 50 States and the District of Columbia for 
     the most recent fiscal year for which data are available for 
     individuals who are eligible for medical assistance because 
     they are blind or disabled and under 65 years of age, and
       ``(ii) the proportion, of all individuals who received 
     medical assistance under this title in the State in the most 
     recent fiscal year referred to in clause (i), that were 
     individuals described in such clause.
       ``(D) Projected per recipient expenditures for other 
     individuals.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(III), the 
     `projected per recipient expenditures with respect to other 
     individuals' in a State for a fiscal year is equal to the 
     product of--
       ``(i) the national average per recipient expenditures under 
     this title in the 50 States and the District of Columbia for 
     the most recent fiscal year for which data are available for 
     individuals who are not described in subparagraph (B)(i) or 
     (C)(i), and
       ``(ii) the proportion, of all individuals who received 
     medical assistance under this title in the State in the most 
     recent fiscal year referred to in clause (i), that were 
     individuals described in such clause.
       ``(E) National average spending per recipient.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph, the `national average 
     expenditures per recipient' for a fiscal year is equal to the 
     sum of--
       ``(i) the product of (I) the national average described in 
     subparagraph (B)(i), and (II) the proportion, of all 
     individuals who received medical assistance under this title 
     in any of the 50 States or the District of Columbia in the 
     fiscal year referred to in such subparagraph, who are 
     described in such subparagraph;
       ``(ii) the product of (I) the national average described in 
     subparagraph (C)(i), and (II) the proportion, of all 
     individuals who received medical assistance under this title 
     in any of the 50 States or the District of Columbia in the 
     fiscal year referred to in such subparagraph, who are 
     described in such subparagraph; and
       ``(iii) the product of (I) the national average described 
     in subparagraph (D)(i), and (II) the proportion, of all 
     individuals who received medical assistance under this title 
     in any of the 50 States or the District of Columbia in the 
     fiscal year referred to in such subparagraph, who are 
     described in such subparagraph.
       ``(F) Determination of national averages and proportions.--
       ``(i) In general.--The national averages per recipient and 
     the proportions referred to in clauses (i) and (ii), 
     respectively, of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) and 
     subparagraph (E) shall be determined by the Secretary using 
     the most recent data available.
       ``(ii) Use of medicaid data.--If for a fiscal year there is 
     inadequate data to compute such averages and proportions 
     based on expenditures and numbers of individuals receiving 
     medical assistance under this title, the Secretary may 
     compute such averages based on expenditures and numbers of 
     such individuals under title XIX for the most recent fiscal 
     year for which data are available and, for this purpose--

       ``(I) any reference in subparagraph (B)(i) to `individuals 
     65 years of age or older' is deemed a reference to 
     `individuals whose eligibility for medical assistance is 
     based on being 65 years of age or older',
       ``(II) the reference in subparagraph (C)(i) to `and under 
     65 years of age' shall be considered to be deleted, and
       ``(III) individuals whose basis for eligibility for medical 
     assistance was reported as unknown shall not be counted as 
     individuals under subparagraph (D)(i).

       ``(4) Input cost index.--
       ``(A) In general.--In this section, the `input cost index' 
     for a State for a fiscal year is the sum of--
       ``(i) 0.15, and
       ``(ii) 0.85 multiplied by the ratio of (I) the annual 
     average wages for hospital employees in the State for the 
     fiscal year (as determined under subparagraph (B)), to (II) 
     the annual average wages for hospital employees in the 50 
     States and the District of Columbia for such year (as 
     determined under such subparagraph).
       ``(B) Determination of annual average wages of hospital 
     employees.--The Secretary shall provide for the determination 
     of annual average wages for hospital employees in a State 
     and, collectively, in the 50 States and the District of 
     Columbia for a fiscal year based on the area wage index 
     applicable to hospitals under 1886(d)(2)(E) (or, if such 
     index no longer exists, a comparable index of hospital wages) 
     for discharges occurring during the fiscal year involved.
       ``(5) National average spending per resident in poverty.--
     For purposes of this subsection, the `national average 
     spending per resident in poverty'--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 1997 is equal to--
       ``(i) the sum (for each of the 50 States and the District 
     of Columbia) of the total of the Federal and State 
     expenditures under title XIX for calendar quarters in fiscal 
     year 1994, increased by the percentage specified in 
     subsection (c)(1)(A)(ii), divided by
       ``(ii) the sum of the number of residents in poverty (as 
     defined in paragraph (2)(A)) for all of the 50 States and the 
     District of Columbia for fiscal year 1994;
       ``(B) for a succeeding fiscal year is equal to the national 
     average spending per resident in poverty under this paragraph 
     for the preceding fiscal year increased by the national 
     MediGrant growth percentage (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) 
     for the fiscal year involved.
       ``(e) Publication of Obligation and Outlay Allotments.--
       ``(1) Notice of preliminary allotments.--Not later than 
     April 1 before the beginning of each fiscal year (beginning 
     with fiscal year 1997), the Secretary shall initially 
     compute, after consultation with the Comptroller General, and 
     publish in the Federal Register notice of the proposed 
     obligation and outlay allotments for each State under this 
     section (not taking into account subsection (a)(2)(B)) for 
     the fiscal year. The Secretary shall include in the notice a 
     description of the methodology and data used in deriving such 
     allotments for the year.
       ``(2) Review by gao.--The Comptroller General shall submit 
     to Congress by not later than May 15 of each such fiscal 
     year, a report analyzing such allotments and the extent to 
     which they comply with the precise requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(3) Notice of final allotments.--Not later than July 1 
     before the beginning of each such fiscal year, the Secretary, 
     taking into consideration the analysis contained in the 
     report of the Comptroller General under paragraph (2), shall 
     compute and publish in the Federal Register notice of the 
     final allotments under this section (both taking into account 
     and not taking into account subsection (a)(2)(B)) for the 
     fiscal year. The Secretary shall include in the notice a 
     description of any changes in such allotments from the 
     initial allotments published under paragraph (1) for the 
     fiscal year and the reasons for such changes. Once published 
     under this paragraph, the Secretary is not authorized to 
     change such allotments.
       ``(4) GAO report on final allotments.--The Comptroller 
     General shall submit to Congress by not later than August 1 
     of each such fiscal year, a report analyzing the final 
     allotments under paragraph (3) and the extent to which they 
     comply with the precise requirements of this section.
       ``(f) Supplemental Allotment for Emergency Health Care 
     Services to Certain Aliens.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding the previous provisions 
     of this section, the amount of the State outlay allotment for 
     a fiscal year for each supplemental allotment eligible State 
     shall be increased by the amount of the supplemental outlay 
     allotment provided under paragraph (2) for the State for that 
     year. The amount of such increased allotment may only be used 
     for the purpose of providing medical assistance for care and 
     services for aliens described in paragraph (1) of section 
     2123(e) and for which the exception described in paragraph 
     (2) of such section applies. Section 2122(f)(3) shall apply 
     to such assistance in the same manner as it applies to 
     medical assistance described in such section.
       ``(2) Supplemental outlay allotment.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     amount of the supplemental outlay allotment for a 
     supplemental allotment eligible State for a fiscal year is 
     equal to the supplemental allotment ratio (as defined in 
     subparagraph (C)) multiplied by the supplemental pool amount 
     (specified in subparagraph (D)) for the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Supplemental allotment eligible state.--In this 
     subsection, the term `supplemental allotment eligible State' 
     means one of the 12 States with the highest number of 
     undocumented aliens of all the States.
       ``(C) Supplemental allotment ratio.--In this paragraph, the 
     `supplemental allotment ratio' for a State is the ratio of--
       ``(i) the number of undocumented aliens for the State, to
       ``(ii) the sum of such numbers for all supplemental 
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       ``(D) Supplemental pool amount.--In this paragraph, the 
     `supplemental pool amount'--
       ``(i) for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2002, is an 
     amount so that, if the amount were increased for each such 
     fiscal year beginning with fiscal year 1996 by the national 
     MediGrant growth percentage for the year involved, the total 
     of such amounts for all such fiscal years would be $3 
     billion; and
       ``(ii) for a subsequent year is the supplemental pool 
     amount for the previous fiscal year increased by the national 
     MediGrant growth percentage for such subsequent year.
       ``(E) Determination of number.--The number of undocumented 
     aliens in a State under this paragraph shall be determined 
     based on estimates of the resident illegal alien population 
     residing in each State prepared by the Statistics Division of 
     the Immigration and Naturalization Service as of October 1992 
     (or as of such later date if such date is at least 1 year 
     before the beginning of the fiscal year involved).
       ``(3) Treatment for obligation purposes.--For purposes of 
     computing obligation allotments under subsection (a)--
       ``(A) the amount of the supplemental pool amount for a 
     fiscal year shall be added to the pool amount under 
     subsection (b) for that fiscal year, and
       ``(B) the amount supplemental allotment to a State provided 
     under paragraph (1) shall be added to the outlay allotment of 
     the State for that fiscal year.
       ``(4) Sequence of obligations.--For purposes of carrying 
     out this title, payments to a supplemental allotment eligible 
     State under section 2122 that are attributable to 
     expenditures for medical assistance described in the second 
     sentence of paragraph (1) shall first be counted toward the 
     supplemental outlay allotment provided under this subsection, 
     rather than toward the outlay allotment otherwise provided 
     under this section.
       ``(g) Special Adjustments for Fiscal Year 1996.--
     Notwithstanding the previous provisions of this section--
       ``(1) the State outlay allotment for Oregon for fiscal year 
     1996 is increased by $155,682,700, and
       ``(2) the State outlay allotment for Tennessee for fiscal 
     year 1996 is increased by $195,468,000.
     The increases provided under this subsection shall not apply 
     to or affect the computation of State outlay allotments of 
     any other States and shall not apply for any fiscal year 
     other than fiscal year 1996.

     ``SEC. 2122. PAYMENTS TO STATES.

       ``(a) Amount of Payment.--From the allotment of a State 
     under section 2121 for a fiscal year, subject to the 
     succeeding provisions of this title, the Secretary shall pay 
     to each State which has a MediGrant plan approved under part 
     E, for each quarter in the fiscal year--
       ``(1) an amount equal to the applicable Federal medical 
     assistance percentage (as defined in subsection (c)) of the 
     total amount expended during such quarter as medical 
     assistance under the plan; plus
       ``(2) an amount equal to the applicable Federal medical 
     assistance percentage of the total amount expended during 
     such quarter for medically-related services (as defined in 
     section 2112(e)(2)); plus
       ``(3) subject to section 2123(c)--
       ``(A) an amount equal to 90 percent of the amounts expended 
     during such quarter for the design, development, and 
     installation of information systems and for providing 
     incentives to promote the enforcement of medical support 
     orders, plus
       ``(B) an amount equal to 75 percent of the amounts expended 
     during such quarter for medical personnel, administrative 
     support of medical personnel, operation and maintenance of 
     information systems, modification of information systems, 
     quality assurance activities, utilization review, medical and 
     peer review, anti-fraud activities, independent evaluations, 
     coordination of benefits, and meeting reporting requirements 
     under this title, plus
       ``(C) an amount equal to 50 percent of so much of the 
     remainder of the amounts expended during such quarter as are 
     expended by the State in the administration of the State 
     plan.
       ``(b) Payment Process.--
       ``(1) Quarterly estimates.--Prior to the beginning of each 
     quarter, the Secretary shall estimate the amount to which a 
     State will be entitled under subsection (a) for such quarter, 
     such estimates to be based on (A) a report filed by the State 
     containing its estimate of the total sum to be expended in 
     such quarter in accordance with the provisions of such 
     subsections, and stating the amount appropriated or made 
     available by the State and its political subdivisions for 
     such expenditures in such quarter, and if such amount is less 
     than the State's proportionate share of the total sum of such 
     estimated expenditures, the source or sources from which the 
     difference is expected to be derived, and (B) such other 
     investigation as the Secretary may find necessary.
       ``(2) Payment.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall then pay to the 
     State, in such installments as the Secretary may determine 
     and in accordance with section 6503(a) of title 31, United 
     States Code, the amount so estimated, reduced or increased to 
     the extent of any overpayment or underpayment which the 
     Secretary determines was made under this section (or section 
     1903) to such State for any prior quarter and with respect to 
     which adjustment has not already been made under this 
     subsection (or under section 1903(d)).
       ``(B) Treatment as overpayments.--Expenditures for which 
     payments were made to the State under subsection (a) shall be 
     treated as an overpayment to the extent that the State or 
     local agency administering such plan has been reimbursed for 
     such expenditures by a third party pursuant to the provisions 
     of its plan in compliance with section 2135.
       ``(C) Recovery of overpayments.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, when an overpayment is discovered, which was made 
     by a State to a person or other entity, the State shall have 
     a period of 60 days in which to recover or attempt to recover 
     such overpayment before adjustment is made in the Federal 
     payment to such State on account of such overpayment. Except 
     as otherwise provided in subparagraph (D), the adjustment in 
     the Federal payment shall be made at the end of the 60 days, 
     whether or not recovery was made.
       ``(D) No adjustment for uncollectables.--In any case where 
     the State is unable to recover a debt which represents an 
     overpayment (or any portion thereof) made to a person or 
     other entity on account of such debt having been discharged 
     in bankruptcy or otherwise being uncollectable, no adjustment 
     shall be made in the Federal payment to such State on account 
     of such overpayment (or portion thereof).
       ``(3) Federal share of recoveries.--The pro rata share to 
     which the United States is equitably entitled, as determined 
     by the Secretary, of the net amount recovered during any 
     quarter by the State or any political subdivision thereof 
     with respect to medical assistance furnished under the State 
     plan shall be considered an overpayment to be adjusted under 
     this subsection.
       ``(4) Timing of obligation of funds.--Upon the making of 
     any estimate by the Secretary under this subsection, any 
     appropriations available for payments under this section 
     shall be deemed obligated.
       ``(5) Disallowances.--In any case in which the Secretary 
     estimates that there has been an overpayment under this 
     section to a State on the basis of a claim by such State that 
     has been disallowed by the Secretary under section 1116(d), 
     and such State disputes such disallowance, the amount of the 
     Federal payment in controversy shall, at the option of the 
     State, be retained by such State or recovered by the 
     Secretary pending a final determination with respect to such 
     payment amount. If such final determination is to the effect 
     that any amount was properly disallowed, and the State chose 
     to retain payment of the amount in controversy, the Secretary 
     shall offset, from any subsequent payments made to such State 
     under this title, an amount equal to the proper amount of the 
     disallowance plus interest on such amount disallowed for the 
     period beginning on the date such amount was disallowed and 
     ending on the date of such final determination at a rate 
     (determined by the Secretary) based on the average of the 
     bond equivalent of the weekly 90-day treasury bill auction 
     rates during such period.
       ``(c) Applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage 
     Defined.--In this section, except as provided in subsection 
     (f), the term `applicable Federal medical assistance 
     percentage' means, with respect to one of the 50 States or 
     the District of Columbia, at the State's or District's 
     option--
       ``(1) the old Federal medical assistance percentage (as 
     determined in subsection (d)), or
       ``(2) the new Federal medical assistance percentage (as 
     determined under subsection (e)) or, if less, the old Federal 
     medical assistance percentage plus 10 percentage points.
       ``(d) Old Federal Medical Assistance Percentage.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) and 
     subsection (f), the term `old Federal medical assistance 
     percentage' for any State is 100 percent less the State 
     percentage; and the State percentage is that percentage which 
     bears the same ratio to 45 percent as the square of the per 
     capita income of such State bears to the square of the per 
     capita income of the continental United States (including 
     Alaska) and Hawaii.
       ``(2) Limitation on range.--In no case shall the old 
     Federal medical assistance percentage be less than 50 percent 
     or more than 83 percent.
       ``(3) Promulgation.--The old Federal medical assistance 
     percentage for any State shall be determined and promulgated 
     in accordance with the provisions of section 1101(a)(8)(B).
       ``(e) New Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Defined.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Term defined.--Except as provided in paragraph (3) 
     and subsection (f), the term `new Federal medical assistance 
     percentage' means, for each of the 50 States and the District 
     of Columbia, 100 percent reduced by the product 0.39 and the 
     ratio of--
       ``(i)(I) for each of the 50 States, the total taxable 
     resources (TTR) ratio of the State specified in subparagraph 
     (B), or
       ``(II) for the District of Columbia, the per capita income 
     ratio specified in subparagraph (C),
     to--
       ``(ii) the aggregate expenditure need ratio of the State or 
     District, as described in subparagraph (D).
       ``(B) Total taxable resources (ttr) ratio.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(i)(I), the total taxable resources (TTR) 
     ratio for each of the 50 States is--
       ``(i) an amount equal to the most recent 3-year average of 
     the total taxable resources (TTR) of the State, as determined 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury, divided by

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       ``(ii) an amount equal to the sum of the 3-year averages 
     determined under clause (i) for each of the 50 States.
       ``(C) Per capita income ratio.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(i)(II), the per capita income ratio of the 
     District of Columbia is--
       ``(i) an amount equal to the most recent 3-year average of 
     the total personal income of the District of Columbia, as 
     determined in accordance with the provisions of section 
     1101(a)(8)(B), divided by
       ``(ii) an amount equal to the total personal income of the 
     continental United States (including Alaska) and Hawaii, as 
     determined under section 1101(a)(8)(B).
       ``(D) Aggregate expenditure need ratio.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), with respect to each of the 50 States and 
     the District of Columbia for a fiscal year, the aggregate 
     expenditure need ratio is--
       ``(i) the State aggregate expenditure need (as defined in 
     section 2121(d)) for the State for the fiscal year, divided 
     by
       ``(ii) the such of such State aggregate expenditure needs 
     for the 50 States and the District of Columbia for the fiscal 
     year.
       ``(2) Limitation on range.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (f), the new Federal medical assistance percentage 
     shall in no case be less than 40 percent or greater than 83 
     percent.
       ``(3) Promulgation.--The new Federal medical assistance 
     percentage for any State shall be promulgated in a timely 
     manner consistent with the promulgation of the old Federal 
     medical assistance percentage under section 1101(a)(8)(B).
       ``(f) Special Rules.--For purposes of this title--
       ``(1) Commonwealths and territories.--In the case of Puerto 
     Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
     and American Samoa, the old and new Federal medical 
     assistance percentages are 50 percent.
       ``(2) Indian health service facilities.--
       ``(A) In general.--The old and new Federal medical 
     assistance percentages shall be 100 percent with respect to 
     the amounts expended as medical assistance for services which 
     are received through a facility described in subparagraph (B) 
     of an Indian tribe or tribal organization or through an 
     Indian Health Service facility whether operated by the Indian 
     Health Service or by an Indian tribe or tribal organization 
     (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care 
     Improvement Act).
       ``(B) Facility described.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), a facility described in this subparagraph is a facility 
     of an Indian tribe if--
       ``(i) the facility is located in a State which, as of the 
     date of the enactment of this title, was not operating its 
     State plan under title XIX pursuant to a Statewide waiver 
     approved under section 1115,
       ``(ii) the facility is not an Indian Health Service 
     facility,
       ``(iii) the tribe owns at least 2 such facilities, and
       ``(iv) the tribe has at least 50,000 members (as of the 
     date of the enactment of this title).
       ``(3) No state matching required for certain 
     expenditures.--In applying subsection (a)(1) with respect to 
     medical assistance provided to unlawful aliens pursuant to 
     the exception specified in section 2123(e)(2), payment shall 
     be made for the amount of such assistance without regard to 
     any need for a State match.

     ``SEC. 2123. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS; DISALLOWANCE.

       ``(a) In General.--Funds provided to a State under this 
     title shall only be used to carry out the purposes of this 
     title.
       ``(b) Disallowances for Excluded Providers.--
       ``(1) In general.--Payment shall not be made to a State 
     under this part for expenditures for items and services 
     furnished--
       ``(A) by a provider who was excluded from participation 
     under title V, XVIII, or XX or under this title pursuant to 
     section 1128, 1128A, 1156, or 1842(j)(2), or
       ``(B) under the medical direction or on the prescription of 
     a physician who was so excluded, if the provider of the 
     services knew or had reason to know of the exclusion.
       ``(2) Exception for emergency services.--Paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to emergency items or services, not including 
     hospital emergency room services.
       ``(c) Limitations.--
       ``(1) In general.--No Federal financial assistance is 
     available for expenditures under the MediGrant plan for--
       ``(A) medically-related services for a quarter to the 
     extent such expenditures exceed 5 percent of the total 
     expenditures under the plan for the quarter; or
       ``(B) total administrative expenses (other than expenses 
     described in paragraph (2) during the first 8 quarters in 
     which the plan is in effect under this title) for quarters in 
     a fiscal year to the extent such expenditures exceed the sum 
     of $20,000,000 plus 10 percent of the total expenditures 
     under the plan for the year.
       ``(2) Administrative expenses not subject to limitation.--
     The administrative expenses referred to in this paragraph are 
     expenditures under the MediGrant plan for the following 
     activities:
       ``(A) Quality assurance.
       ``(B) The development and operation of the certification 
     program for nursing facilities and intermediate care 
     facilities for the mentally retarded under section 
     2137(a)(2).
       ``(C) Utilization review activities, including medical 
     activities and activities of peer review organizations.
       ``(D) Inspection and oversight of providers and capitated 
     health care organizations.
       ``(E) Anti-fraud activities.
       ``(F) Independent evaluations.
       ``(G) Activities required to meet reporting requirements 
     under this title.
       ``(d) Treatment of Third Party Liability.--No payment shall 
     be made to a State under this part for expenditures for 
     medical assistance provided for an individual under its 
     MediGrant plan to the extent that a private insurer (as 
     defined by the Secretary by regulation and including a group 
     health plan (as defined in section 607(1) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), a service benefit 
     plan, and a health maintenance organization) would have been 
     obligated to provide such assistance but for a provision of 
     its insurance contract which has the effect of limiting or 
     excluding such obligation because the individual is eligible 
     for or is provided medical assistance under the plan.
       ``(e) Limitation on Payments to Emergency Services for 
     Nonlawful Aliens.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding the preceding provisions 
     of this section, except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
     payment may be made to a State under this part for medical 
     assistance furnished to an alien who is not lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence or otherwise permanently residing in 
     the United States under color of law.
       ``(2) Exception for emergency services.--Payment may be 
     made under this section for care and services that are 
     furnished to an alien described in paragraph (1) only if--
       ``(A) such care and services are necessary for the 
     treatment of an emergency medical condition of the alien,
       ``(B) such alien otherwise meets the eligibility 
     requirements for medical assistance under the MediGrant plan 
     (other than a requirement of the receipt of aid or assistance 
     under title IV, supplemental security income benefits under 
     title XVI, or a State supplementary payment), and
       ``(C) such care and services are not related to an organ 
     transplant procedure.
       ``(3) Emergency medical condition defined.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `emergency medical condition' means 
     a medical condition (including emergency labor and delivery) 
     manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity 
     (including severe pain) such that the absence of immediate 
     medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in--
       ``(A) placing the patient's health in serious jeopardy,
       ``(B) serious impairment to bodily functions, or
       ``(C) serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.
       ``(f) Limitation on Payment for Certain Outpatient 
     Prescription Drugs.--
       ``(1) In general.--No payment may be made to a State under 
     this part for medical assistance for covered outpatient drugs 
     (as defined in section 2175(i)(2)) of a manufacturer provided 
     under the MediGrant plan unless the manufacturer (as defined 
     in section 2175(i)(4)) of the drug--
       ``(A) has entered into a MediGrant master rebate agreement 
     with the Secretary under section 2175; and
       ``(B) is complying with the provisions of section 8126 of 
     title 38, United States Code, including the requirement of 
     entering into a master agreement with the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs under such section.
       ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as requiring a State to participate in the 
     MediGrant master rebate agreement under section 2175.
       ``(3) Effect of subsequent amendments.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1)(B), in determining whether a manufacturer is in 
     compliance with the requirements of section 8126 of title 38, 
     United States Code--
       ``(A) the Secretary shall not take into account any 
     amendments to such section that are enacted after the 
     enactment of title VI of the Veterans Health Care Act of 
     1992; and
       ``(B) a manufacturer is deemed to meet such requirements if 
     the manufacturer establishes to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that the manufacturer would comply (and has offered 
     to comply) with the provisions of section 8126 of title 38, 
     United States Code (as in effect immediately after the 
     enactment of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992) and would 
     have entered into an agreement under such section (as such 
     section was in effect at such time), but for a legislative 
     change in such section after the date of the enactment of the 
     Veterans Health Care Act of 1992.
       ``(g) Limitation on Payment for Abortions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Payment shall not be made to a State 
     under this part for any amount expended under the MediGrant 
     plan to pay for any abortion or to assist in the purchase, in 
     whole or in part, of health benefit coverage that includes 
     coverage of abortion.
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an 
     abortion--
       ``(A) if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or 
     incest, or
       ``(B) in the case where a woman suffers from a physical 
     disorder, illness, or injury that would, as certified by a 
     physician, place the woman in danger of death unless an 
     abortion is performed.
       ``(h) Limitation on Payment for Assisting Deaths.--Payment 
     shall not be made to a State under this part for amounts 
     expended under the MediGrant plan to pay for, or to assist in 
     the purchase, in whole or in part, of health benefit coverage 
     that includes pay

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     ment for any drug, biological product, or service which was 
     furnished for the purpose of causing, or assisting in 
     causing, the death, suicide, euthanasia, or mercy killing of 
     a person.

                ``Part D--Program Integrity and Quality

     ``SEC. 2131. USE OF AUDITS TO ACHIEVE FISCAL INTEGRITY.

       ``(a) Financial Audits of Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each MediGrant plan shall provide for an 
     annual audit of the State's expenditures from amounts 
     received under this title, in compliance with chapter 75 of 
     title 31, United States Code.
       ``(2) Verification audits.--If, after consultation with the 
     State and the Comptroller General and after a fair hearing, 
     the Secretary determines that a State's audit under paragraph 
     (1) was performed in substantial violation of chapter 75 of 
     title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may--
       ``(A) require that the State provide for a verification 
     audit in compliance with such chapter, or
       ``(B) conduct such a verification audit.
       ``(3) Availability of audit reports.--Within 30 days after 
     completion of each audit or verification audit under this 
     subsection, the State shall--
       ``(A) provide the Secretary with a copy of the audit 
     report, including the State's response to any recommendations 
     of the auditor, and
       ``(B) make the audit report available for public inspection 
     in the same manner as proposed MediGrant plan amendments are 
     made available under section 2105.
       ``(b) Fiscal Controls.--
       ``(1) In general.--With respect to the accounting and 
     expenditure of funds under this title, each State shall adopt 
     and maintain such fiscal controls, accounting procedures, and 
     data processing safeguards as the State deems reasonably 
     necessary to assure the fiscal integrity of the State's 
     activities under this title.
       ``(2) Consistency with generally accepted accounting 
     principles.--Such controls and procedures shall be generally 
     consistent with generally accepted accounting principles as 
     recognized by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board or 
     the Comptroller General.
       ``(c) Audits of Providers.--Each MediGrant plan shall 
     provide that the records of any entity providing items or 
     services for which payment may be made under the plan may be 
     audited as necessary to ensure that proper payments are made 
     under the plan.

     ``SEC. 2132. FRAUD PREVENTION PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--Each MediGrant plan shall provide for 
     the establishment and maintenance of an effective program for 
     the detection and prevention of fraud and abuse by 
     beneficiaries, providers, and others in connection with the 
     operation of the program.
       ``(b) Program Requirements.--The program established 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall include at least the 
     following requirements:
       ``(1) Disclosure of information.--Any disclosing entity (as 
     defined in section 1124(a)) receiving payments under the 
     MediGrant plan shall comply with the requirements of section 
     1124.
       ``(2) Supply of information.--An entity (other than an 
     individual practitioner or a group of practitioners) that 
     furnishes, or arranges for the furnishing of, an item or 
     service under the MediGrant plan shall supply upon request 
     specifically addressed to the entity by the Secretary or the 
     State agency the information described in section 1128(b)(9).
       ``(3) Exclusion.--
       ``(A) In general.--The MediGrant plan shall exclude any 
     specified individual or entity from participation in the plan 
     for the period specified by the Secretary when required by 
     the Secretary to do so pursuant to section 1128 or section 
     1128A, and provide that no payment may be made under the plan 
     with respect to any item or service furnished by such 
     individual or entity during such period.
       ``(B) Authority.--In addition to any other authority, a 
     State may exclude any individual or entity for purposes of 
     participating under the MediGrant plan for any reason for 
     which the Secretary could exclude the individual or entity 
     from participation in a program under title XVIII or under 
     section 1128, 1128A, or 1866(b)(2).
       ``(4) Notice.--The MediGrant plan shall provide that 
     whenever a provider of services or any other person is 
     terminated, suspended, or otherwise sanctioned or prohibited 
     from participating under the plan, the State agency 
     responsible for administering the plan shall promptly notify 
     the Secretary and, in the case of a physician, the State 
     medical licensing board of such action.
       ``(5) Access to information.--The MediGrant plan shall 
     provide that the State will provide information and access to 
     certain information respecting sanctions taken against health 
     care practitioners and providers by State licensing 
     authorities in accordance with section 2133.

     ``SEC. 2133. INFORMATION CONCERNING SANCTIONS TAKEN BY STATE 
                   LICENSING AUTHORITIES AGAINST HEALTH CARE 
                   PRACTITIONERS AND PROVIDERS.

       ``(a) Information Reporting Requirement.--The requirement 
     referred to in section 2132(b)(5) is that the State must 
     provide for the following:
       ``(1) Information reporting system.--The State must have in 
     effect a system of reporting the following information with 
     respect to formal proceedings (as defined by the Secretary in 
     regulations) concluded against a health care practitioner or 
     entity by any authority of the State (or of a political 
     subdivision thereof) responsible for the licensing of health 
     care practitioners (or any peer review organization or 
     private accreditation entity reviewing the services provided 
     by health care practitioners) or entities:
       ``(A) Any adverse action taken by such licensing authority 
     as a result of the proceeding, including any revocation or 
     suspension of a license (and the length of any such 
     suspension), reprimand, censure, or probation.
       ``(B) Any dismissal or closure of the proceedings by reason 
     of the practitioner or entity surrendering the license or 
     leaving the State or jurisdiction.
       ``(C) Any other loss of the license of the practitioner or 
     entity, whether by operation of law, voluntary surrender, or 
     otherwise.
       ``(D) Any negative action or finding by such authority, 
     organization, or entity regarding the practitioner or entity.
       ``(2) Access to documents.--The State must provide the 
     Secretary (or an entity designated by the Secretary) with 
     access to such documents of the authority described in 
     paragraph (1) as may be necessary for the Secretary to 
     determine the facts and circumstances concerning the actions 
     and determinations described in such paragraph for the 
     purpose of carrying out this Act.
       ``(b) Form of Information.--The information described in 
     subsection (a)(1) shall be provided to the Secretary (or to 
     an appropriate private or public agency, under suitable 
     arrangements made by the Secretary with respect to receipt, 
     storage, protection of confidentiality, and dissemination of 
     information) in such a form and manner as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate in order to provide for 
     activities of the Secretary under this Act and in order to 
     provide, directly or through suitable arrangements made by 
     the Secretary, information--
       ``(1) to agencies administering Federal health care 
     programs, including private entities administering such 
     programs under contract,
       ``(2) to licensing authorities described in subsection 
     (a)(1),
       ``(3) to State agencies administering or supervising the 
     administration of State health care programs (as defined in 
     section 1128(h)),
       ``(4) to utilization and quality control peer review 
     organizations described in part B of title XI and to 
     appropriate entities with contracts under section 
     1154(a)(4)(C) with respect to eligible organizations reviewed 
     under the contracts,
       ``(5) to State MediGrant fraud control units (as defined in 
     section 2134),
       ``(6) to hospitals and other health care entities (as 
     defined in section 431 of the Health Care Quality Improvement 
     Act of 1986), with respect to physicians or other licensed 
     health care practitioners that have entered (or may be 
     entering) into an employment or affiliation relationship 
     with, or have applied for clinical privileges or appointments 
     to the medical staff of, such hospitals or other health care 
     entities (and such information shall be deemed to be 
     disclosed pursuant to section 427 of, and be subject to the 
     provisions of, that Act),
       ``(7) to the Attorney General and such other law 
     enforcement officials as the Secretary deems appropriate, and
       ``(8) upon request, to the Comptroller General,
     in order for such authorities to determine the fitness of 
     individuals to provide health care services, to protect the 
     health and safety of individuals receiving health care 
     through such programs, and to protect the fiscal integrity of 
     such programs.
       ``(c) Confidentiality of Information Provided.--The 
     Secretary shall provide for suitable safeguards for the 
     confidentiality of the information furnished under subsection 
     (a). Nothing in this subsection shall prevent the disclosure 
     of such information by a party which is otherwise authorized, 
     under applicable State law, to make such disclosure.
       ``(d) Appropriate Coordination.--The Secretary shall 
     provide for the maximum appropriate coordination in the 
     implementation of subsection (a) of this section and section 
     422 of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986.

     ``SEC. 2134. STATE MEDIGRANT FRAUD CONTROL UNITS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each MediGrant plan shall provide for a 
     State MediGrant fraud control unit described in subsection 
     (b) that effectively carries out the functions and 
     requirements described in such subsection, unless the State 
     demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the 
     effective operation of such a unit in the State would not be 
     cost-effective because minimal fraud exists in connection 
     with the provision of covered services to eligible 
     individuals under the plan, and that beneficiaries under the 
     plan will be protected from abuse and neglect in connection 
     with the provision of medical assistance under the plan 
     without the existence of such a unit.
       ``(b) Units Described.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `State MediGrant fraud control unit' means a single 
     identifiable entity of the State government which meets the 
     following requirements:
       ``(1) Organization.--The entity--
       ``(A) is a unit of the office of the State Attorney General 
     or of another department of State government which possesses 
     statewide authority to prosecute individuals for criminal 
     violations;
       ``(B) is in a State the constitution of which does not 
     provide for the criminal prosecution

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     of individuals by a statewide authority and has formal 
     procedures that--
       ``(i) assure its referral of suspected criminal violations 
     relating to the program under this title to the appropriate 
     authority or authorities in the State for prosecution, and
       ``(ii) assure its assistance of, and coordination with, 
     such authority or authorities in such prosecutions; or
       ``(C) has a formal working relationship with the office of 
     the State Attorney General and has formal procedures 
     (including procedures for its referral of suspected criminal 
     violations to such office) which provide effective 
     coordination of activities between the entity and such office 
     with respect to the detection, investigation, and prosecution 
     of suspected criminal violations relating to the program 
     under this title.
       ``(2) Independence.--The entity is separate and distinct 
     from any State agency that has principal responsibilities for 
     administering or supervising the administration of the 
     MediGrant plan.
       ``(3) Function.--The entity's function is conducting a 
     statewide program for the investigation and prosecution of 
     violations of all applicable State laws regarding any and all 
     aspects of fraud in connection with any aspect of the 
     provision of medical assistance and the activities of 
     providers of such assistance under the MediGrant plan.
       ``(4) Review of complaints.--The entity has procedures for 
     reviewing complaints of the abuse and neglect of patients of 
     health care facilities which receive payments under the 
     MediGrant plan under this title, and, where appropriate, for 
     acting upon such complaints under the criminal laws of the 
     State or for referring them to other State agencies for 
     action.
       ``(5) Overpayments.--The entity provides for the 
     collection, or referral for collection to a single State 
     agency, of overpayments that are made under the MediGrant 
     plan to health care providers and that are discovered by the 
     entity in carrying out its activities.
       ``(6) Personnel.--The entity employs such auditors, 
     attorneys, investigators, and other necessary personnel and 
     is organized in such a manner as is necessary to promote the 
     effective and efficient conduct of the entity's activities.

     ``SEC. 2135. RECOVERIES FROM THIRD PARTIES AND OTHERS.

       ``(a) Third Party Liability.--Each MediGrant plan shall 
     provide for reasonable steps--
       ``(1) to ascertain the legal liability of third parties to 
     pay for care and services available under the plan, including 
     the collection of sufficient information to enable States to 
     pursue claims against third parties; and
       ``(2) to seek reimbursement for medical assistance provided 
     to the extent legal liability is establish where the amount 
     expected to be recovered exceeds the costs of the recovery.
       ``(b) Beneficiary Protection.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each MediGrant plan shall provide that 
     in the case of a person furnishing services under the plan 
     for which a third party may be liable for payment--
       ``(A) the person may not seek to collect from the 
     individual (or financially responsible relative) payment of 
     an amount for the service more than could be collected under 
     the plan in the absence of such third party liability, and
       ``(B) may not refuse to furnish services to such an 
     individual because of a third party's potential liability for 
     payment for the service.
       ``(2) Penalty.--A MediGrant plan may provide for a 
     reduction of any payment amount otherwise due with respect to 
     a person who furnishes services under the plan in an amount 
     equal to up to three times the amount of any payment sought 
     to be collected by that person in violation of paragraph 
     (1)(A).
       ``(c) General Liability.--The State shall prohibit any 
     health insurer (including a group health plan as defined in 
     section 607 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974, a service benefit plan, or a health maintenance 
     organization), in enrolling an individual or in making any 
     payments for benefits to the individual or on the 
     individual's behalf, from taking into account that the 
     individual is eligible for or is provided medical assistance 
     under a MediGrant plan for any State.
       ``(d) Acquisition of Rights of Beneficiaries.--To the 
     extent that payment has been made under a MediGrant plan in 
     any case where a third party has a legal liability to make 
     payment for such assistance, the State shall have in effect 
     laws under which, to the extent that payment has been made 
     under the plan for health care items or services furnished to 
     an individual, the State is considered to have acquired the 
     rights of such individual to payment by any other party for 
     such health care items or services.
       ``(e) Assignment of Medical Support Rights.--The MediGrant 
     plan shall provide for mandatory assignment of rights of 
     payment for medical support and other medical care owed to 
     recipients in accordance with section 2136.
       ``(f) Required Laws Relating to Medical Child Support.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State with a MediGrant plan shall 
     have in effect the following laws:
       ``(A) A law that prohibits an insurer from denying 
     enrollment of a child under the health coverage of the 
     child's parent on the ground that--
       ``(i) the child was born out of wedlock,
       ``(ii) the child is not claimed as a dependent on the 
     parent's Federal income tax return, or
       ``(iii) the child does not reside with the parent or in the 
     insurer's service area.
       ``(B) In any case in which a parent is required by a court 
     or administrative order to provide health coverage for a 
     child and the parent is eligible for family health coverage 
     through an insurer, a law that requires such insurer--
       ``(i) to permit such parent to enroll under such family 
     coverage any such child who is otherwise eligible for such 
     coverage (without regard to any enrollment season 
     restrictions);
       ``(ii) if such a parent is enrolled but fails to make 
     application to obtain coverage of such child, to enroll such 
     child under such family coverage upon application by the 
     child's other parent or by the State agency administering the 
     program under this title or part D of title IV; and
       ``(iii) not to disenroll (or eliminate coverage of) such a 
     child unless the insurer is provided satisfactory written 
     evidence that--

       ``(I) such court or administrative order is no longer in 
     effect, or
       ``(II) the child is or will be enrolled in comparable 
     health coverage through another insurer which will take 
     effect not later than the effective date of such 
     disenrollment.

       ``(C) In any case in which a parent is required by a court 
     or administrative order to provide health coverage for a 
     child and the parent is eligible for family health coverage 
     through an employer doing business in the State, a law that 
     requires such employer--
       ``(i) to permit such parent to enroll under such family 
     coverage any such child who is otherwise eligible for such 
     coverage (without regard to any enrollment season 
     restrictions);
       ``(ii) if such a parent is enrolled but fails to make 
     application to obtain coverage of such child, to enroll such 
     child under such family coverage upon application by the 
     child's other parent or by the State agency administering the 
     program under this title or part D of title IV; and
       ``(iii) not to disenroll (or eliminate coverage of) any 
     such child unless--

       ``(I) the employer is provided satisfactory written 
     evidence that such court or administrative order is no longer 
     in effect, or the child is or will be enrolled in comparable 
     health coverage which will take effect not later than the 
     effective date of such disenrollment, or
       ``(II) the employer has eliminated family health coverage 
     for all of its employees; and

       ``(iv) to withhold from such employee's compensation the 
     employee's share (if any) of premiums for health coverage 
     (except that the amount so withheld may not exceed the 
     maximum amount permitted to be withheld under section 303(b) 
     of the Consumer Credit Protection Act), and to pay such share 
     of premiums to the insurer, except that the Secretary may 
     provide by regulation for appropriate circumstances under 
     which an employer may withhold less than such employee's 
     share of such premiums.
       ``(D) A law that prohibits an insurer from imposing 
     requirements on a State agency, which has been assigned the 
     rights of an individual eligible for medical assistance under 
     this title and covered for health benefits from the insurer, 
     that are different from requirements applicable to an agent 
     or assignee of any other individual so covered.
       ``(E) A law that requires an insurer, in any case in which 
     a child has health coverage through the insurer of a 
     noncustodial parent--
       ``(i) to provide such information to the custodial parent 
     as may be necessary for the child to obtain benefits through 
     such coverage;
       ``(ii) to permit the custodial parent (or provider, with 
     the custodial parent's approval) to submit claims for covered 
     services without the approval of the noncustodial parent; and
       ``(iii) to make payment on claims submitted in accordance 
     with clause (ii) directly to such custodial parent, the 
     provider, or the State agency.
       ``(F) A law that permits the State agency under this title 
     to garnish the wages, salary, or other employment income of, 
     and requires withholding amounts from State tax refunds to, 
     any person who--
       ``(i) is required by court or administrative order to 
     provide coverage of the costs of health services to a child 
     who is eligible for medical assistance under this title,
       ``(ii) has received payment from a third party for the 
     costs of such services to such child, but
       ``(iii) has not used such payments to reimburse, as 
     appropriate, either the other parent or guardian of such 
     child or the provider of such services,
     to the extent necessary to reimburse the State agency for 
     expenditures for such costs under its plan under this title, 
     but any claims for current or past-due child support shall 
     take priority over any such claims for the costs of such 
     services.
       ``(2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `insurer' includes a group health plan, as defined in 
     section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974, a health maintenance organization, and an entity 
     offering a service benefit plan.
       ``(g) Estate Recoveries and Liens Permitted.--A State may 
     take such actions as it considers appropriate to adjust or 
     recover from the individual or the individual's estate any 
     amounts paid as medical assistance to or on behalf of the 
     individual under the MediGrant plan, including through the 
     imposition of liens against the property or estate of the 
     individual.

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     ``SEC. 2136. ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS OF PAYMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--For the purpose of assisting in the 
     collection of medical support payments and other payments for 
     medical care owed to recipients of medical assistance under 
     the MediGrant plan, each MediGrant plan shall--
       ``(1) provide that, as a condition of eligibility for 
     medical assistance under the plan to an individual who has 
     the legal capacity to execute an assignment for himself, the 
     individual is required--
       ``(A) to assign the State any rights, of the individual or 
     of any other person who is eligible for medical assistance 
     under the plan and on whose behalf the individual has the 
     legal authority to execute an assignment of such rights, to 
     support (specified as support for the purpose of medical care 
     by a court or administrative order) and to payment for 
     medical care from any third party,
       ``(B) to cooperate with the State (i) in establishing the 
     paternity of such person (referred to in subparagraph (A)) if 
     the person is a child born out of wedlock, and (ii) in 
     obtaining support and payments (described in subparagraph 
     (A)) for himself and for such person, unless (in either case) 
     the individual is a pregnant woman or the individual is found 
     to have good cause for refusing to cooperate as determined by 
     the State, and
       ``(C) to cooperate with the State in identifying, and 
     providing information to assist the State in pursuing, any 
     third party who may be liable to pay for care and services 
     available under the plan, unless such individual has good 
     cause for refusing to cooperate as determined by the State; 
     and
       ``(2) provide for entering into cooperative arrangements 
     (including financial arrangements), with any appropriate 
     agency of any State (including, with respect to the 
     enforcement and collection of rights of payment for medical 
     care by or through a parent, with a State's agency 
     established or designated under section 454(3)) and with 
     appropriate courts and law enforcement officials, to assist 
     the agency or agencies administering the plan with respect 
     to--
       ``(A) the enforcement and collection of rights to support 
     or payment assigned under this section, and
       ``(B) any other matters of common concern.
       ``(b) Use of Amounts Collected.--Such part of any amount 
     collected by the State under an assignment made under the 
     provisions of this section shall be retained by the State as 
     is necessary to reimburse it for medical assistance payments 
     made on behalf of an individual with respect to whom such 
     assignment was executed (with appropriate reimbursement of 
     the Federal Government to the extent of its participation in 
     the financing of such medical assistance), and the remainder 
     of such amount collected shall be paid to such individual.

     ``SEC. 2137. QUALITY ASSURANCE STANDARDS FOR NURSING 
                   FACILITIES.

       ``(a) Standards for and Certification of Certain 
     Facilities.--
       ``(1) Standards for facilities.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each MediGrant plan shall provide for 
     the establishment and maintenance of standards consistent 
     with the contents described in subparagraph (B) for nursing 
     facilities which furnish services under the plan. Such 
     standards shall provide that nursing facilities must care for 
     residents in such a manner and in such an environment as will 
     promote maintenance or enhancement of the quality of life of 
     each resident.
       ``(B) Contents of standards.--The standards established for 
     facilities under this paragraph shall contain provisions 
     relating to the following items:
       ``(i) The treatment of resident medical records.
       ``(ii) Policies, procedures, and bylaws for operation.
       ``(iii) Quality assurance systems.
       ``(iv) Resident assessment procedures, including care 
     planning and outcome evaluation.
       ``(v) The assurance of a safe and adequate physical plant 
     for the facility.
       ``(vi) Qualifications for staff sufficient to provide 
     adequate care, as defined by the State.
       ``(vii) Utilization review.
       ``(viii) The protection and enforcement of resident rights 
     described in paragraph (2)(A).
       ``(C) Process for establishment.--The standards established 
     by the State for facilities under this paragraph shall be 
     promulgated either through the State's legislative, 
     regulatory, or other process, and may only take effect after 
     the State has provided the public with notice and an 
     opportunity for comment.
       ``(2) Residents' rights.--
       ``(A) In general.--The resident rights described in this 
     paragraph are the rights of residents to the following:
       ``(i) To exercise the individual's rights as a resident of 
     the facility and as a citizen or resident of the United 
     States.
       ``(ii) To receive notice of rights and services.
       ``(iii) To be protected against the misuse of resident 
     funds.
       ``(iv) To be provided privacy and confidentiality.
       ``(v) To voice grievances.
       ``(vi) To examine the results of State certification 
     program inspections.
       ``(vii) To refuse to perform services for the facility.
       ``(viii) To be provided privacy in communications and to 
     receive mail.
       ``(ix) To have the facility provide immediate access to any 
     resident by any representative of the certification program, 
     the resident's individual physician, the State long term care 
     ombudsman, and any person the resident has designated as a 
     visitor.
       ``(x) To retain and use personal property.
       ``(xi) To be free from abuse, including verbal, sexual, 
     physical and mental abuse, corporal punishment, and 
     involuntary seclusion and not to have any physical or 
     chemical restraints imposed for purposes of discipline or 
     convenience unless required to treat the resident's medical 
     symptoms.
       ``(xii) To be provided with prior written notice of a 
     pending transfer or discharge.
       ``(xiii) To organize and participate in resident groups in 
     the facility and to have family members meet in the facility 
     with the families of other residents in the facility.
       ``(xiv) To participate in social, religious, and community 
     activities that do not interfere with the rights of other 
     residents in the facility.
       ``(xv) To choose a personal attending physician, to be 
     fully informed in advance about care and treatment, and 
     (except with respect to a resident adjudged incompetent) to 
     participate in planning care and treatment or changes in care 
     and treatment.
       ``(xvi) To not have psycho- pharmacologic drugs 
     administered except under the orders of a physician and as 
     part of a plan designed to eliminate or modify the symptoms 
     for which the drugs are prescribed.
       ``(B) Rights of incompetent residents.--In the case of a 
     resident adjudged incompetent under the laws of a State, the 
     rights of the resident under the MediGrant plan shall devolve 
     upon, and, to the extent judged necessary by a court of 
     competent jurisdiction, be exercised by, the person appointed 
     under State law to act on the resident's behalf.
       ``(3) Certification program.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each MediGrant plan shall provide for 
     the establishment and operation of a program consistent with 
     the requirements of subparagraph (B) for the certification of 
     nursing facilities which meet the standards established under 
     paragraph (1) and the decertification of facilities which 
     fail to meet such standards.
       ``(B) Requirements for program.--In addition to any other 
     requirements the State may impose, in establishing and 
     operating the certification program under subparagraph (A), 
     the State shall ensure the following:
       ``(i) The State shall ensure public access (as defined by 
     the State) to the certification program's evaluations of 
     participating facilities, including compliance records and 
     enforcement actions and other reports by the State regarding 
     the ownership, compliance histories, and services provided by 
     certified facilities.
       ``(ii) Not less often than every 4 years, the State shall 
     audit its expenditures under the program, through an entity 
     designated by the State which is not affiliated with the 
     program, as designated by the State.
       ``(b) Intermediate Sanction Authority.--
       ``(1) Authority.--In addition to any other authority under 
     State law, where a State determines that a nursing facility 
     which is certified for participation under the MediGrant plan 
     no longer substantially meets the requirements for such a 
     facility under this title and further determines that the 
     facility's deficiencies--
       ``(A) immediately jeopardize the health and safety of its 
     residents, the State shall at least provide for the 
     termination of the facility's certification for participation 
     under the plan, or
       ``(B) do not immediately jeopardize the health and safety 
     of its residents, the State may, in lieu of providing for 
     terminating the facility's certification for participation 
     under the plan, provide lesser sanctions including one that 
     provides that no payment will be made under the plan with 
     respect to any individual admitted to such facility after a 
     date specified by the State.
       ``(2) Notice.--The State shall not make such a decision 
     with respect to a facility until the facility has had a 
     reasonable opportunity, following the initial determination 
     that it no longer substantially meets the requirements for 
     such a facility under the plan, to correct its deficiencies, 
     and, following this period, has been given reasonable notice 
     and opportunity for a hearing.
       ``(3) Effectiveness.--The State's decision to deny payment 
     may be made effective only after such notice to the public 
     and to the facility as may be provided for by the State, and 
     its effectiveness shall terminate (A) when the State finds 
     that the facility is in substantial compliance (or is making 
     good faith efforts to achieve substantial compliance) with 
     the requirements for such a facility under this title, or (B) 
     in the case described in paragraph (1)(B), with the end of 
     the eleventh month following the month such decision is made 
     effective, whichever occurs first. If a facility to which 
     clause (B) of the previous sentence applies still fails to 
     substantially meet the provisions of the respective section 
     on the date specified in such clause, the State shall 
     terminate such facility's certification for participation 
     under the MediGrant plan effective with the first day of the 
     first month following the month specified in such clause.

     ``SEC. 2138. OTHER PROVISIONS PROMOTING PROGRAM INTEGRITY.

       ``(a) Public Access to Survey Results.--Each MediGrant plan 
     shall provide that upon completion of a survey of any health 
     care facility or organization by a State agency to carry out 
     the plan, the agency shall make

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     public in readily available form and place the pertinent 
     findings of the survey relating to the compliance of the 
     facility or organization with requirements of law.
       ``(b) Record Keeping.--Each MediGrant plan shall provide 
     for agreements with persons or institutions providing 
     services under the plan under which the person or institution 
     agrees--
       ``(1) to keep such records (including ledgers, books, and 
     original evidence of costs) as are necessary to fully 
     disclose the extent of the services provided to individuals 
     receiving assistance under the plan; and
       ``(2) to furnish the State agency with such information 
     regarding any payments claimed by such person or institution 
     for providing services under the plan, as the State agency 
     may from time to time request.

        ``Part E--Establishment and Amendment of MediGrant Plans

     ``SEC. 2151. SUBMITTAL AND APPROVAL OF MEDIGRANT PLANS.

       ``(a) Submittal.--As a condition of receiving funding under 
     part C, each State shall submit to the Secretary a MediGrant 
     plan that meets the applicable requirements of this title.
       ``(b) Approval.--Except as the Secretary may provide under 
     section 2154, a MediGrant plan submitted under subsection 
     (a)--
       ``(1) shall be approved for purposes of this title, and
       ``(2) shall be effective beginning with a calendar quarter 
     that is specified in the plan, but in no case earlier than 
     the first calendar quarter that begins at least 60 days after 
     the date the plan is submitted.
       ``(c) Approval of Legislature for Submittal.--In the case 
     of a State which has a State allotment under section 
     2121(c)(1) for fiscal year 1996 of more than $10 billion, the 
     State may not submit a MediGrant plan under this section 
     unless the State legislature, by law, has specifically 
     authorized such submittal.

     ``SEC. 2152. SUBMITTAL AND APPROVAL OF PLAN AMENDMENTS.

       ``(a) Submittal of Amendments.--A State may amend, in whole 
     or in part, its MediGrant plan at any time through 
     transmittal of a plan amendment under this section.
       ``(b) Approval.--Except as the Secretary may provide under 
     section 2154, an amendment to a MediGrant plan submitted 
     under subsection (a)--
       ``(1) shall be approved for purposes of this title, and
       ``(2) shall be effective as provided in subsection (c).
       ``(c) Effective Dates for Amendments.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the succeeding provisions of 
     this subsection, an amendment to MediGrant plan shall take 
     effect on one or more effective dates specified in the 
     amendment.
       ``(2) Amendments relating to eligibility or benefits.--
     Except as provided in paragraph (4)--
       ``(A) Notice requirement.--Any plan amendment that 
     eliminates or restricts eligibility or benefits under the 
     plan may not take effect unless the State certifies that it 
     has provided prior or contemporaneous public notice of the 
     change, in a form and manner provided under applicable State 
     law.
       ``(B) Timely transmittal.--Any plan amendment that 
     eliminates or restricts eligibility or benefits under the 
     plan shall not be effective for longer than a 60 day period 
     unless the amendment has been transmitted to the Secretary 
     before the end of such period.
       ``(3) Other amendments.--Subject to paragraph (4), any plan 
     amendment that is not described in paragraph (2) becomes 
     effective in a State fiscal year may not remain in effect 
     after the end of such fiscal year (or, if later, the end of 
     the 90-day period on which it becomes effective) unless the 
     amendment has been transmitted to the Secretary.
       ``(4) Exception.--The requirements of paragraphs (2) and 
     (3) shall not apply to a plan amendment that is submitted on 
     a timely basis pursuant to a court order or an order of the 
     Secretary.

     ``SEC. 2153. PROCESS FOR STATE WITHDRAWAL FROM PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--A State may rescind its MediGrant plan 
     and discontinue participation in the program under this title 
     at any time after providing--
       ``(1) the public with 90 days prior notice in a publication 
     in one or more daily newspapers of general circulation in the 
     State or in any publication used by the State to publish 
     State statutes or rules, and
       ``(2) the Secretary with 90 days prior written notice.
       ``(b) Effective Date.--Such discontinuation shall not apply 
     to payments under part C for expenditures made for items and 
     services furnished under the MediGrant plan before the 
     effective date of the discontinuation.
       ``(c) Proration of Allotments.--In the case of any 
     withdrawal under this section other than at the end of a 
     Federal fiscal year, notwithstanding any provision of section 
     2121 to the contrary, the Secretary shall provide for such 
     appropriate proration of the application of allotments under 
     section 2121 as is appropriate.

     ``SEC. 2154. SANCTIONS FOR SUBSTANTIAL NONCOMPLIANCE.

       ``(a) Prompt Review of Plan Submittals.--The Secretary 
     shall promptly review MediGrant plans and plan amendments 
     submitted under this part to determine if they substantially 
     comply with the requirements of this title.
       ``(b) Determinations of Substantial Noncompliance.--
       ``(1) At time of plan or amendment submittal.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary, during the 30-day 
     period beginning on the date of submittal of a MediGrant plan 
     or plan amendment--
       ``(i) determines that the plan or amendment substantially 
     violates (within the meaning of subsection (c)) a requirement 
     of this title, and
       ``(ii) provides written notice of such determination to the 
     State,
     the Secretary shall issue an order specifying that the plan 
     or amendment, insofar as it is in substantial violation of 
     such a requirement, shall not be effective, except as 
     provided in subsection (c), beginning at the end of a period 
     of not less than 30 days, or 120 days in the case of the 
     initial submission of the MediGrant plan) specified in the 
     order beginning on the date of the notice of the 
     determination.
       ``(B) Extension of time periods.--The time periods 
     specified in subparagraph (A) may be extended by written 
     agreement of the Secretary and the State involved.
       ``(2) Violations in administration of plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines, after 
     reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing for the 
     State, that in the administration of a MediGrant plan there 
     is a substantial violation of a requirement of this title, 
     the Secretary shall provide the State with written notice of 
     the determination and with an order to remedy such violation. 
     Such an order shall become effective prospectively, as 
     specified in the order, after the date of receipt of such 
     written notice. Such an order may include the withholding of 
     funds, consistent with subsection (f), for parts of the 
     MediGrant plan affected by such violation, until the 
     Secretary is satisfied that the violation has been corrected.
       ``(B) Effectiveness.--If the Secretary issues an order 
     under paragraph (1), the order shall become effective, except 
     as provided in subsection (c), beginning at the end of a 
     period (of not less than 30 days) specified in the order 
     beginning on the date of the notice of the determination to 
     the State.
       ``(C) Timeliness of determinations relating to report-based 
     compliance.--The Secretary shall make determinations under 
     this paragraph respecting violations relating to information 
     contained in an annual report under section 2102, an 
     independent evaluation under section 2103, or an audit report 
     under section 2131 not later than 30 days after the date of 
     transmittal of the report or evaluation to the Secretary.
       ``(3) Consultation with state.--Before making a 
     determination adverse to a State under this section, the 
     Secretary shall (within any time periods provided under this 
     section)--
       ``(A) reasonably consult with the State involved,
       ``(B) offer the State a reasonable opportunity to clarify 
     the submission and submit further information to substantiate 
     compliance with the requirements of this title, and
       ``(C) reasonably consider any such clarifications and 
     information submitted.
       ``(4) Justification of any inconsistencies in 
     determinations.--If the Secretary makes a determination under 
     this section that is, in whole or in part, inconsistent with 
     any previous determination issued by the Secretary under this 
     title, the Secretary shall include in the determination a 
     detailed explanation and justification for any such 
     difference.
       ``(5) Substantial violation defined.--For purposes of this 
     title, a MediGrant plan (or amendment to such a plan) or the 
     administration of the MediGrant plan is considered to 
     `substantially violate' a requirement of this title if a 
     provision of the plan or amendment (or an omission from the 
     plan or amendment) or the administration of the plan--
       ``(A) is material and substantial in nature and effect, and
       ``(B) is inconsistent with an express requirement of this 
     title.
     A failure to meet a strategic objective or performance goal 
     (as described in section 2101) shall not be considered to 
     substantially violate a requirement of this title.
       ``(c) State Response to Orders.--
       ``(1) State response by revising plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--Insofar as an order under subsection 
     (b)(1) relates to a substantial violation by a MediGrant plan 
     or plan amendment, a State may respond (before the date the 
     order becomes effective) to such an order by submitting a 
     written revision of the plan or plan amendment to 
     substantially comply with the requirements of this part.
       ``(B) Review of revision.--In the case of submission of 
     such a revision, the Secretary shall promptly review the 
     submission and shall withhold any action on the order during 
     the period of such review.
       ``(C) Secretarial response.--The revision shall be 
     considered to have corrected the deficiency (and the order 
     rescinded insofar as it relates to such deficiency) unless 
     the Secretary determines and notifies the State in writing, 
     within 15 days after the date the Secretary receives the 
     revision, that the plan or amendment, as proposed to be 
     revised, still substantially violates a requirement of this 
     title. In such case the State may respond by seeking 
     reconsideration or a hearing under paragraph (2).
       ``(D) Revision retroactive.--If the revision provides for 
     substantial compliance, the revision may be treated, at the 
     option of the State, as being effective either as of the ef

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     fective date of the provision to which it relates or such 
     later date as the State and Secretary may agree.
       ``(2) State response by seeking reconsideration or an 
     administrative hearing.--A State may respond to an order 
     under subsection (b) by filing a request with the Secretary 
     for--
       ``(A) a reconsideration of the determination, pursuant to 
     subsection (d)(1), or
       ``(B) a review of the determination through an 
     administrative hearing, pursuant to subsection (d)(2).
     In such case, the order shall not take effect before the 
     completion of the reconsideration or hearing.
       ``(3) State response by corrective action plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an order described in 
     subsection (b)(2) that relates to a substantial violation in 
     the administration of the MediGrant plan, a State may respond 
     to such an order by submitting a corrective action plan with 
     the Secretary to correct deficiencies in the administration 
     of the plan which are the subject of the order.
       ``(B) Review of corrective action plan.--In such case, the 
     Secretary shall withhold any action on the order for a period 
     (not to exceed 30 days) during which the Secretary reviews 
     the corrective action plan.
       ``(C) Secretarial response.--The corrective action plan 
     shall be considered to have corrected the deficiency (and the 
     order rescinded insofar as it relates to such deficiency) 
     unless the Secretary determines and notifies the State in 
     writing, within 15 days after the date the Secretary receives 
     the corrective action plan, that the State's administration 
     of the MediGrant plan, as proposed to be corrected in the 
     plan, will still substantially violate a requirement of this 
     title. In such case the State may respond by seeking 
     reconsideration or a hearing under paragraph (2).
       ``(4) State response by withdrawal of plan amendment; 
     failure to respond.--Insofar as an order relates to a 
     substantial violation in a plan amendment submitted, a State 
     may respond to such an order by withdrawing the plan 
     amendment and the MediGrant plan shall be treated as though 
     the amendment had not been made.
       ``(d) Administrative Review and Hearing.--
       ``(1) Reconsideration.--Within 30 days after the date of 
     receipt of a request under subsection (b)(2)(A), the 
     Secretary shall notify the State of the time and place at 
     which a hearing will be held for the purpose of reconsidering 
     the Secretary's determination. The hearing shall be held not 
     less than 20 days nor more than 60 days after the date notice 
     of the hearing is furnished to the State, unless the 
     Secretary and the State agree in writing to holding the 
     hearing at another time. The Secretary shall affirm, modify, 
     or reverse the original determination within 60 days of the 
     conclusion of the hearing.
       ``(2) Administrative hearing.--Within 30 days after the 
     date of receipt of a request under subsection (b)(2)(B), an 
     administrative law judge shall schedule a hearing for the 
     purpose of reviewing the Secretary's determination. The 
     hearing shall be held not less than 20 days nor more than 60 
     days after the date notice of the hearing is furnished to the 
     State, unless the Secretary and the State agree in writing to 
     holding the hearing at another time. The administrative law 
     judge shall affirm, modify, or reverse the determination 
     within 60 days of the conclusion of the hearing.
       ``(e) Judicial Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State which is dissatisfied with a 
     final determination made by the Secretary under subsection 
     (d)(1) or a final determination of an administrative law 
     judge under subsection (d)(2) may, within 60 days after it 
     has been notified of such determination, file with the United 
     States court of appeals for the circuit in which the State is 
     located a petition for review of such determination. A copy 
     of the petition shall be forthwith transmitted by the clerk 
     of the court to the Secretary and, in the case of a 
     determination under subsection (d)(2), to the administrative 
     law judge involved. The Secretary (or judge involved) 
     thereupon shall file in the court the record of the 
     proceedings on which the final determination was based, as 
     provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code.
       ``(2) Standard for review.--The findings of fact by the 
     Secretary or administrative law judge, if supported by 
     substantial evidence, shall be conclusive, but the court, for 
     good cause shown, may remand the case to the Secretary or 
     judge to take further evidence, and the Secretary or judge 
     may thereupon make new or modified findings of fact and may 
     modify a previous determination, and shall certify to the 
     court the transcript and record of the further proceedings. 
     Such new or modified findings of fact shall likewise be 
     conclusive if supported by substantial evidence.
       ``(3) Jurisdiction of appellate court.--The court shall 
     have jurisdiction to affirm the action of the Secretary or 
     judge or to set it aside, in whole or in part. The judgment 
     of the court shall be subject to review by the Supreme Court 
     of the United States upon certiorari or certification as 
     provided in section 1254 of title 28, United States Code.
       ``(f) Withholding of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any order under this section relating to 
     the withholding of funds shall be effective not earlier than 
     the effective date of the order and shall only relate to the 
     portions of a MediGrant plan or administration thereof which 
     substantially violate a requirement of this title. In the 
     case of a failure to meet a set-aside requirement under 
     section 2112, any withholding shall only apply to the extent 
     of such failure.
       ``(2) Suspension of withholding.--The Secretary may suspend 
     withholding of funds under paragraph (1) during the period 
     reconsideration or administrative and judicial review is 
     pending under subsection (d) or (e).
       ``(3) Restoration of funds.--Any funds withheld under this 
     subsection under an order shall be immediately restored to a 
     State--
       ``(A) to the extent and at the time the order is--
       ``(i) modified or withdrawn by the Secretary upon 
     reconsideration,
       ``(ii) modified or reversed by an administrative law judge, 
     or
       ``(iii) set aside (in whole or in part) by an appellate 
     court; or
       ``(B) when the Secretary determines that the deficiency 
     which was the basis for the order is corrected;
       ``(C) when the Secretary determines that violation which 
     was the basis for the order is resolved or the amendment 
     which was the basis for the order is withdrawn; or
       ``(D) at any time upon the initiative of the Secretary.

     ``SEC. 2155. SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY.

       ``(a) Negotiated Agreement and Dispute Resolution.--
       ``(1) Negotiations.--Nothing in this part shall be 
     construed as preventing the Secretary and a State from at any 
     time negotiating a satisfactory resolution to any dispute 
     concerning the approval of a MediGrant plan (or amendments to 
     a MediGrant plan) or the compliance of a MediGrant plan 
     (including its administration) with requirements of this 
     title.
       ``(2) Cooperation.--The Secretary shall act in a 
     cooperative manner with the States in carrying out this 
     title. In the event of a dispute between a State and the 
     Secretary, the Secretary shall, whenever practicable, engage 
     in informal dispute resolution activities in lieu of formal 
     enforcement or sanctions under section 2154.
       ``(b) Limitations on Delegation of Decision-making 
     Authority.--The Secretary may not delegate (other than to the 
     Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration) 
     the authority to make determinations or reconsiderations 
     respecting the approval of MediGrant plans (or amendments to 
     such plans) or the compliance of a MediGrant plan (including 
     its administration) with requirements of this title. Such 
     Administrator may not further delegate such authority to any 
     individual, including any regional official of such 
     Administration.
       ``(c) Requiring Formal Rulemaking for Changes in 
     Secretarial Administration.--The Secretary shall carry out 
     the administration of the program under this title only 
     through a prospective formal rulemaking process, including 
     issuing notices of proposed rule making, publishing proposed 
     rules or modifications to rules in the Federal Register, and 
     soliciting public comment.

                      ``Part F--General Provisions

     ``SEC. 2171. DEFINITIONS.

       ``(a) Medical Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this title, except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), the term `medical assistance' 
     means payment of part or all the cost of any of the following 
     for eligible low-income individuals (as defined in subsection 
     (b)) as specified under the MediGrant plan:
       ``(A) Inpatient hospital services.
       ``(B) Outpatient hospital services.
       ``(C) Physician services.
       ``(D) Surgical services.
       ``(E) Clinic services and other ambulatory health care 
     services.
       ``(F) Nursing facility services.
       ``(G) Intermediate care facility services for the mentally 
     retarded.
       ``(H) Prescription drugs and biologicals.
       ``(I) Over-the-counter medications.
       ``(J) Laboratory and radiological services.
       ``(K) Family planning services and supplies.
       ``(L) Inpatient mental health services, including services 
     furnished in a State-operated mental hospital and including 
     residential or other 24-hour therapeutically planned 
     structured services in the case of a child.
       ``(M) Outpatient mental health services, including services 
     furnished in a State-operated mental hospital and including 
     community-based services in the case of a child.
       ``(N) Durable medical equipment and other medically-related 
     or remedial devices (such as prosthetic devices, implants, 
     eyeglasses, hearing aids, dental devices, and adaptive 
     devices).
       ``(O) Disposable medical supplies.
       ``(P) Home and community-based health care services and 
     related supportive services (such as home health nursing 
     services, home health aide services, personal care, 
     assistance with activities of daily living, chore services, 
     day care services, respite care services, and training for 
     family members).
       ``(Q) Community supported living arrangements.
       ``(R) Nursing care services (such as private duty nursing 
     care, nurse midwife services, respiratory care services, 
     pediatric nurse services, and advanced practice nurse 
     services) in a home, school, or other setting.
       ``(S) Dental services.
       ``(T) Inpatient substance abuse treatment services and 
     residential substance abuse treatment services.
       ``(U) Outpatient substance abuse treatment services.
       ``(V) Case management services.
       ``(W) Care coordination services.

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       ``(X) Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and services 
     for individuals with speech, hearing, and language disorders.
       ``(Y) Hospice care.
       ``(Z) Any other medical, diagnostic, screening, preventive, 
     restorative, remedial, therapeutic, or rehabilitative 
     services (whether in a facility, home, school, or other 
     setting) if recognized by State law and if the service is--
       ``(i) prescribed by or furnished by a physician or other 
     licensed or registered practitioner within the scope of 
     practice as defined by State law,
       ``(ii) performed under the general supervision or at the 
     direction of a physician, or
       ``(iii) furnished by a health care facility that is 
     operated by a State or local government or is licensed under 
     State law and operating within the scope of the license.
       ``(AA) Premiums for private health care insurance coverage, 
     including private long-term care insurance coverage.
       ``(BB) Medical transportation.
       ``(CC) Medicare cost-sharing (as defined in subsection 
     (c)).
       ``(DD) Enabling services (such as transportation, 
     translation, and outreach services) designed to increase the 
     accessibility of primary and preventive health care services 
     for eligible low-income individuals.
       ``(EE) Any other health care services or items specified by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(2) Exclusion of certain payments.--Such term does not 
     include the payment with respect to care or services for--
       ``(A) any individual who is an inmate of a public 
     institution (except as a patient in a State psychiatric 
     hospital); and
       ``(B) any individual who is not an eligible low-income 
     individual.
       ``(b) Eligible Low-Income Individual.--The term `eligible 
     low-income individual' means an individual who has been 
     determined eligible by the State for medical assistance under 
     the MediGrant plan and whose family income (as determined 
     under the plan) does not exceed a percentage (specified in 
     the MediGrant plan and not to exceed 300 percent) of the 
     poverty line for a family of the size involved. In 
     determining the amount of income under the previous sentence, 
     a State may exclude costs incurred for medical care or other 
     types of remedial care recognized by the State.
       ``(c) Medicare Cost-Sharing.--For purposes of this title, 
     the term `medicare cost-sharing' means any of the following:
       ``(1)(A) Premiums under section 1839.
       ``(B) Premiums under section 1818 or 1818A.
       ``(2) Coinsurance under title XVIII (including coinsurance 
     described in section 1813).
       ``(3) Deductibles established under title XVIII (including 
     those described in section 1813 and section 1833(b)).
       ``(4) The difference between the amount that is paid under 
     section 1833(a) and the amount that would be paid under such 
     section if any reference to `80 percent' therein were deemed 
     a reference to `100 percent'.
       ``(5) Premiums for enrollment of an individual with an 
     eligible organization under section 1876 or with a 
     MedicarePlus organization under part C of title XVIII.
       ``(d) Additional Definitions.--For purposes of this title:
       ``(1) Child.--The term `child' means an individual under 19 
     years of age.
       ``(2) Poverty line defined.--The term `poverty line' means 
     the income official poverty line (as defined by the Office of 
     Management and Budget and revised annually in accordance with 
     section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
     1981).
       ``(3) Pregnant woman.--The term `pregnant woman' includes a 
     woman during the 60-day period beginning on the last day of 
     the pregnancy.

     ``SEC. 2172. TREATMENT OF TERRITORIES.

       ``Notwithstanding any other requirement of this title, the 
     Secretary may waive or modify any requirement of this title 
     with respect to the medical assistance program a State other 
     than the 50 States and the District of Columbia, other than a 
     waiver of--
       ``(1) the applicable Federal medical assistance percentage,
       ``(2) the limitation on total payments in a fiscal year to 
     the amount of the allotment under section 2121(c), or
       ``(3) the requirement that payment may be made for medical 
     assistance only with respect to amounts expended by the State 
     for care and services described in paragraph (1) of section 
     2171(a) and medically-related services (as defined in section 
     2112(e)(2)).

     ``SEC. 2173. DESCRIPTION OF TREATMENT OF INDIAN HEALTH 
                   SERVICE FACILITIES.

       ``In the case of a State in which one or more facilities of 
     the Indian Health Service are located, the MediGrant plan 
     shall include a description of--
       ``(1) what provision (if any) has been made for payment for 
     items and services furnished by such facilities, and
       ``(2) the manner in which medical assistance for low-income 
     eligible individuals who are Indians will be provided, as 
     determined by the State in consultation with the appropriate 
     Indian tribes and tribal organizations.

     ``SEC. 2174. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       ``The following sections in part A of title XI shall apply 
     to States under this title in the same manner as they applied 
     to a State under title XIX:
       ``(1) Section 1101(a)(1) (relating to definition of State).
       ``(2) Section 1116 (relating to administrative and judicial 
     review), but only insofar as consistent with the provisions 
     of part C.
       ``(3) Section 1124 (relating to disclosure of ownership and 
     related information).
       ``(4) Section 1126 (relating to disclosure of information 
     about certain convicted individuals).
       ``(5) Section 1128B(d) (relating to criminal penalties for 
     certain additional charges).
       ``(6) Section 1132 (relating to periods within which claims 
     must be filed).

     ``SEC. 2175. MEDIGRANT MASTER DRUG REBATE AGREEMENTS.

       ``(a) Requirement for Manufacturer to Enter Into 
     Agreement.--
       ``(1) In general.--Pursuant to section 2123(f), in order 
     for payment to be made to a State under part C for medical 
     assistance for covered outpatient drugs of a manufacturer, 
     the manufacturer shall enter into and have in effect an 
     MediGrant master rebate agreement described in subsection (b) 
     with the Secretary on behalf of States electing to 
     participate in the agreement.
       ``(2) State participation in master agreement optional.--
     Nothing in this section shall be construed to--
       ``(A) require a State to participate in an MediGrant master 
     rebate agreement under this section; or
       ``(B) prohibit a State from entering into an agreement with 
     a manufacturer of covered outpatient drugs (under such terms 
     as the State and manufacturer may agree upon) regarding the 
     amount of payment for such drugs under the MediGrant plan.
       ``(3) Coverage of drugs not covered under rebate 
     agreements.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
     prohibit a State in its discretion from providing coverage 
     under its MediGrant plan of a covered outpatient drug for 
     which no rebate agreement is in effect under this section.
       ``(4) Effect on existing agreements.--If a State has a 
     rebate agreement in effect with a manufacturer on the date of 
     the enactment of this section which provides for a minimum 
     aggregate rebate equal to or greater than the minimum 
     aggregate rebate which would otherwise be paid under the 
     MediGrant master agreement under this section, at the option 
     of the State--
       ``(A) such agreement shall be considered to meet the 
     requirements of the MediGrant master rebate agreement; and
       ``(B) the State shall be considered to have elected to 
     participate in the MediGrant master rebate agreement.
       ``(b) Terms of Rebate Agreement.--
       ``(1) Periodic rebates.--The MediGrant master rebate 
     agreement under this section shall require the manufacturer 
     to provide, to the MediGrant plan of each State participating 
     in the agreement, a rebate for a rebate period in an amount 
     specified in subsection (c) for covered outpatient drugs of 
     the manufacturer dispensed after the effective date of the 
     agreement, for which payment was made under the plan for such 
     period. Such rebate shall be paid by the manufacturer not 
     later than 30 days after the date of receipt of the 
     information described in paragraph (2) for the period 
     involved.
       ``(2) State provision of information.--
       ``(A) State responsibility.--Each State participating in 
     the MediGrant master rebate agreement shall report to each 
     manufacturer not later than 60 days after the end of each 
     rebate period and in a form consistent with a standard 
     reporting format established by the Secretary, information on 
     the total number of units of each dosage form and strength 
     and package size of each covered outpatient drug, for which 
     payment was made under the MediGrant plan for the period, and 
     shall promptly transmit a copy of such report to the 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) Audits.--A manufacturer may audit the information 
     provided (or required to be provided) under subparagraph (A). 
     Adjustments to rebates shall be made to the extent that 
     information indicates that utilization was greater or less 
     than the amount previously specified.
       ``(3) Manufacturer provision of price information.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each manufacturer which is subject to 
     the MediGrant master rebate agreement under this section 
     shall report to the Secretary--
       ``(i) not later than 30 days after the last day of each 
     rebate period under the agreement (beginning on or after 
     January 1, 1991), on the average manufacturer price (as 
     defined in subsection (i)(1)) and, for single source drugs 
     and innovator multiple source drugs, the manufacturer's best 
     price (as defined in subsection (c)(1)(C)) for each covered 
     outpatient drug for the rebate period under the agreement, 
     and
       ``(ii) not later than 30 days after the date of entering 
     into an agreement under this section, on the average 
     manufacturer price (as defined in subsection (i)(1)) as of 
     October 1, 1990, for each of the manufacturer's covered 
     outpatient drugs.
       ``(B) Verification surveys of average manufacturer price.--
     The Secretary may survey wholesalers and manufacturers that 
     directly distribute their covered outpatient drugs, when 
     necessary, to verify manufacturer prices reported under 
     subparagraph (A). The Secretary may impose a civil monetary 
     penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000 on a wholesaler, 
     manufacturer, or direct seller, if the wholesaler, 
     manufacturer, or direct seller of a covered outpatient drug 
     refuses a request for information by the Secretary in 
     connection with a survey under this subparagraph. The 
     provisions of section 1128A (other than subsections (a) (with 
     respect to amounts of penalties or additional assessments) 
     and (b)) shall apply to a civil money penalty under this 
     subparagraph in the same manner as such provisions apply to

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     a penalty or proceeding under section 1128A(a).
       ``(C) Penalties.--
       ``(i) Failure to provide timely information.--In the case 
     of a manufacturer which is subject to the MediGrant master 
     rebate agreement that fails to provide information required 
     under subparagraph (A) on a timely basis, the amount of the 
     penalty shall be $10,000 for each day in which such 
     information has not been provided and such amount shall be 
     paid to the Treasury. If such information is not reported 
     within 90 days of the deadline imposed, the agreement shall 
     be suspended for services furnished after the end of such 90-
     day period and until the date such information is reported 
     (but in no case shall such suspension be for a period of less 
     than 30 days).
       ``(ii) False information.--Any manufacturer which is 
     subject to the MediGrant master rebate agreement, or a 
     wholesaler or direct seller, that knowingly provides false 
     information under subparagraph (A) or (B) is subject to a 
     civil money penalty in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for 
     each item of false information. Any such civil money penalty 
     shall be in addition to other penalties as may be prescribed 
     by law. The provisions of section 1128A (other than 
     subsections (a) and (b)) shall apply to a civil money penalty 
     under this subparagraph in the same manner as such provisions 
     apply to a penalty or proceeding under section 1128A(a).
       ``(D) Confidentiality of information.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, information disclosed by 
     manufacturers or wholesalers under this paragraph or under an 
     agreement with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs described in 
     section 2123(f) is confidential and shall not be disclosed by 
     the Secretary or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or a State 
     agency (or contractor therewith) in a form which discloses 
     the identity of a specific manufacturer or wholesaler or the 
     prices charged for drugs by such manufacturer or wholesaler, 
     except--
       ``(i) as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry 
     out this section,
       ``(ii) to permit the Comptroller General to review the 
     information provided, and
       ``(iii) to permit the Director of the Congressional Budget 
     Office to review the information provided.
       ``(4) Length of agreement.--
       ``(A) In general.--The MediGrant master rebate agreement 
     under this section shall be effective for an initial period 
     of not less than 1 year and shall be automatically renewed 
     for a period of not less than one year unless terminated 
     under subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Termination.--
       ``(i) By the secretary.--The Secretary may provide for 
     termination of the MediGrant master rebate agreement with 
     respect to a manufacturer for violation of the requirements 
     of the agreement or other good cause shown. Such termination 
     shall not be effective earlier than 60 days after the date of 
     notice of such termination. The Secretary shall provide, upon 
     request, a manufacturer with a hearing concerning such a 
     termination, but such hearing shall not delay the effective 
     date of the termination. Failure of a State to provide any 
     advance notice of such a termination as required by 
     regulation shall not affect the State's right to terminate 
     coverage of the drugs affected by such termination as of the 
     effective date of such termination.
       ``(ii) By a manufacturer.--A manufacturer may terminate its 
     participation in the MediGrant master rebate agreement under 
     this section for any reason. Any such termination shall not 
     be effective until the calendar quarter beginning at least 60 
     days after the date the manufacturer provides notice to the 
     Secretary.
       ``(iii) Effectiveness of termination.--Any termination 
     under this subparagraph shall not affect rebates due under 
     the agreement before the effective date of its termination.
       ``(iv) Notice to states.--In the case of a termination 
     under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall provide notice 
     of such termination to the States within not less than 30 
     days before the effective date of such termination.
       ``(v) Application to terminations of other agreements.--The 
     provisions of this subparagraph shall apply to the 
     terminations of master agreements described in section 
     8126(a) of title 38, United States Code.
       ``(C) Delay before reentry.--In the case of any rebate 
     agreement with a manufacturer under this section which is 
     terminated, another such agreement with the manufacturer (or 
     a successor manufacturer) may not be entered into until a 
     period of 1 calendar quarter has elapsed since the date of 
     the termination, unless the Secretary finds good cause for an 
     earlier reinstatement of such an agreement.
       ``(c) Determination of Amount of Rebate.--
       ``(1) Basic rebate for single source drugs and innovator 
     multiple source drugs.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amount of the rebate specified in this subsection with 
     respect to a State participating in the MediGrant master 
     rebate agreement for a rebate period (as defined in 
     subsection (i)(8)) with respect to each dosage form and 
     strength of a single source drug or an innovator multiple 
     source drug shall be equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the total number of units of each dosage form and 
     strength paid for under the State plan in the rebate period 
     (as reported by the State); and
       ``(ii) the greater of--

       ``(I) the difference between the average manufacturer price 
     and the best price (as defined in subparagraph (C)) for the 
     dosage form and strength of the drug, or
       ``(II) the minimum rebate percentage (specified in 
     subparagraph (B)) of such average manufacturer price,

     for the rebate period.
       ``(B) Minimum rebate percentage.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(ii)(II), the `minimum rebate percentage' is 
     15.1 percent.
       ``(C) Best price defined.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `best price' means, with 
     respect to a single source drug or innovator multiple source 
     drug of a manufacturer, the lowest price available from the 
     manufacturer during the rebate period to any wholesaler, 
     retailer, provider, health maintenance organization, 
     nonprofit entity, or governmental entity within the United 
     States, excluding--

       ``(I) any prices charged on or after October 1, 1992, to 
     the Indian Health Service, the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, a State home receiving funds under section 1741 of 
     title 38, United States Code, the Department of Defense, the 
     Public Health Service, or a covered entity described in 
     section 340B(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act;
       ``(II) any prices charged under the Federal Supply Schedule 
     of the General Services Administration;
       ``(III) any prices used under a State pharmaceutical 
     assistance program; and
       ``(IV) any depot prices and single award contract prices, 
     as defined by the Secretary, of any agency of the Federal 
     Government.

       ``(ii) Special rules.--The term `best price'--

       ``(I) shall be inclusive of cash discounts, free goods that 
     are contingent on any purchase requirement, volume discounts, 
     and rebates (other than rebates under this section);
       ``(II) shall be determined without regard to special 
     packaging, labeling, or identifiers on the dosage form or 
     product or package;
       ``(III) shall not take into account prices that are merely 
     nominal in amount; and
       ``(IV) shall exclude rebates paid under this section or any 
     other rebates paid to a State participating in the MediGrant 
     master rebate agreement.

       ``(2) Additional rebate for single source and innovator 
     multiple source drugs.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of the rebate specified in 
     this subsection with respect to a State participating in the 
     MediGrant master rebate agreement for a rebate period, with 
     respect to each dosage form and strength of a single source 
     drug or an innovator multiple source drug, shall be increased 
     by an amount equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the total number of units of such dosage form and 
     strength dispensed after December 31, 1990, for which payment 
     was made under the MediGrant plan for the rebate period; and
       ``(ii) the amount (if any) by which--

       ``(I) the average manufacturer price for the dosage form 
     and strength of the drug for the period, exceeds
       ``(II) the average manufacturer price for such dosage form 
     and strength for the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 1990 
     (without regard to whether or not the drug has been sold or 
     transferred to an entity, including a division or subsidiary 
     of the manufacturer, after the first day of such quarter), 
     increased by the percentage by which the consumer price index 
     for all urban consumers (United States city average) for the 
     month before the month in which the rebate period begins 
     exceeds such index for September 1990.

       ``(B) Treatment of subsequently approved drugs.--In the 
     case of a covered outpatient drug approved by the Food and 
     Drug Administration after October 1, 1990, clause (ii)(II) of 
     subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting `the first 
     full calendar quarter after the day on which the drug was 
     first marketed' for `the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 
     1990' and `the month prior to the first month of the first 
     full calendar quarter after the day on which the drug was 
     first marketed' for `September 1990'.
       ``(3) Rebate for other drugs.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of the rebate paid to a State 
     participating in the MediGrant master rebate agreement for a 
     rebate period with respect to each dosage form and strength 
     of covered outpatient drugs (other than single source drugs 
     and innovator multiple source drugs) shall be equal to the 
     product of--
       ``(i) the applicable percentage (as described in 
     subparagraph (B)) of the average manufacturer price for the 
     dosage form and strength for the rebate period, and
       ``(ii) the total number of units of such dosage form and 
     strength dispensed after December 31, 1990, for which payment 
     was made under the MediGrant plan for the rebate period.
       ``(B) Applicable percentage defined.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(i), the `applicable percentage' is 11 
     percent.
       ``(4) Limitation on amount of rebate to amounts paid for 
     certain drugs.--Upon request of a manufacturer of a covered 
     outpatient drug for which a majority of the estimated number 
     of units of such dosage form and strength that are subject to 
     rebates under this section were dispensed to inpatients of 
     nursing facilities (including drugs which are exempt from the 
     requirements of the MediGrant master rebate agreement under 
     this section under subsection (h)(1)(B)), the Secretary shall 
     limit the amount of the rebate under this subsection

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     with respect to a dosage form and strength of the drug for a 
     rebate period to the amount paid under the MediGrant plan 
     with respect to such dosage form and strength of the drug in 
     the rebate period (without consideration of any dispensing 
     fees paid).
       ``(d) Limitations on Coverage of Drugs by States 
     Participating in Master Agreement.--
       ``(1) Permissible restrictions.--A State participating in 
     the MediGrant master rebate agreement under this section 
     may--
       ``(A) subject to prior authorization under its MediGrant 
     plan any covered outpatient drug so long as any such prior 
     authorization program complies with the requirements of 
     paragraph (5); and
       ``(B) exclude or otherwise restrict coverage under its plan 
     of a covered outpatient drug if--
       ``(i) the prescribed use is not for a medically accepted 
     indication (as defined in subsection (i)(5));
       ``(ii) the drug is contained in the list referred to in 
     paragraph (2);
       ``(iii) the drug is subject to such restrictions pursuant 
     to the MediGrant master rebate agreement or any agreement 
     described in subsection (a)(4); or
       ``(iv) the State has excluded coverage of the drug from its 
     formulary established in accordance with paragraph (4).
       ``(2) List of drugs subject to restriction.--The following 
     drugs or classes of drugs, or their medical uses, may be 
     excluded from coverage or otherwise restricted by a State 
     participating in the MediGrant master rebate agreement:
       ``(A) Agents when used for anorexia, weight loss, or weight 
     gain.
       ``(B) Agents when used to promote fertility.
       ``(C) Agents when used for cosmetic purposes or hair 
     growth.
       ``(D) Agents when used for the symptomatic relief of cough 
     and colds.
       ``(E) Agents when used to promote smoking cessation.
       ``(F) Prescription vitamins and mineral products, except 
     prenatal vitamins and fluoride preparations.
       ``(G) Nonprescription drugs.
       ``(H) Covered outpatient drugs which the manufacturer seeks 
     to require as a condition of sale that associated tests or 
     monitoring services be purchased exclusively from the 
     manufacturer or its designee.
       ``(I) Barbiturates.
       ``(J) Benzodiazepines.
       ``(3) Additions to drug listings.--The Secretary shall, by 
     regulation, periodically update the list of drugs or classes 
     of drugs described in paragraph (2), or their medical uses, 
     which the Secretary has determined to be subject to clinical 
     abuse or inappropriate use.
       ``(4) Requirements for formularies.--A State participating 
     in the MediGrant master rebate agreement may establish a 
     formulary if the formulary meets the following requirements:
       ``(A) The formulary is developed by a committee consisting 
     of physicians, pharmacists, and other appropriate individuals 
     appointed by the Governor of the State.
       ``(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the formulary 
     includes the covered outpatient drugs of any manufacturer 
     which has entered into and complies with the agreement under 
     subsection (a) (other than any drug excluded from coverage or 
     otherwise restricted under paragraph (2)).
       ``(C) A covered outpatient drug may be excluded with 
     respect to the treatment of a specific disease or condition 
     for an identified population (if any) only if, based on the 
     drug's labeling (or, in the case of a drug the prescribed use 
     of which is not approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act but is a medically accepted indication, based on 
     information from the appropriate compendia described in 
     subsection (i)(5)), the excluded drug does not have a 
     significant, clinically meaningful therapeutic advantage in 
     terms of safety, effectiveness, or clinical outcome of such 
     treatment for such population over other drugs included in 
     the formulary and there is a written explanation (available 
     to the public) of the basis for the exclusion.
       ``(D) The State plan permits coverage of a drug excluded 
     from the formulary (other than any drug excluded from 
     coverage or otherwise restricted under paragraph (2)) 
     pursuant to a prior authorization program that is consistent 
     with paragraph (5).
       ``(E) The formulary meets such other requirements as the 
     Secretary may impose in order to achieve program savings 
     consistent with protecting the health of program 
     beneficiaries.
     A prior authorization program established by a State under 
     paragraph (5) is not a formulary subject to the requirements 
     of this paragraph.
       ``(5) Requirements of prior authorization programs.--The 
     MediGrant plan of a State participating in the MediGrant 
     master rebate agreement may require, as a condition of 
     coverage or payment for a covered outpatient drug for which 
     Federal financial participation is available in accordance 
     with this section the approval of the drug before its 
     dispensing for any medically accepted indication (as defined 
     in subsection (i)(5)) only if the system providing for such 
     approval--
       ``(A) provides response by telephone or other 
     telecommunication device within 24 hours of a request for 
     prior authorization; and
       ``(B) except with respect to the drugs on the list referred 
     to in paragraph (2), provides for the dispensing of at least 
     a 72-hour supply of a covered outpatient prescription drug in 
     an emergency situation (as defined by the Secretary).
       ``(6) Other permissible restrictions.--A State 
     participating in the MediGrant master rebate agreement may 
     impose limitations, with respect to all such drugs in a 
     therapeutic class, on the minimum or maximum quantities per 
     prescription or on the number of refills, if such limitations 
     are necessary to discourage waste, and may address instances 
     of fraud or abuse by individuals in any manner authorized 
     under this Act.
       ``(e) Drug Use Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State participating in the MediGrant 
     master rebate agreement may provide for a drug use review 
     program to educate physicians and pharmacists to identify and 
     reduce the frequency of patterns of fraud, abuse, gross 
     overuse, or inappropriate or medically unnecessary care, 
     among physicians, pharmacists, and patients, or associated 
     with specific drugs or groups of drugs, as well as potential 
     and actual severe adverse reactions to drugs.
       ``(2) Application of state standards.--A State with a drug 
     use review program under this subsection shall establish and 
     operate the program under such standards as it may establish.
       ``(f) Electronic Claims Management.--In accordance with 
     chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (relating to 
     coordination of Federal information policy), the Secretary 
     shall encourage each State to establish, as its principal 
     means of processing claims for covered outpatient drugs under 
     its MediGrant plan, a point-of-sale electronic claims 
     management system, for the purpose of performing on-line, 
     real time eligibility verifications, claims data capture, 
     adjudication of claims, and assisting pharmacists (and other 
     authorized persons) in applying for and receiving payment.
       ``(g) Annual Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than May 1 of each year, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate, the Committee on Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Committee on Aging of the Senate a 
     report on the operation of this section in the preceding 
     fiscal year.
       ``(2) Details.--Each report shall include information on--
       ``(A) ingredient costs paid under this title for single 
     source drugs, multiple source drugs, and nonprescription 
     covered outpatient drugs;
       ``(B) the total value of rebates received and number of 
     manufacturers providing such rebates;
       ``(C) the effect of inflation on the value of rebates 
     required under this section;
       ``(D) trends in prices paid under this title for covered 
     outpatient drugs; and
       ``(E) Federal and State administrative costs associated 
     with compliance with the provisions of this title.
       ``(h) Exemption for Capitated Health Care Organizations, 
     Hospitals, and Nursing Facilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     requirements of the MediGrant master rebate agreement under 
     this section shall not apply with respect to covered 
     outpatient drugs dispensed by or through--
       ``(A) a capitated health care organization (as defined in 
     section 2114(c)(1)); or
       ``(B) a hospital or nursing facility that dispenses covered 
     outpatient drugs using a drug formulary system and bills the 
     State no more than the hospital's purchasing costs for 
     covered outpatient drugs.
       ``(2) Construction in determining best price.--Nothing in 
     paragraph (1) shall be construed as excluding amounts paid by 
     the entities described in such paragraph for covered 
     outpatient drugs from the determination of the best price (as 
     defined in subsection (c)(1)(C)) for such drugs.
       ``(i) Definitions.--In the section--
       ``(1) Average manufacturer price.--The term `average 
     manufacturer price' means, with respect to a covered 
     outpatient drug of a manufacturer for a rebate period, the 
     average price paid to the manufacturer for the drug in the 
     United States by wholesalers for drugs distributed to the 
     retail pharmacy class of trade, after deducting customary 
     prompt pay discounts.
       ``(2) Covered outpatient drug.--Subject to the exceptions 
     in subparagraph (D), the term `covered outpatient drug' 
     means--
       ``(A) of those drugs which are treated as prescribed drugs 
     for purposes of section 2171(a)(1)(H), a drug which may be 
     dispensed only upon prescription (except as provided in 
     paragraph (7)), and--
       ``(i) which is approved as a prescription drug under 
     section 505 or 507 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
     Act;
       ``(ii)(I) which was commercially used or sold in the United 
     States before the date of the enactment of the Drug 
     Amendments of 1962 or which is identical, similar, or related 
     (within the meaning of section 310.6(b)(1) of title 21 of the 
     Code of Federal Regulations) to such a drug, and (II) which 
     has not been the subject of a final determination by the 
     Secretary that it is a `new drug' (within the meaning of 
     section 201(p) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) 
     or an action brought by the Secretary under section 301, 
     302(a), or 304(a) of such Act to enforce section 502(f) or 
     505(a) of such Act; or
       ``(iii)(I) which is described in section 107(c)(3) of the 
     Drug Amendments of 1962 and for which the Secretary has 
     determined there is a compelling justification for its 
     medical need, or is identical, similar, or related (within 
     the meaning of section 310.6(b)(1) of title 21 of the Code of 
     Federal

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     Regulations) to such a drug, and (II) for which the Secretary 
     has not issued a notice of an opportunity for a hearing under 
     section 505(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act on 
     a proposed order of the Secretary to withdraw approval of an 
     application for such drug under such section because the 
     Secretary has determined that the drug is less than effective 
     for some or all conditions of use prescribed, recommended, or 
     suggested in its labeling;
       ``(B) a biological product, other than a vaccine which--
       ``(i) may only be dispensed upon prescription,
       ``(ii) is licensed under section 351 of the Public Health 
     Service Act, and
       ``(iii) is produced at an establishment licensed under such 
     section to produce such product;
       ``(C) insulin certified under section 506 of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and
       ``(D) a drug which may be sold without a prescription 
     (commonly referred to as an `over-the-counter drug'), if the 
     drug is prescribed by a physician (or other person authorized 
     to prescribe under State law).
       ``(3) Limiting definition.--The term `covered outpatient 
     drug' does not include any drug, biological product, or 
     insulin provided as part of, or as incident to and in the 
     same setting as, any of the following (and for which payment 
     may be made under a MediGrant plan as part of payment for the 
     following and not as direct reimbursement for the drug):
       ``(A) Inpatient hospital services.
       ``(B) Hospice services.
       ``(C) Dental services, except that drugs for which the 
     MediGrant plan authorizes direct reimbursement to the 
     dispensing dentist are covered outpatient drugs.
       ``(D) Physicians' services.
       ``(E) Outpatient hospital services.
       ``(F) Nursing facility services and services provided by an 
     intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded.
       ``(G) Other laboratory and x-ray services.
       ``(H) Renal dialysis services.
     Such term also does not include any such drug or product for 
     which a National Drug Code number is not required by the Food 
     and Drug Administration or a drug or biological used for a 
     medical indication which is not a medically accepted 
     indication. Any drug, biological product, or insulin excluded 
     from the definition of such term as a result of this 
     paragraph shall be treated as a covered outpatient drug for 
     purposes of determining the best price (as defined in 
     subsection (c)(1)(C)) for such drug, biological product, or 
     insulin.
       ``(4) Manufacturer.--The term `manufacturer' means, with 
     respect to a covered outpatient drug, the entity holding 
     legal title to or possession of the National Drug Code number 
     for such drug.
       ``(5) Medically accepted indication.--The term `medically 
     accepted indication' means any use for a covered outpatient 
     drug which is approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act, or the use of which is supported by one or more 
     citations included or approved for inclusion in any of the 
     following compendia:
       ``(A) American Hospital Formulary Service Drug Information.
       ``(B) United States Pharmacopeia-Drug Information.
       ``(C) American Medical Association Drug Evaluations.
       ``(D) The peer-reviewed medical literature.
       ``(6) Multiple source drug; innovator multiple source drug; 
     noninnovator multiple source drug; single source drug.--
       ``(A) Defined.--
       ``(i) Multiple source drug.--The term `multiple source 
     drug' means, with respect to a rebate period, a covered 
     outpatient drug (not including any drug described in 
     paragraph (2)(D)) for which there are 2 or more drug products 
     which--

       ``(I) are rated as therapeutically equivalent (under the 
     Food and Drug Administration's most recent publication of 
     `Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence 
     Evaluations'),
       ``(II) except as provided in subparagraph (B), are 
     pharmaceutically equivalent and bioequivalent, as defined in 
     subparagraph (C) and as determined by the Food and Drug 
     Administration, and
       ``(III) are sold or marketed in the State during the 
     period.

       ``(ii) Innovator multiple source drug.--The term `innovator 
     multiple source drug' means a multiple source drug that was 
     originally marketed under an original new drug application or 
     product licensing application approved by the Food and Drug 
     Administration.
       ``(iii) Noninnovator multiple source drug.--The term 
     `noninnovator multiple source drug' means a multiple source 
     drug that is not an innovator multiple source drug.
       ``(iv) Single source drug.--The term `single source drug' 
     means a covered outpatient drug which is produced or 
     distributed under an original new drug application approved 
     by the Food and Drug Administration, including a drug product 
     marketed by any cross-licensed producers or distributors 
     operating under the new drug application or product licensing 
     application.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A)(i)(II) shall not apply 
     if the Food and Drug Administration changes by regulation the 
     requirement that, for purposes of the publication described 
     in subparagraph (A)(i)(I), in order for drug products to be 
     rated as therapeutically equivalent, they must be 
     pharmaceutically equivalent and bioequivalent, as defined in 
     subparagraph (C).
       ``(C) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) drug products are pharmaceutically equivalent if the 
     products contain identical amounts of the same active drug 
     ingredient in the same dosage form and meet compendial or 
     other applicable standards of strength, quality, purity, and 
     identity;
       ``(ii) drugs are bioequivalent if they do not present a 
     known or potential bioequivalence problem, or, if they do 
     present such a problem, they are shown to meet an appropriate 
     standard of bioequivalence; and
       ``(iii) a drug product is considered to be sold or marketed 
     in a State if it appears in a published national listing of 
     average wholesale prices selected by the Secretary, if the 
     listed product is generally available to the public through 
     retail pharmacies in that State.
       ``(7) Nonprescription drugs.--If the MediGrant plan of a 
     State participating in the MediGrant master rebate agreement 
     under this section includes coverage of prescribed drugs as 
     described in section 2171(a)(1)(H) and permits coverage of 
     drugs which may be sold without a prescription (commonly 
     referred to as `over-the-counter' drugs), if they are 
     prescribed by a physician (or other person authorized to 
     prescribe under State law), such a drug shall be regarded as 
     a covered outpatient drug for purposes of the State's 
     participation in the agreement.
       ``(8) Rebate period.--The term `rebate period' means, with 
     respect to an agreement under subsection (a), a calendar 
     quarter or other period specified by the Secretary with 
     respect to the payment of rebates under such agreement.''.

     SEC. 16002. TERMINATION OF CURRENT PROGRAM AND TRANSITION.

       (a) Termination of Current Program; Limitation on Medicaid 
     Payments in Fiscal Year 1996.--Title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 1931 as section 1932; and
       (2) by inserting after section 1930 the following new 
     section:


    ``termination of medicaid program; limitation on new obligation 
                               authority

       ``Sec. 1931. (a) Elimination of Individual Entitlement.--
     Effective on the date of the enactment of this section--
       ``(1) except as provided in subsection (b), the Federal 
     Government has no obligation to provide payment with respect 
     to items and services provided under this title, and
       ``(2) this title shall not be construed as providing for an 
     entitlement, under Federal law in relation to the Federal 
     Government, in an individual or person (including any 
     provider) at the time of provision or receipt of services.
       ``(b) Limitation on Obligation Authority.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this title--
       ``(1) Post-enactment, pre-medigrant.--Subject to paragraph 
     (2), the Secretary is authorized to enter into obligations 
     with any State under this title for expenses incurred after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act and during fiscal year 
     1996, but not in excess of the obligation allotment for that 
     State for fiscal year 1996 under section 2121(b)(4).
       ``(2) None after medigrant.--The Secretary is not 
     authorized to enter into any obligation with any State under 
     this title for expenses incurred on or after the earlier of--
       ``(A) October 1, 1996; or
       ``(B) the first day of the first quarter on which the State 
     plan under title XXI is first effective.
       ``(3) Agreement.--A State's submission of claims for 
     payment under section 1903 after the date of the enactment of 
     this title with respect to which the limitation described in 
     paragraph (1) applies is deemed to constitute the State's 
     acceptance of the obligation limitation under such paragraph 
     (including the formula for computing the amount of such 
     obligation limitation).
       ``(c) Requirement for Timely Submittal of Claims.--No 
     payment shall be made to a State under this title with 
     respect to an obligation incurred before the date of the 
     enactment of this section, unless the State has submitted to 
     the Secretary, by not later than June 30, 1996, a claim for 
     Federal financial participation for expenses paid by the 
     State with respect to such obligations. Nothing in subsection 
     (a) or (b) shall be construed as affecting the obligation of 
     the Federal Government to pay claims described in the 
     previous sentence.''.
       (b) Medicaid Transition.--
       (1) Treatment of certain causes of action.--No cause of 
     action under title XIX of the Social Security Act which seeks 
     to require a State to establish or maintain minimum payment 
     rates under such title and which has not become final as of 
     the date of the enactment of this Act shall be brought or 
     continued.
       (2) Treatment of certain disallowances.--Notwithstanding 
     any provision of law, in the case where payment has been made 
     under section 1903(a) of the Social Security Act to a State 
     before October 1, 1995, and for which a disallowance has not 
     been taken as of such date (or, if so taken, has not been 
     completed by such date), the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall discontinue the disallowance proceeding and, 
     if such disallowance has been taken as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, any payment reductions effected shall 
     be rescinded and the payments returned to the State.
       (3) Extension of moratorium.--Section 6408(a)(3) of the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989, as amended by 
     section 13642

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     of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993, is amended 
     by striking ``December 31, 1995'' and inserting ``the first 
     day of the first quarter on which the MediGrant plan for the 
     State of Michigan is first effective under title XXI of such 
     Act''.
       (c) No Application of Prior Medicaid Judgments to MediGrant 
     Program.--No judicial or administrative decision rendered 
     regarding requirements imposed under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act with respect to a State shall have any 
     application to the MediGrant plan of the State title XXI of 
     such Act. A State may, pursuant to the previous sentence, 
     seek the abrogation or modification of any such decision 
     after the date of termination of the State plan under title 
     XIX of such Act.
       (d) Termination of Program for Distribution of Pediatric 
     Vaccines
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), section 1928 of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1396s) is repealed, 
     effective on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Transition.--(A) Such repeal shall not affect the 
     distribution of vaccines purchased and delivered to the 
     States before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (B) No vaccine may be purchased after such date by the 
     Federal Government or any State under any contract under 
     section 1928(d) of the Social Security Act.
       (e) Anti-Fraud Provisions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1128(h)(1) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7(h)(1)) is amended by inserting ``or a 
     MediGrant plan under title XXI'' after ``title XIX''.
       (2) Continued role of inspector general.--The Inspector 
     General in the Department of Health and Human Services shall 
     have the same responsibilities and duties in relation to 
     fraud and abuse and related matters under the MediGrant 
     program under title XXI of the Social Security Act as such 
     Inspector General has had in relation to the medicaid program 
     under title XIX of such Act before the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (f) Final Extension of Medicaid Waiver for Dayton Area 
     Health Plan.--Section 2 of Public Law 102-276, as amended by 
     section 13644 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
     1993, is amended by striking ``December 31, 1995'' and 
     inserting ``the last day of the last calendar quarter in 
     which a State medicaid plan is in effect in Ohio under title 
     XIX of the Social Security Act''.
           TITLE XVII--ABOLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

     SEC. 17001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce 
     Dismantling Act''.

     SEC. 17002. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this title is as follows:

           TITLE XVII--ABOLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

Sec. 17001. Short title.
Sec. 17002. Table of contents.

           Subtitle A--Abolishment of Department of Commerce

Sec. 17101. Abolishment of Department of Commerce.
Sec. 17102. Resolution and termination of Department functions.
Sec. 17103. Responsibilities of the Director of the Office of 
              Management and Budget.
Sec. 17104. Office of Programs Resolution.
Sec. 17105. Personnel.
Sec. 17106. Plans and reports.
Sec. 17107. GAO audit and access to records.
Sec. 17108. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 17109. Privatization framework.
Sec. 17110. Priority placement programs for Federal employees affected 
              by a reduction in force attributable to this title.
Sec. 17111. Funding reductions for transferred functions.
Sec. 17112. Definitions.

Subtitle B--Disposition of Various Programs, Functions, and Agencies of 
                         Department of Commerce

Sec. 17201. Abolishment of Economic Development Administration and 
              transfer of functions.
Sec. 17202. Technology Administration.
Sec. 17203. Reorganization of the Bureau of the Census.
Sec. 17204. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
Sec. 17205. Terminated functions of NTIA.
Sec. 17206. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
Sec. 17207. National Institute for Science and Technology.
Sec. 17208. Miscellaneous terminations; moratorium on program 
              activities.
Sec. 17209. Effective date.

        Subtitle C--Office of United States Trade Representative

                     Chapter 1--General Provisions

Sec. 17301. Definitions.

        Chapter 2--Office Of United States Trade Representative


                      SUBCHAPTER A--ESTABLISHMENT

Sec. 17311. Establishment of the Office.
Sec. 17312. Functions of the USTR.


                         SUBCHAPTER B--OFFICERS

Sec. 17321. Deputy Administrator of the Office.
Sec. 17322. Deputy United States Trade Representatives.
Sec. 17323. Assistant Administrators.
Sec. 17324. Director General for Export Promotion.
Sec. 17325. General Counsel.
Sec. 17326. Inspector General.
Sec. 17327. Chief Financial Officer.


                 SUBCHAPTER C--TRANSFERS TO THE OFFICE

Sec. 17331. Office of the United States Trade Representative.
Sec. 17332. Transfers from the Department of Commerce.
Sec. 17333. Trade and Development Agency.
Sec. 17334. Export-Import Bank.
Sec. 17335. Overseas Private Investment Corporation.
Sec. 17336. Consolidation of export promotion and financing activities.
Sec. 17337. Additional trade functions.


                SUBCHAPTER D--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

Sec. 17341. Personnel provisions.
Sec. 17342. Delegation and assignment.
Sec. 17343. Succession.
Sec. 17344. Reorganization.
Sec. 17345. Rules.
Sec. 17346. Funds transfer.
Sec. 17347. Contracts, grants, and cooperative agreements.
Sec. 17348. Use of facilities.
Sec. 17349. Gifts and bequests.
Sec. 17350. Working capital fund.
Sec. 17351. Service charges.
Sec. 17352. Seal of Office.


                     SUBCHAPTER E--RELATED AGENCIES

Sec. 17361. Interagency Trade Organization.
Sec. 17362. National Security Council.
Sec. 17363. International Monetary Fund.


                  SUBCHAPTER F--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

Sec. 17371. Amendments to general provisions.
Sec. 17372. Repeals.
Sec. 17373. Conforming amendments relating to Executive Schedule 
              positions.


                      SUBCHAPTER G--MISCELLANEOUS

Sec. 17381. Effective date.
Sec. 17382. Interim appointments.
Sec. 17383. Funding reductions resulting from reorganization.

          Subtitle D--Patent and Trademark Office Corporation

Sec. 17401. Short title.

                 Chapter 1--Patent And Trademark Office

Sec. 17411. Establishment of Patent and Trademark Office as a 
              corporation.
Sec. 17412. Powers and duties.
Sec. 17413. Organization and management.
Sec. 17414. Management Advisory Board.
Sec. 17415. Independence from Department of Commerce.
Sec. 17416. Trademark trial and appeal board.
Sec. 17417. Board of patent appeals and interferences.
Sec. 17418. Suits by and against the corporation.
Sec. 17419. Annual report of Commissioner.
Sec. 17420. Suspension or exclusion from practice.
Sec. 17421. Funding.
Sec. 17422. Audits.
Sec. 17423. Transfers.

            Chapter 2--Effective Date; Technical Amendments

Sec. 17431. Effective date.
Sec. 17432. Technical and conforming amendments.

                  Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 17501. References.
Sec. 17502. Exercise of authorities.
Sec. 17503. Savings provisions.
Sec. 17504. Transfer of assets.
Sec. 17505. Delegation and assignment.
Sec. 17506. Authority of director of the office of management and 
              budget with respect to functions transferred.
Sec. 17507. Certain vesting of functions considered transfers.
Sec. 17508. Availability of existing funds.
Sec. 17509. Definitions.
           Subtitle A--Abolishment of Department of Commerce

     SEC. 17101. ABOLISHMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

       (a) Abolishment of Department.--The Department of Commerce 
     is abolished effective on the abolishment date specified in 
     subsection (c).
       (b) Transfer of Department Functions to OMB.--Except as 
     otherwise provided in this title, all functions that 
     immediately before the abolishment date specified in 
     subsection (c) are authorized to be performed by the 
     Secretary of Commerce, any other officer or employee of the 
     Department acting in that capacity, or any agency or office 
     of the Department, are transferred to the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget effective on that abolishment 
     date.
       (c) Abolishment Date.--The abolishment date referred to in 
     subsections (a) and (b) is the earlier of--
       (1) the last day of the 6-month period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act; or
       (2) September 30, 1996.

     SEC. 17102. RESOLUTION AND TERMINATION OF DEPARTMENT 
                   FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Resolution of Functions.--During the period beginning 
     on the date of enactment of this Act and ending on the 
     functions termination date specified in subsection (c)--
       (1) the disposition and resolution of functions of the 
     Department of Commerce shall be completed in accordance with 
     this title; and
       (2) the Director shall resolve all functions that are 
     transferred to the Director under section 17101(b) and are 
     not otherwise continued under this title.
       (b) Termination of Functions.--All functions that are 
     transferred to the Director under section 17101(b) that are 
     not otherwise continued by this title shall terminate on the 
     functions termination date specified in subsection (c).
       (c) Functions Termination Date.--The functions termination 
     date referred to in

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     subsections (a) and (b) is the last day of the 3-year period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 17103. RESPONSIBILITIES OF THE DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF 
                   MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET.

       The Director of the Office of Management and Budget, acting 
     through the Administrator of the Office of Programs 
     Resolution, shall be responsible for the implementation of 
     this subtitle, including--
       (1) the administration and wind-up, during the wind-up 
     period, of all functions transferred to the Director under 
     section 17101(b);
       (2) the administration and wind-up, during the wind-up 
     period, of any outstanding obligations of the Federal 
     Government under any programs terminated by this title; and
       (3) taking such other actions as may be necessary to wind-
     up any outstanding affairs of the Department of Commerce 
     before the end of the wind-up period.

     SEC. 17104. OFFICE OF PROGRAMS RESOLUTION.

       (a) Establishment of Office.--There is established in the 
     Office of Management and Budget an office to be known as the 
     Office of Programs Resolution.
       (b) Administrator.--There shall be at the head of the 
     Office an Administrator who shall be appointed by the 
     President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
     The Administrator shall receive compensation at the rate 
     prescribed for level III of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5314 of title 5, United States Code. The 
     Administrator shall serve as principal adviser to the 
     Director on Government organization and reorganization 
     matters, and shall report directly to the Director.
       (c) Functions.--The Administrator shall perform such 
     functions as are vested in the Administrator by this title or 
     delegated to the Administrator by the Director.
       (d) Authorities of the Administrator.--For purposes of 
     performing the functions of the Administrator under 
     subsection (c) and subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, the Administrator may--
       (1) enter into contracts;
       (2) employ experts and consultants in accordance with 
     section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, at rates for 
     individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the 
     rate for level IV of the Executive Schedule; and
       (3) utilize, on a reimbursable basis, the services, 
     facilities, and personnel of other Federal agencies.
       (e) Auditor General.--
       (1) In general.--There shall be in the Office an Auditor 
     General, who shall be appointed by and report to the 
     Administrator.
       (2) Functions.--The Auditor General shall--
       (A) conduct audits and investigations with respect to 
     activities of the Office; and
       (B) submit to the Administrator and the Director reports on 
     the findings of those audits and investigations.
       (f) Reorganization.--The Administrator may allocate or 
     reallocate among the officers of the Office any function 
     vested in the Administrator or the Office, and may establish, 
     consolidate, alter, or discontinue in the Office any 
     organizational entities that were entities of the Department 
     of Commerce, as the Administrator considers necessary or 
     appropriate.
       (g) Annual Authorization Required.--No sums may be 
     appropriated for any fiscal year for the Office except as 
     specifically authorized for that fiscal year by law.

     SEC. 17105. PERSONNEL.

       Effective on the abolishment date specified in section 
     17101(c), there are transferred to the Office all individuals 
     who--
       (1) immediately before the abolishment date, were officers 
     or employees of the Department of Commerce; and
       (2) in their capacity as such an officer or employee, 
     performed functions that are transferred to the Director 
     under section 17101(b).

     SEC. 17106. PLANS AND REPORTS.

       (a) Initial Implementation Plan.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit a report, 
     through the President, to the Congress specifying those 
     actions taken and necessary to be taken--
       (A) to resolve those programs and functions terminated on 
     the date of enactment of this Act; and
       (B) to implement the additional transfers and other program 
     dispositions provided for in this title.
       (2) Contents.--The report shall include--
       (A) a description of the anticipated size and composition 
     of the Programs Resolution Office,
       (B) recommendations for additional legislation, if any, 
     needed to reflect or otherwise to implement the abolishments, 
     transfers, terminations, and other dispositions of programs 
     and functions under this title; and
       (C) a description of actions planned and taken to comply 
     with limitations imposed by this Act on future spending for 
     continued functions.
       (b) Annual Status Reports.--At the end of each of the 
     first, second, and third years following the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit a report, 
     through the President, to the Congress which--
       (1) specifies the status and progress of actions taken to 
     implement this title and to wind-up the affairs of the 
     Department of Commerce by the functions termination date 
     specified in section 17102(c);
       (2) includes a summary of reports submitted to the Director 
     under section 17104(e)(2)(B) during the period covered by the 
     report by the Auditor General of the Office;
       (3) includes any recommendations the Director may have for 
     additional legislation; and
       (4) describes actions taken to comply with limitations 
     imposed by this Act on future spending for continued 
     functions.
       (c) GAO Reports.--Not later than 60 days after issuance of 
     each report under subsections (a) and (b), the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall submit to the Congress a 
     report which--
       (1) evaluates the report under that subsection; and
       (2) includes any recommendations the Comptroller General 
     considers appropriate.

     SEC. 17107. GAO AUDIT AND ACCESS TO RECORDS.

       (a) Audit of Persons Performing Functions Pursuant to This 
     Act.--All agencies, corporations, organizations, and other 
     persons of any description which under the authority of the 
     United States perform any function or activity pursuant to 
     this title shall be subject to audit by the Comptroller 
     General of the United States with respect to such function or 
     activity.
       (b) Audit of Persons Providing Certain Goods or Services.--
     All persons and organizations which, by contract, grant, or 
     otherwise, provide goods or services to, or receive financial 
     assistance from, any agency or other person performing 
     functions or activities under or referred to by this title 
     shall be subject to audit by the Comptroller General of the 
     United States with respect to such provision of goods or 
     services or receipt of financial assistance.
       (c) Provisions Applicable to audits Under This Section.--
       (1) Nature and scope of audit.--The Comptroller General of 
     the United States shall determine the nature, scope, terms, 
     and conditions of audits conducted under this section.
       (2) Coordination with other provisions of law.--The 
     authority of the Comptroller General of the United States 
     under this section shall be in addition to any audit 
     authority available to the Comptroller General under other 
     provisions of this title or any other law.
       (3) Rights of access, examination, and copying.--The 
     Comptroller General of the United States, and any duly 
     authorized representative of the Comptroller General, shall 
     have access to, and the right to examine and copy, all 
     records and other recorded information in any form, and to 
     examine any property within the possession or control of any 
     agency or person which is subject to audit under this 
     section, which the Comptroller General considers relevant to 
     an audit conducted under this section.
       (4) Enforcement of right of access.--The right of access of 
     the Comptroller General of the United States to information 
     under this section shall be enforceable under section 716 of 
     title 31, United States Code.
       (5) Maintenance of confidential records.--Section 716(e) of 
     title 31, United States Code, shall apply to information 
     obtained by the Comptroller General under this section.

     SEC. 17108. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Presidential Succession.--Section 19(d)(1) of title 3, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``Secretary of 
     Commerce,''.
       (b) Executive Departments.--Section 101 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking the following item: ``The 
     Department of Commerce.''.
       (c) Secretary's Compensation.--Section 5312 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking the following 
     item: ``Secretary of Commerce.''.
       (d) Compensation for Positions at Level III.--Section 5314 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the following item:
       ``Under Secretary of Commerce, Under Secretary of Commerce 
     for Economic Affairs, Under Secretary of Commerce for Export 
     Administration and Under Secretary of Commerce for Travel and 
     Tourism.'';
       (2) by striking the following item:
       ``Under Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and Atmosphere, 
     the incumbent of which also serves as Administrator of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.'';
       (3) by striking the following item:
       ``Under Secretary of Commerce for Technology.''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following item:
       ``Administrator, Office of Programs Resolution''.
       (e) Compensation for Positions at Level IV.--Section 5315 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the following item:
       ``Assistant Secretaries of Commerce (11).'';
       (2) by striking the following item:
       ``General Counsel of the Department of Commerce.'';
       (3) by striking the following item:
       ``Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Oceans and 
     Atmosphere, the incumbent of which also serves as Deputy 
     Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.'';
       (4) by striking the following item:
       ``Director, National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
     Department of Commerce.'';
       (5) by striking the following item:
       ``Inspector General, Department of Commerce.'';
       (6) by striking the following item:
       ``Chief Financial Officer, Department of Commerce.''; and
       (7) in the item relating to the Bureau of the Census, by 
     striking ``, Department of Commerce''.

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       (f) Compensation for Positions at Level V.--Section 5316 of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the following item:
       ``Director, United States Travel Service, Department of 
     Commerce.''; and
       (2) by striking the following item:
       ``National Export Expansion Coordinator, Department of 
     Commerce.''.
       (g) Inspector General Act of 1978.--The Inspector General 
     Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (1) in section 9(a)(1), by striking subparagraph (B);
       (2) in section 11(1), by striking ``Commerce,''; and
       (3) in section 11(2), by striking ``Commerce,''.
       (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective on the abolishment date specified in 
     section 17101(c).

     SEC. 17109. PRIVATIZATION FRAMEWORK.

       (a) In General.--The Office of Management and Budget shall 
     privatize each function designated for privatization under 
     subtitle B within 18 months of the date the transfer of such 
     function to the Office. The Office shall pursue such forms of 
     privatization arrangements as the Office considers 
     appropriate to best serve the interests of the United States. 
     If the Office is unable to privatize a function within 18 
     months, the Office shall report its inability to the Congress 
     with its recommendations as to the appropriate disposition of 
     the function and its assets.
       (b) Role of the Federal Government.--No privatization 
     arrangement made under subsection (a) shall include any 
     future role for, or accountability to, the Federal Government 
     unless it is necessary to assure the continued accomplishment 
     of a specific Federal objective. The Federal role should be 
     the minimum necessary to accomplish Federal objectives.
       (c) Assets.--In privatizing a function, the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall take any action necessary to 
     preserve the value of the assets of a function during the 
     period the Office holds such assets and to continue the 
     performance of the function to the extent necessary to 
     preserve the value of the assets or to accomplish core 
     Federal objectives.

     SEC. 17110. PRIORITY PLACEMENT PROGRAMS FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
                   AFFECTED BY A REDUCTION IN FORCE ATTRIBUTABLE 
                   TO THIS TITLE.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 3329b. Priority placement programs for employees 
       affected by a reduction in force attributable to the 
       Department of Commerce Dismantling Act

       ``(a)(1) For the purpose of this section, the term 
     `affected agency'--
       ``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), means an 
     Executive agency to which personnel are transferred in 
     connection with a transfer of function under the Department 
     of Commerce Dismantling Act, and
       ``(B) with respect to employees of the Department of 
     Commerce in general administration, the Inspector General's 
     office, or the General Council's office, or who provided 
     overhead support to other components of the Department on a 
     reimbursable basis, means all agencies to which functions of 
     those employees are transferred under the Department of 
     Commerce Dismantling Act.
       ``(2) This section applies with respect to any reduction in 
     force that--
       ``(A) occurs within 12 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this section; and
       ``(B) is due to--
       ``(i) the termination of any function of the Department of 
     Commerce or the Office of Programs Resolution, as the case 
     may be; or
       ``(ii) the agency's having excess personnel as a result of 
     a transfer of function described in paragraph (1), as 
     determined by--
       ``(I) the Administrator of the Office of Programs 
     Resolution, in the case of a function transferred to the 
     Office of Management and Budget; or
       ``(II) the head of the agency, in the case of any other 
     function.
       ``(b) As soon as practicable after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, each affected agency shall 
     establish an agencywide priority placement program to 
     facilitate employment placement for employees who--
       ``(1) are scheduled to be separated from service due to a 
     reduction in force described in subsection (a)(2); or
       ``(2) are separated from service due to such a reduction in 
     force.
       ``(c)(1) Each agencywide priority placement program shall 
     include provisions under which a vacant position shall not be 
     filled by the appointment or transfer of any individual from 
     outside of that agency if--
       ``(A) there is then available any individual described in 
     paragraph (2) who is qualified for the position; and
       ``(B) the position--
       ``(i) is at the same grade (or pay level) or not more than 
     1 grade (or pay level) below that of the position last held 
     by such individual before placement in the new position; and
       ``(ii) is within the same commuting area as the 
     individual's last-held position (as referred to in clause 
     (i)) or residence.
       ``(2) For purposes of an agencywide priority placement 
     program, an individual shall be considered to be described in 
     this paragraph if such individual's most recent performance 
     evaluation was at least fully successful (or the equivalent), 
     and such individual is either--
       ``(A) an employee of such agency who is scheduled to be 
     separated, as described in subsection (b)(1); or
       ``(B) an individual who became a former employee of such 
     agency as a result of a separation, as described in 
     subsection (b)(2).
       ``(d)(1) Nothing in this section shall affect any priority 
     placement program of the Department of Defense which is in 
     operation as of the date of the enactment of this section.
       ``(2) Nothing in this section shall impair placement 
     programs within agencies subject to reductions in force 
     resulting from causes other than the Department of Commerce 
     Dismantling Act.
       ``(e) An individual shall cease to be eligible to 
     participate in a program under this section on the earlier 
     of--
       ``(1) the conclusion of the 12-month period beginning on 
     the date on which that individual first became eligible to 
     participate under subsection (c)(2); or
       ``(2) the date on which the individual declines a bona fide 
     offer (or if the individual does not act on the offer, the 
     last day for accepting such offer) from the affected agency 
     of a position described in subsection (c)(1)(B).''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--(1) Title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by redesignating the second 
     section which is designated as section 3329 as section 3329a.
       (2) The table of sections for chapter 33 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to the 
     second section which is designated as section 3329 and 
     inserting the following:

``3329a.  Government-wide list of vacant positions.
``3329b.  Priority placement programs for employees affected by a 
              reduction in force attributable to the Department of 
              Commerce Dismantling Act.''.

     SEC. 17111. FUNDING REDUCTIONS FOR TRANSFERRED FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Funding Reductions.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (b), for each fiscal year that begins on or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the total amount obligated or 
     expended by the United States in performing functions 
     transferred under this title to the Director or to the Office 
     from the Department of Commerce, or any of its officers or 
     components, may not exceed 75 percent of the total amount 
     obligated or expended by the United States in performing such 
     functions for fiscal year 1995.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to--
       (1) functions transferred to the Director under section 
     17203 (relating to the Bureau of the Census); or
       (2) obligations or expenditures incurred as a direct 
     consequence of the termination, transfer, or other 
     disposition of functions described in subsection (a) pursuant 
     to this title.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--This section shall take 
     precedence over any other provision of law unless such 
     provision explicitly refers to this section and makes an 
     exception to it.
       (d) Responsibilities of the Director.--The Director shall--
       (1) ensure compliance with the requirements of this 
     section; and
       (2) include in each report under sections 17106 (a) and (b) 
     a description of actions taken to comply with such 
     requirements.

     SEC. 17112. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle, the following definitions 
     apply:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Office of Programs Resolution.
       (2) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget.
       (3) Office.--The term ``Office'' means the Office of 
     Programs Resolution.
       (4) Wind-up period.--The term ``wind-up period'' means the 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     ending on the functions termination date specified in section 
     17102(c).
Subtitle B--Disposition of Various Programs, Functions, and Agencies of 
                         Department of Commerce

     SEC. 17201. ABOLISHMENT OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT 
                   ADMINISTRATION AND TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Public Works and Economic Development 
     Act of 1965 (40 U.S.C. 3131 et seq.) is amended by striking 
     all after the first section and inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 2. ADMINISTRATOR DEFINED.

       ``In this Act, the term `Administrator' means the 
     Administrator of the Small Business Administration.
                    ``TITLE I--STATEMENT OF PURPOSE

     ``SEC. 101. FINDINGS AND DECLARATION.

       ``(a) Findings.--Congress finds that--
       ``(1) the maintenance of the national economy at a high 
     level is vital to the best interests of the United States, 
     but that some of our regions, counties, and communities are 
     suffering substantial and persistent unemployment and 
     underemployment that cause hardship to many individuals and 
     their families, and waste invaluable human resources;
       ``(2) to overcome this problem the Federal Government, in 
     cooperation with the States, should help areas and regions of 
     substantial and persistent unemployment and underemployment 
     to take effective steps in planning and financing their 
     public works and economic development;
       ``(3) Federal financial assistance, including grants for 
     public works and development facilities to communities, 
     industries, enter

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     prises, and individuals in areas needing development should 
     enable such areas to help themselves achieve lasting 
     improvement and enhance the domestic prosperity by the 
     establishment of stable and diversified local economies and 
     improved local conditions, if such assistance is preceded by 
     and consistent with sound, long-range economic planning; and
       ``(4) under the provisions of this Act, new employment 
     opportunities should be created by developing and expanding 
     new and existing public works and other facilities and 
     resources rather than by merely transferring jobs from one 
     area of the United States to another.
       ``(b) Declaration.--Congress declares that, in furtherance 
     of maintaining the national economy at a high level--
       ``(1) the assistance authorized by this Act should be made 
     available to both rural and urban areas;
       ``(2) such assistance should be made available for planning 
     for economic development prior to the actual occurrences of 
     economic distress in order to avoid such condition; and
       ``(3) such assistance should be used for long-term economic 
     rehabilitation in areas where long-term economic 
     deterioration has occurred or is taking place.
     ``TITLE II--GRANTS FOR PUBLIC WORKS AND DEVELOPMENT FACILITIES

     ``SEC. 201. DIRECT AND SUPPLEMENTARY GRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Upon the application of any eligible 
     recipient, the Administrator may--
       ``(1) make direct grants for the acquisition or development 
     of land and improvements for public works, public service, or 
     development facility usage, and the acquisition, design and 
     engineering, construction, rehabilitation, alteration, 
     expansion, or improvement of such facilities, including 
     related machinery and equipment, within an area described in 
     section 502(a), if the Administrator finds that--
       ``(A) the project for which financial assistance is sought 
     will directly or indirectly--
       ``(i) tend to improve the opportunities, in the area where 
     such project is or will be located, for the successful 
     establishment or expansion of industrial or commercial plants 
     or facilities;
       ``(ii) otherwise assist in the creation of additional long-
     term employment opportunities for such area; or
       ``(iii) primarily benefit the long-term unemployed and 
     members of low-income families;
       ``(B) the project for which a grant is requested will 
     fulfill a pressing need of the area, or part thereof, in 
     which it is, or will be, located; and
       ``(C) the area for which a project is to be undertaken has 
     an approved investment strategy as provided by section 503 
     and such project is consistent with such strategy;
       ``(2) make supplementary grants in order to enable the 
     States and other entities within areas described in section 
     502(a) to take maximum advantage of designated Federal grant-
     in-aid programs (as defined in subsection (c)(4)), direct 
     grants-in-aid authorized under this section, and Federal 
     grant-in-aid programs authorized by the Watershed Protection 
     and Flood Prevention Act (68 Stat. 666), and the 11 
     watersheds authorized by the Flood Control Act of December 
     22, 1944 (58 Stat. 887), for which they are eligible but for 
     which, because of their economic situation, they cannot 
     supply the required matching share.
       ``(b) Cost Sharing.--Subject to subsection (c), the amount 
     of any direct grant under this subsection for any project 
     shall not exceed 50 percent of the cost of such project.
       ``(c) Requirements Applicable to Supplementary Grants.--
       ``(1) Amount of supplementary grants.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided by subparagraph (B), 
     the amount of any supplementary grant under this section for 
     any project shall not exceed the applicable percentage 
     established by regulations promulgated by the Administrator, 
     but in no event shall the non-Federal share of the aggregate 
     cost of any such project (including assumptions of debt) be 
     less than 20 percent of such cost.
       ``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), in the 
     case of an Indian tribe, a State (or a political subdivision 
     of the State), or a community development corporation which 
     the Administrator determines has exhausted its effective 
     taxing and borrowing capacity, the Administrator shall reduce 
     the non-Federal share below the percentage specified in 
     subparagraph (A) or shall waive the non-Federal share in the 
     case of such a grant for a project in an area described in 
     section 502(a)(4).
       ``(2) Form of supplementary grants.--Supplementary grants 
     shall be made by the Administrator, in accordance with such 
     regulations as the Administrator may prescribe, by increasing 
     the amounts of direct grants authorized under this section or 
     by the payment of funds appropriated under this Act to the 
     heads of the departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of 
     the Federal Government responsible for the administration of 
     the applicable Federal programs.
       ``(3) Federal share limitations specified in other laws.--
     Notwithstanding any requirement as to the amount or sources 
     of non-Federal funds that may otherwise be applicable to the 
     Federal program involved, funds provided under this 
     subsection shall be used for the sole purpose of increasing 
     the Federal contribution to specific projects in areas 
     described in section 502(a) under such programs above the 
     fixed maximum portion of the cost of such project otherwise 
     authorized by the applicable law.
       ``(4) Designated federal grant-in-aid programs defined.--In 
     this subsection, the term `designated Federal grant-in-aid 
     programs' means such existing or future Federal grant-in-aid 
     programs assisting in the construction or equipping of 
     facilities as the Administrator may, in furtherance of the 
     purposes of this Act, designate as eligible for allocation of 
     funds under this section.
       ``(5) Consideration of relative need in determining 
     amount.--In determining the amount of any supplementary grant 
     available to any project under this section, the 
     Administrator shall take into consideration the relative 
     needs of the area and the nature of the projects to be 
     assisted.
       ``(d) Regulations.--The Administrator shall prescribe 
     rules, regulations, and procedures to carry out this section 
     which will assure that adequate consideration is given to the 
     relative needs of eligible areas. In prescribing such rules, 
     regulations, and procedures the Administrator shall consider 
     among other relevant factors--
       ``(1) the severity of the rates of unemployment in the 
     eligible areas and the duration of such unemployment; and
       ``(2) the income levels of families and the extent of 
     underemployment in eligible areas.
       ``(e) Review and Comment Upon Projects by Local 
     Governmental Authorities.--The Administrator shall prescribe 
     regulations which will assure that appropriate local 
     governmental authorities have been given a reasonable 
     opportunity to review and comment upon proposed projects 
     under this section.

     ``SEC. 202. CONSTRUCTION COST INCREASES.

       ``In any case where a grant (including a supplemental 
     grant) has been made by the Administrator under this title 
     for a project and after such grant has been made but before 
     completion of the project, the cost of such project based 
     upon the designs and specifications which were the basis of 
     the grant has been increased because of increases in costs, 
     the amount of such grant may be increased by an amount equal 
     to the percentage increase, as determined by the 
     Administrator, in such costs, but in no event shall the 
     percentage of the Federal share of such project exceed that 
     originally provided for in such grant.

     ``SEC. 203. USE OF FUNDS IN PROJECTS CONSTRUCTED UNDER 
                   PROJECTED COST.

       ``In any case where a grant (including a supplemental 
     grant) has been made by the Administrator under this title 
     for a project, and after such grant has been made but before 
     completion of the project, the cost of such project based 
     upon the designs and specifications which were the basis of 
     the grant has decreased because of decreases in costs, such 
     underrun funds may be used to improve the project either 
     directly or indirectly as determined by the Administrator.

     ``SEC. 204. CHANGED PROJECT CIRCUMSTANCES.

       ``In any case where a grant (including a supplemental 
     grant) has been made by the Administrator under this title 
     for a project, and after such grant has been made but before 
     completion of the project, the purpose or scope of such 
     project based upon the designs and specifications which were 
     the basis of the grant has changed, the Administrator may 
     approve the use of grant funds on such changed project if the 
     Administrator determines that such changed project meets the 
     requirements of this title and that such changes are 
     necessary to enhance economic development in the area.
  ``TITLE III--SPECIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE

     ``SEC. 301. STATEMENT OF PURPOSE.

       ``The purpose of this title to provide special economic 
     development and adjustment assistance programs to help State 
     and local areas meet special needs arising from actual or 
     threatened severe unemployment arising from economic 
     dislocation (including unemployment arising from actions of 
     the Federal Government, from defense base closures and 
     realignments, and from compliance with environmental 
     requirements which remove economic activities from a 
     locality) and economic adjustment problems resulting from 
     severe changes in economic conditions (including long-term 
     economic deterioration), and to encourage cooperative 
     intergovernmental action to prevent or solve economic 
     adjustment problems. Nothing in this title is intended to 
     replace the efforts of the economic adjustment program of the 
     Department of Defense.

     ``SEC. 302. SPECIAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND ADJUSTMENT 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) In General.--The Administrator is authorized to make 
     grants directly to any eligible recipient in an area which 
     the Administrator determines, in accordance with criteria to 
     be established by the Administrator by regulation--
       ``(1) has experienced, or may reasonably be foreseen to be 
     about to experience, a special need to meet an expected rise 
     in unemployment, or other economic adjustment problems 
     (including those caused by any action or decision of the 
     Federal Government); or
       ``(2) has demonstrated long-term economic deterioration.
       ``(b) Purposes.--Amounts from grants under subsection (a) 
     shall be used by an eligible recipient to carry out or 
     develop an investment strategy which--
       ``(1) meets the requirements of section 503; and
       ``(2) is approved by the Administrator.
       ``(c) Types of Assistance.--In carrying out an investment 
     strategy using amounts

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     from grants under subsection (a), an eligible recipient may 
     provide assistance for any of the following:
       ``(1) Public facilities.
       ``(2) Public services.
       ``(3) Business development.
       ``(4) Planning.
       ``(5) Research and technical assistance.
       ``(6) Administrative expenses.
       ``(7) Training.
       ``(8) Relocation of individuals and businesses.
       ``(9) Other assistance which demonstrably furthers the 
     economic adjustment objectives of this title.
       ``(d) Direct Expenditure or Redistribution by Recipient.--
     Amounts from grants under subsection (a) may be used in 
     direct expenditures by the eligible recipient or through 
     redistribution by the eligible recipient to public and 
     private entities in grants, loans, loan guarantees, payments 
     to reduce interest on loan guarantees, or other appropriate 
     assistance, but no grant shall be made by an eligible 
     recipient to a private profit-making entity.
       ``(e) Coordination.--The Administrator to the extent 
     practicable shall coordinate the activities relating to the 
     requirements for investment strategies and making grants and 
     loans under this title with other Federal programs, States, 
     economic development districts, and other appropriate 
     planning and development organizations.
       ``(f) Base Closings and Realignments.--
       ``(1) Location of projects.--In any case in which the 
     Administrator determines a need for assistance under 
     subsection (a) due to the closure or realignment of a 
     military installation, the Administrator may make such 
     assistance available for projects to be carried out on the 
     military installation and for projects to be carried out in 
     communities adversely affected by the closure or realignment.
       ``(2) Interest in property.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Administrator may provide to an 
     eligible recipient any assistance available under this Act 
     for a project to be carried out on a military installation 
     that is closed or scheduled for closure or realignment 
     without requiring that the eligible recipient have title to 
     the property or a leasehold interest in the property for any 
     specified term.

     ``SEC. 303. ANNUAL REPORTS BY RECIPIENT.

       ``Each eligible recipient which receives assistance under 
     this title from the Administrator shall annually during the 
     period such assistance continue to make a full and complete 
     report to the Administrator, in such manner as the 
     Administrator shall prescribe, and such report shall contain 
     an evaluation of the effectiveness of the economic assistance 
     provided under this title in meeting the need it was designed 
     to alleviate and the purposes of this title.

     ``SEC. 304. SALE OF FINANCIAL INSTRUMENTS IN REVOLVING LOAN 
                   FUNDS.

       ``Any loan, loan guarantee, equity, or other financial 
     instrument in the portfolio of a revolving loan fund, 
     including any financial instrument made available using 
     amounts from a grant made before the effective date specified 
     in section 802, may be sold, encumbered, or pledged at the 
     discretion of the grantee of the Fund, to a third party 
     provided that the net proceeds of the transaction--
       ``(1) shall be deposited into the Fund and may only be used 
     for activities which are consistent with the purposes of this 
     title; and
       ``(2) shall be subject to the financial management, 
     accounting, reporting, and auditing standards which were 
     originally applicable to the grant.

     ``SEC. 305. TREATMENT OF REVOLVING LOAN FUNDS.

       ``(a) In General.--Amounts from grants made under this 
     title which are used by an eligible recipient to establish a 
     revolving loan fund shall not be treated, except as provided 
     by subsection (b), as amounts derived from Federal funds for 
     the purposes of any Federal law after such amounts are loaned 
     from the fund to a borrower and repaid to the fund.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--Amounts described in subsection (a) 
     which are loaned from a revolving loan fund to a borrower and 
     repaid to the fund--
       ``(1) may only be used for activities which are consistent 
     with the purposes of this title; and
       ``(2) shall be subject to the financial management, 
     accounting, reporting, and auditing standards which were 
     originally applicable to the grant.
       ``(c) Regulations.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     effective date specified in section 802, the Administrator 
     shall issue regulations to carry out subsection (a).
       ``(d) Public Review and Comment.--Before issuing any final 
     guidelines or administrative manuals governing the operation 
     of revolving loan funds established using amounts from grants 
     under this title, the Administrator shall provide reasonable 
     opportunity for public review of and comment on such 
     guidelines and administrative manuals.
       ``(e) Applicability to Past Grants.--The requirements of 
     this section applicable to amounts from grants made under 
     this title shall also apply to amounts from grants made, 
     before the effective date specified in section 802, under 
     title I of this Act, as in effect on the day before such 
     effective date.
      ``TITLE IV--TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE, RESEARCH, AND INFORMATION

     ``SEC. 401. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) In General.--In carrying out its duties under this 
     Act, the Administrator may provide technical assistance which 
     would be useful in alleviating or preventing conditions of 
     excessive unemployment or underemployment to areas which the 
     Administrator finds have substantial need for such 
     assistance. Such assistance shall include project planning 
     and feasibility studies, management and operational 
     assistance, establishment of business outreach centers, and 
     studies evaluating the needs of, and development 
     potentialities for, economic growth of such areas.
       ``(b) Procedures and Terms.--
       ``(1) Manner of providing assistance.--Assistance may be 
     provided by the Administrator through--
       ``(A) members of the Administrator's staff;
       ``(B) the payment of funds authorized for this section to 
     departments or agencies of the Federal Government;
       ``(C) the employment of private individuals, partnerships, 
     firms, corporations, or suitable institutions under contracts 
     entered into for such purposes; or
       ``(D) grants-in-aid to appropriate public or private 
     nonprofit State, area, district, or local organizations.
       ``(2) Repayment terms.--The Administrator, in the 
     Administrator's discretion, may require the repayment of 
     assistance provided under this subsection and prescribe the 
     terms and conditions of such repayment.
       ``(c) Grants Covering Administrative Expenses.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator may make grants to 
     defray not to exceed 50 percent of the administrative 
     expenses of organizations which the Administrator determines 
     to be qualified to receive grants-in-aid under subsections 
     (a) and (b); except that in the case of a grant under this 
     subsection to an Indian tribe, the Administrator is 
     authorized to defray up to 100 percent of such expenses.
       ``(2) Determination of non-federal share.--In determining 
     the amount of the non-Federal share of such costs or 
     expenses, the Administrator shall give due consideration to 
     all contributions both in cash and in kind, fairly evaluated, 
     including contributions of space, equipment, and services.
       ``(3) Use of grants with planning grants.--Where 
     practicable, grants-in-aid authorized under this subsection 
     shall be used in conjunction with other available planning 
     grants to assure adequate and effective planning and 
     economical use of funds.
       ``(d) Availability of Technical Information; Federal 
     Procurement.--The Administrator shall aid areas described in 
     section 502(a) and other areas by furnishing to interested 
     individuals, communities, industries, and enterprises within 
     such areas any assistance, technical information, market 
     research, or other forms of assistance, information, or 
     advice which would be useful in alleviating or preventing 
     conditions of excessive unemployment or underemployment 
     within such areas. The Administrator may furnish the 
     procurement divisions of the various departments, agencies, 
     and other instrumentalities of the Federal Government with a 
     list containing the names and addresses of business firms 
     which are located in areas described in section 502(a) and 
     which are desirous of obtaining Government contracts for the 
     furnishing of supplies or services, and designating the 
     supplies and services such firms are engaged in providing.

     ``SEC. 402. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLANNING.

       ``(a) Direct Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Administrator may make, upon 
     application of any State, or city, or other political 
     subdivision of a State, or sub-State planning and development 
     organization (including an area described in section 502(a) 
     or an economic development district), direct grants to such 
     State, city, or other political subdivision, or organization 
     to pay up to 50 percent of the cost for economic development 
     planning.
       ``(2) Planning projects specifically included.--The 
     planning for cities, other political subdivisions, and sub-
     State planning and development organizations (including areas 
     described in section 502(a) and economic development 
     districts) assisted under this section shall include 
     systematic efforts to reduce unemployment and increase 
     incomes.
       ``(3) Planning process.--The planning shall be a continuous 
     process involving public officials and private citizens in 
     analyzing local economies, defining development goals, 
     determining project opportunities, and formulating and 
     implementing a development program.
       ``(4) Coordination of assistance under section 401(c).--The 
     assistance available under this section may be provided in 
     addition to assistance available under section 401(c) but 
     shall not supplant such assistance.
       ``(b) Compliance With Review Procedure.--The planning 
     assistance authorized under this title shall be used in 
     conjunction with any other available Federal planning 
     assistance to assure adequate and effective planning and 
     economical use of funds.
            ``TITLE V--ELIGIBILITY AND INVESTMENT STRATEGIES

                         ``PART A--ELIGIBILITY

     ``SEC. 501. ELIGIBLE RECIPIENT DEFINED.

       ``In this Act, the term `eligible recipient' means an area 
     described in section 502(a), an economic development district 
     designated under section 510, an Indian tribe, a State, a 
     city or other political subdivision of a State, or a 
     consortium of such political subdivisions, or a public or 
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     zation or association acting in cooperation with officials of 
     such political subdivisions.

     ``SEC. 502. AREA ELIGIBILITY.

       ``(a) Certification.--In order to be eligible for 
     assistance under title II, an applicant seeking assistance to 
     undertake a project in an area shall certify, as part of an 
     application for such assistance, that the area on the date of 
     submission of such application meets 1 or more of the 
     following criteria:
       ``(1) The area has a per capita income of 80 percent or 
     less of the national average.
       ``(2) The area has an unemployment rate 1 percent above the 
     national average percentage for the most recent 24-month 
     period for which statistics are available.
       ``(3) The area has experienced or is about to experience a 
     sudden economic dislocation resulting in job loss that is 
     significant both in terms of the number of jobs eliminated 
     and the effect upon the employment rate of the area.
       ``(4) The area is a community or neighborhood (defined 
     without regard to political or other subdivisions or 
     boundaries) which the Administrator determines has one or 
     more of the following conditions:
       ``(A) A large concentration of low-income persons.
       ``(B) Rural areas having substantial out-migration.
       ``(C) Substantial unemployment.
       ``(b) Documentation.--A certification made under subsection 
     (a) shall be supported by Federal data, when available, and 
     in other cases by data available through the State 
     government. Such documentation shall be accepted by the 
     Administrator unless it is determined to be inaccurate. The 
     most recent statistics available shall be used.
       ``(c) Prior Designations.--Any designation of a 
     redevelopment area made before the effective date specified 
     in section 802 shall not be effective after such effective 
     date.

     ``SEC. 503. INVESTMENT STRATEGY.

       ``The Administrator may provide assistance under titles II 
     and III to an applicant for a project only if the applicant 
     submits to the Administrator, as part of an application for 
     such assistance, and the Administrator approves an investment 
     strategy which--
       ``(1) identifies the economic development problems to be 
     addressed using such assistance;
       ``(2) identifies past, present, and projected future 
     economic development investments in the area receiving such 
     assistance and public and private participants and sources of 
     funding for such investments;
       ``(3) sets forth a strategy for addressing the economic 
     problems identified pursuant to paragraph (1) and describes 
     how the strategy will solve such problems;
       ``(4) provides a description of the project necessary to 
     implement the strategy, estimates of costs, and timetables; 
     and
       ``(5) provides a summary of public and private resources 
     expected to be available for the project.

     ``SEC. 504. APPROVAL OF PROJECTS.

       ``Only applications for grants or other assistance under 
     this Act for specific projects shall be approved which are 
     certified by the State representing such applicant and 
     determined by the Administrator--
       ``(1) to be included in a State investment strategy;
       ``(2) to have adequate assurance that the project will be 
     properly administered, operated, and maintained; and
       ``(3) to otherwise meet the requirements for assistance 
     under this Act.

                ``PART B--ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS

     ``SEC. 510. DESIGNATION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DISTRICTS AND 
                   ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT CENTERS.

       ``(a) In General.--In order that economic development 
     projects of broader geographic significance may be planned 
     and carried out, the Administrator may--
       ``(1) designate appropriate `economic development 
     districts' within the United States with the concurrence of 
     the States in which such districts will be wholly or 
     partially located, if--
       ``(A) the proposed district is of sufficient size or 
     population, and contains sufficient resources, to foster 
     economic development on a scale involving more than a single 
     area described in section 502(a);
       ``(B) the proposed district contains at least 1 area 
     described in section 502(a);
       ``(C) the proposed district contains 1 or more areas 
     described in section 502(a) or economic development centers 
     identified in an approved district investment strategy as 
     having sufficient size and potential to foster the economic 
     growth activities necessary to alleviate the distress of the 
     areas described in section 502(a) within the district; and
       ``(D) the proposed district has a district investment 
     strategy which includes adequate land use and transportation 
     planning and contains a specific program for district 
     cooperation, self-help, and public investment and is approved 
     by the State or States affected and by the Administrator;
       ``(2) designate as `economic development centers', in 
     accordance with such regulations as the Administrator shall 
     prescribe, such areas as the Administrator may deem 
     appropriate, if--
       ``(A) the proposed center has been identified and included 
     in an approved district investment strategy and recommended 
     by the State or States affected for such special designation;
       ``(B) the proposed center is geographically and 
     economically so related to the district that its economic 
     growth may reasonably be expected to contribute significantly 
     to the alleviation of distress in the areas described in 
     section 502(a) of the district; and
       ``(C) the proposed center does not have a population in 
     excess of 250,000 according to the most recent Federal 
     census.
       ``(3) provide financial assistance in accordance with the 
     criteria of this Act, except as may be herein otherwise 
     provided, for projects in economic development centers 
     designated under subsection (a)(2), if--
       ``(A) the project will further the objectives of the 
     investment strategy of the district in which it is to be 
     located;
       ``(B) the project will enhance the economic growth 
     potential of the district or result in additional long-term 
     employment opportunities commensurate with the amount of 
     Federal financial assistance requested; and
       ``(C) the amount of Federal financial assistance requested 
     is reasonably related to the size, population, and economic 
     needs of the district;
       ``(4) subject to the 50 percent non-Federal share required 
     for any project by section 201(c), increase the amount of 
     grant assistance authorized by section 201 for projects 
     within areas described in section 502(a), by an amount not to 
     exceed 10 percent of the aggregate cost of any such project, 
     in accordance with such regulations as the Administrator 
     shall prescribe if--
       ``(A) the area described in section 502(a) is situated 
     within a designated economic development district and is 
     actively participating in the economic development activities 
     of the district; and
       ``(B) the project is consistent with an approved investment 
     strategy.
       ``(b) Authorities.--In designating economic development 
     districts and approving district investment strategies under 
     subsection (a), the Administrator may, under regulations 
     prescribed by the Administrator--
       ``(1) invite the several States to draw up proposed 
     district boundaries and to identify potential economic 
     development centers;
       ``(2) cooperate with the several States--
       ``(A) in sponsoring and assisting district economic 
     planning and development groups; and
       ``(B) in assisting such district groups to formulate 
     district investment strategies; and
       ``(3) encourage participation by appropriate local 
     governmental authorities in such economic development 
     districts.
       ``(c) Termination or Modification of Designations.--The 
     Administrator shall by regulation prescribe standards for the 
     termination or modification of economic development districts 
     and economic development centers designated under the 
     authority of this section.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this Act, the following definitions 
     apply:
       ``(1) Economic development district.--The term `economic 
     development district' refers to any area within the United 
     States composed of cooperating areas described in section 
     502(a) and, where appropriate, designated economic 
     development centers and neighboring counties or communities, 
     which has been designated by the Administrator as an economic 
     development district. Such term includes any economic 
     development district designated under section 403 of this 
     Act, as in effect on the day before the effective date 
     specified in section 802.
       ``(2) Economic development center.--The term `economic 
     development center' refers to any area within the United 
     States which has been identified as an economic development 
     center in an approved investment strategy and which has been 
     designated by the Administrator as eligible for financial 
     assistance under this Act in accordance with the provisions 
     of this section.
       ``(3) Local government.--The term `local government' means 
     any city, county, town, parish, village, or other general-
     purpose political subdivision of a State.
       ``(e) Parts of Economic Development Districts Not Within 
     Areas Described in Section 502(a).--The Administrator is 
     authorized to provide the financial assistance which is 
     available to an area described in section 502(a) under this 
     Act to those parts of an economic development district which 
     are not within an area described in section 502(a), when such 
     assistance will be of a substantial direct benefit to an area 
     described in section 502(a) within such district. Such 
     financial assistance shall be provided in the same manner and 
     to the same extent as is provided in this Act for an area 
     described in section 502(a); except that nothing in this 
     subsection shall be construed to permit such parts to receive 
     the increase in the amount of grant assistance authorized in 
     subsection (a)(4).
                       ``TITLE VI--ADMINISTRATION

     ``SEC. 601. APPOINTMENT OF ASSOCIATE ADMINISTRATOR; FULL TIME 
                   EQUIVALENT EMPLOYEES.

       ``(a) Appointment.--The Administrator shall carry out the 
     duties vested in the Administrator by this Act acting through 
     an Associate Administrator of the Small Business 
     Administration, who shall be appointed by the President by 
     and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
       ``(b) Pay.--The Associate Administrator shall be 
     compensated by the Federal Government at the rate prescribed 
     for level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       ``(c) Full Time Equivalent Employees.--The Administrator 
     shall assign not to exceed 25 full time equivalent employees 
     of the Small Business Administration (excluding the Associate 
     Administrator) to assist the Administrator in the carrying 
     out the duties vested in the Administrator by this Act.

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     ``SEC. 602. REGIONAL COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Administrator shall make grants and 
     carry out such other functions under this Act as the 
     Administrator considers appropriate by entering into 
     cooperative agreements with 1 or more States on a regional 
     basis. Each State entering into such an agreement shall be 
     represented by the chief executive officer of the State.
       ``(b) Terms and Conditions.--A cooperative agreement 
     entered into under subsection (a) shall include such terms 
     and conditions as the Administrator determines are necessary 
     to carry out the provisions of this Act. Such terms and 
     conditions at a minimum shall provide that no decision 
     concerning regional policies or approval of project or grant 
     applications may be made without the consent of the 
     Administrator and a majority of the States participating in 
     the cooperative agreement.
       ``(c) Participation Not Required.--No State shall be 
     required to enter into a cooperative agreement under this 
     section or to participate in any program established by this 
     Act.

     ``SEC. 603. ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

       ``(a) Payment by States.--Fifty percent of the 
     administrative expenses incurred by States in participating 
     in a cooperative agreement entered into under section 602 
     shall be paid by such States and the remaining 50 percent of 
     such expenses shall be paid by the Federal Government.
       ``(b) Determination of State Share.--The share of the 
     administrative expenses to be paid by each State 
     participating in a cooperative agreement shall be determined 
     by a majority vote of such States. The Administrator may not 
     participate or vote in such determination.
       ``(c) Delinquent Payments.--No assistance authorized by 
     this Act shall be furnished to any State or to any political 
     subdivision or resident of a State, nor shall the State 
     participate or vote in any decision described in section 
     602(b), while such State is delinquent in the payment of such 
     State's share of the administrative expenses described in 
     subsection (a).

     ``SEC. 604. FEDERAL SHARE.

       ``Except as otherwise expressly provided by this Act, the 
     Federal share of the cost of any project funded with amounts 
     made available under this Act shall not exceed 50 percent of 
     such cost.

     ``SEC. 605. COOPERATION OF FEDERAL AGENCIES.

       ``Each Federal department and agency, in accordance with 
     applicable laws and within the limits of available funds, 
     shall cooperate with the Administrator in order to assist the 
     Administrator in carrying out the functions of the 
     Administrator.

     ``SEC. 606. CONSULTATION WITH OTHER PERSONS AND AGENCIES.

       ``(a) Consultation on Problems Relating to Employment.--The 
     Administrator is authorized from time to time to call 
     together and confer with any persons, including 
     representatives of labor, management, agriculture, and 
     government, who can assist in meeting the problems of area 
     and regional unemployment or underemployment.
       ``(b) Consultation on Administration of Act.--The 
     Administrator may make provisions for such consultation with 
     interested departments and agencies as the Administrator may 
     deem appropriate in the performance of the functions vested 
     in the Administrator by this Act.

     ``SEC. 607. ADMINISTRATION, OPERATION, AND MAINTENANCE.

       ``No Federal assistance shall be approved under this Act 
     unless the Administrator is satisfied that the project for 
     which Federal assistance is granted will be properly and 
     efficiently administered, operated, and maintained.
                       ``TITLE VII--MISCELLANEOUS

     ``SEC. 701. POWERS OF ADMINISTRATOR.

       ``(a) In General.--In performing the Administrator's duties 
     under this Act, the Administrator is authorized to--
       ``(1) adopt, alter, and use a seal, which shall be 
     judicially noticed;
       ``(2) subject to the civil-service and classification laws, 
     select, employ, appoint, and fix the compensation of such 
     personnel as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of 
     this Act;
       ``(3) hold such hearings, sit and act at such times and 
     places, and take such testimony, as the Administrator may 
     deem advisable;
       ``(4) request directly from any executive department, 
     bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent 
     establishment, or instrumentality information, suggestions, 
     estimates, and statistics needed to carry out the purposes of 
     this Act; and each department, bureau, agency, board, 
     commission, office, establishment, or instrumentality is 
     authorized to furnish such information, suggestions, 
     estimates, and statistics directly to the Administrator;
       ``(5) under regulations prescribed by the Administrator, 
     assign or sell at public or private sale, or otherwise 
     dispose of for cash or credit, in the Administrator's 
     discretion and upon such terms and conditions and for such 
     consideration as the Administrator determines to be 
     reasonable, any evidence of debt, contract, claim, personal 
     property, or security assigned to or held by the 
     Administrator in connection with assistance extended under 
     this Act, and collect or compromise all obligations assigned 
     to or held by the Administrator in connection with such 
     assistance until such time as such obligations may be 
     referred to the Attorney General for suit or collection;
       ``(6) deal with, complete, renovate, improve, modernize, 
     insure, rent, or sell for cash or credit, upon such terms and 
     conditions and for such consideration as the Administrator 
     determines to be reasonable, any real or personal property 
     conveyed to, or otherwise acquired by the Administrator in 
     connection with assistance extended under this Act;
       ``(7) pursue to final collection, by way of compromise or 
     other administrative action, prior to reference to the 
     Attorney General, all claims against third parties assigned 
     to the Administrator in connection with assistance extended 
     this Act;
       ``(8) acquire, in any lawful manner and in accordance with 
     the requirements of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949, any property (real, personal, or mixed, 
     tangible or intangible), whenever necessary or appropriate to 
     the conduct of the activities authorized under this Act;
       ``(9) in addition to any powers, functions, privileges, and 
     immunities otherwise vested in the Administrator, take any 
     action, including the procurement of the services of 
     attorneys by contract, determined by the Administrator to be 
     necessary or desirable in making, purchasing, servicing, 
     compromising, modifying, liquidating, or otherwise 
     administratively dealing with assets held in connection with 
     financial assistance extended under this Act;
       ``(10) employ experts and consultants or organizations as 
     authorized by section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, 
     compensate individuals so employed at rates not in excess of 
     $100 per diem, including travel time, and allow them, while 
     away from their homes or regular places of business, travel 
     expenses (including per diem in lieu of subsistence) as 
     authorized by section 5703 of title 5, United States Code, 
     for persons in the Government service employed 
     intermittently, while so employed, except that contracts for 
     such employment may be renewed annually;
       ``(11) sue and be sued in any court of record of a State 
     having general jurisdiction or in any United States district 
     court, and jurisdiction is conferred upon such district court 
     to determine such controversies without regard to the amount 
     in controversy; but no attachment, injunction, garnishment, 
     or other similar process, mesne or final, shall be issued 
     against the Administrator or the Administrator's property;
       ``(12) make discretionary grants, pursuant to authorities 
     otherwise available to the Administrator under this Act and 
     without regard to the requirements of section 504, to 
     implement significant regional initiatives, to take advantage 
     of special development opportunities, or to respond to 
     emergency economic distress in a region from the funds 
     withheld from distribution by the Administrator; except that 
     the aggregate amount of such discretionary grants in any 
     fiscal year may not exceed 10 percent of the amounts 
     appropriated under title VIII for such fiscal year;
       ``(13) allow a State to use not to exceed 5 percent of the 
     total of amounts received by the State in a fiscal year in 
     grants under this Act for reasonable expenses incurred by the 
     State in administering such amounts; and
       ``(14) establish such rules, regulations, and procedures as 
     the Administrator considers appropriate in carrying out the 
     provisions of this Act.
       ``(b) Deficiency Judgments.--The authority under subsection 
     (a)(7) to pursue claims shall include the authority to obtain 
     deficiency judgments or otherwise in the case of mortgages 
     assigned to the Administrator.
       ``(c) Inapplicability of Certain Other Requirements.--
     Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes of the United States 
     shall not apply to any contract of hazard insurance or to any 
     purchase or contract for services or supplies on account of 
     property obtained by the Administrator as a result of 
     assistance extended under this Act if the premium for the 
     insurance or the amount of the insurance does not exceed 
     $1,000.
       ``(d) Powers of Conveyance and Execution.--The power to 
     convey and to execute, in the name of the Administrator, 
     deeds of conveyance, deeds of release, assignments and 
     satisfactions of mortgages, and any other written instrument 
     relating to real or personal property or any interest therein 
     acquired by the Administrator pursuant to the provisions of 
     this Act may be exercised by the Administrator, or by any 
     officer or agent appointed by the Administrator for such 
     purpose, without the execution of any express delegation of 
     power or power of attorney.

     ``SEC. 702. ESTABLISHMENT OF CLEARINGHOUSE.

       ``In carrying out the Administrator's duties under this 
     Act, the Administrator shall ensure that the Small Business 
     Administration--
       ``(1) serves as a central information clearinghouse on 
     matters relating to economic development, economic 
     adjustment, disaster recovery, and defense conversion 
     programs and activities of the Federal and State governments, 
     including political subdivisions of the States; and
       ``(2) helps potential and actual applicants for economic 
     development, economic adjustment, disaster recovery, and 
     defense conversion assistance under Federal, State, and local 
     laws in locating and applying for such assistance, including 
     financial and technical assistance.

     ``SEC. 703. PERFORMANCE MEASURES.

       ``The Administrator shall establish performance measures 
     for grants and other assistance provided under this Act. Such 
     performance measures shall be used to evaluate

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     project proposals and conduct evaluations of projects 
     receiving such assistance.

     ``SEC. 704. MAINTENANCE OF STANDARDS.

       ``The Administrator shall continue to implement and enforce 
     the provisions of section 712 of this Act, as in effect on 
     the day before the effective date specified in section 802.

     ``SEC. 705. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS.

       ``The functions, powers, duties, and authorities and the 
     assets, funds, contracts, loans, liabilities, commitments, 
     authorizations, allocations, and records which are vested in 
     or authorized to be transferred to the Secretary of the 
     Treasury under section 29(b) of the Area Redevelopment Act, 
     and all functions, powers, duties, and authorities under 
     section 29(c) of such Act are hereby vested in the 
     Administrator.

     ``SEC. 706. DEFINITION OF STATE.

       ``In this Act, the terms `State', `States', and `United 
     States' include the several States, the District of Columbia, 
     Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, the 
     Marshall Islands, Micronesia, and the Northern Mariana 
     Islands.

     ``SEC. 707. ANNUAL REPORT TO CONGRESS.

       ``The Administrator shall transmit to Congress a 
     comprehensive and detailed annual report of the 
     Administrator's operations under this Act for each fiscal 
     year beginning with the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996. Such report shall be printed and shall be transmitted 
     to Congress not later than April 1 of the year following the 
     fiscal year with respect to which such report is made.

     ``SEC. 708. USE OF OTHER FACILITIES.

       ``(a) Delegation of Functions to Other Federal Departments 
     and Agencies.--The Administrator may delegate to the heads of 
     other departments and agencies of the Federal Government any 
     of the Administrator's functions, powers, and duties under 
     this Act as the Administrator may deem appropriate, and to 
     authorize the redelegation of such functions, powers, and 
     duties by the heads of such departments and agencies.
       ``(b) Department and Agency Execution of Delegated 
     Authority.--Departments and agencies of the Federal 
     Government shall exercise their powers, duties, and functions 
     in such manner as will assist in carrying out the objectives 
     of this Act.
       ``(c) Transfer Between Departments.--Funds authorized to be 
     appropriated under this Act may be transferred between 
     departments and agencies of the Government, if such funds are 
     used for the purposes for which they are specifically 
     authorized and appropriated.
       ``(d) Funds Transferred From Other Departments and 
     Agencies.--In order to carry out the objectives of this Act, 
     the Administrator may accept transfers of funds from other 
     departments and agencies of the Federal Government if the 
     funds are used for the purposes for which (and in accordance 
     with the terms under which) the funds are specifically 
     authorized and appropriated. Such transferred funds shall 
     remain available until expended, and may be transferred to 
     and merged with the appropriations under the heading 
     `salaries and expenses' by the Administrator to the extent 
     necessary to administer the program.

     ``SEC. 709. EMPLOYMENT OF EXPEDITERS AND ADMINISTRATIVE 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       ``No financial assistance shall be extended by the 
     Administrator under this Act to any business enterprise 
     unless the owners, partners, or officers of such business 
     enterprise--
       ``(1) certify to the Administrator the names of any 
     attorneys, agents, and other persons engaged by or on behalf 
     of such business enterprise for the purpose of expediting 
     applications made to the Administrator for assistance of any 
     sort, under this Act, and the fees paid or to be paid to any 
     such person; and
       ``(2) execute an agreement binding such business 
     enterprise, for a period of 2 years after such assistance is 
     rendered by the Administrator to such business enterprise, to 
     refrain from employing, tendering any office or employment 
     to, or retaining for professional services, any person who, 
     on the date such assistance or any part thereof was rendered, 
     or within the 1-year period ending on such date, shall have 
     served as an officer, attorney, agent, or employee, occupying 
     a position or engaging in activities which the Administrator 
     determines involves discretion with respect to the granting 
     of assistance under this Act.

     ``SEC. 710. MAINTENANCE OF RECORDS OF APPROVED APPLICATIONS 
                   FOR FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE; PUBLIC INSPECTION.

       ``(a) Maintenance of Record Required.--The Administrator 
     shall maintain as a permanent part of the records of the 
     Small Business Administration a list of applications approved 
     for financial assistance under this Act, which shall be kept 
     available for public inspection during the regular business 
     hours of the Small Business Administration.
       ``(b) Posting to List.--The following information shall be 
     posted in such list as soon as each application is approved:
       ``(1) The name of the applicant and, in the case of 
     corporate applications, the names of the officers and 
     directors thereof.
       ``(2) The amount and duration of the financial assistance 
     for which application is made.
       ``(3) The purposes for which the proceeds of the financial 
     assistance are to be used.

     ``SEC. 711. RECORDS AND AUDIT.

       ``(a) Recordkeeping and Disclosure Requirements.--Each 
     recipient of assistance under this Act shall keep such 
     records as the Administrator shall prescribe, including 
     records which fully disclose the amount and the disposition 
     by such recipient of the proceeds of such assistance, the 
     total cost of the project or undertaking in connection with 
     which such assistance is given or used, and the amount and 
     nature of that portion of the cost of the project or 
     undertaking supplied by other sources, and such other records 
     as will facilitate an effective audit.
       ``(b) Access to Books for Examination and Audit.--The 
     Administrator and the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, or any of their duly authorized representatives, 
     shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to 
     any books, documents, papers, and records of the recipient 
     that are pertinent to assistance received under this Act.

     ``SEC. 712. PROHIBITION AGAINST A STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION 
                   WHICH MIGHT CAUSE DIMINUTION IN OTHER FEDERAL 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       ``All financial and technical assistance authorized under 
     this Act shall be in addition to any Federal assistance 
     previously authorized, and no provision of this Act shall be 
     construed as authorizing or permitting any reduction or 
     diminution in the proportional amount of Federal assistance 
     to which any State or other entity eligible under this Act 
     would otherwise be entitled under the provisions of any other 
     Act.

     ``SEC. 713. ACCEPTANCE OF APPLICANTS' CERTIFICATIONS.

       ``The Administrator may accept, when deemed appropriate, 
     the applicants' certifications to meet the requirements of 
     this Act.
                 ``TITLE VIII--FUNDING; EFFECTIVE DATE

     ``SEC. 801. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

       ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     Act $340,000,000 per fiscal year for each of fiscal years 
     1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000. Such sums shall remain 
     available until expended.

     ``SEC. 802. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       ``The effective date specified in this section is the 
     abolishment date specified in section 17101(c) of the 
     Department of Commerce Dismantling Act.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments to Title 5.--Section 5316 of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Associate Administrators of the Small 
     Business Administration (4)'' and inserting ``Associate 
     Administrators of the Small Business Administration (5)''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``Administrator for Economic 
     Development.''.
       (c) GAO Study.--On or before December 30, 1996, the 
     Comptroller General shall submit to Congress a plan or plans 
     for consolidating economic development programs throughout 
     the Federal Government. The plan or plans shall focus on, but 
     not be limited to, consolidating programs included in the 
     Catalogue of Federal Domestic Assistance with similar 
     purposes and target populations. The plan or plans shall 
     detail how consolidation can lead to improved grant or 
     program management, improvements in achieving program goals, 
     and reduced costs.

     SEC. 17202. TECHNOLOGY ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Technology Administration.--
       (1) General rule.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, the Technology Administration is terminated.
       (2) Office of technology policy.--The Office of Technology 
     Policy is terminated.
       (b) National Institute of Standards and Technology.--
       (1) Redesignation.--The National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology is hereby redesignated as the National Bureau of 
     Standards, and all references to the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology in Federal law or regulations are 
     deemed to be references to the National Bureau of Standards.
       (2) General rule.--The National Bureau of Standards (in 
     this subsection referred to as the ``Bureau'') is transferred 
     to the National Institute for Science and Technology, 
     established under section 17207.
       (3) Functions of director.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this section or section 17208, upon the transfer under 
     paragraph (2), the Director of the Bureau shall perform all 
     functions relating to the Bureau that, immediately before the 
     effective date specified in section 17209(a), were functions 
     of the Secretary of Commerce or the Under Secretary of 
     Commerce for Technology.
       (c) National Technical Information Service.--
       (1) Privatization.--All functions of the National Technical 
     Information Service are transferred to the Director of Office 
     of Management and Budget for privatization in accordance with 
     section 17109 before the end of the 18-month period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Transfer to national institute for science and 
     technology.--If an appropriate arrangement for the 
     privatization of functions of the National Technical 
     Information Service under paragraph (1) has not been made 
     before the end of the period described in that paragraph, the 
     National Technical Information Service shall be transferred 
     as of the end of such period to the National Institute for 
     Science and Technology established by section 17207.
       (3) Government corporation.--If an appropriate arrangement 
     for the privatization of functions of the National Technical 
     Information Service under paragraph (1) has not been made 
     before the end of the period described in that paragraph, the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall, within 
     6 months after the end of such period, submit to Congress a 
     proposal for legislation to establish the National Technical 
     Information Service as a wholly owned Government

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     corporation. The proposal should provide for the corporation 
     to perform substantially the same functions that, as of the 
     date of enactment of this Act, are performed by the National 
     Technical Information Service.
       (4) Funding.--No funds are authorized to be appropriated 
     for the National Technical Information Service or any 
     successor corporation established pursuant to a proposal 
     under paragraph (3).
       (d) Amendments.--
       (1) National institute of standards and technology act.--
     The National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
     U.S.C. 271 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 2(b), by striking paragraph (1) and 
     redesignating paragraphs (2) through (11) as paragraphs (1) 
     through (10), respectively;
       (B) in section 2(d), by striking ``, including the programs 
     established under sections 25, 26, and 28 of this Act'';
       (C) in section 10, by striking ``Advanced'' in both the 
     section heading and subsection (a), and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Standards and''; and
       (D) by striking sections 24, 25, 26, and 28.
       (2) Stevenson-wydler technology innovation act of 1980.--
     The Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 
     U.S.C. 3701 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 3, by striking paragraph (2) and 
     redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (2) 
     through (4), respectively;
       (B) in section 4, by striking paragraphs (1), (4), and (13) 
     and redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), (5), (6), (7), (8), 
     (9), (10), (11), and (12) as paragraphs (1) through (10), 
     respectively;
       (C) by striking sections 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, and 10;
       (D) in section 11--
       (i) by striking ``, the Federal Laboratory Consortium for 
     Technology Transfer,'' in subsection (c)(3);
       (ii) by striking ``and the Federal Laboratory Consortium 
     for Technology Transfer'' in subsection (d)(2);
       (iii) by striking ``, and refer such requests'' and all 
     that follows through ``available to the Service'' in 
     subsection (d)(3); and
       (iv) by striking subsection (e); and
       (E) in section 17--
       (i) by striking ``Subject to paragraph (2), separate'' in 
     subsection (c)(1) and inserting in lieu thereof ``Separate'';
       (ii) by striking paragraph (2) of subsection (c) and 
     redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2);
       (iii) by striking ``funds to carry out'' in subsection (f), 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``funds only to pay the salary 
     of the Director of the Office of Quality Programs, who shall 
     be responsible for carrying out''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Voluntary and Uncompensated Services.--The Director 
     of the Office of Quality Programs may accept voluntary and 
     uncompensated services notwithstanding the provisions of 
     section 1342 of title 31, United States Code.''.
       (3) Miscellaneous amendments.--Section 3 of Public Law 94-
     168 (15 U.S.C. 205b) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2);
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (2) and (3), respectively; and
       (C) in paragraph (3), as so redesignated by subparagraph 
     (B) of this paragraph, by striking ``in nonbusiness 
     activities''.

     SEC. 17203. REORGANIZATION OF THE BUREAU OF THE CENSUS.

       (a) Provisions Relating to Interim Period.--
       (1) Functions of the secretary of commerce.--During the 6-
     month period beginning on the abolishment date specified in 
     section 17101(c), the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget shall perform all functions that, immediately 
     before such effective date, were functions of the Secretary 
     of Commerce under title 13, United States Code.
       (2) Reorganization authority under section 17104(f) not to 
     apply.--Section 17104(f) shall not apply with respect to the 
     Bureau of the Census or any function to be performed by the 
     appropriate official pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (b) Transfer of Functions.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any provision of section 
     17209, effective as of the first day following the end of the 
     6-month period referred to in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) the Bureau of the Census shall be transferred to the 
     Department of Labor; and
       (B) all functions that, immediately before such first day, 
     were functions of the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget by reason of subsection (a)(1) shall be 
     transferred to the Secretary of Labor.
       (2) Continuation of service of the director of the 
     census.--The individual serving as the Director of the Census 
     at the end of the 6-month period referred to in subsection 
     (a)(1) may continue serving in that capacity, after the end 
     of such period, until a successor has taken office.
       (c) Amendments.--Effective as of the first day following 
     the end of the 6-month period referred to in subsection 
     (a)(1)--
       (1) Transfer of the bureau of the census to the department 
     of labor.--(A) Section 2 of title 13, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``is continued as'' through the period 
     and inserting ``is an agency within, and under the 
     jurisdiction of, the Department of Labor.''.
       (B) Subsection (e) of section 12 of the Act of February 14, 
     1903 (15 U.S.C. 1511(e)) is repealed.
       (2) Definition of secretary.--Title 13, United States Code, 
     is amended in section 1(2) by striking ``Secretary of 
     Commerce'' and inserting ``Secretary of Labor''.
       (3) References to the department of commerce.--Title 13, 
     United States Code, is amended in sections 4, 9(a), 23(b), 
     24(e), 44, 103, 132, 211, 213(b)(2), 221, 222, 223, 224, 
     225(a), and 241 by striking ``Department of Commerce'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``Department of Labor''.
       (4) References to the secretary of commerce.--(A) Section 
     304(a) of title 13, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``Secretary of Commerce'' and inserting ``Secretary 
     of Labor''.
       (B)(i) Section 401(a) of title 13, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Secretary of Commerce'' and inserting 
     ``Secretary''.
       (ii) Section 8(e) of the Foreign Direct Investment and 
     International Financial Data Improvements Act of 1990 (22 
     U.S.C. 3144(e)) is amended by striking ``Secretary of 
     Commerce'' and inserting ``Secretary of Labor''.
       (iii) Section 401(a) of title 13, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Department of Commerce'' and inserting 
     ``Federal Reserve System''.
       (5) Compensation for the position of director of the 
     census.--Section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, as 
     amended by section 17108(e)(7), is further amended by 
     striking ``Census.'' and inserting ``Census, Department of 
     Labor.''.
       (6) Confidentiality.--Section 9 of title 13, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c)(1) Nothing in subsection (a)(3) shall be considered 
     to permit the disclosure of any matter or information to an 
     officer or employee of the Department of Labor who is not 
     referred to in subchapter II if, immediately before the start 
     of the 6-month period referred to in section 17203(a)(1) of 
     the Department of Commerce Dismantling Act, such disclosure 
     (if then made by an officer or employee of the Department of 
     Commerce) would have been impermissible under this section 
     (as then in effect).
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not apply with respect to any 
     disclosure made to the Secretary.''.
       (d) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that the Bureau of the Census should--
       (1) make appropriate use of any authority afforded to it by 
     the Census Address List Improvement Act of 1994 (Public Law 
     103-430; 108 Stat. 4393), and take measures to ensure the 
     timely implementation of such Act; and
       (2) streamline census questionnaires to promote savings in 
     the collection and tabulation of data.
       (e) Rule of Construction.--For purposes of subtitle E, the 
     reorganization of the Bureau of the Census pursuant to 
     subsections (b) and (c) shall be treated as if it involved a 
     transfer of functions.

     SEC. 17204. BUREAU OF ECONOMIC ANALYSIS.

       (a) In General.--(1) The functions of the Bureau of 
     Economic Analysis are transferred to the Secretary of Labor.
       (2) All functions which, immediately before such date, are 
     functions of the Secretary of Commerce with respect to the 
     Bureau of Economic Analysis are transferred to the Secretary 
     of Labor.
       (b) Consolidation With the Bureau of Labor Statistics.--The 
     Secretary of Labor shall consolidate the functions 
     transferred under subsection (a) with the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics within the Department of Labor.
       (c) Reports.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Labor, after 
     consultation with the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget, shall submit to the Congress a written report 
     on--
       (1) the availability of any private sector resources that 
     may be capable of performing any or all of the functions of 
     the Bureau of Economic Analysis, and the feasibility of 
     having any such functions so performed; and
       (2) the feasibility of implementing a system under which 
     fees may be assessed by the Bureau of Economic Analysis in 
     order to defray the costs of any services performed by the 
     Bureau of Economic Analysis, when such services are performed 
     other than on behalf of the Federal Government or an agency 
     or instrumentality thereof.
       (d) Rule of Construction.--For purposes of subtitle E, the 
     reorganization of the Bureau of Economic Analysis under this 
     section shall be treated as if it involved a transfer of 
     functions.
       (e) Limitation on Annual Obligations and Expenditures for 
     Continued Functions.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), for 
     each fiscal year that begins on or after the effective date 
     of this section, the total of amounts obligated or expended 
     by the United States each fiscal year for performance of 
     functions which immediately before the date of the enactment 
     of this Act were authorized to be performed by the Secretary 
     of Commerce with respect to the Bureau of Economic Analysis, 
     or by or an agency, officer, or employee of the Department of 
     Commerce with respect to that bureau, may not exceed 75 
     percent of the total of amounts obligated or expended by the 
     United States for performance of such functions for fiscal 
     year 1995.
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
     obligations or expenditures incurred as a direct consequence 
     of the termination, transfer, or other disposition of 
     funtions pursuant to this section.
       (3) Rule of construction.--This subsection shall take 
     precedence over any other provision of law unless such 
     provision explicitly refers to this section and makes an 
     exception to it.

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       (4) Responsibilities of the director of the office of 
     management and budget.--The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall--
       (A) ensure compliance with the requirements of this 
     subsection; and
       (B) include in each report under sections 17106(a) and (b) 
     a description of actions taken to comply with such 
     requirements.

     SEC. 17205. TERMINATED FUNCTIONS OF NTIA.

       (a) Repeals.--The following provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Subpart A of part IV of title III of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 390 et seq.), relating to assistance 
     for public telecommunications facilities.
       (2) Subpart B of part IV of title III of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 394 et seq.), relating to the 
     Endowment for Children's Educational Television.
       (3) Subpart C of part IV of title III of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 395 et seq.), relating to 
     Telecommunications Demonstration grants.
       (b) Disposal of NTIA Laboratories.--
       (1) Privatization.--All laboratories of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration are 
     transferred to the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget for privatization in accordance with section 17109.
       (2) Transfer of functions.--The functions of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration concerning 
     research and analysis of the electromagnetic spectrum 
     described in section 5112(b) of the Omnibus Trade and 
     Competitiveness Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 1532) are transferred 
     to the Director of the National Bureau of Standards.
       (c) Transfer of National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Functions.--
       (1) Transfer to ustr.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (b)(2), the functions of the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration, and of the Secretary of Commerce 
     and the Assistant Secretary for Communications and 
     Information of the Department of Commerce with respect to the 
     National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
     are transferred to the United States Trade Representative.
       (2) References.--References in any provision of law 
     (including the National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act) to the Secretary of Commerce 
     or the Assistant Secretary for Communications and Information 
     of the Department of Commerce--
       (A) with respect to a function vested pursuant to this 
     section in the United States Trade Representative shall be 
     deemed to refer to the United States Trade Representative; 
     and
       (B) with respect to a function vested pursuant to this 
     section in the Director of the National Bureau of Standards 
     shall be deemed to refer to the Director of the National 
     Bureau of Standards.
       (3) Termination of ntia.--Effective on the abolishment date 
     specified in section 17101(c), the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration is 
     abolished.

     SEC. 17206. NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Termination of Miscellaneous Research Programs and 
     Accounts.--
       (1) In general.--No funds may be appropriated in any fiscal 
     year for the following programs and accounts of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration:
       (A) The National Undersea Research Program.
       (B) The Fleet Modernization Program.
       (C) The Charleston, South Carolina, Special Management 
     Plan.
       (D) Chesapeake Bay Observation Buoys (as of September 30, 
     1996).
       (E) Federal/State Weather Modification Grants.
       (F) The Southeast Storm Research Account.
       (G) The Southeast United States Caribbean Fisheries 
     Oceanographic Coordinated Investigations Program.
       (H) National Institute for Environmental Renewal.
       (I) The Lake Champlain Study.
       (J) The Maine Marine Research Center.
       (K) The South Carolina Cooperative Geodetic Survey Account.
       (L) Pacific Island Technical Assistance.
       (M) Sea Grant Oyster Disease Account.
       (N) Sea Grant Zebra Mussel Account.
       (O) VENTS program.
       (P) National Weather Service non-Federal, non-wildfire 
     Weather Service.
       (Q) National Weather Service Regional Climate Centers.
       (R) National Weather Service Samoa Weather Forecast Office 
     Repair and Upgrade Account.
       (S) Dissemination of Weather Charts (Marine Facsimile 
     Service).
       (T) The Climate and Global Change Account.
       (U) The Global Learning and Observations to Benefit the 
     Environment Program.
       (V) Great Lakes nearshore research.
       (W) Mussel watch.
       (2) Repeals.--The following provisions of law are repealed:
       (A) The Ocean Thermal Conversion Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9101 et seq.).
       (B) Title IV of the Marine Protection, Research, and 
     Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (16 U.S.C. 1447 et seq.).
       (C) Title V of the Marine Protection, Research, and 
     Sanctuaries Act of 1972 (33 U.S.C. 2801 et seq.).
       (D) The Great Lakes Shoreline Mapping Act of 1987 (33 
     U.S.C. 883a note).
       (E) The Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Tissue Bank Act (16 
     U.S.C. 943 et seq.).
       (F) The Nonindigenous Aquatic Nuisance Prevention and 
     Control Act of 1990 (16 U.S.C. 4701 et seq.), except for 
     those provisions affecting the Assistant Secretary of the 
     Army (civil works) and the Secretary of the department in 
     which the Coast Guard is operating.
       (G) Section 3 of the Sea Grant Program Improvement Act of 
     1976 (33 U.S.C. 1124a).
       (H) Section 208(c) of the National Sea Grant College 
     Program Act (33 U.S.C. 1127(c)).
       (I) Section 305 of the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 
     (16 U.S.C. 1454) is repealed effective October 1, 1998.
       (J) The NOAA Fleet Modernization Act (33 U.S.C. 891 et 
     seq.).
       (K) Public Law 85-342 (72 Stat. 35; 16 U.S.C. 778 et seq.), 
     relating to fish research and experimentation.
       (L) The first section of the Act of August 8, 1956 (70 
     Stat. 1126; 16 U.S.C. 760d), relating to grants for 
     commercial fishing education.
       (M) Public Law 86-359 (16 U.S.C. 760e et seq.), relating to 
     the study of migratory marine gamefish.
       (N) The Act of August 15, 1914 (Chapter 253; 38 Stat. 692; 
     16 U.S.C. 781 et seq.), prohibiting the taking of sponges in 
     the Gulf of Mexico and the Straits of Florida.
       (b) Aeronautical Mapping and Charting.--
       (1) In general.--The aeronautical mapping and charting 
     functions of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration are transferred to the Defense Mapping Agency.
       (2) Termination of certain functions.--The Defense Mapping 
     Agency shall terminate any functions transferred under 
     paragraph (1) that are performed by the private sector.
       (3) Functions requested by federal aviation 
     administration.--(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the 
     Director of the Defense Mapping Agency shall carry out such 
     aeronautical charting functions as may be requested by the 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration.
       (B) In carrying out aeronautical mapping functions 
     requested by the Administrator under subparagraph (A), the 
     Director shall--
       (i) publish and distribute to the public and to the 
     Administrator any aeronautical charts requested by the 
     Administrator; and
       (ii) provide to the Administrator such other air traffic 
     control products and services as may be requested by the 
     Administrator,
     in such manner and including such information as the 
     Administrator determines is necessary for, or will promote, 
     the safe and efficient movement of aircraft in air commerce.
       (4) Continuing applicability.--The requirements of section 
     1307 of title 44, United States Code, shall continue to apply 
     with respect to all aeronautical products created or 
     published by the Director of the Defense Mapping Agency in 
     carrying out the functions transferred to the Director under 
     this paragraph; except that the prices for such products 
     shall be established jointly by the Director and the 
     Secretary of Transportation on an annual basis.
       (c) Transfer of Mapping, Charting, and Geodesy Functions to 
     the United States Geological Survey.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     there are hereby transferred to the Director of the United 
     States Geological Survey the functions relating to mapping, 
     charting, and geodesy authorized under the Act of August 7, 
     1947 (61 Stat. 787; 33 U.S.C. 883a).
       (2) Termination of certain functions.--The Director of the 
     United States Geological Survey shall terminate any functions 
     transferred under paragraph (1) that are performed by the 
     private sector.
       (d) NESDIS.--There are transferred to the National 
     Institute for Science and Technology all functions and assets 
     of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that 
     on the date immediately before the effective date of this 
     section were authorized to be performed by the National 
     Environmental Satellite, Data, and Information System.
       (e) OAR.--There are transferred to the National Institute 
     for Science and Technology all functions and assets of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (including 
     global programs) that on the date immediately before the 
     effective date of this section were authorized to be 
     performed by the Office of Oceanic and Atmospheric Research.
       (f) NWS.--
       (1) In general.--There are transferred to the National 
     Institute for Science and Technology all functions and assets 
     of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that 
     on the date immediately before the effective date of this 
     section were authorized to be performed by the National 
     Weather Service.
       (2) Duties.--To protect life and property and enhance the 
     national economy, the Administrator of Science and 
     Technology, through the National Weather Service, except as 
     outlined in paragraph (3), shall be responsible for the 
     following:
       (A) Forecasts. The Administrator of Science and Technology, 
     through the National Weather Service, shall serve as the sole 
     official source of severe weather warnings.
       (B) Issuance of storm warnings.
       (C) The collection, exchange, and distribution of 
     meteorological, hydrological, climatic, and oceanographic 
     data and information.
       (D) The preparation of hydro-meteorological guidance and 
     core forecast information.

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       (3) Limitations on competition.--The National Weather 
     Service may not compete, or assist other entities to compete, 
     with the private sector to provide a service when that 
     service is currently provided or can be provided by a 
     commercial enterprise unless--
       (A) the Administrator of Science and Technology finds that 
     the private sector is unwilling or unable to provide the 
     service; or
       (B) the Administrator of Science and Technology finds that 
     the service provides vital weather warnings and forecasts for 
     the protection of lives and property of the general public.
       (4) Organic act amendments.--
       (A) Amendments.--The Act of 1890 is amended--
       (i) by striking section 3 (15 U.S.C. 313); and
       (ii) in section 9 (15 U.S.C. 317), by striking ``Department 
     of'' and all that follows thereafter and inserting ``National 
     Institute for Science and Technology.''.
       (B) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     ``Act of 1890'' means the Act entitled ``An Act to increase 
     the efficiency and reduce the expenses of the Signal Corps of 
     the Army, and to transfer the Weather Bureau to the 
     Department of Agriculture'', approved October 1, 1890 (26 
     Stat. 653).
       (5) Repeal.--Sections 706 and 707 of the Weather Service 
     Modernization Act (15 U.S.C. 313 note) are repealed.
       (6) Conforming Amendments.--The Weather Service 
     Modernization Act (15 U.S.C. 313 note) is amended--
       (A) in section 702, by striking paragraph (3) and 
     redesignating paragraphs (4) through (10) as paragraphs (3) 
     through (9), respectively; and
       (B) in section 703--
       (i) by striking ``(a) National Implementation Plan.--'';
       (ii) by striking paragraph (3) and redesignating paragraphs 
     (4), (5), and (6) as paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), 
     respectively; and
       (iii) by striking subsections (b) and (c).
       (g) Termination of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration Corps of Commissioned Officers.--
       (1) Number of officers.--Notwithstanding section 8 of the 
     Act of June 3, 1948 (33 U.S.C. 853g), the total number of 
     commissioned officers on the active list of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall not exceed 358 
     for fiscal year 1996. No commissioned officers are authorized 
     for any fiscal year after fiscal year 1996.
       (2) Separation pay.--(A) Commissioned officers may be 
     separated from the active list of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration. Any officer so separated because 
     of paragraph (1) shall, subject to subparagraph (B) and the 
     availability of appropriations, be eligible for separation 
     pay under section 9 of the Act of June 3, 1948 (33 U.S.C. 
     853h) to the same extent as if such officer had been 
     separated under section 8 of such Act (33 U.S.C. 853g).
       (B) Any officer who, under paragraph (4), transfers to 
     another of the uniformed services or becomes employed in a 
     civil service position shall not be eligible for separation 
     pay under this paragraph.
       (C)(i) Any officer who receives separation pay under this 
     paragraph shall be required to repay the amount received if, 
     within 1 year after the date of the separation on which the 
     payment is based, such officer is reemployed in a civil 
     service position in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, the duties of which position would formerly 
     have been performed by a commissioned officer, as determined 
     by the Administrator of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.
       (ii) A repayment under this subparagraph shall be made in a 
     lump sum or in such installments as the Administrator may 
     specify.
       (D) In the case of any officer who makes a repayment under 
     subparagraph (C)--
       (i) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration 
     shall pay into the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 
     Fund, on such officer's behalf, any deposit required under 
     section 8422(e)(1) of title 5, United States Code, with 
     respect to any prior service performed by that individual as 
     such an officer; and
       (ii) if the amount paid under clause (i) is less than the 
     amount of the repayment under subparagraph (C), the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall pay into the 
     Government Securities Investment Fund (established under 
     section 8438(b)(1)(A) of title 5, United States Code), on 
     such individual's behalf, an amount equal to the difference.
     The provisions of paragraph (5)(C)(iv) shall apply with 
     respect to any contribution to the Thrift Savings Plan made 
     under clause (ii).
       (3) Priority placement program.--A priority placement 
     program similar to the programs described in section 3329b of 
     title 5, United States Code, as amended by section 17110, 
     shall be established by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration to assist commissioned officers who are 
     separated from the active list of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration because of paragraph (1).
       (4) Transfer.--(A) Subject to the approval of the Secretary 
     of Defense and under terms and conditions specified by the 
     Secretary, commissioned officers subject to paragraph (1) may 
     transfer to the Armed Forces under section 716 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (B) Subject to the approval of the Secretary of 
     Transportation and under terms and conditions specified by 
     the Secretary, commissioned officers subject to paragraph (1) 
     may transfer to the United States Coast Guard under section 
     716 of title 10, United States Code.
       (C) Subject to the approval of the Administrator of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and under 
     terms and conditions specified by that Administrator, 
     commissioned officers subject to paragraph (1) may be 
     employed by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration as members of the civil service.
       (5) Retirement provisions.--(A) For commissioned officers 
     who transfer under paragraph (4)(A) to the Armed Forces, the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shall pay 
     into the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund an 
     amount, to be calculated by the Secretary of Defense in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, equal to the 
     actuarial present value of any retired or retainer pay they 
     will draw upon retirement, including full credit for service 
     in the NOAA Corps. Any payment under this subparagraph shall, 
     for purposes of paragraph (2) of section 17207(g), be 
     considered to be an expenditure described in such paragraph.
       (B) For commissioned officers who transfer under paragraph 
     (4)(B) to the United States Coast Guard, full credit for 
     service in the NOAA Corps shall be given for purposes of any 
     annuity or other similar benefit under the retirement system 
     for members of the United States Coast Guard, entitlement to 
     which is based on the separation of such officer.
       (C)(i) For a commissioned officer who becomes employed in a 
     civil service position pursuant to paragraph (4)(C) and 
     thereupon becomes subject to the Federal Employees' 
     Retirement System, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration shall pay, on such officer's behalf--
       (I) into the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund, 
     the amounts required under clause (ii); and
       (II) into the Government Securities Investment Fund, the 
     amount required under clause (iii).
       (ii)(I) The amount required under this subclause is the 
     amount of any deposit required under section 8422(e)(1) of 
     such title 5 with respect to any prior service performed by 
     the individual as a commissioned officer of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
       (II) To determine the amount required under this subclause, 
     first determine, for each year of service with respect to 
     which the deposit under subclause (I) relates, the product of 
     the normal-cost percentage for such year (as determined under 
     the last sentence of this subclause) multiplied by basic pay 
     received by the individual for any such service performed in 
     such year. Second, take the sum of the amounts determined for 
     the respective years under the first sentence. Finally, 
     subtract from such sum the amount of the deposit under 
     subclause (I). For purposes of the first sentence, the 
     normal-cost percentage for any year shall be as determined 
     for such year under the provisions of section 8423(a)(1) of 
     title 5, United States Code, except that, in the case of any 
     year before the first year for which any normal-cost 
     percentage was determined under such provisions, the normal-
     cost percentage for such first year shall be used.
       (iii) The amount required under this clause is the amount 
     by which the separation pay to which the officer would have 
     been entitled under the second sentence of paragraph (2)(A) 
     (assuming the conditions for receiving such separation pay 
     have been met) exceeds the amount of the deposit under clause 
     (ii)(I), if at all.
       (iv)(I) Any contribution made under this subparagraph to 
     the Thrift Savings Plan shall not be subject to any otherwise 
     applicable limitation on contributions contained in the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and shall not be taken into 
     account in applying any such limitation to other 
     contributions or benefits under the Thrift Savings Plan, with 
     respect to the year in which the contribution is made.
       (II) Such plan shall not be treated as failing to meet any 
     nondiscrimination requirement by reason of the making of such 
     contribution.
       (6) Repeals.--(A) The following provisions of law are 
     repealed:
       (i) The Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned Officers' 
     Act of 1948 (33 U.S.C. 853a-853o, 853p-853u).
       (ii) The Act of February 16, 1929 (Chapter 221, section 5; 
     45 Stat. 1187; 33 U.S.C. 852a).
       (iii) The Act of January 19, 1942 (Chapter 6; 56 Stat. 6).
       (iv) Section 9 of Public Law 87-649 (76 Stat. 495).
       (v) The Act of May 22, 1917 (Chapter 20, section 16; 40 
     Stat. 87; 33 U.S.C. 854 et seq.).
       (vi) The Act of December 3, 1942 (Chapter 670; 56 Stat. 
     1038.
       (vii) Sections 1 through 5 of Public Law 91-621 (84 Stat. 
     1863; 33 U.S.C. 857-1 et seq.).
       (viii) The Act of August 10, 1956 (Chapter 1041, section 3; 
     70A Stat. 619; 33 U.S.C. 857a).
       (ix) The Act of May 18, 1920 (Chapter 190, section 11; 41 
     Stat. 603; 33 U.S.C. 864).
       (x) The Act of July 22, 1947 (Chapter 286; 61 Stat. 400; 33 
     U.S.C. 873, 874).
       (xi) The Act of August 3, 1956 (Chapter 932; 70 Stat. 988; 
     33 U.S.C. 875, 876).
       (xii) All other Acts inconsistent with this subsection.
     No repeal under this subparagraph shall affect any annuity or 
     other similar benefit payable, under any provision of law so 
     repealed, based on the separation of any individual from the 
     NOAA Corps on or before September 30, 1996. Any authority 
     exercised by the Secretary of Commerce or his designee with 
     respect to any such benefits shall

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     be exercised by the Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, and any authorization of 
     appropriations relating to those benefits, which is in effect 
     as of September 30, 1996, shall be considered to have 
     remained in effect.
       (B) The effective date of the repeals under subparagraph 
     (A) shall be October 1, 1996.
       (7) Creditability of noaa service for purposes relating to 
     reductions in force.--A commissioned officer who is separated 
     from the active list of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration because of paragraph (1) shall, for purposes 
     of any subsequent reduction in force, receive credit for any 
     period of service performed as such an officer before 
     separation from such list to the same extent and in the same 
     manner as if it had been a period of active service in the 
     Armed Forces.
       (8) Abolition.--The Office of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration Corps of Operations and the 
     Commissioned Personnel Center are abolished effective 
     September 30, 1996.
       (h) NOAA Fleet.--
       (1) Service contracts.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law and subject to the availability of appropriations, the 
     Administrator of the National Institute for Science and 
     Technology shall enter into contracts, including multiyear 
     contracts, subject to paragraph (3), for the use of vessels 
     to conduct oceanographic research and fisheries research, 
     monitoring, enforcement, and management, and to acquire other 
     data necessary to carry out the missions of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. The Administrator of 
     the National Institute for Science and Technology shall enter 
     into these contracts unless--
       (A) the cost of the contract is more than the cost 
     (including the cost of vessel operation, maintenance, and all 
     personnel) to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration of obtaining those services on vessels of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration;
       (B) the contract is for more than 7 years; or
       (C) the data is acquired through a vessel agreement 
     pursuant to paragraph (4).
       (2) Vessels.--The Administrator of the National Institute 
     for Science and Technology may not enter into any contract 
     for the construction, lease-purchase, upgrade, or service 
     life extension of any vessel.
       (3) Multiyear contracts.--
       (A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), and 
     notwithstanding section 1341 of title 31, United States Code, 
     and section 11 of title 41, United States Code, the 
     Administrator of the National Institute for Science and 
     Technology may acquire data under multiyear contracts.
       (B) Required findings.--The Administrator of the National 
     Institute for Science and Technology may not enter into a 
     contract pursuant to this paragraph unless such Administrator 
     finds with respect to that contract that there is a 
     reasonable expectation that throughout the contemplated 
     contract period the Administrator will request from Congress 
     funding for the contract at the level required to avoid 
     contract termination.
       (C) Required provisions.--The Administrator of the National 
     Institute for Science and Technology may not enter into a 
     contract pursuant to this paragraph unless the contract 
     includes--
       (i) a provision under which the obligation of the United 
     States to make payments under the contract for any fiscal 
     year is subject to the availability of appropriations 
     provided in advance for those payments;
       (ii) a provision that specifies the term of effectiveness 
     of the contract; and
       (iii) appropriate provisions under which, in case of any 
     termination of the contract before the end of the term 
     specified pursuant to clause (ii), the United States shall 
     only be liable for the lesser of--

       (I) an amount specified in the contract for such a 
     termination; or
       (II) amounts that were appropriated before the date of the 
     termination for the performance of the contract or for 
     procurement of the type of acquisition covered by the 
     contract and are unobligated on the date of the termination.

       (4) Vessel agreements.--The Administrator of the National 
     Institute for Science and Technology shall use excess 
     capacity of University National Oceanographic Laboratory 
     System vessels where appropriate and may enter into memoranda 
     of agreement with the operators of these vessels to carry out 
     this requirement.
       (5) Transfer of excess vessels.--The Administrator of the 
     National Institute for Science and Technology shall transfer 
     any vessels that are excess to the needs of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to the National 
     Defense Reserve Fleet. Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, these vessels may be scrapped in accordance with section 
     510(i) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 
     1160(i)).
       (i) National Marine Fisheries Service.--(1) There are 
     transferred to the National Institute for Science and 
     Technology all functions that on the day before the effective 
     date of this section were authorized by law to be performed 
     by the National Marine Fisheries Service.
       (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     National Marine Fisheries Service may not affect on-land 
     activities under the Endangered Species Act of 1973 for 
     salmon recovery in the State of Idaho (16 U.S.C. 1531 et 
     seq.).
       (j) National Ocean Service.--Except as otherwise provided 
     in this title, there are transferred to the National 
     Institute for Science and Technology all functions and assets 
     of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that 
     on the date immediately before the effective date of this 
     section were authorized to be performed by the National Ocean 
     Service (including the Coastal Ocean Program).
       (k) Transfer of Coastal Nonpoint Pollution Control 
     Functions.--There are transferred to the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency the functions under section 
     6217 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (16 
     U.S.C. 1455b) that on the day before the effective date of 
     this section were vested in the Secretary of Commerce.

     SEC. 17207. NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established as an independent 
     agency in the Executive Branch the National Institute for 
     Science and Technology (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Institute''). The Institute, and all functions and offices 
     transferred to it under this title, shall be administered 
     under the supervision and direction of an Administrator of 
     Science and Technology. The Administrator of Science and 
     Technology shall be appointed by the President, by and with 
     the advice and consent of the Senate, and shall receive basic 
     pay at the rate payable for level II of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States Code.
       (b) Principal Officers.--There shall be in the Institute, 
     on the transfer of functions and offices under this title--
       (1) an Administrator of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration, who shall be appointed by the 
     President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
     and who shall receive basic pay at the rate payable for level 
     III of the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5, 
     United States Code; and
       (2) a Director of the National Bureau of Standards, who 
     shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate, and who shall receive basic pay at 
     the rate payable for level IV of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
       (c) Additional Officers.--There shall be in the Institute--
       (1) a Chief Financial Officer of the Institute, to be 
     appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate;
       (2) a Chief of External Affairs, to be appointed by the 
     President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate;
       (3) a General Counsel, to be appointed by the President, by 
     and with the advice and consent of the Senate; and
       (4) an Inspector General, to be appointed in accordance 
     with the Inspector General Act of 1978.
     Each Officer appointed under this subsection shall receive 
     basic pay at the rate payable for level IV of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code.
       (d) Transfer of Functions and Offices.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this title, there are transferred to the 
     Institute--
       (1) the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     along with its functions and offices, as provided in section 
     17206;
       (2) the National Bureau of Standards, along with its 
     functions and offices, as provided in section 17202; and
       (3) the Office of Space Commerce, along with its functions 
     and offices.
       (e) Elimination of Positions.--The Administrator of Science 
     and Technology may eliminate positions that are no longer 
     necessary because of the termination of functions under this 
     section, section 17202, and section 17206.
       (f) Agency Terminations.--
       (1) Terminations.--On the date specified in section 
     17209(a), the following shall terminate:
       (A) The Office of the Deputy Administrator and Assistant 
     Secretary of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration.
       (B) The Office of the Deputy Under Secretary of the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
       (C) The Office of the Chief Scientist of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
       (D) The position of Deputy Assistant Secretary for Oceans 
     and Atmosphere.
       (E) The position of Deputy Assistant Secretary for 
     International Affairs.
       (F) Any office of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration or the National Bureau of Standards whose 
     primary purpose is to perform high performance computing 
     communications, legislative, personnel, public relations, 
     budget, constituent, intergovernmental, international, policy 
     and strategic planning, sustainable development, 
     administrative, financial, educational, legal and 
     coordination functions. These functions shall, as necessary, 
     be performed only by officers described in subsection (c).
       (G) The position of Associate Director of the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology.
       (2) Termination of executive schedule positions.--Each 
     position which was expressly authorized by law, or the 
     incumbent of which was authorized to receive compensation at 
     the rate prescribed for levels I through V of the Executive 
     Schedule under sections 5312 through 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code, in an office terminated pursuant to this 
     section, section 17202, and section 17206 shall also 
     terminate.

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       (g) Funding Reductions Resulting From Reorganization.--
       (1) Funding reductions.--For each fiscal year that begins 
     on or after the effective date of this section, the amount 
     obligated or expended by the United States in performing all 
     functions vested in the National Institute for Science and 
     Technology pursuant to this subtitle may not exceed 75 
     percent of the total of the amounts obligated or expended by 
     the United States in performing, during fiscal year 1995, all 
     functions vested in the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, and the Office of Space Commerce, except for 
     those functions transferred under section 17206 to agencies 
     or departments other than the National Institute for Science 
     and Technology.
       (2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
     obligations or expenditures incurred as a direct consequence 
     of the termination, transfer, or other disposition of 
     functions described in paragraph (1) pursuant to this 
     subtitle.
       (3) Rule of construction.--This subsection shall take 
     precedence over any other provision of law unless such 
     provision explicitly refers to this section and makes an 
     exception to it.
       (4) Responsibilities of the director of the office of 
     management and budget.--The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall--
       (A) ensure compliance with the requirements of this 
     subsection; and
       (B) include in each report under section 17106 (a) and (b) 
     of this title a description of actions taken to comply with 
     such requirements.

     SEC. 17208. MISCELLANEOUS TERMINATIONS; MORATORIUM ON PROGRAM 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Terminations.--The following agencies and programs of 
     the Department of Commerce are terminated:
       (1) The Minority Business Development Administration.
       (2) The United States Travel and Tourism Administration.
       (3) The programs and activities of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration referred to 
     in section 17205(a).
       (4) The Advanced Technology Program under section 28 of the 
     National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 
     278n).
       (5) The Manufacturing Extension Programs under sections 25 
     and 26 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology 
     Act (15 U.S.C. 278k and 278l).
       (6) The National Institute of Standards and Technology 
     METRIC Program.
       (b) Moratorium on Program Activities.--The authority to 
     make grants, enter into contracts, provide assistance, incur 
     obligations, or provide commitments (including any 
     enlargement of existing obligations or commitments, except if 
     required by law) with respect to the agencies and programs 
     described in subsection (a) is terminated effective on the 
     date of the enactment of this title.

     SEC. 17209. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this 
     subtitle shall take effect on the abolishment date specified 
     in section 17101(c).
       (b) Provisions Effective on Date of Enactment.--The 
     following provisions of this subtitle shall take effect on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act:
       (1) Section 17201.
       (2) Section 17206(g), except as otherwise provided in that 
     section.
       (3) Section 17208(b).
       (4) This section.
        Subtitle C--Office of United States Trade Representative

                     CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 17301. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle--
       (1) the term ``Office'' means the Office of the United 
     States Trade Representative;
       (2) the term ``Federal agency'' has the meaning given to 
     the term ``agency'' by section 551(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code; and
       (3) the term ``USTR'' means the United States Trade 
     Representative as provided for under section 17311.

        CHAPTER 2--OFFICE OF UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE

                      Subchapter A--Establishment

     SEC. 17311. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE OFFICE.

       (a) In General.--The Office of the United States Trade 
     Representative is established as an independent establishment 
     in the executive branch of Government as defined under 
     section 104 of title 5, United States Code. The United States 
     Trade Representative shall be the head of the Office and 
     shall be appointed by the President, by and with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate.
       (b) Ambassador Status.--The USTR shall have the rank and 
     status of Ambassador and shall represent the United States in 
     all trade negotiations conducted by the Office.
       (c) Continued Service of Current USTR.--The individual 
     serving as United States Trade Representative on the date 
     immediately preceding the effective date of this subtitle may 
     continue to serve as USTR under subsection (a).
       (d) Successor to the Department of Commerce.--The Office 
     shall be the successor to the Department of Commerce for 
     purposes of protocol.

     SEC. 17312. FUNCTIONS OF THE USTR.

       (a) In General.--In addition to the functions transferred 
     to the USTR by this subtitle, such other functions as the 
     President may assign or delegate to the USTR, and such other 
     functions as the USTR may, after the effective date of this 
     subtitle, be required to carry out by law, the USTR shall--
       (1) serve as the principal advisor to the President on 
     international trade policy and advise the President on the 
     impact of other policies of the United States Government on 
     international trade;
       (2) exercise primary responsibility, with the advice of the 
     interagency organization established under section 242 of the 
     Trade Expansion Act of 1962, for developing and implementing 
     international trade policy, including commodity matters and, 
     to the extent related to international trade policy, direct 
     investment matters and, in exercising such responsibility, 
     advance and implement, as the primary mandate of the Office, 
     the goals of the United States to--
       (A) maintain United States leadership in international 
     trade liberalization and expansion efforts;
       (B) reinvigorate the ability of the United States economy 
     to compete in international markets and to respond flexibly 
     to changes in international competition; and
       (C) expand United States participation in international 
     trade through aggressive promotion and marketing of goods and 
     services that are products of the United States;
       (3) exercise lead responsibility for the conduct of 
     international trade negotiations, including negotiations 
     relating to commodity matters and, to the extent that such 
     negotiations are related to international trade, direct 
     investment negotiations;
       (4) exercise lead responsibility for the establishment of a 
     national export strategy, including policies designed to 
     implement such strategy;
       (5) with the advice of the interagency organization 
     established under section 242 of the Trade Expansion Act of 
     1962, issue policy guidance to other Federal agencies on 
     international trade, commodity, and direct investment 
     functions to the extent necessary to assure the coordination 
     of international trade policy;
       (6) seek and promote new opportunities for United States 
     products and services to compete in the world marketplace;
       (7) assist small businesses in developing export markets;
       (8) enforce the laws of the United States relating to 
     trade;
       (9) analyze economic trends and developments;
       (10) report directly to the Congress--
       (A) on the administration of, and matters pertaining to, 
     the trade agreements program under the Omnibus Trade and 
     Competitiveness Act of 1988, the Trade Act of 1974, the Trade 
     Expansion Act of 1962, section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
     and any other provision of law enacted after this Act; and
       (B) with respect to other important issues pertaining to 
     international trade;
       (11) keep each official adviser to the United States 
     delegations to international conferences, meetings, and 
     negotiation sessions relating to trade agreements who is 
     appointed from the Committee on Finance of the Senate or the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives 
     under section 161 of the Trade Act of 1974 currently informed 
     on United States negotiating objectives with respect to trade 
     agreements, the status of negotiations in progress with 
     respect to such agreements, and the nature of any changes in 
     domestic law or the administration thereof which the USTR may 
     recommend to the Congress to carry out any trade agreement;
       (12) consult and cooperate with State and local governments 
     and other interested parties on international trade matters 
     of interest to such governments and parties, and to the 
     extent related to international trade matters, on investment 
     matters, and, when appropriate, hold informal public 
     hearings;
       (13) serve as the principal advisor to the President on 
     Government policies designed to contribute to enhancing the 
     ability of United States industry and services to compete in 
     international markets;
       (14) develop recommendations for national strategies and 
     specific policies intended to enhance the productivity and 
     international competitiveness of United States industries;
       (15) serve as the principal advisor to the President in 
     identifying and assessing the consequences of any Government 
     policies that adversely affect, or have the potential to 
     adversely affect, the international competitiveness of United 
     States industries and services;
       (16) promote cooperation between business, labor, and 
     Government to improve industrial performance and the ability 
     of United States industries to compete in international 
     markets and to facilitate consultation and communication 
     between the Government and the private sector about domestic 
     industrial performance and prospects and the performance and 
     prospects of foreign competitors; and
       (17) monitor and enforce foreign government compliance with 
     international trade agreements to protect United States 
     interests.
       (b) Interagency Organization.--The USTR shall be the 
     chairperson of the interagency organization established under 
     section 242 of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962.
       (c) National Security Council.--The USTR shall be a member 
     of the National Security Council.
       (d) Advisory Council.--The USTR shall be Deputy Chairman of 
     the National Advisory Council on International Monetary and 
     Financial Policies established under Executive Order 11269, 
     issued February 14, 1966.

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       (e) Agriculture.--(1) The USTR shall consult with the 
     Secretary of Agriculture or the designee of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture on all matters that potentially involve 
     international trade in agricultural products.
       (2) If an international meeting for negotiation or 
     consultation includes discussion of international trade in 
     agricultural products, the USTR or the designee of the USTR 
     shall be Chairman of the United States delegation to such 
     meeting and the Secretary of Agriculture or the designee of 
     such Secretary shall be Vice Chairman. The provisions of this 
     paragraph shall not limit the authority of the USTR under 
     subsection (h) to assign to the Secretary of Agriculture 
     responsibility for the conduct of, or participation in, any 
     trade negotiation or meeting.
       (f) Trade Promotion.--The USTR shall be the chairperson of 
     the Trade Promotion Coordinating Committee.
       (g) National Economic Council.--The USTR shall be a member 
     of the National Economic Council established under Executive 
     Order No. 12835, issued January 25, 1993.
       (h) International Trade Negotiations.--Except where 
     expressly prohibited by law, the USTR, at the request or with 
     the concurrence of the head of any other Federal agency, may 
     assign the responsibility for conducting or participating in 
     any specific international trade negotiation or meeting to 
     the head of such agency whenever the USTR determines that the 
     subject matter of such international trade negotiation is 
     related to the functions carried out by such agency.

                         Subchapter B--Officers

     SEC. 17321. DEPUTY ADMINISTRATOR OF THE OFFICE.

       (a) Establishment.--There shall be in the Office the Deputy 
     Administrator of the Office of the United States Trade 
     Representative, who shall be appointed by the President, by 
     and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
       (b) Absence, Disability, or Vacancy of USTR.--The Deputy 
     Administrator of the Office of the United States Trade 
     Representative shall act for and exercise the functions of 
     the USTR during the absence or disability of the USTR or in 
     the event the office of the USTR becomes vacant. The Deputy 
     Administrator shall act for and exercise the functions of the 
     USTR until the absence or disability of the USTR no longer 
     exists or a successor to the USTR has been appointed by the 
     President and confirmed by the Senate.
       (c) Functions of Deputy Administrator.--The Deputy 
     Administrator of the Office of the United States Trade 
     Representative shall exercise all functions, under the 
     direction of the USTR, transferred to or established in the 
     Office, except those functions exercised by the Deputy United 
     States Trade Representatives, the Director General for Export 
     Promotion, the Inspector General, and the General Counsel of 
     the Office, as provided by this subtitle.

     SEC. 17322. DEPUTY UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVES.

       (a) Establishment.--There shall be in the Office 2 Deputy 
     United States Trade Representatives, who shall be appointed 
     by the President, by and with the advice and consent of the 
     Senate. The Deputy United States Trade Representatives shall 
     exercise all functions under the direction of the USTR, and 
     shall include--
       (1) the Deputy United States Trade Representative for 
     Negotiations; and
       (2) the Deputy United States Trade Representative to the 
     World Trade Organization.
       (b) Functions of Deputy United States Trade 
     Representatives.--(1) The Deputy United States Trade 
     Representative for Negotiations shall exercise all functions 
     transferred under section 17331 and shall have the rank and 
     status of Ambassador.
       (2) The Deputy United States Trade Representative to the 
     World Trade Organization shall exercise all functions 
     relating to representation to the World Trade Organization 
     and shall have the rank and status of Ambassador.

     SEC. 17323. ASSISTANT ADMINISTRATORS.

       (a) Establishment.--There shall be in the Office 3 
     Assistant Administrators, who shall be appointed by the 
     President, by and with the advice and consent of the Senate. 
     The Assistant Administrators shall exercise all functions 
     under the direction of the Deputy Administrator of the Office 
     of the United States Trade Representative and include--
       (1) the Assistant Administrator for Export Administration;
       (2) the Assistant Administrator for Import Administration; 
     and
       (3) the Assistant Administrator for Trade and Policy 
     Analysis.
       (b) Functions of Assistant Administrators.--(1) The 
     Assistant Administrator for Export Administration shall 
     exercise all functions transferred under section 17332(1)(C).
       (2) The Assistant Administrator for Import Administration 
     shall exercise all functions transferred under section 
     17332(1)(D).
       (3) The Assistant Administrator for Trade and Policy 
     Analysis shall exercise all functions transferred under 
     section 17332(1)(B) and all functions transferred under 
     section 17332(2).

     SEC. 17324. DIRECTOR GENERAL FOR EXPORT PROMOTION.

       (a) Establishment.--There shall be a Director General for 
     Export Promotion, who shall be appointed by the President, by 
     and with the advice and consent of the Senate.
       (b) Functions.--The Director General for Export Promotion 
     shall exercise, under the direction of the USTR, all 
     functions transferred under sections 17332(1)(A) (relating to 
     functions of the United States and Foreign Commercial 
     Service) and 17333 and shall have the rank and status of 
     Ambassador.

     SEC. 17325. GENERAL COUNSEL.

       There shall be in the Office a General Counsel, who shall 
     be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate. The General Counsel shall provide 
     legal assistance to the USTR concerning the activities, 
     programs, and policies of the Office.

     SEC. 17326. INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       There shall be in the Office an Inspector General who shall 
     be appointed in accordance with the Inspector General Act of 
     1978, as amended by section 17371(b) of this Act.

     SEC. 17327. CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER.

       There shall be in the Office a Chief Financial Officer who 
     shall be appointed in accordance with section 901 of title 
     31, United States Code, as amended by section 17371(e) of 
     this Act. The Chief Financial Officer shall perform all 
     functions prescribed by the Deputy Administrator of the 
     Office of the United States Trade Representative, under the 
     direction of the Deputy Administrator.

                 Subchapter C--Transfers to the Office

     SEC. 17331. OFFICE OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE REPRESENTATIVE.

       There are transferred to the USTR all functions of the 
     United States Trade Representative and the Office of the 
     United States Trade Representative in the Executive Office of 
     the President and all functions of any officer or employee of 
     such Office.

     SEC. 17332. TRANSFERS FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

       There are transferred to the USTR the following functions:
       (1) All functions of, and all functions performed under the 
     direction of, the following officers and employees of the 
     Department of Commerce:
       (A) The Under Secretary of Commerce for International 
     Trade, and the Director General of the United States and 
     Foreign Commercial Service, relating to all functions 
     exercised by the Service.
       (B) The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for International 
     Economic Policy and the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for 
     Trade Development.
       (C) The Under Secretary of Commerce for Export 
     Administration.
       (D) The Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Import 
     Administration.
       (2) All functions of the Secretary of Commerce relating to 
     the National Trade Data Bank.
       (3) All functions of the Secretary of Commerce under the 
     Tariff Act of 1930, the Uruguay Round Agreements Act, the 
     Trade Act of 1974, and other trade-related Acts for which 
     responsibility is not otherwise assigned under this subtitle.

     SEC. 17333. TRADE AND DEVELOPMENT AGENCY.

       There are transferred to the Director General for Export 
     Promotion all functions of the Director of the Trade and 
     Development Agency. There are transferred to the Office of 
     the Director General for Export Promotion all functions of 
     the Trade and Development Agency.

     SEC. 17334. EXPORT-IMPORT BANK.

       (a) In General.--(1) There are transferred to the USTR all 
     functions of the Secretary of Commerce relating to the 
     Export-Import Bank of the United States.
       (2) Section 3(c)(1) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 
     (12 U.S.C. 635a(c)(1)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c)(1) There shall be a Board of Directors of the Bank 
     consisting of the United States Trade Representative (who 
     shall serve as Chairman), the President of the Export-Import 
     Bank of the United States (who shall serve as Vice Chairman), 
     the first Vice President, and 2 additional persons appointed 
     by the President of the United States, by and with the advice 
     and consent of the Senate.''.
       (b) Ex Officio Member of Export-Import Bank Board of 
     Directors.--The Director General for Export Promotion shall 
     serve as an ex officio nonvoting member of the Board of 
     Directors of the Export-Import Bank.
       (c) Amendments to Related Banking and Trade Acts.--Section 
     2301(h) of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 
     (15 U.S.C. 4721(h)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h) Assistance to Export-Import Bank.--The Commercial 
     Service shall provide such services as the Director General 
     for Export Promotion of the Office of the United States Trade 
     Representative determines necessary to assist the Export-
     Import Bank of the United States to carry out the lending, 
     loan guarantee, insurance, and other activities of the 
     Bank.''.

     SEC. 17335. OVERSEAS PRIVATE INVESTMENT CORPORATION.

       (a) Board of Directors.--The second and third sentences of 
     section 233(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2193(b)) are amended to read as follows: ``The United 
     States Trade Representative shall be the Chairman of the 
     Board. The Administrator of the Agency for International 
     Development (who shall serve as Vice Chairman) shall serve on 
     the Board.''.
       (b) Ex Officio Member of Overseas Private Investment 
     Corporation Board of Directors.--The Director General for 
     Export Promotion shall serve as an ex officio nonvoting 
     member of the Board of Directors of the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation.

     SEC. 17336. CONSOLIDATION OF EXPORT PROMOTION AND FINANCING 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Submission of Plan.--Within 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act,

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     the President shall transmit to the Congress a comprehensive 
     plan to consolidate Federal nonagricultural export promotion 
     activities and export financing activities and to transfer 
     those functions to the Office. The plan shall provide for--
       (1) the elimination of the overlap and duplication among 
     all Federal nonagricultural export promotion activities and 
     export financing activities;
       (2) a unified budget for Federal nonagricultural export 
     promotion activities which eliminates funding for the areas 
     of overlap and duplication identified under paragraph (1); 
     and
       (3) a long-term agenda for developing better cooperation 
     between local, State and Federal programs and activities 
     designed to stimulate or assist United States businesses in 
     exporting nonagricultural goods or services that are products 
     of the United States, including sharing of facilities, costs, 
     and export market research data.
       (b) Plan Elements.--The plan under subsection (a) shall--
       (1) place all Federal nonagricultural export promotion 
     activities and export financing activities within the Office;
       (2) provide clear authority for the USTR to use the 
     expertise and assistance of other United States Government 
     agencies;
       (3) achieve an overall 25 percent reduction in the amount 
     of funding for all Federal nonagricultural export promotion 
     activities within 2 years after the enactment of this Act; 
     and
       (4) include any functions of the Department of Commerce not 
     transferred by this subtitle, or of other Federal departments 
     the transfer of which to the Office would be necessary to the 
     competitiveness of the United States in international trade.
       (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``Federal nonagricultural export promotion activities'' means 
     all programs or activities of any department or agency of the 
     Federal Government (including, but not limited to, 
     departments and agencies with representatives on the Trade 
     Promotion Coordinating Committee established under section 
     2312 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4727)) 
     that are designed to stimulate or assist United States 
     businesses in exporting nonagricultural goods or services 
     that are products of the United States, including trade 
     missions.

     SEC. 17337. ADDITIONAL TRADE FUNCTIONS.

       (a) Termination of Authorizations of Appropriations.--
       (1) NAFTA secretariat.--Section 105(b) of the North 
     American Free Trade Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 
     3315(b)) is amended by striking ``each fiscal year after 
     fiscal year 1993'' and inserting ``each of fiscal years 1994 
     and 1995''.
       (2) Border environment cooperation commission.--Section 
     533(a)(2) of the North American Free Trade Agreement 
     Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3473(a)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``and each fiscal year thereafter'' and inserting 
     ``fiscal year 1995''.
       (b) Functions Related to Textile Agreements.--
       (1) Functions of cita.--(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), 
     those functions delegated to the Committee for the 
     Implementation of Textile Agreements established under 
     Executive Order 11651 (7 U.S.C. 1854 note) (hereafter in this 
     subsection referred to as ``CITA'') are transferred to the 
     USTR.
       (B) Those functions delegated to CITA that relate to the 
     assessment of the impact of textile imports on domestic 
     industry are transferred to the International Trade 
     Commission.
       (2) Abolition of cita.--CITA is abolished.

                Subchapter D--Administrative Provisions

     SEC. 17341. PERSONNEL PROVISIONS.

       (a) Appointments.--The USTR may appoint and fix the 
     compensation of such officers and employees, including 
     investigators, attorneys, and administrative law judges, as 
     may be necessary to carry out the functions of the USTR and 
     the Office. Except as otherwise provided by law, such 
     officers and employees shall be appointed in accordance with 
     the civil service laws and their compensation fixed in 
     accordance with title 5, United States Code.
       (b) Positions Above GS-15.--(1) At the request of the USTR, 
     the Director of the Office of Personnel Management shall, 
     under section 5108 of title 5, United States Code, provide 
     for the establishment in a grade level above GS-15 of the 
     General Service, and in the Senior Executive Service, of a 
     number of positions in the Office equal to the number of 
     positions in that grade level which were used primarily for 
     the performance of functions and offices transferred by this 
     subtitle and which were assigned and filled on the day before 
     the effective date of this subtitle.
       (2) Appointments to positions provided for under this 
     subsection may be made without regard to the provisions of 
     section 3324 of title 5, United States Code, if the 
     individual appointed in such position is an individual who is 
     transferred in connection with the transfer of functions and 
     offices under this subtitle and, on the day before the 
     effective date of this subtitle, holds a position and has 
     duties comparable to those of the position to which appointed 
     under this subsection.
       (3) The authority under this subsection with respect to any 
     position established at a grade level above GS-15 shall 
     terminate when the person first appointed to fill such 
     position ceases to hold such position.
       (4) For purposes of section 414(a)(3)(A) of the Civil 
     Service Reform Act of 1978, an individual appointed under 
     this subsection shall be deemed to occupy the same position 
     as the individual occupied on the day before the effective 
     date of this subtitle.
       (c) Experts and Consultants.--The USTR may obtain the 
     services of experts and consultants in accordance with 
     section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, and compensate 
     such experts and consultants for each day (including 
     traveltime) at rates not in excess of the maximum rate of pay 
     for a position above GS-15 of the General Schedule under 
     section 5332 of such title. The USTR may pay experts and 
     consultants who are serving away from their homes or regular 
     place of business travel expenses and per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence at rates authorized by sections 5702 and 5703 of 
     such title for persons in Government service employed 
     intermittently.
       (d) Voluntary Services.--(1)(A) The USTR is authorized to 
     accept voluntary and uncompensated services without regard to 
     the provisions of section 1342 of title 31, United States 
     Code, if such services will not be used to displace Federal 
     employees employed on a full-time, part-time, or seasonal 
     basis.
       (B) The USTR is authorized to accept volunteer service in 
     accordance with the provisions of section 3111 of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (2) The USTR is authorized to provide for incidental 
     expenses, including but not limited to transportation, 
     lodging, and subsistence for individuals who provide 
     voluntary services under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph 
     (1).
       (3) An individual who provides voluntary services under 
     paragraph (1)(A) shall not be considered a Federal employee 
     for any purpose other than for purposes of chapter 81 of 
     title 5, United States Code, relating to compensation for 
     work injuries, and chapter 171 of title 28, United States 
     Code, relating to tort claims.
       (e) Foreign Service Positions.--In order to assure United 
     States representation in trade matters at a level 
     commensurate with the level of representation maintained by 
     industrial nations which are major trade competitors of the 
     United States, the Secretary of State shall classify certain 
     positions at Foreign Service posts as commercial minister 
     positions and shall assign members of the Foreign Service 
     performing functions of the Office, with the concurrence of 
     the USTR, to such positions in nations which are major trade 
     competitors of the United States. The Secretary of State 
     shall obtain and use the recommendations of the USTR with 
     respect to the number of positions to be so classified under 
     this subsection.

     SEC. 17342. DELEGATION AND ASSIGNMENT.

       Except where otherwise expressly prohibited by law or 
     otherwise provided by this subtitle, the USTR may delegate 
     any of the functions transferred to the USTR by this subtitle 
     and any function transferred or granted to the USTR after the 
     effective date of this subtitle to such officers and 
     employees of the Office as the USTR may designate, and may 
     authorize successive redelegations of such functions as may 
     be necessary or appropriate. No delegation of functions by 
     the USTR under this section or under any other provision of 
     this subtitle shall relieve the USTR of responsibility for 
     the administration of such functions.

     SEC. 17343. SUCCESSION.

       (a) Order of Succession.--Subject to the authority of the 
     President, and except as provided in section 17321(b), the 
     USTR shall prescribe the order by which officers of the 
     Office who are appointed by the President, by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate, shall act for, and perform 
     the functions of, the USTR or any other officer of the Office 
     appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate, during the absence or disability of 
     the USTR or such other officer, or in the event of a vacancy 
     in the office of the USTR or such other officer.
       (b) Continuation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, and unless the President directs otherwise, an 
     individual acting for the USTR or another officer of the 
     Office pursuant to subsection (a) shall continue to serve in 
     that capacity until the absence or disability of the USTR or 
     such other officer no longer exists or a successor to the 
     USTR or such other officer has been appointed by the 
     President and confirmed by the Senate.

     SEC. 17344. REORGANIZATION.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the USTR is 
     authorized to allocate or reallocate functions among the 
     officers of the Office, and to establish, consolidate, alter, 
     or discontinue such organizational entities in the Office as 
     may be necessary or appropriate.
       (b) Exception.--The USTR may not exercise the authority 
     under subsection (a) to establish, consolidate, alter, or 
     discontinue any organizational entity in the Office or 
     allocate or reallocate any function of an officer or employee 
     of the Office that is inconsistent with any specific 
     provision of this subtitle.

     SEC. 17345. RULES.

       The USTR is authorized to prescribe, in accordance with the 
     provisions of chapters 5 and 6 of title 5, United States 
     Code, such rules and regulations as the USTR determines 
     necessary or appropriate to administer and manage the 
     functions of the USTR or the Office.

     SEC. 17346. FUNDS TRANSFER.

       The USTR may, when authorized in an appropriation Act in 
     any fiscal year, transfer

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     funds from one appropriation to another within the Office, 
     except that no appropriation for any fiscal year shall be 
     either increased or decreased by more than 10 percent and no 
     such transfer shall result in increasing any such 
     appropriation above the amount authorized to be appropriated 
     therefor.

     SEC. 17347. CONTRACTS, GRANTS, AND COOPERATIVE AGREEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subject to the provisions of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949, the USTR 
     may make, enter into, and perform such contracts, leases, 
     cooperative agreements, grants, or other similar transactions 
     with public agencies, private organizations, and persons, and 
     make payments (in lump sum or installments, and by way of 
     advance or reimbursement, and, in the case of any grant, with 
     necessary adjustments on account of overpayments and 
     underpayments) as the USTR considers necessary or appropriate 
     to carry out the functions of the USTR or the Office.
       (b) Exception.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     subtitle, the authority to enter into contracts or to make 
     payments under this subchapter shall be effective only to 
     such extent or in such amounts as are provided in advance in 
     appropriation Acts. This subsection does not apply with 
     respect to the authority granted under section 17349.

     SEC. 17348. USE OF FACILITIES.

       (a) Use by USTR.--With their consent, the USTR, with or 
     without reimbursement, may use the research, services, 
     equipment, and facilities of--
       (1) an individual,
       (2) any public or private nonprofit agency or organization, 
     including any agency or instrumentality of the United States 
     or of any State, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
     of Puerto Rico, or any territory or possession of the United 
     States,
       (3) any political subdivision of any State, the District of 
     Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or any territory 
     or possession of the United States, or
       (4) any foreign government,
     in carrying out any function of the USTR or the Office.
       (b) Use of USTR Facilities.--The USTR, under terms, at 
     rates, and for periods that the USTR considers to be in the 
     public interest, may permit the use by public and private 
     agencies, corporations, associations or other organizations, 
     or individuals, of any real property, or any facility, 
     structure or other improvement thereon, under the custody of 
     the USTR. The USTR may require permittees under this section 
     to maintain or recondition, at their own expense, the real 
     property, facilities, structures, and improvements used by 
     such permittees.

     SEC. 17349. GIFTS AND BEQUESTS.

       (a) In General.--The USTR is authorized to accept, hold, 
     administer, and utilize gifts and bequests of property, both 
     real and personal, for the purpose of aiding or facilitating 
     the work of the Office. Gifts and bequests of money and the 
     proceeds from sales of other property received as gifts or 
     bequests shall be deposited in the United States Treasury in 
     a separate fund and shall be disbursed on order of the USTR. 
     Property accepted pursuant to this subsection, and the 
     proceeds thereof, shall be used as nearly as possible in 
     accordance with the terms of the gift or bequest.
       (b) Tax Treatment.--For the purpose of Federal income, 
     estate, and gift taxes, and State taxes, property accepted 
     under subsection (a) shall be considered a gift or bequest to 
     or for the use of the United States.
       (c) Investment.--Upon the request of the USTR, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury may invest and reinvest in 
     securities of the United States or in securities guaranteed 
     as to principal and interest by the United States any moneys 
     contained in the fund provided for in subsection (a). Income 
     accruing from such securities, and from any other property 
     held by the USTR pursuant to subsection (a), shall be 
     deposited to the credit of the fund, and shall be disbursed 
     upon order of the USTR.

     SEC. 17350. WORKING CAPITAL FUND.

       (a) Establishment.--The USTR is authorized to establish for 
     the Office a working capital fund, to be available without 
     fiscal year limitation, for expenses necessary for the 
     maintenance and operation of such common administrative 
     services as the USTR shall find to be desirable in the 
     interest of economy and efficiency, including--
       (1) a central supply service for stationery and other 
     supplies and equipment for which adequate stocks may be 
     maintained to meet in whole or in part the requirements of 
     the Office and its components;
       (2) central messenger, mail, and telephone service and 
     other communications services;
       (3) office space and central services for document 
     reproduction and for graphics and visual aids;
       (4) a central library service; and
       (5) such other services as may be approved by the Director 
     of the Office of Management and Budget.
       (b) Operation of Fund.--The capital of the fund shall 
     consist of any appropriations made for the purpose of 
     providing working capital and the fair and reasonable value 
     of such stocks of supplies, equipment, and other assets and 
     inventories on order as the USTR may transfer to the fund, 
     less the related liabilities and unpaid obligations. The fund 
     shall be reimbursed in advance from available funds of 
     agencies and offices in the Office, or from other sources, 
     for supplies and services at rates which will approximate the 
     expense of operation, including the accrual of annual leave 
     and the depreciation of equipment. The fund shall also be 
     credited with receipts from sale or exchange of property and 
     receipts in payment for loss or damage to property owned by 
     the fund. There shall be covered into the United States 
     Treasury as miscellaneous receipts any surplus of the fund 
     (all assets, liabilities, and prior losses considered) above 
     the amounts transferred or appropriated to establish and 
     maintain the fund. There shall be transferred to the fund the 
     stocks of supplies, equipment, other assets, liabilities, and 
     unpaid obligations relating to those services which the USTR 
     determines will be performed.

     SEC. 17351. SERVICE CHARGES.

       (a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the USTR may establish reasonable fees and commissions with 
     respect to applications, documents, awards, loans, grants, 
     research data, services, and assistance administered by the 
     Office, and the USTR may change and abolish such fees and 
     commissions. Before establishing, changing, or abolishing any 
     schedule of fees or commissions under this section, the USTR 
     may submit such schedule to the Congress.
       (b) Deposits.--The USTR is authorized to require a deposit 
     before the USTR provides any item, information, service, or 
     assistance for which a fee or commission is required under 
     this section.
       (c) Deposit of Moneys.--Moneys received under this section 
     shall be deposited in the Treasury in a special account for 
     use by the USTR and are authorized to be appropriated and 
     made available until expended.
       (d) Factors in Establishing Fees and Commissions.--In 
     establishing reasonable fees or commissions under this 
     section, the USTR may take into account--
       (1) the actual costs which will be incurred in providing 
     the items, information, services, or assistance concerned;
       (2) the efficiency of the Government in providing such 
     items, information, services, or assistance;
       (3) the portion of the cost that will be incurred in 
     providing such items, information, services, or assistance 
     which may be attributed to benefits for the general public 
     rather than exclusively for the person to whom the items, 
     information, services, or assistance is provided;
       (4) any public service which occurs through the provision 
     of such items, information, services, or assistance; and
       (5) such other factors as the USTR considers appropriate.
       (e) Refunds of Excess Payments.--In any case in which the 
     USTR determines that any person has made a payment which is 
     not required under this section or has made a payment which 
     is in excess of the amount required under this section, the 
     USTR, upon application or otherwise, may cause a refund to be 
     made from applicable funds.

     SEC. 17352. SEAL OF OFFICE.

       The USTR shall cause a seal of office to be made for the 
     Office of such design as the USTR shall approve. Judicial 
     notice shall be taken of such seal.

                     Subchapter E--Related Agencies

     SEC. 17361. INTERAGENCY TRADE ORGANIZATION.

       Section 242(a)(3) of the Trade Expansion Act of 1962 (19 
     U.S.C. 1872(a)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3)(A) The interagency organization established under 
     subsection (a) shall be composed of--
       ``(i) the United States Trade Representative, who shall be 
     the chairperson,
       ``(ii) the Secretary of Agriculture,
       ``(iii) the Secretary of the Treasury,
       ``(iv) the Secretary of Labor,
       ``(v) the Secretary of State, and
       ``(vi) the representatives of such other departments and 
     agencies as the United States Trade Representative shall 
     designate.
       ``(B) The United States Trade Representative may invite 
     representatives from other agencies, as appropriate, to 
     attend particular meetings if subject matters of specific 
     functional interest to such agencies are under consideration. 
     It shall meet at such times and with respect to such matters 
     as the President or the chairperson shall direct.''.

     SEC. 17362. NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL.

       The fourth paragraph of section 101(a) of the National 
     Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 402(a)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating clauses (5), (6), and (7) as clauses 
     (6), (7), and (8), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after clause (4) the following new clause:
       ``(5) the United States Trade Representative;''.

     SEC. 17363. INTERNATIONAL MONETARY FUND.

       Section 3 of the Bretton Woods Agreement Act is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) The United States executive director of the Fund 
     shall consult with the United States Trade Representative 
     with respect to matters under consideration by the Fund which 
     relate to trade.''.

                  Subchapter F--Conforming Amendments

     SEC. 17371. AMENDMENTS TO GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       (a) Inspector General.--The Inspector General Act of 1978 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection 9(a)(1) by inserting after subparagraph 
     (W) the following:
       ``(X) of the United States Trade Representative, all 
     functions of the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Commerce and the Office of the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Commerce relating to the functions transferred 
     to the United States Trade Representative by section 17332 of 
     the Depart

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     ment of Commerce Dismantling Act; and''; and
       (2) in section 11--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by inserting ``the United States Trade 
     Representative;'' after ``the Attorney General;''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2) by inserting ``the Office of the 
     United States Trade Representative,'' after ``Treasury;''.
       (b) Amendment to the Trade Act of 1974.--(1) Chapter 4 of 
     title I of the Trade Act of 1974 is amended to read as 
     follows:

           ``CHAPTER 4--REPRESENTATION IN TRADE NEGOTIATIONS

     ``SEC. 141. FUNCTIONS OF THE UNITED STATES TRADE 
                   REPRESENTATIVE.

       ``The United States Trade Representative established under 
     section 17311 of the Department of Commerce Dismantling Act 
     shall--
       ``(1) be the chief representative of the United States for 
     each trade negotiation under this title or chapter 1 of title 
     III of this Act, or subtitle A of title I of the Omnibus 
     Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, or any other provision 
     of law enacted after the Department of Commerce Dismantling 
     Act;
       ``(2) report directly to the President and the Congress, 
     and be responsible to the President and the Congress for the 
     administration of trade agreements programs under this Act, 
     the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988, the Trade 
     Expansion Act of 1962, section 350 of the Tariff Act of 1930, 
     and any other provision of law enacted after the Department 
     of Commerce Dismantling Act;
       ``(3) advise the President and the Congress with respect to 
     nontariff barriers to international trade, international 
     commodity agreements, and other matters which are related to 
     the trade agreements programs; and
       ``(4) be responsible for making reports to Congress with 
     respect to the matters set forth in paragraphs (1) and 
     (2).''.
       (2) The table of contents in the first section of the Trade 
     Act of 1974 is amended by striking the items relating to 
     chapter 4 and section 141 and inserting the following:

           ``Chapter 4--Representation in Trade Negotiations

``Sec. 141. Functions of the United States Trade Representative.''.
       (d) Foreign Service Personnel.--The Foreign Service Act of 
     1980 is amended by striking paragraph (3) of section 202(a) 
     (22 U.S.C. 3922(a)) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) The United States Trade Representative may utilize 
     the Foreign Service personnel system in accordance with this 
     Act--
       ``(A) with respect to the personnel performing functions--
       ``(i) which were transferred to the Department of Commerce 
     from the Department of State by Reorganization Plan No. 3 of 
     1979; and
       ``(ii) which were subsequently transferred to the United 
     States Trade Representative by section 17332 of the 
     Department of Commerce Dismantling Act; and
       ``(B) with respect to other personnel of the Office of 
     United States Trade Representative to the extent the 
     President determines to be necessary in order to enable the 
     Office of the United States Trade Representative to carry out 
     functions which require service abroad.''.
       (e) Chief Financial Officers.--Section 901(b)(1) of title 
     31, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(Q) The Office of the United States Trade 
     Representative.''.

     SEC. 17372. REPEALS.

       Sections 1 and 2 of the Act of June 5, 1939 (15 U.S.C. 1502 
     and 1503; 53 Stat. 808), relating to the Under Secretary of 
     Commerce, are repealed.

     SEC. 17373. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO EXECUTIVE 
                   SCHEDULE POSITIONS.

       (a) Positions at Level I.--Section 5312 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by amending the item relating to the 
     United States Trade Representative to read as follows:
       ``United States Trade Representative, Office of the United 
     States Trade Representative.''.
       (b) Positions at Level II.--Section 5313 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``Deputy Administrator of the Office of the United States 
     Trade Representative.
       ``Deputy United States Trade Representatives, Office of the 
     United States Trade Representative (2).''.
       (c) Positions at Level III.--Section 5314 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``Assistant Administrators, Office of the United States 
     Trade Representative (3).
       ``Director General for Export Promotion, Office of the 
     United States Trade Representative.''.
       (d) Positions at Level IV.--Section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking the item relating to the Assistant 
     Secretary of Commerce and Director General of the United 
     States and Foreign Commercial Service; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``General Counsel, Office of the United States Trade 
     Representative.
       ``Inspector General, Office of the United States Trade 
     Representative.
       ``Chief Financial Officer, Office of the United States 
     Trade Representative.''.

                      Subchapter G--Miscellaneous

     SEC. 17381. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--This subtitle shall take effect on the 
     effective date specified in section 17209(a), except that--
       (1) section 17336 shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (2) at any time after the date of the enactment of this Act 
     the officers provided for in subchapter B may be nominated 
     and appointed, as provided in such subchapter.
       (b) Interim Compensation and Expenses.--Funds available to 
     the Department of Commerce or the Office of the United States 
     Trade Representative (or any official or component thereof), 
     with respect to the functions transferred by this subtitle, 
     may be used, with approval of the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, to pay the compensation and expenses 
     of an officer appointed under subsection (a) who will carry 
     out such functions until funds for that purpose are otherwise 
     available.

     SEC. 17382. INTERIM APPOINTMENTS.

       (a) In General.--If one or more officers required by this 
     subtitle to be appointed by and with the advice and consent 
     of the Senate have not entered upon office on the effective 
     date of this subtitle and notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the President may designate any officer who was 
     appointed by and with the advice and consent of the Senate, 
     and who was such an officer on the day before the effective 
     date of this subtitle, to act in the office until it is 
     filled as provided by this subtitle.
       (b) Compensation.--Any officer acting in an office pursuant 
     to subsection (a) shall receive compensation at the rate 
     prescribed by this subtitle for such office.

     SEC. 17383. FUNDING REDUCTIONS RESULTING FROM REORGANIZATION.

       (a) Funding Reductions.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (b), for each fiscal year that begins on or after the 
     effective date of this section, the total of amounts 
     obligated or expended by the United States in performing all 
     functions vested in the USTR and the Office pursuant to this 
     subtitle may not exceed 75 percent of the total amount 
     obligated or expended by the United States in performing all 
     such functions for fiscal year 1995.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     obligations or expenditures incurred as a direct consequence 
     of the termination, transfer, or other disposition of 
     functions described in subsection (a) pursuant to this title.
       (c) Rule of Construction.--This section shall take 
     precedence over any other provision of law unless such 
     provision explicitly refers to this section and makes an 
     exception to it.
       (d) Responsibilities of the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget.--The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget shall--
       (1) ensure compliance with the requirements of this 
     section; and
       (2) include in each report under sections 17106(a) and (b) 
     a description of actions taken to comply with such 
     requirements.
          Subtitle D--Patent and Trademark Office Corporation

     SEC. 17401. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Patent and Trademark 
     Office Corporation Act of 1995''.

                 CHAPTER 1--PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE

     SEC. 17411. ESTABLISHMENT OF PATENT AND TRADEMARK OFFICE AS A 
                   CORPORATION.

       Section 1 of title 35, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1. Establishment

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Patent and Trademark Office is 
     established as a wholly owned Government corporation subject 
     to chapter 91 of title 31, except as otherwise provided in 
     this title.
       ``(b) Offices.--The Patent and Trademark Office shall 
     maintain an office in the District of Columbia, or the 
     metropolitan area thereof, for the service of process and 
     papers and shall be deemed, for purposes of venue in civil 
     actions, to be a resident of the district in which its 
     principal office is located. The Patent and Trademark Office 
     may establish offices in such other places as it considers 
     necessary or appropriate in the conduct of its business.
       ``(c) Reference.--For purposes of this title, the Patent 
     and Trademark Office shall also be referred to as the 
     `Office'.''.

     SEC. 17412. POWERS AND DUTIES.

       Section 2 of title 35, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2. Powers and Duties

       ``(a) In General.--The Patent and Trademark Office shall be 
     responsible for--
       ``(1) the granting and issuing of patents and the 
     registration of trademarks;
       ``(2) conducting studies, programs, or exchanges of items 
     or services regarding domestic and international patent and 
     trademark law or the administration of the Office, including 
     programs to recognize, identify, assess, and forecast the 
     technology of patented inventions and their utility to 
     industry;
       ``(3) authorizing or conducting studies and programs 
     cooperatively with foreign patent and trademark offices and 
     international organizations, in connection with the granting 
     and issuing of patents and the registration of trademarks; 
     and
       ``(4) disseminating to the public information with respect 
     to patents and trademarks.
       ``(b) Specific Powers.--The Office--
       ``(1) shall have perpetual succession;
       ``(2) shall adopt and use a corporate seal, which shall be 
     judicially noticed and with

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     which letters patent, certificates of trademark 
     registrations, and papers issued by the Office shall be 
     authenticated;
       ``(3) may sue and be sued in its corporate name and be 
     represented by its own attorneys in all judicial and 
     administrative proceedings, subject to the provisions of 
     section 8 of this title;
       ``(4) may indemnify the Commissioner of Patents and 
     Trademarks, and other officers, attorneys, agents, and 
     employees (including members of the Management Advisory Board 
     established in section 5) of the Office for liabilities and 
     expenses incurred within the scope of their employment;
       ``(5) may adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws, rules, and 
     regulations, governing the manner in which its business will 
     be conducted and the powers granted to it by law will be 
     exercised;
       ``(6) may acquire, construct, purchase, lease, hold, 
     manage, operate, improve, alter, and renovate any real, 
     personal, or mixed property, or any interest therein, as it 
     considers necessary to carry out its functions;
       ``(7)(A) may make such purchases, contracts for the 
     construction, maintenance, or management and operation of 
     facilities, and contracts for supplies or services, without 
     regard to section 111 of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 759); and
       ``(B) may enter into and perform such purchases and 
     contracts for printing services, including the process of 
     composition, platemaking, presswork, silk screen processes, 
     binding, microform, and the products of such processes, as it 
     considers necessary to carry out the functions of the Office, 
     without regard to sections 501 through 517 and 1101 through 
     1123 of title 44;
       ``(8) may use, with their consent, services, equipment, 
     personnel, and facilities of other departments, agencies, and 
     instrumentalities of the Federal Government, on a 
     reimbursable basis, and cooperate with such other 
     departments, agencies, and instrumentalities in the 
     establishment and use of services, equipment, and facilities 
     of the Office;
       ``(9) may obtain from the Administrator of General Services 
     such services as the Administrator is authorized to provide 
     to other agencies of the United States, on the same basis as 
     those services are provided to other agencies of the United 
     States;
       ``(10) may use, with the consent of the United States and 
     the agency, government, or international organization 
     concerned, the services, records, facilities, or personnel of 
     any State or local government agency or instrumentality or 
     foreign government or international organization to perform 
     functions on its behalf;
       ``(11) may determine the character of and the necessity for 
     its obligations and expenditures and the manner in which they 
     shall be incurred, allowed, and paid, subject to the 
     provisions of this title and the Act of July 5, 1946 
     (commonly referred to as the `Trademark Act of 1946');
       ``(12) may retain and use all of its revenues and receipts, 
     including revenues from the sale, lease, or disposal of any 
     real, personal, or mixed property, or any interest therein, 
     of the Office, in carrying out the functions of the Office, 
     including for research and development and capital 
     investment, subject to the provisions of section 10101 of the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (35 U.S.C. 41 
     note);
       ``(13) shall have the priority of the United States with 
     respect to the payment of debts from bankrupt, insolvent, and 
     decedents' estates;
       ``(14) may accept monetary gifts or donations of services, 
     or of real, personal, or mixed property, in order to carry 
     out the functions of the Office;
       ``(15) may execute, in accordance with its bylaws, rules, 
     and regulations, all instruments necessary and appropriate in 
     the exercise of any of its powers;
       ``(16) may provide for liability insurance and insurance 
     against any loss in connection with its property, other 
     assets, or operations either by contract or by self-
     insurance; and
       ``(17) shall pay any settlement or judgment entered against 
     it from the funds of the Office and not from amounts 
     available under section 1304 of title 31.''.

     SEC. 17413. ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT.

       Section 3 of title 35, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 3. Officers and employees

       ``(a) Commissioner.--
       ``(1) In general.--The management of the Patent and 
     Trademark Office shall be vested in a Commissioner of Patents 
     and Trademarks (hereafter in this title referred to as the 
     `Commissioner'), who shall be a citizen of the United States 
     and who shall be appointed by the President, by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate. The Commissioner shall be a 
     person who, by reason of professional background and 
     experience in patent and trademark law, is especially 
     qualified to manage the Office.
       ``(2) Duties.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Commissioner shall be responsible 
     for the management and direction of the Office, including the 
     issuance of patents and the registration of trademarks.
       ``(B) Advising the president.--The Commissioner shall 
     advise the President of all activities of the Patent and 
     Trademark Office undertaken in response to obligations of the 
     United States under treaties and executive agreements, or 
     which relate to cooperative programs with those authorities 
     of foreign governments that are responsible for granting 
     patents or registering trademarks. The Commissioner shall 
     also recommend to the President changes in law or policy 
     which may improve the ability of United States citizens to 
     secure and enforce patent rights or trademark rights in the 
     United States or in foreign countries.
       ``(C) Consulting with the management advisory board.--The 
     Commissioner shall consult with the Management Advisory Board 
     established in section 5 on a regular basis on matters 
     relating to the operation of the Patent and Trademark Office, 
     and shall consult with the Board before submitting budgetary 
     proposals to the Office of Management and Budget or changing 
     or proposing to change patent or trademark user fees or 
     patent or trademark regulations.
       ``(D) Security clearances.--The Commissioner, in 
     consultation with the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management, shall maintain a program for identifying national 
     security positions and providing for appropriate security 
     clearances.
       ``(3) Term.--The Commissioner shall serve a term of 5 
     years, and may continue to serve after the expiration of the 
     Commissioner's term until a successor is appointed and 
     assumes office. The Commissioner may be reappointed to 
     subsequent terms.
       ``(4) Oath.--The Commissioner shall, before taking office, 
     take an oath to discharge faithfully the duties of the 
     Office.
       ``(5) Compensation.--The Commissioner shall receive 
     compensation at the rate of pay in effect for Level III of 
     the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5.
       ``(6) Removal.--The Commissioner may be removed from office 
     by the President only for cause.
       ``(7) Designee of commissioner.--The Commissioner shall 
     designate an officer of the Office who shall be vested with 
     the authority to act in the capacity of the Commissioner in 
     the event of the absence or incapacity of the Commissioner.
       ``(b) Officers and Employees of the Office.--
       ``(1) Deputy commissioners.--The Commissioner shall appoint 
     a Deputy Commissioner for Patents and a Deputy Commissioner 
     for Trademarks for terms that shall expire on the date on 
     which the Commissioner's term expires. The Deputy 
     Commissioner for Patents shall be a person with demonstrated 
     experience in patent law and the Deputy Commissioner for 
     Trademarks shall be a person with demonstrated experience in 
     trademark law. The Deputy Commissioner for Patents and the 
     Deputy Commissioner for Trademarks shall be the principal 
     policy advisors to the Commissioner on all aspects of the 
     activities of the Office that affect the administration of 
     patent and trademark operations, respectively.
       ``(2) Other officers and employees.--The Commissioner 
     shall--
       ``(A) appoint an Inspector General and such other officers, 
     employees (including attorneys), and agents of the Office as 
     the Commissioner considers necessary to carry out its 
     functions;
       ``(B) fix the compensation of such officers and employees; 
     and
       ``(C) define the authority and duties of such officers and 
     employees and delegate to them such of the powers vested in 
     the Office as the Commissioner may determine.
     The Office shall not be subject to any administratively or 
     statutorily imposed limitation on positions or personnel, and 
     no positions or personnel of the Office shall be taken into 
     account for purposes of applying any such limitation, except 
     to the extent otherwise specifically provided by statute with 
     respect to the Office.
       ``(c) Limits on Compensation.--Except as otherwise provided 
     in this title or any other provision of law, the basic pay of 
     an officer or employee of the Office for any calendar year 
     may not exceed the annual rate of basic pay in effect for 
     level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5315 of 
     title 5. The Commissioner shall by regulation establish a 
     limitation on the total compensation payable to officers or 
     employees of the Office, which may not exceed the annual rate 
     of basic pay in effect for level I of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5312 of title 5.
       ``(d) Inapplicability of Title 5 Generally.--Except as 
     otherwise provided in this section, officers and employees of 
     the Office shall not be subject to the provisions of title 5 
     relating to Federal employees.
       ``(e) Continued Applicability of Certain Provision of Title 
     5.--The following provisions of title 5 shall apply to the 
     Office and its officers and employees:
       ``(1) Section 3110 (relating to employment of relatives; 
     restrictions).
       ``(2) Subchapter II of chapter 55 (relating to withholding 
     pay).
       ``(3) Subchapter II of chapter 73 (relating to employment 
     limitations).
       ``(f) Provisions of Title 5 Relating to Certain Benefits.--
       ``(1) Retirement.--(A)(i) Any individual who becomes an 
     officer or employee of the Office pursuant to subsection (h) 
     shall, if such individual has at least 3 years of creditable 
     service (within the meaning of section 8332 or 8411 of title 
     5) as of the effective date of the Patent and Trademark 
     Office Corporation Act of 1995, remain subject to subchapter 
     III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of such title, as the case 
     may be, so long as such individual continues to hold an 
     office or position in or under the Office without a break in 
     service.
       ``(ii)(I) Except as provided in subclause (II), with 
     respect to an individual described in clause (i), the Office 
     shall make the appropriate withholding from pay and shall pay

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     the contributions required of an employing agency into the 
     Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund and, if 
     applicable, the Thrift Savings Fund in accordance with 
     applicable provisions of subchapter III of chapter 83 or 
     chapter 84 of title 5, as the case may be.
       ``(II) In the case of an officer or employee who remains 
     subject to subchapter III of chapter 83 of such title by 
     virtue of this subparagraph, the Office shall, instead of the 
     amount which would otherwise be required under the second 
     sentence of section 8334(a)(1) of title 5, contribute an 
     amount equal to the normal-cost percentage (determined with 
     respect to officers and employees of the Office using dynamic 
     assumptions, as defined by section 8401(9) of such title) of 
     the individual's basic pay, minus the amount required to be 
     withheld from such pay under such section 8334(a)(1).
       ``(B)(i) Notwithstanding subsection (d), the provisions of 
     subchapter III of chapter 83 or chapter 84 of title 5 (as 
     applicable) which relate to disability shall be considered to 
     remain in effect, with respect to an individual who becomes 
     an officer or employee of the Office pursuant to subsection 
     (h), until the end of the 2-year period beginning on the 
     effective date of the Patent and Trademark Office Corporation 
     Act of 1995 or, if earlier, until such individual satisfies 
     the prerequisites for coverage under any program offered by 
     the Office to replace the disability retirement program under 
     chapter 83 or 84 of title 5.
       ``(ii) This clause applies with respect to any officer or 
     employee of the Office who is receiving disability coverage 
     under this subparagraph and has completed the service 
     requirement specified in the first sentence of section 
     8337(a) or 8451(a)(1)(A) of title 5 (as applicable), but who 
     is not described in subparagraph (A)(i). In the case of any 
     individual to whom this clause applies, the Office shall pay 
     into the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund an 
     amount equal to that portion of the normal-cost percentage 
     (determined in the same manner as under subparagraph 
     (A)(ii)(II)) of the basic pay of such individual (for service 
     performed during the period during which such individual is 
     receiving such coverage) allocable to such coverage. Any 
     amounts payable under this clause shall be paid at such time 
     and in such manner as mutually agreed to by the Office and 
     the Office of Personnel Management, and shall be in lieu of 
     any individual or agency contributions otherwise required.
       ``(2) Health benefits.--(A) Officers and employees of the 
     Office shall not become ineligible to participate in the 
     health benefits program under chapter 89 of title 5 by reason 
     of subsection (d) until the effective date of elections made 
     during the first election period (under section 8905(f) of 
     title 5) beginning after the end of the 2-year period 
     beginning on the effective date of the the Patent and 
     Trademark Office Corporation Act of 1995.
       ``(B)(i) With respect to any individual who becomes an 
     officer or employee of the Office pursuant to subsection (h), 
     the eligibility of such individual to participate in such 
     program as an annuitant (or of any other person to 
     participate in such program as an annuitant based on the 
     death of such individual) shall be determined disregarding 
     the requirements of section 8905(b) of title 5. The preceding 
     sentence shall not apply if the individual ceases to be an 
     officer or employee of the Office for any period of time 
     after becoming an officer or employee of the Office pursuant 
     to subsection (h) and before separation.
       ``(ii) The Government contributions authorized by section 
     8906 for health benefits for anyone participating in the 
     health benefits program pursuant to this subparagraph shall 
     be made by the Office in the same manner as provided under 
     section 8906(g)(2) of title 5 with respect to the United 
     States Postal Service for individuals associated therewith.
       ``(iii) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term 
     `annuitant' has the meaning given such term by section 
     8901(3) of title 5.
       ``(3) Life insurance.--(A) Officers and employees of the 
     Office shall not become ineligible to participate in the life 
     insurance program under chapter 87 of title 5 by reason of 
     subsection (d) until the first day after the end of the 2-
     year period beginning on the effective date of the the Patent 
     and Trademark Office Corporation Act of 1995.
       ``(B)(i) Eligibility for life insurance coverage after 
     retirement or while in receipt of compensation under 
     subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5 shall be determined, in 
     the case of any individual who becomes an officer or employee 
     of the Office pursuant to subsection (h), without regard to 
     the requirements of section 8706(b) (1) or (2), but subject 
     to the condition specified in the last sentence of paragraph 
     (2)(B)(i) of this subsection.
       ``(ii) Government contributions under section 8708(d) on 
     behalf of any such individual shall be made by the Office in 
     the same manner as provided under paragraph (3) thereof with 
     respect to the United States Postal Service for individuals 
     associated therewith.
       ``(4) Employees' compensation fund.--The Office shall 
     remain responsible for reimbursing the Employees' 
     Compensation Fund, pursuant to section 8147 of title 5, for 
     compensation paid or payable after the effective date of the 
     Patent and Trademark Office Corporation Act of 1995 in 
     accordance with chapter 81 of title 5 with regard to any 
     injury, disability, or death due to events arising before 
     such date, whether or not a claim has been filed or is final 
     on such date.
       ``(5) Requirement that the office offer certain minimum 
     number of life and health insurance policies.--The Office 
     shall offer at least 1 life insurance policy and at least 3 
     health insurance policies to its officers and employees, 
     comparable to existing Federal benefits, beginning on the 
     first day after the end of the 2-year period beginning on the 
     effective date of the Patent and Trademark Office Corporation 
     Act of 1995.
       ``(g) Labor-Management Relations.--
       ``(1) Labor relations and employee relations programs.--The 
     Office shall develop labor relations and employee relations 
     programs with the objective of improving productivity and 
     efficiency, incorporating the following principles:
       ``(A) Such programs shall be consistent with the merit 
     principles in section 2301(b) of title 5.
       ``(B) Such programs shall provide veterans preference 
     protections equivalent to those established by sections 2801, 
     3308-3318, and 3320 of title 5.
       ``(C)(i) In order to maximize individual freedom of choice 
     in the pursuit of employment and to encourage an economic 
     climate conducive to economic growth, the right to work shall 
     not be subject to undue restraint or coercion. The right to 
     work shall not be infringed or restricted in any way based on 
     membership in, affiliation with, or financial support of a 
     labor organization.
       ``(ii) No person shall be required, as a condition of 
     employment or continuation of employment:
       ``(I) To resign or refrain from voluntary membership in, 
     voluntary affiliation with, or voluntary financial support of 
     a labor organization.
       ``(II) To become or remain a member of a labor 
     organization.
       ``(III) To pay any dues, fees, assessments, or other 
     charges of any kind or amount to a labor organization.
       ``(IV) To pay to any charity or other third party, in lieu 
     of such payments, any amount equivalent to or a pro-rata 
     portion of dues, fees, assessments, or other charges 
     regularly required of members of a labor organization.
       ``(V) To be recommended, approved, referred, or cleared by 
     or through a labor organization.
       ``(iii) This subparagraph shall not apply to a person 
     described in section 7103(a)(2)(v) of title 5 or a 
     `supervisor', `management official', or `confidential 
     employee' as those terms are defined in 7103(a)(10), (11), 
     and (13) of such title.
       ``(iv) Any labor organization recognized by the Office as 
     the exclusive representative of a unit of employees of the 
     Office shall represent the interests of all employees in that 
     unit without discrimination and without regard to labor 
     organization membership.
       ``(2) Adoption of existing labor agreements.--The Office 
     shall adopt all labor agreements which are in effect, as of 
     the day before the effective date of the Patent and Trademark 
     Office Corporation Act of 1995, with respect to such Office 
     (as then in effect). Each such agreement shall remain in 
     effect for the 2-year period commencing on such date, unless 
     the agreement provides for a shorter duration or the parties 
     agree otherwise before such period ends.
       ``(h) Carryover of Personnel.--
       ``(1) From pto.--Effective as of the effective date of the 
     Patent and Trademark Office Corporation Act of 1995, all 
     officers and employees of the Patent and Trademark Office on 
     the day before such effective date shall become officers and 
     employees of the Office, without a break in service.
       ``(2) Other personnel.--Any individual who, on the day 
     before the effective date of the Patent and Trademark Office 
     Corporation Act of 1995, is an officer or employee of the 
     Department of Commerce (other than an officer or employee 
     under paragraph (1)) shall be transferred to the Office if--
       ``(A) such individual serves in a position for which a 
     major function is the performance of work reimbursed by the 
     Patent and Trademark Office, as determined by the Secretary 
     of Commerce;
       ``(B) such individual serves in a position that performed 
     work in support of the Patent and Trademark Office during at 
     least half of the incumbent's work time, as determined by the 
     Secretary of Commerce; or
       ``(C) such transfer would be in the interest of the Office, 
     as determined by the Secretary of Commerce in consultation 
     with the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks.
     Any transfer under this paragraph shall be effective as of 
     the same effective date as referred to in paragraph (1), and 
     shall be made without a break in service.
       ``(3) Accumulated leave.--The amount of sick and annual 
     leave and compensatory time accumulated under title 5 before 
     the effective date described in paragraph (1), by officers or 
     employees of the Patent and Trademark Office who so become 
     officers or employees of the Office, are obligations of the 
     Office.
       ``(4) Termination rights.--Any employee referred to in 
     paragraph (1) or (2) of this subsection whose employment with 
     the Office is terminated during the 2-year period beginning 
     on the effective date of the Patent and Trademark Office 
     Corporation Act of 1995 shall be entitled to rights and 
     benefits, to be afforded by the Office, similar to those such 
     employee would have had under Federal law if termination had 
     occurred immediately before such date. An employee who would 
     have been entitled to appeal any such termination to the 
     Merit Systems Protection Board, if such termination had 
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     before such effective date, may appeal any such termination 
     occurring within this 2-year period to the Board under such 
     procedures as it may prescribe.
       ``(5) Continuation in office of certain officers.--(A) The 
     individual serving as the Commissioner of Patents and 
     Trademarks on the day before the effective date of the Patent 
     and Trademark Office Corporation Act of 1995 may serve as the 
     Commissioner until the earlier of 1 year after the effective 
     date of that Act or the date on which a Commissioner is 
     appointed under subsection (a).
       ``(B) The individual serving as the Assistant Commissioner 
     for Patents on the day before the effective date of the 
     Patent and Trademark Office Corporation Act of 1995 may serve 
     as the Deputy Commissioner for Patents until the earlier of 1 
     year after the effective date of that Act or the date on 
     which a Deputy Commissioner for Patents is appointed under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(C) The individual serving as the Assistant Commissioner 
     for Trademarks on the day before the effective date of the 
     Patent and Trademark Office Corporation Act of 1995 may serve 
     as the Deputy Commissioner for Trademarks until the earlier 
     of 1 year after the effective date of that Act or the date on 
     which a Deputy Commissioner for Trademarks is appointed under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(i) Competitive Status.--For purposes of appointment to a 
     position in the competitive service for which an officer or 
     employee of the Office is qualified, such officer or employee 
     shall not forfeit any competitive status, acquired by such 
     officer or employee before the effective date of the Patent 
     and Trademark Office Corporation Act of 1995, by reason of 
     becoming an officer or employee of the Office pursuant to 
     subsection (h).
       ``(j) Savings Provisions.--All orders, determinations, 
     rules, and regulations regarding compensation and benefits 
     and other terms and conditions of employment, in effect for 
     the Office and its officers and employees immediately before 
     the effective date of the Patent and Trademark Office 
     Corporation Act of 1995, shall continue in effect with 
     respect to the Office and its officers and employees until 
     modified, superseded, or set aside by the Office or a court 
     of appropriate jurisdiction or by operation of law.''.

      SEC. 17414. MANAGEMENT ADVISORY BOARD.

       Chapter 1 of part I of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting after section 4 the following:

     ``Sec. 5. Patent and Trademark Office Management Advisory 
       Board

       ``(a) Establishment of Management Advisory Board.--
       ``(1) Appointment.--The Patent and Trademark Office shall 
     have a Management Advisory Board (hereafter in this title 
     referred to as the `Board') of 12 members, 4 of whom shall be 
     appointed by the President, 4 of whom shall be appointed by 
     the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and 4 of whom 
     shall be appointed by the President pro tempore of the 
     Senate. Not more than 3 of the 4 members appointed by each 
     appointing authority shall be members of the same political 
     party.
       ``(2) Terms.--Members of the Board shall be appointed for a 
     term of 4 years each, except that of the members first 
     appointed by each appointing authority, 1 shall be for a term 
     of 1 year, 1 shall be for a term of 2 years, and 1 shall be 
     for a term of 3 years. No member may serve more than 1 term.
       ``(3) Chair.--The President shall designate the chair of 
     the Board, whose term as chair shall be for 3 years.
       ``(4) Timing of appointments.--Initial appointments to the 
     Board shall be made within 3 months after the effective date 
     of the Patent and Trademark Office Corporation Act of 1995, 
     and vacancies shall be filled within 3 months after they 
     occur.
       ``(5) Vacancies.--Vacancies shall be filled in the manner 
     in which the original appointment was made under this 
     subsection. Members appointed to fill a vacancy occurring 
     before the expiration of the term for which the member's 
     predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only for the 
     remainder of that term. A member may serve after the 
     expiration of that member's term until a successor is 
     appointed.
       ``(b) Basis for Appointments.--Members of the Board shall 
     be citizens of the United States who shall be chosen so as to 
     represent the interests of diverse users of the Patent and 
     Trademark Office, and shall include individuals with 
     substantial background and achievement in corporate finance 
     and management.
       ``(c) Applicability of Certain Ethics Laws.--Members of the 
     Board shall be special Government employees within the 
     meaning of section 202 of title 18.
       ``(d) Meetings.--The Board shall meet at the call of the 
     chair to consider an agenda set by the chair.
       ``(e) Duties.--The Board shall--
       ``(1) review the policies, goals, performance, budget, and 
     user fees of the Patent and Trademark Office, and advise the 
     Commissioner on these matters; and
       ``(2) within 60 days after the end of each fiscal year, 
     prepare an annual report on the matters referred to in 
     paragraph (1), transmit the report to the President and the 
     Committees on the Judiciary of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives, and publish the report in the Patent and 
     Trademark Office Official Gazette.
       ``(f) Staff.--The Board shall employ a staff of not more 
     than 10 members and shall procure support services for the 
     staff adequate to enable the Board to carry out its 
     functions, using funds available to the Commissioner under 
     section 42 of this title. The Board shall ensure that members 
     of the staff, other than clerical staff, are especially 
     qualified in the areas of patents, trademarks, or management 
     of public agencies. Persons employed by the Board shall 
     receive compensation as determined by the Board, which may 
     not exceed the limitations set forth in section 3(c) of this 
     title, shall serve in accordance with terms and conditions of 
     employment established by the Board, and shall be subject 
     solely to the direction of the Board, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law.
       ``(g) Compensation.--Members of the Board shall be 
     compensated for each day (including travel time) during which 
     they are attending meetings or conferences of the Board or 
     otherwise engaged in the business of the Board, at the rate 
     which is the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic pay 
     in effect for level III of the Executive Schedule under 
     section 5314 of title 5, and while away from their homes or 
     regular places of business they may be allowed travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, as 
     authorized by section 5703 of title 5.
       ``(h) Access to Information.--Members of the Board shall be 
     provided access to records and information in the Patent and 
     Trademark Office, except for personnel or other privileged 
     information and information concerning patent applications 
     required to be kept in confidence by section 122 of this 
     title.''.

      SEC. 17415. INDEPENDENCE FROM DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE.

       (a) Duties of Commissioner.--Section 6 of title 35, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``, under the direction of the Secretary of 
     Commerce,'' each place it appears; and
       (2) by striking ``, subject to the approval of the 
     Secretary of Commerce,''.
       (b) Regulations for Agents and Attorneys.--Section 31 of 
     title 35, United States Code, is amended by striking ``, 
     subject to the approval of the Secretary of Commerce,''.

     SEC. 17416. TRADEMARK TRIAL AND APPEAL BOARD.

       Section 17 of the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly referred to 
     as the ``Trademark Act of 1946'') (15 U.S.C. 1067) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``Sec. 17. (a) In every case of interference, opposition to 
     registration, application to register as a lawful concurrent 
     user, or application to cancel the registration of a mark, 
     the Commissioner shall give notice to all parties and shall 
     direct a Trademark Trial and Appeal Board to determine and 
     decide the respective rights of registration.
       ``(b) The Trademark Trial and Appeal Board shall include 
     the Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner for Patents, the 
     Deputy Commissioner for Trademarks, and members competent in 
     trademark law who are appointed by the Commissioner.''.

     SEC. 17417. BOARD OF PATENT APPEALS AND INTERFERENCES.

       Section 7 of title 35, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 7. Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences

       ``(a) Establishment and Composition.--There shall be in the 
     Patent and Trademark Office a Board of Patent Appeals and 
     Interferences. The Commissioner, the Deputy Commissioner for 
     Patents, the Deputy Commissioner for Trademarks, and the 
     examiners-in-chief shall constitute the Board. The examiners-
     in-chief shall be persons of competent legal knowledge and 
     scientific ability.
       ``(b) Duties.--The Board of Patent Appeals and 
     Interferences shall, on written appeal of an applicant, 
     review adverse decisions of examiners upon applications for 
     patents and shall determine priority and patentability of 
     invention in interferences declared under section 135(a) of 
     this title. Each appeal and interference shall be heard by at 
     least 3 members of the Board, who shall be designated by the 
     Commissioner. Only the Board of Patent Appeals and 
     Interferences may grant rehearings.''.

     SEC. 17418. SUITS BY AND AGAINST THE CORPORATION.

       Chapter 1 of part I of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating sections 8 through 14 as sections 9 
     through 15; and
       (2) by inserting after section 7 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 8. Suits by and against the Corporation

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Actions under united states law.--Any civil action or 
     proceeding to which the Patent and Trademark Office is a 
     party is deemed to arise under the laws of the United States. 
     The Federal courts shall have exclusive jurisdiction over all 
     civil actions by or against the Office.
       ``(2) Contract claims.--Any action or proceeding against 
     the Office in which any claim is cognizable under the 
     Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 U.S.C. 601 and following) 
     shall be subject to that Act. For purposes of that Act, the 
     Commissioner shall be deemed to be the agency head with 
     respect to contract claims arising with respect to the 
     Office. Any other action or proceeding against the Office 
     founded upon contract may be brought in an appropriate 
     district court, notwithstanding any provision of title 28.
       ``(3) Tort claims.--(A) Any action or proceeding against 
     the Office in which any claim is cognizable under the 
     provisions of section 1346(b) and chapter 171 of title 28, 
     shall be governed by those provisions.
       ``(B) Any other action or proceeding against the Office 
     founded upon tort may be

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     brought in an appropriate district court without regard to 
     the provisions of section 1346(b) and chapter 171 of title 
     28.
       ``(4) Prohibition on attachment, liens, etc.--No 
     attachment, garnishment, lien, or similar process, 
     intermediate or final, in law or equity, may be issued 
     against property of the Office.
       ``(5) Substitution of office as party.--The Office shall be 
     substituted as defendant in any civil action or proceeding 
     against an officer or employee of the Office, if the Office 
     determines that the officer or employee was acting within the 
     scope of his or her employment with the Office. If the Office 
     refuses to certify scope of employment, the officer or 
     employee may at any time before trial petition the court to 
     find and certify that the officer or employee was acting 
     within the scope of his or her employment. Upon certification 
     by the court, the Office shall be substituted as the party 
     defendant. A copy of the petition shall be served upon the 
     Office. In any such civil action or proceeding to which 
     paragraph (3)(A) applies, the provisions of section 1346(b) 
     and chapter 171 of title 28 shall apply in lieu of this 
     paragraph.
       ``(b) Relationship With Justice Department.--
       ``(1) Exercise by office of attorney general's 
     authorities.--Except as provided in this section, with 
     respect to any action or proceeding in which the Office is a 
     party or an officer or employee thereof is a party in his or 
     her official capacity, the Office, officer, or employee may 
     exercise, without prior authorization from the Attorney 
     General, the authorities and duties that otherwise would be 
     exercised by the Attorney General on behalf of the Office, 
     officer, or employee under title 28 and other laws.
       ``(2) Appearances by attorney general.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraph (1), at any time the Attorney General may, in any 
     action or proceeding described in paragraph (1), file an 
     appearance on behalf of the Office or the officer or employee 
     involved, without the consent of the Office or the officer or 
     employee. Upon such filing, the Attorney General shall 
     represent the Office or such officer or employee with 
     exclusive authority in the conduct, settlement, or compromise 
     of that action or proceeding.
       ``(3) Consultations with and assistance by attorney 
     general.--The Office may consult with the Attorney General 
     concerning any legal matter, and the Attorney General shall 
     provide advice and assistance to the Office, including 
     representing the Office in litigation, if requested by the 
     Office.
       ``(4) Representation before supreme court.--The Attorney 
     General shall represent the Office in all cases before the 
     United States Supreme Court.
       ``(5) Qualifications of attorneys.--An attorney admitted to 
     practice to the bar of the highest court of at least one 
     State in the United States or the District of Columbia and 
     employed by the Office may represent the Office in any legal 
     proceeding in which the Office or an officer or employee of 
     the Office is a party or interested, regardless of whether 
     the attorney is a resident of the jurisdiction in which the 
     proceeding is held and notwithstanding any other 
     prerequisites of qualification or appearance required by the 
     court or administrative body before which the proceeding is 
     conducted.''.

      SEC. 17419. ANNUAL REPORT OF COMMISSIONER.

       Section 15 of title 35, United States Code, as redesignated 
     by section 17418 of this Act, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 15. Annual report to Congress

       ``The Commissioner shall report to the Congress, not later 
     than 180 days after the end of each fiscal year, the moneys 
     received and expended by the Office, the purposes for which 
     the moneys were spent, the quality and quantity of the work 
     of the Office, and other information relating to the Office. 
     The report under this section shall also meet the 
     requirements of section 9106 of title 31, to the extent that 
     such requirements are not inconsistent with the preceding 
     sentence. The report required under this section shall be 
     deemed to be the report of the Patent and Trademark Office 
     under section 9106 of title 31, and the Commissioner shall 
     not file a separate report under such section.''.

     SEC. 17420. SUSPENSION OR EXCLUSION FROM PRACTICE.

       Section 32 of title 35, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting before the last sentence the following: ``The 
     Commissioner shall have the discretion to designate any 
     attorney who is an officer or employee of the Patent and 
     Trademark Office to conduct the hearing required by this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 17421. FUNDING.

       Section 42 of title 35, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 42. Patent and Trademark Office funding

       ``(a) Fees Payable to the Office.--All fees for services 
     performed by or materials furnished by the Patent and 
     Trademark Office shall be payable to the Office.
       ``(b) Use of Moneys.--Moneys of the Patent and Trademark 
     Office not otherwise used to carry out the functions of the 
     Office shall be kept in cash on hand or on deposit, or 
     invested in obligations of the United States or guaranteed by 
     the United States, or in obligations or other instruments 
     which are lawful investments for fiduciary, trust, or public 
     funds. Fees available to the Commissioner under this title 
     shall be used exclusively for the processing of patent 
     applications and for other services and materials relating to 
     patents. Fees available to the Commissioner under section 31 
     of the Act of July 5, 1946 (commonly referred to as the 
     `Trademark Act of 1946'; 15 U.S.C. 1113), shall be used 
     exclusively for the processing of trademark registrations and 
     for other services and materials relating to trademarks.
       ``(c) Borrowing Authority.--The Patent and Trademark Office 
     is authorized to issue from time to time for purchase by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury its debentures, bonds, notes, and 
     other evidences of indebtedness (hereafter in this subsection 
     referred to as `obligations') to assist in financing its 
     activities. Borrowing under this subsection shall be subject 
     to prior approval in appropriation Acts. Such borrowing shall 
     not exceed amounts approved in appropriation Acts. Any such 
     borrowing shall be repaid only from fees paid to the Office 
     and surcharges appropriated by the Congress. Such obligations 
     shall be redeemable at the option of the Office before 
     maturity in the manner stipulated in such obligations and 
     shall have such maturity as is determined by the Office with 
     the approval of the Secretary of the Treasury. Each such 
     obligation issued to the Treasury shall bear interest at a 
     rate not less than the current yield on outstanding 
     marketable obligations of the United States of comparable 
     maturity during the month preceding the issuance of the 
     obligation as determined by the Secretary of the Treasury. 
     The Secretary of the Treasury shall purchase any obligations 
     of the Office issued under this subsection and for such 
     purpose the Secretary of the Treasury is authorized to use as 
     a public-debt transaction the proceeds of any securities 
     issued under chapter 31 of title 31, and the purposes for 
     which securities may be issued under that chapter are 
     extended to include such purpose. Payment under this 
     subsection of the purchase price of such obligations of the 
     Patent and Trademark Office shall be treated as public debt 
     transactions of the United States.''.

     SEC. 17422. AUDITS.

       Chapter 4 of part I of title 35, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 43. Audits

       ``(a) In General.--Financial statements of the Patent and 
     Trademark Office shall be prepared on an annual basis in 
     accordance with generally accepted accounting principles. 
     Such statements shall be audited by an independent certified 
     public accountant chosen by the Commissioner. The audit shall 
     be conducted in accordance with standards that are consistent 
     with generally accepted Government auditing standards and 
     other standards established by the Comptroller General, and 
     with the generally accepted auditing standards of the private 
     sector, to the extent feasible. The Commissioner shall 
     transmit to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate the results of each audit 
     under this subsection.
       ``(b) Review by Comptroller General.--The Comptroller 
     General may review any audit of the financial statement of 
     the Patent and Trademark Office that is conducted under 
     subsection (a). The Comptroller General shall report to the 
     Congress and the Office the results of any such review and 
     shall include in such report appropriate recommendations.
       ``(c) Audit by Comptroller General.--The Comptroller 
     General may audit the financial statements of the Office and 
     such audit shall be in lieu of the audit required by 
     subsection (a). The Office shall reimburse the Comptroller 
     General for the cost of any audit conducted under this 
     subsection.
       ``(d) Access to Office Records.--All books, financial 
     records, report files, memoranda, and other property that the 
     Comptroller General deems necessary for the performance of 
     any audit shall be made available to the Comptroller General.
       ``(e) Applicability in Lieu of Title 31 Provisions.--This 
     section applies to the Office in lieu of the provisions of 
     section 9105 of title 31.''.

     SEC. 17423. TRANSFERS.

       (a) Transfer of Functions.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this Act, there are transferred to, and vested in, the Patent 
     and Trademark Office all functions, powers, and duties vested 
     by law in the Secretary of Commerce or the Department of 
     Commerce or in the officers or components in the Department 
     of Commerce with respect to the authority to grant patents 
     and register trademarks, and in the Patent and Trademark 
     Office, as in effect on the day before the effective date of 
     this subtitle, and in the officers and components of such 
     Office.
       (b) Transfer of Funds and Property.--The Secretary of 
     Commerce shall transfer to the Patent and Trademark Office, 
     on the effective date of this subtitle, so much of the 
     assets, liabilities, contracts, property, records, and 
     unexpended and unobligated balances of appropriations, 
     authorizations, allocations, and other funds employed, held, 
     used, arising from, available to, or to be made available to 
     the Department of Commerce, including funds set aside for 
     accounts receivable which are related to functions, powers, 
     and duties which are vested in the Patent and Trademark 
     Office by this subtitle.

            CHAPTER 2--EFFECTIVE DATE; TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

      SEC. 17431. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This subtitle shall take effect 6 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 17432. TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Amendments to Title 35.--
       (1) The table of contents for part I of title 35, United 
     States Code, is amended by

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     amending the item relating to chapter 1 to read as follows:

``1. Establishment, Officers and Employees, Functions..........1.''....

       (2) The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 35, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``CHAPTER 1--ESTABLISHMENT, OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES, FUNCTIONS

``Sec.
 ``1. Establishment.
 ``2. Powers and duties.
 ``3. Officers and employees.
 ``4. Restrictions on officers and employees as to interest in patents.
 ``5. Patent and Trademark Office Management Advisory Board.
 ``6. Duties of Commissioner.
 ``7. Board of Patent Appeals and Interferences.
 ``8. Suits by and against the Corporation.
 ``9. Library.
``10. Classification of patents.
``11. Certified copies of records.
``12. Publications.
``13. Exchange of copies of patents with foreign countries.
``14. Copies of patents for public libraries.
``15. Annual report to Congress.''.
       (3) The table of contents for chapter 4 of part I of title 
     35, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``43. Audits.''.
       (b) Other Provisions of Law.--
       (1) Section 9101(3) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(O) the Patent and Trademark Office.''.
       (2) Section 500(e) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Patent Office'' and inserting ``Patent 
     and Trademark Office''.
       (3) Section 5102(c)(23) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Department of Commerce''.
       (4) Section 5316 of title 5, United States Code (5 U.S.C. 
     5316) is amended by striking ``Commissioner of Patents, 
     Department of Commerce.'', ``Deputy Commissioner of Patents 
     and Trademarks.'', ``Assistant Commissioner for Patents.'', 
     and ``Assistant Commissioner for Trademarks.''.
       (5) Section 12 of the Act of February 14, 1903 (15 U.S.C. 
     1511) is amended by striking ``(d) Patent and Trademark 
     Office;'' and redesignating subsections (a) through (g) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively.
       (6) The Act of April 12, 1892 (27 Stat. 395; 20 U.S.C. 91) 
     is amended by striking ``Patent Office'' and inserting 
     ``Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (7) Sections 505(m) and 512(o) of the Federal Food, Drug, 
     and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 355(m) and 360b(o)) are each 
     amended by striking ``of the Department of Commerce''.
       (8) Section 105(e) of the Federal Alcohol Administration 
     Act (27 U.S.C. 205(e)) is amended by striking ``Patent 
     Office'' and inserting ``Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (9) Section 1744 of title 28, United States Code is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``Patent Office'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``Patent and Trademark Office''; and
       (B) by striking ``Commissioner of Patents'' and inserting 
     ``Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks''.
       (10) Section 1745 of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``United States Patent Office'' and 
     inserting ``Patent and Trademark Office''.
       (11) Section 1928 of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Patent Office'' and inserting ``Patent 
     and Trademark Office''.
       (12) Section 160 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
     U.S.C. 2190) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``United States Patent Office'' and 
     inserting ``Patent and Trademark Office''; and
       (B) by striking ``Commissioner of Patents'' and inserting 
     ``Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks''.
       (13) Section 305(c) of the National Aeronautics and Space 
     Act of 1958 (42 U.S.C. 2457(c)) is amended by striking 
     ``Commissioner of Patents'' and inserting ``Commissioner of 
     Patents and Trademarks''.
       (14) Section 12(a) of the Solar Heating and Cooling 
     Demonstration Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5510(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``Commissioner of the Patent Office'' and inserting 
     ``Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks''.
       (15) Section 1111 of title 44, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``the Commissioner of Patents,''.
       (16) Section 1114 of title 44, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``the Commissioner of Patents,''.
       (17) Section 1123 of title 44, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``the Patent Office.''.
       (18) Sections 1337 and 1338 of title 44, United States 
     Code, and the items relating to those sections in the table 
     of contents for chapter 13 of such title, are repealed.
       (19) Section 10(i) of the Trading With the Enemy Act (50 
     U.S.C. App. 10(i)) is amended by striking ``Commissioner of 
     Patents'' and inserting ``Commissioner of Patents and 
     Trademarks''.
       (20) Section 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
     (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by inserting ``the Patent and 
     Trademark Office,'', after ``the Panama Canal Commission,''.
                  Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 17501. REFERENCES.

       Any reference in any other Federal law, Executive order, 
     rule, regulation, or delegation of authority, or any document 
     of or pertaining to a department or office from which a 
     function is transferred by this title--
       (1) to the head of such department or office is deemed to 
     refer to the head of the department or office to which such 
     function is transferred; or
       (2) to such department or office is deemed to refer to the 
     department or office to which such function is transferred.

     SEC. 17502. EXERCISE OF AUTHORITIES.

       Except as otherwise provided by law, a Federal official to 
     whom a function is transferred by this title may, for 
     purposes of performing the function, exercise all authorities 
     under any other provision of law that were available with 
     respect to the performance of that function to the official 
     responsible for the performance of the function immediately 
     before the effective date of the transfer of the function 
     under this title.

     SEC. 17503. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Legal Documents.--All orders, determinations, rules, 
     regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts, agreements, 
     certificates, licenses, and privileges--
       (1) that have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to 
     become effective by the President, the Secretary of Commerce, 
     the United States Trade Representative, any officer or 
     employee of any office transferred by this title, or any 
     other Government official, or by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction, in the performance of any function that is 
     transferred by this title, and
       (2) that are in effect on the effective date of such 
     transfer (or become effective after such date pursuant to 
     their terms as in effect on such effective date),
     shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
     modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
     accordance with law by the President, any other authorized 
     official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or operation of 
     law.
       (b) Proceedings.--This title shall not affect any 
     proceedings or any application for any benefits, service, 
     license, permit, certificate, or financial assistance pending 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act before an office 
     transferred by this title, but such proceedings and 
     applications shall be continued. Orders shall be issued in 
     such proceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom, and 
     payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if this 
     Act had not been enacted, and orders issued in any such 
     proceeding shall continue in effect until modified, 
     terminated, superseded, or revoked by a duly authorized 
     official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by 
     operation of law. Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     considered to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of 
     any such proceeding under the same terms and conditions and 
     to the same extent that such proceeding could have been 
     discontinued or modified if this title had not been enacted.
       (c) Suits.--This title shall not affect suits commenced 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act, and in all such 
     suits, proceeding shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments 
     rendered in the same manner and with the same effect as if 
     this title had not been enacted.
       (d) Nonabatement of Actions.--No suit, action, or other 
     proceeding commenced by or against the Department of Commerce 
     or the Secretary of Commerce, or by or against any individual 
     in the official capacity of such individual as an officer or 
     employee of an office transferred by this title, shall abate 
     by reason of the enactment of this title.
       (e) Continuance of Suits.--If any Government officer in the 
     official capacity of such officer is party to a suit with 
     respect to a function of the officer, and under this title 
     such function is transferred to any other officer or office, 
     then such suit shall be continued with the other officer or 
     the head of such other office, as applicable, substituted or 
     added as a party.
       (f) Administrative Procedure and Judicial Review.--Except 
     as otherwise provided by this title, any statutory 
     requirements relating to notice, hearings, action upon the 
     record, or administrative or judicial review that apply to 
     any function transferred by this title shall apply to the 
     exercise of such function by the head of the Federal agency, 
     and other officers of the agency, to which such function is 
     transferred by this title.

     SEC. 17504. TRANSFER OF ASSETS.

       Except as otherwise provided in this title, so much of the 
     personnel, property, records, and unexpended balances of 
     appropriations, allocations, and other funds employed, used, 
     held, available, or to be made available in connection with a 
     function transferred to an official or agency by this title 
     shall be available to the official or the head of that 
     agency, respectively, at such time or times as the Director 
     of the Office of Management and Budget directs for use in 
     connection with the functions transferred.

     SEC. 17505. DELEGATION AND ASSIGNMENT.

       Except as otherwise expressly prohibited by law or 
     otherwise provided in this title, an official to whom 
     functions are transferred under this title (including the 
     head of any office to which functions are transferred under 
     this title) may delegate any of the functions so transferred 
     to such officers and employees of the office of the official 
     as the official may designate, and may authorize successive 
     redelegations of such functions as may be necessary or 
     appropriate. No delegation of functions under this section or 
     under any other provision of this title shall relieve the 
     official to whom a function is transferred

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     under this title of responsibility for the administration of 
     the function.

     SEC. 17506. AUTHORITY OF DIRECTOR OF THE OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT 
                   AND BUDGET WITH RESPECT TO FUNCTIONS 
                   TRANSFERRED.

       (a) Determinations.--If necessary, the Director shall make 
     any determination of the functions that are transferred under 
     this title.
       (b) Incidental Transfers.--The Director, at such time or 
     times as the Director shall provide, may make such 
     determinations as may be necessary with regard to the 
     functions transferred by this title, and to make such 
     additional incidental dispositions of personnel, assets, 
     liabilities, grants, contracts, property, records, and 
     unexpended balances of appropriations, authorizations, 
     allocations, and other funds held, used, arising from, 
     available to, or to be made available in connection with such 
     functions, as may be necessary to carry out the provisions of 
     this title. The Director shall provide for the termination of 
     the affairs of all entities terminated by this title and for 
     such further measures and dispositions as may be necessary to 
     effectuate the purposes of this title.

     SEC. 17507. CERTAIN VESTING OF FUNCTIONS CONSIDERED 
                   TRANSFERS.

       For purposes of this title, the vesting of a function in a 
     department or office pursuant to reestablishment of an office 
     shall be considered to be the transfer of the 
     function.

     SEC. 17508. AVAILABILITY OF EXISTING FUNDS.

       Existing appropriations and funds available for the 
     performance of functions, programs, and activities terminated 
     pursuant to this title shall remain available, for the 
     duration of their period of availability, for necessary 
     expenses in connection with the termination and resolution of 
     such functions, programs, and activities.

     SEC. 17509. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title--
       (1) the term ``function'' includes any duty, obligation, 
     power, authority, responsibility, right, privilege, activity, 
     or program; and
       (2) the term `office' includes any office, administration, 
     agency, bureau, institute, council, unit, organizational 
     entity, or component thereof.
                      TITLE XVIII--WELFARE REFORM

     SEC. 18001. ENACTMENT OF THE PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT OF 
                   1995.

       H.R. 4, as passed by the House of Representatives on March 
     24, 1995, is hereby enacted with the following amendments:
       (1) In section 101, insert
     ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Title IV of the Social 
     Security Act''.
       (2) At the end of section 101, add the following:
       (b) Submission of State Plan for Fiscal Year 1996 Deemed 
     Acceptance of Grant Limitations and Formula.--The submission 
     of a plan by a State under section 402(a) of the Social 
     Security Act (as in effect pursuant to the amendment made by 
     subsection (a) of this section) for fiscal year 1996 is 
     deemed to constitute the State's acceptance of the grant 
     limitations under section 403(a)(1)(A)(i) of such Act (as so 
     in effect) for fiscal year 1996 (including the formula for 
     computing the amount of the grant).
       (3) Strike section 403(a)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act, 
     as proposed to be added by section 101, and insert the 
     following:
       ``(A) In general.--Each eligible State shall be entitled to 
     receive from the Secretary--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 1996, a grant in an amount equal to--

       ``(I) the State family assistance grant for fiscal year 
     1996; minus
       ``(II) the total amount of obligations to the State under 
     part A of this title (as in effect before the effective date 
     of this part) for fiscal year 1996, other than with respect 
     to amounts expended for child care pursuant to subsection (g) 
     or (i) of section 402 of this title (as so in effect); and

       ``(ii) for each of fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000, 
     a grant in an amount equal to the State family assistance 
     grant for the fiscal year.
       (4) In section 201, insert
     ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Part B of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act''.
       (5) At the end of section 201, add the following:
       (b) Submission of State Plan for Fiscal Year 1996 Deemed 
     Acceptance of Grant Limitations and Formula.--The submission 
     of a plan by a State under section 422(a) of the Social 
     Security Act (as in effect pursuant to the amendment made by 
     subsection (a) of this section) for fiscal year 1996 is 
     deemed to constitute the State's acceptance of the grant 
     limitations under section 423(a)(1)(A) of such Act (as so in 
     effect) for fiscal year 1996 (including the formula for 
     computing the amount of the grant).
       (6) Strike section 423(a)(1) of the Social Security Act, as 
     proposed to be added by section 201, and insert the 
     following:
       ``(1) In general.--Each eligible State shall be entitled to 
     receive from the Secretary--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 1996, a grant in an amount equal to--
       ``(i) the State share of the child protection amount for 
     fiscal year 1996; minus
       ``(ii) the total amount of obligations to the State under 
     parts B and E of this title (as in effect before the 
     effective date of this part) for fiscal year 1996; and
       ``(B) for each subsequent fiscal year specified in 
     subsection (b)(1), a grant in an amount equal to the State 
     share of the child protection amount for the fiscal year.
       (7) Strike section 301(b) and insert the following:
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 658B of the 
     Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     9858B) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 658B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     subchapter $1,804,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 and 
     $2,093,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 
     2000, 2001, and 2002.''.
       (8) In the matter preceding paragraph (1) of section 3 of 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, as proposed to be amended by 
     section 321, strike ``The Secretary'' and insert ``(a) In 
     General.--The Secretary''.
       (9) At the end of section 3 of the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966, as proposed to be amended by section 321, add the 
     following:
       ``(b) Additional Requirements.--
       ``(1) Restriction on allotments.--
       ``(A) Computation.--The Secretary shall provide for the 
     computation of State obligation allotments in accordance with 
     this section for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 2000.
       ``(B) Limitation on obligations.--The Secretary shall not 
     enter into obligations with any State under this Act for a 
     fiscal year in excess of the obligation allotment for that 
     State for the fiscal year, as determined under subsection 
     (a). The sum of such obligation allotments for all States in 
     any fiscal year shall not exceed the amount appropriated to 
     carry out this Act for that fiscal year.
       ``(2) Agreement.--The submission of an application by a 
     State under section 4 is deemed to constitute the State's 
     acceptance of the obligation allotment limitations under this 
     section (including the formula for computing the amount of 
     such obligation allotment).
       (10) In the matter preceding paragraph (1) of section 3 of 
     the National School Lunch Act, as proposed to be amended by 
     section 341, strike ``The Secretary'' and insert ``(a) In 
     General.--The Secretary''.
       (11) At the end of section 3 of the National School Lunch 
     Act, as proposed to be amended by section 341, add the 
     following:
       ``(b) Additional Requirements.--
       ``(1) Restriction on allotments.--
       ``(A) Computation.--The Secretary shall provide for the 
     computation of State obligation allotments in accordance with 
     this section for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 2000.
       ``(B) Limitation on obligations.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary 
     shall not enter into obligations with any State under this 
     Act for a fiscal year in excess of the obligation allotment 
     for that State for the fiscal year, as determined under 
     subsection (a). The sum of such obligation allotments for all 
     States in any fiscal year shall not exceed the school-based 
     nutrition amount for that fiscal year.
       ``(ii) Reduction for post-enactment new obligations in 
     fiscal year 1996.--

       ``(I) In general.--The amount of the obligation allotment 
     otherwise provided under this section for fiscal year 1996 
     for a State under this Act (as in effect on and after the 
     date of the enactment of the Personal Responsibility Act of 
     1995) shall be reduced by the amount of the obligations 
     described in subclause (II) that are entered into under this 
     Act or under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 on or after 
     October 1, 1995, but prior to the date of the enactment of 
     the Personal Responsibility Act of 1995.
       ``(II) Amount of obligations described.--(aa) Except as 
     provided in division (bb), the amount of the obligations 
     described in this subclause are 100 percent of the amount of 
     the obligations entered into under this Act and under the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (except obligations entered into 
     under section 17 of such Act).
       ``(bb) For purposes of obligations entered into under the 
     summer food service program for children under section 13 of 
     this Act, the child and adult care food program under section 
     17 of this Act, and the special milk program under section 3 
     of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966, the amount of the 
     obligations described in this subclause are 12.5 percent of 
     the amount the obligations entered into under each such 
     program.

       ``(2) Agreement.--The submission of an application by a 
     State under section 4 is deemed to constitute the State's 
     acceptance of the obligation allotment limitations under this 
     section (including the formula for computing the amount of 
     such obligation allotment).
       ``(3) Termination of programs; limitation on new obligation 
     authority.--
       ``(A) Elimination of individual entitlement.--Effective on 
     the date of the enactment of the Personal Responsibility Act 
     of 1995--
       ``(i) except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Federal 
     Government has no obligation to provide payment with respect 
     to items and services provided under this Act (as in effect 
     on and after the date of the enactment of the Personal 
     Responsibility Act of 1995); and
       ``(ii) this Act (as in effect on and after the date of the 
     enactment of the Personal Responsibility Act of 1995) shall 
     not be construed as providing for an entitlement, under 
     Federal law in relation to the Federal Government, in an 
     individual or person at the time of provision or receipt of 
     services.
       ``(B) Limitation on obligation authority.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this Act, the Secretary is authorized 
     to enter into obligations with any State under this Act for 
     expenses incurred after the date of the enactment of the 
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     bility Act and during fiscal year 1996, but not in excess of 
     the obligation allotment for that State for fiscal year 1996, 
     as determined under subsection (a).
              TITLE XIX--CONTRACT WITH AMERICA-TAX RELIEF

     SEC. 19001. ENACTMENT OF CONTRACT WITH AMERICA TAX RELIEF ACT 
                   OF 1995.

       (a) In General.--Title VI of H.R. 1215 of the 104th 
     Congress, as passed by the House of Representatives, is 
     hereby enacted with the following modifications to such 
     title:
       (1) Strike subtitle E (relating to social security earnings 
     test) and redesignate subtitles F and G as subtitles E and F, 
     respectively.
       (2) Strike subsections (c)(2) and (d)(2) of section 6201.
       (3) Strike the amendment contained in paragraph (2) of 
     section 6301(d) and insert the following: ``Subsection (h) of 
     section 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: `For purposes of this subsection, taxable income 
     shall be computed without regard to the deduction allowed by 
     section 1202.' ''
       (4) Strike section 6321 (relating to depreciation 
     adjustment for certain property placed in service after 
     December 31, 1994).
       (5) Strike part III of subtitle C (relating to alternative 
     minimum tax relief).
       (6) Strike subtitle F (as redesignated by paragraph (1)) 
     and insert the following:

      ``Subtitle F--Tax Reduction Contingent on Deficit Reduction

     ``SEC. 6701. TAX REDUCTION CONTINGENT ON DEFICIT REDUCTION.

       ``This title, which is contained within the Act that--
       ``(1) carries out the concurrent resolution on the budget 
     for fiscal year 1996 that provides that the budget of the 
     United States will be in balance by fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(2) achieves a level of deficit reduction pursuant to the 
     reconciliation instructions of that concurrent resolution 
     that will result in a budget of the United States that will 
     be in balance by fiscal year 2002; and
       ``(B) is certified pursuant to the requirements set forth 
     in section 210 of that concurrent resolution,
     shall take effect as so provided by its effective date 
     provisions.

     ``SEC. 6702. MONITORING.

       ``The Committees on the Budget of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate shall each monitor progress on 
     achieving a balanced budget consistent with the most recently 
     agreed to concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
     1996 or any subsequent fiscal year (and the reconciliation 
     Act for that resolution) or the most recently agreed to 
     concurrent resolution on the budget that would achieve a 
     balanced budget by fiscal year 2002 (and the reconciliation 
     Act for that resolution). After consultation with the 
     Director of the Congressional Budget Office, each such 
     committee shall submit a report of its findings to its House 
     and the President on or before December 15, 1995, and 
     annually thereafter. Each such report shall contain the 
     following:
       ``(1) Estimates of the deficit levels (based on legislation 
     enacted through the date of the report) for each fiscal year 
     through fiscal year 2002.
       ``(2) An analysis of the variance (if any) between those 
     estimated deficit levels and the levels set forth in the 
     concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996 or 
     the most recently agreed to concurrent resolution on the 
     budget that would achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 
     2002.
       ``(3) Policy options to achieve the additional levels of 
     deficit reduction necessary to balance the budget of the 
     United States by fiscal year 2002.

     ``SEC. 6703. CONGRESSIONAL ACTION.

       ``Each House of Congress shall incorporate the policy 
     options included in the report of its Committee on the Budget 
     under section 6702(a)(3) (or other policy options) in 
     developing a concurrent resolution on the budget for any 
     fiscal year that achieves the additional levels of deficit 
     reduction necessary to balance the budget of the United 
     States by fiscal year 2002.

     ``SEC. 6704. PRESIDENTIAL ACTION.

       ``If the President submits a budget under section 1105(a) 
     of title 31, United States Code, that does not provide for a 
     balanced budget for the United States by fiscal year 2002, 
     then the President shall include with that submission a 
     complete budget that balances the budget by that fiscal 
     year.''
       (7) Conform the table of contents accordingly.
       (b) Technical Correction.--Effective with respect to 
     taxable years ending after December 31, 1994, paragraph (1) 
     of section 1201(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
     added by such title VI, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any taxable year ending 
     after December 31, 1994, and beginning before January 1, 
     1996, in applying subsection (a), net capital gain for such 
     taxable year shall not exceed such net capital gain 
     determined by taking into account only gain or loss properly 
     taken into account for the portion of the taxable year after 
     December 31, 1994.''

     SEC. 19002. COMPLIANCE WITH CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE 
                   BUDGET.

       (a) In General.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, the taxpayer's net modified chapter 1 liability for 
     any taxable year shall be such liability determined without 
     regard to this section--
       (1) increased by 27 percent of the excess (if any) of--
       (A) the amount which would be the taxpayer's net modified 
     chapter 1 liability for such year if such liability were 
     determined without regard to the amendments made by subtitles 
     A, B, C, and D of title VI of H.R. 1215 of the 104th 
     Congress, as passed by the House of Representatives, over
       (B) the taxpayer's net modified chapter 1 liability for 
     such year determined without regard to this section, or
       (2) reduced by 27 percent of the excess (if any) of the 
     amount described in paragraph (1)(B) over the liability 
     described in paragraph (1)(A).
       (b) Net Modified Chapter 1 Liability.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a), the term ``net modified chapter 1 liability'' 
     means the liability for tax under chapter 1 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 determined--
       (1) without regard to sections 1201 and 1202 of such Code, 
     as amended by such title VI,
       (2) without regard to the amendments made by sections 6103 
     and 6104 of such title VI,
       (3) after the application of any credit against such tax 
     other than the credits under sections 31, 33, and 34 of such 
     Code, and
       (4) before crediting any payment of estimated tax for the 
     taxable year.
       (c) Capital Gains.--
       (1) Capital gains deduction for taxpayers other than 
     corporations.--For purposes of applying section 1202 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by such title VI--
       (A) in the case of taxable years ending before January 1, 
     1996, ``42.5 percent'' shall be substituted for ``50 
     percent'' in subsection (a) thereof, and
       (B) in the case of taxable years ending after December 31, 
     1995, ``34.5 percent'' shall be substituted for ``50 
     percent'' in subsection (a) thereof.
       (2) Alternative capital gains tax for corporations.--
       (A) For purposes of applying section 1201 of such Code, as 
     amended by such title VI--
       (i) in the case of taxable years ending before January 1, 
     1996, ``26.5 percent'' shall be substituted for ``25 
     percent'' in subsection (a)(2) thereof, and
       (ii) in the case of taxable years ending after December 31, 
     1995, ``31.9 percent'' shall be substituted for ``25 
     percent'' in subsection (a)(2) thereof.
       (B) For purposes of applying section 852(b)(3)(D)(iii) of 
     such Code, as amended by such title VI--
       (i) in the case of taxable years ending before January 1, 
     1996, ``73.5 percent'' shall be substituted for ``75 
     percent'' in subsection (a)(2) thereof, and
       (ii) in the case of taxable years ending after December 31, 
     1995, ``68.1 percent'' shall be substituted for ``75 
     percent'' in subsection (a)(2) thereof.
       (3) Indexing.--For purposes of applying section 1022 of 
     such Code, as added by such title VI, only 69 percent of the 
     applicable inflation adjustment under subsection (c)(2) of 
     such section 1022 shall be taken into account.
       (4) Conforming changes.--Proper adjustments shall be made 
     to the percentages and fractions in the following provisions 
     to reflect the percentages in paragraphs (1) and (2):
       (A) Sections 170(c), 1445(e), and 7518(g)(6)(A) of such 
     Code.
       (B) Section 607(h)(6)(A) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936.
       (d) American Dream Savings Accounts.--For purposes of 
     applying section 408A of such Code, as added by such title 
     VI--
       (1) only 69 percent of the income on the assets held in an 
     American Dream Savings Account (which would otherwise be 
     includible in gross income) shall be excludible from gross 
     income,
       (2) only 69 percent of any distribution attributable to 
     amounts not previously included in gross income shall be 
     entitled to the treatment described in subsection (d)(1) of 
     such section 408A, and
       (3) only 69 percent of any payment or distribution referred 
     to in subsection (d)(3)(B) of such section 408A shall be 
     entitled to the treatment described in such subsection.
       (e) Spousal Individual Retirement Accounts.--For purposes 
     of applying sections 219 and 408 of such Code--
       (1) only 69 percent of the contributions to an individual 
     retirement plan which are allowable as a deduction solely by 
     reason of the amendments made by section 6104 of such title 
     VI shall be allowed as a deduction, and
       (2) only 69 percent of the income on the assets held in an 
     individual retirement plan which are attributable to 
     contributions permitted solely by reason of the amendments 
     made by section 6104 of such title VI (which would otherwise 
     be includible in gross income) shall be excludible from gross 
     income.
       (f) Alternative Minimum Tax.--
       (1) In general.--In the case of taxable years beginning 
     after December 31, 1994--
       (A) in the case of a taxpayer other than a corporation, the 
     tax imposed by section 55 of such Code shall be determined 
     without regard to paragraph (1) of section 56(a) of such 
     Code, and
       (B) in the case of a corporation, the tentative minimum tax 
     under section 55 of such Code shall be zero.
       (2) Delay in benefit of repeal for taxable years 1995 and 
     1996.--
       (A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     taxable year beginning before January 1, 1997, but there 
     shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by 
     subtitle A of such Code for each taxable year referred to in 
     subparagraph (C) an amount equal to

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     the credit determined under subparagraph (B).
       (B) Amount of credit.--The credit determined under this 
     subparagraph for any taxable year to which this paragraph 
     applies is an amount equal to \1/3\ of the excess (if any) 
     of--
       (i) the aggregate tax paid under section 55 of such Code 
     for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1994, and 
     before January 1, 1997, over
       (ii) the amount of tax which would have been imposed by 
     such section 55 for such taxable years had paragraph (1) 
     applied to such taxable years.
       (C) Years credit allowed.--The taxable years referred to in 
     this subparagraph are the first 3 taxable years of the 
     taxpayer beginning after December 31, 1996.
       (D) Coordination with other provisions.--For purposes of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the credit allowed under 
     paragraph (1) shall be treated as a credit allowed under 
     subpart C of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 of such 
     Code and as referred to in paragraph (2) of 1324(b) of title 
     31, United States Code, immediately before the period at the 
     end thereof.
       (g) Comparable Treatment for Estate and Gift Tax Changes.--
     A rule similar to the rule of subsection (a) shall apply to 
     any reduction in liability for tax under subtitle B of such 
     Code by reason of the amendments made by section 6351 of such 
     title VI.
                      TITLE XX--BUDGET ENFORCEMENT

     SEC. 20001. SHORT TITLE; PURPOSE.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Seven-
     Year Balanced Budget Enforcement Act of 1995''.
       (b) Purpose.--This title extends and reduces the 
     discretionary spending limits and extends the pay-as-you-go 
     requirements.

     SEC. 20002. DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

       (a) Limits.--Section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 is amended by striking subparagraphs (A), (B), 
     (C), (D), and (F), by redesignating subparagraph (E) as 
     subparagraph (A) and by striking ``and'' at the end of that 
     subparagraph, and by inserting after subparagraph (A) the 
     following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) with respect to fiscal year 1996, for the 
     discretionary category: $485,074,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $531,768,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(C) with respect to fiscal year 1997, for the 
     discretionary category: $481,423,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $519,288,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(D) with respect to fiscal year 1998, for the 
     discretionary category: $489,233,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $511,173,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(E) with respect to fiscal year 1999, for the 
     discretionary category: $480,420,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $508,695,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(F) with respect to fiscal year 2000, for the 
     discretionary category: $487,347,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $512,202,000,000 in outlays;
       ``(G) with respect to fiscal year 2001, for the 
     discretionary category: $494,307,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $514,109,000,000 in outlays; and
       ``(H) with respect to fiscal year 2002, for the 
     discretionary category: $496,188,000,000 in new budget 
     authority and $512,426,000,000 in outlays;''.
       (b) Committee Allocations and Enforcement.--Section 602 of 
     the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking ``1995'' and inserting 
     ``2002'' and by striking the last sentence; and
       (2) in subsection (d), by striking ``1992 to 1995'' in the 
     side heading and inserting ``1996 to 2002'' and by striking 
     ``1992 through 1995'' and inserting ``1996 through 2002''.
       (c) Term of Budget Resolutions.--Section 606 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974 is amended--
       (1) in its section heading by striking ``5-year'' and 
     inserting ``term of'';
       (2) in the sideheading of subsection (a), by striking ``5-
     Year'' and inserting ``Term of'';
       (3) in subsection (a), by striking ``1992, 1993, 1994, or 
     1995'' and inserting ``1996 or any fiscal year thereafter 
     through 2002'' and by inserting ``at least'' before ``each''; 
     and
       (4) in subsection (d)(1), by striking ``1992, 1993, 1994, 
     and 1995'' and inserting ``1996 or any fiscal year thereafter 
     through 2002'', and by striking ``(i) and (ii)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--Section 607 of the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 is amended by striking ``1991 to 1998'' 
     and inserting ``1996 to 2002''.
       (e) Sequestration Regarding Violent Crime Reduction Trust 
     Fund.--(1) Section 251A(b)(1) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking 
     subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) and its last sentence and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(B) For fiscal year 1996, $2,227,000,000.
       ``(C) For fiscal year 1997, $3,846,000,000.
       ``(D) For fiscal year 1998, $4,901,000,000.
       ``(E) For fiscal year 1999, $5,639,000,000.
       ``(F) For fiscal year 2000, $6,225,000,000.''.
       (2) Section 310002 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 14212) is repealed.
       (f) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to section 606 
     in the table of contents set forth in section 1(b) of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 is 
     amended by striking ``5-year'' and inserting ``Term of''.

     SEC. 20003. GENERAL STATEMENT AND DEFINITIONS.

       (a) General Statement.--Section 250(b) of the Balanced 
     Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended 
     by striking the first two sentences and inserting the 
     following: ``This part provides for the enforcement of 
     deficit reduction by reducing and extending the discretionary 
     spending limits though fiscal year 2002 and permanently 
     extending pay-as-you-go requirements.''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 250(c) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) The term `category' means:
       ``(A) For fiscal years 1996 through 2000, all discretionary 
     appropriations except those subject to section 251A; and
       ``(B) For fiscal year 2001 and any subsequent fiscal year, 
     all discretionary appropriations.'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
       ``(6) The term `budgetary resources' means new budget 
     authority, unobligated balances, direct spending authority, 
     and obligation limitations.'';
       (3) in paragraph (9), by striking ``1992'' and inserting 
     ``1996''; and
       (4) in paragraph (14), by striking ``through fiscal year 
     1995''.

     SEC. 20004. ENFORCING DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS.

       Section 251 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 is amended--
       (1) in the side heading of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``1991-1998'' and inserting ``1996-2002'';
       (2) in the first sentence of subsection (b)(1), by striking 
     ``1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997 or 1998'' and inserting 
     ``1997 or any fiscal year thereafter through 2002'' and by 
     striking ``through 1998'' and inserting ``through 2002'';
       (3) in subsection (b)(1), by striking ``the following:'' 
     and all that follows through ``The adjustments'' and 
     inserting ``the following: the adjustments'' and by striking 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C);
       (4) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``1991, 1992, 1993, 
     1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, or 1998'' and inserting ``1996 or any 
     fiscal year thereafter through 2002'' and by striking 
     ``through 1998'' and inserting ``through 2002'';
       (5) in subsection (b)(2)(E), by striking clauses (i), (ii), 
     and (iii) and by striking ``(iv) if, for fiscal years 1994, 
     1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998'' and inserting ``If, for fiscal 
     years 1996 through 2002''; and
       (6) in subsection (b)(2)(F), by striking everything after 
     ``the adjustment in outlays'' and inserting ``for a category 
     for a fiscal year is the amount of the excess but not to 
     exceed 0.5 percent of the adjusted discretionary spending 
     limit on outlays for that fiscal year in fiscal year 1996 or 
     any fiscal year thereafter through 2002.''.

     SEC. 20005. ENFORCING PAY-AS-YOU-GO.

       (a) Extension.--(1) Section 252 of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended--
       (A) in the side heading of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``Fiscal Years 1992-1998''; and
       (B) in subsection (e), by striking ``, for any fiscal year 
     from 1991 through 1998,'' and by striking ``through 1995''.
       (b) Rolling Pay-As-You-Go Scorecard.--Section 252(d) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is 
     amended by striking ``each fiscal year through fiscal year 
     1998'' each place it appears and inserting ``the current year 
     (if applicable), the budget year, and each of the first 4 
     outyears''.

     SEC. 20006. REPORTS AND ORDERS.

       Section 254 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``1998'' and 
     inserting ``2002''; and
       (2)(A) in subsection (g)(2)(A), by striking ``1998'' and 
     inserting ``2002''; and
       (B) in subsection (g)(3), by striking ``in each outyear 
     through 1998'' and inserting ``in each of the 4 ensuing 
     outyears''.

     SEC. 20007. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

       Section 258 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, entitled ``Modification of Presidential 
     Order'', is repealed.

     SEC. 20008. SPECIAL RULE ON INTERRELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CHANGES 
                   IN DISCRETIONARY SPENDING LIMITS AND PAY-AS-
                   YOU-GO REQUIREMENTS.

       (a)(1) Section 252 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Special Rule on Interrelationship Between Sections 
     251, 251A, and 252.--Whenever legislation is enacted during 
     the 104th Congress that decreases the discretionary spending 
     limits for budget authority and outlays for a fiscal year 
     under section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 or in section 251A(b) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985, or both, then, for 
     purposes of subsection (b), an amount equal to that decrease 
     in the discretionary spending limit for outlays shall be 
     treated as direct spending legislation decreasing the deficit 
     for that fiscal year.''.
       (2) Section 310(a) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 
     is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3), by 
     redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5) and by striking 
     ``and (3)'' in such redesignated paragraph (5) and inserting 
     ``(3), and (4)'', and by inserting after paragraph (3) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) carry out section 252(f) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985; or''.

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       (b) For purposes of section 252(f) of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (as amended by 
     subsection (a)(1))--
       (1) reductions in the discretionary spending limit for 
     outlays under section 601(a)(2) of the Congressional Budget 
     Act of 1974 for each of fiscal years 1999 through 2002 under 
     section 20002 shall be measured as reductions from the 
     discretionary spending limit for outlays for fiscal year 1998 
     as in effect immediately before the enactment of this Act; 
     and
       (2) reductions in the discretionary spending limit for 
     outlays under section 251A(b) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 for each of fiscal 
     years 1996 through 2000 under section 20002 shall be measured 
     as reductions in outlays for that fiscal year under section 
     251A(b) as in effect immediately before the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 20009. MEDICARE SAVINGS CANNOT BE USED TO PAY FOR TAX 
                   CUTS.

       Any net savings in direct spending and receipts in the 
     Medicare program for any fiscal year resulting from the 
     enactment of this Act or H.R. 2425 (as applicable) shall not 
     be counted for purposes of section 252 of the Balanced Budget 
     and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.

     SEC. 20010. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) Expiration.--Section 275(b) of the Balanced Budget and 
     Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Part C of this title, section'' and 
     inserting ``Sections 251, 253, 258B, and''; and
       (2) by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``2002''.
       (b) Expiration.--Section 14002(c)(3) of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993 (2 U.S.C. 900 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 20011. APPLICATION OF SECTION 251 ADJUSTMENTS.

       Section 251(b)(2) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(H) Special allowance for welfare reform.--If, for any 
     fiscal year, appropriations are enacted for accounts 
     specified in clauses (i) and (ii), the adjustment shall be 
     the sum of:
       ``(i) the excess of the appropriation for the fiscal year 
     for the Child Care and Development Block Grant over 
     $1,082,000,000, but not to exceed $722,000,000 in fiscal year 
     1996 or $1,011,000,000 in fiscal year 1997 through 2002; and
       ``(ii) the excess of the appropriation for the fiscal year 
     for the Family Nutrition Block Grant Program over 
     $3,470,000,000, but not to exceed $692,000,000 in fiscal year 
     1996, $1,307,000,000 in fiscal year 1997, $1,466,000,000 in 
     fiscal year 1998, $1,650,000,000 in fiscal year 1999, 
     $1,838,000,000 in fiscal year 2000, $2,075,000,000 in fiscal 
     year 2001, or $2,324,000,000 in fiscal year 2002;
     and the outlays flowing in all years from such excess 
     appropriations (as reduced pursuant to the limitations in 
     clauses (i) and (ii).''.

     SEC. 20012. SPECIAL RULES APPLICABLE TO DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   SEQUESTRATION.

       Section 255 of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985 is amended by striking subsection (h) 
     (relating to optional exemption of military personnel) and 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Optional Exemption for Military Personnel.--
       ``(1) Authority for exemption.--The President may, with 
     respect to any military personnel account, exempt that 
     account from sequestration or provide for a lower uniform 
     percentage reduction than would otherwise apply.
       ``(B) The President may not use the authority provided by 
     subparagraph (A) unless he notifies the Congress of the 
     manner in which such authority will be exercised on or before 
     the initial snapshot date for the budget year.
       ``(2) Authority for Military Technicians and Medical 
     Personnel.--
       ``(A) Whenever the President exempts a military personnel 
     account from sequestration under paragraph (1) and after all 
     other sequestrations to Department of Defense account have 
     been made, the Secretary of Defense may transfer amounts to 
     any appropriation for operation and maintenance for the 
     current fiscal year from amounts available under any other 
     appropriation to the Department of Defense, but--
       ``(i) amounts so transferred shall be available only for 
     the pay of military technicians, the pay of medical 
     personnel, and other expenses of medical programs (including 
     CHAMPUS); and
       ``(ii) the total amount transferred to any operations and 
     maintenance appropriation shall not exceed the amount 
     sequestered from such appropriation.
       ``(C) The authority to make transfers pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) is in addition to any authority of the 
     Secretary of Defense to make transfers of appropriated funds 
     under any other provision of law.
       ``(D) The Secretary of Defense may carry out a transfer of 
     funds under subparagraph (A) only after notifying the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives of the proposed transfer and a period of 20 
     calendar days in session has elapsed after such notice is 
     received.''.

     SEC. 20013. TREATMENT OF DIRECT STUDENT LOANS.

       Section 504 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Treatment of Direct Student Loans.--The cost of a 
     direct loan under the Federal direct student loan program 
     shall be the net present value, at the time when the direct 
     loan is disbursed, of the following cash flows for the 
     estimated life of the loan:
       ``(1) Loan disbursements.
       ``(2) Repayments of principal.
       ``(3) Payments of interest and other payments by or to the 
     Government over the life of the loan after adjusting for 
     estimated defaults, prepayments, fees, penalties, and other 
     recoveries.
       ``(4) Direct expenses, including--
       ``(A) activities related to credit extension, loan 
     origination, loan servicing, management of contractors, and 
     payments to contractors, other government entities, and 
     program participants;
       ``(B) collection of delinquent loans; and
       ``(C) writeoff and closeout of loans.''.

     SEC. 20014. DEFINITION OF PROGRAMS, PROJECTS, AND ACTIVITIES 
                   FOR DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS.

       For purposes of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985, the term program, project, and activity 
     for appropriations contained in any Department of Defense 
     appropriation Act shall be defined as the most specific level 
     of budget items identified in the most recent Department of 
     Defense appropriation Act, the accompanying House and Senate 
     Committee reports, the conference report and accompanying 
     joint explanatory statement of the managers of the committee 
     of conference, the related classified annexes and reports, 
     and the P-1 and R-1 budget justification documents as 
     subsequently modified by congressional action: Provided, That 
     the following exception to the above definition shall apply:
       For the Military Personnel and the Operation and 
     Maintenance accounts, the term ``program, project, and 
     activity'' is defined as the appropriation accounts contained 
     in the most recent Department of Defense appropriation Act: 
     Provided further, That at the time the President submits his 
     budget for any fiscal year, the Department of Defense shall 
     transmit to the Committees on Appropriations and the 
     Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives a budget justification document to be known 
     as the ``O-1'' which shall identify, at the budget activity, 
     activity group, and subactivity group level, the amounts 
     requested by the President to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense for operation and maintenance in any 
     budget request, or amended budget request, for that fiscal 
     year.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. GEPHARDT moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on the Budget 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House with 
modifications to preserve and protect the health and income security of 
our seniors and our children and to achieve fairness by denying revenue 
reductions favoring the rich and excluding revenue increases on working 
class families and to retain Section 5003 relating to Federal retirement 
provisions for Members of Congress and Congressional employees.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. GEPHARDT demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

180

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

250

para.135.12                  [Roll No. 742]

                                YEAS--180

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney

[[Page 1796]]


     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--250

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Sisisky
     Tucker
       
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that pursuant to House 
Resolution 245 the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

227

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

203

para.135.13                  [Roll No. 743] 

                                YEAS--227

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--203

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--3

     Hilliard
     Sisisky
     Tucker
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.135.14  submission of conference report--h.r. 1905

  Mr. BUNN submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-293) on the bill 
(H.R. 1905) making appropriations for energy and water development for 
the fiscal

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year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; together with a 
statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para.135.15  district of columbia appropriations-fy 1996

  Mr. WALSH submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 104-294) on the 
bill (H.R. 2546) making appropriations for the government of the 
District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part 
against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said bill and report were referred to the Union Calendar and 
ordered printed.

  Pursuant to clause 8 of rule XXI all points of order were reserved.

para.135.16  permission to file conference report

  On motion of Mr. CALLAHAN, by unanimous consent, the managers on the 
part of the House were granted permission until midnight tonight to file 
a conference report (Rept. No. 104-295) on the bill (H.R. 1868) making 
appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record 
under the rule.

para.135.17  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, October 30, 1995.

para.135.18  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
November 1, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.135.19  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, October 24, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the United States 
     District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Sam M. Gibbons.

para.135.20  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 716. An Act to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act; 
     and
       H.R. 1026. An Act to designate the United States Post 
     Office building located at 201 East Pikes Peak Avenue in 
     Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the ``Winfield Scott Stratton 
     Post Office.''

para.135.21  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 1322. An Act to provide for the relocation of the United 
     States Embassy in Israel to Jerusalem, and for other 
     purposes.

para.135.22  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, a 
bill of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 402. An Act to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act, and for other reasons.

  And then,

para.135.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. RIGGS, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 8 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, October 30, 1995.

para.135.24  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. MYERS: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 1905. A bill making appropriations for energy and water 
     development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-293). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. WALSH: Committee on Appropriations. H.R. 2546. A bill 
     making appropriations for the government of the District of 
     Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part 
     against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     104-294). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. CALLAHAN: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 1868. A bill making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 104-295). Ordered to be printed.

para.135.25  reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 994. The amendment recommended by the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight referred to the Committee on 
     Commerce for a period not to exceed Nov. 3, 1995 for 
     consideration of such provisions of the amendment as fall 
     within the jurisdiction of that committee pursuant to clause 
     1(e), rule X.

para.135.26  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Schumer):
       H.R. 2538. A bill to make clerical and technical amendments 
     to title 18, United States Code, and other provisions of law 
     relating to crime and criminal justice; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Rahall, and 
             Ms. Molinari):
       H.R. 2539. A bill to abolish the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission, to amend subtitle IV of title 49, United States 
     Code, to reform economic regulation of transportation, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Funderburk, Mr. Crane, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
             and Mr. Hayworth):
       H.R. 2540. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     prohibit any member of the Armed Forces from being required 
     to wear as part of the military uniform any indicia or 
     insignia of the United Nations; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. GILLMAN:
       H.R. 2541. A bill to establish an Assistant Secretary of 
     State for Diplomatic Security; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. Roberts):
       H.R. 2542. A bill to consolidate conservation cost-share 
     assistance programs of the Department of Agriculture, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CHRYSLER:
       H.R. 2543. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow a deduction for tuition and fees for 
     undergraduate and postsecondary vocational education; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Miss COLLINS of Michigan:
       H.R. 2544. A bill to require the Commissioner of the Bureau 
     of Labor Statistics to conduct time use surveys of 
     unremunerated work performed in the United States and to 
     calculate the monetary value of such work; to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Ms. McKINNEY:
       H.R. 2545. A bill to provide that a State that uses a 
     system of limited voting, cumulative voting, or preference 
     voting may establish multimember congressional districts; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WALSH:
       H.R. 2546. A bill making appropriations for the government 
     of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable 
     in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes.
           By Mr. DUNCAN:
       H.R. 2547. A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse located 
     at 800 Market Street in Knoxville, TN, as the ``Howard H. 
     Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Torkildsen, 
             Mr. Cooley, and Mr. Hansen):

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       H.R. 2548. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to allow individuals to designate any portion of their 
     income tax overpayments, and to make other contributions, 

     for the benefit of units of the National Park System; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FARR:
       H.R. 2549. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to enter into contracts to assist the Pajaro Valley 
     Water Management Agency, CA, to implement a basin management 
     plan for the elimination of groundwater overdraft and 
     seawater intrusion, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Cox, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
             Funderburk, Mr. Royce, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Roth Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. 
             Neumann, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Dornan, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Radanovich, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
             Sanford, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Largent, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Packard, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Moorhead, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Kim, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Bono, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Istook, Mr. Horn, Mr. Bunning 
             of Kentucky, Ms.  Dunn of Washington, Mr. Calvert, 
             and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 2550. A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated 
     to the Department of Defense from being used for the 
     deployment on the ground of United States Armed Forces in the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of any 
     peacekeeping operation, or as part of any implementation 
     force, unless such development is specifically authorized by 
     law; to the Committee on National Security, and in addition 
     to the Committee on International Relations, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
             Walsh, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Brown of California, Mr. Frost, Mr. Cunningham, and 
             Mr. Frazer):
       H.R. 2551. A bill to establish a congressional 
     commemorative medal for organ donors and their families; to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
             Bilbray, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Borski, Mr. Browder, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Davis, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. Dellums, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Everett, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frost, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
             Hefner, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McDade, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Montgomery, Mrs. Morella, 
             Mr. Murtha, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Parker, Mr. Payne of 
             Virginia, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rose, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
             Skelton, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
             Thompson, Mr. Thornton, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mr. Underwood, Mr. Vento, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. 
             Wicker, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Wilson, 
             Mr. Evans, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 2552. A bill to transfer the Tatum Salt Dome property 
     to the State of Mississippi to be designated by the State as 
     the Jamie Whitten Wilderness Area; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. WOLF:
       H.R. 2553. A bill to provide for pilot programs conducted 
     by the Federal Prison Industries to test the feasibility of 
     meeting the need for increased employment of Federal 
     prisoners by producing items, for the private market, in 
     conjunction with private United States firms, that would 
     otherwise be produced by foreign labor; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H. Con. Res. 111. Concurrent resolution authorizing the 
     printing of a report to the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, prepared by the Congressional Task Force on 
     Immigration Reform; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. KANJORSKI:
       H. Res. 246. Resolution providing for the consideration of 
     the bill H.R. 302, and amendments thereto, to ensure timely 
     payment of Social Security and Medicare benefits, to protect 
     the stability of financial markets, to preserve the credit 
     rating of the U.S. Government, and for other purposes, by 
     increasing the statutory limit on the public debt; to the 
     Committee on Rules.

para.135.27  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII.

       Mr. SAXTON introduced a bill (H.R. 2554) to authorize the 
     Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade and on the Great Lakes and their 
     tributary and connecting waters in trade with Canada for the 
     vessel M/V Marion C II: which was referred to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.135.28  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Gephardt, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 63: Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 65: Mr. Wyden.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Jones, and Mr. Boucher.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Largent, Mr. Istook, Mr. White, Mr. Smith of 
     New Jersey, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Ms. Dunn 
     of Washington, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
     Schumer, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Gordon.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Studds, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Torres, and Mr. 
     Sanders.
       H.R. 850: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 1124: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1133: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. 
     LoBiondo.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Heineman, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1226: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 1488: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     McIntosh, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
     Gekas, and Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 1493: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Clyburn and Mr. Reed.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Danner, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1733: Mr. Hefley, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     McKeon.
       H.R. 1749: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1796: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 1834: Mr. Dornan and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 1846: Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Gonzalez, and 
     Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Martini, and Mr. 
     Barr.
       H.R. 1920: Ms. Danner and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 2009: Ms. Pelosi and Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 2143: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 2178: Ms. McKinney and Miss Collins of Michigan.
       H.R. 2181: Mr. Deutsch, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Reed, and Mr. 
     Stupak.
       H.R. 2190: Mr. Roth, Mr. Wicker, and Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 2211: Mr. Coleman, Mr. Filner, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. 
     Rush.
       H.R. 2240: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. 
     Flanagan.
       H.R. 2326: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 2328: Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.R. 2407: Mr. Pete Geren of Texas.
       H.R. 2422: Mr. Richardson.
       H.R. 2433: Mr. Hefner, Mr. Frazer, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
     Wilson, Mr. Clay, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Goss, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. 
     Calvert.
       H.R. 2435: Mr. Minge, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Lucas.
       H.R. 2443: Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 2458: Mr. Lantos, Mr. Torricelli, and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 2470: Mr. Emerson and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 2474: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Costello, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Ms. Danner, Mr. Evans, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
     Nussle, Mr. Latham, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 2483: Mr. Kingston and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 2508: Ms. Danner, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Volkmer.
       H.R. 2523: Mr. Blute and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.J. Res. 87: Mr. Hancock.
       H.J. Res. 89: Mr. Norwood.
       H.J. Res. 114: Mr. Sanders, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin, and Mr. Lipinski.
       H. Con. Res. 5: Mr. Cooley.
       H. Res. 39: Mr. Bonior.
       H. Res. 214: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Doggett. 
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                              JOURNAL

                               OF THE

                     HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                         ----------------

                   CONGRESS OF THE UNITED STATES



  Begun and held at the Capitol, in the City of Washington, in the 
District of Columbia, on Wednesday, the fourth day of January, in the 
year of our Lord nineteen hundred and ninety-five, being the first 
session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, held under the Constitution 
of the United States, and in the two hundred and nineteenth year of the 
independence of the United States.

________________________________________________________________________



.
                     MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1995 (136)

para.136.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 a.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. EVERETT, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 30, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Terry Everett to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.136.2  recess--12:57 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 57 minutes p.m., until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para.136.3  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, called the House to order.

para.136.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, October 26, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.136.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1571. A letter from the Energy Information Administration, 
     Department of Energy, transmitting a copy of a report 
     entitled ``Emissions of Greenhouse Gases in the United 
     States, 1987-1994,'' the third in a series of annual reports; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1572. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Norway for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 96-05), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1573. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Denmark for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 96-06), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.

para.136.6  immigration classification of children

  On motion of Mr. SMITH of Texas, by unanimous consent, the Committee 
on the Judiciary was discharged from further consideration of the bill 
of the Senate (S. 457) to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to 
update references in the classification of children for purposes of 
United States immigration laws.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.136.7  national children's island

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1508) to 
require the transfer of title to the District of Columbia of certain 
real property in Anacostia Park to facilitate the construction of 
National Children's Island, a cultural, educational, and family-oriented 
park; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
RICHARDSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.136.8  coastal barrier system map correction

  Mr. TORKILDSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
2005) to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical 
corrections in maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources System.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, recognized Mr. TORKILDSEN and 
Mr. STUDDS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

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para.136.9  gloucester federal marine laboratory conveyance

  Mr. TORKILDSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1358) to require the Secretary of Commerce to convey the Commonwealth of 
Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service laboratory located 
on Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, recognized Mr. TORKILDSEN and 
Mr. STUDDS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.136.10  recess--2:36 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 2 o'clock and 31 minutes p.m., until 
approximately 4:30 p.m.

para.136.11  after recess--4:40 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, called the House to order.

para.136.12  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 2491. An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
     fiscal year 1996.

  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 86-380, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, appoints Mr. Thomas to the 
Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations, vice Mr. Dorgan.

para.136.13  homesteading and neighborhood restoration

  Mr. LAZIO moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1691) to 
provide for innovative approaches for homeownership opportunity and 
provide for the temporary extension of the rural rental housing program, 
and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, recognized Mr. LAZIO and Mr. 
GONZALEZ, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.136.14  u.s. armed forces in bosnia

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 247):

       Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of 
     Representatives that--
       (1) in the negotiation of any peace agreement between the 
     parties to the conflict in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina, there should not be a presumption, and it should 
     not be considered to be a prerequisite to the successful 
     conclusion of such a negotiation, that enforcement of such an 
     agreement will involve deployment of United States Armed 
     Forces on the ground in the territory of the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina; and
       (2) no United States Armed forces should be deployed on the 
     ground in the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzagovina to enforce a peace agreement until the Congress 
     has approved such a deployment.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GILMAN demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.136.15  waiving points of order against conference report on h.r. 
          1905

  Mr. QUILLEN, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-297) the resolution (H. Res. 248) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1905) making 
appropriation for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.136.16  budget reconciliation, fy 1996

  Mr. KASICH, pursuant to rule XX and by direction of the Committee on 
the Budget, moved to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 2491) 
to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996; together with the 
amendment of the Senate thereto, disagree to the amendment of the Senate 
and request a conference with the Senate thereon.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. KASICH, the previous question was ordered on the 
motion to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
said motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the motion to disagree to the 
amendment of the Senate and request a conference with the Senate thereon 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.136.17  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2491

  Mr. SABO moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 2491 be 
instructed to do everything possible, within the scope of the 
conference, to minimize both tax cuts for the wealthy and tax increases 
on low- and middle-income working families, to preserve and protect the 
health and income security of senior citizens, and to avoid increasing 
the number of Americans lacking access to health care and that the House 
conferees be further instructed to (1) agree to the Senate-passed 
provisions requiring continued Medicaid coverage for low-income pregnant 
women and children and for disabiled persons; (2) agree to the Senate-
passed provisons continuing to apply Federal nursing home standards; and 
(3) recede to the Senate position on pension reversions, thereby 
continuing current law protections for workers' pensions.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SABO, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said the motion to instruct?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. KASICH demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

198

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

219

para.136.18                  [Roll No. 744]

                                AYES--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn

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     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--219

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Bishop
     Chapman
     Dickey
     Fields (LA)
     Ford
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Johnson (CT)
     Lincoln
     McHugh
     McInnis
     Solomon
     Tucker
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (FL)
  So said motion was not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion to instruct was 
not agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.136.19  h.res. 247--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the resolution (H. Res. 247) expressing the sense of the House 
of Representatives relating to the deployment of United States Armed 
Forces on the ground in the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and 
Herzegovina to enforce a peace agreement.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

315

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

103

para.136.20                  [Roll No. 745]

                                YEAS--315

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--103

     Ackerman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Engel
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin

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     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Mfume
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Bishop
     Chapman
     Clinger
     Fields (LA)
     Ford
     Hall (OH)
     Hansen
     Johnson (CT)
     McHugh
     McInnis
     Smith (TX)
     Tucker
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (FL)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.136.21  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. CANADY, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule on Tuesday, October 31: the Committee on Commerce, the 
Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on International 
Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Resources, 
the Committee on Science, the Committee on Small Business, the Committee 
on Transportation and Infrastructure, and the Permanent Select Committee 
on Intelligence.

para.136.22  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2491

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, by unanimous consent, announced 
the appointment of the following Members as managers on the part of the 
House to the conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the 
two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2491)to 
provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996:

  Messrs. Kasich, Walker, Armey, DeLay, Boehner, Sabo, Bonior, and 
Stenholm.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on the Budget, for 
consideration of title XX of the House bill, and modifications 
committed to conference:
  Messrs. Kolbe, Shays, Hobson, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Coyne.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Agriculture, for 
consideration of title I of the House bill, and subtitles A-C of title 
I of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Roberts, Emerson, Gunderson, and de la Garza.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services, for consideration of title II of the House bill, and title 
III of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Mr. Leach, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Gonzalez and Mr. LaFalce.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce, for 
consideration of title III of the House bill, and subtitle A of title 
IV, subtitles A and G of title V, and section 6004 of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Bliley, Schaefer, and Dingell.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce, for 
consideration of title XV of the House bill, and subtitle A of title 
VII of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Bliley, Bilirakis, Hastert, Greenwood, Dingell, Waxman, and 
Pallone.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce, for 
consideration of title XVI of the House bill, and subtitle B of title 
VII of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Bliley, Bilirakis, Tauzin, Barton of Texas, Paxon, Hall of 
Texas, Dingell, Waxman, Wyden, and Pallone.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Economic and 
Educational Opportunities, for consideration of title IV of the House 
bill, and title X of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed 
to conference:
  Messrs. Goodling, McKeon, and Clay.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, for consideration of title V of the House bill, and title 
VIII and sections 13001 and 13003 of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference:
  Mr. Clinger, Mr. Schiff, and Mrs. Collins of Illinois.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on International 
Relations, for consideration of title VI of the House bill, and section 
13002 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference:
  Messrs. Gilman, Burton of Indiana, and Hamilton.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on the Judiciary, for 
consideration of title VII of the House bill, and title IX and section 
12944 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference:
  Messrs. Hyde, Moorhead, and Conyers.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on National Security, for 
consideration of title VIII of the House bill, and title II of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Spence, Hunter, and Dellums.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Resources, for 
consideration of title IX of the House bill, and title V (except 
subtitles A and G) of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed 
to conference:
  Messrs. Young of Alaska, Tauzin, and Miller of California.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, for consideration of title X of the House bill, and 
subtitles B and C of title IV and title VI (except section 6004) of the 
Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Shuster, Clinger, and Oberstar.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for 
consideration of title XI of the House bill, and title XI of the Senate 
amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Messrs. Stump, Hutchinson, and Montgomery.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Ways and Means, for 
consideration of titles XII, XIII, XIV, and XIX of the House bill, and 
subtitles H and I of title VII and title XII (except section 12944) of 
the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to the conference:
  Messrs. Archer, Crane, Thomas, Shaw, Bunning of Kentucky, Gibbons, 
Rangel, and Stark.
  Provided that Mr. Matsui is appointed in lieu of Mr. Stark for 
consideration of title XII of the House bill.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Ways and Means, for 
consideration of title XV of the House bill, and subtitle A of title 
VII of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
  Mr. Archer, Mr. Thomas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Messrs. 
McCrery, Gibbons, Stark, and Cardin. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.136.23  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. SEASTRAND, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                     Ways and Means Committee,

                                                 October 26, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is not 
     consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Andy Jacobs, Jr.

para.136.24  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's

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table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       An Act to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities 
     to influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, Rules, and 
     Ways and means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.

para.136.25  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on the following date present to the President, for his 
approval, bills of the House of the following title:

           On October 26, 1995:
       H.R. 716. An Act to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act.
       H.R. 1026. An Act to designate the U.S. post office 
     building located at 201 East Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado 
     Springs, CO, as the ``Winfield Scott Stratton Post Office.''

para.136.26  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, for today; and
  To Mr. McHUGH, for today.
  And then,

para.136.27  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. McINTOSH, at 10 o'clock and 53 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned until 9:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 31, 1995.

para.136.28  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 238. A 
     bill to provide for the protection of wild horses within the 
     Ozark National Scenic Riverways and prohibit the removal of 
     such horses; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-296). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. QUILLEN: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 248. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1905) making 
     appropriations for energy and water development for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 104-297). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 249. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1868) making 
     appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and 
     related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-298). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 1788. A bill to reform the statutes 
     relating to Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, 
     and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-
     299). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para.136.29  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Cooley, and Mrs. Chenoweth):
       H.R. 2555. A bill to preserve the authority of the States 
     over waters within their boundaries, to delegate the 
     authority of the Congress to the States to regulate water, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Resources, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. ESHOO:
       H.R. 2556. A bill to redesignate the Federal building 
     located at 345 Middlefield Road in Menlo Park, CA, and known 
     as the Earth Sciences and Library Building, as the ``Vincent 
     E. McKelvey Federal Building''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. EWING (for himself and Mr. Peterson of 
             Minnesota:
       H.R. 2557. A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 
     1978 to provide greater assurances for contract sanctity; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. OBERSTAR (by request):
       H.R. 2558. A bill to amend chapter 303 of title 49, United 
     States Code, to provide for the transfer of selected National 
     Driver Register functions to non-Federal management, to 
     provide authorizations for appropriations for each of fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. SMITH of Michigan:
       H.R. 2559. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an expanded medical expenses deduction; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2560. A bill to provide for conveyances of certain 
     lands in Alaska to Chickaloon-Moose Creek Native Association, 
     Inc., Ninilchik Native Association, Inc., Seldovia Native 
     Association, Inc., Tyonek Native Corp., and Knikatnu, Inc. 
     under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           Mr. BUYER (for himself, Mr. McHale, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
             Spence, Mr. Allard, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Baker of California, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
             Barr, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Blute, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady, 
             Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Chrysler, 
             Mr. Clinger, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. 
             Cox, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cremeans, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
             Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Duncan, Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
             Evans, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fields of Texas, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Flanagan, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Franks of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Gallegly, 
             Mr. Ganske, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Hancock, 
             Mr. Hansen, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Hostettler, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, 
             Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jacobs, 
             Mr. Kasich, Mr. Klink, Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Longley, 
             Mr. Lucas, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. McKeon, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Neumann, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Parker, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Quinn, 
             Mr. Riggs, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Roth, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. 
             Seastrand, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
             Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Torkildsen, 
             Mr. Traficant, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Walsh, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. White, Mr. Wolf, 
             and Mr. Hastert):
       H. Res. 247. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives relating to the deployment of United 
     States Armed Forces on the ground in the territory of the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to enforce a peace 
     agreement; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mrs. WALDHOLTZ (for herself, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Shays, Mr. Minge, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
             Mr. Klug, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Luther, Mr. Ramstad, Ms. 
             Dunn of Washington, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
             Wamp, and Mr. Holden):
       H. Res. 250. Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to provide for gift reform; to the Committee 
     on Rules. 

para.136.30  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 118: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 394: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 497: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Scott, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Payne 
     of Viginia, and Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Cooley, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hefley, 
     Mr. Weller, Mr. Regula, and Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 540: Mr. Stark, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, 
     and Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 580: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 703: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Berman, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, and Mrs. 
     Lowey.
       H.R. 1078: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 1136: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 1464: Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
     Shays, and Mrs. Meyers of Kansas.
       H.R. 1662: Mr. Vento, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. 
     Houghton.
       H.R. 1846: Mr. English of Pennsylvania and Mr. Leach.
       H.R. 1900: Mr. Leach, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 1956: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Goss, Mr. Bateman, 
     Mr. Andrews, Mr. Lobiondo, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2027: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2098: Mr. Camp, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
     and Mr. Hoke.

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       H.R. 2121: Mrs. Kennelly and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2138: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 2181: Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 2211: Mr. Evans, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.
       H.R. 2214: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2276: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. 
     Tucker.
       H.R. 2429:Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 2452: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 2461: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2481: Mr. Packard and Mr. Lipinski.
       H.R. 2500: Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. 
     Cunningham.
       H.R. 2519: Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Oxley, and Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 2550: Mr. Jones, Mr. Combest, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
     Laughlin, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Ewing, 
     and Mr. Allard.
       H.R. 2551: Mr. Luther. 

para.136.31  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 359: Mr. Paxon.
       H.R. 1745: Mr. Torkildsen. 


.
                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1995 (137)

para.137.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 9 o'clock a.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. GOODLING, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 October 31, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable William F. Goodling to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.137.2  recess--9:48 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLING, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock and 48 minutes a.m., until 
10 o'clock a.m.

para.137.3  after recess--10:00 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, called the House to order.

para.137.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, October 30, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.137.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1574. A letter from the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, General Accounting Office, transmitting the list of 
     all reports issued or released in September 1995, pursuant to 
     31 U.S.C. 719(h); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1575. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's report on 
     cost savings for official travel by Federal employees, 
     pursuant to Public Law 103-355, section 6008(c) (108 Stat. 
     3367); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1576. A letter from the President and CEO, Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation, transmitting the seventh annual 
     report in compliance with the Inspector General Act 
     Amendments of 1988, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1577. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1578. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the annual report on Transportation user fees, 
     fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 447(e); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1579. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's biennial report entitled 
     ``Status of the Nation's Surface Transportation System: 
     Conditions and Performance Report,'' pursuant to 49 U.S.C. 
     308(e)(1); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1580. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting notification of fund transfers authorized by 
     sections 9006, 8006, and 8005 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Acts for fiscal year 1993, fiscal year 1994, 
     and fiscal year 1995, respectively, and sections 1001, 1101, 
     and 1001 of the Department of Defense Authorization Acts for 
     those same years; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Appropriations and National Security.
       1581. A letter from the Inspector General, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting the budget request for the 
     Office of Inspector General, Railroad Retirement Board, for 
     fiscal year 1997, pursuant to 45 U.S.C. 231f; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Appropriations, Ways and Means, and 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.137.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2492

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 239):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
     2492) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes. The bill shall be debatable for one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on Appropriations. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill to final 
     passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

235

When there appeared

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Nays

184

para.137.7                   [Roll No. 746]

                                YEAS--235

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--184

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)

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     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Andrews
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Fields (LA)
     Harman
     Hilliard
     Kaptur
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Oxley
     Riggs
     Tucker
     Weldon (PA)
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.137.8  legislative branch appropriations, fy 1996

  Mr. PACKARD, pursuant to House Resolution 239, called up the bill 
(H.R. 2492) making appropriations for the Legislative Branch for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered.
  After debate,
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that 
pursuant to clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the 
call was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

315

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affirmative

Nays

106

para.137.9                   [Roll No. 747]

                                YEAS--315

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--106

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Schroeder
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wyden
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Boehner
     Fields (LA)
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Sisisky
     Tauzin
     Tiahrt
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Weldon (PA)
     White
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.137.10  waiving points of order against the conference report on 
          h.r. 1905

  Mr. QUILLEN, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 248):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 1905) making appropriations for energy and water 
     development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 
     and for other purposes. All points of order against the 
     conference report and against its consideration are waived.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. QUILLEN, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to

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was, unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.137.11  energy and water appropriations, fy 1996

  Mr. MYERS, pursuant to House Resolution 248, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 104-293):

       The Committee of Conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1905) ``making appropriations for energy and water 
     development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 
     and for other purposes,'' having met, after full and free 
     conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 6, 18, 
     20, 23, 24, 26, 32, 36, 44, 45, 46, 47, 57, and 58.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendments of the Senate numbered 7, 13, 14, 25, 33, 38, 39, 
     40, 43, and 54; and agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 1:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 1, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $121,767,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 2:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert:
       Norco Bluffs, California, $375,000;
       Ohio River Greenway, Indiana, $500,000;
       Kentucky Lock and Dam, Kentucky, $2,000,000;
       Mussers Dam, Middle Creek, Snyder County, Pennsylvania, 
     $300,000; and
       West Virginia Port Development, West Virginia, $300,000: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
     Chief of Engineers, is directed to undertake a study of water 
     supply and associated needs in the vicinity of Hazard, 
     Kentucky, using $500,000 of the funds 

     appropriated under this heading in Public Law 103-316 for 
     Hazard, Kentucky.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 3:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 3, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $804,573,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 4:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 4, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert:
       Homer Spit, Alaska, repair and extend project, $3,800,000;
       McClellan-Kerr Arkansas River Navigation System, Arkansas, 
     $6,000,000: Provided, That $4,900,000 of such amount shall be 
     used for activities relating to Montgomery Point Lock and 
     Dam, Arkansas;
       Red River Emergency Bank Protection, Arkansas and 
     Louisiana, $6,600,000;
       Sacramento River Flood Control Project (Glenn-Colusa 
     Irrigation District), California, $300,000;
       San Timoteo Creek (Santa Ana River Mainstem), California, 
     $5,000,000;
       Indiana Shoreline Erosion, Indiana, $1,500,000;
       Arkansas City flood control project, Kansas, $700,000, 
     except that for the purposes of the project, section 902 of 
     Public Law 99-662 is waived;
       Winfield, Kansas, $670,000;
       Harlan (Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sandy River and 
     Upper Cumberland River), Kentucky, $12,000,000;
       Williamsburg (Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sandy River 
     and Upper Cumberland River), Kentucky, $4,100,000;
       Middlesboro (Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sandy River 
     and Upper Cumberland River), Kentucky, $1,600,000;
       Salyersville, Kentucky, $500,000;
       Lake Pontchartrain and Vicinity (Hurricane Protection), 
     Louisiana, $13,348,000;
       Ouachita River Levees, Louisiana, $2,300,000;
       Red River below Denison Dam Levee and Bank Stabilization, 
     Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas, $2,500,000;
       Roughans Point, Massachusetts, $710,000;
       Marshall, Minnesota, $850,000;
       Ste. Genevieve, Missouri, $1,000,000;
       Broad Top Region, Pennsylvania, $4,100,000;
       Glen Foerd, Pennsylvania, $200,000;
       South Central Pennsylvania Environmental Restoration, 
     Pennsylvania, $3,500,000;
       Wallisville Lake, Texas, $5,000,000;
       Virginia Beach Erosion Control and Hurricane Protection, 
     Virginia, $1,100,000;
       Hatfield Bottom (Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sandy 
     River and Upper Cumberland River), West Virginia, $200,000; 
     and
       Upper Mingo (Levisa and Tug Forks of the Big Sandy River 
     and Upper Cumberland River), West Virginia, $2,000,000: 
     Provided, That the Secretary of the Army, acting through the 
     Chief of Engineers, shall transfer $1,120,000 of the 
     Construction, General funds appropriated in this Act to the 
     Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall accept and expend such funds for performing operation 
     and maintenance activities at the Columbia River Fishing 
     Access Sites to be constructed by the Department of the Army 
     at Cascade Locks, Oregon; Lone Pine, Oregon; Underwood, 
     Washington; and the Bonneville Treaty Fishing Access Site, 
     Washington: Provided further, That using funds appropriated 
     in Public Law 103-316 for the Sacramento River Flood Control 
     Project (Deficiency Correction), California, project and 
     funds appropriated herein for the Sacramento Urban Area Levee 
     Reconstruction, California, project, the Secretary of the 
     Army, acting through the Chief of Engineers, is directed to 
     acquire all or part of the Little Holland tract, with any and 
     all appurtenant water rights, for wetland and fish and 
     wildlife activities pursuant to the authority of section 906 
     of Public Law 99-662 and conditioned on a determination made 
     by the Secretary, pursuant to Section 906, that acquisition 
     is in the Federal interest.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 5:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 5, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $1,703,697,000; and the Senate agreed to the same.
       Amendment numbered 8:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 8, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in said amendment insert: 
     $151,500,000; and the Senate agreed to the same.
       Amendment numbered 9:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 9, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended as 
     follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in said amendment, insert: 
     $62,000,000; and the Senate agreed to the same.
       Amendment numbered 10:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 10, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment, and on page 
     7, line 18, of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 1905, strike 
     ``the'', and insert in lieu thereof, ``any civil''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 11:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 11, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Delete the matter stricken by said amendment and insert the 
     matter proposed by said amendment, amended as follows:
       Strike subsection (d) and insert in lieu thereof the 
     following: (d) If any of the four Corps of Engineers hopper 
     dredges is removed from normal service for repair or 
     rehabilitation and such repair prevents the dredge from 
     accomplishing its volume of work regularly carried out in 
     each of the past three years, the Secretary shall not 
     significantly alter the operating schedules of the remaining 
     Federal hopper dredges established in accordance with the 
     requirements of subsection (a) above.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 12:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 12, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter inserted by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 103. With the exception of the use of funds to process 
     any required Department of the Army permits, none of the 
     funds appropriated herein or otherwise available to the Army 
     Corps of Engineers may be used to assist, guide, coordinate, 
     administer, prepare for occupancy of, or acquire furnishings 
     for or in preparation of a movement to the Southeast Federal 
     Center.
       And, on page 9, line 12, of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 
     1905, strike ``(b) PROJECT DEPTH.--'' and all that follows 
     through ``harbor or refuge.'', on page 10, line 2 and insert 
     in lieu thereof the following:
       (b) Project Depth.--The project described in subsection (a) 
     is modified to provide for an authorized depth of 12.5 feet.
       (c) Navigation Channel (Modified).--The reauthorized 
     project navigation channel shall be defined by the following 
     coordinates: 2911N-2239E, 3240N-2504E, 3964N-2874E, 4182N-
     2891E, 4469N-2808E, 4692N-2720E, 4879N-2615E, 4952N-2778E, 
     4438N-2980E, 4227N-3097E, 3720N-3068E, 3076N-2798E, 2996N-
     2706E, 2783N-2450E.
       (d) Harbor of Refuge.--The project described in subsection 
     (a), including the breakwalls, pier and authorized depth of 
     the project (as modified by subsection (b)), shall continue 
     to be maintained as a harbor of refuge.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 15:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 15, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 106. Using $2,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
     herein, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief 
     of Engineers, is authorized to undertake the Indianapolis, 
     Indiana, project, authorized in section 5 of Public Law 74-
     738, as amended, and as modified to include certain 
     riverfront alterations as described in the Central 
     Indianapolis Waterfront Concept Master Plan, dated February, 
     1994, at a total cost of $65,975,000 with an estimated first 
     Federal cost of $39,975,000 and an estimated first non-
     Federal cost of $26,000,000.

     SEC. 107. SOUTH CENTRAL PENNSYLVANIA.

       (a) In General.--Section 313 of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4845-4847) is amended--

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       (1) in the heading to subsection (c) by striking ``WITH 
     SARCD COUNCIL'';
       (2) in subsection (c) by inserting ``with State, regional, 
     and local officials, including, where applicable,'' after 
     ``consult'';
       (3) in subsection (d)(2)(A) by inserting ``where 
     applicable,'' after ``Council'';
       (4) in subsection (g)(1) by striking ``$17,000,000'' and 
     inserting ``$50,000,000''; and
       (5) in subsection (h)(2) by striking ``Bedford, Blair, 
     Cambria, Fulton, Huntingdon, and Somerset'' and inserting 
     ``Armstrong, Bedford, Blair, Cambria, Clearfield, Fayette, 
     Franklin, Fulton, Huntingdon, Indiana, Juniata, Mifflin, 
     Somerset, Snyder, and Westmoreland''.
       (b) Cost Sharing.--Section 313(d)(3) of the Water Resources 
     Development Act of 1992 (106 Stat. 4846) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(3) Cost sharing.--
       ``(A) In general.--Total project costs under each local 
     cooperation agreement entered into under this subsection 
     shall be shared at 75 percent Federal and 25 percent non-
     Federal. The non-Federal interest shall receive credit for 
     the reasonable costs of design work completed by such 
     interest prior to entering into a local cooperation agreement 
     with the Secretary for a project. The Federal share may in 
     the form of grants or reimbursements of project costs.
       ``(B) Interest.--In the event of delays in reimbursement of 
     the non-Federal share of a project, the non-Federal interest 
     shall receive credit for reasonable interest to provide the 
     non-Federal share of a project's cost.
       ``(C) Lands, easements, and rights-of-way credit.--The non-
     Federal interest shall receive credit for lands, easements, 
     rights-of-way, and relocations toward its share of project 
     costs, including direct costs associated with obtaining 
     permits necessary for the placement of such project on public 
     owned or controlled lands, but not to exceed 25 percent of 
     total project costs.
       ``(D) Operation and maintenance credit.--Operation and 
     maintenance costs for projects constructed with assistance 
     provided under this section shall be 100 percent non-
     Federal.''.
       Sec. 108. Using $2,000,000 of the funds appropriated 
     herein, the Secretary of the Army, acting through the Chief 
     of Engineers, is authorized and directed to proceed with 
     engineering, design, and construction of projects to provide 

     for flood control and improvements to rainfall drainage 
     systems in Jefferson, Orleans, and St. Tammany Parishes, 
     Louisiana, in accordance with the following reports of the 
     New Orleans District Engineer: Jefferson and Orleans 
     Parishes, Louisiana, Urban Flood Control and Water Quality 
     Management, July 1992; Tangipahoa, Techefuncte and Tickfaw 
     Rivers, Louisiana, June 1991; and Schneider Canal, Slidell, 
     Louisiana, Hurricane Protection, May 1990. There is 
     authorized to be appropriated $25,000,000 for the initiation 
     and partial accomplishment of projects described in these 
     reports. The cost of any work performed by the non-Federal 
     interests subsequent to the above cited reports, as 
     determined by the Secretary of the Army to be a compatible 
     and integral part of the projects, shall be credited toward 
     the non-Federal share of the projects.
       Sec. 109. (a) In general.--Subject to the provisions of 
     this section, the Secretary of the Army shall convey to the 
     City of Prestonburg, Kentucky, all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States, in and to the land described in the 
     Supplemental Agreement--Modification No. 2 to the Department 
     of the Army lease #DACW69-1-76-0186, executed by and between 
     the Department of the Army and the Commonwealth of Kentucky, 
     together with any improvements thereon.
       (b) Conditions.--The conveyance authorized by this section 
     is subject to the following conditions:
       (1) The City shall ensure that the land conveyed by this 
     section will be used for public use recreational purposes and 
     to further the regional economic development.
       (2) The City shall use all proceeds derived from the sale 
     or lease of any mineral rights conveyed pursuant to this 
     section for the development, operation, and maintenance of 
     recreational facilities on the lands conveyed in accordance 
     with this section.
       (3) The City shall accept the property in its condition at 
     the time of the conveyance. The Secretary shall not be 
     required to make any improvements in the property's 
     condition, and the City shall hold and save the United States 
     free from any claims or damages arising from any activities 
     on the conveyed land either on the date of the conveyance or 
     any subsequent date.
       (4) If the City uses the land conveyed under this section 
     for any purpose other than those specified in this paragraph, 
     the Secretary shall notify the City of such failure. If the 
     City does not correct such nonconforming use during the 1-
     year period beginning on the date of such notification, the 
     Secretary shall have a right of reverter to reclaim 
     possession and title to the land conveyed under this section.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 16:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 16, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section number named in said amendment, 
     insert: 110; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 17:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 17, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $12,684,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 19:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 19, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $411,046,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 21:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 21, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $273,076,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 22:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 22, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert: $2,727,407,000, to remain available until 
     expended; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 27:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 27, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $981,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 28:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 28, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert: For nuclear waste disposal activities to 
     carry out the purposes of Public Law 97-425, as amended, 
     including the acquisition of real property or facility 
     construction or expansion, $151,600,000, to remain available 
     until expended, to be derived from the Nuclear Waste Fund.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 29:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 29, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $3,460,314,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 30:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 30, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $5,557,532,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 31:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 31, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $1,373,212,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 34:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 34, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter inserted by said amendment insert: : 
     Provided, That of the amount herein appropriated, $85,000,000 
     shall be available for obligation and expenditure only for an 
     interim storage facility and only upon the enactment of 
     specific statutory authority.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 35:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 35, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $366,697,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 37:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 37, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $244,391,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 41:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 41, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $170,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 42:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 42, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:

                    Delaware River Basin Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the 
     United States member of the Delaware River Basin Commission, 
     as authorized by law (75 Stat. 716), $343,000.


            Contribution to Delaware River Basin Commission

       For payment of the United States share of the current 
     expenses of the Delaware River Basin Commission, as 
     authorized by law (75 Stat. 706, 707), $428,000.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 48:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 48, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:

                   Susquehanna River Basin Commission


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For expenses necessary to carry out the functions of the 
     United States member of the Susquehanna River Basin 
     Commission as authorized by law (84 Stat. 1541), $318,000.

[[Page 1808]]

           Contribution to Susquehanna river Basin Commission

       For payment of the United States share of the current 
     expenses of the Susquehanna River Basin Commission, as 
     authorized by law (84 Stat. 1530, 1531), $250,000.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 49:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 49, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $109,169,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 50:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 50, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     The Tennessee Valley Authority shall, not later than March 
     30, 1996, submit to Congress a preliminary plan for funding 
     the environmental research center from sources other than 
     direct appropriations to the Tennessee Valley Authority after 
     fiscal year 1996; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 51:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 51, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 501. Section 510 of Public Law 101-514, the Fiscal 
     Year 1991 Energy and Water Development Appropriations Act, is 
     repealed.
       Sec. 502. Notwithstanding the provisions of any other law, 
     the report referred to in Title 30 of Public Law 102-575 
     shall be submitted within five years from the date of 
     enactment of that Act.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 52:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 52, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 504. Section 4(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the restoration of the fish and wildlife in the 
     Trinity River Basin, California, and for other purposes'', 
     approved October 24, 1984 (98 Stat. 2723), is amended--
       (a) in paragraph (1), by striking ``October 1, 1995'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``October 1, 1996''; and
       (b) in paragraph (2), by striking ``ten-year'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``eleven-year''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 53:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 53, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 507. In order to ensure the timely implementation of 
     the Colorado Ute Indian Water Rights Settlement Act of 1988, 
     the Secretary of the Interior is directed to proceed without 
     delay with construction of those facilities in conformance 
     with the final Biological Opinion for the Animas-La Plata 
     project, Colorado and New Mexico, dated October 25, 1991.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 55:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 55, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:

     SEC. 508.

       (a) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the Bonneville Power Administration.
       (2) Council.--The term ``Council'' means the Northwest 
     Power and Conservation Planning Council.
       (3) Excess Federal Power.--The term ``excess Federal 
     power'' means such electric power that has become surplus to 
     the firm contractual obligations of the Administrator under 
     section 5(f) of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning 
     Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 839c(f)) due to either--
       (A) any reduction in the quantity of electric power that 
     the Administrator is contractually required to supply under 
     subsections (b) and (d) of section 5 of the Pacific Northwest 
     Electric Power Planning and Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
     839c), due to the election by customers of the Bonneville 
     Power Administration to purchase electric power from other 
     suppliers, as compared to the quantity of electric power that 
     the Administrator was contractually required to supply as of 
     January 1, 1995; or
       (B) those operations of the Federal Columbia River Power 
     System that are primarily for the benefit of fish and 
     wildlife affected by the development, operation, or 
     management of the System.
       (b) Sale of Excess Federal Power.--Notwithstanding section 
     2, subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 3, and section 7 
     of Public Law 88-552 (16 U.S.C. 837a, 837b, and 837f), and 
     section 9(c) of the Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning 
     and Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 839f(c)), the Administrator 
     may, as permitted by otherwise applicable law, sell or 
     otherwise dispose of excess Federal power--
       (1) outside the Pacific Northwest on a firm basis for a 
     contract term of not to exceed 7 years, if the excess Federal 
     power is first offered for a reasonable period of time and 
     under the same essential rate, terms and conditions to those 
     Pacific Northwest public body, cooperative and investor-owned 
     utilities and those direct service industrial customers 
     identified in subsection (b) or (d)(1)(A) of section 5 of the 
     Pacific Northwest Electric Power Planning and Conservation 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 839c); and,
       (2) in any region without the prohibition on resale 
     established by the second sentence of section 5(a) of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to authorize the completion, maintenance, 
     and operation of Bonneville project for navigation, and for 
     other purposes'', approved August 20, 1937 (commonly known as 
     the ``Bonneville Project Act of 1937'') (16 U.S.C. 832d(a)).
       (c) Study by Council.--(1) Within 180 days of enactment of 
     this Act, the Council shall review and report to Congress 
     regarding the most appropriate governance structure to allow 
     more effective regional control over efforts to conserve and 
     enhance anadromous and resident fish and wildlife within the 
     Federal Columbia River Power System.
       (d) Corps of Engineers Procurement.--The Assistant 
     Secretary of the Army for Civil Works, acting through the 
     North Pacific Division of the Corps of Engineers, is 
     authorized to place orders for goods and services related to 
     facilities for electric power generation and fish and 
     wildlife mitigation associated with the Federal Columbia 
     River Power System with and through the Administrator using 
     the authorities available to the Administrator.
       (e) Residential Exchange.--Notwithstanding the 
     establishment, confirmation and approval of rates pursuant to 
     16 U.S.C. 839e, and notwithstanding the provisions of 16 
     U.S.C. 839c(c), the cost benefits of eligible utilities' 
     total purchase and exchange sales under 16 U.S.C. 839c(c)(1) 
     shall be $145,000,000 for Fiscal Year 1997, and the net 
     benefits paid to each eligible electric utility shall be 
     $145,000,000 multiplied by the percentage of the total of 
     such net benefits paid by the Administrator to such utility 
     for Fiscal Year 1995.
       (f) Personnel Flexibility.--The Administrator may offer 
     employees voluntary separation incentives as deemed necessary 
     which shall not exceed $25,000. Recipients who accept 
     employment with the United States within five years after 
     separation shall repay the entire amount to the Bonneville 
     Power Administration.
       (g) Savings.--Unless superseded by an Act of Congress, the 
     authority provided by this section is expressly intended to 
     extend beyond the fiscal year.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 56:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 56, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 509. Section 7 of the Magnetic Fusion Energy 
     Engineering Act (42 U.S.C. 9396) is repealed.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 59:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 59, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section number named in said amendment, 
     insert: 510; and the Senate agree to the same.

     John T. Myers,
     Harold Rogers,
     Joe Knollenberg,
     Frank Riggs,
     Rodney P. Frelinghuysen,
     Jim Bunn,
     Bob Livingston,
     Tom Bevill,
     Vic Fazio,
     Jim Chapman,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Pete V. Domenici,
     Mark O. Hatfield,
     Thad Cochran,
     Slade Gorton,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Conrad Burns,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Fritz Hollings,
     Harry Reid,
     Bob Kerrey,
     Patty Murray,
                              Managers on the Part of the Senate. 

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

402

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affirmative

Nays

24

para.137.12                  [Roll No. 748]

                                YEAS--402

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert

[[Page 1809]]


     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--24

     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Clement
     Filner
     Ford
     Gordon
     Hefley
     Jacobs
     Mica
     Nadler
     Rangel
     Reed
     Roemer
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Sensenbrenner
     Stearns
     Tanner
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Bereuter
     Fields (LA)
     Moakley
     Roth
     Tucker
     Weldon (PA)
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.137.13  appointment of additional conferee--h.r. 2491

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, by unanimous consent, announced 
that the Speaker, under the authority granted in clause 6(f) of rule X, 
appointed Mr. Brown of California as an additional conferee to the 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2491) to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 1996; for consideration of title I of the 
House bill, and subtitles A-C of title I of the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointment.

para.137.14  waiving points of order against the conference report on 
          h.r. 1868

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 249):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 1868) making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes. All points of order against the conference report 
     and against its consideration are waived. The motion printed 
     in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution to dispose of the amendment of the Senate numbered 
     115 may be offered only by Representative Callahan of Alabama 
     or his designee. That motion shall be considered as read and 
     shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the proponent and an opponent. All points of 
     order against that motion are waived. The previous question 
     shall be considered as ordered on that motion to final 
     adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of 
     the question. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. GOSS moved the previous question on the resolution to its adoption 
or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

268

When there appeared

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Nays

155

para.137.15                  [Roll No. 749]

                                YEAS--268

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon

[[Page 1810]]


     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--155

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Fields (LA)
     Gephardt
     Moakley
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DURBIN demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

257

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

165

para.137.16                  [Roll No. 750]

                                AYES--257

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--165

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Fields (LA)
     Gephardt
     Moakley
     Norwood
     Portman
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Weldon (PA)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.137.17  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries. 

para.137.18  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iran

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1622(d)) 
provides for the automatic termination of a national emergency unless, 
prior to the anniversary date of its declaration, the President 
publishes in the Federal Register and transmits to the Congress a notice 
stating that the emergency is to continue in effect beyond the 
anniversary date. In accordance with this provision, I have sent the 
enclosed notice, stating that the Iran emergency is to continue in 
effect beyond November 14,

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1995, to the Federal Register for publication. Similar notices have been 
sent annually to the Congress and the Federal Register since November 
12, 1980. The most recent notice appeared in the Federal Register on 
November 1, 1994.
  The crisis between the United States and Iran that began in 1979 has 
not been fully resolved. The international tribunal established to 
adjudicate claims of the United States and U.S. nationals against Iran 
and of the Iranian government and Iranian nationals against the United 
States continues to function, and normalization of commercial and 
diplomatic relations between the United States and Iran has not been 
achieved. Indeed, on March 15 of this year, I declared a separate 
national emergency with respect to Iran pursuant to the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act and imposed separate sanctions. By 
Executive Order 12959, these sanctions were significantly augmented. In 
these circumstances, I have determined that it is necessary to maintain 
in force the broad authorities that are in place by virtue of the 
November 14, 1979, declaration of emergency, including the authority to 
block certain property of the Government of Iran, and which are needed 
in the process of implementing the January 1981 agreements with Iran.

                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, October 31, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-130).

para.137.19  foreign operations appropriations, fy 1996

  Mr. CALLAHAN, pursuant to House Resolution 249, called up the 
following conference report (Rept. No. 104-295):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1868) ``making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
     financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes,'' having met, 
     after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and 
     do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 1, 3, 
     6, 15, 21, 23, 25, 29, 30, 33, 36, 37, 39, 54, 59, 61, 71, 
     85, 88, 90, 91, 93, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 107, 
     108, 109, 112, 113, 117, 119, 120, 125, 127, 128, 129, 130, 
     134, 136, 137, 141, 143, 148, 153, 154, 157, 164, 166, 170, 
     172, 173, 174, 177, 178, 179, 180, 184, 185, 187, 188, 191, 
     and 193.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendments of the Senate numbered 4, 7, 13, 14, 17, 20, 26, 
     27, 38, 40, 41, 49, 50, 52, 56, 57, 58, 62, 66, 67, 68, 69, 
     70, 74, 75, 77, 81, 83, 84, 86, 87, 103, 104, 105, 110, 111, 
     114, 116, 118, 121, 122, 123, 124, 131, 133, 138, 139, 146, 
     149, 150, 151, 160, 161, 162, and 163, and agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 2:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $45,614,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 5:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 5, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $72,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 8:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 8, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:

    AGENCY FOR INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT CHILD SURVIVAL AND DISEASE 
                                PROGRAMS

       Of the funds appropriated in title II of this Act, and 
     under the heading ``International Organizations and 
     Programs'' in title IV of this Act, not less than 
     $484,000,000 shall be made available for programs for child 
     survival, assistance to combat tropical and other diseases, 
     and related activities: Provided, That this amount shall be 
     made available for such activities as (1) immunization 
     programs, (2) oral rehydration programs, (3) health and 
     nutrition programs, and related education programs, which 
     address the needs of mothers and children, (4) water and 
     sanitation programs, (5) assistance for displaced and 
     orphaned children, (6) programs for the prevention, 
     treatment, and control of, and research on, tuberculosis, 
     HIV/AIDS, polio, malaria and other diseases, and (7) a 
     contribution on a grant basis to the United Nations 
     Children's Fund (UNICEF).
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 9:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 9, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:

                        DEVELOPMENT ASSISTANCE 

       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 10:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 10, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:

                     (INCLUDING TRANSFER OF FUNDS)

       For necessary expenses to carry out the provisions of 
     sections 103 through 106 and chapter 10 of part I of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, title V of the International 
     Security and Development Cooperation Act of 1980 (Public Law 
     96-533) and the provisions of section 401 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1969, $1,675,000,000; and the Senate agree 
     to the same.
       Amendment numbered 11:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 11, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     That of the amount appropriated under this heading, up to 
     $20,000,000 may be made available for the Inter-American 
     Foundation and shall be apportioned directly to that agency: 
     Provided further, That of the amount appropriated under this 
     heading, up to $11,500,000 may be made available for the 
     African Development Foundation and shall be apportioned 
     directly to that agency: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated under title II of this Act that are administered 
     by the Agency for International Development and made 
     available for family planning assistance, not less than 65 
     percent shall be made available directly to the agency's 
     central Office of Population and shall be programmed by that 
     office for family planning activities: Provided further, That 
     the President shall seek to ensure that funds made available 
     under this heading for sub-Saharan Africa are in 
     substantially the same proportion to the total amount 
     appropriated and made available by this Act for development 
     assistance as the proportion of funds made available for 
     development assistance for sub-Saharan Africa was to the 
     total amount appropriated for development assistance in 
     Public Law 103-306: Provided further, That up to $25,000,000 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading may be made 
     available for necessary expenses to carry out the provisions 
     of section 667 of the Foreign Assistance Act: Provided 
     further, That the President shall seek to ensure that the 
     percentage of funds made available under this heading for the 
     activities of private and voluntary organizations and 
     cooperatives is at least equal to the percentage of funds 
     made available pursuant to corresponding authorities in law 
     for the activities of private and voluntary organizations and 
     cooperatives in fiscal year 1995: Provided further,
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 12:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 12, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: : 
     Provided further, That for purposes of this or any other Act 
     authorizing or appropriating funds for foreign operations, 
     export financing, and related programs, the term 
     ``motivate'', as it relates to family planning assistance, 
     shall not be construed to prohibit the provision, consistent 
     with local law, of information or counseling about all 
     pregnancy options; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 16:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 16, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: : 
     Provided further, That not less than $650,000 of the funds 
     made available under this heading should be made available 
     for support of the United States Telecommunications Training 
     Institute; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 18:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 18, and agreed to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


                                 cyprus

       Of the funds appropriated under the headings ``Development 
     Assistance'' and ``Economic Support Fund'', not less than 
     $15,000,000 shall be made available for Cyprus to be used for 
     scholarships, administrative support of the scholarship 
     program, bicommunal projects, and measures aimed at 
     reunification of the island and designed to reduce tensions 
     and promote peace and cooperation between the two communities 
     on Cyprus.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 19:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment to the Senate numbered 19, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


                                 burma

       Of the funds appropriated by this Act to carry out the 
     provisions of chapter 8 of part I and chapter 4 of part II of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, not less than $2,380,000 
     shall be made available to support activities in Burma, along 
     the Burma-Thailand border, and for activities of Burmese 
     student groups and other organizations located outside Burma, 
     for the purposes of fostering democracy in Burma, supporting 
     the provision of medical supplies and other humanitarian 
     assistance to Burmese located in Burma or displaced Burmese 
     along the

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     borders, and for other purposes: Provided, That of this 
     amount, not less than $200,000 shall be made available to 
     support newspapers, publications, and other media activities 
     promoting democracy inside Burma: Provided further, That of 
     this amount, not less than $380,000 shall be made available 
     for crop substitution activities in cooperation with the 
     Kachin people of Burma: Provided further, That funds made 
     available under this heading may be made available 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law: Provided further, 
     That provision of such funds shall be made available subject 
     to the regular notification procedures of the Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 22:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 22, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:


                   international disaster assistance

       For necessary expenses for international disaster relief, 
     rehabilitation, and reconstruction assistance pursuant to 
     section 491 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, as 
     amended, $181,000,000 to remain available until expended.


            humanitarian assistance to the former yugoslavia

       Of the funds appropriated in title II of this Act, 
     $40,000,000 should be available only for emergency 
     humanitarian assistance to the former Yugoslavia, of which 
     amount not less than $6,000,000 shall be available only for 
     humanitarian assistance to Kosova.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 24:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 24, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: owed to the United States as a result of 
     concessional loans made to eligible Latin American and 
     Caribbean countries, pursuant to part IV of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, $10,000,000; and the Senate agree to 
     the same.
       Amendment numbered 28:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 28, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:
       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, of guaranteed loans 
     authorized by sections 221 and 222 of the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, $4,000,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 1997: Provided, That these funds are available to 
     subsidize loan principal, 100 percent of which shall be 
     guaranteed, pursuant to the authority of such sections. In 
     addition, for administrative expenses to carry out guaranteed 
     loan programs, $7,000,000, all of which may be transferred to 
     and merged with the appropriation for Operating Expenses of 
     the Agency for International Development: Provided further, 
     That commitments to guarantee loans under this heading may be 
     entered into notwithstanding the second and third sentences 
     of section 222(a) and, with regard to programs for Eastern 
     Europe and programs for the benefit of South Africans 
     disadvantaged by apartheid, section 223(j) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds appropriated under this heading shall be obligated 
     except through the regular notification procedures of the 
     Committees on Appropriations.
       Amendment numbered 31:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 31, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows : Provided, That of this amount not more than 
     $1,475,000 may be made available to pay for printing costs: 
     Provided further, That none of the funds appropriated by this 
     Act for programs administered by the Agency for International 
     Development (AID) may be used to finance printing costs of 
     any report or study (except feasibility, design, or 
     evaluation reports or studies) in excess of $25,000 without 
     the approval of the Administrator of the Agency or the 
     Administrator's designee: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available by this Act may be 
     made available for expenses necessary to relocate the Agency 
     for International Development, or any part of that agency, to 
     the building at the Federal Triangle in Washington, District 
     of Columbia; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 32:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 32, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $30,200,000, to remain available until September 30, 1997; 
     and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 34:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 34, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $2,340,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 35:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 35, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: : Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
     under this heading, not less than $1,200,000,000 shall be 
     available only for Israel, which sum shall be available on a 
     grant basis as a cash transfer and shall be disbursed within 
     thirty days of enactment of this Act or by October 31, 1995, 
     whichever is later: Provided further, That not less than 
     $815,000,000 shall be available only for Egypt, which sum 
     shall be provided on a grant basis, and of which sum cash 
     transfer assistance may be provided, with the understanding 
     that Eygpt will undertake significant economic reforms which 
     are additional to those which were undertaken in previous 
     fiscal years, and of which not less than $200,000,000 shall 
     be provided as Commodity Import Program assistance: Provided 
     further, That the Egyptian pound equivalent of $85,000,000 
     generated from funds made available by this paragraph or 
     generated from funds appropriated under this heading in prior 
     appropriations Acts, may be made available to the United 
     States pursuant to the United States-Egypt Economic, 
     Technical and Related Assistance Agreements of 1978, for the 
     following activities under such Agreements: the Egyptian 
     pound equivalent of $50,000,000 may be made available to 
     replenish the existing endowment for the American University 
     in Cairo, and the Egyptian pound equivalent of $35,000,000 
     may be made available for projects and programs, including 
     establishment of an endowment, which promote the preservation 
     and restoration of Egyptian antiquities: Provided further, 
     That in exercising the authority to provide cash transfer 
     assistance for Israel and Egypt, the President shall ensure 
     that the level of such assistance does not cause an adverse 
     impact on the total level of non-military exports from the 
     United States to each such country: Provided further, That it 
     is the sense of the Congress that the recommended levels of 
     assistance for Egypt and Israel are based in great measure 
     upon their continued participation in the Camp David Accords 
     and upon the Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty; and the Senate 
     agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 42:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 42, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $641,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 43:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 43, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: , such as those violations included in the 
     Helsinki Final Act: Provided, That such funds may be made 
     available without regard to the restriction in this 
     subsection if the President determines that to do so is in 
     the national security interest of the United States: Provided 
     further,
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 44:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 44, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: : 
     Provided, That this restriction does not apply to 
     demilitarization or nonproliferation programs; and the Senate 
     agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 45:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 45, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, and to read 
     as follows: : Provided, That grantees and contractors should, 
     to the maximum extent possible, place in key staff positions 
     specialists with prior on the ground expertise in the region 
     of activity and fluency in one of the local languages; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 46:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 46, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:
       (j) In issuing new task orders entering into contracts, or 
     making grants, with funds appropriated under this heading or 
     in prior appropriations Acts, for projects or activities that 
     have as one of their primary purposes the fostering of 
     private sector development, the Coordinator for United States 
     Assistance to the New Independent States and the implementing 
     agency shall encourage the participation of and give 
     significant weight to contractors and grantees who propose 
     investing a significant amount of their own resources 
     (including volunteer services and in-kind contributions) in 
     such projects and activities.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 47:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 47, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       (k) Of the funds made available under this heading, not 
     less than $225,000,000 shall be made available for Ukraine, 
     with the understanding that Ukraine will undertake 
     significant economic reforms which are additional to those 
     which were undertaken in previous fiscal years, and of which 
     not less than $50,000,000 (from this or any other Act) shall 
     be made available to improve energy self-sufficient and 
     improve safety at nuclear reactors, and of which $2,000,000 
     should be made available to conduct or implement an 
     assessment of the energy distribution grid that provides 
     recommendations leading to increased access to power by 
     industrial, commercial and residential users, and of which 
     not less than $22,000,000 shall be made available to sup

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     port the development of small and medium enterprises, 
     including independent broadcast and print media.
       (l) Of the funds made available under this heading, 
     $5,000,000 should be made available for a project to screen, 
     diagnose, and treat victims of breast cancer associated with 
     the 1985 incident at the Chernobyl reactor in Ukraine.
       (m) Of the funds made available by this Act, not less than 
     $85,000,000 shall be made available for Armenia.
       (n) Of the funds made available by this or any other Act, 
     $30,000,000 should be made available for Georgia.
       (o)(1) Effective ninety days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, none of the funds appropriated under this heading 
     may be made available for Russia unless the President 
     determines and certifies in writing to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that the Government of Russia has terminated 
     implementation of arrangements to provide Iran with technical 
     expertise, training, technology, or equipment necessary to 
     develop a nuclear reactor or related nuclear research 
     facilities or programs.
       (2) Subparagraph (1) shall not apply if the President 
     determines that making such funds available is important to 
     the national security interest of the United States. Any such 
     determination shall cease to be effective six months after 
     being made unless the President determines that its 
     continuation is important to the national security interest 
     of the United States.
       (p) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     $20,000,000 should be provided for hospital partnership 
     programs, medical assistance to directly reduce the incidence 
     of infectious diseases such as diphtheria or tuberculosis, 
     and a program to reduce the adverse impact of contaminated 
     drinking water.
       (q) Of the funds appropriated under this heading and under 
     the heading ``Assistance for Eastern Europe and the Baltic 
     States'', not less than $12,600,000 shall be made available 
     for law enforcement training and exchanges, and investigative 
     and technical assistance activities related to international 
     criminal activities.
       (r) Support should be provided from funds appropriated 
     under this heading for a ballot security project to promote 
     public review by Russian citizens over the conduct of 
     parliamentary and presidential elections in Russia: Provided, 
     That the Secretary of State may waive this provision with 
     regard to any election upon notification to the Committees on 
     Appropriations that the Government of Russia has blocked 
     implementation of a ballot security project.
       (s) Of the funds appropriated under this heading, not less 
     than $50,000,000 should be provided to the Western NIS and 
     Central Asian Enterprise Funds: Provided, That obligation of 
     these funds shall be consistent with sound business 
     practices.
       (t) The President shall establish a Trans-Caucasus 
     Enterprise Fund to encourage regional peace through economic 
     cooperation: Provided, That the President shall seek other 
     bilateral and multilateral investors in the Fund: Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available under this heading, 
     not less than $15,000,000 shall be made available for a 
     United States investment in the Trans-Caucasus Enterprise 
     Fund.
       (u) Funds appropriated under this heading or in prior 
     appropriations Acts that are or have been made available for 
     an Enterprise Fund may be deposited by such Fund in interest-
     bearing accounts prior to the disbursement of such funds by 
     the Fund for program purposes. The Fund may retain for such 
     program proposes any interest earned on such deposits without 
     returning such interest to the Treasury of the United States 
     and without further appropriation by the Congress. Funds made 
     available for Enterprise Funds shall be expended at the 
     minimum rate necessary to make timely payment for projects 
     and activities.
       (v) Section 5421(d) (3) (B) of title 22, United States Code 
     is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: ``: 
     Provided, That, as to Enterprise Funds established with 
     respect to more than one host country, such Enterprise Fund 
     may, in lieu of the appointment of citizens of the host 
     countries to its Board of Directors, establish an advisory 
     council for the host region comprised of citizens of each of 
     the host countries or establish separate advisory councils 
     for each of the host countries (hereinafter in this section 
     referred to as the ``Advisory Councils''), with which the 
     Enterprise Fund's policies and proposed activities and such 
     host country citizens shall satisfy the experience and 
     expertise requirements of this clause.''
       (w) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, assistance 
     may be provided for the Government of Azerbaijan for 
     humanitarian purposes, if the President determines that 
     humanitarian assistance provided in Azerbaijan through 
     nongovernmental organizations is not adequately addressing 
     the suffering of refugees and internally displaced persons.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 48:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 48, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:


                           independent agency

       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 51:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 51, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $205,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 53:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 53, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $115,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 55:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 55, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: ; 
     salaries and expenses of personnel and dependents as 
     authorized by the Foreign Service Act of 1980; allowances as 
     authorized by sections 5921 through 5925 of title 5, United 
     States Code; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 60:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 60, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $16,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 63:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 63, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: : Provided further, That funds appropriated 
     under this heading for grant financed military education and 
     training for Indonesia may only be available for expanded 
     military education and training; and the Senate agree to the 
     same.
       Amendment numbered 64:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 64, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $3,208,390,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 65:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 65, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: : Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
     by this paragraph not less than $1,800,000,000 shall be 
     available for grants only for Israel, and not less than 
     $1,300,000,000 shall be available for grants only for Egypt: 
     Provided further, That the funds appropriated by this 
     paragraph for Israel shall be disbursed within thirty days of 
     enactment of this Act or by October 31, 1995, whichever is 
     later: Provided further, That to the extent that the 
     Government of Israel requests that funds be used for such 
     purposes, grants made available for Israel by this paragraph 
     shall, as agreed by Israel and the United States, be 
     available for advanced weapons systems, of which not less 
     than $475,000,000 shall be available for the procurement in 
     Israel of defense articles and defense services, including 
     research and development; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 72:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 72, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $23,250,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 73:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 73, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in said amendment, insert: 
     $70,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 76:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 76, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $35,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 78:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 78, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $700,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 79:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 79, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment, amended as 
     follows: in lieu of ``$67,550,000'', insert: $60,900,000; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 80:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 80, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: $25,952,110, and for the United States 
     share of the increase in the resources of the Fund for 
     Special Operations, $10,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 82:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 82, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment, amended as 
     follows: in lieu of ``$70,000,000'', insert: $53,750,000; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 89:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate num

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     bered 89, and agree to the same with an amendment, as 
     follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $285,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 92:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 92, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $30,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 94:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 94, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: : Provided further, That funds may be made 
     available to the Korean Peninsula Energy Department 
     Organization (KEDO) for administrative expenses and heavy 
     fuel oil costs associated with the Agreed Framework: Provided 
     further, That no funds may be provided for KEDO for funding 
     for administrative expenses and heavy fuel oil costs beyond 
     the total amount included for KEDO in the fiscal year 1996 
     congressional presentation: Provided further, That no funds 
     may be made available under this Act to KEDO unless the 
     President determines and certifies in writing to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that (a) in accordance with 
     section 1 of the Agreed Framework, KEDO has designated a 
     Republic of Korea company, corporation or entity for the 
     purpose of negotiating a prime contract to carry out 
     construction of the light water reactors provided for in the 
     Agreed Framework; and (b) the Democratic People's Republic of 
     Korea is maintaining the freeze on its nuclear facilities as 
     required in the Agreed Framework; and (c) the United States 
     is taking steps to assure that progress is made on (1) the 
     North-South dialogue, including efforts to reduce barriers to 
     trade and investment, such as removing restrictions on 
     travel, telecommunications services and financial 
     transactions; (2) implementation of the January 1, 1992, 
     Joint Declaration on the Denuclearization of the Korean 
     Peninsula; Provided further, That a report on the specific 
     efforts with regard to subsections (a), (b) and (c) of the 
     preceding proviso shall be submitted by the President to the 
     Committees on Appropriations six months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and every six months thereafter; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 106:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 106, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:

                       ``Development Assistance''

       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 126:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 126, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In the matter proposed to be inserted in said amendment, 
     strike ``wholly paid for'' and insert: wholly paid for from; 
     and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 132:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 132, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       (c) Waiver Authority.--The President may waive the 
     application in whole or in part, of subsection (a) if the 
     President certifies to the Congress that the President has 
     determined that the waiver is necessary to meet emergency 
     humanitarian needs or to achieve a negotiated settlement of 
     the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina that is acceptable to the 
     parties.
       (d) Expanded Authority.--Section 660(b) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``or'';
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking the period at the end 
     thereof and inserting ``; or'';
       (3) adding the following new paragraphs:
       ``(5) with respect to assistance, including training, 
     relating to sanctions monitoring and enforcement;
       ``(6) with respect to assistance provided to reconstitute 
     civilian police authority and capability in the post-conflict 
     restoration of host nation infrastructure for the purposes of 
     supporting a nation emerging from instability, and the 
     provision of professional public safety training, to include 
     training in internationally recognized standards of human 
     rights, the rule of law, anti-corruption, and the promotion 
     of civilian police roles that support democracy.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 135:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 135, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: tactically or strategically, with the 
     Khmer Rouge in their military operations, or to the military 
     of any country which the President determines is not taking 
     steps to prevent a pattern or practice of commercial 
     relations between its members and the Khmer Rouge; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 140:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 140, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: , Estonia, Latvia, and Lithuania; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 142:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 142, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: : Provided, That not to exceed $750,000 may 
     be made available to carry out the provisions of section 316 
     of Public law 96-533; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 144:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 144, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment, amended as 
     follows: In lieu of ``October 23, 1993'' insert: October 23, 
     1992; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 145:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 145, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:


                     clarification of restrictions

       (a) In General.--Section 620E of the Foreign Assistance Act 
     of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2375) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking the words ``No assistance'' and inserting 
     the words ``No military assistance'';
       (B) by striking the words ``in which assistance is to be 
     furnished or military equipment or technology'' and inserting 
     the words ``in which military assistance is to be furnished 
     or military equipment or technology'';
       (C) by striking the words ``the proposed United States 
     assistance'' and inserting the words ``the proposed United 
     States military assistance'';
       (D) by inserting ``(1)'' immediately after ``(e)''; and
       (E) by adding the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The prohibitions in this section do not apply to any 
     assistance or transfer provided for the purposes of:
       ``(A) International narcotics control (including Chapter 8 
     of Part I of this Act) or any provision of law available for 
     providing assistance for counter narcotics purposes;
       ``(B) Facilitating military-to-military contact, training 
     (including Chapter 5 of Part II of this Act) and humanitarian 
     and civic assistance projects;
       ``(C) Peacekeeping and other multilateral operations 
     (including Chapter 6 of Part II of this Act relating to 
     peacekeeping) or any provision of law available for providing 
     assistance for peacekeeping purposes, except that lethal 
     military equipment provided under this subparagraph shall be 
     provided on a lease or loan basis only and shall be returned 
     upon completion of the operation for which it was provided;
       ``(D) Antiterrorism assistance (including Chapter 8 of Part 
     II of this Act relating to antiterrorism assistance) or any 
     provision of law available for antitorrism assistance 
     purposes.
       ``(3) The restrictions of this subsection shall continue to 
     apply to contracts for the delivery of F-16 aircraft to 
     Pakistan.
       ``(4) Notwithstanding the restrictions contained in this 
     subsection, military equipment, technology, or defense 
     services, other than F-16 aircraft, may be transferred to 
     Pakistan pursuant to contracts or cases entered into before 
     October 1, 1990.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(f) Storage Costs.--The President may release the 
     Government of Pakistan of its contractual obligation to pay 
     the United States Government for the storage costs of items 
     purchased prior to October 1, 1990, but not delivered by the 
     United States Government pursuant to subsection (e) and may 
     reimburse the Government of Pakistan for any such amount 
     paid, on such terms and conditions as the President may 
     prescribe: Provided, That such payments have no budgetary 
     impact.
       ``(g) Inapplicability of Restrictions to Previously Owned 
     Items.--Section 620E(e) does not apply to broken, worn or 
     unupgraded items or their equivalent which Pakistan paid for 
     and took possession of prior to October 1, 1990 and which the 
     Government of Pakistan sent to the Unite States for repair or 
     upgrade. Such equipment or its equivalent may be returned to 
     the Government of Pakistan: Provided, That the President 
     determines and so certifies to the appropriate congressional 
     committees that such equipment or equivalent neither 
     constitutes nor has received any significant qualitative 
     upgrade since being transferred to the United States and that 
     its total value does not exceed $25,000,000.
       ``(h) Ballistic Missile Sanctions Not Affected.--Nothing 
     contained herein shall affect sanctions for transfers of 
     missile equipment or technology required under section 11B of 
     the Export Administration Act of 1979 or section 73 of the 
     Arms Export Control Act.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 147:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 147, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:
       Sec. 562. (a) In General.--None of the funds made available 
     in this Act may be used for assistance in support of any 
     country when it is made known to the President that the 
     government of such country prohibits or otherwise restricts, 
     directly or indirectly, the transport or delivery of United 
     States humanitarian assistance.
       (b) Exception.--Funds may be made available with regard to 
     the restrictions in subsection (a)

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     if the President determines that to do so is in the national 
     security interest of the United States.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 152:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 152, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       (b) Exceptions.--The requirement of subsection (a) to 
     withhold assistance shall not apply with respect to--
       (1) assistance to meet urgent humanitarian needs including 
     disaster and refugee relief;
       (2) democratic political reform and rule of law activities;
       (3) the creation of private sector and nongovernmental 
     organizations that are independent of government control;
       (4) the development of a free market economic system; and
       (5) assistance for the purposes described in the 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction Act of 1993 (title XII of Public 
     Law 103-160).
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 155:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 155, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:


                   limitation on assistance to turkey

       Sec. 568. Not more than $33,500,000 of the funds 
     appropriated in this Act under the heading ``Economic Support 
     Fund'' may be made available to the Government of Turkey.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 156:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 156, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:


        limitation of funds for north american development bank

       Sec. 568A. None of the funds appropriated in this Act under 
     the heading ``North American Development Bank'' and made 
     available for the Community Adjustment and Investment Program 
     shall be used for purposes other than those set out in the 
     binational agreement establishing the Bank.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 158:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 158, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


                         asian development bank

       Sec. 571. The Secretary of the Treasury may, to fulfill 
     commitments of the United States, subscribe to and make 
     payments for shares of the Asian Development Bank in 
     connection with the fourth general capital increase of the 
     Bank. The 

     amount authorized to be appropriated for paid-in shares of 
     the Bank is limited to $66,614,647; the amount authorized to 
     be appropriated for payment for callable shares of the Bank 
     is limited to $3,264,178,021. The amount to be paid in 
     respect of each subscription is authorized to be appropriated 
     without fiscal year limitation. Any subscription by the 
     United States to the capital stock of the Bank shall be 
     effective only to such extent or in such amounts as are 
     provided in advance inappropriations Acts.


                 international development association

       Sec. 572. In order to pay for the United States 
     contribution to the tenth replenishment of the resources of 
     the International Development Association authorized in 
     section 526 of Public Law 103-87, there is authorized to be 
     appropriated, without fiscal year limitation, $700,000,000 
     for payment by the Secretary of the Treasury.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 159:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 159, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


                  special debt relief for the poorest

       Sec. 573. (a) Authority to Reduce Debt.--The President may 
     reduce amounts owed to the United States (or any agency of 
     the United States) by an eligible country as a result of--
       (1) guarantees issued under sections 221 and 222 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961; or
       (2) credits extended or guarantees issued under the Arms 
     Export Control Act.
       (b) Limitations.--
       (1) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be 
     exercised only to implement multilateral official debt relief 
     and referendum agreements, commonly referred to as ``Paris 
     Club Agreed Minutes''.
       (2) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be 
     exercised only in such amounts or to such extent as is 
     provided in advance by appropriations Acts.
       (3) The authority provided by subsection (a) may be 
     exercised only with respect to countries with heavy debt 
     burdens that are eligible to borrow from the International 
     Development Association, but not from the International Bank 
     for Reconstruction and Development, commonly referred to as 
     ``IDA-only' countries.
       (c) Conditions.--The authority provided by subsection (a) 
     may be exercised only with respect to a country whose 
     government--
       (1) does not have an excessive level of military 
     expenditures;
       (2) has not repeatedly provided support for acts of 
     international terrorism;
       (3) is not failing to cooperate on international narcotics 
     control matters;
       (4) (including its military or other security forces) does 
     not engage in a consistent pattern of gross violations of 
     internationally recognized human rights; and
       (5) is not ineligible for assistance because of the 
     application of section 527 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, fiscal years 1994 and 1995.
       (d) Availability of Funds.--The authority provided by 
     subsection (a) may be used only with regard to funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Debt 
     Restructuring''.
       (e) Certain Prohibitions Inapplicable.--A reduction of debt 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall not be considered assistance 
     for purposes of any provision of law limiting assistance to a 
     country. The authority provided by subsection (a) may be 
     exercised notwithstanding section 620(r) of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961.


             authority to engage in debt buybacks or sales

       Sec. 574. (a) Loans Eligible for Sale, Reduction, or 
     Cancellation.--
       (1) Authority to Sell, Reduce, or Cancel certain Loans.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the President 
     may, in accordance with this section, sell to any eligible 
     purchaser any concessional loan or portion thereof made 
     before January 1, 1995, pursuant to the Foreign Assistance 
     Act of 1961, to the government of any eligible country as 
     defined in section 702(6) of that Act or on receipt of 
     payment from an eligible purchaser, reduce or cancel such 
     loan or portion thereof, only for the purpose of 
     facilitating--
       (A) debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, or 
     debt-for-nature swaps; or
       (B) a debt buyback by an eligible country of its own 
     qualified debt, only if the eligible country uses an 
     additional amount of the local currency of the eligible 
     country, equal to not less than 40 percent of the price paid 
     or such debt by such eligible country, or the difference 
     between the price paid for such debt and the face value of 
     such debt, to support activities that link conservation and 
     sustainable use of natural resources with local community 
     development, and child survival and other child development, 
     in a manner consistent with section 707 through 710 of the 
     Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, if the sale, reduction, or 
     cancellation would not contravene any term or condition of 
     any prior agreement relating to such loan.
       (2) Terms and conditions.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the President shall, in accordance with 
     this section, establish the terms and conditions under which 
     loans may be sold, reduced, or canceled pursuant to this 
     section.
       (3) Administration.--The Facility, as defined in Section 
     702(8) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961, shall notify 
     the administrator of the agency primarily responsible for 
     administering part I of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 of 
     purchasers that the President has determined to be eligible, 
     and shall direct such agency to carry out the sale, 
     reduction, or cancellation of a loan pursuant to this 
     section. Such agency shall make an adjustment in its accounts 
     to reflect the sale, reduction, or cancellation.
       (4) Limitation.--The authorities of this subsection shall 
     be available only to the extent that appropriations for the 
     cost of the modification, as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, are made in advance.
       (b) Deposit of Proceeds.--The proceeds from the sale, 
     reduction, or cancellation of any loan sold, reduced, or 
     canceled pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the 
     United States Government account or accounts established for 
     the repayment of such loan.
       (c) Eligible Purchasers.--A loan may be sold pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(1)(A) only to a purchaser who presents plans 
     satisfactory to the President for using the loan for the 
     purpose of engaging in debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-
     development swaps, or debt-for-nature swaps.
       (d) Debtor Consultation.--Before the sale to any eligible 
     purchaser, or any reduction or cancellation pursuant to this 
     section, of any loan made to an eligible country, the 
     President shall consult with the country concerning the 
     amount of loans to be sold, reduced, or canceled and their 
     uses for debt-for-equity swaps, debt-for-development swaps, 
     or debt-for-nature swaps.
       (e) Availability of Funds.--The authority provided by 
     subsection (a) may be used only with regard to funds 
     appropriated by this Act under the heading ``Debt 
     Restructuring''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 165:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 165, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section designation of said amendment, 
     insert: Sec. 575.; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 167:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 167, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


                                liberia

       Sec. 576. (a) Public Law 102-270 is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b) by striking ``Notwithstanding section 
     620(q) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or any other 
     similar provision, the'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ``to implement the 
     Yamoussoukro peace accord''.
       (b) Funds appropriated by this Act may be made available 
     for assistance for Liberia notwithstanding section 620(q) of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 and section 512 of this 
     Act.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 168:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate num

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     bered 168, and agree to the same with an amendment, as 
     follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


              annual report on economic and social growth

       Sec. 577. (a) Reporting Requirement.--The President shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees an annual 
     report providing a concise overview of the prospects for 
     economic and social growth on a broad, equitable, and 
     sustainable basis in the countries receiving economic 
     assistance under title II of this Act. For each country, the 
     report shall discuss the laws, policies and practices of that 
     country that most contribute to or detract from the 
     achievement of this kind of growth. The report should address 
     relevant macroeconomic, microeconomic, social, legal, 
     environmental, and political factors and include criteria 
     regarding wage and price controls, State ownership of 
     production and distribution, State control of financial 
     institutions, trade and foreign investment, capital and 
     profit repatriation, tax and private property protection and 
     a country's commitment to stimulate education, health and 
     human development.
       (b) Countries.--The countries referred to in subsection (a) 
     are countries--
       (1) for which in excess of $5,000,000 has been obligated 
     during the previous fiscal year for assistance under sections 
     103 through 106, chapter 10 and 11 of part I, and chapter 4 
     of part II of the Foreign Assistance of 1961, and under the 
     Support for East European Democracy Act of 1989; or
       (2) for which in excess of $1,000,000 has been obligated 
     during the previous fiscal year by the Overseas Private 
     Investment Corporation.
       (c) Consultation.--The Secretary of State shall submit the 
     report required by subsection (a) in consultation with the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, the Administrator of the Agency 
     for International Development, and the President of the 
     Overseas Private Investment Corporation. The report shall be 
     submitted with the annual congressional presentation for 
     appropriations.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 169:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 169, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section designation of said amendment, 
     insert: Sec. 578.; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 171:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 171, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


                      reports regarding hong kong

       Sec. 579. (a) Section 301 of the United States-Hong Kong 
     Policy Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5731) is amended in the text 
     above paragraph (1) by inserting ``March 31, 1996,'' after 
     ``March 31, 1995,''.
       (b) In light of the deficiencies in reports submitted to 
     the Congress pursuant to section 301 of the United States-
     Hong Kong Policy Act (22 U.S.C. 5731), the Congress directs 
     that the additional report required to be submitted under 
     such section by subsection (a) of this section include 
     detailed information on the status of, and other developments 
     affecting, implementation of the Sino-British Joint 
     Declaration on the Question of Hong Kong, including--
       (1) the Basic Law and its consistency with the Joint 
     Declaration;
       (2) the openness and fairness of elections to the 
     legislature;
       (3) the openness and fairness of the election of the chief 
     executive and the executive's accountability to the 
     legislature;
       (4) the treatment of political parties;
       (5) the independence of the judiciary and its ability to 
     exercise the power of final judgment over Hong Kong law; and
       (6) the Bill of Rights.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 175:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 175, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 580. Notwithstanding any other provision of the Act, 
     $20,000,000 of the funds made available under the headings 
     ``Development Assistance'' and/or ``Economic Support Fund'' 
     may be transferred to, and merged with, the appropriations 
     account entitled ``International Narcotics Control'' and may 
     be available for the same purposes for which funds in such 
     account are available.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 176:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 176, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


                               guatemala

       Sec. 581. (a) Funds provided in this Act may be made 
     available for the Guatemalan military or security forces, and 
     the restrictions on Guatemala under the headings 
     ``International Military Education and Training'' and 
     ``Foreign Military Financing Program'' shall not apply, only 
     if the President determines and certifies to the Congress 
     that the Guatemalan military is cooperating with efforts to 
     resolve human rights abuses which elements of the Guatemalan 
     military or security forces are alleged to have committed, 
     ordered or attempted to thwart the investigation of.
       (b) The prohibition contained in subsection (a) shall not 
     apply to funds made available to implement a cease-fire or 
     peace agreement.
       (c) Any funds made available pursuant to subsections (a) or 
     (b) shall be subject to the regular notification procedures 
     of the Committees on Appropriations.
       (d) Any funds made available pursuant to subsections (a) 
     and (b) for international military education and training may 
     only be for expanded international military education and 
     training.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 181:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 181, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


                  extension of tied aid credit program

       Sec. 582. (a) Section 10(c)(2) of the Export-Import Bank 
     Act of 1945 (12 U.S.C. 635i-3(c)(2) is amended by striking 
     ``1995'' and inserting ``1997''.
       (b) Section 10(e) of the Export-Import Bank Act of 1945 (12 
     U.S.C. 635i-3(e)) is amended by striking ``1993, 1994, and 
     1995'' and inserting ``1996 and 1997''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 182:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 182, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


              moratorium on use of antipersonnel landmines

       Sec. 583. (a) United States Moratorium.--For a period of 
     one year beginning three years after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the United States shall not use antipersonnel 
     landmines except along internationally recognized national 
     borders or in demilitarized zones within a perimeter marked 
     area that is monitored by military personnel and protected by 
     adequate means to ensure the exclusion of civilians.
       (b) Definition and Exemptions.--For the purposes of this 
     section:
       (1) Antipersonnel landmine.--The term ``antipersonnel 
     landmine'' means any munition placed under, on, or near the 
     ground or other surface area, delivered by artillery, rocket, 
     mortar, or similar means, or dropped from an aircraft and 
     which is designed, constructed or adapted to be detonated or 
     exploded by the presence, proximity, or contact of a person.
       (2) Exemptions.--the term ``antipersonnel landmine'' does 
     not include command detonated Claymore munitions.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 183:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 183, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


                     extension of au pair programs

       Sec. 584. Section 8 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship 
     Act of 1990 is amended in the last sentence by striking 
     ``fiscal year 1995'' and inserting ``fiscal year 1996''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 186:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 186, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:

          SANCTIONS AGAINST COUNTRIES HARBORING WAR CRIMINALS

       Sec. 585. (a) Bilateral Assistance.--Funds appropriated by 
     this Act under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 or the Arms 
     Export Control Act may not be provided for any country 
     described in subsection (c).
       (b) Multilateral Assistance.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall instruct the United States executive directors of the 
     international financial institutions to work in opposition 
     to, and vote against, any extension by such institutions of 
     financing or financial or technical assistance to any country 
     described in subsection (c).
       (c) Sanctioned Countries.--A country described in this 
     subsection is a country the government of which knowingly 
     grants sanctuary to persons in its territory for the purpose 
     of evading prosecution, where such persons--
       (1) have been indicted by the International Criminal 
     Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia, the International 
     Criminal Tribunal for Rwanda, or any other international 
     tribunal with similar standing under international law, or
       (2) have been indicted for war crimes or crimes against 
     humanity committed during the period beginning March 23, 1933 
     and ending on May 8, 1945 under the direction of, or in 
     association with--
       (A) the Nazi government of Germany;
       (B) any government in any area occupied by the military 
     forces of the Nazi government of Germany;
       (C) any government which was established with the 
     assistance or cooperation of the Nazi government; or
       (D) any government which was an ally of the Nazi government 
     of Germany.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 189:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 189, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:


                   LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE FOR HAITI

       Sec. 586. (a) Limitation.--None of the funds appropriated 
     or otherwise made available by this Act, may be provided to 
     the Government of Haiti until the President reports to 
     Congress that--
       (1) the Government is conducting thorough investigations of 
     extrajudicial and political killings; and

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       (2) the Government is cooperating with U.S. authorities in 
     the investigations of political and extrajudicial killings.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to restrict 
     the provision of humanitarian or electoral assistance.
       (c) The President may waive the requirements of this 
     section if he determines and certifies to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress that it is in the national interest of 
     the United States or necessary to assure the safe and timely 
     withdrawal of American forces from Haiti.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 190:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 190, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section designation of said amendment, 
     insert: Sec. 587. ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 192:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 192, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section designation of said amendment, 
     insert:


                           NATO PARTICIPATION

       Sec. 588. Revisions to Program to Facilitate Transition to 
     NATO Membership.--
       (a) Eligible Counties.--Subsection (d) of section 203 of 
     the NATO Participation Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 
     103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Designation of Eligible Countries.--
       ``(1) Initial presidential review and designation.--Within 
     60 days of the enactment of the NATO Participation Act 
     Amendments of 1995, the President should evaluate the degree 
     to which any country emerging from communist domination which 
     has expressed its interest in joining NATO meets the criteria 
     set forth in paragraph (3), and may designate one or more of 
     these countries as eligible to receive assistance under the 
     program established under subsection (a). The President 
     shall, at the time of designation of any country pursuant to 
     this paragraph, determine and report to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committees on Foreign Relations and 
     Appropriations of the Senate with respect to each country so 
     designated that such country meets the criteria set forth in 
     paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Other european countries emerging from communist 
     domination.--In addition to the countries designated pursuant 
     to paragraph (1), the President may at any time designate 
     other European countries emerging from communist domination 
     as eligible to receive assistance under the program 
     established under subsection (a). The President shall, at the 
     time of designation of any country pursuant to this 
     paragraph, determine and report to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the 

     Committees on Foreign Relations and Appropriations of the 
     Senate with respect to each country so designated that such 
     country meets the criteria set forth in paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Criteria.--The criteria referred to in paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) are, with respect to each country, that the country--
     ``(A) has made significant progress toward establishing--
       ``(i) shared values and interests;
       ``(ii) democratic governments;
       ``(iii) free market economies;
       ``(iv) civilian control of the military, of the police, and 
     of intelligence service, so that these organizations do not 
     pose a threat to democratic institutions, neighboring 
     countries, or the security of NATO or the United States;
       ``(v) adherence to the rule of law and to the values, 
     principles, and political commitments set forth in the 
     Helsinki Final Act and other declarations by the members of 
     the Organization on Security and Cooperation in Europe;
       ``(vi) commitment to further the principles of NATO and to 
     contribute to the security of the North Atlantic area.
       ``(vii) commitment to protecting the rights of all their 
     citizens and respecting the territorial integrity of their 
     neighbors;
       ``(viii) commitment and ability to accept the obligations, 
     responsibilities, and costs of NATO membership; and
       ``(ix) commitment and ability to implement infrastructure 
     development activities they will facilitate participation in 
     and support for NATO military activities;
      ``(B) is likely, within five years of such determination, to 
     be in a position to further the principles of the North 
     Atlantic Treaty and to contribute to the security of the 
     North Atlantic area; and
      ``(C) is not ineligible to receive assistance under section 
     552 of the Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 1996, with respect to transfers 
     of equipment to a country the government of which the 
     Secretary of State has determined is a terrorist government 
     for purposes of section 40(d) of the Arms Export Control 
     Act.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
      (A) Subsections (b) and (c) of section 203 of such Act are 
     amended by striking ``countries described in such 
     subsection'' each of the two places it appears and inserting 
     ``countries designated under subsection (d)''.
      (B) Subsection (e) of section 203 of such Act is amended by 
     inserting ``(22 U.S.C. 2394-1), and shall include with such 
     notification a memorandum of justification with respect to 
     the proposed designation'' before the period at the end.
       (b) Types of Assistance.--Section 203(c) of such Act is 
     amended by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraphs:
      ``(5) Assistance under chapter 4 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to the Economic Support 
     Fund).
      ``(6) Funds appropriated under the ``Nonproliferation and 
     Disarmament Fund'' account.
      ``(7) Assistance under chapter 6 of part II of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 (relating to peacekeeping operations 
     and other programs).
      ``(8) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, including 
     any restrictions in sections 516 and 519 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, as amended, the President may direct 
     the crating, packing, handling, and transportation of excess 
     defense articles provided pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     of this subsection without charge to the recipient of such 
     articles.''
       (c) Effect on Other Authorities.--Section 203 of the NATO 
     Participation Act of 1994 (Title II of Public Law 103-447, 22 
     U.S.C. 1928 note), is amended to add a new subsection (g) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(g) Effect on Other Authorities.--Nothing in this Act 
     shall affect the eligibility of countries to participate 
     under other provisions of law in programs described in this 
     Act.''.
       (d) Annual Report.--Section 205 of the NATO Participation 
     Act of 1994 (title II of Public Law 103-447; 22 U.S.C. 1928 
     note) is amended:
      (1) by inserting ``ANNUAL'' in the section heading before 
     the first word;
      (2) by inserting ``annual'' after ``include in the'' in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1); and
      (3) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by striking ``and other '' 
     and all that follows through the period at the end in both 
     instances inserting in lieu thereof ``and any other country 
     designated by the President pursuant to section 203(d).''.

          TITLE VI--MIDDLE EAST PEACE FACILITATION ACT OF 1995


                              short title

       Sec. 601. This title may be cited as the ``Middle East 
     Peace Facilitation Act of 1995''.


                                findings

       Sec. 602. The Congress finds that--
       (1) the Palestine Liberation Organization (hereafter the 
     ``P.L.O.'') has recognized the State of Israel's right to 
     exist in peace and security, accepted United Nations Security 
     Council Resolutions 242 and 338, committed itself to the 
     peace process and peaceful coexistence with Israel, free from 
     violence and all other acts which endanger peace and 
     stability, and assumed responsibility over all P.L.O. 
     elements and personnel in order to assure their compliance, 
     prevent violations, and discipline violators;
       (2) Israel has recognized the P.L.O. as the representative 
     of the Palestinian people;
       (3) Israel and the P.L.O. signed a Declaration of 
     Principles on Interim Self-Government Arrangements (hereafter 
     the ``Declaration of Principles'') on September 13, 1993 at 
     the White House;
       (4) Israel and the P.L.O. signed an Agreement on the Gaza 
     Strip and the Jericho Area (hereafter the ``Gaza-Jericho 
     Agreement'') on May 4, 1994 which established a Palestinian 
     Authority for the Gaza and Jericho areas;
       (5) Israel and the P.L.O. signed an Agreement on 
     Preparatory Transfer of Powers and Responsibilities 
     (hereafter the ``Early Empowerment Agreement'') on August 29, 
     1994 which provided for the transfer to the Palestinian 
     Authority of certain powers and responsibilities in the West 
     Bank outside of the Jericho Area;
       (6) under the terms of the Israeli-Palestinian Interim 
     Agreement on the West Bank and Gaza (hereafter the ``Interim 
     Agreement) signed on September 28, 1995, the Declaration of 
     Principles, the Gaza-Jericho Agreement and the Early 
     Empowerment Agreement, the powers and responsibilities of the 
     Palestinian Authority are to be assumed by an elected 
     Palestinian Council with jurisdiction in the West Bank and 
     Gaza Strip in accordance with the Interim Agreement;
       (7) permanent status negotiations relating to the West Bank 
     and Gaza Strip are scheduled to begin by May 1996;
       (8) the Congress has, since the conclusion of the 
     Declaration of Principles and the P.L.O.'s renunciation of 
     terrorism, provided authorities to the President to suspend 
     certain statutory restrictions relating to the P.L.O., 
     subject to Presidential certifications that the P.L.O. has 
     continued to abide by commitments made in and in connection 
     with or resulting from the good faith implementation of, the 
     Declaration of Principles;
       (9) the P.L.O. commitments relevant to Presidential 
     certifications have included commitments to renounce and 
     condemn terrorism, to submit to the Palestinian National 
     Council for former approval the necessary changes to those 
     articles of the Palestinian Covenant which call for Israel's 
     destruction, and to prevent acts of terrorism and hostilities 
     against Israel; and
       (10) the United States is resolute in its determination to 
     ensure that in providing assistance to Palestinians living 
     under the jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority or 
     elsewhere, the beneficiaries of such assistance shall be held 
     to the same standard of financial accountability and 
     management control as any other recipient of United States 
     assistance.


                           sense of congress

       Sec. 603. It is the sense of the Congress that the P.L.O. 
     must do far more to demonstrate an irrevocable denunciation 
     of terrorism and ensure a peaceful settlement of the Middle 
     East dispute, and in particular it must--
       (1) submit to the Palestinian National Council for formal 
     approval the necessary changes to those articles of the 
     Palestinian National Covenant which call for Israel's 
     destruction;
       (2) make greater efforts to pre-empt acts of terror, 
     discipline violators and contribute to stemming the violence 
     that has resulted in the deaths of over 140 Israeli and 
     United States citizens since the signing of the Declaration 
     of Principles;
       (3) prohibit participation in its activities and in the 
     Palestinian Authority and its successors by any groups or 
     individuals which continue to promote and commit acts of 
     terrorism;
       (4) cease all anti-Israel rhetoric, which potentially 
     undermines the peace process;

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       (5) confiscate all unlicensed weapons;
       (6) transfer and cooperate in transfer proceedings relating 
     to any person accused by Israel to acts of terrorism; and
       (7) respect civil liberties, human rights and democratic 
     norms.


                authority to suspend certain provisions

       Sec. 604. (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), 
     beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and for 
     eighteen months thereafter, the President may suspend for a 
     period of not more than 6 months at a time any provision of 
     law specified in subsection (d). Any such suspension shall 
     cease to be effective after 6 months, or at such earlier date 
     as the President may specify.
       (b) Conditions.--
       (1) Consultations.--Prior to each exercise of the authority 
     provided in subsection (a) or certification pursuant to 
     subsection (c), the President shall consult with the relevant 
     congressional committees. The President may not exercise that 
     authority or make such certification until 30 days after a 
     written policy justification is submitted to the relevant 
     congressional committees.
       (2) Presidential certification.--The President may exercise 
     the authority provided in subsection (a) only if the 
     President certifies to the relevant congressional committees 
     each time he exercises such authority that--
       (A) it is in the national interest of the United States to 
     exercise such authority;
       (B) the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, and successor 
     entities are complying with all the commitments described in 
     paragraph (4); and
       (C) funds provided pursuant to the exercise of this 
     authority and the authorities under section 583(a) of Public 
     Law 103-236 and section 3(a) of Public Law 103-125 have been 
     used for the purposes for which they were intended.
       (3) Requirement for continuing p.l.o. compliance.--(A) The 
     President shall ensure that P.L.O. performance is 
     continuously monitored and if the President at any time 
     determines that the P.L.O. has not continued to comply with 
     all the commitments described in paragraph (4), he shall so 
     notify the relevant congressional committees and any 
     suspension under subsection (a) of a provision of law 
     specified in subsection (d) shall cease to be effective.
       (B) Beginning six months after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, if the President on the basis of the continuous 
     monitoring of the P.L.O.'s performance determines that the 
     P.L.O. is not complying with the requirements described in 
     subsection (c), he shall notify the relevant congressional 
     committees and no assistance shall be provided pursuant to 
     the exercise by the President of the authority provided by 
     subsection (a) until such time as the President makes the 
     certification provided for in subsection (c).
       (4) P.L.O. commitments described.--The commitments referred 
     to in paragraphs (2)(B) and (3)(A) are the commitments made 
     by the P.L.O.--
       (A) in its letter of September 9, 1993, to the Prime 
     Minister of Israel; in its letter of September 9, 1993, to 
     the Foreign Minister of Norway to--
       (i) recognize the right of the State of Israel to exist in 
     peace and security;
       (ii) accept United Nations Security Council Resolutions 242 
     and 338;
       (iii) renounce the use of terrorism and other acts of 
     violence;
       (iv) assume responsibility over all P.L.O. elements and 
     personnel in order to assure their compliance, prevent 
     violations and discipline violators;
       (v) call upon the Palestinian people in the West Bank and 
     Gaza Strip to take part in the steps leading to the 
     normalization of life, rejecting violence and terrorism, and 
     contributing to peace and stability; and
       (vi) submit to the Palestinian National Council for formal 
     approval the necessary changes to the Palestinian National 
     Covenant eliminating calls for Israel's destruction, and
       (B) in, and resulting from, the good faith implementation 
     of the Declaration of Principles, including good faith 
     implementation of subsequent agreements with Israel, with 
     particular attention to the objective of preventing 
     terrorism, as reflected in the provisions of the Interim 
     Agreement concerning--
       (i) prevention of acts of terrorism and legal measures 
     against terrorists, including the arrest and prosecution of 
     individuals suspected of perpetrating acts of violence and 
     terror;
       (ii) abstention from and prevention of incitement, 
     including hostile propaganda;
       (iii) operation of armed forces other than the Palestinian 
     Police;
       (iv) possession, manufacture, sale, acquisition or 
     importation of weapons;
       (v) employment of police who have been convicted of serious 
     crimes or have been found to be actively involved in 
     terrorist activities subsequent to their employment;
       (vi) transfers to Israel of individuals suspected of, 
     charged with, or convicted of an offense that falls within 
     Israeli criminal jurisdiction;
       (vii) cooperation with the government of Israel in criminal 
     matters, including cooperation in the conduct of 
     investigations; and
       (viii) exercise of powers and responsibilities under the 
     agreement with due regard to internationally accepted norms 
     and principles of human rights and the rule of law.
       (5) Policy justification.--As part of the President's 
     written policy justification to be submitted to the relevant 
     Congressional Committees pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
     President will report on--
       (A) the manner in which the P.L.O. has complied with the 
     commitments specified in paragraph (4), including responses 
     to individual acts of terrorism and violence, actions to 
     discipline perpetrators of terror and violence, and actions 
     to preempt acts of terror and violence;
       (B) the extent to which the P.L.O. has fulfilled the 
     requirements specified in subsection (c);
       (C) actions that the P.L.O. has taken with regard to the 
     Arab League boycott of Israel;
       (D) the status and activities of the P.L.O. office in the 
     United States;
       (E) all United States assistance which benefits, directly 
     or indirectly, the projects, programs, or activities of the 
     Palestinian Authority in Gaza, Jericho, or any other area it 
     may control, since September 13, 1993, including--
       (i) the obligation and disbursal of such assistance, by 
     project, activity, and date, as well as by prime contractor 
     and all subcontractors;
       (ii) the organizations or individuals responsible for the 
     receipt and obligation of such assistance;
       (iii) the intended beneficiaries of such assistance; and
       (iv) the amount of international donor funds that benefit 
     the P.L.O. or the Palestinian Authority in Gaza, Jericho, or 
     any other area the P.L.O. or the Palestinian Authority may 
     control, and to which the United States is a contributor; and
       (F) statements by senior official of the P.L.O., the 
     Palestinian Authority, and successor entities that question 
     the right of Israel to exist or urge armed conflict with or 
     terrorism against Israel or its citizens, including an 
     assessment of the degree to which such statements reflect 
     official policy of the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, or 
     successor entities.
       (c) Requirement for Continued Provision of Assistance.--Six 
     months after the enactment of this Act, United States 
     assistance shall not be provided pursuant to the exercise by 
     the President of the authority provided by subsection (a), 
     unless and until the President determines and so certifies to 
     the Congress that--
       (1) if the Palestinian Council has been elected and assumed 
     its responsibilities, it has, within 2 months, effectively 
     disavowed and thereby nullified the articles of the Palestine 
     National Covenant which call for Israel's destruction, unless 
     the necessary changes to the Covenant have already been 
     approved by the Palestine National Council;
       (2) the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, and successor 
     entities have exercised their authority resolutely to 
     establish the necessary enforcement institutions; including 
     laws, police, and a judicial system, for apprehending, 
     transferring, prosecuting, convicting, and imprisoning 
     terrorists;
       (3) the P.L.O., has limited participation in the 
     Palestinian Authority and its successors to individuals and 
     groups that neither engage in nor practice terrorism or 
     violence in the implementation of their political goals;
       (4) the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, and successor 
     entities have not provided any financial or material 
     assistance, or training to any group, whether or not 
     affiliated with the P.L.O., to carry out actions inconsistent 
     with the Declaration of Principles, particularly acts of 
     terrorism against Israel;
       (5) the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, or successor 
     entities have cooperated in good faith with Israeli 
     authorities in--
       (A) the preemption of acts of terrorism;
       (B) the apprehension, trial, and punishment of individuals 
     who have planned or committed terrorist acts subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Palestinian Authority or any successor 
     entity; and
       (C) the apprehension of and transfer to Israeli authorities 
     of individual suspected of, charged with, or convicted of, 
     planning or committing terrorist acts subject to Israeli 
     jurisdiction in accordance with the specific provisions of 
     the Interim Agreement;
       (6) the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, and successor 
     entities have exercised their authority resolutely to enact 
     and implement laws requiring the disarming of civilians not 
     specifically licensed to possess or carry weapons;
       (7) the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, and successor 
     entities have not funded, either partially or wholly, or have 
     ceased funding, either partially or wholly, any office, or 
     other presence of the Palestinian Authority in Jerusalem 
     unless established by specific agreement between Israel and 
     the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, or successor entities;
       (8) the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, and successor 
     entities are cooperating fully with the Government of the 
     United States on the provision of information on United 
     States nationals known to have been held at any time by the 
     P.L.O. or factions thereof; and
       (9) the P.L.O., the Palestinian Authority, and successor 
     entities have not, without the agreement of the Government of 
     Israel, taken any steps that will change the status of 
     Jerusalem or the West Bank and Gaza Strip, pending the 
     outcome of the permanent status negotiations.
       (d) Provisions That May be Suspended.--The provisions that 
     may be suspended under the authority of subsection (a) are 
     the following:
       (1) Section 307 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2227) as it applies with respect to the P.L.O. or 
     entities associated with it.
       (2) Section 114 of the Department of State Authorization 
     Act, fiscal years 1984 and 1985 (22 U.S.C. 287e note) as it 
     applies with respect to the P.L.O. or entities associated 
     with it.
       (3) Section 1003 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
     Act, fiscal years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5202).
       (4) Section 37 of the Bretton Woods Agreement Act (22 
     U.S.C. 286W) as it applies on the granting to the P.L.O. of 
     observer status or other official status at any meeting 
     sponsored by or associated with the International Monetary 
     Fund. As used in this paragraph, the term ``other official 
     status'' does not include membership in the International 
     Monetary Fund.
       (e) Definitions.--As used in this title:
       (1) Relevant congressional committees.--The term ``relevant 
     congressional committees'' mean--
       (A) the Committee on International Relations, the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives; and

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       (B) the Committee on Foreign Relations and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate.
       (2) United states assistance.--The term ``United States 
     assistance'' means any form of grant, loan, loan guarantee, 
     credit, insurance, in kind assistance, or any other form of 
     assistance.


                          transition provision

       Sec. 605. (a) In General.--Section 583(a) of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 
     (Public Law 103-236) is amended by striking ``November 1, 
     1995'' and insert ``January 1, 1996''.
       (b) Consultation.--For purposes of any exercise of the 
     authority provided in section 583(a) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 
     103-236) prior to November 15, 1995, the written policy 
     justification dated June 1, 1995, and submitted to the 
     Congress in accordance with section 583(b)(1) of such Act, 
     and the consultations associated with such policy 
     justification, shall be deemed to satisfy the requirements of 
     section 583(b)(1) of such Act.


                         reporting requirement

       Sec. 606. Section 804(b) of the PLO Commitments Compliance 
     Act of 1989 (title VIII of Public Law 101-246) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``section (3)(b)(1) of the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act 
     of 1994'' and inserting ``section 604(b)(1) of the Middle 
     East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995''; and
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking ``section (4)(a) of the 
     Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 (Oslo 
     commitments)'' and inserting ``section 604(b)(4) of the 
     Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1995''.
       And the Senate agreed to the same.
       The committee of conference report in disagreement 
     amendment numbered 115.
     Sonny Callahan,
     John Edward Porter,
     Bob Livingston,
     Jim Lightfoot,
     Frank R. Wolf,
     Ron Packard,
     Joe Knollenberg,
     Michael Forbes,
     Jim Bunn,
     Charles Wilson,
     Sidney R. Yates,
     Nancy Pelosi,
     Esteban E. Torres,
     David Obey.
                                Managers on the part of the House.

     Mitch McConnell,
     Arlen Specter,
     Connie Mack,
     James M. Jeffords,
     Judd Gregg,
     Richard Shelby,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Mark O. Hatfield,
     Patrick Leahy,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     Frank R. Lautenberg,
     Tom Harkin,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Patty Murray,
     Robert C. Byrd.
                               Managers on the part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. CALLAHAN, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the conference report on H.R. 1868 to the 
committee of conference with instructions to the managers on the part of 
the House to:

       Recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate 
     numbered 150, and concur therein with an amendment, as 
     follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: : 
     Provided, That none of the funds made available under this 
     Act may be used to lobby for or against abortion.
       Sec. 518A. Coercive Population Control Methods.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or other law, 
     none of the funds appropriated by this Act may be made 
     available for the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA), 
     unless the President certifies to the appropriate 
     congressional committees that (1) the United Nations 
     Population Fund will terminate all family planning activities 
     in the People's Republic of China no later than May 1, 1996; 
     or (2) during the 12 months preceding such certification, 
     there have been no abortions as the result of coercion 
     associated with the family planning activities of the 
     national government or other governmental entities within the 
     People's Republic of China. As used in this section the term 
     ``coercion'' includes physical duress or abuse, destruction 
     or confiscation of property, loss of means of livelihood, or 
     severe psychological pressure.

  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

179

When there appeared

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Nays

245

para.137.20                  [Roll No. 751]

                                YEAS--179

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--245

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White

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     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Coleman
     Fields (LA)
     Gephardt
     Moakley
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Tucker
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams 
  So the motion to recommit with instructs House was not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the motion to recommit with 
instructions was not agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

351

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affirmative

Nays

71

para.137.21                  [Roll No. 752]

                                YEAS--351

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--71

     Barrett (NE)
     Becerra
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
     Chenoweth
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Duncan
     Everett
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Houghton
     Jacobs
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Lincoln
     Lucas
     Martinez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Myers
     Neumann
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Pombo
     Quillen
     Rahall
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Sensenbrenner
     Shuster
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Watt (NC)
     Young (FL)

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Coleman
     Fields (LA)
     Gephardt
     Hutchinson
     Moakley
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Saxton
     Torres
     Tucker
     Weldon (PA)
  So the conference report was agreed to.

para.137.22  amendment in disagreement--h.r. 1868

  The House then proceeded to the consideration of the following 
amendment of the Senate reported in disagreement numbered 115:

       Page 44, line 19, after ``lizations'' insert: : Provided, 
     That in determining eligibility for assistance from funds 
     appropriated to carry out section 104 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, nongovernmental and multilateral 
     organizations shall not be subjected to requirements more 
     restrictive than the requirements applicable to foreign 
     governments for such assistance: Provided further, That none 
     of the funds made available under this Act may be used to 
     lobby for or against abortion.

  Mr. CALLAHAN, pursuant to House Resolution 249, moved that the House 
recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 115 
and concur therein with an amendment, as follows:

       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       : Provided, That none of the funds made available under 
     this Act may be used to lobby for or against abortion.


                  prohibition on funding for abortion

       Sec. 518A. (a) In General.--
       (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or 
     other law, none of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
     population assistance activities may be made available for 
     any foreign private, nongovernmental, or multilateral 
     organization until the organization certifies that it will 
     not during the period for which the funds are made available, 
     perform abortions in any foreign country, except where the 
     life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were 
     carried to term or in cases of forcible rape or incest.
       (2) Paragraph (1) may not be construed to apply to the 
     treatment of injuries or illnesses caused by legal or illegal 
     abortions or to assistance provided directly to the 
     government of a country.
       (b) Lobbying Activities.--
       (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or 
     other law, none of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
     population assistance activities may be made available for 
     any foreign private, nongovernmental, or multilateral 
     organization until the organization certifies that it will 
     not during the period for which the funds are made available, 
     violate the laws of any foreign country concerning the 
     circumstances under which abortion is permitted, regulated, 
     or prohibited.
       (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to activities in opposition to 
     coercive abortion or involuntary sterilization.
       (c) Subsections (a) and (b) apply to funds made available 
     for a foreign organization either directly or as a 
     subcontractor or sub-grantee, and the required certifications 
     apply to activities in which the organization engages either 
     directly or through a subcontractor or subgrantee.
       (d) Coercive Population Control Methods.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this Act or other law, none of the 
     funds appropriated by this Act may be made available for the 
     United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) unless the President 
     certifies to the appropriate congressional committees that 
     (1) the United Nations Population Fund will terminate all 
     family planning activities in the People's Republic of China 
     no later than March 1, 1996; or (2) during the 12 months 
     preceding such certification, there have been no abortions as 
     the result of coercion associated with the family planning 
     policies of the national government or other governmental 
     entities within the People's Republic of China. As used in 
     this section the term ``coercion'' includes physical duress 
     or abuse, destruction or confiscation of property, loss of 
     means of livelihood, or severe psychological pressure.

  On motion of Mr. CALLAHAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That debate on the motion made in order by House Resolution 
249 to dispose of the amendment of the Senate numbered 115 be limited to 
20 minutes, equally divided and con

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trolled as otherwise provided in said resolution.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 249 the previous question was considered 
ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the motion to recede and concur to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 115 with an amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said 
motion, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

232

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affirmative

Nays

187

para.137.23                  [Roll No. 753]

                                AYES--232

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--187

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Porter
     Pryce
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Borski
     Coleman
     Davis
     Fields (LA)
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Pomeroy
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Tucker
     Weldon (PA)
  So the motion to recede and concur to the amendment of the Senate 
numbered 115 with an amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the foregoing conference 
report and motion were agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.137.24  submission of conference report--h.r. 1977

  Mr. REGULA submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-300) on the 
bill (H.R. 1977) making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1996, and for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for 
printing in the Record under the rule.

para.137.25  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1833

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-301) the resolution (H. Res. 251) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1833) to amend title 18, United States 
Code, to ban partial-birth abortions.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.137.26  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2546

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-302) the resolution (H. Res. 252) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2546) making appropriations for the 
government of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable 
in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal 
year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.
  And then,

para.137.27  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, at 9 o'clock and 6 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.137.28  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. REGULA: Committee of conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 1977. A bill making appropriations for the Department of 
     the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     300). Ordered to be printed.
       Mrs. WALDHOLTZ: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 251. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1833) to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-
     birth abortions (Rept. No. 104-301). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 252. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2546) making appropriations for the government of the 
     District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole 
     or in part against the revenues of said District for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 104-302). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.137.29  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolu

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tions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska:
       H.R. 2561. A bill to provide for an exchange of lands 
     located near Gustavus, AK; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Towns, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
             Hancock, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
             Clinger, Mr. McHale, and Mr. Talent):
       H.R. 2562. A bill to repeal section 210 of the Public 
     Utility Regulatory Policies Act of 1978; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. LONGLEY:
       H.R. 2563. A bill to authorize certain operations of 
     Canadian oil spill response and recovery vessels in waters of 
     the United States; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. CANADY (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Shays, and Mr. McHale):
       H.R. 2564. A bill to provide for the disclosure of lobbying 
     activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, Rules, 
     and Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
             and Mrs. Smith of Washington):
       H.R. 2565. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to ban activities of political action committees 
     in House of Representatives elections and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mrs. SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. Meehan, 
             Mr. Shays, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
             Poshard, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Leach, Mr. Horn, Mr. Inglis 
             of South Carolina, and Mr. Forbes):
       H.R. 2566. A bill to reform the financing of Federal 
     elections, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.

para.137.30  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 28: Mr. Stockman and Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 228: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma.
       H.R. 891: Ms. Norton and Mr. Hilliard.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Foley, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
     Poshard, and Mr. Frazer.
       H.R. 941: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 958: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
     Torkildsen, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
     Durbin, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 963: Mr. Rose and Mr. Hoke.
       H.R. 969: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Kasich.
       H.R. 1690: Mr. Matsui, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Sam 
     Johnson, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 1733: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1748: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1947: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1955: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2019: Mr. Bonilla and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 2024: Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Lightfoot.
       H.R. 2071: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 2098: Mr. Salmon, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 2166: Mr. Stockman, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Chenoweth, and 
     Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 2190: Mr. Klink, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Royce, Mr. Cremeans, 
     Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Quillen.
       H.R. 2240: Mr. Payne of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2276: Mr. Franks of New Jersey and Mr. Brewster.
       H.R. 2416: Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Fox of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2420: Mr. Frost, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Manton, 
     and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 2472: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Torres.
       H.R. 2476: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin and Mr. Gene Green of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 2506: Mr. Payne of Virginia and Mr. Durbin.
       H.R. 2535: Mr. Jones, Mr. Funderburk, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
     Baker of California, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 2540: Mr. Dornan, Mr. Barr of Georgia, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
     Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Mica, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Herger, 
     Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Duncan, and Mr. Pombo.
       H.J. Res. 114: Mr. Jacobs.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Ms. Furse.

para.137.31  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       45. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Syracuse Common 
     Council, Syracuse, NY, relative to the Low Income Housing Tax 
     Credit Program; which was referred to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

para.137.32  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 359: Mr. Poshard.


.
                     WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1995 (138)

para.138.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 November 1, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Joel Hefley to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.138.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, October 31, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.138.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1582. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act by the Sacramento District, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
       1583. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of 
     discretionary new budget authority and outlays for the 
     current year (if any) and the budget year provided by Public 
     Law 104-37, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) 
     (104 Stat. 1388-578); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1584. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the Director's views regarding the 
     ``Department of Commerce Dismantling Act''; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1585. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the 83d quarterly report 
     on trade between the United States and China, the successor 
     states to the former Soviet Union and other title IV 
     countries during April-July 1995, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2440; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1586. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Secretary's views regarding H.R. 
     4, the ``Personal Responsibility Act''; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, Banking and Financial Services, 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Budget, Rules, 
     Commerce, the Judiciary, and Agriculture.

para.138.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 1715. An Act representing the relationship between 
     workers' compensation benefits and the benefits available 
     under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection 
     Act.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills of the 
following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 187. An Act to provide for the safety of journeymen 
     boxers, and for other purposes; and
       S. 325. An Act to make certain technical corrections in 
     laws relating to native Americans, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the 
committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1905) ``An act making 
appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.''
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the 
committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2002) ``An act making 
appropriations for the Department of Transportation and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.''

para.138.5  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit today 
during the 5-minute rule: the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on 
Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on International 
Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary,

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the Committee on Science, and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.

para.138.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1833

  Mrs. WALHOLDTZ, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 251):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1833) to amend title 18, United States Code, 
     to ban partial-birth abortions. The first reading of the bill 
     shall be dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to 
     the bill and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. After general debate the bill 
     shall be considered as read for amendment under the five-
     minute rule. The amendment in the nature of a substitute 
     recommended by the Committee on the Judiciary now printed in 
     the bill shall be considered as adopted in the House and in 
     the Committee of the Whole. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, 
     as amended, to final passage without intervening motion 
     except one motion to recommit with or without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the nays had it.
  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

237

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

190

para.138.7                   [Roll No. 754]

                                YEAS--237

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Crane
     Fields (LA)
     Regula
     Tucker
     Weldon (PA)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.138.8  partial-birth abortions

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, pursuant to House Resolution 251 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1833) to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth 
abortions.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. EMERSON as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.138.9  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole, pursuant to rule XXX, on the question of whether a certain 
exhibit would be permitted to be used on the floor of the House.

It was decided in the

Yeas

332

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

86

para.138.10                  [Roll No. 755]

                                AYES--332

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio

[[Page 1824]]


     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--86

     Allard
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Beilenson
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cox
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Dooley
     Farr
     Filner
     Flake
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Horn
     Houghton
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennelly
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Martinez
     Martini
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nussle
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Rush
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walker
     Waters
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Clay
     Dicks
     Dornan
     Fields (LA)
     Gephardt
     McIntosh
     Olver
     Owens
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Weldon (PA)
     Wilson
     Wise
     Young (AK)
  So the use of the exhibit was permitted.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. EMERSON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 251, reported 
the bill, as amended, back to the House.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 251, the following amendment was 
considered agreed to:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Partial-Birth Abortion Ban 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. PROHIBITION ON PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after chapter 73 the following:

                 ``CHAPTER 74--PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS

``Sec.
``1531. Partial-birth abortions prohibited.

     ``Sec. 1531. Partial-birth abortions prohibited

       ``(a) Whoever, in or affecting interstate or foreign 
     commerce, knowingly performs a partial-birth abortion and 
     thereby kills a human fetus shall be fined under this title 
     or imprisoned not more than two years, or both.
       ``(b) As used in this section, the term `partial-birth 
     abortion' means an abortion in which the person performing 
     the abortion partially vaginally delivers a living fetus 
     before killing the fetus and completing the delivery.
       ``(c)(1) The father, and if the mother has not attained the 
     age of 18 years at the time of the abortion, the maternal 
     grandparents of the fetus, may in a civil action obtain 
     appropriate relief, unless the pregnancy resulted from the 
     plaintiff's criminal conduct or the plaintiff consented to 
     the abortion.
       ``(2) Such relief shall include--
       ``(A) money damages for all injuries, psychological and 
     physical, occasioned by the violation of this section; and
       ``(B) statutory damages equal to three times the cost of 
     the partial-birth abortion.
       ``(d) A woman upon whom a partial-birth abortion is 
     performed may not be prosecuted under this section, for a 
     conspiracy to violate this section, or for an offense under 
     section 2, 3, or 4 of this title based on a violation of this 
     section.
       ``(e) It is an affirmative defense to a prosecution or a 
     civil action under this section, which must be proved by a 
     preponderance of the evidence, that the partial-birth 
     abortion was performed by a physician who reasonably 
     believed--
       ``(1) the partial-birth abortion was necessary to save the 
     life of the mother; and
       ``(2) no other procedure would suffice for that purpose.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of chapters for part I 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to chapter 73 the following new item:

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CANADY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

288

Nays

139

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

1

para.138.11                  [Roll No. 756]

                                YEAS--288

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton

[[Page 1825]]


     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--139

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Morella
     Nadler
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Houghton
       

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Becerra
     Fields (LA)
     Tucker
     Weldon (PA)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.138.12  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2546

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 252):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2546) making appropriations for the government 
     of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable 
     in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. All points of order against consideration of the bill 
     are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 
     amendments specified in this resolution and shall not exceed 
     one hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. 
     After general debate the bill shall be considered for 
     amendment under the five-minute rule. Before consideration of 
     any other amendment, it shall be in order without 
     intervention of any point of order to consider the amendment 
     printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution, if offered by a Member designated in the 
     report. That amendment shall be considered as read, shall be 
     debatable for ten minutes equally divided and controlled by 
     the proponent and an opponent, shall not be subject to 
     amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand for division 
     of the question in the House or in the Committee of the 
     Whole. If that amendment is adopted, the bill, as amended, 
     shall be considered as the original bill for the purpose of 
     further amendment. The bill, as amended, shall be considered 
     as read through page 58, line 4. All points of order against 
     provisions of the bill, as amended, for failure to comply 
     with clause 2 or 6 of rule XXI are waived. Debate on each 
     further amendment to the bill and any amendments thereto 
     shall be limited to thirty minutes. It shall be in order 
     without intervention of any point of order to consider each 
     of the amendments printed in the Congressional Record and 
     numbered 1, 2 or 4 pursuant to clause 6 of rule XXIII, if 
     offered by the Member who caused it to be printed or a 
     designee. Each such amendment shall be considered as read, 
     shall be debatable for thirty minutes equally divided and 
     controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 
     subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand 
     for division of the question in the House or in the Committee 
     of the Whole. During consideration of the bill for amendment 
     the Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord 
     priority in recognition on the basis of whether the Member 
     offering an amendment has caused it to be printed in the 
     portion of the Congressional Record designated for that 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed 
     shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill, as amended, to the House with such 
     further amendments as may have been adopted. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill, as 
     amended, and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. LINDER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

241

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

181

para.138.13                  [Roll No. 757]

                                YEAS--241

     Allard
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)

[[Page 1826]]


     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Armey
     Fields (LA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gephardt
     Harman
     Moakley
     Rose
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Weldon (PA)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.138.14  d.c. appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, pursuant to House Resolution 252 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2546) making appropriations for the government of the District of 
Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the 
revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 
and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HANSEN, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. HASTINGS of Washington as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; 
and after some time spent therein,

para.138.15  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. BONILLA:

       Insert on page 58, after line 4, the following section:


REVOCATION OF PROPERTY TAX-EXEMPTION FOR NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION

       Sec.   . Effective for taxable years beginning after 
     September 30, 1995, section 4 of the act entitled ``An Act to 
     incorporate the National Education Association of the United 
     States'', Approved June 30, 1906 (34 Stat. 805; Sec. 46-1036, 
     D.C. Code) is repealed.

Yeas

210

It was decided in the

Nays

213

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

2

para.138.16                  [Roll No. 758]

                                AYES--210

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--213

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Gunderson
     Obey
       

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Fields (LA)
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Moakley
     Tucker
     Weldon (PA)
     Wilson
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.138.17  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. HOSTETTLER:

       Page 37, line 15, strike ``No funds'' and insert ``(a) No 
     funds''.
       Page 37, line 22, strike ``; nor shall any'' and all that 
     follows through ``1992''.
       Page 38, insert after line 2 the following:
       (b) The Health Care Benefits Expansion Act (D.C. Law 9-114; 
     sec. 36-1401 et seq., D.C. Code) is hereby repealed. 


[[Page 1827]]



Yeas

249

It was decided in the

Nays

172

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negative

Answered present

1

para.138.18                  [Roll No. 759]

                                AYES--249

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--172

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rohrabacher
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Obey
       

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Chapman
     Fields (LA)
     Harman
     McDade
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Thornton
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ALLARD, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, Chairman, reported that the 
Committee, having had under consideration said bill, had come to no 
resolution thereon.

para.138.19  waiving points of order against further conference report 
          on h.r. 1977

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-304) the resolution (H. Res. 253) waiving points of order against 
the further conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1977) making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.138.20  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. SCARBOROUGH, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule on Thursday, November 2, 1995: the Committee on 
Banking and Financial Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee 
on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight, the Committee on House Oversight, the Committee on 
the Judiciary, the Committee on National Security, the Committee on 
Resources, the Committee on Science, and the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure.

para.138.21  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 187. An Act to provide for the safety of journeymen 
     boxers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic 
     and Educational Opportunities and the Committee on Commerce.

para.138.22  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. HARMAN, for today after 3 p.m.; and
  To Mr. BISHOP, for October 30.
  And then,

para.138.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. POSHARD, at 10 o'clock and 15 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.138.24  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2149. A bill to reduce regulation, 
     promote efficiencies, and encourage competition in the 
     international ocean transportation system of the United 
     States, to eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 104-303). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Ms. PRYCE: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 253. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the further 
     conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1977) making 
     appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-304). Referred to the House 
     Calendar. 

para.138.25  subsequent action on reported bill sequentially referred

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1816. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than November 2, 1995. 

para.138.26  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself and Mr. Matsui):

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       H.R. 2567. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act relating to standards for constructed water 
     conveyances; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. COOLEY (for himself, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. 
             Nethercutt):
       H.R. 2568. A bill to require adopting of a management plan 
     for the Hells Canyon National Recreation Area that allows 
     appropriate use of motorized and nonmotorized river craft in 
     the recreation area, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Resources.
           By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington:
       H.R. 2569. A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to 
     immediately begin returning the Fast Flux Test Facility to 
     operational status, identify which missions will be given the 
     highest priority, and prepare the facility to carry out those 
     missions; to the Committee on Science, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Commerce, and National Security, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
             Gunderson, Mr. Castle, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Graham):
       H.R. 2570. A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 
     to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 
     1999, 2000, and 2001, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Johnston of Florida, and 
             Mr. Jefferson):
       H.R. 2571. A bill to establish a program to provide Federal 
     payment to States for the operation of programs for long-term 
     care services for needy individuals with disabilities, to 
     amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise the tax 
     treatment of expenses for long-term care insurance and 
     services, to reform standards for the long-term care 
     insurance market, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Commerce, and Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Miss Collins 
             of Michigan, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Klink, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Stupak):
       H.R. 2572. A bill to reinstate the emergency unemployment 
     compensation program; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and the Budget, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions of fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. REGULA:
       H.R. 2573. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to eliminate PAC contributions to individual 
     House of Representatives candidates, to provide a tax credit 
     and tax deduction for contributions to such candidates, to 
     provide for voluntary expenditure limitations in House of 
     Representatives elections, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means, and Commerce, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WYNN:
       H.R. 2574. A bill to amend the provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, that provide for a 2-percent reduction in 
     retirement benefits for each year that the employee is under 
     age 55 at the time of retiring; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.

para.138.27  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 206: Mr. Barcia of Michigan and Mr. Laughlin.
       H.R. 262: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 266: Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 325: Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Canady, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
     Emerson, and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 573: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.R. 822: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, and 
     Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 852: Mrs. Schroeder and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 1024: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1127: Mr. Blute and Mrs. Lincoln.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Petri, Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. 
     Castle.
       H.R. 1309: Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Pastor, Miss 
     Collins of Michigan, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1406: Mr. Browder and Mr. Hoke.
       H.R. 1416: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Lewis of 
     Georgia, and Mr. Wyden.
       H.R. 1484: Mr. Diaz-Balart and Mr. Durbin.
       H.R. 1488: Mr. Hayworth and Mr. Clinger.
       H.R. 1540: Mr. Spence and Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1687: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Upton, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
     Sanford, and Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Hyde, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Dooley, and Mr. 
     Gunderson.
       H.R. 1920: Mr. Torkildsen and Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 2039: Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
     Radanovich, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Chenoweth, Ms. 
     Danner, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2098: Mr. Blute, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 2101: Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Farr, 
     Ms. Norton, Mr. Berman, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Kennedy 
     of Massachusetts, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and 
     Mr. Torricelli.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Linder, Mr. Bono, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
     Klug, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Browder, and Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 2276: Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 2286: Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Combest, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Riggs, and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 2309: Mr. Rohrabacher and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2422: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 2434: Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Fields of Texas, 
     Mr. Crapo, and Mr. Payne of Virginia.
       H.R. 2507: Mr. Barr and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 2508: Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
     Barton of Texas, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H.R. 2519: Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bentsen, and Mr. Lewis 
     of Georgia.
       H.R. 2525: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 2529: Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     McDermott, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Filner, and Miss Collins of 
     Michigan.
       H.R. 2531: Mr. Hastert.
       H.R. 2550: Mr. Canady, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Mica, 
     Mr. Barr, and Mr. Traficant.
       H. Con. Res. 26: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Levin, Mr. Gene Green of 
     Texas, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Pete Geren of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and 
     Mrs. Lowey.
       H. Con. Res. 63: Mr. Gilman.
       H. Con. Res. 73: Mr. Foley.


.
                    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1995 (139)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.139.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Wednesday, November 1, 1995.
  Mr. OBEY, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.139.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1587. A letter from the Chief of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of the Navy, transmitting notification that the 
     Department intends to renew lease of one naval vessel to the 
     Government of Brazil, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 7307(b)(2); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       1588. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to the People's Republic of 
     China, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       1589. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People Who are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the Committee's annual report in compliance with 
     the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1590. A letter from the Railroad Retirement Board, 
     transmitting the Board's annual report on the Program Fraud 
     Civil Remedies Act for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3810; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1591. A letter from the Director, U.S. Trade and 
     Development Agency, transmitting the Agency's annual report 
     in compliance with the Inspector General Act Amendments of 
     1988, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1592. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's final 
     environment impact statement [FEIS] on the effects of 
     implementation of the expanded east coast plan [EECP] over 
     the State of New Jersey, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, 
     section 9119(c) (104 Stat. 1388-369); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1593. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's annual report entitled 
     ``Transportation Security'' for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to Public Law 101-604, section 102(a) (104 Stat. 3068); to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

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       1594. A letter from the Chairperson, U.S. Commission on 
     Civil Rights, transmitting the Commission's report entitled 
     ``The Chicago Report,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1975; jointly, 
     to the Committees on the Judiciary and Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.

para.139.3  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHAMBLISS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, November 1, 1995.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHAMBLISS, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

317

Nays

88

When there appeared

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Answered present

1

para.139.4                   [Roll No. 760]

                                YEAS--317

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--88

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Costello
     Crane
     Davis
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Engel
     Everett
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kaptur
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Latham
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Longley
     Martinez
     Meyers
     Miller (CA)
     Moran
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Richardson
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanford
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Slaughter
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Harman
       

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Conyers
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     Diaz-Balart
     Ensign
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Gejdenson
     Hoyer
     Maloney
     Mfume
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Pastor
     Portman
     Smith (WA)
     Stockman
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para.139.5  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the committee of 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1868) ``An Act making appropriations for 
foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes,'' with an 
amendment.

para.139.6  va--hud appropriation, fy 1996

  On motion of Mr. LEWIS of California, by unanimous consent, the bill 
(H.R. 2099) making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; together with the 
amendments of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. LEWIS of California, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendments of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.

para.139.7  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2099

  Mr. STOKES moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 2099, be 
instructed to agree to the amendment of the Senate numbered 66 insofar 
as it strikes 17 provisions limiting the use of funds appropriated to 
the Environmental Protection Agency.
  After debate,

para.139.8  words taken down

  Mr. DeLAY during debate, addressed the House and, during the course of 
his remarks,
  Mr. OBEY demanded that certain words be taken down.
  By unanimous consent, the words were withdrawn.
  Accordingly,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. DeLAY to proceed in 
order.
  After further debate,
  Mr. STOKES moved the previous question on the motion to instruct the 
managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question on said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. LEWIS of California demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas 
and nays, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members 
present, so the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.


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It was decided in the

Yeas

231

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

195

para.139.9                   [Roll No. 761]

                                YEAS--231

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--195

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fields (TX)
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Chenoweth
     Conyers
     de la Garza
     Fields (LA)
     Tucker
     Weldon (PA)
  So the previous question on the motion to instruct the managers on the 
part of the House was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

227

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

194

para.139.10                  [Roll No. 762]

                                YEAS--227

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cunningham
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--194

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Everett
     Fields (TX)
     Fowler
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Goodlatte
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers

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     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Clement
     Conyers
     de la Garza
     Duncan
     Fields (LA)
     Hunter
     Serrano
     Smith (WA)
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Weldon (PA)
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of the following Members as managers on the 
part of the House at said conference:

  Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. DeLay, Mrs. Vucanovich, and Messrs. 
Walsh, Hobson, Knollenberg, Frelinghuysen, Neumann, Livingston, Stokes, 
Mollohan, Chapman, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Obey.

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.139.11  d.c. appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to House Resolution 252 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2546) making appropriations for the government of the 
District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part 
against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Chairman, resumed the chair; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.139.12  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. GUNDERSON:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:
              TITLE II--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOOL REFORM

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``District of Columbia 
     School Reform Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2002. DEFINITIONS.

       Except as otherwise provided, for purposes of this title:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor 
     and Human Resources of the Senate; and
       (C) the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate.
       (2) Authority.--The term ``Authority'' means the District 
     of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority established under section 101(a) of the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-8).
       (3) Average daily attendance.--The term ``average daily 
     attendance'', when used with respect to a school and a period 
     of time, means the aggregate attendance of the school during 
     the period divided by the number of days during the period on 
     which--
       (A) the school is in session; and
       (B) the pupils of the school are under the guidance and 
     direction of teachers.
       (4) Average daily membership.--
       (A) Individual school.--The term ``average daily 
     membership'', when used with respect to a school and a period 
     of time, means the aggregate enrollment of the school during 
     the period divided by the number of days during the period on 
     which--
       (i) the school is in session; and
       (ii) the pupils of the school are under the guidance and 
     direction of teachers.
       (B) Groups of schools.--The term ``average daily 
     membership'', when used with respect to a group of schools 
     and a period of time, means the average of the average daily 
     memberships during the period of the individual schools that 
     constitute the group.
       (5) Board of education.--The term ``Board of Education'' 
     means the Board of Education of the District of Columbia.
       (6) Board of trustees.--The term ``Board of Trustees'' 
     means the governing board of a public charter school, the 
     members of which board have been selected pursuant to the 
     charter granted to the school and in a manner consistent with 
     this title.
       (7) Control period.--The term ``control period'' means a 
     period of time described in section 209 of the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-8).
       (8) Core curriculum.--The term ``core curriculum'' means 
     the concepts, factual knowledge, and skills that students in 
     the District of Columbia should learn in kindergarten through 
     12th grade in academic content areas, including, at a 
     minimum, English, mathematics, science, and history.
       (9) District of columbia council.--The term ``District of 
     Columbia Council'' means the Council of the District of 
     Columbia established pursuant to section 401 of the District 
     of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization 
     Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-221).
       (10) District of columbia government.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``District of Columbia 
     government'' means the government of the District of 
     Columbia, including--
       (i) any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
     government of the District of Columbia;
       (ii) any independent agency of the District of Columbia 
     established under part F of title IV of the District of 
     Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act;
       (iii) any other agency, board, or commission established by 
     the Mayor or the District of Columbia Council;
       (iv) the courts of the District of Columbia;
       (v) the District of Columbia Council; and
       (vi) any other agency, public authority, or public benefit 
     corporation that has the authority to receive monies directly 
     or indirectly from the District of Columbia (other than 
     monies received from the sale of goods, the provision of 
     services, or the loaning of funds to the District of 
     Columbia).
       (B) Exceptions.--The term ``District of Columbia 
     government'' does not include the following:
       (i) The Authority.
       (ii) A public charter school.
       (11) District of columbia government retirement system.--
     The term ``District of Columbia government retirement 
     system'' means the retirement programs authorized by the 
     District of Columbia Council or the Congress for employees of 
     the District of Columbia government.
       (12) District of columbia public school.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``District of Columbia public 
     school'' means a public school in the District of Columbia 
     that offers classes--
       (i) at any of the grade levels from prekindergarten through 
     the 12th grade; or
       (ii) leading to a general education diploma.
       (B) Exception.--The term does not include a public charter 
     school.
       (13) District of columbia public schools.--The term 
     ``District of Columbia public schools'' means all schools 
     that are District of Columbia public schools.
       (14) District-wide assessments.--The term ``district-wide 
     assessments'' means reliable and unbiased student assessments 
     administered by the Superintendent to students enrolled in 
     District of Columbia public schools and public charter 
     schools.
       (15) Eligible applicant.--The term ``eligible applicant'' 
     means a person, including a private, public, or quasi-public 
     entity and an institution of higher education (as defined in 
     section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965), who seeks 
     to establish a public charter school.
       (16) Eligible chartering authority.--The term ``eligible 
     chartering authority'' means any of the following:
       (A) The Board of Education.
       (B) Any of the following public or federally-chartered 
     universities:
       (i) Howard University.
       (ii) Gallaudet University.
       (iii) American University.
       (iv) George Washington University.
       (v) The University of the District of Columbia.
       (C) Any other entity designated by enactment of a bill as 
     an eligible chartering authority by the District of Columbia 
     Council after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (17) Facilities management.--The term ``facilities 
     management'' means the administration, construction, 
     renovation, repair, maintenance, remodeling, improvement, or 
     other oversight, of a building or real property of a District 
     of Columbia public school. The term does not include the 
     performance of any such act with respect to real property 
     owned by a public charter school.
       (18) Family resource center.--The term ``family resource 
     center'' means an information desk--
       (A) located at a school with a majority of students whose 
     family income is not greater than 185 percent of the poverty 
     guidelines updated annually in the Federal Register by the 
     Department of Health and Human Services under authority of 
     section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
     1981; and
       (B) which links students and families to local resources 
     and public and private entities involved in child care, adult 
     education, health and social services, tutoring, mentoring, 
     and job training.
       (19) Long-term reform plan.--The term ``long-term reform 
     plan'' means the plan submitted by the Superintendent under 
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       (20) Mayor.--The term ``Mayor'' means the Mayor of the 
     District of Columbia.
       (21) Metrobus and metrorail transit system.--The term 
     ``Metrobus and Metrorail Transit System'' means the bus and 
     rail systems administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area 
     Transit Authority.
       (22) Minor student.--The term ``minor student'' means an 
     individual who--
       (A) is enrolled in a District of Columbia public schools or 
     a public charter school; and
       (B) is not beyond the age of compulsory school attendance, 
     as prescribed in section 1 of article I, and section 1 of 
     article II, of the Act of February 4, 1925 (sections 31-401 
     and 31-402, D.C. Code).
       (23) Nonresident student.--The term ``nonresident student'' 
     means--
       (A) an individual under the age of 18 who is enrolled in a 
     District of Columbia public school or a public charter 
     school, and does not have a parent residing in the District 
     of Columbia; or
       (B) an individual who is age 18 or older and is enrolled in 
     a District of Columbia public school or public charter 
     school, and does not reside in the District of Columbia.
       (24) Panel.--The term ``Panel'' means the World Class 
     Schools Panel established under subtitle D.
       (25) Parent.--The term ``parent'' means a person who has 
     custody of a child enrolled in a District of Columbia public 
     school or a public charter school, and who--
       (A) is a natural parent of the child;
       (B) is a stepparent of the child;
       (C) has adopted the child; or
       (D) is appointed as a guardian for the child by a court of 
     competent jurisdiction.
       (26) Petition.--The term ``petition'' means a written 
     application, submitted by an eligible applicant to an 
     eligible chartering authority, to establish a public charter 
     school.
       (27) Promotion gate.--The term ``promotion gate'' means the 
     criteria, developed by the Superintendent and approved by the 
     Board of Education, that are used to determine student 
     promotion at different grade levels. Such criteria shall 
     include achievement on district-wide assessments that, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, measure student achievement of 
     the core curriculum.
       (28) Public charter school.--The term ``public charter 
     school'' means a publicly funded school in the District of 
     Columbia that is established pursuant to subtitle B. A public 
     charter school is not a part of the District of Columbia 
     public schools.
       (29) School.--The term ``school'' means--
       (A) a public charter school; or
       (B) any other day or residential school that provides 
     elementary or secondary education, as determined under State 
     or District of Columbia law.
       (30) Student with special needs.--The term ``student with 
     special needs'' has the meaning given such term by the Mayor 
     and the District of Columbia Council under section 2301.
       (31) Superintendent.--The term ``Superintendent'' means the 
     Superintendent of the District of Columbia public schools.
       (32) Teacher.--The term ``teacher'' means any person 
     employed as a teacher by the Board of Education or by a 
     public charter school.
              Subtitle A--District of Columbia Reform Plan

     SEC. 2101. LONG-TERM REFORM PLAN.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Plan.--The Superintendent, with the approval of the 
     Board of Education, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, the Mayor, the District of Columbia 
     Council, and the Authority a long-term reform plan, not later 
     than February 1, 1996. The plan shall be consistent with the 
     financial plan and budget for the District of Columbia for 
     fiscal year 1996 required under section 201 of the District 
     of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-8).
       (2) Consultation.--
       (A) In general.--In developing the long-term reform plan, 
     the Superintendent--
       (i) shall consult with the Board of Education, Mayor, and 
     District of Columbia Council, and, in a control period, with 
     the Authority; and
       (ii) shall afford the public, interested organizations, and 
     groups an opportunity to present their views and make 
     recommendations regarding the long-term reform plan.
       (B) Summary of recommendations.--The Superintendent shall 
     include in the long-term plan a summary of the 
     recommendations made under subparagraph (A)(ii) and the 
     response of the Superintendent to these recommendations.
       (b) Contents.--
       (1) Areas to be addressed.--The long-term plan shall 
     describe how the District of Columbia public schools will 
     become a world-class education system which prepares students 
     for life-time learning in the 21st century and which is on a 
     par with the best education systems of other nations. The 
     plan shall include a description of how the District of 
     Columbia public schools will accomplish the following:
       (A) Achievement at nationally- and internationally-
     competitive levels by students attending District of Columbia 
     public schools.
       (B) The creation of a performance-oriented workforce.
       (C) The construction and repair of District of Columbia 
     public school facilities.
       (D) Local school governance, decentralization, autonomy, 
     and parental choice among District of Columbia public 
     schools; and
       (E) The implementation of an efficient and effective adult 
     literacy program.
       (2) Other information.--For each of the items in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (G) of paragraph (1), the long-term 
     plan shall include--
       (A) a statement of measurable, objective performance goals;
       (B) a description of the measures of performance to be used 
     in determining whether the Superintendent and Board of 
     Education have met the goals;
       (C) dates by which the goals must be met;
       (D) plans for monitoring and reporting progress to District 
     of Columbia residents, the appropriate congressional 
     committees, the Mayor, the District of Columbia Council, and 
     the Authority; and
       (E) the title of the management employee of the District of 
     Columbia public schools most directly responsible for the 
     achievement of each goal and, with respect to each such 
     employee, the title of the employee's immediate supervisor or 
     superior.
       (c) Amendments.--The Superintendent, with the approval of 
     the Board of Education, shall submit any amendment to the 
     long-term plan to the appropriate congressional committees. 
     Any amendment to the long-term plan shall be consistent with 
     the financial plan and budget for fiscal year 1996 for the 
     District of Columbia required under section 201 of the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-8).
                   Subtitle B--Public Charter Schools

     SEC. 2151. PROCESS FOR FILING CHARTER PETITIONS.

       (a) Existing Public School.--An eligible applicant seeking 
     to convert an existing District of Columbia public school 
     into a public charter school--
       (1) shall prepare a petition to establish a public charter 
     school that meets the requirements of section 2152;
       (2) shall provide a copy of the petition to--
       (A) the parents of minor students attending the existing 
     school;
       (B) adult students attending the existing school; and
       (C) employees of the existing school;
       (3) shall file the petition with an eligible chartering 
     authority for approval after the petition--
       (A) has been signed by a majority of the total number of--
       (i) parents of minor students attending the school; and
       (ii) adult students attending the school; and
       (B) has been endorsed by at least a majority of full-time 
     teachers at the school; and
       (4) shall explain in the petition the relationship that 
     will exist between the public charter school and its 
     employees.
       (b) Independent or Private School.--An eligible applicant 
     seeking to convert an existing independent or private school 
     in the District of Columbia into a public charter school--
       (1) shall prepare a petition to establish a public charter 
     school that meets the requirements of section 2152;
       (2) shall provide a copy of the petition to--
       (A) the parents of minor students attending the existing 
     school;
       (B) adult students attending the existing school; and
       (C) employees of the existing school;
       (3) shall file the petition with an eligible chartering 
     authority for approval after the petition--
       (A) has been signed by a majority of the total number of--
       (i) parents of minor students attending the school; and
       (ii) adult students attending the school; and
       (B) has been endorsed by at least a majority of full-time 
     teachers at the school; and
       (4) shall explain in the petition the relationship that 
     will exist between the public charter school and its 
     employees.
       (c) New School.--An eligible applicant seeking to establish 
     in the District of Columbia a public charter school, but not 
     seeking to convert an existing public, private, or 
     independent school into a public charter school, shall file 
     with an eligible chartering authority for approval a petition 
     to establish a public charter school that meets the 
     requirements of section 2152.

     SEC. 2152. CONTENTS OF PETITION.

       A petition to establish a public charter school shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A statement defining the mission and goals of the 
     proposed school.
       (2) A statement of the need for the proposed school in the 
     geographic area of the school site.
       (3) A description of the proposed instructional goals and 
     methods for the school, which includes, at a minimum--
       (A) the methods that will be used to provide students with 
     the knowledge, proficiency, and skills needed--
       (i) to become nationally and internationally competitive 
     students and educated individuals in the 21st century; and
       (ii) to perform competitively on any districtwide 
     assessments; and
       (B) the methods that will be used to improve student self-
     motivation, classroom instruction, and learning for all 
     students.
       (4) A description of the plan for evaluating student 
     academic achievement of the proposed school and the 
     procedures for remedial action that will be used by the 
     school when the academic achievement of a student falls below 
     the expectations of the school.
       (5) An operating budget for the first 2 years of the 
     proposed school that is based on anticipated enrollment and 
     contains--
       (A) a description of the method for conducting annual 
     audits of the financial, administrative, and programmatic 
     operations of the school;

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       (B) either--
       (i) an identification of the site where the school will be 
     located, including a description of any buildings on the site 
     and any buildings proposed to be constructed on the site; or
       (ii) a timetable by which a such an identification will be 
     made;
       (C) a description of any major contracts planned, with a 
     value equal to or exceeding $10,000, for equipment and 
     services, leases, improvements, purchases of real property, 
     or insurance; and
       (D) a timetable for commencing operations as a public 
     charter school.
       (6) A description of the proposed rules and policies for 
     governance and operation of the school.
       (7) Copies of the proposed articles of incorporation and 
     bylaws of the school.
       (8) The names and addresses of the members of the proposed 
     Board of Trustees.
       (9) A description of the student enrollment, admission, 
     suspension, and expulsion policies and procedures of the 
     proposed school, and the criteria for making decisions in 
     such areas.
       (10) A description of the procedures the school plans to 
     follow to ensure the health and safety of students, 
     employees, and guests of the school and to comply with 
     applicable health and safety laws and regulations of the 
     Federal Government and the District of Columbia.
       (11) An explanation of the qualifications that will be 
     required of employees of the proposed school.
       (12) An identification, and a description, of the 
     individuals and entities submitting the application, 
     including their names and addresses, and the names of the 
     organizations or corporations of which such individuals are 
     directors or officers.

     SEC. 2153. PROCESS FOR APPROVING OR DENYING CHARTER 
                   PETITIONS.

       (a) Schedule.--An eligible chartering authority may 
     establish a schedule for receiving petitions to establish a 
     public charter school and shall publish any such schedule in 
     the District of Columbia Register. An eligible chartering 
     authority shall make a copy of any such schedule available to 
     all interested persons upon request.
       (b) Public Hearing.--Not later than 45 days after a 
     petition to establish a public charter school is filed with 
     an eligible chartering authority, the authority shall hold a 
     public hearing on the petition to gather the information that 
     is necessary for the authority to make the decision to 
     approve or deny the petition.
       (c) Notice.--Not later than 10 days prior to the scheduled 
     date of a public hearing on a petition to establish a public 
     charter school, an eligible chartering authority--
       (1) shall publish a notice of the hearing in the District 
     of Columbia Register; and
       (2) shall send a written notification of the hearing date 
     to the eligible applicant who filed the petition.
       (d) Approval or Denial.--Subject to subsection (i), an 
     eligible chartering authority shall approve a petition to 
     establish a public charter school, if--
       (1) the authority determines that the petition satisfies 
     the requirements of this subtitle; and
       (2) the eligible applicant who filed the petition agrees to 
     satisfy any condition or requirement, consistent with this 
     title and other applicable law, that is set forth in writing 
     by the eligible chartering authority as an amendment to the 
     petition.
       (e) Timetable.--An eligible chartering authority shall 
     approve or deny a petition to establish a public charter 
     school not later than 45 days after the conclusion of the 
     public hearing on the petition.
       (f) Extension.--An eligible chartering authority and an 
     eligible applicant may agree to extend the 45-day time period 
     referred to in subsection (e) by a period that does not 
     exceed 30 days.
       (g) Explanation.--If an eligible chartering authority 
     denies a petition or finds it to be incomplete, the authority 
     shall specify in writing the reasons for its decision and 
     indicate, when appropriate, how the eligible applicant who 
     filed the petition may revise the petition to satisfy the 
     requirements for approval.
       (h) Approved Petition.--
       (1) Notice.--Not later than 10 days after an eligible 
     chartering authority approves a petition to establish a 
     public charter school, the authority shall provide a written 
     notice of the approval, including a copy of the approved 
     petition and any conditions or requirements agreed to under 
     subsection (d)(2), to the eligible applicant and to the Chief 
     Financial Officer of the District of Columbia. The eligible 
     chartering authority shall publish a notice of the approval 
     of the petition in the District of Columbia Register.
       (2) Charter.--The provisions of a petition to establish a 
     public charter school that has been approved by an eligible 
     chartering authority, together with any amendments to 

     the petition containing conditions or requirements agreed to 
     by the eligible applicant under subsection (d)(2), shall be 
     considered a charter granted to the school by the authority.
       (i) Special Rules for First Year.--During the one-year 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     each eligible chartering authority--
       (1) may approve not more than one petition filed by an 
     eligible applicant seeking to convert an existing independent 
     or private school into a public charter school; and
       (2) in considering a petition to establish a public charter 
     school filed by any eligible applicant, shall consider 
     whether the school will focus on students with special needs.
       (j) Exclusive Authority of Chartering Authority.--
     Notwithstanding any other Federal law or law of the District 
     of Columbia, no governmental entity, elected official, or 
     employee of the District of Columbia may make, participate in 
     making, or intervene in the making of, the decision to 
     approve or deny a petition to establish a public charter 
     school, except the eligible chartering authority with which 
     the petition was filed.

     SEC. 2154. DUTIES AND POWERS OF, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS ON, 
                   PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

       (a) Duties.--A public charter school shall comply with--
       (1) this subtitle;
       (2) any other provision of law applicable to the school; 
     and
       (3) all of the terms and provisions of its charter.
       (b) Powers.--A public charter school shall have all of the 
     powers necessary for carrying out its charter, including the 
     following powers:
       (1) To adopt a name and corporate seal, but only if the 
     name selected includes the words ``public charter school''.
       (2) To acquire real property for use as its school 
     facilities, from public or private sources.
       (3) To receive and disburse funds for school purposes.
       (4) Subject to subsection (c)(1), to secure appropriate 
     insurance and to make contracts and leases, including 
     agreements to procure or purchase services, equipment, and 
     supplies.
       (5) To incur debt in reasonable anticipation of the receipt 
     of funds from the general fund of the District of Columbia or 
     the receipt of other Federal or private funds.
       (6) To solicit and accept any grants or gifts for school 
     purposes, if the school--
       (A) does not accept any grants or gifts subject to any 
     condition contrary to law or contrary to the terms of the 
     petition to establish the school as a public charter school; 
     and
       (B) maintains separate accounts for grants or gifts for 
     financial reporting purposes.
       (7) To be responsible for its own operation, including 
     preparation of a budget and personnel matters.
       (8) To sue and be sued in its own name.
       (c) Prohibitions and Other Requirements.--
       (1) Contracting authority.--
       (A) Notice requirement.--Except in the case of an 
     emergency, with respect to any contract proposed to be 
     awarded by a public charter school and having a value equal 
     to or exceeding $10,000, the school shall publish a notice of 
     a request for proposals in the District of Columbia Register 
     not less than 30 days prior to the award of the contract.
       (B) Submission to authority.--
       (i) Deadline for submission.--With respect to any contract 
     described in subparagraph (A) that is awarded by a public 
     charter school, the school shall submit to the Authority, not 
     later than 3 days after the date on which the award is made, 
     all bids for the contract received by the school, the name of 
     the contractor who is awarded the contract, and the rationale 
     for the award of the contract.
       (ii) Effective date of contract.--

       (I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II), a contract 
     described in subparagraph (A) shall become effective on the 
     date that is 15 days after the date the school makes the 
     submission under clause (i) with respect to the contract, or 
     the effective date specified in the contract, whichever is 
     later.
       (II) Exception.--A contract described in subparagraph (A) 
     shall be considered null and void if the Authority 
     determines, within 12 days of the date the school makes the 
     submission under clause (i) with respect to the contract, 
     that the contract endangers the economic viability of the 
     public charter school.

       (2) Tuition.--A public charter school may not charge 
     tuition, fees, or other mandatory payments, except to 
     nonresident students.
       (3) Control.--A public charter school--
       (A) shall exercise exclusive control over its expenditures, 
     administration, personnel, and instructional methods, within 
     the limitations imposed in this title; and
       (B) shall be exempt from statutes, policies, rules, and 
     regulations governing District of Columbia public schools 
     established by the Superintendent, Board of Education, Mayor, 
     District of Columbia Council, or Authority, except as 
     otherwise provided in this title or in the charter granted to 
     the school.
       (4) Audits.--A public charter school shall be subject to 
     the same financial audits, audit procedures, and fiduciary 
     requirements as a District of Columbia public school.
       (5) Governance.--A public charter school shall be governed 
     by a Board of Trustees in a manner consistent with the 
     charter granted to the school, the provisions of this title, 
     and any other law applicable to the school.
       (6) Other staff.--No employee of the District of Columbia 
     public schools may be required to accept employment with, or 
     be assigned to, a public charter school.
       (7) Other students.--No student enrolled in a District of 
     Columbia public school may be required to attend a public 
     charter school.
       (8) Taxes or bonds.--A public charter school shall not levy 
     taxes or issue bonds.
       (9) Charter revision.--A public charter school seeking to 
     revise its charter shall prepare a petition for approval of 
     the revision and file it with the eligible chartering 
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     sions of section 2153 shall apply to such a petition in the 
     same manner as such provisions apply to a petition to 
     establish a public charter school.
       (10) Annual report.--
       (A) In general.--A public charter school shall submit an 
     annual report to the eligible chartering authority that 
     approved its charter and to the Authority. The school shall 
     permit a member of the public to review any such report upon 
     request.
       (B) Contents.--A report submitted under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include the following data:
       (i) Student performance on any district-wide assessments.
       (ii) Grade advancement for students enrolled in the public 
     charter school.
       (iii) Graduation rates, college admission test scores, and 
     college admission rates, if applicable.
       (iv) Types and amounts of parental involvement.
       (v) Official student enrollment.
       (vi) Average daily attendance.
       (vii) Average daily membership.
       (viii) A financial statement audited by an independent 
     certified public accountant.
       (ix) A list of all donors and grantors that have 
     contributed monetary or in-kind donations having a value 
     equal or exceeding $500 during the year that is the subject 
     of the report.
       (C) Nonidentifying data.--Data described in subparagraph 
     (B) that are included in an annual report may not identify 
     the individuals to whom the data pertain.
       (11) Student enrollment report.--A public charter school 
     shall report to the Mayor and the District of Columbia 
     Council annual student enrollment on a grade-by-grade basis, 
     including students with special needs, in a manner and form 
     that permits the Mayor and the District of Columbia Council 
     to comply with subtitle E.
       (12) Census.--A public charter school shall provide to the 
     Board of Education student enrollment data necessary for the 
     Board to comply with section 3 of article II of the Act of 
     February 4, 1925 (D.C. Code, sec. 31-404) (relating to census 
     of minors).
       (13) Complaint resolution process.--A public charter school 
     shall establish an informal complaint resolution process.
       (14) Program of education.--A public charter school shall 
     provide a program of education which shall include one or 
     more of the following:
       (A) Pre-school.
       (B) Pre-kindergarten.
       (C) Any grade or grades from kindergarten through 12th 
     grade.
       (D) Adult community, continuing, and vocational education 
     programs.
       (15) Nonsectarian nature of schools.--A public charter 
     school shall be nonsectarian.
       (16) Nonprofit status of school.--A public charter school 
     shall be organized under the District of Columbia Nonprofit 
     Corporation Act (D.C. Code, sec. 29-501 et seq.).
       (17) Immunity from civil liability.--
       (A) In general.--A public charter school, and its 
     incorporators, Board of Trustees, officers, employees, and 
     volunteers, shall be immune from civil liability, both 
     personally and professionally, for any act or omission within 
     the scope of their official duties unless the act or 
     omission--
       (i) constitutes gross negligence;
       (ii) constitutes an intentional tort; or
       (iii) is criminal in nature.
       (B) Common law immunity preserved.--Subparagraph (A) shall 
     not be construed to abrogate any immunity under common law of 
     a person described in such subparagraph.

     SEC. 2155. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL.

       (a) Board of Trustees.--The members of a Board of Trustees 
     of a public charter school shall be elected or selected 
     pursuant to the charter granted to the school. Such a board 
     shall have an odd number of members that does not exceed 7, 
     of which--
       (1) a majority shall be residents of the District of 
     Columbia; and
       (2) at least 2 shall be a parent of a student attending the 
     school.
       (b) Eligibility.--An individual is eligible for election or 
     selection to the Board of Trustees of a public charter school 
     if the person--
       (1) is a teacher or staff member who is employed at the 
     school;
       (2) is a parent of a student attending the school; or
       (3) meets the selection or election criteria set forth in 
     the charter granted to the school.
       (c) Election or Selection of Parents.--In the case of the 
     first Board of Trustees of a public charter school to be 
     elected or selected after the date on which the school is 
     granted a charter, the election or selection of the members 
     under subsection (a)(2) shall occur on the earliest 
     practicable date after classes at the school have commenced. 
     Until 

     such date, any other members who have been elected or 
     selected shall serve as an interim Board of Trustees. Such an 
     interim board may exercise all of the powers, and shall be 
     subject to all of the duties, of a Board of Trustees.
       (d) Fiduciaries.--The Board of Trustees of a public charter 
     school shall be fiduciaries of the school and shall set 
     overall policy for the school. The Board of Trustees may make 
     final decisions on matters related to the operation of the 
     school, consistent with the charter granted to the school, 
     this title, and other applicable law.

     SEC. 2156. STUDENT ADMISSION, ENROLLMENT, AND WITHDRAWAL.

       (a) Open Enrollment.--Enrollment in a public charter school 
     shall be open to all students who are residents of the 
     District of Columbia and, if space is available, to 
     nonresident students who meet the tuition requirement in 
     subsection (e).
       (b) Criteria for Admission.--A public charter school may 
     not limit enrollment on the basis of a student's intellectual 
     or athletic ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, or 
     a student's disability. A public charter school may limit 
     enrollment to specific grade levels or areas of focus of the 
     school, such as mathematics, science, or the arts, where such 
     a limitation is consistent with the charter granted to the 
     school.
       (c) Random Selection.--If there are more applications to 
     enroll in a public charter school from students who are 
     residents of the District of Columbia than there are spaces 
     available, students shall be admitted using a random 
     selection process.
       (d) Admission to an Existing School.--During the 5-year 
     period beginning on the date that a petition, filed by an 
     eligible applicant seeking to convert an existing public, 
     private, or independent school into a public charter school, 
     is approved, the school shall give priority in enrollment 
     to--
       (1) students enrolled in the school at the time that the 
     petition is granted;
       (2) the siblings of students described in paragraph (1); 
     and
       (3) in the case of the conversion of an existing public 
     school, students who reside within the attendance boundaries, 
     if any, in which the school is located.
       (e) Nonresident Students.--Nonresident students shall pay 
     tuition to a public charter school at the current rate 
     established for District of Columbia public schools 
     administered by the Board of Education for the type of 
     program in which the student has enrolled.
       (f) Student Withdrawal.--A student may withdraw from a 
     public charter school at any time and, if otherwise eligible, 
     enroll in a District of Columbia public school administered 
     by the Board of Education.
       (g) Expulsion and Suspension.--The principal of a public 
     charter school may expel or suspend a student from the school 
     based on criteria set forth in the charter granted to the 
     school.

     SEC. 2157. EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Extended Leave of Absence Without Pay.--
       (1) Leave of absence from district of columbia public 
     schools.--The Superintendent shall grant, upon request, an 
     extended leave of absence, without pay, to an employee of the 
     District of Columbia public schools for the purpose of 
     permitting the employee to accept a position at a public 
     charter school for a 2-year term.
       (2) Request for extension.--At the end of a 2-year term 
     referred to in paragraph (1), an employee granted an extended 
     leave of absence without pay under the paragraph may submit a 
     request to the Superintendent for an extension of the leave 
     of absence for an additional 2-year term. The Superintendent 
     may not unreasonably withhold approval of the request.
       (3) Rights upon termination of leave.--An employee granted 
     an extended leave of absence without pay for the purpose 
     described in paragraph (1) shall have the same rights and 
     benefits under law upon termination of such leave of absence 
     as an employee of the District of Columbia public schools who 
     is granted an extended leave of absence without pay for any 
     other purpose.
       (b) Retirement System.--
       (1) Creditable service.--An employee of a public charter 
     school who has received a leave of absence under subsection 
     (a) shall receive creditable service, as defined in section 
     2604 of D.C. Law 2-139, effective March 3, 1979, (D.C. Code, 
     sec. 1-627.4) and the rules established under such section, 
     for the period of the employee's employment at the public 
     charter school.
       (2) Authority to establish separate system.--A public 
     charter school may establish a retirement system for 
     employees under its authority.
       (3) Election of retirement system.--A former employee of 
     the District of Columbia public schools who become an 
     employee of a public charter school within 60 after the date 
     the employee's employment with the District of Columbia 
     public schools is terminated may, at the time the employee 
     commences employment with the public charter school, elect--
       (A) to remain in a District of Columbia government 
     retirement system and continue to receive creditable service 
     for the period of their employment at a public charter 
     school; or
       (B) to transfer into a retirement system established by the 
     public charter school pursuant to paragraph (2) .
       (4) Prohibited employment conditions.--No public charter 
     school may require a former employee of the District of 
     Columbia public schools to transfer to the public charter 
     school's retirement system as a condition of employment.
       (5) Contributions.--
       (A) Employees electing not to transfer.--In the case of a 
     former employee of the District of Columbia public schools 
     who elects to remain in a District of Columbia government 
     retirement system pursuant to paragraph (3)(A), the public 
     charter school that employs the person shall make the same 
     contribution to such system on behalf of the person as the 
     District of Columbia would have been required to make if the 
     person had continued to be an employee of the District of 
     Columbia public schools.
       (B) Employees electing to transfer.--In the case of a 
     former employee of the District

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     of Columbia public schools who elects to transfer into a 
     retirement system of a public charter school pursuant to 
     paragraph (3)(B), the applicable District of Columbia 
     government retirement system from which the former employee 
     is transferring shall compute the employee's contribution to 
     that system and transfer this amount, to the retirement 
     system by the public charter school.
       (c) Employment Status.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, an employee of a public charter school shall not be 
     considered to be an employee of the District of Columbia 
     government for any purpose.

     SEC. 2158. REDUCED FARES FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

       A student attending a public charter school shall be 
     eligible for reduced fares on the Metrobus and Metrorail 
     Transit System on the same terms and conditions as are 
     applicable under section 2 of D.C. Law 2-152, effective March 
     9, 1979, (D.C. Code, sec. 44-216 et seq.) to a student 
     attending a District of Columbia public school.

     SEC. 2159. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOL SERVICES TO 
                   PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

       The Superintendent may provide services such as facilities 
     maintenance to public charter schools. All compensation for 
     costs of such services shall be subject to negotiation and 
     mutual agreement between a public charter school and the 
     Superintendent.

     SEC. 2160. APPLICATION OF LAW.

       (a) Elementary and Secondary Education Act.--
       (1) Treatment as local educational agency.--For any fiscal 
     year, a public charter school shall be considered to be a 
     local educational agency for purposes of part A of title I of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and shall 
     be eligible for assistance under such part, if the percentage 
     of pupils enrolled in the public charter school during the 
     preceding fiscal year who were eligible for, and received, 
     free or reduced price school lunches under the National 
     School Lunch Act is equal to or greater than the lowest such 
     percentage for any District of Columbia public school that 
     was selected to provide services under section 1113 of such 
     Act for such preceding year.
       (2) Allocation for fiscal years 1996 through 1998.--
       (A) Public charter schools.--For fiscal years 1996 through 
     1998, each public charter school that is eligible to receive 
     assistance under part A of title I of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 shall receive a portion of 
     the District of Columbia's total allocation under such part 
     which bears the same ratio to such total allocation as the 
     number described in subparagraph (C) bears to the number 
     described in subparagraph (D).
       (B) District of columbia public schools.--For fiscal years 
     1996 through 1998, the District of Columbia public schools 
     shall receive a portion of the District of Columbia's total 
     allocation under part A of title I of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 which bears the same ratio to 
     such total allocation as the total of the numbers described 
     in clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (2)(D) bears to the 
     aggregate total described in paragraph (2)(D).
       (C) Number of eligible pupils enrolled in the public 
     charter school.--The number described in this subparagraph is 
     the number of pupils enrolled in the public charter school 
     during the preceding fiscal year who were eligible for, and 
     received, free or reduced price school lunches under the 
     National School Lunch Act.
       (D) Aggregate number of eligible pupils.--The number 
     described in this subparagraph is the aggregate total of the 
     following numbers:
       (i) The number of pupils enrolled during the preceding 
     fiscal year in all eligible public charter schools who were 
     eligible for, and received, free or reduced price school 
     lunches under the National School Lunch Act.
       (ii) The number of pupils who, during the preceding fiscal 
     year--

       (I) were enrolled in a District of Columbia public school 
     selected to provide services under section 1113 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
       (II) were eligible for, and received, free or reduced price 
     school lunches under the National School Lunch Act.

       (iii) The number of pupils who, during the preceding fiscal 
     year--

       (I) were enrolled in a private or independent school;
       (II) were eligible for, and received, free or reduced price 
     school lunches under the National School Lunch Act; and
       (III) resided in an attendance area of a District of 
     Columbia public school selected to provide services under 
     section 1113 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965.

       (3) Allocation for fiscal year 1999 and thereafter.--
       (A) Calculation by secretary.--Notwithstanding sections 
     1124(a)(2), 1124(c)(2), 1124A(a)(4), 1125(c)(2), and 1125(d) 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, for 
     fiscal year 1999 and fiscal years thereafter, the total 
     allocation under part A of title I of such Act for all local 
     educational agencies in the District of Columbia, including 
     public charter schools that are eligible to receive 
     assistance under such part, shall be calculated by the 
     Secretary of Education. In making such calculation, such 
     Secretary shall treat all such local educational agencies as 
     if they were a single local educational agency for the 
     District of Columbia.
       (B) Allocation.--
       (i) Public charter schools.--For fiscal year 1999 and 
     fiscal years thereafter, each public charter school that is 
     eligible to receive assistance under part A of title I of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 shall receive 
     a portion of the total allocation calculated under 
     subparagraph (A) which bears the same ratio to such total 
     allocation as the number described in paragraph (2)(C) bears 
     to the number described in paragraph (2)(D).
       (ii) District of columbia public schools.--For fiscal year 
     1999 and fiscal years thereafter, the District of Columbia 
     public schools shall receive a portion of the total 
     allocation calculated under subparagraph (A) which bears the 
     same ratio to such total allocation as the total of the 
     numbers described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph 
     (2)(D) bears to the aggregate total described in paragraph 
     (2)(D).
       (4) Use of esea funds.--The Board of Education may not 
     direct a public charter school in the charter school's use of 
     funds under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.
       (5) Inapplicability of certain esea provisions.--The 
     following provisions of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 shall not apply to a public charter 
     school:
       (A) Paragraphs (5), (8), and (9) of section 1112(b).
       (B) Subsection 1112(c).
       (C) Section 1113.
       (D) Section 1115A.
       (E) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 1116.
       (F) Subsections (a), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of section 
     1118.
       (G) Section 1120.
       (H) Subsections (a) and (c) of section 1120A.
       (I) Section 1120B.
       (J) Section 1126.
       (b) Property and Sales Taxes.--A public charter school 
     shall be exempt from District of Columbia property and sales 
     taxes.

     SEC. 2161. POWERS AND DUTIES OF ELIGIBLE CHARTERING 
                   AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Oversight.--
       (1) In general.--An eligible chartering authority--
       (A) shall monitor the operations of each public charter 
     school to which the authority has granted a charter;
       (B) shall ensure that each such school complies with 
     applicable laws and the provisions of the charter granted to 
     the school; and
       (C) shall monitor the progress of each such school in 
     meeting student academic achievement expectations specified 
     in the charter granted to the school.
       (2) Production of books and records.--An eligible 
     chartering authority may require a public charter school to 
     which the authority has granted a charter to produce any 
     book, record, paper, or document, if the authority determines 
     that such production is necessary for the authority to carry 
     out its functions under this title.
       (b) Fees.--
       (1) Application fee.--An eligible chartering authority may 
     charge an eligible applicant a fee, not to exceed $150, for 
     processing a petition to establish a public charter school.
       (2) Administration fee.--In the case of an eligible 
     chartering authority that has granted a charter to an public 
     charter school, the authority may charge the school a fee, 
     not to exceed one-half of one percent of the annual budget of 
     the school, to cover the cost of undertaking the ongoing 
     administrative responsibilities of the authority with respect 
     to the school that are described in this subtitle. The school 
     shall pay the fee to the eligible chartering authority not 
     later than November 15 of each year.
       (c) Immunity from Civil Liability.--
       (1) In general.--An eligible chartering authority, a 
     governing board of such an authority, and the directors, 
     officers, employees, and volunteers of such an authority, 
     shall be immune from civil liability, both personally and 
     professionally, for any act or omission within the scope of 
     their official duties unless the act or omission--
       (A) constitutes gross negligence;
       (B) constitutes an intentional tort; or
       (C) is criminal in nature.
       (2) Common law immunity preserved.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
     be construed to abrogate any immunity under common law of a 
     person described in such paragraph.

     SEC. 2162. CHARTER RENEWAL.

       (a) Term.--A charter granted to a public charter school 
     shall remain in force for a 5-year period, but may be renewed 
     for an unlimited number of 5-year periods.
       (b) Application for Charter Renewal.--In the case of a 
     public charter school that desires to renew its charter, the 
     Board of Trustees of the school shall file an application to 
     renew the charter with the eligible chartering authority that 
     granted the charter not later than 120 days before the 
     expiration of the charter. The application shall contain the 
     following:
       (1) A report on the progress of the public charter school 
     in achieving the goals, student academic achievement 
     expectations, and other terms of the approved charter.
       (2) All audited financial statements for the public charter 
     school for the preceding 4 years.
       (c) Approval of Charter Renewal Application.--The eligible 
     chartering authority that granted a charter shall approve an 
     application to renew the charter that is filed inaccordance 
     with subsection (b) unless the authority determines that--

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       (1) the school committed a material violation of the 
     conditions, terms, standards, or procedures set forth in the 
     charter; or
       (2) the school failed to meet the goals and student 
     academic achievement expectations set forth in the charter.
       (d) Procedures for Consideration of Charter Renewal.--
       (1) Notice of right to hearing.--An eligible chartering 
     authority that has received an application to renew a charter 
     that is filed by a Board of Trustees in accordance with 
     subsection (b) shall provide to the Board written notice of 
     the right to an informal hearing on the application. The 
     eligible chartering authority shall provide the notice not 
     later than 15 days after the date on which the authority 
     received the application.
       (2) Request for hearing.--Not later than 15 days after the 
     date on which a Board of Trustees receives a notice under 
     paragraph (1), the Board may request, in writing, an informal 
     hearing on the application before the eligible chartering 
     authority.
       (3) Date and time of hearing.--
       (A) Notice.--Upon receiving a timely written request for a 
     hearing under paragraph (2), an eligible chartering authority 
     shall set a date and time for the hearing and shall provide 
     reasonable notice of the date and time, as well as the 
     procedures to be followed at the hearing, to the Board.
       (B) Deadline.--An informal hearing under this subsection 
     shall take place not later than 30 days after an eligible 
     chartering authority receives a timely written request for 
     the hearing under paragraph (2).
       (4) Final decision.--
       (A) Deadline.--An eligible chartering authority shall 
     render a final decision, in writing, on an application to 
     renew a charter--
       (i) not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     authority provided the written notice of the right to a 
     hearing, in the case of an application with respect to which 
     such a hearing is not held; and
       (ii) not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     hearing is concluded, in the case of an application with 
     respect to which a hearing is held.
       (B) Reasons for nonrenewal.--An eligible chartering 
     authority that denies an application to renew a charter shall 
     state in its decision, in reasonable detail, the grounds for 
     the denial.
       (5) Alternatives upon nonrenewal.--An eligible chartering 
     authority that denies an application to renew a charter 
     granted to a public charter school, or whose decision 
     approving such an application is reversed under section 
     2162(e), may--
       (A) manage the school directly until alternative 
     arrangements can be made for students at the school; or
       (B) place the school in a probationary status that requires 
     the school to take remedial actions, to be determined by the 
     authority, that directly relate to the grounds for the 
     denial.
       (6) Judicial review.--
       (A) Availability of review.--A decision by an eligible 
     chartering authority to deny an application to renew a 
     charter shall be subject to judicial review.
       (B) Standard of review.--A decision by an eligible 
     chartering authority to deny an application to renew a 
     charter shall be upheld unless the decision is arbitrary and 
     capricious or clearly erroneous.
       (e) Board of Education Renewal Review.--
       (1) Notice of decision to renew.--An eligible chartering 
     authority, other than the Board of Education, that renders a 
     decision to approve an application to renew a charter granted 
     to a public charter school--
       (A) shall provide a copy of the decision to the 
     Superintendent, the Board of Education, and the school not 
     later than 3 days after the decision is rendered; and
       (B) shall publish the decision in the District of Columbia 
     Register not later than 5 days after the decision is 
     rendered.
       (2) Recommendation of superintendent.--Not later than 30 
     days after an eligible chartering authority provides a copy 
     of a decision approving an application to renew a charter to 
     the Superintendent under paragraph (1), the Superintendent 
     may recommend to the Board of Education, in writing, that the 
     decision be reversed.
       (3) Standard of review by board of education.--The Board of 
     Education may concur in a recommendation of the 
     Superintendent under paragraph (2), and reverse a decision 
     approving an application to renew a charter granted to a 
     public charter school, if the Board of Education determines 
     that--
       (A) the school failed to meet the goals and student 
     academic achievement expectations set forth in the charter, 
     in the case of a school that has a student body the majority 
     of which comprises students with special needs; or
       (B) the average test score for all students enrolled in the 
     school was less than the average test score for all students 
     enrolled in the District of Columbia public schools on the 
     most recently administered the district-wide assessments, in 
     the case of a school that has a student body the majority of 
     which does not comprise students with special needs.
       (4) Procedures for reversing decision.--
       (A) Notice of right to hearing.--In any case in which the 
     Board of Education is considering reversing a decision 
     approving an application to renew a charter granted to a 
     public charter school, the Board of Education shall provide 
     to the Board of Trustees of the school a written notice 
     stating in reasonable detail the grounds for the proposed 
     reversal. The notice shall inform the Board of Trustees of 
     the right to an informal hearing on the proposed reversal.
       (B) Request for hearing.--Not later than 15 days after the 
     date on which a Board of Trustees receives a notice under 
     subparagraph (A), the Board may request, in writing, an 
     informal hearing on the proposed reversal before the Board of 
     Education.
       (C) Date and time of hearing.--
       (i) Notice.--Upon receiving a timely written request for a 
     hearing under subparagraph (B), the Board of Education shall 
     set a date and time for the hearing and shall provide 
     reasonable notice of the date and time, as well as the 
     procedures to be followed at the hearing, to the Board of 
     Trustees.
       (ii) Deadline.--An informal hearing under this paragraph 
     shall take place not later than 30 days after the Board of 
     Education receives a timely written request for the hearing 
     under subparagraph (B).
       (D) Final decision.--
       (i) Deadline.--The Board of Education shall render a final 
     decision, in writing, on the proposed reversal--

       (I) not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     Board of Education provided the written notice of the right 
     to a hearing, in the case of a proposed reversal with respect 
     to which such a hearing is not held; and
       (II) not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     hearing is concluded, in the case of a proposed reversal with 
     respect to which a hearing is held.

       (ii) Reasons for reversal.--If the Board of Education 
     reverses a decision approving an application to renew a 
     charter, the Board of Education shall state in its decision, 
     in reasonable detail, the grounds for the reversal.
       (E) Judicial review.--
       (i) Availability of review.--A decision by the Board of 
     Education to reverse a decision approving an application to 
     renew a charter shall be subject to judicial review.
       (ii) Standard of review.--A decision by the Board of 
     Education to reverse a decision approving an application to 
     renew a charter shall be upheld unless the decision is 
     arbitrary and capricious or clearly erroneous.

     SEC. 2163. CHARTER REVOCATION.

       (a) Charter or Law Violations.--An eligible chartering 
     authority that has granted a charter to a public charter 
     school may revoke the charter if the authority determines 
     that the school has committed a violation of applicable laws 
     or a material violation of the conditions, terms, standards, 
     or procedures set forth in the charter.
       (b) Fiscal Mismanagement.--An eligible chartering authority 
     that has granted a charter to a public charter school shall 
     revoke the charter if the authority determines that the 
     school--
       (1) has engaged in a pattern of nonadherence to generally 
     accepted accounting principles;
       (2) has engaged in a pattern of fiscal mismanagement; or
       (3) is no longer economically viable.
       (c) Procedures for Consideration of Revocation.--
       (1) Notice of right to hearing.--An eligible chartering 
     authority that is proposing to revoke a charter granted to a 
     public charter school shall provide to the Board of Trustees 
     of the school a written notice stating in reasonable detail 
     the grounds for the proposed revocation. The notice shall 
     inform the Board of the right of the Board to an informal 
     hearing on the proposed revocation.
       (2) Request for hearing.--Not later than 15 days after the 
     date on which a Board of Trustees receives a notice under 
     paragraph (1), the Board may request, in writing, an informal 
     hearing on the proposed revocation before the eligible 
     chartering authority.
       (3) Date and time of hearing.--
       (A) Notice.--Upon receiving a timely written request for a 
     hearing under paragraph (2), an eligible chartering authority 
     shall set a date and time for the hearing and shall provide 
     reasonable notice of the date and time, as well as the 
     procedures to be followed at the hearing, to the Board.
       (B) Deadline.--An informal hearing under this subsection 
     shall take place not later than 30 days after an eligible 
     chartering authority receives a timely written request for 
     the hearing under paragraph (2).
       (4) Final decision.--
       (A) Deadline.--An eligible chartering authority shall 
     render a final decision, in writing, on the revocation of a 
     charter--
       (i) not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     authority provided the written notice of the right to a 
     hearing, in the case of a proposed revocation with respect to 
     which such a hearing is not held; and
       (ii) not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     hearing is concluded, in the case of a proposed revocation 
     with respect to which a hearing is held.
       (B) Reasons for revocation.--An eligible chartering 
     authority that revokes a charter shall state in its decision, 
     in reasonable detail, the grounds for the denial.
       (5) Alternatives upon revocation.--An eligible chartering 
     authority that revokes a charter granted to a public charter 
     school may manage the school directly until alternative 
     arrangements can be made for students at the school.
       (6) Judicial review.--
       (A) Availability of review.--A decision by an eligible 
     chartering authority to revoke a charter shall be subject to 
     judicial review.
       (B) Standard of review.--A decision by an eligible 
     chartering authority to revoke a charter shall be upheld 
     unless the decision is arbitrary and capricious or clearly 
     erroneous.

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     SEC. 2164. DISCONTINUANCE OF ELIGIBLE CHARTERING AUTHORITY.

       (a) Notice.--In the case of an eligible chartering 
     authority that has granted a charter to a public charter 
     school and that becomes unable or unwilling to continue to 
     act in the capacity of an eligible chartering authority with 
     respect to the school, the authority shall provide written 
     notice of such discontinuance to the school, to the extent 
     feasible, not later than the date that is 120 days before the 
     date on which such discontinuance takes effect.
       (b) Petition by School.--A public charter school that has 
     been granted a charter by an eligible chartering authority 
     that becomes unable or unwilling to continue to act in the 
     capacity of an eligible chartering authority with respect to 
     the school shall file a petition with another eligible 
     chartering authority described in subsection (c)(2). The 
     petition shall request that such other authority assume the 
     powers and duties of an eligible chartering authority with 
     respect to the school and the charter granted to the school. 
     The petition shall be filed--
       (1) in the case of a public charter school that received a 
     timely notice under subsection (a), not later than 120 days 
     after such notice was received; and
       (2) in the case of a public charter school that did not 
     receive a timely notice under subsection (a), not later than 
     120 days after the date on which the eligible chartering 
     authority ceases to act in the capacity of an eligible 
     chartering authority with respect to the school.
       (c) Chartering Authorities Required to Assume Duties.--
       (1) In general.--If any of the eligible chartering 
     authorities described in paragraph (2) receives a petition 
     filed by a public charter school in accordance with 
     subsection (b), the eligible chartering authority shall grant 
     the petition and assume the powers and duties of an eligible 
     chartering authority with respect to the school and the 
     charter granted to the school.
       (2) Eligible chartering authorities.--The eligible 
     chartering authorities referred to in paragraph (1) are the 
     following:
       (A) The Board of Education.
       (B) Any other entity established, and designated as an 
     eligible chartering authority, by the District of Columbia 
     Council by enactment of a bill after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (d) Interim Powers and Duties of School.--Except as 
     provided in this section, the powers and duties of a public 
     charter school that has been granted a charter by an eligible 
     chartering authority that becomes unable or unwilling to 
     continue to act in the capacity of an eligible chartering 
     authority with respect to the school shall not be affected by 
     such discontinuance, if the school satisfies the requirements 
     of this section.

     SEC. 2165. FEDERAL ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--The following Federal agencies and 
     federally-established institutions shall explore whether it 
     is feasible for the agency or institution to establish one or 
     more public charter schools:
       (1) The Library of Congress.
       (2) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
       (3) The Drug Enforcement Agency.
       (4) The National Science Foundation.
       (5) The Department of Justice.
       (6) The Department of Defense.
       (7) The Smithsonian Institution, including the National 
     Zoological Park, the National Museum of American History, the 
     Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the National 
     Gallery of Art.
       (b) Determination.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, each agency and institution 
     listed in subsection (a) shall make a determination regarding 
     whether it is feasible for the agency or institution to 
     establish one or more public charter schools.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, any agency or institution listed in 
     subsection (a) that has not filed a petition to establish a 
     public charter school with an eligible chartering authority 
     shall report to the Congress the reasons for the decision.
                         Subtitle C--Even Start

     SEC. 2201. AMENDMENTS FOR EVEN START PROGRAMS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1002 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by 
     striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Even Start.--
       ``(1) In general.--For the purpose of carrying out part B, 
     other than Even Start programs for the District of Columbia 
     as described in paragraph (2), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated $118,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums 
     as may be necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal 
     years.
       ``(2) District of columbia.--For the purpose of carrying 
     out Even Start programs in the District of Columbia as 
     described in section 1211, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 1996, $2,000,000 for continued 
     funding made in fiscal year 1995, and for new grants, for an 
     aggregate of 8;
       ``(B) for fiscal year 1997, $3,500,000 for continued 
     funding made in fiscal year 1996 and for new grants, for an 
     aggregate of 14;
       ``(C) for fiscal year 1998, $5,000,000 for continued 
     funding made in fiscal years 1996 and 1997 and for new 
     grants, for an aggregate of 20 grants in such fiscal year;
       ``(D) for fiscal year 1999, $5,000,000 for continued 
     funding made in fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998 and for new 
     grants, for an aggregate of 20 grants in such fiscal year; 
     and
       ``(E) for fiscal year 2000, $5,000,000 for continued 
     funding made in fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999 and 
     for new grants, for an aggregate of 20 grants in such fiscal 
     year or such number as the Secretary determines appropriate 
     pursuant to the evaluation described in section 
     1211(i)(2).''.
       (b) Even Start Family Literacy Programs.--Part B of title I 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 1202(a)(1), by inserting ``(1)'' after 
     ``1002(b)'';
       (2) in section 1202(b), by inserting ``(1)'' after 
     ``1002(b)'';
       (3) in section 1202(d)(1)--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``1002(b)''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or under section 1211,'' after 
     ``subsections (a), (b), and (c),'';
       (4) in section 1202(d)(3), by inserting ``(1)'' after 
     ``1002(b)'';
       (5) in section 1202(e)(4), by striking ``, the District of 
     Columbia,'';
       (6) in section 1204(a), by inserting ``intensive'' after 
     ``cost of providing'';
       (7) in section 1205(4), by inserting ``, intensive'' after 
     ``high-quality'';
       (8) in section 1206(b)(1), by striking ``described in 
     subsection (a)''; and
       (9) by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1211. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EVEN START INITIATIVES.

       ``(a) D.C. Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall provide 
     grants, on a competitive basis, to assist eligible entities 
     to carry out Even Start programs in the District of Columbia 
     that build on the findings of the `National Evaluation of the 
     Even Start Family Literacy Program', such as providing 
     intensive services in parent training and adult literacy or 
     adult education.
       ``(b) Definition of `Eligible''.--For the purpose of this 
     section, the term `eligible entity' means a partnership 
     composed of at least--
       ``(1) a public school in the District of Columbia;
       ``(2) the local educational agency in existence on 
     September 1, 1995 for the District of Columbia, any other 
     public organization, or an institution of higher education; 
     and
       ``(3) a private nonprofit community-based organization.
       ``(c) Uses of Funds; Cost-Sharing.--
       ``(1) Compliance.--Each eligible entity that receives funds 
     under this section shall comply with section 1204(a) and 
     1204(b)(3), relating to the use of such funds.
       ``(2) Cost-sharing.--Each program funded under this section 
     is subject to the cost-sharing requirement of section 
     1204(b)(1), except that the Secretary may waive that 
     requirement, in whole or in part, for any eligible entity 
     that demonstrates to the Secretary's satisfaction that such 
     entity otherwise would not be able to participate in the 
     program under this section.
       ``(3) Minimum.--Except as provided in paragraph (4), each 
     eligible entity selected to receive a grant under this 
     section shall receive not more than $250,000 in any fiscal 
     year, except that the Secretary may increase such amount if 
     the Secretary determines that--
       ``(A) such entity needs additional funds to be effective; 
     and
       ``(B) the increase will not reduce the amount of funds 
     available to other programs that receive funds under this 
     section.
       ``(4) Remaining funds.--If funds remain after payments are 
     made under paragraph (3) for any fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall make such remaining funds available to each selected 
     eligible entity in such fiscal year on a pro rata basis.
       ``(d) Program Elements.--Each program assisted under this 
     section shall comply with the program elements described in 
     section 1205, including intensive high quality instruction 
     programs of parent training and adult literacy or adult 
     education.
       ``(e) Eligible Participants.--
       ``(1) In general.--Individuals eligible to participate in a 
     program under this section are--
       ``(A) the parent or parents of a child described in 
     subparagraph (B), or any other adult who is substantially 
     involved in the day-to-day care of the child, who--
       ``(i) is eligible to participate in an adult education 
     program under the Adult Education Act; or
       ``(ii) is attending, or is eligible by age to attend, a 
     public school in the District of Columbia; and
       ``(B) any child, from birth through age 7, of an individual 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Eligibility requirements.--The eligibility factors 
     described in section 1206(b) shall apply to programs under 
     this section.
       ``(f) Applications.--Each eligible entity that wishes to 
     receive a grant under this section shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
     and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(g) Selection of Grantees.--In awarding grants under this 
     section, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) use the selection criteria described in subparagraphs 
     (A) through (F) and (H) of section 1208(a)(1); and
       ``(2) give priority to applications for programs that--
       ``(A) target services to schools in which a schoolwide 
     program is being conducted under section 1114 of this 
     subtitle; or
       ``(B) are located in areas designated as empowerment zones 
     or enterprise communities.
       ``(h) Duration of Programs.--The priority for subgrants 
     described in section 1208(b)

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     shall apply to grants made under this section, except that--
       ``(1) references in that section to the State educational 
     agency and to subgrants shall be read to refer to the 
     Secretary and to grants under this section, respectively; and
       ``(2) notwithstanding paragraph (4) of such section, the 
     Secretary shall not provide continuation funding to a 
     recipient under this section if the Secretary determines, 
     after affording the recipient notice and an opportunity for a 
     hearing, that the recipient has not made substantial progress 
     toward achieving its stated objectives and the purpose of 
     this section.
       ``(i) Technical Assistance and Evaluation.--
       ``(1) Technical assistance.--(A) The Secretary shall use 
     not more than 5 percent of the amounts authorized under 
     section 1002(b)(2) for any fiscal year to provide technical 
     assistance to eligible entities, including providing funds to 
     one or more local nonprofit organizations to provide 
     technical assistance to eligible entities in the areas of 
     community development and coalition building, and for the 
     evaluation conducted pursuant to paragraph (2).
       ``(B) The Secretary shall allocate 5 percent of the amounts 
     authorized under section 1002(b)(2) in any fiscal year to 
     contract with the National Center for Family Literacy to 
     provide technical assistance to eligible entities.
       ``(2) Evaluation.--(A) The Secretary shall use funds 
     available under paragraph (1)(A) to provide an independent 
     evaluation of programs under this section to determine their 
     effectiveness in providing high quality family literacy 
     services including--
       ``(i) intensive and high quality services in adult literacy 
     or adult education;
       ``(ii) intensive and high quality services in parent 
     training;
       ``(iii) coordination with related programs;
       ``(iv) training of related personnel in appropriate skill 
     areas; and

     to determine if the grant amount provided to grantees to 
     carry out such projects is appropriate to accomplish the 
     goals of this section.
       ``(B)(i) Such evaluation shall be conducted by individuals 
     not directly involved in the administration of a program 
     operated with funds provided under this section. Such 
     independent evaluators and the program administrators shall 
     jointly develop evaluation criteria which provide for 
     appropriate analysis of the factors listed in subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(ii) In order to determine a program's effectiveness in 
     achieving its stated goals, each evaluation shall contain 
     objective measures of such goals and, whenever feasible, 
     shall obtain the specific views of program participants about 
     such programs.
       ``(C) The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate, the Committee on Economic and Education 
     Opportunities of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Labor and Human Resources 
     of the Senate, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate a report regarding the results of such evaluations 
     not later than March 1, 1999. The Secretary shall provide an 
     interim report by March 1, 1998.''.
 Subtitle D--World Class Schools Panel; Core Curriculum; Assessments; 
                          and Promotion Gates

                   PART 1--WORLD CLASS SCHOOLS PANEL

     SEC. 2251. ESTABLISHMENT.

       There is established a panel to be known as the ``World 
     Class Schools Panel''.

     SEC. 2252. DUTIES OF PANEL.

       (a) In General.--Not later than July 1, 1996, the Panel 
     shall recommend to the Superintendent and the Board of 
     Education the following:
       (1) A core curriculum for kindergarten through the 12th 
     grade developed or selected by the Panel.
       (2) District-wide assessments for measuring student 
     achievement in the curriculum developed or selected under 
     paragraph (1). Such assessments shall be developed at several 
     grade levels, including, at a minimum, the grade levels with 
     respect to which the Superintendent establishes promotion 
     gates, as required under section 2263. To the extent 
     feasible, such assessments shall, at a minimum, be designed 
     to provide information 

     that permits the following comparisons to be made:
       (A) Comparisons among individual schools and individual 
     students in the District of Columbia.
       (B) Comparisons between individual schools and individual 
     students in the District of Columbia and schools and students 
     in other States and the Nation as a whole.
       (C) Comparisons between individual schools and individual 
     students in the District of Columbia and schools and students 
     in other nations whose students historically have scored high 
     on international studies of student achievement.
       (3) Model professional development programs for teachers 
     using the curriculum developed or selected under paragraph 
     (1).
       (b) Content.--The curriculum and assessments recommended 
     under subsection (a) shall be either newly developed or 
     existing materials that are judged by the Panel to be--
       (1) ``world class'', including having a level of quality 
     and rigor that is equal to, or greater than, the level of 
     quality and rigor of analogous curricula and assessments of 
     other nations (including nations whose students historically 
     score high on international studies of student achievement); 
     and
       (2) appropriate for the District of Columbia public 
     schools.
       (c) Submission to Secretary.--If the curriculum, 
     assessments, and model professional development programs 
     recommended by the Panel are approved by the Board of 
     Education, the Superintendent may submit them to the 
     Secretary of Education as evidence of compliance with 
     sections 1111, 1112, and 1119 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.

     SEC. 2253. MEMBERSHIP.

       (a) Number and Appointment.--The Panel shall be comprised 
     of the Superintendent and 6 other members appointed as 
     follows:
       (1) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) 2 members appointed by the majority leader of the 
     Senate.
       (3) 1 member appointed by the President.
       (4) 1 member appointed by the Mayor who--
       (A) is a parent of a minor student enrolled in a District 
     of Columbia public school; and
       (B) is active in a parent organization.
       (b) Expertise.--The members of the Panel appointed under 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) shall be 
     appointed from among individuals who are nationally 
     recognized experts on education reform in the United States 
     or who are nationally recognized experts on education in 
     other nations, including the areas of curriculum, assessment, 
     and teacher training.
       (c) Terms.--The term of service of each member of the Panel 
     shall begin on the date of appointment of the member and 
     shall end on the date of the termination of the Panel, unless 
     the member resigns from the Panel or becomes incapable of 
     continuing to serve on the Panel.
       (d) Chairperson.--The members of the Panel shall select a 
     chairperson from among them.
       (e) Date of Appointment.--The members of the Panel shall be 
     appointed not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (f) Commencement of Duties.--The Panel may begin to carry 
     out its duties under this part when 5 members of the Panel 
     have been appointed.
       (g) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Panel shall not affect the 
     powers of the Panel, but shall be filled in the same manner 
     as the original appointment.

     SEC. 2254. CONSULTATION.

       The Panel shall conduct its work in consultation with--
       (1) officials of the District of Columbia public schools 
     who have been identified by the Superintendent as having 
     relevant responsibilities;
       (2) the consortium established under section 2604(e); and
       (3) any other persons or groups the Panel deems 
     appropriate.

     SEC. 2255. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       (a) Meetings.--The Panel shall meet on a regular basis, as 
     necessary, at the call of the chairperson or a majority of 
     its members.
       (b) Quorum.--A majority of the members shall constitute a 
     quorum for the transaction of business.
       (c) Voting and Final Decision.--
       (1) Prohibition on proxy voting.--No individual may vote, 
     or exercise any other power of a member, by proxy.
       (2) Final decisions.--In making final decisions of the 
     Panel with respect to the exercise of its duties and powers, 
     the Panel shall operate on the principle of majority vote.
       (d) Public Access.--The Panel shall ensure public access to 
     its proceedings (other than proceedings, or portions of 
     proceedings, relating to internal personnel and management 
     matters) and make available to the public, at reasonable 
     cost, transcripts of such proceedings.
       (e) No Pay for Performance of Duties.--Members of the 
     Commission may not be paid for the performance of duties 
     vested in the Commission.
       (f) Travel Expenses.--Each member shall receive travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
     accordance with section 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 2256. GIFTS.

       The Panel may, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, accept donations of money, property, and personal 
     services, except that no donations may be accepted for travel 
     or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of 
     employees of the Panel.

     SEC. 2257. DIRECTOR AND STAFF; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.

       (a) Director.--The Chairperson of the Panel, without regard 
     to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
     the appointment and compensation of officers or employees of 
     the United States, shall appoint a Director to be paid at a 
     rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay for level V of the 
     Executive Schedule.
       (b) Appointment and Pay of Employees.--
       (1) Appointment.--The Director may appoint not more than 6 
     additional employees to serve as staff to the Panel without 
     regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
     governing appointments in the competitive service.
       (2) Pay.--The employees appointed under paragraph (1) may 
     be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
     subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
     relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, 
     but shall not be paid a rate that exceeds the maximum rate of 
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     pay payable for GS-15 of the General Schedule.
       (c) Experts and Consultants.--The Panel may procure 
     temporary and intermittent services of experts and 
     consultants under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       (d) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon the request of the 
     Panel, the head of any department or agency of the United 
     States may detail any of the personnel of such agency to the 
     Panel to assist the Panel in its duties under this part.

     SEC. 2258. TERMINATION OF PANEL.

       The Panel shall terminate upon the completion of its work, 
     but not later than August 1, 1996.

     SEC. 2259. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     part $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1996. Such sum shall remain 
     available until expended.

 PART 2--DUTIES OF BOARD OF EDUCATION WITH RESPECT TO CORE CURRICULUM, 
                    ASSESSMENTS, AND PROMOTION GATES

     SEC. 2261. DEVELOPMENT OF CORE CURRICULUM AND DISTRICT-WIDE 
                   ASSESSMENTS.

       (a) In General.--If the Board of Education does not approve 
     both the core curriculum and the district-wide assessments 
     recommended by the Panel under section 2252, the 
     Superintendent shall develop or select, with the approval of 
     the Board of Education, an alternative curriculum and 
     alternative district-wide assessments that satisfy the 
     requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), and 
     subsection (b), of such section, except that the reference to 
     the Panel in section 2252(b) shall be considered a reference 
     to the Superintendent.
       (b) Deadline.--If the Board of Education does not approve 
     both the core curriculum and the district-wide assessments 
     recommended by the Panel under section 2252, the 
     Superintendent shall meet the requirements of subsection (a) 
     not later than August 1, 1996.

     SEC. 2262. ASSESSMENTS.

       (a) Administration of Assessments.--The Superintendent 
     shall administer the assessments developed or selected under 
     section 2252 or 2261 to students enrolled in the District of 
     Columbia public schools and public charter schools on an 
     annual basis.
       (b) Dissemination of Information.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), the 
     information derived from the assessments administered under 
     subsection (a) shall be made available, on an annual basis, 
     to the appropriate congressional committees, the District of 
     Columbia Council, the Mayor, parents, and other members of 
     the public.
       (2) Limitation.--To release any such information, the 
     Superintendent shall comply with the requirements of section 
     444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C 1232g).

     SEC. 2263. PROMOTION GATES.

       (a) Kindergarten through 4th Grade.--Not later than August 
     1, 1996, the Superintendent shall establish and implement 
     promotion gates with respect to not less than one grade level 
     from kindergarten through and including the 4th grade.
       (b) 5th through 8th Grades.--Not later than August 1, 1997, 
     the Superintendent shall establish and implement promotion 
     gates with respect to not less than one grade level from the 
     5th grade through and including the 8th grade.
       (c) 9th through 12th Grades.--Not later than August 1, 
     1998, the Superintendent shall establish and implement 
     promotion gates with respect to not less than one grade level 
     from the 9th grade through and including the 12th grade.
       (d) Interim Deadline.--Not later than February 1, 1996, the 
     Superintendent shall designate the grade levels with respect 
     to which promotion gates will be established and implemented.
 Subtitle E--Per Capita District of Columbia Public School and Public 
                         Charter School Funding

     SEC. 2301. ANNUAL BUDGETS FOR SCHOOLS.

       (a) In General.--For fiscal year 1997 and for each 
     subsequent fiscal year, the Mayor 

     shall make annual payments from the general fund of the 
     District of Columbia in accordance with the formula 
     established under subsection (b).
       (b) Formula.--
       (1) In general.--The Mayor and the District of Columbia 
     Council, in consultation with the Board of Education and the 
     Superintendent, shall establish a formula which determines 
     the amount--
       (A) of the annual payment to the Board of Education for the 
     operating expenses of the District of Columbia public 
     schools, which for purposes of this paragraph includes the 
     operating expenses of the Board of Education and the Office 
     of the Superintendent; and
       (B) of the annual payment to each public charter school for 
     the operating expenses of each such public charter school 
     established in accordance with subtitle B.
       (2) Formula calculation.--Except as provided in paragraph 
     (3), the amount of the annual payment under paragraph (1) 
     shall be calculated by multiplying a uniform dollar amount 
     used in the formula established under such paragraph by--
       (A) the number of students calculated under section 2302 
     that are enrolled at District of Columbia public schools, in 
     the case of the payment under paragraph (1)(A); or
       (B) the number of students calculated under section 2302 
     that are enrolled at each public charter school, in the case 
     of a payment under paragraph (1)(B).
       (3) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Mayor 
     and the District of Columbia Council, in consultation with 
     the Board of Education and the Superintendent, may adjust the 
     formula--
       (A) to increase or decrease the amount of the annual 
     payment to the District of Columbia public schools or each 
     public charter school based on a calculation of--
       (i) the number of students served by such schools in 
     certain grade levels; and
       (ii) the cost of educating students at such certain grade 
     levels; and
       (B) to increase the amount of the annual payment if the 
     District of Columbia public schools or each public charter 
     school serve a high number of students with special needs (as 
     such term is defined under paragraph (4)).
       (4) Definition.--The Mayor and the District of Columbia 
     Council shall develop a definition of the term ``students 
     with special needs'' for purposes of carrying out this title.

     SEC. 2302. CALCULATION OF NUMBER OF STUDENTS.

       (a) School Reporting Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than September 15 of each year, 
     beginning in fiscal year 1997, each District of Columbia 
     public school and public charter school shall submit a report 
     to the Mayor, District of Columbia Council, Board of 
     Education, the Authority, and the eligible chartering 
     authority that approved its charter, containing the 
     information described in subsection (b).
       (2) Special rule.--Not later than April 1 of each year, 
     beginning in 1997, each public charter school shall submit a 
     report in the same form and manner as described in paragraph 
     (1) to ensure accurate payment under section 
     2303(a)(2)(B)(ii).
       (b) Calculation of Number of Students.--Not later than 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not 
     later than October 15 of each year thereafter, the Board of 
     Education shall calculate the following:
       (1) The number of students, including nonresident students, 
     enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 of the District of 
     Columbia public schools and in public charter schools 
     established in accordance with this title and the number of 
     students whose tuition for enrollment in other schools is 
     paid for by funds available to the District of Columbia 
     public schools.
       (2) The amount of fees and tuition assessed and collected 
     from the nonresident students described in paragraph (1).
       (3) The number of students, including nonresident students, 
     enrolled in pre-school and pre-kindergarten in the District 
     of Columbia public schools and in public charter schools 
     established in accordance with this title.
       (4) The amount of fees and tuition assessed and collected 
     from the nonresident students described in paragraph (3).
       (5) The number of full time equivalent adult students 
     enrolled in adult, community, continuing, and vocational 
     education programs in the District of Columbia public schools 
     and in public charter schools established in accordance with 
     this title.
       (6) The amount of fees and tuition assessed and collected 
     from resident and nonresident adult students described in 
     paragraph (5).
       (7) The number of students, including nonresident students, 
     enrolled in non-grade level programs in District of Columbia 
     public schools and in public charter schools established in 
     accordance with this title.
       (8) The amount of fees and tuition assessed and collected 
     from nonresident students described in paragraph (7).
       (c) Annual Reports.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and not later than October 15 
     of each year thereafter, the Board of Education shall prepare 
     and submit to the Authority, the Mayor, the District of 
     Columbia Council, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, and the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     containing a summary of the most recent calculations made 
     under subsection (b).
       (d) Audit of Initial Calculations.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct an audit of the initial calculations 
     described in subsection (b).
       (2) Conduct of audit.--In conducting the audit, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States--
       (A) shall provide an opinion as to the accuracy of the 
     information contained in the report described in subsection 
     (b); and
       (B) shall identify any material weaknesses in the systems, 
     procedures, or methodology used by the Board of Education--
       (i) in determining the number of students, including 
     nonresident students, enrolled in the District of Columbia 
     public schools and in public charter schools established in 
     accordance with this title and the number of students whose 
     tuition for enrollment in other school systems is paid for by 
     fundsavailable to the District of Columbia public schools; 
     and
       (ii) in assessing and collecting fees and tuition from 
     nonresident students.
       (3) Submission of audit.--Not later than 45 days after the 
     date on which the Comptroller General of the United States 
     receives the initial annual report from the Board of 
     Education under subsection (c), the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to the Authority, the Mayor, the District of Columbia 
     Council, and the appropriate congressional committees the 
     audit conducted under this subsection.
       (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Comptroller General of the United 
     States

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     $75,000 for fiscal year 1996 for the purpose of carrying out 
     this subsection.

     SEC. 2303. PAYMENTS TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Escrow for public charter schools.--Except as provided 
     in subsection (b), for any fiscal year, not later than 10 
     days after the date of enactment of the District of Columbia 
     Appropriations Act for such fiscal year, the Mayor shall 
     place in escrow an amount equal to the aggregate of the 
     amounts determined under section 2301(b)(1)(B) for use only 
     by District of Columbia public charter schools.
       (2) Transfer of escrow funds.--
       (A) 1997 initial payment.--Beginning in 1997, not later 
     than October 15 of each year, the Mayor shall transfer, by 
     electronic funds transfer, an amount equal to 75 percent of 
     the amount of the annual payment for a public charter school 
     determined by using the formula established pursuant to 
     section 2301(b) to a bank designated by each public charter 
     school.
       (B) 1997 final payment.--
       (i) Except as provided in clause (ii), not later than May 1 
     of each year beginning in 1997, the Mayor shall transfer the 
     remainder of the annual payment for a public charter school 
     in the same manner as the initial payment was made under 
     subparagraph (A).
       (ii) Beginning in 1997, not later than March 15, if the 
     enrollment number of a public charter school has changed from 
     the number reported to the Mayor, District of Columbia 
     Council, Board of Education, the Authority, and the eligible 
     chartering authority that approved its charter as required 
     under section 2302(a)(2), the Mayor shall increase the 
     payment in an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount 
     provided for each student who has enrolled without another 
     student withdrawing or dropping out, or shall reduce the 
     payment in an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount 
     provided for each student who has withdrawn or dropped out of 
     school without another student replacement.
       (C) Pro rata reduction or increase in payments.--
       (i) If the funds made available to the District of Columbia 
     public schools for any fiscal year are insufficient to pay 
     the full amount that each school is eligible to receive under 
     this subtitle for such year, the Mayor shall ratably reduce 
     such amounts for such year.
       (ii) If additional funds become available for making 
     payments under this subtitle for such fiscal year, amounts 
     that were reduced under subparagraph (A) shall be increased 
     on the same basis as such amounts were reduced.
       (D) Unexpended funds.--Any funds that remain in the escrow 
     account for public charter schools on September 30 of a 
     fiscal year shall revert to the general fund of the District 
     of Columbia.
       (b) Exception for New Schools.--
       (1) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     $200,000 for any fiscal year for the purpose of carrying out 
     this subsection.
       (2) Disbursement to mayor.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall make available and disburse to the Mayor, not later 
     than August 1 of each of the years 1996 through 2000, such 
     funds as have been appropriated under paragraph (1).
       (3) Escrow.--The Mayor shall place in escrow, for use by 
     public charter schools, any sum disbursed under paragraph (2) 
     that has not yet been paid under paragraph (4).
       (4) Payments to schools.--The Mayor shall pay to public 
     charter schools described in paragraph (5), in accordance 
     with this subsection, any sum disbursed under paragraph (2).
       (5) Schools described.--The schools referred to in 
     paragraph (4) are public charter schools that--
       (A) did not operate as public charter schools during any 
     portion of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for 
     which funds are authorized to be appropriated under paragraph 
     (1); and
       (B) operated as public charter schools during the fiscal 
     year for which funds are authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraph (1).
       (6) Formula.--
       (A) 1996.--The amount of the payment to a public charter 
     school described in paragraph (5) that begins operation in 
     fiscal year 1996 shall be calculated by multiplying $6,300 by 
     \1/12\ of the total anticipated enrollment as set forth in 
     the petition to establish the public charter school; and
       (B) 1997 through 2000.--The amount of the payment to a 
     public charter school described in paragraph (5) that begins 
     operation in any of fiscal years 1997 through 2000 shall be 
     calculated by multiplying the uniform dollar amount used in 
     the formula established under 2301(b) by \1/12\ of the total 
     anticipated enrollment as set forth in the petition to 
     establish the public charter school.
       (7) Payment to schools.--
       (A) Transfer.--On September 1 of each of the years 1996 
     through 2000, the Mayor shall transfer, by electronic funds 
     transfer, the amount determined under paragraph (6) for each 
     public charter school from the escrow account established 
     under subsection (a) to a bank designated by each such 
     school.
       (B) Pro rata and remaining funds.--Subparagraphs (C) and 
     (D) of subsection (a)(2) shall apply to payments made under 
     this subsection.
          Subtitle F--School Facilities Repair and Improvement

                       PART 1--SCHOOL FACILITIES

     SEC. 2351. AGREEMENT FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 1995, the 
     Administrator of the General Services Administration and the 
     Superintendent shall enter into a Memorandum of Agreement or 
     Understanding (referred to in this subtitle as the 
     ``Agreement'') authorizing, to the extent provided in this 
     subtitle, the Administrator to provide technical assistance 
     to the District of Columbia public schools regarding school 
     facilities repair and improvements, including contracting for 
     and supervising the repair and improvements of such 
     facilities and the coordination of such efforts.
       (b) Agreement Provisions.--The Agreement shall include the 
     following:
       (1) General authority.--Provisions that give the 
     Administrator authority--
       (A) to supervise and direct District of Columbia public 
     school personnel responsible for public school facilities 
     repair and improvements;
       (B) to develop, coordinate and implement a systemic and 
     comprehensive facilities revitalization program, taking into 
     account the ``Preliminary Facilities Master Plan 2005'' 
     (prepared by the Superintendent's Task Force on Education 
     Infrastructure for the 21st Century) to repair and improve 
     District of Columbia public school facilities, including a 
     list of facilities and renovation schedule that prioritizes 
     facilities to be repaired and improved;
       (C) to accept private goods and services for use by 
     District of Columbia public schools, in consultation with the 
     nonprofit corporation referred to in section 2603;
       (D) to recommend specific repair and improvement projects 
     in District of Columbia public school facilities by members 
     and units of the National Guard and military reserve, 
     consistent with section 2351(b)(1)(B); and
       (E) to access all District of Columbia public school 
     facilities and any records or documents regarding such 
     facilities.
       (2) Cooperation.--Assurances by the Administrator and the 
     Superintendent to cooperate with each other, and with the 
     nonprofit corporation referred to in section 2603, in any way 
     necessary, to ensure implementation of the Agreement.
       (c) Duration of Agreement.--The Agreement shall remain in 
     effect until the agency designated pursuant to section 
     2352(a)(2) assumes responsibility for the District of 
     Columbia public school facilities but shall terminate not 
     later than 24 months after the date that the Agreement is 
     signed, whichever is earlier.

     SEC. 2352. FACILITIES REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Program.--Not later than 24 months after the date that 
     the Agreement is signed, the Mayor and the District of 
     Columbia Council shall--
       (1) in consultation with the Administrator, the Authority, 
     the Board of Education, and the Superintendent, design and 
     implement a facilities repair, maintenance, improvement, and 
     management program; and
       (2) designate a new or existing agency or authority to 
     administer such program to repair, improve, and maintain the 
     physical condition and safety of District of Columbia public 
     school facilities.
       (b) Proceeds.--Such management program shall include 
     provisions that--
       (1) identify short-term funding for capital and maintenance 
     of such facilities, which may include retaining proceeds from 
     the sale or lease of a District of Columbia public school 
     facility; and
       (2) identify and designate long-term funding for capital 
     and maintenance of such facilities.
       (c) Implementation.--Upon implementation of such program, 
     the agency or authority created or designated pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(2) shall assume authority and responsibility 
     for repair, maintenance, improvement, and management of 
     District of Columbia public schools.

     SEC. 2353. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle, the following terms have the 
     following meanings:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the General Services Administration.
       (2) Facilities.--The term ``facilities'' means buildings, 
     structures, and real property.

     SEC. 2354. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997, $2,000,000 to the District of Columbia 
     public schools for use by the Administrator to carry out this 
     subtitle.

                            PART 2--WAIVERS

     SEC. 2361. WAIVERS.

       (a) In General.--All District of Columbia fees, all 
     requirements found in the document ``The District of Columbia 
     Public Schools Standard Contract Provisions'' published by 
     the District of Columbia public schools for use with 
     construction maintenance projects, shall be waived, for 
     purposes of repair and improvement of the District of 
     Columbia public schools for a period of 24 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Limitation.--
       (1) Waiver application.--A waiver under subsection (a) 
     shall apply only to contractors, subcontractors, and any 
     other groups, entities, or individuals who donate materials 
     and services to the District of Columbia public schools.
       (2) Insurance requirements.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to waive the requirements for a contractor to 
     maintain adequate insurance coverage.

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     SEC. 2362. APPLICATION FOR PERMITS.

       An application for a permit during the 24-month period 
     described in section 2311(a), required by the District of 
     Columbia government for the repair or improvement of a 
     District of Columbia public school shall be acted upon not 
     later than 20 days after receipt of the application by the 
     respective District of Columbia permitting authorities.
           Subtitle G--Department of Education ``D.C. Desk''

     SEC. 2401. ESTABLISHMENT.

       There shall be established within the Office of the 
     Secretary of the Department of Education a District of 
     Columbia Technical Assistance Office (in this subtitle 
     referred to as the ``D.C. Desk'').

     SEC. 2402. DIRECTOR FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COORDINATED 
                   TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       The D.C. Desk shall be administered by a Director for 
     District of Columbia Coordinated Technical Assistance. The 
     Director shall be appointed by the Secretary and shall not be 
     paid at a rate that exceeds the maximum rate of basic pay 
     payable for GS-15 of the General Schedule.

     SEC. 2403. DUTIES.

       The Director of the D.C. Desk shall--
       (1) coordinate with the Superintendent a comprehensive 
     technical assistance strategy by the Department of Education 
     that supports the District of Columbia public schools first 
     year reforms and long-term plan described in section 2101;
       (2) identify all Federal grants for which the District of 
     Columbia public schools are eligible to apply to support 
     implementation of its long term plan;
       (3) identify private and public resources available to the 
     District of Columbia public schools that are consistent with 
     the long-term plan described in section 2101; and
       (4) provide additional technical assistance as assigned by 
     the Secretary which supports reform in the District of 
     Columbia public schools.
                     Subtitle H--Residential School

     SEC. 2451. PLAN.

       (a) In General.--The Superintendent may develop a plan to 
     establish a residential school for the 1997-1998 school year.
       (b) Requirements.--If developed, the plan for the 
     residential school shall include, at a minimum--
       (1) options for the location of the school, including 
     renovation or building of a new facility;
       (2) financial plans for the facility, including annual 
     costs to operate the school, capital expenditures required to 
     open the facility, maintenance of facilities, and staffing 
     costs; and
       (3) staff development and training plans.

     SEC. 2452. USE OF FUNDS.

       Funds under this subtitle shall be used for--
       (1) planning requirements as described in section 2451; and
       (2) capital costs associated with the start-up of a 
     residential school, including the purchase of real and 
     personal property and the renovation of existing facilities.

     SEC. 2453. FUTURE FUNDING.

       The Superintendent shall identify, not later than December 
     31, 1996, in a report to the Mayor, City Council, the 
     Authority, the Appropriations Committees of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, the House Governmental Reform 
     Committee, the House Economic and Educational Opportunities 
     Committee, and the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee 
     and the Governmental Affairs Committee, non-Federal funding 
     sources for operation of the residential school.

     SEC. 2454. GIFTS.

       The Superintendent may accept donations of money, property, 
     and personal services for purposes of the establishment and 
     operation of a residential school.

     SEC. 2455. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the District 
     $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 to carry out this subtitle 
     for initial start-up expenses of a residential school in the 
     District of Columbia, of which not more than $100,000 may be 
     used to carry out section 2451.
            Subtitle I--Progress Reports and Accountability

     SEC. 2501. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNCIL REPORT.

       Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Chairman of the District of Columbia Council 
     shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a 
     report describing legislative and other actions the District 
     of Columbia Council has taken or will take to facilitate the 
     implementation of the reforms described in section 2502.

     SEC. 2502. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT ON REFORMS.

       Not later than August 1, 1996, the Superintendent shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees, the Board 
     of Education, the Mayor, and the District of Columbia Council 
     a progress report that includes the following:
       (1) The status of the approval by the Board of Education of 
     the core curriculum--
       (A) recommended by the Panel under section 2252(a)(1); or
       (B) selected or developed by the Superintendent under 
     section 2261.
       (2) The status of the approval by the Board of Education of 
     the district-wide assessments for measuring student 
     achievement--
       (A) recommended by the Panel under section 2252(a)(2); or
       (B) selected or developed by the Superintendent under 
     section 2261.
       (3) The status of the establishment and implementation of 
     promotion gates under section 2263.
       (4) Identification of strategies to assist students who do 
     not meet promotion gate criteria.
       (5) The status of the implementation of a policy that 
     provides rewards and sanctions for individual schools based 
     on student performance on district-wide assessments.
       (6) A description of the activities carried out under the 
     program established under section 2604(e).
       (7) The status of implementation by the Board of Education, 
     after consultation with the Superintendent and unions 
     (including unions that represent teachers and unions that 
     represent principals) of a policy for performance-based 
     evaluation of principals and teachers.
       (8) A description of how the private sector partnership 
     described in subtitle K is working collaboratively with the 
     Board of Education and the Superintendent.
       (9) The status of implementation of policies developed by 
     the Superintendent and the Board of Education that establish 
     incentive pay awards for staff of District of Columbia public 
     schools who meet annual performance goals based on district-
     wide assessments at individual schools.
       (10) A description of how staffing decisions have been 
     revised to delegate staffing to individual schools and 
     transfer additional decisionmaking with respect to budgeting 
     to the individual school level.
       (11) A description of, and the status of implementation of, 
     policies adopted by the Board of Education that require 
     competitive appointments for all positions.
       (12) The status of implementation of policies regarding 
     alternative teacher certification requirements.
       (13) The status of implementation of testing requirements 
     for teacher licensing renewal.
       (14) The status of efforts to increase the involvement of 
     families in the education of students, including--
       (A) the development of family resource centers;
       (B) the expansion of Even Start programs described in part 
     B of chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965; and
       (C) the development and implementation of policies to 
     increase parental involvement in education.
       (15) A description of, and the status of implementation of, 
     a policy to allow District of Columbia public schools to be 
     used after school hours as community centers, including the 
     establishment of at least one prototype pilot project in one 
     school.
       (16) A description of, and the status of implementation of, 
     a policy to increase the participation of tutors and mentors 
     for students, beginning not later than the 8th grade.
       (17) A description of the status of implementation of the 
     agreement with the Administrator of the General Services 
     Administration under part 1 of subtitle E.
       (18) A description of the status of the District of 
     Columbia public school central office budget and staffing 
     reductions from the level at the end of fiscal year 1995 and 
     a review of the market-based provision of services provided 
     by the central office to schools.
       (19) The development by the Superintendent of a system of 
     parental choice among District of Columbia public schools 
     where per pupil funding follows the student (``Public School 
     Vouchers'') and adoption by the Board of Education.
       (20) The status of the processing of public charter school 
     petitions submitted to the Board of Education in accordance 
     with subtitle B.
       (21) The status of the revision and implementation by the 
     Board of Education of the discipline policy for the District 
     of Columbia public schools in order to ensure a safe, 
     disciplined environment conducive to learning.
                  Subtitle J--Low-Income Scholarships

     SEC. 2551. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION.

       (a) General Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be established a 
     private, nonprofit corporation, to be known as the ``District 
     of Columbia Scholarship Corporation'' (referred to in this 
     subtitle as the ``Corporation''), which is not an agency or 
     establishment of the United States Government.
       (2) Duties.--The Corporation shall have the responsibility 
     and authority to administer, publicize, and evaluate the 
     District of Columbia Scholarship Program, and to determine 
     student and school eligibility.
       (3) Consultation.--The Corporation shall exercise its 
     authority in a manner consistent with maximizing educational 
     choices and opportunities for the maximum number of 
     interested families, and in consultation with other school 
     scholarship programs in the District of Columbia.
       (4) Application of provisions.--The Corporation shall be 
     subject to the provisions of this Act, and, to the extent 
     consistent with this section, to the District of Columbia 
     Nonprofit Corporation Act (D.C. Code, 29-501 et seq.).
       (5) Residence.--The Corporation shall have its place of 
     business in the District of Columbia and shall be considered, 
     for purposes of venue in civil actions, to be a resident 
     thereof.
       (b) Organization and Management, Board of Directors.--
       (1) Membership.--

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       (A) In general.--The Corporation shall have a Board of 
     Directors (referred to in this subtitle as the ``Board''), 
     comprised of 7 members with 6 members of the Board appointed 
     by the President not later than 30 days after receipt of 
     nominations from the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     and the majority leader of the Senate.
       (B) House nominations.--The President shall appoint 3 of 
     the members from a list of 9 individuals nominated by the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives in consultation with 
     the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
       (C) Senate nominations.--The President shall appoint 3 
     members from a list of 9 individuals nominated by the 
     majority leader of the Senate in consultation with the 
     minority leader of the Senate.
       (D) Deadline.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     and majority leader of the Senate shall submit their 
     nominations to the President not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (E) Appointee of mayor.--The Mayor shall appoint 1 member 
     not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (F) Possible interim members.--If the President does not 
     appoint the 6 members of the Board in the 30-day period 
     described in subparagraph (A), the nominees of the Speaker of 
     the House of Representatives and of the Senate, together with 
     the appointee of the Mayor, shall serve as an interim Board 
     of Directors with all the powers and other duties of the 
     Board described in this subtitle, until the President makes 
     the appointments as described in this subsection.
       (2) Powers.--All powers of the Corporation shall vest in 
     and be exercised under the authority of its Board of 
     Directors.
       (3) Elections.--Members of the Board annually shall elect 1 
     of the members to be chairperson.
       (4) Residency.--All members appointed to the Board must be 
     residents of the District of Columbia at the time of 
     appointment and while serving on the Board.
       (5) Nonemployee.--No member of the Board may be an employee 
     of the United States Government or the District of Columbia 
     government when appointed or during tenure on the Board, 
     unless the individual is on a leave of absence from such a 
     position while serving on the Board.
       (6) Incorporation.--The members of the initial Board of 
     Directors shall serve as incorporators and shall take 
     whatever steps are necessary to establish the Corporation 
     under the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act 
     (D.C. Code 29-501 et seq.).
       (7) General term.--The term of office of each member shall 
     be 5 years, except that any member appointed to fill a 
     vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for 
     which the predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for 
     the remainder of such term.
       (8) Consecutive term.--No member of the Board shall be 
     eligible to serve in excess of 2 consecutive terms of 5 years 
     each. A partial term shall be considered as 1 full term. Any 
     vacancy on the Board shall not affect its power, but shall be 
     filled in a manner consistent with this subtitle.
       (9) No benefit.--No part of the income or assets of the 
     Corporation shall inure to the benefit of any Director, 
     officer, or employee except as salary or reasonable 
     compensation for services.
       (10) Political activity.--The Corporation may not 
     contribute to or otherwise support any political party or 
     candidate for elective public office.
       (11) No officers.--The members of the Board shall not, by 
     reason of such membership, be considered to be officers or 
     employees of the United States.
       (12) Stipends.--The members of the Board, while attending 
     meetings of the Board or 

     while engaged in duties related to such meetings or other 
     activities of the Board pursuant to this subtitle, shall be 
     entitled to a stipend. Such stipend shall be at the rate of 
     $150 per day for which the Board member has been officially 
     recorded as having worked, except that no member may be paid 
     a total stipend amount in any calendar year in excess of 
     $5,000.
       (c) Officers and Staff.--
       (1) Executive director.--The Corporation shall have an 
     Executive Director, and such other staff, as may be appointed 
     by the Board for terms and at rates of compensation to be 
     fixed by the Board.
       (2) Annual rate.--No staff of the Corporation may be 
     compensated by the Corporation at an annual rate of pay which 
     exceeds the basic rate of pay in effect from time to time for 
     level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       (3) Citizenship.--No individual other than a citizen of the 
     United States may be a member of the Board of Directors, or 
     staff of the Corporation.
       (4) Service.--All officers and employees shall serve at the 
     pleasure of the Board.
       (5) Qualification.--No political test or qualification may 
     be used in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking other 
     personnel actions with respect to officers, agents, or 
     employees of the Corporation.
       (d) Powers of the Corporation.--
       (1) Generally.--The Corporation is authorized to obtain 
     grants from, and make contracts with, individuals and with 
     private, State, and Federal agencies, organizations, and 
     institutions.
       (2) Hiring authority.--The Corporation may hire, or accept 
     the voluntary services of, consultants, experts, advisory 
     boards, and panels to aid the Corporation in carrying out the 
     purposes of this subtitle.
       (e) Financial Management and Records.--
       (1) Audits.--The accounts of the Corporation shall be 
     audited annually in accordance with generally accepted 
     auditing standards by independent certified public 
     accountants. The audits shall be conducted at the place where 
     the accounts of the Corporation are normally kept. All books, 
     accounts, financial records, reports, files, and all other 
     papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by the 
     Corporation and necessary to facilitate the audits shall be 
     made available to the person conducting the audit.
       (2) Report.--The report by each such independent audit 
     shall be included in the annual report to Congress required 
     by section 2602.

     SEC. 2552. FUNDING.

       (a) Fund.--There is hereby established in the Treasury a 
     fund that shall be known as the District of Columbia 
     Scholarship Fund, to be administered by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury.
       (b) Disbursement.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall make 
     available and disburse to the corporation, at the beginning 
     of each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000, such funds as have 
     been appropriated to the District of Columbia Scholarship 
     Fund for the fiscal year in which such disbursement is to be 
     made.
       (c) Availability.--Funds authorized to be appropriated 
     under this subtitle shall remain available until expended.
       (d) Uses.--Funds authorized to be appropriated under this 
     subtitle shall be used by the Corporation in a prudent and 
     financially responsible manner, solely for scholarships, 
     contracts, and administrative costs.
       (e) Authorization.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Fund--
       (A) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; and
       (B) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $10,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1998 through 2000.
       (2) Limitation.--Not more than $500,000 may be used in any 
     fiscal year by the Corporation for any purpose other than 
     assistance to students.

     SEC. 2553. SCHOLARSHIPS AUTHORIZED.

       (a) In General.--The District of Columbia Scholarship 
     Corporation established under section 2501 is authorized in 
     accordance with this subtitle to award scholarships to 
     students in grades K-12--
       (1) who are District of Columbia residents; and
       (2) whose families are at or below 185 percent of the 
     Federal poverty guidelines updated annually in the Federal 
     Register by the Department of Health and Human Services under 
     authority of section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1981.
       (b) Use of Scholarship.--A scholarship may be used only 
     for--
       (1) the cost of the tuition of a private or independent 
     school located within the geographic boundaries of the 
     District of Columbia or the cost of the tuition of public, 
     private, or independent school located within Montgomery 
     County, Maryland; Prince Georges County, Maryland; Arlington 
     County, Virginia; Alexandria City, Virginia; Falls Church 
     City, Virginia; or Fairfax County, Virginia; or
       (2) the cost of fees and other expenses for instructional 
     services provided to students on school grounds outside of 
     regular school hours or the cost of transportation for a 
     student enrolled in a District of Columbia public school, 
     public charter school, or independent or private school 
     participating in the tuition scholarship program.
       (c) Not School Aid.--A scholarship shall be considered 
     assistance to the student and shall not be considered 
     assistance to the school.

     SEC. 2554. ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) In General.--A student who is entitled to receive a 
     public school education in the District of Columbia and who 
     meets the requirements of section 2553(a) is eligible for a 
     scholarship under subsections (c) and (d) of section 2555.
       (b) Priority in Year One.--In fiscal year 1996, priority 
     shall be given to students currently enrolled in a District 
     of Columbia public school or preparing to enter kindergarten 
     in 1996.
       (c) Subsequent Priority.--In subsequent fiscal years, 
     priority shall be given to scholarship recipients from the 
     preceding year.

     SEC. 2555. SCHOLARSHIPS.

       (a) Awards.--From the funds made available under this 
     subtitle, the Corporation shall award scholarships and make 
     payments, on behalf of the student, to participating schools 
     as described in section 2559.
       (b) Notification.--Each school that enrolls scholarship 
     students shall notify the Corporation--
       (A) not later than 10 days after the date that a student is 
     enrolled, of the names, addresses, and grade level of each 
     scholarship student to the Corporation; and
       (B) not later than 10 days after the date of the withdrawal 
     of any scholarship student.
       (c) Tuition Scholarship Amount.--
       (1) Below poverty level.--For a student whose family income 
     is at or below the poverty level, a tuition scholarship 
     amount may not exceed the lesser of--
       (A) the cost of a school's tuition; or
       (B) $3,000 in 1996 with such amount adjusted in proportion 
     to changes in the Consumer Price Index of all urban consumers 
     published by the Department of Labor for each of fiscal years 
     1997 through 2000.
       (2) Above poverty level.--For a student whose family income 
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     erty level, but not more than 185 percent above the poverty 
     level, a tuition scholarship amount may not exceed the lesser 
     of--
       (A) 50 percent of the cost of a school's tuition; or
       (B) $1,500 in 1996 with such amount adjusted in proportion 
     to changes in the Consumer Price Index of all urban consumers 
     published by the Department of Labor for each of fiscal years 
     1997 through 2000.
       (d) Fee or Transportation Scholarship Amount.--The fee or 
     transportation scholarship amount may not exceed the lesser 
     of--
       (1) fees for instructional services provided to students on 
     school grounds outside of regular school hours or the costs 
     of transportation for students enrolled in the District of 
     Columbia public schools, public charter schools, or 
     independent or private schools participating in the tuition 
     scholarship program; or
       (2) $500 in fiscal year 1996 with such amount adjusted in 
     proportion to the changes in the Consumer Price Index of all 
     urban consumers published by the Department of Labor for each 
     of the fiscal years 1997 through 2000.
       (e) Proportion of Different Types of Scholarships.--In each 
     year, the Corporation shall ensure that the number of 
     scholarships awarded for tuition and the number awarded for 
     fees or transportation shall be equal, to the extent 
     practicable.
       (f) Funding Shortfall.--If, after the District of Columbia 
     Scholarship Corporation determines the total number of 
     eligible applicants for an academic year surpasses the amount 
     of funds available in a fiscal year to fund all awards for 
     such academic year, a random selection process shall be used 
     to determine which eligible applicants receive awards.
       (g) Exception.--Subsection (e) shall not apply to 
     individuals receiving scholarship priority described in 
     subsections (b) and (c) of section 2554.

     SEC. 2556. SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY FOR TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS.

       (a) Application.--A school that desires to accept tuition 
     scholarship students for a school year shall file an 
     application with the Corporation by July 1 of the preceding 
     school year, except that in fiscal year 1996, schools shall 
     file such applications by such date as the Corporation shall 
     designate for such purpose. In the application, the school 
     shall--
       (1) certify that it has operated during the current school 
     year with not less than 25 students,
       (2) assure that it will comply with all applicable 
     requirements of this subtitle; and
       (3) provide the most recent financial audit, completed not 
     earlier than 3 years before the date such application is 
     filed, from an independent certified public accountant using 
     generally accepted auditing standards.
       (b) Eligibility Certification.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), not 
     later than 60 days after receipt of such information, the 
     Corporation shall certify the eligibility of a school to 
     participate in the tuition scholarship program.
       (2) Continuation.--Eligibility shall continue in subsequent 
     years unless revoked as described in subsection (d).
       (3) Exception for 1996.--In fiscal year 1996 after receipt 
     of the information described in subsection (a), the 
     Corporation shall certify the eligibility of a school to 
     participate in the tuition scholarship program at the 
     earliest practicable date.
       (c) New Schools.--
       (1) In general.--A school that did not operate in the 
     preceding academic year may apply for a 1-year provisional 
     certification of eligibility to participate in the tuition 
     scholarship program for a single school year by providing to 
     the Corporation not later than July 1 of the preceding 
     calendar year for 

     which such school intends to begin operations--
       (A) a list of the organization's board of directors;
       (B) letters of support from not less than 10 members of the 
     community;
       (C) a business plan;
       (D) intended course of study;
       (E) assurances that it will begin operations with not less 
     than 25 students; and
       (F) assurances that it will comply with all applicable 
     requirements of this subtitle.
       (2) Certification.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of receipt of the information referred to in paragraph (1), 
     the Corporation shall certify in writing the school's 
     provisional eligibility for the tuition scholarship program 
     unless good cause exists to deny certification.
       (3) Denial of certification.--If certification or 
     provisional certification is denied for participation in the 
     tuition scholarship program, the Corporation shall provide a 
     written explanation to the applicant school of the reasons 
     for such decision.
       (d) Revocation of Eligibility.--
       (1) In general.--Upon written petition from the parent of a 
     tuition scholarship student or on the Corporation's own 
     motion, the Corporation may, after notice and hearing, revoke 
     a school's certification of eligibility for tuition 
     scholarships for the subsequent school year for good cause, 
     including a finding of a pattern of violation of program 
     requirements described in section 2557(a).
       (2) Explanation.--If the eligibility of a school is 
     revoked, the Corporation shall provide a written explanation 
     for its decision to such school.

     SEC. 2557. TUITION SCHOLARSHIP PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS FOR 
                   INDEPENDENT AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

       (a) Independent and Private School Requirements.--
     Independent and private schools participating in the tuition 
     scholarship program shall--
       (1) not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or 
     national origin, or on the basis of a student's disabilities 
     if the school is equipped to provide an appropriate 
     education;
       (2) abide by all applicable health and safety requirements 
     of the District of Columbia public schools;
       (3) provide to the Corporation not later than June 30 of 
     each year the most recent financial audit completed not 
     earlier than 3 years before the date the application is filed 
     from an independent certified public accountant using 
     generally accepted auditing standards;
       (4) abide by all local regulations in effect for 
     independent or private schools;
       (5) provide data to the Corporation as set forth in section 
     2562, and conform to tuition requirements as set forth in 
     section 2555; and
       (6) charge tuition scholarship recipients the same tuition 
     amount as other students who are residents of the District of 
     Columbia and enrolled in the same school.
       (b) Compliance.--The Corporation may require documentation 
     of compliance with the requirements of subsection (a), but 
     neither the Corporation nor any governmental entity may 
     impose additional requirements upon independent and private 
     schools as a condition of participation.
       (c) Withdrawal from Program.--Schools may withdraw from the 
     tuition scholarship program at any time, refunding to the 
     Corporation the proportion of any scholarship payments 
     already received for the remaining days in the school year on 
     a pro rata basis. If a school withdraws during an academic 
     year, it shall permit scholarship students to complete the 
     year at their own expense.

     SEC. 2558. CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.

       Nothing in this subtitle shall affect the rights of 
     students or the obligations of the District of Columbia 
     public schools under the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act.

     SEC. 2559. PAYMENTS FOR TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Proportional payment.--The Corporation shall make 
     tuition scholarship payments to participating schools not 
     later than October 15 of each year equal to half the total 
     value of the scholarships awarded to students enrolled at 
     such school, and half of such amount not later than January 
     15 of the following calendar year.
       (2) Pro rata amounts for student withdrawl.--
       (A) Before payment.--If a student withdraws before a 
     tuition scholarship payment is made, the school shall receive 
     a pro rata amount based on the school's tuition for the 
     number of days the student was enrolled.
       (B) After payment.--If a student withdraws after a tuition 
     scholarship payment is made, the school shall refund to the 
     Corporation the proportion of any scholarship payments 
     already received for the remaining days of the school year on 
     a pro rata basis. Such refund shall occur not later than 30 
     days after the date of the withdrawal of a student.
       (b) Fund Transfers.--The Corporation shall make tuition 
     scholarship payments to participating schools by electronic 
     funds transfer. If such an arrangement is not available, the 
     school shall submit an alternative proposal to the 
     Corporation for approval.

     SEC. 2560. TUITION SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION PROCEDURES.

       The Corporation shall implement a schedule and procedures 
     for processing applications for the tuition scholarship 
     program that includes a list of eligible schools, 
     distribution of information to parents and the general 
     public, and deadlines for steps in the application and award 
     process.

     SEC. 2561. TUITION SCHOLARSHIP REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--A school enrolling tuition scholarship 
     students shall report not later than July 30 of each year in 
     a manner prescribed by the Corporation, the following data:
       (1) Standardized test scores, if any, for scholarship 
     students.
       (2) Grade advancement for scholarship students.
       (3) Disciplinary actions taken with respect to scholarship 
     students.
       (4) Graduation, college admission test scores, and college 
     admission rates, if applicable for scholarship students.
       (5) Types and amounts of parental involvement required for 
     all families.
       (6) Student attendance for scholarship students.
       (7) General information on curriculum, programs, 
     facilities, credentials of personnel, and disciplinary rules.
       (b) Confidentiality.--No personal identifiers may be used 
     in the body of such report except that the Corporation may 
     request such confidential information solely for the purpose 
     of verification.

     SEC. 2562. FEE OR TRANSPORTATION SCHOLARSHIP PROCEDURES AND 
                   CRITERIA.

       (a) Policies and Procedures.--The Corporation shall 
     implement policies and procedures and criteria for 
     administering scholarships for use with providers approved by 
     the Corporation either for the cost of fees for instructional 
     services provided to students on school grounds outside of 
     regular school hours or for the costs of transportation for 
     students enrolled in District of Columbia public schools, 
     public charter schools, or

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     independent or private schools participating in the tuition 
     scholarship program.
       (b) Information Dissemination.--The Corporation shall 
     distribute information describing the policies and procedures 
     and criteria developed pursuant to subsection (a), using the 
     most efficient and practicable methods available, to 
     potential applicants and other interested parties within the 
     geographic boundaries of the District of Columbia.

     SEC. 2563. PROGRAM APPRAISAL.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall provide for an 
     evaluation of the tuition scholarship program, including--
        (1) comparison of test scores between tuition scholarship 
     students and District of Columbia public school students of 
     similar background, including by income level;
       (2) comparison of graduation rates between tuition 
     scholarship students and District of Columbia public school 
     students of similar background, including by income level; 
     and
       (3) satisfaction of parents of scholarship students.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than September 1 of each 
     year, the Corporation shall submit a progress report on the 
     scholarship program to the appropriate congressional 
     committees.

     SEC. 2564. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Jurisdiction.--The United States District Court for the 
     District of Columbia shall have jurisdiction over any legal 
     challenges to the tuition scholarship program and shall 
     provide expedited review.
       (2) Protectable interests.--Parents and children shall be 
     considered to have a separate protectable interest and 
     entitled to intervene as defendants in any such action.
       (3) Timely review.--The court shall render a prompt 
     decision.
       (b) Appeals.--If the tuition scholarship program or any 
     part thereof is enjoined or ruled invalid, the decision is 
     directly appealable to the United States Supreme Court.
                 Subtitle K--Partnerships With Business

     SEC. 2601. PURPOSE.

       It is the purpose of this title to leverage private sector 
     funds utilizing initial Federal investments in order to 
     provide students and teachers within the District of Columbia 
     public schools and public charter schools with access to 
     state-of-the-art educational technology, to establish a 
     regional job training and employment center, to strengthen 
     workforce preparation initiatives for students within the 
     District of Columbia public schools and public charter 
     schools, and to coordinate private sector investments in 
     carrying out this title.

     SEC. 2602. DUTIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DISTRICT OF 
                   COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

       Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Superintendent of the District of Columbia 
     public schools--
       (1) shall provide a grant to a private, nonprofit 
     corporation that meets the eligibility criteria under section 
     2603 for the purposes of carrying out the duties under 
     section 2604; and
       (2) shall establish a nonprofit organization in accordance 
     with the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act for 
     the purpose of carrying out the duties under section 2605.

     SEC. 2603. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT 
                   CORPORATION.

       A private, nonprofit corporation shall be eligible to 
     receive a grant under section 2602(1) if the corporation is a 
     national business organization which is incorporated in the 
     District of Columbia and which--
       (1) has a board of directors which includes members who are 
     also chief executive officers of technology-related 
     corporations involved in education and workforce development 
     issues;
       (2) has extensive practical experience with initiatives 
     that link business resources and expertise with education and 
     training systems;
       (3) has experience in working with State and local 
     educational entities throughout the United States on the 
     integration of academic studies with workforce preparation 
     programs; and
       (4) has a nationwide structure through which additional 
     resources can be leveraged and innovative practices 
     disseminated.

     SEC. 2604. DUTIES OF THE PRIVATE, NONPROFIT CORPORATION.

       (a) District Education and Learning Technologies 
     Advancement Council.--
       (1) Establishment.--The corporation shall establish a 
     council to be known as the ``District Education and Learning 
     Technologies Advancement Council'' or ``DELTA Council'' (in 
     this title referred to as the ``council'').
       (2) Membership.--
       (A) In general.--The corporation shall appoint members to 
     the council. An individual shall be appointed as a member to 
     the council on the basis of the commitment of the individual, 
     or the entity which the individual is representing, to 
     providing time, energy, and resources to the council.
       (B) Compensation.--Members of the council shall serve 
     without compensation.
       (3) Duties.--The council--
       (A) shall advise the corporation in the duties of the 
     corporation under subsections (b) through (d) of this 
     section; and
       (B) shall assist the corporation in leveraging private 
     sector resources for the purpose of carrying out such duties 
     of the corporation.
       (b) Access to State-of-the-Art Educational Technology.--
       (1) In general.--The corporation, in conjunction with the 
     Superintendent, students, parents, and teachers, shall 
     establish and implement strategies to ensure access to state-
     of-the-art educational technology within the District of 
     Columbia public schools and public charter schools 
     established in accordance with this Act.
       (2) Technology assessment.--
       (A) In general.--In establishing and implementing the 
     strategies under paragraph (1), the corporation, not later 
     than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     shall provide for an assessment of the current availability 
     of state-of-the-art educational technology within the 
     District of Columbia public schools and public charter 
     schools established in accordance with this Act.
       (B) Conduct of assessment.--In providing for the assessment 
     under subparagraph (A), the corporation--
       (i) shall provide for on-site inspections of the state-of-
     the-art educational technology within a minimum sampling of 
     District of Columbia public schools and public charter 
     schools established in accordance with this Act; and
       (ii) shall ensure proper input from students, parents, 
     teachers, and other school officials through the use of focus 
     groups and other appropriate mechanisms.
       (C) Results of assessment.--The corporation shall ensure 
     that the assessment carried out under this paragraph 
     provides, at a minimum, necessary information on state-of-
     the-art educational technology within the District of 
     Columbia public schools and public charter schools 
     established in accordance with this Act, including--
       (i) the extent to which typical public schools within the 
     District of Columbia have access to such state-of-the-art 
     educational technology and training for such technology;
       (ii) how such schools are using such technology;
       (iii) the need for additional technology and the need for 
     infrastructure for the implementation of such additional 
     technology;
       (iv) the need for computer hardware, software, training, 
     and funding for such additional technology or infrastructure; 
     and
       (v) the potential for computer linkages among District of 
     Columbia public schools and public charter schools.
       (3) Short-term technology plan.--
       (A) In general.--Based upon the results of the technology 
     assessment under paragraph (2), the corporation shall develop 
     a 3-year plan that includes goals, priorities, and strategies 
     for obtaining the resources necessary to implement strategies 
     to ensure access to state-of-the-art educational technology 
     within the District of Columbia public schools and public 
     charter schools established in accordance with this Act.
       (B) Implementation.--The corporation, in conjunction with 
     schools, students, parents, and teachers, shall implement the 
     plan developed under subparagraph (A).
       (4) Long-term technology plan.--Prior to the completion of 
     the implementation of the short-term plan under paragraph 
     (3), the corporation shall develop a plan under which the 
     corporation will continue to coordinate the donation of 
     private sector resources for maintaining the continuous 
     improvement and upgrading of state-of-the-art educational 
     technology within the District of Columbia public schools and 
     public charter schools established in accordance with this 
     Act.
       (c) District Employment and Learning Center.--
       (1) Establishment.--The corporation shall establish a 
     center to be known as the ``District Employment and Learning 
     Center'' or ``DEAL Center'' (in this title referred to as the 
     ``center''), which shall serve as a regional institute 
     providing job training and employment assistance.
       (2) Duties.--
       (A) Job training and employment assistance program.--The 
     center shall establish a program to provide job training and 
     employment assistance in the District of Columbia.
       (B) Conduct of program.--In carrying out the program 
     established under subparagraph (A), the center--
       (i) shall provide job training and employment assistance to 
     youths who have attained the age of 18 but have not attained 
     the age of 26, who are residents of the District of Columbia, 
     and who are in need of such job training and employment 
     assistance for an appropriate period not to exceed 2 years;
       (ii) shall work to establish partnerships and enter into 
     agreements with appropriate governmental agencies of the 
     District of Columbia to serve individuals participating in 
     appropriate Federal programs, including programs under the 
     Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), the 
     Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program under 
     part F of title IV of the Social Security Act, the Carl D. 
     Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 
     U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), and the School-to-Work Opportunities 
     Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.);
       (iii) shall conduct such job training, as appropriate, 
     through a consortia of colleges, universities, community 
     colleges, and other appropriate providers in the District of 
     Columbia metropolitan area;
       (iv) shall design modular training programs that allow 
     students to enter and leave the training curricula depending 
     on their opportunities for job assignments with employers; 
     and
       (v) shall utilize resources from businesses to enhance 
     work-based learning opportunities and facilitate access by 
     students to work-based learning and work-experience through 
     temporary work assignments with

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     employers in the District of Columbia metropolitan area.
       (C) Compensation.--The center may provide compensation to 
     youths participating in the program under this paragraph for 
     part-time work assigned in conjunction with training. Such 
     compensation may include needs-based payments and 
     reimbursement of expenses.
       (d) Workforce Preparation Initiatives.--
       (1) In general.--The corporation shall establish 
     initiatives with the District of Columbia public schools and 
     public charter schools established in accordance with this 
     Act, appropriate governmental agencies, and businesses and 
     other private entities, to facilitate the integration of 
     rigorous academic studies with workforce preparation programs 
     in District of Columbia public schools and public charter 
     schools.
       (2) Conduct of initiatives.--In carrying out the 
     initiatives under paragraph (1), the corporation shall, at a 
     minimum, actively develop, expand, and promote the following 
     programs:
       (A) Career academy programs in secondary schools, as 
     established in certain District of Columbia public schools, 
     which provide a ``school-within-a-school'' concept, focusing 
     on career preparation and the integration of the academy 
     programs with vocational and technical curriculum.
       (B) Programs carried out in the District of Columbia that 
     are funded under the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 
     (20 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.).
       (e) Professional Development Program for Teachers and 
     Administrators.--
       (1) Establishment of program.--The corporation shall 
     establish a consortium consisting of the corporation, 
     teachers, school administrators, and a consortium of 
     universities located in the District of Columbia (in 
     existence on the date of the enactment of this Act) for the 
     purpose of establishing a program for the professional 
     development of teachers and school administrators employed by 
     the District of Columbia public schools and public charter 
     schools established in accordance with this Act.
       (2) Conduct of program.--In carrying out the program 
     established under paragraph (1), the consortium established 
     under such paragraph, in consultation with the World Class 
     Schools Panel and the Superintendent, shall, at a minimum, 
     provide for the following:
       (A) Professional development for teachers which is 
     consistent with the model professional development programs 
     for teachers under section 402(a)(3), or is consistent with 
     the core curriculum developed by the Superintendent under 
     section 411(a)(1), as the case may be, except that in fiscal 
     year 1996, such professional development shall focus on 
     curriculum for elementary grades in reading and mathematics 
     that have been demonstrated to be effective for students from 
     low-income backgrounds.
       (B) Private sector training of teachers in the use, 
     application, and operation of state-of-the-art technology in 
     education.
       (C) Training for school principals and other school 
     administrators in effective private sector management 
     practices for the purpose of site-based management in the 
     District of Columbia public schools and training in the 
     management of public charter schools established in 
     accordance with this Act.
       (f) Other Private Sector Assistance and Coordination.--The 
     corporation shall coordinate private sector involvement and 
     voluntary assistance efforts in support of repairs and 
     improvements to schools in the District of Columbia, 
     including--
       (1) private sector monetary and in-kind contributions to 
     repair and improve school building facilities consistent with 
     section 601;
       (2) the development of proposals to be considered by the 
     Superintendent for inclusion in the long-term reform plan to 
     be developed pursuant to section 101, and other proposals to 
     be submitted to the Superintendent, the Board of Education, 
     the Mayor, the District of Columbia Council, the Authority, 
     the Administrator of the General Services Administration, or 
     the Congress; and
       (3) a program of rewards for student accomplishment at 
     participating local businesses.

     SEC. 2605. JOBS FOR D.C. GRADUATES PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The nonprofit organization established 
     under section 2602(2) shall establish a program, to be known 
     as the ``Jobs for D.C. Graduates Program'', to assist the 
     District of Columbia public schools and public charter 
     schools established in accordance with this Act in organizing 
     and implementing a school-to-work transition system with a 
     priority on providing assistance to at-risk youths and 
     disadvantaged youths.
       (b) Conduct of Program.--In carrying out the program 
     established under subsection (a), the nonprofit organization, 
     consistent with the policies of the nationally-recognized 
     Jobs for America's Graduates, Inc.--
       (1) shall establish performance standards for such program;
       (2) shall provide ongoing enhancement and improvements in 
     such program;
       (3) shall provide research and reports on the results of 
     such program; and
       (4) shall provide pre-service and in-service training of 
     all staff.

     SEC. 2606. MATCHING FUNDS.

       The corporation shall, to the extent practicable, provide 
     funds, an in kind contribution, or a combination thereof, for 
     the purpose of carrying out the duties of the corporation 
     under section 2604, as follows:
       (1) For fiscal year 1996, $1 for every $1 of Federal funds 
     provided under this title for section 2604.
       (2) For fiscal year 1997, $3 for every $1 of Federal funds 
     provided under this title for section 2604.
       (3) For fiscal year 1998, $5 for every $1 of Federal funds 
     provided under this title for section 2604.

     SEC. 2607. REPORT.

       The corporation shall prepare and submit to the Congress on 
     a quarterly basis, or, with respect to fiscal year 1996, on a 
     biannual basis, a report which shall contain--
       (1) the activities the corporation has carried out, 
     including the duties of the corporation described in section 
     2604, for the 3-month period ending on the date of the 
     submission of the report, or, with respect to fiscal year 
     1996, the 6-month period ending on the date of the submission 
     of the report;
       (2) an assessment of the use of funds or other resources 
     donated to the corporation;
       (3) the results of the assessment carried out under section 
     2604(b)(2); and
       (4) a description of the goals and priorities of the 
     corporation for the 3-month period beginning on the date of 
     the submission of the report, or, with respect to fiscal year 
     1996, the 6-month period beginning on the date of the 
     submission of the report.

     SEC. 2608. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Authorization.--
       (1) Delta council; access to state-of-the-art educational 
     technology; workforce preparation initiatives; other private 
     sector assistance and coordination.--There are authorized to 
     be appropriated to carry out subsections (a), (b), (d) and 
     (f) of section 2604 $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
     1996, 1997, and 1998.
       (2) Deal center.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out section 2604(c) $2,000,000 for each of the 
     fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998.
       (3) Professional development program for teachers and 
     administrators.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out section 2604(e) $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 1996, 1997, and 1998.
       (4) Jobs for d.c. graduates program.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out section 2605--
       (A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; and
       (B) $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997 through 
     2000.
       (b) Availability.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     under subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until 
     expended.

     SEC. 2609. TERMINATION OF FEDERAL SUPPORT; SENSE OF THE 
                   CONGRESS RELATING TO CONTINUATION OF 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Termination of Federal Support.--The authority under 
     this title to provide assistance to the corporation or any 
     other entity established pursuant to this title (except for 
     assistance to the nonprofit organization established under 
     section 2602(2) for the purpose of carrying out section 2605) 
     shall terminate on October 1, 1998.
       (b) Sense of the Congress Relating to Continuation of 
     Activities.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the activities of the corporation under section 2604 
     should continue to be carried out after October 1, 1998, with 
     resources made available from the private sector; and
       (2) the corporation should provide oversight and 
     coordination of such activities after such date.
      Subtitle L--Parent Attendance at Parent-Teacher Conferences

     SEC. 2651. ESTABLISHMENT.

       (a) Policy.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to 
     develop and implement a policy requiring all residents with 
     children attending a District of Columbia public school 
     system to attend and participate in at least 1 parent-teacher 
     conference every 90 days during the school year.
       (b) Withhold Benefits.--The Mayor is authorized to withhold 
     payment of benefits received under the program under part A 
     of title IV of the Social Security Act as a condition of 
     participation in these parent-teacher conferences.

     SEC. 2652. SUBMISSION OF PLAN.

       If the Mayor elects to utilize the powers granted under 
     section 2651, the Mayor shall submit to the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services a plan for implementation. The plan 
     shall include--
       (1) plans to administer the program;
       (2) plans to conduct evaluations on the success or failure 
     of the program;
       (3) plans to monitor the participation of parents;
       (4) plans to withhold and reinstate benefits; and
       (5) long-term plans for the program.

     SEC. 2653. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       Beginning on October 1, 1996 and each year thereafter, the 
     District shall annually report to the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services and to the Congress on the progress and 
     results of the program described in section 2651 of this Act.

  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. 
Gunderson] will be recognized for 15 minutes, and a Member opposed will 
be recognized for 15 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Gunderson].
  (Mr. GUNDERSON asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
his remarks.)
  Mr. GUNDERSON. Mr. Chairman, I submit the following for the Record.

                          Legislative History

       During the first few months of the 104th Congress, Speaker 
     Newt Gingrich appointed

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     Representative Steve Gunderson (R-WI) to lead an education 
     task force to help establish a world class education system 
     in the Nation's capital. As a part of the task force 
     activities, Representative Gunderson convened numerous 
     meetings with individuals and interested groups in the 
     District of Columbia, including the office of the Mayor of 
     the District of Columbia, District of Columbia Delegate 
     Eleanor Holmes Norton, the Superintendent of the District of 
     Columbia Public Schools, the President of the District of 
     Columbia Board of Education, Board of Education members, 
     educators, union members, parent education reform groups, 
     National education reform experts, and many others.
       Additionally, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, together with 
     Speaker Gingrich, convened a town meeting at Eastern High 
     School to hear from District of Columbia citizens about their 
     concerns with the current education system.
       Legislatively, the Subcommittee on Oversight and 
     Investigations of the Economic and Educational Opportunities 
     Committee held hearings on the subject of District of 
     Columbia education reform on May 12, 1995, June 8, 1995 and 
     June 27, 1995. Withnesses included, among others, the 
     President of the Board of Education, the Superintendent of 
     the District of Columbia Schools, the Committee on Public 
     Education, Parents United for District of Columbia Public 
     Schools, City Council members William Lightfoot and Kathleen 
     Patterson, principals of public schools, the National Urban 
     Coalition, Ted Kolderie of the Center for Policy Studies, the 
     President of the Washington Teachers' Union, the President of 
     the American Federation of Teachers, the Education First 
     Coalition, parents, and a representative of the Office of the 
     Mayor.
       The education amendment to the District of Columbia 
     Appropriations legislation is the end product of these 
     meetings and hearings. It represents a balancing of many 
     competing interests, and is designed to transform the current 
     education system into one of the best in the world.
              TITLE II--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOOL REFORM
              Subtitle A--District of Columbia Reform Plan
       Subtitle A of Title II of the bill requires that the 
     Superintendent of Schools, with approval of the Board of 
     Education, develop a long term reform plan for the District 
     of Columbia School Public System. This provision builds on 
     the efforts currently underway by the District. The long term 
     reform plan outlined in the legislation uses the same 
     philosophy outlined by School Board President Wilma Harvey 
     and Superintendent Franklin Smith in the one-year action plan 
     entitled ``Accelerating Education Reform in the District of 
     Columbia: Building on BESST'' that was submitted to Rep. 
     Steve Gunderson on July 13, 1995.
       Subtitle A requires that the plan be consistent with the 
     financial plan and budget for the District of Columbia 
     required by the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-8). The 
     legislation requires that the Superintendent consult with the 
     Board of Education, Mayor, District of Columbia Council, and 
     the Authority. The Superintendent is also required to include 
     the public and any interested groups or organizations in the 
     development of this process--similar to the approach outlined 
     by the Superintendent in the District of Columbia's 

     ``Planning Guide for Local School Restructuring Teams'' 
     report.
       The long term report focuses on how the District of 
     Columbia is preparing to become a world-class education 
     system and model for the nation. The legislation asks the 
     District of Columbia to describe how it plans to accomplish 
     certain goals and objectives. Any amendments to the plan 
     shall be submitted by the Superintendent, with the approval 
     of the Board of Education, to Congress and must be consistent 
     with section 201 of the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 (Public 
     Law 104-8).
                   Subtitle B--Public Charter Schools
       Subtitle B of this amendment authorizes the establishment 
     of public charter schools. On October 23, 1995, the Education 
     and Libraries Committee of the DC Council passed, by a vote 
     of 4-0, legislation authorizing the establishment of 
     independent public charter schools. The DC Council 
     legislation is very similar to this subtitle. A 
     recommendation that either the DC Council or Congress enact 
     legislation authorizing independent public charter schools 
     was also included in the reform plan submitted by the 
     Superintendent and the president of the Board of Education on 
     July 13, 1995, to Rep. Steve Gunderson.
       Public charter schools represent a new type of public 
     school that maintains the essential elements of public 
     education: public charter schools are funded by the public, 
     are open to the public, and are accountable to the public for 
     results. Public charter schools are different, however, from 
     traditional public schools in that they are not required to 
     be managed by a government bureaucracy. Educators may 
     establish new schools and have an opportunity to realize 
     their educational vision for what constitutes a quality 
     education. A public charter school may not charge tuition, 
     except to nonresidents, and must be open to any student 
     regardless of aptitude. A school may limit admission to 
     certain grade-levels and may choose to have an instructional 
     focus, such as the arts, science, or advanced technology.
       Public charter schools are a key component of a 
     comprehensive reform strategy. Public charter schools would 
     encourage innovation and entrepreneurialism by educators. 
     They would be free from many of the burdensome rules and 
     regulations that educators find interferes with their ability 
     to provide excellence in education. Public charter schools 
     have full control over their day-to-day operations, including 
     budgeting and personnel, but they must be non-sectarian and 
     non-profit. Public charter schools may enter into contracts 
     or leases for any service, but contracts over $10,000 in 
     value must be reviewed by the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority.
       The amendment also contains safeguards to ensure that a 
     two-tiered system of public schools would not result from the 
     creation of public charter schools. Eligible chartering 
     authorities are required to give special consideration to 
     petitions to establish public charter schools that would 
     focus on students with special needs, such as students with 
     disabilities, disruptive students, or students who have 
     dropped out. In addition, the new funding formula for public 
     education described in subtitle E is expected to result in 
     additional funding for public charter schools serving 
     students with special needs. As a result, I would expect that 
     quality programs would be encouraged that would serve such 
     students, improving equity and raising the quality of their 
     education.
       In order to encourage a diversity of public charter 
     schools, as well as to encourage healthy competition, 
     multiple entities must be permitted to approve charter 
     petitions. This subtitle designates as eligible chartering 
     authorities the Board of Education and five public or 
     federally-chartered universities located in the District of 
     Columbia. To ensure common standards of quality, this 
     subtitle designates a detailed list of issues that petitions 
     to establish public charter schools must address and a 
     uniform procedure for their consideration, regardless of 
     which eligible chartering authority is reviewing such a 
     petition. Mindful of the fact that the legislation passed by 
     the DC Council Education and Libraries Committee also 
     establishes a charter schools commission, which is not 
     included in this Act, this subtitle allows the DC Council to 
     designate additional entities as eligible chartering 
     authorities.
       While this subtitle would designate multiple chartering 
     authorities, a common framework for accountability is 
     desirable for public charter schools. Therefore, this 
     subtitle authorityes the Board of Education, upon the 
     recommendation of the Superintendent, to deny renewal of a 
     public charter school if its students are performing below 
     average on the assessments to be established pursuant to 
     subtitle D. Parental choice, informed by a school's 
     performance on the common student assessments and other 
     factors that a parent may deem important, constitutes another 
     important aspect of accountability. Further, the charter of a 
     school may be revoked at any time for financial mismanagement 
     or violation of this Act or other applicable laws.
       Within this framework of accountability for results, public 
     charter schools will provide teachers with an unprecedented 
     degree of flexibility and professional opportunity. Public 
     charter schools also offer families a greater degree of 
     choice, enabling parents to select the educational 
     environment that best suites their children's needs. Because 
     charter schools are supported through the enrollment-based 
     per capita funding formula described in subtitle E, a public 
     charter school must satisfy the parents of students enrolled 
     at the school or it will cease to exist.
                         Subtitle C--Even Start
       The inclusion of Even Start as a part of the D.C. schools 
     reform package is a reflection of Rep. Bill Goodling's 
     belief, as well as my own, in the power of family literacy to 
     insure positive educational outcomes for young children. Even 
     Start is based on the knowledge that children who have 
     parents who can help and support them in their educational 
     endeavors are more likely to succeed than those who have 
     parents with low literacy skills and little knowledge on how 
     to help their children succeed in school.
       In the recent national adult literacy survey there were 
     approximately 40 million adults who scored in the lowest 
     level of the literacy scale. Twenty percent of the population 
     of this country have been found to have minimal basic skills. 
     This is a strong indication that there is a high level of 
     illiteracy in our country. What is of major concern is that 
     many of these individuals are parents.
       As a result, it is difficult to believe that any effort to 
     increase the likelihood of school success for young children 
     in the District of Columbia will be completely effective if 
     it does not address the whole family. What is needed is a 
     comprehensive family literacy program which, in addition to 
     parent training, raises the literacy skills of participating 
     adults. The Even Start program meets this criteria.
       In order to avoid the duplication of programs serving the 
     District of Columbia, eligibility for the District of 
     Columbia to participate in the basic Even Start Grant program 
     has been eliminated. The current Even Start law has been 
     amended to provide a separate authorization amount for Even 
     Start programs in the District of Columbia. Funding for Even 
     Start programs funded under current law would be maintained 
     under this new authorization.
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     sponsible for selecting grantees and oversight of Even Start 
     projects in the District of Columbia. Five percent of 
     available funds is provided to the Secretary to provide 
     technical assistance to eligible entities, including one or 
     more local nonprofit organizations, to provide technical 
     assistance to eligible entities in the area of community 
     development and coalition building. An additional five 
     percent would be provided to the National Center for Family 
     Literacy, a recognized authority in this field, for technical 
     assistance to eligible entities. It is expected that the 
     National Center for Family Literacy will assist in ensuring 
     that funded projects are of high quality and provide the 
     intensity of services necessary for success.
       In order to reach those individuals in greatest need of 
     services and families whose children are at greatest risk of 
     educational failure, eligibility for the District of Columbia 
     Even Start Program has been focused on those individuals 
     eligible to participate in an adult education program (i.e. 
     those without a high school diploma or GED or with low levels 
     of literacy). Parents who are still attending, or who are 
     eligible by age to attend, a public school in the District of 
     Columbia are also eligible in order to ensure that they 
     receive an adequate education and, therefore, are able to 
     assist their children to receive the best possible education. 
     It is recognized that teenage parents are at great risk at 
     becoming welfare dependents and that their children often 
     suffer because of their poor parenting skills and low levels 
     of education. Therefore, it is important to include this 
     group of young parents in the list of those eligible for 
     services under this program. However, it is also the intent 
     of this amendment that these teenage parents receive the 
     educational component of the Even Start program as part of 
     the regular education program offered in District of Columbia 
     schools. Further, any child of a parent who meets criteria 
     outlined above and who is under the age of seven is eligible 
     for services.
       Finally, a priority is given to targeting services to 
     families living in a school attendance area where schools are 
     conducting a schoolwide program under Title 1 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act. In this way, services 
     will be focused on those families in greatest need.
       The most recent report distributed by the Department of 
     Education indicated that the average Even Start project did 
     not provide sufficiently intensive instruction and did not 
     obtain significantly greater gains when compared to a control 
     group. Approximately 50 percent of the projects had their 
     adults in adult education for fewer than 9 hours a month. 
     Many parents participating in Even Start have very low 
     literacy levels. It takes between 100 and 150 hours of 
     instruction to raise an individual one grade level. As a 
     result, 9 hours per month is not going to make the type of 
     difference in the lives of participants to enable them to 
     become--and remain--their child's first and most important 
     teacher. Therefore, the District of Columbia Even Start 
     initiative requires programs to be built on the findings of 
     the ``National Evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy 
     Programs,'' including the provision of intensive services in 
     parent training and adult literacy or adult education. It is 
     clear that programs which are of greater intensity 

     produce superior results. Therefore, it is imperative that 
     only those projects which meet this requirement participate 
     in the District of Columbia Even Start program.
       In addition, the Chapter 1 Even Start Program is amended 
     through this legislation to include comparable language on 
     intensity of services. It is estimated that a quality Even 
     Start Program requires $225,000 per year to operate. The 
     District of Columbia Program authorization level assumes this 
     level of funding for each program by limiting the number of 
     projects which can be funded in a given year. Since this 
     legislation eliminates funding for the District of Columbia 
     under the basic Even Start program, the authorization amount 
     for the first year would include funds for the existing Even 
     Start projects as well as six new projects. Funding for the 
     remaining years under this authorization would allow for the 
     addition of six new projects each year as well as continued 
     funding for the original projects.
       Projects are also required to meet the matching 
     requirements contained in the basic Even Start law. However, 
     these requirements may be waived, in whole or in part, should 
     the eligible entity demonstrate to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that they will otherwise be unable to participate 
     in the program.
       Due to inclusion of the match provision, and the 
     possibility that projects will utilize the entire amount 
     appropriated for this purpose, language has been included 
     which provides for a redistribution of excess funds among 
     grant recipients which can demonstrate additional need.
       Provision is made for an independent evaluation of the 
     District of Columbia Even Start program in order to determine 
     their effectiveness in providing high quality family literacy 
     services. This evaluation should be completed by March 1, 
     1999, with an interim report issued by March 1, 1998. The 
     results of the evaluation are to be used for purposes of 
     program improvement and for determining the number of 
     appropriate grants to be awarded by the Secretary in fiscal 
     year 2000. Although the amount authorized assumes a funding 
     level of $225,000 for each project fund, it may become 
     apparent, after the evaluation, that this amount is higher or 
     lower than necessary to provide high quality Even Start 
     Programs. It is, therefore, important that the Secretary be 
     able to adjust the number of grants awarded to reflect the 
     results of the evaluation.
 Subtitle D--World Class Schools Panel; Core Curriculum; Assessments; 
                          and Promotion Gates
       Subtitle D provides the assistance and the guidance 
     necessary for the District of Columbia public schools to 
     begin on the path toward a world-class education system. The 
     core of education is the curriculum. While schools should 
     have discretion with respect to some portions of the 
     curriculum, and full discretion with respect to instruction 
     and inputs, there is a legitimate public interest in ensuring 
     that public schools teach students a core of vital concepts, 
     factual knowledge, and skills. This care should address at 
     least the key academic content areas of English, mathematics, 
     science and history. There is a further legitimate public 
     interest in ensuring that students' competence in this core 
     curriculum represent a high level of achievement, in fact 
     that it be world-class.
       To assist the District, in particular the Superintendent 
     and Board of Education, in establishing such a core 
     curriculum, a panel of experts is established: the World 
     Class Schools Panel. In order to provide the perspective of 
     parents, one appointee is a parent of a student in the 
     District of Columbia public schools. The proposal to 
     establish such a panel has as its origin the request by the 
     Superintendent and the president of the Board of Education, 
     in a reform plan submitted to Rep. Steve Gunderson on July 
     13, 1995, for approximately $2 million for the development of 
     new curricula and assessments. Such a need exists in the 
     District public schools, but a nationally-established panel 
     of experts is the proper vehicle for such an effort. Further, 
     the panel is also directed to recommend model teacher 
     training programs that individuals schools, or the school 
     system, may adopt.
       Because even the formal adoption of a high-quality 
     curriculum constitutes only a minimal improvement if there is 
     no way to determine how well students are mastering the 
     curriculum, assessments that provide such information are 
     also vital. To be of maximum use, assessments must inform 
     parents of their child's progress, as well the progress of 
     the child's school. Such information needs to be placed in 
     the context of the performance of other schools, the 
     District, other states, the nation, and especially, other 
     nations that historically perform well on international 
     comparisons of student achievement, such as Germany, France, 
     Japan, and South Korea. Tools useful for developing such 
     assessments are becoming increasingly available, such as 
     through the third international math and science study, now 
     underway, or through publicly-released items from the 
     national assessment. Further, it is also important for such 
     assessments to satisfy professional standards of reliability 
     and freedom from bias, as established by the American 
     Psychological Association and the American Education Research 
     Association. To the degree that new assessments address such 
     technical standards, it is also useful to have such 
     assessments exemplify the range of knowledge and skills that 
     students are intended to master in the core curriculum. It is 
     the responsibility of the World Class Schools Panel to 
     develop, or adopt, the appropriate assessments to accomplish 
     these important purposes.
       While the Board of Education is free to reject the 
     recommendations of the Panel, if it chooses to do so it must 
     still establish its own core curriculum and assessments that 
     meet the requirements of this subtitle. The establishment of 
     new promotion criteria (``promotion gates'') by the 
     Superintendent and Board of Education, another reform 
     included in the reform plan submitted to Rep. Steve Gunderson 
     on July 13, 1995 by the Superintendent and president of the 
     Board of Education, is also required under this amendment. To 
     ensure coherence in the system, the new assessments measuring 
     achievement of the core curriculum will serve as one 
     criterion for such ``promotion gates,'' though not 
     necessarily the only criterion.
 Subtitle E--Per Capita District of Columbia Public School and Public 
                         Charter School Funding
       Subtitle E of Title II of the bill directs the District of 
     Columbia to develop a per pupil formula for funding K-12 
     education starting in FY 1997. This uniform formula will be 
     used to provide operating budgets on the basis of enrollment 
     for the school system as a whole and for individual public 
     charter schools. According to a January 1995 report by the 
     District of Columbia Committee on Public Education, ``Of the 
     40 largest school systems in the country, the District ranked 
     first in per pupil expenditures.'' The report further states 
     that, ``By almost any measure, student academic performance 
     has worsened.'' This information is disturbing and as a 
     result the District of Columbia is directed to establish a 
     uniform formula for funding the education of students 
     enrolled in either public charter schools authorized in 
     subtitle B of this amendment or the District of Columbia 
     School System, and to have the General Accounting Office do 
     an audit of the student enrollment count.
       To account for appropriate differences in the costs of 
     educating different types of students, the formula shall take 
     into account such variations for students at different grade 
     levels as well as for students with special needs. The 
     District will define ``special needs,'' but it is expected to 
     address such categories as students with disabilities, 
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     ruptive students. Such a formula will clarify and focus 
     decisions regarding funding for public education around 
     students' needs.
       For FY 1996, $75,000 is authorized for the General 
     Accounting Office (GAO) to audit the student enrollment count 
     of the school system. For FY 1996 through FY 2000, $200,000 
     is authorized for each year for transition costs associated 
     with starting public charter schools. These funds are 
     necessary due to the school year beginning in September while 
     the fiscal year begins in October, therefore resulting in a 
     one month funding gap for any new public charter school.
          Subtitle F--School Facilities Repair and Improvement
       Subtitle F of this amendment begins to address the 
     facilities problems that plague the District of Columbia 
     schools. It is appalling that the schools of our Nation's 
     capital have had to be closed, as a result of judicial 
     intervention, because they were deemed unsafe for children. 
     This subtitle encourages assistance by the private sector and 
     government agencies to bring new life to the bricks and 
     mortar of the District of Columbia schools.
       A January 1995 report by the District of Columbia Committee 
     on Public Education entitled ``Our Children Are Still 
     Waiting'' noted that the ``District must generate a sense of 
     urgency in the business and philanthropic community and re-
     enlist them in targeted support for very particular, concrete 
     school reform goals.'' Congress agrees with this statement 
     and is asking the General Services Administration to step in 
     and help guide the District of Columbia Public School System 
     through school facilities repair and improvements. It is not 
     the intent of this amendment for Congress to take over the 
     maintenance of the school system, but rather to become a 
     partner with the school system to help repair and improve 
     school facilities. This is not a long-term arrangement, but 
     shall last no more than two years. It is also the expectation 
     of Congress that this partnership will make appropriate use 
     of the ``Superintendent's Task Force on the Education 
     Infrastructure for the 21st Century: Preliminary Facilities 
     Master Plan 2005 for the District of Columbia Public 
     Schools''. As the plan notes, ``this preliminary plan is a 
     first step in obtaining the District of Columbia's assessment 
     of its public school facilities, the children served by them 
     and a sense of their entitlement to high quality services.''
       The report further states that ``While this preliminary 
     plan creates a framework for moving forward, it does not 
     complete the planning task. It suggests a considerable 
     departure from business as usual and requires the disciplined 
     coordination among all components of DCPS, other city 
     entities and community stakeholders that are currently 
     intervening to impact both student population trends and 
     quality of life in the city.'' It is the hope of Congress 
     that this report will be useful as a starting point to 
     complete the task at hand and that cooperation, innovation 
     and efficiency will prevail. Further, it is the hope of 
     Congress that such a revitalization of school facilities will 
     take hold and become a permanent fixture in the school system 
     of our Nation's capital.
           Subtitle G--Department of Education ``D.C. Desk''
       Subtitle G of Title II of the bill requires the Department 
     of Education to establish a ``DC Desk'' to help coordinate 
     efforts by the District of Columbia school system to apply 
     and receive federal grants. The Director of the DC Desk shall 
     be appointed by the Secretary of Education and shall not be 
     paid more than a GS-15 rate of the General Schedule.
       The duties of the Director of the DC Desk shall include 
     coordinating with the Superintendent a comprehensive 
     technical assistance strategy, identifying federal grants for 
     which the District of Columbia public schools may be eligible 
     and identifying private and public resources that could be 
     made available to the District of Columbia Public School 
     System and public charter schools established under subtitle 
     B of this amendment. By providing this additional resource at 
     the federal level to the District of Columbia, it is expected 
     that greater resources will be infused into the District of 
     Columbia Public School System to provide new and innovative 
     approaches to learning.
                     Subtitle H--Residential School
       Subtitle H of Title II of the bill authorizes funds for the 
     planning and initial capital costs to develop a residential 
     school within the District of Columbia. Two million dollars 
     are authorized in FY 1996 to develop and initiate a 
     residential school program, of which no more than $100,000 
     may be used for planning purposes.
       In a July 13, 1995 reform plan submitted to Representative 
     Steve Gunderson, the president of the District of Columbia 
     Board of Education and the Superintendent of the District of 
     Columbia Public School System proposed allowing the District 
     of Columbia to establish a public residential school. This 
     amendment provides funds to the District to establish such a 
     school. The District of Columbia Public School System has 
     indicated that it intends for such a school to be designed 
     for highly disruptive or troubled youth and this is my 
     expectation.
       Several school systems have public residential schools 
     operating. Chicago is experimenting with the idea in a public 
     housing complex. As the Washington Times reported: ``For 
     centuries, the children of the rich have been sent to 
     boarding schools in search of a tightly controlled 
     educational environment . . . Now in Chicago, children of the 
     not-so-well-to-do will soon get to try something similar.''
       By providing a residential school in the District of 
     Columbia, as has been done in Chicago, Texas, North Carolina 
     and several other jurisdictions, a new alternative will be 
     created for District of Columbia students to learn and 
     thrive. By offering a new opportunity for District of 
     Columbia residents and their children, D.C. children will 
     have another way to succeed in school and in their future.
            Subtitle I--Progress Reports and Accountability
       Subtitle I of Title II of the bill, requires that no later 
     than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the District of 
     Columbia Council must submit a report to Congress describing 
     actions the Council has taken to facilitate first-year 
     reforms within the District of Columbia Public School system. 
     In order to allow for local legislative discretion as well as 
     responsibility, this amendment does not include a number of 
     legislative components that would facilitate public school 
     reform in the District, including implementation of the 
     first-year reform agenda of the District of Columbia Public 
     School System. In response to this demonstration of respect 
     for the principle of Home Rule, it is the expectation of 
     Congress that the DC Council will act swiftly to enact such 
     legislation following the enactment of this Act by Congress.
       Subtitle I also requires that the Superintendent submit to 
     Congress, no later than August 1, 1996, a report regarding 
     the status of implementation of a far-reaching first-year 
     reform agenda. This agenda is based on the reform plan 
     submitted by the Superintendent and the president of the 
     Board of Education to Rep. Steve Gunderson on July 13, 1995, 
     ``Accelerating Education Reform in the District of Columbia: 
     Building on BESST.'' While ambitious, the agenda described in 
     this subtitle does not include every single item contained in 
     the July 13, 1995, reform plan, only those that are most 
     critical and of the highest priority. This year, Congress is 
     resisting the temptation to micromanage, abolish or replace 
     the institutions governing the DC Public School System this 
     year, on the expectation that comprehensive reform will be 
     implemented. Over the course of the next year Congress will 
     conduct appropriate oversight. When considering the FY 1997 
     budget for the District, Congress will evaluate the progress 
     of this implementation and decide whether to intervene more 
     directly to redesign the governance arrangement for public 
     education in the District.
                  Subtitle J--Low Income Scholarships
       Subtitle J of Title II of of the bill establishes a low-
     income scholarship program. Under the program, a non-profit 
     corporation is established to administer two kinds of 
     scholarships for District of Columbia residents: (1) tuition 
     scholarships; and (2) scholarships for after school 
     activities or the costs of transportation. The program is 
     part of a broader education reform package whose goal is to 
     expand the range of choices for low-income families and to 
     improve the quality of education in the District of Columbia. 
     Within this broader framework, existing private and 
     independent schools in the District and surrounding 
     jurisdictions are only one component.
       The tuition scholarships will cover the full costs of 
     tuition, up to $3,000, for students below the poverty level. 
     For students between 100 percent and 185 percent of the 
     poverty level, the scholarship will equal one half the costs 
     of tuition, up to $1500. Tuition scholarships may be used at 
     participating private schools in the District as well as 
     public or private schools in surrounding jurisdictions.
       The scholarships for after school activities or 
     transportation will cover the full costs of such activities, 
     up to $500. Eligible students are those whose family incomes 
     are no more than 185 percent of the poverty level. Such 
     scholarships are available for use within the District of 
     Columbia at either traditional public schools, public charter 
     schools as established under this legislation, or private 
     schools. Such scholarships are envisioned to be used, among 
     other things, for payment of the costs of after school 
     tutoring, rental of band instruments, the costs of summer 
     school, or the costs of traveling across town to attend a new 
     public charter school.
       The corporation established to administer the program is 
     directed to award, to the extent feasible, an equal number of 
     the two types of scholarships (i.e. tuition scholarships and 
     after school or transportation scholarships).
       A seven member Board of Directors will oversee the 
     operations of the nonprofit scholarship corporation. Six 
     members are to be appointed by the President from nominations 
     submitted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 
     the Majority Leader of the Senate. One member will be 
     appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
       During hearings held by the Subcommittee on Oversight and 
     Investigations of the Economic and Educational Opportunities 
     Committee, testimony supporting the scholarship concept was 
     received from several sources. First, at the Subcommittee 
     hearing of June 27, 1995, Eenid Simmons, Director of the 
     Office of Policy for the Mayor of the District of Columbia, 
     spoke in favor of private school choice, though with 
     limitations. The Office of the Mayor has advocated means-
     testing for any choice program. This amendment recognizes the 
     wisdom of such a provision, and accordingly has made the 
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     comes at or below 185 percent of the poverty level.
       Second, at the same Subcommittee hearing, Otis Troupe, the 
     Chairman of the Vouchers Committee of the Education First 
     Coalition, strongly endorsed private school choice as a means 
     of improving the education of District children, though he 
     endorsed a different mechanism than that contained in this 
     amendment. He noted:
       ``I am a particularly enthusiastic proponent of voucher-
     supported public education. . . . To my mind, a program of 
     voucher-supported fully accredited alternative schools will 
     very quickly bring a flexibility of choice to the sterile 
     landscape of `non-options' that are currently offered to 
     parents of DC school children. . . . Once operational, 
     vouchers would immediately and drastically expand the choices 
     available to participating parents. Immediately, children in 
     the vouchers program would experience a drastically expanded 
     range of choice [sic] for schools and academic programs.''
       Because of the concerns of some in the District that a 
     voucher system would remove local public funds and send them 
     to private schools, such an approach is not contained in this 
     amendment. The concept of permitting greater choice among all 
     schools for low-income families who cannot afford choice at 
     present, however, is maintained in this amendment.
       Third, the Education and Libraries Committee of the 
     District of Columbia Council responsible for education 
     legislation unanimously (5-0) ``embraced,'' in an official 
     committee report dated July 21, 1995, a Federally-funded 
     scholarship program. It is this approach that is embodied in 
     this subtitle.
       Fundamental to the concept of this scholarship program is 
     the maximization of equality of opportunity for low income 
     families. The tuition scholarships will provide such families 
     with the same kinds of choices--including private schools in 
     the District as well as public or private schools in 
     surrounding jurisdictions--that higher income families 
     already have available. The after school activities and 
     transportation scholarships are similarly targeted toward low 
     income families.
       Some establishment clause concerns have been expressed 
     regarding whether this amendment provides direct Federal 
     assistance to sectarian schools. It does not, however, 
     provide direct Federal assistance to any participating 
     schools. Rather, the assistance is to the student. The intent 
     of section 2553(c) of the bill is to make clear that the 
     students are the primary beneficiaries of the scholarships, 
     and not the schools. This amendment envisions no 
     discrimination for or against private schools on the basis of 
     religion in the operation of this program, but instead 
     neutrality.
       Section 2557(a)(1) of the bill prohibits independent and 
     private schools from discriminating on the basis of a 
     student's disabilities if the school is equipped to provide 
     an appropriate education. This part of section 2557(a)(1) is 
     intended to reflect current law 

     requirements under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
     1973 (29 USC 794).
       The low-income scholarship program was carefully designed 
     to satisfy Constitutional requirements under the First 
     Amendment. Over the past 12 years, the U.S. Supreme Court 
     consistently has upheld programs that provide assistance for 
     students who attend private schools. In Mueller v. Allen, 463 
     U.S. 388 (1983), the Court upheld Minnesota's income tax 
     credits for educational expenses, most of which were incurred 
     in religious schools. In Witters v. Department of Services 
     for the Blind, 474 U.S. 481 (1986), a program paying for a 
     blind student to pursue training for the ministry at a 
     religious seminary was upheld. In Zobrest v. Catalina 
     Foothills School Dist., 113 S. Ct. 2462 (1993), the Court 
     sustained the use of funds under the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act to pay an interpreter for a deaf 
     child attending a Catholic High School.
       In these cases, the Court established that such assistance 
     is permissible if (1) the choice where to use assistance is 
     made by parents of students, not the government; (2) the 
     program does not create a financial incentive to choose 
     private schools; and (3) it does not involve the government 
     in the school's affairs.
       The proposed scholarship program fulfills these criteria. 
     Like the G.I. Bill and federal daycare assistance, the choice 
     of where funds are expended is made not by the government but 
     by the scholarship recipients. Because the tuition 
     scholarships amount only to the cost of tuition or some 
     lesser amount, the program does not create a financial 
     incentive to choose private schools. Scholarships are also 
     available to pay costs of supplemental services for public 
     school students, who already receive a free education. 
     Moreover, the program involves only those regulations 
     necessary to ensure that reasonable educational objectives 
     are met, and does not create entanglement between the 
     government and religious schools.
       The scholarship program does not impermissibly establish 
     religion, but instead serves to expand educational 
     opportunities for children who desperately need them.

                 Subtitle K--Partnerships With Business

       Within the context of limited public resources and an ever 
     increasing demand for additional and more effective 
     services--Subtitle K of Title II is intended to facilitate a 
     process and develop an infrastructure under which private 
     sector contributions are effectively leveraged to bring about 
     positive change in the community.
       The centerpiece of this Subtitle is the establishment of 
     the District Education and Learning Technologies Advancement 
     (DELTA) Council. The DELTA council will bring together 
     representatives of business, community leaders, and others 
     willing to contribute time, energy and resources to carry out 
     a variety of activities related to education, training and 
     employment within the District of Columbia.
       The DELTA Council, (established by a non-profit corporation 
     selected by the Superintendent of DC schools), has many 
     important functions, including coordinating donations from 
     the private sector so that they are used in a comprehensive 
     and effective manner with full accountability. It is expected 
     that the corporation, through the DELTA council, will not 
     only meet, but surpass, the goals set forth in the 
     legislation to match the Federal grant amount at an 
     increasing rate (up to 5:1) over the three year authorizing 
     period. It is intended that the DELTA council will work with 
     the General Services Administration in the coordination of 
     donated services related to the repair and improvement of 
     schools.
       The integration of up-to-the minute educational technology 
     into an inner-city school curriculum has shown impressive 
     results. A recent article in the National Journal focused on 
     the impact such an initiative had on schools in Union City, 
     N.J.:
       ``Bell Atlantic Corp., the Philadelphia-based regional Bell 
     operating company, provided computers and wired the 
     classrooms and homes of students, teachers and administrators 
     to join them all in an electronic network. It then connected 
     the network to the Internet and a host of multi-media 
     education programs. `We initiated the project to test the 
     technology--which works'; John G. Grady, the manager of Bell 
     Atlantic's Video Service, explained `But we were surprised in 
     a wonderful way with the educational outcomes.' Truancy and 
     dropouts plummeted; test scores soared. All the schools in 
     the district raised their levels of attendance and student 
     achievement.''
       Under this legislation, the DELTA council, in conjunction 
     with the Superintendent, students, parents and teachers will 
     establish and implement strategies to ensure access to state-
     of-the-art educational technology. This process will begin 
     with a comprehensive technology assessment which, to the 
     extent possible, shall be done pro bono by a qualified 
     private sector firm. Based on this assessment, the DELTA 
     council will facilitate the development of a short-term 
     technology plan to be carried out in conjunction with the 
     schools, students, parents and teachers.
       It is recognized that computers, hardware, software and 
     access to emerging technologies do not, by themselves, ensure 
     success. In fact, they are worthless if they are not utilized 
     effectively and constructively. As such, teachers need to be 
     knowledgeable both on how to use these technologies as well 
     as how to teach such technology and the applications of such 
     technology.
       Under this legislation this vital link is established 
     through the creation of a Professional Development Program 
     for Teachers and Administrators. This program will being 
     together teachers, school administrators and universities 
     within the District of Columbia in order to provide 
     professional development for teachers. This training will 
     include private sector training of teachers in the use, 
     application, and operation of state-of-the-art technology in 
     education. This program will also provide training for school 
     principals and other school administrators in effective 
     private sector management practices.
       The unemployment rate for 18-25 year olds in the District 
     of Columbia is simply too high. There needs to be an 
     effective effort, beyond school reform, to assist these 
     individuals in gaining the skills necessary to obtain and 
     retain employment. Subtitle K provides for the District of 
     Employment and Learning Center, ``DEAL Center''. The center 
     will provide the district with a regional institute to 
     provide job training and employment assistance for these 
     individuals. The basic premise behind this center is that one 
     of the most effective approaches to employment programs is 
     the combination of on-the-job and classroom training. As 
     such, the center will focus on job placement, including 
     temporary work assignments, combined with training 
     opportunities. This training may be supported with needs-
     based payments in order to make training a viable option for 
     those individuals who may otherwise not be able to afford the 
     time to participate in such a program.
       The center will use funds from a variety of sources (beyond 
     what is made available under this section), including funds 
     leveraged through the private sector by the DELTA council and 
     through partnerships with other governmental agencies and 
     appropriate federal employment and training programs.
       It is recognized that there are currently efforts in this 
     Congress aimed at streamlining the multitude of Federal job 
     training and employment programs and providing a simpler 
     framework for state and local implementation of such federal 
     program. This subtitle encourages such reforms to be started 
     within the District by the Mayor as soon as possible and 
     further supports full accountability for these funds. It is 
     further encouraged that the Mayor and other local officials 
     coordinate the design and implementation of such reforms with 
     the efforts of the DELTA council and with the efforts of the 
     DEAL Center.
       It is also expected that initiatives will be carried out 
     with District of Columbia Public School System and interested 
     public charter schools at the secondary level to facilitate

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     the integration of rigorous academic studies with workforce 
     preparation programs. In particular, it is the intent of this 
     amendment to promote the expansion and quality of current 
     high school career academy programs as established in certain 
     District of Columbia schools.
       This amendment also recognize the value of implementing 
     nationally-proven programs. One such example is the Jobs for 
     America's Graduates (JAG) program. According to the 1994 
     Annual Report issued by JAG, the program has benefited over 
     175,000 youth people in 22 different states and 400 
     communities. Over 90 percent of them have successfully 
     completed high school and over 80 percent, at the end of nine 
     months after leaving school are either on the job, in the 
     military or enrolled in postsecondary education or training.
       This amendment provides funding for a Jobs for D.C. 
     Graduates Program modeled after the JAG program and 
     consistent with Jobs for America's Graduates, Inc. This 
     program would assist schools in workforce preparation 
     initiatives. Specifically, these initiatives assist at-risk 
     and disadvantaged youth in graduating from high school and in 
     finding and maintaining quality jobs thereafter. It is 
     expected that FY 1996 funding would serve at least half of 
     all 12th grade students and funding authorized in future 
     years would include all interested 12th grade students.
      Subtitle L--Parent Attendance at Parent-Teacher Conferences
       Subtitle L of Title II of the bill authorizes the Mayor to 
     condition welfare benefits on parent attendance and 
     participation in parent-teacher conferences once every 90 
     days. The Mayor must submit to the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services a plan for implementation of such a program. 
     The plan must state how the Mayor plans to administer the 
     program, conduct evaluations of the program, monitor the 
     participation of parents, withhold and reinstate benefits, 
     and long-term plans for the program. Beginning October 1, 
     1996, the District of Columbia is required to annually submit 
     a report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and 
     Congress on the progress and report of this program.
       The idea for such a program arose at one of the many 
     consensus meetings I held to develop this comprehensive 
     reform package. It was suggested by teachers who emphasized 
     the need to ensure greater parent involvement. Further, it is 
     consistent with the overall philosophy of the reforms 
     proposed by District of Columbia school officials. In a July 
     13, 1995 letter to Representative Steve Gunderson, Mrs. Wilma 
     Harvery, president of the District of Columbia Board of 
     Education, and Franklin Smith, Superintendent of the District 
     of Columbia Public Schools, cited the value of parent 
     involvement in the success of both schools and students. 
     ``Parent and community involvement are critical to student 
     and school success . . . Research show parent involvement is 
     a crucial component in school success.''
       The Carnegie Corporation issued a report in June 1989 
     entitled ``Turning Points: Preparing American Youth for the 
     21st Century''. The report states the need to reengage 
     families in the education of our children and to have them 
     become more actively involved in the school. ``Reversing the 
     downward slide in parent involvement and closing the gulf 
     between parents and school staff with mutual trust and 
     respect are crucial for the successful education of 
     adolescents.'' It is intended that this subtitle on parental 
     involvement will re-engage parents to become actively 
     involved in the education of their children.

Yeas

241

It was decided in the

Nays

177

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para.139.13                  [Roll No. 763]

                                AYES--241

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--177

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Obey
       

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Berman
     Boucher
     Chapman
     Conyers
     de la Garza
     Fields (LA)
     Gephardt
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Stokes
     Tucker
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 
252, reported the bill back to the House with sundry amendments adopted 
by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendments, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, were agreed to:

       Page 57, line 23, strike ``Section'' and insert ``(a) In 
     General.--Section''.
       Page 58, insert after line 4 the following:
       (b) No Effect on Petitions for Adoption Filed by Individual 
     Unmarried Petitioner.--Nothing in section 16-302(b), D.C. 
     Code (as added by subsection (a)) shall be construed to 
     affect the ability of any unmarried person to file a petition 
     for adoption in the Superior Court of the District of 
     Columbia where no other person joins in the petition.

       Insert at the appropriate place the following new section:

[[Page 1851]]

   technical corrections to financial responsibility and management 
                             assistance act

       Sec.   . (a) Requiring GSA To Provide Support Services.--
     Section 103(f) of the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 is 
     amended by striking ``may provide'' and inserting ``shall 
     promptly provide''.
       (b) Availability of Certain Federal Benefits for 
     Individuals Who Become Employed by the Authority.--
       (1) Former federal employees.--Subsection (e) of section 
     102 of such Act is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Preservation of Retirement and Certain Other Rights 
     of Federal Employees Who Become Employed by the Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any Federal employee who becomes 
     employed by the Authority--
       ``(A) may elect, for the purposes set forth in paragraph 
     (2)(A), to be treated, for so long as that individual remains 
     continuously employed by the Authority, as if such individual 
     had not separated from service with the Federal Government, 
     subject to paragraph (3); and
       ``(B) shall, if such employee subsequently becomes 
     reemployed by the Federal Government, be entitled to have 
     such individual's service with the Authority treated, for 
     purposes of determining the appropriate leave accrual rate, 
     as if it had been service with the Federal Government.
       ``(2) Effect of an election.--An election made by an 
     individual under the provisions of paragraph (1)(A)--
       ``(A) shall qualify such individual for the treatment 
     described in such provisions for purposes of--
       ``(i) chapter 83 or 84 of title 5, United States Code, as 
     appropriate (relating to retirement), including the Thrift 
     Savings Plan;
       ``(ii) chapter 87 of such title (relating to life 
     insurance); and
       ``(iii) chapter 89 of such title (relating to health 
     insurance); and
       ``(B) shall disqualify such individual, while such election 
     remains in effect, from participating in the programs offered 
     by the government of the District of Columbia (if any) 
     corresponding to the respective programs referred to in 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) Conditions for an election to be effective.--An 
     election made by an individual under paragraph (1)(A) shall 
     be ineffective unless--
       ``(A) it is made before such individual separates from 
     service with the Federal Government; and
       ``(B) such individual's service with the Authority 
     commences within 3 days after so separating (not counting any 
     holiday observed by the government of the District of 
     Columbia).
       ``(4) Contributions.--If an individual makes an election 
     under paragraph (1)(A), the Authority shall, in accordance 
     with applicable provisions of law referred to in paragraph 
     (2)(A), be responsible for making the same deductions from 
     pay and the same agency contributions as would be required if 
     it were a Federal agency.
       ``(5) Regulations.--Any regulations necessary to carry out 
     this subsection shall be prescribed by--
       ``(A) the Office of Personnel Management, to the extent 
     that any program administered by the Office is involved;
       ``(B) the appropriate office or agency of the government of 
     the District of Columbia, to the extent that any program 
     administered by such office or agency is involved; and
       ``(C) the Executive Director referred to in section 8474 of 
     title 5, United States Code, to the extent that the Thrift 
     Savings Plan is involved.''.
       (2) Other individuals.--Section 102 of such Act is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Federal Benefits for Others.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Office of Personnel Management, in 
     conjunction with each corresponding office or agency of the 
     government of the District of Columbia, shall prescribe 
     regulations under which any individual who becomes employed 
     by the Authority (under circumstances other than as described 
     in subsection (e)) may elect either--
       ``(A) to be deemed a Federal employee for purposes of the 
     programs referred to in subsection (e)(2)(A)(i)-(iii); or
       ``(B) to participate in 1 or more of the corresponding 
     programs offered by the government of the District of 
     Columbia.
       ``(2) Effect of an election.--An individual who elects the 
     option under subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) shall 
     be disqualified, while such election remains in effect, from 
     participating in any of the programs referred to in the other 
     such subparagraph.
       ``(3) Definition of `corresponding office or agency'.--For 
     purposes of paragraph (1), the term `corresponding office or 
     agency of the government of the District of Columbia' means, 
     with respect to any program administered by the Office of 
     Personnel Management, the office or agency responsible for 
     administering the corresponding program (if any) offered by 
     the government of the District of Columbia.
       ``(4) Thrift savings plan.--To the extent that the Thrift 
     Savings Plan is involved, the preceding provisions of this 
     subsection shall be applied by substituting `the Executive 
     Director referred to in section 8474 of title 5, United 
     States Code' for `the Office of Personnel Management'.''.
       (3) Effective date; additional election for former federal 
     employees serving on date of enactment; election for 
     employees appointed during interim period.--
       (A) Effective date.--Not later than 6 months after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, there shall be prescribed (and take 
     effect)--
       (i) regulations to carry out the amendments made by this 
     subsection; and
       (ii) any other regulations necessary to carry out this 
     subsection.
       (B) Additional election for former federal employees 
     serving on date of enactment.--
       (i) In general.--Any former Federal employee employed by 
     the Authority on the effective date of the regulations 
     referred to in subparagraph (A)(i) may, within such period as 
     may be provided for under those regulations, make an election 
     similar, to the maximum extent practicable, to the election 
     provided for under section 102(e) of the District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 
     1995, as amended by this subsection. Such regulations shall 
     be prescribed jointly by the Office of Personnel Management 
     and each corresponding office or agency of the government of 
     the District of Columbia (in the same manner as provided for 
     in section 102(f) of such Act, as so amended).
       (ii) Exception.--An election under this subparagraph may 
     not be made by any individual who--
       (I) is not then participating in a retirement system for 
     Federal employees (disregarding Social Security); or
       (II) is then participating in any program of the government 
     of the District of Columbia referred to in section 
     102(e)(2)(B) of such Act (as so amended).
       (C) Election for employees appointed during interim 
     period.--
       (i) From the federal government.--Subsection (e) of section 
     102 of the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and 
     Management Assistance Act of 1995 (as last in effect before 
     the date of enactment of this Act) shall be deemed to have 
     remained in effect for purposes of any Federal employee who 
     becomes employed by the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority during the 
     period beginning on such date of enactment and ending on the 
     day before the effective date of the regulations prescribed 
     to carry out subparagraph (B).
       (ii) Other individuals.--The regulations prescribed to 
     carry out subsection (f) of section 102 of the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Act of 1995 (as amended by this subsection) shall include 
     provisions under which an election under such subsection 
     shall be available to any individual who--
       (I) becomes employed by the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority during the 
     period beginning on the date of enactment of this Act and 
     ending on the day before the effective date of such 
     regulations;
       (II) would have been eligible to make an election under 
     such regulations had those regulations been in effect when 
     such individual became so employed; and
       (III) is not then participating in any program of the 
     government of the District of Columbia referred to in 
     subsection (f)(1)(B) of such section 102 (as so amended).
       (c) Exemption From Liability for Claims for Authority 
     Employees.--Section 104 of such Act is amended--
       (1) by striking ``the Authority and its members'' and 
     inserting ``the Authority, its members, and its employees''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``the District of Columbia'' and inserting 
     ``the Authority or its members or employees or the District 
     of Columbia''.
       (d) Permitting Review of Emergency Legislation.--Section 
     203(a)(3) of such Act is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (C).

       Page 37, line 15, strike ``No funds'' and insert ``(a) No 
     funds''.
       Page 37, line 22, strike ``; nor shall any'' and all that 
     follows through ``1992''.
       Page 38, insert after line 2 the following:
       (b) The Health Care Benefits Expansion Act (D.C. Law 9-114; 
     sec. 36-1401 et seq., D.C. Code) is hereby repealed.

       At the end of the bill, add the following:
              TITLE II--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOOL REFORM

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``District of Columbia 
     School Reform Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2002. DEFINITIONS.

       Except as otherwise provided, for purposes of this title:
       (1) Appropriate congressional committees.--The term 
     ``appropriate congressional committees'' means--
       (A) the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate;
       (B) the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor 
     and Human Resources of the Senate; and
       (C) the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate.
       (2) Authority.--The term ``Authority'' means the District 
     of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Authority established under section 101(a) of the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-8).
       (3) Average daily attendance.--The term ``average daily 
     attendance'', when used with respect to a school and a period 
     of time, means the aggregate attendance of the school during 
     the period divided by the number of days during the period on 
     which--
       (A) the school is in session; and

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       (B) the pupils of the school are under the guidance and 
     direction of teachers.
       (4) Average daily membership.--
       (A) Individual school.--The term ``average daily 
     membership'', when used with respect to a school and a period 
     of time, means the aggregate enrollment of the school during 
     the period divided by the number of days during the period on 
     which--
       (i) the school is in session; and
       (ii) the pupils of the school are under the guidance and 
     direction of teachers.
       (B) Groups of schools.--The term ``average daily 
     membership'', when used with respect to a group of schools 
     and a period of time, means the average of the average daily 
     memberships during the period of the individual schools that 
     constitute the group.
       (5) Board of education.--The term ``Board of Education'' 
     means the Board of Education of the District of Columbia.
       (6) Board of trustees.--The term ``Board of Trustees'' 
     means the governing board of a public charter school, the 
     members of which board have been selected pursuant to the 
     charter granted to the school and in a manner consistent with 
     this title.
       (7) Control period.--The term ``control period'' means a 
     period of time described in section 209 of the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-8).
       (8) Core curriculum.--The term ``core curriculum'' means 
     the concepts, factual knowledge, and skills that students in 
     the District of Columbia should learn in kindergarten through 
     12th grade in academic content areas, including, at a 
     minimum, English, mathematics, science, and history.
       (9) District of columbia council.--The term ``District of 
     Columbia Council'' means the Council of the District of 
     Columbia established pursuant to section 401 of the District 
     of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization 
     Act (D.C. Code, sec. 1-221).
       (10) District of columbia government.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``District of Columbia 
     government'' means the government of the District of 
     Columbia, including--
       (i) any department, agency, or instrumentality of the 
     government of the District of Columbia;
       (ii) any independent agency of the District of Columbia 
     established under part F of title IV of the District of 
     Columbia Self-Government and Governmental Reorganization Act;
       (iii) any other agency, board, or commission established by 
     the Mayor or the District of Columbia Council;
       (iv) the courts of the District of Columbia;
       (v) the District of Columbia Council; and
       (vi) any other agency, public authority, or public benefit 
     corporation that has the authority to receive monies directly 
     or indirectly from the District of Columbia (other than 
     monies received from the sale of goods, the provision of 
     services, or the loaning of funds to the District of 
     Columbia).
       (B) Exceptions.--The term ``District of Columbia 
     government'' does not include the following:
       (i) The Authority.
       (ii) A public charter school.
       (11) District of columbia government retirement system.--
     The term ``District of Columbia government retirement 
     system'' means the retirement programs authorized by the 
     District of Columbia Council or the Congress for employees of 
     the District of Columbia government.
       (12) District of columbia public school.--
       (A) In general.--The term ``District of Columbia public 
     school'' means a public school in the District of Columbia 
     that offers classes--
       (i) at any of the grade levels from prekindergarten through 
     the 12th grade; or
       (ii) leading to a general education diploma.
       (B) Exception.--The term does not include a public charter 
     school.
       (13) District of columbia public schools.--The term 
     ``District of Columbia public schools'' means all schools 
     that are District of Columbia public schools.
       (14) District-wide assessments.--The term ``district-wide 
     assessments'' means reliable and unbiased student assessments 
     administered by the Superintendent to students enrolled in 
     District of Columbia public schools and public charter 
     schools.
       (15) Eligible applicant.--The term ``eligible applicant'' 
     means a person, including a private, public, or quasi-public 
     entity and an institution of higher education (as defined in 
     section 481 of the Higher Education Act of 1965), who seeks 
     to establish a public charter school.
       (16) Eligible chartering authority.--The term ``eligible 
     chartering authority'' means any of the following:
       (A) The Board of Education.
       (B) Any of the following public or federally-chartered 
     universities:
       (i) Howard University.
       (ii) Gallaudet University.
       (iii) American University.
       (iv) George Washington University.
       (v) The University of the District of Columbia.
       (C) Any other entity designated by enactment of a bill as 
     an eligible chartering authority by the District of Columbia 
     Council after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (17) Facilities management.--The term ``facilities 
     management'' means the administration, construction, 
     renovation, repair, maintenance, remodeling, improvement, or 
     other oversight, of a building or real property of a District 
     of Columbia public school. The term does not include the 
     performance of any such act with respect to real property 
     owned by a public charter school.
       (18) Family resource center.--The term ``family resource 
     center'' means an information desk--
       (A) located at a school with a majority of students whose 
     family income is not greater than 185 percent of the poverty 
     guidelines updated annually in the Federal Register by the 
     Department of Health and Human Services under authority of 
     section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
     1981; and
       (B) which links students and families to local resources 
     and public and private entities involved in child care, adult 
     education, health and social services, tutoring, mentoring, 
     and job training.
       (19) Long-term reform plan.--The term ``long-term reform 
     plan'' means the plan submitted by the Superintendent under 
     section 2101.
       (20) Mayor.--The term ``Mayor'' means the Mayor of the 
     District of Columbia.
       (21) Metrobus and metrorail transit system.--The term 
     ``Metrobus and Metrorail Transit System'' means the bus and 
     rail systems administered by the Washington Metropolitan Area 
     Transit Authority.
       (22) Minor student.--The term ``minor student'' means an 
     individual who--
       (A) is enrolled in a District of Columbia public schools or 
     a public charter school; and
       (B) is not beyond the age of compulsory school attendance, 
     as prescribed in section 1 of article I, and section 1 of 
     article II, of the Act of February 4, 1925 (sections 31-401 
     and 31-402, D.C. Code).
       (23) Nonresident student.--The term ``nonresident student'' 
     means--
       (A) an individual under the age of 18 who is enrolled in a 
     District of Columbia public school or a public charter 
     school, and does not have a parent residing in the District 
     of Columbia; or
       (B) an individual who is age 18 or older and is enrolled in 
     a District of Columbia public school or public charter 
     school, and does not reside in the District of Columbia.
       (24) Panel.--The term ``Panel'' means the World Class 
     Schools Panel established under subtitle D.
       (25) Parent.--The term ``parent'' means a person who has 
     custody of a child enrolled in a District of Columbia public 
     school or a public charter school, and who--
       (A) is a natural parent of the child;
       (B) is a stepparent of the child;
       (C) has adopted the child; or
       (D) is appointed as a guardian for the child by a court of 
     competent jurisdiction.
       (26) Petition.--The term ``petition'' means a written 
     application, submitted by an eligible applicant to an 
     eligible chartering authority, to establish a public charter 
     school.
       (27) Promotion gate.--The term ``promotion gate'' means the 
     criteria, developed by the Superintendent and approved by the 
     Board of Education, that are used to determine student 
     promotion at different grade levels. Such criteria shall 
     include achievement on district-wide assessments that, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, measure student achievement of 
     the core curriculum.
       (28) Public charter school.--The term ``public charter 
     school'' means a publicly funded school in the District of 
     Columbia that is established pursuant to subtitle B. A public 
     charter school is not a part of the District of Columbia 
     public schools.
       (29) School.--The term ``school'' means--
       (A) a public charter school; or
       (B) any other day or residential school that provides 
     elementary or secondary education, as determined under State 
     or District of Columbia law.
       (30) Student with special needs.--The term ``student with 
     special needs'' has the meaning given such term by the Mayor 
     and the District of Columbia Council under section 2301.
       (31) Superintendent.--The term ``Superintendent'' means the 
     Superintendent of the District of Columbia public schools.
       (32) Teacher.--The term ``teacher'' means any person 
     employed as a teacher by the Board of Education or by a 
     public charter school.
              Subtitle A--District of Columbia Reform Plan

     SEC. 2101. LONG-TERM REFORM PLAN.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Plan.--The Superintendent, with the approval of the 
     Board of Education, shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees, the Mayor, the District of Columbia 
     Council, and the Authority a long-term reform plan, not later 
     than February 1, 1996. The plan shall be consistent with the 
     financial plan and budget for the District of Columbia for 
     fiscal year 1996 required under section 201 of the District 
     of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-8).
       (2) Consultation.--
       (A) In general.--In developing the long-term reform plan, 
     the Superintendent--
       (i) shall consult with the Board of Education, Mayor, and 
     District of Columbia Council, and, in a control period, with 
     the Authority; and
       (ii) shall afford the public, interested organizations, and 
     groups an opportunity to present their views and make 
     recommendations regarding the long-term reform plan.
       (B) Summary of recommendations.--The Superintendent shall 
     include in the long-term plan a summary of the 
     recommendations made under subparagraph (A)(ii) and the 
     response of the Superintendent to these recommendations.
       (b) Contents.--
       (1) Areas to be addressed.--The long-term plan shall 
     describe how the District of Columbia public schools will 
     become a world-class education system which prepares

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     students for life-time learning in the 21st century and which 
     is on a par with the best education systems of other nations. 
     The plan shall include a description of how the District of 
     Columbia public schools will accomplish the following:
       (A) Achievement at nationally- and internationally-
     competitive levels by students attending District of Columbia 
     public schools.
       (B) The creation of a performance-oriented workforce.
       (C) The construction and repair of District of Columbia 
     public school facilities.
       (D) Local school governance, decentralization, autonomy, 
     and parental choice among District of Columbia public 
     schools; and
       (E) The implementation of an efficient and effective adult 
     literacy program.
       (2) Other information.--For each of the items in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (G) of paragraph (1), the long-term 
     plan shall include--
       (A) a statement of measurable, objective performance goals;
       (B) a description of the measures of performance to be used 
     in determining whether the Superintendent and Board of 
     Education have met the goals;
       (C) dates by which the goals must be met;
       (D) plans for monitoring and reporting progress to District 
     of Columbia residents, the appropriate congressional 
     committees, the Mayor, the District of Columbia Council, and 
     the Authority; and
       (E) the title of the management employee of the District of 
     Columbia public schools most directly responsible for the 
     achievement of each goal and, with respect to each such 
     employee, the title of the employee's immediate supervisor or 
     superior.
       (c) Amendments.--The Superintendent, with the approval of 
     the Board of Education, shall submit any amendment to the 
     long-term plan to the appropriate congressional committees. 
     Any amendment to the long-term plan shall be consistent with 
     the financial plan and budget for fiscal year 1996 for the 
     District of Columbia required under section 201 of the 
     District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
     Assistance Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-8).
                   Subtitle B--Public Charter Schools

     SEC. 2151. PROCESS FOR FILING CHARTER PETITIONS.

       (a) Existing Public School.--An eligible applicant seeking 
     to convert an existing District of Columbia public school 
     into a public charter school--
       (1) shall prepare a petition to establish a public charter 
     school that meets the requirements of section 2152;
       (2) shall provide a copy of the petition to--
       (A) the parents of minor students attending the existing 
     school;
       (B) adult students attending the existing school; and
       (C) employees of the existing school;
       (3) shall file the petition with an eligible chartering 
     authority for approval after the petition--
       (A) has been signed by a majority of the total number of--
       (i) parents of minor students attending the school; and
       (ii) adult students attending the school; and
       (B) has been endorsed by at least a majority of full-time 
     teachers at the school; and
       (4) shall explain in the petition the relationship that 
     will exist between the public charter school and its 
     employees.
       (b) Independent or Private School.--An eligible applicant 
     seeking to convert an existing independent or private school 
     in the District of Columbia into a public charter school--
       (1) shall prepare a petition to establish a public charter 
     school that meets the requirements of section 2152;
       (2) shall provide a copy of the petition to--
       (A) the parents of minor students attending the existing 
     school;
       (B) adult students attending the existing school; and
       (C) employees of the existing school;
       (3) shall file the petition with an eligible chartering 
     authority for approval after the petition--
       (A) has been signed by a majority of the total number of--
       (i) parents of minor students attending the school; and
       (ii) adult students attending the school; and
       (B) has been endorsed by at least a majority of full-time 
     teachers at the school; and
       (4) shall explain in the petition the relationship that 
     will exist between the public charter school and its 
     employees.
       (c) New School.--An eligible applicant seeking to establish 
     in the District of Columbia a public charter school, but not 
     seeking to convert an existing public, private, or 
     independent school into a public charter school, shall file 
     with an eligible chartering authority for approval a petition 
     to establish a public charter school that meets the 
     requirements of section 2152.

     SEC. 2152. CONTENTS OF PETITION.

       A petition to establish a public charter school shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A statement defining the mission and goals of the 
     proposed school.
       (2) A statement of the need for the proposed school in the 
     geographic area of the school site.
       (3) A description of the proposed instructional goals and 
     methods for the school, which includes, at a minimum--
       (A) the methods that will be used to provide students with 
     the knowledge, proficiency, and skills needed--
       (i) to become nationally and internationally competitive 
     students and educated individuals in the 21st century; and
       (ii) to perform competitively on any districtwide 
     assessments; and
       (B) the methods that will be used to improve student self-
     motivation, classroom instruction, and learning for all 
     students.
       (4) A description of the plan for evaluating student 
     academic achievement of the proposed school and the 
     procedures for remedial action that will be used by the 
     school when the academic achievement of a student falls below 
     the expectations of the school.
       (5) An operating budget for the first 2 years of the 
     proposed school that is based on anticipated enrollment and 
     contains--
       (A) a description of the method for conducting annual 
     audits of the financial, administrative, and programmatic 
     operations of the school;
       (B) either--
       (i) an identification of the site where the school will be 
     located, including a description of any buildings on the site 
     and any buildings proposed to be constructed on the site; or
       (ii) a timetable by which a such an identification will be 
     made;
       (C) a description of any major contracts planned, with a 
     value equal to or exceeding $10,000, for equipment and 
     services, leases, improvements, purchases of real property, 
     or insurance; and
       (D) a timetable for commencing operations as a public 
     charter school.
       (6) A description of the proposed rules and policies for 
     governance and operation of the school.
       (7) Copies of the proposed articles of incorporation and 
     bylaws of the school.
       (8) The names and addresses of the members of the proposed 
     Board of Trustees.
       (9) A description of the student enrollment, admission, 
     suspension, and expulsion policies and procedures of the 
     proposed school, and the criteria for making decisions in 
     such areas.
       (10) A description of the procedures the school plans to 
     follow to ensure the health and safety of students, 
     employees, and guests of the school and to comply with 
     applicable health and safety laws and regulations of the 
     Federal Government and the District of Columbia.
       (11) An explanation of the qualifications that will be 
     required of employees of the proposed school.
       (12) An identification, and a description, of the 
     individuals and entities submitting the application, 
     including their names and addresses, and the names of the 
     organizations or corporations of which such individuals are 
     directors or officers.

     SEC. 2153. PROCESS FOR APPROVING OR DENYING CHARTER 
                   PETITIONS.

       (a) Schedule.--An eligible chartering authority may 
     establish a schedule for receiving petitions to establish a 
     public charter school and shall publish any such schedule in 
     the District of Columbia Register. An eligible chartering 
     authority shall make a copy of any such schedule available to 
     all interested persons upon request.
       (b) Public Hearing.--Not later than 45 days after a 
     petition to establish a public charter school is filed with 
     an eligible chartering authority, the authority shall hold a 
     public hearing on the petition to gather the information that 
     is necessary for the authority to make the decision to 
     approve or deny the petition.
       (c) Notice.--Not later than 10 days prior to the scheduled 
     date of a public hearing on a petition to establish a public 
     charter school, an eligible chartering authority--
       (1) shall publish a notice of the hearing in the District 
     of Columbia Register; and
       (2) shall send a written notification of the hearing date 
     to the eligible applicant who filed the petition.
       (d) Approval or Denial.--Subject to subsection (i), an 
     eligible chartering authority shall approve a petition to 
     establish a public charter school, if--
       (1) the authority determines that the petition satisfies 
     the requirements of this subtitle; and
       (2) the eligible applicant who filed the petition agrees to 
     satisfy any condition or requirement, consistent with this 
     title and other applicable law, that is set forth in writing 
     by the eligible chartering authority as an amendment to the 
     petition.
       (e) Timetable.--An eligible chartering authority shall 
     approve or deny a petition to establish a public charter 
     school not later than 45 days after the conclusion of the 
     public hearing on the petition.
       (f) Extension.--An eligible chartering authority and an 
     eligible applicant may agree to extend the 45-day time period 
     referred to in subsection (e) by a period that does not 
     exceed 30 days.
       (g) Explanation.--If an eligible chartering authority 
     denies a petition or finds it to be incomplete, the authority 
     shall specify in writing the reasons for its decision and 
     indicate, when appropriate, how the eligible applicant who 
     filed the petition may revise the petition to satisfy the 
     requirements for approval.
       (h) Approved Petition.--
       (1) Notice.--Not later than 10 days after an eligible 
     chartering authority approves a petition to establish a 
     public charter school, the authority shall provide a written 
     notice of the approval, including a copy of the approved 
     petition and any conditions or requirements agreed to under 
     subsection (d)(2), to the eligible applicant and to the Chief 
     Financial Officer of the District of Columbia. The eligible 
     chartering authority shall pub

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     lish a notice of the approval of the petition in the District 
     of Columbia Register.
       (2) Charter.--The provisions of a petition to establish a 
     public charter school that has been approved by an eligible 
     chartering authority, together with any amendments to 

     the petition containing conditions or requirements agreed to 
     by the eligible applicant under subsection (d)(2), shall be 
     considered a charter granted to the school by the authority.
       (i) Special Rules for First Year.--During the one-year 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     each eligible chartering authority--
       (1) may approve not more than one petition filed by an 
     eligible applicant seeking to convert an existing independent 
     or private school into a public charter school; and
       (2) in considering a petition to establish a public charter 
     school filed by any eligible applicant, shall consider 
     whether the school will focus on students with special needs.
       (j) Exclusive Authority of Chartering Authority.--
     Notwithstanding any other Federal law or law of the District 
     of Columbia, no governmental entity, elected official, or 
     employee of the District of Columbia may make, participate in 
     making, or intervene in the making of, the decision to 
     approve or deny a petition to establish a public charter 
     school, except the eligible chartering authority with which 
     the petition was filed.

     SEC. 2154. DUTIES AND POWERS OF, AND OTHER REQUIREMENTS ON, 
                   PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

       (a) Duties.--A public charter school shall comply with--
       (1) this subtitle;
       (2) any other provision of law applicable to the school; 
     and
       (3) all of the terms and provisions of its charter.
       (b) Powers.--A public charter school shall have all of the 
     powers necessary for carrying out its charter, including the 
     following powers:
       (1) To adopt a name and corporate seal, but only if the 
     name selected includes the words ``public charter school''.
       (2) To acquire real property for use as its school 
     facilities, from public or private sources.
       (3) To receive and disburse funds for school purposes.
       (4) Subject to subsection (c)(1), to secure appropriate 
     insurance and to make contracts and leases, including 
     agreements to procure or purchase services, equipment, and 
     supplies.
       (5) To incur debt in reasonable anticipation of the receipt 
     of funds from the general fund of the District of Columbia or 
     the receipt of other Federal or private funds.
       (6) To solicit and accept any grants or gifts for school 
     purposes, if the school--
       (A) does not accept any grants or gifts subject to any 
     condition contrary to law or contrary to the terms of the 
     petition to establish the school as a public charter school; 
     and
       (B) maintains separate accounts for grants or gifts for 
     financial reporting purposes.
       (7) To be responsible for its own operation, including 
     preparation of a budget and personnel matters.
       (8) To sue and be sued in its own name.
       (c) Prohibitions and Other Requirements.--
       (1) Contracting authority.--
       (A) Notice requirement.--Except in the case of an 
     emergency, with respect to any contract proposed to be 
     awarded by a public charter school and having a value equal 
     to or exceeding $10,000, the school shall publish a notice of 
     a request for proposals in the District of Columbia Register 
     not less than 30 days prior to the award of the contract.
       (B) Submission to authority.--
       (i) Deadline for submission.--With respect to any contract 
     described in subparagraph (A) that is awarded by a public 
     charter school, the school shall submit to the Authority, not 
     later than 3 days after the date on which the award is made, 
     all bids for the contract received by the school, the name of 
     the contractor who is awarded the contract, and the rationale 
     for the award of the contract.
       (ii) Effective date of contract.--

       (I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II), a contract 
     described in subparagraph (A) shall become effective on the 
     date that is 15 days after the date the school makes the 
     submission under clause (i) with respect to the contract, or 
     the effective date specified in the contract, whichever is 
     later.
       (II) Exception.--A contract described in subparagraph (A) 
     shall be considered null and void if the Authority 
     determines, within 12 days of the date the school makes the 
     submission under clause (i) with respect to the contract, 
     that the contract endangers the economic viability of the 
     public charter school.

       (2) Tuition.--A public charter school may not charge 
     tuition, fees, or other mandatory payments, except to 
     nonresident students.
       (3) Control.--A public charter school--
       (A) shall exercise exclusive control over its expenditures, 
     administration, personnel, and instructional methods, within 
     the limitations imposed in this title; and
       (B) shall be exempt from statutes, policies, rules, and 
     regulations governing District of Columbia public schools 
     established by the Superintendent, Board of Education, Mayor, 
     District of Columbia Council, or Authority, except as 
     otherwise provided in this title or in the charter granted to 
     the school.
       (4) Audits.--A public charter school shall be subject to 
     the same financial audits, audit procedures, and fiduciary 
     requirements as a District of Columbia public school.
       (5) Governance.--A public charter school shall be governed 
     by a Board of Trustees in a manner consistent with the 
     charter granted to the school, the provisions of this title, 
     and any other law applicable to the school.
       (6) Other staff.--No employee of the District of Columbia 
     public schools may be required to accept employment with, or 
     be assigned to, a public charter school.
       (7) Other students.--No student enrolled in a District of 
     Columbia public school may be required to attend a public 
     charter school.
       (8) Taxes or bonds.--A public charter school shall not levy 
     taxes or issue bonds.
       (9) Charter revision.--A public charter school seeking to 
     revise its charter shall prepare a petition for approval of 
     the revision and file it with the eligible chartering 
     authority that granted the charter. The provisions of section 
     2153 shall apply to such a petition in the same manner as 
     such provisions apply to a petition to establish a public 
     charter school.
       (10) Annual report.--
       (A) In general.--A public charter school shall submit an 
     annual report to the eligible chartering authority that 
     approved its charter and to the Authority. The school shall 
     permit a member of the public to review any such report upon 
     request.
       (B) Contents.--A report submitted under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include the following data:
       (i) Student performance on any district-wide assessments.
       (ii) Grade advancement for students enrolled in the public 
     charter school.
       (iii) Graduation rates, college admission test scores, and 
     college admission rates, if applicable.
       (iv) Types and amounts of parental involvement.
       (v) Official student enrollment.
       (vi) Average daily attendance.
       (vii) Average daily membership.
       (viii) A financial statement audited by an independent 
     certified public accountant.
       (ix) A list of all donors and grantors that have 
     contributed monetary or in-kind donations having a value 
     equal or exceeding $500 during the year that is the subject 
     of the report.
       (C) Nonidentifying data.--Data described in subparagraph 
     (B) that are included in an annual report may not identify 
     the individuals to whom the data pertain.
       (11) Student enrollment report.--A public charter school 
     shall report to the Mayor and the District of Columbia 
     Council annual student enrollment on a grade-by-grade basis, 
     including students with special needs, in a manner and form 
     that permits the Mayor and the District of Columbia Council 
     to comply with subtitle E.
       (12) Census.--A public charter school shall provide to the 
     Board of Education student enrollment data necessary for the 
     Board to comply with section 3 of article II of the Act of 
     February 4, 1925 (D.C. Code, sec. 31-404) (relating to census 
     of minors).
       (13) Complaint resolution process.--A public charter school 
     shall establish an informal complaint resolution process.
       (14) Program of education.--A public charter school shall 
     provide a program of education which shall include one or 
     more of the following:
       (A) Pre-school.
       (B) Pre-kindergarten.
       (C) Any grade or grades from kindergarten through 12th 
     grade.
       (D) Adult community, continuing, and vocational education 
     programs.
       (15) Nonsectarian nature of schools.--A public charter 
     school shall be nonsectarian.
       (16) Nonprofit status of school.--A public charter school 
     shall be organized under the District of Columbia Nonprofit 
     Corporation Act (D.C. Code, sec. 29-501 et seq.).
       (17) Immunity from civil liability.--
       (A) In general.--A public charter school, and its 
     incorporators, Board of Trustees, officers, employees, and 
     volunteers, shall be immune from civil liability, both 
     personally and professionally, for any act or omission within 
     the scope of their official duties unless the act or 
     omission--
       (i) constitutes gross negligence;
       (ii) constitutes an intentional tort; or
       (iii) is criminal in nature.
       (B) Common law immunity preserved.--Subparagraph (A) shall 
     not be construed to abrogate any immunity under common law of 
     a person described in such subparagraph.

     SEC. 2155. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF A PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL.

       (a) Board of Trustees.--The members of a Board of Trustees 
     of a public charter school shall be elected or selected 
     pursuant to the charter granted to the school. Such a board 
     shall have an odd number of members that does not exceed 7, 
     of which--
       (1) a majority shall be residents of the District of 
     Columbia; and
       (2) at least 2 shall be a parent of a student attending the 
     school.
       (b) Eligibility.--An individual is eligible for election or 
     selection to the Board of Trustees of a public charter school 
     if the person--
       (1) is a teacher or staff member who is employed at the 
     school;
       (2) is a parent of a student attending the school; or
       (3) meets the selection or election criteria set forth in 
     the charter granted to the school.
       (c) Election or Selection of Parents.--In the case of the 
     first Board of Trustees of a public charter school to be 
     elected or selected after the date on which the school is 
     granted a charter, the election or selection

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     of the members under subsection (a)(2) shall occur on the 
     earliest practicable date after classes at the school have 
     commenced. Until 

     such date, any other members who have been elected or 
     selected shall serve as an interim Board of Trustees. Such an 
     interim board may exercise all of the powers, and shall be 
     subject to all of the duties, of a Board of Trustees.
       (d) Fiduciaries.--The Board of Trustees of a public charter 
     school shall be fiduciaries of the school and shall set 
     overall policy for the school. The Board of Trustees may make 
     final decisions on matters related to the operation of the 
     school, consistent with the charter granted to the school, 
     this title, and other applicable law.

     SEC. 2156. STUDENT ADMISSION, ENROLLMENT, AND WITHDRAWAL.

       (a) Open Enrollment.--Enrollment in a public charter school 
     shall be open to all students who are residents of the 
     District of Columbia and, if space is available, to 
     nonresident students who meet the tuition requirement in 
     subsection (e).
       (b) Criteria for Admission.--A public charter school may 
     not limit enrollment on the basis of a student's intellectual 
     or athletic ability, measures of achievement or aptitude, or 
     a student's disability. A public charter school may limit 
     enrollment to specific grade levels or areas of focus of the 
     school, such as mathematics, science, or the arts, where such 
     a limitation is consistent with the charter granted to the 
     school.
       (c) Random Selection.--If there are more applications to 
     enroll in a public charter school from students who are 
     residents of the District of Columbia than there are spaces 
     available, students shall be admitted using a random 
     selection process.
       (d) Admission to an Existing School.--During the 5-year 
     period beginning on the date that a petition, filed by an 
     eligible applicant seeking to convert an existing public, 
     private, or independent school into a public charter school, 
     is approved, the school shall give priority in enrollment 
     to--
       (1) students enrolled in the school at the time that the 
     petition is granted;
       (2) the siblings of students described in paragraph (1); 
     and
       (3) in the case of the conversion of an existing public 
     school, students who reside within the attendance boundaries, 
     if any, in which the school is located.
       (e) Nonresident Students.--Nonresident students shall pay 
     tuition to a public charter school at the current rate 
     established for District of Columbia public schools 
     administered by the Board of Education for the type of 
     program in which the student has enrolled.
       (f) Student Withdrawal.--A student may withdraw from a 
     public charter school at any time and, if otherwise eligible, 
     enroll in a District of Columbia public school administered 
     by the Board of Education.
       (g) Expulsion and Suspension.--The principal of a public 
     charter school may expel or suspend a student from the school 
     based on criteria set forth in the charter granted to the 
     school.

     SEC. 2157. EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Extended Leave of Absence Without Pay.--
       (1) Leave of absence from district of columbia public 
     schools.--The Superintendent shall grant, upon request, an 
     extended leave of absence, without pay, to an employee of the 
     District of Columbia public schools for the purpose of 
     permitting the employee to accept a position at a public 
     charter school for a 2-year term.
       (2) Request for extension.--At the end of a 2-year term 
     referred to in paragraph (1), an employee granted an extended 
     leave of absence without pay under the paragraph may submit a 
     request to the Superintendent for an extension of the leave 
     of absence for an additional 2-year term. The Superintendent 
     may not unreasonably withhold approval of the request.
       (3) Rights upon termination of leave.--An employee granted 
     an extended leave of absence without pay for the purpose 
     described in paragraph (1) shall have the same rights and 
     benefits under law upon termination of such leave of absence 
     as an employee of the District of Columbia public schools who 
     is granted an extended leave of absence without pay for any 
     other purpose.
       (b) Retirement System.--
       (1) Creditable service.--An employee of a public charter 
     school who has received a leave of absence under subsection 
     (a) shall receive creditable service, as defined in section 
     2604 of D.C. Law 2-139, effective March 3, 1979, (D.C. Code, 
     sec. 1-627.4) and the rules established under such section, 
     for the period of the employee's employment at the public 
     charter school.
       (2) Authority to establish separate system.--A public 
     charter school may establish a retirement system for 
     employees under its authority.
       (3) Election of retirement system.--A former employee of 
     the District of Columbia public schools who become an 
     employee of a public charter school within 60 after the date 
     the employee's employment with the District of Columbia 
     public schools is terminated may, at the time the employee 
     commences employment with the public charter school, elect--
       (A) to remain in a District of Columbia government 
     retirement system and continue to receive creditable service 
     for the period of their employment at a public charter 
     school; or
       (B) to transfer into a retirement system established by the 
     public charter school pursuant to paragraph (2) .
       (4) Prohibited employment conditions.--No public charter 
     school may require a former employee of the District of 
     Columbia public schools to transfer to the public charter 
     school's retirement system as a condition of employment.
       (5) Contributions.--
       (A) Employees electing not to transfer.--In the case of a 
     former employee of the District of Columbia public schools 
     who elects to remain in a District of Columbia government 
     retirement system pursuant to paragraph (3)(A), the public 
     charter school that employs the person shall make the same 
     contribution to such system on behalf of the person as the 
     District of Columbia would have been required to make if the 
     person had continued to be an employee of the District of 
     Columbia public schools.
       (B) Employees electing to transfer.--In the case of a 
     former employee of the District of Columbia public schools 
     who elects to transfer into a retirement system of a public 
     charter school pursuant to paragraph (3)(B), the applicable 
     District of Columbia government retirement system from which 
     the former employee is transferring shall compute the 
     employee's contribution to that system and transfer this 
     amount, to the retirement system by the public charter 
     school.
       (c) Employment Status.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, an employee of a public charter school shall not be 
     considered to be an employee of the District of Columbia 
     government for any purpose.

     SEC. 2158. REDUCED FARES FOR PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION.

       A student attending a public charter school shall be 
     eligible for reduced fares on the Metrobus and Metrorail 
     Transit System on the same terms and conditions as are 
     applicable under section 2 of D.C. Law 2-152, effective March 
     9, 1979, (D.C. Code, sec. 44-216 et seq.) to a student 
     attending a District of Columbia public school.

     SEC. 2159. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOL SERVICES TO 
                   PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

       The Superintendent may provide services such as facilities 
     maintenance to public charter schools. All compensation for 
     costs of such services shall be subject to negotiation and 
     mutual agreement between a public charter school and the 
     Superintendent.

     SEC. 2160. APPLICATION OF LAW.

       (a) Elementary and Secondary Education Act.--
       (1) Treatment as local educational agency.--For any fiscal 
     year, a public charter school shall be considered to be a 
     local educational agency for purposes of part A of title I of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, and shall 
     be eligible for assistance under such part, if the percentage 
     of pupils enrolled in the public charter school during the 
     preceding fiscal year who were eligible for, and received, 
     free or reduced price school lunches under the National 
     School Lunch Act is equal to or greater than the lowest such 
     percentage for any District of Columbia public school that 
     was selected to provide services under section 1113 of such 
     Act for such preceding year.
       (2) Allocation for fiscal years 1996 through 1998.--
       (A) Public charter schools.--For fiscal years 1996 through 
     1998, each public charter school that is eligible to receive 
     assistance under part A of title I of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 shall receive a portion of 
     the District of Columbia's total allocation under such part 
     which bears the same ratio to such total allocation as the 
     number described in subparagraph (C) bears to the number 
     described in subparagraph (D).
       (B) District of columbia public schools.--For fiscal years 
     1996 through 1998, the District of Columbia public schools 
     shall receive a portion of the District of Columbia's total 
     allocation under part A of title I of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 which bears the same ratio to 
     such total allocation as the total of the numbers described 
     in clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph (2)(D) bears to the 
     aggregate total described in paragraph (2)(D).
       (C) Number of eligible pupils enrolled in the public 
     charter school.--The number described in this subparagraph is 
     the number of pupils enrolled in the public charter school 
     during the preceding fiscal year who were eligible for, and 
     received, free or reduced price school lunches under the 
     National School Lunch Act.
       (D) Aggregate number of eligible pupils.--The number 
     described in this subparagraph is the aggregate total of the 
     following numbers:
       (i) The number of pupils enrolled during the preceding 
     fiscal year in all eligible public charter schools who were 
     eligible for, and received, free or reduced price school 
     lunches under the National School Lunch Act.
       (ii) The number of pupils who, during the preceding fiscal 
     year--

       (I) were enrolled in a District of Columbia public school 
     selected to provide services under section 1113 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965; and
       (II) were eligible for, and received, free or reduced price 
     school lunches under the National School Lunch Act.

       (iii) The number of pupils who, during the preceding fiscal 
     year--

       (I) were enrolled in a private or independent school;
       (II) were eligible for, and received, free or reduced price 
     school lunches under the National School Lunch Act; and

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       (III) resided in an attendance area of a District of 
     Columbia public school selected to provide services under 
     section 1113 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 
     1965.

       (3) Allocation for fiscal year 1999 and thereafter.--
       (A) Calculation by secretary.--Notwithstanding sections 
     1124(a)(2), 1124(c)(2), 1124A(a)(4), 1125(c)(2), and 1125(d) 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, for 
     fiscal year 1999 and fiscal years thereafter, the total 
     allocation under part A of title I of such Act for all local 
     educational agencies in the District of Columbia, including 
     public charter schools that are eligible to receive 
     assistance under such part, shall be calculated by the 
     Secretary of Education. In making such calculation, such 
     Secretary shall treat all such local educational agencies as 
     if they were a single local educational agency for the 
     District of Columbia.
       (B) Allocation.--
       (i) Public charter schools.--For fiscal year 1999 and 
     fiscal years thereafter, each public charter school that is 
     eligible to receive assistance under part A of title I of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 shall receive 
     a portion of the total allocation calculated under 
     subparagraph (A) which bears the same ratio to such total 
     allocation as the number described in paragraph (2)(C) bears 
     to the number described in paragraph (2)(D).
       (ii) District of columbia public schools.--For fiscal year 
     1999 and fiscal years thereafter, the District of Columbia 
     public schools shall receive a portion of the total 
     allocation calculated under subparagraph (A) which bears the 
     same ratio to such total allocation as the total of the 
     numbers described in clauses (ii) and (iii) of paragraph 
     (2)(D) bears to the aggregate total described in paragraph 
     (2)(D).
       (4) Use of esea funds.--The Board of Education may not 
     direct a public charter school in the charter school's use of 
     funds under part A of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.
       (5) Inapplicability of certain esea provisions.--The 
     following provisions of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 shall not apply to a public charter 
     school:
       (A) Paragraphs (5), (8), and (9) of section 1112(b).
       (B) Subsection 1112(c).
       (C) Section 1113.
       (D) Section 1115A.
       (E) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 1116.
       (F) Subsections (a), (c), (d), (e), (f), and (g) of section 
     1118.
       (G) Section 1120.
       (H) Subsections (a) and (c) of section 1120A.
       (I) Section 1120B.
       (J) Section 1126.
       (b) Property and Sales Taxes.--A public charter school 
     shall be exempt from District of Columbia property and sales 
     taxes.

     SEC. 2161. POWERS AND DUTIES OF ELIGIBLE CHARTERING 
                   AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Oversight.--
       (1) In general.--An eligible chartering authority--
       (A) shall monitor the operations of each public charter 
     school to which the authority has granted a charter;
       (B) shall ensure that each such school complies with 
     applicable laws and the provisions of the charter granted to 
     the school; and
       (C) shall monitor the progress of each such school in 
     meeting student academic achievement expectations specified 
     in the charter granted to the school.
       (2) Production of books and records.--An eligible 
     chartering authority may require a public charter school to 
     which the authority has granted a charter to produce any 
     book, record, paper, or document, if the authority determines 
     that such production is necessary for the authority to carry 
     out its functions under this title.
       (b) Fees.--
       (1) Application fee.--An eligible chartering authority may 
     charge an eligible applicant a fee, not to exceed $150, for 
     processing a petition to establish a public charter school.
       (2) Administration fee.--In the case of an eligible 
     chartering authority that has granted a charter to an public 
     charter school, the authority may charge the school a fee, 
     not to exceed one-half of one percent of the annual budget of 
     the school, to cover the cost of undertaking the ongoing 
     administrative responsibilities of the authority with respect 
     to the school that are described in this subtitle. The school 
     shall pay the fee to the eligible chartering authority not 
     later than November 15 of each year.
       (c) Immunity from Civil Liability.--
       (1) In general.--An eligible chartering authority, a 
     governing board of such an authority, and the directors, 
     officers, employees, and volunteers of such an authority, 
     shall be immune from civil liability, both personally and 
     professionally, for any act or omission within the scope of 
     their official duties unless the act or omission--
       (A) constitutes gross negligence;
       (B) constitutes an intentional tort; or
       (C) is criminal in nature.
       (2) Common law immunity preserved.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
     be construed to abrogate any immunity under common law of a 
     person described in such paragraph.

     SEC. 2162. CHARTER RENEWAL.

       (a) Term.--A charter granted to a public charter school 
     shall remain in force for a 5-year period, but may be renewed 
     for an unlimited number of 5-year periods.
       (b) Application for Charter Renewal.--In the case of a 
     public charter school that desires to renew its charter, the 
     Board of Trustees of the school shall file an application to 
     renew the charter with the eligible chartering authority that 
     granted the charter not later than 120 days before the 
     expiration of the charter. The application shall contain the 
     following:
       (1) A report on the progress of the public charter school 
     in achieving the goals, student academic achievement 
     expectations, and other terms of the approved charter.
       (2) All audited financial statements for the public charter 
     school for the preceding 4 years.
       (c) Approval of Charter Renewal Application.--The eligible 
     chartering authority that granted a charter shall approve an 
     application to renew the charter that is filed inaccordance 
     with subsection (b) unless the authority determines that--
       (1) the school committed a material violation of the 
     conditions, terms, standards, or procedures set forth in the 
     charter; or
       (2) the school failed to meet the goals and student 
     academic achievement expectations set forth in the charter.
       (d) Procedures for Consideration of Charter Renewal.--
       (1) Notice of right to hearing.--An eligible chartering 
     authority that has received an application to renew a charter 
     that is filed by a Board of Trustees in accordance with 
     subsection (b) shall provide to the Board written notice of 
     the right to an informal hearing on the application. The 
     eligible chartering authority shall provide the notice not 
     later than 15 days after the date on which the authority 
     received the application.
       (2) Request for hearing.--Not later than 15 days after the 
     date on which a Board of Trustees receives a notice under 
     paragraph (1), the Board may request, in writing, an informal 
     hearing on the application before the eligible chartering 
     authority.
       (3) Date and time of hearing.--
       (A) Notice.--Upon receiving a timely written request for a 
     hearing under paragraph (2), an eligible chartering authority 
     shall set a date and time for the hearing and shall provide 
     reasonable notice of the date and time, as well as the 
     procedures to be followed at the hearing, to the Board.
       (B) Deadline.--An informal hearing under this subsection 
     shall take place not later than 30 days after an eligible 
     chartering authority receives a timely written request for 
     the hearing under paragraph (2).
       (4) Final decision.--
       (A) Deadline.--An eligible chartering authority shall 
     render a final decision, in writing, on an application to 
     renew a charter--
       (i) not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     authority provided the written notice of the right to a 
     hearing, in the case of an application with respect to which 
     such a hearing is not held; and
       (ii) not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     hearing is concluded, in the case of an application with 
     respect to which a hearing is held.
       (B) Reasons for nonrenewal.--An eligible chartering 
     authority that denies an application to renew a charter shall 
     state in its decision, in reasonable detail, the grounds for 
     the denial.
       (5) Alternatives upon nonrenewal.--An eligible chartering 
     authority that denies an application to renew a charter 
     granted to a public charter school, or whose decision 
     approving such an application is reversed under section 
     2162(e), may--
       (A) manage the school directly until alternative 
     arrangements can be made for students at the school; or
       (B) place the school in a probationary status that requires 
     the school to take remedial actions, to be determined by the 
     authority, that directly relate to the grounds for the 
     denial.
       (6) Judicial review.--
       (A) Availability of review.--A decision by an eligible 
     chartering authority to deny an application to renew a 
     charter shall be subject to judicial review.
       (B) Standard of review.--A decision by an eligible 
     chartering authority to deny an application to renew a 
     charter shall be upheld unless the decision is arbitrary and 
     capricious or clearly erroneous.
       (e) Board of Education Renewal Review.--
       (1) Notice of decision to renew.--An eligible chartering 
     authority, other than the Board of Education, that renders a 
     decision to approve an application to renew a charter granted 
     to a public charter school--
       (A) shall provide a copy of the decision to the 
     Superintendent, the Board of Education, and the school not 
     later than 3 days after the decision is rendered; and
       (B) shall publish the decision in the District of Columbia 
     Register not later than 5 days after the decision is 
     rendered.
       (2) Recommendation of superintendent.--Not later than 30 
     days after an eligible chartering authority provides a copy 
     of a decision approving an application to renew a charter to 
     the Superintendent under paragraph (1), the Superintendent 
     may recommend to the Board of Education, in writing, that the 
     decision be reversed.
       (3) Standard of review by board of education.--The Board of 
     Education may concur in a recommendation of the 
     Superintendent under paragraph (2), and reverse a decision 
     approving an application to renew a charter granted to a 
     public charter school, if the Board of Education determines 
     that--
       (A) the school failed to meet the goals and student 
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     set forth in the charter, in the case of a school that has a 
     student body the majority of which comprises students with 
     special needs; or
       (B) the average test score for all students enrolled in the 
     school was less than the average test score for all students 
     enrolled in the District of Columbia public schools on the 
     most recently administered the district-wide assessments, in 
     the case of a school that has a student body the majority of 
     which does not comprise students with special needs.
       (4) Procedures for reversing decision.--
       (A) Notice of right to hearing.--In any case in which the 
     Board of Education is considering reversing a decision 
     approving an application to renew a charter granted to a 
     public charter school, the Board of Education shall provide 
     to the Board of Trustees of the school a written notice 
     stating in reasonable detail the grounds for the proposed 
     reversal. The notice shall inform the Board of Trustees of 
     the right to an informal hearing on the proposed reversal.
       (B) Request for hearing.--Not later than 15 days after the 
     date on which a Board of Trustees receives a notice under 
     subparagraph (A), the Board may request, in writing, an 
     informal hearing on the proposed reversal before the Board of 
     Education.
       (C) Date and time of hearing.--
       (i) Notice.--Upon receiving a timely written request for a 
     hearing under subparagraph (B), the Board of Education shall 
     set a date and time for the hearing and shall provide 
     reasonable notice of the date and time, as well as the 
     procedures to be followed at the hearing, to the Board of 
     Trustees.
       (ii) Deadline.--An informal hearing under this paragraph 
     shall take place not later than 30 days after the Board of 
     Education receives a timely written request for the hearing 
     under subparagraph (B).
       (D) Final decision.--
       (i) Deadline.--The Board of Education shall render a final 
     decision, in writing, on the proposed reversal--

       (I) not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     Board of Education provided the written notice of the right 
     to a hearing, in the case of a proposed reversal with respect 
     to which such a hearing is not held; and
       (II) not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     hearing is concluded, in the case of a proposed reversal with 
     respect to which a hearing is held.

       (ii) Reasons for reversal.--If the Board of Education 
     reverses a decision approving an application to renew a 
     charter, the Board of Education shall state in its decision, 
     in reasonable detail, the grounds for the reversal.
       (E) Judicial review.--
       (i) Availability of review.--A decision by the Board of 
     Education to reverse a decision approving an application to 
     renew a charter shall be subject to judicial review.
       (ii) Standard of review.--A decision by the Board of 
     Education to reverse a decision approving an application to 
     renew a charter shall be upheld unless the decision is 
     arbitrary and capricious or clearly erroneous.

     SEC. 2163. CHARTER REVOCATION.

       (a) Charter or Law Violations.--An eligible chartering 
     authority that has granted a charter to a public charter 
     school may revoke the charter if the authority determines 
     that the school has committed a violation of applicable laws 
     or a material violation of the conditions, terms, standards, 
     or procedures set forth in the charter.
       (b) Fiscal Mismanagement.--An eligible chartering authority 
     that has granted a charter to a public charter school shall 
     revoke the charter if the authority determines that the 
     school--
       (1) has engaged in a pattern of nonadherence to generally 
     accepted accounting principles;
       (2) has engaged in a pattern of fiscal mismanagement; or
       (3) is no longer economically viable.
       (c) Procedures for Consideration of Revocation.--
       (1) Notice of right to hearing.--An eligible chartering 
     authority that is proposing to revoke a charter granted to a 
     public charter school shall provide to the Board of Trustees 
     of the school a written notice stating in reasonable detail 
     the grounds for the proposed revocation. The notice shall 
     inform the Board of the right of the Board to an informal 
     hearing on the proposed revocation.
       (2) Request for hearing.--Not later than 15 days after the 
     date on which a Board of Trustees receives a notice under 
     paragraph (1), the Board may request, in writing, an informal 
     hearing on the proposed revocation before the eligible 
     chartering authority.
       (3) Date and time of hearing.--
       (A) Notice.--Upon receiving a timely written request for a 
     hearing under paragraph (2), an eligible chartering authority 
     shall set a date and time for the hearing and shall provide 
     reasonable notice of the date and time, as well as the 
     procedures to be followed at the hearing, to the Board.
       (B) Deadline.--An informal hearing under this subsection 
     shall take place not later than 30 days after an eligible 
     chartering authority receives a timely written request for 
     the hearing under paragraph (2).
       (4) Final decision.--
       (A) Deadline.--An eligible chartering authority shall 
     render a final decision, in writing, on the revocation of a 
     charter--
       (i) not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     authority provided the written notice of the right to a 
     hearing, in the case of a proposed revocation with respect to 
     which such a hearing is not held; and
       (ii) not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     hearing is concluded, in the case of a proposed revocation 
     with respect to which a hearing is held.
       (B) Reasons for revocation.--An eligible chartering 
     authority that revokes a charter shall state in its decision, 
     in reasonable detail, the grounds for the denial.
       (5) Alternatives upon revocation.--An eligible chartering 
     authority that revokes a charter granted to a public charter 
     school may manage the school directly until alternative 
     arrangements can be made for students at the school.
       (6) Judicial review.--
       (A) Availability of review.--A decision by an eligible 
     chartering authority to revoke a charter shall be subject to 
     judicial review.
       (B) Standard of review.--A decision by an eligible 
     chartering authority to revoke a charter shall be upheld 
     unless the decision is arbitrary and capricious or clearly 
     erroneous.

     SEC. 2164. DISCONTINUANCE OF ELIGIBLE CHARTERING AUTHORITY.

       (a) Notice.--In the case of an eligible chartering 
     authority that has granted a charter to a public charter 
     school and that becomes unable or unwilling to continue to 
     act in the capacity of an eligible chartering authority with 
     respect to the school, the authority shall provide written 
     notice of such discontinuance to the school, to the extent 
     feasible, not later than the date that is 120 days before the 
     date on which such discontinuance takes effect.
       (b) Petition by School.--A public charter school that has 
     been granted a charter by an eligible chartering authority 
     that becomes unable or unwilling to continue to act in the 
     capacity of an eligible chartering authority with respect to 
     the school shall file a petition with another eligible 
     chartering authority described in subsection (c)(2). The 
     petition shall request that such other authority assume the 
     powers and duties of an eligible chartering authority with 
     respect to the school and the charter granted to the school. 
     The petition shall be filed--
       (1) in the case of a public charter school that received a 
     timely notice under subsection (a), not later than 120 days 
     after such notice was received; and
       (2) in the case of a public charter school that did not 
     receive a timely notice under subsection (a), not later than 
     120 days after the date on which the eligible chartering 
     authority ceases to act in the capacity of an eligible 
     chartering authority with respect to the school.
       (c) Chartering Authorities Required to Assume Duties.--
       (1) In general.--If any of the eligible chartering 
     authorities described in paragraph (2) receives a petition 
     filed by a public charter school in accordance with 
     subsection (b), the eligible chartering authority shall grant 
     the petition and assume the powers and duties of an eligible 
     chartering authority with respect to the school and the 
     charter granted to the school.
       (2) Eligible chartering authorities.--The eligible 
     chartering authorities referred to in paragraph (1) are the 
     following:
       (A) The Board of Education.
       (B) Any other entity established, and designated as an 
     eligible chartering authority, by the District of Columbia 
     Council by enactment of a bill after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (d) Interim Powers and Duties of School.--Except as 
     provided in this section, the powers and duties of a public 
     charter school that has been granted a charter by an eligible 
     chartering authority that becomes unable or unwilling to 
     continue to act in the capacity of an eligible chartering 
     authority with respect to the school shall not be affected by 
     such discontinuance, if the school satisfies the requirements 
     of this section.

     SEC. 2165. FEDERAL ENTITIES.

       (a) In General.--The following Federal agencies and 
     federally-established institutions shall explore whether it 
     is feasible for the agency or institution to establish one or 
     more public charter schools:
       (1) The Library of Congress.
       (2) The National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
       (3) The Drug Enforcement Agency.
       (4) The National Science Foundation.
       (5) The Department of Justice.
       (6) The Department of Defense.
       (7) The Smithsonian Institution, including the National 
     Zoological Park, the National Museum of American History, the 
     Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, and the National 
     Gallery of Art.
       (b) Determination.--Not later than 120 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, each agency and institution 
     listed in subsection (a) shall make a determination regarding 
     whether it is feasible for the agency or institution to 
     establish one or more public charter schools.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 270 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, any agency or institution listed in 
     subsection (a) that has not filed a petition to establish a 
     public charter school with an eligible chartering authority 
     shall report to the Congress the reasons for the decision.
                         Subtitle C--Even Start

     SEC. 2201. AMENDMENTS FOR EVEN START PROGRAMS.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 1002 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is amended by 
     striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Even Start.--
       ``(1) In general.--For the purpose of carrying out part B, 
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     scribed in paragraph (2), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated $118,000,000 for fiscal year 1995 and such sums 
     as may be necessary for each of the four succeeding fiscal 
     years.
       ``(2) District of columbia.--For the purpose of carrying 
     out Even Start programs in the District of Columbia as 
     described in section 1211, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 1996, $2,000,000 for continued 
     funding made in fiscal year 1995, and for new grants, for an 
     aggregate of 8;
       ``(B) for fiscal year 1997, $3,500,000 for continued 
     funding made in fiscal year 1996 and for new grants, for an 
     aggregate of 14;
       ``(C) for fiscal year 1998, $5,000,000 for continued 
     funding made in fiscal years 1996 and 1997 and for new 
     grants, for an aggregate of 20 grants in such fiscal year;
       ``(D) for fiscal year 1999, $5,000,000 for continued 
     funding made in fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998 and for new 
     grants, for an aggregate of 20 grants in such fiscal year; 
     and
       ``(E) for fiscal year 2000, $5,000,000 for continued 
     funding made in fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, and 1999 and 
     for new grants, for an aggregate of 20 grants in such fiscal 
     year or such number as the Secretary determines appropriate 
     pursuant to the evaluation described in section 
     1211(i)(2).''.
       (b) Even Start Family Literacy Programs.--Part B of title I 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 1202(a)(1), by inserting ``(1)'' after 
     ``1002(b)'';
       (2) in section 1202(b), by inserting ``(1)'' after 
     ``1002(b)'';
       (3) in section 1202(d)(1)--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``1002(b)''; and
       (B) by inserting ``or under section 1211,'' after 
     ``subsections (a), (b), and (c),'';
       (4) in section 1202(d)(3), by inserting ``(1)'' after 
     ``1002(b)'';
       (5) in section 1202(e)(4), by striking ``, the District of 
     Columbia,'';
       (6) in section 1204(a), by inserting ``intensive'' after 
     ``cost of providing'';
       (7) in section 1205(4), by inserting ``, intensive'' after 
     ``high-quality'';
       (8) in section 1206(b)(1), by striking ``described in 
     subsection (a)''; and
       (9) by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1211. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EVEN START INITIATIVES.

       ``(a) D.C. Program Authorized.--The Secretary shall provide 
     grants, on a competitive basis, to assist eligible entities 
     to carry out Even Start programs in the District of Columbia 
     that build on the findings of the `National Evaluation of the 
     Even Start Family Literacy Program', such as providing 
     intensive services in parent training and adult literacy or 
     adult education.
       ``(b) Definition of `Eligible''.--For the purpose of this 
     section, the term `eligible entity' means a partnership 
     composed of at least--
       ``(1) a public school in the District of Columbia;
       ``(2) the local educational agency in existence on 
     September 1, 1995 for the District of Columbia, any other 
     public organization, or an institution of higher education; 
     and
       ``(3) a private nonprofit community-based organization.
       ``(c) Uses of Funds; Cost-Sharing.--
       ``(1) Compliance.--Each eligible entity that receives funds 
     under this section shall comply with section 1204(a) and 
     1204(b)(3), relating to the use of such funds.
       ``(2) Cost-sharing.--Each program funded under this section 
     is subject to the cost-sharing requirement of section 
     1204(b)(1), except that the Secretary may waive that 
     requirement, in whole or in part, for any eligible entity 
     that demonstrates to the Secretary's satisfaction that such 
     entity otherwise would not be able to participate in the 
     program under this section.
       ``(3) Minimum.--Except as provided in paragraph (4), each 
     eligible entity selected to receive a grant under this 
     section shall receive not more than $250,000 in any fiscal 
     year, except that the Secretary may increase such amount if 
     the Secretary determines that--
       ``(A) such entity needs additional funds to be effective; 
     and
       ``(B) the increase will not reduce the amount of funds 
     available to other programs that receive funds under this 
     section.
       ``(4) Remaining funds.--If funds remain after payments are 
     made under paragraph (3) for any fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall make such remaining funds available to each selected 
     eligible entity in such fiscal year on a pro rata basis.
       ``(d) Program Elements.--Each program assisted under this 
     section shall comply with the program elements described in 
     section 1205, including intensive high quality instruction 
     programs of parent training and adult literacy or adult 
     education.
       ``(e) Eligible Participants.--
       ``(1) In general.--Individuals eligible to participate in a 
     program under this section are--
       ``(A) the parent or parents of a child described in 
     subparagraph (B), or any other adult who is substantially 
     involved in the day-to-day care of the child, who--
       ``(i) is eligible to participate in an adult education 
     program under the Adult Education Act; or
       ``(ii) is attending, or is eligible by age to attend, a 
     public school in the District of Columbia; and
       ``(B) any child, from birth through age 7, of an individual 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Eligibility requirements.--The eligibility factors 
     described in section 1206(b) shall apply to programs under 
     this section.
       ``(f) Applications.--Each eligible entity that wishes to 
     receive a grant under this section shall submit an 
     application to the Secretary at such time, in such manner, 
     and containing such information as the Secretary may require.
       ``(g) Selection of Grantees.--In awarding grants under this 
     section, the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) use the selection criteria described in subparagraphs 
     (A) through (F) and (H) of section 1208(a)(1); and
       ``(2) give priority to applications for programs that--
       ``(A) target services to schools in which a schoolwide 
     program is being conducted under section 1114 of this 
     subtitle; or
       ``(B) are located in areas designated as empowerment zones 
     or enterprise communities.
       ``(h) Duration of Programs.--The priority for subgrants 
     described in section 1208(b) shall apply to grants made under 
     this section, except that--
       ``(1) references in that section to the State educational 
     agency and to subgrants shall be read to refer to the 
     Secretary and to grants under this section, respectively; and
       ``(2) notwithstanding paragraph (4) of such section, the 
     Secretary shall not provide continuation funding to a 
     recipient under this section if the Secretary determines, 
     after affording the recipient notice and an opportunity for a 
     hearing, that the recipient has not made substantial progress 
     toward achieving its stated objectives and the purpose of 
     this section.
       ``(i) Technical Assistance and Evaluation.--
       ``(1) Technical assistance.--(A) The Secretary shall use 
     not more than 5 percent of the amounts authorized under 
     section 1002(b)(2) for any fiscal year to provide technical 
     assistance to eligible entities, including providing funds to 
     one or more local nonprofit organizations to provide 
     technical assistance to eligible entities in the areas of 
     community development and coalition building, and for the 
     evaluation conducted pursuant to paragraph (2).
       ``(B) The Secretary shall allocate 5 percent of the amounts 
     authorized under section 1002(b)(2) in any fiscal year to 
     contract with the National Center for Family Literacy to 
     provide technical assistance to eligible entities.
       ``(2) Evaluation.--(A) The Secretary shall use funds 
     available under paragraph (1)(A) to provide an independent 
     evaluation of programs under this section to determine their 
     effectiveness in providing high quality family literacy 
     services including--
       ``(i) intensive and high quality services in adult literacy 
     or adult education;
       ``(ii) intensive and high quality services in parent 
     training;
       ``(iii) coordination with related programs;
       ``(iv) training of related personnel in appropriate skill 
     areas; and

     to determine if the grant amount provided to grantees to 
     carry out such projects is appropriate to accomplish the 
     goals of this section.
       ``(B)(i) Such evaluation shall be conducted by individuals 
     not directly involved in the administration of a program 
     operated with funds provided under this section. Such 
     independent evaluators and the program administrators shall 
     jointly develop evaluation criteria which provide for 
     appropriate analysis of the factors listed in subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(ii) In order to determine a program's effectiveness in 
     achieving its stated goals, each evaluation shall contain 
     objective measures of such goals and, whenever feasible, 
     shall obtain the specific views of program participants about 
     such programs.
       ``(C) The Secretary shall prepare and submit to the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate, the Committee on Economic and Education 
     Opportunities of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives, the Committee on Labor and Human Resources 
     of the Senate, and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate a report regarding the results of such evaluations 
     not later than March 1, 1999. The Secretary shall provide an 
     interim report by March 1, 1998.''.
 Subtitle D--World Class Schools Panel; Core Curriculum; Assessments; 
                          and Promotion Gates

                   PART 1--WORLD CLASS SCHOOLS PANEL

     SEC. 2251. ESTABLISHMENT.

       There is established a panel to be known as the ``World 
     Class Schools Panel''.

     SEC. 2252. DUTIES OF PANEL.

       (a) In General.--Not later than July 1, 1996, the Panel 
     shall recommend to the Superintendent and the Board of 
     Education the following:
       (1) A core curriculum for kindergarten through the 12th 
     grade developed or selected by the Panel.
       (2) District-wide assessments for measuring student 
     achievement in the curriculum developed or selected under 
     paragraph (1). Such assessments shall be developed at several 
     grade levels, including, at a minimum, the grade levels with 
     respect to which the Superintendent establishes promotion 
     gates, as required under section 2263. To the extent 
     feasible, such assessments shall, at a minimum, be designed 
     to provide information 

     that permits the following comparisons to be made:
       (A) Comparisons among individual schools and individual 
     students in the District of Columbia.
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     trict of Columbia and schools and students in other States 
     and the Nation as a whole.
       (C) Comparisons between individual schools and individual 
     students in the District of Columbia and schools and students 
     in other nations whose students historically have scored high 
     on international studies of student achievement.
       (3) Model professional development programs for teachers 
     using the curriculum developed or selected under paragraph 
     (1).
       (b) Content.--The curriculum and assessments recommended 
     under subsection (a) shall be either newly developed or 
     existing materials that are judged by the Panel to be--
       (1) ``world class'', including having a level of quality 
     and rigor that is equal to, or greater than, the level of 
     quality and rigor of analogous curricula and assessments of 
     other nations (including nations whose students historically 
     score high on international studies of student achievement); 
     and
       (2) appropriate for the District of Columbia public 
     schools.
       (c) Submission to Secretary.--If the curriculum, 
     assessments, and model professional development programs 
     recommended by the Panel are approved by the Board of 
     Education, the Superintendent may submit them to the 
     Secretary of Education as evidence of compliance with 
     sections 1111, 1112, and 1119 of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965.

     SEC. 2253. MEMBERSHIP.

       (a) Number and Appointment.--The Panel shall be comprised 
     of the Superintendent and 6 other members appointed as 
     follows:
       (1) 2 members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (2) 2 members appointed by the majority leader of the 
     Senate.
       (3) 1 member appointed by the President.
       (4) 1 member appointed by the Mayor who--
       (A) is a parent of a minor student enrolled in a District 
     of Columbia public school; and
       (B) is active in a parent organization.
       (b) Expertise.--The members of the Panel appointed under 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a) shall be 
     appointed from among individuals who are nationally 
     recognized experts on education reform in the United States 
     or who are nationally recognized experts on education in 
     other nations, including the areas of curriculum, assessment, 
     and teacher training.
       (c) Terms.--The term of service of each member of the Panel 
     shall begin on the date of appointment of the member and 
     shall end on the date of the termination of the Panel, unless 
     the member resigns from the Panel or becomes incapable of 
     continuing to serve on the Panel.
       (d) Chairperson.--The members of the Panel shall select a 
     chairperson from among them.
       (e) Date of Appointment.--The members of the Panel shall be 
     appointed not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (f) Commencement of Duties.--The Panel may begin to carry 
     out its duties under this part when 5 members of the Panel 
     have been appointed.
       (g) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Panel shall not affect the 
     powers of the Panel, but shall be filled in the same manner 
     as the original appointment.

     SEC. 2254. CONSULTATION.

       The Panel shall conduct its work in consultation with--
       (1) officials of the District of Columbia public schools 
     who have been identified by the Superintendent as having 
     relevant responsibilities;
       (2) the consortium established under section 2604(e); and
       (3) any other persons or groups the Panel deems 
     appropriate.

     SEC. 2255. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       (a) Meetings.--The Panel shall meet on a regular basis, as 
     necessary, at the call of the chairperson or a majority of 
     its members.
       (b) Quorum.--A majority of the members shall constitute a 
     quorum for the transaction of business.
       (c) Voting and Final Decision.--
       (1) Prohibition on proxy voting.--No individual may vote, 
     or exercise any other power of a member, by proxy.
       (2) Final decisions.--In making final decisions of the 
     Panel with respect to the exercise of its duties and powers, 
     the Panel shall operate on the principle of majority vote.
       (d) Public Access.--The Panel shall ensure public access to 
     its proceedings (other than proceedings, or portions of 
     proceedings, relating to internal personnel and management 
     matters) and make available to the public, at reasonable 
     cost, transcripts of such proceedings.
       (e) No Pay for Performance of Duties.--Members of the 
     Commission may not be paid for the performance of duties 
     vested in the Commission.
       (f) Travel Expenses.--Each member shall receive travel 
     expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in 
     accordance with section 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 2256. GIFTS.

       The Panel may, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, accept donations of money, property, and personal 
     services, except that no donations may be accepted for travel 
     or reimbursement of travel expenses, or for the salaries of 
     employees of the Panel.

     SEC. 2257. DIRECTOR AND STAFF; EXPERTS AND CONSULTANTS.

       (a) Director.--The Chairperson of the Panel, without regard 
     to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, relating to 
     the appointment and compensation of officers or employees of 
     the United States, shall appoint a Director to be paid at a 
     rate not to exceed the rate of basic pay for level V of the 
     Executive Schedule.
       (b) Appointment and Pay of Employees.--
       (1) Appointment.--The Director may appoint not more than 6 
     additional employees to serve as staff to the Panel without 
     regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
     governing appointments in the competitive service.
       (2) Pay.--The employees appointed under paragraph (1) may 
     be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and 
     subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code, 
     relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, 
     but shall not be paid a rate that exceeds the maximum rate of 
     basic pay payable for GS-15 of the General Schedule.
       (c) Experts and Consultants.--The Panel may procure 
     temporary and intermittent services of experts and 
     consultants under section 3109(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code.
       (d) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon the request of the 
     Panel, the head of any department or agency of the United 
     States may detail any of the personnel of such agency to the 
     Panel to assist the Panel in its duties under this part.

     SEC. 2258. TERMINATION OF PANEL.

       The Panel shall terminate upon the completion of its work, 
     but not later than August 1, 1996.

     SEC. 2259. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     part $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1996. Such sum shall remain 
     available until expended.

 PART 2--DUTIES OF BOARD OF EDUCATION WITH RESPECT TO CORE CURRICULUM, 
                    ASSESSMENTS, AND PROMOTION GATES

     SEC. 2261. DEVELOPMENT OF CORE CURRICULUM AND DISTRICT-WIDE 
                   ASSESSMENTS.

       (a) In General.--If the Board of Education does not approve 
     both the core curriculum and the district-wide assessments 
     recommended by the Panel under section 2252, the 
     Superintendent shall develop or select, with the approval of 
     the Board of Education, an alternative curriculum and 
     alternative district-wide assessments that satisfy the 
     requirements of paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), and 
     subsection (b), of such section, except that the reference to 
     the Panel in section 2252(b) shall be considered a reference 
     to the Superintendent.
       (b) Deadline.--If the Board of Education does not approve 
     both the core curriculum and the district-wide assessments 
     recommended by the Panel under section 2252, the 
     Superintendent shall meet the requirements of subsection (a) 
     not later than August 1, 1996.

     SEC. 2262. ASSESSMENTS.

       (a) Administration of Assessments.--The Superintendent 
     shall administer the assessments developed or selected under 
     section 2252 or 2261 to students enrolled in the District of 
     Columbia public schools and public charter schools on an 
     annual basis.
       (b) Dissemination of Information.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), the 
     information derived from the assessments administered under 
     subsection (a) shall be made available, on an annual basis, 
     to the appropriate congressional committees, the District of 
     Columbia Council, the Mayor, parents, and other members of 
     the public.
       (2) Limitation.--To release any such information, the 
     Superintendent shall comply with the requirements of section 
     444 of the General Education Provisions Act (20 U.S.C 1232g).

     SEC. 2263. PROMOTION GATES.

       (a) Kindergarten through 4th Grade.--Not later than August 
     1, 1996, the Superintendent shall establish and implement 
     promotion gates with respect to not less than one grade level 
     from kindergarten through and including the 4th grade.
       (b) 5th through 8th Grades.--Not later than August 1, 1997, 
     the Superintendent shall establish and implement promotion 
     gates with respect to not less than one grade level from the 
     5th grade through and including the 8th grade.
       (c) 9th through 12th Grades.--Not later than August 1, 
     1998, the Superintendent shall establish and implement 
     promotion gates with respect to not less than one grade level 
     from the 9th grade through and including the 12th grade.
       (d) Interim Deadline.--Not later than February 1, 1996, the 
     Superintendent shall designate the grade levels with respect 
     to which promotion gates will be established and implemented.
 Subtitle E--Per Capita District of Columbia Public School and Public 
                         Charter School Funding

     SEC. 2301. ANNUAL BUDGETS FOR SCHOOLS.

       (a) In General.--For fiscal year 1997 and for each 
     subsequent fiscal year, the Mayor 

     shall make annual payments from the general fund of the 
     District of Columbia in accordance with the formula 
     established under subsection (b).
       (b) Formula.--
       (1) In general.--The Mayor and the District of Columbia 
     Council, in consultation with the Board of Education and the 
     Superintendent, shall establish a formula which determines 
     the amount--

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       (A) of the annual payment to the Board of Education for the 
     operating expenses of the District of Columbia public 
     schools, which for purposes of this paragraph includes the 
     operating expenses of the Board of Education and the Office 
     of the Superintendent; and
       (B) of the annual payment to each public charter school for 
     the operating expenses of each such public charter school 
     established in accordance with subtitle B.
       (2) Formula calculation.--Except as provided in paragraph 
     (3), the amount of the annual payment under paragraph (1) 
     shall be calculated by multiplying a uniform dollar amount 
     used in the formula established under such paragraph by--
       (A) the number of students calculated under section 2302 
     that are enrolled at District of Columbia public schools, in 
     the case of the payment under paragraph (1)(A); or
       (B) the number of students calculated under section 2302 
     that are enrolled at each public charter school, in the case 
     of a payment under paragraph (1)(B).
       (3) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2), the Mayor 
     and the District of Columbia Council, in consultation with 
     the Board of Education and the Superintendent, may adjust the 
     formula--
       (A) to increase or decrease the amount of the annual 
     payment to the District of Columbia public schools or each 
     public charter school based on a calculation of--
       (i) the number of students served by such schools in 
     certain grade levels; and
       (ii) the cost of educating students at such certain grade 
     levels; and
       (B) to increase the amount of the annual payment if the 
     District of Columbia public schools or each public charter 
     school serve a high number of students with special needs (as 
     such term is defined under paragraph (4)).
       (4) Definition.--The Mayor and the District of Columbia 
     Council shall develop a definition of the term ``students 
     with special needs'' for purposes of carrying out this title.

     SEC. 2302. CALCULATION OF NUMBER OF STUDENTS.

       (a) School Reporting Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than September 15 of each year, 
     beginning in fiscal year 1997, each District of Columbia 
     public school and public charter school shall submit a report 
     to the Mayor, District of Columbia Council, Board of 
     Education, the Authority, and the eligible chartering 
     authority that approved its charter, containing the 
     information described in subsection (b).
       (2) Special rule.--Not later than April 1 of each year, 
     beginning in 1997, each public charter school shall submit a 
     report in the same form and manner as described in paragraph 
     (1) to ensure accurate payment under section 
     2303(a)(2)(B)(ii).
       (b) Calculation of Number of Students.--Not later than 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and not 
     later than October 15 of each year thereafter, the Board of 
     Education shall calculate the following:
       (1) The number of students, including nonresident students, 
     enrolled in kindergarten through grade 12 of the District of 
     Columbia public schools and in public charter schools 
     established in accordance with this title and the number of 
     students whose tuition for enrollment in other schools is 
     paid for by funds available to the District of Columbia 
     public schools.
       (2) The amount of fees and tuition assessed and collected 
     from the nonresident students described in paragraph (1).
       (3) The number of students, including nonresident students, 
     enrolled in pre-school and pre-kindergarten in the District 
     of Columbia public schools and in public charter schools 
     established in accordance with this title.
       (4) The amount of fees and tuition assessed and collected 
     from the nonresident students described in paragraph (3).
       (5) The number of full time equivalent adult students 
     enrolled in adult, community, continuing, and vocational 
     education programs in the District of Columbia public schools 
     and in public charter schools established in accordance with 
     this title.
       (6) The amount of fees and tuition assessed and collected 
     from resident and nonresident adult students described in 
     paragraph (5).
       (7) The number of students, including nonresident students, 
     enrolled in non-grade level programs in District of Columbia 
     public schools and in public charter schools established in 
     accordance with this title.
       (8) The amount of fees and tuition assessed and collected 
     from nonresident students described in paragraph (7).
       (c) Annual Reports.--Not later than 30 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, and not later than October 15 
     of each year thereafter, the Board of Education shall prepare 
     and submit to the Authority, the Mayor, the District of 
     Columbia Council, the Comptroller General of the United 
     States, and the appropriate congressional committees a report 
     containing a summary of the most recent calculations made 
     under subsection (b).
       (d) Audit of Initial Calculations.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct an audit of the initial calculations 
     described in subsection (b).
       (2) Conduct of audit.--In conducting the audit, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States--
       (A) shall provide an opinion as to the accuracy of the 
     information contained in the report described in subsection 
     (b); and
       (B) shall identify any material weaknesses in the systems, 
     procedures, or methodology used by the Board of Education--
       (i) in determining the number of students, including 
     nonresident students, enrolled in the District of Columbia 
     public schools and in public charter schools established in 
     accordance with this title and the number of students whose 
     tuition for enrollment in other school systems is paid for by 
     fundsavailable to the District of Columbia public schools; 
     and
       (ii) in assessing and collecting fees and tuition from 
     nonresident students.
       (3) Submission of audit.--Not later than 45 days after the 
     date on which the Comptroller General of the United States 
     receives the initial annual report from the Board of 
     Education under subsection (c), the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to the Authority, the Mayor, the District of Columbia 
     Council, and the appropriate congressional committees the 
     audit conducted under this subsection.
       (4) Authorization of appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Comptroller General of the United 
     States $75,000 for fiscal year 1996 for the purpose of 
     carrying out this subsection.

     SEC. 2303. PAYMENTS TO PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Escrow for public charter schools.--Except as provided 
     in subsection (b), for any fiscal year, not later than 10 
     days after the date of enactment of the District of Columbia 
     Appropriations Act for such fiscal year, the Mayor shall 
     place in escrow an amount equal to the aggregate of the 
     amounts determined under section 2301(b)(1)(B) for use only 
     by District of Columbia public charter schools.
       (2) Transfer of escrow funds.--
       (A) 1997 initial payment.--Beginning in 1997, not later 
     than October 15 of each year, the Mayor shall transfer, by 
     electronic funds transfer, an amount equal to 75 percent of 
     the amount of the annual payment for a public charter school 
     determined by using the formula established pursuant to 
     section 2301(b) to a bank designated by each public charter 
     school.
       (B) 1997 final payment.--
       (i) Except as provided in clause (ii), not later than May 1 
     of each year beginning in 1997, the Mayor shall transfer the 
     remainder of the annual payment for a public charter school 
     in the same manner as the initial payment was made under 
     subparagraph (A).
       (ii) Beginning in 1997, not later than March 15, if the 
     enrollment number of a public charter school has changed from 
     the number reported to the Mayor, District of Columbia 
     Council, Board of Education, the Authority, and the eligible 
     chartering authority that approved its charter as required 
     under section 2302(a)(2), the Mayor shall increase the 
     payment in an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount 
     provided for each student who has enrolled without another 
     student withdrawing or dropping out, or shall reduce the 
     payment in an amount equal to 50 percent of the amount 
     provided for each student who has withdrawn or dropped out of 
     school without another student replacement.
       (C) Pro rata reduction or increase in payments.--
       (i) If the funds made available to the District of Columbia 
     public schools for any fiscal year are insufficient to pay 
     the full amount that each school is eligible to receive under 
     this subtitle for such year, the Mayor shall ratably reduce 
     such amounts for such year.
       (ii) If additional funds become available for making 
     payments under this subtitle for such fiscal year, amounts 
     that were reduced under subparagraph (A) shall be increased 
     on the same basis as such amounts were reduced.
       (D) Unexpended funds.--Any funds that remain in the escrow 
     account for public charter schools on September 30 of a 
     fiscal year shall revert to the general fund of the District 
     of Columbia.
       (b) Exception for New Schools.--
       (1) Authorization.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     $200,000 for any fiscal year for the purpose of carrying out 
     this subsection.
       (2) Disbursement to mayor.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall make available and disburse to the Mayor, not later 
     than August 1 of each of the years 1996 through 2000, such 
     funds as have been appropriated under paragraph (1).
       (3) Escrow.--The Mayor shall place in escrow, for use by 
     public charter schools, any sum disbursed under paragraph (2) 
     that has not yet been paid under paragraph (4).
       (4) Payments to schools.--The Mayor shall pay to public 
     charter schools described in paragraph (5), in accordance 
     with this subsection, any sum disbursed under paragraph (2).
       (5) Schools described.--The schools referred to in 
     paragraph (4) are public charter schools that--
       (A) did not operate as public charter schools during any 
     portion of the fiscal year preceding the fiscal year for 
     which funds are authorized to be appropriated under paragraph 
     (1); and
       (B) operated as public charter schools during the fiscal 
     year for which funds are authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraph (1).
       (6) Formula.--
       (A) 1996.--The amount of the payment to a public charter 
     school described in paragraph (5) that begins operation in 
     fiscal year 1996 shall be calculated by multiplying $6,300 by 
     \1/12\ of the total anticipated enrollment as set forth in 
     the petition to establish the public charter school; and

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       (B) 1997 through 2000.--The amount of the payment to a 
     public charter school described in paragraph (5) that begins 
     operation in any of fiscal years 1997 through 2000 shall be 
     calculated by multiplying the uniform dollar amount used in 
     the formula established under 2301(b) by \1/12\ of the total 
     anticipated enrollment as set forth in the petition to 
     establish the public charter school.
       (7) Payment to schools.--
       (A) Transfer.--On September 1 of each of the years 1996 
     through 2000, the Mayor shall transfer, by electronic funds 
     transfer, the amount determined under paragraph (6) for each 
     public charter school from the escrow account established 
     under subsection (a) to a bank designated by each such 
     school.
       (B) Pro rata and remaining funds.--Subparagraphs (C) and 
     (D) of subsection (a)(2) shall apply to payments made under 
     this subsection.
          Subtitle F--School Facilities Repair and Improvement

                       PART 1--SCHOOL FACILITIES

     SEC. 2351. AGREEMENT FOR TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Not later than December 31, 1995, the 
     Administrator of the General Services Administration and the 
     Superintendent shall enter into a Memorandum of Agreement or 
     Understanding (referred to in this subtitle as the 
     ``Agreement'') authorizing, to the extent provided in this 
     subtitle, the Administrator to provide technical assistance 
     to the District of Columbia public schools regarding school 
     facilities repair and improvements, including contracting for 
     and supervising the repair and improvements of such 
     facilities and the coordination of such efforts.
       (b) Agreement Provisions.--The Agreement shall include the 
     following:
       (1) General authority.--Provisions that give the 
     Administrator authority--
       (A) to supervise and direct District of Columbia public 
     school personnel responsible for public school facilities 
     repair and improvements;
       (B) to develop, coordinate and implement a systemic and 
     comprehensive facilities revitalization program, taking into 
     account the ``Preliminary Facilities Master Plan 2005'' 
     (prepared by the Superintendent's Task Force on Education 
     Infrastructure for the 21st Century) to repair and improve 
     District of Columbia public school facilities, including a 
     list of facilities and renovation schedule that prioritizes 
     facilities to be repaired and improved;
       (C) to accept private goods and services for use by 
     District of Columbia public schools, in consultation with the 
     nonprofit corporation referred to in section 2603;
       (D) to recommend specific repair and improvement projects 
     in District of Columbia public school facilities by members 
     and units of the National Guard and military reserve, 
     consistent with section 2351(b)(1)(B); and
       (E) to access all District of Columbia public school 
     facilities and any records or documents regarding such 
     facilities.
       (2) Cooperation.--Assurances by the Administrator and the 
     Superintendent to cooperate with each other, and with the 
     nonprofit corporation referred to in section 2603, in any way 
     necessary, to ensure implementation of the Agreement.
       (c) Duration of Agreement.--The Agreement shall remain in 
     effect until the agency designated pursuant to section 
     2352(a)(2) assumes responsibility for the District of 
     Columbia public school facilities but shall terminate not 
     later than 24 months after the date that the Agreement is 
     signed, whichever is earlier.

     SEC. 2352. FACILITIES REVITALIZATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Program.--Not later than 24 months after the date that 
     the Agreement is signed, the Mayor and the District of 
     Columbia Council shall--
       (1) in consultation with the Administrator, the Authority, 
     the Board of Education, and the Superintendent, design and 
     implement a facilities repair, maintenance, improvement, and 
     management program; and
       (2) designate a new or existing agency or authority to 
     administer such program to repair, improve, and maintain the 
     physical condition and safety of District of Columbia public 
     school facilities.
       (b) Proceeds.--Such management program shall include 
     provisions that--
       (1) identify short-term funding for capital and maintenance 
     of such facilities, which may include retaining proceeds from 
     the sale or lease of a District of Columbia public school 
     facility; and
       (2) identify and designate long-term funding for capital 
     and maintenance of such facilities.
       (c) Implementation.--Upon implementation of such program, 
     the agency or authority created or designated pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(2) shall assume authority and responsibility 
     for repair, maintenance, improvement, and management of 
     District of Columbia public schools.

     SEC. 2353. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle, the following terms have the 
     following meanings:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the General Services Administration.
       (2) Facilities.--The term ``facilities'' means buildings, 
     structures, and real property.

     SEC. 2354. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for each of fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997, $2,000,000 to the District of Columbia 
     public schools for use by the Administrator to carry out this 
     subtitle.

                            PART 2--WAIVERS

     SEC. 2361. WAIVERS.

       (a) In General.--All District of Columbia fees, all 
     requirements found in the document ``The District of Columbia 
     Public Schools Standard Contract Provisions'' published by 
     the District of Columbia public schools for use with 
     construction maintenance projects, shall be waived, for 
     purposes of repair and improvement of the District of 
     Columbia public schools for a period of 24 months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) Limitation.--
       (1) Waiver application.--A waiver under subsection (a) 
     shall apply only to contractors, subcontractors, and any 
     other groups, entities, or individuals who donate materials 
     and services to the District of Columbia public schools.
       (2) Insurance requirements.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to waive the requirements for a contractor to 
     maintain adequate insurance coverage.

     SEC. 2362. APPLICATION FOR PERMITS.

       An application for a permit during the 24-month period 
     described in section 2311(a), required by the District of 
     Columbia government for the repair or improvement of a 
     District of Columbia public school shall be acted upon not 
     later than 20 days after receipt of the application by the 
     respective District of Columbia permitting authorities.
           Subtitle G--Department of Education ``D.C. Desk''

     SEC. 2401. ESTABLISHMENT.

       There shall be established within the Office of the 
     Secretary of the Department of Education a District of 
     Columbia Technical Assistance Office (in this subtitle 
     referred to as the ``D.C. Desk'').

     SEC. 2402. DIRECTOR FOR DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COORDINATED 
                   TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       The D.C. Desk shall be administered by a Director for 
     District of Columbia Coordinated Technical Assistance. The 
     Director shall be appointed by the Secretary and shall not be 
     paid at a rate that exceeds the maximum rate of basic pay 
     payable for GS-15 of the General Schedule.

     SEC. 2403. DUTIES.

       The Director of the D.C. Desk shall--
       (1) coordinate with the Superintendent a comprehensive 
     technical assistance strategy by the Department of Education 
     that supports the District of Columbia public schools first 
     year reforms and long-term plan described in section 2101;
       (2) identify all Federal grants for which the District of 
     Columbia public schools are eligible to apply to support 
     implementation of its long term plan;
       (3) identify private and public resources available to the 
     District of Columbia public schools that are consistent with 
     the long-term plan described in section 2101; and
       (4) provide additional technical assistance as assigned by 
     the Secretary which supports reform in the District of 
     Columbia public schools.
                     Subtitle H--Residential School

     SEC. 2451. PLAN.

       (a) In General.--The Superintendent may develop a plan to 
     establish a residential school for the 1997-1998 school year.
       (b) Requirements.--If developed, the plan for the 
     residential school shall include, at a minimum--
       (1) options for the location of the school, including 
     renovation or building of a new facility;
       (2) financial plans for the facility, including annual 
     costs to operate the school, capital expenditures required to 
     open the facility, maintenance of facilities, and staffing 
     costs; and
       (3) staff development and training plans.

     SEC. 2452. USE OF FUNDS.

       Funds under this subtitle shall be used for--
       (1) planning requirements as described in section 2451; and
       (2) capital costs associated with the start-up of a 
     residential school, including the purchase of real and 
     personal property and the renovation of existing facilities.

     SEC. 2453. FUTURE FUNDING.

       The Superintendent shall identify, not later than December 
     31, 1996, in a report to the Mayor, City Council, the 
     Authority, the Appropriations Committees of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, the House Governmental Reform 
     Committee, the House Economic and Educational Opportunities 
     Committee, and the Senate Labor and Human Resources Committee 
     and the Governmental Affairs Committee, non-Federal funding 
     sources for operation of the residential school.

     SEC. 2454. GIFTS.

       The Superintendent may accept donations of money, property, 
     and personal services for purposes of the establishment and 
     operation of a residential school.

     SEC. 2455. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated to the District 
     $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 to carry out this subtitle 
     for initial start-up expenses of a residential school in the 
     District of Columbia, of which not more than $100,000 may be 
     used to carry out section 2451.
            Subtitle I--Progress Reports and Accountability

     SEC. 2501. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA COUNCIL REPORT.

       Not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Chairman of the

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     District of Columbia Council shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a report describing legislative and 
     other actions the District of Columbia Council has taken or 
     will take to facilitate the implementation of the reforms 
     described in section 2502.

     SEC. 2502. SUPERINTENDENT'S REPORT ON REFORMS.

       Not later than August 1, 1996, the Superintendent shall 
     submit to the appropriate congressional committees, the Board 
     of Education, the Mayor, and the District of Columbia Council 
     a progress report that includes the following:
       (1) The status of the approval by the Board of Education of 
     the core curriculum--
       (A) recommended by the Panel under section 2252(a)(1); or
       (B) selected or developed by the Superintendent under 
     section 2261.
       (2) The status of the approval by the Board of Education of 
     the district-wide assessments for measuring student 
     achievement--
       (A) recommended by the Panel under section 2252(a)(2); or
       (B) selected or developed by the Superintendent under 
     section 2261.
       (3) The status of the establishment and implementation of 
     promotion gates under section 2263.
       (4) Identification of strategies to assist students who do 
     not meet promotion gate criteria.
       (5) The status of the implementation of a policy that 
     provides rewards and sanctions for individual schools based 
     on student performance on district-wide assessments.
       (6) A description of the activities carried out under the 
     program established under section 2604(e).
       (7) The status of implementation by the Board of Education, 
     after consultation with the Superintendent and unions 
     (including unions that represent teachers and unions that 
     represent principals) of a policy for performance-based 
     evaluation of principals and teachers.
       (8) A description of how the private sector partnership 
     described in subtitle K is working collaboratively with the 
     Board of Education and the Superintendent.
       (9) The status of implementation of policies developed by 
     the Superintendent and the Board of Education that establish 
     incentive pay awards for staff of District of Columbia public 
     schools who meet annual performance goals based on district-
     wide assessments at individual schools.
       (10) A description of how staffing decisions have been 
     revised to delegate staffing to individual schools and 
     transfer additional decisionmaking with respect to budgeting 
     to the individual school level.
       (11) A description of, and the status of implementation of, 
     policies adopted by the Board of Education that require 
     competitive appointments for all positions.
       (12) The status of implementation of policies regarding 
     alternative teacher certification requirements.
       (13) The status of implementation of testing requirements 
     for teacher licensing renewal.
       (14) The status of efforts to increase the involvement of 
     families in the education of students, including--
       (A) the development of family resource centers;
       (B) the expansion of Even Start programs described in part 
     B of chapter 1 of title I of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965; and
       (C) the development and implementation of policies to 
     increase parental involvement in education.
       (15) A description of, and the status of implementation of, 
     a policy to allow District of Columbia public schools to be 
     used after school hours as community centers, including the 
     establishment of at least one prototype pilot project in one 
     school.
       (16) A description of, and the status of implementation of, 
     a policy to increase the participation of tutors and mentors 
     for students, beginning not later than the 8th grade.
       (17) A description of the status of implementation of the 
     agreement with the Administrator of the General Services 
     Administration under part 1 of subtitle E.
       (18) A description of the status of the District of 
     Columbia public school central office budget and staffing 
     reductions from the level at the end of fiscal year 1995 and 
     a review of the market-based provision of services provided 
     by the central office to schools.
       (19) The development by the Superintendent of a system of 
     parental choice among District of Columbia public schools 
     where per pupil funding follows the student (``Public School 
     Vouchers'') and adoption by the Board of Education.
       (20) The status of the processing of public charter school 
     petitions submitted to the Board of Education in accordance 
     with subtitle B.
       (21) The status of the revision and implementation by the 
     Board of Education of the discipline policy for the District 
     of Columbia public schools in order to ensure a safe, 
     disciplined environment conducive to learning.
                  Subtitle J--Low-Income Scholarships

     SEC. 2551. DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOLARSHIP CORPORATION.

       (a) General Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--There is authorized to be established a 
     private, nonprofit corporation, to be known as the ``District 
     of Columbia Scholarship Corporation'' (referred to in this 
     subtitle as the ``Corporation''), which is not an agency or 
     establishment of the United States Government.
       (2) Duties.--The Corporation shall have the responsibility 
     and authority to administer, publicize, and evaluate the 
     District of Columbia Scholarship Program, and to determine 
     student and school eligibility.
       (3) Consultation.--The Corporation shall exercise its 
     authority in a manner consistent with maximizing educational 
     choices and opportunities for the maximum number of 
     interested families, and in consultation with other school 
     scholarship programs in the District of Columbia.
       (4) Application of provisions.--The Corporation shall be 
     subject to the provisions of this Act, and, to the extent 
     consistent with this section, to the District of Columbia 
     Nonprofit Corporation Act (D.C. Code, 29-501 et seq.).
       (5) Residence.--The Corporation shall have its place of 
     business in the District of Columbia and shall be considered, 
     for purposes of venue in civil actions, to be a resident 
     thereof.
       (b) Organization and Management, Board of Directors.--
       (1) Membership.--
       (A) In general.--The Corporation shall have a Board of 
     Directors (referred to in this subtitle as the ``Board''), 
     comprised of 7 members with 6 members of the Board appointed 
     by the President not later than 30 days after receipt of 
     nominations from the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     and the majority leader of the Senate.
       (B) House nominations.--The President shall appoint 3 of 
     the members from a list of 9 individuals nominated by the 
     Speaker of the House of Representatives in consultation with 
     the minority leader of the House of Representatives.
       (C) Senate nominations.--The President shall appoint 3 
     members from a list of 9 individuals nominated by the 
     majority leader of the Senate in consultation with the 
     minority leader of the Senate.
       (D) Deadline.--The Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     and majority leader of the Senate shall submit their 
     nominations to the President not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (E) Appointee of mayor.--The Mayor shall appoint 1 member 
     not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (F) Possible interim members.--If the President does not 
     appoint the 6 members of the Board in the 30-day period 
     described in subparagraph (A), the nominees of the Speaker of 
     the House of Representatives and of the Senate, together with 
     the appointee of the Mayor, shall serve as an interim Board 
     of Directors with all the powers and other duties of the 
     Board described in this subtitle, until the President makes 
     the appointments as described in this subsection.
       (2) Powers.--All powers of the Corporation shall vest in 
     and be exercised under the authority of its Board of 
     Directors.
       (3) Elections.--Members of the Board annually shall elect 1 
     of the members to be chairperson.
       (4) Residency.--All members appointed to the Board must be 
     residents of the District of Columbia at the time of 
     appointment and while serving on the Board.
       (5) Nonemployee.--No member of the Board may be an employee 
     of the United States Government or the District of Columbia 
     government when appointed or during tenure on the Board, 
     unless the individual is on a leave of absence from such a 
     position while serving on the Board.
       (6) Incorporation.--The members of the initial Board of 
     Directors shall serve as incorporators and shall take 
     whatever steps are necessary to establish the Corporation 
     under the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act 
     (D.C. Code 29-501 et seq.).
       (7) General term.--The term of office of each member shall 
     be 5 years, except that any member appointed to fill a 
     vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term for 
     which the predecessor was appointed shall be appointed for 
     the remainder of such term.
       (8) Consecutive term.--No member of the Board shall be 
     eligible to serve in excess of 2 consecutive terms of 5 years 
     each. A partial term shall be considered as 1 full term. Any 
     vacancy on the Board shall not affect its power, but shall be 
     filled in a manner consistent with this subtitle.
       (9) No benefit.--No part of the income or assets of the 
     Corporation shall inure to the benefit of any Director, 
     officer, or employee except as salary or reasonable 
     compensation for services.
       (10) Political activity.--The Corporation may not 
     contribute to or otherwise support any political party or 
     candidate for elective public office.
       (11) No officers.--The members of the Board shall not, by 
     reason of such membership, be considered to be officers or 
     employees of the United States.
       (12) Stipends.--The members of the Board, while attending 
     meetings of the Board or 

     while engaged in duties related to such meetings or other 
     activities of the Board pursuant to this subtitle, shall be 
     entitled to a stipend. Such stipend shall be at the rate of 
     $150 per day for which the Board member has been officially 
     recorded as having worked, except that no member may be paid 
     a total stipend amount in any calendar year in excess of 
     $5,000.
       (c) Officers and Staff.--
       (1) Executive director.--The Corporation shall have an 
     Executive Director, and such other staff, as may be appointed 
     by the Board for terms and at rates of compensation to be 
     fixed by the Board.

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       (2) Annual rate.--No staff of the Corporation may be 
     compensated by the Corporation at an annual rate of pay which 
     exceeds the basic rate of pay in effect from time to time for 
     level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 5312 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       (3) Citizenship.--No individual other than a citizen of the 
     United States may be a member of the Board of Directors, or 
     staff of the Corporation.
       (4) Service.--All officers and employees shall serve at the 
     pleasure of the Board.
       (5) Qualification.--No political test or qualification may 
     be used in selecting, appointing, promoting, or taking other 
     personnel actions with respect to officers, agents, or 
     employees of the Corporation.
       (d) Powers of the Corporation.--
       (1) Generally.--The Corporation is authorized to obtain 
     grants from, and make contracts with, individuals and with 
     private, State, and Federal agencies, organizations, and 
     institutions.
       (2) Hiring authority.--The Corporation may hire, or accept 
     the voluntary services of, consultants, experts, advisory 
     boards, and panels to aid the Corporation in carrying out the 
     purposes of this subtitle.
       (e) Financial Management and Records.--
       (1) Audits.--The accounts of the Corporation shall be 
     audited annually in accordance with generally accepted 
     auditing standards by independent certified public 
     accountants. The audits shall be conducted at the place where 
     the accounts of the Corporation are normally kept. All books, 
     accounts, financial records, reports, files, and all other 
     papers, things, or property belonging to or in use by the 
     Corporation and necessary to facilitate the audits shall be 
     made available to the person conducting the audit.
       (2) Report.--The report by each such independent audit 
     shall be included in the annual report to Congress required 
     by section 2602.

     SEC. 2552. FUNDING.

       (a) Fund.--There is hereby established in the Treasury a 
     fund that shall be known as the District of Columbia 
     Scholarship Fund, to be administered by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury.
       (b) Disbursement.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall make 
     available and disburse to the corporation, at the beginning 
     of each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000, such funds as have 
     been appropriated to the District of Columbia Scholarship 
     Fund for the fiscal year in which such disbursement is to be 
     made.
       (c) Availability.--Funds authorized to be appropriated 
     under this subtitle shall remain available until expended.
       (d) Uses.--Funds authorized to be appropriated under this 
     subtitle shall be used by the Corporation in a prudent and 
     financially responsible manner, solely for scholarships, 
     contracts, and administrative costs.
       (e) Authorization.--
       (1) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Fund--
       (A) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; and
       (B) $7,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $10,000,000 for 
     each of fiscal years 1998 through 2000.
       (2) Limitation.--Not more than $500,000 may be used in any 
     fiscal year by the Corporation for any purpose other than 
     assistance to students.

     SEC. 2553. SCHOLARSHIPS AUTHORIZED.

       (a) In General.--The District of Columbia Scholarship 
     Corporation established under section 2501 is authorized in 
     accordance with this subtitle to award scholarships to 
     students in grades K-12--
       (1) who are District of Columbia residents; and
       (2) whose families are at or below 185 percent of the 
     Federal poverty guidelines updated annually in the Federal 
     Register by the Department of Health and Human Services under 
     authority of section 673(2) of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1981.
       (b) Use of Scholarship.--A scholarship may be used only 
     for--
       (1) the cost of the tuition of a private or independent 
     school located within the geographic boundaries of the 
     District of Columbia or the cost of the tuition of public, 
     private, or independent school located within Montgomery 
     County, Maryland; Prince Georges County, Maryland; Arlington 
     County, Virginia; Alexandria City, Virginia; Falls Church 
     City, Virginia; or Fairfax County, Virginia; or
       (2) the cost of fees and other expenses for instructional 
     services provided to students on school grounds outside of 
     regular school hours or the cost of transportation for a 
     student enrolled in a District of Columbia public school, 
     public charter school, or independent or private school 
     participating in the tuition scholarship program.
       (c) Not School Aid.--A scholarship shall be considered 
     assistance to the student and shall not be considered 
     assistance to the school.

     SEC. 2554. ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) In General.--A student who is entitled to receive a 
     public school education in the District of Columbia and who 
     meets the requirements of section 2553(a) is eligible for a 
     scholarship under subsections (c) and (d) of section 2555.
       (b) Priority in Year One.--In fiscal year 1996, priority 
     shall be given to students currently enrolled in a District 
     of Columbia public school or preparing to enter kindergarten 
     in 1996.
       (c) Subsequent Priority.--In subsequent fiscal years, 
     priority shall be given to scholarship recipients from the 
     preceding year.

     SEC. 2555. SCHOLARSHIPS.

       (a) Awards.--From the funds made available under this 
     subtitle, the Corporation shall award scholarships and make 
     payments, on behalf of the student, to participating schools 
     as described in section 2559.
       (b) Notification.--Each school that enrolls scholarship 
     students shall notify the Corporation--
       (A) not later than 10 days after the date that a student is 
     enrolled, of the names, addresses, and grade level of each 
     scholarship student to the Corporation; and
       (B) not later than 10 days after the date of the withdrawal 
     of any scholarship student.
       (c) Tuition Scholarship Amount.--
       (1) Below poverty level.--For a student whose family income 
     is at or below the poverty level, a tuition scholarship 
     amount may not exceed the lesser of--
       (A) the cost of a school's tuition; or
       (B) $3,000 in 1996 with such amount adjusted in proportion 
     to changes in the Consumer Price Index of all urban consumers 
     published by the Department of Labor for each of fiscal years 
     1997 through 2000.
       (2) Above poverty level.--For a student whose family income 
     is greater than the poverty level, but not more than 185 
     percent above the poverty level, a tuition scholarship amount 
     may not exceed the lesser of--
       (A) 50 percent of the cost of a school's tuition; or
       (B) $1,500 in 1996 with such amount adjusted in proportion 
     to changes in the Consumer Price Index of all urban consumers 
     published by the Department of Labor for each of fiscal years 
     1997 through 2000.
       (d) Fee or Transportation Scholarship Amount.--The fee or 
     transportation scholarship amount may not exceed the lesser 
     of--
       (1) fees for instructional services provided to students on 
     school grounds outside of regular school hours or the costs 
     of transportation for students enrolled in the District of 
     Columbia public schools, public charter schools, or 
     independent or private schools participating in the tuition 
     scholarship program; or
       (2) $500 in fiscal year 1996 with such amount adjusted in 
     proportion to the changes in the Consumer Price Index of all 
     urban consumers published by the Department of Labor for each 
     of the fiscal years 1997 through 2000.
       (e) Proportion of Different Types of Scholarships.--In each 
     year, the Corporation shall ensure that the number of 
     scholarships awarded for tuition and the number awarded for 
     fees or transportation shall be equal, to the extent 
     practicable.
       (f) Funding Shortfall.--If, after the District of Columbia 
     Scholarship Corporation determines the total number of 
     eligible applicants for an academic year surpasses the amount 
     of funds available in a fiscal year to fund all awards for 
     such academic year, a random selection process shall be used 
     to determine which eligible applicants receive awards.
       (g) Exception.--Subsection (e) shall not apply to 
     individuals receiving scholarship priority described in 
     subsections (b) and (c) of section 2554.

     SEC. 2556. SCHOOL ELIGIBILITY FOR TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS.

       (a) Application.--A school that desires to accept tuition 
     scholarship students for a school year shall file an 
     application with the Corporation by July 1 of the preceding 
     school year, except that in fiscal year 1996, schools shall 
     file such applications by such date as the Corporation shall 
     designate for such purpose. In the application, the school 
     shall--
       (1) certify that it has operated during the current school 
     year with not less than 25 students,
       (2) assure that it will comply with all applicable 
     requirements of this subtitle; and
       (3) provide the most recent financial audit, completed not 
     earlier than 3 years before the date such application is 
     filed, from an independent certified public accountant using 
     generally accepted auditing standards.
       (b) Eligibility Certification.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), not 
     later than 60 days after receipt of such information, the 
     Corporation shall certify the eligibility of a school to 
     participate in the tuition scholarship program.
       (2) Continuation.--Eligibility shall continue in subsequent 
     years unless revoked as described in subsection (d).
       (3) Exception for 1996.--In fiscal year 1996 after receipt 
     of the information described in subsection (a), the 
     Corporation shall certify the eligibility of a school to 
     participate in the tuition scholarship program at the 
     earliest practicable date.
       (c) New Schools.--
       (1) In general.--A school that did not operate in the 
     preceding academic year may apply for a 1-year provisional 
     certification of eligibility to participate in the tuition 
     scholarship program for a single school year by providing to 
     the Corporation not later than July 1 of the preceding 
     calendar year for 

     which such school intends to begin operations--
       (A) a list of the organization's board of directors;
       (B) letters of support from not less than 10 members of the 
     community;
       (C) a business plan;
       (D) intended course of study;
       (E) assurances that it will begin operations with not less 
     than 25 students; and
       (F) assurances that it will comply with all applicable 
     requirements of this subtitle.
       (2) Certification.--Not later than 60 days after the date 
     of receipt of the information referred to in paragraph (1), 
     the Corporation

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     shall certify in writing the school's provisional eligibility 
     for the tuition scholarship program unless good cause exists 
     to deny certification.
       (3) Denial of certification.--If certification or 
     provisional certification is denied for participation in the 
     tuition scholarship program, the Corporation shall provide a 
     written explanation to the applicant school of the reasons 
     for such decision.
       (d) Revocation of Eligibility.--
       (1) In general.--Upon written petition from the parent of a 
     tuition scholarship student or on the Corporation's own 
     motion, the Corporation may, after notice and hearing, revoke 
     a school's certification of eligibility for tuition 
     scholarships for the subsequent school year for good cause, 
     including a finding of a pattern of violation of program 
     requirements described in section 2557(a).
       (2) Explanation.--If the eligibility of a school is 
     revoked, the Corporation shall provide a written explanation 
     for its decision to such school.

     SEC. 2557. TUITION SCHOLARSHIP PARTICIPATION REQUIREMENTS FOR 
                   INDEPENDENT AND PRIVATE SCHOOLS.

       (a) Independent and Private School Requirements.--
     Independent and private schools participating in the tuition 
     scholarship program shall--
       (1) not discriminate on the basis of race, color, or 
     national origin, or on the basis of a student's disabilities 
     if the school is equipped to provide an appropriate 
     education;
       (2) abide by all applicable health and safety requirements 
     of the District of Columbia public schools;
       (3) provide to the Corporation not later than June 30 of 
     each year the most recent financial audit completed not 
     earlier than 3 years before the date the application is filed 
     from an independent certified public accountant using 
     generally accepted auditing standards;
       (4) abide by all local regulations in effect for 
     independent or private schools;
       (5) provide data to the Corporation as set forth in section 
     2562, and conform to tuition requirements as set forth in 
     section 2555; and
       (6) charge tuition scholarship recipients the same tuition 
     amount as other students who are residents of the District of 
     Columbia and enrolled in the same school.
       (b) Compliance.--The Corporation may require documentation 
     of compliance with the requirements of subsection (a), but 
     neither the Corporation nor any governmental entity may 
     impose additional requirements upon independent and private 
     schools as a condition of participation.
       (c) Withdrawal from Program.--Schools may withdraw from the 
     tuition scholarship program at any time, refunding to the 
     Corporation the proportion of any scholarship payments 
     already received for the remaining days in the school year on 
     a pro rata basis. If a school withdraws during an academic 
     year, it shall permit scholarship students to complete the 
     year at their own expense.

     SEC. 2558. CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES.

       Nothing in this subtitle shall affect the rights of 
     students or the obligations of the District of Columbia 
     public schools under the Individuals with Disabilities 
     Education Act.

     SEC. 2559. PAYMENTS FOR TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Proportional payment.--The Corporation shall make 
     tuition scholarship payments to participating schools not 
     later than October 15 of each year equal to half the total 
     value of the scholarships awarded to students enrolled at 
     such school, and half of such amount not later than January 
     15 of the following calendar year.
       (2) Pro rata amounts for student withdrawl.--
       (A) Before payment.--If a student withdraws before a 
     tuition scholarship payment is made, the school shall receive 
     a pro rata amount based on the school's tuition for the 
     number of days the student was enrolled.
       (B) After payment.--If a student withdraws after a tuition 
     scholarship payment is made, the school shall refund to the 
     Corporation the proportion of any scholarship payments 
     already received for the remaining days of the school year on 
     a pro rata basis. Such refund shall occur not later than 30 
     days after the date of the withdrawal of a student.
       (b) Fund Transfers.--The Corporation shall make tuition 
     scholarship payments to participating schools by electronic 
     funds transfer. If such an arrangement is not available, the 
     school shall submit an alternative proposal to the 
     Corporation for approval.

     SEC. 2560. TUITION SCHOLARSHIP APPLICATION PROCEDURES.

       The Corporation shall implement a schedule and procedures 
     for processing applications for the tuition scholarship 
     program that includes a list of eligible schools, 
     distribution of information to parents and the general 
     public, and deadlines for steps in the application and award 
     process.

     SEC. 2561. TUITION SCHOLARSHIP REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--A school enrolling tuition scholarship 
     students shall report not later than July 30 of each year in 
     a manner prescribed by the Corporation, the following data:
       (1) Standardized test scores, if any, for scholarship 
     students.
       (2) Grade advancement for scholarship students.
       (3) Disciplinary actions taken with respect to scholarship 
     students.
       (4) Graduation, college admission test scores, and college 
     admission rates, if applicable for scholarship students.
       (5) Types and amounts of parental involvement required for 
     all families.
       (6) Student attendance for scholarship students.
       (7) General information on curriculum, programs, 
     facilities, credentials of personnel, and disciplinary rules.
       (b) Confidentiality.--No personal identifiers may be used 
     in the body of such report except that the Corporation may 
     request such confidential information solely for the purpose 
     of verification.

     SEC. 2562. FEE OR TRANSPORTATION SCHOLARSHIP PROCEDURES AND 
                   CRITERIA.

       (a) Policies and Procedures.--The Corporation shall 
     implement policies and procedures and criteria for 
     administering scholarships for use with providers approved by 
     the Corporation either for the cost of fees for instructional 
     services provided to students on school grounds outside of 
     regular school hours or for the costs of transportation for 
     students enrolled in District of Columbia public schools, 
     public charter schools, or independent or private schools 
     participating in the tuition scholarship program.
       (b) Information Dissemination.--The Corporation shall 
     distribute information describing the policies and procedures 
     and criteria developed pursuant to subsection (a), using the 
     most efficient and practicable methods available, to 
     potential applicants and other interested parties within the 
     geographic boundaries of the District of Columbia.

     SEC. 2563. PROGRAM APPRAISAL.

       (a) Study.--Not later than 4 years after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall provide for an 
     evaluation of the tuition scholarship program, including--
        (1) comparison of test scores between tuition scholarship 
     students and District of Columbia public school students of 
     similar background, including by income level;
       (2) comparison of graduation rates between tuition 
     scholarship students and District of Columbia public school 
     students of similar background, including by income level; 
     and
       (3) satisfaction of parents of scholarship students.
       (b) Report to Congress.--Not later than September 1 of each 
     year, the Corporation shall submit a progress report on the 
     scholarship program to the appropriate congressional 
     committees.

     SEC. 2564. JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Jurisdiction.--The United States District Court for the 
     District of Columbia shall have jurisdiction over any legal 
     challenges to the tuition scholarship program and shall 
     provide expedited review.
       (2) Protectable interests.--Parents and children shall be 
     considered to have a separate protectable interest and 
     entitled to intervene as defendants in any such action.
       (3) Timely review.--The court shall render a prompt 
     decision.
       (b) Appeals.--If the tuition scholarship program or any 
     part thereof is enjoined or ruled invalid, the decision is 
     directly appealable to the United States Supreme Court.
                 Subtitle K--Partnerships With Business

     SEC. 2601. PURPOSE.

       It is the purpose of this title to leverage private sector 
     funds utilizing initial Federal investments in order to 
     provide students and teachers within the District of Columbia 
     public schools and public charter schools with access to 
     state-of-the-art educational technology, to establish a 
     regional job training and employment center, to strengthen 
     workforce preparation initiatives for students within the 
     District of Columbia public schools and public charter 
     schools, and to coordinate private sector investments in 
     carrying out this title.

     SEC. 2602. DUTIES OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF THE DISTRICT OF 
                   COLUMBIA PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

       Not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Superintendent of the District of Columbia 
     public schools--
       (1) shall provide a grant to a private, nonprofit 
     corporation that meets the eligibility criteria under section 
     2603 for the purposes of carrying out the duties under 
     section 2604; and
       (2) shall establish a nonprofit organization in accordance 
     with the District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act for 
     the purpose of carrying out the duties under section 2605.

     SEC. 2603. ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA FOR PRIVATE, NONPROFIT 
                   CORPORATION.

       A private, nonprofit corporation shall be eligible to 
     receive a grant under section 2602(1) if the corporation is a 
     national business organization which is incorporated in the 
     District of Columbia and which--
       (1) has a board of directors which includes members who are 
     also chief executive officers of technology-related 
     corporations involved in education and workforce development 
     issues;
       (2) has extensive practical experience with initiatives 
     that link business resources and expertise with education and 
     training systems;
       (3) has experience in working with State and local 
     educational entities throughout the United States on the 
     integration of academic studies with workforce preparation 
     programs; and
       (4) has a nationwide structure through which additional 
     resources can be leveraged and innovative practices 
     disseminated.

     SEC. 2604. DUTIES OF THE PRIVATE, NONPROFIT CORPORATION.

       (a) District Education and Learning Technologies 
     Advancement Council.--

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       (1) Establishment.--The corporation shall establish a 
     council to be known as the ``District Education and Learning 
     Technologies Advancement Council'' or ``DELTA Council'' (in 
     this title referred to as the ``council'').
       (2) Membership.--
       (A) In general.--The corporation shall appoint members to 
     the council. An individual shall be appointed as a member to 
     the council on the basis of the commitment of the individual, 
     or the entity which the individual is representing, to 
     providing time, energy, and resources to the council.
       (B) Compensation.--Members of the council shall serve 
     without compensation.
       (3) Duties.--The council--
       (A) shall advise the corporation in the duties of the 
     corporation under subsections (b) through (d) of this 
     section; and
       (B) shall assist the corporation in leveraging private 
     sector resources for the purpose of carrying out such duties 
     of the corporation.
       (b) Access to State-of-the-Art Educational Technology.--
       (1) In general.--The corporation, in conjunction with the 
     Superintendent, students, parents, and teachers, shall 
     establish and implement strategies to ensure access to state-
     of-the-art educational technology within the District of 
     Columbia public schools and public charter schools 
     established in accordance with this Act.
       (2) Technology assessment.--
       (A) In general.--In establishing and implementing the 
     strategies under paragraph (1), the corporation, not later 
     than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     shall provide for an assessment of the current availability 
     of state-of-the-art educational technology within the 
     District of Columbia public schools and public charter 
     schools established in accordance with this Act.
       (B) Conduct of assessment.--In providing for the assessment 
     under subparagraph (A), the corporation--
       (i) shall provide for on-site inspections of the state-of-
     the-art educational technology within a minimum sampling of 
     District of Columbia public schools and public charter 
     schools established in accordance with this Act; and
       (ii) shall ensure proper input from students, parents, 
     teachers, and other school officials through the use of focus 
     groups and other appropriate mechanisms.
       (C) Results of assessment.--The corporation shall ensure 
     that the assessment carried out under this paragraph 
     provides, at a minimum, necessary information on state-of-
     the-art educational technology within the District of 
     Columbia public schools and public charter schools 
     established in accordance with this Act, including--
       (i) the extent to which typical public schools within the 
     District of Columbia have access to such state-of-the-art 
     educational technology and training for such technology;
       (ii) how such schools are using such technology;
       (iii) the need for additional technology and the need for 
     infrastructure for the implementation of such additional 
     technology;
       (iv) the need for computer hardware, software, training, 
     and funding for such additional technology or infrastructure; 
     and
       (v) the potential for computer linkages among District of 
     Columbia public schools and public charter schools.
       (3) Short-term technology plan.--
       (A) In general.--Based upon the results of the technology 
     assessment under paragraph (2), the corporation shall develop 
     a 3-year plan that includes goals, priorities, and strategies 
     for obtaining the resources necessary to implement strategies 
     to ensure access to state-of-the-art educational technology 
     within the District of Columbia public schools and public 
     charter schools established in accordance with this Act.
       (B) Implementation.--The corporation, in conjunction with 
     schools, students, parents, and teachers, shall implement the 
     plan developed under subparagraph (A).
       (4) Long-term technology plan.--Prior to the completion of 
     the implementation of the short-term plan under paragraph 
     (3), the corporation shall develop a plan under which the 
     corporation will continue to coordinate the donation of 
     private sector resources for maintaining the continuous 
     improvement and upgrading of state-of-the-art educational 
     technology within the District of Columbia public schools and 
     public charter schools established in accordance with this 
     Act.
       (c) District Employment and Learning Center.--
       (1) Establishment.--The corporation shall establish a 
     center to be known as the ``District Employment and Learning 
     Center'' or ``DEAL Center'' (in this title referred to as the 
     ``center''), which shall serve as a regional institute 
     providing job training and employment assistance.
       (2) Duties.--
       (A) Job training and employment assistance program.--The 
     center shall establish a program to provide job training and 
     employment assistance in the District of Columbia.
       (B) Conduct of program.--In carrying out the program 
     established under subparagraph (A), the center--
       (i) shall provide job training and employment assistance to 
     youths who have attained the age of 18 but have not attained 
     the age of 26, who are residents of the District of Columbia, 
     and who are in need of such job training and employment 
     assistance for an appropriate period not to exceed 2 years;
       (ii) shall work to establish partnerships and enter into 
     agreements with appropriate governmental agencies of the 
     District of Columbia to serve individuals participating in 
     appropriate Federal programs, including programs under the 
     Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et seq.), the 
     Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program under 
     part F of title IV of the Social Security Act, the Carl D. 
     Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 
     U.S.C. 2301 et seq.), and the School-to-Work Opportunities 
     Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.);
       (iii) shall conduct such job training, as appropriate, 
     through a consortia of colleges, universities, community 
     colleges, and other appropriate providers in the District of 
     Columbia metropolitan area;
       (iv) shall design modular training programs that allow 
     students to enter and leave the training curricula depending 
     on their opportunities for job assignments with employers; 
     and
       (v) shall utilize resources from businesses to enhance 
     work-based learning opportunities and facilitate access by 
     students to work-based learning and work-experience through 
     temporary work assignments with employers in the District of 
     Columbia metropolitan area.
       (C) Compensation.--The center may provide compensation to 
     youths participating in the program under this paragraph for 
     part-time work assigned in conjunction with training. Such 
     compensation may include needs-based payments and 
     reimbursement of expenses.
       (d) Workforce Preparation Initiatives.--
       (1) In general.--The corporation shall establish 
     initiatives with the District of Columbia public schools and 
     public charter schools established in accordance with this 
     Act, appropriate governmental agencies, and businesses and 
     other private entities, to facilitate the integration of 
     rigorous academic studies with workforce preparation programs 
     in District of Columbia public schools and public charter 
     schools.
       (2) Conduct of initiatives.--In carrying out the 
     initiatives under paragraph (1), the corporation shall, at a 
     minimum, actively develop, expand, and promote the following 
     programs:
       (A) Career academy programs in secondary schools, as 
     established in certain District of Columbia public schools, 
     which provide a ``school-within-a-school'' concept, focusing 
     on career preparation and the integration of the academy 
     programs with vocational and technical curriculum.
       (B) Programs carried out in the District of Columbia that 
     are funded under the School-to-Work Opportunities Act of 1994 
     (20 U.S.C. 6101 et seq.).
       (e) Professional Development Program for Teachers and 
     Administrators.--
       (1) Establishment of program.--The corporation shall 
     establish a consortium consisting of the corporation, 
     teachers, school administrators, and a consortium of 
     universities located in the District of Columbia (in 
     existence on the date of the enactment of this Act) for the 
     purpose of establishing a program for the professional 
     development of teachers and school administrators employed by 
     the District of Columbia public schools and public charter 
     schools established in accordance with this Act.
       (2) Conduct of program.--In carrying out the program 
     established under paragraph (1), the consortium established 
     under such paragraph, in consultation with the World Class 
     Schools Panel and the Superintendent, shall, at a minimum, 
     provide for the following:
       (A) Professional development for teachers which is 
     consistent with the model professional development programs 
     for teachers under section 402(a)(3), or is consistent with 
     the core curriculum developed by the Superintendent under 
     section 411(a)(1), as the case may be, except that in fiscal 
     year 1996, such professional development shall focus on 
     curriculum for elementary grades in reading and mathematics 
     that have been demonstrated to be effective for students from 
     low-income backgrounds.
       (B) Private sector training of teachers in the use, 
     application, and operation of state-of-the-art technology in 
     education.
       (C) Training for school principals and other school 
     administrators in effective private sector management 
     practices for the purpose of site-based management in the 
     District of Columbia public schools and training in the 
     management of public charter schools established in 
     accordance with this Act.
       (f) Other Private Sector Assistance and Coordination.--The 
     corporation shall coordinate private sector involvement and 
     voluntary assistance efforts in support of repairs and 
     improvements to schools in the District of Columbia, 
     including--
       (1) private sector monetary and in-kind contributions to 
     repair and improve school building facilities consistent with 
     section 601;
       (2) the development of proposals to be considered by the 
     Superintendent for inclusion in the long-term reform plan to 
     be developed pursuant to section 101, and other proposals to 
     be submitted to the Superintendent, the Board of Education, 
     the Mayor, the District of Columbia Council, the Authority, 
     the Administrator of the General Services Administration, or 
     the Congress; and
       (3) a program of rewards for student accomplishment at 
     participating local businesses.

     SEC. 2605. JOBS FOR D.C. GRADUATES PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The nonprofit organization established 
     under section 2602(2) shall establish a program, to be known 
     as the ``Jobs for D.C. Graduates Program'', to assist the 
     District of Columbia public schools and public charter 
     schools established in accordance with this Act in organizing 
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     menting a school-to-work transition system with a priority on 
     providing assistance to at-risk youths and disadvantaged 
     youths.
       (b) Conduct of Program.--In carrying out the program 
     established under subsection (a), the nonprofit organization, 
     consistent with the policies of the nationally-recognized 
     Jobs for America's Graduates, Inc.--
       (1) shall establish performance standards for such program;
       (2) shall provide ongoing enhancement and improvements in 
     such program;
       (3) shall provide research and reports on the results of 
     such program; and
       (4) shall provide pre-service and in-service training of 
     all staff.

     SEC. 2606. MATCHING FUNDS.

       The corporation shall, to the extent practicable, provide 
     funds, an in kind contribution, or a combination thereof, for 
     the purpose of carrying out the duties of the corporation 
     under section 2604, as follows:
       (1) For fiscal year 1996, $1 for every $1 of Federal funds 
     provided under this title for section 2604.
       (2) For fiscal year 1997, $3 for every $1 of Federal funds 
     provided under this title for section 2604.
       (3) For fiscal year 1998, $5 for every $1 of Federal funds 
     provided under this title for section 2604.

     SEC. 2607. REPORT.

       The corporation shall prepare and submit to the Congress on 
     a quarterly basis, or, with respect to fiscal year 1996, on a 
     biannual basis, a report which shall contain--
       (1) the activities the corporation has carried out, 
     including the duties of the corporation described in section 
     2604, for the 3-month period ending on the date of the 
     submission of the report, or, with respect to fiscal year 
     1996, the 6-month period ending on the date of the submission 
     of the report;
       (2) an assessment of the use of funds or other resources 
     donated to the corporation;
       (3) the results of the assessment carried out under section 
     2604(b)(2); and
       (4) a description of the goals and priorities of the 
     corporation for the 3-month period beginning on the date of 
     the submission of the report, or, with respect to fiscal year 
     1996, the 6-month period beginning on the date of the 
     submission of the report.

     SEC. 2608. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Authorization.--
       (1) Delta council; access to state-of-the-art educational 
     technology; workforce preparation initiatives; other private 
     sector assistance and coordination.--There are authorized to 
     be appropriated to carry out subsections (a), (b), (d) and 
     (f) of section 2604 $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 
     1996, 1997, and 1998.
       (2) Deal center.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out section 2604(c) $2,000,000 for each of the 
     fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998.
       (3) Professional development program for teachers and 
     administrators.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out section 2604(e) $1,000,000 for each of the fiscal 
     years 1996, 1997, and 1998.
       (4) Jobs for d.c. graduates program.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out section 2605--
       (A) $2,000,000 for fiscal year 1996; and
       (B) $3,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997 through 
     2000.
       (b) Availability.--Amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     under subsection (a) are authorized to remain available until 
     expended.

     SEC. 2609. TERMINATION OF FEDERAL SUPPORT; SENSE OF THE 
                   CONGRESS RELATING TO CONTINUATION OF 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Termination of Federal Support.--The authority under 
     this title to provide assistance to the corporation or any 
     other entity established pursuant to this title (except for 
     assistance to the nonprofit organization established under 
     section 2602(2) for the purpose of carrying out section 2605) 
     shall terminate on October 1, 1998.
       (b) Sense of the Congress Relating to Continuation of 
     Activities.--It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) the activities of the corporation under section 2604 
     should continue to be carried out after October 1, 1998, with 
     resources made available from the private sector; and
       (2) the corporation should provide oversight and 
     coordination of such activities after such date.
      Subtitle L--Parent Attendance at Parent-Teacher Conferences

     SEC. 2651. ESTABLISHMENT.

       (a) Policy.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Mayor of the District of Columbia is authorized to 
     develop and implement a policy requiring all residents with 
     children attending a District of Columbia public school 
     system to attend and participate in at least 1 parent-teacher 
     conference every 90 days during the school year.
       (b) Withhold Benefits.--The Mayor is authorized to withhold 
     payment of benefits received under the program under part A 
     of title IV of the Social Security Act as a condition of 
     participation in these parent-teacher conferences.

     SEC. 2652. SUBMISSION OF PLAN.

       If the Mayor elects to utilize the powers granted under 
     section 2651, the Mayor shall submit to the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services a plan for implementation. The plan 
     shall include--
       (1) plans to administer the program;
       (2) plans to conduct evaluations on the success or failure 
     of the program;
       (3) plans to monitor the participation of parents;
       (4) plans to withhold and reinstate benefits; and
       (5) long-term plans for the program.

     SEC. 2653. REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       Beginning on October 1, 1996 and each year thereafter, the 
     District shall annually report to the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services and to the Congress on the progress and 
     results of the program described in section 2651 of this Act.

  The CHAIRMAN. Pursuant to the rule, the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. 
Gunderson] will be recognized for 15 minutes, and a Member opposed will 
be recognized for 15 minutes.
  The Chair recognizes the gentleman from Wisconsin [Mr. Gunderson].
  (Mr. GUNDERSON asked and was given permission to revise and extend 
his remarks.)
  Mr. GUNDERSON. Mr. Chairman, I submit the following for the Record.

                          Legislative History

       During the first few months of the 104th Congress, Speaker 
     Newt Gingrich appointed Representative Steve Gunderson (R-WI) 
     to lead an education task force to help establish a world 
     class education system in the Nation's capital. As a part of 
     the task force activities, Representative Gunderson convened 
     numerous meetings with individuals and interested groups in 
     the District of Columbia, including the office of the Mayor 
     of the District of Columbia, District of Columbia Delegate 
     Eleanor Holmes Norton, the Superintendent of the District of 
     Columbia Public Schools, the President of the District of 
     Columbia Board of Education, Board of Education members, 
     educators, union members, parent education reform groups, 
     National education reform experts, and many others.
       Additionally, Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton, together with 
     Speaker Gingrich, convened a town meeting at Eastern High 
     School to hear from District of Columbia citizens about their 
     concerns with the current education system.
       Legislatively, the Subcommittee on Oversight and 
     Investigations of the Economic and Educational Opportunities 
     Committee held hearings on the subject of District of 
     Columbia education reform on May 12, 1995, June 8, 1995 and 
     June 27, 1995. Withnesses included, among others, the 
     President of the Board of Education, the Superintendent of 
     the District of Columbia Schools, the Committee on Public 
     Education, Parents United for District of Columbia Public 
     Schools, City Council members William Lightfoot and Kathleen 
     Patterson, principals of public schools, the National Urban 
     Coalition, Ted Kolderie of the Center for Policy Studies, the 
     President of the Washington Teachers' Union, the President of 
     the American Federation of Teachers, the Education First 
     Coalition, parents, and a representative of the Office of the 
     Mayor.
       The education amendment to the District of Columbia 
     Appropriations legislation is the end product of these 
     meetings and hearings. It represents a balancing of many 
     competing interests, and is designed to transform the current 
     education system into one of the best in the world.
              TITLE II--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA SCHOOL REFORM
              Subtitle A--District of Columbia Reform Plan
       Subtitle A of Title II of the bill requires that the 
     Superintendent of Schools, with approval of the Board of 
     Education, develop a long term reform plan for the District 
     of Columbia School Public System. This provision builds on 
     the efforts currently underway by the District. The long term 
     reform plan outlined in the legislation uses the same 
     philosophy outlined by School Board President Wilma Harvey 
     and Superintendent Franklin Smith in the one-year action plan 
     entitled ``Accelerating Education Reform in the District of 
     Columbia: Building on BESST'' that was submitted to Rep. 
     Steve Gunderson on July 13, 1995.
       Subtitle A requires that the plan be consistent with the 
     financial plan and budget for the District of Columbia 
     required by the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility 
     and Management Assistance Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-8). The 
     legislation requires that the Superintendent consult with the 
     Board of Education, Mayor, District of Columbia Council, and 
     the Authority. The Superintendent is also required to include 
     the public and any interested groups or organizations in the 
     development of this process--similar to the approach outlined 
     by the Superintendent in the District of Columbia's 

     ``Planning Guide for Local School Restructuring Teams'' 
     report.
       The long term report focuses on how the District of 
     Columbia is preparing to become a world-class education 
     system and model for the nation. The legislation asks the 
     District of Columbia to describe how it plans to accomplish 
     certain goals and objectives. Any amendments to the plan 
     shall be submitted by the Superintendent, with the approval 
     of the Board of Education, to Congress and must be consistent 
     with section 201 of the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Act of 1995 (Public 
     Law 104-8).
                   Subtitle B--Public Charter Schools
       Subtitle B of this amendment authorizes the establishment 
     of public charter schools. On October 23, 1995, the Education 
     and Libraries Committee of the DC Council passed, by a vote 
     of 4-0, legislation authorizing the establishment of 
     independent public charter schools. The DC Council 
     legislation is very similar to this subtitle. A 
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     that either the DC Council or Congress enact legislation 
     authorizing independent public charter schools was also 
     included in the reform plan submitted by the Superintendent 
     and the president of the Board of Education on July 13, 1995, 
     to Rep. Steve Gunderson.
       Public charter schools represent a new type of public 
     school that maintains the essential elements of public 
     education: public charter schools are funded by the public, 
     are open to the public, and are accountable to the public for 
     results. Public charter schools are different, however, from 
     traditional public schools in that they are not required to 
     be managed by a government bureaucracy. Educators may 
     establish new schools and have an opportunity to realize 
     their educational vision for what constitutes a quality 
     education. A public charter school may not charge tuition, 
     except to nonresidents, and must be open to any student 
     regardless of aptitude. A school may limit admission to 
     certain grade-levels and may choose to have an instructional 
     focus, such as the arts, science, or advanced technology.
       Public charter schools are a key component of a 
     comprehensive reform strategy. Public charter schools would 
     encourage innovation and entrepreneurialism by educators. 
     They would be free from many of the burdensome rules and 
     regulations that educators find interferes with their ability 
     to provide excellence in education. Public charter schools 
     have full control over their day-to-day operations, including 
     budgeting and personnel, but they must be non-sectarian and 
     non-profit. Public charter schools may enter into contracts 
     or leases for any service, but contracts over $10,000 in 
     value must be reviewed by the District of Columbia Financial 
     Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority.
       The amendment also contains safeguards to ensure that a 
     two-tiered system of public schools would not result from the 
     creation of public charter schools. Eligible chartering 
     authorities are required to give special consideration to 
     petitions to establish public charter schools that would 
     focus on students with special needs, such as students with 
     disabilities, disruptive students, or students who have 
     dropped out. In addition, the new funding formula for public 
     education described in subtitle E is expected to result in 
     additional funding for public charter schools serving 
     students with special needs. As a result, I would expect that 
     quality programs would be encouraged that would serve such 
     students, improving equity and raising the quality of their 
     education.
       In order to encourage a diversity of public charter 
     schools, as well as to encourage healthy competition, 
     multiple entities must be permitted to approve charter 
     petitions. This subtitle designates as eligible chartering 
     authorities the Board of Education and five public or 
     federally-chartered universities located in the District of 
     Columbia. To ensure common standards of quality, this 
     subtitle designates a detailed list of issues that petitions 
     to establish public charter schools must address and a 
     uniform procedure for their consideration, regardless of 
     which eligible chartering authority is reviewing such a 
     petition. Mindful of the fact that the legislation passed by 
     the DC Council Education and Libraries Committee also 
     establishes a charter schools commission, which is not 
     included in this Act, this subtitle allows the DC Council to 
     designate additional entities as eligible chartering 
     authorities.
       While this subtitle would designate multiple chartering 
     authorities, a common framework for accountability is 
     desirable for public charter schools. Therefore, this 
     subtitle authorityes the Board of Education, upon the 
     recommendation of the Superintendent, to deny renewal of a 
     public charter school if its students are performing below 
     average on the assessments to be established pursuant to 
     subtitle D. Parental choice, informed by a school's 
     performance on the common student assessments and other 
     factors that a parent may deem important, constitutes another 
     important aspect of accountability. Further, the charter of a 
     school may be revoked at any time for financial mismanagement 
     or violation of this Act or other applicable laws.
       Within this framework of accountability for results, public 
     charter schools will provide teachers with an unprecedented 
     degree of flexibility and professional opportunity. Public 
     charter schools also offer families a greater degree of 
     choice, enabling parents to select the educational 
     environment that best suites their children's needs. Because 
     charter schools are supported through the enrollment-based 
     per capita funding formula described in subtitle E, a public 
     charter school must satisfy the parents of students enrolled 
     at the school or it will cease to exist.
                         Subtitle C--Even Start
       The inclusion of Even Start as a part of the D.C. schools 
     reform package is a reflection of Rep. Bill Goodling's 
     belief, as well as my own, in the power of family literacy to 
     insure positive educational outcomes for young children. Even 
     Start is based on the knowledge that children who have 
     parents who can help and support them in their educational 
     endeavors are more likely to succeed than those who have 
     parents with low literacy skills and little knowledge on how 
     to help their children succeed in school.
       In the recent national adult literacy survey there were 
     approximately 40 million adults who scored in the lowest 
     level of the literacy scale. Twenty percent of the population 
     of this country have been found to have minimal basic skills. 
     This is a strong indication that there is a high level of 
     illiteracy in our country. What is of major concern is that 
     many of these individuals are parents.
       As a result, it is difficult to believe that any effort to 
     increase the likelihood of school success for young children 
     in the District of Columbia will be completely effective if 
     it does not address the whole family. What is needed is a 
     comprehensive family literacy program which, in addition to 
     parent training, raises the literacy skills of participating 
     adults. The Even Start program meets this criteria.
       In order to avoid the duplication of programs serving the 
     District of Columbia, eligibility for the District of 
     Columbia to participate in the basic Even Start Grant program 
     has been eliminated. The current Even Start law has been 
     amended to provide a separate authorization amount for Even 
     Start programs in the District of Columbia. Funding for Even 
     Start programs funded under current law would be maintained 
     under this new authorization.
       Under the provisions of this legislation, the Department of 
     Education would be responsible for selecting grantees and 
     oversight of Even Start projects in the District of Columbia. 
     Five percent of available funds is provided to the Secretary 
     to provide technical assistance to eligible entities, 
     including one or more local nonprofit organizations, to 
     provide technical assistance to eligible entities in the area 
     of community development and coalition building. An 
     additional five percent would be provided to the National 
     Center for Family Literacy, a recognized authority in this 
     field, for technical assistance to eligible entities. It is 
     expected that the National Center for Family Literacy will 
     assist in ensuring that funded projects are of high quality 
     and provide the intensity of services necessary for success.
       In order to reach those individuals in greatest need of 
     services and families whose children are at greatest risk of 
     educational failure, eligibility for the District of Columbia 
     Even Start Program has been focused on those individuals 
     eligible to participate in an adult education program (i.e. 
     those without a high school diploma or GED or with low levels 
     of literacy). Parents who are still attending, or who are 
     eligible by age to attend, a public school in the District of 
     Columbia are also eligible in order to ensure that they 
     receive an adequate education and, therefore, are able to 
     assist their children to receive the best possible education. 
     It is recognized that teenage parents are at great risk at 
     becoming welfare dependents and that their children often 
     suffer because of their poor parenting skills and low levels 
     of education. Therefore, it is important to include this 
     group of young parents in the list of those eligible for 
     services under this program. However, it is also the intent 
     of this amendment that these teenage parents receive the 
     educational component of the Even Start program as part of 
     the regular education program offered in District of Columbia 
     schools. Further, any child of a parent who meets criteria 
     outlined above and who is under the age of seven is eligible 
     for services.
       Finally, a priority is given to targeting services to 
     families living in a school attendance area where schools are 
     conducting a schoolwide program under Title 1 of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act. In this way, services 
     will be focused on those families in greatest need.
       The most recent report distributed by the Department of 
     Education indicated that the average Even Start project did 
     not provide sufficiently intensive instruction and did not 
     obtain significantly greater gains when compared to a control 
     group. Approximately 50 percent of the projects had their 
     adults in adult education for fewer than 9 hours a month. 
     Many parents participating in Even Start have very low 
     literacy levels. It takes between 100 and 150 hours of 
     instruction to raise an individual one grade level. As a 
     result, 9 hours per month is not going to make the type of 
     difference in the lives of participants to enable them to 
     become--and remain--their child's first and most important 
     teacher. Therefore, the District of Columbia Even Start 
     initiative requires programs to be built on the findings of 
     the ``National Evaluation of the Even Start Family Literacy 
     Programs,'' including the provision of intensive services in 
     parent training and adult literacy or adult education. It is 
     clear that programs which are of greater intensity 

     produce superior results. Therefore, it is imperative that 
     only those projects which meet this requirement participate 
     in the District of Columbia Even Start program.
       In addition, the Chapter 1 Even Start Program is amended 
     through this legislation to include comparable language on 
     intensity of services. It is estimated that a quality Even 
     Start Program requires $225,000 per year to operate. The 
     District of Columbia Program authorization level assumes this 
     level of funding for each program by limiting the number of 
     projects which can be funded in a given year. Since this 
     legislation eliminates funding for the District of Columbia 
     under the basic Even Start program, the authorization amount 
     for the first year would include funds for the existing Even 
     Start projects as well as six new projects. Funding for the 
     remaining years under this authorization would allow for the 
     addition of six new projects each year as well as continued 
     funding for the original projects.
       Projects are also required to meet the matching 
     requirements contained in the basic Even Start law. However, 
     these requirements may be waived, in whole or in part, should 
     the eligible entity demonstrate to the satisfaction of the 
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     they will otherwise be unable to participate in the program.
       Due to inclusion of the match provision, and the 
     possibility that projects will utilize the entire amount 
     appropriated for this purpose, language has been included 
     which provides for a redistribution of excess funds among 
     grant recipients which can demonstrate additional need.
       Provision is made for an independent evaluation of the 
     District of Columbia Even Start program in order to determine 
     their effectiveness in providing high quality family literacy 
     services. This evaluation should be completed by March 1, 
     1999, with an interim report issued by March 1, 1998. The 
     results of the evaluation are to be used for purposes of 
     program improvement and for determining the number of 
     appropriate grants to be awarded by the Secretary in fiscal 
     year 2000. Although the amount authorized assumes a funding 
     level of $225,000 for each project fund, it may become 
     apparent, after the evaluation, that this amount is higher or 
     lower than necessary to provide high quality Even Start 
     Programs. It is, therefore, important that the Secretary be 
     able to adjust the number of grants awarded to reflect the 
     results of the evaluation.
 Subtitle D--World Class Schools Panel; Core Curriculum; Assessments; 
                          and Promotion Gates
       Subtitle D provides the assistance and the guidance 
     necessary for the District of Columbia public schools to 
     begin on the path toward a world-class education system. The 
     core of education is the curriculum. While schools should 
     have discretion with respect to some portions of the 
     curriculum, and full discretion with respect to instruction 
     and inputs, there is a legitimate public interest in ensuring 
     that public schools teach students a core of vital concepts, 
     factual knowledge, and skills. This care should address at 
     least the key academic content areas of English, mathematics, 
     science and history. There is a further legitimate public 
     interest in ensuring that students' competence in this core 
     curriculum represent a high level of achievement, in fact 
     that it be world-class.
       To assist the District, in particular the Superintendent 
     and Board of Education, in establishing such a core 
     curriculum, a panel of experts is established: the World 
     Class Schools Panel. In order to provide the perspective of 
     parents, one appointee is a parent of a student in the 
     District of Columbia public schools. The proposal to 
     establish such a panel has as its origin the request by the 
     Superintendent and the president of the Board of Education, 
     in a reform plan submitted to Rep. Steve Gunderson on July 
     13, 1995, for approximately $2 million for the development of 
     new curricula and assessments. Such a need exists in the 
     District public schools, but a nationally-established panel 
     of experts is the proper vehicle for such an effort. Further, 
     the panel is also directed to recommend model teacher 
     training programs that individuals schools, or the school 
     system, may adopt.
       Because even the formal adoption of a high-quality 
     curriculum constitutes only a minimal improvement if there is 
     no way to determine how well students are mastering the 
     curriculum, assessments that provide such information are 
     also vital. To be of maximum use, assessments must inform 
     parents of their child's progress, as well the progress of 
     the child's school. Such information needs to be placed in 
     the context of the performance of other schools, the 
     District, other states, the nation, and especially, other 
     nations that historically perform well on international 
     comparisons of student achievement, such as Germany, France, 
     Japan, and South Korea. Tools useful for developing such 
     assessments are becoming increasingly available, such as 
     through the third international math and science study, now 
     underway, or through publicly-released items from the 
     national assessment. Further, it is also important for such 
     assessments to satisfy professional standards of reliability 
     and freedom from bias, as established by the American 
     Psychological Association and the American Education Research 
     Association. To the degree that new assessments address such 
     technical standards, it is also useful to have such 
     assessments exemplify the range of knowledge and skills that 
     students are intended to master in the core curriculum. It is 
     the responsibility of the World Class Schools Panel to 
     develop, or adopt, the appropriate assessments to accomplish 
     these important purposes.
       While the Board of Education is free to reject the 
     recommendations of the Panel, if it chooses to do so it must 
     still establish its own core curriculum and assessments that 
     meet the requirements of this subtitle. The establishment of 
     new promotion criteria (``promotion gates'') by the 
     Superintendent and Board of Education, another reform 
     included in the reform plan submitted to Rep. Steve Gunderson 
     on July 13, 1995 by the Superintendent and president of the 
     Board of Education, is also required under this amendment. To 
     ensure coherence in the system, the new assessments measuring 
     achievement of the core curriculum will serve as one 
     criterion for such ``promotion gates,'' though not 
     necessarily the only criterion.
 Subtitle E--Per Capita District of Columbia Public School and Public 
                         Charter School Funding
       Subtitle E of Title II of the bill directs the District of 
     Columbia to develop a per pupil formula for funding K-12 
     education starting in FY 1997. This uniform formula will be 
     used to provide operating budgets on the basis of enrollment 
     for the school system as a whole and for individual public 
     charter schools. According to a January 1995 report by the 
     District of Columbia Committee on Public Education, ``Of the 
     40 largest school systems in the country, the District ranked 
     first in per pupil expenditures.'' The report further states 
     that, ``By almost any measure, student academic performance 
     has worsened.'' This information is disturbing and as a 
     result the District of Columbia is directed to establish a 
     uniform formula for funding the education of students 
     enrolled in either public charter schools authorized in 
     subtitle B of this amendment or the District of Columbia 
     School System, and to have the General Accounting Office do 
     an audit of the student enrollment count.
       To account for appropriate differences in the costs of 
     educating different types of students, the formula shall take 
     into account such variations for students at different grade 
     levels as well as for students with special needs. The 
     District will define ``special needs,'' but it is expected to 
     address such categories as students with disabilities, 
     students that have dropped out, and highly disruptive 
     students. Such a formula will clarify and focus decisions 
     regarding funding for public education around students' 
     needs.
       For FY 1996, $75,000 is authorized for the General 
     Accounting Office (GAO) to audit the student enrollment count 
     of the school system. For FY 1996 through FY 2000, $200,000 
     is authorized for each year for transition costs associated 
     with starting public charter schools. These funds are 
     necessary due to the school year beginning in September while 
     the fiscal year begins in October, therefore resulting in a 
     one month funding gap for any new public charter school.
          Subtitle F--School Facilities Repair and Improvement
       Subtitle F of this amendment begins to address the 
     facilities problems that plague the District of Columbia 
     schools. It is appalling that the schools of our Nation's 
     capital have had to be closed, as a result of judicial 
     intervention, because they were deemed unsafe for children. 
     This subtitle encourages assistance by the private sector and 
     government agencies to bring new life to the bricks and 
     mortar of the District of Columbia schools.
       A January 1995 report by the District of Columbia Committee 
     on Public Education entitled ``Our Children Are Still 
     Waiting'' noted that the ``District must generate a sense of 
     urgency in the business and philanthropic community and re-
     enlist them in targeted support for very particular, concrete 
     school reform goals.'' Congress agrees with this statement 
     and is asking the General Services Administration to step in 
     and help guide the District of Columbia Public School System 
     through school facilities repair and improvements. It is not 
     the intent of this amendment for Congress to take over the 
     maintenance of the school system, but rather to become a 
     partner with the school system to help repair and improve 
     school facilities. This is not a long-term arrangement, but 
     shall last no more than two years. It is also the expectation 
     of Congress that this partnership will make appropriate use 
     of the ``Superintendent's Task Force on the Education 
     Infrastructure for the 21st Century: Preliminary Facilities 
     Master Plan 2005 for the District of Columbia Public 
     Schools''. As the plan notes, ``this preliminary plan is a 
     first step in obtaining the District of Columbia's assessment 
     of its public school facilities, the children served by them 
     and a sense of their entitlement to high quality services.''
       The report further states that ``While this preliminary 
     plan creates a framework for moving forward, it does not 
     complete the planning task. It suggests a considerable 
     departure from business as usual and requires the disciplined 
     coordination among all components of DCPS, other city 
     entities and community stakeholders that are currently 
     intervening to impact both student population trends and 
     quality of life in the city.'' It is the hope of Congress 
     that this report will be useful as a starting point to 
     complete the task at hand and that cooperation, innovation 
     and efficiency will prevail. Further, it is the hope of 
     Congress that such a revitalization of school facilities will 
     take hold and become a permanent fixture in the school system 
     of our Nation's capital.
           Subtitle G--Department of Education ``D.C. Desk''
       Subtitle G of Title II of the bill requires the Department 
     of Education to establish a ``DC Desk'' to help coordinate 
     efforts by the District of Columbia school system to apply 
     and receive federal grants. The Director of the DC Desk shall 
     be appointed by the Secretary of Education and shall not be 
     paid more than a GS-15 rate of the General Schedule.
       The duties of the Director of the DC Desk shall include 
     coordinating with the Superintendent a comprehensive 
     technical assistance strategy, identifying federal grants for 
     which the District of Columbia public schools may be eligible 
     and identifying private and public resources that could be 
     made available to the District of Columbia Public School 
     System and public charter schools established under subtitle 
     B of this amendment. By providing this additional resource at 
     the federal level to the District of Columbia, it is expected 
     that greater resources will be infused into the District of 
     Columbia Public School System to provide new and innovative 
     approaches to learning.

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                     Subtitle H--Residential School
       Subtitle H of Title II of the bill authorizes funds for the 
     planning and initial capital costs to develop a residential 
     school within the District of Columbia. Two million dollars 
     are authorized in FY 1996 to develop and initiate a 
     residential school program, of which no more than $100,000 
     may be used for planning purposes.
       In a July 13, 1995 reform plan submitted to Representative 
     Steve Gunderson, the president of the District of Columbia 
     Board of Education and the Superintendent of the District of 
     Columbia Public School System proposed allowing the District 
     of Columbia to establish a public residential school. This 
     amendment provides funds to the District to establish such a 
     school. The District of Columbia Public School System has 
     indicated that it intends for such a school to be designed 
     for highly disruptive or troubled youth and this is my 
     expectation.
       Several school systems have public residential schools 
     operating. Chicago is experimenting with the idea in a public 
     housing complex. As the Washington Times reported: ``For 
     centuries, the children of the rich have been sent to 
     boarding schools in search of a tightly controlled 
     educational environment . . . Now in Chicago, children of the 
     not-so-well-to-do will soon get to try something similar.''
       By providing a residential school in the District of 
     Columbia, as has been done in Chicago, Texas, North Carolina 
     and several other jurisdictions, a new alternative will be 
     created for District of Columbia students to learn and 
     thrive. By offering a new opportunity for District of 
     Columbia residents and their children, D.C. children will 
     have another way to succeed in school and in their future.
            Subtitle I--Progress Reports and Accountability
       Subtitle I of Title II of the bill, requires that no later 
     than 60 days after enactment of this Act, the District of 
     Columbia Council must submit a report to Congress describing 
     actions the Council has taken to facilitate first-year 
     reforms within the District of Columbia Public School system. 
     In order to allow for local legislative discretion as well as 
     responsibility, this amendment does not include a number of 
     legislative components that would facilitate public school 
     reform in the District, including implementation of the 
     first-year reform agenda of the District of Columbia Public 
     School System. In response to this demonstration of respect 
     for the principle of Home Rule, it is the expectation of 
     Congress that the DC Council will act swiftly to enact such 
     legislation following the enactment of this Act by Congress.
       Subtitle I also requires that the Superintendent submit to 
     Congress, no later than August 1, 1996, a report regarding 
     the status of implementation of a far-reaching first-year 
     reform agenda. This agenda is based on the reform plan 
     submitted by the Superintendent and the president of the 
     Board of Education to Rep. Steve Gunderson on July 13, 1995, 
     ``Accelerating Education Reform in the District of Columbia: 
     Building on BESST.'' While ambitious, the agenda described in 
     this subtitle does not include every single item contained in 
     the July 13, 1995, reform plan, only those that are most 
     critical and of the highest priority. This year, Congress is 
     resisting the temptation to micromanage, abolish or replace 
     the institutions governing the DC Public School System this 
     year, on the expectation that comprehensive reform will be 
     implemented. Over the course of the next year Congress will 
     conduct appropriate oversight. When considering the FY 1997 
     budget for the District, Congress will evaluate the progress 
     of this implementation and decide whether to intervene more 
     directly to redesign the governance arrangement for public 
     education in the District.

                  Subtitle J--Low Income Scholarships

       Subtitle J of Title II of of the bill establishes a low-
     income scholarship program. Under the program, a non-profit 
     corporation is established to administer two kinds of 
     scholarships for District of Columbia residents: (1) tuition 
     scholarships; and (2) scholarships for after school 
     activities or the costs of transportation. The program is 
     part of a broader education reform package whose goal is to 
     expand the range of choices for low-income families and to 
     improve the quality of education in the District of Columbia. 
     Within this broader framework, existing private and 
     independent schools in the District and surrounding 
     jurisdictions are only one component.
       The tuition scholarships will cover the full costs of 
     tuition, up to $3,000, for students below the poverty level. 
     For students between 100 percent and 185 percent of the 
     poverty level, the scholarship will equal one half the costs 
     of tuition, up to $1500. Tuition scholarships may be used at 
     participating private schools in the District as well as 
     public or private schools in surrounding jurisdictions.
       The scholarships for after school activities or 
     transportation will cover the full costs of such activities, 
     up to $500. Eligible students are those whose family incomes 
     are no more than 185 percent of the poverty level. Such 
     scholarships are available for use within the District of 
     Columbia at either traditional public schools, public charter 
     schools as established under this legislation, or private 
     schools. Such scholarships are envisioned to be used, among 
     other things, for payment of the costs of after school 
     tutoring, rental of band instruments, the costs of summer 
     school, or the costs of traveling across town to attend a new 
     public charter school.
       The corporation established to administer the program is 
     directed to award, to the extent feasible, an equal number of 
     the two types of scholarships (i.e. tuition scholarships and 
     after school or transportation scholarships).
       A seven member Board of Directors will oversee the 
     operations of the nonprofit scholarship corporation. Six 
     members are to be appointed by the President from nominations 
     submitted by the Speaker of the House of Representatives and 
     the Majority Leader of the Senate. One member will be 
     appointed by the Mayor of the District of Columbia.
       During hearings held by the Subcommittee on Oversight and 
     Investigations of the Economic and Educational Opportunities 
     Committee, testimony supporting the scholarship concept was 
     received from several sources. First, at the Subcommittee 
     hearing of June 27, 1995, Eenid Simmons, Director of the 
     Office of Policy for the Mayor of the District of Columbia, 
     spoke in favor of private school choice, though with 
     limitations. The Office of the Mayor has advocated means-
     testing for any choice program. This amendment recognizes the 
     wisdom of such a provision, and accordingly has made the 
     scholarships available to those families with incomes at or 
     below 185 percent of the poverty level.
       Second, at the same Subcommittee hearing, Otis Troupe, the 
     Chairman of the Vouchers Committee of the Education First 
     Coalition, strongly endorsed private school choice as a means 
     of improving the education of District children, though he 
     endorsed a different mechanism than that contained in this 
     amendment. He noted:
       ``I am a particularly enthusiastic proponent of voucher-
     supported public education. . . . To my mind, a program of 
     voucher-supported fully accredited alternative schools will 
     very quickly bring a flexibility of choice to the sterile 
     landscape of `non-options' that are currently offered to 
     parents of DC school children. . . . Once operational, 
     vouchers would immediately and drastically expand the choices 
     available to participating parents. Immediately, children in 
     the vouchers program would experience a drastically expanded 
     range of choice [sic] for schools and academic programs.''
       Because of the concerns of some in the District that a 
     voucher system would remove local public funds and send them 
     to private schools, such an approach is not contained in this 
     amendment. The concept of permitting greater choice among all 
     schools for low-income families who cannot afford choice at 
     present, however, is maintained in this amendment.
       Third, the Education and Libraries Committee of the 
     District of Columbia Council responsible for education 
     legislation unanimously (5-0) ``embraced,'' in an official 
     committee report dated July 21, 1995, a Federally-funded 
     scholarship program. It is this approach that is embodied in 
     this subtitle.
       Fundamental to the concept of this scholarship program is 
     the maximization of equality of opportunity for low income 
     families. The tuition scholarships will provide such families 
     with the same kinds of choices--including private schools in 
     the District as well as public or private schools in 
     surrounding jurisdictions--that higher income families 
     already have available. The after school activities and 
     transportation scholarships are similarly targeted toward low 
     income families.
       Some establishment clause concerns have been expressed 
     regarding whether this amendment provides direct Federal 
     assistance to sectarian schools. It does not, however, 
     provide direct Federal assistance to any participating 
     schools. Rather, the assistance is to the student. The intent 
     of section 2553(c) of the bill is to make clear that the 
     students are the primary beneficiaries of the scholarships, 
     and not the schools. This amendment envisions no 
     discrimination for or against private schools on the basis of 
     religion in the operation of this program, but instead 
     neutrality.
       Section 2557(a)(1) of the bill prohibits independent and 
     private schools from discriminating on the basis of a 
     student's disabilities if the school is equipped to provide 
     an appropriate education. This part of section 2557(a)(1) is 
     intended to reflect current law 

     requirements under section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 
     1973 (29 USC 794).
       The low-income scholarship program was carefully designed 
     to satisfy Constitutional requirements under the First 
     Amendment. Over the past 12 years, the U.S. Supreme Court 
     consistently has upheld programs that provide assistance for 
     students who attend private schools. In Mueller v. Allen, 463 
     U.S. 388 (1983), the Court upheld Minnesota's income tax 
     credits for educational expenses, most of which were incurred 
     in religious schools. In Witters v. Department of Services 
     for the Blind, 474 U.S. 481 (1986), a program paying for a 
     blind student to pursue training for the ministry at a 
     religious seminary was upheld. In Zobrest v. Catalina 
     Foothills School Dist., 113 S. Ct. 2462 (1993), the Court 
     sustained the use of funds under the Individuals with 
     Disabilities Education Act to pay an interpreter for a deaf 
     child attending a Catholic High School.
       In these cases, the Court established that such assistance 
     is permissible if (1) the choice where to use assistance is 
     made by parents of students, not the government; (2) the 
     program does not create a financial incentive to choose 
     private schools; and (3) it does not involve the government 
     in the school's affairs.
       The proposed scholarship program fulfills these criteria. 
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     daycare assistance, the choice of where funds are expended is 
     made not by the government but by the scholarship recipients. 
     Because the tuition scholarships amount only to the cost of 
     tuition or some lesser amount, the program does not create a 
     financial incentive to choose private schools. Scholarships 
     are also available to pay costs of supplemental services for 
     public school students, who already receive a free education. 
     Moreover, the program involves only those regulations 
     necessary to ensure that reasonable educational objectives 
     are met, and does not create entanglement between the 
     government and religious schools.
       The scholarship program does not impermissibly establish 
     religion, but instead serves to expand educational 
     opportunities for children who desperately need them.
                 Subtitle K--Partnerships With Business
       Within the context of limited public resources and an ever 
     increasing demand for additional and more effective 
     services--Subtitle K of Title II is intended to facilitate a 
     process and develop an infrastructure under which private 
     sector contributions are effectively leveraged to bring about 
     positive change in the community.
       The centerpiece of this Subtitle is the establishment of 
     the District Education and Learning Technologies Advancement 
     (DELTA) Council. The DELTA council will bring together 
     representatives of business, community leaders, and others 
     willing to contribute time, energy and resources to carry out 
     a variety of activities related to education, training and 
     employment within the District of Columbia.
       The DELTA Council, (established by a non-profit corporation 
     selected by the Superintendent of DC schools), has many 
     important functions, including coordinating donations from 
     the private sector so that they are used in a comprehensive 
     and effective manner with full accountability. It is expected 
     that the corporation, through the DELTA council, will not 
     only meet, but surpass, the goals set forth in the 
     legislation to match the Federal grant amount at an 
     increasing rate (up to 5:1) over the three year authorizing 
     period. It is intended that the DELTA council will work with 
     the General Services Administration in the coordination of 
     donated services related to the repair and improvement of 
     schools.
       The integration of up-to-the minute educational technology 
     into an inner-city school curriculum has shown impressive 
     results. A recent article in the National Journal focused on 
     the impact such an initiative had on schools in Union City, 
     N.J.:
       ``Bell Atlantic Corp., the Philadelphia-based regional Bell 
     operating company, provided computers and wired the 
     classrooms and homes of students, teachers and administrators 
     to join them all in an electronic network. It then connected 
     the network to the Internet and a host of multi-media 
     education programs. `We initiated the project to test the 
     technology--which works'; John G. Grady, the manager of Bell 
     Atlantic's Video Service, explained `But we were surprised in 
     a wonderful way with the educational outcomes.' Truancy and 
     dropouts plummeted; test scores soared. All the schools in 
     the district raised their levels of attendance and student 
     achievement.''
       Under this legislation, the DELTA council, in conjunction 
     with the Superintendent, students, parents and teachers will 
     establish and implement strategies to ensure access to state-
     of-the-art educational technology. This process will begin 
     with a comprehensive technology assessment which, to the 
     extent possible, shall be done pro bono by a qualified 
     private sector firm. Based on this assessment, the DELTA 
     council will facilitate the development of a short-term 
     technology plan to be carried out in conjunction with the 
     schools, students, parents and teachers.
       It is recognized that computers, hardware, software and 
     access to emerging technologies do not, by themselves, ensure 
     success. In fact, they are worthless if they are not utilized 
     effectively and constructively. As such, teachers need to be 
     knowledgeable both on how to use these technologies as well 
     as how to teach such technology and the applications of such 
     technology.
       Under this legislation this vital link is established 
     through the creation of a Professional Development Program 
     for Teachers and Administrators. This program will being 
     together teachers, school administrators and universities 
     within the District of Columbia in order to provide 
     professional development for teachers. This training will 
     include private sector training of teachers in the use, 
     application, and operation of state-of-the-art technology in 
     education. This program will also provide training for school 
     principals and other school administrators in effective 
     private sector management practices.
       The unemployment rate for 18-25 year olds in the District 
     of Columbia is simply too high. There needs to be an 
     effective effort, beyond school reform, to assist these 
     individuals in gaining the skills necessary to obtain and 
     retain employment. Subtitle K provides for the District of 
     Employment and Learning Center, ``DEAL Center''. The center 
     will provide the district with a regional institute to 
     provide job training and employment assistance for these 
     individuals. The basic premise behind this center is that one 
     of the most effective approaches to employment programs is 
     the combination of on-the-job and classroom training. As 
     such, the center will focus on job placement, including 
     temporary work assignments, combined with training 
     opportunities. This training may be supported with needs-
     based payments in order to make training a viable option for 
     those individuals who may otherwise not be able to afford the 
     time to participate in such a program.
       The center will use funds from a variety of sources (beyond 
     what is made available under this section), including funds 
     leveraged through the private sector by the DELTA council and 
     through partnerships with other governmental agencies and 
     appropriate federal employment and training programs.
       It is recognized that there are currently efforts in this 
     Congress aimed at streamlining the multitude of Federal job 
     training and employment programs and providing a simpler 
     framework for state and local implementation of such federal 
     program. This subtitle encourages such reforms to be started 
     within the District by the Mayor as soon as possible and 
     further supports full accountability for these funds. It is 
     further encouraged that the Mayor and other local officials 
     coordinate the design and implementation of such reforms with 
     the efforts of the DELTA council and with the efforts of the 
     DEAL Center.
       It is also expected that initiatives will be carried out 
     with District of Columbia Public School System and interested 
     public charter schools at the secondary level to facilitate 
     the integration of rigorous academic studies with workforce 
     preparation programs. In particular, it is the intent of this 
     amendment to promote the expansion and quality of current 
     high school career academy programs as established in certain 
     District of Columbia schools.
       This amendment also recognize the value of implementing 
     nationally-proven programs. One such example is the Jobs for 
     America's Graduates (JAG) program. According to the 1994 
     Annual Report issued by JAG, the program has benefited over 
     175,000 youth people in 22 different states and 400 
     communities. Over 90 percent of them have successfully 
     completed high school and over 80 percent, at the end of nine 
     months after leaving school are either on the job, in the 
     military or enrolled in postsecondary education or training.
       This amendment provides funding for a Jobs for D.C. 
     Graduates Program modeled after the JAG program and 
     consistent with Jobs for America's Graduates, Inc. This 
     program would assist schools in workforce preparation 
     initiatives. Specifically, these initiatives assist at-risk 
     and disadvantaged youth in graduating from high school and in 
     finding and maintaining quality jobs thereafter. It is 
     expected that FY 1996 funding would serve at least half of 
     all 12th grade students and funding authorized in future 
     years would include all interested 12th grade students.
      Subtitle L--Parent Attendance at Parent-Teacher Conferences
       Subtitle L of Title II of the bill authorizes the Mayor to 
     condition welfare benefits on parent attendance and 
     participation in parent-teacher conferences once every 90 
     days. The Mayor must submit to the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services a plan for implementation of such a program. 
     The plan must state how the Mayor plans to administer the 
     program, conduct evaluations of the program, monitor the 
     participation of parents, withhold and reinstate benefits, 
     and long-term plans for the program. Beginning October 1, 
     1996, the District of Columbia is required to annually submit 
     a report to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and 
     Congress on the progress and report of this program.
       The idea for such a program arose at one of the many 
     consensus meetings I held to develop this comprehensive 
     reform package. It was suggested by teachers who emphasized 
     the need to ensure greater parent involvement. Further, it is 
     consistent with the overall philosophy of the reforms 
     proposed by District of Columbia school officials. In a July 
     13, 1995 letter to Representative Steve Gunderson, Mrs. Wilma 
     Harvery, president of the District of Columbia Board of 
     Education, and Franklin Smith, Superintendent of the District 
     of Columbia Public Schools, cited the value of parent 
     involvement in the success of both schools and students. 
     ``Parent and community involvement are critical to 

     student and school success . . . Research show parent 
     involvement is a crucial component in school success.''
       The Carnegie Corporation issued a report in June 1989 
     entitled ``Turning Points: Preparing American Youth for the 
     21st Century''. The report states the need to reengage 
     families in the education of our children and to have them 
     become more actively involved in the school. ``Reversing the 
     downward slide in parent involvement and closing the gulf 
     between parents and school staff with mutual trust and 
     respect are crucial for the successful education of 
     adolescents.'' It is intended that this subtitle on parental 
     involvement will re-engage parents to become actively 
     involved in the education of their children.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.


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It was decided in the

Yeas

224

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affirmative

Nays

191

para.139.14                  [Roll No. 764] 

                                YEAS--224

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--191

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cunningham
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Gutierrez
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Berman
     Boucher
     Conyers
     de la Garza
     Fields (LA)
     Gephardt
     McHugh
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Pelosi
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Stokes
     Tucker
     Weldon (PA)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.139.15  appointment of additional conferees--h.r. 2491

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, by unanimous consent and 
pursuant to clause 6(f) of rule X, announced the appointment of the 
following Members from the Committee on Commerce as additional conferees 
on the part of the House to the conference with the Senate on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to 
the bill (H.R. 2491) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 
105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996: For 
consideration of title XVI of the House bill, and subtitle B of title 
VII of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference: 
Messrs. Hastert and Greenwood.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.139.16  private calendar objectors--minority

  Mr. BONIOR announced the following Members on the part of the minority 
as the official objectors for the Private Calendar: Messrs. Boucher, 
Mfume, and DeLauro.

para.139.17  private calendar objectors--majority

  Mr. ARMEY announced the following Members on the part of the majority 
as the official objectors for the Private Calendar: Messrs. 
Sensenbrenner, Coble, and Goodlatte.

para.139.18  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12 
o'clock noon on Monday, November 6, 1995.

para.139.19  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns on Monday, November 6, 1995, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 7, 1995, for morning 
hour debates.

para.139.20  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
November 8, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.139.21  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 2492. An Act making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
     other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the 
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1382. An Act to extend the Middle East Peace 
     Facilitation Act.

para.139.22  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. CONYERS, for 
today.
  And then,

para.139.23  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. BRYANT of Texas, pursuant to the special order 
heretofore agreed to, at 9 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12 o'clock noon on Monday, November 6, 1995.

para.139.24  subsequent action on a reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1816. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than November 17, 1995. 

para.139.25  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolu

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tions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself and Mr. Gibbons):
       H.R. 2575. A bill to amend the Sugar Price Support Program 
     to establish a special assessment for raw cane sugar marketed 
     from production in the Everglades production area in the 
     State of Florida to be used for restoration of the Everglades 
     ecosystem; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 2576. A bill to extend authorities under the Middle 
     East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until December 1, 1995, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. EWING (for himself and Mr. LaHood):
       H.R. 2577. A bill to amend the Soybean Promotion, Research, 
     and Consumer Information Act to reinstate the right of 
     soybean producers to demand and receive refunds of 
     assessments imposed on producers under the act, to require a 
     referendum on termination of the soybean research and 
     promotion order issued under the act, and to require 
     additional referendums at the request of a simple majority of 
     soybean producers; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. MOAKLEY:
       H.R. 2578. A bill to clarify the provision of section 
     3626(b) of title 39, United States 

     Code, defining an institution of higher education; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ROTH (for himself, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
             Petri, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. 
             Lincoln, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Oxley, Mrs. Vucanovich, 
             Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Boehlert, Mr.  Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Roemer, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Oberstar,  and Mr. Farr):
       H.R. 2579. A bill to establish the National Tourism Board 
     and the National Tourism Organization to promote 
     international travel and tourism to the United States; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     International Relations, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Conyers)
       H.R. 2580. A bill to guarantee a republican form of 
     government to the States by preventing paramilitary violence; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 2581. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit nonparty multicandidate political 
     committee contributions in elections for Federal office; to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. KIM:
       H.R. 2582. A bill to designate the Republic of Korea as a 
     pilot program country for 1 year under the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. MARTINEZ:
       H.R. 2583. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to prevent 
     the construction of a thermal destruction facility at the OII 
     site east of downtown Los Angeles unless the local community 
     agrees to the location; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Cardin):
       H.R. 2584. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the establishment of simple retirement 
     accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.

para.139.26  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 65: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 387: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 528: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
     Bonior.
       H.R. 732: Mr. Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 861: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Spratt.
       H.R. 891: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 1404: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, and Mr. Payne of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1546: Mr. Rush.
       H.R. 1612: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1640: Mr. Frisa and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 1787: Mr. Royce, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. 
     DeLay.
       H.R. 1884: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Gene Green  of Texas, and Mr. 
     Evans.
       H.R. 1893: Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. Crane.
       H.R. 1946: Mr. Istook, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
     Livingston, Mr. Baker of California, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Nebraska.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Andrews, 
     Mr. Coburn, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bonilla, and Ms. Harman.
       H.R. 2071: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 2090: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2098: Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 2132: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 2185: Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
     Foglietta, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Evans, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Frazer, Ms. 
     Danner, Mr. Fazio of California, and Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2214: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 2216: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 2338: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 2429: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 2447: Mr. Wamp and Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 2507: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 2524: Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 2540: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Istook, Mr. Blute, Mr. Sam 
     Johnson, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Smith 
     of Texas, and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 2550: Mr. Condit, Mr. Parker, Mr. Smith of Texas, and 
     Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2565: Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 2572: Mr. Wise and Ms. Pelosi.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H. Res. 220: Mr. Gejdenson and Mr. LaFalce.
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                     MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1995 (140)

para.140.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 November 6, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jim Kolbe to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para.140.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, November 2, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.140.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1595. A letter from the Comptroller, Department of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act which occurred at the Kelly Air Force Base, TX, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the Committee on Appropriations.
       1596. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Treasury, 
     transmitting a copy of the sixth monthly report pursuant to 
     the Mexican Debt Disclosure Act of 1995, pursuant to Public 
     Law 104-6, section 404(a) (109 Stat. 90); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1597. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     authorize financial institutions to disclose to the Office of 
     Personnel Management the names and current addresses of their 
     customers who are receiving, by direct deposit or electronic 
     fund transfer, payments of Civil Service retirement benefits 
     under chapter 83 or Federal employees' retirement benefits 
     under chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code; to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1598. A letter from the Executive Director, Thrift 
     Depositor Protection Oversight Board, transmitting semiannual 
     reports on the activities and efforts of the RTC, the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Thrift Depositor 
     Protection Oversight Board, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1441a(k); 
     to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1599. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed Manufacturing License Agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with Japan (Transmittal No. DTC-60-
     95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c) and (d); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       1600. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with Israel (Transmittal No. DTC-58-
     95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1601. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with Japan (Transmittal No. DTC-56-
     95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1602. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with Egypt (Transmittal No. DTC-59-
     95), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1603. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed issuance of export license agreement for the 
     transfer of defense articles or defense services sold 
     commercially to the Netherlands (Transmittal No. DTC-5-96), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1604. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed

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     issuance of export license agreement for the transfer of 
     defense articles or defense services sold commercially to 
     Israel (Transmittal No. MC-1-96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(c); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1605. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-146, ``Rental 
     of Public Structures in Public Space Temporary Act of 1995,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1606. A letter from the Executive Director, Marine Mammal 
     Commission, transmitting the Commission's 1995 annual report, 
     pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1404; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1607. A letter from the Executive Director, Neighborhood 
     Reinvestment Corporation, transmitting the Agency's annual 
     report in compliance with the Inspector General Act 
     Amendments of 1988, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1608. A letter from the Office of Special Counsel, 
     transmitting the annual report for fiscal year 1995, pursuant 
     to Public Law 101-12, section 3(a)(11) (103 Stat. 29); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1609. A letter from the Chairman, Advisory Council on 
     Historic Preservation, transmitting a copy of the report to 
     the President and Congress 1994-95, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 
     470(b); to the Committee on Resources.
       1610. A letter from the Chair, Administrative Conference of 
     the United States, transmitting a copy of the report 
     entitled: ``Building Consensus in Agency Rulemaking: 
     Implementing the Negotiated Rulemaking Act,'' pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 569(d)(3); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1611. A letter from the Chairman, Administrative Conference 
     of the United States, transmitting the report on agency 
     activity under the Equal Access to Justice Act for the period 
     October 1, 1993, through September 30, 1994, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 504(e); to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1612. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled ``Oil Pollution 
     Prevention Training Study'', pursuant to Public Law 101-380, 
     section 4117 (104 Stat. 523); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1613. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation to 
     provide for accrual accounting of retirement costs for 
     Federal civilian employees, and for other purposes; jointly, 
     to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, 
     International Relations, and Intelligence (Permanent Select).

para.140.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 436. An Act to require the head of any Federal agency 
     to differentiate between fats, oils, and greases of animal, 
     marine, or vegetable origin, and other oils and greases, in 
     issuing certain regulations, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the 
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1097. An Act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 1550 Dewey Avenue, Baker City, OR, as the ``David J. 
     Wheeler Federal Building,'' and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that pursuant to section 8002 of title 26, 
United States Code, the Chair, on behalf of the chairman of the Finance 
Committee, announces a change in the membership of the Joint Committee 
on Taxation. Mr. Chafee has been added to the Joint Committee. Therefore 
the membership of the Joint Committee on Taxation is as follows: Mr. 
Roth, Mr. Chafee, Mr. Hatch, Mr. Moynihan, and Mr. Baucus.

para.140.5  permission to file conference report

  On motion of Mr. JONES, by unanimous consent, the managers on the part 
of the House were granted permission until midnight tonight to file a 
conference report (Rept. No. 104-312) on the bill of the Senate (S. 395) 
to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power 
Administration, and to authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude 
oil, and for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for 
printing in the Record under the rule.

para.140.6  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 1097. An Act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 1550 Dewey Avenue, Baker City, Oregon, as the ``David J. 
     Wheeler Federal Building,'' and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

  And then,

para.140.7  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SCARBOROUGH, pursuant to the special order agreed to 
on Thursday, November 2, 1995, at 1 o'clock and 3 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned until 12:30 p.m., Tuesday, November 7, 1995.

para.140.8  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2437. A 
     bill to provide for the exchange of certain lands in Gilpin 
     County, CO; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-305). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1838. A 
     bill to provide for an exchange of lands with the Water 
     Conservancy District of Washington County, UT (Rept. No. 104-
     306). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1585. A 
     bill to expand the boundary of the Modoc National Forest to 
     include lands presently owned by the Bank of California, N.A. 
     Trustee, to facilitate a land exchange with the Forest 
     Service, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-307). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1581. A 
     bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey 
     certain lands under the jurisdiction of the Department of 
     Agriculture to the city of Sumpter, OR (Rept. No. 104-308). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 924. A 
     bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from 
     transferring any National Forest System lands in the Angeles 
     National Forest in California out of Federal ownership for 
     use as a solid waste landfill (Rept. No. 104-309). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 207. A 
     bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into 
     a land exchange involving the Cleveland National Forest, CA, 
     and to require a boundary adjustment for the national forest 
     to reflect the land exchange, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-310). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2539. A bill to abolish the Interstate 
     Commerce Commission, to amend subtitle IV of title 49, United 
     States Code, to reform economic regulation of transportation, 
     and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-
     311). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee of Conference. Conference 
     report on S. 395. An act to authorize and direct the 
     Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power Administration, 
     and to authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-312). Ordered to be 
     printed.

para.140.9  subsequent action on a reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

                      [Submitted November 3, 1995]

       H.R. 994. The Committee on Commerce discharged. Referred to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary extended for a period ending 
     not later than November 7, 1995.

para.140.10  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Evans, Mr. LaFalce, 
             Mr. Lipinski, and Miss Collins of Michigan):
       H.R. 2585. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the excise taxes on smokeless tobacco to an 
     amount equivalent to the tax on cigarettes and to use the 
     resulting revenues to fund a trust fund for programs to 
     reduce the use of smokeless tobacco; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

para.140.11  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 632: Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 1046: Mr. Evans, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Clement, and Mrs. 
     Lowey.
       H.R. 1834: Mrs. Cubin and Mr. Lucas.
       H.R. 1971: Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 2008: Mr. Waxman.

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       H.R. 2463: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2535: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 2551: Mr. Jefferson.
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                     TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1995 (141)

para.141.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. SHAYS, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 November 7, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Christopher Shays to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.141.2  recess--12:54 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 54 minutes p.m., until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para.141.3  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.141.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, November 6, 1995.
  Mr. COOLEY, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. COOLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.141.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1614. A letter from the Director, Defense Finance and 
     Accounting Service; transmitting notification that the 
     Defense Finance and Accounting Service is initiating a cost 
     comparison study of the DFAS vendor pay function supporting 
     the Defense Commissary Agency [DeCA], pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 
     2304 note; to the Committee on National Security.
       1615. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's semiannual report 
     on the activities and efforts relating to utilization of the 
     private sector, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 1827; to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       1616. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Egypt for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 96-12), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1617. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 96-2: Determination and 
     Certification for Fiscal Year 1996 concerning Argentina's and 
     Brazil's Ineligibility Under Section 102(a)(2) of the Arms 
     Export Control Act, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2799aa-2; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1618. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1619. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 96-1: Determination and 
     Certification Concerning Brazil's Ineligibility Under Section 
     101 of the Arms Export Control Act, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2799aa(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1620. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of 
     Presidential Determination No. 96-3: Determination and Waiver 
     of Argentina's and Brazil's Ineligibility Under Section 
     129(2)(C) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as Amended, to 
     Receive Certain U.S. Nuclear Exports; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1621. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB estimate of the amount of change in 
     outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal year 
     through fiscal year 2000 resulting from passage of S. 1254, 
     S. 227, and S. 268, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 
     13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-582); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1622. A letter from the Chief Financial Officer, Export-
     Import Bank, transmitting the Bank's 1994 annual report in 
     compliance with the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1623. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``Federal Employee Tax Reimbursement Act of 1995''; 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1624. A letter from the Executive Vice President, United 
     States Institute of Peace, transmitting the 1994 annual 
     report in compliance with the Inspector General Act 
     Amendments of 1988, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1625. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the annual report on reasonably identifiable 
     Federal and State expenditures for endangered species in 
     fiscal year 1993, pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1544; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
       1626. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary (Civil 
     Works), Department of the Army, transmitting the Department's 
     biennial report on the implementation of section 1135 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986, as amended, pursuant 
     to 33 U.S.C. 2294 note; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1627. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the Director's concerns with respect to 
     the House-passed budget reconciliation bill containing 
     language allowing companies to remove pension assets freely 
     and use this money for any purpose whatsoever; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
       1628. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's report on data 
     necessary to review and revise the Medicare Geographic 
     practice cost index [GPCI], pursuant to Public Law 103-432, 
     section 122(c) (108 Stat. 4409); jointly, to the Committees 
     on Ways and Means and Commerce.

para.141.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments a bill of the House 
of the following title:

       H.R. 2546. An Act making appropriations for the government 
     of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable 
     in whole or in part against the revenues of said District for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists on its amendment to 
the bill (H.R. 2546) ``An act making appropriations for the government 
of the District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or 
in part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes,'' requests a conference with 
the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and 
appoints Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Campbell, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Kohl, and Mr. 
Inouye, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a concurrent 
resolution of the following title, in which the concurrence of the House 
is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 31. Concurrent resolution honoring the life 
     and legacy of Yitzhak Rabin.

para.141.7  smithsonian board of regents

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 69) providing for the reappointment of Homer Alfred Neal as a 
citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. THOMAS and Mr. 
HOYER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HILLEARY demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.141.8  smithsonian board of regents

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 110) providing for the appointment of Howard H. Baker, Jr. as 
a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. THOMAS and Mr. 
HOYER, each for 20 minutes.

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  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HILLEARY demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.141.9  smithsonian board of regents

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution 
(H. J. Res. 111) providing for the appointment of Ann D'Harnoncourt as a 
citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. THOMAS and Mr. 
HOYER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HILLEARY demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.141.10  smithsonian board of regents

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution 
(H. J. Res. 112) providing for the appointment of Louis Gerstner as a 
citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. THOMAS and Mr. 
HOYER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HILLEARY demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.141.11  sumpter, oregon land conveyance

  Mr. COOLEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1581) to 
require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands under the 
jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture to the City of Sumpter, 
Oregon.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. COOLEY and Mr. 
RICHARDSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.141.12  cleveland national forest land exchange

  Mr. COOLEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 207) to 
authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a land exchange 
involving the Cleveland National Forest, California, and to require a 
boundary adjustment for the national forest to reflect the land 
exchange, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. COOLEY and Mr. 
RICHARDSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.141.13  free-roaming horses in ozark scenic riverways

  Mr. COOLEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 238) to 
provide for the protection of wild horses within the Ozark National 
Scenic Riverways and prohibit the removal of such horses; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. COOLEY and Mr. 
RICHARDSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.141.14  fire island national seashore land exchange

  Mr. COOLEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1163) to 
authorize the exchange of National Park Service land in the Fire Island 
National Seashore in the State of New York for land in the Village of 
Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. COOLEY and Mr. 
RICHARDSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.141.15  modoc national forest boundary adjustment

  Mr. COOLEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1585) to 
expand the boundary of the Modoc National Forest to include lands 
presently owned by the Bank of California, N.A., Trustee, to facilitate 
a land exchange with the Forest Service, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. COOLEY and Mr. 
RICHARDSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

[[Page 1876]]

para.141.16  washington county, utah land exchange

  Mr. COOLEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1838) to 
provide for an exchange of lands with the Water Conservancy District of 
Washington County, Utah.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. COOLEY and Mr. 
RICHARDSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.141.17  colorado land exchange

  Mr. COOLEY moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2437) to 
provide for the exchange of certain lands in Gilpin County, Colorado; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, recognized Mr. COOLEY and Mr. 
RICHARDSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.141.18  recess--3:45 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 45 minutes p.m., until 
6:00 p.m.

para.141.19  after recess--6:02 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, called the House to order.

para.141.20  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Monday, November 6, 1995.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para.141.21  h.j. res. 69--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 69) providing for the 
reappointment of Homer Alfred Neal as a citizen regent of the Board of 
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

386

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.141.22                  [Roll No. 765]

                                YEAS--386

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--46

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Clay
     Collins (MI)
     Deal
     Ehlers
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Gallegly
     Hoke
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Kennedy (MA)
     Klink
     Lincoln
     Lowey
     Manton
     McDade
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Molinari
     Myrick
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Rush
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Walsh
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said joint resolution was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

[[Page 1877]]

para.141.23  h.j. res. 110--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 110) providing for 
the appointment of Howard H. Baker, Jr., as a citizen regent of the 
Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

389

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.141.24                  [Roll No. 766]

                                YEAS--389

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--43

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Clay
     Collins (MI)
     Deal
     Ehlers
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Gallegly
     Hoke
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Klink
     Lincoln
     Lowey
     Manton
     McDade
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Molinari
     Myrick
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Rush
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Walsh
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said joint resolution was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.141.25  h.j. res. 111--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 111) providing for 
the appointment of Ann D'Harnoncourt as a citizen regent of the Board of 
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

389

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.141.26                  [Roll No. 767]

                                YEAS--389

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)

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     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--43

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Clay
     Collins (MI)
     Deal
     Ehlers
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Gallegly
     Hoke
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Klink
     Lincoln
     Lowey
     Manton
     McDade
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Molinari
     Myrick
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Rush
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Walsh
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said joint resolution was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.141.27  h.j. res. 112--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 112) providing for 
the appointment of Louis Gerstner as a citizen regent of the Board of 
Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

390

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.141.28                  [Roll No. 768]

                                YEAS--390

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--42

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Clay
     Collins (MI)
     Deal
     Ehlers
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Gallegly
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Klink
     Lincoln
     Lowey
     Manton
     McDade
     McKinney
     Menendez
     Molinari
     Myrick
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Walsh
     Weldon (PA)
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said joint resolution was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.141.29  waiving points of order against the conference report on s. 
          395

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-314) the resolution (H. Res. 256) waiving all points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (S. 395) to 
authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power 
Administration, and to authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude 
oil and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.141.30  middle east peace facilitation

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2589) to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace 
Facilitation Act of

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1994 until December 31, 1995, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be engrossed and 
read a third time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.141.31  sanctions against castro government

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 927) to 
seek international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to 
plan for support of a transition government leading to a democratically 
elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes; together with the 
amendment of the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. GILMAN, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of Messrs. Gilman, Burton of Indiana, Ms. Ros-
Lehtinen, Messrs. King, Diaz-Balart, Hamilton, Gejdenson, Torricelli, 
and Menendez, as managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.141.32  order of business--consideration of s. con. res. 31

  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order on Wednesday, November 8, 1995, to 
consider in the House the concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 31) 
honoring the life and legacy of Yitzhak Rabin; and that the previous 
question be considered as ordered on the resolution to its adoption 
without intervening motion or demand for division of the question, 
except 90 minutes of debate equally divided and controlled by the 
chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on International 
Relations.

para.141.33  fats and oils differentiation

  On motion of Mr. BILBRAY, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 436) to 
require the head of any Federal agency to differentiate between fats, 
oils, and greases of animal, marine, or vegetable origin, and other oils 
and greases, in issuing certain regulations, and for other purposes; 
together with the following amendments of the Senate thereto, was taken 
from the Speaker's table:

       Page 2, line 8, after ``to'' insert: ``the transportation, 
     storage, discharge, release, emission, or disposal of''.
       Page 2, line 9, strike out ``any'' the second time it 
     appears and insert ``that''.
       Page 2, line 18, strike out ``such'' and insert ``that''.
       Page 2, line 22, strike out ``different'' the first time it 
     appears.
       Page 2, line 23, strike out ``as provided'' and insert: 
     ``based on considerations''.
       Page 3, line 12, strike out ``carrying oil in bulk as cargo 
     or cargo residue''.
       Page 3, line 13, after ``carried'' insert ``as cargo''.

  On motion of Mr. BILBRAY, said Senate amendments were agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said Senate amendments were 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.141.34  notice requirement--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2126

  Mr. METCALF, pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XXVIII, announced his 
intention to instruct the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the bill (H.R. 2126) making appropriations for the Departments of 
Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for 
the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, to 
insist on sections numbered 8102 and 8111 of said bill, as passed by the 
House restricting the deployment of United States Armed Forces in the 
former Yugoslavia.

para.141.35  recess--9:40 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNN, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para.141.36  after recess--11:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, called the House to order.

para.141.37  providing for the consideration of h. j. res. 115

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-326) the resolution (H. Res. 257) providing for the consideration of 
the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 115) making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.141.38  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 11 
o'clock a.m., Wednesday, November 8, 1995.

para.141.39  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 1715. An Act respecting, the relationship between 
     workers' compensation benefits and the benefits available 
     under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection 
     Act; and
       H.R. 1905. An Act making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes.

para.141.40  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 457. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     to update references in the classification of children for 
     purposes of United States immigration laws.

para.141.41  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, for November 6 through November 10; and
  To Mrs. MYRICK, for today.
  And then,

para.141.42  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed 
to, at 11 o'clock and 1 minute p.m., the House adjourned until 11 
o'clock a.m. on Wednesday, November 8, 1995.

para.141.43  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 994. A bill to 
     require the periodic review and automatic termination of 
     Federal regulations; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-284, 
     Pt. 2). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1163. A 
     bill to authorize the exchange of National Park Service land 
     in the Fire Island National Seashore in the State of New York 
     for land in the Village of Patchogue, Suffolk County, NY; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-313). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 256. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (S. 395) to authorize and direct 
     the Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power 
     Administration, and to authorize the export of Alaska North 
     Slope crude oil and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-314). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 657. A bill to 
     extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to 
     the construction of three hydroelectric projects in the State 
     of Arkansas (Rept. No. 104-315). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 680. A bill to 
     extend the time for construction of certain FERC licensed 
     hydro projects (Rept. No. 104-316). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1011. A bill to 
     extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to 
     the construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
     Ohio (Rept. No. 104-317). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1014. A bill to 
     authorize extension of time limitation for a FERC-issued 
     hydro

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     electric license; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-318). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1051. A bill to 
     provide for the extension of certain hydroelectric projects 
     located in the State of West Virginia (Rept. No. 104-319). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1290. A bill to 
     reinstate the permit for, and extend the deadline under the 
     Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of, a 
     hydroelectric project in Oregon, and for other purposes; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 104-320). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1335. A bill to 
     provide for the extension of a hydroelectric project located 
     in the State of West Virginia (Rept. No. 104-321). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1366. A bill to 
     authorize the extension of time limitation for the FERC-
     issued hydroelectric license for the Mt. Hope waterpower 
     project (Rept. No. 104-322). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2366. A bill to 
     repeal an unnecessary medical device reporting requirement 
     (Rept. No. 104-323 Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2366. A bill 
     to repeal an unnecessary medical device reporting requirement 
     (Rept. No. 104-323 Pt. 2). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2494. A bill 
     to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
     treatment of bad debt reserves of savings associations which 
     are required to convert into banks, and for other purposes; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-324). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2586. A bill 
     to provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit, 
     and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-
     325). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 257. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 115) making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-326). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.141.44  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 2586. A bill to provide for a temporary increase in 
     the public debt limit, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JONES:
       H.R. 2587. A bill to carry out the international 
     obligations of the United States under the Geneva Conventions 
     to provide criminal penalties for certain war crimes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 2588. A bill to nullify the 25-percent pay increase 
     afforded to Members of Congress by the Ethics Reform Act of 
     1989, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committees on 
     House Oversight, Rules, and Ways and Means, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 2589. A bill to extend authorities under the Middle 
     East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until December 31, 1995, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. Roberts):
       H.R. 2590. A bill to better target loans to family farmers 
     and income-producing activities, to provide for the improved 
     management of the portfolio of loans made under the 
     Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, to assure the 
     prompt repayment of such loans, and to consolidate Federal 
     rural development programs into a single program of 
     capitalization grants to States for rural development, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 2591. A bill to provide for administrative procedures 
     to extend Federal recognition to certain Indian groups, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2592. A bill to reduce the fiscal year 1996 budget for 
     intelligence activities by $1 billion; to the Committee on 
     Intelligence (Permanent Select).
           By Mr. LATHAM:
       H.R. 2593. A bill to enable processors of popcorn to 
     develop, finance, and carry out a nationally coordinated 
     program for popcorn promotion, research, consumer 
     information, and industry information, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 115. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition 
     to the Committees on House Oversight, Government Reform and 
     Oversight, Ways and Means, and Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.J. Res. 116. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. WISE:
       H.J. Res. 117. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States to abolish the 
     electoral college and to provide for the direct popular 
     election of the President and Vice President of the United 
     States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H. Con. Res. 112. Concurrent resolution honoring the life 
     and legacy of Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H. Res. 254. Resolution making technical corrections in the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives; to the Committee on 
     Rules.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H. Res. 255. Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to provide that a Member, officer, or 
     employee may not accept a gift or expense reimbursement from 
     any entity which has an interest in actions taken by the 
     Congress; to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.

para.141.45  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 79: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Cramer, Mr. English 
     of Pennsylvania, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 119: Mr. Reed.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 142: Mr. Hefley.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Ward, 
     Mr. Riggs, and Mr. Chrysler.
       H.R. 559: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 573: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 783: Mr. Bonior and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 835; Mr. Studds.
       H.R. 957: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 969: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 1003: Mr. Nussle.
       H.R. 1024: Mr. Chrysler and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 1083: Mr. Forbes.
       H.R. 1161: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 1201: Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
     and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1210: Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1226: Mr. Christensen, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, and Mr. 
     Funderburk.
       H.R. 1499: Mr. Shaw and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Bishop and Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Istook and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1733: Mr. Ewing, Mr. Salmon, Mrs. Maloney, and Mr. 
     Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1747: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Upton.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Luther, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Jones, 
     and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 1863: Mr. McHale, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Frelinghuysen.
       H.R. 1884: Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 2090: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 2098: Mr. Clinger.
       H.R. 2190: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Porter, Mr. Clinger, Mr. 
     Emerson, and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 2244: Mr. Ensign and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 2245: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2270: Mr. Wamp, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, and Mr. 
     Royce.
       H.R. 2306: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2323: Mr. Buyer.
       H.R. 2333: Mr. Crane, Mr. Chapman, and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 2335: Mr. Kingston, Mr. Browder, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Bevill, Mrs.  Myrick, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Cooley, Mr. 
     McCrery, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Lucas, 
     and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 2337: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Sensenbrenner and Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 2342: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mrs. 
     Lincoln.
       H.R. 2400: Mr. Foley and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 2429: Mr. Houghton and Mr. Castle.
       H.R. 2435: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Clinger, and 
     Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 2447: Mr. Hoke.
       H.R. 2463: Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 2468: Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Fox, Mr. Richardson, Mr. 
     Torkildsen, and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 2519: Mr. Brewster, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 2525: Mr. Serrano, Mr. Weller, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. 
     Ehlers, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Stump, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 2528: Mr. Cooley, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2550: Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Emerson, Mrs. 
     Smith of Washington, and Mrs. Waldholtz.
       H.R. 2555: Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 2572: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 2579: Mr. Houghton, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. 
     Waldholtz, and Mr. Bateman.
       H.J. Res. 70: Mr. Richardson, Mr. Fox, Mrs. Collins of 
     Illinois, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.

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       H.J. Res. 97: Mr. Sanders.
       H.J. Res. 114: Mr. Frost, Miss Collins of Michigan, and Mr. 
     Engel.
       H. Con. Res. 79: Mr. Borski.
       H. Con. Res. 91: Mr. Kim.
       H. Con. Res. 102: Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Ackerman, 
     Mr. Stark, Mr. Leach, Ms. Furse, Mr. Owens, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Bonior, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Petri, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gilman, 
     and Mr. Manzullo.
       H. Con. Res. 105: Mr. Levin, Mr. Upton, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
     Coble, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Bonior.
       H. Res. 30: Mrs. Waldholtz, Ms. DeLauro, and Mr. DeFazio.
       H. Res. 220: Mr. Olver, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Norton, and 
     Ms. McKinney.


.
                    WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1995 (142)

para.142.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. 
RADANOVICH, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 November 8, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable George P. Radanovich to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.142.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, November 7, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.142.3  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 1103. An Act to amend the Perishable Agricultural 
     Commodities Act, 1930, to modernize, streamline, and 
     strengthen the operation of the Act. 

para.142.4  yitzhak rabin

  Mr. GILMAN, pursuant to the special order of the House of October 7, 
1995, called up from the Speaker's table the following concurrent 
resolution of the Senate (S. Con. Res. 31):

       Whereas Yitzhak Rabin, a true hero of Israel, was born in 
     Jerusalem on March 1, 1922;
       Whereas Yitzhak Rabin served in the Israel Defense Forces 
     for more than two decades, and fought in three wars including 
     service as Chief of Staff of the Israel Defense Forces during 
     the Six Day War of June 1967;
       Whereas Yitzhak Rabin served the people of Israel with 
     great distinction in a number of government positions, 
     including Ambassador to the United States from 1968 to 1973, 
     Minister of Defense from 1984 to 1988, and twice as Prime 
     Minister from 1974 to 1977 and from June 1992 until his 
     assassination;
       Whereas under the leadership of Yitzhak Rabin, a framework 
     for peace between Israel and the Palestinians was established 
     with the signing of the Declaration of Principles on 
     September 13, 1993, continued with the conclusion of a peace 
     treaty between Israel and Jordan on October 26, 1994, and 
     continues today;
       Whereas on December 10, 1994, Yitzhak Rabin was awarded the 
     Nobel Prize for Peace for his vision and accomplishments as a 
     peacemaker;
       Whereas shortly before his assassination, Yitzhak Rabin 
     said, ``I have always believed that the majority of the 
     people want peace and are ready to take a chance for peace. . 
     . . Peace is not only in prayers . . . but it is in the 
     desire of the Jewish people.'';
       Whereas Yitzhak Rabin's entire life was dedicated to the 
     cause of peace and security for Israel and its people; and
       Whereas on November 4, 1995, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin 
     was assassinated in Tel Aviv, Israel: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That the Congress--
       (1) condemns the heinous assassination of Prime Minister 
     Yitzhak Rabin in the strongest possible terms;
       (2) extends its deepest sympathy and condolences to the 
     family of Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin and to all the people 
     of Israel in this moment of tragedy;
       (3) expresses its admiration for the historic contributions 
     made by Yitzhak Rabin over his long and distinguished career 
     of public service;
       (4) expresses its support for the government of Acting 
     Prime Minister Shimon Peres; and
       (5) reaffirms its commitment to the process of building a 
     just and lasting peace between Israel and its neighbors.
       Sec. 2. When the Senate completes its business today, it 
     stand adjourned as a further mark of respect in honor of the 
     late Yitzhak Rabin.
       Sec. 3. The Secretary of the Senate is directed to transmit 
     an enrolled copy of this resolution to the family of the 
     deceased. 

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to the special order of October 7, 1995, the previous 
question was ordered on the concurrent resolution to its adoption or 
rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said concurrent resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GILMAN objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

416

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

0

para.142.5                   [Roll No. 769]

                                YEAS--416

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt

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     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Abercrombie
     Brewster
     Fields (LA)
     Foglietta
     Geren
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Moakley
     Myrick
     Peterson (FL)
     Portman
     Ramstad
     Thornton
     Tucker
     Vucanovich
     Weldon (PA)
  So the concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.142.6  waiving points of order against the conference report on 
          s.395

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 256):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (S. 395) to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy 
     to sell the Alaska Power Administration and to authorize the 
     export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, and for other 
     purposes. All points of order against the conference report 
     and against its consideration are waived. The conference 
     report shall be considered as read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. McINNIS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

361

Nays

54

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

1

para.142.7                   [Roll No. 770]

                                YEAS--361

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--54

     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Kanjorski
     Kildee
     LaFalce
     Markey
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Nadler
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (MN)
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Engel
       

                             NOT VOTING--16

     de la Garza
     Fields (LA)
     Foglietta
     McKeon
     Moakley
     Moran
     Peterson (FL)
     Ramstad
     Rose
     Skelton
     Tejeda
     Thornton
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Weldon (PA)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.142.8  alaska power administration sale

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, pursuant to House Resolution 252, called up the 
following conference report (Rept. No. 104-312):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 
     395), to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell 
     the Alaska Power Administration, and to authorize the export 
     of Alaska North Slope crude oil, and for other purposes, 
     having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to 
     recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as 
     follows:

     Amendment numbered 1:
       That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the House numbered 1, and agree to the same with 
     an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be stricken by the House 
     amendment, insert the following:
    TITLE I--ALASKA POWER ADMINISTRATION ASSET SALE AND TERMINATION

     SEC. 101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Alaska Power 
     Administration Asset Sale and Termination Act''.

     SEC. 102. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title:
       (1) The term ``Eklutna'' means the Eklutna Hydroelectric 
     Project and related assets as described in section 4 and 
     Exhibit A of the Eklutna Purchase Agreement.
       (2) The term ``Eklutna Purchase Agreement'' means the 
     August 2, 1989, Eklutna Purchase Agreement between the Alaska 
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     tration of the Department of Energy and the Eklutna 
     Purchasers, together with any amendments thereto adopted 
     before the enactment of this section.
       (3) The term ``Eklutna Purchasers'' means the Municipality 
     of Anchorage doing business as Municipal Light and Power, the 
     Chugach Electric Association, Inc. and the Matanuska Electric 
     Association, Inc.
       (4) The term ``Snettisham'' means the Snettisham 
     Hydroelectric Project and related assets as described in 
     section 4 and Exhibit A of the Snettisham Purchase Agreement.
       (5) The term ``Snettisham Purchase Agreement'' means the 
     February 10, 1989, Snettisham Purchase Agreement between the 
     Alaska Power Administration of the Department of Energy and 
     the Alaska Power Authority and its successors in interest, 
     together with any amendments thereto adopted before the 
     enactment of this section.
       (6) The term ``Snettisham Purchaser'' means the Alaska 
     Industrial Development and Export Authority or a successor 
     State agency or authority.

     SEC. 103. SALE OF EKLUTNA AND SNETTISHAM HYDROELECTRIC 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Sale of Eklutna.--The Secretary of Energy is authorized 
     and directed to sell Eklutna to the Eklutna Purchasers in 
     accordance with the terms of this Act and the Eklutna 
     Purchase Agreement.
       (b) Sale of Snettisham.--The Secretary of Energy is 
     authorized and directed to sell Snettisham to the Snettisham 
     Purchaser in accordance with the terms of this Act and the 
     Snettisham Purchase Agreement.
       (c) Cooperation of Other Agencies.--The heads of other 
     Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the 
     United States shall assist the Secretary of Energy in 
     implementing the sales and conveyances authorized and 
     directed by this title.
       (d) Proceeds.--Proceeds from the sales required by this 
     title shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United States 
     to the credit of miscellaneous receipts.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to prepare, 
     survey, and acquire Eklutna and Snettisham for sale and 
     conveyance. Such preparations and acquisitions shall provide 
     sufficient title to ensure the beneficial use, enjoyment, and 
     occupancy by the purchasers.
       (f) Contributed Funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the Alaska Power Administration is authorized to 
     receive, administer, and expend such contributed funds as may 
     be provided by the Eklutna Purchasers or customers or the 
     Snettisham Purchaser or customers for the purposes of 
     upgrading, improving, maintaining, or administering Eklutna 
     or Snettisham. Upon the termination of the Alaska Power 
     Administration under section 104(f), the Secretary of Energy 
     shall administer and expend any remaining balances of such 
     contributed funds for the purposes intended by the 
     contributors.

     SEC. 104. EXEMPTION AND OTHER PROVISIONS.

       (a) Federal Power Act.--(1) After the sales authorized by 
     this Act occur, Eklutna and Snettisham, including future 
     modifications, shall continue to be exempt from the 
     requirements of Part I of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 
     791a et seq.), except as provided in subsection (b).
       (2) The exemption provided by paragraph (1) shall not 
     affect the Memorandum of Agreement entered into among the 
     State of Alaska, the Eklutna Purchasers, the Alaska Energy 
     Authority, and Federal fish and wildlife agencies regarding 
     the protection, mitigation of, damages to, and enhancement of 
     fish and wildlife, dated August 7, 1991, which remains in 
     full force and effect.
       (3) Nothing in this title or the Federal Power Act preempts 
     the State of Alaska from carrying out the responsibilities 
     and authorities of the Memorandum of Agreement.
       (b) Subsequent Transfers.--Except for subsequent assignment 
     of interest in Eklutna by the Eklutna Purchasers to the 
     Alaska Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative Inc. 
     pursuant to section 19 of the Eklutna Purchase Agreement, 
     upon any subsequent sale or transfer of any portion of 
     Eklutna or Snettisham from the Eklutna Purchasers or the 
     Snettisham Purchaser to any other person, the exemption set 
     forth in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this section 
     shall cease to apply to such portion.
       (c) Review.--(1) The United States District Court for the 
     District of Alaska shall have jurisdiction to review 
     decisions made under the Memorandum of Agreement and to 
     enforce the provisions of the Memorandum of Agreement, 
     including the remedy of specific performance.
       (2) An action seeking review of a Fish and Wildlife Program 
     (``Program'') of the Governor of Alaska under the Memorandum 
     of Agreement or challenging actions of any of the parties to 
     the Memorandum of Agreement prior to the adoption of the 
     Program shall be brought not later than 90 days after the 
     date on which the Program is adopted by the Governor of 
     Alaska, or be barred.
       (3) An action seeking review of implementation of the 
     Program shall be brought not later than 90 days after the 
     challenged act implementing the Program, or be barred.
       (d) Eklutna Lands.--With respect to Eklutna lands described 
     in Exhibit A of the Eklutna Purchase Agreement:
       (1) The Secretary of the Interior shall issue rights-of-way 
     to the Alaska Power Administration for subsequent 
     reassignment to the Eklutna Purchasers--
       (A) at no cost to the Eklutna Purchasers;
       (B) to remain effective for a period equal to the life of 
     Eklutna as extended by improvements, repairs, renewals, or 
     replacements; and
       (C) sufficient for the operation of, maintenance of, repair 
     to, and replacement of, and access to, Eklutna facilities 
     located on military lands and lands managed by the Bureau of 
     Land Management, including lands selected by the State of 
     Alaska.
       (2) Fee title to lands at Anchorage Substation shall be 
     transferred to Eklutna Purchasers at no additional cost if 
     the Secretary of the Interior determines that pending claims 
     to, and selections of, those lands are invalid or 
     relinquished.
       (3) With respect to the Eklutna lands identified in 
     paragraph 1 of Exhibit A of the Eklutna Purchase Agreement, 
     the State of Alaska may select, and the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall convey to the State, improved lands under the 
     selection entitlements in section 6 of the Act of July 7, 
     1958 (commonly referred to as the Alaska Statehood Act, 
     Public Law 85-508; 72 Stat. 339), and the North Anchorage 
     Land Agreement dated January 31, 1983. This conveyance shall 
     be subject to the rights-of-way provided to the Eklutna 
     Purchasers under paragraph (1).
       (e) Snettisham Lands.--With respect to the Snettisham lands 
     identified in paragraph 1 of Exhibit A of the Snettisham 
     Purchase Agreement and Public Land Order No. 5108, the State 
     of Alaska may select, and the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     convey to the State of Alaska, improved lands under the 
     selection entitlements in section 6 of the Act of July 7, 
     1958 (commonly referred to as the Alaska Statehood Act, 
     Public Law 85-508; 72 Stat. 339).
       (f) Termination of Alaska Power Administration.--Not later 
     than one year after both of the sales authorized in section 
     103 have occurred, as measured by the Transaction Dates 
     stipulated in the Purchase Agreements, the Secretary of 
     Energy shall--
       (1) complete the business of, and close out, the Alaska 
     Power Administration;
       (2) submit to Congress a report documenting the sales; and
       (3) return unobligated balances of funds appropriated for 
     the Alaska Power Administration to the Treasury of the United 
     States.
       (g) Repeals.--(1) The Act of July 31, 1950 (64 Stat. 382) 
     is repealed effective on the date that Eklutna is conveyed to 
     the Eklutna Purchasers.
       (2) Section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 
     1193) is repealed effective on the date that Snettisham is 
     conveyed to the Snettisham Purchaser.
       (3) The Act of August 9, 1955, concerning water resources 
     investigation in Alaska (69 Stat. 618), is repealed.
       (h) DOE Organization Act.--As of the later of the two dates 
     determined in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (g), 
     section 302(a) of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 7152(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (C); and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) as 
     subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) respectively; and
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking out ``and the Alaska Power 
     Administration'' and by inserting ``and'' after 
     ``Southwestern Power Administration,''.
       (i) Disposal.--The sales of Eklutna and Snettisham under 
     this title are not considered disposal of Federal surplus 
     property under the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484) or the Act of October 3, 
     1944, popularly referred to as the ``Surplus Property Act of 
     1944'' (50 U.S.C. App. 1622).

     SEC. 105. OTHER FEDERAL HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS.

       The provisions of this title regarding the sale of the 
     Alaska Power Administration's hydroelectric projects under 
     section 103 and the exemption of these projects from Part I 
     of the Federal Power Act under section 104 do not apply to 
     other Federal hydroelectric projects.
       And the House agree to the same.

       Amendment numbered 2:
       That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the House numbered 2, and agree to the same with 
     an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House 
     amendment, insert the following:
              TITLE II--EXPORTS OF ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE OIL

     SEC. 201. EXPORTS OF ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE OIL.

       Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185) is 
     amended by amending subsection (s) to read as follows:


                  ``exports of alaskan north slope oil

       ``(s)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) through (6) of this 
     subsection and notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act or any other provision of law (including any regulation) 
     applicable to the export of oil transported by pipeline over 
     right-of-way granted pursuant to section 203 of the Trans-
     Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1652), such oil 
     may be exported unless the President finds that exportation 
     of this oil is not in the national interest. The President 
     shall make his national interest determination within five 
     months of the date of enactment of this subsection. In 
     evaluating whether exports of this oil are in the national 
     interest, the President shall at a minimum consider--
       ``(A) whether exports of this oil would diminish the total 
     quantity or quality of petroleum available to the United 
     States;
       ``(B) the results of an appropriate environmental review, 
     including consideration of appropriate measures to mitigate 
     any potential adverse effects of exports of this oil on the 
     environment, which shall be completed within four months of 
     the date of the enactment of this subsection; and
       ``(C) whether exports of this oil are likely to cause 
     sustained material oil supply shortages or sustained oil 
     prices significantly above world market levels that would 
     cause sustained material adverse employment effects in the 
     United States or that would cause substantial harm to

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     consumers, including noncontiguous States and Pacific 
     territories.

     If the President determines that exports of this oil are in 
     the national interest, he may impose such terms and 
     conditions (other than a volume limitation) as are necessary 
     or appropriate to ensure that such exports are consistent 
     with the national interest.
       ``(2) Except in the case of oil exported to a country with 
     which the United States entered into a bilateral 
     international oil supply agreement before November 26, 1979, 
     or to a country pursuant to the International Emergency Oil 
     Sharing Plan of the International Energy Agency, any oil 
     transported by pipeline over right-of-way granted pursuant to 
     section 203 of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 1652) shall, when exported, be transported by a 
     vessel documented under the laws of the United States and 
     owned by a citizen of the United States (as determined in 
     accordance with section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 
     U.S.C. App. 802)).
       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall restrict the 
     authority of the President under the Constitution, the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
     et seq.), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et 
     seq.), or Part B of title II of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6271-76) to prohibit exports.
       ``(4) The Secretary of Commerce shall issue any rules 
     necessary for implementation of the President's national 
     interest determination, including any licensing requirements 
     and conditions, within 30 days of the date of such 
     determination by the President. The Secretary of Commerce 
     shall consult with the Secretary of Energy in administering 
     the provisions of this subsection.
       ``(5) If the Secretary of Commerce finds that exporting oil 
     under authority of this subsection has caused sustained 
     material oil supply shortages or sustained oil prices 
     significantly above world market levels and further finds 
     that these supply shortages or price increases have caused or 
     are likely to cause sustained material adverse employment 
     effects in the United States, the Secretary of Commerce, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall recommend, 
     and the President may take, appropriate action concerning 
     exports of this oil, which may include modifying or revoking 
     authority to export such oil.
       ``(6) Administrative action under this subsection is not 
     subject to sections 551 and 553 through 559 of title 5, 
     United States Code.''.

     SEC. 202. GAO REPORT.

       (a) Review.--The Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall conduct a review of energy production in California and 
     Alaska and the effects of Alaskan North Slope oil exports, if 
     any, on consumers, independent refiners, and shipbuilding and 
     ship repair yards on the West Coast and in Hawaii. The 
     Comptroller General shall commence this review three years 
     after the date of enactment of this Act and, within twelve 
     months after commencing the review, shall provide a report to 
     the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate 
     and the Committee on Resources and the Committee on Commerce 
     of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Contents of Report.--The report shall contain a 
     statement of the principal findings of the review and 
     recommendations for Congress and the President to address job 
     loss in the shipbuilding and ship repair industry on the West 
     Coast, as well as adverse impacts on consumers and refiners 
     on the West Coast and in Hawaii, that the Comptroller General 
     attributes to Alaska North Slope oil exports.
       And the House agree to the same.

     Amendment numbered 3:
       That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the House numbered 3, and agree to the same with 
     an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be stricken by the House 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SEC. 203. GRANT AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     (``Secretary'') may make grants to the Multnomah County Tax 
     Supervising and Conservation Commission of Multnomah County, 
     Oregon (``Commission'') in accordance with this section, not 
     to exceed the amount determined in subsection (b)(2).
       (b) Finding and Determination.--Before making any grant 
     under this section not earlier than one year after exports of 
     Alaskan North Slope oil commence pursuant to section 201, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (1) find on the basis of substantial evidence that such 
     exports are directly or indirectly a substantial contributing 
     factor to the need to levy port district ad valorem taxes 
     under Oregon Revised Statutes section 294.381; and
       (2) determine the amount of such levy attributable to the 
     export of Alaskan North Slope oil.
       (c) Agreement.--Before receiving a grant under this section 
     for the relief of port district ad valorem taxes which would 
     otherwise be levied under Oregon Revised Statutes section 
     294.381, the Commission shall enter into an agreement with 
     the Secretary to--
       (1) establish a segregated account for the receipt of grant 
     funds;
       (2) deposit and keep grant funds in that account;
       (3) use the funds solely for the purpose of payments in 
     accordance with this subsection, as determined pursuant to 
     Oregon Revised Statutes sections 294.305-565, and computed in 
     accordance with generally accepted accounting principles; and
       (4) terminate such account at the conclusion of payments 
     subject to this subsection and to transfer any amounts, 
     including interest, remaining in such account to the Port of 
     Portland for use in transportation improvements to enhance 
     freight mobility.
       (d) Report.--Within 60 days of issuing a grant under this 
     section, the Secretary shall submit any finding and 
     determination made under subsection (b), including supporting 
     information, to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives.
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation to 
     carry out subsection (a), $15,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, 
     to remain available until October 1, 2003.
       And the House agree to the same.

     Amendment numbered 4:
       That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the House numbered 4, and agree to the same with 
     an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be stricken by the House 
     amendment, insert the following:
                        TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 401. EMERGENCY RESPONSE PLAN.

       (a) In General.--Within 15 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Commandant of the Coast Guard 
     shall submit a plan to Congress on the most cost-effective 
     means of implementing an international private-sector tug-of-
     opportunity system, including a coordinated system of 
     communication, using existing towing vessels to provide 
     timely emergency response to a vessel in distress transiting 
     the waters within the boundaries of the Olympic Coast 
     National Marine Sanctuary or the Strait of Juan de Fuca.
       (b) Coordination.--In carrying out this section, the 
     Commandant, in consultation with the Secretaries of State and 
     Transportation, shall coordinate with the Canadian Government 
     and the United States and Canadian maritime industries.
       (c) Access to Information.--If necessary, the Commandant 
     shall allow United States nonprofit maritime organizations 
     access to United States Coast Guard radar imagery and 
     transponder information to identify and deploy towing vessels 
     for the purpose of facilitating emergency response.
       (d) Towing Vessel Defined.--For the purpose of this 
     section, the term ``towing vessel'' has the meaning given 
     that term by section 2101(40) of title 46, United States 
     Code.
       And the House agree to the same.

     Amendment numbered 5:
       That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the House numbered 5, and agree to the same with 
     an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be stricken by the House 
     amendment, insert the following:
      TITLE III--OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF DEEP WATER ROYALTY RELIEF

     SEC. 301. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be referred to as the ``Outer Continental 
     Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act''.

     SEC. 302. AMENDMENTS TO THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS 
                   ACT.

       Section 8(a) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
     U.S.C. 1337(a)(3)), is amended--
       (1) by designating the provisions of paragraph (3) as 
     subparagraph (A) of such paragraph (3); and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A), as so designated, 
     the following:
       ``(B) In the Western and Central Planning Areas of the Gulf 
     of Mexico and the portion of the Eastern Planning Area of the 
     Gulf of Mexico encompassing whole lease blocks lying west of 
     87 degrees, 30 minutes West longitude, the Secretary may, in 
     order to--
       ``(i) promote development or increased production on 
     producing or non-producing leases; or
       ``(ii) encourage production of marginal resources on 
     producing or non-producing leases;
     through primary, secondary, or tertiary recovery means, 
     reduce or eliminate any royalty or net profit share set forth 
     in the lease(s). With the lessee's consent, the Secretary may 
     make other modifications to the royalty or net profit share 
     terms of the lease in order to achieve these purposes.
       ``(C)(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act other 
     than this subparagraph, with respect to any lease or unit in 
     existence on the date of enactment of the Outer Continental 
     Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act meeting the requirements 
     of this subparagraph, no royalty payments shall be due on new 
     production, as defined in clause (iv) of this subparagraph, 
     from any lease or unit located in water depths of 200 meters 
     or greater in the Western and Central Planning Areas of the 
     Gulf of Mexico, including that portion of the Eastern 
     Planning Area of the Gulf of Mexico encompassing whole lease 
     blocks lying west of 87 degrees, 30 minutes West longitude, 
     until such volume of production as determined pursuant to 
     clause (ii) has been produced by the lessee.
       ``(ii) Upon submission of a complete application by the 
     lessee, the Secretary shall determine within 180 days of such 
     application whether new production from such lease or unit 
     would be economic in the absence of the relief from the 
     requirement to pay royalties provided for by clause (i) of 
     this subparagraph. In making such determination, the 
     Secretary shall consider the increased technological and 
     financial risk of deep water development and all costs 
     associated with exploring, developing, and producing from the 
     lease. The lessee shall provide information required for a 
     complete application to the Secretary prior to such 
     determination. The Secretary shall clearly define the 
     information required for a complete application under this 
     section. Such application may be made on the basis of an 
     individual lease or unit. If the Secretary determines that 
     such new production would be

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     economic in the absence of the relief from the requirement to 
     pay royalties provided for by clause (i) of this 
     subparagraph, the provisions of clause (i) shall not apply to 
     such production. If the Secretary determines that such new 
     production would not be economic in the absence of the relief 
     from the requirement to pay royalties provided for by clause 
     (i), the Secretary must determine the volume of production 
     from the lease or unit on which no royalties would be due in 
     order to make such new production economically viable; except 
     that for new production as defined in clause (iv)(I), in no 
     case will that volume be less than 17.5 million barrels of 
     oil equivalent in water depths of 200 to 400 meters, 52.5 
     million barrels of oil equivalent in 400-800 meters of water, 
     and 87.5 million barrels of oil equivalent in water depths 
     greater than 800 meters. Redetermination of the applicability 
     of clause (i) shall be undertaken by the Secretary when 
     requested by the lessee prior to the commencement of the new 
     production and upon significant change in the factors upon 
     which the original determination was made. The Secretary 
     shall make such redetermination within 120 days of submission 
     of a complete application. The Secretary may extend the time 
     period for making any determination or redetermination under 
     this clause for 30 days, or longer if agreed to by the 
     applicant, if circumstances so warrant. The lessee shall be 
     notified in writing of any determination or redetermination 
     and the reasons for and assumptions used for such 
     determination. Any determination or redetermination under 
     this clause shall be a final agency action. The Secretary's 
     determination or redetermination shall be judicially 
     reviewable under section 10(a) of the Administrative 
     Procedures Act (5 U.S.C. 702), only for actions filed within 
     30 days of the Secretary's determination or redetermination.
       ``(iii) In the event that the Secretary fails to make the 
     determination or redetermination called for in clause (ii) 
     upon application by the lessee within the time period, 
     together with any extension thereof, provided for by clause 
     (ii), no royalty payments shall be due on new production as 
     follows:
       ``(I) For new production, as defined in clause (iv)(I) of 
     this subparagraph, no royalty shall be due on such production 
     according to the schedule of minimum volumes specified in 
     clause (ii) of this subparagraph.
       ``(II) For new production, as defined in clause (iv)(II) of 
     this subparagraph, no royalty shall be due on such production 
     for one year following the start of such production.
       ``(iv) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term `new 
     production' is--
       ``(I) any production from a lease from which no royalties 
     are due on production, other than test production, prior to 
     the date of enactment of the Outer Continental Shelf Deep 
     Water Royalty Relief Act; or
       ``(II) any production resulting from lease development 
     activities pursuant to a Development Operations Coordination 
     Document, or supplement thereto that would expand production 
     significantly beyond the level anticipated in the Development 
     Operations Coordination Document, approved by the Secretary 
     after the date of enactment of the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Deep Water Royalty Relief Act.
       ``(v) During the production of volumes determined pursuant 
     to clauses (ii) or (iii) of this subparagraph, in any year 
     during which the arithmetic average of the closing prices on 
     the New York Mercantile Exchange for light sweet crude oil 
     exceeds $28.00 per barrel, any production of oil will be 
     subject to royalties at the lease stipulated royalty rate. 
     Any production subject to this clause shall be counted toward 
     the production volume determined pursuant to clause (ii) or 
     (iii). Estimated royalty payments will be made if such 
     average of the closing prices for the previous year exceeds 
     $28.00. After the end of the calendar year, when the new 
     average price can be calculated, lessees will pay any 
     royalties due, with interest but without penalty, or can 
     apply for a refund, with interest, of any overpayment.
       ``(vi) During the production of volumes determined pursuant 
     to clause (ii) or (iii) of this subparagraph, in any year 
     during which the arithmetic average of the closing prices on 
     the New York Mercantile Exchange for natural gas exceeds 
     $3.50 per million British thermal units, any production of 
     natural gas will be subject to royalties at the lease 
     stipulated royalty rate. Any production subject to this 
     clause shall be counted toward the production volume 
     determined pursuant to clauses (ii) or (iii). Estimated 
     royalty payments will be made if such average of the closing 
     prices for the previous year exceeds $3.50. After the end of 
     the calendar year, when the new average price can be 
     calculated, lessees will pay any royalties due, with interest 
     but without penalty, or can apply for a refund, with 
     interest, of any overpayment.
       ``(vii) The prices referred to in clauses (v) and (vi) of 
     this subparagraph shall be changed during any calendar year 
     after 1994 by the percentage, if any, by which the implicit 
     price deflator for the gross domestic product changed during 
     the preceding calendar year.''.

     SEC. 303. NEW LEASES.

       Section 8(a)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 
     as amended (43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I);
       (2) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (G); and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(H) cash bonus bid with royalty at no less than 12 and 
     \1/2\ per centum fixed by the Secretary in amount or value of 
     production saved, removed, or sold, and with suspension of 
     royalties for a period, volume, or value of production 
     determined by the Secretary, which suspensions may vary based 
     on the price of production from the lease; or''.

     SEC. 304. LEASE SALES.

       For all tracts located in water depths of 200 meters or 
     greater in the Western and Central Planning Area of the Gulf 
     of Mexico, including that portion of the Eastern Planning 
     Area of the Gulf of Mexico encompassing whole lease blocks 
     lying west of 87 degrees, 30 minutes West longitude, any 
     lease sale within five years of the date of enactment of this 
     title, shall use the bidding system authorized in section 
     8(a)(1)(H) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, as 
     amended by this title, except that the suspension of 
     royalties shall be set at a volume of not less than the 
     following:
       (1) 17.5 million barrels of oil equivalent for leases in 
     water depths of 200 to 400 meters;
       (2) 52.5 million barrels of oil equivalent for leases in 
     400 to 800 meters of water; and
       (3) 87.5 million barrels of oil equivalent for leases in 
     water depths greater than 800 meters.

     SEC. 305. REGULATIONS.

       The Secretary shall promulgate such rules and regulations 
     as are necessary to implement the provisions of this title 
     within 180 days after the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 306. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

       Nothing in this title shall be construed to affect any 
     offshore pre-leasing, leasing, or development moratorium, 
     including any moratorium applicable to the Eastern Planning 
     Area of the Gulf of Mexico located off the Gulf Coast of 
     Florida.
       And the House agree to the same.

     Amendment to title:
       That the House recede from its amendment to the title of 
     the bill.

     For consideration of House amendment No. 1:
     Don Young,
     Ken Calvert,
     Tom Bliley,
     For consideration of House amendment No. 2:
     Don Young,
     Ken Calvert,
     William Thomas,
     Tom Bliley,
     Howard Coble,
     Lee H. Hamilton,
     Jim Oberstar,
     For consideration of House amendment No. 3:
     Floyd Spence,
     John R. Kasich,
     For consideration of House amendment No. 4:
     Howard Coble,
     Tillie K. Fowler,
     Jim Oberstar,
     For consideration of House amendment No. 5:
     Don Young,
     Ken Calvert,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.
     Frank H. Murkowski,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     J. Bennett Johnston,
     Wendell Ford,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  Mr. MILLER of California moved to recommit the conference report on S. 
395 to the committee of conference with instructions to the managers on 
the part of the House to insist on the provisions of the House amendment 
numbered 5 which strikes title III.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said conference report with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. MILLER of California objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

160

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

261

para.142.9                   [Roll No. 771]

                                YEAS--160

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce

[[Page 1886]]


     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Portman
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--261

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Burton
     Fields (LA)
     Meyers
     Peterson (FL)
     Ramstad
     Skelton
     Thornton
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Weldon (PA)
  So the motion to recommit the conference report with instructions was 
not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and 
nays, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so 
the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

289

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

134

para.142.10                  [Roll No. 772]

                                YEAS--289

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Richardson
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--134

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (WA)
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tate
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Fields (LA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Thornton
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Weldon (PA)

[[Page 1887]]


  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.142.11  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.142.12  providing for the consideration of h.j. res 115

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 257):

       Resolved, That immediately upon the adoption of this 
     resolution the House shall without intervention of any point 
     of order consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. 
     Res. 115) making further continuing appropriations for the 
     fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the joint 
     resolution and any amendment thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except (1) one hour of debate on the joint 
     resolution, which shall be equally divided and controlled by 
     the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Appropriations; and (2) one motion to recommit, which may 
     include instructions only if offered by the minority leader 
     or his designee.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. DREIER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

216

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

210

para.142.13                  [Roll No. 773]

                                YEAS--216

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--210

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Fields (LA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Ramstad
     Thornton
     Towns
     Tucker
     Weldon (PA)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.142.14  notice requirement--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2126

  Mr. METCALF, pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XXVIII, announced his 
intention to instruct the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the bill (H.R. 2126) making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, 
to insist on sections numbered 8102 and 8111 of said bill, as passed by 
the House restricting the deployment of United States Armed Forces in 
the former Yugoslavia.

para.142.15  further continuing appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, pursuant to House Resolution 257, 
announced the House shall immediately consider the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 115) making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
1996, and for other purposes.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with 
the following amendment:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert the 
     following:
       ``That section 106(c) of Public Law 104-31 (109 Stat. 280) 
     is amended by striking ``November 13, 1995'' and inserting 
     ``December 13, 1995''.

  After debate,

para.142.16  words taken down

  Mr. LIVINGSTON during debate, addressed the House and, during the 
course of his remarks,
  Mr. VOLKMER demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:


[[Page 1888]]


       . . . Yes, it is more restrictive than the last continuing 
     resolution because the idea is to encourage both the Members 
     of this body, the Members of the other body, to pay attention 
     to the appropriation bills that have already passed the House 
     of Representatives, and to also encourage the President to 
     pay attention to those bills when they come to him and not 
     frivolously veto them like he did the legislative branch 
     bill.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, responded to the demand for words 
to be taken down and said:

  In the opinion of the Chair, the words were not a personal affront to 
the President, and are not considered inappropriate.

  After further debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

198

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

227

para.142.17                  [Roll No. 774]

                                YEAS--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--227

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Farr
     Fields (LA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Ramstad
     Thornton
     Tucker
     Weldon (PA)
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said joint 
resolution, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

230

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

197

para.142.18                  [Roll No. 775]

                                AYES--230

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller

[[Page 1889]]


     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--197

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Fields (LA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Ramstad
     Thornton
     Tucker
     Weldon (PA)
  So the joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.142.19  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to weapons of mass destruction

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BILBRAY, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  On November 14, 1994, in light of the dangers of the proliferation of 
nuclear, biological, and chemical weapons (``weapons of mass 
destruction'') and of the means of delivering such weapons, I issued 
Executive Order No. 12938, and declared a national emergency under the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.). 
Under section 202(d) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
1622(d)), the national emergency terminates on the anniversary date of 
its declaration, unless I publish in the Federal Register and transmit 
to the Congress a notice of its continuation.
  The proliferation of weapons of mass destruction continues to pose an 
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign 
policy, and economy of the United States. Therefore, I am hereby 
advising the Congress that the national emergency declared on November 
14, 1994, must continue in effect beyond November 14, 1995. Accordingly, 
I have extended the national emergency declared in Executive Order No. 
12938 and have sent the attached notice of extension to the Federal 
Register for publication.
  As I described in the report transmitting Executive Order No. 12938, 
the Executive order consolidated the functions of and revoked Executive 
Order No. 12735 of November 16, 1990, which declared a national 
emergency with respect to the proliferation of chemical and biological 
weapons, and Executive Order No. 12930 of September 29, 1994, which 
declared a national emergency with respect to nuclear, biological, and 
chemical weapons, and their means of delivery.
  The following report is made pursuant to section 204 of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1703) and section 
401(c) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1641(c)), regarding 
activities taken and money spent pursuant to the emergency declaration. 
Additional information on nuclear, missile, and/or chemical and 
biological weapons (CBW) nonproliferation efforts is contained in the 
annual Report on the Proliferation of Missiles and Essential Components 
of Nuclear, Biological and Chemical Weapons, provided to the Congress 
pursuant to section 1097 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190), also known as the 
``Nonproliferation Report,'' and the annual report provided to the 
Congress pursuant to section 308 of the Chemical and Biological Weapons 
Control and Warfare Elimination Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-182).
  The three export control regulations issued under the Enhanced 
Proliferation Control Initiative (EPCI) are fully in force and continue 
to be used to control the export of items with potential use in chemical 
or biological weapons or unmanned delivery systems for weapons of mass 
destruction.
  In the 12 months since I issued Executive Order No. 12938, 26 
additional countries ratified the Convention on the Prohibition of the 
Development, Production, Stockpiling and Use of Chemical Weapons and on 
Their Destruction (CWC) for a total of 42 of the 159 signatories; the 
CWC must be ratified by 65 signatories to enter into force. I must 
report my disappointment that the United States is not yet among those 
who have ratified. The CWC is a critical element of U.S. 
nonproliferation policy and an urgent next step in our effort to end the 
development, production, stockpiling, transfer, and use of chemical 
weapons. As we have seen this year in Japan, chemical weapons can 
threaten our security and that of our allies, whether as an instrument 
of war or of terrorism. The CWC will make every American safer, and we 
need it now.
  The international community is watching. It is vitally important that 
the United States continue to lead the fight against weapons of mass 
destruction by being among the first 65 countries to ratify the CWC. 
The Senate recognized the importance of this agreement by adopting a 
bipartisan amendment on September 5, 1995, expressing the sense of the 
Senate that the United States should promptly ratify the CWC. I urge 
the Senate to give its advice and consent as soon as possible.
  In parallel with seeking Senate ratification of the CWC, the United 
States is working hard in the CWC Preparatory Commission (PrepCom) in 
The Hague to draft administrative and implementing procedures for the 
CWC and to create a strong organization for verifying compliance once 
the CWC enters into force.
  The United States also is working vigorously to end the threat of 
biological weapons (BW). We are an active participant in the Convention 
on the Prohibition of the Development and Stockpiling of 
Bacteriological (Biological) and Toxin Weapons and Their Destruction 
(BWC) Ad Hoc Group, which was commissioned September 1994 by the BWC 
Special Conference to draft a legally binding instrument to strengthen 
the effectiveness and improve the implementation of the Convention. The 
Group convened its first meeting in January 1995 and agreed upon a 
program of work for this year. The first substantive meeting took place 
in July, making important progress in outlining the key issues. The 
next meeting is scheduled for November 27 to December 8, 1995. The U.S. 
objective is to have a draft protocol for consideration and adoption at 
the Fourth BWC Review Conference in December 1996.
  The United States continues to be active in the work of the 29-member 
Australia Group (AG) CBW nonproliferation regime, and attended the 
October 16-19 AG consultations. The Group agreed to a United States 
proposal to ensure the AG export controls and information-sharing 
adequately address the threat of CBW terrorism, a threat that became 
all too apparent in the Tokyo subway nerve gas incident. This U.S. 
initiative was the AG's first policy-level action on CBW terrorism. 
Participants also agreed to several

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amendments to strengthen the AG's harmonized export controls on 
materials and equipment relevant to biological weapons, taking into 
account new developments since the last review of the biological 
weapons lists and, in particular, new insights into Iraq's BW 
activities.
  The Group also reaffirmed the members' collective belief that full 
adherence to the CWC and the BWC will be the only way to achieve a 
permanent global ban on CBW, and that all states adhering to these 
Conventions have an obligation to ensure that their national activities 
support these goals.
  Australia Group participants are taking steps to ensure that all 
relevant national measures promote the object and purposes of the BWC 
and CWC, and will be fully consistent with the CWC upon its entry into 
force. The AG considers that national export licensing policies on 
chemical weapons-related items fulfill the obligation established under 
Article I of the CWC that States Parties never assist, in any way, the 
acquisition of chemical weapons. Moreover, inasmuch as these measures 
are focused solely on preventing activities banned under the CWC, they 
are consistent with the undertaking in Article XI of the CWC to 
facilitate the fullest possible exchange of chemical materials and 
related information for purposes not prohibited by the CWC.
  The AG agreed to continue its active program of briefings for non-AG 
countries, and to promote regional consultations on export controls and 
nonproliferation to further awareness and understanding of national 
policies in these areas.
  The United States Government determined that two foreign companies--
Mainway Limited and GE Plan--had engaged in chemical weapons 
proliferation activities that required the imposition of sanctions 
against them, effective May 18, 1995. Additional information on this 
determination is contained in a classified report to the Congress, 
provided pursuant to the Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and 
Warfare Elimination Act of 1991.
  The United States carefully controlled exports which could contribute 
to unmanned delivery systems for weapons of mass destruction, 
exercising restraint in considering all such proposed transfers 
consistent with the Guidelines of the Missile Technology Control Regime 
(MTCR). The MTCR Partners continued to share information about 
proliferation problems with each other and with other possible 
supplier, consumer, and transshipment states. Partners also emphasized 
the need for implementing effective export control systems.
  The United States worked unilaterally and in coordination with its 
MTCR partners in multilateral efforts to combat missile proliferation 
by nonmembers and to encourage nonmembers to export responsibly and to 
adhere to the MTCR Guidelines. Three new Partners were admitted to the 
MTCR with U.S. support: Russia, South Africa, and Brazil.
  In May 1995, the United States participated in an MTCR team visit to 
Kiev to discuss missile nonproliferation and MTCR membership criteria. 
Under Secretary of State Davis met with Ukraine's Deputy Foreign 
Minister Hryshchenko in May, July, and October to discuss 
nonproliferation issues and MTCR membership. As a result of the July 
meeting, a United States delegation traveled to Kiev in October to 
conduct nonproliferation talks with representatives of Ukraine, brief 
them on the upcoming MTCR Plenary, and discuss U.S. criteria for MTCR 
membership. From August 29-September 1, the U.S. participated in an 
informal seminar with 18 other MTCR Partners in Montreux, Switzerland, 
to explore future approaches to strengthening missile nonproliferation.
  The MTCR held its Tenth Plenary Meeting in Bonn October 10-12. The 
Partners reaffirmed their commitment to controlling exports to prevent 
proliferation of delivery systems for weapons of mass destruction. They 
also reiterated their readiness for international cooperation in 
peaceful space activities consistent with MTCR policies. The Bonn 
Plenary made minor amendments to the MTCR Equipment and Technology 
Annex in the light of technical developments. Partners also agreed to 
U.S. initiatives to deal more effectively with missile-related aspects 
of regional tensions, coordinate in impeding shipments of missile 
proliferation concern, and deal with the proliferation risks posed by 
transshipment. Finally, MTCR Partners will increase their efforts to 
develop a dialogue with countries outside the Regime to encourage 
voluntary adherence to the MTCR Guidelines and heightened awareness of 
missile proliferation risks.
  The United States has continued to pursue my Administration's nuclear 
nonproliferation goals with success. Parties to the Treaty on the Non-
Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) agreed last May at the NPT 
Review and Extension Conference to extend the NPT indefinitely and 
without conditions. Since the conference, more nations have acceded to 
the Treaty. There now are 180 parties, making the NPT nearly universal.
  The Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) continues its efforts to improve 
member states' export policies and controls. Nuclear Suppliers Group 
members have agreed to apply technology controls to all items on the 
nuclear trigger list and to adopt the principle that the intent of the 
NSG Guidelines should not be undermined by the export of parts of 
trigger list an dual-use items without appropriate controls. In 1995, 
the NSG agreed to over 30 changes to update and clarify the list of 
controlled items in the Nuclear-Related Dual-Use Annex. The NSG also 
pursued efforts to enhance information sharing among members by 
establishment of a permanent Joint Information Exchange group and by 
moving toward adoption of a United States Department of Energy-supplied 
computerized automated information exchange system, which is currently 
being tested by most of the members.
  The increasing number of countries capable of exporting nuclear 
commodities and technology is a major challenge for the NSG. The 
ultimate goal of the NSG is to obtain the agreement of all suppliers, 
including nations not members of the regime, to control nuclear exports 
in accordance with the NSG guidelines. Members continued contacts with 
Belarus, Brazil, China, Kazakhstan, Lithuania, the Republic of Korea 
(ROK), and Ukraine regarding NSG activities. Ambassador Patokallio of 
Finland, the current NSG Chair, led a five-member NSG outreach visit to 
Brazil in early November 1995 as part of this effort.
  As a result of such contacts, the ROK has been accepted as a member 
of the NSG. Ukraine is expected to apply for membership in the near 
future. The United States maintains bilateral contacts with emerging 
suppliers, including the New Independent States of the former Soviet 
Union, to encourage early adherence to NSG guidelines.
  Pursuant to section 401(c) of the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 
1641(c)), I report that there were no expenses directly attributable to 
the exercise of authorities conferred by the declaration of the 
national emergency in Executive Order No. 12938 during the period from 
May 14, 1995, through November 14, 1995.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, November 8, 1995.
  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-131).

para.142.20  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2586

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-328) the resolution (H. Res. 258) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2586) to provide a temporary increase in 
the public debt limit, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.142.21  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 2436. An Act to require the head of any Federal agency 
     to differentiate between fats, oils, and greases of animal, 
     marine, or vegetable origin, and other oils and greases, in 
     issuing certain regulations, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1103. An Act to amend the Perishable Agricultural 
     Commodities Act, 1930, to modernize, streamline, and 
     strengthen the operation of the Act.

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para.142.22  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on the following dates present to the President, for his 
approval, bills of the House of the following titles:

           On November 7, 1995:
       H.R. 1715. An Act respecting the relationship between 
     worker's compensation benefits available under the Migrant 
     and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act.
       H.R. 1905. An Act making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes.
           On November 8, 1995:
       H.R. 436. An Act to require the head of any Federal agency 
     to differentiate between fates, oils, and greases of animal, 
     marine, or vegetable origin, and other oils and greases, in 
     issuing certain regulations, and for other purposes.

para.142.23  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. RAMSTAD, for 
today.
  And then,

para.142.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART, at 11 o'clock and 50 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned until 10 o'clock a.m., Thursday, November 9, 1995.

para.142.25  reports of committee on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XXIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. CLINGER: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     S. 790. An act to provide for the modification or elimination 
     of Federal reporting requirements; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 104-327). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 258. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2586) to provide for a temporary increase in the public debt 
     limit, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-328). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.

para.142.26  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. 
             Molinari, Mr. Wise, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 2594. A bill to amend the Railroad Unemployment 
     Insurance Act to reduce the waiting period for benefits 
     payable under that act, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota:
       H.R. 2595. A bill to amend the Superfund Amendments and 
     Reauthorization Act of 1986 to establish the reportable 
     quantity for sulfur dioxide as 1,000 pounds; to the Committee 
     on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SCHAEFER:
       H.R. 2596. A bill to extend energy conservation programs 
     under the Energy Policy and Conservation Act through fiscal 
     year 1999, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Paxon, 
             Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Deal of 
             Georgia, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Everett, 
             Mr. Houghton, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. Walsh):
       H.R. 2597. A bill to modify the price support program for 
     milk; to establish a class IV account applicable to the 
     products of milk; to modify the dairy export incentive 
     program; and to consolidate and reform Federal milk marketing 
     orders; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 2598. A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act 
     and the Controlled Substances Import and Export Act with 
     respect to penalties for powder cocaine and crack cocaine 
     offenses; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Hayes, 
             Mr. Brewster, Mr. Minge, Mr. Condit, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
             Orton, Mr. Barr, of Georgia, Mr. Shays, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson, and Mr. Fox of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2599. A bill to reform the congressional budget 
     process, establish binding spending caps, introduce fiscal 
     integrity, discipline and accountability, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, and Rules, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Farr of 
             California, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. 
             Williams, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Waters, and Mrs. Clayton):
       H.R. 2600: A bill to provide for coverage of certain anti-
     cancer drug treatments under Medicare; to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

para.142.27  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 28: Mr. Forbes and Mr. Hoke.
       H.R. 89: Mr. Clinger.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Olver and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 109: Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     McHugh, and Mr. Clement.
       H.R. 156: Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 266: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Porter, and Mrs. Schroeder.
       H.R. 373: Mr. Laughlin, Mrs. Cubin, and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Romero-Barcelo and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 520: Mr. Clinger.
       H.R. 619: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 620: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 682: Mr. Clinger.
       H.R. 733: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 734: Mr. Mollohan.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Ganske, and Mr. 
     Radanovich.
       H.R. 777: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 778: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 891: Ms. Velazquez and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1127: Mr. Tiahrt and Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 1210: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 1222: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1446: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1448: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 1684: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 1701: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 1733: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Sabo.
       H.R. 1846: Mr. Jacobs.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Reed and Mr. Davis.
       H.R. 1916: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Combest, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mrs. Waldholtz, 
     Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mrs. Morella, Mr. McDade, Mr. Baker of 
     Louisiana, Mr. Goodlatte, and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 1993: Mr. Doolittle and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 1994: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Owens, and Mrs. 
     Morella.
       H.R. 2013: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 2081: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 2128: Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Spence, and Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 2181: Mr. Olver and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2211: Ms. Jackson-Lee and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2232: Mr. Durbin, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lightfoot, and Mr. 
     Evans.
       H.R. 2244: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma and Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 2261: Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 2276: Mr. Quillen.
       H.R. 2372: Mr. Cramer, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
     Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Myers 
     of Indiana.
       H.R. 2416: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 2422: Mr. Engel and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.R. 2458: Mr. Filner, Mr. Fox, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. 
     Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Ehrlich, 
     Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Lipinski, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. 
     Engel, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Funderburk, Ms. 
     Pryce, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Traficant, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 2463: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 2503: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 2506: Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 2507: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
     Mr. Stockman, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2540: Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
     Manzullo, and Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 2548: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Lipinski, Miss Collins 
     of Michigan, Mr. Hastert, and Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 2557: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
     Cooley, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Leach, 
     Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Mrs. Lincoln.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Ms. Rivers.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H. Res. 250: Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
     Poshard, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Blute. 

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para.142.28  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 359: Miss Collins of Michigan.
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                    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1995 (143)

para.143.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOX, who 
laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 November 9, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jon D. Fox to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.143.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOX, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, November 8, 1995.
  Mr. HEFLEY, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOX, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HEFLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOX, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.143.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1629. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Saudi Arabia for defense articles and 
     services (Transmittal No. 96-11), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1630. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning 
     cooperation with the United Kingdom in the area of joint 
     advanced strike technology [JAST] (Transmittal No. 13-95), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1631. A letter from the Chairman, Postal Rate Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's annual report in compliance 
     with the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sect. 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1632. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting a copy of the Agency's 
     determination that it is in the public interest to use other 
     than competitive procedures for awarding a proposed contract, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304(c)(7); to the Committee on 
     Science.
       1633. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled ``Energy Policy Act 
     Transportation Rate Study: Interim Report on Coal 
     Transportation,'' pursuant to Public Law 102-486, Sec. 
     1340(c) (106 Stat. 2993); jointly, to the Committees on 
     Commerce and Transportation and Infrastructure. 

para.143.4  d.c. appropriations

  On motion of Mr. WALSH, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2546) 
making appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and 
other activities chargeable in whole or in part against the revenues of 
said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
other purposes; together with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was 
taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. WALSH, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
agree to the conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of 
the two Houses thereon.

para.143.5  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2546

  Mr. DIXON moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 2546 be 
instructed to insist on the House position relating to technical 
corrections to the Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
Act.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.143.6  appointment of conferees--h.r. 2546

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of Messrs. Walsh, Bonilla, Kingston, 
Frelinghuysen, Neumann, Livingston, Dixon, Durbin, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. 
Obey, as managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.143.7  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, November 8, 1995.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. RIGGS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

338

Nays

66

When there appeared

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Answered present

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para.143.8                   [Roll No. 776]

                                YEAS--338

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz

[[Page 1893]]


     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--66

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Davis
     Durbin
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fazio
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Latham
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Longley
     Martinez
     McDermott
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Orton
     Payne (NJ)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanford
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Torkildsen
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Harman
       

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Armey
     Bateman
     Boehner
     Burr
     Chapman
     Crane
     Dornan
     Fields (LA)
     Hefner
     Hunter
     Kaptur
     Linder
     Mfume
     Moran
     Owens
     Peterson (FL)
     Rangel
     Roth
     Stockman
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Weldon (PA)
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para.143.9  product liability litigation

  On motion of Mr. HYDE, by direction of the Committee on the Judiciary 
and pursuant to clause 1 of rule XX, the bill (H.R. 956) to establish 
legal standards and procedures for product liability litigation, and for 
other purposes; together with the amendment of the Senate thereto, was 
taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. HYDE, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
ask a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon.

para.143.10  motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 956

  Mr. CONYERS moved that the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on H.R. 956 be 
instructed to not agree to any provision, within the scope of 
conference, that would limit the total damages recoverable for injuries 
by aged individuals, women, or children to an amount less than that 
recoverable by other plaintiffs with substantially similar injuries.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to instruct the managers on the part of the House.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. CONYERS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

190

When there appeared

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Nays

231

para.143.11                  [Roll No. 777]

                                YEAS--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--231

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Chapman
     Fields (LA)
     Gutknecht
     Montgomery
     Peterson (FL)
     Sawyer
     Shadegg
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tucker
     Weldon (PA)
  So the motion to instruct the managers on the part of the House was 
not agreed to.

[[Page 1894]]

  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.143.12  appointment of conferees--h.r. 956

  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of the following Members as managers on the 
part of the House at said conference:
  From the Committee on the Judiciary, for consideration of the House 
Bill, and the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
conference: Messrs. Hyde, Sensenbrenner, Gekas, Inglis of South 
Carolina, Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Schroeder, and Mr. 
Berman.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce, for 
consideration of the House bill, and the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Bliley, Oxley, Cox of 
California, Dingell, and Wyden.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.143.13  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.143.14  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2586

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 258):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order without intervention of any point of order 
     to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2586) to provide for 
     a temporary increase in the public debt limit, and for other 
     purposes. The following amendments shall be considered as 
     adopted: (1) the amendment recommended by the Committee on 
     Ways and Means now printed in the bill; and (2) the 
     amendments specified in the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, and any 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except: (1) one hour of debate on the bill, as 
     amended, which shall be equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on Ways 
     and Means; (2) one motion to amend by the chairman of the 
     Committee on Ways and Means or his designee, which shall be 
     considered as read and shall be debatable for twenty minutes 
     equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
     opponent; (3) one motion to amend by Representative Walker of 
     Pennsylvania or his designee, which shall be in order without 
     intervention of any point of order, shall be considered as 
     read, and shall be debatable for forty minutes equally 
     divided and controlled by the proponent and an opponent; and 
     (4) one motion to recommit, which may include instructions 
     only if offered by the minority leader or his designee. 
     During consideration of the bill, no question shall be 
     subject to a demand for division of the question.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. McINNIS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

220

When there appeared

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Nays

200

para.143.15                  [Roll No. 778]

                                YEAS--220

     Allard
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--200

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Archer
     Bateman
     Chapman
     Fields (LA)
     Hunter
     Kasich
     Peterson (FL)
     Shaw
     Thornton
     Tucker
     Weldon (PA)
     Wilson
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.143.16  debt limit increase

  Mr. McCREARY, pursuant to House Resolution 258, called up for 
consideration the bill (H.R. 2586) to provide for a temporary increase 
in the public debt limit, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  After debate,

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para.143.17  words taken down

  Mr. HOYER during debate, addressed the House and, during the course of 
his remarks,
  Mr. HASTERT demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:

       Ladies and gentlemen of this House, ladies and gentlemen of 
     America, this bill is a patently petty political terrorist 
     tactic, that is what it is, an attempt to force the President 
     of the United States to adopt things that you cannot get 
     through your own Senate, not just the Congress. This bill 
     adopts tactics that put America as a hostage to an extremist 
     agenda.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, responded to the demand for words 
to be taken down, and said:
  The Chair rules that since this is not a reference to an individual 
Member, that the remarks are in order.
  However, the Chair would observe that there is a civility within the 
House in addressing bills and Members that should be observed, and it 
would be hoped that in the future that would be observed by all Members.
  After further debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 258, the amendment recommended by the 
Committee on Ways and Means and the amendments specified in House Report 
104-328 were considered as adopted.
  Mr. WALKER submitted the following amendment:

       At the appropriate place in the bill, add the following:
                      TITLE III-REGULATORY REFORM

     SEC. 3001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Comprehensive Regulatory 
     Reform Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 3002. ANALYSIS OF AGENCY RULES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Section 551 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph 
     (13), by striking the period at the end of paragraph (14) and 
     inserting a semicolon, and by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(15) `major rule' means any rule subject to section 
     553(c) that is likely to result in--
       ``(A) an annual effect on the economy of $100,000,000 or 
     more;
       ``(B) a major increase in costs or prices for consumers, 
     individual industries, Federal, State, or local government 
     agencies, or geographic regions, or
       ``(C) significant adverse effects on competition, 
     employment, investment, productivity, innovation, or on the 
     ability of United States-based enterprises to compete with 
     foreign-based enterprises in domestic and export markets;
       ``(16) `Director' means the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget;
       ``(17) `cost' means the reasonably identifiable significant 
     adverse effects, quantifiable and nonquantifiable, including 
     social, environmental, health, and economic effects that are 
     expected to result directly or indirectly from implementation 
     of a rule or other agency action;
       ``(18) `cost-benefit analysis' means an evaluation of the 
     costs and benefits of a rule, quantified to the extent 
     feasible and appropriate and otherwise qualitatively 
     described, that is prepared in accordance with the 
     requirements of this subchapter at the level of detail 
     appropriate and practicable for reasoned decision making on 
     the matter involved, taking into consideration the 
     significance and complexity of the decision and any need for 
     expedition; and
       ``(19) `reasonable alternatives' means the range of 
     reasonable regulatory options that the agency has authority 
     to consider under the statute granting rulemaking authority, 
     including flexible regulatory options, unless precluded by 
     the statute granting the rulemaking authority.''.
       (2) Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f)(1) Each agency shall for a proposed major rule 
     publish in the Federal Register, at least 90 days before the 
     date of publication of the general notice required under 
     subsection (b), a notice of intent to engage in rulemaking.
       ``(2) A notice under paragraph (1) for a proposed major 
     rule shall include, to the extent possible, the information 
     required to be included in a regulatory impact analysis for 
     the rule under subsection (i)(4)(B) and (D).
       ``(3) For a major rule proposed by an agency, the head of 
     the agency shall include in a general notice under subsection 
     (b), a preliminary regulatory impact analysis for the rule 
     prepared in accordance with subsection (i).
       ``(4) For a final major rule, the agency shall include with 
     the statement of basis and purpose--
       ``(A) a summary of a final regulatory impact analysis of 
     the rule in accordance with subsection (i); and
       ``(B) a clear delineation of all changes in the information 
     included in the final regulatory impact analysis under 
     subsection (i) from any such information that was included in 
     the notice for the rule under subsection (b).

     The agency shall provide the complete text of a final 
     regulatory impact analysis upon request.
       ``(5) The issuance of a notice of intent to engage in 
     rulemaking under paragraph (1) and the issuance of a 
     preliminary regulatory impact analysis under paragraph (3) 
     shall not be considered final agency action for purposes of 
     section 704.
       ``(6) In a rulemaking involving a major rule, the agency 
     conducting the rulemaking shall make a written record 
     describing the subject of all contacts the agency made with 
     persons outside the agency relating to such rulemaking. If 
     the contact was made with a non-governmental person, the 
     written record of such contact shall be made available, upon 
     request to the public.''.
       (3)(A) Hearing Requirement.--Section 553 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is further amended by adding after subsection 
     (f) the following:
       ``(g) If more than 100 interested persons acting 
     individually submit requests for a hearing to an agency 
     regarding any major rule proposed by the agency, the agency 
     shall hold such a hearing on the proposed rule.''.
       (B) Extension of Comment Period.--Section 553 of title 5, 
     United States Code is further amended by adding after 
     subsection (g) the following:
       ``(h) If during the 90-day period beginning on the date of 
     publication of a notice under subsection (f) for a proposed 
     major rule, or if during the period beginning on the date of 
     publication or service of notice required by subsection (b) 
     for a proposed major rule, more than 100 persons individually 
     contact the agency to request an extension of the period for 
     making submissions under subsection (c) pursuant to the 
     notice, the agency--
       ``(1) shall provide an additional 30-day period for making 
     those submissions; and
       ``(2) may not adopt the rule until after the additional 
     period.''.
       (C) Response to Comments.--Section 553(c) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (i) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c)''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Each agency shall publish in the Federal Register, 
     with each rule published under section 552(a)(1)(D), 
     responses to the substance of the comments received by the 
     agency regarding the rule.''.
       (4) Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding after subsection (h) the following:
       ``(i)(1) Each agency shall, in connection with every major 
     rule, prepare, and, to the extent permitted by law, consider, 
     a regulatory impact analysis. Such analysis may be combined 
     with any regulatory flexibility analysis performed under 
     sections 603 and 604.
       ``(2) Each agency shall initially determine whether a rule 
     it intends to propose or issue is a major rule. The Director 
     shall have authority to order a rule to be treated as a major 
     rule and to require any set of related rules to be considered 
     together as a major rule.
       ``(3) Except as provided in subsection (j), agencies shall 
     prepare--
       ``(A) a preliminary regulatory impact analysis, which shall 
     be transmitted, along with a notice of proposed rulemaking, 
     to the Director at least 60 days prior to the publication of 
     notice of proposed rulemaking, and
       ``(B) a final regulatory impact analysis, which shall be 
     transmitted along with the final rule at least 30 days prior 
     to the publication of a major rule.
       ``(4) Each preliminary and final regulatory impact analysis 
     shall contain the following information:
       ``(A) A description of the potential benefits of the rule, 
     including any beneficial effects that cannot be quantified in 
     monetary terms and the identification of those likely to 
     receive the benefits.
       ``(B) An explanation of the necessity, legal authority, and 
     reasonableness of the rule and a description of the condition 
     that the rule is to address.
       ``(C) A description of the potential costs of the rule, 
     including any adverse effects that cannot be quantified in 
     monetary terms, and the identification of those likely to 
     bear the costs.
       ``(D) An analysis of alternative approaches, including 
     market based mechanisms or other flexible regulatory options 
     that could substantially achieve the same regulatory goal at 
     a lower cost and an explanation of the reasons why such 
     alternative approaches were not adopted, together with a 
     demonstration that the rule provides for the least costly 
     approach.
       ``(E) A statement that the rule does not conflict with, or 
     duplicate, any other rule or a statement of the reasons why 
     such a conflict or duplication exists.
       ``(F) A statement of whether the rule will require on-site 
     inspections or whether persons will be required by the rule 
     to maintain any records which will be subject to inspection, 
     and a statement of whether the rule will require persons to 
     obtain licenses, permits, or other certifications, including 
     specification of any associated fees or fines.
       ``(G) An estimate of the costs to the agency for 
     implementation and enforcement of the rule and of whether the 
     agency can be reasonably expected to implement the rule with 
     the current level of appropriations.
       ``(5)(A) the Director is authorized to review and prepare 
     comments on any preliminary or final regulatory impact 
     analysis, notice of proposed rulemaking, or final rule based 
     on the requirements of this subsection.
       ``(B) Upon the request of the Director, an agency shall 
     consult with the Director concerning the review of a 
     preliminary impact analysis or notice of proposed rulemaking 
     and shall refrain from publishing its preliminary regulatory 
     impact analysis or notice of

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     proposed rulemaking until such review is concluded. The 
     Director's review may not take longer than 90 days after the 
     date of the request of the Director.
       ``(6)(A) An agency may not adopt a major rule unless the 
     final regulatory impact analysis for the rule is approved or 
     commented upon in writing by the Director or by an individual 
     designated by the Director for that purpose.
       ``(B) Upon receiving notice that the Director intends to 
     comment in writing with respect to any final regulatory 
     impact analysis or final rule, the agency shall refrain from 
     publishing its final regulatory impact analysis or final rule 
     until the agency has responded to the Director's comments and 
     incorporated those comments in the agency's response in the 
     rulemaking file.
       ``(7)(A) Except as provided in subparagrph (B), no final 
     major rule subject to this section shall be promulgated 
     unless the agency head publishes in the Federal Register a 
     finding that--
       ``(i) the benefits of the rule justify the costs of the 
     rule; and
       ``(ii) the rule employs to the extent practicable flexible 
     alternatives as set forth in paragraph (4)(D) and adopts the 
     reasonable alternative which has the greater net benefits and 
     achieves the objectives of the statute.
       ``(B) If, applying the statutory requirements upon which 
     the rule is based, a rule cannot satisfy the criteria of 
     subparagraph (A), the agency head may promulgate the rule if 
     the agency head finds that--
       ``(i) the rule employs to the extent practicable flexible 
     reasonable alternatives of the type described in paragraph 
     (4)(D); and
       ``(ii) the rule adopts the alternative with the least net 
     cost of the reasonable alternatives that achieve the 
     objectives of the statute.
       ``(8) Notwithstanding section 551(16), for purposes of this 
     subsection with regard to any rule proposed or issued by an 
     appropriate Federal banking agency (as that term is defined 
     in section 3(q) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1813(q)), the National Credit Union Administration, or 
     the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, the term 
     `Director' means the head of such agency, Administration, or 
     Office.''.
       (5) Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding after subsection (i) the following:
       ``(j) To the extent practicable, the head of an agency 
     shall seek to ensure that any proposed major rule or 
     regulatory impact analysis of such a rule is written in a 
     reasonably simple and understandable manner and provides 
     adequate notice of the content of the rule to affected 
     persons.''.
       (6) Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding after subsection (j) the following:
       ``(k)(1) The provisions of this section regarding major 
     rules shall not apply if--
       ``(A) the agency for good cause finds that conducting cost-
     benefit analysis is impracticable due to an emergency, or 
     health or safety threat, or a food safety threat that is 
     likely to result in significant harm to the public or natural 
     resources; and
       ``(B) the agency publishes in the Federal Register, 
     together with such finding, a succinct statement of the basis 
     for the finding.
       ``(2) Not later than one year after the promulgation of a 
     final major rule to which paragraph (1) applies, the agency 
     shall comply with the provisions of this subchapter and, as 
     thereafter necessary, revise the rule.
       (7) Section 553 of title 5, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding after subsection (k) the following:
       ``(l) The provisions of this section regarding major rules 
     shall not apply to--
       ``(1) any regulation proposed or issued in connection with 
     the implementation of monetary policy or to ensure the safety 
     and soundness of federally insured depository institutions, 
     any affiliate of such institution, credit unions, or 
     government sponsored housing enterprises regulated by the 
     Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight;
       ``(2) any agency action that the head of the agency 
     certifies is limited to interpreting, implementing, or 
     administering the internal revenue laws of the United States, 
     including any regulation proposed or issued in connection 
     with ensuring the collection of taxes from a subsidiary of a 
     foreign company doing business in the United States; and
       ``(3) any regulation proposed or issued pursuant to section 
     553 of title 5, United States Code, in connection with 
     imposing trade sanctions against any country that engages in 
     illegal trade activities against the United States that are 
     injurious to American technology, jobs, pensions, or general 
     economic well-being.''.
       (8) The Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall submit a report to the Congress no later than 24 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act containing an 
     analysis of rulemaking procedures of Federal agencies and an 
     analysis of the impact of those rulemaking procedures on the 
     regulated public and regulatory process.
       (9) The amendments made by this subsection shall apply only 
     to final agency rules issued after rulemaking begun after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 3003. RISK ASSESSMENT.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

                   ``SUBCHAPTER III--RISK ASSESSMENTS

     ``Sec. 631. Short title

       ``This subchapter may be cited as the `Risk Assessment and 
     Communication Act of 1995'.

     ``Sec. 632. Purposes

       ``The purposes of this subchapter are--
       ``(1) to present the public and executive branch with the 
     most scientifically objective and unbiased information 
     concerning the nature and magnitude of health, safety, and 
     environmental risks in order to provide for sound regulatory 
     decisions and public education;
       ``(2) to provide for full consideration and discussion of 
     relevant data and potential methodologies;
       ``(3) to require explanation of significant choices in the 
     risk assessment process which will allow for better peer 
     review and public understanding; and
       ``(4) to improve consistency within the executive branch in 
     preparing risk assessments and risk characterizations.

     ``Sec. 633. Effective date; applicability; savings provisions

       ``(a) Effective Date.--Except as otherwise specifically 
     provided in this subchapter, the provisions of this 
     subchapter shall take effect 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this subchapter.
       ``(b) Applicability.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), 
     this subchapter applies to all significant risk assessment 
     documents and significant risk characterization documents, as 
     defined in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Significant risk assessment document or significant 
     risk characterization document.--(A) As used in this 
     subchapter, the terms `significant risk assessment document' 
     and `significant risk characterization document' include, at 
     a minimum, risk assessment documents or risk characterization 
     documents prepared by or on behalf of a covered Federal 
     agency in the implementation of a regulatory program designed 
     to protect human health, safety, or the environment, used as 
     a basis for one of the items referred to in subparagraph (B), 
     and--
       ``(i) included by the agency in that item; or
       ``(ii) inserted by the agency in the administrative record 
     for that item.
       ``(B) The items referred to in subparagraph (A) are the 
     following:
       ``(i) Any proposed or final major rule, including any 
     analysis or certification under subchapter II, promulgated as 
     part of any Federal regulatory program designed to protect 
     human health, safety, or the environment.
       ``(ii) Any proposed or final environmental clean-up plan 
     for a facility or Federal guidelines for the issuance of any 
     such plan. As used in this clause, the term `environmental 
     clean-up' means a corrective action under the Solid Waste 
     Disposal Act, a removal or remedial action under the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980, and any other environmental 
     restoration and waste management carried out by or on behalf 
     of a covered Federal agency with respect to any substance 
     other than municipal waste.
       ``(iii) Any proposed or final permit condition placing a 
     restriction on facility siting or operation under Federal 
     laws administered by the Environmental Protection Agency or 
     the Department of the Interior. Nothing in this section (iii) 
     shall apply to the requirements of section 404 of the Clean 
     Water Act.
       ``(iv) Any report to Congress.
       ``(v) Any regulatory action to place a substance on any 
     official list of carcinogens or toxic or hazardous substances 
     or to place a new health effects value on such list, 
     including the Integrated Risk Information System Database 
     maintained by the Environmental Protection Agency.
       ``(vi) Any guidance, including protocols of general 
     applicability, establishing policy regarding risk assessment 
     or risk characterization.
       ``(C) The terms `significant risk assessment document' and 
     `significant risk characterization document' shall also 
     include the following:
       ``(i) Any such risk assessment and risk characterization 
     documents provided by a covered Federal agency to the public 
     and which are likely to result in an annual effect on the 
     economy of $75,000,000 or more.
       ``(ii) Environmental restoration and waste management 
     carried out by or on behalf of the Department of Defense with 
     respect to any substance other than municipal waste.
       ``(D) Within 15 months after the date of the enactment of 
     this subchapter, each covered Federal agency administering a 
     regulatory program designed to protect human health, safety, 
     or the environment shall promulgate a rule establishing those 
     additional categories, if any, of risk assessment and risk 
     characterization documents prepared by or on behalf of the 
     covered Federal agency that the agency will consider 
     significant risk assessment documents or significant risk 
     characterization documents for purposes of this subchapter. 
     In establishing such categories, the head of the agency shall 
     consider each of the following:
       ``(i) The benefits of consistent compliance by documents of 
     the covered Federal agency in the categories.
       ``(ii) The administrative burdens of including documents in 
     the categories.
       ``(iii) The need to make expeditious administrative 
     decisions regarding documents in the categories.
       ``(iv) The possible use of a risk assessment or risk 
     characterization in any compilation of risk hazards or health 
     or environmental effects prepared by an agency and commonly 
     made available to, or used by, any Federal, State, or local 
     government agency.

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       ``(v) Such other factors as may be appropriate.
       ``(E)(i) Not later than 18 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this subchapter, the President, acting through 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, shall 
     determine whether any other Federal agencies should be 
     considered covered Federal agencies for purposes of this 
     subchapter. Such determination, with respect to a particular 
     Federal agency, shall be based on the impact of risk 
     assessment documents and risk characterization documents on--
       ``(I) regulatory programs administered by that agency; and
       ``(II) the communication of risk information by that agency 
     to the public.
     The effective date of such a determination shall be no later 
     than 6 months after the date of the determination.
       ``(ii) Not later than 15 months after the President, acting 
     through the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, 
     determines pursuant to clause (i) that a Federal agency 
     should be considered a covered Federal agency for purposes of 
     this subchapter, the head of that agency shall promulgate a 
     rule pursuant to subparagraph (D) to establish additional 
     categories of risk assessment and risk characterization 
     documents described in that subparagraph.
       ``(3) Exceptions.--(A) This subchapter does not apply to 
     risk assessment or risk characterization documents containing 
     risk assessments or risk characterizations performed with 
     respect to the following:
       ``(i) A screening analysis, where appropriately labeled as 
     such, including a screening analysis for purposes of product 
     regulation or premanufacturing notices.
       ``(ii) Any health, safety, or environmental inspections.
       ``(iii) The sale or lease of Federal resources or 
     regulatory activities that directly result in the collection 
     of Federal receipts.
       ``(B) No analysis shall be treated as a screening analysis 
     for purposes of subparagraph (A) if the results of such 
     analysis are used as the basis for imposing restrictions on 
     substances or activities.
       ``(C) The risk assessment principle set forth in this 
     634(b)(1) need not apply to any risk assessment or risk 
     characterization document described in clause (iii) of 
     paragraph (2)(B). The risk characterization and communication 
     principle set forth in section 635(4) need not apply to any 
     risk assessment or risk characterization document described 
     in clause (v) or (vi) of paragraph (2)(B).
       ``(c) Savings Provisions.--The provisions of this 
     subchapter shall be supplemental to any other provisions of 
     law relating to risk assessments and risk characterizations, 
     except that nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to 
     modify any statutory standard or statutory requirement 
     designed to protect health, safety, or the environment. 
     Nothing in this subchapter shall be interpreted to preclude 
     the consideration of any data or the calculation of any 
     estimate to more fully describe risk or provide examples of 
     scientific uncertainty or variability. Nothing in this 
     subchapter shall be construed to require the disclosure of 
     any trade secret or other confidential information.

     ``Sec. 634. Principles for risk assessment

       ``(a) In General.--The head of each covered Federal agency 
     shall apply the principles set forth in subsection (b) in 
     order to assure that significant risk assessment documents 
     and all of their components distinguish scientific findings 
     from other considerations and are, to the extent feasible, 
     scientifically objective, unbiased, and inclusive of all 
     relevant data and rely, to the extent available and 
     practicable, on scientific findings. Discussions or 
     explanations required under this section need not be repeated 
     in each risk assessment document as long as there is a 
     reference to the relevant discussion or explanation in 
     another agency document which is available to the public.
       ``(b) Principles.--The principles to be applied are as 
     follows:
       ``(1) When discussing human health risks, a significant 
     risk assessment document shall contain a discussion of both 
     relevant laboratory and relevant epidemiological data of 
     sufficient quality which finds, or fails to find, a 
     correlation between health risks and a potential toxin or 
     activity. Where conflicts among such data appear to exist, or 
     where animal data is used as a basis to assess human health, 
     the significant risk assessment document shall, to the extent 
     feasible and appropriate, include discussion of possible 
     reconciliation of conflicting information, and as relevant, 
     differences in study designs, comparative physiology, routes 
     of exposure, bioavailability, pharmacokinetics, and any other 
     relevant factor, including the sufficiency of basic data for 
     review. The discussion of possible reconciliation should 
     indicate whether there is a biological basis to assume a 
     resulting harm in humans. Animal data shall be reviewed with 
     regard to its relevancy to humans.
       ``(2) Where a significant risk assessment document involves 
     selection of any significant assumption, inference, or model, 
     the document shall, to the extent feasible--
       ``(A) present a representative list and explanation of 
     plausible and alternative assumptions, inferences, or models;
       ``(B) explain the basis for any choices;
       ``(C) identify any policy or value judgments;
       ``(D) fully describe any model used in the risk assessment 
     and make explicit the assumptions incorporated in the model; 
     and
       ``(E) indicate the extent to which any significant model 
     has been validated by, or conflicts with, empirical data.

     ``Sec. 635. Principles for risk characterization and 
       communication

       ``Each significant risk characterization document shall 
     meet each of the following requirements:
       ``(1) Estimates of risk.--The risk characterization shall 
     describe the populations or natural resources which are the 
     subject of the risk characterization. If a numerical estimate 
     of risk is provided, the agency shall, to the extent 
     feasible, provide--
       ``(A) the best estimate or estimates for the specific 
     populations or natural resources which are the subject of the 
     characterization (based on the information available to the 
     Federal agency); and
       ``(B) a statement of the reasonable range of scientific 
     uncertainties.

     In addition to such best estimate or estimates, the risk 
     characterization document may present plausible upper-bound 
     or conservative estimates in conjunction with plausible lower 
     bound estimates. Where appropriate, the risk characterization 
     document may present, in lieu of a single best estimate, 
     multiple best estimates based on assumptions, inferences, or 
     models which are equally plausible, given current scientific 
     understanding. To the extent practical and appropriate, the 
     document shall provide descriptions of the distribution and 
     probability of risk estimates to reflect differences in 
     exposure variability or sensitivity in populations and 
     attendant uncertainties. Sensitive subpopulations or highly 
     exposed subpopulations include, where relevant and 
     appropriate, children, the elderly, pregnant women, and 
     disabled persons.
       ``(2) Exposure scenarios.--The risk characterization 
     document shall explain the exposure scenarios used in any 
     risk assessment, and, to the extent feasible, provide a 
     statement of the size of the corresponding population at risk 
     and the likelihood of such exposure scenarios.
       ``(3) Comparisons.--The document shall contain a statement 
     that places the nature and magnitude of risks to human 
     health, safety, or the environment in context. Such statement 
     shall, to the extent feasible, provide comparisons with 
     estimates of greater, lesser, and substantially equivalent 
     risks that are familiar to and routinely encountered by the 
     general public as well as other risks, and, where appropriate 
     and meaningful, comparisons of those risks with other similar 
     risks regulated by the Federal agency resulting from 
     comparable activities and exposure pathways. Such comparisons 
     should consider relevant distinctions among risks, such as 
     the voluntary or involuntary nature of risks and the 
     preventability or nonpreventability of risks.
       ``(4) Substitution risks.--Each significant risk assessment 
     or risk characterization document shall include a statement 
     of any significant substitution risks to human health, where 
     information on such risks has been provided to the agency.
       ``(5) Summaries of other risk estimates.--If--
       ``(A) a commenter provides a covered Federal agency with a 
     relevant risk assessment document or a risk characterization 
     document, and a summary thereof, during a public comment 
     provided by the agency for a significant risk assessment 
     document or a significant risk characterization document, or, 
     where no comment period is provided but a commenter provides 
     the covered Federal agency with the relevant risk assessment 
     document or risk characterization document, and a summary 
     thereof, in a timely fashion, and
       ``(B) the risk assessment document or risk characterization 
     document is consistent with the principles and the guidance 
     provided under this subchapter,

     the agency shall, to the extent feasible, present such 
     summary in connection with the presentation of the agency's 
     significant risk assessment document or significant risk 
     characterization document. Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
     construed to limit the inclusion of any comments or material 
     supplied by any person to the administrative record of any 
     proceeding.
     A document may satisfy the requirements of paragraph (3), (4) 
     or (5) by reference to information or material otherwise 
     available to the public if the document provides a brief 
     summary of such information or material.

     ``Sec. 636. Recommendations or classifications by a non-
       United States-based entity

       ``No covered Federal agency shall automatically incorporate 
     or adopt any recommendation or classification made by a non-
     United States-based entity concerning the health effects 
     value of a substance without an opportunity for notice and 
     comment, and any risk assessment document or risk 
     characterization document adopted by a covered Federal agency 
     on the basis of such a recommendation or classification shall 
     comply with the provisions of this subchapter. For the 
     purposes of this section, the term `non-United States-based 
     entity' means--
       ``(1) any foreign government and its agencies;
       ``(2) the United Nations or any of its subsidiary 
     organizations;
       ``(3) any other international governmental body or 
     international standards-making organization; or
       ``(4) any other organization or private entity without a 
     place of business located in the United States or its 
     territories.

     ``Sec. 637. Guidelines and report

       ``(a) Guidelines.--Within 15 months after the date of 
     enactment of this subchapter, the

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     President shall issue guidelines for Federal agencies 
     consistent with the risk assessment and characterization 
     principles set forth in sections 634 and 635 and shall 
     provide a format for summarizing risk assessment results. In 
     addition, such guidelines shall include guidance on at least 
     the following subjects: criteria for scaling animal studies 
     to assess risks to human health; use of different types of 
     dose-response models; thresholds; definitions, use, and 
     interpretations of the maximum tolerated dose; weighting of 
     evidence with respect to extrapolating human health risks 
     from sensitive species; evaluation of benign tumors, and 
     evaluation of different human health endpoints.
       ``(b) Report.--Within 3 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this subchapter, each covered Federal agency 
     shall provide a report to the Congress evaluating the 
     categories of policy and value judgments identified under 
     subparagraph (C) of section 634(b)(2).
       ``(c) Public Comment and Consultation.--The guidelines and 
     report under this section, shall be developed after notice 
     and opportunity for public comment, and after consultation 
     with representatives of appropriate State, local, and tribal 
     governments, and such other departments and agencies, 
     offices, organizations, or persons as may be advisable.
       ``(d) Review.--The President shall review and, where 
     appropriate, revise the guidelines published under this 
     section at least every 4 years.

     ``Sec. 638. Research and training in risk assessment

       ``(a) Evaluation.--The head of each covered agency shall 
     regularly and systematically evaluate risk assessment 
     research and training needs of the agency, including, where 
     relevant and appropriate, the following:
       ``(1) Research to reduce generic data gaps, to address 
     modelling needs (including improved model sensitivity), and 
     to validate default options, particularly those common to 
     multiple risk assessments.
       ``(2) Research leading to improvement of methods to 
     quantify and communicate uncertainty and variability among 
     individuals, species, populations, and, in the case of 
     ecological risk assessment, ecological communities.
       ``(3) Emerging and future areas of research, including 
     research on comparative risk analysis, exposure to multiple 
     chemicals and other stressors, noncancer endpoints, 
     biological markers of exposure and effect, mechanisms of 
     action in both mammalian and nonmammalian species, dynamics 
     and probabilities of physiological and ecosystem exposures, 
     and prediction of ecosystem-level responses.
       ``(4) Long-term needs to adequately train individuals in 
     risk assessment and risk assessment application. Evaluations 
     under this paragraph shall include an estimate of the 
     resources needed to provide necessary training.
       ``(b) Strategy and Actions To Meet Identified Needs.--The 
     head of each covered agency shall develop a strategy and 
     schedule for carrying out research and training to meet the 
     needs identified in subsection (a).
       ``(c) Report.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this subchapter, the head of each covered 
     agency shall submit to the Congress a report on the 
     evaluations conducted under subsection ``(a) and the strategy 
     and schedule developed under subsection ``(b). The head of 
     each covered agency shall report to the Congress periodically 
     on the evaluations, strategy, and schedule.

     ``Sec. 639. Study of comparative risk analysis

       ``(a) In General.--(1) The Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget, in consultation with the Office of 
     Science and Technology Policy, shall conduct, or provide for 
     the conduct of, a study using comparative risk analysis to 
     rank health, safety, and environmental risks and to provide a 
     common basis for evaluating strategies for reducing or 
     preventing those risks. The goal of the study shall be to 
     improve methods of comparative risk analysis.
       ``(2) Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this subchapter, the Director, in collaboration 
     with the heads of appropriate Federal agencies, shall enter 
     into a contract with the National Research Council to provide 
     technical guidance on approaches to using comparative risk 
     analysis and other considerations in setting health, safety, 
     and environmental risk reduction priorities.
       ``(b) Scope of Study.--The study shall have sufficient 
     scope and breadth to evaluate comparative risk analysis and 
     to test approaches for improving comparative risk analysis 
     and its use in setting priorities for health, safety, and 
     environmental risk reduction. The study shall compare and 
     evaluate a range of diverse health, safety, and environmental 
     risks.
       ``(c) Study Participants.--In conducting the study, the 
     Director shall provide for the participation of a range of 
     individuals with varying backgrounds and expertise, both 
     technical and nontechnical, comprising broad representation 
     of the public and private sectors.
       ``(d) Duration.--The study shall begin within 180 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this subchapter and 
     terminate within 2 years after the date on which it began.
       ``(e) Recommendations for Improving Comparative Risk 
     Analysis and Its Use.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     termination of the study, the Director shall submit to the 
     Congress the report of the National Research Council with 
     recommendations regarding the use of comparative risk 
     analysis and ways to improve the use of comparative risk 
     analysis for decision-making in appropriate Federal agencies.

     ``Sec. 639a. Definitions

       ``For purposes of this subchapter:
       ``(1) Risk assessment document.--The term `risk assessment 
     document' means a document containing the explanation of how 
     hazards associated with a substance, activity, or condition 
     have been identified, quantified, and assessed. The term also 
     includes a written statement accepting the findings of any 
     such document.
       ``(2) Risk characterization document.--The term `risk 
     characterization document' means a document quantifying or 
     describing the degree of toxicity, exposure, or other risk 
     posed by hazards associated with a substance, activity, or 
     condition to which individuals, populations, or resources are 
     exposed. The term also includes a written statement accepting 
     the findings of any such document.
       ``(3) Best estimate.--The term `best estimate' means a 
     scientifically appropriate estimate which is based, to the 
     extent feasible, on one of the following:
       ``(A) Central estimates of risk using the most plausible 
     assumptions.
       ``(B) An approach which combines multiple estimates based 
     on different scenarios and weighs the probability of each 
     scenario.
       ``(C) Any other methodology designed to provide the most 
     unbiased representation of the most plausible level of risk, 
     given the current scientific information available to the 
     Federal agency concerned.
       ``(4) Substitution risk.--The term `substitution risk' 
     means a potential risk to human health, safety, or the 
     environment from a regulatory alternative designed to 
     decrease other risks.
       ``(5) Covered federal agency.--The term `covered Federal 
     agency' means each of the following:
       ``(A) The Environmental Protection Agency.
       ``(B) The Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
       ``(C) The Department of Transportation (including the 
     National Highway Transportation Safety Administration).
       ``(D) The Food and Drug Administration.
       ``(E) The Department of Energy.
       ``(F) The Department of the Interior.
       ``(G) The Department of Agriculture.
       ``(H) The Consumer Product Safety Commission.
       ``(I) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
       ``(J) The United States Army Corps of Engineers.
       ``(K) The Mine Safety and Health Administration.
       ``(L) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
       ``(M) Any other Federal agency considered a covered Federal 
     agency pursuant to section 413(b)(2)(E).
       ``(6) Federal agency.--The term `Federal agency' means an 
     executive department, military department, or independent 
     establishment as defined in part I of title 5 of the United 
     States Code, except that such term also includes the Office 
     of Technology Assessment.
       ``(7) Document.--The term `document' includes material 
     stored in electronic or digital form.

     ``Sec. 639b. Peer review program

       ``(a) Establishment.--For regulatory programs designed to 
     protect human health, safety, or the environment, the head of 
     each Federal agency shall develop a systematic program for 
     independent and external peer review required by subsection 
     (b). Such program shall be applicable across the agency and--
       ``(1) shall provide for the creation of peer review panels 
     consisting of experts and shall be broadly representative and 
     balanced and to the extent relevant and appropriate, may 
     include representatives of State, local, and tribal 
     governments, small businesses, other representatives of 
     industry, universities, agriculture, labor, consumers, 
     conservation organizations, or other public interest groups 
     and organizations;
       ``(2) may provide for differing levels of peer review and 
     differing numbers of experts on peer review panels, depending 
     on the significance or the complexity of the problems or the 
     need for expeditiousness;
       ``(3) shall not exclude peer reviewers with substantial and 
     relevant expertise merely because they represent entities 
     that may have a potential interest in the outcome, provided 
     that interest is fully disclosed to the agency and in the 
     case of a regulatory decision affecting a single entity, no 
     peer reviewer representing such entity may be included on the 
     panel;
       ``(4) may provide specific and reasonable deadlines for 
     peer review panels to submit reports under subsection (c); 
     and
       ``(5) shall provide adequate protections for confidential 
     business information and trade secrets, including requiring 
     peer reviewers to enter into confidentiality agreements.
       ``(b) Requirement for Peer Review.--In connection with any 
     rule that is likely to result in an annual increase in costs 
     of $100,000,000 or more (other than any rule or other action 
     taken by an agency to authorize or approve any individual 
     substance or product), each Federal agency shall provide for 
     peer review in accordance with this section of any risk 
     assessment or cost analysis which forms the basis for such 
     rule or of any analysis under section 431(a). In addition, 
     the Director of the Office of Management and

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     Budget may order that peer review be provided for any major 
     risk assessment or cost assessment that is likely to have a 
     significant impact on public policy decisions.
       ``(c) Contents.--Each peer review under this section shall 
     include a report to the Federal agency concerned with respect 
     to the scientific and economic merit of data and methods used 
     for the assessments and analyses.
       ``(d) Response to Peer Review.--The head of the Federal 
     agency shall provide a written response to all significant 
     peer review comments.
       ``(e) Availability to Public.--All peer review comments or 
     conclusions and the agency's responses shall be made 
     available to the public and shall be made part of the 
     administrative record.
       ``(f) Previously Reviewed Data and Analysis.--No peer 
     review shall be required under this section for any data or 
     method which has been previously subjected to peer review or 
     for any component of any analysis or assessment previously 
     subjected to peer review.
       ``(g) National Panels.--The President shall appoint 
     National Peer Review Panels to annually review the risk 
     assessment and cost assessment practices of each Federal 
     agency for programs designed to protect human health, safety, 
     or the environment. The Panel shall submit a report to the 
     Congress no less frequently than annually containing the 
     results of such review.

     ``Sec. 639c. Petition for review of a major free-standing 
       risk assessment

       ``(a) Any interested person may petition an agency to 
     conduct a scientific review of a risk assessment conducted or 
     adopted by the agency, except for a risk assessment used as 
     the basis for a major rule or a site-specific risk 
     assessment.
       ``(b) The agency shall utilize external peer review, as 
     appropriate, to evaluate the claims and analyses in the 
     petition, and shall consider such review in making its 
     determination of whether to grant the petition.
       ``(c) The agency shall grant the petition if the petition 
     establishes that there is a reasonable likelihood that--
       ``(1)(A) the risk assessment that is the subject of the 
     petition was carried out in a manner substantially 
     inconsistent with the principles in section 633; or
       ``(B) the risk assessment that is the subject of the 
     petition does not take into account material significant new 
     scientific data and scientific understanding;
       ``(2) the risk assessment that is the subject of the 
     petition contains significantly different results than if it 
     had been properly conducted pursuant to subchapter III; and
       ``(3) a revised risk assessment will provide the basis for 
     reevaluating an agency determination of risk, and such 
     determination currently has an effect on the United States 
     economy equivalent to that of major rule.
       ``(d) A decision to grant, or final action to deny, a 
     petition under this subsection shall be made not later than 
     180 days after the petition is submitted.
       ``(e) If the agency grants the petition, it shall complete 
     its review of the risk assessment not later than 1 year after 
     its decision to grant the petition. If the agency revises the 
     risk assessment, in response to its review, it shall do so in 
     accordance with section 633.

     ``Sec. 639d. Risk-based priorities

       ``(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to--
       ``(1) encourage Federal agencies engaged in regulating 
     risks to human health, safety, and the environment to achieve 
     the greatest risk reduction at the least cost practical;
       ``(2) promote the coordination of policies and programs to 
     reduce risks to human health, safety, and the environment; 
     and
       ``(3) promote open communication among Federal agencies, 
     the public, the President, and Congress regarding 
     environmental, health, and safety risks, and the prevention 
     and management of those risks.
       ``(b) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       ``(1) Comparative risk analysis.--The term `comparative 
     risk analysis' means a process to systematically estimate, 
     compare, and rank the size and severity of risks to provide a 
     common basis for evaluating strategies for reducing or 
     preventing those risks.
       ``(2) Covered agency.--The term `covered agency' means each 
     of the following:
       ``(A) The Environmental Protection Agency.
       ``(B) The Department of Labor.
       ``(C) The Department of Transportation.
       ``(D) The Food and Drug Administration.
       ``(E) The Department of Energy.
       ``(F) The Department of the Interior.
       ``(G) The Department of Agriculture.
       ``(H) The Consumer Product Safety Commission.
       ``(I) The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
       ``(J) The United States Army Corps of Engineers.
       ``(K) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
       ``(3) Effect.--The term `effect' means a deleterious change 
     in the condition of--
       ``(A) a human or other living thing (including death, 
     cancer, or other chronic illness, decreased reproductive 
     capacity, or disfigurement); or
       ``(B) an inanimate thing important to human welfare 
     (including destruction, degeneration, the loss of intended 
     function, and increased costs for maintenance).
       ``(4) Irreversibility.--The term `irreversibility' means 
     the extent to which a return to conditions before the 
     occurrence of an effect are either very slow or will never 
     occur.
       ``(5) Likelihood.--The term `likelihood' means the 
     estimated probability that an effect will occur.
       ``(6) Magnitude.--The term `magnitude' means the number of 
     individuals or the quantity of ecological resources or other 
     resources that contribute to human welfare that are affected 
     by exposure to a stressor.
       ``(7) Seriousness.--The term `seriousness' means the 
     intensity of effect, the likelihood, the irreversibility, and 
     the magnitude.
       ``(c) Department and Agency Program Goals.--
       ``(1) Setting priorities.--In exercising authority under 
     applicable laws protecting human health, safety, or the 
     environment, the head of each covered agency shall set 
     priorities for the use of resources available under those 
     laws to address those risks to human health, safety, and the 
     environment that--
       ``(A) the covered agency determines to be most serious; and
       ``(B) can be addressed in a cost-effective manner, with the 
     goal of achieving the greatest overall net reduction in risks 
     with the public and private sector resources expended.
       ``(2) Determining the most serious risks.--In identifying 
     the greatest risks under paragraph (1) of this subsection, 
     each covered agency shall consider, at a minimum--
       ``(A) the likelihood, irreversibility, and severity of the 
     effect; and
       ``(B) the number and classes of individuals potentially 
     affected,
     and shall explicitly take into account the results of the 
     comparative risk analysis conducted under subsection (d) of 
     this section.
       ``(3) OMB review.--The covered agency's determinations of 
     the most serious risks for purposes of setting priorities 
     shall be reviewed and approved by the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget before submission of the covered 
     agency's annual budget requests to Congress.
       ``(4) Incorporating risk-based priorities into budget and 
     planning.--The head of each covered agency shall incorporate 
     the priorities identified under paragraph (1) into the agency 
     budget, strategic planning, regulatory agenda, enforcement, 
     and research activities. When submitting its budget request 
     to Congress and when announcing its regulatory agenda in the 
     Federal Register, each covered agency shall identify the 
     risks that the covered agency head has determined are the 
     most serious and can be addressed in a cost-effective manner 
     under paragraph (1), the basis for that determination, and 
     explicitly identify how the covered agency's requested budget 
     and regulatory agenda reflect those priorities.
       ``(5) Effective date.--This subsection shall take effect 12 
     months after the date of enactment of this Act.
       ``(d) Comparative Risk Analysis.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--
       ``(A)(i) No later than 6 months after the effective date of 
     this Act, the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     shall enter into appropriate arrangements with a nationally 
     recognized scientific institution or scholarly organization--
       ``(I) to conduct a study of the methodologies for using 
     comparative risk to rank dissimilar human health, safety, and 
     environmental risks; and
       ``(II) to conduct a comparative risk analysis.
       ``(ii) The comparative risk analysis shall compare and 
     rank, to the extent feasible, human health, safety, and 
     environmental risks potentially regulated across the spectrum 
     of programs administered by all covered agencies.
       ``(B) The Director shall consult with the Office of Science 
     and Technology Policy regarding the scope of the study and 
     the conduct of the comparative risk analysis.
       ``(C) Nothing in this subsection should be construed to 
     prevent the Director from entering into a sole-source 
     arrangement with a nationally recognized scientific 
     institution or scholarly organization.
       ``(2) Criteria.--The Director shall ensure that the 
     arrangement under paragraph (1) provides that--
       ``(A) the scope and specificity of the analysis are 
     sufficient to provide the President and agency heads guidance 
     in allocating resources across agencies and among programs in 
     agencies to achieve the greatest degree of risk prevention 
     and reduction for the public and private resources expended;
       ``(B) the analysis is conducted through an open process, 
     including opportunities for the public to submit views, data, 
     and analyses and to provide public comment on the results 
     before making them final;
       ``(C) the analysis is conducted by a balanced group of 
     individuals with relevant expertise, including toxicologists, 
     biologists, engineers, and experts in medicine, industrial 
     hygiene, and environmental effects, and the selection of 
     members for such study shall be at the sole discretion of the 
     scientific institution or scholarly organization;
       ``(D) the analysis is conducted, to the extent feasible and 
     relevant, consistent with the risk assessment and risk 
     characterization principles in section 633 of this 
     subchapter;
       ``(E) the methodologies and principal scientific 
     determinations made in the analysis are subjected to 
     independent peer review consistent with section 633(g), and 
     the conclusions of the peer review are made publicly

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     available as part of the final report required under 
     subsection (e); and
       ``(F) the results are presented in a manner that 
     distinguishes between the scientific conclusions and any 
     policy or value judgments embodied in the comparisons.
       ``(3) Completion and review.--No later than 3 years after 
     the effective date of this Act, the comparative risk analysis 
     required under paragraph (1) shall be completed. The 
     comparative risk analysis shall be reviewed and revised at 
     least every 5 years thereafter for a minimum of 15 years 
     following the release of the first analysis. The Director 
     shall arrange for such review and revision by an accredited 
     scientific body in the same manner as provided under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2).
       ``(4) Study.--The study of methodologies provided under 
     paragraph (1) shall be conducted as part of the first 
     comparative risk analysis and shall be completed no later 
     than 180 days after the completion of that analysis. The goal 
     of the study shall be to develop and rigorously test methods 
     of comparative risk analysis. The study shall have sufficient 
     scope and breadth to test approaches for improving 
     comparative risk analysis and its use in setting priorities 
     for human health, safety, and environmental risk prevention 
     and reduction.
       ``(5) Technical guidance.--No later than 180 days after the 
     effective date of this Act, the Director, in collaboration 
     with other heads of covered agencies shall enter into a 
     contract with the National Research Council to provide 
     technical guidance to agencies on approaches to using 
     comparative risk analysis in setting human health, safety, 
     and environmental priorities to assist agencies in complying 
     with subsection (c) of this section.
       ``(e) Reports and Recommendations to Congress and the 
     President.--No later than 24 months after the effective date 
     of this Act, each covered agency shall submit a report to 
     Congress and the President--
       ``(1) detailing how the agency has complied with subsection 
     (c) and describing the reason for any departure from the 
     requirement to establish priorities to achieve the greatest 
     overall net reduction in risk;
       ``(2) recommending--
       ``(A) modification, repeal, or enactment of laws to reform, 
     eliminate, or enhance programs or mandates relating to human 
     health, safety, or the environment; and
       ``(B) modification or elimination of statutory or 
     judicially mandated deadlines,that would assist the covered 
     agency to set priorities in activities to address the risks 
     to human health, safety, or the environment in a manner 
     consistent with the requirements of subsection (c)(1);
       ``(3) evaluating the categories of policy and value 
     judgment used in risk assessment, risk characterization, or 
     cost-benefit analysis; and
       ``(4) discussing risk assessment research and training 
     needs, and the agency's strategy and schedule for meeting 
     those needs.
       ``(f) Savings Provision and Judicial Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to modify any statutory standard or requirement 
     designed to protect human health, safety, or the environment.
       ``(2) Judicial review.--Compliance or noncompliance by an 
     agency with the provisions of this section shall not be 
     subject to judicial review.
       ``(3) Agency analysis.--Any analysis prepared under this 
     section shall not be subject to judicial consideration 
     separate or apart from the requirement, rule, program, or law 
     to which it relates. When an action for judicial review of a 
     covered agency action is instituted, any analysis for, or 
     relating to, the action shall constitute part of the whole 
     record of agency action for the purpose of judicial review of 
     the action and shall, to the extent relevant, be considered 
     by a court in determining the legality of the covered agency 
     action.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections appearing at 
     the beginning of chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting immediately below the chapter heading the 
     following:

               ``SUBCHAPTER I--REGULATORY ANALYSIS''; and

       (2) by adding at the end the following:

                   ``SUBCHAPTER III--RISK ASSESSMENTS

``631. Short title.
``632. Purposes.
``633. Effective date; applicability; savings provisions.
``634. Principles for risk assessment.
``635. Principles for risk characterization and communication.
``636. Recommendations or classifications by a non-United States-based 
              entity.
``637. Guidelines and report.
``638. Research and training in risk assessment.
``639. Study of comparative risk analysis.
``639a. Definitions.
``639b. Peer review program.
``639c. Petition for review of a major free-standing risk assessment.
``639d. Risk-based priorities.''.

     SEC. 3004. REGULATORY FLEXIBILITY ANALYSIS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Judicial review.--
       (A) Amendment.--Section 611 of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 611. Judicial review

       ``(a)(1) Not later than one year, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, after the effective date of a final rule 
     with respect to which an agency--
       ``(A) certified, pursuant to section 605(b), that such rule 
     would not have a significant economic impact on a substantial 
     number of small entities; or
       ``(B) prepared a final regulatory flexibility analysis 
     pursuant to section 604,

     an affected small entity may petition for the judicial review 
     of such certification or analysis in accordance with the 
     terms of this subsection. A court having jurisdiction to 
     review such rule for compliance with the provisions of 
     section 553 or under any other provision of law shall have 
     jurisdiction to review such certification or analysis. In the 
     case where an agency delays the issuance of a final 
     regulatory flexibility analysis pursuant to section 608(b), a 
     petition for judicial review under this subsection shall be 
     filed not later than one year, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, after the date the analysis is made 
     available to the public.
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the term `affected 
     small entity' means a small entity that is or will be 
     adversely affected by the final rule.
       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     affect the authority of any court to stay the effective date 
     of any rule or provision thereof under any other provision of 
     law.
       ``(4)(A) In the case where the agency certified that such 
     rule would not have a significant economic impact on a 
     substantial number of small entities, the court may order the 
     agency to prepare a final regulatory flexibility analysis 
     pursuant to section 604 if the court determines, on the basis 
     of the rulemaking record, that the certification was 
     arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or otherwise 
     not in accordance with law.
       ``(B) In the case where the agency prepared a final 
     regulatory flexibility analysis, the court may order the 
     agency to take corrective action consistent with the 
     requirements of section 604 if the court determines, on the 
     basis of the rulemaking record, that the final regulatory 
     flexibility analysis was prepared by the agency without 
     observance of procedure required by section 604.
       ``(5) If, by the end of the 90-day period beginning on the 
     date of the order of the court pursuant to paragraph (4) (or 
     such longer period as the court may provide), the agency 
     fails, as appropriate--
       ``(A) to prepare the analysis required by section 604; or
       ``(B) to take corrective action consistent with the 
     requirements of section 604,
     the court may stay the rule or grant such other relief as it 
     deems appropriate.
       ``(6) In making any determination or granting any relief 
     authorized by this subsection, the court shall take due 
     account of the rule of prejudicial error.
       ``(b) In an action for the judicial review of a rule, any 
     regulatory flexibility analysis for such rule (including an 
     analysis prepared or corrected pursuant to subsection (a)(4)) 
     shall constitute part of the whole record of agency action in 
     connection with such review.
       ``(c) Nothing in this section bars judicial review of any 
     other impact statement or similar analysis required by any 
     other law if judicial review of such statement or analysis is 
     otherwise provided by law.''.
       (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply only to final agency rules issued after the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Rules commented on by sba chief counsel for advocacy.--
       (A) In general.--Section 612 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Action by the SBA Chief Counsel for Advocacy.--
       ``(1) Transmittal of proposed rules and initial regulatory 
     flexibility analysis to sba chief counsel for advocacy.--On 
     or before the 30th day preceding the date of publication by 
     an agency of general notice of proposed rulemaking for a 
     rule, the agency shall transmit to the Chief Counsel for 
     Advocacy of the Small Business Administration--
       ``(A) a copy of the proposed rule; and
       ``(B)(i) a copy of the initial regulatory flexibility 
     analysis for the rule if required under section 603; or
       ``(ii) a determination by the agency that an initial 
     regulatory flexibility analysis is not required for the 
     proposed rule under section 603 and an explanation for the 
     determination.
       ``(2) Statement of effect.--On or before the 15th day 
     following receipt of a proposed rule and initial regulatory 
     flexibility analysis from an agency under paragraph (1), the 
     Chief Counsel for Advocacy may transmit to the agency a 
     written statement of the effect of the proposed rule on small 
     entities.
       ``(3) Response.--If the Chief Counsel for Advocacy 
     transmits to an agency a statement of effect on a proposed 
     rule in accordance with paragraph (2), the agency shall 
     publish the statement, together with the response of the 
     agency to the statement, in the Federal Register at the time 
     of publication of general notice of proposed rulemaking for 
     the rule.
       ``(4) Special rule.--Any proposed rules issued by an 
     appropriate Federal banking agency (as that term is defined 
     in section 3(q) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1813(q)), the National Credit Union Administration, or 
     the Office of Federal Housing Enterprise Oversight, in 
     connection with the implementation of monetary policy or to 
     ensure the safety and soundness of federally insured 
     depository institutions, any affiliate of such an 
     institution, credit unions, or government sponsored housing 
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     terprises or to protect the Federal deposit insurance funds 
     shall not be subject to the requirements of this 
     subsection.''.
       (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 603(a) of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``in accordance 
     with section 612(d)'' before the period at the end of the 
     last sentence.
       (3) Sense of congress regarding sba chief counsel for 
     advocacy.--It is the sense of Congress that the Chief Counsel 
     for Advocacy of the Small Business Administration should be 
     permitted to appear as amicus curiae in any action or case 
     brought in a court of the United States for the purpose of 
     reviewing a rule.
       (b) Subchapter Heading.--Chapter 6 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting immediately before 
     section 601, the following subchapter heading:

                 ``SUBCHAPTER I--REGULATORY ANALYSIS''.

     SEC. 3005. GUIDANCE FOR JUDICIAL INTERPRETATION.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 7 of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking section 706; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sections:

     ``Sec. 706. Scope of review

       ``(a) To the extent necessary to reach a decision and when 
     presented, the reviewing court shall decide all relevant 
     questions of law, interpret constitutional and statutory 
     provisions, and determine the meaning or applicability of the 
     terms of an agency action. The reviewing court shall--
       ``(1) compel agency action unlawfully withheld or 
     unreasonably delayed; and
       ``(2) hold unlawful and set aside agency action, findings 
     and conclusions found to be--
       ``(A) arbitrary, capricious, an abuse of discretion, or 
     otherwise not in accordance with law;
       ``(B) contrary to constitutional right, power, privilege, 
     or immunity;
       ``(C) in excess of statutory jurisdiction, authority, or 
     limitations, or short of statutory right;
       ``(D) without observance of procedure required by law;
       ``(E) unsupported by substantial evidence in a proceeding 
     subject to sections 556 and 557 or otherwise reviewed on the 
     record of an agency hearing provided by statute; or
       ``(F) unwarranted by the facts to the extent that the facts 
     are subject to trial de novo by the reviewing court.
       ``(b) In making the determinations set forth in subsection 
     (a), the court shall review the whole record or those parts 
     of it cited by a party, and due account shall be taken of the 
     rule of prejudicial error.

     ``Sec. 707. Consent decrees

       ``In interpreting any consent decree in effect on or after 
     the date of enactment of this section that imposes on an 
     agency an obligation to initiate, continue, or complete 
     rulemaking proceedings, the court shall not enforce the 
     decree in a way that divests the agency of discretion clearly 
     granted to the agency by statute to respond to changing 
     circumstances, make policy or managerial choices, or protect 
     the rights of third parties.

     ``Sec. 708. Affirmative defense

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, it shall be 
     an affirmative defense in any enforcement action brought by 
     an agency that the regulated person or entity reasonably 
     relied on and is complying with a rule, regulation, 
     adjudication, directive, or order of such agency or any other 
     agency that is incompatible, contradictory, or otherwise 
     cannot be reconciled with the agency rule, regulation, 
     adjudication, directive, or order being enforced.

     ``Sec. 709. Agency interpretations in civil and criminal 
       actions

       ``(a) No civil or criminal penalty shall be imposed by a 
     court, and no civil administrative penalty shall be imposed 
     by an agency, for the violation of a rule--
       ``(1) if the court or agency, as appropriate, finds that 
     the rule failed to give the defendant fair warning of the 
     conduct that the rule prohibits or requires; or
       ``(2) if the court or agency, as appropriate, finds that 
     the defendant acted reasonably in good faith based upon the 
     language of the rule as published in the Federal Register.
       ``(b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
     preclude an agency:
       ``(1) from revising a rule or changing its interpretation 
     of a rule in accordance with sections 552 and 553 of this 
     title, and subject to the provisions of this section, 
     prospectively enforcing the requirements of such rule as 
     revised or reinterpreted and imposing or seeking a civil or 
     criminal penalty for any subsequent violation of such rule as 
     revised or reinterpreted;
       ``(2) from making a new determination of fact, and based 
     upon such determination, prospectively applying a particular 
     legal requirement.
       ``(c) This section shall apply to any action filed after 
     the date of the enactment of the Comprehensive Regulatory 
     Reform Act of 1995.''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 7 of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 706 and inserting the following new 
     items:

``706. Scope of review.
``707. Consent decrees.
``708. Affirmative defense.
``709. Agency interpretations in civil and criminal actions.''.

     SEC. 3006. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW.

       (a) Finding.--The Congress finds that effective steps for 
     improving the efficiency and proper management of Government 
     operations will be promoted if a moratorium on the 
     implementation of certain major final and proposed rules is 
     imposed in order to provide Congress an opportunity for 
     review.
       (b) In General.--Title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting immediately after chapter 7 the following new 
     chapter:``

          CHAPTER 8--CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF AGENCY RULEMAKING

``Sec.
``801. Congressional review.
``802. Congressional disapproval procedure.
``803. Special rule on statutory, regulatory, and judicial deadlines.
``804. Definitions.
``805. Judicial review.
``806. Applicability; severability.
``807. Exemption for monetary policy.

     ``Sec. 801. Congressional review

       ``(a)(1)(A) Before a rule can take effect as a final rule, 
     the Federal agency promulgating such rule shall submit to 
     each House of the Congress and to the Comptroller General a 
     report containing--
       ``(i) a copy of the rule;
       ``(ii) a concise general statement relating to the rule; 
     and
       ``(iii) the proposed effective date of the rule.
       ``(B) The Federal agency promulgating the rule shall make 
     available to each House of Congress and the Comptroller 
     General, upon request--
       ``(i) a complete copy of the cost-benefit analysis of the 
     rule, if any;
       ``(ii) the agency's actions relevant to sections 603, 604, 
     605, 607, and 609;
       ``(iii) the agency's actions relevant to sections 202, 203, 
     204, and 205 of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995; and
       ``(iv) any other relevant information or requirements under 
     any other Act and any relevant Executive orders, such as 
     Executive Order No. 12866.
       ``(C) Upon receipt, each House shall provide copies to the 
     Chairman and Ranking Member of each committee with 
     jurisdiction.
       ``(2)(A) The Comptroller General shall provide a report on 
     each major rule to the committees of jurisdiction to each 
     House of the Congress by the end of 12 calendar days after 
     the submission or publication date as provided in section 
     802(b)(2). The report of the Comptroller General shall 
     include an assessment of the agency's compliance with 
     procedural steps required by paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(B) Federal agencies shall cooperate with the Comptroller 
     General by providing information relevant to the Comptroller 
     General's report under subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) A major rule relating to a report submitted under 
     paragraph (1) shall take effect as a final rule, the latest 
     of--
       ``(A) the later of the date occurring 60 days (excluding 
     days either House of Congress is adjourned for more than 3 
     days during a session of Congress) after the date on which--
       ``(i) the Congress receives the report submitted under 
     paragraph (1); or
       ``(ii) the rule is published in the Federal Register;
       ``(B) if the Congress passes a joint resolution of 
     disapproval described under section 802 relating to the rule, 
     and the President signs a veto of such resolution, the 
     earlier date--
       ``(i) on which either House of Congress votes and fails to 
     override the veto of the President; or
       ``(ii) occurring 30 session days after the date on which 
     the Congress received the veto and objections of the 
     President; or
       ``(C) the date the rule would have otherwise taken effect, 
     if not for this section (unless a joint resolution of 
     disapproval under section 802 is enacted).
       ``(4) Except for a major rule, a rule shall take effect as 
     otherwise provided by law after submission to Congress under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(5) Notwithstanding paragraph (3), the effective date of 
     a rule shall not be delayed by operation of this chapter 
     beyond the date on which either House of Congress votes to 
     reject a joint resolution of disapproval under section 802.
       ``(b)(1) A rule or proposed rule shall not take effect (or 
     continue) as a final rule, if the Congress passes a joint 
     resolution of disapproval described under section 802.
       ``(2) A rule or proposed rule that does not take effect (or 
     does not continue) under paragraph (1) may not be reissued in 
     substantially the same form, and a new rule that is 
     substantially the same as such a rule or proposed rule may 
     not be issued, unless the reissued or new rule is 
     specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of 
     the joint resolution disapproving the original rule.
       ``(c)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     section (except subject to paragraph (3)), a rule that would 
     not take effect by reason of this chapter may take effect, if 
     the President makes a determination under paragraph (2) and 
     submits written notice of such determination to the Congress.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to a determination made by the 
     President by Executive order that the rule should take effect 
     because such rule is--
       ``(A) necessary because of an imminent threat to health or 
     safety or other emergency;
       ``(B) necessary for the enforcement of criminal laws;
       ``(C) necessary for national security; or
       ``(D) issued pursuant to a statute implementing an 
     international trade agreement.

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       ``(3) An exercise by the President of the authority under 
     this subsection shall have no effect on the procedures under 
     section 802 or the effect of a joint resolution of 
     disapproval under this section.
       ``(d)(1) In addition to the opportunity for review 
     otherwise provided under this chapter, in the case of any 
     rule that is published in the Federal Register (as a rule 
     that shall take effect as a final rule) during the period 
     beginning on the date occurring 60 days before the date the 
     Congress adjourns a session of Congress through the date on 
     which the same or succeeding Congress first convenes its next 
     session, section 802 shall apply to such rule in the 
     succeeding session of Congress.
       ``(2)(A) In applying section 802 for purposes of such 
     additional review, a rule described under paragraph (1) shall 
     be treated as though--
       ``(i) such rule were published in the Federal Register (as 
     a rule that shall take effect as a final rule) on the 15th 
     session day after the succeeding Congress first convenes; and
       ``(ii) a report on such rule were submitted to Congress 
     under subsection (a)(1) on such date.
       ``(B) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to 
     affect the requirement under subsection (a)(1) that a report 
     shall be submitted to Congress before a final rule can take 
     effect.
       ``(3) A rule described under paragraph (1) shall take 
     effect as a final rule as otherwise provided by law 
     (including other subsections of this section).
       ``(e)(1) Section 802 shall apply in accordance with its 
     terms to any major rule that was published in the Federal 
     Register (as a rule that shall take effect as a final rule) 
     in the period beginning on November 20, 1994, through the 
     date of enactment of the Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act 
     of 1995.
       ``(2) In applying section 802 for purposes of Congressional 
     review, a rule described under paragraph (1) shall be treated 
     as though--
       ``(A) such rule were published in the Federal Register (as 
     a rule that shall take effect as a final rule) on the date of 
     enactment of the Comprehensive Regulatory Reform Act of 1995; 
     and
       ``(B) a report on such rule were submitted to Congress 
     under subsection (a)(1) on such date.
       ``(3) The effectiveness of a rule described under paragraph 
     (1) shall be as otherwise provided by law, unless the rule is 
     made of no force or effect under section 802.
       ``(f) Any rule that takes effect and later is made of no 
     force or effect by enactment of a joint resolution under 
     section 802 shall be treated as though such rule had never 
     taken effect.
       ``(g) If the Congress does not enact a joint resolution of 
     disapproval under section 802, no court or agency may infer 
     any intent of the Congress from any action or inaction of the 
     Congress with regard to such rule, related statute, or joint 
     resolution of disapproval.

     ``Sec. 802. Congressional disapproval procedure

       ``(a) Joint Resolution Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `joint resolution' means only--
       ``(1) a joint resolution introduced in the period beginning 
     on the date on which the report referred to in section 801(a) 
     is received by Congress and ending 60 days thereafter 
     (excluding days either House of Congress is adjourned for 
     more than 3 days during a session of Congress), the matter 
     after the resolving clause of which is as follows: `That 
     Congress disapproves the rule submitted by the ____ relating 
     to ____, and such rule shall have no force or effect.' (The 
     blank spaces being appropriately filled in); or
       ``(2) a joint resolution the matter after the resolving 
     clause of which is as follows: `That the Congress disapproves 
     the proposed rule published by the ________ relating to 
     ______, and such proposed rule shall not be issued or take 
     effect as a final rule.' (the blank spaces being 
     appropriately filled in)
       ``(b)(1) A joint resolution described in subsection (a) 
     shall be referred to the committees in each House of Congress 
     with jurisdiction.
       ``(2) For purposes of this section, the term `submission or 
     publication date' means--
       ``(A) in the case of a joint resolution described in 
     subsection (a)(1) the later of the date on which--
       ``(i) the Congress receives the report submitted under 
     section 801(a)(1); or
       ``(ii) the rule is published in the Federal Register; or
       ``(B) in the case of a joint resolution described in 
     subsection (a)(2), the date of introduction of the joint 
     resolution.
       ``(c) In the Senate, if the committee to which is referred 
     a joint resolution described in subsection (a) has not 
     reported such joint resolution (or an identical joint 
     resolution) at the end of 20 calendar days after the 
     submission or publication date defined under subsection 
     (b)(2), such committee may be discharged from further 
     consideration of such joint resolution upon a petition 
     supported in writing by 30 Members of the Senate, and such 
     joint resolution shall be placed on the appropriate calendar.
       ``(d)(1) In the Senate, when the committee to which a joint 
     resolution is referred has reported, or when a committee is 
     discharged (under subsection (c)) from further consideration 
     of, a joint resolution described in subsection (a), it is at 
     any time thereafter in order (even though a previous motion 
     to the same effect has been disagreed to) for a motion to 
     proceed to the consideration of the joint resolution, and all 
     points of order against the joint resolution (and against 
     consideration of the joint resolution) are waived. The motion 
     is not subject to amendment, or to a motion to postpone, or 
     to a motion to proceed to the consideration of other 
     business. A motion to reconsider the vote by which the motion 
     is agreed to or disagreed to shall not be in order. If a 
     motion to proceed to the consideration of the joint 
     resolution is agreed to, the joint resolution shall remain 
     the unfinished business of the Senate until disposed of.
       ``(2) In the Senate, debate on the joint resolution, and on 
     all debatable motions and appeals in connection therewith, 
     shall be limited to not more than 10 hours, which shall be 
     divided equally between those favoring and those opposing the 
     joint resolution. A motion further to limit debate is in 
     order and not debatable. An amendment to, or a motion to 
     postpone, or a motion to proceed to the consideration of 
     other business, or a motion to recommit the joint resolution 
     is not in order.
       ``(3) In the Senate, immediately following the conclusion 
     of the debate on a joint resolution described in subsection 
     (a), and a single quorum call at the conclusion of the debate 
     if requested in accordance with the rules of the Senate, the 
     vote on final passage of the joint resolution shall occur.
       ``(4) Appeals from the decisions of the Chair relating to 
     the application of the rules of the Senate to the procedure 
     relating to a joint resolution described in subsection (a) 
     shall be decided without debate.
       ``(e) If, before the passage by one House of a joint 
     resolution of that House described in subsection (a), that 
     House receives from the other House a joint resolution 
     described in subsection (a), then the following procedures 
     shall apply:
       ``(1) The joint resolution of the other House shall not be 
     referred to a committee.
       ``(2) With respect to a joint resolution described in 
     subsection (a) of the House receiving the joint resolution--
       ``(A) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if 
     no joint resolution had been received from the other House; 
     but
       ``(B) the vote on final passage shall be on the joint 
     resolution of the other House.
       ``(f) This section is enacted by Congress--
       ``(1) as an exercise of the rulemaking power of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives, respectively, and as such it is 
     deemed a part of the rules of each House, respectively, but 
     applicable only with respect to the procedure to be followed 
     in that House in the case of a joint resolution described in 
     subsection (a), and it supersedes other rules only to the 
     extent that it is inconsistent with such rules; and
       ``(2) with full recognition of the constitutional right of 
     either House to change the rules (so far as relating to the 
     procedure of that House) at any time, in the same manner, and 
     to the same extent as in the case of any other rule of that 
     House.

     ``Sec. 803. Special rule on statutory, regulatory, and 
       judicial deadlines

       ``(a) In the case of any deadline for, relating to, or 
     involving any rule which does not take effect (or the 
     effectiveness of which is terminated) because of enactment of 
     a joint resolution under section 802, that deadline is 
     extended until the date 1 year after the date of the joint 
     resolution. Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     affect a deadline merely by reason of the postponement of a 
     rule's effective date under section 801(a).
       ``(b) The term `deadline' means any date certain for 
     fulfilling any obligation or exercising any authority 
     established by or under any Federal statute or regulation, or 
     by or under any court order implementing any Federal statute 
     or regulation.

     ``Sec. 804. Definitions

       ``(a) For purposes of this chapter--
       ``(1) the term `Federal agency' means any agency as that 
     term is defined in section 551(1) (relating to administrative 
     procedure);
       ``(2) the term `major rule' has the same meaning given such 
     term in section 621(5); and
       ``(3) the term `final rule' means any final rule or interim 
     final rule.
       ``(b) As used in subsection (a)(3), the term `rule' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 551, except that such term 
     does not include any rule of particular applicability 
     including a rule that approves or prescribes for the future 
     rates, wages, prices, services, or allowances therefor, 
     corporate or financial structures, reorganizations, mergers, 
     or acquisitions thereof, or accounting practices or 
     disclosures bearing on any of the foregoing or any rule of 
     agency organization, personnel, procedure, practice or any 
     routine matter.

     ``Sec. 805. Judicial review

       ``No determination, finding, action, or omission under this 
     chapter shall be subject to judicial review.

     ``Sec. 806. Applicability; severability

       ``(a) This chapter shall apply notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law.
       ``(b) If any provision of this chapter or the application 
     of any provision of this chapter to any person or 
     circumstance, is held invalid, the application of such 
     provision to other persons or circumstances, and the 
     remainder of this chapter, shall not be affected thereby.

     ``Sec. 807. Exemption for monetary policy

       ``Nothing in this chapter shall apply to rules that concern 
     monetary policy proposed or implemented by the Board of 
     Governors of the Federal Reserve System or the Federal Open 
     Market Committee.''.

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       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (b) 
     shall take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
       (d) Technical Amendment.--The table of chapters for part I 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     immediately after the item relating to chapter 7 the 
     following:

``8. Congressional Review of Agency Rulemaking...................801''.

     SEC. 3007. REGULATORY ACCOUNTING STATEMENT.

       (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions apply:
       (1) Major rule.--The term ``major rule'' has the same 
     meaning as defined in section 621(5)(A)(i) of title 5, United 
     States Code. The term shall not include--
       (A) administrative actions governed by sections 556 and 557 
     of title 5, United States Code;
       (B) regulations issued with respect to a military or 
     foreign affairs function of the United States or a statute 
     implementing an international trade agreement; or
       (C) regulations related to agency organization, management, 
     or personnel.
       (2) Agency.--The term ``agency'' means any executive 
     department, military department, Government corporation, 
     Government controlled corporation, or other establishment in 
     the executive branch of the Government (including the 
     Executive Office of the President), or any independent 
     regulatory agency, but shall not include--
       (A) the General Accounting Office;
       (B) the Federal Election Commission;
       (C) the governments of the District of Columbia and of the 
     territories and possessions of the United States, and their 
     various subdivisions; or
       (D) Government-owned contractor-operated facilities, 
     including laboratories engaged in national defense research 
     and production activities.
       (b) Accounting Statement.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) The President shall be responsible for implementing and 
     administering the requirements of this section.
       (B) Not later than June 1, 1997, and each June 1 
     thereafter, the President shall prepare and submit to 
     Congress an accounting statement that estimates the annual 
     costs of major rules and corresponding benefits in accordance 
     with this subsection.
       (2) Years covered by accounting statement.--Each accounting 
     statement shall cover, at a minimum, the 5 fiscal years 
     beginning on October 1 of the year in which the report is 
     submitted and may cover any fiscal year preceding such fiscal 
     years for purpose of revising previous estimates.
       (3) Timing and procedures.--
       (A) The President shall provide notice and opportunity for 
     comment for each accounting statement. The President may 
     delegate to an agency the requirement to provide notice and 
     opportunity to comment for the portion of the accounting 
     statement relating to that agency.
       (B) The President shall propose the first accounting 
     statement under this subsection not later than 2 years after 
     the date of enactment of this Act and shall issue the first 
     accounting statement in final form not later than 3 years 
     after such effective date. Such statement shall cover, at a 
     minimum, each of the fiscal years beginning after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (4) Content of accounting statement.--
       (A) Each accounting statement shall contain estimates of 
     costs and benefits with respect to each fiscal year covered 
     by the statement in accordance with this paragraph. For each 
     such fiscal year for which estimates were made in a previous 
     accounting statement, the statement shall revise those 
     estimates and state the reasons for the revisions.
       (B)(i) An accounting statement shall estimate the costs of 
     major rules by setting forth, for each year covered by the 
     statement--
       (I) the annual expenditure of national economic resources 
     for major rules, grouped by regulatory program; and
       (II) such other quantitative and qualitative measures of 
     costs as the President considers appropriate.
       (ii) For purposes of the estimate of costs in the 
     accounting statement, national economic resources shall 
     include, and shall be listed under, at least the following 
     categories:
       (I) Private sector costs.
       (II) Federal sector costs.
       (III) State and local government administrative costs.
       (C) An accounting statement shall estimate the benefits of 
     major rules by setting forth, for each year covered by the 
     statement, such quantitative and qualitative measures of 
     benefits as the President considers appropriate. Any 
     estimates of benefits concerning reduction in health, safety, 
     or environmental risks shall present the most plausible level 
     of risk practical, along with a statement of the reasonable 
     degree of scientific certainty.
       (c) Associated Report to Congress.--
       (1) In general.--At the same time as the President submits 
     an accounting statement under subsection (b), the President, 
     acting through the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, shall submit to Congress a report associated with the 
     accounting statement (hereinafter referred to as an 
     ``associated report''). The associated report shall contain, 
     in accordance with this subsection--
       (A) analyses of impacts; and
       (B) recommendations for reform.
       (2) Analyses of impacts.--The President shall include in 
     the associated report the following:
       (A) Analyses prepared by the President of the cumulative 
     impact of major rules in Federal regulatory programs covered 
     in the accounting statement on the following:
       (i) The ability of State and local governments to provide 
     essential services, including police, fire protection, and 
     education.
       (ii) Small business.
       (iii) Productivity.
       (iv) Wages.
       (v) Economic growth.
       (vi) Technological innovation.
       (vii) Consumer prices for goods and services.
       (viii) Such other factors considered appropriate by the 
     President.
       (B) A summary of any independent analyses of impacts 
     prepared by persons commenting during the comment period on 
     the accounting statement.
       (3) Recommendations for reform.--The President shall 
     include in the associated report the following:
       (A) A summary of recommendations of the President for 
     reform or elimination of any Federal regulatory program or 
     program element that does not represent sound use of national 
     economic resources or otherwise is inefficient.
       (B) A summary of any recommendations for such reform or 
     elimination of Federal regulatory programs or program 
     elements prepared by persons commenting during the comment 
     period on the accounting statement.
       (d) Guidance From Office of Management and Budget.--The 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget shall, in 
     consultation with the Council of Economic Advisers, provide 
     guidance to agencies--
       (1) to standardize measures of costs and benefits in 
     accounting statements prepared pursuant to sections 3 and 7 
     of this Act, including--
       (A) detailed guidance on estimating the costs and benefits 
     of major rules; and
       (B) general guidance on estimating the costs and benefits 
     of all other rules that do not meet the thresholds for major 
     rules; and
       (2) to standardize the format of the accounting statements.
       (e) Recommendations From Congressional Budget Office.--
     After each accounting statement and associated report 
     submitted to Congress, the Director of the Congressional 
     Budget Office shall make recommendations to the President--
       (1) for improving accounting statements prepared pursuant 
     to this section, including recommendations on level of detail 
     and accuracy; and
       (2) for improving associated reports prepared pursuant to 
     this section, including recommendations on the quality of 
     analysis.
       (f) Judicial Review.--No requirements under this section 
     shall be subject to judicial review in any manner.

     SEC. 3008. STUDIES AND REPORTS.

       (a) Risk Assessments.--The Administrative Conference of the 
     United States shall--
       (1) develop and carry out an ongoing study of the operation 
     of the risk assessment requirements of subchapter III of 
     chapter 6 of title 5, United States Code (as added by section 
     4 of this Act); and
       (2) submit an annual report to the Congress on the findings 
     of the study.
       (b) Administrative Procedure Act.--Not later than December 
     31, 1996, the Administrative Conference of the United States 
     shall--
       (1) carry out a study of the operation of the 
     Administrative Procedure Act (as amended by section 3 of this 
     Act); and
       (2) submit a report to the Congress on the findings of the 
     study, including proposals for revision, if any.

     SEC. 3009. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided, this Act 
     and the amendments made by this Act shall take effect on the 
     date of enactment.
       (b) Severability.--If any provision of this Act, an 
     amendment made by this Act, or the application of such 
     provision or amendment to any person or circumstance is held 
     to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this Act, the 
     amendments made by this Act, and the application of the 
     provisions of such to any person or circumstance shall not be 
     affected thereby.

  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. WALKER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

257

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

165

para.143.18                  [Roll No. 779]

                                YEAS--257

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman

[[Page 1904]]


     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--165

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bono
     Chapman
     Fields (LA)
     Lewis (CA)
     Owens
     Peterson (FL)
     Studds
     Thornton
     Tucker
     Weldon (PA)
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. PAYNE of Virginia moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on 
Ways and Means with instructions to report the bill back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendment:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. TEMPORARY INCREASE IN PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT.

       During the period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and ending on the later of--
       (1) December 12, 1995, or
       (2) the 30th day after the date on which a budget 
     reconciliation bill is presented to the President for his 
     signature,

     the public debt limit set forth in subsection (b) of section 
     3101 of title 31, United States Code, shall be temporarily 
     increased to $4,967,000,000,000, or, if greater, the amount 
     reasonably necessary to meet all current spending 
     requirements of the United States (and to ensure full 
     investment of amounts credited to trust funds or similar 
     accounts as required by law) through such period.
       Amend the title by striking ``, and for other purposes''.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. GIBBONS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

186

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

235

para.143.19                  [Roll No. 780]

                                YEAS--186

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--235

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly

[[Page 1905]]


     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Chapman
     Dickey
     Fields (LA)
     Lewis (CA)
     Owens
     Peterson (FL)
     Studds
     Thornton
     Tucker
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. ARCHER demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

227

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

194

para.143.20                  [Roll No. 781]

                                AYES--227

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--194

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Cardin
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Chapman
     Doggett
     Fields (LA)
     Lewis (CA)
     Owens
     Peterson (FL)
     Studds
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Tucker
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.143.21  further messages from the president

  Messages in writing from the President of the United States were 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.143.22  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2539

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
103-329) the resolution (H. Res. 259) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2539) to abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, to 
amend subtitle 49, United States Code, to reform economic regulation of 
transportation, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.143.23  waiving requirement of clause 4(b) rule XI

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
103-330) the resolution (H. Res. 260) waiving a requirement of clause 
4(b) of rule XI with respect to consideration of certain resolutions 
reported from the Committee on Rules.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.143.24  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9 
o'clock a.m. on Friday, November 10, 1995.

para.143.25  notice requirement--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2126

  Mr. METCALF, pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XXVIII, announced his in

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tention to instruct the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the bill (H.R. 2126) making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, 
to insist on sections numbered 8102 and 8111 of said bill, as passed by 
the House restricting the deployment of United States Armed Forces in 
the former Yugoslavia.

para.143.26  message from the president--federal labor relations 
          authority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with section 701 of the Civil Service Reform Act of 1978 
(Public Law 95-454; 5 U.S.C. 7104(e)), I have the pleasure of 
transmitting to you the Sixteenth Annual Report of the Federal Labor 
Relations Authority for Fiscal Year 1994.
  The report includes information on the cases heard and decisions 
rendered by the Federal Labor Relations Authority, the General Counsel 
of the Authority, and the Federal Service Impasses Panel.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, November 9, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversignt.

para.143.27  message from the president--national corporation for 
          housing partnerships

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I transmit herewith the annual report of the National Corporation for 
Housing Partnerships and the National Housing Partnership for fiscal 
years 1993 and 1994, as required by section 3938(a)(1) of title 42 of 
the United States Code.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, November 9, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.

para.143.28  message from the president--commodity credit corporation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In accordance with the provisions of section 13, Public Law 806, 80th 
Congress (15 U.S.C. 714k), I transmit herewith the report of the 
Commodity Credit Corporation for fiscal year 1993.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, November 9, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.

para.143.29  providing for the consideration of senate amendments to 
          h.j. res. 115

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-331) the resolution (H. Res. 261) providing for the consideration of 
Senate amendments to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 115) making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.143.30  providing for the consideration of senate amendments to 
          h.r. 2586

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-332) the resolution (H. Res. 262) providing for consideration of 
Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 2586) to provide for a temporary 
increase in the public debt limit, and for other purposes.

para.143.31  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, a 
bill of the House of the following title:

           On November 7:
       H.R. 1103. An Act to amend the Perishable Agricultural 
     Commodities Act, 1930, to modernize, streamline, and 
     strengthen the operation of the act.

para.143.32  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. UNDERWOOD, 
for today through November 16th.
  And then,

para.143.33  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HOKE, pursuant to the special order heretofore agreed 
to, at 8 o'clock and 40 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 9 
o'clock a.m. on Friday, November 10, 1995.

para.143.34  reports of committees on public bills and resolution

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. QUILLEN: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 259. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2539) to abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, to amend 
     subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, to reform 
     economic regulation of transportation, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 104-329). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 260. 
     Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI 
     with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 
     from the Committee on Rules (Rept. No. 104-330). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 261. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of Senate 
     amendments to the joint resolution (H.R. Res. 115) making 
     further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-331). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Ms. PRYCE: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 262. 
     Resolution providing for the consideration of Senate 
     amendments to the bill (H.R. 2586) to provide for a temporary 
     increase in the public debt limit, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 104-332). Referred to the House Calendar. 

para.143.35  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolution were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BILBRAY:
       H.R. 2601. A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act to modify the bottled drinking water standards 
     provisions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BONO (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. Hunter, Mr. Moorhead, and Mr. Stockman):
       H.R. 2602. A bill to require country of origin labeling of 
     perishable agricultural commodities imported into the United 
     States and to impose criminal fines for violations of such 
     labeling requirements; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. FRISA:
       H.R. 2603. A bill to restore the traditional observance of 
     Memorial Day; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GEKAS (by request):
       H.R. 2604. A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to 
     authorize the appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 2605. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to prohibit nonparty multicandidate political 
     committee contributions in elections for Federal office, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Cox, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Stearns, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
             Funderburk, Mr. Royce, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. 
             Nethercutt, Mr. Roth, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. 
             Neumann, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
             Dornan, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Radanovich, 
             Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
             Sanford, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Largent, Mr. Peterson 
             of Minnesota, Mr. Packard, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
             Mr. Moorhead, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Kim, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Bono, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Istook, Mr. Horn, Mr. Bunning 
             of Kentucky, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Combest, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
             Laughlin, Mr. Frank of Massa

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             chusetts, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
             Canady, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Mica, Mr. Barr, 
             Mr. Traficant, Mr. Condit Mr. Parker, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Emerson, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mrs. 
             Waldholtz, Mr. Weller, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. Calvert):
       H.R. 2606. A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated 
     to the Department of Defense from being used for the 
     deployment on the ground of United States Armed Forces in the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of any 
     peacekeeping operation, or as part of any implementation 
     force, unless funds for such deployment are specifically 
     appropriated by law; to the Committee on National Security, 
     and in addition to the Committee on International Relations, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. LOWEY:
       H.R. 2607. A bill to prohibit desecration of Veterans' 
     memorials; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. NADLER. (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Engel, 
             Ms. McKinney, and Miss Collins of Michigan):
       H.R. 2608. A bill to require that health care practitioners 
     determine medically necessary and appropriate treatment and 
     to require that insurers notify their enrollees of the extent 
     of their coverage; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. ORTIZ (for himself, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. 
             Thornberry, and Mr. Combest):
       H.R. 2609. A bill to provide for the Secretary of the 
     Interior to sell the indebtedness representing the remaining 
     repayment balance of Bureau of Reclamation projects in Texas 
     and to execute agreements with State and local interests; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. SANFORD (for himself, Mr. Allard, Ms. Rivers, 
             and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina):
       H.R. 2610. A bill to eliminate certain benefits for Members 
     of Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, Rules, Transportation and Infrastructure, and 
     National Security, for a period to be subsequently determined 
     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 2611. A bill to authorize conveyance of land on which 
     is situated the U.S. Coast Guard Whitefish Point Light 
     Station; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. RIVERS:
       H. Res. 263. Resolution amending the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to require that the expenses of special-order 
     speeches be paid from the Members representational allowance 
     of the Members making such speeches; to the Committee on 
     Rules.

para.143.36  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. OXLEY:
       H.R. 2612. A bill for the relief of Miron Kharchilava; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROSE:
       H.R. 2613. A bill for the relief of Rabon Lowry; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para.143.37  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 142: Mr. Hostettler.
       H.R. 222: Mr. McCrery and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 224: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Royce.
       H.R. 248: Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Chapman.
       H.R. 351: Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 373: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 377: Mr. Dingell, Mr. Kildee, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 387: Mr. Hunter.
       H.R. 390: Mr. Barr.
       H.R. 549: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 789: Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, and Mr. 
     Packard.
       H.R. 858: Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Dixon, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 878: Mr. LaTourette.
       H.R. 911: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Shuster, and Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 922: Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1010: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Frisa and Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Menendez and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Menendez and Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 1279: Mr. Salmon, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Sam 
     Johnson, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Largent, Mr. Linder, Mr. Smith of 
     Texas, and Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1454: Mr. Shays, Mr. Moran, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1488: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Petri, Mr. Fox, Mr. Cunningham, 
     Mr. Herger, and Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 1640: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 1656: Mr. Gene Green of Texas and Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 1735: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 1745: Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 1756: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 1787: Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 1821: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 1834: Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Gekas, and Mr. Radanovich.
       H.R. 1883: Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 1946: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Pombo, 
     and Mr. Collins of Georgia.
       H.R. 1950: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
     Torres, Mrs. Maloney, and Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 1970: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mr. 
     Jefferson.
       H.R. 2011: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Olver, and Mr. 
     Durbin.
       H.R. 2019: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2026: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mrs. 
     Smith of Washington, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Bunn of 
     Oregon, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Engel, Mr. Clinger, Mr. 
     Andrews, and Mr. White.
       H.R. 2089: Mr. Salmon and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 2098: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 2168: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 2190: Mr. Wamp, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. 
     Upton.
       H.R. 2193: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Cooley, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Riggs, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. 
     Bentsen.
       H.R. 2264: Mr. Mascara, Mr. Bonior, and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 2283: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 2285: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Horn, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Hastert, 
     Mr. Riggs, and Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 2309: Mr. Riggs, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 2310: Ms. Jackson-Lee.
       H.R. 2443: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 2450: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Pete Geren of 
     Texas, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Torkildsen, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Roth, Mr. Hefley, Ms. Rivers, 
     Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2471: Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 2506: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 2509: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2528: Mrs. Seastrand.
       H.R. 2535: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Fields of Texas, and Mr. Young of 
     Alaska.
       H.R. 2545: Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. 
     Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2550: Mrs. Fowler and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 2551: Mr. Waxman.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Ms. Woolsey.
       H. Res. 250: Ms. Rivers, Mr. McHale, and Mr. Levin.


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                     FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1995 (144)

para.144.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. 
HAYWORTH, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                November 10, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable J.D. Hayworth to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.144.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, November 9, 1995.
  Mr. DREIER, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DREIER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.144.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1634. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the annual report of the Maritime Administration 
     [MARAD] for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 46 U.S.C. app. 
     1118; to the Committee on National Security.
       1635. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     copy of the annual report on the Coke Oven Emission Control 
     Program for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to Public Law 101-549, 
     section 301 (104 Stat. 2559); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1636. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the quarterly report on

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     the Strategic Petroleum Reserve for the first quarter of 
     1995, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 6245(a); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1637. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled ``Energy Policy Act 
     Transportation Study: Interim Report on Natural Gas Flows and 
     Rates,'' pursuant to Public Law 102-486, section 1340(c) (106 
     Stat. 2993); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1638. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation to repeal certain divestiture 
     laws applying only to Department of Energy employees; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1639. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled ``1993 Annual Report on Low-
     Level Radioactive Waste Management Progress''; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1640. A letter from the Administrator, United States 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     report entitled ``Volatile Organic Compound Emissions for 
     Consumer and Commercial Products,'' pursuant to section 
     183(e) of the Clean Air Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1641. A letter from the General Counsel, U.S. Arms Control 
     and Disarmament Agency, transmitting copies of English and 
     Russian texts of three implementing agreements negotiated by 
     the Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission [JCIC] for the 
     START Treaty; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1642. A letter from the Associate Attorney General, 
     Department of Justice, transmitting a report of activities 
     under the Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1643. A letter from the President, National Railroad 
     Passenger Corporation, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the inspector general for the period October 1, 
     1994 through March 31, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1644. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting a report of activities under the 
     Freedom of Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. 552(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1645. A letter from the Chairman, National Transportation 
     Safety Board, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1646. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1647. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the 1994 Section 8 Report on National Historic 
     and Natural Landmarks that have been damaged or to which 
     damage to their integrity is anticipated, pursuant to 16 
     U.S.C. 1a-5(a); to the Committee on Resources.
       1648. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Fish and 
     Wildlife and Parks, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     a draft of proposed legislation to amend the act establishing 
     Lowell National Historical Park, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       1649. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting a 
     draft of proposed legislation entitled ``Federal Power 
     Administration Transfer Act''; to the Committee on Resources.
       1650. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report on information gathered by the Federal 
     Highway Administration and the Federal Transit Administration 
     on Buy America waivers granted during fiscal years 1992 and 
     1993, pursuant to Public Law 102-240, section 1048(b) (105 
     Stat. 1999); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1651. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's annual report entitled 
     ``Activities Relating to the Deepwater Port Act of 1974,'' 
     for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1519; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1652. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's first annual report entitled 
     ``Alaska Demonstration Programs''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1653. A letter from the Administrator, United States 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting two drafts of 
     proposed legislation entitled ``U.S.-Mexico Border Water 
     Pollution Control Act'' and ``U.S. Colonias Water Pollution 
     Control Act,'' pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1654. A letter from the Administrator, United States 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to make grants for water 
     infrastructure improvements in Bristol County, MA, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1655. A letter from the Administrator, United States 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to make grants for 
     improvements to the New Orleans sewer system, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1656. A letter from the Administrator, United States 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to authorize the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to needy 
     cities for the purpose of constructing secondary treatment 
     facilities, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1110; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1657. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the quarterly report on the expenditure and need for worker 
     adjustment assistance training funds under the Trade Act of 
     1974, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 2296(a)(2); to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means.

para.144.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 2589. An Act to extend authorities under the Middle 
     East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until December 31, 1995, 
     and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with amendments 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, bills and a joint 
resolution of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 2394. An Act to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     1995, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
     connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
     veterans;
       H.R. 2586. An Act to provide for a temporary increase in 
     the public debt limit, and for other purposes; and
       H.J. Res. 115. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill and a 
joint resolution of the following titles, in which the concurrence of 
the House is requested:

       S. 848. An Act to grant the consent of Congress to an 
     amendment of the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between the 
     States of Alabama and Georgia; and
       S.J. Res. 29. Joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     Congress with respect to North-South dialogue on the Korean 
     Peninsula and the United States-North Korea Agreed Framework.

para.144.5  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Thursday, November 9, 1995.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. LaHOOD objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

299

Nays

84

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

1

para.144.6                   [Roll No. 782]

                                YEAS--299

     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Flake
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes

[[Page 1909]]


     Hayworth
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stokes
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Upton
     Vento
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Wicker
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--84

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Costello
     Crane
     Durbin
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Franks (CT)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (RI)
     Latham
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Longley
     Maloney
     Markey
     McDermott
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Orton
     Payne (NJ)
     Pombo
     Poshard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Harman
       

                             NOT VOTING--48

     Barrett (NE)
     Bateman
     Blute
     Borski
     Boucher
     Buyer
     Cardin
     Cox
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Farr
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Frank (MA)
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lewis (CA)
     Martinez
     McHugh
     Mfume
     Nadler
     Owens
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rose
     Shuster
     Stark
     Studds
     Tejeda
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Williams
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para.144.7  providing for the consideration of the senate amendments to 
          h.j. res. 115

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 261):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order without intervention of any point of order to take 
     from the Speaker's table the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 115) 
     making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
     1996, and for other purposes, with any Senate amendment 
     thereto, and to consider in the House a motion offered by the 
     majority leader or his designee to dispose of all Senate 
     amendments. Any Senate amendments and motions shall be 
     considered as read. The motion shall be debatable for one 
     hour equally divided and controlled by the majority leader 
     and the minority leader or their designees. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to 
     final adoption without intervening motion or demand for 
     division of the question except any such demand made by the 
     majority leader or his designee.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GIBBONS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.144.8  providing for the consideration of senate amendments to h.r. 
          2586

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 262):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order without intervention of any point of order to take 
     from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 2586) to provide for 
     a temporary increase in the public debt limit, and for other 
     purposes, with any Senate amendments thereto, and to consider 
     in the House a motion offered by the majority leader or his 
     designe to dispose of all Senate amendments. Any Senate 
     amendments and the motion shall be considered as read. The 
     motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and 
     controlled between the majority leader and minority leader or 
     their designees. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the motion to final adoption without intervening 
     motion or demand for division of the question except any such 
     demand made by the majority leader or his designee.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Ms. PRYCE, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SKAGGS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

220

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

185

para.144.9                   [Roll No. 783]

                                YEAS--220

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White

[[Page 1910]]


     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--185

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Berman
     Boucher
     Buyer
     Cox
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Fields (LA)
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lewis (CA)
     Martinez
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Owens
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Quillen
     Shuster
     Studds
     Thomas
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.144.10  h. res. 261--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
resolution (H. Res. 261) providing for the consideration of Senate 
amendments to the bill (H.R. 2586) to provide for a temporary increase 
in the public debt limit, and for other purposes.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

223

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

182

para.144.11                  [Roll No. 784]

                                YEAS--223

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--182

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--27

     Berman
     Boucher
     Buyer
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Fields (LA)
     Ford
     Hancock
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lewis (CA)
     Martinez
     McHugh
     Owens
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Quillen
     Shuster
     Studds
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.144.12  temporary increase in debt limit

  Mr. ARCHER, pursuant to House Resolution 262, moved to take from the 
Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 2586) to provide for a temporary increase 
in the public debt limit, and for other purposes; together with the 
following amendment of the Senate thereto, and concur in said amendment:

       Page 34, strike out line 1 and all that follows over to and 
     including line 17 on page 251.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 262 the previous question was considered 
as ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, annnounced that the nays had it.

[[Page 1911]]

  Mr. ARCHER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

219

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

185

para.144.13                  [Roll No. 785]

                                YEAS--219

     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--185

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Berman
     Boucher
     Buyer
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Fields (LA)
     Goodling
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lewis (CA)
     Martinez
     McHugh
     Owens
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Quillen
     Shuster
     Spratt
     Studds
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (FL)
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.144.14  continuing appropriations, fy 1996

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to House Resolution 261, moved to take from 
the Speaker's table the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 115) making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
purposes; together with the amendments of the Senate thereto, concur in 
the amendments of the Senate numbered 1 and numbered 2, and concur in 
the amendment of the Senate numbered 3 with the following amendment:

       Delete the matter proposed by said amendment, and beginning 
     on page 15, line 1 of the House engrossed joint resolution, 
     H.J. Res. 115, strike all down to and including line 7, on 
     page 36, and redesignate Title IV as Title III, and renumber 
     sections accordingly.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 262 the previous question was considered 
as ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, that the nays had it.
  Mr. LIVINGSTON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

224

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

172

para.144.15                  [Roll No. 786]

                                YEAS--224

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

[[Page 1912]]



                                NAYS--172

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--36

     Berman
     Boucher
     Buyer
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Frank (MA)
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lewis (CA)
     Martinez
     McHugh
     Meehan
     Neumann
     Owens
     Parker
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rose
     Shuster
     Spratt
     Stockman
     Studds
     Thomas
     Thornton
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Vento
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Young (FL)
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment.

para.144.16  veterans compensation

  On motion of Mr. STUMP, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2394) to 
increase, effective as of December 1, 1995, the rates of compensation 
for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the rates of 
dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain 
disabled veterans; together with the following amendment of the Senate 
thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Veterans' Compensation Cost-
     of-Living Adjustment Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. INCREASE IN RATES OF DISABILITY COMPENSATION AND 
                   DEPENDENCY AND INDEMNITY COMPENSATION.

       (a) Rate Adjustment.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall, effective on December 1, 1995, increase the dollar 
     amounts in effect for the payment of disability compensation 
     and dependency and indemnity compensation by the Secretary, 
     as specified in subsection (b).
       (b) Amounts To Be Increased.--The dollar amounts to be 
     increased pursuant to subsection (a) are the following:
       (1) Compensation.--Each of the dollar amounts in effect 
     under section 1114 of title 38, United States Code.
       (2) Additional compensation for dependents.--Each of the 
     dollar amounts in effect under section 1115(1) of such title.
       (3) Clothing allowance.--The dollar amount in effect under 
     section 1162 of such title.
       (4) New dic rates.--The dollar amounts in effect under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 1311(a) of such title.
       (5) Old dic rates.--Each of the dollar amounts in effect 
     under section 1311(a)(3) of such title.
       (6) Additional dic for surviving spouses with minor 
     children.--The dollar amount in effect under section 1311(b) 
     of such title.
       (7) Additional dic for disability.--The dollar amounts in 
     effect under sections 1311(c) and 1311(d) of such title.
       (8) DIC for dependent children.--The dollar amounts in 
     effect under sections 1313(a) and 1314 of such title.
       (c) Determination of Percentage Increase.--(1) The increase 
     under subsection (a) shall be made in the dollar amounts 
     specified in subsection (b) as in effect on November 30, 
     1995. Each such amount shall be increased by the same 
     percentage as the percentage by which benefit amounts payable 
     under title II of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 401 et 
     seq.) are increased effective December 1, 1995, as a result 
     of a determination under section 215(i) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 415(i)).
       (2) In the computation of increased dollar amounts pursuant 
     to paragraph (1), any amount which as so computed is not an 
     even multiple of $1 shall be rounded to the next lower whole 
     dollar amount.
       (d) Special Rule.--The Secretary may adjust 
     administratively, consistent with the increases made under 
     subsection (a), the rates of disability compensation payable 
     to persons within the purview of section 10 of Public Law 85-
     857 (72 Stat. 1263) who are not in receipt of compensation 
     payable pursuant to chapter 11 of title 38, United States 
     Code.

     SEC. 3. PUBLICATION OF ADJUSTED RATES.

       At the same time as the matters specified in section 
     215(i)(2)(D) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     415(i)(2)(D)) are required to be published by reason of a 
     determination made under section 215(i) of such Act during 
     fiscal year 1996, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     publish in the Federal Register the amounts specified in 
     section 2(b), as increased pursuant to section 2.

  On motion of Mr. STUMP, said Senate amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said Senate amendment was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.144.17  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, November 13, 1995.

para.144.18  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
November 15, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.144.19  senate bill and joint resolution referred

  A bill and a joint resolution of the Senate of the following titles 
were taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as 
follows:

       S. 848 (H.R. 2064).--To grant the consent of Congress to an 
     amendment of the Historic Chattahoochee Compact between the 
     States of Alabama and Georgia; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       S.J. Res. 29.--Expressing the sense of Congress with 
     respect to North-South dialogue on the Korean Peninsula and 
     the United States-North Korea Agreed Framework; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

para.144.20  motion to adjourn

  Mr. ARMEY moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on said motion, which demand was 
supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

164

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affirmative

Nays

156

para.144.21                  [Roll No. 787]

                                AYES--164

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Calvert
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio

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     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Traficant
     Upton
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Watts (OK)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Zimmer

                                NOES--156

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Canady
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Green
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Solomon
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--112

     Ackerman
     Baker (LA)
     Bass
     Berman
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brownback
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Clay
     Clinger
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Crane
     Deal
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Gejdenson
     Gordon
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hoekstra
     Houghton
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     King
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lipinski
     Longley
     Manton
     Martinez
     Martini
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     Meehan
     Miller (FL)
     Murtha
     Myers
     Neumann
     Owens
     Parker
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Scarborough
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Smith (MI)
     Spratt
     Stockman
     Studds
     Tauzin
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
  So the motion to adjourn was agreed to.
  Accordingly,
  At 4 o'clock and 5 minutes p.m., the House adjourned.

para.144.22  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 2519. A bill to 
     facilitate contributions to charitable organizations by 
     codifying certain exemptions from the Federal securities 
     laws, and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 
     104-333). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para.144.23  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. CASTLE:
       H.R. 2614. A bill to reform the commemorative coin programs 
     of the U.S. Mint in order to protect the integrity of such 
     programs and prevent losses of Government funds, to authorize 
     the U.S. Mint to mint and issue platinum and gold bullion 
     coins, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       H.R. 2615. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     dichlorofopmethyl; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       H.R. 2616. A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on 
     thidiazuron; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Fox, 
             and Mr. Underwood):
       H.R. 2617. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to exempt small issues from the restrictions on the 
     deduction by financial institutions for interest, to 
     disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in applying 
     $10,000,000 limit on such issues, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Johnston of Florida, and Ms. Pelosi):
       H.R. 2618. A bill to provide for the therapeutic use of 
     marihuana in situations involving life-threatening or sense-
     threatening illnesses and to provide adequate supplies of 
     marihuana for such use; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself and Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana):
       H.R. 2619. A bill to impose sanctions on foreign persons 
     exporting certain goods or technology that would enhance 
     Iran's ability to explore, extract, refine, or produce 
     petroleum products or natural gas; to the Committee on 
     International Relations, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Ways and Means, Banking and Financial Services, and 
     Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GILCHREST:
       H.R. 2620. A bill to direct the Architect of the Capitol to 
     sell the parcel of real property located at 501 First Street, 
     SE., in the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.J. Res. 118. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
             Jones, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mr. Bateman, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. 
             McInnis, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. King, Mr. Bono, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Moorhead, 
             Mr. Young of Alaska, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Brewster, Mr. 
             Tanner, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Murtha, Mr. Parker, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
             Houghton, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Clement, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. 
             Clyburn, Mr. Towns, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
             Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. 
             Collins of Illinois, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
             Montgomery, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
             Gilman, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
             Bliley, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hancock, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. 
             Cunningham, Mr. Dooley, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Funderburk, 
             Mr. Flake, Mr. McDade, and Mr. Radanovich):
       H. Res. 264. Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to require greater disclosure of gifts; to 
     the Committee on Rules, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

para.144.24  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 325: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Neumann and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Weller, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Luther and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Packard and Mr. Rose.
       H.R. 1406: Ms. Slaughter and Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Longley and Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 1686: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 1733: Mr. Pete Geren of Texas and Mr. Lewis of 
     California.
       H.R. 1893: Mr. McInnis, Mr. Stump, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
     Boehlert, and Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 2036: Mr. Pete Geren of Texas.

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       H.R. 2090: Mr. Foley, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. 
     Minge.
       H.R. 2138: Mr. Graham and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
     Ballenger, and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 2351: Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 2420: Ms. McKinney, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 2429: Mrs. Clayton and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 2462: Mr. Neumann and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 2468: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 2500: Mr. Hostettler and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2507: Mrs. Seastrand and Mr. Chrysler.
       H.R. 2519: Mr. Hastert, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
     Cramer, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Stump, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2579: Ms. Norton, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
     Mr. Richardson, Mr. Frost, Mr. Foley, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pete 
     Geren of Texas, and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2598: Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
     Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Baldacci, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hancock, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Kelly, 
     Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Chrysler, and Mr. Pete Geren of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 26: Miss Collins of Michigan, Ms. Brown of 
     Florida, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Lazio of New York, 
     and Mrs. Thurman.
       H. Res. 184: Mr. Farr.

para.144.25  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, petitions and papers were laid on the 
Clerk's desk and referred as follows:

       46. By the SPEAKER: Petition of National Association of 
     Secretaries of State, relative to the National Voter 
     Registration Act; to the Committee on House Oversight.
       47. Also, petition of National Association of Secretaries 
     of State, relative to urging zero tolerance for violence 
     directed against public employees; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.

para.144.26  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1963: Mr. Flake.


.
                     MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1995 (145)

para.145.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CLINGER, 
at 12:30 p.m., who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                November 13, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable William F. Clinger, Jr., 
     to act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.145.2  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Tim Sanders, one of his 
secretaries.

para.145.3  ``morning hour'' debates

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CLINGER, pursuant to the order of the 
House of Friday, May 12, 1995, recognized Members for ``morning hour'' 
debates.

para.145.4  recess--1:26 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CLINGER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 1 o'clock and 26 minutes p.m., until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para.145.5  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.145.6  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Friday, November 10, 1995.
  Mr. TIAHRT, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. TIAHRT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, announced that the vote 
would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.145.7  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1658. A letter from the Assistant Administrator, 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the annual 
     report on conditional registration of pesticides during 
     fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 136w-4; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1659. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting legislative language for the Federal crop 
     insurance title of the 1995 farm bill, to the Committee on 
     Agriculture.
       1660. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the annual report on the Youth Conservation 
     Corps Program in the Department for fiscal year 1994, 
     pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1705; to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       1661. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report on the evaluation of utility early 
     replacement programs for alliances, pursuant to Public Law 
     102-486, section 127(a), 128 (106 Stat. 2835, 2836); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1662. A letter from the Inspector General, Department of 
     Health and Human Services, transmitting the Department's 
     superfund financial activities at the Agency for Toxic 
     Substances and Disease Registry for fiscal year 1993, 
     pursuant to Public Law 99-499, Section 120(e)(5)(100 Stat. 
     1669); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1663. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report on the status of the U.S. uranium 
     industry at the end of calendar year 1994, pursuant to the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992; to the Committee on Commerce.
       1664. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's study of a representative sample of light-
     duty alternative fuel vehicles in Federal fleets, pursuant to 
     42 U.S.C. 6374(b)(1); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1665. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report on the current status and likely 
     impacts of integrated resource planning in the United States; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
       1666. A letter from the Inspector General, U.S. 
     Environmental Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's 
     annual report to Congress summarizing the Agency's progress 
     during fiscal year 1994 in implementing the requirements of 
     the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act of 1980, as amended, pursuant to Public Law 99-
     499, section 120(e)(5) (100 Stat. 1669); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1667. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting certifications and 
     waivers and their justification under section 565(b) of the 
     Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal years 1994 and 
     1995 of the prohibition against contracting with firms that 
     comply with the Arab League boycott of the State of Israel 
     contracting with firms that discriminate in the award of 
     subcontracts on the basis of religion, pursuant to Public Law 
     103-236, section 565(b) (108 State. 845); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1668. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Land 
     Minerals Management, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     the annual report on royalty management and collection 
     activities for Federal and Indian mineral leases in 1993 and 
     1994, pursuant to 30 U.S.C. 237; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1669. A letter from the Administrator, U.S. Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's report entitled 
     ``Storm Water Discharges Potentially Addressed By Phase II Of 
     The National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System Storm 
     Water Program''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1670. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's second edition of the Surface 
     Transportation Research and Development plan, pursuant to 
     Public Law 102-240, section 6009(b)(8) (105 Stat. 2177); 
     jointly, to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure and Science.
       1671. A letter from the General Counsel, Department of 
     Transportation, transmitting the fiscal year 1996 budget 
     requests of the Federal Aviation Administration, pursuant to 
     49 U.S.C. 48109; jointly, to the Committees on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure and Science.
       1672. A letter from the Chair, Good Neighbor Environmental 
     Board, transmitting the first annual report of the Good 
     Neighbor Environmental Board; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure and Commerce.
       1673. A letter from the Acting Assistant Secretary of the 
     Army (Civil Works), transmitting the Department's report 
     entitled ``Section 404 of the Clean Water Act and Wetlands: 
     Special Statistical Report, July 1995''; jointly, to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure, Resources, 
     and Agriculture.

para.145.8  enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that pursuant to 
clause 4, rule I, the Speaker signed the following enrolled bills on 
Sunday, November 12, 1995:

       H.R. 2394. An Act to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     1995, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
     connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
     veterans.

       H.R. 2586. An Act to provide for a temporary increase in 
     the public debt limit, and for other purposes.

       H.R. 2589. An Act to extend authorities under the Middle 
     East Peace Facilitation

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     Act of 1994 until December 31, 1995, and for other purposes.

para.145.9  public works projects

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

         Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, House of 
           Representatives,
                               Washington, DC, September 14, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Enclosed are copies of resolutions 
     adopted today by the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. One resolution approves construction of 
     protective works at the South Water Treatment Plant in 
     Chicago, Illinois, pursuant to section 201 of the Flood 
     Control Act of 1965. The remaining resolutions authorize 
     studies of potential water resources projects by the 
     Secretary of the Army in accordance with the provisions of 
     section 4 of the Act of March 4, 1913, and other statutes.
           Sincerely,
                                            Bud Shuster, Chairman.

  The communication, together with the accompanying papers, was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations.

para.145.10  electronic filing and preservation of fec reports

  Mr. THOMAS of California moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
(H.R. 2527) to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to 
improve the electoral process by permitting electronic filing and 
preservation of Federal Election Commission reports, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, recognized Mr. THOMAS of 
California and Mr. HOYER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.145.11  defense production

  Mr. CASTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2204) to 
extend and reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, recognized Mr. CASTLE and Mr. 
FLAKE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.145.12  transfers of national forest lands

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 924) to 
prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from transferring any national 
forest system lands in the Angeles National Forest in California out of 
Federal ownership for use as a solid waste landfill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.145.13  arkansas hydroelectric projects

  Mr. SCHAEFER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 657) 
to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the 
construction of three hydroelectric projects in the State of Arkansas.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, recognized Mr. SCHAEFER and Mr. 
PALLONE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McKEON demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.145.14  ferc licensed hydro projects

  Mr. SCHAEFER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 680) 
to extend the time for construction of certain FERC licensed hydro 
projects.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, recognized Mr. SCHAEFER and Mr. 
PALLONE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.145.15  ohio hydroelectric project

  Mr. SCHAEFER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1101) 
to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the 
construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Ohio.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, recognized Mr. SCHAEFER and Mr. 
PALLONE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.145.16  ferc issued hydroelectric license

  Mr. SCHAEFER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1014) 
to authorize extension of time limitation for a FERC-issued 
hydroelectric license; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, recognized Mr. SCHAEFER and Mr. 
PALLONE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was,

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by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.145.17  west virginia hydroelectric project

  Mr. SCHAEFER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1051) 
to provide for the extension of certain hydroelectric projects located 
in the State of West Virginia.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, recognized Mr. SCHAEFER and Mr. 
PALLONE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.145.18  oregon hydroelectric project

  Mr. SCHAEFER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1290) 
to reinstate the permit for, and extend the deadline under the Federal 
Power Act applicable to the construction of, a hydroelectric project in 
Oregon, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, recognized Mr. SCHAEFER and Mr. 
PALLONE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.145.19  west virginia hydroelectric project

  Mr. SCHAEFER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1335) 
to provide for the extension of a hydroelectric project located in the 
State of West Virginia.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, recognized Mr. SCHAEFER and Mr. 
PALLONE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.145.20  mt. hope waterpower project

  Mr. SCHAEFER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1366) 
to authorize the extension of time limitation for the FERC-issued 
hydroelectric license for the Mt. Hope Waterpower Project.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, recognized Mr. SCHAEFER and Mr. 
PALLONE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.145.21  recess--3:39 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 39 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para.145.22  after recess--5:04 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, called the House to order.

para.145.23  message from the president--veto of h.r. 2586

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the House of Representatives:
  I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 2586, a bill that 
would provide a temporary increase in the public debt limit while adding 
extraneous measures that have no place on legislation of this kind.
  This bill would make it almost inevitable that the Government would 
default for the first time in our history. This is deeply irresponsible. 
A default has never happened before, and it should not happen now.
  I have repeatedly urged the Congress to pass promptly legislation 
raising the debt limit for a reasonable period of time to protect the 
Nation's credit-worthiness and avoid default. Republicans in the 
Congress have acknowledged the need to raise the debt limit; the budget 
resolution calls for raising it to $5.5 trillion, and the House and 
Senate voted to raise it to that level in passing their reconciliation 
bills.
  This bill, however, would threaten the Nation with default after 
December 12--the day on which the debt limit increase in the bill would 
expire--for two reasons:
  First, under this bill, on December 13 the debt limit would fall to 
$4.8 trillion, an amount $100 billion below the current level of $4.9 
trillion. The next day, more than $44 billion in Government securities 
mature, and the Federal Government would be unable to borrow the funds 
to redeem them. The owners of those securities would not be paid on 
time.
  Second, the bill would severely limit the cash management options that 
the Treasury may be able to use to avert a default. Specifically, it 
would limit the Secretary's flexibility to manage the investments of 
certain Government funds--flexibility that the Congress first gave to 
President Reagan. Finally, while the bill purports to protect benefit 
recipients, it would make it very likely that after December 12, the 
Federal Government would be unable to make full or timely payments for 
a wide variety of Government obligations, including interest on the 
public debt, Medicare, Medicaid, military pay, certain veterans' 
benefits, and payments to Government contractors.

  As I have said clearly and repeatedly, the Congress should keep the 
debt limit separate from the debate over how to balance the budget. The 
debt limit has nothing to do with reducing the deficit; it has to do 
with meeting the obligations that the Government has already incurred.
  Nevertheless, Republicans in the Congress have resorted to 
extraordinary tactics to try to force their extreme budget and 
priorities into law. In essence, they have said they will not pass 
legislation to let the Government pay its bills unless I accept their 
extreme, misguided priorities.
  This is an unacceptable choice, and I must veto this legislation.
  The Administration also strongly opposes the addition of extraneous 
provisions on this bill. Items like habeas corpus and regulatory reform 
are matters that should be considered and debated separately. 
Extraneous issues of this kind have no place in this bill.
  The Congress should pass a clean bill that I can sign. With that in 
mind, I am sending the Congress a measure to raise the permanent debt 
limit to $5.5 trillion as the Congress called for in the budget 
resolution, without any extraneous provisions.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, November 13, 1995.


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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, by unanimous consent, ordered 
that the veto message together with the accompanying bill, be printed 
(H. Doc. 104-132) and spread upon the pages of the Journal of the 
House.

para.145.24  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of the House to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 3 to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 
115) ``A joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for 
fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.''

para.145.25  postponement of veto consideration--h.r.2586

  Mr. ARCHER moved that further consideration of the veto message and 
the bill (H.R. 2586) to provide for a temporary increase in the public 
debt limit, and for other purposes, be postponed until December 12, 
1995.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. ARCHER, the previous question was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GIBBONS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

223

When there appeared

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Nays

184

para.145.26                  [Roll No. 788]

                                YEAS--223

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--184

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--25

     Blute
     Dornan
     Fields (LA)
     Frank (MA)
     Gallegly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Markey
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Moakley
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Reed
     Scarborough
     Serrano
     Smith (WA)
     Stokes
     Tauzin
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Waxman
     Williams
     Yates
     Zeliff
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.145.27  h.r. 657--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 657) to extend the deadline under the Federal 
Power Act applicable to the construction of three hydroelectric projects 
in the State of Arkansas.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

404

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.145.28                  [Roll No. 789]

                                YEAS--404

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley

[[Page 1918]]


     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Blute
     Camp
     Clay
     Dornan
     Edwards
     Fields (LA)
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Markey
     Meehan
     Moakley
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Reed
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Smith (WA)
     Tauzin
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Waxman
     Williams
     Yates
     Zeliff
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.145.29  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the question on agreeing 
to the Chair's approval of the Journal of Friday, November 10, 1995.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para.145.30  notice requirement--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 2126

  Mr. METCALF, pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XXVIII, announced his 
intention to instruct the managers on the part of the House at the 
conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the bill (H.R. 2126) making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, 
to insist on sections numbered 8102 and 8111 of said bill, as passed by 
the House restricting the deployment of United States Armed Forces in 
the former Yugoslavia.

para.145.31  message from the president--public debt limit increase

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In disapproving H.R. 2586, a bill that would have, among other things, 
provided for a temporary increase in the public debt, I stated my desire 
to approve promptly a simple increase in the debt limit. Accordingly, I 
am forwarding the enclosed legislation that would provide for such an 
increase.
  I urge the Congress to act on this legislation promptly and to return 
it to me for signing.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, November 13, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to 
be printed (H. Doc. 104-133).

para.145.32  appointment of additional conferees--h.r. 2491

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent and pursuant 
to clause 6(f) of rule X, announced the appointment of Messrs. Bryant of 
Texas and Towns, on the part of the House, as additional conferees from 
the Committee on Commerce to the conference with the Senate on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to 
the bill (H.R. 2491) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 
105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996, for 
consideration of title XVI of the House modifications committed to 
conference.

para.145.33  waiving rule requirement

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-335) the resolution (H. Res. 265) waiving a requirement 
of clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect to consideration of certain 
resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.145.34  recess--11:25 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 11 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para.145.35  after recess--11:47 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, called the House to order.

para.145.36  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 325. An Act to make certain technical corrections in 
     laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes.

para.145.37  enrolled joint resolution signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee has examined and found truly enrolled bills and a joint 
resolution of the House of the following titles, which were thereupon 
signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 2394. An Act to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     1995, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
     connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
     veterans;
       H.R. 2586. An Act to provide for a temporary increase in 
     the public debt limit, and for other purposes;
       H.R. 2589. An Act to extend authorities under the Middle 
     East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until December 31, 1995, 
     and for other purposes; and
       H.J. Res. 115. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996 and for other 
     purposes.

para.145.38  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on the following date present to the President, for his 
approval, bills of the House of the following title:

           On November 12, 1995:

       H.R. 2586. An Act to provide for a temporary increase in 
     the public debt limit, and for other purposes;
       H.R. 2589. An Act to extend authorities under the Middle 
     East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until December 31, 1995, 
     and for other purposes; and
       H.R. 2394. An Act to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     1995, the rates of compensa

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     tion for veterans with service-connected disabilities and the 
     rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the 
     survivors of certain disabled veterans.

para.145.39  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. YATES, for 
today.

para.145.40  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, at 11 o'clock and 48 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.145.41  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. MOORHEAD: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2361. A bill 
     to amend the commencement dates of certain temporary Federal 
     judgeships (Rept. No. 104-334). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 265. 
     Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI 
     with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 
     from the Committee on Rules (Rept. No. 104-335). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.

para.145.42  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. ARCHER:
       H.R. 2621. A bill to enforce the public debt limit and to 
     protect the Social Security trust funds and other Federal 
     trust funds and accounts invested in public debt obligations; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       H.R. 2622. A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 to require that budget resolutions be joint resolutions 
     and that those resolutions contain extensions of the 
     statutory limit on the public debt, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on the Budget, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA:
       H.R. 2623. A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination 
     and Education Assistance Act to make the provisions and 
     benefits of Indian self-determination contracts applicable to 
     Indian self-governance compacts; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       H.R. 2624. A bill to establish the American Samoa Study 
     Commission; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2625. A bill to prohibit future obligation of funds 
     for the B-2 bomber procurement program; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself and Mr. Stump):
       H.R. 2626. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     ensure that payments of compensation for veterans with 
     service-connected disabilities and payments of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation for survivors of such veterans are 
     made regardless of Government financial shortfalls; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs. 

para.145.44  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 89: Mr. Roth.
       H.R. 127: Mrs. Thurman and Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
     Bishop, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Pastor, 
     Mr. Forbes, Mr. Stark, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
     Greenwood, Mr. Porter, Mr. Combest, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
     Christensen, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska.
       H.R. 580: Ms. Kaptur.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 1140: Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1355: Mr. Owens, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Torres, 
     Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Watt of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Payne of New 
     Jersey, Ms. Norton, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Fattah.
       H.R. 1619: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 2098: Mr. Parker.
       H.R. 2240: Mr. Martini and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2276: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 2281: Ms. DeLauro and Mr. Baldacci.
       H.R. 2342: Mr. Coleman, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Pete Geren of 
     Texas.
       H.R. 2373: Mrs. Lincoln.
       H.R. 2458: Mr. Porter, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Hall of 
     Ohio, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. 
     Frazer.
       H.R. 2472: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
     Manton, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
     Andrews.
       H.R. 2508: Mr. Skelton and Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 2529: Mr. Torres, Ms. McKinney, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
     Furse, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2540: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
     Wamp, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Hefley, 
     Mr. Weller, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Largent, and Mr. 
     Emerson.
       H.R. 2564: Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Coble, 
     Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, and Mrs. Roukema.
       H.R. 2579: Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, 
     Mr. Luther, Mr. Canady, and Mr. Faleomavaega.
       H.J. Res. 89: Mr. LaHood.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Doyle.
       H. Res. 220: Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Ms. 
     Lofgren.


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                    TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1995 (146)

para.146.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 9 o'clock a.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Ms. PRYCE, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                November 14, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Deborah Pryce to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.146.2  recess--9:50 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Ms. PRYCE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock and 50 minutes a.m., until 10 
o'clock a.m.

para.146.3  after recess--10:00 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, called the House to order.

para.146.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, announced she had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Monday, November 13, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.146.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1674. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to Trinidad and Tobago, 
     pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
       1675. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistant Agency; transmitting notification that the 
     Department of Defense has completed delivery of defense 
     articles, services, and training on the attached list to 
     Jamaica, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2318(b)(2); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       1676. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the bimonthly report on progress toward 
     a negotiated settlement of the Cyprus question, including any 
     relevant reports from the Secretary General of the United 
     Nations, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2373(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1677. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting the fiscal years 1994 and 1995 report 
     entitled ``International Exchange and Training Activities of 
     the U.S. Government,'' prepared by the U.S. Information 
     Agency [USIA] in coordination with the Vice President's 
     National Performance Review, pursuant to section 229(a) of 
     the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, fiscal years 1994 
     and 1995; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1678. A letter from the Chairman, Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board, transmitting the Board's fiscal year 
     1995 report on the status of internal audit and investigative 
     activities; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1679. A letter from the Chairman, Harry S Truman 
     Scholarship Foundation, transmitting the Foundation's annual 
     report in compliance with the Inspector General Act 
     Amendments of 1988, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1680. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting a report entitled ``Sexual Harassment in 
     the Federal Workplace: Trends, Progress, and Continuing 
     Challenges,'' pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1204(a)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1681. A letter from the Vice Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting proposed regulations at 11 CFR parts 
     9034 and 9038 governing public financing of Presidential 
     primary and general election candidates, pursuant to 26 
     U.S.C. 9039(c); to the Committee on House Oversight.
       1682. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.

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       1683. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1684. A letter from the Chairperson, National Council on 
     Disability, transmitting the Council's report entitled 
     ``Disability Perspectives and Recommendations on Proposals to 
     Reform the Medicaid and Medicare Programs,'' pursuant to 29 
     U.S.C. 781(a)(8); jointly, to the Committees on Ways and 
     Means and Commerce.

para.146.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment to the bill (H.R. 
2491), ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of 
the concurrent resolution in the budget for fiscal year 1996,'' 
disagreed to by the House, agrees to the conference asked by the House 
on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appointed the 
following Members to be the conferees on the part of the Senate, with 
instructions:
  From the Committee on the Budget for the consideration of all titles: 
Mr. Domenici, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Exon.
  From the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry for the 
consideration of title I: Mr. Lugar, Mr. Dole, Mr. Helms (for 
consideration of section 1113 and subtitle D), Mr. Cochran (except for 
consideration of sections 1106, 1108, 1113, and subtitle D), Mr. Craig 
(for consideration of sections 1106 and 1108), Mr. Leahy, and Mr. Pryor.
  From the Committee on Armed Services for the consideration of title 
II: Mr. Thurmond, Mr. McCain, and Mr. Bingaman.
  From the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs for the 
consideration of title III: Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Gramm, and Mr. Sarbanes.
  From the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation for the 
consideration of title IV: Mr. Pressler, Mr. Stevens, Mr. McCain, Mr. 
Hollings, and Mr. Inouye.
  From the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources for the 
consideration of title V: Mr. Murkowski, Mr. Hatfield, Mr. Nickles, Mr. 
Craig, Mr. Johnston, Mr. Bumpers, and Mr. Ford.
  From the Committee on Environment and Public Works for the 
consideration of title VI: Mr. Chafee, Mr. Warner, Mr. Smith, Mr. 
Baucus, and Mr. Reid.
  From the Committee on Finance for the consideration of title VII and 
title XII: Mr. Roth, Mr. Dole, and Mr. Moynihan.
  From the Committee on Governmental Affairs for the consideration of 
title VIII (and for consideration of the title of the House bill 
relating solely to abolishing the Department of Commerce): Mr. Stevens, 
Mr. Cohen, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Glenn, and Mr. Pryor.
  From the Committee on the Judiciary for the consideration of title IX: 
Mr. Hatch, Mr. Grassley, and Mr. Biden.
  From the Committee on Labor and Human Resources for the consideration 
of title X: Mrs. Kassebaum, Mr. Jeffords, Mr. Coats, Mr. Frist, Mr. 
Kennedy, Mr. Pell, and Mr. Simon (for ERISA and other matters).
  From the Committee on Veteran Affairs for the consideration of title 
XI: Mr. Simpson, Mr. Murkowski, and Mr. Rockefeller.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 103-322, the 
Chair, on behalf of the Democratic leader, announces the appointment of 
Gilbert L. Gallegos, of New Mexico, to the National Commission to 
Support Law Enforcement.

para.146.7  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. TIAHRT, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit today 
during the 5-minute rule: the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Government Reform 
and Oversight, the Committee on International Relations, the Committee 
on National Security, and the Committee on Resources.

para.146.8  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Tim Sanders, one of his secretaries.

para.146.9  corrections calendar

  Pursuant to clause 4, rule XIII,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, directed the Corrections 
Calendar to be called.
  When,

para.146.10  unnecessary medical device reporting

  The Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union was 
discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2366) to repeal 
an unnecessary medical device reporting requirement.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, pursuant to clause 4 of rule 
XIII, recognized Mr. BILIRAKIS and Mr. BROWN of Ohio, each for 30 
minutes.

para.146.11  point of order

  Mr. BILIRAKIS made a point of order and said:
  ``Madam Speaker, this harangue that we have had from the other side is 
certainly not germane to what we are talking about here, and I think it 
violates the rules of the House.''.
  Mr. BROWN of Ohio was recognized to speak to the point of order and 
said:
  ``Madame Speaker, we are talking about Medicare, we are talking about 
that section. I ran for Congress understanding that on the floor of the 
House you could talk about issues that affected people's lives and 
issues that affected the particular legislation you are working on.
  ``On this side of the aisle I control my 30 minutes. My friend from 
Florida [Mr. Bilirakis] can talk about what he wants in his 30 
minutes.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, sustained the point of order, 
and said:
  ``The Chair will take this opportunity to read from clause 1 of rule 
XIV of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
  `` `When any Member desires to speak or deliver any matter to the 
House, he shall rise and respectfully address himself to ``Mr. 
Speaker'', and, on being recognized, may address the House from any 
place on the floor or from the Clerk's desk, and shall confine himself 
to the question under debate.'
  ``With that guidance, the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Brown] may 
proceed.''.
  After further debate,
  Mr. BILIRAKIS rose to restate his point of order and said:
  ``My point of order is to the effect that the debate over there has 
nothing at all to do with the legislation before us, which is to repeal 
the unnecessary regulatory burden of the cardiac pacemaker registry 
imposed by the Social Security Act, period. It is limited to that 
particular point, that subsection.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, reiterated the previous ruling 
on the point of order, and said:
  ``The Chair finds that the most recent debate maintains the proper 
nexus to the bill. The gentleman [Mr. Brown] may proceed.''.
  After some further debate,

para.146.12  point of order

  Mr. EHRLICH made a point of order and said:
  ``Call for regular order. Nongermane debate again, Madame Speaker.''.
  Mr. BROWN of Ohio was recognized to speak to the point of order, and 
said:
  ``Madam Speaker, it is not my fault that the Speaker was speaking to a 
bunch of insurance agents who are going to benefit by the passage of 
this bill and that he said that he wants Medicare to wither on the vine. 
I did not write his speech, Madam Speaker.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, responding to the point of 
order, said:
  ``Quotations of the Speaker are not out of order, but a nexus needs to 
be maintained to the context of the bill.''.

para.146.13  point of order

  Mr. EHRLICH made a point of order and said:
  ``Medicare as a whole is not the proper subject of this debate in the 
rulings that the Chair has made in the last 10 minutes.''
  Mr. BROWN of Ohio was recognized to speak to the point of order, and 
said:
  ``Madam Speaker, a month ago, Speaker Gingrich speaking about Medicare 
to a group of insurance executives, most of whom will benefit mightily 
from the Gingrich Medicare $270 billion in cuts to give tax breaks for 
the

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wealthy, said to this group, `Now, we didn't get rid of Medicare in 
round 1 because we don't think that's politically smart, and we don't 
think that's the right way to go through a transition. But, we believe 
that Medicare,' parenthetically I would add, Madam Speaker, section 1862 
which we are debating today and is part of Medicare, `but we believe,' 
Speaker Gingrich went on to say, `that Medicare is going to with on the 
vine.'
  ``That is my concern, Madam Speaker, that we need to discuss this bill 
on the floor because 1862 is part of this bill, and I do not quite 
understand why people in this body are so afraid of quoting the Speaker 
of the House.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, responding to the point of 
order, said:
  ``The Chair rules that a nexus must be maintained in the debate, 
between the debate and the bill under discussion, and the Chair has 
ruled such.
  ``The most recent debate has maintained that nexus.''.
  After some further debate,
  Pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, the previous question was 
considered as ordered.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, announced that three-fifths of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, three-fifths of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.146.14  federal reports elimination

  The Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union was 
discharged from further consideration of the bill (S. 790) to provide 
for the modification or elimination of Federal reporting requirements.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, pursuant to clause 4 of rule 
XIII, recognized Mr. CLINGER and Mr. GREEN of Texas, each for 30 
minutes.
  Mr. CLINGER submitted the following amendment in the nature of a 
substitute:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Federal Reports Elimination 
     and Sunset Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

                          TITLE I--DEPARTMENTS

                 Subtitle A--Department of Agriculture

Sec. 1011. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1012. Reports modified.

                   Subtitle B--Department of Commerce

Sec. 1021. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1022. Reports modified.

                   Subtitle C--Department of Defense

Sec. 1031. Reports eliminated.

                  Subtitle D--Department of Education

Sec. 1041. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1042. Reports modified.

                    Subtitle E--Department of Energy

Sec. 1051. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1052. Reports modified.

          Subtitle F--Department of Health and Human Services

Sec. 1061. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1062. Reports modified.

        Subtitle G--Department of Housing and Urban Development

Sec. 1071. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1072. Reports modified.

                 Subtitle H--Department of the Interior

Sec. 1081. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1082. Reports modified.

                   Subtitle I--Department of Justice

Sec. 1091. Reports eliminated.

                    Subtitle J--Department of Labor

Sec. 1101. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1102. Reports modified.

                    Subtitle K--Department of State

Sec. 1111. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1112. International narcotics control.

                Subtitle L--Department of Transportation

Sec. 1121. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1122. Reports modified.

                 Subtitle M--Department of the Treasury

Sec. 1131. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 1132. Reports modified.

               Subtitle N--Department of Veterans Affairs

Sec. 1141. Reports eliminated.

                     TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES

                           Subtitle A--Action

Sec. 2011. Reports eliminated.

              Subtitle B--Environmental Protection Agency

Sec. 2021. Reports eliminated.

          Subtitle C--Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

Sec. 2031. Reports modified.

              Subtitle D--Federal Aviation Administration

Sec. 2041. Reports eliminated.

             Subtitle E--Federal Communications Commission

Sec. 2051. Reports eliminated.

           Subtitle F--Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

Sec. 2061. Reports eliminated.

            Subtitle G--Federal Emergency Management Agency

Sec. 2071. Reports eliminated.

         Subtitle H--Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

Sec. 2081. Reports eliminated.

              Subtitle I--General Services Administration

Sec. 2091. Reports eliminated.

               Subtitle J--Interstate Commerce Commission

Sec. 2101. Reports eliminated.

                 Subtitle K--Legal Services Corporation

Sec. 2111. Reports modified.

       Subtitle L--National Aeronautics and Space Administration

Sec. 2121. Reports eliminated.

               Subtitle M--National Council on Disability

Sec. 2131. Reports eliminated.

                Subtitle N--National Science Foundation

Sec. 2141. Reports eliminated.

            Subtitle O--National Transportation Safety Board

Sec. 2151. Reports modified.

           Subtitle P--Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

Sec. 2161. Reports eliminated.

               Subtitle Q--Nuclear Regulatory Commission

Sec. 2171. Reports modified.

               Subtitle R--Office of Personnel Management

Sec. 2181. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 2182. Reports modified.

                Subtitle S--Office of Thrift Supervision

Sec. 2191. Reports modified.

                  Subtitle T--Panama Canal Commission

Sec. 2201. Reports eliminated.

                       Subtitle U--Postal Service

Sec. 2211. Reports modified.

                 Subtitle V--Railroad Retirement Board

Sec. 2221. Reports modified.

        Subtitle W--Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board

Sec. 2231. Reports modified.

              Subtitle X--United States Information Agency

Sec. 2241. Reports eliminated.

           TITLE III--REPORTS BY ALL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

Sec. 3001. Reports eliminated.
Sec. 3002. Reports modified.
Sec. 3003. Termination of reporting requirements.
                          TITLE I--DEPARTMENTS
                 Subtitle A--Department of Agriculture

     SEC. 1011. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Monitoring and Evaluation.--Section 1246 of 
     the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3846) is repealed.
       (b) Report on Return on Assets.--Section 2512 of the Food, 
     Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 
     1421b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Improving'' and 
     all that follows through ``Forecasts.--''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       (c) Report on Farm Value of Agricultural Products.--Section 
     2513 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 
     1990 (7 U.S.C. 1421c) is repealed.
       (d) Report on Origin of Exports of Peanuts.--Section 1558 
     of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
     (7 U.S.C. 958) is repealed and sections 1559 and 1560 of such 
     Act are redesignated as sections 1558 and 1559, respectively.
       (e) Report on Reporting of Importing Fees.--Section 407 of 
     the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 1954 
     (7 U.S.C. 1736a) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (h) as 
     subsections (b) through (g), respectively.
       (f) Report on Agricultural Information Exchange With 
     Ireland.--Section 1420 of the Food Security Act of 1985 
     (Public Law 99-198; 99 Stat. 1551) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a)''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       (g) Report on Potato Inspection.--Section 1704 of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-198; 7 U.S.C. 499n note) 
     is amended by striking the second sentence.
       (h) Report on Transportation of Fertilizer and Agricultural 
     Chemicals.--Section 2517 of the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624; 104 
     Stat. 4077) is repealed and sections 2518 and 2519 of such 
     Act are redesignated as sections 2517 and 2518, respectively.
       (i) Report on Uniform End-Use Value Tests.--Section 307 of 
     the Futures Trading

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     Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-641; 7 U.S.C. 76 note) is amended 
     by striking subsection (c).
       (j) Report on Project Areas With High Food Stamp Payment 
     Error Rates.--Section 16(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2025(i)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (k) Report on Effect of EFAP Displacement on Commercial 
     Sales.--Section 203C(a) of the Emergency Food Assistance Act 
     of 1983 (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by striking the last 
     sentence.
       (l) Report on WIC Expenditures and Participation Levels.--
     Section 17(m) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1786(m)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (9); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs 
     (9) and (10), respectively.
       (m) Report on Demonstrations Involving Innovative Housing 
     Units.--Section 506(b) of the Housing Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 
     1476(b)) is amended by striking the last sentence.
       (n) Report on Land Exchanges in Columbia River Gorge 
     National Scenic Area.--Section 9(d)(3) of the Columbia River 
     Gorge National Scenic Area Act (16 U.S.C. 544g(d)(3)) is 
     amended by striking the second sentence.
       (o) Report on Income and Expenditures of Certain Land 
     Acquisitions.--Section 2(e) of Public Law 96-586 (94 Stat. 
     3382) is amended by striking the second sentence.
       (p) Report on Special Area Designations.--Section 1506 of 
     the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 U.S.C. 3415) is 
     repealed and sections 1507, 1508, 1509, and 1511 of such Act 
     are redesignated as sections 1506, 1507, 1508, and 1509, 
     respectively.
       (q) Report on Evaluation of Special Area Designations.--
     Section 1510 of the Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (16 
     U.S.C. 3419) is repealed.
       (r) Report on Agricultural Practices and Water Resources 
     Database Development.--Section 1485 of the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5505) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Repository.--''; 
     and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       (s) Report on Plant Genome Mapping.--Section 1671 of the 
     Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (7 
     U.S.C. 5924) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (g); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).
       (t) Report on Appraisal of Proposed Budget for Food and 
     Agricultural Sciences.--Section 1408(g) of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123(g)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (u) Report on Economic Impact of Animal Damage on 
     Aquaculture Industry.--Section 1475(e) of the National 
     Agricultural Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 3322(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1)''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (2).
       (v) Report on Awards Made by the National Research 
     Initiative and Special Grants.--Section 2 of the Act of 
     August 4, 1965 (7 U.S.C. 450i), is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (l); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (l).
       (w) Report on Payments Made Under Research Facilities 
     Act.--Section 8 of the Research Facilities Act (7 U.S.C. 
     390i) is repealed.
       (x) Report on Financial Audit Reviews of States With High 
     Food Stamp Participation.--The first sentence of section 
     11(l) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020(l)) is 
     amended by striking ``, and shall, upon completion of the 
     audit, provide a report to Congress of its findings and 
     recommendations within one hundred and eighty days''.
       (y) Report on Rural Telephone Bank.--Section 408(b)(3) of 
     the Rural Electrification Act of 1936 (7 U.S.C. 948(b)(3)) is 
     amended by striking out subparagraph (I) and redesignating 
     subparagraph (J) as subparagraph (I).
       (z) Conforming Amendments.--The table of contents appearing 
     in section 1(b) of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
     Trade Act of 1990 is amended--
       (1) by striking the items relating to sections 1558, 1559, 
     and 1560 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 1558. Sense of Congress concerning rebalancing proposal of the 
              European community.
``Sec. 1559. Sense of the Senate regarding multilateral trade 
              negotations.'';

       (2) by striking the item relating to section 2513; and
       (C) by striking the items relating to sections 2517, 2518, 
     and 2519 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 2517. Establishing quality as a goal for Commodity Credit 
              Corporation programs.
``Sec. 2518. Severability.''.

     SEC. 1012. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on Animal Welfare Enforcement.--The first 
     sentence of section 25 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 
     2155) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) the information and recommendations described in 
     section 11 of the Horse Protection Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 
     1830).''.
       (b) Report on Horse Protection Enforcement.--Section 11 of 
     the Horse Protection Act of 1970 (15 U.S.C. 1830) is amended 
     by striking ``On or before the expiration of thirty calendar 
     months following the date of enactment of this Act, and every 
     twelve calendar months thereafter, the Secretary shall submit 
     to the Congress a report upon'' and inserting the following: 
     ``As part of the report submitted by the Secretary under 
     section 25 of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2155), the 
     Secretary shall include information on''.
       (c) Report on Agricultural Quarantine Inspection Fund.--The 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall not be required to submit a 
     report to the appropriate committees of Congress on the 
     status of the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection fund more 
     frequently than annually.
       (d) Report on Priorities for Research, Extension, and 
     Teaching.--Section 1407(f)(1) of the National Agricultural 
     Research, Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 3122(f)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``Annual report'' 
     and inserting ``Report''; and
       (2) by striking ``Not later than June 30 of each year'' and 
     inserting ``At such times as the Joint Council determines 
     appropriate''.
       (e) 5-Year Plan for Food and Agricultural Sciences.--
     Section 1407(f)(2) of the National Agricultural Research, 
     Extension, and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     3122(f)(2)) is amended by striking the second sentence.
       (f) Report on Examination of Federally Supported 
     Agricultural Research and Extension Programs.--Section 
     1408(g)(1) of the National Agricultural Research, Extension, 
     and Teaching Policy Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 3123(g)(1)) is 
     amended by inserting ``may provide'' before ``a written 
     report''.
       (g) Report on Effects of Foreign Ownership of Agricultural 
     Land.--Section 5(b) of the Agricultural Foreign Investment 
     Disclosure Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 3504(b)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(b) An analysis and determination shall be made, and a 
     report on the Secretary's findings and conclusions regarding 
     such analysis and determination under subsection (a) shall be 
     transmitted within 90 days after the end of each of the 
     following periods:
       ``(1) The period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     the Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act of 1995 and 
     ending on December 31, 1995.
       ``(2) Each 10-year period thereafter.''.
                   Subtitle B--Department of Commerce

     SEC. 1021. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Voting Registration.--Section 207 of the 
     Voting Rights Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 1973aa-5) is repealed.
       (b) Report on Long Range Plan for Public Broadcasting.--
     Section 393A(b) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     393a(b)) is repealed.
       (c) Report on Status, Activities, and Effectiveness of 
     United States Commercial Centers in Asia, Latin America, and 
     Africa and Program Recommendations.--Section 401(j) of the 
     Jobs Through Exports Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 4723a(j)) is 
     repealed.
       (d) Report on Kuwait Reconstruction Contracts.--Section 
     606(f) of the Persian Gulf Conflict Supplemental 
     Authorization and Personnel Benefits Act of 1991 is repealed.
       (e) Report on United States-Canada Free-Trade Agreement.--
     Section 409(a)(3) of the United States-Canada Free-Trade 
     Agreement Implementation Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 2112 note) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) The United States members of the working group 
     established under article 1907 of the Agreement shall consult 
     regularly with the Committee on Finance of the Senate, the 
     Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, 
     and advisory committees established under section 135 of the 
     Trade Act of 1974 regarding--
       ``(A) the issues being considered by the working group; and
       ``(B) as appropriate, the objectives and strategy of the 
     United States in the negotiations.''.
       (f) Report on Establishment of American Business Centers 
     and on Activities of the Independent States Business and 
     Agriculture Advisory Council.--Section 305 of the Freedom for 
     Russia and Emerging Eurasian Democracies and Open Markets 
     Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5825) is repealed.
       (g) Report on Fisherman's Contingency Fund Report.--Section 
     406 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act Amendments of 
     1978 (43 U.S.C. 1846) is repealed.
       (h) Report on User Fees on Shippers.--Section 208 of the 
     Water Resources Development Act of 1986 (33 U.S.C. 2236) is 
     amended by--
       (1) striking subsection (b); and
       (2) redesignating subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f) as 
     subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e), respectively.

     SEC. 1022. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on Federal Trade Promotion Strategic Plan.--
     Section 2312(f) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 
     U.S.C. 4727(f) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Report to the Congress.--The chairperson of the TPCC 
     shall prepare and submit to the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee 
     on International Relations of the House of Representatives, 
     not later than September 30, 1995, and annually thereafter, a 
     report describing--
       ``(1) the strategic plan developed by the TPCC pursuant to 
     subsection (c), the imple

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     mentation of such plan, and any revisions thereto; and
       ``(2) the implementation of sections 303 and 304 of the 
     Freedom for Russia and Emerging Democracies and Open Markets 
     Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5823 and 5824) concerning 
     funding for export promotion activities and the interagency 
     working groups on energy of the TPCC.''.
       (b) Report on Export Policy.--Section 2314(b)(1) of the 
     Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 U.S.C. 4729(b)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (E) by striking out ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in subparagraph (F) by striking out the period and 
     inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(G) the status, activities, and effectiveness of the 
     United States commercial centers established under section 
     401 of the Jobs Through Exports Act of 1992 (15 U.S.C. 
     4723a);
       ``(H) the implementation of sections 301 and 302 of the 
     Freedom for Russia and Emerging Democracies and Open Markets 
     Support Act of 1992 (22 U.S.C. 5821 and 5822) concerning 
     American Business Centers and the Independent States Business 
     and Agriculture Advisory Council;
       ``(I) the programs of other industrialized nations to 
     assist their companies with their efforts to transact 
     business in the independent states of the former Soviet 
     Union; and
       ``(J) the trading practices of other Organization for 
     Economic Cooperation and Development nations, as well as the 
     pricing practices of transitional economies in the 
     independent states, that may disadvantage United States 
     companies.''.
                   Subtitle C--Department of Defense

     SEC. 1031. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Sematech.--The National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-180; 101 
     Stat. 1071) is amended--
       (1) in section 6 by striking out the item relating to 
     section 274; and
       (2) by striking out section 274.
       (b) Report on Review of Documentation in Support of Waivers 
     for People Engaged in Acquisition Activities.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1208 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 1701 note) 
     is repealed.
       (2) Clerical amendment to table of contents.--Section 2(b) 
     of such Act is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 1208.
                  Subtitle D--Department of Education

     SEC. 1041. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Personnel Reduction and Annual Limitations.--
     Subsection (a) of section 403 of the Department of Education 
     Organization Act (20 U.S.C. 3463(a)) is amended in paragraph 
     (2), by striking all beginning with ``and shall,'' through 
     the end thereof and inserting a period.
       (b) Report on Supported Employment Activities.--Subsection 
     (c) of section 311 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
     U.S.C. 777a(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2) by adding at the end ``and'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
       (c) Report on the Client Assistance Program.--Subsection 
     (g) of section 112 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 
     U.S.C. 732(g)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (4) and (5); and
       (2) in paragraph (6), by striking ``such report or for any 
     other'' and inserting ``any''.
       (d) Report on the Summary of Local Evaluations of Community 
     Education Employment Centers.--Section 370 of the Carl D. 
     Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology Act (20 U.S.C. 
     2396h) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``AND REPORT'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Local 
     Evaluation.--''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (b).
       (e) Report on the Administration of the Vocational 
     Education Act of 1917.--Section 18 of the Vocational 
     Education Act of 1917 (20 U.S.C. 28) is repealed.
       (f) Report by the Interdepartmental Task Force on 
     Coordinating Vocational Education and Related Programs.--
     Subsection (d) of section 4 of the Carl D. Perkins Vocational 
     and Applied Technology Education Act Amendments of 1990 (20 
     U.S.C. 2303(d)) is repealed.
       (g) Report on the Evaluation of the Gateway Grants 
     Program.--Subparagraph (B) of section 322(a)(3) of the Adult 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1203a(a)(3)(B)) is amended by 
     striking ``and report the results of such evaluation to the 
     Committee on Education and Labor of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate''.
       (h) Report on the Bilingual Vocational Training Program.--
     Paragraph (3) of section 441(e) of the Carl D. Perkins 
     Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act (20 U.S.C. 
     2441(e)(3)) is amended by striking the last sentence thereof.
       (i) Report on Annual Upward Mobility Program Activity.--
     Section 2(a)(6)(A) of the Act of June 20, 1936 (20 U.S.C. 
     107a(a)(6)(A)), is amended by striking ``and annually submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress a report based on 
     such evaluations,''.

     SEC. 1042. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on the Condition of Bilingual Education in the 
     Nation.--Section 6213 of the Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. 
     Stafford Elementary and Secondary School Improvement 
     Amendments of 1988 (20 U.S.C. 3303 note) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``REPORT ON'' and 
     inserting ``INFORMATION REGARDING''; and
       (2) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1) and 
     inserting ``The Secretary shall collect data for program 
     management and accountability purposes regarding--''.
       (b) Report To Give Notice to Congress.--Subsection (d) of 
     section 482 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1089(d)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence by striking ``the items specified 
     in the calendar have been completed and provide all relevant 
     forms, rules, and instructions with such notice'' and 
     inserting ``a deadline included in the calendar described in 
     subsection (a) is not met''; and
       (2) by striking the second sentence.
       (c) Annual Report on Activities Under the Rehabilitation 
     Act of 1973.--Section 13 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
     (29 U.S.C. 712) is amended by striking ``twenty'' and 
     inserting ``eighty''.
       (d) Report to the Congress Regarding Rehabilitation 
     Training Programs.--The second sentence of section 302(c) of 
     the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 774(c)) is amended 
     by striking ``simultaneously with the budget submission for 
     the succeeding fiscal year for the Rehabilitation Services 
     Administration'' and inserting ``by September 30 of each 
     fiscal year''.
       (e) Annual Audit of Student Loan Insurance Fund.--Section 
     432(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1082(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Financial Operations Responsibilities.--The Secretary 
     shall, with respect to the financial operations arising by 
     reason of this part prepare annually and submit a budget 
     program as provided for wholly owned Government corporations 
     by chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code. The 
     transactions of the Secretary, including the settlement of 
     insurance claims and of claims for payments pursuant to 
     section 1078 of this title, and transactions related thereto 
     and vouchers approved by the Secretary in connection with 
     such transactions, shall be final and conclusive upon all 
     accounting and other officers of the Government.''.
                    Subtitle E--Department of Energy

     SEC. 1051. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Reports on Performance and Disposal of Alternative 
     Fueled Heavy Duty Vehicles.--Paragraphs (3) and (4) of 
     section 400AA(b) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6374(b)(3), 6374(b)(4)) are repealed, and 
     paragraph (5) of that section is redesignated as paragraph 
     (3).
       (b) Report on Wind Energy Systems.--Section 9(a) of the 
     Wind Energy Systems Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9208(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (3);
       (2) in paragraph (1) by adding ``and'' after the semicolon; 
     and
       (3) in paragraph (2) by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period.
       (c) Report on Comprehensive Program Management Plan for 
     Ocean Thermal Energy Conversion.--Section 3(d) of the Ocean 
     Thermal Energy Conversion Research, Development, and 
     Demonstration Act (42 U.S.C. 9002(d)) is repealed.
       (d) Reports on Subseabed Disposal of Spent Nuclear Fuel and 
     High-Level Radioactive Waste.--Subsections (a) and (b)(5) of 
     section 224 of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 
     U.S.C. 10204(a), 10204(b)(5)) are repealed.
       (e) Report on Fuel Use Act.--Sections 711(c)(2) and 806 of 
     the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 
     8421(c)(2), 8482) are repealed.
       (f) Report on Test Program of Storage of Refined Petroleum 
     Products Within the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.--Section 
     160(g)(7) of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6240(g)(7)) is repealed.
       (g) Report on Naval Petroleum and Oil Shale Reserves 
     Production.--Section 7434 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     repealed.
       (h) Report on Effects of Presidential Message Establishing 
     a Nuclear Nonproliferation Policy on Nuclear Research and 
     Development Cooperative Agreements.--Section 203 of the 
     Department of Energy Act of 1978--Civilian Applications (22 
     U.S.C. 2429 note) is repealed.
       (i) Report on Written Agreements Regarding Nuclear Waste 
     Repository Sites.--Section 117(c) of the Nuclear Waste Policy 
     Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10137(c)) is amended by striking the 
     following: ``If such written agreement is not completed 
     within such period, the Secretary shall report to the 
     Congress in writing within 30 days on the status of 
     negotiations to develop such agreement and the reasons why 
     such agreement has not been completed. Prior to submission of 
     such report to the Congress, the Secretary shall transmit 
     such report to the Governor of such State or the governing 
     body of such affected Indian tribe, as the case may be, for 
     their review and comments. Such comments shall be included in 
     such report prior to submission to the Congress.''.
       (j) Quarterly Report on Strategic Petroleum Reserves.--
     Section 165 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6245) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b); and
       (2) by striking ``(a)''.
       (k) Report on the Department of Energy.--The Federal Energy 
     Administration Act of 1974 (15 U.S.C. 790d), is amended by 
     striking out section 55.

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       (l) Report on Current Status of Comprehensive Management 
     for Nuclear Safety Research, Development, and 
     Demonstration.--Section 8(c) of the Nuclear Safety Research, 
     Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9707(c)) is repealed.
       (m) Report on Activities of the Geothermal Energy 
     Coordination and Management Project.--Section 302(a) of the 
     Geothermal Energy Research, Development, and Demonstration 
     Act of 1974 (30 U.S.C. 1162(a)) is repealed.
       (n) Report on Activities Under the Magnetic Fusion Energy 
     Engineering Act of 1980.--Section 12 of the Magnetic Fusion 
     Energy Engineering Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9311) is repealed.
       (o) Report on Activities Under the Electric and Hybrid 
     Vehicle Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 
     1976.--Section 14 of the Electric and Hybrid Vehicle 
     Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1976 (15 
     U.S.C. 2513) is repealed.
       (p) Report on Activities Under the Methane Transportation 
     Research, Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980.--
     Section 9 of the Methane Transportation Research, 
     Development, and Demonstration Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3808) 
     is repealed.

     SEC. 1052. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Reports on Process-Oriented Industrial Energy 
     Efficiency and Industrial Insulation Audit Guidelines.--
       (1) Section 132(d) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 6349(d)) is amended--
       (A) in the language preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``Not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and annually thereafter'' and inserting ``Not later 
     than October 24, 1995, and biennially thereafter'';
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in paragraph (5), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) the information required under section 133(c).''.
       (2) Section 133(c) of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 6350(c)) is amended--
       (A) by striking, ``the date of the enactment of this Act'' 
     and inserting ``October 24, 1995''; and
       (B) by inserting ``as part of the report required under 
     section 132(d),'' after ``and biennially thereafter,''.
       (b) Report on Agency Requests for Waiver From Federal 
     Energy Management Requirements.--Section 543(b)(2) of the 
     National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 
     8253(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, as part of the report required under 
     section 548(b),'' after ``the Secretary shall''; and
       (2) by striking ``promptly''.
       (c) Report on the Progress, Status, Activities, and Results 
     of Programs Regarding the Procurement and Identification of 
     Energy Efficient Products.--Section 161(d) of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 8262g(d)) is amended by 
     striking ``of each year thereafter,'' and inserting 
     ``thereafter as part of the report required under section 
     548(b) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act,''.
       (d) Report on the Federal Government Energy Management 
     Program.--Section 548(b) of the National Energy Conservation 
     Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 8258(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) the information required under section 543(b)(2); 
     and'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (3) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) the information required under section 161(d) of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992.''.
       (e) Report on Alternative Fuel Use by Selected Federal 
     Vehicles.--Section 400AA(b)(1)(B) of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6374(b)(1)(B)) is amended by 
     striking ``, and annually thereafter''.
       (f) Report on the Operation of State Energy Conservation 
     Plans.--Section 365(c) of the Energy Policy and Conservation 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 6325(c)) is amended by striking ``report 
     annually'' and inserting ``, as part of the report required 
     under section 657 of the Department of Energy Organization 
     Act, report''.
       (g) Report on the Department of Energy.--Section 657 of the 
     Department of Energy Organization Act (42 U.S.C. 7267) is 
     amended by inserting after ``section 15 of the Federal Energy 
     Administration Act of 1974,'' the following: ``section 365(c) 
     of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act, section 304(c) of 
     the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982,''.
       (h) Report on Cost-Effective Ways To Increase Hydropower 
     Production at Federal Water Facilities.--Section 2404 of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 (16 U.S.C. 797 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``The Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of the Interior and the 
     Secretary of the Army,'' and inserting ``The Secretary of the 
     Interior and the Secretary of the Army, in consultation with 
     the Secretary,''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``the Secretary'' and 
     inserting ``the Secretary of the Interior, or the Secretary 
     of the Army,''.
       (i) Report on Progress Meeting Fusion Energy Program 
     Objectives.--Section 2114(c)(5) of the Energy Policy Act of 
     1992 (42 U.S.C. 13474(c)(5)) is amended by striking out the 
     first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``The President 
     shall include in the budget submitted to the Congress each 
     year under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, a 
     report prepared by the Secretary describing the progress made 
     in meeting the program objectives, milestones, and schedules 
     established in the management plan.''.
       (j) Report on High-Performance Computing Activities.--
     Section 203(d) of the High-Performance Computing Act of 1991 
     (15 U.S.C. 5523(d)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, and thereafter as part of the 
     report required under section 101(a)(3)(A), the Secretary of 
     Energy shall report on activities taken to carry out this 
     Act.''.
       (k) Report on National High-Performance Computing 
     Program.--Section 101(a)(4) of the High-Performance Computing 
     Act of 1991 (15 U.S.C. 5511(a)(4)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (F); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) include the report of the Secretary of Energy 
     required by section 203(d); and''.
       (l) Report on Nuclear Waste Disposal Program.--Section 
     304(d) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 
     10224(d)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Audit by GAO.--If requested by either House of the 
     Congress (or any committee thereof) or if considered 
     necessary by the Comptroller General, the General Accounting 
     Office shall conduct an audit of the Office, in accord with 
     such regulations as the Comptroller General may prescribe. 
     The Comptroller General shall have access to such books, 
     records, accounts, and other materials of the Office as the 
     Comptroller General determines to be necessary for the 
     preparation of such audit. The Comptroller General shall 
     submit a report on the results of each audit conducted under 
     this section.''.
          Subtitle F--Department of Health and Human Services

     SEC. 1061. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on the Effects of Toxic Substances.--Subsection 
     (c) of section 27 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 
     U.S.C. 2626(c)) is repealed.
       (b) Report on Compliance With the Consumer-Patient 
     Radiation Health and Safety Act.--Subsection (d) of section 
     981 of the Consumer-Patient Radiation Health and Safety Act 
     of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 10006(d)) is repealed.
       (c) Report on Evaluation of Title VIII Programs.--Section 
     859 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 298b-6) is 
     repealed.
       (d) Report on Medicare Treatment of Uncompensated Care.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 603(a) of the Social Security 
     Amendments of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is repealed.
       (e) Report on Program To Assist Homeless Individuals.--
     Subsection (d) of section 9117 of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 1383 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 1062. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report of the Surgeon General.--Section 239 of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 238h) is amended to read 
     as follows:


                           ``biannual report

       ``Sec. 239. The Surgeon General shall transmit to the 
     Secretary, for submission to the Congress, on January 1, 
     1995, and on January 1, every 2 years thereafter, a full 
     report of the administration of the functions of the Service 
     under this Act, including a detailed statement of receipts 
     and disbursements.''.
       (b) Report on Health Service Research Activities.--
     Subsection (b) of section 494A of the Public Health Service 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 289c-1(b)) is amended by striking ``September 
     30, 1993, and annually thereafter'' and inserting ``December 
     30, 1993, and each December 30 thereafter''.
       (c) Report on Family Planning.--Section 1009(a) of the 
     Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300a-7(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``each fiscal year'' and inserting ``fiscal year 
     1995, and each second fiscal year thereafter''.
       (d) Report on the Status of Health Information and Health 
     Promotion.--Section 1705(a) of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300u-4) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking out ``annually'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``biannually''.
        Subtitle G--Department of Housing and Urban Development

     SEC. 1071. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Reports on Public Housing Homeownership and Management 
     Opportunities.--Section 21(f) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437s(f)) is repealed.
       (b) Interim Report on Public Housing Mixed Income New 
     Communities Strategy Demonstration.--Section 522(k)(1) of the 
     Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1437f note) is repealed.
       (c) Biennial Report on Interstate Land Sales Registration 
     Program.--Section 1421 of the Interstate Land Sales Full 
     Disclosure Act (15 U.S.C. 1719a) is repealed.
       (d) Quarterly Report on Activities Under the Fair Housing 
     Initiatives Program.--Section 561(e)(2) of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3616a(e)(2)) is 
     repealed.

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       (e) Collection of and Annual Report on Racial and Ethnic 
     Data.--Section 562 of the Housing and Community Development 
     Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 3608a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in the first sentence--
       (i) by striking ``the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development and''; and
       (ii) by striking ``each'', the first place it appears; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``involved''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development and the'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (B) by striking ``each''.

     SEC. 1072. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on Homeownership of Multifamily Units Program.--
     Section 431 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12880) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``ANNUAL''; and
       (2) by striking ``The Secretary shall annually'' and 
     inserting ``The Secretary shall no later than December 31, 
     1995,''.
       (b) Triennial Audit of Transactions of National 
     Homeownership Foundation.--Section 107(g)(1) of the Housing 
     and Urban Development Act of 1968 (12 U.S.C. 1701y(g)(1)) is 
     amended by striking the last sentence.
       (c) Report on Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program.--
     Section 2605(h) of the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act 
     of 1981 (Public Law 97-35; 42 U.S.C. 8624(h)), is amended by 
     striking out ``(but not less frequently than every three 
     years),''.
                 Subtitle H--Department of the Interior

     SEC. 1081. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Audits in Federal Royalty Management 
     System.--Section 17(j) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 
     226(j)) is amended by striking the last sentence.
       (b) Report on Domestic Mining, Minerals, and Mineral 
     Reclamation Industries.--Section 2 of the Mining and Minerals 
     Policy Act of 1970 (30 U.S.C. 21a) is amended by striking the 
     last sentence.
       (c) Report on Phase I of the High Plains States Groundwater 
     Demonstration Project.--Section 3(d) of the High Plains 
     States Groundwater Demonstration Program Act of 1983 (43 
     U.S.C. 390g-1(d)) is repealed.
       (d) Report on Reclamation Reform Act Compliance.--Section 
     224(g) of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (43 U.S.C. 
     390ww(g)) is amended by striking the last 2 sentences.
       (e) Report on Geological Surveys Conducted Outside the 
     Domain of the United States.--Section 2 of Public Law 87-626 
     (43 U.S.C. 31(c)) is repealed.
       (f) Report on Recreation Use Fees.--Section 4(h) of the 
     Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-
     6a(h)) is repealed.

     SEC. 1082. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on Levels of the Ogallala Aquifer.--Title III of 
     the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 (42 U.S.C. 10301 
     note) is amended--
       (1) in section 306, by striking ``annually'' and inserting 
     ``biennially''; and
       (2) in section 308, by striking ``intervals of one year'' 
     and inserting ``intervals of 2 years''.
       (b) Report on Effects of Outer Continental Shelf Leasing 
     Activities on Human, Marine, and Coastal Environments.--
     Section 20(e) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
     U.S.C. 1346(e)) is amended by striking ``each fiscal year'' 
     and inserting ``every 3 fiscal years''.
                   Subtitle I--Department of Justice

     SEC. 1091. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Drug Interdiction Task Force.--Section 
     3301(a)(1)(C) of the National Drug Interdiction Act of 1986 
     (21 U.S.C. 801 note; Public Law 99-570; 100 Stat. 3207-98) is 
     repealed.
       (b) Report on Equal Access to Justice.--Section 2412(d)(5) 
     of title 28, United States Code, is repealed.
       (c) Report on Federal Offender Characteristics.--Section 
     3624(f)(6) of title 18, United States Code, is repealed.
       (d) Report on Costs of Death Penalty.--The Anti-Drug Abuse 
     Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-690; 102 Stat. 4395; 21 U.S.C. 
     848 note) is amended by striking out section 7002.
       (e) Mineral Leasing Act.--Section 8B of the Mineral Leasing 
     Act (30 U.S.C. 208-2) is repealed.
       (f) Small Business Act.--Subsection (c) of section 10 of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 639(c)) is repealed.
       (g) Energy Policy and Conservation Act.--Section 252(i) of 
     the Energy Policy Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6272(i)) is 
     amended by striking ``, at least once every 6 months, a 
     report'' and inserting ``, at such intervals as are 
     appropriate based on significant developments and issues, 
     reports''.
       (h) Report on Forfeiture Fund.--Section 524(c) of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (7); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (12) as 
     paragraphs (7) through (11), respectively.
                    Subtitle J--Department of Labor

     SEC. 1101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 408(d) of the Veterans Education and Employment 
     Amendments of 1989 (38 U.S.C. 4100 note) is repealed.

     SEC. 1102. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on the Activities Conducted Under the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938.--Section 4(d)(1) of the Fair Labor 
     Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 204(d)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``annually'' and inserting ``biennially''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``preceding year'' and inserting 
     ``preceding two years''.
       (b) Annual Report of the Office of Workers' Compensation.--
       (1) Report on the administration of the longshore and 
     harbor workers' compensation act.--Section 42 of the 
     Longshore and Harbor Workers' Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 
     942) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``beginning of each'' and all that follows 
     through ``Amendments of 1984'' and inserting ``end of each 
     fiscal year''; and
       (B) by adding the following new sentence at the end: ``Such 
     report shall include the annual reports required under 
     section 426(b) of the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 U.S.C. 
     936(b)) and section 8152 of title 5, United States Code, and 
     shall be identified as the Annual Report of the Office of 
     Workers' Compensation Programs.''.
       (2) Report on the administration of the black lung benefits 
     program.--Section 426(b) of the Black Lung Benefits Act (30 
     U.S.C. 936(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Within'' and all that follows through 
     ``Congress the'' and inserting ``At the end of each fiscal 
     year, the''; and
       (B) by adding the following new sentence at the end: ``Each 
     such report shall be prepared and submitted to Congress in 
     accordance with the requirement with respect to submission 
     under section 42 of the Longshore Harbor Workers' 
     Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 942).''.
       (3) Report on the administration of the federal employees' 
     compensation act.--(A) Subchapter I of chapter 81 of title 5, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof 
     the following new section:

     ``Sec. 8152. Annual report

       ``The Secretary of Labor shall, at the end of each fiscal 
     year, prepare a report with respect to the administration of 
     this chapter. Such report shall be submitted to Congress in 
     accordance with the requirement with respect to submission 
     under section 42 of the Longshore Harbor Workers' 
     Compensation Act (33 U.S.C. 942).''.
       (B) The table of sections for chapter 81 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 8151 the following:

``8152. Annual report.''.

       (c) Annual Report on the Department of Labor.--Section 9 of 
     an Act entitled ``An Act to create a Department of Labor'', 
     approved March 4, 1913 (29 U.S.C. 560) is amended by striking 
     ``make a report'' and all that follows through ``the 
     department'' and inserting ``prepare and submit to Congress 
     the financial statements of the Department that have been 
     audited''.
                    Subtitle K--Department of State

     SEC. 1111. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Audit of Use of Funds for U.N. High 
     Commissioner for Refugees.--Section 8 of the Migration and 
     Refugee Assistance Act of 1962 (22 U.S.C. 2606) is amended by 
     striking subsection (b), and redesignating subsection (c) as 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Report on Matters Relating to Foreign Relations and 
     Science and Technology.--Section 503(b) of the Foreign 
     Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1979 (22 U.S.C. 
     2656c(b)) is repealed.

     SEC. 1112. INTERNATIONAL NARCOTICS CONTROL.

       (a) Section 489A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2291i) is repealed.
       (b) Section 490A of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2291k) is repealed.
       (c) Section 489 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2291h) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by striking ``FOR FISCAL YEAR 
     1995''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (c).
       (d) Section 490 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2291j) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by striking ``FOR FISCAL YEAR 
     1995''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (i).
                Subtitle L--Department of Transportation

     SEC. 1121. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Deepwater Port Act of 1974.--Section 20 of 
     the Deepwater Port Act of 1974 (33 U.S.C. 1519) is repealed.
       (b) Report on Coast Guard Logistics Capabilities Critical 
     to Mission Performance.--Sections 5(a)(2) and 5(b) of the 
     Coast Guard Authorization Act of 1988 (10 U.S.C. 2304 note) 
     are repealed.
       (c) Report on Marine Plastic Pollution Research and Control 
     Act of 1987.--Section 2201(a) of the Marine Plastic Pollution 
     Research and Control Act of 1987 (33 U.S.C. 1902 note) is 
     amended by striking ``biennially'' and inserting 
     ``triennially''.
       (d) Report on Highway Safety Program Standards.--Section 
     402(a) of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking the fifth sentence.
       (e) Report on Railroad-Highway Demonstration Projects.--
     Section 163(o) of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1973 (23 
     U.S.C. 130 note) is repealed.
       (f) Report on Uniform Relocation Act Amendments of 1987.--
     Section 103(b)(2) of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and 
     Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
     4604(b)(2)) is repealed.
       (g) Report on Federal Railroad Safety.--(1) Section 20116 
     of title 49, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 201 
     of title 49, United States Code, is amended by striking the 
     item relating to section 20116.
       (h) Report on Railroad Financial Assistance.--Section 
     308(d) of title 49, United States Code, is repealed.

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       (i) Report on Use of Advanced Technology by the Automobile 
     Industry.--Section 305 of the Automotive Propulsion Research 
     and Development Act of 1978 (15 U.S.C. 2704) is amended by 
     striking the last sentence.
       (j) Report on Saint Lawrence Seaway Development 
     Corporation.--Section 10(a) of the Act of May 13, 1954 (68 
     Stat. 96, chapter 201; 33 U.S.C. 989(a)) is repealed.
       (k) Reports on Pipelines on Federal Lands.--Section 
     28(w)(4) of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185(w)(4)) is 
     repealed.
       ``(2) For any species determined to be an endangered 
     species or a threatened species under section 4(a), or 
     proposed for listing under section 4(b), prior to the 
     effective date of this section, and for any species for which 
     a final recovery plan has not been published prior to January 
     1, 1993, the Secretary shall develop and implement a final 
     recovery plan pursuant to the requirements of this section 
     not later than 2 years after the effective date of this 
     section.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall prepare and publish in the 
     Federal Register a notice of availability of, and request for 
     public comment on, a draft version of any revision of a 
     recovery plan.
       ``(4) The Secretary shall hold a public hearing on the 
     draft version of each new or revised recovery plan in each 
     county or parish to which the version applies.
       ``(5) Prior to the decision to adopt a final version of 
     each new or revised recovery plan, the Secretary shall 
     consider all information presented during each hearing held 
     pursuant to paragraph (4) and received in response to the 
     request for comments contained in the final regulation 
     specified in paragraph (1)(A) or the Federal Register notice 
     specified in paragraph (4). The Secretary shall publish the 
     response of the Secretary to all information presented in 
     such testimony or comments in the final version of the new or 
     revised recovery plan.
       ``(6) Prior to implementation of a new or revised recovery 
     plan, each affected Federal agency shall consider separately 
     all information presented during each hearing held pursuant 
     to paragraph (5) and received in response to the request for 
     comments contained in the final regulation specified in 
     paragraph (1)(A) or the Federal Register notice specified in 
     paragraph (4).
       (l) Report on Pipeline Safety.--Section 60124(a) of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``of each year'' and inserting ``of each odd-
     numbered year''.

     SEC. 1122. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund.--The 
     quarterly report regarding the Oil Spill Liability Trust Fund 
     required to be submitted to the House and Senate Committees 
     on Appropriations under House Report 101-892, accompanying 
     the appropriations for the Coast Guard in the Department of 
     Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1991, 
     shall be submitted not later than 30 days after the end of 
     the fiscal year in which this Act is enacted and annually 
     thereafter.
       (b) Report on Joint Federal and State Motor Fuel Tax 
     Compliance Project.--Section 1040(d)(1) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 101 
     note) is amended by striking ``September 30 and''.
                 Subtitle M--Department of the Treasury

     SEC. 1131. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on the Operation and Status of State and Local 
     Government Fiscal Assistance Trust Fund.--Paragraph (8) of 
     section 14001(a) of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1985 (31 U.S.C. 6701 note) is repealed.
       (b) Report on the Antirecession Provisions of the Public 
     Works Employment Act of 1976.--Section 213 of the Public 
     Works Employment Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 6733) is repealed.
       (c) Report on the Asbestos Trust Fund.--Paragraph (2) of 
     section 5(c) of the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act of 
     1986 (20 U.S.C. 4022(c)) is repealed.

     SEC. 1132. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on the World Cup USA 1994 Commemorative Coin 
     Act.--Subsection (g) of section 205 of the World Cup USA 1994 
     Commemorative Coin Act (31 U.S.C. 5112 note) is amended by 
     striking ``month'' and inserting ``calendar quarter''.
       (b) Reports on Various Funds.--Subsection (b) of section 
     321 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (5),
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (6) and 
     inserting ``; and'', and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (6) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) notwithstanding any other provision of law, fulfill 
     any requirement to issue a report on the financial condition 
     of any fund on the books of the Treasury by including the 
     required information in a consolidated report, except that 
     information with respect to a specific fund shall be 
     separately reported if the Secretary determines that the 
     consolidation of such information would result in an 
     unwarranted delay in the availability of such information.''.
       (c) Report on the James Madison-Bill of Rights 
     Commemorative Coin Act.--Subsection (c) of section 506 of the 
     James Madison-Bill of Rights Commemorative Coin Act (31 
     U.S.C. 5112 note) is amended by striking out ``month'' each 
     place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``calendar 
     quarter''.
               Subtitle N--Department of Veterans Affairs

     SEC. 1141. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Adequacy of Rates for State Home Care.--
     Section 1741 of title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (d) and (e) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively.
       (b) Report on Loans To Purchase Manufactured Homes.--
     Section 3712 of title 38, United States Code, of is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (l); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (l).
       (c) Report on Compliance With Funded Personnel Coding.--
       (1) Repeal of report requirement.--Section 8110(a)(4) of 
     title 38, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     subparagraph (C).
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 8110(a)(4) of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended by--
       (A) redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C);
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``subparagraph 
     (D)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subparagraph (C)''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking out ``subparagraph 
     (D)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subparagraph (C)''.
                     TITLE II--INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
                           Subtitle A--Action

     SEC. 2011. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 226 of the Domestic Volunteer Service Act of 1973 
     (42 U.S.C. 5026) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b); and
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(2)'' and inserting 
     ``(b)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``(1)(A)'' and inserting ``(1)''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``(B)'' and inserting ``(2)''; and
       (II) by striking ``subparagraph (A)'' and inserting 
     ``paragraph (1)''.

              Subtitle B--Environmental Protection Agency

     SEC. 2021. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Allocation of Water.--Section 102 of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1252) is 
     amended by striking subsection (d).
       (b) Report on Variance Requests.--Section 301(n)(8) of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1311(n)(8)) is 
     amended by striking ``Every 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, the Administrator shall submit 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Public Works and Transportation'' 
     and inserting ``By January 1, 1997, and January 1 of every 
     odd-numbered year thereafter, the Administrator shall submit 
     to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure''.
       (c) Report on Implementation of Clean Lakes Projects.--
     Section 314(d)(3) of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1324(d)(3)) is amended by striking ``The 
     Administrator shall report annually to the Committee on 
     Public Works and Transportation'' and inserting ``By January 
     1, 1997, and January 1 of every odd-numbered year thereafter, 
     the Administrator shall report to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure''.
       (d) Report on Use of Municipal Secondary Effluent and 
     Sludge.--Section 516 of the Federal Water Pollution Control 
     Act (33 U.S.C. 1375) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (g) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively.
       (e) Report on Certain Water Quality Standards and 
     Permits.--Section 404 of the Water Quality Act of 1987 
     (Public Law 100-4; 33 U.S.C. 1375 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (f) Report on Class V Wells.--Section 1426 of title XIV of 
     the Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the ``Safe 
     Drinking Water Act'') (42 U.S.C. 300h-5) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``(a) Monitoring 
     Methods.--''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).
       (g) Report on Sole Source Aquifer Demonstration Program.--
     Section 1427 of title XIV of the Public Health Service Act 
     (commonly known as the ``Safe Drinking Water Act'') (42 
     U.S.C. 300h-6) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (l); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (m) and (n) as subsections 
     (l) and (m), respectively.
       (h) Report on Supply of Safe Drinking Water.--Section 1442 
     of title XIV of the Public Health Service Act (commonly known 
     as the ``Safe Drinking Water Act'') (42 U.S.C. 300h-6) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c);
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c); and
       (3) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively.
       (i) Report on Nonnuclear Energy and Technologies.--Section 
     11 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy Research and Development 
     Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5910) is repealed.
       (j) Report on Emissions at Coal-Burning Powerplants.--
       (1) Section 745 of the Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use 
     Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 8455) is repealed.
       (2) The table of contents in section 101(b) of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. prec. 8301) is amended by striking the item relating 
     to section 745.
       (k) 5-Year Plan for Environmental Research, Development, 
     and Demonstration.--

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       (1) Section 5 of the Environmental Research, Development, 
     and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 4361) 
     is repealed.
       (2) Section 4 of the Environmental Research, Development, 
     and Demonstration Authorization Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 4361a) 
     is repealed.
       (3) Section 8 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 4365) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (c); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (e) through (i) as 
     subsections (c) through (g), respectively.
       (l) Plan on Assistance to States for Radon Programs.--
     Section 305 of the Toxic Substances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 
     2665) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively.
          Subtitle C--Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

     SEC. 2031. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 705(k)(2)(C) of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
     U.S.C. 2000e-4(k)(2)(C)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``including'' and inserting ``including information, 
     presented in the aggregate, relating to'';
       (2) in clause (i), by striking ``the identity of each 
     person or entity'' and inserting ``the number of persons and 
     entities'';
       (3) in clause (ii), by striking ``such person or entity'' 
     and inserting ``such persons and entities''; and
       (4) in clause (iii)--
       (A) by striking ``fee'' and inserting ``fees''; and
       (B) by striking ``such person or entity'' and inserting 
     ``such persons and entities''.
              Subtitle D--Federal Aviation Administration

     SEC. 2041. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       The provision that was section 7207(c)(4) of the Anti-Drug 
     Abuse Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-690; 102 Stat. 4428; 49 
     U.S.C. App. 1354 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``GAO''; and
       (2) by striking out ``the Comptroller General'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the Department of Transportation 
     Inspector General''.
             Subtitle E--Federal Communications Commission

     SEC. 2051. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report to the Congress Under the Communications 
     Satellite Act of 1962.--Section 404(c) of the Communications 
     Satellite Act of 1962 (47 U.S.C. 744(c)) is repealed.
       (b) Reimbursement for Amateur Examination Expenses.--
     Section 4(f)(4)(J) of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 
     U.S.C. 154(f)(4)(J)) is amended by striking out the last 
     sentence.
           Subtitle F--Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation

     SEC. 2061. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 102(b)(1) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-242; 105 
     Stat. 2237; 12 U.S.C. 1825 note) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) Quarterly reporting.--Not later than 90 days after 
     the end of any calendar quarter in which the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Corporation (hereafter in this section referred to 
     as the `Corporation') has any obligations pursuant to section 
     14 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act outstanding, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit a 
     report on the Corporation's compliance at the end of that 
     quarter with section 15(c) of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs 
     of the Senate and the Committee on Banking, Finance and Urban 
     Affairs of the House of Representatives. Such a report shall 
     be included in the Comptroller General's audit report for 
     that year, as required by section 17 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act.''.
            Subtitle G--Federal Emergency Management Agency

     SEC. 2071. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 611(i) of The Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief 
     and Emergency Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5196(i)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively.
         Subtitle H--Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board

     SEC. 2081. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 9503 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end thereof the following new subsection:
       ``(c) The requirements of this section are satisfied with 
     respect to the Thrift Savings Plan described under subchapter 
     III of chapter 84 of title 5, by preparation and transmission 
     of the report described under section 8439(b) of such 
     title.''.
              Subtitle I--General Services Administration

     SEC. 2091. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Properties Conveyed for Historic Monuments 
     and Correctional Facilities.--Section 203(o) of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     484(o)) is amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (1);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively; and
       (3) in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) by striking out 
     ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraph 
     (3)''.
       (b) Report on Properties Conveyed for Wildlife 
     Conservation.--Section 3 of the Act entitled ``An Act 
     authorizing the transfer of certain real property for 
     wildlife, or other purposes.'', approved May 19, 1948 (16 
     U.S.C. 667d; 62 Stat. 241) is amended by striking out ``and 
     shall be included in the annual budget transmitted to the 
     Congress''.
               Subtitle J--Interstate Commerce Commission

     SEC. 2101. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 10327(k) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(k) If an extension granted under subsection (j) is not 
     sufficient to allow for completion of necessary proceedings, 
     the Commission may grant a further extension in an 
     extraordinary situation if a majority of the Commissioners 
     agree to the further extension by public vote.''.
                 Subtitle K--Legal Services Corporation

     SEC. 2111. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 1009(c)(2) of the Legal Services Corporation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 2996h(c)(2)) is amended by striking out ``The'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Upon request, the''.
       Subtitle L--National Aeronautics and Space Administration

     SEC. 2121. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 21(g) of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 648(g)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) National Aeronautics and Space Administration and 
     Regional Technology Transfer Centers.--The National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration and regional technology 
     transfer centers supported by the National Aeronautics and 
     Space Administration are authorized and directed to cooperate 
     with small business development centers participating in the 
     program.''.
               Subtitle M--National Council on Disability

     SEC. 2131. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 401(a) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 
     781(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (9); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (10) and (11) as paragraphs 
     (9) and (10), respectively.
                Subtitle N--National Science Foundation

     SEC. 2141. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Strategic Plan for Science and Engineering Education.--
     Section 107 of the Education for Economic Security Act (20 
     U.S.C. 3917) is repealed.
       (b) Budget Estimate.--Section 14 of the National Science 
     Foundation Act of 1950 (42 U.S.C. 1873) is amended by 
     striking subsection (j).
            Subtitle O--National Transportation Safety Board

     SEC. 2151. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 1117 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2) by adding ``and'' after the semicolon;
       (2) in paragraph (3) by striking out ``; and'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (3) by striking out paragraph (4).
           Subtitle P--Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation

     SEC. 2161. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Section 607(c) of the Neighborhood Reinvestment Corporation 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 8106(c)) is amended by striking the second 
     sentence.
               Subtitle Q--Nuclear Regulatory Commission

     SEC. 2171. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 208 of the Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 
     U.S.C. 5848) is amended by striking ``each quarter a report 
     listing for that period'' and inserting ``an annual report 
     listing for the previous fiscal year''.
               Subtitle R--Office of Personnel Management

     SEC. 2181. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Senior Executive Service.--(1) Section 3135 
     of title 5, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections for chapter 31 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 3135.
       (b) Report on Performance Awards.--Section 4314(d) of title 
     5, United States Code, is repealed.
       (c) Report on Training Programs.--(1) Section 4113 of title 
     5, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections for chapter 41 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 4113.
       (d) Report on Prevailing Rate System.--Section 5347(e) of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking out the 
     fourth and fifth sentences.
       (e) Report on Activities of the Merit Systems Protection 
     Board and the Office of Personnel Management.--Section 2304 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking out ``(a)''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b).

     SEC. 2182. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 1304(e)(6) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``at least once every three years''.
                Subtitle S--Office of Thrift Supervision

     SEC. 2191. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 18(c)(6)(B) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1438(c)(6)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``annually'';
       (2) by striking out ``audit, settlement,'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``settlement''; and
       (3) by striking out ``, and the first audit'' and all that 
     follows through ``enacted''.
                  Subtitle T--Panama Canal Commission

     SEC. 2201. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Reports on Panama Canal.--Section 1312 of the Panama 
     Canal Act of 1979 (Public Law 96-70; 22 U.S.C. 3722) is 
     repealed.

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       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendment.--The table of 
     contents in section 1 of such Act is amended by striking out 
     the item relating to section 1312.
                       Subtitle U--Postal Service

     SEC. 2211. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Report on Consumer Education Programs.--Section 4(b) of 
     the Mail Order Consumer Protection Amendments of 1983 (39 
     U.S.C. 3005 note; Public Law 98-186; 97 Stat. 1318) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) A summary of the activities carried out under 
     subsection (a) shall be included in the first semiannual 
     report submitted each year as required under section 5 of the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).''.
       (b) Report on Investigative Activities.--Section 3013 of 
     title 39, United States Code, is amended in the last sentence 
     by striking out ``the Board shall transmit such report to the 
     Congress'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the information in 
     such report shall be included in the next semiannual report 
     required under section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 
     (5 U.S.C. App.)''.
                 Subtitle V--Railroad Retirement Board

     SEC. 2221. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       (a) Combination of Reports.--Section 502 of the Railroad 
     Retirement Solvency Act of 1983 (45 U.S.C. 231f-1) is amended 
     by striking ``On or before July 1, 1985, and each calendar 
     year thereafter'' and inserting ``As part of the annual 
     report required under section 22(a) of the Railroad 
     Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 231u(a))''.
       (b) Modification of Dates for Projection and Report--
     Section 22 of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 
     231u) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``February 1'' and inserting ``May 1''; and
       (2) by striking ``April 1'' and inserting ``July 1''.
        Subtitle W--Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board

     SEC. 2231. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 21A(k)(9) of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1441a(k)(9)) is amended by striking out ``the end of 
     each calendar quarter'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``June 
     30 and December 31 of each calendar year''.
              Subtitle X--United States Information Agency

     SEC. 2241. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       Notwithstanding section 601(c)(4) of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4001(c)(4)), the reports otherwise 
     required under such section shall not cover the activities of 
     the United States Information Agency.
           TITLE III--REPORTS BY ALL DEPARTMENTS AND AGENCIES

     SEC. 3001. REPORTS ELIMINATED.

       (a) Report on Part-Time Employment.--(1) Section 3407 of 
     title 5, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections for chapter 34 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 3407.
       (b) Semiannual Report on Lobbying.--Section 1352 of title 
     31, United States Code, is amended by--
       (1) striking out subsection (d); and
       (2) redesignating subsections (e), (f), (g), and (h) as 
     subsections (d), (e), (f), and (g), respectively.
       (c) Reports on Program Fraud and Civil Remedies.--(1) 
     Section 3810 of title 31, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections for chapter 38 of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out the item 
     relating to section 3810.
       (d) Report on Right to Financial Privacy Act.--Section 1121 
     of the Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 
     3421) is repealed.
       (e) Report on Plans To Convert to the Metric System.--
     Section 12 of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 
     205j-1) is repealed.
       (f) Report on Technology Utilization and Intellectual 
     Property Rights.--Section 11(f) of the Stevenson-Wydler 
     Technology Innovation Act of 1980 (15 U.S.C. 3710(f)) is 
     repealed.
       (g) Report on Extraordinary Contractual Actions To 
     Facilitate the National Defense.--Section 4(a) of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to authorize the making, amendment, and 
     modification of contracts to facilitate the national 
     defense'', approved August 28, 1958 (50 U.S.C. 1434(a)), is 
     amended by striking out ``all such actions taken'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``if any such action has been 
     taken''.
       (h) Reports on Detailing Employees.--Section 619 of the 
     Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government 
     Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-393; 106 Stat. 
     1769), is repealed.

     SEC. 3002. REPORTS MODIFIED.

       Section 552b(j) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(j) Each agency subject to the requirements of this 
     section shall annually report to the Congress regarding the 
     following:
       ``(1) The changes in the policies and procedures of the 
     agency under this section that have occurred during the 
     preceding 1-year period.
       ``(2) A tabulation of the number of meetings held, the 
     exemptions applied to close meetings, and the days of public 
     notice provided to close meetings.
       ``(3) A brief description of litigation or formal 
     complaints concerning the implementation of this section by 
     the agency.
       ``(4) A brief explanation of any changes in law that have 
     affected the responsibilities of the agency under this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 3003. TERMINATION OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Termination.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to the provisions of paragraph (2) 
     of this subsection and subsection (d), each provision of law 
     requiring the submittal to Congress (or any committee of the 
     Congress) of any annual, semiannual, or other regular 
     periodic report specified on the list described under 
     subsection (c) shall cease to be effective, with respect to 
     that requirement, 4 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Exception.--The provisions of paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to any report required under--
       (A) the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.); or
       (B) the Chief Financial Officers Act of 1990 (Public Law 
     101-576), including provisions enacted by the amendments made 
     by that Act.
       (b) Identification of Wasteful Reports.--The President 
     shall include in the first annual budget submitted pursuant 
     to section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, after the 
     date of enactment of this Act a list of reports that the 
     President has determined are unnecessary or wasteful and the 
     reasons for such determination.
       (c) List of Reports.--The list referred to under subsection 
     (a) is the list prepared by the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives for the first session of the 103d Congress 
     under clause 2 of rule III of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives (House Document No. 103-7).
       (d) Specific Reports Exempted.--Subsection (a)(1) shall not 
     apply to any report required under--
       (1) section 116 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2151n);
       (2) section 306 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2226);
       (3) section 489 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2291h);
       (4) section 502B of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2304);
       (5) section 634 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2394);
       (6) section 406 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (22 U.S.C. 2414a);
       (7) section 25 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2765);
       (8) section 28 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2768);
       (9) section 36 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 2776);
       (10) section 6 of the Multinational Force and Observers 
     Participation Resolution (22 U.S.C. 3425);
       (11) section 104 of the FREEDOM Support Act (22 U.S.C. 
     5814);
       (12) section 508 of that Act (22 U.S.C. 5858);
       (13) section 4 of the War Powers Resolution (50 U.S.C. 
     1543);
       (14) section 204 of the International Emergency Economic 
     Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1703);
       (15) section 14 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 
     (50 U.S.C. App. 2413);
       (16) section 207 of the International Economic Policy Act 
     of 1972 (Public Law 92-412; 86 Stat. 648);
       (17) section 4 of Public Law 93-121 (87 Stat. 448);
       (18) section 108 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 404a);
       (19) section 704 of the Support for East European Democracy 
     (SEED) Act of 1989 (22 U.S.C. 5474);
       (20) section 804 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
     Act, Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-246; 104 
     Stat. 72);
       (21) section 140 of the Foreign Relations Authorization 
     Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f);
       (22) section 2 of the Act of September 21, 1950 (Chapter 
     976; 64 Stat. 903);
       (23) section 3301 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 
     U.S.C. 3871);
       (24) section 2202 of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 (15 
     U.S.C. 4711);
       (25) section 1504 of Public Law 103-160 (10 U.S.C. 402 
     note);
       (26) section 502 of the International Security and 
     Development Coordination Act of 1985 (22 U.S.C. 2349aa-7);
       (27) section 23 of the Act of August 1, 1956 (Chapter 841; 
     (22 U.S.C. 2694(2));
       (28) section 5(c)(5) of the Export Administration Act of 
     1979 (50 U.S.C. App. 2404(c)(5);
       (29) section 14 of the Export Administration Act of 1979 
     (50 U.S.C. App. 2413;
       (30) section 50 of Public Law 87-297 (22 U.S.C. 2590);
       (31) section 240A of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2200a); or
       (32) section 604 of the United States Information and 
     Educational Exchange Act of 1948 (22 U.S.C. 1469).

  On motion of Mr. CLINGER, by unanimous consent, the foregoing 
amendment was modified as follows:

       In the proposed amendment strike subsection (a) of Sec. 
     1021 in Subtitle B (Page 12, strike lines 20-22). 

  After debate,
  Pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, the previous question on the 
amendment, as modified, and the bill was considered as ordered.

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  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment, as modified?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the amendment, as modified, was agreed to.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be read a third time, was read a 
third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, announced that three-fifths of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, three-fifths of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.146.15  public debt limit

  Mr. ARCHER moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2621) to 
enforce the public debt limit and to protect the social security trust 
funds and other Federal trust funds and accounts invested in public debt 
obligations.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, recognized Mr. ARCHER and Mr. 
GIBBONS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had not voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McCRERY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.146.16  message from the president--veto of h.j. res. 115

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the House of Representatives:
  I am returning herewith without my approval H.J. 115, the Second 
Continuing Resolution for fiscal year 1996.
  This legislation would raise Medicare premiums on senior citizens, and 
deeply cut education and environmental protection, as the cost for 
keeping the government running. Those are conditions that are not 
necessary to meet my goal of balancing the budget.
  If I signed my name to this bill now, millions of elderly couples all 
across this country would be forced to sign away $264 more in Medicare 
premiums next year, premium hikes that are not necessary to balance the 
budget. If America must close down access to quality education, a clean 
environment and affordable health care for our seniors, in order to keep 
the Government open, then that price is too high.
  We don't need these cuts to balance the budget. And we do not need big 
cuts in education and the environment to balance the budget. I have 
proposed a balanced budget without these cuts.
  I will continue to fight for my principles: a balanced budget that 
does not undermine Medicare, education or the environment, and that does 
not raise taxes on working families. I will not take steps that I 
believe will weaken our Nation, harm our people and limit our future as 
the cost of temporarily keeping the Government open.
  I continue to be hopeful that we can find common ground on balancing 
the budget. With this veto, it is now up to the Congress to take the 
reasonable and responsible course. They can still avoid a government 
shutdown.
  Congress still has the opportunity to pass clean continuing resolution 
and debt ceiling bills. These straightforward measures would allow the 
United States Government to keep functioning and meet its obligations, 
without attempting to force the acceptance of Republican budget 
priorities.
  Indeed, when Congress did not pass the 13 appropriations bills to fund 
the Government for fiscal year 1996 by September 30, we agreed on a fair 
continuing resolution that kept the Government operating and established 
a level playing field while Congress completed its work.
  Now, more than six weeks later, Congress still has sent me only three 
bills that I have been able to sign. Indeed, I am pleased to be signing 
the Energy and Water bill today. This bill is the result of a 
cooperative effort between my Administration and the Congress. It shows 
that when we work together, we can produce good legislation.
  We can have a fair and open debate about the best way to balance the 
budget. America can balance the budget without extreme cuts in Medicare, 
Medicaid, education or the environment--and that is what we must do.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, November 13, 1995.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent, ordered that 
the veto message, together with the accompanying joint resolution, be 
printed (H. Doc. 104-134) and spread upon the pages of the Journal of 
the House.

para.146.17  postponement of veto consideration--h.j. res. 115

  Mr. LIVINGSTON moved that further consideration of the veto message 
and the resolution (H.J. Res. 115) making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes, be 
postponed until December 1, 1995.
  When said motion was considered.
  After debate,

para.146.18  words taken down

  Mr. THOMAS during debate, addressed the House and, during the course 
of his remarks,
  Mr. OBEY demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:

       We said let us make sure that part of the solution is not 
     part of the political problem. That is why the Republicans 
     put holding the line on the beneficiaries' part of the part B 
     premium on the continuing resolution, to stop the President 
     from this kind of political game playing. They will tell you 
     it is for good and worthy purposes. It is for down-in-the-
     dirt gutter politics, and you people are going to pay.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, held the words taken down not to 
be unparliamentary, and said:
  ``In the opinion of the Chair, it does not appear that this is a 
personal reference to any Member or to the President.''.
  After further debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. LIVINGSTON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

229

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

199

para.146.19                  [Roll No. 790]

                                YEAS--229

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher

[[Page 1930]]


     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--199

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Fields (LA)
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Yates
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.146.20  h.r. 2621--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 2621) to enforce the public debt limit and to 
protect the social security trust funds and other Federal trust funds 
and accounts invested in public debt obligations.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had not voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. McCREARY demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

247

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

179

para.146.21                  [Roll No. 791]

                                AYES--247

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--179

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Fields (LA)
     Kasich
     Lewis (CA)
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Yates
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having not voted in favor 
thereof, the rules were not suspended and said bill was not passed.

para.146.22  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2539

  Mr. QUILLEN, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 259):


[[Page 1931]]


       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2539) to abolish the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission, to amend subtitle IV of title 49, United States 
     Code, to reform economic regulation of transportation, and 
     for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. All points of order against consideration of 
     the bill for failure to comply with section 302(f) or 308(a) 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are waived. General 
     debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
     hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall 
     be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose 
     of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in the bill. 
     The committee amendment in the nature of a substitute shall 
     be considered by title rather than by section. The first 
     section and each title shall be considered as read. Points of 
     order against the committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute for failure to comply with clause 5(a) of rule XXI 
     or section 302(f) of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 are 
     waived. Before consideration of any other amendment, if shall 
     be in order without intervention of any point of order to 
     consider the amendment caused by the chairman of the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure to be printed 
     in the portion of the Congressional Record designated for the 
     purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. That amendment may be 
     offered only by the chairman of the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure or his designee, shall be 
     considered as read, shall be debatable for ten minutes 
     equally divided and controlled by the proponent and an 
     opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall not be 
     subject to a demand for division of the question in the House 
     or in the Committee of the Whole. If that amendment is 
     adopted, the bill, as amended, shall be considered as the 
     original bill for the purpose of further amendment. During 
     further consideration of the bill for amendment, the Chairman 
     of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for the purpose in clause 6 
     of the rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered 
     as read. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
     amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the 
     House with such amendments as may have been adopted. Any 
     Member may demand a separate vote in the House on any 
     amendment adopted in the Committee of the Whole to the bill 
     or to the committee amendment in the nature of a substitute. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     bill and amendments thereto to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit with or 
     without instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. QUILLEN, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.146.23  icc termination

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, pursuant to House Resolution 259 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2539) to abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, to amend 
subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, to reform economic 
regulation of transportation, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. KINGSTON as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.146.24  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WHITFIELD:

       Page 37, in the table of sections for chapter 107, amend 
     the item relating to section 10702 to read as follows:

``10702. Short line purchases by Class II and Class III rail carriers.

       Page 38, line 3 and 4, strike ``rail carrier providing 
     transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Panel under 
     this part'' and insert in lieu thereof ``person''.
       Page 38, lines 8 through 11, amend paragraphs (3) and (4) 
     to read as follows:
       ``(3) provide transportation over, or by means of, an 
     extended or additional railroad line; or
       ``(4) in the case of a person other than a rail carrier, 
     acquire a railroad line or acquire or operate an extended or 
     additional railroad line,
       Page 39, line 2, strike ``or section 10702''.
       Page 39, line 20, through page 40, line 4, strike 
     subsections (e) and (f).
       Page 40, line 5, through page 43, line 7, amend section 
     10702 to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 10702. Short line purchases by Class II and Class III 
       rail carriers

       ``(a) A Class II or Class III rail carrier providing 
     transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Panel under 
     this part may acquire or operate an extended or additional 
     rail line under this section only if the Panel issues a 
     certificate authorizing such activity under subsection (c).
       ``(b) A proceeding to grant authority under subsection (a) 
     of this section begins when an application is filed. On 
     receiving the application, the Panel shall give reasonable 
     public notice of the beginning of such proceeding.
       ``(c) The Panel shall issue a certificate authorizing 
     activities for which such authority is requested in an 
     application filed under subsection (b) unless the Panel finds 
     that such activities are inconsistent with the public 
     convenience and necessity. Such certificate may approve the 
     application as filed, or with modifications, and may require 
     compliance with conditions the Panel finds necessary in the 
     public interest.
       ``(d) The Panel shall require any Class II rail carrier 
     which receives a certificate under subsection (c) of this 
     section to provide a fair and equitable arrangement for the 
     protection of the interests of employees who may be affected 
     thereby to the same extent as an arrangement established 
     pursuant to section 11126(b) of this title. The Panel shall 
     not require such an arrangement from a Class III rail carrier 
     which receives a certificate under subsection (c) of this 
     section
       ``(e) For purposes of this section, the terms `Class II 
     rail carrier' and `Class III rail carrier' have the meaning 
     given those terms by the Panel.
       Page 46, line 2, insert ``(a)'' after ``under sections 
     11126''.
       Page 68, Line 18, strike ``(a)''.
       Page 69, lines 7 through 11, strike subsection (b).
       Page 74, after line 22, insert the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) No transaction described in section 11126(b) may have 
     the effect of avoiding a collective bargaining agreement or 
     shifting work from a rail carrier with a collective 
     bargaining agreement to a rail carrier without a collective 
     bargaining agreement.
       Page 74, line 23, strike ``(e)'' and insert in lieu thereof 
     ``(f)''.
       Page 79, line 12, strike ``When'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, 
     when''.
       Page 80, after line 3, insert the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(b) When approval is sought under sections 11124 and 
     11125 for a transaction involving one Class II and one or 
     more Class III rail carriers, there shall be an arrangement 
     as required under subsection (a) of this section, except that 
     the arrangement shall be limited to one year of severance 
     pay, which shall not exceed the amount of earnings from the 
     railroad employment of that employee during the 12-month 
     period immediately preceding the date on which the 
     application for approval of such transaction is filed with 
     the Panel. The amount of such severance pay shall be reduced 
     by the amount of earnings from railroad employment of that 
     employee with the acquiring carrier during the 12-month 
     period immediately following the effective date of the 
     transaction. The parties may agree to terms other than as 
     provided in this subsection.
       ``(c) When approval is sought under sections 11124 and 
     11125 for a transaction involving only Class III rail 
     carriers, this section shall not apply.
       ``(d) For purposes of this section, the terms `Class II 
     rail carrier' and `Class III rail carrier' have the meaning 
     given those terms by the Panel.

It was decided in the

Yeas

241

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affirmative

Nays

184

para.146.25                  [Roll No. 792]

                                AYES--241

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee

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     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--184

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Callahan
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Mink
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Yates
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, assumed the 
Chair.
  When Mr. KINGSTON, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 259, 
reported the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the 
Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:
           Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``ICC Termination Act of 
     1995''.
          TITLE I--ABOLITION OF INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION

     SEC. 101. ABOLITION.

       The Interstate Commerce Commission is abolished.

     SEC. 102. RAIL PROVISIONS.

       (a) Amendment.--Subtitle IV of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

                ``SUBTITLE IV--INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION

                             ``PART A--RAIL

    Chapter                                                    Sec.

``101.           GENERAL PROVISIONS.....................  10101
``103.           JURISDICTION...........................  10301
``105.           RATES..................................  10501
``107.           LICENSING..............................  10701
``109.           OPERATIONS.............................  10901
``111.           FINANCE................................  11101
``113.           FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS................  11301
``115.           ENFORCEMENT: INVESTIGATIONS, RIGHTS,     11501
                  AND REMEDIES.
``117.           CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES...........  11701


    ``PART B--MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, BROKERS, AND FREIGHT 
                               FORWARDERS


    ``Chapter                                                   Sec.

``131.             GENERAL PROVISIONS....................  13101
``133.             ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.............  13301
``135.             JURISDICTION..........................  13501
``137.             RATES AND THROUGH ROUTES..............  13701
``139.             REGISTRATION..........................  13901
``141.             OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS................  14101
``143.             FINANCE...............................  14301
``145.             FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS...............  14501
``147.             ENFORCEMENT; INVESTIGATIONS; RIGHTS;    14701
                    REMEDIES.
``149.             CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES..........  14901


                             ``PART A--RAIL

                   ``CHAPTER 101--GENERAL PROVISIONS

``Sec.
``10101. Rail transportation policy.
``10102. Definitions.
``10103. Remedies are exclusive.

     ``Sec. 10101. Rail transportation policy

       ``In regulating the railroad industry, it is the policy of 
     the United States Government--
       ``(1) to allow, to the maximum extent possible, competition 
     and the demand for services to establish reasonable rates for 
     transportation by rail;
       ``(2) to minimize the need for Federal regulatory control 
     over the rail transportation system and to require fair and 
     expeditious regulatory decisions when regulation is required;
       ``(3) to promote a safe and efficient rail transportation 
     system by allowing rail carriers to earn adequate revenues, 
     as determined by the Panel;
       ``(4) to ensure the development and continuation of a sound 
     rail transportation system with effective competition among 
     rail carriers and with other modes, to meet the needs of the 
     public and the national defense;
       ``(5) to foster sound economic conditions in transportation 
     and to ensure effective competition and coordination between 
     rail carriers and other modes;
       ``(6) to maintain reasonable rates where there is an 
     absence of effective competition and where rail rates provide 
     revenues which exceed the amount necessary to maintain the 
     rail system and to attract capital;
       ``(7) to reduce regulatory barriers to entry into and exit 
     from the industry;
       ``(8) to operate transportation facilities and equipment 
     without detriment to the public health and safety;
       ``(9) to encourage honest and efficient management of 
     railroads;
       ``(10) to require rail carriers, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, to rely on individual rate increases, and to 
     limit the use of increases of general applicability;
       ``(11) to encourage fair wages and safe and suitable 
     working conditions in the railroad industry;
       ``(12) to avoid undue concentrations of market power and to 
     prohibit unlawful discrimination;
       ``(13) to ensure the availability of accurate cost 
     information in regulatory proceedings, while minimizing the 
     burden on rail carriers of developing and maintaining the 
     capability of providing such information; and
       ``(14) to encourage and promote energy conservation.

     ``Sec. 10102. Definitions

       ``In this part--
       ``(1) `car service' includes (A) the use, control, supply, 
     movement, distribution, exchange, interchange, and return of 
     locomotives, cars, other vehicles, and special types of 
     equipment used in the transportation of property by a rail 
     carrier, and (B) the supply of trains by a rail carrier;
       ``(2) `control', when referring to a relationship between 
     persons, includes actual control, legal control, and the 
     power to exercise control, through or by (A) common 
     directors, officers, stockholders, a voting trust, or a 
     holding or investment company, or (B) any other means;
       ``(3) `Panel' means the Transportation Adjudication Panel;
       ``(4) `person', in addition to its meaning under section 1 
     of title 1, includes a trustee, receiver, assignee, or 
     personal representative of a person;
       ``(5) `rail carrier' means a person providing common 
     carrier railroad transportation for compensation, but does 
     not include street, suburban, or interurban electric railways 
     not operated as part of the general system of rail 
     transportation;
       ``(6) `railroad' includes--
       ``(A) a bridge, car float, lighter, ferry, and intermodal 
     equipment used by or in connection with a railroad;

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       ``(B) the road used by a rail carrier and owned by it or 
     operated under an agreement; and
       ``(C) a switch, spur, track, terminal, terminal facility, 
     and a freight depot, yard, and ground, used or necessary for 
     transportation;
       ``(7) `rate' means a rate, fare, or charge for 
     transportation;
       ``(8) `State' means a State of the United States and the 
     District of Columbia;
       ``(9) `transportation' includes--
       ``(A) a locomotive, car, vehicle, yard, property, facility, 
     instrumentality, or equipment of any kind related to the 
     movement of passengers or property, or both, by rail, 
     regardless of ownership or an agreement concerning use; and
       ``(B) services related to that movement, including receipt, 
     delivery, elevation, transfer in transit, refrigeration, 
     icing, ventilation, storage, handling, and interchange of 
     passengers and property; and
       ``(10) `United States' means the States of the United 
     States and the District of Columbia.

     ``Sec. 10103. Remedies are exclusive

       ``Except as otherwise provided in this part, the remedies 
     provided under this part with respect to regulation of rail 
     transportation are exclusive and preempt the remedies 
     provided under Federal or State law.

                      ``CHAPTER 103--JURISDICTION

``Sec.
``10301. General jurisdiction.
``10302. Authority to exempt rail carrier transportation.

     ``Sec. 10301. General jurisdiction

       ``(a)(1) Subject to this chapter and other law, the Panel 
     has jurisdiction over transportation by rail carrier that 
     is--
       ``(A) only by railroad; or
       ``(B) by railroad and water, when the transportation is 
     under common control, management, or arrangement for a 
     continuous carriage or shipment.
       ``(2) Jurisdiction under paragraph (1) applies only to 
     transportation in the United States between a place in--
       ``(A) a State and a place in the same or another State;
       ``(B) a State and a place in a territory or possession of 
     the United States;
       ``(C) a territory or possession of the United States and a 
     place in another such territory or possession;
       ``(D) a territory or possession of the United States and 
     another place in the same territory or possession;
       ``(E) the United States and another place in the United 
     States through a foreign country; or
       ``(F) the United States and a place in a foreign country.
       ``(b) The jurisdiction of the Panel over--
       ``(1) transportation by rail carriers, and the remedies 
     provided in this part with respect to rates, classifications, 
     rules (including car service, interchange, and other 
     operating rules), practices, routes, services, and facilities 
     of such carriers; and
       ``(2) the construction, acquisition, operation, 
     abandonment, or discontinuance of spur, industrial, team, 
     switching, or side tracks, or facilities, even if the tracks 
     are located, or intended to be located, entirely in one 
     State,
     is exclusive.
       ``(c)(1) In this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `local governmental authority'--
       ``(i) has the same meaning given that term by section 
     5302(a) of this title; and
       ``(ii) includes a person or entity that contracts with the 
     local governmental authority to provide transportation 
     services; and
       ``(B) the term `mass transportation' means transportation 
     services described in section 5302(a) of this title that are 
     provided by rail.
       ``(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Panel does 
     not have jurisdiction under this part over mass 
     transportation provided by a local governmental authority.
       ``(3)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of this subsection, 
     a local governmental authority, described in paragraph (2), 
     is subject to applicable laws of the United States related 
     to--
       ``(i) safety;
       ``(ii) the representation of employees for collective 
     bargaining; and
       ``(iii) employment retirement, annuity, and unemployment 
     systems or other provisions related to dealings between 
     employees and employers.
       ``(B) The Panel has jurisdiction under sections 10902 and 
     10903 of this title over mass transportation provided by a 
     local governmental authority. The enactment of the ICC 
     Termination Act of 1995 shall have no effect on which 
     employees and employers are covered by the Railway Labor Act, 
     the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, the Railroad Retirement 
     Tax Act, and the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act.

     ``Sec. 10302. Authority to exempt rail carrier transportation

       ``(a) In a matter related to a rail carrier providing 
     transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Panel under 
     this part, the Panel, to the maximum extent consistent with 
     this part, shall exempt a person, class of persons, or a 
     transaction or service whenever the Panel finds that the 
     application of a provision of this part--
       ``(1) is not necessary to carry out the transportation 
     policy of section 10101 of this title; and
       ``(2) either--
       ``(A) the transaction or service is of limited scope; or
       ``(B) the application of the provision is not needed to 
     protect shippers from the abuse of market power.
       ``(b) The Panel may, where appropriate, begin a proceeding 
     under this section on its own initiative or on application by 
     the Secretary of Transportation or an interested
     party. The Panel shall, within 90 days after receipt of any 
     such application, determine whether to begin an appropriate 
     proceeding. If the Panel decides not to begin a proceeding, 
     the reasons for the decision shall be published in the 
     Federal Register. Any proceeding begun as a result of an 
     application under this subsection shall be completed within 
     one year after it is begun.
       ``(c) The Panel may specify the period of time during which 
     an exemption granted under this section is effective.
       ``(d) The Panel may revoke an exemption, to the extent it 
     specifies, when it finds that application of a provision of 
     this part to the person, class, or transportation is 
     necessary to carry out the transportation policy of section 
     10101 of this title. The Panel shall, within 90 days after 
     receipt of a request for revocation under this subsection, 
     determine whether to begin an appropriate proceeding. If the 
     Panel decides not to begin a proceeding, the reasons for the 
     decision shall be published in the Federal Register. Any 
     proceeding begun as a result of a request under this 
     subsection shall be completed within one year after it is 
     begun.
       ``(e) No exemption order issued pursuant to this section 
     shall operate to relieve any rail carrier from an obligation 
     to provide contractual terms for liability and claims which 
     are consistent with the provisions of section 11506 of this 
     title. Nothing in this subsection or section 11506 of this 
     title shall prevent rail carriers from offering alternative 
     terms nor give the Panel the authority to require any 
     specific level of rates or services based upon the provisions 
     of section 11506 of this title.
       ``(f) The Panel may exercise its authority under this 
     section to exempt transportation that is provided by a rail 
     carrier.
       ``(g) The Panel may not exercise its authority under this 
     section to relieve a rail carrier of its obligation to 
     protect the interests of employees as required by this part.

                          ``CHAPTER 105--RATES

                   ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL AUTHORITY

``Sec.
``10501. Standards for rates, classifications, through routes, rules, 
              and practices.
``10502. Authority for rail carriers to establish rates, 
              classifications, rules, and practices.
``10503. Authority for rail carriers to establish through routes.
``10504. Authority and criteria: rates, classifications, rules, and 
              practices prescribed by Panel.
``10505. Authority: through routes, joint classifications, rates, and 
              divisions prescribed by Panel.
``10506. Rate agreements: exemption from antitrust laws.
``10507. Determination of market dominance in rail rate proceedings.
``10508. Rail cost adjustment factor.
``10509. Contracts.

                 ``SUBCHAPTER II--SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

``10521. Government traffic.
``10522. Emergency rates.
``10523. Car utilization.

                     ``SUBCHAPTER III--LIMITATIONS

``10541. Prohibitions against discrimination by rail carriers.
``10542. Facilities for interchange of traffic.
``10543. Continuous carriage of freight.
``10544. Transportation services or facilities furnished by shipper.
``10545. Demurrage charges.
``10546. Designation of certain routes by shippers.

                   ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL AUTHORITY

     ``Sec. 10501. Standards for rates, classifications, through 
       routes, rules, and practices

       ``(a) A through route established by a rail carrier must be 
     reasonable. Divisions of joint rates by rail carriers must be 
     made without unreasonable discrimination against a 
     participating carrier and must be reasonable.
       ``(b) A rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part may not 
     discriminate in its rates against a connecting line of 
     another rail carrier providing transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Panel under this part or unreasonably 
     discriminate against that line in the distribution of traffic 
     that is not routed specifically by the shipper.
       ``(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section 
     and unless a rate is prohibited by a provision of this part, 
     a rail carrier providing transporation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Panel under this part may establish any 
     rate for transportation or other service provided by the rail 
     carrier.
       ``(d)(1) If the Panel determines, under section 10507 of 
     this title, that a rail carrier has market dominance over the 
     transportation to which a particular rate applies, the rate 
     established by such carrier for such transportation must be 
     reasonable.
       ``(2) In determining whether a rate established by a rail 
     carrier is reasonable for purposes of this section, the Panel 
     shall give due consideration to--
       ``(A) the amount of traffic which is transported at 
     revenues which do not contribute to going concern value and 
     the efforts made to minimize such traffic;
       ``(B) the amount of traffic which contributes only 
     marginally to fixed costs and the extent to which, if any, 
     rates on such traffic

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     can be changed to maximize the revenues from such traffic; 
     and
       ``(C) the carrier's mix of rail traffic to determine 
     whether one commodity is paying an unreasonable share of the 
     carrier's overall revenues,
     recognizing the policy of this part that rail carriers shall 
     earn adequate revenues, as established by the Panel under 
     section 10504(a)(2) of this title.
       ``(3) The Panel shall, within one year after the date of 
     the enactment of this paragraph, complete the pending 
     Interstate Commerce Commission non-coal rate guidelines 
     proceeding.

     ``Sec. 10502. Authority for rail carriers to establish rates, 
       classifications, rules, and practices

       ``A rail carrier providing transportation or service 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part 
     shall establish reasonable--
       ``(1) rates, to the extent required by section 10507, 
     divisions of joint rates, and classifications for 
     transportation and service it may provide under this part; 
     and
       ``(2) rules and practices on matters related to that 
     transportation or service.

     ``Sec. 10503. Authority for rail carriers to establish 
       through routes

       ``Rail carriers providing transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Panel under this part shall establish 
     through routes with each other, shall establish rates and 
     classifications applicable to those routes, and shall 
     establish rules for their operation and provide--
       ``(1) reasonable facilities for operating the through 
     route; and
       ``(2) reasonable compensation to persons entitled to 
     compensation for services related to the through route.

     ``Sec. 10504. Authority and criteria: rates, classifications, 
       rules, and practices prescribed by Panel

       ``(a)(1) When the Panel, after a full hearing, decides that 
     a rate charged or collected by a rail carrier for 
     transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Panel under 
     this part, or that a classification, rule, or practice of 
     that carrier does or will violate this part, the Panel may 
     prescribe the maximum rate, classification, rule, or practice 
     to be followed. The Panel may order the carrier to stop the 
     violation. When a rate, classification, rule, or practice is 
     prescribed under this subsection, the affected carrier may 
     not publish, charge, or collect a different rate and shall 
     adopt the classification and observe the rule or practice 
     prescribed by the Panel.
       ``(2) The Panel shall maintain and revise as necessary 
     standards and procedures for establishing revenue levels for 
     rail carriers providing transportation subject to its 
     jurisdiction under this part that are adequate, under honest, 
     economical, and efficient management, to cover total 
     operating expenses, including depreciation and obsolescence, 
     plus a reasonable and economic profit or return (or both) on 
     capital employed in the business. The Panel shall make an 
     adequate and continuing effort to assist those carriers in 
     attaining revenue levels prescribed under this paragraph. 
     Revenue levels established under this paragraph should--
       ``(A) provide a flow of net income plus depreciation 
     adequate to support prudent capital outlays, assure the 
     repayment of a reasonable level of debt, permit the raising 
     of needed equity capital, and cover the effects of inflation; 
     and
       ``(B) attract and retain capital in amounts adequate to 
     provide a sound transportation system in the United States.
       ``(3) On the basis of the standards and procedures 
     described in paragraph (2), the Panel shall annually 
     determine which rail carriers are earning adequate revenues.
       ``(b) The Panel may begin a proceeding under this section 
     on its own initiative or on complaint. A complaint under 
     subsection (a) of this section must be made under section 
     11501 of this title, but the proceeding may also be in 
     extension of a complaint pending before the Panel.

     ``Sec. 10505. Authority: through routes, joint 
       classifications, rates, and divisions prescribed by Panel

       ``(a)(1) The Panel may, and shall when it considers it 
     desirable in the public interest, prescribe through routes, 
     joint classifications, joint rates, the division of joint 
     rates, and the conditions under which those routes must be 
     operated, for a rail carrier providing transportation subject 
     to the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part.
       ``(2) The Panel may require a rail carrier to include in a 
     through route substantially less than the entire length of 
     its railroad and any intermediate railroad operated with it 
     under common management or control if that intermediate 
     railroad lies between the terminals of the through route only 
     when--
       ``(A) required under sections 10541, 10542, or 10902 of 
     this title;
       ``(B) inclusion of those lines would make the through route 
     unreasonably long when compared with a practicable 
     alternative through route that could be established; or
       ``(C) the Panel decides that the proposed through route is 
     needed to provide adequate, and more efficient or economic, 
     transportation.
     The Panel shall give reasonable preference, subject to this 
     subsection, to the rail carrier originating the traffic when 
     prescribing through routes.
       ``(b) The Panel shall prescribe the division of joint rates 
     to be received by a rail carrier providing transportation 
     subject to its jurisdiction under this part when it decides 
     that a division of joint rates established by the 
     participating carriers under section 10503 of this title, or 
     under a decision of the Panel under subsection (a) of this 
     section, does or will violate section 10501 of this title.
       ``(c) If a division of a joint rate prescribed under a 
     decision of the Panel is later found to violate section 10501 
     of this title, the Panel may decide what division would have 
     been reasonable and order adjustment to be made retroactive 
     to the date the complaint was filed, the date the order for 
     an investigation was made, or a later date that the Panel 
     decides is justified. The Panel may make a decision under 
     this subsection effective as part of its original decision.

     ``Sec. 10506. Rate agreements: exemption from antitrust laws

       ``(a)(1) In this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `affiliate' means a person controlling, 
     controlled by, or under common control or ownership with 
     another person and `ownership' refers to equity holdings in a 
     business entity of at least 5 percent;
       ``(B) the term `single-line rate' refers to a rate or 
     allowance proposed by a single rail carrier that is 
     applicable only over its line and for which the 
     transportation (exclusive of terminal services by switching, 
     drayage or other terminal carriers or agencies) can be 
     provided by that carrier; and
       ``(C) the term `practicably participates in the movement' 
     shall have such meaning as the Panel shall by regulation 
     prescribe.
       ``(2)(A) A rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part that is a party 
     to an agreement of at least 2 rail carriers that relates to 
     rates (including charges between rail carriers and 
     compensation paid or received for the use of facilities and 
     equipment), classifications, divisions, or rules related to 
     them, or procedures for joint consideration, initiation, 
     publication, or establishment of them, shall apply to the 
     Panel for approval of that agreement under this subsection. 
     The Panel shall approve the agreement only when it finds that 
     the making and carrying out of the agreement will further the 
     transportation policy of section 10101 of this title and may 
     require compliance with conditions necessary to make the 
     agreement further that policy as a condition of its approval. 
     If the Panel approves the agreement, it may be made and 
     carried out under its terms and under the conditions required 
     by the Panel, and the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1, et seq.), the 
     Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12, et seq.), the Federal Trade 
     Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41, et seq.), sections 73 and 74 of 
     the Wilson Tariff Act (15 U.S.C. 8 and 9), and the Act of 
     June 19, 1936 (15 U.S.C. 13, 13a, 13b, 21a) do not apply to 
     parties and other persons with respect to making or carrying 
     out the agreement. However, the Panel may not approve or 
     continue approval of an agreement when the conditions 
     required by it are not met or if it does not receive a 
     verified statement under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
       ``(B) The Panel may approve an agreement under subparagraph 
     (A) of this paragraph only when the rail carriers applying 
     for approval file a verified statement with the Panel. Each 
     statement must specify for each rail carrier that is a party 
     to the agreement--
       ``(i) the name of the carrier;
       ``(ii) the mailing address and telephone number of its 
     headquarter's office; and
       ``(iii) the names of each of its affiliates and the names, 
     addresses, and affiliates of each of its officers and 
     directors and of each person, together with an affiliate, 
     owning or controlling any debt, equity, or security interest 
     in it having a value of at least $1,000,000.
       ``(3)(A) An organization established or continued under an 
     agreement approved under this subsection shall make a final 
     disposition of a rule or rate docketed with it by the 120th 
     day after the proposal is docketed. Such an organization may 
     not--
       ``(i) permit a rail carrier to discuss, to participate in 
     agreements related to, or to vote on single-line rates 
     proposed by another rail carrier, except that for purposes of 
     general rate increases and broad changes in rates, 
     classifications, rules, and practices only, if the Panel 
     finds at any time that the implementation of this clause is 
     not feasible, it may delay or suspend such implementation in 
     whole or in part;
       ``(ii) permit a rail carrier to discuss, to participate in 
     agreements related to, or to vote on rates related to a 
     particular interline movement unless that rail carrier 
     practicably participates in the movement; or
       ``(iii) if there are interline movements over two or more 
     routes between the same end points, permit a carrier to 
     discuss, to participate in agreements related to, or to vote 
     on rates except with a carrier which forms part of a 
     particular single route. If the Panel finds at any time that 
     the implementation of this clause is not feasible, it may 
     delay or suspend such implementation in whole or in part.
       ``(B)(i) In any proceeding in which a party alleges that a 
     rail carrier voted or agreed on a rate or allowance in 
     violation of this subsection, that party has the burden of 
     showing that the vote or agreement occurred. A showing of 
     parallel behavior does not satisfy that burden by itself.
       ``(ii) In any proceeding in which it is alleged that a 
     carrier was a party to an agreement, conspiracy, or 
     combination in violation of a Federal law cited in subsection 
     (a)(2)(A) of this section or of any similar State law, proof 
     of an agreement, conspiracy, or combination may not be 
     inferred from evidence that two or more rail carriers

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     acted together with respect to an interline rate or related 
     matter and that a party to such action took similar action 
     with respect to a rate or related matter on another route or 
     traffic. In any proceeding in which such a violation is 
     alleged, evidence of a discussion or agreement between or 
     among such rail carrier and one or more other rail carriers, 
     or of any rate or other action resulting from such discussion 
     or agreement, shall not be admissible if the discussion or 
     agreement--
       ``(I) was in accordance with an agreement approved under 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection; or
       ``(II) concerned an interline movement of the rail carrier, 
     and the discussion or agreement would not, considered by 
     itself, violate the laws referred to in the first sentence of 
     this clause.
     In any proceeding before a jury, the court shall determine 
     whether the requirements of subclause (I) or (II) are 
     satisfied before allowing the introduction of any such 
     evidence.
       ``(C) An organization described in subparagraph (A) of this 
     paragraph shall provide that transcripts or sound recordings 
     be made of all meetings, that records of votes be made, and 
     that such transcripts or recordings and voting records be 
     submitted to the Panel and made available to other Federal 
     agencies in connection with their statutory responsibilities 
     over rate bureaus, except that such material shall be kept 
     confidential and shall not be subject to disclosure under 
     section 552 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     subsection, one or more rail carriers may enter into an 
     agreement, without obtaining prior Panel approval, that 
     provides solely for compilation, publication, and other 
     distribution of rates in effect or to become effective. The 
     Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 
     12 et seq.), the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 
     et seq.), sections 73 and 74 of the Wilson Tariff Act (15 
     U.S.C. 8 and 9), and the Act of June 19, 1936 (15 U.S.C. 13, 
     13a, 13b, 21a) shall not apply to parties and other persons 
     with respect to making or carrying out such agreement. 
     However, the Panel may, upon application or on its own 
     initiative, investigate whether the parties to such an 
     agreement have exceeded its scope, and upon a finding that 
     they have, the Panel may issue such orders as are necessary, 
     including an order dissolving the agreement, to ensure that 
     actions taken pursuant to the agreement are limited as 
     provided in this paragraph.
       ``(5)(A) Whenever two or more shippers enter into an 
     agreement to discuss among themselves that relates to the 
     amount of compensation such shippers propose to be paid by 
     rail carriers providing transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Panel under this part, for use by such 
     rail carriers of rolling stock owned or leased by such 
     shippers, the shippers shall apply to the Panel for approval 
     of that agreement under this paragraph. The Panel shall 
     approve the agreement only when it finds that the making and 
     carrying out of the agreement will further the transportation 
     policy set forth in section 10101 of this title and may 
     require compliance with conditions necessary to make the 
     agreement further that policy as a condition of approval. If 
     the Panel approves the agreement, it may be made and carried 
     out under its terms and under the terms required by the 
     Panel, and the antitrust laws set forth in paragraph (2) of 
     this subsection do not apply to parties and other persons 
     with respect to making or carrying out the agreement. The 
     Panel shall approve or disapprove an agreement under this 
     paragraph within one year after the date application for 
     approval of such agreement is made.
       ``(B) If the Panel approves an agreement described in 
     subparagraph (A) of this paragraph and the shippers entering 
     into such agreement and the rail carriers proposing to use 
     rolling stock owned or leased by such shippers, under payment 
     by such carriers or under a published allowance, are unable 
     to agree upon the amount of compensation to be paid for the 
     use of such rolling stock, any party directly involved in the 
     negotiations may require that the matter be settled by 
     submitting the issues in dispute to the Panel. The Panel 
     shall render a binding decision, based upon a standard of 
     reasonableness and after taking into consideration any past 
     precedents on the subject matter of the negotiations, no 
     later than 90 days after the date of the submission of the 
     dispute to the Panel.
       ``(C) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to 
     change the law in effect prior to the effective date of the 
     Staggers Rail Act of 1980 with respect to the obligation of 
     rail carriers to utilize rolling stock owned or leased by 
     shippers.
       ``(b) The Panel may require an organization established or 
     continued under an agreement approved under this section to 
     maintain records and submit reports. The Panel may inspect a 
     record maintained under this section.
       ``(c) The Panel may review an agreement approved under 
     subsection (a) of this section and shall change the 
     conditions of approval or terminate it when necessary to 
     comply with the public interest and subsection (a). The Panel 
     shall postpone the effective date of a change of an agreement 
     under this subsection for whatever period it determines to be 
     reasonably necessary to avoid unreasonable hardship.
       ``(d) The Panel may begin a proceeding under this section 
     on its own initiative or on application. Action of the Panel 
     under this section--
       ``(1) approving an agreement;
       ``(2) denying, ending, or changing approval;
       ``(3) prescribing the conditions on which approval is 
     granted; or
       ``(4) changing those conditions,
     has effect only as related to application of the antitrust 
     laws referred to in subsection (a) of this section.
       ``(e) The Panel shall review each agreement approved under 
     subsection (a) of this section periodically, but at least 
     once every 3 years--
       ``(1) to determine whether the agreement or an organization 
     established or continued under one of those agreements still 
     complies with the requirements of that subsection and the 
     public interest; and
       ``(2) to evaluate the success and effect of that agreement 
     or organization on the consuming public and the national rail 
     freight transportation system.
     If the Panel finds that an agreement or organization does not 
     conform to the requirements of that subsection, it shall end 
     or suspend its approval.
       ``(f)(1) The Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with 
     the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, shall 
     prepare periodically an assessment of, and shall report to 
     the Panel on--
       ``(A) possible anticompetitive features of--
       ``(i) agreements approved or submitted for approval under 
     subsection (a) of this section; and
       ``(ii) an organization operating under those agreements; 
     and
       ``(B) possible ways to alleviate or end an anticompetitive 
     feature, effect, or aspect in a manner that will further the 
     goals of this part and of the transportation policy of 
     section 10101 of this title.
       ``(2) Reports received by the Panel under this subsection 
     shall be published and made available to the public under 
     section 552(a) of title 5.

     ``Sec. 10507. Determination of market dominance in rail rate 
       proceedings

       ``(a) In this section, `market dominance' means an absence 
     of effective competition from other rail carriers or modes of 
     transportation for the transportation to which a rate 
     applies.
       ``(b) When a rate for transportation by a rail carrier 
     providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Panel under this part is challenged as being unreasonably 
     high, the Panel shall determine, within 90 days after the 
     start of a proceeding, whether the rail carrier proposing the 
     rate has market dominance over the transportation to which 
     the rate applies. The Panel may make that determination on 
     its own initiative or on complaint. A finding by the Panel 
     that the rail carrier does not have market dominance is 
     determinative in a proceeding under this part related to that 
     rate or transportation unless changed or set aside by the 
     Panel or set aside by a court of competent jurisdiction.
       ``(c) When the Panel finds in any proceeding that a rail 
     carrier proposing or defending a rate for transportation has 
     market dominance over the transportation to which the rate 
     applies, it may then determine that rate to be unreasonable 
     if it exceeds a reasonable maximum for that transportation. 
     However, a finding of market dominance does not establish a 
     presumption that the proposed rate exceeds a reasonable 
     maximum.
       ``(d)(1)(A) In making a determination under this section, 
     the Panel shall find that the rail carrier establishing the 
     challenged rate does not have market dominance over the 
     transportation to which the rate applies if such rail carrier 
     proves that the rate charged results in a revenue-variable 
     cost percentage for such transportation that is less than 180 
     percent.
       ``(B) For purposes of this section, variable costs for a 
     rail carrier shall be determined only by using such carrier's 
     unadjusted costs, calculated using the Uniform Rail Costing 
     System cost finding methodology (or an alternative 
     methodology adopted by the Panel in lieu thereof) and indexed 
     quarterly to account for current wage and price levels in the 
     region in which the carrier operates, with adjustments 
     specified by the Panel. A rail carrier may meet its burden of 
     proof under this subsection by establishing its variable 
     costs in accordance with this paragraph, but a shipper may 
     rebut that showing by evidence of such type, and in 
     accordance with such burden of proof, as the Panel shall 
     prescribe.
       ``(2) A finding by the Panel that a rate charged by a rail 
     carrier results in a revenue-variable cost percentage for the 
     transportation to which the rate applies that is equal to or 
     greater than 180 percent does not establish a presumption 
     that--
       ``(A) such rail carrier has or does not have market 
     dominance over such transportation; or
       ``(B) the proposed rate exceeds or does not exceed a 
     reasonable maximum.

     ``Sec. 10508. Rail cost adjustment factor

       ``(a) The Panel shall, as often as practicable, but in no 
     event less often than quarterly, publish a rail cost 
     adjustment factor which shall be a fraction, the numerator of 
     which is the latest published Index of Railroad Costs (which 
     index shall be compiled or verified by the Panel, with 
     appropriate adjustments to reflect the change in composition 
     of railroad costs, including the quality and mix of material 
     and labor) and the denominator of which is the same index for 
     the fourth quarter of every fifth year, beginning with the 
     fourth quarter of 1992.
       ``(b) The rail cost adjustment factor published by the 
     Panel under subsection (a) of

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     this section shall take into account changes in railroad 
     productivity. The Panel shall also publish a similar index 
     that does not take into account changes in railroad 
     productivity.

     ``Sec. 10509. Contracts

       ``(a) One or more rail carriers providing transportation 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part may 
     enter into a contract with one or more purchasers of rail 
     services to provide specified services under specified rates 
     and conditions.
       ``(b) A party to a contract entered into under this section 
     shall have no duty in connection with services provided under 
     such contract other than those duties specified by the terms 
     of the contract.
       ``(c)(1) A contract that is authorized by this section, and 
     transportation under such contract, shall not be subject to 
     this part, and may not be subsequently challenged before the 
     Panel or in any court on the grounds that such contract 
     violates a provision of this part.
       ``(2) The exclusive remedy for any alleged breach of a 
     contract entered into under this section shall be an action 
     in an appropriate State court or United States district 
     court, unless the parties otherwise agree. The district 
     courts of the United States shall not have jurisdiction 
     pursuant to this section based on section 1331 or 1337 of 
     title 28, United States Code.
       ``(d)(1) A summary of each contract for the transportation 
     of agricultural commodities entered into under this section 
     shall be filed with the Panel, containing such 
     nonconfidential information as the Panel prescribes. The 
     Panel shall publish special rules for such contracts in order 
     to ensure that the essential terms of the contract are 
     available to the general public.
       ``(2) Documents, papers, and records (and any copies 
     thereof) relating to a contract described in subsection (a) 
     shall not be subject to the mandatory disclosure requirements 
     of section 552 of title 5.
       ``(e) Any lawful contract between a rail carrier and one or 
     more purchasers of rail service that was in effect on the 
     effective date of the Staggers Rail Act of 1980 shall be 
     considered a contract authorized by this section.
       ``(f) A rail carrier that enters into a contract as 
     authorized by this section remains subject to the common 
     carrier obligation set forth in section 10901, with respect 
     to rail transportation not provided under such a contract.
       ``(g) The Panel shall implement by regulation 
     administrative complaint remedies substantively equivalent to 
     the provisions of section 10713 of this title, as in effect 
     before the date of the enactment of the ICC Termination Act 
     of 1995, with regard to contracts for the transportation of 
     agricultural commodities. Such regulations shall be adopted 
     no later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of the 
     ICC Termination Act of 1995.

                 ``SUBCHAPTER II--SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

     ``Sec. 10521. Government traffic

       ``A rail carrier providing transportation or service for 
     the United States Government may transport property for the 
     United States Government without charge or at a rate reduced 
     from the applicable commercial rate. Section 3709 of the 
     Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) does not apply when 
     transportation for the United States Government can be 
     obtained from a rail carrier lawfully operating in the area 
     where the transportation would be provided.

     ``Sec. 10522. Emergency rates

       ``(a) The Panel may authorize a rail carrier providing 
     transportation or service subject to its jurisdiction under 
     this part to give reduced rates for service and 
     transportation of property to or from an area in the United 
     States to provide relief during emergencies. When the Panel 
     takes action under this subsection, it must--
       ``(1) define the area of the United States in which the 
     reduced rates will apply;
       ``(2) specify the period during which the reduced rates are 
     to be in effect; and
       ``(3) define the class of persons entitled to the reduced 
     rates.
       ``(b) The Panel may specify those persons entitled to 
     reduced rates by reference to those persons designated as 
     being in need of relief by the United States Government or by 
     a State government authorized to assist in providing relief 
     during the emergency. The Panel may act under this section 
     without regard to subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5.

     ``Sec. 10523. Car utilization

       ``In order to encourage more efficient use of freight cars, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of this part, rail 
     carriers shall be permitted to establish premium charges for 
     special services or special levels of services not otherwise 
     applicable to the movement. The Panel shall facilitate 
     development of such charges so as to increase the utilization 
     of equipment.

                     ``SUBCHAPTER III--LIMITATIONS

     ``Sec. 10541. Prohibitions against discrimination by rail 
       carriers

       ``(a)(1) A rail carrier providing transportation or service 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part may 
     not subject a person, place, port, or type of traffic to 
     unreasonable discrimination.
       ``(2) For purposes of this section, a rail carrier engages 
     in unreasonable discrimination when it charges or receives 
     from a person a different compensation for a service 
     rendered, or to be rendered, in transportation the rail 
     carrier may perform under this part than it charges or 
     receives from another person for performing a like and 
     contemporaneous service in the transportation of a like kind 
     of traffic under substantially similar circumstances.
       ``(b) This section shall not apply to--
       ``(1) contracts described in section 10509 of this title;
       ``(2) rail rates applicable to different routes; or
       ``(3) discrimination against the traffic of another carrier 
     providing transportation by any mode.
       ``(c) Differences between rates, classifications, rules, 
     and practices of rail carriers do not constitute a violation 
     of this section if such differences result from different 
     services provided by rail carriers.

     ``Sec. 10542. Facilities for interchange of traffic

       ``A rail carrier providing transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Panel under this part shall provide 
     reasonable, proper, and equal facilities that are within its 
     power to provide for the interchange of traffic between, and 
     for the receiving, forwarding, and delivering of passengers 
     and property to and from, its respective line and a 
     connecting line of another rail carrier.

     ``Sec. 10543. Continuous carriage of freight

       ``A rail carrier providing transportation or service 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part may 
     not enter a combination or arrangement to prevent the 
     carriage of freight from being continuous from the place of 
     shipment to the place of destination whether by change of 
     time schedule, carriage in different cars, or by other means. 
     The carriage of freight by those rail carriers is considered 
     to be a continuous carriage from the place of shipment to the 
     place of destination when a break of bulk, stoppage, or 
     interruption is not made in good faith for a necessary 
     purpose, and with the intent of avoiding or unnecessarily 
     interrupting the continuous carriage or of evading this part.

     ``Sec. 10544. Transportation services or facilities furnished 
       by shipper

       ``A rail carrier providing transportation or service 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part may 
     publish a charge or allowance for transportation or service 
     for property when the owner of the property, directly or 
     indirectly, furnishes a service related to or an 
     instrumentality used in the transportation or service. The 
     Panel may prescribe the maximum reasonable charge or 
     allowance a rail carrier subject to its jurisdiction may pay 
     for a service or instrumentality furnished under this 
     section. The Panel may begin a proceeding under this section 
     on its own initiative or on application.

     ``Sec. 10545. Demurrage charges

       ``A rail carrier providing transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Panel under this part shall compute 
     demurrage charges, and establish rules related to those 
     charges, in a way that fulfills the national needs related 
     to--
       ``(1) freight car use and distribution; and
       ``(2) maintenance of an adequate supply of freight cars to 
     be available for transportation of property.

     ``Sec. 10546. Designation of certain routes by shippers

       ``(a)(1) When a person delivers property to a rail carrier 
     for transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Panel 
     under this part, the person may direct the rail carrier to 
     transport the property over an established through route. 
     When competing rail lines constitute a part of the route, the 
     person shipping the property may designate the lines over 
     which the property will be transported. The designation must 
     be in writing. A rail carrier may be directed to transport 
     property over a particular through route when--
       ``(A) there are at least 2 through routes over which the 
     property could be transported;
       ``(B) a through rate has been established for 
     transportation over each of those through routes; and
       ``(C) the rail carrier is a party to those routes and 
     rates.
       ``(2) A rail carrier directed to route property transported 
     under paragraph (1) of this subsection must issue a through 
     bill of lading containing the routing instructions and 
     transport the property according to the instructions. When 
     the property is delivered to a connecting rail carrier, that 
     rail carrier must also receive and transport it according to 
     the routing instructions and deliver it to the next 
     succeeding rail carrier or consignee according to the 
     instructions.
       ``(b) The Panel may prescribe exceptions to the authority 
     of a person to direct the movement of traffic under 
     subsection (a) of this section.

                        ``CHAPTER 107--LICENSING

``Sec.
``10701. Authorizing construction and operation of railroad lines.
``10702. Short line purchases by Class II and Class III rail carriers.
``10703. Filing and procedure for notice of intent to abandon or 
              discontinue.
``10704. Offers to purchase to avoid abandonment and discontinuance.
``10705. Offering abandoned rail properties for sale for public 
              purposes.
``10706. Exception.
``10707. Railroad development.

     ``Sec. 10701. Authorizing construction and operation of 
       railroad lines

       ``(a) A person may--

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       ``(1) construct an extension to any of its railroad lines;
       ``(2) construct an additional railroad line;
       ``(3) provide transportation over, or by means of, an 
     extended or additional railroad line; or
       ``(4) in the case of a person other than a rail carrier, 
     acquire a railroad line or acquire or operate an extended or 
     additional railroad line,
     only if the Panel issues a certificate authorizing such 
     activity under subsection (c).
       ``(b) A proceeding to grant authority under subsection (a) 
     of this section begins when an application is filed. On 
     receiving the application, the Panel shall give reasonable 
     public notice of the beginning of such proceeding.
       ``(c) The Panel shall issue a certificate authorizing 
     activities for which such authority is requested in an 
     application filed under subsection (b) unless the Panel finds 
     that such activities are inconsistent with the public 
     convenience and necessity. Such certificate may approve the 
     application as filed, or with modifications, and may require 
     compliance with conditions the Panel finds necessary in the 
     public interest.
       ``(d)(1) When a certificate has been issued by the Panel 
     under this section authorizing the construction or extension 
     of a railroad line, no other rail carrier may block any 
     construction or extension authorized by such certificate by 
     refusing to permit the carrier to cross its property if--
       ``(A) the construction does not unreasonably interfere with 
     the operation of the crossed line;
       ``(B) the operation does not materially interfere with the 
     operation of the crossed line; and
       ``(C) the owner of the crossing line compensates the owner 
     of the crossed line.
       ``(2) If the parties are unable to agree on the terms of 
     operation or the amount of payment for purposes of paragraph 
     (1) of this subsection, either party may submit the matters 
     in dispute to the Panel for determination. The Panel shall 
     make a determination under this paragraph within 90 days 
     after the dispute is submitted for determination.

     ``Sec. 10702. Short line purchases by Class II and Class III 
       rail carriers

       ``(a) A Class II or Class III rail carrier providing 
     transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Panel under 
     this part may acquire or operate an extended or additional 
     rail line under this section only if the Panel issues a 
     certificate authorizing such activity under subsection (c).
       ``(b) A proceeding to grant authority under subsection (a) 
     of this section begins when an application is filed. On 
     receiving the application, the Panel shall give reasonable 
     public notice of the beginning of such proceeding.
       ``(c) The Panel shall issue a certificate authorizing 
     activities for which such authority is requested in an 
     application filed under subsection (b) unless the Panel finds 
     that such activities are inconsistent with the public 
     convenience and necessity. Such certificate may approve the 
     application as filed, or with modifications, and may require 
     compliance with conditions the Panel finds necessary in the 
     public interest.
       ``(d) The Panel shall require any Class II rail carrier 
     which receives a certificate under subsection (c) of this 
     section to provide a fair and equitable arrangement for the 
     protection of the interests of employees who may be affected 
     thereby to the same extent as an arrangement established 
     pursuant to section 11126(b) of this title. The Panel shall 
     not require such an arrangement from a Class III rail carrier 
     which receives a certificate under subsection (c) of this 
     section.
       ``(e) For purposes of this section, the terms `Class II 
     rail carrier' and `Class III rail carrier' have the meaning 
     given those terms by the Panel.

     ``Sec. 10703. Filing and procedure for notice of intent to 
       abandon or discontinue

       ``(a)(1) A rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part who intends 
     to--
       ``(A) abandon any part of its railroad lines; or
       ``(B) discontinue the operation of all rail transportation 
     over any part of its railroad lines,
     must file a notice of intent relating thereto with the Panel. 
     An abandonment or discontinuance may be carried out only as 
     authorized under this chapter.
       ``(2) When a rail carrier providing transportation subject 
     to the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part files a 
     notice of intent, the notice shall include--
       ``(A) an accurate and understandable summary of the rail 
     carrier's reasons for the proposed abandonment or 
     discontinuance;
       ``(B) a statement indicating that each interested person is 
     entitled to make recommendations to the Panel on the future 
     of the rail line; and
       ``(C)(i) a statement that the line is available for sale in 
     accordance with section 10704 of this title, (ii) a statement 
     that the rail carrier will promptly provide to each 
     interested party an estimate of the minimum purchase price, 
     calculated in accordance with section 10704 of this title and 
     (iii) the name and business address of the person who is 
     authorized to discuss sale terms for the rail carrier.
       ``(3) The rail carrier shall--
       ``(A) send by certified mail a copy of the notice of intent 
     to the chief executive officer of each State that would be 
     directly affected by the proposed abandonment or 
     discontinuance;
       ``(B) post a copy of the notice in each terminal and 
     station on each portion of a railroad line proposed to be 
     abandoned or over which all transportation is to be 
     discontinued;
       ``(C) publish a copy of the notice for 3 consecutive weeks 
     in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which 
     each such portion is located;
       ``(D) mail a copy of the notice, to the extent practicable, 
     to all shippers that have made significant use (as designated 
     by the Panel) of the railroad line during the 12 months 
     preceding the filing of the notice of intent; and
       ``(E) attach to the notice filed with the Panel an 
     affidavit certifying the manner in which subparagraphs (A) 
     through (D) of this paragraph have been satisfied, and 
     certifying that subparagraphs (A) through (D) have been 
     satisfied within the most recent 30 days prior to the date 
     the notice of intent is filed.
       ``(b)(1) Except as provided in subsection (d), abandonment 
     and discontinuance may occur as provided in section 10704.
       ``(2) The Panel shall require as a condition of any 
     abandonment or discontinuance under this section provisions 
     to protect the interests of employees. The provisions shall 
     be at least as beneficial to those interests as the 
     provisions established under sections 11126(a) and 24706(c) 
     of this title.
       ``(c)(1) In this subsection, the term `potentially subject 
     to abandonment' has the meaning given the term in regulations 
     of the Panel. The regulations may include standards that vary 
     by region of the United States and by railroad or group of 
     railroads.
       ``(2) Each rail carrier shall maintain a complete diagram 
     of the transportation system operated, directly or 
     indirectly, by the rail carrier. The rail carrier shall 
     submit to the Panel and publish amendments to its diagram 
     that are necessary to maintain the accuracy of the diagram. 
     The diagram shall--
       ``(A) include a detailed description of each of its 
     railroad lines potentially subject to abandonment; and
       ``(B) identify each railroad line for which the rail 
     carrier plans to file a notice of intent to abandon or 
     discontinue under subsection (a) of this section.
       ``(d) The Panel may disapprove a proposed abandonment or 
     discontinuance if the Panel finds it inconsistent with the 
     public convenience and necessity.

     ``Sec. 10704. Offers to purchase to avoid abandonment and 
       discontinuance

       ``(a) Any rail carrier which has filed a notice of intent 
     to abandon or discontinue shall provide promptly to a party 
     considering an offer to purchase and shall provide 
     concurrently to the Panel--
       ``(1) a statement of the minimum purchase price required;
       ``(2) its most recent reports on the physical condition of 
     that part of the railroad line involved in the proposed 
     abandonment or discontinuance;
       ``(3) traffic, revenue, and other data necessary to 
     determine the commercial potential of the railroad line; and
       ``(4) any other information that the Panel considers 
     necessary to allow a potential offeror to calculate an 
     adequate purchase offer.
       ``(b) Within 4 months after a notice of intent is filed 
     under section 10703, any person may offer to purchase the 
     railroad line that is the subject of such notice of intent. 
     Such offer shall be filed concurrently with the Panel. If the 
     offer to purchase is less than the minimum purchase price 
     stated pursuant to subsection (a)(1), the offer shall explain 
     the basis of the disparity, and the manner in which the offer 
     is calculated.
       ``(c)(1) Unless the Panel, within 15 days after the 
     expiration of the 4-month period described in subsection (b), 
     finds that one or more financially responsible persons 
     (including a governmental authority) have offered to purchase 
     that part of the railroad line to be abandoned or over which 
     all rail transportation is to be discontinued, abandonment or 
     discontinuance may be carried out in accordance with section 
     10703.
       ``(2) If the Panel finds that such an offer or offers to 
     purchase have been made within such period, abandonment or 
     discontinuance shall be postponed until--
       ``(A) the carrier and a financially responsible person have 
     reached agreement on a transaction for sale of the line; or
       ``(B) the conditions and amount of compensation are 
     established under subsection (e).
       ``(d) Except as provided in subsection (e)(3), if the rail 
     carrier and a financially responsible person (including a 
     governmental authority) fail to agree on the amount or terms 
     of the purchase, either party may, within 30 days after the 
     offer is made, request that the Panel establish the 
     conditions and amount of compensation.
       ``(e)(1) Whenever the Panel is requested to establish the 
     conditions and amount of compensation under this section--
       ``(A) the Panel shall render its decision within 30 days;
       ``(B) the Panel shall determine the price and other terms 
     of sale, except that in no case shall the Panel set a price 
     which is below the fair market value of the line (including, 
     unless otherwise mutually agreed, all facilities on the line 
     or portion necessary to provide effective transportation 
     services).
       ``(2) The decision of the Panel shall be binding on both 
     parties, except that the person who has offered to purchase 
     the line may withdraw his offer within 10 days of the Panel's 
     decision. In such a case, the abandonment or discontinuance 
     may be carried out immediately, unless other offers are being

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     considered pursuant to paragraph (3) of this subsection.
       ``(3) If a rail carrier receives more than one offer to 
     purchase, it shall select the offeror with whom it wishes to 
     transact business, and complete the sale agreement, or 
     request that the Panel establish the conditions and amount of 
     compensation before the 40th day after the expiration of the 
     4-month period described in subsection (b). If no agreement 
     on sale is reached within such 40-day period and the Panel 
     has not been requested to establish the conditions and amount 
     of compensation, any other offeror whose offer was made 
     within the 4-month period described in subsection (b) may 
     request that the Panel establish the conditions and amount of 
     compensation. If the Panel has established the conditions and 
     amount of compensation, and the original offer has been 
     withdrawn, any other offeror whose offer was made within the 
     4-month period described in subsection (b) may accept the 
     Panel's decision within 20 days after such decision, and the 
     Panel shall require the carrier to enter into a sale 
     agreement with such offeror, if such sale agreement 
     incorporates the Panel's decision.
       ``(4) No purchaser of a line or portion of line sold under 
     this section may transfer or discontinue service on such line 
     prior to the end of the second year after consummation of the 
     sale, nor may such purchaser transfer such line, except to 
     the rail carrier from whom it was purchased, prior to the end 
     of the fifth year after consummation of the sale.
       ``(f) Upon abandonment of a railroad line under this 
     section, the obligation of the rail carrier abandoning the 
     line to provide transportation on that line, as required by 
     section 10901(a), is extinguished.

     ``Sec. 10705. Offering abandoned rail properties for sale for 
       public purposes

       ``When a rail carrier files a notice of intent to abandon 
     or discontinue under section 10703, the Panel shall find 
     whether the rail properties that are involved in the proposed 
     abandonment or discontinuance are appropriate for use for 
     public purposes, including highways, other forms of mass 
     transportation, conservation, energy production or 
     transmission, or recreation. If the Panel finds that the rail 
     properties proposed to be abandoned are appropriate for 
     public purposes and not required for continued rail 
     operations, the properties may be sold, leased, exchanged, or 
     otherwise disposed of only under conditions provided in the 
     order of the Panel. The conditions may include a prohibition 
     on any such disposal for a period of not more than 180 days 
     after the effective date of the order, unless the properties 
     have first been offered, on reasonable terms, for sale for 
     public purposes.

     ``Sec. 10706. Exception

       ``Notwithstanding section 10701 and subchapter II of 
     chapter 111 of this title, and without the approval of the 
     Panel, a rail carrier providing transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Panel under this part may enter into 
     arrangements for the joint ownership or joint use of spur, 
     industrial, team, switching, or side tracks.The Panel does 
     not have authority under this chapter over construction, 
     acquisition, operation, abandonment, or discontinuance of 
     spur, industrial, team, switching, or side tracks.

     ``Sec. 10707. Railroad development

       ``(a) In this section, the term `financially responsible 
     person' means a person who--
       ``(1) is capable of paying the constitutional minimum value 
     of the railroad line proposed to be acquired; and
       ``(2) is able to assure that adequate transportation will 
     be provided over such line for a period of not less than 3 
     years.
     Such term includes a governmental authority but does not 
     include a Class I or Class II rail carrier.
       ``(b)(1) When the Panel finds that--
       ``(A)(i) the public convenience and necessity require or 
     permit the sale of a particular railroad line under this 
     section; or
       ``(ii) a railroad line is on a system diagram map as 
     required under section 10703 of this title, but the rail 
     carrier owning such line has not filed a notice of intent to 
     abandon such line under section 10703 of this title before an 
     application to purchase such line, or any required 
     preliminary filing with respect to such application, is filed 
     under this section; and
       ``(B) an application to purchase such line has been filed 
     by a financially responsible person,
     the Panel shall require the rail carrier owning the railroad 
     line to sell such line to such financially responsible person 
     at a price not less than the constitutional minimum value.
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the constitutional 
     minimum value of a particular railroad line shall be presumed 
     to be not less than the net liquidation value of such line or 
     the going concern value of such line, whichever is greater.
       ``(c)(1) For purposes of this section, the Panel may 
     determine that the public convenience and necessity require 
     or permit the sale of a railroad line if the Panel 
     determines, after a hearing on the record, that--
       ``(A) the rail carrier operating such line refuses within a 
     reasonable time to make the necessary efforts to provide 
     adequate service to shippers who transport traffic over such 
     line;
       ``(B) the transportation over such line is inadequate for 
     the majority of shippers who transport traffic over such 
     line;
       ``(C) the sale of such line will not have a significantly 
     adverse financial effect on the rail carrier operating such 
     line;
       ``(D) the sale of such line will not have an adverse effect 
     on the overall operational performance of the rail carrier 
     operating such line; and
       ``(E) the sale of such line will be likely to result in 
     improved railroad transportation for shippers that transport 
     traffic over such line.
       ``(2) In a proceeding under this subsection, the burden of 
     proving that the public convenience and necessity require or 
     permit the sale of a particular railroad line is on the 
     person filing the application to acquire such line. If the 
     Panel finds under this subsection that the public convenience 
     and necessity require or permit the sale of a particular 
     railroad line, the Panel shall concurrently notify the 
     parties of such finding and publish such finding in the 
     Federal Register.
       ``(d) In the case of any railroad line subject to sale 
     under subsection (a) of this section, the Panel shall, upon 
     the request of the acquiring carrier, require the selling 
     carrier to provide to the acquiring carrier trackage rights 
     to allow a reasonable interchange with the selling carrier or 
     to move power equipment or empty rolling stock between 
     noncontiguous feeder lines operated by the acquiring carrier. 
     The Panel shall require the acquiring carrier to provide the 
     selling carrier reasonable compensation for any such trackage 
     rights.
       ``(e) The Panel shall require, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the use of the employees who would normally have 
     performed work in connection with a railroad line subject to 
     a sale under this section.
       ``(f) In the case of a railroad line which carried less 
     than 3,000,000 gross ton miles of traffic per mile in the 
     preceding calendar year, whenever a purchasing carrier under 
     this section petitions the Panel for joint rates applicable 
     to traffic moving over through routes in which the purchasing 
     carrier may practicably participate, the Panel shall, within 
     30 days after the date such petition is filed and pursuant to 
     section 10505(a) of this title, require the establishment of 
     reasonable joint rates and divisions over such route.
       ``(g)(1) Any person operating a railroad line acquired 
     under this section may elect to be exempt from any of the 
     provisions of this part, except that such a person may not be 
     exempt from the provisions of chapter 105 of this title with 
     respect to transportation under a joint rate.
       ``(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection 
     shall apply to any line of railroad which was abandoned 
     during the 18-month period immediately prior to the effective 
     date of the Staggers Rail Act of 1980 and was subsequently 
     purchased by a financially responsible person.
       ``(h) If a purchasing carrier under this section proposes 
     to sell or abandon all or any portion of a purchased railroad 
     line, such purchasing carrier shall offer the right of first 
     refusal with respect to such line or portion thereof to the 
     carrier which sold such line under this section. Such offer 
     shall be made at a price equal to the sum of the price paid 
     by such purchasing carrier to such selling carrier for such 
     line or portion thereof and the fair market value (less 
     deterioration) of any improvements made, as adjusted to 
     reflect inflation.
       ``(i) Any person operating a railroad line acquired under 
     this section may determine preconditions, such as payment of 
     a subsidy, which must be met by shippers in order to obtain 
     service over such lines, but such operator must notify the 
     shippers on the line of its intention to impose such 
     preconditions.

                       ``CHAPTER 109--OPERATIONS

                  ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

``Sec.
``10901. Providing transportation, service, and rates.
``10902. Use of terminal facilities.
``10903. Switch connections and tracks.

                      ``SUBCHAPTER II--CAR SERVICE

``10921. Criteria.
``10922. Compensation and practice.
``10923. Rerouting traffic on failure of rail carrier to serve the 
              public.
``10924. War emergencies; embargoes imposed by carriers.

                 ``SUBCHAPTER III--REPORTS AND RECORDS

``10941. Definitions.
``10942. Uniform accounting system.
``10943. Depreciation charges.
``10944. Records: form; inspection; preservation.
``10945. Reports by rail carriers, lessors, and associations.

               ``SUBCHAPTER IV--RAILROAD COST ACCOUNTING

``10961. Implementation of cost accounting principles.
``10962. Rail carrier cost accounting system.
``10963. Cost availability.
``10964. Accounting and cost reporting.

                  ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

     ``Sec. 10901. Providing transportation, service, and rates

       ``(a) A rail carrier providing transportation or service 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part 
     shall provide the transportation or service on reasonable 
     request. A rail carrier shall not be found to have violated 
     this section because it fulfills its reasonable commitments 
     under contracts authorized under section 10509 of this title 
     before responding to reasonable requests for service. 
     Commitments which deprive a carrier of its ability to respond 
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     quests for common carrier service are not reasonable.
       ``(b) A rail carrier shall also provide to any person, on 
     request, rates and other service terms. The response by a 
     rail carrier to a request for rates and other service terms 
     shall be--
       ``(1) in writing and forwarded to the requesting person 
     promptly after receipt of the request; or
       ``(2) promptly made available in electronic form.
       ``(c) A rail carrier may not increase any common carrier 
     rates or change any common carrier service terms unless 20 
     days have expired after written notice is provided in 
     accordance with subsection (d) to--
       ``(1) any person who has requested such rates or terms 
     under subsection (b); and
       ``(2) any person who has made arrangements with the carrier 
     for a shipment that would be subject to such increased rates 
     or changed terms.
       ``(d) The Panel shall, by regulation, establish rules to 
     implement this section. Final regulations shall be adopted by 
     the Panel not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of the ICC Termination Act of 1995.

     ``Sec. 10902. Use of terminal facilities

       ``(a) The Panel may require terminal facilities, including 
     main-line tracks for a reasonable distance outside of a 
     terminal, owned by a rail carrier providing transportation 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part, to 
     be used by another rail carrier if the Panel finds that use 
     to be practicable and in the public interest without 
     substantially impairing the ability of the rail carrier 
     owning the facilities or entitled to use the facilities to 
     handle its own business. The rail carriers are responsible 
     for establishing the conditions and compensation for use of 
     the facilities. However, if the rail carriers cannot agree, 
     the Panel may establish conditions and compensation for use 
     of the facilities under the principle controlling 
     compensation in condemnation proceedings. The compensation 
     shall be paid or adequately secured before a rail carrier may 
     begin to use the facilities of another rail carrier under 
     this section.
       ``(b) A rail carrier whose terminal facilities are required 
     to be used by another rail carrier under this section is 
     entitled to recover damages from the other rail carrier for 
     injuries sustained as the result of compliance with the 
     requirement or for compensation for the use, or both as 
     appropriate, in a civil action, if it is not satisfied with 
     the conditions for use of the facilities or if the amount of 
     the compensation is not paid promptly.
       ``(c)(1) The Panel may require rail carriers to enter into 
     reciprocal switching agreements, where it finds such 
     agreements to be practicable and in the public interest, or 
     where such agreements are necessary to provide competitive 
     rail service. The rail carriers entering into such an 
     agreement shall establish the conditions and compensation 
     applicable to such agreement, but, if the rail carriers 
     cannot agree upon such conditions and compensation within a 
     reasonable period of time, the Panel may establish such 
     conditions and compensation.
       ``(2) The Panel may require reciprocal switching agreements 
     entered into by rail carriers pursuant to this subsection to 
     contain provisions for the protection of the interests of 
     employees affected thereby.
       ``(d) The Panel shall complete any proceeding under 
     subsection (a) or (b) within 180 days after the filing of the 
     request for relief.

     ``Sec. 10903. Switch connections and tracks

       ``(a) On application of the owner of a lateral branch line 
     of railroad, or of a shipper tendering interstate traffic for 
     transportation, a rail carrier providing transportation 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part 
     shall construct, maintain, and operate, on reasonable 
     conditions, a switch connection to connect that branch line 
     or private side track with its railroad and shall furnish 
     cars to move that traffic to the best of its ability without 
     discrimination in favor of or against the shipper when the 
     connection--
       ``(1) is reasonably practicable;
       ``(2) can be made safely; and
       ``(3) will furnish sufficient business to justify its 
     construction and maintenance.
       ``(b) If a rail carrier fails to install and operate a 
     switch connection after application is made under subsection 
     (a) of this section, the owner of the lateral branch line of 
     railroad or the shipper may file a complaint with the Panel 
     under section 11501 of this title. The Panel shall 
     investigate the complaint and decide the safety, 
     practicability, justification, and compensation to be paid 
     for the connection. The Panel may direct the rail carrier to 
     comply with subsection (a) of this section only after a full 
     hearing.

                      ``SUBCHAPTER II--CAR SERVICE

     ``Sec. 10921. Criteria

       ``(a)(1) A rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part shall furnish 
     safe and adequate car service and establish, observe, and 
     enforce reasonable rules and practices on car service. The 
     Panel may require a rail carrier to provide facilities and 
     equipment that are reasonably necessary to furnish safe and 
     adequate car service if the Panel decides that the rail 
     carrier has materially failed to furnish that service. The 
     Panel may begin a proceeding under this paragraph when an 
     interested person files an application with it. The Panel may 
     act only after a hearing on the record and an affirmative 
     finding, based on the evidence presented, that--
       ``(A) providing the facilities or equipment will not 
     materially and adversely affect the ability of the rail 
     carrier to provide safe and adequate transportation;
       ``(B) the amount spent for the facilities or equipment, 
     including a return equal to the rail carrier's current cost 
     of capital, will be recovered; and
       ``(C) providing the facilities or equipment will not impair 
     the ability of the rail carrier to attract adequate capital.
       ``(2) The Panel may require a rail carrier to file its car 
     service rules with the Panel.
       ``(b) The Panel may designate and appoint agents and 
     agencies to make and carry out its directions related to car 
     service and matters under sections 10923 and 10924(a)(1) of 
     this title.

     ``Sec. 10922. Compensation and practice

       ``(a) The regulations of the Panel on car service shall 
     encourage the purchase, acquisition, and efficient use of 
     freight cars. The regulations may include--
       ``(1) the compensation to be paid for the use of a 
     locomotive, freight car, or other vehicle;
       ``(2) the other terms of any arrangement for the use by a 
     rail carrier of a locomotive, freight car, or other vehicle 
     not owned by the rail carrier using the locomotive, freight 
     car, or other vehicle, whether or not owned by another 
     carrier, shipper, or third person; and
       ``(3) sanctions for nonobservance.
       ``(b) The rate of compensation to be paid for each type of 
     freight car shall be determined by the expense of owning and 
     maintaining that type of freight car, including a fair return 
     on its cost giving consideration to current costs of capital, 
     repairs, materials, parts, and labor. In determining the rate 
     of compensation, the Panel shall consider the transportation 
     use of each type of freight car, the national level of 
     ownership of each type of freight car, and other factors that 
     affect the adequacy of the national freight car supply.

     ``Sec. 10923. Rerouting traffic on failure of rail carrier to 
       serve the public

       ``(a) When the Panel considers that a rail carrier 
     providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Panel under this part cannot transport the traffic offered to 
     it in a manner that properly serves the public, the Panel may 
     direct the handling, routing, and movement of the traffic of 
     that rail carrier and its distribution over other railroad 
     lines to promote commerce and service to the public. Subject 
     to subsection (b)(2) of this section, the rail carriers may 
     establish the terms of compensation between themselves.
       ``(b)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection, the Panel may act under this section on its own 
     initiative or on application without regard to subchapter II 
     of chapter 5 of title 5.
       ``(2) When the rail carriers do not agree on the terms of 
     compensation under this section, the Panel may establish the 
     terms for them in a later proceeding.
       ``(c) When there is a shortage of equipment, congestion of 
     traffic, or other emergency declared by the Panel, it may 
     prescribe temporary through routes that are desirable in the 
     public interest on its own initiative or on application 
     without regard to subchapter II of chapter 7 of this title, 
     and subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5.

     ``Sec. 10924. War emergencies; embargoes imposed by carriers

       ``(a)(1) When the President, during time of war or 
     threatened war, notifies the Panel that it is essential to 
     the defense and security of the United States to give 
     preference or priority to the movement of certain traffic, 
     the Panel shall direct that preference or priority be given 
     to that traffic.
       ``(2) When the President, during time of war or threatened 
     war, demands that preference and precedence be given to the 
     transportation of troops and material of war over all other 
     traffic, all rail carriers providing transportation subject 
     to the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part shall adopt 
     every means within their control to facilitate and expedite 
     the military traffic.
       ``(b) An embargo imposed by any such rail carrier does not 
     apply to shipments consigned to agents of the United States 
     Government for its use. The rail carrier shall deliver those 
     shipments as promptly as possible.

                 ``SUBCHAPTER III--REPORTS AND RECORDS

     ``Sec. 10941. Definitions

       ``In this subchapter--
       ``(1) the terms `rail carrier' and `lessor' include a 
     receiver or trustee of a rail carrier and lessor, 
     respectively;
       ``(2) the term `lessor' means a person owning a railroad 
     that is leased to and operated by a carrier providing 
     transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Panel under 
     this part; and
       ``(3) the term `association' means an organization 
     maintained by or in the interest of a group of rail carriers 
     providing transportation or service subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Panel under this part that performs a 
     service, or engages in activities, related to transportation 
     under this part.

     ``Sec. 10942. Uniform accounting system

       ``The Panel may prescribe a uniform accounting system for 
     classes of rail carriers providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part. To the maximum 
     extent practicable, the Panel shall conform such system to 
     generally accepted accounting principles, and shall 
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     this subchapter in accordance with such principles.

     ``Sec. 10943. Depreciation charges

       ``The Panel shall, for a class of rail carriers providing 
     transportation subject to its jurisdiction under this part, 
     prescribe, and change when necessary, those classes of 
     property for which depreciation charges may be included under 
     operating expenses and a rate of depreciation that may be 
     charged to a class of property. The Panel may classify those 
     rail carriers for purposes of this section. A rail carrier 
     for whom depreciation charges and rates of depreciation are 
     in effect under this section for any class of property may 
     not--
       ``(1) charge to operating expenses a depreciation charge on 
     a class of property other than that prescribed by the Panel;
       ``(2) charge another rate of depreciation; or
       ``(3) include other depreciation charges in operating 
     expenses.

     ``Sec. 10944. Records: form; inspection; preservation

       ``(a) The Panel may prescribe the form of records required 
     to be prepared or compiled under this subchapter--
       ``(1) by rail carriers and lessors, including records 
     related to movement of traffic and receipts and expenditures 
     of money; and
       ``(2) by persons furnishing cars to or for a rail carrier 
     providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Panel under this part to the extent related to those cars or 
     that service.
       ``(b) The Panel, or an employee designated by the Panel, 
     may on demand and display of proper credentials--
       ``(1) inspect and examine the lands, buildings, and 
     equipment of a rail carrier or lessor; and
       ``(2) inspect and copy any record of--
       ``(A) a rail carrier, lessor, or association; and
       ``(B) a person controlling, controlled by, or under common 
     control with a rail carrier if the Panel considers inspection 
     relevant to that person's relation to, or transaction with, 
     that rail carrier.
       ``(c) The Panel may prescribe the time period during which 
     operating, accounting, and financial records must be 
     preserved by rail carriers, lessors, and persons furnishing 
     cars.

     ``Sec. 10945. Reports by rail carriers, lessors, and 
       associations

       ``(a) The Panel may require rail carriers, lessors, and 
     associations, or classes of them as the Panel may prescribe, 
     to file annual, periodic, and special reports with the Panel 
     containing answers to questions asked by it.
       ``(b)(1) An annual report shall contain an account, in as 
     much detail as the Panel may require, of the affairs of the 
     rail carrier, lessor, or association for the 12-month period 
     ending on December 31 of each year.
       ``(2) An annual report shall be filed with the Panel by the 
     end of the third month after the end of the year for which 
     the report is made unless the Panel extends the filing date 
     or changes the period covered by the report. The annual 
     report and, if the Panel requires, any other report made 
     under this section, shall be made under oath.

               ``SUBCHAPTER IV--RAILROAD COST ACCOUNTING

     ``Sec. 10961. Implementation of cost accounting principles

       ``Not less than once every five years after the 
     promulgation of original rules implementing the cost 
     accounting principles established by the Railroad Accounting 
     Principles Board, the Panel shall review such principles and 
     shall, by rule, make such changes in such principles as are 
     required to achieve the regulatory purposes of this part. The 
     Panel shall insure that the rules promulgated under this 
     section are the most efficient and least burdensome means by 
     which the required information may be developed for 
     regulatory purposes. To the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Panel shall conform such rules to generally accepted 
     accounting principles.

     ``Sec. 10962. Rail carrier cost accounting system

       ``(a) Each rail carrier shall have and maintain a cost 
     accounting system that is in compliance with the rules 
     promulgated by the Panel under section 10961 of this title. A 
     rail carrier may, after notifying the Panel, make 
     modifications in such system unless, within 60 days after the 
     date of notification, the Panel finds such modifications to 
     be inconsistent with the rules promulgated by the Panel under 
     section 10961 of this title.
       ``(b) For purposes of determining whether the cost 
     accounting system of a rail carrier is in compliance with the 
     rules promulgated by the Panel, the Panel shall have the 
     right to examine and make copies of any documents, papers, or 
     records of such rail carrier relating to compliance with such 
     rules. Such documents, papers, and records (and any copies 
     thereof) shall not be subject to the mandatory disclosure 
     requirements of section 552 of title 5.

     ``Sec. 10963. Cost availability

       ``As required by the rules of the Panel governing discovery 
     in Panel proceedings, rail carriers shall make relevant cost 
     data available to shippers, States, ports, communities, and 
     other interested parties that are a party to a Panel 
     proceeding in which such data are required.

     ``Sec. 10964. Accounting and cost reporting

       ``(a) To obtain expense and revenue information for 
     regulatory purposes, the Panel may promulgate reasonable 
     rules for rail carriers providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part, prescribing 
     expense and revenue accounting and reporting requirements 
     consistent with generally accepted accounting principles 
     uniformly applied to such carriers. Such requirements shall 
     be cost effective and compatible with and not duplicative of 
     the managerial and responsibility accounting requirements of 
     those carriers. To the extent such rules are required solely 
     to provide expense and revenue information necessary for 
     determining railroad costs in regulatory proceedings under 
     this part, such rules shall be promulgated in accordance with 
     the cost accounting principles established by the Railroad 
     Accounting Principles Board.
       ``(b) Any reports required by the rules established by the 
     Panel under this section shall include only information 
     considered necessary for disclosure under the cost accounting 
     principles established by the Board or under generally 
     accepted accounting principles or the requirements of the 
     Securities and Exchange Commission.

                         ``CHAPTER 111--FINANCE

        ``SUBCHAPTER I--EQUIPMENT TRUSTS AND SECURITY INTERESTS

``Sec.
``11101. Equipment trusts: recordation; evidence of indebtedness.

                     ``SUBCHAPTER II--COMBINATIONS

``11121. Scope of authority.
``11122. Limitation on pooling and division of transportation or 
              earnings.
``11123. Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control.
``11124. Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control: conditions 
              of approval.
``11125. Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control: procedure.
``11126. Employee protective arrangements in transactions involving 
              rail carriers.
``11127. Supplemental orders.

        ``SUBCHAPTER I--EQUIPMENT TRUSTS AND SECURITY INTERESTS

     ``Sec. 11101. Equipment trusts: recordation; evidence of 
       indebtedness

       ``(a) A mortgage, lease equipment trust agreement, 
     conditional sales agreement, or other instrument evidencing 
     the mortgage, lease, conditional sale, or bailment of or 
     security interest in railroad cars, locomotives, or other 
     rolling stock, or accessories used on such railroad cars, 
     locomotives, or other rolling stock (including 
     superstructures and racks), intended for a use related to 
     interstate commerce shall be filed with the Panel in order to 
     perfect the security interest that is the subject of such 
     instrument. An assignment of a right or interest under one of 
     those instruments and an amendment to that instrument or 
     assignment including a release, discharge, or satisfaction of 
     any part of it shall also be filed with the Panel. The 
     instrument, assignment, or amendment must be in writing, 
     executed by the parties to it, and acknowledged or verified 
     under Panel regulations. When filed under this section, that 
     document is notice to, and enforceable against, all persons. 
     A document filed under this section does not have to be 
     filed, deposited, registered, or recorded under another law 
     of the United States, a State (or its political 
     subdivisions), or territory or possession of the United 
     States, related to filing, deposit, registration, or 
     recordation of those documents.
       ``(b) The Panel shall maintain a system for recording each 
     document filed under subsection (a) of this section and mark 
     each of them with a consecutive number and the date and hour 
     of their recordation. The Panel shall maintain and keep open 
     for public inspection an index of documents filed under that 
     subsection. That index shall include the name and address of 
     the principal debtors, trustees, guarantors, and other 
     parties to those documents and may include other facts that 
     will assist in determining the rights of the parties to those 
     transactions.
       ``(c) The Panel shall to the greatest extent practicable 
     perform its functions under this section through contracts 
     with private sector entities.
       ``(d) The Panel shall assess user fees for services 
     performed by the Panel or a contractor thereof under this 
     section. Such fees may be used by the Panel to offset its 
     costs, to the extent provided in advance in appropriations 
     Acts.
       ``(e) A mortgage, lease, equipment trust agreement, 
     conditional sales agreement, or other instrument evidencing 
     the mortgage, lease, conditional sale, or bailment of or 
     security interest in railroad cars, locomotives, or other 
     rolling stock, or accessories used on such railroad cars, 
     locomotives, or other rolling stock (including 
     superstructures and racks), or any assignment thereof, 
     which--
       ``(1) is duly constituted under the laws of a country other 
     than the United States; and
       ``(2) relates to property that bears the reporting marks 
     and identification numbers of any person domiciled in or 
     corporation organized under the laws of such country,
     shall be recognized with the same effect as having been filed 
     under this section.
       ``(f) Interests with respect to which documents are filed 
     or recognized under this section are deemed perfected in all 
     jurisdictions, and shall be governed by applicable State or 
     foreign law in all matters not specifically governed by this 
     section.
       ``(g) The Panel shall collect, maintain, and keep open for 
     public inspection a railway equipment register consistent 
     with the manner and format maintained by the Interstate 
     Commerce Commission as of the date of the enactment of the 
     ICC Termination Act of 1995.

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                     ``SUBCHAPTER II--COMBINATIONS

     ``Sec. 11121. Scope of authority

       ``The authority of the Panel under this subchapter is 
     exclusive. A rail carrier or corporation participating in or 
     resulting from a transaction approved by or exempted by the 
     Panel under this subchapter may carry out the transaction, 
     own and operate property, and exercise control or franchises 
     acquired through the transaction without the approval of a 
     State authority. A rail carrier, corporation, or person 
     participating in that approved or exempted transaction is 
     exempt from the antitrust laws and from all other law, 
     including State and municipal law, as necessary to let that 
     rail carrier, corporation, or person carry out the 
     transaction, hold, maintain, and operate property, and 
     exercise control or franchises acquired through the 
     transaction.

     ``Sec. 11122. Limitation on pooling and division of 
       transportation or earnings

       ``(a) A rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part may not agree 
     or combine with another of those rail carriers to pool or 
     divide traffic or services or any part of their earnings 
     without the approval of the Panel under this section or 
     section 10923 of this title. The Panel may approve and 
     authorize the agreement or combination if the rail carriers 
     involved assent to the pooling or division and the Panel 
     finds that a pooling or division of traffic, services, or 
     earnings--
       ``(1) will be in the interest of better service to the 
     public or of economy of operation; and
       ``(2) will not unreasonably restrain competition.
       ``(b) The Panel may impose conditions governing the pooling 
     or division and may approve and authorize payment of a 
     reasonable consideration between the rail carriers.
       ``(c) The Panel may begin a proceeding under this section 
     on its own initiative or on application.

     ``Sec. 11123. Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of 
       control

       ``(a) The following transactions involving rail carriers 
     providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Panel under this part may be carried out only with the 
     approval and authorization of the Panel:
       ``(1) Consolidation or merger of the properties or 
     franchises of at least 2 rail carriers into one corporation 
     for the ownership, management, and operation of the 
     previously separately owned properties.
       ``(2) A purchase, lease, or contract to operate property of 
     another rail carrier by any number of rail carriers.
       ``(3) Acquisition of control of a rail carrier by any 
     number of rail carriers.
       ``(4) Acquisition of control of at least 2 rail carriers by 
     a person that is not a rail carrier.
       ``(5) Acquisition of control of a rail carrier by a person 
     that is not a rail carrier but that controls any number of 
     rail carriers.
       ``(6) Acquisition by a rail carrier of trackage rights 
     over, or joint ownership in or joint use of, a railroad line 
     (and terminals incidental to it) owned or operated by another 
     rail carrier.
       ``(b) A person may carry out a transaction referred to in 
     subsection (a) of this section or participate in achieving 
     the control or management, including the power to exercise 
     control or management, in a common interest of more than one 
     of those rail carriers, regardless of how that result is 
     reached, only with the approval and authorization of the 
     Panel under this subchapter. In addition to other 
     transactions, each of the following transactions are 
     considered achievements of control or management:
       ``(1) A transaction by a rail carrier that has the effect 
     of putting that rail carrier and person affiliated with it, 
     taken together, in control of another rail carrier.
       ``(2) A transaction by a person affiliated with a rail 
     carrier that has the effect of putting that rail carrier and 
     persons affiliated with it, taken together, in control of 
     another rail carrier.
       ``(3) A transaction by at least 2 persons acting together 
     (one of whom is a rail carrier or is affiliated with a rail 
     carrier) that has the effect of putting those persons and 
     rail carriers and persons affiliated with any of them, or 
     with any of those affiliated rail carriers, taken together, 
     in control of another rail carrier.
       ``(c) A person is affiliated with a rail carrier under this 
     subchapter if, because of the relationship between that 
     person and a rail carrier, it is reasonable to believe that 
     the affairs of another rail carrier, control of which may be 
     acquired by that person, will be managed in the interest of 
     the other rail carrier.

     ``Sec. 11124. Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of 
       control: conditions of approval

       ``(a) The Panel may begin a proceeding to approve and 
     authorize a transaction referred to in section 11123 of this 
     title on application of the person seeking that authority. 
     When an application is filed with the Panel, the Panel shall 
     notify the chief executive officer of each State in which 
     property of the rail carriers involved in the proposed 
     transaction is located and shall notify those rail carriers. 
     The Panel shall hold a public hearing unless the Panel 
     determines that a public hearing is not necessary in the 
     public interest.
       ``(b) In a proceeding under this section which involves the 
     merger or control of at least two Class I railroads, as 
     defined by the Panel, the Panel shall consider at least--
       ``(1) the effect of the proposed transaction on the 
     adequacy of transportation to the public;
       ``(2) the effect on the public interest of including, or 
     failing to include, other rail carriers in the area involved 
     in the proposed transaction;
       ``(3) the total fixed charges that result from the proposed 
     transaction;
       ``(4) the interest of rail carrier employees affected by 
     the proposed transaction; and
       ``(5) whether the proposed transaction would have an 
     adverse effect on competition among rail carriers in the 
     affected region or in the national rail system.
       ``(c) The Panel shall approve and authorize a transaction 
     under this section when it finds the transaction is 
     consistent with the public interest. The Panel may impose 
     conditions governing the transaction, including the 
     divestiture of parallel tracks or requiring the granting of 
     trackage rights and access to other facilities. Any trackage 
     rights and related conditions imposed to alleviate 
     anticompetitive effects of the transaction shall provide for 
     operating terms and compensation levels to ensure that such 
     effects are alleviated. When the transaction contemplates a 
     guaranty or assumption of payment of dividends or of fixed 
     charges or will result in an increase of total fixed charges, 
     the Panel may approve and authorize the transaction only if 
     it finds that the guaranty, assumption, or increase is 
     consistent with the public interest. The Panel may require 
     inclusion of other rail carriers located in the area involved 
     in the transaction if they apply for inclusion and the Panel 
     finds their inclusion to be consistent with the public 
     interest.
       ``(d) In a proceeding under this section which does not 
     involve the merger or control of at least two Class I 
     railroads, as defined by the Panel, the Panel shall approve 
     such an application unless it finds that--
       ``(1) as a result of the transaction, there is likely to be 
     substantial lessening of competition, creation of a monopoly, 
     or restraint of trade in freight surface transportation in 
     any region of the United States; and
       ``(2) the anticompetitive effects of the transaction 
     outweigh the public interest in meeting significant 
     transportation needs.
     In making such findings, the Panel shall, with respect to any 
     application that is part of a plan or proposal developed 
     under section 333(a)-(d) of this title, accord substantial 
     weight to any recommendations of the Attorney General.
       ``(e) No transaction described in section 11126(b) may have 
     the effect of avoiding a collective bargaining agreement or 
     shifting work from a rail carrier with a collective 
     bargaining agreement to a rail carrier without a collective 
     bargaining agreement.
       ``(f)(1) To the extent provided in this subsection, a 
     proceeding under this subchapter relating to a transaction 
     involving at least one Class I rail carrier shall not be 
     considered an adjudication required by statute to be 
     determined on the record after opportunity for an agency 
     hearing, for the purposes of subchapter II of chapter 5 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       ``(2) Ex parte communications, as defined in section 
     551(14) of title 5, United States Code, shall be permitted in 
     proceedings described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, 
     subject to the requirements of paragraph (3) of this 
     subsection.
       ``(3)(A) Any member or employee of the Panel who makes or 
     receives a written ex parte communication concerning the 
     merits of a proceeding described in paragraph (1) shall 
     promptly place the communication in the public docket of the 
     proceeding.
       ``(B) Any member or employee of the Panel who makes or 
     receives an oral ex parte communication concerning the merits 
     of a proceeding described in paragraph (1) shall promptly 
     place a written summary of the oral communication in the 
     public docket of the proceeding.
       ``(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     require the Panel or any of its members or employees to 
     engage in any ex parte communication with any person. Nothing 
     in this subsection or any other law shall be construed to 
     limit the authority of the members or employees of the Panel, 
     in their discretion, to note in the docket or otherwise 
     publicly the occurrence and substance of an ex parte 
     communication.

     ``Sec. 11125. Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of 
       control: procedure

       ``(a) The Panel shall publish notice of the application 
     under section 11124 in the Federal Register by the end of the 
     30th day after the application is filed with the Panel. 
     However, if the application is incomplete, the Panel shall 
     reject it by the end of that period. The order of rejection 
     is a final action of the Panel. The published notice shall 
     indicate whether the application involves--
       ``(1) the merger or control of at least two Class I 
     railroads, as defined by the Panel, to be decided within the 
     time limits specified in subsection (b) of this section;
       ``(2) transactions of regional or national transportation 
     significance, to be decided within the time limits specified 
     in subsection (c) of this section; or
       ``(3) any other transaction covered by this section, to be 
     decided within the time limits specified in subsection (d) of 
     this section.
       ``(b) If the application involves the merger or control of 
     two or more Class I railroads, as defined by the Panel, the 
     following conditions apply:
       ``(1) Written comments about an application may be filed 
     with the Panel within 45 days after notice of the application 
     is published under subsection (a) of this section. Copies of 
     such comments shall be served on the Attorney General, who 
     may decide to intervene as a party to the proceeding. That 
     decision must be made by the 15th day after the date of 
     receipt of the written comments,

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     and if the decision is to intervene, preliminary comments 
     about the application must be sent to the Panel by the end of 
     the 15th day after the date of receipt of the written 
     comments.
       ``(2) The Panel shall require that applications 
     inconsistent with an application, notice of which was 
     published under subsection (a) of this section, and 
     applications for inclusion in the transaction, be filed with 
     it by the 90th day after publication of notice under that 
     subsection.
       ``(3) The Panel must conclude evidentiary proceedings by 
     the end of the 6th month after the date of publication of 
     notice under subsection (a) of this section. The Panel must 
     issue a final decision by the 90th day after the date on 
     which it concludes the evidentiary proceedings.
       ``(c) If the application involves a transaction other than 
     the merger or control of at least two Class I railroads, as 
     defined by the Panel, which the Panel has determined to be of 
     regional or national transportation significance, the 
     following conditions apply:
       ``(1) Written comments about an application, including 
     comments of the Attorney General, may be filed with the Panel 
     within 30 days after notice of the application is published 
     under subsection (a) of this section.
       ``(2) The Panel shall require that applications 
     inconsistent with an application, notice of which was 
     published under subsection (a) of this section, and 
     applications for inclusion in the transaction, be filed with 
     it by the 60th day after publication of notice under that 
     subsection.
       ``(3) The Panel must conclude any evidentiary proceedings 
     by the 125th day after the date of publication of notice 
     under subsection (a) of this section. The Panel must issue a 
     final decision by the 40th day after the date on which it 
     concludes the evidentiary proceedings.
       ``(d) For all applications under this section other than 
     those specified in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, 
     the following conditions apply:
       ``(1) Written comments about an application, including 
     comments of the Attorney General, may be filed with the Panel 
     within 30 days after notice of the application is published 
     under subsection (a) of this section.
       ``(2) The Panel must conclude any evidentiary proceedings 
     by the 105th day after the date of publication of notice 
     under subsection (a) of this section. The Panel must issue a 
     final decision by the 40th day after the date on which it 
     concludes the evidentiary proceedings.

     ``Sec. 11126. Employee protective arrangements in 
       transactions involving rail carriers

       ``(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, when 
     approval is sought for a transaction under sections 11124 and 
     11125 of this title, the Panel shall require the rail carrier 
     to provide a fair arrangement at least as protective of the 
     interests of employees who are affected by the transaction as 
     the terms imposed under section 5(2)(f) of the Interstate 
     Commerce Act before February 5, 1976, and the terms 
     established under section 24706(c) of this title. 
     Notwithstanding this part, the arrangement may be made by the 
     rail carrier and the authorized representative of its 
     employees. The arrangement and the order approving the 
     transaction must require that the employees of the affected 
     rail carrier will not be in a worse position related to their 
     employment as a result of the transaction during the 4 years 
     following the effective date of the final action of the Panel 
     (or if an employee was employed for a lesser period of time 
     by the rail carrier before the action became effective, for 
     that lesser period).
       ``(b) When approval is sought under sections 11124 and 
     11125 for a transaction involving one Class II and one or 
     more Class III rail carriers, there shall be an arrangement 
     as required under subsection (a) of this section, except that 
     the arrangement shall be limited to one year of severance 
     pay, which shall not exceed the amount of earnings from the 
     railroad employment of that employee during the 12-month 
     period immediately preceding the date on which the 
     application for approval of such transaction is filed with 
     the Panel. The amount of such severance pay shall be reduced 
     by the amount of earnings from railroad employment of that 
     employee with the acquiring carrier during the 12-month 
     period immediately following the effective date of the 
     transaction. The parties may agree to terms other than as 
     provided in this subsection.
       ``(c) When approval is sought under sections 11124 and 
     11125 for a transaction involving only Class III rail 
     carriers, this section shall not apply.
       ``(d) For purposes of this section, the terms `Class II 
     rail carrier' and `Class III rail carrier' have the meaning 
     given those terms by the Panel.

     ``Sec. 11127. Supplemental orders

       ``When cause exists, the Panel may make appropriate orders 
     supplemental to an order made in a proceeding under sections 
     11122 through 11126 of this title.

                 ``CHAPTER 113--FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS

``Sec.
``11301. Tax discrimination against rail transportation property.
``11302. Withholding State and local income tax by rail carriers.

     ``Sec. 11301. Tax discrimination against rail transportation 
       property

       ``(a) In this section--
       ``(1) the term `assessment' means valuation for a property 
     tax levied by a taxing district;
       ``(2) the term `assessment jurisdiction' means a 
     geographical area in a State used in determining the assessed 
     value of property for ad valorem taxation;
       ``(3) the term `rail transportation property' means 
     property, as defined by the Panel, owned or used by a rail 
     carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction 
     of the Panel under this part; and
       ``(4) the term `commercial and industrial property' means 
     property, other than transportation property and land used 
     primarily for agricultural purposes or timber growing, 
     devoted to a commercial or industrial use and subject to a 
     property tax levy.
       ``(b) The following acts unreasonably burden and 
     discriminate against interstate commerce, and a State, 
     subdivision of a State, or authority acting for a State or 
     subdivision of a State may not do any of them:
       ``(1) Assess rail transportation property at a value that 
     has a higher ratio to the true market value of the rail 
     transportation property than the ratio that the assessed 
     value of other commercial and industrial property in the same 
     assessment jurisdiction has to the true market value of the 
     other commercial and industrial property.
       ``(2) Levy or collect a tax on an assessment that may not 
     be made under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
       ``(3) Levy or collect an ad valorem property tax on rail 
     transportation property at a tax rate that exceeds the tax 
     rate applicable to commercial and industrial property in the 
     same assessment jurisdiction.
       ``(4) Impose another tax that discriminates against a rail 
     carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction 
     of the Panel under this part.
       ``(c) Notwithstanding section 1341 of title 28 and without 
     regard to the amount in controversy or citizenship of the 
     parties, a district court of the United States has 
     jurisdiction, concurrent with other jurisdiction of courts of 
     the United States and the States, to prevent a violation of 
     subsection (b) of this section. Relief may be granted under 
     this subsection only if the ratio of assessed value to true 
     market value of rail transportation property exceeds by at 
     least 5 percent the ratio of assessed value to true market 
     value of other commercial and industrial property in the same 
     assessment jurisdiction. The burden of proof in determining 
     assessed value and true market value is governed by State 
     law. If the ratio of the assessed value of other commercial 
     and industrial property in the assessment jurisdiction to the 
     true market value of all other commercial and industrial 
     property cannot be determined to the satisfaction of the 
     district court through the random-sampling method known as a 
     sales assessment ratio study (to be carried out under 
     statistical principles applicable to such a study), the court 
     shall find, as a violation of this section--
       ``(1) an assessment of the rail transportation property at 
     a value that has a higher ratio to the true market value of 
     the rail transportation property than the assessed value of 
     all other property subject to a property tax levy in the 
     assessment jurisdiction has to the true market value of all 
     other commercial and industrial property; and
       ``(2) the collection of an ad valorem property tax on the 
     rail transportation property at a tax rate that exceeds the 
     tax ratio rate applicable to taxable property in the taxing 
     district.

     ``Sec. 11302. Withholding State and local income tax by rail 
       carriers

       ``(a) No part of the compensation paid by a rail carrier 
     providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Panel under this part to an employee who performs regularly 
     assigned duties as such an employee on a railroad in more 
     than one State shall be subject to the income tax laws of any 
     State or subdivision of that State, other than the State or 
     subdivision thereof of the employee's residence.
       ``(b) A rail carrier withholding pay from an employee under 
     subsection (a) of this section shall file income tax 
     information returns and other reports only with the State and 
     subdivision of residence of the employee.

    ``CHAPTER 115--ENFORCEMENT: INVESTIGATIONS, RIGHTS, AND REMEDIES

``Sec.
``11501. General authority.
``11502. Enforcement by the Panel.
``11503. Enforcement by the Attorney General.
``11504. Rights and remedies of persons injured by rail carriers.
``11505. Limitation on actions by and against rail carriers.
``11506. Liability of rail carriers under receipts and bills of lading.

     ``Sec. 11501. General authority

       ``(a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, the Panel 
     may begin an investigation under this part only on complaint. 
     If the Panel finds that a rail carrier is violating this 
     part, the Panel shall take appropriate action to compel 
     compliance with this part.
       ``(b) A person, including a governmental authority, may 
     file with the Panel a complaint about a violation of this 
     part by a rail carrier providing transportation or service 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part. The 
     complaint must state the facts that are the subject of the 
     violation. The Panel may dismiss a complaint it determines 
     does not state reasonable grounds for investigation and 
     action. However, the Panel may not dismiss a complaint made 
     against a rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part because of the 
     absence of direct damage to the complainant.

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       ``(c) A formal investigative proceeding begun by the Panel 
     under subsection (a) of this section is dismissed 
     automatically unless it is concluded by the Panel with 
     administrative finality by the end of the third year after 
     the date on which it was begun.

     ``Sec. 11502. Enforcement by the Panel

       ``The Panel may bring a civil action--
       ``(1) to enjoin a rail carrier from violating sections 
     10701 through 10706 of this title, or a regulation prescribed 
     or order or certificate issued under any of those sections;
       ``(2) to enforce subchapter II of chapter 111 of this title 
     and to compel compliance with the order of the Panel under 
     that subchapter; and
       ``(3) to enforce an order of the Panel, except a civil 
     action to enforce an order for the payment of money, when it 
     is violated by a rail carrier providing transportation 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part.

     ``Sec. 11503. Enforcement by the Attorney General

       ``The Attorney General may, and on request of the Panel 
     shall, bring court proceedings to enforce this part, or a 
     regulation or order of the Panel or certificate or permit 
     issued under this part, and to prosecute a person violating 
     this part or a regulation or order of the Panel or 
     certificate or permit issued under this part.

     ``Sec. 11504. Rights and remedies of persons injured by rail 
       carriers

       ``(a) A person injured because a rail carrier providing 
     transportation or service subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Panel under this part does not obey an order of the Panel, 
     except an order for the payment of money, may bring a civil 
     action in a United States District Court to enforce that 
     order under this subsection.
       ``(b) A rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part is liable for 
     damages sustained by a person as a result of an act or 
     omission of that carrier in violation of this part.
       ``(c)(1) A person may file a complaint with the Panel under 
     section 11501(b) of this title or bring a civil action under 
     subsection (b) of this section to enforce liability against a 
     rail carrier providing transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Panel under this part.
       ``(2) When the Panel makes an award under subsection (b) of 
     this section, the Panel shall order the rail carrier to pay 
     the amount awarded by a specific date. The Panel may order a 
     rail carrier providing transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Panel under this part to pay damages only 
     when the proceeding is on complaint. The person for whose 
     benefit an order of the Panel requiring the payment of money 
     is made may bring a civil action to enforce that order under 
     this paragraph if the rail carrier does not pay the amount 
     awarded by the date payment was ordered to be made.
       ``(d)(1) When a person begins a civil action under 
     subsection (b) of this section to enforce an order of the 
     Panel requiring the payment of damages by a rail carrier 
     providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Panel under this part, the text of the order of the Panel 
     must be included in the complaint. In addition to the 
     district courts of the United States, a State court of 
     general jurisdiction having jurisdiction of the parties has 
     jurisdiction to enforce an order under this paragraph. The 
     findings and order of the Panel are competent evidence of the 
     facts stated in them. Trial in a civil action brought in a 
     district court of the United States under this paragraph is 
     in the judicial district--
       ``(A) in which the plaintiff resides;
       ``(B) in which the principal operating office of the rail 
     carrier is located; or
       ``(C) through which the railroad line of that carrier runs.
     In a civil action under this paragraph, the plaintiff is 
     liable for only those costs that accrue on an appeal taken by 
     the plaintiff.
       ``(2) All parties in whose favor the award was made may be 
     joined as plaintiffs in a civil action brought in a district 
     court of the United States under this subsection and all the 
     rail carriers that are parties to the order awarding damages 
     may be joined as defendants. Trial in the action is in the 
     judicial district in which any one of the plaintiffs could 
     bring the action against any one of the defendants. Process 
     may be served on a defendant at its principal operating 
     office when that defendant is not in the district in which 
     the action is brought. A judgment ordering recovery may be 
     made in favor of any of those plaintiffs against the 
     defendant found to be liable to that plaintiff.
       ``(3) The district court shall award a reasonable 
     attorney's fee as a part of the damages for which a rail 
     carrier is found liable under this subsection. The district 
     court shall tax and collect that fee as a part of the costs 
     of the action.

     ``Sec. 11505. Limitation on actions by and against rail 
       carriers

       ``(a) A rail carrier providing transportation or service 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part must 
     begin a civil action to recover charges for transportation or 
     service provided by the carrier within 3 years after the 
     claim accrues.
       ``(b) A person must file a complaint with the Panel to 
     recover damages under section 11504(b) of this title within 2 
     years after the claim accrues.
       ``(c) The limitation period under subsection (b) of this 
     section is extended for 6 months from the time written notice 
     is given to the claimant by the rail carrier of disallowance 
     of any part of the claim specified in the notice if a written 
     claim is given to the rail carrier within that limitation 
     period. The limitation period under subsection (b) of this 
     section is extended for 90 days from the time the rail 
     carrier begins a civil action under subsection (a) of this 
     section to recover charges related to the same transportation 
     or service, or collects (without beginning a civil action 
     under that subsection) the charge for that transportation or 
     service if that action is begun or collection is made within 
     the appropriate period.
       ``(d) A person must begin a civil action to enforce an 
     order of the Panel against a rail carrier for the payment of 
     money within one year after the date the order required the 
     money to be paid.
       ``(e) This section applies to transportation for the United 
     States Government. The time limitations under this section 
     are extended, as related to transportation for or on behalf 
     of the United States Government, for 3 years from the date 
     of--
       ``(1) payment of the rate for the transportation or service 
     involved;
       ``(2) subsequent refund for overpayment of that rate; or
       ``(3) deduction made under section 3726 of title 31, 
     whichever is later.
       ``(f) A claim related to a shipment of property accrues 
     under this section on delivery or tender of delivery by the 
     rail carrier.

     ``Sec. 11506. Liability of rail carriers under receipts and 
       bills of lading

       ``(a) A rail carrier providing transportation or service 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part 
     shall issue a receipt or bill of lading for property it 
     receives for transportation under this part. That rail 
     carrier and any other rail carrier that delivers the property 
     and is providing transportation or service subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Panel under this part are liable to the 
     person entitled to recover under the receipt or bill of 
     lading. The liability imposed under this subsection is for 
     the actual loss or injury to the property caused by--
       ``(1) the receiving rail carrier;
       ``(2) the delivering rail carrier; or
       ``(3) another rail carrier over whose line or route the 
     property is transported in the United States or from a place 
     in the United States to a place in an adjacent foreign 
     country when transported under a through bill of lading.
     Failure to issue a receipt or bill of lading does not affect 
     the liability of a rail carrier. A delivering rail carrier is 
     deemed to be the rail carrier performing the line-haul 
     transportation nearest the destination but does not include a 
     rail carrier providing only a switching service at the 
     destination.
       ``(b) The rail carrier issuing the receipt or bill of 
     lading under subsection (a) of this section or delivering the 
     property for which the receipt or bill of lading was issued 
     is entitled to recover from the rail carrier over whose line 
     or route the loss or injury occurred the amount required to 
     be paid to the owners of the property, as evidenced by a 
     receipt, judgment, or transcript, and the amount of its 
     expenses reasonably incurred in defending a civil action 
     brought by that person.
       ``(c)(1) A rail carrier may not limit or be exempt from 
     liability imposed under subsection (a) of this section except 
     as provided in this subsection. A limitation of liability or 
     of the amount of recovery or representation or agreement in a 
     receipt, bill of lading, contract, or rule in violation of 
     this section is void.
       ``(2) A rail carrier of passengers may limit its liability 
     under its passenger rate for loss or injury of baggage 
     carried on trains carrying passengers.
       ``(3) A rail carrier providing transportation or service 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part may 
     establish rates for transportation of property under which--
       ``(A) the liability of the rail carrier for such property 
     is limited to a value established by written declaration of 
     the shipper or by a written agreement between the shipper and 
     the carrier; or
       ``(B) specified amounts are deducted, pursuant to a written 
     agreement between the shipper and the carrier, from any claim 
     against the carrier with respect to the transportation of 
     such property.
       ``(d)(1) A civil action under this section may be brought 
     in a district court of the United States or in a State court.
       ``(2)(A) A civil action under this section may only be 
     brought--
       ``(i) against the originating rail carrier, in the judicial 
     district in which the point of origin is located;
       ``(ii) against the delivering rail carrier, in the judicial 
     district in which the principal place of business of the 
     person bringing the action is located if the delivering 
     carrier operates a railroad or a route through such judicial 
     district, or in the judicial district in which the point of 
     destination is located; and
       ``(iii) against the carrier alleged to have caused the loss 
     or damage, in the judicial district in which such loss or 
     damage is alleged to have occurred.
       ``(B) In this section, `judicial district' means (i) in the 
     case of a United States district court, a judicial district 
     of the United States, and (ii) in the case of a State court, 
     the applicable geographic area over which such court 
     exercises jurisdiction.
       ``(e) A rail carrier may not provide by rule, contract, or 
     otherwise, a period of less than 9 months for filing a claim 
     against it under this section and a period of less than 2 
     years for bringing a civil action against it under this 
     section. The period for bringing a civil action is computed 
     from the date the carrier gives a person written notice that 
     the carrier has disallowed any part of the claim speci

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     fied in the notice. For the purposes of this subsection--
       ``(1) an offer of compromise shall not constitute a 
     disallowance of any part of the claim unless the carrier, in 
     writing, informs the claimant that such part of the claim is 
     disallowed and provides reasons for such disallowance; and
       ``(2) communications received from a carrier's insurer 
     shall not constitute a disallowance of any part of the claim 
     unless the insurer, in writing, informs the claimant that 
     such part of the claim is disallowed, provides reasons for 
     such disallowance, and informs the claimant that the insurer 
     is acting on behalf of the carrier.

              ``CHAPTER 117--CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES

``Sec.
``11701. General civil penalties.
``11702. Interference with railroad car supply.
``11703. Record keeping and reporting violations.
``11704. Unlawful disclosure of information.
``11705. Disobedience to subpoenas.
``11706. General criminal penalty when specific penalty not provided.
``11707. Punishment of corporation for violations committed by certain 
              individuals.

     ``Sec. 11701. General civil penalties

       ``(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a rail 
     carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction 
     of the Panel under this part, an officer or agent of that 
     rail carrier, or a receiver, trustee, lessee, or agent of one 
     of them, knowingly violating an order of the Panel under this 
     part is liable to the United States Government for a civil 
     penalty of $5,000 for each violation. Liability under this 
     subsection is incurred for each distinct violation. A 
     separate violation occurs for each day the violation 
     continues.
       ``(b) A rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part, or a receiver 
     or trustee of that rail carrier, violating a regulation or 
     order of the Panel under section 10924 (a)(2) or (b) of this 
     title is liable to the United States Government for a civil 
     penalty of $500 for each violation and for $25 for each day 
     the violation continues.
       ``(c) A person knowingly authorizing, consenting to, or 
     permitting a violation of sections 10701 through 10706 of 
     this title or of a requirement or a regulation under any of 
     those sections, is liable to the United States Government for 
     a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.
       ``(d) A rail carrier, receiver, or operating trustee 
     violating an order or direction of the Panel under section 
     10923 or 10924(a)(1) of this title is liable to the United 
     States Government for a civil penalty of at least $100 but 
     not more than $500 for each violation and for $50 for each 
     day the violation continues.
       ``(e)(1) A person required under subchapter III of chapter 
     109 of this title to make, prepare, preserve, or submit to 
     the Panel a record concerning transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Panel under this part that does not make, 
     prepare, preserve, or submit that record as required under 
     that subchapter, is liable to the United States Government 
     for a civil penalty of $500 for each violation.
       ``(2) A rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part, and a lessor, 
     receiver, or trustee of that rail carrier, violating section 
     10944(b)(1) of this title, is liable to the United States 
     Government for a civil penalty of $100 for each violation.
       ``(3) A rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part, a lessor, 
     receiver, or trustee of that rail carrier, a person 
     furnishing cars, and an officer, agent, or employee of one of 
     them, required to make a report to the Panel or answer a 
     question that does not make the report or does not 
     specifically, completely, and truthfully answer the question, 
     is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty 
     of $100 for each violation.
       ``(4) A separate violation occurs for each day a violation 
     under this subsection continues.
       ``(f) Trial in a civil action under subsections (a) through 
     (e) of this section is in the judicial district in which the 
     rail carrier has its principal operating office or in a 
     district through which the railroad of the rail carrier runs.

     ``Sec. 11702. Interference with railroad car supply

       ``(a) A person that offers or gives anything of value to 
     another person acting for or employed by a rail carrier 
     providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Panel under this part intending to influence an action of 
     that other person related to supply, distribution, or 
     movement of cars or vehicles used in the transportation of 
     property, or because of the action of that other person shall 
     be fined not more than $1,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 
     years, or both.
       ``(b) A person acting for or employed by a rail carrier 
     providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Panel under this part that solicits, accepts, or receives 
     anything of value--
       ``(1) intending to be influenced by it in an action of that 
     person related to supply, distribution, or movement of cars, 
     vehicles, or vessels used in the transportation of property; 
     or
       ``(2) because of the action of that person,
     shall be fined not more than $1,000, imprisoned for not more 
     than 2 years, or both.

     ``Sec. 11703. Record keeping and reporting violations

       ``A person required to make a report to the Panel, or make, 
     prepare, or preserve a record, under subchapter III of 
     chapter 109 of this title about transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Panel under this part that knowingly and 
     willfully--
       ``(1) makes a false entry in the report or record;
       ``(2) destroys, mutilates, changes, or by another means 
     falsifies the record;
       ``(3) does not enter business related facts and 
     transactions in the record;
       ``(4) makes, prepares, or preserves the record in violation 
     of a regulation or order of the Panel; or
       ``(5) files a false report or record with the Panel,
     shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more 
     than 2 years, or both.

     ``Sec. 11704. Unlawful disclosure of information

       ``(a) A--
       ``(1) rail carrier providing transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Panel under this part, or an officer, 
     agent, or employee of that rail carrier, or another person 
     authorized to receive information from that rail carrier, 
     that knowingly discloses to another person, except the 
     shipper or consignee; or
       ``(2) a person who solicits or knowingly receives,
     information described in subsection (b) without the consent 
     of the shipper or consignee shall be fined not more than 
     $1,000.
       ``(b) The information referred to in subsection (a) is 
     information about the nature, kind, quantity, destination, 
     consignee, or routing of property tendered or delivered to 
     that rail carrier for transportation provided under this 
     part, or information about the contents of a contract 
     authorized under section 10509 of this title, that may be 
     used to the detriment of the shipper or consignee or may 
     disclose improperly, to a competitor, the business 
     transactions of the shipper or consignee.
       ``(c) This part does not prevent a rail carrier or broker 
     providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Panel under this part from giving information--
       ``(1) in response to legal process issued under authority 
     of a court of the United States or a State;
       ``(2) to an officer, employee, or agent of the United 
     States Government, a State, or a territory or possession of 
     the United States; or
       ``(3) to another rail carrier or its agent to adjust mutual 
     traffic accounts in the ordinary course of business.
       ``(d) An employee of the Panel delegated to make an 
     inspection or examination under section 10944 of this title 
     who knowingly discloses information acquired during that 
     inspection or examination, except as directed by the Panel, a 
     court, or a judge of that court, shall be fined not more than 
     $500, imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both.
       ``(e) A person that knowingly discloses confidential data 
     made available to such person under section 10963 of this 
     title by a rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part shall be fined 
     not more than $50,000.

     ``Sec. 11705. Disobedience to subpoenas

       ``A person not obeying a subpoena or requirement of the 
     Panel to appear and testify or produce records shall be fined 
     at least $100 but not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not 
     more than one year, or both.

     ``Sec. 11706. General criminal penalty when specific penalty 
       not provided

       ``When another criminal penalty is not provided under this 
     chapter, a rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Panel under this part, and when that 
     rail carrier is a corporation, a director or officer of the 
     corporation, or a receiver, trustee, lessee, or person acting 
     for or employed by the corporation that, alone or with 
     another person, willfully violates this part or an order 
     prescribed under this part, shall be fined not more than 
     $5,000. However, if the violation is for discrimination in 
     rates charged for transportation, the person may be 
     imprisoned for not more than 2 years in addition to being 
     fined under this section. A separate violation occurs each 
     day a violation of section 11122 of this title continues.

     ``Sec. 11707. Punishment of corporation for violations 
       committed by certain individuals

       ``An act or omission that would be a violation of this part 
     if committed by a director, officer, receiver, trustee, 
     lessee, agent, or employee of a rail carrier providing 
     transportation or service subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Panel under this part that is a corporation is also a 
     violation of this part by that corporation. The penalties of 
     this chapter apply to that violation. When acting in the 
     scope of their employment, the actions and omissions of 
     individuals acting for or employed by that rail carrier are 
     considered to be the actions and omissions of that rail 
     carrier as well as that individual.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to subtitle IV 
     in the table of subtitles of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Commerce'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Transportation''.

     SEC. 103. MOTOR CARRIER, WATER CARRIER, AND FREIGHT FORWARDER 
                   PROVISIONS.

       Subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

    ``PART B--MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, BROKERS, AND FREIGHT 
                               FORWARDERS

                   ``CHAPTER 131--GENERAL PROVISIONS

``Sec.

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``13101. Transportation policy.
``13102. Definitions.
``13103. Remedies as cumulative.

     ``Sec. 13101. Transportation policy

       ``(a) In General.--To ensure the development, coordination, 
     and preservation of a transportation system that meets the 
     transportation needs of the United States, including the 
     United States Postal Service and national defense, it is the 
     policy of the United States Government to oversee the modes 
     of transportation and--
       ``(1) in overseeing those modes--
       ``(A) to recognize and preserve the inherent advantage of 
     each mode of transportation;
       ``(B) to promote safe, adequate, economical, and efficient 
     transportation;
       ``(C) to encourage sound economic conditions in 
     transportation, including sound economic conditions among 
     carriers;
       ``(D) to encourage the establishment and maintenance of 
     reasonable rates for transportation, without unreasonable 
     discrimination or unfair or destructive competitive 
     practices;
       ``(E) to cooperate with each State and the officials of 
     each State on transportation matters; and
       ``(F) to encourage fair wages and working conditions in the 
     transportation industry;
       ``(2) in overseeing transportation by motor carrier, to 
     promote competitive and efficient transportation services in 
     order to--
       ``(A) encourage fair competition, and reasonable rates for 
     transportation by motor carriers of property;
       ``(B) promote efficiency in the motor carrier 
     transportation system and to require fair and expeditious 
     decisions when required;
       ``(C) meet the needs of shippers, receivers, passengers, 
     and consumers;
       ``(D) allow a variety of quality and price options to meet 
     changing market demands and the diverse requirements of the 
     shipping and traveling public;
       ``(E) allow the most productive use of equipment and energy 
     resources;
       ``(F) enable efficient and well-managed carriers to earn 
     adequate profits, attract capital, and maintain fair wages 
     and working conditions;
       ``(G) provide and maintain service to small communities and 
     small shippers and intrastate bus services;
       ``(H) provide and maintain commuter bus operations;
       ``(I) improve and maintain a sound, safe, and competitive 
     privately owned motor carrier system;
       ``(J) promote greater participation by minorities in the 
     motor carrier system; and
       ``(K) promote intermodal transportation; and
       ``(3) in overseeing transportation by motor carrier of 
     passengers--
       ``(A) to cooperate with the States on transportation 
     matters for the purpose of encouraging the States to exercise 
     intrastate regulatory jurisdiction in accordance with the 
     objectives of this part;
       ``(B) to provide Federal procedures which ensure that 
     intrastate regulation is exercised in accordance with this 
     part; and
       ``(C) to ensure that Federal reform initiatives enacted by 
     section 31138 and the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982 are 
     not nullified by State regulatory actions.
       ``(b) Administration To Carry Out Policy.--This part shall 
     be administered and enforced to carry out the policy of this 
     section.

     ``Sec. 13102. Definitions

       ``In this part, the following definitions shall apply:
       ``(1) Broker.--The term `broker' means a person, other than 
     a motor carrier or an employee or agent of a motor carrier, 
     that as a principal or agent sells, offers for sale, 
     negotiates for, or holds itself out by solicitation, 
     advertisement, or otherwise as selling, providing, or 
     arranging for, transportation by motor carrier for 
     compensation.
       ``(2) Carrier.--The term `carrier' means a motor carrier, a 
     water carrier, and a freight forwarder.
       ``(3) Contract carriage.--The term `contract carriage' 
     means--
       ``(A) for transportation provided before the effective date 
     of this section, service provided pursuant to a permit issued 
     under section 10923, as in effect on the day before the 
     effective date of this section; and
       ``(B) for transportation provided on or after such date, 
     service provided under an agreement entered into under 
     section 14101(b).
       ``(4) Control.--The term `control', when referring to a 
     relationship between persons, includes actual control, legal 
     control, and the power to exercise control, through or by--
       ``(A) common directors, officers, stockholders, a voting 
     trust, or a holding or investment company, or
       ``(B) any other means.
       ``(5) Foreign motor carrier.--The term `foreign motor 
     carrier' means a person (including a motor carrier of 
     property but excluding a motor private carrier)--
       ``(A)(i) that is domiciled in a contiguous foreign country; 
     or
       ``(ii) that is owned or controlled by persons of a 
     contiguous foreign country; and
       ``(B) in the case of a person that is not a motor carrier 
     of property, that provides interstate transportation of 
     property by motor vehicle under an agreement or contract 
     entered into with a motor carrier of property (other than a 
     motor private carrier or a motor carrier of property 
     described in subparagraph (A)).
       ``(6) Foreign motor private carrier.--The term `foreign 
     motor private carrier' means a person (including a motor 
     private carrier but excluding a motor carrier of property)--
       ``(A)(i) that is domiciled in a contiguous foreign country; 
     or
       ``(ii) that is owned or controlled by persons of a 
     contiguous foreign country; and
       ``(B) in the case of a person that is not a motor private 
     carrier, that provides interstate transportation of property 
     by motor vehicle under an agreement or contract entered into 
     with a person (other than a motor carrier of property or a 
     motor private carrier described in subparagraph (A)).
       ``(7) Freight forwarder.--The term `freight forwarder' 
     means a person holding itself out to the general public 
     (other than as a pipeline, rail, motor, or water carrier) to 
     provide transportation of property for compensation and in 
     the ordinary course of its business--
       ``(A) assembles and consolidates, or provides for 
     assembling and consolidating, shipments and performs or 
     provides for break-bulk and distribution operations of the 
     shipments;
       ``(B) assumes responsibility for the transportation from 
     the place of receipt to the place of destination; and
       ``(C) uses for any part of the transportation a carrier 
     subject to jurisdiction under this part.
     The term does not include a person using transportation of an 
     air carrier subject to part A of subtitle VII.
       ``(8) Highway.--The term `highway' means a road, highway, 
     street, and way in a State.
       ``(9) Household goods.--The term `household goods', as used 
     in connection with transportation, means personal effects and 
     property used or to be used in a dwelling, when a part of the 
     equipment or supply of such dwelling, and similar property if 
     the transportation of such effects or property is--
       ``(A) arranged and paid for by the householder, including 
     transportation of property from a factory or store when the 
     property is purchased by the householder with intent to use 
     in his or her dwelling, or
       ``(B) arranged and paid for by another party.
       ``(10) Household goods freight forwarder.--The term 
     `household goods freight forwarder' means a freight forwarder 
     of one or more of the following items: household goods, 
     unaccompanied baggage, or used automobiles.
       ``(11) Motor carrier.--The term `motor carrier' means a 
     person providing motor vehicle transportation for 
     compensation.
       ``(12) Motor private carrier.--The term `motor private 
     carrier' means a person, other than a motor carrier, 
     transporting property by motor vehicle when--
       ``(A) the transportation is as provided in section 13501 of 
     this title;
       ``(B) the person is the owner, lessee, or bailee of the 
     property being transported; and
       ``(C) the property is being transported for sale, lease, 
     rent, or bailment or to further a commercial enterprise.
       ``(13) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' means a 
     vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer propelled 
     or drawn by mechanical power and used on a highway in 
     transportation, or a combination determined by the Secretary, 
     but does not include a vehicle, locomotive, or car operated 
     only on a rail, or a trolley bus operated by electric power 
     from a fixed overhead wire, and providing local passenger 
     transportation similar to street-railway service.
       ``(14) Noncontiguous domestic trade.--The term 
     `noncontiguous domestic trade' means transportation subject 
     to jurisdiction under chapter 135 involving traffic 
     originating in or destined to Alaska, Hawaii, or a territory 
     or possession of the United States.
       ``(15) Panel.--The term `Panel' means the Transportation 
     Adjudication Panel.
       ``(16) Person.--The term `person', in addition to its 
     meaning under section 1 of title 1, includes a trustee, 
     receiver, assignee, or personal representative of a person.
       ``(17) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       ``(18) State.--The term `State' means the 50 States of the 
     United States and the District of Columbia.
       ``(19) Transportation.--The term `transportation' 
     includes--
       ``(A) a motor vehicle, vessel, warehouse, wharf, pier, 
     dock, yard, property, facility, instrumentality, or equipment 
     of any kind related to the movement of passengers or 
     property, or both, regardless of ownership or an agreement 
     concerning use; and
       ``(B) services related to that movement, including receipt, 
     delivery, elevation, transfer in transit, refrigeration, 
     icing, ventilation, storage, handling, and interchange of 
     passengers and property.
       ``(20) United states.--The term `United States' means the 
     States of the United States and the District of Columbia.
       ``(21) Vessel.--The term `vessel' means a watercraft or 
     other artificial contrivance that is used, is capable of 
     being used, or is intended to be used, as a means of 
     transportation by water.
       ``(22) Water carrier.--The term `water carrier' means a 
     person providing water transportation for compensation.

     ``Sec. 13103. Remedies as cumulative

       ``Except as otherwise provided in this part, the remedies 
     provided under this part are in addition to remedies existing 
     under another law or common law.

                ``CHAPTER 133--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

``Sec.
``13301. Powers.

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``13302. Intervention.
``13303. Service of notice in proceedings.
``13304. Service of process in court proceedings.

     ``Sec. 13301. Powers

       ``(a) General Powers of Secretary.--Except as otherwise 
     specified, the Secretary shall carry out this part. 
     Enumeration of a power of the Secretary in this part does not 
     exclude another power the Secretary may have in carrying out 
     this part. The Secretary may prescribe regulations in 
     carrying out this part.
       ``(b) Obtaining Information.--The Secretary may obtain from 
     carriers providing, and brokers for, transportation and 
     service subject to this part, and from persons controlling, 
     controlled by, or under common control with those carriers or 
     brokers to the extent that the business of that person is 
     related to the management of the business of that carrier or 
     broker, information the Secretary decides is necessary to 
     carry out this part.
       ``(c) Subpoena Power.--
       ``(1) By secretary.--The Secretary may subpoena witnesses 
     and records related to a proceeding under this part from any 
     place in the United States, to the designated place of the 
     proceeding. If a witness disobeys a subpoena, the Secretary, 
     or a party to a proceeding under this part, may petition a 
     court of the United States to enforce that subpoena.
       ``(2) Enforcement.--The district courts of the United 
     States have jurisdiction to enforce a subpoena issued under 
     this section. Trial is in the district in which the 
     proceeding is conducted. The court may punish a refusal to 
     obey a subpoena as a contempt of court.
       ``(d) Testimony of Witnesses.--
       ``(1) Procedure for taking testimony.--In a proceeding 
     under this part, the Secretary may take the testimony of a 
     witness by deposition and may order the witness to produce 
     records. A party to a proceeding pending under this part may 
     take the testimony of a witness by deposition and may require 
     the witness to produce records at any time after a proceeding 
     is at issue on petition and answer.
       ``(2) Subpoena.--If a witness fails to be deposed or to 
     produce records under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the 
     Secretary may subpoena the witness to take a deposition, 
     produce the records, or both.
       ``(3) Depositions.--A deposition may be taken before a 
     judge of a court of the United States, a United States 
     magistrate judge, a clerk of a district court, or a 
     chancellor, justice, or judge of a supreme or superior court, 
     mayor or chief magistrate of a city, judge of a county court, 
     or court of common pleas of any State, or a notary public who 
     is not counsel or attorney of a party or interested in the 
     proceeding.
       ``(4) Notice of deposition.--Before taking a deposition, 
     reasonable notice must be given in writing by the party or 
     the attorney of that party proposing to take a deposition to 
     the opposing party or the attorney of record of that party, 
     whoever is nearest. The notice shall state the name of the 
     witness and the time and place of taking the deposition.
       ``(5) Transcript.--The testimony of a person deposed under 
     this subsection shall be taken under oath. The person taking 
     the deposition shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, a 
     transcript of the testimony taken. The transcript shall be 
     subscribed by the deponent.
       ``(6) Foreign country.--The testimony of a witness who is 
     in a foreign country may be taken by deposition before an 
     officer or person designated by the Secretary or agreed on by 
     the parties by written stipulation filed with the Secretary. 
     A deposition shall be filed with the Secretary promptly.
       ``(e) Witness Fees.--Each witness summoned before the 
     Secretary or whose deposition is taken under this section and 
     the individual taking the deposition are entitled to the same 
     fees and mileage paid for those services in the courts of the 
     United States.
       ``(f) Powers of Panel.--For those provisions of this part 
     that are specified to be carried out by the Panel, the Panel 
     shall have the same powers as the Secretary has under this 
     section.

     ``Sec. 13302. Intervention

       ``Under regulations of the Secretary, reasonable notice of, 
     and an opportunity to intervene and participate in, a 
     proceeding under this part related to transportation subject 
     to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 shall be 
     given to interested persons.

     ``Sec. 13303. Service of notice in proceedings

       ``(a) Agents for Service of Process.--A carrier, a broker, 
     or a freight forwarder providing transportation or service 
     subject to jurisdiction under chapter 135 shall designate, in 
     writing, an agent by name and post office address on whom 
     service of notices in a proceeding before, and of actions of, 
     the Secretary may be made.
       ``(b) Filing With State.--A motor carrier providing 
     transportation under this part shall also file the 
     designation with the appropriate authority of each State in 
     which it operates. The designation may be changed at any time 
     in the same manner as originally made.
       ``(c) Notice.--A notice to a motor carrier, freight 
     forwarder, or broker shall be served personally or by mail on 
     the motor carrier, freight forwarder, or broker or on its 
     designated agent. Service by mail on the designated agent 
     shall be made at the address filed for the agent. When notice 
     is given by mail, the date of mailing is considered to be the 
     time when the notice is served. If a motor carrier, freight 
     forwarder, or broker does not have a designated agent, 
     service may be made by posting a copy of the notice at the 
     headquarters of the Department of Transportation.

     ``Sec. 13304. Service of process in court proceedings

       ``(a) Designation of Agent.--A motor carrier or broker 
     providing transportation subject to jurisdiction under 
     chapter 135 of this title, including a motor carrier or 
     broker operating within the United States while providing 
     transportation between places in a foreign country or between 
     a place in one foreign country and a place in another foreign 
     country, shall designate an agent in each State in which it 
     operates by name and post office address on whom process 
     issued by a court with subject matter jurisdiction may be 
     served in an action brought against that carrier or broker. 
     The designation shall be in writing and filed with the 
     Department of Transportation. If a designation under this 
     subsection is not made, service may be made on any agent of 
     the carrier or broker within that State.
       ``(b) Change.--A designation under this section may be 
     changed at any time in the same manner as originally made.

                      ``CHAPTER 135--JURISDICTION

              ``SUBCHAPTER I--MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION

``Sec.
``13501. General jurisdiction.
``13502. Exempt transportation between Alaska and other States.
``13503. Exempt motor vehicle transportation in terminal areas.
``13504. Exempt motor carrier transportation entirely in one State.
``13505. Transportation furthering a primary business.
``13506. Miscellaneous motor carrier transportation exemptions.
``13507. Mixed loads of regulated and unregulated property.
``13508. Limited authority over cooperative associations.

             ``SUBCHAPTER II--WATER CARRIER TRANSPORTATION

``13521. General jurisdiction.

              ``SUBCHAPTER III--FREIGHT FORWARDER SERVICE

``13531. General jurisdiction.

                  ``SUBCHAPTER IV--AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT

``13541. Authority to exempt transportation or services.

              ``SUBCHAPTER I--MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION

     ``Sec. 13501. General jurisdiction

       ``The Secretary and the Panel have jurisdiction, as 
     specified in this part, over transportation by motor carrier 
     and the procurement of that transportation, to the extent 
     that passengers, property, or both, are transported by motor 
     carrier--
       ``(1) between a place in--
       ``(A) a State and a place in another State;
       ``(B) a State and another place in the same State through 
     another State;
       ``(C) the United States and a place in a territory or 
     possession of the United States to the extent the 
     transportation is in the United States;
       ``(D) the United States and another place in the United 
     States through a foreign country to the extent the 
     transportation is in the United States; or
       ``(E) the United States and a place in a foreign country to 
     the extent the transportation is in the United States; and
       ``(2) in a reservation under the exclusive jurisdiction of 
     the United States or on a public highway.

     ``Sec. 13502. Exempt transportation between Alaska and other 
       States

       ``To the extent that transportation by a motor carrier 
     between a place in Alaska and a place in another State under 
     section 13501 is provided in a foreign country--
       ``(1) neither the Secretary nor the Panel has jurisdiction 
     to impose a requirement over conduct of the motor carrier in 
     the foreign country conflicting with a requirement of that 
     country; but
       ``(2) the motor carrier, as a condition of providing 
     transportation in the United States, shall comply, with 
     respect to all transportation provided between Alaska and the 
     other State, with the requirements of this part related to 
     rates and practices applicable to the transportation.

     ``Sec. 13503. Exempt motor vehicle transportation in terminal 
       areas

       ``(a) Transportation by Carriers.--
       ``(1) In general.--Neither the Secretary nor the Panel has 
     jurisdiction under this subchapter over transportation by 
     motor vehicle provided in a terminal area when the 
     transportation--
       ``(A) is a transfer, collection, or delivery;
       ``(B) is provided by--
       ``(i) a rail carrier subject to jurisdiction under chapter 
     105;
       ``(ii) a water carrier subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter II of this chapter; or
       ``(iii) a freight forwarder subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter III of this chapter; and
       ``(C) is incidental to transportation or service provided 
     by the carrier or freight forwarder that is subject to 
     jurisdiction under chapter 105 of this title or under 
     subchapter II or III of this chapter.

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       ``(2) Applicability of other provisions.--Transportation 
     exempt from jurisdiction under paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection is subject to jurisdiction under chapter 105 when 
     provided by such a rail carrier, under subchapter II of this 
     chapter when provided by such a water carrier, and under 
     subchapter III of this chapter when provided by such a 
     freight forwarder.
       ``(b) Transportation by Agent.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except to the extent provided by 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection, neither the Secretary nor 
     the Panel has jurisdiction under this subchapter over 
     transportation by motor vehicle provided in a terminal area 
     when the transportation--
       ``(A) is a transfer, collection, or delivery; and
       ``(B) is provided by a person as an agent or under other 
     arrangement for--
       ``(i) a rail carrier subject to jurisdiction under chapter 
     105 of this title;
       ``(ii) a motor carrier subject to jurisdiction under this 
     subchapter;
       ``(iii) a water carrier subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter II of this chapter; or
       ``(iv) a freight forwarder subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter III of this chapter.
       ``(2) Treatment of transportation by principal.--
     Transportation exempt from jurisdiction under paragraph (1) 
     of this subsection is considered transportation provided by 
     the carrier or service provided by the freight forwarder for 
     whom the transportation was provided and is subject to 
     jurisdiction under chapter 105 of this title when provided 
     for such a rail carrier, under this subchapter when provided 
     for such a motor carrier, under subchapter II of this chapter 
     when provided for such a water carrier, and under subchapter 
     III of this chapter when provided for such a freight 
     forwarder.

     ``Sec. 13504. Exempt motor carrier transportation entirely in 
       one State

       ``Neither the Secretary nor the Panel has jurisdiction 
     under this subchapter over transportation, except 
     transportation of household goods, by a motor carrier 
     operating solely within the State of Hawaii. The State of 
     Hawaii may regulate transportation exempt from jurisdiction 
     under this section and, to the extent provided by a motor 
     carrier operating solely within the State of Hawaii, 
     transportation exempt under section 13503 of this title.

     ``Sec. 13505. Transportation furthering a primary business

       ``(a) In General.--Neither the Secretary nor the Panel has 
     jurisdiction under this part over the transportation of 
     property by motor vehicle when--
       ``(1) the property is transported by a person engaged in a 
     business other than transportation; and
       ``(2) the transportation is within the scope of, and 
     furthers a primary business (other than transportation) of 
     the person.
       ``(b) Corporate Families.--
       ``(1) In general.--Neither the Secretary nor the Panel has 
     jurisdiction under this part over transportation of property 
     by motor vehicle for compensation provided by a person who is 
     a member of a corporate family for other members of such 
     corporate family.
       ``(2) Definition.--In this section, `corporate family' 
     means a group of corporations consisting of a parent 
     corporation and all subsidiaries in which the parent 
     corporation owns directly or indirectly a 100 percent 
     interest.

     ``Sec. 13506. Miscellaneous motor carrier transportation 
       exemptions

       ``(a) In General.--Neither the Secretary nor the Panel has 
     jurisdiction under this part over--
       ``(1) a motor vehicle transporting only school children and 
     teachers to or from school;
       ``(2) a motor vehicle providing taxicab service and having 
     a capacity of not more than 6 passengers and not operated on 
     a regular route or between specified places;
       ``(3) a motor vehicle owned or operated by or for a hotel 
     and only transporting hotel patrons between the hotel and the 
     local station of a common carrier;
       ``(4) a motor vehicle controlled and operated by a farmer 
     and transporting--
       ``(A) the farmer's agricultural or horticultural 
     commodities and products; or
       ``(B) supplies to the farm of the farmer;
       ``(5) a motor vehicle controlled and operated by a 
     cooperative association (as defined by section 15(a) of the 
     Agricultural Marketing Act (12 U.S.C. 1141j(a)) or by a 
     federation of cooperative associations if the federation has 
     no greater power or purposes than a cooperative association, 
     except that if the cooperative association or federation 
     provides transportation for compensation between a place in a 
     State and a place in another State, or between a place in a 
     State and another place in the same State through another 
     State--
       ``(A) for a nonmember that is not a farmer, cooperative 
     association, federation, or the United States Government, the 
     transportation (except for transportation otherwise exempt 
     under this subchapter)--
       ``(i) shall be limited to transportation incidental to the 
     primary transportation operation of the cooperative 
     association or federation and necessary for its effective 
     performance; and
       ``(ii) may not exceed in each fiscal year 25 percent of the 
     total transportation of the cooperative association or 
     federation between those places, measured by tonnage; and
       ``(B) the transportation for all nonmembers may not exceed 
     in each fiscal year, measured by tonnage, the total 
     transportation between those places for the cooperative 
     association or federation and its members during that fiscal 
     year;
       ``(6) transportation by motor vehicle of--
       ``(A) ordinary livestock;
       ``(B) agricultural or horticultural commodities (other than 
     manufactured products thereof);
       ``(C) commodities listed as exempt in the Commodity List 
     incorporated in ruling numbered 107, March 19, 1958, Bureau 
     of Motor Carriers, Interstate Commerce Commission, other than 
     frozen fruits, frozen berries, frozen vegetables, cocoa 
     beans, coffee beans, tea, bananas, or hemp, or wool imported 
     from a foreign country, wool tops and noils, or wool waste 
     (carded, spun, woven, or knitted);
       ``(D) cooked or uncooked fish, whether breaded or not, or 
     frozen or fresh shellfish, or byproducts thereof not intended 
     for human consumption, other than fish or shellfish that have 
     been treated for preserving, such as canned, smoked, pickled, 
     spiced, corned, or kippered products; and
       ``(E) livestock and poultry feed and agricultural seeds and 
     plants, if such products (excluding products otherwise exempt 
     under this paragraph) are transported to a site of 
     agricultural production or to a business enterprise engaged 
     in the sale to agricultural producers of goods used in 
     agricultural production;
       ``(7) a motor vehicle used only to distribute newspapers;
       ``(8)(A) transportation of passengers by motor vehicle 
     incidental to transportation by aircraft;
       ``(B) transportation of property (including baggage) by 
     motor vehicle as part of a continuous movement which, prior 
     or subsequent to such part of the continuous movement, has 
     been or will be transported by an air carrier or (to the 
     extent so agreed by the United States and approved by the 
     Secretary) by a foreign air carrier; or
       ``(C) transportation of property by motor vehicle in lieu 
     of transportation by aircraft because of adverse weather 
     conditions or mechanical failure of the aircraft or other 
     causes due to circumstances beyond the control of the carrier 
     or shipper;
       ``(9) the operation of a motor vehicle in a national park 
     or national monument;
       ``(10) a motor vehicle carrying not more than 15 
     individuals in a single, daily roundtrip to commute to and 
     from work;
       ``(11) transportation of used pallets and used empty 
     shipping containers (including intermodal cargo containers), 
     and other used shipping devices (other than containers or 
     devices used in the transportation of motor vehicles or parts 
     of motor vehicles);
       ``(12) transportation of natural, crushed, vesicular rock 
     to be used for decorative purposes;
       ``(13) transportation of wood chips;
       ``(14) brokers for motor carriers of passengers, except as 
     provided in section 13904(d)); or
       ``(15) transportation of broken, crushed, or powdered 
     glass.
       ``(b) Exempt Unless Otherwise Necessary.--Except to the 
     extent the Secretary or Panel, as applicable, finds it 
     necessary to exercise jurisdiction to carry out the 
     transportation policy of section 13101, neither the Secretary 
     nor the Panel has jurisdiction under this part over--
       ``(1) transportation provided entirely in a municipality, 
     in contiguous municipalities, or in a zone that is adjacent 
     to, and commercially a part of, the municipality or 
     municipalities, except--
       ``(A) when the transportation is under common control, 
     management, or arrangement for a continuous carriage or 
     shipment to or from a place outside the municipality, 
     municipalities, or zone; or
       ``(B) that in transporting passengers over a route between 
     a place in a State and a place in another State, or between a 
     place in a State and another place in the same State through 
     another State, the transportation is exempt from jurisdiction 
     under this part only if the motor carrier operating the motor 
     vehicle also is lawfully providing intrastate transportation 
     of passengers over the entire route under the laws of each 
     State through which the route runs;
       ``(2) transportation by motor vehicle provided casually, 
     occasionally, or reciprocally but not as a regular occupation 
     or business, except when a broker or other person sells or 
     offers for sale passenger transportation provided by a person 
     authorized to transport passengers by motor vehicle under an 
     application pending, or registration issued, under this part; 
     or
       ``(3) the emergency towing of an accidentally wrecked or 
     disabled motor vehicle.

     ``Sec. 13507. Mixed loads of regulated and unregulated 
       property

       ``A motor carrier of property providing transportation 
     exempt from jurisdiction under paragraph (6), (8), (11), 
     (12), or (13) of section 13506(a) may transport property 
     under such paragraph in the same vehicle and at the same time 
     as property which the carrier is authorized to transport 
     under a registration issued under section 13902(a). Such 
     transportation shall not affect the unregulated status of 
     such exempt property or the regulated status of the property 
     which the carrier is authorized to transport under such 
     registration.

     ``Sec. 13508. Limited authority over cooperative associations

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 13506(a)(5), any 
     cooperative association (as defined by section 15(a) of the 
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     Marketing Act (12 U.S.C. 1141j(a))) or a federation of 
     cooperative associations shall prepare and maintain such 
     records relating to transportation provided by such 
     association or federation, in such form as the Secretary or 
     the Panel may require by regulation to carry out the 
     provisions of such section 13506(a)(5). The Secretary or the 
     Panel, or an employee designated by the Secretary or the 
     Panel, may on demand and display of proper credentials--
       ``(1) inspect and examine the lands, buildings, and 
     equipment of such association or federation; and
       ``(2) inspect and copy any record of such association or 
     federation.
       ``(b) Reports.--Notwithstanding section 13506(a)(5), the 
     Secretary or the Panel may require a cooperative association 
     or federation of cooperative associations described in 
     subsection (a) of this section to file reports with the 
     Secretary or the Panel containing answers to questions about 
     transportation provided by such association or federation.
       ``(c) Enforcement.--The Secretary or the Panel may bring a 
     civil action to enforce subsections (a) and (b) of this 
     section or a regulation or order of the Secretary or the 
     Panel issued under this section, when violated by a 
     cooperative association or federation of cooperative 
     associations described in subsection (a).
       ``(d) Reporting Penalties.--
       ``(1) In general.--A person required to make a report to 
     the Secretary or the Panel, answer a question, or maintain a 
     record under this section, or an officer, agent, or employee 
     of that person, that--
       ``(A) does not make the report;
       ``(B) does not specifically, completely, and truthfully 
     answer the question; or
       ``(C) does not maintain the record in the form and manner 
     prescribed under this section;
     is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty 
     of not more than $500 for each violation and for not more 
     than $250 for each additional day the violation continues.
       ``(2) Venue.--Trial in a civil action under paragraph (1) 
     shall be in the judicial district in which--
       ``(A) the cooperative association or federation of 
     cooperative associations has its principal office;
       ``(B) the violation occurred; or
       ``(C) the offender is found.
     Process in the action may be served in the judicial district 
     of which the offender is an inhabitant or in which the 
     offender may be found.
       ``(e) Evasion Penalties.--A person, or an officer, 
     employee, or agent of that person, that by any means 
     knowingly and willfully tries to evade compliance with the 
     provisions of this section shall be fined at least $200 but 
     not more than $500 for the first violation and at least $250 
     but not more than $2,000 for a subsequent violation.
       ``(f) Recordkeeping Penalties.--A person required to make a 
     report, answer a question, or maintain a record under this 
     section, or an officer, agent, or employee of that person, 
     that--
       ``(1) willfully does not make that report;
       ``(2) willfully does not specifically, completely, and 
     truthfully answer that question in 30 days from the date that 
     the question is required to be answered;
       ``(3) willfully does not maintain that record in the form 
     and manner prescribed;
       ``(4) knowingly and willfully falsifies, destroys, 
     mutilates, or changes that report or record;
       ``(5) knowingly and willfully files a false report or 
     record under this section;
       ``(6) knowingly and willfully makes a false or incomplete 
     entry in that record about a business-related fact or 
     transaction; or
       ``(7) knowingly and willfully maintains a record in 
     violation of a regulation or order issued under this section;
     shall be fined not more than $5,000.

             ``SUBCHAPTER II--WATER CARRIER TRANSPORTATION

     ``Sec. 13521. General jurisdiction

       ``(a) General Rules.--The Secretary and the Panel have 
     jurisdiction over transportation insofar as water carriers 
     are concerned--
       ``(1) by water carrier between a place in a State and a 
     place in another State, even if part of the transportation is 
     outside the United States;
       ``(2) by water carrier and motor carrier from a place in a 
     State to a place in another State; except that if part of the 
     transportation is outside the United States, the Secretary 
     only has jurisdiction over that part of the transportation 
     provided--
       ``(A) by motor carrier that is in the United States; and
       ``(B) by water carrier that is from a place in the United 
     States to another place in the United States; and
       ``(3) by water carrier or by water carrier and motor 
     carrier between a place in the United States and a place 
     outside the United States, to the extent that--
       ``(A) when the transportation is by motor carrier, the 
     transportation is provided in the United States;
       ``(B) when the transportation is by water carrier to a 
     place outside the United States, the transportation is 
     provided by water carrier from a place in the United States 
     to another place in the United States before transshipment 
     from a place in the United States to a place outside the 
     United States; and
       ``(C) when the transportation is by water carrier from a 
     place outside the United States, the transportation is 
     provided by water carrier from a place in the United States 
     to another place in the United States after transshipment to 
     a place in the United States from a place outside the United 
     States.
       ``(b) Limitation.--The Panel may not exempt a water carrier 
     from the application of, or compliance with, sections 13701 
     and 13702 for transportation in noncontiguous domestic trade.
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `State' and 
     `United States' include the territories and possessions of 
     the United States.

              ``SUBCHAPTER III--FREIGHT FORWARDER SERVICE

     ``Sec. 13531. General jurisdiction

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary and the Panel have 
     jurisdiction, as specified in this part, over service that a 
     freight forwarder undertakes to provide, or is authorized or 
     required under this part to provide, to the extent 
     transportation is provided in the United States and is 
     between--
       ``(1) a place in a State and a place in another State, even 
     if part of the transportation is outside the United States;
       ``(2) a place in a State and another place in the same 
     State through a place outside the State; or
       ``(3) a place in the United States and a place outside the 
     United States.
       ``(b) Exemption of Certain Air Carrier Service.--Neither 
     the Secretary nor the Panel has jurisdiction under subsection 
     (a) of this section over service undertaken by a freight 
     forwarder using transportation of an air carrier subject to 
     part A of subtitle VII of this title.

                  ``SUBCHAPTER IV--AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT

     ``Sec. 13541. Authority to exempt transportation or services

       ``(a) In General.--In any matter subject to jurisdiction 
     under this part, the Secretary or the Panel, as applicable, 
     shall exempt a person, class of persons, or a transaction or 
     service from the application of a provision of this part, or 
     use this exemption authority to modify the application of a 
     provision of this part as it applies to such person, class, 
     transaction, or service, when the Secretary or Panel finds 
     that the application of that provision in whole or in part--
       ``(1) is not necessary to carry out the transportation 
     policy of section 13101;
       ``(2) is not needed to protect shippers from the abuse of 
     market power or that the transaction or service is of limited 
     scope; and
       ``(3) is in the public interest.
       ``(b) Initiation of Proceeding.--The Secretary or Panel, as 
     applicable, may, where appropriate, begin a proceeding under 
     this section on the Secretary's or Panel's own initiative or 
     on application by an interested party.
       ``(c) Period of Exemption.--The Secretary or Panel, as 
     applicable, may specify the period of time during which an 
     exemption granted under this section is effective.
       ``(d) Revocation.--The Secretary or Panel, as applicable, 
     may revoke an exemption, to the extent specified, on finding 
     that application of a provision of this part to the person, 
     class, or transportation is necessary to carry out the 
     transportation policy of section 13101.
       ``(e) Limitations.--The exemption authority under this 
     section may not be used to relieve a person from the 
     application of, and compliance with, any law, rule, 
     regulation, standard, or order pertaining to cargo loss and 
     damage, insurance, safety fitness, or activities approved 
     under section 13703 or 14302 or not terminated under section 
     13907(d)(2).

                ``CHAPTER 137--RATES AND THROUGH ROUTES

``Sec.
``13701. Requirements for reasonable rates, classifications, through 
              routes, rules, and practices for certain transportation.
``13702. Tariff requirement for certain transportation.
``13703. Certain collective activities; exemption from antitrust laws.
``13704. Household goods rates--estimates; guarantees of service.
``13705. Requirements for through routes among motor carriers of 
              passengers.
``13706. Liability for payment of rates.
``13707. Payment of rates.
``13708. Billing and collecting practices.
``13709. Procedures for resolving claims involving unfiled, negotiated 
              transportation rates.
``13710. Additional billing and collecting practices.
``13711. Alternative procedure for resolving undercharge disputes.
``13712. Government traffic.
``13713. Food and grocery transportation.

     ``Sec. 13701. Requirements for reasonable rates, 
       classifications, through routes, rules, and practices for 
       certain transportation

       ``(a) Reasonableness.--
       ``(1) Certain household goods transportation; joint rates 
     involving water transportation.--A rate, classification, 
     rule, or practice related to transportation or service 
     provided by a carrier subject to jurisdiction under chapter 
     135 for transportation or service involving--
       ``(A) a movement of household goods,
       ``(B) a rate for a movement by or with a water carrier in 
     noncontiguous domestic trade, or

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       ``(C) rates, rules, and classifications made collectively 
     by motor carriers under agreement pursuant to section 13703,
     must be reasonable.
       ``(2) Through routes and divisions of joint rates.--Through 
     routes and divisions of joint rates for such transportation 
     or service must be reasonable.
       ``(b) Prescription by Panel for Violations.--When the Panel 
     finds it necessary to stop or prevent a violation of 
     subsection (a), the Panel shall prescribe the rate, 
     classification, rule, practice, through route, or division of 
     joint rates to be applied for such transportation or service.
       ``(c) Zone of Reasonableness.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, a rate or 
     division of a carrier for service in noncontiguous domestic 
     trade is reasonable if the aggregate of increases and 
     decreases in any such rate or division is not more than 10 
     percent above, or more than 10 percent below, the rate or 
     division in effect 1 year before the effective date of the 
     proposed rate or division.
       ``(2) Adjustments to the zone.--The percentage specified in 
     paragraph (1) shall be increased or decreased, as the case 
     may be, by the percentage change in the Producers Price 
     Index, as published by the Department of Labor, that has 
     occurred during the most recent 1-year period before the date 
     the rate or division in question first took effect.

     ``Sec. 13702. Tariff requirement for certain transportation

       ``(a) In General.--A carrier subject to jurisdiction under 
     chapter 135 may provide transportation or service that is--
       ``(1) in noncontiguous domestic trade, except with regard 
     to bulk cargo, forest products, recycled metal scrap, waste 
     paper, and paper waste; or
       ``(2) for movement of household goods;
     only if the rate for such transportation or service is 
     contained in a tariff that is in effect under this section. 
     The carrier may not charge or receive a different 
     compensation for the transportation or service than the rate 
     specified in the tariff, whether by returning a part of that 
     rate to a person, giving a person a privilege, allowing the 
     use of a facility that affects the value of that 
     transportation or service, or another device. A rate 
     contained in a tariff shall be stated in money of the United 
     States.
       ``(b) Tariff Requirements for Noncontiguous Domestic 
     Trade.--
       ``(1) Filing.--A carrier providing transportation or 
     service described in subsection (a)(1) shall publish and file 
     with the Panel tariffs containing the rates established for 
     such transportation or service. The carriers shall keep such 
     tariffs available for public inspection. The Panel shall 
     prescribe the form and manner of publishing, filing, and 
     keeping tariffs available for public inspection under this 
     subsection.
       ``(2) Contents.--The Panel may prescribe any specific 
     information and charges to be identified in a tariff, but at 
     a minimum tariffs must identify plainly--
       ``(A) the carriers that are parties to it;
       ``(B) the places between which property will be 
     transported;
       ``(C) terminal charges if a carrier provides transportation 
     or service subject to jurisdiction under subchapter III of 
     chapter 135;
       ``(D) privileges given and facilities allowed; and
       ``(E) any rules that change, affect, or determine any part 
     of the published rate.
       ``(3) Inland divisions.--A carrier providing transportation 
     or service described in subsection (a)(1) under a joint rate 
     for a through movement shall not be required to state 
     separately or otherwise reveal in tariff filings the inland 
     divisions of that through rate.
       ``(4) Time-volume rates.--Rates in tariffs filed under this 
     subsection may vary with the volume of cargo offered over a 
     specified period of time.
       ``(5) Changes.--The Panel may permit carriers to change 
     rates, classifications, rules, and practices without filing 
     complete tariffs under this subsection that cover matter that 
     is not being changed when the Panel finds that action to be 
     consistent with the public interest. Those carriers may 
     either--
       ``(A) publish new tariffs that incorporate changes, or
       ``(B) plainly indicate the proposed changes in the tariffs 
     then in effect and make the tariffs as changed available for 
     public inspection.
       ``(c) Tariff Requirements for Household Goods Carriers.--
       ``(1) In general.--A carrier providing transportation 
     described in subsection (a)(2) shall maintain rates and 
     related rules and practices in a tariff. The tariff must be 
     submitted to the Panel for inspection and be made available 
     for inspection by shippers upon reasonable request.
       ``(2) Notice of availability.--A carrier that maintains a 
     tariff under this subsection may not enforce the provisions 
     of the tariff unless the carrier has given notice that the 
     tariff is available for inspection in its bill of lading or 
     by other actual notice to individuals whose shipments are 
     subject to the tariff.
       ``(3) Requirements.--A carrier that maintains a tariff 
     under this subsection is bound by the tariff except as 
     otherwise provided in this part. A tariff that does not 
     comply with this subsection may not be enforced against any 
     individual shipper.
       ``(4) Incorporation by reference.--A carrier may 
     incorporate by reference the rates, terms, and other 
     conditions of a tariff in agreements covering the 
     transportation of household goods.
       ``(5) Complaints.--A complaint that a rate or related rule 
     or practice maintained in a tariff under this subsection 
     violates section 13701(a) may be submitted to the Panel for 
     resolution.
       ``(d) Invalidation.--The Panel may invalidate a tariff 
     prepared by a carrier or carriers under this section if that 
     tariff violates this section or a regulation of the Panel 
     carrying out this section.

     ``Sec. 13703. Certain collective activities; exemption from 
       antitrust laws

       ``(a) Agreements.--
       ``(1) Authority to enter.--A motor carrier providing 
     transportation or service subject to jurisdiction under 
     chapter 135 may enter into an agreement with one or more such 
     carriers to establish--
       ``(A) through routes and joint rates;
       ``(B) rates for the transportation of household goods;
       ``(C) classifications;
       ``(D) mileage guides;
       ``(E) rules;
       ``(F) divisions;
       ``(G) rate adjustments of general application based on 
     industry average carrier costs (so long as there is no 
     discussion of individual markets or particular single-line 
     rates); or
       ``(H) procedures for joint consideration, initiation, or 
     establishment of matters described in subparagraphs (A) 
     through (G).
       ``(2) Submission of agreement to panel; approval.--An 
     agreement entered into under subsection (a) may be submitted 
     by any carrier or carriers that are parties to such agreement 
     to the Panel for approval and may be approved by the Panel 
     only if it finds that such agreement is in the public 
     interest.
       ``(3) Conditions.--The Panel may require compliance with 
     reasonable conditions consistent with this part to assure 
     that the agreement furthers the transportation policy set 
     forth in section 13101.
       ``(4) Independently established rates.--Any carrier which 
     is a party to an agreement under paragraph (1) is not, and 
     may not be precluded, from independently establishing its own 
     rates, classification, and mileages or from adopting and 
     using a noncollectively made classification or mileage guide.
       ``(5) Investigations.--
       ``(A) Reasonableness.--The Panel may suspend and 
     investigate the reasonableness of any rate, rule, 
     classification, or rate adjustment of general application 
     made pursuant to an agreement under this section.
       ``(B) Actions not in the public interest.--The Panel may 
     investigate any action taken pursuant to an agreement 
     approved under this section. If the Panel finds that the 
     action is not in the public interest, the Panel may take such 
     measures as may be necessary to protect the public interest 
     with regard to the action, including issuing an order 
     directing the parties to cease and desist or modify the 
     action.
       ``(6) Effect of approval.--If the Panel approves the 
     agreement or renews approval of the agreement, it may be made 
     and carried out under its terms and under the conditions 
     required by the Panel, and the antitrust laws, as defined in 
     the first section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12), do not 
     apply to parties and other persons with respect to making or 
     carrying out the agreement.
       ``(b) Records.--The Panel may require an organization 
     established or continued under an agreement approved under 
     this section to maintain records and submit reports. The 
     Panel, or its delegate, may inspect a record maintained under 
     this section, or monitor any organization's compliance with 
     this section.
       ``(c) Review.--The Panel may review an agreement approved 
     under this section, on its own initiative or on request, and 
     shall change the conditions of approval or terminate it when 
     necessary to protect the public interest. Action of the Panel 
     under this section--
       ``(1) approving an agreement,
       ``(2) denying, ending, or changing approval,
       ``(3) prescribing the conditions on which approval is 
     granted, or
       ``(4) changing those conditions,
     has effect only as related to application of the antitrust 
     laws referred to in subsection (a).
       ``(d) Expiration of Approvals; Renewals.--Subject to 
     subsection (c), approval of an agreement under subsection (a) 
     shall expire 3 years after the date of approval unless 
     renewed under this subsection. The approval may be renewed 
     upon request of the parties to the agreement if such parties 
     resubmit the agreement to the Panel, the agreement is 
     unchanged, and the Panel approves such renewal. The Panel 
     shall approve the renewal unless it finds that the renewal is 
     not in the public interest. Parties to the agreement may 
     continue to undertake activities pursuant to the previously 
     approved agreement while the renewal request is pending.
       ``(e) Existing Agreements.--Agreements approved under 
     former section 10706(b) and in effect on the day before the 
     effective date of this section shall be treated for purposes 
     of this section as approved by the Panel under this section 
     beginning on such effective date.
       ``(f) Limitations on Statutory Construction.--
       ``(1) Undercharge claims.--Nothing in this section shall 
     serve as a basis for any undercharge claim.
       ``(2) Obligation of shipper.--Nothing in this title, the 
     ICC Termination Act of 1995, or any amendments or repeals 
     made by such Act shall be construed as creating any 
     obligation for a shipper based solely on a classification 
     that was on file with the Interstate Commerce Commission or 
     elsewhere on the day before the effective date of this 
     section.

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       ``(g) Industry Standard Guides.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Public availability.--Routes, rates, classifications, 
     mileage guides, and rules established under agreements 
     approved under this section shall be published and made 
     available for public inspection upon request.
       ``(B) Participation of carriers.--
       ``(i) In general.--A motor carrier of property whose 
     routes, rates, classifications, mileage guides, rules, or 
     packaging are determined or governed by publications 
     established under agreements approved under this section must 
     participate in the determining or governing publication for 
     such provisions to apply.
       ``(ii) Power of attorney.--The motor carrier of property 
     shall issue a power of attorney to the publishing agent and, 
     upon its acceptance, the agent shall issue a written 
     certification to the motor carrier affirming its 
     participation in the governing publication, and the 
     certification shall be made available for public inspection.
       ``(2) Mileage limitation.--No carrier subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I or III of chapter 135 may 
     enforce collection of its mileage rates unless such carrier--
       ``(A) uses an independent publication of mileage that is 
     developed independently of any other publication of mileage 
     developed by any other carrier and that can be examined by 
     any interested person upon reasonable request; or
       ``(B) is a participant in a publication of mileages 
     formulated under an agreement approved under this section.
       ``(h) Single Line Rate Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `single line rate' means a rate, charge, or allowance 
     proposed by a single motor carrier that is applicable only 
     over its line and for which the transportation can be 
     provided by that carrier.

     ``Sec. 13704. Household goods rates--estimates; guarantees of 
       service

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Authority.--Subject to the provisions of paragraph 
     (2) of this subsection, a motor carrier providing 
     transportation of household goods subject to jurisdiction 
     under subchapter I of chapter 135 may establish a rate for 
     the transportation of household goods which is based on the 
     carrier's written, binding estimate of charges for providing 
     such transportation.
       ``(2) Nonpreferential; nonpredatory.--Any rate established 
     under this subsection must be available on a nonpreferential 
     basis to shippers and must not result in charges to shippers 
     which are predatory.
       ``(b) Rates for Guaranteed Service.--
       ``(1) Authority.--Subject to the provisions of paragraph 
     (2) of this subsection, a motor carrier providing 
     transportation of household goods subject to jurisdiction 
     under subchapter I of chapter 135 may establish rates for the 
     transportation of household goods which guarantee that the 
     carrier will pick up and deliver such household goods at the 
     times specified in the contract for such services and provide 
     a penalty or per diem payment in the event the carrier fails 
     to pick up or deliver such household goods at the specified 
     time. The charges, if any, for such guarantee and penalty 
     provision may vary to reflect one or more options available 
     to meet a particular shipper's needs.
       ``(2) Authority of secretary to require nonguaranteed 
     service rates.--Before a carrier may establish a rate for any 
     service under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary 
     may require such carrier to have in effect and keep in 
     effect, during any period such rate is in effect under 
     paragraph (1), a rate for such service which does not 
     guarantee the pick up and delivery of household goods at the 
     times specified in the contract for such services and which 
     does not provide a penalty or per diem payment in the event 
     the carrier fails to pick up or deliver household goods at 
     the specified time.

     ``Sec. 13705. Requirements for through routes among motor 
       carriers of passengers

       ``(a) Establishment; Reasonableness.--A motor carrier 
     providing transportation of passengers subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 shall 
     establish through routes with other carriers of the same type 
     and shall establish individual and joint rates applicable to 
     them. Such through route must be reasonable.
       ``(b) Prescribed by Panel.--When the Panel finds it 
     necessary to enforce the requirements of this section, the 
     Panel may prescribe through routes and the conditions under 
     which those routes must be operated for motor carriers 
     providing transportation of passengers subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135.

     ``Sec. 13706. Liability for payment of rates

       ``(a) Liability of Consignee.--Liability for payment of 
     rates for transportation for a shipment of property by a 
     shipper or consignor to a consignee other than the shipper or 
     consignor, is determined under this section when the 
     transportation is provided by motor carrier under this part. 
     When the shipper or consignor instructs the carrier 
     transporting the property to deliver it to a consignee that 
     is an agent only, not having beneficial title to the 
     property, the consignee is liable for rates billed at the 
     time of delivery for which the consignee is otherwise liable, 
     but not for additional rates that may be found to be due 
     after delivery if the consignee gives written notice to the 
     delivering carrier before delivery of the property--
       ``(1) of the agency and absence of beneficial title; and
       ``(2) of the name and address of the beneficial owner of 
     the property if it is reconsigned or diverted to a place 
     other than the place specified in the original bill of 
     lading.
       ``(b) Liability of Beneficial Owner.--When the consignee is 
     liable only for rates billed at the time of delivery under 
     subsection (a), the shipper or consignor, or, if the property 
     is reconsigned or diverted, the beneficial owner is liable 
     for those additional rates regardless of the bill of the 
     lading or contract under which the property was transported. 
     The beneficial owner is liable for all rates when the 
     property is reconsigned or diverted by an agent but is 
     refused or abandoned at its ultimate destination if the agent 
     gave the carrier in the reconsignment or diversion order a 
     notice of agency and the name and address of the beneficial 
     owner. A consignee giving the carrier erroneous information 
     about the identity of the beneficial owner of the property is 
     liable for the additional rates.

     ``Sec. 13707. Payment of rates

       ``(a) Transfer of Possession Upon Payment.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), a carrier providing 
     transportation or service subject to jurisdiction under this 
     part shall give up possession at the destination of the 
     property transported by it only when payment for the 
     transportation or service is made.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) Regulations.--Under regulations of the Secretary 
     governing the payment for transportation and service and 
     preventing discrimination, those carriers may give up 
     possession at destination of property transported by them 
     before payment for the transportation or service. The 
     regulations of the Secretary may provide for weekly or 
     monthly payment for transportation provided by motor carriers 
     and for periodic payment for transportation provided by water 
     carriers.
       ``(2) Extensions of credit to governmental entities.--Such 
     a carrier (including a motor carrier being used by a 
     household goods freight forwarder) may extend credit for 
     transporting property for the United States Government, a 
     State, a territory or possession of the United States, or a 
     political subdivision of any of them.

     ``Sec. 13708. Billing and collecting practices

       ``(a) Disclosure.--A motor carrier subject to jurisdiction 
     under subchapter I of chapter 135 shall disclose, when a 
     document is presented or electronically transmitted for 
     payment to the person responsible directly to the motor 
     carrier for payment or agent of such responsible person, the 
     actual rates, charges, or allowances for any transportation 
     service and shall also disclose, at such time, whether and to 
     whom any allowance or reduction in charges is made.
       ``(b) False or Misleading Information.--No person may cause 
     a motor carrier to present false or misleading information on 
     a document about the actual rate, charge, or allowance to any 
     party to the transaction.
       ``(c) Allowances for Services.--When the actual rate, 
     charge, or allowance is dependent upon the performance of a 
     service by a party to the transportation arrangement, such as 
     tendering a volume of freight over a stated period of time, 
     the motor carrier shall indicate in any document presented 
     for payment to the person responsible directly to the motor 
     carrier that a reduction, allowance, or other adjustment may 
     apply.

     ``Sec. 13709. Procedures for resolving claims involving 
       unfiled, negotiated transportation rates

       ``(a) Transportation Provided at Rates Other Than Legal 
     Tariff Rates.--
       ``(1) In general.--When a claim is made by a motor carrier 
     of property (other than a household goods carrier) providing 
     transportation subject to jurisdiction under subchapter II of 
     chapter 105, as in effect on the day before the effective 
     date of this section, by a freight forwarder (other than a 
     household goods freight forwarder), or under subchapter I of 
     chapter 135, or by a party representing such a carrier or 
     freight forwarder regarding the collection of rates or 
     charges for such transportation in addition to those 
     originally billed and collected by the carrier or freight 
     forwarder for such transportation, the person against whom 
     the claim is made may elect to satisfy the claim under the 
     provisions of subsection (b), (c), or (d), upon showing 
     that--
       ``(A) the carrier or freight forwarder is no longer 
     transporting property or is transporting property for the 
     purpose of avoiding the application of this section; and
       ``(B) with respect to the claim--
       ``(i) the person was offered a transportation rate by the 
     carrier or freight forwarder other than that legally on file 
     with the Interstate Commerce Commission or the Panel, as 
     required, for the transportation service;
       ``(ii) the person tendered freight to the carrier or 
     freight forwarder in reasonable reliance upon the offered 
     transportation rate;
       ``(iii) the carrier or freight forwarder did not properly 
     or timely file with the Interstate Commerce Commission or the 
     Panel, as required, a tariff providing for such 
     transportation rate or failed to enter into an agreement for 
     contract carriage;
       ``(iv) such transportation rate was billed and collected by 
     the carrier or freight forwarder; and
       ``(v) the carrier or freight forwarder demands additional 
     payment of a higher rate filed in a tariff.
       ``(2) Forum for resolution of showings.--If there is a 
     dispute as to the showing under paragraph (1)(A), such 
     dispute

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     shall be resolved by the court in which the claim is brought. 
     If there is a dispute as to the showing under paragraph 
     (1)(B), such dispute shall be resolved by the Panel. Pending 
     the resolution of any such dispute, the person shall not have 
     to pay any additional compensation to the carrier or freight 
     forwarder.
       ``(3) Effect of satisfaction of claims under dispute 
     resolution procedure.--Satisfaction of a claim under 
     subsection (b), (c), or (d) shall be binding on the parties, 
     and the parties shall not be subject to chapter 119, as in 
     effect on the day before the effective date of this section, 
     or chapter 149.
       ``(b) Claims Involving Shipments Weighing 10,000 Pounds or 
     Less.--A person from whom the additional legally applicable 
     and effective tariff rate or charges are sought may elect to 
     satisfy the claim, if the shipments each weighed 10,000 
     pounds or less, by payment of 20 percent of the difference 
     between the carrier's applicable and effective tariff rate 
     and the rate originally billed and paid. In the event that a 
     dispute arises as to the rate that was legally applicable to 
     the shipment, such dispute shall be resolved by the Panel.
       ``(c) Claims Involving Shipments Weighing More Than 10,000 
     Pounds.--A person from whom the additional legally applicable 
     and effective tariff rate or charges are sought may elect to 
     satisfy the claim, if the shipments each weighed more than 
     10,000 pounds, by payment of 15 percent of the difference 
     between the carrier's applicable and effective tariff rate 
     and the rate originally billed and paid. In the event that a 
     dispute arises as to the rate that was legally applicable to 
     the shipment, such dispute shall be resolved by the Panel.
       ``(d) Claims Involving Public Warehousemen.--
     Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c), a person from whom 
     the additional legally applicable and effective tariff rate 
     or charges are sought may elect to satisfy the claim by 
     payment of 5 percent of the difference between the carrier's 
     applicable and effective tariff rate and the rate originally 
     billed and paid if such person is a public warehouseman. In 
     the event that a dispute arises as to the rate that was 
     legally applicable to the shipment, such dispute shall be 
     resolved by the Panel.
       ``(e) Effects of Election.--When a person from whom 
     additional legally applicable freight rates or charges are 
     sought does not elect to use the provisions of subsections 
     (b), (c) or (d), the person may pursue all rights and 
     remedies existing under this part or, for transportation 
     provided before the effective date of this section, all 
     rights and remedies that existed under this title on the day 
     before the effective date of this section.
       ``(f) Stay of Additional Compensation.--When a person 
     proceeds under this section to challenge the reasonableness 
     of the legally applicable freight rate or charges being 
     claimed by a carrier or freight forwarder in addition to 
     those already billed and collected, the person shall not have 
     to pay any additional compensation to the carrier or freight 
     forwarder until the Panel has made a determination as to the 
     reasonableness of the challenged rate as applied to the 
     freight of the person against whom the claim is made.
       ``(g) Notification of Election.--
       ``(1) General rule.--A person must notify the carrier or 
     freight forwarder as to its election to proceed under 
     subsection (b), (c), or (d). Except as provided in paragraphs 
     (2), (3), and (4), such election may be made at any time.
       ``(2) Demands for payment initially made after december 3, 
     1993.--If the carrier or freight forwarder or party 
     representing such carrier or freight forwarder initially 
     demands the payment of additional freight charges after 
     December 3, 1993, and notifies the person from whom 
     additional freight charges are sought of the provisions of 
     subsections (a) through (f) at the time of the making of such 
     initial demand, the election must be made not later than the 
     later of--
       ``(A) the 60th day following the filing of an answer to a 
     suit for the collection of such additional legally applicable 
     freight rate or charges, or
       ``(B) March 5, 1994.
       ``(3) Pending suits for collection made before december 4, 
     1993.--If the carrier or freight forwarder or party 
     representing such carrier or freight forwarder has filed, 
     before December 4, 1993, a suit for the collection of 
     additional freight charges and notifies the person from whom 
     additional freight charges are sought of the provisions of 
     subsections (a) through (f), the election must be made not 
     later than the 90th day following the date on which such 
     notification is received.
       ``(4) Demands for payment made before december 4, 1993.--If 
     the carrier or freight forwarder or party representing such 
     carrier or freight forwarder has demanded the payment of 
     additional freight charges, and has not filed a suit for the 
     collection of such additional freight charges, before 
     December 4, 1993, and notifies the person from whom 
     additional freight charges are sought of the provisions of 
     subsections (a) through (f), the election must be made not 
     later than the later of--
       ``(A) the 60th day following the filing of an answer to a 
     suit for the collection of such additional legally applicable 
     freight rate or charges, or
       ``(B) March 5, 1994.
       ``(h) Claims Involving Small-Business Concerns, Charitable 
     Organizations, and Recyclable Materials.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (b), (c), 
     and (d), a person from whom the additional legally applicable 
     and effective tariff rate or charges are sought shall not be 
     liable for the difference between the carrier's applicable 
     and effective tariff rate and the rate originally billed and 
     paid--
       ``(A) if such person qualifies as a small-business concern 
     under the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.),
       ``(B) if such person is an organization which is described 
     in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
     exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code, or
       ``(C) if the cargo involved in the claim is recyclable 
     materials.
       ``(2) Recyclable materials defined.--In this subsection, 
     the term `recyclable materials' means waste products for 
     recycling or reuse in the furtherance of recognized pollution 
     control programs.

     ``Sec. 13710. Additional billing and collecting practices

       ``(a) Miscellaneous Provisions.--
       ``(1) Information relating to basis of rate.--A motor 
     carrier of property (other than a motor carrier providing 
     transportation in noncontiguous domestic trade) shall provide 
     to the shipper, on request of the shipper, a written or 
     electronic copy of the rate, classification, rules, and 
     practices, upon which any rate applicable to its shipment or 
     agreed to between the shipper and carrier may have been 
     based.
       ``(2) Reasonableness of rates; collecting additional 
     charges.--When the applicability or reasonableness of the 
     rates and related provisions billed by a motor carrier is 
     challenged by the person paying the freight charges, the 
     Panel shall determine whether such rates and provisions are 
     reasonable or applicable based on the record before it.
       ``(3) Billing disputes.--
       ``(A) Initiated by motor carriers.--In those cases where a 
     motor carrier (other than a motor carrier providing 
     transportation of household goods or in noncontiguous 
     domestic trade) seeks to collect charges in addition to those 
     billed and collected which are contested by the payor, the 
     carrier may request that the Panel determine whether any 
     additional charges over those billed and collected must be 
     paid. A carrier must issue any bill for charges in addition 
     to those originally billed within 180 days of the receipt of 
     the original bill in order to have the right to collect such 
     charges.
       ``(B) Initiated by shippers.--If a shipper seeks to contest 
     the charges originally billed or additional charges 
     subsequently billed, the shipper may request that the Panel 
     determine whether the charges billed must be paid. A shipper 
     must contest the original bill or subsequent bill within 180 
     days of receipt of the bill in order to have the right to 
     contest such charges.
       ``(4) Voiding of certain tariffs.--Any tariff on file with 
     the Interstate Commerce Commission on August 26, 1994, and 
     not required to be filed after that date is null and void 
     beginning on that date. Any tariff on file with the 
     Interstate Commerce Commission on the effective date of this 
     section and not required to be filed after that date is null 
     and void beginning on that date.
       ``(b) Resolution of Disputes Over Status of Common Carrier 
     or Contract Carrier.--If a motor carrier (other than a motor 
     carrier providing transportation of household goods) that was 
     subject to jurisdiction under subchapter II of chapter 105, 
     as in effect on the day before the effective date of this 
     section, and that had authority to provide transportation as 
     both a motor common carrier and a motor contract carrier and 
     a dispute arises as to whether certain transportation that 
     was provided prior to the effective date of this section was 
     provided in its common carrier or contract carrier capacity 
     and the parties are not able to resolve the dispute 
     consensually, the Panel shall resolve the dispute.

     ``Sec. 13711. Alternative procedure for resolving undercharge 
       disputes

       ``(a) General Rule.--It shall be an unreasonable practice 
     for a motor carrier of property (other than a household goods 
     carrier) providing transportation subject to jurisdiction 
     under subchapter I of chapter 135 or, before the effective 
     date of this section, to have provided transportation that 
     was subject to jurisdiction under subchapter II of chapter 
     105, as in effect on the day before the effective date of 
     this section, a freight forwarder (other than a household 
     goods freight forwarder), or a party representing such a 
     carrier or freight forwarder to attempt to charge or to 
     charge for a transportation service the difference between 
     (1) the applicable rate that was lawfully in effect pursuant 
     to a tariff that was filed in accordance with this chapter 
     or, with respect to transportation provided before the 
     effective date of this section, in accordance with chapter 
     107, as in effect on the date the transportation was 
     provided, by the carrier or freight forwarder applicable to 
     such transportation service, and (2) the negotiated rate for 
     such transportation service if the carrier or freight 
     forwarder is no longer transporting property between places 
     described in section 13501(1) or is transporting property 
     between places described in section 13501(1) for the purpose 
     of avoiding application of this section.
       ``(b) Jurisdiction of Panel.--
       ``(1) Determination.--The Panel shall have jurisdiction to 
     make a determination of whether or not attempting to charge 
     or the charging of a rate by a motor carrier or freight 
     forwarder or party representing a motor carrier or freight 
     forwarder is an unreasonable practice under subsection (a). 
     If the Panel determines that attempting to charge or the 
     charging of the rate is an unreasonable practice under 
     subsection (a), the carrier, freight forwarder, or party may 
     not collect the difference described in subsection

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     (a) between the applicable rate and the negotiated rate for 
     the transportation service.
       ``(2) Factors to consider.--In making a determination under 
     paragraph (1), the Panel shall consider--
       ``(A) whether the person was offered a transportation rate 
     by the carrier or freight forwarder or party other than that 
     legally on file with the Interstate Commerce Commission or 
     the Panel, as required, at the time of the movement for the 
     transportation service;
       ``(B) whether the person tendered freight to the carrier or 
     freight forwarder in reasonable reliance upon the offered 
     transportation rate;
       ``(C) whether the carrier or freight forwarder did not 
     properly or timely file with the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission or the Panel, as required, a tariff providing for 
     such transportation rate or failed to enter into an agreement 
     for contract carriage;
       ``(D) whether the transportation rate was billed and 
     collected by the carrier or freight forwarder; and
       ``(E) whether the carrier or freight forwarder or party 
     demands additional payment of a higher rate filed in a 
     tariff.
       ``(c) Stay of Additional Compensation.--When a person 
     proceeds under this section to challenge the reasonableness 
     of the practice of a motor carrier, freight forwarder, or 
     party described in subsection (a) to attempt to charge or to 
     charge the difference described in subsection (a) between the 
     applicable rate and the negotiated rate for the 
     transportation service in addition to those charges already 
     billed and collected for the transportation service, the 
     person shall not have to pay any additional compensation to 
     the carrier, freight forwarder, or party until the Panel has 
     made a determination as to the reasonableness of the practice 
     as applied to the freight of the person against whom the 
     claim is made.
       ``(d) Treatment.--Subsection (a) is an exception to the 
     requirements of section 13702 and, for transportation 
     provided before the effective date of this section, to the 
     requirements of sections 10761(a) and 10762, as in effect on 
     the day before such effective date, as such sections relate 
     to a filed tariff rate and other general tariff requirements.
       ``(e) Nonapplicability of Negotiated Rate Dispute 
     Resolution Procedure.--If a person elects to seek enforcement 
     of subsection (a) with respect to a rate for a transportation 
     or service, section 13709 shall not apply to such rate.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``negotiated 
     rate'' means a rate, charge, classification, or rule agreed 
     upon by a motor carrier or freight forwarder and a shipper 
     through negotiations pursuant to which no tariff was lawfully 
     and timely filed and for which there is written evidence of 
     such agreement.
       ``(g) Applicability to Pending Cases.--This section shall 
     apply to all cases and proceedings pending on the effective 
     date of this section.

     ``Sec. 13712. Government traffic

       ``A carrier providing transportation or service for the 
     United States Government may transport property or 
     individuals for the United States Government without charge 
     or at a rate reduced from the applicable commercial rate. 
     Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) does not 
     apply when transportation for the United States Government 
     can be obtained from a carrier lawfully operating in the area 
     where the transportation would be provided.

     ``Sec. 13713. Food and grocery transportation

       ``(a) Certain Compensation Prohibited.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, it shall not be unlawful for a seller 
     of food and grocery products using a uniform zone delivered 
     pricing system to compensate a customer who picks up 
     purchased food and grocery products at the shipping point of 
     the seller if such compensation is available to all customers 
     of the seller on a nondiscriminatory basis and does not 
     exceed the actual cost to the seller of delivery to such 
     customer.
       ``(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that any savings accruing to a customer by reason of 
     compensation permitted by subsection (a) of this section 
     should be passed on to the ultimate consumer.

                      ``CHAPTER 139--REGISTRATION

``Sec.
``13901. Requirement for registration.
``13902. Registration of motor carriers.
``13903. Registration of freight forwarders.
``13904. Registration of brokers.
``13905. Effective periods of registration.
``13906. Security of motor carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders.
``13907. Household goods agents.
``13908. Registration and other reforms.

     ``Sec. 13901. Requirement for registration

       ``A person may provide transportation or service subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I or III of chapter 135 or be a 
     broker for transportation subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter I of that chapter, only if the person is 
     registered under this chapter to provide the transportation 
     or service.

     ``Sec. 13902. Registration of motor carriers

       ``(a) Motor Carrier Generally.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in this section, the 
     Secretary shall register a person to provide transportation 
     subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 of 
     this title as a motor carrier if the Secretary finds that the 
     person is willing and able to comply with--
       ``(A) this part and the applicable regulations of the 
     Secretary and the Panel;
       ``(B) any safety regulations imposed by the Secretary and 
     the safety fitness requirements established by the Secretary 
     under section 31144; and
       ``(C) the minimum financial responsibility requirements 
     established by the Secretary pursuant to sections 13906 and 
     31138.
       ``(2) Consideration of evidence; findings.--The Secretary 
     shall consider and, to the extent applicable, make findings 
     on, any evidence demonstrating that the registrant is unable 
     to comply with the requirements of subparagraph (A), (B), or 
     (C) of paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Withholding.--If the Secretary determines that any 
     registrant under this section does not meet the requirements 
     of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall withhold registration.
       ``(4) Limitation on complaints.--The Secretary may hear a 
     complaint from any person concerning a registration under 
     this subsection only on the ground that the registrant fails 
     or will fail to comply with this part, the applicable 
     regulations of the Secretary and the Panel, the safety 
     regulations of the Secretary, or the safety fitness or 
     minimum financial responsibility requirements of paragraph 
     (1) of this subsection.
       ``(b) Motor Carriers of Passengers.--
       ``(1) Registration of private recipients of governmental 
     assistance.--The Secretary shall register under subsection 
     (a)(1) a private recipient of governmental assistance to 
     provide special or charter transportation subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 as a motor 
     carrier of passengers if the Secretary finds that the 
     recipient meets the requirements of subsection (a)(1), unless 
     the Secretary finds, on the basis of evidence presented by 
     any person objecting to the registration, that the 
     transportation to be provided pursuant to the registration is 
     not in the public interest.
       ``(2) Registration of public recipients of governmental 
     assistance.--
       ``(A) Charter transportation.--The Secretary shall register 
     under subsection (a)(1) a public recipient of governmental 
     assistance to provide special or charter transportation 
     subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 as 
     a motor carrier of passengers if the Secretary finds that--
       ``(i) the recipient meets the requirements of subsection 
     (a)(1); and
       ``(ii)(I) no motor carrier of passengers (other than a 
     motor carrier of passengers which is a public recipient of 
     governmental assistance) is providing, or is willing to 
     provide, the transportation; or
       ``(II) the transportation is to be provided entirely in the 
     area in which the public recipient provides regularly 
     scheduled mass transportation services.
       ``(B) Regular-route transportation.--The Secretary shall 
     register under subsection (a)(1) a public recipient of 
     governmental assistance to provide regular-route 
     transportation subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of 
     chapter 135 as a motor carrier of passengers if the Secretary 
     finds that the recipient meets the requirements of subsection 
     (a)(1), unless the Secretary finds, on the basis of evidence 
     presented by any person objecting to the registration, that 
     the transportation to be provided pursuant to the 
     registration is not in the public interest.
       ``(C) Treatment of certain public recipients.--Any public 
     recipient of governmental assistance which is providing or 
     seeking to provide transportation of passengers subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 shall, for 
     purposes of this part, be treated as a person which is 
     providing or seeking to provide transportation of passengers 
     subject to such jurisdiction.
       ``(3) Intrastate transportation.--A motor carrier of 
     passengers that is registered by the Secretary under 
     subsection (a) is authorized to provide regular-route 
     transportation entirely in one State as a motor carrier of 
     passengers if such intrastate transportation is to be 
     provided on a route over which the carrier provides 
     interstate transportation of passengers.
       ``(4) Preemption regarding certain service.--No State or 
     political subdivision thereof and no interstate agency or 
     other political agency of 2 or more States shall enact or 
     enforce any law, rule, regulation, standard or other 
     provision having the force and effect of law relating to the 
     provision of pickup and delivery of express packages, 
     newspapers, or mail in a commercial zone if the shipment has 
     had or will have a prior or subsequent movement by bus in 
     intrastate commerce and, if a city within the commercial 
     zone, is served by a motor carrier of passengers providing 
     regular-route transportation of passengers subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135.
       ``(5) Treatment.--Any intrastate transportation authorized 
     by this subsection shall be treated as transportation subject 
     to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 until such 
     time as the carrier takes such action as is necessary to 
     establish under the laws of such State rates, rules, and 
     practices applicable to such transportation, but in no case 
     later than the 30th day following the date on which the motor 
     carrier of passengers first begins providing transportation 
     entirely in one State under this paragraph.
       ``(6) Special operations.--This subsection shall not apply 
     to any regular-route transportation of passengers provided 
     entirely in one State which is in the nature of a special 
     operation.
       ``(7) Suspension or revocation.--Intrastate transportation 
     authorized under this subsection may be suspended or revoked 
     by the Secretary under section 13905 of this title at any 
     time.
       ``(8) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:

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       ``(A) Public recipient of governmental assistance.--The 
     term `public recipient of governmental assistance' means--
       ``(i) any State,
       ``(ii) any municipality or other political subdivision of a 
     State,
       ``(iii) any public agency or instrumentality of one or more 
     States and municipalities and political subdivisions of a 
     State,
       ``(iv) any Indian tribe,
       ``(v) any corporation, board, or other person owned or 
     controlled by any entity described in clause (i), (ii), 
     (iii), or (iv), and
     which before, on, or after the effective date of this 
     subsection received governmental assistance for the purchase 
     or operation of any bus.
       ``(B) Private recipient of government assistance.--The term 
     `private recipient of government assistance' means any person 
     (other than a person described in subparagraph (A)) who 
     before, on, or after the effective date of this paragraph 
     received governmental financial assistance in the form of a 
     subsidy for the purchase, lease, or operation of any bus.
       ``(c) Restrictions on Motor Carriers Domiciled in or Owned 
     or Controlled by Nationals of a Contiguous Foreign Country.--
       ``(1) Prevention of discriminatory practices.--If the 
     President, or the delegate thereof, determines that an act, 
     policy, or practice of a foreign country contiguous to the 
     United States, or any political subdivision or any 
     instrumentality of any such country is unreasonable or 
     discriminatory and burdens or restricts United States 
     transportation companies providing, or seeking to provide, 
     motor carrier transportation to, from, or within such foreign 
     country, the President or such delegate may--
       ``(A) seek elimination of such practices through 
     consultations; or
       ``(B) notwithstanding any other provision of law, suspend, 
     modify, amend, condition, or restrict operations, including 
     geographical restriction of operations, in the United States 
     by motor carriers of property or passengers domiciled in such 
     foreign country or owned or controlled by persons of such 
     foreign country.
       ``(2) Equalization of treatment.--Any action taken under 
     paragraph (1)(A) to eliminate an act, policy, or practice 
     shall be so devised so as to equal to the extent possible the 
     burdens or restrictions imposed by such foreign country on 
     United States transportation companies.
       ``(3) Removal or modification.--The President, or the 
     delegate thereof, may remove or modify in whole or in part 
     any action taken under paragraph (1)(A) if the President or 
     such delegate determines that such removal or modification is 
     consistent with the obligations of the United States under a 
     trade agreement or with United States transportation policy.
       ``(4) Protection of existing operations.--Unless and until 
     the President, or the delegate thereof, makes a determination 
     under paragraph (1) or (3), nothing in this subsection shall 
     affect--
       ``(A) operations of motor carriers of property or 
     passengers domiciled in any contiguous foreign country or 
     owned or controlled by persons of any contiguous foreign 
     country permitted in the commercial zones along the United 
     States-Mexico border as such zones were defined on the day 
     before the effective date of this section; or
       ``(B) any existing restrictions on operations of motor 
     carriers of property or passengers domiciled in any 
     contiguous foreign country or owned or controlled by persons 
     of any contiguous foreign country or any modifications 
     thereof pursuant to section 6 of the Bus Regulatory Reform 
     Act of 1982.
       ``(5) Publication; comment.--Unless the President, or the 
     delegate thereof, determines that expeditious action is 
     required, the President shall publish in the Federal Register 
     any determination under paragraph (1) or (3), together with a 
     description of the facts on which such a determination is 
     based and any proposed action to be taken pursuant to 
     paragraph (1)(B) or (3), and provide an opportunity for 
     public comment.
       ``(6) Delegation to secretary.--The President may delegate 
     any or all authority under this subsection to the Secretary, 
     who shall consult with other agencies as appropriate. In 
     accordance with the directions of the President, the 
     Secretary may issue regulations to enforce this subsection.
       ``(7) Civil actions.--Either the Secretary or the Attorney 
     General may bring a civil action in an appropriate district 
     court of the United States to enforce this subsection or a 
     regulation prescribed or order issued under this subsection. 
     The court may award appropriate relief, including injunctive 
     relief.
       ``(8) Limitation on statutory construction.--This 
     subsection shall not be construed as affecting the 
     requirement for all foreign motor carriers operating in the 
     United States to comply with all applicable laws and 
     regulations pertaining to fitness, safety of operations, 
     financial responsibility, and taxes imposed by section 4481 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(d) Motor Carrier Defined.--In this section and sections 
     13905 and 13906, the term `motor carrier' includes foreign 
     motor carriers and foreign motor private carriers.

     ``Sec. 13903. Registration of freight forwarders

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall register a person to 
     provide service subject to jurisdiction under subchapter III 
     of chapter 135 as a freight forwarder if the Secretary finds 
     that the person is willing and able to provide the service 
     and to comply with this part and applicable regulations of 
     the Secretary and the Panel.
       ``(b) Registration as Carrier Required.--The freight 
     forwarder may provide transportation as the carrier itself 
     only if the freight forwarder also has registered to provide 
     transportation as a carrier under this chapter.

     ``Sec. 13904. Registration of brokers

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall register, subject to 
     section 13906(b), a person to be a broker for transportation 
     of property subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of 
     chapter 135, if the Secretary finds that the person is 
     willing and able to be a broker for transportation and to 
     comply with this part and applicable regulations of the 
     Secretary .
       ``(b) Limitation.--The broker may provide transportation 
     itself only if the broker also has registered to provide 
     transportation as a carrier under this chapter.
       ``(c) Regulations To Protect Shippers.--Regulations of the 
     Secretary applicable to brokers registered under this section 
     shall provide for the protection of shippers by motor 
     vehicle.
       ``(d) Bond and Insurance.--The Secretary may impose on 
     brokers for motor carriers of passengers such requirements 
     for bonds or insurance or both as the Secretary determines 
     are needed to protect passengers and carriers dealing with 
     such brokers.

     ``Sec. 13905. Effective periods of registration

       ``(a) Person Holding ICC Authority.--Any person having 
     authority to provide transportation or service as a motor 
     carrier, freight forwarder, or broker under this title, as in 
     effect on the day before the effective date of this section, 
     shall be deemed, for purposes of this part, to be registered 
     to provide such transportation or service under this part.
       ``(b) In General.--Each registration issued under section 
     13902, 13903, or 13904 shall be effective from the date 
     specified by the Secretary and shall remain in effect, except 
     as otherwise provided in this part.
       ``(c) Suspension, Amendments, and Revocations.--On 
     application of the registrant, the Secretary may amend or 
     revoke a registration. On complaint or on the Secretary's own 
     initiative and after notice and an opportunity for a 
     proceeding, the Secretary may suspend, amend, or revoke any 
     part of the registration of a motor carrier, broker, or 
     freight forwarder for willful failure to comply with this 
     part, an applicable regulation or order of the Secretary or 
     of the Panel, or a condition of its registration.
       ``(d) Procedure.--Except on application of the registrant, 
     the Secretary may revoke a registration of a motor carrier, 
     freight forwarder, or broker, only after--
       ``(1) the Secretary has issued an order to the registrant 
     under section 14701 requiring compliance with this part, a 
     regulation of the Secretary, or a condition of the 
     registration; and
       ``(2) the registrant willfully does not comply with the 
     order for a period of 30 days.
       ``(e) Expedited Procedure.--
       ``(1) Protection of safety.--Without regard to subchapter 
     II of chapter 5 of title 5, the Secretary may suspend the 
     registration of a motor carrier, a freight forwarder, or a 
     broker for failure to comply with safety requirements of the 
     Secretary or the safety fitness requirements pursuant to 
     section 13904(c), 13906, or 31144, of this title, or an order 
     or regulation of the Secretary prescribed under those 
     sections.
       ``(2) Imminent hazard to public health.--Without regard to 
     subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, the Secretary may 
     suspend a registration of a motor carrier of passengers if 
     the Secretary finds that such carrier has been conducting 
     unsafe operations which are an imminent hazard to public 
     health or property.
       ``(3) Notice; period of suspension.--The Secretary may 
     suspend under this subsection the registration only after 
     giving notice of the suspension to the registrant. The 
     suspension remains in effect until the registrant complies 
     with those applicable sections or, in the case of a 
     suspension under paragraph (2), until the Secretary revokes 
     such suspension.

     ``Sec. 13906. Security of motor carriers, brokers, and 
       freight forwarders

       ``(a) Motor Carrier Requirements.--
       ``(1) Liability insurance requirement.--The Secretary may 
     register a motor carrier under section 13902 only if the 
     registrant files with the Secretary a bond, insurance policy, 
     or other type of security approved by the Secretary, in an 
     amount not less than such amount as the Secretary prescribes 
     pursuant to, or as is required by, sections 31138 and 31139, 
     and the laws of the State or States in which the registrant 
     is operating, to the extent applicable. The security must be 
     sufficient to pay, not more than the amount of the security, 
     for each final judgment against the registrant for bodily 
     injury to, or death of, an individual resulting from the 
     negligent operation, maintenance, or use of motor vehicles, 
     or for loss or damage to property (except property referred 
     to in paragraph (3) of this subsection), or both. A 
     registration remains in effect only as long as the registrant 
     continues to satisfy the security requirements of this 
     paragraph.
       ``(2) Agency requirement.--A motor carrier shall comply 
     with the requirements of sections 13303 and 13304. To protect 
     the public, the Secretary may require any such motor carrier 
     to file the type of security that a motor carrier is required 
     to file under paragraph (1) of this subsection. This 
     paragraph only applies to a foreign motor private carrier and 
     foreign motor carrier operating

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     in the United States to the extent that such carrier is 
     providing transportation between places in a foreign country 
     or between a place in one foreign country and a place in 
     another foreign country.
       ``(3) Transportation insurance.--The Secretary may require 
     a registered motor carrier to file with the Secretary a type 
     of security sufficient to pay a shipper or consignee for 
     damage to property of the shipper or consignee placed in the 
     possession of the motor carrier as the result of 
     transportation provided under this part. A carrier required 
     by law to pay a shipper or consignee for loss, damage, or 
     default for which a connecting motor carrier is responsible 
     is subrogated, to the extent of the amount paid, to the 
     rights of the shipper or consignee under any such security.
       ``(b) Broker Requirements.--The Secretary may register a 
     person as a broker under section 13904 only if the person 
     files with the Secretary a bond, insurance policy, or other 
     type of security approved by the Secretary to ensure that the 
     transportation for which a broker arranges is provided. The 
     registration remains in effect only as long as the broker 
     continues to satisfy the security requirements of this 
     subsection.
       ``(c) Freight Forwarder Requirements.--
       ``(1) Liability insurance.--The Secretary may register a 
     person as a freight forwarder under section 13903 of this 
     title only if the person files with the Secretary a bond, 
     insurance policy, or other type of security approved by the 
     Secretary. The security must be sufficient to pay, not more 
     than the amount of the security, for each final judgment 
     against the freight forwarder for bodily injury to, or death 
     of, an individual, or loss of, or damage to, property (other 
     than property referred to in paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection), resulting from the negligent operation, 
     maintenance, or use of motor vehicles by or under the 
     direction and control of the freight forwarder when providing 
     transfer, collection, or delivery service under this part.
       ``(2) Freight forwarder insurance.--The Secretary may 
     require a registered freight forwarder to file with the 
     Secretary a bond, insurance policy, or other type of security 
     approved by the Secretary sufficient to pay, not more than 
     the amount of the security, for loss of, or damage to, 
     property for which the freight forwarder provides service.
       ``(3) Effective period.--The freight forwarder's 
     registration remains in effect only as long as the freight 
     forwarder continues to satisfy the security requirements of 
     this subsection.
       ``(d) Type of Insurance.--The Secretary may determine the 
     type and amount of security filed under this section. A motor 
     carrier may submit proof of qualifications as a self-insurer 
     to satisfy the security requirements of this section. The 
     Secretary shall adopt regulations governing the standards for 
     approval as a self-insurer. Motor carriers which have been 
     granted authority to self-insure as of the effective date of 
     this section shall retain that authority unless, for good 
     cause shown and after notice and an opportunity for a 
     hearing, the Secretary finds that the authority must be 
     revoked.
       ``(e) Notice of Cancellation of Insurance.--The Secretary 
     shall issue regulations requiring the submission to the 
     Secretary of notices of insurance cancellation sufficiently 
     in advance of actual cancellation so as to enable the 
     Secretary to promptly revoke the registration of any carrier 
     or broker after the effective date of the cancellation.
       ``(f) Form of Endorsement.--The Secretary shall also 
     prescribe the appropriate form of endorsement to be appended 
     to policies of insurance and surety bonds which will subject 
     the insurance policy or surety bond to the full security 
     limits of the coverage required under this section.

     ``Sec. 13907. Household goods agents

       ``(a) Carriers Responsible for Agents.--Each motor carrier 
     providing transportation of household goods shall be 
     responsible for all acts or omissions of any of its agents 
     which relate to the performance of household goods 
     transportation services (including accessorial or terminal 
     services) and which are within the actual or apparent 
     authority of the agent from the carrier or which are ratified 
     by the carrier.
       ``(b) Standard for Selecting Agents.--Each motor carrier 
     providing transportation of household goods shall use due 
     diligence and reasonable care in selecting and maintaining 
     agents who are sufficiently knowledgeable, fit, willing, and 
     able to provide adequate household goods transportation 
     services (including accessorial and terminal services) and to 
     fulfill the obligations imposed upon them by this part and by 
     such carrier.
       ``(c) Enforcement.--
       ``(1) Complaint.--Whenever the Secretary has reason to 
     believe from a complaint or investigation that an agent 
     providing household goods transportation services (including 
     accessorial and terminal services) under the authority of a 
     motor carrier providing transportation of household goods has 
     violated section 14901(e) or 14912 or is consistently not 
     fit, willing, and able to provide adequate household goods 
     transportation services (including accessorial and terminal 
     services), the Secretary may issue to such agent a complaint 
     stating the charges and containing notice of the time and 
     place of a hearing which shall be held no later than 60 days 
     after service of the complaint to such agent.
       ``(2) Right to defend.--The agent shall have the right to 
     appear at such hearing and rebut the charges contained in the 
     complaint.
       ``(3) Order.--If the agent does not appear at the hearing 
     or if the Secretary finds that the agent has violated section 
     14901(e) or 14912 or is consistently not fit, willing, and 
     able to provide adequate household goods transportation 
     services (including accessorial and terminal services), the 
     Secretary may issue an order to compel compliance with the 
     requirement that the agent be fit, willing, and able. 
     Thereafter, the Secretary may issue an order to limit, 
     condition, or prohibit such agent from any involvement in the 
     transportation or provision of services incidental to the 
     transportation of household goods if, after notice and an 
     opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary finds that such 
     agent, within a reasonable time after the date of issuance of 
     a compliance order under this section, but in no event less 
     than 30 days after such date of issuance, has willfully 
     failed to comply with such order.
       ``(4) Hearing.--Upon filing of a petition with the 
     Secretary by an agent who is the subject of an order issued 
     pursuant to the second sentence of paragraph (3) of this 
     subsection and after notice, a hearing shall be held with an 
     opportunity to be heard. At such hearing, a determination 
     shall be made whether the order issued pursuant to paragraph 
     (3) of this subsection should be rescinded.
       ``(5) Court review.--Any agent adversely affected or 
     aggrieved by an order of the Secretary issued under this 
     subsection may seek relief in the appropriate United States 
     court of appeals as provided by and in the manner prescribed 
     in chapter 158 of title 28, United States Code.
       ``(d) Limitation on Applicability of Antitrust Laws.--
       ``(1) In general.--The antitrust laws, as defined in the 
     first section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12), do not apply 
     to discussions or agreements between a motor carrier 
     providing transportation of household goods and its agents 
     (whether or not an agent is also a carrier) related solely 
     to--
       ``(A) rates for the transportation of household goods under 
     the authority of the principal carrier;
       ``(B) accessorial, terminal, storage, or other charges for 
     services incidental to the transportation of household goods 
     transported under the authority of the principal carrier;
       ``(C) allowances relating to transportation of household 
     goods under the authority of the principal carrier; and
       ``(D) ownership of a motor carrier providing transportation 
     of household goods by an agent or membership on the board of 
     directors of any such motor carrier by an agent.
       ``(2) Panel review.--The Panel, upon its own initiative or 
     request, shall review any activities undertaken under 
     paragraph (1) and shall modify or terminate the activity if 
     necessary to protect the public interest.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Household goods.--The term `household goods' has the 
     meaning such term had under section 10102(11) of this title, 
     as in effect on the day before the effective date of this 
     section.
       ``(2) Transportation.--The term `transportation' means 
     transportation that would be subject to the jurisdiction of 
     the Interstate Commerce Commission under subchapter II of 
     chapter 105 of this title, as in effect on the day before 
     such effective date, if such subchapter were still in effect.

     ``Sec. 13908. Registration and other reforms

       ``(a) Regulations Replacing Certain Programs.--The 
     Secretary, in cooperation with the States, and after notice 
     and opportunity for public comment, shall issue regulations 
     to replace the current Department of Transportation 
     identification number system, the single State registration 
     system under section 14504, the registration system contained 
     in this chapter, and the financial responsibility information 
     system under section 13906 with a single, on-line, Federal 
     system. The new system shall serve as a clearinghouse and 
     depository of information on and identification of all 
     foreign and domestic motor carriers, brokers, and freight 
     forwarders, and others required to register with the 
     Department as well as information on safety fitness and 
     compliance with required levels of financial responsibility. 
     In issuing the regulations, the Secretary shall consider 
     whether or not to integrate the requirements of section 13304 
     into the new system and may integrate such requirements into 
     the new system.
       ``(b) Factors To Be Considered.--In conducting the 
     rulemaking under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, at a 
     minimum, consider the following factors:
       ``(1) Funding for State enforcement of motor carrier safety 
     regulations.
       ``(2) Whether the existing single State registration system 
     is duplicative and burdensome.
       ``(3) The justification and need for collecting the 
     statutory fee for such system under section 
     14504(c)(2)(B)(iv).
       ``(4) The public safety.
       ``(5) The efficient delivery of transportation services.
       ``(6) How, and under what conditions, to extend the 
     registration system to motor private carriers and to carriers 
     exempt under sections 13502, 13503, and 13506.
       ``(c) Fee System.--The Secretary may establish, under 
     section 9701 of title 31, a fee system for registration and 
     filing evidence of financial responsibility under the new sys

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     tem under subsection (a). Fees collected under the fee system 
     shall cover the costs of operating and upgrading the 
     registration system, including all personnel costs associated 
     with the system. Fees collected under this subsection may be 
     credited to the Department of Transportation appropriations 
     account for purposes for which such fees are collected, and 
     shall be available for expenditure until expended.
       ``(d) State Registration Programs.--If the Secretary 
     determines that no State should require insurance filings or 
     collect fees for such filings (including filings and fees 
     authorized under section 14504), the Secretary may prevent 
     any State or political subdivision thereof, or any political 
     authority of 2 or more States, from imposing any insurance 
     filing requirements or fees that are for the same purposes as 
     filings or fees the Secretary requires under the new system 
     under subsection (a).
       ``(e) Deadline for Conclusion; Modifications.--Not later 
     than 24 months after the effective date of this section, the 
     Secretary--
       ``(1) shall conclude the rulemaking under this section;
       ``(2) may implement such changes under this section as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate and in the public interest; 
     and
       ``(3) shall transmit to Congress a report on any findings 
     of the rulemaking and the changes being implemented under 
     this section, together with such recommendations for 
     legislative language necessary to conform this part to such 
     changes.

                 ``CHAPTER 141--OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS

                  ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

``Sec.
``14101. Providing transportation and service.
``14102. Leased motor vehicles.
``14103. Loading and unloading motor vehicles.
``14104. Household goods carrier operations.

                  ``SUBCHAPTER II--REPORTS AND RECORDS

``14121. Definitions.
``14122. Records: form; inspection; preservation.
``14123. Financial reporting.

                  ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

     ``Sec. 14101. Providing transportation and service

       ``(a) On Reasonable Request.--A carrier providing 
     transportation or service subject to jurisdiction under 
     chapter 135 shall provide the transportation or service on 
     reasonable request. In addition, a motor carrier shall 
     provide safe and adequate service, equipment, and facilities.
       ``(b) Contracts With Shippers.--
       ``(1) In general.--A carrier providing transportation or 
     service subject to jurisdiction under chapter 135 may enter 
     into a contract with a shipper, other than for the movement 
     of household goods described in section 13102(9)(A), to 
     provide specified services under specified rates and 
     conditions. If the shipper, in writing, expressly waives all 
     rights and remedies under this part for the transportation 
     covered by the contract, the transportation provided under 
     the contract shall not be subject to this part and may not be 
     subsequently challenged on the ground that it violates a 
     provision of this part.
       ``(2) Remedy for breach of contract.--The exclusive remedy 
     for any alleged breach of a contract entered into under this 
     subsection shall be an action in an appropriate State court 
     or United States district court, unless the parties otherwise 
     agree.

     ``Sec. 14102. Leased motor vehicles

       ``(a) General Authority of Secretary.--The Secretary may 
     require a motor carrier providing transportation subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 that uses 
     motor vehicles not owned by it to transport property under an 
     arrangement with another party to--
       ``(1) make the arrangement in writing signed by the parties 
     specifying its duration and the compensation to be paid by 
     the motor carrier;
       ``(2) carry a copy of the arrangement in each motor vehicle 
     to which it applies during the period the arrangement is in 
     effect;
       ``(3) inspect the motor vehicles and obtain liability and 
     cargo insurance on them; and
       ``(4) have control of and be responsible for operating 
     those motor vehicles in compliance with requirements 
     prescribed by the Secretary on safety of operations and 
     equipment, and with other applicable law as if the motor 
     vehicles were owned by the motor carrier.
       ``(b) Responsible Party for Loading and Unloading.--The 
     Secretary shall require, by regulation, that any arrangement, 
     between a motor carrier of property providing transportation 
     subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 and 
     any other person, under which such other person is to provide 
     any portion of such transportation by a motor vehicle not 
     owned by the carrier shall specify, in writing, who is 
     responsible for loading and unloading the property onto and 
     from the motor vehicle.

     ``Sec. 14103. Loading and unloading motor vehicles

       ``(a) Shipper Responsible for Assisting.--Whenever a 
     shipper or receiver of property requires that any person who 
     owns or operates a motor vehicle transporting property in 
     interstate commerce (whether or not such transportation is 
     subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135) be 
     assisted in the loading or unloading of such vehicle, the 
     shipper or receiver shall be responsible for providing such 
     assistance or shall compensate the owner or operator for all 
     costs associated with securing and compensating the person or 
     persons providing such assistance.
       ``(b) Coercion Prohibited.--It shall be unlawful to coerce 
     or attempt to coerce any person providing transportation of 
     property by motor vehicle for compensation in interstate 
     commerce (whether or not such transportation is subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135) to load or 
     unload any part of such property onto or from such vehicle or 
     to employ or pay one or more persons to load or unload any 
     part of such property onto or from such vehicle; except that 
     this subsection shall not be construed as making unlawful any 
     activity which is not unlawful under the National Labor 
     Relations Act or the Act of March 23, 1932 (47 Stat. 70; 29 
     U.S.C. 101 et seq.), commonly known as the Norris-LaGuardia 
     Act.

     ``Sec. 14104. Household goods carrier operations

       ``(a) General Regulatory Authority.--
       ``(1) Paperwork minimization.--The Secretary may issue 
     regulations, including regulations protecting individual 
     shippers, in order to carry out this part with respect to the 
     transportation of household goods by motor carriers subject 
     to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135. The 
     regulations and paperwork required of motor carriers 
     providing transportation of household goods shall be 
     minimized to the maximum extent feasible consistent with the 
     protection of individual shippers.
       ``(2) Performance standards.--
       ``(A) In general.--Regulations of the Secretary protecting 
     individual shippers shall include, where appropriate, 
     reasonable performance standards for the transportation of 
     household goods subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of 
     chapter 135.
       ``(B) Factors to consider.--In establishing performance 
     standards under this paragraph, the Secretary shall take into 
     account at least the following--
       ``(i) the level of performance that can be achieved by a 
     well-managed motor carrier transporting household goods;
       ``(ii) the degree of harm to individual shippers which 
     could result from a violation of the regulation;
       ``(iii) the need to set the level of performance at a level 
     sufficient to deter abuses which result in harm to consumers 
     and violations of regulations;
       ``(iv) service requirements of the carriers;
       ``(v) the cost of compliance in relation to the consumer 
     benefits to be achieved from such compliance; and
       ``(vi) the need to set the level of performance at a level 
     designed to encourage carriers to offer service responsive to 
     shipper needs.
       ``(3) Limitations on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed to limit the Secretary's 
     authority to require reports from motor carriers providing 
     transportation of household goods or to require such carriers 
     to provide specified information to consumers concerning 
     their past performance.
       ``(b) Estimates.--
       ``(1) Authority to provide without compensation.--Every 
     motor carrier providing transportation of household goods 
     subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135, 
     upon request of a prospective shipper, may provide the 
     shipper with an estimate of charges for transportation of 
     household goods and for the proposed services. The Secretary 
     shall not prohibit any such carrier from charging a 
     prospective shipper for providing a written, binding estimate 
     for the transportation and proposed services.
       ``(2) Applicability of antitrust laws.--Any charge for an 
     estimate of charges provided by a motor carrier to a shipper 
     for transportation of household goods subject to jurisdiction 
     under subchapter I of chapter 135 shall be subject to the 
     antitrust laws, as defined in the first section of the 
     Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12).
       ``(c) Flexibility in Weighing Shipments.--The Secretary 
     shall issue regulations that provide motor carriers providing 
     transportation of household goods subject to jurisdiction 
     under subchapter I of chapter 135 with the maximum possible 
     flexibility in weighing shipments, consistent with assurance 
     to the shipper of accurate weighing practices. The Secretary 
     shall not prohibit such carriers from backweighing shipments 
     or from basing their charges on the reweigh weights if the 
     shipper observes both the tare and gross weighings (or, prior 
     to such weighings, waives in writing the opportunity to 
     observe such weighings) and such weighings are performed on 
     the same scale.

                  ``SUBCHAPTER II--REPORTS AND RECORDS

     ``Sec. 14121. Definitions

       ``In this subchapter, the following definitions apply:
       ``(1) Carrier and broker.--The terms `carrier' and `broker' 
     include a receiver or trustee of a carrier and broker, 
     respectively.
       ``(2) Association.--The term `association' means an 
     organization maintained by or in the interest of a group of 
     carriers or brokers providing transportation or service 
     subject to jurisdiction under chapter 135 that performs a 
     service, or engages in activities, related to transportation 
     under this part.

     ``Sec. 14122. Records: form; inspection; preservation

       ``(a) Form of Records.--The Secretary or the Panel, as 
     applicable, may prescribe the form of records required to be 
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     compiled under this subchapter by carriers and brokers, 
     including records related to movement of traffic and receipts 
     and expenditures of money.
       ``(b) Right of Inspection.--The Secretary or Panel, or an 
     employee designated by the Secretary or Panel, may on demand 
     and display of proper credentials--
       ``(1) inspect and examine the lands, buildings, and 
     equipment of a carrier or broker; and
       ``(2) inspect and copy any record of--
       ``(A) a carrier, broker, or association; and
       ``(B) a person controlling, controlled by, or under common 
     control with a carrier if the Secretary or Panel, as 
     applicable, considers inspection relevant to that person's 
     relation to, or transaction with, that carrier.
       ``(c) Period for Preservation of Records.--The Secretary or 
     Panel, as applicable, may prescribe the time period during 
     which operating, accounting, and financial records must be 
     preserved by carriers and brokers.

     ``Sec. 14123. Financial reporting

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall require Class I 
     motor carriers, and may require Class II motor carriers, to 
     file with the Secretary annual financial and safety reports, 
     the form and substance of which shall be prescribed by the 
     Secretary; except that, at a minimum, such reports shall 
     include balance sheets and income statements.
       ``(b) Matters To Be Covered.--In determining the matters to 
     be covered by any reports to be filed under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall consider--
       ``(1) safety needs;
       ``(2) the need to preserve confidential business 
     information and trade secrets and prevent competitive harm;
       ``(3) private sector, academic, and public use of 
     information in the reports; and
       ``(4) the public interest.
       ``(c) Exemption From Public Release.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall allow, upon request, 
     a filer of a report under subsection (a) that is not a 
     publicly held corporation or that is not subject to financial 
     reporting requirements of the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, an exemption from the public release of such 
     report.
       ``(2) Procedure.--After a request under paragraph (1) and 
     notice and opportunity for comment but no event later than 90 
     days after the date of such request, the Secretary shall 
     approve such request if the Secretary finds that the 
     exemption requested is necessary to avoid competitive harm 
     and to avoid the disclosure of information that qualifies as 
     a trade secret or privileged or confidential information 
     under section 552(b)(4) of title 5.
       ``(3) Use of data for internal dot purposes.--If an 
     exemption is granted under this subsection, nothing shall 
     prevent the Secretary from using data from reports filed 
     under this subsection for internal purposes of the Department 
     of Transportation or including such data in aggregate 
     industry statistics released for publication if such 
     inclusion would not render the filer's data readily 
     identifiable.
       ``(4) Period of exemptions.--Exemptions granted under this 
     subsection shall be for 3-year periods.
       ``(5) Pending requests.--The Secretary shall not release 
     publicly the report of a carrier making a request under 
     paragraph (1) while such request is pending.
       ``(d) Streamlining and Simplification.--The Secretary shall 
     streamline and simplify, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     any reporting requirements the Secretary imposes under this 
     section.

                         ``CHAPTER 143--FINANCE

``Sec.
``14301. Security interests in certain motor vehicles.
``14302. Pooling and division of transportation or earnings.
``14303. Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control of motor 
              carriers of passengers.

     ``Sec. 14301. Security interests in certain motor vehicles

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' means a 
     truck of rated capacity (gross vehicle weight) of at least 
     10,000 pounds, a highway tractor of rated capacity (gross 
     combination weight) of at least 10,000 pounds, a property-
     carrying trailer or semitrailer with at least one load-
     carrying axle of at least 10,000 pounds, or a motor bus with 
     a seating capacity of at least 10 individuals.
       ``(2) Lien creditor.--The term `lien creditor' means a 
     creditor having a lien on a motor vehicle and includes an 
     assignee for benefit of creditors from the date of 
     assignment, a trustee in a case under title 11 from the date 
     of filing of the petition in that case, and a receiver in 
     equity from the date of appointment of the receiver.
       ``(3) Security interest.--The term `security interest' 
     means an interest (including an interest established by a 
     conditional sales contract, mortgage, equipment trust, or 
     other lien or title retention contract, or lease) in a motor 
     vehicle when the interest secures payment or performance of 
     an obligation.
       ``(4) Perfection.--The term `perfection', as related to a 
     security interest, means taking action (including public 
     filing, recording, notation on a certificate of title, and 
     possession of collateral by the secured party), or the 
     existence of facts, required under law to make a security 
     interest enforceable against general creditors and subsequent 
     lien creditors of a debtor, but does not include compliance 
     with requirements related only to the establishment of a 
     valid security interest between the debtor and the secured 
     party.
       ``(b) Requirements for Perfection of Security Interest.--A 
     security interest in a motor vehicle owned by, or in the 
     possession and use of, a carrier registered under section 
     13902 of this title and owing payment or performance of an 
     obligation secured by that security interest is perfected in 
     all jurisdictions against all general, and subsequent lien, 
     creditors of, and all persons taking a motor vehicle by sale 
     (or taking or retaining a security interest in a motor 
     vehicle) from, that carrier when--
       ``(1) a certificate of title is issued for a motor vehicle 
     under a law of a jurisdiction that requires or permits 
     indication, on a certificate or title, of a security interest 
     in the motor vehicle if the security interest is indicated on 
     the certificate;
       ``(2) a certificate of title has not been issued and the 
     law of the State where the principal place of business of 
     that carrier is located requires or permits public filing or 
     recording of, or in relation to, that security interest if 
     there has been such a public filing or recording; and
       ``(3) a certificate of title has not been issued and the 
     security interest cannot be perfected under paragraph (2) of 
     this subsection, if the security interest has been perfected 
     under the law (including the conflict of laws rules) of the 
     State where the principal place of business of that carrier 
     is located.

     ``Sec. 14302. Pooling and division of transportation or 
       earnings

       ``(a) Approval Required.--A carrier providing 
     transportation subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of 
     chapter 135 may not agree or combine with another such 
     carrier to pool or divide traffic or services or any part of 
     their earnings without the approval of the Panel under this 
     section.
       ``(b) Standards for Approval.--The Panel may approve and 
     authorize an agreement or combination between or among motor 
     carriers of passengers, or between a motor carrier of 
     passengers and a rail carrier of passengers if the carriers 
     involved assent to the pooling or division and the Panel 
     finds that a pooling or division of traffic, services, or 
     earnings--
       ``(1) will be in the interest of better service to the 
     public or of economy of operation; and
       ``(2) will not unreasonably restrain competition.
       ``(c) Procedure.--
       ``(1) Application.--Any motor carrier of property may apply 
     to the Panel for approval of an agreement or combination with 
     another such carrier to pool or divide traffic or any 
     services or any part of their earnings by filing such 
     agreement or combination with the Panel not less than 50 days 
     before its effective date.
       ``(2) Determination of importance and restraint on 
     competition.--Prior to the effective date of the agreement or 
     combination, the Panel shall determine whether the agreement 
     or combination is of major transportation importance and 
     whether there is substantial likelihood that the agreement or 
     combination will unduly restrain competition. If the Panel 
     determines that neither of these 2 factors exists, it shall, 
     prior to such effective date and without a hearing, approve 
     and authorize the agreement or combination, under such rules 
     and regulations as the Panel may issue, and for such 
     consideration between such carriers and upon such terms and 
     conditions as shall be found by the Panel to be just and 
     reasonable.
       ``(3) Hearing.--If the Panel determines either that the 
     agreement or combination is of major transportation 
     importance or that there is substantial likelihood that the 
     agreement or combination will unduly restrain competition, 
     the Panel shall hold a hearing concerning whether the 
     agreement or combination will be in the interest of better 
     service to the public or of economy in operation and whether 
     it will unduly restrain competition and shall suspend 
     operation of such agreement or combination pending such 
     hearing and final decision thereon. After such hearing, the 
     Panel shall indicate to what extent it finds that the 
     agreement or combination will be in the interest of better 
     service to the public or of economy in operation and will not 
     unduly restrain competition and if assented to by all the 
     carriers involved, shall to that extent, approve and 
     authorize the agreement or combination, under such rules and 
     regulations as the Panel may issue, and for such 
     consideration between such carriers and upon such terms and 
     conditions as shall be found by the Panel to be just and 
     reasonable.
       ``(4) Special rules for household goods carriers.--In the 
     case of an application for Panel approval of an agreement or 
     combination between a motor carrier providing transportation 
     of household goods and its agents to pool or divide traffic 
     or services or any part of their earnings, such agreement or 
     combination shall be presumed to be in the interest of better 
     service to the public and of economy in operation and not to 
     restrain competition unduly if the practices proposed to be 
     carried out under such agreement or combination are the same 
     as or similar to practices carried out under agreements and 
     combinations between motor carriers providing transportation 
     of household goods to pool or divide traffic or service of 
     any part of their earnings approved by the Interstate 
     Commerce Commission before the effective date of this 
     section.
       ``(5) Streamlining and simplifying.--The Panel shall 
     streamline, simplify, and expedite,

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      to the maximum extent practicable, the process (including 
     any paperwork) for submission and approval of applications 
     under this section for agreements and combinations between 
     motor carriers providing transportation of household goods 
     and their agents.
       ``(d) Conditions.--The Panel may impose conditions 
     governing the pooling or division and may approve and 
     authorize payment of a reasonable consideration between the 
     carriers.
       ``(e) Initiation of Proceeding.--The Panel may begin a 
     proceeding under this section on its own initiative or on 
     application.
       ``(f) Effect of Approval.--A carrier may participate in an 
     arrangement approved by or exempted by the Panel under this 
     section without the approval of any other Federal, State, or 
     municipal body. A carrier participating in an approved or 
     exempted arrangement is exempt from the antitrust laws and 
     from all other law, including State and municipal law, as 
     necessary to let that person carry out the arrangement.
       ``(g) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Household goods.--The term `household goods' has the 
     meaning such term had under section 10102(11) of this title, 
     as in effect on the day before the effective date of this 
     section.
       ``(2) Transportation.--The term `transportation' means 
     transportation that would be subject to the jurisdiction of 
     the Interstate Commerce Commission under subchapter II of 
     chapter 105 of this title, as in effect on the day before 
     such effective date, if such subchapter were still in effect.

     ``Sec. 14303. Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of 
       control of motor carriers of passengers

       ``(a) Approval Required.--The following transactions 
     involving motor carriers of passengers subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 may be carried 
     out only with the approval of the Panel:
       ``(1) Consolidation or merger of the properties or 
     franchises of at least 2 carriers into one operation for the 
     ownership, management, and operation of the previously 
     separately owned properties.
       ``(2) A purchase, lease, or contract to operate property of 
     another carrier by any number of carriers.
       ``(3) Acquisition of control of a carrier by any number of 
     carriers.
       ``(4) Acquisition of control of at least 2 carriers by a 
     person that is not a carrier.
       ``(5) Acquisition of control of a carrier by a person that 
     is not a carrier but that controls any number of carriers.
       ``(b) Standard for Approval.--The Panel shall approve and 
     authorize a transaction under this section when it finds the 
     transaction is consistent with the public interest. The Panel 
     shall consider at least the following:
       ``(1) The effect of the proposed transaction on the 
     adequacy of transportation to the public.
       ``(2) The total fixed charges that result from the proposed 
     transaction.
       ``(3) The interest of carrier employees affected by the 
     proposed transaction.
     The Panel may impose conditions governing the transaction.
       ``(c) Determination of Completeness of Application.--Within 
     30 days after the date on which an application is filed under 
     this section, the Panel shall either publish a notice of the 
     application in the Federal Register or reject the application 
     if it is incomplete.
       ``(d) Comments.--Written comments about an application may 
     be filed with the Panel within 45 days after the date on 
     which notice of the application is published under subsection 
     (c).
       ``(e) Deadlines.--The Panel shall conclude evidentiary 
     proceedings by the 240th day after the date on which notice 
     of the application is published under subsection (c). The 
     Panel shall issue a final decision by the 180th day after the 
     conclusion of the evidentiary proceedings. The Panel may 
     extend a time period under this subsection; except that the 
     total of all such extensions with respect to any application 
     shall not exceed 90 days.
       ``(f) Effect of Approval.--A carrier or corporation 
     participating in or resulting from a transaction approved by 
     the Panel under this section, or exempted by the Panel from 
     the application of this section pursuant to section 13541, 
     may carry out the transaction, own and operate property, and 
     exercise control or franchises acquired through the 
     transaction without the approval of a State authority. A 
     carrier, corporation, or person participating in the approved 
     or exempted transaction is exempt from the antitrust laws and 
     from all other law, including State and municipal law, as 
     necessary to let that person carry out the transaction, hold, 
     maintain, and operate property, and exercise control or 
     franchises acquired through the transaction.
       ``(g) Limitation on Applicability.--This section shall not 
     apply to transactions involving carriers whose aggregate 
     gross operating revenues were not more than $2,000,000 during 
     a period of 12 consecutive months ending not more than 6 
     months before the date of the agreement of the parties.

                 ``CHAPTER 145--FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS

``Sec.
``14501. Federal authority over intrastate transportation.
``14502. Tax discrimination against motor carrier transportation 
              property.
``14503. Withholding State and local income tax by certain carriers.
``14504. Registration of motor carriers by a State.
``14505. State tax.

     ``Sec. 14501. Federal authority over intrastate 
       transportation

       ``(a) Motor Carriers of Passengers.--No State or political 
     subdivision thereof and no interstate agency or other 
     political agency of 2 or more States shall enact or enforce 
     any law, rule, regulation, standard, or other provision 
     having the force and effect of law relating to scheduling of 
     interstate or intrastate transportation (including 
     discontinuance or reduction in the level of service) provided 
     by motor carrier of passengers subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter I of chapter 135 of this title on an interstate 
     route or relating to the implementation of any change in the 
     rates for such transportation or for any charter 
     transportation except to the extent that notice, not in 
     excess of 30 days, of changes in schedules may be required. 
     This subsection shall not apply to intrastate commuter bus 
     operations.
       ``(b) Freight Forwarders and Brokers.--
       ``(1) General rule.--Subject to paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection, no State or political subdivision thereof and no 
     intrastate agency or other political agency of 2 or more 
     States shall enact or enforce any law, rule, regulation, 
     standard, or other provision having the force and effect of 
     law relating to intrastate rates, intrastate routes, or 
     intrastate services of any freight forwarder or broker.
       ``(2) Continuation of hawaii's authority.--Nothing in this 
     subsection and the amendments made by the Surface Freight 
     Forwarder Deregulation Act of 1986 shall be construed to 
     affect the authority of the State of Hawaii to continue to 
     regulate a motor carrier operating within the State of 
     Hawaii.
       ``(c) Motor Carriers of Property.--
       ``(1) General rule.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) 
     and (3), a State, political subdivision of a State, or 
     political authority of 2 or more States may not enact or 
     enforce a law, regulation, or other provision having the 
     force and effect of law related to a price, route, or service 
     of any motor carrier (other than a carrier affiliated with a 
     direct air carrier covered by section 41713(b)(4)) or any 
     motor private carrier, broker, or freight forwarder with 
     respect to the transportation of property.
       ``(2) Matters not covered.--Paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall not restrict the safety regulatory authority of 
     a State with respect to motor vehicles, the authority of a 
     State to impose highway route controls or limitations based 
     on the size or weight of the motor vehicle or the hazardous 
     nature of the cargo, or the authority of a State to regulate 
     motor carriers with regard to minimum amounts of financial 
     responsibility relating to insurance requirements and self-
     insurance authorization;
       ``(B) does not apply to the transportation of household 
     goods; and
       ``(C) does not apply to the authority of a State or a 
     political subdivision of a State to enact or enforce a law, 
     regulation, or other provision relating to the price of for-
     hire motor vehicle transportation by a tow truck, if such 
     transportation is performed without the prior consent or 
     authorization of the owner or operator of the motor vehicle.
       ``(3) State standard transportation practices.--
       ``(A) Continuation.--Paragraph (1) shall not affect any 
     authority of a State, political subdivision of a State, or 
     political authority of 2 or more States to enact or enforce a 
     law, regulation, or other provision, with respect to the 
     intrastate transportation of property by motor carriers, 
     related to--
       ``(i) uniform cargo liability rules,
       ``(ii) uniform bills of lading or receipts for property 
     being transported,
       ``(iii) uniform cargo credit rules, or
       ``(iv) antitrust immunity for joint line rates or routes, 
     classifications, and mileage guides,
     if such law, regulation, or provision meets the requirements 
     of subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Requirements.--A law, regulation, or provision of a 
     State, political subdivision, or political authority meets 
     the requirements of this subparagraph if--
       ``(i) the law, regulation, or provision covers the same 
     subject matter as, and compliance with such law, regulation, 
     or provision is no more burdensome than compliance with, a 
     provision of this part or a regulation issued by the 
     Secretary or the Panel under this part; and
       ``(ii) the law, regulation, or provision only applies to a 
     carrier upon request of such carrier.
       ``(C) Election.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a carrier affiliated with a direct air carrier through 
     common controlling ownership may elect to be subject to a 
     law, regulation, or provision of a State, political 
     subdivision, or political authority under this paragraph.
       ``(4) This subsection shall not apply with respect to the 
     State of Hawaii until August 22, 1997.

     ``Sec. 14502. Tax discrimination against motor carrier 
       transportation property

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Assessment.--The term `assessment' means valuation 
     for a property tax levied by a taxing district.
       ``(2) Assessment jurisdiction.--The term `assessment 
     jurisdiction' means a geographical area in a State used in 
     determining the assessed value of property for ad valorem 
     taxation.

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     I22  ``(3) Motor carrier transportation property.--The term 
     `motor carrier transportation property' means property, as 
     defined by the Secretary, owned or used by a motor carrier 
     providing transportation in interstate commerce whether or 
     not such transportation is subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter I of chapter 135.
       ``(4) Commercial and industrial property.--The term 
     `commercial and industrial property' means property, other 
     than transportation property and land used primarily for 
     agricultural purposes or timber growing, devoted to a 
     commercial or industrial use, and subject to a property tax 
     levy.
       ``(b) Acts Burdening Interstate Commerce.--The following 
     acts unreasonably burden and discriminate against interstate 
     commerce and a State, subdivision of a State, or authority 
     acting for a State or subdivision of a State may not do any 
     of them:
       ``(1) Excessive valuation of property.--Assess motor 
     carrier transportation property at a value that has a higher 
     ratio to the true market value of the motor carrier 
     transportation property than the ratio that the assessed 
     value of other commercial and industrial property in the same 
     assessment jurisdiction has to the true market value of the 
     other commercial and industrial property.
       ``(2) Tax on assessment.--Levy or collect a tax on an 
     assessment that may not be made under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Ad valorem tax.--Levy or collect an ad valorem 
     property tax on motor carrier transportation property at a 
     tax rate that exceeds the tax rate applicable to commercial 
     and industrial property in the same assessment jurisdiction.
       ``(c) Jurisdiction.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 1341 of title 28 
     and without regard to the amount in controversy or 
     citizenship of the parties, a district court of the United 
     States has jurisdiction, concurrent with other jurisdiction 
     of courts of the United States and the States, to prevent a 
     violation of subsection (b) of this section.
       ``(2) Limitation in relief.--Relief may be granted under 
     this subsection only if the ratio of assessed value to true 
     market value of motor carrier transportation property 
     exceeds, by at least 5 percent, the ratio of assessed value 
     to true market value of other commercial and industrial 
     property in the same assessment jurisdiction.
       ``(3) Burden of proof.--The burden of proof in determining 
     assessed value and true market value is governed by State 
     law.
       ``(4) Violation.--If the ratio of the assessed value of 
     other commercial and industrial property in the assessment 
     jurisdiction to the true market value of all other commercial 
     and industrial property cannot be determined to the 
     satisfaction of the district court through the random-
     sampling method known as a sales assessment ratio study (to 
     be carried out under statistical principles applicable to 
     such a study), the court shall find, as a violation of this 
     section--
       ``(A) an assessment of the motor carrier transportation 
     property at a value that has a higher ratio to the true 
     market value of the motor carrier transportation property 
     than the assessment value of all other property subject to a 
     property tax levy in the assessment jurisdiction has to the 
     true market value of all such other property; and
       ``(B) the collection of ad valorem property tax on the 
     motor carrier transportation property at a tax rate that 
     exceeds the tax ratio rate applicable to taxable property in 
     the taxing district.

     ``Sec. 14503. Withholding State and local income tax by 
       certain carriers

       ``(a) Single State Tax Withholding.--
       ``(1) In general.--No part of the compensation paid by a 
     motor carrier providing transportation subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 or by a motor 
     private carrier to an employee who performs regularly 
     assigned duties in 2 or more States as such an employee with 
     respect to a motor vehicle shall be subject to the income tax 
     laws of any State or subdivision of that State, other than 
     the State or subdivision thereof of the employee's residence.
       ``(2) Employee defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     `employee' has the meaning given such term in section 31132.
       ``(b) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Calculation of earnings.--In this subsection, an 
     employee is deemed to have earned more than 50 percent of pay 
     in a State or subdivision of that State in which the time 
     worked by the employee in the State or subdivision is more 
     than 50 percent of the total time worked by the employee 
     while employed during the calendar year.
       ``(2) Water carriers.--A water carrier providing 
     transportation subject to jurisdiction under subchapter II of 
     chapter 135 shall file income tax information returns and 
     other reports only with--
       ``(A) the State and subdivision of residence of the 
     employee (as shown on the employment records of the carrier); 
     and
       ``(B) the State and subdivision in which the employee 
     earned more than 50 percent of the pay received by the 
     employee from the carrier during the preceding calendar year.
       ``(3) Applicability to sailors.--This subsection applies to 
     pay of a master, officer, or sailor who is a member of the 
     crew on a vessel engaged in foreign, coastwise, intercoastal, 
     or noncontiguous trade or in the fisheries of the United 
     States.
       ``(c) Filing of Information.--A motor and motor private 
     carrier withholding pay from an employee under subsection (a) 
     of this section shall file income tax information returns and 
     other reports only with the State and subdivision of 
     residence of the employee.

     ``Sec. 14504. Registration of motor carriers by a State

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `standards' 
     and `amendments to standards' mean the specification of forms 
     and procedures required by regulations of the Secretary to 
     prove the lawfulness of transportation by motor carrier 
     referred to in section 13501.
       ``(b) General Rule.--The requirement of a State that a 
     motor carrier, providing transportation subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 and providing 
     transportation in that State, must register with the State is 
     not an unreasonable burden on transportation referred to in 
     section 13501 when the State registration is completed under 
     standards of the Secretary under subsection (c). When a State 
     registration requirement imposes obligations in excess of the 
     standards of the Secretary, the part in excess is an 
     unreasonable burden.
       ``(c) Single State Registration System.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall maintain standards 
     for implementing a system under which--
       ``(A) a motor carrier is required to register annually with 
     only one State by providing evidence of its Federal 
     registration under chapter 139;
       ``(B) the State of registration shall fully comply with 
     standards prescribed under this section; and
       ``(C) such single State registration shall be deemed to 
     satisfy the registration requirements of all other States.
       ``(2) Specific requirements.--
       ``(A) Evidence of federal registration; proof of insurance; 
     payment of fees.--Under the standards of the Secretary 
     implementing the single State registration system described 
     in paragraph (1) of this subsection, only a State acting in 
     its capacity as registration State under such single State 
     system may require a motor carrier registered by the 
     Secretary under this part--
       ``(i) to file and maintain evidence of such Federal 
     registration;
       ``(ii) to file satisfactory proof of required insurance or 
     qualification as a self-insurer;
       ``(iii) to pay directly to such State fee amounts in 
     accordance with the fee system established under subparagraph 
     (B)(iv) of this paragraph, subject to allocation of fee 
     revenues among all States in which the carrier operates and 
     which participate in the single State registration system; 
     and
       ``(iv) to file the name of a local agent for service of 
     process.
       ``(B) Receipts; fee system.--The standards of the 
     Secretary--
       ``(i) shall require that the registration State issue a 
     receipt, in a form prescribed under the standards, reflecting 
     that the carrier has filed proof of insurance as provided 
     under subparagraph (A)(ii) of this paragraph and has paid fee 
     amounts in accordance with the fee system established under 
     clause (iv) of this subparagraph;
       ``(ii) shall require that copies of the receipt issued 
     under clause (i) of this subparagraph be kept in each of the 
     carrier's commercial motor vehicles;
       ``(iii) shall not require decals, stamps, cab cards, or any 
     other means of registering or identifying specific vehicles 
     operated by the carrier;
       ``(iv) shall establish a fee system for the filing of proof 
     of insurance as provided under subparagraph (A)(ii) of this 
     paragraph that--

       ``(I) is based on the number of commercial motor vehicles 
     the carrier operates in a State and on the number of States 
     in which the carrier operates;

       ``(II) minimizes the costs of complying with the 
     registration system; and
       ``(III) results in a fee for each participating State that 
     is equal to the fee, not to exceed $10 per vehicle, that such 
     State collected or charged as of November 15, 1991; and

       ``(v) shall not authorize the charging or collection of any 
     fee for filing and maintaining a certificate or permit under 
     subparagraph (A)(i) of this paragraph.
       ``(C) Prohibited fees.--The charging or collection of any 
     fee under this section that is not in accordance with the fee 
     system established under subparagraph (B)(iv) of this 
     paragraph shall be deemed to be a burden on interstate 
     commerce.
       ``(D) Limitation on participation by states.--Only a State 
     which, as of January 1, 1991, charged or collected a fee for 
     a vehicle identification stamp or number under part 1023 of 
     title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, shall be eligible to 
     participate as a registration State under this subsection or 
     to receive any fee revenue under this subsection.

     ``Sec. 14505. State tax

       ``A State or political subdivision thereof may not collect 
     or levy a tax, fee, head charge, or other charge on--
       ``(1) a passenger traveling in interstate commerce by motor 
     carrier;
       ``(2) the transportation of a passenger traveling in 
     interstate commerce by motor carrier;
       ``(3) the sale of passenger transportation in interstate 
     commerce by motor carrier; or
       ``(4) the gross receipts derived from such transportation.

      ``CHAPTER 147--ENFORCEMENT; INVESTIGATIONS; RIGHTS; REMEDIES

``Sec.
``14701. General authority.
``14702. Enforcement by the regulatory authority.
``14703. Enforcement by the Attorney General.

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``14704. Rights and remedies of persons injured by carriers or brokers.
``14705. Limitation on actions by and against carriers.
``14706. Liability of carriers under receipts and bills of lading.
``14707. Private enforcement of registration requirement.
``14708. Dispute settlement program for household goods carriers.
``14709. Tariff reconciliation rules for motor carriers of property.

     ``Sec. 14701. General authority

       ``(a) Investigations.--The Secretary or the Panel, as 
     applicable, may begin an investigation under this part on the 
     Secretary's or the Panel's own initiative or on complaint. If 
     the Secretary or Panel, as applicable, finds that a carrier 
     or broker is violating this part, the Secretary or Panel, as 
     applicable, shall take appropriate action to compel 
     compliance with this part. If the Secretary finds that a 
     foreign motor carrier or foreign motor private carrier is 
     violating chapter 139, the Secretary shall take appropriate 
     action to compel compliance with that chapter. The Secretary 
     or Panel, as applicable, may take action under this 
     subsection only after giving the carrier or broker notice of 
     the investigation and an opportunity for a proceeding.
       ``(b) Complaints.--A person, including a governmental 
     authority, may file with the Secretary or Panel, as 
     applicable, a complaint about a violation of this part by a 
     carrier providing, or broker for, transportation or service 
     subject to jurisdiction under this part or a foreign motor 
     carrier or foreign motor private carrier providing 
     transportation registered under section 13902 of this title. 
     The complaint must state the facts that are the subject of 
     the violation. The Secretary or Panel, as applicable, may 
     dismiss a complaint that it determines does not state 
     reasonable grounds for investigation and action.
       ``(c) Deadline.--A formal investigative proceeding begun by 
     the Secretary or Panel under subsection (a) of this section 
     is dismissed automatically unless it is concluded with 
     administrative finality by the end of the 3d year after the 
     date on which it was begun.
       ``(d) Limitation.--The Secretary and the Panel only have 
     authority under this section with respect to matters within 
     their respective jurisdictions under this part.

     ``Sec. 14702. Enforcement by the regulatory authority

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary or the Panel, as 
     applicable, may bring a civil action--
       ``(1) to enforce section 14103 of this title; or
       ``(2) to enforce this part, or a regulation or order of the 
     Secretary or Panel, as applicable, when violated by a carrier 
     or broker providing transportation or service subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I or III of chapter 135 of this 
     title or by a foreign motor carrier or foreign motor private 
     carrier providing transportation registered under section 
     13902 of this title.
       ``(b) Venue.--In a civil action under subsection (a)(2) of 
     this section--
       ``(1) trial is in the judicial district in which the 
     carrier, foreign motor carrier, foreign motor private 
     carrier, or broker operates;
       ``(2) process may be served without regard to the 
     territorial limits of the district or of the State in which 
     the action is instituted; and
       ``(3) a person participating with a carrier or broker in a 
     violation may be joined in the civil action without regard to 
     the residence of the person.
       ``(c) Standing.--The Panel may bring or participate in any 
     civil action involving motor carrier undercharges.

     ``Sec. 14703. Enforcement by the Attorney General

       ``The Attorney General may, and on request of either the 
     Secretary or the Panel shall, bring court proceedings--
       ``(1) to enforce this part or a regulation or order of the 
     Secretary or Panel or terms of registration under this part; 
     and
       ``(2) to prosecute a person violating this part or a 
     regulation or order of the Secretary or Panel or term of 
     registration under this part.

     ``Sec. 14704. Rights and remedies of persons injured by 
       carriers or brokers

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Enforcement of order.--A person injured because a 
     carrier or broker providing transportation or service subject 
     to jurisdiction under chapter 135 does not obey an order of 
     the Secretary or the Panel, as applicable, under this part, 
     except an order for the payment of money, may bring a civil 
     action to enforce that order under this subsection. A person 
     may bring a civil action for injunctive relief for violations 
     of sections 14102 and 14103.
       ``(2) Damages for violations.--A carrier or broker 
     providing transportation or service subject to jurisdiction 
     under chapter 135 is liable for damages sustained by a person 
     as a result of an act or omission of that carrier or broker 
     in violation of this part.
       ``(b) Liability and Damages for Exceeding Tariff Rate.--A 
     carrier providing transportation or service subject to 
     jurisdiction under chapter 135 is liable to a person for 
     amounts charged that exceed the applicable rate for 
     transportation or service contained in a tariff in effect 
     under section 13702.
       ``(c) Election.--
       ``(1) Complaint to dot or panel; civil action.--A person 
     may file a complaint with the Panel or the Secretary, as 
     applicable, under section 14701(b) or bring a civil action 
     under subsection (b) to enforce liability against a carrier 
     or broker providing transportation or service subject to 
     jurisdiction under chapter 135.
       ``(2) Order of dot or panel.--
       ``(A) In general.--When the Panel or Secretary, as 
     applicable, makes an award under subsection (b) of this 
     section, the Panel or Secretary, as applicable, shall order 
     the carrier to pay the amount awarded by a specific date. The 
     Panel or Secretary, as applicable, may order a carrier or 
     broker providing transportation or service subject to 
     jurisdiction under chapter 135 to pay damages only when the 
     proceeding is on complaint.
       ``(B) Enforcement by civil action.--The person for whose 
     benefit an order of the Panel or Secretary requiring the 
     payment of money is made may bring a civil action to enforce 
     that order under this paragraph if the carrier or broker does 
     not pay the amount awarded by the date payment was ordered to 
     be made.
       ``(d) Procedure.--
       ``(1) In general.--When a person begins a civil action 
     under subsection (b) of this section to enforce an order of 
     the Panel or Secretary requiring the payment of damages by a 
     carrier or broker providing transportation or service subject 
     to jurisdiction under chapter 135 of this title, the text of 
     the order of the Panel or Secretary must be included in the 
     complaint. In addition to the district courts of the United 
     States, a State court of general jurisdiction having 
     jurisdiction of the parties has jurisdiction to enforce an 
     order under this paragraph. The findings and order of the 
     Panel or Secretary are competent evidence of the facts stated 
     in them. Trial in a civil action brought in a district court 
     of the United States under this paragraph is in the judicial 
     district in which the plaintiff resides or in which the 
     principal operating office of the carrier or broker is 
     located. In a civil action under this paragraph, the 
     plaintiff is liable for only those costs that accrue on an 
     appeal taken by the plaintiff.
       ``(2) Parties.--All parties in whose favor the award was 
     made may be joined as plaintiffs in a civil action brought in 
     a district court of the United States under this subsection 
     and all the carriers that are parties to the order awarding 
     damages may be joined as defendants. Trial in the action is 
     in the judicial district in which any one of the plaintiffs 
     could bring the action against any one of the defendants. 
     Process may be served on a defendant at its principal 
     operating office when that defendant is not in the district 
     in which the action is brought. A judgment ordering recovery 
     may be made in favor of any of those plaintiffs against the 
     defendant found to be liable to that plaintiff.
       ``(e) Attorney's Fees.--The district court shall award a 
     reasonable attorney's fee under this section. The district 
     court shall tax and collect that fee as part of the costs of 
     the action.

     ``Sec. 14705. Limitation on actions by and against carriers

       ``(a) In General.--A carrier providing transportation or 
     service subject to jurisdiction under chapter 135 must begin 
     a civil action to recover charges for transportation or 
     service provided by the carrier within 18 months after the 
     claim accrues.
       ``(b) Overcharges.--A person must begin a civil action to 
     recover overcharges within 18 months after the claim accrues. 
     If the claim is against a carrier providing transportation 
     subject to jurisdiction under chapter 135 and an election to 
     file a complaint with the Panel or Secretary, as applicable, 
     is made under section 14704(c)(1), the complaint must be 
     filed within 3 years after the claim accrues.
       ``(c) Damages.--A person must file a complaint with the 
     Panel or Secretary, as applicable, to recover damages under 
     section 14704(b)(2) within 2 years after the claim accrues.
       ``(d) Extensions.--The limitation periods under subsection 
     (b) of this section are extended for 6 months from the time 
     written notice is given to the claimant by the carrier of 
     disallowance of any part of the claim specified in the notice 
     if a written claim is given to the carrier within those 
     limitation periods. The limitation periods under subsections 
     (b) and (c) of this section are extended for 90 days from the 
     time the carrier begins a civil action under subsection (a) 
     to recover charges related to the same transportation or 
     service, or collects (without beginning a civil action under 
     that subsection) the charge for that transportation or 
     service if that action is begun or collection is made within 
     the appropriate period.
       ``(e) Payment.--A person must begin a civil action to 
     enforce an order of the Panel or Secretary against a carrier 
     for the payment of money within 1 year after the date the 
     order required the money to be paid.
       ``(f) Government Transportation.--This section applies to 
     transportation for the United States Government. The time 
     limitations under this section are extended, as related to 
     transportation for or on behalf of the United States 
     Government, for 3 years from the later of the date of--
       ``(1) payment of the rate for the transportation or service 
     involved;
       ``(2) subsequent refund for overpayment of that rate; or
       ``(3) deduction made under section 3726 of title 31.
       ``(g) Accrual Date.--A claim related to a shipment of 
     property accrues under this section on delivery or tender of 
     delivery by the carrier.

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     ``Sec. 14706. Liability of carriers under receipts and bills 
       of lading

       ``(a) General Liability.--
       ``(1) Motor carriers and freight forwarders.--A carrier 
     providing transportation or service subject to jurisdiction 
     under subchapter I or III of chapter 135 shall issue a 
     receipt or bill of lading for property it receives for 
     transportation under this part. That carrier and any other 
     carrier that delivers the property and is providing 
     transportation or service subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter I or III of chapter 135 or chapter 105 are liable 
     to the person entitled to recover under the receipt or bill 
     of lading. The liability imposed under this paragraph is for 
     the actual loss or injury to the property caused by (A) the 
     receiving carrier, (B) the delivering carrier, or (C) another 
     carrier over whose line or route the property is transported 
     in the United States or from a place in the United States to 
     a place in an adjacent foreign country when transported under 
     a through bill of lading and, except in the case of a freight 
     forwarder, applies to property reconsigned or diverted under 
     a tariff under section 13702. Failure to issue a receipt or 
     bill of lading does not affect the liability of a carrier. A 
     delivering carrier is deemed to be the carrier performing the 
     line-haul transportation nearest the destination but does not 
     include a carrier providing only a switching service at the 
     destination.
       ``(2) Freight forwarder.--A freight forwarder is both the 
     receiving and delivering carrier. When a freight forwarder 
     provides service and uses a motor carrier providing 
     transportation subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of 
     chapter 135 to receive property from a consignor, the motor 
     carrier may execute the bill of lading or shipping receipt 
     for the freight forwarder with its consent. With the consent 
     of the freight forwarder, a motor carrier may deliver 
     property for a freight forwarder on the freight forwarder's 
     bill of lading, freight bill, or shipping receipt to the 
     consignee named in it, and receipt for the property may be 
     made on the freight forwarder's delivery receipt.
       ``(b) Apportionment.--The carrier issuing the receipt or 
     bill of lading under subsection (a) of this section or 
     delivering the property for which the receipt or bill of 
     lading was issued is entitled to recover from the carrier 
     over whose line or route the loss or injury occurred the 
     amount required to be paid to the owners of the property, as 
     evidenced by a receipt, judgment, or transcript, and the 
     amount of its expenses reasonably incurred in defending a 
     civil action brought by that person.
       ``(c) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Limitation of liability.--A carrier may limit 
     liability imposed under subsection (a) by establishing rates 
     for the transportation of property (other than household 
     goods) under which the liability of the carrier for such 
     property (A) is limited to a value established by written or 
     electronic declaration of the shipper or by a mutual written 
     agreement between the carrier and shipper, or (B) is 
     contained in a schedule of rules and rates maintained by the 
     carrier and provided to the shipper upon request. The 
     schedule shall clearly state its dates of applicability.
       ``(2) Water carriers.--If loss or injury to property occurs 
     while it is in the custody of a water carrier, the liability 
     of that carrier is determined by its bill of lading and the 
     law applicable to water transportation. The liability of the 
     initial or delivering carrier is the same as the liability of 
     the water carrier.
       ``(d) Civil Actions.--
       ``(1) Against delivering carrier.--A civil action under 
     this section may be brought against a delivering carrier in a 
     district court of the United States or in a State court. 
     Trial, if the action is brought in a district court of the 
     United States is in a judicial district, and if in a State 
     court, is in a State through which the defendant carrier 
     operates.
       ``(2) Against carrier responsible for loss.--A civil action 
     under this section may be brought against the carrier alleged 
     to have caused the loss or damage, in the judicial district 
     in which such loss or damage is alleged to have occurred.
       ``(3) Jurisdiction of courts.--A civil action under this 
     section may be brought in a United States district court or 
     in a State court.
       ``(4) Judicial district defined.--In this section, 
     `judicial district' means--
       ``(A) in the case of a United States district court, a 
     judicial district of the United States; and
       ``(B) in the case of a State court, the applicable 
     geographic area over which such court exercises jurisdiction.
       ``(e) Minimum Period for Filing Claims.--
       ``(1) In general.--A carrier may not provide by rule, 
     contract, or otherwise, a period of less than 9 months for 
     filing a claim against it under this section and a period of 
     less than 2 years for bringing a civil action against it 
     under this section. The period for bringing a civil action is 
     computed from the date the carrier gives a person written 
     notice that the carrier has disallowed any part of the claim 
     specified in the notice.
       ``(2) Special rules.--For the purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) an offer of compromise shall not constitute a 
     disallowance of any part of the claim unless the carrier, in 
     writing, informs the claimant that such part of the claim is 
     disallowed and provides reasons for such disallowance; and
       ``(B) communications received from a carrier's insurer 
     shall not constitute a disallowance of any part of the claim 
     unless the insurer, in writing, informs the claimant that 
     such part of the claim is disallowed, provides reason for 
     such disallowance, and informs the claimant that the insurer 
     is acting on behalf of the carrier.
       ``(f) Limiting Liability of Household Goods Carriers to 
     Declared Value.--A carrier or group of carriers subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I or III of chapter 135 may 
     petition the Panel to modify, eliminate, or establish rates 
     for the transportation of household goods under which the 
     liability of the carrier for that property is limited to a 
     value established by written declaration of the shipper or by 
     a written agreement.
       ``(g) Modifications and Reforms.--
       ``(1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine whether any modifications or reforms should be made 
     to the loss and damage provisions of this section.
       ``(2) Factors to consider.--In conducting the study, the 
     Secretary, at a minimum, shall consider--
       ``(A) the efficient delivery of transportation services;
       ``(B) international and intermodal harmony;
       ``(C) the public interest; and
       ``(D) the interest of carriers and shippers.
       ``(3) Report.--Not later than 18 months after the effective 
     date of this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the results of the study, together with any 
     recommendations of the Secretary (including legislative 
     recommendations) for implementing modifications or reforms 
     identified by the Secretary as being appropriate.

     ``Sec. 14707. Private enforcement of registration requirement

       ``(a) In General.--If a person provides transportation by 
     motor vehicle or service in clear violation of section 13901-
     13904 or 13906, a person injured by the transportation or 
     service may bring a civil action to enforce any such section. 
     In a civil action under this subsection, trial is in the 
     judicial district in which the person who violated that 
     section operates.
       ``(b) Procedure.--A copy of the complaint in a civil action 
     under subsection (a) shall be served on the Secretary and a 
     certificate of service must appear in the complaint filed 
     with the court. The Secretary may intervene in a civil action 
     under subsection (a). The Secretary may notify the district 
     court in which the action is pending that the Secretary 
     intends to consider the matter that is the subject of the 
     complaint in a proceeding before the Secretary. When that 
     notice is filed, the court shall stay further action pending 
     disposition of the proceeding before the Secretary.
       ``(c) Attorney's Fees.--In a civil action under subsection 
     (a), the court may determine the amount of and award a 
     reasonable attorney's fee to the prevailing party. That fee 
     is in addition to costs allowable under the Federal Rules of 
     Civil Procedure.

     ``Sec. 14708. Dispute settlement program for household goods 
       carriers

       ``(a) Offering Shippers Arbitration.--As a condition of 
     registration under section 13902 or 13903, a carrier 
     providing transportation of household goods subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I or III of chapter 135 must 
     agree to offer in accordance with this section to shippers of 
     household goods arbitration as a means of settling disputes 
     between such carriers and shippers of household goods 
     concerning damage or loss to the household goods transported.
       ``(b) Arbitration Requirements.--
       ``(1) Prevention of special advantage.--The arbitration 
     that is offered must be designed to prevent a carrier from 
     having any special advantage in any case in which the 
     claimant resides or does business at a place distant from the 
     carrier's principal or other place of business.
       ``(2) Notice of arbitration procedure.--The carrier must 
     provide the shipper an adequate notice of the availability of 
     neutral arbitration, including a concise easy-to-read, 
     accurate summary of the arbitration procedure, any applicable 
     fees, and disclosure of the legal effects of election to 
     utilize arbitration. Such notice must be given to persons for 
     whom household goods are to be transported by the carrier 
     before such goods are tendered to the carrier for 
     transportation.
       ``(3) Provision of forms.--Upon request of a shipper, the 
     carrier must promptly provide such forms and other 
     information as are necessary for initiating an action to 
     resolve a dispute under arbitration.
       ``(4) Independence of arbitrator.--Each person authorized 
     to arbitrate or otherwise settle disputes must be independent 
     of the parties to the dispute and must be capable, as 
     determined under such regulations as the Secretary may issue, 
     to resolve such disputes fairly and expeditiously. The 
     carrier must ensure that each person chosen to settle the 
     disputes is authorized and able to obtain from the shipper or 
     carrier any material and relevant information to the extent 
     necessary to carry out a fair and expeditious decision making 
     process.
       ``(5) Limitation on fees.--No fee of more than $25 may be 
     charged a shipper for instituting an arbitration proceeding 
     under this subsection. The arbitrator may determine which 
     party shall pay the cost or a portion of the cost of the 
     arbitration proceeding.
       ``(6) Requests.--The carrier must not require the shipper 
     to agree to utilize arbitration prior to the time that a 
     dispute arises. If the dispute involves a claim for $1,000 or 
     less and the shipper requests arbitration,

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     such arbitration shall be binding on the parties. If the 
     dispute involves a claim for more than $1,000 and the shipper 
     requests arbitration, such arbitration shall be binding on 
     the parties only if the carrier agrees to arbitration.
       ``(7) Oral presentation of evidence.--The arbitrator may 
     provide for an oral presentation of a dispute concerning 
     transportation of household goods by a party to the dispute 
     (or a party's representative), but such oral presentation may 
     be made only if all parties to the dispute expressly agree to 
     such presentation and the date, time, and location of such 
     presentation.
       ``(8) Deadline for decision.--The arbitrator must, as 
     expeditiously as possible but at least within 60 days of 
     receipt of written notification of the dispute, render a 
     decision based on the information gathered; except that, in 
     any case in which a party to the dispute fails to provide in 
     a timely manner any information concerning such dispute which 
     the person settling the dispute may reasonably require to 
     resolve the dispute, the arbitrator may extend such 60-day 
     period for a reasonable period of time. A decision resolving 
     a dispute may include any remedies appropriate under the 
     circumstances, including repair, replacement, refund, 
     reimbursement for expenses, and compensation for damages.
       ``(c) Limitation on Use of Materials.--Materials and 
     information obtained in the course of a decision making 
     process to settle a dispute by arbitration under this section 
     may not be used to bring an action under section 14905.
       ``(d) Attorney's Fees to Shippers.--In any court action to 
     resolve a dispute between a shipper of household goods and a 
     carrier providing transportation or service subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I or III of chapter 135 
     concerning the transportation of household goods by such 
     carrier, the shipper shall be awarded reasonable attorney's 
     fees if--
       ``(1) the shipper submits a claim to the carrier within 120 
     days after the date the shipment is delivered or the date the 
     delivery is scheduled, whichever is later;
       ``(2) the shipper prevails in such court action; and
       ``(3)(A) a decision resolving the dispute was not rendered 
     through arbitration under this section within the period 
     provided under subsection (b)(8) of this section or an 
     extension of such period under such subsection; or
       ``(B) the court proceeding is to enforce a decision 
     rendered through arbitration under this section and is 
     instituted after the period for performance under such 
     decision has elapsed.
       ``(e) Attorney's Fees to Carriers.--In any court action to 
     resolve a dispute between a shipper of household goods and a 
     carrier providing transportation, or service subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I or III of chapter 135 
     concerning the transportation of household goods by such 
     carrier, such carrier may be awarded reasonable attorney's 
     fees by the court only if the shipper brought such action in 
     bad faith--
       ``(1) after resolution of such dispute through arbitration 
     under this section; or
       ``(2) after institution of an arbitration proceeding by the 
     shipper to resolve such dispute under this section but 
     before--
       ``(A) the period provided under subsection (b)(8) for 
     resolution of such dispute (including, if applicable, an 
     extension of such period under such subsection) ends; and
       ``(B) a decision resolving such dispute is rendered.
       ``(f) Limitation of Applicability to Collect-on-Delivery 
     Transportation.--The provisions of this section shall apply 
     only in the case of collect-on-delivery transportation of 
     household goods.
       ``(g) Review by Secretary.--Not later than 36 months after 
     the effective date of this section, the Secretary shall 
     complete a review of the dispute settlement program 
     established under this section. If, after notice and 
     opportunity for comment, the Secretary determines that 
     changes are necessary to such program to ensure the fair and 
     equitable resolution of disputes under this section, the 
     Secretary shall implement such changes and transmit a report 
     to Congress on such changes.

     ``Sec. 14709. Tariff reconciliation rules for motor carriers 
       of property

       ``Subject to review and approval by the Panel, motor 
     carriers subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of 
     chapter 135 (other than motor carriers providing 
     transportation of household goods) and shippers may resolve, 
     by mutual consent, overcharge and under-charge claims 
     resulting from incorrect tariff provisions or billing errors 
     arising from the inadvertent failure to properly and timely 
     file and maintain agreed upon rates, rules, or 
     classifications in compliance with section 13702 or, with 
     respect to transportation provided before the effective date 
     of this section, sections 10761 and 10762, as in effect on 
     the day before the effective date of this section. Resolution 
     of such claims among the parties shall not subject any party 
     to the penalties for departing from a tariff.

              ``CHAPTER 149--CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES

Sec.
``14901. General civil penalties.
``14902. Civil penalty for accepting rebates from carrier.
``14903. Tariff violations.
``14904. Additional rate violations.
``14905. Penalties for violations of rules relating to loading and 
              unloading motor vehicles.
``14906. Evasion of regulation of carriers and brokers.
``14907. Record keeping and reporting violations.
``14908. Unlawful disclosure of information.
``14909. Disobedience to subpoenas.
``14910. General criminal penalty when specific penalty not provided.
``14911. Punishment of corporation for violations committed by certain 
              individuals.
``14912. Weight-bumping in household goods transportation.
``14913. Conclusiveness of rates in certain prosecutions.

     ``Sec. 14901. General civil penalties

       ``(a) Reporting and Recordkeeping.--A person required to 
     make a report to the Secretary or the Panel, answer a 
     question, or make, prepare, or preserve a record under this 
     part concerning transportation subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter I or III of chapter 135 or transportation by a 
     foreign carrier registered under section 13902, or an 
     officer, agent, or employee of that person that--
       ``(1) does not make the report;
       ``(2) does not specifically, completely, and truthfully 
     answer the question;
       ``(3) does not make, prepare, or preserve the record in the 
     form and manner prescribed;
       ``(4) does not comply with section 13901; or
       ``(5) does not comply with section 13902(c);
     is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty 
     of not less than $500 for each violation and for each 
     additional day the violation continues; except that, in the 
     case of a person who is not registered under this part to 
     provide transportation of passengers, or an officer, agent, 
     or employee of such person, that does not comply with section 
     13901 with respect to providing transportation of passengers, 
     the amount of the civil penalty shall not be less than $2,000 
     for each violation and for each additional day the violation 
     continues.
       ``(b) Transportation of Hazardous Wastes.--A person subject 
     to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135, or an 
     officer, agent, or employee of that person, and who is 
     required to comply with section 13901 of this title but does 
     not so comply with respect to the transportation of hazardous 
     wastes as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency 
     pursuant to section 3001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (but 
     not including any waste the regulation of which under the 
     Solid Waste Disposal Act has been suspended by Congress) 
     shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty not 
     to exceed $20,000 for each violation.
       ``(c) Factors To Consider in Determining Amount.--In 
     determining and negotiating the amount of a civil penalty 
     under subsection (a) or (d) concerning transportation of 
     household goods, the degree of culpability, any history of 
     prior such conduct, the degree of harm to shipper or 
     shippers, ability to pay, the effect on ability to do 
     business, whether the shipper has been adequately compensated 
     before institution of the proceeding, and such other matters 
     as fairness may require shall be taken into account.
       ``(d) Protection of Household Goods Shippers.--If a carrier 
     providing transportation of household goods subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I or III of chapter 135 or a 
     receiver or trustee of such carrier fails or refuses to 
     comply with any regulation issued by the Secretary or the 
     Panel relating to protection of individual shippers, such 
     carrier, receiver, or trustee is liable to the United States 
     for a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 for each 
     violation and for each additional day during which the 
     violation continues.
       ``(e) Violation Relating to Transportation of Household 
     Goods.--Any person that knowingly engages in or knowingly 
     authorizes an agent or other person--
       ``(1) to falsify documents used in the transportation of 
     household goods subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I or 
     III of chapter 135 which evidence the weight of a shipment; 
     or
       ``(2) to charge for accessorial services which are not 
     performed or for which the carrier is not entitled to be 
     compensated in any case in which such services are not 
     reasonably necessary in the safe and adequate movement of the 
     shipment;
     is liable to the United States for a civil penalty of not 
     less than $2,000 for each violation and of not less than 
     $5,000 for each subsequent violation. Any State may bring a 
     civil action in the United States district courts to compel a 
     person to pay a civil penalty assessed under this subsection.
       ``(f) Venue.--Trial in a civil action under subsections (a) 
     through (e) of this section is in the judicial district in 
     which--
       ``(1) the carrier or broker has its principal office;
       ``(2) the carrier or broker was authorized to provide 
     transportation or service under this part when the violation 
     occurred;
       ``(3) the violation occurred; or
       ``(4) the offender is found.
     Process in the action may be served in the judicial district 
     of which the offender is an inhabitant or in which the 
     offender may be found.

     ``Sec. 14902. Civil penalty for accepting rebates from 
       carrier

       ``A person--
       ``(1) delivering property to a carrier providing 
     transportation or service subject to jurisdiction under 
     chapter 135 for transportation under this part or for whom 
     that carrier will transport the property as consignor

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     or consignee for that person from a State or territory or 
     possession of the United States to another State or 
     possession, territory, or to a foreign country; and
       ``(2) knowingly accepting or receiving by any means a 
     rebate or offset against the rate for transportation for, or 
     service of, that property contained in a tariff required 
     under section 13702;
     is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty 
     in an amount equal to 3 times the amount of money that person 
     accepted or received as a rebate or offset and 3 times the 
     value of other consideration accepted or received as a rebate 
     or offset. In a civil action under this section, all money or 
     other consideration received by the person during a period of 
     6 years before an action is brought under this section may be 
     included in determining the amount of the penalty, and if 
     that total amount is included, the penalty shall be 3 times 
     that total amount.

     ``Sec. 14903. Tariff violations

       ``(a) Criminal Penalty for Undercharging.--A person that 
     knowingly offers, grants, gives, solicits, accepts, or 
     receives by any means transportation or service provided for 
     property by a carrier subject to jurisdiction under chapter 
     135 at less than the rate in effect under section 13702 shall 
     be fined at least $1,000 but not more than $20,000, 
     imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or both.
       ``(b) General Criminal Penalty.--A carrier providing 
     transportation or service subject to jurisdiction under 
     chapter 135 or an officer, director, receiver, trustee, 
     lessee, agent, or employee of a corporation that is subject 
     to jurisdiction under that chapter, that willfully does not 
     observe its tariffs as required under section 13702, shall be 
     fined at least $1,000 but not more than $20,000, imprisoned 
     for not more than 2 years, or both.
       ``(c) Actions of Agents and Employees.--When acting in the 
     scope of their employment, the actions and omissions of 
     persons acting for or employed by a carrier or shipper that 
     is subject to this section are considered to be the actions 
     and omissions of that carrier or shipper as well as that 
     person.
       ``(d) Venue.--Trial in a criminal action under this section 
     is in the judicial district in which any part of the 
     violation is committed or through which the transportation is 
     conducted.

     ``Sec. 14904. Additional rate violations

       ``(a) Rebates by Agents.--A person, or an officer, 
     employee, or agent of that person, that--
       ``(1) knowingly offers, grants, gives, solicits, accepts, 
     or receives a rebate for concession, in violation of a 
     provision of this part related to motor carrier 
     transportation subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of 
     chapter 135; or
       (2) by any means knowingly and willfully assists or permits 
     another person to get transportation that is subject to 
     jurisdiction under that subchapter at less than the rate in 
     effect for that transportation under section 13702,
     shall be fined at least $200 for the first violation and at 
     least $250 for a subsequent violation.
       ``(b) Undercharging.--
       ``(1) Freight forwarder.--A freight forwarder providing 
     service subject to jurisdiction under subchapter III of 
     chapter 135, or an officer, agent, or employee of that 
     freight forwarder, that knowingly and willfully assists a 
     person in getting, or willingly permits a person to get, 
     service provided under that subchapter at less than the rate 
     in effect for that service under section 13702, shall be 
     fined not more than $500 for the first violation and not more 
     than $2,000 for a subsequent violation.
       ``(2) Others.--A person that knowingly and willfully by any 
     means gets, or attempts to get, service provided under 
     subchapter III of chapter 135 at less than the rate in effect 
     for that service under section 13702, shall be fined not more 
     than $500 for the first violation and not more than $2,000 
     for a subsequent violation.

     ``Sec. 14905. Penalties for violations of rules relating to 
       loading and unloading motor vehicles

       ``(a) Civil Penalties.--Any person who knowingly 
     authorizes, consents to, or permits a violation of subsection 
     (a) or (b) of section 14103 or who knowingly violates 
     subsection (a) of such section is liable to the United States 
     Government for a civil penalty of not more than $10,000 for 
     each violation.
       ``(b) Criminal Penalties.--Any person who knowingly 
     violates section 14103(b) of this title shall be fined not 
     more than $10,000, imprisoned for not more than 2 years, or 
     both.

     ``Sec. 14906. Evasion of regulation of carriers and brokers

       ``A person, or an officer, employee, or agent of that 
     person, that by any means knowingly and willfully tries to 
     evade regulation provided under this part for carriers or 
     brokers shall be fined at least $200 for the first violation 
     and at least $250 for a subsequent violation.

     ``Sec. 14907. Record keeping and reporting violations

       ``A person required to make a report to the Secretary or 
     the Panel, as applicable, answer a question, or make, 
     prepare, or preserve a record under this part about 
     transportation subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I or 
     III of chapter 135, or an officer, agent, or employee of that 
     person, that--
       ``(1) willfully does not make that report;
       ``(2) willfully does not specifically, completely, and 
     truthfully answer that question in 30 days from the date the 
     Secretary or Panel, as applicable, requires the question to 
     be answered;
       ``(3) willfully does not make, prepare, or preserve that 
     record in the form and manner prescribed;
       ``(4) knowingly and willfully falsifies, destroys, 
     mutilates, or changes that report or record;
       ``(5) knowingly and willfully files a false report or 
     record;
       ``(6) knowingly and willfully makes a false or incomplete 
     entry in that record about a business related fact or 
     transaction; or
       ``(7) knowingly and willfully makes, prepares, or preserves 
     a record in violation of an applicable regulation or order of 
     the Secretary or Panel;
     shall be fined not more than $5,000.

     ``Sec. 14908. Unlawful disclosure of information

       ``(a) Disclosure of Shipment and Routing Information.--
       ``(1) Violations.--A carrier or broker providing 
     transportation subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I, 
     II, or III of chapter 135 or an officer, receiver, trustee, 
     lessee, or employee of that carrier or broker, or another 
     person authorized by that carrier or broker to receive 
     information from that carrier or broker may not knowingly 
     disclose to another person, except the shipper or consignee, 
     and another person may not solicit, or knowingly receive, 
     information about the nature, kind, quantity, destination, 
     consignee, or routing of property tendered or delivered to 
     that carrier or broker for transportation provided under this 
     part without the consent of the shipper or consignee if that 
     information may be used to the detriment of the shipper or 
     consignee or may disclose improperly to a competitor the 
     business transactions of the shipper or consignee.
       ``(2) Fine; venue.--A person violating paragraph (1) of 
     this subsection shall be fined not less than $2,000. Trial in 
     a criminal action under this paragraph is in the judicial 
     district in which any part of the violation is committed.
       ``(b) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--This part does 
     not prevent a carrier or broker providing transportation 
     subject to jurisdiction under chapter 135 from giving 
     information--
       ``(1) in response to legal process issued under authority 
     of a court of the United States or a State;
       ``(2) to an officer, employee, or agent of the United 
     States Government, a State, or a territory or possession of 
     the United States; or
       ``(3) to another carrier or its agent to adjust mutual 
     traffic accounts in the ordinary course of business.

     ``Sec. 14909. Disobedience to subpoenas

       ``A person not obeying a subpoena or requirement of the 
     Secretary or the Panel to appear and testify or produce 
     records shall be fined not less than $5,000, imprisoned for 
     not more than 1 year, or both.

     ``Sec. 14910. General criminal penalty when specific penalty 
       not provided

       ``When another criminal penalty is not provided under this 
     chapter, a person that knowingly and willfully violates a 
     provision of this part or a regulation or order prescribed 
     under this part, or a condition of a registration under this 
     part related to transportation that is subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I or III of chapter 135 or a 
     condition of a registration of a foreign motor carrier or 
     foreign motor private carrier under section 13902, shall be 
     fined at least $500 for the first violation and at least $500 
     for a subsequent violation. A separate violation occurs each 
     day the violation continues.

     ``Sec. 14911. Punishment of corporation for violations 
       committed by certain individuals

       ``An act or omission that would be a violation of this part 
     if committed by a director, officer, receiver, trustee, 
     lessee, agent, or employee of a carrier providing 
     transportation or service subject to jurisdiction under 
     chapter 135 that is a corporation is also a violation of this 
     part by that corporation. The penalties of this chapter apply 
     to that violation. When acting in the scope of their 
     employment, the actions and omissions of individuals acting 
     for or employed by that carrier are considered to be the 
     actions and omissions of that carrier as well as that 
     individual.

     ``Sec. 14912. Weight-bumping in household goods 
       transportation

       ``(a) Weight-Bumping Defined.--For the purposes of this 
     section, `weight-bumping' means the knowing and willful 
     making or securing of a fraudulent weight on a shipment of 
     household goods which is subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter I or III of chapter 135.
       ``(b) Penalty.--Any individual who has been found to have 
     committed weight-bumping shall, for each offense, be fined at 
     least $1,000 but not more than $10,000, imprisoned for not 
     more than 2 years, or both.

     ``Sec. 14913. Conclusiveness of rates in certain prosecutions

       ``When a carrier publishes or files a particular rate under 
     section 13702 or participates in such a rate, the published 
     or filed rate is conclusive proof against that carrier, its 
     officers, and agents that it is the legal rate for that 
     transportation or service in a proceeding begun under section 
     14902 or 14903. A departure, or offer to depart, from that 
     published or filed rate is a violation of those sections.''.

     SEC. 104. MISCELLANEOUS MOTOR CARRIER PROVISIONS.

       (a) Multiple Insurers.--Section 31138(c) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof 
     the following new paragraph:

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       ``(3) A motor carrier may obtain the required amount of 
     financial responsibility from more than one source provided 
     the cumulative amount is equal to the minimum requirements of 
     this section.''.
       (b) Minimum Financial Responsibility Requirements With 
     Respect to Certain Mass Transportation Service.--Section 
     31138(e) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) providing mass transportation service within a 
     transit service area in other than urbanized areas under an 
     agreement with a State or local government funded, in whole 
     or in part, with a grant under section 5310 or 5311, 
     including transportation designed and carried out to meet the 
     special needs of elderly individuals and individuals with 
     disabilities; provided that, in any case in which the transit 
     service area is located in more than 1 State, the minimum 
     level of financial responsibility for such motor vehicle will 
     be at least the highest level required for any of such 
     States.''.
       (c) Transporters of Property.--Section 31139(e) of such 
     title is amended by adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(3) A motor carrier may obtain the required amount of 
     financial responsibility from more than one source provided 
     the cumulative amount is equal to the minimum requirements of 
     this section.''.
       (d) Commercial Motor Vehicle Defined.--Section 31132(1) of 
     such title is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) is designed or used to transport passengers for 
     compensation, but excluding vehicles providing taxicab 
     service and having a capacity of not more than 6 passengers 
     and not operated on a regular route or between specified 
     places;
       ``(C) is designed or used to transport more than 15 
     passengers, including the driver, and is not used to 
     transport passengers for compensation; or''.
       (e) Self-Insurance Rules.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     shall continue to enforce the rules and regulations of the 
     Interstate Commerce Commission, as in effect on July 1, 1995, 
     governing the qualifications for approval of a motor carrier 
     as a self-insurer, until such time as the Secretary finds it 
     in the public interest to revise such rules. The revised 
     rules must provide for--
       (1) continued ability of motor carriers to qualify as self-
     insurers; and
       (2) the continued qualification of all carriers then so 
     qualified under the terms and conditions set by the 
     Interstate Commerce Commission or Secretary at the time of 
     qualification.
       (f) Automobile Transporters Defined.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall issue a regulation amending the 
     definition of automobile transporters under part 658 of title 
     23, Code of Federal Regulations, to mean any vehicle 
     combination designed and used specifically for the transport 
     of assembled (capable of being driven) highway vehicles, race 
     car transporters, or specialty trailers designed for the 
     racing industry with a 10-foot 1-inch spread axle setting.

     SEC. 105. CREDITABILITY OF ANNUAL LEAVE FOR PURPOSES OF 
                   MEETING MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR AN 
                   IMMEDIATE ANNUITY.

       (a) In General.--An employee of the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission who is separated from Government service pursuant 
     to the abolition of that agency under section 101 shall, upon 
     appropriate written application, be given credit, for 
     purposes of determining eligibility for and computing the 
     amount of any annuity under subchapter III of chapter 83 or 
     chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, for accrued annual 
     leave standing to such employee's credit at the time of 
     separation.
       (b) Limitation and Other Conditions.--Any regulations 
     necessary to carry out this section shall be prescribed by 
     the Office of Personnel Management. Such regulations shall 
     include provisions--
       (1) defining the types of leave for which credit may be 
     given under this section (such definition to be similar to 
     the corresponding provisions of the regulations under section 
     351.608(c)(2) of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 
     as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act);
       (2) limiting the amount of accrued annual leave which may 
     be used for the purposes specified in subsection (a) to the 
     minimum period of time necessary in order to permit such 
     employee to attain first eligibility for an immediate annuity 
     under section 8336, 8412, or 8414 of title 5, United States 
     Code (in a manner similar to the corresponding provisions of 
     the regulations referred to in paragraph (1));
       (3) under which contributions (or arrangements for the 
     making of contributions) shall be made so that--
       (A) employee contributions for any period of leave for 
     which retirement credit may be obtained under this section 
     shall be made by the employee; and
       (B) Government contributions with respect to such period 
     shall similarly be made by the Interstate Commerce Commission 
     or other appropriate officer or entity (out of appropriations 
     otherwise available for such contributions); and
       (4) under which subsection (a) shall not apply with respect 
     to an employee who declines a reasonable offer of employment 
     in another position in the Department of Transportation made 
     under this Act or any amendment made by this Act.
       (c) Extinguishment of Eligibility for Lump-Sum Payment.--A 
     lump-sum payment under section 5551 of title 5, United States 
     Code, shall not be payable with respect to any leave for 
     which retirement credit is obtained under this section.
              TITLE II--TRANSPORTATION ADJUDICATION PANEL

     SEC. 201. TITLE 49 AMENDMENT.

       (a) Amendment.--Subtitle I of title 49, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:

             ``CHAPTER 7--TRANSPORTATION ADJUDICATION PANEL

                     ``SUBCHAPTER I--ESTABLISHMENT

Sec.
``701. Establishment of Panel.
``702. Functions.
``703. Administrative provisions.
``704. Annual report.
``705. Authorization of appropriations.
``706. Reporting official action.

                    ``SUBCHAPTER II--ADMINISTRATIVE

``721. Powers.
``722. Panel action.
``723. Service of notice in Panel proceedings.
``724. Service of process in court proceedings.
``725. Administrative support.
``726. Definitions.

                     ``SUBCHAPTER I--ESTABLISHMENT

     ``Sec. 701. Establishment of Panel

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established within 
     the Department of Transportation the Transportation 
     Adjudication Panel.
       ``(b) Membership.--(1) The Panel shall consist of 3 
     members, to be appointed by the President, by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate. Not more than 2 members may 
     be appointed from the same political party.
       ``(2) At any given time, at least 2 members of the Panel 
     shall be individuals with professional standing and 
     demonstrated knowledge in the fields of transportation or 
     transportation regulation, and at least one member shall be 
     an individual with professional or business experience in the 
     private sector.
       ``(3) The term of each member of the Panel shall be 5 years 
     and shall begin when the term of the predecessor of that 
     member ends. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy 
     occurring before the expiration of the term for which the 
     predecessor of that individual was appointed, shall be 
     appointed for the remainder of that term. When the term of 
     office of a member ends, the member may continue to serve 
     until a successor is appointed and qualified, but for a 
     period not to exceed one year. The President may remove a 
     member for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in 
     office.
       ``(4) On the effective date of this section, the members of 
     the Interstate Commerce Commission then serving unexpired 
     terms shall become members of the Panel, to serve for a 
     period of time equal to the remainder of the term for which 
     they were originally appointed to the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission.
       ``(5) No individual may serve as a member of the Panel for 
     more than 2 terms. In the case of an individual who becomes a 
     member of the Panel pursuant to paragraph (4), or an 
     individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the 
     expiration of the term for which the predecessor of that 
     individual was appointed, such individual may not be 
     appointed for more than one additional term.
       ``(6) A member of the Panel may not have a pecuniary 
     interest in, hold an official relation to, or own stock in or 
     bonds of, a carrier providing transportation by any mode and 
     may not engage in another business, vocation, or employment.
       ``(7) A vacancy in the membership of the Panel does not 
     impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all of 
     the powers of the Panel. The Panel may designate a member to 
     act as Director during any period in which there is no 
     Director designated by the President.
       ``(c) Director.--(1) There shall be at the head of the 
     Panel a Director, who shall be designated by the President 
     from among the members of the Panel. The Director shall 
     receive compensation at the rate prescribed for level III of 
     the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5.
       ``(2) Subject to the general policies, decisions, findings, 
     and determinations of the Panel the Director shall be 
     responsible for administering the Panel. The Director may 
     delegate the powers granted under this paragraph to an 
     officer, employee, or office of the Panel. The Director 
     shall--
       ``(A) appoint and supervise, other than regular and full 
     time employees in the immediate offices of another member, 
     the officers and employees of the Panel, including attorneys 
     to provide legal aid and service to the Panel and its 
     members, and to represent the Panel in any case in court;
       ``(B) appoint the heads of offices with the approval of the 
     Panel;
       ``(C) distribute Panel responsibilities among officers and 
     employees and offices of the Panel;
       ``(D) prepare requests for appropriations for the Panel and 
     submit those requests to the President and Congress with the 
     prior approval of the Panel; and
       ``(E) supervise the expenditure of funds allocated by the 
     Panel for major programs and purposes.

     ``Sec. 702. Functions

       ``Except as otherwise provided in the ICC Termination Act 
     of 1995, or the amendments

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     made thereby, the Panel shall perform all functions that, 
     immediately before the effective date of such Act, were 
     functions of the Interstate Commerce Commission or were 
     performed by any officer or employee of the Interstate 
     Commerce Commission in the capacity as such officer or 
     employee.

     ``Sec. 703. Administrative provisions

       ``(a) Executive Reorganization.--Chapter 9 of title 5, 
     United States Code, shall apply to the Panel in the same 
     manner as it does to an independent regulatory agency.
       ``(b) Open Meetings.--For purposes of section 552b of title 
     5, United States Code, the Panel shall be deemed to be an 
     agency.
       ``(c) Independence.--In the performance of their functions, 
     the members, employees, and other personnel of the Panel 
     shall not be responsible to or subject to the supervision or 
     direction of any officer, employee, or agent of any other 
     part of the Department of Transportation.
       ``(d) Representation by Attorneys.--Attorneys designated by 
     the Director of the Panel may appear for, and represent the 
     Panel in, any civil action brought in connection with any 
     function carried out by the Panel pursuant to this chapter or 
     subtitle IV or as otherwise authorized by law.
       ``(e) Admission to Practice.--Subject to section 500 of 
     title 5, the Panel may regulate the admission of individuals 
     to practice before it and may impose a reasonable admission 
     fee.
       ``(f) Budget Requests.--In each annual request for 
     appropriations by the President, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall identify the portion thereof intended 
     for the support of the Panel and include a statement by the 
     Panel--
       ``(1) showing the amount requested by the Panel in its 
     budgetary presentation to the Secretary and the Office of 
     Management and Budget; and
       ``(2) an assessment of the budgetary needs of the Panel.
       ``(g) Direct Transmittal to Congress.--The Panel shall 
     transmit to Congress copies of budget estimates, requests, 
     and information (including personnel needs), legislative 
     recommendations, prepared testimony for congressional 
     hearings, and comments on legislation at the same time they 
     are sent to the Secretary of Transportation. An officer of an 
     agency may not impose conditions on or impair communications 
     by the Panel with Congress, or a committee or member of 
     Congress, about the information.

     ``Sec. 704. Annual report

       ``The Panel shall annually transmit to the Congress a 
     report on its activities.

     ``Sec. 705. Authorization of appropriations

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     of Transportation for the activities of the Panel--
       ``(1) $8,421,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(2) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; and
       ``(3) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.

     ``Sec. 706. Reporting official action

       ``(a) The Panel shall make a written report of each 
     proceeding conducted on complaint or on its own initiative 
     and furnish a copy to each party to that proceeding. The 
     report shall include the findings, conclusions, and the order 
     of the Panel and, if damages are awarded, the findings of 
     fact supporting the award. The Panel may have its reports 
     published for public use. A published report of the Panel is 
     competent evidence of its contents.
       ``(b)(1) When action of the Panel in a matter related to a 
     rail carrier is taken by the Panel, an individual member of 
     the Panel, or another individual or group of individuals 
     designated to take official action for the Panel, the written 
     statement of that action (including a report, order, decision 
     and order, vote, notice, letter, policy statements, or 
     regulation) shall indicate--
       ``(A) the official designation of the individual or group 
     taking the action;
       ``(B) the name of each individual taking, or participating 
     in taking, the action; and
       ``(C) the vote or position of each participating 
     individual.
       ``(2) If an individual member of a group taking an official 
     action referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection does 
     not participate in it, the written statement of the action 
     shall indicate that the member did not participate. An 
     individual participating in taking an official action is 
     entitled to express the views of that individual as part of 
     the written statement of the action. In addition to any 
     publication of the written statement, it shall be made 
     available to the public under section 552(a) of title 5.

                    ``SUBCHAPTER II--ADMINISTRATIVE

     ``Sec. 721. Powers

       ``(a) The Panel shall carry out this chapter and subtitle 
     IV. Enumeration of a power of the Panel in this chapter or 
     subtitle IV does not exclude another power the Panel may have 
     in carrying out this chapter or subtitle IV. The Panel may 
     prescribe regulations in carrying out this chapter and 
     subtitle IV.
       ``(b) The Panel may--
       ``(1) inquire into and report on the management of the 
     business of carriers providing, and brokers for, 
     transportation and services subject to subtitle IV;
       ``(2) inquire into and report on the management of the 
     business of a person controlling, controlled by, or under 
     common control with those carriers or brokers to the extent 
     that the business of that person is related to the management 
     of the business of that carrier or broker;
       ``(3) obtain from those carriers, brokers, and persons 
     information the Panel decides is necessary to carry out 
     subtitle IV; and
       ``(4) when necessary to prevent irreparable harm, issue an 
     appropriate order without regard to subchapter II of chapter 
     5 of title 5.
       ``(c)(1) The Panel may subpoena witnesses and records 
     related to a proceeding of the Panel from any place in the 
     United States, to the designated place of the proceeding. If 
     a witness disobeys a subpoena, the Panel, or a party to a 
     proceeding before the Panel, may petition a court of the 
     United States to enforce that subpoena.
       ``(2) The district courts of the United States have 
     jurisdiction to enforce a subpoena issued under this section. 
     Trial is in the district in which the proceeding is 
     conducted. The court may punish a refusal to obey a subpoena 
     as a contempt of court.
       ``(d)(1) In a proceeding, the Panel may take the testimony 
     of a witness by deposition and may order the witness to 
     produce records. A party to a proceeding pending before the 
     Panel may take the testimony of a witness by deposition and 
     may require the witness to produce records at any time after 
     a proceeding is at issue on petition and answer.
       ``(2) If a witness fails to be deposed or to produce 
     records under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Panel may 
     subpoena the witness to take a deposition, produce the 
     records, or both.
       ``(3) A deposition may be taken before a judge of a court 
     of the United States, a United States magistrate judge, a 
     clerk of a district court, or a chancellor, justice, or judge 
     of a supreme or superior court, mayor or chief magistrate of 
     a city, judge of a county court, or court of common pleas of 
     any State, or a notary public who is not counsel or attorney 
     of a party or interested in the proceeding.
       ``(4) Before taking a deposition, reasonable notice must be 
     given in writing by the party or the attorney of that party 
     proposing to take a deposition to the opposing party or the 
     attorney of record of that party, whoever is nearest. The 
     notice shall state the name of the witness and the time and 
     place of taking the deposition.
       ``(5) The testimony of a person deposed under this 
     subsection shall be taken under oath. The person taking the 
     deposition shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, a 
     transcript of the testimony taken. The transcript shall be 
     subscribed by the deponent.
       ``(6) The testimony of a witness who is in a foreign 
     country may be taken by deposition before an officer or 
     person designated by the Panel or agreed on by the parties by 
     written stipulation filed with the Panel. A deposition shall 
     be filed with the Panel promptly.
       ``(e) Each witness summoned before the Panel or whose 
     deposition is taken under this section and the individual 
     taking the deposition are entitled to the same fees and 
     mileage paid for those services in the courts of the United 
     States.

     ``Sec. 722. Panel action

       ``(a) Unless otherwise provided in subtitle IV, the Panel 
     may determine, within a reasonable time, when its actions, 
     other than an action ordering the payment of money, take 
     effect.
       ``(b) An action of the Panel remains in effect under its 
     own terms or until superseded. The Panel may change, suspend, 
     or set aside any such action on notice. Notice may be given 
     in a manner determined by the Panel. A court of competent 
     jurisdiction may suspend or set aside any such action.
       ``(c) The Panel may, at any time on its own initiative 
     because of material error, new evidence, or substantially 
     changed circumstances--
       ``(1) reopen a proceeding;
       ``(2) grant rehearing, reargument, or reconsideration of an 
     action of the Panel; or
       ``(3) change an action of the Panel.
     An interested party may petition to reopen and reconsider an 
     action of the Panel under this subsection under regulations 
     of the Panel.
       ``(d) Notwithstanding subtitle IV, an action of the Panel 
     under this section is final on the date on which it is 
     served, and a civil action to enforce, enjoin, suspend, or 
     set aside the action may be filed after that date.

     ``Sec. 723. Service of notice in Panel proceedings

       ``(a) A carrier providing transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Panel under subtitle IV shall designate 
     an agent in the District of Columbia, on whom service of 
     notices in a proceeding before, and of actions of, the Panel 
     may be made.
       ``(b) A designation under subsection (a) of this section 
     shall be in writing and filed with the Panel.
       ``(c) Except as otherwise provided, notices of the Panel 
     shall be served on its designated agent at the office or 
     usual place of residence in the District of Columbia of that 
     agent. A notice of action of the Panel shall be served 
     immediately on the agent or in another manner provided by 
     law. If that carrier does not have a designated agent, 
     service may be made by posting the notice in the office of 
     the Panel.
       ``(d) In a proceeding involving the lawfulness of 
     classifications, rates, or practices of a rail carrier that 
     has not designated an agent under this section, service of 
     notice of the Panel on an attorney in fact for the carrier 
     constitutes service of notice on the carrier.

     ``Sec. 724. Service of process in court proceedings

       ``(a) A carrier providing transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Panel under subtitle IV shall designate 
     an agent in the District of Columbia on whom service of 
     process in an action before a district court may be made. 
     Except as otherwise provided,

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     process in an action before a district court shall be served 
     on the designated agent of that carrier at the office or 
     usual place of residence in the District of Columbia of that 
     agent. If the carrier does not have a designated agent, 
     service may be made by posting the notice in the office of 
     the Panel.
       ``(b) A designation under this section may be changed at 
     any time in the same manner as originally made.

     ``Sec. 725. Administrative support

       ``The Secretary of Transportation shall provide appropriate 
     administrative support for the Panel.

     ``Sec. 726. Definitions

       ``All terms used in this chapter that are defined in 
     subtitle IV shall have the meaning given those terms in that 
     subtitle.''.
       (b) Table of Chapters Amendment.--The table of chapters of 
     subtitle I of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

    ``7. TRANSPORTATION ADJUDICATION PANEL....................   701''.

     SEC. 202. REORGANIZATION.

       The Director of the Transportation Adjudication Panel (in 
     this Act referred to as the ``Panel'') may allocate or 
     reallocate any function of the Panel, consistent with this 
     title and subchapter I of chapter 7, as amended by section 
     201 of this title, among the members or employees of the 
     Panel, and may establish, consolidate, alter, or discontinue 
     in the Panel any organizational entities that were entities 
     of the Interstate Commerce Commission, as the Director 
     considers necessary or appropriate.

     SEC. 203. TRANSFER OF ASSETS.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act and the amendments 
     made by this Act, so much of the personnel, property, 
     records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, 
     allocations, and other funds employed, used, held, available, 
     or to be made available in connection with a function 
     transferred to the Panel or the Secretary by this Act shall 
     be available to the Panel or the Secretary at such time and 
     to such extent as the President directs for use in connection 
     with the functions transferred.

     SEC. 204. SAVING PROVISIONS.

       (a) Legal Documents.--All orders, determinations, rules, 
     regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts, agreements, 
     certificates, licenses, and privileges--
       (1) that have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to 
     become effective by the President, the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission, any officer or employee of the Interstate 
     Commerce Commission, or any other Government official, or by 
     a court of competent jurisdiction, in the performance of any 
     function that is transferred by this Act or the amendments 
     made by this Act; and
       (2) that are in effect on the effective date of such 
     transfer (or become effective after such date pursuant to 
     their terms as in effect on such effective date),
     shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
     modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
     accordance with law by the President, the Panel, any other 
     authorized official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or 
     operation of law. The Panel shall promptly rescind all 
     regulations established by the Interstate Commerce Commission 
     that are based on provisions of law repealed and not 
     substantively reenacted by this Act.
       (b) Proceedings.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     the Panel shall assume responsibility for the continuation of 
     all proceedings pending before the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission, and shall complete such proceedings in accordance 
     with law and regulations as in effect before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) In the case of a proceeding under a provision of law 
     repealed, and not reenacted, by this Act, such proceeding 
     shall be terminated.
       (c) Suits.--(1) This Act shall not affect suits commenced 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act, except that the 
     Panel shall assume the position of the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission, and, except as provided in paragraph (2), in all 
     such suits, proceeding shall be had, appeals taken, and 
     judgments rendered in the same manner and with the same 
     effect as if this Act had not been enacted.
       (2) If the court in a suit described in paragraph (1) 
     remands a case to the Panel, subsequent proceedings related 
     to such case shall proceed in accordance with applicable law 
     and regulations as in effect at the time of such subsequent 
     proceedings.
       (d) Exercise of Authorities.--Except as otherwise provided 
     by law, an officer or employee of the Panel may, for purposes 
     of performing a function transferred by this Act or the 
     amendments made by this Act, exercise all authorities under 
     any other provision of law that were available with respect 
     to the performance of that function to the official 
     responsible for the performance of the function immediately 
     before the effective date of the transfer of the function 
     under this Act or the amendments made by this Act.

     SEC. 205. REFERENCES.

       Any reference to the Interstate Commerce Commission in any 
     other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or 
     delegation of authority, or any document of or pertaining to 
     the Interstate Commerce Commission or an officer or employee 
     of the Interstate Commerce Commission, is deemed to refer to 
     the Panel or a member or employee of the Panel, as 
     appropriate.
                    TITLE III--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
              Subtitle A--Amendments to United States Code

     SEC. 301. TITLE 5 AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Compensation for Positions at Level III.--Section 5314 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``Chairman, Interstate Commerce Commission.'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``Director, Transportation Adjudication 
     Panel.''.
       (b) Compensation for Positions at Level IV.--Section 5315 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``Members, Interstate Commerce Commission.'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Members, Transportation Adjudication Panel.''.

     SEC. 302. TITLE 11 AMENDMENTS.

       Subchapter IV of chapter 11 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by amending section 1162 to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1162. Definition

       ``In this subchapter, `Panel' means the `Transportation 
     Adjudication Panel'.''; and
       (2) by striking ``Commission'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Panel''.

     SEC. 303. TITLE 18 AMENDMENT.

       Section 6001(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``Transportation Adjudication Panel''.

     SEC. 304. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Section 3231.--Section 3231 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' in 
     subsection (a) and inserting in lieu thereof ``Transportation 
     Adjudication Panel''; and
       (2) by striking ``an express carrier, sleeping car carrier, 
     or'' in subsection (g) and inserting in lieu thereof ``a''.
       (b) Section 7701.--Section 7701 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (33)(B), by striking ``Federal Power 
     Commission'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission'';
       (2) in paragraph (33)(C)(i), by striking ``Interstate 
     Commerce Commission'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Transportation Adjudication Panel'';
       (3) in paragraph (33)(C)(ii), by striking ``Interstate 
     Commerce Commission'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission'';
       (4) in paragraph (33)(F), by striking ``Interstate Commerce 
     Commission under subchapter III of chapter 105'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Transportation Adjudication Panel 
     under subchapter II of chapter 135'';
       (5) in paragraph (33)(G), by striking ``subchapter I of 
     chapter 105'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``part A of 
     subtitle IV''; and
       (6) in paragraph (33)(H), by striking ``subchapter I of 
     chapter 105'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``part A of 
     subtitle IV''.

     SEC. 305. TITLE 28 AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Chapter 157 Amendments.--(1) Chapter 157 of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION'' in the 
     chapter heading and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``TRANSPORTATION ADJUDICATION PANEL'';
       (B) by striking ``Commission's'' in the section heading of 
     section 2321 and inserting in lieu thereof ``Panel's'';
       (C) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' each 
     place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Transportation Adjudication Panel''; and
       (D) by striking ``Commission'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Panel''.
       (2)(A) The item relating to chapter 157 in the table of 
     chapters of title 28, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Transportation Adjudication Panel''.
       (B) The item relating to section 2321 in the table of 
     sections of chapter 157 of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Commission's'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Panel's''.
       (b) Chapter 158 Amendments.--Chapter 158 of title 28, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``the Interstate Commerce Commission,'' in 
     section 2341(3)(A);
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of section 2341(3)(C);
       (3) by striking the period at the end of section 2341(3)(D) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and'';
       (4) by inserting at the end of section 2341(3) the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) the Panel, when the order was entered by the 
     Transportation Adjudication Panel.''; and
       (5) in section 2342, by--
       (A) inserting ``or pursuant to part B of subtitle IV of 
     title 49, United States Code'' before the semicolon at the 
     end of paragraph (3)(A); and
       (B) striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) all rules, regulations, or final orders of the 
     Transportation Adjudication Panel made reviewable by section 
     2321 of this title; and''.

     SEC. 306. TITLE 39 AMENDMENTS.

       Title 39, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 5005(a)(4) by striking ``5201(7)'' and 
     inserting ``5201(6)'';
       (2) in section 5005(b)(3), by striking ``Interstate 
     Commerce Commission'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Transportation Adjudication Panel''; and
       (3) in chapter 52--
       (A) by amending paragraph (1) of section 5201 to read as 
     follows:

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       ``(1) `Panel' means the Transportation Adjudication 
     Panel;'';
       (B) in section 5201(2) by striking ``a motor common 
     carrier, or express carrier'' and inserting ``or a motor 
     carrier'';
       (C) in section 5201(4)--
       (i) by striking ``common''; and
       (ii) by striking ``permit'' and inserting ``registration'';
       (D) in section 5201(5)--
       (i) by striking ``common'' each place it appears;
       (ii) by striking ``10102(14)'' and inserting ``13102(11)''; 
     and
       (iii) by striking ``certificate of public convenience and 
     necessity'' and inserting ``registration'';
       (E) by striking paragraph (6);
       (F) by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) as paragraphs 
     (6) and (7), respectively;
       (G) in section 5201(6), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``certificate of public convenience and necessity'' and 
     inserting ``certificate or registration;
       (H) by striking subsection (f) of section 5203, and 
     redesignating subsection (g) of such section as subsection 
     (f);
       (I) in subsection (f) of section 5203, as so redesignated 
     by subparagraph (H) of this paragraph--
       (i) by striking ``Commission'' and inserting ``Panel''; and
       (ii) by striking ``motor common carrier'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``motor carrier;
       (J) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' in the 
     section heading of section 5207 and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Transportation Adjudication Panel'';
       (K) by striking ``Commission's'' in sections 5208(a) and 
     5215(a) and inserting in lieu thereof ``Panel's'';
       (L) by striking ``Commission'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Panel'';
       (M) in the item relating to section 5207 in the table of 
     sections, by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Transportation Adjudication 
     Panel''; and
       (N) in section 5215(a) by striking ``motor common carrier'' 
     and inserting ``motor carrier''.

     SEC. 307. TITLE 49 AMENDMENTS.

       Title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 22106(e)(1) by striking ``an application for 
     abandonment of'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``a notice of 
     intent to abandon''; and
       (2) by repealing subsection (d) of section 24705.
                      Subtitle B--Other Amendments

     SEC. 311. AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1938 AMENDMENT.

       Section 201 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 
     U.S.C. 1291) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' each 
     place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Transportation Adjudication Panel'';
       (2) by striking ``Commission'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Panel''; and
       (3) by striking ``Commission's'' in subsection (b) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Panel's''.

     SEC. 312. ANIMAL WELFARE ACT AMENDMENT.

       Section 15(a) of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2145(a)) 
     is amended by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Transportation Adjudication 
     Panel''.

     SEC. 313. FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT OF 1971 AMENDMENTS.

       Section 401 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission shall each 
     promulgate, within ninety days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Transportation 
     Adjudication Panel shall each maintain''; and
       (2) by inserting ``or Panel'' after ``or such Commission''.

     SEC. 314. FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT AMENDMENT.

       Section 621(b)(4) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 
     U.S.C. 1681s(b)(4)) is amended by striking ``Interstate 
     Commerce Commission with respect to any common carrier 
     subject to those Acts'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Secretary of Transportation, with respect to all carriers 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Transportation 
     Adjudication Panel''.

     SEC. 315. EQUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITY ACT AMENDMENT.

       Section 704(a)(4) of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 
     U.S.C. 1691c(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``Interstate 
     Commerce Commission with respect to any common carrier 
     subject to those Acts'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Secretary of Transportation, with respect to all carriers 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Transportation 
     Adjudication Panel''.

     SEC. 316. FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT AMENDMENT.

       Section 814(b)(4) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 1692l(b)(4)) is amended by striking ``Interstate 
     Commerce Commission with respect to any common carrier 
     subject to those Acts'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Secretary of Transportation, with respect to all carriers 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Transportation 
     Adjudication Panel''.

     SEC. 317. NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACT AMENDMENTS.

       The National Trails System Act is amended--
       (1) in section 8(d)--
       (A) by striking ``Chairman of the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Director of the 
     Transportation Adjudication Panel''; and
       (B) by striking ``Commission'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Panel''; and
       (2) in section 9(b), by striking ``Interstate Commerce 
     Commission'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Transportation 
     Adjudication Panel''.

     SEC. 318. CLAYTON ACT AMENDMENTS.

       The Clayton Act is amended--
       (1) in section 7 (15 U.S.C. 18)--
       (A) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Transportation Adjudication 
     Panel''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, Panel,'' after ``vesting such power in 
     such Commission'';
       (2) in section 11(a) (15 U.S.C. 21(a)), by striking 
     ``Interstate Commerce Commission where applicable to common 
     carriers subject to the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Transportation Adjudication 
     Panel where applicable to common carriers subject to subtitle 
     IV of title 49, United States Code''; and
       (3) in section 16 (15 U.S.C. 22), by striking ``in equity 
     for injunctive relief'' and all that follows through 
     ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``for injunctive relief against any common carrier 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Transportation 
     Adjudication Panel under subtitle IV of title 49, United 
     States Code''.

     SEC. 319. INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978 AMENDMENT.

       Section 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ``the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission,''.

     SEC. 320. ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 1992 AMENDMENTS.

       Subsections (a) and (d) of section 1340 of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 13369(a) and (d)) are amended 
     by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``Transportation Adjudication Panel''.

     SEC. 321. MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1920, AMENDMENTS

       The Merchant Marine Act, 1920, is amended--
       (1) in section 8 (46 U.S.C. App. 867)--
       (A) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' both 
     places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Transportation Adjudication Panel''; and
       (B) by striking ``commission'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Panel''; and
       (2) in section 28 (46 U.S.C. App. 884)--
       (A) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Transportation Adjudication 
     Panel''; and
       (B) by striking ``commission'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Panel''.

     SEC. 322. RAILWAY LABOR ACT AMENDMENTS.

       Section 1 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``express company, sleeping-car company, 
     carrier by railroad, subject to the Interstate Commerce Act'' 
     in the first paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``railroad subject to the jurisdiction of the Transportation 
     Adjudication Panel'';
       (2) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' each 
     place it appears in the first and fifth paragraphs and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Transportation Adjudication 
     Panel''; and
       (3) by striking ``Commission'' each place it appears in the 
     fifth paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof ``Panel''.

     SEC. 323. RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT OF 1974 AMENDMENTS.

       Section 1 of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 
     231) is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a)(1)(i) to read as follows:
       ``(i) any carrier by railroad subject to the jurisdiction 
     of the Transportation Adjudication Panel under part A of 
     subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code;'';
       (2) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission is hereby 
     authorized and directed upon request of the Board'' in 
     subsection (a)(2)(ii) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Transportation Adjudication Panel is hereby authorized and 
     directed upon request of the Railroad Retirement Board''; and
       (3) by inserting ``the Transportation Adjudication Panel,'' 
     after ``the Interstate Commerce Commission,'' in subsection 
     (o).

     SEC. 324. RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT AMENDMENTS.

       The Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission is hereby 
     authorized and directed upon request of the Board'' in 
     section 1(a) (45 U.S.C. 351(a)) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Transportation Adjudication Panel is hereby authorized and 
     directed upon request of the Railroad Retirement Board'';
       (2) by amending paragraph (b) of such section 1 to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) The term `carrier' means a railroad subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Transportation Adjudication Panel under 
     part A of subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code.'';
     and
       (3) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission, adjusted, 
     as determined by the Board'' in section 2(h)(3) (45 U.S.C. 
     352(h)(3)) and inserting in lieu thereof ``Transportation 
     Adjudication Panel, adjusted, as determined by the Railroad 
     Retirement Board''.

     SEC. 325. EMERGENCY RAIL SERVICES ACT OF 1970 AMENDMENTS.

       The Emergency Rail Services Act of 1970 is amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (2) of section 2 (45 U.S.C. 
     661(2)) to read as follows:

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       ``(2) `Panel' means the Transportation Adjudication 
     Panel.'';
       (2) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' in 
     section 6(a) (45 U.S.C. 665(a)) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Panel''; and
       (3) by striking ``Commission'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Panel''.

     SEC. 326. ALASKA RAILROAD TRANSFER ACT OF 1982 AMENDMENTS.

       Section 608 of the Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982 (45 
     U.S.C. 1207) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' each 
     place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Transportation Adjudication Panel''; and
       (2) by striking ``Commission'' in subsection (b) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Panel''.

     SEC. 327. REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1973 
                   AMENDMENTS.

       The Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 is amended--
       (1) in section 304(d)(3) (45 U.S.C. 744(d)(3))--
       (A) by striking ``this title,'' and all that follows 
     through ``(A) shall take'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``this title, the Commission shall take''; and
       (B) by striking ``this subsection; and'' and all that 
     follows through ``205(d)(6) of this Act'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``this subsection''; and
       (2) in section 707 (45 U.S.C. 797f)--
       (A) by inserting ``(a)'' at the beginning of the text; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or 
     any agreement or arrangement in effect as of the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, the Corporation may not sell or 
     transfer ownership or management, in whole or in part, of any 
     facility acquired by the Corporation under this Act that is 
     used for the repair, rehabilitation, or maintenance of cars 
     or locomotives, without first obtaining the expess consent of 
     the authorized representatives of the employees at such 
     facility covered by collective bargaining agreements. Any 
     transaction undertaken in violation of this subsection or 
     subsection (c) shall be considered in violation of section 6 
     of the Railway Labor Act, and shall be actionable as such.
       ``(c) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act or 
     any agreement or arrangement in effect as of the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, any transfer by the Corporation 
     of ownership, in whole or in part, other than for scrappage, 
     of a car or locomotive that was repaired, rehabilitated, or 
     maintained, before the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, at a facility acquired by the Corporation under 
     this Act, without first obtaining the express consent of the 
     authorized representatives of the employees at the 
     Corporation's principal maintenance facility covered by 
     collective bargaining agreements, is prohibited.''.

     SEC. 328. MILWAUKEE RAILROAD RESTRUCTURING ACT AMENDMENT.

       Section 18 of the Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring Act (45 
     U.S.C. 916) is repealed.

     SEC. 329. ROCK ISLAND RAILROAD TRANSITION AND EMPLOYEE 
                   ASSISTANCE ACT AMENDMENTS.

       The Rock Island Railroad Transition and Employee Assistance 
     Act is amended--
       (1) in section 104(a) (45 U.S.C. 1003(a)) by striking 
     ``section 11125 of title 49, United States Code, or''; and
       (2) by repealing section 120 (45 U.S.C. 1015).

     SEC. 330. RAILROAD REVITALIZATION AND REGULATORY REFORM ACT 
                   OF 1976 AMENDMENTS.

       The Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 
     1976 is amended--
       (1) in section 505(a)(3) (45 U.S.C. 825(a)(3))--
       (A) by striking ``A financially responsible person (as 
     defined in section 10910(a)(1) of title 49, United States 
     Code)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(A) A financially 
     responsible person''; and
       (B) by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `financially 
     responsible person' means a person who (i) is capable of 
     paying the constitutional minimum value of the railroad line 
     proposed to be acquired, and (ii) is able to assure that 
     adequate transportation will be provided over such line for a 
     period of not less than 3 years. Such term includes a 
     governmental authority but does not include a class I or 
     class II rail carrier.'';
       (2) in section 509(b) (45 U.S.C. 829(b)) by striking 
     paragraph (2); and
       (3) in section 510 (45 U.S.C. 830) by striking ``the 
     provisions of section 20a of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 
     U.S.C. 20a), nor''.

     SEC. 331. SERVICE CONTRACT ACT OF 1965 AMENDMENT.

       Section 7(3) of the Service Contract Act of 1965 (41 U.S.C. 
     356(3)) is amended by striking ``where published tariff rates 
     are in effect''.

     SEC. 332. FISCAL YEAR 1982 CONTINUING RESOLUTION AMENDMENT.

       Section 115 of the Joint Resolution entitled ``Joint 
     Resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
     fiscal year 1982, and for other purposes'' (Public Law 97-92; 
     95 Stat. 1196) is repealed.

     SEC. 333. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION 
                   ACT.

       Section 401(b) of the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural 
     Worker Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 1841(b)) is amended by--
       (1) striking ``part II of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 
     U.S.C. 301 et seq.), or any successor provision of'' in 
     paragraph (2)(C) and inserting ``part B of''; and
       (2) striking ``common carriers of passengers under part II 
     of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), and 
     any successor provision of'' in paragraph (3) and inserting 
     ``carriers of passengers under part B of''.

     SEC. 334. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION ACT 
                   OF 1994.

       Section 601(d) of the Federal Aviation Administration 
     Authorization Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-305) is amended by 
     striking all after ``subsection (c)'' and inserting ``shall 
     not take effect as long as section 14501(b)(2) of title 49, 
     United States Code, applies to that State.''.

     SEC. 335. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN MARITIME AUTHORITY.

       (a) Repeal of Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933.--The Act of 
     March 3, 1933 (Chapter 199; 46 App. U.S.C. 843 et seq.), 
     commonly referred to as the Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933, 
     is repealed effective September 30, 1996.
       (b) Repeal of Provisions of Shipping Act, 1916.--The 
     following provisions of the Shipping Act, 1916, are repealed 
     effective September 30, 1996:
       (1) Section 3 (46 U.S.C. App. 804).
       (2) Section 14 (46 U.S.C. App. 812).
       (3) Section 15 (46 U.S.C. App. 814).
       (4) Section 16 (46 U.S.C. App. 815).
       (5) Section 17 (46 U.S.C. App. 816).
       (6) Section 18 (46 U.S.C. App. 817).
       (7) Section 19 (46 U.S.C. App. 818).
       (8) Section 20 (46 U.S.C. App. 819).
       (9) Section 21 (46 U.S.C. App. 820).
       (10) Section 22 (46 U.S.C. App. 821).
       (11) Section 23 (46 U.S.C. App. 822).
       (12) Section 24 (46 U.S.C. App. 823).
       (13) Section 25 (46 U.S.C. App. 824).
       (14) Section 27 (46 U.S.C. App. 826).
       (15) Section 29 (46 U.S.C. App. 828).
       (16) Section 30 (46 U.S.C. App. 829).
       (17) Section 31 (46 U.S.C. App. 830).
       (18) Section 32 (46 U.S.C. App. 831).
       (19) Section 33 (46 U.S.C. App. 832).
       (20) Section 35 (46 U.S.C. App. 833a).
       (21) Section 43 (46 U.S.C. App. 841a).
       (22) Section 45 (46 U.S.C. App. 841c).

     SEC. 336. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED AGENCIES 
                   APPROPRIATION ACT, 1982 AMENDMENT.

       Section 402 of the Department of Transportation and Related 
     Agencies Appropriation Act, 1982 (Public Law 97-102; 95 Stat. 
     1465) is repealed.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
the yeas had it.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  Mr. SHUSTER demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

417

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affirmative

Nays

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para.146.26                  [Roll No. 793]

                                AYES--417

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis

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     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NOES--8

     Engel
     Filner
     Green
     Moran
     Nadler
     Pomeroy
     Williams
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Conyers
     Fields (LA)
     Gunderson
     Mink
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Yates
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.146.27  words taken down

  Mr. KINGSTON during special orders addressed the House and, during the 
course of his remarks,
  Mr. GREEN demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:

       For example, when one of the leaders of the Democratic 
     party says, ``Well, Republicans are going to cut Medicare'', 
     knowing full well we are going from $4,800 to $6,700 per 
     person knowing that, and they look your mother in the eye and 
     your dad and assume that they do not know what is going on 
     and say, ``The Republicans are going to cut your Medicare.'' 
     Wouldn't it be great to have a beep come on and for all these 
     C-SPAN viewers out there to know the person who is now 
     speaking is lying.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, held the words 
taken down to not be out of order, and said:
  ``The words are not a specific reference to any individual members. 
Earlier this evening, reference was made to the ``so-called leadership'' 
of the House and that was not a reference to a specific person.
  ``The Chair would rule that these words are not out of order, but the 
Chair would caution Members again to be respectful to the House 
leadership and each other here this evening.
  The gentleman from Georgia may continue.''.

para.146.28  house of representatives gift reform

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-337) the privileged resolution (H. Res. 250) to amend the 
Rules of the House of Represenatives to provide for gift reform.
  When said privileged resolution and report were referred to the House 
Calendar and ordered printed.

para.146.29  waiving points of order against conference report on h.r. 
          2020

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-338) the resolution (H. Res. 267) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2020) making 
appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal 
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent 
Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.146.30  joint resolution presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, 
bills of the House of the following title:

           On November 13, 1995:
       H.J. Res. 115. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes. 

para.146.31  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. YATES, for November 13 and today;
  To Mr. TUCKER, for November 13 and balance of week; and
  To Mr. VOLKMER, for today after 3:30 p.m..

para.146.32  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SHAYS, at 11 o'clock and 45 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.146.33  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2525. A bill to 
     modify the operation of the antitrust laws, and of State laws 
     similar to the antitrust laws, with respect to charitable 
     gift annuities (Rept. No. 104-336). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 250. 
     Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives 
     to provide for gift reform; with amendments (Rept. No. 104-
     337). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 267. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2020) making 
     appropriations for the Treasury Department, the U.S. Postal 
     Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain 
     independent agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-338). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. CANADY: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2564. A bill 
     to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to 
     influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 104-339, Pt. 1). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON. Committee on Rules. House Resolution 254. 
     Resolution making technical corrections in the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives: with amendments (Rept. No. 104-
     340). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.146.34  discharge of committees

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 2564. The Committees on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, Rules, and Ways and Means discharged from further 
     consideration. Referred to the Committee of the Whole House 
     on the State of the Union.

para.146.35  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 2564. Referral to the Committees on Government Reform 
     and Oversight, Rules and Ways and Means extended for a period 
     ending not later than November 14, 1995.

para.146.36  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. LIVINGSTON (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson):
       H.R. 2627. A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemora

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     tion of the sesquicentennial of the founding of the 
     Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Gutierrez, 
             Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Torres, Mr. Owens, Mr. Brewster, Mr. 
             Studds, Mr. Yates, Mr. Stark, Mr. Volkmer, Mrs. 
             Thurman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
             LaFalce, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Eddie 
             Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Stupak, 
             Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Danner, 
             Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Costello, Mr. Engel, 
             Mr. Mfume, Mr. Vento, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Poshard, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
             Wise, Mr. Markey, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. 
             Coleman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Klink, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. Reed, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Doyle, Ms. Harman, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
             Sisisky, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Filner, Mr. Wilson, Mr. 
             Ackerman, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Schumer, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
             Visclosky, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Mink 
             of Hawaii, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Scott, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mr. Farr, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Obey, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. 
             Condit):
       H.R. 2628. A bill to confirm the President's commitment 
     that the Social Security trust funds will not be used other 
     than for payment of benefits; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 2629. A bill to require Members of the House of 
     Representatives to keep a public record of visits by 
     lobbyists; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. COSTELLO:
       H.R. 2630. A bill to extend the deadline for commencement 
     of construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of 
     Illinois; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 2631. A bill to amend the American Indian Trust Fund 
     Management Reform Act of 1994 to transfer certain authorities 
     to the Office of Special Trustee for American Indians, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HUTCHINSON:
       H.R. 2632. A bill to ensure that payments during fiscal 
     year 1996 of compensation for veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities and payments of dependency and indemnity 
     compensation for survivors of such veterans are made 
     regardless of Government financial shortfalls; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2633. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to participate in the Alameda County wastewater 
     reuse project; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Hancock, and Mr. 
             Hostettler):
       H.R. 2634. A bill to allow persons to carry concealed 
     firearms in every State if they have been issued a license to 
     do so by any State; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. WHITE:
       H.R. 2635. A bill to establish a temporary commission to 
     recommend reforms in the laws relating to elections for 
     congress; to the Committee on House Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Rules, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.J. Res. 119. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. FARR:
       H. Res. 266. Resolution to commend the community leaders of 
     the Monterey Peninsula on the central California coast for 
     their encouragement, support, and sponsorship of language 
     diversity; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.

para.146.37  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 28: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 393: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 540: Mr. Blute, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. 
     Zimmer.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Castle, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 941: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 958: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Wilson, Mr. 
     Fox, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Emerson, Ms. Brown of Florida, and 
     Mr. Luther.
       H.R. 1127: Mr. Packard, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Ward.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Klug and Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 1233: Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 1305: Mr. Shays.
       H.R. 1319: Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 1406: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 1464: Mrs. Chenoweth.
       H.R. 1661: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. Furse, Mr. Longley, Mr. 
     Martini, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Kingston, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Filner, 
     Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, and Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 1666: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
     Chrysler, and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1754: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1802: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Hastings of Washington and Mr. Ensign.
       H.R. 1965: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
     Vento, and Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 1968: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Barr, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. 
     Fields of Texas, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 2007: Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 2281: Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. 
     Sisisky.
       H.R. 2333: Mr. Gordon and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.R. 2350: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Engel, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Wamp, 
     Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Fox, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
     Mr. Gillmor, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2416: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2429: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2442: Mr. Filner, Mr. Frost, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Barcia 
     of Michigan, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Torres, Mr. Gene Green of 
     Texas, Mr. Johnston of Florida, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2507: Mr. Zeliff and Mr. Hancock.
       H.R. 2525: Mr. Hastert, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Quillen, Mr. 
     Emerson, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
     Goodling, Mr. Browder, Mr. Coble, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
     Funderburk, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Tanner, and Mr. 
     Fawell.
       H.R. 2564: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Castle, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
     Hinchey, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2567: Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 2571: Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 2600: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2603: Mr. Dornan, Mr. Barr, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Kelly, 
     and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 2606: Mr. Wicker.
       H.J. Res. 97: Mr. DeFazio.
       H.J. Res. 117: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Traficant, 
     and Mr. Mfume.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Baker of California.
       H. Con. Res. 36: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H. Con. Res. 37: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H. Con. Res. 91: Mr. Richardson, Mr. Hamilton, Ms. Lofgren, 
     and Mr. Brown of Ohio.

para.146.38  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 359: Ms. Roybal-Allard.


.
                   WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1995 (147)

para.147.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                November 15, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Jim Bunning to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.147.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, November 14, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.147.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1685. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's report entitled 
     ``National Annual Industrial Sulfur Dioxide Emission Trends, 
     1995-2015,'' pursuant to Public Law 101-549, section 406(a) 
     (104 Stat. 2632); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1686. A letter from the Chairman, Broadcasting Board of 
     Governors, transmitting the Board's annual report on the 
     location of administrative, managerial, and technical staff; 
     and salary, benefits, and personnel classifications of Radio 
     Free Europe/Radio Liberty, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 6207(b)(2); 
     to the Committee on International Relations.
       1687. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of a 
     Presidential Determination with respect to suspending 
     restrictions on United States relations with the Palestine 
     Liberation Organization, pursuant to section 583(a) of the 
     Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994, as amended; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1688. A letter from the Director, U.S. Information Agency, 
     transmitting a report regarding the establishment and 
     operation of Radio Free Asia, pursuant to Public Law 103-236, 
     section 309(d)(1)(B) (108 Stat. 440); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1689. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report of surplus real property 
     transferred or leased

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     for public health purposes in fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 
     40 U.S.C. 484(o); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.

para.147.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the committee of 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments 
of the House to the bill (S. 395) ``An Act to authorize and direct the 
Secretary of Energy to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and to 
authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, and for other 
purposes.'' 

para.147.5  foreign operations appropriations, fy 1996

  On motion of Mr. CALLAHAN, the bill (H.R. 1868) making appropriations 
for foreign operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; together 
with the following amendment of the Senate to the House amendment to the 
Senate amendment numbered 115, was taken from the Speaker's table:

       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House 
     amendment to the Senate amendment, insert: ``: Provided, That 
     in determining eligibility for assistance from funds 
     appropriated to carry out section 104 of the Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961, nongovernmental and multilateral 
     organizations shall not be subjected to requirements more 
     restrictive than the requirements applicable to foreign 
     governments for such assistance: Provided further, That none 
     of the funds made available under this Act may be used to 
     lobby for or against abortion''.

  Mr. CALLAHAN moved that the House disagree to the amendment of the 
Senate to the House amendment to the Senate amendment numbered 115.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. CALLAHAN, the previous question was ordered on said 
motion.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. WILSON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

237

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

183

para.147.6                   [Roll No. 794]

                                YEAS--237

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--183

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Boucher
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Brown (CA)
     Chrysler
     Dornan
     Fields (LA)
     Goodling
     Houghton
     Kaptur
     Lantos
     Mfume
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Young (AK)
  So said motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.147.7  waiving points of order against the conference report on 
          h.r. 2020

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 267):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2020) making appropriations for the Treasury 
     Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
     Office of the President, and certain independent agencies, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes. All points of order against the conference report 
     and against its consideration are waived. If the conference 
     report is adopted, then a motion that the House insist on its 
     disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 132 
     shall be considered as adopted.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. DIAZ-BALART moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.


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Yeas

233

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

189

para.147.8                   [Roll No. 795]

                                YEAS--233

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Browder
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Ford
     Houghton
     Sisisky
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     White
     Young (AK)
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

285

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affirmative

Nays

133

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                                YEAS--285

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--133

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos

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     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Barcia
     Callahan
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Goodling
     Houghton
     Norwood
     Pelosi
     Radanovich
     Slaughter
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     White
     Young (AK)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.147.10  treasury, postal service appropriations, fy 1996

  Mr. LIGHTFOOT, pursuant to House Resolution 267, called up the 
following conference report (Rept. No. 104-291):

       The Committee of Conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2020) ``making appropriations for the Treasury Department, 
     the United States Postal Service, the Executive Office of the 
     President, and certain Independent Agencies, for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes,'' 
     having met, after full and free conference, have agreed to 
     recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as 
     follows:
       That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 4, 10, 
     30, 32, 33, 39, 41, 42, 44, 50, 51, 64, 73, 83, 85, 87, 89, 
     90, 91, 98, 99, 110, 111, 118, 124, 134, 137, 138, and 141.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendments of the Senate numbered 1, 8, 9, 11, 13, 14, 16, 
     19, 21, 25, 28, 29, 34, 35, 36, 38, 40, 45, 49, 53, 54, 55, 
     61, 63, 66, 71, 72, 75, 79, 80, 81, 82, 86, 92, 94, 95, 96, 
     100, 102, 103, 105, 106, 108, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 
     119, 120, 121, and 123, and agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 2:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted in said 
     amendment insert: $105,929,000, of which up to $500,000 shall 
     be available to reimburse the District of Columbia 
     Metropolitan Police Department for personnel costs incurred 
     by the Metropolitan Police Department between May 19, 1995 
     and September 30, 1995 as a result of the closing to 
     vehicular traffic of Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest and other 
     streets in the vicinity of the White House: Provided, That 
     Section 640 of Title VI of the Treasury Postal Service and 
     General Government Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-
     329, 108 Stat. 2432), is amended by adding at the end thereof 
     the following new sentence: ``This section shall not apply to 
     any claim where the employee has received any compensation 
     for overtime hours worked during the period covered by the 
     claim under any other provision of law, including, but not 
     limited to, 5 U.S.C. 5545(c), or to any claim for 
     compensation for time spent commuting between the employee's 
     residence and duty station.''; and the Senate agree to the 
     same.
       Amendment No. 3:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 3, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed in said amendment, insert:


          treasury buildings and annex repair and restoration

       For the repair, alteration, and improvement of the Treasury 
     Building and annex, and the Secret Service Headquarters 
     Building, $21,491,000, to remain available until expended.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 5:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 5, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in said amendment, insert: 
     $10,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 6:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 6, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken in said amendment amended to 
     read as follows: travel expenses of non-Federal law 
     enforcement personnel to attend meetings concerned with 
     financial intelligence activities, law enforcement, and 
     financial regulation;
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 7:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 7, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: $22,198,000; Provided, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of 
     the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network may procure up to 
     $500,000 in specialized, unique or novel automatic data 
     processing equipment, ancillary equipment, software, 
     services, and related resources from commercial vendors 
     without regard to otherwise applicable procurement laws and 
     regulations and without full and open competition, utilizing 
     procedures best suited under the circumstances of the 
     procurement to efficiently fulfill the agency's requirements: 
     Provided further, That funds appropriated in this account may 
     be used to procure personal services contracts; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 12:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 12, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $184,300,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 15:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 15, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken in said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: : Provided further, That no funds 
     appropriated herein shall be used to pay administrative 
     expenses or the compensation of any officer or employee of 
     the United States to implement an amendment or amendments to 
     27 CFR 178.118 or to change the definition of ``Curios or 
     relics'' in 27 CFR 178.11 or remove any item from ATF 
     Publication 5300.11 as it existed on January 1, 1994; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 17:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 17, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, : Provided further, That the Commissioner of the 
     Customs Service designate a single individual to be port 
     director of all United States Government activities at two 
     ports of entry, one on the southern border and one on the 
     northern border: Provided further, That $750,000 shall be 
     available for additional part-time and temporary positions in 
     the Honolulu Customs District ; and the Senate agree to the 
     same.
       Amendment No. 18:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 18, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed in said amendment, insert: 
     $64,843,000 which ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 20:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 20, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in said amendment, insert: 
     $1,723,764,000 ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 22:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 22, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken in said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: : Provided, That $13,000,000 shall be used 
     to initiate a program to utilize private counsel law firms 
     and debt collection agencies in the collection activities of 
     the Internal Revenue Service in compliance with section 104 
     of this Act and, on page 13, line 3, of the House of 
     Representatives engrossed bill, H.R. 2020, after ``which'' 
     insert ``up to'' and, on line 4, after ``Program,'' delete 
     ``no amount of which shall be available for IRS 
     administrative costs,'' ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 23:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 23, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: $1,527,154,000, of which no less than 
     $695,000,000 shall be available for tax systems modernization 
     activities ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 24:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 24, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted in said 
     amendment, insert: : Provided, That of the funds appropriated 
     for tax systems modernization, $100,000,000 may not be 
     obligated until the Secretary of the Treasury provides a 
     report to the Committees on Appropriations of the House and 
     the Senate that (1) with explicit decision criteria, 
     identifies, evaluates, and prioritizes all systems 
     investments planned for fiscal year 1996, (2) provides a 
     schedule for successfully mitigating deficiencies identified 
     by the General Accounting Office in its April 1995 report to 
     the Committees, (3) presents a milestone schedule for 
     development and implementation program, and (4) presents a 
     plan to expand the utilization of external expertise for 
     systems development and total program integration; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 26:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 26, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $531,944,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 27:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 27, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:

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       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted in said 
     amendment, insert:
       (a) As authorized by section 190001(e), $69,314,000 of 
     which $25,690,000 shall be available to the United States 
     Customs Service for expenses associated with ``Operation 
     Hardline''; of which $21,010,000 shall be available to the 
     Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms of which no less than 
     $14,410,000 shall be available to annualize the salaries and 
     related costs for the fiscal year 1995 supplemental 
     initiative, and of which no less than $3,500,000 shall be 
     available for administering the Gang Resistance Education and 
     Training program, and of which $3,100,000 shall be available 
     for ballistics technologies; of which $21,600,000 shall be 
     available to the United States Secret Service, of which no 
     less than $1,600,000 shall be available for enhancing 
     forensics technology to aid missing and exploited children 
     investigations; and of which $1,014,000 shall be available to 
     the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center; and ; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 31:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 31, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the section number named in said amendment, 
     insert: 107; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 37:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 37, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter inserted in said amendment, insert:

                      Council of Economic Advisers


                         Salaries and Expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Council in carrying out its 
     functions under the Employment Act of 1946 (15 U.S.C. 1021), 
     $3,180,000.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 43:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 43, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:

                 Office of National Drug Control Policy


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy; for research activities pursuant to title I 
     of Public Law 100-690; not to exceed $8,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses; for participation in 
     joint projects or in the provision of services on matters of 
     mutual interest with nonprofit, research, or public 
     organizations or agencies, with or without reimbursement; 
     $23,500,000, of which $16,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, shall be available to the Counter-Drug Technology 
     Assessment Center for counternarcotics research and 
     development projects and shall be available for transfer to 
     other Federal departments or agencies; and of the funds made 
     available to the Counter-Drug Technology Assessment Center, 
     $600,000 shall be transferred to the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration for the El Paso Intelligence Center: Provided, 
     That the Office is authorized to accept, hold, administer, 
     and utilize gifts, both real and personal, for the purpose of 
     aiding or facilitating the work of the Office.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 46:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 46, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:

                     Federal Drug Control Programs


             High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program

                     (Including Transfer of Funds)

       For necessary expenses of the Office of National Drug 
     Control Policy's High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas 
     Program, $103,000,000 for drug control activities consistent 
     with the approved strategy for each of the designated High 
     Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas, of which no less than 
     $55,000,000 shall be transferred to State and local entities 
     for drug control activities; and of which up to $48,000,000 
     may be transferred to Federal agencies and departments at a 
     rate to be determined by the Director: Provided, That the 
     funds made available under this head shall be obligated 
     within 90 days of the date of enactment of this Act.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 47:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 47, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:

           Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Advisory Commission on 
     Intergovernmental Relations, $784,000, of which $334,000 is 
     to carry out the provisions of Public Law 104-4, and of which 
     $450,000 shall be available only for the purposes of the 
     prompt and orderly termination of the Advisory Commission on 
     Intergovernmental Relations.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 48:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 48, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:

             Administrative Conference of the United States


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Administrative Conference of 
     the United States, established under subchapter V of chapter 
     5 of title 5, United States Code, $600,000: Provided, That 
     these funds shall only be available for the purposes of the 
     prompt and orderly termination of the Administrative 
     Conference of the United States by February 1, 1996.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 52:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 52, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $20,542,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 56:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 56, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $5,066,149,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 57:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 57, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $545,002,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 58:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 58, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:
       New Construction:
       Colorado:
       Lakewood, Denver Federal Center, U.S. Geological Survey Lab 
     Building, $25,802,000
       Florida:
       Tallahassee, U.S. Courthouse Annex, $24,015,000
       Georgia:
       Savannah, U.S. Courthouse Annex, $2,597,000
       Louisiana:
       Lafayette, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
     $29,565,000
       Maryland:
       Prince Georges County, Food and Drug Administration, 
     $55,000,000
       Nebraska:
       Omaha, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, $53,424,000
       New Mexico:
       Albuquerque, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
     $6,126,000
       New York:
       Central Islip, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
     $189,102,000
       North Dakota:
       Pembina, Border Station, $11,113,000
       Pennsylvania:
       Scranton, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse Annex, 
     $24,095,000
       South Carolina:
       Columbia, U.S. Courthouse Annex, $3,562,000
       Texas:
       Austin, Veterans Affairs Annex, $7,940,000
       Brownsville, Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
     $27,452,00
       Washington:
       Point Roberts, U.S. Border Station, $3,516,000
       Seattle, U.S. Courthouse, $5,600,000
       West Virginia:
       Martinsburg, Internal Revenue Service Computer Center, 
     $63,408,000
       Non-prospectus Projects Program, $12,685,000; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 59:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 59, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: : Provided further, That the $6,000,000 
     under the heading of nonprospectus construction projects, 
     made available in Public Laws 102-393 and 103-123 for the 
     acquisition, lease, construction and equipping of flexiplace 
     work telecommuting centers, is hereby increased by $5,000,000 
     from funds made available in this Act for non-prospectus 
     construction projects, all of which shall remain available 
     until expended: Provided further, That of the $5,000,000 made 
     available by this Act, half shall be used for telecommuting 
     centers in the State of Virginia and half shall be used for 
     telecommuting centers in the State of Maryland: Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available for the District of 
     Columbia, Southeast Federal Center, under the heading, ``Real 
     Property Activities, Federal Buildings Fund, Limitations on 
     Availability of Revenue'' in Public Law 101-509, $55,000,000 
     are rescinded: Provided further, That the limitation on the 
     availability of revenue contained in such Act is reduced by 
     $55,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 60
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 60, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $637,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 62
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 62, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:
       Repairs and Alterations:
       Arkansas:

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       Little Rock, Federal Building, $7,551,000
       California:
       Sacramento, Federal Building (2800 Cottage Way), 
     $13,636,000
       District of Columbia:
       ICC/Connecting Wing Complex/Customs (phase 2/3), 
     $58,275,000
       Illinois:
       Chicago, Federal Center, $45,971,000
       Maryland:
       Woodlawn, SSA East High-Low Buildings, $17,422,000
       North Dakota:
       Bismarck, Federal Building, Post Office and U.S. 
     Courthouse, $7,119,000
       Pennsylvania:
       Philadelphia, Byrne-Green Complex, $30,909,000
       Philadelphia, SSA Building, Mid-Atlantic Program Service 
     Center, $11,376,000
       Puerto Rico:
       Old San Juan, Post Office and U.S. Courthouse, $25,701,000
       Texas:
       Dallas, Federal Building (Griffin St.), $5,641,000
       Washington:
       Richland, Federal Building, U.S. Post Office, and 
     Courthouse, $10,000,000
       Nationwide:
       Chlorofluorocarbons Program, $43,533,000
       Elevator Program, $13,109,000
       Energy Program, $20,000,000
       Advance Design, $22,000,000; and the Senate agree to the 
     same.
       Amendment No. 65
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 65, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $2,326,200,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 67:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 67, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment amended to 
     read as follows: : Provided further, That the Administrator 
     is authorized to enter into and perform such leases, 
     contracts, or other transactions with any agency or 
     instrumentality of the United States, the several States, or 
     the District of Columbia, or with any person, firm, 
     association, or corporation, as may be necessary to implement 
     the trade center plan at the Federal Triangle Project; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 68:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 68, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $5,066,149,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 69:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 69, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted in said 
     amendment, insert:


                           Operating Expenses

       For expenses authorized by law, not otherwise provided for, 
     necessary for asset management activities; utilization of 
     excess and disposal of surplus personal property; 
     transportation management activities; procurement and supply 
     management activities; Government-wide and internal 
     responsibilities relating to automated data management, 
     telecommunications, information resources management, and 
     related activities; utilization survey, deed compliance 
     inspection, appraisal, environmental and cultural analysis, 
     and land use planning functions pertaining to excess and 
     surplus real property; agency-wide policy direction; Board of 
     Contract Appeals; accounting, records management, and other 
     support services incident to adjudication of Indian Tribal 
     Claims by the United States Court of Federal Claims; services 
     as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and not to exceed $5,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses; $119,091,000.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 70:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 70, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $33,274,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 74:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 74, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the section number named, insert: 5; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 76:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 76, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed in said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 7. Notwithstanding any provision of this or any other 
     Act, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     thereafter, no funds may be obligated or expended in any way 
     for the purpose of the sale, excessing, surplusing, or 
     disposal of lands in the vicinity of Norfork Lake, Arkansas, 
     administered by the Corps of Engineers, Department of the 
     Army, without the specific approval of the Congress.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 77:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 77, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed in said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 8. Notwithstanding any provision of this or any other 
     Act, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     thereafter, no funds may be obligated or expended in any way 
     for the purpose of the sale, excessing, surplusing, or 
     disposal of lands in the vicinity of Bull Shoals Lake, 
     Arkansas, administered by the Corps of Engineers, Department 
     of the Army, without the specific approval of the Congress.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 78:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 78, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the first section number in said amendment, 
     insert: 9; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 84:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 84, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $88,000,000, of which not to exceed $1,000,000 shall be made 
     available for the establishment of health promotion and 
     disease prevention programs for Federal employees; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 88:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 88, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken in said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:
       Section 1. Section 1104 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by inserting after ``title'' the following: ``, the 
     cost of which examinations shall be reimbursed by payments 
     from the agencies employing such judges to the revolving fund 
     established under section 1304(e)''; and
       (ii) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraph (2) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (B) by striking the matter following paragraph (2) through 
     ``principles.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b) by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) At the request of the head of an agency to whom a 
     function has been delegated under subsection (a) (2), the 
     Office may provide assistance to the agency in performing 
     such function. Such assistance shall, to the extent 
     determined appropriate by the Director of the Office, be 
     performed on a reimbursable basis through the revolving fund 
     established under section 1304(e).''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 93:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 93, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $33,269,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 97:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 97, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:
       Sec. 512. Notwithstanding any provision of this or any 
     other Act, during the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 
     and thereafter, no funds may be obligated or expended in any 
     way to withdraw the designation of the Virginia Inland Port 
     at Front Royal, Virginia, as a United States Customs Service 
     port of entry.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 101:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 101, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     in fiscal year 1996 for those operations and programs 
     previously provided for by appropriation; and the Senate 
     agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 104:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 104, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted in said 
     amendment, insert: (retention of receipts is for the 
     circulating operations and programs): Provided further, That 
     the Secretary of the Treasury shall; and the Senate agree to 
     the same.
       Amendment No. 107:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 107, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: Provided further, That provisions of law 
     governing procurement or public contracts shall not be 
     applicable to the procurement of goods or services necessary 
     for carrying out Mint programs and operations; and the Senate 
     agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 109:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 109, and agreed to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 524. No funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
     available to pay for an abortion, or the administrative 
     expenses in connection with any health plan under the Federal 
     employees health benefit program which provides an benefits 
     or coverage for abortions, after the last day of the contract 
     currently in force for any such negotiated plan.

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       Sec. 525. The provision of section 524 shall not apply 
     where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus 
     were carried to term, or that the pregnancy is the result of 
     an act of rape or incest.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 122:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 122, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:
       Sec. 627. (a) None of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be obligated or expended for any employee training when 
     it is made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend such funds that such employee training--
       (1) does not meet identified needs for knowledge, skills, 
     and abilities bearing directly upon the performance of 
     official duties;
       (2) contains elements likely to induce high levels of 
     emotional response or psychological stress in some 
     participants;
       (3) does not require prior employee notification of the 
     content and methods to be used in the training and written 
     end of course evaluation;
       (4) contains any methods or content associated with 
     religious or quasi-religious belief systems or ``new age'' 
     belief systems as defined in Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission Notice N-195.022, dated September 2, 1988;
       (5) is offensive to, or designed to change, participants' 
     personal values or lifestyle outside the workplace; or
       (6) includes content related to human immunodeficiency 
     virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) other 
     than that necessary to make employees more aware of the 
     medical ramifications of HIV/AIDS and the workplace rights of 
     HIV-positive employees.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall prohibit, restrict, or 
     otherwise preclude an agency from conducting training bearing 
     directly upon the performance of official duties.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 125:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 125, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the first section number in said amendment, 
     insert: 628; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 126:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 126, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 629. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this or any 
     other Act may be expended by any Federal Agency to procure 
     any product or service that is subject to the provisions of 
     Public Law 89-306 and that will be available under the 
     procurement by the Administrator of General Services known as 
     ``FTS2000'' unless--
       (1) such product or service is procured by the 
     Administrator of General Services as part of the procurement 
     known as ``FTS2000''; or
       (2) that agency establishes to the satisfaction of the 
     Administrator of General Services that--
       (A) that agency's requirements for such procurement are 
     unique and cannot be satisfied by property and service 
     procured by the Administrator of General Services as part of 
     the procurement known as ``FTS2000''; and
       (B) the agency procurement pursuant to such delegation, 
     would be cost-effective and would not adversely affect the 
     cost-effectiveness of the FTS2000 procurement.
       (b) After July 31, 1996, subsection (a) shall apply that if 
     the Administrator of General Services has reported that the 
     FTS2000 procurement is producing prices that allow the 
     Government to satisfy its requirements for such procurement 
     in the most cost-effective manner.
       (c) The Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     conduct and deliver a comprehensive analysis of the cost of 
     the Federal government of all Federal agency 
     telecommunications services and traffic, by agency, and 
     provide such report to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations by no later than May 31, 1996: Provided, That 
     such report shall (1) identify which agencies are using 
     FTS2000 systems; (2) determine whether or not such usage is 
     cost-effective; and (3) provide a comparison of 
     telecommunication costs between agencies that use or do not 
     use FTS2000.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 127:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 127, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the first section number named in said 
     amendment, insert: 630; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 128:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 128, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 631. (a) Section 5402 of title 39, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (f) by striking out ``During the period 
     beginning January 1, 1985, and ending January 1, 1999, the '' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``The''; and
       (2) in subsection (g)(1) by amending subparagraph (D) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(D) have provided schedule service within the State of 
     Alaska for at least 12 consecutive months with aircraft--
       ``(i) up to 7,500 pounds payload capacity before being 
     selected as a carrier of nonpriority bypass mail at an 
     applicable intra-Alaska bush service mail rate; and
       ``(ii) over 7,500 pounds payload capacity before being 
     selected as a carrier of nonpriority bypass mail at the 
     intra-Alaska mainline service mail rate.''
       (b)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the amendment made by 
     subsection (a) shall be effective on and after August 1, 
     1995.
       (2) Subparagraph (D) of section 5402(g)(1) title 39, United 
     States Code (as in effect before the amendment made under 
     subsection (a)) shall apply to a carrier, if such carrier--
       (A) has an application pending before the Department of 
     Transportation for approval under section 41102 or 41110(e) 
     of title 39, United States Code, before August 1, 1995; and
       (B) would meet the requirements of such subparagraph if 
     such application were approved and such certificate were 
     purchased.
       (c) Section 41901(g) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     repealed.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 129:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 129, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:

     SEC. 632. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR THE PROVISION OF 
                   CERTAIN FOREIGN ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, none of the funds made available by this Act for the 
     Department of the Treasury shall be available for any 
     activity or for paying the salary of any Government employee 
     where funding an activity or paying a salary to a Government 
     employee would result in a decision, determination, rule, 
     regulation, or policy that would permit the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to make any loan or extension of credit under 
     section 5302 of title 31, United States Code, with respect to 
     a single foreign entity or government of a foreign country 
     (including agencies or other entities of that government)--
       (1) with respect to a loan or extension of credit for more 
     than 60 days, unless the President certifies to the Committee 
     on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services of the House of 
     Representatives that--
       (A) there is no projected cost (as that term is defined in 
     section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990) to the 
     United States from the proposed loan or extension of credit; 
     and
       (B) any proposed obligation or expenditure of United States 
     funds to or on behalf of the foreign government is adequately 
     backed by an assured source of repayment to ensure that all 
     United States funds will be repaid; and
       (2) other than as provided by an Act of Congress, if that 
     loan or extension of credit would result in expenditures and 
     obligations, including contingent obligations, aggregating 
     more than $1,000,000,000 with respect to that foreign country 
     for more than 180 days during the 120-month period beginning 
     on the date on which the first such action is taken.
       (b) Waiver of Limitations.--The President may exceed the 
     dollar and time limitations in subsection (a)(2) if he 
     certifies in writing to the Congress that a financial crisis 
     in that foreign country poses a threat to vital United States 
     economic interests or the stability of the international 
     financial system.
       (c) Expedited Procedures for a Resolution of Disapproval.--
     A presidential certification pursuant to subsection (b) shall 
     not take effect, if the Congress, within thirty calendar days 
     after receiving such certification, enacts a joint resolution 
     of disapproval, as described in paragraph (5) of this 
     subsection.
       (1) Reference to committees.--All joint resolutions 
     introduced in the Senate to disapprove the certification 
     shall be referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing and 
     Urban Affairs, and in the House of Representatives, to the 
     appropriate committees.
       (2) Discharge of committees.--(A) If the committee of 
     either House to which a resolution has been referred has not 
     reported it at the end of 15 days after its introduction, it 
     is in order to move either to discharge the committee from 
     further consideration of the joint resolution or to discharge 
     the committee from further consideration of any other 
     resolution introduced with respect to the same matter, except 
     no motion to discharge shall be in order after the committee 
     has reported a joint resolution with respect to the same 
     matter.
       (B) A motion to discharge may be made only by an individual 
     favoring the resolution, and is privileged in the Senate; and 
     debate thereon shall be limited to not more than 1 hour, the 
     time to be divided in the Senate equally between, and 
     controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or 
     their designees.
       (3) Floor consideration in the senate.--(A) A motion in the 
     Senate to proceed to the consideration of a resolution shall 
     be privileged.
       (B) Debate in the Senate on a resolution, and all debatable 
     motions and appeals in connection therewith, shall be limited 
     to not more than 4 hours, to be equally divided between, and 
     controlled by, the majority leader and the minority leader or 
     their designees.
       (C) Debate in the Senate on any debatable motion or appeal 
     in connection with a resolution shall be limited to not more 
     than 20 minutes, to be equally divided between, and 
     controlled by, the mover and the manager of the resolution, 
     except that in the event the manager of the resolution is in 
     favor of any such motion or appeal, the time in opposition 
     thereto, shall be controlled by the minority leader or his 
     designee. Such leaders, or either of them, may, from time 
     under their control on the passage of a resolution, allot 
     additional time to any Senator during the consideration of 
     any debatable motion or appeal.
       (D) A motion in the Senate to further limit debate on a 
     resolution, debatable motion, or appeal is not debatable. No 
     amendment to, or motion to recommit, a resolution is in order 
     in the Senate.

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       (4) In the case of a resolution, if prior to the passage by 
     one House of a resolution of that House, that House receives 
     a resolution with respect to the same matter from the other 
     House, then--
       (A) the procedure in that House shall be the same as if no 
     resolution had been received from the other House; but
       (B) the vote on final passage shall be on the resolution of 
     the other House.
       (5) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``joint 
     resolution'' means only a joint resolution of the 2 Houses of 
     Congress, the matter after the resolving clause of which is 
     as follows: ``That the Congress disapproves the action of the 
     President under section 632(b) of the Treasury, Postal 
     Service, and General Government Appropriations Act, 1996, 
     notice of which was submitted to the Congress on         .'', 
     with the blank space being filled with the appropriate date.
       (d) Applicability.--This section--
       (1) shall not apply to any action taken as part of the 
     program of assistance to Mexico announced by the President on 
     January 31, 1995; and
       (2) shall remain in effect through fiscal year 1996.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 130:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 130, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 633. For purposes of each provision of law amended by 
     section 704(a)(2) of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 (5 U.S.C. 
     5318 note), no adjustment under section 5303 of title 5, 
     United States Code, shall be considered to have taken effect 
     in fiscal year 1996 in the rates of basic pay for the 
     statutory pay systems.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 131:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 131, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the first section number named in said 
     amendment, insert: 634; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 133:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 133, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 636. This section may be cited as the ``Prohibition of 
     Cigarette Sales to Minors in Federal Buildings and Lands 
     Act''.
       (a) As used in this section--
       (1) the term ``Federal agency'' means--
       (A) an Executive agency as defined in section 105 of title 
     5, United States Code; and
       (B) each entity specified in subparagraphs (B) through (H) 
     of section 5721(1) of title 5, United States Code;
       (2) the term ``Federal building'' means--
       (A) any building or other structure owned in whole or in 
     part by the United States or any Federal agency, including 
     any such structure occupied by a Federal agency under a lease 
     agreement; and
       (B) includes the real property on which such building is 
     located;
       (3) the term ``minor'' means an individual under the age of 
     18 years; and
       (4) the term ``tobacco product'' means cigarettes, cigars, 
     little cigars, pipe tobacco, smokeless tobacco, snuff, and 
     chewing tobacco.
       (b)(1) No later than 45 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Administrator of General Services 
     and the head of each Federal agency shall promulgate 
     regulations that prohibit--
       (A) the sale of tobacco products in vending machines 
     located in or around any Federal building under the 
     jurisdiction of the Administrator or such agency head; and
       (B) the distribution of free samples of tobacco products in 
     or around any Federal building under the jurisdiction of the 
     Administrator or such agency head.
       (2) The Administrator of General Services or the head of an 
     agency, as appropriate, may designate areas not subject to 
     the provisions of paragraph (1), if such area also prohibits 
     the presence of minors.
       (3) The provisions of this subsection shall be carried 
     out--
       (A) by the Administrator of General Services for any 
     Federal building which is maintained, leased, or has title of 
     ownership vested in the General Services Administration; or
       (B) by the head of a Federal agency for any Federal 
     building which is maintained, leased, or has title of 
     ownership vested in such agency.
       (c) No later than 90 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Administrator of General Services and each head 
     of an agency shall prepare and submit, to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress, a report that shall contain--
       (1) verification that the Administrator or such head of an 
     agency is in compliance with this section; and
       (2) a detailed list of the location of all tobacco product 
     vending machines located in Federal buildings under the 
     administration of the Administrator or such head of an 
     agency.
       (d)(1) No later than 45 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Senate Committee on Rules and 
     Administration and the House of Representatives Committee on 
     House Administration, after consultation with the Architect 
     of the Capitol, shall promulgate regulations under the Senate 
     and House of Representatives rulemaking authority that 
     prohibit the sale of tobacco products in vending machines in 
     the Capitol Buildings.
       (2) Such committees may designate areas where such 
     prohibition shall not apply, if such area also prohibits the 
     presence of minors.
       (3) For the purpose of this section the term ``Capitol 
     Buildings'' shall have the same meaning as such term is 
     defined under section 16(a)(1) of the Act entitled ``An Act 
     to define the area of the United States Capitol Grounds, to 
     regulate the use thereof, and for other purposes'', approved 
     July 31, 1946 (40 U.S.C. 193m(1)).
       (e) Nothing in this section shall be construed as 
     restricting the authority of the Administrator of General 
     Services or the head of an agency to limit tobacco product 
     use in or around any Federal building, except as provided 
     under subsection (b)(1).
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 135:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 135, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:

     SEC. 637. NATIONAL COMMISSION ON RESTRUCTURING THE INTERNAL 
                   REVENUE SERVICE.

       (a) Findings.--The Congress finds the following:
       (1) While the budget for the Internal Revenue Service 
     (hereafter referred to as the ``IRS'') has risen from $2.5 
     billion in fiscal year 1979 to $7.3 billion in fiscal year 
     1996, tax returns processing has not become significantly 
     faster, tax collection rates have not significantly 
     increased, and the accuracy and timeliness of taxpayer 
     assistance has not significantly improved.
       (2) To date, the Tax Systems Modernization (TSM) program 
     has cost the taxpayers $2.5 billion, with an estimated cost 
     of $8 billion. Despite this investment, modernization efforts 
     were recently described by the GAO as ``chaotic'' and ``ad 
     hoc''.
       (3) While the IRS maintains that TSM will increase 
     efficiency and thus revenues, Congress has had to appropriate 
     additional funds in recent years for compliance initiatives 
     in order to increase tax revenues.
       (4) Because TSM has not been implemented, the IRS continues 
     to rely on paper returns, processing a total of 14 billion 
     pieces of paper every tax season. This results in an 
     extremely inefficient system.
       (5) This lack of efficiency reduces the level of customer 
     service and impedes the ability of the IRS to collect 
     revenue.
       (6) The present status of the IRS shows the need for the 
     establishment of a Commission which will examine the 
     organization of IRS and recommend actions to expedite the 
     implementation of TSM and improve service to taxpayers.
       (b) Composition of the Commission.--
       (1) Establishment.--To carry out the purposes of this 
     section, there is established a National Commission on 
     Restructuring the Internal Revenue Service (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Commission'').
       (2) Composition.--The Commission shall be composed of 
     thirteen members, as follows:
       (A) Five members appointed by the President, two from the 
     executive branch of the Government, two from private life, 
     and one from an organization that represents a substantial 
     number of Internal Revenue Service employees.
       (B) Two members appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
     Senate, one from Members of the Senate and one from private 
     life.
       (C) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate, one from Members of the Senate and one from private 
     life.
       (D) Two members appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives, one from Members of the House of 
     Representatives and one from private life.
       (E) Two members appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
     House of Representatives, one from Members of the House of 
     Representatives and one from private life.
       The Commissioner of the Internal Revenue Service shall be 
     an ex officio member of the Commission.
       (3) Chairman.--The Commission shall elect a Chairman from 
     among its members.
       (4) Meeting; quorum; vacancies.--After its initial meeting, 
     the Commission shall meet upon the call of the Chairman or a 
     majority of its members. Seven members of the Commission 
     shall constitute a quorum. Any vacancy in the Commission 
     shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same 
     manner in which the original appointment was made.
       (5) Appointment; initial meeting.--
       (A) Appointment.--It is the sense of the Congress that 
     members of the Committee should be appointed not more than 60 
     days after the date of the enactment of this section.
       (B) Initial meeting.--If, after 60 days from the date of 
     the enactment of this section, seven or more members of the 
     Commission have been appointed, members who have been 
     appointed may meet and select a Chairman who thereafter shall 
     have the authority to begin the operations of the Commission, 
     including the hiring of staff.
       (c) Functions of Commission.--
       (1) In general.--The functions of the Commission shall be--
       (A) to conduct, for a period of not to exceed one year from 
     the date of its first meeting, the review described in 
     paragraph (2), and
       (B) to submit to the Congress a final report of the results 
     of the review, including recommendations for restructuring 
     the IRS.
       (2) Review.--The Commission shall review--
       (A) the present practices of the IRS, especially with 
     respect to--
       (i) its organizational structure;
       (ii) its paper processing and return processing activities;
       (iii) its infrastructure; and
       (iv) the collection process;
       (B) requirements for improvement in the following areas:
       (i) making returns processing ``paperless'';
       (ii) modernizing IRS operations;
       (iii) improving the collections process without major 
     personnel increases or increased funding;
       (iv) improving taxpayer accounts management;

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       (v) improving the accuracy of information requested by 
     taxpayers in order to file their returns; and
       (vi) changing the culture of the IRS to make the 
     organization more efficient, productive, and customer-
     oriented;
       (C) whether the IRS could be replaced with a quasi-
     governmental agency with tangible incentives and internally 
     managing its programs and activities and for modernizing its 
     activities, and
       (D) whether the IRS could perform other collection, 
     information, and financial service functions of the Federal 
     Government.
       (d) Powers of the Commission.--
       (1) In general.--(A) The Commission or, on the 
     authorization of the Commission, any subcommittee or member 
     thereof, may, for the purpose of carrying out the provisions 
     of this section--
       (i) hold such hearings and sit and act at such times and 
     places, take such testimony, receive such evidence, 
     administer such oaths, and
       (ii) require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and 
     testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, 
     records, correspondence, memoranda, papers, and documents, as 
     the Commission or such designated subcommittee or designated 
     member may deem advisable.
       (B) Subpoenas issued under subparagraph (A)(ii) may be 
     issued under the signature of the Chairman of the Commission, 
     the chairman of any designated subcommittee, or any 
     designated member, and may be served by any person designated 
     by such Chairman, subcommittee chairman, or member. The 
     provisions of sections 102 through 104 of the Revised 
     Statutes of the United States (2 U.S.C. 192-194) shall apply 
     in the case of any failure of any witness to comply with any 
     subpoena or to testify when summoned under authority of this 
     section.
       (2) Contracting.--The Commission may, to such extent and in 
     such amounts as are provided in appropriation Acts, enter 
     into contracts to enable the Commission to discharge its 
     duties under this section.
       (3) Information from federal agencies.--The Commission is 
     authorized to secure directly from any executive department, 
     bureau, agency, board, commission, office, independent 
     establishment, or instrumentality of the Government, 
     information, suggestions, estimates, and statistics for the 
     purposes of this section. Each such department, bureau, 
     agency, board, commission, office, establishment, or 
     instrumentality shall, to the extent authorized by law, 
     furnish such information, suggestions, estimates, and 
     statistics directly to the Commission, upon request made by 
     the Chairman.
       (4) Assistance from federal agencies.--(A) The Secretary of 
     the Treasury is authorized on a nonreimbursable basis to 
     provide the Commission with administrative services, funds, 
     facilities, staff, and other support services for the 
     performance of the Commission's functions.
       (B) The Administrator of General Services shall provide to 
     the Commission on a nonreimbursable basis such administrative 
     support services as the Commission may request.
       (C) In addition to the assistance set forth in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), departments and agencies of the 
     United States are authorized to provide to the Commission 
     such services, funds, facilities, staff, and other support 
     services as they may deem advisable and as may be authorized 
     by law.
       (5) Postal services.--The Commission may use the United 
     States mails in the same manner and under the same conditions 
     as departments and agencies of the United States.
       (e) Staff of the Commission.--
       (1) In general.--The Chairman, in accordance with rules 
     agreed upon by the Commission, may appoint and fix the 
     compensation of a staff director and such other personnel as 
     may be necessary to enable the Commission to carry out its 
     functions, without regard to the provisions of title 5, 
     United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
     service, and without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 
     and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to 
     classification and General Schedule pay rates, except that no 
     rate of pay fixed under this subsection may exceed the 
     equivalent of that payable to a person occupying a position 
     at level V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of 
     title 5, United States Code. Any Federal Government employee 
     may be detailed to the Commission without reimbursement from 
     the Commission, and such detailee shall retain the rights, 
     status, and privileges of his or her regular employment 
     without interruption.
       (2) Consultant services.--The Commission is authorized to 
     procure the services of experts and consultants in accordance 
     with section 3109 of title 5, United States Code, but at 
     rates not to exceed the daily rate paid a person occupying a 
     position at level IV of the Executive Schedule under section 
     5315 of title 5, United States Code.
       (f) Compensation and Travel Expenses.--
       (1) Compensation.--(A) Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B), each member of the Commission may be compensated at not 
     to exceed the daily equivalent of the annual rate of basic 
     pay in effect for a position at level IV of the Executive 
     Schedule under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code, 
     for each day during which that member is engaged in the 
     actual performance of the duties of the Commission.
       (B) Members of the Commission who are officers or employees 
     of the United States or Members of Congress shall receive no 
     additional pay on account of their service on the Commission.
       (2) Travel expenses.--While away from their homes or 
     regular places of business in the performance of services for 
     the Commission, members of the Commission shall be allowed 
     travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
     in the same manner as persons employed intermittently in the 
     Government service are allowed expenses under section 5703(b) 
     of title 5, United States Code.
       (g) Final Report of Commission; Termination.--
       (1) Final report.--Not later than one year after the date 
     of the first meeting of the Commission, the Commission shall 
     submit to the Congress its final report, as described in 
     subsection (c)(2).
       (2) Termination.--(A) The Commission, and all the 
     authorities of this section, shall terminate on the date 
     which is 60 days after the date on which a final report is 
     required to be transmitted under paragraph (1).
       (B) The Commission may use the 60-day period referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) for the purpose of concluding its 
     activities, including providing testimony to committees of 
     Congress concerning its final report and disseminating that 
     report.
       (h) Authorization of Appropriations.--Such sums as may be 
     necessary are authorized to be appropriated for the 
     activities of the Commission.
       (i) Appropriations.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, $1,000,000 shall be available from fiscal year 1996 
     funds appropriated to the Internal Revenue Service, 
     ``Information systems'' account, for the activities of the 
     Commission, to remain available until expended.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 136:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 136, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 638. The Administrator of General Services shall, 
     within six months of enactment of this Act, report to 
     Congress on the feasibility of leasing agreements with State 
     and local governments and private sponsors for the 
     construction of border stations on the borders of the United 
     States with Canada and Mexico whereby--
       (1) lease payments shall not exceed 30 years for payment of 
     the purchase price and interest;
       (2) an agreement entered into under such provisions shall 
     provide for the title to the property and facilities to vest 
     in the United States on or before the expiration of the 
     contract term, on fulfillment of the terms and conditions of 
     the agreements.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 139:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 139, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the first section number named in said 
     amendment, insert: 639; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment No. 140:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 140, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 640. Service performed during the period January 1, 
     1984, through December 31, 1986, which would, if performed 
     after that period, be considered service as a law enforcement 
     officer, as defined in section 8401(17) (A)(i)(II) and (B) of 
     title 5, United States Code, shall be deemed service as a law 
     enforcement officer for the purposes of chapter 84 of such 
     title.
     and, on page 78, line 23 of the House of Representatives 
     engrossed bill, H.R. 2020, after ``code'', insert the 
     following: ``or Sec. 613 of this Act''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       The committee of conference reports in disagreement 
     amendment numbered 132.
     Jim Lightfoot,
     Frank R. Wolf,
     Ernest Istook,
     Jack Kingston,
     Mike Forbes,
     Bob Livingston,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Richard C. Shelby,
     James M. Jeffords,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Mark O. Hatfield,
     Bob Kerrey,
     Robert C. Byrd,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. LIGHTFOOT, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

374

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affirmative

Nays

52

para.147.11                  [Roll No. 797]

                                YEAS--374

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback

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     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--52

     Andrews
     Boehlert
     Chenoweth
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Dellums
     Duncan
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Funderburk
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Horn
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     LaHood
     Maloney
     Martinez
     McDermott
     McIntosh
     Meyers
     Miller (CA)
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Olver
     Owens
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stump
     Taylor (MS)
     Torkildsen
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Fields (LA)
     Foley
     Houghton
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Young (AK) 
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 267, the House insisted on its 
disagreement to the amendment of the Senate numbered 132.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.147.12  providing for the consideration of the further conference 
          report on h.r. 1977

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 253):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the further conference report to 
     accompany the bill (H.R. 1977) making appropriations for the 
     Department of the Interior and related agencies for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes. All points of order against the conference report 
     and against its consideration are waived. The conference 
     report shall be considered as read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. REGULA objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

237

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

188

para.147.13                  [Roll No. 798]

                                YEAS--237

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro

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     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Fields (LA)
     Houghton
     Spence
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Young (AK)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.147.14  providing for the consideration of h. res. 250

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-341) the resolution (H. Res. 268) providing for the consideration of 
the resolution (H. Res. 250) to amend the Rules of the House of 
Representatives to provide for gift reform.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.147.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2564

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-342) the resolution (H. Res. 269) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2564) to provide for the disclosure of lobbying 
activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.147.16  interior appropriations, fy 1996

  Mr. REGULA, pursuant to House Resolution 253, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 104-300):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1977) ``making appropriations for the Department of the 
     Interior and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes,'' having met, 
     after full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and 
     do recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 4, 21, 
     24, 26, 40, 54, 57, 67, 77, 

     83, 85, 94, 99, 100, 105, 107, 111, 117, 118, 123, 136, 138, 
     147, 148, 155, 163, 166, 169, 171, 172, and 173.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendments of the Senate numbered 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 
     19, 20, 28, 31, 32, 34, 36, 38, 45, 46, 48, 50, 51, 52, 56, 
     59, 61, 62, 66, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 86, 
     87, 88, 93, 96, 97, 102, 103, 106, 109, 113, 121, 124, 126, 
     127, 128, 129, 130, 131, 133, 134, 137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 
     143, 144, 145, 149, 150, 157, 159, 160, 161, 162, and agree 
     to the same.
       Amendment numbered 1:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 1, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following: , and assessment of mineral 
     potential of public lands pursuant to P.L. 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 
     3150 (a)), $568,062,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 2:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended as 
     follows: After the first comma in said amendment insert: of 
     which $2,000,000 shall be available for assessment of the 
     mineral potential of public lands in Alaska pursuant to 
     section 1010 of P.L. 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 3150), and; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 3:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 3, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $568,062,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 5:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 5, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $3,115,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 6:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 6, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $101,500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 7:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 7, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $12,800,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 8:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 8, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $93,379,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 9:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 9, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following: $497,943,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 1997,; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 12:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 12, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $37,655,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 14:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 14, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $36,900,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 22:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 22, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert: : 
     Provided further, That the Director of the Fish and Wildlife 
     Service may charge reasonable fees for expenses to the 
     Federal Government for providing training by the National 
     Education and Training Center: Provided further, That all 
     training fees collected shall be available to the Director, 
     until expended, without further appropriation, to be used for 
     the costs of training and education provided by the National 
     Education and Training Center; and the Senate agree to the 
     same.
       Amendment numbered 23:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 23, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended as 
     follows: Following ``Public Law 88-567,'' insert: if for any 
     reason the Secretary disapproves for use in 1996 or does not 
     finally approve for use in 1996 any pesticide or chemical 
     which was approved for use in 1995 or had been requested for 
     use in 1996 by the submission of a pesticide use proposal as 
     of September 19, 1995,
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 25:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 25, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $1,083,151,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 27:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 27, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $37,649,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 29:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 29, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $36,212,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 30:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate num

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     bered 30, and agree to the same with an amendment, as 
     follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $143,225,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 31:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 31, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum stricken and inserted by said amendment 
     insert the following: $4,500,000 of the funds provided 
     herein; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 33:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 33, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $49,100,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 35:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 35, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert: : 
     Provided, That any funds made available for the purpose of 
     acquisition of the Elwha and Glines dams shall be used solely 
     for acquisition, and shall not be expended until the full 
     purchase amount has been appropriated by the Congress; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 37:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 37, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert: 
     None of the funds in this Act may be spent by the National 
     Park Service for activities taken in direct response to the 
     United Nations Biodiversity Convention.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 39:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 39, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert: 
     The National Park Service shall, within existing funds, 
     conduct a Feasibility Study for a northern access route into 
     Denali National Park and Preserve in Alaska, to be completed 
     within one year of the enactment of this Act and submitted to 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and to the 
     Senate Committee on Energy and (Natural Resources and the 
     House Committee on Resources. The Feasibility Study shall 
     ensure that resource impacts from any plan to create such 
     access route are evaluated with accurate information and 
     according to a process that takes into consideration park 
     values, visitor needs, a full range of alternatives, the 
     viewpoints of all interested parties, including the tourism 
     industry and the State of Alaska, and potential needs for 
     compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The 
     Study shall also address the time required for development of 
     alternatives and identify all associated costs.
       This Feasibility Study shall be conducted solely by the 
     National Park Service planning personnel permanently assigned 
     to National Park Service offices located in the State of 
     Alaska in consultation with the State of Alaska Department of 
     Transportation.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 41:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 41, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert the 
     following: and to conduct inquiries into the economic 
     conditions affecting mining and materials processing 
     industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 98g (1) and 
     related purposes as authorized by law and to publish and 
     disseminate data; $73,503,000; and the Senate agree to the 
     same.
       Amendment numbered 42:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 42, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment amended to 
     read as follows:, and of which $137,000,000 for resource 
     research and the operations of Cooperative Research Units 
     shall remain available until September 30, 1997, and of which 
     $16,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     conducting inquires into the 

     economic conditions affecting mining and materials processing 
     industries; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amended numbered 43:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 43, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment amended to 
     read as follows:
       : Provided further, That funds available herein for 
     resource research may be used for the purchase of not to 
     exceed 61 passenger motor vehicles, of which 55 are for 
     replacement only: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     available under this head for resource research shall be used 
     to conduct new surveys on private property, including new 
     aerial surveys for the designation of habitat under the 
     Endangered Species Act, except when it is made known to the 
     Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such 
     funds that the survey or research has been requested and 
     authorized in writing by the property owner or the owner's 
     authorized representative: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds provided herein for resource research may be used to 
     administer a volunteer program when it is made known the 
     Federal official having authority to obligate or it is made 
     known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or 
     expend such funds that the volunteers are not properly 
     trained or that information gathered by the volunteers is not 
     carefully verified: Provided further, That no later than 
     April 1, 1996, the Director of the United States Geological 
     Survey shall issue agency guidelines for resource research 
     that ensure that scientific and technical peer review is 
     utilized as fully as possible in selection of projects for 
     funding and ensure the validity and reliability of research 
     and data collection on Federal lands: Provided further, That 
     no funds available for resource research may be used for any 
     activity that was not authorized prior to the establishment 
     of the National Biological Survey: Provided further, That 
     once every five years the National Academy of Sciences shall 
     review and report on the resource research activities of the 
     Survey: Provided further, That if specific authorizing 
     legislation is enacted during or before the start of fiscal 
     year 1996, the resource research component of the Survey 
     should comply with the provisions of that legislation: 
     Provided further, That unobligated and unexpended balances in 
     the National Biological Survey, Research, inventories and 
     surveys account at the end of fiscal year 1995, shall be 
     merged with and made a part of the United States Geological 
     Survey, Surveys, investigations, and research account and 
     shall remain available for obligation until September 30, 
     1996: Provided further, That the authority granted to the 
     United States Bureau of Mines to conduct mineral surveys and 
     to determine mineral values by section 603 of Public Law 94-
     579 is hereby transferred to, and vested in, the Director of 
     the United States Geological Survey; and the Senate agree to 
     the same.
       Amendment numbered 44:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 44, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $182,994,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 47:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 47, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following:
       For expenses necessary for, and incidental to, the closure 
     of the United States Bureau of Mines, $64,000,000 to remain 
     available until expended, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 
     may be used for the completion and/or transfer of certain 
     ongoing projects within the United States Bureau of Mines, 
     such projects to be identified by the Secretary of the 
     Interior within 90 days of enactment of this Act: Provided, 
     That there hereby are transferred to, and vested in, the 
     Secretary of Energy: (1) the functions pertaining to the 
     promotion of health and safety in mines and the mineral 
     industry through research vested by law in the Secretary of 
     the Interior or the United States Bureau of Mines and 
     performed in fiscal year 1995 by the United States Bureau of 
     Mines at its Pittsburgh Research Center in Pennsylvania, and 
     at its Spokane Research Center in Washington; (2) the 
     functions pertaining to the conduct of inquiries, 
     technological investigations and research concerning the 
     extraction, processing, use and disposal of mineral 
     substances vested by law in the Secretary of the Interior or 
     the United States Bureau of Mines and performed in fiscal 
     year 1995 by the United States Bureau of Mines under the 
     minerals and materials science programs at its Pittsburgh 
     Research Center in Pennsylvania, and at its Albany Research 
     Center in Oregon; and (3) the functions pertaining to mineral 
     reclamation industries and the development of methods for the 
     disposal, control, prevention, and reclamation of mineral 
     waste products vested by law in the Secretary of the Interior 
     or the United States Bureau of Mines and performed in fiscal 
     year 1995 by the United States Bureau of Mines at its 
     Pittsburgh Research Center in Pennsylvania: Provided further, 
     That, if any of the same functions were performed in fiscal 
     year 1995 at locations other than those listed above, such 
     functions shall not be transferred to the Secretary of Energy 
     from those other locations: Provided further, That the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary 
     of the Interior, is authorized to make such determinations as 
     may be necessary with regard to the transfer of functions 
     which relate to or are used by the Department of the 
     Interior, or component thereof affected by this transfer of 
     functions, and to make such dispositions of personnel, 
     facilities, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, 
     records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, 
     authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, 
     arising from, available to or to be made available in 
     connection with, the functions transferred herein as are 
     deemed necessary to accomplish the purposes of this transfer: 
     Provided further, That all reductions in personnel 
     complements resulting from the provisions of this Act shall, 
     as to the functions transferred to the Secretary of Energy, 
     be done by the Secretary of the Interior as though these 
     transfers had not taken place but had been required of the 
     Department of the Interior by all other provisions of this 
     Act before the transfers of function became effective: 
     Provided further, That the transfers of function to the 
     Secretary of Energy shall become effective on the date 
     specified by the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, but in no event later than 90 days after enactment 
     into law of this Act: Provided further, That the reference to 
     ``function'' includes, but is not limited to, any duty, 
     obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, 
     privilege, and activity, or the plural thereof, as the case 
     may be; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 49:

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       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 49, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $173,887,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 53:
       The the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment 
     of the Senate numbered 53, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following: $1,359,434,000; and the 
     Senage agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 55:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 55, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following: $100,255,000 shall be for 
     welfare assistance grants and not to exceed $104,626,000; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 58:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 58, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $68,209,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 60:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 60, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $71,854,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 63:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 63, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended as 
     follows: Before ``: Provided further'' in said amendment, 
     insert: , to become effective on July 1, 1997; and the Senate 
     agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 64:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 64, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $100,833,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 65:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 65, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $80,645,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 68:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 68, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended as 
     follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in said amendment insert: 
     $500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 69:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 69, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment, amended as 
     follows:
       In lieu of the first sum named in said amendment insert: 
     $4,500,000.
       In lieu of the second sum named in said amendment insert: 
     $35,914,000.
       In lieu of the third sum named in said amendment insert: 
     $500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 70:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 70, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following: $65,188,000, of which (1) 
     $61,661,000 shall be available until expended for technical 
     assistance, including maintenance assistance, disaster 
     assistance, insular management controls, 

     and brown tree snake control and research; and the Senate 
     agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 79:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 79, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended as 
     follows:
       In lieu of ``October 1, 1995'' named in said amendment 
     insert: March 1, 1996; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 84:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 84, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:
       Sec. 108. Prior to the transfer of Presidio properties to 
     the Presidio Trust, when authorized, the Secretary may not 
     obligate in any calendar month more than \1/12\ of the fiscal 
     year 1996 appropriation for operation of the Presidio: 
     Provided, That this section shall expire on December 31, 
     1995.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 89:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 89, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 118. Section 4(b) of Public Law 94-241 (90 Stat. 263) 
     as added by section 10 of Public Law 99-396 is amended by 
     deleting ``until Congress otherwise provides by law.'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof: ``except that, for fiscal years 
     1996 through 2002, payments to the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands pursuant to the multi-year funding 
     agreements contemplated under the Covenant shall be 
     $11,000,000 annually, subject to an equal local match and all 
     other requirements set forth in the Agreement of the Special 
     Representatives on Future Federal Financial Assistance of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, executed on December 17, 1992 
     between the special representative of the President of the 
     United States and special representatives of the Governor of 
     the Northern Mariana Islands with any additional amounts 
     otherwise made available under this section in any fiscal 
     year and not required to meet the schedule of payments in 
     this subsection to be provided as set forth in subsection (c) 
     until Congress otherwise provides by law.
       ``(c) The additional amounts referred to in subsection (b) 
     shall be made available to the Secretary for obligation as 
     follows:
       ``(1) for fiscal years 1996 through 2001, $4,580,000 
     annually for capital infrastructure projects as Impact Aid 
     for Guam under section 104(c)(6) of Public Law 99-239;
       ``(2) for fiscal year 1996, $7,700,000 shall be provided 
     for capital infrastructure projects in American Samoa; 
     $4,420,000 for resettlement of Rongelap Atoll; and
       ``(3) for fiscal years 1997 and thereafter, all such 
     amounts shall be available solely for capital infrastructure 
     projects in Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of 
     Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of 
     the Marshall Islands: Provided, That, in fiscal year 1997, 
     $3,000,000 of such amounts shall be made available to the 
     College of the Northern Marianas and beginning in fiscal year 
     1997, and in each year thereafter, not to exceed $3,000,000 
     may be allocated, as provided in appropriations Acts, to the 
     Secretary of the Interior for use by Federal agencies or the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to address 
     immigration, labor, and law enforcement issues in the 
     Northern Mariana Islands. The specific projects to be funded 
     in American Samoa shall be set forth in a five-year plan for 
     infrastructure assistance developed by the Secretary of the 
     Interior in consultation with the American Samoa Government 
     and updated annually and submitted to the Congress concurrent 
     with the budget justifications for the Department of the 
     Interior. In developing budget recommendations for capital 
     infrastructure funding, the Secretary shall indicate the 
     highest priority projects, consider the extent to which 
     particular projects are part of an overall master plan, 
     whether such project has been reviewed by the Corps of 
     Engineers and any recommendations made as a result of such 
     review, the extent to which a set-aside for maintenance would 
     enhance the life of the project, the degree to which a local 
     cost-share requirement would be consistent with local 
     economic and fiscal capabilities, and may propose an 
     incremental set-aside, not to exceed $2,000,000 per year, to 
     remain available without fiscal year limitation, as an 
     emergency fund in the event of natural or other disasters to 
     supplement other assistance in the repair, replacement, or 
     hardening of essential facilities: Provided further, That the 
     cumulative amount set aside for such emergency fund may not 
     exceed $10,000,000 at any time.
       ``(d) Within the amounts allocated for infrastructure 
     pursuant to this section, and subject to the specific 
     allocations made in subsection (c), additional contributions 
     may be made, as set forth in appropriations Acts, to assist 
     in the resettlement of Rongelap Atoll: Provided, That the 
     total of all contributions from any Federal source after 
     enactment of this Act may not exceed $32,000,000 and shall be 
     contingent upon an agreement, satisfactory to the President, 
     that such contributions are a full and final settlement of 
     all obligations of the United States to assist in the 
     resettlement of Rongelop Atoll and that such funds will be 
     expended solely on resettlement activities and will be 
     properly audited and accounted for. In order to provide such 
     contributions in a timely manner, each Federal agency 
     providing assistance or services, or conducting activities, 
     in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, is authorized to 
     make funds available through the Secretary of the Interior, 
     to assist in the resettlement of Rongelap. Nothing in this 
     subsection shall be construed to limit the provision of ex 
     gratia assistance pursuant to section 105(c)(2) of the 
     Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-239, 
     99 Stat. 1770, 1792) including for individuals choosing not 
     to resettle at Rongelap, except that no such assistance for 
     such individuals may be provided until the Secretary notifies 
     the Congress that the full amount of all funds necessary for 
     resettlement at Rongelap has been provided.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 90:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 90, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $178,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 91:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 91, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following: $136,794,000, to remain 
     available until expended, as authorized by law; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.

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       Amendment numbered 92:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 92, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $1,256,253,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 95:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 95, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $163,500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 98:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 98, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $41,200,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 101:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 101, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended as 
     follows: Following ``Forest Service,'' in said amendment 
     insert: other than the relocation of the Regional Office for 
     Region 5 of the Forest Service from San Francisco to excess 
     military property at Mare Island, Vallejo, California; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 104:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 104, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert: 
     Any funds available to the Forest Service may be used for 
     retrofitting Mare Island facilities to accommodate the 
     relocation: Provided, That funds for the move must come from 
     funds otherwise available to Region 5: Provided further, That 
     any funds to be provided for such purposes shall only be 
     available upon approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 108:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 108, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for the 
     duration of fiscal year 1996 none of the funds provided in 
     this or any other appropriations Act may be used in the 
     Tongass National Forest except to implement the Preferred 
     Alternative P in the Tongass Land and Resource Management 
     Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (dated October 
     1992) as selected in the Record of Decision Review Draft #3-
     2/93 (hereinafter referred to as ``Alternative P'') which 
     shall be deemed sufficient to satisfy all requirements of 
     applicable law: Provided, That the Forest Service may amend 
     the plan during fiscal year 1996 only to the extent necessary 
     to accommodate commercial tourism if an agreement is signed 
     between the Forest Service and the Alaska Visitors' 
     Association: Provided further, That the Secretary shall 
     continue the current Tongass land management planning 
     process, and may replace or modify Alternative P with the 
     selected alternative of a revised Tongass Land Management 
     Plan (``TLMP'') which shall, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, contain at least the number of acres of 
     suitable, available timber lands and suitable scheduled 
     timber lands identified in Alternative P: Provided further, 
     That if the Forest Service fails to complete work on a 
     revised TLMP during fiscal year 1996, Alternative P shall 
     remain in effect until such time as a revised plan is 
     completed in accordance with this section and is in effect: 
     Provided further, That hereinafter, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, any timber sale or offering that was 
     prepared for acceptance, or was awarded to a purchaser after 
     December 31, 1988, which has been the subject of an 
     Environmental Impact Statement under the National 
     Environmental Policy Act (``NEPA'') and a review under 
     section 810 of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
     Conservation Act (``ANILCA''), and was subsequently offered 
     or awarded to a different timber purchaser or offeree shall 
     not be subject to additional analysis under NEPA or ANILCA 
     through any action of the Federal Government or by order of 
     any court of law if the Forest Service determines in a 
     Supplemental Evaluation that no such analysis is necessary: 
     Provided further, That section 502 of P.L. 104-19 shall be 
     deemed permanent law.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 110:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 110, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum stricken and inserted by said amendment 
     insert: and for promoting health and safety in mines and the 
     mineral industry through research (30 U.S.C. 3, 861(b), and 
     951(a)), for conducting inquiries, technological 
     investigations and research concerning the extraction, 
     processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without 
     objectionable social and environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 
     1602, and 1603), and for the development of methods for the 
     disposal, control, prevention, and reclamation of waste 
     products in the mining, minerals, metal, and mineral 
     reclamation industries (30 U.S.C. 3 and 21a), $417,169,000; 
     and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 112:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 112, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $148,786,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 114:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 114, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $553,293,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 115:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 115, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $140,696,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 116:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 116, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $114,196,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 119:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 119, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $72,266,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 120:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 120, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $1,722,842,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 122:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 122, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $238,958,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 125:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 125, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $308,188,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 132:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 132, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $6,442,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 135:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 135, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $5,840,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 146:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 146, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:


                           public development

       Funds made available under this heading in prior years 
     shall be available for operating and administrative expenses 
     and for the orderly closure of the Corporation, as well as 
     operating and administrative expenses for the functions 
     transferred to the General Services Administration.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 151:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 151, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended as 
     follows:
       In lieu of Subsection (g) insert the following:
       (g) Section 3(b) of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development 
     Corporation Act of 1972 (40 U.S.C. 872(b)) is amended as 
     follows:
       ``(b) The Corporation shall be dissolved on or before April 
     1, 1996. Upon dissolution, assets, obligations, indebtedness, 
     and all unobligated and unexpended balances of the 
     Corporation shall be transferred in accordance with the 
     Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1996.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 152:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 152, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following:
       Sec. 314. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no part 
     of any appropriation contained in this Act or any other Act 
     shall be obligated or expended for the operation or 
     implementation of the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem 
     Management Project (hereinafter ``Project'').
       (b)(1) From the funds appropriated to the Forest Service 
     and Bureau of Land Management: a sum of $4,000,000 is made 
     available for the Executive Steering Committee of the Project 
     to publish, and submit to the Committees on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry, Appropriations, and Energy and 
     Natural Resources of the

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     Senate and Committees on Agriculture, Appropriations, and 
     Resources of the House of Representatives, by April 30, 1996, 
     an assessment on the National Forest System lands and lands 
     administered by the Bureau of Land Management (hereinafter 
     ``Federal lands'') within the area encompassed by the 
     Project. The assessment shall be accompanied by draft 
     Environmental Impact Statements that are not decisional and 
     not subject to judicial review, contain a range of 
     alternatives, without the identification of a preferred 
     alternative or management recommendations, and provide a 
     methodology for conducting any cumulative effects analysis 
     required by section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental 
     Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)) in the preparation of each 
     amendment to a resource management plan pursuant to 
     subsection (c)(2). The Executive Steering Committee shall 
     release the required draft Environmental Impact Statements 
     for a ninety day public comment period. A summary of the 
     public comments received must accompany these documents upon 
     its submission to Congress.
       (2) The assessment required by paragraph (1) shall contain 
     the scientific information collected and analysis undertaken 
     by the Project on landscape dynamics and forest and rangeland 
     health conditions and the implications of such dynamics and 
     conditions for forest and rangeland management, specifically 
     the management of forest and rangeland vegetation structure, 
     composition, density and related social and economic effects.
       (3) The assessment and draft Environmental Impact 
     Statements required by paragraph (1) shall not: contain any 
     material other than that required in paragraphs (1) and (2); 
     be the subject of consultation or conferencing pursuant to 
     section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
     1536); or be accompanied by any record of decision or 
     documentation pursuant to section 102(2) of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act, except as specified in paragraph 
     (1).
       (c)(1) From the funds appropriated to the Forest Service 
     and the Bureau of Land Management, each Forest Supervisor of 
     the Forest Service and District Manager of the Bureau of Land 
     Management with responsibility for a national forest or unit 
     of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management 
     (hereinafter ``forest'') within the area encompassed by the 
     Project shall--
      (A) review the resource management plan (hereinafter 
     ``plan'') for such forest, the scientific information and 
     analysis in the report prepared pursuant to subsection (b) 
     which are applicable to such plan, and any policy which is 
     applicable to such plan upon the date of enactment of this 
     section (whether or not such policy has been added to such 
     plan by amendment), including any which is, or is intended to 
     be, of limited duration, and which the Project addresses; and
      (B) based on such review, develop a modification of such 
     policy, or an alternative policy which serves the basic 
     purpose of such policy, to meet the specific conditions of 
     such forest.
       (2) For each plan reviewed pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
     Forest Supervisor or District Manager concerned shall prepare 
     and adopt an amendment which: contains the modified or 
     alternative policy developed pursuant to paragraph (1)(B); is 
     directed solely to and affects only such plan; and addresses 
     the specific conditions of the forest to which the plan 
     applies and the relationship of the modified or alternative 
     policy to such conditions. The Forest Supervisor or District 
     Manager concerned shall consult at a minimum, with the 
     Governor of the State, and the Commissioners of the county or 
     counties, and affected tribal governments in which the forest 
     to which the plan applies is situated during the review of 
     the plan required by paragraph (1) and the preparation of an 
     amendment to the plan reuired by this paragraph.
       (3) To the maximum extent practicable, each amendment 
     prepared pursuant to paragraph (2) shall establish site-
     specific standards in lieu of imposing general standards 
     applicable to multiple sites. Any amendment which would 
     result in any major change in land use allocations within the 
     plan or would reduce the likelihood of achievement of the 
     goals and objectives of the 

     plan (prior to any previous amendment incorporating in the 
     plan any policy referred to in paragraph (1)(A)) shall be 
     deemed a significant change, pursuant to section 6(f)(4) of 
     the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning Act of 
     1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(4)) or section 202 of the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), 
     requiring a significant plan amendment or equivalent.
       (4) Each amendment prepared pursuant to paragraph (2) shall 
     comply with any applicable requirements of section 102(2) of 
     the National Environmental Policy Act, except that any 
     cumulative effects analysis conducted in accordance with the 
     methodology provided pursuant to subsection (b)(1) shall be 
     deemed to meet any requirement of such Act for such analysis 
     and the scoping conducted by the Project prior to the date of 
     enactment of this section shall substitute for any scoping 
     otherwise required by such Act for such amendment, unless at 
     the sole discretion of the Forest Supervisor or District 
     manager additional scoping is deemed necessary.
       (5) The review of each plan required by paragraph (1) shall 
     be conducted, and the preparation and decision to approve an 
     amendment to each plan pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be 
     made, by the Forest Supervisor or District Manager, as the 
     case may be, solely on: the basis of the review conducted 
     pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), any consultation or 
     conferencing pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species 
     Act of 1973 required by paragraph (6), any documentation 
     required by section 102(2) of the National Environmental 
     Policy Act, and any applicable guidance or other policy 
     issued prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
       (6)(A) Any policy adopted in an amendment prepared pursuant 
     to paragraph (2) which is a modification of or alternative to 
     a policy referred to in paragraph (1)(A) and upon which 
     consultation or conferencing has occurred pursuant to section 
     7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, shall not again be 
     subject to the consultation or conferencing provisions of 
     such section 7.
       (B) If required by such section 7, and not subject to 
     subparagraph (A), the Forest Supervisor or District Manager 
     concerned shall consult or conference separately on each 
     amendment prepared pursuant to paragraph (2).
       (C) No Further consultation, other than the consultation 
     specified in subparagraph (B), shall be undertaken on the 
     amendments prepared pursuant to paragraph (2), on any project 
     or activity which is consistent with an applicable amendment, 
     on any policy referred to in paragraph (1)(A), or on any 
     portion of any plan related to such policy or the species to 
     which such policy applies.
       (7) Each amendment prepared pursuant to paragraph (2) shall 
     be adopted on or before July 31, 1996: Provided, That any 
     amendment deemed a significant plan amendment, or equivalent, 
     pursuant to paragraph (3) shall be adopted on or before 
     December 31, 1996.
       (8) No policy referred to in paragraph (1)(A), or any 
     provision of a plan or other planning document incorporating 
     such policy, shall be effective in any forest subject to the 
     Project on or after December 31, 1996, or after an amendment 
     to the plan which applies to such forest is adopted pursuant 
     to the provisions of this subsection, whichever occurs first.
       (9) On the signing of a record of decision or equivalent 
     document making an amendment for the Clearwater National 
     Forest pursuant to paragraph (2), the requirement for 
     revision referred to in the Stipulation of Dismissal dated 
     September 13, 1993, applicable to the Clearwater National 
     Forest is deemed to be satisfied, and the interim management 
     direction provision contained in the Stipulation of Dismissal 
     shall be of no further effect with respect to the Clearwater 
     National Forest.
       (d) The documents prepared under the authority of this 
     section shall not be applied or used to regulate non-Federal 
     lands.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 153:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 153, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following:

     SEC. 315. RECREATIONAL FEE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM

       (a) The Secretary of the Interior (acting through the 
     Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service and the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service) and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture (acting through the Forest Service) shall each 
     implement a fee program to demonstrate the feasibility of 
     user-generated cost recovery for the operation and 
     maintenance of recreation areas or sites and habitat 
     enhancement projects on Federal lands.
       (b) In carrying out the pilot program established pursuant 
     to this section, the appropriate Secretary shall select from 
     areas under the jurisdiction of each of the four agencies 
     referred to in subsection (a) no fewer than 10, but as many 
     as 50, areas, sites or projects for fee demonstration. For 
     each such demonstration, the Secretary, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law--
       (1) shall charge and collect fees for admission to the area 
     or for the use of outdoor recreation sites, facilities, 
     visitor centers, equipment, and services by individuals and 
     groups, or any combination thereof;
       (2) shall establish fees under this section based upon a 
     variety of cost recovery and fair market valuation methods to 
     provide a broad basis for feasibility testing;
       (3) may contract, including provisions for reasonable 
     commissions, with any public or private entity to provide 
     visitor services, including reservations and information, and 
     may accept services of volunteers to collect fees charged 
     pursuant to paragraph (1);
       (4) may encourage private investment and partnerships to 
     enhance the delivery of quality customer services and 
     resource enhancement, and provide appropriate recognition to 
     such partners or investors; and
       (5) may assess a fine of not more than $100 for any 
     violation of the authority to collect fees for admission to 
     the area or for the use of outdoor recreation sites, 
     facilities, visitor centers, equipment, and services.
       (c)(1) Amounts collected at each fee demonstration area, 
     site or project shall be distributed as follows:
       (A) Of the amount in excess of 104% of the amount collected 
     in fiscal year 1995, and thereafter annually adjusted upward 
     by 4%, eighty percent to a special account in the Treasury 
     for use without further appropriation, by the agency which 
     administers the site, to remain available for expenditures in 
     accordance with paragraph (2)(A).
       (B) Of the amount in excess of 104% of the amount collected 
     in fiscal year 1995, and thereafter annually adjusted upward 
     by 4%, twenty percent to a special account in the Treasury 
     for use without further appropriation, by the agency which 
     administers the site, to remain available for expenditure in 
     accordance with paragraph (2)(B).
       (C) For agencies other than the Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     up to 15% of current year collections of each agency, but not 
     greater than fee collection costs for that fiscal year, to 
     remain available for expenditure without further 
     appropriation in accordance with paragraph (2)(C).
       (D) For agencies other than the Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     the balance to the special account established pursuant to 
     sub-paragraph (A) of section 4(i)(1) of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act, as amended.
       (E) For the Fish and Wildlife Service, the balance shall be 
     distributed

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     in accordance with section 201(c) of the Emergency Wetlands 
     Resources Act.
       (2)(A) Expenditures from site specific special funds shall 
     be for further activities of the area, site or project from 
     which funds are collected, and shall be accounted for 
     separately.
       (B) Expenditures from agency specific special funds shall 
     be for use on an agency-wide basis and shall be accounted for 
     separately.
       (C) Expenditures from the fee collection support fund shall 
     be used to cover fee collection costs in accordance with 
     section 4(i)(!0(B) of the Land and Water Conservation fund 
     Act, as amended: provided, that funds unexpended and 
     unobligated at the end of the fiscal year shall not be 
     deposited into the special account established pursuant to 
     section 4 (i) (1) (A) of said Act and shall remain available 
     for expenditure without further appropriation.
       (3) in order to increase the quality of the visitor 
     experience at public recreational areas and enhance the 
     protection of resources, amounts available for expenditure 
     under this section may only be used for the area, site or 
     project concerned, for backlogged repair and maintenance 
     projects (including projects relating to health and safety) 
     and for interpretation, signage, habitat or facility 
     enhancement, resource preservation, annual operation 
     (including fee collection), maintenance, and law enforcement 
     relating to public use. The agencywide accounts may be used 
     for the same purposes set forth in the preceding sentence, 
     but for areas, sites or projects selected at the discretion 
     of the respective agency head.
       (d)(1) Amounts collected under this section shall not be 
     taken into account for the purposes of the Act of May 23, 
     1908 and the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 500), the Act of 
     march 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501), the Act of July 22, 1937 (7 
     U.S.C. 1012), the Act of August 8, 1937 and the Act of May 
     24, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 1181f et seq.), the Act of June 14, 1926 
     (43 U.S.C. 869-4), chapter 69 of title 31, United States 
     Code, section 401 of the Act of June 15, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 
     715s), the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 
     U.S.C. 460l), and any other provision of law relating to 
     revenue allocation.
       (2) Fees charged pursuant to this section shall be in lieu 
     of fees charged under any other provision of law.
       (e) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall carry out this section without promulgating 
     regulations.
       (f) The authority to collect fees under this section shall 
     commence on October 1, 1995, and end on September 30, 1998. 
     Funds in accounts established shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2001.
       and the Senate Agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 154:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 154, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:
       Sec. 316. Section 2001 (a)(2) of Public Law 104-19 is 
     amended as follows: Strike ``September 30, 1997'' and insert 
     in lieu thereof ``December 31, 1996''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 156:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 156, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:

     SEC. 319. GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK.

       Section 3 of the Great Basin National Park Act of 1986 (16 
     U.S.C. 410mm-1) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subsection (e) by striking 
     ``shall'' and inserting ``may''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking ``At the request'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) Exchanges.--At the request'';
       (B) by striking ``grazing permits'' and inserting ``grazing 
     permits and grazing leases''; and
       (C) by adding after ``Federal lands.'' the following:
       ``(2) Acquisition by donation.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary may acquire by donation 
     valid existing permits and grazing leases authorizing grazing 
     on land in the park.
       (B) Termination.--The Secretary shall terminate a grazing 
     permit or grazing lease acquired under subparagraph (A) so as 
     to end grazing previously authorized by the permit or 
     lease.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 158:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 158, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following:
       Sec. 322. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or 
     expended to accept or process applications for a patent for 
     any mining or mill site claim located under the general 
     mining laws unless (1) legislation to carry out 
     reconciliation instructions pursuant to a concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996 is enacted into 
     law and such legislation contains, at a minimum, provisions 
     relating to the patenting of and payment of royalties on such 
     claims, or (2) an agreement is approved by the House and 
     Senate in an identical form on other legislation containing 
     provisions relating to the patenting of, payment or royalties 
     on, and reclamation of such claims.
       (b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply if the 
     Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim 
     concerned: (1) a patent application was filed with the 
     Secretary on or before September 30, 1994, and (2) all 
     requirements established under Sections 2325 and 2326 of the 
     Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode 
     claims and Sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised 
     Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and 
     Section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill 
     site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by 
     the applicant by that date.
       (c) Processing Schedule.--For those applications for 
     patents pursuant to subsection (b) which were filed with the 
     Secretary of the Interior prior to September 30, 1994, the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall--
       (1) Within three months of the enactment of this Act, file 
     with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and 
     the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     United States Senate a plan which details how the Department 
     of the Interior will take final action on at least 90 percent 
     of such applications within three years of the enactment of 
     this Act and file reports annually thereafter with the same 
     committees detailing actions taken by the Department of the 
     Interior to carry out such plan; and
       (2) Take such actions as may be necessary to carry out such 
     plan.
       (d) Mineral Examinations.--In order to process patent 
     applications more expeditiously, the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall require an applicant that has submitted an 
     application subject to subsection (b) to fund the retention 
     by the Bureau of Land Management of a qualified third-party 
     contractor to conduct a mineral examination of the mining 
     claims or mill sites contained in the patent application. The 
     Bureau of Land Management shall have the sole responsibility 
     to choose and pay the third-party contractor.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 164:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 164, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section number named in said amendment, 
     insert: 328; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 165:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 165, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section number named in said amendment, 
     insert: 329; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 167:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 167, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the first section number named in said 
     amendment, insert: 330; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 168:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 168, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 331. (a) Purposes of National Endowment for the 
     Arts.--Section 2 of the National Foundation on the Arts and 
     the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 951), sets 
     out findings and purposes for which the National Endowment 
     for the Arts was established, among which are--
       (1) ``The arts and humanities belong to all the people of 
     the United States'';
       (2) ``The arts and humanities reflect the high place 
     accorded by the American people .  .  . to the fostering of 
     mutual respect for the diverse beliefs and values of all 
     persons and groups'';
       (3) ``Public funding of the arts and humanities is subject 
     to the conditions that traditionally govern the use of public 
     money [and] such funding should contribute to public support 
     and confidence in the use of taxpayer funds''; and
       (4) ``Public funds provided by the Federal Government must 
     ultimately serve public purposes the Congress defines''.
       (b) Additional Congressional Findings.--Congress further 
     finds and declares that the use of scarce funds, which have 
     been taken from all taxpayers of the United States, to 
     promote, disseminate, sponsor, or produce any material or 
     performance that--
       (1) denigrates the religious objects or religious beliefs 
     of the adherents of a particular religion, or
       (2) depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, 
     sexual or excretory activities or organs

     is contrary to the express purposes of the National 
     Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as 
     amended.
       (c) Prohibition on Funding That Is Not Consistent With the 
     Purposes of the Act.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, none of the scarce funds which have been taken from all 
     taxpayers of the United States and made available under this 
     Act to the National Endowment for the Arts may be used to 
     promote, disseminate, sponsor, or produce any material or 
     performance that--
       (1) denigrates the religious objects or religious beliefs 
     of the adherents of a particular religion, or
       (2) depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, 
     sexual or excretory activities or organs,

     and this prohibition shall be strictly applied without regard 
     to the content or viewpoint of the material or performance.
       (d) Section Not To Affect Other Works.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to affect in any way the freedom 
     of any artist or performer to create any material or 
     performance using funds which have not been made available 
     under this Act to the National Endowment for the Arts.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 170:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 170, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment as follows:

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       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 332. For purposes related to the closure of the Bureau 
     of Mines, funds made available to the United States 
     Geological Survey, the United States Bureau of Mines, and the 
     Bureau of Land Management shall be available for transfer, 
     with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, among the 
     following accounts: United States Geological Survey, Surveys, 
     investigations, and research: Bureau of Mines, Mines and 
     minerals; and Bureau of Land Management, Management of lands 
     and resources. The Secretary of Energy shall reimburse the 
     Secretary of the Interior, in an amount to be determined by 
     the Director of the Office of Management and budget, for the 
     expenses of the transferred functions between October 1, 1995 
     and the effective date of the transfers of function. Such 
     transfers shall be subject to the reprogramming guidelines of 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Ralph Regula,
     Joseph M. McDade,
     Jim Kolbe,
     Joe Skeen,
     Barbara F. Vucanovich,
     Charles H. Taylor,
     George R. Nethercutt, Jr.,
     Jim Bunn,
     Bob Livingston,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Slade Gorton,
     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Mark O. Hatfield,
     Conrad Burns,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Connie Mack,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     J. Bennett Johnston,
     Patrick J. Leahy, (Except amendments 136, 138, 168, and 169)
     Fritz Hollings,
     Harry Reid,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  Mr. YATES moved to recommit the conference report on H.R. 1977 to the 
committee of conference with instructions for the managers on the part 
of the House to insist on the House position on the amendments of the 
Senate numbered 108 and 158.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BURTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. REGULA objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

230

When there appeared

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Nays

199

para.147.17                  [Roll No. 799]

                                YEAS--230

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--199

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Fowler
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gingrich
     Goodling
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Fields (LA)
     Houghton
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
  So the motion to recommit the conference report with instructions was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.147.18  recess--5:47 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to 
clause 12 of rule I, declared the House in recess at 5 o'clock and 47 
minutes p.m., until 6:30 p.m.

para.147.19  after recess--6:38 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, called the House to order.

para.147.20  recess--6:39 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 6 o'clock and 39 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para.147.21  after recess--7:45 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, called the House 
to order.

para.147.22  further message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, an

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nounced that the Senate recedes from its amendment numbered 115 to the 
bill (H.R. 1868) ``An Act making appropriations for foreign operations, 
export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the 
committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2020) ``An Act making 
appropriations for the Treasury Department, the United States Postal 
Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent 
Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate recedes from its amendment 
numbered 132 to the above-entitled bill.

para.147.23  change of reference--h.r. 2552

  On motion of Mr. STUMP, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Resources was discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
2552) to transfer the Tatum Salt Dome property to the State of 
Mississippi to be designated by the State as the Jamie Whitten 
Wilderness Area.
  When said bill was rereferred to the Committee on National Security.

para.147.24  democratic caucus membership

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                            Democratic Caucus,

                                Washington, DC, November 13, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to inform you that Representative 
     Mike Parker is no longer a member of the Democratic Caucus.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Vic Fazio,
                                                         Chairman.

para.147.25  committee assignment vacated

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 15, 1995.
     Hon. Bud Shuster
     Chairman Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
         Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: This is to advise you that 
     Representative Mike Parker's election to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure has been automatically 
     vacated pursuant to clause 6(b) of rule X, effective today.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Newt Gingrich.

para.147.26  committee assignment vacated

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 15, 1995.
     Hon. John R. Kasich,
     Chairman, Committee on the Budget, Cannon House Office 
         Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: This is to advise you that 
     Representative Mike Parker's appointment to the Committee on 
     the Budget has been automatically vacated pursuant to clause 
     6(b) of rule X, effective today.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Newt Gingrich.

para.147.27  waiving requirement of clause 4(b) of rule xi

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 265):

       Resolved, That the requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI 
     for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee 
     on rules on the same day it is presented to the House is 
     waived with respect to any resolution reported on or before 
     the legislative day of November 23, 1995, providing for 
     consideration or disposition of any bill or joint resolution 
     that includes provisions making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, any amendment 
     thereto, any conference report thereon, or any amendment 
     reported in disagreement from a conference thereon. In no 
     case shall this resolution apply to a resolution providing 
     for consideration or disposition of a bill that is a 
     reconciliation bill within the meaning of section 310 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, any amendment reported in 
     disagreement from a conference thereon.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.147.28  providing for the consideration of h. j. res. 122

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-343) the privileged resolution (H. Res. 270) providing for 
consideration of the joint resolution (H. J. Res. 122) making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.147.29  providing for the consideration of h. j. res. 122

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 270):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order without intervention of any point of order 
     to consider in the House the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 122) 
     making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
     1996, and for other purposes. The joint resolution shall be 
     debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Appropriations. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the joint resolution to final passage without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit without or 
     without instructions. The motion to recommit may include 
     instructions only if offered by the Minority Leader or his 
     designee.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

249

When there appeared

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Nays

176

para.147.30                  [Roll No. 800]

                                YEAS--249

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff

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     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--176

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Fields (LA)
     Houghton
     Rose
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Yates
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.147.31  submission of conference report--h.r. 2126

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-344) 
on the bill (H.R. 2126) making appropriations for the Department of 
Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record 
under the rule.

para.147.32  submission of conference report--s. 440

  Mr. SHUSTER submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-345) on the 
bill of the Senate (S.440) to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
provide for the designation of the National Highway System, and for 
other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in the 
Record under the rule.

para.147.33  further continuing appropriations, fy 1996

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to House Resolution 270, called up the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 122) making further continuing appropriations for 
the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations 
with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith with 
the following amendments:

       On page 9, line 12, strike ``40 percent'' and insert ``10 
     percent''; and,
       Amend Title III by striking the last period and inserting 
     the following: ``and shall be based on the following 
     substantive assumptions
       (1) tax cuts shall be provided only after the budget is in 
     balance;
       (2) no reductions in education shall be made which close 
     the doors of opportunity to young people;
       (3) no alterations in the Medicare program shall restrict 
     the access or quality of care available to senior citizens or 
     disproportionately increase the cost of that care to those 
     citizens; and
       (4) no money will be appropriated and no targeted tax 
     benefit will be provided (including all fiscal year 1996 
     appropriation measures and any reconciliation bill enacted 
     after the date of enactment of this joint resolution) that is 
     not subject to a line item veto in order to maintain the time 
     table for a balanced budget.''

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

187

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negative

Nays

241

para.147.34                  [Roll No. 801]

                                AYES--187

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--241

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor

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     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Fields (LA)
     Houghton
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Yates
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. LIVINGSTON demanded a recorded vote on passage of said joint 
resolution, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

277

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

151

para.147.35                  [Roll No. 802]

                                AYES--277

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--151

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Souder
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Fields (LA)
     Houghton
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Yates



      THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF NOVEMBER 15), 1995

  So the joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.147.36  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. METCALF, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on 
Economic and Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight, the Committee on House Oversight, the Committee on 
International Relations, the Committee on Resources, the Committee on 
Science, the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, the 
Committee on Veterans' Affairs, the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence.

para.147.37  waiving points of order against conference report on h.r. 
          2126

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-346) the resolution (H. Res. 271) waiving certain points of 
order against the conference report on the bill (H.R. 2126) making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.147.38  recess--12:10 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12

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o'clock and 10 minutes a.m., subject to the call of the Chair.

para.147.39  after recess--1:10 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHRYSLER, called the House to order.

para.147.40  submission of conference report--h.r. 2491

  Mr. HOBSON submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-347) on the 
bill (H.R. 2491) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 
of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996; 
together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the 
rule.

para.147.41  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House of 
the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 2002. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

para.147.42  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 395. An Act to authorize and direct the Secretary of 
     Energy to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and to 
     authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, and for 
     other purposes.

para.147.43  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, a 
bill of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 2002. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 10, 1996, and for other purposes.

para.147.44  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. HOUGHTON, for November 15; and
  To Mr. YATES, for November 15 after 6:30 p.m.
  And then,

para.147.45  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. CHRISTENSON, at 1 o'clock and 11 minutes a.m., 
Thursday, November 16 (legislative day of Wednesday, November 15), 1995, 
the House adjourned until 10:00 a.m., Thursday, November 16, 1995.

para.147.46  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 268. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the resolution (H. 
     Res. 250) to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives 
     to provide for gift reform (Rept. No. 104-341). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 269. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2564) to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to 
     influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes 
     (Rept. No. 104-342). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 270. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 122) making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-343). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. YOUNG of Florida: Committee of Conference. Conference 
     report on H.R. 2126. A bill making appropriations for the 
     Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 
     30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-344). Ordered 
     to be printed.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Conference. Conference report on 
     S. 440. An Act to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     provide for the designation of the National Highway System, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-345). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 271. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2126) making 
     appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 104-346). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. KASICH: Committee on Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2491. A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
     fiscal year 1996 (Rept. No. 104-347). Ordered to be printed.

para.147.47  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. OBERSTAR:
       H.R. 2636. A bill to transfer jurisdiction over certain 
     parcels of Federal real property located in the District of 
     Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committees on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and Government Reform and 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
             Packard, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. Cunningham):
       H.R. 2637. A bill to provide for a study of certain cross-
     border sources of air pollution; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
           By Mr. BLUTE:
       H.R. 2638. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to lower the maximum amount of contributions a 
     multicandidate political committee may make to a House of 
     Representatives candidate, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. DINGELL:
       H.R. 2639. A bill to provide that Members of Congress shall 
     not be paid during Federal Government shutdowns, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. GORDON:
       H.R. 2640. A bill to prohibit Federal agencies from 
     planning the sale of the Southeastern Power Administration; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM:
       H.R. 2641. A bill to amend title 28, United States code, to 
     provide for appointment of U.S. marshals by the Director of 
     the U.S. Marshals Service; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.R. 2642. A bill to provide for the conveyance of the 
     U.S.S. Hoga to the city of Eureka, CA; to the Committee on 
     National Security.
       H.R. 2643. A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation 
     to convey the Point Arena Light Station to Point Arena 
     Lighthouse Keepers, Inc., at such time as the Secretary 
     determines the light station to be excess to the needs of the 
     Coast Guard; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Brownback):
       H.R. 2644. A bill to provide for the transfer of the 
     Missouri River Basin, Pick-Sloan Project facilities in the 
     States of Kansas and Nebraska, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 2645. A bill to permit freon to be used for home, 
     automobile, and agricultural air conditioning equipment; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
             Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
             Beilenson, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bevill, Mr. 
             Bishop, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Browder, Ms. 
             Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
             Chapman, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
             Coleman, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Coyne, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Danner, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Durbin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, 
             Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of 
             California, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
             Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frazer, Mr. 
             Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Pete Geren of 
             Texas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
             Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of 
             Texas, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
             Hefner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Johnson of 
             South Dakota, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
             Johnston of Florida, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kennedy of 
             Massachusetts, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
             Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. 
             Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
             Manton, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Matsui, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, 
             Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Minge, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
             Montgomery, Mr. Moran, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of 
             Massachusetts, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, 
             Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Orton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
             Pastor, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Payne of 
             Virginia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
             Reed, Mr. Richardson, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
             Rose, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
             Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             Scott, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Stenholm, Mr.

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             Stokes, Mr. Studds, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. 
             Thompson, Mr. Thorton, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Tucker, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Vento, Mr. Ward, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North 
             Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Williams, Mr. Wilson, Mr. 
             Wise, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Yates):
       H.J. Res. 120. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Canady, and Mr. 
             Goodlatte):
       H.J. Res. 121. Joint resolution proposing an amendment to 
     the Constitution of the United States in order to secure the 
     unalienable right of the people to acknowledge, worship, and 
     serve their Creator, according to the dictates of conscience; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 122. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition 
     to the Committee on House Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
             Brownback, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Graham, Mr. Souder, Mr. Chrstensen, 
             Mr. Foley, and Ms. Dunn of Washington):
       H. Con. Res. 113. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that it would be inappropriate for the 
     President, the Vice President, and Members of Congress to 
     continue to receive pay during the period of a Government 
     shutdown; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on House 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

para.147.48  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 109: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Minge, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
     Manton, Mr. Gordon, and Mr. Thornton.
       H.R. 142: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Quillen.
       H.R. 753: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Torricelli.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Kingston and Mr. Tate.
       H.R. 1278: Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Markey, and Mrs. 
     Clayton.
       H.R. 1423: Mr. Yates, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. 
     Gejdenson, and Mr. Farr.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Leach, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
     Thompson, and Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Tate and Mr. Farr.
       H.R. 1884: Mr. Manton and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 1907: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
     Mr. Fox, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
     Chrysler, Mr. Klug, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
     Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 1963: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1993: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 2003: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2027: Mr. Manton.
       H.R. 2036: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 2098: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 2179: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 2228: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 2261: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 2338: Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Smith of Texas.
       H.R. 2454: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2455: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2456: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2463: Mr. Ackerman and Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 2507: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 2508: Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Rahall, Ms. 
     Furse, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Hancock.
       H.R. 2522: Mr. Edwards, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Frost.
       H.R. 2535: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 2540: Mr. Livingston, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Tiahrt, 
     Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 2571: Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 2579: Mr. Manton, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. 
     Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 2599: Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 2632: Mr. Weller, Mr. Fox, Mr. Everett, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
     Barr, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Ney, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
     Thornberry, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Hayworth, 
     Mr. Quinn, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Chambliss.
       H.J. Res. 117: Mrs. Collins of Illinois.
       H.J. Res. 118: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett 
     of Wisconsin, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
     Berman, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Browder, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Brown 
     of California, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Chapman, 
     Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Coleman, Miss 
     Collins of Michigan, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cramer, Ms. 
     Danner, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
     Dingell, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
     Durbin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of California, 
     Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
     Gephardt, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gonzalez, 
     Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall 
     of Texas, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hefner, 
     Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. 
     Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. 
     Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
     Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
     Luther, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Manton, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, 
     Mr. Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
     McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Mr. Minge, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
     Montgomery, Mr. Moran, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
     Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Orton, 
     Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, 
     Mr. Payne of Virginia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of Florida, 
     Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
     Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reed, Mr. Richardson, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Roemer, Mr. Rose, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
     Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Scott, 
     Mr. Serrano, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
     Stenholm, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Studds, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. 
     Thompson, Mr. Thornton, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, 
     Mr. Traficant, Mr. Tucker, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
     Ward, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
     Williams, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wise, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, and 
     Mr. Yates.
       H. Con. Res. 21: Mr. Borski.
       H. Con. Res. 51: Mr. Clyburn and Mr. Porter.
       H. Con. Res. 102: Mr. Matsui, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Levin, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
     Manton, Mr. Hall of Ohio, and Mr. Gunderson.
       H. Con. Res. 110: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Stupak, and 
     Mr. Waxman.
       H. Res. 264: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Cooley, Mr. 
     Fields of Texas, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oxley, 
     Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
     LaHood, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Spence, Mr. Zeliff, 
     Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. Stearns.

para.147.49  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 707: Mr. Metcalf.


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                    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1995 (148)

para.148.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                November 16, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Bob Inglis to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.148.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, November 15, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.148.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1690. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to the United Arab Emerites for defense 
     articles and services (Transmittal No. 96-13), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1691. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a report stating that on 
     November 13, 1995, the deaths of five Americans were caused 
     by a major explosion which occurred in the parking lot of the 
     headquarters, Office of the Program Management-Saudi Arabian 
     National Guard Modernization Program [OPM-SANG], pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2761(c)(2); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1692. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-147, ``Safe 
     Streets Anti-Prostitution Temporary Amendment Act of 1995'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.

para.148.4  point of order

  Mr. HOKE, during one minute speeches, made a point of order and said:

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  ``Is it parliamentary to call the Speaker of the House a crybaby?''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``Such remarks are not in order and Members should refrain from using 
such language.''.

para.148.5  point of order

  Mr. HOKE, during one minute speeches, made a point of order and said:
  ``The chart is demeaning to the House.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The Chair rules it is a legitimate point of order. The Chair also 
rules that the Members must be respectful of other Members and must 
avoid such referencing of other Members on the floor.''.

para.148.6  point of order

  Mr. KINGSTON, during one minute speeches, made a point of order and 
said:
  ``Was it not the opinion of the Chair that the chart in the 
gentleman's hand is out of order?''.
  Mr. MILLER of California was recognized to speak to the point of 
order, and said:
  ``The point of order, I believe, is to suggest what, that I am holding 
the cover of the front page of the New York Daily News?''.
  Mr. KINGSTON was recognized to speak to the point of order, and said:
  ``My point of order and question to the Chair was: Should not that 
chart be removed from the Chamber, since the Democrats obviously do not 
have the self-discipline to follow the rules of the House?''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``All Members should not use charts that are demeaning to other 
Members, in order to preserve the decorum of the House.''.
  Mr. DOGGETT appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the decision of the Chair stand as the judgement of the House?
  Mr. KINGSTON moved to lay the appeal on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. HOKE objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

231

When there appeared

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Nays

173

para.148.7                   [Roll No. 803]

                                YEAS--231

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--173

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--28

     Becerra
     Clay
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Cox
     Crane
     Dixon
     Dornan
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kleczka
     Lofgren
     McCrery
     Porter
     Riggs
     Shadegg
     Sisisky
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Torres
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Weldon (PA)
     Wilson
     Wise
  So the motion to lay the appeal on the table was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.148.8  waiving points of order against the conference report on 
          h.r. 2126

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 271):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2126) making appropriations for the Department of 
     Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes. All points of order against the 
     conference report and against its consideration are waived. 
     The conference report shall be considered as read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.

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  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

372

When there appeared

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Nays

55

para.148.9                   [Roll No. 804]

                                YEAS--372

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--55

     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Durbin
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gutierrez
     Johnston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Stark
     Studds
     Thurman
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Fields (LA)
     Moran
     Pombo
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.148.10  defense department appropriations, fy 1996

  Mr. YOUNG of Florida, pursuant to House Resolution 271, called up the 
following further conference report (Rept. No. 104-344):

       The Committee on Conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2126) ``making appropriations for the Department of Defense 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes,'' having met, after further full and free 
     conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: That the following sums are appropriated, 
     out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, for military 
     functions administered by the Department of Defense, and for 
     other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                           MILITARY PERSONNEL

                        Military Personnel, Army

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, interest on 
     deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel 
     (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Army on active 
     duty (except members of reserve components provided for 
     elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; and for payments 
     pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 
     U.S.C. 402 note), to section 229(b) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), and to the Department of Defense 
     Military Retirement Fund; $19,946,187,000.

                        Military Personnel, Navy

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, interest on 
     deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel 
     (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Navy on active 
     duty (except members of the Reserve provided for elsewhere), 
     midshipmen, and aviation cadets; and for payments pursuant to 
     section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 
     note), to section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 429(b)), and to the Department of Defense Military 
     Retirement Fund; $17,008,563,000.

                    Military Personnel, Marine Corps

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, interest on 
     deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel 
     (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Marine Corps on 
     active duty (except members of the Reserve provided for 
     elsewhere); and for payments pursuant to section 156 of 
     Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 U.S.C. 402 note), to 
     section 229(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), 
     and to the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund; 
     $5,885,740,000.

                     Military Personnel, Air Force

       For pay, allowances, individual clothing, interest on 
     deposits, gratuities, permanent change of station travel 
     (including all expenses thereof for organizational 
     movements), and expenses of temporary duty travel between 
     permanent duty stations, for members of the Air Force on 
     active duty (except members of reserve components provided 
     for elsewhere), cadets, and aviation cadets; and for payments 
     pursuant to section 156 of Public Law 97-377, as amended (42 
     U.S.C. 402 note), to section 229(b) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 429(b)), and to the Department of Defense 
     Military Retirement Fund; $17,207,743,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Army

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army 
     Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10302, and 3038 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active 
     duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
     in connection with performing duty specified in section 
     12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
     duty or other duty, and for members of the Reserve Officers' 
     Training Corps, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of 
     title 10, United States Code; and for payments to the 
     Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund; 
     $2,122,466,000.

                        Reserve Personnel, Navy

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       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Navy 
     Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, 
     United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 
     section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in 
     connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and 
     for members of the Reserve Officers' Training Corps, and 
     expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United 
     States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense 
     Military Retirement Fund; $1,355,523,000.

                    Reserve Personnel, Marine Corps

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Marine 
     Corps Reserve on active duty under section 10211 of title 10, 
     United States Code, or while serving on active duty under 
     section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, in 
     connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing reserve 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty, and 
     for members of the Marine Corps platoon leaders class, and 
     expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 10, United 
     States Code; and for payments to the Department of Defense 
     Military Retirement Fund; $378,151,000.

                      Reserve Personnel, Air Force

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air Force 
     Reserve on active duty under sections 10211, 10305, and 8038 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while serving on active 
     duty under section 12301(d) of title 10, United States Code, 
     in connection with performing duty specified in section 
     12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     reserve training, or while performing drills or equivalent 
     duty or other duty, and for members of the Air Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps, and expenses authorized by section 
     16131 of title 10, United States Code; and for payments to 
     the Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund; 
     $784,586,000.

                     National Guard Personnel, Army

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Army 
     National Guard while on duty under section 10211, 10302, or 
     12402 of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States 
     Code, or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of 
     title 10 or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, 
     in connection with performing duty specified in section 
     12310(a) of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or 
     other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 
     10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of 
     Defense Military Retirement Fund; $3,242,422,000.

                  National Guard Personnel, Air Force

       For pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, gratuities, 
     travel, and related expenses for personnel of the Air 
     National Guard on duty under section 10211, 10305, or 12402 
     of title 10 or section 708 of title 32, United States Code, 
     or while serving on duty under section 12301(d) of title 10 
     or section 502(f) of title 32, United States Code, in 
     connection with performing duty specified in section 12310(a) 
     of title 10, United States Code, or while undergoing 
     training, or while performing drills or equivalent duty or 
     other duty, and expenses authorized by section 16131 of title 
     10, United States Code; and for payments to the Department of 
     Defense Military Retirement Fund; $1,259,627,000.

                                TITLE II

                       OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

                    Operation and Maintenance, Army


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Army, as authorized by law; 
     and not to exceed $14,437,000 can be used for emergencies and 
     extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or 
     authority of the Secretary of the Army, and payments may be 
     made on his certificate of necessity for confidential 
     military purposes; $18,321,965,000 and, in addition, 
     $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the National 
     Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.

                    Operation and Maintenance, Navy


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Navy and the Marine Corps, 
     as authorized by law; and not to exceed $4,151,000 can be 
     used for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be 
     expended on the approval or authority of the Secretary of the 
     Navy, and payments may be made on his certificate of 
     necessity for confidential military purposes; $21,279,425,000 
     and, in addition, $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer 
     from the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund: 
     Provided, That of the funds appropriated under this heading, 
     $595,100,000 shall be available only for the liquidation of 
     prior year accumulated operating losses of the Department of 
     the Navy activities included in the Defense Business 
     Operations Fund.

                Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Marine Corps, as authorized 
     by law; $2,392,522,000.

                  Operation and Maintenance, Air Force


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of the Air Force, as authorized by 
     law; and not to exceed $8,326,000 can be used for emergencies 
     and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on the approval or 
     authority of the Secretary of the Air Force, and payments may 
     be made on his certificate of necessity for confidential 
     military purposes; $18,561,267,000 and, in addition, 
     $50,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the National 
     Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of the Air Force may acquire all right, title, and 
     interest of any party in and to parcels of real property, 
     including improvements thereon, consisting of not more than 
     92 acres, located near King Salmon Air Force Station for the 
     purpose of conducting a response action in accordance with 
     the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act (42 U.S.C. 9601-9675) and the Air Force 
     Installation Restoration Program.

                Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance of activities and agencies of the 
     Department of Defense (other than the military departments), 
     as authorized by law; $10,388,595,000, of which not to exceed 
     $25,000,000 may be available for the CINC initiative fund 
     account; and of which not to exceed $28,588,000 can be used 
     for emergencies and extraordinary expenses, to be expended on 
     the approval or authority of the Secretary of Defense, and 
     payments may be made on his certificate of necessity for 
     confidential military purposes: Provided, That of the funds 
     appropriated under this heading, $20,000,000 shall be made 
     available only for use in federally owned education 
     facilities located on military installations for the purpose 
     of transferring title of such facilities to the local 
     education agency: Provided further, That of the funds 
     available under this heading, $300,000,000 shall be available 
     only for transfer to the Coast Guard in support of the 
     national security functions of the Coast Guard, while 
     operating in conjunction with and in support of the Navy: 
     Provided further, That funds transferred pursuant to this 
     section are in addition to transfer authority provided 
     elsewhere in this Act.

                Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Army Reserve; repair of facilities 
     and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and 
     transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of 
     services, supplies, and equipment; and communications; 
     $1,119,191,000.

                Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Navy Reserve; repair of facilities 
     and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; travel and 
     transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; procurement of 
     services, supplies, and equipment; and communications; 
     $859,542,000.

            Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Marine Corps Reserve; repair of 
     facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; 
     procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and 
     communications; $100,283,000.

              Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     operation and maintenance, including training, organization, 
     and administration, of the Air Force Reserve; repair of 
     facilities and equipment; hire of passenger motor vehicles; 
     travel and transportation; care of the dead; recruiting; 
     procurement of services, supplies, and equipment; and 
     communications; $1,519,287,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard

       For expenses of training, organizing, and administering the 
     Army National Guard, including medical and hospital treatment 
     and related expenses in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, 
     operation, and repairs to structures and facilities; hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles; personnel services in the National 
     Guard Bureau; travel expenses (other than mileage), as 
     authorized by law for Army personnel on active duty, for Army 
     National Guard division, regimental, and battalion commanders 
     while inspecting units in compliance with National Guard 
     Bureau regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, 
     National Guard Bureau; supplying and equipping the Army 
     National Guard as authorized by law; and expenses of repair, 
     modification, maintenance, and issue of supplies and 
     equipment (including aircraft); $2,440,808,000.

             Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard

       For operation and maintenance of the Air National Guard, 
     including medical and hospital treatment and related expenses 
     in non-Federal hospitals; maintenance, operation, repair, and 
     other necessary expenses of facilities for the training and 
     administration of the Air National Guard, including repair of

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     facilities, maintenance, operation, and modification of 
     aircraft; transportation of things; hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles; supplies, materials, and equipment, as authorized 
     by law for the Air National Guard; and expenses incident to 
     the maintenance and use of supplies, materials, and 
     equipment, including such as may be furnished from stocks 
     under the control of agencies of the Department of Defense; 
     travel expenses (other than mileage) on the same basis as 
     authorized by law for Air National Guard personnel on active 
     Federal duty, for Air National Guard commanders while 
     inspecting units in compliance with National Guard Bureau 
     regulations when specifically authorized by the Chief, 
     National Guard Bureau; $2,776,221,000.

          United States Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces

       For salaries and expenses necessary for the United States 
     Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces; $6,521,000, of which 
     not to exceed $2,500 can be used for official representation 
     purposes.

                   Environmental Restoration, Defense


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For the Department of Defense; $1,422,200,000, to remain 
     available until transferred: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     Defense shall, upon determining that such funds are required 
     for environmental restoration, reduction and recycling of 
     hazardous waste, removal of unsafe buildings and debris of 
     the Department of Defense, or for similar purposes (including 
     programs and operations at sites formerly used by the 
     Department of Defense), transfer the funds made available by 
     this appropriation to other appropriations made available to 
     the Department of Defense, to be merged with and to be 
     available for the same purposes and for the same period as 
     the appropriations of funds to which transferred, as follows:
       Operation and Maintenance, Army, $631,900,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Navy, $365,300,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, $368,000,000; and
       Operation and Maintenance, Defense-wide, $57,000,000:
     Provided further, That upon a determination that all or part 
     of the funds transferred from this appropriation are not 
     necessary for the purposes provided herein, such amounts may 
     be transferred back to this appropriation.

                            Summer Olympics

       For logistical support and personnel services (other than 
     pay and non-travel-related allowances of members of the Armed 
     Forces of the United States, except for members of the 
     reserve components thereof called or ordered to active duty 
     to provide support for the 1996 Games of the XXVI Olympiad to 
     be held in Atlanta, Georgia) provided by any component of the 
     Department of Defense to the 1996 Games of the XXVI Olympiad; 
     $15,000,000: Provided, That funds appropriated under this 
     heading shall remain available for obligation until September 
     30, 1997.

             Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid

       For expenses relating to the Overseas Humanitarian, 
     Disaster, and Civic Aid programs of the Department of Defense 
     (consisting of the programs provided under sections 401, 402, 
     404, 2547, and 2551 of title 10, United States Code); 
     $50,000,000: Provided, That of the funds available under this 
     heading, $20,000,000 shall be available for training and 
     activities related to the clearing of landmines for 
     humanitarian purposes.

                  Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction

       For assistance to the republics of the former Soviet Union, 
     including assistance provided by contract or by grants, for 
     facilitating the elimination and the safe and secure 
     transportation and storage of nuclear, chemical and other 
     weapons; for establishing programs to prevent the 
     proliferation of weapons, weapons components, and weapon-
     related technology and expertise; for programs relating to 
     the training and support of defense and military personnel 
     for demilitarization and protection of weapons, weapons 
     components and weapons technology and expertise; $300,000,000 
     to remain available until expended.

                               TITLE III

                              PROCUREMENT

                       Aircraft Procurement, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, 
     ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories 
     therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; 
     expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; 
     $1,558,805,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1998: Provided, That not less than nine UH-60L 
     helicopters shall be made available to the Army National 
     Guard for the medical evacuation mission.

                       Missile Procurement, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of missiles, equipment, including ordnance, 
     ground handling equipment, spare parts, and accessories 
     therefor; specialized equipment and training devices; 
     expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; 
     $865,555,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1998.

        Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of weapons and tracked combat vehicles, equipment, including 
     ordnance, spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including the land necessary therefor, for 
     the foregoing purposes, and such lands and interests therein, 
     may be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
     equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
     private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
     owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 
     foregoing purposes; $1,652,745,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 1998.

                    Procurement of Ammunition, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including ammunition facilities authorized by 
     section 2854, title 10, United States Code, and the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; 
     $1,110,685,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1998.

                        Other Procurement, Army

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of vehicles, including tactical, support, and nontracked 
     combat vehicles; the purchase of not to exceed 41 passenger 
     motor vehicles for replacement only; communications and 
     electronic equipment; other support equipment; spare parts, 
     ordnance, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment and 
     training devices; expansion of public and private plants, 
     including the land necessary therefor, for the foregoing 
     purposes, and such lands and interests therein, may be 
     acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
     equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
     private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
     owned equipment layaway; and other expenses necessary for the 
     foregoing purposes; $2,769,443,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 1998.

                       Aircraft Procurement, Navy

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of aircraft, equipment, including ordnance, 
     spare parts, and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; 
     expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
     necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may 
     be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
     equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
     private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
     owned equipment layaway; $4,589,394,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 1998.

                       Weapons Procurement, Navy

       For construction, procurement, production, modification, 
     and modernization of missiles, torpedoes, other weapons, and 
     related support equipment including spare parts, and 
     accessories therefor; expansion of public and private plants, 
     including the land necessary therefor, and such lands and 
     interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
     prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; and 
     procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, and 
     machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant and 
     Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; 
     $1,166,827,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1998.

            Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including ammunition facilities authorized by 
     section 2854, title 10, United States Code, and the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; 
     $430,053,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1998.

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                   Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy

       For expenses necessary for the construction, acquisition, 
     or conversion of vessels as authorized by law, including 
     armor and armament thereof, plant equipment, appliances, and 
     machine tools and installation thereof in public and private 
     plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned 
     equipment layaway; procurement of critical, long leadtime 
     components and designs for vessels to be constructed or 
     converted in the future; and expansion of public and private 
     plants, including land necessary therefore, and such lands 
     and interests therein, may be acquired, and construction 
     prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title, as follows:
       For continuation of the SSN-21 attack submarine program, 
     $700,000,000;
       NSSN-1 (AP), $704,498,000;
       NSSN-2 (AP), $100,000,000;
       CVN Refuelings, $221,988,000;
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $2,169,257,000;
       LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $1,300,000,000;
       LPD-17 amphibious transport dock ship, $974,000,000;
       Fast patrol craft, $9,500,000;
       T-AGS-64 multi-purpose oceanographic survey ship, 
     $16,000,000;
       LSD-52, $20,000,000; and
       For craft, outfitting, post delivery, conversions, and 
     first destination transportation, $428,715,000;
     In all: $6,643,958,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 2000: Provided, That additional 
     obligations may be incurred after September 30, 2000, for 
     engineering services, tests, evaluations, and other such 
     budgeted work that must be performed in the final stage of 
     ship construction: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     herein provided for the construction or conversion of any 
     naval vessel to be constructed in shipyards in the United 
     States shall be expended in foreign facilities for the 
     construction of major components of such vessel: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds herein provided shall be used 
     for the construction of any naval vessel in foreign 
     shipyards.

                        Other Procurement, Navy

       For procurement, production, and modernization of support 
     equipment and materials not otherwise provided for, Navy 
     ordnance (except ordnance for new aircraft, new ships, and 
     ships authorized for conversion); the purchase of not to 
     exceed 252 passenger motor vehicles for replacement only; 
     expansion of public and private plants, including the land 
     necessary therefor, and such lands and interests therein, may 
     be acquired, and construction prosecuted thereon prior to 
     approval of title; and procurement and installation of 
     equipment, appliances, and machine tools in public and 
     private plants; reserve plant and Government and contractor-
     owned equipment layaway; $2,483,581,000, to remain available 
     for obligation until September 30, 1998.

                       Procurement, Marine Corps

       For expenses necessary for the procurement, manufacture, 
     and modification of missiles, armament, military equipment, 
     spare parts, and accessories therefor; plant equipment, 
     appliances, and machine tools, and installation thereof in 
     public and private plants; reserve plant and Government and 
     contractor-owned equipment layaway; vehicles for the Marine 
     Corps, including the purchase of not to exceed 194 passenger 
     motor vehicles for replacement only; and expansion of public 
     and private plants, including land necessary therefor, and 
     such lands and interests therein, may be acquired and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     $458,947,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1998.

                    Aircraft Procurement, Air Force

       For construction, procurement, and modification of aircraft 
     and equipment, including armor and armament, specialized 
     ground handling equipment, and training devices, spare parts, 
     and accessories therefor; specialized equipment; expansion of 
     public and private plants, Government-owned equipment and 
     installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, 
     and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
     layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 
     purposes including rents and transportation of things; 
     $7,367,983,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1998.

                     Missile Procurement, Air Force

       For construction, procurement, and modification of 
     missiles, spacecraft, rockets, and related equipment, 
     including spare parts and accessories therefor, ground 
     handling equipment, and training devices; expansion of public 
     and private plants, Government-owned equipment and 
     installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, 
     and acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
     layaway; and other expenses necessary for the foregoing 
     purposes including rents and transportation of things; 
     $2,943,931,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1998.

                  Procurement of Ammunition, Air Force

       For construction, procurement, production, and modification 
     of ammunition, and accessories therefor; specialized 
     equipment and training devices; expansion of public and 
     private plants, including ammunition facilities authorized by 
     section 2854, title 10, United States Code, and the land 
     necessary therefor, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     and procurement and installation of equipment, appliances, 
     and machine tools in public and private plants; reserve plant 
     and Government and contractor-owned equipment layaway; and 
     other expenses necessary for the foregoing purposes; 
     $338,800,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1998.

                      Other Procurement, Air Force

       For procurement and modification of equipment (including 
     ground guidance and electronic control equipment, and ground 
     electronic and communication equipment), and supplies, 
     materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise provided 
     for; the purchase of not to exceed 385 passenger motor 
     vehicles for replacement only; the purpose of 1 vehicle 
     required for physical security of personnel, notwithstanding 
     price limitations applicable to passenger vehicles but not to 
     exceed $260,000 per vehicle; and expansion of public and 
     private plants, Government-owned equipment and installation 
     thereof in such plants, erection of structures, and 
     acquisition of land, for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon, prior to approval of title; 
     reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
     layaway; $6,284,230,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 1998.

                       Procurement, Defense-Wide

       For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department 
     of Defense (other than the military departments) necessary 
     for procurement, production, and modification of equipment, 
     supplies, materials, and spare parts therefor, not otherwise 
     provided for; the purchase of not to exceed 451 passenger 
     motor vehicles, of which 447 shall be for replacement only; 
     expansion of public and private plants, equipment, and 
     installation thereof in such plants, erection of structures, 
     and acquisition of land for the foregoing purposes, and such 
     lands and interests therein, may be acquired, and 
     construction prosecuted thereon prior to approval of title; 
     reserve plant and Government and contractor-owned equipment 
     layaway; $2,124,379,000, to remain available for obligation 
     until September 30, 1998.

                  National Guard and Reserve Equipment

       For procurement of aircraft, missiles, tracked combat 
     vehicles, ammunition, other weapons, and other procurement 
     for the reserve components of the Armed Forces; $777,000,000, 
     to remain available for obligation until September 30, 1998: 
     Provided, That the Chiefs of the Reserve and National Guard 
     components shall, not later than 30 days after the enactment 
     of this Act, individually submit to the congressional defense 
     committees the modernization priority assessment for their 
     respective Reserve or National Guard component.

                                TITLE IV

               RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST AND EVALUATION

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army

       For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
     research, development, test and evaluation, including 
     maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of 
     facilities and equipment, as authorized by law; 
     $4,870,684,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1997.

            Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy

       For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
     research, development, test and evaluation, including 
     maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of 
     facilities and equipment, as authorized by law; 
     $8,748,132,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1997: Provided, That of the funds provided in 
     Public Law 103-335, in title IV, under the heading 
     ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', 
     $5,000,000 shall be made available as a grant only to the 
     Marine and Environmental Research and Training Station 
     (MERTS) for laboratory and other efforts associated with 
     research, development, and other programs of major importance 
     to the Department of Defense: Provided further, That funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph which are available for the V-
     22 may be used to meet unique requirements of the Special 
     Operations Forces.

         Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force

       For expenses necessary for basic and applied scientific 
     research, development, test and evaluation, including 
     maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of 
     facilities and equipment, as authorized by law; 
     $13,126,567,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1997: Provided, That of the funds made 
     available in this paragraph, $25,000,000 shall be only for 
     development of reusable launch vehicle technologies: Provided 
     further, That not less than $9,500,000 of the funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph shall be made available only 
     for the Joint Seismic Program and the Global Seismographic 
     Network.

        Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide

       For expenses of activities and agencies of the Department 
     of Defense (other than the military departments), necessary 
     for basic

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     and applied scientific research, development, test and 
     evaluation; advanced research projects as may be designated 
     and determined by the Secretary of Defense, pursuant to law; 
     maintenance, rehabilitation, lease, and operation of 
     facilities and equipment, as authorized by law; 
     $9,411,057,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1997: Provided, That not less than $200,442,000 
     of the funds appropriated in this paragraph shall be made 
     available only for the Sea-Based Wide Area Defense (Navy 
     Upper-Tier) program: Provided further, That the funds made 
     available under the second proviso under this heading in 
     Public Law 103-335 (108 Stat. 2613) shall also be available 
     to cover the reasonable costs of the administration of loan 
     guarantees referred to in that proviso and shall be available 
     to cover such costs of administration and the costs of such 
     loan guarantees until September 30, 1998.

               Developmental Test and Evaluation, Defense

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, of independent 
     activities of the Director, Test and Evaluation in the 
     direction and supervision of developmental test and 
     evaluation, including performance and joint developmental 
     testing and evaluation; and administrative expenses in 
     connection therewith; $251,082,000, to remain available for 
     obligation until September 30, 1997.

                Operational Test and Evaluation, Defense

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     independent activities of the Director, Operational Test and 
     Evaluation in the direction and supervision of operational 
     test and evaluation, including initial operational test and 
     evaluation which is 
     conducted prior to, and in support of, production decisions; 
     joint operational testing and evaluation; and administrative 
     expenses in connection therewith; $22,587,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 1997.

                                TITLE V

                     REVOLVING AND MANAGEMENT FUNDS

                    Defense Business Operations Fund

       For the Defense Business Operations Fund; $878,700,000.

                     National Defense Sealift Fund

       For National Defense Sealift Fund programs, projects, and 
     activities, and for expenses of the National Defense Reserve 
     Fleet, as established by section 11 of the Merchant Ship 
     Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. App 1744); $1,024,220,000, to 
     remain available until expended: Provided, That none of the 
     funds provided in this paragraph shall be used to award a new 
     contract that provides for the acquisition of any of the 
     following major components unless such components are 
     manufactured in the United States: auxiliary equipment, 
     including pumps, for all ship-board services; propulsion 
     system components (that is; engines, reduction gears, and 
     propellers); shipboard cranes; and spreaders for shipboard 
     cranes: Provided further, That the exercise of an option in a 
     contract awarded through the obligation of previously 
     appropriated funds shall not be considered to be the award of 
     a new contract: Provided further, That the Secretary of the 
     military department responsible for such procurement may 
     waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying 
     in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     the Navy may obligate not to exceed $110,000,000 from 
     available appropriations to the Navy for the procurement of 
     one additional MPS ship.

                                TITLE VI

                  OTHER DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PROGRAMS

                         Defense Health Program

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, for medical and 
     health care programs of the Department of Defense, as 
     authorized by law; $10,226,358,000, of which $9,938,325,000 
     shall be for Operation and maintenance, of which 
     $288,033,000, to remain available for obligation until 
     September 30, 1998, shall be for Procurement: Provided, That 
     of the funds appropriated under this heading, $14,500,000 
     shall be made available for obtaining emergency 
     communications services for members of the Armed Forces and 
     their families from the American National Red Cross as 
     authorized by law: Provided further, That the date for 
     implementation of the nationwide managed care military health 
     services system shall be extended to September 30, 1997: 
     Provided further, That of the funds provided under this 
     heading, $3,400,000 is available only to permit private 
     sector or non-Federal physicians, who have used and will use 
     the antibacterial treatment method based upon the excretion 
     of dead decaying spherical bacteria to work in conjunction 
     with the Walter Reed Army Medical Center on a treatment 
     protocol and related studies for Desert Storm Syndrome-
     affected veterans.

           Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     destruction of the United States stockpile of lethal chemical 
     agents and munitions in accordance with the provisions of 
     section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 
     1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521), and for the destruction of other 
     chemical warfare materials that are not in the chemical 
     weapon stockpile, $672,250,000, of which $353,850,000 shall 
     be for Operation and maintenance, $265,000,000 shall be for 
     Procurement to remain available until September 30, 1998, and 
     $53,400,000 shall be for Research, development, test and 
     evaluation to remain available until September 30, 1997.

         Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense


                     (including transfer of funds)

       For drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the 
     Department of Defense, for transfer to appropriations 
     available to the Department of Defense for military personnel 
     of the reserve components serving under the provisions of 
     title 10 and title 32, United States Code; for Operation and 
     maintenance; for Procurement; and for Research, development, 
     test and evaluation; $688,432,000: Provided, That the funds 
     appropriated by this paragraph shall be available for 
     obligation for the same time period and for the same purpose 
     as the appropriation to which transferred: Provided further, 
     That the transfer authority provided in this paragraph is in 
     addition to any transfer authority contained elsewhere in 
     this Act.

                    Office of the Inspector General

       For expenses and activities of the Office of the Inspector 
     General in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978, as amended; $178,226,000, of which 
     $177,226,000 shall be for Operation and maintenance, of which 
     not to exceed $400,000 is available for emergencies and 
     extraordinary expenses to be expended on the approval or 
     authority of the Inspector General, and payments may be made 
     on his certificate of necessity for confidential military 
     purposes; and of which $1,000,000 to remain available until 
     September 30, 1998, shall be for Procurement.

                               TITLE VII

                            RELATED AGENCIES

   Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System Fund

       For payment to the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement 
     and Disability System Fund, to maintain proper funding level 
     for continuing the operation of the Central Intelligence 
     Agency Retirement and Disability System; $213,900,000.

                 National Security Education Trust Fund

       For the purposes of title VIII of Public Law 102-183, 
     $7,500,000, to be derived from the national Security 
     Education Trust Fund, to remain available until expended: 
     Provided, That any individual accepting a scholarship or 
     fellowship from this program agrees to be employed by the 
     Department of Defense or in the Intelligence Community in 
     accordance with Federal employment standards.

               Intelligence Community Management Account

       For necessary expenses of the Intelligence Community 
     Management Account; $90,683,000.

     Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, Remediation, and Environmental 
                         Restoration Trust Fund

       For payment to the Kaho'olawe Island Conveyance, 
     Remediation, and Environmental Restoration Trust Fund, as 
     authorized by law, $25,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

                               TITLE VIII

                           GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 8001. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not 
     authorized by the Congress.
       Sec. 8002. During the current fiscal year, provisions of 
     law prohibiting the payment of compensation to, or employment 
     of, any person not a citizen of the United States shall not 
     apply to personnel of the Department of Defense: Provided, 
     That salary increases granted to direct and indirect hire 
     foreign national employees of the Department of Defense 
     funded by this Act shall not be at a rate in excess of the 
     percentage increase authorized by law for civilian employees 
     of the Department of Defense whose pay is computed under the 
     provisions of section 5332 of title 5, United States Code, or 
     at a rate in excess of the percentage increase provided by 
     the appropriate host nation to its own employees, whichever 
     is higher: Provided further, That this section shall not 
     apply to Department of Defense foreign service national 
     employees serving at United States diplomatic missions whose 
     pay is set by the Department of State under the Foreign 
     Service Act of 1980: Provided further, That the limitations 
     of this provision shall not apply to foreign national 
     employees of the Department of Defense in the Republic of 
     Turkey.
       Sec. 8003. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year, unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 8004. No more than 20 per centum of the appropriations 
     in this Act which are limited for obligation during the 
     current fiscal year shall be obligated during the last two 
     months of the fiscal year: Provided, That this section shall 
     not apply to obligations for support of active duty training 
     of reserve components or summer camp training of the Reserve 
     Officers' Training Corps.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8005. Upon determination by the Secretary of Defense 
     that such action is necessary in the national interest, he 
     may, with the approval of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, transfer not to exceed $2,400,000,000 of working 
     capital funds of the

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     Department of Defense or funds made available in this Act to 
     the Department of Defense for military functions (except 
     military construction) between such appropriations or funds 
     or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with and to be 
     available for the same purposes, and for the same time 
     period, as the appropriation or fund to which transferred: 
     Provided, That such authority to transfer may not be used 
     unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen 
     military requirements, than those for which originally 
     appropriated and in no case where the item for which funds 
     are requested has been denied by Congress: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary of Defense shall notify the Congress 
     promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this authority or 
     any other authority in this Act: Provided further, That no 
     part of the funds in this Act shall be available to prepare 
     or present a request to the Committees on Appropriations for 
     reprogramming of funds, unless for higher priority items, 
     based on unforeseen military requirements, than those for 
     which originally appropriated and in no case where the item 
     for which reprogramming is requested has been denied by the 
     Congress.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8006. During the current fiscal year, cash balances in 
     working capital funds of the Department of Defense 
     established pursuant to section 2208 of title 10, United 
     States Code, may be maintained in only such amounts as are 
     necessary at any time for cash disbursements to be made from 
     such funds: Provided, That transfers may be made between such 
     funds and the ``Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense'' and 
     ``Operation and Maintenance'' appropriation accounts in such 
     amounts as may be determined by the Secretary of Defense, 
     with the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, 
     except that such transfers may not be made unless the 
     Secretary of Defense has notified the Congress of the 
     proposed transfer. Except in amounts equal to the amounts 
     appropriated to working capital funds in this Act, no 
     obligations may be made against a working capital fund to 
     procure or increase the value of war reserve material 
     inventory, unless the Secretary of Defense has notified the 
     Congress prior to any such obligation.
       Sec. 8007. Using funds available by this Act or any other 
     Act, the Secretary of the Air Force, pursuant to a 
     determination under section 2690 of title 10, United States 
     Code, may implement cost-effective agreements for required 
     heating facility modernization in the Kaiserslautern Military 
     Community in the Federal Republic of Germany: Provided, That 
     in the City of Kaiserslautern such agreements will include 
     the use of United States anthracite as the base load energy 
     for municipal district heat to the United States Defense 
     installations: Provided further, That at Landstuhl Army 
     Regional Medical Center and Ramstein Air Base, furnished heat 
     may be obtained from private, regional or municipal services, 
     if provisions are included for the consideration of United 
     States coal as an energy source: Provided further, That none 
     of the funds available to the Department of Defense in this 
     Act shall be used by the Secretary of a military department 
     to purchase coal or coke from foreign nations for use at 
     United States defense facilities in Europe when coal from the 
     United States is available.
       Sec. 8008. Funds appropriated by this Act may not be used 
     to initiate a special access program without prior 
     notification 30 calendar days in session in advance to the 
     congressional defense committees.
       Sec. 8009. None of the funds contained in this Act 
     available for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the 
     Uniformed Services shall be available for payments to 
     physicians and other non-institutional health care providers 
     in excess of the amounts allowed in fiscal year 1995 for 
     similar services, except that: (a) for services for which the 
     Secretary of Defense determines an increase is justified by 
     economic circumstances, the allowable amounts may be 
     increased in accordance with appropriate economic index data 
     similar to that used pursuant to title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act; and (b) for services the Secretary determines 
     are overpriced based on allowable payments under title XVIII 
     of the Social Security Act, the allowable amounts shall be 
     reduced by not more than 15 percent (except that the 
     reduction may be waived if the Secretary determines that it 
     would impair adequate access to health care services for 
     beneficiaries). The Secretary shall solicit public comment 
     prior to promulgating regulations to implement this section. 
     Such regulations shall include a limitation, similar to that 
     used under title XVIII of the Social Security Act, on the 
     extent to which a provider may bill a beneficiary an actual 
     charge in excess of the allowable amount.
       Sec. 8010. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     available to initiate (1) a multiyear contract that employs 
     economic order quantity procurement in excess of $20,000,000 
     in any one year of the contract or that includes an unfunded 
     contingent liability in excess of $20,000,000, or (2) a 
     contract for advance procurement leading to a multiyear 
     contract that employs economic order quantity procurement in 
     excess of $20,000,000 in any one year, unless the 
     congressional defense committees have been notified at least 
     thirty days in advance of the proposed contract award: 
     Provided, That no part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be available to initiate a multiyear contract for 
     which the economic order quantity advance procurement is not 
     funded at least to the limits of the Government's liability: 
     Provided further, That no part of any appropriation contained 
     in this Act shall be available to initiate multiyear 
     procurement contracts for any systems or component thereof if 
     the value of the multiyear contract would exceed $500,000,000 
     unless specifically provided in this Act: Provided further, 
     That no multiyear procurement contract can be terminated 
     without 10-day prior notification to the congressional 
     defense committees: Provided further, That the execution of 
     multiyear authority shall require the use of a present value 
     analysis to determine lowest cost compared to an annual 
     procurement.
       Funds appropriated in title III of this Act may be used for 
     multiyear procurement contracts as follows:
       UH-60 Blackhawk helicopter;
       Apache Longbow helicopter; and
       M1A2 tank upgrade.
       Sec. 8011. Within the funds appropriated for the operation 
     and maintenance of the Armed Forces, funds are hereby 
     appropriated pursuant to section 401 of title 10, United 
     States Code, for humanitarian and civic assistance costs 
     under chapter 20 of title 10, United States Code. Such funds 
     may also be obligated for humanitarian and civic assistance 
     costs incidental to authorized operations and pursuant to 
     authority granted in section 401 of chapter 20 of title 10, 
     United States Code, and these obligations shall be reported 
     to Congress on September 30 of each year: Provided, That 
     funds available for operation and maintenance shall be 
     available for providing humanitarian and similar assistance 
     by using Civic Action Teams in the Trust Territories of the 
     Pacific Islands and freely associated states of Micronesia, 
     pursuant to the Compact of Free Association as authorized by 
     Public Law 99-239: Provided further, That upon a 
     determination by the Secretary of the Army that such action 
     is beneficial for graduate medical education programs 
     conducted at Army medical facilities located in Hawaii, the 
     Secretary of the Army may authorize the provision of medical 
     services at such facilities and transportation to such 
     facilities, on a nonreimbursable basis, for civilian patients 
     from American Samoa, the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands, the Marshall Islands, the Federated States of 
     Micronesia, Palau, and Guam.
       Sec. 8012. (a) During fiscal year 1996, the civilian 
     personnel of the Department of Defense may not be managed on 
     the basis of any end-strength, and the management of such 
     personnel during that fiscal year shall not be subject to any 
     constraint or limitation (known as an end-strength) on the 
     number of such personnel who may be employed on the last day 
     of such fiscal year.
       (b) The fiscal year 1997 budget request for the Department 
     of Defense as well as all justification material and other 
     documentation supporting the fiscal year 1997 Department of 
     Defense budget request shall be prepared and submitted to the 
     Congress as if subsections (a) and (b) of this provision were 
     effective with regard to fiscal year 1997.
       (c) Nothing in this section shall be construed to apply to 
     military (civilian) technicians.
       Sec. 8013. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     available either to return any IOWA Class Battleships to the 
     Naval Register, or to retain the logistical support necessary 
     for support of any IOWA Class Battleships in active service.
       Sec. 8014. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds made available by this Act shall be used by the 
     Department of Defense to exceed, outside the fifty United 
     States, its territories, and the District of Columbia, 
     125,000 civilian workyears: Provided, That workyears shall be 
     applied as defined in the Federal Personnel Manual: Provided 
     further, That workyears expended in dependent student hiring 
     programs for disadvantaged youths shall not be included in 
     this workyear limitation.
       Sec. 8015. None of the funds made available by this Act 
     shall be used in any way, directly or indirectly, to 
     influence congressional action on any legislation or 
     appropriation matters pending before the Congress.
       Sec. 8016. None of the funds appropriated for the 
     Department of Defense during the current fiscal year and 
     hereafter shall be obligated for the pay of any individual 
     who is initially employed after the date of enactment of this 
     Act as a technician in the administration and training of the 
     Army Reserve and the maintenance and repair of supplies 
     issued to the Army Reserve unless such individual is also a 
     military member of the Army Reserve troop program unit that 
     he or she is employed to support. Those technicians employed 
     by the Army Reserve in areas other than Army Reserve troop 
     program units need only be members of the Selected Reserve.
       Sec. 8017. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during the current fiscal year and hereafter, the Secretaries 
     of the Army and Air Force may authorize the retention in an 
     active status until age sixty of any person who would 
     otherwise be removed from an active status and who is 
     employed as a National Guard or Reserve technician in a 
     position in which active status in a reserve component of the 
     Army or Air Force is required as a condition of that 
     employment.
       Sec. 8018. (a) None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     shall be used to make contributions to the Department of 
     Defense Education Benefits Fund pursuant to section 2006(g) 
     of title 10, United States Code, representing the normal cost 
     for future benefits under section 1415(c) of title 38, United 
     States Code, for any member of the armed services who, on or 
     after the date of enactment of this Act--

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       (1) enlists in the armed services for a period of active 
     duty of less than three years; or
       (2) receives an enlistment bonus under section 308a or 308f 
     of title 37, United States Code,
     nor shall any amounts representing the normal cost of such 
     future benefits be transferred from the Fund by the Secretary 
     of the Treasury to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pursuant 
     to section 2006(d) of title 10, United States Code; nor shall 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs pay such benefits to any 
     such member: Provided, That, in the case of a member covered 
     by clause (1), these limitations shall not apply to members 
     in combat arms skills or to members who enlist in the armed 
     services on or after July 1, 1989, under a program continued 
     or established by the Secretary of Defense in fiscal year 
     1991 to test the cost-effective use of special recruiting 
     incentives involving not more than nineteen noncombat arms 
     skills approved in advance by the Secretary of Defense: 
     Provided further, That this subsection applies only to active 
     components of the Army.
       (b) None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be 
     available for the basic pay and allowances of any member of 
     the Army participating as a full-time student and receiving 
     benefits paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs from the 
     Department of Defense Education Benefits Fund when time spent 
     as a full-time student is credited toward completion of a 
     service commitment: Provided, That this subsection shall not 
     apply to those members who have reenlisted with this option 
     prior to October 1, 1987: Provided further, That this 
     subsection applies only to active components of the Army.
       Sec. 8019. Funds appropriated for the Department of Defense 
     during the current fiscal year and hereafter shall be 
     available for the payment of not more than 75 percent of the 
     charges of a postsecondary educational institution for the 
     tuition or expenses of an officer in the Ready Reserve of the 
     Army National Guard or Army Reserve for education or training 
     during his off-duty periods, except that no part of the 
     charges may be paid unless the officer agrees to remain a 
     member of the Ready Reserve for at least four years after 
     completion of such training or education.
       Sec. 8020. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be available to convert to contractor performance an activity 
     or function of the Department of Defense that, on or after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, is performed by more than 
     ten Department of Defense civilian employees until a most 
     efficient and cost-effective organization analysis is 
     completed on such activity or function and certification of 
     the analysis is made to the Committees on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives and the Senate: Provided, That 
     this section shall not apply to a commercial or industrial 
     type function of the Department of Defense that: (1) is 
     included on the procurement list established pursuant to 
     section 2 of the Act of June 25, 1938 (41 U.S.C. 47), 
     popularly referred to as the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act; (2) is 
     planned to be converted to performance by a qualified 
     nonprofit agency for the blind or by a qualified nonprofit 
     agency for other severely handicapped individuals in 
     accordance with that Act; or (3) is planned to be converted 
     to performance by a qualified firm under 51 percent Native 
     American ownership.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8021. Funds appropriated in title III of this Act for 
     the Department of Defense Pilot Mentor-Protege Program may be 
     transferred to any other appropriation contained in this Act 
     solely for the purpose of implementing a Mentor-Protege 
     Program developmental assistance agreement pursuant to 
     section 831 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2301 note), 
     as amended, under the authority of this provision or any 
     other transfer authority contained in this Act.
       Sec. 8022. None of the funds in this Act may be available 
     for the purchase by the Department of Defense (and its 
     departments and agencies) of welded shipboard anchor and 
     mooring chain 4 inches in diameter and under unless the 
     anchor and mooring chain are manufactured in the United 
     States from components which are substantially manufactured 
     in the United States: Provided, That for the purpose of this 
     section manufactured will include cutting, heat treating, 
     quality control, testing of chain and welding (including the 
     forging and shot blasting process): Provided further, That 
     for the purpose of this section substantially all of the 
     components of anchor and mooring chain shall be considered to 
     be produced or manufactured in the United States if the 
     aggregate cost of the components produced or manufactured in 
     the United States exceeds the aggregate cost of the 
     components produced or manufactured outside the United 
     States: Provided further, That when adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis, the Secretary of the service 
     responsible for the procurement may waive this restriction on 
     a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing to the 
     Committees on Appropriations that such an acquisition must be 
     made in order to acquire capability for national security 
     purposes.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8023. None of the funds appropriated by this Act 
     available for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the 
     Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) shall be available for the 
     reimbursement of any health care provider for inpatient 
     mental health service for care received when a patient is 
     referred to a provider of inpatient mental health care or 
     residential treatment care by a medical or health care 
     professional having an economic interest in the facility to 
     which the patient is referred: Provided, That this limitation 
     does not apply in the case of inpatient mental health 
     services provided under the program for the handicapped under 
     subsection (d) of section 1079 of title 10, United States 
     Code, provided as partial hospital care, or provided pursuant 
     to a waiver authorized by the Secretary of Defense because of 
     medical or psychological circumstances of the patient that 
     are confirmed by a health professional who is not a Federal 
     employee after a review, pursuant to rules prescribed by the 
     Secretary, which takes into account the appropriate level of 
     care for the patient, the intensity of services required by 
     the patient, and the availability of that care.
       Sec. 8024. Of the funds made available by this Act in title 
     III, Procurement, $8,000,000, drawn pro rata from each 
     appropriations account in title III, shall be available for 
     incentive payments authorized by section 504 of the Indian 
     Financing Act of 1974, 25 U.S.C. 1544. These payments shall 
     be available only to contractors which have submitted 
     subcontracting plans pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 637(d), and 
     according to regulations which shall be promulgated by the 
     Secretary of Defense within 90 days of the passage of this 
     Act.
       Sec. 8025. Funds available in this Act may be used to 
     provide transportation for the next-of-kin of individuals who 
     have been prisoners of war or missing in action from the 
     Vietnam era to an annual meeting in the United States, under 
     such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may prescribe.
       Sec. 8026. During the current fiscal year, none of the 
     funds available to the Department of Defense may be used to 
     procure or acquire (1) defensive handguns unless such 
     handguns are the M9 or M11 9mm Department of Defense standard 
     handguns, or (2) offensive handguns except for the Special 
     Operations Forces: Provided, That the foregoing shall not 
     apply to handguns and ammunition for marksmanship 
     competitions.
       Sec. 8027. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during the current fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense may, 
     by Executive Agreement, establish with host nation 
     governments in NATO member states a separate account into 
     which such residual value amounts negotiated in the return of 
     United States military installations in NATO member states 
     may be deposited, in the currency of the host nation, in lieu 
     of direct monetary transfers to the United States Treasury: 
     Provided, That such credits may be utilized only for the 
     construction of facilities to support United States military 
     forces in that host nation, or such real property maintenance 
     and base operating costs that are currently executed through 
     monetary transfers to such host nations: Provided further, 
     That the Department of Defense's budget submission for fiscal 
     year 1997 shall identify such sums anticipated in residual 
     value settlements, and identify such construction, real 
     property maintenance or base operating costs that shall be 
     funded by the host nation through such credits: Provided 
     further, That all military construction projects to be 
     executed from such accounts must be previously approved in a 
     prior Act of Congress: Provided further, That each such 
     Executive Agreement with a NATO member host nation shall be 
     reported to the congressional defense committees, and the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate thirty days prior to the conclusion and endorsement of 
     any such agreement established under this provision.
       Sec. 8028. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense may be used to demilitarize or dispose of M-1 
     Carbines, M-1 Garand rifles, M-14 rifles, .22 caliber rifles, 
     or M-1911 pistols.
       Sec. 8029. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     the Navy may be used to enter into any contract for the 
     overhaul, repair, or maintenance of any naval vessel 
     homeported on the West Coast of the United States which 
     includes charges for interport differential as an evaluation 
     factor for award.
       Sec. 8030. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none 
     of the funds appropriated by this Act shall be available to 
     pay more than 50 percent of an amount paid to any person 
     under section 308 of title 37, United States Code, in a lump 
     sum.
       Sec. 8031. None of the funds appropriated during the 
     current fiscal year and hereafter, may be used by the 
     Department of Defense to assign a supervisor's title or grade 
     when the number of people he or she supervises is considered 
     as a basis for this determination: Provided, That savings 
     that result from this provision are represented as such in 
     future budget proposals.
       Sec. 8032. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be available for payments under the Department of Defense 
     contract with the Louisiana State University Medical Center 
     involving the use of cats for Brain Missile Wound Research, 
     and the Department of Defense shall not make payments under 
     such contract from funds obligated prior to the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, except as necessary for costs incurred 
     by the contractor prior to the enactment of this Act: 
     Provided, That funds necessary for the care of animals 
     covered by this contract are allowed.
       Sec. 8033. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds available to the Department of Defense shall be made 
     available to provide transportation of medical supplies

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     and equipment, on a nonreimbursable basis, to American Samoa: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds available to the Department of Defense shall be made 
     available to provide transportation of medical supplies and 
     equipment, on a nonreimbursable basis, to the Indian Health 
     Service when it is in conjunction with a civil-military 
     project.
       Sec. 8034. None of the funds provided in this Act or any 
     other Act shall be available to conduct bone trauma research 
     at any Army Research Laboratory until the Secretary of the 
     Army certifies that the synthetic compound to be used in the 
     experiments is of such a type that its use will result in a 
     significant medical finding, the research has military 
     application, the research will be conducted in accordance 
     with the standards set by an animal care and use committee, 
     and the research does not duplicate research already 
     conducted by a manufacturer or any other research 
     organization.
       Sec. 8035. No more than $50,000 of the funds appropriated 
     or made available in this Act shall be used for any single 
     relocation of an organization, unit, activity or function of 
     the Department of Defense into or within the National Capital 
     Region: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may waive 
     this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in 
     writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and Senate that such a relocation is required 
     in the best interest of the Government.
       Sec. 8036. During the current fiscal year, funds 
     appropriated or otherwise available for any Federal agency, 
     the Congress, the judicial branch, or the District of 
     Columbia may be used for the pay, allowances, and benefits of 
     an employee as defined by section 2105 of title 5 or an 
     individual employed by the government of the District of 
     Columbia, permanent or temporary indefinite, who--
       (1) is a member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces, 
     as described in section 261 of title 10, or the National 
     Guard, as described in section 101 of title 32;
       (2) performs, for the purpose of providing military aid to 
     enforce the law or providing assistance to civil authorities 
     in the protection or saving of life or property or prevention 
     of injury--
       (A) Federal service under section 331, 332, 333, or 12406 
     of title 10, or other provision of law, as applicable, or
       (B) full-time military service for his State, the District 
     of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, or a territory 
     of the United States; and
       (3) requests and is granted--
       (A) leave under the authority of this section; or
       (B) annual leave, which may be granted without regard to 
     the provisions of sections 5519 and 6323(b) of title 5, if 
     such employee is otherwise entitled to such annual leave:

     Provided, That any employee who requests leave under 
     subsection (3)(A) for service described in subsection (2) of 
     this section is entitled to such leave, subject to the 
     provisions of this section and of the last sentence of 
     section 6323(b) of title 5, and such leave shall be 
     considered leave under section 6323(b) of title 5.
       Sec. 8037. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be available to perform any cost study pursuant to the 
     provisions of OMB Circular A-76 if the study being performed 
     exceeds a period of twenty-four months after initiation of 
     such study with respect to a single function activity or 
     forty-eight months after initiation of such study for a 
     multi-function activity.
       Sec. 8038. Funds appropriated by this Act for the American 
     Forces Information Service shall not be used for any national 
     or international political or psychological activities.
       Sec. 8039. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each 
     contract awarded by the Department of Defense in fiscal year 
     1996 for construction or service performed in whole or in 
     part in a State which is not contiguous with another State 
     and has an unemployment rate in excess of the national 
     average rate of unemployment as determined by the Secretary 
     of Labor shall include a provision requiring the contractor 
     to employ, for the purpose of performing that portion of the 
     contract in such State that is not contiguous with another 
     State, individuals who are residents of such State and who, 
     in the case of any craft or trade, possess or would be able 
     to acquire promptly the necessary skills: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of Defense may waive the requirements of this 
     section in the interest of national security.
       Sec. 8040. Notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
     regulation, the Secretary of Defense may adjust wage rates 
     for civilian employees hired for certain health care 
     occupations as authorized for the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs by section 7455 of title 38, United States Code.
       Sec. 8041. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     in this Act shall be used to reduce or disestablish the 
     operation of the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron of the 
     Air Force Reserve, if such action would reduce the WC-130 
     Weather Reconnaissance mission below the levels funded in 
     this Act.
       Sec. 8042. (a) Of the funds for the procurement of supplies 
     or services appropriated by this Act, qualified nonprofit 
     agencies for the blind or other severely handicapped shall be 
     afforded the maximum practicable opportunity to participate 
     as subcontractors and suppliers in the performance of 
     contracts let by the Department of Defense.
       (b) During the current fiscal year, a business concern 
     which has negotiated with a military service or defense 
     agency a subcontracting plan for the participation by small 
     business concerns pursuant to section 8(d) of the Small 
     Business Act (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) shall be given credit toward 
     meeting that subcontracting goal for any purchases made from 
     qualified nonprofit agencies for the blind or other severely 
     handicapped.
       (c) For the purpose of this section, the phrase ``qualified 
     nonprofit agency for the blind or other severely 
     handicapped'' means a nonprofit agency for the blind or other 
     severely handicapped that has been approved by the Committee 
     for the Purchase from the Blind and Other Severely 
     Handicapped under the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46-
     48).
       Sec. 8043. During the current fiscal year, net receipts 
     pursuant to collections from third party payers pursuant to 
     section 1095 of title 10, United States Code, shall be made 
     available to the local facility of the uniformed services 
     responsible for the collections and shall be over and above 
     the facility's direct budget amount.
       Sec. 8044. During the current fiscal year, the Department 
     of Defense is authorized to incur obligations of not to 
     exceed $350,000,000 for purposes specified in section 
     2350j(c) of title 10, United States Code, in anticipation of 
     receipt of contributions, only from the Government of Kuwait, 
     under that section: Provided, That, upon receipt, such 
     contributions from the Government of Kuwait shall be credited 
     to the appropriation or fund which incurred such obligations.
       Sec. 8045. Of the funds made available in this Act, not 
     less than $25,144,000 shall be available for the Civil Air 
     Patrol, of which $16,704,000 shall be available for Operation 
     and Maintenance.
       Sec. 8046. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     are available to establish a new FFRDC, either as a new 
     entity, or as a separate entity administered by an 
     organization managing another FFRDC, or as a nonprofit 
     membership corporation consisting of a consortium of other 
     FFRDCs and other nonprofit entities.
       (b) Limitation on Compensation.--No member of a Board of 
     Directors, Trustees, Overseers, Advisory Group, Special 
     Issues Panel, Visiting Committee, or any similar entity of a 
     defense FFRDC, and no paid consultant to any defense FFRDC, 
     may be compensated for his or her services as a member of 
     such entity, or as a paid consultant, except under the same 
     conditions, and to the same extent, as members of the Defense 
     Science Board: Provided, That a member of any such entity 
     referred to previously in this subsection shall be allowed 
     travel expenses and per diem as authorized under the Federal 
     Joint Travel Regulations, when engaged in the performance of 
     membership duties.
       (c) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, none of the 
     funds available to the Department of Defense from any source 
     during fiscal year 1996 may be used by a defense FFRDC, 
     through a fee or other payment mechanism, for charitable 
     contributions, for construction of new buildings, for payment 
     of cost sharing for projects funded by government grants, or 
     for absorption of contract overruns.
       (d) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of the 
     amounts available to the Department of Defense during fiscal 
     year 1996, not more than $1,162,650,000 may be obligated for 
     financing activities of defense FFRDCs: Provided, That the 
     total amounts appropriated in titles II, III, and IV of this 
     Act are hereby reduced by $90,000,000 to reflect the funding 
     ceiling contained in this subsection.
       Sec. 8047. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     in this Act shall be used to procure carbon, alloy or armor 
     steel plate for use in any Government-owned facility or 
     property under the control of the Department of Defense which 
     were not melted and rolled in the United States or Canada: 
     Provided, That these procurement restrictions shall apply to 
     any and all Federal Supply Class 9515, American Society of 
     Testing and Materials (ASTM) or American Iron and Steel 
     Institute (AISI) specifications of carbon, alloy or armor 
     steel plate: Provided further, That the Secretary of the 
     military department responsible for the procurement may waive 
     this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in 
     writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes: Provided further, That these restrictions 
     shall not apply to contracts which are in being as of the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 8048. None of the unobligated balances available in 
     the National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund during the 
     current fiscal year may be obligated or expended to finance 
     any grant or contract to conduct research, development, test 
     and evaluation activities for the development or production 
     of advanced materials, unless amounts for such purposes are 
     specifically appropriated in a subsequent appropriations Act.
       Sec. 8049. For the purposes of this Act, the term 
     ``congressional defense committees'' means the National 
     Security Committee of the House of Representatives, the Armed 
     Services Committee of the Senate, the subcommittee on Defense 
     of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate, and the 
     subcommittee on National Security of the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
       Sec. 8050. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     during the current fiscal year, the Department of Defense may 
     acquire the modification, depot maintenance and repair

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     of aircraft, vehicles and vessels as well as the production 
     of components and other Defense-related articles, through 
     competition between Department of Defense depot maintenance 
     activities and private firms: Provided, That the Senior 
     Acquisition Executive of the military department or defense 
     agency concerned, with power of delegation, shall certify 
     that successful bids include comparable estimates of all 
     direct and indirect costs for both public and private bids: 
     Provided further, That Office of Management and Budget 
     Circular A-76 shall not apply to competitions conducted under 
     this section.
       Sec. 8051. (a)(1) If the Secretary of Defense, after 
     consultation with the United States Trade Representative, 
     determines that a foreign country which is party to an 
     agreement described in paragraph (2) has violated the terms 
     of the agreement by discriminating against certain types of 
     products produced in the United States that are covered by 
     the agreement, the Secretary of Defense shall rescind the 
     Secretary's blanket waiver of the Buy American Act with 
     respect to such types of products produced in that foreign 
     country.
       (2) An agreement referred to in paragraph (1) is any 
     reciprocal defense procurement memorandum of understanding, 
     between the United States and a foreign country pursuant to 
     which the Secretary of Defense has prospectively waived the 
     Buy American Act for certain products in that country.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report on the amount of Department of Defense purchases from 
     foreign entities in fiscal year 1996. Such report shall 
     separately indicate the dollar value of items for which the 
     Buy American Act was waived pursuant to any agreement 
     described in subsection (a)(2), the Trade Agreement Act of 
     1979 (19 U.S.C. 2501 et seq.), or any international agreement 
     to which the United States is a party.
       (c) For purposes of this section, the term ``Buy American 
     Act'' means title III of the Act entitled ``An Act making 
     appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office Departments 
     for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for other 
     purposes'', approved March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a et seq.).
       Sec. 8052. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Defense may, when he considers it in the best 
     interest of the United States, cancel any part of an 
     indebtedness, up to $2,500, that is or was owed to the United 
     States by a member or former member of a uniformed service if 
     such indebtedness, as determined by the Secretary, was 
     incurred in connection with Operation Desert Shield/Storm: 
     Provided, That the amount of an indebtedness previously paid 
     by a member or former member and cancelled under this section 
     shall be refunded to the member.
       Sec. 8053. Appropriations contained in this Act that remain 
     available at the end of the current fiscal year as a result 
     of energy cost savings realized by the Department of Defense 
     shall remain available for obligation for the next fiscal 
     year to the extent, and for the purposes, provided in section 
     2865 of title 10, United States Code.
       Sec. 8054. During the current fiscal year, voluntary 
     separation incentives payable under 10 U.S.C. 1175 may be 
     paid in such amounts as are necessary from the assets of the 
     Voluntary Separation Incentive Fund established by section 
     1175(h)(1).
       Sec. 8055. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be used for the support of any nonappropriated funds activity 
     of the Department of Defense that procures malt beverages and 
     wine with nonappropriated funds for resale (including such 
     alcoholic beverages sold by the drink) on a military 
     installation located in the United States unless such malt 
     beverages and wine are procured within that State, or in the 
     case of the District of Columbia, within the District of 
     Columbia, in which the military installation is located: 
     Provided, That in a case in which the military installation 
     is located in more than one State, purchases may be made in 
     any State in which the installation is located: Provided 
     further, That such local procurement requirements for malt 
     beverages and wine shall apply to all alcoholic beverages 
     only for military installations in States which are not 
     contiguous with another State: Provided further, That 
     alcoholic beverages other than wine and malt beverages, in 
     contiguous States and the District of Columbia shall be 
     procured from the most competitive source, price and other 
     factors considered.


                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8056. Amounts deposited during the current fiscal year 
     to the special account established under 40 U.S.C. 485(h)(2) 
     and to the special account established under 10 U.S.C. 
     2667(d)(1) are appropriated and shall be available until 
     transferred by the Secretary of Defense to current applicable 
     appropriations or funds of the Department of Defense under 
     the terms and conditions specified by 40 U.S.C. 485(h)(2) (A) 
     and (B) and 10 U.S.C. 2667(d)(1)(B), to be merged with and to 
     be available for the same time period and the same purposes 
     as the appropriation to which transferred.
       Sec. 8057. During the current fiscal year, appropriations 
     available to the Department of Defense may be used to 
     reimburse a member of a reserve component of the Armed Forces 
     who is not otherwise entitled to travel and transportation 
     allowances and who occupies transient government housing 
     while performing active duty for training or inactive duty 
     training: Provided, That such members may be provided lodging 
     in kind if transient government quarters are unavailable as 
     if the member was entitled to such allowances under 
     subsection (a) of section 404 of title 37, United States 
     Code: Provided further, That if lodging in kind is provided, 
     any authorized service charge or cost of such lodging may be 
     paid directly from funds appropriated for operation and 
     maintenance of the reserve component of the member concerned.
       Sec. 8058. The President shall include with each budget for 
     a fiscal year submitted to the Congress under section 1105 of 
     title 31, United States Code, materials that shall identify 
     clearly and separately the amounts requested in the budget 
     for appropriation for that fiscal year for salaries and 
     expenses related to administrative activities of the 
     Department of Defense, the military departments, and the 
     Defense Agencies.
       Sec. 8059. None of the funds in this or any other Act shall 
     be available for the preparation of studies on--
       (a) the feasibility of removal and transportation of 
     unitary chemical weapons from the eight chemical storage 
     sites within the continental United States to Johnston Atoll: 
     Provided, That this prohibition shall not apply to General 
     Accounting Office studies requested by a Member of Congress 
     or a Congressional Committee; and
       (b) the potential future uses of the nine chemical disposal 
     facilities other than for the destruction of stockpile 
     chemical munitions and as limited by section 1412(c)(2), 
     Public Law 99-145: Provided, That this prohibition does not 
     apply to future use studies for the CAMDS facility at Tooele, 
     Utah.
       Sec. 8060. During the current fiscal year, amounts 
     contained in the Department of Defense Overseas Military 
     Facility Investment Recovery Account established by section 
     2921(c)(1) of the National Defense Authorization Act of 1991 
     (Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) shall be available 
     until expended for the payments specified by section 
     2921(c)(2) of that Act.
       Sec. 8061. During the current fiscal year, annual payments 
     granted under the provisions of section 4416 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 
     102-428; 106 Stat. 2714) shall be made from appropriations in 
     this Act which are available for the pay of reserve component 
     personnel.
       Sec. 8062. For fiscal year 1996, the total amount 
     appropriated in this Act to fund the Uniformed Services 
     Treatment Facilities program, operated pursuant to section 
     911 of Public Law 97-99 (42 U.S.C. 248c), shall not exceed 
     $315,000,000.
       Sec. 8063. Of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act, not more than $119,200,000 shall be 
     available for payment of the operating costs of NATO 
     Headquarters: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may 
     waive this section for Department of Defense support provided 
     to NATO forces in and around the former Yugoslavia.
       Sec. 8064. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Naval shipyards of the United States shall be eligible to 
     participate in any manufacturing extension program financed 
     by funds appropriated in this or any other Act.
       Sec. 8065. During the current fiscal year, appropriations 
     which are available to the Department of Defense for 
     operation and maintenance may be used to purchase items 
     having an investment item unit cost of not more than 
     $100,000.
       Sec. 8066. During the current fiscal year, appropriations 
     available for the pay and allowances of active duty members 
     of the Armed Forces shall be available to pay the retired pay 
     which is payable pursuant to section 4403 of Public Law 102-
     484 (10 U.S.C. 1293 note) under the terms and conditions 
     provided in section 4403.
       Sec. 8067. (a) During the current fiscal year, none of the 
     appropriations or funds available to the Defense Business 
     Operations Fund shall be used for the purchase of an 
     investment item for the purpose of acquiring a new inventory 
     item for sale or anticipated sale during the current fiscal 
     year or a subsequent fiscal year to customers of the Defense 
     Business Operations Fund if such an item would not have been 
     chargeable to the Defense Business Operations Fund during 
     fiscal year 1994 and if the purchase of such an investment 
     item would be chargeable during the current fiscal year to 
     appropriations made to the Department of Defense for 
     procurement.
       (b) The fiscal year 1997 budget request for the Department 
     of Defense as well as all justification material and other 
     documentation supporting the fiscal year 1997 Department of 
     Defense budget shall be prepared and submitted to the 
     Congress on the basis that any equipment which was classified 
     as an end item and funded in a procurement appropriation 
     contained in this Act shall be budgeted for in a proposed 
     fiscal year 1997 procurement appropriation and not in the 
     supply management business area or any other area or category 
     of the Defense Business Operations Fund.
       Sec. 8068. None of the funds provided in this Act shall be 
     available for use by a Military Department to modify an 
     aircraft, weapon, ship or other item of equipment, that the 
     Military Department concerned plans to retire or otherwise 
     dispose of within five years after completion of the 
     modification: Provided, That this prohibition shall not apply 
     to safety modifications: Provided further, That this 
     prohibition may be waived by the Secretary of a Military 
     Department if the Secretary determines it is in the best 
     national security interest of the United States to provide 
     such waiver and so notifies the congressional defense 
     committees in writing.
       Sec. 8069. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available in this

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     Act may be used to transport or provide for the 
     transportation of chemical munitions to the Johnston Atoll 
     for the purpose of storing or demilitarizing such munitions.
       (b) The prohibition in subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     any obsolete World War II chemical munition of the United 
     States found in the World War II Pacific Theater of 
     Operations.
       (c) The President may suspend the application of subsection 
     (a) during a period of war in which the United States is a 
     party.
       Sec. 8070. None of the funds appropriated by this Act for 
     programs of the Central Intelligence Agency shall remain 
     available for obligation beyond the current fiscal year, 
     except for funds appropriated for the Reserve for 
     Contingencies, which shall remain available until September 
     30, 1997.
       Sec. 8071. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds made available in this Act for the Defense Intelligence 
     Agency may be used for the design, development, and 
     deployment of General Defense Intelligence Program 
     intelligence communications and intelligence information 
     systems for the Services, the Unified and Specified Commands, 
     and the component commands.
       Sec. 8072. Of the funds appropriated to the Department of 
     Defense under the heading ``Operation and Maintenance, 
     Defense-Wide'', not less than $8,000,000 shall be made 
     available only for the mitigation of environmental impacts, 
     including training and technical assistance to tribes, 
     related administrative support, the gathering of information, 
     documenting of environmental damage, and developing a system 
     for prioritization of mitigation, on Indian lands resulting 
     from Department of Defense activities.
       Sec. 8073. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     funds appropriated in this Act for the High Performance 
     Computing Modernization Program shall be made available only 
     for the acquisition and sustainment of operations, including 
     maintenance of the supercomputing and related networking 
     capability at (1) the DOD Science and Technology sites under 
     the cognizance of the DDR&E, (2) the DOD Test and Evaluation 
     centers under the Director, Test and Evaluation, OUSD (A&T), 
     and (3) the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization: Provided, 
     That the contracts, contract modifications, or contract 
     options are awarded upon the requirements of the users.
       Sec. 8074. Amounts collected for the use of the facilities 
     of the National Science Center for Communications and 
     Electronics during the current fiscal year pursuant to 
     section 1459(g) of the Department of Defense Authorization 
     Act, 1986 and deposited to the special account established 
     under subsection 1459(g)(2) of that Act are appropriated and 
     shall be available until expended for the operation and 
     maintenance of the Center as provided for in subsection 
     1459(g)(2).
       Sec. 8075. To the extent authorized in law, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall issue loan guarantees in support of U.S. 
     defense exports not otherwise provided for: Provided, That 
     the total contingent liability of the United States for 
     guarantees issues under the authority of this section may not 
     exceed $15,000,000,000: Provided further, That the exposure 
     fees charged and collected by the Secretary for each 
     guarantee, shall be paid by the country involved and shall 
     not be financed as part of a loan guaranteed by the United 
     States: Provided further, That the Secretary shall provide 
     quarterly reports to the Committees on Appropriations, Armed 
     Services and Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committees on Appropriations, National Security and 
     International Relations in the House of Representatives on 
     the implementation of this program.
       Sec. 8076. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
     be used to fill the commander's position at any military 
     medical facility with a health care professional unless the 
     prospective candidate can demonstrate professional 
     administrative skills.
       Sec. 8077. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act 
     may be expended by an entity of the Department of Defense 
     unless the entity, in expending the funds, complies with the 
     Buy American Act. For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``Buy American Act'' means title III of the Act entitled ``An 
     Act making appropriations for the Treasury and Post Office 
     Departments for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1934, and for 
     other purposes'', approved March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a et 
     seq.).
       (b) If the Secretary of Defense determines that a person 
     has been convicted of intentionally affixing a label bearing 
     a ``Made in America'' inscription to any product sold in or 
     shipped to the United States that is not made in America, the 
     Secretary shall determine, in accordance with section 2410f 
     of title 10, United States Code, whether the person should be 
     debarred from contracting with the Department of Defense.
       Sec. 8078. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     obligated or expended for the sale of zinc in the National 
     Defense Stockpile if zinc commodity prices decline more than 
     five percent below the London Metals Exchange market price 
     reported on the date of enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 8079. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be available for a contract for studies, analyses, or 
     consulting services entered into without competition on the 
     basis of an unsolicited proposal unless the head of the 
     activity responsible for the procurement determines--
       (1) as a result of thorough technical evaluation, only one 
     source is found fully qualified to perform the proposed work, 
     or
       (2) the purpose of the contract is to explore an 
     unsolicited proposal which offers significant scientific or 
     technological promise, represents the product of original 
     thinking, and was submitted in confidence by one source, or
       (3) the purpose of the contract is to take advantage of 
     unique and significant industrial accomplishment by a 
     specific concern, or to insure that a new product or idea of 
     a specific concern is given financial support:

     Provided, That this limitation shall not apply to contracts 
     in an amount of less than $25,000, contracts related to 
     improvements of equipment that is in development or 
     production, or contracts as to which a civilian official of 
     the Department of Defense, who has been confirmed by the 
     Senate, determines that the award of such contract is in the 
     interest of the national defense.
       Sec. 8080. Funds appropriated by this Act for intelligence 
     activities are deemed to be specifically authorized by the 
     Congress for purposes of section 504 of the National Security 
     Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414) during fiscal year 1996 until the 
     enactment of the Intelligence Authorization Act for fiscal 
     year 1996.
       Sec. 8081. (a) None of the funds made available by this Act 
     may be obligated for design, development, acquisition, or 
     operation of more than 47 Titan IV expendable launch 
     vehicles, or for satellite mission-model planning for a Titan 
     IV requirement beyond 47 vehicles.
       (b) $115,226,000 made available in this Act for Research, 
     Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, may only be 
     obligated for development of a new family of medium-lift and 
     heavy-lift expendable launch vehicles evolved from existing 
     technologies.
       Sec. 8082. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense in this Act may be used to establish additional field 
     operating agencies of any element of the Department during 
     fiscal year 1996, except for field operating agencies funded 
     within the National Foreign Intelligence Program: Provided, 
     That the Secretary of Defense may waive this section by 
     certifying to the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations that the creation of such field operating 
     agencies will reduce either the personnel and/or financial 
     requirements of the Department of Defense.


                             (rescissions)

       Sec. 8083. Of the funds provided in Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Acts, the following funds are hereby rescinded 
     from the following accounts in the specified amounts:
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 1994/1996'', 
     $53,654,000;
       ``Missile Procurement, Air Force, 1994/1996'', $16,783,000;
       ``Weapons Procurement, Navy, 1995/1997'', $14,600,000;
       ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 1995/1999'', 
     $87,700,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Navy, 1995/1997'', $8,600,000;
       ``Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, 1995/1997'', 
     $24,000,000;
       ``Missile Procurement, Air Force, 1995/1997'', 
     $140,978,000;
       ``Other Procurement, Air Force, 1995/1997'', $180,000,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, 1995/
     1996'', $9,000,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 1995/
     1996'', $6,000,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, 
     1995/1996'', $7,902,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, 
     1995/1996'', $12,000,000.
       Sec. 8084. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, for 
     resident classes entering the war colleges after September 
     30, 1996, the Department of Defense shall require that not 
     less than 20 percent of the total of United States military 
     students at each war college shall be from military 
     departments other than the hosting military department: 
     Provided, That each military department will recognize the 
     attendance at a sister military department war college as the 
     equivalent of attendance at its own war college for promotion 
     and advancement of personnel.
       Sec. 8085. None of the funds in this or any other Act may 
     be used to implement the plan to reorganize the regional 
     headquarters and basic camps structure of the Reserve Officer 
     Training Corps program of the Army until the Comptroller 
     General of the United States has certified to the 
     congressional defense committees that the methodology and 
     evaluation of the potential sites were consistent with the 
     established criteria for the consolidation, that all data 
     used by the Army in the evaluation was accurate and complete, 
     and that the conclusions reached are based upon the total 
     costs of the Army's final plan to establish the Eastern 
     Reserve Officer Training Corps Headquarters at Fort Benning, 
     Georgia: Provided, That all cost, including Military 
     Construction, shall be considered as well as an analysis of 
     the impact of the consolidation on the surrounding 
     communities for all affected installations.
       Sec. 8086. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     obligated for payment on new contracts on which allowable 
     costs charged to the government include payments for 
     individual compensation at a rate in excess of $200,000 per 
     year after July 1, 1996, unless the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy establishes in the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulations guidance governing the allowability of individual 
     compensation.
       Sec. 8087. None of the funds available in this Act may be 
     used to reduce the authorized positions for military 
     (civilian) technicians of the Army National Guard, the Air

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     National Guard, Army Reserve and Air Force Reserve for the 
     purpose of applying any administratively imposed civilian 
     personnel ceiling, freeze, or reduction on military 
     (civilian) technicians, unless such reductions are a direct 
     result of a reduction in military force structure.
       Sec. 8088. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available in this Act may be obligated or expended for 
     assistance to the Democratic People's Republic of North Korea 
     unless specifically appropriated for that purpose.
       Sec. 8089. During the current fiscal year, funds 
     appropriated in this Act are available to compensate members 
     of the National Guard for duty performed pursuant to a plan 
     submitted by a Governor of a State and approved by the 
     Secretary of Defense under section 112 of title 32, United 
     States Code: Provided, That during the performance of such 
     duty, the members of the National Guard shall be under State 
     command and control: Provided further, That such duty shall 
     be treated as full-time National Guard duty for purposes of 
     sections 12602 (a)(2) and (b)(2) of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       Sec. 8090. Funds appropriated in this Act for operation and 
     maintenance of the Military Departments, Unified and 
     Specified Commands and Defense Agencies shall be available 
     for reimbursement of pay, allowances and other expenses which 
     would otherwise be incurred against appropriations for the 
     National Guard and Reserve when members of the National Guard 
     and Reserve provide intelligence support to Unified Commands, 
     Defense Agencies and Joint Intelligence Activities, including 
     the activities and programs included within the General 
     Defense Intelligence Program and the Consolidated Cryptologic 
     Program: Provided, That nothing in this section authorizes 
     deviation from established Reserve and National Guard 
     personnel and training procedures.
       Sec. 8091. During the current fiscal year, none of the 
     funds appropriated in this Act may be used to reduce the 
     civilian medical and medical support personnel assigned to 
     military treatment facilities below the September 30, 1995 
     level.


                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8092. Upon enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall make the following transfers of funds: 
     Provided, That the amounts transferred shall be available for 
     the same purposes as the appropriations to which transferred, 
     and for the same time period as the appropriation from which 
     transferred: Provided further, That the amounts shall be 
     transferred between the following appropriations in the 
     amount specified:
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1986/1996'':
       SSN-688 attack submarine program, $5,051,000;
       CG-47 cruiser program, $2,500,000;
       BB battleship reactivation, $4,400,000;
       T-AGOS SURTASS ship program, $2,135,000;
       LCAC landing craft air cushion program, $700,000;
       For craft, outfitting, post delivery, and cost growth, 
     $12,360,000;
       Weapons Procurement, Navy, 1994/1996, $30,900,000;
       Other Procurement, Navy, 1994/1996, $4,200,000;
       Other Procurement, Navy, 1995/1997, $5,000,000;
       Aircraft Procurement, Navy, 1994/1996, $2,056,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1986/1996'':
       MSH coastal mine hunter program, $69,302,000;
       From:
       Weapons Procurement, Navy 1994/1996, $5,500,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1987/1996'':
       AOE combat support ship program, $5,500,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1988/2001'':
       SSN-688 attack submarine program, $1,500,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1988/2001'':
       T-ACS auxiliary crane ship program, $1,500,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1989/2000'':
       SSN-688 attack submarine program, $23,535,000;
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $33,700,000;
       T-AO fleet oiler program, $38,969,000;
       Other Procurement, Navy, 1995/1997, $3,500,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1989/2000'':
       SSN-21 attack submarine program, $65,886,000;
       MHC coastal mine hunter program, $30,318,000;
       AOE combat support ship program, $3,500,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1990/2002'':
       SSN-688 attack submarine program, $1,907,000;
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $22,669,000;
       For craft, outfitting and post delivery, $3,900,000;
       Aircraft Procurement, Navy, 1994/1996, $17,944,000;
       Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps, 1995/
     1997, $5,116,000;
       Weapons Procurement, Navy, 1995/1997, $2,000,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1990/2002'':
       MHC coastal mine hunter, $9,536,000;
       T-AGOS surveillance ship program, $42,000,000;
       AOE combat support ship program, $2,000,000;
     From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1991/2001'':
       SSN-21 attack submarine program, $18,330,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1991/2001'':
       LHD-1 amphibious assault ship program, $6,178,000;
       MHC coastal mine hunter program, $12,152,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1992/1996'':
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $5,315,000;
       For craft, outfitting, post delivery, and DBOF transfer, 
     $9,675,000;
       For escalation, $3,347,000;
       Weapons Procurement, Navy, 1995/1997, $7,500,000;
       Procurement, Marine Corps, 1995/1997, $378,000;
       Other Procurement, Navy, 1995/1997, $355,000;
       Aircraft Procurement, Navy 1995/1997, $3,600,000;
       Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 1995/
     1996, $5,600,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1992/1996'':
       MHC coastal mine hunter program, $35,770,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1993/1997'':
       LSD-41 cargo variant ship program, $1,600,000;
       For craft, outfitting, post delivery, and first destination 
     transportation, and inflation adjustments, $5,627,000;
       Procurement of Ammunition, Navy and Marine Corps, 1995/
     1997, $1,784,000;
       Other Procurement, Navy, 1995/1997, $645,000;
       Weapons Procurement, Navy, 1994/1996, $1,963,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1993/1997'':
       DDG-51 destroyer program, $7,356,000;
       AOE combat support ship program, $2,300,000;
       MHC coastal mine hunter program, $1,963,000;
       From:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1994/1998'':
       MCS(C) program, $4,819,000;
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1995/1999'':
       Nuclear submarine main steam condensor industrial base, 
     $900,000;
       To:
       Under the heading, ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, 
     1994/1998'':
       LHD program, $5,719,000.
       Sec. 8093. The Department shall include, in the operation 
     of TRICARE Regions 7/8, a region-wide wraparound care package 
     that requires providers of residential treatment services to 
     share financial risk through case rate reimbursement, to 
     include planning and individualized wraparound services to 
     prevent recidivism.
       Sec. 8094. All refunds or other amounts collected in the 
     administration of the Civilian Health and Medical Program of 
     the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS) shall be credited to current 
     year appropriations.

                     (including transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8095. None of the funds appropriated in this Act may 
     be transferred to or obligated from the Pentagon Reservation 
     Maintenance Revolving Fund, unless the Secretary of Defense 
     certifies that the total cost for the planning design, 
     construction and installation of equipment for the renovation 
     of the Pentagon Reservation will not exceed $1,218,000,000.
       Sec. 8096. (a) None of the funds available to the 
     Department of Defense for any fiscal year for drug 
     interdiction or counter-drug activities may be transferred to 
     any other department or agency of the United States except as 
     specifically provided in an appropriations law.
       (b) None of the funds available to the Central Intelligence 
     Agency for any fiscal year for drug interdiction and counter-
     drug activities may be transferred to any other department or 
     agency of the United States except as specifically provided 
     in an appropriations law.

                          (transfer of funds)

       Sec. 8097. Appropriations available in this Act under the 
     heading ``Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide'' for 
     increasing energy and water efficiency in Federal buildings 
     may, during their period of availability, be transferred to 
     other appropriations or funds of the Department of Defense 
     for projects related to increasing energy and water 
     efficiency, to be merged with and to be available for the 
     same general purposes, and

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     for the same time period, as the appropriation or fund to 
     which transferred.
       Sec. 8098. Funds in the amount of $61,300,000 received 
     during fiscal year 1996 by the Department of the Air Force 
     pursuant to the ``Memorandum of Agreement between the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration and the United 
     States Air Force on Titan IV/Centaur Launch Support for the 
     Cassini Mission,'' signed September 8, 1994, and September 
     23, 1994, and Attachments A, B, and C to the Memorandum, 
     shall be merged with appropriations available for research, 
     development, test and evaluation and procurement for fiscal 
     year 1996, and shall be available for the same time period as 
     the appropriation with which merged, and shall be available 
     for obligation only for those Titan IV vehicles and Titan IV-
     related activities under contract as of the date of enactment 
     of this Act, as well as on the follow-on launch services and 
     program sustaining support contract to be awarded in fiscal 
     year 1996.
       Sec. 8099. None of the funds appropriated by this Act may 
     be used for the procurement of ball and roller bearings other 
     than those produced by a domestic source and of domestic 
     origin: Provided, That the Secretary of the military 
     department responsible for such procurement may waive this 
     restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying in writing 
     to the Committees on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes.
       Sec. 8100. Not less than 30 percent of the total inventory, 
     or 60,000 pounds, of the pentaborane currently stored in non-
     defective containers at Edwards Air Force Base, California, 
     will be retained until the Secretary of Energy certifies to 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations that the 
     Secretary does not intend to use the pentaborane at the Idaho 
     National Engineering Laboratory for: (a) a source of raw 
     material for environmental remediation of high level, liquid 
     radioactive waste, or (b) as a source of raw material for 
     boron drugs for the Boron Neutron Capture Therapy or other 
     medical or industrial applications: Provided, That the 
     Secretary of the Air Force is authorized to dispose of any 
     materials that pose a significant health or safety hazard.
       Sec. 8101. The total amount appropriated in title II, III, 
     and IV of this Act is hereby reduced by $30,000,000 for 
     savings through improved management of contractor automatic 
     data processing costs charged through indirect rates on 
     Department of Defense acquisition contracts.
       Sec. 8102. (a) Not later than October 1, 1995, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall require that each disbursement by 
     the Department of Defense in an amount in excess of 
     $5,000,000 be matched to a particular obligation before the 
     disbursement is made.
       (b) The Secretary shall ensure that a disbursement in 
     excess of the threshold amount applicable under subsection 
     (a) is not divided into multiple disbursements of less than 
     that amount for the purpose of avoiding the applicability of 
     such subsection to that disbursement.
       (c) The Secretary of Defense may waive a requirement for 
     advance matching of a disbursement of the Department of 
     Defense with a particular obligation in the case of (1) a 
     disbursement involving deployed forces, (2) a disbursement 
     for an operation in a war declared by Congress or a national 
     emergency declared by the President or Congress, or (3) a 
     disbursement under any other circumstances for which the 
     waiver is necessary in the national security interests of the 
     United States, as determined by the Secretary and certified 
     by the Secretary to the congressional defense committees.
       (d) This section shall not be construed to limit the 
     authority of the Secretary of Defense to require that a 
     disbursement not in excess of the amount applicable under 
     subsection (a) be matched to a particular obligation before 
     the disbursement is made.
       Sec. 8103. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     purchase any supercomputer which is not manufactured in the 
     United States, unless the Secretary of Defense certifies to 
     the congressional defense committees that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes that is not available from United States 
     manufacturers.
       Sec. 8104. None of the funds appropriated in this Act to 
     the Department of the Army may be obligated for procurement 
     of 120mm mortars or 120mm mortar ammunition manufactured 
     outside of the United States: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     the military department responsible for such procurement may 
     waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying 
     in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate, that adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes.
       Sec. 8105. The Department of Defense shall release all 
     funds appropriated and available for the HAVE GAZE program to 
     the Department of the Air Force for obligation under existing 
     contractual arrangements.
       Sec. 8106. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense during fiscal year 1996 may be obligated or expended 
     to support or finance the activities of the Defense Policy 
     Advisory Committee on Trade.
       Sec. 8107. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     within the funds available in this Act, the Secretary of the 
     Air Force may enter into agreements to modify leases of 
     housing units being constructed if deemed to be in the best 
     interest of the Department. The housing units shall be 
     assigned, without rental charge, as family housing to members 
     of the armed forces who are eligible for assignment to 
     military family housing.
       Sec. 8107A. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     authorization for the Indiana, Pennsylvania armory project 
     set forth in section 2601 of Public Law 102-484 (division B) 
     shall remain in effect until September 30, 1997.
       Sec. 8108. None of the funds appropriated by this Act shall 
     be available to lease or charter a vessel in excess of 
     seventeen months (inclusive of any option periods) to 
     transport fuel or oil for the Department of Defense if the 
     vessel was constructed after October 1, 1995 unless the 
     Secretary of Defense requires that the vessel be constructed 
     in the United States with a double hull under the long-term 
     lease or charter authority provided in section 2401 note of 
     title 10, United States Code: Provided, That this limitation 
     shall not apply to contracts in force on the date of 
     enactment of this Act: Provided further, That by 1997 at 
     least 20 percent of annual leases and charters must be for 
     ships of double hull design constructed after October 1, 1995 
     if available in numbers sufficient to satisfy this 
     requirement: Provided further, That the Military Sealift 
     Command shall plan to achieve the goal of eliminating single 
     hull ship leases by the year 2015.
       Sec. 8109. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     in this Act to the Department of the Navy shall be used to 
     develop or procure main propulsion engines for the LPD-17 
     class of ships unless such equipment is powered by a diesel 
     engine manufactured in the United States by a domestically 
     operated entity: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may 
     waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying 
     in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes or there exists a significant cost or 
     quality difference.
       Sec. 8110. None of the funds appropriated or made available 
     in this Act to the Department of the Navy shall be used to 
     develop or procure an emergency generator set for the New 
     Attack Submarine unless such equipment is powered by a diesel 
     engine manufactured in the United States by a domestically 
     operated entity: Provided, That the Secretary of Defense may 
     waive this restriction on a case-by-case basis by certifying 
     in writing to the Committees on Appropriations of the House 
     of Representatives and the Senate that adequate domestic 
     supplies are not available to meet Department of Defense 
     requirements on a timely basis and that such an acquisition 
     must be made in order to acquire capability for national 
     security purposes or there exists a significant cost or 
     quality difference.
       Sec. 8111. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     transport military personnel into Edwards Air Force Base for 
     training rotations at the National Training Center after 
     April 15, 1996: Provided, That the Department of Defense 
     shall comply with the recommendations of the fiscal year 1996 
     Military Construction bill as it pertains to the interim and 
     permanent National Training Center Airhead.
       Sec. 8112. The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     the Army shall reconsider the decision not to include the 
     infantry military occupational specialty among the military 
     skills and specialties for which special pays are provided 
     under the Selected Reserve Incentive Program.
       Sec. 8113. (a) The Secretary of Defense shall submit, on a 
     quarterly basis, a report to the congressional defense 
     committees, the Committee on International Relations of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate setting forth all costs (including 
     incremental costs) incurred by the Department of Defense 
     during the preceding quarter in implementing or supporting 
     resolutions of the United Nations Security Council, including 
     any such resolution calling for international sanctions, 
     international peacekeeping operations, and humanitarian 
     missions undertaken by the Department of Defense. The 
     quarterly report shall include an aggregate of all such 
     Department of Defense costs by operation or mission.
       (b) The Secretary of Defense shall detail in the quarterly 
     reports all efforts made to seek credit against past United 
     Nations expenditures and all efforts made to seek 
     compensation from the United Nations for costs incurred by 
     the Department of Defense in implementing and supporting 
     United Nations activities.
       Sec. 8114. (a) Limitation.--Of the funds available under 
     title II under the heading ``Former Soviet Union Threat 
     Reduction'' for dismantlement and destruction of chemical 
     weapons, not more than $52,000,000 may be obligated or 
     expended for that purpose until the President certifies to 
     Congress the following:
       (1) That the United States and Russia have completed a 
     joint laboratory study evaluating the proposal of Russia to 
     neutralize its chemical weapons and the United States agrees 
     with the proposal.
       (2) That Russia is in the process of preparing, with the 
     assistance of the United States as necessary, a comprehensive 
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     manage the dismantlement and destruction of the Russia 
     chemical weapons stockpile.
       (3) That the United States and Russia are committed to 
     resolving outstanding issues under the 1989 Wyoming 
     Memorandum of Understanding and the 1990 Bilateral 
     Destruction Agreement.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``1989 Wyoming Memorandum of Understanding'' 
     means the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government 
     of the United States of America and the Government of the 
     Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Regarding a Bilateral 
     Verification Experiment and Data Exchange Related to 
     Prohibition on Chemical Weapons, signed at Jackson Hole, 
     Wyoming, on September 23, 1989.
       (2) The term ``1990 Bilateral Destruction Agreement'' means 
     the Agreement between the United States of America and the 
     Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on destruction and non-
     production of chemical weapons and on measures to facilitate 
     the multilateral convention on banning chemical weapons 
     signed on June 1, 1990.
       Sec. 8115. (a) International Peacekeeping, Peace 
     Enforcement, and Humanitarian Assistance Operations.--It is 
     the sense of Congress that in the event of a deployment or 
     participation of United States Armed Forces units in any 
     international peacekeeping, peace enforcement, and 
     humanitarian assistance operation, the President must engage 
     in consultations with the bipartisan leadership of Congress 
     and the congressional committees named in subsection (e) 
     regarding such operation in accordance with subsection 
     (c)(1).
       (b) Covered Operations.--(1) This section applies to the 
     following:
       (A) Any international peacekeeping or peace-enforcement 
     operation that is not underway as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and that is authorized by the Security 
     Council of the United Nations under chapter VI or VII of the 
     Charter of the United Nations.
       (B) Any other international peacekeeping or peace-
     enforcement operation that is not underway as of the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (C) Any deployment after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act of United States ground forces in the territory of the 
     former Yugoslavia above the level of such forces so deployed 
     as of such date of enactment, other than a deployment 
     involving fewer than 100 personnel.
       (D) Except as provided in paragraph (2), any international 
     humanitarian assistance operation.
       (2) This section does not apply with respect to--
       (A) an international humanitarian assistance operation 
     carried out in response to a disaster; or
       (B) any other international humanitarian assistance 
     operation if the President reports to Congress that the 
     estimated cost of such operation is less than $50,000,000.
       (c) Consultation With Congress.--(1) Consultations under 
     subsection (a) in the case of any operation shall be 
     initiated before the initial deployment of United States 
     Armed Forces units to participate in the operation and, 
     whenever possible, at least 15 days before such deployment. 
     However, if the President determines that the national 
     security so requires, the President may delay the initiation 
     of such consultations until after such initial deployment, 
     but in no case may such consultations be initiated later than 
     48 hours after such deployment.
       (2) Such consultations shall include discussion of all of 
     the following:
       (A) The goals of the operation and the mission of any 
     United States Armed Forces units involved in the operation.
       (B) The United States interests that will be served by the 
     operation.
       (C) The estimated cost of the operation.
       (D) The strategy by which the President proposes to fund 
     the operation, including possible supplemental appropriations 
     or payments from international organizations, foreign 
     countries, or other donors.
       (E) The extent of involvement of armed forces and other 
     contributions of personnel from other nations.
       (F) The anticipated duration and scope of the operation.
       (3) Such consultations shall continue on a periodic basis 
     throughout the period of the deployment.
       (d) Requests for Emergency Supplemental Appropriations.--
     Whenever there is a deployment of United States Armed Forces 
     to perform an international humanitarian, peacekeeping, or 
     peace-enforcement operation, the President should seek 
     emergency supplemental appropriations to meet the incremental 
     costs to the Department of Defense of that deployment not 
     later than 90 days after the date on which such deployment 
     commences.
       (e) Committees To Be Included in Consultations.--The 
     committees referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
       (1) The congressional defense committees.
       (2) The Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and 
     the Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (3) The Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and 
     the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House 
     of Representatives.
       Sec. 8116. (a) Findings.--The Senate makes the following 
     findings:
       (1) The President of France stated on June 13, 1995, that 
     the Republic of France plans to conduct eight nuclear test 
     explosions over the next several months.
       (2) The People's Republic of China continues to conduct 
     underground nuclear weapons tests.
       (3) The United States, France, Russia, and Great Britain 
     have observed a moratorium on nuclear testing since 1992.
       (4) A resumption of testing by the Republic of France could 
     result in the disintegration of the current testing 
     moratorium and a renewal of underground testing by other 
     nuclear weapon states.
       (5) A resumption of nuclear testing by the Republic of 
     France raises serious environmental and health concerns.
       (6) The United Nations Conference on Disarmament presently 
     is meeting in Geneva, Switzerland, for the purpose of 
     negotiating a Comprehensive Nuclear Test Ban Treaty (CTBT), 
     which would halt permanently the practice of conducting 
     nuclear test explosions.
       (7) Continued underground weapons testing by the Republic 
     of France and the People's Republic of China undermines the 
     efforts of the international community to conclude a CTBT by 
     1996, a goal endorsed by 175 nations, at the recently 
     completed NPT Extension and Review Conference (the conference 
     for the extension and review of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation 
     Treaty).
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--It is the sense of the Senate 
     that the Republic of France and the People's Republic of 
     China should abide by the current international moratorium on 
     nuclear test explosions and refrain from conducting 
     underground nuclear tests in advance of a Comprehensive Test 
     Ban Treaty.
       Sec. 8117. (a) Limitation on Transfer of Defense Articles 
     and Services.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     none of the funds available to the Department of Defense for 
     the current fiscal year may be obligated or expended to 
     transfer to another nation or an international organization 
     any defense articles or services (other than intelligence 
     services) for use in the activities described in subsection 
     (b) unless the congressional defense committees, and the 
     Committee on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the 
     Senate are notified 15 days in advance of such transfer.
       (b) Covered Activities.--(1) This section applies to--
       (A) any international peacekeeping or peace-enforcement 
     operation under the authority of chapter VI or chapter VII of 
     the United Nations Charter under the authority of a United 
     Nations Security Council resolution; and
       (B) any other international peacekeeping, peace-
     enforcement, or humanitarian assistance operation.
       (c) Required Notice.--A notice under subsection (a) shall 
     include the following:
       (1) A description of the equipment, supplies, or services 
     to be transferred.
       (2) A statement of the value of the equipment, supplies, or 
     services to be transferred.
       (3) In the case of a proposed transfer of equipment or 
     supplies--
       (A) a statement of whether the inventory requirements of 
     all elements of the Armed Forces (including the reserve 
     components) for the type of equipment or supplies to be 
     transferred have been met; and
       (B) a statement of whether the items proposed to be 
     transferred will have to be replaced and, if so, how the 
     President proposes to provide funds for such replacement.
       Sec. 8118. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense shall be obligated or expended to make a financial 
     contribution to the United Nations for the cost of an United 
     Nations peacekeeping activity (whether pursuant to assessment 
     or a voluntary contribution) or for payment of any United 
     States arrearage to the United Nations.
       Sec. 8119. None of the funds made availabale in this Act 
     may be used to administer any policy that permits the 
     performance of abortions at medical treatment or other 
     facilities of the Department of Defense.
       Sec. 8119A. The provision of section 8119 shall not apply 
     where the life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus 
     were carried to term, or that the pregnancy is the result of 
     an act of rape or incest.
       Sec. 8120. None of the funds made available in this Act 
     under the heading ``Procurement of Ammunition, Army'' may be 
     obligated or expended for the procurement of munitions unless 
     such acquisition fully complies with the Competition in 
     Contracting Act.
       Sec. 8121. None of the funds in this Act may be used to 
     implement any change to the computation of military retired 
     pay as required by law in fiscal year 1995 for military 
     personnel who entered the Service before September 8, 1980.
       Sec. 8122. None of the funds available to the Department of 
     Defense under this Act shall be obligated or expended to pay 
     a contractor under a contract with the Department of Defense 
     for costs of any amount paid by the contractor to an employee 
     when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend such funds that--
       (1) such costs are for a bonus or otherwise in excess of 
     the normal salary paid by the contractor to the employee; and
       (2) such bonus is part of restructuring costs associated 
     with a business combination.
       Sec. 8123. None of the funds provided in title II of this 
     Act for ``Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction'' may be 
     obligated or expended to finance housing for any individual 
     when it is made known to the Federal official having 
     authority to obligate or expend

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     such funds that such individual was a member of the military 
     forces of the Soviet Union or that such individual is or was 
     a member of the military forces of the Russian Federation.
       Sec. 8124. It is the sense of Congress that none of the 
     funds available to the Department of Defense shall be 
     obligated or expended for the deployment or participation of 
     United States Armed Forces in any peacekeeping operation in 
     Bosnia-Herzegovina, unless such deployment or participation 
     is specifically authorized by a law enacted after the date of 
     enactment of this Act: Provided, That this section shall not 
     apply to operations of the nature and extent conducted by 
     United States Armed Forces in Bosnia-Herzegovina during 
     fiscal year 1995, emergency air rescue operations, the 
     airborne delivery of humanitarian supplies, or the planning 
     and execution of OPLAN 40104 or similar operations to extract 
     UNPROFOR personnel.
       Sec. 8125. Notwithstanding any other provision in this Act, 
     the total amount appropriated in this Act is hereby reduced 
     by $832,000,000 to reflect savings from revised economic 
     assumptions, to be distributed as follows:
       Operation and Maintenance, Army, $54,000,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Navy, $80,000,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps, $9,000,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, $51,000,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, $36,000,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve, $4,000,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve, $4,000,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve, 
     $1,000,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve, $3,000,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard, $7,000,000;
       Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard, $7,000,000;
       Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense, 
     $5,000,000;
       Environmental Restoration, Defense, $11,000,000;
       Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid, $1,000,000;
       Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction, $2,000,000;
       Defense Health Program, $51,000,000;
       Aircraft Procurement, Army, $9,000,000;
       Missile Procurement, Army, $5,000,000;
       Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army, 
     $10,000,000;
       Procurement of Ammunition, Army, $6,000,000;
       Other Procurement, Army, $17,000,000;
       Aircraft Procurement, Navy, $29,000,000;
       Weapons Procurement, Navy, $13,000,000;
       Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, $42,000,000;
       Other Procurement, Navy, $18,000,000;
       Procurement, Marine Corps, $4,000,000;
       Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, $50,000,000;
       Missile Procurement, Air Force, $29,000,000;
       Other Procurement, Air Force, $45,000,000;
       Procurement, Defense-Wide, $16,000,000;
       Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense, 
     $5,000,000;
       Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, 
     $20,000,000;
       Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 
     $50,000,000;
       Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, 
     $79,000,000;
       Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, 
     $57,000,000; and
       Developmental Test and Evaluation, Defense, $2,000,000:

     Provided, That these reductions shall be applied 
     proportionally to each budget activity, activity group and 
     subactivity group and each program, project, and activity 
     within each appropriation account.
       Sec. 8126. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, of 
     the revenue collected by the Defense Business Operations 
     Fund, $117,000,000 shall be made available for obligation and 
     expenditure for termination liability, lease and operational 
     costs for aircraft to accomplish the VC-137 aircraft mission: 
     Provided, That the funds made available pursuant to this 
     section shall remain available until expended.
       Sec. 8127. Funds appropriated by this and future Acts under 
     the heading ``Missile Procurement, Air Force'' may be 
     obligated for payment of satellite on-orbit incentives in the 
     fiscal year in which an incentive payment is earned: 
     Provided, That any obligation made pursuant to this section 
     may not be entered into until 30 calendar days in session 
     after the congressional defense committees have been notified 
     that an on-orbit incentive payment has been earned.
       Sec. 8128. (a) Not more than a total of $11,000,000 of the 
     funds appropriated under the heading ``Research, Development, 
     Test and Evaluation, Army'', in title IV of Public Law 103-
     335, and in title IV of this Act, may be made available for 
     support of a NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) program 
     based on the Joint Surveillance/Target Attack Radar System 
     (JSTARS).
       (b) Not more than a total of $6,450,000 of the funds 
     appropriated under the heading ``Research, Development, Test 
     and Evaluation, Air Force'', in title IV of Public Law 103-
     335, and in title IV of this Act, may be made available for 
     support of a NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance (AGS) program 
     based on JSTARS.
       Sec. 8129. (a) In addition to any other reductions required 
     by this Act, the following funds are hereby reduced from the 
     following accounts in title IV of this Act in the specified 
     amounts:
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army'', 
     $65,062,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy'', 
     $116,909,000;
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force'', 
     $175,386,000; and
       ``Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-
     Wide'', $84,643,000.
       (b) The reductions taken pursuant to subsection (a) shall 
     be applied on a pro-rata basis by subproject within each R-1 
     program element as modified by this Act, except that no 
     reduction may be taken against the funds made available to 
     the Department of Defense for Ballistic Missile Defense.
       Sec. 8130. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     fixed and mobile telecommunications support shall be provided 
     by the White House Communications Agency (WHCA) to the United 
     States Secret Service (USSS), without reimbursement, in 
     connection with the Secret Service's duties directly related 
     to the protection of the President or the Vice President or 
     other officer immediately next in order of succession to the 
     office of the President at the White House Security Complex 
     in the Washington, D.C. Metropolitan Area and Camp David, 
     Maryland. For these purposes, the White House Security 
     Complex includes the White House, the White House grounds, 
     the Old Executive Office Building, the New Executive Office 
     Building, the Blair House, the Treasury Building, and the 
     Vice President's Residence at the Naval Observatory.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1996''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Bill Young,
     Joseph M. McDade,
     Bob Livingston,
     Jerry Lewis,
     Joe Skeen,
     Dave Hobson,
     Henry Bonilla,
     George R. Nethercutt, Jr.,
     Ernest Istook,
     John P. Murtha,
     Norman D. Dicks,
     Charles Wilson,
     W.G. Bill Hefner,
     Martin Olav Sabo,
       (except to the agreement regarding abortion funding 
     exception),
                                 Mangers on the Part of the House.

     Ted Stevens,
     Thad Cochran,
     Arlen Specter,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Kit Bond,
     Mitch McConnell,
     Connie Mack,
     Richard C. Shelby,
     Judd Gregg,
     Mark Hatfield,
     Daniel Inouye,
     J. Bennett Johnston,
     Robert Byrd,
     Patrick Leahy,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  Pending consideration of the further conference report,
  On demand of Mr. OBEY, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXVIII,
  Ordered, That time for debate be equally divided among Messrs. YOUNG 
of Florida, MURTHA, and OBEY.
  When said further conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the further 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the further conference report on H.R. 2126 
to the committee of conference with instructions for the managers on the 
part of the House to insist on the inclusion of the provision committed 
to conference in section 8075 of the House bill as follows: ``None of 
the funds provided in this Act may be obligated for payment on new 
contracts on which allowable costs charged to the government include 
payments for individual compensation at a rate in excess of $200,000 per 
year.''.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said further conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
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121

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Nays

307

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                                YEAS--121

     Ackerman
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     Meehan
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Serrano
     Shays
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--307

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Chapman
     Fields (LA)
     Rose
     Tucker
  So the motion to recommit the further conference report to the 
committee of conference was not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said further conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

270

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affirmative

Nays

158

para.148.12                  [Roll No. 806] 

                                YEAS--270

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)

                                NAYS--158

     Ackerman
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Camp
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coble
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gilman
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klug
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McInnis
     McKinney

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     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Fields (LA)
     Hayes
     McHugh
     Tucker 
  So the further conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said further conference report 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.148.13  notice requirement--consideration of resolution--question 
          of privileges

  Mr. PETERSON of Florida, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, 
announced his intention to call up the following resolution, as a 
question of the privileges of the House:

       Whereas the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct is 
     currently considering several ethics complaints against 
     Speaker Newt Gingrich;
       Whereas the Committee has traditionally handled such cases 
     by appointing an independent, non-partisan, outside counsel--
     a procedure which has been adopted in every major ethics case 
     since the Committee was established;
       Whereas--although complaints against Speaker Gingrich has 
     been under consideration for more than 14 months--the 
     Committee has failed to appoint an outside counsel;
       Whereas the Committee has also deviated from other long-
     standing precedents and rules of procedure; including its 
     failure to adopt a Resolution of Preliminary Inquiry before 
     calling third-party witnesses and receiving sworn testimony;
       Whereas these procedural irregularities--and the unusual 
     delay in the appointment of an independent, outside counsel--
     have led to widespread concern that the Committee is making 
     special exceptions for the Speaker of the House;
       Whereas the integrity of the House depends on the 
     confidence of the American people in the fairness and 
     impartiality of the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct.
       Therefore be it resolved that;
       The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct should report to the House, no 
     later than November 28, 1995, concerning:
       (1) the status of the Committee's investigation of the 
     complaints against Speaker Gingrich;
       (2) the Committee's disposition with regard to the 
     appointment of a non-partisan outside counsel and the scope 
     of the counsel's investigation;
       (3) a timetable for Committee action on the complaints.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, responded to the foregoing 
notice, and said:
  ``Under rule IX, a resolution offered from the floor by a member other 
than the majority leader or the minority leader as a question of the 
privileges of the House has immediate precedence only at a time or place 
designated by the Speaker in the legislative schedule within two 
legislative days of its being properly noticed. The Chair will announce 
the Chair's designation at a later time.
  ``The Chair's determination as to whether the resolution constitutes a 
question of privilege will be made at the time designated by the Chair 
for consideration of the resolution.''.

para.148.14  providing for the consideration of h. res. 250

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 268):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order without intervention of any point of order 
     to consider in the House the resolution (H. Res. 250) to 
     amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide 
     for gift reform. The amendments recommended by the Committee 
     on Rules now printed in the resolution are hereby adopted. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     resolution, as amended, and any amendment thereto to final 
     passage without intervening motion except:
       (1) Thirty minutes of debate on the resolution, which shall 
     be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
     minority member of the Committee on Rules;
       (2) The amendment printed in part 1 of the report of the 
     Committee on Rules accompanying this resolution, if offered 
     by Representative Burton of Indiana or his designee, which 
     shall be considered as read and shall be separately debatable 
     for thirty minutes equally divided and controlled by the 
     proponent and an opponent; and
       (3) If the amendment printed in part 1 of the report is 
     rejected or not offered, the amendment printed in part 2 of 
     the report, if offered by Representative Gingrich of Georgia 
     or his designee, which shall be considered as read and shall 
     be separately debatable for thirty minutes equally divided 
     and controlled by the proponent and an opponent. All points 
     of order against the amendments printed in the report are 
     waived. During consideration of the resolution, no question 
     shall be subject to a demand for division of the question.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.148.15  gift reform

  Mr. SOLOMON, pursuant to House Resolution 268, called up the following 
resolution (H. Res. 250):

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RULES.

       Rule LII of the Rules of the House of Representatives is 
     amended to read as follows:

                               ``Rule LII


                              ``gift rule

       ``1. (a)(1) No Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
     Representatives shall knowingly accept a gift except as 
     provided in this rule.
       ``(2) A Member, officer, or employee may accept a gift 
     (other than cash or cash equivalent) which the Member, 
     officer, or employee reasonably and in good faith believes to 
     have a value of less than $50, and a cumulative value from 
     one source during a calendar year of less than $100. No gift 
     with a value below $10 shall count toward the $100 annual 
     limit. No formal recordkeeping is required by this 
     subparagraph, but a Member, officer, or employee shall make a 
     good faith effort to comply with this subparagraph.
       ``(b)(1) For the purpose of this rule, the term `gift' 
     means any gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment, 
     hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other item having monetary 
     value. The term includes gifts of services, training, 
     transportation, lodging, and meals, whether provided in kind, 
     by purchase of a ticket, payment in advance, or reimbursement 
     after the expense has been incurred.
       ``(2)(A) A gift to a family member of a Member, officer, or 
     employee, or a gift to any other individual based on that 
     individual's relationship with the Member, officer, or 
     employee, shall be considered a gift to the Member, officer, 
     or employee if it is given with the knowledge and 
     acquiescence of the Member, officer, or employee and the 
     Member, officer, or employee has reason to believe the gift 
     was given because of the official position of the Member, 
     officer, or employee.
       ``(B) If food or refreshment is provided at the same time 
     and place to both a Member, officer, or employee and the 
     spouse or dependent thereof, only the food or refreshment 
     provided to the Member, officer, or employee shall be treated 
     as a gift for purposes of this rule.
       ``(c) The restrictions in paragraph (a) shall not apply to 
     the following:
       ``(1) Anything for which the Member, officer, or employee 
     pays the market value, or does not use and promptly returns 
     to the donor.
       ``(2) A contribution, as defined in section 301(8) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) 
     that is lawfully made under that Act, a lawful contribution 
     for election to a State or local government office or 
     attendance at a fundraising event sponsored by a political 
     organization described in section 527(e) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(3) A gift from a relative as described in section 
     109(16) of title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
     (Public Law 95-521).
       ``(4)(A) Anything provided by an individual on the basis of 
     a personal friendship unless the Member, officer, or employee 
     has reason to believe that, under the circumstances, the gift 
     was provided because of the official position of the Member, 
     officer, or employee and not because of the personal 
     friendship.
       ``(B) In determining whether a gift is provided on the 
     basis of personal friendship, the Member, officer, or 
     employee shall consider the circumstances under which the 
     gift was offered, such as:
       ``(i) The history of the relationship between the 
     individual giving the gift and the recipient of the gift, 
     including any previous exchange of gifts between such 
     individuals.
       ``(ii) Whether to the actual knowledge of the Member, 
     officer, or employee the individual who gave the gift 
     personally paid for the gift or sought a tax deduction or 
     business reimbursement for the gift.
       ``(iii) Whether to the actual knowledge of the Member, 
     officer, or employee the individual who gave the gift also at 
     the same

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     time gave the same or similar gifts to other Members, 
     officers, or employees.
       ``(5) Except as provided in clause 3(c), a contribution or 
     other payment to a legal expense fund established for the 
     benefit of a Member, officer, or employee that is otherwise 
     lawfully made in accordance with the restrictions and 
     disclosure requirements of the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct.
       ``(6) Any gift from another Member, officer, or employee of 
     the Senate or the House of Representatives.
       ``(7) Food, refreshments, lodging, transportation, and 
     other benefits--
       ``(A) resulting from the outside business or employment 
     activities (or other outside activities that are not 
     connected to the duties of the Member, officer, or employee 
     as an officeholder) of the Member, officer, or employee, or 
     the spouse of the Member, officer, or employee, if such 
     benefits have not been offered or enhanced because of the 
     official position of the Member, officer, or employee and are 
     customarily provided to others in similar circumstances;
       ``(B) customarily provided by a prospective employer in 
     connection with bona fide employment discussions; or
       ``(C) provided by a political organization described in 
     section 527(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in 
     connection with a fundraising or campaign event sponsored by 
     such an organization.
       ``(8) Pension and other benefits resulting from continued 
     participation in an employee welfare and benefits plan 
     maintained by a former employer.
       ``(9) Informational materials that are sent to the office 
     of the Member, officer, or employee in the form of books, 
     articles, periodicals, other written materials, audiotapes, 
     videotapes, or other forms of communication.
       ``(10) Awards or prizes which are given to competitors in 
     contests or events open to the public, including random 
     drawings.
       ``(11) Honorary degrees (and associated travel, food, 
     refreshments, and entertainment) and other bona fide, 
     nonmonetary awards presented in recognition of public service 
     (and associated food, refreshments, and entertainment 
     provided in the presentation of such degrees and awards).
       ``(12) Donations of products from the State that the Member 
     represents that are intended primarily for promotional 
     purposes, such as display or free distribution, and are of 
     minimal value to any individual recipient.
       ``(13) Training (including food and refreshments furnished 
     to all attendees as an integral part of the training) 
     provided to a Member, officer, or employee, if such training 
     is in the interest of the House of Representatives.
       ``(14) Bequests, inheritances, and other transfers at 
     death.
       ``(15) Any item, the receipt of which is authorized by the 
     Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act, the Mutual Educational and 
     Cultural Exchange Act, or any other statute.
       ``(16) Anything which is paid for by the Federal 
     Government, by a State or local government, or secured by the 
     Government under a Government contract.
       ``(17) A gift of personal hospitality (as defined in 
     section 109(14) of the Ethics in Government Act) of an 
     individual other than a registered lobbyist or agent of a 
     foreign principal.
       ``(18) Free attendance at a widely attended event permitted 
     pursuant to paragraph (d).
       ``(19) Opportunities and benefits which are--
       ``(A) available to the public or to a class consisting of 
     all Federal employees, whether or not restricted on the basis 
     of geographic consideration;
       ``(B) offered to members of a group or class in which 
     membership is unrelated to congressional employment;
       ``(C) offered to members of an organization, such as an 
     employees' association or congressional credit union, in 
     which membership is related to congressional employment and 
     similar opportunities are available to large segments of the 
     public through organizations of similar size;
       ``(D) offered to any group or class that is not defined in 
     a manner that specifically discriminates among Government 
     employees on the basis of branch of Government or type of 
     responsibility, or on a basis that favors those of higher 
     rank or rate of pay;
       ``(E) in the form of loans from banks and other financial 
     institutions on terms generally available to the public; or
       ``(F) in the form of reduced membership or other fees for 
     participation in organization activities offered to all 
     Government employees by professional organizations if the 
     only restrictions on membership relate to professional 
     qualifications.
       ``(20) A plaque, trophy, or other item that is 
     substantially commemorative in nature and which is intended 
     for presentation.
       ``(21) Anything for which, in an unusual case, a waiver is 
     granted by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
       ``(22) Food or refreshments of a nominal value offered 
     other than as a part of a meal.
       ``(23) An item of nominal value such as a greeting card, 
     baseball cap, or a T-shirt.
       ``(d)(1) A Member, officer, or employee may accept an offer 
     of free attendance at a widely attended convention, 
     conference, symposium, forum, panel discussion, dinner, 
     viewing, reception, or similar event, provided by the sponsor 
     of the event, if--
       ``(A) the Member, officer, or employee participates in the 
     event as a speaker or a panel participant, by presenting 
     information related to Congress or matters before Congress, 
     or by performing a ceremonial function appropriate to the 
     Member's, officer's, or employee's official position; or
       ``(B) attendance at the event is appropriate to the 
     performance of the official duties or representative function 
     of the Member, officer, or employee.
       ``(2) A Member, officer, or employee who attends an event 
     described in subparagraph (1) may accept a sponsor's 
     unsolicited offer of free attendance at the event for an 
     accompanying individual if others in attendance will 
     generally be similarly accompanied or if such attendance is 
     appropriate to assist in the representation of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(3) A Member, officer, or employee, or the spouse or 
     dependent thereof, may accept a sponsor's unsolicited offer 
     of free attendance at a charity event, except that 
     reimbursement for transportation and lodging may not be 
     accepted in connection with the event.
       ``(4) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `free 
     attendance' may include waiver of all or part of a conference 
     or other fee, the provision of local transportation, or the 
     provision of food, refreshments, entertainment, and 
     instructional materials furnished to all attendees as an 
     integral part of the event. The term does not include 
     entertainment collateral to the event, nor does it include 
     food or refreshments taken other than in a group setting with 
     all or substantially all other attendees.
       ``(e) No Member, officer, or employee may accept a gift the 
     value of which exceeds $250 on the basis of the personal 
     friendship exception in paragraph (c)(4) unless the Committee 
     on Standards of Official Conduct issues a written 
     determination that such exception applies. No determination 
     under this paragraph is required for gifts given on the basis 
     of the family relationship exception.
       ``(f) When it is not practicable to return a tangible item 
     because it is perishable, the item may, at the discretion of 
     the recipient, be given to an appropriate charity or 
     destroyed.
       ``2. (a)(1) A reimbursement (including payment in kind) to 
     a Member, officer, or employee from a private source other 
     than a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign principal 
     for necessary transportation, lodging and related expenses 
     for travel to a meeting, speaking engagement, factfinding 
     trip or similar event in connection with the duties of the 
     Member, officer, or employee as an officeholder shall be 
     deemed to be a reimbursement to the House of Representatives 
     and not a gift prohibited by this rule, if the Member, 
     officer, or employee--
       ``(A) in the case of an employee, receives advance 
     authorization, from the Member or officer under whose direct 
     supervision the employee works, to accept reimbursement, and
       ``(B) discloses the expenses reimbursed or to be reimbursed 
     and the authorization to the Clerk of the House of 
     Representatives within 30 days after the travel is completed.
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (a)(1), events, the 
     activities of which are substantially recreational in nature, 
     shall not be considered to be in connection with the duties 
     of a Member, officer, or employee as an officeholder.
       ``(b) Each advance authorization to accept reimbursement 
     shall be signed by the Member or officer under whose direct 
     supervision the employee works and shall include--
       ``(1) the name of the employee;
       ``(2) the name of the person who will make the 
     reimbursement;
       ``(3) the time, place, and purpose of the travel; and
       ``(4) a determination that the travel is in connection with 
     the duties of the employee as an officeholder and would not 
     create the appearance that the employee is using public 
     office for private gain.
       ``(c) Each disclosure made under paragraph (a)(1) of 
     expenses reimbursed or to be reimbursed shall be signed by 
     the Member or officer (in the case of travel by that Member 
     or officer) or by the Member or officer under whose direct 
     supervision the employee works (in the case of travel by an 
     employee) and shall include--
       ``(1) a good faith estimate of total transportation 
     expenses reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
       ``(2) a good faith estimate of total lodging expenses 
     reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
       ``(3) a good faith estimate of total meal expenses 
     reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
       ``(4) a good faith estimate of the total of other expenses 
     reimbursed or to be reimbursed;
       ``(5) a determination that all such expenses are necessary 
     transportation, lodging, and related expenses as defined in 
     paragraph (d); and
       ``(6) in the case of a reimbursement to a Member or 
     officer, a determination that the travel was in connection 
     with the duties of the Member or officer as an officeholder 
     and would not create the appearance that the Member or 
     officer is using public office for private gain.
       ``(d) For the purposes of this clause, the term `necessary 
     transportation, lodging, and related expenses'--
       ``(1) includes reasonable expenses that are necessary for 
     travel for a period not exceeding 3 days exclusive of travel 
     time within the United States or 7 days exclusive of travel 
     time outside of the United States unless approved in advance 
     by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct;
       ``(2) is limited to reasonable expenditures for 
     transportation, lodging, conference fees and materials, and 
     food and refreshments,

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     including reimbursement for necessary transportation, whether 
     or not such transportation occurs within the periods 
     described in subparagraph (1);
       ``(3) does not include expenditures for recreational 
     activities, nor does it include entertainment other than that 
     provided to all attendees as an integral part of the event, 
     except for activities or entertainment otherwise permissible 
     under this rule; and
       ``(4) may include travel expenses incurred on behalf of 
     either the spouse or a child of the Member, officer, or 
     employee, subject to a determination signed by the Member or 
     officer (or in the case of an employee, the Member or officer 
     under whose direct supervision the employee works) that the 
     attendance of the spouse or child is appropriate to assist in 
     the representation of the House of Representatives.
       ``(e) The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make 
     available to the public all advance authorizations and 
     disclosures of reimbursement filed pursuant to paragraph (a) 
     as soon as possible after they are received.
       ``3. A gift prohibited by clause 1(a) includes the 
     following:
       ``(a) Anything provided by a registered lobbyist or an 
     agent of a foreign principal to an entity that is maintained 
     or controlled by a Member, officer, or employee.
       ``(b) A charitable contribution (as defined in section 
     170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) made by a 
     registered lobbyist or an agent of a foreign principal on the 
     basis of a designation, recommendation, or other 
     specification of a Member, officer, or employee (not 
     including a mass mailing or other solicitation directed to a 
     broad category of persons or entities), other than a 
     charitable contribution permitted by clause 4.
       ``(c) A contribution or other payment by a registered 
     lobbyist or an agent of a foreign principal to a legal 
     expense fund established for the benefit of a Member, 
     officer, or employee.
       ``(d) A financial contribution or expenditure made by a 
     registered lobbyist or an agent of a foreign principal 
     relating to a conference, retreat, or similar event, 
     sponsored by or affiliated with an official congressional 
     organization, for or on behalf of Members, officers, or 
     employees.
       ``4. (a) A charitable contribution (as defined in section 
     170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) made by a 
     registered lobbyist or an agent of a foreign principal in 
     lieu of an honorarium to a Member, officer, or employee shall 
     not be considered a gift under this rule if it is reported as 
     provided in paragraph (b).
       ``(b) A Member, officer, or employee who designates or 
     recommends a contribution to a charitable organization in 
     lieu of honoraria described in paragraph (a) shall report 
     within 30 days after such designation or recommendation to 
     the Clerk of the House of Representatives--
       ``(1) the name and address of the registered lobbyist who 
     is making the contribution in lieu of honoraria;
       ``(2) the date and amount of the contribution; and
       ``(3) the name and address of the charitable organization 
     designated or recommended by the Member.
     The Clerk of the House of Representatives shall make public 
     information received pursuant to this paragraph as soon as 
     possible after it is received.
       ``5. For purposes of this rule--
       ``(a) the term `registered lobbyist' means a lobbyist 
     registered under the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act or 
     any successor statute; and
       ``(b) the term `agent of a foreign principal' means an 
     agent of a foreign principal registered under the Foreign 
     Agents Registration Act.
       ``6. All the provisions of this rule shall be interpreted 
     and enforced solely by the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct. The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct is 
     authorized to issue guidance on any matter contained in this 
     rule.''.

     SEC. 2. ACCEPTANCE OF GIFTS BY THE COMMITTEE ON HOUSE 
                   OVERSIGHT.

       Clause 4(d) of rule X of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (1), by striking the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (2) and inserting ``; and'', and by adding after 
     subparagraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) accepting a gift, other than as otherwise provided by 
     law, if the gift does not involve any duty, burden, or 
     condition, or is not made dependent upon some future 
     performance by the House of Representatives and promulgating 
     regulations to carry out this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 3. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This resolution and the amendment made by this resolution 
     shall take effect on and be effective for calendar years 
     beginning on January 1, 1996.

  When said resolution was considered.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 268, the amendments printed in House 
Resolution 250 were considered as adopted.
  After debate,
  Mr. BURTON submitted the following amendment in the nature of a 
substitute:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. GIFT DISCLOSURE.

       (a) Financial Disclosure.--Rule XLIV of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``3. Notwithstanding section 102 of the Ethics in 
     Government Act of 1978, each report filed with the Clerk 
     under title I of such Act for calendar year 1996 or any 
     subsequent calendar year shall disclose any gift (including a 
     meal) with a fair market value in excess of $50 (other than 
     personal hospitality of an individual or any gift received 
     from a relative of the reporting individual), as adjusted 
     under section 102(a)(2)(A) of the Ethics in Government Act of 
     1978.''.
       (b) Gift Rule.--Clause 4 of Rule XLIII of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives is amended by striking ``$100'' and 
     inserting ``$50''.

     SEC. 2. CONVENTIONS, ETC.

       Clause 4 of Rule XLIII of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended by striking ``A Member'' and 
     inserting ``(a) Except as provided in paragraphs (b), (c), 
     and (d), a Member'' and by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b)(1) A Member, officer, or employee may accept an offer 
     of free attendance at a widely attended convention, 
     conference, symposium, forum, panel discussion, dinner, 
     viewing, reception, or similar event, provided by the sponsor 
     of the event, if--
       ``(A) the Member, officer, or employee participates in the 
     event as a speaker or a panel participant, by presenting 
     information related to Congress or matters before Congress, 
     or by performing a ceremonial function appropriate to the 
     Member's, officer's, or employee's official position; or
       ``(B) attendance at the event is appropriate to the 
     performance of the official duties or representative function 
     of the Member, officer, or employee.
       ``(2) A Member, officer, or employee who attends an event 
     described in subparagraph (1) may accept a sponsor's 
     unsolicited offer of free attendance at the event for the 
     spouse or dependent of the Member, officer, or employee.
       ``(3) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `free 
     attendance' may include waiver of all or part of a conference 
     or other fee, the provision of lodging or transportation or 
     the provision of food, refreshments, entertainment, and 
     instructional materials furnished to all attendees as an 
     integral part of the event. The term does not include 
     entertainment collateral to the event, nor does it include 
     food or refreshments taken other than in a group setting with 
     all or substantially all other attendees.
       ``(c) A Member, officer, or employee, or the spouse or 
     dependent thereof, may accept a sponsor's unsolicited offer 
     of free attendance at a charity event of--
       ``(1) the event is sponsored by an organization which is 
     listed under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986;
       ``(2) all Member, officer, employee, spouse, or dependent-
     related expenses are paid by the sponsoring organization and 
     not by another corporation or individual;
       ``(3) the proceeds to charity from the event exceed the 
     costs of the event; and
       ``(4) the participation contributed in a tangible way to 
     the success of the event.
       ``(d) The restrictions contained in paragraphs (a), (b), 
     and (c) shall not apply to a Member who is attending an event 
     in the Member's congressional district.''.

  After further debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 268, the previous question on the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute having been ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the amendment in the nature of a substitute?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. BURTON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

154

When there appeared

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Nays

276

para.148.16                  [Roll No. 807]

                                YEAS--154

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Chambliss
     Clay
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fattah
     Fields (TX)
     Fowler
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Herger
     Hilliard
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Livingston
     Lucas
     Manton
     Martinez
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Meek
     Mfume
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nethercutt

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     Ney
     Norwood
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pombo
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rangel
     Regula
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tanner
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Towns
     Traficant
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--276

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Buyer
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Coble
     Coleman
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Fields (LA)
     Tucker
       
  So the amendment in the nature of a substitute was not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said amendment in the nature 
of a substitute was not agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Mr. SOLOMON submitted the following amendment:

       Page 2, line 3, strike ``(1)'' and strike lines 6 through 
     15.
       Page 7, strike lines 1 through 5, and page 9, strike lines 
     15 through 16 and redesignate paragraphs (13) through (22) as 
     paragraphs (12) through (21).
       Page 10, line 9, insert a period after ``individual'' and 
     strike ``if others'' and all that follows through line 12.
       Page 13, beginning in line 24 strike ``3 days exclusive of 
     travel time within the United States'' and insert ``4 days 
     within the United States''.
       Page 14, insert a period after ``employee'' in line 17 and 
     strike ``subject to'' and all that follows through line 23.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 268, the previous question on the 
amendment having been ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said amendment, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

422

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affirmative

Nays

8

para.148.17                  [Roll No. 808]

                                AYES--422

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas

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     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NOES--8

     Fattah
     Hastings (FL)
     King
     Murtha
     Myers
     Rahall
     Towns
     Williams

                              NOT VOTING--2

     Fields (LA)
     Tucker
       
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 268, the previous question on the 
resolution, as amended, was ordered.
  The question being put, vive voce,
  Will the House agree to the resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced that yeas had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
as amended, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

422

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affirmative

Nays

6

para.148.18                  [Roll No. 809]

                                AYES--422

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NOES--6

     Fattah
     Goodling
     King
     Myers
     Towns
     Williams

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Fields (LA)
     Murtha
     Sabo
     Tucker
  So the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to was, by unaimous consent, laid on the table.

para.148.19  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2564

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 269):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2564) to provide for the disclosure of 
     lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government, and 
     for other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. Points of order against consideration of the 
     bill of failure to comply with clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI are 
     waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 
     shall not exceed two hours equally divided and controlled by 
     the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     the Judiciary. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five minute rule. The bill 
     shall be considered as read. All points of order against any 
     amendment printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution are waived. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill and amendments thereto to 
     final passage without intervening motion except on motion to 
     recommit with or without instructions.
       Sec. 2. If H.R. 2564 is passed by the House in a form that 
     is identical to S. 1060, as passed by the Senate, then at any 
     time thereafter it shall be in order without intervention of 
     any point of order to consider the Senate bill in the House. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     Senate bill to final passage without intervening motion 
     except one motion to recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.148.20  order of business--consideration of h.r. 2564

  On motion of Mr. CANADY by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That during consideration of the bill (H.R. 2564) to provide 
for the disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the Federal 
Government, and for other purposes, pursuant to House Resolution 269, 
the chairman of the Committee of

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the Whole House on the state of the Union may postpone until a time 
during further consideration in the Committee of the Whole House on the 
state of the Union a request for a recorded vote on any amendment, and 
that the chairman of the Committee of the Whole House of the state of 
the Union may reduce to not less than five minutes the time for voting 
by electronic device on any postponed question that immediately follows 
another vote by electronic device without intervening business, provided 
that the time for voting by electronic device on the first in any series 
of questions shall be not less than 15 minutes; and
  Ordered further, That debate on each amendment to the bill and any 
amendments thereto be limited to 30 minutes equally divided and 
controlled by the proponent of the amendment to the bill and an 
opponent.

para.148.21  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Tim Sanders, one of his secretaries.

para.148.22  lobbying disclosure reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 269 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2564) to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to 
influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. KOLBE as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some time 
spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOX, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KOLBE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.148.23  authorizing a specified correction in the form of the 
          conference report on h.r. 2491

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-348) the resolution (H. Res. 272) authorizing a specified 
correction in the form of the conference report to accompany the bill 
(H.R. 2491) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the 
concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996, and waiving 
points of order against the corrected conference report.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.148.24  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2606

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-349) the resolution (H. Res. 273) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2606) to prohibit the use of funds 
appropriated to the Department of Defense from being used for the 
deployment on the ground of United States Armed Forces in the Republic 
of Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of any peacekeeping operation, or as 
part of any implementation force, unless funds for such deployment are 
specifically appropriated by law.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.148.25  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
9:30 a.m. on Friday, November 17, 1995.

para.148.26  lobbying disclosure reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOX, pursuant to House Resolution 269 and 
rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 2564) to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to 
influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
  Mr. KOLBE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair; 
and after some time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOX, resumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KOLBE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.148.27  message from the president--further continuing 
          appropriations, fy 1996

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOX, laid before the House a message from 
the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In declaring my intention to disapprove House Joint Resolution 122, 
the further continuing resolution for fiscal year 1996, I stated my 
desire to approve promptly a clean extension of the continuing 
resolution that expired on November 13. Accordingly, I am forward the 
enclosed legislation that would provide for such an extension. This 
legislation also provides that all Federal employees furloughed during 
the Government shutdown through no fault of their own will be 
compensated at their ordinary rate for the period of the furlough.
  I urge the Congress to act on this legislation promptly and to return 
it to me for signing.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, November 16, 1995. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Appropriations and the 
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight and ordered to be printed 
(H. Doc. 104-135).

para.148.28  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Ms. HARMAN, for 
November 17.
  And then,

para.148.29  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 11 o'clock and 59 minutes, p.m., the House adjourned until 
9:30 a.m. on Friday, November 17, 1995.

para.148.30  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 272. 
     Resolution authorizing a specified correction in the form of 
     the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2491) to 
     provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the 
     concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996, and 
     waiving points of order against the corrected conference 
     report (Rept. No. 104-348). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 273. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2606) to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense from being used for the deployment on 
     the ground of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of any peacekeeping operation, 
     or as any implementation force, unless funds for such 
     deployment are specifically appropriated by law (Rept. No. 
     104-349). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.148.31  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Gilchrest):
       H.R. 2646. A bill to amend the sugar price support program 
     in the Agricultural Act of 1949 to provide for additional 
     assessment with respect to raw can sugar produced in the 
     Everglades agricultural area in the State of Florida to 
     finance land acquisition projects for the restoration of the 
     Florida Everglades; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. 
             Montgomery, Mr. Miller of Florida, and Mr. Zimmer):
       H.R. 2647. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to terminate the tax subsidies for large producers of 
     ethanol used as a fuel; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FUNDERBURK:
       H.R. 2648. A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act to require that an application to the Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission for a license, license 
     amendment, or permit for an activity that will result in a 
     withdrawal by a State or political subdivision of a State of 
     water from a lake that is situated in two States shall not be 
     granted unless the Governor of the State in which more than 
     50 percent of the lake, reservoir, or other body of water is 
     situated certifies that the withdrawal will not have an 
     adverse effect on the environment in or economy of that 
     State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2649. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     provide that the mandatory separation age for Federal 
     firefighters be made the same as the age that applies with 
     respect to Federal law enforcement officers; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.

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           By Mr. HEINEMAN (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Bryant of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Hoke):
       H.R. 2650. A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to 
     eliminate certain sentencing inequities for drug offenders; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. DeFazio, 
             Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Obey, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Funderburk, Mr. Klink, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. 
             McKinney, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
             Wamp, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Conyers):
       H.R. 2651. A bill to assess the impact of the NAFTA, to 
     require further negotiation of certain provisions of the 
     NAFTA, and to provide for the withdrawal from the NAFTA 
     unless certain conditions are met; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. 
             Meehan, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Stark, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
             Gonzalez, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Frost, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
             DeFazio, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Barrett of 
             Wisconsin, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Moran, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. 
             Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Farr, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Moakley, 
             Mr. Markey, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Maloney, 
             Mr. Boucher, Mr. Klug, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Jacobs, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Torkildsen, 
             Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Olver, and Ms. 
             McKinney):
       H.R. 2652. A bill to close the U.S. Army School of the 
     Americas and establish a U.S. Academy for Democracy and 
     Civil-Military Relations; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committee on National 
     Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ROSE:
       H.R. 2653. A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     of 1938 and the Agricultural Act of 1949 to improve the 
     operation of the Government flue-cured and burley tobacco 
     programs; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wyden, 
             and Mr. DeFazio):
       H.R. 2654. A bill to prevent discrimination against victims 
     of abuse in all lines of insurance; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. SAXTON:
       H.R. 2655. A bill to amend the Atlantic Striped Bass 
     Conservation Act to authorize the Mid-Atlantic Fishery 
     Management Council to prepare a fishery management plan for 
     Atlantic striped bass under the Magnuson Fishery Conservation 
     and Management Act; to the Committee on Resources. 

para.148.32  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

       Mr. HALL of Texas introduced a bill (H.R. 2656) for the 
     relief of Norman M. Werner; which was referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para.148.33  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 125: Mr. Hinchey and Mr. Browder.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Camp, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Duncan, 
     and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Dicks, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Deutsch, 
     Mr. Ward, Mr. Petri, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Lewis of 
     Kentucky, and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H.R. 733: Mrs. Vucanovich.
       H.R. 784: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Bliley, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Spence, Mr. Chrysler, and Mr. Dickey.
       H.R. 997: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky and Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 1000: Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 1226: Mr. McIntosh and Mr. Chrysler.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. Brown of California.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 1386: Mr. Shadegg.
       H.R. 1448: Mr. Ehlers and Mr. Wolf.
       H.R. 1684: Mr. Ballenger and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 1733: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
     Chabot, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Collins of 
     Georgia, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Fawell.
       H.R. 2240: Mr. Miller of California.
       H.R. 2281: Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Dingell, Ms. 
     Kaptur, Mr. Davis, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Gutierrez, 
     and Mr. Pete Geren of Texas.
       H.R. 2326: Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 2327: Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 2341: Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 2357: Mr. Bereuter.
       H.R. 2458: Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Evans, Mr. Bryant of Texas, and 
     Mr. Saxton.
       H.R. 2461: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 2481: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 2548: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
     Johnston of Florida, and Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 2562: Mr. Manton and Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 2566: Mrs. Schroeder.
       H.R. 2606: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 2618: Mr. Studds.
       H.R. 2622: Mr. Frost.
       H.J. Res. 117: Ms. Danner.
       H. Con. Res. 5: Mr. Bevill.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. Doyle.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Torres.

para.148.34  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H. Res. 264: Mr. Dixon and Mr. Berman.


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                     FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1995 (149)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.149.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Thursday, November 16, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.149.2  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1693. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Brazil (Transmittal No. 
     04-96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1694. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to Germany 
     (Transmittal No. 03-96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.

para.149.3  committee and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Commerce and its subcommittees were granted permission to sit today 
during the 5-minute rule.

para.149.4  authorizing a specified correction in the form of the 
          conference report on h.r. 2491

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 272):

       Resolved, That the proceedings of the legislative day of 
     November 15, 1995, by which the conference report to 
     accompany the bill (H.R. 2491) to provide for reconciliation 
     pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 1996 was presented to the House and 
     ordered printed, are hereby vacated, to the end that the 
     managers on the part of the House may immediately present the 
     conference report in the form actually ordered reported to 
     the House as a product of the meeting and signatures of the 
     committee of conference and actually to be presented in the 
     Senate, in pertinent corrected part as depicted in section 3 
     of this resolution. The existing signatures of the committee 
     of conference shall remain valid as authorizing the 
     presentation of the conference report to the House in 
     corrected form.
       Sec. 2. Upon adoption of this resolution it shall be in 
     order to consider the conference report presented to the 
     House pursuant to the first section of this resolution. All 
     points of order against the conference report and against its 
     consideration are waived. The conference report shall be 
     considered as read. The conference report shall be debatable 
     for two hours equally divided and controlled by the chairman 
     and ranking minority member of the Committee on the Budget. 
     After such debate the previous question shall be considered 
     as ordered on the conference report to final adoption without 
     intervening motion except one motion to recommit, which may 
     not contain instructions and on which the previous question 
     shall be considered as ordered. After disposition of the 
     conference report, no further consideration of the bill shall 
     be in order except pursuant to a subsequent order of the 
     House.
       Sec. 3. The correction described in section 2 of this 
     resolution is to insert between subtitles J and L of title 
     XII a subtitle K (as depicted in the table of contents) as 
     follows:

                      ``Subtitle K--Miscellaneous

     ``SEC. 13101. FOOD STAMP ELIGIBILITY.

       ``Section 6(f) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2015(f)) is amended by striking the third sentence and 
     inserting the following: `The State agency shall, at its 
     option, consider either all income and financial resources of 
     the individual rendered ineligible to participate in the food 
     stamp program under this subsection, or such income, less a 
     pro rata share, and the financial resources of the ineligible 
     individual, to determine the eligibility and the value of the 
     allotment of the household of which such individual is a 
     member.'

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     ``SEC. 13102. REDUCTION IN BLOCK GRANTS FOR SOCIAL SERVICES.

       ``Section 2003(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1397b) is amended--
       ``(1) by striking `and' at the end of paragraph (4); and
       ``(2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
     following:
       `(5) $2,800,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1990 
     through 1996; and
       `(6) $2,240,000,000 for each fiscal year after fiscal year 
     1996.' ''.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

230

When there appeared

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Nays

193

para.149.5                   [Roll No. 810]

                                YEAS--230

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--193

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Becerra
     Brewster
     Collins (IL)
     Fields (LA)
     Harman
     McDermott
     Neumann
     Talent
     Tucker
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.149.6  submission of conference report--h.r. 2491

  Mr. KASICH, pursuant to House Resolution 272, submitted a conference 
report (Rept. No. 104-350) on the bill (H.R. 2491) to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 1996; together with a statement thereon, for 
printing in the Record under the rule.

para.149.7  budget reconciliation, fy 1996

  Mr. KASICH, pursuant to House Resolution 272, called up the following 
further conference report (Rept. No. 104-350):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2491), to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 
     of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
     1996, having met, after full and free conference, have agreed 
     to recommend and do recommend to their respective Houses as 
     follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Balanced Budget Act of 
     1995''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF TITLES.

       This Act is organized into titles as follows:

Title I--Agriculture and Related Provisions
Title II--Banking, Housing, and Related Provisions
Title III--Communication and Spectrum Allocation Provisions
Title IV--Education and Related Provisions
Title V--Energy and Natural Resources Provisions
Title VI--Federal Retirement and Related Provisions
Title VII--Medicaid
Title VIII--Medicare
Title IX--Transportation and Related Provisions
Title X--Veterans and Related Provisions
Title XI--Revenues
Title XII--Teaching hospitals and graduate medical education; asset 
              sales; welfare; and other provisions
              TITLE I--AGRICULTURE AND RELATED PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the 
     ``Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this title 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1001. Short title; table of contents.

           Subtitle A--Agricultural Market Transition Program

Sec. 1101. Short title.
Sec. 1102. Definitions.
Sec. 1103. Production flexibility contracts.
Sec. 1104. Nonrecourse marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency 
              payments.
Sec. 1105. Payment limitations.
Sec. 1106. Peanut program.
Sec. 1107. Sugar program.
Sec. 1108. Administration.
Sec. 1109. Elimination of permanent price support authority.
Sec. 1110. Effect of amendments.

                        Subtitle B--Conservation

Sec. 1201. Conservation.

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         Subtitle C--Agricultural Promotion and Export Programs

Sec. 1301. Market promotion program.
Sec. 1302. Export enhancement program.

                       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous

Sec. 1401. Crop insurance.
Sec. 1402. Collection and use of agricultural quarantine and inspection 
              fees.
Sec. 1403. Commodity Credit Corporation interest rate.
           Subtitle A--Agricultural Market Transition Program

     SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act''.

     SEC. 1102. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Considered planted.--The term ``considered planted'' 
     means acreage that is considered planted under title V of the 
     Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.) (as in 
     effect prior to the amendment made by section 1109(b)(2)).
       (2) Contract.--The term ``contract'' means a production 
     flexibility contract entered into under section 1103.
       (3) Contract acreage.--The term ``contract acreage'' means 
     1 or more crop acreage bases established for contract 
     commodities under title V of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (as 
     in effect prior to the amendment made by section 1109(b)(2)). 
     If a crop acreage base was not enrolled in an annual program 
     for the 1995 crop in order to increase crop acreage base, the 
     contract acreage for the 1996 crop shall reflect the 
     increased base acreage that would have been established under 
     title V of the Act (as so in effect).
       (4) Contract commodity.--The term `contract commodity' 
     means wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland 
     cotton, and rice.
       (5) Contract payment.--The term ``contract payment'' means 
     a payment made under section 1103 pursuant to a contract.
       (6) Farm program payment yield.--The term ``farm program 
     payment yield'' means the farm program payment yield 
     established for the 1995 crop of a contract commodity under 
     title V of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (as in effect prior 
     to the amendment made by section 1109(b)(2)).
       (7) Loan commodity.--The term `loan commodity' means each 
     contract commodity, extra long staple cotton, and oilseeds.
       (8) Oilseed.--The term ``oilseed'' means a crop of 
     soybeans, sunflower seed, rapeseed, canola, safflower, 
     flaxseed, mustard seed, or, if designated by the Secretary, 
     other oilseeds.
       (9) Program.--The term ``program'' means the agricultural 
     market transition program established under this subtitle.
       (10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Agriculture.

     SEC. 1103. PRODUCTION FLEXIBILITY CONTRACTS.

       (a) Contracts Authorized.--
       (1) Offer and terms.--Beginning as soon as practicable 
     after the date of the enactment of this subtitle, the 
     Secretary shall offer to enter into a contract with an 
     eligible owner or operator described in paragraph (2) on a 
     farm containing eligible farmland. Under the terms of a 
     contract, the owner or operator shall agree, in exchange for 
     annual contract payments, to comply with--
       (A) the conservation plan for the farm prepared in 
     accordance with section 1212 of the Food Security Act of 1985 
     (16 U.S.C. 3812);
       (B) wetland protection requirements applicable to the farm 
     under subtitle C of title XII of the Act (16 U.S.C. 3821 et 
     seq.); and
       (C) the planting flexibility requirements of subsection 
     (j).
       (2) Eligible owners and operators described.--The following 
     persons shall be considered to be an owner or operator 
     eligible to enter into a contract:
       (A) An owner of eligible farmland who assumes all of the 
     risk of producing a crop.
       (B) An owner of eligible farmland who shares in the risk of 
     producing a crop.
       (C) An operator of eligible farmland with a share-rent 
     lease of the eligible farmland, regardless of the length of 
     the lease, if the owner enters into the same contract.
       (D) An operator of eligible farmland who cash rents the 
     eligible farmland under a lease expiring on or after 
     September 30, 2002, in which case the consent of the owner is 
     not required.
       (E) An operator of eligible farmland who cash rents the 
     eligible farmland under a lease expiring before September 30, 
     2002, if the owner consents to the contract.
       (F) An owner of eligible farmland who cash rents the 
     eligible farmland and the lease term expires before September 
     30, 2002, but only if the actual operator of the farm 
     declines to enter into a contract. In the case of an owner 
     covered by this subparagraph, contract payments shall not 
     begin under a contract until the fiscal year following the 
     fiscal year in which the lease held by the nonparticipating 
     operator expires.
       (G) An owner or operator described in a preceding 
     subparagraph regardless of whether the owner or operator 
     purchased catastrophic risk protection for a fall-planted 
     1996 crop under section 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)).
       (3) Tenants and sharecroppers.--In carrying out this 
     section, the Secretary shall provide adequate safeguards to 
     protect the interests of operators who are tenants and 
     sharecroppers.
       (b) Elements.--
       (1) Time for contracting.--
       (A) Deadline.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary may not enter into a contract after April 15, 1996.
       (B) Conservation reserve lands.--
       (i) In general.--At the beginning of each fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall allow an eligible owner or operator on a farm 
     covered by a conservation reserve contract entered into under 
     section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
     3831) that terminates after the date specified in 
     subparagraph (A) to enter into or expand a production 
     flexibility contract to cover the contract acreage of the 
     farm that was subject to the former conservation reserve 
     contract.
       (ii) Amount.--Contract payments made for contract acreage 
     under this subparagraph shall be made at the rate and amount 
     applicable to the annual contract payment level for the 
     applicable crop.
       (2) Duration of contract.--
       (A) Beginning date.--A contract shall begin with--
       (i) the 1996 crop of a contract commodity; or
       (ii) in the case of acreage that was subject to a 
     conservation reserve contract described in paragraph (1)(B), 
     the date the production flexibility contract was entered into 
     or expanded to cover the acreage.
       (B) Ending date.--A contract shall extend through the 2002 
     crop.
       (3) Estimation of contract payments.--At the time the 
     Secretary enters into a contract, the Secretary shall provide 
     an estimate of the minimum contract payments anticipated to 
     be made during at least the first fiscal year for which 
     contract payments will be made.
       (c) Eligible Farmland Described.--Land shall be considered 
     to be farmland eligible for coverage under a contract only if 
     the land has contract acreage attributable to the land and--
       (1) for at least 1 of the 1991 through 1995 crops, at least 
     a portion of the land was enrolled in the acreage reduction 
     program authorized for a crop of a contract commodity under 
     section 101B, 103B, 105B, or 107B of the Agricultural Act of 
     1949 (as in effect prior to the amendment made by section 
     1109(b)(2)) or was considered planted;
       (2) was subject to a conservation reserve contract under 
     section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
     3831) whose term expired, or was voluntarily terminated, on 
     or after January 1, 1995; or
       (3) is released from coverage under a conservation reserve 
     contract by the Secretary during the period beginning on 
     January 1, 1995, and ending on the date specified in 
     subsection (b)(1)(A).
       (d) Time for Payment.--
       (1) In general.--An annual contract payment shall be made 
     not later than September 30 of each of fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (2) Advance payments.--
       (A) Fiscal year 1996.--At the option of the owner or 
     operator, 50 percent of the contract payment for fiscal year 
     1996 shall be made not later than 60 days after the date on 
     which the owner or operator enters into a contract.
       (B) Subsequent fiscal years.--At the option of the owner or 
     operator for fiscal year 1997 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year, 50 percent of the annual contract payment shall be made 
     on December 15.
       (e) Amounts Available for Contract Payments for Each Fiscal 
     Year.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall expend on a fiscal 
     year basis the following amounts to satisfy the obligations 
     of the Secretary under all contracts:
       (A) For fiscal year 1996, $5,570,000,000.
       (B) For fiscal year 1997, $5,385,000,000.
       (C) For fiscal year 1998, $5,800,000,000.
       (D) For fiscal year 1999, $5,603,000,000.
       (E) For fiscal year 2000, $5,130,000,000.
       (F) For fiscal year 2001, $4,130,000,000.
       (G) For fiscal year 2002, $4,008,000,000.
       (2) Allocation.--The amount made available for a fiscal 
     year under paragraph (1) shall be allocated as follows:
       (A) For wheat, 26.26 percent.
       (B) For corn, 46.22 percent.
       (C) For grain sorghum, 5.11 percent.
       (D) For barley, 2.16 percent.
       (E) For oats, 0.15 percent.
       (F) For upland cotton, 11.63 percent.
       (G) For rice, 8.47 percent.
       (3) Adjustment.--The Secretary shall adjust the amounts 
     allocated for each contract commodity under paragraph (2) for 
     a particular fiscal year by--
       (A) subtracting an amount equal to the amount, if any, 
     necessary to satisfy payment requirements under sections 
     101B, 103B, 105B, and 107B of the Agricultural Act of 1949 
     (as in effect prior to the amendment made by section 
     1109(b)(2)) for the 1994 and 1995 crops of the commodity;
       (B) adding an amount equal to the sum of all producer 
     repayments of deficiency payments received under section 
     114(a)(2) of the Act (as so in effect) for the commodity;
       (C) adding an amount equal to the sum of all contract 
     payments withheld by the Secretary, at the request of 
     producers, during the preceding fiscal year as an offset 
     against producer repayments of deficiency payments otherwise 
     required under section 114(a)(2) of the Act (as so in effect) 
     for the commodity; and
       (D) adding an amount equal to the sum of all refunds of 
     contract payments received during the preceding fiscal year 
     under subsection (h) for the commodity.
       (f) Determination of Contract Payments.--
       (1) Individual payment quantity of contract commodities.--
     For each contract, the payment quantity of a contract 
     commodity for each fiscal year shall be equal to the product 
     of--

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       (A) 85 percent of the contract acreage; and
       (B) the farm program payment yield.
       (2) Annual payment quantity of contract commodities.--The 
     payment quantity of each contract commodity covered by all 
     contracts for each fiscal year shall equal the sum of the 
     amounts calculated under paragraph (1) for each individual 
     contract.
       (3) Annual payment rate.--The payment rate for a contract 
     commodity for each fiscal year shall be equal to--
       (A) the amount made available under subsection (e) for the 
     contract commodity for the fiscal year; divided by
       (B) the amount determined under paragraph (2) for the 
     fiscal year.
       (4) Annual payment amount.--The amount to be paid under a 
     contract in effect for each fiscal year with respect to a 
     contract commodity shall be equal to the product of--
       (A) the payment quantity determined under paragraph (1) 
     with respect to the contract; and
       (B) the payment rate in effect under paragraph (3).
       (5) Assignment of contract payments.--The provisions of 
     section 8(g) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(g)) (relating to assignment of payments) 
     shall apply to contract payments under this subsection. The 
     owner or operator making the assignment, or the assignee, 
     shall provide the Secretary with notice, in such manner as 
     the Secretary may require in the contract, of any assignment 
     made under this paragraph.
       (6) Sharing of contract payments.--The Secretary shall 
     provide for the sharing of contract payments among the owners 
     and operators subject to the contract on a fair and equitable 
     basis.
       (g) Payment Limitation.--The total amount of contract 
     payments made to a person under a contract during any fiscal 
     year may not exceed the payment limitations established under 
     section 1105.
       (h) Effect of Violation.--
       (1) Termination of contract.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), if an owner or operator subject to a contract 
     violates the conservation plan for the farm containing 
     eligible farmland under the contract, wetland protection 
     requirements applicable to the farm, or the planting 
     flexibility requirements of subsection (j), the Secretary 
     shall terminate the contract with respect to the owner or 
     operator. On the termination, the owner or operator shall 
     forfeit all rights to receive future contract payments and 
     shall refund to the Secretary all contract payments received 
     by the owner or operator during the period of the violation, 
     together with interest on the contract payments as determined 
     by the Secretary.
       (2) Refund or adjustment.--If the Secretary determines that 
     a violation does not warrant termination of the contract 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary may require the owner or 
     operator subject to the contract--
       (A) to refund to the Secretary that part of the contract 
     payments received by the owner or operator during the period 
     of the violation, together with interest on the contract 
     payments as determined by the Secretary; or
       (B) to accept a reduction in the amount of future contract 
     payments that is proportionate to the severity of the 
     violation, as determined by the Secretary.
       (3) Foreclosure.--An owner or operator subject to a 
     contract may not be required to make repayments to the 
     Secretary of amounts received under the contract if the 
     contract acreage has been foreclosed on and the Secretary 
     determines that forgiving the repayments is appropriate in 
     order to provide fair and equitable treatment. This paragraph 
     shall not void the responsibilities of such an owner or 
     operator under the contract if the owner or operator 
     continues or resumes operation, or control, of the contract 
     acreage. On the resumption of operation or control over the 
     contract acreage by the owner or operator, the provisions of 
     the contract in effect on the date of the foreclosure shall 
     apply.
       (4) Review.--A determination of the Secretary under this 
     subsection shall be considered to be an adverse decision for 
     purposes of the availability of administrative review of the 
     determination.
       (i) Transfer of Interest in Lands Subject to Contract.--
       (1) Effect of transfer.--Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), the transfer by an owner or operator subject to a 
     contract of the right and interest of the owner or operator 
     in the contract acreage shall result in the termination of 
     the contract with respect to the acreage, effective on the 
     date of the transfer, unless the transferee of the acreage 
     agrees with the Secretary to assume all obligations of the 
     contract. At the request of the transferee, the Secretary may 
     modify the contract if the modifications are consistent with 
     the objectives of this section as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (2) Exception.--If an owner or operator who is entitled to 
     a contract payment dies, becomes incompetent, or is otherwise 
     unable to receive the contract payment, the Secretary shall 
     make the payment, in accordance with regulations prescribed 
     by the Secretary.
       (j) Planting Flexibility.--
       (1) Permitted crops.--Subject to paragraph (2)(A), any 
     commodity or crop may be planted on contract acreage.
       (2) Limitations.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the planting of any fruit or vegetable, and unlimited haying 
     and grazing, shall be permitted on not more than 15 percent 
     of the contract acreage.
       (B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the 
     planting of contract commodities, lentils, mung beans, and 
     dry peas on contract acreage.
       (3) Alfalfa.--The planting of alfalfa on contract acreage 
     is unlimited, except that the quantity of acreage on which 
     the contract payment of the owner or operator would otherwise 
     be based shall be reduced for each acre planted to alfalfa in 
     excess of the limitation in effect under paragraph (2)(A) for 
     the contract.
       (4) Haying and grazing.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), 
     haying and grazing of contract acreage shall be permitted, 
     except during any consecutive 5-month period that is 
     established by the State committee established under section 
     8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 
     U.S.C. 590h(b)) for a State. The 5-month period shall be 
     established during the period beginning April 1, and ending 
     October 31, of a year. In the case of a natural disaster, the 
     Secretary may permit unlimited haying and grazing on the 
     contract acreage.

     SEC. 1104. NONRECOURSE MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS AND LOAN 
                   DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS.

       (a) Availability of Nonrecourse Loans.--
       (1) Availability.--For each of the 1996 through 2002 crops 
     of each loan commodity, the Secretary shall make available to 
     producers on a farm nonrecourse marketing assistance loans 
     for loan commodities produced on the farm. The loans shall be 
     made under terms and conditions that are prescribed by the 
     Secretary and at the loan rate established under subsection 
     (b) for the loan commodity.
       (2) Eligible production.--The following production shall be 
     eligible for a marketing assistance loan under this section:
       (A) In the case of a marketing assistance loan for a 
     contract commodity, any production by a producer who has 
     entered into a production flexibility contract.
       (B) In the case of a marketing assistance loan for extra 
     long staple cotton and oilseeds, any production.
       (b) Loan Rates.--
       (1) Wheat.--
       (A) Loan rate.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the loan rate 
     for a marketing assistance loan for wheat shall be--
       (i) not less than 85 percent of the simple average price 
     received by producers of wheat, as determined by the 
     Secretary, during the marketing years for the immediately 
     preceding 5 crops of wheat, excluding the year in which the 
     average price was the highest and the year in which the 
     average price was the lowest in the period; but
       (ii) not more than $2.58 per bushel.
       (B) Stocks to use ratio adjustment.--If the Secretary 
     estimates for any marketing year that the ratio of ending 
     stocks of wheat to total use for the marketing year will be--
       (i) equal to or greater than 30 percent, the Secretary may 
     reduce the loan rate for wheat for the corresponding crop by 
     an amount not to exceed 10 percent in any year;
       (ii) less than 30 percent but not less than 15 percent, the 
     Secretary may reduce the loan rate for wheat for the 
     corresponding crop by an amount not to exceed 5 percent in 
     any year; or
       (iii) less than 15 percent, the Secretary may not reduce 
     the loan rate for wheat for the corresponding crop.
       (C) No effect on future years.--Any reduction in the loan 
     rate for wheat under subparagraph (B) shall not be considered 
     in determining the loan rate for wheat for subsequent years.
       (2) Feed grains.--
       (A) Loan rate for corn.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     loan rate for a marketing assistance loan for corn shall be--
       (i) not less than 85 percent of the simple average price 
     received by producers of corn, as determined by the 
     Secretary, during the marketing years for the immediately 
     preceding 5 crops of corn, excluding the year in which the 
     average price was the highest and the year in which the 
     average price was the lowest in the period; but
       (ii) not more than $1.89 per bushel.
       (B) Stocks to use ratio adjustment.--If the Secretary 
     estimates for any marketing year that the ratio of ending 
     stocks of corn to total use for the marketing year will be--
       (i) equal to or greater than 25 percent, the Secretary may 
     reduce the loan rate for corn for the corresponding crop by 
     an amount not to exceed 10 percent in any year;
       (ii) less than 25 percent but not less than 12.5 percent, 
     the Secretary may reduce the loan rate for corn for the 
     corresponding crop by an amount not to exceed 5 percent in 
     any year; or
       (iii) less than 12.5 percent the Secretary may not reduce 
     the loan rate for corn for the corresponding crop.
       (C) No effect on future years.--Any reduction in the loan 
     rate for corn under subparagraph (B) shall not be considered 
     in determining the loan rate for corn for subsequent years.
       (D) Other feed grains.--The loan rate for a marketing 
     assistance loan for grain sorghum, barley, and oats, 
     respectively, shall be established at such level as the 
     Secretary determines is fair and reasonable in relation to 
     the rate that loans are made available for corn, taking into 
     consideration the feeding value of the commodity in relation 
     to corn.
       (3) Upland cotton.--
       (A) Loan rate.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the loan rate 
     for a marketing assistance loan for upland cotton shall be 
     established by the Secretary at such loan rate, per pound, as 
     will reflect for the base quality of upland cotton, as 
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     retary, at average locations in the United States a rate that 
     is not less than the smaller of--
       (i) 85 percent of the average price (weighted by market and 
     month) of the base quality of cotton as quoted in the 
     designated United States spot markets during 3 years of the 
     5-year period ending July 31 in the year in which the loan 
     rate is announced, excluding the year in which the average 
     price was the highest and the year in which the average price 
     was the lowest in the period; or
       (ii) 90 percent of the average, for the 15-week period 
     beginning July 1 of the year in which the loan rate is 
     announced, of the 5 lowest-priced growths of the growths 
     quoted for Middling 1\3/32\-inch cotton C.I.F. Northern 
     Europe (adjusted downward by the average difference during 
     the period April 15 through October 15 of the year in which 
     the loan is announced between the average Northern European 
     price quotation of such quality of cotton and the market 
     quotations in the designated United States spot markets for 
     the base quality of upland cotton), as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (B) Limitations.--The loan rate for a marketing assistance 
     loan for upland cotton shall not be less than $0.50 per pound 
     or more than $0.5192 per pound.
       (4) Extra long staple cotton.--The loan rate for a 
     marketing assistance loan for extra long staple cotton shall 
     be--
       (A) not less than 85 percent of the simple average price 
     received by producers of extra long staple cotton, as 
     determined by the Secretary, during 3 years of the 5 previous 
     marketing years, excluding the year in which the average 
     price was the highest and the year in which the average price 
     was the lowest in the period; but
       (B) not more than $0.7965 per pound.
       (5) Rice.--The loan rate for a marketing assistance loan 
     for rice shall be $6.50 per hundredweight.
       (6) Oilseeds.--
       (A) Soybeans.--The loan rate for a marketing assistance 
     loan for soybeans shall be $4.92 per bushel.
       (B) Sunflower seed, canola, rapeseed, safflower, mustard 
     seed, and flaxseed.--The loan rates for a marketing 
     assistance loan for sunflower seed, canola, rapeseed, 
     safflower, mustard seed, and flaxseed, individually, shall be 
     $0.087 per pound.
       (C) Other oilseeds.--The loan rates for a marketing 
     assistance loan for other oilseeds shall be established at 
     such level as the Secretary determines is fair and reasonable 
     in relation to the loan rate available for soybeans, except 
     in no event shall the rate for the oilseeds (other than 
     cottonseed) be less than the rate established for soybeans on 
     a per-pound basis for the same crop.
       (c) Term of Loan.--In the case of each loan commodity 
     (other than upland cotton or extra long staple cotton), a 
     marketing assistance loan under subsection (a) shall have a 
     term of 9 months beginning on the first day of the first 
     month after the month in which the loan is made. A marketing 
     assistance loan for upland cotton or extra long staple cotton 
     shall have a term of 10 months. The Secretary may not extend 
     the term of a marketing assistance loan for any loan 
     commodity.
       (d) Repayment.--
       (1) Repayment rates generally.--The Secretary shall permit 
     producers to repay a marketing assistance loan under 
     subsection (a) for a loan commodity (other than extra long 
     staple cotton) at a level that is the lesser of--
       (A) the loan rate established for the commodity under 
     subsection (b); or
       (B) the prevailing world market price for the commodity 
     (adjusted to United States quality and location), as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (2) Repayment rates for extra long staple cotton.--
     Repayment of a marketing assistance loan for extra long 
     staple cotton shall be at the loan rate established for the 
     commodity under subsection (b).
       (3) Prevailing world market price.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1)(B) and subsection (f), the Secretary shall 
     prescribe by regulation--
       (A) a formula to determine the prevailing world market 
     price for each loan commodity, adjusted to United States 
     quality and location; and
       (B) a mechanism by which the Secretary shall announce 
     periodically the prevailing world market price for each loan 
     commodity.
       (4) Adjustment of prevailing world market price for upland 
     cotton.--
       (A) In general.--During the period ending July 31, 2003, 
     the prevailing world market price for upland cotton (adjusted 
     to United States quality and location) established under 
     paragraph (3) shall be further adjusted if--
       (i) the adjusted prevailing world market price is less than 
     115 percent of the loan rate for upland cotton established 
     under subsection (b), as determined by the Secretary; and
       (ii) the Friday through Thursday average price quotation 
     for the lowest-priced United States growth as quoted for 
     Middling (M) 1\3/32\-inch cotton delivered C.I.F. Northern 
     Europe is greater than the Friday through Thursday average 
     price of the 5 lowest-priced growths of upland cotton, as 
     quoted for Middling (M) 1\3/32\-inch cotton, delivered C.I.F. 
     Northern Europe (referred to in this subsection as the 
     ``Northern Europe price'').
       (B) Further adjustment.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (C), the adjusted prevailing world market price for upland 
     cotton shall be further adjusted on the basis of some or all 
     of the following data, as available:
       (i) The United States share of world exports.
       (ii) The current level of cotton export sales and cotton 
     export shipments.
       (iii) Other data determined by the Secretary to be relevant 
     in establishing an accurate prevailing world market price for 
     upland cotton (adjusted to United States quality and 
     location).
       (C) Limitation on further adjustment.--The adjustment under 
     subparagraph (B) may not exceed the difference between--
       (i) the Friday through Thursday average price for the 
     lowest-priced United States growth as quoted for Middling 
     1\3/32\-inch cotton delivered C.I.F. Northern Europe; and
       (ii) the Northern Europe price.
       (e) Loan Deficiency Payments.--
       (1) Availability.--Except as provided in paragraph (4), the 
     Secretary may make loan deficiency payments available to 
     producers who, although eligible to obtain a marketing 
     assistance loan under subsection (a) with respect to a loan 
     commodity, agree to forgo obtaining the loan for the 
     commodity in return for payments under this subsection.
       (2) Computation.--A loan deficiency payment under this 
     subsection shall be computed by multiplying--
       (A) the loan payment rate determined under paragraph (3) 
     for the loan commodity; by
       (B) the quantity of the loan commodity that the producers 
     on a farm are eligible to place under loan but for which the 
     producers forgo obtaining the loan in return for payments 
     under this subsection.
       (3) Loan payment rate.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the loan payment rate shall be the amount by which--
       (A) the loan rate established under subsection (b) for the 
     loan commodity; exceeds
       (B) the rate at which a loan for the commodity may be 
     repaid under subsection (d).
       (4) Exception for extra long staple cotton.--This 
     subsection shall not apply with respect to extra long staple 
     cotton.
       (f) Special Marketing Loan Provisions for Upland Cotton.--
       (1) First handler marketing certificates.--
       (A) In general.--During the period ending on July 31, 2003, 
     if the repayment rates provided in subsection (d) for upland 
     cotton or the availability of loan deficiency payments for 
     upland cotton under subsection (e) fails to make United 
     States upland cotton fully competitive in world markets and 
     the prevailing world market price of upland cotton (adjusted 
     to United States quality and location) is below the current 
     loan repayment rate for upland cotton, to make United States 
     upland cotton competitive in world markets and to maintain 
     and expand domestic consumption and exports of upland cotton 
     produced in the United States, the Secretary shall provide 
     for the issuance of marketing certificates or cash payments 
     in accordance with this paragraph.
       (B) Payments.--The Commodity Credit Corporation, under such 
     regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, shall make 
     payments, through the issuance of marketing certificates or 
     cash payments, to first handlers of upland cotton (persons 
     regularly engaged in buying or selling upland cotton) who 
     have entered into an agreement with the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation to participate in the program established under 
     this paragraph. The payments shall be made in such amounts 
     and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
     determines will make upland cotton produced in the United 
     States available at competitive prices, consistent with the 
     purposes of this paragraph.
       (C) Value.--The value of each certificate or cash payment 
     issued under subparagraph (B) shall be based on the 
     difference between--
       (i) the loan repayment rate for upland cotton; and
       (ii) the prevailing world market price of upland cotton 
     (adjusted to United States quality and location), as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (D) Redemption, marketing, or exchange.--The Commodity 
     Credit Corporation, under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary, may assist any person receiving marketing 
     certificates under this paragraph in the redemption of 
     certificates for cash, or marketing or exchange of the 
     certificates for agricultural commodities or products owned 
     by the Commodity Credit Corporation, at such times, in such 
     manner, and at such price levels as the Secretary determines 
     will best effectuate the purposes of the program established 
     under this paragraph. Any price restrictions that may 
     otherwise apply to the disposition of agricultural 
     commodities by the Commodity Credit Corporation shall not 
     apply to the redemption of certificates under this paragraph.
       (E) Designation of commodities and products; charges.--
     Insofar as practicable, the Secretary shall permit owners of 
     certificates to designate the commodities and products, 
     including storage sites, the owners would prefer to receive 
     in exchange for certificates. If any certificate is not 
     presented for redemption, marketing, or exchange within a 
     reasonable number of days after the issuance of the 
     certificate (as determined by the Secretary), reasonable 
     costs of storage and other carrying charges, as determined by 
     the Secretary, shall be deducted from the value of the 
     certificate for the period beginning after the reasonable 
     number of days and ending with the date of the presentation 
     of the certificate to the Commodity Credit Corporation.

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       (F) Displacement.--The Secretary shall take such measures 
     as may be necessary to prevent the marketing or exchange of 
     agricultural commodities and products for certificates under 
     this subsection from adversely affecting the income of 
     producers of the commodities or products.
       (G) Transfers.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary, certificates issued to cotton handlers under this 
     paragraph may be transferred to other handlers and persons 
     approved by the Secretary.
       (2) Cotton user marketing certificates.--
       (A) Issuance.--Subject to subparagraph (D), during the 
     period ending July 31, 2003, the Secretary shall issue 
     marketing certificates or cash payments to domestic users and 
     exporters for documented purchases by domestic users and 
     sales for export by exporters made in the week following a 
     consecutive 4-week period in which--
       (i) the Friday through Thursday average price quotation for 
     the lowest-priced United States growth, as quoted for 
     Middling (M) 1\3/32\-inch cotton, delivered C.I.F. Northern 
     Europe exceeds the Northern Europe price by more than 1.25 
     cents per pound; and
       (ii) the prevailing world market price for upland cotton 
     (adjusted to United States quality and location) does not 
     exceed 130 percent of the loan rate for upland cotton 
     established under subsection (b).
       (B) Value of certificates or payments.--The value of the 
     marketing certificates or cash payments shall be based on the 
     amount of the difference (reduced by 1.25 cents per pound) in 
     the prices during the 4th week of the consecutive 4-week 
     period multiplied by the quantity of upland cotton included 
     in the documented sales.
       (C) Administration.--Subparagraphs (D) through (G) of 
     paragraph (1) shall apply to marketing certificates issued 
     under this paragraph. Any such certificates may be 
     transferred to other persons in accordance with regulations 
     issued by the Secretary.
       (D) Exception.--The Secretary shall not issue marketing 
     certificates or cash payments under subparagraph (A) if, for 
     the immediately preceding consecutive 10-week period, the 
     Friday through Thursday average price quotation for the 
     lowest priced United States growth, as quoted for Middling 
     (M) 1\3/32\-inch cotton, delivered C.I.F. Northern Europe, 
     adjusted for the value of any certificate issued under this 
     paragraph, exceeds the Northern Europe price by more than 
     1.25 cents per pound.
       (E) Limitation on expenditures.--Total expenditures under 
     this paragraph shall not exceed $701,000,000 during fiscal 
     years 1996 through 2002.
       (3) Special import quota.--
       (A) Establishment.--The President shall carry out an import 
     quota program that provides that, during the period ending 
     July 31, 2003, whenever the Secretary determines and 
     announces that for any consecutive 10-week period, the Friday 
     through Thursday average price quotation for the lowest-
     priced United States growth, as quoted for Middling (M) 1\3/
     32\-inch cotton, delivered C.I.F. Northern Europe, adjusted 
     for the value of any certificates issued under paragraph (2), 
     exceeds the Northern Europe price by more than 1.25 cents per 
     pound, there shall immediately be in effect a special import 
     quota.
       (B) Quantity.--The quota shall be equal to 1 week's 
     consumption of upland cotton by domestic mills at the 
     seasonally adjusted average rate of the most recent 3 months 
     for which data are available.
       (C) Application.--The quota shall apply to upland cotton 
     purchased not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     Secretary's announcement under subparagraph (A) and entered 
     into the United States not later than 180 days after the 
     date.
       (D) Overlap.--A special quota period may be established 
     that overlaps any existing quota period if required by 
     subparagraph (A), except that a special quota period may not 
     be established under this paragraph if a quota period has 
     been established under subsection (g).
       (E) Preferential tariff treatment.--The quantity under a 
     special import quota shall be considered to be an in-quota 
     quantity for purposes of--
       (i) section 213(d) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 
     Act (19 U.S.C. 2703(d));
       (ii) section 204 of the Andean Trade Preference Act (19 
     U.S.C. 3203);
       (iii) section 503(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2463(d)); and
       (iv) General Note 3(a)(iv) to the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule.
       (F) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term ``special 
     import quota'' means a quantity of imports that is not 
     subject to the over-quota tariff rate of a tariff-rate quota.
       (g) Limited Global Import Quota For Upland Cotton.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall carry out an import 
     quota program that provides that whenever the Secretary 
     determines and announces that the average price of the base 
     quality of upland cotton, as determined by the Secretary, in 
     the designated spot markets for a month exceeded 130 percent 
     of the average price of such quality of cotton in the markets 
     for the preceding 36 months, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, there shall immediately be in effect a 
     limited global import quota subject to the following 
     conditions:
       (A) Quantity.--The quantity of the quota shall be equal to 
     21 days of domestic mill consumption of upland cotton at the 
     seasonally adjusted average rate of the most recent 3 months 
     for which data are available.
       (B) Quantity if prior quota.--If a quota has been 
     established under this subsection during the preceding 12 
     months, the quantity of the quota next established under this 
     subsection shall be the smaller of 21 days of domestic mill 
     consumption calculated under subparagraph (A) or the quantity 
     required to increase the supply to 130 percent of the demand.
       (C) Preferential tariff treatment.--The quantity under a 
     limited global import quota shall be considered to be an in-
     quota quantity for purposes of--
       (i) section 213(d) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 
     Act (19 U.S.C. 2703(d));
       (ii) section 204 of the Andean Trade Preference Act (19 
     U.S.C. 3203);
       (iii) section 503(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2463(d)); and
       (iv) General Note 3(a)(iv) to the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule.
       (D) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (i) Supply.--The term ``supply'' means, using the latest 
     official data of the Bureau of the Census, the Department of 
     Agriculture, and the Department of the Treasury--

       (I) the carry-over of upland cotton at the beginning of the 
     marketing year (adjusted to 480-pound bales) in which the 
     quota is established;
       (II) production of the current crop; and
       (III) imports to the latest date available during the 
     marketing year.

       (ii) Demand.--The term ``demand'' means--

       (I) the average seasonally adjusted annual rate of domestic 
     mill consumption in the most recent 3 months for which data 
     are available; and
       (II) the larger of--

       (aa) average exports of upland cotton during the preceding 
     6 marketing years; or
       (bb) cumulative exports of upland cotton plus outstanding 
     export sales for the marketing year in which the quota is 
     established.
       (iii) Limited global import quota.--The term ``limited 
     global import quota'' means a quantity of imports that is not 
     subject to the over-quota tariff rate of a tariff-rate quota.
       (D) Quota entry period.--When a quota is established under 
     this subsection, cotton may be entered under the quota during 
     the 90-day period beginning on the date the quota is 
     established by the Secretary.
       (2) No overlap.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a quota 
     period may not be established that overlaps an existing quota 
     period or a special quota period established under subsection 
     (f)(3).

     SEC. 1105. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Limitation on Payments Under Production Flexibility 
     Contracts.--The total amount of contract payments made to a 
     person under 1 or more production flexibility contracts 
     during any fiscal year may not exceed $40,000.
       (b) Limitation on Marketing Loan Gains and Loan Deficiency 
     Payments.--
       (1) Limitation.--The total amount of payments specified in 
     paragraph (2) that a person shall be entitled to receive 
     under section 1104 for contract commodities and oilseeds 
     during any fiscal year may not exceed $75,000.
       (2) Description of payments.--The payments referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are the following:
       (A) Any gain realized by a producer from repaying a 
     marketing assistance loan for a crop of any loan commodity at 
     a lower level than the original loan rate established for the 
     commodity under section 1104(b).
       (B) Any loan deficiency payment received for a loan 
     commodity under section 1104(e).
       (c) Applicability of Other Provisions Regarding Payment 
     Limitations.--Paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) of section 1001 
     and sections 1001A through 1001C of the Food Security Act of 
     1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308 et seq.) shall apply with respect to the 
     application of payment limitations under this section.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1001 of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) is amended by striking 
     ``1997'' each place it appears in paragraphs (1)(A), (1)(B), 
     and (2)(A) and inserting ``1995''.

     SEC. 1106. PEANUT PROGRAM.

       (a) Quota Peanuts.--
       (1) Availability of loans.--The Secretary shall make 
     nonrecourse loans available to producers of quota peanuts.
       (2) Loan rate.--The national average quota loan rate for 
     quota peanuts shall be $610 per ton.
       (3) Inspection, handling, or storage.--The loan amount may 
     not be reduced by the Secretary by any deductions for 
     inspection, handling, or storage.
       (4) Location and other factors.--The Secretary may make 
     adjustments in the loan rate for quota peanuts for location 
     of peanuts and such other factors as are authorized by 
     section 411 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938.
       (b) Additional Peanuts.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make nonrecourse loans 
     available to producers of additional peanuts at such rates as 
     the Secretary finds appropriate, taking into consideration 
     the demand for peanut oil and peanut meal, expected prices of 
     other vegetable oils and protein meals, and the demand for 
     peanuts in foreign markets.
       (2) Announcement.--The Secretary shall announce the loan 
     rate for additional peanuts of each crop not later than 
     February 15 preceding the marketing year for the crop for 
     which the loan rate is being determined.
       (c) Area Marketing Associations.--
       (1) Warehouse storage loans.--
       (A) In general.--In carrying out subsections (a) and (b), 
     the Secretary shall make warehouse storage loans available in

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     each of the producing areas (described in section 1446.95 of 
     title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations (January 1, 1989)) 
     to a designated area marketing association of peanut 
     producers that is selected and approved by the Secretary and 
     that is operated primarily for the purpose of conducting the 
     loan activities. The Secretary may not make warehouse storage 
     loans available to any cooperative that is engaged in 
     operations or activities concerning peanuts other than those 
     operations and activities specified in this section and 
     section 358e of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 
     U.S.C. 1359a).
       (B) Administrative and supervisory activities.--An area 
     marketing association shall be used in administrative and 
     supervisory activities relating to loans and marketing 
     activities under this section and section 358e of the 
     Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359a).
       (C) Association costs.--Loans made to the association under 
     this paragraph shall include such costs as the area marketing 
     association reasonably may incur in carrying out the 
     responsibilities, operations, and activities of the 
     association under this section and section 358e of the 
     Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359a).
       (2) Pools for quota and additional peanuts.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall require that each area 
     marketing association establish pools and maintain complete 
     and accurate records by area and segregation for quota 
     peanuts handled under loan and for additional peanuts placed 
     under loan, except that separate pools shall be established 
     for Valencia peanuts produced in New Mexico. Bright hull and 
     dark hull Valencia peanuts shall be considered as separate 
     types for the purpose of establishing the pools.
       (B) Net gains.--Net gains on peanuts in each pool, unless 
     otherwise approved by the Secretary, shall be distributed 
     only to producers who placed peanuts in the pool and shall be 
     distributed in proportion to the value of the peanuts placed 
     in the pool by each producer. Net gains for peanuts in each 
     pool shall consist of the following:
       (i) Quota peanuts.--For quota peanuts, the net gains over 
     and above the loan indebtedness and other costs or losses 
     incurred on peanuts placed in the pool.
       (ii) Additional peanuts.--For additional peanuts, the net 
     gains over and above the loan indebtedness and other costs or 
     losses incurred on peanuts placed in the pool for additional 
     peanuts.
       (d) Losses.--Losses in quota area pools shall be covered 
     using the following sources in the following order of 
     priority:
       (1) Transfers from additional loan pools.--The proceeds due 
     any producer from any pool shall be reduced by the amount of 
     any loss that is incurred with respect to peanuts transferred 
     from an additional loan pool to a quota loan pool by the 
     producer under section 358-1(b)(8) of the Agricultural 
     Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1358-1(b)(8)).
       (2) Other producers in same pool.--Further losses in an 
     area quota pool shall be offset by reducing the gain of any 
     producer in the pool by the amount of pool gains attributed 
     to the same producer from the sale of additional peanuts for 
     domestic and export edible use.
       (3) Use of marketing assessments.--The Secretary shall use 
     funds collected under subsection (g) (except funds 
     attributable to handlers) to offset further losses in area 
     quota pools. The Secretary shall transfer to the Treasury 
     those funds collected under subsection (g) and available for 
     use under this subsection that the Secretary determines are 
     not required to cover losses in area quota pools.
       (4) Cross compliance.--Further losses in area quota pools, 
     other than losses incurred as a result of transfers from 
     additional loan pools to quota loan pools under section 358-
     1(b)(8) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 
     1358-1(b)(8)), shall be offset by any gains or profits from 
     quota pools in other production areas (other than separate 
     type pools established under subsection (c)(2)(A) for 
     Valencia peanuts produced in New Mexico) in such manner as 
     the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe.
       (5) Increased assessments.--If use of the authorities 
     provided in the preceding paragraphs is not sufficient to 
     cover losses in an area quota pool, the Secretary shall 
     increase the marketing assessment established under 
     subsection (g) by such an amount as the Secretary considers 
     necessary to cover the losses. The increased assessment shall 
     apply only to quota peanuts in the production area covered by 
     the pool. Amounts collected under subsection (g) as a result 
     of the increased assessment shall be retained by the 
     Secretary to cover losses in that pool.
       (e) Disapproval of Quotas.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, no loan for quota peanuts may be made 
     available by the Secretary for any crop of peanuts with 
     respect to which poundage quotas have been disapproved by 
     producers, as provided for in section 358-1(d) of the 
     Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1358-1(d)).
       (f) Quality Improvement.--
       (1) In general.--With respect to peanuts under loan, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (A) promote the crushing of peanuts at a greater risk of 
     deterioration before peanuts of a lesser risk of 
     deterioration;
       (B) ensure that all Commodity Credit Corporation 
     inventories of peanuts sold for domestic edible use must be 
     shown to have been officially inspected by licensed 
     Department of Agriculture inspectors both as farmer stock and 
     shelled or cleaned in-shell peanuts;
       (C) continue to endeavor to operate the peanut program so 
     as to improve the quality of domestic peanuts and ensure the 
     coordination of activities under the Peanut Administrative 
     Committee established under Marketing Agreement No. 146, 
     regulating the quality of domestically produced peanuts 
     (under the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural 
     Marketing Agreement Act of 1937); and
       (D) ensure that any changes made in the peanut program as a 
     result of this subsection requiring additional production or 
     handling at the farm level shall be reflected as an upward 
     adjustment in the Department of Agriculture loan schedule.
       (2) Exports and other peanuts.--The Secretary shall require 
     that all peanuts in the domestic and export markets fully 
     comply with all quality standards under Marketing Agreement 
     No. 146.
       (g) Marketing Assessment.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for a 
     nonrefundable marketing assessment. The assessment shall be 
     made on a per pound basis in an amount equal to 1.1 percent 
     for each of the 1994 and 1995 crops, 1.15 percent for the 
     1996 crop, and 1.2 percent for each of the 1997 through 2002 
     crops, of the national average quota or additional peanut 
     loan rate for the applicable crop.
       (2) First purchasers.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided under paragraphs (3) 
     and (4), the first purchaser of peanuts shall--
       (i) collect from the producer a marketing assessment equal 
     to the quantity of peanuts acquired multiplied by--

       (I) in the case of each of the 1994 and 1995 crops, .55 
     percent of the applicable national average loan rate;
       (II) in the case of the 1996 crop, .6 percent of the 
     applicable national average loan rate; and
       (III) in the case of each of the 1997 through 2002 crops, 
     .65 percent of the applicable national average loan rate;

       (ii) pay, in addition to the amount collected under clause 
     (i), a marketing assessment in an amount equal to the 
     quantity of peanuts acquired multiplied by .55 percent of the 
     applicable national average loan rate; and
       (iii) remit the amounts required under clauses (i) and (ii) 
     to the Commodity Credit Corporation in a manner specified by 
     the Secretary.
       (B) Definition of first purchaser.--In this subsection, the 
     term ``first purchaser'' means a person acquiring peanuts 
     from a producer except that in the case of peanuts forfeited 
     by a producer to the Commodity Credit Corporation, the term 
     means the person acquiring the peanuts from the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation.
       (3) Other private marketings.--In the case of a private 
     marketing by a producer directly to a consumer through a 
     retail or wholesale outlet or in the case of a marketing by 
     the producer outside of the continental United States, the 
     producer shall be responsible for the full amount of the 
     assessment and shall remit the assessment by such time as is 
     specified by the Secretary.
       (4) Loan peanuts.--In the case of peanuts that are pledged 
     as collateral for a loan made under this section, \1/2\ of 
     the assessment shall be deducted from the proceeds of the 
     loan. The remainder of the assessment shall be paid by the 
     first purchaser of the peanuts. For purposes of computing net 
     gains on peanuts under this section, the reduction in loan 
     proceeds shall be treated as having been paid to the 
     producer.
       (5) Penalties.--If any person fails to collect or remit the 
     reduction required by this subsection or fails to comply with 
     the requirements for recordkeeping or otherwise as are 
     required by the Secretary to carry out this subsection, the 
     person shall be liable to the Secretary for a civil penalty 
     up to an amount determined by multiplying--
       (A) the quantity of peanuts involved in the violation; by
       (B) the national average quota peanut rate for the 
     applicable crop year.
       (6) Enforcement.--The Secretary may enforce this subsection 
     in the courts of the United States.
       (h) Crops.--Subsections (a) through (f) shall be effective 
     only for the 1996 through 2002 crops of peanuts.
       (i) Marketing Quotas.--
       (1) In general.--Part VI of subtitle B of title III of the 
     Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 is amended--
       (A) in section 358-1 (7 U.S.C. 1358-1)--
       (i) in the section heading, by striking ``1991 through 1997 
     crops of'';
       (ii) in subsections (a)(1), (b)(1)(B), (b)(2)(A), 
     (b)(2)(C), and (b)(3)(A), by striking ``of the 1991 through 
     1997 marketing years'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``marketing year'';
       (iii) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``1990'' and 
     inserting ``1990, for the 1991 through 1995 marketing years, 
     and 1995, for the 1996 through 2002 marketing years'';
       (iv) in subsection (b)(1)(A)--

       (I) by striking ``each of the 1991 through 1997 marketing 
     years'' and inserting ``each marketing year''; and
       (II) in clause (i), by inserting before the semicolon the 
     following: ``, in the case of the 1991 through 1995 marketing 
     years, and the 1995 marketing year, in the case of the 1996 
     through 2002 marketing years''; and

       (v) in subsection (f), by striking ``1997'' and inserting 
     ``2002'';
       (B) in section 358b (7 U.S.C. 1358b)--
       (i) in the section heading, by striking ``1991 through 1995 
     crops of''; and

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       (ii) in subsection (c), by striking ``1995'' and inserting 
     ``2002'';
       (C) in section 358c(d) (7 U.S.C. 1358c(d)), by striking 
     ``1995'' and inserting ``2002''; and
       (D) in section 358e (7 U.S.C. 1359a)--
       (i) in the section heading, by striking ``for 1991 through 
     1997 crops of peanuts''; and
       (ii) in subsection (i), by striking ``1997'' and inserting 
     ``2002''.
       (2) Elimination of quota floor.--Section 358-1(a)(1) of the 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 1358-1(a)(1)) is amended by striking the second 
     sentence.
       (3) Temporary quota allocation.--Section 358-1 of the Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 1358-1) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``domestic edible, 
     seed,'' and inserting ``domestic edible use''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)(2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraph (B) and 
     subject to''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Temporary quota allocation.--
       ``(i) Allocation related to seed peanuts.--Temporary 
     allocation of quota pounds for the marketing year only in 
     which the crop is planted shall be made to producers for each 
     of the 1996 through 2002 marketing years as provided in this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(ii) Quantity.--The temporary quota allocation shall be 
     equal to the pounds of seed peanuts planted on the farm, as 
     may be adjusted under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(iii) Additional quota.--The temporary allocation of 
     quota pounds under this paragraph shall be in addition to the 
     farm poundage quota otherwise established under this 
     subsection and shall be credited, for the applicable 
     marketing year only, in total to the producer of the peanuts 
     on the farm in a manner prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(iv) Effect of other requirements.--Nothing in this 
     section alters or changes the requirements regarding the use 
     of quota and additional peanuts established by section 
     358e(b).''.
       (4) Undermarketings.--Part VI of subtitle B of title III of 
     the Act is amended--
       (A) in section 358-1(b) (7 U.S.C. 1358-1(b))--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``including--'' and 
     clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting ``including any increases 
     resulting from the allocation of quotas voluntarily released 
     for 1 year under paragraph (7).'';
       (ii) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``include--'' and 
     clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting ``include any increase 
     resulting from the allocation of quotas voluntarily released 
     for 1 year under paragraph (7).''; and
       (iii) by striking paragraphs (8) and (9); and
       (B) in section 358b(a) (7 U.S.C. 1358b(a))--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(including any 
     applicable under marketings)'' both places it appears;
       (ii) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``of undermarketings 
     and'';
       (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(including any 
     applicable under marketings)''; and
       (iv) in paragraph (3), by striking ``(including any 
     applicable undermarketings)''.
       (5) Disaster transfers.--Section 358-1(b) of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1358-1(b)), as amended by paragraph (4)(A)(iii), is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Disaster transfers.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     additional peanuts produced on a farm from which the quota 
     poundage was not harvested and marketed because of drought, 
     flood, or any other natural disaster, or any other condition 
     beyond the control of the producer, may be transferred to the 
     quota loan pool for pricing purposes on such basis as the 
     Secretary shall by regulation provide.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The poundage of peanuts transferred 
     under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed the difference 
     between--
       ``(i) the total quantity of peanuts meeting quality 
     requirements for domestic edible use, as determined by the 
     Secretary, marketed from the farm; and
       ``(ii) the total farm poundage quota, excluding quota 
     pounds transferred to the farm in the fall.
       ``(C) Support rate.--Peanuts transferred under this 
     paragraph shall be supported at not more than 70 percent of 
     the quota support rate for the marketing years in which the 
     transfers occur. The transfers for a farm shall not exceed 25 
     percent of the total farm quota pounds, excluding pounds 
     transferred in the fall.''.

     SEC. 1107. SUGAR PROGRAM.

       (a) Sugarcane.--The Secretary shall make loans available to 
     processors of domestically grown sugarcane at a rate equal to 
     18 cents per pound for raw cane sugar.
       (b) Sugar Beets.--The Secretary shall make loans available 
     to processors of domestically grown sugar beets at a rate 
     equal to 22.9 cents per pound for refined beet sugar.
       (c) Term of Loans.--
       (1) In general.--Loans under this section during any fiscal 
     year shall be made available not earlier than the beginning 
     of the fiscal year and shall mature at the earlier of--
       (A) the end of 9 months; or
       (B) the end of the fiscal year.
       (2) Supplemental loans.--In the case of loans made under 
     this section in the last 3 months of a fiscal year, the 
     processor may repledge the sugar as collateral for a second 
     loan in the subsequent fiscal year, except that the second 
     loan shall--
       (A) be made at the loan rate in effect at the time the 
     second loan is made; and
       (B) mature in 9 months less the quantity of time that the 
     first loan was in effect.
       (d) Loan Type; Processor Assurances.--
       (1) Recourse loans.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall carry out this section through the use of 
     recourse loans.
       (2) Nonrecourse loans.--During any fiscal year in which the 
     tariff rate quota for imports of sugar into the United States 
     is established at, or is increased to, a level in excess of 
     1,500,000 short tons raw value, the Secretary shall carry out 
     this section by making available nonrecourse loans. Any 
     recourse loan previously made available by the Secretary 
     under this section during the fiscal year shall be changed by 
     the Secretary into a nonrecourse loan.
       (3) Processor assurances.--If the Secretary is required 
     under paragraph (2) to make nonrecourse loans available 
     during a fiscal year or to change recourse loans into 
     nonrecourse loans, the Secretary shall obtain from each 
     processor that receives a loan under this section such 
     assurances as the Secretary considers adequate to ensure that 
     the processor will provide payments to producers that are 
     proportional to the value of the loan received by the 
     processor for sugar beets and sugarcane delivered by 
     producers served by the processor. The Secretary may 
     establish appropriate minimum payments for purposes of this 
     paragraph.
       (e) Marketing Assessment.--
       (1) Sugarcane.--Effective for marketings of raw cane sugar 
     during the 1996 through 2003 fiscal years, the first 
     processor of sugarcane shall remit to the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation a nonrefundable marketing assessment in an amount 
     equal to--
       (A) in the case of marketings during fiscal year 1996, 1.1 
     percent of the loan rate established under subsection (a) per 
     pound of raw cane sugar, processed by the processor from 
     domestically produced sugarcane or sugarcane molasses, that 
     has been marketed (including the transfer or delivery of the 
     sugar to a refinery for further processing or marketing); and
       (B) in the case of marketings during each of fiscal years 
     1997 through 2003, 1.375 percent of the loan rate established 
     under subsection (a) per pound of raw cane sugar, processed 
     by the processor from domestically produced sugarcane or 
     sugarcane molasses, that has been marketed (including the 
     transfer or delivery of the sugar to a refinery for further 
     processing or marketing).
       (2) Sugar beets.--Effective for marketings of beet sugar 
     during the 1996 through 2003 fiscal years, the first 
     processor of sugar beets shall remit to the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation a nonrefundable marketing assessment in an amount 
     equal to--
       (A) in the case of marketings during fiscal year 1996, 
     1.1794 percent of the loan rate established under subsection 
     (a) per pound of beet sugar, processed by the processor from 
     domestically produced sugar beets or sugar beet molasses, 
     that has been marketed; and
       (B) in the case of marketings during each of fiscal years 
     1997 through 2003, 1.47425 percent of the loan rate 
     established under subsection (a) per pound of beet sugar, 
     processed by the processor from domestically produced sugar 
     beets or sugar beet molasses, that has been marketed.
       (3) Collection.--
       (A) Timing.--A marketing assessment required under this 
     subsection shall be collected on a monthly basis and shall be 
     remitted to the Commodity Credit Corporation not later than 
     30 days after the end of each month. Any cane sugar or beet 
     sugar processed during a fiscal year that has not been 
     marketed by September 30 of the year shall be subject to 
     assessment on that date. The sugar shall not be subject to a 
     second assessment at the time that it is marketed.
       (B) Manner.--Subject to subparagraph (A), marketing 
     assessments shall be collected under this subsection in the 
     manner prescribed by the Secretary and shall be 
     nonrefundable.
       (4) Penalties.--If any person fails to remit the assessment 
     required by this subsection or fails to comply with such 
     requirements for recordkeeping or otherwise as are required 
     by the Secretary to carry out this subsection, the person 
     shall be liable to the Secretary for a civil penalty up to an 
     amount determined by multiplying--
       (A) the quantity of cane sugar or beet sugar involved in 
     the violation; by
       (B) the loan rate for the applicable crop of sugarcane or 
     sugar beets.
       (5) Enforcement.--The Secretary may enforce this subsection 
     in a court of the United States.
       (f) Forfeiture Penalty.--
       (1) In general.--A penalty shall be assessed on the 
     forfeiture of any sugar pledged as collateral for a 
     nonrecourse loan under this section.
       (2) Sugarcane.--The penalty for sugarcane shall be 1 cent 
     per pound.
       (3) Sugar beets.--The penalty for sugar beets shall bear 
     the same relation to the penalty for sugarcane as the 
     marketing assessment for sugar beets bears to the marketing 
     assessment for sugarcane.
       (4) Effect of forfeiture.--Any payments owed producers by a 
     processor that forfeits of any sugar pledged as collateral 
     for a nonrecourse loan shall be reduced in proportion to the 
     loan forfeiture penalty incurred by the processor.
       (g) Information Reporting.--
       (1) Duty of processors and refiners to report.--A sugarcane 
     processor, cane sugar refiner, and sugar beet processor shall 
     furnish the Secretary, on a monthly basis, such information 
     as the Secretary may require to administer sugar programs, 
     including the quantity of purchases of sugarcane, sugar

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     beets, and sugar, and production, importation, distribution, 
     and stock levels of sugar.
       (2) Penalty.--Any person willfully failing or refusing to 
     furnish the information, or furnishing willfully any false 
     information, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more 
     than $10,000 for each such violation.
       (3) Monthly reports.--Taking into consideration the 
     information received under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     publish on a monthly basis composite data on production, 
     imports, distribution, and stock levels of sugar.
       (h) Marketing Allotments.--Part VII of subtitle B of title 
     III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 
     1359aa et seq.) is repealed.
       (i) Crops.--This section (other than subsection (h)) shall 
     be effective only for the 1996 through 2002 crops of sugar 
     beets and sugarcane.

     SEC. 1108. ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Commodity Credit Corporation.--
       (1) Use of corporation.--The Secretary shall carry out this 
     subtitle through the Commodity Credit Corporation.
       (2) Salaries and expenses.--No funds of the Corporation 
     shall be used for any salary or expense of any officer or 
     employee of the Department of Agriculture in connection with 
     the administration of payments or loans under this subtitle.
       (b) Administration.--Title IV of the Agricultural 
     Adjustment Act of 1938 (as added by section 1109) shall apply 
     to the administration of this subtitle.
       (c) Regulations.--The Secretary may issue such regulations 
     as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out this 
     subtitle.

     SEC. 1109. ELIMINATION OF PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT AUTHORITY.

       (a) Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938.--The Agricultural 
     Adjustment Act of 1938 is amended--
       (1) in title III--
       (A) in subtitle B--
       (i) by striking parts II through V (7 U.S.C. 1326-1351); 
     and
       (ii) in part VI, by striking sections 358, 358a, and 358d 
     (7 U.S.C. 1358, 1358a, and 1359); and
       (B) by striking subtitle D (7 U.S.C. 1379a-1379j); and
       (2) by striking title IV (7 U.S.C. 1401-1407).
       (b) Agricultural Act of 1949.--
       (1) Transfer of certain sections.--The Agricultural Act of 
     1949 is amended--
       (A) by transferring sections 106, 106A, and 106B (7 U.S.C. 
     1445, 1445-1, 1445-2) to appear after section 314A of the 
     Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1314-1) and 
     redesignating the transferred sections as sections 315, 315A, 
     and 315B, respectively;
       (B) by transferring sections 111, 201(c), and 204 (7 U.S.C. 
     1445f, 1446(c), 1446e) to appear after section 304 of the 
     Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1304) and 
     redesignating the transferred sections as sections 305, 306, 
     and 307, respectively;
       (C) by transferring sections 403, 405, 407, 412, and 422 (7 
     U.S.C. 1423, 1425, 1427, 1429, 1431a) to appear after section 
     393 (7 U.S.C. 1393) and redesignating the transferred 
     sections as sections 411, 412, 413, 414, and 415, 
     respectively; and
       (D) by transferring section 416 (7 U.S.C. 1431) to appear 
     after section 415 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 
     (as transferred and redesignated by subparagraph (C)).
       (2) Repeal.--The Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1421 et 
     seq.) (as amended by paragraph (1)) is repealed.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--The Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     of 1938 is amended--
       (1) in section 306 (as transferred and redesignated by 
     subsection (b)(1)(B)), by striking ``204'' and inserting 
     ``307''; and
       (2) by striking section 411 (as transferred and 
     redesignated by subsection (b)(1)(C)) and inserting the 
     following:
                  ``TITLE IV--ADMINISTRATION OF LOANS

     ``SEC. 411. ADJUSTMENTS FOR GRADE, TYPE, QUALITY, LOCATION, 
                   AND OTHER FACTORS.

       ``The Secretary may make such adjustments in the announced 
     loan rate for a commodity as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to reflect differences in grade, type, quality, 
     location, and other factors.''.

     SEC. 1110. EFFECT OF AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Effect on Prior Crops.--Except as otherwise 
     specifically provided and notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, this subtitle and the amendments made by this 
     subtitle shall not affect the authority of the Secretary to 
     carry out a price support or production adjustment program 
     for any of the 1991 through 1995 crops of an agricultural 
     commodity established under a provision of law in effect 
     immediately before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Liability.--A provision of this subtitle or an 
     amendment made by this subtitle shall not affect the 
     liability of any person under any provision of law as in 
     effect before the date of the enactment of this Act.
                        Subtitle B--Conservation

     SEC. 1201. CONSERVATION.

       (a) Funding.--Subtitle E of title XII of the Food Security 
     Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841 et seq.) is amended to read as 
     follows:
                         ``Subtitle E--Funding

     ``SEC. 1241. FUNDING.

       ``(a) Mandatory Expenses.--For each of fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002, the Secretary shall use the funds of the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out the programs 
     authorized by--
       ``(1) subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D (including 
     contracts extended by the Secretary pursuant to section 1437 
     of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
     (Public Law 101-624; 16 U.S.C. 3831 note));
       ``(2) subchapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle D; and
       ``(3) chapter 4 of subtitle D.
       ``(b) Livestock Environmental Assistance Program.--For each 
     of fiscal years 1996 through 2002, $100,000,000 of the funds 
     of the Commodity Credit Corporation shall be available for 
     providing technical assistance, cost-sharing payments, and 
     incentive payments for practices relating to livestock 
     production under the livestock environmental assistance 
     program under chapter 4 of subtitle D.''.
       (b) Livestock Environmental Assistance Program.--To carry 
     out the programs funded under the amendment made by 
     subsection (a), subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security 
     Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3830 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

        ``CHAPTER 4--LIVESTOCK ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

     ``SEC. 1240. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this chapter:
       ``(1) Land management practice.--The term `land management 
     practice' means a site-specific nutrient or manure 
     management, irrigation management, tillage or residue 
     management, grazing management, or other land management 
     practice that the Secretary determines is needed to protect, 
     in the most cost effective manner, water, soil, or related 
     resources from degradation due to livestock production.
       ``(2) Large confined livestock operation.--The term `large 
     confined livestock operation' means an operation that--
       ``(A) is a confined animal feeding operation; and
       ``(B) has more than--
       ``(i) 55 mature dairy cattle;
       ``(ii) 10,000 beef cattle;
       ``(iii) 30,000 laying hens or broilers (if the facility has 
     continuous overflow watering);
       ``(iv) 100,000 laying hens or broilers (if the facility has 
     a liquid manure system);
       ``(v) 55,000 turkeys;
       ``(vi) 15,000 swine; or
       ``(vii) 10,000 sheep or lambs.
       ``(3) Livestock.--The term `livestock' means dairy cows, 
     beef cattle, laying hens, broilers, turkeys, swine, sheep, 
     lambs, and such other animals as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(4) Operator.--The term `operator' means a person who is 
     engaged in livestock production (as defined by the 
     Secretary).
       ``(5) Structural practice.--The term `structural practice' 
     means the establishment of an animal waste management 
     facility, terrace, grassed waterway, contour grass strip, 
     filterstrip, or other structural practice that the Secretary 
     determines is needed to protect, in the most cost effective 
     manner, water, soil, or related resources from degradation 
     due to livestock production.

     ``SEC. 1240A. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF LIVESTOCK 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--During the 1996 through 2002 fiscal 
     years, the Secretary shall provide technical assistance, 
     cost-sharing payments, and incentive payments to operators 
     who enter into contracts with the Secretary, through a 
     livestock environmental assistance program.
       ``(2) Eligible practices.--
       ``(A) Structural practices.--An operator who implements a 
     structural practice shall be eligible for technical 
     assistance or cost-sharing payments, or both.
       ``(B) Land management practices.--An operator who performs 
     a land management practice shall be eligible for technical 
     assistance or incentive payments, or both.
       ``(3) Eligible land.--Assistance under this chapter may be 
     provided with respect to land that is used for livestock 
     production and on which a serious threat to water, soil, or 
     related resources exists, as determined by the Secretary, by 
     reason of the soil types, terrain, climatic, soil, 
     topographic, flood, or saline characteristics, or other 
     factors or natural hazards.
       ``(4) Selection criteria.--In providing technical 
     assistance, cost-sharing payments, and incentive payments to 
     operators in a region, watershed, or conservation priority 
     area in which an agricultural operation is located, the 
     Secretary shall consider--
       ``(A) the significance of the water, soil, and related 
     natural resource problems; and
       ``(B) the maximization of environmental benefits per dollar 
     expended.
       ``(b) Application and Term.--
       ``(1) In general.--A contract between an operator and the 
     Secretary under this chapter may--
       ``(A) apply to 1 or more structural practices or 1 or more 
     land management practices, or both; and
       ``(B) have a term of not less than 5, nor more than 10, 
     years, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, depending 
     on the practice or practices that are the basis of the 
     contract.
       ``(2) Duties of operators and secretary.--To receive cost 
     sharing or incentive payments, or technical assistance, 
     participating operators shall comply with all terms and 
     conditions of the contract and a plan, as established by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(c) Structural Practices.--
       ``(1) Competitive offer.--The Secretary shall administer a 
     competitive offer system for operators proposing to receive 
     cost-sharing payments in exchange for the implementation of 1 
     or more structural practices by

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     the operator. The competitive offer system shall consist of--
       ``(A) the submission of a competitive offer by the operator 
     in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe; and
       ``(B) evaluation of the offer in light of the selection 
     criteria established under subsection (a)(4) and the 
     projected cost of the proposal, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(2) Concurrence of owner.--If the operator making an 
     offer to implement a structural practice is a tenant of the 
     land involved in agricultural production, for the offer to be 
     acceptable, the operator shall obtain the concurrence of the 
     owner of the land with respect to the offer.
       ``(d) Land Management Practices.--The Secretary shall 
     establish an application and evaluation process for awarding 
     technical assistance or incentive payments, or both, to an 
     operator in exchange for the performance of 1 or more land 
     management practices by the operator.
       ``(e) Cost-Sharing, Incentive Payments, and Technical 
     Assistance.--
       ``(1) Cost-sharing payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Federal share of cost-sharing 
     payments to an operator proposing to implement 1 or more 
     structural practices shall not be greater than 75 percent of 
     the projected cost of each practice, as determined by the 
     Secretary, taking into consideration any payment received by 
     the operator from a State or local government.
       ``(B) Limitation.--An operator of a large confined 
     livestock operation shall not be eligible for cost-sharing 
     payments to construct an animal waste management facility.
       ``(C) Other payments.--An operator shall not be eligible 
     for cost-sharing payments for structural practices on 
     eligible land under this chapter if the operator receives 
     cost-sharing payments or other benefits for the same land 
     under chapter 1, 2, or 3.
       ``(2) Incentive payments.--The Secretary shall make 
     incentive payments in an amount and at a rate determined by 
     the Secretary to be necessary to encourage an operator to 
     perform 1 or more land management practices.
       ``(3) Technical assistance.--
       ``(A) Funding.--The Secretary shall allocate funding under 
     this chapter for the provision of technical assistance 
     according to the purpose and projected cost for which the 
     technical assistance is provided for a fiscal year. The 
     allocated amount may vary according to the type of expertise 
     required, quantity of time involved, and other factors as 
     determined appropriate by the Secretary. Funding shall not 
     exceed the projected cost to the Secretary of the technical 
     assistance provided for a fiscal year.
       ``(B) Other authorities.--The receipt of technical 
     assistance under this chapter shall not affect the 
     eligibility of the operator to receive technical assistance 
     under other authorities of law available to the Secretary.
       ``(f) Limitation on Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--The total amount of cost-sharing and 
     incentive payments paid to a person under this chapter may 
     not exceed--
       ``(A) $10,000 for any fiscal year; or
       ``(B) $50,000 for any multiyear contract.
       ``(2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue regulations 
     that are consistent with section 1001 for the purpose of--
       ``(A) defining the term `person' as used in paragraph (1); 
     and
       ``(B) prescribing such rules as the Secretary determines 
     necessary to ensure a fair and reasonable application of the 
     limitations established under this subsection.
       ``(g) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     effective date of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue 
     regulations to implement the livestock environmental 
     assistance program established under this chapter.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Commodity credit corporation charter act.--Section 5(g) 
     of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 
     714c(g)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) Carry out conservation functions and programs.''.
       (2) Wetlands reserve program.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1237 of the Food Security Act of 
     1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (b)(2)--

       (I) by striking ``not less'' and inserting ``not more''; 
     and
       (II) by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2002''; and

       (ii) in subsection (c), by striking ``2000'' and inserting 
     ``2002''.
       (B) Length of easement.--Section 1237A(e) of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837a(e)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) shall be for 15 years, but in no case shall be a 
     permanent easement.''.
       (3) Conservation reserve program.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1231(d) of the Food Security Act 
     of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(d)) is amended by striking ``total 
     of'' and all that follows through the period at the end of 
     the subsection and inserting ``total of 36,400,000 acres.''.
       (B) Optional contract termination by producers.--Section 
     1235 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Termination by Owner or Operator.--
       ``(1) Notice of termination.--An owner or operator of land 
     subject to a contract entered into under this subchapter may 
     terminate the contract by submitting to the Secretary written 
     notice of the intention of the owner or operator to terminate 
     the contract.
       ``(2) Effective date.--The contract termination shall take 
     effect 60 days after the date on which the owner or operator 
     submits the written notice under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Prorated rental payment.--If a contract entered into 
     under this subchapter is terminated under this subsection 
     before the end of the fiscal year for which a rental payment 
     is due, the Secretary shall provide a prorated rental payment 
     covering the portion of the fiscal year during which the 
     contract was in effect.
       ``(4) Renewed enrollment.--The termination of a contract 
     entered into under this subchapter shall not affect the 
     ability of the owner or operator who requested the 
     termination to submit a subsequent bid to enroll the land 
     that was subject to the contract into the conservation 
     reserve.
       ``(5) Conservation requirements.--If land that was subject 
     to a contract is returned to production of an agricultural 
     commodity, the conservation requirements under subtitles B 
     and C shall apply to the use of the land to the extent that 
     the requirements are similar to those requirements imposed on 
     other similar lands in the area, except that the requirements 
     may not be more onerous that the requirements imposed on 
     other lands.
       ``(6) Repayment of cost share.--A person who terminates a 
     contract entered into under this subchapter within less than 
     3 years after entering into the contract shall reimburse the 
     Secretary for any cost share assistance provided under the 
     contract.''.
       (C) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no new acres shall be enrolled in the conservation 
     reserve program established under subchapter B of chapter 1 
     of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 
     (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) in calendar year 1997.
         Subtitle C--Agricultural Promotion and Export Programs

     SEC. 1301. MARKET PROMOTION PROGRAM.

       Effective October 1, 1995, section 211(c)(1) of the 
     Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641(c)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' after ``1991 through 1993,''; and
       (2) by striking ``through 1997,'' and inserting ``through 
     1995, and not more than $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1996 through 2002,''.

     SEC. 1302. EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

       Effective October 1, 1995, section 301(e)(1) of the 
     Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5651(e)(1)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--The Commodity Credit Corporation shall 
     make available to carry out the program established under 
     this section not more than--
       ``(A) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(B) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(C) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(D) $550,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(E) $579,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(F) $478,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
       ``(G) $478,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.''.
                       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous

     SEC. 1401. CROP INSURANCE.

       (a) Catastrophic Risk Protection.--Section 508(b) of the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Delivery of coverage.--
       ``(i) In general.--In full consultation with approved 
     insurance providers, the Secretary may continue to offer 
     catastrophic risk protection in a State (or a portion of a 
     State) through local offices of the Department if the 
     Secretary determines that there is an insufficient number of 
     approved insurance providers operating in the State or 
     portion to adequately provide catastrophic risk protection 
     coverage to producers.
       ``(ii) Coverage by approved insurance providers.--To the 
     extent that catastrophic risk protection coverage by approved 
     insurance providers is sufficiently available in a State as 
     determined by the Secretary, only approved insurance 
     providers may provide the coverage in the State.
       ``(iii) Current policies.--Subject to clause (ii), all 
     catastrophic risk protection policies written by local 
     offices of the Department shall be transferred (including all 
     fees collected for the crop year in which the approved 
     insurance provider will assume the policies) to the approved 
     insurance provider for performance of all sales, service, and 
     loss adjustment functions.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (7), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--Effective for the spring-planted 1996 
     and subsequent crops, to be eligible for any payment or loan 
     under the Agricultural Market Transition Act, the 
     conservation reserve program, or any benefit described in 
     section 371 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 2008f), a person shall--
       ``(i) obtain at least the catastrophic level of insurance 
     for each crop of economic significance in which the person 
     has an interest; or
       ``(ii) provide a written waiver to the Secretary that 
     waives any eligibility for emergency crop loss assistance in 
     connection with the crop.''.
       (b) Coverage of Seed Crops.--Section 519(a)(2)(B) of the 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 1519(a)(2)(B) is amended by inserting ``seed 
     crops,'' after ``turfgrass sod,''.

     SEC. 1402. COLLECTION AND USE OF AGRICULTURAL QUARANTINE AND 
                   INSPECTION FEES.

       Subsection (a) of section 2509 of the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation, and Trade Act of

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     1990 (21 U.S.C. 136a) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Quarantine and Inspection Fees.--
       ``(1) Fees authorized.--The Secretary of Agriculture may 
     prescribe and collect fees sufficient--
       ``(A) to cover the cost of providing agricultural 
     quarantine and inspection services in connection with the 
     arrival at a port in the customs territory of the United 
     States, or the preclearance or preinspection at a site 
     outside the customs territory of the United States, of an 
     international passenger, commercial vessel, commercial 
     aircraft, commercial truck, or railroad car;
       ``(B) to cover the cost of administering this subsection; 
     and
       ``(C) through fiscal year 2002, to maintain a reasonable 
     balance in the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee 
     Account established under paragraph (5).
       ``(2) Limitation.--In setting the fees under paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall ensure that the amount of the fees are 
     commensurate with the costs of agricultural quarantine and 
     inspection services with respect to the class of persons or 
     entities paying the fees. The costs of the services with 
     respect to passengers as a class includes the costs of 
     related inspections of the aircraft or other vehicle.
       ``(3) Status of fees.--Fees collected under this subsection 
     by any person on behalf of the Secretary are held in trust 
     for the United States and shall be remitted to the Secretary 
     in such manner and at such times as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.
       ``(4) Late payment penalties.--If a person subject to a fee 
     under this subsection fails to pay the fee when due, the 
     Secretary shall assess a late payment penalty, and the 
     overdue fees shall accrue interest, as required by section 
     3717 of title 31, United States Code.
       ``(5) Agricultural quarantine inspection user fee 
     account.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury 
     of the United States a no-year fund, to be known as the 
     `Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee Account', which 
     shall contain all of the fees collected under this subsection 
     and late payment penalties and interest charges collected 
     under paragraph (4) through fiscal year 2002.
       ``(B) Use of account.--For each of the fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002, funds in the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection 
     User Fee Account shall be available, in such amounts as are 
     provided in advance in appropriations Acts, to cover the 
     costs associated with the provision of agricultural 
     quarantine and inspection services and the administration of 
     this subsection. Amounts made available under this 
     subparagraph shall be available until expended.
       ``(C) Excess fees.--Fees and other amounts collected under 
     this subsection in any of the fiscal years 1996 through 2002 
     in excess of $100,000,000 shall be available for the purposes 
     specified in subparagraph (B) until expended, without further 
     appropriation.
       ``(6) Use of amounts collected after fiscal year 2002.--
     After September 30, 2002, the unobligated balance in the 
     Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee Account and fees 
     and other amounts collected under this subsection shall be 
     credited to the Department of Agriculture accounts that incur 
     the costs associated with the provision of agricultural 
     quarantine and inspection services and the administration of 
     this subsection. The fees and other amounts shall remain 
     available to the Secretary until expended without fiscal year 
     limitation.
       ``(7) Staff years.--The number of full-time equivalent 
     positions in the Department of Agriculture attributable to 
     the provision of agricultural quarantine and inspection 
     services and the administration of this subsection shall not 
     be counted toward the limitation on the total number of full-
     time equivalent positions in all agencies specified in 
     section 5(b) of the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 
     1994 (Public Law 103-226; 5 U.S.C. 3101 note) or other 
     limitation on the total number of full-time equivalent 
     positions.''.

     SEC. 1403. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION INTEREST RATE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the monthly 
     Commodity Credit Corporation interest rate applicable to 
     loans provided for agricultural commodities by the 
     Corporation shall be 100 basis points greater than the rate 
     determined under the applicable interest rate formula in 
     effect on October 1, 1995.
           TITLE II--BANKING, HOUSING, AND RELATED PROVISIONS

     SEC. 2001. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this title is as follows:

           TITLE II--BANKING, HOUSING, AND RELATED PROVISIONS

Sec. 2001. Table of contents.

           TITLE II--BANKING, HOUSING, AND RELATED PROVISIONS

                   Subtitle A--Financial Institutions

Sec. 2011. Special assessment to capitalize SAIF.
Sec. 2012. Financing Corporation assessments shared proportionally by 
              all insured depository institutions.
Sec. 2013. Merger of BIF and SAIF.
Sec. 2014. Creation of SAIF Special Reserve.
Sec. 2015. Refund of amounts in deposit insurance fund in excess of 
              designated reserve amount.
Sec. 2016. Assessment rates for SAIF members may not be less than 
              assessment rates for BIF members.
Sec. 2017. Assessments authorized only if needed to maintain the 
              reserve ratio of a deposit insurance fund.
Sec. 2018. Limitation on authority of Oversight Board to continue to 
              employ more than 18 officers and employees.
Sec. 2019. Definitions.

                          Subtitle B--Housing

Sec. 2051. Annual adjustment factors for operating costs only; 
              restraint on rent increases.
Sec. 2052. Foreclosure avoidance and borrower assistance.
           TITLE II--BANKING, HOUSING, AND RELATED PROVISIONS
                   Subtitle A--Financial Institutions

     SEC. 2011. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT TO CAPITALIZE SAIF.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (f), the 
     Board of Directors shall impose a special assessment on the 
     SAIF-assessable deposits of each insured depository 
     institution at a rate applicable to all such institutions 
     that the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, 
     determines (after taking into account the adjustments 
     described in subsections (g) through (j)) will cause the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund to achieve the designated 
     reserve ratio on the first business day of January 1996.
       (b) Factors To Be Considered.--In carrying out subsection 
     (a), the Board of Directors shall base its determination on--
       (1) the monthly Savings Association Insurance Fund balance 
     most recently calculated;
       (2) data on insured deposits reported in the most recent 
     reports of condition filed not later than 70 days before the 
     date of enactment of this Act by insured depository 
     institutions; and
       (3) any other factors that the Board of Directors deems 
     appropriate.
       (c) Date of Determination.--For purposes of subsection (a), 
     the amount of the SAIF-assessable deposits of an insured 
     depository institution shall be determined as of March 31, 
     1995.
       (d) Date Payment Due.--The special assessment imposed under 
     this section shall be--
       (1) due on the first business day of January 1996; and
       (2) paid to the Corporation on the later of--
       (A) the first business day of January 1996; or
       (B) such other date as the Corporation shall prescribe, but 
     not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (e) Assessment Deposited in SAIF.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the proceeds of the special 
     assessment imposed under this section shall be deposited in 
     the Savings Association Insurance Fund.
       (f) Exemptions for Certain Institutions.--
       (1) Exemption for weak institutions.--The Board of 
     Directors may, by order, in its sole discretion, exempt any 
     insured depository institution that the Board of Directors 
     determines to be weak, from paying the special assessment 
     imposed under this section if the Board of Directors 
     determines that the exemption would reduce risk to the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund.
       (2) Guidelines required.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Board of Directors shall 
     prescribe guidelines setting forth the criteria that the 
     Board of Directors will use in exempting institutions under 
     paragraph (1). Such guidelines shall be published in the 
     Federal Register.
       (3) Exemption for certain newly chartered and other defined 
     institutions.--
       (A) In general.--In addition to the institutions exempted 
     from paying the special assessment under paragraph (1), the 
     Board of Directors shall exempt any insured depository 
     institution from payment of the special assessment if the 
     institution--
       (i) was in existence on October 1, 1995, and held no SAIF-
     assessable deposits prior to January 1, 1993;
       (ii) is a Federal savings bank which--

       (I) was established de novo in April 1994 in order to 
     acquire the deposits of a savings association which was in 
     default or in danger of default; and
       (II) received minority interim capital assistance from the 
     Resolution Trust Corporation under section 21A(w) of the 
     Federal Home Loan Bank Act in connection with the acquisition 
     of any such savings association; or

       (iii) is a savings association, the deposits of which are 
     insured by the Savings Association Insurance Fund, which--

       (I) prior to January 1, 1987, was chartered as a Federal 
     savings bank insured by the Federal Savings and Loan 
     Insurance Corporation for the purpose of acquiring all or 
     substantially all of the assets and assuming all or 
     substantially all of the deposit liabilities of a national 
     bank in a transaction consummated after July 1, 1986; and
       (II) as of the date of that transaction, had assets of less 
     than $150,000,000.

       (B) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, an 
     institution shall be deemed to have held SAIF-assessable 
     deposits prior to January 1, 1993, if--
       (i) it directly held SAIF-assessable insured deposits prior 
     to that date; or
       (ii) it succeeded to, acquired, purchased, or otherwise 
     holds any SAIF-assessable deposits as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act that were SAIF-assessable deposits 
     prior to January 1, 1993.

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       (4) Exempt institutions required to pay assessments at 
     former rates.--
       (A) Payments to saif and dif.--Any insured depository 
     institution that the Board of Directors exempts under this 
     subsection from paying the special assessment imposed under 
     this section shall pay semiannual assessments--
       (i) during calendar years 1996 and 1997, into the Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund, based on SAIF-assessable deposits 
     of that institution, at assessment rates calculated under the 
     schedule in effect for Savings Association Insurance Fund 
     members on June 30, 1995; and
       (ii) during calendar years 1998 and 1999--

       (I) into the Deposit Insurance Fund, based on SAIF-
     assessable deposits of that institution as of December 31, 
     1997, at assessment rates calculated under the schedule in 
     effect for Savings Association Insurance Fund members on June 
     30, 1995; or
       (II) in accordance with clause (i), if the Bank Insurance 
     Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund are not 
     merged into the Deposit Insurance Fund.

       (B) Optional pro rata payment of special assessment.--This 
     paragraph shall not apply with respect to any insured 
     depository institution (or successor insured depository 
     institution) that has paid, during any calendar year from 
     1997 through 1999, upon such terms as the Corporation may 
     announce, an amount equal to the product of--
       (i) 12.5 percent of the special assessment that the 
     institution would have been required to pay under subsection 
     (a), if the Board of Directors had not exempted the 
     institution; and
       (ii) the number of full semiannual periods remaining 
     between the date of the payment and December 31, 1999.
       (g) Special Election for Certain Institutions Facing 
     Hardship as a Result of the Special Assessment.--
       (1) Election authorized.--If--
       (A) an insured depository institution, or any depository 
     institution holding company which, directly or indirectly, 
     controls such institution, is subject to terms or covenants 
     in any debt obligation or preferred stock outstanding on 
     September 13, 1995; and
       (B) the payment of the special assessment under subsection 
     (a) would pose a significant risk of causing such depository 
     institution or holding company to default or violate any such 
     term or covenant,

     the depository institution may elect, with the approval of 
     the Corporation, to pay such special assessment in accordance 
     with paragraphs (2) and (3) in lieu of paying such assessment 
     in the manner required under subsection (a).
       (2) 1st assessment.--An insured depository institution 
     which makes an election under paragraph (1) shall pay an 
     assessment of 50 percent of the amount of the special 
     assessment that would otherwise apply under subsection (a), 
     by the date on which such special assessment is otherwise due 
     under subsection (d).
       (3) 2d assessment.--An insured depository institution which 
     makes an election under paragraph (1) shall pay a 2d 
     assessment, by the date established by the Board of Directors 
     in accordance with paragraph (4), in an amount equal to the 
     product of 51 percent of the rate determined by the Board of 
     Directors under subsection (a) for determining the amount of 
     the special assessment and the SAIF-assessable deposits of 
     the institution on March 31, 1996, or such other date in 
     calendar year 1996 as the Board of Directors determines to be 
     appropriate.
       (4) Due date of 2d assessment.--The date established by the 
     Board of Directors for the payment of the assessment under 
     paragraph (3) by a depository institution shall be the 
     earliest practicable date which the Board of Directors 
     determines to be appropriate, which is at least 15 days after 
     the date used by the Board of Directors under paragraph (3).
       (5) Supplemental special assessment.--An insured depository 
     institution which makes an election under paragraph (1) shall 
     pay a supplemental special assessment, at the same time the 
     payment under paragraph (3) is made, in an amount equal to 
     the product of--
       (A) 50 percent of the rate determined by the Board of 
     Directors under subsection (a) for determining the amount of 
     the special assessment; and
       (B) 95 percent of the amount by which the SAIF-assessable 
     deposits used by the Board of Directors for determining the 
     amount of the 1st assessment under paragraph (2) exceeds, if 
     any, the SAIF-assessable deposits used by the Board for 
     determining the amount of the 2d assessment under paragraph 
     (3).
       (h) Adjustment of Special Assessment for Certain Bank 
     Insurance Fund Member Banks.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of computing the special 
     assessment imposed under this section with respect to a Bank 
     Insurance Fund member bank, the amount of any deposits of any 
     insured depository institution which section 5(d)(3) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act treats as insured by the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund shall be reduced by 20 
     percent--
       (A) if the adjusted attributable deposit amount of the Bank 
     Insurance Fund member bank is less than 50 percent of the 
     total domestic deposits of that member bank as of June 30, 
     1995; or
       (B) if, as of June 30, 1995, the Bank Insurance Fund 
     member--
       (i) had an adjusted attributable deposit amount equal to 
     less than 75 percent of the total assessable deposits of that 
     member bank;
       (ii) had total assessable deposits greater than 
     $5,000,000,000; and
       (iii) was owned or controlled by a bank holding company 
     that owned or controlled insured depository institutions 
     having an aggregate amount of deposits insured or treated as 
     insured by the Bank Insurance Fund greater than the aggregate 
     amount of deposits insured or treated as insured by the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund.
       (2) Adjusted attributable deposit amount.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the ``adjusted attributable deposit amount'' 
     shall be determined in accordance with section 5(d)(3)(C) of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       (i) Adjustment to the Adjusted Attributable Deposit Amount 
     for Certain Bank Insurance Fund Member Banks.--Section 
     5(d)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1815(d)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``The adjusted 
     attributable deposit amount'' and inserting ``Except as 
     provided in subparagraph (K), the adjusted attributable 
     deposit amount''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(K) Adjustment of adjusted attributable deposit amount.--
     The amount determined under subparagraph (C)(i) for deposits 
     acquired by March 31, 1995, shall be reduced by 20 percent 
     for purposes of computing the adjusted attributable deposit 
     amount for the payment of any assessment for any semiannual 
     period after December 31, 1995 (other than the special 
     assessment imposed under section 2011(a) of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1995), for a Bank Insurance Fund member bank 
     that, as of June 30, 1995--
       ``(i) had an adjusted attributable deposit amount that was 
     less than 50 percent of the total deposits of that member 
     bank; or
       ``(ii)(I) had an adjusted attributable deposit amount equal 
     to less than 75 percent of the total assessable deposits of 
     that member bank;
       ``(II) had total assessable deposits greater than 
     $5,000,000,000; and
       ``(III) was owned or controlled by a bank holding company 
     that owned or controlled insured depository institutions 
     having an aggregate amount of deposits insured or treated as 
     insured by the Bank Insurance Fund greater than the aggregate 
     amount of deposits insured or treated as insured by the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund.''.
       (j) Adjustment of Special Assessment for Certain Savings 
     Associations.--
       (1) Special assessment reduction.--For purposes of 
     computing the special assessment imposed under this section, 
     in the case of any converted association, the amount of any 
     deposits of such association which were insured by the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund as of March 31, 1995, 
     shall be reduced by 20 percent.
       (2) Converted association.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term ``converted association'' means--
       (A) any Federal savings association--
       (i) that is a member of the Savings Association Insurance 
     Fund and that has deposits subject to assessment by that fund 
     which did not exceed $4,000,000,000, as of March 31, 1995; 
     and
       (ii) that had been, or is a successor by merger, 
     acquisition, or otherwise to an institution that had been, a 
     State savings bank, the deposits of which were insured by the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation prior to August 9, 
     1989, that converted to a Federal savings association 
     pursuant to section 5(i) of the Home Owners' Loan Act prior 
     to January 1, 1985;
       (B) a State depository institution that is a member of the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund that had been a State 
     savings bank prior to October 15, 1982, and was a Federal 
     savings association on August 9, 1989;
       (C) an insured bank that--
       (i) was established de novo in order to acquire the 
     deposits of a savings association in default or in danger of 
     default;
       (ii) did not open for business before acquiring the 
     deposits of such savings association; and
       (iii) was a Savings Association Insurance Fund member as of 
     the date of enactment of this Act; and
       (D) an insured bank that--
       (i) resulted from a savings association before December 19, 
     1991, in accordance with section 5(d)(2)(G) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act; and
       (ii) had an increase in its capital in conjunction with the 
     conversion in an amount equal to more than 75 percent of the 
     capital of the institution on the day before the date of the 
     conversion.

     SEC. 2012. FINANCING CORPORATION ASSESSMENTS SHARED 
                   PROPORTIONALLY BY ALL INSURED DEPOSITORY 
                   INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 21 of the Federal Home Loan Bank 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1441) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (f)(2)--
       (A) in the matter immediately preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``Savings Association Insurance Fund 
     member'' and inserting ``insured depository institution''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``members'' and inserting 
     ``institutions''; and
       (B) by striking ``, except that--'' and all that follows 
     through the end of the paragraph and inserting ``, except 
     that--

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       ``(A) the Financing Corporation shall have first priority 
     to make the assessment; and
       ``(B) no limitation under clause (i) or (iii) of section 
     7(b)(2)(A) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act shall apply 
     for purposes of this paragraph.''; and
       (2) in subsection (k)--
       (A) by striking ``section--'' and inserting ``section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (1);
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Insured depository institution.--The term `insured 
     depository institution' has the same meaning as in section 3 
     of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 7(b)(2) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(b)(2)) is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (D).
       (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall become effective on January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 2013. MERGER OF BIF AND SAIF.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Merger.--The Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund shall be merged into the Deposit 
     Insurance Fund established by section 11(a)(4) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act, as amended by this section.
       (2) Disposition of assets and liabilities.--All assets and 
     liabilities of the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund shall be transferred to the 
     Deposit Insurance Fund.
       (3) No separate existence.--The separate existence of the 
     Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance 
     Fund shall cease.
       (b) Special Reserve of the Deposit Insurance Fund.--
       (1) In general.--Immediately before the merger of the Bank 
     Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund, if 
     the reserve ratio of the Savings Association Insurance Fund 
     exceeds the designated reserve ratio, the amount by which 
     that reserve ratio exceeds the designated reserve ratio shall 
     be placed in the Special Reserve of the Deposit Insurance 
     Fund, established under section 11(a)(5) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act, as amended by this section.
       (2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``reserve ratio'' means the ratio of the net worth of the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund to aggregate estimated 
     insured deposits held in all Savings Association Insurance 
     Fund members.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall become effective on January 1, 1998, if 
     no insured depository institution is a savings association on 
     that date.
       (d) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Deposit insurance fund.--Section 11(a)(4) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(a)(4)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
       (B) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) Establishment.--There is established the Deposit 
     Insurance Fund, which the Corporation shall--
       ``(i) maintain and administer;
       ``(ii) use to carry out its insurance purposes in the 
     manner provided by this subsection; and
       ``(iii) invest in accordance with section 13(a).
       ``(B) Uses.--The Deposit Insurance Fund shall be available 
     to the Corporation for use with respect to Deposit Insurance 
     Fund members.''; and
       (C) by striking ``(4) General provisions relating to 
     funds.--'' and inserting the following:
       ``(4) Establishment of the deposit insurance fund.--''.
       (2) Other references.--Section 11(a)(4)(C) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(a)(4)(C), as 
     redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) is amended 
     by striking ``Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund''.
       (3) Deposits into fund.--Section 11(a)(4) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(a)(4)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Deposits.--All amounts assessed against insured 
     depository institutions by the Corporation shall be deposited 
     in the Deposit Insurance Fund.''.
       (4) Special reserve of deposits.--Section 11(a)(5) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(a)(5)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Special reserve of deposit insurance fund.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--
       ``(i) In general.--There is established a Special Reserve 
     of the Deposit Insurance Fund, which shall be administered by 
     the Corporation and shall be invested in accordance with 
     section 13(a).
       ``(ii) Limitation.--The Corporation shall not provide any 
     assessment credit, refund, or other payment from any amount 
     in the Special Reserve.
       ``(B) Emergency use of special reserve.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (A)(ii), the Corporation may, in its sole 
     discretion, transfer amounts from the Special Reserve to the 
     Deposit Insurance Fund, for the purposes set forth in 
     paragraph (4), only if--
       ``(i) the reserve ratio of the Deposit Insurance Fund is 
     less than 50 percent of the designated reserve ratio; and
       ``(ii) the Corporation expects the reserve ratio of the 
     Deposit Insurance Fund to remain at less than 50 percent of 
     the designated reserve ratio for each of the next 4 calendar 
     quarters.
       ``(C) Exclusion of special reserve in calculating reserve 
     ratio.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     amounts in the Special Reserve shall be excluded in 
     calculating the reserve ratio of the Deposit Insurance Fund 
     under section 7.''.
       (5) Federal home loan bank act.--Section 21B(f)(2)(C)(ii) 
     of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1441b(f)(2)(C)(ii)) is amended--
       (A) in subclause (I), by striking ``to Savings Associations 
     Insurance Fund members'' and inserting ``to insured 
     depository institutions, and their successors, which were 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund members on September 1, 
     1995''; and
       (B) in subclause (II), by striking ``to Savings 
     Associations Insurance Fund members'' and inserting ``to 
     insured depository institutions, and their successors, which 
     were Savings Association Insurance Fund members on September 
     1, 1995''.
       (6) Repeals.--
       (A) Section 3.--Section 3(y) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(y)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(y) Definitions Relating to the Deposit Insurance Fund.--
     The term
       ``(1) Deposit insurance fund.--The term `Deposit Insurance 
     Fund' means the fund established under section 11(a)(4).
       ``(2) Reserve ratio.--The term `reserve ratio' means the 
     ratio of the net worth of the Deposit Insurance Fund to 
     aggregate estimated insured deposits held in all insured 
     depository institutions.
       ``(3) Designated reserve ratio.--The designated reserve 
     ratio of the Deposit Insurance Fund for each year shall be--
       ``(A) 1.25 percent of estimated insured deposits; or
       ``(B) a higher percentage of estimated insured deposits 
     that the Board of Directors determines to be justified for 
     that year by circumstances raising a significant risk of 
     substantial future losses to the fund.
       (B) Section 7.--Section 7 of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1817) is amended--
       (i) by striking subsection (l);
       (ii) by redesignating subsections (m) and (n) as 
     subsections (l) and (m), respectively;
       (iii) in subsection (b)(2), by striking subparagraphs (B) 
     and (F), and by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (E), (G), 
     and (H) as subparagraphs (B) through (E), respectively.
       (C) Section 11.--Section 11(a) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(a)) is amended--
       (i) by striking paragraphs (6) and (7); and
       (ii) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (6).
       (7) Section 5136 of the revised statutes.--Paragraph 
     Eleventh of section 5136 of the Revised Statutes (12 U.S.C. 
     24) is amended in the fifth sentence, by striking ``affected 
     deposit insurance fund'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance 
     Fund''.
       (8) Investments promoting public welfare; limitations on 
     aggregate investments.--The 23d undesignated paragraph of 
     section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 338a) is 
     amended in the fourth sentence, by striking ``affected 
     deposit insurance fund'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance 
     Fund''.
       (9) Advances to critically undercapitalized depository 
     institutions.--Section 10B(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Federal 
     Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 347b(b)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by 
     striking ``any deposit insurance fund in'' and inserting 
     ``the Deposit Insurance Fund of''.
       (10) Amendments to the balanced budget and emergency 
     deficit control act of 1985.--Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
     U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Bank Insurance Fund'' and inserting 
     ``Deposit Insurance Fund''; and
       (B) by striking ``Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund;''.
       (11) Further amendments to the federal home loan bank 
     act.--The Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) 
     is amended--
       (A) in section 11(k) (12 U.S.C. 1431(k))--
       (i) in the subsection heading, by striking ``SAIF'' and 
     inserting ``the Deposit Insurance Fund''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Savings Association Insurance Fund'' 
     each place such term appears and inserting ``Deposit 
     Insurance Fund'';
       (B) in section 21A(b)(4)(B) (12 U.S.C. 1441a(b)(4)(B)), by 
     striking ``affected deposit insurance fund'' and inserting 
     ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (C) in section 21A(b)(6)(B) (12 U.S.C. 1441a(b)(6)(B))--
       (i) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``SAIF-insured 
     banks'' and inserting ``Charter conversions''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Savings Association Insurance Fund 
     member'' and inserting ``savings association'';
       (D) in section 21A(b)(10)(A)(iv)(II) (12 U.S.C. 
     1441a(b)(10)(A)(iv)(II)), by striking ``Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (E) in section 21B(e) (12 U.S.C. 1441b(e))--
       (i) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``as of the date of 
     funding'' after ``Savings Association Insurance Fund 
     members'' each place such term appears;
       (ii) by striking paragraph (7); and
       (iii) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (7); and
       (F) in section 21B(k) (12 U.S.C. 1441b(k))--

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       (i) by striking paragraph (8); and
       (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (9) and (10) as paragraphs 
     (8) and (9), respectively.
       (12) Amendments to the home owners' loan act.--The Home 
     Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 5 (12 U.S.C. 1464)--
       (i) in subsection (c)(5)(A), by striking ``that is a member 
     of the Bank Insurance Fund'';
       (ii) in subsection (c)(6), by striking ``As used in this 
     subsection--'' and inserting ``For purposes of this 
     subsection, the following definitions shall apply:'';
       (iii) in subsection (o)(1), by striking ``that is a Bank 
     Insurance Fund member'';
       (iv) in subsection (o)(2)(A), by striking ``a Bank 
     Insurance Fund member until such time as it changes its 
     status to a Savings Association Insurance Fund member'' and 
     inserting ``insured by the Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (v) in subsection (t)(5)(D)(iii)(II), by striking 
     ``affected deposit insurance fund'' and inserting ``Deposit 
     Insurance Fund'';
       (vi) in subsection (t)(7)(C)(i)(I), by striking ``affected 
     deposit insurance fund'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance 
     Fund''; and
       (vii) in subsection (v)(2)(A)(i), by striking ``, the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund'' and inserting ``or the 
     Deposit Insurance Fund''; and
       (B) in section 10 (12 U.S.C. 1467a)--
       (i) in subsection (e)(1)(A)(iii)(VII), by adding ``or'' at 
     the end;
       (ii) in subsection (e)(1)(A)(iv), by adding ``and'' at the 
     end;
       (iii) in subsection (e)(1)(B), by striking ``Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund or Bank Insurance Fund'' and 
     inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (iv) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund or the Bank Insurance Fund'' and 
     inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund''; and
       (v) in subsection (m)(3), by striking subparagraph (E), and 
     by redesignating subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H) as 
     subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G), respectively.
       (13) Amendments to the national housing act.--The National 
     Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 317(b)(1)(B) (12 U.S.C. 1723i(b)(1)(B)), by 
     striking ``Bank Insurance Fund for banks or through the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund for savings associations'' 
     and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund''; and
       (B) in section 526(b)(1)(B)(ii) (12 U.S.C. 1735f-
     14(b)(1)(B)(ii)), by striking ``Bank Insurance Fund for banks 
     and through the Savings Association Insurance Fund for 
     savings associations'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance 
     Fund''.
       (14) Further amendments to the federal deposit insurance 
     act.--The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 3(a)(1) (12 U.S.C. 1813(a)(1)), by striking 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
       ``(B) includes any former savings association.'';
       (B) in section 5(b)(5) (12 U.S.C. 1815(b)(5)), by striking 
     ``the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund;'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund,'';
       (C) in section 5(d) (12 U.S.C. 1815(d)), by striking 
     paragraphs (2) and (3);
       (D) in section 5(d)(1) (12 U.S.C. 1815(d)(1))--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``reserve ratios in 
     the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance 
     Fund'' and inserting ``the reserve ratio of the Deposit 
     Insurance Fund'';
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Fee credited to the deposit insurance fund.--The fee 
     paid by the depository institution under paragraph (1) shall 
     be credited to the Deposit Insurance Fund.'';
       (iii) by striking ``(1) Uninsured institutions.--''; and
       (iv) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (C) as 
     paragraphs (1) and (3), respectively, and moving the margins 
     2 ems to the left;
       (E) in section 5(e) (12 U.S.C. 1815(e))--
       (i) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ``Bank Insurance Fund 
     or the Savings Association Insurance Fund'' and inserting 
     ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (ii) by striking paragraph (6); and
       (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), and (9) as 
     paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively;
       (F) in section 6(5) (12 U.S.C. 1816(5)), by striking ``Bank 
     Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund'' 
     and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (G) in section 7(b) (12 U.S.C. 1817(b))--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking ``each deposit 
     insurance fund'' and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance 
     Fund'';
       (ii) in clauses (i)(I) and (iv) of paragraph (2)(A), by 
     striking ``each deposit insurance fund'' each place such term 
     appears and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (iii) in paragraph (2)(A)(iii), by striking ``a deposit 
     insurance fund'' and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance 
     Fund'';
       (iv) by striking clause (iv) of paragagraph (2)(A);
       (v) in paragraph (2)(C) (as redesignated by paragraph 
     (6)(B) of this subsection)--

       (I) by striking ``any deposit insurance fund'' and 
     inserting ``the Deposit Insurance Fund''; and
       (II) by striking ``that fund'' each place such term appears 
     and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance Fund'';

       (vi) in paragraph (2)(D) (as redesignated by paragraph 
     (6)(B) of this subsection)--

       (I) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``funds 
     achieve'' and inserting ``fund achieves''; and
       (II) by striking ``a deposit insurance fund'' and inserting 
     ``the Deposit Insurance Fund'';

       (vii) in paragraph (3)--

       (I) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``funds'' and 
     inserting ``fund'';
       (II) by striking ``that fund'' each place such term appears 
     and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (III) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Except as provided 
     in paragraph (2)(F), if'' and inserting ``If'';
       (IV) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``any deposit 
     insurance fund'' and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance 
     Fund''; and
       (V) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D) and inserting the 
     following:

       ``(C) Amending schedule.--The Corporation may, by 
     regulation, amend a schedule promulgated under subparagraph 
     (B).''; and
       (viii) in paragraph (6)--

       (I) by striking ``any such assessment'' and inserting ``any 
     such assessment is necessary'';
       (II) by striking ``(A) is necessary--'';
       (III) by striking subparagraph (B);
       (IV) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and moving the 
     margins 2 ems to the left; and
       (V) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated), by striking ``; 
     and'' and inserting a period;

       (H) in section 11(f)(1) (12 U.S.C. 1821(f)(1)), by striking 
     ``, except that--'' and all that follows through the end of 
     the paragraph and inserting a period;
       (I) in section 11(i)(3) (12 U.S.C. 1821(i)(3))--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (B);
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); 
     and
       (iii) in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``subparagraphs (A) and (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraph 
     (A)'';
       (J) in section 11A(a) (12 U.S.C. 1821a(a))--
       (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``liabilities.--'' and 
     all that follows through ``Except'' and inserting 
     ``liabilities.--Except'';
       (ii) by striking paragraph (2)(B); and
       (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the Bank Insurance 
     Fund, the Savings Association Insurance Fund,'' and inserting 
     ``the Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (K) in section 11A(b) (12 U.S.C. 1821a(b)), by striking 
     paragraph (4);
       (L) in section 11A(f) (12 U.S.C. 1821a(f)), by striking 
     ``Savings Association Insurance Fund'' and inserting 
     ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (M) in section 13 (12 U.S.C. 1823)--
       (i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``Bank Insurance 
     Fund, the Savings Association Insurance Fund,'' and inserting 
     ``Deposit Insurance Fund, the Special Reserve of the Deposit 
     Insurance Fund,'';
       (ii) in subsection (c)(4)(E)--

       (I) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``funds'' and 
     inserting ``fund''; and
       (II) in clause (i), by striking ``any insurance fund'' and 
     inserting ``the Deposit Insurance Fund'';

       (iii) in subsection (c)(4)(G)(ii)--

       (I) by striking ``appropriate insurance fund'' and 
     inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (II) by striking ``the members of the insurance fund (of 
     which such institution is a member)'' and inserting ``insured 
     depository institutions'';
       (III) by striking ``each member's'' and inserting ``each 
     insured depository institution's''; and
       (IV) by striking ``the member's'' each place such term 
     appears and inserting ``the institution's'';

       (iv) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (11);
       (v) in subsection (h), by striking ``Bank Insurance Fund'' 
     and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (vi) in subsection (k)(4)(B)(i), by striking ``Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund'' and inserting ``Deposit 
     Insurance Fund''; and
       (vii) in subsection (k)(5)(A), by striking ``Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund'' and inserting ``Deposit 
     Insurance Fund'';
       (N) in section 14(a) (12 U.S.C. 1824(a)) in the fifth 
     sentence--
       (i) by striking ``Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund'' and inserting ``Deposit 
     Insurance Fund''; and
       (ii) by striking ``each such fund'' and inserting ``the 
     Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (O) in section 14(b) (12 U.S.C. 1824(b)), by striking 
     ``Bank Insurance Fund or Savings Association Insurance Fund'' 
     and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (P) in section 14(c) (12 U.S.C. 1824(c)), by striking 
     paragraph (3);
       (Q) in section 14(d) (12 U.S.C. 1824(d))--
       (i) by striking ``BIF'' each place such term appears and 
     inserting ``DIF''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Bank Insurance Fund'' each place such 
     term appears and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (R) in section 15(c)(5) (12 U.S.C. 1825(c)(5))--
       (i) by striking ``the Bank Insurance Fund or Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund, respectively'' each place such 
     term appears and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance Fund''; 
     and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the Bank Insurance 
     Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund, 
     respectively'' and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (S) in section 17(a) (12 U.S.C. 1827(a))--
       (i) in the subsection heading, by striking ``BIF, SAIF,'' 
     and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance Fund''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Bank Insurance 
     Fund, the Savings Association Insurance Fund,'' each place 
     such term appears and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance 
     Fund'';

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       (T) in section 17(d) (12 U.S.C. 1827(d)), by striking ``the 
     Bank Insurance Fund, the Savings Association Insurance 
     Fund,'' each place such term appears and inserting ``the 
     Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (U) in section 18(m)(3) (12 U.S.C. 1828(m)(3))--
       (i) by striking ``Savings Association Insurance Fund'' each 
     place such term appears and inserting ``Deposit Insurance 
     Fund''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or the Bank 
     Insurance Fund'';
       (V) in section 18(p) (12 U.S.C. 1828(p)), by striking 
     ``deposit insurance funds'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance 
     Fund'';
       (W) in section 24 (12 U.S.C. 1831a) in subsections (a)(1) 
     and (d)(1)(A), by striking ``appropriate deposit insurance 
     fund'' each place such term appears and inserting ``Deposit 
     Insurance Fund'';
       (X) in section 28 (12 U.S.C. 1831e), by striking ``affected 
     deposit insurance fund'' each place such term appears and 
     inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (Y) by striking section 31 (12 U.S.C. 1831h);
       (Z) in section 36(i)(3) (12 U.S.C. 1831m(i)(3)) by striking 
     ``affected deposit insurance fund'' and inserting ``Deposit 
     Insurance Fund'';
       (AA) in section 38(a) (12 U.S.C. 1831o(a)) in the 
     subsection heading, by striking ``Funds'' and inserting 
     ``Fund'';
       (BB) in section 38(k) (12 U.S.C. 1831o(k))--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a deposit insurance 
     fund'' and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance Fund''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2)(A)--

       (I) by striking ``A deposit insurance fund'' and inserting 
     ``The Deposit Insurance Fund''; and
       (II) by striking ``the deposit insurance fund's outlays'' 
     and inserting ``the outlays of the Deposit Insurance Fund''; 
     and

       (CC) in section 38(o) (12 U.S.C. 1831o(o))--
       (i) by striking ``Associations.--'' and all that follows 
     through ``Subsections (e)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``Associations.--Subsections (e)(2)'';
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively, and moving the 
     margins 2 ems to the left; and
       (iii) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated), by redesignating 
     clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
     respectively, and moving the margins 2 ems to the left.
       (15) Amendments to the financial institutions reform, 
     recovery, and enforcement act of 1989.--The Financial 
     Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (Public 
     Law 101-73; 103 Stat. 183) is amended--
       (A) in section 951(b)(3)(B) (12 U.S.C. 1833a(b)(3)(B)), by 
     striking ``Bank Insurance Fund, the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund,'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund''; 
     and
       (B) in section 1112(c)(1)(B) (12 U.S.C. 3341(c)(1)(B)), by 
     striking ``Bank Insurance Fund, the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund,'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund''.
       (16) Amendment to the bank enterprise act of 1991.--Section 
     232(a)(1) of the Bank Enterprise Act of 1991 (12 U.S.C. 
     1834(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``section 7(b)(2)(H)'' and 
     inserting ``section 7(b)(2)(G)''.
       (17) Amendment to the bank holding company act.--Section 
     2(j)(2) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 
     1841(j)(2)) is amended by striking ``Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund''.

     SEC. 2014. CREATION OF SAIF SPECIAL RESERVE.

       Section 11(a)(6) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1821(a)(6)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(L) Establishment of saif special reserve.--
       ``(i) Establishment.--If, on January 1, 1998, the reserve 
     ratio of the Savings Association Insurance Fund exceeds the 
     designated reserve ratio, there is established a Special 
     Reserve of the Savings Association Insurance Fund, which 
     shall be administered by the Corporation and shall be 
     invested in accordance with section 13(a).
       ``(ii) Amounts in special reserve.--If, on January 1, 1998, 
     the reserve ratio of the Savings Association Insurance Fund 
     exceeds the designated reserve ratio, the amount by which the 
     reserve ratio exceeds the designated reserve ratio shall be 
     placed in the Special Reserve of the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund established by clause (i).
       ``(iii) Limitation.--The Corporation shall not provide any 
     assessment credit, refund, or other payment from any amount 
     in the Special Reserve of the Savings Association Insurance 
     Fund.
       ``(iv) Emergency use of special reserve.--Notwithstanding 
     clause (iii), the Corporation may, in its sole discretion, 
     transfer amounts from the Special Reserve of the Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund to the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund for the purposes set forth in paragraph (4), 
     only if--
       ``(I) the reserve ratio of the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund is less than 50 percent of the designated 
     reserve ratio; and
       ``(II) the Corporation expects the reserve ratio of the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund to remain at less than 50 
     percent of the designated reserve ratio for each of the next 
     4 calendar quarters.
       ``(v) Exclusion of special reserve in calculating reserve 
     ratio.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     amounts in the Special Reserve of the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund shall be excluded in calculating the reserve 
     ratio of the Savings Association Insurance Fund.''.

     SEC. 2015. REFUND OF AMOUNTS IN DEPOSIT INSURANCE FUND IN 
                   EXCESS OF DESIGNATED RESERVE AMOUNT.

       Subsection (e) of section 7 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(e)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(e) Refunds.--
       ``(1) Overpayments.--In the case of any payment of an 
     assessment by an insured depository institution in excess of 
     the amount due to the Corporation, the Corporation may--
       ``(A) refund the amount of the excess payment to the 
     insured depository institution; or
       ``(B) credit such excess amount toward the payment of 
     subsequent semiannual assessments until such credit is 
     exhausted.
       ``(2) Balance in insurance fund in excess of designated 
     reserve.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
     if, as of the end of any semiannual assessment period, the 
     amount of the actual reserves in--
       ``(i) the Bank Insurance Fund (until the merger of such 
     fund into the Deposit Insurance Fund pursuant to section 2013 
     of the Balanced Budget Act of 1995); or
       ``(ii) the Deposit Insurance Fund (after the establishment 
     of such fund),

     exceeds the balance required to meet the designated reserve 
     ratio applicable with respect to such fund, such excess 
     amount shall be refunded to insured depository institutions 
     by the Corporation on such basis as the Board of Directors 
     determines to be appropriate, taking into account the factors 
     considered under the risk-based assessment system.
       ``(B) Refund not to exceed previous semiannual 
     assessment.--The amount of any refund under this paragraph to 
     any member of a deposit insurance fund for any semiannual 
     assessment period may not exceed the total amount of 
     assessments paid by such member to the insurance fund with 
     respect to such period.
       ``(C) Refund limitation for certain institutions.--No 
     refund may be made under this paragraph with respect to the 
     amount of any assessment paid for any semiannual assessment 
     period by any insured depository institution described in 
     clause (v) of subsection (b)(2)(A).''.

     SEC. 2016. ASSESSMENT RATES FOR SAIF MEMBERS MAY NOT BE LESS 
                   THAN ASSESSMENT RATES FOR BIF MEMBERS.

       Section 7(b)(2)(C) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1817(b)(2)(E), as redesignated by section 2013(d)(6) 
     of this Act) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     subsection, during the period beginning on the date of 
     enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1995, and ending on 
     January 1, 1998, the assessment rate for a Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund member may not be less than the 
     assessment rate for a Bank Insurance Fund member that poses a 
     comparable risk to the deposit insurance fund.''.

     SEC. 2017. ASSESSMENTS AUTHORIZED ONLY IF NEEDED TO MAINTAIN 
                   THE RESERVE RATIO OF A DEPOSIT INSURANCE FUND.

       (a) In General.--Section 7(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended 
     in the matter preceding subclause (I) by inserting ``when 
     necessary, and only to the extent necessary'' after ``insured 
     depository institutions''.
       (b) Limitation on Assessment.--Section 7(b)(2)(A)(iii) of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1817(b)(2)(A)(iii)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(iii) Limitation on assessment.--Except as provided in 
     clause (v), the Board of Directors shall not set semiannual 
     assessments with respect to a deposit insurance fund in 
     excess of the amount needed--

       ``(I) to maintain the reserve ratio of the fund at the 
     designated reserve ratio; or
       ``(II) if the reserve ratio is less than the designated 
     reserve ratio, to increase the reserve ratio to the 
     designated reserve ratio.''.

       (c) Exception to Limitation on Assessments.--Section 
     7(b)(2)(A) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1817(b)(2)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new clause:
       ``(v) Exception to limitation on assessments.--The Board of 
     Directors may set semiannual assessments in excess of the 
     amount permitted under clauses (i) and (iii) with respect to 
     insured depository institutions that exhibit financial, 
     operational, or compliance weaknesses ranging from moderately 
     severe to unsatisfactory, or are not well capitalized, as 
     that term is defined in section 38.''.

     SEC. 2018. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF OVERSIGHT BOARD TO 
                   CONTINUE TO EMPLOY MORE THAN 18 OFFICERS AND 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) In General.--Section 21A(a) of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1441a(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(17) Phased-down operation of oversight board following 
     termination of corporation.--
       ``(A) Termination of authority to employ staff.--Except as 
     provided in subparagraph (B), the authority of the Thrift 
     Depositor Protection Oversight Board under paragraph (5) to 
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     tions, to compensate officers and employees of the Board, and 
     to provide other benefits for officers and employees of the 
     Board shall terminate as of December 31, 1995.
       ``(B) Limited authority for employing staff.--The Thrift 
     Depositor Protection Oversight Board may employ not more than 
     18 individuals, excluding any employee of any other 
     department or agency utilized by the Board, to carry out the 
     functions of the Board during the period beginning on January 
     1, 1996 and ending on May 1, 1996, other than employees whose 
     employment is in the process of being terminated in 
     accordance with subparagraph (C).
       ``(C) Termination of employment of additional employees 
     required to be commenced.--The Thrift Depositor Protection 
     Oversight Board shall commence terminating, not later than 
     December 31, 1995, and in accordance with title 5, United 
     States Code, and applicable regulations of the Office of 
     Personnel Management, the employment of any employee of the 
     Board whose continued employment by the Board after such date 
     is inconsistent with the requirement of subparagraph (B).''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 21A(a)(5) 
     of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1441a(a)(5)) is 
     amended in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E), by inserting 
     ``subject to paragraph (17),'' after the closing parenthesis 
     of the subparagraph designation in each such subparagraph.

     SEC. 2019. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle--
       (1) the term ``Bank Insurance Fund'' means the fund 
     established pursuant to section (11)(a)(5)(A) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act, as that section existed on the day 
     before the date of enactment of this Act;
       (2) the terms ``Bank Insurance Fund member'' and ``Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund member'' have the same meanings as 
     in section 7(l) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
       (3) the terms ``bank'', ``Board of Directors'', 
     ``Corporation'', ``insured depository institution'', 
     ``Federal savings association'', ``savings association'', 
     ``State savings bank'', and ``State depository institution'' 
     have the same meanings as in section 3 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act;
       (4) the term ``Deposit Insurance Fund'' means the fund 
     established under section 11(a)(4) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act, as amended by section 2013(d) of this Act;
       (5) the term ``depository institution holding company'' has 
     the same meaning as in section 3 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act;
       (6) the term ``designated reserve ratio'' has the same 
     meaning as in section 7(b)(2)(A)(iv) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act;
       (7) the term ``Savings Association Insurance Fund'' means 
     the fund established pursuant to section 11(a)(6)(A) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as that section existed on the 
     day before the date of enactment of this Act; and
       (8) the term ``SAIF-assessable deposit'' means--
       (A) a deposit that is subject to assessment for purposes of 
     the Savings Association Insurance Fund under the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act; and
       (B) a deposit that section 5(d)(3) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act treats as insured by the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund.
                          Subtitle B--Housing

     SEC. 2051. ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR OPERATING COSTS 
                   ONLY; RESTRAINT ON RENT INCREASES.

       (a) Annual Adjustment Factors for Operating Costs Only.--
     Section 8(c)(2)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)(2)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(2)(A)'' and inserting ``(2)(A)(i)'';
       (2) by striking the second sentence and all that follows 
     through the end of the subparagraph; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ii) Each assistance contract under this section shall 
     provide that--
       ``(I) if the maximum monthly rent for a unit in a new 
     construction or substantial rehabilitation project to be 
     adjusted using an annual adjustment factor exceeds 100 
     percent of the fair market rent for an existing dwelling unit 
     in the market area, the Secretary shall adjust the rent using 
     an operating costs factor that increases the rent to reflect 
     increases in operating costs in the market area; and
       ``(II) if the owner of a unit in a project described in 
     subclause (I) demonstrates that the adjusted rent determined 
     under subclause (I) would not exceed the rent for an 
     unassisted unit of similar quality, type, and age in the same 
     market area, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary 
     shall use the otherwise applicable annual adjustment 
     factor.''.
       (b) Restraint on Section 8 Rent Increases.--Section 
     8(c)(2)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f(c)(2)(A)), as amended by subsection (a), is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii)(I) Subject to subclause (II), with respect to any 
     unit assisted under this section that is occupied by the same 
     family at the time of the most recent annual rental 
     adjustment, if the assistance contract provides for the 
     adjustment of the maximum monthly rent by applying an annual 
     adjustment factor, and if the rent for the unit is otherwise 
     eligible for an adjustment based on the full amount of the 
     annual adjustment factor, 0.01 shall be subtracted from the 
     amount of the annual adjustment factor, except that the 
     annual adjustment factor shall not be reduced to less than 
     1.0.
       ``(II) With respect to any unit described in subclause (I) 
     that is assisted under the certificate program, the adjusted 
     rent shall not exceed the rent for a comparable unassisted 
     unit of similar quality, type, and age in the market area in 
     which the unit is located.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall become effective on October 1, 1995.

     SEC. 2052. FORECLOSURE AVOIDANCE AND BORROWER ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Foreclosure Avoidance.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (e), the last sentence of section 204(a) of the 
     National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1710(a)) is amended by 
     inserting before the period the following: ``: And provided 
     further, That the Secretary may pay insurance benefits to the 
     mortgagee to recompense the mortgagee for its actions to 
     provide an alternative to foreclosure of a mortgage that is 
     in default, which actions may include such actions as special 
     forbearance, loan modification, and deeds in lieu of 
     foreclosure, all upon such terms and conditions as the 
     mortgagee shall determine in the mortgagee's sole discretion 
     within guidelines provided by the Secretary, but which may 
     not include assignment of a mortgage to the Secretary: And 
     provided further, That for purposes of the preceding proviso, 
     no action authorized by the Secretary and no action taken, 
     nor any failure to act, by the Secretary or the mortgagee 
     shall be subject to judicial review''.
       (b) Authority to Assist Mortgagors in Default.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (e), section 230 of the National 
     Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715u) is amended to read as follows:


              ``authority to assist mortgagors in default

       ``Sec. 230. (a) Payment of Partial Claim.--The Secretary 
     may establish a program for payment of a partial insurance 
     claim to a mortgagee that agrees to apply the claim amount to 
     payment of a mortgage on a 1- to 4-family residence that is 
     in default. Any such payment under such program to the 
     mortgagee shall be made in the Secretary's sole discretion 
     and on terms and conditions acceptable to the Secretary, 
     except that--
       ``(1) the amount of the payment shall be in an amount 
     determined by the Secretary, which shall not exceed an amount 
     equivalent to 12 monthly mortgage payments and any costs 
     related to the default that are approved by the Secretary; 
     and
       ``(2) the mortgagor shall agree to repay the amount of the 
     insurance claim to the Secretary upon terms and conditions 
     acceptable to the Secretary.

     The Secretary may pay the mortgagee, from the appropriate 
     insurance fund, in connection with any activities that the 
     mortgagee is required to undertake concerning repayment by 
     the mortgagor of the amount owed to the Secretary.
       ``(b) Assignment.--
       ``(1) Program authority.--The Secretary may establish a 
     program for assignment to the Secretary, upon request of the 
     mortgagee, of a mortgage on a 1- to 4-family residence 
     insured under this Act.
       ``(2) Program requirements.--The Secretary may accept 
     assignment of a mortgage under a program under this 
     subsection only if--
       ``(A) the mortgage was in default;
       ``(B) the mortgagee has modified the mortgage to cure the 
     default and provide for mortgage payments within the 
     reasonable ability of the mortgagor to pay at interest rates 
     not exceeding current market interest rates; and
       ``(C) the Secretary arranges for servicing of the assigned 
     mortgage by a mortgagee (which may include the assigning 
     mortgagee) through procedures that the Secretary has 
     determined to be in the best interests of the appropriate 
     insurance fund.
       ``(3) Payment of insurance benefits.--Upon accepting 
     assignment of a mortgage under the program under this 
     subsection, the Secretary may pay insurance benefits to the 
     mortgagee from the appropriate insurance fund in an amount 
     that the Secretary determines to be appropriate, but which 
     may not exceed the amount necessary to compensate the 
     mortgagee for the assignment and any losses and expenses 
     resulting from the mortgage modification.
       ``(c) Prohibition of Judicial Review.--No decision by the 
     Secretary to exercise or forego exercising any authority 
     under this section shall be subject to judicial review.
       ``(d) Savings Provision.--Any mortgage for which the 
     mortgagor has applied to the Secretary, before the date of 
     the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1995, for 
     assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this section as in 
     effect before such date of enactment shall continue to be 
     governed by the provisions of this section in effect 
     immediately before such date of enactment.
       ``(e) Applicability of Other Laws.--No provision of this 
     Act or any other law shall be construed to require the 
     Secretary to provide an alternative to foreclosure for 
     mortgagees with mortgages on 1- to 4-family residences 
     insured by the Secretary under this Act, or to accept 
     assignments of such mortgages.''.
       (c) Applicability of Amendments.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (e), the amendments made by subsections (a) and 
     (b) shall apply only with respect to mortgages

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     insured under the National Housing Act that are originated on 
     or after October 1, 1995.
       (d) Regulations.--Not later than the expiration of the 60-
     day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     issue interim regulations to implement this section and the 
     amendments made by this section.
       (e) Effectiveness and Applicability.--If this Act is 
     enacted after the date of the enactment of the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996--
       (1) subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this section 
     shall not take effect; and
       (2) subsection (c) of the section relating to foreclosure 
     avoidance and borrower assistance in title II of the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1996, is amended by striking ``only with respect to mortgages 
     insured under the National Housing Act that are originated 
     before October 1, 1995'' and inserting ``to mortgages 
     originated before, on, and after October 1, 1995''.
      TITLE III--COMMUNICATIONS AND SPECTRUM ALLOCATION PROVISIONS

     SEC. 3001. SPECTRUM AUCTIONS.

       (a) Extension and Expansion of Auction Authority.--
       (1) Amendments.--Section 309(j) of the Communications Act 
     of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) General authority.--If, consistent with the 
     obligations described in paragraph (6)(E), mutually exclusive 
     applications are accepted for any initial license or 
     construction permit, then the Commission shall grant such 
     license or permit to a qualified applicant through a system 
     of competitive bidding that meets the requirements of this 
     subsection.
       ``(2) Exemptions.--The competitive bidding authority 
     granted by this subsection shall not apply to licenses or 
     construction permits issued by the Commission--
       ``(A) that, as the result of the Commission carrying out 
     the obligations described in paragraph (6)(E), are not 
     mutually exclusive;
       ``(B) for public safety radio services, including non-
     Government uses the sole or principal purpose of which is to 
     protect the safety of life, health, and property and which 
     are not made commercially available to the public; or
       ``(C) for initial licenses or construction permits for new 
     terrestrial digital television services assigned by the 
     Commission to existing terrestrial broadcast licensees to 
     replace their current television licenses, unless--
       ``(i) the Commission, not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1995, after 
     notice and public comment, submits to Congress a report on 
     the use of the authority provided in this subsection for the 
     assignment of initial licenses or construction permits for 
     use of the electromagnetic spectrum allocated but not 
     assigned as of the date of enactment of that Act for 
     television broadcast services; and
       ``(ii) the Congress amends this subsection to authorize the 
     use of the authority provided by this subsection for such 
     licenses or permits.
     Except as provided in this subparagraph, the Commission may 
     not assign initial licenses or construction permits under 
     this title to terrestrial commercial television broadcast 
     licensees to replace their existing broadcast licenses before 
     November 15, 1996.''; and
       (B) by striking ``1998'' in paragraph (11) and inserting 
     ``2002''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (i) of section 309 of 
     such Act is repealed.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)(A) 
     shall not apply with respect to any license or permit for a 
     terrestrial radio or television broadcast station for which 
     the Federal Communications Commission has accepted mutually 
     exclusive applications on or before the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (b) Commission Obligation To Make Additional Spectrum 
     Available by Auction.--
       (1) In general.--The Federal Communications Commission 
     shall complete all actions necessary to permit the 
     assignment, by September 30, 2002, by competitive bidding 
     pursuant to section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 
     (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) of licenses for the use of bands of 
     frequencies that--
       (A) individually span not less than 25 megahertz, unless a 
     combination of smaller bands can, notwithstanding the 
     provisions of paragraph (7) of such section, reasonably be 
     expected to produce greater receipts;
       (B) in the aggregate span not less than 100 megahertz;
       (C) are located below 3 gigahertz; and
       (D) have not, as of the date of enactment of this Act--
       (i) been designated by Commission regulation for assignment 
     pursuant to such section;
       (ii) been identified by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant 
     to section 113 of the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration Organization Act; or
       (iii) been reserved for Federal Government use pursuant to 
     section 305 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     305).
     The Commission shall conduct the competitive bidding for not 
     less than one-half of such aggregate spectrum by September 
     30, 2000.
       (2) Criteria for reassignment.--In making available bands 
     of frequencies for competitive bidding pursuant to paragraph 
     (1), the Commission shall--
       (A) seek to promote the most efficient use of the spectrum;
       (B) take into account the cost to incumbent licensees of 
     relocating existing uses to other bands of frequencies or 
     other means of communication;
       (C) take into account the needs of public safety radio 
     services;
       (D) comply with the requirements of international 
     agreements concerning spectrum allocations; and
       (E) take into account the costs to satellite service 
     providers that could result from multiple auctions of like 
     spectrum internationally for global satellite systems.
       (3) Notification to ntia.--The Commission shall notify the 
     Secretary of Commerce if--
       (A) the Commission is not able to provide for the effective 
     relocation of incumbent licensees to bands of frequencies 
     that are available to the Commission for assignment; and
       (B) the Commission has identified bands of frequencies that 
     are--
       (i) suitable for the relocation of such licensees; and
       (ii) allocated for Federal Government use, but that could 
     be reallocated pursuant to part B of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (as amended by this section).
       (c) Identification and Reallocation of Frequencies.--The 
     National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 113, by adding at the end the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(f) Additional Reallocation Report.--If the Secretary 
     receives a notice from the Commission pursuant to section 
     3001(b)(3) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1995, the Secretary 
     shall prepare and submit to the President and the Congress a 
     report recommending for reallocation for use other than by 
     Federal Government stations under section 305 of the 1934 Act 
     (47 U.S.C. 305), bands of frequencies that are suitable for 
     the uses identified in the Commission's notice.
       ``(g) Relocation of Federal Government Stations.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to expedite the efficient use 
     of the electromagnetic spectrum and notwithstanding section 
     3302(b) of title 31, United States Code, any Federal entity 
     which operates a Federal Government station may accept 
     payment in advance or in-kind reimbursement of costs, or a 
     combination of payment in advance and in-kind reimbursement, 
     from any person to defray entirely the expenses of relocating 
     the Federal entity's operations from one or more radio 
     spectrum frequencies to another frequency or frequencies, 
     including, without limitation, the costs of any modification, 
     replacement, or reissuance of equipment, facilities, 
     operating manuals, regulations, or other expenses incurred by 
     that entity. Any such payment shall be deposited in the 
     account of such Federal entity in the Treasury of the United 
     States. Funds deposited according to this paragraph shall be 
     available, without appropriation or fiscal year limitation, 
     only for the operations of the Federal entity for which such 
     funds were deposited under this paragraph.
       ``(2) Process for relocation.--Any person seeking to 
     relocate a Federal Government station that has been assigned 
     a frequency within a band allocated for mixed Federal and 
     non-Federal use may submit a petition for such relocation to 
     NTIA. The NTIA shall limit or terminate the Federal 
     Government station's operating license when the following 
     requirements are met:
       ``(A) the person seeking relocation of the Federal 
     Government station has guaranteed to defray entirely, through 
     payment in advance, in-kind reimbursement of costs, or a 
     combination thereof, all relocation costs incurred by the 
     Federal entity, including all engineering, equipment, site 
     acquisition and construction, and regulatory fee costs;
       ``(B) the person seeking relocation completes all 
     activities necessary for implementing the relocation, 
     including construction of replacement facilities (if 
     necessary and appropriate) and identifying and obtaining on 
     the Federal entity's behalf new frequencies for use by the 
     relocated Federal Government station (where such station is 
     not relocating to spectrum reserved exclusively for Federal 
     use);
       ``(C) any necessary replacement facilities, equipment 
     modifications, or other changes have been implemented and 
     tested to ensure that the Federal Government station is able 
     to successfully accomplish its purposes; and
       ``(D) NTIA has determined that the proposed use of the 
     spectrum frequency band to which the Federal entity will 
     relocate its operations is--
       ``(i) consistent with obligations undertaken by the United 
     States in international agreements and with United States 
     national security and public safety interests; and
       ``(ii) suitable for the technical characteristics of the 
     band and consistent with other uses of the band.
     In exercising its authority under subparagraph (D)(i), NTIA 
     shall consult with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
     State, or other appropriate officers of the Federal 
     Government.
       ``(3) Right to reclaim.--If within one year after the 
     relocation the Federal Government station demonstrates to the 
     Commission that the new facilities or spectrum are not 
     comparable to the facilities or spectrum from which the 
     Federal Government station was relocated, the person seeking 
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     cation must take reasonable steps to remedy any defects or 
     pay the Federal entity for the costs of returning the Federal 
     Government station to the spectrum from which such station 
     was relocated.
       ``(h) Federal Action To Expedite Spectrum Transfer.--Any 
     Federal Government station which operates on electromagnetic 
     spectrum that has been identified for reallocation for mixed 
     Federal and non-Federal use in any reallocation report under 
     subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent practicable 
     through the use of the authority granted under subsection (g) 
     and any other applicable provision of law, take action to 
     relocate its spectrum use to other frequencies that are 
     reserved for Federal use or to consolidate its spectrum use 
     with other Federal Government stations in a manner that 
     maximizes the spectrum available for non-Federal use. 
     Subsection (c)(4) of this section shall not apply to the 
     extent that a non-Federal user seeks to relocate or relocates 
     a Federal power agency under subsection (g).
       ``(i) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `Federal entity' means any department, agency, or other 
     instrumentality of the Federal Government that utilizes a 
     Government station license obtained under section 305 of the 
     1934 Act (47 U.S.C. 305).''; and
       (2) in section 114(a)(1), by striking ``(a) or (d)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``(a), (d)(1), or (f)''.
       (d) Identification and Reallocation of Auctionable 
     Frequencies.--The National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 113(b)--
       (A) by striking the heading of paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``Initial reallocation report.--'';
       (B) by inserting ``in the first report required by 
     subsection (a)'' after ``recommend for reallocation'' in 
     paragraph (1);
       (C) by inserting ``or (3)'' after ``paragraph (1)'' each 
     place it appears in paragraph (2); and
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Second reallocation report.--In accordance with the 
     provisions of this section, the Secretary shall recommend for 
     reallocation in the second report required by subsection (a), 
     for use other than by Federal Government stations under 
     section 305 of the 1934 Act (47 U.S.C. 305), a single 
     frequency band that spans not less than an additional 20 
     megahertz, that is located below 3 gigahertz, and that meets 
     the criteria specified in paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
     subsection (a).''; and
       (2) in section 115--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``the report required by 
     section 113(a)'' and inserting ``the initial reallocation 
     report required by section 113(a)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Allocation and Assignment of Frequencies Identified 
     in the Second Reallocation Report.--With respect to the 
     frequencies made available for reallocation pursuant to 
     section 113(b)(3), the Commission shall, not later than 1 
     year after receipt of the second reallocation report required 
     by such section, prepare, submit to the President and the 
     Congress, and implement, a plan for the allocation and 
     assignment under the 1934 Act of such frequencies. Such plan 
     shall propose the immediate allocation and assignment of all 
     such frequencies in accordance with section 309(j) of the 
     1934 Act (47 U.S.C. 309(j)).''.
               TITLE IV--EDUCATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS

     SEC. 4000. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this title is as follows:

               TITLE IV--EDUCATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS

Sec. 4000. Table of contents.

                      Subtitle A--Higher Education

Sec. 4001. Short title; references; and general effective date.
Sec. 4002. Participation of institutions and administration of loan 
              programs.
Sec. 4003. Loan terms and conditions.
Sec. 4004. Amendments affecting guaranty agencies.
Sec. 4005. Amendments affecting FFELP lenders and loan holders.
Sec. 4006. Connie Lee privatization.
Sec. 4007. Extension of program duration.

   Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to the Employee Retirement Income 
                          Security Act of 1974

Sec. 4101. Waiver of minimum period for joint and survivor annuity 
              explanation before annuity starting date.
                      Subtitle A--Higher Education

     SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES; AND GENERAL EFFECTIVE 
                   DATE.

       (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the 
     ``Student Loan Reform Act of 1995''.
       (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, 
     whenever in this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed 
     in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other 
     provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
       (c) General Effective Date.--Unless otherwise specified in 
     this subtitle, the amendments made by this subtitle shall 
     take effect on January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 4002. PARTICIPATION OF INSTITUTIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
                   OF LOAN PROGRAMS.

       (a) Limitation on Proportion of Loans Made Under the Direct 
     Loan Program.--Section 453(a) (20 U.S.C. 1087c(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Determination of number of agreements.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may 
     enter into agreements under subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 454 with institutions for participation in the direct 
     loan program under this part, subject to the following:
       ``(A) For academic year 1994-1995, loans made under this 
     part shall represent not more than 5 percent of new student 
     loan volume for such year.
       ``(B) For academic year 1995-1996, loans made under this 
     part, including Federal Direct Consolidation Loans, shall 
     represent not more than 30 percent of the new student loan 
     volume for such year, except that the Secretary shall not 
     enter into such an agreement with an eligible institution 
     that has not applied and been accepted for participation in 
     the direct loan program under this part on or before 
     September 30, 1995.
       ``(C) For academic year 1996-1997 and for each succeeding 
     academic year, loans made under this part, including Federal 
     Direct Consolidation Loans, shall represent not more than 10 
     percent of the new student loan volume for such year, except 
     that only the 102 eligible institutions that participated in 
     the direct loan program under this part for academic year 
     1994-1995 shall be eligible to participate in such program 
     for academic year 1996-1997 and for each succeeding academic 
     year.'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (3);
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
       (4) in the second sentence of paragraph (3) (as 
     redesignated by paragraph (3)), by striking ``on the most 
     recent program data available'' and inserting ``on data from 
     the academic year preceding the academic year for which the 
     estimate is made''.
       (b) Elimination of Conscription.--Section 453(b)(2) (20 
     U.S.C. 1087c(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (2) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in clause (ii)--
       (i) by striking ``beginning''; and
       (ii) by striking ``clause (i); and'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (A).'';
       (B) by redesignating clause (ii) (as amended by 
     subparagraph (A)) as subparagraph (B); and
       (C) by striking ``(i) categorizing'' and inserting 
     ``categorizing''.
       (c) Control of Administrative Expenses.--Section 458 (20 
     U.S.C. 1087h) is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Expenses.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     each fiscal year there shall be available to the Secretary 
     from funds not otherwise appropriated, funds to be obligated 
     for subsidy costs under this part for the William D. Ford 
     Federal Direct Loan Program. There shall also be available 
     from funds not otherwise appropriated, funds to be obligated 
     for indirect administrative expenses under this part and part 
     B, not to exceed (from such funds not otherwise appropriated) 
     $260,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $345,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1995, $85,000,000 (and such sums as may be necessary for 
     administrative cost allowances for guaranty agencies for 
     costs accrued prior to January 1, 1996) for fiscal year 1996, 
     and $85,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997 through 
     2002.
       ``(B) Reduction.--The amount authorized to be made 
     available for fiscal year 1997 under subparagraph (A) shall 
     be reduced by the amount of any unobligated unexpended funds 
     available to carry out this subsection for any fiscal year 
     prior to fiscal year 1996.
       ``(2) Direct and indirect administrative expenses.--
       ``(A) Direct administrative expenses.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this subsection the term 
     `direct administrative expenses' means the cost under the 
     William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program of--

       ``(I) activities related to credit extension, loan 
     origination, loan servicing, management of contractors, and 
     payments to contractors, other government entities, and 
     program participants, under this part;
       ``(II) collection of delinquent loans under this part; and
       ``(III) write-off and closeout of loans under this part.

       ``(ii) Clarification with respect to certain expenses.--
     Such term does not include the costs to the Department of 
     personnel, training, rent, printing, or other administrative 
     costs, associated with the activities described in subclause 
     (I), (II), or (III) of clause (i).
       ``(B) Indirect administrative expenses.--For purposes of 
     this subsection the term `indirect administrative expenses' 
     means the cost of--
       ``(i) personnel engaged in developing program regulations, 
     policy and administrative guidance;
       ``(ii) audits of institutions and contractors;
       ``(iii) program reviews; and
       ``(iv) other oversight of the program under this part or 
     under part B.
       ``(3) Subsidy cost.--The term `subsidy cost' means the 
     estimated long-term cost to the Federal Government of direct 
     administrative expenses calculated on a net present value 
     basis.''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (d).

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       (d) Default Rate Limitations on Direct Lending.--
       (1) Institutional eligibility based on default rates.--The 
     first sentence of section 435(a)(2)(A) (20 U.S.C. 
     1085(a)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting ``or part D'' after 
     ``under this part''.
       (2) Cohort default rate.--Section 435(m)(1) (20 U.S.C. 
     1085(m)(1)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``428, 428A, or 428H'' and inserting ``428, 
     428A, 428H, or part D (other than Federal Direct PLUS 
     Loans)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``428C'' and inserting ``428C or 455(g)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``only''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``and loans made under part D determined 
     by the Secretary to be in default,'' after ``for 
     insurance,''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``428C'' and inserting 
     ``428C or 455(g)''.
       (3) Default rates and income contingent repayment.--Section 
     435(m) (20 U.S.C. 1085(m)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Default rate and income contingent repayment.--The 
     Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the calculation of 
     default rates for loans that are repaid pursuant to income 
     contingent repayment under this part, which regulations shall 
     be comparable to regulations for the calculation of default 
     rates for loans that are repaid pursuant to income contingent 
     repayment under part D.''.
       (4) Termination of institutional participation.--Section 
     455 (20 U.S.C. 1087e) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(l) Termination of Institutions for High Default Rates.--
       ``(1) Methodology and criteria.--The Secretary shall 
     develop--
       ``(A) a methodology for the calculation of institutional 
     default rates under the loan programs operated pursuant to 
     this part;
       ``(B) criteria for the initiation of termination 
     proceedings on the basis of such default rates; and
       ``(C) procedures for the conduct of such termination 
     proceedings.
       ``(2) Comparability to part b.--In developing the 
     methodology, criteria, and procedures required by paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary, to the maximum extent possible, shall 
     establish standards for the termination of institutions from 
     participation in loan programs under this part that are 
     comparable to the standards established for the termination 
     of institutions from participation in the loan programs under 
     part B. Such procedures shall include provisions for the 
     appeal of default rate calculations based on deficiencies in 
     the servicing of loans under this part that are comparable to 
     the provisions for such appeals based on deficiencies in the 
     servicing of loans under part B.
       ``(3) Promulgation.--The methodology, criteria, procedures 
     and standards required by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be 
     promulgated in final form not later than 120 days after the 
     date of enactment of this paragraph.''.
       (e) Elimination of Transition to Direct Loans.--The Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is further amended--
       (1) in section 422(c)(7) (20 U.S.C. 1072(c)(7))--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``during the 
     transition'' and all that follows through ``part D of this 
     title''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``section 
     428(c)(10)(F)(v)'' and inserting ``section 428(c)(9)(F)(v)'';
       (2) in section 422(g)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1072(g)(1))--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``or the program 
     authorized by part D of this title''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``or the program 
     authorized by part D of this title'';
       (3) in section 428(c)(8) (20 U.S.C. 1078(c)(8))--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (B) by striking ``(A) If'' and inserting ``If'';
       (4) in section 428(c)(9)(F)(vii) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078(c)(9)(F)(vii))--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' before ``to avoid disruption''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``, and to ensure an orderly transition'' 
     and all that follows through the end of such clause and 
     inserting a period;
       (5) in section 428(c)(9)(K) (20 U.S.C. 1078(c)(9)(K)), by 
     striking ``the progress of the transition from the loan 
     programs under this part to'' and inserting ``the integrity 
     and administration of'';
       (6) in section 428(e)(1)(B)(ii) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078(e)(1)(B)(ii)), by striking ``during the transition'' and 
     all that follows through ``under part D of this title'';
       (7) in section 428(e)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1078(e)(3)), by 
     striking ``costs of transition'' and inserting ``indirect 
     administrative expenses'';
       (8) in section 428(j)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1078(j)(3))--
       (A) in the heading for paragraph (3), by striking ``during 
     transition to direct lending''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``during the 
     transition'' and all that follows through ``part D of this 
     title'';
       (9) in the heading for paragraph (2) of section 453(c) (20 
     U.S.C. 1087c(c)), by striking ``Transition'' and inserting 
     ``Institutional'';
       (10) in the heading for paragraph (3) of section 453(c) (20 
     U.S.C. 1087c(c)), by striking ``after transition''; and
       (11) in section 456(b) (20 U.S.C. 1087f(b))--
       (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) by striking paragraph (4);
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4); and
       (D) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by subparagraph (C)), 
     by striking ``successful operation'' and inserting 
     ``integrity and efficiency''.
       (f) Fees for Origination Services.--Section 452 (20 U.S.C. 
     1087b) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively.
       (g) Risk Sharing.--Section 428(n) (20 U.S.C. 1078(n)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Applicability to part d loans.--The provisions of 
     this subsection shall apply to institutions of higher 
     education participating in direct lending under part D with 
     respect to loans made under such part, and for the purposes 
     of this paragraph, paragraph (4) shall be applied by 
     inserting `or part D' after `this part'.''.
       (h) Technical Amendment.--Section 428(b)(1)(X) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078(b)(1)(X)) is amended by striking ``section 428(c)(10)'' 
     and inserting ``section 428(c)(9)''.

     SEC. 4003. LOAN TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

       (a) Comparability Provisions.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 455(a) (20 U.S.C. 
     1087e(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Parallel terms, conditions, eligibility requirements, 
     benefits and amounts.--Unless otherwise specified in this 
     part, loans made to borrowers under this part shall have the 
     same terms, conditions, deferments, forbearances, eligibility 
     requirements, and benefits, be subject to the same 
     administrative requirements for origination, payment and 
     processing of applications, be available in the same amounts, 
     be subject to the same interest rates and same amount of 
     fees, and have the same repayment plans, as the corresponding 
     types of loans made to borrowers under sections 428, 428B, 
     and 428H. The Secretary shall promulgate regulations 
     implementing this paragraph not later than 120 days after the 
     date of enactment of the Student Loan Reform Act of 1995.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 428(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078(b)(1)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by inserting ``(except 
     pursuant to a graduated, income-sensitive, or income 
     contingent repayment schedule)'' after ``10 years''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by inserting ``(except 
     pursuant to a graduated, income-sensitive, or income 
     contingent repayment schedule)'' after ``10 years''.
       (b) Ability of Part D Borrowers To Obtain Federal Stafford 
     Consolidation Loans.--Section 428C(a)(4) (20 U.S.C. 1078-
     3(a)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as 
     subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) made under part D of this title;''.
       (c) Ability of Part B Borrowers To Obtain Federal Direct 
     Consolidation Loans.--Paragraph (5) of section 428C(b) (20 
     U.S.C. 1078-3(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Direct consolidation loans for borrowers in specified 
     circumstances.--
       ``(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 
     453(a)(2), the Secretary may offer a borrower a Federal 
     Direct Consolidation loan if such borrower is otherwise 
     eligible for a consolidation loan pursuant to this section 
     and such borrower is--
       ``(i) unable to obtain a consolidation loan from a lender 
     with an agreement under subsection (a)(1) that holds one of 
     such borrower's loans under this part; or
       ``(ii) unable to obtain a consolidation loan with income 
     contingent repayment terms from a lender with an agreement 
     under subsection (a)(1).
       ``(B) The Secretary shall establish appropriate 
     certification procedures to verify the eligibility of 
     borrowers for consolidation loans under this paragraph.
       ``(C) The Secretary shall not offer consolidation loans 
     under this paragraph if, in the Secretary's judgment, the 
     Department does not have the necessary origination and 
     servicing arrangements in place for such loans, or the 
     projected volume in such loans will be destabilizing to the 
     availability of loans otherwise available under this part.''.
       (d) Income Contingent Repayment in the Federal Family 
     Education Loan Program.--
       (1) Insurance program agreements.--Section 428(b)(1)(E)(i) 
     (20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(E)(i)) is amended by striking ``or 
     income-sensitive repayment schedule'' and inserting 
     ``repayment schedule or an income-sensitive repayment 
     schedule, and may, at the discretion of the lender, offer the 
     borrower the option of repaying the loan in accordance with 
     an income contingent repayment schedule,''.
       (2) Repayment schedules.--The matter preceding clause (i) 
     of section 428C(c)(2)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1078-3(c)(2)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``or income-
     sensitive repayment schedules'' and inserting ``repayment 
     schedules or income-sensitive repayment schedules, and may 
     include, at the discretion of the lender, the establishment 
     of income contingent repayment schedules''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``income-
     sensitive'' and inserting ``graduated, income-sensitive, or 
     income contingent''.
       (3) Comparable terms and conditions.--Section 428(m) (20 
     U.S.C. 1078(m)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Income contingent repayment schedules.--For the 
     purpose of this part, income contingent repayment schedules 
     established

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     pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(E)(i) and section 428C(c)(2)(A) 
     shall have terms and conditions comparable to the terms and 
     conditions established by the Secretary pursuant to section 
     455(e)(4). The Secretary shall discharge or cancel the 
     indebtedness of borrowers that repay pursuant to income 
     contingent repayment under this part to the same extent, and 
     under the same circumstances, as the Secretary discharges or 
     cancels the indebtedness of borrowers that repay pursuant to 
     income contingent repayment under part D.''.
       (e) Plus Program Reductions.--Section 428B(b) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078-2(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b) Limitation based on need.--'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(b) Annual Limits.--
       ``(1) Limitation based on need.--'';
       (2) by inserting before the last sentence thereof the 
     following:
       ``(3) Limitation computed on basis of actual payments.--''; 
     and
       (3) by inserting before paragraph (3) (as designated by the 
     amendment made by paragraph (2) of this section) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Dollar limitation.--Subject to paragraph (1), the 
     maximum amount parents may borrow for one student in any 
     academic year or its equivalent (as defined by regulations of 
     the Secretary) is $15,000.''.

     SEC. 4004. AMENDMENTS AFFECTING GUARANTY AGENCIES.

       (a) Use of Reserve Funds To Purchase Defaulted Loans.--
     Section 422 (20 U.S.C. 1072) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Use of Reserve Funds To Purchase Defaulted Loans.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     guaranty agency shall use not less than 50 percent of such 
     agency's reserve funds to purchase and hold defaulted loans 
     that are guaranteed by such agency and for which a claim for 
     insurance is filed with such agency by an eligible lender. 
     The amount of such purchases shall be considered as reserve 
     funds under this section and used in the calculation of the 
     minimum reserve level under section 428(c)(9).
       ``(2) Special rule.--A guaranty agency shall not be 
     required to use its reserve funds to purchase and hold 
     defaulted loans in accordance with paragraph (1) to the 
     extent that--
       ``(A) the dollar volume of insurance claims filed with such 
     agency does not amount to 50 percent of such agency's 
     available reserve funds;
       ``(B) such use is prohibited by State law; or
       ``(C) such use will compromise the ability of the guaranty 
     agency to pay program expenses.''.
       (b) Extension of Period a Guaranty Agency Must Hold a 
     Defaulted Loan.--
       (1) Exemption for extended holding period.--The last 
     sentence of section 428(c)(1)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1078(c)(1)(A)) is 
     amended by striking ``A guaranty agency'' and inserting 
     ``Except as provided in section 428K, a guaranty agency''.
       (2) New extended holding period program.--
       (A) Amendment.--Part B of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.) 
     is amended by inserting after section 428J the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 428K. GUARANTOR PURCHASE OF CLAIMS WITH RESERVE FUNDS.

       ``(a) Loans Subject to Extended Holding Period.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), a guaranty agency shall file a 
     claim for reimbursement with respect to losses (resulting 
     from the default of a borrower) subject to reimbursement by 
     the Secretary pursuant to section 428(c)(1) not less than 180 
     days nor more than 225 days after the guaranty agency 
     discharges such agency's insurance obligation on a loan 
     insured under this part. Such claim shall include losses on 
     the unpaid principal and accrued interest of any such loan, 
     including interest accrued from the date of such discharge to 
     the date such agency files the claim for reimbursement from 
     the Secretary.
       ``(b) Loans Excluded From Extended Holding.--A guaranty 
     agency may file a claim with respect to losses subject to 
     reimbursement by the Secretary pursuant to section 428(c)(1) 
     prior to 180 days after the date the guaranty agency 
     discharges such agency's insurance obligation on a loan 
     insured under this part, if--
       ``(1) such agency used 50 percent or more of such agency's 
     reserve funds to purchase or hold loans in accordance with 
     section 422(h);
       ``(2) such claim is based on an inability to locate the 
     borrower and the guaranty agency certifies to the Secretary 
     that--
       ``(A) diligent attempts were made to locate the borrower 
     through the use of reasonable skip-tracing techniques in 
     accordance with section 428(c)(2)(G); and
       ``(B) such skip-tracing attempts to locate the borrower 
     were unsuccessful; or
       ``(3) the guaranty agency determines that the borrower is 
     unlikely to possess the financial resources to begin repaying 
     the loan prior to 180 days after default by the borrower.
       ``(c) Guaranty Agency Efforts During Extended Holding 
     Period.--A guaranty agency shall attempt to bring a loan 
     described in subsection (a) into repayment status during the 
     period prior to 225 days after the date the guaranty agency 
     discharges its insurance obligation on such loan, so that no 
     claim for reimbursement by the Secretary is necessary. Upon 
     securing payments satisfactory to the guaranty agency during 
     such period, such agency shall, if practicable, sell such 
     loan to an eligible lender. Such loan shall not be sold to an 
     eligible lender that the guaranty agency determines has 
     substantially failed to exercise the due diligence required 
     of lenders under this part.
       ``(d) Regulation Prohibited.--The Secretary shall not 
     promulgate regulations regarding the collection activity of a 
     guaranty agency with respect to a loan described in 
     subsection (a) for which reinsurance has not been paid under 
     section 428(c)(1).''.
       (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by this paragraph 
     shall apply with respect to loans for which claims for 
     insurance are filed by eligible lenders on or after January 
     1, 1996.
       (c) Administrative Cost Allowance.--Section 428(f)(1) (20 
     U.S.C. 1078(f)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subparagraph (A), 
     by striking ``For a fiscal year prior to fiscal year 1994, 
     the'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B)(i) The total amount of payments for any fiscal year 
     prior to fiscal year 1994 made under this paragraph shall be 
     equal to 1 percent of the total principal amount of the loans 
     upon which insurance was issued under this part during such 
     fiscal year by such guaranty agency.
       ``(ii) For the period beginning January 1, 1996 and ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for each fiscal year thereafter, each 
     guaranty agency shall receive an administrative cost 
     allowance, payable quarterly, for such fiscal year calculated 
     on the basis of 0.85 percent of the total principal amount of 
     the loans upon which insurance was issued under this part 
     during such fiscal year by such guaranty agency.
       ``(iii) The guaranty agency shall be deemed to have a 
     contractual right against the United States to receive 
     payments according to the provisions of this subparagraph. 
     Payments shall be made promptly and without administrative 
     delay to any guaranty agency submitting an accurate and 
     complete application therefor under this subparagraph.
       ``(iv) Notwithstanding clauses (ii) and (iii)--
       ``(I) for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 1998, the 
     Secretary shall pay an aggregate amount for such year of not 
     more than $220,000,000 to all guaranty agencies receiving 
     administrative cost allowances under this subparagraph; and
       ``(II) for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2002, the 
     Secretary shall pay an aggregate amount for such year of not 
     more than $180,000,000 to all guaranty agencies receiving 
     administrative cost allowances under this subparagraph.''.
       (d) Secretary's Equitable Share of Collections on 
     Consolidated Defaulted Loans.--Section 428(c)(6)(A) (20 
     U.S.C. 1078(c)(6)(A)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
       (A) by inserting ``or on behalf of'' after ``made by''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, including payments made to discharge 
     loans made under this title to obtain a consolidation loan 
     pursuant to this part or part D,'' after ``borrower''; and
       (2) in clause (ii), by inserting after ``an amount equal 
     to'' the following: ``--

       ``(I) for defaulted loans consolidated pursuant to this 
     part or part D on or after January 1, 1996, 18.5 percent of 
     the balance of the principal, accrued interest, and 
     collection costs, outstanding at the time of such 
     consolidation; or
       ``(II) for all other loans,''.

       (e) Reserve Fund Reforms.--
       (1) Strengthening and stabilizing guaranty agencies.--
     Section 428(c) (20 U.S.C. 1078(c)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (9)(C)(ii), by striking ``80 percent'' and 
     inserting ``76 percent''; and
       (B) in paragraph (9)(E)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``The 
     Secretary may terminate a'' and inserting ``After providing a 
     guaranty agency notice and opportunity for a hearing on the 
     record, the Secretary may terminate such'';
       (ii) in clause (iv), by inserting ``or'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (iii) by striking clause (vi); and
       (iv) in clause (v), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     period.
       (2) Additional amendments.--Section 422 (20 U.S.C. 1072) is 
     further amended--
       (A) in the last sentence of subsection (a)(2), by striking 
     ``Except as provided in section 428(c)(10)(E) or (F), such'' 
     and inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (E) or (F) 
     of section 428(c)(9), such''; and
       (B) in subsection (g), by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(4) Disposition of funds returned to or recovered by the 
     secretary.--Any funds that are returned to or otherwise 
     recovered by the Secretary pursuant to this subsection shall 
     be returned to the Treasury of the United States for purposes 
     of reducing the Federal debt and shall be deposited into the 
     special account under section 3113(d) of title 31, United 
     States Code.''.
       (f) Elimination of Supplemental Preclaims Assistance.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 428(l) (20 U.S.C. 1078(l)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (B) by striking ``(l) Preclaims'' and all that follows 
     through ``Upon receipt'' and inserting the following:
       ``(l) Preclaims Assistance and Supplemental Preclaims 
     Assistance.--Upon receipt''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply to loans

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     for which the first delinquency occurs on or after January 1, 
     1996.
       (g) Reserve Ratios.--Section 428(c)(9)(A) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078(c)(9)(A)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period; and
       (3) by striking clause (iii).
       (h) Guaranty Agency Reimbursement.--
       (1) In general.--Section 428(c)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1078(c)(1)) 
     is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``98 percent'' and 
     inserting ``96 percent''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``88 percent'' and inserting 
     ``86 percent''; and
       (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``78 percent'' and 
     inserting ``76 percent''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply with respect to loans for which the first 
     disbursement is made on or after January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 4005. AMENDMENTS AFFECTING FFELP LENDERS AND LOAN 
                   HOLDERS.

       (a) Risk Sharing by the Loan Holders.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 428(b)(1)(G) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078(b)(1)(G)) is amended by striking ``not less than 98 
     percent'' and inserting ``95 percent''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply with respect to loans for which the first 
     disbursement is made on or after January 1, 1996.
       (b) Lenders-of-Last-Resort.--Section 428(j)(2) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078(j)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``60 days'' and 
     inserting ``15 days''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``two rejections from 
     eligible lenders'' and inserting ``one rejection from an 
     eligible lender''.
       (c) Exceptional Performance Insurance Reduction.--Section 
     428I(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1078-9(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``100 percent''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``100 percent'' and inserting ``95 percent 
     (or 100 percent in the case of a lender-of-last-resort)''.
       (d) Loan Fees From Lenders.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 438(d)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1087-1(d)(2)) 
     is amended by striking ``0.50 percent'' and inserting ``0.80 
     percent''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply with respect to loans for which the first 
     disbursement is made on or after January 1, 1996.
       (e) Lender and Holder Rebate.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 438 (20 U.S.C. 1078) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Subsidy Rebate on Stafford and PLUS Loans.--
       ``(1) Rebate.--Each holder of a subsidized or unsubsidized 
     Federal Stafford Loan under this part, or a Federal PLUS loan 
     under section 428B, shall pay to the Secretary, on June 30 
     and December 31 of each year, a subsidy rebate in an amount 
     equal to 0.035 percent of the unpaid principal amount of each 
     such loan that such holder holds during the repayment period 
     described in section 428(b)(7), except that, notwithstanding 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 428(b)(7), such 
     holder shall pay a subsidy rebate under this paragraph with 
     respect to such loan during any period of authorized 
     forbearance.
       ``(2) Payment of rebate.--The subsidy rebate shall be paid, 
     to the extent possible, by subtracting from amounts owed such 
     holder under section 438(b) (after deducting from such 
     amounts any amount owed by such holder under section 438(d) 
     for the quarters ending June 30 and December 31, as 
     appropriate) the amount of subsidy rebates owed by such 
     holder. To the extent the amounts owed such holder under 
     section 438(b) (after making the deduction described in the 
     preceding sentence) are insufficient to pay in full the 
     subsidy rebates due from such holder, such holder shall pay 
     the insufficiency by check or wire transfer of funds, in a 
     manner determined by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Deposit.--The Secretary shall deposit all subsidy 
     rebates collected under the second sentence of paragraph (2) 
     into the insurance fund established in section 431.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply with respect to loans for which the first 
     disbursement is made on or after January 1, 1996.
       (f) Small Lender Audit Exemption.--Section 
     428(b)(1)(U)(iii) (20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(U)(iii)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``in the case of any lender that 
     originates or holds more than $5,000,000 in principal on 
     loans made under this title in any fiscal year'' before ``for 
     (I)'';
       (2) in subclause (I), by inserting ``such'' before ``lender 
     at least once'';
       (3) in subclause (II), by inserting ``such'' before ``a 
     lender that is audited''; and
       (4) by striking ``if the lender'' and inserting ``if such 
     lender''.

     SEC. 4006. CONNIE LEE PRIVATIZATION.

       (a) Status of the Corporation and Corporate Powers; 
     Obligations Not Federally Guaranteed.--
       (1) Status of the corporation.--The Corporation shall not 
     be an agency, instrumentality, or establishment of the United 
     States Government, nor a Government corporation nor a 
     Government controlled corporation as such terms are defined 
     in section 103 of title 5, United States Code. No action 
     under section 1491 of title 28, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the Tucker Act) shall be allowable against the 
     United States based on the actions of the Corporation.
       (2) Corporate powers.--The Corporation shall be subject to 
     the provisions of this section, and, to the extent not 
     inconsistent with this section, to the District of Columbia 
     Business Corporation Act (or the comparable law of another 
     State, if applicable). The Corporation shall have the powers 
     conferred upon a corporation by the District of Columbia 
     Business Corporation Act (or such other applicable State law) 
     as from time to time in effect in order to conduct its 
     affairs as a private, for-profit corporation and to carry out 
     its purposes and activities incidental thereto. The 
     Corporation shall have the power to enter into contracts, to 
     execute instruments, to incur liabilities, to provide 
     products and services, and to do all things as are necessary 
     or incidental to the proper management of its affairs and the 
     efficient operation of a private, for-profit business.
       (3) Limitation on ownership of stock.--
       (A) Secretary of the treasury.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury, in completing the sale of stock pursuant to 
     subsection (c), may not sell or issue the stock held by the 
     Secretary of Education to an agency, instrumentality, or 
     establishment of the United States Government, or to a 
     Government corporation or a Government controlled corporation 
     as such terms are defined in section 103 of title 5, United 
     States Code, or to a government-sponsored enterprise as such 
     term is defined in section 622 of title 2, United States 
     Code.
       (B) Student loan marketing association.--The Student Loan 
     Marketing Association shall not increase its share of the 
     ownership of the Corporation in excess of 42 percent of the 
     shares of stock of the Corporation outstanding on the date of 
     enactment of this Act. The Student Loan Marketing Association 
     shall not control the operation of the Corporation, except 
     that the Student Loan Marketing Association may participate 
     in the election of directors as a shareholder, and may 
     continue to exercise its right to appoint directors under 
     section 754 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1132f-3) as long as that section is in effect.
       (C) Prohibition.--Until such time as the Secretary of the 
     Treasury sells the stock of the Corporation owned by the 
     Secretary of Education pursuant to subsection (c), the 
     Student Loan Marketing Association shall not provide 
     financial support or guarantees to the Corporation.
       (D) Financial support or guarantees.--After the Secretary 
     of the Treasury sells the stock of the Corporation owned by 
     the Secretary of Education pursuant to subsection (c), the 
     Student Loan Marketing Association may provide financial 
     support or guarantees to the Corporation, if such support or 
     guarantees are subject to terms and conditions that are no 
     more advantageous to the Corporation than the terms and 
     conditions the Student Loan Marketing Association provides to 
     other entities, including, where applicable, other monoline 
     financial guaranty corporations in which the Student Loan 
     Marketing Association has no ownership interest.
       (4) No federal guarantee.--
       (A) Obligations insured by the corporation.--
       (i) Full faith and credit of the united states.--No 
     obligation that is insured, guaranteed, or otherwise backed 
     by the Corporation shall be deemed to be an obligation that 
     is guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United 
     States.
       (ii) Student loan marketing association.--No obligation 
     that is insured, guaranteed, or otherwise backed by the 
     Corporation shall be deemed to be an obligation that is 
     guaranteed by the Student Loan Marketing Association.
       (iii) Special rule.--This paragraph shall not affect the 
     determination of whether such obligation is guaranteed for 
     purposes of Federal income taxes.
       (B) Securities offered by the corporation.--No debt or 
     equity securities of the Corporation shall be deemed to be 
     guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States.
       (5) Definition.--The term ``Corporation'' as used in this 
     section means the College Construction Loan Insurance 
     Association as in existence on the day before the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and to any successor corporation.
       (b) Related Privatization Requirements.--
       (1) Notice requirements.--
       (A) In general.--During the six-year period following the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall include, 
     in each of the Corporation's contracts for the insurance, 
     guarantee, or reinsurance of obligations, and in each 
     document offering debt or equity securities of the 
     Corporation a prominent statement providing notice that--
       (i) such obligations or such securities, as the case may 
     be, are not obligations of the United States, nor are such 
     obligations guaranteed in any way by the full faith and 
     credit of the United States; and
       (ii) the Corporation is not an instrumentality of the 
     United States.
       (B) Additional notice.--During the five-year period 
     following the sale of stock pursuant to subsection (c)(1), in 
     addition to the notice requirements in subparagraph (A), the 
     Corporation shall include, in each of the contracts and 
     documents referred to in such subparagraph, a prominent 
     statement providing notice that the United States is not an 
     investor in the Corporation.
       (2) Corporate charter.--The Corporation's charter shall be 
     amended as necessary and without delay to conform to the 
     requirements of this section.
       (3) Corporate name.--The name of the Corporation, or of any 
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     sidiary thereof, may not contain the term ``College 
     Construction Loan Insurance Association'', or any 
     substantially similar variation thereof.
       (4) Articles of incorporation.--The Corporation shall amend 
     its articles of incorporation without delay to reflect that 
     one of the purposes of the Corporation shall be to guarantee, 
     insure, and reinsure bonds, leases, and other evidences of 
     debt of educational institutions, including Historically 
     Black Colleges and Universities and other academic 
     institutions which are ranked in the lower investment grade 
     category using a nationally recognized credit rating system.
       (5) Requirements until stock sale.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (d), the requirements of sections 754 and 760 of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1132f-3 and 
     1132f-9), as such sections were in effect on the day before 
     the date of enactment of this Act, shall continue to be 
     effective until the day immediately following the date of 
     closing of the purchase of the Secretary of Education's stock 
     (or the date of closing of the final purchase, in the case of 
     multiple transactions) pursuant to subsection (c)(1) of this 
     Act.
       (c) Sale of Federally Owned Stock.--
       (1) Sale of stock required.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall sell, pursuant to section 324 of title 31, United 
     States Code, the stock of the Corporation owned by the 
     Secretary of Education as soon as possible after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, but not later than six months after 
     such date.
       (2) Purchase by the corporation.--In the event that the 
     Secretary of the Treasury is unable to sell the stock, or any 
     portion thereof, at a price acceptable to the Secretary of 
     Education and the Secretary of the Treasury, the Corporation 
     shall purchase, within 6 months after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, such stock at a price determined by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury and acceptable to the Corporation 
     based on the independent appraisal of one or more nationally 
     recognized financial firms, except that such price shall not 
     exceed the value of the Secretary of Education's stock as 
     determined by the Congressional Budget Office in House Report 
     104-153, dated June 22, 1995.
       (3) Reimbursement of costs of sale.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall be reimbursed from the proceeds of the sale of 
     the stock under this subsection for all reasonable costs 
     related to such sale, including all reasonable expenses 
     relating to one or more independent appraisals under this 
     subsection.
       (4) Assistance by the corporation.--The Corporation shall 
     provide such assistance as the Secretary of the Treasury and 
     the Secretary of Education may require to facilitate the sale 
     of the stock under this subsection.
       (d) Repeal of Statutory Restrictions and Related 
     Provisions.--Part D of title VII of the Higher Education Act 
     of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is repealed.

     SEC. 4007. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM DURATION.

       Part B of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 424(a) (20 U.S.C. 1074(a)), by striking 
     ``1998'' and inserting ``2002'';
       (2) in section 428(a)(5) (20 U.S.C. 1078(a)(5))--
       (A) by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2002''; and
       (B) by striking ``2002'' and inserting ``2006''; and
       (3) in section 428C(e) (20 U.S.C. 1078-3(e)), by amending 
     the first sentence to read as follows: ``The authority to 
     make loans under this section expires at the close of 
     September 30, 2002.''.
   Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to the Employee Retirement Income 
                          Security Act of 1974

     SEC. 4101. WAIVER OF MINIMUM PERIOD FOR JOINT AND SURVIVOR 
                   ANNUITY EXPLANATION BEFORE ANNUTIY STARTING 
                   DATE.

       (a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 205(c)(3)(A) of 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
     U.S.C. 1055(c)(3)(A)), the minimum period prescribed by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury between the date that the 
     explanation referred to in such section is provided and the 
     annuity starting date shall not apply if waived by the 
     participant and, if applicable, the participant's spouse.
       (b) Effective Date,--Subsection (a) shall apply to plan 
     years beginning after December 31, 1995.
            TITLE V--ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES PROVISIONS
        Subtitle A--Nuclear Regulatory Commission Annual Charges

     SEC. 5001. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ANNUAL CHARGES.

       Section 6101(a)(3) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 2214(a)(3)) is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting ``September 30, 2002''.
                Subtitle B--Department of Energy Assets

            CHAPTER 1--UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORPORATION

     SEC. 5201. SHORT TITLE.

       This chapter may be cited as the ``USEC Privatization 
     Act''.

     SEC. 5202. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this chapter:
       (1) The term ``AVLIS'' means atomic vapor laser isotope 
     separation technology.
       (2) The term ``Corporation'' means the United States 
     Enrichment Corporation and, unless the context otherwise 
     requires, includes the private corporation and any successor 
     thereto following privatization.
       (3) The term ``gaseous diffusion plants'' means the Paducah 
     Gaseous Diffusion Plant at Paducah, Kentucky and the 
     Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant at Piketon, Ohio.
       (4) The term ``highly enriched uranium'' means uranium 
     enriched to 20 percent or more of the uranium-235 isotope.
       (5) The term ``low-enriched uranium'' means uranium 
     enriched to less than 20 percent of the uranium-235 isotope, 
     including that which is derived from highly enriched uranium.
       (6) The term ``low-level radioactive waste'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 2(9) of the Low-Level 
     Radioactive Waste Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 2021b(9)).
       (7) The term ``private corporation'' means the corporation 
     established under section 5205.
       (8) The term ``privatization'' means the transfer of 
     ownership of the Corporation to private investors.
       (9) The term ``privatization date'' means the date on which 
     100 percent of the ownership of the Corporation has been 
     transferred to private investors.
       (10) The term ``public offering'' means an underwritten 
     offering to the public of the common stock of the private 
     corporation pursuant to section 5204.
       (11) The ``Russian HEU Agreement'' means the Agreement 
     Between the Government of the United States of America and 
     the Government of the Russian Federation Concerning the 
     Disposition of Highly Enriched Uranium Extracted from Nuclear 
     Weapons, dated February 18, 1993.
       (12) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy.
       (13) The ``Suspension Agreement'' means the Agreement to 
     Suspend the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the 
     Russian Federation, as amended.
       (14) The term ``uranium enrichment'' means the separation 
     of uranium of a given isotopic content into 2 components, 1 
     having a higher percentage of a fissile isotope and 1 having 
     a lower percentage.

     SEC. 5203. SALE OF THE CORPORATION.

       (a) Authorization.--The Board of Directors of the 
     Corporation, with the approval of the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, shall transfer the interest of the United States in 
     the United States Enrichment Corporation to the private 
     sector in a manner that provides for the long-term viability 
     of the Corporation, provides for the continuation by the 
     Corporation of the operation of the Department of Energy's 
     gaseous diffusion plants, provides for the protection of the 
     public interest in maintaining a reliable and economical 
     domestic source of uranium mining, enrichment and conversion 
     services, and, to the extent not inconsistent with such 
     purposes, secures the maximum proceeds to the United States.
       (b) Proceeds.--Proceeds from the sale of the United States' 
     interest in the Corporation shall be deposited in the general 
     fund of the Treasury.

     SEC. 5204. METHOD OF SALE.

       (a) Authorization.--The Board of Directors of the 
     Corporation, with the approval of the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, shall transfer ownership of the assets and 
     obligations of the Corporation to the private corporation 
     established under section 5205 (which may be consummated 
     through a merger or consolidation effected in accordance 
     with, and having the effects provided under, the law of the 
     state of incorporation of the private corporation, as if the 
     Corporation were incorporated thereunder).
       (b) Board Determination.--The Board, with the approval of 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, shall select the method of 
     transfer and establish terms and conditions for the transfer 
     that will provide the maximum proceeds to the Treasury of the 
     United States and will provide for the long-term viability of 
     the private corporation, the continued operation of the 
     gaseous diffusion plants, and the public interest in 
     maintaining reliable and economical domestic uranium mining 
     and enrichment industries.
       (c) Adequate Proceeds.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     not allow the privatization of the Corporation unless before 
     the sale date the Secretary of Treasury determines that the 
     method of transfer will provide the maximum proceeds to the 
     Treasury consistent with the principles set forth in section 
     5203(a).
       (d) Application of Securities Laws.--Any offering or sale 
     of securities by the private corporation shall be subject to 
     the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.), the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.), and 
     the provisions of the Constitution and laws of any State, 
     territory, or possession of the United States relating to 
     transactions in securities.

     SEC. 5205. ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIVATE CORPORATION.

       (a) Incorporation.--(1) The directors of the Corporation 
     shall establish a private for-profit corporation under the 
     laws of a State for the purpose of receiving the assets and 
     obligations of the Corporation at privatization and 
     continuing the business operations of the Corporation 
     following privatization.
       (2) The directors of the Corporation may serve as 
     incorporators of the private corporation and shall take all 
     steps necessary to establish the private corporation, 
     including the filing of articles of incorporation consistent 
     with the provisions of this chapter.
       (3) Employees and officers of the Corporation (including 
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     rectors) acting in accordance with this section on behalf of 
     the private corporation shall be deemed to be acting in their 
     official capacities as employees or officers of the 
     Corporation for purposes of section 205 of title 18, United 
     States Code.
       (b) Status of the Private Corporation.--(1) The private 
     corporation shall not be an agency, instrumentality, or 
     establishment of the United States, a Government corporation, 
     or a Government-controlled corporation.
       (2) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, financial 
     obligations of the private corporation shall not be 
     obligations of, or guaranteed as to principal or interest by, 
     the Corporation or the United States, and the obligations 
     shall so plainly state.
       (3) No action under section 1491 of title 28, United States 
     Code, shall be allowable against the United States based on 
     actions of the private corporation.
       (c) Application of Post-Government Employment 
     Restrictions.--Beginning on the privatization date, the 
     restrictions stated in section 207 (a), (b), (c), and (d) of 
     title 18, United States Code, shall not apply to the acts of 
     an individual done in carrying out official duties as a 
     director, officer, or employee of the private corporation, if 
     the individual was an officer or employee of the Corporation 
     (including a director) continuously during the 45 days prior 
     to the privatization date.
       (d) Dissolution.--In the event that the privatization does 
     not occur, the Corporation will provide for the dissolution 
     of the private corporation within 1 year of the private 
     corporation's incorporation unless the Secretary of the 
     Treasury or his delegate, upon the Corporation's request, 
     agrees to delay any such dissolution for an additional year.

     SEC. 5206. TRANSFERS TO THE PRIVATE CORPORATION.

       Concurrent with privatization, the Corporation shall 
     transfer to the private corporation--
       (1) the lease of the gaseous diffusion plants in accordance 
     with section 5207,
       (2) all personal property and inventories of the 
     Corporation,
       (3) all contracts, agreements, and leases under section 
     5208(a),
       (4) the Corporation's right to purchase power from the 
     Secretary under section 5208(b),
       (5) such funds in accounts of the Corporation held by the 
     Treasury or on deposit with any bank or other financial 
     institution as approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, and
       (6) all of the Corporation's records, including all of the 
     papers and other documentary materials, regardless of 
     physical form or characteristics, made or received by the 
     Corporation.

     SEC. 5207. LEASING OF GASEOUS DIFFUSION FACILITIES.

       (a) Transfer of Lease.--Concurrent with privatization, the 
     Corporation shall transfer to the private corporation the 
     lease of the gaseous diffusion plants and related property 
     for the remainder of the term of such lease in accordance 
     with the terms of such lease.
       (b) Renewal.--The private corporation shall have the 
     exclusive option to lease the gaseous diffusion plants and 
     related property for additional periods following the 
     expiration of the initial term of the lease.
       (c) Exclusion of Facilities for Production of Highly 
     Enriched Uranium.--The Secretary shall not lease to the 
     private corporation any facilities necessary for the 
     production of highly enriched uranium but may, subject to the 
     requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 
     et seq.), grant the Corporation access to such facilities for 
     purposes other than the production of highly enriched 
     uranium.
       (d) DOE Responsibility for Preexisting Conditions.--The 
     payment of any costs of decontamination and decommissioning, 
     response actions, or corrective actions with respect to 
     conditions existing before July 1, 1993 at the gaseous 
     diffusion plants shall remain the sole responsibility of the 
     Secretary.
       (e) Environmental Audit.--For purposes of subsection (d), 
     the conditions existing before July 1, 1993, at the gaseous 
     diffusion plants shall be determined from the environmental 
     audit conducted pursuant to section 1403(e) of the Atomic 
     Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2297c-2(e)).
       (f) Treatment Under Price-Anderson Provisions.--Any lease 
     executed between the Secretary and the Corporation or the 
     private corporation, and any extension or renewal thereof, 
     under this section shall be deemed to be a contract for 
     purposes of section 170d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
     (42 U.S.C. 2210(d)).
       (g) Waiver of EIS Requirement.--The execution or transfer 
     of the lease between the Secretary and the Corporation or the 
     private corporation, and any extension or renewal thereof, 
     shall not be considered a major Federal action significantly 
     affecting the quality of the human environment for purposes 
     of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332).

     SEC. 5208. TRANSFER OF CONTRACTS.

       (a) Transfer of Contracts.--Concurrent with privatization, 
     the Corporation shall transfer to the private corporation all 
     contracts, agreements, and leases, including all uranium 
     enrichment contracts, that were--
       (1) transferred by the Secretary to the Corporation 
     pursuant to section 1401(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
     (42 U.S.C. 2297c(b)), or
       (2) entered into by the Corporation before the 
     privatization date.
       (b) Nontransferable Power Contracts.--The Corporation shall 
     transfer to the private corporation the right to purchase 
     power from the Secretary under the power purchase contracts 
     for the gaseous diffusion plants executed by the Secretary 
     before July 1, 1993. The Secretary shall continue to receive 
     power for the gaseous diffusion plants under such contracts 
     and shall continue to resell such power to the private 
     corporation at cost during the term of such contracts.
       (c) Effect of Transfer.--(1) Notwithstanding subsection 
     (a), the United States shall remain obligated to the parties 
     to the contracts, agreements, and leases transferred under 
     subsection (a) for the performance of its obligations under 
     such contracts, agreements, or leases during their terms. 
     Performance of such obligations by the private corporation 
     shall be considered performance by the United States.
       (2) If a contract, agreement, or lease transferred under 
     subsection (a) is terminated, extended, or materially amended 
     after the privatization date--
       (A) the private corporation shall be responsible for any 
     obligation arising under such contract, agreement, or lease 
     after any extension or material amendment, and
       (B) the United States shall be responsible for any 
     obligation arising under the contract, agreement, or lease 
     before the termination, extension, or material amendment.
       (3) The private corporation shall reimburse the United 
     States for any amount paid by the United States under a 
     settlement agreement entered into with the consent of the 
     private corporation or under a judgment, if the settlement or 
     judgment--
       (A) arises out of an obligation under a contract, 
     agreement, or lease transferred under subsection (a), and
       (B) arises out of actions of the private corporation 
     between the privatization date and the date of a termination, 
     extension, or material amendment of such contract, agreement, 
     or lease.
       (d) Pricing.--The Corporation may establish prices for its 
     products, materials, and services provided to customers on a 
     basis that will allow it to attain the normal business 
     objectives of a profit making corporation.

     SEC. 5209. LIABILITIES.

       (a) Liability of the United States.--(1) Except as 
     otherwise provided in this chapter, all liabilities arising 
     out of the operation of the uranium enrichment enterprise 
     before July 1, 1993, shall remain the direct liabilities of 
     the Secretary.
       (2) Except as provided in subsection (a)(3) or otherwise 
     provided in a memorandum of agreement entered into by the 
     Corporation and the Office of Management and Budget prior to 
     the privatization date, all liabilities arising out of the 
     operation of the Corporation between July 1, 1993, and the 
     privatization date shall remain the direct liabilities of the 
     United States.
       (3) All liabilities arising out of the disposal of depleted 
     uranium generated by the Corporation between July 1, 1993, 
     and the privatization date shall become the direct 
     liabilities of the Secretary.
       (4) Any stated or implied consent for the United States, or 
     any agent or officer of the United States, to be sued by any 
     person for any legal, equitable, or other relief with respect 
     to any claim arising from any action taken by any agent or 
     officer of the United States in connection with the 
     privatization of the Corporation is hereby withdrawn.
       (5) To the extent that any claim against the United States 
     under this section is of the type otherwise required by 
     Federal statute or regulation to be presented to a Federal 
     agency or official for adjudication or review, such claim 
     shall be presented to the Department of Energy in accordance 
     with procedures to be established by the Secretary. Nothing 
     in this paragraph shall be construed to impose on the 
     Department of Energy liability to pay any claim presented 
     pursuant to this paragraph.
       (6) The Attorney General shall represent the United States 
     in any action seeking to impose liability under this 
     subsection.
       (b) Liability of the Corporation.--Notwithstanding any 
     provision of any agreement to which the Corporation is a 
     party, the Corporation shall not be considered in breach, 
     default, or violation of any agreement because of the 
     transfer of such agreement to the private corporation under 
     section 5208 or any other action the Corporation is required 
     to take under this chapter.
       (c) Liability of the Private Corporation.--Except as 
     provided in this chapter, the private corporation shall be 
     liable for any liabilities arising out of its operations 
     after the privatization date.
       (d) Liability of Officers and Directors.--(1) No officer, 
     director, employee, or agent of the Corporation shall be 
     liable in any civil proceeding to any party in connection 
     with any action taken in connection with the privatization 
     if, with respect to the subject matter of the action, suit, 
     or proceeding, such person was acting within the scope of his 
     employment.
       (2) This subsection shall not apply to claims arising under 
     the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a. et seq.), the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a. et seq.), or 
     under the Constitution or laws of any State, territory, or 
     possession of the United States relating to transactions in 
     securities.

     SEC. 5210. EMPLOYEE PROTECTIONS.

       (a) Contractor Employees.--(1) Privatization shall not 
     diminish the accrued, vested pension benefits of employees of 
     the Corporation's operating contractor at the two gaseous 
     diffusion plants.

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       (2) In the event that the private corporation terminates or 
     changes the contractor at either or both of the gaseous 
     diffusion plants, the plan sponsor or other appropriate 
     fiduciary of the pension plan covering employees of the prior 
     operating contractor shall arrange for the transfer of all 
     plan assets and liabilities relating to accrued pension 
     benefits of such plan's participants and beneficiaries from 
     such plant to a pension plan sponsored by the new contractor 
     or the private corporation or a joint-labor management plan, 
     as the case may be.
       (3) In addition to any obligations arising under the 
     National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), any 
     employer (including the private corporation if it operates a 
     gaseous diffusion plant without a contractor or any 
     contractor of the private corporation) at a gaseous diffusion 
     plant shall--
       (A) abide by the terms of any unexpired collective 
     bargaining agreement covering employees in bargaining units 
     at the plant and in effect on the privatization date until 
     the stated expiration or termination date of the agreement; 
     or
       (B) in the event a collective bargaining agreement is not 
     in effect upon the privatization date, have the same 
     bargaining obligations under section 8(d) of the National 
     Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158(d)) as it had immediately 
     before the privatization date.
       (4) If the private corporation replaces its operating 
     contractor at a gaseous diffusion plant, the new employer 
     (including the new contractor or the private corporation if 
     it operates a gaseous diffusion plant without a contractor) 
     shall--
       (A) offer employment to non-management employees of the 
     predecessor contractor to the extent that their jobs still 
     exist or they are qualified for new jobs, and
       (B) abide by the terms of the predecessor contractor's 
     collective bargaining agreement until the agreement expires 
     or a new agreement is signed.
       (5) In the event of a plant closing or mass layoff (as such 
     terms are defined in section 2101(a)(2) and (3) of title 29, 
     United States Code) at either of the gaseous diffusion 
     plants, the Secretary of Energy shall treat any adversely 
     affected employee of an operating contractor at either plant 
     who was an employee at such plant on July 1, 1993, as a 
     Department of Energy employee for purposes of sections 3161 
     and 3162 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1993 (42 U.S.C. 7274h-7274i).
       (6)(A) The Secretary and the private corporation shall 
     cause the post-retirement health benefits plan provider (or 
     its successor) to continue to provide benefits for eligible 
     persons, as described under subparagraph (B), employed by an 
     operating contractor at either of the gaseous diffusion 
     plants in an economically efficient manner and at 
     substantially the same level of coverage as eligible retirees 
     are entitled to receive on the privatization date.
       (B) Persons eligible for coverage under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be limited to:
       (i) persons who retired from active employment at one of 
     the gaseous diffusion plants on or before the privatization 
     date as vested participants in a pension plan maintained 
     either by the Corporation's operating contractor or by a 
     contractor employed prior to July 1, 1993, by the Department 
     of Energy to operate a gaseous diffusion plant; and
       (ii) persons who are employed by the Corporation's 
     operating contractor on or before the privatization date and 
     are vested participants in a pension plan maintained either 
     by the Corporation's operating contractor or by a contractor 
     employed prior to July 1, 1993, by the Department of Energy 
     to operate a gaseous diffusion plant.
       (C) The Secretary shall fund the entire cost of post-
     retirement health benefits for persons who retired from 
     employment with an operating contractor prior to July 1, 
     1993.
       (D) The Secretary and the Corporation shall fund the cost 
     of post-retirement health benefits for persons who retire 
     from employment with an operating contractor on or after July 
     1, 1993, in proportion to the retired person's years and 
     months of service at a gaseous diffusion plant under their 
     respective management.
       (7)(A) Any suit under this subsection alleging a violation 
     of an agreement between an employer and a labor organization 
     shall be brought in accordance with section 301 of the Labor 
     Management Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 185).
       (B) Any charge under this subsection alleging an unfair 
     labor practice violative of section 8 of the National Labor 
     Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158) shall be pursued in accordance 
     with section 10 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
     U.S.C. 160).
       (C) Any suit alleging a violation of any provision of this 
     subsection, to the extent it does not allege a violation of 
     the National Labor Relations Act, may be brought in any 
     district court of the United States having jurisdiction over 
     the parties, without regard to the amount in controversy or 
     the citizenship of the parties.
       (b) Former Federal Employees.--(1)(A) An employee of the 
     Corporation that was subject to either the Civil Service 
     Retirement System (referred to in this section as ``CSRS'') 
     or the Federal Employees' Retirement System (referred to in 
     this section as ``FERS'') on the day immediately preceding 
     the privatization date shall elect--
       (i) to retain the employee's coverage under either CSRS or 
     FERS, as applicable, in lieu of coverage by the Corporation's 
     retirement system, or
       (ii) to receive a deferred annuity or lump-sum benefit 
     payable to a terminated employee under CSRS or FERS, as 
     applicable.
       (B) An employee that makes an election under subparagraph 
     (A)(ii) shall have the option to transfer the balance in the 
     employee's Thrift Savings Plan account to a defined 
     contribution plan under the Corporation's retirement system, 
     consistent with applicable law and the terms of the 
     Corporation's defined contribution plan.
       (2) The Corporation shall pay to the Civil Service 
     Retirement and Disability Fund--
       (A) such employee deductions and agency contributions as 
     are required by sections 8334, 8422, and 8423 of title 5, 
     United States Code, for those employees who elect to retain 
     their coverage under either CSRS or FERS pursuant to 
     paragraph (1);
       (B) such additional agency contributions as are determined 
     necessary by the Office of Personnel Management to pay, in 
     combination with the sums under subparagraph (A), the 
     ``normal cost'' (determined using dynamic assumptions) of 
     retirement benefits for those employees who elect to retain 
     their coverage under CSRS pursuant to paragraph (1), with the 
     concept of ``normal cost'' being used consistent with 
     generally accepted actuarial standards and principles; and
       (C) such additional amounts, not to exceed two percent of 
     the amounts under subparagraphs (A) and (B), as are 
     determined necessary by the Office of Personnel Management to 
     pay the cost of administering retirement benefits for 
     employees who retire from the Corporation after the 
     privatization date under either CSRS or FERS, for their 
     survivors, and for survivors of employees of the Corporation 
     who die after the privatization date (which amounts shall be 
     available to the Office of Personnel Management as provided 
     in section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code).
       (3) The Corporation shall pay to the Thrift Savings Fund 
     such employee and agency contributions as are required by 
     section 8432 of title 5, United States Code, for those 
     employees who elect to retain their coverage under FERS 
     pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (4) Any employee of the Corporation who was subject to the 
     Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (referred to in this 
     section as ``FEHBP'') on the day immediately preceding the 
     privatization date and who elects to retain coverage under 
     either CSRS or FERS pursuant to paragraph (1) shall have the 
     option to receive health benefits from a health benefit plan 
     established by the Corporation or to continue without 
     interruption coverage under the FEHBP, in lieu of coverage by 
     the Corporation's health benefit system.
       (5) The Corporation shall pay to the Employees Health 
     Benefits Fund--
       (A) such employee deductions and agency contributions as 
     are required by section 8906(a)-(f) of title 5, United States 
     Code, for those employees who elect to retain their coverage 
     under FEHBP pursuant to paragraph (4); and
       (B) such amounts as are determined necessary by the Office 
     of Personnel Management under paragraph (6) to reimburse the 
     Office of Personnel Management for contributions under 
     section 8906(g)(1) of title 5, United States Code, for those 
     employees who elect to retain their coverage under FEHBP 
     pursuant to paragraph (4).
       (6) The amounts required under paragraph (5)(B) shall pay 
     the Government contributions for retired employees who retire 
     from the Corporation after the privatization date under 
     either CSRS or FERS, for survivors of such retired employees, 
     and for survivors of employees of the Corporation who die 
     after the privatization date, with said amounts prorated to 
     reflect only that portion of the total service of such 
     employees and retired persons that was performed for the 
     Corporation after the privatization date.

     SEC. 5211. OWNERSHIP LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Securities Limitations.--No director, officer, or 
     employee of the Corporation may acquire any securities, or 
     any rights to acquire any securities of the private 
     corporation on terms more favorable than those offered to the 
     general public--
       (1) in a public offering designed to transfer ownership of 
     the Corporation to private investors,
       (2) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement, or 
     understanding entered into before the privatization date, or
       (3) before the election of the directors of the private 
     corporation.
       (b) Ownership Limitation.--Immediately following the 
     consummation of the transaction or series of transactions 
     pursuant to which 100 percent of the ownership of the 
     Corporation is transferred to private investors, and for a 
     period of three years thereafter, no person may acquire, 
     directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership of securities 
     representing more than 10 percent of the total votes of all 
     outstanding voting securities of the Corporation. The 
     foregoing limitation shall not apply to--
       (1) any employee stock ownership plan of the Corporation,
       (2) members of the underwriting syndicate purchasing shares 
     in stabilization transactions in connection with the 
     privatization, or
       (3) in the case of shares beneficially held in the ordinary 
     course of business for others, any commercial bank, broker-
     dealer, or clearing agency.

     SEC. 5212. URANIUM TRANSFERS AND SALES.

       (a) Transfers and Sales by the Secretary.--The Secretary 
     shall not provide enrichment services or transfer or sell any 
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     nium (including natural uranium concentrates, natural uranium 
     hexafluoride, or enriched uranium in any form) to any person 
     except as consistent with this section.
       (b) Russian HEU.--(1) On or before December 31, 1996, the 
     United States Executive Agent under the Russian HEU Agreement 
     shall transfer to the Secretary without charge title to an 
     amount of uranium hexafluoride equivalent to the natural 
     uranium component of low-enriched uranium derived from at 
     least 18 metric tons of highly enriched uranium purchased 
     from the Russian Executive Agent under the Russian HEU 
     Agreement. The quantity of such uranium hexafluoride 
     delivered to the Secretary shall be based on a tails assay of 
     0.30 U\235\. Uranium hexafluoride transferred to the 
     Secretary pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed under 
     United States law for all purposes to be of Russian origin.
       (2) Within 7 years of the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary shall sell, and receive payment for, the 
     uranium hexafluoride transferred to the Secretary pursuant to 
     paragraph (1). Such uranium hexafluoride shall be sold--
       (A) at any time for use in the United States for the 
     purpose of overfeeding;
       (B) at any time for end use outside the United States;
       (C) in 1995 and 1996 to the Russian Executive Agent at the 
     purchase price for use in matched sales pursuant to the 
     Suspension Agreement; or,
       (D) in calendar year 2001 for consumption by end users in 
     the United States not prior to January 1, 2002, in volumes 
     not to exceed 3,000,000 pounds U3O8 
     equivalent per year.
       (3) With respect to all enriched uranium delivered to the 
     United States Executive Agent under the Russian HEU Agreement 
     on or after January 1, 1997, the United States Executive 
     Agent shall, upon request of the Russian Executive Agent, 
     enter into an agreement to deliver concurrently to the 
     Russian Executive Agent an amount of uranium hexafluoride 
     equivalent to the natural uranium component of such uranium. 
     An agreement executed pursuant to a request of the Russian 
     Executive Agent, as contemplated in this paragraph, may 
     pertain to any deliveries due during any period remaining 
     under the Russian HEU Agreement. The quantity of such uranium 
     hexafluoride delivered to the Russian Executive Agent shall 
     be based on a tails assay of 0.30 U\235\. Title to uranium 
     hexafluoride delivered to the Russian Executive Agent 
     pursuant to this paragraph shall transfer to the Russian 
     Executive Agent upon delivery of such material to the Russian 
     Executive Agent, with such delivery to take place at a North 
     American facility designated by the Russian Executive Agent. 
     Uranium hexafluoride delivered to the Russian Executive Agent 
     pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed under U.S. law for 
     all purposes to be of Russian origin. Such uranium 
     hexafluoride may be sold to any person or entity for delivery 
     and use in the United States only as permitted in subsections 
     (b)(5), (b)(6) and (b)(7) of this section.
       (4) In the event that the Russian Executive Agent does not 
     exercise its right to enter into an agreement to take 
     delivery of the natural uranium component of any low-enriched 
     uranium, as contemplated in paragraph (3), within 90 days of 
     the date such low-enriched uranium is delivered to the United 
     States Executive Agent, or upon request of the Russian 
     Executive Agent, then the United States Executive Agent shall 
     engage an independent entity through a competitive selection 
     process to auction an amount of uranium hexafluoride or 
     U3O8 (in the event that the conversion 
     component of such hexafluoride has previously been sold) 
     equivalent to the natural uranium component of such low-
     enriched uranium. An agreement executed pursuant to a request 
     of the Russian Executive Agent, as contemplated in this 
     paragraph, may pertain to any deliveries due during any 
     period remaining under the Russian HEU Agreement. Such 
     independent entity shall sell such uranium hexafluoride in 
     one or more lots to any person or entity to maximize the 
     proceeds from such sales, for disposition consistent with the 
     limitations set forth in this subsection. The independent 
     entity shall pay to the Russian Executive Agent the proceeds 
     of any such auction less all reasonable transaction and other 
     administrative costs. The quantity of such uranium 
     hexafluoride auctioned shall be based on a tails assay of 
     0.30 U235. Title to uranium hexafluoride auctioned pursuant 
     to this paragraph shall transfer to the buyer of such 
     material upon delivery of such material to the buyer. Uranium 
     hexafluoride auctioned pursuant to this paragraph shall be 
     deemed under United States law for all purposes to be of 
     Russian origin.
       (5) Except as provided in paragraphs (6) and (7), uranium 
     hexafluoride delivered to the Russian Executive Agent under 
     paragraph (3) or auctioned pursuant to paragraph (4), may not 
     be delivered for consumption by end users in the United 
     States either directly or indirectly prior to January 1, 
     1998, and thereafter only in accordance with the following 
     schedule:

             ANNUAL MAXIMUM DELIVERIES TO END USERS

  Year:           (millions lbs. U3O8 equivalent)
  1998...........................................................2 ....

  1999...........................................................4 ....

  2000...........................................................6 ....

  2001...........................................................8 ....

  2002..........................................................10 ....

  2003..........................................................12 ....

  2004..........................................................14 ....

  2005..........................................................16 ....

  2006..........................................................17 ....

  2007..........................................................18 ....

  2008..........................................................19 ....

  2009 and each year thereafter.................................20.....

       (6) Uranium hexafluoride delivered to the Russian Executive 
     Agent under paragraph (3) or auctioned pursuant to paragraph 
     (4) may be sold at any time as Russian-origin natural uranium 
     in a matched sale pursuant to the Suspension Agreement, and 
     in such case shall not be counted against the annual maximum 
     deliveries set forth in paragraph (5).
       (7) Uranium hexafluoride delivered to the Russian Executive 
     Agent under paragraph (3) or auctioned pursuant to paragraph 
     (4) may be sold at any time for use in the United States for 
     the purpose of overfeeding in the operations of enrichment 
     facilities.
       (8) Nothing in this subsection (b) shall restrict the sale 
     of the conversion component of such uranium hexafluoride.
       (9) The Secretary of Commerce shall have responsibility for 
     the administration and enforcement of the limitations set 
     forth in this subsection. The Secretary of Commerce may 
     require any person to provide any certifications, 
     information, or take any action that may be necessary to 
     enforce these limitations. The United States Customs Service 
     shall maintain and provide any information required by the 
     Secretary of Commerce and shall take any action requested by 
     the Secretary of Commerce which is necessary for the 
     administration and enforcement of the uranium delivery 
     limitations set forth in this section.
       (10) The President shall monitor the actions of the United 
     States Executive Agent under the Russian HEU Agreement and 
     shall report to the Congress not later than December 31 of 
     each year on the effect the low-enriched uranium delivered 
     under the Russian HEU Agreement is having on the domestic 
     uranium mining, conversion, and enrichment industries, and 
     the operation of the gaseous diffusion plants. Such report 
     shall include a description of actions taken or proposed to 
     be taken by the President to prevent or mitigate any material 
     adverse impact on such industries or any loss of employment 
     at the gaseous diffusion plants as a result of the Russian 
     HEU Agreement.
       (c) Transfers to the Corporation.--(1) The Secretary shall 
     transfer to the Corporation without charge up to 50 metric 
     tons of enriched uranium and up to 7,000 metric tons of 
     natural uranium from the Department of Energy's stockpile, 
     subject to the restrictions in subsection (c)(2).
       (2) The Corporation shall not deliver for commercial end 
     use in the United States--
       (A) any of the uranium transferred under this subsection 
     before January 1, 1998;
       (B) more than 10 percent of the uranium (by uranium 
     hexafluoride equivalent content) transferred under this 
     subsection or more than 4,000,000 pounds, whichever is less, 
     in any calendar year after 1997; or
       (C) more than 800,000 separative work units contained in 
     low-enriched uranium transferred under this subsection in any 
     calendar year.
       (d) Inventory Sales.--(1) In addition to the transfers 
     authorized under subsections (c) and (e), the Secretary may, 
     from time to time, sell natural and low-enriched uranium 
     (including low-enriched uranium derived from highly enriched 
     uranium) from the Department of Energy's stockpile.
       (2) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (e), no 
     sale or transfer of natural or low-enriched uranium shall be 
     made unless--
       (A) the President determines that the material is not 
     necessary to national security needs,
       (B) the Secretary determines that the sale of the material 
     will not have an adverse material impact on the domestic 
     uranium mining, conversion, or enrichment industry, taking 
     into account the sales of uranium under the Russian HEU 
     Agreement and the Suspension Agreement, and
       (C) the price paid to the Secretary will not be less than 
     the fair market value of the material.
       (e) Government Transfers.--Notwithstanding subsection 
     (d)(2), the Secretary may transfer or sell enriched uranium--
       (1) to a Federal agency if the material is transferred for 
     the use of the receiving agency without any resale or 
     transfer to another entity and the material does not meet 
     commercial specifications;
       (2) to any person for national security purposes, as 
     determined by the Secretary; or
       (3) to any State or local agency or nonprofit, charitable, 
     or educational institution for use other than the generation 
     of electricity for commercial use.
       (f) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this chapter shall be 
     read to modify the terms of the Russian HEU Agreement.

     SEC. 5213. LOW-LEVEL WASTE.

       (a) Responsibility of DOE.--(1) The Secretary, at the 
     request of the generator, shall accept for disposal low-level 
     radioactive waste, including depleted uranium if it were 
     ultimately determined to be low-level radioactive waste, 
     generated by the Corporation as a result of the operations of 
     the gaseous diffusion plants or as a result of the treatment 
     of such wastes at a location other than a gaseous diffusion 
     plant. The terms and conditions for such service shall be no 
     more favorable than those the Secretary offers any other 
     generator of such wastes generated by uranium enrichment 
     plants licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
       (2) The Secretary shall recover the cost of providing the 
     service in paragraph (1), including a pro rata share of any 
     capital costs, by charging the Corporation a fee for such

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     service in an amount equal to the price charged uranium 
     enrichment plants licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, but in no event shall the Secretary charge any 
     generator more than an amount equal to that which would be 
     charged by commercial, state, regional, or interstate compact 
     entities for disposal of such waste.
       (b) Agreements With Other Persons.--The Corporation or any 
     other generator may also enter into agreements for the 
     disposal of low-level radioactive waste subject to subsection 
     (a) with any person other than the Secretary that is 
     authorized by applicable laws and regulations to dispose of 
     such wastes, but shall have no authority under this or any 
     other law to require a State or interstate compact to treat, 
     store, or dispose of such waste in a State or interstate 
     compact facility without the State or compact's consent.

     SEC. 5214. AVLIS.

       (a) Exclusive Right To Commercialize.--The Corporation 
     shall have the exclusive commercial right to deploy and use 
     any AVLIS patents, processes, and technical information owned 
     or controlled by the Government, upon completion of a royalty 
     agreement with the Secretary.
       (b) Transfer of Related Property to Corporation.--
       (1) In general.--To the extent requested by the Corporation 
     and subject to the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the President shall transfer 
     without charge to the Corporation all of the right, title, or 
     interest in and to property owned by the United States under 
     control or custody of the Secretary that is directly related 
     to and materially useful in the performance of the 
     Corporation's purposes regarding AVLIS and alternative 
     technologies for uranium enrichment, including--
       (A) facilities, equipment, and materials for research, 
     development, and demonstration activities; and
       (B) all other facilities, equipment, materials, processes, 
     patents, technical information of any kind, contracts, 
     agreements, and leases.
       (2) Exception.--Facilities, real estate, improvements, and 
     equipment related to the gaseous diffusion, and gas 
     centrifuge, uranium enrichment programs of the Secretary 
     shall not transfer under paragraph (1)(B).
       (3) Expiration of transfer authority.--The President's 
     authority to transfer property under this subsection shall 
     expire upon the privatization date.
       (c) Liability for Patent and Related Claims.--With respect 
     to any right, title, or interest provided to the Corporation 
     under subsection (a) or (b), the Corporation shall have sole 
     liability for any payments made or awards under section 157 
     b. (3) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
     2187(b)(3)), or any settlements or judgments involving claims 
     for alleged patent infringement. Any royalty agreement under 
     subsection (a) of this section shall provide for a reduction 
     of royalty payments to the Secretary to offset any payments, 
     awards, settlements, or judgments under this subsection.

     SEC. 5215. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LAWS.

       (a) OSHA.--(1) As of the privatization date, the private 
     corporation shall be subject to and comply with the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et 
     seq.).
       (2) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Occupational 
     Safety and Health Administration shall, within 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, enter into a memorandum of 
     agreement to govern the exercise of their authority over 
     occupational safety and health hazards at the gaseous 
     diffusion plants, including inspection, investigation, 
     enforcement, and rulemaking relating to such hazards.
       (b) Antitrust Laws.--For purposes of the antitrust laws, 
     the performance by the private corporation of a ``matched 
     import'' contract under the Suspension Agreement shall be 
     considered to have occurred prior to the privatization date, 
     if at the time of privatization, such contract had been 
     agreed to by the parties in all material terms and confirmed 
     by the Secretary of Commerce under the Suspension Agreement.
       (c) Energy Reorganization Act Requirements.--(1) The 
     private corporation and its contractors and subcontractors 
     shall be subject to the provisions of section 211 of the 
     Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5851) to the 
     same extent as an employer subject to such section.
       (2) With respect to the operation of the facilities leased 
     by the private corporation, section 206 of the Energy 
     Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5846) shall apply to 
     the directors and officers of the private corporation.

     SEC. 5216. AMENDMENTS TO THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT.

       (a) Repeal.--(1) Chapters 22 through 26 of the Atomic 
     Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2297-2297e-7) are repealed as 
     of the privatization date.
       (2) The table of contents of such Act is amended as of the 
     privatization date by striking the items referring to 
     sections repealed by paragraph (1).
       (b) NRC Licensing.--(1) Section 11v. of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014v.) is amended by striking ``or 
     the construction and operation of a uranium enrichment 
     facility using Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation 
     technology''.
       (2) Section 193 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
     2243) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Limitation.--No license or certificate of compliance 
     may be issued to the United States Enrichment Corporation or 
     its successor under this section or sections 53, 63, or 1701, 
     if the Commission determines that--
       ``(1) the Corporation is owned, controlled, or dominated by 
     an alien, a foreign corporation, or a foreign government; or
       ``(2) the issuance of such a license or certificate of 
     compliance would be inimical to--
       ``(A) the common defense and security of the United States; 
     or
       ``(B) the maintenance of a reliable and economical domestic 
     source of enrichment services.''.
       (3) Section 1701(c)(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
     U.S.C. 2297f(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Periodic application for certificate of compliance.--
     The Corporation shall apply to the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission for a certificate of compliance under paragraph 
     (1) periodically, as determined by the Commission, but not 
     less than every 5 years. The Commission shall review any such 
     application and any determination made under subsection 
     (b)(2) shall be based on the results of any such review.''.
       (4) Section 1702(a) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
     U.S.C. 2297f-1(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``other than'' and inserting ``including'', 
     and
       (2) by striking ``sections 53 and 63'' and inserting 
     ``sections 53, 63, and 193''.
       (c) Judicial Review of NRC Actions.--Section 189b. of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2239(b)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``b. The following Commission actions shall be subject to 
     judicial review in the manner prescribed in chapter 158 of 
     title 28, United States Code and chapter 7 of title 5, United 
     States Code:
       ``(1) Any final order entered in any proceeding of the kind 
     specified in subsection (a).
       ``(2) Any final order allowing or prohibiting a facility to 
     begin operating under a combined construction and operating 
     license.
       ``(3) Any final order establishing by regulation standards 
     to govern the Department of Energy's gaseous diffusion 
     uranium enrichment plants, including any such facilities 
     leased to a corporation established under the USEC 
     Privatization Act.
       ``(4) Any final determination under section 1701(c) 
     relating to whether the gaseous diffusion plants, including 
     any such facilities leased to a corporation established under 
     the USEC Privatization Act, are in compliance with the 
     Commission's standards governing the gaseous diffusion plants 
     and all applicable laws.''.
       (d) Civil Penalties.--Section 234 a. of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2282(a)) is amended by--
       (1) striking ``any licensing provision of section 53, 57, 
     62, 63, 81, 82, 101, 103, 104, 107, or 109'' and inserting: 
     ``any licensing or certification provision of section 53, 57, 
     62, 63, 81, 82, 101, 103, 104, 107, 109, or 1701''; and
       (2) by striking ``any license issued thereunder'' and 
     inserting: ``any license or certification issued 
     thereunder''.
       (e) References to the Corporation.--Following the 
     privatization date, all references in the Atomic Energy Act 
     of 1954 to the United States Enrichment Corporation shall be 
     deemed to be references to the private corporation.

     SEC. 5217. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS.

       (a) Definition of Government Corporation.--As of the 
     privatization date, section 9101(3) of title 31, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (N) as added 
     by section 902(b) of Public Law 102-486.
       (b) Definition of the Corporation.--Section 1018(1) of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 2296b-7(1) is amended by 
     inserting ``or its successor'' before the period.

                    CHAPTER 2--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

     SEC. 5221. SALE OF DOE ASSETS

       (a) Asset Management and Disposition Program.--
       (1) In general.--In order to maximize the use of Department 
     of Energy assets and to reduce overhead and other costs 
     related to asset management at the Department's facilities 
     and laboratories, the Secretary of Energy shall conduct an 
     asset management and disposition program that will result in 
     not less than $225,000,000 in receipts and savings by October 
     1, 2000.
       (2) Items to be included.--The program shall include an 
     inventory of assets in the care of the Department and its 
     contractors; the recovery, reuse, and stewardship of assets; 
     and disposition of a minimum of 1,139,000,000 pounds of fuel, 
     136,000 tons of chemicals and industrial gases, 557,000 tons 
     of scrap metal, 14,000 radiation sources, 17,000 pieces of 
     major equipment, 11,000 pounds of precious metals, and 
     91,000,000 pounds of base metals.
       (b) Federal Property and Adminstrative Services Act.--The 
     disposition of assets under this section is not subject to 
     section 202 or 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 483, 484) or section 13 of 
     the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (50 U.S.C. App. 1622). In 
     order to avoid market disruptions, the Secretary shall 
     consult with appropriate executive agencies with respect to 
     dispositions under this section.
       (c) Disposition of Proceeds.--After deduction of 
     administrative costs of disposition under this section not to 
     exceed $7,000,000 per year, the remainder of the proceeds 
     from dispositions under this subpart shall be returned to the 
     Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. There shall be 
     established a new receipt account in the Treasury for 
     proceeds of asset sales under this section.

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     SEC. 5222. SALE OF WEEKS ISLAND OIL.

       Notwithstanding section 161 of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241), the Secretary of Energy 
     shall draw down and sell 32,000,000 barrels of oil contained 
     in the Weeks Island Strategic Petroleum Reserve Facility. The 
     Secretary shall, to the greatest extent practicable, sell oil 
     from the reserve in a manner that minimizes the impact of 
     such sale upon supply levels and market forces.

     SEC. 5223. LEASE OF EXCESS STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE 
                   CAPACITY.

       (a) Amendment.--Part B of title I of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6231 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:


                   ``USE OF UNDERUTILIZED FACILITIES

       ``Sec. 168. (a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this title, the Secretary, by lease or 
     otherwise, for any term and under such other conditions as 
     the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate, may store 
     in underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities 
     petroleum product owned by a foreign government or its 
     representative. Petroleum products stored under this section 
     are not part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and may be 
     exported without license from the United States.
       ``(b) Protection of Facilities.--All agreements entered 
     into pursuant to subsection (a) shall contain provisions 
     providing for fees to fully compensate the United States for 
     all costs of storage and removals of petroleum products, 
     including the cost of replacement facilities necessitated as 
     a result of any withdrawals.
       ``(c) Access to Stored Oil.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     that agreements to store petroleum products for foreign 
     governments or their representatives do not affect the 
     ability of the United States to withdraw, distribute, or sell 
     petroleum from the Strategic Petroleum reserve in response to 
     an energy emergency or to the obligations of the United 
     States under the Agreement on an International Energy 
     Program.
       ``(d) Availability of Funds.--Beginning in fiscal year 2001 
     and in each fiscal year thereafter except for fiscal years 
     2003 and 2004, 50 percent of the funds resulting from the 
     leasing of Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities authorized 
     by subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary of 
     Energy without further appropriation for the purchase of oil 
     for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.''.
       (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents of 
     part B of title I of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 168. Use of underutilized facilities.''.

                     Subtitle C--Natural Resources

           CHAPTER 1--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CONVEYANCES

              Subchapter A--California Directed Land Sale

     SEC. 5301. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.

       All right, title and interest of the United States in the 
     property depicted on a map designated USGS 7.5 minute 
     quadrangle, west of Flattop Mtn, CA 1984, entitled ``Location 
     Map for Ward Valley Site'', located in San Bernardino 
     Meridian, Township 9 North, Range 19 East, and improvements 
     thereon, together with all necessary easements for utilities 
     and ingress and egress to such property, including, but not 
     limited to, the right to improve those easements, are 
     conveyed to the Department of Health Services of the State of 
     California upon the tendering of $500,100 on behalf of the 
     State of California and the release of the United States by 
     the State of California from any liability for claims 
     relating to the property described in this section and, as 
     part of the consideration paid for such property, such 
     conveyance is declared to meet and fully comply with any 
     otherwise applicable provisions of section 7 of Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) and the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332). The 
     Secretary of the Interior shall issue evidence of title 
     pursuant to this Act notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law.

                     Subchapter B--Helium Reserves

     SEC. 5311. SHORT TITLE.

       This subchapter may be cited as the ``Helium Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 5312. AMENDMENT OF HELIUM ACT.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     chapter an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of the Helium Act (50 U.S.C. 167 to 167n).

     SEC. 5313. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.

       Sections 3, 4, and 5 are amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 3. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.

       ``(a) Extraction and Disposal of Helium on Federal Lands.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into agreements 
     with private parties for the recovery and disposal of helium 
     on Federal lands upon such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary deems fair, reasonable, and necessary.
       ``(2) Leasehold rights.--The Secretary may grant leasehold 
     rights to any such helium.
       ``(3) Limitation.--The Secretary may not enter into any 
     agreement by which the Secretary sells such helium other than 
     to a private party with whom the Secretary has an agreement 
     for recovery and disposal of helium.
       ``(4) Regulations.--Agreements under paragraph (1) may be 
     subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(5) Existing rights.--An agreement under paragraph (1) 
     shall be subject to any rights of any affected Federal oil 
     and gas lessee that may be in existence prior to the date of 
     the agreement.
       ``(6) Terms and conditions.--An agreement under paragraph 
     (1) (and any extension or renewal of an agreement) shall 
     contain such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 
     consider appropriate.
       ``(7) Prior agreements.--This subsection shall not in any 
     manner affect or diminish the rights and obligations of the 
     Secretary and private parties under agreements to dispose of 
     helium produced from Federal lands in existence on the date 
     of enactment of the Helium Act of 1995 except to the extent 
     that such agreements are renewed or extended after that date.
       ``(b) Storage, Transportation and Sale.--The Secretary may 
     store, transport, and sell helium only in accordance with 
     this Act.

     ``SEC. 4. STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, AND WITHDRAWAL OF CRUDE 
                   HELIUM.

       ``(a) Storage, Transportation and Withdrawal.--The 
     Secretary may store, transport and withdraw crude helium and 
     maintain and operate crude helium storage facilities, in 
     existence on the date of enactment of the Helium Act of 1995 
     at the Bureau of Mines Cliffside Field, and related helium 
     transportation and withdrawal facilities.
       ``(b) Cessation of Production, Refining, and Marketing.--
     Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the 
     Helium Act of 1995, the Secretary shall cease producing, 
     refining, and marketing refined helium and shall cease 
     carrying out all other activities relating to helium which 
     the Secretary was authorized to carry out under this Act 
     before the date of enactment of the Helium Act of 1995, 
     except activities described in subsection (a).
       ``(c) Disposal of Facilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (5), not later than 
     24 months after the cessation of activities referred to in 
     section (b) of this section, the Secretary shall designate as 
     excess property and dispose of all facilities, equipment, and 
     other real and personal property, and all interests therein, 
     held by the United States for the purpose of producing, 
     refining and marketing refined helium.
       ``(2) Applicable law.--The disposal of such property shall 
     be in accordance with the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949.
       ``(3) Proceeds.--All proceeds accruing to the United States 
     by reason of the sale or other disposal of such property 
     shall be treated as moneys received under this chapter for 
     purposes of section 6(f).
       ``(4) Costs.--All costs associated with such sale and 
     disposal (including costs associated with termination of 
     personnel) and with the cessation of activities under 
     subsection (b) shall be paid from amounts available in the 
     helium production fund established under section 6(f).
       ``(5) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     facilities, equipment, or other real or personal property, or 
     any interest therein, necessary for the storage, 
     transportation and withdrawal of crude helium or any 
     equipment, facilities, or other real or personal property, 
     required to maintain the purity, quality control, and quality 
     assurance of crude helium in the Bureau of Mines Cliffside 
     Field.
       ``(d) Existing Contracts.--
       ``(1) In general.--All contracts that were entered into by 
     any person with the Secretary for the purchase by the person 
     from the Secretary of refined helium and that are in effect 
     on the date of the enactment of the Helium Act of 1995 shall 
     remain in force and effect until the date on which the 
     refining operations cease, as described in subsection (b).
       ``(2) Costs.--Any costs associated with the termination of 
     contracts described in paragraph (1) shall be paid from the 
     helium production fund established under section 6(f).

     ``SEC. 5. FEES FOR STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION AND WITHDRAWAL.

       ``(a) In General.--Whenever the Secretary provides helium 
     storage withdrawal or transportation services to any person, 
     the Secretary shall impose a fee on the person to reimburse 
     the Secretary for the full costs of providing such storage, 
     transportation, and withdrawal.
       ``(b) Treatment.--All fees received by the Secretary under 
     subsection (a) shall be treated as moneys received under this 
     Act for purposes of section 6(f).''.

     SEC. 5314. SALE OF CRUDE HELIUM.

       (a) Subsection 6(a) is amended by striking ``from the 
     Secretary'' and inserting ``from persons who have entered 
     into enforceable contracts to purchase an equivalent amount 
     of crude helium from the Secretary''.
       (b) Subsection 6(b) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``crude'' before ``helium''; and
       (2) by adding the following at the end: ``Except as may be 
     required by reason of subsection (a), sales of crude helium 
     under this section shall be in amounts as the Secretary 
     determines, in consultation with the helium industry, 
     necessary to carry out this subsection with minimum market 
     disruption.''.
       (c) Subsection 6(c) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``crude'' after ``Sales of''; and
       (2) by striking ``together with interest as provided in 
     this subsection'' and all that follows through the end of the 
     subsection and inserting ``all funds required to be repaid to

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     the United States as of October 1, 1995 under this section 
     (referred to in this subsection as `repayable amounts'). The 
     price at which crude helium is sold by the Secretary shall 
     not be less than the amount determined by the Secretary by--
       ``(1) dividing the outstanding amount of such repayable 
     amounts by the volume (in million cubic feet) of crude helium 
     owned by the United States and stored in the Bureau of Mines 
     Cliffside Field at the time of the sale concerned, and
       ``(2) adjusting the amount determined under paragraph (1) 
     by the Consumer Price Index for years beginning after 
     December 31, 1995.''.
       (d) Subsection 6(d) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Extraction of Helium From Deposits on Federal 
     Lands.--All moneys received by the Secretary from the sale or 
     disposition of helium on Federal lands shall be paid to the 
     Treasury and credited against the amounts required to be 
     repaid to the Treasury under subsection (c).''.
       (e) Subsection 6(e) is repealed.
       (f) Subsection 6(f) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(f)'' and inserting ``(e)(1)''; and
       (2) by adding the following at the end:
       ``(2)(A) Within 7 days after the commencement of each 
     fiscal year after the disposal of the facilities referred to 
     in section 4(c), all amounts in such fund in excess of 
     $2,000,000 (or such lesser sum as the Secretary deems 
     necessary to carry out this Act during such fiscal year) 
     shall be paid to the Treasury and credited as provided in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(B) On repayment of all amounts referred to in subsection 
     (c), the fund established under this section shall be 
     terminated and all moneys received under this Act shall be 
     deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.''.

     SEC. 5315. ELIMINATION OF STOCKPILE.

       Section 8 is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 8. ELIMINATION OF STOCKPILE.

       ``(a) Stockpile Sales.--
       ``(1) Commencement.--Not later than January 1, 2005, the 
     Secretary shall commence offering for sale crude helium from 
     helium reserves owned by the United States in such amounts as 
     would be necessary to dispose of all such helium reserves in 
     excess of 600,000,000 cubic feet on a straight-line basis 
     between such date and January 1, 2015.
       ``(2) Times of sale.--The sales shall be at such times 
     during each year and in such lots as the Secretary 
     determines, in consultation with the helium industry, to be 
     necessary to carry out this subsection with minimum market 
     disruption.
       ``(3) Price.--The price for all sales under paragraph (1), 
     as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the 
     helium industry, shall be such price as will ensure repayment 
     of the amounts required to be repaid to the Treasury under 
     section 6(c).
       ``(b) Discovery of Additional Reserves.--The discovery of 
     additional helium reserves shall not affect the duty of the 
     Secretary to make sales of helium under subsection (a).''.

     SEC. 5316. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY TO BORROW.

       Sections 12 and 15 are repealed.

     SEC. 5317. LAND CONVEYANCE IN POTTER COUNTY, TEXAS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     transfer all right, title, and interest of the United States 
     in and to the parcel of land described in subsection (b) to 
     the Texas Plains Girl Scout Council for consideration of $1, 
     reserving to the United States such easements as may be 
     necessary for pipeline rights-of-way.
       (b) Land Description.--The parcel of land referred to in 
     subsection (a) is all those certain lots, tracts or parcels 
     of land lying and being situated in the County of Potter and 
     State of Texas, and being the East Three Hundred Thirty-One 
     (E331) acres out of Section Seventy-eight (78) in Block Nine 
     (9), B.S. & F. Survey, (some times known as the G.D. Landis 
     pasture) Potter County, Texas, located by certificate No. 1/
     39 and evidenced by letters patents Nos. 411 and 412 issued 
     by the State of Texas under date of November 23, 1937, and of 
     record in Vol. 66A of the Patent Records of the State of 
     Texas. The metes and bounds description of such lands is as 
     follows:
       (1) First tract.--One Hundred Seventy-one (171) acres of 
     land known as the North part of the East part of said survey 
     Seventy-eight (78) aforesaid, described by metes and bounds 
     as follows:
       Beginning at a stone 20 x 12 x 3 inches marked X, set by 
     W.D. Twichell in 1905, for the Northeast corner of this 
     survey and the Northwest corner of Section 59;
       Thence, South 0 degrees 12 minutes East with the West line 
     of said Section 59, 999.4 varas to the Northeast corner of 
     the South 160 acres of East half of Section 78;
       Thence, North 89 degrees 47 minutes West with the North 
     line of the South 150 acres of the East half, 956.8 varas to 
     a point in the East line of the West half Section 78;
       Thence, North 0 degrees 10 minutes West with the East line 
     of the West half 999.4 varas to a stone 18 x 14 x 3 inches in 
     the middle of the South line of Section 79;
       Thence, South 89 degrees 47 minutes East 965 varas to the 
     place of beginning.
       (2) Second tract.--One Hundred Sixty (160) acres of land 
     known as the South part of the East part of said survey No. 
     Seventy-eight (78) described by metes and bounds as follows:
       Beginning at the Southwest corner of Section 59, a stone 
     marked X and a pile of stones; Thence, North 89 degrees 47 
     minutes West with the North line of Section 77, 966.5 varas 
     to the Southeast corner of the West half of Section 78; 
     Thence, North 0 degrees 10 minutes West with the East line of 
     the West half of Section 78;
       Thence, South 89 degrees 47 minutes East 965.8 varas to a 
     point in the East line of Section 78;
       Thence, South 0 degrees 12 minutes East 934.6 varas to the 
     place of beginning.
       Containing an area of 331 acres, more or less.

        CHAPTER 2--ARCTIC COASTAL PLAIN LEASING AND REVENUE ACT

     SEC. 5312. SHORT TITLE.

       This chapter may be cited as the 'Arctic Coastal Plain 
     Leasing and Revenue Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 5322. DEFINITIONS.

       When used in this chapter the term--
       (1) ``Coastal Plain'' means that area identified as such in 
     the map entitled ``Arctic National Wildlife Refuge'', dated 
     August 1980, as referenced in section 1002(b) of the Alaska 
     National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 
     3142(b)(1)) comprising approximately 1, 549,000 acres; and
       (2) ``Secretary'' except as otherwise provided, means the 
     Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary's designee.

     SEC. 5333. LEASING PROGRAM FOR LANDS WITHIN THE COASTAL 
                   PLAIN.

       (a) Authorization.--The Congress hereby authorizes and 
     directs the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Land 
     Management in consultation with the Fish and Wildlife Service 
     and other appropriate Federal officers and agencies, to take 
     such actions as are necessary to establish and implement a 
     competitive oil and gas leasing program that will result in 
     an environmentally sound program for the exploration, 
     development, and production of the oil and gas resources of 
     the Coastal Plain and to administer the provisions of this 
     chapter through regulations, lease terms, conditions, 
     restrictions, prohibitions, stipulations and other provisions 
     that ensure the oil and gas exploration, development, and 
     production activities on the Coastal Plain will result in no 
     significant adverse effect on fish and wildlife, their 
     habitat, subsistence resources, and the environment, and 
     shall require the application of the best commercially 
     available technology for oil and gas exploration, 
     development, and production, on all new exploration, 
     development, and production operations, and whenever 
     practicable, on existing operations, and in a manner to 
     ensure the receipt of fair market value by the public for the 
     mineral resources to be leased.
       (b) Repeal.--The prohibitions and limitations contained in 
     section 1003 of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
     Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 3143) are hereby 
     repealed.
       (c) Compatibility.--Congress hereby determines that the oil 
     and gas leasing program and activities authorized by this 
     section in the Coastal Plain are compatible with the purposes 
     for which the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was 
     established, and that no further findings or decisions are 
     required to implement this determination.
       (d) Sole Authority.--This chapter shall be the sole 
     authority for leasing on the Coastal Plain. Provided, That 
     nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to expand or limit 
     state and local regulatory authority.
       (e) Federal Land.--The Coastal Plain shall be considered 
     ``Federal land'' for the purposes of the Federal Oil and Gas 
     Royalty Management Act of 1982 .
       (f) Special Areas.--The Secretary, after consultation with 
     the State of Alaska, City of Kaktovik, and the North Slope 
     Borough, is authorized to designate up to a total of 45,000 
     acres of the Coastal Plain as Special Areas and close such 
     areas to leasing if the Secretary determines that these 
     Special Areas are of such unique character and interest so as 
     to require special management and regulatory protection. The 
     Secretary may, however, permit leasing of all or portions of 
     any Special Areas within the Coastal Plain by setting lease 
     terms that limit or condition surface use and occupancy by 
     lessees of such lands but permit the use of horizontal 
     drilling technology from sites on leases located outside the 
     designated Special Areas.
       (g) Limitation on Closed Areas.--The Secretary's sole 
     authority to close lands within the Coastal Plain to oil and 
     gas leasing and to exploration, development, and production 
     is that set forth in this subtitle.
       (h) Conveyance.--In order to maximize federal revenues by 
     removing clouds on title of lands and clarifying land 
     ownership patterns within the Coastal Plain, the Secretary, 
     notwithstanding the provisions of section 1302(h)(2) of the 
     Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
     3192(h)(2)), is authorized and directed to convey (1) to the 
     Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation the surface estate of the lands 
     described in paragraph 2 of Public Land Order 6959, to the 
     extent necessary to fulfill the corporation's entitlement 
     under section 12 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 1611), and (2) to the Arctic Slope Regional 
     Corporation the subsurface estate beneath such surface estate 
     pursuant to the August 9, 1983, agreement between the Arctic 
     Slope Regional Corporation and the United States of America.

     SEC. 5334. RULES AND REGULATIONS.

       (a) Promulgation.--The Secretary shall prescribe such rules 
     and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes 
     and provisions of this chapter, including rules and 
     regulations relating to protection of the fish and wildlife, 
     their habitat, subsistence resources, and the environment of 
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     promulgated no later than fourteen months after the date of 
     enactment of this chapter and shall, as of their effective 
     date, apply to all operations conducted under a lease issued 
     or maintained under the provisions of this chapter and all 
     operations on the Coastal Plain related to the leasing, 
     exploration, development and production of oil and gas.
       (b) Revision of Regulations.--The Secretary shall 
     periodically review and, if appropriate, revise the rules and 
     regulations issued under subsection (a) of this section to 
     reflect any significant biological, environmental, or 
     engineering data which come to the Secretary's attention.

     SEC. 5335. ADEQUACY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR'S 
                   LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.

       The ``Final Legislative Environmental Impact Statement'' 
     (April 1987) on the Coastal Plain prepared pursuant to 
     section 1002 of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
     Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 3142) and section 
     102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) is hereby found by the Congress to be 
     adequate to satisfy the legal and procedural requirements of 
     the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to 
     actions authorized to be taken by the Secretary to develop 
     and promulgate the regulations for the establishment of the 
     leasing program authorized by this chapter, to conduct the 
     first lease sale and any subsequent lease sale authorized by 
     this chapter, and to grant rights-of-way and easements to 
     carry out the purposes of this chapter.

     SEC. 5336. LEASE SALES.

       (a) Lease Sales.--Lands may be leased pursuant to the 
     provisions of this chapter to any person qualified to obtain 
     a lease for deposits of oil and gas under the Mineral Leasing 
     Act, as amended (30 U.S.C. 181).
       (b) Procedures.--The Secretary shall, by regulation, 
     establish procedures for--
       (1) receipt and consideration of sealed nominations for any 
     area in the Coastal Plain for inclusion in, or exclusion (as 
     provided in subsection (c)) from, a lease sale; and
       (2) public notice of and comment on designation of areas to 
     be included in, or excluded from, a lease sale.
       (c) Lease Sales on Coastal Plain.--The Secretary shall, by 
     regulation, provide for lease sales of lands on the Coastal 
     Plain. When lease sales are to be held, they shall occur 
     after the nomination process provided for in subsection (b) 
     of this section. For the first lease sale, the Secretary 
     shall offer for lease those acres receiving the greatest 
     number of nominations, but no less than two hundred thousand 
     acres and no more than three hundred thousand acres shall be 
     offered. If the total acreage nominated is less than two 
     hundred thousand acres, the Secretary shall include in such 
     sale any other acreage which he believes has the highest 
     resource potential, but in no event shall more than three 
     hundred thousand acres of the Coastal Plain be offered in 
     such sale. With respect to subsequent lease sales, the 
     Secretary shall offer for lease no less than two hundred 
     thousand acres of the Coastal Plain. The initial lease sale 
     shall be held within twenty months of the date of enactment 
     of this chapter. The second lease sale shall be held no later 
     than twenty-four months after the initial sale, with 
     additional sales conducted no later than twelve months 
     thereafter so long as sufficient interest in development 
     exists to warrant, in the Secretary's judgment, the conduct 
     of such sales.

     SEC. 5337. GRANT OF LEASES BY THE SECRETARY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to grant to 
     the highest responsible qualified bidder by sealed 
     competitive cash bonus bid any lands to be leased on the 
     Coastal Plain upon payment by the lessee of such bonus as may 
     be accepted by the Secretary and of such royalty as may be 
     fixed in the lease, which shall be not less than 12\1/2\ per 
     centum in amount or value of the production removed or sold 
     from the lease.
       (b) Antitrust Review.--Following each notice of a proposed 
     lease sale and before the acceptance of bids and the issuance 
     of leases based on such bids, the Secretary shall allow the 
     Attorney General, in consultation with the Federal Trade 
     Commission, thirty days to perform an antitrust review of the 
     results of such lease sale on the likely effects the issuance 
     of such leases would have on competition and the Attorney 
     General shall advise the Secretary with respect to such 
     review, including any recommendation for the nonacceptance of 
     any bid or the imposition of terms or conditions on any 
     lease, as may be appropriate to prevent any situation 
     inconsistent with the antitrust laws.
       (c) Subsequent Transfers.--No lease issued under this 
     chapter may be sold, exchanged, assigned, sublet, or 
     otherwise transferred except with the approval of the 
     Secretary. Prior to any such approval the Secretary shall 
     consult with, and give due consideration to the views of, the 
     Attorney General.
       (d) Immunity.--Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to 
     convey to any person, association, corporation, or other 
     business organization immunity from civil or criminal 
     liability, or to create defenses to actions, under any 
     antitrust law.
       (e) Definitions.--As used in this section, the term--
       (1) ``antitrust review'' shall be deemed an ``antitrust 
     investigation'' for the purposes of the Antitrust Civil 
     Process Act (15 U.S.C. 1311); and
       (2) ``antitrust laws'' means those Acts set forth in 
     section 1 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12) as amended.

     SEC. 5338. LEASE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

       An oil or gas lease issued pursuant to this chapter shall--
       (1) be for a tract consisting of a compact area not to 
     exceed five thousand seven hundred sixty acres, or nine 
     surveyed or protracted sections which shall be as compact in 
     form as possible.
       (2) be for an initial period of ten years and shall be 
     extended for so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in 
     paying quantities from the lease or unit area to which the 
     lease is committed or for so long as drilling or reworking 
     operations, as approved by the Secretary, are conducted on 
     the lease or unit area;
       (3) require the payment of royalty as provided for in 
     section 5337 of this chapter;
       (4) require that exploration activities pursuant to any 
     lease issued or maintained under this chapter shall be 
     conducted in accordance with an exploration plan or a 
     revision of such plan approved by the Secretary;
       (5) require that all development and production pursuant to 
     a lease issued or maintained pursuant to this chapter shall 
     be conducted in accordance with development and production 
     plans approved by the Secretary;
       (6) require posting of bond as required by section 5339 of 
     this chapter;
       (7) provide that the Secretary may close, on a seasonal 
     basis, portions of the Coastal Plain to exploratory drilling 
     activities as necessary to protect caribou calving areas and 
     other species of fish and wildlife;
       (8) contain such provisions relating to rental and other 
     fees as the Secretary may prescribe at the time of offering 
     the area for lease;
       (9) provide that the Secretary may direct or assent to the 
     suspension of operations and production under any lease 
     granted under the terms of this chapter in the interest of 
     conservation of the resource or where there is no available 
     system to transport the resource. If such a suspension is 
     directed or assented to by the Secretary, any payment of 
     rental prescribed by such lease shall be suspended during 
     such period of suspension of operations and production, and 
     the term of the lease shall be extended by adding any such 
     suspension period thereto;
       (10) provide that whenever the owner of a nonproducing 
     lease fails to comply with any of the provisions of this 
     chapter, or of any applicable provision of Federal or State 
     environmental law, or of the lease, or of any regulation 
     issued under this chapter, such lease may be canceled by the 
     Secretary if such default continues for more than thirty days 
     after mailing of notice by registered letter to the lease 
     owner at the lease owner's record post office address of 
     record;
       (11) provide that whenever the owner of any producing lease 
     fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, 
     or of any applicable provision of Federal or State 
     environmental law, or of the lease, or of any regulation 
     issued under this chapter, such lease may be forfeited and 
     canceled by any appropriate proceeding brought by the 
     Secretary in any United States district court having 
     jurisdiction under the provisions of this chapter;
       (12) provide that cancellation of a lease under this 
     chapter shall in no way release the owner of the lease from 
     the obligation to provide for reclamation of the lease site;
       (13) allow the lessee, at the discretion of the Secretary, 
     to make written relinquishment of all rights under any lease 
     issued pursuant to this chapter. The Secretary shall accept 
     such relinquishment by the lessee of any lease issued under 
     this chapter where there has not been surface disturbance on 
     the lands covered by the lease;
       (14) provide that for the purpose of conserving the natural 
     resources of any oil or gas pool, field, or like area, or any 
     part thereof, and in order to avoid the unnecessary 
     duplication of facilities, to protect the environment of the 
     Coastal Plain, and to protect correlative rights, the 
     Secretary shall require that, to the greatest extent 
     practicable, lessees unite with each other in collectively 
     adopting and operating under a cooperative or unit plan of 
     development for operation of such pool, field, or like area, 
     or any part thereof, and the Secretary is also authorized and 
     directed to enter into such agreements as are necessary or 
     appropriate for the protection of the United States against 
     drainage;
       (15) require that the holder of a lease or leases on lands 
     within the Coastal Plain shall be fully responsible and 
     liable for the reclamation of lands within the Coastal Plain 
     and any other Federal lands adversely affected in connection 
     with exploration, development, production or transportation 
     activities on a lease within the Coastal Plain by the holder 
     of a lease or as a result of activities conducted on the 
     lease by any of the leaseholder's subcontractors or agents;
       (16) provide that the holder of a lease may not delegate or 
     convey, by contract or otherwise, the reclamation 
     responsibility and liability to another party without the 
     express written approval of the Secretary;
       (17) provide that the standard of reclamation for lands 
     required to be reclaimed under this chapter be, as nearly as 
     practicable, a condition capable of supporting the uses which 
     the lands were capable of supporting prior to any 
     exploration, development, or production activities, or upon 
     application by the lessee, to a higher or better use as 
     approved by the Secretary;
       (18) contain the terms and conditions relating to 
     protection of fish and wildlife, their

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     habitat, and the environment, as required by section 5333(a) 
     of this chapter;
       (19) provide that the holder of a lease, its agents, and 
     contractors use best efforts to provide a fair share, as 
     determined by the level of obligation previously agreed to in 
     the 1974 agreement implementing Section 29 of the Federal 
     Agreement and Grant of Right of Way for the Operation of the 
     Trans-Alaska Pipeline, of employment and contracting for 
     Alaska Natives and Alaska Native Corporations from throughout 
     the State; and
       (20) contain such other provisions as the Secretary 
     determines necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions 
     of this chapter and the regulations issued under this 
     chapter.

     SEC. 5339. BONDING REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE FINANCIAL 
                   RESPONSIBILITY OF LESSEE AND AVOID FEDERAL 
                   LIABILITY.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary shall, by rule or 
     regulation, establish such standards as may be necessary to 
     ensure that an adequate bond, surety, or other financial 
     arrangement will be established prior to the commencement of 
     surface disturbing activities on any lease, to ensure the 
     complete and timely reclamation of the lease tract, and the 
     restoration of any lands or surface waters adversely affected 
     by lease operations after the abandonment or cessation of oil 
     and gas operations on the lease. Such bond, surety, or 
     financial arrangement is in addition to, and not in lieu, of 
     any bond, surety, or financial arrangement required by any 
     other regulatory authority or required by any other provision 
     of law.
       (b) Amount.--The bond, surety, or financial arrangement 
     shall be in an amount--
       (1) to be determined by the Secretary to provide for 
     reclamation of the lease site in accordance with an approved 
     or revised exploration or development and production plan; 
     plus
       (2) set by the Secretary consistent with the type of 
     operations proposed, to provide the means for rapid and 
     effective cleanup, and to minimize damages resulting from an 
     oil spill, the escape of gas, refuse, domestic wastewater, 
     hazardous or toxic substances, or fire caused by oil and gas 
     activities.
       (c) Adjustment.--In the event that an approved exploration 
     or development and production plan is revised, the Secretary 
     may adjust the amount of the bond, surety, or other financial 
     arrangement to conform to such modified plan.
       (d) Duration.--The responsibility and liability of the 
     lessee and its surety under the bond, surety, or other 
     financial arrangement shall continue until such time as the 
     Secretary determines that there has been compliance with the 
     terms and conditions of the lease and all applicable law.
       (e) Termination.--Within sixty days after determining that 
     there has been compliance with the terms and conditions of 
     the lease and all applicable laws, the Secretary, after 
     consultation with affected Federal and State agencies, shall 
     notify the lessee that the period of liability under the 
     bond, surety, or other financial arrangement has been 
     terminated.

     SEC. 5340. OIL AND GAS INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--(1) Any lessee or permittee conducting any 
     exploration for, or development or production of, oil or gas 
     pursuant to this chapter shall provide the Secretary access 
     to all data and information from any lease granted pursuant 
     to this chapter (including processed and analyzed) obtained 
     from such activity and shall provide copies of such data and 
     information as the Secretary may request. Such data and 
     information shall be provided in accordance with regulations 
     which the Secretary shall prescribe.
       (2) If processed and analyzed information provided pursuant 
     to paragraph (1) is provided in good faith by the lessee or 
     permittee, such lessee or permittee shall not be responsible 
     for any consequence of the use or of reliance upon such 
     processed and analyzed information.
       (3) Whenever any data or information is provided to the 
     Secretary, pursuant to paragraph (1)--
       (A) by a lessee or permittee, in the form and manner of 
     processing which is utilized by such lessee or permittee in 
     the normal conduct of business, the Secretary shall pay the 
     reasonable cost of reproducing such data and information; or
       (B) by a lessee or permittee, in such other form and manner 
     of processing as the Secretary may request, the Secretary 
     shall pay the reasonable cost of processing and reproducing 
     such data and information.
       (b) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
     to: (1) assure that the confidentiality of privileged or 
     proprietary information received by the Secretary under this 
     section will be maintained; and (2) set forth the time 
     periods and conditions which shall be applicable to the 
     release of such information.

     SEC. 5341. EXPEDITED JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) Any complaint seeking judicial review of any provision 
     in this chapter, or any other action of the Secretary under 
     this chapter may be filed in any appropriate district court 
     of the United States, and such complaint must be filed within 
     ninety days from the date of the action being challenged, or 
     after such date if such complaint is based solely on grounds 
     arising after such ninetieth day, in which case the complaint 
     must be filed within ninety days after the complainant knew 
     or reasonably should have known of the grounds for the 
     complaint: Provided, That any complaint seeking judicial 
     review of an action of the Secretary in promulgating any 
     regulation under this chapter may be filed only in the United 
     States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
       (b) Actions of the Secretary with respect to which review 
     could have been obtained under this section shall not be 
     subject to judicial review in any civil or criminal 
     proceeding for enforcement.

     SEC. 5342. RIGHTS-OF-WAY ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN.

       Notwithstanding Title XI of the Alaska National Interest 
     Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.), the 
     Secretary is authorized and directed to grant, in accordance 
     with the provisions of Section 28(c) through (t) and (v) 
     through (y) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 
     185), rights-of-way and easements across the Coastal Plain 
     for the transportation of oil and gas under such terms and 
     conditions as may be necessary so as not to result in a 
     significant adverse effect on the fish and wildlife, 
     subsistence resources, their habitat, and the environment of 
     the Coastal Plain. Such terms and conditions shall include 
     requirements that facilities be sited or modified so as to 
     avoid unnecessary duplication of roads and pipelines. The 
     regulations issued as required by section 5334 of this 
     chapter shall include provisions granting rights-of-way and 
     easements across the Coastal Plain.

     SEC. 5343. ENFORCEMENT OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   REGULATIONS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH TERMS AND 
                   CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

       (a) Responsibility of the Secretary.--The Secretary shall 
     diligently enforce all regulations, lease terms, conditions, 
     restrictions, prohibitions, and stipulations promulgated 
     pursuant to this chapter.
       (b) Responsibility of Holders of Lease.--It shall be the 
     responsibility of any holder of a lease under this chapter 
     to--
       (1) maintain all operations within such lease area in 
     compliance with regulations intended to protect persons and 
     property on, and fish and wildlife, their habitat, 
     subsistence resources, and the environment of, the Coastal 
     Plain; and
       (2) allow prompt access at the site of any operations 
     subject to regulation under this chapter to any appropriate 
     Federal or State inspector, and to provide such documents and 
     records which are pertinent to occupational or public health, 
     safety, or environmental protection, as may be requested.
       (c) On-Site Inspection.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
     regulations to provide for--
       (1) scheduled onsite inspection by the Secretary, at least 
     twice a year, of each facility on the Coastal Plain which is 
     subject to any environmental or safety regulation promulgated 
     pursuant to this chapter or conditions contained in any lease 
     issued pursuant to this chapter to assure compliance with 
     such environmental or safety regulations or conditions; and
       (2) periodic onsite inspection by the Secretary at least 
     once a year without advance notice to the operator of such 
     facility to assure compliance with all environmental or 
     safety regulations.

     SEC. 5344. NEW REVENUES.

       (a) Distribution of Revenues.--(1) Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, all revenues received by the Federal 
     Government from competitive bids, sales, bonuses, royalties, 
     rents, fees, or interest derived from the leasing of oil and 
     gas within the Coastal Plain shall be deposited into the 
     Treasury of the United States, solely as provided in this 
     subsection.
       (2) Fifty percent of all revenues referred to in paragraph 
     (1) shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury 
     semiannually to the State of Alaska, on March 30 and 
     September 30 of each year.
       (3)(A) The Secretary of the Treasury is directed to monitor 
     the revenues deposited into the Treasury from oil and gas 
     leases issued under the authority of this chapter. Except as 
     provided in subparagraph (B), all monies deposited into the 
     Treasury from such oil and gas leases in excess of 
     $2,600,000,000 shall be distributed as follows:
       (i) Fifty percent shall be paid to the State of Alaska in 
     the manner provided in this subsection; and
       (ii) Fifty percent shall be deposited into a special fund 
     established in the Treasury of the United States known as the 
     ``National Park, Refuge, and Fish and Wildlife Renewal and 
     Protection Fund (hereinafter in this section referred to as 
     the ``renewal fund'').
       (B) Deposits into the renewal fund shall not exceed 
     $250,000,000 over the life of the renewal fund. Monies in 
     excess of such amount shall be deposited as miscellaneous 
     receipts in the Treasury of the United States.
       (C) Deposits into the renewal fund shall remain available 
     until expended. The Secretary of the Treasury is directed to 
     develop procedures for use of the renewal fund to ensure 
     accountability and demonstrated results.
       (b) Use of Renewal Fund.--Monies from the renewal fund 
     shall be made available to the Secretary of the Interior, 
     without further appropriation, at the beginning of each 
     fiscal year in which funds are available, and shall be 
     expended by the Secretary as follows:
       (1) Twenty-five percent shall be used for infrastructure 
     needs at units of the National Park System, including but not 
     limited to, facility refurbishment, repair and

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     replacement, interpretive media and exhibit repair and 
     replacement, and Infrastructure projects associated with park 
     resource protection;
       (2) Twenty-five percent shall be used for infrastructure 
     needs at units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, 
     including but not limited to, facility refurbishment, repair 
     and replacement, interpretive media and exhibit repair and 
     replacement, and infrastructure projects associated with 
     refuge resource protection;
       (3) Twenty-five percent shall be used for acquisition of 
     important habitat lands for threatened or endangered species 
     from owners of private property. Such lands shall be acquired 
     solely on a willing seller basis and shall be managed by the 
     Secretary for the conservation of such species pursuant to 
     the terms of section 5 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     (16 U.S.C. 1534); and
       (4) Twenty-five percent shall be available for wetlands 
     projects in accordance with the applicable provision of the 
     North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et 
     seq.).
       (c) Community Assistance.--There is hereby established a 
     Community Assistance Fund in the Treasury into which shall be 
     deposited $30,000,000 from revenues derived from the federal 
     share of the first lease sale authorized under this chapter. 
     The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest the funds in the 
     Community Assistance Fund in interest bearing government 
     securities. No more than $5,000,000 per year from the 
     Community Assistance Fund, shall be available to the 
     Secretary for distribution, upon application and without 
     further appropriation, to organized boroughs, other municipal 
     subdivisions of the State of Alaska, and recognized Indian 
     Reorganization Act entities which are directly impacted by 
     the exploration and production of oil and gas on the Coastal 
     Plain authorized by this chapter to provide public and social 
     services and facilities required in connection with such 
     activities.

                       CHAPTER 3--WATER PROJECTS

                  Subchapter A--Irrigation Prepayment

     SEC. 5351. AUTHORIZATION FOR PREPAYMENT OF CONSTRUCTION 
                   CHARGES.

       Subsection 213(a) of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (96 
     Stat.1269, 43 U.S.C. 390mm(a)) is amended:
       (1) by adding at the beginning:
       ``Notwithstanding any provision of Reclamation law or 
     limitation contained in any repayment or water service 
     contract, any person or district holding such a contract or 
     receiving water under such a contract with the United States 
     may prepay the construction costs referred to in this section 
     either through accelerated or lump sum payments. For the 
     purposes of such prepayment only, the project to which such 
     contract applies is declared to be complete and the Secretary 
     shall determine the repayment obligations associated with the 
     construction costs of the project facilities so that 
     accelerated payments or a lump sum payment may be made. The 
     amount of any prepayment shall be calculated by discounting 
     the remaining payments due under a contract in accordance 
     with the guidelines set forth in Circular A-129 issued by the 
     Office of Management and Budget: Provided, That the discount 
     shall be adjusted by any amounts necessary to compensate the 
     Federal Government for the direct or indirect loss of future 
     tax revenues if the individual or district plans to use 
     federally tax-exempt financing for such prepayment.'';
       (2) by striking ``lands in a district'' and inserting: 
     ``lands in a district, or lands owned or leased by a 
     person'';
       (3) by striking ``obligation of a district'' and inserting: 
     ``obligation of a district or a person'';
       (4) by striking ``enactment of this Act.'' and inserting: 
     ``enactment of this Act or as otherwise provided for in this 
     section. Any additional capital costs incurred after the date 
     of such prepayment shall be recoverable as a separate 
     obligation and shall not be considered to be a new or 
     supplemental benefit for the purposes of this act nor cause 
     the full cost pricing limitation of this Act or the ownership 
     limitations contained in any provision of federal reclamation 
     law to apply to the lands to which such capital costs 
     apply.''.

     SEC. 5352. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

       Subsection 213 (c) of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 
     (43 U.S.C. 390 mm (c)) is repealed.

                       Subchapter B--Hetch Hetchy

     SEC. 5353. HETCH HETCHY DAM.

       Section 7 of the Act of December 19, 1913 (38 Stat. 242, 
     chapter 4), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$30,000'' in the first sentence and 
     inserting ``$2,000,000''; and
       (2) by amending the second and third sentences to read as 
     follows: ``These funds shall be placed in a separate fund by 
     the United States and, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
     until appropriated by the Congress. The highest priority use 
     of the funds shall be for annual operation of Yosemite 
     National Park, with the remainder of any funds to be used to 
     fund operations of other national parks in the State of 
     California.''.

                     Subchapter C--Collbran Project

     SEC. 5355. COLLBRAN PROJECT.

       (a) Short Title.--This subchapter may be cited as the 
     ``Collbran Project Unit Conveyance Act''.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this subchapter:
       (1) Districts.--The term ``Districts'' means the Ute Water 
     Conservancy District and the Collbran Conservancy District 
     (including their successors and assigns), which are political 
     subdivisions of the State of Colorado.
       (2) Federal reclamation laws.--The term ``Federal 
     reclamation laws'' means the Act of June 17, 1902 and Acts 
     amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto (32 Stat. 388, 
     chapter 1093; 43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.) (including regulations 
     adopted pursuant to those Acts).
       (3) Project.--The term ``Project'' means the Collbran 
     Reclamation Project, as constructed and operated under the 
     Act of July 3, 1952 (66 Stat. 325, chapter 565), including 
     all property, equipment, and assets of or relating to the 
     Project that are owned by the United States, including--
       (A) Vega Dam and Reservoir (but not including The Vega 
     Recreation Facilities);
       (B) Leon-Park Dams and Feeder Canal;
       (C) Southside Canal;
       (D) East Fork Diversion Dam and Feeder Canal;
       (E) Bonham-Cottonwood Pipeline;
       (F) Snowcat Shed and Diesel Storage;
       (G) Upper Molina Penstock and Power Plant;
       (H) Lower Molina Penstock and Power Plant;
       (I) the diversion structure in the tailrace of the Lower 
     Molina Power Plant;
       (J) all substations and switchyards;
       (K) a non-exclusive easement for the use of existing 
     easements or rights-of-way owned by the United States on or 
     across nonfederal lands which are necessary for access to 
     Project facilities;
       (L) title to lands reasonably necessary for all Project 
     facilities except for land described in subparagraph (K) or 
     subsection (c)(1)(B) or (C);
       (M) all permits and contract rights held by the Bureau of 
     Reclamation, including, without limitation, contract or other 
     rights relating to the operation, use, maintenance, repair, 
     or replacement of the water storage reservoirs located on the 
     Grand Mesa which are operated as a part of the Project;
       (N) all equipment, parts inventories, and tools;
       (O) all additions, replacements, betterments, and 
     appurtenances to any of the above; and
       (P) a copy of all data, plans, designs, reports, records, 
     or other materials, whether in writing or in any form of 
     electronic storage relating specifically to the Project.
       (4) Vega recreation facilities.--The term ``Vega Recreation 
     Facilities'' includes, but is not limited to, buildings, 
     campgrounds, picnic areas, parking lots, fences, boat docks 
     and ramps, electrical lines, water and sewer systems, trash 
     and toilet facilities, roads and trails, and other structures 
     and equipment used for State park purposes at and near Vega 
     Reservoir such as recreation, maintenance and daily and 
     overnight visitor use, and lands above the high water level 
     of Vega Reservoir within the area previously defined by the 
     Department of the Interior as the ``Reservoir Area Boundary'' 
     which have not historically been utilized for Collbran 
     Project water storage and delivery facilities, together with 
     an easement for public access for recreational purposes to 
     Vega Reservoir and the water surface thereof, and 
     construction, operation, maintenance and replacement of such 
     recreation facilities below the high water line. Such 
     facilities shall also include improvements constructed or 
     added as a result of the agreements referred to in section 
     (c)(6).
       (c) Conveyance of the Collbran Project.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Conveyance to districts.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     shall convey to the Districts all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to the Project, as described in 
     subsection (b)(3), by quitclaim deed and bill of sale, 
     without warranties, in the last quarter of fiscal year 2000, 
     subject only to the requirements of this section. Until such 
     conveyance occurs, the Bureau of Reclamation shall continue 
     to provide for the operation, maintenance, repair, and 
     replacement of Project facilities and the storage reservoirs 
     on the Grand Mesa to the extent such responsibilities are the 
     responsibility of the Bureau of Reclamation and have not been 
     delegated to the Districts prior to the date of enactment of 
     this Act or are delegated or transferred to the Districts by 
     agreement thereafter, so that at the time of conveyance such 
     facilities are in the same condition as, or better condition 
     than, the condition of the facilities on the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) Easements on national forest system lands.--The 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall grant, in the last quarter of 
     fiscal year 2000, subject only to the requirements of this 
     section; (i) a non-exclusive easement on and across National 
     Forest System lands to the Districts for ingress and egress 
     on existing access routes to each existing component of the 
     Project and to the existing storage reservoirs on the Grand 
     Mesa which are operated as a part of the Project; (ii) a non-
     exclusive easement on National Forest System lands for the 
     operation, use, maintenance, repair, and replacement, but not 
     enlargement, of the existing storage reservoirs on the Grand 
     Mesa to the owners and operators of such reservoirs which are 
     operated as a part of the Project; which easement may be 
     exercised in the event that the existing land use 
     authorizations for such storage reservoirs are restricted, 
     terminated, relinquished, or abandoned, and which easement 
     shall not be subject to conditions or requirements that 
     interfere with or limit the use of such reservoirs for water 
     supply or power purposes; and (iii) a non-exclusive easement 
     to the Districts for the operation, use, maintenance, repair, 
     and replacement, but not enlargement, of those components of 
     Project facilities which are located on National Forest 
     System lands, subject to the requirement

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     that the Districts shall provide reasonable notice to and the 
     opportunity for consultation with the designated 
     representative of the Secretary of Agriculture for non-
     routine, non-emergency activities that occur on such 
     easements.
       (C) Easements to districts for southside canal.--The 
     Secretary of the Interior shall grant to the Districts, in 
     the last quarter of fiscal year 2000, subject only to the 
     requirements of this section, (i) a non-exclusive easement on 
     and across lands administered by agencies within the 
     Department of the Interior for ingress and egress on existing 
     access routes to and along the Southside Canal, and (ii) a 
     non-exclusive easement for the operation, use, maintenance, 
     repair, and replacement of the Southside Canal, subject to 
     the requirement that the Districts shall provide reasonable 
     notice to and the opportunity for consultation with the 
     designated representative of the Secretary of the Interior 
     for non-routine, non-emergency activities that occur on such 
     easements.
       (2) Reservation.--The transfer of rights and interests 
     pursuant to paragraphs (1)(A), (B), and (C) shall reserve to 
     the United States all minerals, including hydrocarbons, and a 
     perpetual right of public access over, across, under, and to 
     the portions of the Project which on the date of enactment of 
     this Act were open to public use for fishing, boating, 
     hunting, and other outdoor recreation purposes and other 
     public uses such as grazing, mineral development and logging: 
     Provided, That the United States may allow for continued 
     public use and enjoyment of such portions of the Project for 
     recreational activities and other public uses conducted as of 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (3) Conveyance to state of colorado.--All right, title, and 
     interest in the Vega Recreation Facilities shall remain in 
     the United States until the terms of the agreements referred 
     to in paragraph (6) have been fulfilled by the United States. 
     At such time, all right, title, and interest in the Vega 
     Recreation Facilities shall be conveyed by the Secretary of 
     the Interior to the State of Colorado, Division of Parks and 
     Outdoor Recreation.
       (4) Payment.--
       (A) In general.--At the time of transfer, the Districts 
     shall pay to the United States $12,900,000 ($12,300,000 of 
     which represents the net present value of the outstanding 
     repayment obligations for the Project), of which--
       (i) $12,300,000 shall be deposited in the general fund of 
     the United States Treasury; and
       (ii) $600,000 shall be deposited in a special account in 
     the United States Treasury and shall be available to the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 6, without 
     further appropriation, for use in funding Colorado operations 
     and capital expenditures associated with the Grand Valley 
     Water Management Project for the purpose of recovering 
     endangered fish in the Upper Colorado River Basin, as 
     identified in the Recovery Implementation Program for 
     Endangered Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin, or 
     such other component of the Recovery Implementation Program 
     within Colorado that is selected with the concurrence of the 
     Governor of the State of Colorado.
       (B) Source of funds.--Funds for the payment to the extent 
     of the amount specified in subparagraph (A) shall not be 
     derived from the issuance or sale, prior to the conveyance, 
     of State or local bonds the interest on which is exempt from 
     taxation under section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986.
       (5) Operation of project.--
       (A) In general.--The Project was authorized and constructed 
     to place water to beneficial use for authorized purposes 
     within the State of Colorado. The Project shall be operated 
     and used by the Districts for a period of 40 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act for the purposes for which the 
     Project was authorized under the Act of July 3, 1952 (66 
     Stat. 325, chapter 565). The Districts shall attempt to the 
     extent practicable, taking into consideration historic 
     Project operations, to notify the State of Colorado of 
     changes in historic Project operations which may adversely 
     affect State park operations.
       (B) Requirements.--During the 40-year period described in 
     subparagraph (A)--
       (i) the Districts shall annually submit to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Colorado Department of Natural Resources 
     a plan for operation of the Project, which plan shall--

       (I) report on Project operations for the previous year;
       (II) provide a description of the manner of Project 
     operations anticipated for the forthcoming year, which shall 
     be prepared after consultation with the designated 
     representatives of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Board of 
     County Commissioners of Mesa County, Colorado, and the 
     Colorado Department of Natural Resources; and
       (III) certify that the Districts have operated and will 
     operate and maintain the Project facilities in accordance 
     with sound engineering practices; and

       (ii) subject to subsection (d), all electric power 
     generated by operation of the Project shall be made available 
     to and be marketed by the Western Area Power Administration 
     (including its successors or assigns).
       (6) Agreements.--Conveyance of the Project shall be subject 
     to the agreements between the United States and the State of 
     Colorado dated August 22, 1994, and September 23, 1994, 
     relating to the construction and operation of recreational 
     facilities at Vega Reservoir, which agreements shall continue 
     to be performed by the parties thereto according to the terms 
     of the agreements.
       (d) Operation of the Power Component.--
       (1) Conformity to historic operations.--The power component 
     and facilities of the Project shall be operated in 
     substantial conformity with the historic operations of the 
     power component and facilities (including recent operations 
     in a peaking mode).
       (2) Power marketing.--
       (A) Existing marketing arrangement.--The Post-1989 
     Marketing Criteria, which provide for the marketing of power 
     generated by the power component of the Project as part of 
     the output of the Salt Lake City Area Integrated Projects, 
     shall no longer be binding on the Project upon conveyance of 
     the Project under subsection (c)(1).
       (B) After termination of existing marketing arrangement.--
       (i) In general.--After the conveyance, the Districts shall 
     offer all power produced by the power component of the 
     Project to the Western Area Power Administration or its 
     successors or assigns (referred to in this section as 
     ``Western''), which, in consultation with its affected 
     preference customers, shall have the first right to purchase 
     such power at the rates established in accordance with clause 
     (ii). If Western declines to purchase the power after 
     consultation with its affected preference customers, such 
     power shall then be offered at the same rates first to 
     Western's preference customers located in the Salt Lake City 
     Area Integrated Projects marketing area (referred to in this 
     section as the ``SLCAIP preference customers''). Thereafter, 
     such power may be sold to any other party: Provided, however, 
     That no such sale may occur at rates less than rates 
     established in accordance with clause (ii) unless such power 
     is first offered at such lesser rate first to Western and 
     then to its SLCAIP preference customers.
       (ii) The rate for power initially offered to Western and 
     its SLCAIP preference customers under this paragraph shall 
     not exceed that required to produce revenues sufficient to 
     provide for

       (I) annual debt service and/or recoupment of the cost of 
     capital for the amount specified in subsection (c)(4)(A)(i) 
     of this section, less the sum of $310,000 (which is the net 
     present value of the outstanding repayment obligation of the 
     Collbran Conservancy District), and
       (II) the cost of operation, maintenance, and replacement of 
     the power component of the Project.

     Such costs and rate shall be determined in a manner 
     consistent with the current principles followed by the 
     Secretary of the Interior and by Western in its annual power 
     and repayment study.
       (e) License.--
       (1) Prior to the conveyance of the Project to the 
     Districts, the Commission shall issue to the Districts a 
     license or licenses as appropriate under part I of the 
     Federal Power Act, as amended, (16 U.S.C. 791 et seq.), 
     authorizing for a term of 40 years the continued operation 
     and maintenance of the power component of the Project.
       (2) The license issued pursuant to subsection (1):
       (A) shall be for the purpose of operating, using, 
     maintaining, repairing, and replacing the power component of 
     the Project as authorized by the Act of July 3, 1952 (66 
     Stat. 325, chapter 565);
       (B) shall be conditioned upon the requirement that the 
     power component of the project continue to be operated and 
     maintained in accordance with the authorized purposes of the 
     project;
       (C) shall be subject only to the provisions of Part I of 
     the Federal Power Act, except the word ``constructed'' in 
     section 3(10); the four provisos of section 4(e); section 6 
     to the extent it requires the licensee's acceptance of those 
     terms and conditions of the Act that this subsection waives; 
     section 10(e) as concerns annual charges for the use and 
     occupancy of federal lands and facilities; section 10(f); 
     section 10(j); section 18; section 19; section 20; and 
     section 22 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 796(10), 
     797(e), 799, 803(e), 803(f), 803(j), 811, 812, 813, and 815; 
     and shall not be subject to the standard ``L-Form'' license 
     conditions, published at 54 FPC 1792-1928 (1975), the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), as 
     amended, section 2402 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (16 
     U.S.C. 797c), the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (commonly known as the ``Clean Water Act'') (33 U.S.C. 1251 
     et seq.), the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
     470 et seq.), the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
     U.S.C. 1451 et seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), or any other Act otherwise 
     applicable to the licensing of the project.
       (3) The license issued under paragraph (1) is deemed to 
     meet the licensing standards of the Federal Power Act, 
     including section 10(a) and the last sentence of section 
     4(e), 16 U.S.C. 797(e).
       (4) Any power site reservation established by the 
     President, the Secretary of the Interior, or pursuant to 
     section 24 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 818) or any 
     other law, which exists on any lands, whether federally or 
     privately owned, that are included within the boundaries of 
     the project shall be vacated by operation of law upon 
     issuance of the license for the project.
       (5) All requirements of Part I of the Federal Power Act and 
     of any other Act applicable to the licensing of a 
     hydroelectric project shall apply to the project upon 
     expiration of the license issued under this section.

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       (6) For purposes of this section, ``Commission'' means the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
       (7) The operation of the Project shall be subject to all 
     applicable state and federal laws subsequent to the issuance 
     of the license pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (f) Inapplicability of NEPA.--Neither the conveyance of the 
     Project nor the issuance of easements pursuant to this 
     section constitutes a major Federal action within the meaning 
     of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
     4321 et seq.), including any regulations issued under such 
     Act.
       (g) Inapplicability of Prior Agreements and of Federal 
     Reclamation Laws.--On conveyance of the Project to the 
     Districts--
       (1) the Repayment Contract dated May 27, 1957, as amended 
     April 12, 1962, between the Collbran Conservancy District and 
     the United States, and the Contract for use of Project 
     facilities for Diversion of Water dated January 11, 1962, as 
     amended November 10, 1977, between the Ute Water Conservancy 
     District and the United States, shall be terminated and of no 
     further force or effect; and
       (2) the Project shall no longer be subject to or governed 
     by the Federal reclamation laws.
       (h) Districts' Liability.--The Districts shall be liable, 
     to the extent allowed under State law, for all acts or 
     omissions relating to the operation and use of the Project by 
     the Districts that occur subsequent to the conveyance under 
     section (c), including damages to Federal lands or facilities 
     which result from the failure of Project facilities.
       (i) Effect on State Law.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to impair the effectiveness of any State or local 
     law (including regulations) relating to land use.
       (j) Treatment of Sales for Purposes of Certain Laws.--The 
     sales of assets under this subchapter shall not be considered 
     a disposal of Federal surplus property under the following 
     provisions of law:
       (1) Section 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484).
       (2) Section 13 of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (50 
     U.S.C. App. 1622).

                         Subchapter D--Sly Park

     SEC. 5356. SLY PARK.

       (a) Short Title.--This subchapter may be cited as the ``Sly 
     Park Unit Conveyance Act''.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this subchapter:
       (1) The term ``El Dorado Irrigation District'' or 
     ``District'' means a political subdivision of the State of 
     California duly organized, existing, and acting pursuant to 
     the laws thereof with its principal place of business in the 
     city of Placerville, El Dorado County, California.
       (2) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (3) The term ``Sly Park Unit'' means the Sly Park Dam and 
     Reservoir, Camp Creek Diversion Dam and Tunnel and conduits 
     and canals as authorized under the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     authorize the American River Basin development, California, 
     for irrigation and reclamation, and for other purposes'', 
     approved October 14, 1949 (63 Stat. 852 chapter 690), 
     together with all other facilities owned by the United States 
     including those used to convey and store water delivered from 
     Sly Park, as well as all recreation facilities associated 
     thereto.
       (c) Sale of the Sly Park Unit.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall, on or before December 
     31, 1997, and upon receipt of the payment for the original 
     construction debt described in paragraph (2), sell and convey 
     to the El Dorado Irrigation District all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to the Sly Park Unit. At 
     the time the Sly Park Unit is conveyed, the Secretary shall 
     also transfer and assign to the District the water rights 
     relating to the Sly Park Unit held in trust by the Secretary 
     for diversion and storage under California State permits 
     numbered 2631, 5645A, 10473, and 10474.
       (2) Sale price.--The sale price for the Sly Park Unit shall 
     be $3,993,982, which is the outstanding balance for the 
     original construction of the Sly Park Unit payable to the 
     United States. Payment shall be deposited as miscellaneous 
     receipts in the Treasury and credited to the Central Valley 
     Project Restoration Fund. Payment of such price shall 
     extinguish all payment obligations under contract numbered 
     14-06-200-949 between the District and the Secretary.
       (d) No Additional Environmental Impact.--The Congress 
     specifically finds that (A) the sale, conveyance and 
     assignment of the Sly Park Unit and water rights under this 
     section involves the transfer of the ownership and operation 
     of an existing ongoing water project, (B) the Sly Park Unit 
     operation, facilities, and water rights have been, and after 
     the sale and transfer will continue to be, committed to 
     maximum reasonable and beneficial use for existing services, 
     and (C) the sale, conveyance and assignment of the Sly Park 
     Unit and water rights does not involve any additional growth 
     or expansion of the project or other environmental impacts. 
     Consequently, the sale, conveyance and assignment of the Sly 
     Park Unit and water rights shall not be subject to 
     environmental review pursuant to the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) or endangered species 
     review or consultation pursuant to section 7 of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536).
       (e) Certain Contract Obligations not Affected.--The sale of 
     the Sly Park Unit under this section shall not affect the 
     payment obligations of the District under the contract 
     between the District and the Secretary numbered 14-06-200-
     7734, as amended by contracts numbered 14-06-200-4282A and 
     14-06-200-8536A.
       (f) Treatment of Sales for Purposes of Certain Laws.--The 
     sales of assets under this subchapter part shall not be 
     considered a disposal of Federal surplus property under the 
     following provisions of law:
       (1) Section 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484).
       (2) Section 13 of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (50 
     U.S.C. App. 1622).

                   Subchapter E--Central Utah Project

     SEC. 5357. PREPAYMENT OF CERTAIN REPAYMENT CONTRACTS BETWEEN 
                   THE UNITED STATES AND THE CENTRAL UTAH WATER 
                   CONSERVANCY DISTRICT.

       The second sentence of section 210 of the Central Utah 
     Project Completion Act (106 Stat. 4624) is amended to read as 
     follows: ``The Secretary shall allow for prepayment of the 
     repayment contract between the United States and the Central 
     Utah Water Conservancy District dated December 28, 1965, and 
     supplemented on November 26, 1985, providing for repayment of 
     municipal and industrial water delivery facilities for which 
     repayment is provided pursuant to such contract, under terms 
     and conditions similar to those contained in the supplemental 
     contract that provided for the prepayment of the Jordan 
     Aqueduct dated October 28, 1993. The prepayment may be 
     provided in several installments to reflect substantial 
     completion of the delivery facilities being prepaid and may 
     not be adjusted on the basis of the type of prepayment 
     financing utilized by the District: Provided That the 
     District shall complete all payments authorized pursuant to 
     this section by the end of fiscal year 2002.''.

                CHAPTER 4--FEDERAL OIL AND GAS ROYALTIES

     SEC. 5361. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 3 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act 
     of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:
       ``(7) `lessee' means any person to whom the United States 
     issues an oil and gas lease or any person to whom operating 
     rights in a lease have been assigned;''; and
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (15), by 
     striking the period at the end of paragraph (16) and 
     inserting a semicolon, and by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(17) `adjustment' means an amendment to a previously 
     filed report on an obligation, and any additional payment or 
     credit, if any, applicable thereto, to rectify an 
     underpayment or overpayment on a lease;
       ``(18) `administrative proceeding' means any Department of 
     the Interior agency process in which a demand, decision or 
     order issued by the Secretary or a delegated State is subject 
     to appeal or has been appealed;
       ``(19) `assessment' means any fee or charge levied or 
     imposed by the Secretary or a delegated State other than--
       ``(A) the principal amount of any royalty, minimum royalty, 
     rental, bonus, net profit share or proceed of sale;
       ``(B) any interest; or
       ``(C) any civil or criminal penalty;
       ``(20) `commence' means--
       ``(A) with respect to a judicial proceeding, the service of 
     a complaint, petition, counterclaim, crossclaim, or other 
     pleading seeking affirmative relief or seeking credit or 
     recoupment; or
       ``(B) with respect to a demand, the receipt by the 
     Secretary or a delegated State or a lessee of the demand;
       ``(21) `credit' means the application of an overpayment (in 
     whole or in part) against an obligation which has become due 
     to discharge, cancel or reduce the obligation;
       ``(22) `delegated State' means a State which, pursuant to 
     an agreement or agreements under section 205, performs 
     authorities, duties, responsibilities, or activities of the 
     Secretary which may be performed by a State under the 
     Constitution of the United States for all lands within the 
     State, including, but not limited to--
       ``(A) activities under sections 111 and 115;
       ``(B) collection, audit, lease and post-lease management 
     activities, and applicable enforcement activities;
       ``(C) inspections (including activities described in 
     section 108;
       ``(D) approval of pooling, unitization, and communitization 
     agreements; and
       ``(E) investigations;
       ``(23) `demand' means--
       ``(A) an order to pay issued by the Secretary or the 
     applicable delegated State that has a reasonable basis to 
     conclude that the obligation in the amount of the demand is 
     due and owing; or
       ``(B) a separate written request by a lessee which asserts 
     an obligation due the lessee that has a reasonable basis to 
     conclude that the obligation in the amount of the demand is 
     due and owing, but does not mean any royalty or production 
     report, or any information contained therein, required by the 
     Secretary or a delegated State;
       ``(24) `obligation' means--
       ``(A) any duty of the Secretary or, if applicable, a 
     delegated State--
       ``(i) to take oil or gas royalty in kind at or near the 
     lease (unless the lease expressly provides for delivery at a 
     different location); or
       ``(ii) to pay, refund, offset, or credit monies including 
     but not limited to)--

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       ``(I) the principal amount of any royalty, minimum royalty, 
     rental, bonus, net profit share or proceed of sale; or
       ``(II) any interest;

       ``(B) any duty of a lessee--
       ``(i) to deliver oil or gas royalty in kind at or near the 
     lease (unless the lease expressly provides for delivery at a 
     different location); or
       ``(ii) to pay, offset or credit monies including but not 
     limited to--

       ``(I) the principal amount of any royalty, minimum royalty, 
     rental, bonus, net profit share or proceed of sale;
       ``(II) any interest;
       ``(III) any penalty; or
       ``(IV) any assessment, which arises from or relates to any 
     lease administered by the Secretary for, or any mineral 
     leasing law related to, the exploration, production and 
     development of oil or gas on Federal lands or the Outer 
     Continental Shelf;

       ``(25) `order to pay' means a written order issued by the 
     Secretary or the applicable delegated State which--
       ``(A) asserts a specific, definite, and quantified 
     obligation claimed to be due, and
       ``(B) specifically identifies the obligation by lease, 
     production month and monetary amount of such obligation 
     claimed to be due and ordered to be paid, as well as the 
     reason or reasons such obligation is claimed to be due, but 
     such term does not include any other communication or action 
     by or on behalf of the Secretary or a delegated State;
       ``(26) `overpayment' means any payment by a lessee in 
     excess of an amount legally required to be paid on an 
     obligation and includes the portion of any estimated payment 
     for a production month that is in excess of the royalties due 
     for that month;
       ``(27) `payment' means satisfaction, in whole or in part, 
     of an obligation;
       ``(28) `penalty' means a statutorily authorized civil fine 
     levied or imposed for a violation of this Act, any mineral 
     leasing law, or a term or provision of a lease administered 
     by the Secretary;
       ``(29) `refund' means the return of an overpayment;
       ``(30) `State concerned' means, with respect to a lease, a 
     State which receives a portion of royalties or other payments 
     under the mineral leasing laws from such lease;
       ``(31) `underpayment' means any payment or nonpayment by a 
     lessee that is less than the amount legally required to be 
     paid on an obligation; and
       ``(32) `United States' means the United States Government 
     and any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, the 
     several States, the District of Columbia, and the territories 
     of the United States.''.

     SEC. 5362. MAXIMIZING RECEIPTS THROUGH STATE EFFORTS.

       (a) General Authority.--Section 205(a) of the Federal Oil 
     and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1735(a)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In order to provide incentives to States to maximize 
     the amount of oil and gas receipts collected on lease 
     obligations within the six-year period of limitations, and 
     consequently to maximize the Federal share of such receipts 
     to the United States Treasury, upon written request of a 
     State, the State, pursuant to an agreement or agreements and 
     consistent with subsection (c), may perform all or part of 
     the authorities, duties, responsibilities, and activities of 
     the Secretary under this Act which may be delegated to a 
     State under the Constitution of the United States for all 
     Federal lands within the State. The delegated State shall 
     assume and perform the authorities, duties, responsibilities, 
     or activities delegated under this section. To avoid 
     duplication of effort, any authority, duty, responsibility, 
     or activity delegated to a State under this Act with respect 
     to all Federal lands within the State may not be carried out 
     by the Secretary. Under any such agreement, the Secretary 
     shall share oil or gas royalty management information.''.
       (b) Determination.--Section 205(b) of the Federal Oil and 
     Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1735(b)) is 
     amended by striking ``is authorized to'' and inserting 
     ``shall''.
       (c) Federal-State Royalty Collection Efforts.--Subsection 
     (c) section 205 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management 
     Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1735) is amended by striking ``which 
     define'' and all that follows and inserting ``within 18 
     months after the date of enactment of section 115, under 
     which States may perform the authorities, duties, 
     responsibilities, and activities under this title which are 
     subject to delegation, based on the recommendations of the 
     States concerned following consultation with affected 
     persons. If the Secretary decides not to follow any 
     recommendations supported by all States concerned, the 
     Secretary shall justify such decision within 30 days after 
     making such decision. In carrying out this section the 
     Secretary shall provide for reasonable flexibility to a State 
     to perform any authority, duty, responsibility or activity 
     delegated hereunder in a more efficient and cost-effective 
     manner and provide the States concerned a direct role in 
     determining such requirements, procedures and policies. To 
     ensure efficient and timely collections of royalties pursuant 
     to this Act, the delegated States shall provide--
       ``(1) for the effective and efficient performance of any 
     authority, duty, responsibility or activity delegated under 
     this Act;
       ``(2) for the consistent and uniform performance among the 
     delegated States of any authority, duty, responsibility or 
     activity delegated under this Act;
       ``(3) for valuation under the terms of the leases and 
     applicable Federal statutes; and
       ``(4) for uniform reporting form and reporting requirements 
     for all Federal lessees, unless the State and all affected 
     parties otherwise agree.''.
       (d) Performance.--Subsection (d) of section 205 of the 
     Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 
     1735) is amended by striking ``, pertaining'' and all that 
     follows and inserting the following: ``for requirements 
     pertaining to records and accounts to be maintained and 
     reporting procedures to be required by delegated States under 
     this section. The records and accounts under such reporting 
     procedures shall be sufficient to allow the Secretary to 
     monitor the performance of any delegated State under this 
     section. The applicable delegated State and the Secretary 
     shall agree to terms and conditions for inclusion into an 
     agreement to perform all or part of the authorities, duties, 
     responsibilities, and activities under this title consistent 
     with subsection (c).''.
       (e) State Actions.--Section 204 of the Federal Oil and Gas 
     Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1734) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) With respect to enforcement of an obligation under 
     this Act, a State bringing an action under this section shall 
     enjoy no greater rights than the Secretary enjoys under this 
     Act.''.
       (f) Savings Provision.--Nothing in the amendments made by 
     this section shall impair any agreement, or any extension 
     thereof, existing under section 205 as in effect on the day 
     before the date of enactment of this Act. Following enactment 
     of this Act, any State which is a party to an existing 
     agreement under such section under which the State has been 
     delegated audit or inspection responsibility, may issue 
     orders to pay, subpoenas, or notices to perform restructured 
     accounting and may continue to perform audits or inspections 
     under terms and conditions consistent with the Federal Oil 
     and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701 et 
     seq.), as amended by this chapter.
       (g) Receipts.--Section 205(f) of the Federal Oil and Gas 
     Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1735(f)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following: ``Such costs shall be 
     allocable for the purposes of section 35(b) of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to promote the mining of coal, phosphate, 
     oil, oil shale, gas, and sodium on the public domain'', 
     approved February 25, 1920 (commonly known as the ``Mineral 
     Leasing Act'') (30 U.S.C. 191(b)) to the administration and 
     enforcement of laws providing for the leasing of any onshore 
     lands or interests in land owned by the United States. The 
     Secretary shall compensate any State in the next succeeding 
     fiscal year for the aggregate amount of such costs incurred 
     but not compensated due to such allocation for the current 
     fiscal year. All money received from sales, bonuses, 
     royalties, and interest, including money claimed to be due 
     and owing pursuant to a delegation under this section, shall 
     be payable and paid to the Treasury of the United States.''.

     SEC. 5363. SECRETARIAL AND DELEGATED STATES' ACTIONS AND 
                   LIMITATION PERIODS.

       (a) In General.--The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management 
     Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) is amended by adding 
     after section 114 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 115. SECRETARIAL AND DELEGATED STATES' ACTIONS AND 
                   LIMITATION PERIODS.

       ``(a) In General.--All duties, responsibilities, and 
     activities with respect to a lease shall be performed by the 
     Secretary, delegated States, and lessees in a timely manner.
       ``(b) Limitation Period.--
       ``(1) A judicial proceeding or demand which arises from, or 
     relates to an obligation, shall be commenced within six years 
     from the date on which the obligation becomes due and if not 
     so commenced shall be barred. The Secretary, a delegated 
     State, or a lessee (A) shall not take any other or further 
     action regarding that obligation, including (but not limited 
     to) the issuance of any order, request, demand or other 
     communication seeking any document, accounting, 
     determination, calculation, recalculation, payment, 
     principal, interest, assessment, or penalty or the 
     initiation, pursuit or completion of an audit with respect to 
     that obligation; and (B) shall not pursue any other equitable 
     or legal remedy, whether under statute or common law, with 
     respect to an action on or an enforcement of said obligation.
       ``(2) The limitations set forth in sections 2401, 2415, 
     2416, and 2462 of title 28, United States Code and section 42 
     of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226-2) shall not apply 
     to any obligation to which this Act applies. Section 3716 of 
     title 31, United States Code, may be applied to an obligation 
     the enforcement of which is not barred by this Act, but may 
     not be applied to any obligation the enforcement of which is 
     barred by this Act.
       ``(c) Obligation Becomes Due.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this Act, an obligation 
     becomes due when the right to enforce the obligation is 
     fixed.
       ``(2) Royalty obligations.--The right to enforce any 
     royalty obligation for any given production month for a lease 
     is fixed for purposes of this Act on the last day of the 
     calendar month following the month in which oil or gas is 
     produced.
       ``(d) Tolling of Limitation Period.--The running of the 
     limitation period under subsection (b) shall not be 
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     tion for any reason by any action, including an action by the 
     Secretary or a delegated State, other than the following:
       ``(1) Tolling agreement.--A written agreement executed 
     during the limitation period between the Secretary or a 
     delegated State and a lessee which tolls the limitation 
     period for the amount of time during which the agreement is 
     in effect.
       ``(2) Subpoena.--
       ``(A) The issuance of a subpoena to a lessee in accordance 
     with the provisions of subsection (B)(i) shall toll the 
     limitation period with respect to the obligation which is the 
     subject of a subpoena only for the period beginning on the 
     date the lessee receives the subpoena and ending on the date 
     on which (i) the lessee has produced such subpoenaed records 
     for the subject obligation, (ii) the Secretary or a delegated 
     State receives written notice that the subpoenaed records for 
     the subject obligation are not in existence or are not in the 
     lessee's possession or control, or (iii) a court has 
     determined in a final decision that such records are not 
     required to be produced, whichever occurs first.
       ``(B)(i) A subpoena for the purposes of this section which 
     requires a lessee to produce records necessary to determine 
     the proper reporting and payment of an obligation due the 
     Secretary may be issued only by an Assistant Secretary of the 
     Interior or an acting Assistant Secretary of the Interior who 
     is a schedule C employee (as defined by section 213.3301 of 
     title 5, Code of Federal Regulations) and may not be 
     delegated to any other person. If a State has been delegated 
     authority pursuant to section 205, the State, acting through 
     the highest elected State official having ultimate authority 
     over the collection of royalties from leases on Federal lands 
     within the state, may issue such subpoena, but may not 
     delegate such authority to any other person.
       ``(ii) A subpoena described in clause (i) may only be 
     issued against a lessee during the limitation period provided 
     in this section and only after the Secretary or a delegated 
     State has in writing requested the records from the lessee 
     related to the obligation which is the subject of the 
     subpoena and has determined that--
       ``(I) the lessee has failed to respond within a reasonable 
     period of time to the Secretary's or the applicable delegated 
     State's written request for such records necessary for an 
     audit, investigation or other inquiry made in accordance with 
     the Secretary's or such delegated State's responsibilities 
     under this Act; or
       ``(II) the lessee has in writing denied the Secretary's or 
     the applicable delegated State's written request to produce 
     such records in the lessee's possession or control necessary 
     for an audit, investigation or other inquiry made in 
     accordance with the Secretary's or such delegated State's 
     responsibilities under this Act; or
       ``(III) the lessee has unreasonably delayed in producing 
     records necessary for an audit, investigation or other 
     inquiry made in accordance with the Secretary's or the 
     applicable delegated State's responsibilities under this Act 
     after the Secretary's or such delegated State's written 
     request.
       ``(C) In seeking records, the Secretary or the applicable 
     delegated State shall afford the lessee a reasonable period 
     of time after a written request by the Secretary or such 
     delegated State in which to provide such records prior to the 
     issuance of any subpoena.
       ``(3) Misrepresentation or concealment.--The intentional 
     misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact for the 
     purpose of evading the payment of an obligation in which case 
     the limitation period shall be tolled for the period of such 
     misrepresentation or such concealment.
       ``(4) Order to perform a restructured accounting.--(A) The 
     issuance of a notice under subsection (D) that the lessee has 
     not adequately performed a restructured accounting shall toll 
     the limitation period with respect to the obligation which is 
     the subject of the notice only for the period beginning on 
     the date the lessee receives the notice and ending 120 days 
     after the date on which (i) the Secretary or the applicable 
     delegated State receives written notice the accounting or 
     other requirement has been performed, or (ii) a court has 
     determined in a final decision that the lessee is not 
     required to perform the accounting, whichever occurs first.
       ``(B)(i) The Secretary or the applicable delegated State 
     may issue an order to perform a restructured accounting to a 
     lessee when the Secretary or such delegated State determines 
     during an in-depth audit of a lessee that the lessee should 
     recalculate royalty due on an obligation based upon the 
     Secretary's or the delegated State's finding that the lessee 
     has made identified underpayments or overpayments which are 
     demonstrated by the Secretary or the delegated State to be 
     based upon repeated, systemic reporting errors for a 
     significant number of leases or a single lease for a 
     significant number of reporting months with the same type of 
     error which constitutes a pattern of violations and which are 
     likely to result in either significant underpayments or 
     overpayments.
       ``(ii) The power of the Secretary to issue an order to 
     perform a restructured accounting may not be delegated below 
     the most senior career professional position having 
     responsibility for the royalty management program, which 
     position is currently designated as the `Associate Director 
     for Royalty Management', and may not be delegated to any 
     other person. If a State has been delegated authority 
     pursuant to section 205, the State, acting through the 
     highest ranking State official having ultimate authority over 
     the collection of royalties from leases on Federal lands 
     within the state, may issue such order to perform, which may 
     not be delegated to any other person. An order to perform a 
     restructured accounting shall--
       ``(I) be issued within a reasonable period of time from 
     when the audit identifies the systemic, reporting errors;
       ``(II) specify the reasons and factual bases for such 
     order; and
       ``(III) be specifically identified as an `order to perform 
     a restructured accounting'.
       ``(C) An order to perform a restructured accounting shall 
     not mean or be construed to include any other communication 
     or action by or on behalf of the Secretary or a delegated 
     State.
       ``(D) If a lessee fails to adequately perform a 
     restructured accounting pursuant to this subsection, a notice 
     shall be issued to the lessee that the restructured 
     accounting has not been adequately performed. A lessee shall 
     be given a reasonable time within which to perform the 
     restructured accounting. Such notice may be issued under this 
     section only by an Assistant Secretary of the Interior or an 
     acting Assistant Secretary of the Interior who is a schedule 
     C employee (as defined by section 213.3301 of title 5, Code 
     of Federal Regulations) and may not be delegated to any other 
     person. If a State has been delegated authority pursuant to 
     section 205, the State, acting through the highest elected 
     State official having ultimate authority over the collection 
     of royalties from leases on Federal lands within the state, 
     may issue such notice, which may not be delegated to any 
     other person.
       ``(e) Termination of Limitations Period.--An action or an 
     enforcement of an obligation by the Secretary or delegated 
     State or a lessee shall be barred under this section prior to 
     the running of the six-year period provided in subsection (b) 
     in the event--
       ``(1) the Secretary or a delegated State has notified the 
     lessee in writing that a time period is closed to further 
     audit; or
       ``(2) the Secretary or a delegated State and a lessee have 
     so agreed in writing.
       ``(f) Records Required for Determining Collections.--
     Records required pursuant to section 103 by the Secretary or 
     any delegated State for the purpose of determining 
     obligations due and compliance with any applicable mineral 
     leasing law, lease provision, regulation or order with 
     respect to oil and gas leases from Federal lands or the Outer 
     Continental Shelf shall be maintained for the same period of 
     time during which a judicial proceeding or demand may be 
     commenced under subsection (b). If a judicial proceeding or 
     demand is timely commenced, the record holder shall maintain 
     such records until the final nonappealable decision in such 
     judicial proceeding is made, or with respect to that demand 
     is rendered, unless the Secretary or the applicable delegated 
     State authorizes in writing an earlier release of the 
     requirement to maintain such records. Notwithstanding 
     anything herein to the contrary, under no circumstance shall 
     a record holder be required to maintain or produce any record 
     relating to an obligation for any time period which is barred 
     by the applicable limitation in this section. Records 
     required for administrative actions and investigations 
     (including, but not limited to, accounting collection and 
     audits) under this Act involving obligations shall not be 
     duplicated pursuant to section 3518(c)(1)(B) of title 44, 
     United States Code.
       ``(g) Timely Collections.--In order to most effectively 
     utilize resources available to the Secretary to maximize the 
     collection of oil and gas receipts from lease obligations to 
     the Treasury within the six-year period of limitations, and 
     consequently to maximize the State share of such receipts, 
     the Secretary shall not perform or require accounting, 
     reporting, or audit activities if the Secretary and the State 
     concerned determines that the cost of conducting or requiring 
     the activity exceeds the expected amount to be collected by 
     the activity, based on the most current 12 months of 
     activity. To the maximum extent possible, the Secretary and 
     delegated States shall reduce costs to the United States 
     Treasury and the States by discontinuing requirements for 
     unnecessary or duplicative data and other information, such 
     as separate allowances and payor information, relating to 
     obligations due. If the Secretary and the State concerned 
     determine that collection will result sooner, the Secretary 
     or the applicable delegated State may waive or forego 
     interest in whole or in part.
       ``(h) Appeals and Final Agency Action.--
       ``(1) 30-month period.--All orders issued by the Secretary 
     or a delegated State are subject to appeal to the Secretary. 
     No State shall impose any conditions which would hinder a 
     lessee's immediate appeal of an order to the Secretary or the 
     Secretary's designee. The Secretary shall issue a final 
     decision in any administrative proceeding, including any 
     administrative proceedings pending on the date of enactment 
     of this section, within 30 months from the date such 
     proceeding was commenced or 30 months from the date of such 
     enactment, whichever is later. The 30-month period may be 
     extended by any period of time agreed upon in writing by the 
     Secretary and the lessee.
       ``(2) Effect of failure to issue decision.--If no such 
     decision has been issued by the Secretary within the 30-month 
     period referred to in paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) the Secretary shall be deemed to have issued and 
     granted a decision in favor of the lessee or lessees as to 
     any nonmonetary obligation and any monetary obligation the 
     principal amount of which is less than $2,500; and

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       ``(B) the Secretary shall be deemed to have issued a final 
     decision in favor of the Secretary, which decision shall be 
     deemed to affirm those issues for which the agency rendered a 
     decision prior to the end of such period, as to any monetary 
     obligation the principal amount of which is $2,500 or more, 
     and the lessee shall have a right to a de novo judicial 
     review of such deemed final decision.
       ``(i) Collections of Disputed Amounts Due.--To expedite 
     collections relating to disputed obligations due within the 
     six-year period beginning on the date the obligation became 
     due, the parties shall hold not less than one settlement 
     consultation and the Secretary and the State concerned may 
     take such action as is appropriate to compromise and settle a 
     disputed obligation, including waiving or reducing interest 
     and allowing offsetting of obligations among leases.
       ``(j) Enforcement of a Claim for Judicial Review.--In the 
     event a demand subject to this section is properly and timely 
     issued, the obligation which is the subject of the demand may 
     be enforced beyond the six year limitations period without 
     being barred by this statute of limitations. In the event a 
     demand subject to this section is properly and timely 
     commenced, a judicial proceeding challenging the final agency 
     action with respect to such demand shall be deemed timely so 
     long as such judicial proceeding is commenced within 180 days 
     from receipt of notice by the lessee of the final agency 
     action.
       ``(k) Implementation of Final Decision.--In the event a 
     judicial proceeding or demand subject to this section is 
     timely commenced and thereafter the limitation period in this 
     section lapses during the pendency of such proceeding, any 
     party to such proceeding shall not be barred from taking such 
     action as is required or necessary to implement a final 
     unappealable judicial or administrative decision, including 
     any action required or necessary to implement such decision 
     by the recovery or recoupment of an underpayment or 
     overpayment by means of refund or credit.
       ``(l) Stay of Payment Obligation Pending Review.--Any party 
     ordered by the Secretary or a delegated State to pay any 
     obligation (other than an assessment) shall be entitled to a 
     stay of such payment without bond or other surety instrument 
     pending an administrative or judicial proceeding if the party 
     periodically demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that such party is financially solvent or otherwise 
     able to pay the obligation. In the event the party is not 
     able to so demonstrate, the Secretary may require a bond or 
     other surety instrument satisfactory to cover the obligation. 
     Any party ordered by the Secretary or a delegated State to 
     pay an assessment shall be entitled to a stay without bond or 
     other surety instrument.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 
     of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 
     U.S.C. 1701) is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 114 the following new item:

``Sec. 115. Limitation periods and agency actions.''.

     SEC. 5364. ADJUSTMENT AND REFUNDS.

       (a) In General.--The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management 
     Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after section 111 the following:

     ``SEC. 111A. ADJUSTMENTS AND REFUNDS.

       ``(a) Adjustments to Royalties Paid to the Secretary or a 
     Delegated State.--
       ``(1) If, during the adjustment period, a lessee determines 
     that an adjustment or refund request is necessary to correct 
     an underpayment or overpayment of an obligation, the lessee 
     shall make such adjustment or request a refund within a 
     reasonable period of time and only during the adjustment 
     period. The filing of a royalty report which reflects the 
     underpayment or overpayment of an obligation shall constitute 
     prior written notice to the Secretary or the applicable 
     delegated State of an adjustment.
       ``(2)(A) For any adjustment, the lessee shall calculate and 
     report the interest due attributable to such adjustment at 
     the same time the lessee adjusts the principal amount of the 
     subject obligation, except as provided by subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) In the case of a lessee who determines that 
     subparagraph (A) would impose a hardship, the Secretary or 
     such delegated State shall calculate the interest due and 
     notify the lessee within a reasonable time of the amount of 
     interest due, unless such lessee elects to calculate and 
     report interest in accordance with subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) An adjustment or a request for a refund for an 
     obligation may be made after the adjustment period only upon 
     written notice to and approval by the Secretary or the 
     applicable delegated State, as appropriate, during an audit 
     of the period which includes the production month for which 
     the adjustment is being made. If an overpayment is identified 
     during an audit, then the Secretary or the applicable 
     delegated State, as appropriate, shall allow a credit or 
     refund in the amount of the overpayment.
       ``(4) For purposes of this section, the adjustment period 
     for any obligation shall be the five-year period following 
     the date on which an obligation became due. The adjustment 
     period shall be suspended, tolled, extended, enlarged, or 
     terminated by the same actions as the limitation period in 
     section 115.
       ``(b) Refunds.--
       ``(1) In general.--A request for refund is sufficient if 
     it--
       ``(A) is made in writing to the Secretary and, for purposes 
     of section 115, is specifically identified as a demand;
       ``(B) identifies the person entitled to such refund;
       ``(C) provides the Secretary information that reasonably 
     enables the Secretary to identify the overpayment for which 
     such refund is sought; and
       ``(D) provides the reasons why the payment was an 
     overpayment.
       ``(2) Notice.--The Secretary shall promptly notify each 
     State concerned of a request for refund.
       ``(3) Payment by secretary of the treasury.--The Secretary 
     shall certify the amount of the refund to be paid under 
     paragraph (1) to the Secretary of the Treasury who shall make 
     such refund. Such refund shall be paid from amounts received 
     as current receipts from sales, bonuses, royalties (including 
     interest charges collected under this section) and rentals of 
     the public lands and the Outer Continental Shelf under the 
     provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act and the Outer 
     Continental Shelf Lands Act, which are not payable to a State 
     or the Reclamation Fund. The portion of any such refund 
     attributable to any amounts previously disbursed to a State, 
     the Reclamation Fund, or any recipient prescribed by law 
     shall be deducted from the next disbursements to that 
     recipient made under the applicable law. Such amounts 
     deducted from subsequent disbursements shall be credited to 
     miscellaneous receipts in the Treasury.
       ``(4) Payment period.--A refund under this subsection shall 
     be paid or denied (with an explanation of the reasons for the 
     denial) within 120 days of the date on which the request for 
     refund is received by the Secretary. Such refund shall be 
     subject to later audit by the Secretary or the applicable 
     delegated State and subject to the provisions of this Act.
       ``(5) Prohibition against reduction of refunds or 
     credits.--In no event shall the Secretary or any delegated 
     State directly or indirectly claim or offset any amount or 
     amounts against, or reduce any refund or credit (or interest 
     accrued thereon) by the amount of any obligation the 
     enforcement of which is barred by section 115.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 
     of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 
     U.S.C. 1701) is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 111 the following new item:

``Sec. 111A. Adjustments and refunds.''.

     SEC. 5365. ROYALTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INTEREST, AND 
                   PENALTIES.

       (a) Lessee Interest.--Section 111 of the Federal Oil and 
     Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1721) is 
     amended by adding after subsection (g) the following:
       ``(h) Interest shall be allowed and paid or credited on any 
     overpayment, with such interest to accrue from the date such 
     overpayment was made, at the rate obtained by applying the 
     provisions of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 6621(a)(1) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, but determined without 
     regard to the matter following subparagraph (B) of section 
     6621(a)(1). Interest which has accrued on any overpayment may 
     be applied to reduce an underpayment. This subsection applies 
     to overpayments made later than six months after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection or September 1, 1996, whichever 
     is later. Such interest shall be paid from amounts received 
     as current receipts from sales, bonuses, royalties (including 
     interest charges collected under this section) and rentals of 
     the public lands and the Outer Continental Shelf under the 
     provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act, and the Outer 
     Continental Shelf Lands Act, which are not payable to a State 
     or the Reclamation Fund. The portion of any such interest 
     payment attributable to any amounts previously disbursed to a 
     State, the Reclamation Fund, or any other recipient 
     designated by law shall be deducted from the next 
     disbursements to that recipient made under the applicable 
     law. Such amounts deducted from subsequent disbursements 
     shall be credited to miscellaneous receipts in the 
     Treasury.''.
       (b) Limitation on Interest.--Section 111 of the Federal Oil 
     and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982, as amended by 
     subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(i) Upon a determination by the Secretary that an 
     excessive overpayment (based upon all obligations of a lessee 
     for a given reporting month) was made for the sole purpose of 
     receiving interest, interest shall not be paid on the 
     excessive amount of such overpayment. For purposes of this 
     Act, an `excessive overpayment' shall be the amount that any 
     overpayment a lessee pays for a given reporting month 
     (excluding payments for demands for obligations determined to 
     be due as a result of judicial or administrative proceedings 
     or agreed to be paid pursuant to settlement agreements) for 
     the aggregate of all of its Federal leases exceeds 10 percent 
     of the total royalties paid that month for those leases.''.
       (c) Estimated Payment.--Section 111 of the Federal Oil and 
     Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1721), as 
     amended by subsections (a) and (b), is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) A lessee may make a payment for the approximate 
     amount of royalties (hereinafter in this subsection 
     `estimated payment') that would otherwise be due for such 
     lease to avoid underpayment or nonpayment interest charges. 
     When an estimated payment is made, actual royalties are due 
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     at the end of the month following the month in which the 
     estimated payment is made. If the lessee makes a payment for 
     such actual royalties, the lessee may apply the estimated 
     payment to future royalties. Any estimated payment may be 
     adjusted, recouped, or reinstated at any time by the 
     lessee.''.
       (d) Volume Allocation of Oil and Gas Production.--Section 
     111 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 
     (30 U.S.C. 1721), as amended by subsections (a) through (c), 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k)(1) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection--
       ``(A) a lessee of a lease in a unit or communitization 
     agreement which contains only Federal leases with the same 
     royalty rate and funds distribution shall report and pay 
     royalties on oil and gas production for each production month 
     based on the actual volume of production sold by or on behalf 
     of that lessee;
       ``(B) a lessee of a lease in any other unit or 
     communitization agreement shall report and pay royalties on 
     oil and gas production for each production month based on the 
     volume of oil and gas produced from such agreement and 
     allocated to the lease in accordance with the terms of the 
     agreement; and
       ``(C) a lessee of a lease that is not contained in a unit 
     or communitization agreement shall report and pay royalties 
     on oil and gas production for each production month based on 
     the actual volume of production sold by or on behalf of that 
     lessee.
       ``(2) This subsection applies only to requirements for 
     reporting and paying royalties. Nothing in this subsection is 
     intended to alter a lessee's liability for royalties on oil 
     or gas production based on the share of production allocated 
     to the lease in accordance with the terms of the lease, a 
     unit or communitization agreement, or any other agreement.
       ``(3) For any unit or communitization agreement, if all 
     lessees contractually agree to an alternative method of 
     royalty reporting and payment, the lessees may submit such 
     alternative method to the Secretary or the delegated State 
     for approval and make payments in accordance with such 
     approved alternative method so long as such alternative 
     method does not reduce the amount of the royalty obligation.
       ``(4) The Secretary or the delegated State shall grant an 
     exception from the reporting and payment requirements for 
     marginal properties by allowing for any calendar year or 
     portion thereof royalties to be paid each month based on the 
     volume of production sold. Interest shall not accrue on the 
     difference for the entire calendar year or portion thereof 
     between the amount of oil and gas actually sold and the share 
     of production allocated to the lease until the beginning of 
     the month following calendar year or portion thereof. Any 
     additional royalties due or overpaid royalties and associated 
     interest shall be paid, refunded, or credited within six 
     months after the end of each calendar year in which royalties 
     are paid based on volumes of production sold. For the purpose 
     of this subsection, the term 'marginal property' means a 
     lease that produces on average the combined equivalent of 
     less than 15 barrels of oil per day or 90 thousand cubic feet 
     of gas per day, or a combination thereof, determined by 
     dividing the average daily production of crude oil and 
     natural gas from producing wells on such lease by the number 
     of such wells, unless the Secretary, together with the State 
     concerned, determines that a different production is more 
     appropriate.
       ``(5) Not later than two years after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue any 
     appropriate demand for all outstanding royalty payment 
     disputes regarding who is required to report and pay 
     royalties on production from units and communitization 
     agreements outstanding on the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, and collect royalty amounts owed on such 
     production.''.
       ``(e) Production Allocation.--Section 111 of the Federal 
     Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1721), 
     as amended by subsections (a) through (d), is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(l) The Secretary or the delegated State shall issue all 
     determinations of allocations of production for units and 
     communitization agreements within 120 days of a request for 
     determination. If the Secretary or the delegated State fails 
     to issue a determination within such 120-day period, the 
     Secretary shall waive interest due on obligations subject to 
     the determination until the end of the month following the 
     month in which the determination is made.''.
       (f) New Assessment to Encourage Proper Royalty Payments.--
       (1) In general.--The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management 
     Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1721), as amended by this section, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 116. ASSESSMENTS.

       ``Beginning eighteen months after the date of enactment of 
     this section, to encourage proper royalty payment the 
     Secretary or the delegated State shall impose assessments on 
     lessees who chronically submit erroneous reports under this 
     Act. Assessments under this Act may only be issued as 
     provided for in this section.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 
     of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1701) is amended by adding after the 
     item relating to section 115 the following new item:

``Sec. 116. Assessments.''.

       (g) Liability for Royalty Payments.--Section 102(a) of the 
     Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 
     1712(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In order to increase receipts and achieve effective 
     collections of royalty and other payments, a lessee who is 
     required to make any royalty or other payment under a lease 
     or under the mineral leasing laws, shall make such payments 
     in the time and manner as may be specified by the Secretary 
     or the applicable delegated State. A lessee may designate a 
     person to make all or part of the payments due under a lease 
     on the lessee's behalf and shall notify the Secretary or the 
     applicable delegated State in writing of such designation, in 
     which event said designated person may, in its own name, pay, 
     offset or credit monies, make adjustments, request and 
     receive refunds and submit reports with respect to payments 
     required by the lessee. The person owning operating rights in 
     a lease shall be primarily liable for its pro rata share of 
     payment obligations under the lease. If the person owning the 
     legal record title in a lease is other than the operating 
     rights owner, the person owning the legal record title shall 
     be secondarily liable for its pro rata share of such payment 
     obligations under the lease.''.
       (h) Clerical Amendment.--The heading of section 111 of the 
     Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 
     1721) is amended to read as follows:


       ``royalty terms and conditions, interest, and penalties''.

     SEC. 5366. ALTERNATIVES FOR MARGINAL PROPERTIES.

       (a) In General.--The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management 
     Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), as amended by section 
     5365 of this chapter, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 117. ALTERNATIVES FOR MARGINAL PROPERTIES.

       ``(a) Determination of Best Interests of State Concerned 
     and the United States.--The Secretary and the State 
     concerned, acting in the best interests of the United States 
     and the State concerned to promote production, reduce 
     administrative costs, and increase net receipts to the United 
     States and the States, shall jointly determine, on a case by 
     case basis, the amount of what marginal production from a 
     lease or leases or well or wells, or parts thereof, shall be 
     subject to a prepayment under subsection (b) or regulatory 
     relief under subsection (c). If the State concerned does not 
     consent, such prepayments or regulatory relief shall not be 
     made available under this section for such marginal 
     production, provided that if royalty payments from a lease or 
     leases, or well or wells is not shared with any State, such 
     determination shall be made solely by the Secretary.
       ``(b) Prepayment of Royalty.--
       ``(1) I general.--Notwithstanding the provisions of any 
     lease to the contrary, for any lease or leases or well or 
     wells identified by the Secretary and the State concerned 
     pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary is authorized to 
     accept a prepayment for royalties in lieu of monthly royalty 
     payments under the lease for the remainder of the lease term 
     if the affected lessee so agrees. Any prepayment agreed to by 
     the Secretary, State concerned and lessee which is less than 
     an average $500 per month in total royalties shall be 
     effectuated under this section not earlier than two years 
     after the date of enactment of this section and, any 
     prepayment which is greater than an average $500 per month in 
     total royalties shall be effectuated under this section not 
     earlier than three years after the date of enactment of this 
     section. The Secretary and the State concerned may condition 
     their acceptance of the prepayment authorized under this 
     section on the lessee's agreeing to such terms and conditions 
     as the Secretary and the State concerned deem appropriate and 
     consistent with the purposes of this Act. Such terms may--
       ``(A) provide for prepayment that does not result in a loss 
     of revenue to the United States in present value terms;
       ``(B) include provisions for receiving additional 
     prepayments or royalties for developments in the lease or 
     leases or well or wells that deviate significantly from the 
     assumptions and facts on which the valuation is determined; 
     and
       ``(C) require the lessee to provide such periodic 
     production reports as may be necessary to allow the Secretary 
     and the State concerned to monitor production for the 
     purposes of subparagraph (B).
       ``(2) State share.--A prepayment under this section shall 
     be shared by the Secretary with any State or other recipient 
     to the same extent as any royalty payment for such lease.
       ``(3) Satisfaction of obligation.--Except as may be 
     provided in the terms and conditions established by the 
     Secretary under subsection (b), a lessee who makes a 
     prepayment under this section shall have satisfied in full 
     its obligation to pay royalty on the production stream sold 
     from the lease or leases or well or wells.
       ``(c) Alternative Accounting and Auditing Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Within one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary or the delegated 
     State shall provide accounting, reporting, and auditing 
     relief that will encourage lessees to continue to produce and 
     develop properties subject to subsection (a); provided, that 
     such relief will only be available to lessees in a State that 
     concurs, which concurrence is not required if royalty from 
     the lease or leases or well or wells is not shared with any 
     State. Prior to granting such relief, the Secretary and, if 
     appropriate, the State concerned shall agree that the type of 
     marginal wells and relief

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     provided under this paragraph is in the best interest of the 
     United States and, if appropriate, the State concerned.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 
     of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1701) is amended by adding after the 
     item relating to section 115 the following new item:

``Sec. 117. Alternatives for marginal properties.''.

     SEC. 5367. REPEALS.

       (a) FOGRMA.--As applicable to Federal lands, sections 202 
     and 307 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 
     1982 (30 U.S.C. 1732 and 1755), are repealed. Such repeal 
     shall not affect cooperative agreements involving Indian 
     tribes or Indian lands. Section 1 of such Act (relating to 
     the table of contents) is amended by striking out the items 
     relating to sections 202 and 307.
       (b) OCSLA.--Effective on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, section 10 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
     U.S.C. 1339) is repealed.

     SEC. 5368. INDIAN LANDS.

       The amendments and repeals made by this chapter shall not 
     apply with respect to Indian lands, and the provisions of the 
     Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 as in 
     effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act 
     shall continue to apply after such date with respect to 
     Indian lands.

     SEC. 5369. PRIVATE LANDS.

       This chapter shall not apply to any privately owned 
     minerals.

     SEC. 5369A. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as provided by section 115(f), section 111(h), 
     section 111(k)(5), and section 117 of the Federal Oil and Gas 
     Royalty Management Act of 1982 (as added by this chapter), 
     this chapter, and the amendments made by this chapter, shall 
     apply with respect to the production of oil and gas after the 
     first day of the month following the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

                           CHAPTER 5--MINING

     SEC. 5371. SHORT TITLE.

       This chapter may be cited as ``The Mining Law Revenue Act 
     of 1995''.

     SEC. 5372. DEFINITIONS.

       When used in this chapter--
       (1) ``Assessment year'' means the annual period commencing 
     at 12 o'clock noon on the 1st day of September and ending at 
     12 o'clock noon on the 1st day of September of the following 
     year.
       (2) ``Federal lands'' means lands and interests in lands 
     owned by the United States that are open to mineral location, 
     or that were open to mineral location when a mining claim or 
     site was located and which have not been patented under the 
     general mining laws.
       (3) ``General mining laws'' means those Acts which 
     generally comprise chapters 2, 11, 12, 12A, 15, and 16, and 
     sections 161 and 162, of Title 30 of the United States Code, 
     all Acts heretofore enacted which are amendatory of or 
     supplementary to any of the foregoing Acts, and the judicial 
     and administrative decisions interpreting such Acts.
       (4) ``Locatable minerals'' means those minerals owned by 
     the United States and subject to location and disposition 
     under the general mining laws on or after the effective date 
     of this chapter, but not including any mineral held in trust 
     by the United States for any Indian or Indian tribe, as 
     defined in section 2 of the Indian Mineral Development Act of 
     1982 (25 U.S.C. 2101), or any mineral owned by any Indian or 
     Indian tribe, as defined in that section, that is subject to 
     a restriction against alienation imposed by the United 
     States, or any mineral owned by any incorporated Native 
     group, village corporation, or regional corporation and 
     acquired by the group or corporation under the provisions of 
     the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
     seq.).
       (5) ``Mineral activities'' means any activity related to, 
     or incidental to, exploration for or development, mining, 
     production, beneficiation, or processing of any locatable 
     mineral or mineral that would be locatable if it were subject 
     to disposition under the general mining laws, or reclamation 
     of the impacts of such activities.
       (6) ``Mining claim or site'', except where provided 
     otherwise, means a lode mining claim, placer mining claim, 
     mill site or tunnel site.
       (7) ``Operator'' means any person conducting mineral 
     activities subject to this chapter.
       (8) ``Person'' means an individual, Indian tribe, 
     partnership, association, society, joint venture, joint stock 
     company, firm, company, limited liability company, 
     corporation, cooperative or other organization, and any 
     instrumentality of State or local government, including any 
     publicly owned utility or publicly owned corporation of State 
     or local government.
       (9) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.

     SEC. 5373. RENTAL PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Rental Payments.--(1) After the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the owner of each unpatented mining claim or site 
     located pursuant to the general mining laws, whether located 
     before or after the enactment of this Act, shall pay to the 
     Secretary prior to September 1 of each year, until a patent 
     has been issued therefor, an annual rental payment for each 
     unpatented mining claim or site.
       (2) Location payment.--The owner of each unpatented mining 
     claim or site located after the date of enactment of this Act 
     pursuant to the general mining laws shall pay to the 
     Secretary, at the time the copy of the notice or certificate 
     of location is filed with the Bureau of Land Management 
     pursuant to section 314(b) of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1744(b)), a $25.00 location 
     payment, in lieu of the annual rental payment of $100 per 
     mining claim or site for the assessment year which includes 
     the date of location of such mining claim or site.
       (3) Exemption and waiver.--(A) The owner of any mining 
     claim or site who demonstrates to the Secretary on or before 
     the first day of any assessment year that access to such 
     mining claim or site was denied during the prior assessment 
     year by the action or inaction of any State or Federal 
     governmental officer, agency, or court, or by any Indian 
     tribal authority, shall be exempt from the annual rental 
     payment requirements of paragraph (1) for the assessment year 
     following the filing of the certification.
       (B) The rental payment provided for in subsection 5373(a) 
     shall be waived for the owner of a mining claim or site who 
     certifies in writing to the Secretary, on or before the date 
     the payment is due, that, as of the date such payment is due, 
     such owner and all related persons own not more than ten 
     unpatented mining claims or sites. Any owner of a mining 
     claim or site that is not required to pay a rental payment 
     under this subsection shall continue to be subject to the 
     assessment work requirements of the general mining laws or of 
     any other State or Federal law, subject to any suspension or 
     deferment of annual assessment work provided by law, for the 
     assessment year following the filing of the certification 
     required by this subsection.
       (4) Amount of annual rental payment.--For each assessment 
     year the annual rental payment payable for a claim or site 
     referred to in paragraph (1) shall be in the amount specified 
     in Table 1.

                                Table 1

Amount of Payment Per Site or Claim:
$100 per year..........................................................
$200 per yeareafter....................................................

       (5) Effect of forfeiture.--No owner or co-owner of a mining 
     claim or site which has been forfeited because the rental 
     payment has not been paid and no person who is a related 
     person of any such owner or co-owner may relocate a new claim 
     on any part of lands located within the forfeited claim for a 
     period of 12 months after the date of forfeiture.
       (b) Annual Labor.--(1) Beginning in 1999, amounts expended 
     on activities that qualify as annual labor under the general 
     mining laws may be credited on a dollar for dollar basis 
     towards up to 50 percent of the annual rental payment payable 
     under this section for the following assessment year. During 
     the assessment year in 1999, annual labor performed in 1998 
     may be credited toward the annual rental payment due in 1999.
       (2) In order to receive credit under this subsection for 
     annual labor work, the description and value of the work must 
     be included in the statement required in subsection (e) and 
     the statement must be timely filed.
       (3) Annual labor performed on an individual mining claim or 
     site within a group of contiguous claims may be credited 
     towards the aggregate amount of rental payments due on all of 
     the contiguous claims within that group.
       (c) Work Qualifying as Annual Labor.--(1) Only work which 
     directly benefits or develops a mining claim or facilitates 
     the extraction of ore qualifies as annual labor or other 
     activities as determined by the Secretary. Acceptable labor 
     and improvements include, but are not limited to, any of the 
     following:
       (A) Drilling or excavating, including ore extraction.
       (B) Mining costs directly associated with the production of 
     ore.
       (C) Prospecting work which benefits the claim or a 
     contiguous claim.
       (D) Development work toward an actual mine, such as shafts, 
     tunnels, crosscuts and drifts, settling ponds and dams.
       (E) Activities covered under section 1 of the Act of 
     September 2, 1958 (30 U.S.C. 281), as amended.
       (F) Reclamation conducted pursuant to State or Federal 
     surface management laws or regulations.
       (2) The following activities do not qualify as annual 
     labor:
       (A) Work involved in maintaining the location such as 
     brushing and marking boundaries or replacing corner posts and 
     location notices.
       (B) Transportation of workers to or from the location.
       (C) Prospecting or exploration work not conducted within 
     the location or a contiguous location.
       (d) Amendments of Public Law 85-876.--The Act of September 
     2, 1958 (Public Law 85-876; 30 U.S.C. 281), is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 1 is amended by inserting ``mineral activities, 
     environmental baseline monitoring, and'' after ``without 
     being limited to'' and before ``geological, geochemical and 
     geophysical surveys'' and by striking ``Such'' at the 
     beginning of the last sentence and inserting ``Airborne''.
       (2) Section 2(d) is amended by inserting ``environmental 
     baseline monitoring or'' after ``experience to conduct'' and 
     before ``geological, geochemical or geophysical surveys''.
       (3) Section 2 is amended by adding the following new 
     subsection at the end thereof:
       ``(e) The term `environmental baseline monitoring' means 
     activities for collecting,

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     reviewing and analyzing information concerning soil, 
     vegetation, wildlife, mineral, air, water, cultural, 
     historical, archaeological or other resources related to 
     planning for or complying with Federal and State 
     environmental or permitting requirements applicable to 
     potential or proposed mineral activities on the claim(s).''.
       (e) Rental Payment Statement.--Each payment under 
     subsection (a) of this section shall be accompanied by a 
     statement which reasonably identifies the mining claim or 
     site for which the rental payment is being paid. The 
     statement required under this subsection shall be in lieu of 
     any annual filing requirements for mining claims or sites, 
     under any other Federal law, but shall not supersede any such 
     filing requirement under applicable State law.
       (f) Annual Labor Statement.--When the value of annual labor 
     is credited towards part or all of the rental payment, 
     subject to the 50-percent limit set forth in subsection 
     (b)(1), the following shall apply:
       (1) The rental payment statement required in subsection (e) 
     must also state the dates of performance of the labor, 
     describe the character and total value of the improvements 
     made or the labor performed, and the amount of labor used as 
     a credit toward the rental payment for the current year.
       (2) The annual labor statements must include a summary of 
     the quantity, value and location of work done. This includes 
     a listing of the physical work done, to include drilling, 
     trenching, sampling and underground excavation, and the 
     location of any environmental, geologic, geochemical, and 
     geophysical surveys. The claim holder shall maintain 
     sufficient records which document the value of the work 
     claimed.
       (3) All supporting material filed pursuant to paragraph (2) 
     shall remain confidential in accordance with section 552 of 
     title 5 of the United States Code as long as the location is 
     maintained and for a period of one year after the location is 
     abandoned, after which all data filed shall be considered 
     public information.
       (4) To the extent that labor credited against the rental 
     payment payable under this section is determined by a final 
     action not to qualify as labor under the general mining laws, 
     the claimant shall pay the insufficiency by making payment to 
     the Secretary of an amount equal to the amount of the rental 
     payment against which the insufficient labor was credited. If 
     such payment is made within 30 days of the claimant's receipt 
     of a notice of a final decision making such determination, 
     the claim concerned shall not be forfeited or null or void, 
     and the rental payment applicable to such claim shall be 
     deemed timely paid.
       (g) Credit Against Royalty.--The annual claim rental 
     payment payable in advance of the assessment year for any 
     unpatented mining claim or site, or the aggregate rental 
     payments from a group of contiguous claims or sites, shall be 
     credited against the amount of royalty obligation accruing 
     for that year for such claims or sites under section 5375.
       (h) Failure to Comply.--The failure of the owner to pay any 
     claim rental payment for a mining claim or site by the date 
     such payment is due under this section shall constitute 
     forfeiture of the mining claim or site and such mining claim 
     or site shall be null and void, effective as of the day after 
     the date such payment is due: Provided, That if such rental 
     payment is paid on or before the 30th day after such payment 
     was due under this section, such mining claim or site shall 
     not be forfeited or null or void.
       (i) Amendment of FLPMA Filing Requirements.--Section 314(a) 
     of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
     U.S.C. 1744(a)) is hereby repealed.
       (j) Related Persons.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``related persons'' includes--
       (1) the spouse and dependent children (as defined in 
     section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of the 
     owner of the mining claim or site; and
       (2) a person controlled by, controlling, or under common 
     control with the owner of the mining claim or site.
       (k) Repeal.--Sections 10101 through 10106 of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (107 Stat. 406; 30 U.S.C. 
     28g) are repealed.

     SEC. 5374. PATENTS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), any 
     patent issued by the United States under the general mining 
     laws after the date of enactment of this chapter shall be 
     issued only--
       (1) upon payment by the owner of the claim of the fair 
     market value for the interest in the land owned by the United 
     States exclusive of and without regard to the mineral 
     deposits in the land or the use of the land for mineral 
     activities; and
       (2) subject to reservation by the United States of the 
     royalty provided in section 5375.
       (b) Right of Re-entry.--
       (1) Except as provided in subsection 5374(c), and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States 
     shall retain a right of re-entry in lands patented under 
     section 5374.
       (2) Such right of re-entry of the United States shall ripen 
     if--
       (A) the land is used by the patentee, or any subsequent 
     owners, for any purpose other than conducting mineral 
     activities in good faith;
       (B) such use is not discontinued within a time period 
     specified by the Secretary (but not earlier than 90 days 
     after the Secretary provides the owner of the land with 
     written notice pursuant to paragraph (2) to discontinue such 
     use); and
       (C) the Secretary elects to assert the right of re-entry in 
     accordance with paragraph (3).
       (3) The ripened right of re-entry retained by the United 
     States pursuant to subparagraph (2) shall vest and all right, 
     title and interest in such patented estate shall revert to 
     the United States only if--
       (A) the Secretary files a declaration of re-entry within 6 
     months of the requisite occurrences under paragraph (2) with 
     the Office of the Bureau of Land Management in the state 
     where the land subject to such right of re-entry is situated; 
     and
       (B) the Secretary records such declaration in the office of 
     the county recorder of the county in which the lands subject 
     to a reversion are situated within 30 days of filing under 
     subparagraph (A).
       (4) One year after the patent holder provides written 
     notice to the Secretary that all mineral activities are 
     completed and applicable reclamation is completed, the right 
     of re-entry held by the United States and created under the 
     subsection (b) shall expire unless within such period the 
     Secretary notifies the patent holder in writing that he is 
     exercising the right of re-entry held by the United States. 
     At such time, ownership of the patented lands shall 
     automatically revert to the United States, notwithstanding 
     subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C) of subsection (b)(2). The 
     Secretary may decline to exercise the right of re-entry and 
     such rights shall continue if--
       (a) solid waste or hazardous substances released on or from 
     the patented estate may pose a threat to public safety or the 
     environment; or
       (b) acceptance of title would expose the United States to 
     liability for past mineral activities on the patented estate.
       (c) Protection of Valid Existing Rights.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, the requirements of this chapter 
     (except with respect to rental payments in accordance with 
     section 5373)--
       (1) shall not apply to the mining claims and sites 
     contained within those mineral patent applications pending at 
     the Department as of September 30, 1995, which shall be 
     processed under the general mining laws in effect immediately 
     prior to the date of enactment of this chapter; and
       (2) likewise shall not apply to the mining claims or sites 
     for which there is on the date of enactment of this chapter a 
     vested possessory property right against the Government under 
     the general mining laws in effect immediately prior to the 
     date of enactment of this chapter.

     SEC. 5375. ROYALTY.

       (a) In General.--The production and sale of locatable 
     minerals (including associated minerals) from any unpatented 
     mining claim (other than those from Federal lands to which 
     subsection 5374(c) applies) or any mining claim patented 
     under subsection 5374(a) shall be subject to a royalty of 5.0 
     percent on the net proceeds from such production mined and 
     sold from such claim.
       (b) Royalty Exclusion.--
       (1) The royalty payable under this section shall be waived 
     for any person with annual net proceeds from mineral 
     production subject to subsection (a) of less than $50,000.
       (2) The obligation to pay royalties hereunder shall accrue 
     upon the sale of locatable minerals or mineral products 
     produced from a mining claim subject to such royalty, and not 
     upon the stockpiling of the same for future processing.
       (3) Where mining operations subject to this section are 
     conducted in two or more places by the same person, the 
     operations shall be considered a single operation the 
     aggregate net proceeds from which shall be subject to the 
     $50,000 limitation set forth in this subsection.
       (4) No royalty shall be payable under this section with 
     respect to minerals processed at a facility by the same 
     person or entity which extracted the minerals if an urban 
     development action grant has been made under section 119 of 
     the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 with 
     respect to any portion of such facility.
       (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this chapter:
       (1) The term ``net proceeds'' shall mean gross yield, less 
     the sum of the following deductions for costs incurred prior 
     to sale or value determination, and none other:
       (A) The actual cost of extracting the locatable mineral.
       (B) The actual cost of transporting the locatable mineral 
     from the claim to the place or places of reduction, 
     beneficiation, refining, and sale.
       (C) The actual cost of reduction, beneficiation, refining, 
     and sale of the locatable mineral.
       (D) The actual cost of marketing and delivering the 
     locatable mineral and the conversion of the locatable mineral 
     into money.
       (E) The actual cost of maintenance and repairs of--
       (i) all machinery, equipment, apparatus, and facilities 
     used in the mine;
       (ii) all crushing, milling, leaching, refining, smelting, 
     and reduction works, plants, and facilities; and
       (iii) all facilities and equipment for transportation.
       (F) The actual cost for support personnel and support 
     services at the mine site, including without limitation, 
     accounting, assaying, drafting and mapping, computer 
     services, surveying, housing, camp, and office expenses, 
     safety, and security.
       (G) The actual cost of engineering, sampling, and assaying 
     pertaining to development and production.

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       (H) The actual cost of permitting, reclamation, 
     environmental compliance and monitoring.
       (I) The actual cost of fire and other insurance on the 
     machinery, equipment, apparatus, works, plants, and 
     facilities mentioned in subparagraph (E).
       (J) Depreciation of the original capitalized cost of the 
     machinery, equipment, apparatus, works, plants, and 
     facilities listed in subparagraph (E). The annual 
     depreciation charge shall consist of amortization of the 
     original cost in the manner consistent with the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. The 
     probable life of the property represented by the original 
     cost must be considered in computing the depreciation charge.
       (K) All money expended for premiums for industrial 
     insurance, and the owner paid cost of hospital and medical 
     attention and accident benefits and group insurance for all 
     employees engaged in the production or processing of 
     locatable minerals.
       (L) All money paid as contributions or payments under State 
     unemployment compensation law, all money paid as 
     contributions under the Federal Social Security Act, and all 
     money paid to State government in real property taxes and 
     severance or other taxes measured or levied on production, or 
     Federal excise tax payments and payments as fees or charges 
     for use of the Federal lands from which the locatable 
     minerals are produced.
       (M) The actual cost of the developmental work in or about 
     the mine or upon a group of mines when operated as a unit.
       (2) The term ``gross yield'' shall having the following 
     meaning:
       (A) In the case of sales of gold and silver ore, 
     concentrates or bullion, or the sales of other locatable 
     minerals in the form of ore or concentrates, the term ``gross 
     yield'' means the actual proceeds of sale of such ore, 
     concentrates or bullion.
       (B) In the case of sales of beneficiated products from 
     locatable minerals other than those subject to subparagraph 
     (A) (including cathode, anode or copper rod or wire, or other 
     products fabricated from the locatable minerals), the term 
     ``gross yield'' means the gross income from mining derived 
     from the first commercially marketable product determined in 
     the same manner as under section 613 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986.
       (C) If ore, concentrates, beneficiated or fabricated 
     products, or locatable minerals are used or consumed and are 
     not sold in an arms length transaction, the term ``gross 
     yield'' means the reasonable fair market value of the ore, 
     concentrates, beneficiated or fabricated products at the mine 
     or wellhead determined from the first applicable of the 
     following:
       (i) Published or other competitive selling prices of 
     locatable minerals of like kind and grade.
       (ii) Any proceeds of sale.
       (iii) Value received in exchange for any thing or service.
       (iv) The value of any locatable minerals in kind or used or 
     consumed in a manufacturing process or in providing a 
     service.
     Without limiting the foregoing, the profits or losses 
     incurred in connection with forward sales, futures or 
     commodity options trading, metal loans, or any other price 
     hedging or speculative activity or arrangement shall not be 
     included in gross yield.
       (d) Limitations and Allocations of Net Proceeds, Gross 
     Yield, and Allowable Deductions.--
       (1) The deductions listed in subsection (c)(1) are intended 
     to allow a reasonable allowance for overhead. Such deductions 
     shall not include any expenditures for salaries, or any 
     portion of salaries, of any person not actually engaged in--
       (A) the working of the mine;
       (B) the operating of the leach pads, ponds, plants, mills, 
     smelters, or reduction works;
       (C) the operating of the facilities or equipment for 
     transportation; or
       (D) superintending the management of any of those 
     operations described in subparagraphs (A) through (C).
       (2) Ores or solutions of locatable minerals subject to the 
     royalty requirements of this section may be extracted from 
     mines comprised of mining claims and lands other than mining 
     claims and ore or solutions of locatable minerals subject to 
     the royalty requirements of this section may be commingled 
     with ores or solutions from lands other than mining claims. 
     In any such case, for purposes of determining the amount of 
     royalties payable under this section--
       (A) the operator shall first sample, weigh or measure, and 
     assay the same in accordance with accepted industry 
     standards; and
       (B) gross yield, allowable costs and net proceeds for 
     royalty purposes shall be allocated in proportion to mineral 
     products recovered from the mining claims in accordance with 
     accepted industry standards.
       (e) Liability for Royalty Payments.--The owner or co-owners 
     of a mining claim subject to a royalty under this section 
     shall be liable for such royalty to the extent of the 
     interest in such claim owned. As used in this subsection, the 
     terms ``owner'' and ``co-owner'' mean the person or persons 
     owning the right to mine locatable minerals from such claim 
     and receiving the net proceeds of such sale. No person who 
     makes any royalty payment attributable to the interest of the 
     owner or co-owners liable therefor shall become liable to the 
     United States for such royalty as a result of making such 
     payment on behalf of such owner or co-owners.
       (f) Time and Manner of Payment.--
       (1) Royalty payments for production from any mining claim 
     subject to the royalty payable under this section shall be 
     due to the United States at the end of the month following 
     the end of the calendar quarter in which the net proceeds 
     from the sale of such production are received by the owner or 
     co-owners. Royalty payments may be made based upon good faith 
     estimates of the gross yield, net proceeds and the quantity 
     of ore, concentrates, or other beneficiated or fabricated 
     products of locatable minerals, subject to adjustment when 
     the actual annual gross yield, net proceeds and quantity are 
     determined by the owner of the mining claim or site or co-
     owners.
       (2) Each royalty payment or adjustment shall be accompanied 
     by a statement containing each of the following:
       (A) The name and Bureau of Land Management serial number of 
     the mining claim or claims from which ores, concentrates, 
     solutions or beneficiated products of locatable minerals 
     subject to the royalty required in this section were produced 
     and sold for the period covered by such payment or 
     adjustment.
       (B) The estimated (or actual, if determined) quantity of 
     such ore, concentrates, solutions or beneficiated or 
     fabricated products produced and sold from such mining claim 
     or claims for such period.
       (C) The estimated (or actual, if determined) gross yield 
     from the production and sale of such ore, concentrates, 
     solutions or beneficiated products for such period.
       (D) The estimated (or actual, if determined) net proceeds 
     from the production and sale of such ores, concentrates, 
     solutions or beneficiated products for such period, including 
     an itemization of the applicable deductions described in 
     subsection (c)(1).
       (E) The estimated (or actual, if determined) royalty due to 
     the United States, or adjustment due to the United States or 
     such owner or co-owners, for such period.
       (3) In lieu of receiving a refund under subsection (h), the 
     owner or co-owners may elect to apply any adjustment due to 
     such owner or co-owners as an offset against royalties due 
     from such owner or co-owners to the United States under this 
     Act, regardless of whether such royalties are due for 
     production and sale from the same mining claim or claims.
       (g) Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements.--
       (1) An owner, operator, or other person directly involved 
     in the conduct of mineral activities, transportation, 
     purchase, or sale of locatable minerals, concentrates, or 
     products derived therefrom, subject to the royalty under this 
     section, through the point of royalty computation, shall 
     establish and maintain any records, make any reports, and 
     provide any information that the Secretary may reasonably 
     require for the purposes of implementing this section or 
     determining compliance with regulations or orders under this 
     section. Upon the request of the Secretary when conducting an 
     audit or investigation pursuant to subsection (i), the 
     appropriate records, reports, or information required by this 
     subsection shall be made available for inspection and 
     duplication by the Secretary.
       (2) Records required by the Secretary under this section 
     shall be maintained for 3 years after the records are 
     generated unless the Secretary notifies the record holder 
     that he or she has initiated an audit or investigation 
     specifically identifying and involving such records and that 
     such records must be maintained for a longer period. When an 
     audit or investigation is under way, such records shall be 
     maintained until the earlier of the date that the Secretary 
     releases the record holder of the obligation to maintain such 
     records or the date that the limitations period applicable to 
     such audit or investigation under subsection (i) expires.
       (h) Interest Assessments.--
       (1) If royalty payments under this section are not received 
     by the Secretary on the date that such payments are due, or 
     if such payments are less than the amount due, the Secretary 
     shall charge interest on such unpaid amount. Interest under 
     this subsection shall be computed at the rate published by 
     the Department of the Treasury as the ``Treasury Current 
     Value of Funds Rate.'' In the case of an underpayment or 
     partial payment, interest shall be computed and charged only 
     on the amount of the deficiency and not on the total amount, 
     and only for the number of days such payment is late. No 
     other late payment or underpayment charge or penalty shall be 
     charged with respect to royalties under this section.
       (2) In any case in which royalty payments are made in 
     excess of the amount due, or amounts are held by the 
     Secretary pending the outcome of any appeal in which the 
     Secretary does not prevail, the Secretary shall promptly 
     refund such overpayments or pay such amounts to the person or 
     persons entitled thereto, together with interest thereon for 
     the number of days such overpayment or amounts were held by 
     the Secretary, with the addition of interest charged against 
     the United States computed at the rate published by the 
     Department of the Treasury as the ``Treasury Current Value of 
     Funds Rate.''
       (i) Audits, Payment Demands and Limitations.--
       (1) The Secretary may conduct, after notice, any audit 
     reasonably necessary and appropriate to verify the payments 
     required under this section.
       (2) The Secretary shall send or issue any billing or demand 
     letter for royalty due on locatable minerals produced and 
     sold from any mining claim subject to royalty required by 
     this section not later than 3 years after

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     the date such royalty was due and must specifically identify 
     the production involved, the royalty allegedly due and the 
     basis for the claim. No action, proceeding or claim for 
     royalty due on locatable minerals produced and sold, or 
     relating to such production, may be brought by the United 
     States, including but not limited to any claim for additional 
     royalties or claim of the right to offset the amount of such 
     additional royalties against amounts owed to any person by 
     the United States, unless judicial suit or administrative 
     proceedings are commenced to recover specific amounts claimed 
     to be due prior to the expiration of 3 years from the date 
     such royalty is alleged to have been due.
       (j) Transitional Rules.--Any mining claim for which a 
     patent is issued pursuant to section 5374(c) shall not be 
     subject to the obligation to pay the royalty pursuant to this 
     section. Royalty payments for any claim processed under 
     section 5374(c) shall be suspended pending final 
     determination of the right to patent. For any such claim that 
     is determined not to qualify for the issuance of a patent 
     under section 5374(c), royalties shall be payable under this 
     section on production after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, plus interest computed at the rate published by the 
     Department of the Treasury as the ``Treasury Current Value of 
     Funds Rate'' on production after such date of enactment and 
     before the date of such determination.
       (k) Penalties.--Any person who withholds payment or 
     royalties under this section after a final, nonappealable 
     determination of liability may be liable for civil penalties 
     of up to $ 5,000 per day that payment is withheld after 
     becoming due.
       (l) Disbursement of Revenues.--The receipts from royalties 
     collected under this section shall be disbursed as follows:
       (1) Fifty percent of such receipts shall be paid into the 
     Treasury of the United States and deposited as miscellaneous 
     receipts.
       (2) Forty percent of such receipts shall be paid into a 
     State Fund or Federal Fund in accordance with section 5376; 
     until termination as provided in section 5379.
       (3) Ten percent of such receipts shall be paid by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to the State in which the mining 
     claim from which production occurred is located.

     SEC. 5376. ABANDONED LOCATABLE MINERALS MINE RECLAMATION 
                   FUND.

       (a) State Fund.--Any State within which royalties are 
     collected pursuant to section 5375 from a mining claim and 
     which wishes to become eligible to receive such proceeds 
     allocated by paragraph 5375(l)(2) shall establish and 
     maintain an interest-bearing abandoned locatable mineral mine 
     reclamation fund (hereinafter referred to in this chapter as 
     ``State Fund'') to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. 
     States with existing abandoned locatable mineral reclamation 
     programs shall qualify to receive proceeds allocated by 
     section 5375(l)(2).
       (b) Federal Fund.--There is established on the books of the 
     Treasury of the United States an interest-bearing fund to be 
     known as the Abandoned Locatable Minerals Mine Reclamation 
     Fund (hereinafter referred to in this chapter as ``Federal 
     Fund'') which shall consist of royalty proceeds allocated by 
     paragraph 5375(l)(2) from mining claims in a State where a 
     State Fund has not been established or maintained under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 5377. ALLOCATION AND PAYMENTS.

       (a) State Fund.--Royalties collected pursuant to section 
     5375 and allocated by section 5375(l)(2) shall be paid by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to the State Fund established 
     pursuant to subsection 5376(a) for the State where the mining 
     claim from which the production occurred is located. Payments 
     to States under this subsection with respect to any royalties 
     received by the United States, shall be made not later than 
     the last business day of the month in which such royalties 
     are warranted by the United States Treasury to the Secretary 
     of the Interior as having been received, except for any 
     portion of such royalties which is under challenge, which 
     shall be placed in a suspense account pending resolution of 
     such challenge. Such warrants shall be issued by the United 
     States Treasury not later than 10 days after receipt of such 
     royalties by the Treasury. Royalties placed in a suspense 
     account which are determined to be due the United States 
     shall be payable to a State Fund not later than fifteen days 
     after such challenge is resolved. Any such amount placed in a 
     suspense account pending resolution shall bear interest until 
     the challenge is resolved. In determining the amount of 
     payments to State Funds under this section, the amount of 
     such payments shall not be reduced by any administrative or 
     other costs incurred by the United States.
       (b) Federal Fund.--Royalties collected pursuant to section 
     5375, and allocated by paragraph 5375(l)(2), from mining 
     claims located in a State which has not established or 
     maintained a State Fund, and such royalties from mining 
     claims located in a State for which the Secretary's authority 
     has expired under subsection 5379(a), shall be credited to 
     the Federal Fund and distributed in accordance with 
     subsection (c).
       (c) Transition.--Prior to the time a State establishes a 
     State Fund pursuant to subsection 5376(a), any royalties 
     collected from a mining claim within such State shall be 
     deposited into the Federal Fund and allocated to such State. 
     Once a State establishes a State Fund under subsection 
     5376(a), the State allocation in the Federal Fund with 
     accrued interest shall be paid by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to the State Fund in accordance with subsection (a). 
     Commencing three years after the date of enactment of this 
     chapter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall distribute 
     royalty proceeds then accrued or which are thereafter 
     credited to the Federal Fund equally among all States which 
     maintain a State Fund established under subsection 5376(a), 
     and for which the Secretary of the Treasury's authority has 
     not expired under subsection 5379(a).

     SEC. 5378. ELIGIBLE AREA.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), lands and water 
     eligible for reclamation under this chapter shall be Federal 
     lands that --
       (1) have been adversely affected by past mineral activities 
     on lands abandoned and left inadequately reclaimed prior to 
     the date of enactment of this chapter; and
       (2) for which the State determines there is no identifiable 
     party with a continuing reclamation responsibility under 
     State or Federal laws.
       (b) Specific Sites and Areas Not Eligible.--The following 
     areas shall not be eligible for expenditures from a State 
     Fund:
       (1) any area subject to a plan of operations submitted or 
     approved prior to, on or after the date of enactment of this 
     chapter which includes remining or reclamation of the area 
     adversely affected by past locatable mineral activities;
       (2) any area affected by coal mining eligible for 
     reclamation expenditures pursuant to section 404 of the 
     Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (30 U.S.C. 1234);
       (3) any area designated for remedial action pursuant to the 
     Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (42 
     U.S.C. 7912); and
       (4) any area that was listed on the National Priorities 
     List pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9605) prior 
     to the date of enactment of this chapter, or where the 
     Environmental Protection Agency has initiated or caused to be 
     initiated a response action pursuant to that Act.

     SEC. 5379. SUNSET PROVISIONS.

       (a) Termination of Authority.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury's authority to allocate funds to a State Fund under 
     section 5377 shall expire on the date that the State submits 
     a report to the Congress which states that there are no areas 
     in the State eligible under subsection 5378(a) which remain 
     to be reclaimed.
       (b) Termination of Fund.--Upon the termination of authority 
     as provided in subsection (a) with respect to all State 
     Funds, the Federal Fund shall also be terminated, and all 
     royalty proceeds thereafter remaining in the Federal Fund 
     shall be distributed to the States as provided for in Section 
     5375(l)(3).

     SEC. 5380. EFFECT ON THE GENERAL MINING LAWS.

       The provisions of this chapter shall supersede the general 
     mining laws only to the extent such laws conflict with the 
     requirements of this chapter. Where no such conflict exists, 
     the general mining laws, including all judicial and 
     administrative decisions interpreting them, shall remain in 
     full force and effect.

     SEC. 5381. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this chapter or the applicability 
     thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the 
     remainder of this chapter and the application of such 
     provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be 
     affected thereby.

     SEC. 5382. MINERAL MATERIALS.

       (a) Determinations.--Section 3 of the Act of July 23, 1955 
     (30 U.S.C. 611), is amended as follows:
       (1) Insert ``(a)'' before the first sentence.
       (2) Add the following new subsection at the end thereof:
       (b)(1) Subject to valid existing rights, after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, notwithstanding the reference 
     to common varieties in subsection (a) and to the exception to 
     such term relating to a deposit of materials with some 
     property giving it distinct and special value, all deposits 
     of mineral materials referred to in such subsection, 
     including the block pumice referred to in such subsection, 
     shall be subject to disposal only under the terms and 
     conditions of the Materials Act of 1947.
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term `valid existing 
     rights' means that a mining claim located for any such 
     mineral material had some property giving it the distinct and 
     special value referred to in subsection (a), or as the case 
     may be, met the definition of block pumice referred to in 
     such subsection, was properly located and maintained under 
     the general mining laws prior to the date of the enactment of 
     this subsection, and was supported by a discovery of a 
     valuable mineral deposit within the meaning of the general 
     mining laws as in effect immediately prior to such date of 
     enactment and that such claim continues to be valid under 
     this Act.''.
       (b) Identified Deposits.--The Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the disposal of materials on the public lands of 
     the United States'', approved July 31, 1947 (30 U.S.C. 602), 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Identified Deposits.--
       ``(1) Lands known to contain valuable deposits of mineral 
     materials subject to this Act and subsequent amendments and 
     not covered by any contract, permit, or lease, for uncommon 
     varieties of mineral materials under this section or by a 
     valid mining claim for an uncommon variety of a mineral 
     material under the general mining laws shall be subject to 
     disposition by lease under this Act

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     by the Secretary through advertisement, competitive bidding, 
     or such other methods as he may by general regulations adopt, 
     and in such reasonably compact areas as he shall fix.
       ``(2) All leases will be conditioned upon--
       ``(A) the payment by the lessee of such royalty as may be 
     fixed in the lease, not less than two percent of the quantity 
     or gross value of the output of mineral materials, and
       ``(B) the payment in advance of a rental of 25 cents per 
     acre for the first calendar year or fraction thereof; 50 
     cents per acre for the second, third, fourth, and fifth 
     years, respectively; and $1 per acre per annum thereafter 
     during the continuance of the lease, such rental for that 
     year being credited against royalties accruing for that year.
       ``(3)(A) Any lease issued under this subsection shall be 
     for a term of 20 years and so long thereafter as the lessee 
     complies with the terms and conditions of the lease and upon 
     the further condition that at the end of each 20-year period 
     succeeding the date of the lease such reasonable adjustment 
     of the terms and conditions thereof may be made therein as 
     may be prescribed by the Secretary unless otherwise provided 
     by law at the expiration of such periods.
       ``(B) Leases shall be conditioned upon a minimum annual 
     production or the payment of a minimum royalty in lieu 
     thereof, except when production is interrupted by strikes, 
     the elements, or casualties not attributable to the lessee.
       ``(C) The Secretary may permit suspension of operations 
     under any such leases when marketing conditions are such that 
     the leases cannot be operated except at a loss.
       ``(D) The Secretary upon application by the lessee prior to 
     the expiration of any existing lease in good standing shall 
     amend such lease to provide for the same tenure and to 
     contain the same conditions, including adjustment at the end 
     of each 20-year period succeeding the date of said lease, as 
     provided for in this subsection.
       ``(c) Other Lands.--
       ``(1) The Secretary is hereby authorized, under such rules 
     and regulations as he may prescribe, to grant to any 
     qualified applicant a prospecting permit which shall give the 
     exclusive right to prospect for mineral materials in lands 
     belonging to the United States which are not subject to 
     subsection (b), and are not covered by a contract, permit, or 
     lease under this Act, except that a prospecting permit shall 
     not exceed a period of 2 years and the area to be included in 
     such a permit shall not exceed 2,560 acres of land in 
     reasonably compact form.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall reserve and may exercise the 
     authority to cancel any prospecting permit upon failure by 
     the permittee to exercise due diligence in the prosecution of 
     the prospecting work in accordance with the terms and 
     conditions stated in the permit, and shall insert in every 
     such permit issued under the provisions of this Act 
     appropriate provisions for its cancellation by him.
       ``(3)(A) Upon showing to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that valuable deposits of one of the mineral materials 
     subject to the Materials Act of 1947 have been discovered by 
     the permittee within the area covered by his permit, and that 
     such land is valuable therefor, the permittee shall be 
     entitled to a lease for any or all of the land embraced in 
     the prospecting permit, at a royalty of not less than two 
     percent of the quantity or gross value of the output of the 
     mineral materials at the point of shipment to market, such 
     lease to be taken in compact form by legal subdivisions of 
     the public land surveys, or if the land be not surveyed, by 
     survey executed at the cost of the permittee in accordance 
     with regulations prescribed by the Secretary.''.
       ``(B) ``Persons holding valid mining claims for uncommon 
     varieties of mineral materials shall be entitled to receive a 
     lease under this subsection.''
       (D) Mineral Materials Disposal Clarification.--Section 4 
     July 23, 1955 (30 U.S.C. 612), is amended as follows:
       (1) In subsection (b) insert ``and mineral material'' after 
     ``vegetative''.
       (2) In subsection (c) insert ``and mineral material'' after 
     ``vegetative''.
       (e) Authorization for Disposal of Mineral Materials by 
     Contract.--Section 2(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the disposal of materials on the public lands of 
     the United States'', approved July 31, 1947 (30 U.S.C. 
     602(a)), is amended--
       (1) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``or, if''; and
       (2) by adding after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) the material is a mineral material.''.

                 CHAPTER 6--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

     SEC. 5391. AIRCRAFT SERVICES.

       (a) Use of Private Contractors.--By not later than October 
     1, 1996, the Secretary of the Interior shall contract with 
     private entities for the provision of all aircraft services 
     required by the Department of the Interior, other than those 
     available from existing DOI aircraft whose primary purpose is 
     fire suppression.
       (b) Sale of Federal Aircraft.--By September 30, 1998, the 
     Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to sell 
     all aircraft owned by the Department of the Interior and all 
     associated equipment and facilities, other than those whose 
     primary purpose is fire suppression.
       (c) Exemptions.--The disposition of assets under this 
     section is not subject to section 202 and 203 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     483 and 484) or section 13 of the Surplus Property Act of 
     1944 (50 U.S.C. App. 1622).
       (d) Disposition of Proceeds.--The proceeds from 
     dispositions under this section shall be returned to the 
     Treasury as miscellaneous receipts and all savings from 
     reduced overhead and other costs related to the management of 
     the assets sold shall be returned to the Treasury.

               CHAPTER 7--POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS

       Subchapter A--Bonneville Power Administration Refinancing

     SEC. 5401. DEFINITIONS.

       For the purposes of this subchapter--
       (1) ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the 
     Bonneville Power Administration;
       (2) ``capital investment'' means a capitalized cost funded 
     by Federal appropriations that--
       (A) is for a project, facility, or separable unit or 
     feature of a project or facility;
       (B) is a cost for which the Administrator is required by 
     law to establish rates to repay to the United States Treasury 
     through the sale of electric power, transmission, or other 
     services;
       (C) excludes a Federal irrigation investment; and
       (D) excludes an investment financed by the current revenues 
     of the Administrator or by bonds issued and sold, or 
     authorized to be issued and sold, by the Administrator under 
     section 13 of the Federal Columbia River Transmission System 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 838k);
       (3) ``new capital investment'' means a capital investment 
     for a project, facility, or separable unit or feature of a 
     project, facility, or separable unit or feature of a project 
     or facility, placed in service after September 30, 1995;
       (4) ``old capital investment'' means a capital investment 
     the capitalized cost of which--
       (A) was incurred, but not repaid, before October 1, 1995, 
     and
       (B) was for a project, facility, or separable unit or 
     feature of a project or facility, placed in service before 
     October 1, 1995;
       (5) ``repayment date'' means the end of the period within 
     which the Administrator's rates are to assure the repayment 
     of the principal amount of a capital investment; and
       (6) ``Treasury rate'' means--
       (A) for an old capital investment, a rate determined by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration 
     prevailing market yields, during the month preceding October 
     1, 1995, on outstanding interest-bearing obligations of the 
     United States with periods to maturity comparable to the 
     period between October 1, 1995, and the repayment date for 
     the old capital investment; and
       (B) for a new capital investment, a rate determined by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration 
     prevailing market yields, during the month preceding the 
     beginning of the fiscal year in which the related project, 
     facility, or separable unit or feature is placed in service, 
     on outstanding interest-bearing obligations of the United 
     States with periods to maturity comparable to the period 
     between the beginning of the fiscal year and the repayment 
     date for the new capital investment.

     SEC. 5402. NEW PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS.

       (a) Principal Amount.--Effective October 1, 1995, an old 
     capital investment has a new principal amount that is the sum 
     of--
       (1) the present value of the old payment amounts for the 
     old capital investment, calculated using a discount rate 
     equal to the Treasury rate for the old capital investment; 
     and
       (2) an amount equal to $100,000,000 multiplied by a 
     fraction the numerator of which is the principal amount of 
     the old payment amounts for the old capital investment and 
     the denominator of which is the sum of the principal amounts 
     of the old payment amounts for all old capital investments.
       (b) Determination.--With the approval of the Secretary of 
     the Treasury, based solely on consistency with this 
     subchapter, the Administrator shall determine the new 
     principal amounts under this section and the assignment of 
     interest rates to the new principal amounts under section 
     5403.
       (c) Old Payment Amount.--For the purposes of this section, 
     ``old payment amounts'' means, for an old capital investment, 
     the annual interest and principal that the Administrator 
     would have paid to the United States Treasury from October 1, 
     1995, if this subchapter had not been enacted, assuming 
     that--
       (1) the principal were repaid--
       (A) on the repayment date the Administrator assigned before 
     October 1, 1993, to the old capital investment, or
       (B) with respect to an old capital investment for which the 
     Administrator has not assigned a repayment date before 
     October 1, 1993, on a repayment date the Administrator shall 
     assign to the old capital investment in accordance with 
     paragraph 10(d)(1) of the version of Department of Energy 
     Order RA 6120.2 in effect on October 1, 1993; and
       (2) interest were paid--
       (A) at the interest rate the Administrator assigned before 
     October 1, 1993, to the old capital investment, or
       (B) with respect to an old capital investment for which the 
     Administrator has not assigned an interest rate before 
     October 1, 1993, at a rate determined by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, taking into consideration prevailing market yields, 
     during the month

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     preceding the beginning of the fiscal year in which the 
     related project, facility, or separable unit or feature is 
     placed in service, on outstanding interest-bearing 
     obligations of the United States with periods to maturity 
     comparable to the period between the beginning of the fiscal 
     year and the repayment date for the old capital investment.

     SEC. 5403. INTEREST RATE FOR NEW PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS.

       As of October 1, 1995, the unpaid balance on the new 
     principal amount established for an old capital investment 
     under section 5402 bears interest annually at the Treasury 
     rate for the old capital investment until the earlier of the 
     date that the new principal amount is repaid or the repayment 
     date for the new principal amount.

     SEC. 5404. REPAYMENT DATES.

       As of October 1, 1995, the repayment date for the new 
     principal amount established for an old capital investment 
     under section 5402 is no earlier than the repayment date for 
     the old capital investment assumed in section 5402(c)(1).

     SEC. 5405. PREPAYMENT LIMITATIONS.

       During the period October 1, 1995, through September 30, 
     2000, the total new principal amounts of old capital 
     investments, as established under section 5402, that the 
     Administrator may pay before their respective repayment dates 
     shall not exceed $100,000,000.

     SEC. 5406. INTEREST RATES FOR NEW CAPITAL INVESTMENTS DURING 
                   CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) New Capital Investment.--The principal amount of a new 
     capital investment includes interest in each fiscal year of 
     construction of the related project, facility, or separable 
     unit or feature at a rate equal to the one-year rate for the 
     fiscal year on the sum of--
       (1) construction expenditures that were made from the date 
     construction commenced through the end of the fiscal year, 
     and
       (2) accrued interest during construction.
       (b) Payment.--The Administrator is not required to pay, 
     during construction of the project, facility, or separable 
     unit or feature, the interest calculated, accrued, and 
     capitalized under subsection (a).
       (c) One-Year Rate.--For the purposes of this section, 
     ``one-year rate'' for a fiscal year means a rate determined 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration 
     prevailing market yields, during the month preceding the 
     beginning of the fiscal year, on outstanding interest-bearing 
     obligations of the United States with periods to maturity of 
     approximately one year.

     SEC. 5407. INTEREST RATES FOR NEW CAPITAL INVESTMENTS.

       The unpaid balance on the principal amount of a new capital 
     investment bears interest at the Treasury rate for the new 
     capital investment from the date the related project, 
     facility, or separable unit or feature is placed in service 
     until the earlier of the date the new capital investment is 
     repaid or the repayment date for the new capital investment.

     SEC. 5408. CREDITS TO ADMINISTRATOR'S PAYMENTS TO THE UNITED 
                   STATES TREASURY.

       The Confederated Tribe of the Colville Reservation Grand 
     Coulee Dam Settlement Act (Public Law 103-436; 108 Stat. 
     4577) is amended by striking section 6 and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 6. CREDITS TO ADMINISTRATOR'S PAYMENTS TO THE UNITED 
                   STATES TREASURY.

       ``So long as the Administrator makes annual payments to the 
     tribes under the settlement agreement, the Administrator 
     shall apply against amounts otherwise payable by the 
     Administrator to the United States Treasury a credit that 
     reduces the Administrator's payment in the amount and for 
     each fiscal year as follows: $15,250,000 in fiscal year 1996; 
     $15,860,000 in fiscal year 1997; $16,490,000 in fiscal year 
     1998; $17,150,000 in fiscal year 1999; $17,840,000 in fiscal 
     year 2000; and $4,100,000 in each succeeding fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 5409. CONTRACT PROVISIONS.

       In each contract of the Administrator that provides for the 
     Administrator to sell electric power, transmission, or 
     related services, and that is in effect after September 30, 
     1995, the Administrator shall offer to include, or as the 
     case may be, shall offer to amend to include, provisions 
     specifying that after September 30, 1995--
       (1) the Administrator shall establish rates and charges on 
     the basis that--
       (A) the principal amount of an old capital investment shall 
     be no greater than the new principal amount established under 
     section 5402;
       (B) the interest rate applicable to the unpaid balance of 
     the new principal amount of an old capital investment shall 
     be no greater than the interest rate established under 
     section 5403;
       (C) any payment of principal of an old capital investment 
     shall reduce the outstanding principal balance of the old 
     capital investment in the amount of the payment at the time 
     the payment is tendered; and
       (D) any payment of interest on the unpaid balance of the 
     new principal amount of an old capital investment shall be a 
     credit against the appropriate interest account in the amount 
     of the payment at the time the payment is tendered;
       (2) apart from charges necessary to repay the new principal 
     amount of an old capital investment as established under 
     section 5402 and to pay the interest on the principal amount 
     under section 5403, no amount may be charged for return to 
     the United States Treasury as repayment for or return on an 
     old capital investment, whether by way of rate, rent, lease 
     payment, assessment, user charge, or any other fee;
       (3) amounts provided under section 1304 of title 31, United 
     States Code, shall be available to pay, and shall be the sole 
     source for payment of, a judgment against or settlement by 
     the Administrator or the United States on a claim for a 
     breach of the contract provisions required by this 
     subchapter; and
       (4) the contract provisions specified in this subchapter do 
     not--
       (A) preclude the Administrator from recovering, through 
     rates or other means, any tax that is generally imposed on 
     electric utilities in the United States, or
       (B) affect the Administrator's authority under applicable 
     law, including section 7(g) of the Pacific Northwest Electric 
     Power Planning and Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 839e(g)), to--
       (i) allocate costs and benefits, including but not limited 
     to fish and wildlife costs, to rates or resources, or
       (ii) design rates.

     SEC. 5410. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Repayment.--This subchapter does not affect the 
     obligation of the Administrator to repay the principal 
     associated with each capital investment, and to pay interest 
     on the principal, only from the ``Administrator's net 
     proceeds,'' as defined in section 13(b) of the Federal 
     Columbia River Transmission System Act (16 U.S.C. 838k(b)).
       (b) Payment of Capital Investment.--Except as provided in 
     section 5405, this subchapter does not affect the authority 
     of the Administrator to pay all or a portion of the principal 
     amount associated with a capital investment before the 
     repayment date for the principal amount.
        Subchapter B--Alaska Power Marketing Administration Sale

     SEC. 5411. SHORT TITLE.

       This subchapter may be cited as the ``Alaska Power 
     Administration Asset Sale and Termination Act''.

     SEC. 5412. DEFINITIONS.

       For Purposes of this subchapter:
       (1) The term ``Eklutna'' means Eklutna Hydroelectric 
     Project and related assets as described in section 4 and 
     Exhibit A of the Eklutna Purchase Agreement.
       (2) The term ``Eklutna Purchase Agreement'' means the 
     August 2, 1989, Eklutna Purchase Agreement between the Alaska 
     Power Administration of the Department of Energy and the 
     Eklutna Purchasers, together with any amendments thereto 
     adopted before the date of enactment of this Act.
       (3) The term ``Eklutna Purchasers'' means the Municipality 
     of Anchorage doing business as Municipal Light and Power, the 
     Chugach Electric Association, Inc. and the Matanuska Electric 
     Association, Inc.
       (4) The term ``Snettisham'' means the Snettisham 
     Hydroelectric Project and related assets as described in 
     section 4 and Exhibit A of the Snettisham Purchase Agreement.
       (5) The term ``Snettisham Purchase Agreement'' means the 
     February 10, 1989, Snettisham Purchase Agreement between the 
     Alaska Power Administration of the Department of Energy and 
     the Alaska Power Authority and its successors in interest, 
     together with any amendments thereto adopted before the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (6) The term ``Snettisham Purchaser'' means the Alaska 
     Industrial Development and Export Authority or a successor 
     State agency or authority.

     SEC. 5413. SALE OF EKLUTNA AND SNETTISHAM HYDROELECTRIC 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Sale of Eklutna.--The Secretary of Energy is authorized 
     and directed to sell Eklutna to the Eklutna Purchasers in 
     accordance with the terms of this subchapter and the Eklutna 
     Purchase Agreement.
       (b) Sale of Snettisham.--The Secretary of Energy is 
     authorized and directed to sell Snettisham to the Snettisham 
     Purchaser in accordance with the terms of this subchapter and 
     the Snettisham Purchase Agreement.
       (c) Cooperation of Other Agencies.--The heads of other 
     Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the 
     United States shall assist the Secretary of Energy in 
     implementing the sales and conveyances authorized and 
     directed by this subchapter.
       (d) Proceeds.--Proceeds from the sales required by this 
     subchapter shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United 
     States to the credit of miscellaneous receipts.
       (e) Preparation of Eklutna and Snettisham for Sale.--The 
     Secretary of Energy is authorized and directed to use such 
     funds from the sale of electric power by the Alaska Power 
     Administration as may be necessary to prepare, survey, and 
     acquire Eklutna and Snettisham assets for sale and 
     conveyance. Such preparations and acquisitions shall provide 
     sufficient title to ensure the beneficial use, enjoyment, and 
     occupancy by the purchaser.
       (f) Contributed Funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the Alaska Power Administration is authorized to 
     receive, administer, and expend such contributed funds as may 
     be provided by the Eklutna Purchasers or customers or the 
     Snettisham Purchaser or customers for the purposes of 
     upgrading, improving, maintaining, or administering Eklutna 
     or Snettisham. Upon the termination of the Alaska Power 
     Administration under section 5414(f), the Secretary of Energy 
     shall administer and expend any remaining balances of such 
     contributed funds for the purposes intended by the 
     contributors.

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     SEC. 5414. EXEMPTION AND OTHER PROVISIONS.

       (a) Federal Power Act.--
       (1) After the sales authorized by this subchapter occur, 
     Eklutna and Snettisham, including future modifications, shall 
     continue to be exempt from the requirements of part I of the 
     Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.), except as 
     provided in subsection (b).
       (2) The exemption provided by paragraph (1) shall not 
     affect the Memorandum of Agreement entered into among the 
     State of Alaska, the Eklutna Purchasers, the Alaska Energy 
     Authority, and Federal fish and wildlife agencies regarding 
     the protection, mitigation of, damages to, and enhancement of 
     fish and wildlife, dated August 7, 1991, which remains in 
     full force and effect.
       (3) Nothing in this subchapter or the Federal Power Act (16 
     U.S.C. 791 et seq.) preempts the State of Alaska from 
     carrying out the responsibilities and authorities of the 
     Memorandum of Agreement.
       (b) Subsequent Transfers.--Except for subsequent assignment 
     of interest in Eklutna by the Eklutna Purchasers to the 
     Alaska Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative Inc. 
     pursuant to section 19 of the Eklutna Purchase Agreement, 
     upon any subsequent sale or transfer of any portion of 
     Eklutna or Snettisham from the Eklutna Purchasers or the 
     Snettisham Purchaser to any other person, the exemption set 
     forth in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this section 
     shall cease to apply to such portion.
       (c) Review.--
       (1) The United States District Court for the District of 
     Alaska shall have jurisdiction to review decisions made under 
     the Memorandum of Agreement and to enforce the provisions of 
     the Memorandum of Agreement, including the remedy of specific 
     performance.
       (2) An action seeking review of a Fish and Wildlife Program 
     (``Program'') of the Governor of Alaska under the Memorandum 
     of Agreement or challenging actions of any of the parties to 
     the Memorandum of Agreement prior to the adoption of the 
     Program shall be brought not later than 90 days after the 
     date on which the Program is adopted by the Governor of 
     Alaska, or be barred.
       (3) An action seeking review of implementation of the 
     Program shall be brought not later than 90 days after the 
     challenged act implementing the Program, or be barred.
       (d) Eklutna Lands.--With respect to Eklutna lands described 
     in Exhibit A of the Eklutna Purchase Agreement:
       (1) The Secretary of the Interior shall issue rights-of-way 
     to the Alaska Power Administration for subsequent 
     reassignment to the Eklutna Purchasers--
       (A) at no cost to the Eklutna Purchasers;
       (B) to remain effective for a period equal to the life of 
     Eklutna as extended by improvements, repairs, renewals, or 
     replacements; and
       (C) sufficient for the operation of, maintenance of, repair 
     to, and replacement of, and access to, Eklutna facilities 
     located on military lands and lands managed by the Bureau of 
     Land Management, including lands selected by the State of 
     Alaska.
       (2) Fee title to lands at Anchorage Substation shall be 
     transferred to Eklutna Purchasers at no additional cost if 
     the Secretary of the Interior determines that pending claims 
     to, and selections of, those lands are invalid or 
     relinquished.
       (3) With respect to the Eklutna lands identified in 
     paragraph 1 of Exhibit A of the Eklutna Purchase Agreement, 
     the State of Alaska may select, and the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall convey to the State, improved lands under the 
     selection entitlements in section 6 of the Act of July 7, 
     1958 (commonly known as the Alaska Statehood Act, Public Law 
     85-508; 72 Stat. 339), and the North Anchorage Land Agreement 
     dated January 31, 1983. This conveyance shall be subject to 
     the rights-of-way provided to the Eklutna Purchasers under 
     paragraph (1).
       (e) Snettisham Lands.--With respect to the Snettisham lands 
     identified in paragraph 1 of Exhibit A of the Snettisham 
     Purchase Agreement and Public Land Order No. 5108, the State 
     of Alaska may select, and the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     convey to the State of Alaska, improved lands under the 
     selection entitlements in section 6 of the Act of July 7, 
     1958 (commonly known as the Alaska Statehood Act, Public Law 
     85-508; 72 Stat. 339).
       (f) Termination of Alaska Power Administration.--Not later 
     than one year after both of the sales authorized in section 
     5413 have occurred, as measured by the Transaction Dates 
     stipulated in the Purchase Agreements, the Secretary of 
     Energy shall--
       (1) complete the business of, and close out, the Alaska 
     Power Administration;
       (2) submit to Congress a report documenting the sales; and
       (3) return unobligated balances of funds appropriated for 
     the Alaska Power Administration to the Treasury of the United 
     States.
       (g) Repeals.--
       (1) The Act of July 31, 1950 (64 Stat. 382) is repealed 
     effective on the date that Eklutna is conveyed to the Eklutna 
     Purchasers.
       (2) Section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 
     1193) is repealed effective on the date that Snettisham is 
     conveyed to the Snettisham Purchaser.
       (3) The Act of August 9, 1955, concerning water resources 
     investigation in Alaska (69 Stat. 618), is repealed.
       (h) DOE Organization Act.--As of the later of the two dates 
     determined in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (g), 
     section 302(a) of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 7152(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (C); and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) as 
     subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) respectively; and
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking out ``and the Alaska Power 
     Administration'' and by inserting ``and'' after 
     ``Southwestern Power Administration,''.
       (i) Disposal.--The sales of Eklutna and Snettisham under 
     this subchapter are not considered disposal of Federal 
     surplus property under the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484) or the 
     Act of October 3, 1944, popularly known as the ``Surplus 
     Property Act of 1944'' (50 U.S.C. App. 1622).

     SEC. 5415. OTHER FEDERAL HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS.

       The provisions of this subchapter regarding the sale of the 
     Alaska Power Administration's hydroelectric projects under 
     section 5413 and the exemption of these projects from part I 
     of the Federal Power Act under section 5414 do not apply to 
     other Federal hydroelectric projects.

      CHAPTER 8--OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF DEEP WATER ROYALTY RELIEF

     SEC. 5421. SHORT TITLE.

       This chapter may be referred to as the ``Outer Continental 
     Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act''.

     SEC. 5422. AMENDMENTS TO THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS 
                   ACT.

       Section 8(a)(3) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(3)), is amended--
       (1) by designating the provisions of paragraph (3) as 
     subparagraph (A) of such paragraph (3); and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A), as so designated, 
     the following:
       ``(B) In the Western and Central Planning Areas of the Gulf 
     of Mexico and the portion of the Eastern Planning Area of the 
     Gulf of Mexico encompassing whole lease blocks lying west of 
     87 degrees, 30 minutes West longitude, the Secretary may, in 
     order to--
       ``(i) promote development or increased production on 
     producing or non-producing leases; or
       ``(ii) encourage production of marginal resources on 
     producing or non-producing leases;
     through primary, secondary, or tertiary recovery means, 
     reduce or eliminate any royalty or net profit share set forth 
     in the lease(s). With the lessee's consent, the Secretary may 
     make other modifications to the royalty or net profit share 
     terms of the lease in order to achieve these purposes.
       ``(C)(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act other 
     than this subparagraph, with respect to any lease or unit in 
     existence on the date of enactment of the Outer Continental 
     Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act meeting the requirements 
     of this subparagraph, no royalty payments shall be due on new 
     production, as defined in clause (iv) of this subparagraph, 
     from any lease or unit located in water depths of 200 meters 
     or greater in the Western and Central Planning Areas of the 
     Gulf of Mexico, including that portion of the Eastern 
     Planning Area of the Gulf of Mexico encompassing whole lease 
     blocks lying west of 87 degrees, 30 minutes West longitude, 
     until such volume of production as determined pursuant to 
     clause (ii) has been produced by the lessee.
       ``(ii) Upon submission of a complete application by the 
     lessee, the Secretary shall determine within 180 days of such 
     application whether new production from such lease or unit 
     would be economic in the absence of the relief from the 
     requirement to pay royalties provided for by clause (i) of 
     this subparagraph. In making such determination, the 
     Secretary shall consider the increased technological and 
     financial risk of deep water development and all costs 
     associated with exploring, developing, and producing from the 
     lease. The lessee shall provide information required for a 
     complete application to the Secretary prior to such 
     determination. The Secretary shall clearly define the 
     information required for a complete application under this 
     section. Such application may be made on the basis of an 
     individual lease or unit. If the Secretary determines that 
     such new production would be economic in the absence of the 
     relief from the requirement to pay royalties provided for by 
     clause (i) of this subparagraph, the provisions of clause (i) 
     shall not apply to such production. If the Secretary 
     determines that such new production would not be economic in 
     the absence of the relief from the requirement to pay 
     royalties provided for by clause (i), the Secretary must 
     determine the volume of production from the lease or unit on 
     which no royalties would be due in order to make such new 
     production economically viable; except that for new 
     production as defined in clause (iv)(I), in no case will that 
     volume be less than 17.5 million barrels of oil equivalent in 
     water depths of 200 to 400 meters, 52.5 million barrels of 
     oil equivalent in 400 to 800 meters of water, and 87.5 
     million barrels of oil equivalent in water depths greater 
     than 800 meters. Redetermination of the applicability of 
     clause (i) shall be undertaken by the Secretary when 
     requested by the lessee prior to the commencement of the new 
     production and upon significant change in the factors upon 
     which the original determination was made. The Secretary 
     shall make such redetermination within 120 days of submission 
     of a complete application. The Secretary may extend the time 
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     determination or redetermination under this clause for 30 
     days, or longer if agreed to by the applicant, if 
     circumstances so warrant. The lessee shall be notified in 
     writing of any determination or redetermination and the 
     reasons for and assumptions used for such determination. Any 
     determination or redetermination under this clause shall be a 
     final agency action. The Secretary's determination or 
     redetermination shall be judicially reviewable under section 
     10(a) of the Administrative Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 702), 
     only for actions filed within 30 days of the Secretary's 
     determination or redetermination.
       ``(iii) In the event that the Secretary fails to make the 
     determination or redetermination called for in clause (ii) 
     upon application by the lessee within the time period, 
     together with any extension thereof, provided for by clause 
     (ii), no royalty payments shall be due on new production as 
     follows:
       ``(I) For new production, as defined in clause (iv) (I) of 
     this subparagraph, no royalty shall be due on such production 
     according to the schedule of minimum volumes specified in 
     clause (ii) of this subparagraph.
       ``(II) For new production, as defined in clause (iv) (II) 
     of this subparagraph, no royalty shall be due on such 
     production for one year following the start of such 
     production.
       ``(iv) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term `new 
     production' is--
       ``(I) any production from a lease from which no royalties 
     are due on production, other than test production, prior to 
     the date of enactment of the Outer Continental Shelf Deep 
     Water Royalty Relief Act; or
       ``(II) any production resulting from lease development 
     activities pursuant to a Development Operations Coordination 
     Document, or supplement thereto that would expand production 
     significantly beyond the level anticipated in the Development 
     Operations Coordination Document, approved by the Secretary 
     after the date of enactment of the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Deep Water Royalty Relief Act.
       ``(v) During the production of volumes determined pursuant 
     to clauses (ii) or (iii) of this subparagraph, in any year 
     during which the arithmetic average of the closing prices on 
     the New York Mercantile Exchange for light sweet crude oil 
     exceeds $28.00 per barrel, any production of oil will be 
     subject to royalties at the lease stipulated royalty rate. 
     Any production subject to this clause shall be counted toward 
     the production volume determined pursuant to clause (ii) or 
     (iii). Estimated royalty payments will be made if such 
     average of the closing prices for the previous year exceeds 
     $28.00. After the end of the calendar year, when the new 
     average price can be calculated, lessees will pay any 
     royalties due, with interest but without penalty, or can 
     apply for a refund, with interest, of any overpayment.
       ``(vi) During the production of volumes determined pursuant 
     to clause (ii) or (iii) of this subparagraph, in any year 
     during which the arithmetic average of the closing prices on 
     the New York Mercantile Exchange for natural gas exceeds 
     $3.50 per million British thermal units, any production of 
     natural gas will be subject to royalties at the lease 
     stipulated royalty rate. Any production subject to this 
     clause shall be counted toward the production volume 
     determined pursuant to clauses (ii) or (iii). Estimated 
     royalty payments will be made if such average of the closing 
     prices for the previous year exceeds $3.50. After the end of 
     the calendar year, when the new average price can be 
     calculated, lessees will pay any royalties due, with interest 
     but without penalty, or can apply for a refund, with 
     interest, of any overpayment.
       ``(vii) The prices referred to in clauses (v) and (vi) of 
     this subparagraph shall be changed during any calendar year 
     after 1994 by the percentage, if any, by which the implicit 
     price deflator for the gross domestic product changed during 
     the preceding calendar year.''.

     SEC. 5423. NEW LEASES.

       Section 8(a)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 
     as amended (43 U.S.C. 1337 (a)(1)), is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I);
       (2) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (G); and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(H) cash bonus bid with royalty at no less than 12 and 1/
     2 per centum fixed by the Secretary in amount or value of 
     production saved, removed, or sold, and with suspension of 
     royalties for a period, volume, or value of production 
     determined by the Secretary, which suspensions may vary based 
     on the price of production from the lease; or''.

     SEC. 5424. LEASE SALES.

       For all tracts located in water depths of 200 meters or 
     greater in the Western and Central Planning Area of the Gulf 
     of Mexico, including that portion of the Eastern Planning 
     Area of the Gulf of Mexico encompassing whole lease blocks 
     lying west of 87 degrees, 30 minutes West longitude, any 
     lease sale within seven years of the date of enactment of 
     this chapter, shall use the bidding system authorized in 
     section 8(a)(1)(H) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 
     as amended by this chapter, except that the suspension of 
     royalties shall be set at a volume of not less than the 
     following:
       (1) 17.5 million barrels of oil equivalent for leases in 
     water depths of 200 to 400 meters;
       (2) 52.5 million barrels of oil equivalent for leases in 
     400 to 800 meters of water; and
       (3) 87.5 million barrels of oil equivalent for leases in 
     water depths greater than 800 meters.

     SEC. 5425. REGULATIONS.

       The Secretary shall promulgate such rules and regulations 
     as are necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter 
     within 180 days after the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 5426. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

       Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect any 
     offshore pre-leasing, leasing, or development moratorium, 
     including any moratorium applicable to the Eastern Planning 
     Area of the Gulf of Mexico located off the Gulf Coast of 
     Florida.

              CHAPTER 9--EXPORTS OF ALASKA NORTH SLOPE OIL

     SEC. 5431. EXPORTS OF ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE OIL.

       Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185) is 
     amended by amending subsection (s) to read as follows:


                  ``exports of Alaskan north slope oil

       ``(s)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) through (6) of this 
     subsection and notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act or any other provision of law (including any regulation) 
     applicable to the export of oil transported by pipeline over 
     right-of-way granted pursuant to section 203 of the Trans-
     Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1652), such oil 
     may be exported unless the President finds that exportation 
     of this oil is not in the national interest. The President 
     shall make his national interest determination within five 
     months of the date of enactment of this subsection. In 
     evaluating whether exports of this oil are in the national 
     interest, the President shall at a minimum consider--
       ``(A) whether exports of this oil would diminish the total 
     quantity or quality of petroleum available to the United 
     States;
       ``(B) the results of an appropriate environmental review, 
     including consideration of appropriate measures to mitigate 
     any potential adverse effects of exports of this oil on the 
     environment, which shall be completed within four months of 
     the date of the enactment of this subsection; and
       ``(C) whether exports of this oil are likely to cause 
     sustained material oil supply shortages or sustained oil 
     prices significantly above world market levels that would 
     cause sustained material adverse employment effects in the 
     United States or that would cause substantial harm to 
     consumers, including noncontiguous States and Pacific 
     territories. If the President determines that exports of this 
     oil are in the national interest, he may impose such terms 
     and conditions (other than a volume limitation) as are 
     necessary or appropriate to ensure that such exports are 
     consistent with the national interest.
       ``(2) Except in the case of oil exported to a country with 
     which the United States entered into a bilateral 
     international oil supply agreement before November 26, 1979, 
     or to a country pursuant to the International Emergency Oil 
     Sharing Plan of the International Energy Agency, any oil 
     transported by pipeline over right-of-way granted pursuant to 
     section 203 of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 1652) shall, when exported, be transported by a 
     vessel documented under the laws of the United States and 
     owned by a citizen of the United States (as determined in 
     accordance with section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 
     U.S.C. App. 802)).
       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall restrict the 
     authority of the President under the Constitution, the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
     et seq.), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et 
     seq.), or part B of title II of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6271-76) to prohibit exports.
       ``(4) The Secretary of Commerce shall issue any rules 
     necessary for implementation of the President's national 
     interest determination, including any licensing requirements 
     and conditions, within 30 days of the date of such 
     determination by the President. The Secretary of Commerce 
     shall consult with the Secretary of Energy in administering 
     the provisions of this subsection.
       ``(5) If the Secretary of Commerce finds that exporting oil 
     under authority of this subsection has caused sustained 
     material oil supply shortages or sustained oil prices 
     significantly above world market levels and further finds 
     that these supply shortages or price increases have caused or 
     are likely to cause sustained material adverse employment 
     effects in the United States, the Secretary of Commerce, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall recommend, 
     and the President may take, appropriate action concerning 
     exports of this oil, which may include modifying or revoking 
     authority to export such oil.
       ``(6) Administrative action under this subsection is not 
     subject to sections 551 and 553 through 559 of title 5, 
     United States Code.''.

 CHAPTER 10--SKI AREA PERMIT RENTAL CHARGES ON NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
                                 LANDS

     SEC. 5441. SKI AREA PERMIT RENTAL CHARGE.

       (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall charge a rental 
     charge for all ski area permits issued pursuant to section 3 
     of the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 
     497b), the Act of March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1101, chapter 144; 
     16 U.S.C. 497), or the 9th through 20th paragraphs under the 
     heading ``Surveying the public lands'' under the heading 
     ``under the department of the interior'' in the Act of June 
     4, 1897 (30 Stat. 34, chapter 2), on National Forest System 
     lands. Permit rental charges for permits issued pursuant to 
     the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 shall be 
     calculated as set forth in subsection (b). Permit rental 
     charges for existing ski area permits issued pursuant to the 
     Act of March 4, 1915, and the Act of June 4, 1897, shall be 
     calculated in accordance with those existing permits: 
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     tee's option, use the calculation method set forth in 
     subsection (b).
       (b)(1) The ski area permit rental charge (SAPRC) shall be 
     calculated by adding the permittee's gross revenues from lift 
     ticket/year-round ski area use pass sales plus revenue from 
     ski school operations (LT+SS) and multiplying such total by 
     the slope transport feet percentage (STFP) on National Forest 
     System land. That amount shall be increased by the gross 
     year-round revenue from ancillary facilities (GRAF) 
     physically located on national forest land, including all 
     permittee or subpermittee lodging, food service, rental 
     shops, parking and other ancillary operations, to determine 
     the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) subject to the permit rental 
     charge. The final rental charge shall be calculated by 
     multiplying the AGR by the following percentages for each 
     revenue bracket and adding the total for each revenue 
     bracket:
       (A) 1.5 percent of all adjusted gross revenue below 
     $3,000,000;
       (B) 2.5 percent for adjusted gross revenue between 
     $3,000,000 and $15,000,000;
       (C) 2.75 percent for adjusted gross revenue between 
     $15,000,000 and $50,000,000; and
       (D) 4.0 percent for the amount of adjusted gross revenue 
     that exceeds $50,000,000.
       (2) In cases where ski areas are only partially located on 
     national forest lands, the slope transport feet percentage on 
     national forest land referred to in subsection (b) shall be 
     calculated as generally described in the Forest Service 
     Manual in effect as of January 1, 1992. Revenues from Nordic 
     ski operations shall be included or excluded from the rental 
     charge calculation according to the percentage of trails 
     physically located on national forest land.
       (3) In order to ensure that the rental charge remains fair 
     and equitable to both the United States and ski area 
     permittees, the adjusted gross revenue figures for each 
     revenue bracket in paragraph (1) shall be adjusted annually 
     by the percent increase or decrease in the national Consumer 
     Price Index for the preceding calendar year.
       (c) The rental charge set forth in subsection (b) shall be 
     due on June 1 of each year and shall be paid or pre-paid by 
     the permittee on a monthly, quarterly, annual or other 
     schedule as determined appropriate by the Secretary in 
     consultation with the permittee. Unless mutually agreed 
     otherwise by the Secretary of Agriculture and the permittee, 
     the payment or prepayment schedule shall conform to the 
     permittee's schedule in effect prior to the date of enactment 
     of this Act. To reduce costs to the permittee and the Forest 
     Service, the Secretary shall each year provide the permittee 
     with a standardized form and worksheets (including annual 
     rental charge calculation brackets and rates) to be used for 
     rental charge calculation and submitted with the rental 
     charge payment.
       (d) The ski area permit rental charge set forth in this 
     section shall become effective on June 1, 1996 and cover 
     receipts retroactive to June 1, 1995: Provided, however, That 
     if a permittee has paid rental charges for the period June 1, 
     1995, to June 1, 1996, under the graduated rate rental charge 
     system formula in effect prior to the date of enactment of 
     this Act, such rental charges shall be credited toward the 
     new rental charge due on June 1, 1996. In order to ensure 
     increasing rental charge receipt levels to the United States 
     during transition from the graduated rate rental charge 
     system formula to the formula of this Act, the rental charge 
     paid by any individual permittee shall be--
       (1) for the 1995-1996 permit year, shall be either the 
     rental charge paid for the preceding 1994-1995 base year or 
     the rental charge calculated pursuant to this Act, whichever 
     is higher;
       (2) for the 1996-1997 permit year, the rental charge paid 
     shall be either the rental charge paid for the 1994-1995 base 
     year or the rental charge calculated pursuant to this Act, 
     whichever is higher; and
       (3) for the 1997-1998 permit year, the rental charge for 
     the 1994-1995 base year or the rental charge calculated 
     pursuant to this Act, whichever is higher.
     If an individual permittee's adjusted gross revenue for the 
     1995-1996, 1996-1997, or 1997-1998 permit years falls more 
     than 10 percent below the 1994-1995 base year, the rental 
     charge paid shall be the rental charge calculated pursuant to 
     this Act.
       (e) Under no circumstances shall revenue, or subpermittee 
     revenue (other than lift ticket, area use pass, or ski school 
     sales) obtained from operations physically located on non-
     national forest land be included in the ski area permit 
     rental charge calculation.
       (f) To reduce administrative costs on ski area permittees 
     and the Forest Service the terms ``revenue'' and ``sales'', 
     as used in this section, shall mean actual income from sales 
     and shall not include sales of operating equipment, refunds, 
     rent paid to the permittee by sublessees, sponsor 
     contributions to special events or any amounts attributable 
     to employee gratuities or employee lift tickets, discounts, 
     or other goods or services (except for bartered goods and 
     complimentary lift tickets) for which the permittee does not 
     receive money.
       (g) In cases where an area of national forest land is under 
     a ski area permit but the permittee does not have revenue or 
     sales qualifying for rental charge payment pursuant to 
     subsection (a), the permittee shall pay an annual minimum 
     rental charge of $2 for each national forest acre under 
     permit or a percentage of appraised land value, as determined 
     to be appropriate by the Secretary.
       (h) Where the new rental charge provided for in subsection 
     (b)(1) results in an increase in permit rental charge greater 
     than one half of one percent of the permittee's adjusted 
     gross revenue (as determined under subsection (b)(1)), the 
     new rental charge shall be phased in over a 5-year period in 
     a manner providing for increases of approximately equal 
     increments.

                     CHAPTER 11--PARK ENTRANCE FEES

     SEC. 5451. FEES.

       (a) Admission Fees.--Section 4(a) of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of the subsection by striking 
     ``no more than 21'';
       (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (1)(A)(i) by 
     striking ``$25'' and inserting ``$50'';
       (3) in the second sentence of paragraph (1)(B) by striking 
     ``$15'' and inserting ``$25'';
       (4) in paragraph (2) by striking the fourth, fifth, and 
     sixth sentences and inserting ``The fee for a single-visit 
     permit at any designated area shall be collected on a per 
     person basis, not to exceed $6 per person, including for 
     persons entering by private, noncommercial vehicle.'';
       (5) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the third sentence by inserting ``Great'' before 
     ``Smoky''; and
       (B) by striking the last sentence;
       (6) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking the second sentence and inserting ``Such 
     permit shall be nontransferable, shall be issued for a one-
     time charge, which shall be set at the same rate as the fee 
     for a Golden Eagle Passport, and shall entitle the permittee 
     to free admission into any area designated pursuant to this 
     subsection.''; and
       (B) by striking the third sentence and inserting ``No fees 
     of any kind shall be collected from any persons who have a 
     right of access for hunting or fishing privileges under a 
     specific provision of law or treaty or who are engaged in the 
     conduct of official Federal, State, or local government 
     business.'';
       (7) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall establish procedures providing for the 
     issuance of a lifetime admission permit to any citizen of, or 
     person legally domiciled in, the United States, if such 
     citizen or person applies for such permit and is permanently 
     disabled. Such procedures shall ensure that a lifetime 
     admission permit shall be issued only to persons who have 
     been medically determined to be permanently disabled. A 
     lifetime admission permit shall be nontransferable, shall be 
     issued without charge, and shall entitle the permittee and 
     one accompanying individual to general admission into any 
     area designated pursuant to this subsection, notwithstanding 
     the method of travel.'';
       (8) by striking paragraph (9) and by redesignating 
     paragraph (10) as paragraph (9)'';
       (9) by striking all but the last sentence of paragraph (11) 
     and redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (10); and
       (10) by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (11).
       (b) Recreation Fees.--Section 4 of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a) is amended 
     by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Recreation Use Fees.--Each agency developing, 
     administering, providing, or furnishing at Federal expense 
     services for such activities as camping, including, but not 
     limited to, back country camping under permit, guarded 
     swimming sites, boat launch facilities, managed parking lots, 
     motorized recreation use and other recreation uses, is 
     authorized, in accordance with this section to provide for 
     the collection of recreation use fees at the place of use or 
     any reasonably convenient location. The administering 
     Secretary may establish both daily and annual recreation use 
     fees.''.
       (c) Criteria, Posting and Uniformity of Fees.--Section 4(d) 
     of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 
     U.S.C. 460l-6a(d)) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``recreation fees charged by non-Federal public 
     agencies,'' and inserting ``fees charged by other public and 
     private entities,''.
       (d) Penalty.--Section 4(e) of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(e)) is 
     amended by striking ``of not more than $100.'' and inserting 
     ``as provided by law.''.
       (e) Technical Amendments.--Section 4(h) of the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(h)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Bureau of Outdoor Recreation'' and 
     inserting ``National Park Service'';
       (2) by striking ``Natural Resources'' and inserting 
     ``Resources''; and
       (3) by striking ``Bureau'' and inserting ``National Park 
     Service''.
       (f) Use of Fees.--Section 4(i) of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(i)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1)(B) by striking 
     ``fee collection costs for that fiscal year'' and inserting 
     ``fee collection costs for the immediately preceding fiscal 
     year'' and by striking ``section in that fiscal year'' and 
     inserting ``section in such immediately preceding fiscal 
     year'';
       (2) in the second sentence of subparagraph (B) by striking 
     ``in that fiscal year''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) Amounts covered into the special account for the 
     National Park Service shall be allocated among park system 
     units in accordance with subsection (j) for obligation or

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     expenditure by the Director of the National Park Service for 
     park operations.''.
       (g) Time of Reimbursement.--Section 4(k) of the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(k)) is 
     amended by striking the last sentence.
       (h) Commercial Tour Use Fees.--Section 4(n) of the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(n)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking the first sentence of paragraph (1) and 
     inserting ``In the case of each unit of the National Park 
     System for which an admission fee is charged under this 
     section, the Secretary of the Interior shall establish, by 
     October 1, 1996, a commercial tour use fee in lieu of a per 
     person admission fee to be imposed on each vehicle entering 
     the unit for the purpose of providing commercial tour 
     services within the unit.''; and
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``, with written notification of such adjustments 
     provided to commercial tour operators 12 months in advance of 
     implementation.''.
       (i) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Title I of the Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994, is amended by striking the 
     second proviso under the heading ``Administrative 
     Provisions'' under the heading ``National Park Service'' 
     (related to recovery of costs associated with special use 
     permits).
       (2) Section 3 of the Act entitled ``An Act creating the 
     Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission and defining its 
     purposes and powers'', approved February 25, 1929 (45 Stat. 
     1300, chapter 315), is amended by striking the last sentence.
       (3) Section 5 of Public Law 87-657 (16 U.S.C. 459c-5), is 
     amended by striking subsection (e).
       (4) Section 3 of Public Law 87-750 (16 U.S.C. 398e) is 
     amended by striking subsection (b).
       (5) Section 4(e) of Public Law 92-589 (16 U.S.C. 460bb-3) 
     is amended by striking the first sentence.
       (6) Section 6 of Public Law 95-348 (16 U.S.C. 410dd) is 
     amended by striking subsection (j).
       (7) Section 207 of Public Law 96-199 (16 U.S.C. 410ff-6) is 
     repealed.
       (8) Section 106 of Public Law 96-287 (16 U.S.C. 410gg-5) is 
     amended by striking the last sentence.
       (9) Section 204 of Public Law 96-287 (94 Stat. 601) is 
     amended by striking the last sentence.
       (10) Section 5 of Public Law 96-428 (94 Stat. 1842; 16 
     U.S.C. 461 note) is repealed.
       (11) Public Law 100-55 (101 Stat. 371; U.S.C. 460l-6a note) 
     is repealed.

     SEC. 5452. COVERING OF INCREASED FEE REVENUES INTO SPECIAL 
                   ACCOUNTS.

       Of the funds deposited in special accounts in the Treasury 
     for the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and 
     Forest Service as set forth in section 4(i) of the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(i)), 
     beginning in fiscal year 1997, 80 percent of all receipts 
     earned in the previous year in excess of the following 
     amounts for each covered agency shall be made available to 
     that agency without further appropriation:
       (1) National Park System:
       (A) $82,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.
       (B) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       (C) $88,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       (D) $91,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       (E) $94,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       (F) $97,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       (G) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (H) $112,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
       (I) $106,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.
       (2) Bureau of Land Management:
       (A) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 1997.
       (B) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       (C) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       (D) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       (E) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       (F) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       (G) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (H) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
       (I) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.
       (3) Forest Service:
       (A) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.
       (B) $20,600,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       (C) $21,200,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       (D) $21,900,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       (E) $22,500,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       (F) $23,600,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       (G) $24,300,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (H) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
       (I) $25,800,000 for fiscal year 2005.
     Beginning in fiscal year 2006, and in each fiscal year 
     thereafter, the amounts set forth in this section for each 
     covered agency in fiscal year 2005 shall be increased by 4 
     percent per year, and 80 percent of all receipts earned in 
     excess of such amounts for each covered agency shall be made 
     available to that agency without further appropriation.

     SEC. 5453. ALLOCATION AND USE OF FEES.

       (a) Allocation.--Beginning in fiscal year 1997, receipts 
     above the amounts stated in section 5452 in each covered 
     agency's special account from the previous fiscal year shall 
     be allocated as follows:
       (1) Seventy-five percent shall be allocated among the units 
     or areas of each affected agency in the same proportion as 
     fees collected pursuant to section 4 of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a) from a 
     specific unit or area bear to the total amount of such fees 
     collected from all units or areas of the same covered agency 
     for each fiscal year.
       (2) Twenty-five percent shall be allocated among each 
     covered agency's units or areas on the basis of need, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (b) Use.--Expenditures from the special accounts shall be 
     used solely for infrastructure related to visitor use and 
     annual operating expenses related to visitor services at 
     units or areas of the covered agencies.

                     CHAPTER 12--CONCESSION REFORM

     SEC. 5461. SHORT TITLE.

       This chapter may be cited as the ``Visitor Facilities and 
     Services Enhancement Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 5462. DEFINITIONS.

       In this chapter:
       (1) ``adjusted gross receipts'' means gross receipts less 
     revenue derived from goods and services provided on other 
     than Federal lands or conveyed to units of Government for 
     hunting or fishing licenses or for entrance or recreation 
     fees, or from such other exclusions as the Secretary 
     concerned might apply.
       (2) ``agency head'' means the head of an agency or his or 
     her designated representative.
       (3) ``bidder'' means a person who has submitted, or may 
     submit, a proposal respecting the facilities or services, 
     whether or not such bidder is the current concessioner.
       (4) ``concessioner'' means a person or other entity acting 
     under a concession authorization which provides public 
     services, facilities, or activities on Federal lands pursuant 
     to a concession service agreement or concession license.
       (5) ``concession authorization'' means a concession service 
     agreement or concession license as applicable.
       (6) ``concession license'' means a written contract between 
     the agency head and the concessioner which sets forth the 
     terms and conditions under which the concessioner is 
     authorized to provide recreation services or activities on a 
     limited basis as well as the rights and obligations of the 
     Federal Government.
       (7) ``concession service agreement'' means a written 
     contract between the agency head and the concessioner which 
     sets forth the terms and conditions under which the 
     concessioner is authorized to provide visitor services, 
     facilities, or activities as well as the rights and 
     obligations of the Federal Government.
       (8) ``Consumer Price Index'' means the Consumer Price 
     Index-All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics of the Department of Labor, and from and after 
     such time as such index is no longer published, the Consumer 
     Price Index or other regularly-published cost-of-living index 
     chosen by the Secretary concerned which reasonably 
     approximates the Consumer Price Index specified above.
       (9) ``gross receipts'' means revenue from goods or services 
     provided by concession services, facilities, or activities on 
     Federal lands and waters.
       (10) ``performance incentive'' means a credit based on past 
     performance toward the score awarded by the Secretary 
     concerned to an incumbent concessioner's proposal submitted 
     in response to a solicitation for the reissuance of such 
     incumbent concessioner's contract.
       (11) ``proposal'' means the complete submission for a 
     concession service agreement offered in response to the 
     solicitation for such concession service agreement.
       (12) ``prospectus'' means a document or documents issued by 
     the Secretary concerned and included with a solicitation 
     which sets forth the minimum requirements for the award of a 
     concession service agreement.
       (13) ``Secretary concerned'' means --
       (A) the Secretary of the Interior with respect to all 
     concession authorizations issued by the National Park 
     Service, and all concession authorizations for river runner, 
     outfitter, or guide concessions issued by the United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management; 
     and
       (B) the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to all river 
     runner, outfitter, or guide concessions issued by the Forest 
     Service.
       (14) ``selected bidder'' means the bidder selected by the 
     Secretary concerned for the award of a concession service 
     agreement until such bidder becomes the concessioner.
       (15) ``solicitation'' means a request by the Secretary 
     concerned for proposals in response to a prospectus.

     SEC. 5463. NATURE AND TYPES OF CONCESSION AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary concerned may enter into 
     concession authorizations as follows:
       (1) Concession service agreement.--A concession service 
     agreement shall be entered into for all concessions where the 
     Secretary concerned determines that the provision of 
     concession services is in the interest of the Federal 
     Government and issues either a competitive offering for 
     concession services, facilities or activities or a 
     noncompetitive offering for such services, facilities, or 
     activities based on a finding that due to special 
     circumstances it is not in the public interest of the United 
     States to award a concession service agreement on a 
     competitive basis.
       (2) Concession license.--Whenever the Secretary concerned 
     makes a determination that public enjoyment of Federal lands 
     would be enhanced through the provision of concession 
     services for one-time, intermittent, or infrequently 
     scheduled activities and that there exists no need to limit 
     the number of concessionaires providing such services, the 
     Secretary shall enter into a concession license with a 
     qualified concessioner. The Secretary concerned may not limit 
     the number of concession licenses issued for the

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     same types of activities in a particular geographic area.
       (3) Lands under multiple jurisdictions.--In order to reduce 
     administrative costs the Secretaries of the Departments 
     concerned shall designate an agency to be the lead agency 
     concerning concessions which conduct a single operation on 
     lands or waters under the jurisdiction of more than one 
     agency. Unless otherwise agreed to by each such Secretary 
     concerned, the lead agency shall be that agency under whose 
     jurisdiction the concessioner generates the greatest amount 
     of gross receipts. The agency so designated shall issue a 
     single concession authorization and collect a single fee 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) for such operation.

     SEC. 5464. COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS FOR CONCESSION 
                   SERVICE AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Award to Best Proposal.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     enter into, and reissue, a concession service agreement with 
     the person whom the Secretary determines in accordance with 
     this section submits the best proposal through a competitive 
     process as defined in this section.
       (b) Solicitation and Prospectus.--Prior to making a 
     solicitation for a concession service agreement, the 
     Secretary concerned shall prepare a prospectus for such 
     solicitation, shall publish notice of its availability at 
     least once in such local or national newspapers or trade 
     publications as the Secretary determines appropriate, and 
     shall make such prospectus available upon request to all 
     interested parties. The prospectus shall specify the minimum 
     requirements for such concession service agreement, including 
     but not limited to:
       (1) a description of the services and facilities to be 
     provided by the concessioner.
       (2) the level of capital investment required by the 
     concessioner (if any).
       (3) terms and conditions of the concession service 
     agreement.
       (4) minimum facilities and services to be provided by the 
     Secretary concerned to the concessioner, if any, including 
     but not limited to public access, utilities, buildings, and 
     minimum public services.
       (5) such other information related to the concession 
     operation available to the Secretary concerned as is not 
     privileged or otherwise exempt from disclosure under Federal 
     law, as the Secretary determines is necessary to allow for 
     the submission of competitive proposals; and
       (6) Local hiring preferences provisions, if applicable, and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, to increase 
     revenue to the United States by avoiding additional 
     transportation and related costs associated with non-resident 
     labor, each contract awarded by the Department of the 
     Interior for concessioner or commercial use contractor-
     provided visitor services performed in whole or in part of a 
     State which is not contiguous with another State and has an 
     unemployment rate in excess of the national average rate of 
     unemployment, as determined by the Secretary of Labor shall 
     include a provision requiring the concessioner or commercial 
     use contractor to employ individuals who are residents of 
     such State, and who, in the case of any craft or trade, 
     possess or would be able to acquire promptly the necessary 
     skills for the purpose of performing that portion of the 
     contract in such State.
       (7) Minimum fees to the United States.
       (c) Factors and Minimum Standards in Determining Best 
     Proposal.--The prospectus shall assign a weight to each 
     factor identified therein related to the importance of such 
     factor in the selection process. Points shall be awarded for 
     each such factor, based on the relative strength of the 
     proposal concerning that factor. In selecting the best 
     proposal, the Secretary concerned shall take into 
     consideration (but shall not be limited to) the following, 
     including whether the proposal meets the minimum requirements 
     (if any) of the Secretary for each of the following:
       (1) Responsiveness to the prospectus.
       (2) Quality of visitor services to be provided taking into 
     account the nature of equipment and facilities to be 
     provided.
       (3) Experience and performance in providing the same or 
     similar accommodations, facilities, or services. This factor 
     shall account for not less than 20 percent of the maximum 
     points available under any prospectus. Where the Secretary 
     concerned determines it to be warranted to provide for a high 
     quality visitor experience, the prospectus for a concession 
     service agreement shall provide greater weight to this factor 
     based on such aspects of the concession service agreement as 
     scope or size, complexity, nature of technical skills 
     required, and site-specific knowledge of the area. The 
     similarity of the qualifying experience outlined in the 
     proposal to the nature of the services required under the 
     concession service agreement and the length of such 
     qualifying experience shall be the basis for awarding points 
     for this factor.
       (4) Record of resource protection (as appropriate for 
     services and activities with potential to impact natural or 
     cultural resources).
       (5) Financial capability.
       (6) Fees to the United States.
       (d) Selection Process.--The process for selecting the best 
     proposal shall consist of the following:
       (1) First, the Secretary concerned shall identify those 
     proposals which meet the minimum standards (if any) for the 
     factors identified under subsection (c).
       (2) Second, the Secretary concerned shall evaluate all 
     proposals identified under paragraph (1), considering all 
     factors identified under subsection (c), as well as 
     performance incentives earned under subsection (e) and 
     renewal penalties incurred under subsection (f).
       (3) Third, the Secretary concerned shall offer the 
     concession service agreement to the best qualified applicant 
     as determined by the evaluation under paragraph (2). Prior to 
     any such offer, the Secretary shall certify that such 
     applicant has adequate funds to purchase any investment 
     interest.
       (e) Performance Incentives.--
       (1) In evaluating the proposal of an incumbent concessioner 
     when the Secretary concerned issues a prospectus for the 
     renewal of the concession service agreement, such 
     concessioner is entitled to a performance incentive of--
       (A) one percent of the maximum points available under such 
     prospectus for each year in which the concessioner's annual 
     performance is rated as exceeding the requirements outlined 
     in the prospectus or ``good'', and
       (B) a one-time 3-year merit term extension upon a finding 
     that a concessioner has been rated as ``good'' in each annual 
     performance evaluation through the term of the concession 
     service agreement.
       (2) A performance incentive awarded under paragraph (1)(A) 
     may not exceed 10 percent of the maximum points available 
     under such prospectus.
       (3) The performance incentive specified under paragraph 
     (1)(A) may only be awarded to a concessioner which meets the 
     monetary definition of a small business under section 3 of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). The Board of Contract 
     Appeals within each Department shall adjudicate disputes 
     between the Federal Government and concessionaires regarding 
     performance evaluations.
       (f) Renewal Penalty.--In evaluating the proposal of an 
     incumbent concessioner when the Secretary concerned issues a 
     prospectus for the renewal of the concession service 
     agreement, the incumbent concessioner shall be penalized one 
     percent of the maximum points available under such prospectus 
     for each year in which the concessioner's annual performance 
     is found to be unsatisfactory.
       (g) Inapplicability of NEPA to Temporary Extensions and 
     Similar Reissuance of Concessions Agreements.--The temporary 
     extension of a concession authorization, or reissuance of a 
     concession authorization to provide concession services 
     similar in nature and amount to concession services provided 
     under the previous authorization, is hereby determined not to 
     be a major Federal action for the purposes of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et. seq.).
       (h) Provision for Additional Related Services.--The 
     Secretary concerned may modify the concession service 
     agreement to allow concessionaires to provide services 
     closely related to such agreement only if the Secretary 
     concerned determines that such changes would enhance the 
     safety or enjoyment of visitors and would not unduly restrict 
     the award of future concession service agreements.

     SEC. 5465. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Concessionaires may construct or finance 
     construction under terms of section 5470 only such public 
     facilities on Federal lands as are to be used by the 
     concessioner under the terms of its concession service 
     agreement or facilities which are necessary for the 
     concessioner to administer such public facilities on Federal 
     lands.
       (b) Investment Interest.--
       (1) In general.--A concessioner that is required or 
     authorized under a concession service agreement pursuant to 
     this subchapter to acquire or construct any structure, 
     improvement, or fixture pursuant to such agreement on Federal 
     lands shall have an investment interest therein, as defined 
     in this subchapter. Any such investment interest shall 
     consist of all incidents of ownership, except legal title 
     which shall be vested in the Federal Government. Such 
     investment interest shall not be extinguished by the 
     expiration of such agreement. Such investment interest may be 
     assigned, transferred, encumbered or relinquished.
       (2) Limitation.--Such investment interest shall not be 
     construed to include or imply any authority, privilege, or 
     right to operate or engage in any business or other activity, 
     and the use of any improvement in which the concessioner has 
     an investment interest shall be wholly subject to the 
     applicable provisions of the concession service agreement and 
     of laws and regulations relating to the area.
       (3) Federal property.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a 
     concession service agreement may specify that certain new 
     structures, improvements, or fixtures required to be 
     constructed under terms of the concession service agreement 
     shall be property of the Federal Government subject only to 
     the right of the concessioner to use such improvements during 
     the term of such agreement and that the concessioner shall 
     not be accorded an investment interest therein. Concession 
     service agreements shall not, to the extent practicable, 
     provide for a concessioner to obtain an investment interest 
     in any building or facilities wholly owned by the Federal 
     Government.
       (c) Sale of Assets.--If the existing concessioner is not 
     the selected bidder at the time of reissuance of a concession 
     service agreement, the Secretary concerned shall require the 
     new concessioner to buy the investment interest of the 
     existing concession. In the event that the successor 
     concessioner is unable to fully pay such investment interest, 
     any deficiency shall be paid by the Federal Government.

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       (d) Closure of Concessioner Facilities.--If the Secretary 
     concerned determines that the public interest, by reason of 
     public and safety considerations or for other reasons beyond 
     the control of the concessioner, requires the discontinuation 
     or closure of facilities in which the concessioner has an 
     investment interest, the Federal Government shall compensate 
     the concessioner in the amount equal to the value of the 
     investment interest.
       (e) Determination of Value of Investment Interest.--For 
     purposes of this subchapter, the investment interest of any 
     capital improvement at the end of the concession service 
     agreement period shall be an amount equal to the actual cost 
     of construction or purchase of such investment interest or 
     such capital improvement adjusted from the time of completion 
     of such construction by changes in the Consumer Price Index 
     less depreciation evidenced by the condition and prospective 
     serviceability in comparison with a new unit of like kind. 
     The Secretary concerned shall include the value to be paid by 
     the selected bidder for any existing investment interest in 
     the prospectus for the related concession service agreement.

     SEC. 5466. DURATION OF CONCESSION AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) Concession Service Agreement.--The standard term of a 
     concession service agreement shall be 10 years. The Secretary 
     concerned may issue a concession service agreement for less 
     than 10 years if the Secretary determines that the average 
     annual gross receipts over the life of the concession service 
     agreement would be less than $100,000. The Secretary 
     concerned may not issue a concession service agreement for 
     less than 5 years. The Secretary concerned shall issue a 
     concession service agreement for longer than 10 years if the 
     Secretary determines that such longer term is in the public 
     interest or necessary due to the extent of investment and 
     associated financing requirements and to meet the obligations 
     assumed. The term for a concession service agreement may not 
     exceed 30 years.
       (b) Concession License.--The term for a concession license 
     may not exceed 2 years.
       (c) Temporary Extension.--The Secretary concerned may agree 
     to temporary extensions of concession service agreements for 
     up to 2 years on a noncompetitive basis to avoid interruption 
     of services to the public.

     SEC. 5467. RATES AND CHARGES TO THE PUBLIC.

       In general, rates and charges to the public shall be set by 
     the concessioner. For concession service agreements only, a 
     concessioner's rates and charges to the public shall be 
     subject to the approval of the Secretary concerned in those 
     instances where the Secretary determines that sufficient 
     competition for such facilities and services does not exist 
     within or in close proximity to the area in which the 
     concessioner operates. In those instances, the concession 
     service agreement shall state that the reasonableness of the 
     concessioner's rates and charges to the public shall be 
     reviewed and approved by the Secretary concerned primarily by 
     comparison with those rates and charges for facilities and 
     services of comparable character under similar conditions, 
     with due consideration for length of season, seasonal 
     variations, average percentage of occupancy, accessibility, 
     availability and costs of labor and materials, type of 
     patronage, and other factors deemed significant by the 
     Secretary concerned. Such review shall be completed within 90 
     days of receipt of all necessary information, or the 
     requirement for the Secretary's approval shall be waived and 
     such rates and charges as proposed by the concessioner 
     considered to be approved for immediate use.

     SEC. 5468. TRANSFERABILITY OF CONCESSION AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Concession Service Agreements.--
       (1) Approval required.--A concession service agreement is 
     transferable or assignable only with the approval of the 
     Secretary concerned, which approval may not be unreasonably 
     withheld or delayed. The Secretary may not approve any such 
     transfer or assignment if the Secretary determines that the 
     prospective concessioner is or is likely to be unable to 
     completely satisfy all of the material requirements, term, 
     and conditions of the agreement or that the terms of the 
     transfer or assignment would preclude providing appropriate 
     facilities or services to the public at reasonable rates.
       (2) Consideration period.--If the Secretary concerned fails 
     to approve or disapprove a transfer or assignment under 
     paragraph (1) within 90 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary receives all necessary information requested by the 
     Secretary with respect to such transfer, the transfer or 
     assignment shall be deemed to have been approved.
       (3) No modification of terms and conditions.--The terms and 
     conditions of the concessions service agreement shall not be 
     subject to modification by reason of any transfer or 
     assignment under this section.
       (b) Concession License.--A concession license may not be 
     transferred.

     SEC. 5469. FEES CHARGED BY THE UNITED STATES FOR CONCESSION 
                   AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary concerned shall charge a fee 
     for the privilege of providing concession services pursuant 
     to this subchapter. The fee for any concession service 
     agreement may include any of the following:
       (1) An annual cash payment for the privilege of providing 
     concession services.
       (2) The amount required for capital improvements required 
     pursuant to section 5465 (a).
       (3) Fees for rental or lease of Government-owned facilities 
     or lands occupied by the concessioner.
       (4) Expenditures for maintenance of or improvements to 
     Government-owned facilities occupied by the concessioner.
       (b) Establishment of Amount.--
       (1) Minimum acceptable fee.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     establish a minimum fee for each applicable category 
     specified in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a) 
     which is acceptable to the Secretary under this section and 
     shall include the minimum fee in the prospectus under section 
     5464. This fee shall be based on historical data, where 
     available, as well as industry-specific and other market data 
     available to the Secretary concerned.
       (2) Final fee.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 
     final fee shall be the amount bid by the selected applicant 
     under section 5464.
       (3) Substantially similar services in a specific geographic 
     area.--When the Secretary concerned simultaneously offers 
     authorizations for more than one river runner, outfitter, or 
     guide concession operation to provide substantially similar 
     services in a defined geographic area, the concession fee for 
     all such concessionaires shall be specified by the Secretary 
     concerned in the prospectus. The Secretary concerned shall 
     base the fee on historical data, where available, as well as 
     on industry-specific and other market data available to the 
     Secretary concerned or may establish a charge per user day.
       (c) Adjustment of Fees.--The amount of any fee for the term 
     of the concession service agreement shall be set at the 
     beginning of the concession authorization and may only be 
     modified if stated in the contract on the basis of inflation, 
     when the annual payment is not determined by a percentage of 
     adjusted gross receipts (as measured by changes in the 
     Consumer Price Index), to reflect substantial changes from 
     the conditions specified in the prospectus, or in the event 
     of an unforseen disaster.
       (d) Concession License Fee.--The fee for a concession 
     license shall at least cover the program administrative costs 
     and may not be changed over the term of the license.

     SEC. 5470. DISPOSITION OF FEES.

       (a) Concession Improvement Account.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary concerned shall, whenever 
     the concession service agreement requires or authorizes the 
     concessioner to perform maintenance or make improvements to 
     Government-owned facilities occupied by the concessioner, 
     require the concessioner to establish a concession 
     improvement account. The concessioner shall deposit into this 
     account all funds for maintenance of or improvements to 
     Government-owned facilities occupied by the concessioner;
       (2) Terms and conditions.--The account shall be maintained 
     by the concessioner in an interest bearing account in a 
     Federally insured financial institution. The concessioner 
     shall maintain the account separately from any other funds or 
     accounts and shall not commingle the money in the account 
     with any other money.
       (3) Disbursements.--The concessioner shall make 
     disbursements from the account for improvements and other 
     activities, only for capital improvements or maintenance of 
     improvements to Government-owned facilities occupied by the 
     concessioner as specified in the concession service 
     agreement.
       (4) Transfer of remaining balance.--On the termination of a 
     concession authorization, or on the transfer of a concession 
     service agreement, any remaining balance in the account shall 
     be transferred by the concessioner to the successor 
     concessioner, to be used solely as set forth in this 
     subsection. In the event there is no successor concessioner, 
     the account balance shall be deposited in the Treasury as 
     miscellaneous receipts.
       (b) When the concessioner is required to make capital 
     improvements to other than Government-owned facilities 
     occupied by the concessioner in accordance with a concession 
     service agreement, the concessioner shall have the option to 
     control and expend such funds directly.
       (c) Amounts Received Relating to Privilege of Providing 
     Concession Services and Rental of Government-Owned 
     Facilities.--
       (1) Deposit into treasury.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     deposit in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous 
     receipts all funds not deposited in concession improvement 
     accounts or funds for capital improvements specified in (b) 
     above, including specifically amounts received for a fiscal 
     year for the privilege of providing concession services and 
     the rental of Government-owned facilities, except that of the 
     amount of fees paid by vessel operators for the privilege of 
     entering into Glacier Bay, Alaska, 50 percent of such fees 
     for the 5-year period beginning on the first full fiscal year 
     following the date of enactment of this subchapter shall be 
     deposited into a special account and that such funds shall be 
     available without further appro

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     priation and may only be used to conduct research to quantify 
     any effect of such vessel activity on wildlife and other 
     natural resource values of Glacier Bay National Park. For the 
     National Park Service such deposits into the Treasury shall 
     total not less than the amounts specified in the table in 
     paragraph (2). For the other agencies covered under this 
     subchapter, the Secretary concerned shall develop a schedule 
     of anticipated receipts to be deposited to the Treasury and 
     submit such schedule to the appropriate Congressional 
     committees not later than 18 months after the date of 
     enactment of this Act. Nothing in this chapter shall be 
     construed to modify any provision of law relating to sharing 
     of Federal receipts with any other level of Government.
       (2) Deposit into concession improvement accounts.--The 
     table referred to in paragraph (1), expressed by fiscal year, 
     is as follows:

                         National Park Service

``Fiscal year:                                                  Amount:
  1997......................................................$15,800,000
  1998......................................................$21,100,000
  1999......................................................$26,700,000
  2000......................................................$32,300,000
  2001......................................................$38,200,000
  2002.....................................................$44,400,000.

       (d) Beginning in fiscal year 1998, the Inspector General of 
     the Department concerned shall conduct a biennial audit of 
     concession fees generated pursuant to this chapter. The 
     Inspector General shall make a determination as to whether 
     concession fees are being collected and expended in 
     accordance with this chapter and shall submit copies of each 
     audit to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate.

     SEC. 5471. REGULATIONS.

       The Secretary concerned shall promulgate regulations to 
     implement this chapter no later than 2 years after the date 
     of enactment of this Act. Subsequent to the date of enactment 
     of this chapter, no new concession authorization may be 
     issued, nor may any existing concession authorization be 
     amended or extended, unless such authorization, amendment, or 
     extension is fully consistent with sections 5465, 5469(c), 
     and 5470.

     SEC. 5472. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

       (a) Repeals.--
       (1) The Act entitled ``An Act relating to the establishment 
     of concession policies in the areas administered by the 
     National Park Service and for other purposes'' (16 U.S.C. 20-
     20g) approved October 9, 1965, is repealed.
       (b) Savings.--
       (1) In general.--The repeal of any provision, the 
     superseding of any provision, and the amendment of any 
     provision, of an Act referred to in subsection (a) shall not 
     affect the validity of any authorizations entered into under 
     any such Act. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to 
     any such authorizations, except to the extent such provisions 
     are inconsistent with the express terms and conditions of 
     such authorizations.
       (2) Right of renewal.--The right of renewal explicitly 
     provided for by any concession contract under any such 
     provision shall be preserved for a single renewal of a 
     contract following the enactment of, or concession 
     authorization under, this chapter.
       (3) Value of capital improvements or possessory interest.--
     Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to change the 
     value as of the date of enactment of this chapter for 
     existing capital improvements or possessory interest as 
     identified in concession contracts entered into before the 
     date of enactment of this Act. Subsequent to enactment of 
     this chapter, the increase in value for any possessory 
     interest established under any concession contract in effect 
     on the date of enactment of this chapter shall be as provided 
     for in this chapter unless otherwise specifically provided in 
     the contract.
       (4) Anilca.--Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to 
     amend, supersede or otherwise affect any provision of the 
     Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
     3101 et seq.) relating to revenue-producing visitor services.
       (5) Procedures for considering existing concessionaires in 
     reissuance of contracts.--In the case of a concession 
     contract which has expired prior to the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, or within 5 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, an incumbent concessioner shall be 
     entitled to a one-time bonus of five percent of the maximum 
     points available in the reissuance of a previous concession 
     authorization. For any concession contract entered into prior 
     to the date of enactment of this Act, which is projected to 
     terminate 5 years or later after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, any concessioner shall be entitled to a performance 
     incentive in accordance with this chapter. The concessioner 
     shall be entitled to an evaluation of ``good'' for each year 
     in which the Secretary concerned does not complete an 
     evaluation as provided for in this chapter.
          TITLE VI--FEDERAL RETIREMENT AND RELATED PROVISIONS
        Subtitle A--Civil Service and Postal Service Provisions

     SEC. 6001. EXTENSION OF DELAY IN COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS 
                   IN FEDERAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT BENEFITS THROUGH 
                   FISCAL YEAR 2002.

       Section 11001(a) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1993 (Public Law 103-66; 107 Stat. 408) is amended in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking out ``or 1996,'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 
     2001, or 2002,''.

     SEC. 6002. INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS TO FEDERAL CIVILIAN 
                   RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.

       (a) Civil Service Retirement System.--
       (1) Deductions.--The first sentence of section 8334(a)(1) 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows: ``The employing agency shall deduct and withhold 
     from the basic pay of an employee, Member, Congressional 
     employee, law enforcement officer, firefighter, bankruptcy 
     judge, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the 
     Armed Forces, United States magistrate, or Claims Court 
     judge, as the case may be, the percentage of basic pay 
     applicable under subsection (c).''.
       (2) Agency contributions.--
       (A) Increase in agency contributions during calendar years 
     1996 through 2002.--Section 8334(a)(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code (as amended by this section) is further amended--
       (i) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the agency 
     contribution under the second sentence of such subparagraph, 
     during the period beginning on January 1, 1996, through 
     December 31, 2002--
       ``(I) for each employing agency (other than the United 
     States Postal Service or the Washington Metropolitan Airport 
     Authority) shall be 8.51 percent of the basic pay of an 
     employee, Congressional employee, and a Member of Congress, 
     9.01 percent of the basic pay of a law enforcement officer, a 
     member of the Capitol Police, and a firefighter, and 8.51 
     percent of the basic pay of a Claims Court judge, a United 
     States magistrate, a judge of the United States Court of 
     Appeals for the Armed Services, and a bankruptcy judge, as 
     the case may be; and
       ``(II) for the United States Postal Service and the 
     Washington Metropolitan Airport Authority shall be 7 percent 
     of the basic pay of an employee and 7.5 percent of the basic 
     pay of a law enforcement officer or firefighter.''.
       (B) No reduction in agency contributions by the postal 
     service.--Agency contributions by the United States Postal 
     Service under section 8348(h) of title 5, United States 
     Code--
       (i) shall not be reduced as a result of the amendments made 
     under paragraph (3) of this subsection; and
       (ii) shall be computed as though such amendments had not 
     been enacted.
       (3) Individual deductions, withholdings, and deposits.--The 
     table under section 8334(c) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (A) in the matter relating to an employee by striking out


                                 ``7........  After December 31, 1969.''


     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:


                                 ``7........  January 1, 1970, to
                                               December 31, 1995.
                                  7.25......  January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                                  7.4.......  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.
                                  7.5.......  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                                  7.........  After December 31,
                                               2002.'';

       (B) in the matter relating to a Member or employee for 
     Congressional employee service by striking out


                                 ``7\1/2\...  After December 31, 1969.''

     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:


                                 ``7.5......  January 1, 1970, to
                                               December 31, 1995.
                                  7.25......  January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                                  7.4.......  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.
                                  7.5.......  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                                  7.........  After December 31,
                                               2002.'';

       (C) in the matter relating to a Member for Member service 
     by striking out


                                 ``8........  After December 31, 1969.''

     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:


                                 ``8........  January 1, 1970, to
                                               December 31, 1995.
                                  7.25......   January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                                  7.4.......  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.
                                  7.5.......  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                                  7.........  After December 31,
                                               2002.'';

       (D) in the matter relating to a law enforcement officer for 
     law enforcement service and firefighter for firefighter 
     service by striking out


                                 ``7\1/2\...  After December 31, 1974.''

     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:


                                 ``7.5......  January 1, 1975, to
                                               December 31, 1995.
                                  7.75......  January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                                  7.9.......  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.

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                                  8.........  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                                  7.5.......  After December 31,
                                               2002.'';

       (E) in the matter relating to a bankruptcy judge by 
     striking out


                                 ``8........  After December 31, 1983.''

     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:


                                 ``8........  January 1, 1984, to
                                               December 31, 1995.
                                  7.25......  January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                                  7.4.......  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.
                                  7.5.......  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                                  7.........  After December 31,
                                               2002.'';

       (F) in the matter relating to a judge of the United States 
     Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for service as a judge 
     of that court by striking out


                                 ``8........  On and after the date of
                                               the enactment of the
                                               Department of Defense
                                               Authorization Act,
                                               1984.''

     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:


                                 ``8........  The date of the enactment
                                               of the Department of
                                               Defense Authorization
                                               Act, 1984, to December
                                               31, 1995.
                                  7.25......  January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                                  7.4.......  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.
                                  7.5.......  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                                  7.........  After December 31,
                                               2002.'';

       (G) in the matter relating to a United States magistrate by 
     striking out


                                 ``8........  After September 30,
                                               1987.''

     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:


                                 ``8........  October 1, 1987, to
                                               December 31, 1995.
                                  7.25......  January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                                  7.4.......  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.
                                  7.5.......  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                                  7.........  After December 31,
                                               2002.'';

       (H) in the matter relating to a Claims Court judge by 
     striking out



                                 ``8........  After September 30,
                                               1988.''

     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:


                                 ``8........  October 1, 1988, to
                                               December 31, 1995.
                                  7.25......  January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                                  7.4.......  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.
                                  7.5.......  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                                  7.........  After December 31,
                                               2002.'';

     and
       (I) by inserting after the matter relating to a Claims 
     Court judge the following:


``Member of the Capitol Police.  2.5........  August 1, 1920, to June
                                               30, 1926.
                                 3.5........  July 1, 1926, to June 30,
                                               1942.
                                 5..........  July 1, 1942, to June 30,
                                               1948.
                                 6..........  July 1, 1948, to October
                                               31, 1956.
                                 6.5........  November 1, 1956, to
                                               December 31, 1969.
                                 7.5........  January 1, 1970, to
                                               December 31, 1995.
                                 7.75.......  January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                                 7.9........  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.
                                 8..........  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                                 7.5........  After December 31,
                                               2002.''.

       (4) Other service.--
       (A) Military service.--Section 8334(j) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting ``and subject to 
     paragraph (5),'' after ``Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B),''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) Effective with respect to any period of military 
     service after December 31, 1995, the percentage of basic pay 
     under section 204 of title 37 payable under paragraph (1) 
     shall be equal to the same percentage as would be applicable 
     under section 8334(c) for that same period for service as an 
     employee, subject to paragraph (1)(B).''.
       (B) Volunteer service.--Section 8334(l) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1) by adding at the end thereof the 
     following: ``This paragraph shall be subject to paragraph 
     (4).''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Effective with respect to any period of service after 
     December 31, 1995, the percentage of the readjustment 
     allowance or stipend (as the case may be) payable under 
     paragraph (1) shall be equal to the same percentage as would 
     be applicable under section 8334(c) for that same period for 
     service as an employee.''.
       (b) Federal Employees Retirement System.--
       (1) Individual deductions and withholdings.--
       (A) In general.--Section 8422(a) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking out paragraph (2) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(2) The percentage to be deducted and withheld from basic 
     pay for any pay period shall be equal to--
       ``(A) the applicable percentage under paragraph (3), minus
       ``(B) the percentage then in effect under section 3101(a) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to rate of tax 
     for old-age, survivors, and disability insurance).
       ``(3) The applicable percentage under this paragraph, for 
     civilian service shall be as follows:


Employee......................  7.............  Before January 1, 1996.
                                7.25..........  January 1, 1996, to
                                                 December 31, 1996.
                                7.4...........  January 1, 1997, to
                                                 December 31, 1997.
                                7.5...........  January 1, 1998, to
                                                 December 31, 2002.
                                7.............  After December 31, 2002.
 Congressional employee.......  7.5...........  Before January 1, 1996.
                                7.25..........  January 1, 1996, to
                                                 December 31, 1996.
                                7.4...........  January 1, 1997, to
                                                 December 31, 1997.
                                7.5...........  January 1, 1998, to
                                                 December 31, 2002.
                                7.............  After December 31, 2002.
 Member.......................  7.5...........  Before January 1, 1996.
                                7.25..........  January 1, 1996, to
                                                 December 31, 1996.
                                7.4...........  January 1, 1997, to
                                                 December 31, 1997.
                                7.5...........  January 1, 1998, to
                                                 December 31, 2002.
                                7.............  After December 31, 2002.
 Law enforcement officer,       7.5...........  Before January 1, 1996.
 firefighter, member of the
 Capitol Police, or air
 traffic controller.
                                7.75..........  January 1, 1996, to
                                                 December 31, 1996.
                                7.9...........  January 1, 1997, to
                                                 December 31, 1997.
                                8.............  January 1, 1998, to
                                                 December 31, 2002.
                                7.5...........  After December 31, 2002.

       (B) Military service.--Section 8422(e) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting ``and subject to 
     paragraph (6),'' after ``Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B),''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(6) The percentage of basic pay under section 204 of 
     title 37 payable under paragraph (1), with respect to any 
     period of military service performed during--
       ``(A) January 1, 1996, through December 31, 1996, shall be 
     3.25 percent;
       ``(B) January 1, 1997, through December 31, 1997, shall be 
     3.4 percent; and
       ``(C) January 1, 1998, through December 31, 2002, shall be 
     3.5 percent.''.
       (C) Volunteer service.--Section 8422(f) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1) by adding at the end thereof the 
     following: ``This paragraph shall be subject to paragraph 
     (4).''; and

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       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) The percentage of the readjustment allowance or 
     stipend (as the case may be) payable under paragraph (1), 
     with respect to any period of volunteer service performed 
     during--
       ``(A) January 1, 1996, through December 31, 1996, shall be 
     3.25 percent;
       ``(B) January 1, 1997, through December 31, 1997, shall be 
     3.4 percent; and
       ``(C) January 1, 1998, through December 31, 2002, shall be 
     3.5 percent.''.
       (2) No reduction in agency contributions.--Agency 
     contributions under section 8423 (a) and (b) of title 5, 
     United States Code , shall not be reduced as a result of the 
     amendments made under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable 
     pay period beginning on or after January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 6003. FEDERAL RETIREMENT PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEMBERS 
                   OF CONGRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Relating to the Years of Service as a Member of 
     Congress and Congressional Employees for Purposes of 
     Computing an Annuity.--
       (1) CSRS.--Section 8339 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a) by inserting ``or Member'' after 
     ``employee''; and
       (B) by striking out subsections (b) and (c).
       (2) FERS.--Section 8415 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking out subsections (b) and (c);
       (B) in subsections (a) and (g) by inserting ``or Member'' 
     after ``employee'' each place it appears; and
       (C) in subsection (g)(2) by striking out ``Congressional 
     employee''.
       (b) Accrual Rate for Member and Congressional Employee 
     Service Performed but not Vested Before Effective Date.--
       (1) Application.--This subsection shall apply to an 
     individual who--
       (A) is a Member of Congress or Congressional employee on 
     December 31, 1995;
       (B) has performed less than 5 years of service as a Member 
     of Congress or Congressional employee on December 31, 1995; 
     and
       (C) after December 31, 1995, completes 5 years of service 
     as a Member of Congress or Congressional employee, that 
     includes a period of service performed as a Member of 
     Congress or Congressional employee before January 1, 1996.
       (2) Computation of annuity.-- In computing the annuity of 
     an individual described under paragraph (1)--
       (A) any period of service as a Member of Congress or 
     Congressional employee performed before January 1, 1996, 
     shall be computed under section 8339 or 8415 of title 5, 
     United States Code (as though the amendments under subsection 
     (a) of this section were not enacted); and
       (B) the 5 year service requirement under subsections (b) 
     and (c) of section 8339 or 8415 of such title (as in effect 
     before the date of enactment of this Act) shall be deemed 
     fulfilled.
       (c) Capitol Police.--Section 8339(q) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out ``with subsection 
     (b), except that, in the case of a member who retires under 
     section 8335(d) or 8336(m), and who meets the requirements of 
     subsection (b)(2),'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``with 
     subsection (a), except that in the case of a member who 
     retires under section 8335(d) or 8336(m), and who has 
     deductions withheld from his pay or has made deposit covering 
     his last 5 years of civilian service,''.
       (d) Administrative Regulations.--The Office of Personnel 
     Management, in consultation with the Secretary of the Senate 
     and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, may prescribe 
     regulations to carry out the provisions of this section and 
     the amendments made by this section for applicable employees 
     and Members of Congress.
       (e) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Years of service; annuity computation.--
       (A) Service after effective date.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 1996, and 
     shall apply only with respect to the computation of an 
     annuity relating to--
       (i) the service of a Member of Congress as a Member or as a 
     Congressional employee performed on or after January 1, 1996; 
     and
       (ii) the service of a Congressional employee as a 
     Congressional employee performed on or after January 1, 1996.
       (B) Service before effective date.--An annuity shall be 
     computed as though the amendments made under subsection (a) 
     had not been enacted with respect to--
       (i) the service of a Member of Congress as a Member or a 
     Congressional employee or military service performed before 
     January 1, 1996; and
       (ii) the service of a Congressional employee as a 
     Congressional employee or military service performed before 
     January 1, 1996.
       (C) Alternative effective date relating to members of 
     congress.--If a court of competent jurisdiction makes a final 
     determination that a provision of this paragraph violates the 
     27th amendment of the United States Constitution, the 
     effective date and application dates relating to Members of 
     Congress shall be January 1, 1997.
       (2) Administrative provisions.--The provisions of 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d) shall take effect on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 6004. ACCRUAL RATES RELATING TO CERTAIN JUDGES WITH 
                   SIMILAR TREATMENT AS CONGRESSIONAL SERVICE.

       (a) Judge of the United States Court of Military Appeals.--
     Section 8339(d)(7) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``service.'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``service performed before January 1, 1996.''.
       (b) Claims Court Judge, Bankruptcy Judge, United States 
     Magistrate.--Section 8339(n) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking out ``service.'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``service performed before January 1, 1996. The 
     annuity of any such employee is, with respect to any service 
     referred to in the preceding sentence that is performed on or 
     after January 1, 1996, computed under subsection (a).''.

     SEC. 6005. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSITIONAL 
                   APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES POSTAL 
                   SERVICE.

       (a) Repeal.--
       (1) In general.--Section 2004 of title 39, United States 
     Code, is repealed.
       (2) Technical and conforming amendments.--
       (A) The table of sections for chapter 20 of such title is 
     amended by repealing the item relating to section 2004.
       (B) Section 2003(e)(2) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``sections 2401 and 2004'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``section 2401''.
       (b) Clarification That Liabilities Formerly Paid Pursuant 
     to Section 2004 Remain Liabilities Payable by the Postal 
     Service.--Section 2003 of title 39, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Liabilities of the former Post Office Department to 
     the Employees' Compensation Fund (appropriations for which 
     were authorized by former section 2004, as in effect before 
     the effective date of this subsection) shall be liabilities 
     of the Postal Service payable out of the Fund.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--This section and the amendments made by 
     this section shall be effective as of October 1, 1995.
       (2) Provisions relating to payments for fiscal year 1996.--
       (A) Amounts not yet paid.--No payment may be made to the 
     Postal Service Fund, on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, pursuant to any appropriation for fiscal year 1996 
     authorized by section 2004 of title 39, United States Code 
     (as in effect before the effective date of this section).
       (B) Amounts paid.--If any payment to the Postal Service 
     Fund is or has been made pursuant to an appropriation for 
     fiscal year 1996 authorized by such section 2004, then an 
     amount equal to the amount of such payment shall be paid from 
     such Fund into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
                 Subtitle B--Patent and Trademark Fees

     SEC. 6011. PATENT AND TRADEMARK FEES.

       Section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
     1990 (35 U.S.C. 41 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``2002'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``2002''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``through 1998'' and inserting ``through 
     2002''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) $119,000,000 in fiscal year 1999.
       ``(10) $119,000,000 in fiscal year 2000.
       ``(11) $119,000,000 in fiscal year 2001.
       ``(12) $119,000,000 in fiscal year 2002.''.
                     Subtitle C--GSA Property Sales

     SEC. 6021. SALE OF GOVERNORS ISLAND, NEW YORK.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Administrator of General Services shall dispose of 
     by sale at fair market value all rights, title, and interests 
     of the United States in and to the land of, and improvements 
     to, Governors Island, New York.
       (b) Right of First Refusal.--Before a sale is made under 
     subsection (a) to any other parties, the State of New York 
     and the city of New York shall be given the right of first 
     refusal to purchase all or part of Governors Island. Such 
     right may be exercised by either the State of New York or the 
     city of New York or by both parties acting jointly.
       (c) Proceeds.--Proceeds from the disposal of Governors 
     Island under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the general 
     fund of the Treasury and credited as miscellaneous receipts.

     SEC. 6022. SALE OF AIR RIGHTS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Administrator of General Services shall sell, at 
     fair market value and in a manner to be determined by the 
     Administrator, the air rights adjacent to Washington Union 
     Station described in subsection (b), including air rights 
     conveyed to the Administrator under subsection (d). The 
     Administrator shall complete the sale by such date as is 
     necessary to ensure that the proceeds from the sale will be 
     deposited in accordance with subsection (c).
       (b) Description.--The air rights referred to in subsection 
     (a) total approximately 16.5 acres and are depicted on the 
     plat map of the District of Columbia as follows:
       (1) Part of lot 172, square 720.
       (2) Part of lots 172 and 823, square 720.
       (3) Part of lot 811, square 717.
       (c) Proceeds.--Before September 30, 1996, proceeds from the 
     sale of air rights under subsection (a) shall be deposited in 
     the general fund of the Treasury and credited as 
     miscellaneous receipts.
       (d) Conveyance of Amtrak Air Rights.--
       (1) General rule.--As a condition of future Federal 
     financial assistance, Amtrak

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     shall convey to the Administrator of General Services on or 
     before December 31, 1995, at no charge, all of the air rights 
     of Amtrak described in subsection (b).
       (2) Failure to comply.--If Amtrak does not meet the 
     condition established by paragraph (1), Amtrak shall be 
     prohibited from obligating Federal funds after March 1, 1996.

     SEC. 6023. AVAILABILITY OF SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR HOMELESS 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Repeal.--(1) Title V of the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411 et seq.) is 
     repealed.
       (2) The table of contents in section 101(b) of that Act is 
     amended by striking the items relating to title V.
       (3) This subsection shall be effective October 1, 1995.
       (b) Authority To Transfer Surplus Real Property for Housing 
     Use.--Section 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(r) Under such regulations as the Administrator may 
     prescribe, and in consultation with appropriate local 
     governmental authorities, the Administrator may transfer to 
     any nonprofit organization which exists for the primary 
     purpose of providing housing or housing assistance for 
     homeless individuals or families, such surplus real property, 
     including buildings, fixtures, and equipment situated 
     thereon, as is needed for housing use.
       ``(s)(1) Under such regulations as the Administrator may 
     prescribe, and in consultation with appropriate local 
     governmental authorities, the Administrator may transfer to 
     any non-profit organization which exists for the primary 
     purpose of providing housing or housing assistance for low-
     income individuals or families such surplus real property, 
     including buildings, fixtures, and equipment situated 
     thereon, as is needed for housing use.
       ``(2) In making transfers under this subsection, the 
     Administrator shall take such actions, which may include 
     grant agreements with an organization receiving a grant, as 
     may be necessary to ensure that--
       ``(A) assistance provided under this subsection is used to 
     facilitate and encourage homeownership opportunities through 
     the construction of self-help housing, under terms which 
     require that the person receiving the assistance contribute a 
     significant amount of labor toward the construction; and
       ``(B) the dwellings constructed with property transferred 
     under this subsection shall be quality dwellings that comply 
     with local building and safety codes and standards and shall 
     be available at prices below the prevailing market prices.''.
           TITLE VII--TRANSFORMATION OF THE MEDICAID PROGRAM

     SEC. 7000. SHORT TITLE OF TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS OF TITLE.

       (a) Short Title of Title.--This title may be cited as the 
     ``Medicaid Transformation Act of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents of Title.--The table of contents of 
     this title is as follows:

Sec. 7000. Short title of title; table of contents of title.
Sec. 7001. Transformation of medicaid program.
Sec. 7002. Termination of current program and transition.
Sec. 7003. Medicare/MediGrant integration demonstration project.

     SEC. 7001. TRANSFORMATION OF MEDICAID PROGRAM.

       The Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new title:

 ``TITLE XXI--MEDIGRANT PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES


                      ``table of contents of title

``Sec. 2100. Purpose; State MediGrant plans.

     ``Part A--Objectives, Goals, and Performance Under State Plans

``Sec. 2101. Description of strategic objectives and performance goals.
``Sec. 2102. Annual reports.
``Sec. 2103. Periodic, independent evaluations.
``Sec. 2104. Description of process for MediGrant plan development.
``Sec. 2105. Consultation in MediGrant plan development.

            ``Part B--Eligibility, Benefits, and Set-Asides

``Sec. 2111. Eligibility and benefits.
``Sec. 2112. Set-asides of funds.
``Sec. 2113. Premiums and cost-sharing.
``Sec. 2114. Description of process for developing capitation payment 
              rates.
``Sec. 2115. Preventing spousal impoverishment.
``Sec. 2116. State flexibility.

                      ``Part C--Payments to States

``Sec. 2121. Allotment of funds among States.
``Sec. 2122. Payments to States.
``Sec. 2123. Limitation on use of funds; disallowance.

                ``Part D--Program Integrity and Quality

``Sec. 2131. Use of audits to achieve fiscal integrity.
``Sec. 2132. Fraud prevention program.
``Sec. 2133. Information concerning sanctions taken by State licensing 
              authorities against health care practitioners and 
              providers.
``Sec. 2134. State MediGrant fraud control units.
``Sec. 2135. Recoveries from third parties and others.
``Sec. 2136. Assignment of rights of payment.
``Sec. 2137. Quality assurance requirements for nursing facilities.
``Sec. 2138. Other provisions promoting program integrity.

        ``Part E--Establishment and Amendment of MediGrant Plans

``Sec. 2151. Submittal and approval of MediGrant plans.
``Sec. 2152. Submittal and approval of plan amendments.
``Sec. 2153. Process for State withdrawal from program.
``Sec. 2154. Sanctions for noncompliance.
``Sec. 2155. Secretarial authority.

                      ``Part F--General Provisions

``Sec. 2171. Definitions.
``Sec. 2172. Treatment of territories.
``Sec. 2173. Description of treatment of Indian Health Service 
              facilities.
``Sec. 2174. Application of certain general provisions.
``Sec. 2175. MediGrant master drug rebate agreements.

     ``SEC. 2100. PURPOSE; STATE MEDIGRANT PLANS.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to provide 
     block grants to States to enable them to provide medical 
     assistance to low-income individuals and families in a more 
     effective, efficient, and responsive manner.
       ``(b) State Plan Required.--A State is not eligible for 
     payment under section 2122 of this title unless the State has 
     submitted to the Secretary under part E a plan (in this title 
     referred to as a `MediGrant plan') that--
       ``(1) sets forth how the State intends to use the funds 
     provided under this title to provide medical assistance to 
     needy individuals and families consistent with the provisions 
     of this title, and
       ``(2) is approved under such part.
       ``(c) Continued Approval.--An approved MediGrant plan shall 
     continue in effect unless and until--
       ``(1) the State amends the plan under section 2152,
       ``(2) the State terminates participation under this title 
     under section 2153, or
       ``(3) the Secretary finds substantial noncompliance of the 
     plan with the requirements of this title under section 2154.
       ``(d) State Entitlement.--This title constitutes budget 
     authority in advance of appropriations Acts, and represents 
     the obligation of the Federal Government to provide for the 
     payment to States of amounts provided under part C.

     ``Part A--Objectives, Goals, and Performance Under State Plans

     ``SEC. 2101. DESCRIPTION OF STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND 
                   PERFORMANCE GOALS.

       ``(a) Description.--A MediGrant plan shall include a 
     description of the strategic objectives and performance goals 
     the State has established for providing health care services 
     to low-income populations under this title, including a 
     general description of the manner in which the plan is 
     designed to meet these objectives and goals.
       ``(b) Certain Objectives and Goals Required.--A MediGrant 
     plan shall include strategic objectives and performance goals 
     relating to rates of childhood immunizations and reductions 
     in infant mortality and morbidity.
       ``(c) Considerations.--In specifying these objectives and 
     goals the State may consider factors such as the following:
       ``(1) The State's priorities with respect to providing 
     assistance to low-income populations.
       ``(2) The State's priorities with respect to the general 
     public health and the health status of individuals eligible 
     for assistance under the MediGrant plan.
       ``(3) The State's financial resources, the particular 
     economic conditions in the State, and relative adequacy of 
     the health care infrastructure in different regions of the 
     State.
       ``(d) Performance Measures.--To the extent practicable--
       ``(1) one or more performance goals shall be established by 
     the State for each strategic objective identified in the 
     MediGrant plan; and
       ``(2) the MediGrant plan shall describe, how program 
     performance will be--
       ``(A) measured through objective, independently verifiable 
     means, and
       ``(B) compared against performance goals, in order to 
     determine the State's performance under this title.
       ``(e) Period Covered.--
       ``(1) Strategic objectives.--The strategic objectives shall 
     cover a period of not less than 5 years and shall be updated 
     and revised at least every 3 years.
       ``(2) Performance goals.--The performance goals shall be 
     established for dates that are not more than 3 years apart.

     ``SEC. 2102. ANNUAL REPORTS.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of a State with a MediGrant 
     plan that is in effect for part or all of a fiscal year, no 
     later than March 31 following such fiscal year (or March 31, 
     1998, in the case of fiscal year 1996) the State shall 
     prepare and submit to the Secretary and the Congress a report 
     on program activities and performance under this title for 
     such fiscal year.
       ``(b) Contents.--Each annual report under this section for 
     a fiscal year shall include the following:
       ``(1) Expenditure and beneficiary summary.--
       ``(A) Initial summary.--For the report for fiscal year 1997 
     (and, if applicable, fiscal year 1996), a summary of all 
     expenditures under

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     the MediGrant plan during the fiscal year (and during any 
     portions of fiscal year 1996 during which the MediGrant plan 
     was in effect under this title) as follows:
       ``(i) Aggregate medical assistance expenditures, 
     disaggregated to the extent required to determine compliance 
     with the set-aside requirements of subsections (a) through 
     (d) of section 2112 and to compute the case mix index under 
     section 2121(d)(3).
       ``(ii) For each general category of eligible individuals 
     (specified in subsection (c)(1), aggregate medical assistance 
     expenditures and the total and average number of eligible 
     individuals under the MediGrant plan.
       ``(iii) By each general category of eligible individuals, 
     total expenditures for each of the categories of health care 
     items and services (specified in subsection (c)(2)) which are 
     covered under the MediGrant plan and provided on a fee-for-
     service basis.
       ``(iv) By each general category of eligible individuals, 
     total expenditures for payments to capitated health care 
     organizations (as defined in section 2114(c)(1)).
       ``(v) Total administrative expenditures.
       ``(B) Subsequent summaries.--For reports for each 
     succeeding fiscal year, a summary of--
       ``(i) all expenditures under the MediGrant plan, and
       ``(ii) the total and average number of eligible individuals 
     under the MediGrant plan for each general category of 
     eligible individuals.
       ``(2) Utilization summary.--
       ``(A) Initial summary.--For the report for fiscal year 1997 
     (and, if applicable, fiscal year 1996), summary statistics on 
     the utilization of health care services under the MediGrant 
     plan during the year (and during any portions of fiscal year 
     1996 during which the MediGrant plan was in effect under this 
     title) as follows:
       ``(i) For each general category of eligible individuals and 
     for each of the categories of health care items and services 
     which are covered under the MediGrant plan and provided on a 
     fee-for-service basis, the number and percentage of persons 
     who received such a type of service or item during the period 
     covered by the report.
       ``(ii) Summary of health care utilization data reported to 
     the State by capitated health care organizations.
       ``(B) Subsequent summaries.--For reports for each 
     succeeding fiscal year, summary statistics on the utilization 
     of health care services under the MediGrant plan.
       ``(3) Achievement of performance goals.--With respect to 
     each performance goal established under section 2101 and 
     applicable to the year involved--
       ``(A) a brief description of the goal;
       ``(B) a description of the methods to be used to measure 
     the attainment of such goal;
       ``(C) data on the actual performance with respect to the 
     goal;
       ``(D) a review of the extent to which the goal was 
     achieved, based on such data; and
       ``(E) if a performance goal has not been met--
       ``(i) why the goal was not met, and
       ``(ii) actions to be taken in response to such performance, 
     including adjustments in performance goals or program 
     activities for subsequent years.
       ``(4) Program evaluations.--A summary of the findings of 
     evaluations under section 2103 completed during the fiscal 
     year covered by the report.
       ``(5) Fraud and abuse and quality control activities.--A 
     general description of the State's activities under part D to 
     detect and deter fraud and abuse and to assure quality of 
     services provided under the program.
       ``(6) Plan administration.--
       ``(A) A description of the administrative roles and 
     responsibilities of entities in the State responsible for 
     administration of this title.
       ``(B) Organizational charts for each entity in the State 
     primarily responsible for activities under this title.
       ``(C) A brief description of each interstate compact (if 
     any) the State has entered into with other States with 
     respect to activities under this title.
       ``(D) General citations to the State statutes and 
     administrative rules governing the State's activities under 
     this title.
       ``(c) Description of Categories.--In this section:
       ``(1) General categories of eligible individuals.--Each of 
     the following is a general category of eligible individuals:
       ``(A) Pregnant women.
       ``(B) Children.
       ``(C) Blind or disabled adults who are not elderly 
     individuals.
       ``(D) Elderly individuals.
       ``(E) Other adults.
       ``(2) Categories of health care items and services.--The 
     health care items and services described in each paragraph of 
     section 2171(a) shall be considered a separate category of 
     health care items and services.

     ``SEC. 2103. PERIODIC, INDEPENDENT EVALUATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--During fiscal year 1998 and every third 
     fiscal year thereafter, each State shall provide for an 
     evaluation of the operation of its MediGrant plan under this 
     title.
       ``(b) Independent.--Each such evaluation with respect to an 
     activity under the MediGrant plan shall be conducted by an 
     entity that is neither responsible under State law for the 
     submission of the State MediGrant plan (or part thereof) nor 
     responsible for administering (or supervising the 
     administration of) the activity. If consistent with the 
     previous sentence, such an entity may be a college or 
     university, a State agency, a legislative branch agency in a 
     State, or an independent contractor.
       ``(c) Research Design.--Each such evaluation shall be 
     conducted in accordance with a research design that is based 
     on generally accepted models of survey design and sampling 
     and statistical analysis.

     ``SEC. 2104. DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS FOR MEDIGRANT PLAN 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       ``Each MediGrant plan shall include a description of the 
     process under which the plan shall be developed and 
     implemented in the State (consistent with section 2105).

     ``SEC. 2105. CONSULTATION IN MEDIGRANT PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

       ``(a) Public Notice Process.--Before submitting a MediGrant 
     plan or a plan amendment described in subsection (c) to the 
     Secretary under part E, a State shall provide--
       ``(1) public notice respecting the submittal of the 
     proposed plan or amendment, including a general description 
     of the plan or amendment,
       ``(2) a means for the public to inspect or obtain a copy 
     (at reasonable charge) of the proposed plan or amendment,
       ``(3) an opportunity for submittal and consideration of 
     public comments on the proposed plan or amendment, and
       ``(4) for consultation with one or more advisory committees 
     established and maintained by the State.
     The previous sentence shall not apply to a revision of a 
     MediGrant plan (or revision of an amendment to a plan) made 
     by a State under section 2154(c)(1) or to a plan amendment 
     withdrawal described in section 2154(c)(4).
       ``(b) Contents of Notice.--A notice under subsection (a)(1) 
     for a proposed plan or amendment shall include a description 
     of--
       ``(1) the general purpose of the proposed plan or amendment 
     (including applicable effective dates),
       ``(2) where the public may inspect the proposed plan or 
     amendment,
       ``(3) how the public may obtain a copy of the proposed plan 
     or amendment and the applicable charge (if any) for the copy, 
     and
       ``(4) how the public may submit comments on the proposed 
     plan or amendment, including any deadlines applicable to 
     consideration of such comments.
       ``(c) Amendments Described.--An amendment to a MediGrant 
     plan described in this subsection is an amendment which makes 
     a material and substantial change in eligibility under the 
     MediGrant plan or the benefits provided under the plan.
       ``(d) Publication.--Notices under this section may be 
     published (as selected by the State) in one or more daily 
     newspapers of general circulation in the State or in any 
     publication used by the State to publish State statutes or 
     rules.
       ``(e) Comparable Process.--A separate notice, or notices, 
     shall not be required under this section for a State if 
     notice of the MediGrant plan or an amendment to the plan will 
     be provided under a process specified in State law that is 
     substantially equivalent to the notice process specified in 
     this section.

            ``Part B--Eligibility, Benefits, and Set-Asides

     ``SEC. 2111. ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS.

       ``(a) Description of General Eligibility and Benefits.--
     Each MediGrant plan shall include a description (consistent 
     with this title) of the following:
       ``(1) General eligibility standards.--The general 
     eligibility standards of the plan for eligible low-income 
     individuals (including individuals described in subsection 
     (b)), including--
       ``(A) any limitations as to the duration of eligibility,
       ``(B) any eligibility standards relating to age, income and 
     resources (including any standards relating to spenddowns and 
     disposition of resources), residency, disability status, 
     immigration status, or employment status of individuals,
       ``(C) methods of establishing and continuing eligibility 
     and enrollment, including the methodology for computing 
     family income,
       ``(D) the eligibility standards in the plan that protect 
     the income and resources of a married individual who is 
     living in the community and whose spouse is residing in an 
     institution in order to prevent the impoverishment of the 
     community spouse, and
       ``(E) any other standards relating to eligibility for 
     medical assistance under the plan.
       ``(2) Scope of assistance.--The amount, duration, and scope 
     of health care services and items covered under the plan, 
     including differences among different eligible population 
     groups.
       ``(3) Delivery method.--The State's approach to delivery of 
     medical assistance, including a general description of--
       ``(A) the use (or intended use) of vouchers, fee-for-
     service, or managed care arrangements (such as capitated 
     health care plans, case management, and case coordination); 
     and
       ``(B) utilization control systems.
       ``(4) Fee-for-service benefits.--To the extent that medical 
     assistance is furnished on a fee-for-service basis--
       ``(A) how the State determines the qualifications of health 
     care providers eligible to provide such assistance; and
       ``(B) how the State determines rates of reimbursement for 
     providing such assistance.
       ``(5) Cost-sharing.--Beneficiary cost-sharing (if any), 
     including variations in such cost-sharing by population group 
     or type of service and financial responsibilities of parents 
     of recipients who are children and the spouses of recipients.

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       ``(6) Utilization incentives.--Incentives or requirements 
     (if any) to encourage the appropriate utilization of 
     services.
       ``(7) Support for certain hospitals.--
       ``(A) In general.--With respect to hospitals described in 
     subparagraph (B) located in the State, a description of the 
     extent to which provisions are made for expenditures for 
     items and services furnished by such hospitals and covered 
     under the MediGrant plan.
       ``(B) Hospitals described.--A hospital described in this 
     subparagraph is a short-term acute care general hospital or a 
     children's hospital, the low-income utilization rate of which 
     exceeds the lesser of--
       ``(i) 1 standard deviation above the mean low-income 
     utilization rate for hospitals receiving payments under a 
     MediGrant plan in the State in which such hospital is 
     located, or
       ``(ii) 1\1/4\ standard deviations above the mean low-income 
     utilization rate for hospitals receiving such payments in the 
     50 States and the District of Columbia.
       ``(C) Low-income utilization rate.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (B), the term `low-income utilization rate' 
     means, for a hospital, a fraction (expressed as a 
     percentage), the numerator of which is the hospital's number 
     of patient days attributable to patients who (for such days) 
     were eligible for medical assistance under a MediGrant plan 
     or were uninsured in a period, and the denominator of which 
     is the total number of the hospital's patient days in that 
     period.
       ``(D) Patient days.--For purposes of subparagraph (C), the 
     term `patient day' includes each day in which--
       ``(i) an individual, including a newborn, is an inpatient 
     in the hospital, whether or not the individual is in a 
     specialized ward and whether or not the individual remains in 
     the hospital for lack of suitable placement elsewhere; or
       ``(ii) an individual makes one or more outpatient visits to 
     the hospital.
       ``(b) Mandatory Coverage.--Each MediGrant plan shall 
     provide for making medical assistance available (subject to 
     the eligibility standards described under the plan pursuant 
     to subsection (a)(1) and State flexibility of benefits under 
     section 2116) to--
       ``(1) any pregnant woman or child under the age of 13 whose 
     family income does not exceed the poverty line applicable to 
     a family of the size involved, and
       ``(2) any individual who is disabled, as defined by the 
     State.
       ``(c) Immunizations for Children.--The MediGrant plan shall 
     provide medical assistance for immunizations for children 
     eligible for any medical assistance under the MediGrant plan, 
     in accordance with a schedule for immunizations established 
     by the Health Department of the State in consultation with 
     the individuals and entities in the State responsible for the 
     administration of the plan.
       ``(d) Family Planning Services.--The MediGrant plan shall 
     provide prepregnancy planning services and supplies as 
     specified by the State.
       ``(e) Preexisting Condition Exclusions.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this title--
       ``(1) a MediGrant plan may not deny or exclude coverage of 
     any item or service for an eligible individual for benefits 
     under the MediGrant plan for such item or service on the 
     basis of a preexisting condition; and
       ``(2) if a State contracts or makes other arrangements 
     (through the eligible individual or through another entity) 
     with a capitated health care organization, insurer, or other 
     entity, for the provision of items or services to eligible 
     individuals under the MediGrant plan and the State permits 
     such organization, insurer, or other entity to exclude 
     coverage of a covered item or service on the basis of a 
     preexisting condition, the State shall provide, through its 
     MediGrant plan, for such coverage (through direct payment or 
     otherwise) for any such covered item or service denied or 
     excluded on the basis of a preexisting condition.
       ``(f) Family Responsibility.--A MediGrant plan may not 
     require an adult child with a family income below the State 
     median income (as determined by the State) applicable to a 
     family of the size involved to contribute to the cost of 
     covered nursing facility services and other long-term care 
     services for the child's parent under the plan.
       ``(g) Solvency Standards for Capitated Health Care 
     Organizations.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State may not contract with a 
     capitated health care organization, as defined in section 
     2114(c)(1), for the provision of medical assistance under a 
     MediGrant plan under which the organization is--
       ``(A) at full financial risk, as defined by the State, 
     unless the organization meets solvency standards established 
     by the State for private health maintenance organizations, or
       ``(B) is not at such risk, unless the organization meets 
     solvency standards that are established under the MediGrant 
     plan.
       ``(2) Treatment of public entities.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to an organization that is a public entity or if 
     the solvency of such organization is guaranteed by the State.
       ``(3) Transition.--In the case of a capitated health care 
     organization that as of the date of the enactment of this 
     title has entered into a contract with a State for the 
     provision of medical assistance under title XIX under which 
     the organization assumes full financial risk and is receiving 
     capitation payments, paragraph (1) shall not apply to such 
     organization until 3 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this title.

     ``SEC. 2112. SET-ASIDES OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) For Targeted Low-Income Families.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (f), a MediGrant 
     plan shall provide that the amount of funds expended under 
     the plan for medical assistance for targeted low-income 
     families (as defined in paragraph (3)) for a fiscal year 
     shall be not less than the minimum low-income-family 
     percentage specified in paragraph (2) of the total funds 
     expended under the plan for all medical assistance for the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(2) Minimum low-income-family percentage.--The minimum 
     low-income-family percentage specified in this paragraph for 
     a State is equal to 85 percent of the average percentage of 
     the expenditures under title XIX for medical assistance in 
     the State during Federal fiscal years 1992 through 1994 which 
     were attributable to expenditures for medical assistance for 
     mandated benefits (as defined in subsection (h)) furnished to 
     individuals--
       ``(A) who (at the time of furnishing the assistance) were 
     under 65 years of age;
       ``(B) whose coverage (at such time) under a State plan 
     under title XIX was required under Federal law; and
       ``(C) whose eligibility for such coverage (at such time) 
     was not on a basis directly related to disability status, 
     including being blind.
       ``(3) Targeted low-income family defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `targeted low-income family' means a 
     family (which may be an individual)--
       ``(A) which includes a child or a pregnant woman; and
       ``(B) the income of which does not exceed 185 percent of 
     the poverty line applicable to a family of the size involved.
       ``(b) For Low-Income Elderly.--
       ``(1) Set-asides.--Subject to subsection (f)--
       ``(A) General set-aside.--A MediGrant plan shall provide 
     that the amount of funds expended under the plan for medical 
     assistance for eligible low-income elderly individuals for a 
     fiscal year shall be not less than the minimum low-income-
     elderly percentage specified in paragraph (2)(A) of the total 
     funds expended under the plan for all medical assistance for 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Set-aside for medicare premium assistance.--A 
     MediGrant plan shall provide that the amount of funds 
     expended under the plan for medical assistance for medicare 
     cost-sharing described in section 2171(c)(1) for a fiscal 
     year shall be not less than the minimum medicare premium 
     assistance percentage specified in paragraph (2)(B) of the 
     total funds expended under the plan for all medical 
     assistance for the fiscal year. The MediGrant plan shall 
     provide priority for such making such assistance available 
     for targeted low-income elderly individuals (as defined in 
     paragraph (3)).
       ``(2) Minimum percentages.--
       ``(A) For general set-aside.--The minimum low-income-
     elderly percentage specified in this subparagraph for a State 
     is equal to 85 percent of the average percentage of the 
     expenditures under title XIX for medical assistance in the 
     State during Federal fiscal years 1992 through 1994 which was 
     attributable to expenditures for medical assistance for 
     mandated benefits furnished to individuals--
       ``(i) whose eligibility for such assistance was based on 
     their being 65 years of age or older; and
       ``(ii)(I) whose coverage (at such time) under a State plan 
     under title XIX was required under Federal law, or (II) who 
     (at such time) were residents of a nursing facility.
       ``(B) For set-aside for medicare premium assistance.--The 
     minimum medicare premium assistance percentage specified in 
     this subparagraph for a State is equal to 90 percent of the 
     average percentage of the expenditures under title XIX for 
     medical assistance in the State during Federal fiscal years 
     1993 through 1995 which was attributable to expenditures for 
     medical assistance for medicare premiums described in section 
     1905(p)(3)(A) for individuals whose coverage (at such time) 
     for such assistance for such premiums under a State plan 
     under title XIX was required under Federal law.
       ``(3) Targeted low-income elderly individual defined.--In 
     this subsection, the term `targeted low-income elderly 
     individual' means an elderly individual whose family income 
     does not exceed 100 percent of the poverty line applicable to 
     a family of the size involved.
       ``(c) For Low-Income Disabled Persons.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (f), a MediGrant 
     plan shall provide that the percentage of funds expended 
     under the plan for medical assistance for eligible low-income 
     individuals who are not elderly individuals and who are 
     eligible for such assistance on the basis of a disability, 
     including being blind, for a fiscal year is not less than the 
     minimum low-income-disabled percentage specified in paragraph 
     (2) of the total funds expended under the plan for medical 
     assistance for the fiscal year.
       ``(2) Minimum low-income-disabled percentage.--The minimum 
     low-income-disabled percentage specified in this paragraph 
     for a State is equal to 85 percent of the average percentage 
     of the expenditures under title XIX for medical assistance in 
     the State during Federal fiscal years 1992 through 1994 which 
     was attributable to expenditures for medical assistance for 
     mandated benefits furnished to individuals--
       ``(A) whose coverage (at such time) under a State plan 
     under title XIX was required under Federal law; and

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       ``(B) whose coverage (at such time) was on a basis directly 
     related to disability status, including being blind.
       ``(d) For Services Provided at Federally-Qualified Health 
     Centers and Rural Health Clinics.--Subject to subsection (f), 
     a MediGrant plan shall provide that the amount of funds 
     expended under the plan for medical assistance for services 
     provided at rural health clinics (as defined in section 
     1861(aa)(2)) and Federally-qualified health centers (as 
     defined in section 1861(aa)(4)), for eligible low-income 
     individuals for a fiscal year is not less than 85 percent of 
     the average annual expenditures under title XIX for medical 
     assistance in the State during Federal fiscal years 1992 
     through 1994 which were attributable to expenditures for 
     medical assistance for rural health clinic services and 
     Federally-qualified health center services (as defined in 
     section 1905(l)).
       ``(e) Use of Residual Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to limitations on payment under 
     section 2123, any funds not required to be expended under the 
     set-asides under the previous subsections may be expended 
     under the MediGrant plan for any of the following:
       ``(A) Additional medical assistance.--Medical assistance 
     for eligible low-income individuals (as defined in section 
     2171(b)), in addition to any medical assistance made 
     available under a previous subsection.
       ``(B) Medically-related services.--Payment for medically-
     related services (as defined in paragraph (2)).
       ``(C) Administration.--Payment for the administration of 
     the MediGrant plan.
       ``(2) Medically-related services defined.--In this title, 
     the term `medically-related services' means services 
     reasonably related to, or in direct support of, the State's 
     attainment of one or more of the strategic objectives and 
     performance goals established under section 2101, but does 
     not include items and services included on the list under 
     section 2171(a) (relating to the definition of medical 
     assistance).
       ``(f) Exceptions to Minimum Set-Asides.--
       ``(1) Alternative minimum set-asides.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State may provide in its MediGrant 
     plan (through an amendment to the plan) for a lower 
     percentage of expenditures than the minimum percentages 
     specified in any (or all) of paragraphs (2) of subsections 
     (a), (b), (c), and (d) if the State determines (and certifies 
     to the Secretary) that--
       ``(i) the health care needs of the low-income populations 
     described in paragraph (1) of the subsections (a), (b), (c), 
     or (d) who are eligible for medical assistance under the plan 
     during the previous fiscal year (or medicare premium 
     assistance needs described in subsection (b)(1)(B)) can be 
     reasonably met without the expenditure of the percentages 
     otherwise required to be expended,
       ``(ii) the performance goals established under section 2101 
     relating to the respective population can reasonably be met 
     with the expenditure of such lower percentage of funds, and
       ``(iii) in the case of subsection (d) with respect to rural 
     health clinic services and Federally-qualified health center 
     services, the health care needs of eligible low-income 
     individuals residing in medically underserved rural areas can 
     reasonably be met without the level of expenditure for such 
     services otherwise required and the performance goals 
     established under section 2101 relating to such individuals 
     can reasonably be met with such lower level of expenditures.
       ``(B) Period of application.--The determination and 
     certification under subparagraph (A) shall be made for such 
     period as a State may request, but may not be made for a 
     period of more than 3 consecutive Federal fiscal years 
     (beginning with the first fiscal year for which the lower 
     percentage is sought). A new determination and certification 
     must be made under such clause for any subsequent period.
       ``(C) No exception permitted before fiscal year 1998.--This 
     paragraph may not apply with respect to the percentages 
     described in paragraphs (2) of subsections (a), (b), and (c) 
     for a fiscal year before fiscal year 1998.
       ``(2) Independent certification of compliance with goals.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of section 2151(c), a 
     MediGrant plan shall not be considered to be in substantial 
     violation of the requirements of this section if the amount 
     of actual State expenditures specified in any (or all) of 
     paragraphs (1) of subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) is lower 
     than the minimum percentages specified in any (or all) of 
     paragraphs (2) of such subsections if an independent actuary 
     determines and certifies to the State that the MediGrant plan 
     is reasonably designed to result in a level of expenditures 
     which is consistent with the requirements of such 
     subsections.
       ``(B) Limit on variation.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
     in the case of a MediGrant plan for which the actual State 
     expenditures described in any (or all) of paragraphs (1) of 
     subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) are less than 95 percent 
     of the expenditures which would be made if the amount of 
     State expenditures specified in any (or all) of such 
     paragraphs was equal to the applicable minimum percentage 
     specified in any (or all) of paragraphs (2) of such 
     subsections.
       ``(g) Computations.--States shall calculate the minimum 
     percentages under paragraphs (2) of subsections (a), (b), 
     (c), and (d) in a reasonable manner consistent with reports 
     submitted to the Secretary for the fiscal years involved and 
     medical assistance attributable to the exception provided 
     under section 1903(v)(2) shall not be considered to be 
     expenditures for medical assistance.
       ``(h) Benefits Included for Purposes of Computing Set-
     Asides.--In this section, the term `mandated benefits'--
       ``(1) means medical assistance for items and services 
     described in section 1905(a) to the extent such assistance 
     with respect to such items and services was required to be 
     provided under title XIX,
       ``(2) includes medical assistance for medicare cost-sharing 
     only to the extent such assistance was required to be 
     provided under section 1902(a)(10)(E), and
       ``(3) does not include medical assistance attributable to 
     disproportionate share payment adjustments described in 
     section 1923.

     ``SEC. 2113. PREMIUMS AND COST-SHARING.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), if any 
     charges are imposed under the MediGrant plan for cost-sharing 
     (as defined in subsection (d)), such cost-sharing shall be 
     pursuant to a public cost-sharing schedule.
       ``(b) Limitation on Premium and Certain Cost-Sharing for 
     Low-Income Families Including Children or Pregnant Women.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a pregnant woman or a 
     child who is a member of a family described in paragraph 
     (2)--
       ``(A) the plan shall not impose any premium, and
       ``(B) the plan shall not (except as provided in subsection 
     (c)(1)) impose any cost-sharing with respect to primary and 
     preventive care services (as defined by the State) covered 
     under the MediGrant plan for children or pregnant women 
     unless such cost-sharing is nominal in nature.
       ``(2) Family described.--A family described in this 
     paragraph is a family (which may be an individual) which--
       ``(A) includes a child or a pregnant woman,
       ``(B) is made eligible for medical assistance under the 
     MediGrant plan, and
       ``(C) the income of which does not exceed 100 percent of 
     the poverty line applicable to a family of the size involved.
       ``(c) Certain Cost-Sharing Permitted.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed as preventing a MediGrant plan 
     (consistent with subsection (b))--
       ``(1) from imposing cost-sharing to discourage the 
     inappropriate use of emergency medical services delivered 
     through a hospital emergency room, a medical transportation 
     provider, or otherwise,
       ``(2) from imposing premiums and cost-sharing 
     differentially in order to encourage the use of primary and 
     preventive care and discourage unnecessary or less economical 
     care,
       ``(3) from scaling cost-sharing in a manner that reflects 
     economic factors, employment status, and family size,
       ``(4) from scaling cost-sharing based on the availability 
     to the individual or family of other health insurance 
     coverage, or
       ``(5) from scaling cost-sharing based on participation in 
     employment training programs, drug or alcohol abuse 
     treatment, counseling programs, or other programs promoting 
     personal responsibility.
       ``(d) Cost-Sharing Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `cost-sharing' includes copayments, deductibles, coinsurance, 
     and other charges for the provision of health care services.

     ``SEC. 2114. DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING CAPITATION 
                   PAYMENT RATES.

       ``(a) In General.--If a State contracts (or intends to 
     contract) with a capitated health care organization (as 
     defined in subsection (c)(1)) under which the State makes a 
     capitation payment (as defined in subsection (c)(2)) to the 
     organization for providing or arranging for the provision of 
     medical assistance under the MediGrant plan for a group of 
     services, including at least inpatient hospital services and 
     physicians' services, the plan shall include a description of 
     the following:
       ``(1) Use of actuarial science.--The extent and manner in 
     which the State uses actuarial science--
       ``(A) to analyze and project health care expenditures and 
     utilization for individuals enrolled (or to be enrolled) in 
     such an organization under the MediGrant plan, and
       ``(B) to develop capitation payment rates, including a 
     brief description of the general methodologies used by 
     actuaries.
       ``(2) Qualifications of organizations.--The general 
     qualifications, including any accreditation, State licensure 
     or certification, or provider network standards, required by 
     the State for participation of capitated health care 
     organizations under the MediGrant plan.
       ``(3) Dissemination process.--The process used by the State 
     under subsection (b) and otherwise to disseminate, before 
     entering into contracts with capitated health care 
     organizations, actuarial information to such organizations on 
     the historical fee-for-service costs (or, if not available, 
     other recent financial data associated with providing covered 
     services) and utilization associated with individuals 
     described in paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(b) Public Notice and Comment.--Under the MediGrant plan 
     the State shall provide a process for providing, before the 
     beginning of each contract year--
       ``(1) public notice of--
       ``(A) the amounts of the capitation payments (if any) made 
     under the plan for the contract year preceding the public 
     notice, and
       ``(B)(i) the information described under subsection (a)(1) 
     with respect to capitation payments for the contract year 
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     State expects to make for the contract year involved,
     unless such information is designated as proprietary and not 
     subject to public disclosure under State law, and
       ``(2) an opportunity for receiving public comment on the 
     amounts and information for which notice is provided under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this title:
       ``(1) Capitated health care organization.--The term 
     `capitated health care organization' means a health 
     maintenance organization or any other entity (including a 
     health insuring organization, managed care organization, 
     prepaid health plan, integrated service network, or similar 
     entity) which under State law is permitted to accept 
     capitation payments for providing (or arranging for the 
     provision of) a group of items and services including at 
     least inpatient hospital services and physicians' services.
       ``(2) Capitation payment.--The term `capitation payment' 
     means, with respect to payment, payment on a prepaid 
     capitation basis or any other risk basis to an entity for the 
     entity's provision (or arranging for the provision) of a 
     group of items and services, including at least inpatient 
     hospital services and physicians' services.

     ``SEC. 2115. PREVENTING SPOUSAL IMPOVERISHMENT.

       ``(a) Special Treatment for Institutionalized Spouses.--
       ``(1) Supersedes other provisions.--In determining the 
     eligibility for medical assistance of an institutionalized 
     spouse (as defined in subsection (h)(1)), the provisions of 
     this section supersede any other provision of this title 
     which is inconsistent with them.
       ``(2) Does not affect certain determinations.--Except as 
     this section specifically provides, this section does not 
     apply to--
       ``(A) the determination of what constitutes income or 
     resources, or
       ``(B) the methodology and standards for determining and 
     evaluating income and resources.
       ``(3) No application in commonwealths and territories.--
     This section shall only apply to a State that is one of the 
     50 States or the District of Columbia.
       ``(b) Rules for Treatment of Income.--
       ``(1) Separate treatment of income.--During any month in 
     which an institutionalized spouse is in the institution, 
     except as provided in paragraph (2), no income of the 
     community spouse shall be deemed available to the 
     institutionalized spouse.
       ``(2) Attribution of income.--In determining the income of 
     an institutionalized spouse or community spouse for purposes 
     of the post-eligibility income determination described in 
     subsection (d), except as otherwise provided in this section 
     and regardless of any State laws relating to community 
     property or the division of marital property, the following 
     rules apply:
       ``(A) Non-trust property.--Subject to subparagraphs (C) and 
     (D), in the case of income not from a trust, unless the 
     instrument providing the income otherwise specifically 
     provides--
       ``(i) if payment of income is made solely in the name of 
     the institutionalized spouse or the community spouse, the 
     income shall be considered available only to that respective 
     spouse,
       ``(ii) if payment of income is made in the names of the 
     institutionalized spouse and the community spouse, \1/2\ of 
     the income shall be considered available to each of them, and
       ``(iii) if payment of income is made in the names of the 
     institutionalized spouse or the community spouse, or both, 
     and to another person or persons, the income shall be 
     considered available to each spouse in proportion to the 
     spouse's interest (or, if payment is made with respect to 
     both spouses and no such interest is specified, \1/2\ of the 
     joint interest shall be considered available to each spouse).
       ``(B) Trust property.--In the case of a trust--
       ``(i) except as provided in clause (ii), income shall be 
     attributed in accordance with the provisions of this title; 
     and
       ``(ii) income shall be considered available to each spouse 
     as provided in the trust, or, in the absence of a specific 
     provision in the trust--

       ``(I) if payment of income is made solely to the 
     institutionalized spouse or the community spouse, the income 
     shall be considered available only to that respective spouse,
       ``(II) if payment of income is made to both the 
     institutionalized spouse and the community spouse, \1/2\ of 
     the income shall be considered available to each of them, and
       ``(III) if payment of income is made to the 
     institutionalized spouse or the community spouse, or both, 
     and to another person or persons, the income shall be 
     considered available to each spouse in proportion to the 
     spouse's interest (or, if payment is made with respect to 
     both spouses and no such interest is specified, \1/2\ of the 
     joint interest shall be considered available to each spouse).

       ``(C) Property with no instrument.--In the case of income 
     not from a trust in which there is no instrument establishing 
     ownership, subject to subparagraph (D), \1/2\ of the income 
     shall be considered to be available to the institutionalized 
     spouse and \1/2\ to the community spouse.
       ``(D) Rebutting ownership.--The rules of subparagraphs (A) 
     and (C) are superseded to the extent that an 
     institutionalized spouse can establish, by a preponderance of 
     the evidence, that the ownership interests in income are 
     other than as provided under such subparagraphs.
       ``(c) Rules for Treatment of Resources.--
       ``(1) Computation of spousal share at time of 
     institutionalization.--
       ``(A) Total joint resources.--There shall be computed (as 
     of the beginning of the first continuous period of 
     institutionalization of the institutionalized spouse)--
       ``(i) the total value of the resources to the extent either 
     the institutionalized spouse or the community spouse has an 
     ownership interest, and
       ``(ii) a spousal share which is equal to \1/2\ of such 
     total value.
       ``(B) Assessment.--At the request of an institutionalized 
     spouse or community spouse, at the beginning of the first 
     continuous period of institutionalization of the 
     institutionalized spouse and upon the receipt of relevant 
     documentation of resources, the State shall promptly assess 
     and document the total value described in subparagraph (A)(i) 
     and shall provide a copy of such assessment and documentation 
     to each spouse and shall retain a copy of the assessment for 
     use under this section. If the request is not part of an 
     application for medical assistance under this title, the 
     State may, at its option as a condition of providing the 
     assessment, require payment of a fee not exceeding the 
     reasonable expenses of providing and documenting the 
     assessment. At the time of providing the copy of the 
     assessment, the State shall include a notice indicating that 
     the spouse will have a right to a fair hearing under 
     subsection (e)(2).
       ``(2) Attribution of resources at time of initial 
     eligibility determination.--In determining the resources of 
     an institutionalized spouse at the time of application for 
     medical assistance under this title, regardless of any State 
     laws relating to community property or the division of 
     marital property--
       ``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), all the 
     resources held by either the institutionalized spouse, 
     community spouse, or both, shall be considered to be 
     available to the institutionalized spouse, and
       ``(B) resources shall be considered to be available to an 
     institutionalized spouse, but only to the extent that the 
     amount of such resources exceeds the amount computed under 
     subsection (f)(2)(A) (as of the time of application for 
     medical assistance).
       ``(3) Assignment of support rights.--The institutionalized 
     spouse shall not be ineligible by reason of resources 
     determined under paragraph (2) to be available for the cost 
     of care where--
       ``(A) the institutionalized spouse has assigned to the 
     State any rights to support from the community spouse,
       ``(B) the institutionalized spouse lacks the ability to 
     execute an assignment due to physical or mental impairment 
     but the State has the right to bring a support proceeding 
     against a community spouse without such assignment, or
       ``(C) the State determines that denial of eligibility would 
     work an undue hardship.
       ``(4) Separate treatment of resources after eligibility for 
     medical assistance established.--During the continuous period 
     in which an institutionalized spouse is in an institution and 
     after the month in which an institutionalized spouse is 
     determined to be eligible for medical assistance under this 
     title, no resources of the community spouse shall be deemed 
     available to the institutionalized spouse.
       ``(5) Resources defined.--In this section, the term 
     `resources' does not include--
       ``(A) resources excluded under subsection (a) or (d) of 
     section 1613, and
       ``(B) resources that would be excluded under section 
     1613(a)(2)(A) but for the limitation on total value described 
     in such section.
       ``(d) Protecting Income for Community Spouse.--
       ``(1) Allowances to be offset from income of 
     institutionalized spouse.--After an institutionalized spouse 
     is determined or redetermined to be eligible for medical 
     assistance, in determining the amount of the spouse's income 
     that is to be applied monthly to payment for the costs of 
     care in the institution, there shall be deducted from the 
     spouse's monthly income the following amounts in the 
     following order:
       ``(A) A personal needs allowance (described in paragraph 
     (2)(A)), in an amount not less than the amount specified in 
     paragraph (2)(C).
       ``(B) A community spouse monthly income allowance (as 
     defined in paragraph (3)), but only to the extent income of 
     the institutionalized spouse is made available to (or for the 
     benefit of) the community spouse.
       ``(C) A family allowance, for each family member, equal to 
     at least \1/3\ of the amount by which the amount described in 
     paragraph (4)(A)(i) exceeds the amount of the monthly income 
     of that family member.
       ``(D) Amounts for incurred expenses for medical or remedial 
     care for the institutionalized spouse as provided under 
     paragraph (6).
     In subparagraph (C), the term `family member' only includes 
     minor or dependent children, dependent parents, or dependent 
     siblings of the institutionalized or community spouse who are 
     residing with the community spouse.
       ``(2) Personal needs allowance.--
       ``(A) In general.--The MediGrant plan must provide that, in 
     the case of an institutionalized individual or couple 
     described in subparagraph (B), in determining the amount of 
     the individual's or couple's income to be applied monthly to 
     payment for the cost of care in an institution, there shall 
     be deducted from the monthly income (in ad

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     dition to other allowances otherwise provided under the plan) 
     a monthly personal needs allowance--
       ``(i) which is reasonable in amount for clothing and other 
     personal needs of the individual (or couple) while in an 
     institution, and
       ``(ii) which is not less (and may be greater) than the 
     minimum monthly personal needs allowance described in 
     subparagraph (C).
       ``(B) Institutionalized individual or couple defined.--In 
     this paragraph, the term `institutionalized individual or 
     couple' means an individual or married couple--
       ``(i) who is an inpatient (or who are inpatients) in a 
     medical institution or nursing facility for which payments 
     are made under this title throughout a month, and
       ``(ii) who is or are determined to be eligible for medical 
     assistance under the State MediGrant plan.
       ``(C) Minimum allowance.--The minimum monthly personal 
     needs allowance described in this subparagraph is $40 for an 
     institutionalized individual and $80 for an institutionalized 
     couple (if both are aged, blind, or disabled, and their 
     incomes are considered available to each other in determining 
     eligibility).
       ``(3) Community spouse monthly income allowance defined.--
       ``(A) In general.--In this section (except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B)), the community spouse monthly income 
     allowance for a community spouse is an amount by which--
       ``(i) except as provided in subsection (e), the minimum 
     monthly maintenance needs allowance (established under and in 
     accordance with paragraph (4)) for the spouse, exceeds
       ``(ii) the amount of monthly income otherwise available to 
     the community spouse (determined without regard to such an 
     allowance).
       ``(B) Court ordered support.--If a court has entered an 
     order against an institutionalized spouse for monthly income 
     for the support of the community spouse, the community spouse 
     monthly income allowance for the spouse shall be not less 
     than the amount of the monthly income so ordered.
       ``(4) Establishment of minimum monthly maintenance needs 
     allowance.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each State shall establish a minimum 
     monthly maintenance needs allowance for each community spouse 
     which, subject to subparagraph (B), is equal to or exceeds--
       ``(i) 150 percent of \1/12\ of the poverty line applicable 
     to a family unit of 2 members, plus
       ``(ii) an excess shelter allowance (as defined in paragraph 
     (4)).
     A revision of the poverty line referred to in clause (i) 
     shall apply to medical assistance furnished during and after 
     the second calendar quarter that begins after the date of 
     publication of the revision.
       ``(B) Cap on minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance.--
     The minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance established 
     under subparagraph (A) may not exceed $1,500 (subject to 
     adjustment under subsections (e) and (g)).
       ``(5) Excess shelter allowance defined.--In paragraph 
     (4)(A)(ii), the term `excess shelter allowance' means, for a 
     community spouse, the amount by which the sum of--
       ``(A) the spouse's expenses for rent or mortgage payment 
     (including principal and interest), taxes and insurance and, 
     in the case of a condominium or cooperative, required 
     maintenance charge, for the community spouse's principal 
     residence, and
       ``(B) the standard utility allowance (used by the State 
     under section 5(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977) or, if the 
     State does not use such an allowance, the spouse's actual 
     utility expenses,
     exceeds 30 percent of the amount described in paragraph 
     (4)(A)(i), except that, in the case of a condominium or 
     cooperative, for which a maintenance charge is included under 
     subparagraph (A), any allowance under subparagraph (B) shall 
     be reduced to the extent the maintenance charge includes 
     utility expenses.
       ``(6) Treatment of incurred expenses.--With respect to the 
     post-eligibility treatment of income under this section, 
     there shall be disregarded reparation payments made by the 
     Federal Republic of Germany and, there shall be taken into 
     account amounts for incurred expenses for medical or remedial 
     care that are not subject to payment by a third party, 
     including--
       ``(A) medicare and other health insurance premiums, 
     deductibles, or coinsurance, and
       ``(B) necessary medical or remedial care recognized under 
     State law but not covered under the State MediGrant plan 
     under this title, subject to reasonable limits the State may 
     establish on the amount of these expenses.
       ``(e) Notice and Hearing.--
       ``(1) Notice.--Upon--
       ``(A) a determination of eligibility for medical assistance 
     of an institutionalized spouse, or
       ``(B) a request by either the institutionalized spouse, or 
     the community spouse, or a representative acting on behalf of 
     either spouse,
     each State shall notify both spouses (in the case described 
     in subparagraph (A)) or the spouse making the request (in the 
     case described in subparagraph (B)) of the amount of the 
     community spouse monthly income allowance (described in 
     subsection (d)(1)(B)), of the amount of any family allowances 
     (described in subsection (d)(1)(C)), of the method for 
     computing the amount of the community spouse resources 
     allowance permitted under subsection (f), and of the spouse's 
     right to a hearing under the MediGrant plan respecting 
     ownership or availability of income or resources, and the 
     determination of the community spouse monthly income or 
     resource allowance.
       ``(2) Results of hearing.--
       ``(A) Revision of minimum monthly maintenance needs 
     allowance.--If either such spouse establishes in a hearing 
     under this subsection that the community spouse needs income, 
     above the level otherwise provided by the minimum monthly 
     maintenance needs allowance, due to exceptional circumstances 
     resulting in significant financial duress, there shall be 
     substituted, for the minimum monthly maintenance needs 
     allowance in subsection (d)(2)(A), an amount adequate to 
     provide such additional income as is necessary.
       ``(B) Revision of community spouse resource allowance.--If 
     either such spouse establishes in such a hearing that the 
     community spouse resource allowance (in relation to the 
     amount of income generated by such an allowance) is 
     inadequate to raise the community spouse's income to the 
     minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance, there shall be 
     substituted, for the community spouse resource allowance 
     under subsection (f)(2), an amount adequate to provide such a 
     minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance.
       ``(f) Permitting Transfer of Resources to Community 
     Spouse.--
       ``(1) In general.--An institutionalized spouse may, without 
     regard to any other provision of the MediGrant plan to the 
     contrary, transfer an amount equal to the community spouse 
     resource allowance (as defined in paragraph (2)), but only to 
     the extent the resources of the institutionalized spouse are 
     transferred to, or for the sole benefit of, the community 
     spouse. The transfer under the preceding sentence shall be 
     made as soon as practicable after the date of the initial 
     determination of eligibility, taking into account such time 
     as may be necessary to obtain a court order under paragraph 
     (3).
       ``(2) Community spouse resource allowance defined.--In 
     paragraph (1), the `community spouse resource allowance' for 
     a community spouse is an amount (if any) by which--
       ``(A) the greatest of--
       ``(i) $12,000 (subject to adjustment under subsection (g)), 
     or, if greater (but not to exceed the amount specified in 
     clause (ii)(II)) an amount specified under the State 
     MediGrant plan,
       ``(ii) the lesser of (I) the spousal share computed under 
     subsection (c)(1), or (II) $60,000 (subject to adjustment 
     under subsection (g)), or
       ``(iii) the amount established under subsection (e)(2);
     exceeds
       ``(B) the amount of the resources otherwise available to 
     the community spouse (determined without regard to such an 
     allowance).
       ``(g) Indexing Dollar Amounts.--For services furnished 
     during a calendar year after 1989, the dollar amounts 
     specified in subsections (d)(3)(C), (f)(2)(A)(i), and 
     (f)(2)(A)(ii)(II) shall be increased by the same percentage 
     as the percentage increase in the consumer price index for 
     all urban consumers (all items; U.S. city average) between 
     September 1988 and the September before the calendar year 
     involved.
       ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Institutionalized spouse.--The term 
     `institutionalized spouse' means an individual--
       ``(A)(i) who is in a medical institution or nursing 
     facility, or
       ``(ii) at the option of the State (I) who would be eligible 
     under the MediGrant plan under this title if such individual 
     was in a medical institution, (II) with respect to whom there 
     has been a determination that but for the provision of home 
     or community-based services such individual would require the 
     level of care provided in a hospital, nursing facility or 
     intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded the cost 
     of which could be reimbursed under the plan, and (III) who 
     will receive home or community-based services pursuant the 
     plan; and
       ``(B) is married to a spouse who is not in a medical 
     institution or nursing facility;
     but does not include any such individual who is not likely to 
     meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) for at least 30 
     consecutive days.
       ``(2) Community spouse.--The term `community spouse' means 
     the spouse of an institutionalized spouse.

     ``SEC. 2116. STATE FLEXIBILITY.

       ``(a) State Flexibility in Benefits, Provider Payments, 
     Geographical Coverage Area, and Selection of Providers.--
     Nothing in this title (other than subsections (c) and (d) of 
     section 2111) shall be construed as requiring a State--
       ``(1) to provide medical assistance for any particular 
     items or services,
       ``(2) to provide for any payments with respect to any 
     specific health care providers or any level of payments for 
     any services,
       ``(3) to provide for the same medical assistance in all 
     geographical areas or political subdivisions of the State, so 
     long as medical assistance is made available in all such 
     areas or subdivisions,
       ``(4) to provide that the medical assistance made available 
     to any individual eligible for medical assistance must not be 
     less in amount, duration, or scope than the medical 
     assistance made available to any other such individual, or

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       ``(5) to provide that any individual eligible for medical 
     assistance with respect to an item or service may choose to 
     obtain such assistance from any institution, agency, or 
     person qualified to provide the item or service.
       ``(b) State Flexibility With Respect to Managed Care.--
     Nothing in this title shall be construed--
       ``(1) to limit a State's ability to contract with, on a 
     capitated basis or otherwise, health care plans or individual 
     health care providers for the provision or arrangement of 
     medical assistance,
       ``(2) to limit a State's ability to contract with health 
     care plans or other entities for case management services or 
     for coordination of medical assistance, or
       ``(3) to restrict a State from establishing capitation 
     rates on the basis of competition among health care plans or 
     negotiations between the State and one or more health care 
     plans.

                      ``Part C--Payments to States

     ``SEC. 2121. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS AMONG STATES.

       ``(a) Allotments.--
       ``(1) Computation.--The Secretary shall provide for the 
     computation of State obligation and outlay allotments in 
     accordance with this section for each fiscal year beginning 
     with fiscal year 1996.
       ``(2) Limitation on obligations.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary shall not enter into obligations with any State 
     under this title for a fiscal year in excess of the 
     obligation allotment for that State for the fiscal year under 
     paragraph (4). The sum of such obligation allotments for all 
     States in any fiscal year (excluding amounts carried over 
     under subparagraph (B) and excluding changes in allotments 
     effected under paragraph (4)(D)) shall not exceed the 
     aggregate limit on new obligation authority specified in 
     paragraph (3) for that fiscal year.
       ``(B) Adjustments.--
       ``(i) Carryover of allotment permitted.--If the amount of 
     obligations entered into under this part with a State for 
     quarters in a fiscal year is less than the amount of the 
     obligation allotment under this section to the State for the 
     fiscal year, the amount of the difference shall be added to 
     the amount of the State obligation allotment otherwise 
     provided under this section for the succeeding fiscal year. 
     This clause shall be applied separately with respect to the 
     portion of the obligation allotment that is attributable to 
     the supplemental outlay allotment under subsection (f).
       ``(ii) Reduction for post-enactment new obligations under 
     title xix in fiscal year 1996.--The amount of the obligation 
     allotment otherwise provided under this section for fiscal 
     year 1996 for a State shall be reduced by the amount of the 
     obligations entered into with respect to the State under 
     section 1903(a) after the date of the enactment of this 
     title.
       ``(C) No effect on prior year obligations.--Subparagraph 
     (A) shall not apply to or affect obligations for a fiscal 
     year prior to fiscal year 1996.
       ``(D) Obligation.--For purposes of this section, the 
     Secretary's establishment of an estimate under section 
     2123(b) of the amount a State is entitled to receive for a 
     quarter (taking into account any adjustments described in 
     such subsection) shall be treated as the obligation of such 
     amount for the State as of the first day of the quarter.
       ``(3) Aggregate limit on new obligation authority.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, subject 
     to subparagraph (C), the `aggregate limit on new obligation 
     authority', for a fiscal year, is the pool amount under 
     subsection (b) for the fiscal year, divided by the payout 
     adjustment factor (described in subparagraph (B)) for the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(B) Payout adjustment factor.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the `payout adjustment factor'--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 1996 is 0.950,
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 1997 is 0.986, and
       ``(iii) for a subsequent fiscal year is 0.998.
       ``(C) Transitional adjustment for pre-enactment-obligation 
     outlays.--In order to account for pre-enactment-obligation 
     outlays described in paragraph (4)(C)(iv), in determining the 
     aggregate limit on new obligation authority under 
     subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 1996, the pool amount for 
     such fiscal year is equal to--
       ``(i) the pool amount for such year, reduced by
       ``(ii) $24,624,000,000.
       ``(4) Obligation allotments.--
       ``(A) General rule for 50 states and the district of 
     columbia.--Except as provided in this paragraph, the 
     `obligation allotment' for any of the 50 States or the 
     District of Columbia for a fiscal year (beginning with fiscal 
     year 1997) is an amount that bears the same ratio to the 
     outlay allotment under subsection (c)(2) for such State or 
     District (not taking into account any adjustment due to an 
     election under paragraph (4)) for the fiscal year as the 
     ratio of--
       ``(i) the aggregate limit on new obligation authority (less 
     the total of the obligation allotments under subparagraph 
     (B)) for the fiscal year, to
       ``(ii) the pool amount (less the sum of the outlay 
     allotments for the territories) for such fiscal year.
       ``(B) Territories.--The obligation allotment for each of 
     the Commonwealths and territories for a fiscal year is the 
     outlay allotment for such Commonwealth or territory (as 
     determined under subsection (c)(5)) for the fiscal year 
     divided by the payout adjustment factor for the fiscal year 
     (as defined in paragraph (3)(B)).
       ``(C) Transitional rule for fiscal year 1996.--
       ``(i) In general.--The obligation amount for fiscal year 
     1996 for any State (including the District of Columbia, a 
     Commonwealth, or territory) is determined according to the 
     formula: A=(B-C)/D, where--

       ``(I) `A' is the obligation amount for such State,
       ``(II) `B' is the outlay allotment of such State for fiscal 
     year 1996, as determined under subsection (c),
       ``(III) `C' is the amount of the pre-enactment-obligation 
     outlays (as established for such State under clause (ii)), 
     and
       ``(IV) `D' is the payout adjustment factor for such fiscal 
     year (as defined in paragraph (3)(B)).

       ``(ii) Pre-enactment-obligation outlay amounts.--Within 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of this title, the 
     Secretary shall estimate (based on the best data available) 
     and publish in the Federal Register the amount of the pre-
     enactment-obligation outlays (as defined in clause (iv)) for 
     each State (including the District of Columbia, 
     Commonwealths, and territories). The total of such amounts 
     shall equal the dollar amount specified in paragraph 
     (3)(C)(ii).
       ``(iii) Agreement.--The submission of a MediGrant plan by a 
     State under this title is deemed to constitute the State's 
     acceptance of the obligation allotment limitations under this 
     subsection, including the formula for computing the amount of 
     such obligation allotment.
       ``(iv) Pre-enactment-obligation outlays defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `pre-enactment-obligation outlays' 
     means, for a State, the outlays of the Federal Government 
     that result from obligations that have been incurred under 
     title XIX with respect to the State before the date of the 
     enactment of this title, but for which payments to States 
     have not been made as of such date of enactment.
       ``(D) Adjustment to reflect adoption of alternative growth 
     formula.--Any State that has elected an alternative growth 
     formula under subsection (c)(4) which increases or decreases 
     the dollar amount of an outlay allotment for a fiscal year is 
     deemed to have increased or decreased, respectively, its 
     obligation amount for such fiscal year by the amount of such 
     increase or decrease.
       ``(E) Transitional correction for fiscal year 1997.--
       ``(i) In general.--The obligation amount for fiscal year 
     1997 for any State described in clause (ii) shall be 
     increased by 90 percent of the amount by which 90 percent of 
     the amount described in clause (ii)(I) exceeds the amount 
     described in clause (ii)(II), divided by the payout 
     adjustment factor specified in paragraph (3)(B) for fiscal 
     year 1996. The increase under this clause shall be paid to a 
     State in the first quarter of fiscal year 1997.
       ``(ii) States described.--A State described in this clause 
     is a State for which--

       ``(I) the amount of the pre-enactment-obligation outlays 
     (as established for such State under subparagraph (C)(ii)), 
     exceeded
       ``(II) the outlays of the Federal Government during fiscal 
     year 1996 that are attributable to obligations that were 
     incurred under title XIX with respect to the State before the 
     date of the enactment of this title, but for which payments 
     to States had not been made as of such date of enactment,

     by at least 10 percent of the amount described in subclause 
     (I).
       ``(b) Pool of Available Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the `pool 
     amount' under this subsection for--
       ``(A) fiscal year 1996 is $96,386,037,894,
       ``(B) fiscal year 1997 is $103,233,603,164,
       ``(C) fiscal year 1998 is $107,907,625,827,
       ``(D) fiscal year 1999 is $112,644,040,408,
       ``(E) fiscal year 2000 is $117,359,685,046,
       ``(F) fiscal year 2001 is $122,284,072,525,
       ``(G) fiscal year 2002 is $127,418,239,580, and
       ``(H) each subsequent fiscal year is the pool amount under 
     this paragraph for the previous fiscal year increased by the 
     lesser of 4.2 percent or the annual percentage increase in 
     the gross domestic product for the 12-month period ending in 
     June before the beginning of that subsequent fiscal year.
       ``(2) National medigrant growth percentage.--For purposes 
     of this section for a fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 
     1997), the `national MediGrant growth percentage' is the 
     percentage by which--
       ``(A) the pool amount under paragraph (1) for the fiscal 
     year, exceeds
       ``(B) such pool amount for the previous fiscal year.
       ``(c) State Outlay Allotments.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 1996.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each of the 50 States and the 
     District of Columbia, the amount of the State outlay 
     allotment under this subsection for fiscal year 1996 is, 
     subject to paragraph (4), determined in accordance with the 
     following table:

Outlay allotment (in dollars):
1,517,652,207..........................................................
204,933,213............................................................
1,370,781,297..........................................................
1,011,457,933..........................................................
8,946,838,461..........................................................
757,492,679............................................................
1,463,011,635..........................................................
212,327,763............................................................
501,412,091 Columbia...................................................
3,715,624,180..........................................................
2,426,320,602..........................................................
323,124,375............................................................
278,329,686............................................................

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3,467,274,342..........................................................
1,952,467,267..........................................................
835,235,895............................................................
713,700,869............................................................
1,577,828,832..........................................................
2,622,000,000..........................................................
694,220,790............................................................
1,369,699,847..........................................................
2,870,346,862..........................................................
3,465,182,886..........................................................
1,793,776,356..........................................................
1,261,781,330..........................................................
1,849,248,945..........................................................
312,212,472............................................................
463,900,417............................................................
257,896,453............................................................
360,000,000re..........................................................
2,854,621,241..........................................................
634,756,945............................................................
12,901,793,038.........................................................
2,587,883,809a.........................................................
241,168,563a...........................................................
4,034,049,690..........................................................
911,198,775............................................................
1,088,670,440..........................................................
4,454,423,400..........................................................
545,686,262d...........................................................
1,621,021,815a.........................................................
262,804,959a...........................................................
2,519,934,251..........................................................
6,351,909,343..........................................................
484,274,254............................................................
248,158,729............................................................
1,144,962,509..........................................................
1,763,460,996..........................................................
1,156,813,157..........................................................
1,709,500,642..........................................................
132,925,390............................................................
       ``(2) Computation of state outlay allotments.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to the succeeding provisions of 
     this subsection, the amount of the State outlay allotment 
     under this subsection for one of the 50 States and the 
     District of Columbia for a fiscal year (beginning with fiscal 
     year 1997) is equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the needs-based amount determined under subparagraph 
     (B) for such State or District for the fiscal year, and
       ``(ii) the scalar factor described in subparagraph (C) for 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Needs-based amount.--The needs-based amount under 
     this subparagraph for a State or the District of Columbia for 
     a fiscal year is equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the State's or District's aggregate expenditure need 
     for the fiscal year (as determined under subsection (d)), and
       ``(ii) the State's or District's old Federal medical 
     assistance percentage (as defined in section 2122(d)) for the 
     fiscal year (or, in the case of fiscal year 1997, the Federal 
     medical assistance percentage determined under section 
     1905(b) for fiscal year 1996).
       ``(C) Scalar factor.--The scalar factor under this 
     subparagraph for a fiscal year is such proportion so that, 
     when it is applied under subparagraph (A)(ii) for the fiscal 
     year (taking into account the floors and ceilings under 
     paragraph (3)), the total of the outlay allotments under this 
     subsection for all the 50 States and the District of Columbia 
     for the fiscal year (not taking into account any increase in 
     an outlay allotment for a fiscal year attributable to the 
     election of an alternative growth formula under paragraph 
     (4)) is equal to the amount by which (i) the pool amount for 
     the fiscal year (as determined under subsection (b)), exceeds 
     (ii) the sum of the outlay allotments provided under 
     paragraph (5) for the Commonwealths and territories for the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(3) Floors and ceilings.--
       ``(A) Floors.--Subject to the ceiling established under 
     subparagraph (B), in no case shall the amount of the State 
     outlay allotment under paragraph (2) for a fiscal year be 
     less than the greatest of the following:
       ``(i) In general.--Beginning with fiscal year 1998, 0.24 
     percent of the pool amount for the fiscal year.
       ``(ii) Floor based on previous year's outlay allotment.--
     Subject to clause (iii)--

       ``(I) Fiscal year 1997.--For fiscal year 1997, 103.5 
     percent of the amount of the State outlay allotment under 
     this subsection for fiscal year 1996.
       ``(II) Fiscal year 1998.--For fiscal year 1998, 103 percent 
     of the amount of the State outlay allotment under this 
     subsection for fiscal year 1997.
       ``(III) Subsequent fiscal years.--For a fiscal year after 
     1998, 102 percent of the amount of the State outlay allotment 
     under this subsection for the previous fiscal year.

       ``(iii) Floor based on outlay allotment growth rate in 
     first year.--Beginning with fiscal year 1998, in the case of 
     a State for which the outlay allotment under this subsection 
     for fiscal year 1997 exceeded its outlay allotment under this 
     subsection for the previous fiscal year by more than the 
     national MediGrant growth percentage for fiscal year 1997, 
     104 percent of the amount of the State outlay allotment under 
     this subsection for the previous fiscal year (or, if less, 
     beginning with fiscal year 2003, 95 percent of the national 
     MediGrant growth percentage for the year).
       ``(B) Ceilings.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), in no case shall 
     the amount of the State outlay allotment under paragraph (2) 
     for a fiscal year be greater than the product of--

       ``(I) the State outlay allotment under this subsection for 
     the State for the preceding fiscal year, and
       ``(II) the applicable percent (specified in clause (ii) or 
     (iii)) for the fiscal year involved.

       ``(ii) General rule for applicable percent.--For purposes 
     of clause (i), subject to clause (iii), the `applicable 
     percent'--

       ``(I) for fiscal year 1997 is 109 percent, and
       ``(II) for a subsequent fiscal year is 105.33 percent.

       ``(iii) Special rule.--For a fiscal year after fiscal year 
     1997, in the case of a State (among the 50 States and the 
     District of Columbia) that is one of the 10 States with the 
     lowest Federal MediGrant spending per resident-in-poverty 
     rates (as determined under clause (iv)) for the fiscal year, 
     the `applicable percent' is 107 percent.
       ``(iv) Determination of federal medigrant spending per 
     resident-in-poverty rate.--For purposes of clause (iii), the 
     `Federal MediGrant spending per resident-in-poverty rate' for 
     a State for a fiscal year is equal to--

       ``(I) the State's outlay allotment under this subsection 
     for the previous fiscal year (determined without regard to 
     paragraph (4)), divided by
       ``(II) the average annual number of residents of the State 
     in poverty (as defined in subsection (d)(2)) with respect to 
     the fiscal year.

       ``(C) Special rule.--
       ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding the preceding 
     subparagraphs of this paragraph, the State outlay allotment 
     for--

       ``(I) New Hampshire for each of the fiscal years 1997 
     through 2000, is $360,000,000,
       ``(II) Louisiana, subject to subclause (III), for each of 
     the fiscal years 1997 through 2000, is $2,622,000,000, and
       ``(III) Louisiana and Nebraska for fiscal year 1997, as 
     otherwise determined, shall be increased by $37,048,207 and 
     $106,132,408, respectively.
       ``(IV) Nevada for each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 
     1998, as otherwise determined, shall be increased by 
     $90,000,000.

       ``(ii) Exception.--A State described in subclause (I) or 
     (II) of clause (i) may apply to the Secretary for use of the 
     State outlay allotment otherwise determined under this 
     subsection for any fiscal year, if such State notifies the 
     Secretary not later than March 1 preceding such fiscal year 
     that such State will be able to expend sufficient State funds 
     in such fiscal year to qualify for such allotment.
       ``(iii) Treatment of increase as supplemental allotment.--
     Any increase in an outlay allotment under clause (i)(III) or 
     (i)(IV) shall not be taken into account for purposes of 
     determining the scalar factor under paragraph (2) for fiscal 
     year 1997, any State outlay allotment for a fiscal year after 
     fiscal year 1997, the pool amount for a fiscal year after 
     fiscal year 1997, or determination of the national MediGrant 
     growth percentage for any fiscal year.
       ``(4) Election of alternative growth formula.--
       ``(A) Election.--In order to reduce variations in increases 
     in outlay allotments over time, any of the 50 States or the 
     District of Columbia may elect (by notice provided to the 
     Secretary by not later than April 1, 1996) to adopt an 
     alternative growth rate formula under this paragraph for the 
     determination of the State's outlay allotment in fiscal year 
     1996 and for the increase in the amount of such allotment in 
     subsequent fiscal years.
       ``(B) Formula.--The alternative growth formula under this 
     paragraph may be any formula under which a portion of the 
     State outlay allotment for fiscal year 1996 under paragraph 
     (1) is deferred and applied to increase the amount of its 
     outlay allotment for one or more subsequent fiscal years, so 
     long as the total amount of such increases for all such 
     subsequent fiscal years does not exceed the amount of the 
     outlay allotment deferred from fiscal year 1996.
       ``(5) Commonwealths and territories.--
       ``(A) In general.--The outlay allotment for each of the 
     Commonwealths and territories for a fiscal year is the 
     maximum amount that could have been certified under section 
     1108(c) (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this title) with respect to the Commonwealth or 
     territory for the fiscal year with respect to title XIX, if 
     the national MediGrant growth percentage (as determined under 
     subsection (b)(2)) for the fiscal year had been substituted 
     (beginning with fiscal year 1997) for the percentage increase 
     referred to in section 1108(c)(1)(B) (as so in effect).
       ``(B) Disregard of rounding requirements.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the rounding requirements under section 
     1108(c) shall not apply.
       ``(C) Limitation on total amount for fiscal year 1996.--
     Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A), the total 
     amount of the outlay allotments for the Commonwealths and 
     territories for fiscal year 1996 may not exceed $139,950,000.
       ``(d) State Aggregate Expenditure Need Determined.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (c), the 
     `State aggregate expenditure need' for a State or the 
     District of Columbia for a fiscal year is equal to the 
     product of the following 4 factors:
       ``(A) Residents in poverty.--The average annual number of 
     residents in poverty of such State or District with respect 
     to the fiscal year (as determined under paragraph (2)).
       ``(B) Case mix index.--The case mix index for such State or 
     District (as determined under paragraph (3)) for the most 
     recent fiscal year for which data are available, but in no 
     case less than 0.9 or greater than 1.15.
       ``(C) Input cost index.--The input cost index for the State 
     (as determined under paragraph (4)) for the most recent 
     fiscal year for which data are available.
       ``(D) National average spending per resident in poverty.--
     The national average spending per resident in poverty (as 
     determined under paragraph (5)).
       ``(2) Residents in poverty.--In this section--

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       ``(A) In general.--The term `average annual number of 
     residents in poverty' means, with respect to a State or the 
     District of Columbia and a fiscal year, the average annual 
     number of residents in poverty (as defined in subparagraph 
     (B)) in such State or District (based on data made generally 
     available by the Bureau of the Census from the Current 
     Population Survey) for the most recent 3-calendar-year period 
     (ending before the fiscal year) for which such data are 
     available.
       ``(B) Resident in poverty defined.--The term `resident in 
     poverty' means an individual whose family income does not 
     exceed the poverty threshold (as such terms are defined by 
     the Office of Management and Budget and are generally 
     interpreted and applied by the Bureau of the Census for the 
     year involved).
       ``(3) Case mix index.--
       ``(A) In general.--In this subsection, the `case mix index' 
     for a State or the District of Columbia for a fiscal year is 
     equal to--
       ``(i) the sum of--

       ``(I) the projected per recipient expenditures with respect 
     to elderly individuals in such State or District for the 
     fiscal year (determined under subparagraph (B)),
       ``(II) the projected per recipient expenditures with 
     respect to the blind and disabled individuals in such State 
     or District for the fiscal year (determined under 
     subparagraph (C)), and
       ``(III) the projected per recipient expenditures with 
     respect to other individuals in such State or District 
     (determined under subparagraph (D));

     divided by--
       ``(ii) the national average spending per recipient 
     determined under subparagraph (E) for the fiscal year 
     involved.
       ``(B) Projected per recipient expenditures for the 
     elderly.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(I), the 
     `projected per recipient expenditures with respect to elderly 
     individuals' in a State or the District of Columbia for a 
     fiscal year is equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the national average per recipient expenditures under 
     this title in the 50 States and the District of Columbia for 
     the most recent fiscal year for which data are available for 
     elderly individuals, and
       ``(ii) the proportion, of all individuals who received 
     medical assistance under this title in such State or District 
     in the most recent fiscal year referred to in clause (i), 
     that were individuals described in such clause.
       ``(C) Projected per recipient expenditures for the blind 
     and disabled.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(II), the 
     `projected per recipient expenditures with respect to blind 
     and disabled individuals' in a State or the District of 
     Columbia for a fiscal year is equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the national average per recipient expenditures under 
     this title in the 50 States and the District of Columbia for 
     the most recent fiscal year for which data are available for 
     individuals who are eligible for medical assistance because 
     such individuals are blind or disabled and are not elderly 
     individuals, and
       ``(ii) the proportion, of all individuals who received 
     medical assistance under this title in the State in the most 
     recent fiscal year referred to in clause (i), that were 
     individuals described in such clause.
       ``(D) Projected per recipient expenditures for other 
     individuals.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(III), the 
     `projected per recipient expenditures with respect to other 
     individuals' in a State or the District of Columbia for a 
     fiscal year is equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the national average per recipient expenditures under 
     this title in the 50 States and the District of Columbia for 
     the most recent fiscal year for which data are available for 
     individuals who are not described in subparagraph (B)(i) or 
     (C)(i), and
       ``(ii) the proportion, of all individuals who received 
     medical assistance under this title in such State or District 
     in the most recent fiscal year referred to in clause (i), 
     that were individuals described in such clause.
       ``(E) National average spending per recipient.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph, the `national average 
     expenditures per recipient' for a fiscal year is equal to the 
     sum of--
       ``(i) the product of (I) the national average described in 
     subparagraph (B)(i), and (II) the proportion, of all 
     individuals who received medical assistance under this title 
     in any of the 50 States or the District of Columbia in the 
     fiscal year referred to in such subparagraph, who are 
     described in such subparagraph,
       ``(ii) the product of (I) the national average described in 
     subparagraph (C)(i), and (II) the proportion, of all 
     individuals who received medical assistance under this title 
     in any of the 50 States or the District of Columbia in the 
     fiscal year referred to in such subparagraph, who are 
     described in such subparagraph, and
       ``(iii) the product of (I) the national average described 
     in subparagraph (D)(i), and (II) the proportion, of all 
     individuals who received medical assistance under this title 
     in any of the 50 States or the District of Columbia in the 
     fiscal year referred to in such subparagraph, who are 
     described in such subparagraph.
       ``(F) Determination of national averages and proportions.--
       ``(i) In general.--The national averages per recipient and 
     the proportions referred to in clauses (i) and (ii), 
     respectively, of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) and 
     subparagraph (E) shall be determined by the Secretary using 
     the most recent data available.
       ``(ii) Use of medicaid data.--If for a fiscal year there is 
     inadequate data to compute such averages and proportions 
     based on expenditures and numbers of individuals receiving 
     medical assistance under this title, the Secretary may 
     compute such averages based on expenditures and numbers of 
     such individuals under title XIX for the most recent fiscal 
     year for which data are available and, for this purpose--

       ``(I) any reference in subparagraph (B)(i) to `elderly 
     individuals' is deemed a reference to `individuals whose 
     eligibility for medical assistance is based on being 65 years 
     of age or older',
       ``(II) the reference in subparagraph (C)(i) to `and are not 
     elderly individuals' shall be considered to be deleted, and
       ``(III) individuals whose basis for eligibility for medical 
     assistance was reported as unknown shall not be counted as 
     individuals under subparagraph (D)(i).

       ``(iii) Expenditure defined.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `expenditure' means medical vendor 
     payments by basis of eligibility as reported by HCFA Form 
     2082.
       ``(4) Input cost index.--
       ``(A) In general.--In this section, the `input cost index' 
     for a State or the District of Columbia for a fiscal year is 
     the sum of--
       ``(i) 0.15, and
       ``(ii) 0.85 multiplied by the ratio of (I) the annual 
     average wages for hospital employees in such State or 
     District for the fiscal year (as determined under 
     subparagraph (B)), to (II) the annual average wages for 
     hospital employees in the 50 States and the District of 
     Columbia for such year (as determined under such 
     subparagraph).
       ``(B) Determination of annual average wages of hospital 
     employees.--The Secretary shall provide for the determination 
     of annual average wages for hospital employees in a State or 
     the District of Columbia and, collectively, in the 50 States 
     and the District of Columbia for a fiscal year based on the 
     area wage data applicable to hospitals under section 
     1886(d)(2)(E) (or, if such data no longer exists, comparable 
     data of hospital wages) for discharges occurring during the 
     fiscal year involved.
       ``(5) National average spending per resident in poverty.--
     For purposes of this subsection, the `national average 
     spending per resident in poverty'--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 1997 is equal to--
       ``(i) the sum (for each of the 50 States and the District 
     of Columbia) of the total of the Federal and State 
     expenditures under title XIX for calendar quarters in fiscal 
     year 1994, increased by the percentage by which (I) the pool 
     amount for fiscal year 1997, exceeds (II) $83,213,431,458 
     (which represents Federal medicaid expenditures for such 
     States and District for fiscal year 1994); divided by
       ``(ii) the sum of the number of residents in poverty (as 
     defined in paragraph (2)(A)) for all of the 50 States and the 
     District of Columbia for fiscal year 1994; and
       ``(B) for a succeeding fiscal year is equal to the national 
     average spending per resident in poverty under this paragraph 
     for the preceding fiscal year increased by the national 
     MediGrant growth percentage (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) 
     for the fiscal year involved.
       ``(e) Publication of Obligation and Outlay Allotments.--
       ``(1) Notice of preliminary allotments.--Not later than 
     April 1 before the beginning of each fiscal year (beginning 
     with fiscal year 1997), the Secretary shall initially 
     compute, after consultation with the Comptroller General, and 
     publish in the Federal Register notice of the proposed 
     obligation and outlay allotments for each State under this 
     section (not taking into account subsection (a)(2)(B)) for 
     the fiscal year. The Secretary shall include in the notice a 
     description of the methodology and data used in deriving such 
     allotments for the year.
       ``(2) Review by gao.--The Comptroller General shall submit 
     to Congress by not later than May 15 of each such fiscal 
     year, a report analyzing such allotments and the extent to 
     which they comply with the precise requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(3) Notice of final allotments.--Not later than July 1 
     before the beginning of each such fiscal year, the Secretary, 
     taking into consideration the analysis contained in the 
     report of the Comptroller General under paragraph (2), shall 
     compute and publish in the Federal Register notice of the 
     final allotments under this section (both taking into account 
     and not taking into account subsection (a)(2)(B)) for the 
     fiscal year. The Secretary shall include in the notice a 
     description of any changes in such allotments from the 
     initial allotments published under paragraph (1) for the 
     fiscal year and the reasons for such changes. Once published 
     under this paragraph, the Secretary is not authorized to 
     change such allotments.
       ``(4) GAO report on final allotments.--The Comptroller 
     General shall submit to Congress by not later than August 1 
     of each such fiscal year, a report analyzing the final 
     allotments under paragraph (3) and the extent to which they 
     comply with the precise requirements of this section.
       ``(f) Supplemental Allotment for Emergency Health Care 
     Services to Certain Aliens.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding the previous provisions 
     of this section, the amount of the State outlay allotment for 
     each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000 for each supplemental 
     allotment eligible State shall be increased by the amount of 
     the supplemental outlay allotment provided under paragraph 
     (2) for the State for that year. The amount of such increased 
     allotment may only be used for the purpose of providing 
     medical assistance for care and services for aliens described 
     in paragraph (1) of section 2123(e) and

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     for which the exception described in paragraph (2) of such 
     section applies. Section 2122(f)(3) shall apply to such 
     assistance in the same manner as it applies to medical 
     assistance described in such section.
       ``(2) Supplemental outlay allotment.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     amount of the supplemental outlay allotment for a 
     supplemental allotment eligible State for a fiscal year is 
     equal to the supplemental allotment ratio (as defined in 
     subparagraph (C)) multiplied by the supplemental pool amount 
     (specified in subparagraph (D)) for the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Supplemental allotment eligible state.--In this 
     subsection, the term `supplemental allotment eligible State' 
     means one of the 15 States with the highest number of 
     undocumented alien residents of all the States.
       ``(C) Supplemental allotment ratio.--In this paragraph, the 
     `supplemental allotment ratio' for a State is the ratio of--
       ``(i) the number of undocumented aliens residing in the 
     State, to
       ``(ii) the sum of such numbers for all supplemental 
     allotment eligible States.
       ``(D) Supplemental pool amount.--In this paragraph, the 
     `supplemental pool amount'--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 1996 is $627,325,551,
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 1997 is $673,388,855,
       ``(iii) for fiscal year 1998 is $702,313,450,
       ``(iv) for fiscal year 1999 is $733,140,258, and
       ``(v) for fiscal year 2000 is $763,831,886.
       ``(E) Determination of number.--
       ``(i) In general.--The number of undocumented aliens 
     residing in a State under this paragraph--

       ``(I) for fiscal year 1996 shall be determined based on 
     estimates of the resident illegal alien population residing 
     in each State prepared by the Statistics Division of the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service as of October 1992, 
     and
       ``(II) for a subsequent fiscal year shall be determined 
     based on the most recent updated estimate made under clause 
     (ii).

       ``(ii) Updating estimate.--For each fiscal year beginning 
     with fiscal year 1997, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Commission of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     States, and outside experts, shall estimate the number of 
     undocumented aliens residing in each of the 50 States and the 
     District of Columbia.
       ``(3) Treatment for obligation purposes.--For purposes of 
     computing obligation allotments under subsection (a)--
       ``(A) the amount of the supplemental pool amount for a 
     fiscal year shall be added to the pool amount under 
     subsection (b) for that fiscal year, and
       ``(B) the amount of the supplemental allotment to a State 
     provided under paragraph (1) shall be added to the outlay 
     allotment of the State for that fiscal year.
       ``(4) Sequence of obligations.--For purposes of carrying 
     out this title, payments to a supplemental allotment eligible 
     State under section 2122 that are attributable to 
     expenditures for medical assistance described in the second 
     sentence of paragraph (1) shall first be counted toward the 
     supplemental outlay allotment provided under this subsection, 
     rather than toward the outlay allotment otherwise provided 
     under this section.

     ``SEC. 2122. PAYMENTS TO STATES.

       ``(a) Amount of Payment.--From the allotment of a State 
     under section 2121 for a fiscal year, subject to the 
     succeeding provisions of this title, the Secretary shall pay 
     to each State which has a MediGrant plan approved under part 
     E, for each quarter in the fiscal year--
       ``(1) an amount equal to the applicable Federal medical 
     assistance percentage (as defined in subsection (c)) of the 
     total amount expended during such quarter as medical 
     assistance under the plan; plus
       ``(2) an amount equal to the applicable Federal medical 
     assistance percentage of the total amount expended during 
     such quarter for medically-related services (as defined in 
     section 2112(e)(2)); plus
       ``(3) subject to section 2123(c)--
       ``(A) an amount equal to 90 percent of the amounts expended 
     during such quarter for the design, development, and 
     installation of information systems and for providing 
     incentives to promote the enforcement of medical support 
     orders, plus
       ``(B) an amount equal to 75 percent of the amounts expended 
     during such quarter for medical personnel, administrative 
     support of medical personnel, operation and maintenance of 
     information systems, modification of information systems, 
     quality assurance activities, utilization review, medical and 
     peer review, anti-fraud activities, independent evaluations, 
     coordination of benefits, and meeting reporting requirements 
     under this title, plus
       ``(C) an amount equal to 50 percent of so much of the 
     remainder of the amounts expended during such quarter as are 
     expended by the State in the administration of the State 
     MediGrant plan.
       ``(b) Payment Process.--
       ``(1) Quarterly estimates.--Prior to the beginning of each 
     quarter, the Secretary shall estimate the amount to which a 
     State will be entitled under subsection (a) for such quarter, 
     such estimates to be based on (A) a report filed by the State 
     containing its estimate of the total sum to be expended in 
     such quarter in accordance with the provisions of such 
     subsections, and stating the amount appropriated or made 
     available by the State and its political subdivisions for 
     such expenditures in such quarter, and if such amount is less 
     than the State's proportionate share of the total sum of such 
     estimated expenditures, the source or sources from which the 
     difference is expected to be derived, and (B) such other 
     investigation as the Secretary may find necessary.
       ``(2) Payment.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall then pay to the 
     State, in such installments as the Secretary may determine 
     and in accordance with section 6503(a) of title 31, United 
     States Code, the amount so estimated, reduced or increased to 
     the extent of any overpayment or underpayment which the 
     Secretary determines was made under this section (or section 
     1903) to such State for any prior quarter and with respect to 
     which adjustment has not already been made under this 
     subsection (or under section 1903(d)).
       ``(B) Treatment as overpayments.--Expenditures for which 
     payments were made to the State under subsection (a) shall be 
     treated as an overpayment to the extent that the State or 
     local agency administering such plan has been reimbursed for 
     such expenditures by a third party pursuant to the provisions 
     of its plan in compliance with section 2135.
       ``(C) Recovery of overpayments.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, when an overpayment is discovered, which was made 
     by a State to a person or other entity, the State shall have 
     a period of 60 days in which to recover or attempt to recover 
     such overpayment before adjustment is made in the Federal 
     payment to such State on account of such overpayment. Except 
     as otherwise provided in subparagraph (D), the adjustment in 
     the Federal payment shall be made at the end of the 60 days, 
     whether or not recovery was made.
       ``(D) No adjustment for uncollectables.--In any case where 
     the State is unable to recover a debt which represents an 
     overpayment (or any portion thereof) made to a person or 
     other entity on account of such debt having been discharged 
     in bankruptcy or otherwise being uncollectable, no adjustment 
     shall be made in the Federal payment to such State on account 
     of such overpayment (or portion thereof).
       ``(3) Federal share of recoveries.--The pro rata share to 
     which the United States is equitably entitled, as determined 
     by the Secretary, of the net amount recovered during any 
     quarter by the State or any political subdivision thereof 
     with respect to medical assistance furnished under the State 
     MediGrant plan shall be considered an overpayment to be 
     adjusted under this subsection.
       ``(4) Timing of obligation of funds.--Upon the making of 
     any estimate by the Secretary under this subsection, any 
     appropriations available for payments under this section 
     shall be deemed obligated.
       ``(5) Disallowances.--In any case in which the Secretary 
     estimates that there has been an overpayment under this 
     section to a State on the basis of a claim by such State that 
     has been disallowed by the Secretary under section 1116(d), 
     and such State disputes such disallowance, the amount of the 
     Federal payment in controversy shall, at the option of the 
     State, be retained by such State or recovered by the 
     Secretary pending a final determination with respect to such 
     payment amount. If such final determination is to the effect 
     that any amount was properly disallowed, and the State chose 
     to retain payment of the amount in controversy, the Secretary 
     shall offset, from any subsequent payments made to such State 
     under this title, an amount equal to the proper amount of the 
     disallowance plus interest on such amount disallowed for the 
     period beginning on the date such amount was disallowed and 
     ending on the date of such final determination at a rate 
     (determined by the Secretary) based on the average of the 
     bond equivalent of the weekly 90-day treasury bill auction 
     rates during such period.
       ``(c) Applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage 
     Defined.--In this section, except as provided in subsection 
     (f), the term `applicable Federal medical assistance 
     percentage' means, with respect to one of the 50 States or 
     the District of Columbia, at the State's or District's 
     option--
       ``(1) the old Federal medical assistance percentage (as 
     determined in subsection (d));
       ``(2) the lesser of--
       ``(A) new Federal medical assistance percentage (as 
     determined under subsection (e)) or
       ``(B) the old Federal medical assistance percentage plus 10 
     percentage points; or
       ``(3) 60 percent.
       ``(d) Old Federal Medical Assistance Percentage.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) and 
     subsection (f), the term `old Federal medical assistance 
     percentage' for any State is 100 percent less the State 
     percentage; and the State percentage is that percentage which 
     bears the same ratio to 45 percent as the square of the per 
     capita income of such State bears to the square of the per 
     capita income of the continental United States (including 
     Alaska) and Hawaii.
       ``(2) Limitation on range.--In no case shall the old 
     Federal medical assistance percentage be less than 50 percent 
     or more than 83 percent.
       ``(3) Promulgation.--The old Federal medical assistance 
     percentage for any State shall be determined and promulgated 
     in accordance with the provisions of section 1101(a)(8)(B).
       ``(e) New Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Defined.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Term defined.--Except as provided in paragraph (3) 
     and subsection (f), the term

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     `new Federal medical assistance percentage' means, for each 
     of the 50 States and the District of Columbia, 100 percent 
     reduced by the product 0.39 and the ratio of--
       ``(i)(I) for each of the 50 States, the total taxable 
     resources (TTR) ratio of the State specified in subparagraph 
     (B), or
       ``(II) for the District of Columbia, the per capita income 
     ratio specified in subparagraph (C),
     to--
       ``(ii) the aggregate expenditure need ratio of the State or 
     District, as described in subparagraph (D).
       ``(B) Total taxable resources (ttr) ratio.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(i)(I), the total taxable resources (TTR) 
     ratio for each of the 50 States is--
       ``(i) an amount equal to the most recent 3-year average of 
     the total taxable resources (TTR) of the State, as determined 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury, divided by
       ``(ii) an amount equal to the sum of the 3-year averages 
     determined under clause (i) for each of the 50 States.
       ``(C) Per capita income ratio.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(i)(II), the per capita income ratio of the 
     District of Columbia is--
       ``(i) an amount equal to the most recent 3-year average of 
     the total personal income of the District of Columbia, as 
     determined in accordance with the provisions of section 
     1101(a)(8)(B), divided by
       ``(ii) an amount equal to the total personal income of the 
     continental United States (including Alaska) and Hawaii, as 
     determined under section 1101(a)(8)(B).
       ``(D) Aggregate expenditure need ratio.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), with respect to each of the 50 States and 
     the District of Columbia for a fiscal year, the aggregate 
     expenditure need ratio is--
       ``(i) the State aggregate expenditure need (as defined in 
     section 2121(d)) for the State for the fiscal year, divided 
     by
       ``(ii) the such of such State aggregate expenditure needs 
     for the 50 States and the District of Columbia for the fiscal 
     year.
       ``(2) Limitation on range.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (f), the new Federal medical assistance percentage 
     shall in no case be less than 40 percent or greater than 83 
     percent.
       ``(3) Promulgation.--The new Federal medical assistance 
     percentage for any State shall be promulgated in a timely 
     manner consistent with the promulgation of the old Federal 
     medical assistance percentage under section 1101(a)(8)(B).
       ``(f) Special Rules.--For purposes of this title--
       ``(1) Commonwealths and territories.--In the case of Puerto 
     Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
     and American Samoa, the old and new Federal medical 
     assistance percentages are 50 percent.
       ``(2) Alaska.--In the case of Alaska, the old Federal 
     medical assistance percentage is that percentage which bears 
     the same ratio to 45 percent as the square of the adjusted 
     per capita income of such State bears to the square of the 
     per capita income of the continental United States. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, the adjusted per capita 
     income for Alaska shall be determined by dividing the State's 
     most recent 3-year average per capita by the input cost index 
     for such State (as determined under section 2121(d)(4)).
       ``(3) Indian health service facilities.--
       ``(A) In general.--The old and new Federal medical 
     assistance percentages shall be 100 percent with respect to 
     the amounts expended as medical assistance for services which 
     are received through a facility described in subparagraph (B) 
     of an Indian tribe or tribal organization or through an 
     Indian Health Service facility whether operated by the Indian 
     Health Service or by an Indian tribe or tribal organization 
     (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care 
     Improvement Act).
       ``(B) Facility described.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), a facility described in this subparagraph is a facility 
     of an Indian tribe if--
       ``(i) the facility is located in a State which, as of the 
     date of the enactment of this title, was not operating its 
     State plan under title XIX pursuant to a Statewide waiver 
     approved under section 1115,
       ``(ii) the facility is not an Indian Health Service 
     facility,
       ``(iii) the tribe owns at least 2 such facilities, and
       ``(iv) the tribe has at least 50,000 members (as of the 
     date of the enactment of this title).
       ``(4) No state matching required for certain 
     expenditures.--In applying subsection (a)(1) with respect to 
     medical assistance provided to unlawful aliens pursuant to 
     the exception specified in section 2123(f)(2), payment shall 
     be made for the amount of such assistance without regard to 
     any need for a State match.
       ``(5) Special transitional rule.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (f), 
     in order to receive the full State outlay allotment described 
     in section 2121(c)(3)(C)(i), a State described in 
     subparagraph (C) shall expend State funds in a fiscal year 
     (before fiscal year 2000) under a MediGrant plan under this 
     title in an amount not less than the adjusted base year State 
     expenditures, plus the applicable percentage of the 
     difference between such expenditures and the amount necessary 
     to qualify for the full State outlay allotment so described 
     in such fiscal year as determined under this section without 
     regard to this paragraph.
       ``(B) Reduction in allotment if expenditure not met.--In 
     the event a State described in subparagraph (C) fails to 
     expend State funds in an amount required by subparagraph (A) 
     for a fiscal year, the outlay allotment described in section 
     2121(c)(3)(C)(i) for such year for such State shall be 
     reduced by an amount which bears the same ratio to such 
     outlay allotment as the State funds expended in such fiscal 
     year bears to the amount required by subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Adjusted base year state expenditures.--For purposes 
     of this paragraph, the term `adjusted base year State 
     expenditures' means--
       ``(i) for New Hampshire, $203,000,000, and
       ``(ii) for Louisiana, $355,000,000.
       ``(D) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the applicable percentage for a fiscal year is 
     specified in the following table:

                                                             Applicable
``Fiscal year:                                              Percentage:
  1996..........................................................20 ....

  1997..........................................................40 ....

  1998..........................................................60 ....

  1999..........................................................80.....

       ``(g) State Financial Participation.--Each MediGrant plan 
     shall provide for financial participation by the State equal 
     to not less than 40 percent of the non-Federal share of the 
     expenditures under the plan with respect to which payments 
     may be made under this section.

     ``SEC. 2123. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS; DISALLOWANCE.

       ``(a) In General.--Funds provided to a State under this 
     title shall only be used to carry out the purposes of this 
     title.
       ``(b) Disallowances for Excluded Providers.--
       ``(1) In general.--Payment shall not be made to a State 
     under this part for expenditures for items and services 
     furnished--
       ``(A) by a provider who was excluded from participation 
     under title V, XVIII, or XX or under this title pursuant to 
     section 1128, 1128A, 1156, or 1842(j)(2), or
       ``(B) under the medical direction or on the prescription of 
     a physician who was so excluded, if the provider of the 
     services knew or had reason to know of the exclusion.
       ``(2) Exception for emergency services.--Paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to emergency items or services, not including 
     hospital emergency room services.
       ``(c) Limitations.--
       ``(1) In general.--No Federal financial assistance is 
     available for expenditures under the MediGrant plan for--
       ``(A) medically-related services for a quarter to the 
     extent such expenditures exceed 5 percent of the total 
     expenditures under the plan for the quarter, or
       ``(B) total administrative expenses (other than expenses 
     described in paragraph (2) during the first 8 quarters in 
     which the plan is in effect under this title) for quarters in 
     a fiscal year to the extent such expenditures exceed the sum 
     of $20,000,000 plus 10 percent of the total expenditures 
     under the plan for the year.
       ``(2) Administrative expenses not subject to limitation.--
     The administrative expenses referred to in this paragraph are 
     expenditures under the MediGrant plan for the following 
     activities:
       ``(A) Quality assurance.
       ``(B) The development and operation of the certification 
     program for nursing facilities and intermediate care 
     facilities for the mentally retarded under section 2137.
       ``(C) Utilization review activities, including medical 
     activities and activities of peer review organizations.
       ``(D) Inspection and oversight of providers and capitated 
     health care organizations.
       ``(E) Anti-fraud activities.
       ``(F) Independent evaluations.
       ``(G) Activities required to meet reporting requirements 
     under this title.
       ``(d) Treatment of Third Party Liability.--No payment shall 
     be made to a State under this part for expenditures for 
     medical assistance provided for an individual under its 
     MediGrant plan to the extent that a private insurer (as 
     defined by the Secretary by regulation and including a group 
     health plan (as defined in section 607(1) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), a service benefit 
     plan, and a health maintenance organization) would have been 
     obligated to provide such assistance but for a provision of 
     its insurance contract which has the effect of limiting or 
     excluding such obligation because the individual is eligible 
     for or is provided medical assistance under the plan.
       ``(e) MediGrant as Secondary Payer.--Except as otherwise 
     provided by law, no payment shall be made to a State under 
     this part for expenditures for medical assistance provided 
     for an individual under its MediGrant plan to the extent that 
     payment has been made or can reasonably be expected to be 
     made promptly (as determined in accordance with regulations) 
     under any other federally operated or financed health care 
     program, other than a program operated or financed by the 
     Indian Health Service, as identified by the Secretary. For 
     purposes of this subsection, rules similar to the rules for 
     overpayments under section 2122(b) shall apply.
       ``(f) Limitation on Payments to Emergency Services for 
     Nonlawful Aliens.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding the preceding provisions 
     of this section, except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
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     ical assistance furnished to an alien who is not lawfully 
     admitted for permanent residence or otherwise permanently 
     residing in the United States under color of law.
       ``(2) Exception for emergency services.--Payment may be 
     made under this section for care and services that are 
     furnished to an alien described in paragraph (1) only if--
       ``(A) such care and services are necessary for the 
     treatment of an emergency medical condition of the alien,
       ``(B) such alien otherwise meets the eligibility 
     requirements for medical assistance under the MediGrant plan 
     (other than a requirement of the receipt of aid or assistance 
     under title IV, supplemental security income benefits under 
     title XVI, or a State supplementary payment), and
       ``(C) such care and services are not related to an organ 
     transplant procedure.
       ``(3) Emergency medical condition defined.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `emergency medical condition' means 
     a medical condition (including emergency labor and delivery) 
     manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity 
     (including severe pain) such that the absence of immediate 
     medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in--
       ``(A) placing the patient's health in serious jeopardy,
       ``(B) serious impairment to bodily functions, or
       ``(C) serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.
       ``(g) Limitation on Payment for Certain Outpatient 
     Prescription Drugs.--
       ``(1) In general.--No payment may be made to a State under 
     this part for medical assistance for covered outpatient drugs 
     (as defined in section 2175(i)(2)) of a manufacturer provided 
     under the MediGrant plan unless the manufacturer (as defined 
     in section 2175(i)(4)) of the drug--
       ``(A) has entered into a MediGrant master rebate agreement 
     with the Secretary under section 2175,
       ``(B) is otherwise complying with the provisions of such 
     section,
       ``(C) is complying with the provisions of section 8126 of 
     title 38, United States Code, including the requirement of 
     entering into a master agreement with the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs under such section, and
       ``(D) subject to paragraph (4), is complying with the 
     provisions of section 340B of the Public Health Service Act, 
     including the requirement of entering into an agreement with 
     the Secretary under such section.
       ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as requiring a State to participate in the 
     MediGrant master rebate agreement under section 2175.
       ``(3) Effect of subsequent amendments.--For purposes of 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D), in determining whether a 
     manufacturer is in compliance with the requirements of 
     section 8126 of title 38, United States Code, or section 340B 
     of the Public Health Service Act--
       ``(A) the Secretary shall not take into account any 
     amendments to such sections that are enacted after the 
     enactment of title VI of the Veterans Health Care Act of 
     1992, and
       ``(B) a manufacturer is deemed to meet such requirements if 
     the manufacturer establishes to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that the manufacturer would comply (and has offered 
     to comply) with the provisions of such sections (as in effect 
     immediately after the enactment of the Veterans Health Care 
     Act of 1992) and would have entered into an agreement under 
     such section (as such section was in effect at such time), 
     but for a legislative change in such section after the date 
     of the enactment of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992.
       ``(4) Effect of establishment of alternative mechanism 
     under public health service act.--If the Secretary does not 
     establish a mechanism to ensure against duplicate discounts 
     or rebates under section 340B(a)(5)(A) of the Public Health 
     Service Act within 12 months of the date of the enactment of 
     such section, the following requirements shall apply:
       ``(A) Each covered entity under such section shall inform 
     the State when it is seeking reimbursement from the MediGrant 
     plan for medical assistance with respect to a unit of any 
     covered outpatient drug which is subject to an agreement 
     under section 340B(a) of such Act.
       ``(B) Each such State shall provide a means by which such 
     an entity shall indicate on any drug reimbursement claims 
     form (or format, where electronic claims management is used) 
     that a unit of the drug that is the subject of the form is 
     subject to an agreement under section 340B of such Act, and 
     not submit to any manufacturer a claim for a rebate payment 
     with respect to such a drug.

                ``Part D--Program Integrity and Quality

     ``SEC. 2131. USE OF AUDITS TO ACHIEVE FISCAL INTEGRITY.

       ``(a) Financial Audits of Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each MediGrant plan shall provide for an 
     annual audit of the State's expenditures from amounts 
     received under this title, in compliance with chapter 75 of 
     title 31, United States Code.
       ``(2) Verification audits.--If, after consultation with the 
     State and the Comptroller General and after a fair hearing, 
     the Secretary determines that a State's audit under paragraph 
     (1) was performed in substantial violation of chapter 75 of 
     title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may--
       ``(A) require that the State provide for a verification 
     audit in compliance with such chapter, or
       ``(B) conduct such a verification audit.
       ``(3) Availability of audit reports.--Within 30 days after 
     completion of each audit or verification audit under this 
     subsection, the State shall--
       ``(A) provide the Secretary with a copy of the audit 
     report, including the State's response to any recommendations 
     of the auditor, and
       ``(B) make the audit report available for public inspection 
     in the same manner as proposed MediGrant plan amendments are 
     made available under section 2105.
       ``(b) Fiscal Controls.--
       ``(1) In general.--With respect to the accounting and 
     expenditure of funds under this title, each State shall adopt 
     and maintain such fiscal controls, accounting procedures, and 
     data processing safeguards as the State deems reasonably 
     necessary to assure the fiscal integrity of the State's 
     activities under this title.
       ``(2) Consistency with generally accepted accounting 
     principles.--Such controls and procedures shall be generally 
     consistent with generally accepted accounting principles as 
     recognized by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board or 
     the Comptroller General.
       ``(c) Audits of Providers.--Each MediGrant plan shall 
     provide that the records of any entity providing items or 
     services for which payment may be made under the plan may be 
     audited as necessary to ensure that proper payments are made 
     under the plan.

     ``SEC. 2132. FRAUD PREVENTION PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--Each MediGrant plan shall provide for 
     the establishment and maintenance of an effective program for 
     the detection and prevention of fraud and abuse by 
     beneficiaries, providers, and others in connection with the 
     operation of the program.
       ``(b) Program Requirements.--The program established 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall include at least the 
     following requirements:
       ``(1) Disclosure of information.--Any disclosing entity (as 
     defined in section 1124(a)) receiving payments under the 
     MediGrant plan shall comply with the requirements of section 
     1124.
       ``(2) Supply of information.--An entity (other than an 
     individual practitioner or a group of practitioners) that 
     furnishes, or arranges for the furnishing of, an item or 
     service under the MediGrant plan shall supply upon request 
     specifically addressed to the entity by the Secretary or the 
     State agency the information described in section 1128(b)(9).
       ``(3) Exclusion.--
       ``(A) In general.--The MediGrant plan shall exclude any 
     specified individual or entity from participation in the plan 
     for the period specified by the Secretary when required by 
     the Secretary to do so pursuant to section 1128 or section 
     1128A, and provide that no payment may be made under the plan 
     with respect to any item or service furnished by such 
     individual or entity during such period.
       ``(B) Authority.--In addition to any other authority, a 
     State may exclude any individual or entity for purposes of 
     participating under the MediGrant plan for any reason for 
     which the Secretary could exclude the individual or entity 
     from participation in a program under title XVIII or under 
     section 1128, 1128A, or 1866(b)(2).
       ``(4) Notice.--The MediGrant plan shall provide that 
     whenever a provider of services or any other person is 
     terminated, suspended, or otherwise sanctioned or prohibited 
     from participating under the plan, the State agency 
     responsible for administering the plan shall promptly notify 
     the Secretary and, in the case of a physician, the State 
     medical licensing board of such action.
       ``(5) Access to information.--The MediGrant plan shall 
     provide that the State will provide information and access to 
     certain information respecting sanctions taken against health 
     care practitioners and providers by State licensing 
     authorities in accordance with section 2133.

     ``SEC. 2133. INFORMATION CONCERNING SANCTIONS TAKEN BY STATE 
                   LICENSING AUTHORITIES AGAINST HEALTH CARE 
                   PRACTITIONERS AND PROVIDERS.

       ``(a) Information Reporting Requirement.--The requirement 
     referred to in section 2132(b)(5) is that the State must 
     provide for the following:
       ``(1) Information reporting system.--The State must have in 
     effect a system of reporting the following information with 
     respect to formal proceedings (as defined by the Secretary in 
     regulations) concluded against a health care practitioner or 
     entity by any authority of the State (or of a political 
     subdivision thereof) responsible for the licensing of health 
     care practitioners (or any peer review organization or 
     private accreditation entity reviewing the services provided 
     by health care practitioners) or entities:
       ``(A) Any adverse action taken by such licensing authority 
     as a result of the proceeding, including any revocation or 
     suspension of a license (and the length of any such 
     suspension), reprimand, censure, or probation.
       ``(B) Any dismissal or closure of the proceedings by reason 
     of the practitioner or entity surrendering the license or 
     leaving the State or jurisdiction.
       ``(C) Any other loss of the license of the practitioner or 
     entity, whether by operation of law, voluntary surrender, or 
     otherwise.
       ``(D) Any negative action or finding by such authority, 
     organization, or entity regarding the practitioner or entity.
       ``(2) Access to documents.--The State must provide the 
     Secretary (or an entity designated by the Secretary) with 
     access to

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     such documents of the authority described in paragraph (1) as 
     may be necessary for the Secretary to determine the facts and 
     circumstances concerning the actions and determinations 
     described in such paragraph for the purpose of carrying out 
     this Act.
       ``(b) Form of Information.--The information described in 
     subsection (a)(1) shall be provided to the Secretary (or to 
     an appropriate private or public agency, under suitable 
     arrangements made by the Secretary with respect to receipt, 
     storage, protection of confidentiality, and dissemination of 
     information) in such a form and manner as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate in order to provide for 
     activities of the Secretary under this Act and in order to 
     provide, directly or through suitable arrangements made by 
     the Secretary, information--
       ``(1) to agencies administering Federal health care 
     programs, including private entities administering such 
     programs under contract,
       ``(2) to licensing authorities described in subsection 
     (a)(1),
       ``(3) to State agencies administering or supervising the 
     administration of State health care programs (as defined in 
     section 1128(h)),
       ``(4) to utilization and quality control peer review 
     organizations described in part B of title XI and to 
     appropriate entities with contracts under section 
     1154(a)(4)(C) with respect to eligible organizations reviewed 
     under the contracts,
       ``(5) to State MediGrant fraud control units (as defined in 
     section 2134),
       ``(6) to hospitals and other health care entities (as 
     defined in section 431 of the Health Care Quality Improvement 
     Act of 1986), with respect to physicians or other licensed 
     health care practitioners that have entered (or may be 
     entering) into an employment or affiliation relationship 
     with, or have applied for clinical privileges or appointments 
     to the medical staff of, such hospitals or other health care 
     entities (and such information shall be deemed to be 
     disclosed pursuant to section 427 of, and be subject to the 
     provisions of, that Act),
       ``(7) to the Attorney General and such other law 
     enforcement officials as the Secretary deems appropriate, and
       ``(8) upon request, to the Comptroller General,
     in order for such authorities to determine the fitness of 
     individuals to provide health care services, to protect the 
     health and safety of individuals receiving health care 
     through such programs, and to protect the fiscal integrity of 
     such programs.
       ``(c) Confidentiality of Information Provided.--The 
     Secretary shall provide for suitable safeguards for the 
     confidentiality of the information furnished under subsection 
     (a). Nothing in this subsection shall prevent the disclosure 
     of such information by a party which is otherwise authorized, 
     under applicable State law, to make such disclosure.
       ``(d) Appropriate Coordination.--The Secretary shall 
     provide for the maximum appropriate coordination in the 
     implementation of subsection (a) of this section and section 
     422 of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 and 
     section 1128E.

     ``SEC. 2134. STATE MEDIGRANT FRAUD CONTROL UNITS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each MediGrant plan shall provide for a 
     State MediGrant fraud control unit described in subsection 
     (b) that effectively carries out the functions and 
     requirements described in such subsection, unless the State 
     demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the 
     effective operation of such a unit in the State would not be 
     cost-effective because minimal fraud exists in connection 
     with the provision of covered services to eligible 
     individuals under the plan, and that beneficiaries under the 
     plan will be protected from abuse and neglect in connection 
     with the provision of medical assistance under the plan 
     without the existence of such a unit.
       ``(b) Units Described.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `State MediGrant fraud control unit' means a single 
     identifiable entity of the State government which meets the 
     following requirements:
       ``(1) Organization.--The entity--
       ``(A) is a unit of the office of the State Attorney General 
     or of another department of State government which possesses 
     statewide authority to prosecute individuals for criminal 
     violations;
       ``(B) is in a State the constitution of which does not 
     provide for the criminal prosecution of individuals by a 
     statewide authority and has formal procedures that--
       ``(i) assure its referral of suspected criminal violations 
     relating to the program under this title to the appropriate 
     authority or authorities in the State for prosecution, and
       ``(ii) assure its assistance of, and coordination with, 
     such authority or authorities in such prosecutions; or
       ``(C) has a formal working relationship with the office of 
     the State Attorney General and has formal procedures 
     (including procedures for its referral of suspected criminal 
     violations to such office) which provide effective 
     coordination of activities between the entity and such office 
     with respect to the detection, investigation, and prosecution 
     of suspected criminal violations relating to the program 
     under this title.
       ``(2) Independence.--The entity is separate and distinct 
     from any State agency that has principal responsibilities for 
     administering or supervising the administration of the 
     MediGrant plan.
       ``(3) Function.--The entity's function is conducting a 
     statewide program for the investigation and prosecution of 
     violations of all applicable State laws regarding any and all 
     aspects of fraud in connection with any aspect of the 
     provision of medical assistance and the activities of 
     providers of such assistance under the MediGrant plan.
       ``(4) Review of complaints.--The entity has procedures for 
     reviewing complaints of the abuse and neglect of patients of 
     health care facilities which receive payments under the 
     MediGrant plan under this title, and, where appropriate, for 
     acting upon such complaints under the criminal laws of the 
     State or for referring them to other State agencies for 
     action.
       ``(5) Overpayments.--
       ``(A) In general.--The entity provides for the collection, 
     or referral for collection to a single State agency, of 
     overpayments that are made under the MediGrant plan to health 
     care providers and that are discovered by the entity in 
     carrying out its activities.
       ``(B) Treatment of certain overpayments.--If an overpayment 
     is the direct result of the failure of the provider (or the 
     provider's billing agent) to adhere to a change in the 
     State's billing instructions, the entity may recover the 
     overpayment only if the entity demonstrates that the provider 
     (or the provider's billing agent) received prior written or 
     electronic notice of the change in the billing instructions 
     before the submission of the claims on which the overpayment 
     is based.
       ``(6) Personnel.--The entity employs such auditors, 
     attorneys, investigators, and other necessary personnel and 
     is organized in such a manner as is necessary to promote the 
     effective and efficient conduct of the entity's activities.

     ``SEC. 2135. RECOVERIES FROM THIRD PARTIES AND OTHERS.

       ``(a) Third Party Liability.--Each MediGrant plan shall 
     provide for reasonable steps--
       ``(1) to ascertain the legal liability of third parties to 
     pay for care and services available under the plan, including 
     the collection of sufficient information to enable States to 
     pursue claims against third parties, and
       ``(2) to seek reimbursement for medical assistance provided 
     to the extent legal liability is established where the amount 
     expected to be recovered exceeds the costs of the recovery.
       ``(b) Beneficiary Protection.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each MediGrant plan shall provide that 
     in the case of a person furnishing services under the plan 
     for which a third party may be liable for payment--
       ``(A) the person may not seek to collect from the 
     individual (or financially responsible relative) payment of 
     an amount for the service more than could be collected under 
     the plan in the absence of such third party liability, and
       ``(B) may not refuse to furnish services to such an 
     individual because of a third party's potential liability for 
     payment for the service.
       ``(2) Penalty.--A MediGrant plan may provide for a 
     reduction of any payment amount otherwise due with respect to 
     a person who furnishes services under the plan in an amount 
     equal to up to 3 times the amount of any payment sought to be 
     collected by that person in violation of paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(c) General Liability.--The State shall prohibit any 
     health insurer, including a group health plan as defined in 
     section 607 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974, a service benefit plan, or a health maintenance 
     organization, in enrolling an individual or in making any 
     payments for benefits to the individual or on the 
     individual's behalf, from taking into account that the 
     individual is eligible for or is provided medical assistance 
     under a MediGrant plan for any State.
       ``(d) Acquisition of Rights of Beneficiaries.--To the 
     extent that payment has been made under a MediGrant plan in 
     any case where a third party has a legal liability to make 
     payment for such assistance, the State shall have in effect 
     laws under which, to the extent that payment has been made 
     under the plan for health care items or services furnished to 
     an individual, the State is considered to have acquired the 
     rights of such individual to payment by any other party for 
     such health care items or services.
       ``(e) Assignment of Medical Support Rights.--The MediGrant 
     plan shall provide for mandatory assignment of rights of 
     payment for medical support and other medical care owed to 
     recipients in accordance with section 2136.
       ``(f) Required Laws Relating to Medical Child Support.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State with a MediGrant plan shall 
     have in effect the following laws:
       ``(A) A law that prohibits an insurer from denying 
     enrollment of a child under the health coverage of the 
     child's parent on the ground that--
       ``(i) the child was born out of wedlock,
       ``(ii) the child is not claimed as a dependent on the 
     parent's Federal income tax return, or
       ``(iii) the child does not reside with the parent or in the 
     insurer's service area.
       ``(B) In any case in which a parent is required by a court 
     or administrative order to provide health coverage for a 
     child and the parent is eligible for family health coverage 
     through an insurer, a law that requires such insurer--
       ``(i) to permit such parent to enroll under such family 
     coverage any such child who is otherwise eligible for such 
     coverage (without regard to any enrollment season 
     restrictions);

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       ``(ii) if such a parent is enrolled but fails to make 
     application to obtain coverage of such child, to enroll such 
     child under such family coverage upon application by the 
     child's other parent or by the State agency administering the 
     program under this title or part D of title IV; and
       ``(iii) not to disenroll, or eliminate coverage of, such a 
     child unless the insurer is provided satisfactory written 
     evidence that--

       ``(I) such court or administrative order is no longer in 
     effect, or
       ``(II) the child is or will be enrolled in comparable 
     health coverage through another insurer which will take 
     effect not later than the effective date of such 
     disenrollment.

       ``(C) In any case in which a parent is required by a court 
     or administrative order to provide health coverage for a 
     child and the parent is eligible for family health coverage 
     through an employer doing business in the State, a law that 
     requires such employer--
       ``(i) to permit such parent to enroll under such family 
     coverage any such child who is otherwise eligible for such 
     coverage (without regard to any enrollment season 
     restrictions);
       ``(ii) if such a parent is enrolled but fails to make 
     application to obtain coverage of such child, to enroll such 
     child under such family coverage upon application by the 
     child's other parent or by the State agency administering the 
     program under this title or part D of title IV; and
       ``(iii) not to disenroll (or eliminate coverage of) any 
     such child unless--

       ``(I) the employer is provided satisfactory written 
     evidence that such court or administrative order is no longer 
     in effect, or the child is or will be enrolled in comparable 
     health coverage which will take effect not later than the 
     effective date of such disenrollment, or
       ``(II) the employer has eliminated family health coverage 
     for all of its employees; and

       ``(iv) to withhold from such employee's compensation the 
     employee's share (if any) of premiums for health coverage 
     (except that the amount so withheld may not exceed the 
     maximum amount permitted to be withheld under section 303(b) 
     of the Consumer Credit Protection Act), and to pay such share 
     of premiums to the insurer, except that the Secretary may 
     provide by regulation for appropriate circumstances under 
     which an employer may withhold less than such employee's 
     share of such premiums.
       ``(D) A law that prohibits an insurer from imposing 
     requirements on a State agency, which has been assigned the 
     rights of an individual eligible for medical assistance under 
     this title and covered for health benefits from the insurer, 
     that are different from requirements applicable to an agent 
     or assignee of any other individual so covered.
       ``(E) A law that requires an insurer, in any case in which 
     a child has health coverage through the insurer of a 
     noncustodial parent--
       ``(i) to provide such information to the custodial parent 
     as may be necessary for the child to obtain benefits through 
     such coverage,
       ``(ii) to permit the custodial parent (or provider, with 
     the custodial parent's approval) to submit claims for covered 
     services without the approval of the noncustodial parent, and
       ``(iii) to make payment on claims submitted in accordance 
     with clause (ii) directly to such custodial parent, the 
     provider, or the State agency.
       ``(F) A law that permits the State agency under this title 
     to garnish the wages, salary, or other employment income of, 
     and requires withholding amounts from State tax refunds to, 
     any person who--
       ``(i) is required by court or administrative order to 
     provide coverage of the costs of health services to a child 
     who is eligible for medical assistance under this title,
       ``(ii) has received payment from a third party for the 
     costs of such services to such child, but
       ``(iii) has not used such payments to reimburse, as 
     appropriate, either the other parent or guardian of such 
     child or the provider of such services,

     to the extent necessary to reimburse the State agency for 
     expenditures for such costs under its plan under this title, 
     but any claims for current or past-due child support shall 
     take priority over any such claims for the costs of such 
     services.
       ``(2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `insurer' includes a group health plan, as defined in 
     section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974, a health maintenance organization, and an entity 
     offering a service benefit plan.
       ``(g) Estate Recoveries and Liens Permitted.--A State may 
     take such actions as it considers appropriate to adjust or 
     recover from the individual or the individual's estate any 
     amounts paid as medical assistance to or on behalf of the 
     individual under the MediGrant plan, including through the 
     imposition of liens against the property or estate of the 
     individual.

     ``SEC. 2136. ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS OF PAYMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--For the purpose of assisting in the 
     collection of medical support payments and other payments for 
     medical care owed to recipients of medical assistance under 
     the MediGrant plan, each MediGrant plan shall--
       ``(1) provide that, as a condition of eligibility for 
     medical assistance under the plan to an individual who has 
     the legal capacity to execute an assignment for himself, the 
     individual is required--
       ``(A) to assign the State any rights, of the individual or 
     of any other person who is eligible for medical assistance 
     under the plan and on whose behalf the individual has the 
     legal authority to execute an assignment of such rights, to 
     support (specified as support for the purpose of medical care 
     by a court or administrative order) and to payment for 
     medical care from any third party,
       ``(B) to cooperate with the State (i) in establishing the 
     paternity of such person (referred to in subparagraph (A)) if 
     the person is a child born out of wedlock, and (ii) in 
     obtaining support and payments (described in subparagraph 
     (A)) for himself and for such person, unless (in either case) 
     the individual is a pregnant woman or the individual is found 
     to have good cause for refusing to cooperate as determined by 
     the State, and
       ``(C) to cooperate with the State in identifying, and 
     providing information to assist the State in pursuing, any 
     third party who may be liable to pay for care and services 
     available under the plan, unless such individual has good 
     cause for refusing to cooperate as determined by the State; 
     and
       ``(2) provide for entering into cooperative arrangements, 
     including financial arrangements, with any appropriate agency 
     of any State (including, with respect to the enforcement and 
     collection of rights of payment for medical care by or 
     through a parent, with a State's agency established or 
     designated under section 454(3)) and with appropriate courts 
     and law enforcement officials, to assist the agency or 
     agencies administering the plan with respect to--
       ``(A) the enforcement and collection of rights to support 
     or payment assigned under this section, and
       ``(B) any other matters of common concern.
       ``(b) Use of Amounts Collected.--Such part of any amount 
     collected by the State under an assignment made under the 
     provisions of this section shall be retained by the State as 
     is necessary to reimburse it for medical assistance payments 
     made on behalf of an individual with respect to whom such 
     assignment was executed (with appropriate reimbursement of 
     the Federal Government to the extent of its participation in 
     the financing of such medical assistance), and the remainder 
     of such amount collected shall be paid to such individual.

     ``SEC. 2137. QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSING 
                   FACILITIES.

       ``(a) Nursing Facility Defined.--In this title, the term 
     `nursing facility' means an institution (or a distinct part 
     of an institution) which--
       ``(1) is primarily engaged in providing to residents--
       ``(A) skilled nursing care and related services for 
     residents who require medical or nursing care,
       ``(B) rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of 
     injured, disabled, or sick persons, or
       ``(C) on a regular basis, health-related care and services 
     to individuals who because of their mental or physical 
     condition require care and services (above the level of room 
     and board) which can be made available to them only through 
     institutional facilities,

     and is not primarily for the care and treatment of mental 
     diseases;
       ``(2) has in effect a transfer agreement (meeting the 
     requirements of section 1861(l)) with one or more hospitals 
     having agreements in effect under section 1866; and
       ``(3) meets the requirements for a nursing facility 
     described in subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section.

     Such term also includes any facility which is located in a 
     State on an Indian reservation and is certified by the 
     Secretary as meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) and 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d).
       ``(b) Requirements Relating to Provision of Services.--
       ``(1) Quality of life.--
       ``(A) In general.--A nursing facility must care for its 
     residents in such a manner and in such an environment as will 
     reasonably promote maintenance or enhancement of the quality 
     of life of each resident.
       ``(B) Quality assessment and assurance.--A nursing facility 
     must maintain a quality assessment and assurance committee, 
     consisting of the director of nursing services, a physician 
     designated by the facility, and at least 3 other members of 
     the facility's staff, which (i) meets at least quarterly to 
     identify issues with respect to which quality assessment and 
     assurance activities are necessary and (ii) develops and 
     implements appropriate plans of action to correct identified 
     quality deficiencies. A State or the Secretary may not 
     require disclosure of the records of such committee except 
     insofar as such disclosure is related to the compliance of 
     such committee with the requirements of this subparagraph.
       ``(2) Scope of services and activities under plan of 
     care.--A nursing facility must provide services and 
     activities in accordance with a written plan of care which--
       ``(A) describes the medical, nursing, and psychosocial 
     needs of the resident and how such needs will be met;
       ``(B) is initially prepared, with the participation to the 
     extent practicable of the resident or the resident's family 
     or legal representative, by a team which includes the 
     resident's attending physician and a registered professional 
     nurse with responsibility for the resident; and
       ``(C) is periodically reviewed and revised by such team 
     after each assessment under paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Residents' assessment.--

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       ``(A) Requirement.--A nursing facility must conduct a 
     comprehensive, accurate, standardized, reproducible 
     assessment of each resident's functional capacity, which 
     assessment--
       ``(i) describes the resident's capability to perform daily 
     life functions and significant impairments in functional 
     capacity;
       ``(ii) uses an instrument which is specified by the State 
     under subsection (e)(5); and
       ``(iii) includes the identification of medical problems.
       ``(B) Certification.--
       ``(i) In general.--Each such assessment must be conducted 
     or coordinated (with the appropriate participation of health 
     professionals) by a registered professional nurse who signs 
     and certifies the completion of the assessment. Each 
     individual who completes a portion of such an assessment 
     shall sign and certify as to the accuracy of that portion of 
     the assessment.
       ``(ii) Penalty for falsification.--

       ``(I) An individual who willfully and knowingly certifies 
     under clause (i) a material and false statement in a resident 
     assessment is subject to a civil money penalty of not more 
     than $1,000 with respect to each assessment.
       ``(II) An individual who willfully and knowingly causes 
     another individual to certify under clause (i) a material and 
     false statement in a resident assessment is subject to a 
     civil money penalty of not more than $5,000 with respect to 
     each assessment.
       ``(III) The provisions of section 1128A (other than 
     subsections (a) and (b)) shall apply to a civil money penalty 
     under this clause in the same manner as such provisions apply 
     to a penalty or proceeding under section 1128A(a).

       ``(iii) Use of independent assessors.--If a State 
     determines, under a survey under subsection (g) or otherwise, 
     that there has been a knowing and willful certification of 
     false assessments under this paragraph, the State may require 
     (for a period specified by the State) that resident 
     assessments under this paragraph be conducted and certified 
     by individuals who are independent of the facility and who 
     are approved by the State.
       ``(C) Frequency.--
       ``(i) In general.--Such an assessment must be conducted--

       ``(I) promptly upon (but no later than 14 days after the 
     date of) admission for each individual admitted;
       ``(II) promptly after a significant change in the 
     resident's physical or mental condition; and
       ``(III) in no case less often than once every 12 months.

       ``(ii) Resident review.--The nursing facility must examine 
     each resident no less frequently than once every 3 months 
     and, as appropriate, revise the resident's assessment to 
     assure the continuing accuracy of the assessment.
       ``(D) Use.--The results of such an assessment shall be used 
     in developing, reviewing, and revising the resident's plan of 
     care under paragraph (2).
       ``(E) Coordination.--Such assessments shall be coordinated 
     with any State-required preadmission screening program to the 
     maximum extent practicable in order to avoid duplicative 
     testing and effort. In addition, a nursing facility shall 
     notify the State mental health authority or State mental 
     retardation or developmental disability authority, as 
     applicable, promptly after a significant change in the 
     physical or mental condition of a resident who is mentally 
     ill or mentally retarded.
       ``(4) Provision of services and activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--To the extent needed to fulfill all 
     plans of care described in paragraph (2), a nursing facility 
     must provide (or arrange for the provision of)--
       ``(i) nursing and related services and specialized 
     rehabilitative services;
       ``(ii) medically-related social services to attain or 
     maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and 
     psychosocial well-being of residents;
       ``(iii) pharmaceutical services (including procedures that 
     assure the accurate acquiring, receiving, dispensing, and 
     administering of all drugs and biologicals) to meet the needs 
     of residents;
       ``(iv) dietary services that assure that the meals meet the 
     daily nutritional and special dietary needs of residents;
       ``(v) an on-going program, directed by a qualified 
     professional, of activities designed to meet the interests 
     and the physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of 
     residents; and
       ``(vi) routine dental services (to the extent covered under 
     the State MediGrant plan) and emergency dental services to 
     meet the needs of residents.

     The services provided or arranged by the facility must meet 
     professional standards of quality.
       ``(B) Qualified persons providing services.--Services 
     described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), and (vi) of 
     subparagraph (A) must be provided by qualified persons in 
     accordance with each resident's written plan of care.
       ``(C) Required nursing care; facility waivers.--
       ``(i) General requirements.--A nursing facility--

       ``(I) except as provided in clause (ii), must provide 24-
     hour licensed nursing services which are sufficient to meet 
     the nursing needs of its residents, and
       ``(II) except as provided in clause (ii), must use the 
     services of a registered professional nurse for at least 8 
     consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week.

       ``(ii) Waiver by state.--To the extent that a facility is 
     unable to meet the requirements of clause (i), a State may 
     waive such requirements with respect to the facility if--

       ``(I) the facility demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     State that the facility has been unable, despite diligent 
     efforts (including offering wages at the community prevailing 
     rate for nursing facilities), to recruit appropriate 
     personnel,
       ``(II) the State determines that a waiver of the 
     requirement will not endanger the health or safety of 
     individuals staying in the facility,
       ``(III) the State finds that, for any such periods in which 
     licensed nursing services are not available, a registered 
     professional nurse or a physician is obligated to respond 
     immediately to telephone calls from the facility,
       ``(IV) the State agency granting a waiver of such 
     requirements provides notice of the waiver to the State long-
     term care ombudsman (established under section 307(a)(12) of 
     the Older Americans Act of 1965) and the protection and 
     advocacy system in the State for the mentally ill and the 
     mentally retarded, and
       ``(V) the nursing facility that is granted such a waiver by 
     a State notifies residents of the facility (or, where 
     appropriate, the guardians or legal representatives of such 
     residents) and members of their immediate families of the 
     waiver.

     A waiver under this clause shall be subject to annual review 
     and to the review of the Secretary and subject to clause 
     (iii) shall be accepted by the Secretary for purposes of this 
     title to the same extent as is the State's certification of 
     the facility. In granting or renewing a waiver, a State may 
     require the facility to use other qualified, licensed 
     personnel.
       ``(iii) Assumption of waiver authority by secretary.--If 
     the Secretary determines that a State has shown a clear 
     pattern and practice of allowing waivers in the absence of 
     diligent efforts by facilities to meet the staffing 
     requirements, the Secretary shall assume and exercise the 
     authority of the State to grant waivers.
       ``(5) Required training of nurse aides.--
       ``(A) In general.--(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), a 
     nursing facility must not use on a full-time basis any 
     individual as a nurse aide in the facility, for more than 4 
     months unless the individual--
       ``(I) has completed a training and competency evaluation 
     program, or a competency evaluation program, approved by the 
     State under subsection (e)(1)(A), and
       ``(II) is competent to provide nursing or nursing-related 
     services.
       ``(ii) A nursing facility must not use on a temporary, per 
     diem, leased, or on any other basis other than as a permanent 
     employee any individual as a nurse aide in the facility, 
     unless the individual meets the requirements described in 
     clause (i).
       ``(B) Offering competency evaluation programs for current 
     employees.--A nursing facility must provide, for individuals 
     used as a nurse aide by the facility, for a competency 
     evaluation program approved by the State under subsection 
     (e)(1) and such preparation as may be necessary for the 
     individual to complete such a program.
       ``(C) Competency.--The nursing facility must not permit an 
     individual, other than in a training and competency 
     evaluation program approved by the State, to serve as a nurse 
     aide or provide services of a type for which the individual 
     has not demonstrated competency and must not use such an 
     individual as a nurse aide unless the facility has inquired 
     of any State registry established under subsection (e)(2)(A) 
     that the facility believes will include information 
     concerning the individual.
       ``(D) Re-training required.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), if, since an individual's most recent completion of a 
     training and competency evaluation program, there has been a 
     continuous period of 24 consecutive months during none of 
     which the individual performed nursing or nursing-related 
     services for monetary compensation, such individual shall 
     complete a new training and competency evaluation program, or 
     a new competency evaluation program.
       ``(E) Regular in-service education.--The nursing facility 
     must provide such regular performance review and regular in-
     service education as assures that individuals used as nurse 
     aides are competent to perform services as nurse aides, 
     including training for individuals providing nursing and 
     nursing-related services to residents with cognitive 
     impairments.
       ``(F) Nurse aide defined.--In this paragraph, the term 
     `nurse aide' means any individual providing nursing or 
     nursing-related services to residents in a nursing facility, 
     but does not include an individual--
       ``(i) who is a licensed health professional (as defined in 
     subparagraph (G)) or a registered dietician,
       ``(ii) who volunteers to provide such services without 
     monetary compensation, or
       ``(iii) who is trained, whether compensated or not, to 
     perform a task-specific function which assists residents in 
     their daily activities.
       ``(G) Licensed health professional defined.--In this 
     paragraph, the term `licensed health professional' means a 
     physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, physical, 
     speech, or occupational therapist, physical or occupational 
     therapy assistant, registered professional nurse, licensed 
     practical nurse, or licensed or certified social worker.

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       ``(6) Physician supervision and clinical records.--A 
     nursing facility must--
       ``(A) require that the health care of every resident be 
     provided under the supervision of a physician (or, at the 
     option of a State, under the supervision of a nurse 
     practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, or physician 
     assistant who is not an employee of the facility but who is 
     working in collaboration with a physician);
       ``(B) provide for having a physician available to furnish 
     necessary medical care in case of emergency; and
       ``(C) maintain clinical records on all residents, which 
     records include the plans of care (described in paragraph 
     (2)) and the residents' assessments (described in paragraph 
     (3)).
       ``(c) Requirements Relating to Residents' Rights.--
       ``(1) General rights.--
       ``(A) Specified rights.--A nursing facility must protect 
     and promote the rights of each resident, including each of 
     the following rights:
       ``(i) Free choice.--The right to choose a personal 
     attending physician, to be fully informed in advance about 
     care and treatment, to be fully informed in advance of any 
     changes in care or treatment that may affect the resident's 
     well-being, and (except with respect to a resident adjudged 
     incompetent) to participate in planning care and treatment or 
     changes in care and treatment.
       ``(ii) Free from restraints.--The right to be free from 
     physical or mental abuse, corporal punishment, involuntary 
     seclusion, and any physical or chemical restraints imposed 
     for purposes of discipline or convenience and not required to 
     treat the resident's medical symptoms. Restraints may only be 
     imposed--

       ``(I) to ensure the physical safety of the resident or 
     other residents, and
       ``(II) only upon the written order of a physician that 
     specifies the duration and circumstances under which the 
     restraints are to be used (except in emergency circumstances 
     specified by the Secretary until such an order could 
     reasonably be obtained).

       ``(iii) Privacy.--The right to privacy with regard to 
     accommodations, medical treatment, written and telephonic 
     communications, visits, and meetings of family and of 
     resident groups.
       ``(iv) Confidentiality.--The right to confidentiality of 
     personal and clinical records and to access to current 
     clinical records of the resident upon request by the resident 
     or the resident's legal representative, within 24 hours 
     (excluding hours occurring during a weekend or holiday) after 
     making such a request.
       ``(v) Accommodation of needs.--The right--

       ``(I) to reside and receive services with reasonable 
     accommodation of individual needs and preferences, except 
     where the health or safety of the individual or other 
     residents would be endangered, and
       ``(II) to receive notice before the room or roommate of the 
     resident in the facility is changed unless a delay in 
     changing the room or roommate while notice is given would 
     endanger the resident or others.

       ``(vi) Grievances.--The right to voice grievances with 
     respect to treatment or care that is (or fails to be) 
     furnished, without discrimination or reprisal for voicing the 
     grievances and the right to prompt efforts by the facility to 
     resolve grievances the resident may have, including those 
     with respect to the behavior of other residents.
       ``(vii) Participation in resident and family groups.--The 
     right of the resident to organize and participate in resident 
     groups in the facility and the right of the resident's family 
     to meet in the facility with the families of other residents 
     in the facility.
       ``(viii) Participation in other activities.--The right of 
     the resident to participate in social, religious, and 
     community activities that do not interfere with the rights of 
     other residents in the facility.
       ``(ix) Examination of survey results.--The right to 
     examine, upon reasonable request, the results of the most 
     recent survey of the facility conducted by the Secretary or a 
     State with respect to the facility and any plan of correction 
     in effect with respect to the facility.
       ``(x) Other rights.--Any other right established by the 
     Secretary.

     Clause (iii) shall not be construed as requiring the 
     provision of a private room.
       ``(B) Notice of rights.--A nursing facility must--
       ``(i) inform each resident, orally and in writing at the 
     time of admission to the facility, of the resident's legal 
     rights during the stay at the facility and of the 
     requirements and procedures for establishing eligibility for 
     medical assistance under this title, including the right to 
     request an assessment under section 2115(c)(1)(B);
       ``(ii) make available to each resident, upon reasonable 
     request, a written statement of such rights (which statement 
     is updated upon changes in such rights) including the notice 
     (if any) of the State developed under subsection (e)(6);
       ``(iii) inform each resident who is entitled to medical 
     assistance under this title--

       ``(I) at the time of admission to the facility or, if 
     later, at the time the resident becomes eligible for such 
     assistance, of the items and services that are included in 
     nursing facility services under the State MediGrant plan and 
     for which the resident may not be charged, and of those other 
     items and services that the facility offers and for which the 
     resident may be charged and the amount of the charges for 
     such items and services, and
       ``(II) of changes in the items and services described in 
     subclause (I) and of changes in the charges imposed for items 
     and services described in that subclause; and

       ``(iv) inform each other resident, in writing before or at 
     the time of admission and periodically during the resident's 
     stay, of services available in the facility and of related 
     charges for such services, including any charges for services 
     not covered under title XVIII or by the facility's basic per 
     diem charge.

     The written description of legal rights under this 
     subparagraph shall include a description of the protection of 
     personal funds under paragraph (6) and a statement that a 
     resident may file a complaint with a State survey and 
     certification agency respecting resident abuse and neglect 
     and misappropriation of resident property in the facility.
       ``(C) Rights of incompetent residents.--In the case of a 
     resident adjudged incompetent under the laws of a State, the 
     rights of the resident under this title shall devolve upon, 
     and, to the extent judged necessary by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction, be exercised by, the person appointed under 
     State law to act on the resident's behalf.
       ``(D) Use of psychopharmacologic drugs.--
     Psychopharmacologic drugs may be administered only on the 
     orders of a physician and only as part of a plan (included in 
     the written plan of care described in paragraph (2)) designed 
     to eliminate or modify the symptoms for which the drugs are 
     prescribed and only if, at least annually an independent, 
     external consultant reviews the appropriateness of the drug 
     plan of each resident receiving such drugs.
       ``(2) Transfer and discharge rights.--
       ``(A) In general.--A nursing facility must permit each 
     resident to remain in the facility and must not transfer or 
     discharge the resident from the facility unless--
       ``(i) the transfer or discharge is necessary to meet the 
     resident's welfare and the resident's welfare cannot be met 
     in the facility;
       ``(ii) the transfer or discharge is appropriate because the 
     resident's health has improved sufficiently so the resident 
     no longer needs the services provided by the facility;
       ``(iii) the safety of individuals in the facility is 
     endangered;
       ``(iv) the health of individuals in the facility would 
     otherwise be endangered;
       ``(v) the resident has failed, after reasonable and 
     appropriate notice, to pay (or to have paid under this title 
     or title XVIII on the resident's behalf) for a stay at the 
     facility; or
       ``(vi) the facility ceases to operate.

     In each of the cases described in clauses (i) through (iv), 
     the basis for the transfer or discharge must be documented in 
     the resident's clinical record. In the cases described in 
     clauses (i) and (ii), the documentation must be made by the 
     resident's physician, and in the case described in clause 
     (iv) the documentation must be made by a physician. For 
     purposes of clause (v), in the case of a resident who becomes 
     eligible for assistance under this title after admission to 
     the facility, only charges which may be imposed under this 
     title shall be considered to be allowable.
       ``(B) Pre-transfer and pre-discharge notice.--
       ``(i) In general.--Before effecting a transfer or discharge 
     of a resident, a nursing facility must--

       ``(I) notify the resident (and, if known, an immediate 
     family member of the resident or legal representative) of the 
     transfer or discharge and the reasons therefor,
       ``(II) record the reasons in the resident's clinical record 
     (including any documentation required under subparagraph 
     (A)), and
       ``(III) include in the notice the items described in clause 
     (iii).

       ``(ii) Timing of notice.--The notice under clause (i)(I) 
     must be made at least 30 days in advance of the resident's 
     transfer or discharge except--

       ``(I) in a case described in clause (iii) or (iv) of 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(II) in a case described in clause (ii) of subparagraph 
     (A), where the resident's health improves sufficiently to 
     allow a more immediate transfer or discharge;
       ``(III) in a case described in clause (i) of subparagraph 
     (A), where a more immediate transfer or discharge is 
     necessitated by the resident's urgent medical needs;
       ``(IV) in a case where a resident has not resided in the 
     facility for 30 days; or
       ``(V) in a case where the provision of a 30-day notice 
     would be impossible or impracticable.

     In the case of such exceptions, notice must be given as many 
     days before the date of the transfer or discharge as is 
     practicable.
       ``(iii) Items included in notice.--Each notice under clause 
     (i) must include--

       ``(I) notice of the resident's right to appeal the transfer 
     or discharge under the State process established under 
     subsection (e)(3);
       ``(II) the name, mailing address, and telephone number of 
     the State long-term care ombudsman (established under title 
     III or VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965);
       ``(III) in the case of residents with developmental 
     disabilities, the mailing address and telephone number of the 
     agency responsible for the protection and advocacy system for 
     developmentally disabled individuals established under part C 
     of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of 
     Rights Act; and
       ``(IV) in the case of mentally ill residents (as defined in 
     subsection (e)(7)(G)(i)), the mailing address and telephone 
     number of the agency responsible for the protection and ad

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     vocacy system for mentally ill individuals established under 
     the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill Individuals Act.

       ``(iv) Exception.--This subparagraph shall not apply to a 
     voluntary transfer or discharge or a transfer or discharge 
     necessitated by a medical emergency.
       ``(C) Orientation.--A nursing facility must provide 
     reasonable preparation and orientation to residents to 
     promote safe and orderly transfer or discharge from the 
     facility.
       ``(D) Notice on bed-hold policy and readmission.--
       ``(i) Notice before transfer.--Before a resident of a 
     nursing facility is transferred for hospitalization or 
     therapeutic leave, a nursing facility must provide written 
     information to the resident and an immediate family member or 
     legal representative concerning--

       ``(I) the provisions of the State MediGrant plan under this 
     title regarding the period (if any) during which the resident 
     will be permitted under the State MediGrant plan to return 
     and resume residence in the facility, and
       ``(II) the policies of the facility regarding such a 
     period, which policies must be consistent with clause (iii).

       ``(ii) Notice upon transfer.--At the time of transfer of a 
     resident to a hospital or for therapeutic leave, a nursing 
     facility must provide written notice to the resident and an 
     immediate family member or legal representative of the 
     duration of any period described in clause (i).
       ``(iii) Permitting resident to return.--A nursing facility 
     must establish and follow a written policy under which a 
     resident--

       ``(I) who is eligible for medical assistance for nursing 
     facility services under a State MediGrant plan,
       ``(II) who is transferred from the facility for 
     hospitalization or therapeutic leave, and
       ``(III) whose hospitalization or therapeutic leave exceeds 
     a period paid for under the State MediGrant plan for the 
     holding of a bed in the facility for the resident,

     will be permitted to be readmitted to the facility 
     immediately upon the first availability of a bed in a room 
     (not including a private room) in the facility if, at the 
     time of readmission, the resident requires the services 
     provided by the facility.
       ``(3) Access and visitation rights.--A nursing facility 
     must--
       ``(A) permit immediate access to any resident by any 
     representative of the Secretary, by any representative of the 
     State, by an ombudsman or agency described in subclause (II), 
     (III), or (IV) of paragraph (2)(B)(iii), or by the resident's 
     individual physician;
       ``(B) permit immediate access to a resident, subject to the 
     resident's right to deny or withdraw consent at any time, by 
     immediate family or other relatives of the resident;
       ``(C) permit immediate access to a resident, subject to 
     reasonable restrictions and the resident's right to deny or 
     withdraw consent at any time, by others who are visiting with 
     the consent of the resident, unless such access would 
     endanger the health or safety of the resident or others in 
     the facility;
       ``(D) permit reasonable access to a resident by any entity 
     or individual that provides health, social, legal, or other 
     services to the resident, subject to the resident's right to 
     deny or withdraw consent at any time; and
       ``(E) permit representatives of the State ombudsman 
     (described in paragraph (2)(B)(iii)(II)), with the permission 
     of the resident (or the resident's legal representative) and 
     consistent with State law, to examine a resident's clinical 
     records.
       ``(4) Equal access to quality care.--
       ``(A) In general.--A nursing facility must establish and 
     maintain identical policies and practices regarding transfer, 
     discharge, and the provision of services required under the 
     State MediGrant plan for all individuals regardless of source 
     of payment.
       ``(B) Construction.--
       ``(i) Nothing prohibiting any charges for non-medigrant 
     patients.--Subparagraph (A) shall not be construed as 
     prohibiting a nursing facility from charging any amount for 
     services furnished, consistent with the notice in paragraph 
     (1)(B) describing such charges.
       ``(ii) No additional services required.--Subparagraph (A) 
     shall not be construed as requiring a State to offer 
     additional services on behalf of a resident than are 
     otherwise provided under the State MediGrant plan.
       ``(5) Protection of resident funds.--
       ``(A) In general.--The nursing facility--
       ``(i) may not require residents to deposit their personal 
     funds with the facility, and
       ``(ii) upon the written authorization of the resident, must 
     hold, safeguard, and account for such personal funds under a 
     system established and maintained by the facility in 
     accordance with this paragraph.
       ``(B) Management of personal funds.--Upon written 
     authorization of a resident under subparagraph (A)(ii), the 
     facility must manage and account for the personal funds of 
     the resident deposited with the facility as follows:
       ``(i) Deposit.--The facility must deposit any amount of 
     personal funds in excess of $250 with respect to a resident 
     in an interest bearing account (or accounts) that is separate 
     from any of the facility's operating accounts and credits all 
     interest earned on such separate account to such account. 
     With respect to any other personal funds, the facility must 
     maintain such funds in a non-interest bearing account or 
     petty cash fund.
       ``(ii) Accounting and records.--The facility must assure a 
     full and complete accounting of each such resident's personal 
     funds, maintain a written record of all financial 
     transactions involving the personal funds of a resident 
     deposited with the facility, and afford the resident (or a 
     legal representative of the resident) reasonable access to 
     such record.
       ``(iii) Conveyance upon death.--Upon the death of a 
     resident with such an account, the facility must convey 
     promptly the resident's personal funds (and a final 
     accounting of such funds) to the individual administering the 
     resident's estate. All other personal property, including 
     medical records, shall be considered part of the resident's 
     estate and shall only be released to the administrator of the 
     estate.
       ``(C) Assurance of financial security.--The facility must 
     purchase a surety bond, or otherwise provide assurance 
     satisfactory to the State, to assure the security of all 
     personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.
       ``(D) Limitation on charges to personal funds.--The 
     facility may not impose a charge against the personal funds 
     of a resident for any item or service for which payment is 
     made under this title or title XVIII.
       ``(6) Limitation on charges in case of medigrant-eligible 
     individuals.--A nursing facility may not impose charges, for 
     certain MediGrant-eligible individuals for nursing facility 
     services covered by the State under its plan under this 
     title, that exceed the payment amounts established by the 
     State for such services under this title.
       ``(7) Posting of survey results.--A nursing facility must 
     post in a place readily accessible to residents, and family 
     members and legal representatives of residents, the results 
     of the most recent survey of the facility conducted under 
     subsection (g).
       ``(d) Requirements Relating to Administration and Other 
     Matters.--
       ``(1) Administration.--
       ``(A) In general.--A nursing facility must be administered 
     in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively 
     and efficiently to attain or maintain the highest practicable 
     physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each 
     resident (consistent with requirements established under 
     subsection (f)(5)).
       ``(B) Required notices.--If a change occurs in--
       ``(i) the persons with an ownership or control interest (as 
     defined in section 1124(a)(3)) in the facility,
       ``(ii) the persons who are officers, directors, agents, or 
     managing employees (as defined in section 1126(b)) of the 
     facility,
       ``(iii) the corporation, association, or other company 
     responsible for the management of the facility, or
       ``(iv) the individual who is the administrator or director 
     of nursing of the facility,

     the nursing facility must provide notice to the State agency 
     responsible for the licensing of the facility, at the time of 
     the change, of the change and of the identity of each new 
     person, company, or individual described in the respective 
     clause.
       ``(C) Nursing facility administrator.--The administrator of 
     a nursing facility, whether freestanding or hospital-based, 
     must meet such standards as are established by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Licensing and life safety code.--
       ``(A) Licensing.--A nursing facility must be licensed under 
     applicable State and local law.
       ``(B) Life safety code.--A nursing facility must meet such 
     provisions of such edition (as specified by the Secretary in 
     regulation) of the Life Safety Code of the National Fire 
     Protection Association as are applicable to nursing homes; 
     except that--
       ``(i) the Secretary may waive, for such periods as he deems 
     appropriate, specific provisions of such Code which if 
     rigidly applied would result in unreasonable hardship upon a 
     facility, but only if such waiver would not adversely affect 
     the health and safety of residents or personnel, and
       ``(ii) the provisions of such Code shall not apply in any 
     State if the Secretary finds that in such State there is in 
     effect a fire and safety code, imposed by State law, which 
     adequately protects residents of and personnel in nursing 
     facilities.
       ``(3) Sanitary and infection control and physical 
     environment.--A nursing facility must--
       ``(A) establish and maintain an infection control program 
     designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable 
     environment in which residents reside and to help prevent the 
     development and transmission of disease and infection, and
       ``(B) be designed, constructed, equipped, and maintained in 
     a manner to protect the health and safety of residents, 
     personnel, and the general public.
       ``(4) Miscellaneous.--
       ``(A) Compliance with federal, state, and local laws and 
     professional standards.--A nursing facility, whether 
     freestanding or hospital-based, must operate and provide 
     services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, 
     and local laws and regulations (including the requirements of 
     section 1124) and with accepted professional standards and 
     principles which apply to professionals providing services in 
     such a facility.
       ``(B) Other.--A nursing facility must meet such other 
     requirements relating to the health and safety of residents 
     or relating to the physical facilities thereof as the 
     Secretary may find necessary.
       ``(e) State Requirements Relating to Nursing Facility 
     Requirements.--A State with a MediGrant plan shall provide 
     for the following:

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       ``(1) Specification and review of nurse aide training and 
     competency evaluation programs and of nurse aide competency 
     evaluation programs.--The State must--
       ``(A) specify those training and competency evaluation 
     programs, and those competency evaluation programs, that the 
     State approves for purposes of subsection (b)(5) and that 
     meet the requirements established under subsection (f)(2), 
     and
       ``(B) provide for the review and reapproval of such 
     programs, at a frequency and using a methodology consistent 
     with the requirements established under subsection 
     (f)(2)(A)(iii).
       ``(2) Nurse aide registry.--
       ``(A) In general.--The State shall establish and maintain a 
     registry of all individuals who have satisfactorily completed 
     a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program, or a 
     nurse aide competency evaluation program, approved under 
     paragraph (1) in the State, or any individual described in 
     subsection (f)(2)(B)(ii) or in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) 
     of section 6901(b)(4) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1989.
       ``(B) Information in registry.--The registry under 
     subparagraph (A) shall provide for the inclusion of specific 
     documented findings by a State under subsection (g)(1)(C) of 
     resident neglect or abuse or misappropriation of resident 
     property involving an individual listed in the registry, as 
     well as any brief statement of the individual disputing the 
     findings. The State shall make available to the public 
     information in the registry. In the case of inquiries to the 
     registry concerning an individual listed in the registry, any 
     information disclosed concerning such a finding shall also 
     include disclosure of any such statement in the registry 
     relating to the finding or a clear and accurate summary of 
     such a statement.
       ``(C) Prohibition against charges.--A State may not impose 
     any charges on a nurse aide relating to the registry 
     established and maintained under subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) State appeals process for transfers and discharges.--
     The State must provide for a fair mechanism, meeting the 
     guidelines established under subsection (f)(3), for hearing 
     appeals on transfers and discharges of residents of such 
     facilities.
       ``(4) Nursing facility administrator standards.--The State 
     must implement and enforce the nursing facility administrator 
     standards developed under subsection (f)(4) respecting the 
     qualification of administrators of nursing facilities. Any 
     such standards promulgated shall apply to administrators of 
     hospital-based facilities as well as administrators of 
     freestanding facilities.
       ``(5) Specification of resident assessment instrument.--The 
     State shall specify the instrument to be used by nursing 
     facilities in the State in complying with the requirement of 
     subsection (b)(3)(A)(iii).
       ``(6) Notice of medigrant rights.--Each State shall develop 
     (and periodically update) a written notice of the rights and 
     obligations of residents of nursing facilities (and spouses 
     of such residents) under this title.
       ``(7) State requirements for preadmission screening and 
     resident review.--
       ``(A) Preadmission screening.--
       ``(i) In general.--The State must have in effect a 
     preadmission screening program, for identifying mentally ill 
     and mentally retarded individuals (as defined in subparagraph 
     (B)) who are admitted to nursing facilities.
       ``(ii) State requirement for resident review.--The State 
     shall notify the State mental health authority or the State 
     mental retardation or developmental disability authority, as 
     appropriate, of the individuals so identified.
       ``(B) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
       ``(i) An individual is considered to be `mentally ill' if 
     the individual has a serious mental illness (as defined by 
     the Secretary in consultation with the National Institute of 
     Mental Health) and does not have a primary diagnosis of 
     dementia (including Alzheimer's disease or a related 
     disorder) or a diagnosis (other than a primary diagnosis) of 
     dementia and a primary diagnosis that is not a serious mental 
     illness.
       ``(ii) An individual is considered to be `mentally 
     retarded' if the individual is mentally retarded or a person 
     with a related condition.
       ``(f) Responsibilities Relating to Nursing Facility 
     Requirements.--
       ``(1) General responsibility.--It is the duty and 
     responsibility of a State with a MediGrant plan under this 
     title to assure that requirements which govern the provision 
     of care in nursing facilities under the plan, and the 
     enforcement of such requirements, are adequate to protect the 
     health, safety, welfare, and rights of residents and to 
     promote the effective and efficient use of public moneys.
       ``(2) Requirements for nurse aide training and competency 
     evaluation programs and for nurse aide competency evaluation 
     programs.--For purposes of subsections (b)(5) and (e)(1)(A), 
     the State shall establish--
       ``(A) requirements for the approval of nurse aide training 
     and competency evaluation programs, including requirements 
     relating to (i) the areas to be covered in such a program 
     (including at least basic nursing skills, personal care 
     skills, recognition of mental health and social service 
     needs, care of cognitively impaired residents, basic 
     restorative services, and residents' rights) and content of 
     the curriculum, (ii) minimum hours of initial and ongoing 
     training and retraining, (iii) qualifications of instructors, 
     and (iv) procedures for determination of competency;
       ``(B) requirements for the approval of nurse aide 
     competency evaluation programs, including requirement 
     relating to the areas to be covered in such a program, 
     including at least basic nursing skills, personal care 
     skills, recognition of mental health and social service 
     needs, care of cognitively impaired residents, basic 
     restorative services, and residents' rights, and procedures 
     for determination of competency;
       ``(C) requirements respecting the minimum frequency and 
     methodology to be used by a State in reviewing such programs' 
     compliance with the requirements for such programs; and
       ``(D) requirements, under both such programs, that--
       ``(i) provide procedures for determining competency that 
     permit a nurse aide, at the nurse aide's option, to establish 
     competency through procedures or methods other than the 
     passing of a written examination and to have the competency 
     evaluation conducted at the nursing facility at which the 
     aide is (or will be) employed, and
       ``(ii) prohibit the imposition on a nurse aide who is 
     employed by (or who has received an offer of employment from) 
     a facility on the date on which the aide begins either such 
     program of any charges (including any charges for textbooks 
     and other required course materials and any charges for the 
     competency evaluation) for either such program.
       ``(3) Qualification of administrators.--For purposes of 
     subsections (d)(1)(C) and (e)(4), the State shall develop 
     standards to be applied in assuring the qualifications of 
     administrators of nursing facilities. Any such standards must 
     apply to administrators of hospital-based facilities as well 
     as administrators of freestanding facilities.
       ``(g) Survey and Certification Process.--
       ``(1) State and federal responsibility.--
       ``(A) In general.--Under each State MediGrant plan under 
     this title, the State shall be responsible for certifying, in 
     accordance with surveys conducted under paragraph (2), the 
     compliance of nursing facilities with the requirements of 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d). The Secretary shall be 
     responsible for certifying, in accordance with surveys 
     conducted under paragraph (2), the compliance of State 
     nursing facilities with the requirements of such subsections.
       ``(B) Investigation of allegations of resident neglect and 
     abuse and misappropriation of resident property.--The State 
     shall provide, through the agency responsible for surveys and 
     certification of nursing facilities under this subsection, 
     for a process for the receipt and timely review and 
     investigation of allegations of neglect and abuse and 
     misappropriation of resident property by a nurse aide of a 
     resident in a nursing facility or by another individual used 
     by the facility in providing services to such a resident. The 
     State shall, after notice to the individual involved and a 
     reasonable opportunity for a hearing for the individual to 
     rebut allegations, make a finding as to the accuracy of the 
     allegations. If the State finds that a nurse aide has 
     neglected or abused a resident or misappropriated resident 
     property in a facility, the State shall notify the nurse aide 
     and the registry of such finding. If the State finds that any 
     other individual used by the facility has neglected or abused 
     a resident or misappropriated resident property in a 
     facility, the State shall notify the appropriate licensure 
     authority. A State shall not make a finding that an 
     individual has neglected a resident if the individual 
     demonstrates that such neglect was caused by factors beyond 
     the control of the individual.
       ``(2) Surveys.--
       ``(A) Annual standard survey.--
       ``(i) In general.--Each nursing facility shall be subject 
     to a standard survey, to be conducted without any prior 
     notice to the facility. Any individual who notifies (or 
     causes to be notified) a nursing facility of the time or date 
     on which such a survey is scheduled to be conducted is 
     subject to a civil money penalty of not to exceed $2,000. The 
     provisions of section 1128A (other than subsections (a) and 
     (b)) shall apply to a civil money penalty under the previous 
     sentence in the same manner as such provisions apply to a 
     penalty or proceeding under section 1128A(a). The State shall 
     take all reasonable steps to avoid giving notice of such a 
     survey through the scheduling procedures and the conduct of 
     the surveys themselves.
       ``(ii) Contents.--Each standard survey shall include, for a 
     case-mix stratified sample of residents--

       ``(I) a survey of the quality of care furnished, as 
     measured by indicators of medical, nursing, and 
     rehabilitative care, dietary and nutrition services, 
     activities and social participation, and sanitation, 
     infection control, and the physical environment,
       ``(II) written plans of care provided under subsection 
     (b)(2) and an audit of the residents' assessments under 
     subsection (b)(3) to determine the accuracy of such 
     assessments and the adequacy of such plans of care, and
       ``(III) a review of compliance with residents' rights under 
     subsection (c).

       ``(iii) Frequency.--

       ``(I) In general.--Each nursing facility shall be subject 
     to a standard survey not later than 24 months after the date 
     of the previous standard survey conducted under this 
     subparagraph, except that in the case of a facility which has 
     been subjected to an extended survey under subparagraph (B), 
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     standard survey shall be conducted not later than 12 months 
     after the date of the preceding extended survey.
       ``(II) Special surveys.--If not otherwise conducted under 
     subclause (I), a standard survey (or an abbreviated standard 
     survey) may be conducted within 4 months of any change of 
     ownership, administration, management of a nursing facility, 
     or director of nursing in order to determine whether the 
     change has resulted in any decline in the quality of care 
     furnished in the facility.

       ``(B) Extended surveys.--
       ``(i) In general.--Each nursing facility which is found, 
     under a standard survey, to have provided substandard quality 
     of care shall be subject to an extended survey. Any other 
     facility may, at the State's discretion, be subject to such 
     an extended survey (or a partial extended survey).
       ``(ii) Timing.--The extended survey shall be conducted 
     immediately after the standard survey (or, if not 
     practicable, not later than 2 weeks after the date of 
     completion of the standard survey).
       ``(iii) Contents.--In such an extended survey, the survey 
     team shall review and identify the policies and procedures 
     which produced such substandard quality of care and shall 
     determine whether the facility has complied with all the 
     requirements described in subsections (b), (c), and (d). Such 
     review shall include an expansion of the size of the sample 
     of residents' assessments reviewed and a review of the 
     staffing, of in-service training, and, if appropriate, of 
     contracts with consultants.
       ``(iv) Construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
     construed as requiring an extended or partial extended survey 
     as a prerequisite to imposing a sanction against a facility 
     under subsection (h) on the basis of findings in a standard 
     survey.
       ``(C) Survey protocol.--Standard and extended surveys shall 
     be conducted--
       ``(i) based upon the protocol which the Secretary has 
     developed, tested, and validated, as of the date of the 
     enactment of this title, and
       ``(ii) by individuals, of a survey team, who meet such 
     minimum qualifications as the State establishes.
       ``(D) Consistency of surveys.--Each State shall implement 
     programs to measure and reduce inconsistency in the 
     application of survey results among surveyors.
       ``(E) Survey teams.--
       ``(i) In general.--Surveys under this subsection shall be 
     conducted by a multidisciplinary team of professionals 
     (including a registered professional nurse).
       ``(ii) Prohibition of conflicts of interest.--A State may 
     not use as a member of a survey team under this subsection an 
     individual who is serving (or has served within the previous 
     2 years) as a member of the staff of, or as a consultant to, 
     the facility surveyed respecting compliance with the 
     requirements of subsections (b), (c), and (d), or who has a 
     personal or familial financial interest in the facility being 
     surveyed.
       ``(3) Validation surveys.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct onsite 
     surveys of a representative sample of nursing facilities in 
     each State, within 4 months of the date of surveys conducted 
     under paragraph (2) by the State, in a sufficient number to 
     allow inferences about the adequacies of each State's surveys 
     conducted under paragraph (2). In conducting such surveys, 
     the Secretary shall use the same survey protocols as the 
     State is required to use under paragraph (2). If the State 
     has determined that an individual nursing facility meets the 
     requirements of subsections (b), (c), and (d), but the 
     Secretary determines that the facility does not meet such 
     requirements, the Secretary's determination as to the 
     facility's noncompliance with such requirements is binding 
     and supersedes that of the State survey.
       ``(B) Scope.--With respect to each State, the Secretary 
     shall conduct surveys under subparagraph (A) at least every 
     third year with respect to at least 5 percent of the number 
     of nursing facilities surveyed by the State in the year, but 
     in no case less than 5 nursing facilities in the State.
       ``(C) Special surveys of compliance.--Where the Secretary 
     has found substantial evidence of a pattern of noncompliance 
     by a nursing facility with any of the requirements of 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d), the Secretary may conduct a 
     survey of the facility and, on the basis of that survey, make 
     determinations concerning the extent to which the nursing 
     facility meets such requirements.
       ``(4) Investigation of complaints and monitoring nursing 
     facility compliance.--Each State shall maintain procedures 
     and adequate staff to--
       ``(A) investigate complaints of violations of requirements 
     by nursing facilities, and
       ``(B) monitor, on-site, on a regular, as needed basis, a 
     nursing facility's compliance with the requirements of 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d), if--
       ``(i) the facility has been found not to be in compliance 
     with such requirements and is in the process of correcting 
     deficiencies to achieve such compliance;
       ``(ii) the facility was previously found not to be in 
     compliance with such requirements, has corrected deficiencies 
     to achieve such compliance, and verification of continued 
     compliance is indicated; or
       ``(iii) the State has reason to question the compliance of 
     the facility with such requirements.
       ``(5) Disclosure of results of inspections and 
     activities.--
       ``(A) Public information.--Each State, and the Secretary, 
     shall make available to the public--
       ``(i) information respecting all surveys and certifications 
     made respecting nursing facilities, including statements of 
     deficiencies, within a reasonable time after such information 
     is made available to those facilities, and approved plans of 
     correction,
       ``(ii) copies of cost reports of such facilities filed 
     under this title or under title XVIII,
       ``(iii) copies of statements of ownership under section 
     1124, and
       ``(iv) information disclosed under section 1126.
       ``(B) Notice to ombudsman.--Each State shall notify the 
     State long-term care ombudsman (established under title III 
     or VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 in accordance with 
     section 712 of the Act) of the State's findings of 
     noncompliance with any of the requirements of subsections 
     (b), (c), and (d), or of any adverse action taken against a 
     nursing facility under paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of 
     subsection (h), with respect to a nursing facility in the 
     State.
       ``(C) Notice to physicians and nursing facility 
     administrator licensing board.--If a State finds that a 
     nursing facility has provided substandard quality of care, 
     the State shall notify--
       ``(i) the attending physician of each resident with respect 
     to which such finding is made, and
       ``(ii) any State board responsible for the licensing of the 
     nursing facility administrator of the facility.
       ``(D) Access to fraud control units.--Each State shall 
     provide its State MediGrant fraud and abuse control unit 
     (established under section 2134) with access to all 
     information of the State agency responsible for surveys and 
     certifications under this subsection.
       ``(h) Enforcement Process.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a State finds, on the basis of a 
     standard, extended, or partial extended survey under 
     subsection (g)(2) or otherwise, that a nursing facility no 
     longer meets a requirement of subsection (b), (c), or (d)--
       ``(A) the State shall require the facility to correct the 
     deficiency involved;
       ``(B) if the State finds that the facility's deficiencies 
     immediately jeopardize the health or safety of its residents, 
     the State shall take immediate action to remove the jeopardy 
     and correct the deficiencies through the remedy specified in 
     paragraph (2)(A)(iii), or terminate the facility's 
     participation under the State MediGrant plan and may provide, 
     in addition, for one or more of the other remedies described 
     in paragraph (2); and
       ``(C) if the State finds that the facility's deficiencies 
     do not immediately jeopardize the health or safety of its 
     residents, the State may--
       ``(i) terminate the facility's participation under the 
     State MediGrant plan,
       ``(ii) provide for one or more of the remedies described in 
     paragraph (2), or
       ``(iii) do both.
       ``(2) Specified remedies.--
       ``(A) Listing.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     each State shall establish by law (whether statute or 
     regulation) at least the following remedies:
       ``(i) Denial of payment under the State MediGrant plan with 
     respect to any individual admitted to the nursing facility 
     involved after such notice to the public and to the facility 
     as may be provided for by the State.
       ``(ii) A civil money penalty assessed and collected, with 
     interest, for each day in which the facility is or was out of 
     compliance with a requirement of subsection (b), (c), or (d).
       ``(iii) The appointment of temporary management to oversee 
     the operation of the facility and to assure the health and 
     safety of the facility's residents, where there is a need for 
     temporary management while--

       ``(I) there is an orderly closure of the facility, or
       ``(II) improvements are made in order to bring the facility 
     into compliance with all the requirements of subsections (b), 
     (c), and (d).

     The temporary management under this clause shall not be 
     terminated under subclause (II) until the State has 
     determined that the facility has the management capability to 
     ensure continued compliance with all the requirements of 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d).
       ``(iv) The authority, in the case of an emergency, to close 
     the facility, to transfer residents in that facility to other 
     facilities, or both.

     The State also shall specify criteria, as to when and how 
     each of such remedies is to be applied, the amounts of any 
     fines, and the severity of each of these remedies, to be used 
     in the imposition of such remedies.
       ``(B) Alternative remedies.--A State may establish 
     alternative remedies to the remedies described in 
     subparagraph (A), if the State demonstrates to the 
     Secretary's satisfaction that the alternative remedies are as 
     effective in deterring noncompliance and correcting 
     deficiencies as those described in such subparagraph.
       ``(C) Assuring prompt compliance.--If a nursing facility 
     has not complied with any of the requirements of subsections 
     (b), (c), and (d), within 3 months after the date the 
     facility is found to be out of compliance with such 
     requirements, the State may impose the remedy described in 
     subparagraph (A)(i) for all individuals who are admitted to 
     the facility after such date.

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       ``(D) Repeated noncompliance.--In the case of a nursing 
     facility which, on 3 consecutive standard surveys conducted 
     under subsection (g)(2), has been found to have provided 
     substandard quality of care, the State shall (regardless of 
     what other remedies are provided)--
       ``(i) impose the remedy described in subparagraph (A)(i), 
     and
       ``(ii) monitor the facility under subsection (g)(4)(B),

     until the facility has demonstrated, to the satisfaction of 
     the State, that it is in compliance with the requirements of 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d), and that it will remain in 
     compliance with such requirements.
       ``(3) Secretarial authority.--
       ``(A) For state nursing facilities.--With respect to a 
     State nursing facility, the Secretary shall have the 
     authority and duties of a State under this subsection. 
     Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed as 
     restricting the remedies available to the Secretary to remedy 
     a nursing facility's deficiencies.
       ``(B) Other nursing facilities.--With respect to any other 
     nursing facility in a State, if the Secretary finds that a 
     nursing facility no longer meets a requirement of subsection 
     (b), (c), or (d), the Secretary shall notify the State of 
     such deficiency. If, after a reasonable period of time after 
     such notification is given, the Secretary finds that the 
     State has failed to carry out the requirements of paragraph 
     (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B) (if appropriate) with respect to 
     the deficiency involved, or that the deficiency remains 
     uncorrected--
       ``(i) the Secretary shall require the facility to correct 
     the deficiency involved;
       ``(ii) if the Secretary finds that the deficiency involved 
     immediately jeopardizes the health or safety of its 
     residents, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the 
     State, take action to remove the jeopardy and correct the 
     deficiencies through the remedy specified in subparagraph 
     (C)(iii), or terminate the facility's participation under the 
     State MediGrant plan and may provide, in addition, for one or 
     more of the other remedies described in subparagraph (C); and
       ``(iii) in the case of a deficiency that remains 
     uncorrected, if the Secretary finds that the deficiency 
     involved does not immediately jeopardize the health or safety 
     of its residents, the Secretary may impose any of the 
     remedies described in subparagraph (C).
       ``(C) Specified remedies.--The remedies specified in this 
     subparagraph are as follows:
       ``(i) Denial of payment.--Denial of any further payments to 
     the State in accordance with section 2154(f) for medical 
     assistance furnished by the facility to all individuals in 
     the facility or to individuals admitted to the facility after 
     the effective date of the finding.
       ``(ii) Authority with respect to civil money penalties.--
     Imposition of a civil money penalty against the facility in 
     an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each day of noncompliance. 
     The provisions of section 1128A (other than subsections (a) 
     and (b)) shall apply to a civil money penalty under the 
     previous sentence in the same manner as such provisions apply 
     to a penalty or proceeding under section 1128A(a).
       ``(iii) Appointment of temporary management.--Appointment 
     of temporary management (in consultation with the State) to 
     oversee the operation of the facility and to assure the 
     health and safety of the facility's residents, where there is 
     a need for temporary management while--

       ``(I) there is an orderly closure of the facility, or
       ``(II) improvements are made in order to bring the facility 
     into compliance with all the requirements of subsections (b), 
     (c), and (d).

     The temporary management under this clause shall not be 
     terminated under subclause (II) until the Secretary has 
     determined that the facility has the management capability to 
     ensure continued compliance with all the requirements of 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d).
     The Secretary shall specify criteria, as to when and how each 
     of such remedies is to be applied, the amounts of any fines, 
     and the severity of each of these remedies, to be used in the 
     imposition of such remedies.
       ``(4) Special rules regarding payments to facilities.--
       ``(A) Continuation of payments pending remediation.--The 
     State or the Secretary, as appropriate, may continue 
     payments, over a period of not longer than 6 months after the 
     effective date of the findings, under this title with respect 
     to a nursing facility not in compliance with a requirement of 
     subsection (b), (c), or (d).
       ``(B) Effective period of denial of payment.--A finding to 
     deny payment under this subsection shall terminate when the 
     State or Secretary (as the case may be) finds that the 
     facility is in substantial compliance with all the 
     requirements of subsections (b), (c), and (d).
       ``(5) Construction.--The remedies provided under this 
     subsection are in addition to those otherwise available under 
     Federal or State law and shall not be construed as limiting 
     such other remedies, including any remedy available to an 
     individual at common law. The provisions of this subsection 
     shall apply to a nursing facility (or portion thereof) 
     notwithstanding that the facility (or portion thereof) also 
     is a skilled nursing facility for purposes of title XVIII or 
     is accredited by an entity pursuant to subsection (i)(2).
       ``(6) Sharing of information.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, all information concerning nursing 
     facilities required by this section to be filed with the 
     Secretary or a State agency shall be made available by such 
     facilities to Federal or State employees for purposes 
     consistent with the effective administration of programs 
     established under this title and title XVIII, including 
     investigations by State MediGrant fraud control units.
       ``(i) Construction.--
       ``(1) Medicare requirements.--Where requirements or 
     obligations under this section are identical to those 
     provided under section 1819 of this Act, the fulfillment of 
     those requirements or obligations under section 1819 shall be 
     considered to be the fulfillment of the corresponding 
     requirements or obligations under this section.
       ``(2) Effect of accreditation.--
       ``(A) In general.--At the option of a State, or the 
     Secretary, as appropriate, if a nursing facility in the State 
     is accredited by a national accrediting entity meeting such 
     standards as the State or the Secretary may impose, such 
     facility shall be deemed to have met the requirements of this 
     section and the State shall be deemed to have met the survey 
     and certification requirements under subsection (g).
       ``(B) Requirement for accrediting entity.--A State or the 
     Secretary, as appropriate, may not find that an accrediting 
     entity meets standards under subparagraph (A) unless such 
     entity applies standards for accreditation for facilities 
     that meet or exceed the requirements of this section.

     ``SEC. 2138. OTHER PROVISIONS PROMOTING PROGRAM INTEGRITY.

       ``(a) Public Access to Survey Results.--Each MediGrant plan 
     shall provide that upon completion of a survey of any health 
     care facility or organization by a State agency to carry out 
     the plan, the agency shall make public in readily available 
     form and place the pertinent findings of the survey relating 
     to the compliance of the facility or organization with 
     requirements of law.
       ``(b) Record Keeping.--Each MediGrant plan shall provide 
     for agreements with persons or institutions providing 
     services under the plan under which the person or institution 
     agrees--
       ``(1) to keep such records, including ledgers, books, and 
     original evidence of costs, as are necessary to fully 
     disclose the extent of the services provided to individuals 
     receiving assistance under the plan, and
       ``(2) to furnish the State agency with such information 
     regarding any payments claimed by such person or institution 
     for providing services under the plan, as the State agency 
     may from time to time request.
       ``(c) Quality Assurance.--Each MediGrant plan shall provide 
     a program to assure the quality of services provided under 
     the plan, including such services provided to individuals 
     with chronic mental or physical illness.

        ``Part E--Establishment and Amendment of MediGrant Plans

     ``SEC. 2151. SUBMITTAL AND APPROVAL OF MEDIGRANT PLANS.

       ``(a) Submittal.--As a condition of receiving funding under 
     part C, each State shall submit to the Secretary a MediGrant 
     plan that meets the applicable requirements of this title.
       ``(b) Approval.--Except as the Secretary may provide under 
     section 2154, a MediGrant plan submitted under subsection 
     (a)--
       ``(1) shall be approved for purposes of this title, and
       ``(2) shall be effective beginning with a calendar quarter 
     that is specified in the plan, but in no case earlier than 
     the first calendar quarter that begins at least 60 days after 
     the date the plan is submitted.

     ``SEC. 2152. SUBMITTAL AND APPROVAL OF PLAN AMENDMENTS.

       ``(a) Submittal of Amendments.--A State may amend, in whole 
     or in part, its MediGrant plan at any time through 
     transmittal of a plan amendment under this section.
       ``(b) Approval.--Except as the Secretary may provide under 
     section 2154, an amendment to a MediGrant plan submitted 
     under subsection (a)--
       ``(1) shall be approved for purposes of this title, and
       ``(2) shall be effective as provided in subsection (c).
       ``(c) Effective Dates for Amendments.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the succeeding provisions of 
     this subsection, an amendment to a MediGrant plan shall take 
     effect on one or more effective dates specified in the 
     amendment.
       ``(2) Amendments relating to eligibility or benefits.--
     Except as provided in paragraph (4)--
       ``(A) Notice requirement.--Any plan amendment that 
     eliminates or restricts eligibility or benefits under the 
     plan may not take effect unless the State certifies that it 
     has provided prior or contemporaneous public notice of the 
     change, in a form and manner provided under applicable State 
     law.
       ``(B) Timely transmittal.--Any plan amendment that 
     eliminates or restricts eligibility or benefits under the 
     plan shall not be effective for longer than a 60 day period 
     unless the amendment has been transmitted to the Secretary 
     before the end of such period.
       ``(3) Other amendments.--Subject to paragraph (4), any plan 
     amendment that is not described in paragraph (2) becomes 
     effective in a State fiscal year may not remain in effect 
     after the end of such fiscal year (or, if later, the end of 
     the 90-day period on which

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     it becomes effective) unless the amendment has been 
     transmitted to the Secretary.
       ``(4) Exception.--The requirements of paragraphs (2) and 
     (3) shall not apply to a plan amendment that is submitted on 
     a timely basis pursuant to a court order or an order of the 
     Secretary.

     ``SEC. 2153. PROCESS FOR STATE WITHDRAWAL FROM PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--A State may rescind its MediGrant plan 
     and discontinue participation in the program under this title 
     at any time after providing--
       ``(1) the public with 90 days prior notice in a publication 
     in one or more daily newspapers of general circulation in the 
     State or in any publication used by the State to publish 
     State statutes or rules, and
       ``(2) the Secretary with 90 days prior written notice.
       ``(b) Effective Date.--Such discontinuation shall not apply 
     to payments under part C for expenditures made for items and 
     services furnished under the MediGrant plan before the 
     effective date of the discontinuation.
       ``(c) Proration of Allotments.--In the case of any 
     withdrawal under this section other than at the end of a 
     Federal fiscal year, notwithstanding any provision of section 
     2121 to the contrary, the Secretary shall provide for such 
     appropriate proration of the application of allotments under 
     section 2121 as is appropriate.

     ``SEC. 2154. SANCTIONS FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.

       ``(a) Prompt Review of Plan Submittals.--The Secretary 
     shall promptly review MediGrant plans and plan amendments 
     submitted under this part to determine if they substantially 
     comply with the requirements of this title.
       ``(b) Determinations of Substantial Noncompliance.--
       ``(1) At time of plan or amendment submittal.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary, during the 30-day 
     period beginning on the date of submittal of a MediGrant plan 
     or plan amendment--
       ``(i) determines that the plan or amendment substantially 
     violates (within the meaning of subsection (c)) a requirement 
     of this title, and
       ``(ii) provides written notice of such determination to the 
     State,
     the Secretary shall issue an order specifying that the plan 
     or amendment, insofar as it is in substantial violation of 
     such a requirement, shall not be effective, except as 
     provided in subsection (c), beginning at the end of a period 
     of not less than 30 days (or 120 days in the case of the 
     initial submission of the MediGrant plan) specified in the 
     order beginning on the date of the notice of the 
     determination.
       ``(B) Extension of time periods.--The time periods 
     specified in subparagraph (A) may be extended by written 
     agreement of the Secretary and the State involved.
       ``(2) Violations in administration of plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines, after 
     reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing for the 
     State, that in the administration of a MediGrant plan there 
     is a substantial violation of a requirement of this title, 
     the Secretary shall provide the State with written notice of 
     the determination and with an order to remedy such violation. 
     Such an order shall become effective prospectively, as 
     specified in the order, after the date of receipt of such 
     written notice. Such an order may include the withholding of 
     funds, consistent with subsection (f), for parts of the 
     MediGrant plan affected by such violation, until the 
     Secretary is satisfied that the violation has been corrected.
       ``(B) Effectiveness.--If the Secretary issues an order 
     under paragraph (1), the order shall become effective, except 
     as provided in subsection (c), beginning at the end of a 
     period (of not less than 30 days) specified in the order 
     beginning on the date of the notice of the determination to 
     the State.
       ``(C) Timeliness of determinations relating to report-based 
     compliance.--The Secretary shall make determinations under 
     this paragraph respecting violations relating to information 
     contained in an annual report under section 2102, an 
     independent evaluation under section 2103, or an audit report 
     under section 2131 not later than 30 days after the date of 
     transmittal of the report or evaluation to the Secretary.
       ``(3) Consultation with state.--Before making a 
     determination adverse to a State under this section, the 
     Secretary shall (within any time periods provided under this 
     section)--
       ``(A) reasonably consult with the State involved,
       ``(B) offer the State a reasonable opportunity to clarify 
     the submission and submit further information to substantiate 
     compliance with the requirements of this title, and
       ``(C) reasonably consider any such clarifications and 
     information submitted.
       ``(4) Justification of any inconsistencies in 
     determinations.--If the Secretary makes a determination under 
     this section that is, in whole or in part, inconsistent with 
     any previous determination issued by the Secretary under this 
     title, the Secretary shall include in the determination a 
     detailed explanation and justification for any such 
     difference.
       ``(5) Substantial violation defined.--For purposes of this 
     title, a MediGrant plan (or amendment to such a plan) or the 
     administration of the MediGrant plan is considered to 
     `substantially violate' a requirement of this title if a 
     provision of the plan or amendment (or an omission from the 
     plan or amendment) or the administration of the plan--
       ``(A) is material and substantial in nature and effect, and
       ``(B) is inconsistent with an express requirement of this 
     title.
     A failure to meet a strategic objective or performance goal 
     (as described in section 2101) shall not be considered to 
     substantially violate a requirement of this title.
       ``(c) State Response to Orders.--
       ``(1) State response by revising plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--Insofar as an order under subsection 
     (b)(1) relates to a substantial violation by a MediGrant plan 
     or plan amendment, a State may respond (before the date the 
     order becomes effective) to such an order by submitting a 
     written revision of the MediGrant plan or plan amendment to 
     substantially comply with the requirements of this part.
       ``(B) Review of revision.--In the case of submission of 
     such a revision, the Secretary shall promptly review the 
     submission and shall withhold any action on the order during 
     the period of such review.
       ``(C) Secretarial response.--The revision shall be 
     considered to have corrected the deficiency (and the order 
     rescinded insofar as it relates to such deficiency) unless 
     the Secretary determines and notifies the State in writing, 
     within 15 days after the date the Secretary receives the 
     revision, that the MediGrant plan or amendment, as proposed 
     to be revised, still substantially violates a requirement of 
     this title. In such case the State may respond by seeking 
     reconsideration or a hearing under paragraph (2).
       ``(D) Revision retroactive.--If the revision provides for 
     substantial compliance, the revision may be treated, at the 
     option of the State, as being effective either as of the 
     effective date of the provision to which it relates or such 
     later date as the State and Secretary may agree.
       ``(2) State response by seeking reconsideration or an 
     administrative hearing.--A State may respond to an order 
     under subsection (b) by filing a request with the Secretary 
     for--
       ``(A) a reconsideration of the determination, pursuant to 
     subsection (d)(1), or
       ``(B) a review of the determination through an 
     administrative hearing, pursuant to subsection (d)(2).
     In such case, the order shall not take effect before the 
     completion of the reconsideration or hearing.
       ``(3) State response by corrective action plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an order described in 
     subsection (b)(2) that relates to a substantial violation in 
     the administration of the MediGrant plan, a State may respond 
     to such an order by submitting a corrective action plan with 
     the Secretary to correct deficiencies in the administration 
     of the plan which are the subject of the order.
       ``(B) Review of corrective action plan.--In such case, the 
     Secretary shall withhold any action on the order for a period 
     (not to exceed 30 days) during which the Secretary reviews 
     the corrective action plan.
       ``(C) Secretarial response.--The corrective action plan 
     shall be considered to have corrected the deficiency (and the 
     order rescinded insofar as it relates to such deficiency) 
     unless the Secretary determines and notifies the State in 
     writing, within 15 days after the date the Secretary receives 
     the corrective action plan, that the State's administration 
     of the MediGrant plan, as proposed to be corrected in the 
     plan, will still substantially violate a requirement of this 
     title. In such case the State may respond by seeking 
     reconsideration or a hearing under paragraph (2).
       ``(4) State response by withdrawal of plan amendment; 
     failure to respond.--Insofar as an order relates to a 
     substantial violation in a plan amendment submitted, a State 
     may respond to such an order by withdrawing the plan 
     amendment and the MediGrant plan shall be treated as though 
     the amendment had not been made.
       ``(d) Administrative Review and Hearing.--
       ``(1) Reconsideration.--Within 30 days after the date of 
     receipt of a request under subsection (b)(2)(A), the 
     Secretary shall notify the State of the time and place at 
     which a hearing will be held for the purpose of reconsidering 
     the Secretary's determination. The hearing shall be held not 
     less than 20 days nor more than 60 days after the date notice 
     of the hearing is furnished to the State, unless the 
     Secretary and the State agree in writing to holding the 
     hearing at another time. The Secretary shall affirm, modify, 
     or reverse the original determination within 60 days of the 
     conclusion of the hearing.
       ``(2) Administrative hearing.--Within 30 days after the 
     date of receipt of a request under subsection (b)(2)(B), an 
     administrative law judge shall schedule a hearing for the 
     purpose of reviewing the Secretary's determination. The 
     hearing shall be held not less than 20 days nor more than 60 
     days after the date notice of the hearing is furnished to the 
     State, unless the Secretary and the State agree in writing to 
     holding the hearing at another time. The administrative law 
     judge shall affirm, modify, or reverse the determination 
     within 60 days of the conclusion of the hearing.
       ``(e) Judicial Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State which is dissatisfied with a 
     final determination made by the Secretary under subsection 
     (d)(1) or a final determination of an administrative law 
     judge under subsection (d)(2) may, within 60 days after it 
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     mination, file with the United States court of appeals for 
     the circuit in which the State is located a petition for 
     review of such determination. A copy of the petition shall be 
     forthwith transmitted by the clerk of the court to the 
     Secretary and, in the case of a determination under 
     subsection (d)(2), to the administrative law judge involved. 
     The Secretary (or judge involved) thereupon shall file in the 
     court the record of the proceedings on which the final 
     determination was based, as provided in section 2112 of title 
     28, United States Code. Only the Secretary, in accordance 
     with this title, may compel a State under Federal law to 
     comply with the provisions of this title or a MediGrant plan, 
     or otherwise enforce a provision of this title against a 
     State, and no action may be filed under Federal law against a 
     State in relation to the State's compliance, or failure to 
     comply, with the provisions of this title or of a MediGrant 
     plan except by the Secretary as provided under this 
     subsection.
       ``(2) Standard for review.--The findings of fact by the 
     Secretary or administrative law judge, if supported by 
     substantial evidence, shall be conclusive, but the court, for 
     good cause shown, may remand the case to the Secretary or 
     judge to take further evidence, and the Secretary or judge 
     may thereupon make new or modified findings of fact and may 
     modify a previous determination, and shall certify to the 
     court the transcript and record of the further proceedings. 
     Such new or modified findings of fact shall likewise be 
     conclusive if supported by substantial evidence.
       ``(3) Jurisdiction of appellate court.--The court shall 
     have jurisdiction to affirm the action of the Secretary or 
     judge or to set it aside, in whole or in part. The judgment 
     of the court shall be subject to review by the Supreme Court 
     of the United States upon certiorari or certification as 
     provided in section 1254 of title 28, United States Code.
       ``(f) Withholding of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any order under this section relating to 
     the withholding of funds shall be effective not earlier than 
     the effective date of the order and shall only relate to the 
     portions of a MediGrant plan or administration thereof which 
     substantially violate a requirement of this title. In the 
     case of a failure to meet a set-aside requirement under 
     section 2112, any withholding shall only apply to the extent 
     of such failure.
       ``(2) Suspension of withholding.--The Secretary may suspend 
     withholding of funds under paragraph (1) during the period 
     reconsideration or administrative and judicial review is 
     pending under subsection (d) or (e).
       ``(3) Restoration of funds.--Any funds withheld under this 
     subsection under an order shall be immediately restored to a 
     State--
       ``(A) to the extent and at the time the order is--
       ``(i) modified or withdrawn by the Secretary upon 
     reconsideration,
       ``(ii) modified or reversed by an administrative law judge, 
     or
       ``(iii) set aside (in whole or in part) by an appellate 
     court; or
       ``(B) when the Secretary determines that the deficiency 
     which was the basis for the order is corrected;
       ``(C) when the Secretary determines that violation which 
     was the basis for the order is resolved or the amendment 
     which was the basis for the order is withdrawn; or
       ``(D) at any time upon the initiative of the Secretary.
       ``(g) Individual Complaint Process.--The Secretary shall 
     provide for a process under which an individual may notify 
     the Secretary concerning a State's failure to provide medical 
     assistance as required under the State MediGrant plan or 
     otherwise comply with the requirements of this title or such 
     plan. If the Secretary finds that there is a pattern of 
     complaints with respect to a State or that a particular 
     failure or finding of noncompliance is egregious, the 
     Secretary shall notify the chief executive officer of the 
     State of such finding and shall notify the Congress if the 
     State fails to respond to such notification within a 
     reasonable period of time.

     ``SEC. 2155. SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY.

       ``(a) Negotiated Agreement and Dispute Resolution.--
       ``(1) Negotiations.--Nothing in this part shall be 
     construed as preventing the Secretary and a State from at any 
     time negotiating a satisfactory resolution to any dispute 
     concerning the approval of a MediGrant plan (or amendments to 
     a MediGrant plan) or the compliance of a MediGrant plan 
     (including its administration) with requirements of this 
     title.
       ``(2) Cooperation.--The Secretary shall act in a 
     cooperative manner with the States in carrying out this 
     title. In the event of a dispute between a State and the 
     Secretary, the Secretary shall, whenever practicable, engage 
     in informal dispute resolution activities in lieu of formal 
     enforcement or sanctions under section 2154.
       ``(b) Limitations on Delegation of Decision-making 
     Authority.--The Secretary may not delegate (other than to the 
     Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration) 
     the authority to make determinations or reconsiderations 
     respecting the approval of MediGrant plans (or amendments to 
     such plans) or the compliance of a MediGrant plan (including 
     its administration) with requirements of this title. Such 
     Administrator may not further delegate such authority to any 
     individual, including any regional official of such 
     Administration.
       ``(c) Requiring Formal Rulemaking for Changes in 
     Secretarial Administration.--The Secretary shall carry out 
     the administration of the program under this title only 
     through a prospective formal rulemaking process, including 
     issuing notices of proposed rulemaking, publishing proposed 
     rules or modifications to rules in the Federal Register, and 
     soliciting public comment.

                      ``Part F--General Provisions

     ``SEC. 2171. DEFINITIONS.

       ``(a) Medical Assistance.--For purposes of this title, the 
     term `medical assistance' means payment of part or all of the 
     cost of any of the following, or assistance in the purchase, 
     in whole or in part, of health benefit coverage that includes 
     any of the following, for eligible low-income individuals (as 
     defined in subsection (b)) as specified under the MediGrant 
     plan:
       ``(1) Inpatient hospital services.
       ``(2) Outpatient hospital services.
       ``(3) Physician services.
       ``(4) Surgical services.
       ``(5) Clinic services and other ambulatory health care 
     services.
       ``(6) Nursing facility services.
       ``(7) Intermediate care facility services for the mentally 
     retarded.
       ``(8) Prescription drugs and biologicals and the 
     administration of such drugs and biologicals, only if such 
     drugs and biologicals are not furnished for the purpose of 
     causing, or assisting in causing, the death, suicide, 
     euthanasia, or mercy killing of a person.
       ``(9) Over-the-counter medications.
       ``(10) Laboratory and radiological services.
       ``(11) Family planning services and supplies.
       ``(12) Inpatient mental health services, including services 
     furnished in a State-operated mental hospital and including 
     residential or other 24-hour therapeutically planned 
     structured services in the case of a child.
       ``(13) Outpatient mental health services, including 
     services furnished in a State-operated mental hospital and 
     including community-based services in the case of a child.
       ``(14) Durable medical equipment and other medically-
     related or remedial devices (such as prosthetic devices, 
     implants, eyeglasses, hearing aids, dental devices, and 
     adaptive devices).
       ``(15) Disposable medical supplies.
       ``(16) Home and community-based health care services and 
     related supportive services (such as home health nursing 
     services, home health aide services, personal care, 
     assistance with activities of daily living, chore services, 
     day care services, respite care services, training for family 
     members, and minor modifications to the home).
       ``(17) Community supported living arrangements.
       ``(18) Nursing care services (such as nurse practitioner 
     services, nurse midwife services, advanced practice nurse 
     services, private duty nursing care, pediatric nurse 
     services, and respiratory care services) in a home, school, 
     or other setting.
       ``(19) Abortion only if necessary to save the life of the 
     mother or if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or 
     incest.
       ``(20) Dental services.
       ``(21) Inpatient substance abuse treatment services and 
     residential substance abuse treatment services.
       ``(22) Outpatient substance abuse treatment services.
       ``(23) Case management services.
       ``(24) Care coordination services.
       ``(25) Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and services 
     for individuals with speech, hearing, and language disorders.
       ``(26) Hospice care.
       ``(27) Any other medical, diagnostic, screening, 
     preventive, restorative, remedial, therapeutic, or 
     rehabilitative services (whether in a facility, home, school, 
     or other setting) if recognized by State law and only if the 
     service is--
       ``(A) prescribed by or furnished by a physician or other 
     licensed or registered practitioner within the scope of 
     practice as defined by State law,
       ``(B) performed under the general supervision or at the 
     direction of a physician, or
       ``(C) furnished by a health care facility that is operated 
     by a State or local government or is licensed under State law 
     and operating within the scope of the license.
       ``(28) Premiums for private health care insurance coverage, 
     including private long-term care insurance coverage.
       ``(29) Medical transportation.
       ``(30) Medicare cost-sharing (as defined in subsection 
     (c)).
       ``(31) Enabling services (such as transportation, 
     translation, and outreach services) only if designed to 
     increase the accessibility of primary and preventive health 
     care services for eligible low-income individuals.
       ``(32) Any other health care services or items specified by 
     the Secretary and not excluded under this section.
       ``(b) Eligible Low-Income Individual.--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `eligible low-income 
     individual' means an individual--
       ``(A) who has been determined eligible by the State for 
     medical assistance under the MediGrant plan and is not an 
     inmate of a public institution (except as a patient in a 
     State psychiatric hospital), and
       ``(B) whose family income (as determined under the plan) 
     does not exceed a percentage (specified in the MediGrant plan 
     and not to exceed 275 percent) of the poverty line for a 
     family of the size involved.
       ``(2) Amount of income.--In determining the amount of 
     income under paragraph (1)(B), a State may exclude costs 
     incurred for medical care or other types of remedial care 
     recognized by the State.

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       ``(c) Medicare Cost-Sharing.--For purposes of this title, 
     the term `medicare cost-sharing' means any of the following:
       ``(1)(A) Premiums under section 1839.
       ``(B) Premiums under section 1818 or 1818A.
       ``(2) Coinsurance under title XVIII (including coinsurance 
     described in section 1813).
       ``(3) Deductibles established under title XVIII (including 
     those described in sections 1813 and 1833(b)).
       ``(4) The difference between the amount that is paid under 
     section 1833(a) and the amount that would be paid under such 
     section if any reference to `80 percent' therein were deemed 
     a reference to `100 percent'.
       ``(5) Premiums for enrollment of an individual with an 
     eligible organization under section 1876 or with a 
     MedicarePlus organization under part C of title XVIII.
       ``(d) Additional Definitions.--For purposes of this title:
       ``(1) Child.--The term `child' means an individual under 19 
     years of age.
       ``(2) Elderly individual.--The term `elderly individual' 
     means an individual who has attained retirement age, as 
     defined under section 216(l)(1).
       ``(3) Poverty line defined.--The term `poverty line' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 673(2) of the 
     Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), 
     including any revision required by such section).
       ``(4) Pregnant woman.--The term `pregnant woman' includes a 
     woman during the 60-day period beginning on the last day of 
     the pregnancy.

     ``SEC. 2172. TREATMENT OF TERRITORIES.

       ``Notwithstanding any other requirement of this title, the 
     Secretary may waive or modify any requirement of this title 
     with respect to the medical assistance program for a State 
     other than the 50 States and the District of Columbia, other 
     than a waiver of--
       ``(1) the applicable Federal medical assistance percentage,
       ``(2) the limitation on total payments in a fiscal year to 
     the amount of the allotment under section 2121(c), or
       ``(3) the requirement that payment may be made for medical 
     assistance only with respect to amounts expended by the State 
     for care and services described in section 2171(a) and 
     medically-related services (as defined in section 
     2112(e)(2)).

     ``SEC. 2173. DESCRIPTION OF TREATMENT OF INDIAN HEALTH 
                   SERVICE FACILITIES.

       ``In the case of a State in which one or more facilities of 
     the Indian Health Service are located, the MediGrant plan 
     shall include a description of--
       ``(1) what provision (if any) has been made for payment for 
     items and services furnished by such facilities, and
       ``(2) the manner in which medical assistance for low-income 
     eligible individuals who are Indians will be provided, as 
     determined by the State in consultation with the appropriate 
     Indian tribes and tribal organizations.

     ``SEC. 2174. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       ``The following sections in part A of title XI shall apply 
     to States under this title in the same manner as they applied 
     to a State under title XIX:
       ``(1) Section 1101(a)(1) (relating to definition of State).
       ``(2) Section 1116 (relating to administrative and judicial 
     review), but only insofar as consistent with the provisions 
     of part C.
       ``(3) Section 1124 (relating to disclosure of ownership and 
     related information).
       ``(4) Section 1126 (relating to disclosure of information 
     about certain convicted individuals).
       ``(5) Section 1128B(d) (relating to criminal penalties for 
     certain additional charges).
       ``(6) Section 1132 (relating to periods within which claims 
     must be filed).

     ``SEC. 2175. MEDIGRANT MASTER DRUG REBATE AGREEMENTS.

       ``(a) Requirement for Manufacturer To Enter Into 
     Agreement.--
       ``(1) In general.--Pursuant to section 2123(f), in order 
     for payment to be made to a State under part C for medical 
     assistance for covered outpatient drugs of a manufacturer, 
     the manufacturer shall enter into and have in effect a 
     MediGrant master rebate agreement described in subsection (b) 
     with the Secretary on behalf of States electing to 
     participate in the agreement.
       ``(2) Coverage of drugs not covered under rebate 
     agreements.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
     prohibit a State in its discretion from providing coverage 
     under its MediGrant plan of a covered outpatient drug for 
     which no rebate agreement is in effect under this section.
       ``(3) Effect on existing agreements.--If a State has a 
     rebate agreement in effect with a manufacturer on the date of 
     the enactment of this section which provides for a minimum 
     aggregate rebate equal to or greater than the minimum 
     aggregate rebate which would otherwise be paid under the 
     MediGrant master agreement under this section, at the option 
     of the State--
       ``(A) such agreement shall be considered to meet the 
     requirements of the MediGrant master rebate agreement, and
       ``(B) the State shall be considered to have elected to 
     participate in the MediGrant master rebate agreement.
       ``(4) Limitation on prices of drugs purchased by covered 
     entities.--
       ``(A) Agreement with secretary.--A manufacturer meets the 
     requirements of this paragraph if the manufacturer has 
     entered into an agreement with the Secretary that meets the 
     requirements of section 340B of the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to covered outpatient drugs purchased by a 
     covered entity on or after the first day of the first month 
     that begins after the date of the enactment of title VI of 
     the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992.
       ``(B) Covered entity defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     `covered entity' means an entity described in section 
     340B(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act provided that--
       ``(i) an entity is licensed by the State to purchase and 
     take possession of covered outpatient drugs and furnishes the 
     drugs to patients at a cost no greater than acquisition plus 
     such dispensing fee as may be allowable under a State 
     pharmaceutical assistance program, and
       ``(ii) such entity is certified pursuant to section 
     340B(a)(7) of such Act.
       ``(C) Establishment of alternative mechanism to ensure 
     against duplicate discounts or rebates.--If the Secretary 
     does not establish a mechanism under section 340B(a)(5)(A) of 
     the Public Health Service Act within 12 months of the date of 
     the enactment of such section, the following requirements 
     shall apply:
       ``(i) Each covered entity shall inform the single State 
     agency under this title when it is seeking reimbursement from 
     the medicaid plan for medical assistance with respect to a 
     unit of any covered outpatient drug which is subject to an 
     agreement under section 340B(a) of such Act.
       ``(ii) Each such single State agency shall provide a means 
     by which a covered entity shall indicate on any drug 
     reimbursement claims form (or format, where electronic claims 
     management is used) that a unit of the drug that is the 
     subject of the form is subject to an agreement under section 
     340B of such Act, and not submit to any manufacturer a claim 
     for a rebate payment under subsection (b) with respect to 
     such a drug.
       ``(D) Effect of subsequent amendments.--In determining 
     whether an agreement under subparagraph (A) meets the 
     requirements of section 340B of the Public Health Service 
     Act, the Secretary shall not take into account any amendments 
     to such section that are enacted after the enactment of title 
     VI of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992.
       ``(E) Determination of compliance.--A manufacturer is 
     deemed to meet the requirements of this paragraph if the 
     manufacturer establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that the manufacturer would comply (and has offered to 
     comply) with the provisions of section 340B of the Public 
     Health Service Act (as in effect immediately after the 
     enactment title VI of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992, 
     and would have entered into an agreement under such section 
     (as such section was in effect at such time), but for a 
     legislative change in such section after such enactment.
       ``(b) Terms of Rebate Agreement.--
       ``(1) Periodic rebates.--The MediGrant master rebate 
     agreement under this section shall require the manufacturer 
     to provide, to the MediGrant plan of each State participating 
     in the agreement, a rebate for a rebate period in an amount 
     specified in subsection (c) for covered outpatient drugs of 
     the manufacturer dispensed after the effective date of the 
     agreement, for which payment was made under the plan for such 
     period. Such rebate shall be paid by the manufacturer not 
     later than 30 days after the date of receipt of the 
     information described in paragraph (2) for the period 
     involved.
       ``(2) State provision of information.--
       ``(A) State responsibility.--Each State participating in 
     the MediGrant master rebate agreement shall report to each 
     manufacturer not later than 60 days after the end of each 
     rebate period and in a form consistent with a standard 
     reporting format established by the Secretary, information on 
     the total number of units of each dosage form and strength 
     and package size of each covered outpatient drug, for which 
     payment was made under the MediGrant plan for the period, and 
     shall promptly transmit a copy of such report to the 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) Audits.--A manufacturer may audit the information 
     provided (or required to be provided) under subparagraph (A). 
     Adjustments to rebates shall be made to the extent that 
     information indicates that utilization was greater or less 
     than the amount previously specified.
       ``(3) Manufacturer provision of price information.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each manufacturer which is subject to 
     the MediGrant master rebate agreement under this section 
     shall report to the Secretary--
       ``(i) not later than 30 days after the last day of each 
     rebate period under the agreement, on the average 
     manufacturer price (as defined in subsection (i)(1)) and, for 
     single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs, the 
     manufacturer's best price (as defined in subsection 
     (c)(1)(C)) for each covered outpatient drug for the rebate 
     period under the agreement, and
       ``(ii) not later than 30 days after the date of entering 
     into an agreement under this section, on the average 
     manufacturer price (as defined in subsection (i)(1)) as of 
     October 1, 1990, for each of the manufacturer's covered 
     outpatient drugs.
       ``(B) Verification surveys of average manufacturer price.--
     The Secretary may survey wholesalers and manufacturers that 
     directly distribute their covered outpatient drugs, when 
     necessary, to verify manufacturer prices reported under 
     subparagraph (A). The Secretary may impose a civil monetary 
     penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000 on a wholesaler, 
     manufacturer, or direct seller, if the wholesaler, 
     manufacturer, or direct seller of a covered outpatient drug 
     refuses a request for information by the Sec

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     retary in connection with a survey under this subparagraph. 
     The provisions of section 1128A (other than subsections (a) 
     (with respect to amounts of penalties or additional 
     assessments) and (b)) shall apply to a civil money penalty 
     under this subparagraph in the same manner as such provisions 
     apply to a penalty or proceeding under section 1128A(a).
       ``(C) Penalties.--
       ``(i) Failure to provide timely information.--In the case 
     of a manufacturer which is subject to the MediGrant master 
     rebate agreement that fails to provide information required 
     under subparagraph (A) on a timely basis, the amount of the 
     penalty shall be $10,000 for each day in which such 
     information has not been provided and such amount shall be 
     paid to the Treasury. If such information is not reported 
     within 90 days of the deadline imposed, the agreement shall 
     be suspended for services furnished after the end of such 90-
     day period and until the date such information is reported 
     (but in no case shall such suspension be for a period of less 
     than 30 days).
       ``(ii) False information.--Any manufacturer which is 
     subject to the MediGrant master rebate agreement, or a 
     wholesaler or direct seller, that knowingly provides false 
     information under subparagraph (A) or (B) is subject to a 
     civil money penalty in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for 
     each item of false information. Any such civil money penalty 
     shall be in addition to other penalties as may be prescribed 
     by law. The provisions of section 1128A (other than 
     subsections (a) and (b)) shall apply to a civil money penalty 
     under this subparagraph in the same manner as such provisions 
     apply to a penalty or proceeding under section 1128A(a).
       ``(D) Confidentiality of information.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, information disclosed by 
     manufacturers or wholesalers under this paragraph or under an 
     agreement with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs described in 
     section 2123(f) is confidential and shall not be disclosed by 
     the Secretary or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or a State 
     agency (or contractor therewith) in a form which discloses 
     the identity of a specific manufacturer or wholesaler or the 
     prices charged for drugs by such manufacturer or wholesaler, 
     except--
       ``(i) as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry 
     out this section,
       ``(ii) to permit the Comptroller General to review the 
     information provided, and
       ``(iii) to permit the Director of the Congressional Budget 
     Office to review the information provided.
       ``(4) Length of agreement.--
       ``(A) In general.--The MediGrant master rebate agreement 
     under this section shall be effective for an initial period 
     of not less than 1 year and shall be automatically renewed 
     for a period of not less than one year unless terminated 
     under subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Termination.--
       ``(i) By the secretary.--The Secretary may provide for 
     termination of the MediGrant master rebate agreement with 
     respect to a manufacturer for violation of the requirements 
     of the agreement or other good cause shown. Such termination 
     shall not be effective earlier than 60 days after the date of 
     notice of such termination. The Secretary shall provide, upon 
     request, a manufacturer with a hearing concerning such a 
     termination, but such hearing shall not delay the effective 
     date of the termination. Failure of a State to provide any 
     advance notice of such a termination as required by 
     regulation shall not affect the State's right to terminate 
     coverage of the drugs affected by such termination as of the 
     effective date of such termination.
       ``(ii) By a manufacturer.--A manufacturer may terminate its 
     participation in the MediGrant master rebate agreement under 
     this section for any reason. Any such termination shall not 
     be effective until the calendar quarter beginning at least 60 
     days after the date the manufacturer provides notice to the 
     Secretary.
       ``(iii) Effectiveness of termination.--Any termination 
     under this subparagraph shall not affect rebates due under 
     the agreement before the effective date of its termination.
       ``(iv) Notice to states.--In the case of a termination 
     under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall provide notice 
     of such termination to the States within not less than 30 
     days before the effective date of such termination.
       ``(v) Application to terminations of other agreements.--The 
     provisions of this subparagraph shall apply to the 
     terminations of master agreements described in section 
     8126(a) of title 38, United States Code.
       ``(C) Delay before reentry.--In the case of any rebate 
     agreement with a manufacturer under this section which is 
     terminated, another such agreement with the manufacturer (or 
     a successor manufacturer) may not be entered into until a 
     period of 1 calendar quarter has elapsed since the date of 
     the termination, unless the Secretary finds good cause for an 
     earlier reinstatement of such an agreement.
       ``(5) Settlement of disputes.--
       ``(A) Secretary.--The Secretary shall have the authority to 
     resolve, settle, and compromise disputes regarding the 
     amounts of rebates owed under this section and section 1927.
       ``(B) State.--Each State, with respect to covered 
     outpatient drugs paid for under the State's MediGrant plan, 
     shall have authority, independent of the Secretary' authority 
     under subparagraph (A), to resolve, settle, and compromise 
     disputes regarding the amounts of rebates owed under this 
     section. Any such action shall be deemed to comply with the 
     requirements of this title, and such covered outpatient drugs 
     shall be eligible for payment under the MediGrant plan under 
     this title.
       ``(C) Amount of rebate.--The Secretary shall limit the 
     amount of the rebate payable in any case in which the 
     Secretary determines that, because of unusual circumstances 
     or questionable data, the provisions of subsection (c) result 
     in a rebate amount that is inequitable or otherwise 
     inconsistent with the purposes of this section.
       ``(c) Determination of Amount of Rebate.--
       ``(1) Basic rebate for single source drugs and innovator 
     multiple source drugs.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amount of the rebate specified in this subsection with 
     respect to a State participating in the MediGrant master 
     rebate agreement for a rebate period (as defined in 
     subsection (i)(7)) with respect to each dosage form and 
     strength of a single source drug or an innovator multiple 
     source drug shall be equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the total number of units of each dosage form and 
     strength paid for under the State MediGrant plan in the 
     rebate period (as reported by the State); and
       ``(ii) the greater of--

       ``(I) the difference between the average manufacturer price 
     and the best price (as defined in subparagraph (C)) for the 
     dosage form and strength of the drug, or
       ``(II) the minimum rebate percentage (specified in 
     subparagraph (B)) of such average manufacturer price,

     for the rebate period.
       ``(B) Minimum rebate percentage.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(ii)(II), the `minimum rebate percentage' is 
     15 percent.
       ``(C) Best price defined.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `best price' means, with 
     respect to a single source drug or innovator multiple source 
     drug of a manufacturer, the lowest price available from the 
     manufacturer during the rebate period to any wholesaler, 
     retailer, provider, health maintenance organization, 
     nonprofit entity, or governmental entity within the United 
     States, excluding--

       ``(I) any prices charged on or after October 1, 1992, to 
     the Indian Health Service, the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, a State home receiving funds under section 1741 of 
     title 38, United States Code, the Department of Defense, the 
     Public Health Service, or a covered entity described in 
     section 340B(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act,
       ``(II) any prices charged under the Federal Supply Schedule 
     of the General Services Administration,
       ``(III) any prices used under a State pharmaceutical 
     assistance program, and
       ``(IV) any depot prices and single award contract prices, 
     as defined by the Secretary, of any agency of the Federal 
     Government.

       ``(ii) Special rules.--The term `best price'--

       ``(I) shall be inclusive of cash discounts, free goods that 
     are contingent on any purchase requirement, volume discounts, 
     and rebates (other than rebates under this section),
       ``(II) shall be determined without regard to special 
     packaging, labeling, or identifiers on the dosage form or 
     product or package,
       ``(III) shall not take into account prices that are merely 
     nominal in amount, and
       ``(IV) shall exclude rebates paid under this section or any 
     other rebates paid to a State participating in the MediGrant 
     master rebate agreement.

       ``(2) Additional rebate for single source and innovator 
     multiple source drugs.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of the rebate specified in 
     this subsection with respect to a State participating in the 
     MediGrant master rebate agreement for a rebate period, with 
     respect to each dosage form and strength of a single source 
     drug or an innovator multiple source drug, shall be increased 
     by an amount equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the total number of units of such dosage form and 
     strength dispensed after December 31, 1990, for which payment 
     was made under the MediGrant plan for the rebate period; and
       ``(ii) the amount (if any) by which--

       ``(I) the average manufacturer price for the dosage form 
     and strength of the drug for the period, exceeds
       ``(II) the average manufacturer price for such dosage form 
     and strength for the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 1990 
     (without regard to whether or not the drug has been sold or 
     transferred to an entity, including a division or subsidiary 
     of the manufacturer, after the first day of such quarter), 
     increased by the percentage by which the Consumer Price Index 
     for All Urban Consumers (United States city average) for the 
     month before the month in which the rebate period begins 
     exceeds such index for September 1990.

       ``(B) Treatment of subsequently approved drugs.--In the 
     case of a covered outpatient drug approved by the Food and 
     Drug Administration after October 1, 1990, clause (ii)(II) of 
     subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting `the first 
     full calendar quarter after the day on which the drug was 
     first marketed' for `the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 
     1990' and `the month prior to the first month of the first 
     full calendar quarter after the day on which the drug was 
     first marketed' for `September 1990'.

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       ``(3) Rebate for other drugs.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of the rebate paid to a State 
     participating in the MediGrant master rebate agreement for a 
     rebate period with respect to each dosage form and strength 
     of covered outpatient drugs (other than single source drugs 
     and innovator multiple source drugs) shall be equal to the 
     product of--
       ``(i) the applicable percentage (as described in 
     subparagraph (B)) of the average manufacturer price for the 
     dosage form and strength for the rebate period, and
       ``(ii) the total number of units of such dosage form and 
     strength dispensed after December 31, 1990, for which payment 
     was made under the MediGrant plan for the rebate period.
       ``(B) Applicable percentage defined.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(i), the `applicable percentage' is 11 
     percent.
       ``(4) Limitation on amount of rebate to amounts paid for 
     certain drugs.--
       ``(A) In general.--Upon request of the manufacturer of a 
     covered outpatient drug, the Secretary shall limit, in 
     accordance with subparagraph (B), the amount of the rebate 
     under this subsection with respect to a dosage form and 
     strength of such drug if the majority of the estimated number 
     of units of such dosage form and strength that are subject to 
     rebates under this section were dispensed to inpatients of 
     nursing facilities.
       ``(B) Amount of rebate.--In the case of a covered 
     outpatient drug subject to subparagraph (A), the amount of 
     the rebate specified in this subsection for a rebate period, 
     with respect to each dosage form and strength of such drug, 
     shall not exceed the amount paid under the MediGrant plan 
     with respect to such dosage form and strength of the drug in 
     the rebate period (without consideration of any dispensing 
     fees paid).
       ``(5) Supplemental rebates prohibited.--No rebates shall be 
     required to be paid by manufacturers with respect to covered 
     outpatient drugs furnished to individuals in any State that 
     provides for the collection of such rebates in excess of the 
     rebate amount payable under this section.
       ``(d) Limitations on Coverage of Drugs by States 
     Participating in Master Agreement.--
       ``(1) Permissible restrictions.--A State participating in 
     the MediGrant master rebate agreement under this section 
     may--
       ``(A) subject to prior authorization under its MediGrant 
     plan any covered outpatient drug so long as any such prior 
     authorization program complies with the requirements of 
     paragraph (5); and
       ``(B) exclude or otherwise restrict coverage under its plan 
     of a covered outpatient drug if--
       ``(i) the drug is contained in the list referred to in 
     paragraph (2);
       ``(ii) the drug is subject to such restrictions pursuant to 
     the MediGrant master rebate agreement or any agreement 
     described in subsection (a)(4); or
       ``(iii) the State has excluded coverage of the drug from 
     its formulary established in accordance with paragraph (4).
       ``(2) List of drugs subject to restriction.--The following 
     drugs or classes of drugs, or their medical uses, may be 
     excluded from coverage or otherwise restricted by a State 
     participating in the MediGrant master rebate agreement:
       ``(A) Agents when used for anorexia, weight loss, or weight 
     gain.
       ``(B) Agents when used to promote fertility.
       ``(C) Agents when used for cosmetic purposes or hair 
     growth.
       ``(D) Agents when used for the symptomatic relief of cough 
     and colds.
       ``(E) Agents when used to promote smoking cessation.
       ``(F) Prescription vitamins and mineral products, except 
     prenatal vitamins and fluoride preparations.
       ``(G) Nonprescription drugs.
       ``(H) Covered outpatient drugs which the manufacturer seeks 
     to require as a condition of sale that associated tests or 
     monitoring services be purchased exclusively from the 
     manufacturer or its designee.
       ``(I) Barbiturates.
       ``(J) Benzodiazepines.
       ``(3) Additions to drug listings.--The Secretary shall, by 
     regulation, periodically update the list of drugs or classes 
     of drugs described in paragraph (2), or their medical uses, 
     which the Secretary has determined to be subject to clinical 
     abuse or inappropriate use.
       ``(4) Requirements for formularies.--A State participating 
     in the MediGrant master rebate agreement may establish a 
     formulary if the formulary meets the following requirements:
       ``(A) The formulary is developed by a committee consisting 
     of physicians, pharmacists, and other appropriate individuals 
     appointed by the Governor of the State.
       ``(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the formulary 
     includes the covered outpatient drugs of any manufacturer 
     which has entered into and complies with the agreement under 
     subsection (a) (other than any drug excluded from coverage or 
     otherwise restricted under paragraph (2)).
       ``(C) A covered outpatient drug may be excluded with 
     respect to the treatment of a specific disease or condition 
     for an identified population (if any) only if, based on the 
     drug's labeling (or, in the case of a drug the prescribed use 
     of which is not approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act but is a medically accepted indication, based on 
     information from the appropriate compendia described in 
     subsection (i)(5)), the excluded drug does not have a 
     significant, clinically meaningful therapeutic advantage in 
     terms of safety, effectiveness, or clinical outcome of such 
     treatment for such population over other drugs included in 
     the formulary and there is a written explanation (available 
     to the public) of the basis for the exclusion.
       ``(D) The State MediGrant plan permits coverage of a drug 
     excluded from the formulary (other than any drug excluded 
     from coverage or otherwise restricted under paragraph (2)) 
     pursuant to a prior authorization program that is consistent 
     with paragraph (5).
       ``(E) The formulary meets such other requirements as the 
     Secretary may impose in order to achieve program savings 
     consistent with protecting the health of program 
     beneficiaries.
     A prior authorization program established by a State under 
     paragraph (5) is not a formulary subject to the requirements 
     of this paragraph.
       ``(5) Requirements of prior authorization programs.--The 
     MediGrant plan of a State participating in the MediGrant 
     master rebate agreement may require, as a condition of 
     coverage or payment for a covered outpatient drug for which 
     Federal financial participation is available in accordance 
     with this section, the approval of the drug before its 
     dispensing for any medically accepted indication (as defined 
     in subsection (i)(5)) only if the system providing for such 
     approval--
       ``(A) provides response by telephone or other 
     telecommunication device within 24 hours of a request for 
     prior authorization, and
       ``(B) except with respect to the drugs on the list referred 
     to in paragraph (2), provides for the dispensing of at least 
     a 72-hour supply of a covered outpatient prescription drug in 
     an emergency situation (as defined by the Secretary).
       ``(6) Other permissible restrictions.--A State 
     participating in the MediGrant master rebate agreement may 
     impose limitations, with respect to all such drugs in a 
     therapeutic class, on the minimum or maximum quantities per 
     prescription or on the number of refills, if such limitations 
     are necessary to discourage waste, and may address instances 
     of fraud or abuse by individuals in any manner authorized 
     under this Act.
       ``(e) Drug Use Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State participating in the MediGrant 
     master rebate agreement may provide for a drug use review 
     program to educate physicians and pharmacists to identify and 
     reduce the frequency of patterns of fraud, abuse, gross 
     overuse, or inappropriate or medically unnecessary care, 
     among physicians, pharmacists, and patients, or associated 
     with specific drugs or groups of drugs, as well as potential 
     and actual severe adverse reactions to drugs.
       ``(2) Application of state standards.--Except as provided 
     in subparagraph (B), a State with a drug use review program 
     under this subsection shall establish and operate the program 
     under such standards as it may establish.
       ``(f) Electronic Claims Management.--In accordance with 
     chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (relating to 
     coordination of Federal information policy), the Secretary 
     shall encourage each State to establish, as its principal 
     means of processing claims for covered outpatient drugs under 
     its MediGrant plan, a point-of-sale electronic claims 
     management system, for the purpose of performing on-line, 
     real time eligibility verifications, claims data capture, 
     adjudication of claims, and assisting pharmacists (and other 
     authorized persons) in applying for and receiving payment.
       ``(g) Annual Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than May 1 of each year, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate, and the Committee on Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives, a report on the operation of this section in 
     the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(2) Details.--Each report shall include information on--
       ``(A) ingredient costs paid under this title for single 
     source drugs, multiple source drugs, and nonprescription 
     covered outpatient drugs,
       ``(B) the total value of rebates received and number of 
     manufacturers providing such rebates,
       ``(C) the effect of inflation on the value of rebates 
     required under this section,
       ``(D) trends in prices paid under this title for covered 
     outpatient drugs, and
       ``(E) Federal and State administrative costs associated 
     with compliance with the provisions of this title.
       ``(h) Exemption for Capitated Health Care Organizations, 
     Hospitals, and Nursing Facilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     requirements of the MediGrant master rebate agreement under 
     this section shall not apply with respect to covered 
     outpatient drugs dispensed by or through--
       ``(A) a capitated health care organization (as defined in 
     section 2114(c)(1)), or
       ``(B) a hospital or nursing facility that dispenses covered 
     outpatient drugs using a drug formulary system and bills the 
     State no more than the hospital's or facility's purchasing 
     costs for covered outpatient drugs.
       ``(2) Construction in determining best price.--Nothing in 
     paragraph (1) shall be construed as excluding amounts paid by 
     the entities described in such paragraph for covered 
     outpatient drugs from the determination of the best price (as 
     defined in subsection (c)(1)(C)) for such drugs.

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       ``(i) Definitions.--In the section--
       ``(1) Average manufacturer price.--The term `average 
     manufacturer price' means, with respect to a covered 
     outpatient drug of a manufacturer for a rebate period, the 
     average price paid to the manufacturer for the drug in the 
     United States by wholesalers for drugs distributed to the 
     retail pharmacy class of trade, after deducting customary 
     prompt pay discounts.
       ``(2) Covered outpatient drug.--Subject to the exceptions 
     in paragraph (3), the term `covered outpatient drug' means--
       ``(A) of those drugs which are treated as prescribed drugs 
     for purposes of section 2171(a)(8), a drug which may be 
     dispensed only upon prescription (except as provided in 
     subparagraph (D)), and--
       ``(i) which is approved as a prescription drug under 
     section 505 or 507 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
     Act;
       ``(ii)(I) which was commercially used or sold in the United 
     States before the date of the enactment of the Drug 
     Amendments of 1962 or which is identical, similar, or related 
     (within the meaning of section 310.6(b)(1) of title 21 of the 
     Code of Federal Regulations) to such a drug, and (II) which 
     has not been the subject of a final determination by the 
     Secretary that it is a `new drug' (within the meaning of 
     section 201(p) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) 
     or an action brought by the Secretary under section 301, 
     302(a), or 304(a) of such Act to enforce section 502(f) or 
     505(a) of such Act; or
       ``(iii)(I) which is described in section 107(c)(3) of the 
     Drug Amendments of 1962 and for which the Secretary has 
     determined there is a compelling justification for its 
     medical need, or is identical, similar, or related (within 
     the meaning of section 310.6(b)(1) of title 21 of the Code of 
     Federal Regulations) to such a drug, and (II) for which the 
     Secretary has not issued a notice of an opportunity for a 
     hearing under section 505(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act on a proposed order of the Secretary to withdraw 
     approval of an application for such drug under such section 
     because the Secretary has determined that the drug is less 
     than effective for some or all conditions of use prescribed, 
     recommended, or suggested in its labeling;
       ``(B) a biological product, other than a vaccine which--
       ``(i) may only be dispensed upon prescription,
       ``(ii) is licensed under section 351 of the Public Health 
     Service Act, and
       ``(iii) is produced at an establishment licensed under such 
     section to produce such product;
       ``(C) insulin certified under section 506 of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and
       ``(D) a drug which may be sold without a prescription 
     (commonly referred to as an `over-the-counter drug'), if the 
     drug is prescribed by a physician (or other person authorized 
     to prescribe under State law).
       ``(3) Limiting definition.--The term `covered outpatient 
     drug' does not include any drug, biological product, or 
     insulin provided as part of, or as incident to and in the 
     same setting as, any of the following (and for which payment 
     may be made under a MediGrant plan as part of payment for the 
     following and not as direct reimbursement for the drug):
       ``(A) Inpatient hospital services.
       ``(B) Hospice services.
       ``(C) Dental services, except that drugs for which the 
     MediGrant plan authorizes direct reimbursement to the 
     dispensing dentist are covered outpatient drugs.
       ``(D) Physicians' services.
       ``(E) Outpatient hospital services.
       ``(F) Nursing facility services and services provided by an 
     intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded.
       ``(G) Other laboratory and x-ray services.
       ``(H) Renal dialysis services.
     Such term also does not include any such drug or product for 
     which a National Drug Code number is not required by the Food 
     and Drug Administration or a drug or biological used for a 
     medical indication which is not a medically accepted 
     indication. Any drug, biological product, or insulin excluded 
     from the definition of such term as a result of this 
     paragraph shall be treated as a covered outpatient drug for 
     purposes of determining the best price (as defined in 
     subsection (c)(1)(C)) for such drug, biological product, or 
     insulin.
       ``(4) Manufacturer.--The term `manufacturer' means, with 
     respect to a covered outpatient drug, the entity holding 
     legal title to or possession of the National Drug Code number 
     for such drug.
       ``(5) Medically accepted indication.--The term `medically 
     accepted indication' means any use for a covered outpatient 
     drug which is approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act, or the use of which is supported by one or more 
     citations included or approved for inclusion in any of the 
     following compendia:
       ``(A) American Hospital Formulary Service Drug Information.
       ``(B) United States Pharmacopeia-Drug Information.
       ``(C) American Medical Association Drug Evaluations.
       ``(D) The DRUGDEX Information System.
       ``(E) The peer-reviewed medical literature.
       ``(6) Multiple source drug; innovator multiple source drug; 
     noninnovator multiple source drug; single source drug.--
       ``(A) Defined.--
       ``(i) Multiple source drug.--The term `multiple source 
     drug' means, with respect to a rebate period, a covered 
     outpatient drug (not including any drug described in 
     paragraph (2)(D)) for which there are 2 or more drug products 
     which--

       ``(I) are rated as therapeutically equivalent (under the 
     Food and Drug Administration's most recent publication of 
     `Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence 
     Evaluations'),
       ``(II) except as provided in subparagraph (B), are 
     pharmaceutically equivalent and bioequivalent, as defined in 
     subparagraph (C) and as determined by the Food and Drug 
     Administration, and
       ``(III) are sold or marketed in the State during the 
     period.

       ``(ii) Innovator multiple source drug.--The term `innovator 
     multiple source drug' means a multiple source drug that was 
     originally marketed under an original new drug application or 
     product licensing application approved by the Food and Drug 
     Administration.
       ``(iii) Noninnovator multiple source drug.--The term 
     `noninnovator multiple source drug' means a multiple source 
     drug that is not an innovator multiple source drug.
       ``(iv) Single source drug.--The term `single source drug' 
     means a covered outpatient drug which is produced or 
     distributed under an original new drug application approved 
     by the Food and Drug Administration, including a drug product 
     marketed by any cross-licensed producers or distributors 
     operating under the new drug application or product licensing 
     application.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A)(i)(II) shall not apply 
     if the Food and Drug Administration changes by regulation the 
     requirement that, for purposes of the publication described 
     in subparagraph (A)(i)(I), in order for drug products to be 
     rated as therapeutically equivalent, they must be 
     pharmaceutically equivalent and bioequivalent, as defined in 
     subparagraph (C).
       ``(C) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) drug products are pharmaceutically equivalent if the 
     products contain identical amounts of the same active drug 
     ingredient in the same dosage form and meet compendial or 
     other applicable standards of strength, quality, purity, and 
     identity,
       ``(ii) drugs are bioequivalent if they do not present a 
     known or potential bioequivalence problem, or, if they do 
     present such a problem, they are shown to meet an appropriate 
     standard of bioequivalence, and
       ``(iii) a drug product is considered to be sold or marketed 
     in a State if it appears in a published national listing of 
     average wholesale prices selected by the Secretary, if the 
     listed product is generally available to the public through 
     retail pharmacies in that State.
       ``(7) Rebate period.--The term `rebate period' means, with 
     respect to an agreement under subsection (a), a calendar 
     quarter or other period specified by the Secretary with 
     respect to the payment of rebates under such agreement.''.

     SEC. 7002. TERMINATION OF CURRENT PROGRAM AND TRANSITION.

       (a) Termination of Current Program; Limitation on Medicaid 
     Payments in Fiscal Year 1996.--
       (1) Repeal of title.--Title XIX of the Social Security Act 
     is repealed effective October 1, 1996, except that the repeal 
     of section 1928 of such Act is effective on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and the succeeding two sections of such 
     title shall be effective during fiscal year 1996 in the same 
     manner and to the same extent as such sections were effective 
     during fiscal year 1995.
       (2) Limitation on obligation authority.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of such title--
       (A) Post-enactment, pre-medigrant.--Subject to subparagraph 
     (B), the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Secretary'') may enter into 
     obligations under such title with any State (as defined for 
     purposes of such title) for expenses incurred after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act and during fiscal year 1996, but 
     not in excess of the obligation allotment for that State for 
     fiscal year 1996 under section 2121(a)(4) of the Social 
     Security Act (as added by section 7001).
       (B) None after medigrant.--The Secretary is not authorized 
     to enter into any obligation with any State under title XIX 
     of such Act for expenses incurred on or after the earlier 
     of--
       (i) October 1, 1996, or
       (ii) the first day of the first quarter on which the State 
     MediGrant plan under title XXI of such Act (as added by 
     section 7001) is first effective.
       (C) Agreement.--A State's submission of claims for payment 
     under section 1903 of such Act after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act with respect to which the limitation 
     described in subparagraph (A) applies is deemed to constitute 
     the State's acceptance of the obligation limitation under 
     such subparagraph (including the formula for computing the 
     amount of such obligation limitation).
       (D) Effect on medical assistance.--Effective on the date of 
     the enactment of this section--
       (i) except as provided in this paragraph, the Federal 
     Government has no obligation to provide payment with respect 
     to items and services provided under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act, and
       (ii) such title and title XXI of such Act shall not be 
     construed as providing for an entitlement, under Federal law 
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     the Federal Government, in an individual or person (including 
     any provider) at the time of provision or receipt of 
     services.
       (3) Requirement for timely submittal of claims.--No payment 
     shall be made to a State under title XIX of such Act with 
     respect to an obligation incurred before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, unless the State has submitted to the 
     Secretary, by not later than June 30, 1996, a claim for 
     Federal financial participation for expenses paid by the 
     State with respect to such obligations. Nothing in paragraph 
     (2) shall be construed as affecting the obligation of the 
     Federal Government to pay claims described in the previous 
     sentence.
       (b) Medicaid-to-MediGrant Transition Provisions.--
       (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law, in the case where 
     payment has been made under section 1903(a) of the Social 
     Security Act to a State before October 1, 1995, and for which 
     a disallowance has not been taken as of such date (or, if so 
     taken, has not been completed, including judicial review, by 
     such date), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     discontinue the disallowance proceeding and, if such 
     disallowance has been taken as of the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, any payment reductions effected shall be 
     rescinded and the payments returned to the State.
       (2) The repeal under subsection (a)(1) of section 1928 of 
     the Social Security Act shall not affect the distribution of 
     vaccines purchased and delivered to the States before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act. No vaccine may be 
     purchased after such date by the Federal Government or any 
     State under any contract under section 1928(d) of the Social 
     Security Act.
       (3) No judicial or administrative decision rendered 
     regarding requirements imposed under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act with respect to a State shall have any 
     application to the MediGrant plan of the State title under 
     XXI of such Act. A State may, pursuant to the previous 
     sentence, seek the abrogation or modification of any such 
     decision after the date of termination of the State plan 
     under title XIX of such Act.
       (4) No cause of action under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act which seeks to require a State to establish or 
     maintain minimum payment rates under such title or claim 
     which seeks reimbursement for any period before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act based on the alleged failure of the 
     State to comply with such title and which has not become 
     final as of such date shall be brought or continued.
       (5) Section 6408(a)(3) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1989 (as amended by section 13642 of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993) and section 2 of Public 
     Law 102-276 (as amended by section 13644 of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993) are each amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 1995'' and inserting ``October 1, 
     1996''.
       (c) Anti-Fraud Provisions.--Section 1128(h)(1) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7(h)(1)) is amended by 
     inserting ``or a MediGrant plan under title XXI'' after 
     ``title XIX''.
       (d) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Secretarial submission of legislative proposal.--Not 
     later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in 
     consultation, as appropriate, with heads of other Federal 
     agencies and the States (as defined in section 1101(a)(8) of 
     the Social Security Act for purposes of title XIX of such 
     Act), shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
     a legislative proposal providing for such technical and 
     conforming amendments in the law as are required by the 
     provisions of, and amendments made by, this title.
       (2) Transitional rule.--Any reference in any provision of 
     law to title XIX of the Social Security Act or any provision 
     thereof shall be deemed to be a reference to such title or 
     provision as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7003. MEDICARE/MEDIGRANT INTEGRATION DEMONSTRATION 
                   PROJECT.

       (a) Description of Projects.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall 
     conduct demonstration projects under this section to 
     demonstrate the manner in which States may use funds from the 
     medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
     and the MediGrant program under title XXI of such Act (in 
     this section referred to as the ``medicare and MediGrant 
     programs'') for the purpose of providing a more cost-
     effective full continuum of care for delivering services to 
     meet the needs of chronically-ill elderly and disabled 
     beneficiaries who are eligible for items and services under 
     such programs, through integrated systems of care, with an 
     emphasis on case management, prevention, and interventions 
     designed to avoid institutionalization whenever possible. The 
     Secretary shall use funds from the amounts appropriated for 
     the medicare and MediGrant programs to make the payments 
     required under subsection (d)(1).
       (2) Option to participate.--A State may not require an 
     individual eligible to receive items and services under the 
     medicare and MediGrant programs to participate in a 
     demonstration project under this section.
       (b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall make payments in 
     accordance with subsection (d) for the conduct of 
     demonstration projects that provide for integrated systems of 
     care in accordance with subsection (a). Not more than 10 
     demonstration projects shall be conducted under this section.
       (c) Applications.--Each State, or a coalition of States, 
     desiring to conduct a demonstration project under this 
     section shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an 
     application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may require, including an 
     explanation of a plan for evaluating the project. The 
     Secretary shall approve or deny an application not later than 
     90 days after the receipt of such application.
       (d) Payments.--
       (1) In general.--For each calendar quarter occurring during 
     a demonstration project conducted under this section, the 
     Secretary shall pay to each entity designated under paragraph 
     (3) an amount equal to the Federal capitated payment rate 
     determined under paragraph (2).
       (2) Federal capitated payment rate.--The Secretary shall 
     determine the Federal capitated payment rate for purposes of 
     this section based on the anticipated Federal quarterly cost 
     of providing care to chronically-ill elderly and disabled 
     beneficiaries who are eligible for items and services under 
     the medicare and MediGrant programs and who have elected to 
     participate in a demonstration project under this section.
       (3) Designation of entity.--
       (A) In general.--Each State, or coalition of States, shall 
     designate entities to directly receive the payments described 
     in paragraph (1).
       (B) Requirement.--A State, or a coalition of States, may 
     not designate an entity under subparagraph (A) unless such 
     entity meets the quality, solvency, and coverage standards 
     applicable to providers of items and services under the 
     medicare and MediGrant programs.
       (4) State payments.--Each State conducting, or in the case 
     of a coalition of States, participating in a demonstration 
     project under this section shall pay to the entities 
     designated under paragraph (3) an amount equal to the product 
     of (A) 100 percent minus the applicable Federal medical 
     assistance percentage (as defined in section 2122(e) of the 
     Social Security Act) for the State, and (B) the expenditures 
     under the project attributable to the MediGrant program for 
     items and services provided to chronically-ill elderly and 
     disabled beneficiaries who have elected to participate in the 
     demonstration.
       (5) Budget neutrality.--The aggregate amount of Federal 
     payments to entities designated by a State, or coalition of 
     States, under paragraph (3) for a fiscal year shall not 
     exceed the aggregate amount of such payments that would 
     otherwise have been made under the medicare and MediGrant 
     programs for such fiscal year for items and services provided 
     to beneficiaries under such programs but for the election of 
     such beneficiaries to participate in a demonstration project 
     under this section.
       (e) Duration.--
       (1) In general.--The demonstration projects conducted under 
     this section shall be conducted for a 5-year period, subject 
     to annual review and approval by the Secretary.
       (2) Termination.--The Secretary may, with 90 days' notice, 
     terminate any demonstration project conducted under this 
     section that is not in substantial compliance with the terms 
     of the application approved by the Secretary under this 
     section.
       (f) Oversight.--The Secretary shall establish quality 
     standards for evaluating and monitoring the demonstration 
     projects conducted under this section. Such quality standards 
     shall include reporting requirements which contain the 
     following:
       (1) A description of the demonstration project.
       (2) An analysis of beneficiary satisfaction under such 
     project.
       (3) An analysis of the quality of the services delivered 
     under the project.
       (4) A description of the savings to the MediGrant and 
     medicare programs as a result of the demonstration project.
                          TITLE VIII--MEDICARE

     SEC. 8000. SHORT TITLE OF TITLE; AMENDMENTS AND REFERENCES TO 
                   OBRA; TABLE OF CONTENTS OF TITLE.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Medicare 
     Preservation Act of 1995''.
       (b) Amendments to Social Security Act.--Except as otherwise 
     specifically provided, whenever in this title an amendment is 
     expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section 
     or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be 
     made to that section or other provision of the Social 
     Security Act.
       (c) References to OBRA.--In this title, the terms ``OBRA-
     1986'', ``OBRA-1987'', ``OBRA-1989'', ``OBRA-1990'', and 
     ``OBRA-1993'' refer to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1986 (Public Law 99-509), the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-203), the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-239), the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-
     508), and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 
     (Public Law 103-66), respectively.
       (d) Table of Contents of Title.--The table of contents of 
     this title is as follows:

Sec. 8000. Short title of title; amendments and references to OBRA; 
              table of contents of title.

                    Subtitle A--MedicarePlus Program

                      Part C--MedicarePlus Program

                    Chapter 1--MedicarePlus Program

Sec. 8001. Establishment of MedicarePlus program.

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                      Part C--MedicarePlus Program

Sec. 1851. Eligibility, election, and enrollment.
Sec. 1852. Benefits and beneficiary protections.
Sec. 1853. Organizational and financial requirements for MedicarePlus 
              organizations; provider-sponsored organizations.
Sec. 1854. Payments to MedicarePlus organizations.
Sec. 1855. Premiums and rebates.
Sec. 1856. Establishment of standards; certification of organizations 
              and plans.
Sec. 1857. Contracts with MedicarePlus organizations.
Sec. 1858. Standards for MedicarePlus and medicare information 
              transactions and data elements.
Sec. 1859. Definitions; miscellaneous provisions.
Sec. 8002. Duplication and coordination of medicare-related plans.
Sec. 8003. Transitional rules for current medicare HMO program.

   Chapter 2--Special Rules for MedicarePlus Medical Savings Accounts

Sec. 8011. MedicarePlus MSA.
Sec. 8012. Certain rebates excluded from gross income.

             Chapter 3--Medicare Payment Review Commission

Sec. 8021. Medicare Payment Review Commission.

    Chapter 4--Treatment Of Hospitals Which Participate in Provider-
                        Sponsored Organizations

Sec. 8031. Treatment of hospitals which participate in provider-
              sponsored organizations.

           Subtitle B--Health Care Fraud and Abuse Prevention

               Chapter 1--Fraud And Abuse Control Program

Sec. 8101. Fraud and abuse control program.
Sec. 8102. Medicare integrity program.
Sec. 8103. Beneficiary incentive programs.
Sec. 8104. Application of certain health anti-fraud and abuse sanctions 
              to fraud and abuse against Federal health care programs.
Sec. 8105. Guidance regarding application of health care fraud and 
              abuse sanctions.

     Chapter 2--Revisions To Current Sanctions for Fraud and Abuse

Sec. 8111. Mandatory exclusion from participation in medicare and State 
              health care programs.
Sec. 8112. Establishment of minimum period of exclusion for certain 
              individuals and entities subject to permissive exclusion 
              from medicare and State health care programs.
Sec. 8113. Permissive exclusion of individuals with ownership or 
              control interest in sanctioned entities.
Sec. 8114. Sanctions against practitioners and persons for failure to 
              comply with statutory obligations.
Sec. 8115. Intermediate sanctions for medicare health maintenance 
              organizations.
Sec. 8116. Additional exception to anti-kickback penalties for 
              discounting and managed care arrangements.
Sec. 8117. Penalties for the fraudulent conversion of assets in order 
              to obtain State health care program benefits.
Sec. 8118. Effective date.

         Chapter 3--Administrative And Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 8121. Establishment of the health care fraud and abuse data 
              collection program.

                  Chapter 4--Civil Monetary Penalties

Sec. 8131. Social Security Act civil monetary penalties.
Sec. 8132. Clarification of level of intent required for imposition of 
              sanctions.
Sec. 8133. Penalty for false certification for home health services.

                 Chapter 5--Amendments To Criminal Law

Sec. 8141. Health care fraud.
Sec. 8142. Forfeitures for Federal health care offenses.
Sec. 8143. Injunctive relief relating to Federal health care offenses.
Sec. 8144. False Statements.
Sec. 8145. Obstruction of criminal investigations of Federal health 
              care offenses.
Sec. 8146. Theft or embezzlement.
Sec. 8147. Laundering of monetary instruments.
Sec. 8148. Authorized investigative demand procedures.

            Chapter 6--State Health Care Fraud Control Units

Sec. 8151. State health care fraud control units.

                     Subtitle C--Regulatory Relief

Sec. 8201. Repeal of physician ownership referral prohibitions based on 
              compensation arrangements.
Sec. 8202. Revision of designated health services subject to ownership 
              referral prohibition.
Sec. 8203. Delay in implementation of 1993 ownership referral changes 
              until promulgation of regulations.
Sec. 8204. Exceptions to ownership referral prohibitions.
Sec. 8205. Effective date.

Subtitle D--Modification in Payment Policies Regarding Graduate Medical 
                               Education

Sec. 8301. Indirect medical education payments.
Sec. 8302. Direct graduate medical education.

               Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Part A

            Chapter 1--General Provisions Relating to Part A

Sec. 8401. PPS hospital payment update.
Sec. 8402. PPS-exempt hospital payments.
Sec. 8403. Reductions in disproportionate share payment adjustments.
Sec. 8404. Capital payments for PPS hospitals.
Sec. 8405. Reduction in payments to hospitals for enrollees' bad debts.
Sec. 8406. Increase in update for certain hospitals with a high 
              proportion of medicare patients.

           Chapter 2--Payments To Skilled Nursing Facilities


                SUBCHAPTER A--PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM

Sec. 8410. Prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities.


                  SUBCHAPTER B--INTERIM PAYMENT SYSTEM

Sec. 8411. Payments for routine service costs.
Sec. 8412. Cost-effective management of covered non-routine services.
Sec. 8413. Payments for routine service costs.
Sec. 8414. Reductions in payment for capital-related costs.
Sec. 8415. Treatment of items and services paid for under part B.
Sec. 8416. Medical review process.
Sec. 8417. Report by medicare payment review commission.
Sec. 8418. Effective date.

             Chapter 3--Other Provisions Relating to Part A

Sec. 8421. Payments for hospice services.
Sec. 8422. Permanent extension of hemophilia pass-through.

               Subtitle F--Provisions Relating to Part B

                       Chapter 1--Payment Reforms

Sec. 8501. Payments for physicians' services.
Sec. 8502. Elimination of formula-driven overpayments for certain 
              outpatient hospital services.
Sec. 8503. Extension of reductions in payments for costs of hospital 
              outpatient services.
Sec. 8504. Reduction in updates to payment amounts for clinical 
              diagnostic laboratory tests.
Sec. 8505. Payments for durable medical equipment.
Sec. 8506. Updates for ambulatory surgical services.
Sec. 8507. Payments for ambulance services.
Sec. 8508. Ensuring payment for physician and nurse for jointly 
              furnished anesthesia services.

                       Chapter 2--Part B Premium

Sec. 8511. Promoting solvency of part a trust fund through part b 
              premium.
Sec. 8512. Income-related reduction in medicare subsidy.

            Subtitle G--Provisions Relating to Parts A and B

              Chapter 1--Payments For Home Health Services

Sec. 8601. Payment for home health services.
Sec. 8602. Maintaining savings resulting from temporary freeze on 
              payment increases for home health services.
Sec. 8603. Extension of waiver of presumption of lack of knowledge of 
              exclusion from coverage for home health agencies.
Sec. 8604. Extension of period of home health agency certification.

             Part 2--Medicare Secondary Payer Improvements

Sec. 8611. Extension and expansion of existing requirements.
Sec. 8612. Improvements in recovery of payments.

        Chapter 3--Other Items and Services Under Parts A and B

Sec. 8621. Medicare coverage of certain anti-cancer drug treatments.
Sec. 8622. Administrative provisions.

                          Chapter 4--Failsafe

Sec. 8631. Failsafe budget mechanism.

                        Subtitle H--Rural Areas

Sec. 8701. Medicare-dependent, small, rural hospital payment extension.
Sec. 8702. Medicare rural hospital flexibility program.
Sec. 8703. Establishment of rural emergency access care hospitals.
Sec. 8704. Classification of rural referral centers.
Sec. 8705. Floor on area wage index.
Sec. 8706. Additional payments for physicians' services furnished in 
              shortage areas.
Sec. 8707. Payments to physician assistants and nurse practitioners for 
              services furnished in outpatient or home settings.
Sec. 8708. Expanding access to nurse aide training in underserved 
              areas.

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                    Subtitle A--MedicarePlus Program

                    CHAPTER 1--MEDICAREPLUS PROGRAM

     SEC. 8001. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICAREPLUS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Title XVIII is amended by redesignating 
     part C as part D and by inserting after part B the following 
     new part:

                     ``Part C--MedicarePlus Program


                ``eligibility, election, and enrollment

       ``Sec. 1851. (a) Choice of Medicare Benefits Through 
     MedicarePlus Plans.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the provisions of this 
     section, every MedicarePlus eligible individual (as defined 
     in paragraph (3)) is entitled to elect to receive benefits 
     under this title--
       ``(A) through the Medicare fee-for-service program under 
     parts A and B, or
       ``(B) through enrollment in a MedicarePlus plan under this 
     part.
       ``(2) Types of medicareplus plans that may be available.--A 
     MedicarePlus plan may be any of the following types of plans 
     of health insurance:
       ``(A) Coordinated care plans.--Private coordinated care 
     plans which provide health care services, including health 
     maintenance organization plans and preferred provider 
     organization plans.
       ``(B) Combination of high deductible plan and contributions 
     to high deductible medicare msa.--A high deductible plan, as 
     defined in section 1859(b)(2), and a contribution into a High 
     Deductible MedicarePlus medical savings account (MSA).
       ``(C) Plans offered by provider-sponsored organization.--A 
     MedicarePlus plan offered by a provider-sponsored 
     organization, as defined in section 1853(i).
       ``(D) Union, taft-hartley, and association plans.--A 
     MedicarePlus organization plan offered by a MedicarePlus 
     organization that is a union sponsor, Taft-Hartley sponsor, 
     or qualified association sponsor, as defined in section 
     1859(a).
       ``(E) Fee-for-service plans.--Plans that reimburse 
     hospitals, physicians, and other providers on the basis of a 
     privately determined fee schedule or other basis.
       ``(F) Other health care plans.--Any other private plan for 
     the delivery of health care items and services that is not 
     described in a previous subparagraph.
       ``(3) MedicarePlus eligible individual.--
       ``(A) In general.--In this title, subject to subparagraph 
     (B), the term `MedicarePlus eligible individual' means an 
     individual who is entitled to benefits under part A and 
     enrolled under part B.
       ``(B) Special rule for end-stage renal disease.--Such term 
     shall not include an individual medically determined to have 
     end-stage renal disease, except that an individual who 
     develops end-stage renal disease while enrolled in a 
     MedicarePlus plan may continue to be enrolled in that plan.
       ``(b) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Residence requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as the Secretary may otherwise 
     provide, an individual is eligible to elect a MedicarePlus 
     plan offered by a MedicarePlus organization only if the 
     organization serves the geographic area in which the 
     individual resides under the plan.
       ``(B) Continuation of enrollment permitted.--Pursuant to 
     rules specified by the Secretary, the Secretary shall provide 
     that an individual may continue enrollment in a plan, 
     notwithstanding that the individual no longer resides in the 
     service area of the plan, so long as the plan provides 
     benefits for providers located in the area in which the 
     individual resides.
       ``(2) Affiliation requirements for certain plans.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), an 
     individual is eligible to elect a MedicarePlus plan offered 
     by--
       ``(i) a union sponsor only if (I) the individual is a 
     member of the sponsor and affiliated with the sponsor through 
     an employment relationship with any employer or is the spouse 
     of such a member, and (II) the individual elected under this 
     section a MedicarePlus plan offered by the sponsor during the 
     first enrollment period in which the individual was eligible 
     to make such election with respect to such sponsor;
       ``(ii) a Taft-Hartley sponsor only if (I) the individual is 
     entitled to obtain benefits through such plans under the 
     terms of an applicable collective bargaining agreement, and 
     (II) the individual elected under this section a MedicarePlus 
     plan offered by the sponsor during the first enrollment 
     period in which the individual was eligible to make such 
     election with respect to such sponsor; and
       ``(iii) a qualified association sponsor only if the 
     individual is a member of the association (or is a spouse of 
     such a member).
       ``(B) Limitation on enrollment.--Subject to subparagraph 
     (C)--
       ``(i) a union sponsor may not enroll an individual under 
     this part unless the individual is described in subparagraph 
     (A)(i)(I),
       ``(ii) a Taft-Hartley sponsor may not enroll an individual 
     under this part unless the individual is described in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), and
       ``(iii) a qualified association sponsor may not enroll an 
     individual under this part unless the individual is described 
     in subparagraph (A)(iii).
       ``(C) Limitation on termination of coverage.--A qualified 
     association sponsor offering a MedicarePlus plan to an 
     individual may not terminate coverage of the individual on 
     the basis that the individual is no longer a member of the 
     association except pursuant to a change of election during an 
     open election period occurring on or after the date of the 
     termination of membership.
       ``(3) Special rules for union, taft-hartley, and qualified 
     association sponsors.--
       ``(A) Unions.--Subject to subparagraph (D), a union sponsor 
     (as defined in section 1859(a)(5)) shall limit eligibility of 
     enrollees under this part for MedicarePlus plans it offers to 
     individuals who are members of the sponsor and affiliated 
     with the sponsor through an employment relationship with any 
     employer or are the spouses of such members.
       ``(B) Taft-hartley sponsors.--Subject to subparagraph (D), 
     a MedicarePlus organization that is a Taft-Hartley sponsor 
     (as defined in section 1859(a)(4)) shall limit eligibility of 
     enrollees under this part for MedicarePlus plans it offers to 
     individuals who are entitled to obtain benefits through such 
     plans under the terms of an applicable collective bargaining 
     agreement.
       ``(C) Qualified association sponsors.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (D), a 
     MedicarePlus organization that is a qualified association 
     sponsor (as defined in section 1859(a)(3)) shall limit 
     eligibility of individuals under this part for plans it 
     offers to individuals who are members of the association (or 
     who are spouses of such individuals).
       ``(ii) Limitation on termination of coverage.--Such a 
     qualifying association sponsor offering a MedicarePlus plan 
     to an individual may not terminate coverage of the individual 
     on the basis that the individual is no longer a member of the 
     association except pursuant to a change of election during an 
     open election period occurring on or after the date of the 
     termination of membership.
       ``(D) Limitation.--Rules of eligibility to carry out the 
     previous subparagraphs of this paragraph shall not have the 
     effect of denying eligibility to individuals on the basis of 
     health status, claims experience, receipt of health care, 
     medical history, or lack of evidence of insurability.
       ``(E) No reelection after disenrollment for certain 
     plans.--An individual is not eligible to elect a MedicarePlus 
     plan offered by a MedicarePlus organization that is a union 
     sponsor or a Taft-Hartley sponsor if the individual 
     previously had elected a MedicarePlus plan offered by the 
     organization and had subsequently discontinued election of 
     such a plan offered by the organization.
       ``(4) Special rule for certain individuals covered under 
     fehbp.--An individual who is enrolled in a health benefit 
     plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, is not 
     eligible to enroll in a high deductible plan until such time 
     as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     certifies to the Secretary that the Office of Personnel 
     Management has adopted policies which will ensure that the 
     enrollment of such individuals in such plans will not result 
     in increased expenditures for the Federal Government for 
     health benefit plans under such chapter.
       ``(c) Process for Exercising Choice.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a process 
     through which elections described in subsection (a) are made 
     and changed, including the form and manner in which such 
     elections are made and changed. Such elections shall be made 
     or changed only during coverage election periods specified 
     under subsection (e) and shall become effective as provided 
     in subsection (f).
       ``(2) Expedited implementation.--The Secretary shall 
     establish the process of electing coverage under this section 
     during the transition period (as defined in subsection 
     (e)(1)(B)) in such an expedited manner as will permit such an 
     election for MedicarePlus plans in an area as soon as such 
     plans become available in that area.
       ``(3) Coordination through medicareplus organizations.--
       ``(A) Enrollment.--Such process shall permit an individual 
     who wishes to elect a MedicarePlus plan offered by a 
     MedicarePlus organization to make such election through the 
     filing of an appropriate election form with the organization.
       ``(B) Disenrollment.--Such process shall permit an 
     individual, who has elected a MedicarePlus plan offered by a 
     MedicarePlus organization and who wishes to terminate such 
     election, to terminate such election through the filing of an 
     appropriate election form with the organization.
       ``(4) Default.--
       ``(A) Initial election.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), an individual 
     who fails to make an election during an initial election 
     period under subsection (e)(1) is deemed to have chosen the 
     Medicare fee-for-service program option.
       ``(ii) Seamless continuation of coverage.--The Secretary 
     shall establish procedures under which individuals who are 
     enrolled with a MedicarePlus organization at the time of the 
     initial election period and who fail to elect to receive 
     coverage other than through the organization are deemed to 
     have elected the MedicarePlus plan offered by the 
     organization (or, if the organization offers more than one 
     such plan, the MedicarePlus plan offered by the organization 
     with the lowest net monthly premium).
       ``(B) Continuing periods.--An individual who has made (or 
     is deemed to have made) an election under this section is 
     considered to have continued to make such election until such 
     time as--
       ``(i) the individual changes the election under this 
     section, or
       ``(ii) a MedicarePlus plan is discontinued, if the 
     individual had elected such plan at the time of the 
     discontinuation.
       ``(d) Providing Information To Promote Informed Choice.--

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       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for 
     activities under this subsection to broadly disseminate 
     information to medicare beneficiaries (and prospective 
     medicare beneficiaries) on the coverage options provided 
     under this section in order to promote an active, informed 
     selection among such options.
       ``(2) Provision of notice.--
       ``(A) Open season notification.--At least 15 days before 
     the beginning of each annual, coordinated election period, 
     the Secretary shall mail to each MedicarePlus eligible 
     individual residing in an area the following:
       ``(i) General election information and information about 
     medicare fee-for-service program.--The general information 
     regarding election, benefits coverage, and procedures 
     described in paragraph (3).
       ``(ii) List of plans and comparison of plan options.--A 
     list identifying the MedicarePlus plans that are (or will be) 
     available to residents of the area (and their service areas) 
     and information, described in paragraph (4) and in 
     comparative form, concerning such plans.
       ``(iii) Medicareplus monthly capitation rate.--The amount 
     of the monthly MedicarePlus capitation rate for the area.
       ``(iv) Additional information.--Any other information that 
     the Secretary determines will assist the individual in making 
     the election under this section.
     The mailing of such information shall be coordinated with the 
     mailing of any annual notice under section 1804.
       ``(B) Notification to newly medicareplus eligible 
     individuals.--To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall, 
     not later than 2 months before the beginning of the initial 
     MedicarePlus enrollment period for an individual described in 
     subsection (e)(1)(A), mail to the individual the information 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Form.--The information disseminated under this 
     paragraph shall be written and formatted in the most easily 
     understandable manner possible.
       ``(D) Periodic updating.--The information described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall be updated on at least an annual basis 
     to reflect changes in the availability of MedicarePlus plans 
     and the benefits and monthly premiums (and net monthly 
     premiums) for such plans.
       ``(3) General election information and information about 
     medicare fee-for-service program.--General information under 
     this paragraph, with respect to coverage under this part 
     during a year, shall include the following:
       ``(A) Benefits.--A general description of the benefits 
     covered (and not covered) under the medicare fee-for-service 
     program under parts A and B, including--
       ``(i) covered items and services, and
       ``(ii) beneficiary cost sharing, such as deductibles, 
     coinsurance, and copayment amounts, and the beneficiary 
     liability for balance billing.
       ``(B) Part b premium.--The part B premium rates that will 
     be charged for part B coverage.
       ``(C) Election procedures.--Information and instructions on 
     how to exercise election options under this section.
       ``(D) Procedural rights.--The general description of 
     procedural rights (including grievance procedures) of 
     beneficiaries under the medicare fee-for-service program and 
     the MedicarePlus program.
       ``(E) Right of organization to terminate contract.--The 
     right of each MedicarePlus organization by law to terminate 
     or refuse to renew its contract and the effect the 
     termination or nonrenewal of its contract may have on 
     individuals enrolled with the MedicarePlus plan under this 
     part.
       ``(F) Use of 911 emergency number.--A statement that the 
     use of the 911 emergency telephone number is appropriate in 
     emergency situations and an explanation of what constitutes 
     an emergency situation.
       ``(4) Information comparing plan options.--Information 
     under this paragraph, with respect to a MedicarePlus plan for 
     a year, shall include the following:
       ``(A) Benefits.--The benefits covered under the plan, 
     including covered items and services beyond those provided 
     under the medicare fee-for-service program, any reductions in 
     beneficiary cost sharing, and any maximum limitations on out-
     of-pocket losses.
       ``(B) Premiums.--The monthly premium (and net monthly 
     premium, including any rebate) for the plan.
       ``(C) Quality.--(i) To the extent available, quality 
     indicators for the benefits under the plan (in comparison 
     with quality indicators under the Medicare fee-for-service 
     program under parts A and B in the area involved), 
     including--
       ``(I) disenrollment rates for medicare enrollees electing 
     to receive benefits through the plan for the previous 2 years 
     (excluding disenrollment due to death or moving outside the 
     plan's service area),
       ``(II) information on medicare enrollee satisfaction and 
     health outcomes, and
       ``(III) whether the plan is out of compliance with any 
     requirements of this part (as determined by the Secretary).
       ``(D) Supplemental coverage options.--Whether the 
     organization offering the plan offers optional supplemental 
     coverage.
       ``(5) Maintaining a toll-free number.--The Secretary shall 
     maintain a toll-free number for inquiries regarding 
     MedicarePlus options and the operation of part C in all areas 
     in which MedicarePlus plans are offered.
       ``(6) Use of nonfederal entities.--The Secretary shall, to 
     the maximum extent feasible, enter into contracts with 
     appropriate non-Federal entities to carry out activities 
     under this subsection.
       ``(7) Provision of information.--A MedicarePlus 
     organization shall provide the Secretary with such 
     information on the organization and each MedicarePlus plan it 
     offers as may be required for the preparation of the 
     information referred to in paragraph (2)(A).
       ``(e) Coverage Election Periods.--
       ``(1) Initial choice upon eligibility to make election.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an individual who first 
     becomes entitled to benefits under part A and enrolled under 
     part B after the beginning of the transition period (as 
     defined in subparagraph (B)), the individual shall make the 
     election under this section during a period (of a duration 
     and beginning at a time specified by the Secretary) at the 
     first time the individual both is entitled to benefits under 
     part A and enrolled under part B. Such period shall be 
     specified in a manner so that, in the case of an individual 
     who elects a MedicarePlus plan during the period, coverage 
     under the plan becomes effective as of the first date on 
     which the individual may receive such coverage.
       ``(B) Transition period defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term `transition period' means, with respect to an individual 
     in an area, the period beginning on the first day of the 
     first month in which a MedicarePlus plan is first made 
     available to individuals in the area and ending with the 
     month preceding the beginning of the first annual, 
     coordinated election period under paragraph (3).
       ``(2) During transition period.--Subject to paragraph (6)--
       ``(A) Continuous open enrollment into a medicareplus 
     option.--During the transition period, a MedicarePlus 
     eligible individual who has elected the Medicare fee-for-
     service program option described in subsection (a)(1)(A) may 
     change such election to a MedicarePlus option described in 
     subsection (a)(1)(B) at any time.
       ``(B) Open disenrollment before end of transition period.--
       ``(i) In general.--During the transition period, an 
     individual who has elected a MedicarePlus option described in 
     subsection (a)(1)(B) for a MedicarePlus plan may change such 
     election to another MedicarePlus plan or to the Medicare fee-
     for-service program option described in subsection (a)(1)(A).
       ``(ii) Special rule.--During the transition period, an 
     individual who has elected a high deductible plan may not 
     change such election to a MedicarePlus plan that is not a 
     high deductible plan unless the individual has had such 
     election in effect for 12 consecutive months.
       ``(3) Annual, coordinated election period.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to paragraph (5), each 
     individual who is eligible to make an election under this 
     section may change such election during an annual, 
     coordinated election period.
       ``(B) Annual, coordinated election period.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term `annual, coordinated election period' 
     means, with respect to a calendar year (beginning with 1998), 
     the month of October before such year.
       ``(C) Medicareplus health fair during october, 1996.--In 
     the month of October, 1996, the Secretary shall provide for a 
     nationally coordinated educational and publicity campaign to 
     inform MedicarePlus eligible individuals about such plans and 
     the election process provided under this section (including 
     the annual, coordinated election periods that occur in 
     subsequent years).
       ``(4) Special 90-day disenrollment option.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of the first time an 
     individual elects any MedicarePlus plan (other than a high 
     deductible plan) offered by a particular MedicarePlus 
     organization under this section, the individual may change 
     such election through the filing of an appropriate notice 
     during the 90-day period beginning on the first day on which 
     the individual's coverage under the MedicarePlus plan under 
     such option becomes effective.
       ``(B) Limitation.--Subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) shall only apply once for an individual with respect 
     to any particular organization, and
       ``(ii) may not apply more than twice for any individual in 
     a calendar year.
       ``(C) Effect of discontinuation of election.--An individual 
     who discontinues an election under subparagraph (A) may, 
     during the period specified by the Secretary, make a new 
     election under this subsection (a) (or, in the absence of 
     such an election, is deemed at the time of such 
     discontinuation to have elected the Medicare fee-for-service 
     program option described in subsection (a)(1)(A)).
       ``(5) Special election periods.--An individual may 
     discontinue an election of a MedicarePlus plan offered by a 
     MedicarePlus organization other than during an annual, 
     coordinated election period and make a new election under 
     this section if--
       ``(A) the organization's or plan's certification under part 
     C has been terminated or the organization has terminated or 
     otherwise discontinued providing the plan;
       ``(B) the individual is no longer eligible to elect the 
     plan because of a change in the individual's place of 
     residence or other change in circumstances (specified by the 
     Secretary, but not including termination of membership in a 
     qualified association in the case of a plan offered by a 
     qualified association sponsor or termination of the 
     individual's

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     enrollment on the basis described in clause (i) or (ii) 
     section 1851(g)(3)(B));
       ``(C) the individual demonstrates (in accordance with 
     guidelines established by the Secretary) that--
       ``(i) the organization offering the plan substantially 
     violated a material provision of the organization's contract 
     under part C in relation to the individual and the plan; or
       ``(ii) the organization (or an agent or other entity acting 
     on the organization's behalf) materially misrepresented the 
     plan's provisions in marketing the plan to the individual; or
       ``(D) the individual meets such other conditions as the 
     Secretary may provide.
       ``(6) Special rule for high deductible plans.--
     Notwithstanding the previous provisions of this subsection, 
     an individual may elect a high deductible plan only during an 
     annual, coordinated election period described in paragraph 
     (3)(B) or during the month of October, 1996.
       ``(f) Effectiveness of Elections.--
       ``(1) During initial coverage election period.--An election 
     of coverage made during the initial coverage election period 
     under subsection (e)(1)(A) shall take effect upon the date 
     the individual becomes entitled to benefits under part A and 
     enrolled under part B, except as the Secretary may provide 
     (consistent with section 1838) in order to prevent 
     retroactive coverage.
       ``(2) During transition; 90-day disenrollment option.--An 
     election of coverage made under subsection (e)(2) and an 
     election to discontinue a MedicarePlus option under 
     subsection (e)(4) at any time shall take effect with the 
     first calendar month following the date on which the election 
     is made.
       ``(3) Annual, coordinated election period and high 
     deductible plan election.--An election of coverage made 
     during an annual, coordinated election period (as defined in 
     subsection (e)(3)(B)) in a year or for a high deductible plan 
     shall take effect as of the first day of the following year.
       ``(4) Other periods.--An election of coverage made during 
     any other period under subsection (e)(5) shall take effect in 
     such manner as the Secretary provides in a manner consistent 
     (to the extent practicable) with protecting continuity of 
     health benefit coverage.
       ``(g) Guaranteed Issue and Renewal.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in this subsection, a 
     MedicarePlus organization shall provide that at any time 
     during which elections are accepted under this section with 
     respect to a MedicarePlus plan offered by the organization, 
     the organization will accept without restrictions individuals 
     who are eligible to make such election.
       ``(2) Priority.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     MedicarePlus organization, in relation to a MedicarePlus plan 
     it offers, has a capacity limit and the number of 
     MedicarePlus eligible individuals who elect the plan under 
     this section exceeds the capacity limit, the organization may 
     limit the election of individuals of the plan under this 
     section but only if priority in election is provided--
       ``(A) first to such individuals as have elected the plan at 
     the time of the determination, and
       ``(B) then to other such individuals in such a manner that 
     does not discriminate among the individuals (who seek to 
     elect the plan) on a basis described in section 1852(b).
     The preceding sentence shall not apply if it would result in 
     the enrollment of enrollees substantially nonrepresentative, 
     as determined in accordance with regulations of the 
     Secretary, of the medicare population in the service area of 
     the plan.
       ``(3) Limitation on termination of election.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), a 
     MedicarePlus organization may not for any reason terminate 
     the election of any individual under this section for a 
     MedicarePlus plan it offers.
       ``(B) Basis for termination of election.--A MedicarePlus 
     organization may terminate an individual's election under 
     this section with respect to a MedicarePlus plan it offers 
     if--
       ``(i) any net monthly premiums required with respect to 
     such plan are not paid on a timely basis (consistent with 
     standards under section 1856 that provide for a grace period 
     for late payment of net monthly premiums),
       ``(ii) the individual has engaged in disruptive behavior 
     (as specified in such standards), or
       ``(iii) the plan is terminated with respect to all 
     individuals under this part.
     Any individual whose election is so terminated is deemed to 
     have elected the Medicare fee-for-service program option 
     described in subsection (a)(1)(A).
       ``(C) Limitation on termination of coverage.--A qualified 
     association sponsor offering a MedicarePlus plan to an 
     individual may not terminate coverage of the individual on 
     the basis that the individual is no longer a member of the 
     association except pursuant to a change of election during an 
     open election period occurring on or after the date of the 
     termination of membership.
       ``(D) Organization obligation with respect to election 
     forms.--Pursuant to a contract under section 1857, each 
     MedicarePlus organization receiving an election form under 
     subsection (c)(3) shall transmit to the Secretary (at such 
     time and in such manner as the Secretary may specify) a copy 
     of such form or such other information respecting the 
     election as the Secretary may specify.
       ``(h) Approval of Marketing Materials.--
       ``(1) Submission.--No marketing materials may be 
     distributed by a MedicarePlus organization to (or for the use 
     of) MedicarePlus eligible individuals unless--
       ``(A) at least 45 days before the date of distribution the 
     organization has submitted the material to the Secretary for 
     review, and
       ``(B) the Secretary has not disapproved the distribution of 
     such material.
       ``(2) Review.--The standards established under section 1856 
     shall include guidelines for the review of all such material 
     submitted and under such guidelines the Secretary shall 
     disapprove such material if the material is materially 
     inaccurate or misleading or otherwise makes a material 
     misrepresentation.
       ``(3) Deemed approval (1-stop shopping).--In the case of 
     material that is submitted under paragraph (1)(A) to the 
     Secretary or a regional office of the Department of Health 
     and Human Services and the Secretary or the office has not 
     disapproved the distribution of marketing materials under 
     paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a MedicarePlus plan in an 
     area, the Secretary is deemed not to have disapproved such 
     distribution in all other areas covered by the plan and 
     organization.
       ``(4) Prohibition of certain marketing practices.--Each 
     MedicarePlus organization shall conform to fair marketing 
     standards in relation to MedicarePlus plans offered under 
     this part, included in the standards established under 
     section 1856. Such standards shall include a prohibition 
     against an organization (or agent of such an organization) 
     completing any portion of any election form used to carry out 
     elections under this section on behalf of any individual.
       ``(i) Effect of Election of MedicarePlus Plan Option.--
     Subject to section 1852(a)(5)--
       ``(1) payments under a contract with a MedicarePlus 
     organization under section 1854(a) with respect to an 
     individual electing a MedicarePlus plan offered by the 
     organization shall be instead of the amounts which (in the 
     absence of the contract) would otherwise be payable under 
     parts A and B for items and services furnished to the 
     individual, and
       ``(2) subject to subsections (e) and (f) of section 1854, 
     only the MedicarePlus organization shall be entitled to 
     receive payments from the Secretary under this title for 
     services furnished to the individual.
       ``(j) Administration.--
       ``(1) In general.--This part and section 1876 shall be 
     administered through an operating division (A) that is 
     established or identified by the Secretary and is in the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, (B) that is separate 
     from the Health Care Financing Administration, and (C) the 
     primary function of which is the administration of this part 
     and such section. The director of such division shall be of 
     equal pay and rank to that of the individual responsible for 
     overall administration of parts A and B.
       ``(2) Transfer authority.--The Secretary shall transfer 
     such personnel, administrative support systems, assets, 
     records, funds, and other resources in the Health Care 
     Financing Administration to the operating division referred 
     to in paragraph (1) as are used in the administration of 
     section 1876 and as may be required to implement the 
     provisions of this part promptly and efficiently.


                 ``benefits and beneficiary protections

       ``Sec. 1852. (a) Basic Benefits.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in section 1859(b)(2) 
     for high deductible plans, each MedicarePlus plan shall 
     provide to members enrolled under this part, through 
     providers and other persons that meet the applicable 
     requirements of this title and part A of title XI--
       ``(A) those items and services for which benefits are 
     available under parts A and B to individuals residing in the 
     area served by the plan, and
       ``(B) additional health services as the Secretary may 
     approve.
     The Secretary shall approve any such additional health care 
     services which the plan proposes to offer to such members, 
     unless the Secretary determines that including such 
     additional services will substantially discourage enrollment 
     by MedicarePlus eligible individuals with the plan.
       ``(2) Satisfaction of requirement.--A MedicarePlus plan 
     (other than a high deductible plan) offered by a MedicarePlus 
     organization satisfies paragraph (1)(A) with respect to 
     benefits for items and services if the following requirements 
     are met:
       ``(A) Fee for service providers.--In the case of benefits 
     furnished through a provider that does not have a contract 
     with the organization, the plan provides for at least the 
     dollar amount of payment for such items and services as would 
     otherwise be provided under parts A and B.
       ``(B) Participating providers.--In the case of benefits 
     furnished through a provider that has such a contract, the 
     individual's liability for payment for such items and 
     services does not exceed (after taking into account any 
     deductible, which does not exceed any deductible under parts 
     A and B) the lesser of the following:
       ``(i) Individual's liability under medicare fee-for-service 
     program.--The amount of the liability that the individual 
     would have had (based on the provider being a participating 
     provider) if the individual had not elected coverage under a 
     MedicarePlus plan.
       ``(ii) Medicare coinsurance applied to plan payment 
     rates.--The applicable coinsurance or copayment rate (that 
     would have applied under the Medicare fee-for-service

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     program option described in section 1851(a)(1)(A)) of the 
     payment rate provided under the contract.
       ``(3) Supplemental optional benefits.--Each MedicarePlus 
     organization may offer under a MedicarePlus plan optional 
     supplemental benefits to each individual enrolled in the plan 
     under this part for an additional premium amount. If the 
     supplemental benefits are offered only to individuals 
     enrolled in the sponsor's plan under this part, the 
     additional premium amount shall be the same for all enrolled 
     individuals in the MedicarePlus payment area. Such benefits 
     may be marketed and sold by the MedicarePlus organization 
     outside of the enrollment process described in section 
     1851(c).
       ``(4) Organization as secondary payer.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, a MedicarePlus organization may (in 
     the case of the provision of items and services to an 
     individual under a MedicarePlus plan under circumstances in 
     which payment under this title is made secondary pursuant to 
     section 1862(b)(2)) charge or authorize the provider of such 
     services to charge, in accordance with the charges allowed 
     under such a law, plan, or policy--
       ``(A) the insurance carrier, employer, or other entity 
     which under such law, plan, or policy is to pay for the 
     provision of such services, or
       ``(B) such individual to the extent that the individual has 
     been paid under such law, plan, or policy for such services.
       ``(5) National coverage determinations.--If there is a 
     national coverage determination made in the period beginning 
     on the date of an announcement under section 1854(b) and 
     ending on the date of the next announcement under such 
     section and the Secretary projects that the determination 
     will result in a significant change in the costs to a 
     MedicarePlus organization of providing the benefits that are 
     the subject of such national coverage determination and that 
     such change in costs was not incorporated in the 
     determination of the annual MedicarePlus capitation rate 
     under section 1854 included in the announcement made at the 
     beginning of such period--
       ``(A) such determination shall not apply to contracts under 
     this part until the first contract year that begins after the 
     end of such period, and
       ``(B) if such coverage determination provides for coverage 
     of additional benefits or coverage under additional 
     circumstances, section 1851(i) shall not apply to payment for 
     such additional benefits or benefits provided under such 
     additional circumstances until the first contract year that 
     begins after the end of such period,
     unless otherwise required by law.
       ``(b) Antidiscrimination.--A MedicarePlus organization may 
     not deny, limit, or condition the coverage or provision of 
     benefits under this part based on the health status, claims 
     experience, receipt of health care, medical history, or lack 
     of evidence of insurability, of an individual. A MedicarePlus 
     organization shall notify each enrollee under this part of 
     provisions of this subsection at the time of the individual's 
     enrollment.
       ``(c) Detailed Description of Plan Provisions.--A 
     MedicarePlus organization shall disclose, in clear, accurate, 
     and standardized form to each enrollee with a MedicarePlus 
     plan offered by the organization under this part at the time 
     of enrollment and at least annually thereafter, the following 
     information regarding such plan:
       ``(1) Service area.--The plan's service area.
       ``(2) Benefits.--Benefits under the plan offered, including 
     information described in section 1851(d)(3)(A) and exclusions 
     from coverage and, if it is a high deductible plan, a 
     comparison of benefits under such a plan with benefits under 
     other MedicarePlus plans.
       ``(3) Access.--The number, mix, and distribution of 
     participating providers.
       ``(4) Out-of-area coverage.-- Out-of-area coverage provided 
     by the plan.
       ``(5) Emergency coverage.--Coverage of emergency services 
     and urgently needed care.
       ``(6) Optional supplemental coverage.-- Optional 
     supplemental coverage available from the organization 
     offering the plan, including--
       ``(A) supplemental items and services covered, and
       ``(B) the premium price for the optional supplemental 
     benefits.
       ``(7) Prior authorization rules.--Rules regarding prior 
     authorization or other review requirements that could result 
     in nonpayment.
       ``(8) Plan grievance procedures.-- Any plan-specific appeal 
     or grievance rights and procedures.
       ``(9) Quality assurance program.--A description of the 
     organization's quality assurance program under subsection 
     (e).
       ``(d) Access to Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--A MedicarePlus organization offering a 
     MedicarePlus plan may restrict the providers from whom the 
     benefits under the plan are provided so long as--
       ``(A) the organization makes such benefits available and 
     accessible to each individual electing the plan within the 
     plan service area with reasonable promptness and in a manner 
     which assures continuity in the provision of benefits;
       ``(B) when medically necessary the organization makes such 
     benefits available and accessible 24 hours a day and 7 days a 
     week;
       ``(C) the plan provides for reimbursement with respect to 
     services which are covered under subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     and which are provided to such an individual other than 
     through the organization, if--
       ``(i) the services were medically necessary and immediately 
     required because of an unforeseen illness, injury, or 
     condition, and
       ``(ii) it was not reasonable given the circumstances to 
     obtain the services through the organization;
       ``(D) the organization provides access to appropriate 
     providers, including credentialed specialists, for medically 
     necessary treatment and services, and
       ``(E) coverage is provided for emergency services (as 
     defined in paragraph (3)) without regard to prior 
     authorization or the emergency care provider's contractual 
     relationship with the organization.
       ``(2) Protection of enrollees for certain emergency 
     services.--
       ``(A) Participating providers.--In the case of emergency 
     services described in subparagraph (C) which are furnished by 
     a participating physician or provider of services to an 
     individual enrolled with a MedicarePlus organization under 
     this section, the applicable participation agreement is 
     deemed to provide that the physician or provider of services 
     will accept as payment in full from the organization for such 
     emergency services described in subparagraph (C) the amount 
     that would be payable to the physician or provider of 
     services under part B and from the individual under such 
     part, if the individual were not enrolled with such an 
     organization under this part.
       ``(B) Nonparticipating providers.--In the case of emergency 
     services described in subparagraph (C) which are furnished by 
     a nonparticipating physician, the limitations on actual 
     charges for such services otherwise applicable under part B 
     (to services furnished by individuals not enrolled with a 
     MedicarePlus organization under this section) shall apply in 
     the same manner as such limitations apply to services 
     furnished to individuals not enrolled with such an 
     organization.
       ``(C) Emergency services described.--The emergency services 
     described in this subparagraph are emergency services which 
     are furnished to an enrollee of a MedicarePlus organization 
     under this part by a physician or provider of services that 
     is not under a contract with the organization.
       ``(D) Exception for unrestricted fee-for-service plans.--
     The previous provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in 
     the case of a MedicarePlus organization in relation to a 
     MedicarePlus unrestricted fee-for-service plan (as defined in 
     section 1859(b)(3)).
       ``(3) Definition of emergency services.--In this 
     subsection, the term `emergency services' means, with respect 
     to an individual enrolled with an organization, covered 
     inpatient and outpatient services that--
       ``(A) are furnished by an appropriate source other than the 
     organization,
       ``(B) are needed immediately because of an injury or sudden 
     illness, and
       ``(C) are needed because the time required to reach the 
     organization's providers or suppliers would have meant risk 
     of serious damage to the patient's health.
       ``(e) Quality Assurance Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each MedicarePlus organization must have 
     arrangements, established in accordance with regulations of 
     the Secretary, for an ongoing quality assurance program for 
     health care services it provides to individuals enrolled with 
     MedicarePlus plans of the organization.
       ``(2) Elements of program.--The quality assurance program 
     shall--
       ``(A) stress health outcomes;
       ``(B) provide for the establishment of written protocols 
     for utilization review, based on current standards of medical 
     practice;
       ``(C) provide review by physicians and other health care 
     professionals of the process followed in the provision of 
     such health care services;
       ``(D) monitor and evaluate high volume and high risk 
     services and the care of acute and chronic conditions;
       ``(E) evaluate the continuity and coordination of care that 
     enrollees receive;
       ``(F) have mechanisms to detect both underutilization and 
     overutilization of services;
       ``(G) after identifying areas for improvement, establish or 
     alter practice parameters;
       ``(H) take action to improve quality and assesses the 
     effectiveness of such action through systematic follow-up;
       ``(I) make available information on quality and outcomes 
     measures to facilitate beneficiary comparison and choice of 
     health coverage options (in such form and on such quality and 
     outcomes measures as the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate); and
       ``(J) be evaluated on an ongoing basis as to its 
     effectiveness.
       ``(3) External review.--Each MedicarePlus organization 
     shall, for each MedicarePlus plan it operates, have an 
     agreement with an independent quality review and improvement 
     organization approved by the Secretary.
       ``(4) Exception for unrestricted fee-for-service plans.--
     Paragraphs (1) and (3) and subsection (h)(2) (relating to 
     maintaining medical records) shall not apply in the case of a 
     MedicarePlus organization in relation to a MedicarePlus 
     unrestricted fee-for-service plan.
       ``(5) Treatment of accreditation.--The Secretary shall 
     provide that a MedicarePlus organization is deemed to meet 
     the requirements of paragraphs (1) through (3) of this 
     subsection and subsection (h) (relating to confidentiality 
     and accuracy of medical records) if the organization is 
     accredited (and periodically reaccredited) by a private 
     organization under a process that the Sec

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     retary has determined assures that the organization meets 
     standards that are no less stringent than the standards 
     established under section 1856 to carry out this subsection 
     and such subsection.
       ``(f) Coverage Determinations.--
       ``(1) Decisions on nonemergency care.--A MedicarePlus 
     organization shall make determinations regarding 
     authorization requests for nonemergency care on a timely 
     basis, depending on the urgency of the situation.
       ``(2) Appeals.--
       ``(A) In general.--Appeals from a determination of an 
     organization denying coverage shall be decided within 30 days 
     of the date of receipt of medical information, but not later 
     than 60 days after the date of the decision.
       ``(B) Physician decision on certain appeals.--Appeal 
     decisions relating to a determination to deny coverage based 
     on a lack of medical necessity shall be made only by a 
     physician.
       ``(C) Emergency cases.--Appeals from such a determination 
     involving a life-threatening or emergency situation shall be 
     decided on an expedited asis.
       ``(g) Grievances and Appeals.--
       ``(1) Grievance mechanism.--Each MedicarePlus organization 
     must provide meaningful procedures for hearing and resolving 
     grievances between the organization (including any entity or 
     individual through which the organization provides health 
     care services) and enrollees with MedicarePlus plans of the 
     organization under this part.
       ``(2) Appeals.--An enrollee with a MedicarePlus plan of a 
     MedicarePlus organization under this part who is dissatisfied 
     by reason of the enrollee's failure to receive any health 
     service to which the enrollee believes the enrollee is 
     entitled and at no greater charge than the enrollee believes 
     the enrollee is required to pay is entitled, if the amount in 
     controversy is $100 or more, to a hearing before the 
     Secretary to the same extent as is provided in section 
     205(b), and in any such hearing the Secretary shall make the 
     organization a party. If the amount in controversy is $1,000 
     or more, the individual or organization shall, upon notifying 
     the other party, be entitled to judicial review of the 
     Secretary's final decision as provided in section 205(g), and 
     both the individual and the organization shall be entitled to 
     be parties to that judicial review. In applying sections 
     205(b) and 205(g) as provided in this subparagraph, and in 
     applying section 205(l) thereto, any reference therein to the 
     Commissioner of Social Security or the Social Security 
     Administration shall be considered a reference to the 
     Secretary or the Department of Health and Human Services, 
     respectively.
       ``(3) Independent review of certain coverage denials.--The 
     Secretary shall contract with an independent, outside entity 
     to review and resolve appeals of denials of coverage related 
     to urgent or emergency services with respect to MedicarePlus 
     plans.
       ``(4) Coordination with secretary of labor.--The Secretary 
     shall consult with the Secretary of Labor so as to ensure 
     that the requirements of this subsection, as they apply in 
     the case of grievances referred to in paragraph (1) to which 
     section 503 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974 applies, are applied in a manner consistent with the 
     requirements of such section 503, so long as such 
     requirements provide at least as much protection for 
     beneficiaries as would apply if this paragraph did not apply.
       ``(h) Confidentiality and Accuracy of Enrollee Records.--
     Each MedicarePlus organization shall establish procedures--
       ``(1) to safeguard the privacy of individually identifiable 
     enrollee information, and
       ``(2) to maintain accurate and timely medical records for 
     enrollees.
       ``(i) Information on Advance Directives.--Each MedicarePlus 
     organization shall meet the requirement of section 1866(f) 
     (relating to maintaining written policies and procedures 
     respecting advance directives).
       ``(j) Rules Regarding Physician Participation.--
       ``(1) Procedures.--Each MedicarePlus organization shall 
     establish reasonable procedures relating to the participation 
     (under an agreement etween a physician and the organization) 
     of physicians under MedicarePlus plans offered by the 
     organization under this part. Such procedures shall include--
       ``(A) providing notice of the rules regarding 
     participation,
       ``(B) providing written notice of participation decisions 
     that are adverse to physicians, and
       ``(C) providing a process within the organization for 
     appealing adverse decisions, including the presentation of 
     information and views of the physician regarding such 
     decision.
       ``(2) Consultation in medical policies.--A MedicarePlus 
     organization shall consult with physicians who have entered 
     into participation agreements with the organization regarding 
     the organization's medical policy, quality, and medical 
     management procedures.
       ``(3) Limitations on physician incentive plans.--
       ``(A) In general.--No MedicarePlus organization may operate 
     any physician incentive plan (as defined in subparagraph (B)) 
     unless the following requirements are met:
       ``(i) No specific payment is made directly or indirectly 
     under the plan to a physician or physician group as an 
     inducement to reduce or limit medically necessary services 
     provided with respect to a specific individual enrolled with 
     the organization.I26  ``(ii) If the plan places a physician 
     or physician group at substantial financial risk (as 
     determined by the Secretary) for services not provided by the 
     physician or physician group, the organization--

       ``(I) provides stop-loss protection for the physician or 
     group that is adequate and appropriate, based on standards 
     developed by the Secretary that take into account the number 
     of physicians placed at such substantial financial risk in 
     the group or under the plan and the number of individuals 
     enrolled with the organization who receive services from the 
     physician or the physician group, and
       ``(II) conducts periodic surveys of both individuals 
     enrolled and individuals previously enrolled with the 
     organization to determine the degree of access of such 
     individuals to services provided by the organization and 
     satisfaction with the quality of such services.

       ``(iii) The organization provides the Secretary with 
     descriptive information regarding the plan, sufficient to 
     permit the Secretary to determine whether the plan is in 
     compliance with the requirements of this subparagraph.
       ``(B) Physician incentive plan defined.--In this paragraph, 
     the term `physician incentive plan' means any compensation 
     arrangement between a MedicarePlus organization and a 
     physician or physician group that may directly or indirectly 
     have the effect of reducing or limiting services provided 
     with respect to individuals enrolled with the organization 
     under this part.
       ``(4) Limitation on provider indemnification.--A 
     MedicarePlus organization may not provide (directly or 
     indirectly) for a provider (or group of providers) to 
     indemnify the organization against any liability resulting 
     from a civil action brought by or on behalf of an enrollee 
     under this part for any damage caused to an enrollee with a 
     MedicarePlus plan of the organization by the organization's 
     denial of medically necessary care.
       ``(5) Exception for unrestricted fee-for-service plans.--
     The previous provisions of this subsection shall not apply in 
     the case of a MedicarePlus organization in relation to a 
     MedicarePlus unrestricted fee-for-service plan.


     ``organizational and financial requirements for medicareplus 
            organizations; provider-sponsored organizations

       ``Sec. 1853. (a) Organized and Licensed Under State Law.--
       ``(1) In general.--A MedicarePlus organization shall be 
     organized and licensed under State law as a risk-bearing 
     entity eligible to offer health insurance or health benefits 
     coverage in each State in which it offers a MedicarePlus 
     plan.
       ``(2) Exception for certain union sponsors and taft-hartley 
     sponsors.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a MedicarePlus 
     organization that is a union sponsor or Taft-Hartley sponsor.
       ``(3) Exception for qualified associations sponsor.--
     Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a MedicarePlus organization 
     that is a qualified association sponsor.
       ``(4) Special rules for provider-sponsored organizations.--
       ``(A) In general.--A provider-sponsored organization that 
     seeks to offer a MedicarePlus plan in a State may apply for a 
     waiver of the requirement of paragraph (1) for that 
     organization operating in that State.
       ``(B) Standard.--The Secretary shall act on such an 
     application within 60 days after the date it is filed and 
     shall grant such a waiver for an organization with respect to 
     a State if the Secretary determines that--
       ``(i) the State has failed to complete action on a 
     licensing application of the organization within 90 days of 
     the date of the State's receipt of the completed application; 
     or
       ``(ii) the State denied such a licensing application and--

       ``(I) the State's licensing standards or review process 
     imposes any requirements, procedures, or other standards to 
     such organizations that are not generally applicable to any 
     other entities engaged in substantially similar business,
       ``(II) such standards or review process applies solvency 
     standards for the organization and the State is not approved 
     under subsection (e)(2)(B), or
       ``(III) the State has used solvency standards to deny or 
     discriminate against such an organization that has been 
     provided a certificate of solvency under subsection (e)(2).

     No period before the date of the enactment of this section 
     shall be included in determining the 90-day period described 
     in clause (i).
       ``(C) Treatment of waiver.--In the case of a waiver granted 
     under this paragraph for a provider-sponsored organization--
       ``(i) the waiver shall be effective for a 36-month period, 
     except it may be renewed based on a subsequent application 
     filed during the last 6 months of such period,
       ``(ii) the waiver is conditioned upon the pendency of the 
     licensure application during the period the waiver is in 
     effect, and
       ``(iii) any provisions of State law which relate to the 
     licensing of the organization and which prohibit the 
     organization from providing coverage pursuant to a contract 
     under this part shall be superseded.
     Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed as limiting 
     the number of times such a waiver may be renewed.
       ``(D) Construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
     construed as affecting the operation of section 514 of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.

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       ``(5) Exception if required to offer more than medicareplus 
     plans.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a MedicarePlus 
     organization in a State if the State requires the 
     organization, as a condition of licensure, to offer any 
     product or plan other than a MedicarePlus plan.
       ``(6) Exception in cases of unreasonable barriers to market 
     entry.--
       ``(A) In general.--A MedicarePlus organization that seeks 
     to offer a MedicarePlus plan in a State may apply for a 
     waiver of the requirement of paragraph (1) for that 
     organization operating in that State.
       ``(B) Standard.--The Secretary shall act on such an 
     application within 60 days after the date it is filed and 
     shall grant such a waiver for an organization with respect to 
     a State if the Secretary determines that--
       ``(i) the State (I) denied such a licensing application or 
     (II) unreasonably delayed in acting upon the application, and
       ``(ii) the State's licensing standards or review process 
     imposes unreasonable barriers to market entry, including 
     through the imposition of any requirements, procedures, or 
     other standards to such organizations that are not generally 
     applicable to any other entities engaged in substantially 
     similar business.
       ``(C) Application of certain rules.--The provisions of 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (4) shall apply to 
     this paragraph in the same manner as they apply under such 
     paragraph, except that for this purpose any reference in 
     paragraph (4)(C)(i) to 36-month period is deemed a reference 
     to a 24-month period.
       ``(b) Prepaid Payment.--A MedicarePlus organization shall 
     be compensated (except for deductibles, coinsurance, and 
     copayments) for the provision of health care services to 
     enrolled members by a payment which is paid on a periodic 
     basis without regard to the date the health care services are 
     provided and which is fixed without regard to the frequency, 
     extent, or kind of health care service actually provided to a 
     member.
       ``(c) Assumption of Full Financial Risk.--The MedicarePlus 
     organization shall assume full financial risk on a 
     prospective basis for the provision of the health care 
     services (except, at the election of the organization, 
     hospice care) for which benefits are required to be provided 
     under section 1852(a)(1), except that the organization--
       ``(1) may obtain insurance or make other arrangements for 
     the cost of providing to any enrolled member such services 
     the aggregate value of which exceeds $5,000 in any year,
       ``(2) may obtain insurance or make other arrangements for 
     the cost of such services provided to its enrolled members 
     other than through the organization because medical necessity 
     required their provision before they could be secured through 
     the organization,
       ``(3) may obtain insurance or make other arrangements for 
     not more than 90 percent of the amount by which its costs for 
     any of its fiscal years exceed 115 percent of its income for 
     such fiscal year, and
       ``(4) may make arrangements with physicians or other health 
     professionals, health care institutions, or any combination 
     of such individuals or institutions to assume all or part of 
     the financial risk on a prospective basis for the provision 
     of basic health services by the physicians or other health 
     professionals or through the institutions.
     In the case of a MedicarePlus organization that is a union 
     sponsor, Taft-Hartley sponsor, or a qualified association 
     sponsor, this subsection shall not apply with respect to 
     MedicarePlus plans offered by such organization and issued by 
     an organization to which subsection (b)(1) applies or by a 
     provider-sponsored organization (as defined in section 
     1854(a)).
       ``(d) Provision Against Risk of Insolvency.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each MedicarePlus organization shall 
     meet standards under section 1856 relating to the financial 
     solvency and capital adequacy of the organization and 
     including provision to prevent enrollees from being held 
     liable to any person or entity for the plan sponsor's debts 
     in the event of the plan sponsor's insolvency. Such standards 
     shall take into account the nature and type of MedicarePlus 
     plans offered by the organization.
       ``(2) Treatment of provider-sponsored organizations.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an entity that is a 
     provider-sponsored organization that is operating--
       ``(i) in a State approved under subparagraph (B), the 
     organization shall meet the standards described in paragraph 
     (1) through licensure by the State, or
       ``(ii) in a State that is not so approved, the organization 
     shall meet the standards described in paragraph (1) through 
     application and certification licensure by the Secretary.
       ``(B) Approved states.--
       ``(i) Application process.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the Secretary shall establish a process under which a 
     State may apply to the Secretary for a determination that the 
     State is applying to provider-sponsored organizations, 
     through its process for licensing provider-sponsored 
     organizations, solvency standards that are identical with the 
     solvency standards established under section 1856(c) for such 
     organizations.
       ``(ii) Determination.--The Secretary shall approve such a 
     State if the Secretary determines that the State is so 
     applying such standards. If the Secretary denies such an 
     approval, the State may reapply for such a determination.
       ``(iii) Publication.--The Secretary shall publish a list of 
     States that are approved under this subparagraph.
       ``(3) Treatment of union and taft-hartley sponsors.--An 
     entity that is a union sponsor or a Taft-Hartley sponsor is 
     deemed to meet the requirement of paragraph (1).
       ``(4) Treatment of certain qualified association 
     sponsors.--An entity that is a qualified association sponsor 
     is deemed to meet the requirement of paragraph (1) with 
     respect to MedicarePlus plans offered by such association and 
     issued by an organization to which subsection (b)(1) applies 
     or by a provider-sponsored organization.
       ``(e) Provider-Sponsored Organization Defined.--
       ``(1) In general.--In this part, the term `provider-
     sponsored organization' means a public or private entity--
       ``(A) that is established or organized by a health care 
     provider, or group of affiliated health care providers,
       ``(B) that provides a substantial proportion (as defined by 
     the Secretary) of the health care items and services under 
     the contract under this part directly through the provider or 
     affiliated group of providers, and
       ``(C) with respect to which those affiliated providers that 
     share, directly or indirectly, substantial financial risk 
     with respect to the provision of such items and services have 
     at least a majority financial interest in the entity.
       ``(2) Substantial proportion.--In defining what is a 
     `substantial proportion' for purposes of paragraph (1)(A), 
     the Secretary--
       ``(A) shall take into account the need for such an 
     organization to assume responsibility for a substantial 
     proportion of services in order to assure financial stability 
     and the practical difficulties in such an organization 
     integrating a very wide range of service providers; and
       ``(B) may vary such proportion based upon relevant 
     differences among organizations, such as their location in an 
     urban or rural area.
       ``(3) Affiliation.--For purposes of this subsection, a 
     provider is `affiliated' with another provider if, through 
     contract, ownership, or otherwise--
       ``(A) one provider, directly or indirectly, controls, is 
     controlled by, or is under common control with the other,
       ``(B) both providers are part of a controlled group of 
     corporations under section 1563 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, or
       ``(C) both providers are part of an affiliated service 
     group under section 414 of such Code.
       ``(4) Control.--For purposes of paragraph (3), control is 
     presumed to exist if one party, directly or indirectly, owns, 
     controls, or holds the power to vote, or proxies for, not 
     less than 51 percent of the voting rights or governance 
     rights of another.
       ``(5) Health care provider defined.--In this subsection and 
     subsection (f), the term `health care provider' means--
       ``(A) any individual who is engaged in the delivery of 
     health care services in a State and who is required by State 
     law or regulation to be licensed or certified by the State to 
     engage in the delivery of such services in the State, and
       ``(B) any entity that is engaged in the delivery of health 
     care services in a State and that, if it is required by State 
     law or regulation to be licensed or certified by the State to 
     engage in the delivery of such services in the State, is so 
     licensed.
       ``(6) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue regulations 
     to carry out this subsection.
       ``(f) Application of Antitrust Rule of Reason to Provider-
     Sponsored Organizations.--
       ``(1) Rule of reason standard.--In any action under the 
     antitrust laws, or under any law of a State (as defined in 
     section 4G(2) of the Clayton Act) similar to the antitrust 
     laws, the following conduct shall not be deemed illegal per 
     se:
       ``(A) The conduct of a provider-sponsored organization, and 
     affiliated providers of the organization, in negotiating, 
     making, or performing a contract (including the establishment 
     and modification of a fee schedule and the development of a 
     panel of physicians), to the extent such contract is for the 
     purpose of providing health care services to individuals 
     under the terms of a MedicarePlus plan offered by such an 
     organization.
       ``(B) The exchange of information among health care 
     providers relating to costs, sales, profitability, marketing, 
     prices, or fees of any health care product or service if--
       ``(i) the exchange of such information was solely for the 
     purpose of establishing a provider-sponsored organization and 
     was reasonably required for such purpose, and
       ``(ii) such information was not used for any other purpose.
     Such conduct shall be judged on the basis of its 
     reasonableness, taking into account all relevant factors 
     affecting competition, including the effects on competition 
     in properly defined markets.
       ``(C) The conduct of a group of health care providers, and 
     provider members of such a group, in negotiating, making, or 
     performing a contract (including the establishment and 
     modification of a fee schedule and the development of a panel 
     of physicians) with a provider-sponsored organization, to the 
     extent such contract is for the purpose of providing health 
     care services to individuals under the terms of a 
     MedicarePlus plan of the organization, but only if the group 
     meets the requirements of paragraph (2).
     Such conduct shall be judged on the basis of its 
     reasonableness, taking into account all relevant factors 
     affecting competition, in

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     cluding the effects on competition in properly defined 
     markets.
       ``(2) Requirements for group.--A group of health care 
     providers meets the requirements of this paragraph with 
     respect to a MedicarePlus plan of a provider-sponsored 
     organization if the group--
       ``(i) is not a provider-sponsored organization,
       ``(ii) is organized by, operated by, and composed only of 
     members who are health care providers and for purposes that 
     include providing health care services,
       ``(iii) is funded in part by capital contributions made by 
     the members of such group,
       ``(iv) with respect to each contract made by such group for 
     the purpose of providing a type of health care service to 
     individuals under the terms of the plan--

       ``(I) requires all members of such group who engage in 
     providing such type of health care service to agree to 
     provide health care services of such type under such 
     contract,
       ``(II) receives the compensation paid for the health care 
     services of such type provided under such contract by such 
     members, and
       ``(III) provides for the distribution of such compensation,

       ``(v) has established, consistent with the requirements of 
     this part, a program to review, pursuant to written 
     guidelines, the quality, efficiency, and appropriateness of 
     treatment methods and setting of services for all health care 
     providers and all patients participating in the plan, along 
     with internal procedures to correct identified deficiencies 
     relating to such methods and such services,
       ``(vi) has established, consistent with the requirements of 
     this part, a program to monitor and control utilization of 
     health care services provided under the plan, for the purpose 
     of improving efficient, appropriate care and eliminating the 
     provision of unnecessary health care services,
       ``(vii) has established a management program to coordinate 
     the delivery of health care services for all health care 
     providers and all patients participating in the plan, for the 
     purpose of achieving efficiencies and enhancing the quality 
     of health care services provided, and
       ``(viii) has established, consistent with the requirements 
     of this part, a grievance and appeal process for such group 
     designed to review and promptly resolve beneficiary or 
     patient grievances and complaints.
       ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
       ``(A) Antitrust laws.--The term `antitrust laws' has the 
     meaning given it in subsection (a) of the first section of 
     the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12), except that such term 
     includes section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 
     U.S.C. 45) to the extent that such section 5 applies to 
     unfair methods of competition.
       ``(B) Health care service.--The term `health care service' 
     means any service for which payment may be made under a 
     MedicarePlus plan including services related to the delivery 
     or administration of such service.
       ``(3) Issuance of guidelines.--Not later than 120 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this part, the Attorney 
     General and the Federal Trade Commission shall issue jointly 
     guidelines specifying the enforcement policies and analytical 
     principles that will be applied by the Department of Justice 
     and the Commission with respect to the operation of this 
     subsection.
       ``(g) Organizations Treated as MedicarePlus Organizations 
     During Transition.--Any of the following organizations shall 
     be considered to qualify as a MedicarePlus organization for 
     contract years beginning before January 1, 1998:
       ``(1) Health maintenance organizations.--An organization 
     that is organized under the laws of any State and that is a 
     qualified health maintenance organization (as defined in 
     section 1310(d) of the Public Health Service Act), an 
     organization recognized under State law as a health 
     maintenance organization, or a similar organization regulated 
     under State law for solvency in the same manner and to the 
     same extent as such a health maintenance organization.
       ``(2) Licensed insurers.--An organization that is organized 
     under the laws of any State and--
       ``(A) is licensed by a State agency as an insurer for the 
     offering of health benefit coverage, or
       ``(B) is licensed by a State agency as a service benefit 
     plan,
     but only for individuals residing in an area in which the 
     organization is licensed to offer health insurance coverage.
       ``(3) Current risk-contractors.--An organization that is an 
     eligible organization (as defined in section 1876(b)) and 
     that has a risk-sharing contract in effect under section 1876 
     as of the date of the enactment of this section.


                ``payments to medicareplus organizations

       ``Sec. 1854. (a) Payments to Organizations.--
       ``(1) Monthly payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--Under a contract under section 1857 and 
     subject to subsections (e) and (f), the Secretary shall make 
     monthly payments under this section in advance to each 
     MedicarePlus organization, with respect to coverage of an 
     individual under this part in a MedicarePlus payment area for 
     a month, in an amount equal to \1/12\ of the annual 
     MedicarePlus capitation rate (as calculated under subsection 
     (c)) with respect to that individual for that area, adjusted 
     for such risk factors as age, disability status, gender, 
     institutional status, and such other factors as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate, so as to ensure actuarial 
     equivalence. The Secretary may add to, modify, or substitute 
     for such factors, if such changes will improve the 
     determination of actuarial equivalence.
       ``(B) Special rule for end-stage renal disease.--The 
     Secretary shall establish a separate rate of payment to a 
     MedicarePlus organization with respect to any individual 
     determined to have end-stage renal disease and enrolled in a 
     MedicarePlus plan of the organization. Such rate of payment 
     shall be actuarially equivalent to rates paid to other 
     enrollees in the MedicarePlus payment area (or such other 
     area as specified by the Secretary).
       ``(2) Adjustment to reflect number of enrollees.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of payment under this 
     subsection may be retroactively adjusted to take into account 
     any difference between the actual number of individuals 
     enrolled with an organization under this part and the number 
     of such individuals estimated to be so enrolled in 
     determining the amount of the advance payment.
       ``(B) Special rule for certain enrollees.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary 
     may make retroactive adjustments under subparagraph (A) to 
     take into account individuals enrolled during the period 
     beginning on the date on which the individual enrolls with a 
     MedicarePlus organization under a plan operated, sponsored, 
     or contributed to by the individual's employer or former 
     employer (or the employer or former employer of the 
     individual's spouse) and ending on the date on which the 
     individual is enrolled in the organization under this part, 
     except that for purposes of making such retroactive 
     adjustments under this subparagraph, such period may not 
     exceed 90 days.
       ``(ii) Exception.--No adjustment may be made under clause 
     (i) with respect to any individual who does not certify that 
     the organization provided the individual with the disclosure 
     statement described in section 1852(c) at the time the 
     individual enrolled with the organization.
       ``(b) Annual Announcement of Payment Rates.--
       ``(1) Annual announcement.--The Secretary shall annually 
     determine, and shall announce (in a manner intended to 
     provide notice to interested parties) not later than August 1 
     before the calendar year concerned--
       ``(A) the annual MedicarePlus capitation rate for each 
     MedicarePlus payment area for the year, and
       ``(B) the risk and other factors to be used in adjusting 
     such rates under subsection (a)(1)(A) for payments for months 
     in that year.
       ``(2) Advance notice of methodological changes.--At least 
     45 days before making the announcement under paragraph (2) 
     for a year, the Secretary shall provide for notice to 
     MedicarePlus organizations of proposed changes to be made in 
     the methodology from the methodology and assumptions used in 
     the previous announcement and shall provide such 
     organizations an opportunity to comment on such proposed 
     changes.
       ``(3) Explanation of assumptions.--In each announcement 
     made under paragraph (1) for a year, the Secretary shall 
     include an explanation of the assumptions and changes in 
     methodology used in the announcement in sufficient detail so 
     that MedicarePlus organizations can compute monthly adjusted 
     MedicarePlus capitation rates for individuals in each 
     MedicarePlus payment area which is in whole or in part within 
     the service area of such an organization.
       ``(c) Calculation of Annual MedicarePlus Capitation 
     Rates.--
       ``(1) In General.--For purposes of this part, the annual 
     MedicarePlus capitation rate, for a MedicarePlus payment area 
     for a contract year consisting of a calendar year, is equal 
     to the greatest of the following:
       ``(A) Blended capitation rate.--The sum of--
       ``(i) area-specific percentage for the year (as specified 
     under paragraph (2) for the year) of the annual area-specific 
     MedicarePlus capitation rate for the year for the 
     MedicarePlus payment area, as determined under paragraph (3), 
     and
       ``(ii) national percentage (as specified under paragraph 
     (2) for the year) of the input-price-adjusted annual national 
     MedicarePlus capitation rate for the year, as determined 
     under paragraph (4),
     multiplied by a budget neutrality adjustment factor 
     determined under paragraph (5).
       ``(B) Minimum amount.--
       ``(i) For 1996, $300.
       ``(ii) For 1997, $350.
       ``(iii) For a succeeding year, is the minimum amount 
     specified in this subparagraph for the preceding year 
     increased by national average per capita growth percentage, 
     specified under paragraph (6) for that succeeding year.
       ``(C) Minimum increase of 2 percent over previous year's 
     rate.--
       ``(i) For 1996, 102 percent of the annual per capita rate 
     of payment for 1995 determined under section 1876(a)(1)(C) 
     for the MedicarePlus payment area.
       ``(ii) For a subsequent year, 102 percent of the annual 
     MedicarePlus capitation rate under this subsection for the 
     area for the previous year.
       ``(2) Area-specific and national percentages.--For purposes 
     of paragraph (1)(A)--

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       ``(A) for 1996 and 1997, the `area-specific percentage' is 
     90 percent and the `national percentage' is 10 percent,
       ``(B) for 1998, the `area-specific percentage' is 85 
     percent and the `national percentage' is 15 percent,
       ``(C) for 1999, the `area-specific percentage' is 80 
     percent and the `national percentage' is 20 percent,
       ``(D) for 2000, the `area-specific percentage' is 75 
     percent and the `national percentage' is 25 percent, and
       ``(E) for a year after 2000, the `area-specific percentage' 
     is 70 percent and the `national percentage' is 30 percent.
       ``(3) Annual area-specific medicareplus capitation rate.--
     For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the annual area-specific 
     MedicarePlus capitation rate for a MedicarePlus payment 
     area--
       ``(A) for 1996 is the annual per capita rate of payment for 
     1995 determined under section 1876(a)(1)(C) for the 
     MedicarePlus payment area, increased by the national average 
     per capita growth percentage for 1996 (as defined in 
     paragraph (6)); or
       ``(B) for a subsequent year is the annual area-specific 
     MedicarePlus capitation rate for the previous year determined 
     under this paragraph for the MedicarePlus payment area, 
     increased by the national average per capita growth 
     percentage for such subsequent year.
       ``(4) Input-price-adjusted annual national MedicarePlus 
     capitation rate.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the 
     input-price-adjusted annual national MedicarePlus capitation 
     rate for a MedicarePlus payment area for a year is equal to 
     the sum, for all the types of medicare services (as 
     classified by the Secretary), of the plan (for each such 
     type) of--
       ``(i) the national standardized annual MedicarePlus 
     capitation rate (determined under subparagraph (B)) for the 
     year,
       ``(ii) the proportion of such rate for the year which is 
     attributable to such type of services, and
       ``(iii) an index that reflects (for that year and that type 
     of services) the relative input price of such services in the 
     area compared to the national average input price of such 
     services.
     In applying clause (iii), the Secretary shall, subject to 
     subparagraph (C), apply those indices under this title that 
     are used in applying (or updating) national payment rates for 
     specific areas and localities.
       ``(B) National standardized annual medicareplus capitation 
     rate.--In subparagraph (A)(i), the `national standardized 
     annual MedicarePlus capitation rate' for a year is equal to--
       ``(i) the sum (for all MedicarePlus payment areas) of the 
     product of (I) the annual area-specific MedicarePlus 
     capitation rate for that year for the area under paragraph 
     (3), and (II) the average number of medicare beneficiaries 
     residing in that area in the year; divided by
       ``(ii) the total average number of medicare beneficiaries 
     residing in all the MedicarePlus payment areas for that year.
       ``(C) Special rules for 1996.--In applying this paragraph 
     for 1996--
       ``(i) medicare services shall be divided into 2 types of 
     services: part A services and part B services;
       ``(ii) the proportions described in subparagraph (A)(ii) 
     for such types of services shall be--

       ``(I) for part A services, the ratio (expressed as a 
     percentage) of the average annual per capita rate of payment 
     for the area for part A for 1995 to the total average annual 
     per capita rate of payment for the area for parts A and B for 
     1995, and
       ``(II) for part B services, 100 percent minus the ratio 
     described in subclause (I);

       ``(iii) for the part A services, 70 percent of payments 
     attributable to such services shall be adjusted by the index 
     used under section 1886(d)(3)(E) to adjust payment rates for 
     relative hospital wage levels for hospitals located in the 
     payment area involved;
       ``(iv) for part B services--

       ``(I) 66 percent of payments attributable to such services 
     shall be adjusted by the index of the geographic area factors 
     under section 1848(e) used to adjust payment rates for 
     physicians' services furnished in the payment area, and
       ``(II) of the remaining 34 percent of the amount of such 
     payments, 70 percent shall be adjusted by the index described 
     in clause (iii);

       ``(v) the index values shall be computed based only on the 
     beneficiary population who are 65 years of age or older who 
     are not determined to have end stage renal disease.
     The Secretary may continue to apply the rules described in 
     this subparagraph (or similar rules) for 1997.
       ``(5) Budget neutrality adjustment factor.--For each year, 
     the Secretary shall compute a budget neutrality adjustment 
     factor so that the aggregate of the payments under this part 
     shall not exceed the aggregate payments that would have been 
     made under this part if the area-specific percentage for the 
     year had been 100 percent and the national percentage had 
     been 0 percent.
       ``(6) National average per capita growth percentage 
     defined.--In this part, the `national average per capita 
     growth percentage' for--
       ``(A) 1996 is 8.0 percent,
       ``(B) 1997 is 3.8 percent,
       ``(C) 1998 is 4.6 percent,
       ``(D) 1999 is 4.3 percent,
       ``(E) 2000 is 3.8 percent,
       ``(F) 2001 is 5.5 percent,
       ``(G) 2002 is 5.6 percent, and
       ``(H) each subsequent year is 5.0 percent.
       ``(d) Medicareplus Payment Area Defined.--
       ``(1) In general.--In this part, except as provided in 
     paragraph (3), the term `MedicarePlus payment area' means a 
     county, or equivalent area specified by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Rule for esrd beneficiaries.--In the case of 
     individuals who are determined to have end stage renal 
     disease, the MedicarePlus payment area shall be each State.
       ``(3) Geographic adjustment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Upon request of a State for a contract 
     year (beginning after 1996) made at least 7 months before the 
     beginning of the year, the Secretary shall make a geographic 
     adjustment to a MedicarePlus payment areas in the State 
     otherwise determined under paragraph (1)--
       ``(i) to a single statewide MedicarePlus payment area,
       ``(ii) to the metropolitan based system described in 
     subparagraph (C), or
       ``(iii) to consolidating into a single MedicarePlus payment 
     area noncontinuous counties (or equivalent areas described in 
     paragraph (1)) within a State.
     Such adjustment shall be effective for payments for months 
     beginning with January of the year following the year in 
     which the request is received.
       ``(B) Budget neutrality adjustment.--In the case of a State 
     requesting an adjustment under this paragraph, the Secretary 
     shall adjust the payment rates otherwise established under 
     this paragraph for MedicarePlus payment areas in the State in 
     a manner so that the aggregate of the payments under this 
     section in the State shall not exceed the aggregate payments 
     that would have been made under this section for MedicarePlus 
     payment areas in the State in the absence of the adjustment 
     under this paragraph.
       ``(C) Metropolitan based system.--The metropolitan based 
     system described in this subparagraph is one in which--
       ``(i) all the portions of each metropolitan statistical 
     area in the State or in the case of a consolidated 
     metropolitan statistical area, all of the portions of each 
     primary metropolitan statistical area within the consolidated 
     area within the State, are treated as a single MedicarePlus 
     payment area, and
       ``(ii) all areas in the State that do not fall within a 
     metropolitan statistical area are treated as a single 
     MedicarePlus payment area.
       ``(D) Areas.--In subparagraph (C), the terms `metropolitan 
     statistical area', `consolidated metropolitan statistical 
     area', and `primary metropolitan statistical area' mean any 
     area designated as such by the Secretary of Commerce.
       ``(e) Special Rules for Individuals Electing High 
     Deductible Plans.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual who has 
     elected a high deductible plan, notwithstanding the preceding 
     provisions of this section--
       ``(A) the amount of the monthly payment to the MedicarePlus 
     organization offering the high deductible plan shall not 
     exceed the monthly premium for the plan, and
       ``(B) subject to paragraph (2), the difference between the 
     amount of payment that would otherwise be made and the amount 
     of payment to such organization shall be made directly into a 
     High Deductible MedicarePlus MSA established (and, if 
     applicable, designated) by the individual under paragraph 
     (2).
       ``(2) Establishment and designation of medicareplus medical 
     savings account as requirement for payment of contribution.--
     In the case of an individual who has elected coverage under a 
     high deductible plan, no payment shall be made under 
     paragraph (1)(B) on behalf of an individual for a month 
     unless the individual--
       ``(A) has established before the beginning of the month (or 
     by such other deadline as the Secretary may specify) a High 
     Deductible MedicarePlus MSA (as defined in section 137(b)(2) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), and
       ``(B) if the individual has established more than one High 
     Deductible MedicarePlus MSA, has designated one of such 
     accounts as the individual's High Deductible MedicarePlus MSA 
     for purposes of this part.
     Under rules under this section, such an individual may change 
     the designation of such account under subparagraph (B) for 
     purposes of this part.
       ``(3) Lump sum deposit of medical savings account 
     contribution.--In the case of an individual electing a high 
     deductible plan effective beginning with a month in a year, 
     the amount of the contribution to the High Deductible 
     MedicarePlus MSA on behalf of the individual for that month 
     and all successive months in the year shall be deposited 
     during that first month. In the case of a termination of such 
     an election as of a month before the end of a year, the 
     Secretary shall provide for a procedure for the recovery of 
     deposits attributable to the remaining months in the year.
       ``(4) Permitting contributions into medicareplus msa.--
     Effective January 1, 1997, if a member of a Federally-
     qualified health maintenance organization certifies that a 
     Rebate MedicarePlus MSA (as defined in section 137(c) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986) has been established for the 
     benefit of such member, the health maintenance organization 
     may reduce the basic health services payment otherwise 
     determined under otherwise applicable law by requiring the 
     payment of a deductible by the member for basic health 
     services.
       ``(f) Payments of Rebates.--

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       ``(1) In general.--If the amount of the monthly premium for 
     a MedicarePlus plan (other than a high deductible plan) for 
     an MedicarePlus payment area for a year is less than \1/12\ 
     of the annual MedicarePlus capitation rate applied under this 
     section 1854 for the area and year involved, at the election 
     of an individual enrolled under the plan the Secretary shall 
     either--
       ``(A) in the case of an individual who has a Rebate 
     MedicarePlus MSA account (as defined in section 137(b)(3) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), to deposit 100 percent of 
     such difference in such an account specified by the 
     individual; or
       ``(B)(i) pay to the MedicarePlus organization on behalf of 
     such individual the monthly amount equal to 100 percent of 
     such difference up to the amount of the premium amount of 
     such individual for supplemental benefits described in 
     section 1895H(b),
       ``(ii) pay to such individual an amount equal to 75 percent 
     of the remainder of such difference, and
       ``(iii) deposit any remainder of such difference in the 
     Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.
       ``(2) Time for payment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), payments 
     and deposits described in paragraph (1) shall be made on a 
     monthly basis.
       ``(B) Cash rebates.--A rebate under paragraph (1)(B)(ii) 
     shall be paid as of the close of the calendar year to which 
     the enrollment applied.
       ``(g) Payments From Trust Fund.--The payment to a 
     MedicarePlus organization under this section for individuals 
     enrolled under this part with the organization, and payments 
     to a High Deductible or Rebate MedicarePlus MSA under 
     subsection (e)(1)(B) or subsection (f), shall be made from 
     the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 
     Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund in such proportion 
     as the Secretary determines reflects the relative weight that 
     benefits under part A and under part B represents of the 
     actuarial value of the total benefits under this title.
       ``(h) Special Rule for Certain Inpatient Hospital Stays.--
     In the case of an individual who is receiving inpatient 
     hospital services from a subsection (d) hospital (as defined 
     in section 1886(d)(1)(B)) as of the effective date of the 
     individual's--
       ``(1) election under this part of a MedicarePlus plan 
     offered by a MedicarePlus organization--
       ``(A) payment for such services until the date of the 
     individual's discharge shall be made under this title through 
     the MedicarePlus plan or the Medicare fee-for-service program 
     option described in section 1851(a)(1)(A) (as the case may 
     be) elected before the election with such organization,
       ``(B) the elected organization shall not be financially 
     responsible for payment for such services until the date 
     after the date of the individual's discharge, and
       ``(C) the organization shall nonetheless be paid the full 
     amount otherwise payable to the organization under this part; 
     or
       ``(2) termination of election with respect to a 
     MedicarePlus organization under this part--
       ``(A) the organization shall be financially responsible for 
     payment for such services after such date and until the date 
     of the individual's discharge,
       ``(B) payment for such services during the stay shall not 
     be made under section 1886(d) or by any succeeding 
     MedicarePlus organization, and
       ``(C) the terminated organization shall not receive any 
     payment with respect to the individual under this part during 
     the period the individual is not enrolled.


                         ``premiums and rebates

       ``Sec. 1855. (a) Submission and Charging of Premiums.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), each 
     MedicarePlus organization shall file with the Secretary each 
     year, in a form and manner and at a time specified by the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) the amount of the monthly premium for coverage for 
     services under section 1852(a) under each MedicarePlus plan 
     it offers under this part in each MedicarePlus payment area 
     (as defined in section 1854(d)) in which the plan is being 
     offered; and
       ``(B) the enrollment capacity in relation to the plan in 
     each such area.
       ``(2) Terminology.--In this part--
       ``(A) the term `monthly premium' means, with respect to a 
     MedicarePlus plan offered by a MedicarePlus organization, the 
     monthly premium filed under paragraph (1), not taking into 
     account the amount of any payment made toward the premium 
     under section 1854; and
       ``(B) the term `net monthly premium' means, with respect to 
     such a plan and an individual enrolled with the plan, the 
     premium (as defined in subparagraph (A)) for the plan reduced 
     by the amount of payment made toward such premium under 
     section 1854.
       ``(3) Limitation on portion of monthly premium attributable 
     to required coverage.--In no case may the portion of the 
     monthly premium for a MedicarePlus plan for an area and year 
     attributable to required services under section 1852(a)(1) 
     exceed the adjusted community rate for the plan (as defined 
     in subsection (f)(5)).
       ``(b) Net Monthly Premium.--The amount of the net monthly 
     premium charged by a MedicarePlus organization for a 
     MedicarePlus plan offered in a MedicarePlus payment area to 
     an individual under this part shall be equal to the amount 
     (if any) by which--
       ``(1) the amount of the monthly premium for the plan for 
     the period involved, exceeds
       ``(2) \1/12\ of the annual MedicarePlus capitation rate 
     applied under section 1854 for the area and year involved.
       ``(c) Uniform Premium.--The monthly premium and net monthly 
     premium (including rebates offered) by a MedicarePlus 
     organization under this part may not vary among individuals 
     who reside in the same MedicarePlus payment area.
       ``(d) Terms and Conditions of Imposing Premiums.--Each 
     MedicarePlus organization shall permit the payment of net 
     monthly premiums on a monthly basis and may terminate 
     election of individuals for a MedicarePlus plan for failure 
     to make premium payments only in accordance with section 
     1851(g)(3)(B)(i).
       ``(e) Relation of Premiums and Cost-sharing to Benefits.--
     In no case may the portion of a MedicarePlus organization's 
     monthly premium and the actuarial value of its deductibles, 
     coinsurance, and copayments charged for (to the extent 
     attributable to the required benefits described in section 
     1852(a)(1) and not counting any amount attributable to 
     balance billing) to individuals who are enrolled under this 
     part with the organization exceed the actuarial value of the 
     coinsurance and deductibles that would be applicable on the 
     average to individuals enrolled under this part with the 
     organization (or, if the Secretary finds that adequate data 
     are not available to determine that actuarial value, the 
     actuarial value of the coinsurance and deductibles applicable 
     on the average to individuals in the area, in the State, or 
     in the United States, eligible to enroll under this part with 
     the organization, or other appropriate data) and entitled to 
     benefits under part A and enrolled under part B if they were 
     not members of a MedicarePlus organization.
       ``(f) Requirement for Additional Benefits, Rebates, or 
     Both.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each MedicarePlus organization (in 
     relation to a MedicarePlus plan it offers) shall provide that 
     if there is an excess amount (as defined in subparagraph (B)) 
     for the plan for a contract year, subject to the succeeding 
     provisions of this subsection, the organization shall provide 
     to individuals such additional benefits (as the organization 
     may specify), a monetary rebate (paid on a monthly basis), or 
     a combination thereof, in a total value which is at least 
     equal to the adjusted excess amount (as defined in 
     subparagraph (C)).
       ``(B) Excess amount.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     `excess amount', for an organization for a plan, is the 
     amount (if any) by which--
       ``(i) the average of the capitation payments made to the 
     organization under section 1854 for the plan at the beginning 
     of contract year, exceeds
       ``(ii) the actuarial value of the required benefits 
     described in section 1852(a)(1) under the plan for 
     individuals under this part, as determined based upon an 
     adjusted community rate described in paragraph (5) (as 
     reduced for the actuarial value of the coinsurance and 
     deductibles under parts A and B).
       ``(C) Adjusted excess amount.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the `adjusted excess amount', for an organization 
     for a plan, is the excess amount reduced to reflect any 
     amount withheld and reserved for the organization for the 
     year under paragraph (3).
       ``(D) No application to high deductible plans.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a high deductible plan.
       ``(E) Uniform application.--This paragraph shall be applied 
     uniformly for all enrollees for a plan in a MedicarePlus 
     payment area.
       ``(F) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as preventing a MedicarePlus organization from 
     providing health care benefits that are in addition to the 
     benefits otherwise required to be provided under this 
     paragraph and from imposing a premium for such additional 
     benefits.
       ``(2) Rules in relation to rebates.--To the extent that the 
     adjusted excess amount for a plan exceeds the value of 
     additional benefits provided under subparagraph (A) by the 
     MedicarePlus organization in relation to the plan for a 
     month, then the organization shall provide for payment of the 
     amount of such excess as follows:
       ``(A) Rebate medicareplus msa.--If the individual has a 
     Rebate MedicarePlus MSA and elects treatment under this 
     subparagraph, the organization shall provide for payment of 
     such excess into such MSA.
       ``(B) Additional amount.--The organization shall provide 
     for payment of the amount of any additional excess as 
     follows:
       ``(i) 75 percent of such excess to the individual.
       ``(ii) 25 percent to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 
     Fund.
       ``(3) Stabilization fund.--A MedicarePlus organization may 
     provide that a part of the value of an excess actuarial 
     amount described in paragraph (1) be withheld and reserved in 
     the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and in the Federal 
     Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund (in such 
     proportions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate) by 
     the Secretary for subsequent annual contract periods, to the 
     extent required to stabilize and prevent undue fluctuations 
     in the additional benefits and rebates offered in those 
     subsequent periods by the organization in accordance with 
     such paragraph. Any of such value of the amount reserved 
     which is not provided as additional benefits described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) to individuals electing the

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     MedicarePlus plan of the organization in accordance with such 
     paragraph prior to the end of such periods, shall revert for 
     the use of such trust funds.
       ``(4) Determination based on insufficient data.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, if the Secretary finds that 
     there is insufficient enrollment experience (including no 
     enrollment experience in the case of a provider-sponsored 
     organization) to determine an average of the capitation 
     payments to be made under this part at the beginning of a 
     contract period, the Secretary may determine such an average 
     based on the enrollment experience of other contracts entered 
     into under this part.
       ``(5) Adjusted community rate.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, subject 
     to subparagraph (B), the term `adjusted community rate' for a 
     service or services means, at the election of a MedicarePlus 
     organization, either--
       ``(i) the rate of payment for that service or services 
     which the Secretary annually determines would apply to an 
     individual electing a MedicarePlus plan under this part if 
     the rate of payment were determined under a `community rating 
     system' (as defined in section 1302(8) of the Public Health 
     Service Act, other than subparagraph (C)), or
       ``(ii) such portion of the weighted aggregate premium, 
     which the Secretary annually estimates would apply to such an 
     individual, as the Secretary annually estimates is 
     attributable to that service or services, but adjusted for 
     differences between the utilization characteristics of the 
     individuals electing coverage under this part and the 
     utilization characteristics of the other enrollees with the 
     organization (or, if the Secretary finds that adequate data 
     are not available to adjust for those differences, the 
     differences between the utilization characteristics of 
     individuals selecting other MedicarePlus coverage, or 
     MedicarePlus eligible individuals in the area, in the State, 
     or in the United States, eligible to elect MedicarePlus 
     coverage under this part and the utilization characteristics 
     of the rest of the population in the area, in the State, or 
     in the United States, respectively).
       ``(B) Special rule for provider-sponsored organizations.--
     In the case of a MedicarePlus organization that is a 
     provider-sponsored organization, the adjusted community rate 
     under subparagraph (A) for a MedicarePlus plan of the 
     organization may be computed (in a manner specified by the 
     Secretary) using data in the general commercial marketplace 
     or (during a transition period) based on the costs incurred 
     by the organization in providing such a plan.
       ``(g) Transitional File and Use for Certain Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a MedicarePlus plan 
     proposed to be offered before the end of the transition 
     period (as defined in section 1851(e)(1)(B)) by a 
     MedicarePlus organization described in section 1853(f)(3) or 
     by a MedicarePlus organization with a contract in effect 
     under section 1857, if the organization submits complete 
     information to the Secretary regarding the plan demonstrating 
     that the plan meets the requirements and standards under 
     section 1852(a) and subsections (a) through (f) of this 
     section (relating to benefits and premiums), the plan shall 
     be deemed as meeting such requirements and standards under 
     such provisions unless the Secretary disapproves the plan 
     within 60 days after the date of submission of the complete 
     information.
       ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be 
     construed as waiving the requirement of a contract under 
     section 1857 or waiving requirements and standards not 
     referred to in paragraph (1).


 ``establishment of standards; certification of organizations and plans

       ``Sec. 1856. (a) Establishment of Standards.--
       ``(1)  Standards applicable to state-regulated 
     organizations and plans and non-solvency standards for 
     provider-Sponsored organizations.--
       ``(A) Recommendations of naic.--The Secretary shall request 
     the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to 
     develop and submit to the Secretary, not later than 12 months 
     after the date of the enactment of the Medicare Preservation 
     Act of 1995, proposed standards consistent with the 
     requirements of this part for MedicarePlus organizations 
     (other than union sponsors and Taft-Hartley sponsors, and 
     other than solvency standards described in subsection (b) for 
     provider-sponsored organizations) and MedicarePlus plans 
     offered by such organizations, except that such proposed 
     standards may relate to MedicarePlus organizations that are 
     qualified association sponsors only with respect to 
     MedicarePlus plans offered by them and only if such plans are 
     issued by organizations to which section 1853(a)(1) applies.
       ``(B) Review.--If the Association submits such standards on 
     a timely basis, the Secretary shall review such standards to 
     determine if the standards meet the requirements of this 
     part. The Secretary shall complete the review of the 
     standards not later than 90 days after the date of their 
     submission. The Secretary shall promulgate such proposed 
     standards to apply to organizations and plans described in 
     subparagraph (A) except to the extent that the Secretary 
     modifies such proposed standards because they do not meet 
     such requirements.
       ``(C) Failure to submit.--If the Association does not 
     submit such standards on a timely basis, the Secretary shall 
     promulgate such standards by not later than the date the 
     Secretary would otherwise have been required to promulgate 
     standards under subparagraph (B).
       ``(D) Use of interim rules.--For the period in which this 
     part is in effect and standards are being developed and 
     established under the preceding provisions of this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall provide by not later than 
     June 1, 1996, for the application of such interim standards 
     (without regard to any requirements for notice and public 
     comment) as may be appropriate to provide for the expedited 
     implementation of this part. Such interim standards shall not 
     apply after the date standards are established under the 
     preceding provisions of this paragraph.
       ``(2) Establishment of standards for union and taft-hartley 
     sponsors, qualified association sponsors, and plans.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall develop and 
     promulgate by regulation standards consistent with the 
     requirements of this part for union and Taft-Hartley 
     sponsors, for qualified association sponsors, and for 
     MedicarePlus plans offered by such organizations (other than 
     MedicarePlus plans offered by qualified association sponsors 
     that are issued by organizations to which section 1853(a)(1) 
     applies).
       ``(B) Consultation with secretary of labor.--The Secretary 
     shall consult with the Secretary of Labor with respect to 
     such standards for such sponsors and plans.
       ``(C) Timing.--Standards under this paragraph shall be 
     promulgated at or about the time standards are promulgated 
     under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Coordination among final standards.--In establishing 
     standards (other than on an interim basis) under this 
     subsection and subsection (b), the Secretary shall seek to 
     provide for consistency (as appropriate) across the different 
     types of MedicarePlus organizations, in order to promote 
     equitable treatment of different types of organizations and 
     consistent protection for individuals who elect plans offered 
     by the different types of MedicarePlus organizations.
       ``(4) Use of current standards for interim standards.--To 
     the extent practicable and consistent with the requirements 
     of this part, standards established on an interim basis to 
     carry out requirements of this part may be based on currently 
     applicable standards, such as the rules established under 
     section 1876 (as in effect as of the date of the enactment of 
     this section) to carry out analogous provisions of such 
     section or standards established or developed for application 
     in the private health insurance market.
       ``(5) Application of new standards to entities with a 
     contract.--In the case of a MedicarePlus organization with a 
     contract in effect under this part at the time standards 
     applicable to the organization under this section are 
     changed, the organization may elect not to have such changes 
     apply to the organization until the end of the current 
     contract year (or, if there is less than 6 months remaining 
     in the contract year, until 1 year after the end of the 
     current contract year).
       ``(6) Relation to state laws.--The standards established 
     under this subsection shall supersede any State law or 
     regulation with respect to MedicarePlus plans which are 
     offered by MedicarePlus organizations under this part and are 
     issued by organizations to which section 1853(a)(1) applies, 
     to the extent such law or regulation is inconsistent with 
     such standards.
       ``(b) Establishment of Solvency Standards for Provider-
     Sponsored Organizations.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish, on an 
     expedited basis and using a negotiated rulemaking process 
     under subchapter 3 of chapter 5 of title 5, United States 
     Code, standards described in section 1853(e) (relating to the 
     financial solvency and capital adequacy of the organization) 
     that entities must meet to qualify as provider-sponsored 
     organizations under this part.
       ``(B) Factors to consider.--In establishing solvency 
     standards under subparagraph (A) for provider-sponsored 
     organizations, the Secretary shall consult with interested 
     parties and shall take into account--
       ``(i) the delivery system assets of such an organization 
     and ability of such an organization to provide services 
     directly to enrollees through affiliated providers, and
       ``(ii) alternative means of protecting against insolvency, 
     including reinsurance, unrestricted surplus, letters of 
     credit, guarantees, organizational insurance coverage, 
     partnerships with other licensed entities, and valuation 
     attributable to the ability of such an organization to meet 
     its service obligations through direct delivery of care.
       ``(2) Publication of notice.--In carrying out the 
     rulemaking process under this subsection, the Secretary, 
     after consultation with the National Association of Insurance 
     Commissioners, the American Academy of Actuaries, 
     organizations representative of medicare beneficiaries, and 
     other interested parties, shall publish the notice provided 
     for under section 564(a) of title 5, United States Code, by 
     not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of 
     Medicare Preservation Act of 1995.
       ``(3) Target date for publication of rule.--As part of the 
     notice under paragraph (2), and for purposes of this 
     subsection, the `target date for publication' (referred to in 
     section 564(a)(5) of such title) shall be September 1, 1996.
       ``(4) Abbreviated period for submission of comments.--In 
     applying section 564(c) of

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     such title under this subsection, `15 days' shall be 
     substituted for `30 days'.
       ``(5) Appointment of negotiated rulemaking committee and 
     facilitator.--The Secretary shall provide for--
       ``(A) the appointment of a negotiated rulemaking committee 
     under section 565(a) of such title by not later than 30 days 
     after the end of the comment period provided for under 
     section 564(c) of such title (as shortened under paragraph 
     (4)), and
       ``(B) the nomination of a facilitator under section 566(c) 
     of such title by not later than 10 days after the date of 
     appointment of the committee.
       ``(6) Preliminary committee report.--The negotiated 
     rulemaking committee appointed under paragraph (5) shall 
     report to the Secretary, by not later than June 1, 1996, 
     regarding the committee's progress on achieving a consensus 
     with regard to the rulemaking proceeding and whether such 
     consensus is likely to occur before one month before the 
     target date for publication of the rule. If the committee 
     reports that the committee has failed to make significant 
     progress towards such consensus or is unlikely to reach such 
     consensus by the target date, the Secretary may terminate 
     such process and provide for the publication of a rule under 
     this subsection through such other methods as the Secretary 
     may provide.
       ``(7) Final committee report.--If the committee is not 
     terminated under paragraph (6), the rulemaking committee 
     shall submit a report containing a proposed rule by not later 
     than one month before the target publication date.
       ``(8) Interim, final effect.--The Secretary shall publish a 
     rule under this subsection in the Federal Register by not 
     later than the target publication date. Such rule shall be 
     effective and final immediately on an interim basis, but is 
     subject to change and revision after public notice and 
     opportunity for a period (of not less than 60 days) for 
     public comment. In connection with such rule, the Secretary 
     shall specify the process for the timely review and approval 
     of applications of entities to be certified as provider-
     sponsored organizations pursuant to such rules and consistent 
     with this subsection.
       ``(9) Publication of rule after public comment.--The 
     Secretary shall provide for consideration of such comments 
     and republication of such rule by not later than 1 year after 
     the target publication date.
       ``(10) Process for approval of applications for 
     certification of solvency.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a process 
     for the receipt and approval of applications of entities for 
     certification of solvency of provider-sponsored organizations 
     under this part. Under such process, the Secretary shall act 
     upon a complete application submitted within 60 days after 
     the date it is received.
       ``(B) Circulation of proposed application form.--By March 
     1, 1996, the Secretary, after consultation with the 
     negotiated rulemaking committee, shall circulate a proposed 
     application form that could be used by entities considering 
     being certified for solvency under this part.
       ``(c) Certification Process.--
       ``(1) State certification process for state-regulated 
     organizations and non-solvency standards for provider-
     sponsored organizations.--
       ``(A) Approval of state process.--The Secretary shall 
     approve a MedicarePlus certification and enforcement program 
     established by a State for applying the standards established 
     under this section to MedicarePlus organizations (other than 
     union sponsors and Taft-Hartley sponsors and other than 
     solvency standards for provider-sponsored organizations) and 
     MedicarePlus plans offered by such organizations if the 
     Secretary determines that the program effectively provides 
     for the application and enforcement of such standards in the 
     State with respect to such organizations and plans and does 
     not discriminate in its application by type of organization 
     or plan. Such program shall provide for certification of 
     compliance of MedicarePlus organizations and plans with the 
     applicable requirements of this part not less often than once 
     every 3 years.
       ``(B) Effect of certification under state process.--A 
     MedicarePlus organization and MedicarePlus plan offered by 
     such an organization that is certified under such program is 
     considered to have been certified under this paragraph with 
     respect to the offering of the plan to individuals residing 
     in the State.
       ``(C) User fees.--The State may impose user fees on 
     organizations seeking certification under this paragraph in 
     such amounts as the State deems sufficient to finance the 
     costs of such certification. Nothing in this subparagraph 
     shall be construed as restricting a State's authority to 
     impose premium taxes, other taxes, or other levies.
       ``(D) Review.--The Secretary periodically shall review 
     State programs approved under subparagraph (A) to determine 
     if they continue to provide for certification and enforcement 
     described in such paragraph. If the Secretary finds that a 
     State program no longer so provides, before making a final 
     determination, the Secretary shall provide the State an 
     opportunity to adopt such a plan of correction as would 
     permit the State program to meet the requirements of 
     paragraph (1). If the Secretary makes a final determination 
     that the State program, after such an opportunity, fails to 
     meet such requirements, the provisions of subsection (b) 
     shall apply to MedicarePlus organizations and plans in the 
     State.
       ``(E) Effect of no state program.--Beginning on the date 
     standards are established under section 1856, in the case of 
     organizations and plans in States in which a certification 
     program has not been approved and in operation under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall establish a process for 
     the certification of MedicarePlus organizations (other than 
     union sponsors and Taft-Hartley sponsors and other than 
     solvency standards for provider-sponsored organizations) and 
     plans of such organizations as meeting such standards.
       ``(F) Publication of list of approved state programs.--The 
     Secretary shall publish (and periodically update) a list of 
     those State programs which are approved for purposes of this 
     paragraph.
       ``(2) Federal certification process for union sponsors and 
     taft-hartley sponsors.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     process for the certification of union sponsors and Taft-
     Hartley sponsors and MedicarePlus plans offered by such 
     sponsors and organizations as meeting the applicable 
     standards established under this section.
       ``(B) Involvement of secretary of labor.--Such process 
     shall be established and operated in cooperation with the 
     Secretary of Labor with respect to union sponsors and Taft-
     Hartley sponsors.
       ``(C) Use of state licensing and private accreditation 
     processes.--
       ``(i) In general.--The process under this paragraph shall, 
     to the maximum extent practicable, provide that MedicarePlus 
     organizations and plans that are licensed or certified 
     through a qualified private accreditation process that the 
     Secretary finds applies standards that are no less stringent 
     than the requirements of this part are deemed to meet the 
     corresponding requirements of this part for such an 
     organization or plan.
       ``(ii) Periodic accreditation.--The use of an accreditation 
     under clause (i) shall be valid only for such period as the 
     Secretary specifies.
       ``(D) User fees.--The Secretary may impose user fees on 
     entities seeking certification under this paragraph in such 
     amounts as the Secretary deems sufficient to finance the 
     costs of such certification.
       ``(3) Notice to enrollees in case of decertification.--If a 
     MedicarePlus organization or plan is decertified under this 
     subsection, the organization shall notify each enrollee with 
     the organization and plan under this part of such 
     decertification.
       ``(4) Qualified association sponsors.--In the case of 
     MedicarePlus plans offered by a MedicarePlus organization 
     that is a qualified association sponsor and issued by an 
     organization to which section 1853(a)(1) applies or by a 
     provider-sponsored organization, nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed as limiting the authority of States to 
     regulate such plans.


              ``contracts with medicareplus organizations

       ``Sec. 1857. (a) In General.--The Secretary shall not 
     permit the election under section 1851 of a MedicarePlus plan 
     offered by a MedicarePlus organization under this part, and 
     no payment shall be made under section 1854 to an 
     organization, unless the Secretary has entered into a 
     contract under this section with an organization with respect 
     to the offering of such plan. Such a contract with an 
     organization may cover more than one MedicarePlus plan. Such 
     contract shall provide that the organization agrees to comply 
     with the applicable requirements and standards of this part 
     and the terms and conditions of payment as provided for in 
     this part.
       ``(b) Minimum Enrollment Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the 
     Secretary may not enter into a contract under this section 
     with a MedicarePlus organization (other than a union sponsor 
     or Taft-Hartley sponsor) unless the organization has at least 
     5,000 individuals (or 1,500 individuals in the case of an 
     organization that is a provider-sponsored organization) who 
     are receiving health benefits through the organization, 
     except that the standards under section 1856 may permit the 
     organization to have a lesser number of beneficiaries (but 
     not less than 500 in the case of an organization that is a 
     provider-sponsored organization) if the organization 
     primarily serves individuals residing outside of urbanized 
     areas.
       ``(2) Exception for high deductible plan.--Paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply with respect to a contract that relates only 
     to a high deductible plan.
       ``(3) Allowing transition.--The Secretary may waive the 
     requirement of paragraph (1) during the first 3 contract 
     years with respect to an organization.
       ``(c) Contract Period and Effectiveness.--
       ``(1) Period.--Each contract under this section shall be 
     for a term of at least one year, as determined by the 
     Secretary, and may be made automatically renewable from term 
     to term in the absence of notice by either party of intention 
     to terminate at the end of the current term.
       ``(2) Termination authority.--In accordance with procedures 
     established under subsection (h), the Secretary may at any 
     time terminate any such contract or may impose the 
     intermediate sanctions described in an applicable paragraph 
     of subsection (g) on the MedicarePlus organization if the 
     Secretary determines that the organization--
       ``(A) has failed substantially to carry out the contract;

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       ``(B) is carrying out the contract in a manner inconsistent 
     with the efficient and effective administration of this part; 
     and
       ``(C) no longer substantially meets the applicable 
     conditions of this part.
       ``(3) Effective date of contracts.--The effective date of 
     any contract executed pursuant to this section shall be 
     specified in the contract, except that in no case shall a 
     contract under this section which provides for coverage under 
     a high deductible account be effective before January 1997 
     with respect to such coverage.
       ``(4) Previous terminations.--The Secretary may not enter 
     into a contract with a MedicarePlus organization if a 
     previous contract with that organization under this section 
     was terminated at the request of the organization within the 
     preceding five-year period, except in circumstances which 
     warrant special consideration, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(5) No contracting authority.--The authority vested in 
     the Secretary by this part may be performed without regard to 
     such provisions of law or regulations relating to the making, 
     performance, amendment, or modification of contracts of the 
     United States as the Secretary may determine to be 
     inconsistent with the furtherance of the purpose of this 
     title.
       ``(d) Protections Against Fraud and Beneficiary 
     Protections.--
       ``(1) Inspection and audit.--Each contract under this 
     section shall provide that the Secretary, or any person or 
     organization designated by the Secretary--
       ``(A) shall have the right to inspect or otherwise evaluate 
     (i) the quality, appropriateness, and timeliness of services 
     performed under the contract and (ii) the facilities of the 
     organization when there is reasonable evidence of some need 
     for such inspection, and
       ``(B) shall have the right to audit and inspect any books 
     and records of the MedicarePlus organization that pertain (i) 
     to the ability of the organization to bear the risk of 
     potential financial losses, or (ii) to services performed or 
     determinations of amounts payable under the contract.
       ``(2) Enrollee notice at time of termination.--Each 
     contract under this section shall require the organization to 
     provide (and pay for) written notice in advance of the 
     contract's termination, as well as a description of 
     alternatives for obtaining benefits under this title, to each 
     individual enrolled with the organization under this part.
       ``(3) Disclosure.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each MedicarePlus organization shall, in 
     accordance with regulations of the Secretary, report to the 
     Secretary financial information which shall include the 
     following:
       ``(i) Such information as the Secretary may require 
     demonstrating that the organization has a fiscally sound 
     operation.
       ``(ii) A copy of the report, if any, filed with the Health 
     Care Financing Administration containing the information 
     required to be reported under section 1124 by disclosing 
     entities.
       ``(iii) A description of transactions, as specified by the 
     Secretary, between the organization and a party in interest. 
     Such transactions shall include--

       ``(I) any sale or exchange, or leasing of any property 
     between the organization and a party in interest;
       ``(II) any furnishing for consideration of goods, services 
     (including management services), or facilities between the 
     organization and a party in interest, but not including 
     salaries paid to employees for services provided in the 
     normal course of their employment and health services 
     provided to members by hospitals and other providers and by 
     staff, medical group (or groups), individual practice 
     association (or associations), or any combination thereof; 
     and
       ``(III) any lending of money or other extension of credit 
     between an organization and a party in interest.

     The Secretary may require that information reported 
     respecting an organization which controls, is controlled by, 
     or is under common control with, another entity be in the 
     form of a consolidated financial statement for the 
     organization and such entity.
       ``(B) Party in interest defined.--For the purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `party in interest' means--
       ``(i) any director, officer, partner, or employee 
     responsible for management or administration of a 
     MedicarePlus organization, any person who is directly or 
     indirectly the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the 
     equity of the organization, any person who is the beneficial 
     owner of a mortgage, deed of trust, note, or other interest 
     secured by, and valuing more than 5 percent of the 
     organization, and, in the case of a MedicarePlus organization 
     organized as a nonprofit corporation, an incorporator or 
     member of such corporation under applicable State corporation 
     law;
       ``(ii) any entity in which a person described in clause 
     (i)--

       ``(I) is an officer or director;
       ``(II) is a partner (if such entity is organized as a 
     partnership);
       ``(III) has directly or indirectly a beneficial interest of 
     more than 5 percent of the equity; or
       ``(IV) has a mortgage, deed of trust, note, or other 
     interest valuing more than 5 percent of the assets of such 
     entity;

       ``(iii) any person directly or indirectly controlling, 
     controlled by, or under common control with an organization; 
     and
       ``(iv) any spouse, child, or parent of an individual 
     described in clause (i).
       ``(C) Access to information.--Each MedicarePlus 
     organization shall make the information reported pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) available to its enrollees upon reasonable 
     request.
       ``(4) Loan information.--The contract shall require the 
     organization to notify the Secretary of loans and other 
     special financial arrangements which are made between the 
     organization and subcontractors, affiliates, and related 
     parties.
       ``(e) Additional Contract Terms.--The contract shall 
     contain such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with 
     this part (including requiring the organization to provide 
     the Secretary with such information) as the Secretary may 
     find necessary and appropriate.
       ``(f) Intermediate Sanctions.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     MedicarePlus organization with a contract under this 
     section--
       ``(A) fails substantially to provide medically necessary 
     items and services that are required (under law or under the 
     contract) to be provided to an individual covered under the 
     contract, if the failure has adversely affected (or has 
     substantial likelihood of adversely affecting) the 
     individual;
       ``(B) imposes net monthly premiums on individuals enrolled 
     under this part in excess of the net monthly premiums 
     permitted;
       ``(C) acts to expel or to refuse to re-enroll an individual 
     in violation of the provisions of this part;
       ``(D) engages in any practice that would reasonably be 
     expected to have the effect of denying or discouraging 
     enrollment (except as permitted by this part) by eligible 
     individuals with the organization whose medical condition or 
     history indicates a need for substantial future medical 
     services;
       ``(E) misrepresents or falsifies information that is 
     furnished--
       ``(i) to the Secretary under this part, or
       ``(ii) to an individual or to any other entity under this 
     part;
       ``(F) fails to comply with the requirements of section 
     1852(j)(3); or
       ``(G) employs or contracts with any individual or entity 
     that is excluded from participation under this title under 
     section 1128 or 1128A for the provision of health care, 
     utilization review, medical social work, or administrative 
     services or employs or contracts with any entity for the 
     provision (directly or indirectly) through such an excluded 
     individual or entity of such services;
     the Secretary may provide, in addition to any other remedies 
     authorized by law, for any of the remedies described in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Remedies.--The remedies described in this paragraph 
     are--
       ``(A) civil money penalties of not more than $25,000 for 
     each determination under paragraph (1) or, with respect to a 
     determination under subparagraph (D) or (E)(i) of such 
     paragraph, of not more than $100,000 for each such 
     determination, plus, with respect to a determination under 
     paragraph (1)(B), double the excess amount charged in 
     violation of such paragraph (and the excess amount charged 
     shall be deducted from the penalty and returned to the 
     individual concerned), and plus, with respect to a 
     determination under paragraph (1)(D), $15,000 for each 
     individual not enrolled as a result of the practice involved,
       ``(B) suspension of enrollment of individuals under this 
     part after the date the Secretary notifies the organization 
     of a determination under paragraph (1) and until the 
     Secretary is satisfied that the basis for such determination 
     has been corrected and is not likely to recur, or
       ``(C) suspension of payment to the organization under this 
     part for individuals enrolled after the date the Secretary 
     notifies the organization of a determination under paragraph 
     (1) and until the Secretary is satisfied that the basis for 
     such determination has been corrected and is not likely to 
     recur.
       ``(3) Other intermediate sanctions.--In the case of a 
     MedicarePlus organization for which the Secretary makes a 
     determination under subsection (c)(2) the basis of which is 
     not described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may apply the 
     following intermediate sanctions:
       ``(A) civil money penalties of not more than $25,000 for 
     each determination under subsection (c)(2) if the deficiency 
     that is the basis of the determination has directly adversely 
     affected (or has the substantial likelihood of adversely 
     affecting) an individual covered under the organization's 
     contract;
       ``(B) civil money penalties of not more than $10,000 for 
     each week beginning after the initiation of procedures by the 
     Secretary under subsection (h) during which the deficiency 
     that is the basis of a determination under subsection (c)(2) 
     exists; and
       ``(C) suspension of enrollment of individuals under this 
     part after the date the Secretary notifies the organization 
     of a determination under subsection (c)(2) and until the 
     Secretary is satisfied that the deficiency that is the basis 
     for the determination has been corrected and is not likely to 
     recur.
       ``(4) Proceedings.--The provisions of section 1128A (other 
     than subsections (a) and (b)) shall apply to a civil money 
     penalty under paragraph (1) or (2) in the same manner as they 
     apply to a civil money penalty or proceeding under section 
     1128A(a).
       ``(g) Procedures for Imposing Sanctions.--The Secretary may 
     terminate a contract with a MedicarePlus organization under 
     this section or may impose the intermediate sanctions 
     described in subsection (f) on the organization in accordance 
     with formal investigation and compliance procedures 
     established by the Secretary under which--

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       ``(1) the Secretary provides the organization with the 
     reasonable opportunity to develop and implement a corrective 
     action plan to correct the deficiencies that were the basis 
     of the Secretary's determination under subsection (c)(2);
       ``(2) the Secretary shall impose more severe sanctions on 
     organizations that have a history of deficiencies or that 
     have not taken steps to correct deficiencies the Secretary 
     has brought to their attention;
       ``(3) there are no unreasonable or unnecessary delays 
     between the finding of a deficiency and the imposition of 
     sanctions; and
       ``(4) the Secretary provides the organization with 
     reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing (including the 
     right to appeal an initial decision) before imposing any 
     sanction or terminating the contract.


``standards for medicareplus and medicare information transactions and 
                             data elements

       ``Sec. 1858. (a) Adoption of Standards for Data Elements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Pursuant to subsection (b), the 
     Secretary shall adopt standards for information transactions 
     and data elements of MedicarePlus and medicare information 
     and modifications to the standards under this section that 
     are--
       ``(A) consistent with the objective of reducing the 
     administrative costs of providing and paying for health care; 
     and
       ``(B) developed or modified by a standard setting 
     organization (as defined in subsection (h)(8)).
       ``(2) Special rule relating to data elements.--The 
     Secretary may adopt or modify a standard relating to data 
     elements that is different from the standard developed by a 
     standard setting organization, if--
       ``(A) the different standard or modification will 
     substantially reduce administrative costs to health care 
     providers and health plans compared to the alternative; and
       ``(B) the standard or modification is promulgated in 
     accordance with the rulemaking procedures of subchapter III 
     of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(3) Security standards for health information network.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each person, who maintains or transmits 
     MedicarePlus and medicare information or data elements of 
     MedicarePlus and medicare information and is subject to this 
     section, shall maintain reasonable and appropriate 
     administrative, technical, and physical safeguards--
       ``(i) to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of the 
     information;
       ``(ii) to protect against any reasonably anticipated--

       ``(I) threats or hazards to the security or integrity of 
     the information; and
       ``(II) unauthorized uses or disclosures of the information; 
     and

       ``(iii) to otherwise ensure compliance with this section by 
     the officers and employees of such person.
       ``(B) Security standards.--The Secretary shall establish 
     security standards and modifications to such standards with 
     respect to MedicarePlus and medicare information network 
     services, health plans, and health care providers that--
       ``(i) take into account--

       ``(I) the technical capabilities of record systems used to 
     maintain MedicarePlus and medicare information;
       ``(II) the costs of security measures;
       ``(III) the need for training persons who have access to 
     MedicarePlus and medicare information; and
       ``(IV) the value of audit trails in computerized record 
     systems; and

       ``(ii) ensure that a MedicarePlus and medicare information 
     network service, if it is part of a larger organization, has 
     policies and security procedures which isolate the activities 
     of such service with respect to processing information in a 
     manner that prevents unauthorized access to such information 
     by such larger organization.
     The security standards established by the Secretary shall be 
     based on the standards developed or modified by standard 
     setting organizations. If such standards do not exist, the 
     Secretary shall rely on the recommendations of the 
     MedicarePlus and Medicare Information Advisory Committee 
     (established under subsection (g)) and shall consult with 
     appropriate government agencies and private organizations in 
     accordance with paragraph (5).
       ``(4) Implementation specifications.--The Secretary shall 
     establish specifications for implementing each of the 
     standards and the modifications to the standards adopted 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) or (3).
       ``(5) Assistance to the secretary.--In complying with the 
     requirements of this section, the Secretary shall rely on 
     recommendations of the MedicarePlus and Medicare Information 
     Advisory Committee established under subsection (g) and shall 
     consult with appropriate Federal and State agencies and 
     private organizations. The Secretary shall publish in the 
     Federal Register the recommendations of the MedicarePlus and 
     Medicare Information Advisory Committee regarding the 
     adoption of a standard under this section.
       ``(b) Standards for Information Transactions and Data 
     Elements.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall adopt standards for 
     transactions and data elements to make MedicarePlus and 
     medicare information uniformly available to be exchanged 
     electronically, that is--
       ``(A) appropriate for the following financial and 
     administrative transactions: claims (including coordination 
     of benefits) or equivalent encounter information, enrollment 
     and disenrollment, eligibility, premium payments, and 
     referral certification and authorization; and
       ``(B) related to other financial and administrative 
     transactions determined appropriate by the Secretary 
     consistent with the goals of improving the operation of the 
     health care system and reducing administrative costs.
       ``(2) Unique health identifiers.--
       ``(A) Adoption of standards.--The Secretary shall adopt 
     standards providing for a standard unique health identifier 
     for each individual, employer, health plan, and health care 
     provider for use in the MedicarePlus and medicare information 
     system. In developing unique health identifiers for each 
     health plan and health care provider, the Secretary shall 
     take into account multiple uses for identifiers and multiple 
     locations and specialty classifications for health care 
     providers.
       ``(B) Penalty for improper disclosure.--A person who 
     knowingly uses or causes to be used a unique health 
     identifier under subparagraph (A) for a purpose that is not 
     authorized by the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) be fined not more than $50,000, imprisoned not more 
     than 1 year, or both; or
       ``(ii) if the offense is committed under false pretenses, 
     be fined not more than $100,000, imprisoned not more than 5 
     years, or both.
       ``(3) Code sets.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     MedicarePlus and Medicare Information Advisory Committee, 
     experts from the private sector, and Federal and State 
     agencies, shall--
       ``(i) select code sets for appropriate data elements from 
     among the code sets that have been developed by private and 
     public entities; or
       ``(ii) establish code sets for such data elements if no 
     code sets for the data elements have been developed.
       ``(B) Distribution.--The Secretary shall establish 
     efficient and low-cost procedures for distribution (including 
     electronic distribution) of code sets and modifications made 
     to such code sets under subsection (c)(2).
       ``(4) Electronic signature.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, after consultation with 
     the MedicarePlus and Medicare Information Advisory Committee, 
     shall promulgate regulations specifying procedures for the 
     electronic transmission and authentication of signatures, 
     compliance with which will be deemed to satisfy Federal and 
     State statutory requirements for written signatures with 
     respect to information transactions required by this section 
     and written signatures on enrollment and disenrollment forms.
       ``(B) Payments for services and premiums.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to prohibit the payment of health 
     care services or health plan premiums by debit, credit, 
     payment card or numbers, or other electronic means.
       ``(5) Transfer of information between health plans.--The 
     Secretary shall develop rules and procedures--
       ``(A) for determining the financial liability of health 
     plans when health care benefits are payable under two or more 
     health plans; and
       ``(B) for transferring among health plans appropriate 
     standard data elements needed for the coordination of 
     benefits, the sequential processing of claims, and other data 
     elements for individuals who have more than one health plan.
       ``(6) Coordination of benefits.--If, at the end of the 5-
     year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     section, the Secretary determines that additional transaction 
     standards for coordinating benefits are necessary to reduce 
     administrative costs or duplicative (or inappropriate) 
     payment of claims, the Secretary shall establish further 
     transaction standards for the coordination of benefits 
     between health plans.
       ``(7) Protection of trade secrets.--Except as otherwise 
     required by law, the standards adopted under this section 
     shall not require disclosure of trade secrets or confidential 
     commercial information by an entity operating a MedicarePlus 
     and medicare information network.
       ``(c) Timetables for Adoption of Standards.--
       ``(1) Initial standards.--Not later than 18 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
     shall adopt standards relating to the information 
     transactions, data elements of MedicarePlus and medicare 
     information and security described in subsections (a) and 
     (b).
       ``(2) Additions and modifications to standards.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall review the standards 
     adopted under this section and shall adopt additional or 
     modified standards, that have been developed or modified by a 
     standard setting organization, as determined appropriate, but 
     not more frequently than once every 12 months. Any addition 
     or modification to such standards shall be completed in a 
     manner which minimizes the disruption and cost of compliance.
       ``(B) Additions and modifications to code sets.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     procedures exist for the routine maintenance, testing, 
     enhancement, and expansion of code sets.
       ``(ii) Additional rules.--If a code set is modified under 
     this paragraph, the modified code set shall include 
     instructions on how data elements of MedicarePlus and 
     medicare information that were encoded prior to the

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     modification may be converted or translated so as to preserve 
     the informational value of the data elements that existed 
     before the modification. Any modification to a code set under 
     this paragraph shall be implemented in a manner that 
     minimizes the disruption and cost of complying with such 
     modification.
       ``(d) Requirements for Health Plans.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a person desires to conduct any of 
     the information transactions described in subsection (b)(1) 
     with a health plan as a standard transaction, the health plan 
     shall conduct such standard transaction in a timely manner 
     and the information transmitted or received in connection 
     with such transaction shall be in the form of standard data 
     elements of MedicarePlus and medicare information.
       ``(2) Satisfaction of requirements.--A health plan may 
     satisfy the requirement imposed on such plan under paragraph 
     (1) by directly transmitting standard data elements of 
     MedicarePlus and medicare information or submitting 
     nonstandard data elements to a MedicarePlus and medicare 
     information network service for processing into standard data 
     elements and transmission.
       ``(3) Timetables for compliance with requirements.--Not 
     later than 24 months after the date on which standards are 
     adopted under subsections (a) and (b) with respect to any 
     type of information transaction or data element of 
     MedicarePlus and medicare information or with respect to 
     security, a health plan shall comply with the requirements of 
     this section with respect to such transaction or data 
     element.
       ``(4) Compliance with modified standards.--If the Secretary 
     adopts a modified standard under subsection (a) or (b), a 
     health plan shall be required to comply with the modified 
     standard at such time as the Secretary determines appropriate 
     taking into account the time needed to comply due to the 
     nature and extent of the modification. However, the time 
     determined appropriate under the preceding sentence shall be 
     not earlier than the last day of the 180-day period beginning 
     on the date such modified standard is adopted. The Secretary 
     may extend the time for compliance for small health plans, if 
     the Secretary determines such extension is appropriate.
       ``(e) General Penalty for Failure To Comply With 
     Requirements and Standards.--
       ``(1) General penalty.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall impose on any person that violates a 
     requirement or standard--
       ``(i) with respect to MedicarePlus and medicare information 
     transactions, data elements of MedicarePlus and medicare 
     information, or security imposed under subsection (a) or (b); 
     or
       ``(ii) with respect to health plans imposed under 
     subsection (d);
     a penalty of not more than $100 for each such violation of a 
     specific standard or requirement, but the total amount 
     imposed for all such violations of a specific standard or 
     requirement during the calendar year shall not exceed 
     $25,000.
       ``(B) Procedures.--The provisions of section 1128A (other 
     than subsections (a) and (b) and the second sentence of 
     subsection (f)) shall apply to the imposition of a civil 
     money penalty under this paragraph in the same manner as such 
     provisions apply to the imposition of a penalty under such 
     section 1128A.
       ``(C) Denial of payment.--Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), the Secretary may deny payment under this title for an 
     item or service furnished by a person if the person fails to 
     comply with an applicable requirement or standard for 
     MedicarePlus and medicare information relating to that item 
     or service.
       ``(2) Limitations.--
       ``(A) Noncompliance not discovered.--A penalty may not be 
     imposed under paragraph (1) if it is established to the 
     satisfaction of the Secretary that the person liable for the 
     penalty did not know, and by exercising reasonable diligence 
     would not have known, that such person failed to comply with 
     the requirement or standard described in paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Failures due to reasonable cause.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), a 
     penalty may not be imposed under paragraph (1) if--

       ``(I) the failure to comply was due to reasonable cause and 
     not to willful neglect; and
       ``(II) the failure to comply is corrected during the 30-day 
     period beginning on the first date the person liable for the 
     penalty knew, or by exercising reasonable diligence would 
     have known, that the failure to comply occurred.

       ``(ii) Extension of period.--

       ``(I) No penalty.--The period referred to in clause (i)(II) 
     may be extended as determined appropriate by the Secretary 
     based on the nature and extent of the failure to comply.
       ``(II) Assistance.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     health plan failed to comply because such plan was unable to 
     comply, the Secretary may provide technical assistance to 
     such plan during the period described in clause (i)(II). Such 
     assistance shall be provided in any manner determined 
     appropriate by the Secretary.

       ``(C) Reduction.--In the case of a failure to comply which 
     is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect, any 
     penalty under paragraph (1) that is not entirely waived under 
     subparagraph (B) may be waived to the extent that the payment 
     of such penalty would be excessive relative to the compliance 
     failure involved.
       ``(f) Effect on State Law.--
       ``(1) General effect.--
       ``(A) General rule.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B), a provision, requirement, or standard under this section 
     shall supersede any contrary provision of State law, 
     including a provision of State law that requires medical or 
     health plan records (including billing information) to be 
     maintained or transmitted in written rather than electronic 
     form.
       ``(B) Exceptions.--A provision, requirement, or standard 
     under this section shall not supersede a contrary provision 
     of State law if the Secretary determines that the provision 
     of State law should be continued for any reason, including 
     for reasons relating to prevention of fraud and abuse or 
     regulation of controlled substances.
       ``(2) Public health reporting.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to invalidate or limit the authority, 
     power, or procedures established under any law providing for 
     the reporting of disease or injury, child abuse, birth, or 
     death, public health surveillance, or public health 
     investigation or intervention.
       ``(g) MedicarePlus and Medicare Information Advisory 
     Committee.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established a committee to 
     be known as the MedicarePlus and Medicare Information 
     Advisory Committee (in this subsection referred to as the 
     `committee').
       ``(2) Duties.--The committee shall--
       ``(A) advise the Secretary in the development of standards 
     under this section; and
       ``(B) be generally responsible for advising the Secretary 
     and the Congress on the status and the future of the 
     MedicarePlus and medicare information network.
       ``(3) Membership.--
       ``(A) In general.--The committee shall consist of 9 members 
     of whom--
       ``(i) 3 shall be appointed by the President;
       ``(ii) 3 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives after consultation with the minority leader 
     of the House of Representatives; and
       ``(iii) 3 shall be appointed by the President pro tempore 
     of the Senate after consultation with the minority leader of 
     the Senate.
     The appointments of the members shall be made not later than 
     60 days after the date of the enactment of this section. The 
     President shall designate 1 member as the Chair.
       ``(B) Expertise.--The membership of the committee shall 
     consist of individuals who are of recognized standing and 
     distinction in the areas of information systems, information 
     networking and integration, consumer health, or health care 
     financial management, and who possess the demonstrated 
     capacity to discharge the duties imposed on the committee.
       ``(C) Terms.--Each member of the committee shall be 
     appointed for a term of 5 years, except that the members 
     first appointed shall serve staggered terms such that the 
     terms of not more than 3 members expire at one time.
       ``(D) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date on which a majority of the members have been appointed, 
     the committee shall hold its first meeting.
       ``(4) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the 
     committee shall submit to Congress and the Secretary a report 
     regarding--
       ``(A) the extent to which entities using the MedicarePlus 
     and medicare information network are meeting the standards 
     adopted under this section and working together to form an 
     integrated network that meets the needs of its users;
       ``(B) the extent to which such entities are meeting the 
     security standards established pursuant to this section and 
     the types of penalties assessed for noncompliance with such 
     standards;
       ``(C) any problems that exist with respect to 
     implementation of the MedicarePlus and medicare information 
     network; and
       ``(D) the extent to which timetables under this section are 
     being met.
     Reports made under this subsection shall be made available to 
     health care providers, health plans, and other entities that 
     use the MedicarePlus and medicare information network to 
     exchange MedicarePlus and medicare information.
       ``(h) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) Code set.--The term `code set' means any set of codes 
     used for encoding data elements, such as tables of terms, 
     enrollment information, and encounter data.
       ``(2) Coordination of benefits.--The term `coordination of 
     benefits' means determining and coordinating the financial 
     obligations of health plans when health care benefits are 
     payable under such a plan and under this title (including 
     under a MedicarePlus plan).
       ``(3) MedicarePlus and medicare information.--The term 
     `MedicarePlus and medicare information' means any information 
     that relates to the enrollment of individuals under this 
     title (including information relating to elections of 
     MedicarePlus plans under section 1851) and the provision of 
     health benefits (including benefits provided under such 
     plans) under this title.
       ``(4) MedicarePlus and medicare information network.--The 
     term `MedicarePlus and medicare information network' means 
     the MedicarePlus and medicare information system that is 
     formed through the application of the requirements and 
     standards established under this section.
       ``(5) MedicarePlus and medicare information network 
     service.--The term `MedicarePlus and medicare information

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     network service' means a public or private entity that--
       ``(A) processes or facilitates the processing of 
     nonstandard data elements of MedicarePlus and medicare 
     information into standard data elements;
       ``(B) provides the means by which persons may meet the 
     requirements of this section; or
       ``(C) provides specific information processing services.
       ``(6) Health plan.--The term `health plan' means a plan 
     which provides, or pays the cost of, health benefits. Such 
     term includes the following, or any combination thereof:
       ``(A) Part A or part B of this title, and includes a 
     MedicarePlus plan.
       ``(B) The medicaid program under title XIX and the 
     MediGrant program under title XXI.
       ``(C) A medicare supplemental policy (as defined in section 
     1882(g)(1)).
       ``(D) Worker's compensation or similar insurance.
       ``(E) Automobile or automobile medical-payment insurance.
       ``(F) A long-term care policy, other than a fixed indemnity 
     policy.
       ``(G) The Federal Employees Health Benefit Plan under 
     chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(H) An employee welfare benefit plan, as defined in 
     section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(1)), but only to the extent the plan 
     is established or maintained for the purpose of providing 
     health benefits.
       ``(7) Individually identifiable MedicarePlus and medicare 
     information.--The term `individually identifiable 
     MedicarePlus and medicare information' means MedicarePlus and 
     medicare enrollment information, including demographic 
     information collected from an individual, that--
       ``(A) is created or received by a health care provider, 
     health plan, employer, or MedicarePlus and medicare 
     information network service, and
       ``(B) identifies an individual.
       ``(8) Standard setting organization.--The term `standard 
     setting organization' means a standard setting organization 
     accredited by the American National Standards Institute and 
     includes the National Council for Prescription Drug Program.
       ``(9) Standard transaction.--The term `standard 
     transaction' means, when referring to an information 
     transaction or to data elements of MedicarePlus and medicare 
     information, any transaction that meets the requirements and 
     implementation specifications adopted by the Secretary under 
     subsections (a) and (b).


                ``definitions; miscellaneous provisions

       ``Sec. 1859. (a) Definitions Relating to MedicarePlus 
     Organizations.--In this part--
       ``(1) MedicarePlus organization.--The term `MedicarePlus 
     organization' means a public or private entity that is 
     certified under section 1857 as meeting the requirements and 
     standards of this part for such an organization.
       ``(2) Provider-sponsored organization.--The term `provider-
     sponsored organization' is defined in section 1853(e).
       ``(3) Qualified association sponsor.--The term `qualified 
     association sponsor' means an association, religious 
     fraternal organization, or other organization (which may be a 
     trade, industry, or professional association, a chamber of 
     commerce, or a public entity association) that the Secretary 
     finds--
       ``(A) is organized for purposes other than to market a 
     health plan,
       ``(B) may not condition its membership on health status, 
     health claims experience, receipt of health care, medical 
     history, or lack of evidence of insurability of a potential 
     member,
       ``(C) may not exclude a member or spouse of a member from 
     health plan coverage based on factors described in clause 
     (ii);
       ``(D) does not exist solely or principally for the purpose 
     of selling insurance,
       ``(E) has at least 1,000 individual members or 200 employer 
     members,
       ``(F) is a permanent entity which receives a substantial 
     proportion of its financial support from active members; and
       ``(G) is not owned or controlled by an insurance company.
     Such term includes a subsidiary or corporation that is wholly 
     owned by one or more qualified organizations.
       ``(4) Taft-hartley sponsor.--The term `Taft-Hartley 
     sponsor' means, in relation to a group health plan that is 
     established or maintained by two or more employers or jointly 
     by one or more employers and one or more employee 
     organizations, the association, committee, joint board of 
     trustees, or other similar group of representatives of 
     parties who establish or maintain the plan.
       ``(5) Union sponsor.--The term `union sponsor' means an 
     employee organization in relation to a group health plan that 
     is established or maintained by the organization other than 
     pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement.
       ``(6) Employer, etc.--In this subsection and section 
     1851(b), the terms `employer', `employee organization', and 
     `group health plan' have the meanings given such terms for 
     purposes of part 6 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
       ``(b) Definitions Relating to MedicarePlus Plans.--
       ``(1) MedicarePlus plan.--The term `MedicarePlus plan' 
     means health benefits coverage offered under a policy, 
     contract, or plan by a MedicarePlus organization pursuant to 
     and in accordance with a contract under section 1857.
       ``(2) High deductible plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `high deductible plan' means a 
     MedicarePlus plan that--
       ``(i) provides reimbursement for at least the items and 
     services described in section 1852(a)(1) in a year but only 
     after the enrollee incurs countable expenses (as specified 
     under the plan) equal to the amount of a deductible 
     (described in subparagraph (B));
       ``(ii) counts as such expenses (for purposes of such 
     deductible) at least all amounts that would have been payable 
     under parts A and B or by the enrollee if the enrollee had 
     elected to receive benefits through the provisions of such 
     parts; and
       ``(iii) provides, after such deductible is met for a year 
     and for all subsequent expenses for benefits referred to in 
     clause (i) in the year, for a level of reimbursement that is 
     not less than--

       ``(I) 100 percent of such expenses, or
       ``(II) 100 percent of the amounts that would have been paid 
     (without regard to any deductibles or coinsurance) under 
     parts A and B with respect to such expenses,

     whichever is less.
       ``(B) Deductible.--The amount of deductible under a high 
     deductible plan--
       ``(i) for contract year 1997 shall be not more than $6,000; 
     and
       ``(ii) for a subsequent contract year shall be not more 
     than the maximum amount of such deductible for the previous 
     contract year under this subparagraph increased by the 
     national average per capita growth percentage under section 
     1854(c)(6) for the year.
     If the amount of the deductible under clause (ii) is not a 
     multiple of $50, the amount shall be rounded to the nearest 
     multiple of $50.
       ``(3) MedicarePlus unrestricted fee-for-service plan.--The 
     term `MedicarePlus unrestricted fee-for-service plan' means a 
     MedicarePlus plan that provides for coverage of benefits 
     without restrictions relating to utilization and without 
     regard to whether the provider has a contract or other 
     arrangement with the organization offering the plan for the 
     provision of such benefits.
       ``(c) Other References to Other Terms.--
       ``(1) MedicarePlus eligible individual.--The term 
     `MedicarePlus eligible individual' is defined in section 
     1851(a)(3).
       ``(2) MedicarePlus payment area.--The term `MedicarePlus 
     payment area' is defined in section 1854(d).
       ``(3) National average per capita growth percentage.--The 
     `national average per capita growth percentage' is defined in 
     section 1854(c)(6).
       ``(4) Monthly premium; net monthly premium.--The terms 
     `monthly premium' and `net monthly premium' are defined in 
     section 1855(a)(2).
       ``(d) Coordinated Acute and Long-term Care Benefits Under a 
     MedicarePlus Plan.--Nothing in this part shall be construed 
     as preventing a State from coordinating benefits under its 
     MediGrant program under title XXI with those provided under a 
     MedicarePlus plan in a manner that assures continuity of a 
     full-range of acute care and long-term care services to poor 
     elderly or disabled individuals eligible for benefits under 
     this title and under such program.''.
       (b) Conforming References to Previous Part C.--Any 
     reference in law (in effect before the date of the enactment 
     of this Act) to part C of title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act is deemed a reference to part D of such title (as in 
     effect after such date).
       (c) Use of Interim, Final Regulations.--In order to carry 
     out the amendment made by subsection (a) in a timely manner, 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services may promulgate 
     regulations that take effect on an interim basis, after 
     notice and pending opportunity for public comment.
       (d) Advance Directives.--Section 1866(f)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395cc(f)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``1853(g),'' after ``1833(s),'', and
       (2) by inserting ``, MedicarePlus organization,'' after 
     ``provider of services''.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1866(a)(1)(O) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395cc(a)(1)(O)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon 
     at the end the following: ``and in the case of hospitals to 
     accept as payment in full for inpatient hospital services 
     that are emergency services (as defined in section 
     1853(b)(4)) that are covered under this title and are 
     furnished to any individual enrolled under part C with a 
     MedicarePlus organization which does not have a contract 
     establishing payment amounts for services furnished to 
     members of the organization the amounts that would be made as 
     a payment in full under this title if the individuals were 
     not so enrolled''.
       (f) Secretarial Submission of Legislative Proposal.--Not 
     later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress a legislative 
     proposal providing for such technical and conforming 
     amendments in the law as are required by the provisions of 
     this chapter.

     SEC. 8002. DUPLICATION AND COORDINATION OF MEDICARE-RELATED 
                   PLANS.

       (a) Treatment of Certain Health Insurance Policies as 
     Nonduplicative.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1882(d)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ss(d)(3)(A)) is amended--
       (A) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
       ``(i) It is unlawful for a person to sell or issue to an 
     individual entitled to benefits under part A or enrolled 
     under part B of this title or electing a MedicarePlus plan 
     under section 1851--

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       ``(I) a health insurance policy (other than a medicare 
     supplemental policy) with knowledge that the policy 
     duplicates health benefits to which the individual is 
     otherwise entitled under this title or title XIX,
       ``(II) in the case of an individual not electing a 
     MedicarePlus plan, a medicare supplemental policy with 
     knowledge that the individual is entitled to benefits under 
     another medicare supplemental policy, or
       ``(III) in the case of an individual electing a 
     MedicarePlus plan, a medicare supplemental policy with 
     knowledge that the policy duplicates health benefits to which 
     the individual is otherwise entitled under this title or 
     under another medicare supplemental policy.'';
       (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``clause (i)'' and 
     inserting ``clause (i)(II)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
       ``(iv) For purposes of this subparagraph a health insurance 
     policy shall be considered to `duplicate' benefits under this 
     title only when, under its terms, the policy provides 
     specific reimbursement for identical items and services to 
     the extent paid for under this title, and a health insurance 
     policy providing for benefits which are payable to or on 
     behalf of an individual without regard to other health 
     benefit coverage of such individual is not considered to 
     `duplicate' any health benefits under this title.
       ``(v) For purposes of this subparagraph, a health insurance 
     policy (or a rider to an insurance contract which is not a 
     health insurance policy), including a policy (such as a 
     qualified long-term care insurance contract described in 
     section 7702B(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
     added by the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1995) providing 
     benefits for long-term care, nursing home care, home health 
     care, or community-based care, that coordinates against or 
     excludes items and services available or paid for under this 
     title and (for policies sold or issued after January 1, 1996) 
     that discloses such coordination or exclusion in the policy's 
     outline of coverage, is not considered to `duplicate' health 
     benefits under this title. For purposes of this clause, the 
     terms `coordinates' and `coordination' mean, with respect to 
     a policy in relation to health benefits under this title, 
     that the policy under its terms is secondary to, or excludes 
     from payment, items and services to the extent available or 
     paid for under this title.
       ``(vi) A State may not impose, with respect to the sale or 
     issuance of a policy (or rider) that meets the requirements 
     of this title pursuant to clause (iv) or (v) to an individual 
     entitled to benefits under part A or enrolled under part B or 
     enrolled under a MedicarePlus plan under part C, any 
     requirement based on the premise that such a policy or rider 
     duplicates health benefits to which the individual is 
     otherwise entitled under this title.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 1882(d)(3) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ss(d)(3)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``(including any 
     MedicarePlus plan)'' after ``health insurance policies'';
       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by striking ``with respect to (i)'' and inserting 
     ``with respect to'', and
       (ii) by striking ``, (ii) the sale'' and all that follows 
     up to the period at the end; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (D).
       (3) Medicareplus plans not treated as medicare 
     supplementary policies.--Section 1882(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ss(g)(1)) is amended by inserting ``a MedicarePlus plan 
     or'' after ``and does not include''.
       (b) Additional Rules Relating to Individuals Enrolled in 
     MedicarePlus Plans.--Section 1882 (42 U.S.C. 1395ss) is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(u)(1) Notwithstanding the previous provisions of this 
     section, this section shall not apply to the sale or issuance 
     of a medicare supplemental policy to an individual who has 
     elected to enroll in a MedicarePlus plan under section 1851.
       ``(2)(A) It is unlawful for a person to sell or issue a 
     policy described in subparagraph (B) to an individual with 
     knowledge that the individual has in effect under section 
     1851 an election of a high deductible plan.
       ``(B) A policy described in this subparagraph is a health 
     insurance policy that provides for coverage of expenses that 
     are otherwise required to be counted toward meeting the 
     annual deductible amount provided under the high deductible 
     plan.''.

     SEC. 8003. TRANSITIONAL RULES FOR CURRENT MEDICARE HMO 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 1876 (42 U.S.C. 1395mm) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(3)(A)(i), by striking ``would result 
     in failure to meet the requirements of subsection (f) or'';
       (2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
       ``(f)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary 
     shall not enter into, renew, or continue any risk-sharing 
     contract under this section with an eligible organization for 
     any contract year beginning on or after--
       ``(A) the date standards for MedicarePlus organizations and 
     plans are first established under section 1856(a) with 
     respect to MedicarePlus organizations that are insurers or 
     health maintenance organizations, or
       ``(B) in the case of in the case of such an organization 
     with such a contract in effect as of the date such standards 
     were first established, 1 year after such date.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall not enter into, renew, or 
     continue any risk-sharing contract under this section with an 
     eligible organization for any contract year beginning on or 
     after January 1, 2000.
       ``(3) An individual who is enrolled in part B only and is 
     enrolled in an eligible organization with a risk-sharing 
     contract under this section on December 31, 1996, may 
     continue enrollment in such organization. Not later then July 
     1, 1996, the Secretary shall issue regulations relating to 
     such individuals and such organizations.
       ``(4) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     provide that payment amounts under risk-sharing contracts 
     under this section for months in a year (beginning with 
     January 1996) shall be computed--
       ``(A) with respect to individuals entitled to benefits 
     under both parts A and B, by substituting payment rates under 
     section 1854(a) for the payment rates otherwise established 
     under subsection 1876(a), and
       ``(B) with respect to individuals only entitled to benefits 
     under part B, by substituting an appropriate proportion of 
     such rates (reflecting the relative proportion of payments 
     under this title attributable to such part) for the payment 
     rates otherwise established under subsection (a).
     For purposes of carrying out this paragraph for payments for 
     months in 1996, the Secretary shall compute, announce, and 
     apply the payment rates under section 1854(a) 
     (notwithstanding any deadlines specified in such section) in 
     as timely a manner as possible and may (to the extent 
     necessary) provide for retroactive adjustment in payments 
     made under this section not in accordance with such rates.''; 
     and
       (3) in subsection (i)(1)(C), by striking ``(e), and (f)'' 
     and inserting ``and (e)''.

   CHAPTER 2--SPECIAL RULES FOR MEDICAREPLUS MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

     SEC. 8011. MEDICAREPLUS MSA.

       (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to amounts 
     specifically excluded from gross income) is amended by 
     redesignating section 137 as section 138 and by inserting 
     after section 136 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 137. MEDICAREPLUS MSA.

       ``(a) Exclusion.--Gross income shall not include any 
     payment to the MedicarePlus MSA of an individual by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services under part C of title 
     XVIII of the Social Security Act.
       ``(b) MedicarePlus MSA.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Medicareplus msa.--The term `MedicarePlus MSA' means 
     a medical savings account (as defined in section 222(d))--
       ``(A) which is designated as a MedicarePlus MSA,
       ``(B) notwithstanding section 222(f)(5), with respect to 
     which no contribution may be made other than--
       ``(i) a contribution made by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services pursuant to part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act, or
       ``(ii) a trustee-to-trustee transfer described in 
     subsection (c)(4), and
       ``(C) the governing instrument of which provides that 
     trustee-to-trustee transfers described in subsection (c)(4) 
     may be made to and from such account.
       ``(2) High deductible msa.--The term `High Deductible 
     MedicarePlus MSA' means a MedicarePlus MSA which is 
     established in connection with a high deductible plan 
     described in section 1859(b)(2) of the Social Security Act.
       ``(3) Rebate medicareplus msa.--The term `Rebate 
     MedicarePlus MSA' means a MedicarePlus MSA other than a High 
     Deductible MedicarePlus MSA.
       ``(c) Special Rules for Distributions.--
       ``(1) Distributions for qualified medical expenses.--In 
     applying section 222--
       ``(A) to a High Deductible MedicarePlus MSA, qualified 
     medical expenses shall include only expenses for medical care 
     of the account holder, and
       ``(B) to a Rebate MedicarePlus MSA, qualified medical 
     expenses shall include only expenses for medical care of the 
     account holder and of the spouse of the account holder if 
     such spouse is entitled to benefits under part A of title 
     XVIII of the Social Security Act and is enrolled under part B 
     of such title.
       ``(2) Penalty for distributions from high deductible msa 
     not used for qualified medical expenses if minimum balance 
     not maintained.--
       ``(A) In general.--The tax imposed by this chapter for any 
     taxable year in which there is a payment or distribution from 
     a High Deductible MedicarePlus MSA which is not used 
     exclusively to pay the qualified medical expenses of the 
     account holder shall be increased by 50 percent of the excess 
     (if any) of--
       ``(i) the amount of such payment or distribution, over
       ``(ii) the excess (if any) of--

       ``(I) the fair market value of the assets in such MSA as of 
     the close of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in 
     which the taxable year begins, over
       ``(II) an amount equal to 60 percent of the deductible 
     under the high deductible plan covering the account holder as 
     of January 1 of the calendar year in which the taxable year 
     begins.

     Section 222(f)(2) shall not apply to any payment or 
     distribution from a High Deductible MedicarePlus MSA.
       ``(B) Exceptions.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the 
     payment or distribution is made on or after the date the 
     account holder--
       ``(i) becomes disabled within the meaning of section 
     72(m)(7), or

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       ``(ii) dies.
       ``(C) Special rules.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) all High Deductible MedicarePlus MSAs of the account 
     holder shall be treated as 1 account,
       ``(ii) all payments and distributions not used exclusively 
     to pay the qualified medical expenses of the account holder 
     during any taxable year shall be treated as 1 distribution, 
     and
       ``(iii) any distribution of property shall be taken into 
     account at its fair market value on the date of the 
     distribution.
       ``(3) Withdrawal of erroneous contributions.--Section 
     222(f)(2) and paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not 
     apply to any payment or distribution from a MedicarePlus MSA 
     to the Secretary of Health and Human Services of an erroneous 
     contribution to such MSA and of the net income attributable 
     to such contribution.
       ``(4) Trustee-to-trustee transfers.--Section 222(f)(2) and 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not apply to--
       ``(A) any trustee-to-trustee transfer from a High 
     Deductible MedicarePlus MSA of an account holder to another 
     High Deductible MedicarePlus MSA of such account holder, and
       ``(B) any trustee-to-trustee transfer from a Rebate 
     MedicarePlus MSA of an account holder to another Rebate 
     MedicarePlus MSA of such account holder.
       ``(d) Special Rules for Treatment of Account After Death of 
     Account Holder.--Notwithstanding section 222(f)(1)(B), if, as 
     of the date of the death of the account holder, the spouse of 
     such holder is not entitled to benefits under title XVIII of 
     the Social Security Act, then after the date of such death--
       ``(1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not 
     make any payments to such MedicarePlus MSA, other than 
     payments attributable to periods before such date, and
       ``(2) such MSA shall be treated as medical savings account 
     which is not a MedicarePlus MSA.
       ``(e) Reports.--In the case of a MedicarePlus MSA, the 
     report under section 222(h)--
       ``(1) shall include the fair market value of the assets in 
     such MedicarePlus MSA as of the close of each calendar year, 
     and
       ``(2) shall be furnished to the account holder--
       ``(A) not later than January 31 of the calendar year 
     following the calendar year to which such reports relate, and
       ``(B) in such manner as the Secretary prescribes in such 
     regulations.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The last sentence of section 4973(d) of such Code, as 
     added by section 11066(f)(4), is amended by ``or section 
     137(c)(3)'' after ``section 222(f)(3)''.
       (2) The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of 
     chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the last item 
     and inserting the following:

``Sec. 137. MedicarePlus MSA.
``Sec. 138. Cross references to other Acts.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1996.

     SEC. 8012. CERTAIN REBATES EXCLUDED FROM GROSS 
                   INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Section 105 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (relating to amounts received under accident and 
     health plans) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(j) Certain Rebates Under Social Security Act.--Gross 
     income does not include any rebate received under part C of 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act during the taxable 
     year.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to amounts received after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

             CHAPTER 3--MEDICARE PAYMENT REVIEW COMMISSION

     SEC. 8021. MEDICARE PAYMENT REVIEW COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--Title XVIII is amended by inserting after 
     section 1804 the following new section:


                  ``medicare payment review commission

       ``Sec. 1805. (a) Establishment.--There is hereby 
     established the Medicare Payment Review Commission (in this 
     section referred to as the `Commission').
       ``(b) Duties.--
       ``(1) General duties and reports.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Commission shall review, and make 
     recommendations to Congress concerning, payment policies 
     under this title.
       ``(B) Annual reports.--By not later than June 1 of each 
     year, the Commission shall submit a report to Congress 
     containing an examination of issues affecting the medicare 
     program, including the implications of changes in health care 
     delivery in the United States and in the market for health 
     care services on the medicare program.
       ``(C) Additional reports.--The Commission may submit to 
     Congress from time to time such other reports as the 
     Commission deems appropriate. By not later than May 1, 1997, 
     the Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     matter described in paragraph (2)(G).
       ``(D) Availability of reports.--The Commission shall 
     transmit to the Secretary a copy of each report submitted to 
     Congress under this subsection and shall make such reports 
     available to the public.
       ``(2) Specific duties relating to medicareplus program.--
     Specifically, the Commission shall review, with respect to 
     the MedicarePlus program under part C--
       ``(A) the methodology for making payment to plans under 
     such program, including the making of differential payments 
     and the distribution of differential updates among different 
     payment areas);
       ``(B) the mechanisms used to adjust payments for risk and 
     the need to adjust such mechanisms to take into account 
     health status of beneficiaries;
       ``(C) the implications of risk selection both among 
     MedicarePlus organizations and between the MedicarePlus 
     option and the Medicare fee-for-service option;
       ``(D) in relation to payment under part C, the development 
     and implementation of mechanisms to assure the quality of 
     care for those enrolled with MedicarePlus organizations;
       ``(E) the impact of the MedicarePlus program on access to 
     care for medicare beneficiaries;
       ``(F) the feasibility and desirability of extending the 
     rules for open enrollment that apply during the transition 
     period to apply in each county during the first 2 years in 
     which MedicarePlus plans are made available to individuals 
     residing in the county; and
       ``(G) other major issues in implementation and further 
     development of the MedicarePlus program.
       ``(3) Specific duties relating to the fee-for-service 
     system.--Specifically, the Commission shall review payment 
     policies under parts A and B, including--
       ``(A) the factors affecting expenditures for services in 
     different sectors, including the process for updating 
     hospital, physician, and other fees,
       ``(B) payment methodologies; and
       ``(C) the impact of payment policies on access and quality 
     of care for medicare beneficiaries.
       ``(4) Specific duties relating to interaction of payment 
     policies with health care delivery generally.--Specifically 
     the Commission shall review the effect of payment policies 
     under this title on the delivery of health care services 
     under this title and assess the implications of changes in 
     the health services market on the medicare program.
       ``(c) Membership.--
       ``(1) Number and appointment.--The Commission shall be 
     composed of 15 members appointed by the Comptroller General.
       ``(2) Qualifications.--The membership of the Commission 
     shall include individuals with national recognition for their 
     expertise in health finance and economics, actuarial science, 
     health facility management, health plans and integrated 
     delivery systems, reimbursement of health facilities, 
     allopathic and osteopathic physicians, and other providers of 
     services, and other related fields, who provide a mix of 
     different professionals, broad geographic representation, and 
     a balance between urban and rural representatives, including 
     physicians and other health professionals, employers, third 
     party payors, individuals skilled in the conduct and 
     interpretation of biomedical, health services, and health 
     economics research and expertise in outcomes and 
     effectiveness research and technology assessment. Such 
     membership shall also include representatives of consumers 
     and the elderly.
       ``(3) Terms.--
       ``(A) In general.--The terms of members of the Commission 
     shall be for 3 years except that the Comptroller General 
     shall designate staggered terms for the members first 
     appointed.
       ``(B) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill a vacancy 
     occurring before the expiration of the term for which the 
     member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only 
     for the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the 
     expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken 
     office. A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the 
     manner in which the original appointment was made.
       ``(4) Compensation.--While serving on the business of the 
     Commission (including traveltime), a member of the Commission 
     shall be entitled to compensation at the per diem equivalent 
     of the rate provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code; and while 
     so serving away from home and member's regular place of 
     business, a member may be allowed travel expenses, as 
     authorized by the Chairman of the Commission. Physicians 
     serving as personnel of the Commission may be provided a 
     physician comparability allowance by the Commission in the 
     same manner as Government physicians may be provided such an 
     allowance by an agency under section 5948 of title 5, United 
     States Code, and for such purpose subsection (i) of such 
     section shall apply to the Commission in the same manner as 
     it applies to the Tennessee Valley Authority. For purposes of 
     pay (other than pay of members of the Commission) and 
     employment benefits, rights, and privileges, all personnel of 
     the Commission shall be treated as if they were employees of 
     the United States Senate.
       ``(5) Chairman; vice chairman.--The Comptroller General 
     shall designate a member of the Commission, at the time of 
     appointment of the member, as Chairman and a member as Vice 
     Chairman for that term of appointment.
       ``(6) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of 
     the Chairman.
       ``(d) Director and Staff; Experts and Consultants.--Subject 
     to such review as the

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     Comptroller General deems necessary to assure the efficient 
     administration of the Commission, the Commission may--
       ``(1) employ and fix the compensation of an Executive 
     Director (subject to the approval of the Comptroller General) 
     and such other personnel as may be necessary to carry out its 
     duties (without regard to the provisions of title 5, United 
     States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
     service);
       ``(2) seek such assistance and support as may be required 
     in the performance of its duties from appropriate Federal 
     departments and agencies;
       ``(3) enter into contracts or make other arrangements, as 
     may be necessary for the conduct of the work of the 
     Commission (without regard to section 3709 of the Revised 
     Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5));
       ``(4) make advance, progress, and other payments which 
     relate to the work of the Commission;
       ``(5) provide transportation and subsistence for persons 
     serving without compensation; and
       ``(6) prescribe such rules and regulations as it deems 
     necessary with respect to the internal organization and 
     operation of the Commission.
       ``(e) Powers.--
       ``(1) Obtaining official data.--The Commission may secure 
     directly from any department or agency of the United States 
     information necessary to enable it to carry out this section. 
     Upon request of the Chairman, the head of that department or 
     agency shall furnish that information to the Commission on an 
     agreed upon schedule.
       ``(2) Data collection.--In order to carry out its 
     functions, the Commission shall collect and assess 
     information to--
       ``(A) utilize existing information, both published and 
     unpublished, where possible, collected and assessed either by 
     its own staff or under other arrangements made in accordance 
     with this section,
       ``(B) carry out, or award grants or contracts for, original 
     research and experimentation, where existing information is 
     inadequate, and
       ``(C) adopt procedures allowing any interested party to 
     submit information for the Commission's use in making reports 
     and recommendations.
       ``(3) Access of gao to information.--The Comptroller 
     General shall have unrestricted access to all deliberations, 
     records, and data of the Commission, immediately upon 
     request.
       ``(4) Periodic audit.--The Commission shall be subject to 
     periodic audit by the General Accounting Office.
       ``(5) Open meetings, etc..--Pursuant to regulations of the 
     Comptroller General, rules based upon the requirements of 
     section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act shall apply 
     with respect to the Commission.
       ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) Request for appropriations.--The Commission shall 
     submit requests for appropriations in the same manner as the 
     Comptroller General submits requests for appropriations, but 
     amounts appropriated for the Commission shall be separate 
     from amounts appropriated for the Comptroller General.
       ``(2) Authorization.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of this section. 60 percent of such appropriation 
     shall be payable from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 
     Fund, and 40 percent of such appropriation shall be payable 
     from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust 
     Fund.''.
       (b) Abolition of ProPAC and PPRC.--
       (1) Propac.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1886(e) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(e)) is 
     amended--
       (i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (6); and
       (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``(A) The Commission'' 
     and all that follows through ``(B)''.
       (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 1862 (42 U.S.C. 1395y) 
     is amended by striking ``Prospective Payment Assessment 
     Commission'' each place it appears in subsection (a)(1)(D) 
     and subsection (i) and inserting ``Medicare Payment Review 
     Commission''.
       (2) PPRC.--
       (A) In general.--Title XVIII is amended by striking section 
     1845 (42 U.S.C. 1395w-1).
       (B) Conforming amendments.--
       (i) Section 1834(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395m(b)(2)) is amended 
     by striking ``Physician Payment Review Commission'' and 
     inserting ``Medicare Payment Review Commission''.
       (ii) Section 1842(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``Physician Payment Review Commission'' each place 
     it appears in paragraphs (9)(D) and (14)(C)(i) and inserting 
     ``Medicare Payment Review Commission''.
       (iii) Section 1848 (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4) is amended by 
     striking ``Physician Payment Review Commission'' and 
     inserting ``Medicare Payment Review Commission'' each place 
     it appears in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), (2)(B)(iii), and (5) of 
     subsection (c), subsection (d)(2)(F), paragraphs (1)(B), (3), 
     and (4)(A) of subsection (f), and paragraphs (6)(C) and 
     (7)(C) of subsection (g).
       (c) Effective Date; Transition.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall first 
     provide for appointment of members to the Medicare Payment 
     Review Commission (in this subsection referred to as 
     ``MPRC'') by not later than September 30, 1996.
       (2) Transition.--Effective January 1, 1997, the Prospective 
     Payment Assessment Commission (in this subsection referred to 
     as ``ProPAC'') and the Physician Payment Review Commission 
     (in this subsection referred to as ``PPRC'') are terminated 
     and amendments made by subsection (b) shall become effective. 
     The Comptroller General, to the maximum extent feasible, 
     shall provide for the transfer to the MPRC of assets and 
     staff of ProPAC and PPRC, without any loss of benefits or 
     seniority by virtue of such transfers. Fund balances 
     available to the ProPAC or PPRC for any period shall be 
     available to the MPRC for such period for like purposes.
       (3) Continuing responsibility for reports.--The MPRC shall 
     be responsible for the preparation and submission of reports 
     required by law to be submitted (and which have not been 
     submitted by the date of establishment of the MPRC) by the 
     ProPAC and PPRC, and, for this purpose, any reference in law 
     to either such Commission is deemed, after the appointment of 
     the MPRC, to refer to the MPRC.

    CHAPTER 4--TREATMENT OF HOSPITALS WHICH PARTICIPATE IN PROVIDER-
                        SPONSORED ORGANIZATIONS

     SEC. 8031. TREATMENT OF HOSPITALS WHICH PARTICIPATE IN 
                   PROVIDER-SPONSORED ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (relating to exemption from tax on corporations, 
     certain trusts, etc.), as amended by title XI, is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (o) as subsection (p) and by 
     inserting after subsection (n) the following new subsection:
       ``(o) Treatment of Hospitals Participating in Provider-
     Sponsored Organizations.--An organization shall not fail to 
     be treated as organized and operated exclusively for a 
     charitable purpose for purposes of subsection (c)(3) solely 
     because a hospital which is owned and operated by such 
     organization participates in a provider-sponsored 
     organization (as defined in section 1853 of the Social 
     Security Act), whether or not the provider-sponsored 
     organization is exempt from tax. For purposes of subsection 
     (c)(3), any person with a material financial interest in such 
     a provider-sponsored organization shall be treated as a 
     private shareholder or individual with respect to the 
     hospital.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
           Subtitle B--Health Care Fraud and Abuse Prevention

               CHAPTER 1--FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL PROGRAM

     SEC. 8101. FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--Title XI (42 U.S.C. 1301 et 
     seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1128B the 
     following new section:


                   ``FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL PROGRAM

       ``Sec. 1128C. (a) Establishment of Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary, acting through the Office of the Inspector General 
     of the Department of Health and Human Services, and the 
     Attorney General shall establish a program--
       ``(A) to coordinate Federal, State, and local law 
     enforcement programs to control fraud and abuse with respect 
     to health plans,
       ``(B) to conduct investigations, audits, evaluations, and 
     inspections relating to the delivery of and payment for 
     health care in the United States,
       ``(C) to facilitate the enforcement of the provisions of 
     sections 1128, 1128A, and 1128B and other statutes applicable 
     to health care fraud and abuse,
       ``(D) to provide for the modification and establishment of 
     safe harbors and to issue interpretative rulings and special 
     fraud alerts pursuant to section 1128D, and
       ``(E) to provide for the reporting and disclosure of 
     certain final adverse actions against health care providers, 
     suppliers, or practitioners pursuant to the data collection 
     system established under section 1128E.
       ``(2) Coordination with health plans.--In carrying out the 
     program established under paragraph (1), the Secretary and 
     the Attorney General shall consult with, and arrange for the 
     sharing of data with representatives of health plans.
       ``(3) Guidelines.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary and the Attorney General 
     shall issue guidelines to carry out the program under 
     paragraph (1). The provisions of sections 553, 556, and 557 
     of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply in the 
     issuance of such guidelines.
       ``(B) Information guidelines.--
       ``(i) In general.--Such guidelines shall include guidelines 
     relating to the furnishing of information by health plans, 
     providers, and others to enable the Secretary and the 
     Attorney General to carry out the program (including 
     coordination with health plans under paragraph (2)).
       ``(ii) Confidentiality.--Such guidelines shall include 
     procedures to assure that such information is provided and 
     utilized in a manner that appropriately protects the 
     confidentiality of the information and the privacy of 
     individuals receiving health care services and items.
       ``(iii) Qualified immunity for providing information.--The 
     provisions of section 1157(a) (relating to limitation on 
     liability) shall apply to a person providing information to 
     the Secretary or the Attorney General in conjunction with 
     their performance of duties under this section.
       ``(4) Ensuring access to documentation.--The Inspector 
     General of the Department of Health and Human Services is 
     authorized to exercise such authority described in paragraphs 
     (3) through (9) of section 6 of the In

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     spector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) as necessary with 
     respect to the activities under the fraud and abuse control 
     program established under this subsection.
       ``(5) Authority of inspector general.--Nothing in this Act 
     shall be construed to diminish the authority of any Inspector 
     General, including such authority as provided in the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
       ``(b) Additional Use of Funds by Inspector General.--
       ``(1) Reimbursements for investigations.--The Inspector 
     General of the Department of Health and Human Services is 
     authorized to receive and retain for current use 
     reimbursement for the costs of conducting investigations and 
     audits and for monitoring compliance plans when such costs 
     are ordered by a court, voluntarily agreed to by the payer, 
     or otherwise.
       ``(2) Crediting.--Funds received by the Inspector General 
     under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs of conducting 
     investigations shall be deposited to the credit of the 
     appropriation from which initially paid, or to appropriations 
     for similar purposes currently available at the time of 
     deposit, and shall remain available for obligation for 1 year 
     from the date of the deposit of such funds.
       ``(c) Health Plan Defined.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `health plan' means a plan or program that provides 
     health benefits, whether directly, through insurance, or 
     otherwise, and includes--
       ``(1) a policy of health insurance;
       ``(2) a contract of a service benefit organization; and
       ``(3) a membership agreement with a health maintenance 
     organization or other prepaid health plan.''.
       (b) Establishment of Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control 
     Account in Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.--Section 
     1817 (42 U.S.C. 1395i) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(k) Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the 
     Trust Fund an expenditure account to be known as the `Health 
     Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account' (in this subsection 
     referred to as the `Account').
       ``(2) Appropriated amounts to trust fund.--
       ``(A) In general.--There are hereby appropriated to the 
     Trust Fund--
       ``(i) such gifts and bequests as may be made as provided in 
     subparagraph (B);
       ``(ii) such amounts as may be deposited in the Trust Fund 
     as provided in sections 8141(b) and 8142(c) of the Medicare 
     Preservation Act of 1995, and title XI; and
       ``(iii) such amounts as are transferred to the Trust Fund 
     under subparagraph (C).
       ``(B) Authorization to accept gifts.--The Trust Fund is 
     authorized to accept on behalf of the United States money 
     gifts and bequests made unconditionally to the Trust Fund, 
     for the benefit of the Account or any activity financed 
     through the Account.
       ``(C) Transfer of amounts.--The Managing Trustee shall 
     transfer to the Trust Fund, under rules similar to the rules 
     in section 9601 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, an 
     amount equal to the sum of the following:
       ``(i) Criminal fines recovered in cases involving a Federal 
     health care offense (as defined in section 982(a)(6)(B) of 
     title 18, United States Code).
       ``(ii) Civil monetary penalties and assessments imposed in 
     health care cases, including amounts recovered under titles 
     XI, XVIII, and XXI, and chapter 38 of title 31, United States 
     Code (except as otherwise provided by law).
       ``(iii) Amounts resulting from the forfeiture of property 
     by reason of a Federal health care offense.
       ``(iv) Penalties and damages obtained and otherwise 
     creditable to miscellaneous receipts of the general fund of 
     the Treasury obtained under sections 3729 through 3733 of 
     title 31, United States Code (known as the False Claims Act), 
     in cases involving claims related to the provision of health 
     care items and services (other than funds awarded to a 
     relator, for restitution or otherwise authorized by law).
       ``(3) Appropriated amounts to account for fraud and abuse 
     control program, etc.--
       ``(A) Departments of health and human services and 
     justice.--
       ``(i) In general.--There are hereby appropriated to the 
     Account from the Trust Fund such sums as the Secretary and 
     the Attorney General certify are necessary to carry out the 
     purposes described in subparagraph (C), to be available 
     without further appropriation, in an amount not to exceed--

       ``(I) for fiscal year 1996, $104,000,000, and
       ``(II) for each of the fiscal years 1997 through 2002, the 
     limit for the preceding fiscal year, increased by 15 percent; 
     and
       ``(III) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2002, the 
     limit for fiscal year 2002.

       ``(ii) Medicare and medigrant activities.--For each fiscal 
     year, of the amount appropriated in clause (i), the following 
     amounts shall be available only for the purposes of the 
     activities of the Office of the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services with respect to the 
     medicare and MediGrant programs--

       ``(I) for fiscal year 1996, not less than $60,000,000 and 
     not more than $70,000,000;
       ``(II) for fiscal year 1997, not less than $80,000,000 and 
     not more than $90,000,000;
       ``(III) for fiscal year 1998, not less than $90,000,000 and 
     not more than $100,000,000;
       ``(IV) for fiscal year 1999, not less than $110,000,000 and 
     not more than $120,000,000;
       ``(V) for fiscal year 2000, not less than $120,000,000 and 
     not more than $130,000,000;
       ``(VI) for fiscal year 2001, not less than $140,000,000 and 
     not more than $150,000,000; and
       ``(VII) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2001, not 
     less than $150,000,000 and not more than $160,000,000.

       ``(B) Federal bureau of investigations.--There are hereby 
     appropriated from the general fund of the United States 
     Treasury and hereby appropriated to the Account for transfer 
     to the Federal Bureau of Investigations to carry out the 
     purposes described in subparagraph (C)(i), to be available 
     without further appropriation--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 1996, $47,000,000;
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 1997, $56,000,000;
       ``(iii) for fiscal year 1998, $66,000,000;
       ``(iv) for fiscal year 1999, $76,000,000;
       ``(v) for fiscal year 2000, $88,000,000;
       ``(vi) for fiscal year 2001, $101,000,000; and
       ``(vii) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2001, 
     $114,000,000.
       ``(C) Use of funds.--The purposes described in this 
     subparagraph are as follows:
       ``(i) General use.--To cover the costs (including 
     equipment, salaries and benefits, and travel and training) of 
     the administration and operation of the health care fraud and 
     abuse control program established under section 1128C(a), 
     including the costs of--

       ``(I) prosecuting health care matters (through criminal, 
     civil, and administrative proceedings);
       ``(II) investigations;
       ``(III) financial and performance audits of health care 
     programs and operations;
       ``(IV) inspections and other evaluations; and
       ``(V) provider and consumer education regarding compliance 
     with the provisions of title XI.

       ``(ii) Use by state medigrant fraud control units for 
     investigation reimbursements.--To reimburse the various State 
     MediGrant fraud control units established under section 
     2134(a) upon request to the Secretary for the costs of the 
     activities authorized under section 2134(b).
       ``(4) Appropriated amounts to account for medicare 
     integrity program.--
       ``(A) In general.--There are hereby appropriated to the 
     Account from the Trust Fund for each fiscal year such amounts 
     as are necessary to carry out the Medicare Integrity Program 
     under section 1893, subject to subparagraph (B) and to be 
     available without further appropriation.
       ``(B) Amounts specified.--The amount appropriated under 
     subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year is as follows:
       ``(i) For fiscal year 1996, such amount shall be not less 
     than $430,000,000 and not more than $440,000,000.
       ``(ii) For fiscal year 1997, such amount shall be not less 
     than $490,000,000 and not more than $500,000,000.
       ``(iii) For fiscal year 1998, such amount shall be not less 
     than $550,000,000 and not more than $560,000,000.
       ``(iv) For fiscal year 1999, such amount shall be not less 
     than $620,000,000 and not more than $630,000,000.
       ``(v) For fiscal year 2000, such amount shall be not less 
     than $670,000,000 and not more than $680,000,000.
       ``(vi) For fiscal year 2001, such amount shall be not less 
     than $690,000,000 and not more than $700,000,000.
       ``(vii) For each fiscal year after fiscal year 2001, such 
     amount shall be not less than $710,000,000 and not more than 
     $720,000,000.
       ``(5) Annual report.--The Secretary and the Attorney 
     General shall submit jointly an annual report to Congress on 
     the amount of revenue which is generated and disbursed, and 
     the justification for such disbursements, by the Account in 
     each fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 8102. MEDICARE INTEGRITY PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Medicare Integrity Program.--Title 
     XVIII is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:


                      ``MEDICARE INTEGRITY PROGRAM

       ``Sec. 1893. (a) Establishment of Program.--There is hereby 
     established the Medicare Integrity Program (in this section 
     referred to as the `Program') under which the Secretary shall 
     promote the integrity of the medicare program by entering 
     into contracts in accordance with this section with eligible 
     private entities to carry out the activities described in 
     subsection (b).
       ``(b) Activities Described.--The activities described in 
     this subsection are as follows:
       ``(1) Review of activities of providers of services or 
     other individuals and entities furnishing items and services 
     for which payment may be made under this title (including 
     skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies), 
     including medical and utilization review and fraud review 
     (employing similar standards, processes, and technologies 
     used by private health plans, including equipment and 
     software technologies which surpass the capability of the 
     equipment and technologies used in the review of claims under 
     this title as of the date of the enactment of this section).
       ``(2) Audit of cost reports.
       ``(3) Determinations as to whether payment should not be, 
     or should not have been, made under this title by reason of 
     section 1862(b), and recovery of payments that should not 
     have been made.
       ``(4) Education of providers of services, beneficiaries, 
     and other persons with respect

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     to payment integrity and benefit quality assurance issues.
       ``(5) Developing (and periodically updating) a list of 
     items of durable medical equipment in accordance with section 
     1834(a)(15) which are subject to prior authorization under 
     such section.
       ``(c) Eligibility of Entities.--An entity is eligible to 
     enter into a contract under the Program to carry out any of 
     the activities described in subsection (b) if--
       ``(1) the entity has demonstrated capability to carry out 
     such activities;
       ``(2) in carrying out such activities, the entity agrees to 
     cooperate with the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services, the Attorney General of the United 
     States, and other law enforcement agencies, as appropriate, 
     in the investigation and deterrence of fraud and abuse in 
     relation to this title and in other cases arising out of such 
     activities;
       ``(3) the entity demonstrates to the Secretary that the 
     entity's financial holdings, interests, or relationships will 
     not interfere with its ability to perform the functions to be 
     required by the contract in an effective and impartial 
     manner; and
       ``(4) the entity meets such other requirements as the 
     Secretary may impose.
     In the case of the activity described in subsection (b)(5), 
     an entity shall be deemed to be eligible to enter into a 
     contract under the Program to carry out the activity if the 
     entity is a carrier with a contract in effect under section 
     1842.
       ``(d) Process for Entering Into Contracts.--The Secretary 
     shall enter into contracts under the Program in accordance 
     with such procedures as the Secretary shall by regulation 
     establish, except that such procedures shall include the 
     following:
       ``(1) The Secretary shall determine the appropriate number 
     of separate contracts which are necessary to carry out the 
     Program and the appropriate times at which the Secretary 
     shall enter into such contracts.
       ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 
     provisions of section 1153(e)(1) shall apply to contracts and 
     contracting authority under this section.
       ``(B) Competitive procedures must be used when entering 
     into new contracts under this section, or at any other time 
     considered appropriate by the Secretary, except that the 
     Secretary may contract with entities that are carrying out 
     the activities described in this section pursuant to 
     agreements under section 1816 or contracts under section 1842 
     in effect on the date of the enactment of this section.
       ``(3) A contract under this section may be renewed without 
     regard to any provision of law requiring competition if the 
     contractor has met or exceeded the performance requirements 
     established in the current contract.
       ``(e) Limitation on Contractor Liability.--The Secretary 
     shall by regulation provide for the limitation of a 
     contractor's liability for actions taken to carry out a 
     contract under the Program, and such regulation shall, to the 
     extent the Secretary finds appropriate, employ the same or 
     comparable standards and other substantive and procedural 
     provisions as are contained in section 1157.''.
       (b) Elimination of FI and Carrier Responsibility for 
     Carrying Out Activities Subject to Program.--
       (1) Responsibilities of fiscal intermediaries under part 
     a.--Section 1816 (42 U.S.C. 1395h) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) No agency or organization may carry out (or receive 
     payment for carrying out) any activity pursuant to an 
     agreement under this section to the extent that the activity 
     is carried out pursuant to a contract under the Medicare 
     Integrity Program under section 1893.''.
       (2) Responsibilities of carriers under part b.--Section 
     1842(c) (42 U.S.C. 1395u(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) No carrier may carry out (or receive payment for 
     carrying out) any activity pursuant to a contract under this 
     subsection to the extent that the activity is carried out 
     pursuant to a contract under the Medicare Integrity Program 
     under section 1893. The previous sentence shall not apply 
     with respect to the activity described in section 1893(b)(5) 
     (relating to prior authorization of certain items of durable 
     medical equipment under section 1834(a)(15)).''.

     SEC. 8103. BENEFICIARY INCENTIVE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Clarification of Requirement to Provide Explanation of 
     Medicare Benefits.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') 
     shall provide an explanation of benefits under the medicare 
     program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act with 
     respect to each item or service for which payment may be made 
     under the program which is furnished to an individual, 
     without regard to whether or not a deductible or coinsurance 
     may be imposed against the individual with respect to the 
     item or service.
       (b) Program to Collect Information on Fraud and Abuse.--
       (1) Establishment of program.--Not later than 3 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall 
     encourage individuals to report to the Secretary information 
     on individuals and entities who are engaging or who have 
     engaged in acts or omissions which constitute grounds for the 
     imposition of a sanction under section 1128, section 1128A, 
     or section 1128B of the Social Security Act, or who have 
     otherwise engaged in fraud and abuse against the medicare 
     program for which there is a sanction provided under law. The 
     program shall discourage provision of, and not consider, 
     information which is frivolous or otherwise not relevant or 
     material to the imposition of such a sanction.
       (2) Payment of portion of amounts collected.--If an 
     individual reports information to the Secretary under the 
     program established under paragraph (1) which serves as the 
     basis for the collection by the Secretary or the Attorney 
     General of any amount of at least $100 (other than any amount 
     paid as a penalty under section 1128B of the Social Security 
     Act), the Secretary may pay a portion of the amount collected 
     to the individual (under procedures similar to those 
     applicable under section 7623 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to payments to individuals providing information on 
     violations of such Code).
       (c) Program to Collect Information on Program Efficiency.--
       (1) Establishment of program.--Not later than 3 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall 
     encourage individuals to submit to the Secretary suggestions 
     on methods to improve the efficiency of the medicare program.
       (2) Payment of portion of program savings.--If an 
     individual submits a suggestion to the Secretary under the 
     program established under paragraph (1) which is adopted by 
     the Secretary and which results in savings to the program, 
     the Secretary may make a payment to the individual of such 
     amount as the Secretary considers appropriate.

     SEC. 8104. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN HEALTH ANTI-FRAUD AND ABUSE 
                   SANCTIONS TO FRAUD AND ABUSE AGAINST FEDERAL 
                   HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1128B (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b) is 
     amended as follows:
       (1) In the heading, by striking ``medicare or state health 
     care programs'' and inserting ``federal health care 
     programs''.
       (2) In subsection (a)(1), by striking ``a program under 
     title XVIII or a State health care program (as defined in 
     section 1128(h))'' and inserting ``a Federal health care 
     program''.
       (3) In subsection (a)(5), by striking ``a program under 
     title XVIII or a State health care program'' and inserting 
     ``a Federal health care program''.
       (4) In the second sentence of subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``a State plan approved under title XIX'' 
     and inserting ``a Federal health care program'', and
       (B) by striking ``the State may at its option 
     (notwithstanding any other provision of that title or of such 
     plan)'' and inserting ``the administrator of such program may 
     at its option (notwithstanding any other provision of such 
     program)''.
       (5) In subsection (b), by striking ``title XVIII or a State 
     health care program'' each place it appears and inserting ``a 
     Federal health care program''.
       (6) In subsection (c), by inserting ``(as defined in 
     section 1128(h))'' after ``a State health care program''.
       (7) By adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) For purposes of this section, the term `Federal 
     health care program' means--
       ``(1) any plan or program that provides health benefits, 
     whether directly, through insurance, or otherwise, which is 
     funded directly, in whole or in part, by the United States 
     Government; or
       ``(2) any State health care program, as defined in section 
     1128(h).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 8105. GUIDANCE REGARDING APPLICATION OF HEALTH CARE 
                   FRAUD AND ABUSE SANCTIONS.

       Title XI (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), as amended by section 
     8101, is amended by inserting after section 1128C the 
     following new section:


    ``GUIDANCE REGARDING APPLICATION OF HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE 
                               SANCTIONS

       ``Sec. 1128D. (a) Solicitation and Publication of 
     Modifications to Existing Safe Harbors and New Safe 
     Harbors.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Solicitation of proposals for safe harbors.--Not 
     later than January 1, 1996, and not less than annually 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall publish a notice in the 
     Federal Register soliciting proposals, which will be accepted 
     during a 60-day period, for--
       ``(i) modifications to existing safe harbors issued 
     pursuant to section 14(a) of the Medicare and Medicaid 
     Patient and Program Protection Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 1320a-
     7b note);
       ``(ii) additional safe harbors specifying payment practices 
     that shall not be treated as a criminal offense under section 
     1128B(b) and shall not serve as the basis for an exclusion 
     under section 1128(b)(7);
       ``(iii) interpretive rulings to be issued pursuant to 
     subsection (b); and
       ``(iv) special fraud alerts to be issued pursuant to 
     subsection (c).
       ``(B) Publication of proposed modifications and proposed 
     additional safe harbors.--After considering the proposals 
     described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall 
     publish in the Federal Register proposed modifications to ex

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     isting safe harbors and proposed additional safe harbors, if 
     appropriate, with a 60-day comment period. After considering 
     any public comments received during this period, the 
     Secretary shall issue final rules modifying the existing safe 
     harbors and establishing new safe harbors, as appropriate.
       ``(C) Report.--The Inspector General of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the 
     `Inspector General') shall, in an annual report to Congress 
     or as part of the year-end semiannual report required by 
     section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.), describe the proposals received under clauses (i) and 
     (ii) of subparagraph (A) and explain which proposals were 
     included in the publication described in subparagraph (B), 
     which proposals were not included in that publication, and 
     the reasons for the rejection of the proposals that were not 
     included.
       ``(2) Criteria for modifying and establishing safe 
     harbors.--In modifying and establishing safe harbors under 
     paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary may consider the extent to 
     which providing a safe harbor for the specified payment 
     practice may result in any of the following:
       ``(A) An increase or decrease in access to health care 
     services.
       ``(B) An increase or decrease in the quality of health care 
     services.
       ``(C) An increase or decrease in patient freedom of choice 
     among health care providers.
       ``(D) An increase or decrease in competition among health 
     care providers.
       ``(E) An increase or decrease in the ability of health care 
     facilities to provide services in medically underserved areas 
     or to medically underserved populations.
       ``(F) An increase or decrease in the cost to Federal health 
     care programs (as defined in section 1128B(f)).
       ``(G) An increase or decrease in the potential 
     overutilization of health care services.
       ``(H) The existence or nonexistence of any potential 
     financial benefit to a health care professional or provider 
     which may vary based on their decisions of--
       ``(i) whether to order a health care item or service; or
       ``(ii) whether to arrange for a referral of health care 
     items or services to a particular practitioner or provider.
       ``(I) Any other factors the Secretary deems appropriate in 
     the interest of preventing fraud and abuse in Federal health 
     care programs (as so defined).
       ``(b) Interpretive Rulings.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Request for interpretive ruling.--Any person may 
     present, at any time, a request to the Inspector General for 
     a statement of the Inspector General's current interpretation 
     of the meaning of a specific aspect of the application of 
     sections 1128A and 1128B (in this section referred to as an 
     `interpretive ruling').
       ``(B) Issuance and effect of interpretive ruling.--
       ``(i) In general.--If appropriate, the Inspector General 
     shall in consultation with the Attorney General, issue an 
     interpretive ruling not later than 90 days after receiving a 
     request described in subparagraph (A). Interpretive rulings 
     shall not have the force of law and shall be treated as an 
     interpretive rule within the meaning of section 553(b) of 
     title 5, United States Code. All interpretive rulings issued 
     pursuant to this clause shall be published in the Federal 
     Register or otherwise made available for public inspection.
       ``(ii) Reasons for denial.--If the Inspector General does 
     not issue an interpretive ruling in response to a request 
     described in subparagraph (A), the Inspector General shall 
     notify the requesting party of such decision not later than 
     60 days after receiving such a request and shall identify the 
     reasons for such decision.
       ``(2) Criteria for interpretive rulings.--
       ``(A) In general.--In determining whether to issue an 
     interpretive ruling under paragraph (1)(B), the Inspector 
     General may consider--
       ``(i) whether and to what extent the request identifies an 
     ambiguity within the language of the statute, the existing 
     safe harbors, or previous interpretive rulings; and
       ``(ii) whether the subject of the requested interpretive 
     ruling can be adequately addressed by interpretation of the 
     language of the statute, the existing safe harbor rules, or 
     previous interpretive rulings, or whether the request would 
     require a substantive ruling (as defined in section 552 of 
     title 5, United States Code) not authorized under this 
     subsection.
       ``(B) No rulings on factual issues.--The Inspector General 
     shall not give an interpretive ruling on any factual issue, 
     including the intent of the parties or the fair market value 
     of particular leased space or equipment.
       ``(c) Special Fraud Alerts.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Request for special fraud alerts.--Any person may 
     present, at any time, a request to the Inspector General for 
     a notice which informs the public of practices which the 
     Inspector General considers to be suspect or of particular 
     concern under the medicare program or a State health care 
     program, as defined in section 1128(h) (in this subsection 
     referred to as a `special fraud alert').
       ``(B) Issuance and publication of special fraud alerts.--
     Upon receipt of a request described in subparagraph (A), the 
     Inspector General shall investigate the subject matter of the 
     request to determine whether a special fraud alert should be 
     issued. If appropriate, the Inspector General shall issue a 
     special fraud alert in response to the request. All special 
     fraud alerts issued pursuant to this subparagraph shall be 
     published in the Federal Register.
       ``(2) Criteria for special fraud alerts.--In determining 
     whether to issue a special fraud alert upon a request 
     described in paragraph (1), the Inspector General may 
     consider--
       ``(A) whether and to what extent the practices that would 
     be identified in the special fraud alert may result in any of 
     the consequences described in subsection (a)(2); and
       ``(B) the volume and frequency of the conduct that would be 
     identified in the special fraud alert.''.

     CHAPTER 2--REVISIONS TO CURRENT SANCTIONS FOR FRAUD AND ABUSE

     SEC. 8111. MANDATORY EXCLUSION FROM PARTICIPATION IN MEDICARE 
                   AND STATE HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Individual Convicted of Felony Relating to Health Care 
     Fraud.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1128(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Felony conviction relating to health care fraud.--Any 
     individual or entity that has been convicted after the date 
     of the enactment of the Medicare Preservation Act of 1995, 
     under Federal or State law, in connection with the delivery 
     of a health care item or service or with respect to any act 
     or omission in a health care program (other than those 
     specifically described in paragraph (1)) operated by or 
     financed in whole or in part by any Federal, State, or local 
     government agency, of a criminal offense consisting of a 
     felony relating to fraud, theft, embezzlement, breach of 
     fiduciary responsibility, or other financial misconduct.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section 1128(b) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Conviction relating to fraud.--Any individual or 
     entity that has been convicted after the date of the 
     enactment of the Medicare Preservation Act of 1995, under 
     Federal or State law--
       ``(A) of a criminal offense consisting of a misdemeanor 
     relating to fraud, theft, embezzlement, breach of fiduciary 
     responsibility, or other financial misconduct--
       ``(i) in connection with the delivery of a health care item 
     or service, or
       ``(ii) with respect to any act or omission in a health care 
     program (other than those specifically described in 
     subsection (a)(1)) operated by or financed in whole or in 
     part by any Federal, State, or local government agency; or
       ``(B) of a criminal offense relating to fraud, theft, 
     embezzlement, breach of fiduciary responsibility, or other 
     financial misconduct with respect to any act or omission in a 
     program (other than a health care program) operated by or 
     financed in whole or in part by any Federal, State, or local 
     government agency.''.
       (b) Individual Convicted of Felony Relating to Controlled 
     Substance.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1128(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7(a)), as 
     amended by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Felony conviction relating to controlled substance.--
     Any individual or entity that has been convicted after the 
     date of the enactment of the Medicare Preservation Act of 
     1995, under Federal or State law, of a criminal offense 
     consisting of a felony relating to the unlawful manufacture, 
     distribution, prescription, or dispensing of a controlled 
     substance.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1128(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 
     1320a-7(b)(3)) is amended--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``Conviction'' and 
     inserting ``Misdemeanor conviction''; and
       (B) by striking ``criminal offense'' and inserting 
     ``criminal offense consisting of a misdemeanor''.

     SEC. 8112. ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM PERIOD OF EXCLUSION FOR 
                   CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES SUBJECT TO 
                   PERMISSIVE EXCLUSION FROM MEDICARE AND STATE 
                   HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS.

       Section 1128(c)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7(c)(3)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(D) In the case of an exclusion of an individual or 
     entity under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b), 
     the period of the exclusion shall be 3 years, unless the 
     Secretary determines in accordance with published regulations 
     that a shorter period is appropriate because of mitigating 
     circumstances or that a longer period is appropriate because 
     of aggravating circumstances.
       ``(E) In the case of an exclusion of an individual or 
     entity under subsection (b)(4) or (b)(5), the period of the 
     exclusion shall not be less than the period during which the 
     individual's or entity's license to provide health care is 
     revoked, suspended, or surrendered, or the individual or the 
     entity is excluded or suspended from a Federal or State 
     health care program.
       ``(F) In the case of an exclusion of an individual or 
     entity under subsection (b)(6)(B), the period of the 
     exclusion shall be not less than 1 year.''.

     SEC. 8113. PERMISSIVE EXCLUSION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH OWNERSHIP 
                   OR CONTROL INTEREST IN SANCTIONED ENTITIES.

       Section 1128(b) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7(b)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(15) Individuals controlling a sanctioned entity.--(A) 
     Any individual--

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       ``(i) who has a direct or indirect ownership or control 
     interest in a sanctioned entity and who knows or should know 
     (as defined in section 1128A(i)(6)) of the action 
     constituting the basis for the conviction or exclusion 
     described in subparagraph (B); or
       ``(ii) who is an officer or managing employee (as defined 
     in section 1126(b)) of such an entity.
       ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
     `sanctioned entity' means an entity--
       ``(i) that has been convicted of any offense described in 
     subsection (a) or in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this 
     subsection; or
       ``(ii) that has been excluded from participation under a 
     program under title XVIII or under a State health care 
     program.''.

     SEC. 8114. SANCTIONS AGAINST PRACTITIONERS AND PERSONS FOR 
                   FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS.

       (a) Minimum Period of Exclusion for Practitioners and 
     Persons Failing To Meet Statutory Obligations.--
       (1) In general.--The second sentence of section 1156(b)(1) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1320c-5(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``may 
     prescribe)'' and inserting ``may prescribe, except that such 
     period may not be less than 1 year)''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1156(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
     1320c-5(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``shall remain'' and 
     inserting ``shall (subject to the minimum period specified in 
     the second sentence of paragraph (1)) remain''.
       (b) Repeal of ``Unwilling or Unable'' Condition for 
     Imposition of Sanction.--Section 1156(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1320c-
     5(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence, by striking ``and determines'' 
     and all that follows through ``such obligations,''; and
       (2) by striking the third sentence.

     SEC. 8115. INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS FOR MEDICARE HEALTH 
                   MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Application of Intermediate Sanctions for Any Program 
     Violations.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1876(i)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395mm(i)(1)) is amended by striking ``the Secretary may 
     terminate'' and all that follows and inserting ``in 
     accordance with procedures established under paragraph (9), 
     the Secretary may at any time terminate any such contract or 
     may impose the intermediate sanctions described in paragraph 
     (6)(B) or (6)(C) (whichever is applicable) on the eligible 
     organization if the Secretary determines that the 
     organization--
       ``(A) has failed substantially to carry out the contract;
       ``(B) is carrying out the contract in a manner 
     substantially inconsistent with the efficient and effective 
     administration of this section; or
       ``(C) no longer substantially meets the applicable 
     conditions of subsections (b), (c), (e), and (f).''.
       (2) Other intermediate sanctions for miscellaneous program 
     violations.--Section 1876(i)(6) (42 U.S.C. 1395mm(i)(6)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) In the case of an eligible organization for which the 
     Secretary makes a determination under paragraph (1) the basis 
     of which is not described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
     may apply the following intermediate sanctions:
       ``(i) Civil money penalties of not more than $25,000 for 
     each determination under paragraph (1) if the deficiency that 
     is the basis of the determination has directly adversely 
     affected (or has the substantial likelihood of adversely 
     affecting) an individual covered under the organization's 
     contract.
       ``(ii) Civil money penalties of not more than $10,000 for 
     each week beginning after the initiation of procedures by the 
     Secretary under paragraph (9) during which the deficiency 
     that is the basis of a determination under paragraph (1) 
     exists.
       ``(iii) Suspension of enrollment of individuals under this 
     section after the date the Secretary notifies the 
     organization of a determination under paragraph (1) and until 
     the Secretary is satisfied that the deficiency that is the 
     basis for the determination has been corrected and is not 
     likely to recur.''.
       (3) Procedures for imposing sanctions.--Section 1876(i) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395mm(i)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(9) The Secretary may terminate a contract with an 
     eligible organization under this section or may impose the 
     intermediate sanctions described in paragraph (6) on the 
     organization in accordance with formal investigation and 
     compliance procedures established by the Secretary under 
     which--
       ``(A) the Secretary first provides the organization with 
     the reasonable opportunity to develop and implement a 
     corrective action plan to correct the deficiencies that were 
     the basis of the Secretary's determination under paragraph 
     (1) and the organization fails to develop or implement such a 
     plan;
       ``(B) in deciding whether to impose sanctions, the 
     Secretary considers aggravating factors such as whether an 
     organization has a history of deficiencies or has not taken 
     action to correct deficiencies the Secretary has brought to 
     the organization's attention;
       ``(C) there are no unreasonable or unnecessary delays 
     between the finding of a deficiency and the imposition of 
     sanctions; and
       ``(D) the Secretary provides the organization with 
     reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing (including the 
     right to appeal an initial decision) before imposing any 
     sanction or terminating the contract.''.
       (4) Conforming amendments.--Section 1876(i)(6)(B) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395mm(i)(6)(B)) is amended by striking the second 
     sentence.
       (b) Agreements With Peer Review Organizations.--Section 
     1876(i)(7)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395mm(i)(7)(A)) is amended by 
     striking ``an agreement'' and inserting ``a written 
     agreement''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to contract years beginning on or 
     after January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 8116. ADDITIONAL EXCEPTION TO ANTI-KICKBACK PENALTIES 
                   FOR DISCOUNTING AND MANAGED CARE ARRANGEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1128B(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-
     7b(b)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) any remuneration between an organization and an 
     individual or entity providing items or services, or a 
     combination thereof, pursuant to a written agreement between 
     the organization and the individual or entity if the 
     organization is a MedicarePlus organization under part C of 
     title XVIII or if the written agreement places the individual 
     or entity at substantial financial risk for the cost or 
     utilization of the items or services, or a combination 
     thereof, which the individual or entity is obligated to 
     provide, whether through a withhold, capitation, incentive 
     pool, per diem payment, or any other similar risk arrangement 
     which places the individual or entity at substantial 
     financial risk.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to written agreements entered into on or after 
     January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 8117. PENALTIES FOR THE FRAUDULENT CONVERSION OF ASSETS 
                   IN ORDER TO OBTAIN STATE HEALTH CARE PROGRAM 
                   BENEFITS.

       Section 1128B(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (4), by inserting 
     ``or'' at the end of paragraph (5), and by inserting after 
     paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) knowingly and willfully converts assets, by transfer 
     (including any transfer in trust), aiding in such a transfer, 
     or otherwise, in order for an individual to become eligible 
     for benefits under a State health care program,''.

     SEC. 8118. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made by this 
     chapter shall take effect January 1, 1996.

         CHAPTER 3--ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 8121. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE 
                   DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Title XI (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), as 
     amended by sections 8101 and 8105, is amended by inserting 
     after section 1128D the following new section:


         ``HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM

       ``Sec. 1128E. (a) General Purpose.--Not later than January 
     1, 1996, the Secretary shall establish a national health care 
     fraud and abuse data collection program for the reporting of 
     final adverse actions (not including settlements in which no 
     findings of liability have been made) against health care 
     providers, suppliers, or practitioners as required by 
     subsection (b), with access as set forth in subsection (c).
       ``(b) Reporting of Information.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each government agency and health plan 
     shall report any final adverse action (not including 
     settlements in which no findings of liability have been made) 
     taken against a health care provider, supplier, or 
     practitioner.
       ``(2) Information to be reported.--The information to be 
     reported under paragraph (1) includes:
       ``(A) The name and TIN (as defined in section 7701(a)(41) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of any health care 
     provider, supplier, or practitioner who is the subject of a 
     final adverse action.
       ``(B) The name (if known) of any health care entity with 
     which a health care provider, supplier, or practitioner is 
     affiliated or associated.
       ``(C) The nature of the final adverse action and whether 
     such action is on appeal.
       ``(D) A description of the acts or omissions and injuries 
     upon which the final adverse action was based, and such other 
     information as the Secretary determines by regulation is 
     required for appropriate interpretation of information 
     reported under this section.
       ``(3) Confidentiality.--In determining what information is 
     required, the Secretary shall include procedures to assure 
     that the privacy of individuals receiving health care 
     services is appropriately protected.
       ``(4) Timing and form of reporting.--The information 
     required to be reported under this subsection shall be 
     reported regularly (but not less often than monthly) and in 
     such form and manner as the Secretary prescribes. Such 
     information shall first be required to be reported on a date 
     specified by the Secretary.
       ``(5) To whom reported.--The information required to be 
     reported under this subsection shall be reported to the 
     Secretary.
       ``(c) Disclosure and Correction of Information.--
       ``(1) Disclosure.--With respect to the information about 
     final adverse actions (not including settlements in which no 
     findings of

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     liability have been made) reported to the Secretary under 
     this section respecting a health care provider, supplier, or 
     practitioner, the Secretary shall, by regulation, provide 
     for--
       ``(A) disclosure of the information, upon request, to the 
     health care provider, supplier, or licensed practitioner, and
       ``(B) procedures in the case of disputed accuracy of the 
     information.
       ``(2) Corrections.--Each Government agency and health plan 
     shall report corrections of information already reported 
     about any final adverse action taken against a health care 
     provider, supplier, or practitioner, in such form and manner 
     that the Secretary prescribes by regulation.
       ``(d) Access to Reported Information.--
       ``(1) Availability.--The information in this database shall 
     be available to Federal and State government agencies and 
     health plans pursuant to procedures that the Secretary shall 
     provide by regulation.
       ``(2) Fees for disclosure.--The Secretary may establish or 
     approve reasonable fees for the disclosure of information in 
     this database (other than with respect to requests by Federal 
     agencies). The amount of such a fee shall be sufficient to 
     recover the full costs of operating the database. Such fees 
     shall be available to the Secretary or, in the Secretary's 
     discretion to the agency designated under this section to 
     cover such costs.
       ``(e) Protection From Liability for Reporting.--No person 
     or entity, including the agency designated by the Secretary 
     in subsection (b)(5) shall be held liable in any civil action 
     with respect to any report made as required by this section, 
     without knowledge of the falsity of the information contained 
     in the report.
       ``(f) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this 
     section:
       ``(1) Final adverse action.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `final adverse action' 
     includes:
       ``(i) Civil judgments against a health care provider, 
     supplier, or practitioner in Federal or State court related 
     to the delivery of a health care item or service.
       ``(ii) Federal or State criminal convictions related to the 
     delivery of a health care item or service.
       ``(iii) Actions by Federal or State agencies responsible 
     for the licensing and certification of health care providers, 
     suppliers, and licensed health care practitioners, 
     including--

       ``(I) formal or official actions, such as revocation or 
     suspension of a license (and the length of any such 
     suspension), reprimand, censure or probation,
       ``(II) any other loss of license or the right to apply for, 
     or renew, a license of the provider, supplier, or 
     practitioner, whether by operation of law, voluntary 
     surrender, non-renewability, or otherwise, or
       ``(III) any other negative action or finding by such 
     Federal or State agency that is publicly available 
     information.

       ``(iv) Exclusion from participation in Federal or State 
     health care programs.
       ``(v) Any other adjudicated actions or decisions that the 
     Secretary shall establish by regulation.
       ``(B) Exception.--The term does not include any action with 
     respect to a malpractice claim.
       ``(2) Practitioner.--The terms `licensed health care 
     practitioner', `licensed practitioner', and `practitioner' 
     mean, with respect to a State, an individual who is licensed 
     or otherwise authorized by the State to provide health care 
     services (or any individual who, without authority holds 
     himself or herself out to be so licensed or authorized).
       ``(3) Government agency.--The term `Government agency' 
     shall include:
       ``(A) The Department of Justice.
       ``(B) The Department of Health and Human Services.
       ``(C) Any other Federal agency that either administers or 
     provides payment for the delivery of health care services, 
     including, but not limited to the Department of Defense and 
     the Veterans' Administration.
       ``(D) State law enforcement agencies.
       ``(E) State MediGrant fraud control units.
       ``(F) Federal or State agencies responsible for the 
     licensing and certification of health care providers and 
     licensed health care practitioners.
       ``(4) Health plan.--The term `health plan' has the meaning 
     given such term by section 1128C(c).
       ``(5) Determination of conviction.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the existence of a conviction shall be 
     determined under paragraph (4) of section 1128(i).''.
       (b) Improved Prevention in Issuance of Medicare Provider 
     Numbers.--Section 1842(r) (42 U.S.C. 1395u(r)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Under such 
     system, the Secretary may impose appropriate fees on such 
     physicians to cover the costs of investigation and 
     recertification activities with respect to the issuance of 
     the identifiers.''.

                  CHAPTER 4--CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES

     SEC. 8131. SOCIAL SECURITY ACT CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES.

       (a) General Civil Monetary Penalties.--Section 1128A (42 
     U.S.C. 1320a-7a) is amended as follows:
       (1) In the third sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``programs under title XVIII'' and inserting ``Federal health 
     care programs (as defined in section 1128B(f)(1))''.
       (2) In subsection (f)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) With respect to amounts recovered arising out of a 
     claim under a Federal health care program (as defined in 
     section 1128B(f)), the portion of such amounts as is 
     determined to have been paid by the program shall be repaid 
     to the program, and the portion of such amounts attributable 
     to the amounts recovered under this section by reason of the 
     amendments made by the Medicare Preservation Act of 1995 (as 
     estimated by the Secretary) shall be deposited into the 
     Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund pursuant to section 
     1817(k)(2)(C).''.
       (3) In subsection (i)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``title V, XVIII, XIX, or 
     XX of this Act'' and inserting ``a Federal health care 
     program (as defined in section 1128B(f))'',
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``a health insurance or 
     medical services program under title XVIII or XIX of this 
     Act'' and inserting ``a Federal health care program (as so 
     defined)'', and
       (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``title V, XVIII, XIX, or 
     XX'' and inserting ``a Federal health care program (as so 
     defined)''.
       (4) By adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(m)(1) For purposes of this section, with respect to a 
     Federal health care program not contained in this Act, 
     references to the Secretary in this section shall be deemed 
     to be references to the Secretary or Administrator of the 
     department or agency with jurisdiction over such program and 
     references to the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services in this section shall be deemed to 
     be references to the Inspector General of the applicable 
     department or agency.
       ``(2)(A) The Secretary and Administrator of the departments 
     and agencies referred to in paragraph (1) may include in any 
     action pursuant to this section, claims within the 
     jurisdiction of other Federal departments or agencies as long 
     as the following conditions are satisfied:
       ``(i) The case involves primarily claims submitted to the 
     Federal health care programs of the department or agency 
     initiating the action.
       ``(ii) The Secretary or Administrator of the department or 
     agency initiating the action gives notice and an opportunity 
     to participate in the investigation to the Inspector General 
     of the department or agency with primary jurisdiction over 
     the Federal health care programs to which the claims were 
     submitted.
       ``(B) If the conditions specified in subparagraph (A) are 
     fulfilled, the Inspector General of the department or agency 
     initiating the action is authorized to exercise all powers 
     granted under the Inspector General Act of 1978 with respect 
     to the claims submitted to the other departments or agencies 
     to the same manner and extent as provided in that Act with 
     respect to claims submitted to such departments or 
     agencies.''.
       (b) Excluded Individual Retaining Ownership or Control 
     Interest in Participating Entity.--Section 1128A(a) (42 
     U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1)(D);
       (2) by striking ``, or'' at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (3) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) in the case of a person who is not an organization, 
     agency, or other entity, is excluded from participating in a 
     program under title XVIII or a State health care program in 
     accordance with this subsection or under section 1128 and 
     who, at the time of a violation of this subsection--
       ``(i) retains a direct or indirect ownership or control 
     interest in an entity that is participating in a program 
     under title XVIII or a State health care program, and who 
     knows or should know of the action constituting the basis for 
     the exclusion; or
       ``(ii) is an officer or managing employee (as defined in 
     section 1126(b)) of such an entity;''.
       (c) Modifications of Amounts of Penalties and 
     Assessments.--Section 1128A(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a)), as 
     amended by subsection (b), is amended in the matter following 
     paragraph (4)--
       (1) by striking ``$2,000'' and inserting ``$10,000'';
       (2) by inserting ``; in cases under paragraph (4), $10,000 
     for each day the prohibited relationship occurs'' after 
     ``false or misleading information was given''; and
       (3) by striking ``twice the amount'' and inserting ``3 
     times the amount''.
       (d) Claim for Item or Service Based on Incorrect Coding or 
     Medically Unnecessary Services.--Section 1128A(a)(1) (42 
     U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``claimed,'' and 
     inserting ``claimed, including any person who engages in a 
     pattern or practice of presenting or causing to be presented 
     a claim for an item or service that is based on a code that 
     the person knows or should know will result in a greater 
     payment to the person than the code the person knows or 
     should know is applicable to the item or service actually 
     provided,'';
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
     ``, or''; and
       (4) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
     subparagraph:

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       ``(E) is for a medical or other item or service that a 
     person knows or should know is not medically necessary; or''.
       (e) Sanctions Against Practitioners and Persons for Failure 
     To Comply With Statutory Obligations.--Section 1156(b)(3) (42 
     U.S.C. 1320c-5(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``the actual or 
     estimated cost'' and inserting ``up to $10,000 for each 
     instance''.
       (f) Procedural Provisions.--Section 1876(i)(6) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395mm(i)(6)), as amended by section 8115(a)(2), is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) The provisions of section 1128A (other than 
     subsections (a) and (b)) shall apply to a civil money penalty 
     under subparagraph (B)(i) or (C)(i) in the same manner as 
     such provisions apply to a civil money penalty or proceeding 
     under section 1128A(a).''.
       (g) Prohibition Against Offering Inducements to Individuals 
     Enrolled Under Programs or Plans.--
       (1) Offer of remuneration.--Section 1128A(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     1320a-7a(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1)(D);
       (B) by striking ``, or'' at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (C) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) offers to or transfers remuneration to any individual 
     eligible for benefits under title XVIII of this Act, or under 
     a State health care program (as defined in section 1128(h)) 
     that such person knows or should know is likely to influence 
     such individual to order or receive from a particular 
     provider, practitioner, or supplier any item or service for 
     which payment may be made, in whole or in part, under title 
     XVIII, or a State health care program (as so defined);''.
       (2) Remuneration defined.--Section 1128A(i) (42 U.S.C. 
     1320a-7a(i)) is amended by adding the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) The term `remuneration' includes the waiver of 
     coinsurance and deductible amounts (or any part thereof), and 
     transfers of items or services for free or for other than 
     fair market value. The term `remuneration' does not include--
       ``(A) the waiver of coinsurance and deductible amounts by a 
     person, if--
       ``(i) the waiver is not offered as part of any 
     advertisement or solicitation;
       ``(ii) the person does not routinely waive coinsurance or 
     deductible amounts; and
       ``(iii) the person--

       ``(I) waives the coinsurance and deductible amounts after 
     determining in good faith that the individual is in financial 
     need;
       ``(II) fails to collect coinsurance or deductible amounts 
     after making reasonable collection efforts; or
       ``(III) provides for any permissible waiver as specified in 
     section 1128B(b)(3) or in regulations issued by the 
     Secretary;

       ``(B) differentials in coinsurance and deductible amounts 
     as part of a benefit plan design as long as the differentials 
     have been disclosed in writing to all beneficiaries, third 
     party payers, and providers, to whom claims are presented and 
     as long as the differentials meet the standards as defined in 
     regulations promulgated by the Secretary not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of the Medicare 
     Preservation Act of 1995; or
       ``(C) incentives given to individuals to promote the 
     delivery of preventive care as determined by the Secretary in 
     regulations so promulgated.''.
       (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 8132. CLARIFICATION OF LEVEL OF INTENT REQUIRED FOR 
                   IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.

       (a) Clarification of Level of Knowledge Required for 
     Imposition of Civil Monetary Penalties.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1128A(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a)) 
     is amended--
       (A) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting ``knowingly'' 
     before ``presents'' each place it appears; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``gives'' and inserting 
     ``knowingly gives or causes to be given''.
       (2) Definition of standard.--Section 1128A(i) (42 U.S.C. 
     1320a-7a(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(6) The term `should know' means that a person, with 
     respect to information--
       ``(A) acts in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity 
     of the information; or
       ``(B) acts in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of 
     the information,
     and no proof of specific intent to defraud is required.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to acts or omissions occurring on or after 
     January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 8133. PENALTY FOR FALSE CERTIFICATION FOR HOME HEALTH 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1128A(b) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(b)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) Any physician who executes a document described in 
     subparagraph (B) with respect to an individual knowing that 
     all of the requirements referred to in such subparagraph are 
     not met with respect to the individual shall be subject to a 
     civil monetary penalty of not more than the greater of--
       ``(i) $5,000, or
       ``(ii) three times the amount of the payments under title 
     XVIII for home health services which are made pursuant to 
     such certification.
       ``(B) A document described in this subparagraph is any 
     document that certifies, for purposes of title XVIII, that an 
     individual meets the requirements of section 1814(a)(2)(C) or 
     1835(a)(2)(A) in the case of home health services furnished 
     to the individual.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to certifications made on or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

                 CHAPTER 5--AMENDMENTS TO CRIMINAL LAW

     SEC. 8141. HEALTH CARE FRAUD.

       (a) In General.--
       (1)  Fines and imprisonment for health care fraud 
     violations.--Chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1347. Health care fraud

       ``(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully executes, or attempts 
     to execute, a scheme or artifice--
       ``(1) to defraud any Federal health care program, in 
     connection with the delivery of or payment for health care 
     benefits, items, or services; or
       ``(2) to obtain, by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, 
     representations, or promises, any of the money or property 
     owned by, or under the custody or control of, any Federal 
     health care program in connection with the delivery of or 
     payment for health care benefits, items, or services;
     shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 
     10 years, or both. If the violation results in serious bodily 
     injury (as defined in section 1365(g)(3) of this title), such 
     person may be imprisoned for any term of years.
       ``(b) For purposes of this section, the term `Federal 
     health care program' has the same meaning given such term in 
     section 1128B(f) of the Social Security Act.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``1347. Health care fraud.''.
       (b) Criminal Fines Deposited in Federal Hospital Insurance 
     Trust Fund.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit into 
     the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund pursuant to section 
     1817(k)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 
     8101(b), an amount equal to the criminal fines imposed under 
     section 1347 of title 18, United States Code (relating to 
     health care fraud).

     SEC. 8142. FORFEITURES FOR FEDERAL HEALTH CARE OFFENSES.

       (a) In General.--Section 982(a) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding after paragraph (5) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(6)(A) The court, in imposing sentence on a person 
     convicted of a Federal health care offense, shall order the 
     person to forfeit property, real or personal, that 
     constitutes or is derived, directly or indirectly, from gross 
     proceeds traceable to the commission of the offense.
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `Federal 
     health care offense' means a violation of, or a criminal 
     conspiracy to violate--
       ``(i) section 1347 of this title;
       ``(ii) section 1128B of the Social Security Act; and
       ``(iii) sections 287, 371, 664, 666, 669, 1001, 1027, 1341, 
     1343, 1920, or 1954 of this title if the violation or 
     conspiracy relates to health care fraud.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 982(b)(1)(A) of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or (a)(6)'' 
     after ``(a)(1)''.
       (c) Property Forfeited Deposited in Federal Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund.--
       (1) In general.--After the payment of the costs of asset 
     forfeiture has been made, and notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit 
     into the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund pursuant to 
     section 1817(k)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act, as added by 
     section 8101(b), an amount equal to the net amount realized 
     from the forfeiture of property by reason of a Federal health 
     care offense pursuant to section 982(a)(6) of title 18, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Costs of asset forfeiture.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the term ``payment of the costs of asset forfeiture'' 
     means--
       (A) the payment, at the discretion of the Attorney General, 
     of any expenses necessary to seize, detain, inventory, 
     safeguard, maintain, advertise, sell, or dispose of property 
     under seizure, detention, or forfeited, or of any other 
     necessary expenses incident to the seizure, detention, 
     forfeiture, or disposal of such property, including payment 
     for--
       (i) contract services,
       (ii) the employment of outside contractors to operate and 
     manage properties or provide other specialized services 
     necessary to dispose of such properties in an effort to 
     maximize the return from such properties; and
       (iii) reimbursement of any Federal, State, or local agency 
     for any expenditures made to perform the functions described 
     in this subparagraph;
       (B) at the discretion of the Attorney General, the payment 
     of awards for information or assistance leading to a civil or 
     criminal forfeiture involving any Federal agency 
     participating in the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control 
     Account;
       (C) the compromise and payment of valid liens and mortgages 
     against property that

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     has been forfeited, subject to the discretion of the Attorney 
     General to determine the validity of any such lien or 
     mortgage and the amount of payment to be made, and the 
     employment of attorneys and other personnel skilled in State 
     real estate law as necessary;
       (D) payment authorized in connection with remission or 
     mitigation procedures relating to property forfeited; and
       (E) the payment of State and local property taxes on 
     forfeited real property that accrued between the date of the 
     violation giving rise to the forfeiture and the date of the 
     forfeiture order.

     SEC. 8143. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF RELATING TO FEDERAL HEALTH CARE 
                   OFFENSES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1345(a)(1) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (2) by inserting ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B); and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) committing or about to commit a Federal health care 
     offense (as defined in section 982(a)(6)(B) of this 
     title);''.
       (b) Freezing of Assets.--Section 1345(a)(2) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or a Federal 
     health care offense (as defined in section 982(a)(6)(B))'' 
     after ``title)''.

     SEC. 8144. FALSE STATEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1033. False statements relating to health care matters

       ``(a) Whoever, in any matter involving a Federal health 
     care program, knowingly and willfully--
       ``(1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, 
     scheme, or device a material fact, or
       ``(2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent 
     statement or representation, or makes or uses any materially 
     false writing or document knowing the same to contain any 
     materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or 
     entry,
     shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 
     years, or both.
       ``(b) For purposes of this section, the term `Federal 
     health care program' has the same meaning given such term in 
     section 1128B(f) of the Social Security Act.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, in 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``1033. False statements relating to health care matters.''.

     SEC. 8145. OBSTRUCTION OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS OF FEDERAL 
                   HEALTH CARE OFFENSES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 73 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1518. Obstruction of criminal investigations of 
       Federal health care offenses

       ``(a) Whoever willfully prevents, obstructs, misleads, 
     delays or attempts to prevent, obstruct, mislead, or delay 
     the communication of information or records relating to a 
     Federal health care offense to a criminal investigator shall 
     be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 
     years, or both.
       ``(b) As used in this section the term `Federal health care 
     offense' has the same meaning given such term in section 
     982(a)(6)(B) of this title.
       ``(c) As used in this section the term `criminal 
     investigator' means any individual duly authorized by a 
     department, agency, or armed force of the United States to 
     conduct or engage in investigations for prosecutions for 
     violations of health care offenses.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``1518. Obstruction of Criminal Investigations of Federal Health Care 
              Offenses.''.

     SEC. 8146. THEFT OR EMBEZZLEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 31 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 669. Theft or embezzlement in connection with health 
       care

       ``(a) Whoever willfully embezzles, steals, or otherwise 
     willfully and unlawfully converts to the use of any person 
     other than the rightful owner, or intentionally misapplies 
     any of the moneys, funds, securities, premiums, credits, 
     property, or other assets of a Federal health care program, 
     shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 
     10 years, or both.
       ``(b) As used in this section the term `Federal health care 
     program' has the same meaning given such term in section 
     1128B(f) of the Social Security Act.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 31 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``669. Theft or Embezzlement in Connection with Health Care.''.

     SEC. 8147. LAUNDERING OF MONETARY INSTRUMENTS.

       Section 1956(c)(7) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Any act or activity constituting an offense involving 
     a Federal health care offense as that term is defined in 
     section 982(a)(6)(B) of this title.''.

     SEC. 8148. AUTHORIZED INVESTIGATIVE DEMAND PROCEDURES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 233 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding after section 3485 the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 3486. Authorized investigative demand procedures

       ``(a)(1)(A) In any investigation relating to functions set 
     forth in paragraph (2), the Attorney General or designee may 
     issue in writing and cause to be served a subpoena compelling 
     production of any records (including any books, papers, 
     documents, electronic media, or other objects or tangible 
     things), which may be relevant to an authorized law 
     enforcement inquiry, that a person or legal entity may 
     possess or have care, custody, or control.
       ``(B) A custodian of records may be required to give 
     testimony concerning the production and authentication of 
     such records.
       ``(C) The production of records may be required from any 
     place in any State or in any territory or other place subject 
     to the jurisdiction of the United States at any designated 
     place; except that such production shall not be required more 
     than 500 miles distant from the place where the subpoena is 
     served.
       ``(D) Witnesses summoned under this section shall be paid 
     the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the 
     courts of the United States.
       ``(E) A subpoena requiring the production of records shall 
     describe the objects required to be produced and prescribe a 
     return date within a reasonable period of time within which 
     the objects can be assembled and made available.
       ``(2) Investigative demands utilizing an administrative 
     subpoena are authorized for any investigation with respect to 
     any act or activity constituting or involving health care 
     fraud, including a scheme or artifice--
       ``(A) to defraud any Federal health care program, in 
     connection with the delivery of or payment for health care 
     benefits, items, or services; or
       ``(B) to obtain, by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, 
     representations, or promises, any of the money or property 
     owned by, or under the custody or control or, any Federal 
     health care program in connection with the delivery of or 
     payment for health care benefits, items, or services.
       ``(b)(1) A subpoena issued under this section may be served 
     by any person designated in the subpoena to serve it.
       ``(2) Service upon a natural person may be made by personal 
     delivery of the subpoena to such person.
       ``(3) Service may be made upon a domestic or foreign 
     association which is subject to suit under a common name, by 
     delivering the subpoena to an officer, to a managing or 
     general agent, or to any other agent authorized by 
     appointment or by law to receive service of process.
       ``(4) The affidavit of the person serving the subpoena 
     entered on a true copy thereof by the person serving it shall 
     be proof of service.
       ``(c)(1) In the case of contumacy by or refusal to obey a 
     subpoena issued to any person, the Attorney General may 
     invoke the aid of any court of the United States within the 
     jurisdiction of which the investigation is carried on or of 
     which the subpoenaed person is an inhabitant, or in which 
     such person carries on business or may be found, to compel 
     compliance with the subpoena.
       ``(2) The court may issue an order requiring the subpoenaed 
     person to appear before the Attorney General to produce 
     records, if so ordered, or to give testimony required under 
     subsection (a)(1)(B).
       ``(3) Any failure to obey the order of the court may be 
     punished by the court as a contempt thereof.
       ``(4) All process in any such case may be served in any 
     judicial district in which such person may be found.
       ``(d) Notwithstanding any Federal, State, or local law, any 
     person, including officers, agents, and employees, receiving 
     a subpoena under this section, who complies in good faith 
     with the subpoena and thus produces the materials sought, 
     shall not be liable in any court of any State or the United 
     States to any customer or other person for such production or 
     for nondisclosure of that production to the customer.
       ``(e)(1) Health information about an individual that is 
     disclosed under this section may not be used in, or disclosed 
     to any person for use in, any administrative, civil, or 
     criminal action or investigation directed against the 
     individual who is the subject of the information unless the 
     action or investigation arises out of and is directly related 
     to receipt of health care or payment for health care or 
     action involving a fraudulent claim related to health; or if 
     authorized by an appropriate order of a court of competent 
     jurisdiction, granted after application showing good cause 
     therefore.
       ``(2) In assessing good cause, the court shall weigh the 
     public interest and the need for disclosure against the 
     injury to the patient, to the physician-patient relationship, 
     and to the treatment services.
       ``(3) Upon the granting of such order, the court, in 
     determining the extent to which any disclosure of all or any 
     part of any record is necessary, shall impose appropriate 
     safeguards against unauthorized disclosure.
       ``(f) As used in this section the term `Federal health care 
     program' has the same meaning given such term in section 
     1128B(f) of the Social Security Act.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     223 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 3405 the following new 
     item:

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     ``Sec. 3486. Authorized investigative demand procedures''.

       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1510(b)(3)(B) of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or a 
     Department of Justice subpoena (issued under section 3486),'' 
     after ``subpoena''.

            CHAPTER 6--STATE HEALTH CARE FRAUD CONTROL UNITS

     SEC. 8151. STATE HEALTH CARE FRAUD CONTROL UNITS.

       (a) Extension of Concurrent Authority To Investigate and 
     Prosecute Fraud in Other Federal Programs.--Paragraph (3) of 
     section 2134(b), as added by section 7001 of this Act, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``in connection with''; and
       (2) by striking ``plan.'' and inserting ``plan; and (B) 
     upon the approval of the relevant Federal agency and the 
     chief executive officer of the State or such officer's 
     designee, any aspect of the provision of health care services 
     and activities of providers of such services under any 
     Federal health care program (as defined in section 
     1128B(f)(1)).''.
       (b) Extension of Authority To Investigate and Prosecute 
     Patient Abuse in Non-MediGrant Board and Care Facilities.--
     Paragraph (4) of section 2134(b), as added by section 7001 of 
     this Act, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4)(A) The entity has--
       ``(i) procedures for reviewing complaints of abuse or 
     neglect of patients in health care facilities which receive 
     payments under the MediGrant plan funded under this title;
       ``(ii) at the option of the entity, procedures for 
     reviewing complaints of abuse or neglect of patients residing 
     in board and care facilities; and
       ``(iii) where appropriate, procedures for acting upon such 
     complaints under the criminal laws of the State or for 
     referring such complaints to other State agencies for action.
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `board and 
     care facility' means a residential setting which receives 
     payment from or on behalf of two or more unrelated adults who 
     reside in such facility, and for whom one or both of the 
     following is provided:
       ``(i) Nursing care services provided by, or under the 
     supervision of, a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, 
     or licensed nursing assistant.
       ``(ii) Personal care services that assist residents with 
     the activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, 
     dressing, bathing, eating, toileting, ambulation, transfer, 
     positioning, self-medication, body care, travel to medical 
     services, essential shopping, meal preparation, laundry, and 
     housework.''.
                     Subtitle C--Regulatory Relief

     SEC. 8201. REPEAL OF PHYSICIAN OWNERSHIP REFERRAL 
                   PROHIBITIONS BASED ON COMPENSATION 
                   ARRANGEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1877(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395nn(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``is--'' and all that 
     follows through ``equity,'' and inserting the following: ``is 
     (except as provided in subsection (c)) an ownership or 
     investment interest in the entity through equity,''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1877 (42 U.S.C. 1395nn) 
     is amended as follows:
       (1) In subsection (b)--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``to Both Ownership and 
     Compensation Arrangement Prohibitions'' and inserting ``Where 
     Financial Relationship Exists''; and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (7).
       (2) In subsection (c)--
       (A) by amending the heading to read as follows: ``Exception 
     for Ownership or Investment Interest in Publicly Traded 
     Securities and Mutual Funds''; and
       (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``subsection (a)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(2)''.
       (3) In subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1);
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (4)''; and
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as 
     paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), and by transferring and 
     inserting such paragraphs after paragraph (3) of subsection 
     (b).
       (4) By striking subsection (e).
       (5) In subsection (f)(2)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``ownership, investment, and compensation'' and inserting 
     ``ownership and investment'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subsection (a)(2)(A)'' 
     and all that follows through ``subsection (a)(2)(B)),'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (a)(2),''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or who have such a 
     compensation relationship with the entity''.
       (6) In subsection (h)--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3);
       (B) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking clauses (iv) and (vi);
       (C) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``rules.--'' and all 
     that follows through ``(ii) Faculty'' and inserting ``rules 
     for faculty''; and
       (D) by adding at the end of paragraph (4) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) Member of a group.--A physician is a `member' of a 
     group if the physician is an owner or a bona fide employee, 
     or both, of the group.''.

     SEC. 8202. REVISION OF DESIGNATED HEALTH SERVICES SUBJECT TO 
                   OWNERSHIP REFERRAL PROHIBITION.

       (a) In General.--Section 1877(h)(6) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395nn(h)(6)) is amended by striking subparagraphs (B) 
     through (K) and inserting the following:
       ``(B) Parenteral and enteral nutrients, equipment, and 
     supplies.
       ``(C) Radiology services, including magnetic resonance 
     imaging, computerized tomography, and ultrasound services.
       ``(D) Outpatient physical or occupational therapy 
     services.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1877(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(b)(2)) is amended 
     in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
     ``services'' and all that follows through ``supplies)--'' and 
     inserting ``services--''.
       (2) Section 1877(h)(5)(C) (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(h)(5)(C)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``, a request by a radiologist for 
     diagnostic radiology services, and a request by a radiation 
     oncologist for radiation therapy,'' and inserting ``and a 
     request by a radiologist for magnetic resonance imaging or 
     for computerized tomography'', and
       (B) by striking ``radiologist, or radiation oncologist'' 
     and inserting ``or radiologist''.

     SEC. 8203. DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF 1993 OWNERSHIP REFERRAL 
                   CHANGES UNTIL PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 13562(b) of OBRA-1993 (42 U.S.C. 
     1395nn note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Promulgation of regulations.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), the amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to any referrals made before the effective 
     date of final regulations promulgated by the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services to carry out such amendments.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of OBRA-
     1993.

     SEC. 8204. EXCEPTIONS TO OWNERSHIP REFERRAL PROHIBITIONS.

       (a) Revisions to Exception for In-office Ancillary 
     Services.--
       (1) Repeal of site-of-service requirement.--Section 1877 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395nn) is amended--
       (A) by amending subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(2) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) that are furnished personally by the referring 
     physician, personally by a physician who is a member of the 
     same group practice as the referring physician, or personally 
     by individuals who are under the general supervision of the 
     physician or of another physician in the group practice, 
     and'', and
       (B) by adding at the end of subsection (h) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(7) General supervision.--An individual is considered to 
     be under the `general supervision' of a physician if the 
     physician (or group practice of which the physician is a 
     member) is legally responsible for the services performed by 
     the individual and for ensuring that the individual meets 
     licensure and certification requirements, if any, applicable 
     under other provisions of law, regardless of whether or not 
     the physician is physically present when the individual 
     furnishes an item or service.''.
       (2) Clarification of treatment of physician owners of group 
     practice.--Section 1877(b)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(b)(2)(B)) 
     is amended by striking ``physician or such group practice'' 
     and inserting ``physician, such group practice, or the 
     physician owners of such group practice''.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 1877(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395nn(b)(2)) is amended by amending the heading to read as 
     follows: ``Ancillary services furnished personally or through 
     group practice.--''.
       (b) Clarification of Exception for Services Furnished in a 
     Rural Area.--Paragraph (5) of section 1877(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395nn(b)), as transferred by section 8201(b)(3)(C), is 
     amended by striking ``substantially all'' and inserting ``not 
     less than 75 percent''.
       (c) Revision of Exception for Certain Managed Care 
     Arrangements.--Section 1877(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(b)(3)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the heading by inserting ``managed care 
     arrangements'' after ``Prepaid plans'';
       (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``organization--'' and inserting ``organization, directly or 
     through contractual arrangements with other entities, to 
     individuals enrolled with the organization--'';
       (3) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or part C'' after 
     ``section 1876'';
       (4) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
       (5) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
     and inserting a comma; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(E) with a contract with a State to provide services 
     under the State plan under title XIX (in accordance with 
     section 1903(m)) or a State MediGrant plan under title XXI; 
     or
       ``(F) which is a MedicarePlus organization under part C or 
     which provides or arranges for the provision of health care 
     items or services pursuant to a written agreement between the 
     organization and an individual or entity if the written 
     agreement places the individual or entity at substantial 
     financial risk for the cost or utilization of the items or 
     services which the individual or entity is obligated to 
     provide, whether through a withhold, capitation, incentive 
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     diem payment, or any other similar risk arrangement which 
     places the individual or entity at substantial financial 
     risk.''.
       (d) New Exception for Shared Facility Services.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1877(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(b)), as 
     amended by section 8201(b)(3)(C), is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as 
     paragraphs (5) through (8); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Shared facility services.--In the case of a 
     designated health service consisting of a shared facility 
     service of a shared facility--
       ``(A) that is furnished--
       ``(i) personally by the referring physician who is a shared 
     facility physician or personally by an individual directly 
     employed or under the general supervision of such a 
     physician,
       ``(ii) by a shared facility in a building in which the 
     referring physician furnishes substantially all of the 
     services of the physician that are unrelated to the 
     furnishing of shared facility services, and
       ``(iii) to a patient of a shared facility physician; and
       ``(B) that is billed by the referring physician or a group 
     practice of which the physician is a member.''.
       (2) Definitions.--Section 1877(h) (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(h)), as 
     amended by section 8201(b)(6), is amended by inserting before 
     paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
       ``(1) Shared facility related definitions.--
       ``(A) Shared facility service.--The term `shared facility 
     service' means, with respect to a shared facility, a 
     designated health service furnished by the facility to 
     patients of shared facility physicians.
       ``(B) Shared facility.--The term `shared facility' means an 
     entity that furnishes shared facility services under a shared 
     facility arrangement.
       ``(C) Shared facility physician.--The term `shared facility 
     physician' means, with respect to a shared facility, a 
     physician (or a group practice of which the physician is a 
     member) who has a financial relationship under a shared 
     facility arrangement with the facility.
       ``(D) Shared facility arrangement.--The term `shared 
     facility arrangement' means, with respect to the provision of 
     shared facility services in a building, a financial 
     arrangement--
       ``(i) which is only between physicians who are providing 
     services (unrelated to shared facility services) in the same 
     building,
       ``(ii) in which the overhead expenses of the facility are 
     shared, in accordance with methods previously determined by 
     the physicians in the arrangement, among the physicians in 
     the arrangement, and
       ``(iii) which, in the case of a corporation, is wholly 
     owned and controlled by shared facility physicians.''.
       (e) New Exception for Services Furnished in Communities 
     With No Alternative Providers.--Section 1877(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395nn(b)), as amended by section 8201(b)(3)(C) and 
     subsection (d)(1), is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as 
     paragraphs (6) through (9); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) No alternative providers in area.--In the case of a 
     designated health service furnished in any area with respect 
     to which the Secretary determines that individuals residing 
     in the area do not have reasonable access to such a 
     designated health service for which subsection (a)(1) does 
     not apply.''.
       (f) New Exception for Services Furnished in Ambulatory 
     Surgical Centers.--Section 1877(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(b)), as 
     amended by section 8201(b)(3)(C), subsection (d)(1), and 
     subsection (e)(1), is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (9) as 
     paragraphs (7) through (10); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) Services furnished in ambulatory surgical centers.--
     In the case of a designated health service furnished in an 
     ambulatory surgical center described in section 
     1832(a)(2)(F)(i).''.
       (g) New Exception for Services Furnished in Renal Dialysis 
     Facilities.--Section 1877(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(b)), as 
     amended by section 8201(b)(3)(C), subsection (d)(1), 
     subsection (e)(1), and subsection (f), is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (10) as 
     paragraphs (8) through (11); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) Services furnished in renal dialysis facilities.--In 
     the case of a designated health service furnished in a renal 
     dialysis facility under section 1881.''.
       (h) New Exception for Services Furnished in a Hospice.--
     Section 1877(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(b)), as amended by section 
     8201(b)(3)(C), subsection (d)(1), subsection (e)(1), 
     subsection (f), and subsection (g), is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (11) as 
     paragraphs (9) through (12); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(8) Services furnished by a hospice program.--In the case 
     of a designated health service furnished by a hospice program 
     under section 1861(dd)(2).''.
       (i) New Exception for Services Furnished in a Comprehensive 
     Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility.--Section 1877(b) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395nn(b)), as amended by section 8201(b)(3)(C), 
     subsection (d)(1), subsection (e)(1), subsection (f), 
     subsection (g), and subsection (h), is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (12) as 
     paragraphs (10) through (13); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(9) Services furnished in a comprehensive outpatient 
     rehabilitation facility.--In the case of a designated health 
     service furnished in a comprehensive outpatient 
     rehabilitation facility (as defined in section 
     1861(cc)(2)).''.
       (j) Definition of Referral.--Section 1877(h)(5)(A) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395nn(h)(5)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``an item or service'' and inserting ``a 
     designated health service'', and
       (2) by striking ``the item or service'' and inserting ``the 
     designated health service''.

     SEC. 8205. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as provided in section 8203(b), the amendments made 
     by this subtitle shall apply to referrals made on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, regardless of whether 
     or not regulations are promulgated to carry out such 
     amendments.
Subtitle D--Modification in Payment Policies Regarding Graduate Medical 
                               Education

     SEC. 8301. INDIRECT MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENTS.

       (a) Multiyear Transition Regarding Percentages; 6.7 for 
     1996 to 5.0 for 2001 and Afterwards.--Section 
     1886(D)(5)(B)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(ii)) us amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(ii) For purposes of clause (i)(II), the indirect 
     teaching adjustment factor is equal to c (((1+r) to the nth 
     power)-1), where `r' is the ratio of the hospital's full-time 
     equivalent interns and residents to beds and `n' equal .405. 
     For discharges occurring on or after--
       ``(I) May 1, 1986, and before October 1, 1995, `c' is equal 
     to 1.89;
       ``(II) October 1, 1995, and before October 1, 1996, `c' is 
     equal to 1.654;
       ``(III) October 1, 1996, and before October 1, 1998, `c' is 
     equal to 1.481;
       ``(IV) October 1, 1998, and before October 1, 1999, `c' is 
     equal to 1.383;
       ``(V) October 1, 1999, and before October 1, 2000, `c' is 
     equal to 1.309; and
       ``(VI) October 1, 2000, `c' is equal to 1.235.''.
       (b) No Restandardization of Payment Amounts Required.--
     Section 1886(d)(2)(C)(i) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(2)(C)(i)) is 
     amended by striking ``of 1985'' and inserting ``of 1985, but 
     not taking into account the amendments made by section 
     8301(a) of Medicate Preservation Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 8302. DIRECT GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION.

       (a) Weighting Factors For Residents.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1886(h)(4)(C)(iv) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(h)(4)(C)(iv)) is amended by striking ``50'' and 
     inserting ``0.25''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply with respect to cost reporting periods beginning 
     on or after October 1, 1997.
       (b) Limitation on Aggregate Number of Full-Time 
     Residents.--
       Section 1886(h)(4) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Adjustments for certain fiscal years in payments for 
     programs in allopathic and osteopathic medicine.--
       ``(i) In general.--With respect to a cost reporting period, 
     the Secretary shall in accordance with clause (ii) adjust the 
     payments for approved medical residency training programs in 
     the fields of allopathic medicine and osteopathic medicine 
     if, in the fiscal year in which such cost reporting period 
     begins, the number of full-time-equivalent residents 
     determined under this paragraph with respect to all such 
     programs exceeds the number of full-time-equivalent residents 
     determined with respect to all such programs as of August 1, 
     1995.
       ``(ii) Adjustment described.--Adjustments under clause (i) 
     shall be made with respect to cost reporting periods such 
     that the total amount of payments under this subsection for 
     the fiscal year involved does not exceed the amount that 
     would have been paid under this subsection for such year if 
     the number of full-time-equivalent residents determined under 
     clause (i) for the year had not exceeded the number of full-
     time-equivalent residents with respect to all such programs 
     as of August 1, 1995.
       ``(iii) Hold harmless.--The Secretary may provide that 
     approved medical residency training programs that reduced or 
     did not expand the number of full-time-equivalent residents 
     determined under this paragraphs for a cost reporting period 
     shall not be subject to the adjustment described in clause 
     (i).
       ``(iv) Effective date.--The adjustment described in clause 
     (i) shall apply with respect to cost reporting periods 
     beginning on or after October 1, 1995, and on or before 
     September 30, 2002.''.
               Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Part A

            CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PART A

     SEC. 8401. PPS HOSPITAL PAYMENT UPDATE.

       Section 1886(b)(3)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(B)(i)) is 
     amended by striking subclauses (XI), (XII), and (XIII) and 
     inserting the following new subclauses:
       ``(XI) for fiscal year 1996 for hospitals in all areas, the 
     market basket percentage increase minus 2.5 percentage 
     points,
       ``(XII) for fiscal years 1997 through 2002 for hospitals in 
     all areas, the market basket percentage increase minus 2.0 
     percentage points, and

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       ``(XIII) for fiscal year 2003 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year for hospitals in all areas, the market basket percentage 
     increase.''.

     SEC. 8402. PPS-EXEMPT HOSPITAL PAYMENTS.

       (a) Update.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1886(b)(3)(B)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(b)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended--
       (A) in subclause (V)--
       (i) by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``1995'', and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end,
       (B) by redesignating subclause (VI) as subclause (VII); and
       (C) by inserting after subclause (V), the following 
     subclause:
       ``(VI) except as provided in clause (vi), for fiscal years 
     1996 through 2002, the market basket percentage increase 
     minus the applicable reduction (as defined in clause 
     (vii)(II)); and''.
       (2) Special rules for certain hospitals.--Section 
     1886(b)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(B))) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vi) For purposes of clause (ii)(VI), the `applicable 
     percentage increase' for a hospital--
       ``(I) for a fiscal year for which the hospital's update 
     adjustment percentage (as defined in clause (vii)(I)) is at 
     least 10 percent, is the market basket percentage increase, 
     and
       ``(II) for which 150 percent of the hospital's allowable 
     operating costs of inpatient hospital services recognized 
     under this title for the most recent cost reporting period 
     for which information is available is less than the 
     hospital's target amount (as determined under subparagraph 
     (A)) for such cost reporting period, is 0 percent.''.
       (3) Definitions.--Section 1886(b)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(b)(3)(B)), as amended by paragraph (2), is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vii) For purposes of clauses (ii)(VI) and (vi)--
       ``(I) a hospital's `update adjustment percentage' for a 
     fiscal year is the percentage by which the hospital's 
     allowable operating costs of inpatient hospital services 
     recognized under this title for the most recent cost 
     reporting period for which information is available exceeds 
     the hospital's target amount (as determined under 
     subparagraph (A)) for such cost reporting period, and
       ``(II) the `applicable reduction' with respect to a 
     hospital for a fiscal year is 2.5 percentage points, reduced 
     by 0.25 percentage point for each percentage point (if any) 
     the hospital's update adjustment percentage for the fiscal 
     year is less than 10 percentage points.''.
       (3) Effect of payment reduction on exceptions and 
     adjustments.--Section 1886(b)(4)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(b)(4)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ``paragraph 
     (3)(B)(ii)(V)'' and inserting ``subclause (V) or (VI) of 
     paragraph (3)(B)(ii)''.
       (b) Target Amounts for Rehabilitation Hospitals and Long-
     Term Care Hospitals.--Section 1886(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(b)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``and (E)'' and inserting ``(E), (F), and 
     (G)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(F) In the case of a rehabilitation hospital (or unit 
     thereof) (as described in clause (ii) of subsection 
     (d)(1)(B)), for cost reporting periods beginning on or after 
     October 1, 1995,--
       ``(i) in the case of a hospital which first receives 
     payments under this section before October 1, 1995, the 
     target amount determined under subparagraph (A) for such 
     hospital or unit for a cost reporting period beginning during 
     a fiscal year shall not be less than 50 percent of the 
     national mean of the target amounts determined under this 
     paragraph for all such hospitals for cost reporting periods 
     beginning during such fiscal year (determined without regard 
     to this subparagraph); and
       ``(ii) in the case of a hospital which first receives 
     payments under this section on or after October 1, 1995, such 
     target amount may not be greater than 130 percent of the 
     national mean of the target amounts for such hospitals (and 
     units thereof) for cost reporting periods beginning during 
     fiscal year 1991.
       ``(G) In the case of a hospital which has an average 
     inpatient length of stay of greater than 25 days (as 
     described in clause (iv) of subsection (d)(1)(B)), for cost 
     reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 1995--
       ``(i) in the case of a hospital which first receives 
     payments under this section as a hospital that is not a 
     subsection (d) hospital or a subsection (d) Puerto Rico 
     hospital before October 1, 1995, the target amount determined 
     under subparagraph (A) for such hospital for a cost reporting 
     period beginning during a fiscal year shall not be less than 
     50 percent of the national mean of the target amounts 
     determined under such subparagraph for all such hospitals for 
     cost reporting periods beginning during such fiscal year 
     (determined without regard to this subparagraph); and
       ``(ii) in the case of any other hospital which first 
     receives payment under this section as a hospital described 
     in clause (i) on or after October 1, 1995, such target amount 
     may not be greater than 130 percent (or, if the Secretary 
     determines it is appropriate, such alternative percentage 
     based on case-mix and DRG category) of such national mean of 
     the target amounts for such hospitals for cost reporting 
     periods beginning during fiscal year 1991.''.
       (c) Rebasing for Certain Long-Term Care Hospitals.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1886(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(b)(3)), as amended by subsection (b), is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
     by striking ``and (G)'' and inserting ``(G), and (H)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``(A) and (E)'' 
     and inserting ``(A), (E), and (G)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(H)(i) In the case of a qualified long-term care hospital 
     (as defined in clause (ii)), the term `target amount' means--
       ``(I) with respect to the first 12-month cost reporting 
     period in which this subparagraph is applied to the hospital, 
     the allowable operating costs of inpatient hospital services 
     (as defined in subsection (a)(4)) recognized under this title 
     for the hospital for the 12-month cost reporting period 
     beginning during fiscal year 1994; or
       ``(II) with respect to a later cost reporting period, the 
     target amount for the preceding cost reporting period, 
     increased by the applicable percentage increase under 
     subparagraph (B)(ii) for that later cost reporting period.
       ``(ii) In clause (i), a `qualified long-term care hospital' 
     means, with respect to a cost reporting period, a hospital 
     described in clause (iv) of subsection (d)(1)(B) during 
     fiscal year 1995 for which the hospital's allowable operating 
     costs of inpatient hospital services recognized under this 
     title for each of the two most recent previous 12-month cost 
     reporting periods exceeded 115 percent of the hospital's 
     target amount determined under this paragraph for such cost 
     reporting periods, if the hospital has a disproportionate 
     patient percentage during such cost reporting period (as 
     determined by the Secretary under subsection (d)(5)(F)(vi) as 
     if the hospital were a subsection (d) hospital) of at least 
     70 percent.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to discharges occurring during cost reporting 
     periods beginning on or after October 1, 1995.
       (d) Treatment of Certain Long-Term Care Hospitals Located 
     Within Other Hospitals.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1886(d)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(1)(B)) is amended in the matter following clause 
     (v) by striking the period and inserting the following: ``, 
     or a hospital classified by the Secretary as a long-term care 
     hospital on or before September 30, 1995, and located in the 
     same building as, or on the same campus as, another 
     hospital.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to discharges occurring on or after October 1, 
     1995.
       (e) Capital Payments for PPS-Exempt Hospitals.--Section 
     1886(g) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(g)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) In determining the amount of the payments that may be 
     made under this title with respect to all the capital-related 
     costs of inpatient hospital services furnished during fiscal 
     years 1996 through 2002 of a hospital which is not a 
     subsection (d) hospital or a subsection (d) Puerto Rico 
     hospital, the Secretary shall reduce the amounts of such 
     payments otherwise determined under this title by 10 
     percent.''.

     SEC. 8403. REDUCTIONS IN DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE PAYMENT 
                   ADJUSTMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1886(d)(5)(F) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(5)(F)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``The amount'' and 
     inserting ``Subject to clause (ix), the amount''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ix) In the case of discharges occurring on or after 
     October 1, 1995, the additional payment amount otherwise 
     determined under clause (ii) shall be reduced as follows:
       ``(I) For discharges occurring on or after October 1, 1995, 
     and on or before September 30, 1996, by 5 percent.
       ``(II) For discharges occurring on or after October 1, 
     1996, and on or before September 30, 1997, by 10 percent.
       ``(III) For discharges occurring on or after October 1, 
     1997, and on or before September 30, 1998, by 17.5 percent.
       ``(IV) For discharges occurring on or after October 1, 
     1998, and on or before September 30, 1999, by 25 percent.
       ``(V) For discharges occurring on or after October 1, 1999, 
     and on or before September 30, 2002, by 30 percent.
       (b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Determination of 
     Standardized Amounts.--Section 1886(d)(2)(C)(iv) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(2)(C)(iv)) is amended by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting the following: ``, and the Secretary shall 
     not take into account any reductions in the amount of such 
     additional payments resulting from the amendments made by 
     section 8403(a) of the Medicare Preservation Act of 1995.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall apply to discharges occurring on or after 
     October 1, 1995.

     SEC. 8404. CAPITAL PAYMENTS FOR PPS HOSPITALS.

       (a) Reduction in Payments.--
       (1) Continuation of current reductions.--Section 
     1886(g)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(g)(1)(A)) is amended in the 
     second sentence--
       (A) by striking ``through 1995'' and inserting ``through 
     2002''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``10 percent reduction'' the 
     following: ``(or a 15 percent reduc

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     tion in the case of payments during fiscal years 1996 through 
     2002)''.
       (2) Reduction in base payment rates.--Section 1886(g)(1)(A) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(g)(1)(A)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``In addition to the reduction 
     described in the preceding sentence, for discharges occurring 
     after September 30, 1995, the Secretary shall reduce by 7.47 
     percent the unadjusted standard Federal capital payment rate 
     (as described in 42 CFR 412.308(c), as in effect on the date 
     of the enactment of the Medicare Preservation Act of 1995) 
     and shall reduce by 8.27 percent the unadjusted hospital-
     specific rate (as described in 42 CFR 412.328(e)(1), as in 
     effect on such date of enactment).''.
       (b) Hospital-Specific Adjustment for Capital-Related Tax 
     Costs.--Section 1886(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(g)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D), 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C)(i) For discharges occurring after September 30, 1995, 
     such system shall provide for an adjustment in an amount 
     equal to the amount determined under clause (iv) for capital-
     related tax costs for each hospital that is eligible for such 
     adjustment.
       ``(ii) Subject to clause (iii), a hospital is eligible for 
     an adjustment under this subparagraph, with respect to 
     discharges occurring in a fiscal year, if the hospital--
       ``(I) is a hospital that may otherwise receive payments 
     under this subsection,
       ``(II) is not a public hospital, and
       ``(III) incurs capital-related tax costs for the fiscal 
     year.
       ``(iii)(I) In the case of a hospital that first incurs 
     capital-related tax costs in a fiscal year after fiscal year 
     1992 because of a change from nonproprietary to proprietary 
     status or because the hospital commenced operation after such 
     fiscal year, the first fiscal year for which the hospital 
     shall be eligible for such adjustment is the second full 
     fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the hospital 
     first incurs such costs.
       ``(II) In the case of a hospital that first incurs capital-
     related tax costs in a fiscal year after fiscal year 1992 
     because of a change in State or local tax laws, the first 
     fiscal year for which the hospital shall be eligible for such 
     adjustment is the fourth full fiscal year following the 
     fiscal year in which the hospital first incurs such costs.
       ``(iv) The per discharge adjustment under this clause shall 
     be equal to the hospital-specific capital-related tax costs 
     per discharge of a hospital for fiscal year 1992 (or, in the 
     case of a hospital that first incurs capital-related tax 
     costs for a fiscal year after fiscal year 1992, for the first 
     full fiscal year for which such costs are incurred), updated 
     to the fiscal year to which the adjustment applies. Such per 
     discharge adjustment shall be added to the Federal capital 
     rate, after such rate has been adjusted as described in 42 
     CFR 412.312 (as in effect on the date of the enactment of the 
     Medicare Preservation Act of 1995), and before such rate is 
     multiplied by the applicable Federal rate percentage.
       ``(v) For purposes of this subparagraph, capital-related 
     tax costs include--
       ``(I) the costs of taxes on land and depreciable assets 
     owned by a hospital and used for patient care,
       ``(II) payments in lieu of such taxes (made by hospitals 
     that are exempt from taxation), and
       ``(III) the costs of taxes paid by a hospital as lessee of 
     land, buildings, or fixed equipment from a lessor that is 
     unrelated to the hospital under the terms of a lease that 
     requires the lessee to pay all expenses (including mortgage, 
     interest, and amortization) and leaves the lessor with an 
     amount free of all claims (sometimes referred to as a `net 
     net net' or `triple net' lease).
     In determining the adjustment required under clause (i), the 
     Secretary shall not take into account any capital-related tax 
     costs of a hospital to the extent that such costs are based 
     on tax rates and assessments that exceed those for similar 
     commercial properties.
       ``(vi) The system shall provide that the Federal capital 
     rate for any fiscal year after September 30, 1995, shall be 
     reduced by a percentage sufficient to ensure that the 
     adjustments required to be paid under clause (i) for a fiscal 
     year neither increase nor decrease the total amount that 
     would have been paid under this system but for the payment of 
     such adjustments for such fiscal year.''.
       (d) Revision of Exceptions Process Under Prospective 
     Payment System for Certain Projects.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1886(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(g)(1)), as amended by subsection (c), is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E), 
     and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) The exceptions under the system provided by the 
     Secretary under subparagraph (B)(iii) shall include the 
     provision of exception payments under the special exceptions 
     process provided under 42 CFR 412.348(g) (as in effect on 
     September 1, 1995), except that the Secretary shall revise 
     such process as follows:
       ``(i) A hospital with at least 100 beds which is located in 
     an urban area shall be eligible under such process without 
     regard to its disproportionate patient percentage under 
     subsection (d)(5)(F) or whether it qualifies for additional 
     payment amounts under such subsection.
       ``(ii) The minimum payment level for qualifying hospitals 
     shall be 85 percent.
       ``(iii) A hospital shall be considered to meet the 
     requirement that it completes the project involved no later 
     than the end of the hospital's last cost reporting period 
     beginning after October 1, 2001, if--
       ``(I) the hospital has obtained a certificate of need for 
     the project approved by the State or a local planning 
     authority by September 1, 1995, and
       ``(II) by September 1, 1995, the hospital has expended on 
     the project at least $750,000 or 10 percent of the estimated 
     cost of the project.
       ``(iv) Offsetting amounts, as described in 42 CFR 
     412.348(g)(8)(ii), shall apply except that subparagraph (B) 
     of such section shall be revised to require that the 
     additional payment that would otherwise be payable for the 
     cost reporting period shall be reduced by the amount (if any) 
     by which the hospital's current year medicare capital 
     payments (excluding, if applicable, 75 percent of the 
     hospital's capital-related disproportionate share payments) 
     exceeds its medicare capital costs for such year.''.
       (2) Limit to additional payments.--The amendment made by 
     paragraph (1) shall not result in aggregate additional 
     payments under the special exception process described in 
     section 1886(b)(1)(D) for fiscal years 1996 through 2000 in 
     excess of an amount equal to the sum of $50,000,000 per year 
     more than would have been paid in such fiscal years if such 
     amendment had not been enacted.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 1886(g)(1)(B)(iii) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395ww(g)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking ``may 
     provide'' and inserting ``shall provide (in accordance with 
     subparagraph (D)''.

     SEC. 8405. REDUCTION IN PAYMENTS TO HOSPITALS FOR ENROLLEES' 
                   BAD DEBTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1861(v)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(T)(i) In determining such reasonable costs for 
     hospitals, the amount of bad debts otherwise treated as 
     allowable costs which are attributable to the deductibles and 
     coinsurance amounts under this title shall be reduced by--
       ``(I) 75 percent for cost reporting periods beginning 
     during fiscal year 1996,
       ``(II) 60 percent for cost reporting periods beginning 
     during fiscal year 1997, and
       ``(III) 50 percent for subsequent cost reporting periods.
       ``(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply with respect to bad debt 
     of a hospital described in section 1886(d)(1)(B)(iv) if the 
     debt is attributable to uncollectable deductible and 
     coinsurance payments owed by individuals enrolled in a State 
     plan under title XIX or under the MediGrant program under 
     title XXI.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to hospital cost reporting periods beginning on 
     or after October 1, 1995.

     SEC. 8406. INCREASE IN UPDATE FOR CERTAIN HOSPITALS WITH A 
                   HIGH PROPORTION OF MEDICARE PATIENTS.

       Section 1886(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)), as amended by 
     subsections (b) and (c)(1) of section 8402, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(I)(i) For purposes of subsection (d), in the case of a 
     medicare-dependent hospital described in clause (ii), the 
     applicable percentage increase otherwise determined under 
     subparagraph (B)(i) shall be increased by--
       ``(I) 0.5 percentage points for discharges occurring during 
     cost reporting periods beginning during fiscal year 1996, and
       ``(II) 0.3 percentage points for discharges occurring 
     during cost reporting periods beginning during fiscal year 
     1997.
       ``(ii) A hospital described in this clause with respect to 
     a cost reporting period is a subsection (d) hospital meeting 
     the following requirements:
       ``(I) Not less than 60 percent of the hospital's inpatient 
     days during the most recent cost reporting period for which 
     data is available were attributable to inpatients entitled to 
     benefits under part A.
       ``(II) The hospital does not receive any additional payment 
     amount under subsection (d)(5)(F) (relating to payments for 
     hospitals serving a disproportionate number of low-income 
     patients) with respect to discharges occurring during the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(III) The hospital does not receive any additional 
     payment amount under subsection (d)(5)(B) (relating to 
     payment for the indirect costs of medical education) or 
     subsection (h) (relating to payment for direct medical 
     education costs).
       ``(IV) In the case of a hospital located in a rural area, 
     the hospital has more than 100 beds.''.

           CHAPTER 2--PAYMENTS TO SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES

                Subchapter A--PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM

     SEC. 8410. PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR SKILLED NURSING 
                   FACILITIES.

       Title XVIII (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is amended by adding 
     the following new section after section 1888:


      ``prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities

       ``Sec. 1889. (a) Establishment of System.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this title, the Secretary shall 
     establish a prospective payment system under which fixed 
     payments for episodes of care shall be made, instead of 
     payments determined under section 1861(v), section 1888, or 
     section 1888A, to skilled nursing facilities for all extended 
     care services furnished during the benefit period established 
     under section 1812(a)(2). Such payments shall constitute 
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     capital costs and all routine and non-routine service costs 
     covered under this title that are furnished to individuals 
     who are inpatients of skilled nursing facilities during such 
     benefit period, except for physicians' services. The payment 
     amounts shall vary depending on case-mix, patient acuity, and 
     such other factors as the Secretary determines are 
     appropriate. The prospective payment system shall apply for 
     cost reporting periods (or portions of cost reporting 
     periods) beginning on or after October 1, 1997.
       ``(b) 90 Percent of Levels Otherwise In Effect.--The 
     Secretary shall establish the prospective payment amounts 
     under subsection (a) at levels such that, in the Secretary's 
     estimation, the amount of total payments under this title 
     shall not exceed 90 percent of the amount of payments that 
     would have been made under this title for all routine and 
     non-routine services and capital expenditures if this section 
     had not been enacted.
       ``(c) Adjustment in Rates to Take Into Account Beneficiary 
     Cost-Sharing.--The Secretary shall reduce the prospective 
     payment rates established under this section to take into 
     account the beneficiary coinsurance amount required under 
     section 1813(a)(3).''.

                  Subchapter B--Interim Payment System

     SEC. 8411. PAYMENTS FOR ROUTINE SERVICE COSTS.

       (a) Clarification of Definition of Routine Service Costs.--
     Section 1888 (42 U.S.C. 1395yy) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) For purposes of this section, the `routine service 
     costs' of a skilled nursing facility are all costs which are 
     attributable to nursing services, room and board, 
     administrative costs, other overhead costs, and all other 
     ancillary services (including supplies and equipment), 
     excluding costs attributable to covered non-routine services 
     subject to payment amounts under section 1888A.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1888 (42 U.S.C. 1395yy) 
     is amended in the heading by inserting ``and certain 
     ancillary'' after ``service''.

     SEC. 8412. COST-EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF COVERED NON-ROUTINE 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Title XVIII (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is 
     amended by inserting after section 1888 the following new 
     section:


``cost-effective management of covered non-routine services of skilled 
                           nursing facilities

       ``Sec. 1888A. (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this 
     section:
       ``(1) Covered non-routine services.--The term `covered non-
     routine services' means post-hospital extended care services 
     consisting of any of the following:
       ``(A) Physical or occupational therapy or speech-language 
     pathology services, or respiratory therapy, including 
     supplies and support services directly related to such 
     services and therapy.
       ``(B) Prescription drugs.
       ``(C) Complex medical equipment.
       ``(D) Intravenous therapy and solutions (including enteral 
     and parenteral nutrients, supplies, and equipment).
       ``(E) Radiation therapy.
       ``(F) Diagnostic services, including laboratory, radiology 
     (including computerized tomography services and imaging 
     services), and pulmonary services.
       ``(2) SNF market basket percentage increase.--The term `SNF 
     market basket percentage increase' for a fiscal year means a 
     percentage equal to input price changes in routine service 
     costs for the year under section 1888(a).
       ``(3) Stay.--The term `stay' means, with respect to an 
     individual who is a resident of a skilled nursing facility, a 
     period of continuous days during which the facility provides 
     extended care services for which payment may be made under 
     this title for the individual during the individual's spell 
     of illness.
       ``(b) New Payment Method for Covered Non-Routine Services 
     Beginning in Fiscal Year 1996.--
       ``(1) In general.--The payment method established under 
     this section shall apply with respect to covered non-routine 
     services furnished during cost reporting periods (or portions 
     of cost reporting periods) beginning on or after October 1, 
     1995.
       ``(2) Interim payments.--Subject to subsection (c), a 
     skilled nursing facility shall receive interim payments under 
     this title for covered non-routine services furnished to an 
     individual during cost reporting periods (or portions of cost 
     reporting periods) described in paragraph (1) in an amount 
     equal to the reasonable cost of providing such services in 
     accordance with section 1861(v). The Secretary may adjust 
     such payments if the Secretary determines (on the basis of 
     such estimated information as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate) that payments to the facility under this 
     paragraph for a cost reporting period would substantially 
     exceed the cost reporting period amount determined under 
     subsection (c)(2).
       ``(3) Responsibility of skilled nursing facility to manage 
     billings.--
       ``(A) Clarification relating to part a billing.--In the 
     case of a covered non-routine service furnished to an 
     individual who (at the time the service is furnished) is a 
     resident of a skilled nursing facility who is entitled to 
     coverage under section 1812(a)(2) for such service, the 
     skilled nursing facility shall submit a claim for payment 
     under this title for such service under part A (without 
     regard to whether or not the item or service was furnished by 
     the facility, by others under arrangement with them made by 
     the facility, under any other contracting or consulting 
     arrangement, or otherwise).
       ``(B) Part b billing.--In the case of a covered non-routine 
     service other than a portable X-ray or portable 
     electrocardiogram treated as a physician's service for 
     purposes of section 1848(j)(3)) furnished to an individual 
     who (at the time the service is furnished) is a resident of a 
     skilled nursing facility who is not entitled to coverage 
     under section 1812(a)(2) for such service but is entitled to 
     coverage under part B for such service, the skilled nursing 
     facility shall submit a claim for payment under this title 
     for such service under part B (without regard to whether or 
     not the item or service was furnished by the facility, by 
     others under arrangement with them made by the facility, 
     under any other contracting or consulting arrangement, or 
     otherwise). This subparagraph shall not apply to physician's 
     services furnished by a physician (as defined in section 
     1861(r)(1)) to a resident of a skilled nursing facility if 
     such services are not covered non-routine services (as 
     defined in section 1888A(a)(1)) or services for which routine 
     service costs (as defined in section 1888(e)) are determined.
       ``(C) Maintaining records on services furnished to 
     residents.--Each skilled nursing facility receiving payments 
     for extended care services under this title shall document on 
     the facility's cost report all covered non-routine services 
     furnished to all residents of the facility to whom the 
     facility provided extended care services for which payment 
     was made under part A or B (including a portable X-ray or 
     portable electrocardiogram treated as a physician's service 
     for purposes of section 1848(j)(3)) during a fiscal year 
     (beginning with fiscal year 1996) (without regard to whether 
     or not the services were furnished by the facility, by others 
     under arrangement with them made by the facility, under any 
     other contracting or consulting arrangement, or otherwise).
       ``(c) No Payment in Excess of Product of Per Stay Amount 
     and Number of Stays.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a skilled nursing facility has 
     received aggregate payments under subsection (b) for covered 
     non-routine services during a cost reporting period beginning 
     during a fiscal year in excess of an amount equal to the cost 
     reporting period amount determined under paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall reduce the payments made to the facility with 
     respect to such services for cost reporting periods beginning 
     during the following fiscal year in an amount equal to such 
     excess. The Secretary shall reduce payments under this 
     subparagraph at such times and in such manner during a fiscal 
     year as the Secretary finds necessary to meet the requirement 
     of this subparagraph.
       ``(2) Cost reporting period amount.--The cost reporting 
     period amount determined under this subparagraph is an amount 
     equal to the product of--
       ``(A) the per stay amount applicable to the facility under 
     subsection (d) for the period; and
       ``(B) the number of stays beginning during the period for 
     which payment was made to the facility for such services.
       ``(3) Prospective reduction in payments.--In addition to 
     the process for reducing payments described in paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary may reduce payments made to a facility under 
     this section during a cost reporting period if the Secretary 
     determines (on the basis of such estimated information as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate) that payments to the 
     facility under this section for the period will substantially 
     exceed the cost reporting period amount for the period 
     determined under this paragraph.
       ``(d) Determination of Facility Per Stay Amount.--
       ``(1) Amount for fiscal year 1996.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Establishment.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B) and clause (ii), the Secretary shall establish a per stay 
     amount for each nursing facility for the 12-month cost 
     reporting period beginning during fiscal year 1996 that is 
     the facility-specific stay amount for the facility (as 
     determined under subsection (e)) for the last 12-month cost 
     reporting period ending on or before December 31, 1994, 
     increased (in a compounded manner) by the SNF market basket 
     percentage increase (as defined in subsection (a)(2)) for 
     each fiscal year through fiscal year 1996.
       ``(ii) Adjustment if implementation delayed.--If the amount 
     under clause (i) is not established prior to the cost 
     reporting period described in clause (i), the Secretary shall 
     adjust such amount for stays after such amount is established 
     in such a manner so as to recover any amounts in excess of 
     the amounts which would have been paid for stays before such 
     date if the amount had been in effect for such stays.
       ``(B) Facilities not having 1994 cost reporting period.--In 
     the case of a skilled nursing facility for which payments 
     were not made under this title for covered non-routine 
     services for the last 12-month cost reporting period ending 
     on or before December 31, 1994, the per stay amount for the 
     12-month cost reporting period beginning during fiscal year 
     1996 shall be the average of all per stay amounts determined 
     under subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Amount for fiscal year 1997 and subsequent fiscal 
     years.--The per stay amount for a skilled nursing facility 
     for a 12-month cost reporting period beginning during a 
     fiscal year after 1996 is equal to the per stay amount 
     established under this subsection for the 12-month cost 
     reporting period beginning during the preceding fiscal year 
     (without regard to any adjustment under paragraph 
     (1)(A)(ii)), increased by the

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     SNF market basket percentage increase for such subsequent 
     fiscal year minus 2.0 percentage points.
       ``(e) Determination of Facility-Specific Stay Amounts.--The 
     `facility-specific stay amount' for a skilled nursing 
     facility for a cost reporting period is--
       ``(1) the sum of--
       ``(A) the amount of payments made to the facility under 
     part A during the period which are attributable to covered 
     non-routine services furnished during a stay; and
       ``(B) the Secretary's best estimate of the amount of 
     payments made under part B during the period for covered non-
     routine services furnished to all residents of the facility 
     to whom the facility provided extended care services for 
     which payment was made under part A during the period 
     (without regard to whether or not the services were furnished 
     by the facility, by others under arrangement with them made 
     by the facility under any other contracting or consulting 
     arrangement, or otherwise), as estimated by the Secretary; 
     divided by
       ``(2) the average number of days per stay for all residents 
     of the skilled nursing facility receiving extended care 
     services furnished during the benefit period established 
     under section 1812(a)(2).
       ``(f) Intensive Nursing or Therapy Needs.--
       ``(1) In general.--In applying subsection (b) to covered 
     non-routine services furnished during a stay beginning during 
     a cost reporting period to a resident of a skilled nursing 
     facility who requires intensive nursing or therapy services, 
     the per stay amount for such resident shall be the per stay 
     amount developed under paragraph (2) instead of the per stay 
     amount determined under subsection (d)(1)(A).
       ``(2) Per stay amount for intensive need residents.--Upon 
     the implementation of the payment method established under 
     this section, the Secretary, after consultation with the 
     Medicare Payment Review Commission and skilled nursing 
     facility experts, shall develop and publish a per stay amount 
     for residents of a skilled nursing facility who require 
     intensive nursing or therapy services..
       ``(3) Budget neutrality.--The Secretary shall adjust 
     payments under subsection (b) in a manner that ensures that 
     total payments for covered non-routine services under this 
     section are not greater or less than total payments for such 
     services would have been but for the application of paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(g) Exceptions and Adjustments to Amounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may make exceptions and 
     adjustments to the cost reporting period amounts applicable 
     to a skilled nursing facility under subsection (c)(2) for a 
     cost reporting period, except that the total amount of any 
     additional payments made under this section for covered non-
     routine services during the cost reporting period as a result 
     of such exceptions and adjustments may not exceed 5 percent 
     of the aggregate payments made to all skilled nursing 
     facilities for covered non-routine services during the cost 
     reporting period (determined without regard to this 
     paragraph).
       ``(2) Budget neutrality.--The Secretary shall adjust 
     payments under subsection (b) in a manner that ensures that 
     total payments for covered non-routine services under this 
     section are not greater or less than total payments for such 
     services would have been but for the application of paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(h) Special Treatment for Medicare Low Volume Skilled 
     Nursing Facilities.--The Secretary shall determine an 
     appropriate manner in which to apply this section, taking 
     into account the purposes of this section, to non-routine 
     costs of a skilled nursing facility for which payment is made 
     for routine service costs during a cost reporting period on 
     the basis of prospective payments under section 1888(d).
       ``(i) Special Rule for X-Ray Services.--Before furnishing a 
     covered non-routine service consisting of an X-ray service 
     for which payment may be made under part A or part B to a 
     resident, a skilled nursing facility shall consider whether 
     furnishing the service through a provider of portable X-ray 
     service services would be appropriate, taking into account 
     the cost effectiveness of the service and the convenience to 
     the resident.
       ``(j) Maintaining Savings From Payment System.--The 
     prospective payment system established under section 1889 
     shall reflect the payment methodology established under this 
     section for covered non-routine services.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1814(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395f(b)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
     striking ``1813 and 1886'' and inserting ``1813, 1886, 1888, 
     1888A, and 1889''.

     SEC. 8413. PAYMENTS FOR ROUTINE SERVICE COSTS.

       (a) Maintaining Savings Resulting From Temporary Freeze on 
     Payment Increases.--
       (1) Basing updates to per diem cost limits on limits for 
     fiscal year 1993.--
       (A) In general.--The last sentence of section 1888(a) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395yy(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``(except that such updates may not take into 
     account any changes in the routine service costs of skilled 
     nursing facilities occurring during cost reporting periods 
     which began during fiscal year 1994 or fiscal year 1995).''.
       (B) No exceptions permitted based on amendment.--The 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not consider the 
     amendment made by subparagraph (A) in making any adjustments 
     pursuant to section 1888(c) of the Social Security Act.
       (2) Payments to low medicare volume skilled nursing 
     facilities.--Any change made by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services in the amount of any prospective payment paid 
     to a skilled nursing facility under section 1888(d) of the 
     Social Security Act for cost reporting periods beginning on 
     or after October 1, 1995, may not take into account any 
     changes in the costs of services occurring during cost 
     reporting periods which began during fiscal year 1994 or 
     fiscal year 1995.
       (b) Basing 1996 Limits on New Definition of Routine 
     Costs.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall take 
     into account the new definition of routine service costs 
     under section 1888(e) of the Social Security Act, as added by 
     section 8411, in determining the routine per diem cost limits 
     under section 1888(a) for fiscal year 1996 and each fiscal 
     year thereafter.
       (c) Establishment of Schedule for Making Adjustments to 
     Limits.--Section 1888(c) (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(c)) is amended by 
     striking the period at the end of the second sentence and 
     inserting ``, and may only make adjustments under this 
     subsection with respect to a facility which applies for an 
     adjustment during an annual application period established by 
     the Secretary.''.
       (d) Limitation to Exceptions Process of the Secretary.--
     Section 1888(c) (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(c) The Secretary'' and inserting 
     ``(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary may not make any adjustments under this 
     subsection in the limits set forth in subsection (a) for a 
     cost reporting period beginning during a fiscal year to the 
     extent that the total amount of the additional payments made 
     under this title as a result of such adjustments is greater 
     than an amount equal to--
       ``(A) for cost reporting periods beginning during fiscal 
     year 1996, the total amount of the additional payments made 
     under this title as a result of adjustments under this 
     subsection for cost reporting periods beginning during fiscal 
     year 1994 increased (on a compounded basis) by the SNF market 
     basket percentage increase (as defined in section 
     1888A(a)(2)) for each fiscal year; and
       ``(B) for cost reporting periods beginning during a 
     subsequent fiscal year, the amount determined under this 
     paragraph for the preceding fiscal year, increased by the SNF 
     market basket percentage increase (as defined in section 
     1888A(a)(2)) for each fiscal year.''.
       (e) Maintaining Savings From Payment System.--The 
     prospective payment system established under section 1889 of 
     the Social Security Act, as added by section 8410, shall 
     reflect the routine per diem cost limits under section 
     1888(a) of such Act.

     SEC. 8414. REDUCTIONS IN PAYMENT FOR CAPITAL-RELATED COSTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1861(v)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(v)(1)), as amended by section 8405(a), is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(U) Such regulations shall provide that, in determining 
     the amount of the payments that may be made under this title 
     with respect to all the capital-related costs of skilled 
     nursing facilities, the Secretary shall reduce the amounts of 
     such payments otherwise established under this title by 10 
     percent for payments attributable to portions of cost 
     reporting periods occurring beginning in fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.''.
       (b) Maintaining Savings Resulting From 10 Percent Capital 
     Reduction.--The prospective payment system established under 
     section 1889 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 
     8410 of this Act, shall reflect the 10 percent reduction in 
     payments for capital-related costs of skilled nursing 
     facilities as such reduction is in effect under section 
     1861(v)(1)(U) of the Social Security Act, as added by 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 8415. TREATMENT OF ITEMS AND SERVICES PAID FOR UNDER 
                   PART B.

       (a) Requiring Payment for All Items and Services To Be Made 
     to Facility.--
       (1) In general.--The first sentence of section 1842(b)(6) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(6)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and (D)'' and inserting ``(D)''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``, and (E) in the case of an item or service 
     (other than a portable X-ray or portable electrocardiogram 
     treated as a physician's service for purposes of section 
     1848(j)(3)) furnished to an individual who (at the time the 
     item or service is furnished) is a resident of a skilled 
     nursing facility, payment shall be made to the facility 
     (without regard to whether or not the item or service was 
     furnished by the facility, by others under arrangement with 
     them made by the facility, under any other contracting or 
     consulting arrangement, or otherwise), except that this 
     subparagraph shall not preclude a physician (as defined in 
     section 1861(r)(1)) from receiving payment for physician's 
     services provided to a resident of a skilled nursing facility 
     if such services are not covered non-routine services (as 
     defined in section 1888A(a)(1)) or services for which routine 
     service costs (as defined in section 1888(e)) are 
     determined.''.
       (2) Exclusion for items and services not billed by 
     facility.--Section 1862(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (14);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (15) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and

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       (C) by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(16) where such expenses are for covered non-routine 
     services (as defined in section 1888A(a)(1)) (other than a 
     portable X-ray or portable electrocardiogram treated as a 
     physician's service for purposes of section 1848(j)(3)) 
     furnished to an individual who is a resident of a skilled 
     nursing facility and for which the claim for payment under 
     this title is not submitted by the facility.''.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 1832(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395k(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``(2);'' and inserting 
     ``(2) and section 1842(b)(6)(E);''.
       (b) Reduction in Payments for Items and Services Furnished 
     by or Under Arrangements With Facilities.--Section 1861(v)(1) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)), as amended by section 8405(a) and 
     section 8414(a), is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(V) In the case of an item or service furnished by a 
     skilled nursing facility (or by others under arrangement with 
     them made by a skilled nursing facility or under any other 
     contracting or consulting arrangement or otherwise) for which 
     payment is made under part B in an amount determined in 
     accordance with section 1833(a)(2)(B), the Secretary shall 
     reduce the reasonable cost for such item or service otherwise 
     determined under clause (i)(I) of such section by 5.8 percent 
     for payments attributable to portions of cost reporting 
     periods occurring during fiscal years 1996 through 2002.''.

     SEC. 8416. MEDICAL REVIEW PROCESS.

       In order to ensure that medicare beneficiaries are 
     furnished appropriate extended care services, the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services shall establish and implement a 
     thorough medical review process to examine the effects of the 
     amendments made by this subchapter on the quality of extended 
     care services furnished to medicare beneficiaries. In 
     developing such a medical review process, the Secretary shall 
     place a particular emphasis on the quality of non-routine 
     covered services for which payment is made under section 
     1888A of the Social Security Act.

     SEC. 8417. REPORT BY MEDICARE PAYMENT REVIEW COMMISSION.

       Not later than October 1, 1997, the Medicare Payment Review 
     Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the system 
     under which payment is made under the medicare program for 
     extended care services furnished by skilled nursing 
     facilities, and shall include in the report the following:
       (1) An analysis of the effect of the methodology 
     established under section 1888A of the Social Security Act 
     (as added by section 8412) on the payments for, and the 
     quality of, extended care services under the medicare 
     program.
       (2) An analysis of the advisability of determining the 
     amount of payment for covered non-routine services of 
     facilities (as described in such section) on the basis of the 
     amounts paid for such services when furnished by suppliers 
     under part B of the medicare program.
       (3) An analysis of the desirability of maintaining separate 
     routine cost-limits for hospital-based and freestanding 
     facilities in the costs of extended care services recognized 
     as reasonable under the medicare program.
       (4) An analysis of the quality of services furnished by 
     skilled nursing facilities.
       (5) An analysis of the adequacy of the process and 
     standards used to provide exceptions to the limits described 
     in paragraph (3).
       (6) An analysis of the effect of the prospective payment 
     methodology established under section 1889 of the Social 
     Security Act (as added by section 8410) on the payments for, 
     and the quality of, extended care services under the medicare 
     program, including an evaluation of the baseline used in 
     establishing a system for payment for extended care services 
     furnished by skilled nursing facilities.

     SEC. 8418. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the 
     amendments made by this subchapter shall apply to services 
     furnished during cost reporting periods (or portions of cost 
     reporting periods) beginning on or after October 1, 1995.

             CHAPTER 3--OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO PART A

     SEC. 8421. PAYMENTS FOR HOSPICE SERVICES.

       Section 1814(i)(1)(C)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 1395f(i)(1)(C)(ii)) is 
     amended by striking subclauses (IV), (V), and (VI), and 
     inserting the following subclauses:
       ``(IV) for fiscal years 1996 through 2002, the market 
     basket percentage increase for the fiscal year minus 2.0 
     percentage points; and
       ``(V) for a subsequent fiscal year, the market basket 
     percentage increase for the fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 8422. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF HEMOPHILIA PASS-THROUGH.

       Effective as if included in the enactment of OBRA-1989, 
     section 6011(d) of such Act (as amended by section 13505 of 
     OBRA-1993) is amended by striking ``and shall expire 
     September 30, 1994''.
               Subtitle F--Provisions Relating to Part B

                       CHAPTER 1--PAYMENT REFORMS

     SEC. 8501. PAYMENTS FOR PHYSICIANS' SERVICES.

       (a) Establishing Update to Conversion Factor To Match 
     Spending Under Sustainable Growth Rate.--
       (1) Update.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1848(d)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
     4(d)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Update.--
       ``(A) In general.--Unless Congress otherwise provides, 
     subject to subparagraph (E), for purposes of this section the 
     update for a year (beginning with 1997) is equal to the 
     product of--
       ``(i) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     increase in the medicare economic index (described in the 
     fourth sentence of section 1842(b)(3)) for the year (divided 
     by 100), and
       ``(ii) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the update 
     adjustment factor for the year (divided by 100),
     minus 1 and multiplied by 100.
       ``(B) Update adjustment factor.--The `update adjustment 
     factor' for a year is equal to the quotient of--
       ``(i) the difference between (I) the sum of the allowed 
     expenditures for physicians' services furnished during each 
     of the years 1995 through the year involved and (II) the sum 
     of the amount of actual expenditures for physicians' services 
     furnished during each of the years 1995 through the previous 
     year; divided by
       ``(ii) the Secretary's estimate of allowed expenditures for 
     physicians' services furnished during the year.
       ``(C) Determination of allowed expenditures.--For purposes 
     of subparagraph (B), allowed expenditures for physicians' 
     services shall be determined as follows (as estimated by the 
     Secretary):
       ``(i) In the case of allowed expenditures for 1995, such 
     expenditures shall be equal to actual expenditures for 
     services furnished during the 12-month period ending with 
     June 30, 1995.
       ``(ii) In the case of allowed expenditures for 1996 and 
     each subsequent year, such expenditures shall be equal to 
     allowed expenditures for the previous year, increased by the 
     sustainable growth rate under subsection (f) for the fiscal 
     year which begins during the year.
       ``(D) Determination of actual expenditures.--For purposes 
     of subparagraph (B), the amount of actual expenditures for 
     physicians' services furnished during a year shall be equal 
     to the amount of expenditures for such services during the 
     12-month period ending with June of the previous year.
       ``(E) Restriction on variation from medicare economic 
     index.--Notwithstanding the amount of the update adjustment 
     factor determined under subparagraph (B) for a year, the 
     update in the conversion factor under this paragraph for the 
     year may not be--
       ``(i) greater than 103 percent of 1 plus the Secretary's 
     estimate of the percentage increase in the medicare economic 
     index (described in the fourth sentence of section 
     1842(b)(3)) for the year (divided by 100), minus 1 and 
     multiplied by 100; or
       ``(ii) less than 93 percent of 1 plus the Secretary's 
     estimate of the percentage increase in the medicare economic 
     index (described in the fourth sentence of section 
     1842(b)(3)) for the year (divided by 100), minus 1 and 
     multiplied by 100.''.
       (B) Effective date.--The amendments made by subparagraph 
     (A) shall apply to physicians' services furnished on or after 
     January 1, 1997.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 1848(d)(2)(A) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395w-4(d)(2)(A)) is amended--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
       (I) by striking ``(or updates) in the conversion factor (or 
     factors)'' and inserting ``in the conversion factor'';
       (II) by striking ``(beginning with 1991)'' and inserting 
     ``(beginning with 1996)''; and
       (III) by striking the second sentence;
       (ii) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
       ``(ii) such factors as enter into the calculation of the 
     update adjustment factor as described in paragraph (3)(B); 
     and'';
       (iii) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:
       ``(iii) access to services.'';
       (iv) by striking clauses (iv), (v), and (vi); and
       (v) by striking the last sentence.
       (B) Section 1848(d)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(d)(2)(B)) is 
     amended--
       (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of clause (iv) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(v) changes in volume or intensity of services.''.
       (C) Section 1848(d)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395w4-(d)(2)) is further 
     amended--
       (i) by striking subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E);
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (iii) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``(or updates) in the conversion factor (or factors)'' and 
     inserting ``in the conversion factor''.
       (b) Replacement of Volume Performance Standard With 
     Sustainable Growth Rate.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1848(f) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(f)) is 
     amended by striking paragraphs (2) through (5) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(2) Specification of growth rate.--
       ``(A) Fiscal year 1996.--The sustainable growth rate for 
     all physicians' services for fiscal year 1996 shall be equal 
     to the product of--
       ``(i) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     change in the medicare economic index for 1996 (described in 
     the fourth sentence of section 1842(b)(3)) (divided by 100),
       ``(ii) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     change (divided by 100) in the average number of individuals 
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     this part (other than private plan enrollees) from fiscal 
     year 1995 to fiscal year 1996,
       ``(iii) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the projected 
     percentage growth in real gross domestic product per capita 
     (divided by 100) from fiscal year 1995 to fiscal year 1996, 
     plus 2 percentage points, and
       ``(iv) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     change (divided by 100) in expenditures for all physicians' 
     services in fiscal year 1996 (compared with fiscal year 1995) 
     which will result from changes in law (including the Medicare 
     Preservation Act of 1995), determined without taking into 
     account estimated changes in expenditures due to changes in 
     the volume and intensity of physicians' services or changes 
     in expenditures resulting from changes in the update to the 
     conversion factor under subsection (d),
     minus 1 and multiplied by 100.
       ``(B) Subsequent fiscal years.--The sustainable growth rate 
     for all physicians' services for fiscal year 1997 and each 
     subsequent fiscal year shall be equal to the product of--
       ``(i) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     change in the medicare economic index for the fiscal year 
     involved (described in the fourth sentence of section 
     1842(b)(3)) (divided by 100),
       ``(ii) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     change (divided by 100) in the average number of individuals 
     enrolled under this part (other than private plan enrollees) 
     from the previous fiscal year to the fiscal year involved,
       ``(iii) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the projected 
     percentage growth in real gross domestic product per capita 
     (divided by 100) from the previous fiscal year to the fiscal 
     year involved, plus 2 percentage points, and
       ``(iv) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     change (divided by 100) in expenditures for all physicians' 
     services in the fiscal year (compared with the previous 
     fiscal year) which will result from changes in law (including 
     changes made by the Secretary in response to section 1895), 
     determined without taking into account estimated changes in 
     expenditures due to changes in the volume and intensity of 
     physicians' services or changes in expenditures resulting 
     from changes in the update to the conversion factor under 
     subsection (d)(3),
     minus 1 and multiplied by 100.
       ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Services included in physicians' services.--The term 
     `physicians' services' includes other items and services 
     (such as clinical diagnostic laboratory tests and radiology 
     services), specified by the Secretary, that are commonly 
     performed or furnished by a physician or in a physician's 
     office, but does not include services furnished to a private 
     plan enrollee.
       ``(B) Private plan enrollee.--The term `private plan 
     enrollee' means, with respect to a fiscal year, an individual 
     enrolled under this part who has elected to receive benefits 
     under this title for the fiscal year through a MedicarePlus 
     plan offered under part C or through enrollment with an 
     eligible organization with a risk-sharing contract under 
     section 1876.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 1848(f) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395w-4(f)) is amended--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``Volume Performance 
     Standard Rates of Increase'' and inserting ``Sustainable 
     Growth Rate'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``volume performance 
     standard rates of increase'' and inserting ``Sustainable 
     Growth Rate'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``performance standard rates of increase'' 
     and inserting ``sustainable growth rate''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``HMO enrollees'' 
     each place such term appears and inserting ``private plan 
     enrollees'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``performance standard 
     rates of increase'' and inserting ``sustainable growth 
     rate''; and
       (D) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``performance standard 
     rates of increase'' and inserting ``sustainable growth 
     rate'';
       (ii) in the first sentence, by striking ``with 1991), the 
     performance standard rates of increase'' and all that follows 
     through the first period and inserting ``with 1997), the 
     sustainable growth rate for the fiscal year beginning in that 
     year.''; and
       (iii) in the second sentence, by striking ``January 1, 
     1990, the performance standard rate of increase under 
     subparagraph (D) for fiscal year 1990'' and inserting 
     ``January 1, 1997, the sustainable growth rate for fiscal 
     year 1997''.
       (c) Establishment of Single Conversion Factor for 1996.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1848(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
     4(d)(1)) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) Special rule for 1996.--For 1996, the conversion 
     factor under this subsection shall be $35.42 for all 
     physicians' services.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 1848 (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
     4) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(or factors)'' each place it appears in 
     subsection (d)(1)(A) and (d)(1)(D)(ii) (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (1)(a));
       (B) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking ``or updates'';
       (C) in subsection (d)(1)(D)(ii) (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (1)(a)), by striking ``(or updates)''; and
       (D) in subsection (i)(1)(C), by striking ``conversion 
     factors'' and inserting ``the conversion factor''.

     SEC. 8502. ELIMINATION OF FORMULA-DRIVEN OVERPAYMENTS FOR 
                   CERTAIN OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES.

       (a) Ambulatory Surgical Center Procedures.--Section 
     1833(i)(3)(B)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(i)(3)(B)(i)(II)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``of 80 percent''; and
       (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``, less the amount a provider may charge as 
     described in clause (ii) of section 1866(a)(2)(A).''.
       (b) Radiology Services and Diagnostic Procedures.--Section 
     1833(n)(1)(B)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(n)(1)(B)(i)(II)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``of 80 percent''; and
       (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``, less the amount a provider may charge as 
     described in clause (ii) of section 1866(a)(2)(A).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to services furnished during portions of cost 
     reporting periods occurring on or after October 1, 1995.

     SEC. 8503. EXTENSION OF REDUCTIONS IN PAYMENTS FOR COSTS OF 
                   HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES.

       (a) Reduction in Payments for Capital-Related Costs.--
     Section 1861(v)(1)(S)(ii)(I) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(v)(1)(S)(ii)(I)) is amended by striking ``through 
     1998'' and inserting ``through 2002''.
       (b) Reduction in Payments for Other Costs.--Section 
     1861(v)(1)(S)(ii)(II) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(S)(ii)(II)) is 
     amended by striking ``through 1998'' and inserting ``through 
     2002''.

     SEC. 8504. REDUCTION IN UPDATES TO PAYMENT AMOUNTS FOR 
                   CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY TESTS.

       (a) Change in Update.--Section 1833(h)(2)(A)(ii)(IV) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395l(h)(2)(A)(ii)(IV)) is amended by striking ``1994 
     and 1995'' and inserting ``1994 through 2002''.
       (b) Lowering Cap on Payment Amounts.--Section 1833(h)(4)(B) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395l(h)(4)(B)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (vi), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in clause (vii)--
       (A) by inserting ``and before January 1, 1997,'' after 
     ``1995,'', and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, 
     and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(viii) after December 31, 1996, is equal to 65 percent of 
     such median.''.

     SEC. 8505. PAYMENTS FOR DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.

       (a) Reduction in Payment Amounts for Items of Durable 
     Medical Equipment.--
       (1) Freeze in update for covered items.--Section 
     1834(a)(14) (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(14)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``a subsequent year'' and inserting ``1993, 
     1994, and 1995'', and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) for each of the years 1996 through 2002, 0 percentage 
     points; and
       ``(D) for a subsequent year, the percentage increase in the 
     consumer price index for all urban consumers (U.S. urban 
     average) for the 12-month period ending with June of the 
     previous year.''.
       (2) Update for orthotics and prosthetics.--Section 
     1834(h)(4)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395m(h)(4)(A)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii);
       (B) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v); and
       (C) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new 
     clause:
       ``(iv) for each of the years 1996 through 2002, 1 percent, 
     and''.
       (b) Oxygen and Oxygen Equipment.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1834(a)(9)(C) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395m(a)(9)(C)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii);
       (B) in clause (iv)--
       (i) by striking ``a subsequent year'' and inserting ``1993, 
     1994, and 1995'', and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
       ``(v) in each of the years 1996 through 2002, is the 
     national limited monthly payment rate computed under 
     subparagraph (B) for the item for the year reduced by the 
     applicable percentage described in subparagraph (D) (but in 
     no case may the amount determined under this clause be less 
     than 70 percent of such national limited payment rate); and
       ``(vi) in a subsequent year, is the national limited 
     monthly payment rate computed under subparagraph (B) for the 
     item for the year.''.
       (2) Applicable percentage described.--Section 1834(a)(9) 
     (42 1395m(a)(9)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Applicable percentage described.--In clause (v) of 
     subparagraph (C), the `applicable percentage' with respect to 
     a year described in such clause is--
       ``(i) for 1996, 20 percent,
       ``(ii) for 1997, 21\2/3\ percent,
       ``(iii) for 1998, 23\1/3\ percent,
       ``(iv) for 1999, 25 percent,
       ``(v) for 2000, 26\2/3\ percent,
       ``(vi) for 2001, 28\1/3\ percent, and
       ``(vii) for 2002, 30 percent.''.
       (c) Payment Freeze for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrients, 
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     ment.--In determining the amount of payment under part B of 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act with respect to 
     parenteral and enteral nutrients, supplies, and equipment 
     during each of the years 1996 through 2002, the charges 
     determined to be reasonable with respect to such nutrients, 
     supplies, and equipment may not exceed the charges determined 
     to be reasonable with respect to such nutrients, supplies, 
     and equipment during 1993.

     SEC. 8506. UPDATES FOR AMBULATORY SURGICAL SERVICES.

       Section 1833(i)(2)(C) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(i)(2)(C)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``1996'' and inserting ``2003''; and
       (2) by inserting before the first sentence the following 
     new sentence: ``Notwithstanding the second sentence of 
     subparagraph (A) or the second sentence of subparagraph (B), 
     the Secretary shall not update amounts established under such 
     subparagraphs for fiscal years 1996 through 2002.''

     SEC. 8507. PAYMENTS FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES.

       Section 1861(v)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)), as amended by 
     section 8405(a), section 8414(a), and section 8415(b), is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(W) In determining the reasonable cost or charge of 
     ambulance services for fiscal years 1996 through 2002, the 
     Secretary shall not recognize any costs in excess of costs 
     recognized as reasonable for fiscal year 1995.''.

     SEC. 8508. ENSURING PAYMENT FOR PHYSICIAN AND NURSE FOR 
                   JOINTLY FURNISHED ANESTHESIA SERVICES.

       (a) Payment for Jointly Furnished Single Case.--
       (1) Payment to physician.--Section 1848(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395w-4(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Payment for single case.--Notwithstanding section 
     1862(a)(1)(A), with respect to physicians' services 
     consisting of the furnishing of anesthesia services for a 
     single case that are furnished jointly with a certified 
     registered nurse anesthetist, if the carrier determines that 
     the use of both the physician and the nurse anesthetist to 
     furnish the anesthesia service was not medically necessary, 
     the fee schedule amount for the physicians' services shall be 
     equal to 50 percent (or 55 percent, in the case of services 
     furnished during 1996 or 1997) of the fee schedule amount 
     applicable under this section for anesthesia services 
     personally performed by the physician alone (without regard 
     to this subparagraph). Nothing in this subparagraph may be 
     construed to affect the application of any provision of law 
     regarding balance billing.''.
       (2) Payment to crna.--Section 1833(l)(4)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395l(l)(4)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new clause:
       ``(iv) Notwithstanding section 1862(a)(1)(A), in the case 
     of services of a certified registered nurse anesthetist 
     consisting of the furnishing of anesthesia services for a 
     single case that are furnished jointly with a physician, if 
     the carrier determines that the use of both the physician and 
     the nurse anesthetist to furnish the anesthesia service was 
     not medically necessary, the fee schedule amount for the 
     services furnished by the certified registered nurse 
     anesthetist shall be equal to 50 percent (or 40 percent, in 
     the case of services furnished during 1996 or 1997) of the 
     fee schedule amount applicable under section 1848 for 
     anesthesia services personally performed by the physician 
     alone (without regard to this clause).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     shall apply to services furnished on or after July 1, 1996.

                       CHAPTER 2--PART B PREMIUM

     SEC. 8511. PROMOTING SOLVENCY OF PART A TRUST FUND THROUGH 
                   PART B PREMIUM.

       (a) In General.--Section 1839(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395r(e)(1)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``1999'' and inserting 
     ``2003'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C)(i) For each month beginning with January 1996 through 
     December 2002, the amount of the monthly premium under this 
     part shall be increased by an amount equal to 13 percent of 
     the monthly actuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over, as 
     determined under subsection (a)(1) and applicable to such 
     month.
       ``(ii) The Secretary shall transfer amounts received 
     pursuant to clause (i) to the Federal Hospital Insurance 
     Trust Fund.
       ``(iii) In applying section 1844(a), amounts attributable 
     to clause (i) shall not be counted in determining the dollar 
     amount of the premium per enrollee under paragraph (1)(A) or 
     (1)(B).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     apply to premiums for months beginning with January 1996.

     SEC. 8512. INCOME-RELATED REDUCTION IN MEDICARE SUBSIDY.

       (a) In General.--Section 1839 (42 U.S.C. 1395r) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h)(1) Notwithstanding the previous subsections of this 
     section, in the case of an individual whose modified adjusted 
     gross income for a taxable year ending with or within a 
     calendar year (as initially determined by the Secretary in 
     accordance with paragraph (3)) exceeds the threshold amount 
     described in paragraph (5)(B), the Secretary shall increase 
     the amount of the monthly premium for months in the calendar 
     year by an amount equal to the difference between--
       ``(A) 200 percent of the monthly actuarial rate for 
     enrollees age 65 and over as determined under subsection 
     (a)(1) for that calendar year; and
       ``(B) the total of the monthly premiums paid by the 
     individual under this section (determined without regard to 
     subsection (b)) during such calendar year.
       ``(2) In the case of an individual described in paragraph 
     (1) whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds the 
     threshold amount by less than $50,000, the amount of the 
     increase in the monthly premium applicable under paragraph 
     (1) shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to the 
     amount of the increase described in paragraph (1) (determined 
     without regard to this paragraph) as such excess bears to 
     $50,000. In the case of a joint return filed under section 
     6013 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by spouses both of 
     whom are enrolled under this part, the previous sentence 
     shall be applied by substituting `$60,000' for `$50,000'. The 
     preceding provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any 
     individual whose threshold amount is zero.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall make an initial determination of 
     the amount of an individual's modified adjusted gross income 
     for a taxable year ending with or within a calendar year for 
     purposes of this subsection as follows:
       ``(A) Not later than September 1 of the year preceding the 
     year, the Secretary shall provide notice to each individual 
     whom the Secretary finds (on the basis of the individual's 
     actual modified adjusted gross income for the most recent 
     taxable year for which such information is available or other 
     information provided to the Secretary by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury) will be subject to an increase under this 
     subsection that the individual will be subject to such an 
     increase, and shall include in such notice the Secretary's 
     estimate of the individual's modified adjusted gross income 
     for the year.
       ``(B) If, during the 30-day period beginning on the date 
     notice is provided to an individual under subparagraph (A), 
     the individual provides the Secretary with information on the 
     individual's anticipated modified adjusted gross income for 
     the year, the amount initially determined by the Secretary 
     under this paragraph with respect to the individual shall be 
     based on the information provided by the individual.
       ``(C) If an individual does not provide the Secretary with 
     information under subparagraph (B), the amount initially 
     determined by the Secretary under this paragraph with respect 
     to the individual shall be the amount included in the notice 
     provided to the individual under subparagraph (A).
       ``(4)(A) If the Secretary determines (on the basis of final 
     information provided by the Secretary of the Treasury) that 
     the amount of an individual's actual modified adjusted gross 
     income for a taxable year ending with or within a calendar 
     year is less than or greater than the amount initially 
     determined by the Secretary under paragraph (3), the 
     Secretary shall increase or decrease the amount of the 
     individual's monthly premium under this section (as the case 
     may be) for months during the following calendar year by an 
     amount equal to \1/12\ of the difference between--
       ``(i) the total amount of all monthly premiums paid by the 
     individual under this section during the previous calendar 
     year; and
       ``(ii) the total amount of all such premiums which would 
     have been paid by the individual during the previous calendar 
     year if the amount of the individual's modified adjusted 
     gross income initially determined under paragraph (3) were 
     equal to the actual amount of the individual's modified 
     adjusted gross income determined under this paragraph.
       ``(B)(i) In the case of an individual for whom the amount 
     initially determined by the Secretary under paragraph (3) is 
     based on information provided by the individual under 
     subparagraph (B) of such paragraph, if the Secretary 
     determines under subparagraph (A) that the amount of the 
     individual's actual modified adjusted gross income for a 
     taxable year is greater than the amount initially determined 
     under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall increase the amount 
     otherwise determined for the year under subparagraph (A) by 
     interest in an amount equal to the sum of the amounts 
     determined under clause (ii) for each of the months described 
     in clause (ii).
       ``(ii) Interest shall be computed for any month in an 
     amount determined by applying the underpayment rate 
     established under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (compounded daily) to any portion of the difference 
     between the amount initially determined under paragraph (3) 
     and the amount determined under subparagraph (A) for the 
     period beginning on the first day of the month beginning 
     after the individual provided information to the Secretary 
     under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) and ending 30 days 
     before the first month for which the individual's monthly 
     premium is increased under this paragraph.
       ``(iii) Interest shall not be imposed under this 
     subparagraph if the amount of the individual's modified 
     adjusted gross income provided by the individual under 
     subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) was not less than the 
     individual's modified adjusted gross income determined on the 
     basis of information shown on the return of tax imposed by 
     chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the 
     taxable year involved.
       ``(C) In the case of an individual who is not enrolled 
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     year for which the individual's monthly premium under this 
     section for months during the year would be increased 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A) if the individual were enrolled 
     under this part for the year, the Secretary may take such 
     steps as the Secretary considers appropriate to recover from 
     the individual the total amount by which the individual's 
     monthly premium for months during the year would have been 
     increased under subparagraph (A) if the individual were 
     enrolled under this part for the year.
       ``(D) In the case of a deceased individual for whom the 
     amount of the monthly premium under this section for months 
     in a year would have been decreased pursuant to subparagraph 
     (A) if the individual were not deceased, the Secretary shall 
     make a payment to the individual's surviving spouse (or, in 
     the case of an individual who does not have a surviving 
     spouse, to the individual's estate) in an amount equal to the 
     difference between--
       ``(i) the total amount by which the individual's premium 
     would have been decreased for all months during the year 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) the amount (if any) by which the individual's 
     premium was decreased for months during the year pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(5) In this subsection, the following definitions apply:
       ``(A) The term `modified adjusted gross income' means 
     adjusted gross income (as defined in section 62 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986)--
       ``(i) determined without regard to sections 135, 911, 931, 
     and 933 of such Code, and
       ``(ii) increased by the amount of interest received or 
     accrued by the taxpayer during the taxable year which is 
     exempt from tax under such Code.
       ``(B) The term `threshold amount' means--
       ``(i) except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, 
     $60,000,
       ``(ii) $90,000, in the case of a joint return (as defined 
     in section 7701(a)(38) of such Code), and
       ``(iii) zero in the case of a taxpayer who--
       ``(I) is married at the close of the taxable year but does 
     not file a joint return (as so defined) for such year, and
       ``(II) does not live apart from his spouse at all times 
     during the taxable year.
       ``(6)(A) The Secretary shall transfer amounts received 
     pursuant to this subsection to the Federal Hospital Insurance 
     Trust Fund.
       ``(B) In applying section 1844(a), amounts attributable to 
     clause (i) shall not be counted in determining the dollar 
     amount of the premium per enrollee under paragraph (1)(A) or 
     (1)(B).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1839 (42 U.S.C. 
     1395r) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``or section 1839A'' 
     after ``subsections (b) and (e)'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(3) of section 1839(a), by inserting 
     ``or section 1839A'' after ``subsection (e)'';
       (C) in subsection (b), inserting ``(and as increased under 
     section 1839A)'' after ``subsection (a) or (e)''; and
       (D) in subsection (f), by striking ``if an individual'' and 
     inserting the following: ``if an individual (other than an 
     individual subject to an increase in the monthly premium 
     under this section pursuant to subsection (h))''.
       (2) Section 1840(c) (42 U.S.C. 1395r(c)) is amended by 
     inserting ``or an individual determines that the estimate of 
     modified adjusted gross income used in determining whether 
     the individual is subject to an increase in the monthly 
     premium under section 1839 pursuant to subsection (h) of such 
     section (or in determining the amount of such increase) is 
     too low and results in a portion of the premium not being 
     deducted,'' before ``he may''.
       (c) Reporting Requirements for Secretary of the Treasury.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (l) of section 6103 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality 
     and disclosure of returns and return information) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(15) Disclosure of return information to carry out 
     income-related reduction in medicare part b premium.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may, upon written request 
     from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, disclose to 
     officers and employees of the Health Care Financing 
     Administration return information with respect to a taxpayer 
     who is required to pay a monthly premium under section 1839 
     of the Social Security Act. Such return information shall be 
     limited to--
       ``(i) taxpayer identity information with respect to such 
     taxpayer,
       ``(ii) the filing status of such taxpayer,
       ``(iii) the adjusted gross income of such taxpayer,
       ``(iv) the amounts excluded from such taxpayer's gross 
     income under sections 135 and 911,
       ``(v) the interest received or accrued during the taxable 
     year which is exempt from the tax imposed by chapter 1 to the 
     extent such information is available, and
       ``(vi) the amounts excluded from such taxpayer's gross 
     income by sections 931 and 933 to the extent such information 
     is available.
       ``(B) Restriction on use of disclosed information.--Return 
     information disclosed under subparagraph (A) may be used by 
     officers and employees of the Health Care Financing 
     Administration only for the purposes of, and to the extent 
     necessary in, establishing the appropriate monthly premium 
     under section 1839 of the Social Security Act.''
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraphs (3)(A) and (4) of 
     section 6103(p) of such Code are each amended by striking 
     ``or (14)'' each place it appears and inserting ``(14), or 
     (15)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and 
     (b) shall apply to the monthly premium under section 1839 of 
     the Social Security Act for months beginning with January 
     1997.
       (2) Information for prior years.--The Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services may request information under section 
     6013(l)(15) of the Social Security Act (as added by 
     subsection (c)) for taxable years beginning after December 
     31, 1993.
            Subtitle G--Provisions Relating to Parts A and B

              CHAPTER 1--PAYMENTS FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES

     SEC. 8601. PAYMENT FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Title XVIII (42 U.S.C. 1395x et seq.), as 
     amended by section 8102, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:


                   ``payment for home health services

       ``Sec. 1894. (a) In General.--
       ``(1) Per visit payments.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
     Secretary shall make per visit payments beginning with fiscal 
     year 1997 to a home health agency in accordance with this 
     section for each type of home health service described in 
     paragraph (2) furnished to an individual who at the time the 
     service is furnished is under a plan of care by the home 
     health agency under this title (without regard to whether or 
     not the item or service was furnished by the agency or by 
     others under arrangement with them made by the agency, under 
     any other contracting or consulting arrangement, or 
     otherwise).
       ``(2) Types of services.--The types of home health services 
     described in this paragraph are the following:
       ``(A) Part-time or intermittent nursing care provided by or 
     under the supervision of a registered professional nurse.
       ``(B) Physical therapy.
       ``(C) Occupational therapy.
       ``(D) Speech-language pathology services.
       ``(E) Medical social services under the direction of a 
     physician.
       ``(F) To the extent permitted in regulations, part-time or 
     intermittent services of a home health aide who has 
     successfully completed a training program approved by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(b) Establishment of Per Visit Rate for Each Type of 
     Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, subject to 
     paragraph (3), establish a per visit payment rate for a home 
     health agency in an area (which shall be the same area used 
     to determine the area wage index applicable to hospitals 
     under section 1886(d)(3)(E)) for each type of home health 
     service described in subsection (a)(2). Such rate shall be 
     equal to the national per visit payment rate determined under 
     paragraph (2) for each such type, except that the labor-
     related portion of such rate shall be adjusted by the area 
     wage index applicable under section 1886(d)(3)(E) for the 
     area in which the agency is located (as determined without 
     regard to any reclassification of the area under section 
     1886(d)(8)(B) or a decision of the Medicare Geographic 
     Classification Review Board or the Secretary under section 
     1886(d)(10) for cost reporting periods beginning after 
     October 1, 1995).
       ``(2) National per visit payment rate.--The national per 
     visit payment rate for each type of service described in 
     subsection (a)(2)--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 1997, is an amount equal to the 
     national average amount paid per visit under this title to 
     home health agencies for such type of service during the most 
     recent 12-month cost reporting period ending on or before 
     June 30, 1994; and
       ``(B) for each subsequent fiscal year, is an amount equal 
     to the national per visit payment rate in effect for the 
     preceding fiscal year, increased by the home health market 
     basket percentage increase for such subsequent fiscal year 
     minus 2.0 percentage points.
       ``(3) Rebasing of rates.--The Secretary shall adjust the 
     national per visit payment rates under this subsection for 
     cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 1999, 
     and every 5 years thereafter, to reflect the most recent 
     available data.
       ``(4) Home health market basket percentage increase.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, the term `home health market 
     basket percentage increase' means, with respect to a fiscal 
     year, a percentage (estimated by the Secretary before the 
     beginning of the fiscal year) determined and applied with 
     respect to the types of home health services described in 
     subsection (a)(2) in the same manner as the market basket 
     percentage increase under section 1886(b)(3)(B)(iii) is 
     determined and applied to inpatient hospital services for the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(c) Per Episode Limit.--
       ``(1) Aggregate limit.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     home health agency may not receive aggregate per visit 
     payments under subsection (a) for a fiscal year in excess of 
     an amount equal to the sum of the following products 
     determined for each case-mix category for which the agency 
     receives payments:
       ``(i) The number of episodes of each such case-mix category 
     during the fiscal year; multiplied by

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       ``(ii) the per episode limit determined for such case-mix 
     category for such fiscal year.
       ``(B) Establishment of per episode limits.--
       ``(i) In general.--The per episode limit for a fiscal year 
     for any case-mix category for the area in which a home health 
     agency is located (which shall be the same area used to 
     determine the area wage index applicable to hospitals under 
     section 1886(d)(3)(E)) is equal to--

       ``(I) the mean number of visits for each type of home 
     health service described in subsection (a)(2) furnished 
     during an episode of such case-mix category in such area 
     during fiscal year 1994, adjusted by the case-mix adjustment 
     factor determined in clause (ii) for the fiscal year 
     involved; multiplied by
       ``(II) the per visit payment rate established under 
     subsection (b) for such type of home health service for the 
     fiscal year for which the determination is being made.

       ``(ii) Case-mix adjustment factor.--For purposes of clause 
     (i), the case-mix adjustment factor for a year for--

       ``(I) each of fiscal years 1997 through 2000 is the factor 
     determined by the Secretary to assure that aggregate payments 
     for home health services under this section during the year 
     will not exceed the payment for such services during the 
     previous year as a result of changes in the number and type 
     of home health visits within case-mix categories over the 
     previous year; and
       ``(II) each subsequent fiscal year, is the factor 
     determined by the Secretary necessary to remove the effects 
     of case-mix increases due to reporting improvements instead 
     of real changes in patients' resource usage.

       ``(iii) Rebasing of per episode limits.--Beginning with 
     fiscal year 1999 and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary 
     shall revise the mean number of home health visits determined 
     under clause (i)(I) for each type of home health service 
     visit described in subsection (a)(2) furnished during an 
     episode in a case-mix category to reflect the most recently 
     available data on the number of visits.
       ``(iv) Determination of area.--In the case of an area which 
     the Secretary determines has an insufficient number of home 
     health agencies to establish an appropriate per episode 
     limit, the Secretary may establish an area other than the 
     area used to determine the area wage under section 
     1886(d)(3)(E)) for purposes of establishing an appropriate 
     per episode limit.
       ``(C) Case-mix category.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the term `case-mix category' means each of the 18 case-mix 
     categories established under the Home Health Agency 
     Prospective Payment Demonstration Project conducted by the 
     Health Care Financing Administration. The Secretary may 
     develop an alternate methodology for determining case-mix 
     categories.
       ``(D) Episode.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `episode' means the continuous 120-day period that--

       ``(I) begins on the date of an individual's first visit for 
     a type of home health service described in subsection (a)(2) 
     for a case-mix category, and
       ``(II) is immediately preceded by a 60-day period in which 
     the individual did not receive visits for a type of home 
     health service described in subsection (a)(2).

       ``(ii) Treatment of episodes spanning cost reporting 
     periods.--The Secretary shall provide for such rules as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate regarding the treatment of 
     episodes under this paragraph which begin during a cost 
     reporting period and end in a subsequent cost reporting 
     period.
       ``(E) Exemptions and exceptions.--The Secretary may provide 
     for exemptions and exceptions to the limits established under 
     this paragraph for a fiscal year as the Secretary deems 
     appropriate, to the extent such exemptions and exceptions do 
     not result in greater payments under this section than the 
     exemptions and exceptions provided under section 
     1861(v)(1)(L)(ii) in fiscal year 1994, increased by the home 
     health market basket percentage increase for the fiscal year 
     involved (as defined in subsection (b)(4)).
       ``(2) Reconciliation of amounts.--
       ``(A) Payments in excess of limits.--Subject to 
     subparagraph (B), if a home health agency has received 
     aggregate per visit payments under subsection (a) for a 
     fiscal year in excess of the amount determined under 
     paragraph (1) with respect to such home health agency for 
     such fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce payments under 
     this section to the home health agency in the following 
     fiscal year in such manner as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate (including on an installment basis) to recapture 
     the amount of such excess.
       ``(B) Exception for home health services furnished over a 
     period greater than 165 days.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
     amount of aggregate per visit payments determined under 
     subsection (a) shall not include payments for home health 
     visits furnished to an individual on or after a continuous 
     period of more than 165 days after an individual begins an 
     episode described in subsection (c)(1)(D) (if such period is 
     not interrupted by the beginning of a new episode).
       ``(ii) Requirement of certification.--Clause (i) shall not 
     apply if the agency has not obtained a physician's 
     certification with respect to the individual requiring such 
     visits that includes a statement that the individual requires 
     such continued visits, the reason for the need for such 
     visits, and a description of such services furnished during 
     such visits.
       ``(C) Share of savings.--
       ``(i) Bonus payments.--If a home health agency has received 
     aggregate per visit payments under subsection (a) for a 
     fiscal year in an amount less than the amount determined 
     under paragraph (1) with respect to such home health agency 
     for such fiscal year, the Secretary shall pay such home 
     health agency a bonus payment equal to 50 percent of the 
     difference between such amounts in the following fiscal year, 
     except that the bonus payment may not exceed 5 percent of the 
     aggregate per visit payments made to the agency for the year.
       ``(ii) Installment bonus payments.--The Secretary may make 
     installment payments during a fiscal year to a home health 
     agency based on the estimated bonus payment that the agency 
     would be eligible to receive with respect to such fiscal 
     year.
       ``(d) Medical Review Process.--The Secretary shall 
     implement a medical review process (with a particular 
     emphasis on fiscal years 1997 and 1998) for the system of 
     payments described in this section that shall provide an 
     assessment of the pattern of care furnished to individuals 
     receiving home health services for which payments are made 
     under this section to ensure that such individuals receive 
     appropriate home health services. Such review process shall 
     focus on low-cost episodes (as defined by the Secretary under 
     section (e)(3)(C)) and cases described in subsection 
     (c)(2)(B) and shall require recertification by intermediaries 
     at 60 and 165 days into an episode described in subsection 
     (c)(1)(D).
       ``(e) Adjustment of Payments to Avoid Circumvention of 
     Limits.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for 
     appropriate adjustments to payments to home health agencies 
     under this section to ensure that agencies do not circumvent 
     the purpose of this section by--
       ``(A) discharging patients to another home health agency or 
     similar provider;
       ``(B) altering corporate structure or name to avoid being 
     subject to this section or for the purpose of increasing 
     payments under this title; or
       ``(C) undertaking other actions considered unnecessary for 
     effective patient care and intended to achieve maximum 
     payments under this title.
       ``(2) Tracking of patients that switch home health agencies 
     during episode.--
       ``(A) Development of system.--The Secretary shall develop a 
     system that tracks home health patients that receive home 
     health services described in subsection (a)(2) from more than 
     1 home health agency during an episode described in 
     subsection (c)(1)(D).
       ``(B) Adjustment of payments.--The Secretary shall adjust 
     payments under this section to each home health agency that 
     furnishes an individual with a type of home health service 
     described in subsection (a)(2) to ensure that aggregate 
     payments on behalf of such individual during such episode do 
     not exceed the amount that would be paid under this section 
     if the individual received such services from a single home 
     health agency.
       ``(3) Low-cost cases.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall develop and 
     implement a system designed to adjust payments to a home 
     health agency for a fiscal year to eliminate any increase in 
     growth of the percentage distribution of low-cost episodes 
     for which home health services are furnished by the agency 
     over such percentage distribution determined for the agency 
     under subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Distribution.--The Secretary shall profile each home 
     health agency to determine the distribution of all episodes 
     by length of stay for each agency during the agency's first 
     12-month cost reporting period beginning during fiscal year 
     1994.
       ``(C) Low-cost episode.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the Secretary shall define a low-cost episode in a manner 
     that provides that a home health agency has an incentive to 
     be cost efficient in delivering home health services and that 
     the volume of such services does not increase as a result of 
     factors other than patient needs.
       ``(f) Special Rule for Christian Science Providers.--
       ``(1) Payment permitted for services.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this title, payment shall be made under 
     this title for home health services furnished by Christian 
     Science providers who meet applicable requirements of the 
     First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts, and 
     are certified for purposes of this title under criteria 
     established by the Secretary, in accordance with a payment 
     methodology established by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to 
     services furnished during cost reporting periods which begin 
     after the earlier of--
       ``(A) the date on which the Secretary establishes the 
     payment methodology and the certification criteria described 
     in paragraph (1), or
       ``(B) July 1, 1996.
       ``(g) Report by Medicare Payment Review Commission.--During 
     the first 3 years in which payments are made under this 
     section, the Medicare Payment Review Commission shall 
     annually submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of 
     the payment methodology established under this section that 
     shall include recommendations regarding the following:
       ``(1) Case-mix and volume increases.
       ``(2) Quality monitoring of home health agency practices.

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       ``(3) Whether a capitated payment for home care patients 
     receiving care during a continuous period exceeding 165 days 
     is warranted.
       ``(4) Whether public providers of service are adequately 
     reimbursed.
       ``(5) On the adequacy of the exemptions and exceptions to 
     the limits provided under subsection (c)(1)(E).
       ``(6) The appropriateness of the methods provided under 
     this section to adjust the per episode limits and annual 
     payment updates to reflect changes in the mix of services, 
     number of visits, and assignment to case categories to 
     reflect changing patterns of home health care.
       ``(7) The geographic areas used to determine the per 
     episode limits.''.
       (b) Payment for Prosthetics and Orthotics Under Part A.--
     Section 1814(k) (42 U.S.C. 1395f(k)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and prosthetics and orthotics'' after 
     ``durable medical equipment''; and
       (2) by inserting ``and 1834(h), respectively'' after 
     ``1834(a)(1)''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Payments under part a.--Section 1814(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395f(b)), as amended by section 8412(b), is amended in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``1888 and 1888A'' 
     and inserting ``1888, 1888A, and 1894''.
       (2) Treatment of items and services paid under part b.--
       (A) Payments under part b.--Section 1833(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395l(a)(2)) is amended--
       (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) with respect to home health services--
       ``(i) that are a type of home health service described in 
     section 1894(a)(2), and which are furnished to an individual 
     who (at the time the item or service is furnished) is under a 
     plan of care of a home health agency, the amount determined 
     under section 1894;
       ``(ii) that are not described in clause (i) (other than a 
     covered osteoporosis drug) (as defined in section 1861(kk)), 
     the lesser of--

       ``(I) the reasonable cost of such services, as determined 
     under section 1861(v), or
       ``(II) the customary charges with respect to such 
     services;''.

       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E);
       (iii) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (F); and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) with respect to items and services described in 
     section 1861(s)(10)(A), the lesser of--
       ``(i) the reasonable cost of such services, as determined 
     under section 1861(v), or
       ``(ii) the customary charges with respect to such services,
     or, if such services are furnished by a public provider of 
     services, or by another provider which demonstrates to the 
     satisfaction of the Secretary that a significant portion of 
     its patients are low-income (and requests that payment be 
     made under this provision), free of charge or at nominal 
     charges to the public, the amount determined in accordance 
     with section 1814(b)(2);''.
       (B) Requiring payment for all items and services to be made 
     to agency.--
       (i) In general.--The first sentence of section 1842(b)(6) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(6)), as amended by section 8415(a)(1), is 
     amended--

       (I) by striking ``and (E)'' and inserting ``(E)''; and
       (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``, and (F) in the case of types of home health 
     services described in section 1894(a)(2) furnished to an 
     individual who (at the time the item or service is furnished) 
     is under a plan of care of a home health agency, payment 
     shall be made to the agency (without regard to whether or not 
     the item or service was furnished by the agency, by others 
     under arrangement with them made by the agency, or when any 
     other contracting or consulting arrangement, or 
     otherwise).''.

       (ii) Conforming amendment.--Section 1832(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395k(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``(2);'' and inserting 
     ``(2) and section 1842(b)(6)(F);''.
       (C) Exclusions from coverage.--Section 1862(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395y(a)), as amended by section 8415(a)(2), is amended--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (15);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (16) 
     and inserting ``or''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(17) where such expenses are for home health services 
     furnished to an individual who is under a plan of care of the 
     home health agency if the claim for payment for such services 
     is not submitted by the agency.''.
       (3) Sunset of reasonable cost limitations.--Section 
     1861(v)(1)(L) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(L)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iv) This subparagraph shall apply only to services 
     furnished by home health agencies during cost reporting 
     periods ending on or before September 30, 1996.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to cost reporting periods beginning on or after 
     October 1, 1996.

     SEC. 8602. MAINTAINING SAVINGS RESULTING FROM TEMPORARY 
                   FREEZE ON PAYMENT INCREASES FOR HOME HEALTH 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Basing Updates to Per Visit Cost Limits on Limits for 
     Fiscal Year 1993.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(v)(1)(L)(iii)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following sentence: ``In establishing limits under this 
     subparagraph, the Secretary may not take into account any 
     changes in the costs of the provision of services furnished 
     by home health agencies with respect to cost reporting 
     periods which began on or after July 1, 1994, and before July 
     1, 1996.''.
       (b) No Exceptions Permitted Based on Amendment.--The 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not consider the 
     amendment made by subsection (a) in making any exemptions and 
     exceptions pursuant to section 1861(v)(1)(L)(ii) of the 
     Social Security Act.

     SEC. 8603. EXTENSION OF WAIVER OF PRESUMPTION OF LACK OF 
                   KNOWLEDGE OF EXCLUSION FROM COVERAGE FOR HOME 
                   HEALTH AGENCIES.

       Section 9305(g)(3) of OBRA-1986, as amended by section 
     426(d) of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 and 
     section 4207(b)(3) of the OBRA-1990 (as renumbered by section 
     160(d)(4) of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1994), is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 1995'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 1996.''.

     SEC. 8604. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF HOME HEALTH AGENCY 
                   CERTIFICATION.

       Section 1891(c)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395bbb(c)(2)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``15 months'' and inserting ``36 months''; 
     and
       (2) by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``The Secretary shall establish a frequency for 
     surveys of home health agencies within this 36-month interval 
     commensurate with the need to assure the delivery of quality 
     home health services.''.

             PART 2--MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER IMPROVEMENTS

     SEC. 8611. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF EXISTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Data Match.--
       (1) Section 1862(b)(5)(C) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(5)(C)) is 
     amended by striking clause (iii).
       (2) Section 6103(l)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (F).
       (b) Application to Disabled Individuals in Large Group 
     Health Plans.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1862(b)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395y(b)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``clause (iv)'' and 
     inserting ``clause (iii)'',
       (B) by striking clause (iii), and
       (C) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (iii).
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
     section 1837(i) (42 U.S.C. 1395p(i)) and the second sentence 
     of section 1839(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395r(b)) are each amended by 
     striking ``1862(b)(1)(B)(iv)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``1862(b)(1)(B)(iii)''.
       (c) Individuals With End Stage Renal Disease.--Section 
     1862(b)(1)(C) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(1)(C)) is amended--
       (1) in the last sentence by striking ``October 1, 1998'' 
     and inserting ``the date of the enactment of the Medicare 
     Preservation Act of 1995''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Effective for items and services furnished on or after the 
     date of the enactment of the Medicare Preservation Act of 
     1995, (with respect to periods beginning on or after the date 
     that is 18 months prior to such date), clauses (i) and (ii) 
     shall be applied by substituting `30-month' for `12-month' 
     each place it appears.''.

     SEC. 8612. IMPROVEMENTS IN RECOVERY OF PAYMENTS.

       (a) Permitting Recovery Against Third Party Administrators 
     of Primary Plans.--Section 1862(b)(2)(B)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395y(b)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``under this subsection to pay'' and 
     inserting ``(directly, as a third-party administrator, or 
     otherwise) to make payment'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``The United States 
     may not recover from a third-party administrator under this 
     clause in cases where the third-party administrator would not 
     be able to recover the amount at issue from the employer or 
     group health plan for whom it provides administrative 
     services due to the insolvency or bankruptcy of the employer 
     or plan.''.
       (b) Extension of Claims Filing Period.--Section 
     1862(b)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(2)(B)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new clause:
       ``(v) Claims-filing period.--Notwithstanding any other time 
     limits that may exist for filing a claim under an employer 
     group health plan, the United States may seek to recover 
     conditional payments in accordance with this subparagraph 
     where the request for payment is submitted to the entity 
     required or responsible under this subsection to pay with 
     respect to the item or service (or any portion thereof) under 
     a primary plan within the 3-year period beginning on the date 
     on which the item or service was furnished.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to items and services furnished on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

        CHAPTER 3--OTHER ITEMS AND SERVICES UNDER PARTS A AND B

     SEC. 8621. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CERTAIN ANTI-CANCER DRUG 
                   TREATMENTS.

       (a) Coverage of Certain Self-Administered Anticancer 
     Drugs.--Section 1861(s)(2)(Q) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)(Q)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(Q)'' and inserting ``(Q)(i)''; and
       (2) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ``, 
     and''; and

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       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) an oral drug (which is approved by the Federal Food 
     and Drug Administration) prescribed for use as an anticancer 
     nonsteroidal antiestrogen for the treatment of breast cancer, 
     but only if the manufacturer of such drug has in effect a 
     rebate agreement with the Secretary with respect to such drug 
     which has substantially similar terms and conditions to the 
     terms and conditions for such agreements under section 1927 
     (as such section is in effect on the date of the enactment of 
     this clause);''.
       (b) Uniform Coverage of Anticancer Drugs in All Settings.--
     Section 1861(t)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(t)(2)(A)) is amended 
     by inserting ``(including a nonsteroidal antiestrogen 
     regimen)'' after ``regimen''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1834(j)(5)(F)(iv) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395m(j)(5)(F)(iv)) is amended by striking 
     ``prescribed for use'' and all that follows through 
     ``1861(s)(2)(Q))'' and inserting ``described in section 
     1861(s)(2)(Q)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to drugs furnished on or after January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 8622. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       (a) Indian Health Service Facilities.--Nothing in this Act 
     shall be construed to change the status under title XVIII of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) of--
       (1) a Federally qualified health center (as defined in 
     section 1861(aa)(4) of such Act) which is an outpatient 
     health program or facility operated by a tribe or tribal 
     organization under the Indian Self-Determination Act or by an 
     urban Indian organization receiving funds under title V of 
     the Indian Health Care Improvement Act; or
       (2) hospitals or skilled nursing facilities of the Indian 
     Health Service, whether operated by such Service or by an 
     Indian tribe or tribal organization (as those terms are 
     defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
     Act), that are eligible for payments under title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act, in accordance with section 1880 of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395qq).
       (b) Conforming Amendment to Certification of Christian 
     Science Providers.--
       (1) Hospitals.--Section 1861(e) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(e)) is 
     amended in the sixth sentence by striking ``the First Church 
     of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts,'' and inserting 
     ``the Commission for Accreditation of Christian Science 
     Nursing Organizations/Facilities, Inc.,''.
       (2) Skilled nursing facilities.--Section 1861(y)(1) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395x(y)(1)) is amended by striking ``the First Church 
     of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts,'' and inserting 
     ``the Commission for Accreditation of Christian Science 
     Nursing Organizations/Facilities, Inc.,''.
       (3) General provisions.--
       (A) Uniform reporting systems.--Section 1122(h) (42 U.S.C. 
     1320a-1(h)) is amended by striking ``the First Church of 
     Christ, Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts'' and inserting 
     ``the Commission for Accreditation of Christian Science 
     Nursing Organizations/Facilities, Inc.''.
       (B) Peer review.--Section 1162 (42 U.S.C. 1320c-11) is 
     amended by striking ``the First Church of Christ, Scientist, 
     Boston, Massachusetts'' and inserting ``the Commission for 
     Accreditation of Christian Science Nursing Organizations/
     Facilities, Inc.''.
       (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1997.

                          CHAPTER 4--FAILSAFE

     SEC. 8631. FAILSAFE BUDGET MECHANISM

       (a) In General.--Title XVIII, as amended by sections 
     8102(a) and 8601(a), is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:


                      ``failsafe budget mechanism

       ``Sec. 1895. (a) Requirement of Payment Adjustments To 
     Achieve Medicare Budget Targets.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the Secretary determines under 
     subsection (e)(3)(C) before a fiscal year (beginning with 
     fiscal year 1998) that--
       ``(A) the fee-for-service expenditures (as defined in 
     subsection (f) for all sectors of medicare services (as 
     defined in subsection (b)) for the fiscal year, will exceed
       ``(B) the sum of the allotments specified under subsection 
     (c)(2) for such fiscal year (taking into account any 
     adjustment in the allotment under subsection (g) for that 
     fiscal year) for all sectors,

     then, notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, 
     there shall be an adjustment (consistent with subsection (d)) 
     in applicable payment rates or payments for items and 
     services included in each excess spending sector in the 
     fiscal year. In this section, the term `aggregate excess 
     spending' means, for a fiscal year, the amount by which the 
     amount described in subparagraph (A) (for the fiscal year) 
     exceeds the amount described in subparagraph (B) for such 
     year.
       ``(2) Excess spending sector.--In this section, the term 
     `excess spending sector' means, for a fiscal year, a sector 
     of medicare services for which the Secretary determines under 
     subsection (e)(3)(C)--
       ``(A) the fee-for-service expenditures (as defined in 
     subsection (f)) for all the fiscal year, will exceed
       ``(B) the allotment specified under subsection (c)(2) for 
     such fiscal year (taking into account any adjustment in the 
     allotment under subsection (g) for that fiscal year).
     In this section, the term `excess spending means, for a 
     fiscal year with respect to such a sector, the amount by 
     which the amount described in subparagraph (A) (for the 
     fiscal year and sector) exceeds the amount described in 
     subparagraph (B) for such year and sector.
       ``(b) Sectors of Medicare Services Described--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, items and 
     services included under each of the following subparagraphs 
     shall be considered to be a separate `sector' of medicare 
     services:
       ``(A) Inpatient hospital services.
       ``(B) Home health services.
       ``(C) Extended care services (for inpatients of skilled 
     nursing facilities).
       ``(D) Hospice care.
       ``(E) Physicians' services (including services and supplies 
     described in section 1861(s)(2)(A)) and services of other 
     health care professionals (including certified registered 
     nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners, physician 
     assistants, and clinical psychologists) for which separate 
     payment is made under this title.
       ``(F) Outpatient hospital services and ambulatory facility 
     services.
       ``(G) Durable medical equipment and supplies, including 
     prosthetic devices and orthotics.
       ``(H) Diagnostic tests (including clinical laboratory 
     services and x-ray services).
       ``(I) Other items and services.
       ``(2) Classification of items and services.--The Secretary 
     shall classify each type of items and services covered and 
     paid for separately under this title into one of the sectors 
     specified in paragraph (1). After publication of such 
     classification under subsection (e)(1), the Secretary is not 
     authorized to make substantive changes in such 
     classification.
       ``(c) Allotment.--
       ``(1) Allotments for each sector.--For purposes of this 
     section, subject to subsection (g)(1), the allotment for a 
     sector of medicare services for a fiscal year is equal to the 
     product of--
       ``(A) the total allotment for the fiscal year established 
     under paragraph (2), and
       ``(B) the allotment proportion (specified under paragraph 
     (3)) for the sector and fiscal year involved.
       ``(2) Total allotment.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the total 
     allotment for a fiscal year is equal to--
       ``(i) the medicare benefit budget for the fiscal year (as 
     specified under subparagraph (B)), reduced by
       ``(ii) the amount of payments the Secretary estimates will 
     be made in the fiscal year under the MedicarePlus program 
     under part C.
     In making the estimate under clause (ii), the Secretary shall 
     take into account estimated enrollment and demographic 
     profile of individuals electing MedicarePlus products.
       ``(B) Medicare benefit budget.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, subject to subparagraph (C), the `medicare 
     benefit budget'--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 1996 is $194.2 billion;
       ``(i) for fiscal year 1997 is $206.3 billion;
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 1998 is $217.8 billion;
       ``(iii) for fiscal year 1999 is $229.2 billion;
       ``(iv) for fiscal year 2000 is $247.2 billion;
       ``(v) for fiscal year 2001 is $266.4 billion;
       ``(vi) for fiscal year 2002 is $289.0 billion; and
       ``(vii) for a subsequent fiscal year is equal to the 
     medicare benefit budget under this subparagraph for the 
     preceding fiscal year multiplied by the product of (I) 1.05, 
     and (II) 1 plus the annual percentage increase in the average 
     number of medicare beneficiaries from the previous fiscal 
     year to the fiscal year involved.
       ``(3) Medicare allotment proportions defined.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section and with 
     respect to a sector of medicare services for a fiscal year, 
     the term `medicare allotment proportion' means the ratio of--
       ``(i) the baseline-projected medicare expenditures (as 
     determined under subparagraph (B)) for the sector for the 
     fiscal year, to
       ``(ii) the sum of such baseline expenditures for all such 
     sectors for the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Baseline-projected medicare expenditures.--In this 
     paragraph, the `baseline, projected medicare expenditures' 
     for a sector of medicare services--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 1996 is equal to fee-for-service 
     expenditures for such sector during fiscal year 1995, 
     increased by the baseline annual growth rate for such sector 
     of medicare services for fiscal year 1996 (as specified in 
     table in subparagraph (C)); and
       ``(ii) for a subsequent fiscal year is equal to the 
     baseline-projected medicare expenditures under this 
     subparagraph for the sector for the previous fiscal year 
     increased by the baseline annual growth rate for such sector 
     for the fiscal year involved (as specified in such table).
       ``(C) Baseline annual growth rates.--The following table 
     specifies the baseline annual growth rates for each of the 
     sectors for different fiscal years:

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                                                  [In percent]
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                                                               Baseline annual growth rates for fiscal year--
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
               ``For the following sector--                                                            2002 and
                                                             1996   1997   1998   1999   2000   2001  thereafter
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(A) Inpatient hospital services...........................    5.7    5.6    6.0    6.1    5.7    5.5       5.2
(B) Home health services..................................   17.2   15.1   11.7    9.1    8.4    8.1       7.9
(C) Extended care services................................   19.7   12.3    9.3    8.7    8.6    8.4       8.0
(D) Hospice care..........................................   32.0   24.0   18.0   15.0   12.0   10.0       9.0
(E) Physicians' services..................................   12.4    9.7    8.7    9.0    9.3    9.6      10.1
(F) Outpatient hospital services..........................   14.7   13.9   14.5   15.0   14.1   13.9      14.0
(G) Durable medical equipment and supplies................   16.1   15.5   13.7   12.4   13.2   13.9      14.5
(H) Diagnostic tests......................................   13.1   11.3   11.0   11.4   11.4   11.5      11.9
(I) Other items and services..............................   11.2   10.2   10.9   12.0   11.6   11.6      11.8
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       ``(d) Manner of Payment Adjustment.--
       (1) Payment reductions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to the succeeding provisions of 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall apply a payment 
     reduction for each excess spending sector for a fiscal year 
     in such a manner as to--
       ``(i) make a change in payment rates (to the maximum extent 
     practicable) at the time payment rates are otherwise changed 
     or subject to change for that fiscal year; and
       ``(ii) provide for the full appropriate adjustments so that 
     the fee-for-service expenditures for the sector for the 
     fiscal year will be reduced by 133\1/3\ percent of the amount 
     of the sector reduction target for that sector.
       ``(B) Sector reduction target.--In paragraph (1), the 
     `sector reduction target' for an excess spending sector for a 
     fiscal year is equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the amount of the excess spending for such sector and 
     year (as defined in subsection (a)(2)); and
       ``(ii) the ratio of--

       ``(I) the aggregate excess spending for the year (as 
     defined in subsection (a)(1), to
       ``(II) the sum of the amounts of the excess spending for 
     all excess spending sectors.

       ``(2) Taking into account volume and cash flow.--In 
     providing for an adjustment in payments under this subsection 
     for a sector for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall take into 
     account (in a manner consistent with actuarial projections)--
       ``(A) the impact of such an adjustment on the volume or 
     type of services provided in such sector (and other sectors), 
     and
       ``(B) the fact that an adjustment may apply to items and 
     services furnished in a fiscal year (payment for which may 
     occur in a subsequent fiscal year),
     in a manner that is consistent with assuring that total fee-
     for-services expenditures for each sector for the fiscal year 
     will not exceed the allotment under subsection (c)(1) for 
     such sector for such year.
       ``(3) Proportionality of reductions within a sector.--In 
     making adjustments under this subsection in payment for items 
     and services included within a sector of medicare services 
     for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide for such an 
     adjustment that results (to the maximum extent feasible) in 
     the same percentage reductions in aggregate Federal payments 
     under parts A and B for the different classes of items and 
     services included within the sector for the fiscal year.
       ``(4) Application to payments made based on prospective 
     payment rates determined on a fiscal year basis.--
       ``(A) In general.--In applying subsection (a) with respect 
     to items and services for which payment is made under part A 
     or B on the basis of rates that are established on a 
     prospective basis for (and in advance of) a fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall provide for the payment adjustment under such 
     subsection through an appropriate reduction in such rates 
     established for items and services furnished (or, in the case 
     of payment for operating costs of inpatient hospital services 
     of subsection (d) hospitals and subsection (d) Puerto Rico 
     hospitals (as defined in paragraphs (1)(B) and (9)(A) of 
     section 1886(d)), discharges occurring) during such year.
       ``(B) Description of application to specific services.--The 
     payment adjustment described in subparagraph (A) applies for 
     a fiscal year to at least the following:
       ``(i) Update factor for payment for operating costs of 
     inpatient hospital services of pps hospitals.--To the 
     computation of the applicable percentage increase specified 
     in section 1886(d)(3)(B)(i) for discharges occurring in the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(ii) Home health services.--To the extent payment amounts 
     for home health services are based on per visit payment rates 
     under section 1894, to the computation of the increase in the 
     national per visit payment rates established for the year 
     under section 1894(b)(2)(B).
       ``(iii) Hospice care.--To the update of payment rates for 
     hospice care under section 1814(i) for services furnished 
     during the fiscal year.
       ``(iv) Update factor for payment of operating costs of 
     inpatient hospital services of pps-exempt hospitals.--To the 
     computation of the target amount under section 1886(b)(3) for 
     discharges occurring during the fiscal year.
       ``(v) Covered non-routine services of skilled nursing 
     facilities.--To the computation of the facility per stay 
     limits for the year under section 1888A(d) for covered non-
     routine services of a skilled nursing facility (as described 
     in such section).
       ``(5) Application to payments made based on prospective 
     payment rates determined on a calendar year basis.--
       ``(A) In general.--In applying subsection (a) for a fiscal 
     year with respect to items and services for which payment is 
     made under part A or B on the basis of rates that are 
     established on a prospective basis for (and in advance of) a 
     calendar year, the Secretary shall provide for the payment 
     adjustment under such subsection through an appropriate 
     reduction in such rates established for items and services 
     furnished at any time during such calendar year as follows:
       ``(i) For fiscal year 1997, the reduction shall be made for 
     payment rates during calendar year 1997 in a manner so as to 
     achieve the necessary payment reductions for such fiscal year 
     for items and services furnished during the first 3 quarters 
     of calendar year 1997.
       ``(ii) For a subsequent fiscal year, the reduction shall be 
     made for payment rates during the calendar year in which the 
     fiscal year ends in a manner so as to achieve the necessary 
     payment reductions for such fiscal year for items and 
     services furnished during the first 3 quarters of the 
     calendar year, but also taking into account the payment 
     reductions made in the first quarter of the fiscal year 
     resulting from payment reductions made under this paragraph 
     for the previous calendar year.
       ``(iii) Payment rate reductions effected under this 
     subparagraph for a calendar year and applicable to the last 3 
     quarters of the fiscal year in which the calendar year ends 
     shall continue to apply during the first quarter of the 
     succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(B) Application in specific cases.--The payment 
     adjustment described in subparagraph (A) applies for a fiscal 
     year to at least the following:
       ``(i) Update in conversion factor for physicians' 
     services.--To the computation of the conversion factor under 
     subsection (d) of section 1848 used in the fee schedule 
     established under subsection (b) of such section for items 
     and services furnished during the calendar year in which the 
     fiscal year ends.
       ``(ii) Payment rates for other health care professionals.--
     To the computation of payments for professional services, 
     furnished during the calendar year in which the fiscal year 
     ends, of certified registered nurse anesthetists under 
     section 1833(l), nurse midwives, physician assistants, nurse 
     practitioners and clinical nurse specialists under section 
     1833(r), clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, 
     physical or occupational therapists, and any other health 
     professionals for which payment rates are based (in whole or 
     in part) on payments for physicians' services.
       ``(iii) Update in lab fee schedule.--To the computation of 
     the fee schedule amount under section 1833(h)(2) for clinical 
     diagnostic laboratory services furnished during the calendar 
     year in which the fiscal year ends.
       ``(iv) UPdate in reasonable charges for vaccines.--To the 
     computation of the reasonable charge for vaccines described 
     in section 1861(s)(10) for vaccines furnished during the 
     calendar year in which the fiscal year ends.
       ``(v) DUrable medical equipment-related items.--To the 
     computation of the payment basis under section 1834(a)(1)(B) 
     for covered items described in section 1834(a)(13), for 
     services furnished during the calendar year in which the 
     fiscal year ends.
       ``(vi) Radiologist services.--To the computation of 
     conversion factors for radiologist services under section 
     1834(b), for services furnished during the calendar year in 
     which the fiscal year ends.
       ``(vii) Screening mammography.--To the computation of 
     payment rates for screening mammography under section 
     1834(c)(1)(C)(ii), for screening mammography performed during 
     the calendar year in which the fiscal year ends.
       ``(viii) Prosthetics and orthotics..--To the computation of 
     the amount to be recognized under section 1834(h) for payment 
     for prosthetic devices and orthotics and prosthetics, for 
     items furnished during the calendar year in which the fiscal 
     year ends.
       ``(ix) Surgical dressings.--To the computation of the 
     payment amount referred to in section 1834(i)(1)(B) for 
     surgical dressings,

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     for items furnished during the calendar year in which the 
     fiscal year ends.
       ``(x) Parenteral and enteral nutrition.--To the computation 
     of reasonable charge screens for payment for parenteral and 
     enteral nutrition under section 1834(h), for nutrients 
     furnished during the calendar year in which the fiscal year 
     ends.
       ``(xi) Ambulance services.--To the computation of limits on 
     reasonable charges for ambulance services, for services 
     furnished during the calendar year in which the fiscal year 
     ends.
       ``(6) Application to payments made based on costs during a 
     cost reporting period.--
       ``(A) In general.--In applying subsection (a) for a fiscal 
     year with respect to items and services for which payment is 
     made under part A or B on the basis of costs incurred for 
     items and services in a cost reporting period, the Secretary 
     shall provide for the payment adjustment under such 
     subsection for a fiscal year through an appropriate 
     proportional reduction in the payment for costs for such 
     items and services incurred at any time during each cost 
     reporting period any part of which occurs during the fiscal 
     year involved, but only (for each such cost reporting period) 
     in the same proportion as the fraction of the cost reporting 
     period that occurs during the fiscal year involved.
       ``(B) Application in specific cases.--The payment 
     adjustment described in subparagraph (A) applies for a fiscal 
     year to at least the following:
       ``(i) Capital-related costs of hospital services.--To the 
     computation of payment amounts for inpatient and outpatient 
     hospital services under sections 1886(g) and 1861(v) for 
     portions of cost reporting periods occurring during the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(ii) Operating costs for pps-exempt hospitals.--To the 
     computation of payment amounts under section 1886(b) for 
     operating costs of inpatient hospital services of PPS-exempt 
     hospitals for portions of cost reporting periods occurring 
     during the fiscal year.
       ``(iii) Direct graduate medical education.--To the 
     computation of payment amounts under section 1886(h) for 
     reasonable costs of direct graduate medical education costs 
     for portions of cost reporting periods occurring during the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(iv) Inpatient rural primary care hospital services.--To 
     the computation of payment amounts under section 1814(j) for 
     inpatient rural primary care hospital services for portions 
     of cost reporting periods occurring during the fiscal year.
       ``(v) Extended care services of a skilled nursing 
     facility.--To the computation of payment amounts under 
     section 1861(v) for post-hospital extended care services of a 
     skilled nursing facility (other than covered non-routine 
     services subject to section 1888A) for portions of cost 
     reporting periods occurring during the fiscal year.
       ``(vi) Reasonable cost contracts.--To the computation of 
     payment amounts under section 1833(a)(1)(A) for organizations 
     for portions of cost reporting periods occurring during the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(vii) Home health services.--Subject to paragraph 
     (4)(B)(ii), for payment amounts for home health services, for 
     portions of cost reporting periods occurring during such 
     fiscal year.
       ``(7) Other.--In applying subsection (a) for a fiscal year 
     with respect to items and services for which payment is made 
     under part A or B on a basis not described in a previous 
     paragraph of this subsection, the Secretary shall provide for 
     the payment adjustment under such subsection through an 
     appropriate proportional reduction in the payments (or 
     payment bases for items and services furnished) during the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(8) Adjustment of payment limits.--The Secretary shall 
     provide for such proportional adjustment in any limits on 
     payment established under part A or B for items and services 
     within a sector as may be appropriate based on (and in order 
     to properly carry out) the adjustment to the amount of 
     payment under this subsection in the sector.
       ``(9) References to payment rates.--Except as the Secretary 
     may provide, any reference in this title (other than this 
     section) to a payment rate is deemed a reference to such a 
     rate as adjusted under this subsection.
       ``(e) Publication of Determinations; Judicial Review.--
       ``(1) One-time publication of sectors and general payment 
     adjustment methodology.--Not later than October 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the 
     classification of medicare items and services into the 
     sectors of medicare services under subsection (b) and the 
     general methodology to be used in applying payment 
     adjustments to the different classes of items and services 
     within the sectors.
       ``(2) Inclusion of information in president's budget.--
       ``(A) In general.--With respect to fiscal years beginning 
     with fiscal year 1999, the President shall include in the 
     budget submitted under section 1105 of title 31, United 
     States Code, information on--
       ``(i) the fee-for-service expenditures, within each sector, 
     for the second previous fiscal year, and how such 
     expenditures compare to the adjusted sector allotment for 
     that sector for that fiscal year, and
       ``(ii) actual annual growth rates for fee-for-service 
     expenditures in the different sectors in the second previous 
     fiscal year.
       ``(B) Recommendation regarding growth factors.--The 
     President may include in such budget for a fiscal year 
     (beginning with fiscal year 1998) recommendations regarding 
     percentages that should be applied (for one or more fiscal 
     years beginning with that fiscal year) instead of the 
     baseline annual growth rates under subsection (c)(3)(C). Such 
     recommendations shall take into account medically appropriate 
     practice patterns.
       ``(3) Determinations concerning payment adjustments.--
       ``(A) Recommendations of commission.--By not later than 
     March 1 of each year (beginning with 1997), the Medicare 
     Payment Review Commission shall submit to the Secretary and 
     the Congress a report that analyzes the previous operation 
     (if any) of this section and that includes recommendations 
     concerning the manner in which this section should be applied 
     for the following fiscal year:
       ``(B) Preliminary notice by secretary.--Not later than May 
     15 preceding the beginning of each fiscal year (beginning 
     with fiscal year 1998), the Secretary shall publish in the 
     Federal Register a notice containing the Secretary's 
     preliminary determination, for each sector of medicare 
     services, concerning the following:
       ``(i) the projected allotment under subsection (c) for such 
     sector for the fiscal year.
       ``(ii) Whether there will be a payment adjustment for items 
     and services included in such sector for the fiscal year 
     under subsection (a).
       ``(iii) If there will be such an adjustment, the size of 
     such adjustment and the methodology to be used in making such 
     a payment adjustment for classes of items and services 
     included in such sector.
       ``(iv) Beginning with fiscal year 1999, the fee-for-service 
     expenditures for such sector for the second preceding fiscal 
     year.
     Such notice shall include an explanation of the basis for 
     such determination. Determinations under this subparagraph 
     and subparagraph (C) shall be based on the best data 
     available at the time of such determinations.
       ``(C) Final determination.--Not later than September 1 
     preceding the beginning of each fiscal year (beginning with 
     fiscal year 1998), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
     Register a final determination, for each, sector of medicare 
     services, concerning the matters described in subparagraph 
     (B) and an explanation of the reasons for any differences 
     between such determination and the preliminary determination 
     for such fiscal year published under subparagraph (B).
       ``(4) Limitation on administrative or judicial review.--
     There shall be no administrative or judicial review under 
     section 1878 or otherwise of--
       ``(A) the classification of items and services among the 
     sectors of medicare services under subsection (b),
       ``(B) the determination of the amounts of allotments for 
     the different sectors of medicare services under subsection 
     (c),
       ``(C) the determination of the amount (or method of 
     application) of any payment adjustment under subsection (d), 
     or
       ``(D) any adjustment in an allotment effected under 
     subsection (g).
       ``(f) Fee-for-Service Expenditures Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``fee-for-service expenditures', for items 
     and services within a sector of medicare services in a fiscal 
     year, means amounts payable for such items and services which 
     are furnished during the fiscal year, and--
       ``(1) includes types of expenses otherwise reimbursable 
     under parts A and B (including administrative costs incurred 
     by organizations described in sections 1816 and 1842) with 
     respect to such items and services, and
       ``(2) does not include amounts paid under part C.
       ``(g) Look-Back Adjustment in Allotments to Reflect Actual 
     Expenditures.--
       ``(1) Determinations.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary estimates under 
     subsection (e)(3)(B) with respect to a particular fiscal year 
     (beginning with fiscal year 1998) that--
       ``(i) the fee-for-service expenditures for all sectors of 
     medicare services for the second preceding fiscal year, 
     exceeded
       ``(ii) the sum of the adjusted allotments for all sectors 
     for such year (as defined in paragraph (2)), then the 
     allotment for each final excess spending sector (as defined 
     in subparagraph (B)(i)) for the particular fiscal year shall 
     be reduced by the look-back sector reduction amount 
     determined under subparagraph (B)(ii) for such sector and 
     year.
       ``(B) Final excess spending sectors.--
       ``(i) In general.--In this paragraph, the term final excess 
     spending sector' means, for a fiscal year, a sector of 
     medicare services for which the Secretary determines under 
     subsection (e)(B) that--

       ``(I) the fee-for-service expenditures (as defined in 
     subsection (f) for the fiscal year, exceeded

       ``(II) the adjusted allotment for such fiscal year.

     For purposes of clause (ii), the term `final excess spending' 
     means, for a fiscal year with respect to such a sector, the 
     amount by which the amount described in subclause (I) (for 
     the fiscal year and sector) exceeds the amount described in 
     subclause (II) for such year and sector.
       ``(ii) Look back sector reduction amount.--In subparagraph 
     (A)(i), the `look back sector reduction amount' for a final 
     excess spending sector for a fiscal year is equal to the 
     product of--

       ``(I) the amount of the final excess spending for such 
     sector and year (as defined in clause (i)); and
       ``(II) the ratio of--

       ``(a) the aggregate final excess spending for the year 
     (described in subparagraph (A)(i)), to

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       ``(b) the sum of the amounts of the final excess spending 
     for all final excess spending sectors.
       ``(2) Adjusted allotment.--The adjusted allotment under 
     this paragraph for a sector for a fiscal year is--
       ``(A) the amount that would be computed as the allotment 
     under subsection (c) for the sector for the fiscal year if 
     the actual amount of payments made in the fiscal year under 
     the MedicarePlus program under part C in the fiscal year were 
     substituted for the amount described in subsection 
     (c)(2)(A)(ii) for that fiscal year,
       ``(B) adjusted to take into account the amount of any 
     adjustment under paragraph (1) for that fiscal year (based on 
     expenditures in the second preceding fiscal year).''.
       (b) Report of Trustees on Growth Rate in Part A 
     Expenditures.--Section 1817 (42 U.S.C. 1395i) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(k) Each annual report provided in subsection (b)(2) 
     shall include information regarding the annual rate of growth 
     in program expenditures that would be required to maintain 
     the financial solvency of the Trust Fund and the extent to 
     which the provisions of section 1895 restrain the rate of 
     growth of expenditures under this part in order to achieve 
     such solvency.''.
                        Subtitle H--Rural Areas

     SEC. 8701. MEDICARE-DEPENDENT, SMALL, RURAL HOSPITAL PAYMENT 
                   EXTENSION.

       (a) Special Treatment Extended.--
       (1) Payment methodology.--Section 1886(d)(5)(G) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(5)(G)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``October 1, 1994,'' and 
     inserting ``October 1, 1994, or beginning on or after 
     September 1, 1995, and before October 1, 2000,''; and
       (B) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ``October 1, 1994,'' 
     and inserting ``October 1, 1994, or beginning on or after 
     September 1, 1995, and before October 1, 2000,''.
       (2) Extension of target amount.--Section 1886(b)(3)(D) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(D)) is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``September 30, 1994,'' and inserting ``September 30, 1994, 
     and for cost reporting periods beginning on or after 
     September 1, 1995, and before October 1, 2000,'';
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``, and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iv) with respect to discharges occurring during 
     September 1995 through fiscal year 1999, the target amount 
     for the preceding year increased by the applicable percentage 
     increase under subparagraph (B)(iv).''.
       (3) Permitting hospitals to decline reclassification.--
     Section 13501(e)(2) of OBRA-93 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is 
     amended by striking ``or fiscal year 1994'' and inserting ``, 
     fiscal year 1994, fiscal year 1995, fiscal year 1996, fiscal 
     year 1997, fiscal year 1998, or fiscal year 1999''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to discharges occurring on or after 
     September 1, 1995.

     SEC. 8702. MEDICARE RURAL HOSPITAL FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM.

       (a) Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program.--Section 
     1820 (42 U.S.C. 1395i-4) is amended to read as follows:


             ``medicare rural hospital flexibility program

       ``Sec. 1820. (a) Establishment.--Any State that submits an 
     application in accordance with subsection (b) may establish a 
     medicare rural hospital flexibility program described in 
     subsection (c).
       ``(b) Application.--A State may establish a medicare rural 
     hospital flexibility program described in subsection (c) if 
     the State submits to the Secretary at such time and in such 
     form as the Secretary may require an application containing--
       ``(1) assurances that the State--
       ``(A) has developed, or is in the process of developing, a 
     State rural health care plan that--
       ``(i) provides for the creation of one or more rural health 
     networks (as defined in subsection (d)) in the State,
       ``(ii) promotes regionalization of rural health services in 
     the State, and
       ``(iii) improves access to hospital and other health 
     services for rural residents of the State;
       ``(B) has developed the rural health care plan described in 
     subparagraph (A) in consultation with the hospital 
     association of the State, rural hospitals located in the 
     State, and the State Office of Rural Health (or, in the case 
     of a State in the process of developing such plan, that 
     assures the Secretary that the State will consult with its 
     State hospital association, rural hospitals located in the 
     State, and the State Office of Rural Health in developing 
     such plan);
       ``(2) assurances that the State has designated (consistent 
     with the rural health care plan described in paragraph 
     (1)(A)), or is in the process of so designating, rural 
     nonprofit or public hospitals or facilities located in the 
     State as critical access hospitals; and
       ``(3) such other information and assurances as the 
     Secretary may require.
       ``(c) Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program 
     Described.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State that has submitted an 
     application in accordance with subsection (b), may establish 
     a medicare rural hospital flexibility program that provides 
     that--
       ``(A) the State shall develop at least one rural health 
     network (as defined in subsection (d)) in the State; and
       ``(B) at least one facility in the State shall be 
     designated as a critical access hospital in accordance with 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) State designation of facilities.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State may designate one or more 
     facilities as a critical access hospital in accordance with 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Criteria for designation as critical access 
     hospital.--A State may designate a facility as a critical 
     access hospital if the facility--
       ``(i) is located in a county (or equivalent unit of local 
     government) in a rural area (as defined in section 
     1886(d)(2)(D)) that--

       ``(I) is located more than a 35-mile drive from a hospital, 
     or another facility described in this subsection, or
       ``(II) is certified by the State as being a necessary 
     provider of health care services to residents in the area;

       ``(ii) makes available 24-hour emergency care services that 
     a State determines are necessary for ensuring access to 
     emergency care services in each area served by a critical 
     access hospital;
       ``(iii) provides not more than 6 acute care inpatient beds 
     (meeting such standards as the Secretary may establish) for 
     providing inpatient care for a period not to exceed 72 hours 
     (unless a longer period is required because transfer to a 
     hospital is precluded because of inclement weather or other 
     emergency conditions), except that a peer review organization 
     or equivalent entity may, on request, waive the 72-hour 
     restriction on a case-by-case basis;
       ``(iv) meets such staffing requirements as would apply 
     under section 1861(e) to a hospital located in a rural area, 
     except that--

       ``(I) the facility need not meet hospital standards 
     relating to the number of hours during a day, or days during 
     a week, in which the facility must be open and fully staffed, 
     except insofar as the facility is required to make available 
     emergency care services as determined under clause (ii) and 
     must have nursing services available on a 24-hour basis, but 
     need not otherwise staff the facility except when an 
     inpatient is present,
       ``(II) the facility may provide any services otherwise 
     required to be provided by a full-time, on-site dietitian, 
     pharmacist, laboratory technician, medical technologist, and 
     radiological technologist on a part-time, off-site basis 
     under arrangements as defined in section 1861(w)(1), and
       ``(III) the inpatient care described in clause (iii) may be 
     provided by a physician's assistant, nurse practitioner, or 
     clinical nurse specialist subject to the oversight of a 
     physician who need not be present in the facility; and

       ``(v) meets the requirements of subparagraph (I) of 
     paragraph (2) of section 1861(aa).
       ``(d) Rural Health Network Defined.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `rural health network' means, with respect to a State, an 
     organization consisting of--
       ``(A) at least 1 facility that the State has designated or 
     plans to designate as a critical access hospital, and
       ``(B) at least 1 hospital that furnishes acute care 
     services.
       ``(2) Agreements.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each critical access hospital that is a 
     member of a rural health network shall have an agreement with 
     respect to each item described in subparagraph (B) with at 
     least 1 hospital that is a member of the network.
       ``(B) Items described.--The items described in this 
     subparagraph are the following:
       ``(i) Patient referral and transfer.
       ``(ii) The development and use of communications systems 
     including (where feasible)--

       ``(I) telemetry systems, and
       ``(II) systems for electronic sharing of patient data.

       ``(iii) The provision of emergency and non-emergency 
     transportation among the facility and the hospital.
       ``(C) Credentialing and quality assurance.--Each critical 
     access hospital that is a member of a rural health network 
     shall have an agreement with respect to credentialing and 
     quality assurance with at least 1--
       ``(i) hospital that is a member of the network;
       ``(ii) peer review organization or equivalent entity; or
       ``(iii) other appropriate and qualified entity identified 
     in the State rural health care plan.
       ``(e) Certification by the Secretary.--The Secretary shall 
     certify a facility as a critical access hospital if the 
     facility--
       ``(1) is located in a State that has established a medicare 
     rural hospital flexibility program in accordance with 
     subsection (c);
       ``(2) is designated as a critical access hospital by the 
     State in which it is located; and
       ``(3) meets such other criteria as the Secretary may 
     require.
       ``(f) Permitting Maintenance of Swing Beds.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed to prohibit a State from 
     designating or the Secretary from certifying a facility as a 
     critical access hospital solely because, at the time the 
     facility applies to the State for designation as a critical 
     access hospital, there is in effect an agreement between the 
     facility and the Secretary under section 1883 under which the 
     facility's inpatient hospital facilities are used for the 
     furnishing of extended care services, except that the number 
     of beds used for the furnishing of such services may not 
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     tient beds used for providing inpatient care in the facility 
     pursuant to subsection (c)(2)(B)(iii)). For purposes of the 
     previous sentence, the number of beds of the facility used 
     for the furnishing of extended care services shall not 
     include any beds of a unit of the facility that is licensed 
     as a distinct-part skilled nursing facility at the time the 
     facility applies to the State for designation as a critical 
     access hospital.
       ``(g) Waiver of Conflicting Part A Provisions.--The 
     Secretary is authorized to waive such provisions of this part 
     and part C as are necessary to conduct the program 
     established under this section.''.
       (b) Part A Amendments Relating to Rural Primary Care 
     Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals.--
       (1) Definitions.--Section 1861(mm) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm)) is 
     amended to read as follows:


     ``critical access hospital; critical access hospital services

       ``(mm)(1) The term `critical access hospital' means a 
     facility certified by the Secretary as a critical access 
     hospital under section 1820(e).
       ``(2) The term `inpatient critical access hospital 
     services' means items and services, furnished to an inpatient 
     of a critical access hospital by such facility, that would be 
     inpatient hospital services if furnished to an inpatient of a 
     hospital by a hospital.''.
       (2) Coverage and payment.--(A) Section 1812(a)(1) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395d(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``or inpatient 
     rural primary care hospital services'' and inserting ``or 
     inpatient critical access hospital services''.
       (B) Sections 1813(a) and section 1813(b)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395e(a), 1395e(b)(3)(A)) are each amended by striking 
     ``inpatient rural primary care hospital services'' each place 
     it appears, and inserting ``inpatient critical access 
     hospital services''.
       (C) Section 1813(b)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1395e(b)(3)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``inpatient rural primary care hospital 
     services'' and inserting ``inpatient critical access hospital 
     services''.
       (D) Section 1814 (42 U.S.C. 1395f) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (a)(8) by striking ``rural primary care 
     hospital'' each place it appears and inserting ``critical 
     access hospital''; and
       (ii) in subsection (b), by striking ``other than a rural 
     primary care hospital providing inpatient rural primary care 
     hospital services,'' and inserting ``other than a critical 
     access hospital providing inpatient critical access hospital 
     services,''; and
       (iii) by amending subsection (l) to read as follows:
       ``(l) Payment for Inpatient Critical Access Hospital 
     Services.--The amount of payment under this part for 
     inpatient critical access hospital services is the reasonable 
     costs of the critical access hospital in providing such 
     services.''.
       (3) Treatment of critical access hospitals as providers of 
     services.--(A) Section 1861(u) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(u)) is 
     amended by striking ``rural primary care hospital'' and 
     inserting ``critical access hospital''.
       (B) The first sentence of section 1864(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395aa(a)) is amended by striking ``a rural primary care 
     hospital'' and inserting ``a critical access hospital''.
       (4) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 1128A(b)(1) (42 
     U.S.C. 1320a-7a(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``rural primary 
     care hospital'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``critical access hospital''.
       (B) Section 1128B(c) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(c)) is amended by 
     striking ``rural primary care hospital'' and inserting 
     ``critical access hospital''.
       (C) Section 1134 (42 U.S.C. 1320b-4) is amended by striking 
     ``rural primary care hospitals'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``critical access hospitals''.
       (D) Section 1138(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1320b-8(a)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``rural primary care hospital'' and inserting ``critical 
     access hospital''; and
       (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``rural primary care hospital'' and 
     inserting ``critical access hospital''.
       (E) Section 1816(c)(2)(C) (42 U.S.C. 1395h(c)(2)(C)) is 
     amended by striking ``rural primary care hospital'' and 
     inserting ``critical access hospital''.
       (F) Section 1833 (42 U.S.C. 1395l) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (h)(5)(A)(iii), by striking ``rural 
     primary care hospital'' and inserting ``critical access 
     hospital'';
       (ii) in subsection (i)(1)(A), by striking ``rural primary 
     care hospital'' and inserting ``critical access hospital'';
       (iii) in subsection (i)(3)(A), by striking ``rural primary 
     care hospital services'' and inserting ``critical access 
     hospital services'';
       (iv) in subsection (l)(5)(A), by striking ``rural primary 
     care hospital'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``critical access hospital''; and
       (v) in subsection (l)(5)(B), by striking ``rural primary 
     care hospital'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``critical access hospital''.
       (G) Section 1835(c) (42 U.S.C. 1395n(c)) is amended by 
     striking ``rural primary care hospital'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``critical access hospital''.
       (H) Section 1842(b)(6)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395u(b)(6)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ``rural primary 
     care hospital'' and inserting ``critical access hospital''.
       (I) Section 1861 (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (a)--
       (I) in paragraph (1), by striking ``inpatient rural primary 
     care hospital services'' and inserting ``inpatient critical 
     access hospital services''; and
       (II) in paragraph (2), by striking ``rural primary care 
     hospital'' and inserting ``critical access hospital'';
       (ii) in the last sentence of subsection (e), by striking 
     ``rural primary care hospital'' and inserting ``critical 
     access hospital'';
       (iii) in subsection (v)(1)(S)(ii)(III), by striking ``rural 
     primary care hospital'' and inserting ``critical access 
     hospital'';
       (iv) in subsection (w)(1), by striking ``rural primary care 
     hospital'' and inserting ``critical access hospital''; and
       (v) in subsection (w)(2), by striking ``rural primary care 
     hospital'' each place it appears and inserting ``critical 
     access hospital''.
       (J) Section 1862(a)(14) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(14)) is amended 
     by striking ``rural primary care hospital'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``critical access hospital''.
       (K) Section 1866(a)(1) (42 U.S.C 1395cc(a)(1)) is amended--
       (i) in subparagraph (F)(ii), by striking ``rural primary 
     care hospitals'' and inserting ``critical access hospitals'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (H), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``rural primary care hospitals'' and ``rural 
     primary care hospital services'' and inserting ``critical 
     access hospitals'' and ``critical access hospital services'', 
     respectively;
       (iii) in subparagraph (I), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``rural primary care hospital'' and 
     inserting ``critical access hospital''; and
       (iv) in subparagraph (N)--
       (I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``rural 
     primary care hospitals'' and inserting ``critical access 
     hospitals'', and
       (II) in clause (i), by striking ``rural primary care 
     hospital'' and inserting ``critical access hospital''.
       (L) Section 1866(a)(3) (42 U.S.C 1395cc(a)(3)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``rural primary care hospital'' each place 
     it appears in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting 
     ``critical access hospital''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(II), by striking ``rural 
     primary care hospitals'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``critical access hospitals''.
       (M) Section 1867(e)(5) (42 U.S.C. 1395dd(e)(5)) is amended 
     by striking ``rural primary care hospital'' and inserting 
     ``critical access hospital''.
       (c) Payment Continued to Designated EACHs.--Section 
     1886(d)(5)(D) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(D)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (iii)(III), by inserting ``as in effect on 
     September 30, 1995'' before the period at the end; and
       (2) in clause (v)--
       (A) by inserting ``as in effect on September 30, 1995'' 
     after ``1820 (i)(1)''; and
       (B) by striking ``1820(g)'' and inserting ``1820(e)''.
       (d) Part B Amendments Relating to Critical Access 
     Hospitals.--
       (1) Coverage.--(A) Section 1861(mm) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm)) 
     as amended by subsection (d)(1), is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The term `outpatient critical access hospital 
     services' means medical and other health services furnished 
     by a critical access hospital on an outpatient basis.''.
       (B) Section 1832(a)(2)(H) (42 U.S.C. 1395k(a)(2)(H)) is 
     amended by striking ``rural primary care hospital services'' 
     and inserting ``critical access hospital services''.
       (2) Payment.--(A) Section 1833(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)) is 
     amended in paragraph (6), by striking ``outpatient rural 
     primary care hospital services'' and inserting ``outpatient 
     critical access hospital services''.
       (B) Section 1834(g) (42 U.S.C. 1395m(g)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(g) Payment for Outpatient Critical Access Hospital 
     Services.--The amount of payment under this part for 
     outpatient critical access hospital services is the 
     reasonable costs of the critical access hospital in providing 
     such services.''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to services furnished on or after October 1, 
     1995.

     SEC. 8703. ESTABLISHMENT OF RURAL EMERGENCY ACCESS CARE 
                   HOSPITALS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1861 (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:

  ``Rural Emergency Access Care Hospital; Rural Emergency Access Care 
                           Hospital Services

       ``(oo)(1) The term `rural emergency access care hospital' 
     means, for a fiscal year, a facility with respect to which 
     the Secretary finds the following:
       ``(A) The facility is located in a rural area (as defined 
     in section 1886(d)(2)(D)).
       ``(B) The facility was a hospital under this title at any 
     time during the 5-year period that ends on the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection.
       ``(C) The facility is in danger of closing due to low 
     inpatient utilization rates and operating losses, and the 
     closure of the facility would limit the access to emergency 
     services of individuals residing in the facility's service 
     area.
       ``(D) The facility has entered into (or plans to enter 
     into) an agreement with a hospital with a participation 
     agreement in effect under section 1866(a), and under such 
     agreement the hospital shall accept patients transferred to 
     the hospital from the facility and receive data from and 
     transmit data to the facility.
       ``(E) There is a practitioner who is qualified to provide 
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     services (as determined by the State in which the facility is 
     located) on-site at the facility on a 24-hour basis.
       ``(F) A physician is available on-call to provide emergency 
     medical services on a 24-hour basis.
       ``(G) The facility meets such staffing requirements as 
     would apply under section 1861(e) to a hospital located in a 
     rural area, except that--
       ``(i) the facility need not meet hospital standards 
     relating to the number of hours during a day, or days during 
     a week, in which the facility must be open, except insofar as 
     the facility is required to provide emergency care on a 24-
     hour basis under subparagraphs (E) and (F); and
       ``(ii) the facility may provide any services otherwise 
     required to be provided by a full-time, on-site dietitian, 
     pharmacist, laboratory technician, medical technologist, or 
     radiological technologist on a part-time, off-site basis.
       ``(H) The facility meets the requirements applicable to 
     clinics and facilities under subparagraphs (C) through (J) of 
     paragraph (2) of section 1861(aa) and of clauses (ii) and 
     (iv) of the second sentence of such paragraph (or, in the 
     case of the requirements of subparagraph (E), (F), or (J) of 
     such paragraph, would meet the requirements if any reference 
     in such subparagraph to a `nurse practitioner' or to `nurse 
     practitioners' were deemed to be a reference to a `nurse 
     practitioner or nurse' or to `nurse practitioners or 
     nurses'); except that in determining whether a facility meets 
     the requirements of this subparagraph, subparagraphs (E) and 
     (F) of that paragraph shall be applied as if any reference to 
     a `physician' is a reference to a physician as defined in 
     section 1861(r)(1).
       ``(2) The term `rural emergency access care hospital 
     services' means the following services provided by a rural 
     emergency access care hospital and furnished to an individual 
     over a continuous period not to exceed 24 hours (except that 
     such services may be furnished over a longer period in the 
     case of an individual who is unable to leave the hospital 
     because of inclement weather):
       ``(A) An appropriate medical screening examination (as 
     described in section 1867(a)).
       ``(B) Necessary stabilizing examination and treatment 
     services for an emergency medical condition and labor (as 
     described in section 1867(b)).''.
       (b) Requiring Rural Emergency Access Care Hospitals To Meet 
     Hospital Anti-Dumping Requirements.--Section 1867(e)(5) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395dd(e)(5)) is amended by striking ``1861(mm)(1))'' 
     and inserting ``1861(mm)(1)) and a rural emergency access 
     care hospital (as defined in section 1861(oo)(1))''.
       (c) Coverage and Payment for Services.--
       (1) Coverage.--Section 1832(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395k(a)(2)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (I);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(K) rural emergency access care hospital services (as 
     defined in section 1861(oo)(2)).''.
       (2) Payment based on payment for outpatient critical access 
     hospital services.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1833(a)(6) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395l(a)(6)), as amended by section 8702(f)(2), is amended by 
     striking ``services,'' and inserting ``services and rural 
     emergency access care hospital services,''.
       (B) Payment methodology described.--Section 1834(g) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395m(g)), as amended by section 8702(f)(2)(B), is 
     amended--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``Services'' and inserting 
     ``Services and Rural Emergency Access Care Hospital 
     Services''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     amount of payment for rural emergency access care hospital 
     services provided during a year shall be determined using the 
     applicable method provided under this subsection for 
     determining payment for outpatient rural primary care 
     hospital services during the year.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 
     1995.

     SEC. 8704. CLASSIFICATION OF RURAL REFERRAL CENTERS.

       (a) Prohibiting Denial of Request for Reclassification on 
     Basis of Comparability of Wages.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1886(d)(10)(D) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(10)(D)) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and
       (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new 
     clause:
       ``(iii) Under the guidelines published by the Secretary 
     under clause (i), in the case of a hospital which is 
     classified by the Secretary as a rural referral center under 
     paragraph (5)(C), the Board may not reject the application of 
     the hospital under this paragraph on the basis of any 
     comparison between the average hourly wage of the hospital 
     and the average hourly wage of hospitals in the area in which 
     it is located.''.
       (2) Effective date.--Notwithstanding section 
     1886(d)(10)(C)(ii) of the Social Security Act, a hospital may 
     submit an application to the Medicare Geographic 
     Classification Review Board during the 30-day period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act requesting 
     a change in its classification for purposes of determining 
     the area wage index applicable to the hospital under section 
     1886(d)(3)(D) of such Act for fiscal year 1997, if the 
     hospital would be eligible for such a change in its 
     classification under the standards described in section 
     1886(d)(10)(D) (as amended by paragraph (1)) but for its 
     failure to meet the deadline for applications under section 
     1886(d)(10)(C)(ii).
       (b) Continuing Treatment of Previously Designated 
     Centers.--Any hospital classified as a rural referral center 
     by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 
     1886(d)(5)(C) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 1994 
     shall be classified as such a rural referral center for 
     fiscal year 1996 and each subsequent fiscal year.

     SEC. 8705. FLOOR ON AREA WAGE INDEX.

       (a) In General.--For purposes of section 1886(d)(3)(E) of 
     the Social Security Act for discharges occurring on or after 
     October 1, 1995, the area wage index applicable under such 
     section to any hospital which is not located in a rural area 
     (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of such Act) may not be 
     less than the average of the area wage indices applicable 
     under such section to hospitals located in rural areas in the 
     State in which the hospital is located.
       (b) Implementation.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall adjust the area wage indices referred to in 
     subsection (a) for hospitals not described in such subsection 
     in a manner which assures that the aggregate payments made 
     under section 1886(d) of the Social Security Act in a fiscal 
     year for the operating costs of inpatient hospital services 
     are not greater or less than those which would have been made 
     in the year if this section did not apply.

     SEC. 8706. ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS FOR PHYSICIANS' SERVICES 
                   FURNISHED IN SHORTAGE AREAS.

       (a) Increase in Amount of Additional Payment.--Section 
     1833(m) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(m)) is amended by striking ``10 
     percent'' and inserting ``20 percent''.
       (b) Restriction to Primary Care Services.--Section 1833(m) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395l(m)) is amended by inserting after 
     ``physicians' services'' the following: ``consisting of 
     primary care services (as defined in section 1842(i)(4))''.
       (c) Extension of Payment for Former Shortage Areas.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1833(m) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(m)) is 
     amended by striking ``area,'' and inserting ``area (or, in 
     the case of an area for which the designation as a health 
     professional shortage area under such section is withdrawn, 
     in the case of physicians' services furnished to such an 
     individual during the 3-year period beginning on the 
     effective date of the withdrawal of such designation),''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to physicians' services furnished in an area for 
     which the designation as a health professional shortage area 
     under section 332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act 
     is withdrawn on or after January 1, 1996.
       (d) Requiring Carriers to Report on Services Provided.--
     Section 1842(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (I); and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(J) will provide information to the Secretary (on such 
     periodic basis as the Secretary may require) on the types of 
     providers to whom the carrier makes additional payments for 
     certain physicians' services pursuant to section 1833(m), 
     together with a description of the services furnished by such 
     providers; and''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections 
     (a), (b), and (d) shall apply to physicians' services 
     furnished on or after October 1, 1995.

     SEC. 8707. PAYMENTS TO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND NURSE 
                   PRACTITIONERS FOR SERVICES FURNISHED IN 
                   OUTPATIENT OR HOME SETTINGS.

       (a) Coverage in Outpatient or Home Settings for Physician 
     Assistants and Nurse Practitioners.--Section 1861(s)(2)(K) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)(K)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (II); and
       (B) by inserting ``or (IV) in an outpatient or home setting 
     as defined by the Secretary'' following ``shortage area,''; 
     and
       (2) in clause (ii)--
       (A) by striking ``in a skilled'' and inserting ``in (I) a 
     skilled''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, or (II) in an outpatient or home 
     setting (as defined by the Secretary),'' after ``(as defined 
     in section 1919(a))''.
       (b) Payments to Physician Assistants and Nurse 
     Practitioners in Outpatient or Home Settings.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1833(r)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(r)(1)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``services described in section 
     1861(s)(2)(K)(ii)(II) (relating to nurse practitioner 
     services furnished in outpatient or home settings), and 
     services described in section 1861(s)(2)(K)(i)(IV) (relating 
     to physician assistant services furnished in an outpatient or 
     home setting'' after ``rural area),''; and
       (B) by striking ``or clinical nurse specialist'' and 
     inserting ``clinical nurse specialist, or physician 
     assistant''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1842(b)(6)(C) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395u(b)(6)(C)) is amended by striking ``clauses (i), (ii), 
     or (iv)'' and inserting ``subclauses (I), (II), or (III) of 
     clause (i), clause (ii)(I), or clause (iv)''.

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       (c) Payment Under the Fee Schedule to Physician Assistants 
     and Nurse Practitioners in Outpatient or Home Settings.--
       (1) Physician assistants.--Section 1842(b)(12) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395u(b)(12)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(C) With respect to services described in clauses 
     (i)(IV), (ii)(II), and (iv) of section 1861(s)(2)(K) 
     (relating to physician assistants and nurse practitioners 
     furnishing services in outpatient or home settings)--
       ``(i) payment under this part may only be made on an 
     assignment-related basis; and
       ``(ii) the amounts paid under this part shall be equal to 
     80 percent of (I) the lesser of the actual charge or 85 
     percent of the fee schedule amount provided under section 
     1848 for the same service provided by a physician who is not 
     a specialist; or (II) in the case of services as an assistant 
     at surgery, the lesser of the actual charge or 85 percent of 
     the amount that would otherwise be recognized if performed by 
     a physician who is serving as an assistant at surgery.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1842(b)(12)(A) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395u(b)(12)(A)) is amended in the matter preceding 
     clause (i) by striking ``(i), (ii),'' and inserting 
     ``subclauses (I), (II), or (III) of clause (i), or subclause 
     (I) of clause (ii)''.
       (3) Technical amendment.--Section 1842(b)(12)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395u(b)(12)(A)) is amended in the matter preceding clause 
     (i) by striking ``a physician assistants'' and inserting 
     ``physician assistants''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to services furnished on or after October 1, 
     1995.

     SEC. 8708. EXPANDING ACCESS TO NURSE AIDE TRAINING IN 
                   UNDERSERVED AREAS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1819(f)(2)(B)(iii)(I) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396r(f)(2)(B)(iii)(I)) is amended in the matter preceding 
     item (a), by striking ``by or in a nursing facility'' and 
     inserting ``by a nursing facility (or in such a facility, 
     unless the State determines that there is no other such 
     program offered within a reasonable distance, provides notice 
     of the approval to the State long term care ombudsman, and 
     assures, through an oversight effort, that an adequate 
     environment exists for such a program)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to nurse aide training and competency evaluation 
     programs under section 1819 of the Social Security Act which 
     are offered on or after October 1, 1995.
            TITLE IX--TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS

     SEC. 9001. MINIMUM ALLOCATION FOR HIGHWAY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Technical Correction.--With respect to fiscal year 
     1996--
       (1) the Secretary of Transportation shall determine, in 
     accordance with the policies established by the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
     1914)--
       (A) which of the States will no longer require an 
     apportionment under section 157(a)(4) of title 23, United 
     States Code; and
       (B) which of the States will require decreased funding 
     under such section 157(a)(4);
     as a result of the termination of the Interstate construction 
     program; and
       (2) as a result of the reduced number of States that may 
     require an apportionment under such section 157(a)(4), and 
     the decrease in the amount of funds some States will require 
     under such section 157(a)(4), the maximum amount available 
     for apportionment under such section 157(a)(4) shall be 
     reduced from the amount apportioned under such section 
     157(a)(4) for fiscal year 1995 by 60.4 percent.
       (b) Effect on Certain Calculations.--The correction made by 
     subsection (a) shall be made after the reduction required 
     under section 1003(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1921) and 
     shall not be taken into account in making the calculations 
     under sections 1003(c), 1013(c), and 1015 of such Act (105 
     Stat. 1921, 1940, and 1943).

     SEC. 9002. EXTENSION OF HIGHER VESSEL TONNAGE DUTIES.

       (a) Extension of Duties.--Section 36 of the Act of August 
     5, 1909 (36 Stat. 111; 46 U.S.C. App. 121), is amended by 
     striking ``for fiscal years 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 
     1996, 1997, 1998,'' each place it appears and inserting ``for 
     fiscal years through fiscal year 2002,''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The Act entitled ``An Act 
     concerning tonnage duties on vessels entering otherwise than 
     by sea'', approved March 8, 1910 (36 Stat. 234; 46 U.S.C. 
     App. 132), is amended by striking ``for fiscal years 1991, 
     1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998,'' and inserting 
     ``for fiscal years through fiscal year 2002,''.

     SEC. 9003. FEMA RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FEES.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency may assess and collect fees applicable to 
     persons subject to radiological emergency preparedness 
     regulations issued by the Director.
       (b) Requirements.--The assessment and collection of fees by 
     the Director under subsection (a) shall be fair and equitable 
     and shall reflect the full amount of costs to the Agency of 
     providing radiological emergency planning, preparedness, 
     response, and associated services. Such fees shall be 
     assessed by the Director in a manner that reflects the use of 
     resources of the Agency for classes of regulated persons and 
     the administrative costs of collecting such fees.
       (c) Amount of Fees.--The aggregate amount of fees assessed 
     under subsection (a) in a fiscal year shall approximate, but 
     not be less than, 100 percent of the amounts anticipated by 
     the Director to be obligated for the radiological emergency 
     preparedness program of the Agency for such fiscal year.
       (d) Deposit of Fees in Treasury.--Fees received pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
     Treasury as offsetting receipts.
       (e) Expiration of Authority.--The authority of the Director 
     to assess and collect fees under subsection (a) shall expire 
     on September 30, 2002.
                TITLE X--VETERANS AND RELATED PROVISIONS

     SEC. 10001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Veterans 
     Reconciliation Act of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     title is as follows:

Sec. 10001. Short title; table of contents.

             Subtitle A--Extension of Temporary Authorities

Sec. 10011. Authority to require that certain veterans make copayments 
              in exchange for receiving health-care benefits.
Sec. 10012. Medical care cost recovery authority.
Sec. 10013. Income verification authority.
Sec. 10014. Limitation on pension for certain recipients of medicaid-
              covered nursing home care.
Sec. 10015. Home loan fees.
Sec. 10016. Procedures applicable to liquidation sales on defaulted 
              home loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans 
              Affairs.
Sec. 10017. Enhanced loan asset sale authority.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 10021. Revision to prescription drug copayment.
Sec. 10022. Rounding down of cost-of-living adjustments in compensation 
              and DIC rates.
Sec. 10023. Revised standard for liability for injuries resulting from 
              Department of Veterans Affairs treatment.
Sec. 10024. Withholding of payments and benefits.
             Subtitle A--Extension of Temporary Authorities

     SEC. 10011. AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN VETERANS MAKE 
                   COPAYMENTS IN EXCHANGE FOR RECEIVING HEALTH-
                   CARE BENEFITS.

       (a) Hospital and Medical Care.--Section 8013(e) of the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (38 U.S.C. 1710 
     note) is amended by striking out ``September 30, 1998'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2002''.
       (b) Outpatient Medications.--Section 1722A(c) of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out ``September 
     30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 
     2002''.

     SEC. 10012. MEDICAL CARE COST RECOVERY AUTHORITY.

       Section 1729(a)(2)(E) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``before October 1, 1998,'' and 
     inserting ``before October 1, 2002,''.

     SEC. 10013. INCOME VERIFICATION AUTHORITY.

       Section 5317(g) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 2002''.

     SEC. 10014. LIMITATION ON PENSION FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS OF 
                   MEDICAID-COVERED NURSING HOME CARE.

       Section 5503(f)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2002''.

     SEC. 10015. HOME LOAN FEES.

       Section 3729(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by striking out ``October 1, 1998'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 1, 2002''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking out ``October 1, 
     1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 1, 2002''.

     SEC. 10016. PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO LIQUIDATION SALES ON 
                   DEFAULTED HOME LOANS GUARANTEED BY THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       Section 3732(c)(11) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``October 1, 1998'' and inserting 
     ``October 1, 2002''.

     SEC. 10017. ENHANCED LOAN ASSET SALE AUTHORITY.

       Section 3720(h)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``December 31, 1995'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2002''.
                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

     SEC. 10021. REVISION TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG COPAYMENT.

       (a) Increase in Amount of Copayment.--Section 1722A(a) of 
     title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``$2'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``$4'';
       (2) by striking out paragraph (2); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2) and in 
     that paragraph--
       (A) striking out ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) striking out the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; or''; and
       (C) adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) to a veteran who is a former prisoner of war.''.
       (b) Recovery of Indebtedness.--(1) Section 5302 of such 
     title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:

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       ``(f) The Secretary may not waive under this section the 
     recovery of any payment or the collection of any indebtedness 
     owed under section 1722A of this title.''.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with 
     respect to amounts that become due to the United States under 
     section 1722A of title 38, United States Code, on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 10022. ROUNDING DOWN OF COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS IN 
                   COMPENSATION AND DIC RATES.

       (a) Fiscal Year 1996 COLA.--(1) Effective as of December 1, 
     1995, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall recompute any 
     increase in an adjustment that is otherwise provided by law 
     to be effective during fiscal year 1996 in the rates of 
     disability compensation and dependency and indemnity 
     compensation paid by the Secretary as such rates were in 
     effect on November 30, 1995. The recomputation shall provide 
     for the same percentage increase as provided under such law, 
     but with amounts so recomputed (if not a whole dollar amount) 
     rounded down to the next lower whole dollar amount (rather 
     than to the nearest whole dollar amount) and with each old-
     law DIC rate increased by the amount by which the new-law DIC 
     rate is increased (rather than by a uniform percentage).
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (1):
       (A) The term ``old-law DIC rate'' means a dollar amount in 
     effect under section 1311(a)(3) of title 38, United States 
     Code.
       (B) The term ``new-law DIC rate'' means the dollar amount 
     in effect under section 1311(a)(1) of title 38, United States 
     Code.
       (b) Out-Year Compensation COLAs.--(1) Chapter 11 of title 
     38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     1102 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1103. Cost-of-living adjustments

       ``(a) In the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for 
     fiscal years 1997 through 2002 in the rates of, and dollar 
     limitations applicable to, compensation payable under this 
     chapter, such adjustments shall be made by a uniform 
     percentage that is no more than the percentage equal to the 
     social security increase for that fiscal year, with all 
     increased monthly rates and limitations (other than increased 
     rates or limitations equal to a whole dollar amount) rounded 
     down to the next lower whole dollar amount.
       ``(b) For purposes of this section, the term `social 
     security increase' means the percentage by which benefit 
     amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased for any fiscal year as a 
     result of a determination under section 215(i) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 415(i)).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1102 the following new item:

``1103. Cost-of-living adjustments.''.
       (c) Out-Year DIC COLAs.--(1) Chapter 13 of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1302 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1303. Cost-of-living adjustments

       ``(a) In the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for 
     fiscal years 1997 through 2002 in the rates of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation payable under this chapter, such 
     adjustments (except as provided in subsection (b)) shall be 
     made by a uniform percentage that is no more than the 
     percentage equal to the social security increase for that 
     fiscal year, with all increased monthly rates (other than 
     increased rates equal to a whole dollar amount) rounded down 
     to the next lower whole dollar amount.
       ``(b)(1) Cost-of-living adjustments for each of fiscal 
     years 1997 through 2002 in old-law DIC rates shall be in a 
     whole dollar amount that is no greater than the amount by 
     which the new-law DIC rate is increased for that fiscal year 
     as determined under subsection (a).
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1):
       ``(A) The term `old-law DIC rates' means the dollar amounts 
     in effect under section 1311(a)(3) of this title.
       ``(B) The term `new-law DIC rate' means the dollar amount 
     in effect under section 1311(a)(1) of this title.
       ``(c) For purposes of this section, the term `social 
     security increase' means the percentage by which benefit 
     amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased for any fiscal year as a 
     result of a determination under section 215(i) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 415(i)).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1302 the following new item:

``1303. Cost-of-living adjustments.''.

     SEC. 10023. REVISED STANDARD FOR LIABILITY FOR INJURIES 
                   RESULTING FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
                   TREATMENT.

       (a) Revised Standard.--Section 1151 of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by designating the second sentence as subsection (c);
       (2) by striking out the first sentence and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following:
       ``(a) Compensation under this chapter and dependency and 
     indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of this title shall 
     be awarded for a qualifying additional disability of a 
     veteran or the qualifying death of a veteran in the same 
     manner as if such disability or death were service-connected.
       ``(b)(1) For purposes of this section, a disability or 
     death is a qualifying additional disability or a qualifying 
     death only if the disability or death--
       ``(A) was caused by Department health care and was a 
     proximate result of--
       ``(i) negligence on the part of the Department in 
     furnishing the Department health care; or
       ``(ii) an event not reasonably foreseeable; or
       ``(B) was incurred as a proximate result of the provision 
     of training and rehabilitation services by the Secretary 
     (including by a service-provider used by the Secretary for 
     such purpose under section 3115 of this title) as part of an 
     approved rehabilitation program under chapter 31 of this 
     title.
       ``(2) For purposes of this section, the term `Department 
     health care' means hospital care, medical or surgical 
     treatment, or an examination that is furnished under any law 
     administered by the Secretary to a veteran by a Department 
     employee or in a facility over which the Secretary has direct 
     jurisdiction.
       ``(3) A disability or death of a veteran which is the 
     result of the veteran's willful misconduct is not a 
     qualifying disability or death for purposes of this 
     section.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Effective with respect to injuries, aggravations of 
     injuries, and deaths occurring after September 30, 2002, a 
     disability or death is a qualifying additional disability or 
     a qualifying death for purposes of this section 
     (notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b)(1)) if the 
     disability or death--
       ``(1) was the result of Department health care; or
       ``(2) was the result of the pursuit of a course of 
     vocational rehabilitation under chapter 31 of this title.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (c) of such section, 
     as designated by subsection (a)(1), is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``, aggravation,'' both places it 
     appears; and
       (2) by striking out ``sentence'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``subsection''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any administrative or judicial determination 
     of eligibility for benefits under section 1151 of title 38, 
     United States Code, based on a claim that is received by the 
     Secretary on or after October 1, 1995, including any such 
     determination based on an original application or an 
     application seeking to reopen, revise, reconsider, or 
     otherwise readjudicate any claim for benefits under section 
     1151 of that title or any predecessor provision of law.

     SEC. 10024. WITHHOLDING OF PAYMENTS AND BENEFITS.

       (a) Notice Required in Lieu of Consent or Court Order.--
     Section 3726 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``unless'' and all that follows and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following: ``unless the Secretary provides 
     such veteran or surviving spouse with notice by certified 
     mail with return receipt requested of the authority of the 
     Secretary to waive the payment of indebtedness under section 
     5302(b) of this title. If the Secretary does not waive the 
     entire amount of the liability, the Secretary shall then 
     determine whether the veteran or surviving spouse should be 
     released from liability under section 3713(b) of this title. 
     If the Secretary determines that the veteran or surviving 
     spouse should not be released from liability, the Secretary 
     shall notify the veteran or surviving spouse of that 
     determination and provide a notice of the procedure for 
     appealing that determination, unless the Secretary has 
     previously made such determination and notified the veteran 
     or surviving spouse of the procedure for appealing the 
     determination.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5302(b) of such title is 
     amended by inserting ``with return receipt requested'' after 
     ``certified mail''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to any indebtedness to the United 
     States arising pursuant to chapter 37 of title 38, United 
     States Code, before, on, or after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
                      TITLE XI--REVENUE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11000. SHORT TITLES; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE; TABLE OF 
                   CONTENTS.

       (a) Revenue Reconciliation Act.--This title may be cited as 
     the ``Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1995''.
       (b) Contract With America.--Subtitles A, B, C, and D of 
     this title may be cited as the ``Contract With America Tax 
     Relief Act of 1995''.
       (c) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
     provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is 
     expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a 
     section or other provision, the reference shall be considered 
     to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (d) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     title is as follows:


                      TITLE XI--REVENUE PROVISIONS

Sec. 11000. Short titles; amendment of 1986 Code; table of contents.

                     Subtitle A--Family Tax Relief

Sec. 11001. Child tax credit.
Sec. 11002. Reduction in marriage penalty.
Sec. 11003. Credit for adoption expenses.
Sec. 11004. Deduction for interest on education loans.
Sec. 11005. Deduction for taxpayers with certain persons requiring 
              custodial care in their households.

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             Subtitle B--Savings and Investment Incentives

                Chapter 1--Retirement Savings Incentives


               SUBCHAPTER A--INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT PLANS

                  Part I--Restoration of IRA Deduction

Sec. 11011. Restoration of IRA deduction.
Sec. 11012. Inflation adjustment for deductible amount.
Sec. 11013. Homemakers eligible for full IRA deduction.

                  Part II--Nondeductible Tax-Free IRAs

Sec. 11015. Establishment of American Dream IRA.


                SUBCHAPTER B--PENALTY-FREE DISTRIBUTIONS

Sec. 11016. Distributions from certain plans may be used without 
              penalty to purchase first homes or to pay higher 
              education or financially devastating medical expenses.


                   SUBCHAPTER C--SIMPLE SAVINGS PLANS

Sec. 11018. Establishment of savings incentive match plans for 
              employees of small employers.
Sec. 11019. Extension of simple plan to 401(k) arrangements.

                    Chapter 2--Capital Gains Reform


            SUBCHAPTER A--TAXPAYERS OTHER THAN CORPORATIONS

Sec. 11021. Capital gains deduction.
Sec. 11022. Indexing of certain assets acquired after December 31, 
              2000, for purposes of determining gain.
Sec. 11023. Modifications to exclusion of gain on certain small 
              business stock.


                 SUBCHAPTER B--CORPORATE CAPITAL GAINS

Sec. 11025. Reduction of alternative capital gain tax for corporations.


 SUBCHAPTER C--CAPITAL LOSS DEDUCTION ALLOWED WITH RESPECT TO SALE OR 
                    EXCHANGE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE

Sec. 11026. Capital loss deduction allowed with respect to sale or 
              exchange of principal residence.

          Chapter 3--Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Reform

Sec. 11031. Modification of depreciation rules under minimum tax.
Sec. 11032. Long-term unused credits allowed against minimum tax.

                  Chapter 4--Cost Recovery Provisions

Sec. 11035. Treatment of abandonment of lessor improvements at 
              termination of lease.
Sec. 11036. Increase in expense treatment for small businesses.

                 Subtitle C--Health Related Provisions

                  Chapter 1--Long-Term Care Provisions


          SUBCHAPTER A--LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES AND CONTRACTS

                       Part I--General Provisions

Sec. 11041. Treatment of long-term care insurance.
Sec. 11042. Qualified long-term care services treated as medical care.
Sec. 11043. Certain exchanges of life insurance contracts for qualified 
              long-term care insurance contracts not taxable.
Sec. 11044. Exception from penalty tax for amounts withdrawn from 
              certain retirement plans for qualified long-term care 
              insurance.
Sec. 11045. Reporting requirements.

                Part II--Consumer Protection Provisions

Sec. 11051. Policy requirements.
Sec. 11052. Requirements for issuers of long-term care insurance 
              policies.
Sec. 11053. Coordination with State requirements.
Sec. 11054. Effective dates.


         SUBCHAPTER B--TREATMENT OF ACCELERATED DEATH BENEFITS

Sec. 11061. Treatment of accelerated death benefits by recipient.
Sec. 11062. Tax treatment of companies issuing qualified accelerated 
              death benefit riders.

                  Chapter 2--Medical Savings Accounts

Sec. 11066. Medical savings accounts.

  Chapter 3--Increase in Deduction for Health Insurance Costs of Self-
                          Employed Individuals

Sec. 11068. Increase in deduction for health insurance costs of self-
              employed individuals.

                 Subtitle D--Estate and Gift Provisions

Sec. 11071. Cost-of-living adjustments relating to estate and gift tax 
              provisions.
Sec. 11072. Family-owned business exclusion.
Sec. 11073. Treatment of land subject to a qualified conservation 
              easement.
Sec. 11074. Expansion of exception from generation-skipping transfer 
              tax for transfers to individuals with deceased parents.
Sec. 11075. Extension of treatment of certain rents under section 2032A 
              to lineal descendants.

              Subtitle E--Extension of Expiring Provisions

                    Chapter 1--Temporary Extensions

Sec. 11111. Work opportunity tax credit.
Sec. 11112. Employer-provided educational assistance programs.
Sec. 11113. Research credit.
Sec. 11114. Orphan drug tax credit.
Sec. 11115. Contributions of stock to private foundations.
Sec. 11116. Delay of tax on fuel used in commercial aviation.
Sec. 11117. Extension of airport and airway trust fund excise taxes.
Sec. 11118. Extension of Internal Revenue Service user fees.

             Chapter 2--Sunset of Low-Income Housing Credit

Sec. 11121. Sunset of low-income housing credit.

    Chapter 3--Extensions of Superfund and Oil Spill Liability Taxes

Sec. 11131. Extension of Hazardous Substance Superfund taxes.
Sec. 11132. Extension of oil spill liability tax.

              Chapter 4--Extensions Relating to Fuel Taxes

Sec. 11141. Ethanol blender refunds.
Sec. 11142. Extension of binding contract date for biomass and coal 
              facilities.
Sec. 11143. Exemption from diesel fuel dyeing requirements with respect 
              to certain States.
Sec. 11144. Moratorium for excise tax on diesel fuel sold for use or 
              used in diesel-powered motorboats.

Chapter 5--Permanent Extension of FUTA Exemption for Alien Agricultural 
                                Workers

Sec. 11151. FUTA exemption for alien agricultural workers.

   Chapter 6--Disclosure of Return Information for Administration of 
                       Certain Veterans Programs

Sec. 11161. Disclosure of return information for administration of 
              certain veterans programs.

            Subtitle F--Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 Provisions

Sec. 11201. Expansion of authority to abate interest.
Sec. 11202. Extension of interest-free period for payment of tax after 
              notice and demand.
Sec. 11203. Joint return may be made after separate returns without 
              full payment of tax.
Sec. 11204. Modifications to certain levy exemption amounts.
Sec. 11205. Offers-in-compromise.
Sec. 11206. Increased limit on attorney fees.
Sec. 11207. Award of litigation costs permitted in declaratory judgment 
              proceedings.
Sec. 11208. Increase in limit on recovery of civil damages for 
              unauthorized collection actions.
Sec. 11209. Enrolled agents included as third-party recordkeepers.
Sec. 11210. Annual reminders to taxpayers with outstanding delinquent 
              accounts.

       Subtitle G--Casualty and Involuntary Conversion Provisions

Sec. 11251. Basis adjustment to property held by corporation where 
              stock in corporation is replacement property under 
              involuntary conversion rules.
Sec. 11252. Expansion of requirement that involuntarily converted 
              property be replaced with property acquired from an 
              unrelated person.
Sec. 11253. Special rule for crop insurance proceeds and disaster 
              payments.
Sec. 11254. Application of involuntary exclusion rules to 
              presidentially declared disasters.

        Subtitle H--Exempt Organizations and Charitable Reforms

      Chapter 1--Excise Tax on Amounts of Private Excess Benefits

Sec. 11271. Excise taxes for failure by certain charitable 
              organizations to meet certain qualification requirements.
Sec. 11272. Reporting of certain excise taxes and other information.
Sec. 11273. Increase in penalties on exempt organizations for failure 
              to file complete and timely annual returns.

                      Chapter 2--Other Provisions

Sec. 11276. Cooperative service organizations for certain foundations.
Sec. 11277. Exclusion from unrelated business taxable income for 
              certain sponsorship payments.
Sec. 11278. Treatment of dues paid to agricultural or horticultural 
              organizations.
Sec. 11279. Repeal of credit for contributions to community development 
              corporations.

              Subtitle I--Tax Reform and Other Provisions

              Chapter 1--Provisions Relating to Businesses

Sec. 11301. Tax treatment of certain extraordinary dividends.
Sec. 11302. Registration of confidential corporate tax shelters.
Sec. 11303. Denial of deduction for interest on loans with respect to 
              company-owned insurance.
Sec. 11304. Termination of suspense accounts for family corporations 
              required to use accrual method of accounting.
Sec. 11305. Termination of Puerto Rico and possession tax credit.
Sec. 11306. Depreciation under income forecast method.
Sec. 11307. Transfers of excess pension assets.
Sec. 11308. Repeal of exclusion for interest on loans used to acquire 
              employer securities.

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                        Chapter 2--Legal Reforms

Sec. 11311. Repeal of exclusion for punitive damages and for damages 
              not attributable to physical injuries or sickness.
Sec. 11312. Reporting of certain payments made to attorneys.

        Chapter 3--Reforms Relating to Nonrecognition Provisions

Sec. 11321. No rollover or exclusion of gain on sale of principal 
              residence which is attributable to depreciation 
              deductions.
Sec. 11322. Nonrecognition of gain on sale of principal residence by 
              noncitizens limited to new residences located in the 
              United States.

          Chapter 4--Excise Tax and Tax-Exempt Bond Provisions

Sec. 11331. Repeal of diesel fuel tax rebate to purchasers of diesel-
              powered automobiles and light trucks.
Sec. 11332. Modifications to excise tax on ozone-depleting chemicals.
Sec. 11333. Election to avoid tax-exempt bond penalties for local 
              furnishers of electricity and gas.
Sec. 11334. Tax-exempt bonds for sale of Alaska Power Administration 
              Facility.

                Chapter 5--Foreign Trust Tax Compliance

Sec. 11341. Improved information reporting on foreign trusts.
Sec. 11342. Modifications of rules relating to foreign trusts having 
              one or more United States beneficiaries.
Sec. 11343. Foreign persons not to be treated as owners under grantor 
              trust rules.
Sec. 11344. Information reporting regarding foreign gifts.
Sec. 11345. Modification of rules relating to foreign trusts which are 
              not grantor trusts.
Sec. 11346. Residence of estates and trusts, etc.

 Chapter 6--Treatment of Individuals Who Lose United States Citizenship

Sec. 11348. Revision of income, estate, and gift taxes on individuals 
              who lose United States citizenship.
Sec. 11349. Information on individuals losing United States 
              citizenship.

         Chapter 7--Financial Asset Securitization Investments

Sec. 11351. Financial Asset Securitization Investment Trusts.

                   Chapter 8--Depreciation Provisions

Sec. 11361. Treatment of contributions in aid of construction.
Sec. 11362. Deduction for certain operating authority.
Sec. 11363. Class life for gas station convenience stores and similar 
              structures.

                      Chapter 9--Other Provisions

Sec. 11371. Application of failure-to-pay penalty to substitute 
              returns.
Sec. 11372. Extension of withholding to certain gambling winnings.
Sec. 11373. Losses from foreclosure property.
Sec. 11374. Nonrecognition treatment for certain transfers by common 
              trust funds to regulated investment companies.
Sec. 11375. Exclusion for energy conservation subsidies limited to 
              subsidies with respect to dwelling units.
Sec. 11376. Election to cease status as qualified scholarship funding 
              corporation.
Sec. 11377. Certain amounts derived from foreign corporations treated 
              as unrelated business taxable income.
Sec. 11378. Repeal of financial institution transition rule to interest 
              allocation rules.
Sec. 11379. Repeal of bad debt reserve method for thrift savings 
              associations.
Sec. 11380. Newspaper distributors treated as direct sellers.

                     Subtitle J--Tax Simplification

             Chapter 1--Provisions Relating to Individuals


   SUBCHAPTER A--PROVISIONS RELATING TO ROLLOVER OF GAIN ON SALE OF 
                          PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE

Sec. 11401. Multiple sales within rollover period.
Sec. 11402. Special rules in case of divorce.
Sec. 11403. One-time exclusion of gain from sale of principal residence 
              for certain spouses.


                     SUBCHAPTER B--OTHER PROVISIONS

Sec. 11411. Treatment of certain reimbursed expenses of rural mail 
              carriers.
Sec. 11412. Treatment of traveling expenses of certain Federal 
              employees engaged in criminal investigations.

                   Chapter 2--Pension Simplification


              SUBCHAPTER A--SIMPLIFIED DISTRIBUTION RULES

Sec. 11421. Repeal of 5-year income averaging for lump-sum 
              distributions.
Sec. 11422. Repeal of $5,000 exclusion of employees' death benefits.
Sec. 11423. Simplified method for taxing annuity distributions under 
              certain employer plans.
Sec. 11424. Required distributions.


            SUBCHAPTER B--INCREASED ACCESS TO PENSION PLANS

Sec. 11431. Tax-exempt organizations eligible under section 401(k).


               SUBCHAPTER C--NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS

Sec. 11441. Definition of highly compensated employees; repeal of 
              family aggregation.
Sec. 11442. Modification of additional participation requirements.
Sec. 11443. Nondiscrimination rules for qualified cash or deferred 
              arrangements and matching contributions.
Sec. 11444. Definition of compensation for section 415 purposes.


                 SUBCHAPTER D--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 11451. Plans covering self-employed individuals.
Sec. 11452. Elimination of special vesting rule for multiemployer 
              plans.
Sec. 11453. Distributions under rural cooperative plans.
Sec. 11454. Treatment of governmental plans under section 415.
Sec. 11455. Uniform retirement age.
Sec. 11456. Contributions on behalf of disabled employees.
Sec. 11457. Treatment of deferred compensation plans of State and local 
              governments and tax-exempt organizations.
Sec. 11458. Trust requirement for deferred compensation plans of State 
              and local governments.
Sec. 11459. Transition rule for computing maximum benefits under 
              section 415 limitations.
Sec. 11460. Modifications of section 403(b).
Sec. 11461. Waiver of minimum period for joint and survivor annuity 
              explanation before annuity starting date.
Sec. 11462. Repeal of limitation in case of defined benefit plan and 
              defined contribution plan for same employee; excess 
              distributions.
Sec. 11463. Tax on prohibited transactions.
Sec. 11464. Treatment of leased employees.

               Chapter 3--Treatment Of Large Partnerships

Sec. 11471. Simplified flow-through for electing large partnerships.
Sec. 11472. Returns may be required on magnetic media.

                     Chapter 4--Foreign Provisions


SUBCHAPTER A--MODIFICATIONS TO TREATMENT OF PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT 
                               COMPANIES

Sec. 11481. United States shareholders of controlled foreign 
              corporations not subject to PFIC inclusion.
Sec. 11482. Election of mark to market for marketable stock in passive 
              foreign investment company.
Sec. 11483. Modifications to definition of passive income.
Sec. 11484. Effective date.


       SUBCHAPTER B--TREATMENT OF CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS

Sec. 11486. Gain on certain stock sales by controlled foreign 
              corporations treated as dividends.
Sec. 11487. Miscellaneous modifications to subpart F.
Sec. 11488. Indirect foreign tax credit allowed for certain lower tier 
              companies.
Sec. 11489. Repeal of inclusion of certain earnings invested in excess 
              passive assets.

                 Chapter 5--Other Income Tax Provisions


          SUBCHAPTER A--PROVISIONS RELATING TO S CORPORATIONS

Sec. 11501. S corporations permitted to have 75 shareholders.
Sec. 11502. Electing small business trusts.
Sec. 11503. Expansion of post-death qualification for certain trusts.
Sec. 11504. Financial institutions permitted to hold safe harbor debt.
Sec. 11505. Rules relating to inadvertent terminations and invalid 
              elections.
Sec. 11506. Agreement to terminate year.
Sec. 11507. Expansion of post-termination transition period.
Sec. 11508. S corporations permitted to hold subsidiaries.
Sec. 11509. Treatment of distributions during loss years.
Sec. 11510. Treatment of S corporations under subchapter C.
Sec. 11511. Elimination of certain earnings and profits.
Sec. 11512. Carryover of disallowed losses and deductions under at-risk 
              rules allowed.
Sec. 11513. Adjustments to basis of inherited S stock to reflect 
              certain items of income.
Sec. 11514. S corporations eligible for rules applicable to real 
              property subdivided for sale by noncorporate taxpayers.
Sec. 11515. Effective date.


SUBCHAPTER B--REPEAL OF 30-PERCENT GROSS INCOME LIMITATION ON REGULATED 
                          INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Sec. 11521. Repeal of 30-percent gross income limitation.


                  SUBCHAPTER C--ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Sec. 11551. Modifications to look-back method for long-term contracts.
Sec. 11552. Application of mark to market accounting method to traders 
              in securities.
Sec. 11553. Modification of ruling amounts for nuclear decommissioning 
              costs.


                SUBCHAPTER D--TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROVISION

Sec. 11561. Repeal of debt service-based limitation on investment in 
              certain nonpurpose investments.

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                   SUBCHAPTER E--INSURANCE PROVISIONS

Sec. 11571. Treatment of certain insurance contracts on retired lives.
Sec. 11572. Treatment of modified guaranteed contracts.


                     SUBCHAPTER F--OTHER PROVISIONS

Sec. 11581. Closing of partnership taxable year with respect to 
              deceased partner, etc.
Sec. 11582. Credit for social security taxes paid with respect to 
              employee cash tips.
Sec. 11583. Due date for first quarter estimated tax payments by 
              private foundations.

                     Chapter 6--Estates and Trusts


                  SUBCHAPTER A--INCOME TAX PROVISIONS

Sec. 11601. Certain revocable trusts treated as part of estate.
Sec. 11602. Distributions during first 65 days of taxable year of 
              estate.
Sec. 11603. Separate share rules available to estates.
Sec. 11604. Executor of estate and beneficiaries treated as related 
              persons for disallowance of losses, etc.
Sec. 11605. Limitation on taxable year of estates.
Sec. 11606. Treatment of funeral trusts.


              SUBCHAPTER B--ESTATE AND GIFT TAX PROVISIONS

Sec. 11611. Clarification of waiver of certain rights of recovery.
Sec. 11612. Adjustments for gifts within 3 years of decedent's death.
Sec. 11613. Clarification of qualified terminable interest rules.
Sec. 11614. Transitional rule under section 2056A.
Sec. 11615. Opportunity to correct certain failures under section 
              2032A.
Sec. 11616. Gifts may not be revalued for estate tax purposes after 
              expiration of statute of limitations.
Sec. 11617. Clarifications relating to disclaimers.
Sec. 11618. Clarification of treatment of survivor annuities under 
              qualified terminable interest rules.
Sec. 11619. Treatment under qualified domestic trust rules of forms of 
              ownership which are not trusts.


            SUBCHAPTER C--GENERATION-SKIPPING TAX PROVISIONS

Sec. 11631. Taxable termination not to include direct skips.

                  Chapter 7--Excise Tax Simplification


 SUBCHAPTER A--PROVISIONS RELATED TO DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER

Sec. 11641. Credit or refund for imported bottled distilled spirits 
              returned to distilled spirits plant.
Sec. 11642. Fermented material from any brewery may be received at a 
              distilled spirits plant.
Sec. 11643. Refund of tax on wine returned to bond not limited to 
              unmerchantable wine.
Sec. 11644. Beer may be withdrawn free of tax for destruction.
Sec. 11645. Transfer to brewery of beer imported in bulk without 
              payment of tax.


       SUBCHAPTER B--CONSOLIDATION OF TAXES ON AVIATION GASOLINE

Sec. 11651. Consolidation of taxes on aviation gasoline.


               SUBCHAPTER C--OTHER EXCISE TAX PROVISIONS

Sec. 11661. Certain combinations not treated as manufacture under 
              retail sales tax on heavy trucks.

                  Chapter 8--Administrative Provision

Sec. 11671. Certain notices disregarded under provision increasing 
              interest rate on large corporate underpayments.

                  Subtitle K--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 11701. Treatment of storage of product samples.
Sec. 11702. Adjustment of death benefit limits for certain policies.
Sec. 11703. Organizations subject to section 833.
Sec. 11704. Correction of inflation adjustment in luxury excise tax on 
              automobiles.
Sec. 11705. Extension and phasedown of luxury passenger automobile tax.

             Subtitle L--Generalized System of Preferences

Sec. 11801. Short title.
Sec. 11802. Generalized System of Preferences.
Sec. 11803. Retroactive application for certain liquidations and 
              reliquidations.
Sec. 11804. Conforming amendments.

               Subtitle M--Increase in Public Debt Limit

Sec. 11901. Increase in public debt limit.
                     Subtitle A--Family Tax Relief

     SEC. 11001. CHILD TAX CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is 
     amended by inserting after section 22 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 23. CHILD TAX CREDIT.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--There shall be allowed as a 
     credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the 
     taxable year an amount equal to $500 multiplied by the number 
     of qualifying children of the taxpayer.
       ``(b) Limitation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the credit which would 
     (but for this subsection) be allowed by subsection (a) shall 
     be reduced (but not below zero) by $25 for each $1,000 (or 
     fraction thereof) by which the taxpayer's adjusted gross 
     income exceeds the threshold amount.
       ``(2) Threshold amount.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     term `threshold amount' means--
       ``(A) $110,000 in the case of a joint return,
       ``(B) $75,000 in the case of an individual who is not 
     married, and
       ``(C) $55,000 in the case of a married individual filing a 
     separate return.
     For purposes of this paragraph, marital status shall be 
     determined under section 7703.
       ``(c) Qualifying Child.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualifying child' means any 
     individual if--
       ``(A) the taxpayer is allowed a deduction under section 151 
     with respect to such individual for such taxable year,
       ``(B) such individual has not attained the age of 18 as of 
     the close of the calendar year in which the taxable year of 
     the taxpayer begins, and
       ``(C) such individual bears a relationship to the taxpayer 
     described in section 32(c)(3)(B) (determined without regard 
     to clause (ii) thereof).
       ``(2) Exception for certain noncitizens.--The term 
     `qualifying child' shall not include any individual who would 
     not be a dependent if the first sentence of section 152(b)(3) 
     were applied without regard to all that follows `resident of 
     the United States'.
       ``(d) Taxable Year Must Be Full Taxable Year.--Except in 
     the case of a taxable year closed by reason of the death of 
     the taxpayer, no credit shall be allowable under this section 
     in the case of a taxable year covering a period of less than 
     12 months.''.
       (b) Notice of Credit.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     transmit to all individual taxpayers by a separate mailing 
     made on or before February 1, 1996, a notice which states 
     only the following: ``The Balanced Budget Act of 1995 was 
     recently passed by the Congress. The Act's child tax credit 
     allows taxpayers to reduce their taxes by $500 per child. The 
     credit is effective October 1, 1995. You may wish to check 
     with your employer about changing your tax withholding to 
     take immediate advantage of the credit to which you are 
     entitled for the current tax year. In addition, the Internal 
     Revenue Service will be sending you a form in June of this 
     year which you may use to claim the credit to which you are 
     entitled for the period from October 1 through December 31, 
     1995 ($125 per child for 1995). In order to obtain your 1995 
     credit, you should file this form by August 15, 1996. Your 
     refund will be sent to you sometime after October 1, 1996.''
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 22 the following 
     new item:

``Sec. 23. Child tax credit.''.

       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.
       (e) Payment of 1995 Child Credit Amount.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall take such actions as 
     are necessary to ensure that the 1995 child credit amount is 
     paid to taxpayers entitled to payment of such credit amount.
       (2) Payments generally during october 1996.--In the case of 
     taxpayers submitting the form referred to in paragraph (4) 
     before August 16, 1996, the Secretary shall take such actions 
     as are necessary to ensure that payments required by 
     paragraph (1) are mailed after September 30, 1996, and before 
     October 16, 1996.
       (3) 1995 child credit amount.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the 1995 child credit amount is an amount equal to 25 
     percent of the amount of the credit which would be allowed to 
     the taxpayer under section 23 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 (as added by this section) if such section were in 
     effect for the taxpayer's taxable year beginning in 1995.
       (4) Entitlement to credit.--A taxpayer shall be entitled to 
     a 1995 child credit amount if (and only if) the taxpayer 
     submits to the Secretary a form which the Secretary shall 
     prescribe for purposes of determining such amount. The 
     Secretary shall mail such form to taxpayers on or before June 
     1, 1996.
       (5) Payment treated as overpayment.--The 1995 child credit 
     amount shall be treated for purposes of subtitle F of such 
     Code as a payment of tax for the taxpayer's taxable year 
     beginning in 1995 which was made on August 15, 1996, or, if 
     later, the date the form referred to in paragraph (4) is 
     filed, and shall be refunded or credited in the same manner 
     as if it were an overpayment of tax for such taxable year. No 
     interest shall be paid under section 6611 of such Code on 
     amounts paid under paragraph (1) before October 16, 1996.
       (6) Secretary.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Treasury or his 
     delegate.

     SEC. 11002. REDUCTION IN MARRIAGE PENALTY.

       (a) Increase in Basic Standard Deduction for Married 
     Individuals.--Section 63(c) (relating to standard deduction) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$5,000'' in paragraph (2)(A) and 
     inserting ``the applicable dollar amount'',
       (2) by striking ``$2,500'' in paragraph (2)(D) and 
     inserting ``\1/2\ of the applicable dollar amount'', and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) Applicable dollar amount.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (2), the applicable dollar amount for any taxable year shall 
     be the

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     product of the dollar amount in effect under paragraph (2)(C) 
     for such year multiplied by the applicable factor determined 
     under the following table:

``For taxable years beginning in calendar year--         The applicable
                                                            factor is--
  1996........................................................1.68 ....

  1997........................................................1.71 ....

  1998........................................................1.72 ....

  1999........................................................1.73 ....

  2000........................................................1.75 ....

  2001........................................................1.77 ....

  2002........................................................1.78 ....

  2003........................................................1.88 ....

  2004........................................................1.91 ....

  2005 and thereafter.........................................2.00.....

     If the amount determined under the preceding sentence is not 
     a multiple of $50, such amount shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $50.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11003. CREDIT FOR ADOPTION EXPENSES.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits), as 
     amended by section 11001, is amended by inserting after 
     section 23 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 24. ADOPTION EXPENSES.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual, 
     there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by 
     this chapter for the taxable year the amount of the qualified 
     adoption expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer during 
     such taxable year.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Dollar limitation.--The aggregate amount of qualified 
     adoption expenses which may be taken into account under 
     subsection (a) with respect to the adoption of a child shall 
     not exceed $5,000.
       ``(2) Income limitation.--The amount allowable as a credit 
     under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall be reduced 
     (but not below zero) by an amount which bears the same ratio 
     to the amount so allowable (determined without regard to this 
     paragraph but with regard to paragraph (1)) as--
       ``(A) the amount (if any) by which the taxpayer's adjusted 
     gross income (determined without regard to sections 911, 931, 
     and 933) exceeds $75,000, bears to
       ``(B) $40,000.
       ``(3) Denial of double benefit.--
       ``(A) In general.--No credit shall be allowed under 
     subsection (a) for any expense for which a deduction or 
     credit is allowable under any other provision of this 
     chapter.
       ``(B) Grants.--No credit shall be allowed under subsection 
     (a) for any expense to the extent that funds for such expense 
     are received under any Federal, State, or local program. The 
     preceding sentence shall not apply to expenses for the 
     adoption of a child with special needs.
       ``(C) Reimbursement.--No credit shall be allowed under 
     subsection (a) for any expense to the extent that such 
     expense is reimbursed and the reimbursement is excluded from 
     gross income under section 138.
       ``(c) Carryforwards of Unused Credit.--If the credit 
     allowable under subsection (a) for any taxable year exceeds 
     the limitation imposed by section 26(a) for such taxable year 
     reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under this 
     subpart (other than this section), such excess shall be 
     carried to the succeeding taxable year and added to the 
     credit allowable under subsection (a) for such taxable year. 
     No credit may be carried forward under this subsection to any 
     taxable year following the fifth taxable year after the 
     taxable year in which the credit arose. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, credits shall be treated as used on a 
     first-in first-out basis.
       ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Qualified adoption expenses.--The term `qualified 
     adoption expenses' means reasonable and necessary adoption 
     fees, court costs, attorney fees, and other expenses--
       ``(A) which are directly related to, and the principal 
     purpose of which is for, the legal adoption of an eligible 
     child by the taxpayer, and
       ``(B) which are not incurred in violation of State or 
     Federal law or in carrying out any surrogate parenting 
     arrangement.
     Such term shall not include expenses for a foreign adoption 
     unless the child is actually adopted.
       ``(2) Expenses for adoption of spouse's child not 
     eligible.--The term `qualified adoption expenses' shall not 
     include any expenses in connection with the adoption by an 
     individual of a child who is the child of such individual's 
     spouse.
       ``(3) Eligible child.--The term `eligible child' means any 
     individual--
       ``(A) who has not attained age 18 as of the time of the 
     adoption, or
       ``(B) who is physically or mentally incapable of caring for 
     himself.
       ``(4) Child with special needs.--The term `child with 
     special needs' means any child if--
       ``(A) a State has determined that the child cannot or 
     should not be returned to the home of his parents, and
       ``(B) such State has determined that there exists with 
     respect to the child a specific factor or condition (such as 
     his ethnic background, age, or membership in a minority or 
     sibling group, or the presence of factors such as medical 
     conditions or physical, mental, or emotional handicaps) 
     because of which it is reasonable to conclude that such child 
     cannot be placed with adoptive parents without providing 
     adoption assistance.
       ``(e) Married Couples Must File Joint Returns.--Rules 
     similar to the rules of paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of 
     section 21(e) shall apply for purposes of this section.''.
       (b) Exclusion of Amounts Received Under Employer's Adoption 
     Assistance Programs.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 
     (relating to items specifically excluded from gross income), 
     as amended by title VIII, is amended by redesignating section 
     138 as section 139 and by inserting after section 137 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 138. ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) In General.--Gross income of an employee does not 
     include amounts paid or expenses incurred by the employer for 
     qualified adoption expenses in connection with the adoption 
     of a child by an employee if such amounts are furnished 
     pursuant to an adoption assistance program.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Dollar limitation.--The aggregate amount excludable 
     from gross income under subsection (a) for all taxable years 
     with respect to the adoption of any single child by the 
     taxpayer shall not exceed $5,000.
       ``(2) Income limitation.--The amount excludable from gross 
     income under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall be 
     reduced (but not below zero) by an amount which bears the 
     same ratio to the amount so excludable (determined without 
     regard to this paragraph but with regard to paragraph (1)) 
     as--
       ``(A) the amount (if any) by which the taxpayer's adjusted 
     gross income (determined without regard to this section and 
     sections 911, 931, and 933) exceeds $75,000, bears to
       ``(B) $40,000.
       ``(c) Adoption Assistance Program.--For purposes of this 
     section, an adoption assistance program is a plan of an 
     employer--
       ``(1) under which the employer provides employees with 
     adoption assistance, and
       ``(2) which meets requirements similar to the requirements 
     of paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) of section 127(b).
     An adoption reimbursement program operated under section 1052 
     of title 10, United States Code (relating to armed forces) or 
     section 514 of title 14, United States Code (relating to 
     members of the Coast Guard) shall be treated as an adoption 
     assistance program for purposes of this section.
       ``(d) Qualified Adoption Expenses.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `qualified adoption expenses' has the 
     meaning given such term by section 24(d).''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of 
     subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by section 11001, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 23 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 24. Adoption expenses.''.

       (2) The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     138 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 138. Adoption assistance programs.
``Sec. 139. Cross reference to other Acts.''.

       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11004. DEDUCTION FOR INTEREST ON EDUCATION LOANS.

       (a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 
     (relating to additional itemized deductions for individuals) 
     is amended by redesignating section 220 as section 221 and by 
     inserting after section 219 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 220. INTEREST ON EDUCATION LOANS.

       ``(a) Allowance of Deduction.--In the case of an 
     individual, there shall be allowed as a deduction for the 
     taxable year an amount equal to the interest paid by the 
     taxpayer during the taxable year on any qualified education 
     loan.
       ``(b) Maximum Deduction.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     deduction allowed by subsection (a) for the taxable year 
     shall not exceed $2,500.
       ``(2) Limitation based on modified adjusted gross income.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the modified adjusted gross income of 
     the taxpayer for the taxable year exceeds $45,000 ($65,000 in 
     the case of a joint return), the amount which would (but for 
     this paragraph) be allowable as a deduction under this 
     section shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the amount 
     which bears the same ratio to the amount which would be so 
     allowable as such excess bears to $20,000.
       ``(B) Modified adjusted gross income.--The term `modified 
     adjusted gross income' means adjusted gross income 
     determined--
       ``(i) without regard to this section and sections 135, 911, 
     931, and 933, and
       ``(ii) after application of sections 86, 219, and 469.
     For purposes of sections 86, 135, 219, and 469, adjusted 
     gross income shall be determined without regard to the 
     deduction allowed under this section.
       ``(C) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any taxable 
     year beginning after 1996, the $45,000 and $65,000 amounts 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an 
     amount equal to--
       ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section (1)(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, by substituting `1995' for `1992'.
       ``(D) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under 
     subparagraph (C) is not a multiple of $50, such amount shall 
     be rounded to the nearest multiple of $50.

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       ``(c) Dependents Not Eligible for Deduction.--No deduction 
     shall be allowed by this section to an individual for the 
     taxable year if a deduction under section 151 with respect to 
     such individual is allowed to another taxpayer for the 
     taxable year beginning in the calendar year in which such 
     individual's taxable year begins.
       ``(d) Limit on Period Deduction Allowed.--A deduction shall 
     be allowed under this section only with respect to interest 
     paid on any qualified education loan during the first 60 
     months (whether or not consecutive) in which interest 
     payments are required. For purposes of this paragraph, any 
     loan and all refinancings of such loan shall be treated as 1 
     loan.
       ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Qualified education loan.--The term `qualified 
     education loan' means any indebtedness incurred to pay 
     qualified higher education expenses--
       ``(A) which are incurred on behalf of the taxpayer or the 
     taxpayer's spouse,
       ``(B) which are paid or incurred within a reasonable period 
     of time before or after the indebtedness is incurred, and
       ``(C) which are attributable to education furnished during 
     a period during which the recipient was at least a half-time 
     student.
     Such term includes indebtedness used to refinance 
     indebtedness which qualifies as a qualified education loan. 
     The term `qualified education loan' shall not include any 
     indebtedness owed to a person who is related (within the 
     meaning of section 267(b) or 707(b)(1)) to the taxpayer.
       ``(2) Qualified higher education expenses.--The term 
     `qualified higher education expenses' means the cost of 
     attendance (as defined in section 472 of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. 1087ll, as in effect on the day before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act) of the taxpayer or the 
     taxpayer's spouse at an eligible educational institution, 
     reduced by the sum of--
       ``(A) the amount excluded from gross income under section 
     135 by reason of such expenses, and
       ``(B) the amount of the reduction described in section 
     135(d)(1).
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `eligible 
     educational institution' has the same meaning given such term 
     by section 135(c)(3), except that such term shall also 
     include an institution conducting an internship or residency 
     program leading to a degree or certificate awarded by an 
     institution of higher education, a hospital, or a health care 
     facility which offers postgraduate training.
       ``(3) Half-time student.--The term `half-time student' 
     means any individual who would be a student as defined in 
     section 151(c)(4) if `half-time' were substituted for `full-
     time' each place it appears in such section.
       ``(4) Dependent.--The term `dependent' has the meaning 
     given such term by section 152.
       ``(f) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Denial of double benefit.--No deduction shall be 
     allowed under this section for any amount for which a 
     deduction is allowable under any other provision of this 
     chapter.
       ``(2) Married couples must file joint return.--If the 
     taxpayer is married at the close of the taxable year, the 
     deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) only if the 
     taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse file a joint return for 
     the taxable year.
       ``(3) Marital status.--Marital status shall be determined 
     in accordance with section 7703.''.
       (b) Deduction Allowed Whether or Not Taxpayer Itemizes 
     Other Deductions.--Subsection (a) of section 62 is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (15) the following new paragraph:
       ``(16) Interest on education loans.--The deduction allowed 
     by section 220.''
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Subpart B of part III of subchapter A of 
     chapter 61 (relating to information concerning transactions 
     with other persons) is amended by inserting after section 
     6050P the following new section:

     ``SEC. 6050Q. RETURNS RELATING TO EDUCATION LOAN INTEREST 
                   RECEIVED IN TRADE OR BUSINESS FROM INDIVIDUALS.

       ``(a) Education Loan Interest of $600 or More.--Any 
     person--
       ``(1) who is engaged in a trade or business, and
       ``(2) who, in the course of such trade or business, 
     receives from any individual interest aggregating $600 or 
     more for any calendar year on 1 or more qualified education 
     loans,
     shall make the return described in subsection (b) with 
     respect to each individual from whom such interest was 
     received at such time as the Secretary may by regulations 
     prescribe.
       ``(b) Form and Manner of Returns.--A return is described in 
     this subsection if such return--
       ``(1) is in such form as the Secretary may prescribe,
       ``(2) contains--
       ``(A) the name, address, and TIN of the individual from 
     whom the interest described in subsection (a)(2) was 
     received,
       ``(B) the amount of such interest received for the calendar 
     year, and
       ``(C) such other information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.
       ``(c) Application to Governmental Units.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a)--
       ``(1) Treated as persons.--The term `person' includes any 
     governmental unit (and any agency or instrumentality 
     thereof).
       ``(2) Special rules.--In the case of a governmental unit or 
     any agency or instrumentality thereof--
       ``(A) subsection (a) shall be applied without regard to the 
     trade or business requirement contained therein, and
       ``(B) any return required under subsection (a) shall be 
     made by the officer or employee appropriately designated for 
     the purpose of making such return.
       ``(d) Statements To Be Furnished to Individuals With 
     Respect to Whom Information Is Required.--Every person 
     required to make a return under subsection (a) shall furnish 
     to each individual whose name is required to be set forth in 
     such return a written statement showing--
       ``(1) the name and address of the person required to make 
     such return, and
       ``(2) the aggregate amount of interest described in 
     subsection (a)(2) received by the person required to make 
     such return from the individual to whom the statement is 
     required to be furnished.
     The written statement required under the preceding sentence 
     shall be furnished on or before January 31 of the year 
     following the calendar year for which the return under 
     subsection (a) was required to be made.
       ``(e) Qualified Education Loan Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, except as provided in regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary, the term `qualified education loan' has the 
     meaning given such term by section 220(e)(1).
       ``(f) Returns Which Would Be Required To Be Made by 2 or 
     More Persons.--Except to the extent provided in regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary, in the case of interest received 
     by any person on behalf of another person, only the person 
     first receiving such interest shall be required to make the 
     return under subsection (a).''.
       (2) Assessable penalties.--Section 6724(d) (relating to 
     definitions) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating clauses (ix) through (xiv) as clauses 
     (x) through (xv), respectively, in paragraph (1)(B) and by 
     inserting after clause (viii) of such paragraph the following 
     new clause:
       ``(ix) section 6050Q (relating to returns relating to 
     education loan interest received in trade or business from 
     individuals),'', and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (Q) through (T) as 
     subparagraphs (R) through (U), respectively, in paragraph (2) 
     and by inserting after subparagraph (P) of such paragraph the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(Q) section 6050Q (relating to returns relating to 
     education loan interest received in trade or business from 
     individuals),''.
       (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part VII 
     of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by striking the last 
     item and inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 220. Interest on education loans.
``Sec. 221. Cross reference.''.

       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any qualified education loan (as defined in 
     section 220(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
     added by this section) incurred on, before, or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, but only with respect to any 
     loan interest payment due after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11005. DEDUCTION FOR TAXPAYERS WITH CERTAIN PERSONS 
                   REQUIRING CUSTODIAL CARE IN THEIR HOUSEHOLDS.

       (a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 is 
     amended by redesignating section 221 as section 222 and by 
     inserting after section 220 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 221. TAXPAYERS WITH CERTAIN PERSONS REQUIRING 
                   CUSTODIAL CARE IN THEIR HOUSEHOLDS.

       ``(a) Allowance of Deduction.--In the case of an individual 
     who maintains a household which includes as a member one or 
     more qualified persons, there shall be allowed as a deduction 
     for the taxable year an amount equal to $1,000 for each such 
     person.
       ``(b) Qualified Person.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `qualified person' means any individual--
       ``(1) who is a father or mother of the taxpayer, his 
     spouse, or his former spouse or who is an ancestor of such a 
     father or mother,
       ``(2) who is physically or mentally incapable of caring for 
     himself,
       ``(3) who has as his principal place of abode for more than 
     half of the taxable year the home of the taxpayer,
       ``(4) over half of whose support, for the calendar year in 
     which the taxable year of the taxpayer begins, was received 
     from the taxpayer, and
       ``(5) whose name and TIN are included on the taxpayer's 
     return for the taxable year.
     For purposes of paragraph (1), a stepfather or stepmother 
     shall be treated as a father or mother.
       ``(c) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section, rules 
     similar to the rules of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of 
     section 21(e) shall apply.''
       (b) Deduction Allowed Whether or Not Taxpayer Itemizes 
     Other Deductions.--Subsection (a) of section 62 is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (16) the following new paragraph:
       ``(17) Taxpayers with certain persons requiring custodial 
     care in their households.--The deduction allowed by section 
     221.''
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part VII 
     of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by striking the last 
     item and inserting the following new items:


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``Sec. 221. Taxpayers with certain persons requiring custodial care in 
              their households.
``Sec. 222. Cross reference.''

       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.
             Subtitle B--Savings and Investment Incentives

                CHAPTER 1--RETIREMENT SAVINGS INCENTIVES

               Subchapter A--Individual Retirement Plans

                  PART I--RESTORATION OF IRA DEDUCTION

     SEC. 11011. RESTORATION OF IRA DEDUCTION.

       (a) Increase in Income Limits for Active Participants.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 219(g)(3) 
     (relating to applicable dollar amount) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(B) Applicable dollar amount.--The term `applicable 
     dollar amount' means the following:
       ``(i) In the case of a taxpayer filing a joint return:

                                                         The applicable
``For taxable years beginning in:                     dollar amount is:
  1996.....................................................$45,000 ....

  1997.....................................................$50,000 ....

  1998.....................................................$55,000 ....

  1999.....................................................$60,000 ....

  2000.....................................................$65,000 ....

  2001.....................................................$70,000 ....

  2002.....................................................$75,000 ....

  2003.....................................................$80,000 ....

  2004.....................................................$85,000 ....

  2005.....................................................$90,000 ....

  2006.....................................................$95,000 ....

  2007 and thereafter.......................................$100,00....

       ``(ii) In the case of any other taxpayer (other than a 
     married individual filing a separate return):

                                                         The applicable
``For taxable years beginning in:                     dollar amount is:
  1996.....................................................$30,000 ....

  1997.....................................................$35,000 ....

  1998.....................................................$40,000 ....

  1999.....................................................$45,000 ....

  2000.....................................................$50,000 ....

  2001.....................................................$55,000 ....

  2002.....................................................$60,000 ....

  2003.....................................................$65,000 ....

  2004.....................................................$70,000 ....

  2005.....................................................$75,000 ....

  2006.....................................................$80,000 ....

  2007 and thereafter......................................$85,000.....

       ``(iii) In the case of a married individual filing a 
     separate return, zero.''
       (2) Increase in phaseout range for joint returns.--
       (A) In general.--Clause (ii) of section 219(g)(2)(A) is 
     amended by inserting ``(the phaseout amount in the case of a 
     joint return)'' after ``$10,000''.
       (B) Phaseout amount.--Paragraph (3) of section 219(g) is 
     amended--
       (i) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Phaseout amount.--The phaseout amount is:

                                                         The applicable
``For taxable years beginning in:                     dollar amount is:
  1996.....................................................$12,500 ....

  1997.....................................................$15,000 ....

  1998.....................................................$17,500 ....

  1999 and thereafter.......................................$20,000....

     and
       (ii) by inserting ``; phaseout amount'' after ``amount'' in 
     the heading.
       (3) Cost-of-living adjustments.--Section 219(h), as added 
     by section 11012(a), is amended--
       (A) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Phase-out ranges.--In the case of any taxable year 
     beginning in a calendar year after 2007, the $100,000 and 
     $85,000 amounts in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection 
     (g)(3)(B) shall each be increased by an amount equal to the 
     product of such dollar amount and the cost-of-living 
     adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 
     year, except that subparagraph (B) thereof shall be applied 
     by substituting `2006' for `1992'. If any amount to which 
     either such amount is increased is not a multiple of $1,000, 
     such amount shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of 
     $1,000.'', and
       (B) by striking ``In the case'' and inserting:
       ``(1) Deductible amount.--In the case''.
       (b) Individual Not Disqualified by Spouse's 
     Participation.--Paragraph (1) of section 219(g) (relating to 
     limitation on deduction for active participants in certain 
     pension plans) is amended by striking ``or the individual's 
     spouse''.
       (c) Reporting Requirements.--Section 408(i) is amended by 
     striking ``under regulations'' and ``in such regulations'' 
     each place such terms appear.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11012. INFLATION ADJUSTMENT FOR DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT.

       (a) In General.--Section 219 is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (h) as subsection (i) and by inserting after 
     subsection (g) the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Cost-of-Living Adjustments.--In the case of any 
     taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 1996, the 
     $2,000 amount under subsection (b)(1)(A) shall be increased 
     by an amount equal to the product of $2,000 and the cost-of-
     living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the 
     calendar year in which the taxable year begins, except that 
     subparagraph (B) thereof shall be applied by substituting 
     `1995' for `1992'. If the amount to which $2,000 would be 
     increased under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of 
     $500, such amount shall be rounded to the next lower multiple 
     of $500.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 408(a)(1) is amended by striking ``in excess of 
     $2,000 on behalf of any individual'' and inserting ``on 
     behalf of any individual in excess of the amount in effect 
     for such taxable year under section 219(b)(1)(A)''.
       (2) Section 408(b)(2)(B) is amended by striking ``$2,000'' 
     and inserting ``the dollar amount in effect under section 
     219(b)(1)(A)''.
       (3) Section 408(j) is amended by striking ``$2,000''.

     SEC. 11013. HOMEMAKERS ELIGIBLE FOR FULL IRA DEDUCTION.

       (a) Spousal IRA Computed on Basis of Compensation of Both 
     Spouses.--Subsection (c) of section 219 (relating to special 
     rules for certain married individuals) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) Special Rules for Certain Married Individuals.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual to whom 
     this paragraph applies for the taxable year, the limitation 
     of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) shall be equal to the 
     lesser of--
       ``(A) the dollar amount in effect under subsection 
     (b)(1)(A) for the taxable year, or
       ``(B) the sum of--
       ``(i) the compensation includible in such individual's 
     gross income for the taxable year, plus
       ``(ii) the compensation includible in the gross income of 
     such individual's spouse for the taxable year reduced by--

       ``(I) the amount allowed as a deduction under subsection 
     (a) to such spouse for such taxable year, and
       ``(II) the amount of any contribution on behalf of such 
     spouse to an AD IRA under section 408A for such taxable year.

       ``(2) Individuals to whom paragraph (1) applies.--Paragraph 
     (1) shall apply to any individual if--
       ``(A) such individual files a joint return for the taxable 
     year, and
       ``(B) the amount of compensation (if any) includible in 
     such individual's gross income for the taxable year is less 
     than the compensation includible in the gross income of such 
     individual's spouse for the taxable year.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 219(f) (relating to other 
     definitions and special rules) is amended by striking 
     ``subsections (b) and (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)''.
       (2) Section 408(d)(5) is amended by striking ``$2,250'' and 
     inserting ``the dollar amount in effect under section 
     219(b)(1)(A)''.
       (3) Section 219(g)(1) is amended by striking ``(c)(2)'' and 
     inserting ``(c)(1)(A)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

                  PART II--NONDEDUCTIBLE TAX-FREE IRAS

     SEC. 11015. ESTABLISHMENT OF AMERICAN DREAM IRA.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part I of subchapter D of 
     chapter 1 (relating to pension, profit-sharing, stock bonus 
     plans, etc.) is amended by inserting after section 408 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 408A. AMERICAN DREAM IRA.

       ``(a) General Rule.--Except as provided in this section, an 
     American Dream IRA shall be treated for purposes of this 
     title in the same manner as an individual retirement plan.
       ``(b) American Dream IRA.--For purposes of this title, the 
     term `American Dream IRA' or `AD IRA' means an individual 
     retirement plan (as defined in section 7701(a)(37)) which is 
     designated at the time of the establishment of the plan as an 
     American Dream IRA. Such designation shall be made in such 
     manner as the Secretary may prescribe.
       ``(c) Treatment of Contributions.--
       ``(1) No deduction allowed.--No deduction shall be allowed 
     under section 219 for a contribution to an AD IRA.
       ``(2) Contribution limit.--The aggregate amount of 
     contributions for any taxable year to all AD IRAs maintained 
     for the benefit of an individual shall not exceed the excess 
     (if any) of--
       ``(A) the maximum amount allowable as a deduction under 
     section 219 with respect to such individual for such taxable 
     year (computed without regard to subsection (g) of such 
     section), over
       ``(B) the amount so allowed.
       ``(3) Contributions permitted after age 70\1/2\.--
     Contributions to an AD IRA may be made even after the 
     individual for whom the account is maintained has attained 
     age 70\1/2\.
       ``(4) Mandatory distribution rules not to apply, etc.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     subsections (a)(6) and (b)(3) of section 408 (relating to 
     required distributions) and section 4974 (relating to excise 
     tax on certain accumulations in qualified retirement plans) 
     shall not apply to any AD IRA.
       ``(B) Post-death distributions.--Rules similar to the rules 
     of section 401(a)(9) (other than subparagraph (A) thereof) 
     shall apply for purposes of this section.
       ``(5) Rules relating to rollover contributions.--

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       ``(A) In general.--No rollover contribution may be made to 
     an AD IRA unless it is a qualified rollover contribution.
       ``(B) Coordination with limit.--A qualified rollover 
     contribution shall not be taken into account for purposes of 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(6) Time when contributions made.--For purposes of this 
     section, the rule of section 219(f)(3) shall apply.
       ``(d) Distribution Rules.--For purposes of this title--
       ``(1) General rules.--
       ``(A) Exclusions from gross income.--Any qualified 
     distribution from an AD IRA shall not be includible in gross 
     income.
       ``(B) Nonqualified distributions.--In applying section 72 
     to any distribution from an AD IRA which is not a qualified 
     distribution, such distribution shall be treated as made from 
     contributions to the AD IRA to the extent that such 
     distribution, when added to all previous distributions from 
     the AD IRA, does not exceed the aggregate amount of 
     contributions to the AD IRA. For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, all AD IRAs maintained for the benefit of an 
     individual shall be treated as 1 account.
       ``(C) Exception from penalty tax.--Section 72(t) shall not 
     apply to--
       ``(i) any qualified distribution from an AD IRA, and
       ``(ii) any qualified special purpose distribution (whether 
     or not a qualified distribution) from an AD IRA.
       ``(2) Qualified distribution.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified distribution' means 
     any payment or distribution--
       ``(i) made on or after the date on which the individual 
     attains age 59\1/2\,
       ``(ii) made to a beneficiary (or to the estate of the 
     individual) on or after the death of the individual,
       ``(iii) attributable to the individual's being disabled 
     (within the meaning of section 72(m)(7)), or
       ``(iv) which is a qualified special purpose distribution.
       ``(B) Distributions within 5 years.--No payment or 
     distribution shall be treated as a qualified distribution 
     if--
       ``(i) it is made within the 5-taxable year period beginning 
     with the 1st taxable year for which the individual made a 
     contribution to an AD IRA (or such individual's spouse made a 
     contribution to an AD IRA) established for such individual, 
     or
       ``(ii) in the case of a payment or distribution properly 
     allocable (as determined in the manner prescribed by the 
     Secretary) to a qualified rollover contribution (or income 
     allocable thereto), it is made within the 5-taxable year 
     period beginning with the taxable year in which the rollover 
     contribution was made.
     Clause (ii) shall not apply to a qualified rollover 
     contribution from an AD IRA.
       ``(3) Rollovers.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     distribution which is transferred in a qualified rollover 
     contribution to an AD IRA.
       ``(B) Income inclusion for rollovers from non-ad iras.--In 
     the case of any qualified rollover contribution from an 
     individual retirement plan (other than an AD IRA) to an AD 
     IRA established for the benefit of the payee or distributee, 
     as the case may be--
       ``(i) sections 72(t) and 408(d)(3) shall not apply, and
       ``(ii) in any case where such contribution is made before 
     January 1, 1998, any amount required to be included in gross 
     income by reason of this paragraph shall be so included 
     ratably over the 4-taxable year period beginning with the 
     taxable year in which the payment or distribution is made.
       ``(C) Additional reporting requirements.--The Secretary 
     shall require that trustees of AD IRAs, trustees of 
     individual retirement plans, or both, whichever is 
     appropriate, shall include such additional information in 
     reports required under section 408(i) as is necessary to 
     ensure that amounts required to be included in gross income 
     under subparagraph (B) are so included.
       ``(4) Qualified special purpose distribution.--For purposes 
     of this section, the term `qualified special purpose 
     distribution' means any distribution to which subparagraph 
     (B), (D), or (E) of section 72(t)(2) applies.
       ``(e) Qualified Rollover Contribution.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified rollover 
     contribution' means a rollover contribution to an AD IRA from 
     another such account, or from an individual retirement plan, 
     but only if such rollover contribution meets the requirements 
     of section 408(d)(3). For purposes of section 408(d)(3)(B), 
     there shall be disregarded any qualified rollover 
     contribution from an individual retirement plan to an AD IRA.
       ``(2) Conversions.--The conversion of an individual 
     retirement plan to an AD IRA shall be treated as if it were a 
     qualified rollover contribution.''
       (b) Repeal of Nondeductible Contributions.--
       (1) Subsection (f) of section 219 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (7).
       (2) Paragraph (5) of section 408(d) is amended by striking 
     the last sentence.
       (3) Section 408(o) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Termination.--This subsection shall not apply to any 
     designated nondeductible contribution for any taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 1995.''
       (4) Subsection (b) of section 4973 is amended by striking 
     the last sentence.
       (c) Excess Distributions Tax Not To Apply.--Subparagraph 
     (B) of section 4980A(e)(1) is amended by inserting ``other 
     than an AD IRA (as defined in section 408A(b))'' after 
     ``retirement plan''.
       (d) Excess Contributions.--Section 4973(b) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(b) Excess Contributions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of individual retirement 
     accounts or individual retirement annuities, the term `excess 
     contributions' means the sum of--
       ``(A) the amount determined under paragraph (2) for the 
     taxable year, plus
       ``(B) the carryover amount determined under paragraph (3) 
     for the taxable year.
       ``(2) Current year.--The amount determined under this 
     paragraph for any taxable year is an amount equal to the sum 
     of--
       ``(A) the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the amount contributed for the taxable year to the 
     accounts or for the annuities or bonds (other than AD IRAs), 
     over
       ``(ii) the amount allowable as a deduction under section 
     219 for the taxable year, plus
       ``(B) the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the amount described in clause (i) (taking into 
     account contributions to AD IRAs) contributed for the taxable 
     year, over
       ``(ii) the amount allowable as a deduction under section 
     219 for the taxable year (computed without regard to section 
     219(g)).
       ``(3) Carryover amount.--The carryover amount determined 
     under this paragraph for any taxable year is the amount 
     determined under paragraph (2) for the preceding taxable 
     year, reduced by the sum of--
       ``(A) the distributions out of the account for the taxable 
     year which were included in the gross income of the payee 
     under section 408(d)(1),
       ``(B) the distributions out of the account for the taxable 
     year to which section 408(d)(5) applies, and
       ``(C) the excess (if any) of the amount determined under 
     paragraph (2)(B)(ii) over the amount determined under 
     paragraph (2)(B)(i).
       ``(4) Special rules.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Rollover contributions.--Rollover distributions 
     described in sections 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 
     408(d)(3), and 408A(e) shall not be taken into account.
       ``(B) Contributions returned before due date.--Any 
     contribution which is distributed from an individual 
     retirement plan in a distribution to which section 408(d)(4) 
     applies shall not be taken into account.
       ``(C) Excess contributions treated as contributions.--In 
     applying paragraph (3)(C), the determination as to amounts 
     contributed for a taxable year shall be made without regard 
     to section 219(f)(6).''
       (e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     A of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 408 the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 408A. American Dream IRA.''

       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

                Subchapter B--Penalty-Free Distributions

     SEC. 11016. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM CERTAIN PLANS MAY BE USED 
                   WITHOUT PENALTY TO PURCHASE FIRST HOMES OR TO 
                   PAY HIGHER EDUCATION OR FINANCIALLY DEVASTATING 
                   MEDICAL EXPENSES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) (relating 
     to exceptions to 10-percent additional tax on early 
     distributions from qualified retirement plans) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Distributions from individual retirement plans for 
     first-time homebuyers or educational expenses.--Distributions 
     to an individual from an individual retirement plan--
       ``(i) which are qualified first-time homebuyer 
     distributions (as defined in paragraph (6)), or
       ``(ii) to the extent such distributions do not exceed the 
     qualified higher education expenses (as defined in paragraph 
     (7)) of the taxpayer for the taxable year.''.
       (b) Financially Devastating Medical Expenses.--
       (1) In general.--Section 72(t)(3)(A) is amended by striking 
     ``(B),''.
       (2) Certain lineal descendants and ancestors treated as 
     dependents.--Subparagraph (B) of section 72(t)(2) is amended 
     by striking ``medical care'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``medical care determined--
       ``(i) without regard to whether the employee itemizes 
     deductions for such taxable year, and
       ``(ii) in the case of an individual retirement plan, by 
     treating such employee's dependents as including--

       ``(I) all children and grandchildren of the employee or 
     such employee's spouse, and
       ``(II) all ancestors of the employee or such employee's 
     spouse.''.

       (3) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     72(t)(2) is amended by striking ``or (C)'' and inserting ``, 
     (C), (D), or (E)''.
       (c) Definitions.--Section 72(t) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(6) Qualified first-time homebuyer distributions.--For 
     purposes of paragraph (2)(D)(i)--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified first-time homebuyer 
     distribution' means

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     any payment or distribution received by an individual to the 
     extent such payment or distribution is used by the individual 
     before the close of the 60th day after the day on which such 
     payment or distribution is received to pay qualified 
     acquisition costs with respect to a principal residence of a 
     first-time homebuyer who is such individual, the spouse of 
     such individual, or any child, grandchild, or ancestor of 
     such individual or the individual's spouse.
       ``(B) Lifetime dollar limitation.--The aggregate amount of 
     payments or distributions received by an individual which may 
     be treated as qualified first-time homebuyer distributions 
     for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any) 
     of--
       ``(i) $10,000, over
       ``(ii) the aggregate amounts treated as qualified first-
     time homebuyer distributions with respect to such individual 
     for all prior taxable years.
       ``(C) Qualified acquisition costs.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `qualified acquisition costs' means the 
     costs of acquiring, constructing, or reconstructing a 
     residence. Such term includes any usual or reasonable 
     settlement, financing, or other closing costs.
       ``(D) First-time homebuyer; other definitions.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) First-time homebuyer.--The term `first-time 
     homebuyer' means any individual if--

       ``(I) such individual (and if married, such individual's 
     spouse) had no present ownership interest in a principal 
     residence during the 2-year period ending on the date of 
     acquisition of the principal residence to which this 
     paragraph applies, and
       ``(II) subsection (h) or (k) of section 1034 did not 
     suspend the running of any period of time specified in 
     section 1034 with respect to such individual on the day 
     before the date the distribution is applied pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A).

       ``(ii) Principal residence.--The term `principal residence' 
     has the same meaning as when used in section 1034.
       ``(iii) Date of acquisition.--The term `date of 
     acquisition' means the date--

       ``(I) on which a binding contract to acquire the principal 
     residence to which subparagraph (A) applies is entered into, 
     or
       ``(II) on which construction or reconstruction of such a 
     principal residence is commenced.

       ``(E) Special rule where delay in acquisition.--If any 
     distribution from any individual retirement plan fails to 
     meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) solely by reason of 
     a delay or cancellation of the purchase or construction of 
     the residence, the amount of the distribution may be 
     contributed to an individual retirement plan as provided in 
     section 408(d)(3)(A)(i) (determined by substituting `120 
     days' for `60 days' in such section), except that--
       ``(i) section 408(d)(3)(B) shall not be applied to such 
     contribution, and
       ``(ii) such amount shall not be taken into account in 
     determining whether section 408(d)(3)(A)(i) applies to any 
     other amount.
       ``(7) Qualified higher education expenses.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (2)(D)(ii)--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified higher education 
     expenses' means tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment 
     required for the enrollment or attendance of--
       ``(i) the taxpayer,
       ``(ii) the taxpayer's spouse, or
       ``(iii) any child (as defined in section 151(c)(3)), 
     grandchild, or ancestor of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's 
     spouse,
     at an eligible educational institution (as defined in section 
     135(c)(3)).
       ``(B) Coordination with savings bond provisions.--The 
     amount of qualified higher education expenses for any taxable 
     year shall be reduced by any amount excludable from gross 
     income under section 135.''.
       (d) Penalty-Free Distributions for Certain Unemployed 
     Individuals.--Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Distributions to unemployed individuals.--A 
     distribution from an individual retirement plan to an 
     individual after separation from employment, if--
       ``(i) such individual has received unemployment 
     compensation for 12 consecutive weeks under any Federal or 
     State unemployment compensation law by reason of such 
     separation, and
       ``(ii) such distributions are made during any taxable year 
     during which such unemployment compensation is paid or the 
     succeeding taxable year.
     To the extent provided in regulations, a self-employed 
     individual shall be treated as meeting the requirements of 
     clause (i) if, under Federal or State law, the individual 
     would have received unemployment compensation but for the 
     fact the individual was self-employed.''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

                   Subchapter C--Simple Savings Plans

     SEC. 11018. ESTABLISHMENT OF SAVINGS INCENTIVE MATCH PLANS 
                   FOR EMPLOYEES OF SMALL EMPLOYERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 408 (relating to individual 
     retirement accounts) is amended by redesignating subsection 
     (p) as subsection (q) and by inserting after subsection (o) 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(p) Simple Retirement Accounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this title, the term 
     `simple retirement account' means an individual retirement 
     plan (as defined in section 7701(a)(37))--
       ``(A) with respect to which the requirements of paragraphs 
     (3), (4), and (5) are met; and
       ``(B) with respect to which the only contributions allowed 
     are contributions under a qualified salary reduction 
     arrangement.
       ``(2) Qualified salary reduction arrangement.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `qualified salary reduction arrangement' means a written 
     arrangement of an eligible employer under which--
       ``(i) an employee eligible to participate in the 
     arrangement may elect to have the employer make payments--

       ``(I) as elective employer contributions to a simple 
     retirement account on behalf of the employee, or
       ``(II) to the employee directly in cash,

       ``(ii) the amount which an employee may elect under clause 
     (i) for any year is required to be expressed as a percentage 
     of compensation and may not exceed a total of $6,000 for any 
     year,
       ``(iii) the employer is required to make a matching 
     contribution to the simple retirement account for any year in 
     an amount equal to so much of the amount the employee elects 
     under clause (i)(I) as does not exceed the applicable 
     percentage of compensation for the year, and
       ``(iv) no contributions may be made other than 
     contributions described in clause (i) or (iii).
       ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(i) Eligible employer.--The term `eligible employer' 
     means an employer who employs 100 or fewer employees on any 
     day during the year.
       ``(ii) Applicable percentage.--

       ``(I) In general.--The term `applicable percentage' means 3 
     percent.
       ``(II) Election of lower percentage.--An employer may elect 
     to apply a lower percentage (not less than 1 percent) for any 
     year for all employees eligible to participate in the plan 
     for such year if the employer notifies the employees of such 
     lower percentage within a reasonable period of time before 
     the 60-day election period for such year under paragraph 
     (5)(C). An employer may not elect a lower percentage under 
     this subclause for any year if that election would result in 
     the applicable percentage being lower than 3 percent in more 
     than 2 of the years in the 5-year period ending with such 
     year.
       ``(III) Special rule for years arrangement not in effect.--
     If any year in the 5-year period described in subclause (II) 
     is a year prior to the first year for which any qualified 
     salary reduction arrangement is in effect with respect to the 
     employer (or any predecessor), the employer shall be treated 
     as if the level of the employer matching contribution was at 
     3 percent of compensation for such prior year.

       ``(C) Arrangement may be only plan of employer.--
       ``(i) In general.--An arrangement shall not be treated as a 
     qualified salary reduction arrangement for any year if the 
     employer (or any predecessor employer) maintained a qualified 
     plan with respect to which contributions were made, or 
     benefits were accrued, for service in any year in the period 
     beginning with the year such arrangement became effective and 
     ending with the year for which the determination is being 
     made.
       ``(ii) Qualified plan.--For purposes of this subparagraph, 
     the term `qualified plan' means a plan, contract, pension, or 
     trust described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
     219(g)(5).
       ``(D) Cost-of-living adjustment.--The Secretary shall 
     adjust the $6,000 amount under subparagraph (A)(ii) at the 
     same time and in the same manner as under section 415(d), 
     except that the base period taken into account shall be the 
     calendar quarter ending September 30, 1995, and any increase 
     under this subparagraph which is not a multiple of $500 shall 
     be rounded to the next lower multiple of $500.
       ``(3) Vesting requirements.--The requirements of this 
     paragraph are met with respect to a simple retirement account 
     if the employee's rights to any contribution to the simple 
     retirement account are nonforfeitable. For purposes of this 
     paragraph, rules similar to the rules of subsection (k)(4) 
     shall apply.
       ``(4) Participation requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--The requirements of this paragraph are 
     met with respect to any simple retirement account for a year 
     only if, under the qualified salary reduction arrangement, 
     all employees of the employer who--
       ``(i) received at least $5,000 in compensation from the 
     employer during any 2 preceding years, and
       ``(ii) are reasonably expected to receive at least $5,000 
     in compensation during the year,
     are eligible to make the election under paragraph (2)(A)(i).
       ``(B) Excludable employees.--An employer may elect to 
     exclude from the requirement under subparagraph (A) employees 
     described in section 410(b)(3).
       ``(5) Administrative requirements.--The requirements of 
     this paragraph are met with respect to any simplified 
     retirement account if, under the qualified salary reduction 
     arrangement--
       ``(A) an employer must--
       ``(i) make the elective employer contributions under 
     paragraph (2)(A)(i) not later than the close of the 30-day 
     period following the last day of the month with respect to 
     which the contributions are to be made, and
       ``(ii) make the matching contributions under  paragraph  
     (2)(A)(iii)  not  later than the date described in section 
     404(m)(2)(B),

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       ``(B) an employee may elect to terminate participation in 
     such arrangement at any time during the year, except that if 
     an employee so terminates, the arrangement may provide that 
     the employee may not elect to resume participation until the 
     beginning of the next year, and
       ``(C) each employee eligible to participate may elect, 
     during the 60-day period before the beginning of any year, to 
     participate in the arrangement, or to modify the amounts 
     subject to such arrangement, for such year.
       ``(6) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Compensation.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `compensation' means amounts 
     described in paragraphs (3) and (8) of section 6051(a).
       ``(ii) Self-employed.--In the case of an employee described 
     in subparagraph (B), the term `compensation' means net 
     earnings from self-employment determined under section 
     1402(a) without regard to any contribution under this 
     subsection.
       ``(B) Employee.--The term `employee' includes an employee 
     as defined in section 401(c)(1).
       ``(C) Year.--The term `year' means the calendar year.''
       (b) Tax Treatment of Simple Retirement Accounts.--
       (1) Deductibility of contributions by employees.--
       (A) Section 219(b) (relating to maximum amount of 
     deduction) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Special rule for simple retirement accounts.--This 
     section shall not apply with respect to any amount 
     contributed to a simple retirement account established under 
     section 408(p).''
       (B) Section 219(g)(5)(A) (defining active participant) is 
     amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (iv) and by 
     adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vi) any simple retirement account (within the meaning of 
     section 408(p)), or''.
       (2) Deductibility of employer contributions.--Section 404 
     (relating to deductions for contributions of an employer to 
     pension, etc. plans) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(m) Special Rules for Simple Retirement Accounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--Employer contributions to a simple 
     retirement account shall be treated as if they are made to a 
     plan subject to the requirements of this section.
       ``(2) Timing.--
       ``(A) Deduction.--Contributions described in paragraph (1) 
     shall be deductible in the taxable year of the employer with 
     or within which the calendar year for which the contributions 
     were made ends.
       ``(B) Contributions after end of year.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, contributions shall be treated as made for a 
     taxable year if they are made on account of the taxable year 
     and are made not later than the time prescribed by law for 
     filing the return for the taxable year (including extensions 
     thereof).''
       (3) Contributions and distributions.--
       (A) Section 402 (relating to taxability of beneficiary of 
     employees' trust) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(k) Treatment of Simple Retirement Accounts.--Rules 
     similar to the rules of paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection 
     (h) shall apply to contributions and distributions with 
     respect to a simple retirement account under section 
     408(p).''
       (B) Section 408(d)(3) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) Simple retirement accounts.--This paragraph shall not 
     apply to any amount paid or distributed out of a simple 
     retirement account (as defined in section 408(p)) unless--
       ``(i) it is paid into another simple retirement account, or
       ``(ii) in the case of any payment or distribution to which 
     section 72(t)(8) does not apply, it is paid into an 
     individual retirement plan.''
       (C) Clause (i) of section 457(c)(2)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``section 402(h)(1)(B)'' and inserting ``section 
     402(h)(1)(B) or (k)''.
       (4) Penalties.--
       (A) Early withdrawals.--Section 72(t) (relating to 
     additional tax in early distributions), as amended by this 
     Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(8) Special rules for simple retirement accounts.--In the 
     case of any amount received from a simple retirement account 
     (within the meaning of section 408(p)) during the 2-year 
     period beginning on the date such individual first 
     participated in any qualified salary reduction arrangement 
     maintained by the individual's employer under section 
     408(p)(2), paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting `25 
     percent' for `10 percent'.''
       (B) Failure to report.--Section 6693 is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and by 
     inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Penalties Relating to Simple Retirement Accounts.--
       ``(1) Employer penalties.--An employer who fails to provide 
     1 or more notices required by section 408(l)(2)(C) shall pay 
     a penalty of $50 for each day on which such failures 
     continue.
       ``(2) Trustee penalties.--A trustee who fails--
       ``(A) to provide 1 or more statements required by the last 
     sentence of section 408(i) shall pay a penalty of $50 for 
     each day on which such failures continue, or
       ``(B) to provide 1 or more summary descriptions required by 
     section 408(l)(2)(B) shall pay a penalty of $50 for each day 
     on which such failures continue.
       ``(3) Reasonable cause exception.--No penalty shall be 
     imposed under this subsection with respect to any failure 
     which the taxpayer shows was due to reasonable cause.''
       (5) Reporting requirements.--
       (A)(i) Section 408(l) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Simple retirement accounts.--
       ``(A) No employer reports.--Except as provided in this 
     paragraph, no report shall be required under this section by 
     an employer maintaining a qualified salary reduction 
     arrangement under subsection (p).
       ``(B) Summary description.--The trustee of any simple 
     retirement account established pursuant to a qualified salary 
     reduction arrangement under subsection (p) shall provide to 
     the employer maintaining the arrangement, each year a 
     description containing the following information:
       ``(i) The name and address of the employer and the trustee.
       ``(ii) The requirements for eligibility for participation.
       ``(iii) The benefits provided with respect to the 
     arrangement.
       ``(iv) The time and method of making elections with respect 
     to the arrangement.
       ``(v) The procedures for, and effects of, withdrawals 
     (including rollovers) from the arrangement.
       ``(C) Employee notification.--The employer shall notify 
     each employee immediately before the period for which an 
     election described in subsection (p)(5)(C) may be made of the 
     employee's opportunity to make such election. Such notice 
     shall include a copy of the description described in 
     subparagraph (B).''
       (ii) Section 408(l) is amended by striking ``An employer'' 
     and inserting--
       ``(1) In general.--An employer''.
       (5) Reporting requirements.--Section 408(i) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
     ``In the case of a simple retirement account under subsection 
     (p), only one report under this subsection shall be required 
     to be submitted each calendar year to the Secretary (at the 
     time provided under paragraph (2)) but, in addition to the 
     report under this subsection, there shall be furnished, 
     within 30 days after each calendar year, to the individual on 
     whose behalf the account is maintained a statement with 
     respect to the account balance as of the close of, and the 
     account activity during, such calendar year.''
       (6) Exemption from top-heavy plan rules.--Section 416(g)(4) 
     (relating to special rules for top-heavy plans) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) Simple retirement accounts.--The term `top-heavy 
     plan' shall not include a simple retirement account under 
     section 408(p).''
       (7) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 280G(b)(6) is amended by striking ``or'' at the 
     end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, or'' and by adding after 
     subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) a simple retirement account described in section 
     408(p).''
       (B) Section 402(g)(3) is amended by striking ``and'' at the 
     end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding after 
     subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) any elective employer contribution under section 
     408(p)(2)(A)(i).''
       (C) Subsections (b), (c), (m)(4)(B), and (n)(3)(B) of 
     section 414 are each amended by inserting ``408(p),'' after 
     ``408(k),''.
       (D) Section 4972(d)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``and'' at 
     the end of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end of 
     clause (iii) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding after 
     clause (iii) the following new clause:
       ``(iv) any simple retirement account (within the meaning of 
     section 408(p)).''
       (c) Repeal of Simplified Employee Pensions.--Section 408(k) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Termination.--This subsection shall not apply to any 
     years beginning after December 31, 1995. This paragraph shall 
     not apply to a simplified employee pension established before 
     January 1, 1996.''
       (d) Modifications of ERISA.--
       (1) Reporting requirements.--Section 101 of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1021) is 
     amended by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) and 
     by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Simple Retirement Accounts.--
       ``(1) No employer reports.--Except as provided in this 
     subsection, no report shall be required under this section by 
     an employer maintaining a qualified salary reduction 
     arrangement under section 408(p) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986.
       ``(2) Summary description.--The trustee of any simple 
     retirement account established pursuant to a qualified salary 
     reduction arrangement under section 408(p) of such Code shall 
     provide to the employer maintaining the arrangement each year 
     a description containing the following information:
       ``(A) The name and address of the employer and the trustee.
       ``(B) The requirements for eligibility for participation.
       ``(C) The benefits provided with respect to the 
     arrangement.

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       ``(D) The time and method of making elections with respect 
     to the arrangement.
       ``(E) The procedures for, and effects of, withdrawals 
     (including rollovers) from the arrangement.
       ``(3) Employee notification.--The employer shall notify 
     each employee immediately before the period for which an 
     election described in section 408 (p)(5)(C) of such Code may 
     be made of the employee's opportunity to make such election. 
     Such notice shall include a copy of the description described 
     in paragraph (2).''
       (2) Fiduciary duties.--Section 404 (c) of such Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1104(c)) is amended by inserting ``(1)'' after 
     ``(c)'', by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) In the case of a simple retirement account 
     established pursuant to a qualified salary reduction 
     arrangement under section 408(p) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, a participant or beneficiary shall, for purposes of 
     paragraph (1), be treated as exercising control over the 
     assets in the account upon the earliest of--
       ``(A) an affirmative election with respect to the initial 
     investment of any contribution,
       ``(B) a rollover to any other simple retirement account or 
     individual retirement plan, or
       ``(C) one year after the simple retirement account is 
     established.
     No reports, other than those required under section 101(g), 
     shall be required with respect to a simple retirement account 
     established pursuant to such a qualified salary reduction 
     arrangement.''
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11019. EXTENSION OF SIMPLE PLAN TO 401(K) ARRANGEMENTS.

       (a) Alternative Method of Satisfying Section 401(k) 
     Nondiscrimination Tests.--Section 401(k) (relating to cash or 
     deferred arrangements) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Adoption of simple plan to meet nondiscrimination 
     tests.--
       ``(A) In general.--A cash or deferred arrangement 
     maintained by an eligible employer shall be treated as 
     meeting the requirements of paragraph (3)(A)(ii) if such 
     arrangement meets--
       ``(i) the contribution requirements of subparagraph (B),
       ``(ii) the exclusive benefit requirements of subparagraph 
     (C), and
       ``(iii) the vesting requirements of section 408(p)(3).
       ``(B) Contribution requirements.--The requirements of this 
     subparagraph are met if, under the arrangement--
       ``(i) an employee may elect to have the employer make 
     elective contributions for the year on behalf of the employee 
     to a trust under the plan in an amount which is expressed as 
     a percentage of compensation of the employee but which in no 
     event exceeds $6,000,
       ``(ii) the employer is required to make a matching 
     contribution to the trust for the year in an amount equal to 
     so much of the amount the employee elects under clause (i) as 
     does not exceed 3 percent of compensation for the year, and
       ``(iii) no other contributions may be made other than 
     contributions described in clause (i) or (ii).
       ``(C) Exclusive benefit.--The requirements of this 
     subparagraph are met for any year to which this paragraph 
     applies if no contributions were made, or benefits were 
     accrued, for services during such year under any qualified 
     plan of the employer on behalf of any employee eligible to 
     participate in the cash or deferred arrangement, other than 
     contributions described in subparagraph (B).
       ``(D) Definitions and special rule.--
       ``(i) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph, any 
     term used in this paragraph which is also used in section 
     408(p) shall have the meaning given such term by such 
     section.
       ``(ii) Coordination with top-heavy rules.--A plan meeting 
     the requirements of this paragraph for any year shall not be 
     treated as a top-heavy plan under section 416 for such 
     year.''
       (b) Alternative Methods of Satisfying Section 401(m) 
     Nondiscrimination Tests.--Section 401(m) (relating to 
     nondiscrimination test for matching contributions and 
     employee contributions) is amended by redesignating paragraph 
     (10) as paragraph (11) and by adding after paragraph (9) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Alternative method of satisfying tests.--A defined 
     contribution plan shall be treated as meeting the 
     requirements of paragraph (2) with respect to matching 
     contributions if the plan--
       ``(A) meets the contribution requirements of subparagraph 
     (B) of subsection (k)(11),
       ``(B) meets the exclusive benefit requirements of 
     subsection (k)(11)(C), and
       ``(C) meets the vesting requirements of section 
     408(p)(3).''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 1995.

                    CHAPTER 2--CAPITAL GAINS REFORM

            Subchapter A--Taxpayers Other Than Corporations

     SEC. 11021. CAPITAL GAINS DEDUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 
     (relating to treatment of capital gains) is amended by 
     redesignating section 1202 as section 1203 and by inserting 
     after section 1201 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1202. CAPITAL GAINS DEDUCTION.

       ``(a) General Rule.--If for any taxable year a taxpayer 
     other than a corporation has a net capital gain, 50 percent 
     of such gain shall be a deduction from gross income.
       ``(b) Estates and Trusts.--In the case of an estate or 
     trust, the deduction shall be computed by excluding the 
     portion (if any) of the gains for the taxable year from sales 
     or exchanges of capital assets which, under sections 652 and 
     662 (relating to inclusions of amounts in gross income of 
     beneficiaries of trusts), is includible by the income 
     beneficiaries as gain derived from the sale or exchange of 
     capital assets.
       ``(c) Coordination With Treatment of Capital Gain Under 
     Limitation on Investment Interest.--For purposes of this 
     section, the net capital gain for any taxable year shall be 
     reduced (but not below zero) by the amount which the taxpayer 
     takes into account as investment income under section 
     163(d)(4)(B)(iii).
       ``(d) Special Rule for Collectibles.--
       ``(1) In general.--The rate of tax imposed by section 1 on 
     the excess of--
       ``(A) the net capital gain for the taxable year determined 
     as if section 1222(12) had not applied to any collectible 
     which is sold or exchanged during the taxable year and the 
     basis of which was not adjusted under section 1022(a), over
       ``(B) the net capital gain for the taxable year,
     shall not exceed 28 percent.
       ``(2) Election.--A taxpayer may elect to treat any 
     collectible specified in such election as not being an 
     indexed asset for purposes of section 1022. Any such 
     election, and any specification therein, once made, shall be 
     irrevocable.
       ``(e) Transitional Rule.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxable year which 
     includes January 1, 1995--
       ``(A) the amount taken into account as the net capital gain 
     under subsection (a) shall not exceed the net capital gain 
     determined by only taking into account gains and losses 
     properly taken into account for the portion of the taxable 
     year on or after January 1, 1995, and
       ``(B) the amount of the net capital gain taken into account 
     in applying section 1(h) for such year shall be reduced by 
     the amount taken into account under subparagraph (A) for such 
     year.
       ``(2) Special rules for pass-thru entities.--
       ``(A) In general.--In applying paragraph (1) with respect 
     to any pass-thru entity, the determination of when gains and 
     losses are properly taken into account shall be made at the 
     entity level.
       ``(B) Pass-thru entity defined.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `pass-thru entity' means--
       ``(i) a regulated investment company,
       ``(ii) a real estate investment trust,
       ``(iii) an S corporation,
       ``(iv) a partnership,
       ``(v) an estate or trust, and
       ``(vi) a common trust fund.''.
       (b) Deduction Allowable in Computing Adjusted Gross 
     Income.--Subsection (a) of section 62, as amended by sections 
     11004 and 11005, is amended by inserting after paragraph (17) 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(18) Long-term capital gains.--The deduction allowed by 
     section 1202.''.
       (c) Treatment of Collectibles.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1222 is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (11) the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) Special rule for collectibles.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any gain or loss from the sale or 
     exchange of a collectible shall be treated as a short-term 
     capital gain or loss (as the case may be), without regard to 
     the period such asset was held. The preceding sentence shall 
     apply only to the extent the gain or loss is taken into 
     account in computing taxable income.
       ``(B) Treatment of certain sales of interest in 
     partnership, etc.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), any gain 
     from the sale or exchange of an interest in a partnership, S 
     corporation, or trust which is attributable to unrealized 
     appreciation in the value of collectibles held by such entity 
     shall be treated as gain from the sale or exchange of a 
     collectible. Rules similar to the rules of section 751(f) 
     shall apply for purposes of the preceding sentence.
       ``(C) Collectible.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `collectible' means any capital asset which is a 
     collectible (as defined in section 408(m) without regard to 
     paragraph (3) thereof).''.
       (2) Charitable deduction not affected.--
       (A) Paragraph (1) of section 170(e) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``For purposes of this 
     paragraph, section 1222 shall be applied without regard to 
     paragraph (12) thereof (relating to special rule for 
     collectibles).''.
       (B) Clause (iv) of section 170(b)(1)(C) is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end the following: ``and 
     section 1222 shall be applied without regard to paragraph 
     (12) thereof (relating to special rule for collectibles)''.
       (d) Technical and Conforming Changes.--
       (1) Section 1 is amended by striking subsection (h).
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 170(e) is amended by striking 
     ``the amount of gain'' in the material following subparagraph 
     (B)(ii) and inserting ``50 percent (80 percent in the case of 
     a corporation) of the amount of gain''.
       (3) Subparagraph (B) of section 172(d)(2) is amended to 
     read as follows:

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       ``(B) the deduction under section 1202 shall not be 
     allowed.''.
       (4) The last sentence of section 453A(c)(3) is amended by 
     striking all that follows ``long-term capital gain,'' and 
     inserting ``the maximum rate on net capital gain under 
     section 1201 or the deduction under section 1202 (whichever 
     is appropriate) shall be taken into account.''.
       (5) Paragraph (4) of section 642(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(4) Adjustments.--To the extent that the amount otherwise 
     allowable as a deduction under this subsection consists of 
     gain from the sale or exchange of capital assets held for 
     more than 1 year, proper adjustment shall be made for any 
     deduction allowable to the estate or trust under section 1202 
     (relating to capital gains deduction). In the case of a 
     trust, the deduction allowed by this subsection shall be 
     subject to section 681 (relating to unrelated business 
     income).''.
       (6) The last sentence of section 643(a)(3) is amended to 
     read as follows: ``The deduction under section 1202 (relating 
     to capital gains deduction) shall not be taken into 
     account.''.
       (7) Subparagraph (C) of section 643(a)(6) is amended by 
     inserting ``(i)'' before ``there shall'' and by inserting 
     before the period ``, and (ii) the deduction under section 
     1202 (relating to capital gains deduction) shall not be taken 
     into account''.
       (8)(A) Paragraph (2) of section 904(b) is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (A), by redesignating subparagraph (B) 
     as subparagraph (A), and by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
     (as so redesignated) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Other taxpayers.--In the case of a taxpayer other 
     than a corporation, taxable income from sources outside the 
     United States shall include gain from the sale or exchange of 
     capital assets only to the extent of foreign source capital 
     gain net income.''.
       (B) Subparagraph (A) of section 904(b)(2), as so 
     redesignated, is amended--
       (i) by striking all that precedes clause (i) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(A) Corporations.--In the case of a corporation--'', and
       (ii) by striking in clause (i) ``in lieu of applying 
     subparagraph (A),''.
       (C) Paragraph (3) of section 904(b) is amended by striking 
     subparagraphs (D) and (E) and inserting the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) Rate differential portion.--The rate differential 
     portion of foreign source net capital gain, net capital gain, 
     or the excess of net capital gain from sources within the 
     United States over net capital gain, as the case may be, is 
     the same proportion of such amount as the excess of the 
     highest rate of tax specified in section 11(b) over the 
     alternative rate of tax under section 1201(a) bears to the 
     highest rate of tax specified in section 11(b).''.
       (D) Clause (v) of section 593(b)(2)(D) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``if there is a capital gain rate 
     differential (as defined in section 904(b)(3)(D)) for the 
     taxable year,'', and
       (ii) by striking ``section 904(b)(3)(E)'' and inserting 
     ``section 904(b)(3)(D)''.
       (9) The last sentence of section 1044(d) is amended by 
     striking ``1202'' and inserting ``1203''.
       (10)(A) Paragraph (2) of section 1211(b) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(2) the sum of--
       ``(A) the excess of the net short-term capital loss over 
     the net long-term capital gain, and
       ``(B) one-half of the excess of the net long-term capital 
     loss over the net short-term capital gain.''.
       (B) So much of paragraph (2) of section 1212(b) as precedes 
     subparagraph (B) thereof is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Special rules.--
       ``(A) Adjustments.--
       ``(i) For purposes of determining the excess referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(A), there shall be treated as short-term 
     capital gain in the taxable year an amount equal to the 
     lesser of--

       ``(I) the amount allowed for the taxable year under 
     paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1211(b), or
       ``(II) the adjusted taxable income for such taxable year.

       ``(ii) For purposes of determining the excess referred to 
     in paragraph (1)(B), there shall be treated as short-term 
     capital gain in the taxable year an amount equal to the sum 
     of--

       ``(I) the amount allowed for the taxable year under 
     paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1211(b) or the adjusted 
     taxable income for such taxable year, whichever is the least, 
     plus
       ``(II) the excess of the amount described in subclause (I) 
     over the net short-term capital loss (determined without 
     regard to this subsection) for such year.''.

       (C) Subsection (b) of section 1212 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Transitional rule.--In the case of any amount which, 
     under this subsection and section 1211(b) (as in effect for 
     taxable years beginning before January 1, 1996), is treated 
     as a capital loss in the first taxable year beginning after 
     December 31, 1995, paragraph (2) and section 1211(b) (as so 
     in effect) shall apply (and paragraph (2) and section 1211(b) 
     as in effect for taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995, shall not apply) to the extent such amount exceeds the 
     total of any capital gain net income (determined without 
     regard to this subsection) for taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1995.''.
       (11) Paragraph (1) of section 1402(i) is amended by 
     inserting ``, and the deduction provided by section 1202 
     shall not apply'' before the period at the end thereof.
       (12) Subsection (e) of section 1445 is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``35 percent (or, to the 
     extent provided in regulations, 28 percent)'' and inserting 
     ``28 percent (or, to the extent provided in regulations, 19.8 
     percent)'', and
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``35 percent'' and 
     inserting ``28 percent''.
       (13)(A) The second sentence of section 7518(g)(6)(A) is 
     amended--
       (i) by striking ``during a taxable year to which section 
     1(h) or 1201(a) applies'', and
       (ii) by striking ``28 percent (34 percent'' and inserting 
     ``19.8 percent (28 percent''.
       (B) The second sentence of section 607(h)(6)(A) of the 
     Merchant Marine Act, 1936 is amended--
       (i) by striking ``during a taxable year to which section 
     1(h) or 1201(a) of such Code applies'', and
       (ii) by striking ``28 percent (34 percent'' and inserting 
     ``19.8 percent (28 percent''.
       (e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part I 
     of subchapter P of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 1202 and by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 1201 the following new items:

``Sec. 1202. Capital gains deduction.
``Sec. 1203. Small business stock eligible for preferential rates.''.

       (f) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply 
     to taxable years ending after December 31, 1994.
       (2) Collectibles.--The amendments made by subsection (c) 
     shall apply to sales and exchanges after December 31, 1994.
       (3) Repeal of section 1(h).--The amendment made by 
     subsection (d)(1) shall apply to taxable years beginning 
     after January 1, 1995.
       (4) Contributions.--The amendment made by subsection (d)(2) 
     shall apply to contributions after December 31, 1994.
       (5) Use of long-term losses.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (d)(10) shall apply to taxable years beginning 
     after December 31, 1995.
       (6) Withholding.--The amendment made by subsection (d)(12) 
     shall apply only to amounts paid after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11022. INDEXING OF CERTAIN ASSETS ACQUIRED AFTER 
                   DECEMBER 31, 2000, FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING 
                   GAIN.

       (a) In General.--Part II of subchapter O of chapter 1 
     (relating to basis rules of general application) is amended 
     by inserting after section 1021 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1022. INDEXING OF CERTAIN ASSETS ACQUIRED AFTER 
                   DECEMBER 31, 2000, FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING 
                   GAIN.

       ``(a) General Rule.--
       ``(1) Indexed basis substituted for adjusted basis.--Solely 
     for purposes of determining gain on the sale or other 
     disposition by a taxpayer (other than a corporation) of an 
     indexed asset which has been held for more than 3 years, the 
     indexed basis of the asset shall be substituted for its 
     adjusted basis.
       ``(2) Exception for depreciation, etc.--The deductions for 
     depreciation, depletion, and amortization shall be determined 
     without regard to the application of paragraph (1) to the 
     taxpayer or any other person.
       ``(b) Indexed Asset.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `indexed asset' means--
       ``(A) common stock in a C corporation (other than a foreign 
     corporation), and
       ``(B) tangible property,
     which is a capital asset or property used in the trade or 
     business (as defined in section 1231(b)).
       ``(2) Stock in certain foreign corporations included.--For 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `indexed asset' includes common 
     stock in a foreign corporation which is regularly traded on 
     an established securities market.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to--
       ``(i) stock of a foreign investment company (within the 
     meaning of section 1246(b)),
       ``(ii) stock in a passive foreign investment company (as 
     defined in section 1296),
       ``(iii) stock in a foreign corporation held by a United 
     States person who meets the requirements of section 
     1248(a)(2), and
       ``(iv) stock in a foreign personal holding company (as 
     defined in section 552).
       ``(C) Treatment of american depository receipts.--An 
     American depository receipt for common stock in a foreign 
     corporation shall be treated as common stock in such 
     corporation.
       ``(c) Indexed Basis.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) General rule.--The indexed basis for any asset is--
       ``(A) the adjusted basis of the asset, increased by
       ``(B) the applicable inflation adjustment.
       ``(2) Applicable inflation adjustment.--The applicable 
     inflation adjustment for any asset is an amount equal to--
       ``(A) the adjusted basis of the asset, multiplied by
       ``(B) the percentage (if any) by which--
       ``(i) the gross domestic product deflator for the last 
     calendar quarter ending before the asset is disposed of, 
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       ``(ii) the gross domestic product deflator for the last 
     calendar quarter ending before the asset was acquired by the 
     taxpayer.
     The percentage under subparagraph (B) shall be rounded to the 
     nearest \1/10\ of 1 percentage point.
       ``(3) Gross domestic product deflator.--The gross domestic 
     product deflator for any calendar quarter is the implicit 
     price deflator for the gross domestic product for such 
     quarter (as shown in the last revision thereof released by 
     the Secretary of Commerce before the close of the following 
     calendar quarter).
       ``(d) Suspension of Holding Period Where Diminished Risk of 
     Loss; Treatment of Short Sales.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the taxpayer (or a related person) 
     enters into any transaction which substantially reduces the 
     risk of loss from holding any asset, such asset shall not be 
     treated as an indexed asset for the period of such reduced 
     risk.
       ``(2) Short sales.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a short sale of an 
     indexed asset with a short sale period in excess of 3 years, 
     for purposes of this title, the amount realized shall be an 
     amount equal to the amount realized (determined without 
     regard to this paragraph) increased by the applicable 
     inflation adjustment. In applying subsection (c)(2) for 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, the date on which the 
     property is sold short shall be treated as the date of 
     acquisition and the closing date for the sale shall be 
     treated as the date of disposition.
       ``(B) Short sale period.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the short sale period begins on the day that the property is 
     sold and ends on the closing date for the sale.
       ``(e) Treatment of Regulated Investment Companies and Real 
     Estate Investment Trusts.--
       ``(1) Adjustments at entity level.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, the adjustment under subsection (a) shall be 
     allowed to any qualified investment entity (including for 
     purposes of determining the earnings and profits of such 
     entity).
       ``(B) Exception for corporate shareholders.--Under 
     regulations--
       ``(i) in the case of a distribution by a qualified 
     investment entity (directly or indirectly) to a corporation--

       ``(I) the determination of whether such distribution is a 
     dividend shall be made without regard to this section, and
       ``(II) the amount treated as gain by reason of the receipt 
     of any capital gain dividend shall be increased by the 
     percentage by which the entity's net capital gain for the 
     taxable year (determined without regard to this section) 
     exceeds the entity's net capital gain for such year 
     determined with regard to this section, and

       ``(ii) there shall be other appropriate adjustments 
     (including deemed distributions) so as to ensure that the 
     benefits of this section are not allowed (directly or 
     indirectly) to corporate shareholders of qualified investment 
     entities.

     For purposes of the preceding sentence, any amount includible 
     in gross income under section 852(b)(3)(D) shall be treated 
     as a capital gain dividend and an S corporation shall not be 
     treated as a corporation.
       ``(C) Exception for qualification purposes.--This section 
     shall not apply for purposes of sections 851(b) and 856(c).
       ``(D) Exception for certain taxes imposed at entity 
     level.--
       ``(i) Tax on failure to distribute entire gain.--If any 
     amount is subject to tax under section 852(b)(3)(A) for any 
     taxable year, the amount on which tax is imposed under such 
     section shall be increased by the percentage determined under 
     subparagraph (B)(i)(II). A similar rule shall apply in the 
     case of any amount subject to tax under paragraph (2) or (3) 
     of section 857(b) to the extent attributable to the excess of 
     the net capital gain over the deduction for dividends paid 
     determined with reference to capital gain dividends only. The 
     first sentence of this clause shall not apply to so much of 
     the amount subject to tax under section 852(b)(3)(A) as is 
     designated by the company under section 852(b)(3)(D).
       ``(ii) Other taxes.--This section shall not apply for 
     purposes of determining the amount of any tax imposed by 
     paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of section 857(b).
       ``(2) Adjustments to interests held in entity.--
       ``(A) Regulated investment companies.--Stock in a regulated 
     investment company (within the meaning of section 851) shall 
     be an indexed asset for any calendar quarter in the same 
     ratio as--
       ``(i) the average of the fair market values of the indexed 
     assets held by such company at the close of each month during 
     such quarter, bears to
       ``(ii) the average of the fair market values of all assets 
     held by such company at the close of each such month.
       ``(B) Real estate investment trusts.--Stock in a real 
     estate investment trust (within the meaning of section 856) 
     shall be an indexed asset for any calendar quarter in the 
     same ratio as--
       ``(i) the fair market value of the indexed assets held by 
     such trust at the close of such quarter, bears to
       ``(ii) the fair market value of all assets held by such 
     trust at the close of such quarter.
       ``(C) Ratio of 80 percent or more.--If the ratio for any 
     calendar quarter determined under subparagraph (A) or (B) 
     would (but for this subparagraph) be 80 percent or more, such 
     ratio for such quarter shall be 100 percent.
       ``(D) Ratio of 20 percent or less.--If the ratio for any 
     calendar quarter determined under subparagraph (A) or (B) 
     would (but for this subparagraph) be 20 percent or less, such 
     ratio for such quarter shall be zero.
       ``(E) Look-thru of partnerships.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, a qualified investment entity which holds a 
     partnership interest shall be treated (in lieu of holding a 
     partnership interest) as holding its proportionate share of 
     the assets held by the partnership.
       ``(3) Treatment of return of capital distributions.--Except 
     as otherwise provided by the Secretary, a distribution with 
     respect to stock in a qualified investment entity which is 
     not a dividend and which results in a reduction in the 
     adjusted basis of such stock shall be treated as allocable to 
     stock acquired by the taxpayer in the order in which such 
     stock was acquired.
       ``(4) Qualified investment entity.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `qualified investment entity' means--
       ``(A) a regulated investment company (within the meaning of 
     section 851), and
       ``(B) a real estate investment trust (within the meaning of 
     section 856).
       ``(f) Other Pass-Thru Entities.--
       ``(1) Partnerships.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a partnership, the 
     adjustment made under subsection (a) at the partnership level 
     shall be passed through to the partners.
       ``(B) Special rule in the case of section 754 elections.--
     In the case of a transfer of an interest in a partnership 
     with respect to which the election provided in section 754 is 
     in effect--
       ``(i) the adjustment under section 743(b)(1) shall, with 
     respect to the transferor partner, be treated as a sale of 
     the partnership assets for purposes of applying this section, 
     and
       ``(ii) with respect to the transferee partner, the 
     partnership's holding period for purposes of this section in 
     such assets shall be treated as beginning on the date of such 
     adjustment.
       ``(2) S corporations.--In the case of an S corporation, the 
     adjustment made under subsection (a) at the corporate level 
     shall be passed through to the shareholders. This section 
     shall not apply for purposes of determining the amount of any 
     tax imposed by section 1374 or 1375.
       ``(3) Common trust funds.--In the case of a common trust 
     fund, the adjustment made under subsection (a) at the trust 
     level shall be passed through to the participants.
       ``(4) Indexing adjustment disregarded in determining loss 
     on sale of interest in entity.--Notwithstanding the preceding 
     provisions of this subsection, for purposes of determining 
     the amount of any loss on a sale or exchange of an interest 
     in a partnership, S corporation, or common trust fund, the 
     adjustment made under subsection (a) shall not be taken into 
     account in determining the adjusted basis of such interest.
       ``(g) Dispositions Between Related Persons.--
       ``(1) In general.--This section shall not apply to any sale 
     or other disposition of property between related persons 
     except to the extent that the basis of such property in the 
     hands of the transferee is a substituted basis.
       ``(2) Related persons defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `related persons' means--
       ``(A) persons bearing a relationship set forth in section 
     267(b), and
       ``(B) persons treated as single employer under subsection 
     (b) or (c) of section 414.
       ``(h) Transfers To Increase Indexing Adjustment.--If any 
     person transfers cash, debt, or any other property to another 
     person and the principal purpose of such transfer is to 
     secure or increase an adjustment under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary may disallow part or all of such adjustment or 
     increase.
       ``(i) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Treatment of improvements, etc.--If there is an 
     addition to the adjusted basis of any tangible property or of 
     any stock in a corporation during the taxable year by reason 
     of an improvement to such property or a contribution to 
     capital of such corporation--
       ``(A) such addition shall never be taken into account under 
     subsection (c)(1)(A) if the aggregate amount thereof during 
     the taxable year with respect to such property or stock is 
     less than $1,000, and
       ``(B) such addition shall be treated as a separate asset 
     acquired at the close of such taxable year if the aggregate 
     amount thereof during the taxable year with respect to such 
     property or stock is $1,000 or more.
     A rule similar to the rule of the preceding sentence shall 
     apply to any other portion of an asset to the extent that 
     separate treatment of such portion is appropriate to carry 
     out the purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Assets which are not indexed assets throughout 
     holding period.--The applicable inflation adjustment shall be 
     appropriately reduced for periods during which the asset was 
     not an indexed asset.
       ``(3) Treatment of certain distributions.--A distribution 
     with respect to stock in a corporation which is not a 
     dividend shall be treated as a disposition.
       ``(4) Acquisition date where there has been prior 
     application of subsection (a)(1) with respect to the 
     taxpayer.--If there has been a prior application of 
     subsection (a)(1) to an asset while such asset was held by 
     the taxpayer, the date of acquisition of such asset by the 
     taxpayer shall be treated as not

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     earlier than the date of the most recent such prior 
     application.
       ``(5) Collapsible corporations.--The application of section 
     341(a) (relating to collapsible corporations) shall be 
     determined without regard to this section.
       ``(j) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this section.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part II 
     of subchapter O of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 1021 the following new item:

``Sec. 1022. Indexing of certain assets acquired after December 31, 
              2000, for purposes of determining gain.''

       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to the disposition of any property the holding period 
     of which begins after December 31, 2000.
       (2) Certain transactions between related persons.--The 
     amendments made by this section shall not apply to the 
     disposition of any property acquired after December 31, 2000, 
     from a related person (as defined in section 1022(g)(2) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section) 
     if--
       (A) such property was so acquired for a price less than the 
     property's fair market value, and
       (B) the amendments made by this section did not apply to 
     such property in the hands of such related person.
       (d) Election To Recognize Gain on Assets Held on January 1, 
     2001.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986--
       (1) In general.--A taxpayer other than a corporation may 
     elect to treat--
       (A) any readily tradable stock (which is an indexed asset) 
     held by such taxpayer on January 1, 2001, and not sold before 
     the next business day after such date, as having been sold on 
     such next business day for an amount equal to its closing 
     market price on such next business day (and as having been 
     reacquired on such next business day for an amount equal to 
     such closing market price), and
       (B) any other indexed asset held by the taxpayer on January 
     1, 2001, as having been sold on such date for an amount equal 
     to its fair market value on such date (and as having been 
     reacquired on such date for an amount equal to such fair 
     market value).
       (2) Treatment of gain or loss.--
       (A) Any gain resulting from an election under paragraph (1) 
     shall be treated as received or accrued on the date the asset 
     is treated as sold under paragraph (1) and shall be 
     recognized notwithstanding any provision of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (B) Any loss resulting from an election under paragraph (1) 
     shall not be allowed for any taxable year.
       (3) Election.--An election under paragraph (1) shall be 
     made in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury or his 
     delegate may prescribe and shall specify the assets for which 
     such election is made. Such an election, once made with 
     respect to any asset, shall be irrevocable.
       (4) Readily tradable stock.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term ``readily tradable stock'' means any 
     stock which, as of January 1, 2001, is readily tradable on an 
     established securities market or otherwise.
       (e) Treatment of Principal Residences.--Property held and 
     used by the taxpayer on January 1, 2001, as his principal 
     residence (within the meaning of section 1034 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986) shall be treated--
       (1) for purposes of subsection (c)(1) of this section and 
     section 1022 of such Code, as having a holding period which 
     begins on January 1, 2001, and
       (2) for purposes of section 1022(c)(2)(B)(ii) of such Code, 
     as having been acquired on January 1, 2001.

     Subsection (d) shall not apply to property to which this 
     subsection applies.

     SEC. 11023. MODIFICATIONS TO EXCLUSION OF GAIN ON CERTAIN 
                   SMALL BUSINESS STOCK.

       (a) Reduced Rate In Lieu of Exclusion.--
       (1) Section 1, as amended by section 11021, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Maximum Capital Gains Rate for Certain Small Business 
     Stock.--
       ``(1) In general.--If for any taxable year a taxpayer has 
     gain from the sale or exchange of any qualified small 
     business stock held for more than 5 years, then the tax 
     imposed by this section shall not exceed the sum of--
       ``(A) a tax computed on the taxable income reduced by \1/2\ 
     the amount of the small business gain, at the rates and in 
     the manner as if this subsection had not been enacted, plus
       ``(B) a tax of 14 percent of the small business gain.
       ``(2) Small business gain.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the term `small business gain' means the lesser of--
       ``(A) gain from the sale or exchange of any qualified small 
     business stock held for more than 5 years, or
       ``(B) the net capital gain taken into account under section 
     1202(a).
       ``(3) Qualified small business stock.--The term `qualified 
     small business stock' has the meaning given such term by 
     section 1203(c).''
       (2) Subsection (a) of section 1203, as redesignated by 
     section 11021, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Application of Reduced Rates to Qualified Small 
     Business Stock Gains.--

  ``For treatment of gain on qualified small business stock held for 
more than 5 years, see sections 1(h) and 1201(b).''.

       (b) Repeal of Minimum Tax Preference.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 57 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (7).
       (2) Subclause (II) of section 53(d)(1)(B)(ii) is amended by 
     striking ``, (5), and (7)'' and inserting ``and (5)''.
       (c) Stock of Larger Businesses Eligible for Reduced 
     Rates.--Paragraph (1) of section 1203(d), as redesignated by 
     section 11021, is amended by striking ``$50,000,000'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``$100,000,000''.
       (d) Repeal of Per-Issuer Limitation.--Section 1203, as so 
     redesignated, is amended by striking subsection (b).
       (e) Other Modifications.--
       (1) Repeal of working capital limitation.--Paragraph (6) of 
     section 1203(e), as so redesignated, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``2 years'' in subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting ``5 years'', and
       (B) by striking the last sentence.
       (2) Exception from redemption rules where business 
     purpose.--Paragraph (3) of section 1203(c), as so 
     redesignated, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Waiver where business purpose.--A purchase of stock 
     by the issuing corporation shall be disregarded for purposes 
     of subparagraph (B) if the issuing corporation establishes 
     that there was a business purpose for such purchase and one 
     of the principal purposes of the purchase was not to avoid 
     the limitations of this section.''.
       (f) Clerical Amendment.--The section heading for section 
     1203, as redesignated by section 11021, is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1203. SMALL BUSINESS STOCK ELIGIBLE FOR PREFERENTIAL 
                   RATES.''

       (g) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Reduced rates.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Increase in size.--The amendment made by subsection (c) 
     shall apply to stock issued after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (3) Other rules.--The amendments made by subsections (d) 
     and (e) shall apply to stock issued after August 10, 1993.

                 Subchapter B--Corporate Capital Gains

     SEC. 11025. REDUCTION OF ALTERNATIVE CAPITAL GAIN TAX FOR 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1201 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1201. ALTERNATIVE TAX FOR CORPORATIONS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--If for any taxable year a corporation 
     has a net capital gain, then, in lieu of the tax imposed by 
     sections 11, 511, and 831 (a) and (b) (whichever is 
     applicable), there is hereby imposed a tax (if such tax is 
     less than the tax imposed by such sections) which shall 
     consist of the sum of--
       ``(1) a tax computed on the taxable income reduced by the 
     amount of the net capital gain, at the rates and in the 
     manner as if this subsection had not been enacted, plus
       ``(2) a tax of 28 percent of the net capital gain.
       ``(b) Special Rules for Qualified Small Business Gain.--
       ``(1) In general.--If for any taxable year a corporation 
     has gain from the sale or exchange of any qualified small 
     business stock held for more than 5 years, the amount 
     determined under subsection (a)(2) for such taxable year 
     shall be equal to the sum of--
       ``(A) 21 percent of the lesser of such gain or the 
     corporation's net capital gain, plus
       ``(B) 28 percent of the net capital gain reduced by the 
     gain taken into account under subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Qualified small business stock.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the term `qualified small business stock' has 
     the meaning given such term by section 1203(c), except that 
     stock shall not be treated as qualified small business stock 
     if such stock was at any time held by a member of the parent-
     subsidiary controlled group (as defined in section 
     1203(d)(3)) which includes the qualified small business.
       ``(c) Transitional Rule.--
       ``(1) In general.--In applying this section, net capital 
     gain for any taxable year shall not exceed the net capital 
     gain determined by taking into account only gains and losses 
     properly taken into account for the portion of the taxable 
     year after December 31, 1994.
       ``(2) Special rule for pass-thru entities.--Section 
     1202(e)(2) shall apply for purposes of paragraph (1).
       ``(d) Cross References.--

  ``For computation of the alternative tax--
  ``(1) in the case of life insurance companies, see section 801(a)(2),
  ``(2) in the case of regulated investment companies and their 
shareholders, see section 852(b)(3)(A) and (D), and
  ``(3) in the case of real estate investment trusts, see section 
857(b)(3)(A).''.

       (b) Technical Amendment.--Clause (iii) of section 
     852(b)(3)(D) is amended by striking ``65 percent'' and 
     inserting ``72 percent''.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1994.
       (2) Qualified small business stock.--Section 1201(b) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by subsection (a)) 
     shall apply to gain from qualified small business stock 
     acquired on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

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 Subchapter C--Capital Loss Deduction Allowed With Respect to Sale or 
                    Exchange of Principal Residence

     SEC. 11026. CAPITAL LOSS DEDUCTION ALLOWED WITH RESPECT TO 
                   SALE OR EXCHANGE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 165 (relating to 
     limitation on losses of individuals) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period 
     at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting ``; and'', and by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) losses arising from the sale or exchange of the 
     principal residence (within the meaning of section 1034) of 
     the taxpayer.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to sales and exchanges after December 31, 1994, 
     in taxable years ending after such date.

          CHAPTER 3--CORPORATE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX REFORM

     SEC. 11031. MODIFICATION OF DEPRECIATION RULES UNDER MINIMUM 
                   TAX.

       (a) In General.--Clause (i) of section 56(a)(1)(A) is 
     amended by inserting ``and before January 1, 1996,'' after 
     ``December 31, 1986,''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Clause (ii) of section 
     56(a)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``The method'' and 
     inserting ``In the case of property placed in service before 
     January 1, 1996, the method''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11032. LONG-TERM UNUSED CREDITS ALLOWED AGAINST MINIMUM 
                   TAX.

       (a) In General.--Section 53(c) (relating to limitation) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Special rule for taxpayers with long-term unused 
     credits.--
       ``(A) In general.--If--
       ``(i) a corporation to which section 56(g) applies has a 
     long-term unused minimum tax credit for a taxable year, and
       ``(ii) no credit would be allowable under this section for 
     the taxable year by reason of paragraph (1),

     then there shall be allowed a credit under subsection (a) for 
     the taxable year in the amount determined under subparagraph 
     (B).
       ``(B) Amount of credit.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the amount of the credit shall be equal to the least of the 
     following for the taxable year:
       ``(i) The long-term unused minimum tax credit.
       ``(ii) 50 percent of the taxpayer's tentative minimum tax.
       ``(iii) The excess (if any) of the amount under paragraph 
     (1)(B) over the amount under paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(C) Long-term unused minimum tax credit.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph--
       ``(i) In general.--The long-term unused minimum tax credit 
     for any taxable year is the portion of the minimum tax credit 
     determined under subsection (b) attributable to the adjusted 
     net minimum tax for taxable years beginning after 1986 and 
     ending before the 7th taxable year immediately preceding the 
     taxable year for which the determination is being made.
       ``(ii) First-in, first-out ordering rule.--For purposes of 
     clause (i), credits shall be treated as allowed under 
     subsection (a) on a first-in, first-out basis.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 53(c) (as in effect 
     before the amendment made by subsection (a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``The'' and inserting:
       ``(1) In general.--The'', and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.
       (2) Subparagraph (C) of section 108(b)(4) is amended by 
     striking ``and (G)'' in the text and heading thereof and 
     inserting ``, (C), and (G)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

                  CHAPTER 4--COST RECOVERY PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11035. TREATMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF LESSOR IMPROVEMENTS 
                   AT TERMINATION OF LEASE.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (8) of section 168(i) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(8) Treatment of leasehold improvements.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any building erected (or 
     improvements made) on leased property, if such building or 
     improvement is property to which this section applies, the 
     depreciation deduction shall be determined under the 
     provisions of this section.
       ``(B) Treatment of lessor improvements which are abandoned 
     at termination of lease.--An improvement--
       ``(i) which is made by the lessor of leased property for 
     the lessee of such property, and
       ``(ii) which is irrevocably disposed of or abandoned by the 
     lessor at the termination of the lease by such lessee,
     shall be treated for purposes of determining gain or loss 
     under this title as disposed of by the lessor when so 
     disposed of or abandoned.''
       (b) Effective Date.--Subparagraph (B) of section 168(i)(8) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by the 
     amendment made by subsection (a), shall apply to improvements 
     disposed of or abandoned after March 13, 1995.

     SEC. 11036. INCREASE IN EXPENSE TREATMENT FOR SMALL 
                   BUSINESSES.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (1) of section 179(b) 
     (relating to dollar limitation) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) Dollar limitation.--The aggregate cost which may be 
     taken into account under subsection (a) for any taxable year 
     shall not exceed the following applicable amount:

                                                  ``If thThe applicable
                                                             amount is:
      1996.....................................................$19,000 
      1997..................................................... 20,000 
      1998..................................................... 21,000 
      1999..................................................... 22,000 
      2000..................................................... 23,000 
      2001..................................................... 24,000 
      2002 or thereafter..................................... 25,000.''

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.
                 Subtitle C--Health Related Provisions

                  CHAPTER 1--LONG-TERM CARE PROVISIONS

          Subchapter A--Long-Term Care Services and Contracts

                       PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11041. TREATMENT OF LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE.

       (a) General Rule.--Chapter 79 (relating to definitions) is 
     amended by inserting after section 7702A the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 7702B. TREATMENT OF QUALIFIED LONG-TERM CARE 
                   INSURANCE.

       ``(a) In General.--For purposes of this title--
       ``(1) a qualified long-term care insurance contract shall 
     be treated as an accident and health insurance contract,
       ``(2) amounts (other than policyholder dividends, as 
     defined in section 808, or premium refunds) received under a 
     qualified long-term care insurance contract shall be treated 
     as amounts received for personal injuries and sickness and 
     shall be treated as reimbursement for expenses actually 
     incurred for medical care (as defined in section 213(d)),
       ``(3) any plan of an employer providing coverage under a 
     qualified long-term care insurance contract shall be treated 
     as an accident and health plan with respect to such coverage,
       ``(4) except as provided in subsection (d)(3), amounts paid 
     for a qualified long-term care insurance contract providing 
     the benefits described in subsection (b)(2)(A) shall be 
     treated as payments made for insurance for purposes of 
     section 213(d)(1)(D), and
       ``(5) a qualified long-term care insurance contract shall 
     be treated as a guaranteed renewable contract subject to the 
     rules of section 816(e).
       ``(b) Qualified Long-Term Care Insurance Contract.--For 
     purposes of this title--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified long-term care 
     insurance contract' means any insurance contract if--
       ``(A) the only insurance protection provided under such 
     contract is coverage of qualified long-term care services,
       ``(B) such contract does not pay or reimburse expenses 
     incurred for services or items to the extent that such 
     expenses are reimbursable under title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act or would be so reimbursable but for the 
     application of a deductible or coinsurance amount,
       ``(C) such contract is guaranteed renewable,
       ``(D) such contract does not provide for a cash surrender 
     value or other money that can be--
       ``(i) paid, assigned, or pledged as collateral for a loan, 
     or
       ``(ii) borrowed,

     other than as provided in subparagraph (E) or paragraph 
     (2)(C),
       ``(E) all refunds of premiums, and all policyholder 
     dividends or similar amounts, under such contract are to be 
     applied as a reduction in future premiums or to increase 
     future benefits, and
       ``(F) such contract meets the requirements of subsection 
     (f).
       ``(2) Special rules.--
       ``(A) Per diem, etc. payments permitted.--A contract shall 
     not fail to be described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
     paragraph (1) by reason of payments being made on a per diem 
     or other periodic basis without regard to the expenses 
     incurred during the period to which the payments relate.
       ``(B) Special rules relating to medicare.--
       ``(i) Paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to expenses which 
     are reimbursable under title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
     only as a secondary payor.
       ``(ii) No provision of law shall be construed or applied so 
     as to prohibit the offering of a qualified long-term care 
     insurance contract on the basis that the contract coordinates 
     its benefits with those provided under such title.
       ``(C) Refunds of premiums.--Paragraph (1)(E) shall not 
     apply to any refund on the death of the insured, or on a 
     complete surrender or cancellation of the contract, which 
     cannot exceed the aggregate premiums paid under the contract. 
     Any refund on a complete surrender or cancellation of the 
     contract shall be includible in gross income to the extent 
     that any deduction or exclusion was allowable with respect to 
     the premiums.
       ``(c) Qualified Long-Term Care Services.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified long-term care 
     services' means necessary diagnostic, preventive, 
     therapeutic, curing, treating, mitigating, and rehabilitative 
     services, and maintenance or personal care services, which--
       ``(A) are required by a chronically ill individual, and

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       ``(B) are provided pursuant to a plan of care prescribed by 
     a licensed health care practitioner.
       ``(2) Chronically ill individual.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `chronically ill individual' 
     means any individual who has been certified by a licensed 
     health care practitioner as--
       ``(i) being unable to perform (without substantial 
     assistance from another individual) at least 2 activities of 
     daily living for a period of at least 90 days due to a loss 
     of functional capacity or to cognitive impairment, or
       ``(ii) having a level of disability similar (as determined 
     by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services) to the level of disability described in 
     clause (i).
     Such term shall not include any individual otherwise meeting 
     the requirements of the preceding sentence unless within the 
     preceding 12-month period a licensed health care practitioner 
     has certified that such individual meets such requirements.
       ``(B) Activities of daily living.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), each of the following is an activity of 
     daily living:
       ``(i) Eating.
       ``(ii) Toileting.
       ``(iii) Transferring.
       ``(iv) Bathing.
       ``(v) Dressing.
       ``(vi) Continence.
     Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a 
     contract to take into account all of the preceding activities 
     of daily living.
       ``(3) Maintenance or personal care services.--The term 
     `maintenance or personal care services' means any care the 
     primary purpose of which is the provision of needed 
     assistance with any of the disabilities as a result of which 
     the individual is a chronically ill individual (including the 
     protection from threats to health and safety due to severe 
     cognitive impairment).
       ``(4) Licensed health care practitioner.--The term 
     `licensed health care practitioner' means any physician (as 
     defined in section 1861(r)(1) of the Social Security Act) and 
     any registered professional nurse, licensed social worker, or 
     other individual who meets such requirements as may be 
     prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(d) Special Rules for Treatment of Insureds.--
       ``(1) Aggregate payments in excess of limits.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the aggregate amount of periodic 
     payments under all qualified long-term care insurance 
     contracts with respect to an insured for any period exceed 
     the dollar amount in effect for such period under 
     subparagraph (C), such excess payments shall be treated as 
     made for qualified long-term care services only to the extent 
     of the costs incurred by the payee (not otherwise compensated 
     for by insurance or otherwise) for qualified long-term care 
     services provided during such period for such insured.
       ``(B) Periodic payments.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the term `periodic payment' means any payment (whether on a 
     periodic basis or otherwise) made without regard to the 
     extent of the costs incurred by the payee for qualified long-
     term care services.
       ``(C) Dollar amount.--The dollar amount in effect under 
     this paragraph shall be $175 per day (or the equivalent 
     amount in the case of payments on another periodic basis).
       ``(D) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of a calendar year 
     after 1996, the dollar amount contained in subparagraph (C) 
     shall be increased at the same time and in the same manner as 
     amounts are increased pursuant to section 213(d)(11).
       ``(e) Treatment of Coverage Provided as Part of a Life 
     Insurance Contract.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary, in the case of any 
     long-term care insurance coverage (whether or not qualified) 
     provided by a rider on a life insurance contract--
       ``(1) In general.--This section shall apply as if the 
     portion of the contract providing such coverage is a separate 
     contract.
       ``(2) Application of 7702.--Section 7702(c)(2) (relating to 
     the guideline premium limitation) shall be applied by 
     increasing the guideline premium limitation with respect to a 
     life insurance contract, as of any date--
       ``(A) by the sum of any charges (but not premium payments) 
     against the life insurance contract's cash surrender value 
     (within the meaning of section 7702(f)(2)(A)) for such 
     coverage made to that date under the contract, less
       ``(B) any such charges the imposition of which reduces the 
     premiums paid for the contract (within the meaning of section 
     7702(f)(1)).
       ``(3) Application of section 213.--No deduction shall be 
     allowed under section 213(a) for charges against the life 
     insurance contract's cash surrender value described in 
     paragraph (2), unless such charges are includible in income 
     as a result of the application of section 72(e)(10) and the 
     rider is a qualified long-term care insurance contract under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(4) Portion defined.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `portion' means only the terms and benefits under a 
     life insurance contract that are in addition to the terms and 
     benefits under the contract without regard to the coverage 
     under a qualified long-term care insurance contract.''
       (b) Reserve Method.--Clause (iii) of section 807(d)(3)(A) 
     is amended by inserting ``(other than a qualified long-term 
     care insurance contract, as defined in section 7702B(b))'' 
     after ``insurance contract''.
       (c) Long-Term Care Insurance Not Permitted Under Cafeteria 
     Plans or Flexible Spending Arrangements.--
       (1) Cafeteria plans.--Section 125(f) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new sentence: ``Such term shall not 
     include any long-term care insurance contract (as defined in 
     section 4980C).''
       (2) Flexible spending arrangements.--The text of section 
     106 (relating to contributions by employer to accident and 
     health plans) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) General Rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     gross income of an employee does not include employer-
     provided coverage under an accident or health plan.
       ``(b) Inclusion of Long-Term Care Benefits Provided Through 
     Flexible Spending Arrangements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Effective on and after January 1, 1996, 
     gross income of an employee shall include employer-provided 
     coverage for qualified long-term care services (as defined in 
     section 7702B(c)) to the extent that such coverage is 
     provided through a flexible spending or similar arrangement.
       ``(2) Flexible spending arrangement.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, a flexible spending arrangement is a benefit 
     program which provides employees with coverage under which--
       ``(A) specified incurred expenses may be reimbursed 
     (subject to reimbursement maximums and other reasonable 
     conditions), and
       ``(B) the maximum amount of reimbursement which is 
     reasonably available to a participant for such coverage is 
     less than 500 percent of the value of such coverage.

     In the case of an insured plan, the maximum amount reasonably 
     available shall be determined on the basis of the underlying 
     coverage.''
       (d) Continuation Coverage Excise Tax Not To Apply.--
     Subsection (f) of section 4980B is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) Continuation of long-term care coverage not 
     required.--A group health plan shall not be treated as 
     failing to meet the requirements of this subsection solely by 
     reason of failing to provide coverage under any qualified 
     long-term care insurance contract (as defined in section 
     7702B(b)).''
       (e) Amounts Paid to Relatives Treated as Not Paid for 
     Medical Care.--Section 213(d) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Certain payments to relatives treated as not paid 
     for medical care.--An amount paid for a qualified long-term 
     care service (as defined in section 7702B(c)) provided to an 
     individual shall be treated as not paid for medical care if 
     such service is provided--
       ``(A) by a relative (directly or through a partnership, 
     corporation, or other entity) unless the relative is a 
     licensed professional with respect to such services, or
       ``(B) by a corporation or partnership which is related 
     (within the meaning of section 267(b) or 707(b)) to the 
     individual.

     For purposes of this paragraph, the term `relative' means an 
     individual bearing a relationship to the individual which is 
     described in any of paragraphs (1) through (8) of section 
     152(a). This paragraph shall not apply for purposes of 
     section 105(b) with respect to reimbursements through 
     insurance.''
       (f) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     79 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     7702A the following new item:

``Sec. 7702B. Treatment of qualified long-term care insurance.''.

       (g) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to contracts issued after December 31, 1995.
       (2) Continuation of existing policies.--In the case of any 
     contract issued before January 1, 1996, which met the long-
     term care insurance requirements of the State in which the 
     contract was sitused at the time the contract was issued--
       (A) such contract shall be treated for purposes of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as a qualified long-term care 
     insurance contract (as defined in section 7702B(b) of such 
     Code), and
       (B) services provided under, or reimbursed by, such 
     contract shall be treated for such purposes as qualified 
     long-term care services (as defined in section 7702B(c) of 
     such Code).
       (3) Exchanges of existing policies.--If, after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and before January 1, 1997, a contract 
     providing for long-term care insurance coverage is exchanged 
     solely for a qualified long-term care insurance contract (as 
     defined in section 7702B(b) of such Code), no gain or loss 
     shall be recognized on the exchange. If, in addition to a 
     qualified long-term care insurance contract, money or other 
     property is received in the exchange, then any gain shall be 
     recognized to the extent of the sum of the money and the fair 
     market value of the other property received. For purposes of 
     this paragraph, the cancellation of a contract providing for 
     long-term care insurance coverage and reinvestment of the 
     cancellation proceeds in a qualified long-term care insurance 
     contract within 60 days thereafter shall be treated as an 
     exchange.
       (4) Issuance of certain riders permitted.--For purposes of 
     applying sections 101(f), 7702, and 7702A of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to any contract--
       (A) the issuance of a rider which is treated as a qualified 
     long-term care insurance contract under section 7702B, and

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       (B) the addition of any provision required to conform any 
     other long-term care rider to be so treated,
     shall not be treated as a modification or material change of 
     such contract.

     SEC. 11042. QUALIFIED LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES TREATED AS 
                   MEDICAL CARE.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (1) of section 213(d) 
     (defining medical care) is amended by striking ``or'' at the 
     end of subparagraph (B), by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
     subparagraph (D), and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) for qualified long-term care services (as defined in 
     section 7702B(c)), or''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (D) of section 213(d)(1) (as redesignated 
     by subsection (a)) is amended by striking ``subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C)''.
       (2)(A) Paragraph (1) of section 213(d) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new flush sentence:

     ``In the case of a qualified long-term care insurance 
     contract (as defined in section 7702B(b)), only eligible 
     long-term care premiums (as defined in paragraph (11)) shall 
     be taken into account under subparagraph (D).''
       (B) Subsection (d) of section 213 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Eligible long-term care premiums.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `eligible long-term care premiums' means the amount paid 
     during a taxable year for any qualified long-term care 
     insurance contract (as defined in section 7702B(b)) covering 
     an individual, to the extent such amount does not exceed the 
     limitation determined under the following table:

      ``In the case of an individual                                   
        with an attained age before the                  The limitation
        close of the taxable year of:                           is:    
        40 or less..............................................$200   
        More than 40 but not more than 50........................375   
        More than 50 but not more than 60........................750   
        More than 60 but not more than 70......................2,000   
        More than 70...........................................2,500.  

       ``(B) Indexing.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of any taxable year 
     beginning in a calendar year after 1996, each dollar amount 
     contained in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by the 
     medical care cost adjustment of such amount for such calendar 
     year. If any increase determined under the preceding sentence 
     is not a multiple of $10, such increase shall be rounded to 
     the nearest multiple of $10.
       ``(ii) Medical care cost adjustment.--For purposes of 
     clause (i), the medical care cost adjustment for any calendar 
     year is the percentage (if any) by which--

       ``(I) the medical care component of the Consumer Price 
     Index (as defined in section 1(f)(5)) for August of the 
     preceding calendar year, exceeds
       ``(II) such component for August of 1995.

     The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, prescribe an adjustment which the 
     Secretary determines is more appropriate for purposes of this 
     paragraph than the adjustment described in the preceding 
     sentence, and the adjustment so prescribed shall apply in 
     lieu of the adjustment described in the preceding sentence.''
       (3) Paragraph (6) of section 213(d) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``subparagraphs (A) and (B)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C)'', and
       (B) by striking ``paragraph (1)(C)'' in subparagraph (A) 
     and inserting ``paragraph (1)(D)''.
       (4) Paragraph (7) of section 213(d) is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraphs (A) and (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), and (C)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11043. CERTAIN EXCHANGES OF LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTS FOR 
                   QUALIFIED LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE CONTRACTS 
                   NOT TAXABLE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 1035 (relating 
     to certain exchanges of insurance contracts) is amended by 
     striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting 
     ``; or'', and by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) a contract of life insurance or an endowment or 
     annuity contract for a qualified long-term care insurance 
     contract (as defined in section 7702B(b)).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11044. EXCEPTION FROM PENALTY TAX FOR AMOUNTS WITHDRAWN 
                   FROM CERTAIN RETIREMENT PLANS FOR QUALIFIED 
                   LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Premiums for qualified long-term care insurance 
     contracts.--Distributions to an individual from an individual 
     retirement plan, or from amounts attributable to employer 
     contributions made pursuant to elective deferrals described 
     in subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 402(g)(3), to the 
     extent such distributions do not exceed the premiums for a 
     qualified long-term care insurance contract (as defined in 
     section 7702B(b)) for such individual or the spouse of such 
     individual. In applying subparagraph (B), such premiums shall 
     be treated as amounts not paid for medical care.''
       (b) Distributions Permitted From Certain Plans To Pay Long-
     term Care Premiums.--
       (1) Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i) is amended by striking ``or'' 
     at the end of subclause (III), by striking ``and'' at the end 
     of subclause (IV) and inserting ``or'', and by inserting 
     after subclause (IV) the following new subclause:

       ``(V) the date distributions for premiums for a long-term 
     care insurance contract (as defined in section 7702B(b)) for 
     coverage of such individual or the spouse of such individual 
     are made, and''.

       (2) Section 403(b)(11) is amended by striking ``or'' at the 
     end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, or'', and by inserting 
     after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) for the payment of premiums for a long-term care 
     insurance contract (as defined in section 7702B(b)) for 
     coverage of the employee or the spouse of the employee.''
       (3) Subparagraph (A) of section 457(d)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``or'' at the end of clause (ii), by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of clause (iii) and inserting ``or'', and 
     by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause:
       ``(iv) the date distributions for premiums for a long-term 
     care insurance contract (as defined in section 7702B(b)) for 
     coverage of such individual or the spouse of such individual 
     are made, and''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to payments and distributions after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11045. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart B of part III of subchapter A of 
     chapter 61, as amended by section 11004, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 6050R. CERTAIN LONG-TERM CARE BENEFITS.

       ``(a) Requirement of Reporting.--Any person who pays long-
     term care benefits shall make a return, according to the 
     forms or regulations prescribed by the Secretary, setting 
     forth--
       ``(1) the aggregate amount of such benefits paid by such 
     person to any individual during any calendar year, and
       ``(2) the name, address, and TIN of such individual.
       ``(b) Statements To Be Furnished to Persons With Respect to 
     Whom Information Is Required.--Every person required to make 
     a return under subsection (a) shall furnish to each 
     individual whose name is required to be set forth in such 
     return a written statement showing--
       ``(1) the name of the person making the payments, and
       ``(2) the aggregate amount of long-term care benefits paid 
     to the individual which are required to be shown on such 
     return.
     The written statement required under the preceding sentence 
     shall be furnished to the individual on or before January 31 
     of the year following the calendar year for which the return 
     under subsection (a) was required to be made.
       ``(c) Long-Term Care Benefits.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `long-term care benefit' means any amount 
     paid under a long-term care insurance policy (within the 
     meaning of section 4980C(e)).''.
       (b) Penalties.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1), as amended by 
     section 11004, is amended by redesignating clauses (x) 
     through (xv) as clauses (xi) through (xvi), respectively, and 
     by inserting after clause (ix) the following new clause:
       ``(x) section 6050R (relating to certain long-term care 
     benefits),''.
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d), as amended by section 
     11004, is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (R) through 
     (U) as subparagraphs (S) through (V), respectively, and by 
     inserting after subparagraph (P) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(R) section 6050R(b) (relating to certain long-term care 
     benefits),''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 6050R. Certain long-term care benefits.''

       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to benefits paid after December 31, 1995.

                PART II--CONSUMER PROTECTION PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11051. POLICY REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 7702B (as added by section 11041) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Consumer Protection Provisions.--
       ``(1) In general.--The requirements of this subsection are 
     met with respect to any contract if any long-term care 
     insurance policy issued under the contract meets--
       ``(A) the requirements of the model regulation and model 
     Act described in paragraph (2),
       ``(B) the disclosure requirement of paragraph (3), and
       ``(C) the requirements relating to nonforfeitability under 
     paragraph (4).
       ``(2) Requirements of model regulation and act.--
       ``(A) In general.--The requirements of this paragraph are 
     met with respect to any policy if such policy meets--
       ``(i) Model regulation.--The following requirements of the 
     model regulation:

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       ``(I) Section 7A (relating to guaranteed renewal or 
     noncancellability), and the requirements of section 6B of the 
     model Act relating to such section 7A.
       ``(II) Section 7B (relating to prohibitions on limitations 
     and exclusions).
       ``(III) Section 7C (relating to extension of benefits).
       ``(IV) Section 7D (relating to continuation or conversion 
     of coverage).
       ``(V) Section 7E (relating to discontinuance and 
     replacement of policies).
       ``(VI) Section 8 (relating to unintentional lapse).
       ``(VII) Section 9 (relating to disclosure), other than 
     section 9F thereof.
       ``(VIII) Section 10 (relating to prohibitions against post-
     claims underwriting).
       ``(IX) Section 11 (relating to minimum standards).
       ``(X) Section 12 (relating to requirement to offer 
     inflation protection), except that any requirement for a 
     signature on a rejection of inflation protection shall permit 
     the signature to be on an application or on a separate form.
       ``(XI) Section 23 (relating to prohibition against 
     preexisting conditions and probationary periods in 
     replacement policies or certificates).

       ``(ii) Model act.--The following requirements of the model 
     Act:

       ``(I) Section 6C (relating to preexisting conditions).
       ``(II) Section 6D (relating to prior hospitalization).

       ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) Model provisions.--The terms `model regulation' and 
     `model Act' mean the long-term care insurance model 
     regulation, and the long-term care insurance model Act, 
     respectively, promulgated by the National Association of 
     Insurance Commissioners (as adopted as of January 1993).
       ``(ii) Coordination.--Any provision of the model regulation 
     or model Act listed under clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph 
     (A) shall be treated as including any other provision of such 
     regulation or Act necessary to implement the provision.
       ``(3) Disclosure requirement.--The requirement of this 
     paragraph is met with respect to any policy if such policy 
     meets the requirements of section 4980C(d)(1).
       ``(4) Nonforfeiture requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--The requirements of this paragraph are 
     met with respect to any level premium long-term care 
     insurance policy, if the issuer of such policy offers to the 
     policyholder, including any group policyholder, a 
     nonforfeiture provision meeting the requirements of 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Requirements of provision.--The nonforfeiture 
     provision required under subparagraph (A) shall meet the 
     following requirements:
       ``(i) The nonforfeiture provision shall be appropriately 
     captioned.
       ``(ii) The nonforfeiture provision shall provide for a 
     benefit available in the event of a default in the payment of 
     any premiums and the amount of the benefit may be adjusted 
     subsequent to being initially granted only as necessary to 
     reflect changes in claims, persistency, and interest as 
     reflected in changes in rates for premium paying policies 
     approved by the Secretary for the same policy form.
       ``(iii) The nonforfeiture provision shall provide at least 
     one of the following:

       ``(I) Reduced paid-up insurance.
       ``(II) Extended term insurance.
       ``(III) Shortened benefit period.
       ``(IV) Other similar offerings approved by the Secretary.

       ``(5) Long-term care insurance policy defined.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, the term `long-term care 
     insurance policy' has the meaning given such term by section 
     4980C(e).''.

     SEC. 11052. REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUERS OF LONG-TERM CARE 
                   INSURANCE POLICIES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 43 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``SEC. 4980C. REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUERS OF LONG-TERM CARE 
                   INSURANCE POLICIES.

       ``(a) General Rule.--There is hereby imposed on any person 
     failing to meet the requirements of subsection (c) or (d) a 
     tax in the amount determined under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Amount.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the tax imposed by 
     subsection (a) shall be $100 per policy for each day any 
     requirements of subsection (c) or (d) are not met with 
     respect to each long-term care insurance policy.
       ``(2) Waiver.--In the case of a failure which is due to 
     reasonable cause and not to willful neglect, the Secretary 
     may waive part or all of the tax imposed by subsection (a) to 
     the extent that payment of the tax would be excessive 
     relative to the failure involved.
       ``(c) Responsibilities.--The requirements of this 
     subsection are as follows:
       ``(1) Requirements of model provisions.--
       ``(A) Model regulation.--The following requirements of the 
     model regulation must be met:
       ``(i) Section 13 (relating to application forms and 
     replacement coverage).
       ``(ii) Section 14 (relating to reporting requirements), 
     except that the issuer shall also report at least annually 
     the number of claims denied during the reporting period for 
     each class of business (expressed as a percentage of claims 
     denied), other than claims denied for failure to meet the 
     waiting period or because of any applicable preexisting 
     condition.
       ``(iii) Section 20 (relating to filing requirements for 
     marketing).
       ``(iv) Section 21 (relating to standards for marketing), 
     including inaccurate completion of medical histories, other 
     than sections 21C(1) and 21C(6) thereof, except that--

       ``(I) in addition to such requirements, no person shall, in 
     selling or offering to sell a long-term care insurance 
     policy, misrepresent a material fact; and
       ``(II) no such requirements shall include a requirement to 
     inquire or identify whether a prospective applicant or 
     enrollee for long-term care insurance has accident and 
     sickness insurance.

       ``(v) Section 22 (relating to appropriateness of 
     recommended purchase).
       ``(vi) Section 24 (relating to standard format outline of 
     coverage).
       ``(vii) Section 25 (relating to requirement to deliver 
     shopper's guide).
       ``(B) Model act.--The following requirements of the model 
     Act must be met:
       ``(i) Section 6F (relating to right to return), except that 
     such section shall also apply to denials of applications and 
     any refund shall be made within 30 days of the return or 
     denial.
       ``(ii) Section 6G (relating to outline of coverage).
       ``(iii) Section 6H (relating to requirements for 
     certificates under group plans).
       ``(iv) Section 6I (relating to policy summary).
       ``(v) Section 6J (relating to monthly reports on 
     accelerated death benefits).
       ``(vi) Section 7 (relating to incontestability period).
       ``(C) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     terms `model regulation' and `model Act' have the meanings 
     given such terms by section 7702B(f)(2)(B).
       ``(2) Delivery of policy.--If an application for a long-
     term care insurance policy (or for a certificate under a 
     group long-term care insurance policy) is approved, the 
     issuer shall deliver to the applicant (or policyholder or 
     certificateholder) the policy (or certificate) of insurance 
     not later than 30 days after the date of the approval.
       ``(3) Information on denials of claims.--If a claim under a 
     long-term care insurance policy is denied, the issuer shall, 
     within 60 days of the date of a written request by the 
     policyholder or certificateholder (or representative)--
       ``(A) provide a written explanation of the reasons for the 
     denial, and
       ``(B) make available all information directly relating to 
     such denial.
       ``(d) Disclosure.--The requirements of this subsection are 
     met if the issuer of a long-term care insurance policy 
     discloses in such policy and in the outline of coverage 
     required under subsection (c)(1)(B)(ii) that the policy is 
     intended to be a qualified long-term care insurance contract 
     under section 7702B(b).
       ``(e) Long-Term Care Insurance Policy Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term `long-term care insurance 
     policy' means any product which is advertised, marketed, or 
     offered as long-term care insurance.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 43 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 4980C. Requirements for issuers of long-term care insurance 
              policies.''.

     SEC. 11053. COORDINATION WITH STATE REQUIREMENTS.

       Nothing in this part shall prevent a State from 
     establishing, implementing, or continuing in effect standards 
     related to the protection of policyholders of long-term care 
     insurance policies (as defined in section 4980C(e) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986), if such standards are not in 
     conflict with or inconsistent with the standards established 
     under such Code.

     SEC. 11054. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (a) In General.--The provisions of, and amendments made by, 
     this part shall apply to contracts issued after December 31, 
     1995. The provisions of section 11041(g) of this Act 
     (relating to transition rule) shall apply to such contracts.
       (b) Issuers.--The amendments made by section 11052 shall 
     apply to actions taken after December 31, 1995.

         Subchapter B--Treatment of Accelerated Death Benefits

     SEC. 11061. TREATMENT OF ACCELERATED DEATH BENEFITS BY 
                   RECIPIENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 101 (relating to certain death 
     benefits) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Treatment of Certain Accelerated Death Benefits.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following amounts shall be treated as an amount paid by 
     reason of the death of an insured:
       ``(A) Any amount received under a life insurance contract 
     on the life of an insured who is a terminally ill individual.
       ``(B) Any amount received under a life insurance contract 
     on the life of an insured who is a chronically ill individual 
     (as determined in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe) 
     but only if such amount is received under a rider or other 
     provision of such contract which is treated as a qualified 
     long-term care insurance contract under section 7702B.
       ``(2) Treatment of viatical settlements.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a life insurance contract 
     on the life of an insured described in paragraph (1), if--
       ``(i) any portion of such contract is sold to any viatical 
     settlement provider, or

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       ``(ii) any portion of the death benefit is assigned to such 
     a provider,
     the amount paid for such sale or assignment shall be treated 
     as an amount paid under the life insurance contract by reason 
     of the death of such insured.
       ``(B) Viatical settlement provider.--The term `viatical 
     settlement provider' means any person regularly engaged in 
     the trade or business of purchasing, or taking assignments 
     of, life insurance contracts on the lives of insureds 
     described in paragraph (1) if--
       ``(i) such person is licensed for such purposes in the 
     State in which the insured resides, or
       ``(ii) in the case of an insured who resides in a State not 
     requiring the licensing of such persons for such purposes--

       ``(I) such person meets the requirements of sections 8 and 
     9 of the Viatical Settlements Model Act of the National 
     Association of Insurance Commissioners, and
       ``(II) meets the requirements of the Model Regulations of 
     the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (relating 
     to standards for evaluation of reasonable payments) in 
     determining amounts paid by such person in connection with 
     such purchases or assignments.

       ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Terminally ill individual.--The term `terminally ill 
     individual' means an individual who has been certified by a 
     physician as having an illness or physical condition which 
     can reasonably be expected to result in death in 24 months or 
     less after the date of the certification.
       ``(B) Physician.--The term `physician' has the meaning 
     given to such term by section 1861(r)(1) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(r)(1)).
       ``(4) Exception for business-related policies.--This 
     subsection shall not apply in the case of any amount paid to 
     any taxpayer other than the insured if such taxpayer has an 
     insurable interest with respect to the life of the insured by 
     reason of the insured being a director, officer, or employee 
     of the taxpayer or by reason of the insured being financially 
     interested in any trade or business carried on by the 
     taxpayer.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to amounts received after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11062. TAX TREATMENT OF COMPANIES ISSUING QUALIFIED 
                   ACCELERATED DEATH BENEFIT RIDERS.

       (a) Qualified Accelerated Death Benefit Riders Treated as 
     Life Insurance.--Section 818 (relating to other definitions 
     and special rules) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(g) Qualified Accelerated Death Benefit Riders Treated as 
     Life Insurance.--For purposes of this part--
       ``(1) In general.--Any reference to a life insurance 
     contract shall be treated as including a reference to a 
     qualified accelerated death benefit rider on such contract.
       ``(2) Qualified accelerated death benefit riders.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, the term `qualified accelerated 
     death benefit rider' means any rider on a life insurance 
     contract if the only payments under the rider are payments 
     meeting the requirements of section 101(g).
       ``(3) Exception for long-term care riders.--Paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to any rider which is treated as a long-term 
     care insurance contract under section 7702B.''
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     take effect on January 1, 1996.
       (2) Issuance of rider not treated as material change.--For 
     purposes of applying sections 101(f), 7702, and 7702A of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to any contract--
       (A) the issuance of a qualified accelerated death benefit 
     rider (as defined in section 818(g) of such Code (as added by 
     this Act)), and
       (B) the addition of any provision required to conform an 
     accelerated death benefit rider to the requirements of such 
     section 818(g),
     shall not be treated as a modification or material change of 
     such contract.

                  CHAPTER 2--MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

     SEC. 11066. MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

       (a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 
     (relating to additional itemized deductions for individuals) 
     is amended by redesignating section 222 as section 223 and by 
     inserting after section 221 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 222. MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

       ``(a) Deduction Allowed.--In the case of an individual who 
     is an eligible individual for any month during the taxable 
     year, there shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable 
     year an amount equal to the aggregate amount paid in cash 
     during such taxable year by such individual to a medical 
     savings account of such individual.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the amount allowable as a deduction under 
     subsection (a) to an individual for the taxable year shall 
     not exceed--
       ``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), the lesser 
     of--
       ``(i) $2,000, or
       ``(ii) the annual deductible limit for any individual 
     covered under the high deductible health plan, or
       ``(B) in the case of a high deductible health plan covering 
     the taxpayer and any other eligible individual who is the 
     spouse or any dependent (as defined in section 152) of the 
     taxpayer, the lesser of--
       ``(i) $4,000, or
       ``(ii) the annual limit under the plan on the aggregate 
     amount of deductibles required to be paid by all individuals.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply if the spouse of such 
     individual is covered under any other high deductible health 
     plan.
       ``(2) Special rule for married individuals.--
       ``(A) In general.--This subsection shall be applied 
     separately for each married individual.
       ``(B) Special rule.--If individuals who are married to each 
     other are covered under the same high deductible health plan, 
     then the amounts applicable under paragraph (1)(B) shall be 
     divided equally between them unless they agree on a different 
     division.
       ``(3) Coordination with exclusion for employer 
     contributions.--No deduction shall be allowed under this 
     section for any amount paid for any taxable year to a medical 
     savings account of an individual if--
       ``(A) any amount is paid to any medical savings account of 
     such individual which is excludable from gross income under 
     section 106(b) for such year, or
       ``(B) in a case described in paragraph (2), any amount is 
     paid to any medical savings account of either spouse which is 
     so excludable for such year.
       ``(4) Proration of limitation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The limitation under paragraph (1) shall 
     be the sum of the monthly limitations for months during the 
     taxable year that the individual is an eligible individual 
     if--
       ``(i) such individual is not an eligible individual for all 
     months of the taxable year,
       ``(ii) the deductible under the high deductible health plan 
     covering such individual is not the same throughout such 
     taxable year, or
       ``(iii) such limitation is determined under paragraph 
     (1)(B) for some but not all months during such taxable year.
       ``(B) Monthly limitation.--The monthly limitation for any 
     month shall be an amount equal to \1/12\ of the limitation 
     which would (but for this paragraph and paragraph (3)) be 
     determined under paragraph (1) if the facts and circumstances 
     as of the first day of such month that such individual is 
     covered under a high deductible health plan were true for the 
     entire taxable year.
       ``(5) Denial of deduction to dependents.--No deduction 
     shall be allowed under this section to any individual with 
     respect to whom a deduction under section 151 is allowable to 
     another taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in the calendar 
     year in which such individual's taxable year begins.
       ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Eligible individual.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible individual' means, 
     with respect to any month, any individual--
       ``(i) who is covered under a high deductible health plan as 
     of the 1st day of such month, and
       ``(ii) who is not, while covered under a high deductible 
     health plan, covered under any health plan--

       ``(I) which is not a high deductible health plan, and
       ``(II) which provides coverage for any benefit which is 
     covered under the high deductible health plan.

       ``(B) Certain coverage disregarded.--Subparagraph (A)(ii) 
     shall be applied without regard to--
       ``(i) coverage for any benefit provided by permitted 
     insurance, and
       ``(ii) coverage (whether through insurance or otherwise) 
     for accidents, disability, dental care, vision care, or long-
     term care.
       ``(2) High deductible health plan.--The term `high 
     deductible health plan' means a health plan which--
       ``(A) has an annual deductible limit for each individual 
     covered by the plan which is not less than $1,500, and
       ``(B) has an annual limit on the aggregate amount of 
     deductibles required to be paid with respect to all 
     individuals covered by the plan which is not less than 
     $3,000.

     Such term does not include a health plan if substantially all 
     of its coverage is coverage described in paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(3) Permitted insurance.--The term `permitted insurance' 
     means--
       ``(A) Medicare supplemental insurance,
       ``(B) insurance if substantially all of the coverage 
     provided under such insurance relates to--
       ``(i) liabilities incurred under workers' compensation 
     laws,
       ``(ii) tort liabilities,
       ``(iii) liabilities relating to ownership or use of 
     property, or
       ``(iv) such other similar liabilities as the Secretary may 
     specify by regulations,
       ``(C) insurance for a specified disease or illness, and
       ``(D) insurance paying a fixed amount per day (or other 
     period) of hospitalization.
       ``(d) Medical Savings Account.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) Medical savings account.--The term `medical savings 
     account' means a trust created or organized in the United 
     States exclusively for the purpose of paying the qualified 
     medical expenses of the account holder, but only if the 
     written governing instrument creating the trust meets the 
     following requirements:
       ``(A) Except in the case of a rollover contribution 
     described in subsection (f)(5), no contribution will be 
     accepted--

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       ``(i) unless it is in cash, or
       ``(ii) to the extent such contribution, when added to 
     previous contributions to the trust for the calendar year, 
     exceeds $4,000.
       ``(B) The trustee is a bank (as defined in section 408(n)), 
     an insurance company (as defined in section 816), or another 
     person who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that the manner in which such person will administer the 
     trust will be consistent with the requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(C) No part of the trust assets will be invested in life 
     insurance contracts.
       ``(D) The assets of the trust will not be commingled with 
     other property except in a common trust fund or common 
     investment fund.
       ``(E) The interest of an individual in the balance in his 
     account is nonforfeitable.
       ``(2) Qualified medical expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified medical expenses' 
     means, with respect to an account holder, amounts paid by 
     such holder for medical care (as defined in section 213(d)) 
     for such individual, the spouse of such individual, and any 
     dependent (as defined in section 152) of such individual, but 
     only to the extent such amounts are not compensated for by 
     insurance or otherwise.
       ``(B) Health insurance may not be purchased from account.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any 
     payment for insurance.
       ``(ii) Exceptions.--Clause (i) shall not apply to any 
     expense for coverage under--

       ``(I) a health plan during any period of continuation 
     coverage required under any Federal law,
       ``(II) a qualified long-term care contract (as defined in 
     section 7702B), or
       ``(III) a health plan during a period in which the 
     individual is receiving unemployment compensation under any 
     Federal or State law.

       ``(3) Account holder.--The term `account holder' means the 
     individual on whose behalf the medical savings account was 
     established.
       ``(4) Certain rules to apply.--Rules similar to the 
     following rules shall apply for purposes of this section:
       ``(A) Section 219(d)(2) (relating to no deduction for 
     rollovers).
       ``(B) Section 219(f)(3) (relating to time when 
     contributions deemed made).
       ``(C) Except as provided in section 106(b), section 
     219(f)(5) (relating to employer payments).
       ``(D) Section 408(g) (relating to community property laws).
       ``(E) Section 408(h) (relating to custodial accounts).
       ``(e) Tax Treatment of Accounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--A medical savings account is exempt from 
     taxation under this subtitle unless such account has ceased 
     to be a medical savings account by reason of paragraph (2) or 
     (3). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any such account 
     is subject to the taxes imposed by section 511 (relating to 
     imposition of tax on unrelated business income of charitable, 
     etc. organizations).
       ``(2) Account terminations.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 408(e) shall apply to 
     medical savings accounts, and any amount treated as 
     distributed under such rules shall be treated as not used to 
     pay qualified medical expenses.
       ``(f) Tax Treatment of Distributions.--
       ``(1) Amounts used for qualified medical expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any amount paid or distributed out of a 
     medical savings account which is used exclusively to pay 
     qualified medical expenses of any account holder (or any 
     spouse or dependent of the holder) shall not be includible in 
     gross income.
       ``(B) Treatment after death of account holder.--
       ``(i) Treatment if holder is spouse.--If, after the death 
     of the account holder, the account holder's interest is 
     payable to (or for the benefit of) the holder's spouse, the 
     medical savings account shall be treated as if the spouse 
     were the account holder.
       ``(ii) Treatment if designated holder is not spouse.--In 
     the case of an account holder's interest in a medical savings 
     account which is payable to (or for the benefit of) any 
     person other than such holder's spouse upon the death of such 
     holder--

       ``(I) such account shall cease to be a medical savings 
     account as of the date of death, and
       ``(II) an amount equal to the fair market value of the 
     assets in such account on such date shall be includible if 
     such person is not the estate of such holder, in such 
     person's gross income for the taxable year which includes 
     such date, or if such person is the estate of such holder, in 
     such holder's gross income for the last taxable year of such 
     holder.

       ``(2) Inclusion of amounts not used for qualified medical 
     expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any amount paid or distributed out of a 
     medical savings account which is not used exclusively to pay 
     the qualified medical expenses of the account holder or of 
     the spouse or dependents of such holder shall be included in 
     the gross income of such holder.
       ``(B) Special rules.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) all medical savings accounts of the account holder 
     shall be treated as 1 account,
       ``(ii) all payments and distributions during any taxable 
     year shall be treated as 1 distribution, and
       ``(iii) any distribution of property shall be taken into 
     account at its fair market value on the date of the 
     distribution.
       ``(3) Excess contributions returned before due date of 
     return.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply to the distribution of 
     any contribution paid during a taxable year to a medical 
     savings account to the extent that such contribution exceeds 
     the amount under subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii) if--
       ``(A) such distribution is received by the individual on or 
     before the last day prescribed by law (including extensions 
     of time) for filing such individual's return for such taxable 
     year, and
       ``(B) such distribution is accompanied by the amount of net 
     income attributable to such excess contribution.

     Any net income described in subparagraph (B) shall be 
     included in the gross income of the individual for the 
     taxable year in which it is received.
       ``(4) Penalty for distributions not used for qualified 
     medical expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The tax imposed by this chapter on the 
     account holder for any taxable year in which there is a 
     payment or distribution from a medical savings account of 
     such holder which is includible in gross income under 
     paragraph (2) shall be increased by 10 percent of the amount 
     which is so includible.
       ``(B) Exception for disability or death.--Subparagraph (A) 
     shall not apply if the payment or distribution is made after 
     the account holder becomes disabled within the meaning of 
     section 72(m)(7) or dies.
       ``(C) Exception for distributions after age 59\1/2\.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any payment or 
     distribution after the date on which the account holder 
     attains age 59\1/2\.
       ``(5) Rollover contribution.--An amount is described in 
     this paragraph as a rollover contribution if it meets the 
     requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply to any 
     amount paid or distributed from a medical savings account to 
     the account holder to the extent the amount received is paid 
     into a medical savings account for the benefit of such holder 
     not later than the 60th day after the day on which the holder 
     receives the payment or distribution.
       ``(B) Limitation.--This paragraph shall not apply to any 
     amount described in subparagraph (A) received by an 
     individual from a medical savings account if, at any time 
     during the 1-year period ending on the day of such receipt, 
     such individual received any other amount described in 
     subparagraph (A) from a medical savings account which was not 
     includible in the individual's gross income because of the 
     application of this paragraph.
       ``(6) Coordination with medical expense deduction.--For 
     purposes of determining the amount of the deduction under 
     section 213, any payment or distribution out of a medical 
     savings account for qualified medical expenses shall not be 
     treated as an expense paid for medical care.
       ``(7)  Transfer of account incident to divorce.--The 
     transfer of an individual's interest in a medical savings 
     account to an individual's spouse or former spouse under a 
     divorce or separation instrument described in subparagraph 
     (A) of section 71(b)(2) shall not be considered a taxable 
     transfer made by such individual notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this subtitle, and such interest shall, after 
     such transfer, be treated as a medical savings account with 
     respect to which the spouse is the account holder.
       ``(g) Cost-of-Living Adjustment.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any taxable year 
     beginning in a calendar year after 1996, each dollar amount 
     in subsection (b)(1), (c)(2), or (d)(1)(A) shall be increased 
     by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(B) the medical care cost adjustment for such calendar 
     year.

     If any increase under the preceding sentence is not a 
     multiple of $50, such increase shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $50.
       ``(2) Medical care cost adjustment.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the medical care cost adjustment for any 
     calendar year is the percentage (if any) by which--
       ``(A) the medical care component of the Consumer Price 
     Index (as defined in section 1(f)(5)) for August of the 
     preceding calendar year, exceeds
       ``(B) such component for August of 1995.
       ``(h) Reports.--The Secretary may require the trustee of a 
     medical savings account to make such reports regarding such 
     account to the Secretary and to the account holder with 
     respect to contributions, distributions, and such other 
     matters as the Secretary determines appropriate. The reports 
     required by this subsection shall be filed at such time and 
     in such manner and furnished to such individuals at such time 
     and in such manner as may be required by those regulations.''
       (b) Deduction Allowed Whether or Not Individual Itemizes 
     Other Deductions.--Subsection (a) of section 62 is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (18) the following new paragraph:
       ``(19) Medical savings accounts.--The deduction allowed by 
     section 222.''
       (c) Exclusions for Employer Contributions to Medical 
     Savings Accounts.--
       (1) Exclusion from income tax.--Section 106 (relating to 
     contributions by employer to accident and health plans), as 
     amended by this Act, is amended--
       (A) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Contributions to Medical Savings Accounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an employee who is an 
     eligible individual, gross income does not include amounts 
     contributed by such employee's employer to any medical 
     savings account of such employee.

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       ``(2) Coordination with deduction limitation.--The amount 
     excluded from the gross income of an employee under this 
     subsection for any taxable year shall not exceed the 
     limitation under section 222(b)(1) (determined without regard 
     to this subsection) which is applicable to such employee for 
     such taxable year.
       ``(3) No constructive receipt.--No amount shall be included 
     in the gross income of any employee solely because the 
     employee may choose between the contributions referred to in 
     paragraph (1) and employer contributions to another health 
     plan of the employer.
       ``(4) Special rule for deduction of employer 
     contributions.--Any employer contribution to a medical 
     savings account, if otherwise allowable as a deduction under 
     this chapter, shall be allowed only for the taxable year in 
     which paid.
       ``(5) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     terms `eligible individual' and `medical savings account' 
     have the respective meanings given to such terms by section 
     222'', and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (b)'' in subsection (a) and 
     inserting ``this subsection''.
       (2) Exclusion from withholding tax.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 3401 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
     paragraph (19), by striking the period at the end of 
     paragraph (20) and inserting ``; or'', and by inserting after 
     paragraph (20) the following new paragraph:
       ``(21) any payment made to or for the benefit of an 
     employee if at the time of such payment it is reasonable to 
     believe that the employee will be able to exclude such 
     payment from income under section 106(b).''
       (d) Medical Savings Account Contributions Not Available 
     Under Cafeteria Plans.--Subsection (f) of section 125 is 
     amended by inserting ``106(b),'' before ``117''.
       (e) Exclusion of Medical Savings Accounts From Estate 
     Tax.--Part IV of subchapter A of chapter 11 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 2057. MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

       ``For purposes of the tax imposed by section 2001, the 
     value of the taxable estate shall be determined by deducting 
     from the value of the gross estate an amount equal to the 
     value of any medical savings account (as defined in section 
     222(d)) included in the gross estate.''
       (f) Tax on Excess Contributions.--Section 4973 (relating to 
     tax on excess contributions to individual retirement 
     accounts, certain section 403(b) contracts, and certain 
     individual retirement annuities) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``medical savings accounts,'' after 
     ``accounts,'' in the heading of such section,
       (2) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1) of 
     subsection (a),
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) of subsection (a) as 
     paragraph (3) and by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
     following:
       ``(2) a medical savings account (within the meaning of 
     section 222(d)), or'', and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Excess Contributions to Medical Savings Accounts.--
     For purposes of this section, in the case of a medical 
     savings account (within the meaning of section 222(d)), the 
     term `excess contributions' means the sum of--
       ``(1) the amount by which the amount contributed for the 
     taxable year to the account exceeds the amount which may be 
     contributed to the account under section 222(d)(1)(B)(ii) for 
     such taxable year, and
       ``(2) the amount determined under this subsection for the 
     preceding taxable year, reduced by the sum of distributions 
     out of the account included in gross income under section 
     222(f) (2) or (3) and the excess (if any) of the maximum 
     amount allowable as a deduction under section 222 for the 
     taxable year over the amount contributed.

     For purposes of this subsection, any contribution which is 
     distributed out of the medical savings account in a 
     distribution to which section 222(f)(3) applies shall be 
     treated as an amount not contributed.''
       (g) Tax on Prohibited Transactions.--
       (1) Section 4975 (relating to tax on prohibited 
     transactions) is amended by adding at the end of subsection 
     (c) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Special rule for medical savings accounts.--An 
     individual for whose benefit a medical savings account 
     (within the meaning of section 222(d)) is established shall 
     be exempt from the tax imposed by this section with respect 
     to any transaction concerning such account (which would 
     otherwise be taxable under this section) if, with respect to 
     such transaction, the account ceases to be a medical savings 
     account by reason of the application of section 222(e)(2) to 
     such account.''
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 4975(e) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) Plan.--For purposes of this section, the term `plan' 
     means--
       ``(A) a trust described in section 401(a) which forms a 
     part of a plan, or a plan described in section 403(a), which 
     trust or plan is exempt from tax under section 501(a),
       ``(B) an individual retirement account described in section 
     408(a),
       ``(C) an individual retirement annuity described in section 
     408(b),
       ``(D) a medical savings account described in section 
     220(d), or
       ``(E) a trust, plan, account, or annuity which, at any 
     time, has been determined by the Secretary to be described in 
     any preceding subparagraph of this paragraph.''
       (h) Failure To Provide Reports on MedicarePlus MSA's.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 6693 (relating to failure to 
     provide reports on individual retirement accounts or 
     annuities) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Reports.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a person required to file a report 
     under a provision referred to in paragraph (2) fails to file 
     such report at the time and in the manner required by such 
     provision, such person shall pay a penalty of $50 for each 
     failure unless it is shown that such failure is due to 
     reasonable cause.
       ``(2) Provisions.--The provisions referred to in this 
     paragraph are--
       ``(A) subsections (i) and (l) of section 408 (relating to 
     individual retirement plans), and
       ``(B) section 222(h) (relating to medical savings 
     accounts).''
       (i) Exception From Capitalization of Policy Acquisition 
     Expenses.--Subparagraph (B) of section 848(e)(1) (defining 
     specified insurance contract) is amended by striking ``and'' 
     at the end of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end 
     of clause (iii) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the 
     end the following new clause:
       ``(iv) any contract which is a medical savings account (as 
     defined in section 222(d)).''.
       (j) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part VII 
     of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by striking the last 
     item and inserting the following:

``Sec. 222. Medical savings accounts.
``Sec. 223. Cross reference.''

       (k) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

  CHAPTER 3--INCREASE IN DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF SELF-
                          EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS

     SEC. 11068. INCREASE IN DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS 
                   OF SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 162(l) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(1) Allowance of deduction.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an individual who is an 
     employee within the meaning of section 401(c)(1), there shall 
     be allowed as a deduction under this section an amount equal 
     to the applicable percentage of the amount paid during the 
     taxable year for insurance which constitutes medical care for 
     the taxpayer, his spouse, and dependents.
       ``(B) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the applicable percentage shall be determined under the 
     following table:

                                                         The applicable
``For taxable years beginning in calendar year--        percentage is--
  1996 or 1997..................................................30 ....

  1998 or 1999..................................................35 ....

  2000 or 2001..................................................40 ....

  2002 or thereafter..........................................50.''....

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.
                 Subtitle D--Estate and Gift Provisions

     SEC. 11071. COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS RELATING TO ESTATE AND 
                   GIFT TAX PROVISIONS.

       (a) Increase in Unified Estate and Gift Tax Credit.--
       (1) Estate tax credit.--
       (A) Subsection (a) of section 2010 (relating to unified 
     credit against estate tax) is amended by striking 
     ``$192,800'' and inserting ``the applicable credit amount''.
       (B) Section 2010 is amended by redesignating subsection (c) 
     as subsection (d) and by inserting after subsection (b) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Applicable Credit Amount.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--The applicable credit amount is the 
     amount of the tentative tax which would be determined under 
     the rate schedule set forth in section 2001(c) if the amount 
     with respect to which such tentative tax is to be computed 
     were the applicable exclusion amount determined in accordance 
     with the following table:

``In the case of estates of decedentThe applicable exclusion amount is:
      1996....................................................$625,000 
      1997....................................................$650,000 
      1998....................................................$675,000 
      1999....................................................$700,000 
      2000....................................................$725,000 
      2001 or thereafter......................................$750,000.

       ``(2) Cost-of-living adjustments.--In the case of any 
     decedent dying, and gift made, in a calendar year after 2001, 
     the $750,000 amount set forth in paragraph (1) shall be 
     increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) $750,000, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 2000' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.

     If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not 
     a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $10,000.''
       (C) Paragraph (1) of section 6018(a) is amended by striking 
     ``$600,000'' and inserting

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     ``the applicable exclusion amount in effect under section 
     2010(c) (as adjusted under paragraph (2) thereof) for the 
     calendar year which includes the date of death''.
       (D) Paragraph (2) of section 2001(c) is amended by striking 
     ``$21,040,000'' and inserting ``the amount at which the 
     average tax rate under this section is 55 percent''.
       (E) Subparagraph (A) of section 2102(c)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``$192,800'' and inserting ``the applicable credit 
     amount in effect under section 2010(c) for the calendar year 
     which includes the date of death''.
       (2) Unified gift tax credit.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     2505(a) is amended by striking ``$192,800'' and inserting 
     ``the applicable credit amount in effect under section 
     2010(c) for such calendar year''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to the estates of decedents dying, and gifts 
     made, after December 31, 1995.
       (b) Alternate Valuation of Certain Farm, Etc., Real 
     Property.--Subsection (a) of section 2032A is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of estates of 
     decedents dying in a calendar year after 2000, the $750,000 
     amount contained in paragraph (2) shall be increased by an 
     amount equal to--
       ``(A) $750,000, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 1999' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.

     If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not 
     a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $10,000.''
       (c) Annual Gift Tax Exclusion.--Subsection (b) of section 
     2503 is amended--
       (1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Exclusions From Gifts.--
       ``(1) In general.--'',
       (2) by moving the text 2 ems to the right, and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of gifts made in a 
     calendar year after 2000, the $10,000 amount contained in 
     paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) $10,000, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 1999' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.

     If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not 
     a multiple of $1,000, such amount shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $1,000.''
       (d) Exemption From Generation-Skipping Tax.--Section 2631 
     (relating to GST exemption) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Inflation Adjustment.--In the case of an individual 
     who dies in any calendar year after 2000, the $1,000,000 
     amount contained in subsection (a) shall be increased by an 
     amount equal to--
       ``(1) $1,000,000, multiplied by
       ``(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 1999' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.

     If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not 
     a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $10,000.''
       (e) Amount of Tax Eligible For 4 Percent Interest Rate on 
     Extension of Time for Payment of Estate Tax on Closely Held 
     Business.--
       (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 6601(j)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``$345,800'' and inserting ``the applicable 
     limitation amount''.
       (2) Subsection (j) of section 6601 is amended by 
     redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting 
     after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Applicable limitation amount.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (2), the 
     applicable limitation amount is the amount of the tentative 
     tax which would be determined under the rate schedule set 
     forth in section 2001(c) if the amount with respect to which 
     such tentative tax is to be computed were $1,000,000.
       ``(B) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of estates of 
     decedents dying in a calendar year after 2000, the $1,000,000 
     amount contained in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an 
     amount equal to--
       ``(i) $1,000,000, multiplied by
       ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 1999' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.

     If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not 
     a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $10,000.''

     SEC. 11072. FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS EXCLUSION.

       (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter A of chapter 11 
     (relating to gross estate) is amended by inserting after 
     section 2033 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 2033A. FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS EXCLUSION.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of an estate of a decedent 
     to which this section applies, the value of the gross estate 
     shall not include the lesser of--
       ``(1) the adjusted value of the qualified family-owned 
     business interests of the decedent otherwise includible in 
     the estate, or
       ``(2) the sum of--
       ``(A) $1,000,000, plus
       ``(B) 50 percent of the excess (if any) of the adjusted 
     value of such interests over $1,000,000, but not over 
     $2,500,000.
       ``(b) Estates to Which Section Applies.--
       ``(1) In general.--This section shall apply to an estate 
     if--
       ``(A) the decedent was (at the date of the decedent's 
     death) a citizen or resident of the United States,
       ``(B) the sum of--
       ``(i) the adjusted value of the qualified family-owned 
     business interests described in paragraph (2), plus
       ``(ii) the amount of the gifts of such interests determined 
     under paragraph (3),

     exceeds 50 percent of the adjusted gross estate, and
       ``(C) during the 8-year period ending on the date of the 
     decedent's death there have been periods aggregating 5 years 
     or more during which--
       ``(i) such interests were owned by the decedent or a member 
     of the decedent's family, and
       ``(ii) there was material participation (within the meaning 
     of section 2032A(e)(6)) by the decedent or a member of the 
     decedent's family in the operation of the business to which 
     such interests relate.
       ``(2) Includible qualified family-owned business 
     interests.--The qualified family-owned business interests 
     described in this paragraph are the interests which--
       ``(A) are included in determining the value of the gross 
     estate (without regard to this section), and
       ``(B) are acquired by any qualified heir from, or passed to 
     any qualified heir from, the decedent (within the meaning of 
     section 2032A(e)(9)).
       ``(3) Includible gifts of interests.--The amount of the 
     gifts of qualified family-owned business interests determined 
     under this paragraph is the excess of--
       ``(A) the sum of--
       ``(i) the amount of such gifts from the decedent to members 
     of the decedent's family taken into account under subsection 
     2001(b)(1)(B), plus
       ``(ii) the amount of such gifts otherwise excluded under 
     section 2503(b),

     to the extent such interests are continuously held by members 
     of such family (other than the decedent's spouse) between the 
     date of the gift and the date of the decedent's death, over
       ``(B) the amount of such gifts from the decedent to members 
     of the decedent's family otherwise included in the gross 
     estate.

       ``(c) Adjusted Gross Estate.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `adjusted gross estate' means the value of the gross 
     estate (determined without regard to this section)--
       ``(1) reduced by any amount deductible under paragraph (3) 
     or (4) of section 2053(a), and
       ``(2) increased by the excess of--
       ``(A) the sum of--
       ``(i) the amount of gifts determined under subsection 
     (b)(3), plus
       ``(ii) the amount (if more than de minimis) of other 
     transfers from the decedent to the decedent's spouse (at the 
     time of the transfer) within 10 years of the date of the 
     decedent's death, plus
       ``(iii) the amount of other gifts (not included under 
     clause (i) or (ii)) from the decedent within 3 years of such 
     date, other than gifts to members of the decedent's family 
     otherwise excluded under section 2503(b), over
       ``(B) the sum of the amounts described in clauses (i), 
     (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A) which are otherwise 
     includible in the gross estate.
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the Secretary may 
     provide that de minimis gifts to persons other than members 
     of the decedent's family shall not be taken into account.
       ``(d) Adjusted Value of the Qualified Family-Owned Business 
     Interests.--For purposes of this section, the adjusted value 
     of any qualified family-owned business interest is the value 
     of such interest for purposes of this chapter (determined 
     without regard to this section), reduced by the excess of--
       ``(1) any amount deductible under paragraph (3) or (4) of 
     section 2053(a), over
       ``(2) the sum of--
       ``(A) any indebtedness on any qualified residence of the 
     decedent the interest on which is deductible under section 
     163(h)(3), plus
       ``(B) any indebtedness to the extent the taxpayer 
     establishes that the proceeds of such indebtedness were used 
     for the payment of educational and medical expenses of the 
     decedent, the decedent's spouse, or the decedent's dependents 
     (within the meaning of section 152), plus
       ``(C) any indebtedness not described in clause (i) or (ii), 
     to the extent such indebtedness does not exceed $10,000.
       ``(e) Qualified Family-Owned Business Interest.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `qualified family-owned business interest' means--
       ``(A) an interest as a proprietor in a trade or business 
     carried on as a proprietorship, or
       ``(B) an interest in an entity carrying on a trade or 
     business, if--
       ``(i) at least--

       ``(I) 50 percent of such entity is owned (directly or 
     indirectly) by the decedent and members of the decedent's 
     family,
       ``(II) 70 percent of such entity is so owned by members of 
     2 families, or

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       ``(III) 90 percent of such entity is so owned by members of 
     3 families, and

       ``(ii) for purposes of subclause (II) or (III) of clause 
     (i), at least 30 percent of such entity is so owned by the 
     decedent and members of the decedent's family.
       ``(2) Limitation.--Such term shall not include--
       ``(A) any interest in a trade or business the principal 
     place of business of which is not located in the United 
     States,
       ``(B) any interest in an entity, if the stock or debt of 
     such entity or a controlled group (as defined in section 
     267(f)(1)) of which such entity was a member was readily 
     tradable on an established securities market or secondary 
     market (as defined by the Secretary) at any time within 3 
     years of the date of the decedent's death,
       ``(C) any interest in a trade or business not described in 
     section 542(c)(2), if more than 35 percent of the adjusted 
     ordinary gross income of such trade or business for the 
     taxable year which includes the date of the decedent's death 
     would qualify as personal holding company income (as defined 
     in section 543(a)),
       ``(D) that portion of an interest in a trade or business 
     that is attributable to--
       ``(i) cash or marketable securities, or both, in excess of 
     the reasonably expected day-to-day working capital needs of 
     such trade or business, and
       ``(ii) any other assets of the trade or business (other 
     than assets used in the active conduct of a trade or business 
     described in section 542(c)(2)), the income of which is 
     described in section 543(a) or in subparagraph (B), (C), (D), 
     or (E) of section 954(c)(1) (determined by substituting 
     `trade or business' for `controlled foreign corporation').
       ``(3) Rules regarding ownership.--
       ``(A) Ownership of entities.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1)(B)--
       ``(i) Corporations.--Ownership of a corporation shall be 
     determined by the holding of stock possessing the appropriate 
     percentage of the total combined voting power of all classes 
     of stock entitled to vote and the appropriate percentage of 
     the total value of shares of all classes of stock.
       ``(ii) Partnerships.--Ownership of a partnership shall be 
     determined by the owning of the appropriate percentage of the 
     capital interest in such partnership.
       ``(B) Ownership of tiered entities.--For purposes of this 
     section, if by reason of holding an interest in a trade or 
     business, a decedent, any member of the decedent's family, 
     any qualified heir, or any member of any qualified heir's 
     family is treated as holding an interest in any other trade 
     or business--
       ``(i) such ownership interest in the other trade or 
     business shall be disregarded in determining if the ownership 
     interest in the first trade or business is a qualified 
     family-owned business interest, and
       ``(ii) this section shall be applied separately in 
     determining if such interest in any other trade or business 
     is a qualified family-owned business interest.
       ``(C) Individual ownership rules.--For purposes of this 
     section, an interest owned, directly or indirectly, by or for 
     an entity described in paragraph (1)(B) shall be considered 
     as being owned proportionately by or for the entity's 
     shareholders, partners, or beneficiaries. A person shall be 
     treated as a beneficiary of any trust only if such person has 
     a present interest in such trust.
       ``(f) Tax Treatment of Failure To Materially Participate in 
     Business or Dispositions of Interests.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is imposed an additional estate 
     tax if, within 10 years after the date of the decedent's 
     death and before the date of the qualified heir's death--
       ``(A) the material participation requirements described in 
     section 2032A(c)(6)(B) are not met with respect to the 
     qualified family-owned business interest which was acquired 
     (or passed) from the decedent,
       ``(B) the qualified heir disposes of any portion of a 
     qualified family-owned business interest (other than by a 
     disposition to a member of the qualified heir's family or 
     through a qualified conservation contribution under section 
     170(h)),
       ``(C) the qualified heir loses United States citizenship 
     (within the meaning of section 877) or with respect to whom 
     an event described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
     877(e)(1) occurs, and such heir does not comply with the 
     requirements of subsection (g), or
       ``(D) the principal place of business of a trade or 
     business of the qualified family-owned business interest 
     ceases to be located in the United States.
       ``(2) Additional estate tax.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of the additional estate tax 
     imposed by paragraph (1) shall be equal to--
       ``(i) the applicable percentage of the adjusted tax 
     difference attributable to the qualified family-owned 
     business interest (as determined under rules similar to the 
     rules of section 2032A(c)(2)(B)), plus
       ``(ii) interest on the amount determined under clause (i) 
     at the underpayment rate established under section 6621 for 
     the period beginning on the date the estate tax liability was 
     due under this chapter and ending on the date such additional 
     estate tax is due.
       ``(B) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the applicable percentage shall be determined 
     under the following table:

``If the event described in paragraph (1) occurs in                    
  the following year of material partici      The applicable percentage
  pation:                                                           is:
  1 through 6..................................................100 ....

  7.............................................................80 ....

  8.............................................................60 ....

  9.............................................................40 ....

  10............................................................20.....

       ``(g) Security Requirements for Noncitizen Qualified 
     Heirs.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except upon the application of 
     subparagraph (F) or (M) of subsection (h)(3), if a qualified 
     heir is not a citizen of the United States, any interest 
     under this section passing to or acquired by such heir 
     (including any interest held by such heir at a time described 
     in subsection (f)(1)(C)) shall be treated as a qualified 
     family-owned business interest only if the interest passes or 
     is acquired (or is held) in a qualified trust.
       ``(2) Qualified trust.--The term `qualified trust' means a 
     trust--
       ``(A) which is organized under, and governed by, the laws 
     of the United States or a State, and
       ``(B) except as otherwise provided in regulations, with 
     respect to which the trust instrument requires that at least 
     1 trustee of the trust be an individual citizen of the United 
     States or a domestic corporation.
       ``(h) Other Definitions and Applicable Rules.--For purposes 
     of this section--
       ``(1) Qualified heir.--The term `qualified heir'--
       ``(A) has the meaning given to such term by section 
     2032A(e)(1), and
       ``(B) includes any active employee of the trade or business 
     to which the qualified family-owned business interest relates 
     if such employee has been employed by such trade or business 
     for a period of at least 10 years before the date of the 
     decedent's death.
       ``(2) Member of the family.--The term `member of the 
     family' has the meaning given to such term by section 
     2032A(e)(2).
       ``(3) Applicable rules.--Rules similar to the following 
     rules shall apply:
       ``(A) Section 2032A(b)(4) (relating to decedents who are 
     retired or disabled).
       ``(B) Section 2032A(b)(5) (relating to special rules for 
     surviving spouses).
       ``(C) Section 2032A(c)(2)(D) (relating to partial 
     dispositions).
       ``(D) Section 2032A(c)(3) (relating to only 1 additional 
     tax imposed with respect to any 1 portion).
       ``(E) Section 2032A(c)(4) (relating to due date).
       ``(F) Section 2032A(c)(5) (relating to liability for tax; 
     furnishing of bond).
       ``(G) Section 2032A(c)(7) (relating to no tax if use begins 
     within 2 years; active management by eligible qualified heir 
     treated as material participation).
       ``(H) Section 2032A(e)(10) (relating to community 
     property).
       ``(I) Section 2032A(e)(14) (relating to treatment of 
     replacement property acquired in section 1031 or 1033 
     transactions).
       ``(J) Section 2032A(f) (relating to statute of 
     limitations).
       ``(K) Section 6166(b)(3) (relating to farmhouses and 
     certain other structures taken into account).
       ``(L) Subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of section 6166(g)(1) 
     (relating to acceleration of payment).
       ``(M) Section 6324B (relating to special lien for 
     additional estate tax).
       ``(4) Coordination with other estate tax benefits.--If 
     there is a reduction in the value of the gross estate under 
     this section--
       ``(A) the dollar limitation applicable under section 
     2032A(a)(2), and
       ``(B) the $1,000,000 amount under section 6601(j)(3) (as 
     adjusted),

     shall each be reduced (but not below zero) by the amount of 
     such reduction.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part III 
     of subchapter A of chapter 11 is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 2033 the following new item:

``Sec. 2033A. Family-owned business exclusion.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11073. TREATMENT OF LAND SUBJECT TO A QUALIFIED 
                   CONSERVATION EASEMENT.

       (a) Estate Tax With Respect to Land Subject to a Qualified 
     Conservation Easement.--Section 2031 (relating to the 
     definition of gross estate) is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (c) as subsection (d) and by inserting after 
     subsection (b) the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Estate Tax With Respect to Land Subject to a 
     Qualified Conservation Easement.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the executor makes the election 
     described in paragraph (4), then, except as otherwise 
     provided in this subsection, there shall be excluded from the 
     gross estate the applicable percentage of the lesser of--
       ``(A) the value of land subject to a qualified conservation 
     easement, reduced by the amount of any deduction under 
     section 2055(f) with respect to such land, or
       ``(B) the excess (if any) of $5,000,000 over the lesser 
     of--
       ``(i) $2,500,000, or
       ``(ii) the adjusted value of the qualified family-owned 
     business interests of the decedent determined under section 
     2033A.
       ``(2) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the term `applicable percentage' means 40 percent 
     reduced (but

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     not below zero) by 2 percentage points for each percentage 
     point (or fraction thereof) by which the value of the 
     qualified conservation easement is less than 30 percent of 
     the value of the land (determined without regard to the value 
     of such easement and reduced by the value of any retained 
     development right (as defined in paragraph (4)).
       ``(3) Treatment of certain indebtedness.--
       ``(A) In general.--The exclusion provided in paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to the extent that the land is debt-financed 
     property.
       ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) Debt-financed property.--The term `debt-financed 
     property' means any property with respect to which there is 
     an acquisition indebtedness (as defined in clause (ii)) on 
     the date of the decedent's death.
       ``(ii) Acquisition indebtedness.--The term `acquisition 
     indebtedness' means, with respect to debt-financed property, 
     the unpaid amount of--

       ``(I) the indebtedness incurred by the donor in acquiring 
     such property,
       ``(II) the indebtedness incurred before the acquisition of 
     such property if such indebtedness would not have been 
     incurred but for such acquisition,
       ``(III) the indebtedness incurred after the acquisition of 
     such property if such indebtedness would not have been 
     incurred but for such acquisition and the incurrence of such 
     indebtedness was reasonably foreseeable at the time of such 
     acquisition, and
       ``(IV) the extension, renewal, or refinancing of an 
     acquisition indebtedness.

       ``(4) Treatment of retained development right.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the 
     value of any development right retained by the donor in the 
     conveyance of a qualified conservation easement.
       ``(B) Termination of retained development right.--If every 
     person in being who has an interest (whether or not in 
     possession) in the land executes an agreement to extinguish 
     permanently some or all of any development rights (as defined 
     in subparagraph (D)) retained by the donor on or before the 
     date for filing the return of the tax imposed by section 
     2001, then any tax imposed by section 2001 shall be reduced 
     accordingly. Such agreement shall be filed with the return of 
     the tax imposed by section 2001. The agreement shall be in 
     such form as the Secretary shall prescribe.
       ``(C) Additional tax.--Any failure to implement the 
     agreement described in subparagraph (B) not later than the 
     earlier of--
       ``(i) the date which is 2 years after the date of the 
     decedent's death, or
       ``(ii) the date of the sale of such land subject to the 
     qualified conservation easement,
     shall result in the imposition of an additional tax in the 
     amount of the tax which would have been due on the retained 
     development rights subject to such agreement. Such additional 
     tax shall be due and payable on the last day of the 6th month 
     following such date.
       ``(D) Development right defined.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `development right' means any right to 
     use the land subject to the qualified conservation easement 
     in which such right is retained for any commercial purpose 
     which is not subordinate to and directly supportive of the 
     use of such land as a farm for farming purposes (within the 
     meaning of section 6420(c)).
       ``(4) Election.--The election under this subsection shall 
     be made on the return of the tax imposed by section 2001. 
     Such an election, once made, shall be irrevocable.
       ``(5) Calculation of estate tax due.--An executor making 
     the election described in paragraph (4) shall, for purposes 
     of calculating the amount of tax imposed by section 2001, 
     include the value of any development right (as defined in 
     paragraph (3)) retained by the donor in the conveyance of 
     such qualified conservation easement. The computation of tax 
     on any retained development right prescribed in this 
     paragraph shall be done in such manner and on such forms as 
     the Secretary shall prescribe.
       ``(6) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Land subject to a qualified conservation easement.--
     The term `land subject to a qualified conservation easement' 
     means land--
       ``(i) which is located--

       ``(I) in or within 25 miles of an area which, on the date 
     of the decedent's death, is a metropolitan area (as defined 
     by the Office of Management and Budget),
       ``(II) in or within 25 miles of an area which, on the date 
     of the decedent's death, is a national park or wilderness 
     area designated as part of the National Wilderness 
     Preservation System (unless it is determined by the Secretary 
     that land in or within 25 miles of such a park or wilderness 
     area is not under significant development pressure), or
       ``(III) in or within 10 miles of an area which, on the date 
     of the decedent's death, is an Urban National Forest (as 
     designated by the Forest Service),

       ``(ii) which was owned by the decedent or a member of the 
     decedent's family at all times during the 3-year period 
     ending on the date of the decedent's death, and
       ``(iii) with respect to which a qualified conservation 
     easement has been made by the decedent or a member of the 
     decedent's family.
       ``(B) Qualified conservation easement.--The term `qualified 
     conservation easement' means a qualified conservation 
     contribution (as defined in section 170(h)(1)) of a qualified 
     real property interest (as defined in section 170(h)(2)(C)), 
     except that clause (iv) of section 170(h)(4)(A) shall not 
     apply, and the restriction on the use of such interest 
     described in section 170(h)(2)(C) shall include a prohibition 
     on commercial recreational activity.
       ``(C) Member of family.--The term `member of the decedent's 
     family' means any member of the family (as defined in section 
     2032A(e)(2)) of the decedent.
       ``(7) Application of this section to interests in 
     partnerships, corporations, and trusts.--This section shall 
     apply to an interest in a partnership, corporation, or trust 
     if at least 30 percent of the entity is owned (directly or 
     indirectly) by the decedent, as determined under the rules 
     described in section 2033A(e)(3).''.
       (b) Carryover Basis.--Section 1014(a) (relating to basis of 
     property acquired from a decedent) is amended by striking the 
     period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting ``, or'' and 
     by adding after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) to the extent of the applicability of the exclusion 
     described in section 2031(c), the basis in the hands of the 
     decedent.''.
       (c) Qualified Conservation Contribution Is Not a 
     Disposition.--Subsection (c) of section 2032A (relating to 
     alternative valuation method) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Qualified conservation contribution is not a 
     disposition.--A qualified conservation contribution (as 
     defined in section 170(h)) by gift or otherwise shall not be 
     deemed a disposition under subsection (c)(1)(A).''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11074. EXPANSION OF EXCEPTION FROM GENERATION-SKIPPING 
                   TRANSFER TAX FOR TRANSFERS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH 
                   DECEASED PARENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2651 (relating to generation 
     assignment) is amended by redesignating subsection (e) as 
     subsection (f), and by inserting after subsection (d) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Special Rule for Persons With a Deceased Parent.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of determining whether any 
     transfer is a generation-skipping transfer, if--
       ``(A) an individual is a descendant of a parent of the 
     transferor (or the transferor's spouse or former spouse), and
       ``(B) such individual's parent who is a lineal descendant 
     of the parent of the transferor (or the transferor's spouse 
     or former spouse) is dead at the time the transfer (from 
     which an interest of such individual is established or 
     derived) is subject to a tax imposed by chapter 11 or 12 upon 
     the transferor (and if there shall be more than 1 such time, 
     then at the earliest such time),

     such individual shall be treated as if such individual were a 
     member of the generation which is 1 generation below the 
     lower of the transferor's generation or the generation 
     assignment of the youngest living ancestor of such individual 
     who is also a descendant of the parent of the transferor (or 
     the transferor's spouse or former spouse), and the generation 
     assignment of any descendant of such individual shall be 
     adjusted accordingly.
       ``(2) Limited application of subsection to collateral 
     heirs.--This subsection shall not apply with respect to a 
     transfer to any individual who is not a lineal descendant of 
     the transferor (or the transferor's spouse or former spouse) 
     if, at the time of the transfer, such transferor has any 
     living lineal descendant.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 2612(c) (defining direct skip) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (2) and by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Section 2612(c)(2) (as so redesignated) is amended by 
     striking ``section 2651(e)(2)'' and inserting ``section 
     2651(f)(2)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to terminations, distributions, and transfers 
     occurring after December 31, 1994.

     SEC. 11075. EXTENSION OF TREATMENT OF CERTAIN RENTS UNDER 
                   SECTION 2032A TO LINEAL DESCENDANTS.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (7) of section 2032A(c) 
     (relating to special rules for tax treatment of dispositions 
     and failures to use for qualified use) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Certain rents treated as qualified use.--For purposes 
     of this subsection, a surviving spouse or lineal descendant 
     of the decedent shall not be treated as failing to use 
     qualified real property in a qualified use solely because 
     such spouse or descendant rents such property to a member of 
     the family of such spouse or descendant on a net cash basis. 
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, a legally adopted 
     child of an individual shall be treated as the child of such 
     individual by blood.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2032A(b)(5)(A) is 
     amended by striking out the last sentence.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to leases entered into after 
     December 31, 1995.
              Subtitle E--Extension of Expiring Provisions

                    CHAPTER 1--TEMPORARY EXTENSIONS

     SEC. 11111. WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT.

       (a) Amount of Credit.--Subsection (a) of section 51 
     (relating to amount of credit) is

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     amended by striking ``40 percent'' and inserting ``35 
     percent''.
       (b) Members of Targeted Groups.--Subsection (d) of section 
     51 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Members of Targeted Groups.--For purposes of this 
     subpart--
       ``(1) In general.--An individual is a member of a targeted 
     group if such individual is--
       ``(A) a qualified IV-A recipient,
       ``(B) a qualified veteran,
       ``(C) a qualified ex-felon,
       ``(D) a high-risk youth,
       ``(E) a vocational rehabilitation referral, or
       ``(F) a qualified summer youth employee.
       ``(2) Qualified IV-A recipient.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified IV-A recipient' 
     means any individual who is certified by the designated local 
     agency as being a member of a family receiving assistance 
     under a IV-A program for at least a 9-month period ending 
     during the 9-month period ending on the hiring date.
       ``(B) IV-A program.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `IV-A program' means any program providing assistance 
     under a State plan approved under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (relating to assistance for needy 
     families with minor children) and any successor of such 
     program.
       ``(3) Qualified veteran.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified veteran' means any 
     veteran who is certified by the designated local agency as 
     being--
       ``(i) a member of a family receiving assistance under a IV-
     A program (as defined in paragraph (2)(B)) for at least a 9-
     month period ending during the 12-month period ending on the 
     hiring date, or
       ``(ii) a member of a family receiving assistance under a 
     food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 for at 
     least a 3-month period ending during the 12-month period 
     ending on the hiring date.
       ``(B) Veteran.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
     `veteran' means any individual who is certified by the 
     designated local agency as--
       ``(i)(I) having served on active duty (other than active 
     duty for training) in the Armed Forces of the United States 
     for a period of more than 180 days, or
       ``(II) having been discharged or released from active duty 
     in the Armed Forces of the United States for a service-
     connected disability, and
       ``(ii) not having any day during the 60-day period ending 
     on the hiring date which was a day of extended active duty in 
     the Armed Forces of the United States.

     For purposes of clause (ii), the term `extended active duty' 
     means a period of more than 90 days during which the 
     individual was on active duty (other than active duty for 
     training).
       ``(4) Qualified ex-felon.--The term `qualified ex-felon' 
     means any individual who is certified by the designated local 
     agency--
       ``(A) as having been convicted of a felony under any 
     statute of the United States or any State,
       ``(B) as having a hiring date which is not more than 1 year 
     after the last date on which such individual was so convicted 
     or was released from prison, and
       ``(C) as being a member of a family which had an income 
     during the 6 months immediately preceding the earlier of the 
     month in which such income determination occurs or the month 
     in which the hiring date occurs, which, on an annual basis, 
     would be 70 percent or less of the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
     lower living standard.

     Any determination under subparagraph (C) shall be valid for 
     the 45-day period beginning on the date such determination is 
     made.
       ``(5) High-risk youth.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `high-risk youth' means any 
     individual who is certified by the designated local agency--
       ``(i) as having attained age 18 but not age 25 on the 
     hiring date, and
       ``(ii) as having his principal place of abode within an 
     empowerment zone or enterprise community.
       ``(B) Youth must continue to reside in zone.--In the case 
     of a high-risk youth, the term `qualified wages' shall not 
     include wages paid or incurred for services performed while 
     such youth's principal place of abode is outside an 
     empowerment zone or enterprise community.
       ``(6) Vocational rehabilitation referral.--The term 
     `vocational rehabilitation referral' means any individual who 
     is certified by the designated local agency as--
       ``(A) having a physical or mental disability which, for 
     such individual, constitutes or results in a substantial 
     handicap to employment, and
       ``(B) having been referred to the employer upon completion 
     of (or while receiving) rehabilitative services pursuant to--
       ``(i) an individualized written rehabilitation plan under a 
     State plan for vocational rehabilitation services approved 
     under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or
       ``(ii) a program of vocational rehabilitation carried out 
     under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code.
       ``(7) Qualified summer youth employee.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified summer youth 
     employee' means any individual--
       ``(i) who performs services for the employer between May 1 
     and September 15,
       ``(ii) who is certified by the designated local agency as 
     having attained age 16 but not 18 on the hiring date (or if 
     later, on May 1 of the calendar year involved),
       ``(iii) who has not been an employee of the employer during 
     any period prior to the 90-day period described in 
     subparagraph (B)(i), and
       ``(iv) who is certified by the designated local agency as 
     having his principal place of abode within an empowerment 
     zone or enterprise community.
       ``(B) Special rules for determining amount of credit.--For 
     purposes of applying this subpart to wages paid or incurred 
     to any qualified summer youth employee--
       ``(i) subsection (b)(2) shall be applied by substituting 
     `any 90-day period between May 1 and September 15' for `the 
     1-year period beginning with the day the individual begins 
     work for the employer', and
       ``(ii) subsection (b)(3) shall be applied by substituting 
     `$3,000' for `$6,000'.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply to an individual who, 
     with respect to the same employer, is certified as a member 
     of another targeted group after such individual has been a 
     qualified summer youth employee.
       ``(C) Youth must continue to reside in zone.--Paragraph 
     (5)(B) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(8) Hiring date.--The term `hiring date' means the day 
     the individual is hired by the employer.
       ``(9) Designated local agency.--The term `designated local 
     agency' means a State employment security agency established 
     in accordance with the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended (29 
     U.S.C. 49-49n).
       ``(10) Special rules for certifications.--
       ``(A) In general.--An individual shall not be treated as a 
     member of a targeted group unless--
       ``(i) on or before the day on which such individual begins 
     work for the employer, the employer has received a 
     certification from a designated local agency that such 
     individual is a member of a targeted group, or
       ``(ii)(I) on or before the day the individual is offered 
     employment with the employer, a pre-screening notice is 
     completed by the employer with respect to such individual, 
     and
       ``(II) not later than the 14th day after the individual 
     begins work for the employer, the employer submits such 
     notice, signed by the employer and the individual under 
     penalties of perjury, to the designated local agency as part 
     of a written request for such a certification from such 
     agency.
     For purposes of this paragraph, the term `pre-screening 
     notice' means a document (in such form as the Secretary shall 
     prescribe) which contains information provided by the 
     individual on the basis of which the employer believes that 
     the individual is a member of a targeted group.
       ``(B) Incorrect certifications.--If--
       ``(i) an individual has been certified by a designated 
     local agency as a member of a targeted group, and
       ``(ii) such certification is incorrect because it was based 
     on false information provided by such individual,

     the certification shall be revoked and wages paid by the 
     employer after the date on which notice of revocation is 
     received by the employer shall not be treated as qualified 
     wages.
       ``(C) Explanation of denial of request.--If a designated 
     local agency denies a request for certification of membership 
     in a targeted group, such agency shall provide to the person 
     making such request a written explanation of the reasons for 
     such denial.''
       (c) Minimum Employment Period.--Paragraph (3) of section 
     51(i) (relating to certain individuals ineligible) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(3) Individuals not meeting minimum employment period.--
     No wages shall be taken into account under subsection (a) 
     with respect to any individual unless such individual 
     either--
       ``(A) is employed by the employer at least 180 days (20 
     days in the case of a qualified summer youth employee), or
       ``(B) has completed at least 500 hours (120 hours in the 
     case of a qualified summer youth employee) of services 
     performed for the employer.''
       (d) Termination.--Paragraph (4) of section 51(c) (relating 
     to wages defined) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Termination.--The term `wages' shall not include any 
     amount paid or incurred to an individual who begins work for 
     the employer--
       ``(A) after December 31, 1994, and before January 1, 1996, 
     or
       ``(B) after December 31, 1996.''
       (e) Redesignation of Credit.--
       (1) Sections 38(b)(2) and 51(a) are each amended by 
     striking ``targeted jobs credit'' and inserting ``work 
     opportunity credit''.
       (2) The subpart heading for subpart F of part IV of 
     subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking ``Targeted 
     Jobs Credit'' and inserting ``Work Opportunity Credit''.
       (3) The table of subparts for such part IV is amended by 
     striking ``targeted jobs credit'' and inserting ``work 
     opportunity credit''.
       (4) The heading for paragraph (3) of section 1396(c) is 
     amended by striking ``targeted jobs credit'' and inserting 
     ``work opportunity credit''.
       (f) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 51(c) is amended by striking 
     ``, subsection (d)(8)(D),''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 51(i) is amended by striking 
     ``(d)(12)'' each place it appears and inserting ``(d)(6)''.
       (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer 
     after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11112. EMPLOYER-PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Extension.--Subsection (d) of section 127 (relating to 
     educational assistance pro

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     grams) is amended by striking ``December 31, 1994'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 1996''.
       (b) Limitation to Education Below Graduate Level.--The last 
     sentence of section 127(c)(1) is amended by inserting before 
     the period ``or at the graduate level''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Extension.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1994.
       (2) Limitation.--The amendment made by subsection (b) shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11113. RESEARCH CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 41 (relating to 
     credit for research activities) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``June 30, 1995'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``December 31, 1996'', and
       (2) by striking ``July 1, 1995'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``January 1, 1997''.
       (b) Base Amount for Start-up Companies.--Clause (i) of 
     section 41(c)(3)(B) (relating to start-up companies) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(i)  Taxpayers to which subparagraph applies.--The fixed-
     base percentage shall be determined under this subparagraph 
     if--

       ``(I) the first taxable year in which a taxpayer had both 
     gross receipts and qualified research expenses begins after 
     December 31, 1983, or
       ``(II) there are fewer than 3 taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1983, and before January 1, 1989, in which the 
     taxpayer had both gross receipts and qualified research 
     expenses.''.

       (c) Election of Alternative Incremental Credit.--Subsection 
     (c) of section 41 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (4) 
     and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively, and by 
     inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Election of alternative incremental credit.--
       ``(A) In general.--At the election of the taxpayer, the 
     credit determined under subsection (a)(1) shall be equal to 
     the sum of--
       ``(i) 1.65 percent of so much of the qualified research 
     expenses for the taxable year as exceeds 1 percent of the 
     average described in subsection (c)(1)(B) but does not exceed 
     1.5 percent of such average,
       ``(ii) 2.2 percent of so much of such expenses as exceeds 
     1.5 percent of such average but does not exceed 2 percent of 
     such average, and
       ``(iii) 2.75 percent of so much of such expenses as exceeds 
     2 percent of such average.
       ``(B) Election.--An election under this paragraph may be 
     made only for the first taxable year of the taxpayer 
     beginning after June 30, 1995. Such an election shall apply 
     to the taxable year for which made and all succeeding taxable 
     years unless revoked with the consent of the Secretary.''
       (d) Increased Credit for Contract Research Expenses With 
     Respect to Certain Research Consortia.--Paragraph (3) of 
     section 41(b) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Amounts paid to certain research consortia.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subparagraph (A) shall be applied by 
     substituting `75 percent' for `65 percent' with respect to 
     amounts paid or incurred by the taxpayer to a qualified 
     research consortium for qualified research.
       ``(ii) Qualified research consortium.--The term `qualified 
     research consortium' means any organization described in 
     subsection (e)(6)(B) if--

       ``(I) at least 15 unrelated taxpayers paid (during the 
     calendar year in which the taxable year of the taxpayer 
     begins) amounts to such organization for qualified research,
       ``(II) no 3 persons paid during such calendar year more 
     than 50 percent of the total amounts paid during such 
     calendar year for qualified research, and
       ``(III) no person contributed more than 20 percent of such 
     total amounts.

     For purposes of subclause (I), all persons treated as a 
     single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 
     shall be treated as related taxpayers.''
       (e)  Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section 
     28(b)(1) is amended by striking ``June 30, 1995'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 1996''.
       (f) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years 
     ending after June 30, 1995.
       (2) Subsections (c) and (d).--The amendments made by 
     subsections (c) and (d) shall apply to taxable years 
     beginning after June 30, 1995.

     SEC. 11114. ORPHAN DRUG TAX CREDIT.

       (a) Recategorized as a Business Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Section 28 (relating to clinical testing 
     expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions) 
     is transferred to subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1, inserted after section 45B, and redesignated as 
     section 45C.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (b) of section 38 
     (relating to general business credit) is amended by striking 
     ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (10), by striking the period 
     at the end of paragraph (11) and inserting ``, plus'', and by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) the orphan drug credit determined under section 
     45C(a).''.
       (3) Clerical amendments.--
       (A) The table of sections for subpart B of such part IV is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 28.
       (B) The table of sections for subpart D of such part IV is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 45C. Clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare 
              diseases or conditions.''.

       (b) Credit Termination.--Subsection (e) of section 45C, as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking 
     ``December 31, 1994'' and inserting ``December 31, 1996''.
       (c) No Pre-1995 Carrybacks.--Subsection (d) of section 39 
     (relating to carryback and carryforward of unused credits) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) No carryback of section 45C credit before 1995.--No 
     portion of the unused business credit for any taxable year 
     which is attributable to the orphan drug credit determined 
     under section 45C may be carried back to a taxable year 
     beginning before January 1, 1995.''.
       (d) Additional Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 45C(a), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), 
     is amended by striking ``There shall be allowed as a credit 
     against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable 
     year'' and inserting ``For purposes of section 38, the credit 
     determined under this section for the taxable year is''.
       (2) Section 45C(d), as so redesignated, is amended by 
     striking paragraph (2) and by redesignating paragraphs (3), 
     (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4).
       (3) Section 29(b)(6)(A) is amended by striking ``sections 
     27 and 28'' and inserting ``section 27''.
       (4) Section 30(b)(3)(A) is amended by striking ``sections 
     27, 28, and 29'' and inserting ``sections 27 and 29''.
       (5) Section 53(d)(1)(B) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or not allowed under section 28 solely by 
     reason of the application of section 28(d)(2)(B),'' in clause 
     (iii), and
       (B) by striking ``or not allowed under section 28 solely by 
     reason of the application of section 28(d)(2)(B)'' in clause 
     (iv)(II).
       (6) Section 55(c)(2) is amended by striking ``28(d)(2),''.
       (7) Section 280C(b) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 28(b)'' in paragraph (1) and 
     inserting ``section 45C(b)'',
       (B) by striking ``section 28'' in paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) 
     and inserting ``section 45C(b)'', and
       (C) by striking ``subsection (d)(2) thereof'' in paragraphs 
     (1) and (2)(A) and inserting ``section 38(c)''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1994.

     SEC. 11115. CONTRIBUTIONS OF STOCK TO PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (D) of section 170(e)(5) 
     (relating to special rule for contributions of stock for 
     which market quotations are readily available) is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 1994'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     1996''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to contributions made after December 31, 1994.

     SEC. 11116. DELAY OF TAX ON FUEL USED IN COMMERCIAL AVIATION.

       (a) In General.--Sections 4092(b)(2), 6421(f)(2)(B), and 
     6427(l)(4)(B) are each amended by striking ``September 30, 
     1995'' and inserting ``September 30, 1997''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 13245 of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 is hereby repealed.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     take effect after September 30, 1995, but shall not take 
     effect if section 11117 does not take effect.
       (2) Cross reference.--

  For refund of tax paid on commercial aviation fuel before the date of 
the enactment of this Act, see section 6427(l) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986.

       (d) Floor Stocks Tax.--
       (1) Imposition of tax.--In the case of commercial aviation 
     fuel which is held by any person on October 1, 1997, there is 
     hereby imposed a floor stocks tax equal to 4.3 cents per 
     gallon.
       (2) Liability for tax and method of payment.--
       (A) Liability for tax.--A person holding aviation fuel on 
     October 1, 1997, to which the tax imposed by paragraph (1) 
     applies shall be liable for such tax.
       (B) Method of payment.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) 
     shall be paid in such manner as the Secretary shall 
     prescribe.
       (C) Time for payment.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) 
     shall be paid on or before April 30, 1998.
       (3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       (A) Held by a person.--Aviation fuel shall be considered as 
     ``held by a person'' if title thereto has passed to such 
     person (whether or not delivery to the person has been made).
       (B) Commercial aviation fuel.--The term ``commercial 
     aviation fuel'' means aviation fuel (as defined in section 
     4093 of such Code) which is held on October 1, 1997, for sale 
     or use in commercial aviation (as defined in section 4092(b) 
     of such Code).
       (C) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate.
       (4) Exception for exempt uses.--The tax imposed by 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to aviation fuel held by any 
     person exclusively for any use for which a credit or refund 
     of the entire tax imposed by section 4091 of

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     such Code (other than the rate imposed by section 4091(b)(2) 
     of such Code) is allowable for aviation fuel so used.
       (5) Exception for certain amounts of fuel.--
       (A) In general.--No tax shall be imposed by paragraph (1) 
     on aviation fuel held on October 1, 1997, by any person if 
     the aggregate amount of commercial aviation fuel held by such 
     person on such date does not exceed 2,000 gallons. The 
     preceding sentence shall apply only if such person submits to 
     the Secretary (at the time and in the manner required by the 
     Secretary) such information as the Secretary shall require 
     for purposes of this paragraph.
       (B) Exempt fuel.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), there 
     shall not be taken into account fuel held by any person which 
     is exempt from the tax imposed by paragraph (1) by reason of 
     paragraph (4).
       (C) Controlled groups.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       (i) Corporations.--

       (I) In general.--All persons treated as a controlled group 
     shall be treated as 1 person.
       (II) Controlled group.--The term ``controlled group'' has 
     the meaning given to such term by subsection (a) of section 
     1563 of such Code; except that for such purposes the phrase 
     ``more than 50 percent'' shall be substituted for the phrase 
     ``at least 80 percent'' each place it appears in such 
     subsection.

       (ii) Nonincorporated persons under common control.--Under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary, principles similar 
     to the principles of clause (i) shall apply to a group of 
     persons under common control where 1 or more of such persons 
     is not a corporation.
       (6) Other laws applicable.--All provisions of law, 
     including penalties, applicable with respect to the taxes 
     imposed by section 4091 of such Code shall, insofar as 
     applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this 
     subsection, apply with respect to the floor stock taxes 
     imposed by paragraph (1) to the same extent as if such taxes 
     were imposed by such section 4091.

     SEC. 11117. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND EXCISE 
                   TAXES.

       (a) Fuel Tax.--
       (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 4091(b)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``January 1, 1996'' and inserting ``October 1, 
     1996''.
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 4081(d), as amended by section 
     11651 of this Act, is amended by striking ``January 1, 1996'' 
     and inserting ``October 1, 1996''.
       (b) Ticket Taxes.--Sections 4261(g) and 4271(d) are each 
     amended by striking ``January 1, 1996'' and inserting 
     ``October 1, 1996''.
       (c) Transfer to Airport and Airway Trust Fund.--
       (1) Subsection (b) of section 9502 is amended by striking 
     ``January 1, 1996'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``October 1, 1996''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 9502(f) is amended by striking 
     ``December 31, 1995'' and inserting ``September 30, 1996''.

     SEC. 11118. EXTENSION OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE USER FEES.

       Subsection (c) of section 10511 of the Revenue Act of 1987 
     is amended by striking ``October 1, 2000'' and by inserting 
     ``October 1, 2002''.

             CHAPTER 2--SUNSET OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING CREDIT

     SEC. 11121. SUNSET OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING CREDIT.

       (a) Repeal of Reallocation of Unused Credits Among 
     States.--Subparagraph (D) of section 42(h)(3) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(v) Termination.--No amount may be allocated under this 
     paragraph for any calendar year after 1995.''
       (b) Termination.--Section 42 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(o) Termination.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) clause (i) of subsection (h)(3)(C) shall not apply to 
     any amount allocated after December 31, 1997, and
       ``(B) subsection (h)(4) shall not apply to any building 
     placed in service after such date.
       ``(2) Exception for bond-financed buildings in progress.--
     For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), a building shall be treated 
     as placed in service before January 1, 1998, if--
       ``(A) the bonds with respect to such building are issued 
     before such date,
       ``(B) the taxpayer's basis in the project (of which the 
     building is a part) as of December 31, 1997, is more than 10 
     percent of the taxpayer's reasonably expected basis in such 
     project as of December 31, 1999, and
       ``(C) such building is placed in service before January 1, 
     2000.''

    CHAPTER 3--EXTENSIONS OF SUPERFUND AND OIL SPILL LIABILITY TAXES

     SEC. 11131. EXTENSION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND TAXES.

       (a) Extension of Taxes.--
       (1) Environmental tax.--Section 59A(e) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(e) Application of Tax.--The tax imposed by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1986, and before January 1, 1997.''.
       (2) Excise taxes.--Section 4611(e) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(e) Application of Hazardous Substance Superfund 
     Financing Rate.--The Hazardous Substance Superfund financing 
     rate under this section shall apply after December 31, 1986, 
     and before October 1, 1996.''.
       (b) Termination on Deposits of Taxes into Hazardous 
     Substance Superfund.--Paragraph (1) of section 9507(b) is 
     amended by inserting ``before August 1, 1996'' after 
     ``received''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11132. EXTENSION OF OIL SPILL LIABILITY TAX.

       (a) In General.--Section 4611(f)(1) (relating to 
     application of oil spill liability trust fund financing rate) 
     is amended by striking ``after December 31, 1989, and before 
     January 1, 1995'' and inserting ``after December 31, 1995, 
     and before October 1, 2002''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996.

              CHAPTER 4--EXTENSIONS RELATING TO FUEL TAXES

     SEC. 11141. ETHANOL BLENDER REFUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 6427(f) (relating 
     to gasoline, diesel fuel, and aviation fuel used to produce 
     certain alcohol fuels) is amended by striking ``1995'' and 
     inserting ``1999''.
       (b) Special Rule.--With respect to refund claims which 
     could have been filed under section 6427(f) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 during the period beginning on October 
     8, 1995, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     but for the expiration of such section after September 30, 
     1995, interest shall accrue on such claims from the date 
     which is the later of--
       (1) November 1, 1995, or
       (2) 20 days after the claim could have been filed under 
     such section as in effect on September 30, 1995.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11142. EXTENSION OF BINDING CONTRACT DATE FOR BIOMASS 
                   AND COAL FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 29(g)(1) 
     (relating to extension of certain facilities) is amended by 
     striking ``January 1, 1997'' and inserting ``January 1, 
     1998'' and by striking ``January 1, 1996'' and inserting 
     ``July 1, 1996''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11143. EXEMPTION FROM DIESEL FUEL DYEING REQUIREMENTS 
                   WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN STATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 4082 (relating to exemptions for 
     diesel fuel) is amended by redesignating subsections (c) and 
     (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively, and by 
     inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Exception to Dyeing Requirements.--Paragraph (2) of 
     subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any diesel 
     fuel--
       ``(1) removed, entered, or sold in a State for ultimate 
     sale or use in an area of such State on or after the date on 
     which such area is exempted from the fuel dyeing requirements 
     under subsection (i) of section 211 of the Clean Air Act (as 
     in effect on the date of the enactment of this subsection) by 
     the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
     under paragraph (4) of such subsection (i) (as so in effect), 
     and
       ``(2) the use of which is certified pursuant to regulations 
     issued by the Secretary.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 11144. MORATORIUM FOR EXCISE TAX ON DIESEL FUEL SOLD FOR 
                   USE OR USED IN DIESEL-POWERED MOTORBOATS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (D) of section 4041(a)(1) 
     (relating to the imposition of tax on diesel fuel and special 
     motor fuels) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(D) Diesel fuel used in motorboats.--
       ``(i) Moratorium.--No tax shall be imposed by subsection 
     (a) or (d)(1) on diesel fuel sold for use or used in a 
     diesel-powered motorboat during the period after December 31, 
     1995, and before July 1, 1997.
       ``(ii) Special termination date.--In the case of any sale 
     for use, or use, of fuel in a diesel-powered motorboat--

       ``(I) effective during the period after September 30, 1999, 
     and before January 1, 2000, the rate of tax imposed by this 
     paragraph is 24.3 cents per gallon, and
       ``(II) the termination of the tax under subsection (d) 
     shall not occur before January 1, 2000.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect after December 31, 1995.

CHAPTER 5--PERMANENT EXTENSION OF FUTA EXEMPTION FOR ALIEN AGRICULTURAL 
                                WORKERS

     SEC. 11151. FUTA EXEMPTION FOR ALIEN AGRICULTURAL WORKERS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 3306(c)(1) 
     (defining employment) is amended by striking ``before January 
     1, 1995,''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to services performed after December 31, 1994.

   CHAPTER 6--DISCLOSURE OF RETURN INFORMATION FOR ADMINISTRATION OF 
                       CERTAIN VETERANS PROGRAMS

     SEC. 11161. DISCLOSURE OF RETURN INFORMATION FOR 
                   ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN VETERANS PROGRAMS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subparagraph (D) of section 6103(l)(7) 
     (relating to disclosure of return information to Federal, 
     State, and local agencies administering certain programs) is 
     amended by striking ``Clause (viii) shall not apply after 
     September 30, 1998.'' and inserting ``Clause (viii) shall not 
     apply after September 30, 2002.''

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       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
            Subtitle F--Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 Provisions

     SEC. 11201. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO ABATE INTEREST.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (1) of section 6404(e) 
     (relating to abatement of interest in certain cases) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``unreasonable'' before ``error'' each 
     place it appears in subparagraphs (A) and (B), and
       (2) by striking ``in performing a ministerial act'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``in performing a ministerial 
     or managerial act''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The subsection heading for 
     subsection (e) of section 6404 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Assessments'' and inserting 
     ``Abatement'', and
       (2) by inserting ``Unreasonable'' before ``Errors''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to interest accruing with respect to deficiencies 
     or payments for taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11202. EXTENSION OF INTEREST-FREE PERIOD FOR PAYMENT OF 
                   TAX AFTER NOTICE AND DEMAND.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (3) of section 6601(e) 
     (relating to payments made within 10 days after notice and 
     demand) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Payments made within specified period after notice 
     and demand.--If notice and demand is made for payment of any 
     amount and if such amount is paid within 21 calendar days (10 
     business days if the amount for which such notice and demand 
     is made equals or exceeds $100,000) after the date of such 
     notice and demand, interest under this section on the amount 
     so paid shall not be imposed for the period after the date of 
     such notice and demand.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 6601(e)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``10 days from the date of notice and demand 
     therefor'' and inserting ``21 calendar days from the date of 
     notice and demand therefor (10 business days if the amount 
     for which such notice and demand is made equals or exceeds 
     $100,000)''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 6651(a) is amended by striking 
     ``10 days of the date of the notice and demand therefor'' and 
     inserting ``21 calendar days from the date of notice and 
     demand therefor (10 business days if the amount for which 
     such notice and demand is made equals or exceeds $100,000)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply in the case of any notice and demand given after 
     June 30, 1996.

     SEC. 11203. JOINT RETURN MAY BE MADE AFTER SEPARATE RETURNS 
                   WITHOUT FULL PAYMENT OF TAX.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (2) of section 6013(b) 
     (relating to limitations on filing of joint return after 
     filing separate returns) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (A) and redesignating the following subparagraphs 
     accordingly.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11204. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN LEVY EXEMPTION AMOUNTS.

       (a) Fuel, Etc.--Paragraph (2) of section 6334(a) (relating 
     to fuel, provisions, furniture, and personal effects exempt 
     from levy) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``If the taxpayer is the head of a family, 
     so'' and inserting ``So'',
       (2) by striking ``his household'' and inserting ``the 
     taxpayer's household'', and
       (3) by striking ``$1,650 ($1,550 in the case of levies 
     issued during 1989)'' and inserting ``$2,500''.
       (b) Books, Etc.--Paragraph (3) of section 6334(a) (relating 
     to books and tools of a trade, business, or profession) is 
     amended by striking ``$1,100 ($1,050 in the case of levies 
     issued during 1989)'' and inserting ``$1,250''.
       (c) Inflation Adjustment.--Section 6334 (relating to 
     property exempt from levy) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Inflation Adjustment.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any calendar year 
     beginning after 1996, each dollar amount referred to in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) shall be increased 
     by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year, by substituting 
     `calendar year 1995' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.
       ``(2) Rounding.--If any dollar amount after being increased 
     under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $10, such dollar 
     amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect with respect to levies issued after 
     December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11205. OFFERS-IN-COMPROMISE.

       (a) Review Requirements.--Subsection (b) of section 7122 
     (relating to records) is amended by striking ``$500.'' and 
     inserting ``$50,000. However, such compromise shall be 
     subject to continuing quality review by the Secretary.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11206. INCREASED LIMIT ON ATTORNEY FEES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 7430(c) (defining 
     reasonable litigation costs) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$75'' in clause (iii) of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting ``$110'',
       (2) by striking ``an increase in the cost of living or'' in 
     clause (iii) of subparagraph (B), and
       (3) by adding after clause (iii) the following:
     ``In the case of any calendar year beginning after 1996, the 
     dollar amount referred to in clause (iii) shall be increased 
     by an amount equal to such dollar amount multiplied by the 
     cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) 
     for such calendar year, by substituting `calendar year 1995' 
     for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof. If any 
     dollar amount after being increased under the preceding 
     sentence is not a multiple of $10, such dollar amount shall 
     be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply in the case of proceedings commenced after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11207. AWARD OF LITIGATION COSTS PERMITTED IN 
                   DECLARATORY JUDGMENT PROCEEDINGS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 7430 is amended 
     by striking paragraph (3) and by redesignating paragraph (4) 
     as paragraph (3).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply in the case of proceedings commenced after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11208. INCREASE IN LIMIT ON RECOVERY OF CIVIL DAMAGES 
                   FOR UNAUTHORIZED COLLECTION ACTIONS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subsection (b) of section 7433 (relating 
     to damages) is amended by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting 
     ``$1,000,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to actions by officers or employees of the 
     Internal Revenue Service after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 11209. ENROLLED AGENTS INCLUDED AS THIRD-PARTY 
                   RECORDKEEPERS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 7609(a) (relating 
     to third-party recordkeeper defined) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (G), by striking the 
     period at the end of subparagraph (H) and inserting ``; 
     and'', and by adding at the end the following the 
     subparagraph:
       ``(I) any enrolled agent.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to summonses issued after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11210. ANNUAL REMINDERS TO TAXPAYERS WITH OUTSTANDING 
                   DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 77 (relating to miscellaneous 
     provisions) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 7524. ANNUAL NOTICE OF TAX DELINQUENCY.

       ``Not less often than annually, the Secretary shall send a 
     written notice to each taxpayer who has a tax delinquent 
     account of the amount of the tax delinquency as of the date 
     of the notice.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     77 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 7524. Annual notice of tax delinquency.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to calendar years after 1995.
       Subtitle G--Casualty and Involuntary Conversion Provisions

     SEC. 11251. BASIS ADJUSTMENT TO PROPERTY HELD BY CORPORATION 
                   WHERE STOCK IN CORPORATION IS REPLACEMENT 
                   PROPERTY UNDER INVOLUNTARY CONVERSION RULES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 1033 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(b) Basis of Property Acquired Through Involuntary 
     Conversion.--
       ``(1) Conversions described in subsection (a)(1).--If the 
     property was acquired as the result of a compulsory or 
     involuntary conversion described in subsection (a)(1), the 
     basis shall be the same as in the case of the property so 
     converted--
       ``(A) decreased in the amount of any money received by the 
     taxpayer which was not expended in accordance with the 
     provisions of law (applicable to the year in which such 
     conversion was made) determining the taxable status of the 
     gain or loss upon such conversion, and
       ``(B) increased in the amount of gain or decreased in the 
     amount of loss to the taxpayer recognized upon such 
     conversion under the law applicable to the year in which such 
     conversion was made.
       ``(2) Conversions described in subsection (a)(2).--In the 
     case of property purchased by the taxpayer in a transaction 
     described in subsection (a)(2) which resulted in the 
     nonrecognition of any part of the gain realized as the result 
     of a compulsory or involuntary conversion, the basis shall be 
     the cost of such property decreased in the amount of the gain 
     not so recognized; and if the property purchased consists of 
     more than 1 piece of property, the basis determined under 
     this sentence shall be allocated to the purchased properties 
     in proportion to their respective costs.
       ``(3) Property held by corporation the stock of which is 
     replacement property.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the basis of stock in a corporation 
     is decreased under paragraph (2),

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     an amount equal to such decrease shall also be applied to 
     reduce the basis of property held by the corporation at the 
     time the taxpayer acquired control (as defined in subsection 
     (a)(2)(E)) of such corporation.
       ``(B) Limitation.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the 
     extent that it would (but for this subparagraph) require a 
     reduction in the aggregate adjusted bases of the property of 
     the corporation below the taxpayer's adjusted basis of the 
     stock in the corporation (determined immediately after such 
     basis is decreased under paragraph (2)).
       ``(C) Allocation of basis reduction.--The decrease required 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be allocated--
       ``(i) first to property which is similar or related in 
     service or use to the converted property,
       ``(ii) second to depreciable property (as defined in 
     section 1017(b)(3)(B)) not described in clause (i), and
       ``(iii) then to other property.
       ``(D) Special rules.--
       ``(i) Reduction not to exceed adjusted basis of property.--
     No reduction in the basis of any property under this 
     paragraph shall exceed the adjusted basis of such property 
     (determined without regard to such reduction).
       ``(ii) Allocation of reduction among properties.--If more 
     than 1 property is described in a clause of subparagraph (C), 
     the reduction under this paragraph shall be allocated among 
     such property in proportion to the adjusted bases of such 
     property (as so determined).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to involuntary conversions occurring after 
     September 13, 1995.

     SEC. 11252. EXPANSION OF REQUIREMENT THAT INVOLUNTARILY 
                   CONVERTED PROPERTY BE REPLACED WITH PROPERTY 
                   ACQUIRED FROM AN UNRELATED PERSON.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (i) of section 1033 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(i) Replacement Property Must Be Acquired From Unrelated 
     Person in Certain Cases.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the property which is involuntarily 
     converted is held by a taxpayer to which this subsection 
     applies, subsection (a) shall not apply if the replacement 
     property or stock is acquired from a related person. The 
     preceding sentence shall not apply to the extent that the 
     related person acquired the replacement property or stock 
     from an unrelated person during the period applicable under 
     subsection (a)(2)(B).
       ``(2) Taxpayers to which subsection applies.--This 
     subsection shall apply to--
       ``(A) a C corporation,
       ``(B) a partnership in which 1 or more C corporations own, 
     directly or indirectly (determined in accordance with section 
     707(b)(3)), more than 50 percent of the capital interest, or 
     profits interest, in such partnership at the time of the 
     involuntary conversion, and
       ``(C) any other taxpayer if, with respect to property which 
     is involuntarily converted during the taxable year, the 
     aggregate of the amount of realized gain on such property on 
     which there is realized gain exceeds $100,000.
     In the case of a partnership, subparagraph (C) shall apply 
     with respect to the partnership and with respect to each 
     partner. A similar rule shall apply in the case of an S 
     corporation and its shareholders.
       ``(3) Related person.--For purposes of this subsection, a 
     person is related to another person if the person bears a 
     relationship to the other person described in section 267(b) 
     or 707(b)(1).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to involuntary conversions occurring after 
     September 13, 1995.

     SEC. 11253. SPECIAL RULE FOR CROP INSURANCE PROCEEDS AND 
                   DISASTER PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 451(d) (relating to special rule 
     for crop insurance proceeds and disaster payments) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(d) Special Rule for Crop Insurance Proceeds and Disaster 
     Payments.--
       ``(1) General rule.--In the case of any payment described 
     in paragraph (2), a taxpayer reporting on the cash receipts 
     and disbursements method of accounting--
       ``(A) may elect to treat any such payment received in the 
     taxable year of destruction or damage of crops as having been 
     received in the following taxable year if the taxpayer 
     establishes that, under the taxpayer's practice, income from 
     such crops involved would have been reported in a following 
     taxable year, or
       ``(B) may elect to treat any such payment received in a 
     taxable year following the taxable year of the destruction or 
     damage of crops as having been received in the taxable year 
     of destruction or damage, if the taxpayer establishes that, 
     under the taxpayer's practice, income from such crops 
     involved would have been reported in the taxable year of 
     destruction or damage.
       ``(2) Payments described.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     a payment is described in this paragraph if such payment--
       ``(A) is insurance proceeds received on account of 
     destruction or damage to crops, or
       ``(B) is disaster assistance received under any Federal law 
     as a result of--
       ``(i) destruction or damage to crops caused by drought, 
     flood, or other natural disaster, or
       ``(ii) inability to plant crops because of such a 
     disaster.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies to payments received after December 31, 1992, as a 
     result of destruction or damage occurring after such date.

     SEC. 11254. APPLICATION OF INVOLUNTARY EXCLUSION RULES TO 
                   PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1033(h) is amended by 
     redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and 
     (4) and by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) Trade or business and investment property.--If a 
     taxpayer's property held for productive use in a trade or 
     business or for investment is compulsorily or involuntarily 
     converted as a result of a Presidentially declared disaster, 
     tangible property of a type held for productive use in a 
     trade or business shall be treated for purposes of subsection 
     (a) as property similar or related in use to the property so 
     converted.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1033(h) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``residence'' in paragraph (3) (as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)) and inserting ``property'',
       (2) by striking ``Principal Residences'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``Property'', and
       (3) by striking ``(1) In general.--'' and inserting ``(1) 
     Principal residences.--''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to disasters declared after December 31, 1994, in 
     taxable years ending after such date.
        Subtitle H--Exempt Organizations and Charitable Reforms

      CHAPTER 1--EXCISE TAX ON AMOUNTS OF PRIVATE EXCESS BENEFITS

     SEC. 11271. EXCISE TAXES FOR FAILURE BY CERTAIN CHARITABLE 
                   ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET CERTAIN QUALIFICATION 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 42 (relating to private 
     foundations and certain other tax-exempt organizations) is 
     amended by redesignating subchapter D as subchapter E and by 
     inserting after subchapter C the following new subchapter:
  ``Subchapter D--Failure By Certain Charitable Organizations To Meet 
                   Certain Qualification Requirements

``Sec. 4958. Taxes on excess benefit transactions.

     ``SEC. 4958. TAXES ON EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTIONS.

       ``(a) Initial Taxes.--
       ``(1) On the disqualified person.--There is hereby imposed 
     on each excess benefit transaction a tax equal to 25 percent 
     of the excess benefit. The tax imposed by this paragraph 
     shall be paid by any disqualified person referred to in 
     subsection (f)(1) with respect to such transaction.
       ``(2) On the management.--In any case in which a tax is 
     imposed by paragraph (1), there is hereby imposed on the 
     participation of any organization manager in the excess 
     benefit transaction, knowing that it is such a transaction, a 
     tax equal to 10 percent of the excess benefit, unless such 
     participation is not willful and is due to reasonable cause. 
     The tax imposed by this paragraph shall be paid by any 
     organization manager who participated in the excess benefit 
     transaction.
       ``(b) Additional Tax On the Disqualified Person.--In any 
     case in which an initial tax is imposed by subsection (a)(1) 
     on an excess benefit transaction and the excess benefit 
     involved in such transaction is not corrected within the 
     taxable period, there is hereby imposed a tax equal to 200 
     percent of the excess benefit involved. The tax imposed by 
     this subsection shall be paid by any disqualified person 
     referred to in subsection (f)(1) with respect to such 
     transaction.
       ``(c) Excess Benefit Transaction; Excess Benefit.--For 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Excess benefit transaction.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `excess benefit transaction' 
     means any transaction in which an economic benefit is 
     provided by an applicable tax-exempt organization directly or 
     indirectly to or for the use of any disqualified person if 
     the value of the economic benefit provided exceeds the value 
     of the consideration (including the performance of services) 
     received for providing such benefit. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, an economic benefit shall not be treated 
     as consideration for the performance of services unless such 
     organization clearly indicated its intent to so treat such 
     benefit.
       ``(B) Excess benefit.--The term `excess benefit' means the 
     excess referred to in subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Authority to include certain other private 
     inurement.--To the extent provided in regulations prescribed 
     by the Secretary, the term `excess benefit transaction' 
     includes any transaction in which the amount of any economic 
     benefit provided to or for the use of a disqualified person 
     is determined in whole or in part by the revenues of 1 or 
     more activities of the organization but only if such 
     transaction results in inurement not permitted under 
     paragraph (3) or (4) of section 501(c), as the case may be. 
     In the case of any such transaction, the excess benefit shall 
     be the amount of the inurement not so permitted.
       ``(d) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Joint and several liability.--If more than 1 person 
     is liable for any tax imposed by subsection (a) or subsection 
     (b), all such persons shall be jointly and severally liable 
     for such tax.
       ``(2) Limit for management.--With respect to any 1 excess 
     benefit transaction, the max

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     imum amount of the tax imposed by subsection (a)(2) shall not 
     exceed $10,000.
       ``(e) Applicable Tax-Exempt Organization.--For purposes of 
     this subchapter, the term `applicable tax-exempt 
     organization' means--
       ``(1) any organization which (without regard to any excess 
     benefit) would be described in paragraph (3) or (4) of 
     section 501(c) and exempt from tax under section 501(a), and
       ``(2) any organization which was described in paragraph (1) 
     at any time during the 2-year period ending on the date of 
     the transaction.
     Such term shall not include a private foundation (as defined 
     in section 509(a)).
       ``(f) Other Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Disqualified person.--The term `disqualified person' 
     means, with respect to any transaction--
       ``(A) any person who was, at any time during the 5-year 
     period ending on the date of such transaction, in a position 
     to exercise substantial influence over the affairs of the 
     organization,
       ``(B) a member of the family of an individual described in 
     subparagraph (A), and
       ``(C) a 35-percent controlled entity.
       ``(2) Organization manager.--The term `organization 
     manager' means, with respect to any applicable tax-exempt 
     organization, any officer, director, or trustee of such 
     organization (or any individual having powers or 
     responsibilities similar to those of officers, directors, or 
     trustees of the organization).
       ``(3) 35-percent controlled entity.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `35-percent controlled entity' 
     means--
       ``(i) a corporation in which persons described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) own more than 35 
     percent of the total combined voting power,
       ``(ii) a partnership in which such persons own more than 35 
     percent of the profits interest, and
       ``(iii) a trust or estate in which such persons own more 
     than 35 percent of the beneficial interest.
       ``(B) Constructive ownership rules.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 4946(a) shall 
     apply for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(4) Family members.--The members of an individual's 
     family shall be determined under section 4946(d); except that 
     such members also shall include the brothers and sisters 
     (whether by the whole or half blood) of the individual and 
     their spouses.
       ``(5) Taxable period.--The term `taxable period' means, 
     with respect to any excess benefit transaction, the period 
     beginning with the date on which the transaction occurs and 
     ending on the earliest of--
       ``(A) the date of mailing a notice of deficiency under 
     section 6212 with respect to the tax imposed by subsection 
     (a)(1), or
       ``(B) the date on which the tax imposed by subsection 
     (a)(1) is assessed.
       ``(6) Correction.--The terms `correction' and `correct' 
     mean, with respect to any excess benefit transaction, undoing 
     the excess benefit to the extent possible, and where fully 
     undoing the excess benefit is not possible, such additional 
     corrective action as is prescribed by the Secretary by 
     regulations.''
       (b) Application of Private Inurement Rule to Tax-Exempt 
     Organizations Described in Section 501(c)(4).--
       (1) Paragraph (4) of section 501(c) is amended by inserting 
     ``(A)'' after ``(4)'' and by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to an entity unless 
     no part of the net earnings of such entity inures to the 
     benefit of any private shareholder or individual.''
       (2) In the case of an organization operating on a 
     cooperative basis which, before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, was determined by the Secretary of the Treasury or 
     his delegate, to be described in section 501(c)(4) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 
     section 501(a) of such Code, the allocation or return of net 
     margins or capital to the members of such organization in 
     accordance with its incorporating statute and bylaws shall 
     not be treated for purposes of such Code as the inurement of 
     the net earnings of such organization to the benefit of any 
     private shareholder or individual. The preceding sentence 
     shall apply only if such statute and bylaws are substantially 
     as such statute and bylaws were in existence on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (e) of section 4955 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Section 4945'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``Sections 4945 and 4958'', and
       (B) by inserting before the period ``or an excess benefit 
     for purposes of section 4958''.
       (2) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 4963 are each 
     amended by inserting ``4958,'' after ``4955,''.
       (3) Subsection (e) of section 6213 is amended by inserting 
     ``4958 (relating to private excess benefit),'' before 
     ``4971''.
       (4) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 7422(g) are each 
     amended by inserting ``4958,'' after ``4955,''.
       (5) Subsection (b) of section 7454 is amended by inserting 
     ``or whether an organization manager (as defined in section 
     4958(f)(2)) has `knowingly' participated in an excess benefit 
     transaction (as defined in section 4958(c)),'' after 
     ``section 4912(b),''.
       (6) The table of subchapters for chapter 42 is amended by 
     striking the last item and inserting the following:

``Subchapter D. Failure by certain charitable organizations to meet 
              certain qualification requirements.
``Subchapter E. Abatement of first and second tier taxes in certain 
              cases.''

       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section (other 
     than subsection (b)) shall apply to excess benefit 
     transactions occurring on or after September 14, 1995.
       (2) Binding contracts.--The amendments referred to in 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to any benefit arising from a 
     transaction pursuant to any written contract which was 
     binding on September 13, 1995, and at all times thereafter 
     before such transaction occurred.
       (3) Application of private inurement rule to tax-exempt 
     organizations described in section 501(c)(4).--
       (A) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (b) shall 
     apply to inurement occurring on or after September 14, 1995.
       (B) Binding contracts.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (b) shall not apply to any inurement occurring before January 
     1, 1997, pursuant to a written contract which was binding on 
     September 13, 1995, and at all times thereafter before such 
     inurement occurred.

     SEC. 11272. REPORTING OF CERTAIN EXCISE TAXES AND OTHER 
                   INFORMATION.

       (a) Reporting by Organizations Described in Section 
     501(c)(3).--Subsection (b) of section 6033 (relating to 
     certain organizations described in section 501(c)(3)) is 
     amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9), by 
     redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (14), and by 
     inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraphs:
       ``(10) the respective amounts (if any) of the taxes paid by 
     the organization during the taxable year under the following 
     provisions:
       ``(A) section 4911 (relating to tax on excess expenditures 
     to influence legislation),
       ``(B) section 4912 (relating to tax on disqualifying 
     lobbying expenditures of certain organizations), and
       ``(C) section 4955 (relating to taxes on political 
     expenditures of section 501(c)(3) organizations),
       ``(11) the respective amounts (if any) of the taxes paid by 
     the organization, or any disqualified person with respect to 
     such organization, during the taxable year under section 4958 
     (relating to taxes on private excess benefit from certain 
     charitable organizations),
       ``(12) such information as the Secretary may require with 
     respect to any excess benefit transaction (as defined in 
     section 4958),
       ``(13) the name of each disqualified person (as defined in 
     section 4958(f)(1)(A)) with respect to such organization and 
     such other information as the Secretary may prescribe, and''.
       (b) Organizations Described in Section 501(c)(4).--Section 
     6033 is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
     (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Certain Organizations Described in Section 
     501(c)(4).--Every organization described in section 501(c)(4) 
     which is subject to the requirements of subsection (a) shall 
     include on the return required under subsection (a) the 
     information referred to in paragraphs (11), (12) and (13) of 
     subsection (b) with respect to such organization.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to returns for taxable years beginning after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11273. INCREASE IN PENALTIES ON EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS FOR 
                   FAILURE TO FILE COMPLETE AND TIMELY ANNUAL 
                   RETURNS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 6652(c)(1) 
     (relating to annual returns under section 6033) is amended by 
     striking ``$10'' and inserting ``$20'' and by striking 
     ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$10,000''.
       (b) Larger Penalty on Organizations Having Gross Receipts 
     in Excess of $1,000,000.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     6652(c)(1) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``In the case of an organization having gross 
     receipts exceeding $1,000,000 for any year, with respect to 
     the return required under section 6033 for such year, the 
     first sentence of this subparagraph shall be applied by 
     substituting `$100' for `$20' and, in lieu of applying the 
     second sentence of this subparagraph, the maximum penalty 
     under this subparagraph shall not exceed $50,000.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to returns for taxable years ending on or after 
     December 31, 1995.

                      CHAPTER 2--OTHER PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11276. COOPERATIVE SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS FOR CERTAIN 
                   FOUNDATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 501 (relating to exemption from 
     tax on corporations, certain trusts, etc.) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o) and by 
     inserting after subsection (m) the following new subsection:
       ``(n) Cooperative Service Organizations for Certain 
     Foundations.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this title, if an 
     organization--
       ``(A) is organized and operated solely for purposes 
     referred to in subsection (f)(1),
       ``(B) is composed solely of members which are exempt from 
     taxation under subsection (a) and are--
       ``(i) private foundations, or

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       ``(ii) community foundations as to which section 
     170(b)(1)(A)(vi) applies,
       ``(C) has at least 20 members,
       ``(D) does not at any time after the second taxable year 
     beginning after the date of its organization or, if later, 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
     have a member which holds more than 10 percent (by value) of 
     the interests in the organization,
       ``(E) is organized and controlled by its members but is not 
     controlled by any one member and does not have a member which 
     controls another member of the organization, and
       ``(F) permits members of the organization to require the 
     dismissal of any of the organization's investment advisers, 
     following reasonable notice, if members holding a majority of 
     interest in the account managed by such adviser vote to 
     remove such adviser,
     then such organization shall be treated as an organization 
     organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes.
       ``(2) Treatment of income of members.--If any member of an 
     organization described in paragraph (1) is a private 
     foundation (other than an exempt operating foundation, as 
     defined in section 4940(d)), such private foundation's 
     allocable share of the capital gain net income and gross 
     investment income of the organization for any taxable year of 
     the organization shall be treated, for purposes of section 
     4940, as capital gain net income and gross investment income 
     of such private foundation (whether or not distributed to 
     such foundation) for the taxable year of such private 
     foundation with or within which the taxable year of the 
     organization described in paragraph (1) ends (and such 
     private foundation shall take into account its allocable 
     share of the deductions referred to in section 4940(c)(3) of 
     the organization).
       ``(3) Applicable excise taxes.--Subchapter A of chapter 42 
     (other than sections 4940 and 4942) shall apply to any 
     organization described in paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 4945(d) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new flush sentence:
     ``Paragraph (4)(B) shall not apply to a grant to an 
     organization described in section 501(n).''
       (2) Section 4942(g)(1)(A) is amended by inserting ``or an 
     organization described in section 501(n)'' after ``subsection 
     (j)(3))''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11277. EXCLUSION FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME 
                   FOR CERTAIN SPONSORSHIP PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 513 (relating to unrelated trade 
     or business income) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(i) Treatment of Certain Sponsorship Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `unrelated trade or business' 
     does not include the activity of soliciting and receiving 
     qualified sponsorship payments.
       ``(2) Qualified sponsorship payments.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified sponsorship payment' 
     means any payment made by any person engaged in a trade or 
     business with respect to which there is no arrangement or 
     expectation that such person will receive any substantial 
     return benefit other than the use or acknowledgement of the 
     name or logo (or product lines) of such person's trade or 
     business in connection with the activities of the 
     organization that receives such payment. Such a use or 
     acknowledgement does not include advertising such person's 
     products or services (including messages containing 
     qualitative or comparative language, price information or 
     other indications of savings or value, an endorsement, or an 
     inducement to purchase, sell, or use such products or 
     services).
       ``(B) Limitations.--
       ``(i) Contingent payments.--The term `qualified sponsorship 
     payment' does not include any payment if the amount of such 
     payment is contingent upon the level of attendance at one or 
     more events, broadcast ratings, or other factors indicating 
     the degree of public exposure to one or more events.
       ``(ii) Acknowledgements or advertising in periodicals.--The 
     term `qualified sponsorship payment' does not include any 
     payment which entitles the payor to an acknowledgement or 
     advertising in regularly scheduled and printed material 
     published by or on behalf of the payee organization that is 
     not related to and primarily distributed in connection with a 
     specific event conducted by the payee organization.
       ``(3) Allocation of portions of single payment.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, to the extent that a portion of 
     a payment would (if made as a separate payment) be a 
     qualified sponsorship payment, such portion of such payment 
     and the other portion of such payment shall be treated as 
     separate payments.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to payments solicited or received after December 
     31, 1995.

     SEC. 11278. TREATMENT OF DUES PAID TO AGRICULTURAL OR 
                   HORTICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 512 (defining unrelated business 
     taxable income) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(d) Treatment of Dues of Agricultural or Horticultural 
     Organizations.--
       ``(1) In general.--If--
       ``(A) an agricultural or horticultural organization 
     described in section 501(c)(5) requires annual dues to be 
     paid in order to be a member of such organization, and
       ``(B) the amount of such required annual dues does not 
     exceed $100,
     in no event shall any portion of such dues be treated as 
     derived by such organization from an unrelated trade or 
     business by reason of any benefits or privileges to which 
     members of such organization are entitled.
       ``(2) Indexation of $100 amount.--In the case of any 
     taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 1995, the 
     $100 amount in paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount 
     equal to--
       ``(A) $100, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, by substituting `calendar year 1994' for 
     `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
       ``(3) Dues.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     `dues' means any payment required to be made in order to be 
     recognized by the organization as a member of the 
     organization.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1994.

     SEC. 11279. REPEAL OF CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY 
                   DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 13311 of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993 (relating to credit for 
     contributions to certain community development corporations) 
     is hereby repealed.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to contributions made after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act (other than contributions made pursuant 
     to a legally enforceable agreement which is effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act).
              Subtitle I--Tax Reform and Other Provisions

              CHAPTER 1--PROVISIONS RELATING TO BUSINESSES

     SEC. 11301. TAX TREATMENT OF CERTAIN EXTRAORDINARY DIVIDENDS.

       (a) Treatment of Extraordinary Dividends in Excess of 
     Basis.--Paragraph (2) of section 1059(a) (relating to 
     corporate shareholder's basis in stock reduced by nontaxed 
     portion of extraordinary dividends) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Amounts in excess of basis.--If the nontaxed portion 
     of such dividends exceeds such basis, such excess shall be 
     treated as gain from the sale or exchange of such stock for 
     the taxable year in which the extraordinary dividend is 
     received.''.
       (b) Treatment of Redemptions Where Options Involved.--
     Paragraph (1) of section 1059(e) (relating to treatment of 
     partial liquidations and non-pro rata redemptions) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(1) Treatment of partial liquidations and certain 
     redemptions.--Except as otherwise provided in regulations--
       ``(A) Redemptions.--In the case of any redemption of 
     stock--
       ``(i) which is part of a partial liquidation (within the 
     meaning of section 302(e)) of the redeeming corporation,
       ``(ii) which is not pro rata as to all shareholders, or
       ``(iii) which would not have been treated (in whole or in 
     part) as a dividend if any options had not been taken into 
     account under section 318(a)(4),
     any amount treated as a dividend with respect to such 
     redemption shall be treated as an extraordinary dividend to 
     which paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) apply without 
     regard to the period the taxpayer held such stock. In the 
     case of a redemption described in clause (iii), only the 
     basis in the stock redeemed shall be taken into account under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(B) Reorganizations, etc.--An exchange described in 
     section 356(a)(1) which is treated as a dividend under 
     section 356(a)(2) shall be treated as a redemption of stock 
     for purposes of applying subparagraph (A).''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to distributions after May 3, 1995.
       (2) Transition rule.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to any distribution made pursuant to the 
     terms of--
       (A) a written binding contract in effect on May 3, 1995, 
     and at all times thereafter before such distribution, or
       (B) a tender offer outstanding on May 3, 1995.
       (3) Certain dividends not pursuant to certain 
     redemptions.--In determining whether the amendment made by 
     subsection (a) applies to any extraordinary dividend other 
     than a dividend treated as an extraordinary dividend under 
     section 1059(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as 
     amended by this Act), paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be applied 
     by substituting ``September 13, 1995'' for ``May 3, 1995''.

     SEC. 11302. REGISTRATION OF CONFIDENTIAL CORPORATE TAX 
                   SHELTERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6111 (relating to registration of 
     tax shelters) is amended by redesignating subsections (d) and 
     (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively, and by 
     inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Certain Confidential Arrangements Treated as Tax 
     Shelters.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `tax shelter' includes any entity, plan, arrangement, or 
     transaction--
       ``(A) a significant purpose of the structure of which is 
     the avoidance or evasion of Federal income tax for a direct 
     or indirect participant which is a corporation,

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       ``(B) which is offered to any potential participant under 
     conditions of confidentiality, and
       ``(C) for which the tax shelter promoters may receive fees 
     in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate.
       ``(2) Conditions of confidentiality.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1)(B), an offer is under conditions of 
     confidentiality if--
       ``(A) the potential participant to whom the offer is made 
     (or any other person acting on behalf of such participant) 
     has an understanding or agreement with or for the benefit of 
     any promoter of the tax shelter that such participant (or 
     such other person) will limit disclosure of the tax shelter 
     or any significant tax features of the tax shelter, or
       ``(B) any promoter of the tax shelter--
       ``(i) claims, knows, or has reason to know,
       ``(ii) knows or has reason to know that any other person 
     (other than the potential participant) claims, or
       ``(iii) causes another person to claim,
     that the tax shelter (or any aspect thereof) is proprietary 
     to any person other than the potential participant or is 
     otherwise protected from disclosure to or use by others.
     For purposes of this subsection, the term `promoter' means 
     any person or any related person (within the meaning of 
     section 267 or 707) who participates in the organization, 
     management, or sale of the tax shelter.
       ``(3) Persons other than promoter required to register in 
     certain cases.--
       ``(A) In general.--If--
       ``(i) the requirements of subsection (a) are not met with 
     respect to any tax shelter (as defined in paragraph (1)) by 
     any tax shelter promoter, and
       ``(ii) no tax shelter promoter is a United States person,
     then each United States person who discussed participation in 
     such shelter shall register such shelter under subsection 
     (a).
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a 
     United States person who discussed participation in a tax 
     shelter if--
       ``(i) such person notified the promoter in writing (not 
     later than the close of the 90th day after the day on which 
     such discussions began) that such person would not 
     participate in such shelter, and
       ``(ii) such person does not participate in such shelter.
       ``(4) Offer to participate treated as offer for sale.--For 
     purposes of subsections (a) and (b), an offer to participate 
     in a tax shelter (as defined in paragraph (1)) shall be 
     treated as an offer for sale.''.
       (b) Penalty.--Subsection (a) of section 6707 (relating to 
     failure to furnish information regarding tax shelters) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Confidential arrangements.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a tax shelter (as defined 
     in section 6111(d)), the penalty imposed under paragraph (1) 
     shall be an amount equal to the greater of--
       ``(i) 50 percent of the fees paid to any promoter of the 
     tax shelter with respect to offerings made before the date 
     such shelter is registered under section 6111, or
       ``(ii) $10,000.
     Clause (i) shall be applied by substituting `75 percent' for 
     `50 percent' in the case of an intentional failure or act 
     described in paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Special rule for participants required to register 
     shelter.--In the case of a person required to register such a 
     tax shelter by reason of section 6111(d)(3)--
       ``(i) such person shall be required to pay the penalty 
     under paragraph (1) only if such person actually participated 
     in such shelter,
       ``(ii) the amount of such penalty shall be determined by 
     taking into account under subparagraph (A)(i) only the fees 
     paid by such person, and
       ``(iii) such penalty shall be in addition to the penalty 
     imposed on any other person for failing to register such 
     shelter.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 6707(a) is amended by striking 
     ``The penalty'' and inserting ``Except as provided in 
     paragraph (3), the penalty''.
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 6707(a)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2) or 
     (3), as the case may be''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any tax shelter (as defined in section 6111(d) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by this 
     section) interests in which are offered to potential 
     participants after the Secretary of the Treasury prescribes 
     guidance with respect to meeting requirements added by such 
     amendments.

     SEC. 11303. DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR INTEREST ON LOANS WITH 
                   RESPECT TO COMPANY-OWNED INSURANCE.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 264(a) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, or any endowment or annuity contracts 
     owned by the taxpayer covering any individual,'' after ``the 
     life of any individual'', and
       (2) by striking all that follows ``carried on by the 
     taxpayer'' and inserting a period.
       (b) Exception for Contracts Relating to Key Persons; 
     Permissible Interest Rates.--Section 264 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Any'' in subsection (a)(4) and inserting 
     ``Except as provided in subsection (d), any'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Special Rules For Application of Subsection (a)(4).--
       ``(1) Exception for key persons.--Subsection (a)(4) shall 
     not apply to any interest paid or accrued on any indebtedness 
     with respect to policies or contracts covering an individual 
     who is a key person to the extent that the aggregate amount 
     of such indebtedness with respect to policies and contracts 
     covering such individual does not exceed $50,000.
       ``(2) Interest rate cap on key persons and pre-1986 
     contracts.--
       ``(A) In general.--No deduction shall be allowed by reason 
     of paragraph (1) or the last sentence of subsection (a) with 
     respect to interest paid or accrued for any month to the 
     extent the amount of such interest exceeds the amount which 
     would have been determined if the applicable rate of interest 
     were used for such month.
       ``(B) Applicable rate of interest.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) In general.--The applicable rate of interest for any 
     month is the rate of interest described as Moody's Corporate 
     Bond Yield Average-Monthly Average Corporates as published by 
     Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or any successor thereto, 
     for such month.
       ``(ii) Pre-1986 contract.--In the case of indebtedness on a 
     contract to which the last sentence of subsection (a) 
     applies--

       ``(I) which is a contract providing a fixed rate of 
     interest, the applicable rate of interest for any month shall 
     be the Moody's rate described in clause (i) for the month in 
     which the contract was purchased, or
       ``(II) which is a contract providing a variable rate of 
     interest, the applicable rate of interest for any month in an 
     applicable period shall be such Moody's rate for the last 
     month preceding such period.

     For purposes of subclause (II), the taxpayer shall elect an 
     applicable period for such contract on its return of tax 
     imposed by this chapter for its first taxable year ending on 
     or after October 13, 1995. Such applicable period shall be 
     for any number of months (not greater than 12) specified in 
     the election and may not be changed by the taxpayer without 
     the consent of the Secretary.
       ``(3) Key person.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 
     `key person' means an officer or 20-percent owner, except 
     that the number of individuals who may be treated as key 
     persons with respect to any taxpayer shall not exceed the 
     greater of--
       ``(A) 5 individuals, or
       ``(B) the lesser of 5 percent of the total officers and 
     employees of the taxpayer or 10 individuals.
       ``(4) 20-percent owner.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `20-percent owner' means--
       ``(A) if the taxpayer is a corporation, any person who owns 
     directly 20 percent or more of the outstanding stock of the 
     corporation or stock possessing 20 percent or more of the 
     total combined voting power of all stock of the corporation, 
     or
       ``(B) if the taxpayer is not a corporation, any person who 
     owns 20 percent or more of the capital or profits interest in 
     the employer.
       ``(5) Aggregation rules.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (4)(A) and 
     applying the $50,000 limitation in paragraph (1)--
       ``(i) all members of a controlled group shall be treated as 
     1 taxpayer, and
       ``(ii) such limitation shall be allocated among the members 
     of such group in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe.
       ``(B) Controlled group.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     all persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) 
     or (b) of section 52 or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414 
     shall be treated as members of a controlled group.''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to interest paid or accrued after December 31, 1995.
       (2) Transition rule for existing indebtedness.--
       (A) In general.--In the case of--
       (i) indebtedness incurred before January 1, 1996, or
       (ii) indebtedness incurred before January 1, 1997 with 
     respect to any contract or policy entered into in 1994 or 
     1995,
     the amendments made by this section shall not apply to 
     qualified interest paid or accrued on such indebtedness after 
     October 13, 1995, and before January 1, 1999.
       (B) Qualified interest.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the qualified interest with respect to any indebtedness for 
     any month is the amount of interest which would be paid or 
     accrued for such month on such indebtedness if--
       (i) in the case of any interest paid or accrued after 
     December 31, 1995, indebtedness with respect to no more than 
     20,000 insured individuals were taken into account, and
       (ii) the lesser of the following rates of interest were 
     used for such month:

       (I) The rate of interest specified under the terms of the 
     indebtedness as in effect on October 13, 1995 (and without 
     regard to modification of such terms after such date).
       (II) The applicable percentage rate of interest described 
     as Moody's Corporate Bond Yield Average-Monthly Average 
     Corporates as published by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., 
     or any successor thereto, for such month.

     For purposes of clause (i), all persons treated as a single 
     employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or subsection (m) or (o) of 
     section 414 of such Code shall be treated as one person.
       (C) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (B), the applicable percentage is as follows:

                                                     The percentage is:
    1995...................................................100 percent 

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    1996....................................................90 percent 
    1997....................................................80 percent 
    1998....................................................70 percent.

       (3) Special rule for grandfathered contracts.--This section 
     shall not apply to any contract purchased on or before June 
     20, 1986, except that section 264(d)(2) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply to interest paid or accrued 
     after October 13, 1995.
       (d) Spread of Income Inclusion on Surrender, Etc. of 
     Contracts.--
       (1) In general.--If any amount is received under any life 
     insurance policy or endowment or annuity contract described 
     in paragraph (4) of section 264(a) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986--
       (A) on the complete surrender, redemption, or maturity of 
     such policy or contract during calendar year 1996, 1997, or 
     1998, or
       (B) in full discharge during any such calendar year of the 
     obligation under the policy or contract which is in the 
     nature of a refund of the consideration paid for the policy 
     or contract,
     then (in lieu of any other inclusion in gross income) such 
     amount shall be includible in gross income ratably over the 
     4-taxable year period beginning with the taxable year such 
     amount would (but for this paragraph) be includible. The 
     preceding sentence shall only apply to the extent the amount 
     is includible in gross income for the taxable year in which 
     the event described in subparagraph (A) or (B) occurs.
       (2) Special rules for applying section 264.--A contract 
     shall not be treated as--
       (A) failing to meet the requirement of section 264(c)(1) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or
       (B) a single premium contract under section 264(b)(1) of 
     such Code,
     solely by reason of an occurrence described in subparagraph 
     (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of this subsection or solely by 
     reason of no additional premiums being received under the 
     contract by reason of a lapse occurring after October 13, 
     1995.
       (3) Special rule for deferred acquisition costs.--In the 
     case of the occurrence of any event described in subparagraph 
     (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of this subsection with respect 
     to any policy or contract--
       (A) section 848 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall 
     not apply to the unamortized balance (if any) of the 
     specified policy acquisition expenses attributable to such 
     policy or contract immediately before the insurance company's 
     taxable year in which such event occurs, and
       (B) there shall be allowed as a deduction to such company 
     for such taxable year under chapter 1 of such Code an amount 
     equal to such unamortized balance.

     SEC. 11304. TERMINATION OF SUSPENSE ACCOUNTS FOR FAMILY 
                   CORPORATIONS REQUIRED TO USE ACCRUAL METHOD OF 
                   ACCOUNTING.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (i) of section 447 (relating to 
     method of accounting for corporations engaged in farming) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Termination.--
       ``(A) In general.--No suspense account may be established 
     under this subsection by any corporation required by this 
     section to change its method of accounting for any taxable 
     year ending after September 13, 1995.
       ``(B) 20-year phaseout of existing suspense accounts.--Each 
     suspense account under this subsection shall be reduced (but 
     not below zero) for each of the first 20 taxable years 
     beginning after September 13, 1995, by an amount equal to the 
     applicable portion of such account. Any reduction in a 
     suspense account under this paragraph shall be included in 
     gross income for the taxable year of the reduction. The 
     amount of the reduction required under this paragraph for any 
     taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the 
     amount of any reduction required for such taxable year under 
     any other provision of this subsection.
       ``(C) Applicable portion.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (B), the term `applicable portion' means, for any taxable 
     year, the amount which would ratably reduce the amount in the 
     account (after taking into account prior reductions) to zero 
     over the period consisting of such taxable year and the 
     remaining taxable years in such first 20 taxable years.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after September 13, 1995.

     SEC. 11305. TERMINATION OF PUERTO RICO AND POSSESSION TAX 
                   CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Section 936 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Termination.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, this section shall not apply to any taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 1995.
       ``(2) Transition rules for active business income credit.--
     Except as provided in paragraph (3)--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an existing credit 
     claimant to which subsection (a)(4)(B) does not apply, the 
     credit determined under subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be allowed 
     for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995, and 
     before January 1, 2002.
       ``(B) Special rule for reduced credit.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of an existing credit 
     claimant to which subsection (a)(4)(B) applies, the credit 
     determined under subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be allowed for 
     taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995, and before 
     January 1, 1998.
       ``(ii) Election irrevocable after 1997.--An election under 
     subsection (a)(4)(B)(iii) which is in effect for the 
     taxpayer's last taxable year beginning before 1997 may not be 
     revoked unless it is revoked for the taxpayer's first taxable 
     year beginning in 1997 and all subsequent taxable years.
       ``(3) Additional restricted credit.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an existing credit 
     claimant--
       ``(i) the credit under subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be 
     allowed for the period beginning with the first taxable year 
     after the last taxable year to which subparagraph (A) or (B) 
     of paragraph (2), whichever is appropriate, applied and 
     ending with the last taxable year beginning before January 1, 
     2006, except that
       ``(ii) the aggregate amount of taxable income taken into 
     account under subsection (a)(1)(A) for any such taxable year 
     shall not exceed the adjusted base period income of such 
     claimant.
       ``(B) Coordination with subsection (a)(4).--The amount of 
     income described in subsection (a)(1)(A) which is taken into 
     account in applying subsection (a)(4) shall be such income as 
     reduced under this paragraph.
       ``(4) Adjusted base period income.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (3)--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `adjusted base period income' 
     means the average of the inflation-adjusted possession 
     incomes of the corporation for each base period year.
       ``(B) Inflation-adjusted possession income.--For purposes 
     of subparagraph (A), the inflation-adjusted possession income 
     of any corporation for any base period year shall be an 
     amount equal to the sum of--
       ``(i) the possession income of such corporation for such 
     base period year, plus
       ``(ii) such possession income multiplied by the inflation 
     adjustment percentage for such base period year.
       ``(C) Inflation adjustment percentage.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (B), the inflation adjustment percentage for any 
     base period year means the percentage (if any) by which--
       ``(i) the CPI for 1995, exceeds
       ``(ii) the CPI for the calendar year in which the base 
     period year for which the determination is being made ends.
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the CPI for any 
     calendar year is the CPI (as defined in section 1(f)(5)) for 
     such year under section 1(f)(4).
       ``(D) Increase in inflation adjustment percentage for 
     growth during base years.--The inflation adjustment 
     percentage (determined under subparagraph (C) without regard 
     to this subparagraph) for each of the 5 taxable years 
     referred to in paragraph (5)(A) shall be increased by--
       ``(i) 5 percentage points in the case of a taxable year 
     ending during the 1-year period ending on October 13, 1995;
       ``(ii) 10.25 percentage points in the case of a taxable 
     year ending during the 1-year period ending on October 13, 
     1994;
       ``(iii) 15.76 percentage points in the case of a taxable 
     year ending during the 1-year period ending on October 13, 
     1993;
       ``(iv) 21.55 percentage points in the case of a taxable 
     year ending during the 1-year period ending on October 13, 
     1992; and
       ``(v) 27.63 percentage points in the case of a taxable year 
     ending during the 1-year period ending on October 13, 1991.
       ``(5) Base period year.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `base period year' means each 
     of 3 taxable years which are among the 5 most recent taxable 
     years of the corporation ending before October 14, 1995, 
     determined by disregarding--
       ``(i) one taxable year for which the corporation had the 
     largest inflation-adjusted possession income, and
       ``(ii) one taxable year for which the corporation had the 
     smallest inflation-adjusted possession income.
       ``(B) Corporations not having significant possession income 
     throughout 5-year period.--
       ``(i) In general.--If a corporation does not have 
     significant possession income for each of the most recent 5 
     taxable years ending before October 14, 1995, then, in lieu 
     of applying subparagraph (A), the term `base period year' 
     means only those taxable years (of such 5 taxable years) for 
     which the corporation has significant possession income; 
     except that, if such corporation has significant possession 
     income for 4 of such 5 taxable years, the rule of 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) shall apply.
       ``(ii) Special rule.--If there is no year (of such 5 
     taxable years) for which a corporation has significant 
     possession income--

       ``(I) the term `base period year' means the first taxable 
     year ending on or after October 14, 1995, but
       ``(II) the amount of possession income for such year which 
     is taken into account under paragraph (4) shall be the amount 
     which would be determined if such year were a short taxable 
     year ending on September 30, 1995.

       ``(iii) Significant possession income.--For purposes of 
     this subparagraph, the term `significant possession income' 
     means possession income which exceeds 2 percent of the 
     possession income of the taxpayer for the taxable year (of 
     the period of 6 taxable years ending with the first taxable 
     year ending on or after October 14, 1995) having the greatest 
     possession income.
       ``(C) Election to use one base period year.--
       ``(i) In general.--At the election of the taxpayer, the 
     term `base period year' means--

       ``(I) only the last taxable year of the corporation ending 
     in calendar year 1992, or

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       ``(II) a deemed taxable year which includes the first ten 
     months of calendar year 1995.

       ``(ii) Base period income for 1995.--In determining the 
     adjusted base period income of the corporation for the deemed 
     taxable year under clause (i)(II), the possession income 
     shall be annualized and shall be determined without regard to 
     any extraordinary item.
       ``(iii) Election.--An election under this subparagraph by 
     any possession corporation may be made only for the 
     corporation's first taxable year beginning after December 31, 
     1995, for which it is a possession corporation. The rules of 
     subclauses (II) and (III) of subsection (a)(4)(B)(iii) shall 
     apply to the election under this subparagraph.
       ``(D) Acquisitions and dispositions.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 41(f)(3) shall 
     apply for purposes of this subsection.
       ``(6) Possession income.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `possession income' means the income referred to in 
     subsection (a)(1)(A), except that there shall not be taken 
     into account any such income from an applicable possession 
     (as defined in paragraph (8)(B)). In no event shall 
     possession income be treated as being less than zero.
       ``(7) Short years.--If the current year or a base period 
     year is a short taxable year, the application of this 
     subsection shall be made with such annualizations as the 
     Secretary shall prescribe.
       ``(8) Special rules for certain possessions.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an existing credit 
     claimant with respect to an applicable possession, this 
     section (other than the preceding paragraphs of this 
     subsection) shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1995, and before January 1, 2006.
       ``(B) Applicable possession.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `applicable possession' means Guam, 
     American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands.
       ``(9) Existing credit claimant.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `existing credit claimant' 
     means a corporation--
       ``(i) which was actively conducting a trade or business in 
     a possession on October 13, 1995, and
       ``(ii) with respect to which an election under this section 
     is in effect for the corporation's taxable year which 
     includes October 13, 1995.
       ``(B) New lines of business prohibited.--If, after October 
     13, 1995, a corporation which would (but for this 
     subparagraph) be an existing credit claimant adds a 
     substantial new line of business, such corporation shall 
     cease to be treated as an existing credit claimant as of the 
     close of the taxable year ending before the date of such 
     addition.
       ``(C) Binding contract exception.--If, on October 13, 1995, 
     and at all times thereafter, there is in effect with respect 
     to a corporation a binding contract for the acquisition of 
     assets to be used in, or for the sale of assets to be 
     produced from, a trade or business, the corporation shall be 
     treated for purposes of this paragraph as actively conducting 
     such trade or business on October 13, 1995. The preceding 
     sentence shall not apply if such trade or business is not 
     actively conducted before January 1, 1996.
       ``(D) Special rule for applicable possessions.--In 
     determining under paragraph (8) whether a taxpayer is an 
     existing credit claimant with respect to an applicable 
     possession, this paragraph shall be applied separately with 
     respect to such possession.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11306. DEPRECIATION UNDER INCOME FORECAST METHOD.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 167 (relating to depreciation) 
     is amended by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) 
     and by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Depreciation Under Income Forecast Method.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the depreciation deduction allowable 
     under this section to any taxpayer with respect to any 
     property is determined under the income forecast method or 
     any similar method--
       ``(A) in determining the amount of the depreciation 
     deduction under such method, the estimated income from the 
     property shall include all income earned before the close of 
     the 10th taxable year following the taxable year in which the 
     property was placed in service in connection with the 
     ultimate use of the property by, or the ultimate sale of 
     merchandise to, persons who are not related persons (within 
     the meaning of section 267(b)) to the taxpayer,
       ``(B) the adjusted basis of the property shall only include 
     amounts with respect to which the requirements of section 
     461(h) are satisfied,
       ``(C) the depreciation deduction under such method for the 
     10th taxable year beginning after the taxable year in which 
     the property was placed in service shall be equal to the 
     adjusted basis of such property as of the beginning of such 
     10th taxable year, and
       ``(D) such taxpayer shall pay (or be entitled to receive) 
     interest computed under the look-back method of paragraph (2) 
     for any recomputation year.
       ``(2) Look-back method.--The interest computed under the 
     look-back method of this paragraph for any recomputation year 
     shall be determined by--
       ``(A) first determining the depreciation deductions under 
     this section with respect to such property which would have 
     been allowable for prior taxable years if the determination 
     of the amounts so allowable had been made on the basis of the 
     sum of the following (instead of the estimated income with 
     respect to such property)--
       ``(i) the actual income from such property for periods 
     before the close of the recomputation year, and
       ``(ii) an estimate of the future income with respect to 
     such property for periods after the recomputation year,
       ``(B) second, determining (solely for purposes of computing 
     such interest) the overpayment or underpayment of tax for 
     each such prior taxable year which would result solely from 
     the application of subparagraph (A), and
       ``(C) then using the adjusted overpayment rate (as defined 
     in section 460(b)(7)), compounded daily, on the overpayment 
     or underpayment determined under subparagraph (B).
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, any cost incurred 
     after the property is placed in service (which is not treated 
     as a separate property under paragraph (5)) shall be taken 
     into account by discounting (using the Federal mid-term rate 
     determined under section 1274(d) as of the time such cost is 
     incurred) such cost to its value as of the date the property 
     is placed in service. The taxpayer may elect with respect to 
     any property to have the preceding sentence not apply to such 
     property.
       ``(3) Exception from look-back method.--Paragraph (1)(D) 
     shall not apply with respect to any property which, when 
     placed in service by the taxpayer, had a basis of $100,000 or 
     less.
       ``(4) Recomputation year.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     except as provided in regulations, the term `recomputation 
     year' means, with respect to any property, the third and the 
     10th taxable years beginning after the taxable year in which 
     the property was placed in service, unless the actual income 
     from the property for the period before the close of such 
     third or 10th taxable year is within 10 percent of the 
     estimated income from the property for such period which was 
     taken into account under paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(5) Special rules.--
       ``(A) Certain costs treated as separate property.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, the following costs shall be 
     treated as separate properties:
       ``(i) Any costs incurred with respect to any property after 
     the 10th taxable year beginning after the taxable year in 
     which the property was placed in service.
       ``(ii) Any costs incurred after the property is placed in 
     service and before the close of such 10th taxable year if 
     such costs are significant and give rise to a significant 
     increase in the income from the property which was not 
     included in the estimated income from the property.
       ``(B) Syndication income from television series.--In the 
     case of property which is an episode in a television series, 
     income from syndicating such series shall not be required to 
     be taken into account under this subsection before the 
     earlier of--
       ``(i) the 4th taxable year beginning after the date the 
     first episode in such series is placed in service, or
       ``(ii) the earliest taxable year in which the taxpayer has 
     an arrangement relating to the future syndication of such 
     series.
       ``(C) Collection of interest.--For purposes of subtitle F 
     (other than sections 6654 and 6655), any interest required to 
     be paid by the taxpayer under paragraph (1) for any 
     recomputation year shall be treated as an increase in the tax 
     imposed by this chapter for such year.
       ``(D) Determinations.--For purposes of paragraph (2), 
     determinations of the amount of income from any property 
     shall be determined in the same manner as for purposes of 
     applying the income forecast method; except that any income 
     from the disposition of such property shall be taken into 
     account.
       ``(E) Treatment of pass-thru entities.--Rules similar to 
     the rules of section 460(b)(4) shall apply for purposes of 
     this subsection.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply to property placed in service after September 13, 1995.
       (2) Binding contracts.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a) shall not apply to any property produced or acquired by 
     the taxpayer pursuant to a written contract which was binding 
     on September 13, 1995, and at all times thereafter before 
     such production or acquisition.

     SEC. 11307. TRANSFERS OF EXCESS PENSION ASSETS.

       (a) In General.--Section 420 (relating to transfers of 
     excess pension assets to retiree health accounts) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Similar Rules To Apply to Other Transfers of Excess 
     Plan Assets.--
       ``(1) In general.--If there is a qualified employee benefit 
     transfer of any excess pension assets of a defined benefit 
     plan (other than a multiemployer plan) to an employer--
       ``(A) a trust which is part of such plan shall not be 
     treated as failing to meet the requirements of section 401(a) 
     solely by reason of such transfer (or any other action 
     authorized under this section), and
       ``(B) such transfer shall not be treated as--
       ``(i) an employer reversion for purposes of section 4980, 
     or
       ``(ii) a prohibited transaction for purposes of section 
     4975.
     The gross income of the employer shall include the amount of 
     any qualified employee benefit transfer made during the 
     taxable year.

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       ``(2) Qualified employee benefit transfer.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified employee benefit 
     transfer' means a transfer--
       ``(i) of excess pension assets of a defined benefit plan to 
     the employer, and
       ``(ii) with respect to which--

       ``(I) the use requirements of paragraph (3) are met, and
       ``(II) the requirements of subsection (c)(2)(A) are met 
     (determined by treating such transfer as a qualified 
     transfer).

       ``(B) Limitation on amounts transferred.--The amount of 
     excess pension assets which may be transferred in qualified 
     employee benefit transfers during any taxable year shall not 
     exceed the amount which is reasonably estimated to be the 
     amount the employer maintaining the plan will pay (whether 
     directly or through reimbursement) during the taxable year 
     for qualified current employee benefit liabilities.
       ``(C) Coordination with transfers to retiree health 
     accounts.--Such term shall not include any qualified transfer 
     (as defined in subsection (b)).
       ``(D) Expiration.--No transfer in any taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 2001, shall be treated as a 
     qualified employee benefit transfer.
       ``(3) Restrictions on use of transferred assets.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any assets transferred to an employer in 
     a qualified employee benefit transfer shall be used only to 
     pay qualified current employee benefit liabilities for the 
     taxable year of the transfer (whether directly or through 
     reimbursement).
       ``(B) Amounts not used to pay benefits.--An employer shall 
     transfer to a plan an amount equal to any assets transferred 
     out of the plan in a qualified employee benefit transfer 
     which are not used as provided in subparagraph (A). Such 
     amount shall be treated in the same manner as amounts are 
     treated under subsection (c)(1)(B), except that allocable 
     income shall be determined by using the Federal short-term 
     rate under section 1274(d).
       ``(C) Qualified current employee benefit liabilities.--For 
     purposes of this subsection--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified current employee 
     benefit liabilities' means, with respect to any taxable year, 
     the aggregate amounts (including administrative expenses) for 
     which a deduction is allowable to the employer for such 
     taxable year with respect to applicable employee benefits.
       ``(ii) Applicable employee benefits.--The term `applicable 
     employee benefits' means--

       ``(I) contributions to a trust described in section 401(a) 
     which is exempt from tax under section 501(a),
       ``(II) benefits under an accident or health plan (within 
     the meaning of section 105),
       ``(III) disability benefits,
       ``(IV) benefits under an educational assistance program of 
     the employer described in section 127(b), and
       ``(V) benefits under a dependent care assistance program of 
     the employer described in section 129(d).

       ``(4) Definition and special rules.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) Excess pension assets.--The term `excess pension 
     assets' has the meaning given such term by subsection (e)(2).
       ``(B) Coordination with section 412.--In the case of a 
     qualified employee benefit transfer--
       ``(i) any assets transferred in a plan year on or before 
     the valuation date for such year (and any income allocable 
     thereto) shall, for purposes of section 412, be treated as 
     assets in the plan as of the valuation date for such year, 
     and
       ``(ii) the plan shall be treated as having a net experience 
     loss under section 412(b)(2)(B)(iv) in an amount equal to the 
     amount of such transfer and for which amortization charges 
     begin for the first plan year after the plan year in which 
     such transfer occurs, except that such section shall be 
     applied to such amount by substituting `10 plan years' for `5 
     plan years'.''
       (b) Excess Assets.--Section 420(e)(2) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Excess pension assets.--The term `excess pension 
     assets' means the excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) the amount determined under section 412(c)(7)(A)(ii), 
     over
       ``(B) the greater of--
       ``(i) the amount determined under section 
     412(c)(7)(A)(i)(II), or
       ``(ii) 125 percent of termination liability determined 
     under section 414(l), except that the actuarial assumptions 
     used in making such determinations shall be the assumptions 
     used by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for single-
     employer plan termination purposes under regulations under 
     title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974.
     The determination under the preceding sentence with respect 
     to any transfer shall be made as of the date of the transfer. 
     No substantial changes in the regulations described in clause 
     (ii) which are made after the date of the enactment of the 
     Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1995 shall be taken into 
     account for purposes of such clause.''
       (c) Taxpayers in Bankruptcy May Not Make Transfers.--
     Section 420(e) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(5) Exclusion of taxpayers in bankruptcy.--No qualified 
     transfer or qualified employee benefit transfer may be made 
     under this section by a taxpayer if--
       ``(A) the taxpayer has filed, or has had filed against it, 
     a petition in a title 11 or similar case (within the meaning 
     of section 368(a)(3)), and
       ``(B) such case is still pending.''
       (d) Conforming Amendments to ERISA.--
       (1) Notice.--Section 101(e) of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1021(e)) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or a qualified employee benefit 
     transfer,'' after ``to a health benefits account,'' in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2)(A),
       (B) by inserting ``or qualified employee benefits'' after 
     ``the amount of health benefits liabilities'' in paragraph 
     (1),
       (C) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``January 1, 1995'' and inserting ``the 
     date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 
     1995'', and
       (ii) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``this 
     subsection'', and
       (D) by striking ``to Health Benefits Accounts'' in the 
     heading.
       (2) Exclusive benefit.--Paragraph (1) of section 403(c) of 
     such Act (29 U.S.C. 1103(c)(1)) is amended by striking 
     ``January 1, 1995'' and inserting ``the date of the enactment 
     of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1995''.
       (3) Exemption from prohibited transaction.--Paragraph (13) 
     of section 408(b) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1108(b)(13)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``retiree health account'' and inserting 
     ``health benefits account'',
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end ``, or any 
     transfer of such assets in a taxable year beginning before 
     January 1, 2002, in a qualified employee benefit transfer 
     permitted under such section 420'', and
       (C) by striking ``January 1, 1995'' and inserting ``the 
     date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 
     1995''.
       (e) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to transfers on and after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Qualified transfers.--To the extent the amendments made 
     by subsections (b), (c), and (d) apply to qualified transfers 
     under section 420 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act), such amendments shall apply to transfers occurring 
     after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11308. REPEAL OF EXCLUSION FOR INTEREST ON LOANS USED TO 
                   ACQUIRE EMPLOYER SECURITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 133 (relating to interest on 
     certain loans used to acquire employer securities) is hereby 
     repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 291(e)(1) is amended by 
     striking clause (iv) and by redesignating clause (v) as 
     clause (iv).
       (2) Section 812 is amended by striking subsection (g).
       (3) Paragraph (5) of section 852(b) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (C).
       (4) Paragraph (2) of section 4978(b) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (A) and all that follows and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) first from qualified securities to which section 1042 
     applied acquired during the 3-year period ending on the date 
     of the disposition, beginning with the securities first so 
     acquired, and
       ``(B) then from any other employer securities.
     If subsection (d) applies to a disposition, the disposition 
     shall be treated as made from employer securities in the 
     opposite order of the preceding sentence.''.
       (5)(A) Section 4978B (relating to tax on disposition of 
     employer securities to which section 133 applied) is hereby 
     repealed.
       (B) The table of sections for chapter 43 is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 4978B.
       (6) Subsection (e) of section 6047 is amended by striking 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(1) any employer maintaining, or the plan administrator 
     (within the meaning of section 414(g)) of, an employee stock 
     ownership plan which holds stock with respect to which 
     section 404(k) applies to dividends paid on such stock, or
       ``(2) both such employer or plan administrator,''.
       (7) Subsection (f) of section 7872 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (12).
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to loans made after October 13, 1995.
       (2) Refinancings.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to loans made after October 13, 1995, to 
     refinance securities acquisition loans (determined without 
     regard to section 133(b)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act) made on or before such date or to 
     refinance loans described in this paragraph if--
       (A) the refinancing loans meet the requirements of section 
     133 of such Code (as so in effect),
       (B) immediately after the refinancing the principal amount 
     of the loan resulting from the refinancing does not exceed 
     the principal amount of the refinanced loan (immediately 
     before the refinancing), and
       (C) the term of such refinancing loan does not extend 
     beyond the last day of the term of the original securities 
     acquisition loan.
     For purposes of this paragraph, the term ``securities 
     acquisition loan'' includes a loan from a corporation to an 
     employee stock ownership plan described in section 133(b)(3) 
     of such Code (as so in effect).

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                        CHAPTER 2--LEGAL REFORMS

     SEC. 11311. REPEAL OF EXCLUSION FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES AND FOR 
                   DAMAGES NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO PHYSICAL INJURIES 
                   OR SICKNESS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 104(a) (relating 
     to compensation for injuries or sickness) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(2) the amount of any damages (other than punitive 
     damages) received (whether by suit or agreement and whether 
     as lump sums or as periodic payments) on account of personal 
     physical injuries or physical sickness;''.
       (b) Emotional Distress as Such Treated as Not Physical 
     Injury or Physical Sickness.--Section 104(a) is amended by 
     striking the last sentence and inserting the following new 
     sentence: ``For purposes of paragraph (2), emotional distress 
     shall not be treated as a physical injury or physical 
     sickness. The preceding sentence shall not apply to an amount 
     of damages not in excess of the amount paid for medical care 
     (described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 213(d)(1)) 
     attributable to emotional distress.''.
       (c) Special Rule for States in Which Only Punitive Damages 
     May Be Awarded in Wrongful Death Actions.--Section 104 is 
     amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and 
     by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Restriction on Punitive Damages Not to Apply in 
     Certain Cases.--The restriction on the application of 
     subsection (a)(2) to punitive damages shall not apply to 
     punitive damages which--
       ``(1) are awarded in a civil action--
       ``(A) which is a wrongful death action, and
       ``(B) with respect to which applicable State law (as in 
     effect on February 1, 1996, and without regard to any 
     modification after such date) provides, or has been construed 
     to provide by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to a 
     decision issued on or before February 1, 1996, that only 
     punitive damages may be awarded in such an action, and
       ``(2) would have been excludable from gross income under 
     subsection (a)(2) as in effect for amounts received on 
     December 31, 1995.
     This subsection shall cease to apply to any civil action 
     filed on or after the first date on which the applicable 
     State law ceases to provide (or is no longer construed to 
     provide) the treatment described in paragraph (2).''
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts 
     received after December 31, 1995, in taxable years ending 
     after such date.
       (2) Exception.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     not apply to any amount received under a written binding 
     agreement, court decree, or mediation award in effect on (or 
     issued on or before) September 13, 1995.

     SEC. 11312. REPORTING OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS MADE TO ATTORNEYS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6045 (relating to returns of 
     brokers) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Return Required in the Case of Payments to 
     Attorneys.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any person engaged in a trade or 
     business and making a payment (in the course of such trade or 
     business) to which this subsection applies shall file a 
     return under subsection (a) and a statement under subsection 
     (b) with respect to such payment.
       ``(2) Application of subsection.--
       ``(A) In general.--This subsection shall apply to any 
     payment to an attorney in connection with legal services 
     (whether or not such services are performed for the payor).
       ``(B) Exception.--This subsection shall not apply to the 
     portion of any payment which is required to be reported under 
     section 6041(a) (or would be so required but for the dollar 
     limitation contained therein) or section 6051.''.
       (b) Reporting of Attorneys' Fees Payable to Corporations.--
     The regulations providing an exception under section 6041 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for payments made to 
     corporations shall not apply to payments of attorneys' fees.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to payments made after December 31, 1996.

        CHAPTER 3--REFORMS RELATING TO NONRECOGNITION PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11321. NO ROLLOVER OR EXCLUSION OF GAIN ON SALE OF 
                   PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE WHICH IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO 
                   DEPRECIATION DEDUCTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 1034 (relating 
     to limitations) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Recognition of gain attributable to depreciation.--
     Subsection (a) shall not apply to so much of the gain from 
     the sale of any residence as does not exceed the portion of 
     the depreciation adjustments (as defined in section 
     1250(b)(3)) attributable to periods after December 31, 1995, 
     in respect of such residence.''.
       (b) Comparable Treatment Under 1-Time Exclusion of Gain on 
     Sale of Principal Residence.--Subsection (d) of section 121 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Recognition of gain attributable to depreciation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to so 
     much of the gain from the sale of any property as does not 
     exceed the portion of the depreciation adjustments (as 
     defined in section 1250(b)(3)) attributable to periods after 
     December 31, 1995, in respect of such property.
       ``(B) Coordination with paragraph (5).--If this section 
     does not apply to gain attributable to a portion of a 
     residence by reason of paragraph (5), subparagraph (A) shall 
     not apply to depreciation adjustments attributable to such 
     portion.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11322. NONRECOGNITION OF GAIN ON SALE OF PRINCIPAL 
                   RESIDENCE BY NONCITIZENS LIMITED TO NEW 
                   RESIDENCES LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 1034 (relating 
     to limitations) (as amended by section 11321) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) New residence must be located in united states in 
     certain cases.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a sale of an old 
     residence by a taxpayer--
       ``(i) who is not a citizen of the United States at the time 
     of sale, and
       ``(ii) who is not a citizen or resident of the United 
     States on the date which is 2 years after the date of the 
     sale of such old residence,
     subsection (a) shall apply only if the new residence is 
     located in the United States or a possession of the United 
     States.
       ``(B) Property held jointly by husband and wife.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if--
       ``(i) the old residence is held by a husband and wife as 
     joint tenants, tenants by the entirety, or community 
     property,
       ``(ii) such husband and wife make a joint return for the 
     taxable year of the sale or exchange, and
       ``(iii) one spouse is a citizen of the United States at the 
     time of sale.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to sales of old residences after December 31, 1995.
       (2) Treatment of purchases of new residences.--The 
     amendment made by this section shall not apply to new 
     residences--
       (A) purchased before September 13, 1995, or
       (B) purchased on or after such date pursuant to a binding 
     contract in effect on such date and at all times thereafter 
     before such purchase.
       (3) Certain rules to apply.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the rules of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
     section 1034(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall 
     apply.

          CHAPTER 4--EXCISE TAX AND TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11331. REPEAL OF DIESEL FUEL TAX REBATE TO PURCHASERS OF 
                   DIESEL-POWERED AUTOMOBILES AND LIGHT TRUCKS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6427 (relating to fuels not used 
     for taxable purposes) is amended by striking subsection (g).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (3) of section 34(a) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) under section 6427 with respect to fuels used for 
     nontaxable purposes or resold during the taxable year 
     (determined without regard to section 6427(k)).''.
       (2) Paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) of section 6427(i) are each 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``(g),'', and
       (B) by striking ``(or a qualified diesel powered highway 
     vehicle purchased)'' each place it appears.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to vehicles purchased after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11332. MODIFICATIONS TO EXCISE TAX ON OZONE-DEPLETING 
                   CHEMICALS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4682(d)(1) (relating to recycling) 
     is amended by inserting ``, or on any recycled halon imported 
     from any country which is a signatory to the Montreal 
     Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer'' before 
     the period at the end.
       (b) Certification System.--The Secretary of the Treasury, 
     after consultation with the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, shall develop a 
     certification system to ensure compliance with the recycling 
     requirement for imported halon under section 4682(d)(1) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by subsection 
     (a).
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11333. ELECTION TO AVOID TAX-EXEMPT BOND PENALTIES FOR 
                   LOCAL FURNISHERS OF ELECTRICITY AND GAS.

       Section 142(f) (relating to local furnishing of electric 
     energy or gas) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraphs:
       ``(3) Election to avoid penalties for certain furnishers.--
       ``(A) In general.--If--
       ``(i) a person engaged in the local furnishing of electric 
     energy or gas, directly or indirectly financed facilities for 
     such furnishing in whole or in part with exempt facility 
     bonds described in subsection (a)(8) issued before the date 
     of the enactment of this paragraph,
       ``(ii) such bonds would (but for this paragraph) cease to 
     be tax-exempt by reason of such person failing to meet the 
     local furnishing requirement of such section as a result of a 
     service area expansion by such person, and
       ``(iii) an election described in subparagraph (B) is made 
     by such person with respect to all such facilities of the 
     person,
     then such bonds shall not cease to be tax-exempt by reason of 
     such expansion (and section 150(b)(4) shall not apply to 
     interest on such bonds).
       ``(B) Election.--An election is described in this 
     subparagraph if it is an election made in such manner as the 
     Secretary prescribes, and such person agrees that--

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       ``(i) no bond exempt from tax under section 103 and 
     described in subsection (a)(8) may be issued on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this paragraph with respect to the 
     facilities for the local furnishing of electric energy or 
     gas, or both of such person, other than such a bond issued to 
     refund another bond if the amount of such bond does not 
     exceed the outstanding amount of the refunded bond and the 
     maturity date of the refunding bond is not later than the 
     average maturity date of the refunded bonds to be refunded by 
     the issue of which the refunding bond is a part,
       ``(ii) the expansion of the service area--

       ``(I) is not financed with the proceeds of any exempt 
     facility bond described in subsection (a)(8), and
       ``(II) is not treated as a nonqualifying use under the 
     rules of paragraph (2), and

       ``(iii) all outstanding bonds used to finance the 
     facilities for such person are redeemed not later than 6 
     months after the later of--

       ``(I) the earliest date on which such bonds may be 
     redeemed, or
       ``(II) the date of the election.

       ``(C) Related persons.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `person' includes a group of related persons (within the 
     meaning of section 144(a)(3)) which includes such person.
       ``(4) Application of section.--For purposes of this 
     section, no person may qualify on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this paragraph for tax-exempt bond financing for 
     the local furnishing of electric energy or gas unless such 
     person is engaged on such date in the local furnishing of the 
     energy source for which facilities are financed.''.

     SEC. 11334. TAX-EXEMPT BONDS FOR SALE OF ALASKA POWER 
                   ADMINISTRATION FACILITY.

       Sections 142(f)(4) (as added by section 11333(a)) and 
     147(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply 
     with respect to any private activity bond issued after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and used to finance the 
     acquisition of the Snettisham hydroelectric project from the 
     Alaska Power Administration in determining if such bond is a 
     qualified bond for purposes of such Code.

                CHAPTER 5--FOREIGN TRUST TAX COMPLIANCE

     SEC. 11341. IMPROVED INFORMATION REPORTING ON FOREIGN TRUSTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6048 (relating to returns as to 
     certain foreign trusts) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 6048. INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN FOREIGN 
                   TRUSTS.

       ``(a) Notice of Certain Events.--
       ``(1) General rule.--On or before the 90th day (or such 
     later day as the Secretary may prescribe) after any 
     reportable event, the responsible party shall provide written 
     notice of such event to the Secretary in accordance with 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Contents of notice.--The notice required by paragraph 
     (1) shall contain such information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe, including--
       ``(A) the amount of money or other property (if any) 
     transferred to the trust in connection with the reportable 
     event, and
       ``(B) the identity of the trust and of each trustee and 
     beneficiary (or class of beneficiaries) of the trust.
       ``(3) Reportable event.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `reportable event' means--
       ``(i) the creation of any foreign trust by a United States 
     person,
       ``(ii) the transfer of any money or property (directly or 
     indirectly) to a foreign trust by a United States person, 
     including a transfer by reason of death, and
       ``(iii) the death of a citizen or resident of the United 
     States if--

       ``(I) the decedent was treated as the owner of any portion 
     of a foreign trust under the rules of subpart E of part I of 
     subchapter J of chapter 1, or
       ``(II) any portion of a foreign trust was included in the 
     gross estate of the decedent.

       ``(B) Exceptions.--
       ``(i) Fair market value sales.--Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall 
     not apply to any transfer of property to a trust in exchange 
     for consideration of at least the fair market value of the 
     transferred property. For purposes of the preceding sentence, 
     consideration other than cash shall be taken into account at 
     its fair market value and the rules of section 679(a)(3) 
     shall apply.
       ``(ii) Deferred compensation and charitable trusts.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a trust 
     which is--

       ``(I) described in section 402(b), 404(a)(4), or 404A, or
       ``(II) determined by the Secretary to be described in 
     section 501(c)(3).

       ``(4) Responsible party.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `responsible party' means--
       ``(A) the grantor in the case of the creation of an inter 
     vivos trust,
       ``(B) the transferor in the case of a reportable event 
     described in paragraph (3)(A)(ii) other than a transfer by 
     reason of death, and
       ``(C) the executor of the decedent's estate in any other 
     case.
       ``(b) United States Grantor of Foreign Trust.--
       ``(1) In general.--If, at any time during any taxable year 
     of a United States person, such person is treated as the 
     owner of any portion of a foreign trust under the rules of 
     subpart E of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1, such person 
     shall be responsible to ensure that--
       ``(A) such trust makes a return for such year which sets 
     forth a full and complete accounting of all trust activities 
     and operations for the year, the name of the United States 
     agent for such trust, and such other information as the 
     Secretary may prescribe, and
       ``(B) such trust furnishes such information as the 
     Secretary may prescribe to each United States person (i) who 
     is treated as the owner of any portion of such trust or (ii) 
     who receives (directly or indirectly) any distribution from 
     the trust.
       ``(2) Trusts not having united states agent.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the rules of this paragraph apply to 
     any foreign trust, the determination of amounts required to 
     be taken into account with respect to such trust by a United 
     States person under the rules of subpart E of part I of 
     subchapter J of chapter 1 shall be determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) United states agent required.--The rules of this 
     paragraph shall apply to any foreign trust to which paragraph 
     (1) applies unless such trust agrees (in such manner, subject 
     to such conditions, and at such time as the Secretary shall 
     prescribe) to authorize a United States person to act as such 
     trust's limited agent solely for purposes of applying 
     sections 7602, 7603, and 7604 with respect to--
       ``(i) any request by the Secretary to examine records or 
     produce testimony related to the proper treatment of amounts 
     required to be taken into account under the rules referred to 
     in subparagraph (A), or
       ``(ii) any summons by the Secretary for such records or 
     testimony.
     The appearance of persons or production of records by reason 
     of a United States person being such an agent shall not 
     subject such persons or records to legal process for any 
     purpose other than determining the correct treatment under 
     this title of the amounts required to be taken into account 
     under the rules referred to in subparagraph (A). A foreign 
     trust which appoints an agent described in this subparagraph 
     shall not be considered to have an office or a permanent 
     establishment in the United States, or to be engaged in a 
     trade or business in the United States, solely because of the 
     activities of such agent pursuant to this subsection.
       ``(C) Other rules to apply.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 6038A(e) shall apply for 
     purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(c) Reporting by United States Beneficiaries of Foreign 
     Trusts.--
       ``(1) In general.--If any United States person receives 
     (directly or indirectly) during any taxable year of such 
     person any distribution from a foreign trust, such person 
     shall make a return with respect to such trust for such year 
     which includes--
       ``(A) the name of such trust,
       ``(B) the aggregate amount of the distributions so received 
     from such trust during such taxable year, and
       ``(C) such other information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.
       ``(2) Inclusion in income if records not provided.--
       ``(A) In general.--If adequate records are not provided to 
     the Secretary to determine the proper treatment of any 
     distribution from a foreign trust, such distribution shall be 
     treated as an accumulation distribution includible in the 
     gross income of the distributee under chapter 1. To the 
     extent provided in regulations, the preceding sentence shall 
     not apply if the foreign trust elects to be subject to rules 
     similar to the rules of subsection (b)(2)(B).
       ``(B) Application of accumulation distribution rules.--For 
     purposes of applying section 668 in a case to which 
     subparagraph (A) applies, the applicable number of years for 
     purposes of section 668(a) shall be \1/2\ of the number of 
     years the trust has been in existence.
       ``(d) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Determination of whether united states person 
     receives distribution.--For purposes of this section, in 
     determining whether a United States person receives a 
     distribution from a foreign trust, the fact that a portion of 
     such trust is treated as owned by another person under the 
     rules of subpart E of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 
     shall be disregarded.
       ``(2) Domestic trusts with foreign activities.--To the 
     extent provided in regulations, a trust which is a United 
     States person shall be treated as a foreign trust for 
     purposes of this section and section 6677 if such trust has 
     substantial activities, or holds substantial property, 
     outside the United States.
       ``(3) Time and manner of filing information.--Any notice or 
     return required under this section shall be made at such time 
     and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe.
       ``(4) Modification of return requirements.--The Secretary 
     is authorized to suspend or modify any requirement of this 
     section if the Secretary determines that the United States 
     has no significant tax interest in obtaining the required 
     information.''.
       (b) Increased Penalties.--Section 6677 (relating to failure 
     to file information returns with respect to certain foreign 
     trusts) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 6677. FAILURE TO FILE INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO 
                   CERTAIN FOREIGN TRUSTS.

       ``(a) Civil Penalty.--In addition to any criminal penalty 
     provided by law, if any notice or return required to be filed 
     by section 6048--
       ``(1) is not filed on or before the time provided in such 
     section, or
       ``(2) does not include all the information required 
     pursuant to such section or includes incorrect information,

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     the person required to file such notice or return shall pay a 
     penalty equal to 35 percent of the gross reportable amount. 
     If any failure described in the preceding sentence continues 
     for more than 90 days after the day on which the Secretary 
     mails notice of such failure to the person required to pay 
     such penalty, such person shall pay a penalty (in addition to 
     the amount determined under the preceding sentence) of 
     $10,000 for each 30-day period (or fraction thereof) during 
     which such failure continues after the expiration of such 90-
     day period. In no event shall the penalty under this 
     subsection with respect to any failure exceed the gross 
     reportable amount.
       ``(b) Special Rules for Returns Under Section 6048(b).--In 
     the case of a return required under section 6048(b)--
       ``(1) the United States person referred to in such section 
     shall be liable for the penalty imposed by subsection (a), 
     and
       ``(2) subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting `5 
     percent' for `35 percent'.
       ``(c) Gross Reportable Amount.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a), the term `gross reportable amount' means--
       ``(1) the gross value of the property involved in the event 
     (determined as of the date of the event) in the case of a 
     failure relating to section 6048(a),
       ``(2) the gross value of the portion of the trust's assets 
     at the close of the year treated as owned by the United 
     States person in the case of a failure relating to section 
     6048(b)(1), and
       ``(3) the gross amount of the distributions in the case of 
     a failure relating to section 6048(c).
       ``(d) Reasonable Cause Exception.--No penalty shall be 
     imposed by this section on any failure which is shown to be 
     due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect. The 
     fact that a foreign jurisdiction would impose a civil or 
     criminal penalty on the taxpayer (or any other person) for 
     disclosing the required information is not reasonable cause.
       ``(e) Deficiency Procedures Not To Apply.--Subchapter B of 
     chapter 63 (relating to deficiency procedures for income, 
     estate, gift, and certain excise taxes) shall not apply in 
     respect of the assessment or collection of any penalty 
     imposed by subsection (a).''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d), as amended by 
     sections 11004 and 11045, is amended by striking ``or'' at 
     the end of subparagraph (U), by striking the period at the 
     end of subparagraph (V) and inserting ``, or'', and by 
     inserting after subparagraph (V) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(W) section 6048(b)(1)(B) (relating to foreign trust 
     reporting requirements).''.
       (2) The table of sections for subpart B of part III of 
     subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 6048 and inserting the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 6048. Information with respect to certain foreign trusts.''.

       (3) The table of sections for part I of subchapter B of 
     chapter 68 is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 6677 and inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 6677. Failure to file information with respect to certain 
              foreign trusts.''.

       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Reportable events.--To the extent related to subsection 
     (a) of section 6048 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
     amended by this section, the amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to reportable events (as defined in such section 
     6048) occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Grantor trust reporting.--To the extent related to 
     subsection (b) of such section 6048, the amendments made by 
     this section shall apply to taxable years of United States 
     persons beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (3) Reporting by united states beneficiaries.--To the 
     extent related to subsection (c) of such section 6048, the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to distributions 
     received after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11342. MODIFICATIONS OF RULES RELATING TO FOREIGN TRUSTS 
                   HAVING ONE OR MORE UNITED STATES BENEFICIARIES.

       (a) Treatment of Trust Obligations, Etc.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 679(a) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
       ``(B) Transfers at fair market value.--To any transfer of 
     property to a trust in exchange for consideration of at least 
     the fair market value of the transferred property. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, consideration other than 
     cash shall be taken into account at its fair market value.''.
       (2) Subsection (a) of section 679 (relating to foreign 
     trusts having one or more United States beneficiaries) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Certain obligations not taken into account under fair 
     market value exception.--
       ``(A) In general.--In determining whether paragraph (2)(B) 
     applies to any transfer by a person described in clause (ii) 
     or (iii) of subparagraph (C), there shall not be taken into 
     account--
       ``(i) except as provided in regulations, any obligation of 
     a person described in subparagraph (C), and
       ``(ii) to the extent provided in regulations, any 
     obligation which is guaranteed by a person described in 
     subparagraph (C).
       ``(B) Treatment of principal payments on obligation.--
     Principal payments by the trust on any obligation referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) shall be taken into account on and after 
     the date of the payment in determining the portion of the 
     trust attributable to the property transferred.
       ``(C) Persons described.--The persons described in this 
     subparagraph are--
       ``(i) the trust,
       ``(ii) any grantor or beneficiary of the trust, and
       ``(iii) any person who is related (within the meaning of 
     section 643(i)(2)(B)) to any grantor or beneficiary of the 
     trust.''.
       (b) Exemption of Transfers to Charitable Trusts.--
     Subsection (a) of section 679 is amended by striking 
     ``section 404(a)(4) or 404A'' and inserting ``section 
     6048(a)(3)(B)(ii)''.
       (c) Other Modifications.--Subsection (a) of section 679 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) Special rules applicable to foreign grantor who later 
     becomes a united states person.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a nonresident alien individual has a 
     residency starting date within 5 years after directly or 
     indirectly transferring property to a foreign trust, this 
     section and section 6048 shall be applied as if such 
     individual transferred to such trust on the residency 
     starting date an amount equal to the portion of such trust 
     attributable to the property transferred by such individual 
     to such trust in such transfer.
       ``(B) Treatment of undistributed income.--For purposes of 
     this section, undistributed net income for periods before 
     such individual's residency starting date shall be taken into 
     account in determining the portion of the trust which is 
     attributable to property transferred by such individual to 
     such trust but shall not otherwise be taken into account.
       ``(C) Residency starting date.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, an individual's residency starting date is the 
     residency starting date determined under section 
     7701(b)(2)(A).
       ``(5) Outbound trust migrations.--If--
       ``(A) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the 
     United States transferred property to a trust which was not a 
     foreign trust, and
       ``(B) such trust becomes a foreign trust while such 
     individual is alive,
     then this section and section 6048 shall be applied as if 
     such individual transferred to such trust on the date such 
     trust becomes a foreign trust an amount equal to the portion 
     of such trust attributable to the property previously 
     transferred by such individual to such trust. A rule similar 
     to the rule of paragraph (4)(B) shall apply for purposes of 
     this paragraph.''.
       (d) Modifications Relating to Whether Trust Has United 
     States Beneficiaries.--Subsection (c) of section 679 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Certain united states beneficiaries disregarded.--A 
     beneficiary shall not be treated as a United States person in 
     applying this section with respect to any transfer of 
     property to foreign trust if such beneficiary first became a 
     United States person more than 5 years after the date of such 
     transfer.''.
       (e) Technical Amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     679(c)(2) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) in the case of a foreign corporation, such 
     corporation is a controlled foreign corporation (as defined 
     in section 957(a)),''.
       (f) Regulations.--Section 679 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this section.''.
       (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to transfers of property after February 6, 1995.

     SEC. 11343. FOREIGN PERSONS NOT TO BE TREATED AS OWNERS UNDER 
                   GRANTOR TRUST RULES.

       (a) General Rule.--
       (1) Subsection (f) of section 672 (relating to special rule 
     where grantor is foreign person) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(f) Subpart Not To Result in Foreign Ownership.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this subpart, this subpart shall apply only to the extent 
     such application results in an amount being currently taken 
     into account (directly or through 1 or more entities) under 
     this chapter in computing the income of a citizen or resident 
     of the United States or a domestic corporation.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--
       ``(A) Certain revocable and irrevocable trusts.--Paragraph 
     (1) shall not apply to any trust if--
       ``(i) the power to revest absolutely in the grantor title 
     to the trust property is exercisable solely by the grantor 
     without the approval or consent of any other person or with 
     the consent of a related or subordinate party who is 
     subservient to the grantor, or
       ``(ii) the only amounts distributable from such trust 
     (whether income or corpus) during the lifetime of the grantor 
     are amounts distributable to the grantor or the spouse of the 
     grantor.
       ``(B) Compensatory trusts.--Except as provided in 
     regulations, paragraph (1) shall not apply to any portion of 
     a trust distributions from which are taxable as compensation 
     for services rendered.
       ``(3) Special rules.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary--

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       ``(A) a controlled foreign corporation (as defined in 
     section 957) shall be treated as a domestic corporation for 
     purposes of paragraph (1), and
       ``(B) paragraph (1) shall not apply for purposes of 
     applying section 1296.
       ``(4) Recharacterization of purported gifts.--In the case 
     of any transfer directly or indirectly from a partnership or 
     foreign corporation which the transferee treats as a gift or 
     bequest, the Secretary may recharacterize such transfer in 
     such circumstances as the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate to prevent the avoidance of the purposes of this 
     subsection.
       ``(5) Special rule where grantor is foreign person.--If
       ``(A) but for this subsection, a foreign person would be 
     treated as the owner of any portion of a trust, and
       ``(B) such trust has a beneficiary who is a United States 
     person,
     such beneficiary shall be treated as the grantor of such 
     portion to the extent such beneficiary has made transfers of 
     property by gift (directly or indirectly) to such foreign 
     person. For purposes of the preceding sentence, any gift 
     shall not be taken into account to the extent such gift would 
     be excluded from taxable gifts under section 2503(b).
       ``(6) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this subsection, including regulations 
     providing that paragraph (1) shall not apply in appropriate 
     cases.''.
       (2) The last sentence of subsection (c) of section 672 of 
     such Code is amended by inserting ``subsection (f) and'' 
     before ``sections 674''.
       (b) Credit for Certain Taxes.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     665(d) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``Under rules or regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary, in the case of any foreign trust of which the 
     settlor or another person would be treated as owner of any 
     portion of the trust under subpart E but for section 672(f), 
     the term `taxes imposed on the trust' includes the allocable 
     amount of any income, war profits, and excess profits taxes 
     imposed by any foreign country or possession of the United 
     States on the settlor or such other person in respect of 
     trust gross income.''.
       (c) Distributions by Certain Foreign Trusts Through 
     Nominees.--
       (1) Section 643 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h) Distributions by Certain Foreign Trusts Through 
     Nominees.--For purposes of this part, any amount paid to a 
     United States person which is derived directly or indirectly 
     from a foreign trust of which the payor is not the grantor 
     shall be deemed in the year of payment to have been directly 
     paid by the foreign trust to such United States person.''.
       (2) Section 665 is amended by striking subsection (c).
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Exception for certain trusts.--The amendments made by 
     this section shall not apply to any trust--
       (A) which is treated as owned by the grantor or another 
     person under section 676 or 677 (other than subsection (a)(3) 
     thereof) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and
       (B) which is in existence on September 19, 1995.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply to the portion of any 
     such trust attributable to any transfer to such trust after 
     September 19, 1995.
       (e) Transitional Rule.--If--
       (1) by reason of the amendments made by this section, any 
     person other than a United States person ceases to be treated 
     as the owner of a portion of a domestic trust, and
       (2) before January 1, 1997, such trust becomes a foreign 
     trust, or the assets of such trust are transferred to a 
     foreign trust,
     no tax shall be imposed by section 1491 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 by reason of such trust becoming a 
     foreign trust or the assets of such trust being transferred 
     to a foreign trust.

     SEC. 11344. INFORMATION REPORTING REGARDING FOREIGN GIFTS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part III of subchapter A of 
     chapter 61 is amended by inserting after section 6039E the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 6039F. NOTICE OF GIFTS RECEIVED FROM FOREIGN PERSONS.

       ``(a) In General.--If the value of the aggregate foreign 
     gifts received by a United States person (other than an 
     organization described in section 501(c) and exempt from tax 
     under section 501(a)) during any taxable year exceeds 
     $10,000, such United States person shall furnish (at such 
     time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) 
     such information as the Secretary may prescribe regarding 
     each foreign gift received during such year.
       ``(b) Foreign Gift.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `foreign gift' means any amount received from a person other 
     than a United States person which the recipient treats as a 
     gift or bequest. Such term shall not include any qualified 
     transfer (within the meaning of section 2503(e)(2)).
       ``(c) Penalty for Failure To File Information.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a United States person fails to 
     furnish the information required by subsection (a) with 
     respect to any foreign gift within the time prescribed 
     therefor (including extensions)--
       ``(A) the tax consequences of the receipt of such gift 
     shall be determined by the Secretary in the Secretary's sole 
     discretion from the Secretary's own knowledge or from such 
     information as the Secretary may obtain through testimony or 
     otherwise, and
       ``(B) such United States person shall pay (upon notice and 
     demand by the Secretary and in the same manner as tax) an 
     amount equal to 5 percent of the amount of such foreign gift 
     for each month for which the failure continues (not to exceed 
     25 percent of such amount in the aggregate).
       ``(2) Reasonable cause exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to any failure to report a foreign gift if the United 
     States person shows that the failure is due to reasonable 
     cause and not due to willful neglect.
       ``(d) Cost-of-Living Adjustment.--In the case of any 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 1996, the $10,000 
     amount under subsection (a) shall be increased by an amount 
     equal to the product of such amount and the cost-of-living 
     adjustment for such taxable year under section 1(f)(3), 
     except that subparagraph (B) thereof shall be applied by 
     substituting `1995' for `1992'.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     subpart is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 6039E the following new item:

``Sec. 6039F. Notice of large gifts received from foreign persons.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts received after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act in taxable years ending after such 
     date.

     SEC. 11345. MODIFICATION OF RULES RELATING TO FOREIGN TRUSTS 
                   WHICH ARE NOT GRANTOR TRUSTS.

       (a) Modification of Interest Charge on Accumulation 
     Distributions.--Subsection (a) of section 668 (relating to 
     interest charge on accumulation distributions from foreign 
     trusts) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of the tax determined 
     under section 667(a)--
       ``(1) Interest determined using underpayment rates.--The 
     interest charge determined under this section with respect to 
     any distribution is the amount of interest which would be 
     determined on the partial tax computed under section 667(b) 
     for the period described in paragraph (2) using the rates and 
     the method under section 6621 applicable to underpayments of 
     tax.
       ``(2) Period.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the period 
     described in this paragraph is the period which begins on the 
     date which is the applicable number of years before the date 
     of the distribution and which ends on the date of the 
     distribution.
       ``(3) Applicable number of years.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) In general.--The applicable number of years with 
     respect to a distribution is the number determined by 
     dividing--
       ``(i) the sum of the products described in subparagraph (B) 
     with respect to each undistributed income year, by
       ``(ii) the aggregate undistributed net income.
     The quotient determined under the preceding sentence shall be 
     rounded under procedures prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(B) Product described.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the product described in this subparagraph with respect to 
     any undistributed income year is the product of--
       ``(i) the undistributed net income for such year, and
       ``(ii) the sum of the number of taxable years between such 
     year and the taxable year of the distribution (counting in 
     each case the undistributed income year but not counting the 
     taxable year of the distribution).
       ``(4) Undistributed income year.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `undistributed income year' means any 
     prior taxable year of the trust for which there is 
     undistributed net income, other than a taxable year during 
     all of which the beneficiary receiving the distribution was 
     not a citizen or resident of the United States.
       ``(5) Determination of undistributed net income.--
     Notwithstanding section 666, for purposes of this subsection, 
     an accumulation distribution from the trust shall be treated 
     as reducing proportionately the undistributed net income for 
     undistributed income years.
       ``(6) Periods before 1996.--Interest for the portion of the 
     period described in paragraph (2) which occurs before January 
     1, 1996, shall be determined--
       ``(A) by using an interest rate of 6 percent, and
       ``(B) without compounding until January 1, 1996.''.
       (b) Abusive Transactions.--Section 643(a) is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Abusive transactions.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry 
     out the purposes of this part, including regulations to 
     prevent avoidance of such purposes.''.
       (c) Treatment of Loans From Trusts.--
       (1) In general.--Section 643 (relating to definitions 
     applicable to subparts A, B, C, and D) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:

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       ``(i) Loans From Foreign Trusts.--For purposes of subparts 
     B, C, and D--
       ``(1) General rule.--Except as provided in regulations, if 
     a foreign trust makes a loan of cash or marketable securities 
     directly or indirectly to--
       ``(A) any grantor or beneficiary of such trust who is a 
     United States person, or
       ``(B) any United States person not described in 
     subparagraph (A) who is related to such grantor or 
     beneficiary,
     the amount of such loan shall be treated as a distribution by 
     such trust to such grantor or beneficiary (as the case may 
     be).
       ``(2) Definitions and special rules.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) Cash.--The term `cash' includes foreign currencies 
     and cash equivalents.
       ``(B) Related person.--
       ``(i) In general.--A person is related to another person if 
     the relationship between such persons would result in a 
     disallowance of losses under section 267 or 707(b). In 
     applying section 267 for purposes of the preceding sentence, 
     section 267(c)(4) shall be applied as if the family of an 
     individual includes the spouses of the members of the family.
       ``(ii) Allocation.--If any person described in paragraph 
     (1)(B) is related to more than one person, the grantor or 
     beneficiary to whom the treatment under this subsection 
     applies shall be determined under regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(C) Exclusion of tax-exempts.--The term `United States 
     person' does not include any entity exempt from tax under 
     this chapter.
       ``(D) Trust not treated as simple trust.--Any trust which 
     is treated under this subsection as making a distribution 
     shall be treated as not described in section 651.
       ``(3) Subsequent transactions regarding loan principal.--If 
     any loan is taken into account under paragraph (1), any 
     subsequent transaction between the trust and the original 
     borrower regarding the principal of the loan (by way of 
     complete or partial repayment, satisfaction, cancellation, 
     discharge, or otherwise) shall be disregarded for purposes of 
     this title.''.
       (2) Technical amendment.--Paragraph (8) of section 7872(f) 
     is amended by inserting ``, 643(i),'' before ``or 1274'' each 
     place it appears.
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Interest charge.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to distributions after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) Abusive transactions.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (b) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (3) Loans from trusts.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (c) shall apply to loans of cash or marketable securities 
     after September 19, 1995.

     SEC. 11346. RESIDENCE OF ESTATES AND TRUSTS, ETC.

       (a) Treatment as United States Person.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (30) of section 7701(a) is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (D) and by inserting after 
     subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) any estate or trust if--
       ``(i) a court within the United States is able to exercise 
     primary supervision over the administration of the estate or 
     trust, and
       ``(ii) in the case of a trust, one or more United States 
     fiduciaries have the authority to control all substantial 
     decisions of the trust.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (31) of section 
     7701(a) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(31) Foreign estate or trust.--The term `foreign estate' 
     or `foreign trust' means any estate or trust other than an 
     estate or trust described in section 7701(a)(30)(D).''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply--
       (A) to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1996, or
       (B) at the election of the trustee of a trust, to taxable 
     years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.
     Such an election, once made, shall be irrevocable.
       (b) Domestic Trusts Which Become Foreign Trusts.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1491 (relating to imposition of 
     tax on transfers to avoid income tax) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new flush sentence:
     ``If a trust which is not a foreign trust becomes a foreign 
     trust, such trust shall be treated for purposes of this 
     section as having transferred, immediately before becoming a 
     foreign trust, all of its assets to a foreign trust.''.
       (2) Penalty.--Section 1494 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Penalty.--In the case of any failure to file a return 
     required by the Secretary with respect to any transfer 
     described in section 1491 with respect to a trust, the person 
     required to file such return shall be liable for the 
     penalties provided in section 6677 in the same manner as if 
     such failure were a failure to file a return under section 
     6048(a).''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

 CHAPTER 6--TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO LOSE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP

     SEC. 11348. REVISION OF INCOME, ESTATE, AND GIFT TAXES ON 
                   INDIVIDUALS WHO LOSE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 877 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(a) Treatment of Expatriates.--
       ``(1) In general.--Every nonresident alien individual who, 
     within the 10-year period immediately preceding the close of 
     the taxable year, lost United States citizenship, unless such 
     loss did not have for 1 of its principal purposes the 
     avoidance of taxes under this subtitle or subtitle B, shall 
     be taxable for such taxable year in the manner provided in 
     subsection (b) if the tax imposed pursuant to such subsection 
     exceeds the tax which, without regard to this section, is 
     imposed pursuant to section 871.
       ``(2) Certain individuals treated as having tax avoidance 
     purpose.--For purposes of paragraph (1), an individual shall 
     be treated as having a principal purpose to avoid such taxes 
     if--
       ``(A) the average annual net income tax (as defined in 
     section 38(c)(1)) of such individual for the period of 5 
     taxable years ending before the date of the loss of United 
     States citizenship is greater than $100,000, or
       ``(B) the net worth of the individual as of such date is 
     $500,000 or more.
     In the case of the loss of United States citizenship in any 
     calendar year after 1996, such $100,000 and $500,000 amounts 
     shall be increased by an amount equal to such dollar amount 
     multiplied by the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting `1994' 
     for `1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof. Any increase under 
     the preceding sentence shall be rounded to the nearest 
     multiple of $1,000.''
       (b) Exceptions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 877 is amended by striking 
     subsection (d), by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
     (d), and by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Tax Avoidance Not Presumed in Certain Cases.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subsection (a)(2) shall not apply to an 
     individual if--
       ``(A) such individual is described in a subparagraph of 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection, and
       ``(B) within the 1-year period beginning on the date of the 
     loss of United States citizenship, such individual submits a 
     ruling request for the Secretary's determination as to 
     whether such loss has for 1 of its principal purposes the 
     avoidance of taxes under this subtitle or subtitle B.
       ``(2) Individuals described.--
       ``(A) Dual citizenship, etc.--An individual is described in 
     this subparagraph if--
       ``(i) the individual became at birth a citizen of the 
     United States and a citizen of another country and continues 
     to be a citizen of such other country, or
       ``(ii) the individual becomes (not later than the close of 
     a reasonable period after loss of United States citizenship) 
     a citizen of the country in which--

       ``(I) such individual was born,
       ``(II) if such individual is married, such individual's 
     spouse was born, or
       ``(III) either of such individual's parents were born.

       ``(B) Long-term foreign residents.--An individual is 
     described in this subparagraph if, for each year in the 10-
     year period ending on the date of loss of United States 
     citizenship, the individual was present in the United States 
     for 30 days or less. The rule of section 7701(b)(3)(D)(ii) 
     shall apply for purposes of this subparagraph.
       ``(C) Renunciation upon reaching age of majority.--An 
     individual is described in this subparagraph if the 
     individual's loss of United States citizenship occurs before 
     such individual attains age 18\1/2\.
       ``(D) Individuals specified in regulations.--An individual 
     is described in this subparagraph if the individual is 
     described in a category of individuals prescribed by 
     regulation by the Secretary.''
       (2) Technical amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section 877(b) 
     of such Code is amended by striking ``subsection (c)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (d)''.
       (c) Treatment of Property Disposed of in Nonrecognition 
     Transactions; Treatment of Distributions From Certain 
     Controlled Foreign Corporations.--Subsection (d) of section 
     877, as redesignated by subsection (b), is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(d) Special Rules for Source, Etc.--For purposes of 
     subsection (b)--
       ``(1) Source rules.--The following items of gross income 
     shall be treated as income from sources within the United 
     States:
       ``(A) Sale of property.--Gains on the sale or exchange of 
     property (other than stock or debt obligations) located in 
     the United States.
       ``(B) Stock or debt obligations.--Gains on the sale or 
     exchange of stock issued by a domestic corporation or debt 
     obligations of United States persons or of the United States, 
     a State or political subdivision thereof, or the District of 
     Columbia.
       ``(C) Income or gain derived from controlled foreign 
     corporation.--Any income or gain derived from stock in a 
     foreign corporation but only--
       ``(i) if the individual losing United States citizenship 
     owned (within the meaning of section 958(a)), or is 
     considered as owning (by applying the ownership rules of 
     section 958(b)), at any time during the 2-year period ending 
     on the date of the loss of United States citizenship, more 
     than 50 percent of--

       ``(I) the total combined voting power of all classes of 
     stock entitled to vote of such corporation, or
       ``(II) the total value of the stock of such corporation, 
     and

       ``(ii) to the extent such income or gain does not exceed 
     the earnings and profits at

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     tributable to such stock which were earned or accumulated 
     before the loss of citizenship and during periods that the 
     ownership requirements of clause (i) are met.
       ``(2) Gain recognition on certain exchanges.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any exchange of property 
     to which this paragraph applies, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this title, such property shall be treated as 
     sold for its fair market value on the date of such exchange, 
     and any gain shall be recognized for the taxable year which 
     includes such date.
       ``(B) Exchanges to which paragraph applies.--This paragraph 
     shall apply to any exchange during the 10-year period 
     described in subsection (a) if--
       ``(i) gain would not (but for this paragraph) be recognized 
     on such exchange in whole or in part for purposes of this 
     subtitle,
       ``(ii) income derived from such property was from sources 
     within the United States (or, if no income was so derived, 
     would have been from such sources), and
       ``(iii) income derived from the property acquired in the 
     exchange would be from sources outside the United States.
       ``(C) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the 
     individual enters into an agreement with the Secretary which 
     specifies that any income or gain derived from the property 
     acquired in the exchange (or any other property which has a 
     basis determined in whole or part by reference to such 
     property) during such 10-year period shall be treated as from 
     sources within the United States. If the property transferred 
     in the exchange is disposed of by the person acquiring such 
     property, such agreement shall terminate and any gain which 
     was not recognized by reason of such agreement shall be 
     recognized as of the date of such disposition.
       ``(D) Secretary may extend period.--To the extent provided 
     in regulations prescribed by the Secretary, subparagraph (B) 
     shall be applied by substituting the 15-year period beginning 
     5 years before the loss of United States citizenship for the 
     10-year period referred to therein.
       ``(E) Secretary may require recognition of gain in certain 
     cases.--To the extent provided in regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary--
       ``(i) the removal of appreciated tangible personal property 
     from the United States, and
       ``(ii) any other occurrence which (without recognition of 
     gain) results in a change in the source of the income or gain 
     from property from sources within the United States to 
     sources outside the United States,
     shall be treated as an exchange to which this paragraph 
     applies.
       ``(3) Substantial diminishing of risks of ownership.--For 
     purposes of determining whether this section applies to any 
     gain on the sale or exchange of any property, the running of 
     the 10-year period described in subsection (a) shall be 
     suspended for any period during which the individual's risk 
     of loss with respect to the property is substantially 
     diminished by--
       ``(A) the holding of a put with respect to such property 
     (or similar property),
       ``(B) the holding by another person of a right to acquire 
     the property, or
       ``(C) a short sale or any other transaction.''
       (d) Credit for Foreign Taxes Imposed on United States 
     Source Income.--
       (1) Subsection (b) of section 877 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``The tax imposed solely 
     by reason of this section shall be reduced (but not below 
     zero) by the amount of any income, war profits, and excess 
     profits taxes (within the meaning of section 903) paid to any 
     foreign country or possession of the United States on any 
     income of the taxpayer on which tax is imposed solely by 
     reason of this section.''
       (2) Subsection (a) of section 877, as amended by subsection 
     (a), is amended by inserting ``(after any reduction in such 
     tax under the last sentence of such subsection)'' after 
     ``such subsection''.
       (e) Comparable Estate and Gift Tax Treatment.--
       (1) Estate tax.--
       (A) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 2107 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(a) Treatment of Expatriates.--
       ``(1) Rate of tax.--A tax computed in accordance with the 
     table contained in section 2001 is hereby imposed on the 
     transfer of the taxable estate, determined as provided in 
     section 2106, of every decedent nonresident not a citizen of 
     the United States if, within the 10-year period ending with 
     the date of death, such decedent lost United States 
     citizenship, unless such loss did not have for 1 of its 
     principal purposes the avoidance of taxes under this subtitle 
     or subtitle A.
       ``(2) Certain individuals treated as having tax avoidance 
     purpose.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), an 
     individual shall be treated as having a principal purpose to 
     avoid such taxes if such individual is so treated under 
     section 877(a)(2).
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a 
     decedent meeting the requirements of section 877(c)(1).''
       (B) Credit for foreign death taxes.--Subsection (c) of 
     section 2107 is amended by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
     paragraph (3) and by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Credit for foreign death taxes.--
       ``(A) In general.--The tax imposed by subsection (a) shall 
     be credited with the amount of any estate, inheritance, 
     legacy, or succession taxes actually paid to any foreign 
     country in respect of any property which is included in the 
     gross estate solely by reason of subsection (b).
       ``(B) Limitation on credit.--The credit allowed by 
     subparagraph (A) for such taxes paid to a foreign country 
     shall not exceed the lesser of--
       ``(i) the amount which bears the same ratio to the amount 
     of such taxes actually paid to such foreign country in 
     respect of property included in the gross estate as the value 
     of the property included in the gross estate solely by reason 
     of subsection (b) bears to the value of all property 
     subjected to such taxes by such foreign country, or
       ``(ii) such property's proportionate share of the excess 
     of--

       ``(I) the tax imposed by subsection (a), over
       ``(II) the tax which would be imposed by section 2101 but 
     for this section.

       ``(C) Proportionate share.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (B), a property's proportionate share is the percentage which 
     the value of the property which is included in the gross 
     estate solely by reason of subsection (b) bears to the total 
     value of the gross estate.''
       (C) Expansion of inclusion in gross estate of stock of 
     foreign corporations.--Paragraph (2) of section 2107(b) is 
     amended by striking ``more than 50 percent of'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``more than 50 percent of--
       ``(A) the total combined voting power of all classes of 
     stock entitled to vote of such corporation, or
       ``(B) the total value of the stock of such corporation,''.
       (2) Gift tax.--
       (A) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 2501(a) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Exception.--
       ``(A) Certain individuals.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply 
     in the case of a donor who, within the 10-year period ending 
     with the date of transfer, lost United States citizenship, 
     unless such loss did not have for 1 of its principal purposes 
     the avoidance of taxes under this subtitle or subtitle A.
       ``(B) Certain individuals treated as having tax avoidance 
     purpose.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), an individual 
     shall be treated as having a principal purpose to avoid such 
     taxes if such individual is so treated under section 
     877(a)(2).
       ``(C) Exception for certain individuals.--Subparagraph (B) 
     shall not apply to a decedent meeting the requirements of 
     section 877(c)(1).
       ``(D) Credit for foreign gift taxes.--The tax imposed by 
     this section solely by reason of this paragraph shall be 
     credited with the amount of any gift tax actually paid to any 
     foreign country in respect of any gift which is taxable under 
     this section solely by reason of this paragraph.''
       (f) Comparable Treatment of Lawful Permanent Residents Who 
     Cease To Be Taxed as Residents.--
       (1) In general.--Section 877 is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (e) as subsection (f) and by inserting after 
     subsection (d) the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Comparable Treatment of Lawful Permanent Residents 
     Who Cease To Be Taxed as Residents.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any long-term resident of the United 
     States who--
       ``(A) ceases to be a lawful permanent resident of the 
     United States (within the meaning of section 7701(b)(6)), or
       ``(B) commences to be treated as a resident of a foreign 
     country under the provisions of a tax treaty between the 
     United States and the foreign country and who does not waive 
     the benefits of such treaty applicable to residents of the 
     foreign country,
     shall be treated for purposes of this section and sections 
     2107, 2501, and 6039F in the same manner as if such resident 
     were a citizen of the United States who lost United States 
     citizenship on the date of such cessation or commencement.
       ``(2) Long-term resident.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `long-term resident' means any individual (other 
     than a citizen of the United States) who is a lawful 
     permanent resident of the United States in at least 8 taxable 
     years during the period of 15 taxable years ending with the 
     taxable year during which the event described in subparagraph 
     (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) occurs. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, an individual shall not be treated as a 
     lawful permanent resident for any taxable year if such 
     individual is treated as a resident of a foreign country for 
     the taxable year under the provisions of a tax treaty between 
     the United States and the foreign country and does not waive 
     the benefits of such treaty applicable to residents of the 
     foreign country.
       ``(3) Special rules.--
       ``(A) Exceptions not to apply.--Subsection (c) shall not 
     apply to an individual who is treated as provided in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Step-up in basis.--Solely for purposes of determining 
     any tax imposed by reason of this subsection, property which 
     was held by the long-term resident on the date the individual 
     first became a resident of the United States shall be treated 
     as having a basis on such date of not less than the fair 
     market value of such property on such date. The preceding 
     sentence shall not apply if the individual elects not to have 
     such sentence apply. Such an election, once made, shall be 
     irrevocable.
       ``(4) Authority to exempt individuals.--This subsection 
     shall not apply to an individual who is described in a 
     category of individuals prescribed by regulation by the 
     Secretary.

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       ``(5) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be appropriate to carry out this 
     subsection, including regulations providing for the 
     application of this subsection in cases where an alien 
     individual becomes a resident of the United States during the 
     10-year period after being treated as provided in paragraph 
     (1).''
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 2107 is amended by striking subsection (d), by 
     redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d), and by 
     inserting after subsection (d) (as so redesignated) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Cross Reference.--
       ``For comparable treatment of long-term lawful permanent 
     residents who ceased to be taxed as residents, see section 
     877(e).''
       (B) Paragraph (3) of section 2501(a) (as amended by 
     subsection (e)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Cross reference.--
       ``For comparable treatment of long-term lawful permanent 
     residents who ceased to be taxed as residents, see section 
     877(e).''
       (g) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to--
       (A) individuals losing United States citizenship (within 
     the meaning of section 877 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986) on or after February 6, 1995, and
       (B) long-term residents of the United States with respect 
     to whom an event described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
     section 877(e)(1) of such Code occurs on or after February 6, 
     1995.
       (2) Special rule.--
       (A) In general.--In the case of an individual who performed 
     an act of expatriation specified in paragraph (1), (2), (3), 
     or (4) of section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1481(a)(1)-(4)) before February 6, 1995, but 
     who did not, on or before such date, furnish to the United 
     States Department of State a signed statement of voluntary 
     relinquishment of United States nationality confirming the 
     performance of such act, the amendments made by this section 
     and section 11349 shall apply to such individual except 
     that--
       (i) the 10-year period described in section 877(a) of such 
     Code shall not expire before the end of the 10-year period 
     beginning on the date such statement is so furnished, and
       (ii) the 1-year period referred to in section 877(c) of 
     such Code, as amended by this section, shall not expire 
     before the date which is 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the 
     individual establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     of the Treasury that such loss of United States citizenship 
     occurred before February 6, 1994.

     SEC. 11349. INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS LOSING UNITED STATES 
                   CITIZENSHIP.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part III of subchapter A of 
     chapter 61, as amended by section 11344, is amended by 
     inserting after section 6039F the following new section:

     ``SEC. 6039G. INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS LOSING UNITED STATES 
                   CITIZENSHIP.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, any individual who loses United States citizenship 
     (within the meaning of section 877(a)) shall provide a 
     statement which includes the information described in 
     subsection (b). Such statement shall be--
       ``(1) provided not later than the earliest date of any act 
     referred to in subsection (c), and
       ``(2) provided to the person or court referred to in 
     subsection (c) with respect to such act.
       ``(b) Information To Be Provided.--Information required 
     under subsection (a) shall include--
       ``(1) the taxpayer's TIN,
       ``(2) the mailing address of such individual's principal 
     foreign residence,
       ``(3) the foreign country in which such individual is 
     residing,
       ``(4) the foreign country of which such individual is a 
     citizen,
       ``(5) in the case of an individual having a net worth of at 
     least the dollar amount applicable under section 
     877(a)(2)(B), information detailing the assets and 
     liabilities of such individual, and
       ``(6) such other information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.
       ``(c) Acts Described.--For purposes of this section, the 
     acts referred to in this subsection are--
       ``(1) the individual's renunciation of his United States 
     nationality before a diplomatic or consular officer of the 
     United States pursuant to paragraph (5) of section 349(a) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1481(a)(5)),
       ``(2) the individual's furnishing to the United States 
     Department of State a signed statement of voluntary 
     relinquishment of United States nationality confirming the 
     performance of an act of expatriation specified in paragraph 
     (1), (2), (3), or (4) of section 349(a) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1481(a)(1)-(4)),
       ``(3) the issuance by the United States Department of State 
     of a certificate of loss of nationality to the individual, or
       ``(4) the cancellation by a court of the United States of a 
     naturalized citizen's certificate of naturalization.
       ``(d) Penalty.--Any individual failing to provide a 
     statement required under subsection (a) shall be subject to a 
     penalty for each year (of the 10-year period beginning on the 
     date of loss of United States citizenship) during any portion 
     of which such failure continues in an amount equal to the 
     greater of--
       ``(1) 5 percent of the tax required to be paid under 
     section 877 for the taxable year ending during such year, or
       ``(2) $1,000,
     unless it is shown that such failure is due to reasonable 
     cause and not to willful neglect.
       ``(e) Information To Be Provided To Secretary.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
       ``(1) any Federal agency or court which collects (or is 
     required to collect) the statement under subsection (a) shall 
     provide to the Secretary--
       ``(A) a copy of any such statement, and
       ``(B) the name (and any other identifying information) of 
     any individual refusing to comply with the provisions of 
     subsection (a),
       ``(2) the Secretary of State shall provide to the Secretary 
     a copy of each certificate as to the loss of American 
     nationality under section 358 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act which is approved by the Secretary of State, 
     and
       ``(3) the Federal agency primarily responsible for 
     administering the immigration laws shall provide to the 
     Secretary the name of each lawful permanent resident of the 
     United States (within the meaning of section 7701(b)(6)) 
     whose status as such has been revoked or has been 
     administratively or judicially determined to have been 
     abandoned.
       ``(f) Reporting by Long-Term Lawful Permanent Residents Who 
     Cease To Be Taxed as Residents.--In lieu of applying the last 
     sentence of subsection (a), any individual who is required to 
     provide a statement under this section by reason of section 
     877(e)(1) shall provide such statement with the return of tax 
     imposed by chapter 1 for the taxable year during which the 
     event described in such section occurs.
       ``(g) Exemption.--The Secretary may by regulations exempt 
     any class of individuals from the requirements of this 
     section if he determines that applying this section to such 
     individuals is not necessary to carry out the purposes of 
     this section.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     subpart A is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 6039F the following new item:
     ``Sec. 6039G. Information on individuals losing United States 
                                                    citizenship.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to--
       (1) individuals losing United States citizenship (within 
     the meaning of section 877 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986) on or after February 6, 1995, and
       (2) long-term residents of the United States with respect 
     to whom an event described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
     section 877(e)(1) of such Code occurs on or after such date.
     In no event shall any statement required by such amendments 
     be due before the 90th day after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

         CHAPTER 7--FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIZATION INVESTMENTS

     SEC. 11351. FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIZATION INVESTMENT TRUSTS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter M of chapter 1 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new part:

       ``PART V--FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIZATION INVESTMENT TRUSTS

``Sec. 860H. Taxation of a FASIT; other general rules.
``Sec. 860I. Gain recognition on contributions to and distributions 
              from a FASIT and in other cases.
``Sec. 860J. Non-FASIT losses not to offset certain FASIT inclusions.
``Sec. 860K. Treatment of transfers of high-yield interests to 
              disqualified holders.
``Sec. 860L. Definitions and other special rules.

     ``SEC. 860H. TAXATION OF A FASIT; OTHER GENERAL RULES.

       ``(a) Taxation of FASIT.--A FASIT as such shall not be 
     subject to taxation under this subtitle (and shall not be 
     treated as a trust, partnership, corporation, or taxable 
     mortgage pool).
       ``(b) Taxation of Holder of Ownership Interest.--In 
     determining the taxable income of the holder of the ownership 
     interest in a FASIT--
       ``(1) all assets, liabilities, and items of income, gain, 
     deduction, loss, and credit of a FASIT shall be treated as 
     assets, liabilities, and such items (as the case may be) of 
     such holder,
       ``(2) the constant yield method (including the rules of 
     section 1272(a)(6)) shall be applied under an accrual method 
     of accounting in determining all interest, acquisition 
     discount, original issue discount, and market discount and 
     all premium deductions or adjustments with respect to all 
     debt instruments of the FASIT,
       ``(3) the amount of the tax imposed by section 860L(e) 
     (relating to tax on income from foreclosure property) shall 
     be allowed as a deduction,
       ``(4) there shall not be taken into account any item of 
     income, gain, loss, or deduction allocable to prohibited 
     income, and
       ``(5) interest accrued by the FASIT which is exempt from 
     tax imposed by this subtitle shall, when taken into account 
     by such holder, be treated as ordinary income.
     For purposes of this subtitle, securities treated as held by 
     such holder under paragraph (1) shall be treated as held for 
     investment.

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       ``(c) Treatment of Regular Interests.--For purposes of this 
     title--
       ``(1) a regular interest in a FASIT, if not otherwise a 
     debt instrument, shall be treated as a debt instrument,
       ``(2) section 163(e)(5) shall not apply to such an 
     interest, and
       ``(3) amounts includible in gross income with respect to 
     such an interest shall be determined under an accrual method 
     of accounting.

     ``SEC. 860I. GAIN RECOGNITION ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO AND 
                   DISTRIBUTIONS FROM A FASIT AND IN OTHER CASES.

       ``(a) Contributions to FASIT.--
       ``(1) In general.--If property is contributed to a FASIT by 
     the holder of the ownership interest in such FASIT, gain (if 
     any) shall be recognized to such holder in an amount equal to 
     the excess (if any) of such property's value under subsection 
     (e) on the date of such contribution over its adjusted basis 
     on such date.
       ``(2) Debt instruments acquired other than by contribution 
     by holder of ownership interest.--For purposes of this part, 
     any debt instrument which is acquired by a FASIT other than 
     in a contribution by the holder of the ownership interest in 
     the FASIT shall be treated--
       ``(A) as having been acquired by such holder at its fair 
     market value on the date of its acquisition by the FASIT, and
       ``(B) as having been contributed by such holder to the 
     FASIT at its value under subsection (e) on such date.
       ``(3) Deferral of gain recognition.--The Secretary may 
     prescribe regulations which--
       ``(A) provide that gain otherwise recognized under 
     paragraph (1) shall not be recognized before the earliest 
     date on which such property supports any regular interest in 
     such FASIT or any indebtedness of the holder of the ownership 
     interest (or of any person related to such holder), and
       ``(B) provide such adjustments to the other provisions of 
     this part to the extent appropriate in the context of the 
     treatment provided under subparagraph (A).
       ``(b) Certain Distributions.--If a FASIT makes a 
     distribution of property with respect to the ownership 
     interest in the FASIT, gain (if any) shall be recognized to 
     such FASIT on the distribution in the same manner as if the 
     FASIT had sold such property to the distributee at its value 
     under subsection (e) on the date of such distribution.
       ``(c) Gain Recognition on Property Outside FASIT Which 
     Supports Regular Interests.--If property held by the holder 
     of the ownership interest in a FASIT (or by any person 
     related to such holder) supports any regular interest in such 
     FASIT--
       ``(1) gain shall be recognized to such holder in the same 
     manner as if such holder had sold such property at its value 
     under subsection (e) on the earliest date such property 
     supports such an interest, and
       ``(2) such property shall be treated as held by such FASIT 
     for purposes of this part.
       ``(d) Gain Recognition on Retained Interests.--If--
       ``(1) any interest in a debt instrument is contributed to a 
     FASIT, and
       ``(2) the contributor (or any person related to such 
     contributor) retains any interest in such instrument 
     (including a right to receive excessive servicing fees with 
     respect to such instrument),
     then gain shall be recognized to such contributor (or person) 
     in the same manner as if the contributor (or person) had sold 
     the retained interest at its value under subsection (e) on 
     the date of such contribution.
       ``(e) Valuation.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The value of any property under this 
     subsection shall be--
       ``(A) in the case of property other than a debt instrument, 
     its fair market value, and
       ``(B) in the case of a debt instrument, the sum of the 
     present values of the reasonably expected payments under such 
     instrument determined (in the manner provided by regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary)--
       ``(i) as of the date of the event resulting in the gain 
     recognition under this section, and
       ``(ii) by using a discount rate equal to 120 percent of the 
     applicable Federal rate (as defined in section 1274(d)), or 
     such other discount rate specified in such regulations, 
     compounded semiannually.
       ``(2) Special rule for revolving loan accounts.--For 
     purposes of paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) each extension of credit (other than the accrual of 
     interest) on a revolving loan account shall be treated as a 
     separate debt instrument, and
       ``(B) payments on such extensions of credit having 
     substantially the same terms shall be applied to such 
     extensions beginning with the earliest such extension.
       ``(f) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Nonrecognition rules not to apply.--Gain required to 
     be recognized under this section shall be recognized 
     notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle.
       ``(2) Basis adjustments.--The basis of any property on 
     which gain is recognized under this section shall be 
     increased by the amount of gain so recognized.

     ``SEC. 860J. NON-FASIT LOSSES NOT TO OFFSET CERTAIN FASIT 
                   INCLUSIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--The taxable income of the holder of the 
     ownership interest or any high-yield interest in a FASIT for 
     any taxable year shall in no event be less than such holder's 
     taxable income determined solely with respect to such 
     interests.
       ``(b) Coordination With Section 172.--Any increase in the 
     taxable income of any holder of the ownership interest or a 
     high-yield interest in a FASIT for any taxable year by reason 
     of subsection (a) shall be disregarded--
       ``(1) in determining under section 172 the amount of any 
     net operating loss for such taxable year, and
       ``(2) in determining taxable income for such taxable year 
     for purposes of the 2nd sentence of section 172(b)(2).
       ``(c) Coordination With Minimum Tax.--For purposes of part 
     VI of subchapter A of this chapter--
       ``(1) the reference in section 55(b)(2) to taxable income 
     shall be treated as a reference to taxable income determined 
     without regard to this section,
       ``(2) the alternative minimum taxable income of any holder 
     of the ownership interest or a high-yield interest in a FASIT 
     for any taxable year shall in no event be less than such 
     holder's taxable income determined solely with respect to 
     such interests, and
       ``(3) any increase in taxable income under this section 
     shall be disregarded for purposes of computing the 
     alternative tax net operating loss deduction.

     ``SEC. 860K. TREATMENT OF TRANSFERS OF HIGH-YIELD INTERESTS 
                   TO DISQUALIFIED HOLDERS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--If any high-yield interest is held by 
     a disqualified holder, this chapter shall be applied as if 
     the transferor of such interest to such holder had not 
     transferred such interest.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs 
     (4) and (7) of section 860E(e) shall apply to the tax imposed 
     by reason of subsection (a).
       ``(c) Disqualified Holder.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `disqualified holder' means any holder other than an 
     eligible corporation (as defined in section 860L(a)(2)).
       ``(d) Treatment of Interests Held By Securities Dealers.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     high-yield interest held by a disqualified holder if such 
     holder is a dealer in securities who acquired such interest 
     exclusively for sale to customers in the ordinary course of 
     business (and not for investment).
       ``(2) Change in dealer status.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a dealer in securities 
     which is not an eligible corporation (as defined in section 
     860L(a)(2)), if--
       ``(i) such dealer ceases to be a dealer in securities, or
       ``(ii) such dealer commences holding the high-yield 
     interest for investment,
     there is hereby imposed (in addition to other taxes) an 
     excise tax equal to the product of the highest rate of tax 
     specified in section 11(b)(1) and the income of such dealer 
     attributable to such interest for periods after the date of 
     such cessation or commencement.
       ``(B) Holding for 31 days or less.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(ii), a dealer shall not be treated as 
     holding an interest for investment before the 32d day after 
     the date such dealer acquired such interest unless such 
     interest is so held as part of a plan to avoid the purposes 
     of this paragraph.
       ``(C) Administrative provisions.--The deficiency procedures 
     of subtitle F shall apply to the tax imposed by this 
     paragraph.
       ``(e) Treatment of High-Yield Interests in Pass-Thru 
     Entities.--If a pass-thru entity (as defined in section 
     860E(e)(6)) issues a debt or equity interest--
       ``(1) which is supported by any regular interest in a 
     FASIT, and
       ``(2) which has an original yield to maturity which is 
     greater than each of--
       ``(A) the sum determined under clauses (i) and (ii) of 
     section 163(i)(1)(B) with respect to such debt or equity 
     interest, and
       ``(B) the yield to maturity on such regular interest,
     there is hereby imposed on the pass-thru entity a tax (in 
     addition to other taxes) equal to the product of the highest 
     rate of tax specified in section 11(b)(1) and the income of 
     the holder of such debt or equity interest which is properly 
     attributable to such regular interest. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, the yield to maturity of any equity 
     interest shall be determined under regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary.

     ``SEC. 860L. DEFINITIONS AND OTHER SPECIAL RULES.

       ``(a) FASIT.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this title, the terms 
     `financial asset securitization investment trust' and `FASIT' 
     mean any entity--
       ``(A) for which an election to be treated as a FASIT 
     applies for the taxable year,
       ``(B) all of the interests in which are regular interests 
     or the ownership interest,
       ``(C) which has only 1 ownership interest and such 
     ownership interest is held directly by an eligible 
     corporation,
       ``(D) as of the close of the 3rd month beginning after the 
     day of its formation and at all times thereafter, 
     substantially all of the assets of which (including assets 
     treated as held by the entity under section 860I(c)(2)) 
     consist of permitted assets, and
       ``(E) which is not described in section 851(a).
     A rule similar to the rule of the last sentence of section 
     860D(a) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(2) Eligible corporation.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1)(C), the term `eligible corporation' means any domestic C 
     corporation other than--
       ``(A) a corporation which is exempt from, or is not subject 
     to, tax under this chapter,
       ``(B) an entity described in section 851(a) or 856(a),

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       ``(C) a REMIC, and
       ``(D) an organization to which part I of subchapter T 
     applies.
       ``(3) Election.--
       ``(A) In general.--An entity (otherwise meeting the 
     requirements of paragraph (1)) may elect to be treated as a 
     FASIT. Except as provided in paragraph (5), such an election 
     shall apply to the taxable year for which made and all 
     subsequent taxable years unless revoked with the consent of 
     the Secretary.
       ``(B) Elections made after 1st taxable year of entity.--If 
     the election under subparagraph (A) is made after the first 
     taxable year of the entity, all property held (or treated as 
     held under section 860I(c)(2)) by such entity as of the first 
     day of the first taxable year for which such election is made 
     shall be treated as contributed to such entity on such first 
     day by the holder of the ownership interest in such entity.
       ``(4) Termination.--If any entity ceases to be a FASIT at 
     any time during the taxable year, such entity shall not be 
     treated as a FASIT for such taxable year or any succeeding 
     taxable year.
       ``(5) Inadvertent terminations, etc.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of section 860D(b)(2)(B) shall apply to inadvertent 
     failures to qualify or remain qualified as a FASIT.
       ``(b) Interests in FASIT.--For purposes of this part--
       ``(1) Regular interest.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `regular interest' means any 
     interest which is issued by a FASIT with fixed terms and 
     which is designated as a regular interest if--
       ``(i) such interest unconditionally entitles the holder to 
     receive a specified principal amount (or other similar 
     amount),
       ``(ii) except as otherwise provided by the Secretary--

       ``(I) in the case of a FASIT which would be treated as a 
     REMIC if an election under section 860D(b) had been made, 
     interest payments (or other similar amounts), if any, with 
     respect to such interest at or before maturity meet the 
     requirements applicable under clause (i) or (ii) of section 
     860G(a)(1)(B), or
       ``(II) in the case of any other FASIT, interest payments 
     (or other similar amounts), if any, with respect to such 
     interest are determined using a current rate which is 
     reasonably expected to measure contemporaneous variations in 
     the cost of newly borrowed funds in the currency in which the 
     regular interest is denominated,

       ``(iii) such interest does not have a stated maturity 
     (including options to renew) greater than 30 years (or such 
     longer period as may be permitted by regulations),
       ``(iv) the issue price of such interest does not exceed 125 
     percent of its stated principal amount, and
       ``(v) the yield to maturity on such interest is less than 
     the sum determined under section 163(i)(1)(B) with respect to 
     such interest.
     Interest shall not fail to meet the requirements of clause 
     (i) merely because the timing (but not the amount) of the 
     principal payments (or other similar amounts) may be 
     contingent on the extent that payments on debt instruments 
     held by the FASIT are made in advance of anticipated payments 
     and on the amount of income from permitted assets.
       ``(B) High-yield interests.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `regular interest' includes any 
     high-yield interest.
       ``(ii) High-yield interest.--The term `high-yield interest' 
     means any interest which would be described in subparagraph 
     (A) but for failing to meet the requirements of one or more 
     of clauses (i), (iv), or (v) thereof.
       ``(2) Ownership interest.--The term `ownership interest' 
     means the interest issued by a FASIT which is designated as 
     an ownership interest and which is not a regular interest.
       ``(c) Permitted Assets.--For purposes of this part--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `permitted asset' means--
       ``(A) cash or cash equivalents,
       ``(B) any debt instrument (as defined in section 
     1275(a)(1)) under which interest payments (or other similar 
     amounts), if any, at or before maturity meet the requirements 
     applicable under clause (i) or (ii) of section 860G(a)(1)(B),
       ``(C) foreclosure property,
       ``(D) any asset--
       ``(i) which is an interest rate or foreign currency 
     notional principal contract, letter of credit, insurance, 
     guarantee against payment defaults, or other similar 
     instrument, permitted by the Secretary, and
       ``(ii) which is a reasonably required to guarantee or hedge 
     against the FASIT's risks associated with being the obligor 
     on interests issued by the FASIT, and
       ``(E) contract rights to acquire debt instruments described 
     in subparagraph (B) or assets described in subparagraph (D).
       ``(2) Debt issued by holder of ownership interest not 
     permitted asset.--The term `permitted asset' shall not 
     include any debt instrument issued by the holder of the 
     ownership interest in the FASIT or by any person related to 
     such holder or any direct or indirect interest in such a debt 
     instrument. The preceding sentence shall not apply to cash 
     equivalents and to any other investment specified in 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Foreclosure property.--The term `foreclosure 
     property' means property--
       ``(A) which would be foreclosure property under section 
     856(e) (determined without regard to paragraph (5) thereof) 
     if acquired by a real estate investment trust, and
       ``(B) which is acquired in connection with the default or 
     imminent default of a debt instrument held by the FASIT 
     unless the security interest in such property was created for 
     the principal purpose of permitting the FASIT to invest in 
     such property.
     Solely for purposes of subsection (a)(1), the determination 
     of whether any property is foreclosure property shall be made 
     without regard to section 856(e)(4).
       ``(d) Tax on Prohibited Transactions.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is hereby imposed for each taxable 
     year of a FASIT a tax equal to 100 percent of the net income 
     derived from prohibited transactions.
       ``(2) Prohibited transactions.--For purposes of this part, 
     the term `prohibited transaction' means--
       ``(A) the receipt of any income derived from any asset that 
     is not a permitted asset,
       ``(B) except as provided in paragraph (3), the disposition 
     of any permitted asset,
       ``(C) the receipt of any income derived from any loan 
     originated by the FASIT, and
       ``(D) the receipt of any income representing a fee or other 
     compensation for services (other than any fee received as 
     compensation for a waiver, amendment, or consent under 
     permitted assets (other than foreclosure property) held by 
     the FASIT).
       ``(3) Exception for income from certain dispositions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (2)(B) shall not apply to a 
     disposition which would not be a prohibited transaction (as 
     defined in section 860F(a)(2)) by reason of--
       ``(i) clause (ii), (iii), or (iv) of section 860F(a)(2)(A), 
     or
       ``(ii) section 860F(a)(5),
     if the FASIT were treated as a REMIC and debt instruments 
     described in subsection (c)(1)(B) were treated as qualified 
     mortgages.
       ``(B) Substitution of debt instruments; reduction of over-
     collateralization.--Paragraph (2)(B) shall not apply to--
       ``(i) the substitution of a debt instrument described in 
     subsection (c)(1)(B) for another debt instrument which is a 
     permitted asset, or
       ``(ii) the distribution of a debt instrument contributed by 
     the holder of the ownership interest to such holder in order 
     to reduce over-collateralization of the FASIT,
     but only if a principal purpose of acquiring the debt 
     instrument which is disposed of was not the recognition of 
     gain (or the reduction of a loss) as a result of an increase 
     in the market value of the debt instrument after its 
     acquisition by the FASIT.
       ``(C) Liquidation of class of regular interests.--Paragraph 
     (2)(B) shall not apply to the complete liquidation of any 
     class of regular interests.
       ``(4) Net income.--For purposes of this subsection, net 
     income shall be determined in accordance with section 
     860F(a)(3).
       ``(e) Tax on Income From Foreclosure Property.--
       ``(1) In general.--A tax is hereby imposed for each taxable 
     year on the net income from foreclosure property of each 
     FASIT. Such tax shall be computed by multiplying the net 
     income from foreclosure property by the highest rate of tax 
     specified in section 11(b).
       ``(2) Net income from foreclosure property.--For purposes 
     of this part, the term `net income from foreclosure property' 
     means the amount which would be the FASIT's net income from 
     foreclosure property under section 857(b)(4)(B) if the FASIT 
     were a real estate investment trust.
       ``(f) Coordination With Wash Sales Rules.--Rules similar to 
     the rules of section 860F(d) shall apply to the ownership 
     interest in a FASIT.
       ``(g) Related Person.--For purposes of this part, a person 
     (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the `related 
     person') is related to any person if--
       ``(1) the related person bears a relationship to such 
     person specified in section 267(b) or section 707(b)(1), or
       ``(2) the related person and such person are engaged in 
     trades or businesses under common control (within the meaning 
     of subsections (a) and (b) of section 52).
     For purposes of paragraph (1), in applying section 267(b) or 
     707(b)(1), `20 percent' shall be substituted for `50 
     percent'.
       ``(h) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this part, including regulations to prevent 
     the abuse of the purposes of this part through transactions 
     which are not primarily related to securitization of debt 
     instruments by a FASIT.''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 26(b) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (M), by striking the 
     period at the end of subparagraph (N) and inserting ``, 
     and'', and by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(O) section 860K (relating to treatment of transfers of 
     high-yield interests to disqualified holders).''.
       (2) Paragraph (6) of section 56(g) is amended by striking 
     ``or REMIC'' and inserting ``REMIC, or FASIT''.
       (3) Clause (ii) of section 382(l)(4)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``or a REMIC to which part IV of subchapter M 
     applies'' and inserting ``a REMIC to which part IV of 
     subchapter M applies, or a FASIT to which part V of 
     subchapter M applies''.
       (4) Paragraph (1) of section 582(c) is amended by inserting 
     ``, and any regular or ownership interest in a FASIT,'' after 
     ``REMIC''.
       (5) Subparagraph (E) of section 856(c)(6) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``References in 
     the preceding provisions of this subparagraph to a REMIC

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     shall be treated as including a reference to a FASIT.''.
       (6) Subparagraph (C) of section 1202(e)(4) is amended by 
     striking ``or REMIC'' and inserting ``REMIC, or FASIT''.
       (7) Clause (xi) of section 7701(a)(19)(C) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(xi) any regular or residual interest in a REMIC, and any 
     regular or ownership interest in a FASIT, but only in the 
     proportion which the assets of such REMIC or FASIT consist of 
     property described in any of the preceding clauses of this 
     subparagraph; except that if 95 percent or more of the assets 
     of such REMIC or FASIT are assets described in clauses (i) 
     through (x), the entire interest in the REMIC or FASIT shall 
     qualify.''.
       (8) Subparagraph (A) of section 7701(i)(2) is amended by 
     inserting ``or a FASIT'' after ``a REMIC''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for subchapter 
     M of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:
              ``Part V. Financial asset securitization investment 
                                                        trusts.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

                   CHAPTER 8--DEPRECIATION PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11361. TREATMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN AID OF 
                   CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Treatment of Contributions in Aid of Construction.--
       (1) In general.--Section 118 (relating to contributions to 
     the capital of a corporation) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e), and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(c) Special Rules for Water and Sewerage Disposal 
     Utilities.--
       ``(1) General rule.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `contribution to the capital of the taxpayer' includes any 
     amount of money or other property received from any person 
     (whether or not a shareholder) by a regulated public utility 
     which provides water or sewerage disposal services if--
       ``(A) such amount is a contribution in aid of construction,
       ``(B) in the case of contribution of property other than 
     water or sewerage disposal facilities, such amount meets the 
     requirements of the expenditure rule of paragraph (2), and
       ``(C) such amount (or any property acquired or constructed 
     with such amount) is not included in the taxpayer's rate base 
     for ratemaking purposes.
       ``(2) Expenditure rule.--An amount meets the requirements 
     of this paragraph if--
       ``(A) an amount equal to such amount is expended for the 
     acquisition or construction of tangible property described in 
     section 1231(b)--
       ``(i) which is the property for which the contribution was 
     made or is of the same type as such property, and
       ``(ii) which is used predominantly in the trade or business 
     of furnishing water or sewerage disposal services,
       ``(B) the expenditure referred to in subparagraph (A) 
     occurs before the end of the second taxable year after the 
     year in which such amount was received, and
       ``(C) accurate records are kept of the amounts contributed 
     and expenditures made, the expenditures to which 
     contributions are allocated, and the year in which the 
     contributions and expenditures are received and made.
       ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Contribution in aid of construction.--The term 
     `contribution in aid of construction' shall be defined by 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary, except that such 
     term shall not include amounts paid as service charges for 
     starting or stopping services.
       ``(B) Predominantly.--The term `predominantly' means 80 
     percent or more.
       ``(C) Regulated public utility.--The term `regulated public 
     utility' has the meaning given such term by section 
     7701(a)(33), except that such term shall not include any 
     utility which is not required to provide water or sewerage 
     disposal services to members of the general public in its 
     service area.
       ``(4) Disallowance of deductions and credits; adjusted 
     basis.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, 
     no deduction or credit shall be allowed for, or by reason of, 
     any expenditure which constitutes a contribution in aid of 
     construction to which this subsection applies. The adjusted 
     basis of any property acquired with contributions in aid of 
     construction to which this subsection applies shall be zero.
       ``(d) Statute of Limitations.--If the taxpayer for any 
     taxable year treats an amount as a contribution to the 
     capital of the taxpayer described in subsection (c), then--
       ``(1) the statutory period for the assessment of any 
     deficiency attributable to any part of such amount shall not 
     expire before the expiration of 3 years from the date the 
     Secretary is notified by the taxpayer (in such manner as the 
     Secretary may prescribe) of--
       ``(A) the amount of the expenditure referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) of subsection (c)(2),
       ``(B) the taxpayer's intention not to make the expenditures 
     referred to in such subparagraph, or
       ``(C) a failure to make such expenditure within the period 
     described in subparagraph (B) of subsection (c)(2); and
       ``(2) such deficiency may be assessed before the expiration 
     of such 3-year period notwithstanding the provisions of any 
     other law or rule of law which would otherwise prevent such 
     assessment.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 118(b) is amended by 
     inserting ``except as provided in subsection (c),'' before 
     ``the term''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to amounts received after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Recovery Method and Period for Water Utility 
     Property.--
       (1) Requirement to use straight line method.--Section 
     168(b)(3) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(F) Water utility property described in subsection 
     (e)(5).''.
       (2) 25-year recovery period.--The table contained in 
     section 168(c)(1) is amended by inserting the following item 
     after the item relating to 20-year property:
                                          ``Water utility property


                                                   25 years''.

       (3) Water utility property.--
       (A) In general.--Section 168(e) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Water utility property.--The term `water utility 
     property' means property--
       ``(A) which is an integral part of the gathering, 
     treatment, or commercial distribution of water, and which, 
     without regard to this paragraph, would be 20-year property, 
     and
       ``(B) any municipal sewer.''.
       (B) Conforming amendments.--Section 168 is amended--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (F) of subsection (e)(3), and
       (ii) by striking the item relating to subparagraph (F) in 
     the table in subsection (g)(3).
       (4) Alternative system.--Clause (iv) of section 
     168(g)(2)(C) is amended by inserting ``or water utility 
     property'' after ``tunnel bore''.
       (5) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to property placed in service after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, other than property placed in 
     service pursuant to a binding contract in effect on such date 
     and at all times thereafter before the property is placed in 
     service.

     SEC. 11362. DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN OPERATING AUTHORITY.

       (a) General Rule.--For purpose of chapter 1 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, in computing the taxable income of a 
     taxpayer who, on January 1, 1995, held one or more operating 
     authorities preempted by section 601 of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration Authorization Act of 1994, the taxpayer shall 
     be entitled to deduct ratably over the 36-month period 
     beginning with January 1995 an amount equal to the aggregate 
     adjusted bases of such operating authorities held by the 
     taxpayer on January 1, 1995.
       (b) Treatment As Depreciation.--Any deduction under 
     subsection (a) shall be treated as a deduction for 
     depreciation for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986.
       (c) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall 
     apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1994.

     SEC. 11363. CLASS LIFE FOR GAS STATION CONVENIENCE STORES AND 
                   SIMILAR STRUCTURES.

       (a) In General.--Section 168(e)(3)(E) (classifying certain 
     property as 15-year property) is amended by striking ``and'' 
     at the end of clause (i), by striking the period at the end 
     of clause (ii) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the 
     end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) any section 1250 property which is a retail motor 
     fuels outlet (whether or not food or other convenience items 
     are sold at the outlet).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     168(g)(3) is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     subparagraph (E)(ii) in the table contained therein the 
     following new item:
                ``(E)(iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to property which is placed in service on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act and to which 
     section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 applies 
     after the amendment made by section 201 of the Tax Reform Act 
     of 1986. A taxpayer may elect to have such amendments apply 
     with respect to any property placed in service before such 
     date and to which such section so applies.

                      CHAPTER 9--OTHER PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11371. APPLICATION OF FAILURE-TO-PAY PENALTY TO 
                   SUBSTITUTE RETURNS.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 6651 (relating to failure to 
     file tax return or to pay tax) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Treatment of Returns Prepared by Secretary Under 
     Section 6020(b).--In the case of any return made by the 
     Secretary under section 6020(b)--
       ``(1) such return shall be disregarded for purposes of 
     determining the amount of the addition under paragraph (1) of 
     subsection (a), but
       ``(2) such return shall be treated as the return filed by 
     the taxpayer for purposes of determining the amount of the 
     addition under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply in the case of any return the due date for which 
     (determined without regard to extensions) is after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

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     SEC. 11372. EXTENSION OF WITHHOLDING TO CERTAIN GAMBLING 
                   WINNINGS.

       (a) Repeal of Exemption for Bingo and Keno.--Paragraph (5) 
     of section 3402(q) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Exemption for slot machines.--The tax imposed under 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to winnings from a slot 
     machine.''.
       (b) Threshold Amount.--Paragraph (3) of section 3402(q) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(B) and (C)'' in subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting ``(B), (C), and (D)'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Bingo and keno.--Proceeds of more than $5,000 from a 
     wager placed in a bingo or keno game.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 11373. LOSSES FROM FORECLOSURE PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--Section 818(b) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Losses from foreclosure property.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amortizable portion of any loss 
     arising from the sale or exchange of foreclosure property 
     which (without regard to this paragraph) is treated as a 
     capital loss shall be treated as a loss from the sale or 
     exchange of real property used in carrying on an insurance 
     business which is recognized ratably over the 10-taxable year 
     period beginning with the taxable year following the taxable 
     year in which the sale or exchange of the foreclosure 
     property occurred.
       ``(B) Amortizable portion.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph--
       ``(i) In general.--The amortizable portion of a loss 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) is the percentage (not 
     greater than 20 percent) of such loss to which the taxpayer 
     elects to have this paragraph apply.
       ``(ii) Subsequent modifications of amount.--The taxpayer 
     may elect for any of the taxable years in the change period 
     to change (subject to the limitation under clause (i)) the 
     percentage of a loss referred to in subparagraph (A) which is 
     treated as the amortizable portion of such loss. If the 
     taxpayer so elects, each such changed percentage shall be 
     treated as if it were the percentage specified in the 
     election made under clause (i), and proper adjustments shall 
     be made for all taxable years to reflect each such change.
       ``(iii) Statute of limitations.-- For purposes of section 
     6501(h) and 6511(d)(2), any change by reason of an election 
     under clause (ii) shall be treated as a capital loss 
     carryback from the year such change is made.
       ``(iv) Change period.--For purposes of clause (ii), the 
     change period is the 3-taxable year period following the 
     taxable year in which the sale or exchange of the foreclosure 
     property occurred.
       ``(C) Election to treat unamortized ordinary losses as 
     capital losses.--
       ``(i) In general.--The taxpayer may elect to treat any 
     unused amount of any ordinary loss described in subparagraph 
     (A) as a capital loss arising in the taxable year for which 
     the election under this subparagraph is made.
       ``(ii) Limitation on election.--An election may be made 
     under clause (i) with respect to any loss only for any 
     taxable year in the 5-taxable year period following the 
     taxable year referred to in subparagraph (A).
       ``(iii) Unused amount of ordinary loss.--For purposes of 
     clause (i), the unused amount of an ordinary loss is the 
     amount of the amortizable portion of any loss which has not 
     been recognized as of the close of the preceding taxable 
     year.
       ``(iv) Ordering rule.--Any unused amount of an ordinary 
     loss with respect to which an election was made under clause 
     (i) shall be treated as coming first from the last taxable 
     year in the 10-taxable year period referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) and then from each preceding taxable year in 
     reverse chronological order.
       ``(D) Foreclosure property.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `foreclosure property' means any real 
     property used in a trade or businesses (as defined in section 
     1231(b) without regard to this subsection) which is acquired 
     by a life insurance company as the result of--
       ``(i) such company having bid on such property at 
     foreclosure, or
       ``(ii) such company having otherwise reduced such property 
     to ownership or possession by agreement or process of law, 
     after there was a default (or default was imminent) on 
     indebtedness which such property secured.
       ``(E) Time for making elections.--Any election under this 
     paragraph for any taxable year shall be made on or before the 
     due date (including extensions) for the return of tax for 
     such taxable year.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 818(b) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``In the'' and inserting:
       ``(1) In general.--In the '', and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) as subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B) and clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), 
     respectively.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1994.

     SEC. 11374. NONRECOGNITION TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN TRANSFERS BY 
                   COMMON TRUST FUNDS TO REGULATED INVESTMENT 
                   COMPANIES.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 584 (relating to common trust 
     funds) is amended by redesignating subsection (h) as 
     subsection (i) and by inserting after subsection (g) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h) Nonrecognition Treatment for Certain Transfers to 
     Regulated Investment Companies.--
       ``(1) In general.--If--
       ``(A) pursuant to a single plan, a common trust fund 
     transfers substantially all of its assets to one or more 
     regulated investment companies in exchange solely for stock 
     in the company or companies to which such assets are so 
     transferred, and
       ``(B) such stock is distributed by such common trust fund 
     to participants in such common trust fund in exchange solely 
     for their interests in such common trust fund,
     no gain or loss shall be recognized by such common trust fund 
     by reason of such transfer or distribution, and no gain or 
     loss shall be recognized by any participant in such common 
     trust fund by reason of such exchange.
       ``(2) Basis rules.--
       ``(A) Regulated investment company.--The basis of any asset 
     received by a regulated investment company in a transfer 
     referred to in paragraph (1)(A) shall be the same as it would 
     be in the hands of the common trust fund.
       ``(B) Participants.--The basis of the stock which is 
     received in an exchange referred to in paragraph (1)(B) shall 
     be the same as that of the property exchanged. If stock in 
     more than one regulated investment company is received in 
     such exchange, the basis determined under the preceding 
     sentence shall be allocated among the stock in each such 
     company on the basis of respective fair market values.
       ``(3) Treatment of assumptions of liability.--
       ``(A) In general.--In determining whether the transfer 
     referred to in paragraph (1)(A) is in exchange solely for 
     stock in one or more regulated investment companies, the 
     assumption by any such company of a liability of the common 
     trust fund, and the fact that any property transferred by the 
     common trust fund is subject to a liability, shall be 
     disregarded.
       ``(B) Special rule where assumed liabilities exceed 
     basis.--
       ``(i) In general.--If, in any transfer referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(A), the assumed liabilities exceed the 
     aggregate adjusted bases (in the hands of the common trust 
     fund) of the assets transferred to the regulated investment 
     company or companies--

       ``(I) notwithstanding paragraph (1), gain shall be 
     recognized to the common trust fund on such transfer in an 
     amount equal to such excess,
       ``(II) the basis of the assets received by the regulated 
     investment company or companies in such transfer shall be 
     increased by the amount so recognized, and
       ``(III) any adjustment to the basis of a participant's 
     interest in the common trust fund as a result of the gain so 
     recognized shall be treated as occurring immediately before 
     the exchange referred to in paragraph (1)(B).

     If the transfer referred to in paragraph (1)(A) is to two or 
     more regulated investment companies, the basis increase under 
     subclause (II) shall be allocated among such companies on the 
     basis of the respective fair market values of the assets 
     received by each of such companies.
       ``(ii) Assumed liabilities.--For purposes of clause (i), 
     the term `assumed liabilities' means the aggregate of--

       ``(I) any liability of the common trust fund assumed by any 
     regulated investment company in connection with the transfer 
     referred to in paragraph (1)(A), and
       ``(II) any liability to which property so transferred is 
     subject.

       ``(4) Common trust fund must meet diversification rules.--
     This subsection shall not apply to any common trust fund 
     which would not meet the requirements of section 
     368(a)(2)(F)(ii) if it were a corporation. For purposes of 
     the preceding sentence, Government securities shall not be 
     treated as securities of an issuer in applying the 25-percent 
     and 50-percent test and such securities shall not be excluded 
     for purposes of determining total assets under clause (iv) of 
     section 368(a)(2)(F).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to transfers after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11375. EXCLUSION FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION SUBSIDIES 
                   LIMITED TO SUBSIDIES WITH RESPECT TO DWELLING 
                   UNITS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 136(c) (defining 
     energy conservation measure) is amended by striking ``energy 
     demand--'' and all that follows and inserting ``energy demand 
     with respect to a dwelling unit.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 136 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Exclusion.--Gross income shall not include the value 
     of any subsidy provided (directly or indirectly) by a public 
     utility to a customer for the purchase or installation of any 
     energy conservation measure.''
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 136(c) is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and by redesignating 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
     respectively, and
       (B) by striking ``and special rules'' in the paragraph 
     heading.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts received after December 31, 1995, 
     unless re

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     ceived pursuant to a written binding contract in effect on 
     September 13, 1995, and at all times thereafter.

     SEC. 11376. ELECTION TO CEASE STATUS AS QUALIFIED SCHOLARSHIP 
                   FUNDING CORPORATION.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 150 (relating to 
     definitions and special rules) is amended by adding at the 
     end thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Election to cease status as qualified scholarship 
     funding corporation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any qualified scholarship funding bond, 
     and qualified student loan bond, outstanding on the date of 
     the issuer's election under this paragraph (and any bond (or 
     series of bonds) issued to refund such a bond) shall not fail 
     to be a tax-exempt bond solely because the issuer ceases to 
     be described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) if 
     the issuer meets the requirements of subparagraphs (B) and 
     (C) of this paragraph.
       ``(B) Assets and liabilities of issuer transferred to 
     taxable subsidiary.--The requirements of this subparagraph 
     are met by an issuer if--
       ``(i) all of the student loan notes of the issuer and other 
     assets pledged to secure the repayment of qualified 
     scholarship funding bond indebtedness of the issuer are 
     transferred to another corporation within a reasonable period 
     after the election is made under this paragraph;
       ``(ii) such transferee corporation assumes or otherwise 
     provides for the payment of all of the qualified scholarship 
     funding bond indebtedness of the issuer within a reasonable 
     period after the election is made under this paragraph;
       ``(iii) to the extent permitted by law, such transferee 
     corporation assumes all of the responsibilities, and succeeds 
     to all of the rights, of the issuer under the issuer's 
     agreements with the Secretary of Education in respect of 
     student loans;
       ``(iv) immediately after such transfer, the issuer, 
     together with any other issuer which has made an election 
     under this paragraph in respect of such transferee, hold all 
     of the senior stock in such transferee corporation; and
       ``(v) such transferee corporation is not exempt from tax 
     under this chapter.
       ``(C) Issuer to operate as independent organization 
     described in section 501(c)(3).--The requirements of this 
     subparagraph are met by an issuer if, within a reasonable 
     period after the transfer referred to in subparagraph (B)--
       ``(i) the issuer is described in section 501(c)(3) and 
     exempt from tax under section 501(a);
       ``(ii) the issuer no longer is described in subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B) of paragraph (2); and
       ``(iii) at least 80 percent of the members of the board of 
     directors of the issuer are independent members.
       ``(D) Senior stock.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `senior stock' means stock--
       ``(i) which participates pro rata and fully in the equity 
     value of the corporation with all other common stock of the 
     corporation but which has the right to payment of liquidation 
     proceeds prior to payment of liquidation proceeds in respect 
     of other common stock of the corporation;
       ``(ii) which has a fixed right upon liquidation and upon 
     redemption to an amount equal to the greater of--

       ``(I) the fair market value of such stock on the date of 
     liquidation or redemption (whichever is applicable); or
       ``(II) the fair market value of all assets transferred in 
     exchange for such stock and reduced by the amount of all 
     liabilities of the corporation which has made an election 
     under this paragraph assumed by the transferee corporation in 
     such transfer;

       ``(iii) the holder of which has the right to require the 
     transferee corporation to redeem on a date that is not later 
     than 10 years after the date on which an election under this 
     paragraph was made and pursuant to such election such stock 
     was issued; and
       ``(iv) in respect of which, during the time such stock is 
     outstanding, there is not outstanding any equity interest in 
     the corporation having any liquidation, redemption or 
     dividend rights in the corporation which are superior to 
     those of such stock.
       ``(E) Independent member.--The term `independent member' 
     means a member of the board of directors of the issuer who 
     (except for services as a member of such board) receives no 
     compensation directly or indirectly--
       ``(i) for services performed in connection with such 
     transferee corporation, or
       ``(ii) for services as a member of the board of directors 
     or as an officer of such transferee corporation.
     For purposes of clause (ii), the term `officer' includes any 
     individual having powers or responsibilities similar to those 
     of officers.
       ``(F) Coordination with certain private foundation taxes.--
     For purposes of sections 4942 (relating to the excise tax on 
     a failure to distribute income) and 4943 (relating to the 
     excise tax on excess business holdings), the transferee 
     corporation referred to in subparagraph (B) shall be treated 
     as a functionally related business (within the meaning of 
     section 4942(j)(4)) with respect to the issuer during the 
     period commencing with the date on which an election is made 
     under this paragraph and ending on the date that is the 
     earlier of--
       ``(i) the last day of the last taxable year for which more 
     than 50 percent of the gross income of such transferee 
     corporation is derived from, or more than 50 percent of the 
     assets (by value) of such transferee corporation consists of, 
     student loan notes incurred under the Higher Education Act of 
     1965; or
       ``(ii) the last day of the taxable year of the issuer 
     during which occurs the date which is 10 years after the date 
     on which the election under this paragraph is made.
       ``(G) Election.--An election under this paragraph may be 
     revoked only with the consent of the Secretary.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11377. CERTAIN AMOUNTS DERIVED FROM FOREIGN CORPORATIONS 
                   TREATED AS UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME.

       (a) General Rule.--Subsection (b) of section 512 (relating 
     to modifications) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(18) Treatment of certain amounts derived from foreign 
     corporations.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any 
     amount included in gross income under section 951(a)(1)(A) 
     shall be included as an item of gross income derived from an 
     unrelated trade or business to the extent the amount so 
     included is attributable to insurance income (as defined in 
     section 953) which, if derived directly by the organization, 
     would be treated as gross income from an unrelated trade or 
     business. There shall be allowed all deductions directly 
     connected with amounts included in gross income under the 
     preceding sentence.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
     income attributable to a policy of insurance or reinsurance 
     with respect to which the person (directly or indirectly) 
     insured is--
       ``(i) such organization,
       ``(ii) an affiliate of such organization which is exempt 
     from tax under section 501(a), or
       ``(iii) a director or officer of, or an individual who 
     performs services for, such organization or affiliate but 
     only if the insurance covers primarily risks associated with 
     the performance of services for the benefit of such 
     organization or affiliate.
     For purposes of this subparagraph, the determination as to 
     whether an entity is an affiliate of an organization shall be 
     made under rules similar to the rules of section 
     168(h)(4)(B).
       ``(C) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this paragraph, including regulations for the 
     application of this paragraph in the case of income paid 
     through 1 or more entities or between 2 or more chains of 
     entities.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts included in gross income in any 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11378. REPEAL OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTION TRANSITION RULE 
                   TO INTEREST ALLOCATION RULES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (5) of section 1215(c) of the 
     Tax Reform Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-514, 100 Stat. 2548) is 
     hereby repealed.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11379. REPEAL OF BAD DEBT RESERVE METHOD FOR THRIFT 
                   SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 593 (relating to reserves for 
     losses on loans) is hereby repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (d) of section 50 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence:
     ``Paragraphs (1)(A), (2)(A), and (4) of section 46(e) 
     referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not 
     apply to any taxable year beginning after December 31, 
     1995.''
       (2) Subsection (e) of section 52 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (1) and by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.
       (3) Subsection (a) of section 57 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (4).
       (4) Section 246 is amended by striking subsection (f).
       (5) Clause (i) of section 291(e)(1)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``or to which section 593 applies''.
       (6) Subparagraph (A) of section 585(a)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``other than an organization to which section 593 
     applies''.
       (7) Sections 595 and 596 are hereby repealed.
       (8) Subsection (a) of section 860E is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     the'' in paragraph (1) and inserting ``The'',
       (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4) and redesignating 
     paragraphs (3) and (5) as paragraphs (2) and (3), 
     respectively, and
       (C) by striking in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) all 
     that follows ``subsection'' and inserting a period.
       (9) Paragraph (3) of section 992(d) is amended by striking 
     ``or 593''.
       (10) Section 1038 is amended by striking subsection (f).
       (11) Clause (ii) of section 1042(c)(4)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``or 593''.
       (12) Subsection (c) of section 1277 is amended by striking 
     ``or to which section 593 applies''.
       (13) Subparagraph (B) of section 1361(b)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``or to which section 593 applies''.
       (14) The table of sections for part II of subchapter H of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the items relating to 
     sections 593, 595, and 596.

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       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1995.
       (2) Repeal of section 595.--The repeal of section 595 under 
     subsection (b)(7) shall apply to property acquired in taxable 
     years beginning after December 31, 1995.
       (d) 6-Year Spread of Adjustments.--
       (1) In general.--In the case of any taxpayer who is 
     required by reason of the amendments made by this section to 
     change its method of computing reserves for bad debts--
       (A) such change shall be treated as a change in a method of 
     accounting,
       (B) such change shall be treated as initiated by the 
     taxpayer and as having been made with the consent of the 
     Secretary, and
       (C) the net amount of the adjustments required to be taken 
     into account by the taxpayer under section 481(a)--
       (i) shall be determined by taking into account only 
     applicable excess reserves, and
       (ii) as so determined, shall be taken into account ratably 
     over the 6-taxable year period beginning with the first 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995.
       (2) Applicable excess reserves.--
       (A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 
     `applicable excess reserves' means the excess (if any) of--
       (i) the balance of the reserves described in section 
     593(c)(1) of such Code (as in effect on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act) as of the close of the 
     taxpayer's last taxable year beginning before January 1, 
     1996, over
       (ii) the lesser of--

       (I) the balance of such reserves as of the close of the 
     taxpayer's last taxable year beginning before January 1, 
     1988, or
       (II) the balance of the reserves described in subclause 
     (I), reduce by an amount determined in the same manner as 
     under section 585(b)(2)(B)(ii) on the basis of the taxable 
     years described in clause (i) and this clause.

       (B) Special rule for thrifts which become small banks.--In 
     the case of a bank (as defined in section 581 of such Code) 
     which is not a large bank (as defined in section 585(c)(2) of 
     such Code) for its first taxable year beginning after 
     December 31, 1995--
       (i) the balance taken into account under subparagraph 
     (A)(ii) shall not be less than the amount which would be the 
     balance of such reserve as of the close of its last taxable 
     year beginning before January 1, 1996, if the additions to 
     such reserve for all taxable years had been determined under 
     section 585(b)(2)(A), and
       (ii) the opening balance of the reserve for bad debts as of 
     the beginning of such first taxable year shall be the balance 
     taken into account under subparagraph (A)(ii) (determined 
     after the application of clause (i) of this subparagraph).
     The preceding sentence shall not apply for purposes of 
     paragraphs (5), (6), and (7).
       (3) Recapture of pre-1988 reserves where taxpayer ceases to 
     be bank.--If during any taxable year beginning after December 
     31, 1995, a taxpayer to which paragraph (1) applied is not a 
     bank (as defined in section 581), paragraph (1) shall apply 
     to the reserves described in subparagraph (A)(ii) except that 
     such reserves shall be taken into account ratably over the 6-
     taxable year period beginning with such taxable year.
       (4) Suspension of recapture if residential loan requirement 
     met.--
       (A) In general.--In the case of a bank which meets the 
     residential loan requirement of subparagraph (B) for a 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995, and before 
     January 1, 1998--
       (i) no adjustment shall be taken into account under 
     paragraph (1) for such taxable year, and
       (ii) such taxable year shall be disregarded in 
     determining--

       (I) whether any other taxable year is a taxable year for 
     which an adjustment is required to be taken into account 
     under paragraph (1), and
       (II) the amount of such adjustment.

       (B) Residential loan requirement.--A taxpayer meets the 
     residential loan requirement of this subparagraph for any 
     taxable year if the principal amount of the residential loans 
     made by the taxpayer during such year is not less than the 
     base amount for such year.
       (C) Residential loan.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term ``residential loan'' means any loan described in clause 
     (v) of section 7701(a)(19)(C) of such Code but only if such 
     loan is incurred in acquiring, constructing, or improving the 
     property described in such clause.
       (D) Base amount.--For purposes of subparagraph (B), the 
     base amount is the average of the principal amounts of the 
     residential loans made by the taxpayer during the 6 most 
     recent taxable years beginning before January 1, 1996. At the 
     election of the taxpayer who made such loans during each of 
     such 6 taxable years, the preceding sentence shall be applied 
     without regard to the taxable year in which such principal 
     amount was the highest and the taxable year in such principal 
     amount was the lowest. Such an election may be made only for 
     the first taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995, 
     and, if made for such taxable year, shall apply to the 
     succeeding taxable year unless revoked with the consent of 
     the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate.
       (E) Controlled groups.--In the case of a taxpayer which is 
     a member of any controlled group of corporations described in 
     section 1563(a)(1) of such Code, subparagraph (B) shall be 
     applied with respect to such group.
       (5) Continued application of fresh start under section 585 
     transitional rules.--In the case of a taxpayer to which 
     paragraph (1) applied and which was not a large bank (as 
     defined in section 585(c)(2) of such Code) for its first 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995:
       (A) In general.--For purposes of determining the net amount 
     of adjustments referred to in section 585(c)(3)(A)(iii) of 
     such Code, there shall be taken into account only the excess 
     of the reserve for bad debts as of the close of the last 
     taxable year before the disqualification year over the 
     balance taken into account by such taxpayer under paragraph 
     (2)(A)(ii) of this subsection.
       (B) Treatment under elective cut-off method.--For purposes 
     of applying section 585(c)(4) of such Code--
       (i) the balance of the reserve taken into account under 
     subparagraph (B) thereof shall be reduced by the balance 
     taken into account by such taxpayer under paragraph 
     (2)(A)(ii) of this subsection, and
       (ii) no amount shall be includible in gross income by 
     reason of such reduction.
       (6) Continued application of section 593(e).--
     Notwithstanding the amendments made by this section, in the 
     case of a taxpayer to which paragraph (1) of this subsection 
     applies, section 593(e) of such Code (as in effect on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act) shall continue 
     to apply to such taxpayer as if such taxpayer were a domestic 
     building and loan association but the amount of the reserves 
     taken into account under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 
     593(e)(1) (as so in effect) shall be the balance taken into 
     account by such taxpayer under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) of this 
     subsection.
       (7) Certain items included as section 381(c) items.--The 
     balance of the applicable excess reserves, and the balance 
     taken into account by a taxpayer under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) 
     of this subsection, shall be treated as items described in 
     section 381(c) of such Code.
       (8) Conversions to credit unions.--In the case of a 
     taxpayer to which paragraph (1) applied which becomes a 
     credit union described in section 501(c)(14)(A)--
       (A) any amount required to be included in the gross income 
     of the credit union by reason of this subsection shall be 
     treated as derived from an unrelated trade or business (as 
     defined in section 513), and
       (B) for purposes of paragraph (3), the credit union shall 
     not be treated as if it were a bank.
       (9) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury or his 
     delegate shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary 
     to carry out this subsection, including regulations providing 
     for the application of paragraphs (4) and (6) in the case of 
     acquisitions, mergers, spin-offs, and other reorganizations.

     SEC. 11380. NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTORS TREATED AS DIRECT SELLERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3508(b)(2)(A) in amended by 
     striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i), by inserting ``or'' 
     at the end of clause (ii), and by inserting after clause (ii) 
     the following new clause:
       ``(iii) is engaged in the trade or business of the 
     delivering or distribution of newspapers or shopping news 
     (including any services directly related to such trade or 
     business),''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to services performed after December 31, 1995.
                     Subtitle J--Tax Simplification

             CHAPTER 1--PROVISIONS RELATING TO INDIVIDUALS

   Subchapter A--Provisions Relating To Rollover of Gain on Sale of 
                          Principal Residence

     SEC. 11401. MULTIPLE SALES WITHIN ROLLOVER PERIOD.

       (a) General Rule.--
       (1) Section 1034(d) (relating to limitation on rollover of 
     gain on sale of principal residence), as amended by sections 
     11321 and 11322, is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) and by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively.
       (2) Paragraph (4) of section 1034(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(4) If the taxpayer, during the period described in 
     subsection (a), purchases more than 1 residence which is used 
     by him as his principal residence at some time within 2 years 
     after the date of the sale of the old residence, only the 
     first of such residences so used by him after the date of 
     such sale shall constitute the new residence.''
       (3) Subsections (h)(1) and (k) of section 1034 are each 
     amended by striking ``(other than the 2 years referred to in 
     subsection (c)(4))''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to sales of old residences (within the meaning of 
     section 1034 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11402. SPECIAL RULES IN CASE OF DIVORCE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 1034 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) If--
       ``(A) a residence is sold by an individual pursuant to a 
     divorce or marital separation, and
       ``(B) the taxpayer used such residence as his principal 
     residence at any time during the 2-year period ending on the 
     date of such sale,
     for purposes of this section, such residence shall be treated 
     as the taxpayer's principal residence at the time of such 
     sale.''

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       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to sales of old residences (within the meaning of 
     section 1034 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11403. ONE-TIME EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF PRINCIPAL 
                   RESIDENCE FOR CERTAIN SPOUSES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 121(b) (relating 
     to one-time exclusion of gain from sale of principal 
     residence by individual who has attained age 55) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``For 
     purposes of applying the preceding sentence to individuals 
     who are married to each other, an election by one individual 
     with respect to a sale or exchange occurring before the 
     marriage shall be disregarded for purposes of permitting an 
     election with respect to property owned and used by the other 
     individual as his principal residence throughout the 3-year 
     period ending on the date of the marriage.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply for purposes of determining whether an election 
     may be made under section 121 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to a sale or exchange occurring after 
     September 13, 1995.

                     Subchapter B--Other Provisions

     SEC. 11411. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN REIMBURSED EXPENSES OF RURAL 
                   MAIL CARRIERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 162 (relating to trade or business 
     expenses) is amended by redesignating subsection (o) as 
     subsection (p) and by inserting after subsection (n) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(o) Treatment of Certain Reimbursed Expenses of Rural 
     Mail Carriers.--
       ``(1) General rule.--In the case of any employee of the 
     United States Postal Service who performs services involving 
     the collection and delivery of mail on a rural route and who 
     receives qualified reimbursements for the expenses incurred 
     by such employee for the use of a vehicle in performing such 
     services--
       ``(A) the amount allowable as a deduction under this 
     chapter for the use of a vehicle in performing such services 
     shall be equal to the amount of such qualified 
     reimbursements; and
       ``(B) such qualified reimbursements shall be treated as 
     paid under a reimbursement or other expense allowance 
     arrangement for purposes of section 62(a)(2)(A) (and section 
     62(c) shall not apply to such qualified reimbursements).
       ``(2) Definition of qualified reimbursements.--For purposes 
     of this subsection, the term `qualified reimbursements' means 
     the amounts paid by the United States Postal Service to 
     employees as an equipment maintenance allowance under the 
     1991 collective bargaining agreement between the United 
     States Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers' 
     Association. Amounts paid as an equipment maintenance 
     allowance by such Postal Service under later collective 
     bargaining agreements that supersede the 1991 agreement shall 
     be considered qualified reimbursements if such amounts do not 
     exceed the amounts that would have been paid under the 1991 
     agreement, adjusted for changes in the Consumer Price Index 
     (as defined in section 1(f)(5)) since 1991.''
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 6008 of the Technical and 
     Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988 is hereby repealed.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11412. TREATMENT OF TRAVELING EXPENSES OF CERTAIN 
                   FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN CRIMINAL 
                   INVESTIGATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 162 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     preceding sentence shall not apply to any Federal employee 
     during any period for which such employee is certified by the 
     Attorney General (or the designee thereof) as traveling on 
     behalf of the United States in temporary duty status to 
     investigate, or provide support services for the 
     investigation of, a Federal crime.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

                   CHAPTER 2--PENSION SIMPLIFICATION

              Subchapter A--Simplified Distribution Rules

     SEC. 11421. REPEAL OF 5-YEAR INCOME AVERAGING FOR LUMP-SUM 
                   DISTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 402 (relating to 
     taxability of beneficiary of employees' trust) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(d) Taxability of Beneficiary of Certain Foreign Situs 
     Trusts.--For purposes of subsections (a), (b), and (c), a 
     stock bonus, pension, or profit-sharing trust which would 
     qualify for exemption from tax under section 501(a) except 
     for the fact that it is a trust created or organized outside 
     the United States shall be treated as if it were a trust 
     exempt from tax under section 501(a).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (D) of section 402(e)(4) (relating to 
     other rules applicable to exempt trusts) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(D) Lump-sum distribution.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `lump sum distribution' means 
     the distribution or payment within one taxable year of the 
     recipient of the balance to the credit of an employee which 
     becomes payable to the recipient--

       ``(I) on account of the employee's death,
       ``(II) after the employee attains age 59\1/2\,
       ``(III) on account of the employee's separation from 
     service, or
       ``(IV) after the employee has become disabled (within the 
     meaning of section 72(m)(7)),

     from a trust which forms a part of a plan described in 
     section 401(a) and which is exempt from tax under section 501 
     or from a plan described in section 403(a). Subclause (III) 
     of this clause shall be applied only with respect to an 
     individual who is an employee without regard to section 
     401(c)(1), and subclause (IV) shall be applied only with 
     respect to an employee within the meaning of section 
     401(c)(1). For purposes of this clause, a distribution to two 
     or more trusts shall be treated as a distribution to one 
     recipient. For purposes of this paragraph, the balance to the 
     credit of the employee does not include the accumulated 
     deductible employee contributions under the plan (within the 
     meaning of section 72(o)(5)).
       ``(ii) Aggregation of certain trusts and plans.--For 
     purposes of determining the balance to the credit of an 
     employee under clause (i)--

       ``(I) all trusts which are part of a plan shall be treated 
     as a single trust, all pension plans maintained by the 
     employer shall be treated as a single plan, all profit-
     sharing plans maintained by the employer shall be treated as 
     a single plan, and all stock bonus plans maintained by the 
     employer shall be treated as a single plan, and
       ``(II) trusts which are not qualified trusts under section 
     401(a) and annuity contracts which do not satisfy the 
     requirements of section 404(a)(2) shall not be taken into 
     account.

       ``(iii) Community property laws.--The provisions of this 
     paragraph shall be applied without regard to community 
     property laws.
       ``(iv) Amounts subject to penalty.--This paragraph shall 
     not apply to amounts described in subparagraph (A) of section 
     72(m)(5) to the extent that section 72(m)(5) applies to such 
     amounts.
       ``(v) Balance to credit of employee not to include amounts 
     payable under qualified domestic relations order.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph, the balance to the credit of an 
     employee shall not include any amount payable to an alternate 
     payee under a qualified domestic relations order (within the 
     meaning of section 414(p)).
       ``(vi) Transfers to cost-of-living arrangement not treated 
     as distribution.--For purposes of this paragraph, the balance 
     to the credit of an employee under a defined contribution 
     plan shall not include any amount transferred from such 
     defined contribution plan to a qualified cost-of-living 
     arrangement (within the meaning of section 415(k)(2)) under a 
     defined benefit plan.
       ``(vii) Lump-sum distributions of alternate payees.--If any 
     distribution or payment of the balance to the credit of an 
     employee would be treated as a lump-sum distribution, then, 
     for purposes of this paragraph, the payment under a qualified 
     domestic relations order (within the meaning of section 
     414(p)) of the balance to the credit of an alternate payee 
     who is the spouse or former spouse of the employee shall be 
     treated as a lump-sum distribution. For purposes of this 
     clause, the balance to the credit of the alternate payee 
     shall not include any amount payable to the employee.''.
       (2) Section 402(c) (relating to rules applicable to 
     rollovers from exempt trusts) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (10).
       (3) Paragraph (1) of section 55(c) (defining regular tax) 
     is amended by striking ``shall not include any tax imposed by 
     section 402(d) and''.
       (4) Paragraph (8) of section 62(a) (relating to certain 
     portion of lump-sum distributions from pension plans taxed 
     under section 402(d)) is hereby repealed.
       (5) Section 401(a)(28)(B) (relating to coordination with 
     distribution rules) is amended by striking clause (v).
       (6) Subparagraph (B)(ii) of section 401(k)(10) (relating to 
     distributions that must be lump-sum distributions) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(ii) Lump-sum distribution.--For purposes of this 
     subparagraph, the term `lump-sum distribution' means any 
     distribution of the balance to the credit of an employee 
     immediately before the distribution.''.
       (7) Section 406(c) (relating to termination of status as 
     deemed employee not to be treated as separation from service 
     for purposes of limitation of tax) is hereby repealed.
       (8) Section 407(c) (relating to termination of status as 
     deemed employee not to be treated as separation from service 
     for purposes of limitation of tax) is hereby repealed.
       (9) Section 691(c) (relating to deduction for estate tax) 
     is amended by striking paragraph (5).
       (10) Paragraph (1) of section 871(b) (relating to 
     imposition of tax) is amended by striking ``section 1, 55, or 
     402(d)(1)'' and inserting ``section 1 or 55''.
       (11) Subsection (b) of section 877 (relating to alternative 
     tax) is amended by striking ``section 1, 55, or 402(d)(1)'' 
     and inserting ``section 1 or 55''.
       (12) Section 4980A(c)(4) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``to which an election under section 
     402(d)(4)(B) applies'' and inserting ``(as defined in section 
     402(e)(4)(D)) with respect to which the individual elects to 
     have this paragraph apply'',
       (B) by adding at the end the following new flush sentence:

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     ``An individual may elect to have this paragraph apply to 
     only one lump-sum distribution.'', and
       (C) by striking the heading and inserting:
       ``(4) Special one-time election.--''.
       (13) Section 402(e) is amended by striking paragraph (5).
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1998.
       (2) Retention of certain transition rules.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this section, the amendments made by 
     this section shall not apply to any distribution for which 
     the taxpayer elects the benefits of section 1122 (h)(3) or 
     (h)(5) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, the rules of sections 402(c)(10) and 
     402(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect 
     before the amendments made by this Act) shall apply.

     SEC. 11422. REPEAL OF $5,000 EXCLUSION OF EMPLOYEES' DEATH 
                   BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 101 is hereby 
     repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (c) of section 101 is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (a) or (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)''.
       (2) Sections 406(e) and 407(e) are each amended by striking 
     paragraph (2) and by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
     (2).
       (3) Section 7701(a)(20) is amended by striking ``, for the 
     purposes of applying the provisions of section 101(b) with 
     respect to employees' death benefits''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11423. SIMPLIFIED METHOD FOR TAXING ANNUITY 
                   DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER CERTAIN EMPLOYER PLANS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subsection (d) of section 72 (relating 
     to annuities; certain proceeds of endowment and life 
     insurance contracts) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Special Rules for Qualified Employer Retirement 
     Plans.--
       ``(1) Simplified method of taxing annuity payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any amount received as an 
     annuity under a qualified employer retirement plan--
       ``(i) subsection (b) shall not apply, and
       ``(ii) the investment in the contract shall be recovered as 
     provided in this paragraph.
       ``(B) Method of recovering investment in contract.--
       ``(i) In general.--Gross income shall not include so much 
     of any monthly annuity payment under a qualified employer 
     retirement plan as does not exceed the amount obtained by 
     dividing--

       ``(I) the investment in the contract (as of the annuity 
     starting date), by
       ``(II) the number of anticipated payments determined under 
     the table contained in clause (iii) (or, in the case of a 
     contract to which subsection (c)(3)(B) applies, the number of 
     monthly annuity payments under such contract).

       ``(ii) Certain rules made applicable.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) shall apply 
     for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(iii) Number of anticipated payments.--

         ``If the age of the                                           
           primary annuitant on                              The number
           the annuity starting                          of anticipated
           date is:                                        payments is:
           Not more than 55........................................360 
           More than 55 but not more than 60.......................310 
           More than 60 but not more than 65.......................260 
           More than 65 but not more than 70.......................210 
           More than 70............................................160.

       ``(C) Adjustment for refund feature not applicable.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph, investment in the contract shall 
     be determined under subsection (c)(1) without regard to 
     subsection (c)(2).
       ``(D) Special rule where lump sum paid in connection with 
     commencement of annuity payments.--If, in connection with the 
     commencement of annuity payments under any qualified employer 
     retirement plan, the taxpayer receives a lump sum payment--
       ``(i) such payment shall be taxable under subsection (e) as 
     if received before the annuity starting date, and
       ``(ii) the investment in the contract for purposes of this 
     paragraph shall be determined as if such payment had been so 
     received.
       ``(E) Exception.--This paragraph shall not apply in any 
     case where the primary annuitant has attained age 75 on the 
     annuity starting date unless there are fewer than 5 years of 
     guaranteed payments under the annuity.
       ``(F) Adjustment where annuity payments not on monthly 
     basis.--In any case where the annuity payments are not made 
     on a monthly basis, appropriate adjustments in the 
     application of this paragraph shall be made to take into 
     account the period on the basis of which such payments are 
     made.
       ``(G) Qualified employer retirement plan.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph, the term `qualified employer retirement plan' 
     means any plan or contract described in paragraph (1), (2), 
     or (3) of section 4974(c).
       ``(2) Treatment of employee contributions under defined 
     contribution plans.--For purposes of this section, employee 
     contributions (and any income allocable thereto) under a 
     defined contribution plan may be treated as a separate 
     contract.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply in cases where the annuity starting date is after 
     December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11424. REQUIRED DISTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 401(a)(9)(C) (defining required 
     beginning date) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) Required beginning date.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `required beginning date' means 
     April 1 of the calendar year following the later of--

       ``(I) the calendar year in which the employee attains age 
     70\1/2\, or
       ``(II) the calendar year in which the employee retires.

       ``(ii) Exception.--Subclause (II) of clause (i) shall not 
     apply--

       ``(I) except as provided in section 409(d), in the case of 
     an employee who is a 5-percent owner (as defined in section 
     416) with respect to the plan year ending in the calendar 
     year in which the employee attains age 70\1/2\, or
       ``(II) for purposes of section 408 (a)(6) or (b)(3).

       ``(iii) Actuarial adjustment.--In the case of an employee 
     to whom clause (i)(II) applies who retires in a calendar year 
     after the calendar year in which the employee attains age 
     70\1/2\, the employee's accrued benefit shall be actuarially 
     increased to take into account the period after age 70\1/2\ 
     in which the employee was not receiving any benefits under 
     the plan.
       ``(iv) Exception for governmental and church plans.--
     Clauses (ii) and (iii) shall not apply in the case of a 
     governmental plan or church plan. For purposes of this 
     clause, the term `church plan' means a plan maintained by a 
     church for church employees, and the term `church' means any 
     church (as defined in section 3121(w)(3)(A)) or qualified 
     church-controlled organization (as defined in section 
     3121(w)(3)(B)).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

            Subchapter B--Increased Access to Pension Plans

     SEC. 11431. TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS ELIGIBLE UNDER SECTION 
                   401(K).

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 401(k)(4) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) Eligibility of state and local governments and tax-
     exempt organizations.--
       ``(i) Governments ineligible.--A cash or deferred 
     arrangement shall not be treated as a qualified cash or 
     deferred arrangement if it is part of a plan maintained by a 
     State or local government or political subdivision thereof, 
     or any agency or instrumentality thereof. This clause shall 
     not apply to a rural cooperative plan.
       ``(ii) Tax-exempts eligible.--

       ``(I) In general.--Any organization exempt from tax under 
     this subtitle may include a qualified cash or deferred 
     arrangement as part of a plan maintained by it.
       ``(II) Treatment of indian tribal governments.--An employer 
     which is an Indian tribal government (as defined in section 
     7701(a)(40)), a subdivision of an Indian tribal government 
     (determined in accordance with section 7871(d)), an agency or 
     instrumentality of an Indian tribal government or subdivision 
     thereof, or a corporation chartered under Federal, State, or 
     tribal law which is owned in whole or in part by any of the 
     foregoing shall be treated as an organization exempt from tax 
     under this subtitle for purposes of subclause (I).''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 1996, 
     but shall not apply to any cash or deferred arrangement to 
     which clause (i) of section 1116(f)(2)(B) of the Tax Reform 
     Act of 1986 applies.

               Subchapter C--Nondiscrimination Provisions

     SEC. 11441. DEFINITION OF HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES; 
                   REPEAL OF FAMILY AGGREGATION.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 414(q) (defining 
     highly compensated employee) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--The term `highly compensated employee' 
     means any employee who--
       ``(A) was a 5-percent owner at any time during the year or 
     the preceding year, or
       ``(B) for the preceding year had compensation from the 
     employer in excess of $80,000 and was in the top-paid group 
     of the employer.
     The Secretary shall adjust the $80,000 amount under 
     subparagraph (B) at the same time and in the same manner as 
     under section 415(d), except that the base period shall be 
     the calendar quarter ending September 30, 1996.''.
       (b) Repeal of Family Aggregation Rules.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (6) of section 414(q) is hereby 
     repealed.
       (2) Compensation limit.--Paragraph (17)(A) of section 
     401(a) is amended by striking the last sentence.
       (3) Deduction.--Subsection (l) of section 404 is amended by 
     striking the last sentence.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1)(A) Subsection (q) of section 414 is amended by striking 
     paragraphs (2), (5), (8), and (12) and by redesignating 
     paragraphs (3), (4), (7), (9), (10), and (11) as paragraphs 
     (2) through (7), respectively.
       (B) Sections 129(d)(8)(B), 401(a)(5)(D)(ii), 408(k)(2)(C), 
     and 416(i)(1)(D) are each amended by striking ``section 
     414(q)(7)'' and inserting ``section 414(q)(4)''.

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       (C) Section 416(i)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``section 
     414(q)(8)'' and inserting ``section 414(r)(9)''.
       (2)(A) Section 414(r) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(9) Excluded employees.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the following employees shall be excluded:
       ``(A) Employees who have not completed 6 months of service.
       ``(B) Employees who normally work less than 17\1/2\ hours 
     per week.
       ``(C) Employees who normally work not more than 6 months 
     during any year.
       ``(D) Employees who have not attained the age of 21.
       ``(E) Except to the extent provided in regulations, 
     employees who are included in a unit of employees covered by 
     an agreement which the Secretary of Labor finds to be a 
     collective bargaining agreement between employee 
     representatives and the employer.
     Except as provided by the Secretary, the employer may elect 
     to apply subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) by substituting a 
     shorter period of service, smaller number of hours or months, 
     or lower age for the period of service, number of hours or 
     months, or age (as the case may be) specified in such 
     subparagraph.''.
       (B) Subparagraph (A) of section 414(r)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``subsection (q)(8)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (9)''.
       (3) Section 1114(c)(4) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Any reference in this paragraph to section 414(q) shall be 
     treated as a reference to such section as in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1995.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995, except that 
     in determining whether an employee is a highly compensated 
     employee for years beginning in 1996, such amendments shall 
     be treated as having been in effect for years beginning in 
     1995.
       (2) Family aggregation.--The amendments made by subsection 
     (b) shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11442. MODIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATION 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 401(a)(26)(A) (relating to 
     additional participation requirements) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a trust which is a part 
     of a defined benefit plan, such trust shall not constitute a 
     qualified trust under this subsection unless on each day of 
     the plan year such trust benefits at least the lesser of--
       ``(i) 50 employees of the employer, or
       ``(ii) the greater of--
       ``(I) 40 percent of all employees of the employer, or
       ``(II) 2 employees (or if there is only 1 employee, such 
     employee).''.
       (b) Separate Line of Business Test.--Section 401(a)(26)(G) 
     (relating to separate line of business) is amended by 
     striking ``paragraph (7)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)(A) 
     or (7)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11443. NONDISCRIMINATION RULES FOR QUALIFIED CASH OR 
                   DEFERRED ARRANGEMENTS AND MATCHING 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) Alternative Methods of Satisfying Section 401(k) 
     Nondiscrimination Tests.--Section 401(k) (relating to cash or 
     deferred arrangements), as amended by this Act, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) Alternative methods of meeting nondiscrimination 
     requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--A cash or deferred arrangement shall be 
     treated as meeting the requirements of paragraph (3)(A)(ii) 
     if such arrangement--
       ``(i) meets the contribution requirements of subparagraph 
     (B) or (C), and
       ``(ii) meets the notice requirements of subparagraph (D).
       ``(B) Matching contributions.--
       ``(i) In general.--The requirements of this subparagraph 
     are met if, under the arrangement, the employer makes 
     matching contributions on behalf of each employee who is not 
     a highly compensated employee in an amount equal to--

       ``(I) 100 percent of the elective contributions of the 
     employee to the extent such elective contributions do not 
     exceed 3 percent of the employee's compensation, and
       ``(II) 50 percent of the elective contributions of the 
     employee to the extent that such elective contributions 
     exceed 3 percent but do not exceed 5 percent of the 
     employee's compensation.

       ``(ii) Rate for highly compensated employees.--The 
     requirements of this subparagraph are not met if, under the 
     arrangement, the matching contribution with respect to any 
     elective contribution of a highly compensated employee at any 
     level of compensation is greater than that with respect to an 
     employee who is not a highly compensated employee.
       ``(iii) Alternative plan designs.--If the matching 
     contribution with respect to any elective contribution at any 
     specific level of compensation is not equal to the percentage 
     required under clause (i), an arrangement shall not be 
     treated as failing to meet the requirements of clause (i) 
     if--

       ``(I) the level of an employer's matching contribution does 
     not increase as an employee's elective contributions 
     increase, and
       ``(II) the aggregate amount of matching contributions with 
     respect to elective contributions not in excess of such level 
     of compensation is at least equal to the amount of matching 
     contributions which would be made if matching contributions 
     were made on the basis of the percentages described in clause 
     (i).

       ``(C) Nonelective contributions.--The requirements of this 
     subparagraph are met if, under the arrangement, the employer 
     is required, without regard to whether the employee makes an 
     elective contribution or employee contribution, to make a 
     contribution to a defined contribution plan on behalf of each 
     employee who is not a highly compensated employee and who is 
     eligible to participate in the arrangement in an amount equal 
     to at least 3 percent of the employee's compensation.
       ``(D) Notice requirement.--An arrangement meets the 
     requirements of this paragraph if, under the arrangement, 
     each employee eligible to participate is, within a reasonable 
     period before any year, given written notice of the 
     employee's rights and obligations under the arrangement 
     which--
       ``(i) is sufficiently accurate and comprehensive to 
     appraise the employee of such rights and obligations, and
       ``(ii) is written in a manner calculated to be understood 
     by the average employee eligible to participate.
       ``(E) Other requirements.--
       ``(i) Withdrawal and vesting restrictions.--An arrangement 
     shall not be treated as meeting the requirements of 
     subparagraph (B) or (C) unless the requirements of 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) are met with 
     respect to all employer contributions (including matching 
     contributions).
       ``(ii) Social security and similar contributions not taken 
     into account.--An arrangement shall not be treated as meeting 
     the requirements of subparagraph (B) or (C) unless such 
     requirements are met without regard to subsection (l), and, 
     for purposes of subsection (l), employer contributions under 
     subparagraph (B) or (C) shall not be taken into account.
       ``(F) Other plans.--An arrangement shall be treated as 
     meeting the requirements under subparagraph (A)(i) if any 
     other plan maintained by the employer meets such requirements 
     with respect to employees eligible under the arrangement.''.
       (b) Alternative Methods of Satisfying Section 401(m) 
     Nondiscrimination Tests.--Section 401(m) (relating to 
     nondiscrimination test for matching contributions and 
     employee contributions), as amended by this Act, is amended 
     by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11) and by 
     adding after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Alternative method of satisfying tests.--
       ``(A) In general.--A defined contribution plan shall be 
     treated as meeting the requirements of paragraph (2) with 
     respect to matching contributions if the plan--
       ``(i) meets the contribution requirements of subparagraph 
     (B) or (C) of subsection (k)(12),
       ``(ii) meets the notice requirements of subsection 
     (k)(12)(D), and
       ``(iii) meets the requirements of subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Limitation on matching contributions.--The 
     requirements of this subparagraph are met if--
       ``(i) matching contributions on behalf of any employee may 
     not be made with respect to an employee's contributions or 
     elective deferrals in excess of 6 percent of the employee's 
     compensation,
       ``(ii) the level of an employer's matching contribution 
     does not increase as an employee's contributions or elective 
     deferrals increase, and
       ``(iii) the matching contribution with respect to any 
     highly compensated employee at a specific level of 
     compensation is not greater than that with respect to an 
     employee who is not a highly compensated employee.''.
       (c) Year for Computing Nonhighly Compensated Employee 
     Percentage.--
       (1) Cash or deferred arrangements.--Clause (ii) of section 
     401(k)(3)(A) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``such year'' and inserting ``the plan 
     year'',
       (B) by striking ``for such plan year'' and inserting ``the 
     preceding plan year'', and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``An 
     arrangement may apply this clause by using the plan year 
     rather than the preceding plan year if the employer so 
     elects, except that if such an election is made, it may not 
     be changed except as provided by the Secretary.''.
       (2) Matching and employee contributions.--Section 
     401(m)(2)(A) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``for such plan year'' after ``highly 
     compensated employee'',
       (B) by inserting ``for the preceding plan year'' after 
     ``eligible employees'' each place it appears in clause (i) 
     and clause (ii), and
       (C) by adding at the end the following flush sentence: 
     ``This subparagraph may be applied by using the plan year 
     rather than the preceding plan year if the employer so 
     elects, except that if such an election is made, it may not 
     be changed except as provided the Secretary.''.
       (d) Special Rule for Determining Average Deferral 
     Percentage for First Plan Year, Etc.--
       (1) Paragraph (3) of section 401(k) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) For purposes of this paragraph, in the case of the 
     first plan year of any plan, the amount taken into account as 
     the actual deferral percentage of nonhighly compensated

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     employees for the preceding plan year shall be--
       ``(i) 3 percent, or
       ``(ii) if the employer makes an election under this 
     subclause, the actual deferral percentage of nonhighly 
     compensated employees determined for such first plan year.''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 401(m) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following: ``Rules similar to the rules of 
     subsection (k)(3)(E) shall apply for purposes of this 
     subsection.''.
       (e) Distribution of Excess Contributions.--
       (1) Subparagraph (C) of section 401(k)(8) (relating to 
     arrangement not disqualified if excess contributions 
     distributed) is amended by striking ``on the basis of the 
     respective portions of the excess contributions attributable 
     to each of such employees'' and inserting ``on the basis of 
     the amount of contributions by, or on behalf of, each of such 
     employees''.
       (2) Subparagraph (C) of section 401(m)(6) (relating to 
     method of distributing excess aggregate contributions) is 
     amended by striking ``on the basis of the respective portions 
     of such amounts attributable to each of such employees'' and 
     inserting ``on the basis of the amount of contributions on 
     behalf of, or by, each such employee''.
       (f) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to years beginning after December 31, 1998.
       (2) Excess contributions.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (e) shall apply to years beginning after December 
     31, 1995.

     SEC. 11444. DEFINITION OF COMPENSATION FOR SECTION 415 
                   PURPOSES.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 415(c)(3) (defining 
     participant's compensation) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Certain deferrals included.--The term `participant's 
     compensation' shall include--
       ``(i) any elective deferral (as defined in section 
     402(g)(3)), and
       ``(ii) any amount which is contributed by the employer at 
     the election of the employee and which is not includible in 
     the gross income of the employee under section 125 or 457.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 414(q)(4), as redesignated by section 11441, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(7) Compensation.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `compensation' has the meaning given such term by 
     section 415(c)(3).''.
       (2) Section 414(s)(2) is amended by inserting ``not'' after 
     ``elect'' in the text and heading thereof.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1997.

                 Subchapter D--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 11451. PLANS COVERING SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) Aggregation Rules.--Section 401(d) (relating to 
     additional requirements for qualification of trusts and plans 
     benefiting owner-employees) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Contribution Limit on Owner-Employees.--A trust 
     forming part of a pension or profit-sharing plan which 
     provides contributions or benefits for employees some or all 
     of whom are owner-employees shall constitute a qualified 
     trust under this section only if, in addition to meeting the 
     requirements of subsection (a), the plan provides that 
     contributions on behalf of any owner-employee may be made 
     only with respect to the earned income of such owner-employee 
     which is derived from the trade or business with respect to 
     which such plan is established.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11452. ELIMINATION OF SPECIAL VESTING RULE FOR 
                   MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 411(a) (relating 
     to minimum vesting standards) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``subparagraph (A), (B), or (C)'' and 
     inserting ``subparagraph (A) or (B)''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (C).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to plan years beginning on or after the earlier 
     of--
       (1) the later of--
       (A) January 1, 1996, or
       (B) the date on which the last of the collective bargaining 
     agreements pursuant to which the plan is maintained 
     terminates (determined without regard to any extension 
     thereof after the date of the enactment of this Act), or
       (2) January 1, 1998.
     Such amendments shall not apply to any individual who does 
     not have more than 1 hour of service under the plan on or 
     after the 1st day of the 1st plan year to which such 
     amendments apply.

     SEC. 11453. DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER RURAL COOPERATIVE PLANS.

       (a) Distributions for Hardship or After a Certain Age.--
     Section 401(k)(7) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Special rule for certain distributions.--A rural 
     cooperative plan which includes a qualified cash or deferred 
     arrangement shall not be treated as violating the 
     requirements of section 401(a) or of paragraph (2) merely by 
     reason of a hardship distribution or a distribution to a 
     participant after attainment of age 59\1/2\. For purposes of 
     this section, the term `hardship distribution' means a 
     distribution described in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(IV) (without 
     regard to the limitation of its application to profit-sharing 
     or stock bonus plans).''.
       (b) Public Utility Districts.--Clause (i) of section 
     401(k)(7)(B) (defining rural cooperative) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(i) any organization which--

       ``(I) is engaged primarily in providing electric service on 
     a mutual or cooperative basis, or
       ``(II) is engaged primarily in providing electric service 
     to the public in its area of service and which is exempt from 
     tax under this subtitle or which is a State or local 
     government (or an agency or instrumentality thereof), other 
     than a municipality (or an agency or instrumentality 
     thereof).''

       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Distributions.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to distributions after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) Rural cooperative.--The amendments made by subsection 
     (b) shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 
     1994.

     SEC. 11454. TREATMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL PLANS UNDER SECTION 
                   415.

       (a) Compensation Limit.--Subsection (b) of section 415 is 
     amended by adding immediately after paragraph (10) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Special limitation rule for governmental plans.--In 
     the case of a governmental plan (as defined in section 
     414(d)), subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply.''
       (b) Treatment of Certain Excess Benefit Plans.--
       (1) In general.--Section 415 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(m) Treatment of Qualified Governmental Excess Benefit 
     Arrangements.--
       ``(1) Governmental plan not affected.--In determining 
     whether a governmental plan (as defined in section 414(d)) 
     meets the requirements of this section, benefits provided 
     under a qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement 
     shall not be taken into account. Income accruing to a 
     governmental plan (or to a trust that is maintained solely 
     for the purpose of providing benefits under a qualified 
     governmental excess benefit arrangement) in respect of a 
     qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement shall 
     constitute income derived from the exercise of an essential 
     governmental function upon which such governmental plan (or 
     trust) shall be exempt from tax under section 115.
       ``(2) Taxation of participant.--For purposes of this 
     chapter--
       ``(A) the taxable year or years for which amounts in 
     respect of a qualified governmental excess benefit 
     arrangement are includible in gross income by a participant, 
     and
       ``(B) the treatment of such amounts when so includible by 
     the participant,
     shall be determined as if such qualified governmental excess 
     benefit arrangement were treated as a plan for the deferral 
     of compensation which is maintained by a corporation not 
     exempt from tax under this chapter and which does not meet 
     the requirements for qualification under section 401.
       ``(3) Qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement.--
     For purposes of this subsection, the term `qualified 
     governmental excess benefit arrangement' means a portion of a 
     governmental plan if--
       ``(A) such portion is maintained solely for the purpose of 
     providing to participants in the plan that part of the 
     participant's annual benefit otherwise payable under the 
     terms of the plan that exceeds the limitations on benefits 
     imposed by this section,
       ``(B) under such portion no election is provided at any 
     time to the participant (directly or indirectly) to defer 
     compensation, and
       ``(C) benefits described in subparagraph (A) are not paid 
     from a trust forming a part of such governmental plan unless 
     such trust is maintained solely for the purpose of providing 
     such benefits.''
       (2) Coordination with section 457.--Subsection (e) of 
     section 457 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(15) Treatment of qualified governmental excess benefit 
     arrangements.--Subsections (b)(2) and (c)(1) shall not apply 
     to any qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement (as 
     defined in section 415(m)(3)), and benefits provided under 
     such an arrangement shall not be taken into account in 
     determining whether any other plan is an eligible deferred 
     compensation plan.''
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 457(f) 
     is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
     (C), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
     and inserting ``, and'', and by inserting immediately 
     thereafter the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) a qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement 
     described in section 415(m).''
       (c) Exemption for Survivor and Disability Benefits.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 415(b) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(I) Exemption for survivor and disability benefits 
     provided under governmental plans.--Subparagraph (B) of 
     paragraph (1), subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, and 
     paragraph (5) shall not apply to--
       ``(i) income received from a governmental plan (as defined 
     in section 414(d)) as a pension, annuity, or similar 
     allowance as the result of the recipient becoming disabled by 
     reason of personal injuries or sickness, or
       ``(ii) amounts received from a governmental plan by the 
     beneficiaries, survivors,

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     or the estate of an employee as the result of the death of 
     the employee.''
       (d) Revocation of Grandfather Election.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (C) of section 415(b)(10) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ii) Revocation of election.--An election under clause 
     (i) may be revoked not later than the last day of the third 
     plan year beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
     clause. The revocation shall apply to all plan years to which 
     the election applied and to all subsequent plan years. Any 
     amount paid by a plan in a taxable year ending after the 
     revocation shall be includible in income in such taxable year 
     under the rules of this chapter in effect for such taxable 
     year, except that, for purposes of applying the limitations 
     imposed by this section, any portion of such amount which is 
     attributable to any taxable year during which the election 
     was in effect shall be treated as received in such taxable 
     year.''
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (C) of section 
     415(b)(10) is amended by striking ``This'' and inserting:
       ``(i) In general.--This''.
       (e) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsections (a), 
     (b), and (c) shall apply to years beginning after December 
     31, 1994. The amendments made by subsection (d) shall apply 
     with respect to revocations adopted after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Treatment for years beginning before date of 
     enactment.--Nothing in the amendments made by this section 
     shall be construed to infer that a governmental plan (as 
     defined in section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986) fails to satisfy the requirements of section 415 of 
     such Code for any taxable year beginning before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11455. UNIFORM RETIREMENT AGE.

       (a) Discrimination Testing.--Paragraph (5) of section 
     401(a) (relating to special rules relating to 
     nondiscrimination requirements) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Social security retirement age.--For purposes of 
     testing for discrimination under paragraph (4)--
       ``(i) the social security retirement age (as defined in 
     section 415(b)(8)) shall be treated as a uniform retirement 
     age, and
       ``(ii) subsidized early retirement benefits and joint and 
     survivor annuities shall not be treated as being unavailable 
     to employees on the same terms merely because such benefits 
     or annuities are based in whole or in part on an employee's 
     social security retirement age (as so defined).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11456. CONTRIBUTIONS ON BEHALF OF DISABLED EMPLOYEES.

       (a) All Disabled Participants Receiving Contributions.--
     Section 415(c)(3)(C) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``If a defined contribution plan provides for the 
     continuation of contributions on behalf of all participants 
     described in clause (i) for a fixed or determinable period, 
     this subparagraph shall be applied without regard to clauses 
     (ii) and (iii).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11457. TREATMENT OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS OF STATE 
                   AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND TAX-EXEMPT 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Special Rules for Plan Distributions.--Paragraph (9) of 
     section 457(e) (relating to other definitions and special 
     rules) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(9) Benefits not treated as made available by reason of 
     certain elections, etc.--
       ``(A) Total amount payable is $3,500 or less.--The total 
     amount payable to a participant under the plan shall not be 
     treated as made available merely because the participant may 
     elect to receive such amount (or the plan may distribute such 
     amount without the participant's consent) if--
       ``(i) such amount does not exceed $3,500, and
       ``(ii) such amount may be distributed only if--

       ``(I) no amount has been deferred under the plan with 
     respect to such participant during the 2-year period ending 
     on the date of the distribution, and
       ``(II) there has been no prior distribution under the plan 
     to such participant to which this subparagraph applied.

     A plan shall not be treated as failing to meet the 
     distribution requirements of subsection (d) by reason of a 
     distribution to which this subparagraph applies.
       ``(B) Election to defer commencement of distributions.--The 
     total amount payable to a participant under the plan shall 
     not be treated as made available merely because the 
     participant may elect to defer commencement of distributions 
     under the plan if--
       ``(i) such election is made after amounts may be available 
     under the plan in accordance with subsection (d)(1)(A) and 
     before commencement of such distributions, and
       ``(ii) the participant may make only 1 such election.''.
       (b) Cost-of-Living Adjustment of Maximum Deferral Amount.--
     Subsection (e) of section 457, as amended by section 
     11454(b)(2) (relating to governmental plans), is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(16) Cost-of-living adjustment of maximum deferral 
     amount.--The Secretary shall adjust the $7,500 amount 
     specified in subsections (b)(2) and (c)(1) at the same time 
     and in the same manner as under section 415(d), except that 
     the base period shall be the calendar quarter ending 
     September 30, 1994, and any increase under this paragraph 
     which is not a multiple of $500 shall be rounded to the next 
     lowest multiple of $500.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11458. TRUST REQUIREMENT FOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS 
                   OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 457 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Governmental Plans Must Maintain Set Asides for 
     Exclusive Benefit of Participants.--
       ``(1) In general.--A plan maintained by an eligible 
     employer described in subsection (e)(1)(A) shall not be 
     treated as an eligible deferred compensation plan unless all 
     assets and income of the plan described in subsection (b)(6) 
     are held in trust for the exclusive benefit of participants 
     and their beneficiaries.
       ``(2) Taxability of trusts and participants.--For purposes 
     of this title--
       ``(A) a trust described in paragraph (1) shall be treated 
     as an organization exempt from taxation under section 501(a), 
     and
       ``(B) notwithstanding any other provision of this title, 
     amounts in the trust shall be includible in the gross income 
     of participants and beneficiaries only to the extent, and at 
     the time, provided in this section.
       ``(3) Custodial accounts and contracts.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, custodial accounts and contracts described 
     in section 401(f) shall be treated as trusts under rules 
     similar to the rules under section 401(f).''
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (6) of section 457(b) 
     is amended by inserting ``except as provided in subsection 
     (g),'' before ``which provides that''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to assets and 
     income described in section 457(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 held by a plan on and after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Transition rule.--In the case of assets and income 
     described in paragraph (1) held by a plan before the first 
     day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close 
     of the first regular session of the State legislature of the 
     State in which the governmental entity maintaining the plan 
     is located beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, a trust need not be established by reason of the 
     amendments made by this section before such first day. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, in the case of a State 
     that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such 
     session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of 
     the State legislature.

     SEC. 11459. TRANSITION RULE FOR COMPUTING MAXIMUM BENEFITS 
                   UNDER SECTION 415 LIMITATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 767(d)(3) of 
     the Uruguay Round Agreements Act is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(A) Exception.--A plan that was adopted and in effect 
     before December 8, 1994, shall not be required to apply the 
     amendments made by subsection (b) with respect to benefits 
     accrued before the earlier of--
       ``(i) the later of the date a plan amendment applying such 
     amendment is adopted or made effective, or
       ``(ii) the first day of the first limitation year beginning 
     after December 31, 1999.
     Determinations under section 415(b)(2)(E) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 shall be made with respect to such 
     benefits on the basis of such section as in effect on 
     December 7, 1994 (except that the modification made by 
     subsection (b) shall be taken into account), and the 
     provisions of the plan as in effect on December 7, 1994, but 
     only if such provisions of the plan meet the requirements of 
     such section (as so in effect).''
       (b) Modification of Certain Assumptions for Adjusting 
     Benefits of Defined Benefit Plans for Early Retirees.--
     Subparagraph (E) of section 415(b)(2) (relating to limitation 
     on certain assumptions) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Except as provided in clause (ii), for 
     purposes of adjusting any benefit or limitation under 
     subparagraph (B) or (C),'' in clause (i) and inserting ``For 
     purposes of adjusting any limitation under subparagraph (C) 
     and, except as provided in clause (ii), for purposes of 
     adjusting any benefit under subparagraph (B),'', and
       (2) by striking ``For purposes of adjusting the benefit or 
     limitation of any form of benefit subject to section 
     417(e)(3),'' in clause (ii) and inserting ``For purposes of 
     adjusting any benefit under subparagraph (B) for any form of 
     benefit subject to section 417(e)(3),''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the provisions of section 
     767 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
       (d) Transitional Rule.--In the case of a plan that was 
     adopted and in effect before December 8, 1994, if--
       (1) a plan amendment was adopted or made effective on or 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act applying the 
     amendments made by section 767(b) of the Uruguay Round 
     Agreements Act, and
       (2) within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, a plan amendment is adopted which repeals the amendment 
     referred to in paragraph (1),

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     the amendment referred to in paragraph (1) shall not be taken 
     into account in applying section 767(d)(3)(A) of the Uruguay 
     Round Agreements Act, as amended by subsection (a).

     SEC. 11460. MODIFICATIONS OF SECTION 403(B).

       (a) Multiple Salary Reduction Agreements Permitted.--
       (1) General rule.--For purposes of section 403(b) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the frequency that an employee 
     is permitted to enter into a salary reduction agreement, the 
     salary to which such an agreement may apply, and the ability 
     to revoke such an agreement shall be determined under the 
     rules applicable to cash or deferred elections under section 
     401(k) of such Code.
       (2) Effective date.--This subsection shall apply to taxable 
     years beginning after December 31, 1995.
       (b) Treatment of Indian Tribal Governments.--
       (1) In general.--In the case of any contract purchased in a 
     plan year beginning before January 1, 1995, section 403(b) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied as if any 
     reference to an employer described in section 501(c)(3) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which is exempt from tax 
     under section 501 of such Code included a reference to an 
     employer which is an Indian tribal government (as defined by 
     section 7701(a)(40) of such Code), a subdivision of an Indian 
     tribal government (determined in accordance with section 
     7871(d) of such Code), an agency or instrumentality of an 
     Indian tribal government or subdivision thereof, or a 
     corporation chartered under Federal, State, or tribal law 
     which is owned in whole or in part by any of the foregoing.
       (2) Rollovers.--Solely for purposes of applying section 
     403(b)(8) of such Code to a contract to which paragraph (1) 
     applies, a qualified cash or deferred arrangement under 
     section 401(k) of such Code shall be treated as if it were a 
     plan or contract described in clause (ii) of section 
     403(b)(8)(A) of such Code.
       (c) Elective Deferrals.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (E) of section 403(b)(1) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(E) in the case of a contract purchased under a salary 
     reduction agreement, the contract meets the requirements of 
     section 401(a)(30),''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11461. WAIVER OF MINIMUM PERIOD FOR JOINT AND SURVIVOR 
                   ANNUITY EXPLANATION BEFORE ANNUITY STARTING 
                   DATE.

       (a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 417(a)(3)(A) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to plan to 
     provide written explanations), the minimum period prescribed 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury between the date that the 
     explanation referred to in such section is provided and the 
     annuity starting date shall not apply if waived by the 
     participant and, if applicable, the participant's spouse.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply to plan 
     years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11462. REPEAL OF LIMITATION IN CASE OF DEFINED BENEFIT 
                   PLAN AND DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN FOR SAME 
                   EMPLOYEE; EXCESS DISTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 415(e) is repealed.
       (b) Excess Distributions.--Section 4980A is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Limitation on Application.--This section shall not 
     apply to distributions during years beginning after December 
     31, 1995, and before January 1, 1999, and such distributions 
     shall be treated as made first from amounts not described in 
     subsection (f).''
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 415(b)(5) is amended by 
     striking ``and subsection (e)''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 415(f) is amended by striking 
     ``subsections (b), (c), and (e)'' and inserting ``subsections 
     (b) and (c)''.
       (3) Subsection (g) of section 415 is amended by striking 
     ``subsections (e) and (f)'' in the last sentence and 
     inserting ``subsection (f)''.
       (4) Clause (i) of section 415(k)(2)(A) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(i) any contribution made directly by an employee under 
     such an arrangement shall not be treated as an annual 
     addition for purposes of subsection (c), and''.
       (5) Clause (ii) of section 415(k)(2)(A) is amended by 
     striking ``subsections (c) and (e)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (c)''.
       (6) Section 416 is amended by striking subsection (h).
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to limitation 
     years beginning after December 31, 1998.
       (2) Excess distributions.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (b) shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11463. TAX ON PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4975(a) is amended by striking ``5 
     percent'' and inserting ``10 percent''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to prohibited transactions occurring after 
     December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11464. TREATMENT OF LEASED EMPLOYEES.

       (a) General Rule.--Subparagraph (C) of section 414(n)(2) 
     (defining leased employee) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) such services are performed under primary direction 
     or control by the recipient.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995, but 
     shall not apply to any relationship determined under an 
     Internal Revenue Service ruling issued before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act pursuant to section 414(n)(2)(C) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect on the day before 
     such date) not to involve a leased employee.

               CHAPTER 3--TREATMENT OF LARGE PARTNERSHIPS

     SEC. 11471. SIMPLIFIED FLOW-THROUGH FOR ELECTING LARGE 
                   PARTNERSHIPS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subchapter K (relating to partners and 
     partnerships) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new part:

        ``PART IV--SPECIAL RULES FOR ELECTING LARGE PARTNERSHIPS

``Sec. 771. Application of subchapter to electing large partnerships.
``Sec. 772. Simplified flow-through.
``Sec. 773. Computations at partnership level.
``Sec. 774. Other modifications.
``Sec. 775. Electing large partnership defined.
``Sec. 776. Special rules for partnerships holding oil and gas 
              properties.
``Sec. 777. Regulations.

     ``SEC. 771. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER TO ELECTING LARGE 
                   PARTNERSHIPS.

       ``The preceding provisions of this subchapter to the extent 
     inconsistent with the provisions of this part shall not apply 
     to an electing large partnership and its partners.

     ``SEC. 772. SIMPLIFIED FLOW-THROUGH.

       ``(a) General Rule.--In determining the income tax of a 
     partner of an electing large partnership, such partner shall 
     take into account separately such partner's distributive 
     share of the partnership's--
       ``(1) taxable income or loss from passive loss limitation 
     activities,
       ``(2) taxable income or loss from other activities,
       ``(3) net capital gain (or net capital loss)--
       ``(A) to the extent allocable to passive loss limitation 
     activities, and
       ``(B) to the extent allocable to other activities,
       ``(4) tax-exempt interest,
       ``(5) applicable net AMT adjustment separately computed 
     for--
       ``(A) passive loss limitation activities, and
       ``(B) other activities,
       ``(6) general credits,
       ``(7) low-income housing credit determined under section 
     42,
       ``(8) rehabilitation credit determined under section 47,
       ``(9) foreign income taxes,
       ``(10) the credit allowable under section 29, and
       ``(11) other items to the extent that the Secretary 
     determines that the separate treatment of such items is 
     appropriate.
       ``(b) Separate Computations.--In determining the amounts 
     required under subsection (a) to be separately taken into 
     account by any partner, this section and section 773 shall be 
     applied separately with respect to such partner by taking 
     into account such partner's distributive share of the items 
     of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of the 
     partnership.
       ``(c) Treatment at Partner Level.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in this subsection, 
     rules similar to the rules of section 702(b) shall apply to 
     any partner's distributive share of the amounts referred to 
     in subsection (a).
       ``(2) Income or loss from passive loss limitation 
     activities.--For purposes of this chapter, any partner's 
     distributive share of any income or loss described in 
     subsection (a)(1) shall be treated as an item of income or 
     loss (as the case may be) from the conduct of a trade or 
     business which is a single passive activity (as defined in 
     section 469). A similar rule shall apply to a partner's 
     distributive share of amounts referred to in paragraphs 
     (3)(A) and (5)(A) of subsection (a).
       ``(3) Income or loss from other activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this chapter, any 
     partner's distributive share of any income or loss described 
     in subsection (a)(2) shall be treated as an item of income or 
     expense (as the case may be) with respect to property held 
     for investment.
       ``(B) Deductions for loss not subject to section 67.--The 
     deduction under section 212 for any loss described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall not be treated as a miscellaneous 
     itemized deduction for purposes of section 67.
       ``(4) Treatment of net capital gain or loss.--For purposes 
     of this chapter, any partner's distributive share of any gain 
     or loss described in subsection (a)(3) shall be treated as a 
     long-term capital gain or loss, as the case may be.
       ``(5) Minimum tax treatment.--In determining the 
     alternative minimum taxable income of any partner, such 
     partner's distributive share of any applicable net AMT 
     adjustment shall be taken into account in lieu of making the 
     separate adjustments provided in sections 56, 57, and 58 with 
     respect to the items of the partnership. Except as provided 
     in regulations, the applicable net AMT adjustment shall be 
     treated, for purposes of section 53, as an adjustment or item 
     of tax preference not specified in section 53(d)(1)(B)(ii).
       ``(6) General credits.--A partner's distributive share of 
     the amount referred to in paragraph (6) of subsection (a) 
     shall be taken into account as a current year business 
     credit.
       ``(d) Operating Rules.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Passive loss limitation activity.--The term `passive 
     loss limitation activity' means--

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       ``(A) any activity which involves the conduct of a trade or 
     business, and
       ``(B) any rental activity.
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `trade or 
     business' includes any activity treated as a trade or 
     business under paragraph (5) or (6) of section 469(c).
       ``(2) Tax-exempt interest.--The term `tax-exempt interest' 
     means interest excludable from gross income under section 
     103.
       ``(3) Applicable net amt adjustment.--
       ``(A) In general.--The applicable net AMT adjustment is--
       ``(i) with respect to taxpayers other than corporations, 
     the net adjustment determined by using the adjustments 
     applicable to individuals, and
       ``(ii) with respect to corporations, the net adjustment 
     determined by using the adjustments applicable to 
     corporations.
       ``(B) Net adjustment.--The term `net adjustment' means the 
     net adjustment in the items attributable to passive loss 
     activities or other activities (as the case may be) which 
     would result if such items were determined with the 
     adjustments of sections 56, 57, and 58.
       ``(4) Treatment of certain separately stated items.--
       ``(A) Exclusion for certain purposes.--In determining the 
     amounts referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
     (a), any net capital gain or net capital loss (as the case 
     may be), and any item referred to in subsection (a)(11), 
     shall be excluded.
       ``(B) Allocation rules.--The net capital gain shall be 
     treated--
       ``(i) as allocable to passive loss limitation activities to 
     the extent the net capital gain does not exceed the net 
     capital gain determined by only taking into account gains and 
     losses from sales and exchanges of property used in 
     connection with such activities, and
       ``(ii) as allocable to other activities to the extent such 
     gain exceeds the amount allocated under clause (i).
     A similar rule shall apply for purposes of allocating any net 
     capital loss.
       ``(C) Net capital loss.--The term `net capital loss' means 
     the excess of the losses from sales or exchanges of capital 
     assets over the gains from sales or exchange of capital 
     assets.
       ``(5) General credits.--The term `general credits' means 
     any credit other than the low-income housing credit, the 
     rehabilitation credit, the foreign tax credit, and the credit 
     allowable under section 29.
       ``(6) Foreign income taxes.--The term `foreign income 
     taxes' means taxes described in section 901 which are paid or 
     accrued to foreign countries and to possessions of the United 
     States.
       ``(e) Special Rule for Unrelated Business Tax.--In the case 
     of a partner which is an organization subject to tax under 
     section 511, such partner's distributive share of any items 
     shall be taken into account separately to the extent 
     necessary to comply with the provisions of section 512(c)(1).
       ``(f) Special Rules for Applying Passive Loss 
     Limitations.--If any person holds an interest in an electing 
     large partnership other than as a limited partner--
       ``(1) paragraph (2) of subsection (c) shall not apply to 
     such partner, and
       ``(2) such partner's distributive share of the partnership 
     items allocable to passive loss limitation activities shall 
     be taken into account separately to the extent necessary to 
     comply with the provisions of section 469.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply to any items allocable 
     to an interest held as a limited partner.

     ``SEC. 773. COMPUTATIONS AT PARTNERSHIP LEVEL.

       ``(a) General Rule.--
       ``(1) Taxable income.--The taxable income of an electing 
     large partnership shall be computed in the same manner as in 
     the case of an individual except that--
       ``(A) the items described in section 772(a) shall be 
     separately stated, and
       ``(B) the modifications of subsection (b) shall apply.
       ``(2) Elections.--All elections affecting the computation 
     of the taxable income of an electing large partnership or the 
     computation of any credit of an electing large partnership 
     shall be made by the partnership; except that the election 
     under section 901, and any election under section 108, shall 
     be made by each partner separately.
       ``(3) Limitations, etc.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     all limitations and other provisions affecting the 
     computation of the taxable income of an electing large 
     partnership or the computation of any credit of an electing 
     large partnership shall be applied at the partnership level 
     (and not at the partner level).
       ``(B) Certain limitations applied at partner level.--The 
     following provisions shall be applied at the partner level 
     (and not at the partnership level):
       ``(i) Section 68 (relating to overall limitation on 
     itemized deductions).
       ``(ii) Sections 49 and 465 (relating to at risk 
     limitations).
       ``(iii) Section 469 (relating to limitation on passive 
     activity losses and credits).
       ``(iv) Any other provision specified in regulations.
       ``(4) Coordination with other provisions.--Paragraphs (2) 
     and (3) shall apply notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this chapter other than this part.
       ``(b) Modifications to Determination of Taxable Income.--In 
     determining the taxable income of an electing large 
     partnership--
       ``(1) Certain deductions not allowed.--The following 
     deductions shall not be allowed:
       ``(A) The deduction for personal exemptions provided in 
     section 151.
       ``(B) The net operating loss deduction provided in section 
     172.
       ``(C) The additional itemized deductions for individuals 
     provided in part VII of subchapter B (other than section 212 
     thereof).
       ``(2) Charitable deductions.--In determining the amount 
     allowable under section 170, the limitation of section 
     170(b)(2) shall apply.
       ``(3) Coordination with section 67.--In lieu of applying 
     section 67, 70 percent of the amount of the miscellaneous 
     itemized deductions shall be disallowed.
       ``(c) Special Rules for Income From Discharge of 
     Indebtedness.--If an electing large partnership has income 
     from the discharge of any indebtedness--
       ``(1) such income shall be excluded in determining the 
     amounts referred to in section 772(a), and
       ``(2) in determining the income tax of any partner of such 
     partnership--
       ``(A) such income shall be treated as an item required to 
     be separately taken into account under section 772(a), and
       ``(B) the provisions of section 108 shall be applied 
     without regard to this part.

     ``SEC. 774. OTHER MODIFICATIONS.

       ``(a) Treatment of Certain Optional Adjustments, Etc.--In 
     the case of an electing large partnership--
       ``(1) computations under section 773 shall be made without 
     regard to any adjustment under section 743(b) or 108(b), but
       ``(2) a partner's distributive share of any amount referred 
     to in section 772(a) shall be appropriately adjusted to take 
     into account any adjustment under section 743(b) or 108(b) 
     with respect to such partner.
       ``(b) Credit Recapture Determined at Partnership Level.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an electing large 
     partnership--
       ``(A) any credit recapture shall be taken into account by 
     the partnership, and
       ``(B) the amount of such recapture shall be determined as 
     if the credit with respect to which the recapture is made had 
     been fully utilized to reduce tax.
       ``(2) Method of taking recapture into account.--An electing 
     large partnership shall take into account a credit recapture 
     by reducing the amount of the appropriate current year credit 
     to the extent thereof, and if such recapture exceeds the 
     amount of such current year credit, the partnership shall be 
     liable to pay such excess.
       ``(3) Dispositions not to trigger recapture.--No credit 
     recapture shall be required by reason of any transfer of an 
     interest in an electing large partnership.
       ``(4) Credit recapture.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `credit recapture' means any increase in tax under 
     section 42(j) or 50(a).
       ``(c) Partnership Not Terminated by Reason of Change in 
     Ownership.--Subparagraph (B) of section 708(b)(1) shall not 
     apply to an electing large partnership.
       ``(d) Partnership Entitled to Certain Credits.--The 
     following shall be allowed to an electing large partnership 
     and shall not be taken into account by the partners of such 
     partnership:
       ``(1) The credit provided by section 34.
       ``(2) Any credit or refund under section 852(b)(3)(D).
       ``(e) Treatment of REMIC Residuals.--For purposes of 
     applying section 860E(e)(6) to any electing large 
     partnership--
       ``(1) all interests in such partnership shall be treated as 
     held by disqualified organizations,
       ``(2) in lieu of applying subparagraph (C) of section 
     860E(e)(6), the amount subject to tax under section 
     860E(e)(6) shall be excluded from the gross income of such 
     partnership, and
       ``(3) subparagraph (D) of section 860E(e)(6) shall not 
     apply.
       ``(f) Special Rules for Applying Certain Installment Sale 
     Rules.--In the case of an electing large partnership--
       ``(1) the provisions of sections 453(l)(3) and 453A shall 
     be applied at the partnership level, and
       ``(2) in determining the amount of interest payable under 
     such sections, such partnership shall be treated as subject 
     to tax under this chapter at the highest rate of tax in 
     effect under section 1 or 11.

     ``SEC. 775. ELECTING LARGE PARTNERSHIP DEFINED.

       ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of this part--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `electing large partnership' 
     means, with respect to any partnership taxable year, any 
     partnership if--
       ``(A) the number of persons who were partners in such 
     partnership in the preceding partnership taxable year equaled 
     or exceeded 100, and
       ``(B) such partnership elects the application of this part.
     To the extent provided in regulations, a partnership shall 
     cease to be treated as an electing large partnership for any 
     partnership taxable year if in such taxable year fewer than 
     100 persons were partners in such partnership.
       ``(2) Election.--The election under this subsection shall 
     apply to the taxable year for which made and all subsequent 
     taxable years unless revoked with the consent of the 
     Secretary.
       ``(b) Special Rules for Certain Service Partnerships.--
       ``(1) Certain partners not counted.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `partner'

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     does not include any individual performing substantial 
     services in connection with the activities of the partnership 
     and holding an interest in such partnership, or an individual 
     who formerly performed substantial services in connection 
     with such activities and who held an interest in such 
     partnership at the time the individual performed such 
     services.
       ``(2) Exclusion.--For purposes of this part, an election 
     under subsection (a) shall not be effective with respect to 
     any partnership if substantially all the partners of such 
     partnership--
       ``(A) are individuals performing substantial services in 
     connection with the activities of such partnership or are 
     personal service corporations (as defined in section 269A(b)) 
     the owner-employees (as defined in section 269A(b)) of which 
     perform such substantial services,
       ``(B) are retired partners who had performed such 
     substantial services, or
       ``(C) are spouses of partners who are performing (or had 
     previously performed) such substantial services.
       ``(3) Special rule for lower tier partnerships.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, the activities of a partnership 
     shall include the activities of any other partnership in 
     which the partnership owns directly an interest in the 
     capital and profits of at least 80 percent.
       ``(c) Exclusion of Commodity Pools.--For purposes of this 
     part, an election under subsection (a) shall not be effective 
     with respect to any partnership the principal activity of 
     which is the buying and selling of commodities (not described 
     in section 1221(1)), or options, futures, or forwards with 
     respect to such commodities.
       ``(d) Secretary May Rely on Treatment on Return.--If, on 
     the partnership return of any partnership, such partnership 
     is treated as an electing large partnership, such treatment 
     shall be binding on such partnership and all partners of such 
     partnership but not on the Secretary.

     ``SEC. 776. SPECIAL RULES FOR PARTNERSHIPS HOLDING OIL AND 
                   GAS PROPERTIES.

       ``(a) Exception for Partnerships Holding Significant Oil 
     and Gas Properties.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this part, an election 
     under section 775(a) shall not be effective with respect to 
     any partnership if the average percentage of assets (by 
     value) held by such partnership during the taxable year which 
     are oil or gas properties is at least 25 percent. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, any interest held by a 
     partnership in another partnership shall be disregarded, 
     except that the partnership shall be treated as holding its 
     proportionate share of the assets of such other partnership.
       ``(2) Election to waive exception.--Any partnership may 
     elect to have paragraph (1) not apply. Such an election shall 
     apply to the partnership taxable year for which made and all 
     subsequent partnership taxable years unless revoked with the 
     consent of the Secretary.
       ``(b) Special Rules Where Part Applies.--
       ``(1) Computation of percentage depletion.--In the case of 
     an electing large partnership, except as provided in 
     paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) the allowance for depletion under section 611 with 
     respect to any partnership oil or gas property shall be 
     computed at the partnership level without regard to any 
     provision of section 613A requiring such allowance to be 
     computed separately by each partner,
       ``(B) such allowance shall be determined without regard to 
     the provisions of section 613A(c) limiting the amount of 
     production for which percentage depletion is allowable and 
     without regard to paragraph (1) of section 613A(d), and
       ``(C) paragraph (3) of section 705(a) shall not apply.
       ``(2) Treatment of certain partners.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a disqualified person, 
     the treatment under this chapter of such person's 
     distributive share of any item of income, gain, loss, 
     deduction, or credit attributable to any partnership oil or 
     gas property shall be determined without regard to this part. 
     Such person's distributive share of any such items shall be 
     excluded for purposes of making determinations under sections 
     772 and 773.
       ``(B) Disqualified person.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the term `disqualified person' means, with respect to 
     any partnership taxable year--
       ``(i) any person referred to in paragraph (2) or (4) of 
     section 613A(d) for such person's taxable year in which such 
     partnership taxable year ends, and
       ``(ii) any other person if such person's average daily 
     production of domestic crude oil and natural gas for such 
     person's taxable year in which such partnership taxable year 
     ends exceeds 500 barrels.
       ``(C) Average daily production.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (B), a person's average daily production of 
     domestic crude oil and natural gas for any taxable year shall 
     be computed as provided in section 613A(c)(2)--
       ``(i) by taking into account all production of domestic 
     crude oil and natural gas (including such person's 
     proportionate share of any production of a partnership),
       ``(ii) by treating 6,000 cubic feet of natural gas as a 
     barrel of crude oil, and
       ``(iii) by treating as 1 person all persons treated as 1 
     taxpayer under section 613A(c)(8) or among whom allocations 
     are required under such section.

     ``SEC. 777. REGULATIONS.

       ``The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be 
     appropriate to carry out the purposes of this part.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for subchapter 
     K of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:

``Part IV. Special rules for electing large partnerships.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to partnership taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11472. RETURNS MAY BE REQUIRED ON MAGNETIC MEDIA.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 6011(e) (relating 
     to returns on magnetic media) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence:
     ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall 
     require partnerships having more than 100 partners to file 
     returns on magnetic media.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to partnership taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1995.

                     CHAPTER 4--FOREIGN PROVISIONS

Subchapter A--Modifications to Treatment of Passive Foreign Investment 
                               Companies

     SEC. 11481. UNITED STATES SHAREHOLDERS OF CONTROLLED FOREIGN 
                   CORPORATIONS NOT SUBJECT TO PFIC INCLUSION.

       Section 1296 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(e) Exception for United States Shareholders of 
     Controlled Foreign Corporations.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this part, a corporation 
     shall not be treated with respect to a shareholder as a 
     passive foreign investment company during the qualified 
     portion of such shareholder's holding period with respect to 
     stock in such corporation.
       ``(2) Qualified portion.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `qualified portion' means the portion of the 
     shareholder's holding period--
       ``(A) which is after December 31, 1995, and
       ``(B) during which the shareholder is a United States 
     shareholder (as defined in section 951(b)) of the corporation 
     and the corporation is a controlled foreign corporation.
       ``(3) New holding period if qualified portion ends.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     if the qualified portion of a shareholder's holding period 
     with respect to any stock ends after December 31, 1995, 
     solely for purposes of this part, the shareholder's holding 
     period with respect to such stock shall be treated as 
     beginning as of the first day following such period.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if such 
     stock was, with respect to such shareholder, stock in a 
     passive foreign investment company at any time before the 
     qualified portion of the shareholder's holding period with 
     respect to such stock and no election under section 
     1298(b)(1) is made.''

     SEC. 11482. ELECTION OF MARK TO MARKET FOR MARKETABLE STOCK 
                   IN PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANY.

       (a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter P of chapter 1 is 
     amended by redesignating subpart C as subpart D, by 
     redesignating sections 1296 and 1297 as sections 1297 and 
     1298, respectively, and by inserting after subpart B the 
     following new subpart:

      ``Subpart C--Election of Mark to Market For Marketable Stock

``Sec. 1296. Election of mark to market for marketable stock.

     ``SEC. 1296. ELECTION OF MARK TO MARKET FOR MARKETABLE STOCK.

       ``(a) General Rule.--In the case of marketable stock in a 
     passive foreign investment company which is owned (or treated 
     under subsection (g) as owned) by a United States person at 
     the close of any taxable year of such person, at the election 
     of such person--
       ``(1) If the fair market value of such stock as of the 
     close of such taxable year exceeds its adjusted basis, such 
     United States person shall include in gross income for such 
     taxable year an amount equal to the amount of such excess.
       ``(2) If the adjusted basis of such stock exceeds the fair 
     market value of such stock as of the close of such taxable 
     year, such United States person shall be allowed a deduction 
     for such taxable year equal to the lesser of--
       ``(A) the amount of such excess, or
       ``(B) the unreversed inclusions with respect to such stock.
       ``(b) Basis Adjustments.--
       ``(1) In general.--The adjusted basis of stock in a passive 
     foreign investment company--
       ``(A) shall be increased by the amount included in the 
     gross income of the United States person under subsection 
     (a)(1) with respect to such stock, and
       ``(B) shall be decreased by the amount allowed as a 
     deduction to the United States person under subsection (a)(2) 
     with respect to such stock.
       ``(2) Special rule for stock constructively owned.--In the 
     case of stock in a passive foreign investment company which 
     the United States person is treated as owning under 
     subsection (g)--
       ``(A) the adjustments under paragraph (1) shall apply to 
     such stock in the hands of the person actually holding such 
     stock but only for purposes of determining the subsequent 
     treatment under this chapter of the United States person with 
     respect to such stock, and

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       ``(B) similar adjustments shall be made to the adjusted 
     basis of the property by reason of which the United States 
     person is treated as owning such stock.
       ``(c) Character and Source Rules.--
       ``(1) Ordinary treatment.--
       ``(A) Gain.--Any amount included in gross income under 
     subsection (a)(1), and any gain on the sale or other 
     disposition of marketable stock in a passive foreign 
     investment company (with respect to which an election under 
     this section is in effect), shall be treated as ordinary 
     income.
       ``(B) Loss.--Any--
       ``(i) amount allowed as a deduction under subsection 
     (a)(2), and
       ``(ii) loss on the sale or other disposition of marketable 
     stock in a passive foreign investment company (with respect 
     to which an election under this section is in effect) to the 
     extent that the amount of such loss does not exceed the 
     unreversed inclusions with respect to such stock,
     shall be treated as an ordinary loss. The amount so treated 
     shall be treated as a deduction allowable in computing 
     adjusted gross income.
       ``(2) Source.--The source of any amount included in gross 
     income under subsection (a)(1) (or allowed as a deduction 
     under subsection (a)(2)) shall be determined in the same 
     manner as if such amount were gain or loss (as the case may 
     be) from the sale of stock in the passive foreign investment 
     company.
       ``(d) Unreversed Inclusions.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `unreversed inclusions' means, with respect to any 
     stock in a passive foreign investment company, the excess (if 
     any) of--
       ``(1) the amount included in gross income of the taxpayer 
     under subsection (a)(1) with respect to such stock for prior 
     taxable years, over
       ``(2) the amount allowed as a deduction under subsection 
     (a)(2) with respect to such stock for prior taxable years.
     The amount referred to in paragraph (1) shall include any 
     amount which would have been included in gross income under 
     subsection (a)(1) with respect to such stock for any prior 
     taxable year but for section 1291.
       ``(e) Marketable Stock.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `marketable stock' means--
       ``(A) any stock which is regularly traded on--
       ``(i) a national securities exchange which is registered 
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the national 
     market system established pursuant to section 11A of the 
     Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, or
       ``(ii) any exchange or other market which the Secretary 
     determines has rules adequate to carry out the purposes of 
     this part,
       ``(B) to the extent provided in regulations, stock in any 
     foreign corporation which is comparable to a regulated 
     investment company and which offers for sale or has 
     outstanding any stock of which it is the issuer and which is 
     redeemable at its net asset value, and
       ``(C) to the extent provided in regulations, any option on 
     stock described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
       ``(2) Special rule for regulated investment companies.--In 
     the case of any regulated investment company which is 
     offering for sale or has outstanding any stock of which it is 
     the issuer and which is redeemable at its net asset value, 
     all stock in a passive foreign investment company which it 
     owns directly or indirectly shall be treated as marketable 
     stock for purposes of this section. Except as provided in 
     regulations, similar treatment as marketable stock shall 
     apply in the case of any other regulated investment company 
     which publishes net asset valuations at least annually.
       ``(f) Treatment of Controlled Foreign Corporations Which 
     are Shareholders in Passive Foreign Investment Companies.--In 
     the case of a foreign corporation which is a controlled 
     foreign corporation and which owns (or is treated under 
     subsection (g) as owning) stock in a passive foreign 
     investment company--
       ``(1) this section (other than subsection (c)(2)) shall 
     apply to such foreign corporation in the same manner as if 
     such corporation were a United States person, and
       ``(2) for purposes of subpart F of part III of subchapter 
     N--
       ``(A) any amount included in gross income under subsection 
     (a)(1) shall be treated as foreign personal holding company 
     income described in section 954(c)(1)(A), and
       ``(B) any amount allowed as a deduction under subsection 
     (a)(2) shall be treated as a deduction allocable to foreign 
     personal holding company income so described.
       ``(g) Stock Owned Through Certain Foreign Entities.--Except 
     as provided in regulations--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, stock 
     owned, directly or indirectly, by or for a foreign 
     partnership or foreign trust or foreign estate shall be 
     considered as being owned proportionately by its partners or 
     beneficiaries. Stock considered to be owned by a person by 
     reason of the application of the preceding sentence shall, 
     for purposes of applying such sentence, be treated as 
     actually owned by such person.
       ``(2) Treatment of certain dispositions.--In any case in 
     which a United States person is treated as owning stock in a 
     passive foreign investment company by reason of paragraph 
     (1)--
       ``(A) any disposition by the United States person or by any 
     other person which results in the United States person being 
     treated as no longer owning such stock, and
       ``(B) any disposition by the person owning such stock,
     shall be treated as a disposition by the United States person 
     of the stock in the passive foreign investment company.
       ``(h) Coordination With Section 851(b).--For purposes of 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 851(b), any amount included 
     in gross income under subsection (a) shall be treated as a 
     dividend.
       ``(i) Stock Acquired From a Decedent.--In the case of stock 
     of a passive foreign investment company which is acquired by 
     bequest, devise, or inheritance (or by the decedent's estate) 
     and with respect to which an election under this section was 
     in effect as of the date of the decedent's death, 
     notwithstanding section 1014, the basis of such stock in the 
     hands of the person so acquiring it shall be the adjusted 
     basis of such stock in the hands of the decedent immediately 
     before his death (or, if lesser, the basis which would have 
     been determined under section 1014 without regard to this 
     subsection).
       ``(j) Coordination With Section 1291 for First Year of 
     Election.--
       ``(1) Taxpayers other than regulated investment 
     companies.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the taxpayer elects the application 
     of this section with respect to any marketable stock in a 
     corporation after the beginning of the taxpayer's holding 
     period in such stock, and if the requirements of subparagraph 
     (B) are not satisfied, section 1291 shall apply to--
       ``(i) any distributions with respect to, or disposition of, 
     such stock in the first taxable year of the taxpayer for 
     which such election is made, and
       ``(ii) any amount which, but for section 1291, would have 
     been included in gross income under subsection (a) with 
     respect to such stock for such taxable year in the same 
     manner as if such amount were gain on the disposition of such 
     stock.
       ``(B) Requirements.--The requirements of this subparagraph 
     are met if, with respect to each of such corporation's 
     taxable years for which such corporation was a passive 
     foreign investment company and which begin after December 31, 
     1986, and included any portion of the taxpayer's holding 
     period in such stock, such corporation was treated as a 
     qualified electing fund under this part with respect to the 
     taxpayer.
       ``(2) Special rules for regulated investment companies.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a regulated investment company elects 
     the application of this section with respect to any 
     marketable stock in a corporation after the beginning of the 
     taxpayer's holding period in such stock, then, with respect 
     to such company's first taxable year for which such company 
     elects the application of this section with respect to such 
     stock--
       ``(i) section 1291 shall not apply to such stock with 
     respect to any distribution or disposition during, or amount 
     included in gross income under this section for, such first 
     taxable year, but
       ``(ii) such regulated investment company's tax under this 
     chapter for such first taxable year shall be increased by the 
     aggregate amount of interest which would have been determined 
     under section 1291(c)(3) if section 1291 were applied without 
     regard to this subparagraph.
     Clause (ii) shall not apply if for the preceding taxable year 
     the company elected to mark to market the stock held by such 
     company as of the last day of such preceding taxable year.
       ``(B) Disallowance of deduction.--No deduction shall be 
     allowed to any regulated investment company for the increase 
     in tax under subparagraph (A)(ii).
       ``(k) Election.--This section shall apply to marketable 
     stock in a passive foreign investment company which is held 
     by a United States person only if such person elects to apply 
     this section with respect to such stock. Such an election 
     shall apply to the taxable year for which made and all 
     subsequent taxable years unless--
       ``(1) such stock ceases to be marketable stock, or
       ``(2) the Secretary consents to the revocation of such 
     election.
       ``(l) Transition Rule for Individuals Becoming Subject to 
     United States Tax.--If any individual becomes a United States 
     person in a taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995, 
     solely for purposes of this section, the adjusted basis 
     (before adjustments under subsection (b)) of any marketable 
     stock in a passive foreign investment company owned by such 
     individual on the first day of such taxable year shall be 
     treated as being the greater of its fair market value on such 
     first day or its adjusted basis on such first day.''
       (b) Coordination With Interest Charge, Etc.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 1291(d) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new flush sentence:
     ``Except as provided in section 1296(j), this section also 
     shall not apply if an election under section 1296(k) is in 
     effect for the taxpayer's taxable year.''
       (2) The subsection heading for subsection (d) of section 
     1291 is amended by striking ``Subpart B'' and inserting 
     ``Subparts B and C''.
       (3) Subparagraph (A) of section 1291(a)(3) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) Holding period.--The taxpayer's holding period shall 
     be determined under section 1223; except that--
       ``(i) for purposes of applying this section to an excess 
     distribution, such holding period

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     shall be treated as ending on the date of such distribution, 
     and
       ``(ii) if section 1296 applied to such stock with respect 
     to the taxpayer for any prior taxable year, such holding 
     period shall be treated as beginning on the first day of the 
     first taxable year beginning after the last taxable year for 
     which section 1296 so applied.''
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Sections 532(b)(4) and 542(c)(10) are each amended by 
     striking ``section 1296'' and inserting ``section 1297''.
       (2) Subsection (f) of section 551 is amended by striking 
     ``section 1297(b)(5)'' and inserting ``section 1298(b)(5)''
       (3) Subsections (a)(1) and (d) of section 1293 are each 
     amended by striking ``section 1297(a)'' and inserting 
     ``section 1298(a)''.
       (4) Paragraph (3) of section 1297(b), as redesignated by 
     subsection (a), is hereby repealed.
       (5) The table of sections for subpart D of part VI of 
     subchapter P of chapter 1, as redesignated by subsection (a), 
     is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1297. Passive foreign investment company.
``Sec. 1298. Special rules.''
       (6) The table of subparts for part VI of subchapter P of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the last item and inserting 
     the following new items:
``Subpart C. Election of mark to market for marketable stock.
``Subpart D. General provisions.''
       (d) Clarification of Gain Recognition Election.--The last 
     sentence of section 1298(b)(1), as so redesignated, is 
     amended by inserting ``(determined without regard to the 
     preceding sentence)'' after ``investment company''.

     SEC. 11483. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFINITION OF PASSIVE INCOME.

       (a) Exception for Same Country Income Not To Apply.--
     Paragraph (1) of section 1297(b) (defining passive income), 
     as redesignated by section 11482, is amended by inserting 
     before the period ``without regard to paragraph (3) 
     thereof''.
       (b) Passive Income Not To Include FSC Income.--Paragraph 
     (2) of section 1297(b), as so redesignated, is amended by 
     striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking 
     the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, 
     or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(D) any foreign trade income of a FSC.''

     SEC. 11484. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this subchapter shall apply to--
       (1) taxable years of United States persons beginning after 
     December 31, 1995, and
       (2) taxable years of foreign corporations ending with or 
     within such taxable years of United States persons.

       Subchapter B--Treatment of Controlled Foreign Corporations

     SEC. 11486. GAIN ON CERTAIN STOCK SALES BY CONTROLLED FOREIGN 
                   CORPORATIONS TREATED AS DIVIDENDS.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 964 (relating to miscellaneous 
     provisions) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Gain on Certain Stock Sales by Controlled Foreign 
     Corporations Treated as Dividends.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a controlled foreign corporation 
     sells or exchanges stock in any other foreign corporation, 
     gain recognized on such sale or exchange shall be included in 
     the gross income of such controlled foreign corporation as a 
     dividend to the same extent that it would have been so 
     included under section 1248(a) if such controlled foreign 
     corporation were a United States person. For purposes of 
     determining the amount which would have been so includible, 
     the determination of whether such other foreign corporation 
     was a controlled foreign corporation shall be made without 
     regard to the preceding sentence.
       ``(2) Same country exception not applicable.--Clause (i) of 
     section 954(c)(3)(A) shall not apply to any amount treated as 
     a dividend by reason of paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Clarification of deemed sales.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, a controlled foreign corporation shall be treated 
     as having sold or exchanged any stock if, under any provision 
     of this subtitle, such controlled foreign corporation is 
     treated as having gain from the sale or exchange of such 
     stock.''
       (b) Amendment of Section 904(d).--Clause (i) of section 
     904(d)(2)(E) is amended by striking ``and except as provided 
     in regulations, the taxpayer was a United States shareholder 
     in such corporation''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to 
     gain recognized on transactions occurring after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (2) The amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to 
     distributions after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11487. MISCELLANEOUS MODIFICATIONS TO SUBPART F.

       (a) Section 1248 Gain Taken Into Account in Determining Pro 
     Rata Share.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 951(a) (defining 
     pro rata share of subpart F income) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``For purposes of 
     subparagraph (B), any gain included in the gross income of 
     any person as a dividend under section 1248 shall be treated 
     as a distribution received by such person with respect to the 
     stock involved.''
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to dispositions after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (b) Basis Adjustments in Stock Held by Foreign 
     Corporation.--
       (1) In general.--Section 961 (relating to adjustments to 
     basis of stock in controlled foreign corporations and of 
     other property) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(c) Basis Adjustments in Stock Held by Foreign 
     Corporation.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, 
     if a United States shareholder is treated under section 
     958(a)(2) as owning any stock in a controlled foreign 
     corporation which is actually owned by another controlled 
     foreign corporation, adjustments similar to the adjustments 
     provided by subsections (a) and (b) shall be made to the 
     basis of such stock in the hands of such other controlled 
     foreign corporation, but only for the purposes of determining 
     the amount included under section 951 in the gross income of 
     such United States shareholder (or any other United States 
     shareholder who acquires from any person any portion of the 
     interest of such United States shareholder by reason of which 
     such shareholder was treated as owning such stock, but only 
     to the extent of such portion, and subject to such proof of 
     identity of such interest as the Secretary may prescribe by 
     regulations).''
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply for purposes of determining inclusions for 
     taxable years of United States shareholders beginning after 
     December 31, 1995.
       (c) Determination of Previously Taxed Income in Section 304 
     Distributions, Etc.--
       (1) In general.--Section 959 (relating to exclusion from 
     gross income of previously taxed earnings and profits) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Adjustments for Certain Transactions.--If by reason 
     of--
       ``(1) a transaction to which section 304 applies,
       ``(2) the structure of a United States shareholder's 
     holdings in controlled foreign corporations, or
       ``(3) other circumstances,
     there would be a multiple inclusion of any item in income (or 
     an inclusion or exclusion without an appropriate basis 
     adjustment) by reason of this subpart, the Secretary may 
     prescribe regulations providing such modifications in the 
     application of this subpart as may be necessary to eliminate 
     such multiple inclusion or provide such basis adjustment, as 
     the case may be.''
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Clarification of Treatment of Branch Tax Exemptions or 
     Reductions.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 952 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``For 
     purposes of this subsection, any exemption (or reduction) 
     with respect to the tax imposed by section 884 shall not be 
     taken into account.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1986.

     SEC. 11488. INDIRECT FOREIGN TAX CREDIT ALLOWED FOR CERTAIN 
                   LOWER TIER COMPANIES.

       (a) Section 902 Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 902 (relating to 
     deemed taxes increased in case of certain 2nd and 3rd tier 
     foreign corporations) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Deemed Taxes Increased in Case of Certain Lower Tier 
     Corporations.--
       ``(1) In general.--If--
       ``(A) any foreign corporation is a member of a qualified 
     group, and
       ``(B) such foreign corporation owns 10 percent or more of 
     the voting stock of another member of such group from which 
     it receives dividends in any taxable year,
     such foreign corporation shall be deemed to have paid the 
     same proportion of such other member's post-1986 foreign 
     income taxes as would be determined under subsection (a) if 
     such foreign corporation were a domestic corporation.
       ``(2) Qualified group.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     term `qualified group' means--
       ``(A) the foreign corporation described in subsection (a), 
     and
       ``(B) any other foreign corporation if--
       ``(i) the domestic corporation owns at least 5 percent of 
     the voting stock of such other foreign corporation indirectly 
     through a chain of foreign corporations connected through 
     stock ownership of at least 10 percent of their voting stock,
       ``(ii) the foreign corporation described in subsection (a) 
     is the first tier corporation in such chain, and
       ``(iii) such other corporation is not below the sixth tier 
     in such chain.
     The term `qualified group' shall not include any foreign 
     corporation below the third tier in the chain referred to in 
     clause (i) unless such foreign corporation is a controlled 
     foreign corporation (as defined in section 957) and the 
     domestic corporation is a United States shareholder (as 
     defined in section 951(b)) in such foreign corporation. 
     Paragraph (1) shall apply to those taxes paid by a member of 
     the qualified group below the third tier only with respect to 
     periods during which it was a controlled foreign 
     corporation.''
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Subparagraph (B) of section 902(c)(3) is amended by 
     adding ``or'' at the end of clause

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     (i) and by striking clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the 
     following new clause:
       ``(ii) the requirements of subsection (b)(2) are met with 
     respect to such foreign corporation.''
       (B) Subparagraph (B) of section 902(c)(4) is amended by 
     striking ``3rd foreign corporation'' and inserting ``sixth 
     tier foreign corporation''.
       (C) The heading for paragraph (3) of section 902(c) is 
     amended by striking ``where domestic corporation acquires 10 
     percent of foreign corporation'' and inserting ``where 
     foreign corporation first qualifies''.
       (D) Paragraph (3) of section 902(c) is amended by striking 
     ``ownership'' each place it appears.
       (b) Section 960 Credit.--Paragraph (1) of section 960(a) 
     (relating to special rules for foreign tax credits) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Deemed paid credit.--For purposes of subpart A of 
     this part, if there is included under section 951(a) in the 
     gross income of a domestic corporation any amount 
     attributable to earnings and profits of a foreign corporation 
     which is a member of a qualified group (as defined in section 
     902(b)) with respect to the domestic corporation, then, 
     except to the extent provided in regulations, section 902 
     shall be applied as if the amount so included were a dividend 
     paid by such foreign corporation (determined by applying 
     section 902(c) in accordance with section 904(d)(3)(B)).''
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxes of foreign corporations for taxable years of 
     such corporations beginning after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Special rule.--In the case of any chain of foreign 
     corporations described in clauses (i) and (ii) of section 
     902(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended 
     by this section), no liquidation, reorganization, or similar 
     transaction in a taxable year beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act shall have the effect of permitting 
     taxes to be taken into account under section 902 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which could not have been taken 
     into account under such section but for such transaction.

     SEC. 11489. REPEAL OF INCLUSION OF CERTAIN EARNINGS INVESTED 
                   IN EXCESS PASSIVE ASSETS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Repeal of inclusion.--Paragraph (1) of section 951(a) 
     (relating to amounts included in gross income of United 
     States shareholders) is amended by striking subparagraph (C), 
     by striking ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting a period, and by adding ``and'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (A).
       (2) Repeal of inclusion amount.--Section 956A (relating to 
     earnings invested in excess passive assets) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 956(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) Applicable earnings.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `applicable earnings' means, with respect to any 
     controlled foreign corporation, the sum of--
       ``(A) the amount (not including a deficit) referred to in 
     section 316(a)(1), and
       ``(B) the amount referred to in section 316(a)(2),
     but reduced by distributions made during the taxable year.''
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 956(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) Special rule where corporation ceases to be 
     controlled foreign corporation.--If any foreign corporation 
     ceases to be a controlled foreign corporation during any 
     taxable year--
       ``(A) the determination of any United States shareholder's 
     pro rata share shall be made on the basis of stock owned 
     (within the meaning of section 958(a)) by such shareholder on 
     the last day during the taxable year on which the foreign 
     corporation is a controlled foreign corporation,
       ``(B) the average referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A) for 
     such taxable year shall be determined by only taking into 
     account quarters ending on or before such last day, and
       ``(C) in determining applicable earnings, the amount taken 
     into account by reason of being described in paragraph (2) of 
     section 316(a) shall be the portion of the amount so 
     described which is allocable (on a pro rata basis) to the 
     part of such year during which the corporation is a 
     controlled foreign corporation.''
       (3) Subsection (a) of section 959 (relating to exclusion 
     from gross income of previously taxed earnings and profits) 
     is amended by adding ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1), by 
     striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2), and by striking 
     paragraph (3).
       (4) Subsection (a) of section 959 is amended by striking 
     ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'' in the last sentence and inserting 
     ``paragraph (2)''.
       (5) Subsection (c) of section 959 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following flush sentence:
     ``References in this subsection to section 951(a)(1)(C) and 
     subsection (a)(3) shall be treated as references to such 
     provisions as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1995.''
       (6) Paragraph (1) of section 959(f) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, amounts 
     that would be included under subparagraph (B) of section 
     951(a)(1) (determined without regard to this section) shall 
     be treated as attributable first to earnings described in 
     subsection (c)(2), and then to earnings described in 
     subsection (c)(3).''
       (7) Paragraph (2) of section 959(f) is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 951(a)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``section 951(a)(1)(B)''.
       (8) Subsection (b) of section 989 is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 951(a)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``section 951(a)(1)(B)''.
       (9) Paragraph (9) of section 1298(b), as redesignated by 
     section 11482, is amended by striking ``subparagraph (B) or 
     (C) of section 951(a)(1)'' and inserting ``section 
     951(a)(1)(B)''.
       (10) Subsections (d)(3)(B) and (e)(2)(B)(ii) of section 
     1298, as redesignated by section 11482, are each amended by 
     striking ``or section 956A''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     F of part III of subchapter N of chapter 1 is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 956A.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years of foreign corporations 
     beginning after September 30, 1995, and to taxable years of 
     United States shareholders within which or with which such 
     taxable years of foreign corporations end.

                 CHAPTER 5--OTHER INCOME TAX PROVISIONS

          Subchapter A--Provisions Relating to S Corporations

     SEC. 11501. S CORPORATIONS PERMITTED TO HAVE 75 SHAREHOLDERS.

       Subparagraph (A) of section 1361(b)(1) (defining small 
     business corporation) is amended by striking ``35 
     shareholders'' and inserting ``75 shareholders''.

     SEC. 11502. ELECTING SMALL BUSINESS TRUSTS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subparagraph (A) of section 1361(c)(2) 
     (relating to certain trusts permitted as shareholders) is 
     amended by inserting after clause (iv) the following new 
     clause:
       ``(v) An electing small business trust.''
       (b) Current Beneficiaries Treated as Shareholders.--
     Subparagraph (B) of section 1361(c)(2) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new clause:
       ``(v) In the case of a trust described in clause (v) of 
     subparagraph (A), each potential current beneficiary of such 
     trust shall be treated as a shareholder; except that, if for 
     any period there is no potential current beneficiary of such 
     trust, such trust shall be treated as the shareholder during 
     such period.''
       (c) Electing Small Business Trust Defined.--Section 1361 
     (defining S corporation) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Electing Small Business Trust Defined.--
       ``(1) Electing small business trust.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the term `electing small business trust' means any trust if--
       ``(i) such trust does not have as a beneficiary any person 
     other than (I) an individual, (II) an estate, or (III) an 
     organization described in paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5) of 
     section 170(c) which holds a contingent interest and is not a 
     potential current beneficiary,
       ``(ii) no interest in such trust was acquired by purchase, 
     and
       ``(iii) an election under this subsection applies to such 
     trust.
       ``(B) Certain trusts not eligible.--The term `electing 
     small business trust' shall not include--
       ``(i) any qualified subchapter S trust (as defined in 
     subsection (d)(3)) if an election under subsection (d)(2) 
     applies to any corporation the stock of which is held by such 
     trust, and
       ``(ii) any trust exempt from tax under this subtitle.
       ``(C) Purchase.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
     `purchase' means any acquisition if the basis of the property 
     acquired is determined under section 1012.
       ``(2) Potential current beneficiary.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `potential current beneficiary' means, with 
     respect to any period, any person who at any time during such 
     period is entitled to, or at the discretion of any person may 
     receive, a distribution from the principal or income of the 
     trust. If a trust disposes of all of the stock which it holds 
     in an S corporation, then, with respect to such corporation, 
     the term `potential current beneficiary' does not include any 
     person who first met the requirements of the preceding 
     sentence during the 60-day period ending on the date of such 
     disposition.
       ``(3) Election.--An election under this subsection shall be 
     made by the trustee. Any such election shall apply to the 
     taxable year of the trust for which made and all subsequent 
     taxable years of such trust unless revoked with the consent 
     of the Secretary.
       ``(4) Cross reference.--

  ``For special treatment of electing small business trusts, see 
section 641(d).''

       (d) Taxation of Electing Small Business Trusts.--Section 
     641 (relating to imposition of tax on trusts) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Special Rules for Taxation of Electing Small Business 
     Trusts.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this chapter--
       ``(A) the portion of any electing small business trust 
     which consists of stock in 1 or more S corporations shall be 
     treated as a separate trust, and

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       ``(B) the amount of the tax imposed by this chapter on such 
     separate trust shall be determined with the modifications of 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Modifications.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     modifications of this paragraph are the following:
       ``(A) Except as provided in section 1(h), the amount of the 
     tax imposed by section 1(e) shall be determined by using the 
     highest rate of tax set forth in section 1(e).
       ``(B) The exemption amount under section 55(d) shall be 
     zero.
       ``(C) The only items of income, loss, deduction, or credit 
     to be taken into account are the following:
       ``(i) The items required to be taken into account under 
     section 1366.
       ``(ii) Any gain or loss from the disposition of stock in an 
     S corporation.
       ``(iii) To the extent provided in regulations, State or 
     local income taxes or administrative expenses to the extent 
     allocable to items described in clauses (i) and (ii).
     No deduction or credit shall be allowed for any amount not 
     described in this paragraph, and no item described in this 
     paragraph shall be apportioned to any beneficiary.
       ``(D) No amount shall be allowed under paragraph (1) or (2) 
     of section 1211(b).
       ``(3) Treatment of remainder of trust and distributions.--
     For purposes of determining--
       ``(A) the amount of the tax imposed by this chapter on the 
     portion of any electing small business trust not treated as a 
     separate trust under paragraph (1), and
       ``(B) the distributable net income of the entire trust,
     the items referred to in paragraph (2)(C) shall be excluded. 
     Except as provided in the preceding sentence, this subsection 
     shall not affect the taxation of any distribution from the 
     trust.
       ``(4) Treatment of unused deductions where termination of 
     separate trust.--If a portion of an electing small business 
     trust ceases to be treated as a separate trust under 
     paragraph (1), any carryover or excess deduction of the 
     separate trust which is referred to in section 642(h) shall 
     be taken into account by the entire trust.
       ``(5) Electing small business trust.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `electing small business trust' has the 
     meaning given such term by section 1361(e)(1).''
       (e) Technical Amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section 1366(a) 
     is amended by inserting ``, or of a trust or estate which 
     terminates,'' after ``who dies''.

     SEC. 11503. EXPANSION OF POST-DEATH QUALIFICATION FOR CERTAIN 
                   TRUSTS.

       Subparagraph (A) of section 1361(c)(2) (relating to certain 
     trusts permitted as shareholders) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``60-day period'' each place it appears in 
     clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting ``2-year period'', and
       (2) by striking the last sentence in clause (ii).

     SEC. 11504. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PERMITTED TO HOLD SAFE 
                   HARBOR DEBT.

       Clause (iii) of section 1361(c)(5)(B) (defining straight 
     debt) is amended by striking ``or a trust described in 
     paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``a trust described in 
     paragraph (2), or a person which is actively and regularly 
     engaged in the business of lending money.''

     SEC. 11505. RULES RELATING TO INADVERTENT TERMINATIONS AND 
                   INVALID ELECTIONS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subsection (f) of section 1362 (relating 
     to inadvertent terminations) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Inadvertent Invalid Elections or Terminations.--If--
       ``(1) an election under subsection (a) by any corporation--
       ``(A) was not effective for the taxable year for which made 
     (determined without regard to subsection (b)(2)) by reason of 
     a failure to meet the requirements of section 1361(b) or to 
     obtain shareholder consents, or
       ``(B) was terminated under paragraph (2) or (3) of 
     subsection (d),
       ``(2) the Secretary determines that the circumstances 
     resulting in such ineffectiveness or termination were 
     inadvertent,
       ``(3) no later than a reasonable period of time after 
     discovery of the circumstances resulting in such 
     ineffectiveness or termination, steps were taken--
       ``(A) so that the corporation is a small business 
     corporation, or
       ``(B) to acquire the required shareholder consents, and
       ``(4) the corporation, and each person who was a 
     shareholder in the corporation at any time during the period 
     specified pursuant to this subsection, agrees to make such 
     adjustments (consistent with the treatment of the corporation 
     as an S corporation) as may be required by the Secretary with 
     respect to such period,
     then, notwithstanding the circumstances resulting in such 
     ineffectiveness or termination, such corporation shall be 
     treated as an S corporation during the period specified by 
     the Secretary.''
       (b) Late Elections.--Subsection (b) of section 1362 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Authority to treat late elections as timely.--If--
       ``(A) an election under subsection (a) is made for any 
     taxable year (determined without regard to paragraph (3)) 
     after the date prescribed by this subsection for making such 
     election for such taxable year, and
       ``(B) the Secretary determines that there was reasonable 
     cause for the failure to timely make such election,
     the Secretary may treat such election as timely made for such 
     taxable year (and paragraph (3) shall not apply).''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     and (b) shall apply with respect to elections for taxable 
     years beginning after December 31, 1982.

     SEC. 11506. AGREEMENT TO TERMINATE YEAR.

       Paragraph (2) of section 1377(a) (relating to pro rata 
     share) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Election to terminate year.--
       ``(A) In general.--If any shareholder terminates the 
     shareholder's interest in the corporation during the taxable 
     year and all affected shareholders and the corporation agree 
     to the application of this paragraph, paragraph (1) shall be 
     applied to the affected shareholders as if the taxable year 
     consisted of 2 taxable years the first of which ends on the 
     date of the termination.
       ``(B) Affected shareholders.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the term `affected shareholders' means the shareholder 
     whose interest is terminated and all shareholders to whom 
     such shareholder has transferred shares during the taxable 
     year. If such shareholder has transferred shares to the 
     corporation, the term `affected shareholders' shall include 
     all persons who are shareholders during the taxable year.''

     SEC. 11507. EXPANSION OF POST-TERMINATION TRANSITION PERIOD.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 1377(b) (relating 
     to post-termination transition period) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by redesignating 
     subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C), and by inserting after 
     subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) the 120-day period beginning on the date of any 
     determination pursuant to an audit of the taxpayer which 
     follows the termination of the corporation's election and 
     which adjusts a subchapter S item of income, loss, or 
     deduction of the corporation arising during the S period (as 
     defined in section 1368(e)(2)), and''.
       (b) Determination Defined.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     1377(b) is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B), by 
     redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B), and by 
     inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) a determination as defined in section 1313(a), or''.
       (c) Repeal of Special Audit Provisions for Subchapter S 
     Items.--
       (1) General rule.--Subchapter D of chapter 63 (relating to 
     tax treatment of subchapter S items) is hereby repealed.
       (2) Consistent treatment required.--Section 6037 (relating 
     to return of S corporation) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Shareholder's Return Must Be Consistent With 
     Corporate Return or Secretary Notified of Inconsistency.--
       ``(1) In general.--A shareholder of an S corporation shall, 
     on such shareholder's return, treat a subchapter S item in a 
     manner which is consistent with the treatment of such item on 
     the corporate return.
       ``(2) Notification of inconsistent treatment.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any subchapter S item, 
     if--
       ``(i)(I) the corporation has filed a return but the 
     shareholder's treatment on his return is (or may be) 
     inconsistent with the treatment of the item on the corporate 
     return, or
       ``(II) the corporation has not filed a return, and
       ``(ii) the shareholder files with the Secretary a statement 
     identifying the inconsistency,
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to such item.
       ``(B) Shareholder receiving incorrect information.--A 
     shareholder shall be treated as having complied with clause 
     (ii) of subparagraph (A) with respect to a subchapter S item 
     if the shareholder--
       ``(i) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that the treatment of the subchapter S item on the 
     shareholder's return is consistent with the treatment of the 
     item on the schedule furnished to the shareholder by the 
     corporation, and
       ``(ii) elects to have this paragraph apply with respect to 
     that item.
       ``(3) Effect of failure to notify.--In any case--
       ``(A) described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) of paragraph (2), 
     and
       ``(B) in which the shareholder does not comply with 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) of paragraph (2),
     any adjustment required to make the treatment of the items by 
     such shareholder consistent with the treatment of the items 
     on the corporate return shall be treated as arising out of 
     mathematical or clerical errors and assessed according to 
     section 6213(b)(1). Paragraph (2) of section 6213(b) shall 
     not apply to any assessment referred to in the preceding 
     sentence.
       ``(4) Subchapter s item.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `subchapter S item' means any item of an S 
     corporation to the extent that regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary provide that, for purposes of this subtitle, such 
     item is more appropriately determined at the corporation 
     level than at the shareholder level.
       ``(5) Addition to tax for failure to comply with section.--
  ``For addition to tax in the case of a shareholder's negligence in 
connection with, or disregard of, the requirements of this section, see 
part II of subchapter A of chapter 68.''
       (3) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 1366 is amended by striking subsection (g).

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       (B) Subsection (b) of section 6233 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) Similar Rules in Certain Cases.--If a partnership 
     return is filed for any taxable year but it is determined 
     that there is no entity for such taxable year, to the extent 
     provided in regulations, rules similar to the rules of 
     subsection (a) shall apply.''
       (C) The table of subchapters for chapter 63 is amended by 
     striking the item relating to subchapter D.

     SEC. 11508. S CORPORATIONS PERMITTED TO HOLD SUBSIDIARIES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 1361(b) (defining 
     ineligible corporation) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (A) and by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) 
     as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively.
       (b) Treatment of Certain Wholly Owned S Corporation 
     Subsidiaries.--Section 1361(b) (defining small business 
     corporation) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Treatment of certain wholly owned subsidiaries.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this title--
       ``(i) a corporation which is a qualified subchapter S 
     subsidiary shall not be treated as a separate corporation, 
     and
       ``(ii) all assets, liabilities, and items of income, 
     deduction, and credit of a qualified subchapter S subsidiary 
     shall be treated as assets, liabilities, and such items (as 
     the case may be) of the S corporation.
       ``(B) Qualified subchapter s subsidiary.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph, the term `qualified subchapter S subsidiary' 
     means any domestic corporation which is not an ineligible 
     corporation (as defined in paragraph (2)), if--
       ``(i) 100 percent of the stock of such corporation is held 
     by the S corporation, and
       ``(ii) the S corporation elects to treat such corporation 
     as a qualified subchapter S subsidiary.
       ``(C) Treatment of terminations of qualified subchapter s 
     subsidiary status.--For purposes of this title, if any 
     corporation which was a qualified subchapter S subsidiary 
     ceases to meet the requirements of subparagraph (B), such 
     corporation shall be treated as a new corporation acquiring 
     all of its assets (and assuming all of its liabilities) 
     immediately before such cessation from the S corporation in 
     exchange for its stock.''
       (c) Certain Dividends Not Treated as Passive Investment 
     Income.--Paragraph (3) of section 1362(d) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Treatment of certain dividends.--If an S corporation 
     holds stock in a C corporation meeting the requirements of 
     section 1504(a)(2), the term `passive investment income' 
     shall not include dividends from such C corporation to the 
     extent such dividends are attributable to the earnings and 
     profits of such C corporation derived from the active conduct 
     of a trade or business.''
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (c) of section 1361 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (6).
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 1504 (defining includible 
     corporation) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(8) An S corporation.''

     SEC. 11509. TREATMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS DURING LOSS YEARS.

       (a) Adjustments for Distributions Taken Into Account Before 
     Losses.--
       (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 1366(d)(1) (relating to 
     losses and deductions cannot exceed shareholder's basis in 
     stock and debt) is amended by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (2)(A)''.
       (2) Subsection (d) of section 1368 (relating to certain 
     adjustments taken into account) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence:
     ``In the case of any distribution made during any taxable 
     year, the adjusted basis of the stock shall be determined 
     with regard to the adjustments provided in paragraph (1) of 
     section 1367(a) for the taxable year.''
       (b) Accumulated Adjustments Account.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 1368(e) (relating to accumulated adjustments account) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) Net loss for year disregarded.--
       ``(i) In general.--In applying this section to 
     distributions made during any taxable year, the amount in the 
     accumulated adjustments account as of the close of such 
     taxable year shall be determined without regard to any net 
     negative adjustment for such taxable year.
       ``(ii) Net negative adjustment.--For purposes of clause 
     (i), the term `net negative adjustment' means, with respect 
     to any taxable year, the excess (if any) of--
       ``(I) the reductions in the account for the taxable year 
     (other than for distributions), over
       ``(II) the increases in such account for such taxable 
     year.''
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     1368(e)(1) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``as provided in subparagraph (B)'' and 
     inserting ``as otherwise provided in this paragraph'', and
       (2) by striking ``section 1367(b)(2)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``section 1367(a)(2)''.

     SEC. 11510. TREATMENT OF S CORPORATIONS UNDER SUBCHAPTER C.

       Subsection (a) of section 1371 (relating to application of 
     subchapter C rules) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Application of Subchapter C Rules.--Except as 
     otherwise provided in this title, and except to the extent 
     inconsistent with this subchapter, subchapter C shall apply 
     to an S corporation and its shareholders.''

     SEC. 11511. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN EARNINGS AND PROFITS.

       (a) In General.--If--
       (1) a corporation was an electing small business 
     corporation under subchapter S of chapter 1 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 for any taxable year beginning before 
     January 1, 1983, and
       (2) such corporation is an S corporation under subchapter S 
     of chapter 1 of such Code for its first taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 1995,
     the amount of such corporation's accumulated earnings and 
     profits (as of the beginning of such first taxable year) 
     shall be reduced by an amount equal to the portion (if any) 
     of such accumulated earnings and profits which were 
     accumulated in any taxable year beginning before January 1, 
     1983, for which such corporation was an electing small 
     business corporation under such subchapter S.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (3) of section 1362(d) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Subchapter C'' in the paragraph heading 
     and inserting ``Accumulated'',
       (B) by striking ``subchapter C'' in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) 
     and inserting ``accumulated'', and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesignating the 
     following subparagraphs accordingly.
       (2)(A) Subsection (a) of section 1375 is amended by 
     striking ``subchapter C'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``accumulated''.
       (B) Paragraph (3) of section 1375(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) Passive investment income, etc.--The terms `passive 
     investment income' and `gross receipts' have the same 
     respective meanings as when used in paragraph (3) of section 
     1362(d).''
       (C) The section heading for section 1375 is amended by 
     striking ``subchapter c'' and inserting ``accumulated''.
       (D) The table of sections for part III of subchapter S of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking ``subchapter C'' in the item 
     relating to section 1375 and inserting ``accumulated''.
       (3) Clause (i) of section 1042(c)(4)(A) is amended by 
     striking ``section 1362(d)(3)(D)'' and inserting ``section 
     1362(d)(3)(C)''.

     SEC. 11512. CARRYOVER OF DISALLOWED LOSSES AND DEDUCTIONS 
                   UNDER AT-RISK RULES ALLOWED.

       Paragraph (3) of section 1366(d) (relating to carryover of 
     disallowed losses and deductions to post-termination 
     transition period) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) At-risk limitations.--To the extent that any increase 
     in adjusted basis described in subparagraph (B) would have 
     increased the shareholder's amount at risk under section 465 
     if such increase had occurred on the day preceding the 
     commencement of the post-termination transition period, rules 
     similar to the rules described in subparagraphs (A) through 
     (C) shall apply to any losses disallowed by reason of section 
     465(a).''

     SEC. 11513. ADJUSTMENTS TO BASIS OF INHERITED S STOCK TO 
                   REFLECT CERTAIN ITEMS OF INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 1367 (relating 
     to adjustments to basis of stock of shareholders, etc.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Adjustments in case of inherited stock.--
       ``(A) In general.--If any person acquires stock in an S 
     corporation by reason of the death of a decedent or by 
     bequest, devise, or inheritance, section 691 shall be applied 
     with respect to any item of income of the S corporation in 
     the same manner as if the decedent had held directly his pro 
     rata share of such item.
       ``(B) Adjustments to basis.--The basis determined under 
     section 1014 of any stock in an S corporation shall be 
     reduced by the portion of the value of the stock which is 
     attributable to items constituting income in respect of the 
     decedent.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply in the case of decedents dying after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11514. S CORPORATIONS ELIGIBLE FOR RULES APPLICABLE TO 
                   REAL PROPERTY SUBDIVIDED FOR SALE BY 
                   NONCORPORATE TAXPAYERS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 1237 (relating 
     to real property subdivided for sale) is amended by striking 
     ``other than a corporation'' in the material preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting ``other than a C corporation''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     1237(a)(2) is amended by inserting ``an S corporation which 
     included the taxpayer as a shareholder,'' after ``controlled 
     by the taxpayer,''.

     SEC. 11515. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subchapter, the amendments made by this subchapter shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995.
       (b) Treatment of Certain Elections Under Prior Law.--For 
     purposes of section 1362(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 (relating to election after termination), any 
     termination under section 1362(d) of such Code in a taxable 
     year beginning before January 1, 1996, shall not be taken 
     into account.

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Subchapter B--Repeal of 30-Percent Gross Income Limitation on Regulated 
                          Investment Companies

     SEC. 11521. REPEAL OF 30-PERCENT GROSS INCOME LIMITATION.

       (a) General Rule.--Subsection (b) of section 851 (relating 
     to limitations) is amended by striking paragraph (3), by 
     adding ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2), and by 
     redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
       (b) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) The material following paragraph (3) of section 851(b) 
     (as redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (2)'', and
       (B) by striking out the last sentence thereof.
       (2) Subsection (c) of section 851 is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (b)(4)'' each place it appears (including the 
     heading) and inserting ``subsection (b)(3)''.
       (3) Subsection (d) of section 851 is amended by striking 
     ``subsections (b)(4)'' and inserting ``subsections (b)(3)''.
       (4) Paragraph (1) of section 851(e) is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (b)(4)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(3)''.
       (5) Paragraph (4) of section 851(e) is amended by striking 
     ``subsections (b)(4)'' and inserting ``subsections (b)(3)''.
       (6) Section 851 is amended by striking subsection (g) and 
     redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).
       (7) Subsection (g) of section 851 (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (6)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (8) Section 817(h)(2) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``851(b)(4)'' in subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting ``851(b)(3)'', and
       (B) by striking ``851(b)(4)(A)(i)'' in subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting ``851(b)(3)(A)(i)''.
       (9) Section 1092(f)(2) is amended by striking ``Except for 
     purposes of section 851(b)(3), the'' and inserting ``The''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

                  Subchapter C--Accounting Provisions

     SEC. 11551. MODIFICATIONS TO LOOK-BACK METHOD FOR LONG-TERM 
                   CONTRACTS.

       (a) Look-Back Method Not To Apply in Certain Cases.--
     Subsection (b) of section 460 (relating to percentage of 
     completion method) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Election to have look-back method not apply in de 
     minimis cases.--
       ``(A) Amounts taken into account after completion of 
     contract.--Paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply with respect to 
     any taxable year (beginning after the taxable year in which 
     the contract is completed) if--
       ``(i) the cumulative taxable income (or loss) under the 
     contract as of the close of such taxable year, is within
       ``(ii) 10 percent of the cumulative look-back taxable 
     income (or loss) under the contract as of the close of the 
     most recent taxable year to which paragraph (1)(B) applied 
     (or would have applied but for subparagraph (B)).
       ``(B) De minimis discrepancies.--Paragraph (1)(B) shall not 
     apply in any case to which it would otherwise apply if--
       ``(i) the cumulative taxable income (or loss) under the 
     contract as of the close of each prior contract year, is 
     within
       ``(ii) 10 percent of the cumulative look-back income (or 
     loss) under the contract as of the close of such prior 
     contract year.
       ``(C) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) Contract year.--The term `contract year' means any 
     taxable year for which income is taken into account under the 
     contract.
       ``(ii) Look-back income or loss.--The look-back income (or 
     loss) is the amount which would be the taxable income (or 
     loss) under the contract if the allocation method set forth 
     in paragraph (2)(A) were used in determining taxable income.
       ``(iii) Discounting not applicable.--The amounts taken into 
     account after the completion of the contract shall be 
     determined without regard to any discounting under the 2nd 
     sentence of paragraph (2).
       ``(D) Contracts to which paragraph applies.--This paragraph 
     shall only apply if the taxpayer makes an election under this 
     subparagraph. Unless revoked with the consent of the 
     Secretary, such an election shall apply to all long-term 
     contracts completed during the taxable year for which 
     election is made or during any subsequent taxable year.''
       (b) Modification of Interest Rate.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (C) of section 460(b)(2) is 
     amended by striking ``the overpayment rate established by 
     section 6621'' and inserting ``the adjusted overpayment rate 
     (as defined in paragraph (7))''.
       (2) Adjusted overpayment rate.--Subsection (b) of section 
     460 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) Adjusted overpayment rate.--
       ``(A) In general.--The adjusted overpayment rate for any 
     interest accrual period is the overpayment rate in effect 
     under section 6621 for the calendar quarter in which such 
     interest accrual period begins.
       ``(B) Interest accrual period.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `interest accrual period' means 
     the period--
       ``(i) beginning on the day after the return due date for 
     any taxable year of the taxpayer, and
       ``(ii) ending on the return due date for the following 
     taxable year.
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `return due 
     date' means the date prescribed for filing the return of the 
     tax imposed by this chapter (determined without regard to 
     extensions).''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to contracts completed in taxable years ending 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11552. APPLICATION OF MARK TO MARKET ACCOUNTING METHOD 
                   TO TRADERS IN SECURITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 475 (relating to mark to market 
     accounting method for dealers in securities) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f) and by 
     inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Authority To Extend Method to Traders in 
     Securities.--
       ``(1) In general.--A trader in securities may elect to have 
     the provisions of this section (other than subsection (d)(3)) 
     apply to securities held by the trader. Such election may be 
     made only with the consent of the Secretary.
       ``(2) Trader in securities.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `trader in securities' means a taxpayer 
     who is regularly engaged in trading securities.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending on and after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11553. MODIFICATION OF RULING AMOUNTS FOR NUCLEAR 
                   DECOMMISSIONING COSTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 468A(d) (relating to ruling 
     amount) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Nonsubstantial modifications.--A taxpayer may modify 
     a schedule of ruling amounts under paragraph (1) without a 
     review under paragraph (3) if such modification does not 
     substantially modify the ruling amount. The taxpayer shall 
     notify the Secretary of any such modification.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to modifications after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

                Subchapter D--Tax-Exempt Bond Provision

     SEC. 11561. REPEAL OF DEBT SERVICE-BASED LIMITATION ON 
                   INVESTMENT IN CERTAIN NONPURPOSE INVESTMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 148 (relating to 
     special rules for reasonably required reserve or replacement 
     fund) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this part shall 
     apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

                   Subchapter E--INSURANCE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11571. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN INSURANCE CONTRACTS ON 
                   RETIRED LIVES.

       (a) General Rule.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 817(d) (defining variable 
     contract) is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting ``or'', and by inserting after 
     subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) provides for funding of insurance on retired lives as 
     described in section 807(c)(6), and''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 817(d) is amended by striking 
     ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period 
     at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, or'', and by 
     inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) in the case of funds held under a contract described 
     in paragraph (2)(C), the amounts paid in, or the amounts paid 
     out, reflect the investment return and the market value of 
     the segregated asset account.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11572. TREATMENT OF MODIFIED GUARANTEED CONTRACTS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subpart E of part I of subchapter L of 
     chapter 1 (relating to definitions and special rules) is 
     amended by inserting after section 817 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 817A. SPECIAL RULES FOR MODIFIED GUARANTEED CONTRACTS.

       ``(a) Computation of Reserves.--In the case of a modified 
     guaranteed contract, clause (ii) of section 807(e)(1)(A) 
     shall not apply.
       ``(b) Segregated Assets Under Modified Guaranteed Contracts 
     Marked to Market.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any life insurance 
     company, for purposes of this subtitle--
       ``(A) Any gain or loss with respect to a segregated asset 
     shall be treated as ordinary income or loss, as the case may 
     be.
       ``(B) If any segregated asset is held by such company as of 
     the close of any taxable year--
       ``(i) such company shall recognize gain or loss as if such 
     asset were sold for its fair market value on the last 
     business day of such taxable year, and
       ``(ii) any such gain or loss shall be taken into account 
     for such taxable year.
     Proper adjustment shall be made in the amount of any gain or 
     loss subsequently realized for gain or loss taken into 
     account under the preceding sentence. The Secretary may 
     provide by regulations for the application of this 
     subparagraph at times other than the times provided in this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(2) Segregated asset.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     term `segregated asset' means any asset held as part of a 
     segregated account referred to in subsection (d)(1) under a 
     modified guaranteed contract.

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       ``(c) Special Rule in Computing Life Insurance Reserves.--
     For purposes of applying section 816(b)(1)(A) to any modified 
     guaranteed contract, an assumed rate of interest shall 
     include a rate of interest determined, from time to time, 
     with reference to a market rate of interest.
       ``(d) Modified Guaranteed Contract Defined.--For purposes 
     of this section, the term `modified guaranteed contract' 
     means a contract not described in section 817--
       ``(1) all or part of the amounts received under which are 
     allocated to an account which, pursuant to State law or 
     regulation, is segregated from the general asset accounts of 
     the company and is valued from time to time with reference to 
     market values,
       ``(2) which--
       ``(A) provides for the payment of annuities,
       ``(B) is a life insurance contract, or
       ``(C) is a pension plan contract which is not a life, 
     accident, or health, property, casualty, or liability 
     contract,
       ``(3) for which reserves are valued at market for annual 
     statement purposes, and
       ``(4) which provides for a net surrender value or a 
     policyholder's fund (as defined in section 807(e)(1)).
     If only a portion of a contract is not described in section 
     817, such portion shall be treated for purposes of this 
     section as a separate contract.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe 
     regulations--
       ``(1) to provide for the treatment of market value 
     adjustments under sections 72, 7702, 7702A, and 807(e)(1)(B),
       ``(2) to determine the interest rates applicable under 
     sections 807(c)(3), 807(d)(2)(B), and 812 with respect to a 
     modified guaranteed contract annually, in a manner 
     appropriate for modified guaranteed contracts and, to the 
     extent appropriate for such a contract, to modify or waive 
     the applicability of section 811(d),
       ``(3) to provide rules to limit ordinary gain or loss 
     treatment to assets constituting reserves for modified 
     guaranteed contracts (and not other assets) of the company,
       ``(4) to provide appropriate treatment of transfers of 
     assets to and from the segregated account, and
       ``(5) as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the 
     purposes of this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     E of part I of subchapter L of chapter 1 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 817 the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 817A. Special rules for modified guaranteed contracts.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995.
       (2) Treatment of net adjustments.--In the case of any 
     taxpayer required by the amendments made by this section to 
     change its calculation of reserves to take into account 
     market value adjustments and to mark segregated assets to 
     market for any taxable year--
       (A) such changes shall be treated as a change in method of 
     accounting initiated by the taxpayer,
       (B) such changes shall be treated as made with the consent 
     of the Secretary, and
       (C) the adjustments required by reason of section 481 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be taken into account 
     as ordinary income or loss by the taxpayer for the taxpayer's 
     first taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995.

                     Subchapter F--Other Provisions

     SEC. 11581. CLOSING OF PARTNERSHIP TAXABLE YEAR WITH RESPECT 
                   TO DECEASED PARTNER, ETC.

       (a) General Rule.--Subparagraph (A) of section 706(c)(2) 
     (relating to disposition of entire interest) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) Disposition of entire interest.--The taxable year of 
     a partnership shall close with respect to a partner whose 
     entire interest in the partnership terminates (whether by 
     reason of death, liquidation, or otherwise).''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The paragraph heading for 
     paragraph (2) of section 706(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Treatment of dispositions.--''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to partnership taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11582. CREDIT FOR SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES PAID WITH 
                   RESPECT TO EMPLOYEE CASH TIPS.

       (a) Reporting Requirement Not Considered.--Subparagraph (A) 
     of section 45B(b)(1) (relating to excess employer social 
     security tax) is amended by inserting ``(without regard to 
     whether such tips are reported under section 6053)'' after 
     ``section 3121(q)''.
       (b) Taxes Paid.--Subsection (d) of section 13443 of the 
     Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993 is amended by inserting 
     ``, with respect to services performed before, on, or after 
     such date'' after ``1993''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by, 
     and the provisions of, section 13443 of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993.

     SEC. 11583. DUE DATE FOR FIRST QUARTER ESTIMATED TAX PAYMENTS 
                   BY PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 6655(g) is 
     amended by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) In the case of any private foundation, subsection 
     (c)(2) shall be applied by substituting `May 15' for `April 
     15 ' ''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

                     CHAPTER 6--ESTATES AND TRUSTS

                  Subchapter A--Income Tax Provisions

     SEC. 11601. CERTAIN REVOCABLE TRUSTS TREATED AS PART OF 
                   ESTATE.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part I of subchapter J 
     (relating to estates, trusts, beneficiaries, and decedents) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 646. CERTAIN REVOCABLE TRUSTS TREATED AS PART OF 
                   ESTATE.

       ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of this subtitle, if both 
     the executor (if any) of an estate and the trustee of a 
     qualified revocable trust elect the treatment provided in 
     this section, such trust shall be treated and taxed as part 
     of such estate (and not as a separate trust) for all taxable 
     years of the estate ending after the date of the decedent's 
     death and before the applicable date.
       ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of subsection (a)--
       ``(1) Qualified revocable trust.--The term `qualified 
     revocable trust' means any trust (or portion thereof) which 
     was treated under section 676 as owned by the decedent of the 
     estate referred to in subsection (a) by reason of a power in 
     the grantor (determined without regard to section 672(e)).
       ``(2) Applicable date.--The term `applicable date' means--
       ``(A) if no return of tax imposed by chapter 11 is required 
     to be filed, the date which is 2 years after the date of the 
     decedent's death, and
       ``(B) if such a return is required to be filed, the date 
     which is 6 months after the date of the final determination 
     of the liability for tax imposed by chapter 11.
       ``(c) Election.--The election under subsection (a) shall be 
     made not later than the time prescribed for filing the return 
     of tax imposed by this chapter for the first taxable year of 
     the estate (determined with regard to extensions) and, once 
     made, shall be irrevocable.''
       (b) Comparable Treatment Under Generation-Skipping Tax.--
     Paragraph (1) of section 2652(b) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence: ``Such term shall not include 
     any trust during any period the trust is treated as part of 
     an estate under section 646.''
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     subpart A is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 646. Certain revocable trusts treated as part of estate.''

       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to estates of decedents dying after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11602. DISTRIBUTIONS DURING FIRST 65 DAYS OF TAXABLE 
                   YEAR OF ESTATE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 663 (relating to 
     distributions in first 65 days of taxable year) is amended by 
     inserting ``an estate or'' before ``a trust'' each place it 
     appears.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 663(b) 
     is amended by striking ``the fiduciary of such trust'' and 
     inserting ``the executor of such estate or the fiduciary of 
     such trust (as the case may be)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11603. SEPARATE SHARE RULES AVAILABLE TO 
                   ESTATES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 663 (relating to 
     separate shares treated as separate trusts) is amended--
       (1) by inserting before the last sentence the following new 
     sentence: ``Rules similar to the rules of the preceding 
     provisions of this subsection shall apply to treat 
     substantially separate and independent shares of different 
     beneficiaries in an estate having more than 1 beneficiary as 
     separate estates.'', and
       (2) by inserting ``or estates'' after ``trusts'' in the 
     last sentence.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The subsection heading of 
     section 663(c) is amended by inserting ``Estates or'' before 
     ``Trusts''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11604. EXECUTOR OF ESTATE AND BENEFICIARIES TREATED AS 
                   RELATED PERSONS FOR DISALLOWANCE OF LOSSES, 
                   ETC.

       (a) Disallowance of Losses.--Subsection (b) of section 267 
     (relating to losses, expenses, and interest with respect to 
     transactions between related taxpayers) is amended by 
     striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (11), by striking the 
     period at the end of paragraph (12) and inserting ``; or'', 
     and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(13) Except in the case of a sale or exchange in 
     satisfaction of a pecuniary bequest, an executor of an estate 
     and a beneficiary of such estate.''
       (b) Ordinary Income From Gain From Sale of Depreciable 
     Property.--Subsection (b) of section 1239 is amended by 
     striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``, and'' and by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) except in the case of a sale or exchange in 
     satisfaction of a pecuniary be

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     quest, an executor of an estate and a beneficiary of such 
     estate.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11605. LIMITATION ON TAXABLE YEAR OF ESTATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 645 (relating to taxable year of 
     trusts) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 645. TAXABLE YEAR OF ESTATES AND TRUSTS.

       ``(a) Estates.--For purposes of this subtitle, the taxable 
     year of an estate shall be a year ending on October 31, 
     November 30, or December 31.
       ``(b) Trusts.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this subtitle, the 
     taxable year of any trust shall be the calendar year.
       ``(2) Exception for trusts exempt from tax and charitable 
     trusts.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a trust exempt from 
     taxation under section 501(a) or to a trust described in 
     section 4947(a)(1).''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     A of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 645 and inserting the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 645. Taxable year of estates and trusts.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11606. TREATMENT OF FUNERAL TRUSTS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart F of part I of subchapter J of 
     chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 684. TREATMENT OF FUNERAL TRUSTS.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of a qualified funeral 
     trust--
       ``(1) subparts B, C, D, and E shall not apply, and
       ``(2) no deduction shall be allowed by section 642(b).
       ``(b) Qualified Funeral Trust.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `qualified funeral trust' means any 
     trust (other than a foreign trust) if--
       ``(1) the trust arises as a result of a contract with a 
     person engaged in the trade or business of providing funeral 
     or burial services or property necessary to provide such 
     services,
       ``(2) the sole purpose of the trust is to hold, invest, and 
     reinvest funds in the trust and to use such funds solely to 
     make payments for such services or property for the benefit 
     of the beneficiaries of the trust,
       ``(3) the only beneficiaries of such trust are individuals 
     who have entered into contracts described in paragraph (1) to 
     have such services or property provided at their death,
       ``(4) the only contributions to the trust are contributions 
     by or for the benefit of such beneficiaries,
       ``(5) the trustee elects the application of this 
     subsection, and
       ``(6) the trust would (but for the election described in 
     paragraph (5)) be treated as owned by the beneficiaries under 
     subpart E.
       ``(c) Dollar Limitation on Contributions.--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified funeral trust' shall 
     not include any trust which accepts aggregate contributions 
     by or for the benefit of an individual in excess of $7,000.
       ``(2) Related trusts.--For purposes of paragraph (1), all 
     trusts having trustees which are related persons shall be 
     treated as 1 trust. For purposes of the preceding sentence, 
     persons are related if--
       ``(A) the relationship between such persons would result in 
     the disallowance of losses under section 267 or 707(b),
       ``(B) such persons are treated as a single employer under 
     subsection (a) or (b) of section 52, or
       ``(C) the Secretary determines that treating such persons 
     as related is necessary to prevent avoidance of the purposes 
     of this section.
       ``(3) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any contract 
     referred to in subsection (b)(1) which is entered into during 
     any calendar year after 1996, the dollar amount referred to 
     paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year, by substituting 
     `calendar year 1995' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.
     If any dollar amount after being increased under the 
     preceding sentence is not a multiple of $100, such dollar 
     amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.
       ``(d) Application of Rate Schedule.--Section 1(e) shall be 
     applied to each qualified funeral trust by treating each 
     beneficiary's interest in each such trust as a separate 
     trust.
       ``(e) Treatment of Amounts Refunded to Beneficiary on 
     Cancellation.--No gain or loss shall be recognized to a 
     beneficiary described in subsection (b)(3) of any qualified 
     funeral trust by reason of any payment from such trust to 
     such beneficiary by reason of cancellation of a contract 
     referred to in subsection (b)(1). If any payment referred to 
     in the preceding sentence consists of property other than 
     money, the basis of such property in the hands of such 
     beneficiary shall be the same as the trust's basis in such 
     property immediately before the payment.
       ``(f) Simplified Reporting.--The Secretary may prescribe 
     rules for simplified reporting of all trusts having a single 
     trustee.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     F of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 684. Treatment of funeral trusts.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

              Subchapter B--Estate and Gift Tax Provisions

     SEC. 11611. CLARIFICATION OF WAIVER OF CERTAIN RIGHTS OF 
                   RECOVERY.

       (a) Amendment to Section 2207A.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     2207A(a) (relating to right of recovery in the case of 
     certain marital deduction property) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Decedent may otherwise direct.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply with respect to any property to the extent that the 
     decedent in his will (or a revocable trust) specifically 
     indicates an intent to waive any right of recovery under this 
     subchapter with respect to such property.''
       (b) Amendment to Section 2207B.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     2207B(a) (relating to right of recovery where decedent 
     retained interest) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Decedent may otherwise direct.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply with respect to any property to the extent that the 
     decedent in his will (or a revocable trust) specifically 
     indicates an intent to waive any right of recovery under this 
     subchapter with respect to such property.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to the estates of decedents dying 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11612. ADJUSTMENTS FOR GIFTS WITHIN 3 YEARS OF 
                   DECEDENT'S DEATH.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 2035 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 2035. ADJUSTMENTS FOR CERTAIN GIFTS MADE WITHIN 3 
                   YEARS OF DECEDENT'S DEATH.

       ``(a) Inclusion of Certain Property in Gross Estate.--If--
       ``(1) the decedent made a transfer (by trust or otherwise) 
     of an interest in any property, or relinquished a power with 
     respect to any property, during the 3-year period ending on 
     the date of the decedent's death, and
       ``(2) the value of such property (or an interest therein) 
     would have been included in the decedent's gross estate under 
     section 2036, 2037, 2038, or 2042 if such transferred 
     interest or relinquished power had been retained by the 
     decedent on the date of his death,
     the value of the gross estate shall include the value of any 
     property (or interest therein) which would have been so 
     included.
       ``(b) Inclusion of Gift Tax on Gifts Made During 3 Years 
     Before Decedent's Death.--The amount of the gross estate 
     (determined without regard to this subsection) shall be 
     increased by the amount of any tax paid under chapter 12 by 
     the decedent or his estate on any gift made by the decedent 
     or his spouse during the 3-year period ending on the date of 
     the decedent's death.
       ``(c) Other Rules Relating to Transfers Within 3 Years of 
     Death.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of--
       ``(A) section 303(b) (relating to distributions in 
     redemption of stock to pay death taxes),
       ``(B) section 2032A (relating to special valuation of 
     certain farms, etc., real property), and
       ``(C) subchapter C of chapter 64 (relating to lien for 
     taxes),
     the value of the gross estate shall include the value of all 
     property to the extent of any interest therein of which the 
     decedent has at any time made a transfer, by trust or 
     otherwise, during the 3-year period ending on the date of the 
     decedent's death.
       ``(2) Coordination with section 6166.--An estate shall be 
     treated as meeting the 35 percent of adjusted gross estate 
     requirement of section 6166(a)(1) only if the estate meets 
     such requirement both with and without the application of 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Marital and small transfers.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to any transfer (other than a transfer with respect to 
     a life insurance policy) made during a calendar year to any 
     donee if the decedent was not required by section 6019 (other 
     than by reason of section 6019(2)) to file any gift tax 
     return for such year with respect to transfers to such donee.
       ``(d) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     bona fide sale for an adequate and full consideration in 
     money or money's worth.
       ``(e) Treatment of Certain Transfers From Revocable 
     Trusts.--For purposes of this section and section 2038, any 
     transfer from any portion of a trust during any period that 
     such portion was treated under section 676 as owned by the 
     decedent by reason of a power in the grantor (determined 
     without regard to section 672(e)) shall be treated as a 
     transfer made directly by the decedent.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part III 
     of subchapter A of chapter 11 is amended by striking 
     ``gifts'' in the item relating to section 2035 and inserting 
     ``certain gifts''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to the estates of decedents dying after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11613. CLARIFICATION OF QUALIFIED TERMINABLE INTEREST 
                   RULES.

       (a) General Rule.--
       (1) Estate tax.--Subparagraph (B) of section 2056(b)(7) 
     (defining qualified terminable interest property) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new clause:

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       ``(vi) Treatment of certain income distributions.--An 
     income interest shall not fail to qualify as a qualified 
     income interest for life solely because income for the period 
     after the last distribution date and on or before the date of 
     the surviving spouse's death is not required to be 
     distributed to the surviving spouse or to the estate of the 
     surviving spouse.''
       (2) Gift tax.--Paragraph (3) of section 2523(f) is amended 
     by striking ``and (iv)'' and inserting ``(iv), and (vi)''.
       (b) Clarification of Subsequent Inclusions.--Section 2044 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Clarification of Inclusion of Certain Income.--The 
     amount included in the gross estate under subsection (a) 
     shall include the amount of any income from the property to 
     which this section applies for the period after the last 
     distribution date and on or before the date of the decedent's 
     death if such income is not otherwise included in the 
     decedent's gross estate.''
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply with respect to the estates of decedents dying, and 
     gifts made, after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Application of section 2044 to transfers before date of 
     enactment.--In the case of the estate of any decedent dying 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, if there was a 
     transfer of property on or before such date--
       (A) such property shall not be included in the gross estate 
     of the decedent under section 2044 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 if no prior marital deduction was allowed with 
     respect to such a transfer of such property to the decedent, 
     but
       (B) such property shall be so included if such a deduction 
     was allowed.

     SEC. 11614. TRANSITIONAL RULE UNDER SECTION 2056A.

       (a) General Rule.--In the case of any trust created under 
     an instrument executed before the date of the enactment of 
     the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990, such trust shall be 
     treated as meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) of 
     section 2056A(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 if the 
     trust instrument requires that all trustees of the trust be 
     individual citizens of the United States or domestic 
     corporations.
       (b) Effective Date.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall 
     take effect as if included in the provisions of section 
     11702(g) of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990.

     SEC. 11615. OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT CERTAIN FAILURES UNDER 
                   SECTION 2032A.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (3) of section 2032A(d) 
     (relating to modification of election and agreement to be 
     permitted) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Modification of election and agreement to be 
     permitted.--The Secretary shall prescribe procedures which 
     provide that in any case in which the executor makes an 
     election under paragraph (1) (and submits the agreement 
     referred to in paragraph (2)) within the time prescribed 
     therefor, but--
       ``(A) the notice of election, as filed, does not contain 
     all required information, or
       ``(B) signatures of 1 or more persons required to enter 
     into the agreement described in paragraph (2) are not 
     included on the agreement as filed, or the agreement does not 
     contain all required information,
     the executor will have a reasonable period of time (not 
     exceeding 90 days) after notification of such failures to 
     provide such information or signatures.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to the estates of decedents dying after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11616. GIFTS MAY NOT BE REVALUED FOR ESTATE TAX PURPOSES 
                   AFTER EXPIRATION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2001 (relating to imposition and 
     rate of estate tax) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) Valuation of Gifts.--If--
       ``(1) the time has expired within which a tax may be 
     assessed under chapter 12 (or under corresponding provisions 
     of prior laws) on the transfer of property by gift made 
     during a preceding calendar period (as defined in section 
     2502(b)), and
       ``(2) the value of such gift is shown on the return for 
     such preceding calendar period or is disclosed in such 
     return, or in a statement attached to the return, in a manner 
     adequate to apprise the Secretary of the nature of such gift,
     the value of such gift shall, for purposes of computing the 
     tax under this chapter, be the value of such gift as finally 
     determined for purposes of chapter 12.''
       (b) Modification of Application of Statute of 
     Limitations.--Paragraph (9) of section 6501(c) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(9) Gift tax on certain gifts not shown on return.--If 
     any gift of property the value of which (or any increase in 
     taxable gifts required under section 2701(d)) is required to 
     be shown on a return of tax imposed by chapter 12 (without 
     regard to section 2503(b)), and is not shown on such return, 
     any tax imposed by chapter 12 on such gift may be assessed, 
     or a proceeding in court for the collection of such tax may 
     be begun without assessment, at any time. The preceding 
     sentence shall not apply to any item which is disclosed in 
     such return, or in a statement attached to the return, in a 
     manner adequate to apprise the Secretary of the nature of 
     such item. The value of any item which is so disclosed may 
     not be redetermined by the Secretary after the expiration of 
     the period under subsection (a).''
       (c) Declaratory Judgment Procedure for Determining Value of 
     Gift.--
       (1) In general.--Part IV of subchapter C of chapter 76 is 
     amended by inserting after section 7476 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 7477. DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS RELATING TO VALUE OF 
                   CERTAIN GIFTS.

       ``(a) Creation of Remedy.--In a case of an actual 
     controversy involving a determination by the Secretary of the 
     value of any gift shown on the return of tax imposed by 
     chapter 12 or disclosed on such return or in any statement 
     attached to such return, upon the filing of an appropriate 
     pleading, the Tax Court may make a declaration of the value 
     of such gift. Any such declaration shall have the force and 
     effect of a decision of the Tax Court and shall be reviewable 
     as such.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Petitioner.--A pleading may be filed under this 
     section only by the donor.
       ``(2) Exhaustion of administrative remedies.--The court 
     shall not issue a declaratory judgment or decree under this 
     section in any proceeding unless it determines that the 
     petitioner has exhausted all available administrative 
     remedies within the Internal Revenue Service.
       ``(3) Time for bringing action.--If the Secretary sends by 
     certified or registered mail notice of his determination as 
     described in subsection (a) to the petitioner, no proceeding 
     may be initiated under this section unless the pleading is 
     filed before the 91st day after the date of such mailing.''
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     part IV is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 7476 the following new item:

``Sec. 7477. Declaratory judgments relating to value of certain 
              gifts.''

       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (c) of section 2504 
     is amended by striking ``, and if a tax under this chapter or 
     under corresponding provisions of prior laws has been 
     assessed or paid for such preceding calendar period''.
       (e) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and 
     (c) shall apply to gifts made after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) Subsection (b).--The amendment made by subsection (b) 
     shall apply to gifts made in calendar years ending after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11617. CLARIFICATIONS RELATING TO DISCLAIMERS.

       (a) Partial Transfer-Type Disclaimers Permitted.--Paragraph 
     (3) of section 2518(c) (relating to certain transfers treated 
     as disclaimers) is amended by inserting ``(or an undivided 
     portion of such interest)'' after ``entire interest in the 
     property''.
       (b) Retention of Interest by Decedent's Spouse Permitted in 
     Transfer-Type Disclaimers.--Paragraph (3) of section 2518(c) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new flush 
     sentence:
     ``For purposes of the preceding sentence, a written transfer 
     by the spouse of the decedent of property to a trust shall 
     not fail to be treated as a transfer of such spouse's 
     interest in such property by reason of such spouse having an 
     interest in such trust.''
       (c) Disclaimers Are Effective For Income Tax Purposes.--
     Subsection (a) of section 2518 is amended by inserting ``and 
     subtitle A'' after ``this subtitle'' each place it appears.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to transfers creating an interest in the person 
     disclaiming, and disclaimers, made after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11618. CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF SURVIVOR ANNUITIES 
                   UNDER QUALIFIED TERMINABLE INTEREST RULES.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 2056(b)(7) is 
     amended by inserting ``(or, in the case of an interest in an 
     annuity arising under the community property laws of a State, 
     included in the gross estate of the decedent under section 
     2033)'' after ``section 2039''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11619. TREATMENT UNDER QUALIFIED DOMESTIC TRUST RULES OF 
                   FORMS OF OWNERSHIP WHICH ARE NOT TRUSTS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 2056A (defining 
     qualified domestic trust) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Trust.--To the extent provided in regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary, the term `trust' includes other 
     arrangements which have substantially the same effect as a 
     trust.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

            Subchapter C--Generation-Skipping Tax Provisions

     SEC. 11631. TAXABLE TERMINATION NOT TO INCLUDE DIRECT SKIPS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 2612(a) (defining 
     taxable termination) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new flush sentence:
     ``Such term shall not include a direct skip.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to generation-skipping transfers (as defined in 
     section

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     2611 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

                  CHAPTER 7--EXCISE TAX SIMPLIFICATION

 Subchapter A--Provisions Related to Distilled Spirits, Wines, and Beer

     SEC. 11641. CREDIT OR REFUND FOR IMPORTED BOTTLED DISTILLED 
                   SPIRITS RETURNED TO DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANT.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 5008(c) (relating 
     to distilled spirits returned to bonded premises) is amended 
     by striking ``withdrawn from bonded premises on payment or 
     determination of tax'' and inserting ``on which tax has been 
     determined or paid''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect at the beginning of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning more than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11642. FERMENTED MATERIAL FROM ANY BREWERY MAY BE 
                   RECEIVED AT A DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANT.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 5222(b) (relating 
     to production, receipt, removal, and use of distilling 
     materials) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) beer conveyed without payment of tax from brewery 
     premises, beer which has been lawfully removed from brewery 
     premises upon determination of tax, or''.
       (b) Clarification of Authority To Permit Removal of Beer 
     Without Payment of Tax for Use as Distilling Material.--
     Section 5053 (relating to exemptions) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (i) and by 
     inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Removal for Use as Distilling Material.--Subject to 
     such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, beer may be 
     removed from a brewery without payment of tax to any 
     distilled spirits plant for use as distilling material.''
       (c) Clarification of Refund and Credit of Tax.--Section 
     5056 (relating to refund and credit of tax, or relief from 
     liability) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and 
     by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Beer Received at a Distilled Spirits Plant.--Any tax 
     paid by any brewer on beer produced in the United States may 
     be refunded or credited to the brewer, without interest, or 
     if the tax has not been paid, the brewer may be relieved of 
     liability therefor, under regulations as the Secretary may 
     prescribe, if such beer is received on the bonded premises of 
     a distilled spirits plant pursuant to the provisions of 
     section 5222(b)(2), for use in the production of distilled 
     spirits.'', and
       (2) by striking ``or rendering unmerchantable'' in 
     subsection (d) (as so redesignated) and inserting ``rendering 
     unmerchantable, or receipt on the bonded premises of a 
     distilled spirits plant''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect at the beginning of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning more than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11643. REFUND OF TAX ON WINE RETURNED TO BOND NOT 
                   LIMITED TO UNMERCHANTABLE WINE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 5044 (relating 
     to refund of tax on unmerchantable wine) is amended by 
     striking ``as unmerchantable''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 5361 is amended by striking ``unmerchantable''.
       (2) The section heading for section 5044 is amended by 
     striking ``unmerchantable''.
       (3) The item relating to section 5044 in the table of 
     sections for subpart C of part I of subchapter A of chapter 
     51 is amended by striking ``unmerchantable''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect at the beginning of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning more than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11644. BEER MAY BE WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX FOR 
                   DESTRUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 5053 is amended by inserting after 
     subsection (g) the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Removals for Destruction.--Subject to such 
     regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, beer may be 
     removed from the brewery without payment of tax for 
     destruction.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect at the beginning of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning more than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11645. TRANSFER TO BREWERY OF BEER IMPORTED IN BULK 
                   WITHOUT PAYMENT OF TAX.

       (a) In General.--Part II of subchapter G of chapter 51 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 5418. BEER IMPORTED IN BULK.

       ``Beer imported or brought into the United States in bulk 
     containers may, under such regulations as the Secretary may 
     prescribe, be withdrawn from customs custody and transferred 
     in such bulk containers to the premises of a brewery without 
     payment of the internal revenue tax imposed on such beer. The 
     proprietor of a brewery to which such beer is transferred 
     shall become liable for the tax on the beer withdrawn from 
     customs custody under this section upon release of the beer 
     from customs custody, and the importer, or the person 
     bringing such beer into the United States, shall thereupon be 
     relieved of the liability for such tax.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     part II is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 5418. Beer imported in bulk.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect at the beginning of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning more than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

       Subchapter B--Consolidation of Taxes on Aviation Gasoline

     SEC. 11651. CONSOLIDATION OF TAXES ON AVIATION GASOLINE.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 4081(a)(2) 
     (relating to imposition of tax on gasoline and diesel fuel) 
     is amended by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii) and 
     by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
       ``(i) in the case of gasoline other than aviation gasoline, 
     18.3 cents per gallon,
       ``(ii) in the case of aviation gasoline, 19.3 cents per 
     gallon, and''.
       (b) Termination.--Subsection (d) of section 4081 is amended 
     by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and by 
     inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Aviation gasoline.--On and after January 1, 1996, the 
     rate specified in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii) shall be 4.3 cents 
     per gallon.''
       (c) Repeal of Retail Level Tax.--
       (1) Subsection (c) of section 4041 is amended by striking 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) and by redesignating paragraphs (4) 
     and (5) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 4041(c), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (1), is amended by striking ``paragraphs (1) and 
     (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 4041(k) is amended by adding 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking ``, and'' 
     at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a period, and by 
     striking subparagraph (C).
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 4081(d) is amended by striking 
     ``each rate of tax specified in subsection (a)(2)(A)'' and 
     inserting ``the rates of tax specified in clauses (i) and 
     (iii) of subsection (a)(2)(A)''.
       (3) Sections 6421(f)(2)(A) and 9502(f)(1)(A) are each 
     amended by striking ``section 4041(c)(4)'' and inserting 
     ``section 4041(c)(2)''.
       (4) Paragraph (2) of section 9502(b) is amended by striking 
     ``14 cents'' and inserting ``15 cents''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996.
       (f) Floor Stocks Tax.--
       (1) Imposition of tax.--In the case of aviation gasoline on 
     which tax was imposed under section 4081 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 before January 1, 1996, and which is 
     held on such date by any person, there is hereby imposed a 
     floor stocks tax of 1 cent per gallon of such gasoline.
       (2) Liability for tax and method of payment.--
       (A) Liability for tax.--A person holding aviation gasoline 
     on January 1, 1996, to which the tax imposed by paragraph (1) 
     applies shall be liable for such tax.
       (B) Method of payment.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) 
     shall be paid in such manner as the Secretary shall 
     prescribe.
       (C) Time for payment.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) 
     shall be paid on or before June 30, 1996.
       (3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
       (A) Held by a person.--Gasoline shall be considered as 
     ``held by a person'' if title thereto has passed to such 
     person (whether or not delivery to the person has been made).
       (B) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Treasury or his delegate.
       (4) Exception for exempt uses.--The tax imposed by 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to gasoline held by any person 
     exclusively for any use to the extent a credit or refund of 
     the tax imposed by section 4081 of such Code is allowable for 
     such use.
       (5) Exception for fuel held in aircraft tank.--No tax shall 
     be imposed by paragraph (1) on aviation gasoline held in the 
     tank of an aircraft.
       (6) Exception for certain amounts of fuel.--
       (A) In general.--No tax shall be imposed by paragraph (1) 
     on aviation gasoline held on January 1, 1996, by any person 
     if the aggregate amount of aviation gasoline held by such 
     person on such date does not exceed 6,000 gallons. The 
     preceding sentence shall apply only if such person submits to 
     the Secretary (at the time and in the manner required by the 
     Secretary) such information as the Secretary shall require 
     for purposes of this paragraph.
       (B) Exempt fuel.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), there 
     shall not be taken into account fuel held by any person which 
     is exempt from the tax imposed by paragraph (1) by reason of 
     paragraph (4) or (5).
       (C) Controlled groups.--
       (i) Corporations.--In the case of a controlled group, the 
     6,000 gallon amount in subparagraph (A) shall be apportioned 
     among the component members of such group in such manner as 
     the Secretary shall by regulations prescribe. For purposes of 
     the preceding sentence, the term ``controlled group'' has the 
     meaning given to such term by subsection (a) of section 1563 
     of such Code; except that for such purposes the phrase ``more 
     than 50 percent'' shall be substituted for the phrase ``at 
     least 80 percent'' each place it appears in such subsection.
       (ii) Nonincorporated persons under common control.--Under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary, principles similar 
     to the principles of clause (i) shall apply to a group

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     under common control where 1 or more of the members is not a 
     corporation.
       (7) Other laws applicable.--All provisions of law, 
     including penalties, applicable with respect to the taxes 
     imposed by section 4081 of such Code shall, insofar as 
     applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this 
     subsection, apply with respect to the floor stock taxes 
     imposed by paragraph (1) to the same extent as if such taxes 
     were imposed by such section 4081.

               Subchapter C--Other Excise Tax Provisions

     SEC. 11661. CERTAIN COMBINATIONS NOT TREATED AS MANUFACTURE 
                   UNDER RETAIL SALES TAX ON HEAVY TRUCKS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 4052(c) (relating 
     to certain combinations not treated as manufacture) is 
     amended by striking ``or wood or metal floor'' and inserting 
     ``wood or metal floor, or a power take-off and dump body''.
       (b) Removal of Fifth Wheel.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     4052(c) is amended by inserting before the period ``or the 
     removal of any coupling device (including any fifth wheel)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

                  CHAPTER 8--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

     SEC. 11671. CERTAIN NOTICES DISREGARDED UNDER PROVISION 
                   INCREASING INTEREST RATE ON LARGE CORPORATE 
                   UNDERPAYMENTS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subparagraph (B) of section 6621(c)(2) 
     (defining applicable date) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new clause:
       ``(iii) Exception for letters or notices involving small 
     amounts.--For purposes of this paragraph, any letter or 
     notice shall be disregarded if the amount of the deficiency 
     or proposed deficiency (or the assessment or proposed 
     assessment) set forth in such letter or notice is not greater 
     than $100,000 (determined by not taking into account any 
     interest, penalties, or additions to tax).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply for purposes of determining interest for periods 
     after December 31, 1995.
                  Subtitle K--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 11701. TREATMENT OF STORAGE OF PRODUCT SAMPLES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 280A(c) is 
     amended by striking ``inventory'' and inserting ``inventory 
     or product samples''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11702. ADJUSTMENT OF DEATH BENEFIT LIMITS FOR CERTAIN 
                   POLICIES.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C)(i) of section 7702(e)(2) 
     (relating to limited increases in death benefit permitted) is 
     amended by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$7,000'' and 
     by striking ``$25,000'' and inserting ``$30,000''.
       (b) Inflation Adjustments.--Section 7702(e) (relating to 
     computational rules) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Inflation adjustment to death benefit limits for 
     years after 1996.--In the case of any taxable year beginning 
     in a calendar year after 1996, each dollar amount contained 
     in paragraph (2)(C)(i) shall be increased by an amount equal 
     to--
       ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3), for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, by substituting `calendar year 1995' for 
     `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 72(e)(10)(B) is amended 
     by striking ``$25,000'' and inserting ``$30,000 (adjusted at 
     the same time and in the same manner as under section 
     7702(e)(3))''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to contracts entered into after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11703. ORGANIZATIONS SUBJECT TO SECTION 833.

       (a) In General.--Section 833(c) (relating to organization 
     to which section applies) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Treatment as existing blue cross or blue shield 
     organization.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (2) shall be applied to an 
     organization described in subparagraph (B) as if it were a 
     Blue Cross or Blue Shield organization.
       ``(B) Applicable organization.--An organization is 
     described in this subparagraph if it--
       ``(i) is organized under, and governed by, State laws which 
     are specifically and exclusively applicable to not-for-profit 
     health insurance or health service type organizations, and
       ``(ii) is not a Blue Cross or Blue Shield organization or 
     health maintenance organization.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after October 13, 1995.

     SEC. 11704. CORRECTION OF INFLATION ADJUSTMENT IN LUXURY 
                   EXCISE TAX ON AUTOMOBILES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 4001 (relating 
     to inflation adjustment) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Inflation Adjustment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The $30,000 amount in subsection (a) and 
     section 4003(a) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) $30,000, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment under section 1(f)(3) 
     for the calendar year in which the vehicle is sold, 
     determined by substituting `calendar year 1990' for `calendar 
     year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
       ``(2) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under paragraph 
     (1) is not a multiple of $2,000, such amount shall be rounded 
     to the next lowest multiple of $2,000.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11705. EXTENSION AND PHASEDOWN OF LUXURY PASSENGER 
                   AUTOMOBILE TAX.

       (a) Extension.--Subsection (f) of section 4001 is amended 
     by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2002''.
       (b) Phasedown.--Section 4001 is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (f) (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) 
     as subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) Phasedown.--For sales occurring in a calendar year 
     after 1995 and before 2003, subsection (a) shall be applied 
     by substituting for `10 percent' the percentage determined in 
     accordance with the following table:

``If the calendar year is:                           The percentage is:
  1996...................................................9 percent     
  1997...................................................8 percent     
  1998...................................................7 percent     
  1999...................................................6 percent     
  2000...................................................5 percent     
  2001...................................................4 percent     
  2002...................................................3 percent.''  

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996.
             Subtitle L--Generalized System of Preferences

     SEC. 11801. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``GSP Renewal Act of 
     1995''.

     SEC. 11802. GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.

       (a) In General.--Title V of the Trade Act of 1974 is 
     amended to read as follows:
              ``TITLE V--GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES

     ``SEC. 501. AUTHORITY TO EXTEND PREFERENCES.

       ``The President may provide duty-free treatment for any 
     eligible article from any beneficiary developing country in 
     accordance with the provisions of this title. In taking any 
     such action, the President shall have due regard for--
       ``(1) the effect such action will have on furthering the 
     economic development of developing countries through the 
     expansion of their exports;
       ``(2) the extent to which other major developed countries 
     are undertaking a comparable effort to assist developing 
     countries by granting generalized preferences with respect to 
     imports of products of such countries;
       ``(3) the anticipated impact of such action on United 
     States producers of like or directly competitive products; 
     and
       ``(4) the extent of the beneficiary developing country's 
     competitiveness with respect to eligible articles.

     ``SEC. 502. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

       ``(a) Authority To Designate Countries.--
       ``(1) Beneficiary developing countries.--The President is 
     authorized to designate countries as beneficiary developing 
     countries for purposes of this title.
       ``(2) Least-developed beneficiary developing countries.--
     The President is authorized to designate any beneficiary 
     developing country as a least-developed beneficiary 
     developing country for purposes of this title, based on the 
     considerations in section 501 and subsection (c) of this 
     section.
       ``(b) Countries Ineligible for Designation.--
       ``(1) Specific countries.--The following countries may not 
     be designated as beneficiary developing countries for 
     purposes of this title:
       ``(A) Australia.
       ``(B) Canada.
       ``(C) European Union member states.
       ``(D) Iceland.
       ``(E) Japan.
       ``(F) Monaco.
       ``(G) New Zealand.
       ``(H) Norway.
       ``(I) Switzerland.
       ``(2) Other bases for ineligibility.--The President shall 
     not designate any country a beneficiary developing country 
     under this title if any of the following applies:
       ``(A) Such country is a Communist country, unless--
       ``(i) the products of such country receive 
     nondiscriminatory treatment,
       ``(ii) such country is a WTO Member (as such term is 
     defined in section 2(10) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act) 
     (19 U.S.C. 3501(10)) and a member of the International 
     Monetary Fund, and
       ``(iii) such country is not dominated or controlled by 
     international communism.
       ``(B) Such country is a party to an arrangement of 
     countries and participates in any action pursuant to such 
     arrangement, the effect of which is--
       ``(i) to withhold supplies of vital commodity resources 
     from international trade or to raise the price of such 
     commodities to an unreasonable level, and
       ``(ii) to cause serious disruption of the world economy.
       ``(C) Such country affords preferential treatment to the 
     products of a developed country, other than the United 
     States, which

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     has, or is likely to have, a significant adverse effect on 
     United States commerce.
       ``(D)(i) Such country--
       ``(I) has nationalized, expropriated, or otherwise seized 
     ownership or control of property, including patents, 
     trademarks, or copyrights, owned by a United States citizen 
     or by a corporation, partnership, or association which is 50 
     percent or more beneficially owned by United States citizens,
       ``(II) has taken steps to repudiate or nullify an existing 
     contract or agreement with a United States citizen or a 
     corporation, partnership, or association which is 50 percent 
     or more beneficially owned by United States citizens, the 
     effect of which is to nationalize, expropriate, or otherwise 
     seize ownership or control of property, including patents, 
     trademarks, or copyrights, so owned, or
       ``(III) has imposed or enforced taxes or other exactions, 
     restrictive maintenance or operational conditions, or other 
     measures with respect to property, including patents, 
     trademarks, or copyrights, so owned, the effect of which is 
     to nationalize, expropriate, or otherwise seize ownership or 
     control of such property,
     unless clause (ii) applies.
       ``(ii) This clause applies if the President determines 
     that--
       ``(I) prompt, adequate, and effective compensation has been 
     or is being made to the citizen, corporation, partnership, or 
     association referred to in clause (i),
       ``(II) good faith negotiations to provide prompt, adequate, 
     and effective compensation under the applicable provisions of 
     international law are in progress, or the country described 
     in clause (i) is otherwise taking steps to discharge its 
     obligations under international law with respect to such 
     citizen, corporation, partnership, or association, or
       ``(III) a dispute involving such citizen, corporation, 
     partnership, or association over compensation for such a 
     seizure has been submitted to arbitration under the 
     provisions of the Convention for the Settlement of Investment 
     Disputes, or in another mutually agreed upon forum,
     and the President promptly furnishes a copy of such 
     determination to the Senate and House of Representatives.
       ``(E) Such country fails to act in good faith in 
     recognizing as binding or in enforcing arbitral awards in 
     favor of United States citizens or a corporation, 
     partnership, or association which is 50 percent or more 
     beneficially owned by United States citizens, which have been 
     made by arbitrators appointed for each case or by permanent 
     arbitral bodies to which the parties involved have submitted 
     their dispute.
       ``(F) Such country aids or abets, by granting sanctuary 
     from prosecution to, any individual or group which has 
     committed an act of international terrorism.
       ``(G) Such country has not taken or is not taking steps to 
     afford internationally recognized worker rights to workers in 
     the country (including any designated zone in that country).
     Subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and (G) shall not prevent the 
     designation of any country as a beneficiary developing 
     country under this title if the President determines that 
     such designation will be in the national economic interest of 
     the United States and reports such determination to the 
     Congress with the reasons therefor.
       ``(c) Factors Affecting Country Designation.--In 
     determining whether to designate any country as a beneficiary 
     developing country under this title, the President shall take 
     into account--
       ``(1) an expression by such country of its desire to be so 
     designated;
       ``(2) the level of economic development of such country, 
     including its per capita gross national product, the living 
     standards of its inhabitants, and any other economic factors 
     which the President deems appropriate;
       ``(3) whether or not other major developed countries are 
     extending generalized preferential tariff treatment to such 
     country;
       ``(4) the extent to which such country has assured the 
     United States that it will provide equitable and reasonable 
     access to the markets and basic commodity resources of such 
     country and the extent to which such country has assured the 
     United States that it will refrain from engaging in 
     unreasonable export practices;
       ``(5) the extent to which such country is providing 
     adequate and effective protection of intellectual property 
     rights;
       ``(6) the extent to which such country has taken action 
     to--
       ``(A) reduce trade distorting investment practices and 
     policies (including export performance requirements); and
       ``(B) reduce or eliminate barriers to trade in services; 
     and
       ``(7) whether or not such country has taken or is taking 
     steps to afford to workers in that country (including any 
     designated zone in that country) internationally recognized 
     worker rights.
       ``(d) Withdrawal, Suspension, or Limitation of Country 
     Designation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President may withdraw, suspend, or 
     limit the application of the duty-free treatment accorded 
     under this title with respect to any country. In taking any 
     action under this subsection, the President shall consider 
     the factors set forth in section 501 and subsection (c) of 
     this section.
       ``(2) Changed circumstances.--The President shall, after 
     complying with the requirements of subsection (f)(2), 
     withdraw or suspend the designation of any country as a 
     beneficiary developing country if, after such designation, 
     the President determines that as the result of changed 
     circumstances such country would be barred from designation 
     as a beneficiary developing country under subsection (b)(2). 
     Such country shall cease to be a beneficiary developing 
     country on the day on which the President issues an Executive 
     order or Presidential proclamation revoking the designation 
     of such country under this title.
       ``(3) Advice to congress.--The President shall, as 
     necessary, advise the Congress on the application of section 
     501 and subsection (c) of this section, and the actions the 
     President has taken to withdraw, to suspend, or to limit the 
     application of duty-free treatment with respect to any 
     country which has failed to adequately take the actions 
     described in subsection (c).
       ``(e) Mandatory Graduation of Beneficiary Developing 
     Countries.--If the President determines that a beneficiary 
     developing country has become a `high income' country, as 
     defined by the official statistics of the International Bank 
     for Reconstruction and Development, then the President shall 
     terminate the designation of such country as a beneficiary 
     developing country for purposes of this title, effective on 
     January 1 of the second year following the year in which such 
     determination is made.
       ``(f) Congressional Notification.--
       ``(1) Notification of designation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Before the President designates any 
     country as a beneficiary developing country under this title, 
     the President shall notify the Congress of the President's 
     intention to make such designation, together with the 
     considerations entering into such decision.
       ``(B) Designation as least-developed beneficiary developing 
     country.--At least 60 days before the President designates 
     any country as a least-developed beneficiary developing 
     country, the President shall notify the Congress of the 
     President's intention to make such designation.
       ``(2) Notification of termination.--If the President has 
     designated any country as a beneficiary developing country 
     under this title, the President shall not terminate such 
     designation unless, at least 60 days before such termination, 
     the President has notified the Congress and has notified such 
     country of the President's intention to terminate such 
     designation, together with the considerations entering into 
     such decision.

     ``SEC. 503. DESIGNATION OF ELIGIBLE ARTICLES.

       ``(a) Eligible Articles.--
       ``(1) Designation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     the President is authorized to designate articles as eligible 
     articles from all beneficiary developing countries for 
     purposes of this title by Executive order or Presidential 
     proclamation after receiving the advice of the International 
     Trade Commission in accordance with subsection (e).
       ``(B) Least-developed beneficiary developing countries.--
     Except for articles described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
     (E) of subsection (b)(1) and articles described in paragraphs 
     (2) and (3) of subsection (b), the President may, in carrying 
     out section 502(d)(1) and subsection (c)(1) of this section, 
     designate articles as eligible articles only for countries 
     designated as least-developed beneficiary developing 
     countries under section 502(a)(2) if, after receiving the 
     advice of the International Trade Commission in accordance 
     with subsection (e) of this section, the President determines 
     that such articles are not import-sensitive in the context of 
     imports from least-developed beneficiary developing 
     countries.
       ``(C) Three-year rule.--If, after receiving the advice of 
     the International Trade Commission under subsection (e), an 
     article has been formally considered for designation as an 
     eligible article under this title and denied such 
     designation, such article may not be reconsidered for such 
     designation for a period of 3 years after such denial.
       ``(2) Rule of origin.--
       ``(A) General rule.--The duty-free treatment provided under 
     this title shall apply to any eligible article which is the 
     growth, product, or manufacture of a beneficiary developing 
     country if--
       ``(i) that article is imported directly from a beneficiary 
     developing country into the customs territory of the United 
     States; and
       ``(ii) the sum of--

       ``(I) the cost or value of the materials produced in the 
     beneficiary developing country or any two or more such 
     countries that are members of the same association of 
     countries and are treated as one country under section 
     507(2), plus
       ``(II) the direct costs of processing operations performed 
     in such beneficiary developing country or such member 
     countries,

     is not less than 35 percent of the appraised value of such 
     article at the time it is entered.
       ``(B) Exclusions.--An article shall not be treated as the 
     growth, product, or manufacture of a beneficiary developing 
     country by virtue of having merely undergone--
       ``(i) simple combining or packaging operations, or
       ``(ii) mere dilution with water or mere dilution with 
     another substance that does not materially alter the 
     characteristics of the article.
       ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury, after 
     consulting with the United States Trade Representative, shall 
     prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out 
     paragraph (2), including, but not limited to, regulations 
     providing that, in order to be eligible for duty-free 
     treatment under this title, an article--

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       ``(A) must be wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of 
     a beneficiary developing country, or
       ``(B) must be a new or different article of commerce which 
     has been grown, produced, or manufactured in the beneficiary 
     developing country.
       ``(b) Articles That May Not Be Designated As Eligible 
     Articles.--
       ``(1) Import sensitive articles.--The President may not 
     designate any article as an eligible article under subsection 
     (a) if such article is within one of the following categories 
     of import-sensitive articles:
       ``(A) Textile and apparel articles which were not eligible 
     articles for purposes of this title on January 1, 1994, as 
     this title was in effect on such date.
       ``(B) Watches, except those watches entered after June 30, 
     1989, that the President specifically determines, after 
     public notice and comment, will not cause material injury to 
     watch or watch band, strap, or bracelet manufacturing and 
     assembly operations in the United States or the United States 
     insular possessions.
       ``(C) Import-sensitive electronic articles.
       ``(D) Import-sensitive steel articles.
       ``(E) Footwear, handbags, luggage, flat goods, work gloves, 
     and leather wearing apparel which were not eligible articles 
     for purposes of this title on January 1, 1995, as this title 
     was in effect on such date.
       ``(F) Import-sensitive semimanufactured and manufactured 
     glass products.
       ``(G) Any other articles which the President determines to 
     be import-sensitive in the context of the Generalized System 
     of Preferences.
       ``(2) Articles against which other actions taken.--An 
     article shall not be an eligible article for purposes of this 
     title for any period during which such article is the subject 
     of any action proclaimed pursuant to section 203 of this Act 
     (19 U.S.C. 2253) or section 232 or 351 of the Trade Expansion 
     Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862, 1981).
       ``(3) Agricultural products.--No quantity of an 
     agricultural product subject to a tariff-rate quota that 
     exceeds the in-quota quantity shall be eligible for duty-free 
     treatment under this title.
       ``(c) Withdrawal, Suspension, or Limitation of Duty-Free 
     Treatment; Competitive Need Limitation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President may withdraw, suspend, or 
     limit the application of the duty-free treatment accorded 
     under this title with respect to any article, except that no 
     rate of duty may be established with respect to any article 
     pursuant to this subsection other than the rate which would 
     apply but for this title. In taking any action under this 
     subsection, the President shall consider the factors set 
     forth in sections 501 and 502(c).
       ``(2) Competitive need limitation.--
       ``(A) Basis for withdrawal of duty-free treatment.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii) and 
     subject to subsection (d), whenever the President determines 
     that a beneficiary developing country has exported (directly 
     or indirectly) to the United States during any calendar year 
     beginning after December 31, 1995--

       ``(I) a quantity of an eligible article having an appraised 
     value in excess of the applicable amount for the calendar 
     year, or
       ``(II) a quantity of an eligible article equal to or 
     exceeding 50 percent of the appraised value of the total 
     imports of that article into the United States during any 
     calendar year,

     the President shall, not later than July 1 of the next 
     calendar year, terminate the duty-free treatment for that 
     article from that beneficiary developing country.
       ``(ii) Annual adjustment of applicable amount.--For 
     purposes of applying clause (i), the applicable amount is--

       ``(I) for 1996, $75,000,000, and
       ``(II) for each calendar year thereafter, an amount equal 
     to the applicable amount in effect for the preceding calendar 
     year plus $5,000,000.

       ``(B) Country defined.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `country' does not include an association of countries 
     which is treated as one country under section 507(2), but 
     does include a country which is a member of any such 
     association.
       ``(C) Redesignations.--A country which is no longer treated 
     as a beneficiary developing country with respect to an 
     eligible article by reason of subparagraph (A) may, subject 
     to the considerations set forth in sections 501 and 502, be 
     redesignated a beneficiary developing country with respect to 
     such article if imports of such article from such country did 
     not exceed the limitations in subparagraph (A) during the 
     preceding calendar year.
       ``(D) Least-developed beneficiary developing countries.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any least-developed 
     beneficiary developing country.
       ``(E) Articles not produced in the united states 
     excluded.--Subparagraph (A)(i)(II) shall not apply with 
     respect to any eligible article if a like or directly 
     competitive article was not produced in the United States on 
     January 1, 1995.
       ``(F) De minimis waivers.--
       ``(i) In general.--The President may disregard subparagraph 
     (A)(i)(II) with respect to any eligible article from any 
     beneficiary developing country if the aggregate appraised 
     value of the imports of such article into the United States 
     during the preceding calendar year does not exceed the 
     applicable amount for such preceding calendar year.
       ``(ii) Applicable amount.--For purposes applying clause 
     (i), the applicable amount is--

       ``(I) for calendar year 1995, $13,000,000, and
       ``(II) for each calendar year thereafter, an amount equal 
     to the applicable amount in effect for the preceding calendar 
     year plus $500,000.

       ``(d) Waiver of Competitive Need Limitation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President may waive the application 
     of subsection (c)(2) with respect to any eligible article of 
     any beneficiary developing country if, before July 1 of the 
     calendar year beginning after the calendar year for which a 
     determination described in subsection (c)(2)(A) was made with 
     respect to such eligible article, the President--
       ``(A) receives the advice of the International Trade 
     Commission under section 332 of the Tariff Act of 1930 on 
     whether any industry in the United States is likely to be 
     adversely affected by such waiver,
       ``(B) determines, based on the considerations described in 
     sections 501 and 502(c) and the advice described in 
     subparagraph (A), that such waiver is in the national 
     economic interest of the United States, and
       ``(C) publishes the determination described in subparagraph 
     (B) in the Federal Register.
       ``(2) Considerations by the president.--In making any 
     determination under paragraph (1), the President shall give 
     great weight to--
       ``(A) the extent to which the beneficiary developing 
     country has assured the United States that such country will 
     provide equitable and reasonable access to the markets and 
     basic commodity resources of such country, and
       ``(B) the extent to which such country provides adequate 
     and effective protection of intellectual property rights.
       ``(3) Other bases for waiver.--The President may waive the 
     application of subsection (c)(2) if, before July 1 of the 
     calendar year beginning after the calendar year for which a 
     determination described in subsection (c)(2) was made with 
     respect to a beneficiary developing country, the President 
     determines that--
       ``(A) there has been a historical preferential trade 
     relationship between the United States and such country,
       ``(B) there is a treaty or trade agreement in force 
     covering economic relations between such country and the 
     United States, and
       ``(C) such country does not discriminate against, or impose 
     unjustifiable or unreasonable barriers to, United States 
     commerce,
     and the President publishes that determination in the Federal 
     Register.
       ``(4) Limitations on waivers.--
       ``(A) In general.--The President may not exercise the 
     waiver authority under this subsection with respect to a 
     quantity of an eligible article entered during any calendar 
     year beginning after 1995, the aggregate appraised value of 
     which equals or exceeds 30 percent of the aggregate appraised 
     value of all articles that entered duty-free under this title 
     during the preceding calendar year.
       ``(B) Other waiver limits.--The President may not exercise 
     the waiver authority provided under this subsection with 
     respect to a quantity of an eligible article entered during 
     any calendar year beginning after 1995, the aggregate 
     appraised value of which exceeds 15 percent of the aggregate 
     appraised value of all articles that have entered duty-free 
     under this title during the preceding calendar year from 
     those beneficiary developing countries which for the 
     preceding calendar year--
       ``(i) had a per capita gross national product (calculated 
     on the basis of the best available information, including 
     that of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development) of $5,000 or more; or
       ``(ii) had exported (either directly or indirectly) to the 
     United States a quantity of articles that was duty-free under 
     this title that had an aggregate appraised value of more than 
     10 percent of the aggregate appraised value of all articles 
     that entered duty-free under this title during that year.
       ``(C) Calculation of limitations.--There shall be counted 
     against the limitations imposed under subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) for any calendar year only that value of any eligible 
     article of any country that--
       ``(i) entered duty-free under this title during such 
     calendar year; and
       ``(ii) is in excess of the value of that article that would 
     have been so entered during such calendar year if the 
     limitations under subsection (c)(2)(A) applied.
       ``(5) Effective period of waiver.--Any waiver granted under 
     this subsection shall remain in effect until the President 
     determines that such waiver is no longer warranted due to 
     changed circumstances.
       ``(e) International Trade Commission Advice.--Before 
     designating articles as eligible articles under subsection 
     (a)(1), the President shall publish and furnish the 
     International Trade Commission with lists of articles which 
     may be considered for designation as eligible articles for 
     purposes of this title. The provisions of sections 131, 132, 
     133, and 134 shall be complied with as though action under 
     section 501 and this section were action under section 123 to 
     carry out a trade agreement entered into under section 123.
       ``(f) Special Rule Concerning Puerto Rico.--No action under 
     this title may affect any tariff duty imposed by the 
     Legislature of Puerto Rico pursuant to section 319 of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 on coffee imported into Puerto Rico.

     ``SEC. 504. REVIEW AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       ``The President shall submit an annual report to the 
     Congress on the status of internationally recognized worker 
     rights within each beneficiary developing country.

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     ``SEC. 505. DATE OF TERMINATION.

       ``No duty-free treatment provided under this title shall 
     remain in effect after December 31, 1996.

     ``SEC. 506. AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS OF BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING 
                   COUNTRIES.

       ``The appropriate agencies of the United States shall 
     assist beneficiary developing countries to develop and 
     implement measures designed to assure that the agricultural 
     sectors of their economies are not directed to export markets 
     to the detriment of the production of foodstuffs for their 
     citizenry.

     ``SEC. 507. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this title:
       ``(1) Beneficiary developing country.--The term 
     `beneficiary developing country' means any country with 
     respect to which there is in effect an Executive order or 
     Presidential proclamation by the President designating such 
     country as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of 
     this title.
       ``(2) Country.--The term `country' means any foreign 
     country or territory, including any overseas dependent 
     territory or possession of a foreign country, or the Trust 
     Territory of the Pacific Islands. In the case of an 
     association of countries which is a free trade area or 
     customs union, or which is contributing to comprehensive 
     regional economic integration among its members through 
     appropriate means, including, but not limited to, the 
     reduction of duties, the President may by Executive order or 
     Presidential proclamation provide that all members of such 
     association other than members which are barred from 
     designation under section 502(b) shall be treated as one 
     country for purposes of this title.
       ``(3) Entered.--The term `entered' means entered, or 
     withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, in the customs 
     territory of the United States.
       ``(4) Internationally recognized worker rights.--The term 
     `internationally recognized worker rights' includes--
       ``(A) the right of association;
       ``(B) the right to organize and bargain collectively;
       ``(C) a prohibition on the use of any form of forced or 
     compulsory labor;
       ``(D) a minimum age for the employment of children; and
       ``(E) acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum 
     wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health.
       ``(5) Least-developed beneficiary developing country.--The 
     term `least-developed beneficiary developing country' means a 
     beneficiary developing country that is designated as a least-
     developed beneficiary developing country under section 
     502(a)(2).''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The items relating to title V in 
     the table of contents of the Trade Act of 1974 are amended to 
     read as follows:

              ``TITLE V--GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES

``Sec. 501. Authority to extend preferences.
``Sec. 502. Designation of beneficiary developing countries.
``Sec. 503. Designation of eligible articles.
``Sec. 504. Review and reports to Congress.
``Sec. 505. Date of termination.
``Sec. 506. Agricultural exports of beneficiary developing countries.
``Sec. 507. Definitions.''.

     SEC. 11803. RETROACTIVE APPLICATION FOR CERTAIN LIQUIDATIONS 
                   AND RELIQUIDATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 or any other provision of law and subject to 
     subsection (b), the entry--
       (1) of any article to which duty-free treatment under title 
     V of the Trade Act of 1974 would have applied if the entry 
     had been made on July 31, 1995, and
       (2) that was made after July 31, 1995, and before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act,
     shall be liquidated or reliquidated as free of duty, and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall refund any duty paid with 
     respect to such entry. As used in this subsection, the term 
     ``entry'' includes a withdrawal from warehouse for 
     consumption.
       (b) Requests.--Liquidation or reliquidation may be made 
     under subsection (a) with respect to an entry only if a 
     request therefor is filed with the Customs Service, within 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, that 
     contains sufficient information to enable the Customs 
     Service--
       (1) to locate the entry; or
       (2) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.

     SEC. 11804. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Trade Laws.--
       (1) Section 1211(b) of the Omnibus Trade and 
     Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 3011(b)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(19 U.S.C. 2463(a), 
     2464(c)(3))'' and inserting ``(as in effect on July 31, 
     1995)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(19 U.S.C. 
     2464(c)(1))'' and inserting the following: ``(as in effect on 
     July 31, 1995)''.
       (2) Section 203(c)(7) of the Andean Trade Preference Act 
     (19 U.S.C. 3202(c)(7)) is amended by striking ``502(a)(4)'' 
     and inserting ``507(4)''.
       (3) Section 212(b)(7) of the Caribbean Basin Economic 
     Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2702(b)(7)) is amended by striking 
     ``502(a)(4)'' and inserting ``507(4)''.
       (4) General note 3(a)(iv)(C) of the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule of the United States is amended by striking 
     ``sections 503(b) and 504(c)'' and inserting ``subsections 
     (a), (c), and (d) of section 503''.
       (5) Section 201(a)(2) of the North American Free Trade 
     Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3331(a)(2)) is 
     amended by striking ``502(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2462(a)(2))'' and inserting ``502(f)(2) of the Trade 
     Act of 1974''.
       (6) Section 131 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 
     U.S.C. 3551) is amended in subsections (a) and (b)(1) by 
     striking ``502(a)(4)'' and inserting ``507(4)''.
       (b) Other Laws.--
       (1) Section 871(f)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by striking ``within the meaning of section 
     502'' and inserting ``under title V''.
       (2) Section 2202(8) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 
     (15 U.S.C. 4711(8)) is amended by striking ``502(a)(4)'' and 
     inserting ``507(4)''.
       (3) Section 231A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2191a(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``502(a)(4) of the Trade 
     Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462(a)(4))'' and inserting ``507(4) 
     of the Trade Act of 1974'';
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``505(c) of the Trade Act 
     of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2465(c))'' and inserting ``504 of the 
     Trade Act of 1974''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4) by striking ``502(a)(4)'' and 
     inserting ``507(4)''.
       (4) Section 1621(a)(1) of the International Financial 
     Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262p-4p(a)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``502(a)(4)'' and inserting ``507(4)''.
       (5) Section 103B of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 
     1444-2) is amended in subsections (a)(5)(F)(v) and (n)(1)(C) 
     by striking ``503(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2463(d))'' and inserting ``503(b)(3) of the Trade Act of 
     1974''.
               Subtitle M--Increase in Public Debt LImit

     SEC. 11901. INCREASE IN PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT.

       Subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking the dollar amount contained in 
     the first sentence and inserting ``$5,500,000,000,000'' and 
     by striking the second sentence (if any).
  TITLE XII--TEACHING HOSPITALS AND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION; ASSET 
                  SALES; WELFARE; AND OTHER PROVISIONS

     SEC. 12001. SHORT TITLE.

       Subtitles A through K of this title may be cited as the 
     ``Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 12002. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents of subtitles A through L of this 
     title is as follows:

Sec. 12001. Short title.
Sec. 12002. Table of contents.

  Subtitle A--Block Grants for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Sec. 12100. References to the Social Security Act.
Sec. 12101. Block grants to States.
Sec. 12102. Report on data processing.
Sec. 12103. Conforming amendments to the Social Security Act.
Sec. 12104. Conforming amendments to the Food Stamp Act of 1977 and 
              related provisions.
Sec. 12105. Conforming amendments to other laws.
Sec. 12106. Effective date; transition rule.

                Subtitle B--Supplemental Security Income

Sec. 12200. Reference to Social Security Act.

                  Chapter 1--Eligibility Restrictions

Sec. 12201. Denial of supplemental security income benefits by reason 
              of disability to drug addicts and alcoholics.
Sec. 12202. Denial of SSI benefits for 10 years to individuals found to 
              have fraudulently misrepresented residence in order to 
              obtain benefits simultaneously in 2 or more States.
Sec. 12203. Denial of SSI benefits for fugitive felons and probation 
              and parole violators.

               Chapter 2--Benefits For Disabled Children

Sec. 12211. Definition and eligibility rules.
Sec. 12212. Eligibility redeterminations and continuing disability 
              reviews.
Sec. 12213. Additional accountability requirements.
Sec. 12214. Reduction in cash benefits payable to institutionalized 
              individuals whose medical costs are covered by private 
              insurance.
Sec. 12215. Regulations.

                       Subtitle C--Child Support

Sec. 12300. Reference to Social Security Act.

     Chapter 1--Eligibility For Services; Distribution of Payments

Sec. 12301. State obligation to provide child support enforcement 
              services.
Sec. 12302. Distribution of child support collections.
Sec. 12303. Privacy safeguards.

                  Chapter 2--Locate And Case Tracking

Sec. 12311. State case registry.
Sec. 12312. Collection and disbursement of support payments.
Sec. 12313. State directory of new hires.
Sec. 12314. Amendments concerning income withholding.
Sec. 12315. Locator information from interstate networks.
Sec. 12316. Expansion of the Federal parent locator service.
Sec. 12317. Collection and use of social security numbers for use in 
              child support enforcement.

          Chapter 3--Streamlining And Uniformity of Procedures

Sec. 12321. Adoption of uniform State laws.

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Sec. 12322. Improvements to full faith and credit for child support 
              orders.
Sec. 12323. Administrative enforcement in interstate cases.
Sec. 12324. Use of forms in interstate enforcement.
Sec. 12325. State laws providing expedited procedures.

                   Chapter 4--Paternity Establishment

Sec. 12331. State laws concerning paternity establishment.
Sec. 12332. Outreach for voluntary paternity establishment.
Sec. 12333. Cooperation by applicants for and recipients of temporary 
              family assistance.

             Chapter 5--Program Administration and Funding

Sec. 12341. Performance-based incentives and penalties.
Sec. 12342. Federal and State reviews and audits.
Sec. 12343. Required reporting procedures.
Sec. 12344. Automated data processing requirements.
Sec. 12345. Technical assistance.
Sec. 12346. Reports and data collection by the Secretary.

      Chapter 6--Establishment And Modification of Support Orders

Sec. 12351. Simplified process for review and adjustment of child 
              support orders.
Sec. 12352. Furnishing consumer reports for certain purposes relating 
              to child support.
Sec. 12353. Nonliability for financial institutions providing financial 
              records to State child support enforcement agencies in 
              child support cases.

                Chapter 7--Enforcement Of Support Orders

Sec. 12361. Internal Revenue Service collection of arrearages.
Sec. 12362. Authority to collect support from Federal employees.
Sec. 12363. Enforcement of child support obligations of members of the 
              Armed Forces.
Sec. 12364. Voiding of fraudulent transfers.
Sec. 12365. Work requirement for persons owing past-due child support.
Sec. 12366. Definition of support order.
Sec. 12367. Reporting arrearages to credit bureaus.
Sec. 12368. Liens.
Sec. 12369. State law authorizing suspension of licenses.
Sec. 12370. International child support enforcement.
Sec. 12371. Financial institution data matches.
Sec. 12372. Enforcement of orders against paternal or maternal 
              grandparents in cases of minor parents.

                       Chapter 8--Medical Support

Sec. 12376. Correction to ERISA definition of medical child support 
              order.
Sec. 12377. Enforcement of orders for health care coverage.

Chapter 9--Enhancing Responsibility and Opportunity for Non-Residential 
                                Parents

Sec. 12381. Grants to States for access and visitation programs.

                    Chapter 10--Effect of Enactment

Sec. 12391. Effective dates.

     Subtitle D--Restricting Welfare and Public Benefits for Aliens

              Chapter 1--Eligibility For Federal Benefits

Sec. 12401. Aliens who are not qualified aliens ineligible for Federal 
              public benefits.
Sec. 12402. Limited eligibility of certain qualified aliens for certain 
              Federal programs.
Sec. 12403. Five-year limited eligibility of qualified aliens for 
              Federal means-tested public benefit.

       Chapter 2--Attribution Of Income and Affidavits of Support

Sec. 12421. Attribution of sponsor's income and resources to alien.
Sec. 12422. Requirements for sponsor's affidavit of support.
Sec. 12423. Cosignature of alien student loans.

                      Chapter 3-General Provisions

Sec. 12431. Definitions.
Sec. 12432. Reapplication for SSI benefits.
Sec. 12433. Statutory construction.

Subtitle E--Teaching Hospital and Graduate Medical Education Trust Fund

                         Chapter 1--Trust Fund

Sec. 13501. Establishment of Fund; payments to teaching hospitals.

               Chapter 2--Amendments to Medicare Program

Sec. 13511. Transfer of funds.

                 Subtitle F--National Defense Stockpile

Sec. 12601. Disposal of certain materials in national defense stockpile 
              for deficit reduction.

 Subtitle G--Child Protection Block Grant Program And Foster Care and 
                          Adoption Assistance

Sec. 12701. Establishment of program.
Sec. 12702. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 12703. Effective date; transition rule.

                         Subtitle H--Child Care

Sec. 12801. Short title and references.
Sec. 12802. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 12803. Lead agency.
Sec. 12804. Application and plan.
Sec. 12805. Limitation on State allotments.
Sec. 12806. Activities to improve the quality of child care.
Sec. 12807. Administration and enforcement.
Sec. 12808. Payments.
Sec. 12809. Annual report and audits.
Sec. 12810. Allotments.
Sec. 12811. Definitions.

                  Subtitle I--Child Nutrition Programs

                  Chapter 1--National School Lunch Act

Sec. 12901. Termination of additional payment for lunches served in 
              high free and reduced price participation schools.
Sec. 12902. Direct Federal expenditures.
Sec. 12903. Value of food assistance.
Sec. 12904. Reduced price lunches.
Sec. 12905. Lunches, breakfasts, and supplements.
Sec. 12906. Summer food service program for children.
Sec. 12907. Child care food program.
Sec. 12908. Pilot projects.
Sec. 12909. Information clearinghouse.

                     Chapter 2--Child Nutrition Act

Sec. 12921. Special milk program.
Sec. 12922. Free and reduced price breakfasts.
Sec. 12923. Conforming reimbursement for paid breakfasts and lunches.
Sec. 12924. School breakfast program authorization.
Sec. 12925. Miscellaneous provisions and definitions.
Sec. 12926. Nutrition education and training.

           Subtitle J--Food Stamps and Commodity Distribution

Sec. 13001. Short title.

                     Chapter 1--Food Stamp Program

Sec. 13011. Definition of certification period.
Sec. 13012. Definition of coupon.
Sec. 13013. Treatment of children living at home.
Sec. 13014. Optional additional criteria for separate household 
              determinations.
Sec. 13015. Adjustment of thrifty food plan.
Sec. 13016. Definition of homeless individual.
Sec. 13017. State option for eligibility standards.
Sec. 13018. Earnings of students.
Sec. 13019. Energy assistance.
Sec. 13020. Deductions from income.
Sec. 13021. Vehicle allowance.
Sec. 13022. Vendor payments for transitional housing counted as income.
Sec. 13023. Doubled penalties for violating food stamp program 
              requirements.
Sec. 13024. Disqualification of convicted individuals.
Sec. 13025. Disqualification.
Sec. 13026. Caretaker exemption.
Sec. 13027. Employment and training.
Sec. 13028. Comparable treatment for disqualification.
Sec. 13029. Disqualification for receipt of multiple food stamp 
              benefits.
Sec. 13030. Disqualification of fleeing felons.
Sec. 13031. Cooperation with child support agencies.
Sec. 13032. Disqualification relating to child support arrears.
Sec. 13033. Work requirement.
Sec. 13034. Encourage electronic benefit transfer systems.
Sec. 13035. Value of minimum allotment.
Sec. 13036. Benefits on recertification.
Sec. 13037. Optional combined allotment for expedited households.
Sec. 13038. Failure to comply with other means-tested public assistance 
              programs.
Sec. 13039. Allotments for households residing in centers.
Sec. 13040. Condition precedent for approval of retail food stores and 
              wholesale food concerns.
Sec. 13041. Authority to establish authorization periods.
Sec. 13042. Information for verifying eligibility for authorization.
Sec. 13043. Waiting period for stores that fail to meet authorization 
              criteria.
Sec. 13044. Expedited coupon service.
Sec. 13045. Withdrawing fair hearing requests.
Sec. 13046. Disqualification of retailers who intentionally submit 
              falsified applications.
Sec. 13047. Disqualification of retailers who are disqualified under 
              the WIC program.
Sec. 13048. Collection of overissuances.
Sec. 13049. Authority to suspend stores violating program requirements 
              pending administrative and judicial review.
Sec. 13050. Limitation of Federal match.
Sec. 13051. Work supplementation or support program.
Sec. 13052. Authorization of pilot projects.
Sec. 13053. Employment initiatives program.
Sec. 13054. Reauthorization of Puerto Rico nutrition assistance 
              program.
Sec. 13055. Simplified food stamp program.
Sec. 13056. State food assistance block grant.
Sec. 13057. American Samoa.
Sec. 13058. Assistance for community food projects.

               Chapter 2--Commodity Distribution Programs

Sec. 13071. Emergency food assistance program.

                       Subtitle K--Miscellaneous

Sec. 13101. Food stamp eligibility.
Sec. 13102. Reduction in block grants for social services.

             Subtitle L--Reform of the Earned Income Credit

Sec. 13200. Amendment of 1986 code.

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Sec. 13201. Earned income credit denied to individuals not authorized 
              to be employed in the United States.
Sec. 13202. Repeal of earned income credit for individuals without 
              children.
Sec. 13203. Modification of earned income credit amount and phaseout.
Sec. 13204. Rules relating to denial of earned income credit on basis 
              of disqualified income.
Sec. 13205. Modification of adjusted gross income definition for earned 
              income credit.
Sec. 13206. Provisions to improve tax compliance.

                   Subtitle M--Clinical Laboratories

Sec. 13301. Exemption of physician office laboratories.
  Subtitle A--Block Grants for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

     SEC. 12100. REFERENCES TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, wherever in this 
     subtitle an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment 
     to or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference 
     shall be considered to be made to that section or other 
     provision of the Social Security Act.

     SEC. 12101. BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES.

       Part A of title IV (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended to 
     read as follows:

  ``PART A--BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY 
                                FAMILIES

     ``SEC. 401. ELIGIBLE STATES; STATE PLAN.

       ``(a) In General.--As used in this part, the term `eligible 
     State' means, with respect to a fiscal year, a State that, 
     during the 2-year period immediately preceding the fiscal 
     year, has submitted to the Secretary a plan that includes the 
     following:
       ``(1) Outline of family assistance program.--
       ``(A) General provisions.--A written document that outlines 
     how the State intends to do the following:
       ``(i) Conduct a program, designed to serve all political 
     subdivisions in the State, that provides assistance to needy 
     families with (or expecting) children and provides parents 
     with job preparation, work, and support services to enable 
     them to leave the program and become self-sufficient.
       ``(ii) Require a parent or caretaker receiving assistance 
     under the program to engage in work (as defined by the State) 
     once the State determines the parent or caretaker is ready to 
     engage in work, or once the parent or caretaker has received 
     assistance under the program for 24 months (whether or not 
     consecutive), whichever is earlier.
       ``(iii) Ensure that parents and caretakers receiving 
     assistance under the program engage in work activities in 
     accordance with section 406.
       ``(iv) Take such reasonable steps as the State deems 
     necessary to restrict the use and disclosure of information 
     about individuals and families receiving assistance under the 
     program.
       ``(v) Establish goals and take action to prevent and reduce 
     the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies, with special 
     emphasis on teenage pregnancies, and establish numerical 
     goals for reducing the illegitimacy ratio of the State (as 
     defined in section 402(a)(2)(B)) for calendar years 1996 
     through 2005.
       ``(B) Special provisions.--
       ``(i) The document shall indicate whether the State intends 
     to treat families moving into the State from another State 
     differently than other families under the program, and if so, 
     how the State intends to treat such families under the 
     program.
       ``(ii) The document shall indicate whether the State 
     intends to provide assistance under the program to 
     individuals who are not citizens of the United States, and if 
     so, shall include an overview of such assistance.
       ``(2) Certification that the state will operate a child 
     support enforcement program.--A certification by the chief 
     executive officer of the State that, during the fiscal year, 
     the State will operate a child support enforcement program 
     under the State plan approved under part D.
       ``(3) Certification that the state will operate a child 
     protection program.--A certification by the chief executive 
     officer of the State that, during the fiscal year, the State 
     will operate a child protection program under the State plan 
     approved under part B.
       ``(4) Certification of the administration of the program.--
     A certification by the chief executive officer of the State 
     specifying which State agency or agencies will administer and 
     supervise the program referred to in paragraph (1) for the 
     fiscal year, which shall include assurances that local 
     governments and private sector organizations--
       ``(A) have been consulted regarding the plan and design of 
     welfare services in the State so that services are provided 
     in a manner appropriate to local populations; and
       ``(B) have had at least 60 days to submit comments on the 
     plan and the design of such services.
       ``(5) Certification that the state will provide indians 
     with equitable access to assistance.--A certification by the 
     chief executive officer of the State that, during the fiscal 
     year, the State will provide each Indian who is a member of 
     an Indian tribe in the State that does not have a tribal 
     family assistance plan approved under section 411 with 
     equitable access to assistance under the State program funded 
     under this part.
       ``(b) Special Rule for Fiscal Year 1996.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (a), the term `eligible State' means, with respect 
     to fiscal year 1996, a State that has submitted to the 
     Secretary a plan described in subsection (a) within 3 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this part.
       ``(c) Public Availability of State Plan Summary.--The State 
     shall make available to the public a summary of any plan 
     submitted by the State under this section.

     ``SEC. 402. PAYMENTS TO STATES.

       ``(a) Grants.--
       ``(1) Family assistance grant.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each eligible State shall be entitled to 
     receive from the Secretary, for each of fiscal years 1996, 
     1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000, a grant in an amount equal to the 
     State family assistance grant. The payment of these grants to 
     States shall not be deemed to entitle any individual or 
     family to any assistance under any State program funded under 
     this part.
       ``(B) State family assistance grant defined.--As used in 
     this part, the term `State family assistance grant' means the 
     greatest of--
       ``(i) \1/3\ of the total amount required to be paid to the 
     State under section 403 of this title (as in effect on 
     September 30, 1995) for fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994 
     (other than with respect to amounts expended by the State for 
     child care under subsection (g) or (i) of section 402 (as so 
     in effect));
       ``(ii) the total amount required to be paid to the State 
     under such section 403 for fiscal year 1994 (other than with 
     respect to amounts expended by the State for child care under 
     subsection (g) or (i) of section 402 (as so in effect)); or
       ``(iii) \4/3\ of the total amount required to be paid to 
     the State under such section 403 for the 1st 3 quarters of 
     fiscal year 1995 (other than with respect to amounts expended 
     by the State under the State plan approved under part F (as 
     so in effect) or for child care under subsection (g) or (i) 
     of section 402 (as so in effect)), plus the total amount 
     required to be paid to the State for fiscal year 1995 under 
     section 403(l) (as so in effect).
       ``(2) Grant to reward states that reduce out-of-wedlock 
     births.--
       ``(A) In general.--In addition to any grant under paragraph 
     (1), each eligible State shall be entitled to receive from 
     the Secretary for fiscal year 1998 or any succeeding fiscal 
     year, a grant in an amount equal to the State family 
     assistance grant multiplied by--
       ``(i) 5 percent if--

       ``(I) the illegitimacy ratio of the State for the fiscal 
     year is at least 1 percentage point lower than the 
     illegitimacy ratio of the State for fiscal year 1995; and
       ``(II) the rate of induced pregnancy terminations in the 
     State for the fiscal year is less than the rate of induced 
     pregnancy terminations in the State for fiscal year 1995; or

       ``(ii) 10 percent--

       ``(I) if the illegitimacy ratio of the State for the fiscal 
     year is at least 2 percentage points lower than the 
     illegitimacy ratio of the State for fiscal year 1995; and
       ``(II) the rate of induced pregnancy terminations in the 
     State for the fiscal year is less than the rate of induced 
     pregnancy terminations in the State for fiscal year 1995.

       ``(B) Illegitimacy ratio.--As used in this paragraph, the 
     term `illegitimacy ratio' means, with respect to a State and 
     a fiscal year--
       ``(i) the number of out-of-wedlock births that occurred in 
     the State during the most recent fiscal year for which such 
     information is available; divided by
       ``(ii) the number of births that occurred in the State 
     during the most recent fiscal year for which such information 
     is available.
       ``(C) Disregard of changes in data due to changed reporting 
     methods.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
     shall disregard--
       ``(i) any difference between the illegitimacy ratio of a 
     State for a fiscal year and the illegitimacy ratio of the 
     State for fiscal year 1995 which is attributable to a change 
     in State methods of reporting data used to calculate the 
     illegitimacy ratio; and
       ``(ii) any difference between the rate of induced pregnancy 
     terminations in a State for a fiscal year and such rate for 
     fiscal year 1995 which is attributable to a change in State 
     methods of reporting data used to calculate such rate.
       ``(3) Supplemental grant for population increases in 
     certain states.--
       ``(A) In general.--In addition to any grant under paragraph 
     (1), each qualifying State shall, subject to subparagraph 
     (E), be entitled to receive from the Secretary for each of 
     fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000, a grant in an amount 
     equal to the sum of--
       ``(i) the amount (if any) required to be paid to the State 
     under this paragraph for the immediately preceding fiscal 
     year; and
       ``(ii) 2.5 percent of the sum of--

       ``(I) the total amount required to be paid to the State 
     under part A (as in effect during fiscal year 1994) for 
     fiscal year 1994; and
       ``(II) the amount (if any) required to be paid to the State 
     under this paragraph for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal 
     year specified in the matter preceding clause (i).

       ``(B) Qualifying state.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this paragraph, a State 
     is a qualifying State for a fiscal year if--

       ``(I) the level of welfare spending per poor person by the 
     State for the immediately preceding fiscal year is less than 
     the national average level of State welfare spending per poor 
     person for such preceding fiscal year; and

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       ``(II) the population growth rate of the State (as 
     determined by the Bureau of the Census for the most recent 
     fiscal year for which information is available exceeds the 
     average population growth rate for all States (as so 
     determined) for such most recent fiscal year.

       ``(ii) State must qualify in fiscal year 1997.--
     Notwithstanding clause (i), a State shall not be a qualifying 
     State for any fiscal year after 1997 by reason of clause (i) 
     if the State is not a qualifying State for fiscal year 1997 
     by reason of clause (i).
       ``(iii) Certain states deemed qualifying states.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph, a State is deemed to be a 
     qualifying State for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 
     if--

       ``(I) the level of welfare spending per poor person by the 
     State for fiscal year 1996 is less than 35 percent of the 
     national average level of State welfare spending per poor 
     person for fiscal year 1996; or
       ``(II) the population of the State increased by more than 
     10 percent from April 1, 1990 to July 1, 1994, as determined 
     by the Bureau of the Census.

       ``(C) Definitions.--As used in this paragraph:
       ``(i) Level of welfare spending per poor person.--The term 
     `level of State welfare spending per poor person' means, with 
     respect to a State and a fiscal year--

       ``(I) the sum of--

       ``(aa) the total amount required to be paid to the State 
     under part A (as in effect during fiscal year 1994) for 
     fiscal year 1994; and
       ``(bb) the amount (if any) paid to the State under this 
     paragraph for the immediately preceding fiscal year; divided 
     by

       ``(II) the number of individuals, according to the 1990 
     decennial census, who were residents of the State and whose 
     income was below the poverty line.

       ``(ii) National average level of state welfare spending per 
     poor person.--The term `national average level of State 
     welfare spending per poor person' means, with respect to a 
     fiscal year, an amount equal to--

       ``(I) the total amount required to be paid to the States 
     under part A (as in effect during fiscal year 1994) for 
     fiscal year 1994; divided by
       ``(II) the number of individuals, according to the 1990 
     decennial census, who were residents of any State and whose 
     income was below the poverty line.

       ``(iii) State.--The term `State' means each of the 50 
     States of the United States and the District of Columbia.
       ``(D) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury of 
     the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 such sums as 
     are necessary for grants under this paragraph, in a total 
     amount not to exceed $800,000,000.
       ``(E) Grants reduced pro rata if insufficient 
     appropriations.--If the amount appropriated pursuant to this 
     paragraph for a fiscal year is less than the total amount of 
     payments otherwise required to be made under this paragraph 
     for the fiscal year, then the amount otherwise payable to 
     each qualifying State for the fiscal year under this 
     paragraph shall be reduced by a percentage equal to the 
     amount so appropriated divided by such total amount.
       ``(b) Contingency Fund.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the 
     Treasury of the United States a fund which shall be known as 
     the `Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs' (in this 
     section referred to as the `Fund').
       ``(2) Deposits into fund.--Out of any money in the Treasury 
     of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated for fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 
     2000 such sums as are necessary for payment to the Fund in a 
     total amount not to exceed $800,000,000.
       ``(3) Computation of grant.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each eligible State 
     for a fiscal year an amount equal to the Federal medical 
     assistance percentage for the State for the fiscal year (as 
     defined in section 1905(b), as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this part) of so much of the expenditures by the 
     State in the fiscal year under the State program funded under 
     this part as exceed the historic State expenditures (as 
     defined in section 408(a)(7)(B)(iii)) for the State.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The total amount paid to a State under 
     subparagraph (A) for any fiscal year shall not exceed an 
     amount equal to 20 percent of the State family assistance 
     grant for the fiscal year.
       ``(C) Method of reconciliation.--If, at the end of any 
     fiscal year, the Secretary finds that a State to which 
     amounts from the Fund were paid in the fiscal year did not 
     meet the maintenance of effort requirement under paragraph 
     (4)(B) for the fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce the 
     grant payable to the State under subsection (a)(1) for the 
     immediately succeeding fiscal year by such amounts.
       ``(4) Eligible state.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, a State 
     is an eligible State for a fiscal year, if--
       ``(i)(I) the average rate of total unemployment in such 
     State (seasonally adjusted) for the period consisting of the 
     most recent 3 months for which data for all States are 
     published equals or exceeds 6.5 percent; and
       ``(II) the average rate of total unemployment in such State 
     (seasonally adjusted) for the 3-month period equals or 
     exceeds 110 percent of such average rate for either (or both) 
     of the corresponding 3-month periods ending in the 2 
     preceding calendar years; and
       ``(ii) has met the maintenance of effort requirement under 
     subparagraph (B) for the State program funded under this part 
     for the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Maintenance of effort.--The maintenance of effort 
     requirement for any State under this subparagraph for any 
     fiscal year is the expenditure by the State during the fiscal 
     year of an amount at least equal to 100 percent of the level 
     of historic State expenditures for the State (as determined 
     under section 408(e)).
       ``(5) State.--As used in this subsection, the term `State' 
     means each of the 50 States of the United States and the 
     District of Columbia.
       ``(c) Condition of Grant.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, as a condition of receiving a grant under this 
     section, a State shall not provide cash assistance to a 
     family that includes an adult who has received assistance 
     under any State program funded under this part for 60 months 
     (whether or not consecutive) after September 30, 1995, except 
     as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3).
       ``(2) Minor child exception.--In determining the number of 
     months for which an individual who is a parent or pregnant, 
     as the case may be, has received assistance under the State 
     program funded under this part, there shall be disregarded 
     any month for which such assistance was provided with respect 
     to the individual and throughout which the individual was--
       ``(A) a minor child; and
       ``(B) not the head of a household or married to the head of 
     a household.
       ``(3) Hardship exception.--
       ``(A) In general.--The State may exempt a family from the 
     application of paragraph (1) by reason of hardship or if the 
     family includes an individual who has been battered or 
     subjected to extreme cruelty.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The number of families with respect to 
     which an exemption made by a State under subparagraph (A) is 
     in effect for a fiscal year shall not exceed 15 percent of 
     the average monthly number of families to which the State is 
     providing assistance under the program funded under this 
     part.
       ``(C) Battered or subject to extreme cruelty defined.--For 
     purposes of subparagraph (A), an individual has been battered 
     or subjected to extreme cruelty if the individual has been 
     subjected to--
       ``(i) physical acts that resulted in, or threatened to 
     result in, physical injury to the individual;
       ``(ii) sexual abuse;
       ``(iii) sexual activity involving a dependent child;
       ``(iv) being forced as the caretaker relative of a 
     dependent child to engage in nonconsensual sexual acts or 
     activities;
       ``(v) threats of, or attempts at, physical or sexual abuse;
       ``(vi) mental abuse; or
       ``(vii) neglect or deprivation of medical care.
       ``(4) Rule of interpretation.--Paragraph (1) shall not be 
     interpreted to require any State to provide assistance to any 
     individual for any period of time under the State program 
     funded under this part.

     ``SEC. 403. USE OF GRANTS.

       ``(a) General Rules.--Subject to this part, a State to 
     which a grant is made under section 402 may use the grant--
       ``(1) in any manner that is reasonably calculated to 
     increase the flexibility of States in operating a program 
     designed to--
       ``(A) provide assistance to needy families so that children 
     may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of 
     relatives;
       ``(B) end the dependence of needy parents on government 
     benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage;
       ``(C) prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock 
     pregnancies and establish annual numerical goals for 
     preventing and reducing the incidence of these pregnancies; 
     and
       ``(D) encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent 
     families; and
       ``(2) in any manner that the State was authorized to use 
     amounts received under part A or F of this title, as such 
     parts were in effect on September 30, 1995.
       ``(b) Limitation on Use of Grant for Administrative 
     Purposes.--
       ``(1) Limitation.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 402 shall not expend more than 15 percent of the 
     grant for administrative purposes.
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the use 
     of a grant for information technology and computerization 
     needed for tracking or monitoring required by or under this 
     part.
       ``(c) Authority to Use Portion of Grant for Other 
     Purposes.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State may use not more than 30 percent 
     of the amount of the grant made to the State under section 
     402 for a fiscal year to carry out a State program pursuant 
     to any or all of the following provisions of law:
       ``(A) Part B of this title.
       ``(B) Title XX of this Act.
       ``(C) The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
     1990.
       ``(2) Applicable rules.--Any amount paid to the State under 
     this part that is used to carry out a State program pursuant 
     to a provision of law specified in paragraph (1) shall not be 
     subject to the requirements of this part, but shall be 
     subject to the requirements that apply to Federal funds 
     provided directly under the provision of law to carry out the 
     program.

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       ``(d) Authority to Reserve Certain Amounts for 
     Assistance.--A State may reserve amounts paid to the State 
     under this part for any fiscal year for the purpose of 
     providing, without fiscal year limitation, assistance under 
     the State program funded under this part.
       ``(e) Authority to Operate Employment Placement Program.--A 
     State to which a grant is made under section 402 may use the 
     grant to make payments (or provide job placement vouchers) to 
     State-approved public and private job placement agencies that 
     provide employment placement services to individuals who 
     receive assistance under the State program funded under this 
     part.
       ``(f) Implementation of Electronic Benefit Transfer 
     System.--A State to which a grant is made under section 402 
     is encouraged to implement an electronic benefit transfer 
     system for providing assistance under the State program 
     funded under this part, and may use the grant for such 
     purpose.

     ``SEC. 404. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       ``(a) Quarterly.--The Secretary shall pay each grant 
     payable to a State under section 402 in quarterly 
     installments.
       ``(b) Notification.--Not later than 3 months before the 
     payment of any such quarterly installment to a State, the 
     Secretary shall notify the State of the amount of any 
     reduction determined under section 411(a)(1)(B) with respect 
     to the State.
       ``(c) Computation and Certification of Payments to 
     States.--
       ``(1) Computation.--The Secretary shall estimate the amount 
     to be paid to each eligible State for each quarter under this 
     part, such estimate to be based on a report filed by the 
     State containing an estimate by the State of the total sum to 
     be expended by the State in the quarter under the State 
     program funded under this part and such other information as 
     the Secretary may find necessary.
       ``(2) Certification.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the 
     amount estimated by the Secretary under paragraph (1) with 
     respect to a State.
       ``(d) Payment Method.--Upon receipt of a certification 
     under subsection (c)(2) with respect to a State, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall, through the Fiscal Service 
     of the Department of the Treasury and before audit or 
     settlement by the General Accounting Office, pay to the 
     State, at the time or times fixed by the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services, the amount so certified.

     ``SEC. 405. FEDERAL LOANS FOR STATE WELFARE PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Loan Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make loans to any 
     loan-eligible State, for a period to maturity of not more 
     than 3 years.
       ``(2) Loan-eligible state.--As used in paragraph (1), the 
     term `loan-eligible State' means a State against which a 
     penalty has not been imposed under section 408(a)(1) at any 
     time before the loan is to be made.
       ``(b) Rate of Interest.--The Secretary shall charge and 
     collect interest on any loan made under this section at a 
     rate equal to the current average market yield on outstanding 
     marketable obligations of the United States with remaining 
     periods to maturity comparable to the period to maturity of 
     the loan.
       ``(c) Use of Loan.--A State shall use a loan made to the 
     State under this section only for any purpose for which grant 
     amounts received by the State under section 402(a) may be 
     used including--
       ``(1) welfare anti-fraud activities; and
       ``(2) the provision of assistance under the State program 
     to Indian families that have moved from the service area of 
     an Indian tribe with a tribal family assistance plan approved 
     under section 411.
       ``(d) Limitation on Total Amount of Loans to a State.--The 
     cumulative dollar amount of all loans made to a State under 
     this section during fiscal years 1996 through 2000 shall not 
     exceed 10 percent of the State family assistance grant.
       ``(e) Limitation on Total Amount of Outstanding Loans.--The 
     total dollar amount of loans outstanding under this section 
     may not exceed $1,700,000,000.
       ``(f) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury of 
     the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the cost of 
     loans under this section.

     ``SEC. 406. MANDATORY WORK REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Participation Rate Requirements.--
       ``(1) All families.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 402 for a fiscal year shall achieve the minimum 
     participation rate specified in the following table for the 
     fiscal year with respect to all families receiving assistance 
     under the State program funded under this part:

                                                            The minimum
                                                          participation
      ``If the fiscal year is:                                 rate is:
        1996......................................................15   
        1997......................................................20   
        1998......................................................25   
        1999......................................................30   
        2000......................................................35   
        2001......................................................40   
        2002 or thereafter........................................50.  
       ``(2) 2-parent families.--A State to which a grant is made 
     under section 402 for a fiscal year shall achieve the minimum 
     participation rate specified in the following table for the 
     fiscal year with respect to 2-parent families receiving 
     assistance under the State program funded under this part:

                                                            The minimum
                                                          participation
      ``If the fiscal year is:                                 rate is:
        1996......................................................50   
        1997......................................................75   
        1998......................................................75   
        1999 or thereafter........................................90.  
       ``(b) Calculation of Participation Rates.--
       ``(1) All families.--
       ``(A) Average monthly rate.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a)(1), the participation rate for all families of a State 
     for a fiscal year is the average of the participation rates 
     for all families of the State for each month in the fiscal 
     year.
       ``(B) Monthly participation rates.--The participation rate 
     of a State for all families of the State for a month, 
     expressed as a percentage, is--
       ``(i) the number of families receiving assistance under the 
     State program funded under this part that include an adult 
     who is engaged in work for the month; divided by
       ``(ii) the amount by which--

       ``(I) the number of families receiving such assistance 
     during the month that include an adult receiving such 
     assistance; exceeds
       ``(II) the number of families receiving such assistance 
     that are subject in such month to a reduction or termination 
     of assistance pursuant to section 408(a)(2) but have not been 
     subject to such penalty for more than 3 months within the 
     preceding 12-month period (whether or not consecutive).

       ``(2) 2-parent families.--
       ``(A) Average monthly rate.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a)(2), the participation rate for 2-parent families of a 
     State for a fiscal year is the average of the participation 
     rates for 2-parent families of the State for each month in 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Monthly participation rates.--The participation rate 
     of a State for 2-parent families of the State for a month 
     shall be calculated by use of the formula set forth in 
     paragraph (1)(B), except that in the formula the term `number 
     of 2-parent families' shall be substituted for the term 
     `number of families' each place such latter term appears.
       ``(3) Pro rata reduction of participation rate due to 
     caseload reductions not required by federal law.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     regulations for reducing the minimum participation rate 
     otherwise required by this section for a fiscal year by the 
     number of percentage points equal to the number of percentage 
     points (if any) by which--
       ``(i) the number of families receiving assistance during 
     the fiscal year under the State program funded under this 
     part is less than
       ``(ii) the number of families that received aid under the 
     State plan approved under part A of this title (as in effect 
     on September 30, 1995) during the fiscal year immediately 
     preceding such effective date.
     The minimum participation rate shall not be reduced to the 
     extent that the Secretary determines that the reduction in 
     the number of families receiving such assistance is required 
     by Federal law.
       ``(B) Eligibility changes not counted.--The regulations 
     described in subparagraph (A) shall not take into account 
     families that are diverted from a State program funded under 
     this part as a result of differences in eligibility criteria 
     under a State program funded under this part and eligibility 
     criteria under such State's plan under the aid to families 
     with dependent children program, as such plan was in effect 
     on the day before the date of the enactment of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995. Such 
     regulations shall place the burden on the Secretary to prove 
     that such families were diverted as a direct result of 
     differences in such eligibility criteria.
       ``(4) State option to include individuals receiving 
     assistance under a tribal family assistance plan.--For 
     purposes of paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B), a State may, at its 
     option, include families receiving assistance under a tribal 
     family assistance plan approved under section 411.
       ``(c) Engaged in Work.--
       ``(1) All families.--For purposes of subsection 
     (b)(1)(B)(i), a recipient is engaged in work for a month in a 
     fiscal year if the recipient is participating in such 
     activities for at least the minimum average number of hours 
     per week specified in the following table during the month, 
     not fewer than 20 hours per week of which are attributable to 
     an activity described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), 
     (7), or (8) of subsection (d) (or, in the case of the first 4 
     weeks for which the recipient is required under this section 
     to participate in work activities, an activity described in 
     subsection (d)(6)):

                                                            The minimum
         ``If the month is                            average number of
           in fiscal year:                           hours per week is:
           1996...................................................20   
           1997...................................................20   
           1998...................................................20   
           1999...............................................25   

           2000...................................................30   
           2001...................................................30   
           2002...................................................35   
           2003 or thereafter.....................................35.  
       ``(2) 2-parent families.--For purposes of subsection 
     (b)(2)(B)(i), an adult is engaged in work for a month in a 
     fiscal year if the adult is making progress in such 
     activities for at least 35 hours per week during the month, 
     not fewer than 30 hours per week of which are attributable to 
     an activity described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), 
     (7), or (8) of sub

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     section (d) (or, in the case of the first 4 weeks for which 
     the recipient is required under this section to participate 
     in work activities, an activity described in subsection 
     (d)(6)).
       ``(3) Limitation on vocational education activities counted 
     as work.--For purposes of determining monthly participation 
     rates under paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (2)(B)(i) of subsection 
     (b), not more than 20 percent of adults in all families and 
     in 2-parent families determined to be engaged in work in the 
     State for a month may meet the work activity requirement 
     through participation in vocational educational training.
       ``(d) Work Activities Defined.--As used in this section, 
     the term `work activities' means--
       ``(1) unsubsidized employment;
       ``(2) subsidized private sector employment;
       ``(3) subsidized public sector employment;
       ``(4) work experience (including work associated with the 
     refurbishing of publicly assisted housing) if sufficient 
     private sector employment is not available;
       ``(5) on-the-job training;
       ``(6) job search and job readiness assistance;
       ``(7) community service programs;
       ``(8) vocational educational training (not to exceed 12 
     months with respect to any individual);
       ``(9) job skills training directly related to employment;
       ``(10) education directly related to employment, in the 
     case of a recipient who has not attained 20 years of age, and 
     has not received a high school diploma or a certificate of 
     high school equivalency; and
       ``(11) satisfactory attendance at secondary school, in the 
     case of a recipient who--
       ``(A) has not completed secondary school; and
       ``(B) is a dependent child, or a head of household who has 
     not attained 20 years of age.

     ``SEC. 407. PROHIBITIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) No assistance for families without a minor child.--A 
     State to which a grant is made under section 402 may not use 
     any part of the grant to provide assistance to a family, 
     unless the family includes--
       ``(A) a minor child who resides with a custodial parent or 
     other adult caretaker relative of the child; or
       ``(B) a pregnant individual.
       ``(2) Reduced assistance for family if adult refuses to 
     work.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     a State to which a grant is made under section 402 may not 
     fail to--
       ``(i) reduce the amount of assistance otherwise payable to 
     a family receiving assistance under the State program funded 
     under this part, pro rata (or more, at the option of the 
     State) with respect to any period during a month in which an 
     adult member of the family refuses to engage in work required 
     in accordance with this section; or
       ``(ii) terminate such assistance,
     subject to such good cause and other exceptions as the State 
     may establish.
       ``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a State 
     may not reduce or terminate assistance under the State 
     program funded under this part based on a refusal of an adult 
     to work if the adult is a single custodial parent caring for 
     a child who has not attained 6 years of age, and the adult 
     proves that the adult has a demonstrated inability (as 
     determined by the State) to obtain needed child care, for 1 
     or more of the following reasons:
       ``(i) Unavailability of appropriate child care within a 
     reasonable distance from the individual's home or work site.
       ``(ii) Unavailability or unsuitability of informal child 
     care by a relative or under other arrangements.
       ``(iii) Unavailability of appropriate and affordable formal 
     child care arrangements.
       ``(3) Reduction or elimination of assistance for 
     noncooperation in child support.--If the agency responsible 
     for administering the State plan approved under part D 
     determines that an individual is not cooperating with the 
     State in establishing, modifying, or enforcing a support 
     order with respect to a child of the individual, then the 
     State--
       ``(A) shall deduct from the assistance that would otherwise 
     be provided to the family of the individual under the State 
     program funded under this part the share of such assistance 
     attributable to the individual; and
       ``(B) may deny the family any assistance under the State 
     program.
       ``(4) No assistance for families not assigning certain 
     support rights to the state.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 402 may not fail to require, as a condition of 
     providing assistance to a family under the State program 
     funded under this part, that a member of the family assign to 
     the State any rights the family member may have (on behalf of 
     the family member or of any other person for whom the family 
     member has applied for or is receiving such assistance) to 
     support from any other person, not exceeding the total amount 
     of assistance so provided to the family, which accrue (or 
     have accrued) before the date the family leaves the program, 
     which assignment, on and after the date the the family leaves 
     the program, shall not apply with respect to--
       ``(i) if the assignment occurs on or after October 1, 1997, 
     and before October 1, 2000, any support (other than support 
     collected pursuant to section 464) which accrued before the 
     family received such assistance and which the State has not 
     collected by September 30, 2000; or
       ``(II) if the assignment occurs on or after October 1, 
     2000, any support (other than support collected pursuant to 
     section 464) which accrued before the family received such 
     assistance and which the State has not collected by the date 
     the family leaves the program.
       ``(B) Limitation.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 402 may not require, as a condition of providing 
     assistance to any family under the State program funded under 
     this part, that a member of the family assign to the State 
     any rights to support described in subparagraph (A) which 
     accrue after the date the family leaves the program.
       ``(5) No assistance for teenage parents who do not attend 
     high school or other equivalent training program.--A State to 
     which a grant is made under section 402 may not use any part 
     of the grant to provide assistance to an individual who has 
     not attained 18 years of age, is not married, has a minor 
     child at least 12 weeks of age in his or her care, and has 
     not successfully completed a high-school education (or its 
     equivalent), if the individual does not participate in--
       ``(A) educational activities directed toward the attainment 
     of a high school diploma or its equivalent; or
       ``(B) an alternative educational or training program that 
     has been approved by the State.
       ``(6) No assistance for teenage parents not living in 
     adult-supervised settings.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Requirement.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     a State to which a grant is made under section 402 may not 
     use any part of the grant to provide assistance to an 
     individual described in clause (ii) of this subparagraph if 
     the individual and the minor child referred to in clause 
     (ii)(II) do not reside in a place of residence maintained by 
     a parent, legal guardian, or other adult relative of the 
     individual as such parent's, guardian's, or adult relative's 
     own home.
       ``(ii) Individual described.-- For purposes of clause (i), 
     an individual described in this clause is an individual who--

       ``(I) has not attained 18 years of age; and
       ``(II) is not married, and has a minor child in his or her 
     care.

       ``(B) Exception.--
       ``(i) Provision of, or assistance in locating, adult-
     supervised living arrangement.--In the case of an individual 
     who is described in clause (ii), the State agency referred to 
     in section 401(a)(4) shall provide, or assist the individual 
     in locating, a second chance home, maternity home, or other 
     appropriate adult-supervised supportive living arrangement, 
     taking into consideration the needs and concerns of the 
     individual, unless the State agency determines that the 
     individual's current living arrangement is appropriate, and 
     thereafter shall require that the individual and the minor 
     child referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) reside in such 
     living arrangement as a condition of the continued receipt of 
     assistance under the State program funded under this part (or 
     in an alternative appropriate arrangement, should 
     circumstances change and the current arrangement cease to be 
     appropriate).
       ``(ii) Individual described.--For purposes of clause (i), 
     an individual is described in this clause if the individual 
     is described in subparagraph (A)(ii), and--

       ``(I) the individual has no parent, legal guardian or other 
     appropriate adult relative described in subclause (II) of his 
     or her own who is living or whose whereabouts are known;
       ``(II) no living parent, legal guardian, or other 
     appropriate adult relative, who would otherwise meet 
     applicable State criteria to act as the individual's legal 
     guardian, of such individual allows the individual to live in 
     the home of such parent, guardian, or relative;
       ``(III) the State agency determines that--

       ``(aa) the individual or the minor child referred to in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) is being or has been subjected to 
     serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse, or 
     exploitation in the residence of the individual's own parent 
     or legal guardian; or
       ``(bb) substantial evidence exists of an act or failure to 
     act that presents an imminent or serious harm if the 
     individual and the minor child lived in the same residence 
     with the individual's own parent or legal guardian; or

       ``(IV) the State agency otherwise determines that it is in 
     the best interest of the minor child to waive the requirement 
     of subparagraph (A) with respect to the individual or the 
     minor child.

       ``(iii) Second-chance home.--For purposes of this 
     subparagraph, the term `second-chance home' means an entity 
     that provides individuals described in clause (ii) with a 
     supportive and supervised living arrangement in which such 
     individuals are required to learn parenting skills, including 
     child development, family budgeting, health and nutrition, 
     and other skills to promote their long-term economic 
     independence and the well-being of their children.
       ``(7) No medical services.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     a State to which a grant is made under section 402 may not 
     use any part of the grant to provide medical services.
       ``(B) Exception for family planning services.--As used in 
     subparagraph (A), the term `medical services' does not 
     include family planning services.
       ``(8) Denial of assistance for 10 years to a person found 
     to have fraudulently mis

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     represented residence in order to obtain assistance in 2 or 
     more states.--a State to which a grant is made under section 
     402 may not use any part of the grant to provide cash 
     assistance to an individual during the 10-year period that 
     begins on the date the individual is convicted in Federal or 
     State court of having made a fraudulent statement or 
     representation with respect to the place of residence of the 
     individual in order to receive assistance simultaneously from 
     2 or more States under programs that are funded under this 
     title, title XIX, or the Food Stamp Act of 1977, or benefits 
     in 2 or more States under the supplemental security income 
     program under title XVI.
       ``(9) Denial of assistance for fugitive felons and 
     probation and parole violators.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 402 may not use any part of the grant to provide 
     assistance to any individual who is--
       ``(i) fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
     confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place 
     from which the individual flees, for a crime, or an attempt 
     to commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws of the 
     place from which the individual flees, or which, in the case 
     of the State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the 
     laws of such State; or
       ``(ii) violating a condition of probation or parole imposed 
     under Federal or State law.
       ``(B) Exchange of information with law enforcement 
     agencies.--If a State to which a grant is made under section 
     402 establishes safeguards against the use or disclosure of 
     information about applicants or recipients of assistance 
     under the State program funded under this part, the 
     safeguards shall not prevent the State agency administering 
     the program from furnishing a Federal, State, or local law 
     enforcement officer, upon the request of the officer, with 
     the current address of any recipient if the officer furnishes 
     the agency with the name of the recipient and notifies the 
     agency that--
       ``(i) such recipient--

       ``(I) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
     confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place 
     from which the recipient flees, for a crime, or an attempt to 
     commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws of the place 
     from which the recipient flees, or which, in the case of the 
     State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the laws of 
     such State;
       ``(II) is violating a condition of probation or parole 
     imposed under Federal or State law; or
       ``(III) has information that is necessary for the officer 
     to conduct the official duties of the officer; and

       ``(ii) the location or apprehension of the recipient is 
     within such official duties.
       ``(10) Denial of assistance for minor children who are 
     absent from the home for a significant period.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 402 may not use any part of the grant to provide 
     assistance for a minor child who has been, or is expected by 
     a parent (or other caretaker relative) of the child to be, 
     absent from the home for a period of 45 consecutive days or, 
     at the option of the State, such period of not less than 30 
     and not more than 90 consecutive days as the State may 
     provide for in the State plan submitted pursuant to section 
     401.
       ``(B) State authority to establish good cause exceptions.--
     The State may establish such good cause exceptions to 
     subparagraph (A) as the State considers appropriate if such 
     exceptions are provided for in the State plan submitted 
     pursuant to section 401.
       ``(C) Denial of assistance for relative who fails to notify 
     state agency of absence of child.--A State to which a grant 
     is made under section 402 may not use any part of the grant 
     to provide assistance for an individual who is a parent (or 
     other caretaker relative) of a minor child and who fails to 
     notify the agency administering the State program funded 
     under this part, of the absence of the minor child from the 
     home for the period specified in or provided for under 
     subparagraph (A), by the end of the 5-day period that begins 
     with the date that it becomes clear to the parent (or 
     relative) that the minor child will be absent for such period 
     so specified or provided for.
       ``(11) Income security payments not to be disregarded in 
     determining the amount of assistance to be provided to a 
     family.--If a State to which a grant is made under section 
     402 uses any part of the grant to provide assistance for any 
     individual who is receiving a payment under a State plan for 
     old-age assistance approved under section 2, a State program 
     funded under part B that provides cash payments for foster 
     care, or the supplemental security income program under title 
     XVI, then the State may not disregard the payment in 
     determining the amount of assistance to be provided to the 
     family of which the individual is a member under the State 
     program funded under this part.

     ``SEC. 408. PENALTIES.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsections (b), (c), and 
     (d):
       ``(1) For use of grant in violation of this part.--
       ``(A) General penalty.--If an audit conducted under chapter 
     75 of title 31, United States Code, finds that an amount paid 
     to a State under section 402 for a fiscal year has been used 
     in violation of this part, the Secretary shall reduce the 
     grant payable to the State under section 402(a)(1) for the 
     immediately succeeding fiscal year quarter by the amount so 
     used.
       ``(B) Enhanced penalty for intentional violations.--If the 
     State does not prove to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that the State did not intend to use the amount in violation 
     of this part, the Secretary shall further reduce the grant 
     payable to the State under section 402(a)(1) for the 
     immediately succeeding fiscal year quarter by an amount equal 
     to 5 percent of the State family assistance grant.
       ``(2) For failure to submit required report.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a State 
     has not, within 6 months after the end of a fiscal year, 
     submitted the report required by section 410 for the fiscal 
     year, the Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the 
     State under section 402(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding 
     fiscal year by an amount equal to 4 percent of the State 
     family assistance grant.
       ``(B) Rescission of penalty.--The Secretary shall rescind a 
     penalty imposed on a State under subparagraph (A) with 
     respect to a report for a fiscal year if the State submits 
     the report before the end of the immediately succeeding 
     fiscal year.
       ``(3) For failure to satisfy minimum participation rates.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a State 
     to which a grant is made under section 402 for a fiscal year 
     has failed to comply with section 406(a) for the fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the State 
     under section 402(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding fiscal 
     year by an amount equal to not more than 5 percent of the 
     State family assistance grant.
       ``(B) Penalty based on severity of failure.--The Secretary 
     shall impose reductions under subparagraph (A) based on the 
     degree of noncompliance.
       ``(4) For failure to participate in the income and 
     eligibility verification system.--If the Secretary determines 
     that a State program funded under this part is not 
     participating during a fiscal year in the income and 
     eligibility verification system required by section 1137, the 
     Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the State under 
     section 402(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding fiscal year 
     by an amount equal to not more than 2 percent of the State 
     family assistance grant.
       ``(5) For failure to comply with paternity establishment 
     and child support enforcement requirements under part d.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if the 
     Secretary determines that the State agency that administers a 
     program funded under this part does not enforce the penalties 
     requested by the agency administering part D against 
     recipients of assistance under the State program who fail to 
     cooperate in establishing paternity in accordance with such 
     part, the Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the 
     State under section 402(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding 
     fiscal year (without regard to this section) by not more than 
     5 percent.
       ``(6) For failure to timely repay a federal loan fund for 
     state welfare programs.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     State has failed to repay any amount borrowed from the 
     Federal Loan Fund for State Welfare Programs established 
     under section 405 within the period of maturity applicable to 
     the loan, plus any interest owed on the loan, the Secretary 
     shall reduce the grant payable to the State under section 
     402(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding fiscal year quarter 
     (without regard to this section) by the outstanding loan 
     amount, plus the interest owed on the outstanding amount. The 
     Secretary may not forgive any outstanding loan amount or 
     interest owed on the outstanding amount.
       ``(7) Maintenance of effort.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall reduce the grant 
     payable to the State under section 402(a)(1) for fiscal year 
     1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, or 2000 by the amount (if any) by 
     which State expenditures under the State program funded under 
     this part for the then immediately preceding fiscal year is 
     less than the applicable percentage of historic State 
     expenditures.
       ``(B) Definitions.--As used in this paragraph:
       ``(i) State expenditures under the state program funded 
     under this part.--

       ``(I) In general.--The term `State expenditures under the 
     State program funded under this part' means, with respect to 
     a State and a fiscal year, the sum of the expenditures by the 
     State under the program for the fiscal year for--

       ``(aa) cash assistance;
       ``(bb) child care assistance;
       ``(cc) education, job training, and work;
       ``(dd) administrative costs; and
       ``(ee) any other use of funds allowable under section 
     403(a)(1).

       ``(II) Exclusion of transfers from other state and local 
     programs.--Such term does not include funding supplanted by 
     transfers from other State and local programs.

       ``(ii) Applicable percentage.--The term `applicable 
     percentage' means--

       ``(I) for fiscal year 1996, 75 percent; and
       ``(II) for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000, 75 
     percent reduced (if appropriate) in accordance with 
     subparagraph (C)(iii).

       ``(iii) Historic state expenditures.--The term `historic 
     State expenditures' means, with respect to a State, the 
     lesser of--

       ``(I) the expenditures by the State under parts A and F of 
     this title (as in effect during fiscal year 1994) for fiscal 
     year 1994; or
       ``(II) the amount which bears the same ratio to the amount 
     described in subclause (I) as--

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       ``(aa) the State family assistance grant for the 
     immediately preceding fiscal year; bears to
       ``(bb) the total amount of Federal payments to the State 
     under section 403 (as in effect during fiscal year 1994) for 
     fiscal year 1994.
       ``(iv) Expenditures by the state.--The term `expenditures 
     by the State' does not include any expenditures from amounts 
     made available by the Federal Government, State funds 
     expended for the medicaid program under title XIX or the 
     MediGrant program under title XXI, or any State funds which 
     are used to match Federal funds or are expended as a 
     condition of receiving Federal funds under Federal programs 
     other than under title I.
       ``(C) Applicable percentage reduced for states with best or 
     most improved performance in certain areas.--
       ``(i) Scoring of state performance.--Beginning with fiscal 
     year 1997, the Secretary shall assign to each State a score 
     that represents the performance of the State for the fiscal 
     year in each category described in clause (ii).
       ``(ii) Categories.--The categories described in this clause 
     are the following:

       ``(I) Increasing the number of families that received 
     assistance under a State program funded under this part in 
     the fiscal year, and that, during the fiscal year, become 
     ineligible for such assistance as a result of unsubsidized 
     employment.
       ``(II) Reducing the percentage of families that, within 18 
     months after becoming ineligible for assistance under the 
     State program funded under this part, become eligible for 
     such assistance.
       ``(III) Increasing the amount earned by families that 
     receive assistance under this part.
       ``(IV) Reducing the percentage of families in the State 
     that receive assistance under the State program funded under 
     this part.

       ``(iii) Reduction of maintenance of effort threshold.--

       ``(I) Reduction for states with 5 greatest scores in each 
     category of performance.--The applicable percentage for a 
     State for a fiscal year shall be reduced by 2 percentage 
     points, with respect to each category described in clause 
     (ii) for which the score assigned to the State under clause 
     (i) for the fiscal year is 1 of the 5 highest scores so 
     assigned to States.
       ``(II) Reduction for states with 5 greatest improvement in 
     scores in each category of performance.--The applicable 
     percentage for a State for a fiscal year shall be reduced by 
     2 percentage points for a State for a fiscal year, with 
     respect to each category described in clause (ii) for which 
     the difference between the score assigned to the State under 
     clause (i) for the fiscal year and the score so assigned to 
     the State for the immediately preceding fiscal year is 1 of 
     the 5 greatest such differences.
       ``(III) Limitation on reduction.--The applicable percentage 
     for a State for a fiscal year may not be reduced by more than 
     8 percentage points pursuant to this clause.

       ``(8) Penalties for substantial noncompliance of state 
     child support enforcement program with requirements of part 
     d.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a State program operated under part D 
     is found as a result of a review conducted under section 
     452(a)(4) not to have complied substantially with the 
     requirements of such part for any quarter, and the Secretary 
     determines that the program is not complying substantially 
     with such requirements at the time the finding is made, the 
     Secretary shall, subject to paragraph (2), reduce the grant 
     payable to the State under section 402(a)(1) for the quarter 
     and each subsequent quarter that ends before the 1st quarter 
     throughout which the program is found not to be in 
     substantial compliance with such requirements by--
       ``(i) not less than 1 nor more than 2 percent;
       ``(ii) not less than 2 nor more than 3 percent, if the 
     finding is the 2nd consecutive such finding made as a result 
     of such a review; or
       ``(iii) not less than 3 nor more than 5 percent, if the 
     finding is the 3rd or a subsequent consecutive such finding 
     made as a result of such a review.
       ``(B) Disregard of noncompliance which is of a technical 
     nature.--For purposes of subparagraph (A) and section 
     452(a)(4), a State which is not in full compliance with the 
     requirements of this part shall be determined to be in 
     substantial compliance with such requirements only if the 
     Secretary determines that any noncompliance with such 
     requirements is of a technical nature which does not 
     adversely affect the performance of the State's program 
     operated under part D.
       ``(9) For failure to expend additional state funds to 
     replace grant reductions.--If the grant payable to a State 
     under section 402(a)(1) for a fiscal year is reduced by 
     reason of any of the preceding paragraphs of this subsection, 
     the State shall, during the immediately succeeding fiscal 
     year, expend under the State program funded under this part 
     an amount equal to the sum of--
       ``(A) the applicable percentage of the historic State 
     expenditures; and
       ``(B) 105 percent of the total amount of such reductions 
     under such preceding paragraphs.
       ``(b) Reasonable Cause Exception.--The Secretary may not 
     impose a penalty on a State under subsection (a) with respect 
     to a requirement if the Secretary determines that the State 
     has reasonable cause for failing to comply with the 
     requirement.
       ``(c) Corrective Compliance Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Notification of violation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Federal Government shall, before 
     assessing a penalty against a State under subsection (a), 
     notify the State of the violation of law for which the 
     penalty would be assessed and allow the State the opportunity 
     to enter into a corrective compliance plan in accordance with 
     this subsection which outlines how the State will correct any 
     such violations and how the State will insure continuing 
     compliance with the requirements of this part.
       ``(B) 60-day period to propose a corrective compliance 
     plan.--Any State notified under subparagraph (A) shall have 
     60 days in which to submit to the Federal Government a 
     corrective compliance plan to correct any violations 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Acceptance of plan.--The Federal Government shall 
     have 60 days to accept or reject the State's corrective 
     compliance plan and may consult with the State during this 
     period to modify the plan. If the Federal Government does not 
     accept or reject the corrective compliance plan during the 
     period, the corrective compliance plan shall be deemed to be 
     accepted.
       ``(2) Failure to correct.--If a corrective compliance plan 
     is accepted by the Federal Government, no penalty shall be 
     imposed with respect to a violation described in paragraph 
     (1) if the State corrects the violation pursuant to the plan. 
     If a State has not corrected the violation in a timely manner 
     under the plan, some or all of the penalty shall be assessed.
       ``(d) Limitation on Amount of Penalty.--
       ``(1) In general.--In imposing the penalties described in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall not reduce any quarterly 
     payment to a State by more than 25 percent.
       ``(2) Carryforward of unrecovered penalties.--To the extent 
     that paragraph (1) prevents the Secretary from recovering 
     during a fiscal year the full amount of all penalties imposed 
     on a State under subsection (a) for a prior fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall apply any remaining amount of such penalties 
     to the grant payable to the State under section 402(a)(1) for 
     the immediately succeeding fiscal year.

     ``SEC. 409. APPEAL OF ADVERSE DECISION.

       ``(a) In General.--Within 5 days after the date any adverse 
     decision is made or action is taken under this part with 
     respect to a State, the Secretary shall notify the chief 
     executive officer of the State of the adverse decision or 
     action, including any decision with respect to the State plan 
     submitted under section 401 or the imposition of a penalty 
     under section 408.
       ``(b) Administrative Review of Adverse Decision.--
       ``(1) In general.--Within 60 days after the date a State 
     receives notice under this section of an adverse decision, 
     the State may appeal the decision, in whole or in part, to 
     the Departmental Appeals Board established in the Department 
     of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as 
     the `Board') by filing an appeal with the Board.
       ``(2) Procedural rules.--The Board shall consider a State's 
     appeal on the basis of such documentation as the State may 
     submit and as the Board may require to support the final 
     decision of the Board. In deciding whether to uphold an 
     adverse decision or any portion of such a decision, the Board 
     shall conduct a thorough review of the issues and take into 
     account all relevant evidence. The Board shall make a final 
     determination with respect to an appeal filed under this 
     paragraph not less than 60 days after the date the appeal is 
     filed.
       ``(c) Judicial Review of Adverse Decision.--
       ``(1) In general.--Within 90 days after the date of a final 
     decision by the Board with respect to an adverse decision 
     regarding a State under this section, the State may obtain 
     judicial review of the final decision (and the findings 
     incorporated into the final decision) by filing an action 
     in--
       ``(A) the district court of the United States for the 
     judicial district in which the principal or headquarters 
     office of the State agency is located; or
       ``(B) the United States District Court for the District of 
     Columbia.
       ``(2) Procedural rules.--The district court in which an 
     action is filed shall review the final decision of the Board 
     on the record established in the administrative proceeding, 
     in accordance with the standards of review prescribed by 
     subparagraphs (A) through (E) of section 706(2) of title 5, 
     United States Code. The review shall be on the basis of the 
     documents and supporting data submitted to the Board.

     ``SEC. 410. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.

       ``(a) General Reporting Requirement.--Beginning July 1, 
     1996, each State shall collect on a monthly basis, and report 
     to the Secretary on a quarterly basis, the following 
     information on the families receiving assistance under the 
     State program funded under this part:
       ``(1) The county of residence of the family.
       ``(2) Whether a child receiving such assistance or an adult 
     in the family is disabled.
       ``(3) The ages of the members of such families.
       ``(4) The number of individuals in the family, and the 
     relation of each family member to the youngest child in the 
     family.
       ``(5) The employment status and earnings of the employed 
     adult in the family.
       ``(6) The marital status of the adults in the family, 
     including whether such adults have never married, are 
     widowed, or are divorced.
       ``(7) The educational status of each adult in the family.

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       ``(8) The educational status of each child in the family.
       ``(9) Whether the family received subsidized housing, 
     assistance under the State MediGrant plan approved under 
     title XXI, food stamps, or subsidized child care, and if the 
     latter 2, the amount received.
       ``(10) The number of months that the family has received 
     each type of assistance under the program.
       ``(11) If the adults participated in, and the number of 
     hours per week of participation in, the following activities:
       ``(A) Education.
       ``(B) Subsidized private sector employment.
       ``(C) Unsubsidized employment.
       ``(D) Public sector employment, work experience, or 
     community service.
       ``(E) Job search.
       ``(F) Job skills training or on-the-job training.
       ``(G) Vocational education.
       ``(12) Information necessary to calculate participation 
     rates under section 406.
       ``(13) The type and amount of assistance received under the 
     program, including the amount of and reason for any reduction 
     of assistance (including sanctions).
       ``(14) From a sample of closed cases, whether the family 
     left the program, and if so, whether the family left due to--
       ``(A) employment;
       ``(B) marriage;
       ``(C) the prohibition set forth in section 407(a)(8);
       ``(D) sanction; or
       ``(E) State policy.
       ``(15) Any amount of unearned income received by any member 
     of the family.
       ``(16) The citizenship of the members of the family.
       ``(b) Use of Estimates.--
       ``(1) Authority.--A State may comply with subsection (a) by 
     submitting an estimate which is obtained through the use of 
     scientifically acceptable sampling methods approved by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(2) Sampling and other methods.--The Secretary shall 
     provide the States with such case sampling plans and data 
     collection procedures as the Secretary deems necessary to 
     produce statistically valid estimates of the performance of 
     State programs funded under this part. The Secretary may 
     develop and implement procedures for verifying the quality of 
     data submitted by the States.
       ``(c) Report on Use of Federal Funds to Cover 
     Administrative Costs and Overhead.--The report required by 
     subsection (a) for a fiscal quarter shall include a statement 
     of the percentage of the funds paid to the State under this 
     part for the quarter that are used to cover administrative 
     costs or overhead.
       ``(d) Report on State Expenditures on Programs for Needy 
     Families.--The report required by subsection (a) for a fiscal 
     quarter shall include a statement of the total amount 
     expended by the State during the quarter on programs for 
     needy families.
       ``(e) Report on Noncustodial Parents Participating in Work 
     Activities.--The report required by subsection (a) for a 
     fiscal quarter shall include the number of noncustodial 
     parents in the State who participated in work activities (as 
     defined in section 406(d)) during the quarter.
       ``(f) Report on Transitional Services.--The report required 
     by subsection (a) for a fiscal quarter shall include the 
     total amount expended by the State during the quarter to 
     provide transitional services to a family that has ceased to 
     receive assistance under this part because of employment, 
     along with a description of such services.
       ``(g) Report to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after 
     the end of fiscal year 1997, and each fiscal year thereafter, 
     the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report 
     describing--
       ``(1) whether the States are meeting--
       ``(A) the participation rates described in section 406(a); 
     and
       ``(B) the objectives of--
       ``(i) increasing employment and earnings of needy families, 
     and child support collections; and
       ``(ii) decreasing out-of-wedlock pregnancies and child 
     poverty;
       ``(2) the demographic and financial characteristics of 
     families applying for assistance, families receiving 
     assistance, and families that become ineligible to receive 
     assistance;
       ``(3) the characteristics of each State program funded 
     under this part; and
       ``(4) the trends in employment and earnings of needy 
     families with minor children living at home.

     ``SEC. 411. DIRECT FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION BY INDIAN 
                   TRIBES.

       ``(a) Grants for Indian Tribes.--
       ``(1) Tribal family assistance grant.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each of fiscal years 1997, 1998, 
     1999, and 2000, the Secretary shall pay to each Indian tribe 
     that has an approved tribal family assistance plan a tribal 
     family assistance grant for the fiscal year in an amount 
     equal to the amount determined under subparagraph (B), and 
     shall reduce the grant payable under section 402(a)(1) to any 
     State in which lies the service area or areas of the Indian 
     tribe by that portion of the amount so determined that is 
     attributable to expenditures by the State.
       ``(B) Amount determined.--
       ``(i) In general.--The amount determined under this 
     subparagraph is an amount equal to the total amount of the 
     Federal payments to a State or States under section 403 for 
     fiscal year 1994 (as in effect during such fiscal year) 
     attributable to expenditures by the State or States under 
     parts A and F of this title (as so in effect) for fiscal year 
     1994 for Indian families residing in the service area or 
     areas identified by the Indian tribe pursuant to subsection 
     (b)(1)(C).
       ``(ii) Use of state submitted data.--

       ``(I) In general.--The Secretary shall use State submitted 
     data to make each determination under clause (i).
       ``(II) Disagreement with determination.--If an Indian tribe 
     or tribal organization disagrees with State submitted data 
     described under subclause (I), the Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization may submit to the Secretary such additional 
     information as may be relevant to making the determination 
     under clause (i) and the Secretary may consider such 
     information before making such determination.

       ``(2) Grants for indian tribes that received jobs funds.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall pay to each eligible 
     Indian tribe for each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 
     and 2000 a grant in an amount equal to the amount received by 
     the Indian tribe in fiscal year 1994 under section 482(i) (as 
     in effect during fiscal year 1994).
       ``(B) Eligible indian tribe.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the term `eligible Indian tribe' means an Indian tribe 
     or Alaska Native organization that conducted a job 
     opportunities and basic skills training program in fiscal 
     year 1995 under section 482(i) (as in effect during such 
     fiscal year).
       ``(C) Use of grant.--Each Indian tribe to which a grant is 
     made under this paragraph shall use the grant for the purpose 
     of operating a program to make work activities available to 
     members of the Indian tribe.
       ``(D) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury of 
     the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated $7,638,474 for each fiscal year specified in 
     subparagraph (A) for grants under subparagraph (A).
       ``(b) 3-Year Tribal Family Assistance Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any Indian tribe that desires to receive 
     a tribal family assistance grant shall submit to the 
     Secretary a 3-year tribal family assistance plan that--
       ``(A) outlines the Indian tribe's approach to providing 
     welfare-related services for the 3-year period, consistent 
     with this section;
       ``(B) specifies whether the welfare-related services 
     provided under the plan will be provided by the Indian tribe 
     or through agreements, contracts, or compacts with 
     intertribal consortia, States, or other entities;
       ``(C) identifies the population and service area or areas 
     to be served by such plan;
       ``(D) provides that a family receiving assistance under the 
     plan may not receive duplicative assistance from other State 
     or tribal programs funded under this part;
       ``(E) identifies the employment opportunities in or near 
     the service area or areas of the Indian tribe and the manner 
     in which the Indian tribe will cooperate and participate in 
     enhancing such opportunities for recipients of assistance 
     under the plan consistent with any applicable State 
     standards; and
       ``(F) applies the fiscal accountability provisions of 
     section 5(f)(1) of the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450c(f)(1)), relating to 
     the submission of a single-agency audit report required by 
     chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code.
       ``(2) Approval.--The Secretary shall approve each tribal 
     family assistance plan submitted in accordance with paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(3) Consortium of tribes.--Nothing in this section shall 
     preclude the development and submission of a single tribal 
     family assistance plan by the participating Indian tribes of 
     an intertribal consortium.
       ``(c) Minimum Work Participation Requirements and Time 
     Limits.--The Secretary, with the participation of Indian 
     tribes, shall establish for each Indian tribe receiving a 
     grant under this section minimum work participation 
     requirements, appropriate time limits for receipt of welfare-
     related services under the grant, and penalties against 
     individuals--
       ``(1) consistent with the purposes of this section;
       ``(2) consistent with the economic conditions and resources 
     available to each tribe; and
       ``(3) similar to comparable provisions in section 406(d).
       ``(d) Emergency Assistance.--Nothing in this section shall 
     preclude an Indian tribe from seeking emergency assistance 
     from any Federal loan program or emergency fund.
       ``(e) Accountability.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit the ability of the Secretary to maintain 
     program funding accountability consistent with--
       ``(1) generally accepted accounting principles; and
       ``(2) the requirements of the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).
       ``(f) Penalties.--
       ``(1) Subsections (a)(1), (a)(6), and (b) of section 408, 
     shall apply to an Indian tribe with an approved tribal 
     assistance plan in the same manner as such subsections apply 
     to a State.
       ``(2) Section 408(a)(3) shall apply to an Indian tribe with 
     an approved tribal assistance plan by substituting `meet 
     minimum work participation requirements established under 
     section 411(c)' for `comply with section 406(a)'.
       ``(g) Data Collection and Reporting.--Section 410 shall 
     apply to an Indian tribe with an approved tribal family 
     assistance plan.
       ``(h) Special Rule for Indian Tribes in Alaska.--

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       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, and except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     tribal organization in the State of Alaska that receives a 
     tribal family assistance grant under this section shall use 
     the grant to operate a program in accordance with the 
     requirements comparable to the requirements applicable to the 
     program of the State of Alaska funded under this part. 
     Comparability of programs shall be established on the basis 
     of program criteria developed by the Secretary in 
     consultation with the State of Alaska and the tribal 
     organizations.
       ``(2) Waiver.--An Indian tribe described in paragraph (1) 
     may apply to the appropriate State authority to receive a 
     waiver of the requirement of paragraph (1).

     ``SEC. 412. RESEARCH, EVALUATIONS, AND NATIONAL STUDIES.

       ``(a) Research.--The Secretary shall conduct research on 
     the benefits, effects, and costs of operating different State 
     programs funded under this part, including time limits 
     relating to eligibility for assistance. The research shall 
     include studies on the effects of different programs and the 
     operation of such programs on welfare dependency, 
     illegitimacy, teen pregnancy, employment rates, child well-
     being, and any other area the Secretary deems appropriate. 
     The Secretary shall also conduct research on the costs and 
     benefits of State activities under section 406.
       ``(b) Development and Evaluation of Innovative Approaches 
     To Reducing Welfare Dependency and Increasing Child Well-
     Being.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may assist States in 
     developing, and shall evaluate, innovative approaches for 
     reducing welfare dependency and increasing the well-being of 
     minor children living at home with respect to recipients of 
     assistance under programs funded under this part. The 
     Secretary may provide funds for training and technical 
     assistance to carry out the approaches developed pursuant to 
     this paragraph.
       ``(2) Evaluations.--In performing the evaluations under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
     feasible, use random assignment as an evaluation methodology.
       ``(c) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary shall 
     develop innovative methods of disseminating information on 
     any research, evaluations, and studies conducted under this 
     section, including the facilitation of the sharing of 
     information and best practices among States and localities 
     through the use of computers and other technologies.
       ``(d) Annual Ranking of States and Review of Most and Least 
     Successful Work Programs.--
       ``(1) Annual ranking of states.--The Secretary shall rank 
     annually the States to which grants are paid under section 
     402 in the order of their success in placing recipients of 
     assistance under the State program funded under this part 
     into long-term private sector jobs, reducing the overall 
     welfare caseload, and, when a practicable method for 
     calculating this information becomes available, diverting 
     individuals from formally applying to the State program and 
     receiving assistance. In ranking States under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall take into account the average 
     number of minor children living at home in families in the 
     State that have incomes below the poverty line and the amount 
     of funding provided each State for such families.
       ``(2) Annual review of most and least successful work 
     programs.--The Secretary shall review the programs of the 3 
     States most recently ranked highest under paragraph (1) and 
     the 3 States most recently ranked lowest under paragraph (1) 
     that provide parents with work experience, assistance in 
     finding employment, and other work preparation activities and 
     support services to enable the families of such parents to 
     leave the program and become self-sufficient.
       ``(e) Annual Ranking of States and Review of Issues 
     Relating to Out-of-Wedlock Births.--
       ``(1) Annual ranking of states.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall annually rank States 
     to which grants are made under section 402 based on the 
     following ranking factors:
       ``(i) Absolute out-of-wedlock ratios.--The ratio 
     represented by--

       ``(I) the total number of out-of-wedlock births in families 
     receiving assistance under the State program under this part 
     in the State for the most recent fiscal year for which 
     information is available; over
       ``(II) the total number of births in families receiving 
     assistance under the State program under this part in the 
     State for such year.

       ``(ii) Net changes in the out-of-wedlock ratio.--The 
     difference between the ratio described in subparagraph (A)(i) 
     for the most recent fiscal year for which information is 
     available and such State's ratio determined for the preceding 
     year.
       ``(2) Annual review.--The Secretary shall review the 
     programs of the 5 States most recently ranked highest under 
     paragraph (1) and the 5 States most recently ranked the 
     lowest under paragraph (1).
       ``(f) State-Initiated Studies.--A State shall be eligible 
     to receive funding to evaluate the State's family assistance 
     program funded under this part if--
       ``(1) the State submits a proposal to the Secretary for 
     such evaluation,
       ``(2) the Secretary determines that the design and approach 
     of the evaluation is rigorous and is likely to yield 
     information that is credible and will be useful to other 
     States, and
       ``(3) unless otherwise waived by the Secretary, the State 
     provides a non-Federal share of at least 10 percent of the 
     cost of such study.
       ``(g) Funding of Studies and Demonstrations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Out of any money in the Treasury of the 
     United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated $15,000,000 for each fiscal year specified in 
     section 402(a)(1) for the purpose of paying--
       ``(A) the cost of conducting the research described in 
     subsection (a);
       ``(B) the cost of developing and evaluating innovative 
     approaches for reducing welfare dependency and increasing the 
     well-being of minor children under subsection (b);
       ``(C) the Federal share of any State-initiated study 
     approved under subsection (f); and
       ``(D) an amount determined by the Secretary to be necessary 
     to operate and evaluate demonstration projects, relating to 
     this part, that are in effect or approved under section 1115 
     as of September 30, 1995, and are continued after such date.
       ``(2) Allocation.--Of the amount appropriated under 
     paragraph (1) for a fiscal year--
       ``(A) 50 percent shall be allocated for the purposes 
     described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), and
       ``(B) 50 percent shall be allocated for the purposes 
     described in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1).

     ``SEC. 413. STUDY BY THE CENSUS BUREAU.

       ``(a) In General.--The Bureau of the Census shall expand 
     the Survey of Income and Program Participation as necessary 
     to obtain such information as will enable interested persons 
     to evaluate the impact of the amendments made by subtitle A 
     of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 
     1995 on a random national sample of recipients of assistance 
     under State programs funded under this part and (as 
     appropriate) other low income families, and in doing so, 
     shall pay particular attention to the issues of out-of-
     wedlock birth, welfare dependency, the beginning and end of 
     welfare spells, and the causes of repeat welfare spells.
       ``(b) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury of 
     the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, 
     1998, 1999, and 2000 for payment to the Bureau of the Census 
     to carry out subsection (a).

     ``SEC. 414. WAIVERS.

       ``(a) Continuation of Waivers.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if 
     any waiver granted to a State under section 1115 or otherwise 
     which relates to the provision of assistance under a State 
     plan under this part is in effect or approved by the 
     Secretary as of October 1, 1995, the amendments made by the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995 
     shall not apply with respect to the State before the 
     expiration (determined without regard to any extensions) of 
     the waiver to the extent such amendments are inconsistent 
     with the terms of the waiver.
       ``(2) Financing limitation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, beginning with fiscal year 1996, a State 
     operating under a waiver described in paragraph (1) shall 
     receive the payment described for such State for such fiscal 
     year under section 402, in lieu of any other payment provided 
     for in the waiver.
       ``(b) State Option To Terminate Waiver.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State may terminate a waiver described 
     in subsection (a) before the expiration of the waiver.
       ``(2) Report.--A State which terminates a waiver under 
     paragraph (1) shall submit a report to the Secretary 
     summarizing the waiver and any available information 
     concerning the result or effect of such waiver.
       ``(3) Hold harmless provision.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a State that, not later than the date described in 
     subparagraph (B), submits a written request to terminate a 
     waiver described in subsection (a) shall be held harmless for 
     accrued cost neutrality liabilities incurred under the terms 
     and conditions of such waiver.
       ``(B) Date described.--The date described in this 
     subparagraph is the later of--
       ``(i) January 1, 1996; or
       ``(ii) 90 days following the adjournment of the first 
     regular session of the State legislature that begins after 
     the date of the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Act of 1995.
       ``(c) Secretarial Encouragement of Current Waivers.--The 
     Secretary shall encourage any State operating a waiver 
     described in subsection (a) to continue such waiver and to 
     evaluate, using random sampling and other characteristics of 
     accepted scientific evaluations, the result or effect of such 
     waiver.
       ``(d) Continuation of Individual Waivers.--A State may 
     elect to continue one or more individual waivers described in 
     subsection (a)(1).

     ``SEC. 415. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FAMILY SUPPORT.

       ``The programs under this part and part D shall be 
     administered by an Assistant Secretary for Family Support 
     within the Department of Health and Human Services, who shall 
     be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate, and who shall be in addition to any 
     other Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     provided for by law.

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     ``SEC. 416. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL AUTHORITY.

       ``No officer or employee of the Federal Government may 
     regulate the conduct of States under this part or enforce any 
     provision of this part, except to the extent expressly 
     provided in this part.

     ``SEC. 417. DEFINITIONS.

       ``As used in this part:
       ``(1) Adult.--The term `adult' means an individual who is 
     not a minor child.
       ``(2) Minor child.--The term `minor child' means an 
     individual who--
       ``(A) has not attained 18 years of age; or
       ``(B) has not attained 19 years of age and is a full-time 
     student in a secondary school (or in the equivalent level of 
     vocational or technical training).
       ``(3) Fiscal year.--The term `fiscal year' means any 12-
     month period ending on September 30 of a calendar year.
       ``(4) Indian, indian tribe, and tribal organization.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the terms `Indian', `Indian tribe', and `tribal organization' 
     have the meaning given such terms by section 4 of the Indian 
     Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     450b).
       ``(B) Special rule for indian tribes in alaska.--The term 
     `Indian tribe' means, with respect to the State of Alaska, 
     only the following Alaska Native regional nonprofit 
     corporations:
       ``(i) Arctic Slope Native Association.
       ``(ii) Kawerak, Inc.
       ``(iii) Maniilaq Association.
       ``(iv) Association of Village Council Presidents.
       ``(v) Tanana Chiefs Conference.
       ``(vi) Cook Inlet Tribal Council.
       ``(vii) Bristol Bay Native Association.
       ``(viii) Aleutian and Pribilof Island Association.
       ``(ix) Chugachmuit.
       ``(x) Tlingit Haida Central Council.
       ``(xi) Kodiak Area Native Association.
       ``(xii) Copper River Native Association.
       ``(xiii) Metlakatla Indian Tribe.
       ``(5) State.--Except as otherwise specifically provided, 
     the term `State' includes the several States, the District of 
     Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States 
     Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.''.

     SEC. 12102. REPORT ON DATA PROCESSING.

       (a) In General.--Within 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report 
     on--
       (1) the status of the automated data processing systems 
     operated by the States to assist management in the 
     administration of State programs under part A of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act (whether in effect before or after 
     October 1, 1995); and
       (2) what would be required to establish a system capable 
     of--
       (A) tracking participants in public programs over time; and
       (B) checking case records of the States to determine 
     whether individuals are participating in public programs of 2 
     or more States.
       (b) Preferred Contents.--The report required by subsection 
     (a) should include--
       (1) a plan for building on the automated data processing 
     systems of the States to establish a system with the 
     capabilities described in subsection (a)(2); and
       (2) an estimate of the amount of time required to establish 
     such a system and of the cost of establishing such a system.

     SEC. 12103. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.

       (a) Amendments to Title II.--
       (1) Section 205(c)(2)(C)(vi) (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)(vi)), 
     as so redesignated by section 321(a)(9)(B) of the Social 
     Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994, 
     is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``an agency administering a program funded 
     under part A of title IV or'' before ``an agency operating''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``A or D of title IV of this Act'' and 
     inserting ``D of such title''.
       (2) Section 228(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 428(d)(1)) is amended by 
     inserting ``under a State program funded under'' before 
     ``part A of title IV''.
       (b) Amendments to Part D of Title IV.--
       (1) Section 451 (42 U.S.C. 651) is amended by striking 
     ``aid'' and inserting ``assistance under a State program 
     funded''.
       (2) Section 452(a)(10)(C) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(C)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``aid to families with dependent children'' 
     and inserting ``assistance under a State program funded under 
     part A'';
       (B) by striking ``such aid'' and inserting ``such 
     assistance''; and
       (C) by striking ``under section 402(a)(26) or 471(a)(17)'' 
     and inserting ``pursuant to section 408(a)(4) or under 
     section 471(a)(17)''.
       (3) Section 452(a)(10)(F) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(F)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``aid under a State plan approved'' and 
     inserting ``assistance under a State program funded''; and
       (B) by striking ``in accordance with the standards referred 
     to in section 402(a)(26)(B)(ii)'' and inserting ``by the 
     State''.
       (4) Section 452(b) (42 U.S.C. 652(b)) is amended in the 
     first sentence by striking ``aid under the State plan 
     approved under part A'' and inserting ``assistance under the 
     State program funded under part A''.
       (5) Section 452(d)(3)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 652(d)(3)(B)(i)) is 
     amended by striking ``1115(c)'' and inserting ``1115(b)''.
       (6) Section 452(g)(2)(A)(ii)(I) (42 U.S.C. 
     652(g)(2)(A)(ii)(I)) is amended by striking ``aid is being 
     paid under the State's plan approved under part A or E'' and 
     inserting ``assistance is being provided under the State 
     program funded under part A or aid is being paid under the 
     State's plan approved under part E''.
       (7) Section 452(g)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)(A)) is 
     amended in the matter following clause (iii) by striking 
     ``aid was being paid under the State's plan approved under 
     part A or E'' and inserting ``assistance was being provided 
     under the State program funded under part A or aid was being 
     paid under the State's plan approved under part E''.
       (8) Section 452(g)(2) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)) is amended in 
     the matter following subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking ``who is a dependent child'' and inserting 
     ``with respect to whom assistance is being provided under the 
     State program funded under part A'';
       (B) by inserting ``by the State agency administering the 
     State plan approved under this part'' after ``found''; and
       (C) by striking ``under section 402(a)(26)'' and inserting 
     ``with the State in establishing paternity''.
       (9) Section 452(h) (42 U.S.C. 652(h)) is amended by 
     striking ``under section 402(a)(26)'' and inserting 
     ``pursuant to section 408(a)(4)''.
       (10) Section 453(c)(3) (42 U.S.C. 653(c)(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``aid under part A of this title'' and inserting 
     ``assistance under a State program funded under part A''.
       (11) Section 454(5)(A) (42 U.S.C. 654(5)(A))) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``under section 402(a)(26)'' and inserting 
     ``pursuant to section 408(a)(4)''; and
       (B) by striking ``; except that this paragraph shall not 
     apply to such payments for any month following the first 
     month in which the amount collected is sufficient to make 
     such family ineligible for assistance under the State plan 
     approved under part A;'' and inserting a comma.
       (12) Section 454(6)(D) (42 U.S.C. 654(6)(D)) is amended by 
     striking ``aid under a State plan approved'' and inserting 
     ``assistance under a State program funded''.
       (13) Section 456(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 656(a)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``under section 402(a)(26)''.
       (14) Section 466(a)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(3)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``402(a)(26)'' and inserting 
     ``408(a)(4)''.
       (15) Section 466(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``aid'' and inserting ``assistance under a State 
     program funded''.
       (16) Section 469(a) (42 U.S.C. 669(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``aid under plans approved'' and inserting 
     ``assistance under State programs funded''; and
       (B) by striking ``such aid'' and inserting ``such 
     assistance''.
       (c) Repeal of Part F of Title IV.--Part F of title IV (42 
     U.S.C. 681-687) is repealed.
       (d) Amendment to Title X.--Section 1002(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 
     1202(a)(7)) is amended by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children under the State plan approved under 
     section 402 of this Act'' and inserting ``assistance under a 
     State program funded under part A of title IV''.
       (e) Amendments to Title XI.--
       (1) Section 1108 (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1108. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS TO PUERTO RICO, THE 
                   VIRGIN ISLANDS, GUAM, AND AMERICAN SAMOA.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, the total amount certified by the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services under titles I, X, XIV, and XVI, 
     and under parts A and B of title IV for payment to any 
     territory for a fiscal year shall not exceed the ceiling 
     amount for the territory for the fiscal year.
       ``(b) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Territory.--The term `territory' means Puerto Rico, 
     the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
       ``(2) Ceiling amount.--The term `ceiling amount' means, 
     with respect to a territory and a fiscal year, the mandatory 
     ceiling amount with respect to the territory plus the 
     discretionary ceiling amount with respect to the territory, 
     reduced for the fiscal year in accordance with subsection 
     (e).
       ``(3) Mandatory ceiling amount.--The term `mandatory 
     ceiling amount' means--
       ``(A) $103,538,000 with respect to for Puerto Rico;
       ``(B) $4,812,000 with respect to Guam;
       ``(C) $3,677,397 with respect to the Virgin Islands; and
       ``(D) $1,122,095 with respect to American Samoa.
       ``(4) Discretionary ceiling amount.--The term 
     `discretionary ceiling amount' means, with respect to a 
     territory, the dollar amount specified in subsection (c)(2) 
     with respect to the territory.
       ``(c) Discretionary Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make a grant to each 
     territory for any fiscal year in the amount appropriated 
     pursuant to paragraph (2) for the fiscal year for payment to 
     the territory.
       ``(2) Use of grant.--Any territory to which a grant is made 
     under paragraph (1) may expend the amount under any program 
     operated or funded under any provision of law specified in 
     subsection (a).
       ``(3) Limitation on authorization of appropriations.--For 
     grants under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary for each fiscal year--
       ``(A) $7,951,000 for payment to Puerto Rico;
       ``(B) $345,000 for payment to Guam;

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       ``(C) $275,000 for payment to the Virgin Islands; and
       ``(D) $190,000 for payment to American Samoa.
       ``(d) Authority to Transfer Funds Among Programs.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any 
     territory to which an amount is paid under any provision of 
     law specified in subsection (a) may use part or all of the 
     amount to carry out any program operated by the territory, or 
     funded, under any other such provision of law.
       ``(e) Maintenance of Effort.--The ceiling amount with 
     respect to a territory shall be reduced for a fiscal year by 
     an amount equal to the amount (if any) by which--
       ``(1) the total amount expended by the territory under all 
     programs of the territory operated pursuant to the provisions 
     of law specified in subsection (a) (as such provisions were 
     in effect for fiscal year 1995) for fiscal year 1995; exceeds
       ``(2) the total amount expended by the territory under all 
     programs of the territory that are funded under the 
     provisions of law specified in subsection (a) for the fiscal 
     year that immediately precedes the fiscal year referred to in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1).''.
       (2) Section 1109 (42 U.S.C. 1309) is amended by striking 
     ``or part A of title IV,''.
       (3) Section 1115 (42 U.S.C. 1315) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (i) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)'';
       (ii) by striking ``403,'';
       (iii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, 
     and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) costs of such project which would not otherwise be a 
     permissible use of funds under part A of title IV and which 
     are not included as part of the costs of projects under 
     section 1110, shall to the extent and for the period 
     prescribed by the Secretary, be regarded as a permissible use 
     of funds under such part.''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``under the program 
     of aid to families with dependent children'' and inserting 
     ``part A of such title''.
       (4) Section 1116 (42 U.S.C. 1316) is amended--
       (A) in each of subsections (a)(1), (b), and (d), by 
     striking ``or part A of title IV,''; and
       (B) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``404,''.
       (5) Section 1118 (42 U.S.C. 1318) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``403(a),'';
       (B) by striking ``and part A of title IV,''; and
       (C) by striking ``, and shall, in the case of American 
     Samoa, mean 75 per centum with respect to part A of title 
     IV''.
       (6) Section 1119 (42 U.S.C. 1319) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or part A of title IV''; and
       (B) by striking ``403(a),''.
       (7) Section 1133(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320b-3(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``or part A of title IV,''.
       (8) Section 1136 (42 U.S.C. 1320b-6) is repealed.
       (9) Section 1137 (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) any State program funded under part A of title IV of 
     this Act;''; and
       (B) in subsection (d)(1)(B)--
       (i) by striking ``In this subsection--'' and all that 
     follows through ``(ii) in'' and inserting ``In this 
     subsection, in'';
       (ii) by redesignating subclauses (I), (II), and (III) as 
     clauses (i), (ii), and (iii); and
       (iii) by moving such redesignated material 2 ems to the 
     left.
       (f) Amendment to Title XIV.--Section 1402(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 
     1352(a)(7)) is amended by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children under the State plan approved under 
     section 402 of this Act'' and inserting ``assistance under a 
     State program funded under part A of title IV''.
       (g) Amendment to Title XVI as in Effect With Respect to the 
     Territories.--Section 1602(a)(11), as in effect without 
     regard to the amendment made by section 301 of the Social 
     Security Amendments of 1972 (42 U.S.C. 1382 note), is amended 
     by striking ``aid under the State plan approved'' and 
     inserting ``assistance under a State program funded''.
       (h) Amendment to Title XVI as in Effect With Respect to the 
     States.--Section 1611(c)(5)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1382(c)(5)(A)) is 
     amended to read as follows: ``(A) a State program funded 
     under part A of title IV,''.

     SEC. 12104. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD STAMP ACT OF 
                   1977 AND RELATED PROVISIONS.

       (a) Section 5 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``plan approved'' and all that follows through ``title IV of 
     the Social Security Act'' and inserting ``program funded 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.) that the Secretary determines complies 
     with standards established by the Secretary that ensure that 
     the standards under the State program are comparable to or 
     more restrictive than those in effect on June 1, 1995'';
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``assistance to families 
     with dependent children'' and inserting ``assistance under a 
     State program funded''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (13) and redesignating paragraphs 
     (14), (15), and (16) as paragraphs (13), (14), and (15), 
     respectively;
       (3) in subsection (j), by striking ``plan approved under 
     part A of title IV of such Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)'' and 
     inserting ``program funded under part A of title IV of the 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) that the Secretary determines 
     complies with standards established by the Secretary that 
     ensure that the standards under the State program are 
     comparable to or more restrictive than those in effect on 
     June 1, 1995''.
       (b) Section 6 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(5), by striking ``the State plan 
     approved'' and inserting ``the State program funded'';
       (2) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking ``aid to families with dependent children'' 
     and inserting ``benefits under a State program funded''; and
       (B) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``that 
     the Secretary determines complies with standards established 
     by the Secretary that ensure that the standards under the 
     State program are comparable to or more restrictive than 
     those in effect on June 1, 1995''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Eligibility Under Other Law.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this Act, a household may not receive 
     benefits under this Act as a result of the household's 
     eligibility under a State program funded under part A of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), 
     unless the Secretary determines that any household with 
     income above 130 percent of the poverty guidelines is not 
     eligible for the program.''.
       (c) Section 16(g)(4) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2025(g)(4)) is 
     amended by striking ``State plans under the Aid to Families 
     with Dependent Children Program under'' and inserting ``State 
     programs funded under part A of''.
       (d) Section 17 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2026) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subsection (b)(1)(A), by 
     striking ``to aid to families with dependent children under 
     part A of title IV of the Social Security Act'' and inserting 
     ``or are receiving assistance under a State program funded 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.)''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(3), by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
        ``(I) The Secretary may not grant a waiver under this 
     paragraph on or after October 1, 1995. Any reference in this 
     paragraph to a provision of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act shall be deemed to be a reference to such provision as in 
     effect on September 30, 1995.'';
       (e) Section 20 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2029) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B) by striking ``operating--'' and 
     all that follows through ``(ii) any other'' and inserting 
     ``operating any''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``(b)(1) A household'' and inserting ``(b) 
     A household''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``training program'' 
     and inserting ``activity'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (F) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively.
       (f) Section 5(h)(1) of the Agriculture and Consumer 
     Protection Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-186; 7 U.S.C. 612c 
     note) is amended by striking ``the program for aid to 
     families with dependent children'' and inserting ``the State 
     program funded''.
       (g) Section 9 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1758) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(C)(ii)(II)--
       (i) by striking ``program for aid to families with 
     dependent children'' and inserting ``State program funded''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``that the Secretary determines complies with 
     standards established by the Secretary that ensure that the 
     standards under the State program are comparable to or more 
     restrictive than those in effect on June 1, 1995''; and
       (B) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii)--

       (I) by striking ``an AFDC assistance unit (under the aid to 
     families with dependent children program authorized'' and 
     inserting ``a family (under the State program funded''; and
       (II) by striking ``, in a State'' and all that follows 
     through ``9902(2)))'' and inserting ``that the Secretary 
     determines complies with standards established by the 
     Secretary that ensure that the standards under the State 
     program are comparable to or more restrictive than those in 
     effect on June 1, 1995''; and

       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``aid to families 
     with dependent children'' and inserting ``assistance under 
     the State program funded under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) that the 
     Secretary determines complies with standards established by 
     the Secretary that ensure that the standards under the State 
     program are comparable to or more restrictive than those in 
     effect on June 1, 1995''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(2)(C)--
       (A) by striking ``program for aid to families with 
     dependent children'' and inserting ``State program funded''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``that the Secretary determines complies with 
     standards established by the Secretary that ensure that the 
     standards under the State program are comparable to or more 
     restrictive than those in effect on June 1, 1995''.

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       (h) Section 17(d)(2)(A)(ii)(II) of the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(2)(A)(ii)(II)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``program for aid to families with 
     dependent children established'' and inserting ``State 
     program funded''; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``that 
     the Secretary determines complies with standards established 
     by the Secretary that ensure that the standards under the 
     State program are comparable to or more restrictive than 
     those in effect on June 1, 1995''.

     SEC. 12105. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS.

       (a) Subsection (b) of section 508 of the Unemployment 
     Compensation Amendments of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 603a; Public Law 
     94-566; 90 Stat. 2689) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Provision for Reimbursement of Expenses.--For 
     purposes of section 455 of the Social Security Act, expenses 
     incurred to reimburse State employment offices for furnishing 
     information requested of such offices--
       ``(1) pursuant to the third sentence of section 3(a) of the 
     Act entitled `An Act to provide for the establishment of a 
     national employment system and for cooperation with the 
     States in the promotion of such system, and for other 
     purposes', approved June 6, 1933 (29 U.S.C. 49b(a)), or
       ``(2) by a State or local agency charged with the duty of 
     carrying a State plan for child support approved under part D 
     of title IV of the Social Security Act,
     shall be considered to constitute expenses incurred in the 
     administration of such State plan.''.
       (b) Section 9121 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 602 note) is repealed.
       (c) Section 9122 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 602 note) is repealed.
       (d) Section 221 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act 
     of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 602 note), relating to treatment under 
     AFDC of certain rental payments for federally assisted 
     housing, is repealed.
       (e) Section 159 of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility 
     Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 602 note) is repealed.
       (f) Section 202(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 
     1967 (81 Stat. 882; 42 U.S.C. 602 note) is repealed.
       (g) Section 903 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11381 note), 
     relating to demonstration projects to reduce number of AFDC 
     families in welfare hotels, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children under a State plan approved'' and 
     inserting ``assistance under a State program funded''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children in the State under a State plan approved'' 
     and inserting ``assistance in the State under a State program 
     funded''.
       (h) The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 404C(c)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-23(c)(3)), by 
     striking ``(Aid to Families with Dependent Children)''; and
       (2) in section 480(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(b)(2)), by 
     striking ``aid to families with dependent children under a 
     State plan approved'' and inserting ``assistance under a 
     State program funded''.
       (i) The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 231(d)(3)(A)(ii) (20 U.S.C. 
     2341(d)(3)(A)(ii)), by striking ``the program for aid to 
     dependent children'' and inserting ``the State program 
     funded'';
       (2) in section 232(b)(2)(B) (20 U.S.C. 2341a(b)(2)(B)), by 
     striking ``the program for aid to families with dependent 
     children'' and inserting ``the State program funded''; and
       (3) in section 521(14)(B)(iii) (20 U.S.C. 
     2471(14)(B)(iii)), by striking ``the program for aid to 
     families with dependent children'' and inserting ``the State 
     program funded''.
       (j) The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 1113(a)(5) (20 U.S.C. 6313(a)(5)), by 
     striking ``Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program'' 
     and inserting ``State program funded under part A of title IV 
     of the Social Security Act'';
       (2) in section 1124(c)(5) (20 U.S.C. 0634(c)(5)), by 
     striking ``the program of aid to families with dependent 
     children under a State plan approved under'' and inserting 
     ``a State program funded under part A of''; and
       (3) in section 5203(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 7233(b)(2))--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(xi), by striking ``Aid to Families 
     with Dependent Children benefits'' and inserting ``assistance 
     under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(viii), by striking ``Aid to 
     Families with Dependent Children'' and inserting ``assistance 
     under the State program funded under part A of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act''.
       (k) Chapter VII of title I of Public Law 99-88 (25 U.S.C. 
     13d-1) is amended to read as follows: ``Provided further, 
     That general assistance payments made by the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs shall be made--
       ``(1) after April 29, 1985, and before October 1, 1995, on 
     the basis of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) 
     standards of need; and
       ``(2) on and after October 1, 1995, on the basis of 
     standards of need established under the State program funded 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act,
     except that where a State ratably reduces its AFDC or State 
     program payments, the Bureau shall reduce general assistance 
     payments in such State by the same percentage as the State 
     has reduced the AFDC or State program payment.''.
       (l) The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) 
     is amended--
       (1) in section 51(d)(9) (26 U.S.C. 51(d)(9)), by striking 
     all that follows ``agency as'' and inserting ``being eligible 
     for financial assistance under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act and as having continually received such 
     financial assistance during the 90-day period which 
     immediately precedes the date on which such individual is 
     hired by the employer.'';
       (2) in section 3304(a)(16) (26 U.S.C. 3304(a)(16)), by 
     striking ``eligibility for aid or services,'' and all that 
     follows through ``children approved'' and inserting 
     ``eligibility for assistance, or the amount of such 
     assistance, under a State program funded'';
       (3) in section 6103(l)(7)(D)(i) (26 U.S.C. 
     6103(l)(7)(D)(i)), by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children provided under a State plan approved'' and 
     inserting ``a State program funded'';
       (4) in section 6334(a)(11)(A) (26 U.S.C. 6334(a)(11)(A)), 
     by striking ``(relating to aid to families with dependent 
     children)''; and
       (5) in section 7523(b)(3)(C) (26 U.S.C. 7523(b)(3)(C)), by 
     striking ``aid to families with dependent children'' and 
     inserting ``assistance under a State program funded under 
     part A of title IV of the Social Security Act''.
       (m) Section 3(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
     49b(b)) is amended by striking ``State plan approved under 
     part A of title IV'' and inserting ``State program funded 
     under part A of title IV''.
       (n) The Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 4(29)(A)(i) (29 U.S.C. 1503(29)(A)(i)), by 
     striking ``(42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)'';
       (2) in section 106(b)(6)(C) (29 U.S.C. 1516(b)(6)(C)), by 
     striking ``State aid to families with dependent children 
     records,'' and inserting ``records collected under the State 
     program funded under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act,'';
       (3) in section 121(b)(2) (29 U.S.C. 1531(b)(2))--
       (A) by striking ``the JOBS program'' and inserting ``the 
     work activities required under title IV of the Social 
     Security Act''; and
       (B) by striking the second sentence;
       (4) in section 123(c) (29 U.S.C. 1533(c))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(E), by repealing clause (vi); and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(D), by repealing clause (v);
       (5) in section 203(b)(3) (29 U.S.C. 1603(b)(3)), by 
     striking ``, including recipients under the JOBS program'';
       (6) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 204(a)(1) (29 
     U.S.C. 1604(a)(1) (A) and (B)), by striking ``(such as the 
     JOBS program)'' each place it appears;
       (7) in section 205(a) (29 U.S.C. 1605(a)), by striking 
     paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) the portions of title IV of the Social Security Act 
     relating to work activities;'';
       (8) in section 253 (29 U.S.C. 1632)--
       (A) in subsection (b)(2), by repealing subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (B) in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of subsection (c), by 
     striking ``the JOBS program or'' each place it appears;
       (9) in section 264 (29 U.S.C. 1644)--
       (A) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1), by 
     striking ``(such as the JOBS program)'' each place it 
     appears; and
       (B) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (d)(3), by 
     striking ``and the JOBS program'' each place it appears;
       (10) in section 265(b) (29 U.S.C. 1645(b)), by striking 
     paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
       ``(6) the portion of title IV of the Social Security Act 
     relating to work activities;'';
       (11) in the second sentence of section 429(e) (29 U.S.C. 
     1699(e)), by striking ``and shall be in an amount that does 
     not exceed the maximum amount that may be provided by the 
     State pursuant to section 402(g)(1)(C) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 602(g)(1)(C))'';
       (12) in section 454(c) (29 U.S.C. 1734(c)), by striking 
     ``JOBS and'';
       (13) in section 455(b) (29 U.S.C. 1735(b)), by striking 
     ``the JOBS program,'';
       (14) in section 501(1) (29 U.S.C. 1791(1)), by striking 
     ``aid to families with dependent children under part A of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)'' 
     and inserting ``assistance under the State program funded 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act'';
       (15) in section 506(1)(A) (29 U.S.C. 1791e(1)(A)), by 
     striking ``aid to families with dependent children'' and 
     inserting ``assistance under the State program funded'';
       (16) in section 508(a)(2)(A) (29 U.S.C. 1791g(a)(2)(A)), by 
     striking ``aid to families with dependent children'' and 
     inserting ``assistance under the State program funded''; and
       (17) in section 701(b)(2)(A) (29 U.S.C. 1792(b)(2)(A))--
       (A) in clause (v), by striking the semicolon and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (B) by striking clause (vi).
       (o) Section 3803(c)(2)(C)(iv) of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(iv) assistance under a State program funded under part A 
     of title IV of the Social Security Act''.

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       (p) Section 2605(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(2)(A)(i)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) assistance under the State program funded under part 
     A of title IV of the Social Security Act;''.
       (q) Section 303(f)(2) of the Family Support Act of 1988 (42 
     U.S.C. 602 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(A)''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C).
       (r) The Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
     of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in the first section 255(h) (2 U.S.C. 905(h)), by 
     striking ``Aid to families with dependent children (75-0412-
     0-1-609);'' and inserting ``Block grants to States for 
     temporary assistance for needy families;''; and
       (2) in section 256 (2 U.S.C. 906)--
       (A) by striking subsection (k); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (k).
       (s) The Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 210(f) (8 U.S.C. 1160(f)), by striking ``aid 
     under a State plan approved under'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``assistance under a State program funded under'';
       (2) in section 245A(h) (8 U.S.C. 1255a(h))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A)(i), by striking ``program of aid to 
     families with dependent children'' and inserting ``State 
     program of assistance''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children'' and inserting ``assistance under a State 
     program funded under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act''; and
       (3) in section 412(e)(4) (8 U.S.C. 1522(e)(4)), by striking 
     ``State plan approved'' and inserting ``State program 
     funded''.
       (t) Section 640(a)(4)(B)(i) of the Head Start Act (42 
     U.S.C. 9835(a)(4)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ``program of 
     aid to families with dependent children under a State plan 
     approved'' and inserting ``State program of assistance 
     funded''.
       (u) Section 9 of the Act of April 19, 1950 (64 Stat. 47, 
     chapter 92; 25 U.S.C. 639) is repealed.
       (v) Subparagraph (E) of section 213(d)(6) of the School-To-
     Work Opportunities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6143(d)(6)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(E) part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.) relating to work activities;''.

     SEC. 12106. EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION RULE.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subtitle, this subtitle and the amendments made by this 
     subtitle shall take effect on October 1, 1995.
       (b) Penalties.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraphs (2) through (7) and paragraph 
     (9) of section 408(a) of the Social Security Act (as added by 
     section 12101 of this Act) shall apply with respect to fiscal 
     years beginning on or after October 1, 1996.
       (2) Misuse of funds.--Paragraphs (1) and (8) of section 
     408(a) of the Social Security Act (as added by section 12101 
     of this Act, shall apply with respect to fiscal years 
     beginning on or after October 1, 1995.
       (c) Transition Rules.--
       (1) State option to continue afdc program.--
       (A) 9-month extension.--A State may elect to continue the 
     State AFDC program until June 30, 1996.
       (B) No individual or family entitlement under continued 
     state afdc programs.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law or any rule of law, no individual or family is entitled 
     to aid under any State AFDC program on or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (C) Limitations on federal obligations.--
       (i) Under afdc program.--If a State elects to continue the 
     State AFDC program pursuant to subparagraph (A), the total 
     obligations of the Federal Government to the State under part 
     A of title IV of the Social Security Act (as in effect on 
     September 30, 1995) after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act shall not exceed an amount equal to--

       (I) the State family assistance grant (as defined in 
     section 402(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (as in effect 
     pursuant to the amendment made by section 12101 of this 
     Act)); minus
       (II) any obligations of the Federal Government to the State 
     under such part (as in effect on September 30, 1995) with 
     respect to expenditures by the State during the period that 
     begins on October 1, 1995, and ends on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

       (ii) Under temporary family assistance program.--
     Notwithstanding section 402(a)(1) of the Social Security Act 
     (as in effect pursuant to the amendment made by section 12101 
     of this Act), the total obligations of the Federal Government 
     to the State under such section 402(a)(1) for fiscal year 
     1996 after the termination of the State AFDC program shall 
     not exceed an amount equal to--

       (I) the amount described in clause (i)(I) of this 
     subparagraph; minus
       (II) any obligations of the Federal Government to the State 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (as in 
     effect on September 30, 1995) with respect to expenditures by 
     the State on or after October 1, 1995.

       (D) Submission of state plan for fiscal year 1996 deemed 
     acceptance of grant limitations and formula.--The submission 
     of a plan by a State under section 401(a) of the Social 
     Security Act (as in effect pursuant to the amendment made by 
     section 12101 of this Act) for fiscal year 1996 is deemed to 
     constitute the State's acceptance of the grant reductions 
     under subparagraph (C)(ii) of this paragraph (including the 
     formula for computing the amount of the reduction).
       (E) State afdc program defined.--As used in this paragraph, 
     the term ``State AFDC program'' means the State program under 
     parts A and F of title IV of the Social Security Act (as in 
     effect on September 30, 1995).
       (2) Claims, actions, and proceedings.--The amendments made 
     by this subtitle shall not apply with respect to--
       (A) powers, duties, functions, rights, claims, penalties, 
     or obligations applicable to aid, assistance, or services 
     provided before the effective date of this subtitle under the 
     provisions amended; and
       (B) administrative actions and proceedings commenced before 
     such date, or authorized before such date to be commenced, 
     under such provisions.
       (3) Closing out account for those programs terminated or 
     substantially modified by this subtitle.--In closing out 
     accounts, Federal and State officials may use scientifically 
     acceptable statistical sampling techniques. Claims made under 
     programs which are repealed or substantially amended in this 
     subtitle and which involve State expenditures in cases where 
     assistance or services were provided during a prior fiscal 
     year, shall be treated as expenditures during fiscal year 
     1995 for purposes of reimbursement even if payment was made 
     by a State on or after October 1, 1995. States shall complete 
     the filing of all claims no later than September 30, 1997. 
     Federal department heads shall--
       (A) use the single audit procedure to review and resolve 
     any claims in connection with the close out of programs, and
       (B) reimburse States for any payments made for assistance 
     or services provided during a prior fiscal year from funds 
     for fiscal year 1995, rather than the funds authorized by 
     this subtitle.
       (4) Continuance in office of assistant secretary for family 
     support.--The individual who, on the day before the effective 
     date of this subtitle, is serving as Assistant Secretary for 
     Family Support within the Department of Health and Human 
     Services shall, until a successor is appointed to such 
     position--
       (A) continue to serve in such position; and
       (B) except as otherwise provided by law--
       (i) continue to perform the functions of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Family Support under section 417 of the Social 
     Security Act (as in effect before such effective date); and
       (ii) have the powers and duties of the Assistant Secretary 
     for Family Support under section 415 of the Social Security 
     Act (as in effect pursuant to the amendment made by section 
     12101 of this Act).
       (d) Sunset.--The amendment made by section 12101 shall be 
     effective only during the 6-year period beginning on October 
     1, 1995.
                Subtitle B--Supplemental Security Income

     SEC. 12200. REFERENCE TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, where ever in 
     this subtitle an amendment is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to or repeal of a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to that section or 
     other provision of the Social Security Act.

                  CHAPTER 1--ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS

     SEC. 12201. DENIAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME BENEFITS 
                   BY REASON OF DISABILITY TO DRUG ADDICTS AND 
                   ALCOHOLICS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1614(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), an individual shall 
     not be considered to be disabled for purposes of this title 
     if alcoholism or drug addiction would (but for this 
     subparagraph) be a contributing factor material to the 
     Commissioner's determination that the individual is 
     disabled.''.
       (b) Representative Payee Requirements.--
       (1) Section 1631(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II) (42 U.S.C. 
     1383(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(II) In the case of an individual eligible for benefits 
     under this title by reason of disability, the payment of such 
     benefits shall be made to a representative payee if the 
     Commissioner of Social Security determines that such payment 
     would serve the interest of the individual because the 
     individual also has an alcoholism or drug addiction condition 
     that prevents the individual from managing such benefits.''.
       (2) Section 1631(a)(2)(B)(vii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1383(a)(2)(B)(vii)) is amended by striking ``eligible for 
     benefits'' and all that follows through ``is disabled'' and 
     inserting ``described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)''.
       (3) Section 1631(a)(2)(B)(ix)(II) (42 U.S.C. 
     1383(a)(2)(B)(ix)(II)) is amended by striking all that 
     follows ``15 years, or'' and inserting ``described in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)''.
       (4) Section 1631(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 
     1383(a)(2)(D)(i)(II)) is amended by striking ``eligible for 
     benefits'' and all that follows through ``is disabled'' and 
     inserting ``described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)''.
       (c) Treatment Referrals for Individuals with an Alcoholism 
     or Drug Addiction Condition.--Title XVI (42 U.S.C. 1381 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:


   ``TREATMENT REFERRALS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN ALCOHOLISM OR DRUG 
                          ADDICTION CONDITION

       ``Sec. 1636. In the case of any eligible individual whose 
     benefits under this title by reason of disability are paid to 
     a representative

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     payee pursuant to section 1631(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II), the 
     Commissioner of Social Security shall refer such individual 
     to the appropriate State agency administering the State plan 
     for substance abuse treatment services approved under subpart 
     II of part B of title XIX of the Public Health Service Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 300x-21 et seq.).''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1611(e) (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (3).
       (2) Section 1634 (42 U.S.C. 1383c) is amended by striking 
     subsection (e).
       (3) Section 201(c)(1) of the Social Security Independence 
     and Program Improvements Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 425 note) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``to--'' and all that follows through ``in 
     cases in which'' and inserting ``to individuals who are 
     entitled to disability insurance benefits or child's, 
     widow's, or widower's insurance benefits based on disability 
     under title II of the Social Security Act, in cases in 
     which'';
       (B) by striking ``either subparagraph (A) or subparagraph 
     (B)'' and inserting ``the preceding sentence''; and
       (C) by striking ``subparagraph (A) or (B)'' and inserting 
     ``the preceding sentence''.
       (e) Supplemental Funding for Alcohol and Substance Abuse 
     Treatment Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated to 
     supplement State and Tribal programs funded under section 
     1933 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-33), 
     $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997 and 1998.
       (2) Additional funds.--Amounts appropriated under paragraph 
     (1) shall be in addition to any funds otherwise appropriated 
     for allotments under section 1933 of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-33) and shall be allocated 
     pursuant to such section 1933.
       (3) Use of Funds.--A State or Tribal government receiving 
     an allotment under this subsection shall consider as 
     priorities, for purposes of expending funds allotted under 
     this subsection, activities relating to the treatment of the 
     abuse of alcohol and other drugs.
       (f) Effective dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
     (3), the amendments made by this section shall apply to 
     applicants for benefits for months beginning on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, without regard to whether 
     regulations have been issued to implement such amendments.
       (2) Application to current recipients.--
       (A) Application and notice.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, in the case of an individual who is 
     receiving supplemental security income benefits under title 
     XVI of the Social Security Act as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and whose eligibility for such benefits 
     would terminate by reason of the amendments made by this 
     section, such amendments shall apply with respect to the 
     benefits of such individual, including such individual's 
     treatment (if any) provided pursuant to such title as in 
     effect on the day before the date of such enactment, for 
     months beginning on or after January 1, 1997, and the 
     Commissioner of Social Security shall so notify the 
     individual not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) Reapplication.--
       (i) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, each individual notified pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A) who desires to reapply for benefits under 
     title XVI of the Social Security Act, as amended by this 
     title, may reapply to the Commissioner of Social Security.
       (ii) Determination of eligibility.--Not later than January 
     1, 1997, the Commissioner of Social Security shall complete 
     the eligibility redetermination of each individual who 
     reapplies for benefits under clause (i) pursuant to the 
     procedures of title XVI of such Act.
       (3) Additional application of payee representative and 
     treatment referral requirements.--The amendments made by 
     subsections (b) and (c) shall also apply--
       (A) in the case of any individual who is receiving 
     supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the 
     Social Security Act as of the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, on and after the date of such individual's first 
     continuing disability review occurring after such date of 
     enactment, and
       (B) in the case of any individual who receives supplemental 
     security income benefits under title XVI of the Social 
     Security Act and has attained age 65, in such manner as 
     determined appropriate by the Commissioner of Social 
     Security.

     SEC. 12202. DENIAL OF SSI BENEFITS FOR 10 YEARS TO 
                   INDIVIDUALS FOUND TO HAVE FRAUDULENTLY 
                   MISREPRESENTED RESIDENCE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN 
                   BENEFITS SIMULTANEOUSLY IN 2 OR MORE STATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1614(a) (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) An individual shall not be considered an eligible 
     individual for the purposes of this title during the 10-year 
     period that begins on the date the individual is convicted in 
     Federal or State court of having made a fraudulent statement 
     or representation with respect to the place of residence of 
     the individual in order to receive assistance simultaneously 
     from 2 or more States under programs that are funded under 
     title IV, title XXI, or the Food Stamp Act of 1977, or 
     benefits in 2 or more States under the supplemental security 
     income program under this title.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 12203. DENIAL OF SSI BENEFITS FOR FUGITIVE FELONS AND 
                   PROBATION AND PAROLE VIOLATORS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1611(e) (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)), as 
     amended by section 12201(d)(1), is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) A person shall not be considered an eligible 
     individual or eligible spouse for purposes of this title with 
     respect to any month if during such month the person is--
       ``(A) fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
     confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place 
     from which the person flees, for a crime, or an attempt to 
     commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws of the place 
     from which the person flees, or which, in the case of the 
     State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the laws of 
     such State; or
       ``(B) violating a condition of probation or parole imposed 
     under Federal or State law.''.
       (b) Exchange of Information With Law Enforcement 
     Agencies.--Section 1611(e) (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)), as amended by 
     section 12201(d)(1) and subsection (a), is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Commissioner shall furnish any Federal, State, or local law 
     enforcement officer, upon the request of the officer, with 
     the current address, Social Security number, and photograph 
     (if applicable) of any recipient of benefits under this 
     title, if the officer furnishes the Commissioner with the 
     name of the recipient and notifies the Commissioner that--
       ``(A) the recipient--
       ``(i) is described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph 
     (3); or
       ``(ii) has information that is necessary for the officer to 
     conduct the officer's official duties; and
       ``(B) the location or apprehension of the recipient is 
     within the officer's official duties.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

               CHAPTER 2--BENEFITS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN

     SEC. 12211. DEFINITION AND ELIGIBILITY RULES.

       (a) Definition of Childhood Disability.--Section 1614(a)(3) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)), as amended by section 7251(a), is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``An individual'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (C), an 
     individual'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(or, in the case of 
     an individual under the age of 18, if he suffers from any 
     medically determinable physical or mental impairment of 
     comparable severity)'';
       (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (I) as 
     subparagraphs (D) through (J), respectively;
       (4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) An individual under the age of 18 shall be considered 
     disabled for the purposes of this title if that individual 
     has a medically determinable physical or mental impairment, 
     which results in marked and severe functional limitations, 
     and which can be expected to result in death or which has 
     lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of 
     not less than 12 months. Notwithstanding the preceding 
     sentence, no individual under the age of 18 who engages in 
     substantial gainful activity (determined in accordance with 
     regulations prescribed pursuant to subparagraph (E)) may be 
     considered to be disabled.''; and
       (5) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by paragraph (3), 
     by striking ``(D)'' and inserting ``(E)''.
       (b) Changes to Childhood SSI Regulations.--
       (1) Modification to medical criteria for evaluation of 
     mental and emotional disorders.--The Commissioner of Social 
     Security shall modify sections 112.00C.2. and 112.02B.2.c.(2) 
     of appendix 1 to subpart P of part 404 of title 20, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, to eliminate references to maladaptive 
     behavior in the domain of personal/behavorial function.
       (2) Discontinuance of individualized functional 
     assessment.--The Commissioner of Social Security shall 
     discontinue the individualized functional assessment for 
     children set forth in sections 416.924d and 416.924e of title 
     20, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (c) Medical Improvement Review Standard as it Applies to 
     Individuals Under the Age of 18.--Section 1614(a)(4) (42 
     U.S.C. 1382(a)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) of clauses (i) 
     and (ii) of subparagraph (B) as subclauses (aa) and (bb), 
     respectively;
       (2) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively;
       (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as 
     clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and by moving their 
     left hand margin 2 ems to the right;
       (4) by inserting before clause (i) (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (3)) the following:
       ``(A) in the case of an individual who is age 18 or older--
     '';
       (5) at the end of subparagraph (A)(iii) (as redesignated by 
     paragraphs (3) and (4)), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; or'';
       (6) by inserting after and below subparagraph (A)(iii) (as 
     so redesignated) the following:
       ``(B) in the case of an individual who is under the age of 
     18--

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       ``(i) substantial evidence which demonstrates that there 
     has been medical improvement in the individual's impairment 
     or combination of impairments, and that such impairment or 
     combination of impairments no longer results in marked and 
     severe functional limitations; or
       ``(ii) substantial evidence which demonstrates that, as 
     determined on the basis of new or improved diagnostic 
     techniques or evaluations, the individual's impairment or 
     combination of impairments, is not as disabling as it was 
     considered to be at the time of the most recent prior 
     decision that he or she was under a disability or continued 
     to be under a disability, and such impairment or combination 
     of impairments does not result in marked or severe functional 
     limitations; or'';
       (7) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C) 
     and by inserting in such subparagraph ``in the case of any 
     individual,'' before ``substantial evidence''; and
       (8) in the first sentence following subparagraph (C) (as 
     redesignated by paragraph (7)), by--
       (A) inserting ``(i)'' before ``to restore''; and
       (B) inserting ``, or (ii) in the case of an individual 
     under the age of 18, to eliminate or improve the individual's 
     impairment or combination of impairments so that it no longer 
     results in marked and severe functional limitations'' 
     immediately before the period.
       (d) Amount of Benefits.--Section 1611(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3)(i) Except with respect to individuals described in 
     clause (ii), the benefit under this title for an individual 
     described in section 1614(a)(3)(C) shall be payable at a rate 
     equal to 75 percent of the rate otherwise determined under 
     this subsection.
       ``(ii) An individual is described in this clause if such 
     individual is described in section 1614(a)(3)(C), and--
       ``(I) in the case of such an individual under the age of 6, 
     such individual has a medical impairment that severely limits 
     the individual's ability to function in a manner appropriate 
     to individuals of the same age and who without special 
     personal assistance would require specialized care outside 
     the home; or
       ``(II) in the case of such an individual who has attained 
     the age of 6, such individual requires personal care 
     assistance with--
       ``(aa) at least 2 activities of daily living;
       ``(bb) continual 24-hour supervision or monitoring to avoid 
     causing injury or harm to self or others; or
       ``(cc) the administration of medical treatment; and
     who without such assistance would require full-time or part-
     time specialized care outside the home.
       ``(iii)(I) For purposes of clause (ii), the term 
     `specialized care' means medical care beyond routine 
     administration of medication.
       ``(II) For purposes of clause (ii)(II)--
       ``(aa) the term `personal care assistance' means at least 
     hands-on and stand-by assistance, supervision, or cueing; and
       ``(bb) the term `activities of daily living' means eating, 
     toileting, dressing, bathing, and mobility.''.
       (e) Effective Dates, Etc.--
       (1) Effective dates.--
       (A) In general.--The provisions of, and amendments made by, 
     subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply to applicants for 
     benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act for 
     months beginning on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, without regard to whether regulations have been 
     issued to implement such provisions and amendments.
       (B) Eligibility rules.--The amendments made by subsection 
     (d) shall apply to--
       (i) applicants for benefits under title XVI of the Social 
     Security Act for months beginning on or after January 1, 
     1997; and
       (ii) with respect to continuing disability reviews of 
     eligibility for benefits under such title occurring on or 
     after such date.
       (2) Application to current recipients.--
       (A) Eligibility determinations.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner 
     of Social Security shall redetermine the eligibility of any 
     individual under age 18 who is receiving supplemental 
     security income benefits based on a disability under title 
     XVI of the Social Security Act as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and whose eligibility for such benefits 
     may terminate by reason of the provisions of, and amendments 
     made by, subsections (a), (b), and (c). With respect to any 
     redetermination under this subparagraph--
       (i) section 1614(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1382c(a)(4)) shall not apply;
       (ii) the Commissioner of Social Security shall apply the 
     eligibility criteria for new applicants for benefits under 
     title XVI of such Act;
       (iii) the Commissioner shall give such redetermination 
     priority over all continuing eligibility reviews and other 
     reviews under such title; and
       (iv) such redetermination shall be counted as a review or 
     redetermination otherwise required to be made under section 
     208 of the Social Security Independence and Program 
     Improvements Act of 1994 or any other provision of title XVI 
     of the Social Security Act.
       (B) Grandfather provision.--The provisions of, and 
     amendments made by, subsections (a), (b), and (c), and the 
     redetermination under subparagraph (A), shall only apply with 
     respect to the benefits of an individual described in 
     subparagraph (A) for months beginning on or after January 1, 
     1997.
       (C) Notice.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security 
     shall notify an individual described in subparagraph (A) of 
     the provisions of this paragraph.
       (3) Regulations.--The Commissioner of Social Security shall 
     submit for review to the committees of jurisdiction in the 
     Congress any final regulation pertaining to the eligibility 
     of individuals under age 18 for benefits under title XVI of 
     the Social Security Act at least 45 days before the effective 
     date of such regulation. The submission under this paragraph 
     shall include supporting documentation providing a cost 
     analysis, workload impact, and projections as to how the 
     regulation will effect the future number of recipients under 
     such title.
       (4) Appropriations.--
       (A) In general.--Out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated and are hereby appropriated, to remain available 
     without fiscal year limitation, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1996, $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $25,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998, for the Commissioner of Social Security to 
     utilize only for continuing disability reviews and 
     redeterminations under title XVI of the Social Security Act, 
     with reviews and redeterminations for individuals affected by 
     the provisions of subsection (b) given highest priority.
       (B) Additional funds.--Amounts appropriated under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be in addition to any funds otherwise 
     appropriated for continuing disability reviews and 
     redeterminations under title XVI of the Social Security Act.

     SEC. 12212. ELIGIBILITY REDETERMINATIONS AND CONTINUING 
                   DISABILITY REVIEWS.

       (a) Continuing Disability Reviews Relating to Certain 
     Children.--Section 1614(a)(3)(H) (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(H)), 
     as redesignated by section 12211(a)(3), is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(H)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ii)(I) Not less frequently than once every 3 years, the 
     Commissioner shall review in accordance with paragraph (4) 
     the continued eligibility for benefits under this title of 
     each individual who has not attained 18 years of age and is 
     eligible for such benefits by reason of an impairment (or 
     combination of impairments) which may improve (or, at the 
     option of the Commissioner, which is unlikely to improve).
       ``(II) A representative payee of a recipient whose case is 
     reviewed under this clause shall present, at the time of 
     review, evidence demonstrating that the recipient is, and has 
     been, receiving treatment, to the extent considered medically 
     necessary and available, of the condition which was the basis 
     for providing benefits under this title.
       ``(III) If the representative payee refuses to comply 
     without good cause with the requirements of subclause (II), 
     the Commissioner of Social Security shall, if the 
     Commissioner determines it is in the best interest of the 
     individual, promptly terminate payment of benefits to the 
     representative payee, and provide for payment of benefits to 
     an alternative representative payee of the individual or, if 
     the interest of the individual under this title would be 
     served thereby, to the individual.
       ``(IV) Subclause (II) shall not apply to the representative 
     payee of any individual with respect to whom the Commissioner 
     determines such application would be inappropriate or 
     unnecessary. In making such determination, the Commissioner 
     shall take into consideration the nature of the individual's 
     impairment (or combination of impairments). Section 1631(c) 
     shall not apply to a finding by the Commissioner that the 
     requirements of subclause (II) should not apply to an 
     individual's representative payee.''.
       (b) Disability Eligibility Redeterminations Required for 
     SSI Recipients Who Attain 18 Years of Age.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1614(a)(3)(H) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382c(a)(3)(H)), as amended by subsection (a), is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) If an individual is eligible for benefits under 
     this title by reason of disability for the month preceding 
     the month in which the individual attains the age of 18 
     years, the Commissioner shall redetermine such eligibility--
       ``(I) during the 1-year period beginning on the 
     individual's 18th birthday; and
       ``(II) by applying the criteria used in determining the 
     initial eligibility for applicants who are age 18 or older.
     With respect to a redetermination under this clause, 
     paragraph (4) shall not apply and such redetermination shall 
     be considered a substitute for a review or redetermination 
     otherwise required under any other provision of this 
     subparagraph during that 1-year period.''.
       (2) Conforming repeal.--Section 207 of the Social Security 
     Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
     1382 note; 108 Stat. 1516) is hereby repealed.
       (c) Continuing Disability Review Required for Low Birth 
     Weight Babies.--Section 1614(a)(3)(H) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382c(a)(3)(H)), as amended by subsections (a) and (b), is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iv)(I) Not later than 12 months after the birth of an 
     individual, the Commissioner shall review in accordance with 
     paragraph (4) the continuing eligibility for benefits under 
     this title by reason of disability of such individual whose 
     low birth weight is a contributing factor material to the 
     Commissioner's

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     determination that the individual is disabled.
       ``(II) A review under subclause (I) shall be considered a 
     substitute for a review otherwise required under any other 
     provision of this subparagraph during that 12-month period.
       ``(III) A representative payee of a recipient whose case is 
     reviewed under this clause shall present, at the time of 
     review, evidence demonstrating that the recipient is, and has 
     been, receiving treatment, to the extent considered medically 
     necessary and available, of the condition which was the basis 
     for providing benefits under this title.
       ``(IV) If the representative payee refuses to comply 
     without good cause with the requirements of subclause (III), 
     the Commissioner of Social Security shall, if the 
     Commissioner determines it is in the best interest of the 
     individual, promptly terminate payment of benefits to the 
     representative payee, and provide for payment of benefits to 
     an alternative representative payee of the individual or, if 
     the interest of the individual under this title would be 
     served thereby, to the individual.
       ``(V) Subclause (III) shall not apply to the representative 
     payee of any individual with respect to whom the Commissioner 
     determines such application would be inappropriate or 
     unnecessary. In making such determination, the Commissioner 
     shall take into consideration the nature of the individual's 
     impairment (or combination of impairments). Section 1631(c) 
     shall not apply to a finding by the Commissioner that the 
     requirements of subclause (III) should not apply to an 
     individual's representative payee.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to benefits for months beginning on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, without regard to whether 
     regulations have been issued to implement such amendments.

     SEC. 12213. ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Disposal of Resources for Less Than Fair Market 
     Value.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1613(c) (42 U.S.C. 1382b(c)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Disposal of Resources for Less Than Fair Market 
     Value.--(1)(A)(i) If an individual who has not attained 18 
     years of age (or any person acting on such individual's 
     behalf) disposes of resources of the individual for less than 
     fair market value on or after the look-back date specified in 
     clause (ii)(I), the individual is ineligible for benefits 
     under this title for months during the period beginning on 
     the date specified in clause (iii) and equal to the number of 
     months specified in clause (iv).
       ``(ii)(I) The look-back date specified in this subclause is 
     a date that is 36 months before the date specified in 
     subclause (II).
       ``(II) The date specified in this subclause is the date on 
     which the individual applies for benefits under this title 
     or, if later, the date on which the disposal of the 
     individual's resources for less than fair market value 
     occurs.
       ``(iii) The date specified in this clause is the first day 
     of the first month that follows the month in which the 
     individual's resources were disposed of for less than fair 
     market value and that does not occur in any other period of 
     ineligibility under this paragraph.
       ``(iv) The number of months of ineligibility under this 
     clause for an individual shall be equal to--
       ``(I) the total, cumulative uncompensated value of all the 
     individual's resources so disposed of on or after the look-
     back date specified in clause (ii)(I), divided by
       ``(II) the amount of the maximum monthly benefit payable 
     under section 1611(b) to an eligible individual for the month 
     in which the date specified in clause (ii)(II) occurs.
       ``(B) An individual shall not be ineligible for benefits 
     under this title by reason of subparagraph (A) if the 
     Commissioner determines that--
       ``(i) the individual intended to dispose of the resources 
     at fair market value;
       ``(ii) the resources were transferred exclusively for a 
     purpose other than to qualify for benefits under this title;
       ``(iii) all resources transferred for less than fair market 
     value have been returned to the individual; or
       ``(iv) the denial of eligibility would work an undue 
     hardship on the individual (as determined on the basis of 
     criteria established by the Commissioner in regulations).
       ``(C) For purposes of this paragraph, in the case of a 
     resource held by an individual in common with another person 
     or persons in a joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or similar 
     arrangement, the resource (or the affected portion of such 
     resource) shall be considered to be disposed of by such 
     individual when any action is taken, either by such 
     individual or by any other person, that reduces or eliminates 
     such individual's ownership or control of such resource.
       ``(D)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), this subsection 
     shall not apply to a transfer of a resource to a trust if the 
     portion of the trust attributable to such resource is 
     considered a resource available to the individual pursuant to 
     subsection (e)(3) (or would be so considered, but for the 
     application of subsection (e)(4)).
       ``(ii) In the case of a trust established by an individual 
     (within the meaning of paragraph (2)(A) of subsection (e)), 
     if from such portion of the trust (if any) that is considered 
     a resource available to the individual pursuant to paragraph 
     (3) of such subsection (or would be so considered but for the 
     application of paragraph (2) of such subsection) or the 
     residue of such portion upon the termination of the trust--
       ``(I) there is made a payment other than to or for the 
     benefit of the individual, or
       ``(II) no payment could under any circumstance be made to 
     the individual,
     then the payment described in subclause (I) or the 
     foreclosure of payment described in subclause (II) shall be 
     considered a disposal of resources by the individual subject 
     to this subsection, as of the date of such payment or 
     foreclosure, respectively.
       ``(2)(A) At the time an individual (and the individual's 
     eligible spouse, if any) applies for benefits under this 
     title, and at the time the eligibility of an individual (and 
     such spouse, if any) for such benefits is redetermined, the 
     Commissioner of Social Security shall--
       ``(i) inform such individual of the provisions of paragraph 
     (1) providing for a period of ineligibility for benefits 
     under this title for individuals who make certain 
     dispositions of resources for less than fair market value, 
     and inform such individual that information obtained pursuant 
     to clause (ii) will be made available to the State agency 
     administering a State plan under title XXI (as provided in 
     subparagraph (B)); and
       ``(ii) obtain from such individual information which may be 
     used in determining whether or not a period of ineligibility 
     for such benefits would be required by reason of paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(B) The Commissioner of Social Security shall make the 
     information obtained under subparagraph (A)(ii) available, on 
     request, to any State agency administering a State plan 
     approved under title XXI.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `trust' includes any legal instrument or 
     device that is similar to a trust; and
       ``(B) the term `benefits under this title' includes 
     supplementary payments pursuant to an agreement for Federal 
     administration under section 1616(a), and payments pursuant 
     to an agreement entered into under section 212(b) of Public 
     Law 93-66.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall be effective with respect to transfers of resources for 
     less than fair market value that occur at least 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Treatment of Assets Held in Trust.--
       (1) Treatment as resource.--Section 1613 (42 U.S.C. 1382) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:


                                ``trusts

       ``(e)(1) In determining the resources of an individual who 
     has not attained 18 years of age, the provisions of paragraph 
     (3) shall apply to a trust established by such individual.
       ``(2)(A) For purposes of this subsection, an individual 
     shall be considered to have established a trust if any assets 
     of the individual were transferred to the trust.
       ``(B) In the case of an irrevocable trust to which the 
     assets of an individual and the assets of any other person or 
     persons were transferred, the provisions of this subsection 
     shall apply to the portion of the trust attributable to the 
     assets of the individual.
       ``(C) This subsection shall apply without regard to--
       ``(i) the purposes for which the trust is established;
       ``(ii) whether the trustees have or exercise any discretion 
     under the trust;
       ``(iii) any restrictions on when or whether distributions 
     may be made from the trust; or
       ``(iv) any restrictions on the use of distributions from 
     the trust.
       ``(3)(A) In the case of a revocable trust, the corpus of 
     the trust shall be considered a resource available to the 
     individual.
       ``(B) In the case of an irrevocable trust, if there are any 
     circumstances under which payment from the trust could be 
     made to or for the benefit of the individual, the portion of 
     the corpus from which payment to or for the benefit of the 
     individual could be made shall be considered a resource 
     available to the individual.
       ``(4) The Commissioner may waive the application of this 
     subsection with respect to any individual if the Commissioner 
     determines, on the basis of criteria prescribed in 
     regulations, that such application would work an undue 
     hardship on such individual.
       ``(5) For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `trust' includes any legal instrument or 
     device that is similar to a trust;
       ``(B) the term `corpus' means all property and other 
     interests held by the trust, including accumulated earnings 
     and any other addition to such trust after its establishment 
     (except that such term does not include any such earnings or 
     addition in the month in which such earnings or addition is 
     credited or otherwise transferred to the trust);
       ``(C) the term `asset' includes any income or resource of 
     the individual, including--
       ``(i) any income otherwise excluded by section 1612(b);
       ``(ii) any resource otherwise excluded by this section; and
       ``(iii) any other payment or property that the individual 
     is entitled to but does not receive or have access to because 
     of action by--
       ``(I) such individual;
       ``(II) a person or entity (including a court) with legal 
     authority to act in place of, or on behalf of, such 
     individual; or
       ``(III) a person or entity (including a court) acting at 
     the direction of, or upon the request of, such individual; 
     and
       ``(D) the term `benefits under this title' includes 
     supplementary payments pursuant to

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     an agreement for Federal administration under section 
     1616(a), and payments pursuant to an agreement entered into 
     under section 212(b) of Public Law 93-66.''.
       (2) Treatment as income.--Section 1612(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382a(a)(2)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) any earnings of, and additions to, the corpus of a 
     trust (as defined in section 1613(f)) established by an 
     individual (within the meaning of paragraph (2)(A) of section 
     1613(e)) and of which such individual is a beneficiary (other 
     than a trust to which paragraph (4) of such section applies); 
     except that in the case of an irrevocable trust, there shall 
     exist circumstances under which payment from such earnings or 
     additions could be made to, or for the benefit of, such 
     individual.''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996, and shall apply to 
     trusts established on or after such date.
       (c) Requirement To Establish Account.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1631(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as 
     subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(F)(i)(I) Each representative payee of an eligible 
     individual under the age of 18 who is eligible for the 
     payment of benefits described in subclause (II) shall 
     establish on behalf of such individual an account in a 
     financial institution into which such benefits shall be paid, 
     and shall thereafter maintain such account for use in 
     accordance with clause (ii).
       ``(II) Benefits described in this subclause are past-due 
     monthly benefits under this title (which, for purposes of 
     this subclause, include State supplementary payments made by 
     the Commissioner pursuant to an agreement under section 1616 
     or section 212(b) of Public Law 93-66) in an amount (after 
     any withholding by the Commissioner for reimbursement to a 
     State for interim assistance under subsection (g)) that 
     exceeds the product of--
       ``(aa) 6, and
       ``(bb) the maximum monthly benefit payable under this title 
     to an eligible individual.
       ``(ii)(I) A representative payee may use funds in the 
     account established under clause (i) to pay for allowable 
     expenses described in subclause (II).
       ``(II) An allowable expense described in this subclause is 
     an expense for--
       ``(aa) education or job skills training;
       ``(bb) personal needs assistance;
       ``(cc) special equipment;
       ``(dd) housing modification;
       ``(ee) medical treatment;
       ``(ff) therapy or rehabilitation; or
       ``(gg) any other item or service that the Commissioner 
     determines to be appropriate;
     provided that such expense benefits such individual and, in 
     the case of an expense described in division (cc), (dd), 
     (ff), or (gg), is related to the impairment (or combination 
     of impairments) of such individual.
       ``(III) The use of funds from an account established under 
     clause (i) in any manner not authorized by this clause--
       ``(aa) by a representative payee shall constitute misuse of 
     benefits for all purposes of this paragraph, and any 
     representative payee who knowingly misuses benefits from such 
     an account shall be liable to the Commissioner in an amount 
     equal to the total amount of such misused benefits; and
       ``(bb) by an eligible individual who is his or her own 
     representative payee shall be considered an overpayment 
     subject to recovery under subsection (b).
       ``(IV) This clause shall continue to apply to funds in the 
     account after the child has reached age 18, regardless of 
     whether benefits are paid directly to the beneficiary or 
     through a representative payee.
       ``(iii) The representative payee may deposit into the 
     account established pursuant to clause (i)--
       ``(I) past-due benefits payable to the eligible individual 
     in an amount less than that specified in clause (i)(II), and
       ``(II) any other funds representing an underpayment under 
     this title to such individual, provided that the amount of 
     such underpayment is equal to or exceeds the maximum monthly 
     benefit payable under this title to an eligible individual.
       ``(iv) The Commissioner of Social Security shall establish 
     a system for accountability monitoring whereby such 
     representative payee shall report, at such time and in such 
     manner as the Commissioner shall require, on activity 
     respecting funds in the account established pursuant to 
     clause (i).''.
       (2) Exclusion from resources.--Section 1613(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382b(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (9), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in the first paragraph (10), by striking the period and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (C) by redesignating the second paragraph (10) as paragraph 
     (11), and by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) the assets and accrued interest or other earnings of 
     any account established and maintained in accordance with 
     section 1631(a)(2)(F).''.
       (3) Exclusion from income.--Section 1612(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382a(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (19);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (20) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(21) the interest or other earnings on any account 
     established and maintained in accordance with section 
     1631(a)(2)(F).''.
       (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to payments made after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 12214. REDUCTION IN CASH BENEFITS PAYABLE TO 
                   INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVIDUALS WHOSE MEDICAL 
                   COSTS ARE COVERED BY PRIVATE INSURANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1611(e)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382(e)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``title XIX, or'' and inserting ``title 
     XIX,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``or, in the case of an eligible 
     individual under the age of 18 receiving payments (with 
     respect to such individual) under any health insurance policy 
     issued by a private provider of such insurance'' after 
     ``section 1614(f)(2)(B),''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to benefits for months beginning 90 or more days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, without regard 
     to whether regulations have been issued to implement such 
     amendments.

     SEC. 12215. REGULATIONS.

       Within 3 months after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to implement the amendments 
     made by sections 12211, 12212, 12213, and 12214.
                       Subtitle C--Child Support

     SEC. 12300. REFERENCE TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, where ever in 
     this subtitle an amendment is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to or repeal of a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to that section or 
     other provision of the Social Security Act.

     CHAPTER 1--ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES; DISTRIBUTION OF PAYMENTS

     SEC. 12301. STATE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE CHILD SUPPORT 
                   ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.

       (a) State Plan Requirements.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) provide that the State will--
       ``(A) provide services relating to the establishment of 
     paternity or the establishment, modification, or enforcement 
     of child support obligations, as appropriate, under the plan 
     with respect to--
       ``(i) each child for whom (I) assistance is provided under 
     the State program funded under part A of this title, (II) 
     benefits or services for foster care maintenance and adoption 
     assistance are provided under the State program funded under 
     part B of this title, or (III) medical assistance is provided 
     under the State plan approved under title XXI, unless the 
     State agency administering the plan determines (in accordance 
     with paragraph (29)) that it is against the best interests of 
     the child to do so; and
       ``(ii) any other child, if an individual applies for such 
     services with respect to the child; and
       ``(B) enforce any support obligation established with 
     respect to--
       ``(i) a child with respect to whom the State provides 
     services under the plan; or
       ``(ii) the custodial parent of such a child.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by striking ``provide that'' and inserting ``provide 
     that--'';
       (B) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) services under the plan shall be made available to 
     residents of other States on the same terms as to residents 
     of the State submitting the plan;'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``on individuals not 
     receiving assistance under any State program funded under 
     part A'' after ``such services shall be imposed'';
       (D) in each of subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E)--
       (i) by indenting the subparagraph in the same manner as, 
     and aligning the left margin of the subparagraph with the 
     left margin of, the matter inserted by subparagraph (B) of 
     this paragraph; and
       (ii) by striking the final comma and inserting a semicolon; 
     and
       (E) in subparagraph (E), by indenting each of clauses (i) 
     and (ii) 2 additional ems.
       (b) Continuation of Services for Families Ceasing To 
     Receive Assistance Under the State Program Funded Under Part 
     A.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (23);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (24) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (24) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(25) provide that if a family with respect to which 
     services are provided under the plan ceases to receive 
     assistance under the State program funded under part A, the 
     State shall provide appropriate notice to the family and 
     continue to provide such services, subject to the same 
     conditions and on the same basis as in the case of other 
     individuals to whom services are furnished under the plan, 
     except that an application or other request to continue 
     services shall not be required of such a family and paragraph 
     (6)(B) shall not apply to the family.''.

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       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 452(b) (42 U.S.C. 652(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``454(6)'' and inserting ``454(4)''.
       (2) Section 452(g)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)(A)) is 
     amended by striking ``454(6)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``454(4)(A)(ii)''.
       (3) Section 466(a)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(3)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``in the case of overdue support which a 
     State has agreed to collect under section 454(6)'' and 
     inserting ``in any other case''.
       (4) Section 466(e) (42 U.S.C. 666(e)) is amended by 
     striking ``paragraph (4) or (6) of section 454'' and 
     inserting ``section 454(4)''.

     SEC. 12302. DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD SUPPORT COLLECTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 457 (42 U.S.C. 657) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 457. DISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTED SUPPORT.

       ``(a) In General.--An amount collected on behalf of a 
     family as support by a State pursuant to a plan approved 
     under this part shall be distributed as follows:
       ``(1) Families receiving assistance.--In the case of a 
     family receiving assistance from the State, the State shall--
       ``(A) retain, or distribute to the family, the State share 
     of the amount so collected; and
       ``(B) pay to the Federal Government the Federal share of 
     the amount so collected.
       ``(2) Families that formerly received assistance.--In the 
     case of a family that formerly received assistance from the 
     State:
       ``(A) Current support payments.--To the extent that the 
     amount so collected does not exceed the amount required to be 
     paid to the family for the month in which collected, the 
     State shall distribute the amount so collected to the family.
       ``(B) Payments of arrearages.--To the extent that the 
     amount so collected exceeds the amount required to be paid to 
     the family for the month in which collected, the State shall 
     distribute the amount so collected as follows:
       ``(i) Distribution of arrearages that accrued after the 
     family ceased to receive assistance.--

       ``(I) Pre-October 1997.--The provisions of this section 
     (other than subsection (b)(1)) as in effect on the day before 
     the date of the enactment of section 12302 of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995 shall apply 
     with respect to the distribution of support arrearages that--

       ``(aa) accrued after the family ceased to receive 
     assistance, and
       ``(bb) are collected before October 1, 1997.

       ``(II) Post-September 1997.--With respect to amounts 
     collected on or after October 1, 1997--

       ``(aa) In general.--The State shall distribute any amount 
     collected (other than amounts described in clause (iv)) to 
     the family to the extent necessary to satisfy any support 
     arrearages with respect to the family that accrued after the 
     family ceased to receive assistance from the State.
       ``(bb) Reimbursement of governments for assistance provided 
     to the family.--To the extent that division (aa) does not 
     apply to the amount, the State shall retain the State share 
     of the amount so collected, and pay to the Federal Government 
     the Federal share (as defined in subsection (c)(2)(A)) of the 
     amount so collected, to the extent necessary to reimburse 
     amounts paid to the family as assistance by the State.
       ``(cc) Distribution of the remainder to the family.--To the 
     extent that neither division (aa) nor division (bb) applies 
     to the amount so collected, the State shall distribute the 
     amount to the family.
       ``(ii) Distribution of arrearages that accrued before the 
     family received assistance.--

       ``(I) Pre-October 2000.--The provisions of this section 
     (other than subsection (b)(1)) as in effect on the day before 
     the date of the enactment of section 12302 of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995 shall apply 
     with respect to the distribution of support arrearages that--

       ``(aa) accrued before the family received assistance, and
       ``(bb) are collected before October 1, 2000.

       ``(II) Post-September 2000.--Unless based on the report 
     required by paragraph (4), the Congress determines otherwise, 
     with respect to amounts collected on or after October 1, 
     2000--

       ``(aa) In general.--The State shall first distribute any 
     amount collected (other than amounts described in clause 
     (iv)) to the family to the extent necessary to satisfy any 
     support arrears with respect to the family that accrued 
     before the family received assistance from the State .
       ``(bb) Reimbursement of governments for assistance provided 
     to the family.--The State shall retain the State share of the 
     amounts so collected in excess of those distributed pursuant 
     to division (aa) and pay to the Federal Government the 
     Federal share (as defined in subsection (c)(2)) of the amount 
     so collected, to the extent necessary to reimburse all or 
     part of the amounts paid to the family as assistance by the 
     State.
       ``(cc) Distribution of the remainder to the family.--To the 
     extent that neither division (aa) nor division (bb) applies 
     to the amount so collected, the State shall distribute the 
     amount to the family.
       ``(iii) Distribution of arrearages that accrued while the 
     family received assistance.--In the case of a family 
     described in this subparagraph, the provisions of paragraph 
     (1) shall apply with respect to the distribution of support 
     arrearages that accrued while the family received assistance.
       ``(iv) Amounts collected pursuant to section 464.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any 
     amount of support collected pursuant to section 464 shall be 
     retained by the State to the extent necessary to reimburse 
     amounts paid to the family as assistance by the State. The 
     State shall pay to the Federal Government the Federal share 
     of the amounts so retained. To the extent the amount 
     collected pursuant to section 464 exceeds the amount so 
     retained, the State shall distribute the excess to the 
     family.
       ``(v) Ordering rules for distributions.--For purposes of 
     this subparagraph, the State shall treat any support 
     arrearages collected as accruing in the following order:

       ``(I) to the period after the family ceased to receive 
     assistance;
       ``(II) to the period before the family received assistance; 
     and
       ``(III) to the period while the family was receiving 
     assistance.

       ``(3) Families that never received assistance.--In the case 
     of any other family, the State shall distribute the amount so 
     collected to the family.
       ``(4) Study and report.--Not later than October 1, 1998, 
     the Secretary shall report to the Congress the Secretary's 
     findings with respect to--
       ``(A) whether the distribution of post-assistance 
     arrearages to families has been effective in moving people 
     off of welfare and keeping them off of welfare;
       ``(B) whether early implementation of a pre-assistance 
     arrearage program by some states has been effective in moving 
     people off of welfare and keeping them off of welfare;
       ``(C) what the overall impact has been of the amendments 
     made by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act 
     of 1995 with respect to child support enforcement in moving 
     people off of welfare and keeping them off of welfare; and
       ``(D) based on the information and data the Secretary has 
     obtained, what changes, if any, should be made in the 
     policies related to the distribution of child support 
     arrearages.
       ``(b) Continuation Of Assignments.--Any rights to support 
     obligations, which were assigned to a State as a condition of 
     receiving assistance from the State under part A and which 
     were in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995, 
     shall remain assigned after such date.
       ``(c) Definitions.--As used in subsection (a):
       ``(1) Assistance.--The term `assistance from the State' 
     means--
       ``(A) assistance under the State program funded under part 
     A or under the State plan approved under part A of this title 
     (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 
     1995); or
       ``(B) benefits under the State plan approved under part E 
     of this title (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Act of 1995).
       ``(2) Federal share.--The term `Federal share' means--
       ``(A) if the amounts collected and retained by the State 
     (to the extent necessary to reimburse amounts paid to 
     families as assistance by the State) are equal to or greater 
     than such amounts collected in fiscal year 1995 (reduced by 
     amounts not retained by the State in fiscal year 1995 as a 
     result of the application of subsection (b)(1) of this 
     section as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Act of 1995), the highest Federal medical assistance 
     percentage in effect for the State in fiscal year 1995 or any 
     succeeding year of the amount so collected; or
       ``(B) if the amounts so collected and retained by the State 
     are less than such amounts collected in fiscal year 1995 
     (reduced by amounts not retained by the State in fiscal year 
     1995 as a result of the application of subsection (b)(1) of 
     this section as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Act of 1995), the amounts so collected and retained less the 
     State share in fiscal year 1995.
       ``(3) Federal medical assistance percentage.--The term 
     `Federal medical assistance percentage' means--
       ``(A) the Federal medical assistance percentage (as defined 
     in section 1118), in the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
     Islands, Guam, and American Samoa; or
       ``(B) the Federal medical assistance percentage (as defined 
     in section 2122(c)) in the case of any other State.
       ``(4) State share.--The term `State share' means 100 
     percent minus the Federal share.
       ``(d) Continuation of Services for Families Ceasing To 
     Receive Assistance Under the State Program Funded Under Part 
     A.--When a family with respect to which services are provided 
     under a State plan approved under this part ceases to receive 
     assistance under the State program funded under part A, the 
     State shall provide appropriate notice to the family and 
     continue to provide such services, subject to the same 
     conditions and on the same basis as in the case of 
     individuals to whom services are furnished under section 454, 
     except that an application or other request to continue 
     services shall not be required of such a family and section 
     454(6)(B) shall not apply to the family.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 464(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     664(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``section 457(b)(4) or 
     (d)(3)'' and inserting ``section 457''.

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       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective on October 1, 1996, or earlier at the 
     State's option.

     SEC. 12303. PRIVACY SAFEGUARDS.

       (a) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), 
     as amended by section 12301(b) of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (24);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (25) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (25) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(26) will have in effect safeguards, applicable to all 
     confidential information handled by the State agency, that 
     are designed to protect the privacy rights of the parties, 
     including--
       ``(A) safeguards against unauthorized use or disclosure of 
     information relating to proceedings or actions to establish 
     paternity, or to establish or enforce support;
       ``(B) prohibitions against the release of information on 
     the whereabouts of 1 party to another party against whom a 
     protective order with respect to the former party has been 
     entered; and
       ``(C) prohibitions against the release of information on 
     the whereabouts of 1 party to another party if the State has 
     reason to believe that the release of the information may 
     result in physical or emotional harm to the former party.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall become effective on October 1, 1997.

                  CHAPTER 2--LOCATE AND CASE TRACKING

     SEC. 12311. STATE CASE REGISTRY.

       Section 454A, as added by section 12344(a)(2) of this Act, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(e) State Case Registry.--
       ``(1) Contents.--The automated system required by this 
     section shall include a registry (which shall be known as the 
     `State case registry') that contains records with respect 
     to--
       ``(A) each case in which services are being provided by the 
     State agency under the State plan approved under this part; 
     and
       ``(B) each support order established or modified in the 
     State on or after October 1, 1998.
       ``(2) Linking of local registries.--The State case registry 
     may be established by linking local case registries of 
     support orders through an automated information network, 
     subject to this section.
       ``(3) Use of standardized data elements.--Such records 
     shall use standardized data elements for both parents (such 
     as names, social security numbers and other uniform 
     identification numbers, dates of birth, and case 
     identification numbers), and contain such other information 
     (such as on-case status) as the Secretary may require.
       ``(4) Payment records.--Each case record in the State case 
     registry with respect to which services are being provided 
     under the State plan approved under this part and with 
     respect to which a support order has been established shall 
     include a record of--
       ``(A) the amount of monthly (or other periodic) support 
     owed under the order, and other amounts (including 
     arrearages, interest or late payment penalties, and fees) due 
     or overdue under the order;
       ``(B) any amount described in subparagraph (A) that has 
     been collected;
       ``(C) the distribution of such collected amounts;
       ``(D) the birth date of any child for whom the order 
     requires the provision of support; and
       ``(E) the amount of any lien imposed with respect to the 
     order pursuant to section 466(a)(4).
       ``(5) Updating and monitoring.--The State agency operating 
     the automated system required by this section shall promptly 
     establish and maintain, and regularly monitor, case records 
     in the State case registry with respect to which services are 
     being provided under the State plan approved under this part, 
     on the basis of--
       ``(A) information on administrative actions and 
     administrative and judicial proceedings and orders relating 
     to paternity and support;
       ``(B) information obtained from comparison with Federal, 
     State, or local sources of information;
       ``(C) information on support collections and distributions; 
     and
       ``(D) any other relevant information.
       ``(f) Information Comparisons and Other Disclosures of 
     Information.--The State shall use the automated system 
     required by this section to extract information from (at such 
     times, and in such standardized format or formats, as may be 
     required by the Secretary), to share and compare information 
     with, and to receive information from, other data bases and 
     information comparison services, in order to obtain (or 
     provide) information necessary to enable the State agency (or 
     the Secretary or other State or Federal agencies) to carry 
     out this part, subject to section 6103 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986. Such information comparison activities 
     shall include the following:
       ``(1) Federal case registry of child support orders.--
     Furnishing to the Federal Case Registry of Child Support 
     Orders established under section 453(h) (and update as 
     necessary, with information including notice of expiration of 
     orders) the minimum amount of information on child support 
     cases recorded in the State case registry that is necessary 
     to operate the registry (as specified by the Secretary in 
     regulations).
       ``(2) Federal parent locator service.--Exchanging 
     information with the Federal Parent Locator Service for the 
     purposes specified in section 453.
       ``(3) Temporary family assistance and MediGrant agencies.--
     Exchanging information with State agencies (of the State and 
     of other States) administering programs funded under part A, 
     programs operated under State plans under title XXI, and 
     other programs designated by the Secretary, as necessary to 
     perform State agency responsibilities under this part and 
     under such programs.
       ``(4) Intrastate and interstate information comparisons.--
     Exchanging information with other agencies of the State, 
     agencies of other States, and interstate information 
     networks, as necessary and appropriate to carry out (or 
     assist other States to carry out) the purposes of this 
     part.''.

     SEC. 12312. COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT PAYMENTS.

       (a) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), 
     as amended by sections 12301(b) and 12303(a) of this Act, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (25);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (26) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (26) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(27) provide that, on and after October 1, 1998, the 
     State agency will--
       ``(A) operate a State disbursement unit in accordance with 
     section 454B; and
       ``(B) have sufficient State staff (consisting of State 
     employees) and (at State option) contractors reporting 
     directly to the State agency to--
       ``(i) monitor and enforce support collections through the 
     unit (including carrying out the automated data processing 
     responsibilities described in section 454A(g)); and
       ``(ii) take the actions described in section 466(c)(1) in 
     appropriate cases.''.
       (b) Establishment of State Disbursement Unit.--Part D of 
     title IV (42 U.S.C. 651-669), as amended by section 
     12344(a)(2) of this Act, is amended by inserting after 
     section 454A the following new section:

     ``SEC. 454B. COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT PAYMENTS.

       ``(a) State Disbursement Unit.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order for a State to meet the 
     requirements of this section, the State agency must establish 
     and operate a unit (which shall be known as the `State 
     disbursement unit') for the collection and disbursement of 
     payments under support orders in all cases being enforced by 
     the State pursuant to section 454(4).
       ``(2) Operation.--The State disbursement unit shall be 
     operated--
       ``(A) directly by the State agency (or 2 or more State 
     agencies under a regional cooperative agreement), or (to the 
     extent appropriate) by a contractor responsible directly to 
     the State agency; and
       ``(B) in coordination with the automated system established 
     by the State pursuant to section 454A.
       ``(3) Linking of local disbursement units.--The State 
     disbursement unit may be established by linking local 
     disbursement units through an automated information network, 
     subject to this section, if the Secretary agrees that the 
     system will not cost more nor take more time to establish or 
     operate than a centralized system. In addition, employers 
     shall be given 1 location to which income withholding is 
     sent.
       ``(b) Required Procedures.--The State disbursement unit 
     shall use automated procedures, electronic processes, and 
     computer-driven technology to the maximum extent feasible, 
     efficient, and economical, for the collection and 
     disbursement of support payments, including procedures--
       ``(1) for receipt of payments from parents, employers, and 
     other States, and for disbursements to custodial parents and 
     other obligees, the State agency, and the agencies of other 
     States;
       ``(2) for accurate identification of payments;
       ``(3) to ensure prompt disbursement of the custodial 
     parent's share of any payment; and
       ``(4) to furnish to any parent, upon request, timely 
     information on the current status of support payments under 
     an order requiring payments to be made by or to the parent.
       ``(c) Timing of Disbursements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     State disbursement unit shall distribute all amounts payable 
     under section 457(a) within 2 business days after receipt 
     from the employer or other source of periodic income, if 
     sufficient information identifying the payee is provided.
       ``(2) Permissive retention of arrearages.--The State 
     disbursement unit may delay the distribution of collections 
     toward arrearages until the resolution of any timely appeal 
     with respect to such arrearages.
       ``(d) Business Day Defined.--As used in this section, the 
     term `business day' means a day on which State offices are 
     open for regular business.''.
       (c) Use of Automated System.--Section 454A, as added by 
     section 12344(a)(2) and as amended by section 12311 of this 
     Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Collection and Distribution of Support Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--The State shall use the automated system 
     required by this section, to the maximum extent feasible, to 
     assist and facilitate the collection and disbursement of 
     support payments through the State disbursement unit operated 
     under section 454B, through the performance of functions, 
     including, at a minimum--

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       ``(A) transmission of orders and notices to employers (and 
     other debtors) for the withholding of wages and other 
     income--
       ``(i) within 2 business days after receipt from a court, 
     another State, an employer, the Federal Parent Locator 
     Service, or another source recognized by the State of notice 
     of, and the income source subject to, such withholding; and
       ``(ii) using uniform formats prescribed by the Secretary;
       ``(B) ongoing monitoring to promptly identify failures to 
     make timely payment of support; and
       ``(C) automatic use of enforcement procedures (including 
     procedures authorized pursuant to section 466(c)) if payments 
     are not timely made.
       ``(2) Business day defined.--As used in paragraph (1), the 
     term `business day' means a day on which State offices are 
     open for regular business.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall become effective on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 12313. STATE DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES.

       (a) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), 
     as amended by sections 12301(b), 12303(a) and 12312(a) of 
     this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (26);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (27) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (27) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(28) provide that, on and after October 1, 1997, the 
     State will operate a State Directory of New Hires in 
     accordance with section 453A.''.
       (b) State Directory of New Hires.--Part D of title IV (42 
     U.S.C. 651-669) is amended by inserting after section 453 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 453A. STATE DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES.

       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Requirement for States that have no directory.--
     Except as provided in subparagraph (B), not later than 
     October 1, 1997, each State shall establish an automated 
     directory (to be known as the `State Directory of New Hires') 
     which shall contain information supplied in accordance with 
     subsection (b) by employers on each newly hired employee.
       ``(B) States with new hire reporting in existence.--A State 
     which has a new hire reporting law in existence on the date 
     of the enactment of this section may continue to operate 
     under the State law, but the State must meet the requirements 
     of this section (other than subsection (f)) not later than 
     October 1, 1997.
       ``(2) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(A) Employee.--The term `employee'--
       ``(i) means an individual who is an employee within the 
     meaning of chapter 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
     and
       ``(ii) does not include an employee of a Federal or State 
     agency performing intelligence or counterintelligence 
     functions, if the head of such agency has determined that 
     reporting pursuant to paragraph (1) with respect to the 
     employee could endanger the safety of the employee or 
     compromise an ongoing investigation or intelligence mission.
       ``(B) Employer.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `employer' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 3401(d) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1996 and includes any governmental entity and any 
     labor organization.
       ``(ii) Labor organization.--The term `labor organization' 
     shall have the meaning given such term in section 2(5) of the 
     National Labor Relations Act, and includes any entity (also 
     known as a `hiring hall') which is used by the organization 
     and an employer to carry out requirements described in 
     section 8(f)(3) of such Act of an agreement between the 
     organization and the employer.
       ``(b) Employer Information.--
       ``(1) Reporting requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), each employer shall furnish to the Directory of New 
     Hires of the State in which a newly hired employee works, a 
     report that contains the name, address, and social security 
     number of the employee, and the name of, and identifying 
     number assigned under section 6109 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to, the employer.
       ``(B) Multistate employers.--An employer that has employees 
     who are employed in 2 or more States and that transmits 
     reports magnetically or electronically may comply with 
     subparagraph (A) by designating 1 State in which such 
     employer has employees to which the employer will transmit 
     the report described in subparagraph (A), and transmitting 
     such report to such State. Any employer that transmits 
     reports pursuant to this subparagraph shall notify the 
     Secretary in writing as to which State such employer 
     designates for the purpose of sending reports.
       ``(C) Federal government employers.--Any department, 
     agency, or instrumentality of the United States shall comply 
     with subparagraph (A) by transmitting the report described in 
     subparagraph (A) to the National Directory of New Hires 
     established pursuant to section 453.
       ``(2) Timing of report.--Each State may provide the time 
     within which the report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     made with respect to an employee, but such report shall be 
     made not later than 20 days after the date the employer hires 
     the employee.
       ``(c) Reporting Format and Method.--Each report required by 
     subsection (b) shall be made on a W-4 form or, at the option 
     of the employer, an equivalent form, and may be transmitted 
     by 1st class mail, magnetically, or electronically.
       ``(d) Civil Money Penalties on Noncomplying Employers.--The 
     State shall have the option to set a State civil money 
     penalty which shall be less than--
       ``(1) $25; or
       ``(2) $500 if, under State law, the failure is the result 
     of a conspiracy between the employer and the employee to not 
     supply the required report or to supply a false or incomplete 
     report.
       ``(e) Entry of Employer Information.--Information shall be 
     entered into the data base maintained by the State Directory 
     of New Hires within 5 business days of receipt from an 
     employer pursuant to subsection (b).
       ``(f) Information Comparisons.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than May 1, 1998, an agency 
     designated by the State shall, directly or by contract, 
     conduct automated comparisons of the social security numbers 
     reported by employers pursuant to subsection (b) and the 
     social security numbers appearing in the records of the State 
     case registry for cases being enforced under the State plan.
       ``(2) Notice of match.--When an information comparison 
     conducted under paragraph (1) reveals a match with respect to 
     the social security number of an individual required to 
     provide support under a support order, the State Directory of 
     New Hires shall provide the agency administering the State 
     plan approved under this part of the appropriate State with 
     the name, address, and social security number of the employee 
     to whom the social security number is assigned, and the name 
     of, and identifying number assigned under section 6109 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to, the employer.
       ``(g) Transmission of Information.--
       ``(1) Transmission of wage withholding notices to 
     employers.--Within 2 business days after the date information 
     regarding a newly hired employee is entered into the State 
     Directory of New Hires, the State agency enforcing the 
     employee's child support obligation shall transmit a notice 
     to the employer of the employee directing the employer to 
     withhold from the wages of the employee an amount equal to 
     the monthly (or other periodic) child support obligation 
     (including any past due support obligation) of the employee, 
     unless the employee's wages are not subject to withholding 
     pursuant to section 466(b)(3).
       ``(2) Transmissions to the national directory of new 
     hires.--
       ``(A) New hire information.--Within 3 business days after 
     the date information regarding a newly hired employee is 
     entered into the State Directory of New Hires, the State 
     Directory of New Hires shall furnish the information to the 
     National Directory of New Hires.
       ``(B) Wage and unemployment compensation information.--The 
     State Directory of New Hires shall, on a quarterly basis, 
     furnish to the National Directory of New Hires extracts of 
     the reports required under section 303(a)(6) to be made to 
     the Secretary of Labor concerning the wages and unemployment 
     compensation paid to individuals, by such dates, in such 
     format, and containing such information as the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services shall specify in regulations.
       ``(3) Business day defined.--As used in this subsection, 
     the term `business day' means a day on which State offices 
     are open for regular business.
       ``(h) Other Uses of New Hire Information.--
       ``(1) Location of child support obligors.--The agency 
     administering the State plan approved under this part shall 
     use information received pursuant to subsection (f)(2) to 
     locate individuals for purposes of establishing paternity and 
     establishing, modifying, and enforcing child support 
     obligations.
       ``(2) Verification of eligibility for certain programs.--A 
     State agency responsible for administering a program 
     specified in section 1137(b) shall have access to information 
     reported by employers pursuant to subsection (b) of this 
     section for purposes of verifying eligibility for the 
     program.
       ``(3) Administration of employment security and workers' 
     compensation.--State agencies operating employment security 
     and workers' compensation programs shall have access to 
     information reported by employers pursuant to subsection (b) 
     for the purposes of administering such programs.''.
       (c) Quarterly Wage Reporting.--Section 1137(a)(3) (42 
     U.S.C. 1320b-7(a)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(including State and local governmental 
     entities and labor organizations (as defined in section 
     453A(a)(2)(B)(iii))'' after ``employers''; and
       (2) by inserting ``, and except that no report shall be 
     filed with respect to an employee of a State or local agency 
     performing intelligence or counterintelligence functions, if 
     the head of such agency has determined that filing such a 
     report could endanger the safety of the employee or 
     compromise an ongoing investigation or intelligence mission'' 
     after ``paragraph (2)''.

     SEC. 12314. AMENDMENTS CONCERNING INCOME WITHHOLDING.

       (a) Mandatory Income Withholding.--
       (1) In general.--Section 466(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(1)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1)(A) Procedures described in subsection (b) for the 
     withholding from income of amounts payable as support in 
     cases subject to enforcement under the State plan.

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       ``(B) Procedures under which the wages of a person with a 
     support obligation imposed by a support order issued (or 
     modified) in the State before October 1, 1996, if not 
     otherwise subject to withholding under subsection (b), shall 
     become subject to withholding as provided in subsection (b) 
     if arrearages occur, without the need for a judicial or 
     administrative hearing.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 466(b) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)) is amended in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection 
     (a)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(1)(A)''.
       (B) Section 466(b)(4) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)(4)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(4)(A) Such withholding must be carried out in full 
     compliance with all procedural due process requirements of 
     the State, and the State must send notice to each 
     noncustodial parent to whom paragraph (1) applies--
       ``(i) that the withholding has commenced; and
       ``(ii) of the procedures to follow if the noncustodial 
     parent desires to contest such withholding on the grounds 
     that the withholding or the amount withheld is improper due 
     to a mistake of fact.
       ``(B) The notice under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph 
     shall include the information provided to the employer under 
     paragraph (6)(A).''.
       (C) Section 466(b)(5) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)(5)) is amended by 
     striking all that follows ``administered by'' and inserting 
     ``the State through the State disbursement unit established 
     pursuant to section 454B, in accordance with the requirements 
     of section 454B.''.
       (D) Section 466(b)(6)(A) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)(6)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``to the appropriate 
     agency'' and all that follows and inserting ``to the State 
     disbursement unit within 2 business days after the date the 
     amount would (but for this subsection) have been paid or 
     credited to the employee, for distribution in accordance with 
     this part. The employer shall comply with the procedural 
     rules relating to income withholding of the State in which 
     the employee works, regardless of the State where the notice 
     originates.''.
       (ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ``be in a standard format 
     prescribed by the Secretary, and'' after ``shall''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) As used in this subparagraph, the term `business 
     day' means a day on which State offices are open for regular 
     business.''.
       (E) Section 466(b)(6)(D) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)(6)(D)) is 
     amended by striking ``any employer'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``any employer who--
       ``(i) discharges from employment, refuses to employ, or 
     takes disciplinary action against any noncustodial parent 
     subject to wage withholding required by this subsection 
     because of the existence of such withholding and the 
     obligations or additional obligations which it imposes upon 
     the employer; or
       ``(ii) fails to withhold support from wages, or to pay such 
     amounts to the State disbursement unit in accordance with 
     this subsection.''.
       (F) Section 466(b) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Procedures under which the agency administering the 
     State plan approved under this part may execute a withholding 
     order without advance notice to the obligor, including 
     issuing the withholding order through electronic means.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 466(c) (42 U.S.C. 
     666(c)) is repealed.

     SEC. 12315. LOCATOR INFORMATION FROM INTERSTATE NETWORKS.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) Locator information from interstate networks.--
     Procedures to ensure that all Federal and State agencies 
     conducting activities under this part have access to any 
     system used by the State to locate an individual for purposes 
     relating to motor vehicles or law enforcement.''.

     SEC. 12316. EXPANSION OF THE FEDERAL PARENT LOCATOR SERVICE.

       (a) Expanded Authority To Locate Individuals and Assets.--
     Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking all that follows 
     ``subsection (c))'' and inserting ``, for the purpose of 
     establishing parentage, establishing, setting the amount of, 
     modifying, or enforcing child support obligations, or 
     enforcing child custody or visitation orders--
       ``(1) information on, or facilitating the discovery of, the 
     location of any individual--
       ``(A) who is under an obligation to pay child support or 
     provide child custody or visitation rights;
       ``(B) against whom such an obligation is sought;
       ``(C) to whom such an obligation is owed,
     including the individual's social security number (or 
     numbers), most recent address, and the name, address, and 
     employer identification number of the individual's employer;
       ``(2) information on the individual's wages (or other 
     income) from, and benefits of, employment (including rights 
     to or enrollment in group health care coverage); and
       ``(3) information on the type, status, location, and amount 
     of any assets of, or debts owed by or to, any such 
     individual.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``social security'' and all that follows through ``absent 
     parent'' and inserting ``information described in subsection 
     (a)''; and
       (B) in the flush paragraph at the end, by adding the 
     following: ``No information shall be disclosed to any person 
     if the State has notified the Secretary that the State has 
     reasonable evidence of domestic violence or child abuse and 
     the disclosure of such information could be harmful to the 
     custodial parent or the child of such parent. Information 
     received or transmitted pursuant to this section shall be 
     subject to the safeguard provisions contained in section 
     454(26).''.
       (b) Authorized Person for Information Regarding Visitation 
     Rights.--Section 453(c) (42 U.S.C. 653(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``support'' and inserting 
     ``support or to seek to enforce orders providing child 
     custody or visitation rights''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, or any agent of such 
     court; and'' and inserting ``or to issue an order against a 
     resident parent for child custody or visitation rights, or 
     any agent of such court;''.
       (c) Reimbursement for Information From Federal Agencies.--
     Section 453(e)(2) (42 U.S.C. 653(e)(2)) is amended in the 4th 
     sentence by inserting ``in an amount which the Secretary 
     determines to be reasonable payment for the information 
     exchange (which amount shall not include payment for the 
     costs of obtaining, compiling, or maintaining the 
     information)'' before the period.
       (d) Reimbursement for Reports by State Agencies.--Section 
     453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(g) Reimbursement for Reports by State Agencies.--The 
     Secretary may reimburse Federal and State agencies for the 
     costs incurred by such entities in furnishing information 
     requested by the Secretary under this section in an amount 
     which the Secretary determines to be reasonable payment for 
     the information exchange (which amount shall not include 
     payment for the costs of obtaining, compiling, or maintaining 
     the information).''.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Sections 452(a)(9), 453(a), 453(b), 463(a), 463(e), and 
     463(f) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(9), 653(a), 653(b), 663(a), 663(e), 
     and 663(f)) are each amended by inserting ``Federal'' before 
     ``Parent'' each place such term appears.
       (2) Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended in the heading 
     by adding ``federal'' before ``parent''.
       (f) New Components.--Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653), as 
     amended by subsection (d) of this section, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(h) Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than October 1, 1998, in order 
     to assist States in administering programs under State plans 
     approved under this part and programs funded under part A, 
     and for the other purposes specified in this section, the 
     Secretary shall establish and maintain in the Federal Parent 
     Locator Service an automated registry (which shall be known 
     as the `Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders'), 
     which shall contain abstracts of support orders and other 
     information described in paragraph (2) with respect to each 
     case in each State case registry maintained pursuant to 
     section 454A(e), as furnished (and regularly updated), 
     pursuant to section 454A(f), by State agencies administering 
     programs under this part.
       ``(2) Case information.--The information referred to in 
     paragraph (1) with respect to a case shall be such 
     information as the Secretary may specify in regulations 
     (including the names, social security numbers or other 
     uniform identification numbers, and State case identification 
     numbers) to identify the individuals who owe or are owed 
     support (or with respect to or on behalf of whom support 
     obligations are sought to be established), and the State or 
     States which have the case.
       ``(i) National Directory of New Hires.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to assist States in 
     administering programs under State plans approved under this 
     part and programs funded under part A, and for the other 
     purposes specified in this section, the Secretary shall, not 
     later than October 1, 1996, establish and maintain in the 
     Federal Parent Locator Service an automated directory to be 
     known as the National Directory of New Hires, which shall 
     contain the information supplied pursuant to section 
     453A(g)(2).
       ``(2) Entry of data.--Information shall be entered into the 
     data base maintained by the National Directory of New Hires 
     within 2 business days of receipt pursuant to section 
     453A(g)(2).
       ``(3) Administration of federal tax laws.--The Secretary of 
     the Treasury shall have access to the information in the 
     National Directory of New Hires for purposes of administering 
     section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the 
     advance payment of the earned income tax credit under section 
     3507 of such Code, and verifying a claim with respect to 
     employment in a tax return.
       ``(4) List of multistate employers.--The Secretary shall 
     maintain within the National Directory of New Hires a list of 
     multistate employers that report information regarding newly 
     hired employees pursuant to section 453A(b)(1)(B), and the 
     State which each such employer has designated to receive such 
     information.
       ``(j) Information Comparisons and Other Disclosures.--
       ``(1) Verification by social security administration.--

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       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall transmit information 
     on individuals and employers maintained under this section to 
     the Social Security Administration to the extent necessary 
     for verification in accordance with subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Verification by ssa.--The Social Security 
     Administration shall verify the accuracy of, correct, or 
     supply to the extent possible, and report to the Secretary, 
     the following information supplied by the Secretary pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A):
       ``(i) The name, social security number, and birth date of 
     each such individual.
       ``(ii) The employer identification number of each such 
     employer.
       ``(2) Information comparisons.--For the purpose of locating 
     individuals in a paternity establishment case or a case 
     involving the establishment, modification, or enforcement of 
     a support order, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) compare information in the National Directory of New 
     Hires against information in the support case abstracts in 
     the Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders not less 
     often than every 2 business days; and
       ``(B) within 2 such days after such a comparison reveals a 
     match with respect to an individual, report the information 
     to the State agency responsible for the case.
       ``(3) Information comparisons and disclosures of 
     information in all registries for title iv program 
     purposes.--To the extent and with the frequency that the 
     Secretary determines to be effective in assisting States to 
     carry out their responsibilities under programs operated 
     under this part and programs funded under part A, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) compare the information in each component of the 
     Federal Parent Locator Service maintained under this section 
     against the information in each other such component (other 
     than the comparison required by paragraph (2)), and report 
     instances in which such a comparison reveals a match with 
     respect to an individual to State agencies operating such 
     programs; and
       ``(B) disclose information in such registries to such State 
     agencies.
       ``(4) Provision of new hire information to the social 
     security administration.--The National Directory of New Hires 
     shall provide the Commissioner of Social Security with all 
     information in the National Directory, which shall be used to 
     determine the accuracy of payments under the supplemental 
     security income program under title XVI and in connection 
     with benefits under title II.
       ``(5) Research.--The Secretary may provide access to 
     information reported by employers pursuant to section 453A(b) 
     for research purposes found by the Secretary to be likely to 
     contribute to achieving the purposes of part A or this part, 
     but without personal identifiers.
       ``(k) Fees.--
       ``(1) For ssa verification.--The Secretary shall reimburse 
     the Commissioner of Social Security, at a rate negotiated 
     between the Secretary and the Commissioner, for the costs 
     incurred by the Commissioner in performing the verification 
     services described in subsection (j).
       ``(2) For information from state directories of new 
     hires.--The Secretary shall reimburse costs incurred by State 
     directories of new hires in furnishing information as 
     required by subsection (j)(3), at rates which the Secretary 
     determines to be reasonable (which rates shall not include 
     payment for the costs of obtaining, compiling, or maintaining 
     such information).
       ``(3) For information furnished to state and federal 
     agencies.--A State or Federal agency that receives 
     information from the Secretary pursuant to this section shall 
     reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary 
     in furnishing the information, at rates which the Secretary 
     determines to be reasonable (which rates shall include 
     payment for the costs of obtaining, verifying, maintaining, 
     and comparing the information).
       ``(l) Restriction on Disclosure and Use.--Information in 
     the Federal Parent Locator Service, and information resulting 
     from comparisons using such information, shall not be used or 
     disclosed except as expressly provided in this section, 
     subject to section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(m) Information Integrity and Security.--The Secretary 
     shall establish and implement safeguards with respect to the 
     entities established under this section designed to--
       ``(1) ensure the accuracy and completeness of information 
     in the Federal Parent Locator Service; and
       ``(2) restrict access to confidential information in the 
     Federal Parent Locator Service to authorized persons, and 
     restrict use of such information to authorized purposes.
       ``(n) Federal Government Reporting.--Each department, 
     agency, and instrumentality of the United States shall on a 
     quarterly basis report to the Federal Parent Locator Service 
     the name and social security number of each employee and the 
     wages paid to the employee during the previous quarter, 
     except that such a report shall not be filed with respect to 
     an employee of a department, agency, or instrumentality 
     performing intelligence or counterintelligence functions, if 
     the head of such department, agency, or instrumentality has 
     determined that filing such a report could endanger the 
     safety of the employee or compromise an ongoing investigation 
     or intelligence mission.''.
       (g) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) To part d of title iv of the social security act.--
       (A) Section 454(8)(B) (42 U.S.C. 654(8)(B)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(B) the Federal Parent Locator Service established under 
     section 453;''.
       (B) Section 454(13) (42 U.S.C.654(13)) is amended by 
     inserting ``and provide that information requests by parents 
     who are residents of other States be treated with the same 
     priority as requests by parents who are residents of the 
     State submitting the plan'' before the semicolon.
       (2) To federal unemployment tax act.--Section 3304(a)(16) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Secretary of Health, Education, and 
     Welfare'' each place such term appears and inserting 
     ``Secretary of Health and Human Services'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``such information'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``information furnished 
     under subparagraph (A) or (B) is used only for the purposes 
     authorized under such subparagraph;'';
       (C) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (D) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (E) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) wage and unemployment compensation information 
     contained in the records of such agency shall be furnished to 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in accordance 
     with regulations promulgated by such Secretary) as necessary 
     for the purposes of the National Directory of New Hires 
     established under section 453(i) of the Social Security Act, 
     and''.
       (3) To state grant program under title iii of the social 
     security act.--Subsection (h) of section 303 (42 U.S.C. 503) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h)(1) The State agency charged with the administration 
     of the State law shall, on a reimbursable basis--
       ``(A) disclose quarterly, to the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services wage and claim information, as required 
     pursuant to section 453(i)(1), contained in the records of 
     such agency;
       ``(B) ensure that information provided pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) meets such standards relating to correctness 
     and verification as the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Labor, may 
     find necessary; and
       ``(C) establish such safeguards as the Secretary of Labor 
     determines are necessary to insure that information disclosed 
     under subparagraph (A) is used only for purposes of section 
     453(i)(1) in carrying out the child support enforcement 
     program under title IV.
       ``(2) Whenever the Secretary of Labor, after reasonable 
     notice and opportunity for hearing to the State agency 
     charged with the administration of the State law, finds that 
     there is a failure to comply substantially with the 
     requirements of paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor shall 
     notify such State agency that further payments will not be 
     made to the State until the Secretary of Labor is satisfied 
     that there is no longer any such failure. Until the Secretary 
     of Labor is so satisfied, the Secretary shall make no future 
     certification to the Secretary of the Treasury with respect 
     to the State.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `wage information' means information 
     regarding wages paid to an individual, the social security 
     account number of such individual, and the name, address, 
     State, and the Federal employer identification number of the 
     employer paying such wages to such individual; and
       ``(B) the term `claim information' means information 
     regarding whether an individual is receiving, has received, 
     or has made application for, unemployment compensation, the 
     amount of any such compensation being received (or to be 
     received by such individual), and the individual's current 
     (or most recent) home address.''.
       (4) Disclosure of certain information to agents of child 
     support enforcement agencies.--
       (A) In general.--Paragraph (6) of section 6103(l) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to disclosure of 
     return information to Federal, State, and local child support 
     enforcement agencies) is amended by redesignating 
     subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) and by inserting after 
     subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Disclosure to certain agents.--The address and social 
     security account number (or numbers) of an individual with 
     respect to any individual with respect to whom child support 
     obligations are sought to be established or enforced may be 
     disclosed by any child support enforcement agency to any 
     agent of such agency which is under contract with such agency 
     to carry out the purposes described in subparagraph (C).''
       (B) Conforming amendments.--
       (i) Paragraph (3) of section 6103(a) of such Code is 
     amended by striking ``(l)(12)'' and inserting ``paragraph (6) 
     or (12) of subsection (l)''.
       (ii) Subparagraph (C) of section 6103(l)(6) of such Code, 
     as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(C) Restriction on disclosure.--Information may be 
     disclosed under this paragraph only for purposes of, and to 
     the extent necessary in, establishing and collecting child 
     support obligations from, and locating, individuals owing 
     such obligations.''
       (iii) The material following subparagraph (F) of section 
     6103(p)(4) of such Code is amended by striking ``subsection 
     (l)(12)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraph (6)(A) or (12)(B) of 
     subsection (l)''.

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     SEC. 12317. COLLECTION AND USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS FOR 
                   USE IN CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) State Law Requirement.--Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     666(a)), as amended by section 12315 of this Act, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(13) Recording of social security numbers in certain 
     family matters.--Procedures requiring that the social 
     security number of--
       ``(A) any applicant for a professional license, commercial 
     driver's license, occupational license, or marriage license 
     be recorded on the application;
       ``(B) any individual who is subject to a divorce decree, 
     support order, or paternity determination or acknowledgment 
     be placed in the records relating to the matter; and
       ``(C) any individual who has died be placed in the records 
     relating to the death and be recorded on the death 
     certificate.
     For purposes of subparagraph (A), if a State allows the use 
     of a number other than the social security number, the State 
     shall so advise any applicants.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 205(c)(2)(C) (42 U.S.C. 
     405(c)(2)(C)), as amended by section 321(a)(9) of the Social 
     Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994, 
     is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``may require'' and 
     inserting ``shall require'';
       (2) in clause (ii), by inserting after the 1st sentence the 
     following: ``In the administration of any law involving the 
     issuance of a marriage certificate or license, each State 
     shall require each party named in the certificate or license 
     to furnish to the State (or political subdivision thereof), 
     or any State agency having administrative responsibility for 
     the law involved, the social security number of the party.'';
       (3) in clause (ii), by inserting ``or marriage 
     certificate'' after ``Such numbers shall not be recorded on 
     the birth certificate''.
       (4) in clause (vi), by striking ``may'' and inserting 
     ``shall''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
       ``(x) An agency of a State (or a political subdivision 
     thereof) charged with the administration of any law 
     concerning the issuance or renewal of a license, certificate, 
     permit, or other authorization to engage in a profession, an 
     occupation, or a commercial activity shall require all 
     applicants for issuance or renewal of the license, 
     certificate, permit, or other authorization to provide the 
     applicant's social security number to the agency for the 
     purpose of administering such laws, and for the purpose of 
     responding to requests for information from an agency 
     operating pursuant to part D of title IV.
       ``(xi) All divorce decrees, support orders, and paternity 
     determinations issued, and all paternity acknowledgments 
     made, in each State shall include the social security number 
     of each party to the decree, order, determination, or 
     acknowledgement in the records relating to the matter, for 
     the purpose of responding to requests for information from an 
     agency operating pursuant to part D of title IV.''.

          CHAPTER 3--STREAMLINING AND UNIFORMITY OF PROCEDURES

     SEC. 12321. ADOPTION OF UNIFORM STATE LAWS.

       Section 466 (42 U.S.C. 666) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.--
       ``(1) Enactment and use.--In order to satisfy section 
     454(20)(A), on or after January 1, 1998, each State must have 
     in effect the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, as 
     approved by the American Bar Association on February 9, 1993, 
     together with any amendments officially adopted before 
     January 1, 1998 by the National Conference of Commissioners 
     on Uniform State Laws.
       ``(2) Employers to follow procedural rules of State where 
     employee works.--The State law enacted pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) shall provide that an employer that receives an income 
     withholding order or notice pursuant to section 501 of the 
     Uniform Interstate Family Support Act follow the procedural 
     rules that apply with respect to such order or notice under 
     the laws of the State in which the obligor works.''.

     SEC. 12322. IMPROVEMENTS TO FULL FAITH AND CREDIT FOR CHILD 
                   SUPPORT ORDERS.

       Section 1738B of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``subsection (e)'' 
     and inserting ``subsections (e), (f), and (i)'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after the 2nd 
     undesignated paragraph the following:
       `` `child's home State' means the State in which a child 
     lived with a parent or a person acting as parent for at least 
     6 consecutive months immediately preceding the time of filing 
     of a petition or comparable pleading for support and, if a 
     child is less than 6 months old, the State in which the child 
     lived from birth with any of them. A period of temporary 
     absence of any of them is counted as part of the 6-month 
     period.'';
       (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``by a court of a 
     State'' before ``is made'';
       (4) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``and subsections 
     (e), (f), and (g)'' after ``located'';
       (5) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by inserting ``individual'' before ``contestant''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (e) and (f)'';
       (6) in subsection (e), by striking ``make a modification of 
     a child support order with respect to a child that is made'' 
     and inserting ``modify a child support order issued'';
       (7) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting ``pursuant to 
     subsection (i)'' before the semicolon;
       (8) in subsection (e)(2)--
       (A) by inserting ``individual'' before ``contestant'' each 
     place such term appears; and
       (B) by striking ``to that court's making the modification 
     and assuming'' and inserting ``with the State of continuing, 
     exclusive jurisdiction for a court of another State to modify 
     the order and assume'';
       (9) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (g) and (h), respectively;
       (10) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Recognition of Child Support Orders.--If 1 or more 
     child support orders have been issued in this or another 
     State with regard to an obligor and a child, a court shall 
     apply the following rules in determining which order to 
     recognize for purposes of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction 
     and enforcement:
       ``(1) If only 1 court has issued a child support order, the 
     order of that court must be recognized.
       ``(2) If 2 or more courts have issued child support orders 
     for the same obligor and child, and only 1 of the courts 
     would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this 
     section, the order of that court must be recognized.
       ``(3) If 2 or more courts have issued child support orders 
     for the same obligor and child, and more than 1 of the courts 
     would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this 
     section, an order issued by a court in the current home State 
     of the child must be recognized, but if an order has not been 
     issued in the current home State of the child, the order most 
     recently issued must be recognized.
       ``(4) If 2 or more courts have issued child support orders 
     for the same obligor and child, and none of the courts would 
     have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this section, a 
     court may issue a child support order, which must be 
     recognized.
       ``(5) The court that has issued an order recognized under 
     this subsection is the court having continuing, exclusive 
     jurisdiction.'';
       (11) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``Prior'' and inserting ``Modified''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (e) and (f)'';
       (12) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``including the duration 
     of current payments and other obligations of support'' before 
     the comma; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``arrears under'' after 
     ``enforce''; and
       (13) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Registration for Modification.--If there is no 
     individual contestant or child residing in the issuing State, 
     the party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or 
     to modify and enforce, a child support order issued in 
     another State shall register that order in a State with 
     jurisdiction over the nonmovant for the purpose of 
     modification.''.

     SEC. 12323. ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT IN INTERSTATE CASES.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     12315 and 12317(a) of this Act, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(14) Administrative enforcement in interstate cases.--
     Procedures under which--
       ``(A)(i) the State shall respond within 5 business days to 
     a request made by another State to enforce a support order; 
     and
       ``(ii) the term `business day' means a day on which State 
     offices are open for regular business;
       ``(B) the State may, by electronic or other means, transmit 
     to another State a request for assistance in a case involving 
     the enforcement of a support order, which request--
       ``(i) shall include such information as will enable the 
     State to which the request is transmitted to compare the 
     information about the case to the information in the data 
     bases of the State; and
       ``(ii) shall constitute a certification by the requesting 
     State--

       ``(I) of the amount of support under the order the payment 
     of which is in arrears; and
       ``(II) that the requesting State has complied with all 
     procedural due process requirements applicable to the case;

       ``(C) if the State provides assistance to another State 
     pursuant to this paragraph with respect to a case, neither 
     State shall consider the case to be transferred to the 
     caseload of such other State; and
       ``(D) the State shall maintain records of--
       ``(i) the number of such requests for assistance received 
     by the State;
       ``(ii) the number of cases for which the State collected 
     support in response to such a request; and
       ``(iii) the amount of such collected support.''.

     SEC. 12324. USE OF FORMS IN INTERSTATE ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Promulgation.--Section 452(a) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) not later than June 30, 1996, after consulting with 
     the State directors of programs under this part, promulgate 
     forms to be used by States in interstate cases for--

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       ``(A) collection of child support through income 
     withholding;
       ``(B) imposition of liens; and
       ``(C) administrative subpoenas.''.
       (b) Use by States.--Section 454(9) (42 U.S.C. 654(9)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
       (2) by inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) no later than October 1, 1996, in using the forms 
     promulgated pursuant to section 452(a)(11) for income 
     withholding, imposition of liens, and issuance of 
     administrative subpoenas in interstate child support 
     cases;''.

     SEC. 12325. STATE LAWS PROVIDING EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.

       (a) State Law Requirements.--Section 466 (42 U.S.C. 666), 
     as amended by section 12314 of this Act, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking the 1st sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``Expedited administrative and 
     judicial procedures (including the procedures specified in 
     subsection (c)) for establishing paternity and for 
     establishing, modifying, and enforcing support 
     obligations.''; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Expedited Procedures.--The procedures specified in 
     this subsection are the following:
       ``(1) Administrative action by state agency.--Procedures 
     which give the State agency the authority to take the 
     following actions relating to establishment or enforcement of 
     support orders, without the necessity of obtaining an order 
     from any other judicial or administrative tribunal, and to 
     recognize and enforce the authority of State agencies of 
     other States) to take the following actions:
       ``(A) Genetic testing.--To order genetic testing for the 
     purpose of paternity establishment as provided in section 
     466(a)(5).
       ``(B) Financial or other information.--To subpoena any 
     financial or other information needed to establish, modify, 
     or enforce a support order, and to impose penalties for 
     failure to respond to such a subpoena.
       ``(C) Response to state agency request.--To require all 
     entities in the State (including for-profit, nonprofit, and 
     governmental employers) to provide promptly, in response to a 
     request by the State agency of that or any other State 
     administering a program under this part, information on the 
     employment, compensation, and benefits of any individual 
     employed by such entity as an employee or contractor, and to 
     sanction failure to respond to any such request.
       ``(D) Access to certain records.--To obtain access, subject 
     to safeguards on privacy and information security, to the 
     following records (including automated access, in the case of 
     records maintained in automated data bases):
       ``(i) Records of other State and local government agencies, 
     including--

       ``(I) vital statistics (including records of marriage, 
     birth, and divorce);
       ``(II) State and local tax and revenue records (including 
     information on residence address, employer, income and 
     assets);
       ``(III) records concerning real and titled personal 
     property;
       ``(IV) records of occupational and professional licenses, 
     and records concerning the ownership and control of 
     corporations, partnerships, and other business entities;
       ``(V) employment security records;
       ``(VI) records of agencies administering public assistance 
     programs;
       ``(VII) records of the motor vehicle department; and
       ``(VIII) corrections records.

       ``(ii) Certain records held by private entities, 
     including--

       ``(I) customer records of public utilities and cable 
     television companies; and
       ``(II) information (including information on assets and 
     liabilities) on individuals who owe or are owed support (or 
     against or with respect to whom a support obligation is 
     sought) held by financial institutions (subject to 
     limitations on liability of such entities arising from 
     affording such access), as provided pursuant to agreements 
     described in subsection (a)(18).

       ``(E) Change in payee.--In cases in which support is 
     subject to an assignment in order to comply with a 
     requirement imposed pursuant to part A or section 1912, or to 
     a requirement to pay through the State disbursement unit 
     established pursuant to section 454B, upon providing notice 
     to obligor and obligee, to direct the obligor or other payor 
     to change the payee to the appropriate government entity.
       ``(F) Income withholding.--To order income withholding in 
     accordance with subsections (a)(1) and (b) of section 466.
       ``(G) Securing assets.--In cases in which there is a 
     support arrearage, to secure assets to satisfy the arrearage 
     by--
       ``(i) intercepting or seizing periodic or lump-sum payments 
     from--

       ``(I) a State or local agency, including unemployment 
     compensation, workers' compensation, and other benefits; and
       ``(II) judgments, settlements, and lotteries;

       ``(ii) attaching and seizing assets of the obligor held in 
     financial institutions;
       ``(iii) attaching public and private retirement funds; and
       ``(iv) imposing liens in accordance with subsection (a)(4) 
     and, in appropriate cases, to force sale of property and 
     distribution of proceeds.
       ``(H) Increase monthly payments.--For the purpose of 
     securing overdue support, to increase the amount of monthly 
     support payments to include amounts for arrearages, subject 
     to such conditions or limitations as the State may provide.
     Such procedures shall be subject to due process safeguards, 
     including (as appropriate) requirements for notice, 
     opportunity to contest the action, and opportunity for an 
     appeal on the record to an independent administrative or 
     judicial tribunal.
       ``(2) Substantive and procedural rules.--The expedited 
     procedures required under subsection (a)(2) shall include the 
     following rules and authority, applicable with respect to all 
     proceedings to establish paternity or to establish, modify, 
     or enforce support orders:
       ``(A) Locator information; presumptions concerning 
     notice.--Procedures under which--
       ``(i) each party to any paternity or child support 
     proceeding is required (subject to privacy safeguards) to 
     file with the tribunal and the State case registry upon entry 
     of an order, and to update as appropriate, information on 
     location and identity of the party, including social security 
     number, residential and mailing addresses, telephone number, 
     driver's license number, and name, address, and name and 
     telephone number of employer; and
       ``(ii) in any subsequent child support enforcement action 
     between the parties, upon sufficient showing that diligent 
     effort has been made to ascertain the location of such a 
     party, the tribunal may deem State due process requirements 
     for notice and service of process to be met with respect to 
     the party, upon delivery of written notice to the most recent 
     residential or employer address filed with the tribunal 
     pursuant to clause (i).
       ``(B) Statewide jurisdiction.--Procedures under which--
       ``(i) the State agency and any administrative or judicial 
     tribunal with authority to hear child support and paternity 
     cases exerts statewide jurisdiction over the parties; and
       ``(ii) in a State in which orders are issued by courts or 
     administrative tribunals, a case may be transferred between 
     local jurisdictions in the State without need for any 
     additional filing by the petitioner, or service of process 
     upon the respondent, to retain jurisdiction over the parties.
       ``(3) Coordination with erisa.--Notwithstanding subsection 
     (d) of section 514 of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
     Act of 1974 (relating to effect on other laws), nothing in 
     this subsection shall be construed to alter, amend, modify, 
     invalidate, impair, or supersede subsections (a), (b), and 
     (c) of such section 514 as it applies with respect to any 
     procedure referred to in paragraph (1) and any expedited 
     procedure referred to in paragraph (2), except to the extent 
     that such procedure would be consistent with the requirements 
     of section 206(d)(3) of such Act (relating to qualified 
     domestic relations orders) or the requirements of section 
     609(a) of such Act (relating to qualified medical child 
     support orders) if the reference in such section 206(d)(3) to 
     a domestic relations order and the reference in such section 
     609(a) to a medical child support order were a reference to a 
     support order referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) relating 
     to the same matters, respectively.''.
       (b) Automation of State Agency Functions.--Section 454A, as 
     added by section 12344(a)(2) and as amended by sections 12311 
     and 12312(c) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h) Expedited Administrative Procedures.--The automated 
     system required by this section shall be used, to the maximum 
     extent feasible, to implement the expedited administrative 
     procedures required by section 466(c).''.

                   CHAPTER 4--PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT

     SEC. 12331. STATE LAWS CONCERNING PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT.

       (a) State Laws Required.--Section 466(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 
     666(a)(5)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Procedures concerning paternity establishment.--
       ``(A) Establishment process available from birth until age 
     18.--
       ``(i) Procedures which permit the establishment of the 
     paternity of a child at any time before the child attains 18 
     years of age.
       ``(ii) As of August 16, 1984, clause (i) shall also apply 
     to a child for whom paternity has not been established or for 
     whom a paternity action was brought but dismissed because a 
     statute of limitations of less than 18 years was then in 
     effect in the State.
       ``(B) Procedures concerning genetic testing.--
       ``(i) Genetic testing required in certain contested 
     cases.--Procedures under which the State is required, in a 
     contested paternity case (unless otherwise barred by State 
     law) to require the child and all other parties (other than 
     individuals found under section 454(29) to have good cause 
     for refusing to cooperate) to submit to genetic tests upon 
     the request of any such party, if the request is supported by 
     a sworn statement by the party--

       ``(I) alleging paternity, and setting forth facts 
     establishing a reasonable possibility of the requisite sexual 
     contact between the parties; or
       ``(II) denying paternity, and setting forth facts 
     establishing a reasonable possibility of the nonexistence of 
     sexual contact between the parties.

       ``(ii) Other requirements.--Procedures which require the 
     State agency, in any case in which the agency orders genetic 
     testing--

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       ``(I) to pay costs of such tests, subject to recoupment (if 
     the State so elects) from the alleged father if paternity is 
     established; and
       ``(II) to obtain additional testing in any case if an 
     original test result is contested, upon request and advance 
     payment by the contestant.

       ``(C) Voluntary paternity acknowledgment.--
       ``(i) Simple civil process.--Procedures for a simple civil 
     process for voluntarily acknowledging paternity under which 
     the State must provide that, before a mother and a putative 
     father can sign an acknowledgment of paternity, the mother 
     and the putative father must be given notice, orally and in 
     writing, of the alternatives to, the legal consequences of, 
     and the rights (including, if 1 parent is a minor, any rights 
     afforded due to minority status) and responsibilities that 
     arise from, signing the acknowledgment.
       ``(ii) Hospital-based program.--Such procedures must 
     include a hospital-based program for the voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity focusing on the period 
     immediately before or after the birth of a child, subject to 
     such good cause exceptions, taking into account the best 
     interests of the child, as the State may establish.
       ``(iii) Paternity establishment services.--

       ``(I) State-offered services.--Such procedures must require 
     the State agency responsible for maintaining birth records to 
     offer voluntary paternity establishment services.
       ``(II) Regulations.--

       ``(aa) Services offered by hospitals and birth record 
     agencies.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
     governing voluntary paternity establishment services offered 
     by hospitals and birth record agencies.
       ``(bb) Services offered by other entities.--The Secretary 
     shall prescribe regulations specifying the types of other 
     entities that may offer voluntary paternity establishment 
     services, and governing the provision of such services, which 
     shall include a requirement that such an entity must use the 
     same notice provisions used by, use the same materials used 
     by, provide the personnel providing such services with the 
     same training provided by, and evaluate the provision of such 
     services in the same manner as the provision of such services 
     is evaluated by, voluntary paternity establishment programs 
     of hospitals and birth record agencies.
       ``(iv) Use of paternity acknowledgment affidavit.--Such 
     procedures must require the State to develop and use an 
     affidavit for the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity which 
     includes the minimum requirements of the affidavit developed 
     by the Secretary under section 452(a)(7) for the voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity, and to give full faith and 
     credit to such an affidavit signed in any other State 
     according to its procedures.
       ``(D) Status of signed paternity acknowledgment.--
       ``(i) Inclusion in birth records.--Procedures under which 
     the name of the father shall be included on the record of 
     birth of the child only if--

       ``(I) the father and mother have signed a voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity; or
       ``(II) a court or an administrative agency of competent 
     jurisdiction has issued an adjudication of paternity.

     Nothing in this clause shall preclude a State agency from 
     obtaining an admission of paternity from the father for 
     submission in a judicial or administrative proceeding, or 
     prohibit the issuance of an order in a judicial or 
     administrative proceeding which bases a legal finding of 
     paternity on an admission of paternity by the father and any 
     other additional showing required by State law.
       ``(ii) Legal finding of paternity.--Procedures under which 
     a signed voluntary acknowledgment of paternity is considered 
     a legal finding of paternity, subject to the right of any 
     signatory to rescind the acknowledgment within the earlier 
     of--

       ``(I) 60 days; or
       ``(II) the date of an administrative or judicial proceeding 
     relating to the child (including a proceeding to establish a 
     support order) in which the signatory is a party.

       ``(iii) Contest.--Procedures under which, after the 60-day 
     period referred to in clause (ii), a signed voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity may be challenged in court only 
     on the basis of fraud, duress, or material mistake of fact, 
     with the burden of proof upon the challenger, and under which 
     the legal responsibilities (including child support 
     obligations) of any signatory arising from the acknowledgment 
     may not be suspended during the challenge, except for good 
     cause shown.
       ``(E) Bar on acknowledgment ratification proceedings.--
     Procedures under which judicial or administrative proceedings 
     are not required or permitted to ratify an unchallenged 
     acknowledgment of paternity.
       ``(F) Admissibility of genetic testing results.--
     Procedures--
       ``(i) requiring the admission into evidence, for purposes 
     of establishing paternity, of the results of any genetic test 
     that is--

       ``(I) of a type generally acknowledged as reliable by 
     accreditation bodies designated by the Secretary; and
       ``(II) performed by a laboratory approved by such an 
     accreditation body;

       ``(ii) requiring an objection to genetic testing results to 
     be made in writing not later than a specified number of days 
     before any hearing at which the results may be introduced 
     into evidence (or, at State option, not later than a 
     specified number of days after receipt of the results); and
       ``(iii) making the test results admissible as evidence of 
     paternity without the need for foundation testimony or other 
     proof of authenticity or accuracy, unless objection is made.
       ``(G) Presumption of paternity in certain cases.--
     Procedures which create a rebuttable or, at the option of the 
     State, conclusive presumption of paternity upon genetic 
     testing results indicating a threshold probability that the 
     alleged father is the father of the child.
       ``(H) Default orders.--Procedures requiring a default order 
     to be entered in a paternity case upon a showing of service 
     of process on the defendant and any additional showing 
     required by State law.
       ``(I) No right to jury trial.--Procedures providing that 
     the parties to an action to establish paternity are not 
     entitled to a trial by jury.
       ``(J) Temporary support order based on probable paternity 
     in contested cases.--Procedures which require that a 
     temporary order be issued, upon motion by a party, requiring 
     the provision of child support pending an administrative or 
     judicial determination of parentage, if there is clear and 
     convincing evidence of paternity (on the basis of genetic 
     tests or other evidence).
       ``(K) Proof of certain support and paternity establishment 
     costs.--Procedures under which bills for pregnancy, 
     childbirth, and genetic testing are admissible as evidence 
     without requiring third-party foundation testimony, and shall 
     constitute prima facie evidence of amounts incurred for such 
     services or for testing on behalf of the child.
       ``(L) Standing of putative fathers.--Procedures ensuring 
     that the putative father has a reasonable opportunity to 
     initiate a paternity action.
       ``(M) Filing of acknowledgments and adjudications in state 
     registry of birth records.--Procedures under which voluntary 
     acknowledgments and adjudications of paternity by judicial or 
     administrative processes are filed with the State registry of 
     birth records for comparison with information in the State 
     case registry.''.
       (b) National Paternity Acknowledgment Affidavit.--Section 
     452(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(7)) is amended by inserting ``, 
     and develop an affidavit to be used for the voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity which shall include the social 
     security number of each parent and, after consultation with 
     the States, other common elements as determined by such 
     designee'' before the semicolon.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 468 (42 U.S.C. 668) is 
     amended by striking ``a simple civil process for voluntarily 
     acknowledging paternity and''.

     SEC. 12332. OUTREACH FOR VOLUNTARY PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT.

       Section 454(23) (42 U.S.C. 654(23)) is amended by inserting 
     ``and will publicize the availability and encourage the use 
     of procedures for voluntary establishment of paternity and 
     child support by means the State deems appropriate'' before 
     the semicolon.

     SEC. 12333. COOPERATION BY APPLICANTS FOR AND RECIPIENTS OF 
                   TEMPORARY FAMILY ASSISTANCE.

       Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), as amended by sections 
     12301(b), 12303(a), 12312(a), and 12313(a) of this Act, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (27);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (28) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (28) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(29) provide that the State agency responsible for 
     administering the State plan--
       ``(A) shall make the determination (and redetermination at 
     appropriate intervals) as to whether an individual who has 
     applied for or is receiving assistance under the State 
     program funded under part A or the State program under title 
     XXI is cooperating in good faith with the State in 
     establishing the paternity of, or in establishing, modifying, 
     or enforcing a support order for, any child of the individual 
     by providing the State agency with the name of, and such 
     other information as the State agency may require with 
     respect to, the noncustodial parent of the child, subject to 
     such good cause exceptions, taking into account the best 
     interests of the child, as the State may establish through 
     the State agency, or at the option of the State, through the 
     State agencies administering the State programs funded under 
     part A and title XXI;
       ``(B) shall require the individual to supply additional 
     necessary information and appear at interviews, hearings, and 
     legal proceedings;
       ``(C) shall require the individual and the child to submit 
     to genetic tests pursuant to judicial or administrative 
     order;
       ``(D) may request that the individual sign a voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity, after notice of the rights and 
     consequences of such an acknowledgment, but may not require 
     the individual to sign an acknowledgment or otherwise 
     relinquish the right to genetic tests as a condition of 
     cooperation and eligibility for assistance under the State 
     program funded under part A or the State program under title 
     XXI; and
       ``(E) shall promptly notify the individual and the State 
     agency administering the State program funded under part A 
     and the State agency administering the State program under 
     title XXI of each such determination, and if noncooperation 
     is determined, the basis therefore.''.

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             CHAPTER 5--PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING

     SEC. 12341. PERFORMANCE-BASED INCENTIVES AND PENALTIES.

       (a) Development of New System.--The Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, in consultation with State directors of 
     programs under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act, 
     shall develop a new incentive system to replace the system 
     under section 458 of such Act. The new system shall provide 
     additional payments to any State based on such State's 
     performance under such a program.
       (b) Conforming Amendments to Present System.--Section 458 
     (42 U.S.C. 658) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children under a State plan approved under part A 
     of this title'' and inserting ``assistance under a program 
     funded under part A'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ``section 
     402(a)(26)'' and inserting ``section 407(a)(4)'';
       (3) in subsections (b) and (c)--
       (A) by striking ``AFDC collections'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``title IV-A collections'', and
       (B) by striking ``non-AFDC collections'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``non-title IV-A collections''; and
       (4) in subsection (c), by striking ``combined AFDC/non-AFDC 
     administrative costs'' both places it appears and inserting 
     ``combined title IV-A/non-title IV-A administrative costs''.
       (c) Calculation of IV-D Paternity Establishment 
     Percentage.--
       (1) Section 452(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(1)) is amended in 
     each of subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking ``75'' and 
     inserting ``90''.
       (2) Section 452(g)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)(A)) is 
     amended in the matter preceding clause (i)--
       (A) by striking ``paternity establishment percentage'' and 
     inserting ``IV-D paternity establishment percentage''; and
       (B) by striking ``(or all States, as the case may be)''.
       (3) Section 452(g)(2) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In meeting 
     the 90 percent paternity establishment requirement, a State 
     may calculate either the paternity establishment rate of 
     cases in the program funded under this part or the paternity 
     establishment rate of all out-of-wedlock births in the 
     State.''.
       (4) Section 452(g)(3) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(3)) is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
     respectively;
       (B) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``the percentage of children born out-of-wedlock in a State'' 
     and inserting ``the percentage of children in a State who are 
     born out of wedlock or for whom support has not been 
     established''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) by inserting 
     ``and securing support'' before the period.
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Incentive adjustments.--
       (A) In general.--The system developed under subsection (a) 
     and the amendments made by subsection (b) shall become 
     effective on October 1, 1997, except to the extent provided 
     in subparagraph (B).
       (B) Application of section 458.--Section 458 of the Social 
     Security Act, as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this section, shall be effective for purposes of 
     incentive payments to States for fiscal years before fiscal 
     year 1999.
       (2) Penalty reductions.--The amendments made by subsection 
     (c) shall become effective with respect to calendar quarters 
     beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 12342. FEDERAL AND STATE REVIEWS AND AUDITS.

       (a) State Agency Activities.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (14), by striking ``(14)'' and inserting 
     ``(14)(A)'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (15) as subparagraph (B) of 
     paragraph (14); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(15) provide for--
       ``(A) a process for annual reviews of and reports to the 
     Secretary on the State program operated under the State plan 
     approved under this part, including such information as may 
     be necessary to measure State compliance with Federal 
     requirements for expedited procedures, using such standards 
     and procedures as are required by the Secretary, under which 
     the State agency will determine the extent to which the 
     program is operated in compliance with this part; and
       ``(B) a process of extracting from the automated data 
     processing system required by paragraph (16) and transmitting 
     to the Secretary data and calculations concerning the levels 
     of accomplishment (and rates of improvement) with respect to 
     applicable performance indicators (including IV-D paternity 
     establishment percentages to the extent necessary for 
     purposes of sections 452(g) and 458.''.
       (b) Federal Activities.--Section 452(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 
     652(a)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4)(A) review data and calculations transmitted by State 
     agencies pursuant to section 454(15)(B) on State program 
     accomplishments with respect to performance indicators for 
     purposes of subsection (g) of this section and section 458;
       ``(B) review annual reports submitted pursuant to section 
     454(15)(A) and, as appropriate, provide to the State 
     comments, recommendations for additional or alternative 
     corrective actions, and technical assistance; and
       ``(C) conduct audits, in accordance with the Government 
     auditing standards of the Comptroller General of the United 
     States--
       ``(i) at least once every 3 years (or more frequently, in 
     the case of a State which fails to meet the requirements of 
     this part concerning performance standards and reliability of 
     program data) to assess the completeness, reliability, and 
     security of the data, and the accuracy of the reporting 
     systems, used in calculating performance indicators under 
     subsection (g) of this section and section 458;
       ``(ii) of the adequacy of financial management of the State 
     program operated under the State plan approved under this 
     part, including assessments of--
       ``(I) whether Federal and other funds made available to 
     carry out the State program are being appropriately expended, 
     and are properly and fully accounted for; and
       ``(II) whether collections and disbursements of support 
     payments are carried out correctly and are fully accounted 
     for; and
       ``(iii) for such other purposes as the Secretary may find 
     necessary;''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective with respect to calendar quarters 
     beginning 12 months or more after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 12343. REQUIRED REPORTING PROCEDURES.

       (a) Establishment.--Section 452(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(5)) 
     is amended by inserting ``, and establish procedures to be 
     followed by States for collecting and reporting information 
     required to be provided under this part, and establish 
     uniform definitions (including those necessary to enable the 
     measurement of State compliance with the requirements of this 
     part relating to expedited processes) to be applied in 
     following such procedures'' before the semicolon.
       (b) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), 
     as amended by sections 12301(b), 12303(a), 12312(a), 
     12313(a), and 12333 of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (28);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (29) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (29) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(30) provide that the State shall use the definitions 
     established under section 452(a)(5) in collecting and 
     reporting information as required under this part.''.

     SEC. 12344. AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Revised Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Section 454(16) (42 U.S.C. 654(16)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``, at the option of the State,'';
       (B) by inserting ``and operation by the State agency'' 
     after ``for the establishment'';
       (C) by inserting ``meeting the requirements of section 
     454A'' after ``information retrieval system'';
       (D) by striking ``in the State and localities thereof, so 
     as (A)'' and inserting ``so as'';
       (E) by striking ``(i)''; and
       (F) by striking ``(including'' and all that follows and 
     inserting a semicolon.
       (2) Automated data processing.--Part D of title IV (42 
     U.S.C. 651-669) is amended by inserting after section 454 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 454A. AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING.

       ``(a) In General.--In order for a State to meet the 
     requirements of this section, the State agency administering 
     the State program under this part shall have in operation a 
     single statewide automated data processing and information 
     retrieval system which has the capability to perform the 
     tasks specified in this section with the frequency and in the 
     manner required by or under this part.
       ``(b) Program Management.--The automated system required by 
     this section shall perform such functions as the Secretary 
     may specify relating to management of the State program under 
     this part, including--
       ``(1) controlling and accounting for use of Federal, State, 
     and local funds in carrying out the program; and
       ``(2) maintaining the data necessary to meet Federal 
     reporting requirements under this part on a timely basis.
       ``(c) Calculation of Performance Indicators.--In order to 
     enable the Secretary to determine the incentive payments and 
     penalty adjustments required by sections 452(g) and 458, the 
     State agency shall--
       ``(1) use the automated system--
       ``(A) to maintain the requisite data on State performance 
     with respect to paternity establishment and child support 
     enforcement in the State; and
       ``(B) to calculate the IV-D paternity establishment 
     percentage for the State for each fiscal year; and
       ``(2) have in place systems controls to ensure the 
     completeness and reliability of, and ready access to, the 
     data described in paragraph (1)(A), and the accuracy of the 
     calculations described in paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(d) Information Integrity and Security.--The State agency 
     shall have in effect safeguards on the integrity, accuracy, 
     and completeness of, access to, and use of data in the 
     automated system required by this section, which shall 
     include the following (in addition to such other safeguards 
     as the Secretary may specify in regulations):

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       ``(1) Policies restricting access.--Written policies 
     concerning access to data by State agency personnel, and 
     sharing of data with other persons, which--
       ``(A) permit access to and use of data only to the extent 
     necessary to carry out the State program under this part; and
       ``(B) specify the data which may be used for particular 
     program purposes, and the personnel permitted access to such 
     data.
       ``(2) Systems controls.--Systems controls (such as 
     passwords or blocking of fields) to ensure strict adherence 
     to the policies described in paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Monitoring of access.--Routine monitoring of access 
     to and use of the automated system, through methods such as 
     audit trails and feedback mechanisms, to guard against and 
     promptly identify unauthorized access or use.
       ``(4) Training and information.--Procedures to ensure that 
     all personnel (including State and local agency staff and 
     contractors) who may have access to or be required to use 
     confidential program data are informed of applicable 
     requirements and penalties (including those in section 6103 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), and are adequately 
     trained in security procedures.
       ``(5) Penalties.--Administrative penalties (up to and 
     including dismissal from employment) for unauthorized access 
     to, or disclosure or use of, confidential data.''.
       (3) Regulations.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall prescribe final regulations for implementation 
     of section 454A of the Social Security Act not later than 2 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (4) Implementation timetable.--Section 454(24) (42 U.S.C. 
     654(24)), as amended by section 12303(a)(1) of this Act, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(24) provide that the State will have in effect an 
     automated data processing and information retrieval system--
       ``(A) by October 1, 1997, which meets all requirements of 
     this part which were enacted on or before the date of 
     enactment of the Family Support Act of 1988, and
       ``(B) by October 1, 1999, which meets all requirements of 
     this part enacted on or before the date of the enactment of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995, 
     except that such deadline shall be extended by 1 day for each 
     day (if any) by which the Secretary fails to meet the 
     deadline imposed by section 12344(a)(3) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995;''.
       (b) Special Federal Matching Rate for Development Costs of 
     Automated Systems.--
       (1) In general.--Section 455(a) (42 U.S.C. 655(a)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B)--
       (i) by striking ``90 percent'' and inserting ``the percent 
     specified in paragraph (3)'';
       (ii) by striking ``so much of''; and
       (iii) by striking ``which the Secretary'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``, and''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) The Secretary shall pay to each State, for each 
     quarter in fiscal years 1996 and 1997, 90 percent of so much 
     of the State expenditures described in paragraph (1)(B) as 
     the Secretary finds are for a system meeting the requirements 
     specified in section 454(16) (as in effect on September 30, 
     1995) but limited to the amount approved for States in the 
     advance planning documents of such States submitted on or 
     before May 1, 1995.
       ``(B)(i) The Secretary shall pay to each State, for each 
     quarter in fiscal years 1997 through 2001, the percentage 
     specified in clause (ii) of so much of the State expenditures 
     described in paragraph (1)(B) as the Secretary finds are for 
     a system meeting the requirements of sections 454(16) and 
     454A.
       ``(ii) The percentage specified in this clause is 80 
     percent.''.
       (2) Temporary limitation on payments under special federal 
     matching rate.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     may not pay more than $400,000,000 in the aggregate under 
     section 455(a)(3) of the Social Security Act for fiscal years 
     1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
       (B) Allocation of limitation among states.--The total 
     amount payable to a State under section 455(a)(3) of such Act 
     for fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 shall not 
     exceed the limitation determined for the State by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services in regulations.
       (C) Allocation formula.--The regulations referred to in 
     subparagraph (B) shall prescribe a formula for allocating the 
     amount specified in subparagraph (A) among States with plans 
     approved under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act, 
     which shall take into account--
       (i) the relative size of State caseloads under such part; 
     and
       (ii) the level of automation needed to meet the automated 
     data processing requirements of such part.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 123(c) of the Family 
     Support Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 2352; Public Law 100-485) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 12345. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) For Training of Federal and State Staff, Research and 
     Demonstration Programs, and Special Projects of Regional or 
     National Significance.--Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 652) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States 
     not otherwise appropriated, there is hereby appropriated to 
     the Secretary for each fiscal year an amount equal to 1 
     percent of the total amount paid to the Federal Government 
     pursuant to section 457(a) during the immediately preceding 
     fiscal year (as determined on the basis of the most recent 
     reliable data available to the Secretary as of the end of the 
     3rd calendar quarter following the end of such preceding 
     fiscal year), to cover costs incurred by the Secretary for--
       ``(1) information dissemination and technical assistance to 
     States, training of State and Federal staff, staffing 
     studies, and related activities needed to improve programs 
     under this part (including technical assistance concerning 
     State automated systems required by this part); and
       ``(2) research, demonstration, and special projects of 
     regional or national significance relating to the operation 
     of State programs under this part.''.
       (b) Operation of Federal Parent Locator Service.--Section 
     453 (42 U.S.C. 653), as amended by section 12316 of this Act, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(o) Recovery of Costs.--Out of any money in the Treasury 
     of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there is 
     hereby appropriated to the Secretary for each fiscal year an 
     amount equal to 2 percent of the total amount paid to the 
     Federal Government pursuant to section 457(a) during the 
     immediately preceding fiscal year (as determined on the basis 
     of the most recent reliable data available to the Secretary 
     as of the end of the 3rd calendar quarter following the end 
     of such preceding fiscal year), to cover costs incurred by 
     the Secretary for operation of the Federal Parent Locator 
     Service under this section, to the extent such costs are not 
     recovered through user fees.''.

     SEC. 12346. REPORTS AND DATA COLLECTION BY THE SECRETARY.

       (a) Annual Report to Congress.--
       (1) Section 452(a)(10)(A) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``this part;'' and inserting ``this part, 
     including--''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
       ``(i) the total amount of child support payments collected 
     as a result of services furnished during the fiscal year to 
     individuals receiving services under this part;
       ``(ii) the cost to the States and to the Federal Government 
     of so furnishing the services; and
       ``(iii) the number of cases involving families--

       ``(I) who became ineligible for assistance under State 
     programs funded under part A during a month in the fiscal 
     year; and
       ``(II) with respect to whom a child support payment was 
     received in the month;''.

       (2) Section 452(a)(10)(C) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(C)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
       (i) by striking ``with the data required under each clause 
     being separately stated for cases'' and inserting 
     ``separately stated for (1) cases'';
       (ii) by striking ``cases where the child was formerly 
     receiving'' and inserting ``or formerly received'';
       (iii) by inserting ``or 1912'' after ``471(a)(17)''; and
       (iv) by inserting ``(2)'' before ``all other'';
       (B) in each of clauses (i) and (ii), by striking ``, and 
     the total amount of such obligations'';
       (C) in clause (iii), by striking ``described in'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``in which support was collected 
     during the fiscal year;'';
       (D) by striking clause (iv); and
       (E) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vii), and 
     inserting after clause (iii) the following new clauses:
       ``(iv) the total amount of support collected during such 
     fiscal year and distributed as current support;
       ``(v) the total amount of support collected during such 
     fiscal year and distributed as arrearages;
       ``(vi) the total amount of support due and unpaid for all 
     fiscal years; and''.
       (3) Section 452(a)(10)(G) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(G)) is 
     amended by striking ``on the use of Federal courts and''.
       (4) Section 452(a)(10) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'';
       (B) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(J) compliance, by State, with the standards established 
     pursuant to subsections (h) and (i).''.
       (5) Section 452(a)(10) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)) is amended by 
     striking all that follows subparagraph (J), as added by 
     paragraph (4).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall be effective with respect to fiscal year 1996 and 
     succeeding fiscal years.

      CHAPTER 6--ESTABLISHMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS

     SEC. 12351. SIMPLIFIED PROCESS FOR REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT OF 
                   CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS.

       Section 466(a)(10) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(10)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(10) Review and adjustment of support orders upon 
     request.--Procedures under which the State shall review and 
     adjust each support order being enforced under this part upon 
     the request of either parent or the State if there is an 
     assignment. Such procedures shall provide the following:
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) 3-year cycle.--Except as provided in subparagraphs 
     (B) and (C), the State shall re

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     view and, as appropriate, adjust the support order every 3 
     years, taking into account the best interests of the child 
     involved.
       ``(ii) Methods of adjustment.--The State may elect to 
     review and, if appropriate, adjust an order pursuant to 
     clause (i) by--

       ``(I) reviewing and, if appropriate, adjusting the order in 
     accordance with the guidelines established pursuant to 
     section 467(a) if the amount of the child support award under 
     the order differs from the amount that would be awarded in 
     accordance with the guidelines; or
       ``(II) applying a cost-of-living adjustment to the order in 
     accordance with a formula developed by the State and permit 
     either party to contest the adjustment, within 30 days after 
     the date of the notice of the adjustment, by making a request 
     for review and, if appropriate, adjustment of the order in 
     accordance with the child support guidelines established 
     pursuant to section 467(a).

       ``(iii) No proof of change in circumstances necessary.--Any 
     adjustment under this subparagraph (A) shall be made without 
     a requirement for proof or showing of a change in 
     circumstances.
       ``(B) Automated method.--The State may use automated 
     methods (including automated comparisons with wage or State 
     income tax data) to identify orders eligible for review, 
     conduct the review, identify orders eligible for adjustment, 
     and apply the appropriate adjustment to the orders eligible 
     for adjustment under the threshold established by the State.
       ``(C) Request upon substantial change in circumstances.--
     The State shall, at the request of either parent subject to 
     such an order or of any State child support enforcement 
     agency, review and, if appropriate, adjust the order in 
     accordance with the guidelines established pursuant to 
     section 467(a) based upon a substantial change in the 
     circumstances of either parent.
       ``(D) Notice of right to review.--The State shall provide 
     notice not less than once every 3 years to the parents 
     subject to such an order informing them of their right to 
     request the State to review and, if appropriate, adjust the 
     order pursuant to this paragraph. The notice may be included 
     in the order.''.

     SEC. 12352. FURNISHING CONSUMER REPORTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES 
                   RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT.

       Section 604 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1681b) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(4) In response to a request by the head of a State or 
     local child support enforcement agency (or a State or local 
     government official authorized by the head of such an 
     agency), if the person making the request certifies to the 
     consumer reporting agency that--
       ``(A) the consumer report is needed for the purpose of 
     establishing an individual's capacity to make child support 
     payments or determining the appropriate level of such 
     payments;
       ``(B) the paternity of the consumer for the child to which 
     the obligation relates has been established or acknowledged 
     by the consumer in accordance with State laws under which the 
     obligation arises (if required by those laws);
       ``(C) the person has provided at least 10 days' prior 
     notice to the consumer whose report is requested, by 
     certified or registered mail to the last known address of the 
     consumer, that the report will be requested; and
       ``(D) the consumer report will be kept confidential, will 
     be used solely for a purpose described in subparagraph (A), 
     and will not be used in connection with any other civil, 
     administrative, or criminal proceeding, or for any other 
     purpose.
       ``(5) To an agency administering a State plan under section 
     454 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654) for use to set 
     an initial or modified child support award.''.

     SEC. 12353. NONLIABILITY FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING 
                   FINANCIAL RECORDS TO STATE CHILD SUPPORT 
                   ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN CHILD SUPPORT CASES.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     Federal or State law, a financial institution shall not be 
     liable under any Federal or State law to any person for 
     disclosing any financial record of an individual to a State 
     child support enforcement agency attempting to establish, 
     modify, or enforce a child support obligation of such 
     individual.
       (b) Prohibition of Disclosure of Financial Record Obtained 
     by State Child Support Enforcement Agency.--A State child 
     support enforcement agency which obtains a financial record 
     of an individual from a financial institution pursuant to 
     subsection (a) may disclose such financial record only for 
     the purpose of, and to the extent necessary in, establishing, 
     modifying, or enforcing a child support obligation of such 
     individual.
       (c) Civil Damages for Unauthorized Disclosure.--
       (1) Disclosure by state officer or employee.--If any person 
     knowingly, or by reason of negligence, discloses a financial 
     record of an individual in violation of subsection (b), such 
     individual may bring a civil action for damages against such 
     person in a district court of the United States.
       (2) No liability for good faith but erroneous 
     interpretation.--No liability shall arise under this 
     subsection with respect to any disclosure which results from 
     a good faith, but erroneous, interpretation of subsection 
     (b).
       (3) Damages.--In any action brought under paragraph (1), 
     upon a finding of liability on the part of the defendant, the 
     defendant shall be liable to the plaintiff in an amount equal 
     to the sum of--
       (A) the greater of--
       (i) $1,000 for each act of unauthorized disclosure of a 
     financial record with respect to which such defendant is 
     found liable; or
       (ii) the sum of--

       (I) the actual damages sustained by the plaintiff as a 
     result of such unauthorized disclosure; plus
       (II) in the case of a willful disclosure or a disclosure 
     which is the result of gross negligence, punitive damages; 
     plus

       (B) the costs (including attorney's fees) of the action.
       (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       (1) Financial institution.--The term ``financial 
     institution'' means--
       (A) a depository institution, as defined in section 3(c) of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(c));
       (B) an institution-affiliated party, as defined in section 
     3(u) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(v));
       (C) any Federal credit union or State credit union, as 
     defined in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1752), including an institution-affiliated party of 
     such a credit union, as defined in section 206(r) of such Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1786(r)); and
       (D) any benefit association, insurance company, safe 
     deposit company, money-market mutual fund, or similar entity 
     authorized to do business in the State.
       (2) Financial record.--The term ``financial record'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 1101 of the Right to 
     Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3401).
       (3) State child support enforcement agency.--The term 
     ``State child support enforcement agency'' means a State 
     agency which administers a State program for establishing and 
     enforcing child support obligations.

                CHAPTER 7--ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS

     SEC. 12361. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE COLLECTION OF 
                   ARREARAGES.

       (a) Collection of Fees.--Section 6305(a) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to collection of certain 
     liability) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting ``, and'';
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) no additional fee may be assessed for adjustments to 
     an amount previously certified pursuant to such section 
     452(b) with respect to the same obligor.''; and
       (4) by striking ``Secretary of Health, Education, and 
     Welfare'' each place it appears and inserting ``Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall become effective October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 12362. AUTHORITY TO COLLECT SUPPORT FROM FEDERAL 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Consolidation and Streamlining of Authorities.--Section 
     459 (42 U.S.C. 659) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 459. CONSENT BY THE UNITED STATES TO INCOME 
                   WITHHOLDING, GARNISHMENT, AND SIMILAR 
                   PROCEEDINGS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT 
                   AND ALIMONY OBLIGATIONS.

       ``(a) Consent to Support Enforcement.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law (including section 207 of this Act and 
     section 5301 of title 38, United States Code), effective 
     January 1, 1975, moneys (the entitlement to which is based 
     upon remuneration for employment) due from, or payable by, 
     the United States or the District of Columbia (including any 
     agency, subdivision, or instrumentality thereof) to any 
     individual, including members of the Armed Forces of the 
     United States, shall be subject, in like manner and to the 
     same extent as if the United States or the District of 
     Columbia were a private person, to withholding in accordance 
     with State law enacted pursuant to subsections (a)(1) and (b) 
     of section 466 and regulations of the Secretary under such 
     subsections, and to any other legal process brought, by a 
     State agency administering a program under a State plan 
     approved under this part or by an individual obligee, to 
     enforce the legal obligation of the individual to provide 
     child support or alimony.
       ``(b) Consent to Requirements Applicable to Private 
     Person.--With respect to notice to withhold income pursuant 
     to subsection (a)(1) or (b) of section 466, or any other 
     order or process to enforce support obligations against an 
     individual (if the order or process contains or is 
     accompanied by sufficient data to permit prompt 
     identification of the individual and the moneys involved), 
     each governmental entity specified in subsection (a) shall be 
     subject to the same requirements as would apply if the entity 
     were a private person, except as otherwise provided in this 
     section.
       ``(c) Designation of Agent; Response to Notice or Process--
       ``(1) Designation of agent.--The head of each agency 
     subject to this section shall--
       ``(A) designate an agent or agents to receive orders and 
     accept service of process in matters relating to child 
     support or alimony; and
       ``(B) annually publish in the Federal Register the 
     designation of the agent or agents, identified by title or 
     position, mailing address, and telephone number.
       ``(2) Response to notice or process.--If an agent 
     designated pursuant to paragraph (1)

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     of this subsection receives notice pursuant to State 
     procedures in effect pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or (b) of 
     section 466, or is effectively served with any order, 
     process, or interrogatory, with respect to an individual's 
     child support or alimony payment obligations, the agent 
     shall--
       ``(A) as soon as possible (but not later than 15 days) 
     thereafter, send written notice of the notice or service 
     (together with a copy of the notice or service) to the 
     individual at the duty station or last-known home address of 
     the individual;
       ``(B) within 30 days (or such longer period as may be 
     prescribed by applicable State law) after receipt of a notice 
     pursuant to such State procedures, comply with all applicable 
     provisions of section 466; and
       ``(C) within 30 days (or such longer period as may be 
     prescribed by applicable State law) after effective service 
     of any other such order, process, or interrogatory, respond 
     to the order, process, or interrogatory.
       ``(d) Priority of Claims.--If a governmental entity 
     specified in subsection (a) receives notice or is served with 
     process, as provided in this section, concerning amounts owed 
     by an individual to more than 1 person--
       ``(1) support collection under section 466(b) must be given 
     priority over any other process, as provided in section 
     466(b)(7);
       ``(2) allocation of moneys due or payable to an individual 
     among claimants under section 466(b) shall be governed by 
     section 466(b) and the regulations prescribed under such 
     section; and
       ``(3) such moneys as remain after compliance with 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be available to satisfy any 
     other such processes on a first-come, first-served basis, 
     with any such process being satisfied out of such moneys as 
     remain after the satisfaction of all such processes which 
     have been previously served.
       ``(e) No Requirement to Vary Pay Cycles.--A governmental 
     entity that is affected by legal process served for the 
     enforcement of an individual's child support or alimony 
     payment obligations shall not be required to vary its normal 
     pay and disbursement cycle in order to comply with the legal 
     process.
       ``(f) Relief From Liability.--
       ``(1) Neither the United States, nor the government of the 
     District of Columbia, nor any disbursing officer shall be 
     liable with respect to any payment made from moneys due or 
     payable from the United States to any individual pursuant to 
     legal process regular on its face, if the payment is made in 
     accordance with this section and the regulations issued to 
     carry out this section.
       ``(2) No Federal employee whose duties include taking 
     actions necessary to comply with the requirements of 
     subsection (a) with regard to any individual shall be subject 
     under any law to any disciplinary action or civil or criminal 
     liability or penalty for, or on account of, any disclosure of 
     information made by the employee in connection with the 
     carrying out of such actions.
       ``(g) Regulations.--Authority to promulgate regulations for 
     the implementation of this section shall, insofar as this 
     section applies to moneys due from (or payable by)--
       ``(1) the United States (other than the legislative or 
     judicial branches of the Federal Government) or the 
     government of the District of Columbia, be vested in the 
     President (or the designee of the President);
       ``(2) the legislative branch of the Federal Government, be 
     vested jointly in the President pro tempore of the Senate and 
     the Speaker of the House of Representatives (or their 
     designees), and
       ``(3) the judicial branch of the Federal Government, be 
     vested in the Chief Justice of the United States (or the 
     designee of the Chief Justice).
       ``(h) Moneys Subject to Process.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), moneys paid or 
     payable to an individual which are considered to be based 
     upon remuneration for employment, for purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(A) consist of--
       ``(i) compensation paid or payable for personal services of 
     the individual, whether the compensation is denominated as 
     wages, salary, commission, bonus, pay, allowances, or 
     otherwise (including severance pay, sick pay, and incentive 
     pay);
       ``(ii) periodic benefits (including a periodic benefit as 
     defined in section 228(h)(3)) or other payments--

       ``(I) under the insurance system established by title II;
       ``(II) under any other system or fund established by the 
     United States which provides for the payment of pensions, 
     retirement or retired pay, annuities, dependents' or 
     survivors' benefits, or similar amounts payable on account of 
     personal services performed by the individual or any other 
     individual;
       ``(III) as compensation for death under any Federal 
     program;
       ``(IV) under any Federal program established to provide 
     `black lung' benefits; or
       ``(V) by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as pension, or 
     as compensation for a service-connected disability or death; 
     and

       ``(iii) worker's compensation benefits paid under Federal 
     or State law but
       ``(B) do not include any payment--
       ``(i) by way of reimbursement or otherwise, to defray 
     expenses incurred by the individual in carrying out duties 
     associated with the employment of the individual; or
       ``(ii) as allowances for members of the uniformed services 
     payable pursuant to chapter 7 of title 37, United States 
     Code, as prescribed by the Secretaries concerned (defined by 
     section 101(5) of such title) as necessary for the efficient 
     performance of duty.
       ``(2) Certain amounts excluded.--In determining the amount 
     of any moneys due from, or payable by, the United States to 
     any individual, there shall be excluded amounts which--
       ``(A) are owed by the individual to the United States;
       ``(B) are required by law to be, and are, deducted from the 
     remuneration or other payment involved, including Federal 
     employment taxes, and fines and forfeitures ordered by court-
     martial;
       ``(C) are properly withheld for Federal, State, or local 
     income tax purposes, if the withholding of the amounts is 
     authorized or required by law and if amounts withheld are not 
     greater than would be the case if the individual claimed all 
     dependents to which he was entitled (the withholding of 
     additional amounts pursuant to section 3402(i) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 may be permitted only when the 
     individual presents evidence of a tax obligation which 
     supports the additional withholding);
       ``(D) are deducted as health insurance premiums;
       ``(E) are deducted as normal retirement contributions (not 
     including amounts deducted for supplementary coverage); or
       ``(F) are deducted as normal life insurance premiums from 
     salary or other remuneration for employment (not including 
     amounts deducted for supplementary coverage).
       ``(i) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) United states.--The term `United States' includes any 
     department, agency, or instrumentality of the legislative, 
     judicial, or executive branch of the Federal Government, the 
     United States Postal Service, the Postal Rate Commission, any 
     Federal corporation created by an Act of Congress that is 
     wholly owned by the Federal Government, and the governments 
     of the territories and possessions of the United States.
       ``(2) Child support.--The term `child support', when used 
     in reference to the legal obligations of an individual to 
     provide such support, means amounts required to be paid under 
     a judgment, decree, or order, whether temporary, final, or 
     subject to modification, issued by a court or an 
     administrative agency of competent jurisdiction, for the 
     support and maintenance of a child, including a child who has 
     attained the age of majority under the law of the issuing 
     State, or a child and the parent with whom the child is 
     living, which provides for monetary support, health care, 
     arrearages or reimbursement, and which may include other 
     related costs and fees, interest and penalties, income 
     withholding, attorney's fees, and other relief.
       ``(3) Alimony.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `alimony', when used in 
     reference to the legal obligations of an individual to 
     provide the same, means periodic payments of funds for the 
     support and maintenance of the spouse (or former spouse) of 
     the individual, and (subject to and in accordance with State 
     law) includes separate maintenance, alimony pendente lite, 
     maintenance, and spousal support, and includes attorney's 
     fees, interest, and court costs when and to the extent that 
     the same are expressly made recoverable as such pursuant to a 
     decree, order, or judgment issued in accordance with 
     applicable State law by a court of competent jurisdiction.
       ``(B) Exceptions.--Such term does not include--
       ``(i) any child support; or
       ``(ii) any payment or transfer of property or its value by 
     an individual to the spouse or a former spouse of the 
     individual in compliance with any community property 
     settlement, equitable distribution of property, or other 
     division of property between spouses or former spouses.
       ``(4) Private person.--The term `private person' means a 
     person who does not have sovereign or other special immunity 
     or privilege which causes the person not to be subject to 
     legal process.
       ``(5) Legal process.--The term `legal process' means any 
     writ, order, summons, or other similar process in the nature 
     of garnishment--
       ``(A) which is issued by--
       ``(i) a court or an administrative agency of competent 
     jurisdiction in any State, territory, or possession of the 
     United States;
       ``(ii) a court or an administrative agency of competent 
     jurisdiction in any foreign country with which the United 
     States has entered into an agreement which requires the 
     United States to honor the process; or
       ``(iii) an authorized official pursuant to an order of such 
     a court or an administrative agency of competent jurisdiction 
     or pursuant to State or local law; and
       ``(B) which is directed to, and the purpose of which is to 
     compel, a governmental entity which holds moneys which are 
     otherwise payable to an individual to make a payment from the 
     moneys to another party in order to satisfy a legal 
     obligation of the individual to provide child support or make 
     alimony payments.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) To part d of title iv.--Sections 461 and 462 (42 U.S.C. 
     661 and 662) are repealed.
       (2) To title 5, united states code.--Section 5520a of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended, in subsections (h)(2) and 
     (i), by striking ``sections 459, 461, and 462 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659, 661, and 662)'' and inserting 
     ``section 459 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659)''.
       (c) Military Retired and Retainer Pay.--

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       (1) Definition of court.--Section 1408(a)(1) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following: new 
     subparagraph
       ``(D) any administrative or judicial tribunal of a State 
     competent to enter orders for support or maintenance 
     (including a State agency administering a program under a 
     State plan approved under part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act), and, for purposes of this subparagraph, the 
     term `State' includes the District of Columbia, the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and 
     American Samoa.''.
       (2) Definition of court order.--Section 1408(a)(2) of such 
     title is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or a support order, as defined in 
     section 453(p) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     653(p)),'' before ``which--'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``(as defined in 
     section 462(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     662(b)))'' and inserting ``(as defined in section 459(i)(2) 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 662(i)(2)))''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``(as defined in 
     section 462(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     662(c)))'' and inserting ``(as defined in section 459(i)(3) 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 662(i)(3)))''.
       (3) Public payee.--Section 1408(d) of such title is 
     amended--
       (A) in the heading, by inserting ``(or for Benefit of)'' 
     before ``Spouse or''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), in the 1st sentence, by inserting 
     ``(or for the benefit of such spouse or former spouse to a 
     State disbursement unit established pursuant to section 454B 
     of the Social Security Act or other public payee designated 
     by a State, in accordance with part D of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act, as directed by court order, or as 
     otherwise directed in accordance with such part D)'' before 
     ``in an amount sufficient''.
       (4) Relationship to part d of title iv.--Section 1408 of 
     such title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(j) Relationship to Other Laws.--In any case involving an 
     order providing for payment of child support (as defined in 
     section 459(i)(2) of the Social Security Act) by a member who 
     has never been married to the other parent of the child, the 
     provisions of this section shall not apply, and the case 
     shall be subject to the provisions of section 459 of such 
     Act.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall become effective 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 12363. ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS OF 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Availability of Locator Information.--
       (1) Maintenance of address information.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish a centralized personnel locator 
     service that includes the address of each member of the Armed 
     Forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. Upon request 
     of the Secretary of Transportation, addresses for members of 
     the Coast Guard shall be included in the centralized 
     personnel locator service.
       (2) Type of address.--
       (A) Residential address.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B), the address for a member of the Armed 
     Forces shown in the locator service shall be the residential 
     address of that member.
       (B) Duty address.--The address for a member of the Armed 
     Forces shown in the locator service shall be the duty address 
     of that member in the case of a member--
       (i) who is permanently assigned overseas, to a vessel, or 
     to a routinely deployable unit; or
       (ii) with respect to whom the Secretary concerned makes a 
     determination that the member's residential address should 
     not be disclosed due to national security or safety concerns.
       (3) Updating of locator information.--Within 30 days after 
     a member listed in the locator service establishes a new 
     residential address (or a new duty address, in the case of a 
     member covered by paragraph (2)(B)), the Secretary concerned 
     shall update the locator service to indicate the new address 
     of the member.
       (4) Availability of information.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall make information regarding the address of a member of 
     the Armed Forces listed in the locator service available, on 
     request, to the Federal Parent Locator Service established 
     under section 453 of the Social Security Act.
       (b) Facilitating Granting of Leave for Attendance at 
     Hearings.--
       (1) Regulations.--The Secretary of each military 
     department, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect 
     to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in 
     the Navy, shall prescribe regulations to facilitate the 
     granting of leave to a member of the Armed Forces under the 
     jurisdiction of that Secretary in a case in which--
       (A) the leave is needed for the member to attend a hearing 
     described in paragraph (2);
       (B) the member is not serving in or with a unit deployed in 
     a contingency operation (as defined in section 101 of title 
     10, United States Code); and
       (C) the exigencies of military service (as determined by 
     the Secretary concerned) do not otherwise require that such 
     leave not be granted.
       (2) Covered hearings.--Paragraph (1) applies to a hearing 
     that is conducted by a court or pursuant to an administrative 
     process established under State law, in connection with a 
     civil action--
       (A) to determine whether a member of the Armed Forces is a 
     natural parent of a child; or
       (B) to determine an obligation of a member of the Armed 
     Forces to provide child support.
       (3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       (A) The term ``court'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 1408(a) of title 10, United States Code.
       (B) The term ``child support'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 459(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     659(i)).
       (c) Payment of Military Retired Pay in Compliance With 
     Child Support Orders.--
       (1) Date of certification of court order.--Section 1408 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 362(c)(4) 
     of this Act, is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections 
     (j) and (k), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(i) Certification Date.--It is not necessary that the 
     date of a certification of the authenticity or completeness 
     of a copy of a court order for child support received by the 
     Secretary concerned for the purposes of this section be 
     recent in relation to the date of receipt by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (2) Payments consistent with assignments of rights to 
     states.--Section 1408(d)(1) of such title is amended by 
     inserting after the 1st sentence the following new sentence: 
     ``In the case of a spouse or former spouse who, pursuant to 
     section 407(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     607(a)(4)), assigns to a State the rights of the spouse or 
     former spouse to receive support, the Secretary concerned may 
     make the child support payments referred to in the preceding 
     sentence to that State in amounts consistent with that 
     assignment of rights.''.
       (3) Arrearages owed by members of the uniformed services.--
     Section 1408(d) of such title is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) In the case of a court order for which effective 
     service is made on the Secretary concerned on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this paragraph and which provides 
     for payments from the disposable retired pay of a member to 
     satisfy the amount of child support set forth in the order, 
     the authority provided in paragraph (1) to make payments from 
     the disposable retired pay of a member to satisfy the amount 
     of child support set forth in a court order shall apply to 
     payment of any amount of child support arrearages set forth 
     in that order as well as to amounts of child support that 
     currently become due.''.
       (4) Payroll deductions.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     begin payroll deductions within 30 days after receiving 
     notice of withholding, or for the 1st pay period that begins 
     after such 30-day period.

     SEC. 12364. VOIDING OF FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS.

       Section 466 (42 U.S.C. 666), as amended by section 321 of 
     this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Laws Voiding Fraudulent Transfers.--In order to 
     satisfy section 454(20)(A), each State must have in effect--
       ``(1)(A) the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act of 1981;
       ``(B) the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act of 1984; or
       ``(C) another law, specifying indicia of fraud which create 
     a prima facie case that a debtor transferred income or 
     property to avoid payment to a child support creditor, which 
     the Secretary finds affords comparable rights to child 
     support creditors; and
       ``(2) procedures under which, in any case in which the 
     State knows of a transfer by a child support debtor with 
     respect to which such a prima facie case is established, the 
     State must--
       ``(A) seek to void such transfer; or
       ``(B) obtain a settlement in the best interests of the 
     child support creditor.''.

     SEC. 12365. WORK REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS OWING PAST-DUE CHILD 
                   SUPPORT.

       (a) In General.--Section 466(a) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 12315, 12317(a), 
     and 12323 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(15) Procedures to ensure that persons owing past-due 
     support work or have a plan for payment of such support.--
       ``(A) In general.--Procedures under which the State has the 
     authority, in any case in which an individual owes past-due 
     support with respect to a child receiving assistance under a 
     State program funded under part A, to seek a court order that 
     requires the individual to--
       ``(i) pay such support in accordance with a plan approved 
     by the court, or, at the option of the State, a plan approved 
     by the State agency administering the State program under 
     this part; or
       ``(ii) if the individual is subject to such a plan and is 
     not incapacitated, participate in such work activities (as 
     defined in section 406(d)) as the court, or, at the option of 
     the State, the State agency administering the State program 
     under this part, deems appropriate.
       ``(B) Past-due support defined.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `past-due support' means the 
     amount of a delinquency, determined under a court order, or 
     an order of an administrative process established under State 
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     nance of a child, or of a child and the parent with whom the 
     child is living.''.
       (b) Conforming amendment.--The flush paragraph at the end 
     of section 466(a) (42 U.S.C.666(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``and (7)'' and inserting ``(7), and (15)''.

     SEC. 12366. DEFINITION OF SUPPORT ORDER.

       Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) as amended by sections 12316 
     and 12345(b) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(p) Support Order Defined.--As used in this part, the 
     term `support order' means a judgment, decree, or order, 
     whether temporary, final, or subject to modification, issued 
     by a court or an administrative agency of competent 
     jurisdiction, for the support and maintenance of a child, 
     including a child who has attained the age of majority under 
     the law of the issuing State, or a child and the parent with 
     whom the child is living, which provides for monetary 
     support, health care, arrearages, or reimbursement, and which 
     may include related costs and fees, interest and penalties, 
     income withholding, attorneys' fees, and other relief.''.

     SEC. 12367. REPORTING ARREARAGES TO CREDIT BUREAUS.

       Section 466(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(7)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(7) Reporting arrearages to credit bureaus.--
       ``(A) In general.--Procedures (subject to safeguards 
     pursuant to subparagraph (B)) requiring the State to report 
     periodically to consumer reporting agencies (as defined in 
     section 603(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1681a(f)) the name of any noncustodial parent who is 
     delinquent in the payment of support, and the amount of 
     overdue support owed by such parent.
       ``(B) Safeguards.--Procedures ensuring that, in carrying 
     out subparagraph (A), information with respect to a 
     noncustodial parent is reported--
       ``(i) only after such parent has been afforded all due 
     process required under State law, including notice and a 
     reasonable opportunity to contest the accuracy of such 
     information; and
       ``(ii) only to an entity that has furnished evidence 
     satisfactory to the State that the entity is a consumer 
     reporting agency (as so defined).''.

     SEC. 12368. LIENS.

       Section 466(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(4)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(4) Liens.--Procedures under which--
       ``(A) liens arise by operation of law against real and 
     personal property for amounts of overdue support owed by a 
     noncustodial parent who resides or owns property in the 
     State; and
       ``(B) the State accords full faith and credit to liens 
     described in subparagraph (A) arising in another State, 
     without registration of the underlying order.''.

     SEC. 12369. STATE LAW AUTHORIZING SUSPENSION OF LICENSES.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     12315, 12317(a), 12323, and 12365 of this Act, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(16) Authority to withhold or suspend licenses.--
     Procedures under which the State has (and uses in appropriate 
     cases) authority to withhold or suspend, or to restrict the 
     use of driver's licenses, professional and occupational 
     licenses, and recreational licenses of individuals owing 
     overdue support or failing, after receiving appropriate 
     notice, to comply with subpoenas or warrants relating to 
     paternity or child support proceedings.''.

     SEC. 12370. INTERNATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Authority for International Agreements.--Part D of 
     title IV, as amended by section 362(a) of this Act, is 
     amended by adding after section 459 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 459A. INTERNATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.

       ``(a) Authority for Declarations.--
       ``(1) Declaration.--The Secretary of State, with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, is 
     authorized to declare any foreign country (or a political 
     subdivision thereof) to be a foreign reciprocating country if 
     the foreign country has established, or undertakes to 
     establish, procedures for the establishment and enforcement 
     of duties of support owed to obligees who are residents of 
     the United States, and such procedures are substantially in 
     conformity with the standards prescribed under subsection 
     (b).
       ``(2) Revocation.--A declaration with respect to a foreign 
     country made pursuant to paragraph (1) may be revoked if the 
     Secretaries of State and Health and Human Services determine 
     that--
       ``(A) the procedures established by the foreign nation 
     regarding the establishment and enforcement of duties of 
     support have been so changed, or the foreign nation's 
     implementation of such procedures is so unsatisfactory, that 
     such procedures do not meet the criteria for such a 
     declaration; or
       ``(B) continued operation of the declaration is not 
     consistent with the purposes of this part.
       ``(3) Form of declaration.--A declaration under paragraph 
     (1) may be made in the form of an international agreement, in 
     connection with an international agreement or corresponding 
     foreign declaration, or on a unilateral basis.
       ``(b) Standards for Foreign Support Enforcement 
     Procedures.--
       ``(1) Mandatory elements.--Child support enforcement 
     procedures of a foreign country which may be the subject of a 
     declaration pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall include the 
     following elements:
       ``(A) The foreign country (or political subdivision 
     thereof) has in effect procedures, available to residents of 
     the United States--
       ``(i) for establishment of paternity, and for establishment 
     of orders of support for children and custodial parents; and
       ``(ii) for enforcement of orders to provide support to 
     children and custodial parents, including procedures for 
     collection and appropriate distribution of support payments 
     under such orders.
       ``(B) The procedures described in subparagraph (A), 
     including legal and administrative assistance, are provided 
     to residents of the United States at no cost.
       ``(C) An agency of the foreign country is designated as a 
     Central Authority responsible for--
       ``(i) facilitating child support enforcement in cases 
     involving residents of the foreign nation and residents of 
     the United States; and
       ``(ii) ensuring compliance with the standards established 
     pursuant to this subsection.
       ``(2) Additional elements.--The Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services and the Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the States, may establish such additional standards as 
     may be considered necessary to further the purposes of this 
     section.
       ``(c) Designation of United States Central Authority.--It 
     shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to facilitate child support enforcement in 
     cases involving residents of the United States and residents 
     of foreign nations that are the subject of a declaration 
     under this section, by activities including--
       ``(1) development of uniform forms and procedures for use 
     in such cases;
       ``(2) notification of foreign reciprocating countries of 
     the State of residence of individuals sought for support 
     enforcement purposes, on the basis of information provided by 
     the Federal Parent Locator Service; and
       ``(3) such other oversight, assistance, and coordination 
     activities as the Secretary may find necessary and 
     appropriate.
       ``(d) Effect on Other Laws.--States may enter into 
     reciprocal arrangements for the establishment and enforcement 
     of child support obligations with foreign countries that are 
     not the subject of a declaration pursuant to subsection (a), 
     to the extent consistent with Federal law.''.
       (b) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), 
     as amended by sections 12301(b), 12303(a), 12312(b), 
     12313(a), 12333, and 12343(b) of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (29);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (30) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (30) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(31)(A) provide that any request for services under this 
     part by a foreign reciprocating country or a foreign country 
     with which the State has an arrangement described in section 
     459A(d)(2) shall be treated as a request by a State;
       ``(B) provide, at State option, notwithstanding paragraph 
     (4) or any other provision of this part, for services under 
     the plan for enforcement of a spousal support order not 
     described in paragraph (4)(B) entered by such a country (or 
     subdivision); and
       ``(C) provide that no applications will be required from, 
     and no costs will be assessed for such services against, the 
     foreign reciprocating country or foreign obligee (but costs 
     may at State option be assessed against the obligor).''.

     SEC. 12371. FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DATA MATCHES.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     12315, 12317(a), 12323, 12365, and 12369 of this Act, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(17) Financial institution data matches.--
       ``(A) In general.--Procedures under which the State agency 
     shall enter into agreements with financial institutions doing 
     business in the State--
       ``(i) to develop and operate, in coordination with such 
     financial institutions, a data match system, using automated 
     data exchanges to the maximum extent feasible, in which each 
     such financial institution is required to provide for each 
     calendar quarter the name, record address, social security 
     number or other taxpayer identification number, and other 
     identifying information for each noncustodial parent who 
     maintains an account at such institution and who owes past-
     due support, as identified by the State by name and social 
     security number or other taxpayer identification number; and
       ``(ii) in response to a notice of lien or levy, encumber or 
     surrender, as the case may be, assets held by such 
     institution on behalf of any noncustodial parent who is 
     subject to a child support lien pursuant to paragraph (4).
       ``(B) Reasonable fees.--The State agency may pay a 
     reasonable fee to a financial institution for conducting the 
     data match provided for in subparagraph (A)(i), not to exceed 
     the actual costs incurred by such financial institution.
       ``(C) Liability.--A financial institution shall not be 
     liable under any Federal or State law to any person--
       ``(i) for any disclosure of information to the State agency 
     under subparagraph (A)(i);
       ``(ii) for encumbering or surrendering any assets held by 
     such financial institution in response to a notice of lien or 
     levy issued by the State agency as provided for in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii); or

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       ``(iii) for any other action taken in good faith to comply 
     with the requirements of subparagraph (A).
       ``(D) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) Financial institution.--The term `financial 
     institution' means any Federal or State commercial savings 
     bank, including savings association or cooperative bank, 
     Federal- or State-chartered credit union, benefit 
     association, insurance company, safe deposit company, money-
     market mutual fund, or any similar entity authorized to do 
     business in the State; and
       ``(ii) Account.--The term `account' means a demand deposit 
     account, checking or negotiable withdrawal order account, 
     savings account, time deposit account, or money-market mutual 
     fund account.''.

     SEC. 12372. ENFORCEMENT OF ORDERS AGAINST PATERNAL OR 
                   MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS IN CASES OF MINOR 
                   PARENTS.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     12315, 12317(a), 12323, 12365, 12369, and 12371 of this Act, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(18) Enforcement of orders against paternal or maternal 
     grandparents.--Procedures under which, at the State's option, 
     any child support order enforced under this part with respect 
     to a child of minor parents, if the custodial parents of such 
     child is receiving assistance under the State program under 
     part A, shall be enforceable, jointly and severally, against 
     the parents of the noncustodial parents of such child.''.

                       CHAPTER 8--MEDICAL SUPPORT

     SEC. 12376. CORRECTION TO ERISA DEFINITION OF MEDICAL CHILD 
                   SUPPORT ORDER.

       (a) In General.--Section 609(a)(2)(B) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
     1169(a)(2)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``issued by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction'';
       (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting a comma; and
       (3) by adding, after and below clause (ii), the following:
     ``if such judgment, decree, or order (I) is issued by a court 
     of competent jurisdiction or (II) is issued through an 
     administrative process established under State law and has 
     the force and effect of law under applicable State law.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Plan amendments not required until january 1, 1996.--
     Any amendment to a plan required to be made by an amendment 
     made by this section shall not be required to be made before 
     the 1st plan year beginning on or after January 1, 1996, if--
       (A) during the period after the date before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and before such 1st plan year, the plan 
     is operated in accordance with the requirements of the 
     amendments made by this section; and
       (B) such plan amendment applies retroactively to the period 
     after the date before the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and before such 1st plan year.
     A plan shall not be treated as failing to be operated in 
     accordance with the provisions of the plan merely because it 
     operates in accordance with this paragraph.

     SEC. 12377. ENFORCEMENT OF ORDERS FOR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     12315, 12317(a), 12323, 12365, 12369, 12371, and 12372 of 
     this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(19) Health care coverage.--Procedures under which all 
     child support orders enforced pursuant to this part shall 
     include a provision for the health care coverage of the 
     child, and in the case in which a noncustodial parent 
     provides such coverage and changes employment, and the new 
     employer provides health care coverage, the State agency 
     shall transfer notice of the provision to the employer, which 
     notice shall operate to enroll the child in the noncustodial 
     parent's health plan, unless the noncustodial parent contests 
     the notice.''.

CHAPTER 9--ENHANCING RESPONSIBILITY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL 
                                PARENTS

     SEC. 12381. GRANTS TO STATES FOR ACCESS AND VISITATION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       Part D of title IV (42 U.S.C. 651-669) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 469A. GRANTS TO STATES FOR ACCESS AND VISITATION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Administration for Children and 
     Families shall make grants under this section to enable 
     States to establish and administer programs to support and 
     facilitate noncustodial parents' access to and visitation of 
     their children, by means of activities including mediation 
     (both voluntary and mandatory), counseling, education, 
     development of parenting plans, visitation enforcement 
     (including monitoring, supervision and neutral drop-off and 
     pickup), and development of guidelines for visitation and 
     alternative custody arrangements.
       ``(b) Amount of Grant.--The amount of the grant to be made 
     to a State under this section for a fiscal year shall be an 
     amount equal to the lesser of--
       ``(1) 90 percent of State expenditures during the fiscal 
     year for activities described in subsection (a); or
       ``(2) the allotment of the State under subsection (c) for 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(c) Allotments to States.--
       ``(1) In general.--The allotment of a State for a fiscal 
     year is the amount that bears the same ratio to the amount 
     appropriated for grants under this section for the fiscal 
     year as the number of children in the State living with only 
     1 biological parent bears to the total number of such 
     children in all States.
       ``(2) Minimum allotment.--The Administration for Children 
     and Families shall adjust allotments to States under 
     paragraph (1) as necessary to ensure that no State is 
     allotted less than--
       ``(A) $50,000 for fiscal year 1996 or 1997; or
       ``(B) $100,000 for any succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(d) No Supplantation of State Expenditures for Similar 
     Activities.--A State to which a grant is made under this 
     section may not use the grant to supplant expenditures by the 
     State for activities specified in subsection (a), but shall 
     use the grant to supplement such expenditures at a level at 
     least equal to the level of such expenditures for fiscal year 
     1995.
       ``(e) State Administration.--Each State to which a grant is 
     made under this section--
       ``(1) may administer State programs funded with the grant, 
     directly or through grants to or contracts with courts, local 
     public agencies, or non-profit private entities;
       ``(2) shall not be required to operate such programs on a 
     statewide basis; and
       ``(3) shall monitor, evaluate, and report on such programs 
     in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary.''.

                    CHAPTER 10--EFFECT OF ENACTMENT

     SEC. 12391. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise specifically provided 
     (but subject to subsections (b) and (c))--
       (1) the provisions of this subtitle requiring the enactment 
     or amendment of State laws under section 466 of the Social 
     Security Act, or revision of State plans under section 454 of 
     such Act, shall be effective with respect to periods 
     beginning on and after October 1, 1996; and
       (2) all other provisions of this subtitle shall become 
     effective upon the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Grace Period for State Law Changes.--The provisions of 
     this subtitle shall become effective with respect to a State 
     on the later of--
       (1) the date specified in this subtitle, or
       (2) the effective date of laws enacted by the legislature 
     of such State implementing such provisions,
     but in no event later than the 1st day of the 1st calendar 
     quarter beginning after the close of the 1st regular session 
     of the State legislature that begins after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, 
     in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, 
     each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate 
     regular session of the State legislature.
       (c) Grace Period for State Constitutional Amendment.--A 
     State shall not be found out of compliance with any 
     requirement enacted by this subtitle if the State is unable 
     to so comply without amending the State constitution until 
     the earlier of--
       (1) 1 year after the effective date of the necessary State 
     constitutional amendment; or
       (2) 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
     Subtitle D--Restricting Welfare and Public Benefits for Aliens

              CHAPTER 1--ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL BENEFITS

     SEC. 12401. ALIENS WHO ARE NOT QUALIFIED ALIENS INELIGIBLE 
                   FOR FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in subsection (b), an alien who is not 
     a qualified alien (as defined section 12431) is not eligible 
     for any Federal public benefit (as defined in subsection 
     (c)).
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with 
     respect to the following Federal public benefits:
       (1) Emergency medical services under title XIX or XXI of 
     the Social Security Act.
       (2) Short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster 
     relief.
       (3)(A) Public health assistance for immunizations.
       (B) Public health assistance for testing and treatment of a 
     serious communicable disease if the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services determines that it is necessary to prevent the 
     spread of such disease.
       (4) Programs, services, or assistance (such as soup 
     kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term 
     shelter) specified by the Attorney General, in the Attorney 
     General's sole and unreviewable discretion after consultation 
     with appropriate Federal agencies and departments, which (A) 
     deliver in-kind services at the community level, including 
     through public or private nonprofit agencies; (B) do not 
     condition the provision of assistance, the amount of 
     assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on 
     the individual recipient's income or resources; and (C) are 
     necessary for the protection of life or safety.
       (5) Programs for housing or community development 
     assistance or financial assistance administered by the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, any program under 
     title V of the Housing Act of 1949, or any assistance under 
     section 306C of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
     Act, to the extent that the alien is receiving such a benefit 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Federal Public Benefit Defined.--
       (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of 
     this subtitle the term ``Federal

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     public benefit'' means a Federal public benefit providing 
     direct spending for--
       (A) any grant, contract, loan, professional license, or 
     commercial license provided by an agency of the United States 
     or by appropriated funds of the United States; and
       (B) any retirement, welfare, health, disability, public or 
     assisted housing, post-secondary education, food assistance, 
     unemployment benefit, or any other similar benefit for which 
     payments or assistance are provided to an individual, 
     household, or family eligibility unit by an agency of the 
     United States or by appropriated funds of the United States.
       (2) Such term shall not apply--
       (A) to any contract, professional license, or commercial 
     license for a nonimmigrant whose visa for entry is related to 
     such employment in the United States; or
       (B) with respect to benefits for an alien who as a work 
     authorized nonimmigrant or as an alien lawfully admitted for 
     permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     qualified for such benefits and for whom the United States 
     under reciprocal treaty agreements is required to pay 
     benefits, as determined by the Attorney General, after 
     consultation with the Secretary of State.

     SEC. 12402. LIMITED ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN QUALIFIED ALIENS 
                   FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL PROGRAMS.

       (a) Limited Eligibility for Specified Federal Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in paragraph (2), an alien who is a 
     qualified alien (as defined in section 12431) is not eligible 
     for any specified Federal program (as defined in paragraph 
     (3)).
       (2) Exceptions.--
       (A) Time-limited exception for refugees and asylees.--
     Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an alien until 5 years after 
     the date--
       (i) an alien is admitted to the United States as a refugee 
     under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act;
       (ii) an alien is granted asylum under section 208 of such 
     Act; or
       (iii) an alien's deportation is withheld under section 
     243(h) of such Act.
       (B) Certain permanent resident aliens.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to an alien who--
       (i) is lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent 
     residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act; and
       (ii)(I) has worked 40 qualifying quarters of coverage as 
     defined under title II of the Social Security Act, and (II) 
     did not receive any Federal means-tested public benefit (as 
     defined in section 12403(c)) during any such quarter.
       (C) Veteran and active duty exception.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to an alien who is lawfully residing in any State 
     and is--
       (i) a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code) with a discharge characterized as an 
     honorable discharge and not on account of alienage,
       (ii) on active duty (other than active duty for training) 
     in the Armed Forces of the United States, or
       (iii) the spouse or unmarried dependent child of an 
     individual described in clause (i) or (ii).
       (D) Transition for aliens currently receiving benefits.--
     Paragraph (1) shall apply to the eligibility of an alien for 
     a program for months beginning on or after January 1, 1997, 
     if, on the date of the enactment of this Act, the alien is 
     lawfully residing in any State and is receiving benefits 
     under such program on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Specified Federal program defined.--For purposes of 
     this subtitle, the term ``specified Federal program'' means 
     any of the following:
       (A) SSI.--The supplemental security income program under 
     title XVI of the Social Security Act.
       (B) Food stamps.--The food stamp program as defined in 
     section 3(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977.
       (b) Limited Eligibility for Designated Federal Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in section 12403 and paragraph (2), a 
     State is authorized to determine the eligibility of an alien 
     who is a qualified alien (as defined in section 12431) for 
     any designated Federal program (as defined in paragraph (3)).
       (2) Exceptions.--Qualified aliens under this paragraph 
     shall be eligible for any designated Federal program.
       (A) Time-limited exception for refugees and asylees.--
       (i) An alien who is admitted to the United States as a 
     refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act until 5 years after the date of an alien's entry into the 
     United States.
       (ii) An alien who is granted asylum under section 208 of 
     such Act until 5 years after the date of such grant of 
     asylum.
       (iii) An alien whose deportation is being withheld under 
     section 243(h) of such Act until 5 years after such 
     withholding.
       (B) Certain permanent resident aliens.--An alien who--
       (i) is lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent 
     residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act; and
       (ii)(I) has worked 40 qualifying quarters of coverage to be 
     a fully insured individual for old-age retirement benefits 
     under title II of the Social Security Act, (II) did not 
     receive any Federal means-tested public benefit (as defined 
     in section 12403(c)) during any such quarter, and (III) at 
     the time of application is otherwise eligible for such 
     benefits.
       (C) Veteran and active duty exception.--An alien who is 
     lawfully residing in any State and is--
       (i) a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code) with a discharge characterized as an 
     honorable discharge and not on account of alienage,
       (ii) on active duty (other than active duty for training) 
     in the Armed Forces of the United States, or
       (iii) the spouse or unmarried dependent child of an 
     individual described in clause (i) or (ii).
       (D) Transition for those currently receiving benefits.--An 
     alien who on the date of the enactment of this Act is 
     lawfully residing in any State and is receiving benefits 
     under such program on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     shall continue to be eligible to receive such benefits until 
     January 1, 1997.
       (3) Designated Federal program defined.--For purposes of 
     this subtitle, the term ``designated Federal program'' means 
     any of the following:
       (A) Temporary assistance for needy families.--The program 
     of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
     families under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act.
       (B) Social services block grant.--The program of block 
     grants to States for social services under title XX of the 
     Social Security Act.
       (C) Medicaid and MediGrant.--The program of medical 
     assistance under title XIX and XXI of the Social Security 
     Act.

     SEC. 12403. FIVE-YEAR LIMITED ELIGIBILITY OF QUALIFIED ALIENS 
                   FOR FEDERAL MEANS-TESTED PUBLIC BENEFIT.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in subsection (b), an alien who is a 
     qualified alien (as defined in section 12431) and who enters 
     the United States on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act is not eligible for any Federal means-tested public 
     benefit (as defined in subsection (c)) for a period of five 
     years beginning on the date of the alien's entry into the 
     United States with a status within the meaning of the term 
     ``qualified alien''.
       (b) Exceptions.--The limitation under subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to the following aliens:
       (1) Exception for refugees and asylees.--
       (A) An alien who is admitted to the United States as a 
     refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act.
       (B) An alien who is granted asylum under section 208 of 
     such Act.
       (C) An alien whose deportation is being withheld under 
     section 243(h) of such Act.
       (2) Veteran and active duty exception.--An alien who is 
     lawfully residing in any State and is--
       (A) a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code) with a discharge characterized as an 
     honorable discharge and not on account of alienage,
       (B) on active duty (other than active duty for training) in 
     the Armed Forces of the United States, or
       (C) the spouse or unmarried dependent child of an 
     individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
       (c) Federal means-tested Public Benefit Defined.--
       (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of 
     this subtitle, the term ``Federal means-tested public 
     benefit'' means a Federal public benefit providing direct 
     spending (including cash, medical, housing, and food 
     assistance and social services) by the Federal Government in 
     which the eligibility of an individual, household, or family 
     eligibility unit for benefits, or the amount of such 
     benefits, or both are determined on the basis of income, 
     resources, or financial need of the individual, household, or 
     unit.
       (2) Such term does not include the following:
       (A) Emergency medical services under title XIX or XXI of 
     the Social Security Act.
       (B) Short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster 
     relief.
       (C) Assistance or benefits under the National School Lunch 
     Act.
       (D) Assistance or benefits under the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966.
       (E)(i) Public health assistance for immunizations.
       (ii) Public health assistance for testing and treatment of 
     a serious communicable disease if the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services determines that it is necessary to prevent the 
     spread of such disease.
       (F) Payments for foster care and adoption assistance under 
     part B of title IV of the Social Security Act for a child who 
     would, in the absence of subsection (a), be eligible to have 
     such payments made on the child's behalf under such part, but 
     only if the foster or adoptive parent or parents of such 
     child are not described under subsection (a).
       (G) Programs, services, or assistance (such as soup 
     kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term 
     shelter) specified by the Attorney General, in the Attorney 
     General's sole and unreviewable discretion after consultation 
     with appropriate Federal agencies and departments, which (i) 
     deliver in-kind services at the community level, including 
     through public or private nonprofit agencies; (ii) do not 
     condition the provision of assistance, the amount of 
     assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on 
     the individual recipient's income or resources; and (iii) are 
     necessary for the protection of life or safety.

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       (H) Programs of student assistance under titles IV, V, IX, 
     and X of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
       (I) Means-tested programs under the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965.

       CHAPTER 2--ATTRIBUTION OF INCOME AND AFFIDAVITS OF SUPPORT

     SEC. 12421. ATTRIBUTION OF SPONSOR'S INCOME AND RESOURCES TO 
                   ALIEN.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in subsection (c), in determining the 
     eligibility and the amount of benefits of an alien for any 
     means-tested public benefits program (as defined in 
     subsection (e)) the income and resources of the alien shall 
     be deemed to include the following:
       (1) The income and resources of any person who executed an 
     affidavit of support pursuant to section 213A of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (as added by section 12422) 
     in behalf of such alien.
       (2) The income and resources of the spouse (if any) of the 
     person.
       (b) Application.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
     to an alien until such time as the alien achieves United 
     States citizenship through naturalization pursuant to chapter 
     2 of title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
       (c) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with 
     respect to the following Federal public benefits:
       (1) Emergency medical services under title XIX or XXI of 
     the Social Security Act.
       (2) Short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster 
     relief.
       (3) Assistance or benefits under the National School Lunch 
     Act.
       (4) Assistance or benefits under the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966.
       (5)(A) Public health assistance for immunizations.
       (B) Public health assistance for testing and treatment of a 
     serious communicable disease if the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services determines that it is necessary to prevent the 
     spread of such disease.
       (6) Payments for foster care and adoption assistance under 
     part B of title IV of the Social Security Act for a child who 
     would, in the absence of subsection (a), be eligible to have 
     such payments made on the child's behalf under such part, but 
     only if the foster or adoptive parent or parents of such 
     child are not described under subsection (a).
       (7) Programs, services, or assistance (such as soup 
     kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term 
     shelter) specified by the Attorney General, in the Attorney 
     General's sole and unreviewable discretion after consultation 
     with appropriate Federal agencies and departments, which (A) 
     deliver in-kind services at the community level, including 
     through public or private nonprofit agencies; (B) do not 
     condition the provision of assistance, the amount of 
     assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on 
     the individual recipient's income or resources; and (C) are 
     necessary for the protection of life or safety.
       (8) Programs of student assistance under titles IV, V, IX, 
     and X of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
       (d) Review of Income and Resources of Alien Upon 
     Reapplication.--Whenever an alien is required to reapply for 
     benefits under any means-tested public benefits program, the 
     applicable agency shall review the income and resources 
     attributed to the alien under subsection (a).
       (e) Means-Tested Public Benefits Program Defined.--The term 
     ``means-tested public benefits program'' means a program of 
     Federal public benefits providing direct spending (including 
     cash, medical, housing, and food assistance and social 
     services) by the Federal government in which the eligibility 
     of an individual, household, or family eligibility unit for 
     benefits, or the amount of such benefits, or both are 
     determined on the basis of income, resources, or financial 
     need of the individual, household, or unit.
       (f) Application.--
       (1) If on the date of the enactment of this Act, a means-
     tested public benefits program attributes a sponsor's income 
     and resources to an alien in determining the alien's 
     eligibility and the amount of benefits for an alien, this 
     section shall apply to any such determination beginning on 
     the day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) If on the date of the enactment of this Act, a means-
     tested public benefits program does not attribute a sponsor's 
     income and resources to an alien in determining the alien's 
     eligibility and the amount of benefits for an alien, this 
     section shall apply to any such determination beginning 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 12422. REQUIREMENTS FOR SPONSOR'S AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT.

       (a) In General.--Title II of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act is amended by inserting after section 213 the 
     following new section:


           ``requirements for sponsor's affidavit of support

       ``Sec. 213A. (a) Enforceability.--(1) No affidavit of 
     support may be accepted by the Attorney General or by any 
     consular officer to establish that an alien is not excludable 
     as a public charge under section 212(a)(4) unless such 
     affidavit is executed as a contract--
       ``(A) which is legally enforceable against the sponsor by 
     the sponsored alien, the Federal Government, and by any State 
     (or any political subdivision of such State) which provides 
     any means-tested public benefits program, but not later than 
     10 years after the alien last receives any such benefit;
       ``(B) in which the sponsor agrees to financially support 
     the alien, so that the alien will not become a public charge; 
     and
       ``(C) in which the sponsor agrees to submit to the 
     jurisdiction of any Federal or State court for the purpose of 
     actions brought under subsection (e)(2).
       ``(2) A contract under paragraph (1) shall be enforceable 
     with respect to benefits provided to the alien until such 
     time as the alien achieves United States citizenship through 
     naturalization pursuant to chapter 2 of title III.
       ``(b) Forms.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Attorney General, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, shall formulate an affidavit of 
     support consistent with the provisions of this section.
       ``(c) Remedies.--Remedies available to enforce an affidavit 
     of support under this section include any or all of the 
     remedies described in section 3201, 3203, 3204, or 3205 of 
     title 28, United States Code, as well as an order for 
     specific performance and payment of legal fees and other 
     costs of collection, and include corresponding remedies 
     available under State law. A Federal agency may seek to 
     collect amounts owed under this section in accordance with 
     the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 37 of title 31, 
     United States Code.
       ``(d) Notification of Change of Address.--
       (1) In general.--The sponsor shall notify the Attorney 
     General and the State in which the sponsored alien is 
     currently resident within 30 days of any change of address of 
     the sponsor during the period specified in subsection (a)(2).
       (2) Penalty.--Any person subject to the requirement of 
     paragraph (1) who fails to satisfy such requirement shall be 
     subject to a civil penalty of--
       (A) not less than $250 or more than $2,000, or
       (B) if such failure occurs with knowledge that the alien 
     has received any means-tested public benefit, not less than 
     $2,000 or more than $5,000.
       ``(e) Reimbursement of Government Expenses.--(1)(A) Upon 
     notification that a sponsored alien has received any benefit 
     under any means-tested public benefits program, the 
     appropriate Federal, State, or local official shall request 
     reimbursement by the sponsor in the amount of such 
     assistance.
       ``(B) The Attorney General, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(2) If within 45 days after requesting reimbursement, the 
     appropriate Federal, State, or local agency has not received 
     a response from the sponsor indicating a willingness to 
     commence payments, an action may be brought against the 
     sponsor pursuant to the affidavit of support.
       ``(3) If the sponsor fails to abide by the repayment terms 
     established by such agency, the agency may, within 60 days of 
     such failure, bring an action against the sponsor pursuant to 
     the affidavit of support.
       ``(4) No cause of action may be brought under this 
     subsection later than 10 years after the alien last received 
     any benefit under any means-tested public benefits program.
       ``(5) If, pursuant to the terms of this subsection, a 
     Federal, State, or local agency requests reimbursement from 
     the sponsor in the amount of assistance provided, or brings 
     an action against the sponsor pursuant to the affidavit of 
     support, the appropriate agency may appoint or hire an 
     individual or other person to act on behalf of such agency 
     acting under the authority of law for purposes of collecting 
     any moneys owed. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude 
     any appropriate Federal, State, or local agency from directly 
     requesting reimbursement from a sponsor for the amount of 
     assistance provided, or from bringing an action against a 
     sponsor pursuant to an affidavit of support.
       ``(f) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Sponsor.--The term `sponsor' means an individual 
     who--
       ``(A) is a citizen or national of the United States or an 
     alien who is lawfully admitted to the United States for 
     permanent residence;
       ``(B) is 18 years of age or over;
       ``(C) is domiciled in any State; and
       ``(D) is the person petitioning for the admission of the 
     alien under section 204.
       ``(2) Means-tested public benefits program defined.--The 
     term `means-tested public benefits program' means a program 
     of Federal public benefits providing direct spending 
     (including cash, medical, housing, and food assistance and 
     social services) by the Federal Government in which the 
     eligibility of an individual, household, or family 
     eligibility unit for benefits, or the amount of such 
     benefits, or both are determined on the basis of income, 
     resources, or financial need of the individual, household, or 
     unit.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     213 the following:
``Sec. 213A. Requirements for sponsor's affidavit of support.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) of section 213A of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act, as inserted by subsection 
     (a) of this section, shall apply to affidavits of support 
     executed on or after a date specified by the Attorney 
     General, which date shall be not earlier than 60 days (and 
     not later than

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     90 days) after the date the Attorney General formulates the 
     form for such affidavits under subsection (b) of such 
     section.
       (d) Benefits Not Subject to Reimbursement.--Requirements 
     for reimbursement by a sponsor for benefits provided to a 
     sponsored alien pursuant to an affidavit of support under 
     section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not 
     apply with respect to the following:
       (1) Emergency medical services under title XIX or XXI of 
     the Social Security Act.
       (2) Short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster 
     relief.
       (3) Assistance or benefits under the National School Lunch 
     Act.
       (4) Assistance or benefits under the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966.
       (5)(A) Public health assistance for immunizations.
       (B) Public health assistance for testing and treatment of a 
     serious communicable disease if the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services determines that it is necessary to prevent the 
     spread of such disease.
       (6) Payments for foster care and adoption assistance under 
     part B of title IV of the Social Security Act for a child who 
     would, in the absence of subsection (a), be eligible to have 
     such payments made on the child's behalf under such part, but 
     only if the foster or adoptive parent or parents of such 
     child are not described under subsection (a).
       (7) Programs, services, or assistance (such as soup 
     kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term 
     shelter) specified by the Attorney General, in the Attorney 
     General's sole and unreviewable discretion after consultation 
     with appropriate Federal agencies and departments, which (A) 
     deliver in-kind services at the community level, including 
     through public or private nonprofit agencies; (B) do not 
     condition the provision of assistance, the amount of 
     assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on 
     the individual recipient's income or resources; and (C) are 
     necessary for the protection of life or safety.
       (8) Programs of student assistance under titles IV, V, IX, 
     and X of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

     SEC. 12423. COSIGNATURE OF ALIEN STUDENT LOANS.

       Section 484(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1091(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(6) Notwithstanding sections 427(a)(2)(C), 428B(a), 
     428C(b)(4)(A), and 464(c)(1)(E), a student who is an alien 
     lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act shall not be eligible for a 
     loan under this title unless the loan is endorsed and 
     cosigned by the alien's sponsor under section 213A of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act or by another individual who 
     is a United States citizen.''.

                     CHAPTER 3--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 12431. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subtitle, the terms used in this subtitle have the same 
     meaning given such terms in section 101(a) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act.
       (b) Qualified Alien.--For purposes of this subtitle, the 
     term ``qualified alien'' means an alien who, at the time the 
     alien applies for, receives, or attempts to receive a Federal 
     public benefit, is--
       (1) an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act,
       (2) an alien who is granted asylum under section 208 of 
     such Act,
       (3) a refugee who is admitted to the United States under 
     section 207 of such Act,
       (4) an alien who is paroled into the United States under 
     section 212(d)(5) of such Act for a period of at least 1 
     year,
       (5) an alien whose deportation is being withheld under 
     section 243(h) of such Act, or
       (6) an alien who is granted conditional entry pursuant to 
     section 203(a)(7) of such Act as in effect prior to April 1, 
     1980.

     SEC. 12432. REAPPLICATION FOR SSI BENEFITS.

       (a) Application and Notice.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, in the case of an individual who is 
     receiving supplemental security income benefits under title 
     XVI of the Social Security Act as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and whose eligibility for such benefits 
     would terminate by reason of the application of section 
     12402(a)(2)(D), the Commissioner of Social Security shall so 
     notify the individual not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Reapplication.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, each individual notified pursuant 
     to subsection (a) who desires to reapply for benefits under 
     title XVI of the Social Security Act shall reapply to the 
     Commissioner of Social Security.
       (2) Determination of eligibility.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner 
     of Social Security shall determine the eligibility of each 
     individual who reapplies for benefits under paragraph (1) 
     pursuant to the procedures of such title XVI.

     SEC. 12433. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Limitation.--
       (1) Nothing in this subtitle may be construed as an 
     entitlement or a determination of an individual's eligibility 
     or fulfillment of the requisite requirements for any Federal, 
     State, or local governmental program, assistance, or 
     benefits. For purposes of this subtitle, eligibility relates 
     only to the general issue of eligibility or ineligibility on 
     the basis of alienage.
       (2) Nothing in this subtitle may be construed as addressing 
     alien eligibility for a basic public education as determined 
     by the Supreme Court of the United States under Plyler v. Doe 
     (457 U.S. 202)(1982).
       (b) Not Applicable to Foreign Assistance.--This subtitle 
     does not apply to any Federal, State, or local governmental 
     program, assistance, or benefits provided to an alien under 
     any program of foreign assistance as determined by the 
     Secretary of State in consultation with the Attorney General.
       (c) Severability.--If any provision of this subtitle or the 
     application of such provision to any person or circumstance 
     is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this 
     subtitle and the application of the provisions of such to any 
     person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.
Subtitle E--Teaching Hospital and Graduate Medical Education Trust Fund

                         CHAPTER 1--TRUST FUND

     SEC. 12501. ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND; PAYMENTS TO TEACHING 
                   HOSPITALS.

       The Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) is amended 
     by adding after title XXI the following title:

 ``TITLE XXII--TEACHING HOSPITAL AND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION TRUST 
                                  FUND


                      ``table of contents of title

                    ``Part A--Establishment of Fund

``Sec. 2201. Establishment of Fund.

                ``Part B--Payments to Teaching Hospitals

                  ``Subpart 1--Requirement of Payments

``Sec. 2211. Formula payments to teaching hospitals.
``Sec. 2212. Additional provisions regarding annual payment document.

          ``Subpart 2--Amount Relating to MedicarePlus Program

``Sec. 2221. Determination of amount relating to MedicarePlus program.

  ``Subpart 3--Amount Relating to Indirect Costs of Graduate Medical 
                               Education

``Sec. 2231. Determination of amount relating to indirect costs.
``Sec. 2232. Indirect costs; special rules regarding payments from 
              general account.

   ``Subpart 4--Amount Relating to Direct Costs of Graduate Medical 
                               Education

``Sec. 2241. Determination of amount relating to direct costs.
``Sec. 2242. Direct costs; special rules regarding payments from 
              general account.
``Sec. 2243. Direct costs; authority for payments to consortia of 
              providers.

                    ``Part A--Establishment of Fund

     ``SEC. 2201. ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.

       ``(a) In General.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a fund to be known as the Teaching Hospital 
     and Graduate Medical Education Trust Fund (in this title 
     referred to as the `Fund'), consisting of amounts 
     appropriated to the Fund in subsections (d), (f)(3), and (g), 
     and amounts transferred to the Fund under section 1886(j). 
     Amounts in the Fund are available until expended.
       ``(b) Expenditures From Fund.--Amounts in the Fund are 
     available to the Secretary for making payments under section 
     2211.
       ``(c) Accounts in Fund.--There are established within the 
     Fund the following accounts:
       ``(1) The General MedicarePlus Incentive Account.
       ``(2) The General Indirect-Costs Medical Education Account.
       ``(3) The General Direct-Costs Medical Education Account.
       ``(4) The Medicare Indirect-Costs Medical Education 
     Account.
       ``(5) The Medicare Direct-Costs Medical Education Account.
       ``(d) General Transfers to Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--For fiscal year 1997 and each subsequent 
     fiscal year, there are appropriated to the Fund (effective on 
     the date specified in paragraph (2)), out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following amounts 
     (as applicable to the fiscal year involved):
       ``(A) For fiscal year 1997, $1,100,000,000.
       ``(B) For fiscal year 1998, $1,300,000,000.
       ``(C) For fiscal year 1999, $2,000,000,000.
       ``(D) For fiscal year 2000, $2,600,000,000.
       ``(E) For fiscal year 2001, $3,100,000,000.
       ``(F) For fiscal year 2002, $3,400,000,000.
       ``(G) For fiscal year 2003 and each subsequent fiscal year, 
     the greater of the amount appropriated for the preceding 
     fiscal year or an amount equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the amount appropriated for the preceding fiscal 
     year; and
       ``(ii) 1 plus the percentage increase in the nominal gross 
     domestic product for the one-year period ending upon July 1 
     of such preceding fiscal year.
       ``(2) Effective date for annual appropriation.--For 
     purposes of paragraph (1), the date specified in this 
     paragraph for a fiscal year is the first day of the fiscal 
     year.
       ``(3) Allocation for general medicareplus incentive 
     account.--Of the amount appropriated in paragraph (1) for a 
     fiscal year, there shall be allocated to the General 
     MedicarePlus Incentive Account the following percentage (as 
     applicable to the fiscal year involved):
       ``(A) For fiscal year 1997, 20 percent.
       ``(B) For fiscal year 1998, 30 percent.

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       ``(C) For fiscal year 1999, 40 percent.
       ``(D) For fiscal year 2000 and each subsequent fiscal year, 
     50 percent.
       ``(4) Allocations for general medical education accounts.--
       ``(A) In general.--Of the amount appropriated in paragraph 
     (1) for a fiscal year and remaining after the allocation 
     required in paragraph (3) for the year has been made--
       ``(i) there shall be allocated to the General Indirect-
     Costs Medical Education Account the percentage determined 
     under subparagraph (B)(ii); and
       ``(ii) there shall be allocated to the General Direct-Costs 
     Medical Education Account the percentage determined under 
     subparagraph (B)(iii).
       ``(B) Determination of fixed percentages.--The Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator 
     of the Health Care Financing Administration, shall determine 
     the following:
       ``(i) The total amount of payments that were made under 
     subsections (d)(5)(B) and (h) of section 1886 for fiscal year 
     1994.
       ``(ii) The percentage of such total that was constituted by 
     payments under subsection (d)(5)(B) of such section.
       ``(iii) The percentage of such total that was constituted 
     by payments under subsection (h) of such section.
       ``(e) Transfers From Medicare Program.--Amounts shall, in 
     accordance with section 1886(j), be transferred to the Fund 
     from the trust funds established under parts A and B of title 
     XVIII.
       ``(f) Investment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     invest such amounts of the Fund as such Secretary determines 
     are not required to meet current withdrawals from the Fund. 
     Such investments may be made only in interest-bearing 
     obligations of the United States. For such purpose, such 
     obligations may be acquired on original issue at the issue 
     price, or by purchase of outstanding obligations at the 
     market price.
       ``(2) Sale of obligations.--Any obligation acquired by the 
     Fund may be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the 
     market price.
       ``(3) Availability of income.--Any interest derived from 
     obligations acquired by the Fund, and proceeds from any sale 
     or redemption of such obligations, are hereby appropriated to 
     the Fund.
       ``(g) Monetary Gifts to Fund.--There are appropriated to 
     the Fund such amounts as may be unconditionally donated to 
     the Federal Government as gifts to the Fund.

                ``Part B--Payments to Teaching Hospitals

                  ``Subpart 1--Requirement of Payments

     ``SEC. 2211. FORMULA PAYMENTS TO TEACHING HOSPITALS.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (d), in the case 
     of each teaching hospital that in accordance with subsection 
     (b) submits to the Secretary a payment document for fiscal 
     year 1997 or any subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     make payments for the year to the teaching hospital for the 
     direct and indirect costs of operating approved medical 
     residency training programs. Such payments shall be made from 
     the Fund, and the total of the payments to the hospital for 
     the fiscal year shall equal the sum of the following:
       ``(1) An amount determined under section 2221 (relating to 
     the MedicarePlus program).
       ``(2) An amount determined under section 2231 (relating to 
     the indirect costs of graduate medical education).
       ``(3) An amount determined under section 2241 (relating to 
     the direct costs of graduate medical education).
       ``(b) Payment Document.--For purposes of subsection (a), a 
     payment document is a document containing such information as 
     may be necessary for the Secretary to make payments under 
     such subsection to a teaching hospital during a fiscal year. 
     The document is submitted in accordance with this subsection 
     if the document is submitted not later than the date 
     specified by the Secretary, and the document is in such form 
     and is made in such manner as the Secretary may require. This 
     subsection is subject to section 2212.
       ``(c) Periodic Payments.--Payments under subsection (a) for 
     a teaching hospital for a fiscal year shall be made 
     periodically, at such intervals and in such amounts as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate (subject to applicable 
     Federal law regarding Federal payments).
       ``(d) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Payments to consortia of providers.--In the case of 
     payments under subsection (a) that are determined under 
     section 2241:
       ``(A) The requirement under such subsection to make the 
     payments to teaching hospitals is subject to the authority of 
     the Secretary under section 2243(a) to make payments to 
     qualifying consortia.
       ``(B) If the Secretary authorizes payments to a consortium 
     under section 2243(a), subsections (a) and (b) of this 
     section (other than subsection (a)(2)) apply to the 
     consortium to the same extent and in the same manner as the 
     subsections apply to teaching hospitals.
       ``(2) Hospitals in states with certain demonstration 
     projects.--Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) is subject to 
     section 2232(d)(1)(B), and paragraph (3) of such subsection 
     is subject to section 2242(d)(1)(B).
       ``(e) Administrator of Programs.--This part, and the 
     subsequent parts of this title, shall be carried out by the 
     Secretary acting through the Administrator of the Health Care 
     Financing Administration.
       ``(f) Approved Medical Residency Training Program .--For 
     purposes of this title, the term `approved medical residency 
     training program' has the meaning given such term in section 
     1886(h)(5)(A).

     ``SEC. 2212. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING ANNUAL PAYMENT 
                   DOCUMENT.

       (a) Periodic Reports.--In collecting information under 
     section 2211(b), the Secretary may require that information 
     be submitted to the Secretary in periodic reports.
       ``(b) Information Relating to Medicare Program.--
     Information collected by the Secretary under section 2211(b) 
     with respect to a teaching hospital for a fiscal year shall 
     include information on the following:
       ``(1) The number of inpatient discharges for the fiscal 
     year attributable to individuals enrolled in the MedicarePlus 
     program under part C of title XVIII.
       ``(2) For each discharge with respect to which payment is 
     received from the Secretary pursuant to part A of title 
     XVIII, the diagnosis-related group within which the discharge 
     is classified (as determined in accordance with section 
     1886(d)(4)(A)).
       ``(3) The medicare patient load of the hospital (as defined 
     in section 1886(h)(3)(C)).

          ``Subpart 2--Amount Relating to MedicarePlus Program

     ``SEC. 2221. DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT RELATING TO MEDICAREPLUS 
                   PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 2211(a)(1), the 
     amount determined under this section for a teaching hospital 
     for a fiscal year is the product of--
       ``(1) the amount in the General MedicarePlus Incentive 
     Account on the date specified in section 2201(d)(2) (once the 
     appropriation under such section is made); and
       ``(2) the percentage determined for the hospital under 
     subsection (b) for the fiscal year.
       ``(b) Annual Hospital-Specific Percentage.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a)(2), the percentage determined under this 
     subsection for a teaching hospital for a fiscal year is the 
     percentage constituted by the ratio of--
       ``(1) the number of inpatient discharges for the fiscal 
     year attributable to individuals enrolled in the MedicarePlus 
     program under part C of title XVIII; to
       ``(2) the sum of the respective numbers determined under 
     paragraph (1) for the fiscal year for all teaching hospitals.

  ``Subpart 3--Amount Relating to Indirect Costs of Graduate Medical 
                               Education

     ``SEC. 2231. DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT RELATING TO INDIRECT 
                   COSTS.

       ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 2211(a)(2), the 
     amount determined under this section for a teaching hospital 
     for a fiscal year is the sum of--
       ``(1) the amount determined under subsection (b) (relating 
     to the General Indirect-Costs Medical Education Account); and
       ``(2) the amount determined under subsection (c) (relating 
     to the Medicare Indirect-Costs Medical Education Account), 
     subject to section 2232(d)(1)(B).
       ``(b) Payment From General Account.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1), the 
     amount determined under this subsection for a teaching 
     hospital for a fiscal year is the product of--
       ``(A) the amount in the General Indirect-Costs Medical 
     Education Account on the date specified in section 2201(d)(2) 
     (once the appropriation under such section is made); and
       ``(B) the percentage determined for the hospital under 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Fixed hospital-specific percentage.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the 
     percentage determined under this paragraph for a teaching 
     hospital is the mean average of the respective percentages 
     determined under subparagraph (C) for each fiscal year of the 
     applicable period (as defined in subparagraph (B)), adjusted 
     by the Secretary (upward or downward, as the case may be) on 
     a pro rata basis to the extent necessary to ensure that the 
     sum of the percentages determined under this paragraph for 
     all teaching hospitals is equal to 100 percent. The preceding 
     sentence is subject to section 2232.
       ``(B) Applicable period regarding relevant data; fiscal 
     years 1992 through 1994.--For purposes of this part, the term 
     `applicable period' means the period beginning on the first 
     day of fiscal year 1992 and continuing through the end of 
     fiscal year 1994.
       ``(C) Respective determinations for fiscal years of 
     applicable period.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
     percentage determined under this subparagraph for a teaching 
     hospital for a fiscal year of the applicable period is the 
     percentage constituted by the ratio of--
       ``(i) the total amount of payments received by the hospital 
     under section 1886(d)(5)(B) for discharges occurring during 
     the fiscal year involved; to
       ``(ii) the sum of the respective amounts determined under 
     clause (i) for the fiscal year for all teaching hospitals.
       ``(3) Availability of data.--If a teaching hospital 
     received the payments specified in paragraph (2)(C)(i) during 
     the applicable period but a complete set of the relevant data 
     is not available to the Secretary for purposes of determining 
     an amount under such paragraph for the fiscal year involved, 
     the Secretary shall for purposes of such subsection make an 
     estimate on the basis of such data as are available to the 
     Secretary for the applicable period.
       ``(c) Payment From Medicare Account.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a)(2), the amount determined under this 
     subsection for a teaching hospital for a fiscal year is an 
     amount determined in accordance with the

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     methodology in effect under section 1886(d)(5)(B) for such 
     year. Payments made under section 2211 pursuant to the 
     preceding sentence shall be made from the Medicare Indirect-
     Costs Medical Education Account.

     ``SEC. 2232. INDIRECT COSTS; SPECIAL RULES REGARDING PAYMENTS 
                   FROM GENERAL ACCOUNT.

       ``(a) Special Rule Regarding Fiscal Years 1995 and 1996.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a teaching hospital whose 
     first payments under section 1886(d)(5)(B) were for 
     discharges occurring in fiscal year 1995 or in fiscal year 
     1996 (referred to in this subsection individually as a `first 
     payment year'), the percentage determined under paragraph (2) 
     for the hospital is deemed to be the percentage applicable 
     under section 2231(b)(2) to the hospital, subject to 
     paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Determination of fixed percentage.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the percentage determined under this paragraph 
     for a teaching hospital is the percentage constituted by the 
     ratio of the amount determined under subparagraph (A) to the 
     amount determined under subparagraph (B), as follows:
       ``(A)(i) If the first payment year for the hospital is 
     fiscal year 1995, the amount determined under this 
     subparagraph is the total amount of payments received by the 
     hospital under section 1886(d)(5)(B) for discharges occurring 
     during fiscal year 1995.
       ``(ii) If the first payment year for the hospital is fiscal 
     year 1996, the amount determined under this subparagraph is 
     an amount equal to an estimate by the Secretary of the total 
     amount of payments that would have been paid to the hospital 
     under section 1886(d)(5)(B) for discharges occurring during 
     fiscal year 1995 if such section, as in effect for fiscal 
     year 1996, had applied to the hospital for discharges 
     occurring during fiscal year 1995.
       ``(B)(i) If the first payment year for the hospital is 
     fiscal year 1995, the amount determined under this 
     subparagraph is the aggregate total of the payments received 
     by teaching hospitals under section 1886(d)(5)(B) for 
     discharges occurring during fiscal year 1995.
       ``(ii) If the first payment year for the hospital is fiscal 
     year 1996--
       ``(I) the Secretary shall make an estimate in accordance 
     with subparagraph (A)(ii) for all teaching hospitals; and
       ``(II) the amount determined under this subparagraph is the 
     sum of the estimates made by the Secretary under subclause 
     (I).
       ``(3) Adjustment of percentage.--The percentage determined 
     under paragraph (2) shall be adjusted by the Secretary in 
     accordance with section 2231(b)(2)(A) to the extent 
     determined by the Secretary to be necessary with respect to a 
     sum that equals 100 percent.
       ``(b) New Teaching Hospitals.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a teaching hospital that 
     did not receive payments under section 1886(d)(5)(B) for any 
     of the fiscal years 1992 through 1996, the percentage 
     determined under paragraph (3) for the hospital is deemed to 
     be the percentage applicable under section 2231(b)(2) to the 
     hospital, subject to paragraphs (4) and (5).
       ``(2) Designated fiscal year regarding data.--The 
     determination under paragraph (3) of a percentage for a 
     teaching hospital described in paragraph (1) shall be made 
     for the most recent fiscal year for which the Secretary has 
     sufficient data to make the determination (referred to in 
     this subsection as the `designated fiscal year').
       ``(3) Determination of fixed percentage.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the percentage determined under this paragraph 
     for the teaching hospital involved is the percentage 
     constituted by the ratio of the amount determined under 
     subparagraph (A) to the amount determined under subparagraph 
     (B), as follows:
       ``(A) The amount determined under this subparagraph is an 
     amount equal to an estimate by the Secretary of the total 
     amount of payments that would have been paid to the hospital 
     under section 1886(d)(5)(B) for the designated fiscal year if 
     such section, as in effect for the first fiscal year for 
     which payments pursuant to this subsection are to be made to 
     the hospital, had applied to the hospital for the designated 
     fiscal year.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall make an estimate in accordance 
     with subparagraph (A) for all teaching hospitals. The amount 
     determined under this subparagraph is the sum of the 
     estimates made by the Secretary under the preceding sentence.
       ``(4) Adjustment of percentage.--The percentage determined 
     under paragraph (3) shall be adjusted by the Secretary in 
     accordance with section 2231(b)(2)(A) to the extent 
     determined by the Secretary to be necessary with respect to a 
     sum that equals 100 percent.
       ``(5) Limitation.--This subsection does not apply to a 
     teaching hospital described in paragraph (1) if the hospital 
     is in a State for which a demonstration project under section 
     1814(b)(3) is in effect.
       ``(c) Consolidations and Mergers.--In the case of two or 
     more teaching hospitals that have each received payments 
     pursuant to section 2231 for one or more fiscal years and 
     that undergo a consolidation or merger, the percentage 
     applicable to the resulting teaching hospital for purposes of 
     section 2231(b)(2) is the sum of the respective percentages 
     that would have applied pursuant to such section if the 
     hospitals had not undergone the consolidation or merger.
       ``(d) States With Certain Demonstration Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a teaching hospital in a 
     State for which a demonstration project under section 
     1814(b)(3) is in effect--
       ``(A) the percentage determined under paragraph (2) for the 
     hospital is deemed to be the percentage applicable under 
     section 2231(b)(2) to the hospital; and
       ``(B) the hospital is not eligible for any payments from 
     the Medicare Indirect-Costs Medical Education Account.
       ``(2) Determination of fixed percentage.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1)(A):
       ``(A) The Secretary shall make an estimate of the total 
     amount of payments that would have been received under 
     section 1886(d)(5)(b) by the hospital involved with respect 
     to each of the fiscal years of the applicable period if such 
     section (as in effect for such fiscal years) had applied to 
     the hospital for such years.
       ``(B) The percentage determined under this paragraph for 
     the hospital for a fiscal year is a mean average percentage 
     determined for the hospital in accordance with the 
     methodology of section 2231(b)(2), except that the estimate 
     made by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) of this 
     paragraph for a fiscal year of the applicable period is 
     deemed to be the amount that applies for purposes of section 
     2231(b)(2)(C)(i) for such year.

   ``Subpart 4--Amount Relating to Direct Costs of Graduate Medical 
                               Education

     ``SEC. 2241. DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT RELATING TO DIRECT 
                   COSTS.

       ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 2211(a)(3), the 
     amount determined under this section for a teaching hospital 
     for a fiscal year is the sum of--
       ``(1) the amount determined under subsection (b) (relating 
     to the General Direct-Costs Medical Education Account); and
       ``(2) the amount determined under subsection (c) (relating 
     to the Medicare Direct-Costs Medical Education Account), 
     subject to section 2242(d)(1)(B).
       ``(b) Payment From General Account.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1), the 
     amount determined under this subsection for a teaching 
     hospital for a fiscal year is the product of--
       ``(A) the amount in the General Direct-Costs Medical 
     Education Account on the applicable date under section 
     2201(d)(2) (once the appropriation under such section is 
     made); and
       ``(B) the percentage determined for the hospital under 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Fixed hospital-specific percentage.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the 
     percentage determined under this paragraph for a teaching 
     hospital is the mean average of the respective percentages 
     determined under subparagraph (B) for each fiscal year of the 
     applicable period (as defined in section 2231(b)(2)(B)), 
     adjusted by the Secretary (upward or downward, as the case 
     may be) on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary to ensure 
     that the sum of the percentages determined under this 
     subparagraph for all teaching hospitals is equal to 100 
     percent. The preceding sentence is subject to section 2242.
       ``(B) Respective determinations for fiscal years of 
     applicable period.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
     percentage determined under this subparagraph for a teaching 
     hospital for a fiscal year of the applicable period is the 
     percentage constituted by the ratio of--
       ``(i) the total amount of payments received by the hospital 
     under section 1886(h) for cost reporting periods beginning 
     during the fiscal year involved; to
       ``(ii) the sum of the respective amounts determined under 
     clause (i) for the fiscal year for all teaching hospitals.
       ``(3) Availability of data.--If a teaching hospital 
     received the payments specified in paragraph (2)(B)(i) during 
     the applicable period but a complete set of the relevant data 
     is not available to the Secretary for purposes of determining 
     an amount under such paragraph for the fiscal year involved, 
     the Secretary shall for purposes of such paragraph make an 
     estimate on the basis of such data as are available to the 
     Secretary for the applicable period.
       ``(c) Payment From Medicare Account.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a)(2), the amount determined under this 
     subsection for a teaching hospital for a fiscal year is an 
     amount determined in accordance with the methodology in 
     effect under section 1886(h) for such year. Payments made 
     under section 2211 pursuant to the preceding sentence shall 
     be made from the Medicare Direct-Costs Medical Education 
     Account.

     ``SEC. 2242. DIRECT COSTS; SPECIAL RULES REGARDING PAYMENTS 
                   FROM GENERAL ACCOUNT.

       ``(a) Special Rule Regarding Fiscal Years 1995 and 1996.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a teaching hospital whose 
     first payments under section 1886(h) were for the cost 
     reporting period beginning in fiscal year 1995 or in fiscal 
     year 1996 (referred to in this subsection individually as a 
     `first payment year'), the percentage determined under 
     paragraph (2) for the hospital is deemed to be the percentage 
     applicable under section 2241(b)(2) to the hospital, subject 
     to paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Determination of fixed percentage.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the percentage determined under this paragraph 
     for a teaching hospital is the percentage constituted by the 
     ratio of the amount determined under subparagraph (A) to the 
     amount determined under subparagraph (B), as follows:
       ``(A)(i) If the first payment year for the hospital is 
     fiscal year 1995, the amount determined under this 
     subparagraph is the total

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     amount of payments received by the hospital under section 
     1886(h) for cost reporting periods beginning in fiscal year 
     1995.
       ``(ii) If the first payment year for the hospital is fiscal 
     year 1996, the amount determined under this subparagraph is 
     an amount equal to an estimate by the Secretary of the total 
     amount of payments that would have been paid to the hospital 
     under section 1886(h) for cost reporting periods beginning in 
     fiscal year 1995 if such section, as in effect for fiscal 
     year 1996, had applied to the hospital for fiscal year 1995.
       ``(B)(i) If the first payment year for the hospital is 
     fiscal year 1995, the amount determined under this 
     subparagraph is the aggregate total of the payments received 
     by teaching hospitals under section 1886(h) for cost 
     reporting periods beginning in fiscal year 1995.
       ``(ii) If the first payment year for the hospital is fiscal 
     year 1996--
       ``(I) the Secretary shall make an estimate in accordance 
     with subparagraph (A)(ii) for all teaching hospitals; and
       ``(II) the amount determined under this subparagraph is the 
     sum of the estimates made by the Secretary under subclause 
     (I).
       ``(3) Adjustment of percentage.--The percentage determined 
     under paragraph (2) shall be adjusted by the Secretary in 
     accordance with section 2241(b)(2)(A) to the extent 
     determined by the Secretary to be necessary with respect to a 
     sum that equals 100 percent.
       ``(b) New Teaching Hospitals.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a teaching hospital that 
     did not receive payments under section 1886(h) for any of the 
     fiscal years 1992 through 1996, the percentage determined 
     under paragraph (3) for the hospital is deemed to be the 
     percentage applicable under section 2241(b)(2) to the 
     hospital, subject to paragraphs (4) and (5).
       ``(2) Designated fiscal year regarding data.--The 
     determination under paragraph (3) of a percentage for a 
     teaching hospital described in paragraph (1) shall be made 
     for the most recent fiscal year for which the Secretary has 
     sufficient data to make the determination (referred to in 
     this subsection as the `designated fiscal year').
       ``(3) Determination of fixed percentage.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the percentage determined under this paragraph 
     for the teaching hospital involved is the percentage 
     constituted by the ratio of the amount determined under 
     subparagraph (A) to the amount determined under subparagraph 
     (B), as follows:
       ``(A) The amount determined under this subparagraph is an 
     amount equal to an estimate by the Secretary of the total 
     amount of payments that would have been paid to the hospital 
     under section 1886(h) for the designated fiscal year if such 
     section, as in effect for the first fiscal year for which 
     payments pursuant to this subsection are to be made to the 
     hospital, had applied to the hospital for cost reporting 
     periods beginning in the designated fiscal year.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall make an estimate in accordance 
     with subparagraph (A) for all teaching hospitals. The amount 
     determined under this subparagraph is the sum of the 
     estimates made by the Secretary under the preceding sentence.
       ``(4) Adjustment of percentage.--The percentage determined 
     under paragraph (3) shall be adjusted by the Secretary in 
     accordance with section 2223(b)(2)(A) to the extent 
     determined by the Secretary to be necessary with respect to a 
     sum that equals 100 percent.
       ``(5) Limitation.--This subsection does not apply to a 
     teaching hospital described in paragraph (1) if the hospital 
     is in a State for which a demonstration project under section 
     1814(b)(3) is in effect.
       ``(c) Consolidations and Mergers.--In the case of two or 
     more teaching hospitals that have each received payments 
     pursuant to section 2241 for one or more fiscal years and 
     that undergo a consolidation or merger, the percentage 
     applicable to the resulting teaching hospital for purposes of 
     section 2241(b)(2) is the sum of the respective percentages 
     that would have applied pursuant to such section if the 
     hospitals had not undergone the consolidation or merger.
       ``(d) States With Certain Demonstration Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a teaching hospital in a 
     State for which a demonstration project under section 
     1814(b)(3) is in effect--
       ``(A) the percentage determined under paragraph (2) for the 
     hospital is deemed to be the percentage applicable under 
     section 2241(b)(2) to the hospital; and
       ``(B) the hospital is not eligible for any payments from 
     the Medicare Direct-Costs Medical Education Account.
       ``(2) Determination of fixed percentage.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1)(A):
       ``(A) The Secretary shall make an estimate of the total 
     amount of payments that would have been received under 
     section 1886(h) by the hospital involved with respect to each 
     of the fiscal years of the applicable period if such section 
     (as in effect for such fiscal years) had applied to the 
     hospital for such years.
       ``(B) The percentage determined under this paragraph for 
     the hospital for a fiscal year is a mean average percentage 
     determined for the hospital in accordance with the 
     methodology of section 2241(b)(2), except that the estimate 
     made by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) of this 
     paragraph for a fiscal year of the applicable period is 
     deemed to be the amount that applies for purposes of section 
     2241(b)(2)(B)(i) for such year.

     ``SEC. 2243. DIRECT COSTS; AUTHORITY FOR PAYMENTS TO 
                   CONSORTIA OF PROVIDERS.

       ``(a) In General.--In lieu of making payments to teaching 
     hospitals pursuant to sections 2221 and 2241, the Secretary 
     may make payments under this section to consortia that meet 
     the requirements of subsection (b).
       ``(b) Qualifying Consortium.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a), a consortium meets the requirements of this subsection 
     if the consortium is in compliance with the following:
       ``(1) The consortium consists of a teaching hospital and 
     one or more of the following entities:
       ``(A) Schools of allopathic medicine or osteopathic 
     medicine.
       ``(B) Other teaching hospitals.
       ``(C) Approved medical residency training programs.
       ``(D) Federally qualified health centers.
       ``(E) Medical group practices.
       ``(F) Managed care entities.
       ``(G) Entities furnishing outpatient services.
       ``(H) Such other entities as the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate.
       ``(2) The members of the consortium have agreed to 
     collaborate in the programs of graduate medical education 
     that are operated by such members.
       ``(3) With respect to the receipt by the consortium of 
     payments made pursuant to this section, the members of the 
     consortium have agreed on a method for allocating the 
     payments among the members.
       ``(4) The consortium meets such additional requirements as 
     the Secretary may establish.
       ``(c) Payments From Accounts.--The total amount of payments 
     to a qualifying consortium for a fiscal year pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall be the sum of--
       ``(1) the aggregate amount determined for the teaching 
     hospitals of the consortium pursuant to section 2221(a) 
     (relating to the General MedicarePlus Incentive Account);
       ``(2) the aggregate amount determined for the teaching 
     hospitals of the consortium pursuant to section 2241(a)(1) 
     (relating to the General Direct-Costs Account); and
       ``(3) an amount determined for the consortium in accordance 
     with the methodology in effect under section 1886(j)(2)(C)(i) 
     for the fiscal year (relating to the Medicare Direct-Costs 
     Account).
       ``(d) Definition.--For purposes of this title, the term 
     `qualifying consortium' means a consortium that meets the 
     requirements of subsection (b).''.

               CHAPTER 2--AMENDMENTS TO MEDICARE PROGRAM

     SEC. 12511. TRANSFER OF FUNDS.

       Section 1886 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(5)(B), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``The Secretary shall provide'' and 
     inserting the following: ``For discharges occurring on or 
     before September 30, 1996, the Secretary shall provide'';
       (2) in subsection (h)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking 
     ``the Secretary shall provide'' and inserting ``the Secretary 
     shall, subject to paragraph (6), provide''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following paragraph:
       ``(6) Limitation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The authority to make payments under 
     this subsection applies only with respect to cost reporting 
     periods ending on or before September 30, 1996, except as 
     provided in subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Rule regarding portion of last cost reporting 
     period.--In the case of a cost reporting period that extends 
     beyond September 30, 1996, payments under this subsection 
     shall be made with respect to such portion of the period as 
     has lapsed as of such date.
       ``(C) Rule of construction.--This paragraph may not be 
     construed as authorizing any payment under section 1861(v) 
     with respect to graduate medical education.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following subsection:
       ``(j) Transfers to Teaching Hospital and Graduate Medical 
     Education Trust Fund.--
       ``(1) Indirect costs of medical education.--
       ``(A) In general.--From the Federal Hospital Insurance 
     Trust Fund, the Secretary shall, for fiscal year 1997 and 
     each subsequent fiscal year, transfer to the Medicare 
     Indirect-Costs Medical Education Account under section 2201 
     an amount determined by the Secretary in accordance with 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Determination of amounts.--The Secretary shall make 
     an estimate for the fiscal year involved of the nationwide 
     total of the amounts that would have been paid under 
     subsection (d)(5)(B) to hospitals during the fiscal year if 
     such payments had not been terminated for discharges 
     occurring after September 30, 1996. For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the amount determined under this 
     subparagraph for the fiscal year is the estimate made by the 
     Secretary under the preceding sentence.
       ``(C) Supplemental transfers.--If the Secretary determines 
     that the amount of a transfer under subparagraph (A) for a 
     fiscal year is insufficient for making payments in the 
     amounts required pursuant to section 2231(a)(2) for the year, 
     the Secretary shall make such additional transfers for the 
     year between the funds and accounts involved as the Secretary 
     determines to be necessary for making the payments.
       ``(2) Direct costs of medical education.--

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       ``(A) In general.--From the Federal Hospital Insurance 
     Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance 
     Trust Fund, the Secretary shall, for fiscal year 1997 and 
     each subsequent fiscal year, transfer to the Medicare Direct-
     Costs Medical Education Account (under section 2201) the sum 
     of--
       ``(i) an amount determined by the Secretary in accordance 
     with subparagraph (B); and
       ``(ii) as applicable, an amount determined by the Secretary 
     in accordance with subparagraph (C)(ii).
       ``(B) Determination of amounts.--For each hospital (other 
     than a hospital that is a member of a qualifying consortium 
     referred to in subparagraph (C)), the Secretary shall make an 
     estimate for the fiscal year involved of the amount that 
     would have been paid under subsection (h) to the hospital 
     during the fiscal year if such payments had not been 
     terminated for cost reporting periods ending on or before 
     September 30, 1996. For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), the 
     amount determined under this subparagraph for the fiscal year 
     is the sum of all estimates made by the Secretary under the 
     preceding sentence.
       ``(C) Estimates regarding qualifying consortia.--If the 
     Secretary authorizes payments under section 2243(a) to one or 
     more qualifying consortia, the Secretary shall carry out the 
     following:
       ``(i) The Secretary shall establish a methodology for 
     making payments to qualifying consortia with respect to the 
     reasonable direct costs of such consortia in carrying out 
     programs of graduate medical education. The methodology shall 
     be the methodology established in subsection (h), modified to 
     the extent necessary to take into account the participation 
     in such programs of entities other than hospitals.
       ``(ii) For each qualifying consortium, the Secretary shall 
     make an estimate for the fiscal year involved of the amount 
     that would have been paid to the consortium during the fiscal 
     year if, using the methodology under clause (i), payments had 
     been made to the consortium for the fiscal year as 
     reimbursements with respect to cost reporting periods. For 
     purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the amount determined under 
     this clause for the fiscal year is the sum of all estimates 
     made by the Secretary under the preceding sentence.
       ``(D) Allocation between funds.--In providing for a 
     transfer under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall provide for an allocation of the amounts 
     involved between part A and part B (and the trust funds 
     established under the respective parts) as reasonably 
     reflects the proportion of direct graduate medical education 
     costs of hospitals associated with the provision of services 
     under each respective part.
       ``(E) Supplemental transfers.--If the Secretary determines 
     that the amount of a transfer under subparagraph (A) for a 
     fiscal year is insufficient for making payments in the 
     amounts required pursuant to sections 2241(a)(2) and 
     2243(c)(3) for the year, the Secretary shall make such 
     additional transfers for the year between the funds and 
     accounts involved as the Secretary determines to be necessary 
     for making the payments.
       ``(3) Applicability of certain amendments.--Amendments made 
     to subsection (d)(5)(B) and subsection (h) that are effective 
     on or after October 1, 1996, apply only for purposes of 
     estimates under paragraphs (1) and (2) and for purposes of 
     determining the amount of payments under 2211. Such 
     amendments do not require any adjustment to amounts paid 
     under subsection (d)(5)(B) or (h) with respect to fiscal year 
     1996 or any prior fiscal year.
       ``(4) Relationship to certain demonstration projects.--In 
     the case of a State for which a demonstration project under 
     section 1814(b)(3) is in effect, the Secretary, in making 
     determinations of the rates of increase under such section, 
     shall include all amounts transferred under this subsection. 
     Such amounts shall be so included to the same extent and in 
     the same manner as amounts determined under subsections 
     (d)(5)(B) and (h) were included in such determination under 
     the provisions of this title in effect on September 30, 
     1996.''.

                      Title XII--Other Provisions

                 Subtitle F--National Defense Stockpile

     SEC. 12601. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN MATERIALS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE 
                   STOCKPILE FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION.

       (a) Disposals Required.--(1) During fiscal year 1996, the 
     President shall dispose of all cobalt contained in the 
     National Defense Stockpile that, as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, is authorized for disposal under any 
     law (other than this Act).
       (2) In addition to the disposal of cobalt under paragraph 
     (1), the President shall dispose of additional quantities of 
     cobalt and quantities of other materials contained in the 
     National Defense Stockpile and specified in the table in 
     subsection (b) so as to result in receipts to the United 
     States in amounts equal to--
       (A) $21,000,000 during the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996;
       (B) $338,000,000 during the five-fiscal year period ending 
     on September 30, 2000; and
       (C) $649,000,000 during the seven-fiscal year period ending 
     on September 30, 2002.
       (b) Limitation on Disposal Quantity.--The total quantities 
     of materials authorized for disposal by the President under 
     subsection (a)(2) may not exceed the amounts set forth in the 
     following table:


                     Authorized Stockpile Disposals
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Material for disposal                      Quantity
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aluminum..................................  62,881 short tons
Cobalt....................................  30,000,000 pounds contained
Columbium Ferro...........................  930,911 pounds contained
Germanium Metal...........................  40,000 kilograms
Indium....................................  35,000 troy ounces
Palladium.................................  15,000 troy ounces
Platinum..................................  10,000 troy ounces
Rubber, Natural...........................  125,138 long tons
Tantalum, Carbide Powder..................  6,000 pounds contained
Tantalum, Minerals........................  750,000 pounds contained
Tantalum, Oxide...........................  40,000 pounds contained
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       (c) Deposit of Receipts.--Notwithstanding section 9 of the 
     Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 
     98h), funds received as a result of the disposal of materials 
     under subsection (a)(2) shall be deposited into the general 
     fund of the Treasury for the purpose of deficit reduction.
       (d) Relationship to Other Disposal Authority.--The disposal 
     authority provided in subsection (a)(2) is new disposal 
     authority and is in addition to, and shall not affect, any 
     other disposal authority provided by law regarding the 
     materials specified in such subsection.
       (e) Termination of Disposal Authority.--The President may 
     not use the disposal authority provided in subsection (a)(2) 
     after the date on which the total amount of receipts 
     specified in subparagraph (C) of such subsection is achieved.
       (f) Definition.--The term ``National Defense Stockpile'' 
     means the National Defense Stockpile provided for in section 
     4 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act 
     (50 U.S.C. 98c).
Subtitle G----Child Protection Block Grant Program And Foster Care and 
                          Adoption Assistance

     SEC. 12701. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

       Title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) 
     is amended by striking subpart 2 of part B and inserting the 
     following:

``Subpart 2--Block Grants to States for the Protection of Children and 
       Matching Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance

     ``SEC. 430. ELIGIBLE STATES.

       ``(a) In General.--As used in this subpart, the term 
     `eligible State' means a State that has submitted to the 
     Secretary, not later than October 1, 1996, and every 3 years 
     thereafter, a plan which has been signed by the chief 
     executive officer of the State and that includes the 
     following:
       ``(1) Outline of child protection program.--A written 
     document that outlines the activities the State intends to 
     conduct to achieve the child protection goals of the program 
     funded under this subpart, including the procedures to be 
     used for--
       ``(A) receiving and assessing reports of child abuse or 
     neglect;
       ``(B) investigating such reports;
       ``(C) with respect to families in which abuse or neglect 
     has been confirmed, providing services or referral for 
     services for families and children where the State makes a 
     determination that the child may safely remain with the 
     family;
       ``(D) protecting children by removing them from dangerous 
     settings and ensuring their placement in a safe environment;
       ``(E) providing training for individuals mandated to report 
     suspected cases of child abuse or neglect;
       ``(F) protecting children in foster care;
       ``(G) promoting timely adoptions;
       ``(H) protecting the rights of families, using adult 
     relatives as the preferred placement for children separated 
     from their parents where such relatives meet the relevant 
     State child protection standards;
       ``(I) providing services to individuals, families, or 
     communities, either directly or through referral, that are 
     aimed at preventing the occurrence of child abuse and 
     neglect; and
       ``(J) establishing and responding to citizen review panels 
     under section 434.
       ``(2) Certification of state law requiring the reporting of 
     child abuse and neglect.--A certification that the State has 
     in effect laws that require public officials and other 
     professionals to report, in good faith, actual or suspected 
     instances of child abuse or neglect.
       ``(3) Certification of procedures for screening, safety 
     assessment, and prompt investigation.--A certification that 
     the State has in effect procedures for receiving and 
     responding to reports of child abuse or neglect, including 
     the reports described in paragraph (2), and for the immediate 
     screening, safety assessment, and prompt investigation of 
     such reports.
       ``(4) Certification of state procedures for removal and 
     placement of abused or neglected children.--A certification 
     that the State has in effect procedures for the removal from 
     families and placement of abused or neglected children and of 
     any other child in the same household who may also be in 
     danger of abuse or neglect.
       ``(5) Certification of provisions for immunity from 
     prosecution.--A certification that the State has in effect 
     laws requiring immunity from prosecution under State and 
     local laws and regulations for individuals

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     making good faith reports of suspected or known instances of 
     child abuse or neglect.
       ``(6) Certification of provisions and procedures for 
     expungement of certain records.--A certification that the 
     State has in effect laws and procedures requiring the 
     facilitation of the prompt expungement of any records that 
     are accessible to the general public or are used for purposes 
     of employment or other background checks in cases determined 
     to be unsubstantiated or false.
       ``(7) Certification of provisions and procedures relating 
     to appeals.--A certification that not later then 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this subpart, the State 
     shall have laws and procedures in effect affording 
     individuals an opportunity to appeal an official finding of 
     abuse or neglect.
       ``(8) Certification of state procedures for developing and 
     reviewing written plans for permanent placement of removed 
     children.--A certification that the State has in effect 
     procedures for ensuring that a written plan is prepared for 
     children who have been removed from their families. Such plan 
     shall specify the goals for achieving a permanent placement 
     for the child in a timely fashion, for ensuring that the 
     written plan is reviewed every 6 months (until such placement 
     is achieved), and for ensuring that information about such 
     children is collected regularly and recorded in case records, 
     and include a description of such procedures.
       ``(9) Certification of state program to provide independent 
     living services.--A certification that the State has in 
     effect a program to provide independent living services, for 
     assistance in making the transition to self-sufficient 
     adulthood, to individuals in the child protection program of 
     the State who are 16, but who are not 20 (or, at the option 
     of the State, 22), years of age, and who do not have a family 
     to which to be returned.
       ``(10) Certification of state procedures to respond to 
     reporting of medical neglect of disabled infants.--
       ``(A) In general.--A certification that the State has in 
     place for the purpose of responding to the reporting of 
     medical neglect of infants (including instances of 
     withholding of medically indicated treatment from disabled 
     infants with life-threatening conditions), procedures or 
     programs, or both (within the State child protective services 
     system), to provide for--
       ``(i) coordination and consultation with individuals 
     designated by and within appropriate health-care facilities;
       ``(ii) prompt notification by individuals designated by and 
     within appropriate health-care facilities of cases of 
     suspected medical neglect (including instances of withholding 
     of medically indicated treatment from disabled infants with 
     life-threatening conditions); and
       ``(iii) authority, under State law, for the State child 
     protective service to pursue any legal remedies, including 
     the authority to initiate legal proceedings in a court of 
     competent jurisdiction, as may be necessary to prevent the 
     withholding of medically indicated treatment from disabled 
     infants with life-threatening conditions.
       ``(B) Withholding of medically indicated treatment.--As 
     used in subparagraph (A), the term `withholding of medically 
     indicated treatment' means the failure to respond to the 
     infant's life-threatening conditions by providing treatment 
     (including appropriate nutrition, hydration, and medication) 
     which, in the treating physician's or physicians' reasonable 
     medical judgment, will be most likely to be effective in 
     ameliorating or correcting all such conditions, except that 
     such term does not include the failure to provide treatment 
     (other than appropriate nutrition, hydration, or medication) 
     to an infant when, in the treating physician's or physicians' 
     reasonable medical judgment--
       ``(i) the infant is chronically and irreversibly comatose;
       ``(ii) the provision of such treatment would--

       ``(I) merely prolong dying;
       ``(II) not be effective in ameliorating or correcting all 
     of the infant's life-threatening conditions; or
       ``(III) otherwise be futile in terms of the survival of the 
     infant; or

       ``(iii) the provision of such treatment would be virtually 
     futile in terms of the survival of the infant and the 
     treatment itself under such circumstances would be inhumane.
       ``(11) Identification of child protection goals.--The 
     quantitative goals of the State child protection program.
       ``(12) Certification of child protection standards.--With 
     respect to fiscal years beginning on or after April 1, 1996, 
     a certification that the State--
       ``(A) has completed an inventory of all children who, 
     before the inventory, had been in foster care under the 
     responsibility of the State for 6 months or more, which 
     determined--
       ``(i) the appropriateness of, and necessity for, the foster 
     care placement;
       ``(ii) whether the child could or should be returned to the 
     parents of the child or should be freed for adoption or other 
     permanent placement; and
       ``(iii) the services necessary to facilitate the return of 
     the child or the placement of the child for adoption or legal 
     guardianship;
       ``(B) is operating, to the satisfaction of the Secretary--
       ``(i) a statewide information system from which can be 
     readily determined the status, demographic characteristics, 
     location, and goals for the placement of every child who is 
     (or, within the immediately preceding 12 months, has been) in 
     foster care;
       ``(ii) a case review system for each child receiving foster 
     care under the supervision of the State;
       ``(iii) a service program designed to help children--

       ``(I) where appropriate, return to families from which they 
     have been removed; or
       ``(II) be placed for adoption, with a legal guardian, or if 
     adoption or legal guardianship is determined not to be 
     appropriate for a child, in some other planned, permanent 
     living arrangement; and

       ``(iv) a preplacement preventive services program designed 
     to help children at risk for foster care placement remain 
     with their families; and
       ``(C)(i) has reviewed (or not later than October 1, 1997, 
     will review) State policies and administrative and judicial 
     procedures in effect for children abandoned at or shortly 
     after birth (including policies and procedures providing for 
     legal representation of such children); and
       ``(ii) is implementing (or not later than October 1, 1997, 
     will implement) such policies and procedures as the State 
     determines, on the basis of the review described in clause 
     (i), to be necessary to enable permanent decisions to be made 
     expeditiously with respect to the placement of such children.
       ``(13) Certification of reasonable efforts before placement 
     of children in foster care.--A certification that the State 
     in each case will--
       ``(A) make reasonable efforts prior to the placement of a 
     child in foster care, to prevent or eliminate the need for 
     removal of the child from the child's home, and to make it 
     possible for the child to return home; and
       ``(B) with respect to families in which abuse or neglect 
     has been confirmed, provide services or referral for services 
     for families and children where the State makes a 
     determination that the child may safely remain with the 
     family.
       ``(14) Certification of cooperative efforts.--A 
     certification by the State, where appropriate, that all steps 
     will be taken, including cooperative efforts with the State 
     agencies administering the plans approved under parts A and 
     D, to secure an assignment to the State of any rights to 
     support on behalf of each child receiving foster care 
     maintenance payments under this subpart.
       ``(b) Determinations.--The Secretary shall determine 
     whether a plan submitted pursuant to subsection (a) contains 
     the material required by subsection (a), other than the 
     material described in paragraph (10) of such subsection. The 
     Secretary may not require a State to include in such a plan 
     any material not described in subsection (a).

     ``SEC. 431. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD PROTECTION AND 
                   PAYMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION 
                   ASSISTANCE..

       ``(a) Funding of Block Grants.--Each eligible State shall 
     be entitled to receive from the Secretary for each fiscal 
     year specified in subsection (c)(1) a grant in an amount 
     equal to the State share of the child protection amount for 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(b) Maintenance Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to the grants described in 
     subsection (a), each eligible State shall be entitled to 
     receive from the Secretary for each quarter of each fiscal 
     year specified in subsection (c)(1) an amount equal to the 
     sum of--
       ``(A) an amount equal to the Federal medical assistance 
     percentage (as defined in section 1905(b) of this Act as in 
     effect on the day before the date of enactment of this 
     subpart) of the total amount expended during such quarter as 
     foster care maintenance payments under the child protection 
     program under this subpart for children in foster family 
     homes or child-care institutions; plus
       ``(B) an amount equal to the Federal medical assistance 
     percentage (as defined in section 1905(b) of this Act (as so 
     in effect)) of the total amount expended during such quarter 
     as adoption assistance payments under the child protection 
     program under this subpart pursuant to adoption assistance 
     agreements.
       ``(2) Estimates by the secretary.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall, prior to the 
     beginning of each quarter, estimate the amount to which a 
     State will be entitled to receive under paragraph (1) for 
     such quarter, such estimates to be based on--
       ``(i) a report filed by the State containing its estimate 
     of the total sum to be expended in such quarter in accordance 
     with paragraph (1), and stating the amount appropriated or 
     made available by the State and its political subdivisions 
     for such expenditures in such quarter, and if such amount is 
     less than the State's proportionate share of the total sum of 
     such estimated expenditures, the source or sources from which 
     the difference is expected to be derived;
       ``(ii) records showing the number of children in the State 
     receiving assistance under this subpart; and
       ``(iii) such other information as the Secretary may find 
     necessary.
       ``(B) Payments.--The Secretary shall pay to the States the 
     amounts so estimated under subparagraph (A), reduced or 
     increased to the extent of any overpayment or underpayment 
     which the Secretary determines was made under this subsection 
     to such State for any prior quarter and with respect to which 
     adjustment has not already been made under this paragraph.
       ``(C) Pro Rata Share.-- The pro rata share to which the 
     United States is equitably entitled, as determined by the 
     Secretary, of the net amount recovered during any quarter by

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     the State or any political subdivision thereof with respect 
     to foster care and adoption assistance furnished under this 
     subpart shall be considered an overpayment to be adjusted 
     under this paragraph.
       ``(3) Allowance or disallowance of claim.--
       ``(A) In general.--Within 60 days after receipt of a State 
     claim for expenditures pursuant to paragraph (2)(A), the 
     Secretary shall allow, disallow, or defer such claim.
       ``(B) Notice.--Within 15 days after a decision to defer a 
     State claim, the Secretary shall notify the State of the 
     reasons for the deferral and of the additional information 
     necessary to determine the allowability of the claim.
       ``(C) Decision.--Within 90 days after receiving such 
     necessary information (in readily reviewable form), the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(i) disallow the claim, if able to complete the review 
     and determine that the claim is not allowable; or
       ``(ii) in any other case, allow the claim, subject to 
     disallowance (as necessary)--

       ``(I) upon completion of the review, if it is determined 
     that the claim is not allowable; or
       ``(II) on the basis of findings of an audit or financial 
     management review.

       ``(c) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Child protection amount.--The term `child protection 
     amount' means--
       ``(A) $1,936,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(B) $1,942,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(C) $2,063,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(D) $2,167,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(E) $2,297,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(F) $2,432,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
       ``(G) $2,593,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
       ``(2) State share.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `State share' means the 
     qualified child protection expenses of the State divided by 
     the sum of the qualified child protection expenses of all of 
     the States.
       ``(B) Qualified child protection expenses.--The term 
     `qualified child protection expenses' means, with respect to 
     a State the greater of--
       ``(i) the total amount of--

       ``(I) \1/3\ of the total obligations to the State under the 
     provisions of law specified in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) 
     of subparagraph (C) for fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994; 
     and
       ``(II) \1/3\ of the total claims submitted by the State 
     (without regard to disputed claims) under the provision of 
     law specified in subparagraph (C)(iv) for fiscal years 1992, 
     1993, and 1994; or

       ``(ii) the total amount of--

       ``(I) the total obligations to the State under the 
     provisions of law specified in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) 
     of subparagraph (C) for fiscal year 1995; and
       ``(II) the total claims submitted by the State (without 
     regard to disputed claims) under the provision of law 
     specified in subparagraph (C)(iv) for fiscal year 1995.

       ``(C) Provisions of law.--The provisions of law specified 
     in this subparagraph are the following (as in effect on the 
     day before the date of enactment of this subpart):
       ``(i) Section 434 of this Act.
       ``(ii) Section 474(a)(4) of this Act.
       ``(iii) Section 474(a)(3) of this Act.
       ``(d) Use of Grant.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     this section may use the grant in any manner that the State 
     deems appropriate to accomplish the child protection goals of 
     the State program funded under this subpart.
       ``(2) Timing of expenditures.--A State to which a grant is 
     made under this section for a fiscal year shall expend the 
     total amount of the grant not later than the end of the 
     immediately succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(3) Rule of interpretation.--This subpart shall not be 
     interpreted to prohibit short- and long-term foster care 
     facilities operated for profit from receiving funds provided 
     under this subpart.
       ``(e) Timing of Payments.--The Secretary shall pay each 
     eligible State the amount of the grant payable to the State 
     under this section in quarterly installments.
       ``(f) Penalties.--
       ``(1) For use of grant in violation of this subpart.--If an 
     audit conducted pursuant to chapter 75 of title 31, United 
     States Code, finds that an amount paid to a State under this 
     section for a fiscal year has been used in violation of this 
     subpart, then the Secretary shall reduce the amount of the 
     grant that would (in the absence of this paragraph) be 
     payable to the State under this section for the immediately 
     succeeding fiscal year by the amount so used, plus 5 percent 
     of the grant paid under this section to the State for such 
     fiscal year.
       ``(2) For failure to maintain effort.--
       ``(A) In general.--If an audit conducted pursuant to 
     chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code, finds that the 
     amount expended by a State (other than from amounts provided 
     by the Federal Government) during the fiscal years specified 
     in subparagraph (B), to carry out the State program funded 
     under this subpart is less than the applicable percentage 
     specified in such subparagraph of the total amount expended 
     by the State (other than from amounts provided by the Federal 
     Government) during fiscal year 1995 under subpart 2 of part B 
     and part E of this title (as in effect on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of this subpart), then the Secretary 
     shall reduce the amount of the grant that would (in the 
     absence of this paragraph) be payable to the State under this 
     section for the immediately succeeding fiscal year by the 
     amount of the difference, plus 5 percent of the grant paid 
     under this section to the State for such fiscal year.
       ``(B) Specification of fiscal years and applicable 
     percentages.--The fiscal years and applicable percentages 
     specified in this subparagraph are as follows:
       ``(i) For fiscal years 1996 and 1997, 100 percent.
       ``(ii) For fiscal years 1998 through 2002, 75 percent.
       ``(3) For failure to submit required report.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall reduce by 3 percent 
     the amount of the grant that would (in the absence of this 
     paragraph) be payable to a State under this section for a 
     fiscal year if the Secretary determines that the State has 
     not submitted the report required by section 436(b) for the 
     immediately preceding fiscal year, within 6 months after the 
     end of the immediately preceding fiscal year.
       ``(B) Rescission of penalty.--The Secretary shall rescind a 
     penalty imposed on a State under subparagraph (A) with 
     respect to a report for a fiscal year if the State submits 
     the report before the end of the immediately succeeding 
     fiscal year.
       ``(4) For failure to comply with sampling methods 
     requirements.--The Secretary may reduce by not more than 1 
     percent the amount of the grant that would (in the absence of 
     this paragraph) be payable to a State under this section for 
     a succeeding fiscal year if the Secretary determines that the 
     State has not complied with the Secretary's sampling methods 
     requirements under section 436(c)(2) during the prior fiscal 
     year.
       ``(5) State funds to replace reductions in grant.--A State 
     which has a penalty imposed against it under this subsection 
     for a fiscal year shall expend additional State funds in an 
     amount equal to the amount of the penalty for the purpose of 
     carrying out the State program under this subpart during the 
     immediately succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(6) Reasonable cause exception.--The Secretary may not 
     impose a penalty on a State under this subsection with 
     respect to a requirement if the Secretary determines that the 
     State has reasonable cause for failing to comply with the 
     requirement.
       ``(7) Corrective compliance plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Notification of violation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Federal Government shall, before 
     assessing a penalty against a State under this subsection, 
     notify the State of the violation of law for which the 
     penalty would be assessed and allow the State the opportunity 
     to enter into a corrective compliance plan in accordance with 
     this subsection which outlines how the State will correct any 
     such violations and how the State will insure continuing 
     compliance with the requirements of this subpart.
       ``(ii) 60-day period to propose a corrective compliance 
     plan.--Any State notified under clause (i) shall have 60 days 
     in which to submit to the Federal Government a corrective 
     compliance plan to correct any violations described in clause 
     (i).
       ``(iii) Acceptance of plan.--The Federal Government shall 
     have 60 days to accept or reject the State's corrective 
     compliance plan and may consult with the State during this 
     period to modify the plan. If the Federal Government does not 
     accept or reject the corrective compliance plan during the 
     period, the corrective compliance plan shall be deemed to be 
     accepted.
       ``(B) Failure to correct.--If a corrective compliance plan 
     is accepted by the Federal Government, no penalty shall be 
     imposed with respect to a violation described in this 
     subsection if the State corrects the violation pursuant to 
     the plan. If a State has not corrected the violation in a 
     timely manner under the plan, some or all of the penalty 
     shall be assessed.
       ``(8) Limitation on amount of penalty.--
       ``(A) In general.--In imposing the penalties described in 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall not reduce any quarterly 
     payment to a State by more than 25 percent.
       ``(B) Carryforward of unrecovered penalties.--To the extent 
     that subparagraph (A) prevents the Secretary from recovering 
     during a fiscal year the full amount of all penalties imposed 
     on a State under this subsection for a prior fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall apply any remaining amount of such penalties 
     to the grant payable to the State under section 431(a) for 
     the immediately succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(g) Treatment of Territories.--
       ``(1) In general.--A territory, as defined in section 
     1108(b)(1), shall carry out a child protection program in 
     accordance with the provisions of this subpart.
       ``(2) Payments.--Each territory, as so defined, shall be 
     entitled to receive from the Secretary for any fiscal year an 
     amount, in accordance with section 1108, which shall be used 
     for the purpose of carrying out a child protection program in 
     accordance with the provisions of this subpart.
       ``(h) Limitation on Federal Authority.--Except as expressly 
     provided in this Act, the Secretary may not regulate the 
     conduct of States under this subpart or enforce any provision 
     of this subpart.

     ``SEC. 432. REQUIREMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE MAINTENANCE 
                   PAYMENTS.

       ``(a) In general.--Each State operating a program under 
     this subpart shall make foster care maintenance payments 
     under section 431(b) with respect to a child who would meet 
     the requirements of section 406(a) or of section 407 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     subpart) but

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     for the removal of the child from the home of a relative 
     (specified in section 406(a)(as so in effect)), if--
       ``(1) the removal from the home occurred pursuant to a 
     voluntary placement agreement entered into by the child's 
     parent or legal guardian, or was the result of a judicial 
     determination to the effect that continuation therein would 
     be contrary to the welfare of such child and that reasonable 
     efforts of the type described in section 430(a)(13) have been 
     made;
       ``(2) such child's placement and care are the 
     responsibility of--
       ``(A) the State; or
       ``(B) any other public agency with whom the State has made 
     an agreement for the administration of the State program 
     under this subpart which is still in effect;
       ``(3) such child has been placed in a foster family home or 
     child-care institution as a result of the voluntary placement 
     agreement or judicial determination referred to in paragraph 
     (1); and
       ``(4) such child--
       ``(A) would have been eligible to receive aid under the 
     eligibility standards under the State plan approved under 
     section 402 (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this subpart and adjusted for inflation, in 
     accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary) in or 
     for the month in which such agreement was entered into or 
     court proceedings leading to the removal of such child from 
     the home were initiated; or
       ``(B) would have received such aid in or for such month if 
     application had been made therefore, or the child had been 
     living with a relative specified in section 406(a) (as so in 
     effect) within 6 months prior to the month in which such 
     agreement was entered into or such proceedings were 
     initiated, and would have received such aid in or for such 
     month if in such month such child had been living with such a 
     relative and application therefore had been made.
       ``(b) Limitation on Foster Care Payments.--Foster care 
     maintenance payments may be made under this subpart only on 
     behalf of a child described in subsection (a) of this section 
     who is--
       ``(1) in the foster family home of an individual, whether 
     the payments therefore are made to such individual or to a 
     public or private child-placement or child-care agency; or
       ``(2) in a child-care institution, whether the payments 
     therefore are made to such institution or to a public or 
     private child-placement or child-care agency, which payments 
     shall be limited so as to include in such payments only those 
     items which are included in the term `foster care maintenance 
     payments' (as defined in section 437(6)).
       ``(c) Voluntary Placements.--
       ``(1) Satisfaction of child protection standards.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, Federal 
     payments may be made under this subpart with respect to 
     amounts expended by any State as foster care maintenance 
     payments under this subpart, in the case of children removed 
     from their homes pursuant to voluntary placement agreements 
     as described in subsection (a), only if (at the time such 
     amounts were expended) the State has fulfilled all of the 
     requirements of section 435(b) or 430(a)(12).
       ``(2) Removal in excess of 180 days.--No Federal payment 
     may be made under this subpart with respect to amounts 
     expended by any State as foster care maintenance payments, in 
     the case of any child who was removed from such child's home 
     pursuant to a voluntary placement agreement as described in 
     subsection (a) and has remained in voluntary placement for a 
     period in excess of 180 days, unless there has been a 
     judicial determination by a court of competent jurisdiction 
     (within the first 180 days of such placement) to the effect 
     that such placement is in the best interests of the child.
       ``(3) Deemed revocation of agreements.--In any case where--
       ``(A) the placement of a minor child in foster care 
     occurred pursuant to a voluntary placement agreement entered 
     into by the parents or guardians of such child as provided in 
     subsection (a); and
       ``(B) such parents or guardians request (in such manner and 
     form as the Secretary may prescribe) that the child be 
     returned to their home or to the home of a relative,
     the voluntary placement agreement shall be deemed to be 
     revoked unless the State opposes such request and obtains a 
     judicial determination, by a court of competent jurisdiction, 
     that the return of the child to such home would be contrary 
     to the child's best interests.

     ``SEC. 433. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--A State operating a program under this 
     subpart shall enter into adoption assistance agreements with 
     the adoptive parents of children with special needs.
       ``(b) Payments Under Agreements.--Under any adoption 
     assistance agreement entered into by a State with parents who 
     adopt a child with special needs who meets the requirements 
     of subsection (c), the State may make adoption assistance 
     payments to such parents or through another public or 
     nonprofit private agency, in amounts determined under 
     subsection (d).
       ``(c) Children with Special Needs.--For purposes of 
     subsection (b), a child meets the requirements of this 
     subsection if such child--
       ``(1)(A) at the time adoption proceedings were initiated, 
     met the requirements of section 406(a) or section 407 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     subpart) or would have met such requirements except for such 
     child's removal from the home of a relative (specified in 
     section 406(a) (as so in effect)), either pursuant to a 
     voluntary placement agreement with respect to which Federal 
     payments are provided under section 431(b) (or 403 (as so in 
     effect)) or as a result of a judicial determination to the 
     effect that continuation therein would be contrary to the 
     welfare of such child;
       ``(B) meets all of the requirements of title XVI with 
     respect to eligibility for supplemental security income 
     benefits; or
       ``(C) is a child whose costs in a foster family home or 
     child-care institution are covered by the foster care 
     maintenance payments being made with respect to his or her 
     minor parent;
       ``(2)(A) would have received aid under the eligibility 
     standards under the State plan approved under section 402 (as 
     in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     subpart, adjusted for inflation, in accordance with 
     regulations issued by the Secretary) in or for the month in 
     which such agreement was entered into or court proceedings 
     leading to the removal of such child from the home were 
     initiated;
       ``(B) would have received such aid in or for such month if 
     application had been made therefore, or had been living with 
     a relative specified in section 406(a) (as so in effect) 
     within 6 months prior to the month in which such agreement 
     was entered into or such proceedings were initiated, and 
     would have received such aid in or for such month if in such 
     month such child had been living with such a relative and 
     application therefore had been made; or
       ``(C) is a child described in subparagraph (A) or (B); and
       ``(3) has been determined by the State, pursuant to 
     subsection (g) of this section, to be a child with special 
     needs.
       ``(d) Determination of Payments.--The amount of the 
     payments to be made in any case under subsection (b) shall be 
     determined through agreement between the adoptive parents and 
     the State or a public or nonprofit private agency 
     administering the program under this subpart, which shall 
     take into consideration the circumstances of the adopting 
     parents and the needs of the child being adopted, and may be 
     readjusted periodically, with the concurrence of the adopting 
     parents (which may be specified in the adoption assistance 
     agreement), depending upon changes in such circumstances. 
     However, in no case may the amount of the adoption assistance 
     payment exceed the foster care maintenance payment which 
     would have been paid during the period if the child with 
     respect to whom the adoption assistance payment is made had 
     been in a foster family home.
       ``(e) Payment Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (d), 
     no payment may be made to parents with respect to any child 
     who has attained the age of 18 (or, where the State 
     determines that the child has a mental or physical disability 
     which warrants the continuation of assistance, the age of 
     21), and no payment may be made to parents with respect to 
     any child if the State determines that the parents are no 
     longer legally responsible for the support of the child or if 
     the State determines that the child is no longer receiving 
     any support from such parents. Parents who have been 
     receiving adoption assistance payments under this subpart 
     shall keep the State or public or nonprofit private agency 
     administering the program under this subpart informed of 
     circumstances which would, pursuant to this section, make 
     them ineligible for such assistance payments, or eligible for 
     assistance payments in a different amount.
       ``(f) Pre-adoption Payments.--For purposes of this subpart, 
     individuals with whom a child who has been determined by the 
     State, pursuant to subsection (g), to be a child with special 
     needs is placed for adoption in accordance with applicable 
     State and local law shall be eligible for adoption assistance 
     payments during the period of the placement, on the same 
     terms and subject to the same conditions as if such 
     individuals had adopted such child.
       ``(g) Determination of Child with Special Needs.--For 
     purposes of this section, a child shall not be considered a 
     child with special needs unless--
       ``(1) the State has determined that the child cannot or 
     should not be returned to the home of the child's parents; 
     and
       ``(2) the State had first determined--
       ``(A) that there exists with respect to the child a 
     specific factor or condition such as the child's ethnic 
     background, age, or membership in a minority or sibling 
     group, or the presence of factors such as medical conditions 
     or physical, mental, or emotional handicaps because of which 
     it is reasonable to conclude that such child cannot be placed 
     with adoptive parents without providing adoption assistance 
     under this subpart or medical assistance under title XIX or 
     XXI; and
       ``(B) that, except where it would be against the best 
     interests of the child because of such factors as the 
     existence of significant emotional ties with prospective 
     adoptive parents while in the care of such parents as a 
     foster child, a reasonable, but unsuccessful, effort has been 
     made to place the child with appropriate adoptive parents 
     without providing adoption assistance under this section or 
     medical assistance under title XIX or XXI.

     ``SEC. 434. CITIZEN REVIEW PANELS.

       ``(a) Establishment.--Each State to which a grant is made 
     under section 431(a) shall establish at least 3 citizen 
     review panels.

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       ``(b) Composition.--Each panel established under subsection 
     (a) shall be broadly representative of the community from 
     which drawn.
       ``(c) Frequency of Meetings.--Each panel established under 
     subsection (a) shall meet not less frequently than quarterly.
       ``(d) Duties.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each panel established under subsection 
     (a) shall, by examining specific cases, determine the extent 
     to which the State and local agencies responsible for 
     carrying out activities under this subpart are doing so in 
     accordance with the State plan, with the child protection 
     standards set forth in section 430(a)(12) and 435, and with 
     any other criteria that the panel considers important to 
     ensure the protection of children.
       ``(2) Confidentiality.--The members and staff of any panel 
     established under subsection (a) shall not disclose to any 
     person or government any information about any specific child 
     protection case with respect to which the panel is provided 
     information.
       ``(e) State Assistance.--Each State that establishes a 
     panel under subsection (a) shall afford the panel access to 
     any information on any case that the panel desires to review, 
     and shall provide the panel with staff assistance in 
     performing its duties.
       ``(f) Reports.--Each panel established under subsection (a) 
     shall make a public report of its activities after each 
     meeting.

     ``SEC. 435. FOSTER CARE PROTECTION REQUIRED FOR ADDITIONAL 
                   FEDERAL PAYMENTS.

       ``(a) Reduction of Grant.--A State shall not receive a 
     grant under section 431(a) unless such State--
       ``(1) has conducted an inventory of all children who have 
     been in foster care under the responsibility of the State for 
     a period of 6 months preceding the inventory, and determined 
     the appropriateness of, and necessity for, the current foster 
     placement, whether the child can be or should be returned to 
     his parents or should be freed for adoption, and the services 
     necessary to facilitate either the return of the child or the 
     placement of the child for adoption or legal guardianship; 
     and
       ``(2) has implemented and is operating to the satisfaction 
     of the Secretary--
       ``(A) a statewide information system from which the status, 
     demographic characteristics, location, and goals for the 
     placement of every child in foster care or who has been in 
     such care within the preceding 12 months can readily be 
     determined;
       ``(B) a case review system (as defined in section 437(4)) 
     for each child receiving foster care under the supervision of 
     the State; and
       ``(C) a service program designed to help children, where 
     appropriate, return to families from which they have been 
     removed or be placed for adoption or legal guardianship.
       ``(b) Additional Requirements.--A State shall not receive a 
     grant under section 431(a) unless such State--
       ``(1) has completed an inventory of the type specified in 
     subsection (a)(1);
       ``(2) has implemented and is operating the program and 
     systems specified in subsection (a)(2); and
       ``(3) has implemented a preplacement preventive service 
     program designed to help children remain with their families.
       ``(c) Presumption for Expenditures.--Any amounts expended 
     by a State for the purpose of complying with the requirements 
     of subsection (a) or (b) shall be conclusively presumed to 
     have been expended for child welfare services.

     ``SEC. 436. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.

       ``(a) Annual Reports on State Child Welfare Goals.--On the 
     date that is 3 years after the effective date of this subpart 
     and annually thereafter, each State to which a grant is made 
     under section 431(a) shall submit to the Secretary a report 
     that contains quantitative information on the extent to which 
     the State is making progress toward achieving the goals of 
     the State child protection program.
       ``(b) State Data Reports.--
       ``(1) Biannual reports.--Each State to which a grant is 
     made under section 431(a) shall biannually submit to the 
     Secretary a report that includes the following information 
     with respect to each child within the State receiving 
     publicly-supported child welfare services under the State 
     program funded under this subpart:
       ``(A) Whether the child received services under the program 
     funded under this subpart.
       ``(B) The age, gender, and family income of the parents and 
     child.
       ``(C) The county of residence of the child.
       ``(D) Whether the child was removed from the family.
       ``(E) Whether the child entered foster care under the 
     responsibility of the State.
       ``(F) The type of out-of-home care in which the child was 
     placed (including institutional care, group home care, family 
     foster care, or relative placement).
       ``(G) The child's permanency planning goal, such as family 
     reunification, kinship care, adoption, or independent living.
       ``(H) Whether the child was released for adoption.
       ``(I) Whether the child exited from foster care, and, if 
     so, the reason for the exit, such as return to family, 
     placement with relatives, adoption, independent living, or 
     death.
       ``(J) Other information as required by the Secretary and 
     agreed to by a majority of the States, including information 
     necessary to ensure a that there is a smooth transition of 
     data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting 
     Systems and the National Center on Abuse and Neglect Data 
     System to the data reporting system required under this 
     section.
       ``(2) Annual reports.--Each State to which a grant is made 
     under section 431(a) shall annually submit to the Secretary a 
     report that includes the following information:
       ``(A) The number of children reported to the State during 
     the year as alleged victims of abuse or neglect.
       ``(B) The number of children for whom an investigation of 
     alleged maltreatment resulted in a determination of 
     substantiated abuse or neglect, the number for whom a report 
     of maltreatment was unsubstantiated, and the number for whom 
     a report of maltreatment was determined to be false.
       ``(C) The number of families that received preventive 
     services.
       ``(D) The number of infants abandoned during the year, the 
     number of such infants who were adopted, and the length of 
     time between abandonment and adoption.
       ``(E) The number of deaths of children resulting from child 
     abuse or neglect.
       ``(F) The number of deaths occurring while children were in 
     the custody of the State.
       ``(G) The number of children served by the State 
     independent living program.
       ``(H) Quantitative measurements demonstrating whether the 
     State is making progress toward the child protection goals 
     identified by the State.
       ``(I) The types of maltreatment suffered by victims of 
     child abuse and neglect.
       ``(J) The number of abused and neglected children receiving 
     services.
       ``(K) The average length of stay of children in out-of-home 
     care.
       ``(L) The response of the State to the findings and 
     recommendations of the citizen review panels established 
     under section 434.
       ``(M) Other information as required by the Secretary and 
     agreed to by a majority of the States, including information 
     necessary to ensure a that there is a smooth transition of 
     data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting 
     Systems and the National Center on Abuse and Neglect Data 
     System to the data reporting system required under this 
     section.
       ``(c) Authority of States to Use Estimates.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State may comply with a requirement to 
     provide precise numerical information described in subsection 
     (b) by submitting an estimate which is obtained through the 
     use of scientifically acceptable sampling methods.
       ``(2) Secretarial review of sampling methods.--The 
     Secretary shall periodically review the sampling methods used 
     by a State to comply with a requirement to provide 
     information described in subsection (b). The Secretary may 
     require a State to revise the sampling methods so used if 
     such methods do not meet scientific standards and shall 
     impose the penalty described in section 431(f)(4) upon a 
     State if a State has not complied with such requirements.
       ``(d) Scope of State Program Funded Under This Subpart.--As 
     used in subsection (b), the term `State program funded under 
     this subpart' includes any equivalent State program.

     ``SEC. 437. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this subpart, the following definitions 
     shall apply:
       ``(1) Administrative review.--The term `administrative 
     review' means a review open to the participation of the 
     parents of the child, conducted by a panel of appropriate 
     persons at least one of whom is not responsible for the case 
     management of, or the delivery of services to, either the 
     child or the parents who are the subject of the review.
       ``(2) Adoption assistance agreement.--The term `adoption 
     assistance agreement' means a written agreement, binding on 
     the parties to the agreement, between the State, other 
     relevant agencies, and the prospective adoptive parents of a 
     minor child which at a minimum--
       ``(A) specifies the nature and amount of any payments, 
     services, and assistance to be provided under such agreement; 
     and
       ``(B) stipulates that the agreement shall remain in effect 
     regardless of the State of which the adoptive parents are 
     residents at any given time.
     The agreement shall contain provisions for the protection 
     (under an interstate compact approved by the Secretary or 
     otherwise) of the interests of the child in cases where the 
     adoptive parents and child move to another State while the 
     agreement is effective.
       ``(3) Case plan.--The term `case plan' means a written 
     document which includes at least the following:
       ``(A) A description of the type of home or institution in 
     which a child is to be placed, including a discussion of the 
     appropriateness of the placement and how the agency which is 
     responsible for the child plans to carry out the voluntary 
     placement agreement entered into or judicial determination 
     made with respect to the child in accordance with section 
     432(a)(1).
       ``(B) A plan for assuring that the child receives proper 
     care and that services are provided to the parents, child, 
     and foster parents in order to improve the conditions in the 
     parents' home, facilitate return of the child to his or her 
     own home or the permanent placement of the child, and address 
     the needs of the child while in foster care, including a 
     discussion of the appropriateness of the services that have 
     been provided to the child under the plan.

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       ``(C) To the extent available and accessible, the health 
     and education records of the child, including--
       ``(i) the names and addresses of the child's health and 
     educational providers;
       ``(ii) the child's grade level performance;
       ``(iii) the child's school record;
       ``(iv) assurances that the child's placement in foster care 
     takes into account proximity to the school in which the child 
     is enrolled at the time of placement;
       ``(v) a record of the child's immunizations;
       ``(vi) the child's known medical problems;
       ``(vii) the child's medications; and
       ``(viii) any other relevant health and education 
     information concerning the child determined to be appropriate 
     by the State.
     Where appropriate, for a child age 16 or over, the case plan 
     must also include a written description of the programs and 
     services which will help such child prepare for the 
     transition from foster care to independent living.
       ``(4) Case review system.--The term `case review system' 
     means a procedure for assuring that--
       ``(A) each child has a case plan designed to achieve 
     placement in the least restrictive (most family like) and 
     most appropriate setting available and in close proximity to 
     the parents' home, consistent with the best interest and 
     special needs of the child, which--
       ``(i) if the child has been placed in a foster family home 
     or child-care institution a substantial distance from the 
     home of the parents of the child, or in a State different 
     from the State in which such home is located, sets forth the 
     reasons why such placement is in the best interests of the 
     child; and
       ``(ii) if the child has been placed in foster care outside 
     the State in which the home of the parents of the child is 
     located, requires that, periodically, but not less frequently 
     than every 12 months, a caseworker on the staff of the State 
     in which the home of the parents of the child is located, or 
     of the State in which the child has been placed, visit such 
     child in such home or institution and submit a report on such 
     visit to the State in which the home of the parents of the 
     child is located;
       ``(B) the status of each child is reviewed periodically but 
     no less frequently than once every 6 months by either a court 
     or by administrative review (as defined in paragraph (1)) in 
     order to determine the continuing necessity for and 
     appropriateness of the placement, the extent of compliance 
     with the case plan, and the extent of progress which has been 
     made toward alleviating or mitigating the causes 
     necessitating placement in foster care, and to project a 
     likely date by which the child may be returned to the home or 
     placed for adoption or legal guardianship;
       ``(C) with respect to each such child, procedural 
     safeguards will be applied, among other things, to assure 
     each child in foster care under the supervision of the State 
     of a dispositional hearing to be held, in a family or 
     juvenile court or another court (including a tribal court) of 
     competent jurisdiction, or by an administrative body 
     appointed or approved by the court, no later than 18 months 
     after the original placement (and not less frequently than 
     every 12 months thereafter during the continuation of foster 
     care), which hearing shall determine the future status of the 
     child (including whether the child should be returned to the 
     parent, should be continued in foster care for a specified 
     period, should be placed for adoption, or should (because of 
     the child's special needs or circumstances) be continued in 
     foster care on a permanent or long-term basis) and, in the 
     case of a child described in subparagraph (A)(ii), whether 
     the out-of-State placement continues to be appropriate and in 
     the best interests of the child, and, in the case of a child 
     who has attained age 16, the services needed to assist the 
     child to make the transition from foster care to independent 
     living; and procedural safeguards shall also be applied with 
     respect to parental rights pertaining to the removal of the 
     child from the home of his parents, to a change in the 
     child's placement, and to any determination affecting 
     visitation privileges of parents; and
       ``(D) a child's health and education record (as described 
     in paragraph (3)(C)) is reviewed and updated, and supplied to 
     the foster parent or foster care provider with whom the child 
     is placed, at the time of each placement of the child in 
     foster care.
       ``(5) Child-care institution.--The term `child-care 
     institution' means a private child-care institution, or a 
     public child-care institution which accommodates no more than 
     25 children, which is licensed by the State in which it is 
     situated or has been approved, by the agency of such State 
     responsible for licensing or approval of institutions of this 
     type, as meeting the standards established for such 
     licensing, but the term shall not include detention 
     facilities, forestry camps, training schools, or any other 
     facility operated primarily for the detention of children who 
     are determined to be delinquent.
       ``(6) Foster care maintenance payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `foster care maintenance 
     payments' means payments to cover the cost of (and the cost 
     of providing) food, clothing, shelter, daily supervision, 
     school supplies, a child's personal incidentals, liability 
     insurance with respect to a child, and reasonable travel to 
     the child's home for visitation. In the case of institutional 
     care, such term shall include the reasonable costs of 
     administration and operation of such institution as are 
     necessarily required to provide the items described in the 
     preceding sentence.
       ``(B) Special rule.--In cases where--
       ``(i) a child placed in a foster family home or child-care 
     institution is the parent of a son or daughter who is in the 
     same home or institution; and
       ``(ii) payments described in subparagraph (A) are being 
     made under this subpart with respect to such child,
     the foster care maintenance payments made with respect to 
     such child as otherwise determined under subparagraph (A) 
     shall also include such amounts as may be necessary to cover 
     the cost of the items described in that subparagraph with 
     respect to such son or daughter.
       ``(7) Foster family home.--The term `foster family home' 
     means a foster family home for children which is licensed by 
     the State in which it is situated or has been approved, by 
     the agency of such State having responsibility for licensing 
     homes of this type, as meeting the standards established for 
     such licensing.
       ``(8) State.--The term `State' means the 50 States and the 
     District of Columbia.
       ``(9) Voluntary placement.--The term `voluntary placement' 
     means an out-of-home placement of a minor, by or with 
     participation of the State, after the parents or guardians of 
     the minor have requested the assistance of the State and 
     signed a voluntary placement agreement.
       ``(10) Voluntary placement agreement.--The term `voluntary 
     placement agreement' means a written agreement, binding on 
     the parties to the agreement, between the State, any other 
     agency acting on its behalf, and the parents or guardians of 
     a minor child which specifies, at a minimum, the legal status 
     of the child and the rights and obligations of the parents or 
     guardians, the child, and the agency while the child is in 
     placement.''.

     SEC. 12702. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Repeal of Part E of Title IV of the Social Security 
     Act.--Part E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 671-679) is hereby repealed.
       (b) Repeal of Section 13712 of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993.--Section 13712 of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is 
     hereby repealed.
       (c) Repeal of Section 435.--Section 435 of the Social 
     Security Act, as amended by section 12701, is repealed on 
     April 1, 1996.

     SEC. 12703. EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION RULE.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subtitle, this subtitle and the amendments made by this 
     subtitle shall take effect as if enacted on October 1, 1995.
       (b) Transition Rule.--
       (1) State option to continue programs.--
       (A) 9-month extension.--A State may continue the State 
     programs under subpart 2 of part B and part E of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act, as in effect on September 30, 1995 
     (for purposes of this paragraph, the ``State programs'') 
     until June 30, 1996.
       (B) No individual or family entitlement under continued 
     state programs.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     or any rule of law, no individual or family is entitled to 
     aid under the State programs of any State on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (C) Limitations on federal obligations.--If a State elects 
     to continue the State programs pursuant to subparagraph (A), 
     the total obligations of the Federal Government to the State 
     under subpart 2 of part B and part E of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (as such subpart and part are in effect 
     on September 30, 1995) after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act shall not exceed an amount equal to--

       (I) the grant to the State under section 431(a) (as in 
     effect pursuant to the amendment made by section 12701 of 
     this Act)); minus
       (II) any obligations of the Federal Government to the State 
     under such subpart and part (as in effect on September 30, 
     1995) with respect to expenditures by the State during the 
     period that begins on October 1, 1995, and ends on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act.

       (D) Submission of state plan for fiscal year 1996 deemed 
     acceptance of grant limitations and formula.--The submission 
     of a plan by a State under section 430(a) of the Social 
     Security Act (as in effect pursuant to the amendment made by 
     section 12701 of this Act) for fiscal year 1996 is deemed to 
     constitute the State's acceptance of the grant reduction 
     under subparagraph (C) of this paragraph (including the 
     formula for computing the amount of the reduction).
       (2) Claims, actions, and proceedings.--The amendments made 
     by this subtitle shall not apply with respect to--
       (A) powers, duties, functions, rights, claims, penalties, 
     or obligations applicable to aid, assistance, or services 
     provided before the effective date of this subtitle under the 
     provisions amended; and
       (B) administrative actions and proceedings commenced before 
     such date, or authorized before such date to be commenced, 
     under such provisions.
       (3) Closing out account for those programs terminated or 
     substantially modified by this subtitle.--In closing out 
     accounts, Federal and State officials may use scientifically 
     acceptable statistical sampling techniques. Claims made under 
     programs which are repealed or substantially amended in this 
     subtitle and which involve State expenditures in cases where 
     assistance or services were provided during a prior fiscal 
     year, shall be treated as expenditures during fiscal year 
     1995 for purposes of reimbursement even if payment was made 
     by a State on or after October 1, 1995. States shall complete 
     the fil

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     ing of all claims no later than September 30, 1997. Federal 
     department heads shall--
       (A) use the single audit procedure to review and resolve 
     any claims in connection with the close out of programs; and
       (B) reimburse States for any payments made for assistance 
     or services provided during a prior fiscal year from funds 
     for fiscal year 1995, rather than the funds authorized by 
     this subtitle.
                         Subtitle H--Child Care

     SEC. 12801. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES.

       (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the ``Child 
     Care and Development Block Grant Amendments of 1995''.
       (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, 
     whenever in this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed 
     in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other 
     provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.).

     SEC. 12802. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND ENTITLEMENT 
                   AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 658B (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 658B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     subchapter $1,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.''.
       (b) Social Security Act.--Part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act (as amended by section 12101) is amended by 
     adding at the end thereof the following new section:

     ``SEC. 418. FUNDING FOR CHILD CARE.

       ``(a) General Child Care Entitlement.--
       ``(1) General entitlement.--Subject to the amount 
     appropriated under paragraph (3), each State shall, for the 
     purpose of providing child care assistance, be entitled to 
     payments under a grant under this subsection for a fiscal 
     year in an amount equal to--
       ``(A) the sum of the total amounts of Federal payments for 
     fiscal year 1994 to the State under section--
       ``(i) 402(g)(3)(A) of this Act (as such section was in 
     effect before October 1, 1995) for amounts expended for child 
     care pursuant to paragraph (1) of such section;
       ``(ii) 403(l)(1)(A) of this Act (as so in effect) for 
     amounts expended for child care pursuant to section 
     402(g)(1)(A) of this Act, in the case of a State with respect 
     to which section 1108 of this Act applies; and
       ``(iii) 403(n) of this Act (as so in effect) for child care 
     services pursuant to section 402(i) of this Act; or
       ``(B) the average of the sum of the total amount of Federal 
     payments for each of the fiscal years 1992 through 1994 to 
     the State under the sections referred to in subparagraph (A);
     whichever is greater.
       ``(2) Remainder.--
       ``(A) Grants.--The Secretary shall use any amounts 
     appropriated for a fiscal year under paragraph (3), and 
     remaining after grants are awarded under paragraph (1), to 
     make grants to States under this paragraph.
       ``(B) Amount.--Subject to subparagraph (C), the amount of a 
     grant awarded to a State for a fiscal year under this 
     paragraph shall be based on the formula used for determining 
     the amount of Federal payments to the State for fiscal year 
     1994 under section 403(n) (as such section was in effect 
     before October 1, 1995) for child care services pursuant to 
     section 402(i) as such amount relates to the total amount of 
     such Federal payments to all States for such fiscal year.
       ``(C) Matching requirement.--The Secretary shall pay to 
     each eligible State in a fiscal year an amount, under a grant 
     under subparagraph (A), equal to the Federal medical 
     assistance percentage for such State for fiscal year 1995 (as 
     defined in section 1905(b)) of so much of the expenditures by 
     the State for child care in such year as exceed the State 
     set-aside for such State under subparagraph (A) for such year 
     and the amount of State expenditures in fiscal year 1995 that 
     equal the non-Federal share for the programs described in 
     subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C) of paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Appropriation.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated, and there is appropriated, to carry out this 
     section--
       ``(A) $1,170,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(B) $1,240,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(C) $1,320,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(D) $1,400,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(E) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(F) $1,625,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
       ``(G) $1,745,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       ``(4) Redistribution.--With respect to any fiscal year, if 
     the Secretary determines that amounts under any grant awarded 
     to a State under this subsection for such fiscal year will 
     not be used by such State for carrying out the purpose for 
     which the grant is made, the Secretary shall make such 
     amounts available for carrying out such purpose to 1 or more 
     other States which apply for such funds to the extent the 
     Secretary determines that such other States will be able to 
     use such additional amounts for carrying out such purpose. 
     Such available amounts shall be redistributed to a State 
     pursuant to section 402(i) (as such section was in effect 
     before October 1, 1995) by substituting `the number of 
     children residing in all States applying for such funds' for 
     `the number of children residing in the United States in the 
     second preceding fiscal year'. Any amount made available to a 
     State from an appropriation for a fiscal year in accordance 
     with the preceding sentence shall, for purposes of this part, 
     be regarded as part of such State's payment (as determined 
     under this subsection) for such year.
       ``(b) Use of funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts received by a State under this 
     section shall only be used to provide child care assistance.
       ``(2) Use for certain populations.--A State shall ensure 
     that not less than 70 percent of the total amount of funds 
     received by the State in a fiscal year under this section are 
     used to provide child care assistance to families who are 
     receiving assistance under a State program under this part, 
     families who are attempting through work activities to 
     transition off of such assistance program, and families who 
     are at risk of becoming dependent on such assistance program.
       ``(c) Application of Child Care and Development Block Grant 
     Act.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts 
     provided to a State under this section shall be transferred 
     to the lead agency under the Child Care and Development Block 
     Grant Act, integrated by the State into the programs 
     established by the State under such Act, and be subject to 
     requirements and limitations of such Act.
       ``(d) Transition Rule.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts obligated to a State under this 
     section for fiscal year 1996 shall not exceed--
       ``(A) the amount for which a State is eligible under this 
     section for such fiscal year; less
       ``(B) the amounts obligated to the State for such fiscal 
     year under the provisions of law referred to in subsection 
     (a)(1)(A) (as such provisions were in effect on the day 
     before the date of enactment of this section).
       ``(2) Acceptance of limitation.--The submission of a plan 
     by a State under section 401(a) for fiscal year 1996 is 
     deemed to constitute the State's acceptance of the grant 
     reductions under paragraph (1). If amounts are provided to a 
     State under this section prior to the submission of such a 
     State plan, the acceptance of such amounts by the State shall 
     constitute the State's acceptance of such reductions.''.

     SEC. 12803. LEAD AGENCY.

       Section 658D(b) (42 U.S.C. 9858b(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``State'' the first 
     place that such appears and inserting ``governmental or 
     nongovernmental''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``with sufficient 
     time and Statewide distribution of the notice of such 
     hearing,'' after ``hearing in the State''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the second sentence.

     SEC. 12804. APPLICATION AND PLAN.

       Section 658E (42 U.S.C. 9858c) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``implemented--'' and all that follows 
     through ``(2)'' and inserting ``implemented''; and
       (B) by striking ``for subsequent State plans'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) in clause (i) by striking ``, other than through 
     assistance provided under paragraph (3)(C),''; and
       (II) by striking ``except'' and all that follows through 
     ``1992'', and inserting ``and provide a detailed description 
     of the procedures the State will implement to carry out the 
     requirements of this subparagraph'';

       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``Provide assurances'' and inserting 
     ``Certify''; and
       (II) by inserting before the period at the end ``and 
     provide a detailed description of such procedures'';

       (iii) in subparagraph (C)--

       (I) by striking ``Provide assurances'' and inserting 
     ``Certify''; and
       (II) by inserting before the period at the end ``and 
     provide a detailed description of how such record is 
     maintained and is made available'';

       (iv) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
       ``(D) Consumer education information.--Certify that the 
     State will collect and disseminate to parents of eligible 
     children and the general public, consumer education 
     information that will promote informed child care choices.'';
       (v) in subparagraph (E), to read as follows:
       ``(E) Compliance with state licensing requirements.--
       ``(i) In general.--Certify that the State has in effect 
     licensing requirements applicable to child care services 
     provided within the State, and provide a detailed description 
     of such requirements and of how such requirements are 
     effectively enforced. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall 
     be construed to require that licensing requirements be 
     applied to specific types of providers of child care 
     services.
       ``(ii) Uniform application of requirements.--A 
     certification under clause (i) shall include an assurance by 
     the State that the State shall apply all such licensing 
     requirements in a uniform manner to child care providers of 
     the same type regardless of whether a child care provider is 
     receiving assistance under this subchapter. Nothing in this 
     subchapter shall be construed to require that a State apply, 
     or prohibit a State from applying, licensing requirements 
     with respect to a particular type of child care.
       ``(iii) Indian tribes and tribal organizations.--In lieu of 
     any licensing and regulatory requirements applicable under 
     State and local law, the Secretary, in consultation

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     with Indian tribes and tribal organizations, shall develop 
     minimum child care standards (that appropriately reflect 
     tribal needs and available resources) that shall be 
     applicable to Indian tribes and tribal organization receiving 
     assistance under this subchapter.''; and
       (vi) by striking subparagraphs (F), (G), (H), (I), and (J) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(F) Meeting the needs of certain populations.--
     Demonstrate the manner in which the State will meet the 
     specific child care needs of families who are receiving 
     assistance under a State program under part A of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act, families who are attempting through 
     work activities to transition off of such assistance program, 
     and families who are at risk of becoming dependent on such 
     assistance program.'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(B) and (C)'' and 
     inserting ``(B) through (D)'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``.--Subject to the reservation contained 
     in subparagraph (C), the'' and inserting ``and related 
     activities.--The'';
       (II) in clause (i) by striking ``; and'' at the end and 
     inserting a period;
       (III) by striking ``for--'' and all that follows through 
     ``section 658E(c)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``for child care 
     services on sliding fee scale basis, activities that improve 
     the quality or availability of such services, and any other 
     activity that the State deems appropriate''; and
       (IV) by striking clause (ii);

       (iii) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
       ``(C) Limitation on administrative costs.--Not more than 3 
     percent of the aggregate amount of funds available to the 
     State to carry out this subchapter by a State in each fiscal 
     year may be expended for administrative costs incurred by 
     such State to carry out all of its functions and duties under 
     this subchapter. As used in the preceding sentence, the term 
     `administrative costs' shall not include the costs of 
     providing direct services.''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(D) Assistance for certain families.--A State shall 
     ensure that a substantial portion of the amounts available 
     (after the State has complied with the requirement of section 
     419(b)(2) of the Social Security Act) to the State to carry 
     out activities this subchapter in each fiscal year is used to 
     provide assistance to low-income working families other than 
     families described in paragraph (2)(F).''; and 419(b)(2)
       (C) in paragraph (4)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``provide assurances'' and inserting 
     ``certify'';
       (ii) in the first sentence by inserting ``and shall provide 
     a summary of the facts relied on by the State to determine 
     that such rates are sufficient to ensure such access'' before 
     the period; and
       (iii) by striking the last sentence.

     SEC. 12805. LIMITATION ON STATE ALLOTMENTS.

       Section 658F(b) (42 U.S.C. 9858d(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``No'' and inserting 
     ``Except as provided for in section 658O(c)(6), no''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``referred to in section 
     658E(c)(2)(F)''.

     SEC. 12806. ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE.

       Section 658G (42 U.S.C. 9858e) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 658G. ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE.

       ``A State that receives financial assistance under this 
     subchapter, shall use not less than 3 percent of the total 
     amounts received in each fiscal year for activities that are 
     designed to provide comprehensive consumer education to 
     parents and the public, activities that increase parental 
     choice, and activities designed to improve the quality and 
     availability of child care (such as resource and referral 
     services).''.

     SEC. 12807. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.

       Section 658I(b) (42 U.S.C. 9858g(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, and shall have'' and 
     all that follows through ``(2)'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).

     SEC. 12808. PAYMENTS.

       Section 658J(c) (42 U.S.C. 9858h(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``expended'' and inserting ``obligated''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``3 fiscal years'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     year''.

     SEC. 12809. ANNUAL REPORT AND AUDITS.

       Section 658K (42 U.S.C. 9858i) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by striking ``annual report'' 
     and inserting ``reports'';
       (2) in subsection (a), to read as follows:
       ``(a) Reports.--
       ``(1) Collection of information by states.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State that receives funds to carry out 
     this subchapter shall collect the information described in 
     subparagraph (B) on a monthly basis.
       ``(B) Required information.--The information required under 
     this subparagraph shall include, with respect to a family 
     unit receiving assistance under this subchapter information 
     concerning--
       ``(i) family income;
       ``(ii) county of residence;
       ``(iii) the gender and age of children receiving such 
     assistance;
       ``(iv) whether the family includes only 1 parent;
       ``(v) the sources of family income, including the amount 
     obtained from (and separately identified)--

       ``(I) employment, including self-employment;
       ``(II) cash or other assistance under part A of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act;
       ``(III) housing assistance;
       ``(IV) assistance under the Food Stamp Act of 1977; and
       ``(V) other assistance programs;

       ``(vi) the number of months the family has received 
     benefits;
       ``(vii) the type of child care in which the child was 
     enrolled (such as family child care, home care, or center-
     based child care);
       ``(viii) whether the child care provider involved was a 
     relative;
       ``(ix) the cost of child care for such families; and
       ``(x) the average hours per week of such care;
     during the period for which such information is required to 
     be submitted.
       ``(C) Submission to secretary.--A State described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall, on a quarterly basis, submit the 
     information required to be collected under subparagraph (B) 
     to the Secretary.
       ``(D) Sampling.--The Secretary may disapprove the 
     information collected by a State under this paragraph if the 
     State uses sampling methods to collect such information.
       ``(2) Biannual reports.--Not later than December 31, 
     following the end of the first fiscal year with respect to 
     which the amendments made by the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grants Amendments of 1995 apply, and every 6 months 
     thereafter, a State described in paragraph (1)(A) shall 
     prepare and submit to the Secretary a report that includes 
     aggregate data concerning--
       ``(A) the number of child care providers that received 
     funding under this subchapter as separately identified based 
     on the types of providers listed in section 658Q(5);
       ``(B) the monthly cost of child care services, and the 
     portion of such cost that is paid for with assistance 
     provided under this subchapter, listed by the type of child 
     care services provided;
       ``(C) the number of payments made by the State through 
     vouchers, contracts, cash, and disregards under public 
     benefit programs, listed by the type of child care services 
     provided;
       ``(D) the manner in which consumer education information 
     was provided to parents and the number of parents to whom 
     such information was provided; and
       ``(E) the total number (without duplication) of children 
     and families served under this subchapter;
     during the period for which such report is required to be 
     submitted.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``a application'' and 
     inserting ``an application'';
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``any agency administering 
     activities that receive'' and inserting ``the State that 
     receives''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4) by striking ``entitles'' and inserting 
     ``entitled''.

     SEC. 12810. ALLOTMENTS.

       Section 658O (42 U.S.C. 9858m) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)
       (i) by striking ``Possessions'' and inserting 
     ``possessions'';
       (ii) by inserting ``and'' after ``States,''; and
       (iii) by striking ``, and the Trust Territory of the 
     Pacific Islands''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``3 percent of the amount 
     appropriated under section 658B'' and inserting ``1 percent 
     of the aggregate amount of funds available to the State to 
     carry out this subchapter'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (5) by striking ``our'' and inserting 
     ``out''; and
       (B) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) Construction or Renovation of Facilities.--
       ``(A) Request for use of funds.--An Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization may submit to the Secretary a request to use 
     amounts provided under this subsection for construction or 
     renovation purposes.
       ``(B) Determination.--With respect to a request submitted 
     under subparagraph (A), and except as provided in 
     subparagraph (C), upon a determination by the Secretary that 
     adequate facilities are not otherwise available to an Indian 
     tribe or tribal organization to enable such tribe or 
     organization to carry out child care programs in accordance 
     with this subchapter, and that the lack of such facilities 
     will inhibit the operation of such programs in the future, 
     the Secretary may permit the tribe or organization to use 
     assistance provided under this subsection to make payments 
     for the construction or renovation of facilities that will be 
     used to carry out such programs.
       ``(C) Limitation.--The Secretary may not permit an Indian 
     tribe or tribal organization to use amounts provided under 
     this subsection for construction or renovation if such use 
     will result in a decrease in the level of child care services 
     provided by the tribe or organization as compared to the 
     level of such services provided by the tribe or organization 
     in the fiscal year preceding the year for which the 
     determination under subparagraph (A) is being made.
       ``(D) Uniform procedures.--The Secretary shall develop and 
     implement uniform procedures for the solicitation and 
     consideration of requests under this paragraph.''; and

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       (3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end thereof the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Indian tribes or tribal organizations.--Any portion 
     of a grant or contract made to an Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization under subsection (c) that the Secretary 
     determines is not being used in a manner consistent with the 
     provision of this subchapter in the period for which the 
     grant or contract is made available, shall be allotted by the 
     Secretary to other tribes or organizations that have 
     submitted applications under subsection (c) in accordance 
     with their respective needs.''.

     SEC. 12811. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 658P (42 U.S.C. 9858n) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), in the first sentence by inserting 
     ``or as a deposit for child care services if such a deposit 
     is required of other children being cared for by the 
     provider'' after ``child care services''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (3);
       (3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``75 percent'' and 
     inserting ``85 percent'';
       (4) in paragraph (5)(B)--
       (A) by inserting ``great grandchild, sibling (if such 
     provider lives in a separate residence),'' after 
     ``grandchild,'';
       (B) by striking ``is registered and''; and
       (C) by striking ``State'' and inserting ``applicable''.
       (5) by striking paragraph (10);
       (6) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by inserting ``or'' after ``Samoa,''; and
       (B) by striking ``, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
     Islands'';
       (7) in paragraph (14)--
       (A) by striking ``The term'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--The term''; and
       (B) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) Other organizations.--Such term includes a Native 
     Hawaiian Organization, as defined in section 4009(4) of the 
     Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and 
     Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 (20 U.S.C. 
     4909(4)) and a private nonprofit organization established for 
     the purpose of serving youth who are Indians or Native 
     Hawaiians.''.
                  Subtitle I--Child Nutrition Programs

                  CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT

     SEC. 12901. TERMINATION OF ADDITIONAL PAYMENT FOR LUNCHES 
                   SERVED IN HIGH FREE AND REDUCED PRICE 
                   PARTICIPATION SCHOOLS.

       Section 4(b)(2) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1753(b)(2)) is amended by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``for the 1995 school year and 1 cent more 
     for each of the 1996 and 1997 school years''.

     SEC. 12902. DIRECT FEDERAL EXPENDITURES.

       (a) Administrative Expenses.--Section 6(a) of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755(a)) is amended by striking 
     the second and fourth sentences.
       (b) Amount of Commodity Assistance.--Section 6(e) of the 
     Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (E); and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the second sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``Each State agency shall offer and 
     equitably distribute commodities among schools participating 
     in the school lunch program.''.
       (c) Breakfast Commodity Assistance.--Section 6 of the Act 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (f); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).
       (d) Commodity Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--Section 6(f) of the Act (as redesignated 
     by subsection (c)) is amended by striking ``12 percent'' and 
     inserting ``8 percent''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall become effective on July 1, 1996.

     SEC. 12903. VALUE OF FOOD ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 6(e)(1) of the National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755(e)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in the first sentence--
       (i) by inserting ``for free and reduced price meals'' after 
     ``thereof,'';
       (ii) by striking ``11 cents'' and inserting ``14.5 cents''; 
     and
       (iii) by striking ``1982'' and inserting ``1998''; and
       (B) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``The national average value of donated foods, or cash 
     payments in lieu thereof, for paid meals, shall be 12 cents, 
     adjusted on July 1, 2001, and each July 1 thereafter to 
     reflect changes in the Price Index for Food Used in Schools 
     and Institutions.''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Adjustments.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (A), 
     the value of food assistance for each meal shall be adjusted 
     each July 1 by the annual percentage change in a 3-month 
     average value of the Price Index for Foods Used in Schools 
     and Institutions for March, April, and May each year.
       ``(ii) Method of adjustments.--Except as otherwise provided 
     in this subparagraph, in the case of each school year, the 
     Secretary shall--

       ``(I) base the adjustment made under clause (i) on the 
     amount of the unrounded adjustment for the preceding school 
     year;
       ``(II) adjust the resulting amount in accordance with 
     clause (i); and
       ``(III) round the result to the nearest lower cent 
     increment.

       ``(iii) Adjustment on january 1, 1996.--On January 1, 1996, 
     the Secretary shall adjust the value of food assistance for 
     all meals for the remainder of the school year by rounding 
     the previously established value of food assistance to the 
     nearest lower cent increment.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a)(1) shall become effective on July 1, 1996.

     SEC. 12904. REDUCED PRICE LUNCHES.

       (a) Maximum Price.--Section 9(b)(3) of the National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in the last sentence, by striking ``The'' and inserting 
     ``Except as provided in the succeeding 2 sentences, the''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of 
     the school year beginning July 1, 2000, the price charged for 
     a reduced price lunch shall not exceed 45 cents. In the case 
     of the school year beginning July 1, 2001, and each school 
     year thereafter, the price charged for a reduced price lunch 
     shall not exceed 50 cents.''.
       (b) Reduced Price Meal Payment.--Section 11(a)(2) of the 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``cents and the'' and inserting ``cents. 
     Except as provided in the succeeding 2 sentences, the''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of 
     the school year beginning July 1, 2000, the special 
     assistance factor for reduced price lunches shall be 45 cents 
     less than the special assistance factor for free lunches. In 
     the case of the school year beginning July 1, 2001, and each 
     school year thereafter, the special assistance factor for 
     reduced price lunches shall be 50 cents less than the special 
     assistance factor for free lunches.''.

     SEC. 12905. LUNCHES, BREAKFASTS, AND SUPPLEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 11(a)(3)(B) of the National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(3)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by designating the second and third sentences as 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (D) (as so designated) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(D) Rounding.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, in the case of each school year, the Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(i) base the adjustment made under this paragraph on the 
     amount of the unrounded adjustment for the preceding school 
     year;
       ``(ii) adjust the resulting amount in accordance with 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C); and
       ``(iii) round the result to the nearest lower cent 
     increment.
       ``(E) Adjustment on january 1 and july 1, 1996.--The 
     Secretary shall adjust the rates for breakfasts and 
     supplements on January 1, 1996, for the remainder of the 
     school year, and shall adjust the rates for lunches on July 
     1, 1996, by rounding the previously established rates to the 
     nearest lower cent increment.
       ``(F) Adjustment for 24-month period beginning july 1, 
     1996.--In the case of the 24-month period beginning July 1, 
     1996, the national average payment rates for paid lunches, 
     paid breakfasts, and paid supplements shall be the same as 
     the national average payment rate for paid lunches, paid 
     breakfasts, and paid supplements, respectively, for the 
     school year beginning July 1, 1995, rounded to the nearest 
     lower cent increment.
       ``(G) Adjustment for school year beginning july 1, 1998.--
     In the case of the school year beginning July 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(i) base the adjustments made under this paragraph for--

       ``(I) paid lunches and paid breakfasts on the amount of the 
     unrounded adjustment for paid lunches for the school year 
     beginning July 1, 1995; and
       ``(II) paid supplements on the amount of the unrounded 
     adjustment for paid supplements for the school year beginning 
     July 1, 1995;

       ``(ii) adjust each resulting amount in accordance with 
     subparagraph (C); and
       ``(iii) round each result to the nearest lower cent 
     increment.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall become effective on January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 12906. SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--Section 13(a) of the 
     National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``initiate, 
     maintain, and expand'' and insert ``initiate and maintain''; 
     and
       (B) in subparagraph (E) of the second sentence, by striking 
     ``the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,''; and
       (2) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ``Except as provided 
     in subparagraph (C), private'' and inserting ``Private''.
       (b) Service Institutions.--Section 13(b) of the Act is 
     amended by striking ``(b)(1)'' and all that follows through 
     the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Service Institutions.--
       ``(1) Payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, payments to service institutions shall equal the 
     full cost of food service operations (which cost shall 
     include the costs of obtaining, preparing, and serving food, 
     but shall not include administrative costs).
       ``(B) Maximum amounts.--Subject to subparagraph (C), 
     payments to any institution under subparagraph (A) shall not 
     exceed--
       ``(i) $1.82 for each lunch and supper served;
       ``(ii) $1.13 for each breakfast served; and

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       ``(iii) 46 cents for each meal supplement served.
       ``(C) Adjustments.--Amounts specified in subparagraph (B) 
     shall be adjusted each January 1 to the nearest lower cent 
     increment in accordance with the changes for the 12-month 
     period ending the preceding November 30 in the series for 
     food away from home of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
     Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 
     Department of Labor. Each adjustment shall be based on the 
     unrounded adjustment for the prior 12-month period.''.
       (c) Administration of Service Institutions.--Section 
     13(b)(2) of the Act is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``four meals'' and 
     inserting ``3 meals, or 2 meals and 1 supplement,''; and
       (2) by striking the second sentence.
       (d) Reimbursements.--Section 13(c)(2) of the Act is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (A);
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) in the first sentence--
       (i) by striking ``, and such higher education 
     institutions,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``without application'' and inserting 
     ``upon showing residence in areas in which poor economic 
     conditions exist''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``The higher 
     education institutions referred to in the preceding sentence 
     shall be eligible to participate in the program under this 
     paragraph without application.'';
       (3) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ``severe need''; 
     and
       (4) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (E), as so 
     amended, as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively.
       (e) Permitting Offer Versus Serve.--Section 13(f) of the 
     Act is amended--
       (1) by redesignating the first through seventh sentences as 
     paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Offer versus serve.--A school food authority 
     participating as a service institution may permit a child 
     attending a site on school premises operated directly by the 
     authority to refuse not more than 1 item of a meal that the 
     child does not intend to consume. A refusal of an offered 
     food item shall not affect the amount of payments made under 
     this section to a school for the meal.''.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
     shall become effective on January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 12907. CHILD CARE FOOD PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--Section 17 of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``and adult''; and
       (2) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``initiate, maintain, and expand'' and inserting ``initiate 
     and maintain''.
       (b) Payments to Sponsor Employees.--Paragraph (2) of the 
     last sentence of section 17(a) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) in the case of a family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organization that employs more than 1 employee, 
     the organization does not base payments to an employee of the 
     organization on the number of family or group day care homes 
     recruited, managed, or monitored.''.
       (c) Technical Assistance.--The last sentence of section 
     17(d)(1) of the Act is amended by striking ``, and shall 
     provide technical assistance'' and all that follows through 
     ``its application''.
       (d) Reimbursement of Child Care Institutions.--Section 
     17(f)(2)(B) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(2)(B)) is amended 
     by striking ``two meals and two supplements or three meals 
     and one supplement'' and inserting ``two meals and one 
     supplement''.
       (e) Improved Targeting of Day Care Home Reimbursements.--
       (1) Restructured day care home reimbursements.--Section 
     17(f)(3) of the Act is amended by striking ``(3)(A) 
     Institutions'' and all that follows through the end of 
     subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Reimbursement of family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organizations.--
       ``(A) Reimbursement factor.--
       ``(i) In general.--An institution that participates in the 
     program under this section as a family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organization shall be provided, for payment to a 
     home sponsored by the organization, reimbursement factors in 
     accordance with this subparagraph for the cost of obtaining 
     and preparing food and prescribed labor costs involved in 
     providing meals under this section.
       ``(ii) Tier i family or group day care homes.--

       ``(I) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `tier I 
     family or group day care home' means--

       ``(aa) a family or group day care home that is located in a 
     geographic area, as defined by the Secretary based on census 
     data, in which at least 50 percent of the children residing 
     in the area are members of households whose incomes meet the 
     income eligibility guidelines for free or reduced price meals 
     under section 9;
       ``(bb) a family or group day care home that is located in 
     an area served by a school enrolling elementary students in 
     which at least 50 percent of the total number of children 
     enrolled are certified eligible to receive free or reduced 
     price school meals under this Act or the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.); or
       ``(cc) a family or group day care home that is operated by 
     a provider whose household meets the income eligibility 
     guidelines for free or reduced price meals under section 9 
     and whose income is verified by the sponsoring organization 
     of the home under regulations established by the Secretary.

       ``(II) Reimbursement.--Except as provided in subclause 
     (III), a tier I family or group day care home shall be 
     provided reimbursement factors under this clause without a 
     requirement for documentation of the costs described in 
     clause (i), except that reimbursement shall not be provided 
     under this subclause for meals or supplements served to the 
     children of a person acting as a family or group day care 
     home provider unless the children meet the income eligibility 
     guidelines for free or reduced price meals under section 9.
       ``(III) Factors.--Except as provided in subclause (IV), the 
     reimbursement factors applied to a home referred to in 
     subclause (II) shall be the factors in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this subclause.
       ``(IV) Adjustments.--The reimbursement factors under this 
     subparagraph shall be adjusted on August 1, 1996, July 1, 
     1997, and each July 1 thereafter, to reflect changes in the 
     Consumer Price Index for food at home for the most recent 12-
     month period for which the data are available. The 
     reimbursement factors under this subparagraph shall be 
     rounded to the nearest lower cent increment and based on the 
     unrounded adjustment in effect on June 30 of the preceding 
     school year.

       ``(iii) Tier ii family or group day care homes.--

       ``(I) In general.--

       ``(aa) Factors.--Except as provided in subclause (II), with 
     respect to meals or supplements served under this clause by a 
     family or group day care home that does not meet the criteria 
     set forth in clause (ii)(I), the reimbursement factors shall 
     be 90 cents for lunches and suppers, 25 cents for breakfasts, 
     and 10 cents for supplements.
       ``(bb) Adjustments.--The factors shall be adjusted on July 
     1, 1997, and each July 1 thereafter, to reflect changes in 
     the Consumer Price Index for food at home for the most recent 
     12-month period for which the data are available. The 
     reimbursement factors under this item shall be rounded down 
     to the nearest lower cent increment and based on the 
     unrounded adjustment for the preceding 12-month period.
       ``(cc) Reimbursement.--A family or group day care home 
     shall be provided reimbursement factors under this subclause 
     without a requirement for documentation of the costs 
     described in clause (i), except that reimbursement shall not 
     be provided under this subclause for meals or supplements 
     served to the children of a person acting as a family or 
     group day care home provider unless the children meet the 
     income eligibility guidelines for free or reduced price meals 
     under section 9.

       ``(II) Other factors.--A family or group day care home that 
     does not meet the criteria set forth in clause (ii)(I) may 
     elect to be provided reimbursement factors determined in 
     accordance with the following requirements:

       ``(aa) Children eligible for free or reduced price meals.--
     In the case of meals or supplements served under this 
     subsection to children who are members of households whose 
     incomes meet the income eligibility guidelines for free or 
     reduced price meals under section 9, the family or group day 
     care home shall be provided reimbursement factors set by the 
     Secretary in accordance with clause (ii)(III).
       ``(bb) Ineligible children.--In the case of meals or 
     supplements served under this subsection to children who are 
     members of households whose incomes do not meet the income 
     eligibility guidelines, the family or group day care home 
     shall be provided reimbursement factors in accordance with 
     subclause (I).

       ``(III) Information and determinations.--

       ``(aa) In general.--If a family or group day care home 
     elects to claim the factors described in subclause (II), the 
     family or group day care home sponsoring organization serving 
     the home shall collect the necessary income information, as 
     determined by the Secretary, from any parent or other 
     caretaker to make the determinations specified in subclause 
     (II) and shall make the determinations in accordance with 
     rules prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(bb) Categorical eligibility.--In making a determination 
     under item (aa), a family or group day care home sponsoring 
     organization may consider a child participating in or 
     subsidized under, or a child with a parent participating in 
     or subsidized under, a federally or State supported child 
     care or other benefit program with an income eligibility 
     limit that does not exceed the eligibility standard for free 
     or reduced price meals under section 9 to be a child who is a 
     member of a household whose income meets the income 
     eligibility guidelines under section 9.
       ``(cc) Factors for children only.--A family or group day 
     care home may elect to receive the reimbursement factors 
     prescribed under clause (ii)(III) solely for the children 
     participating in a program referred to in item (bb) if the 
     home elects not to have income statements collected from 
     parents or other caretakers.

       ``(IV) Simplified meal counting and reporting procedures.--
     The Secretary shall prescribe simplified meal counting and 
     reporting procedures for use by a family or

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     group day care home that elects to claim the factors under 
     subclause (II) and by a family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organization that sponsors the home. The 
     procedures the Secretary prescribes may include 1 or more of 
     the following:

       ``(aa) Setting an annual percentage for each home of the 
     number of meals served that are to be reimbursed in 
     accordance with the reimbursement factors prescribed under 
     clause (ii)(III) and an annual percentage of the number of 
     meals served that are to be reimbursed in accordance with the 
     reimbursement factors prescribed under subclause (I), based 
     on the family income of children enrolled in the home in a 
     specified month or other period.
       ``(bb) Placing a home into 1 of 2 or more reimbursement 
     categories annually based on the percentage of children in 
     the home whose households have incomes that meet the income 
     eligibility guidelines under section 9, with each such 
     reimbursement category carrying a set of reimbursement 
     factors such as the factors prescribed under clause (ii)(III) 
     or subclause (I) or factors established within the range of 
     factors prescribed under clause (ii)(III) and subclause (I).
       ``(cc) Such other simplified procedures as the Secretary 
     may prescribe.

       ``(V) Minimum verification requirements.--The Secretary may 
     establish any necessary minimum verification requirements.''.

       (2) Grants to states to provide assistance to family or 
     group day care homes.--Section 17(f)(3) of the Act is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Grants to states to provide assistance to family or 
     group day care homes.--
       ``(i) In general.--

       ``(I) Reservation.--From amounts made available to carry 
     out this section, the Secretary shall reserve $5,000,000 of 
     the amount made available for fiscal year 1996.
       ``(II) Purpose.--The Secretary shall use the funds made 
     available under subclause (I) to provide grants to States for 
     the purpose of providing--

       ``(aa) assistance, including grants, to family and day care 
     home sponsoring organizations and other appropriate 
     organizations, in securing and providing training, materials, 
     automated data processing assistance, and other assistance 
     for the staff of the sponsoring organizations; and
       ``(bb) training and other assistance to family and group 
     day care homes in the implementation of the amendment to 
     subparagraph (A) made by section 12907(e)(1) of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1995.
       ``(ii) Allocation.--The Secretary shall allocate from the 
     funds reserved under clause (i)(I)--

       ``(I) $30,000 in base funding to each State; and
       ``(II) any remaining amount among the States, based on the 
     number of family day care homes participating in the program 
     in a State during fiscal year 1994 as a percentage of the 
     number of all family day care homes participating in the 
     program during fiscal year 1994.

       ``(iii) Retention of funds.--Of the amount of funds made 
     available to a State for fiscal year 1996 under clause (i), 
     the State may retain not to exceed 30 percent of the amount 
     to carry out this subparagraph.
       ``(iv) Additional payments.--Any payments received under 
     this subparagraph shall be in addition to payments that a 
     State receives under subparagraph (A).''.
       (3) Provision of data.--Section 17(f)(3) of the Act (as 
     amended by paragraph (2)) is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(E) Provision of data to family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organizations.--
       ``(i) Census data.--The Secretary shall provide to each 
     State agency administering a child care food program under 
     this section data from the most recent decennial census 
     survey or other appropriate census survey for which the data 
     are available showing which areas in the State meet the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A)(ii)(I)(aa). The State agency 
     shall provide the data to family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organizations located in the State.
       ``(ii) School data.--

       ``(I) In general.--A State agency administering the school 
     lunch program under this Act or the school breakfast program 
     under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et 
     seq.) shall provide to approved family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organizations a list of schools serving elementary 
     school children in the State in which not less than \1/2\ of 
     the children enrolled are certified to receive free or 
     reduced price meals. The State agency shall collect the data 
     necessary to create the list annually and provide the list on 
     a timely basis to any approved family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organization that requests the list.
       ``(II) Use of data from preceding school year.--In 
     determining for a fiscal year or other annual period whether 
     a home qualifies as a tier I family or group day care home 
     under subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), the State agency administering 
     the program under this section, and a family or group day 
     care home sponsoring organization, shall use the most current 
     available data at the time of the determination.

       ``(iii) Duration of determination.--For purposes of this 
     section, a determination that a family or group day care home 
     is located in an area that qualifies the home as a tier I 
     family or group day care home (as the term is defined in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii)(I)), shall be in effect for 3 years 
     (unless the determination is made on the basis of census 
     data, in which case the determination shall remain in effect 
     until more recent census data are available) unless the State 
     agency determines that the area in which the home is located 
     no longer qualifies the home as a tier I family or group day 
     care home.''.
       (4) Conforming amendments.--Section 17(c) of the Act is 
     amended by inserting ``except as provided in subsection 
     (f)(3),'' after ``For purposes of this section,'' each place 
     it appears in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).
       (f) Reimbursement.--Section 17(f) of the Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking the third and fourth 
     sentences; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) in clause (i)--

       (I) by striking ``(i)'';
       (II) in the first sentence, by striking ``and expansion 
     funds'' and all that follows through ``rural areas'';
       (III) by striking the second sentence; and
       (IV) by striking ``and expansion funds'' each place it 
     appears; and

       (ii) by striking clause (ii); and
       (2) by striking paragraph (4).
       (g) Elimination of State Paperwork and Outreach Burden.--
     Section 17 of the Act is amended by striking subsection (k) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(k) Training and Technical Assistance.--A State 
     participating in the program established under this section 
     shall provide sufficient training, technical assistance, and 
     monitoring to facilitate effective operation of the program. 
     The Secretary shall assist the State in developing plans to 
     fulfill the requirements of this subsection.''.
       (h) Modification of Adult Care Food Program.--Section 17(o) 
     of the Act is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``adult day care centers'' and inserting 
     ``day care centers for chronically impaired disabled 
     persons'' ; and
       (B) by striking ``to persons 60 years of age or older or''; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``adult day care center'' and inserting 
     ``day care center for chronically impaired disabled 
     persons''; and
       (ii) in clause (i)--

       (I) by striking ``adult'';
       (II) by striking ``adults'' and inserting ``persons''; and
       (III) by striking ``or persons 60 years of age or older''; 
     and

       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``adult day care 
     services'' and inserting ``day care services for chronically 
     impaired disabled persons''.
       (i) Unneeded Provisions.--Section 17 of the Act is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (b) and (q);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (p), as so 
     amended, as subsections (b) through (o), respectively; and
       (3) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (b)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ``subsection (d)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (c)''.
       (j) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 11(a)(3)(A)(iv) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1759a(a)(3)(A)(iv)) is amended by striking ``17(c)'' and 
     inserting ``17(b)''.
       (2) Section 17A(c) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1766a(c)) is 
     amended by striking ``17(c)(3)'' and inserting ``17(b)(3)''.
       (3) Section 17B(f) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1766b(f)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``and Adult''; 
     and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and adult''.
       (4) Section 18(e)(3)(B) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1769(e)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``and adult''.
       (5) Section 25(b)(1)(C) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1769f(b)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ``and adult''.
       (6) Section 3(1) of the Healthy Meals for Healthy Americans 
     Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-448) is amended by striking ``and 
     adult''.
       (k) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall become effective on the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Improved targeting of day care home reimbursements.--
     The amendments made by paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of 
     subsection (e) shall become effective on August 1, 1996.
       (3) Regulations.--
       (A) Interim regulations.--Not later than February 1, 1996, 
     the Secretary shall issue interim regulations to implement--
       (i) the amendments made by paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of 
     subsection (e); and
       (ii) section 17(f)(3)(C) of the National School Lunch Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)(C)).
       (B) Final regulations.--Not later than August 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary shall issue final regulations to implement the 
     provisions of law referred to in subparagraph (A).
       (l) Study of Impact of Amendments on Program Participation 
     and Family Day Care Licensing.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture, in 
     conjunction with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     shall study the impact of the amendments made by this section 
     on--
       (A) the number of family day care homes participating in 
     the child care food program established under section 17 of 
     the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766);

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       (B) the number of day care home sponsoring organizations 
     participating in the program;
       (C) the number of day care homes that are licensed, 
     certified, registered, or approved by each State in 
     accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary;
       (D) the rate of growth of the numbers referred to in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (C);
       (E) the nutritional adequacy and quality of meals served in 
     family day care homes that--
       (i) received reimbursement under the program prior to the 
     amendments made by this section but do not receive 
     reimbursement after the amendments made by this section; or
       (ii) received full reimbursement under the program prior to 
     the amendments made by this section but do not receive full 
     reimbursement after the amendments made by this section; and
       (F) the proportion of low-income children participating in 
     the program prior to the amendments made by this section and 
     the proportion of low-income children participating in the 
     program after the amendments made by this section.
       (2) Required data.--Each State agency participating in the 
     child care food program under section 17 of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) shall submit to the 
     Secretary data on--
       (A) the number of family day care homes participating in 
     the program on July 31, 1996, and July 31, 1997;
       (B) the number of family day care homes licensed, 
     certified, registered, or approved for service on July 31, 
     1996, and July 31, 1997; and
       (C) such other data as the Secretary may require to carry 
     out this subsection.

     SEC. 12908. PILOT PROJECTS.

       (a) Universal Free Pilot.--Section 18(d) of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively.
       (b) Demo Project Outside School Hours.--Section 18(e) of 
     the Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``(A)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
     such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 1997 and 
     1998.''.

     SEC. 12909. INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.

       Section 26 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1769g) is repealed.

                     CHAPTER 2--CHILD NUTRITION ACT

     SEC. 12921. SPECIAL MILK PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 3(a) of the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966 (42 U.S.C. 1772(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the Trust Territory of 
     the Pacific Islands'' and inserting ``the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
       ``(8) Adjustments.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, in the case of each school year, the Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(i) base the adjustment made under paragraph (7) on the 
     amount of the unrounded adjustment for the preceding school 
     year;
       ``(ii) adjust the resulting amount in accordance with 
     paragraph (7); and
       ``(iii) round the result to the nearest lower cent 
     increment.
       ``(B) Adjustment on january 1, 1996.--On January 1, 1996, 
     the Secretary shall adjust the minimum rate for the remainder 
     of the school year by rounding the previously established 
     minimum rate to the nearest lower cent increment.
       ``(C) Adjustment for 24-month period beginning july 1, 
     1996.--In the case of the 24-month period beginning July 1, 
     1996, the minimum rate shall be the same as the minimum rate 
     in effect on June 30, 1996.
       ``(D) Adjustment for school year beginning july 1, 1998.--
     In the case of the school year beginning July 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(i) base the adjustment made under paragraph (7) on the 
     amount of the unrounded adjustment for the minimum rate for 
     the school year beginning July 1, 1995;
       ``(ii) adjust the resulting amount to reflect changes in 
     the Producer Price Index for Fresh Processed Milk published 
     by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor 
     for the most recent 12-month period for which the data are 
     available; and
       ``(iii) round the result to the nearest lower cent 
     increment.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall become effective on January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 12922. FREE AND REDUCED PRICE BREAKFASTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)) is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1)(B), by striking 
     ``, adjusted to the nearest one-fourth cent'' and inserting 
     ``(as adjusted pursuant to section 11(a) of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a))''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)--
       (A) by striking ``nearest one-fourth cent'' and inserting 
     ``nearest lower cent increment for the applicable school 
     year''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and the adjustment required by this clause 
     shall be based on the unrounded adjustment for the preceding 
     school year''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall become effective on July 1, 1996.

     SEC. 12923. CONFORMING REIMBURSEMENT FOR PAID BREAKFASTS AND 
                   LUNCHES.

       (a) In General.--The last sentence of section 4(b)(1)(B) of 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)(1)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``8.25 cents'' and all that follows 
     through ``Act)'' and inserting ``the same as the national 
     average lunch payment for paid meals established under 
     section 4(b) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1753(b))''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall become effective on January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 12924. SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.

       Section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1773) is amended by striking subsections (f) and (g).

     SEC. 12925. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS.

       Section 15 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1784) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Trust Territory of 
     the Pacific Islands'' and inserting ``the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands''; and
       (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' at the end; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``, and (C)'' and all that follows through 
     ``Governor of Puerto Rico''.

     SEC. 12926. NUTRITION EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

       (a) Use of Funds.--Section 19(f) of the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1788(f)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (B) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``(A)'';
       (ii) by striking clauses (ix) through (xix);
       (iii) by redesignating clauses (i) through (viii) and (xx) 
     as subparagraphs (A) through (H) and (I), respectively; and
       (iv) in subparagraph (H), as so redesignated, by inserting 
     ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 19(i) of the 
     Act is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (2)(A), by striking 
     ``and each succeeding fiscal year'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(2) Fiscal years 1997 through 2002.--
       ``(A) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1997 through 2002.
       ``(B) Grants.--
       ``(i) In general.--Grants to each State from the amounts 
     made available under subparagraph (A) shall be based on a 
     rate of 50 cents for each child enrolled in schools or 
     institutions within the State, except that no State shall 
     receive an amount less than $75,000 per fiscal year.
       ``(ii) Insufficient funds.--If the amount made available 
     for any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the amount to 
     which each State is entitled under clause (i), the amount of 
     each grant shall be ratably reduced.''.
           Subtitle J--Food Stamps and Commodity Distribution

     SEC. 13001. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Food Stamp Reform and 
     Commodity Distribution Act of 1995''.

                     CHAPTER 1--FOOD STAMP PROGRAM

     SEC. 13011. DEFINITION OF CERTIFICATION PERIOD.

       Section 3(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2012(c)) is amended by striking ``Except as provided'' and 
     all that follows and inserting the following: ``The 
     certification period shall not exceed 12 months, except that 
     the certification period may be up to 24 months if all adult 
     household members are elderly or disabled. A State agency 
     shall have at least 1 contact with each certified household 
     every 12 months.''.

     SEC. 13012. DEFINITION OF COUPON.

       Section 3(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2012(d)) is amended by striking ``or type of certificate'' 
     and inserting ``type of certificate, authorization card, cash 
     or check issued in lieu of a coupon, or an access device, 
     including an electronic benefit transfer card or personal 
     identification number,''.

     SEC. 13013. TREATMENT OF CHILDREN LIVING AT HOME.

       The second sentence of section 3(i) of the Food Stamp Act 
     of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(i)) is amended by striking ``(who are 
     not themselves parents living with their children or married 
     and living with their spouses)''.

     SEC. 13014. OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR SEPARATE 
                   HOUSEHOLD DETERMINATIONS.

       Section 3(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2012(i)) is amended by inserting after the third sentence the 
     following: ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentences, a State 
     may establish criteria that prescribe

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     when individuals who live together, and who would be allowed 
     to participate as separate households under the preceding 
     sentences, shall be considered a single household, without 
     regard to the common purchase of food and preparation of 
     meals.''.

     SEC. 13015. ADJUSTMENT OF THRIFTY FOOD PLAN.

       The second sentence of section 3(o) of the Food Stamp Act 
     of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(o)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``shall (1) make'' and inserting the 
     following: ``shall--
       ``(1) make'';
       (2) by striking ``scale, (2) make'' and inserting ``scale;
       ``(2) make'';
       (3) by striking ``Alaska, (3) make'' and inserting the 
     following: ``Alaska;
       ``(3) make''; and
       (4) by striking ``Columbia, (4) through'' and all that 
     follows through the end of the subsection and inserting the 
     following: ``Columbia; and
       ``(4) on October 1, 1996, and each October 1 thereafter, 
     adjust the cost of the diet to reflect the cost of the diet, 
     in the preceding June, and round the result to the nearest 
     lower dollar increment for each household size, except that 
     on October 1, 1996, the Secretary may not reduce the cost of 
     the diet in effect on September 30, 1996.''.

     SEC. 13016. DEFINITION OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL.

       Section 3(s)(2)(C) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2012(s)(2)(C)) is amended by inserting ``for not more than 90 
     days'' after ``temporary accommodation''.

     SEC. 13017. STATE OPTION FOR ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS.

       Section 5(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2014(d)) is amended by striking ``(b) The Secretary'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(b) Eligibility Standards.--Except as otherwise provided 
     in this Act, the Secretary''.

     SEC. 13018. EARNINGS OF STUDENTS.

       Section 5(d)(7) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2014(d)(7)) is amended by striking ``21'' and inserting 
     ``19''.

     SEC. 13019. ENERGY ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 5(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
     (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (11) and 
     inserting the following: ``(11) a 1-time payment or allowance 
     made under a Federal or State law for the costs of 
     weatherization or emergency repair or replacement of an 
     unsafe or inoperative furnace or other heating or cooling 
     device,''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 5(k) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(k)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``plan for aid to 
     families with dependent children approved'' and inserting 
     ``program funded''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, not including 
     energy or utility-cost assistance,'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (C) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(C) a payment or allowance described in subsection 
     (d)(11);''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Third party energy assistance payments.--
       ``(A) Energy assistance payments.--For purposes of 
     subsection (d)(1), a payment made under a Federal or State 
     law to provide energy assistance to a household shall be 
     considered money payable directly to the household.
       ``(B) Energy assistance expenses.--For purposes of 
     subsection (e)(7), an expense paid on behalf of a household 
     under a Federal or State law to provide energy assistance 
     shall be considered an out-of-pocket expense incurred and 
     paid by the household.''.
       (2) Section 2605(f) of the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(f)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(f)(1) Notwithstanding'' and inserting 
     ``(f) Notwithstanding'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``food stamps,''; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (2).

     SEC. 13020. DEDUCTIONS FROM INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Section 5 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2014) is amended by striking subsection (e) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(e) Deductions From Income.--
       ``(1) Standard deduction.--The Secretary shall allow a 
     standard deduction for each household in the 48 contiguous 
     States and the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, 
     and the Virgin Islands of the United States of $134, $229, 
     $189, $269, and $118, respectively.
       ``(2) Earned income deduction.--
       ``(A) Definition of earned income.--In this paragraph, the 
     term `earned income' does not include income excluded by 
     subsection (d) or any portion of income earned under a work 
     supplementation or support program, as defined under section 
     16(b), that is attributable to public assistance.
       ``(B) Deduction.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C), a 
     household with earned income shall be allowed a deduction of 
     20 percent of all earned income (other than income excluded 
     by subsection (d)) to compensate for taxes, other mandatory 
     deductions from salary, and work expenses.
       ``(C) Exception.--The deduction described in subparagraph 
     (B) shall not be allowed with respect to determining an 
     overissuance due to the failure of a household to report 
     earned income in a timely manner.
       ``(3) Dependent care deduction.--
       ``(A) In general.--A household shall be entitled, with 
     respect to expenses (other than excluded expenses described 
     in subparagraph (B)) for dependent care, to a dependent care 
     deduction, the maximum allowable level of which shall be $200 
     per month for each dependent child under 2 years of age and 
     $175 per month for each other dependent, for the actual cost 
     of payments necessary for the care of a dependent if the care 
     enables a household member to accept or continue employment, 
     or training or education that is preparatory for employment.
       ``(B) Excluded expenses.--The excluded expenses referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) are--
       ``(i) expenses paid on behalf of the household by a third 
     party;
       ``(ii) amounts made available and excluded for the expenses 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) under subsection (d)(3); and
       ``(iii) expenses that are paid under section 6(d)(4).
       ``(4) Deduction for child support payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--A household shall be entitled to a 
     deduction for child support payments made by a household 
     member to or for an individual who is not a member of the 
     household if the household member is legally obligated to 
     make the payments.
       ``(B) Methods for determining amount.--The Secretary may 
     prescribe by regulation the methods, including calculation on 
     a retrospective basis, that a State agency shall use to 
     determine the amount of the deduction for child support 
     payments.
       ``(5) Homeless shelter allowance.--A State agency may 
     develop a standard homeless shelter allowance, which shall 
     not exceed $139 per month, for such expenses as may 
     reasonably be expected to be incurred by households in which 
     all members are homeless individuals but are not receiving 
     free shelter throughout the month. A State agency that 
     develops the allowance may use the allowance in determining 
     eligibility and allotments for the households, except that 
     the State agency may prohibit the use of the allowance for 
     households with extremely low shelter costs.
       ``(6) Excess medical expense deduction.--
       ``(A) In general.--A household containing an elderly or 
     disabled member shall be entitled, with respect to expenses 
     other than expenses paid on behalf of the household by a 
     third party, to an excess medical expense deduction for the 
     portion of the actual costs of allowable medical expenses, 
     incurred by the elderly or disabled member, exclusive of 
     special diets, that exceeds $35 per month.
       ``(B) Method of claiming deduction.--
       ``(i) In general.--A State agency shall offer an eligible 
     household under subparagraph (A) a method of claiming a 
     deduction for recurring medical expenses that are initially 
     verified under the excess medical expense deduction in lieu 
     of submitting information or verification on actual expenses 
     on a monthly basis.
       ``(ii) Method.--The method described in clause (i) shall--

       ``(I) be designed to minimize the burden for the eligible 
     elderly or disabled household member choosing to deduct the 
     recurrent medical expenses of the member pursuant to the 
     method;
       ``(II) rely on reasonable estimates of the expected medical 
     expenses of the member for the certification period 
     (including changes that can be reasonably anticipated based 
     on available information about the medical condition of the 
     member, public or private medical insurance coverage, and the 
     current verified medical expenses incurred by the member); 
     and
       ``(III) not require further reporting or verification of a 
     change in medical expenses if such a change has been 
     anticipated for the certification period.

       ``(7) Excess shelter expense deduction.--
       ``(A) In general.--A household shall be entitled, with 
     respect to expenses other than expenses paid on behalf of the 
     household by a third party, to an excess shelter expense 
     deduction to the extent that the monthly amount expended by a 
     household for shelter exceeds an amount equal to 50 percent 
     of monthly household income after all other applicable 
     deductions have been allowed.
       ``(B) Maximum amount of deduction.--In the case of a 
     household that does not contain an elderly or disabled 
     individual, the excess shelter expense deduction shall not 
     exceed--
       ``(i) in the 48 contiguous States and the District of 
     Columbia, $247 per month; and
       ``(ii) in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of 
     the United States, $429, $353, $300, and $182 per month, 
     respectively.
       ``(C) Standard utility allowance.--
       ``(i) In general.--In computing the excess shelter expense 
     deduction, a State agency may use a standard utility 
     allowance in accordance with regulations promulgated by the 
     Secretary, except that a State agency may use an allowance 
     that does not fluctuate within a year to reflect seasonal 
     variations.
       ``(ii) Restrictions on heating and cooling expenses.--An 
     allowance for a heating or cooling expense may not be used in 
     the case of a household that--

       ``(I) does not incur a heating or cooling expense, as the 
     case may be;
       ``(II) does incur a heating or cooling expense but is 
     located in a public housing unit that has central utility 
     meters and charges households, with regard to the expense, 
     only for excess utility costs; or
       ``(III) shares the expense with, and lives with, another 
     individual not participating in the food stamp program, 
     another household participating in the food stamp program, or 
     both, unless the allowance is prorated be

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     tween the household and the other individual, household, or 
     both.

       ``(iii) Mandatory allowance.--

       ``(I) In general.--A State agency may make the use of a 
     standard utility allowance mandatory for all households with 
     qualifying utility costs if--

       ``(aa) the State agency has developed 1 or more standards 
     that include the cost of heating and cooling and 1 or more 
     standards that do not include the cost of heating and 
     cooling; and
       ``(bb) the Secretary finds that the standards will not 
     result in an increased cost to the Secretary.

       ``(II) Household election.--A State agency that has not 
     made the use of a standard utility allowance mandatory under 
     subclause (I) shall allow a household to switch, at the end 
     of a certification period, between the standard utility 
     allowance and a deduction based on the actual utility costs 
     of the household.

       ``(iv) Availability of allowance to recipients of energy 
     assistance.--

       ``(I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II), if a State 
     agency elects to use a standard utility allowance that 
     reflects heating or cooling costs, the standard utility 
     allowance shall be made available to households receiving a 
     payment, or on behalf of which a payment is made, under the 
     Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 
     et seq.) or other similar energy assistance program, if the 
     household still incurs out-of-pocket heating or cooling 
     expenses in excess of any assistance paid on behalf of the 
     household to an energy provider.
       ``(II) Separate allowance.--A State agency may use a 
     separate standard utility allowance for households on behalf 
     of which a payment described in subclause (I) is made, but 
     may not be required to do so.
       ``(III) States not electing to use separate allowance.--A 
     State agency that does not elect to use a separate allowance 
     but makes a single standard utility allowance available to 
     households incurring heating or cooling expenses (other than 
     a household described in subclause (I) or (II) of 
     subparagraph (C)(ii)) may not be required to reduce the 
     allowance due to the provision (directly or indirectly) of 
     assistance under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 
     1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.).
       ``(IV) Proration of assistance.--For the purpose of the 
     food stamp program, assistance provided under the Low-Income 
     Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.) 
     shall be considered to be prorated over the entire heating or 
     cooling season for which the assistance was provided.''.

       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 11(e)(3) of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2020(e)(3)) is amended by striking ``. Under rules 
     prescribed'' and all that follows through ``verifies higher 
     expenses''.

     SEC. 13021. VEHICLE ALLOWANCE.

       Section 5(g) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2014(g)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(2) Included assets.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to the other provisions of this 
     paragraph, the Secretary shall, in prescribing inclusions in, 
     and exclusions from, financial resources, follow the 
     regulations in force as of June 1, 1982 (other than those 
     relating to licensed vehicles and inaccessible resources).
       ``(B) Additional included assets.--The Secretary shall 
     include in financial resources--
       ``(i) any boat, snowmobile, or airplane used for 
     recreational purposes;
       ``(ii) any vacation home;
       ``(iii) any mobile home used primarily for vacation 
     purposes;
       ``(iv) subject to subparagraph (C), any licensed vehicle 
     that is used for household transportation or to obtain or 
     continue employment to the extent that the fair market value 
     of the vehicle exceeds $4,600; and
       ``(v) any savings or retirement account (including an 
     individual account), regardless of whether there is a penalty 
     for early withdrawal.
       ``(C) Excluded vehicles.--A vehicle (and any other 
     property, real or personal, to the extent the property is 
     directly related to the maintenance or use of the vehicle) 
     shall not be included in financial resources under this 
     paragraph if the vehicle is--
       ``(i) used to produce earned income;
       ``(ii) is necessary for the transportation of a physically 
     disabled household member; or
       ``(iii) is depended on by a household to carry fuel for 
     heating or water for home use and provides the primary source 
     of fuel or water, respectively, for the household.''.

     SEC. 13022. VENDOR PAYMENTS FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING COUNTED 
                   AS INCOME.

       Section 5(k)(2) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2014(k)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (F); and
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and (H) as 
     subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively.

     SEC. 13023. DOUBLED PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING FOOD STAMP 
                   PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 6(b)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2015(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``six months'' and inserting 
     ``1 year''; and
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``1 year'' and inserting 
     ``2 years''.

     SEC. 13024. DISQUALIFICATION OF CONVICTED INDIVIDUALS.

       Section 6(b)(1)(iii) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2015(b)(1)(iii)) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (II), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subclause (III), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting after subclause (III) the following:
       ``(IV) a conviction of an offense under subsection (b) or 
     (c) of section 15 involving an item covered by subsection (b) 
     or (c) of section 15 having a value of $500 or more.''.

     SEC. 13025. DISQUALIFICATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 6(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
     (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)) is amended by striking ``(d)(1) Unless 
     otherwise exempted by the provisions'' and all that follows 
     through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Conditions of Participation.--
       ``(1) Work requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--No physically and mentally fit 
     individual over the age of 15 and under the age of 60 shall 
     be eligible to participate in the food stamp program if the 
     individual--
       ``(i) refuses, at the time of application and every 12 
     months thereafter, to register for employment in a manner 
     prescribed by the Secretary;
       ``(ii) refuses without good cause to participate in an 
     employment and training program under paragraph (4), to the 
     extent required by the State agency;
       ``(iii) refuses without good cause to accept an offer of 
     employment, at a site or plant not subject to a strike or 
     lockout at the time of the refusal, at a wage not less than 
     the higher of--

       ``(I) the applicable Federal or State minimum wage; or
       ``(II) 80 percent of the wage that would have governed had 
     the minimum hourly rate under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) been 
     applicable to the offer of employment;

       ``(iv) refuses without good cause to provide a State agency 
     with sufficient information to allow the State agency to 
     determine the employment status or the job availability of 
     the individual;
       ``(v) voluntarily and without good cause--

       ``(I) quits a job; or
       ``(II) reduces work effort and, after the reduction, the 
     individual is working less than 30 hours per week; or

       ``(vi) fails to comply with section 20.
       ``(B) Household ineligibility.--If an individual who is the 
     head of a household becomes ineligible to participate in the 
     food stamp program under subparagraph (A), the household 
     shall, at the option of the State agency, become ineligible 
     to participate in the food stamp program for a period, 
     determined by the State agency, that does not exceed the 
     lesser of--
       ``(i) the duration of the ineligibility of the individual 
     determined under subparagraph (C); or
       ``(ii) 180 days.
       ``(C) Duration of ineligibility.--
       ``(i) First violation.--The first time that an individual 
     becomes ineligible to participate in the food stamp program 
     under subparagraph (A), the individual shall remain 
     ineligible until the later of--

       ``(I) the date the individual becomes eligible under 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(II) the date that is 1 month after the date the 
     individual became ineligible; or
       ``(III) a date determined by the State agency that is not 
     later than 3 months after the date the individual became 
     ineligible.

       ``(ii) Second violation.--The second time that an 
     individual becomes ineligible to participate in the food 
     stamp program under subparagraph (A), the individual shall 
     remain ineligible until the later of--

       ``(I) the date the individual becomes eligible under 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(II) the date that is 3 months after the date the 
     individual became ineligible; or
       ``(III) a date determined by the State agency that is not 
     later than 6 months after the date the individual became 
     ineligible.

       ``(iii) Third or subsequent violation.--The third or 
     subsequent time that an individual becomes ineligible to 
     participate in the food stamp program under subparagraph (A), 
     the individual shall remain ineligible until the later of--

       ``(I) the date the individual becomes eligible under 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(II) the date that is 6 months after the date the 
     individual became ineligible;
       ``(III) a date determined by the State agency; or
       ``(IV) at the option of the State agency, permanently.

       ``(D) Administration.--
       ``(i) Good cause.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     meaning of good cause for the purpose of this paragraph.
       ``(ii) Voluntary quit.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     meaning of voluntarily quitting and reducing work effort for 
     the purpose of this paragraph.
       ``(iii) Determination by state agency.--

       ``(I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II) and clauses 
     (i) and (ii), a State agency shall determine--

       ``(aa) the meaning of any term in subparagraph (A);
       ``(bb) the procedures for determining whether an individual 
     is in compliance with a requirement under subparagraph (A); 
     and
       ``(cc) whether an individual is in compliance with a 
     requirement under subparagraph (A).

       ``(II) Not less restrictive.--A State agency may not 
     determine a meaning, procedure, or determination under 
     subclause (I) to be less restrictive than a comparable 
     meaning, procedure, or determination under a State program 
     funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).

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       ``(iv) Strike against the government.--For the purpose of 
     subparagraph (A)(v), an employee of the Federal Government, a 
     State, or a political subdivision of a State, who is 
     dismissed for participating in a strike against the Federal 
     Government, the State, or the political subdivision of the 
     State shall be considered to have voluntarily quit without 
     good cause.
       ``(v) Selecting a head of household.--

       ``(I) In general.--For the purpose of this paragraph, the 
     State agency shall allow the household to select any adult 
     parent of a child in the household as the head of the 
     household if all adult household members making application 
     under the food stamp program agree to the selection.
       ``(II) Time for making designation.--A household may 
     designate the head of the household under subclause (I) each 
     time the household is certified for participation in the food 
     stamp program, but may not change the designation during a 
     certification period unless there is a change in the 
     composition of the household.

       ``(vi) Change in head of household.--If the head of a 
     household leaves the household during a period in which the 
     household is ineligible to participate in the food stamp 
     program under subparagraph (B)--

       ``(I) the household shall, if otherwise eligible, become 
     eligible to participate in the food stamp program; and
       ``(II) if the head of the household becomes the head of 
     another household, the household that becomes headed by the 
     individual shall become ineligible to participate in the food 
     stamp program for the remaining period of ineligibility.''.

       (b) Conforming Amendment.--
       (1) The second sentence of section 17(b)(2) of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2026(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``6(d)(1)(i)'' and 
     inserting ``6(d)(1)(A)(i)''.
       (2) Section 20 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2029) is amended by 
     striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
       ``(f) Disqualification.--An individual or a household may 
     become ineligible under section 6(d)(1) to participate in the 
     food stamp program for failing to comply with this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 13026. CARETAKER EXEMPTION.

       Section 6(d)(2) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2015(d)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following: ``(B) a parent or other member of a 
     household with responsibility for the care of (i) a dependent 
     child under the age of 6 or any lower age designated by the 
     State agency that is not under the age of 1, or (ii) an 
     incapacitated person;''.

     SEC. 13027. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.

       (a) In General.--Section 6(d)(4) of the Food Stamp Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``Not later than April 1, 1987, each'' and 
     inserting ``Each'';
       (B) by inserting ``work,'' after ``skills, training,''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following: ``Each component of 
     an employment and training program carried out under this 
     paragraph shall be delivered through a statewide workforce 
     development system, unless the component is not available 
     locally through the statewide workforce development 
     system.'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking the 
     colon at the end and inserting the following: ``, except that 
     the State agency shall retain the option to apply employment 
     requirements prescribed under this subparagraph to a program 
     applicant at the time of application:'';
       (B) in clause (i), by striking ``with terms and 
     conditions'' and all that follows through ``time of 
     application''; and
       (C) in clause (iv)--
       (i) by striking subclauses (I) and (II); and
       (ii) by redesignating subclauses (III) and (IV) as 
     subclauses (I) and (II), respectively;
       (3) in subparagraph (D)--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``to which the application'' 
     and all that follows through ``30 days or less'';
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``but with respect'' and 
     all that follows through ``child care''; and
       (C) in clause (iii), by striking ``, on the basis of'' and 
     all that follows through ``clause (ii)'' and inserting ``the 
     exemption continues to be valid'';
       (4) in subparagraph (E), by striking the third sentence;
       (5) in subparagraph (G)--
       (A) by striking ``(G)(i) The State'' and inserting ``(G) 
     The State''; and
       (B) by striking clause (ii);
       (6) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``(H)(i) The 
     Secretary'' and all that follows through ``(ii) Federal 
     funds'' and inserting ``(H) Federal funds'';
       (7) in subparagraph (I)(i)(II), by striking ``, or was in 
     operation,'' and all that follows through ``Social Security 
     Act'' and inserting the following: ``), except that no such 
     payment or reimbursement shall exceed the applicable local 
     market rate'';
       (8)(A) by striking subparagraphs (K) and (L) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(K) Limitation on funding.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this paragraph, the amount of funds a State 
     agency uses to carry out this paragraph (including under 
     subparagraph (I)) for participants who are receiving benefits 
     under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) shall not exceed 
     the amount of funds the State agency used in fiscal year 1995 
     to carry out this paragraph for participants who were 
     receiving benefits in fiscal year 1995 under a State program 
     funded under part A of title IV of the Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.).''; and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (M) and (N) as 
     subparagraphs (L) and (M), respectively; and
       (9) in subparagraph (L), as redesignated by paragraph 
     (8)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``(L)(i) The Secretary'' and inserting 
     ``(L) The Secretary''; and
       (B) by striking clause (ii).
       (b) Funding.--Section 16(h) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)) 
     is amended by striking ``(h)(1)(A) The Secretary'' and all 
     that follows through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(h) Funding of Employment and Training Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Amounts.--To carry out employment and training 
     programs, the Secretary shall reserve for allocation to State 
     agencies from funds made available for each fiscal year under 
     section 18(a)(1) the amount of--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 1996, $77,000,000;
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 1997, $80,000,000;
       ``(iii) for fiscal year 1998, $83,000,000;
       ``(iv) for fiscal year 1999, $86,000,000;
       ``(v) for fiscal year 2000, $89,000,000;
       ``(vi) for fiscal year 2001, $92,000,000; and
       ``(vii) for fiscal year 2002, $95,000,000.
       ``(B) Allocation.--The Secretary shall allocate the amounts 
     reserved under subparagraph (A) among the State agencies 
     using a reasonable formula (as determined by the Secretary) 
     that gives consideration to the population in each State 
     affected by section 6(o).
       ``(C) Reallocation.--
       ``(i) Notification.--A State agency shall promptly notify 
     the Secretary if the State agency determines that the State 
     agency will not expend all of the funds allocated to the 
     State agency under subparagraph (B).
       ``(ii) Reallocation.--On notification under clause (i), the 
     Secretary shall reallocate the funds that the State agency 
     will not expend as the Secretary considers appropriate and 
     equitable.
       ``(D) Minimum allocation.--Notwithstanding subparagraphs 
     (A) through (C), the Secretary shall ensure that each State 
     agency operating an employment and training program shall 
     receive not less than $50,000 in each fiscal year.''.
       (c) Additional Matching Funds.--Section 16(h)(2) of the Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(2)) is amended by inserting before the 
     period at the end the following: ``, including the costs for 
     case management and casework to facilitate the transition 
     from economic dependency to self-sufficiency through work''.
       (d) Reports.--Section 16(h) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by striking ``(5)(A) The Secretary'' and inserting 
     ``(5) The Secretary''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (2) by striking paragraph (6).

     SEC. 13028. COMPARABLE TREATMENT FOR DISQUALIFICATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2015) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (i), as added by section 
     12104, as subsection (p); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
       ``(i) Comparable Treatment for Disqualification.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a disqualification is imposed on a 
     member of a household for a failure of the member to perform 
     an action required under a Federal, State, or local law 
     relating to a means-tested public assistance program, the 
     State agency may impose the same disqualification on the 
     member of the household under the food stamp program.
       ``(2) Rules and procedures.--If a disqualification is 
     imposed under paragraph (1) for a failure of an individual to 
     perform an action required under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the State agency 
     may use the rules and procedures that apply under part A of 
     title IV of the Act to impose the same disqualification under 
     the food stamp program.
       ``(3) Application after disqualification period.--A member 
     of a household disqualified under paragraph (1) may, after 
     the disqualification period has expired, apply for benefits 
     under this Act and shall be treated as a new applicant, 
     except that a prior disqualification under subsection (d) 
     shall be considered in determining eligibility.''.
       (b) State Plan Provisions.--Section 11(e) of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (24), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (25), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(26) the guidelines the State agency uses in carrying out 
     section 6(i); and''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 6(d)(2)(A) of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2015(d)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``that is 
     comparable to a requirement of paragraph (1)''.

     SEC. 13029. DISQUALIFICATION FOR RECEIPT OF MULTIPLE FOOD 
                   STAMP BENEFITS.

       Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as 
     amended by section 13028, is further amended by inserting 
     after subsection (i) the following:
       ``(j) Disqualification for Receipt of Multiple Food Stamp 
     Benefits.--An individual shall be ineligible to participate 
     in the food stamp program as a member of any household for a 
     10-year period if the individual is found by a State agency 
     to have made, or is

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     convicted in a Federal or State court of having made, a 
     fraudulent statement or representation with respect to the 
     identity or place of residence of the individual in order to 
     receive multiple benefits simultaneously under the food stamp 
     program.''.

     SEC. 13030. DISQUALIFICATION OF FLEEING FELONS.

       Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as 
     amended by section 13029, is further amended by inserting 
     after subsection (j) the following:
       ``(k) Disqualification of Fleeing Felons.--No member of a 
     household who is otherwise eligible to participate in the 
     food stamp program shall be eligible to participate in the 
     program as a member of that or any other household during any 
     period during which the individual is--
       ``(1) fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
     confinement after conviction, under the law of the place from 
     which the individual is fleeing, for a crime, or attempt to 
     commit a crime, that is a felony under the law of the place 
     from which the individual is fleeing or that, in the case of 
     New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the law of New 
     Jersey; or
       ``(2) violating a condition of probation or parole imposed 
     under a Federal or State law.''.

     SEC. 13031. COOPERATION WITH CHILD SUPPORT AGENCIES.

       Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as 
     amended by section 13030, is further amended by inserting 
     after subsection (k) the following:
       ``(l) Custodial Parent's Cooperation With Child Support 
     Agencies.--
       ``(1) In general.--At the option of a State agency, subject 
     to paragraphs (2) and (3), no natural or adoptive parent or 
     other individual (collectively referred to in this subsection 
     as `the individual') who is living with and exercising 
     parental control over a child under the age of 18 who has an 
     absent parent shall be eligible to participate in the food 
     stamp program unless the individual cooperates with the State 
     agency administering the program established under part D of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.)--
       ``(A) in establishing the paternity of the child (if the 
     child is born out of wedlock); and
       ``(B) in obtaining support for--
       ``(i) the child; or
       ``(ii) the individual and the child.
       ``(2) Good cause for noncooperation.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to the individual if good cause is found for 
     refusing to cooperate, as determined by the State agency in 
     accordance with standards prescribed by the Secretary in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
     The standards shall take into consideration circumstances 
     under which cooperation may be against the best interests of 
     the child.
       ``(3) Fees.--Paragraph (1) shall not require the payment of 
     a fee or other cost for services provided under part D of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.).
       ``(m) Non-Custodial Parent's Cooperation With Child Support 
     Agencies.--
       ``(1) In general.--At the option of a State agency, subject 
     to paragraphs (2) and (3), a putative or identified non-
     custodial parent of a child under the age of 18 (referred to 
     in this subsection as `the individual') shall not be eligible 
     to participate in the food stamp program if the individual 
     refuses to cooperate with the State agency administering the 
     program established under part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.)--
       ``(A) in establishing the paternity of the child (if the 
     child is born out of wedlock); and
       ``(B) in providing support for the child.
       ``(2) Refusal to cooperate.--
       ``(A) Guidelines.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall develop 
     guidelines on what constitutes a refusal to cooperate under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Procedures.--The State agency shall develop 
     procedures, using guidelines developed under subparagraph 
     (A), for determining whether an individual is refusing to 
     cooperate under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Fees.--Paragraph (1) shall not require the payment of 
     a fee or other cost for services provided under part D of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.).
       ``(4) Privacy.--The State agency shall provide safeguards 
     to restrict the use of information collected by a State 
     agency administering the program established under part D of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) 
     to purposes for which the information is collected.''.

     SEC. 13032. DISQUALIFICATION RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT 
                   ARREARS.

       Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as 
     amended by section 13031, is further amended by inserting 
     after subsection (m) the following:
       ``(n) Disqualification for Child Support Arrears.--
       ``(1) In general.--No individual shall be eligible to 
     participate in the food stamp program as a member of any 
     household during any month that the individual is delinquent 
     in any payment due under a court order for the support of a 
     child of the individual.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply if--
       ``(A) a court is allowing the individual to delay payment; 
     or
       ``(B) the individual is complying with a payment plan 
     approved by a court or the State agency designated under part 
     D of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et 
     seq.) to provide support for the child of the individual.''.

     SEC. 13033. WORK REQUIREMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2015), as amended by section 13032, is further amended 
     by inserting after subsection (n) the following:
       ``(o) Work Requirement.--
       ``(1) Definition of work program.--In this subsection, the 
     term `work program' means--
       ``(A) a program under the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1501 et seq.);
       ``(B) a program under section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974 
     (19 U.S.C. 2296); or
       ``(C) a program of employment or training operated or 
     supervised by a State or political subdivision of a State 
     that meets standards approved by the Governor of the State, 
     including a program under section 6(d)(4), other than a job 
     search program or a job search training program.
       ``(2) Work requirement.--Subject to the other provisions of 
     this subsection, no individual shall be eligible to 
     participate in the food stamp program as a member of any 
     household if, during the preceding 12-month period, the 
     individual received food stamp benefits for not less than 4 
     months during which the individual did not--
       ``(A) work 20 hours or more per week, averaged monthly; or
       ``(B) participate in and comply with the requirements of a 
     work program for 20 hours or more per week, as determined by 
     the State agency; or
       ``(C) participate in a program under section 20 or a 
     comparable program established by a State or political 
     subdivision of a State.
       ``(3) Exception.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply to an 
     individual if the individual is--
       ``(A) under 18 or over 50 years of age;
       ``(B) medically certified as physically or mentally unfit 
     for employment;
       ``(C) a parent or other member of a household with 
     responsibility for a dependent child;
       ``(D) otherwise exempt under section 6(d)(2); or
       ``(E) a pregnant woman.
       ``(4) Waiver.--
       ``(A) In general.--On the request of a State agency, the 
     Secretary may waive the applicability of paragraph (2) to any 
     group of individuals in the State if the Secretary makes a 
     determination that the area in which the individuals reside--
       ``(i) has an unemployment rate of over 10 percent; or
       ``(ii) does not have a sufficient number of jobs to provide 
     employment for the individuals.
       ``(B) Report.--The Secretary shall report the basis for a 
     waiver under subparagraph (A) to the Committee on Agriculture 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.
       ``(5) Subsequent eligibility.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (2) shall cease to apply to an 
     individual if, during a 30-day period, the individual--
       ``(i) works 80 or more hours;
       ``(ii) participates in and complies with the requirements 
     of a work program for 80 or more hours, as determined by a 
     State agency; or
       ``(iii) participates in a program under section 20 or a 
     comparable program established by a State or political 
     subdivision of a State.
       ``(B) Limitation.--During the subsequent 12-month period, 
     the individual shall be eligible to participate in the food 
     stamp program for not more than 4 months during which the 
     individual does not--
       ``(i) work 20 hours or more per week, averaged monthly;
       ``(ii) participate in and comply with the requirements of a 
     work program for 20 hours or more per week, as determined by 
     the State agency; or
       ``(iii) participate in a program under section 20 or a 
     comparable program established by a State or political 
     subdivision of a State.''.
       (b) Transition Provision.--Prior to 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the term ``preceding 12-month 
     period'' in section 6(o) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as 
     amended by subsection (a), means the preceding period that 
     begins on the date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 13034. ENCOURAGE ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER SYSTEMS.

       Section 7(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2016(i)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Electronic Benefit Transfers.--
       ``(A) Implementation.--Each State agency shall implement an 
     electronic benefit transfer system in which household 
     benefits determined under section 8(a) or 24 are issued from 
     and stored in a central databank before October 1, 2002, 
     unless the Secretary provides a waiver for a State agency 
     that faces unusual barriers to implementing an electronic 
     benefit transfer system.
       ``(B) Timely implementation.--State agencies are encouraged 
     to implement an electronic benefit transfer system under 
     subparagraph (A) as soon as practicable.
       ``(C) State flexibility.--Subject to paragraph (2), a State 
     agency may procure and implement an electronic benefit 
     transfer system under the terms, conditions, and design that 
     the State agency considers appropriate.
       ``(D) Operation.--An electronic benefit transfer system 
     should take into account generally accepted standard 
     operating rules based on--
       ``(i) commercial electronic funds transfer technology;

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       ``(ii) the need to permit interstate operation and law 
     enforcement monitoring; and
       ``(iii) the need to permit monitoring and investigations by 
     authorized law enforcement agencies.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``effective no later than April 1, 1992,'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``, in any 1 year,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``on-line'';
       (C) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(D)(i) measures to maximize the security of a system 
     using the most recent technology available that the State 
     agency considers appropriate and cost effective and which may 
     include personal identification numbers, photographic 
     identification on electronic benefit transfer cards, and 
     other measures to protect against fraud and abuse; and
       ``(ii) effective not later than 2 years after the effective 
     date of this clause, to the extent practicable, measures that 
     permit a system to differentiate items of food that may be 
     acquired with an allotment from items of food that may not be 
     acquired with an allotment.'';
       (D) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (E) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (F) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) procurement standards.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Replacement of benefits.--Regulations issued by the 
     Secretary regarding the replacement of benefits and liability 
     for replacement of benefits under an electronic benefit 
     transfer system shall be similar to the regulations in effect 
     for a paper food stamp issuance system.
       ``(8) Replacement card fee.--A State agency may collect a 
     charge for replacement of an electronic benefit transfer card 
     by reducing the monthly allotment of the household receiving 
     the replacement card.
       ``(9) Optional photographic identification.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State agency may require that an 
     electronic benefit card contain a photograph of 1 or more 
     members of a household.
       ``(B) Other authorized users.--If a State agency requires a 
     photograph on an electronic benefit card under subparagraph 
     (A), the State agency shall establish procedures to ensure 
     that any other appropriate member of the household or any 
     authorized representative of the household may utilize the 
     card.''.

     SEC. 13035. VALUE OF MINIMUM ALLOTMENT.

       The proviso in section 8(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
     (7 U.S.C. 2017(a)) is amended by striking ``, and shall be 
     adjusted'' and all that follows through ``$5''.

     SEC. 13036. BENEFITS ON RECERTIFICATION.

       Section 8(c)(2)(B) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2017(c)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``of more than one 
     month''.

     SEC. 13037. OPTIONAL COMBINED ALLOTMENT FOR EXPEDITED 
                   HOUSEHOLDS.

       Section 8(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2017(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(3) Optional combined allotment for expedited 
     households.--A State agency may provide to an eligible 
     household applying after the 15th day of a month, in lieu of 
     the initial allotment of the household and the regular 
     allotment of the household for the following month, an 
     allotment that is equal to the total amount of the initial 
     allotment and the first regular allotment. The allotment 
     shall be provided in accordance with section 11(e)(3) in the 
     case of a household that is not entitled to expedited service 
     and in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (9) of section 
     11(e) in the case of a household that is entitled to 
     expedited service.''.

     SEC. 13038. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH OTHER MEANS-TESTED PUBLIC 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

       Section 8 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2017) is 
     amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(d) Reduction of Public Assistance Benefits.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the benefits of a household are 
     reduced under a Federal, State, or local law relating to a 
     means-tested public assistance program for the failure of a 
     member of the household to perform an action required under 
     the law or program, for the duration of the reduction--
       ``(A) the household may not receive an increased allotment 
     as the result of a decrease in the income of the household to 
     the extent that the decrease is the result of the reduction; 
     and
       ``(B) the State agency may reduce the allotment of the 
     household by not more than 25 percent.
       ``(2) Rules and procedures.--If the allotment of a 
     household is reduced under this subsection for a failure to 
     perform an action required under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the State agency 
     may use the rules and procedures that apply under part A of 
     title IV of the Act to reduce the allotment under the food 
     stamp program.''.

     SEC. 13039. ALLOTMENTS FOR HOUSEHOLDS RESIDING IN CENTERS.

       Section 8 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2017) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Allotments for Households Residing in Centers.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual who resides 
     in a center for the purpose of a drug or alcoholic treatment 
     program described in the last sentence of section 3(i), a 
     State agency may provide an allotment for the individual to--
       ``(A) the center as an authorized representative of the 
     individual for a period that is less than 1 month; and
       ``(B) the individual, if the individual leaves the center.
       ``(2) Direct payment.--A State agency may require an 
     individual referred to in paragraph (1) to designate the 
     center in which the individual resides as the authorized 
     representative of the individual for the purpose of receiving 
     an allotment.''.

     SEC. 13040. CONDITION PRECEDENT FOR APPROVAL OF RETAIL FOOD 
                   STORES AND WHOLESALE FOOD CONCERNS.

       Section 9(a)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2018(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``No retail food store or wholesale food concern of a type 
     determined by the Secretary, based on factors that include 
     size, location, and type of items sold, shall be approved to 
     be authorized or reauthorized for participation in the food 
     stamp program unless an authorized employee of the Department 
     of Agriculture, a designee of the Secretary, or, if 
     practicable, an official of the State or local government 
     designated by the Secretary has visited the store or concern 
     for the purpose of determining whether the store or concern 
     should be approved or reauthorized, as appropriate.''.

     SEC. 13041. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AUTHORIZATION PERIODS.

       Section 9(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2018(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Authorization periods.--The Secretary shall establish 
     specific time periods during which authorization to accept 
     and redeem coupons, or to redeem benefits through an 
     electronic benefit transfer system, shall be valid under the 
     food stamp program.''.

     SEC. 13042. INFORMATION FOR VERIFYING ELIGIBILITY FOR 
                   AUTHORIZATION.

       Section 9(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2018(c)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``, which may 
     include relevant income and sales tax filing documents,'' 
     after ``submit information''; and
       (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``The regulations may require retail food stores and 
     wholesale food concerns to provide written authorization for 
     the Secretary to verify all relevant tax filings with 
     appropriate agencies and to obtain corroborating 
     documentation from other sources so that the accuracy of 
     information provided by the stores and concerns may be 
     verified.''.

     SEC. 13043. WAITING PERIOD FOR STORES THAT FAIL TO MEET 
                   AUTHORIZATION CRITERIA.

       Section 9(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2018(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``A 
     retail food store or wholesale food concern that is denied 
     approval to accept and redeem coupons because the store or 
     concern does not meet criteria for approval established by 
     the Secretary may not, for at least 6 months, submit a new 
     application to participate in the program. The Secretary may 
     establish a longer time period under the preceding sentence, 
     including permanent disqualification, that reflects the 
     severity of the basis of the denial.''.

     SEC. 13044. EXPEDITED COUPON SERVICE.

       Section 11(e)(9) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2020(e)(9)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``five days'' and inserting ``7 days''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C);
       (3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (B); 
     and
       (4) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by paragraph (3), 
     by striking ``, (B), or (C)''.

     SEC. 13045. WITHDRAWING FAIR HEARING REQUESTS.

       Section 11(e)(10) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2020(e)(10)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at 
     the end a period and the following: ``At the option of a 
     State, at any time prior to a fair hearing determination 
     under this paragraph, a household may withdraw, orally or in 
     writing, a request by the household for the fair hearing. If 
     the withdrawal request is an oral request, the State agency 
     shall provide a written notice to the household confirming 
     the withdrawal request and providing the household with an 
     opportunity to request a hearing''.

     SEC. 13046. DISQUALIFICATION OF RETAILERS WHO INTENTIONALLY 
                   SUBMIT FALSIFIED APPLICATIONS.

       Section 12(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2021(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) for a reasonable period of time to be determined by 
     the Secretary, including permanent disqualification, on the 
     knowing submission of an application for the approval or 
     reauthorization to accept and redeem coupons that contains 
     false information about a substantive matter that was a part 
     of the application.''.

     SEC. 13047. DISQUALIFICATION OF RETAILERS WHO ARE 
                   DISQUALIFIED UNDER THE WIC PROGRAM.

       Section 12 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2021) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(g) Disqualification of Retailers Who Are Disqualified 
     Under the WIC Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall issue regulations 
     providing criteria for the disqualification under this Act of 
     an approved retail food store and a wholesale food concern 
     that is disqualified from accepting benefits under the 
     special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, 
     and children established under section 17 of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (7 U.S.C. 1786).
       ``(2) Terms.--A disqualification under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall be for the same length of time as the 
     disqualification from the program referred to in paragraph 
     (1);
       ``(B) may begin at a later date than the disqualification 
     from the program referred to in paragraph (1); and
       ``(C) notwithstanding section 14, shall not be subject to 
     judicial or administrative review.''.

     SEC. 13048. COLLECTION OF OVERISSUANCES.

       (a) Collection of Overissuances.--Section 13 of the Food 
     Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2022) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Collection of Overissuances.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, a State agency shall collect any overissuance of 
     coupons issued to a household by--
       ``(A) reducing the allotment of the household;
       ``(B) withholding amounts from unemployment compensation 
     from a member of the household under subsection (c);
       ``(C) recovering from Federal pay or a Federal income tax 
     refund under subsection (d); or
       ``(D) any other means.
       ``(2) Cost effectiveness.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply if 
     the State agency demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that all of the means referred to in paragraph (1) 
     are not cost effective.
       ``(3) Maximum reduction absent fraud.--If a household 
     received an overissuance of coupons without any member of the 
     household being found eligible to participate in the program 
     under section 6(b)(1) and a State agency elects to reduce the 
     allotment of the household under paragraph (1)(A), the State 
     agency shall not reduce the monthly allotment of the 
     household under paragraph (1)(A) by an amount in excess of 
     the greater of--
       ``(A) 10 percent of the monthly allotment of the household; 
     or
       ``(B) $10.
       ``(4) Procedures.--A State agency shall collect an 
     overissuance of coupons issued to a household under paragraph 
     (1) in accordance with the requirements established by the 
     State agency for providing notice, electing a means of 
     payment, and establishing a time schedule for payment.''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``as determined under subsection (b) and 
     except for claims arising from an error of the State 
     agency,'' and inserting ``, as determined under subsection 
     (b)(1),''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``or a Federal income tax refund as authorized by 
     section 3720A of title 31, United States Code''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 11(e)(8) of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2020(e)(8)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and excluding claims'' and all that 
     follows through ``such section''; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
     following: ``or a Federal income tax refund as authorized by 
     section 3720A of title 31, United States Code''.
       (c) Retention Rate.--Section 16(a) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 
     2025(a)) is amended by striking ``25 percent during the 
     period beginning October 1, 1990'' and all that follows 
     through ``error of a State agency'' and inserting the 
     following: ``25 percent of the overissuances collected by the 
     State agency under section 13, except those overissuances 
     arising from an error of the State agency''.

     SEC. 13049. AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND STORES VIOLATING PROGRAM 
                   REQUIREMENTS PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE AND 
                   JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       Section 14(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2023(a)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating the first through seventeenth 
     sentences as paragraphs (1) through (17), respectively; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(18) Suspension of stores pending review.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, any 
     permanent disqualification of a retail food store or 
     wholesale food concern under paragraph (3) or (4) of section 
     12(b) shall be effective from the date of receipt of the 
     notice of disqualification. If the disqualification is 
     reversed through administrative or judicial review, the 
     Secretary shall not be liable for the value of any sales lost 
     during the disqualification period.''.

     SEC. 13050. LIMITATION OF FEDERAL MATCH.

       Section 16(a)(4) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2025(a)(4)) is amended by inserting after the comma at the 
     end the following: ``but not including recruitment 
     activities,''.

     SEC. 13051. WORK SUPPLEMENTATION OR SUPPORT PROGRAM.

       Section 16 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Work Supplementation or Support Program.--
       ``(1) Definition of work supplementation or support 
     program.--In this subsection, the term `work supplementation 
     or support program' means a program under which, as 
     determined by the Secretary, public assistance (including any 
     benefits provided under a program established by the State 
     and the food stamp program) is provided to an employer to be 
     used for hiring and employing a public assistance recipient 
     who was not employed by the employer at the time the public 
     assistance recipient entered the program.
       ``(2) Program.--A State agency may elect to use an amount 
     equal to the allotment that would otherwise be issued to a 
     household under the food stamp program, but for the operation 
     of this subsection, for the purpose of subsidizing or 
     supporting a job under a work supplementation or support 
     program established by the State.
       ``(3) Procedure.--If a State agency makes an election under 
     paragraph (2) and identifies each household that participates 
     in the food stamp program that contains an individual who is 
     participating in the work supplementation or support 
     program--
       ``(A) the Secretary shall pay to the State agency an amount 
     equal to the value of the allotment that the household would 
     be eligible to receive but for the operation of this 
     subsection;
       ``(B) the State agency shall expend the amount received 
     under subparagraph (A) in accordance with the work 
     supplementation or support program in lieu of providing the 
     allotment that the household would receive but for the 
     operation of this subsection;
       ``(C) for purposes of--
       ``(i) sections 5 and 8(a), the amount received under this 
     subsection shall be excluded from household income and 
     resources; and
       ``(ii) section 8(b), the amount received under this 
     subsection shall be considered to be the value of an 
     allotment provided to the household; and
       ``(D) the household shall not receive an allotment from the 
     State agency for the period during which the member continues 
     to participate in the work supplementation or support 
     program.
       ``(4) Other work requirements.--No individual shall be 
     excused, by reason of the fact that a State has a work 
     supplementation or support program, from any work requirement 
     under section 6(d), except during the periods in which the 
     individual is employed under the work supplementation or 
     support program.
       ``(5) Length of participation.--A State agency shall 
     provide a description of how the public assistance recipients 
     in the program shall, within a specific period of time, be 
     moved from supplemented or supported employment to employment 
     that is not supplemented or supported.
       ``(6) Displacement.--A work supplementation or support 
     program shall not displace the employment of individuals who 
     are not supplemented or supported.''.

     SEC. 13052. AUTHORIZATION OF PILOT PROJECTS.

       The last sentence of section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Food Stamp 
     Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2026(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
     ``1995'' and inserting ``2002''.

     SEC. 13053. EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVES PROGRAM.

       Section 17 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2026) is 
     amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(d) Employment Initiatives Program.--
       ``(1) Election to participate.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to the other provisions of this 
     subsection, a State may elect to carry out an employment 
     initiatives program under this subsection.
       ``(B) Requirement.--A State shall be eligible to carry out 
     an employment initiatives program under this subsection only 
     if not less than 50 percent of the households that received 
     food stamp benefits during the summer of 1993 also received 
     benefits under a State program funded under part A of title 
     IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) during 
     the summer of 1993.
       ``(2) Procedure.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State that has elected to carry out an 
     employment initiatives program under paragraph (1) may use 
     amounts equal to the food stamp allotments that would 
     otherwise be issued to a household under the food stamp 
     program, but for the operation of this subsection, to provide 
     cash benefits in lieu of the food stamp allotments to the 
     household if the household is eligible under paragraph (3).
       ``(B) Payment.--The Secretary shall pay to each State that 
     has elected to carry out an employment initiatives program 
     under paragraph (1) an amount equal to the value of the 
     allotment that each household would be eligible to receive 
     under this Act but for the operation of this subsection.
       ``(C) Other provisions.--For purposes of the food stamp 
     program (other than this subsection)--
       ``(i) cash assistance under this subsection shall be 
     considered to be an allotment; and
       ``(ii) each household receiving cash benefits under this 
     subsection shall not receive any other food stamp benefit for 
     the period for which the cash assistance is provided.
       ``(D) Additional payments.--Each State that has elected to 
     carry out an employment initiatives program under paragraph 
     (1) shall--
       ``(i) increase the cash benefits provided to each household 
     under this subsection to compensate for any State or local 
     sales tax that may be collected on purchases of food by any 
     household receiving cash benefits

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     under this subsection, unless the Secretary determines on the 
     basis of information provided by the State that the increase 
     is unnecessary on the basis of the limited nature of the 
     items subject to the State or local sales tax; and
       ``(ii) pay the cost of any increase in cash benefits 
     required by clause (i).
       ``(3) Eligibility.--A household shall be eligible to 
     receive cash benefits under paragraph (2) if an adult member 
     of the household--
       ``(A) has worked in unsubsidized employment for not less 
     than the preceding 90 days;
       ``(B) has earned not less than $350 per month from the 
     employment referred to in subparagraph (A) for not less than 
     the preceding 90 days;
       ``(C)(i) is receiving benefits under a State program funded 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.); or
       ``(ii) was receiving benefits under a State program funded 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.) at the time the member first received 
     cash benefits under this subsection and is no longer eligible 
     for the State program because of earned income;
       ``(D) is continuing to earn not less than $350 per month 
     from the employment referred to in subparagraph (A); and
       ``(E) elects to receive cash benefits in lieu of food stamp 
     benefits under this subsection.
       ``(4) Evaluation.--A State that operates a program under 
     this subsection for 2 years shall provide to the Secretary a 
     written evaluation of the impact of cash assistance under 
     this subsection. The State agency, with the concurrence of 
     the Secretary, shall determine the content of the 
     evaluation.''.

     SEC. 13054. REAUTHORIZATION OF PUERTO RICO NUTRITION 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       The first sentence of section 19(a)(1)(A) of the Food Stamp 
     Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
     ``$974,000,000'' and all that follows through ``fiscal year 
     1995'' and inserting ``$1,143,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1995 and 1996, $1,182,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, 
     $1,223,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $1,266,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, $1,310,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
     $1,357,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and $1,404,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2002''.

     SEC. 13055. SIMPLIFIED FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Act (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 24. SIMPLIFIED FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definition of Federal Costs.--In this section, the 
     term `Federal costs' does not include any Federal costs 
     incurred under section 17.
       ``(b) Election.--Subject to subsection (d), a State agency 
     may elect to carry out a Simplified Food Stamp Program 
     (referred to in this section as a `Program') in accordance 
     with this section.
       ``(c) Operation of Program.--If a State agency elects to 
     carry out a Program, within the State or a political 
     subdivision of the State--
       ``(1) a household in which all members receive assistance 
     under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) shall 
     automatically be eligible to participate in the Program; and
       ``(2) subject to subsection (f), benefits under the Program 
     shall be determined under rules and procedures established by 
     the State under--
       ``(A) a State program funded under part A of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
       ``(B) the food stamp program (other than section 25); or
       ``(C) a combination of a State program funded under part A 
     of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.) and the food stamp program (other than section 25).
       ``(d) Approval of Program.--
       ``(1) State plan.--A State agency may not operate a Program 
     unless the Secretary approves a State plan for the operation 
     of the Program under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Approval of plan.--The Secretary shall approve any 
     State plan to carry out a Program if the Secretary determines 
     that the plan--
       ``(A) complies with this section; and
       ``(B) contains sufficient documentation that the plan will 
     not increase Federal costs for any fiscal year.
       ``(e) Increased Federal Costs.--
       ``(1) Determination.--During each fiscal year and not later 
     than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall determine whether a Program being carried out by a 
     State agency is increasing Federal costs under this Act above 
     the Federal costs incurred under the food stamp program in 
     operation in the State or political subdivision of the State 
     for the fiscal year prior to the implementation of the 
     Program, adjusted for any changes in--
       ``(A) participation;
       ``(B) the income of participants in the food stamp program 
     that is not attributable to public assistance; and
       ``(C) the thrifty food plan under section 3(o).
       ``(2) Notification.--If the Secretary determines that the 
     Program has increased Federal costs under this Act for any 
     fiscal year or any portion of any fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall notify the State agency not later than 30 days after 
     the Secretary makes the determination under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Enforcement.--
       ``(A) Corrective action.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of a notification under paragraph (2), the State agency 
     shall submit a plan for approval by the Secretary for prompt 
     corrective action that is designed to prevent the Program 
     from increasing Federal costs under this Act.
       ``(B) Termination.--If the State agency does not submit a 
     plan under subparagraph (A) or carry out a plan approved by 
     the Secretary, the Secretary shall terminate the approval of 
     the State agency to operate a Program and the State agency 
     shall be ineligible to operate a future Program.
       ``(f) Rules and Procedures.--
       ``(1) In general.--In operating a Program, a State or 
     political subdivision of a State may follow the rules and 
     procedures established by the State or political subdivision 
     under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or under the food 
     stamp program.
       ``(2) Standardized deductions.--In operating a Program, a 
     State may standardize the deductions provided under section 
     5(e). In developing the standardized deduction, the State 
     shall consider the work expenses, dependent care costs, and 
     shelter costs of participating households.
       ``(3) Requirements.--In operating a Program, a State or 
     political subdivision shall comply with the requirements of--
       ``(A) subsections (a) through (g) of section 7;
       ``(B) section 8(a) (except that the income of a household 
     may be determined under a State program funded under part A 
     of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.));
       ``(C) subsection (b) and (d) of section 8;
       ``(D) subsections (a), (c), (d), and (n) of section 11;
       ``(E) paragraphs (8), (12), (17), (19), (21), (26), and 
     (27) of section 11(e);
       ``(F) section 11(e)(10) (or a comparable requirement 
     established by the State under a State program funded under 
     part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 
     et seq.)); and
       ``(G) section 16.
       ``(4) Limitation on eligibility.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, a household may not receive 
     benefits under this section as a result of the eligibility of 
     the household under a State program funded under part A of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), 
     unless the Secretary determines that any household with 
     income above 130 percent of the poverty guidelines is not 
     eligible for the program.''.
       (b) State Plan Provisions.--Section 11(e) of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2020(e)), as amended by sections 13028(b), is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(27) if a State agency elects to carry out a Simplified 
     Food Stamp Program under section 24, the plans of the State 
     agency for operating the program, including--
       ``(A) the rules and procedures to be followed by the State 
     to determine food stamp benefits;
       ``(B) how the State will address the needs of households 
     that experience high shelter costs in relation to the incomes 
     of the households; and
       ``(C) a description of the method by which the State will 
     carry out a quality control system under section 16(c).''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 8 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2017), as amended by 
     section 13039, is further amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (e); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).
       (2) Section 17 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2026) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (i); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (j) through (l) as 
     subsections (i) through (k), respectively.

     SEC. 13056. STATE FOOD ASSISTANCE BLOCK GRANT.

       (a) In General.--The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
     et seq.), as amended by section 13055, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 25. STATE FOOD ASSISTANCE BLOCK GRANT.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Food assistance.--The term `food assistance' means 
     assistance that may be used only to obtain food, as defined 
     in section 3(g).
       ``(2) State.--The term `State' means each of the 50 States, 
     the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the 
     United States.
       ``(b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     program to make grants to States in accordance with this 
     section to provide--
       ``(1) food assistance to needy individuals and families 
     residing in the State; and
       ``(2) funds for administrative costs incurred in providing 
     the assistance.
       ``(c) Election.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State may annually elect to 
     participate in the program established under subsection (b) 
     if the State--
       ``(A) has fully implemented an electronic benefit transfer 
     system that operates in the entire State;
       ``(B) has a payment error rate under section 16(c) that is 
     not more than 6 percent as announced most recently by the 
     Secretary; or
       ``(C) has a payment error rate in excess of 6 percent and 
     agrees to contribute non-Federal funds for the fiscal year of 
     the grant, for benefits and administration of the State's 
     food assistance program, the amount determined under 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) State mandatory contributions.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a State that elects to 
     participate in the program

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     under paragraph (1)(C), the State shall agree to contribute, 
     for a fiscal year, an amount equal to--
       ``(A)(i) the benefits issued in the State; multiplied by
       ``(ii) the payment error rate of the State; minus
       ``(B)(i) the benefits issued in the State; multiplied by
       ``(ii) 6 percent.
       ``(B) Determination.--Notwithstanding sections 13 and 14, 
     the calculation of the contribution shall be based solely on 
     the determination of the Secretary of the payment error rate.
       ``(C) Data.--For purposes of implementing subparagraph (A) 
     for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall use the data for the 
     most recent fiscal year available.
       ``(3) Election limitation.--
       ``(A) Re-entering food stamp program.--A State that elects 
     to participate in the program under paragraph (1) may in a 
     subsequent year decline to elect to participate in the 
     program and instead participate in the food stamp program in 
     accordance with the other sections of this Act.
       ``(B) Limitation.--Subsequent to re-entering the food stamp 
     program under subparagraph (A), the State shall only be 
     eligible to participate in the food stamp program in 
     accordance with the other sections of this Act and shall not 
     be eligible to elect to participate in the program 
     established under subsection (b).
       ``(4) Program exclusive.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State that is participating in the 
     program established under subsection (b) shall not be subject 
     to, or receive any benefit under, this Act except as provided 
     in this section.
       ``(B) Contract with federal government.--Nothing in this 
     section shall prohibit a State from contracting with the 
     Federal Government for the provision of services or materials 
     necessary to carry out a program under this section.
       ``(d) Lead Agency.--A State desiring to receive a grant 
     under this section shall designate, in an application 
     submitted to the Secretary under subsection (e)(1), an 
     appropriate State agency responsible for the administration 
     of the program under this section as the lead agency.
       ``(e) Application and Plan.--
       ``(1) Application.--To be eligible to receive assistance 
     under this section, a State shall prepare and submit to the 
     Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and 
     containing such information as the Secretary shall by 
     regulation require, including--
       ``(A) an assurance that the State will comply with the 
     requirements of this section;
       ``(B) a State plan that meets the requirements of paragraph 
     (3); and
       ``(C) an assurance that the State will comply with the 
     requirements of the State plan under paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Annual plan.--The State plan contained in the 
     application under paragraph (1) shall be submitted for 
     approval annually.
       ``(3) Requirements of plan.--
       ``(A) Lead agency.--The State plan shall identify the lead 
     agency.
       ``(B) Use of block grant funds.--The State plan shall 
     provide that the State shall use the amounts provided to the 
     State for each fiscal year under this section--
       ``(i) to provide food assistance to needy individuals and 
     families residing in the State, other than residents of 
     institutions who are ineligible for food stamps under section 
     3(i); and
       ``(ii) to pay administrative costs incurred in providing 
     the assistance.
       ``(C) Groups served.--The State plan shall describe how and 
     to what extent the program will serve specific groups of 
     individuals and families and how the treatment will differ 
     from treatment under the food stamp program under the other 
     sections of this Act of the individuals and families, 
     including--
       ``(i) elderly individuals and families;
       ``(ii) migrants or seasonal farmworkers;
       ``(iii) homeless individuals and families;
       ``(iv) individuals and families who live in institutions 
     eligible under section 3(i);
       ``(v) individuals and families with earnings; and
       ``(vi) members of Indian tribes or tribal organizations.
       ``(D) Assistance for entire state.--The State plan shall 
     provide that benefits under this section shall be available 
     throughout the entire State.
       ``(E) Notice and hearings.--The State plan shall provide 
     that an individual or family who applies for, or receives, 
     assistance under this section shall be provided with notice 
     of, and an opportunity for a hearing on, any action under 
     this section that adversely affects the individual or family.
       ``(F) Assessment of Needs.--The State plan shall assess the 
     food and nutrition needs of needy persons residing in the 
     State.
       ``(G) Eligibility standards.--The State plan shall describe 
     the income, resource, and other eligibility standards that 
     are established for the receipt of assistance under this 
     section.
       ``(H) Receiving benefits in more than 1 jurisdiction.--The 
     State plan shall establish a system for the exchange of 
     information with other States to verify the identity and 
     receipt of benefits by recipients.
       ``(I) Privacy.--The State plan shall provide for 
     safeguarding and restricting the use and disclosure of 
     information about any individual or family receiving 
     assistance under this section.
       ``(J) Other information.--The State plan shall contain such 
     other information as may be required by the Secretary.
       ``(4) Approval of application and plan.--The Secretary 
     shall approve an application and State plan that satisfies 
     the requirements of this section.
       ``(f) No individual or family entitlement to assistance.--
     Nothing in this section--
       ``(1) entitles any individual or family to assistance under 
     this section; or
       ``(2) limits the right of a State to impose additional 
     limitations or conditions on assistance under this section.
       ``(g) Benefits for Aliens.--
       ``(1) Eligibility.--No individual who is an alien shall be 
     eligible to receive benefits under a State plan approved 
     under subsection (e)(4) if the individual is not eligible to 
     participate in the food stamp program due to the alien status 
     of the individual.
       ``(2) Income.--The State plan shall provide that the income 
     of an alien shall be determined in accordance with section 
     5(i).
       ``(h) Employment and Training.--
       ``(1) Work requirements.--No individual or household shall 
     be eligible to receive benefits under a State plan funded 
     under this section if the individual or household is not 
     eligible to participate in the food stamp program under 
     subsection (d) or (o) of section 6.
       ``(2) Work programs.--Each State shall implement an 
     employment and training program in accordance with the terms 
     and conditions of section 6(d)(4) for individuals under the 
     program and shall be eligible to receive funding under 
     section 16(h).
       ``(i) Enforcement.--
       ``(1) Review of compliance with state plan.--The Secretary 
     shall review and monitor State compliance with this section 
     and the State plan approved under subsection (e)(4).
       ``(2) Noncompliance.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary, after reasonable 
     notice to a State and opportunity for a hearing, finds that--
       ``(i) there has been a failure by the State to comply 
     substantially with any provision or requirement set forth in 
     the State plan approved under subsection (e)(4); or
       ``(ii) in the operation of any program or activity for 
     which assistance is provided under this section, there is a 
     failure by the State to comply substantially with any 
     provision of this section;
     the Secretary shall notify the State of the finding and that 
     no further grants will be made to the State under this 
     section (or, in the case of noncompliance in the operation of 
     a program or activity, that no further grants to the State 
     will be made with respect to the program or activity) until 
     the Secretary is satisfied that there is no longer any 
     failure to comply or that the noncompliance will be promptly 
     corrected.
       ``(B) Other penalties.--In the case of a finding of 
     noncompliance made pursuant to subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary may, in addition to, or in lieu of, imposing the 
     penalties described in subparagraph (A), impose other 
     appropriate penalties, including recoupment of money 
     improperly expended for purposes prohibited or not authorized 
     by this section and disqualification from the receipt of 
     financial assistance under this section.
       ``(C) Notice.--The notice required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include a specific identification of any additional 
     penalty being imposed under subparagraph (B).
       ``(3) Issuance of regulations.--The Secretary shall 
     establish by regulation procedures for--
       ``(A) receiving, processing, and determining the validity 
     of complaints made to the Secretary concerning any failure of 
     a State to comply with the State plan or any requirement of 
     this section; and
       ``(B) imposing penalties under this section.
       ``(j) Grant.--
       ``(1) In general.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall pay to a State that has an application approved by the 
     Secretary under subsection (e)(4) an amount that is equal to 
     the grant of the State under subsection (m) for the fiscal 
     year, adjusted for any reduction required under subsection 
     (m)(2).
       ``(2) Method of Grant.--The Secretary shall make a grant to 
     a State for a fiscal year under this section by issuing 1 or 
     more letters of credit for the fiscal year, with necessary 
     adjustments on account of overpayments or underpayments, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Spending of grants by state.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     a grant to a State determined under subsection (m)(1) for a 
     fiscal year may be expended by the State only in the fiscal 
     year.
       ``(B) Carryover.--The State may reserve up to 10 percent of 
     a grant determined under subsection (m)(1) for a fiscal year 
     to provide assistance under this section in subsequent fiscal 
     years, except that the reserved funds may not exceed 30 
     percent of the total grant received under this section for a 
     fiscal year.
       ``(4) Food assistance and administrative expenditures.--In 
     each fiscal year, not more than 6 percent of the Federal and 
     State funds required to be expended by a State under this 
     section shall be used for administrative expenses.
       ``(5) Provision of food assistance.--A State may provide 
     food assistance under this section in any manner determined 
     appropriate by the State, such as electronic benefit transfer 
     limited to food purchases, coupons limited to food purchases, 
     or direct provision of commodities.
       ``(k) Quality Control.--Each State participating in the 
     program established under this section shall maintain a 
     system in accordance with, and shall be subject to sec

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     tion 16(c), including sanctions and eligibility for incentive 
     payment under section 16(c).
       ``(l) Nondiscrimination.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall not provide 
     financial assistance for any program, project, or activity 
     under this section if any person with responsibilities for 
     the operation of the program, project, or activity 
     discriminates with respect to the program, project, or 
     activity because of race, religion, color, national origin, 
     sex, or disability.
       ``(2) Enforcement.--The powers, remedies, and procedures 
     set forth in title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
     U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) may be used by the Secretary to enforce 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(m) Grant Calculation.--
       ``(1) State grant.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     from the amounts made available under section 18 for each 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide a grant to each 
     State participating in the program established under this 
     section an amount that is equal to the sum of--
       ``(i) the greater of, as determined by the Secretary--

       ``(I) the total dollar value of all benefits issued under 
     the food stamp program established under this Act by the 
     State during fiscal year 1994; or
       ``(II) the average per fiscal year of the total dollar 
     value of all benefits issued under the food stamp program by 
     the State during each of fiscal years 1992 through 1994; and

       ``(ii) the greater of, as determined by the Secretary--

       ``(I) the total amount received by the State for 
     administrative costs under section 16 for fiscal year 1994; 
     or
       ``(II) the average per fiscal year of the total amount 
     received by the State for administrative costs under section 
     16 for each of fiscal years 1992 through 1994.

       ``(B) Insufficient funds.--If the Secretary finds that the 
     total amount of grants to which States would otherwise be 
     entitled for a fiscal year under subparagraph (A) will exceed 
     the amount of funds that will be made available to provide 
     the grants for the fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce 
     the grants made to States under this subsection, on a pro 
     rata basis, to the extent necessary.
       ``(2) Reduction.--The Secretary shall reduce the grant of a 
     State by the amount a State has agreed to contribute under 
     subsection (c)(1)(C).''.
       (b) Employment and Training Funding.--Section 16(h) of the 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)), as amended by section 13027(d)(2), is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Block grant states.--Each State electing to operate a 
     program under section 25 shall--
       ``(A) receive the greater of--
       ``(i) the total dollar value of the funds received under 
     paragraph (1) by the State during fiscal year 1994; or
       ``(ii) the average per fiscal year of the total dollar 
     value of all funds received under paragraph (1) by the State 
     during each of fiscal years 1992 through 1994; and
       ``(B) be eligible to receive funds under paragraph (2), 
     within the limitations in section 6(d)(4)(K).''.
       (c) Research On Optional State Food Assistance Block 
     Grant.--Section 17 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2026), as amended by 
     section 13055(c)(2), is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(l) Research On Optional State Food Assistance Block 
     Grant.--The Secretary may conduct research on the effects and 
     costs of a State program carried out under section 25.''.

     SEC. 13057. AMERICAN SAMOA.

       The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), as 
     amended by section 13056, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

     ``SEC. 26. TERRITORY OF AMERICAN SAMOA.

       From amounts made available to carry out this Act, the 
     Secretary may pay to the Territory of American Samoa not more 
     than $5,300,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2002 to 
     finance 100 percent of the expenditures for the fiscal year 
     for a nutrition assistance program extended under section 
     601(c) of Public Law 96-597 (48 U.S.C. 1469d(c)).''.

     SEC. 13058. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS.

       The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), as 
     amended by section 13057, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

     ``SEC. 27. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS.

       ``(a) Definition of Community Food Projects.--In this 
     section, the term `community food project' means a community-
     based project that requires a 1-time infusion of Federal 
     assistance to become self-sustaining and that is designed 
     to--
       ``(1) meet the food needs of low-income people;
       ``(2) increase the self-reliance of communities in 
     providing for their own food needs; and
       ``(3) promote comprehensive responses to local food, farm, 
     and nutrition issues.
       ``(b) Authority To Provide Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--From amounts made available to carry out 
     this Act, the Secretary may make grants to assist eligible 
     private nonprofit entities to establish and carry out 
     community food projects.
       ``(2) Limitation on grants.--The total amount of funds 
     provided as grants under this section for any fiscal year may 
     not exceed $2,500,000.
       ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible for a grant under 
     subsection (b), a private nonprofit entity must--
       ``(1) have experience in the area of--
       ``(A) community food work, particularly concerning small 
     and medium-sized farms, including the provision of food to 
     people in low-income communities and the development of new 
     markets in low-income communities for agricultural producers; 
     or
       ``(B) job training and business development activities for 
     food-related activities in low-income communities;
       ``(2) demonstrate competency to implement a project, 
     provide fiscal accountability, collect data, and prepare 
     reports and other necessary documentation; and
       ``(3) demonstrate a willingness to share information with 
     researchers, practitioners, and other interested parties.
       ``(d) Preference for Certain Projects.--In selecting 
     community food projects to receive assistance under 
     subsection (b), the Secretary shall give a preference to 
     projects designed to--
       ``(1) develop linkages between 2 or more sectors of the 
     food system;
       ``(2) support the development of entrepreneurial projects;
       ``(3) develop innovative linkages between the for-profit 
     and nonprofit food sectors; or
       ``(4) encourage long-term planning activities and multi-
     system, interagency approaches.
       ``(e) Matching Funds Requirements.--
       ``(1) Requirements.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     establishing or carrying out a community food project that 
     receives assistance under subsection (b) may not exceed 50 
     percent of the cost of the project during the term of the 
     grant.
       ``(2) Calculation.--In providing for the non-Federal share 
     of the cost of carrying out a community food project, the 
     entity receiving the grant shall provide for the share 
     through a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, 
     including facilities, equipment, or services.
       ``(3) Sources.--An entity may provide for the non-Federal 
     share through State government, local government, or private 
     sources.
       ``(f) Term of Grant.--
       ``(1) Single grant.--A community food project may be 
     supported by only a single grant under subsection (b).
       ``(2) Term.--The term of a grant under subsection (b) may 
     not exceed 3 years.
       ``(g) Technical Assistance and Related Information.--
       ``(1) Technical assistance.--In carrying out this section, 
     the Secretary may provide technical assistance regarding 
     community food projects, processes, and development to an 
     entity seeking the assistance.
       ``(2) Sharing Information.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may provide for the 
     sharing of information concerning community food projects and 
     issues among and between government, private for-profit and 
     nonprofit groups, and the public through publications, 
     conferences, and other appropriate forums.
       ``(B) Other interested parties.--The Secretary may share 
     information concerning community food projects with 
     researchers, practitioners, and other interested parties.
       ``(h) Evaluation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for the 
     evaluation of the success of community food projects 
     supported using funds under this section.
       ``(2) Report.--Not later than January 30, 2002, the 
     Secretary shall submit a report to Congress regarding the 
     results of the evaluation.''.

               CHAPTER 2--COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS

     SEC. 13071. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 201A of the Emergency Food 
     Assistance Act of 1983 (Public Law 98-8; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 201A. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this Act:
       ``(1) Additional commodities.--The term `additional 
     commodities' means commodities made available under section 
     214 in addition to the commodities made available under 
     sections 202 and 203D.
       ``(2) average monthly number of unemployed persons.--The 
     term `average monthly number of unemployed persons' means the 
     average monthly number of unemployed persons in each State in 
     the most recent fiscal year for which information concerning 
     the number of unemployed persons is available, as determined 
     by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
       ``(3) Eligible recipient agency.--The term `eligible 
     recipient agency' means a public or nonprofit organization--
       ``(A) that administers--
       ``(i) an emergency feeding organization;
       ``(ii) a charitable institution (including a hospital and a 
     retirement home, but excluding a penal institution) to the 
     extent that the institution serves needy persons;
       ``(iii) a summer camp for children, or a child nutrition 
     program providing food service;
       ``(iv) a nutrition project operating under the Older 
     Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), including a 
     project that operates a congregate nutrition site and a 
     project that provides home-delivered meals; or
       ``(v) a disaster relief program;
       ``(B) that has been designated by the appropriate State 
     agency, or by the Secretary; and
       ``(C) that has been approved by the Secretary for 
     participation in the program established under this Act.

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       ``(4) Emergency feeding organization.--The term `emergency 
     feeding organization' means a public or nonprofit 
     organization that administers activities and projects 
     (including the activities and projects of a charitable 
     institution, a food bank, a food pantry, a hunger relief 
     center, a soup kitchen, or a similar public or private 
     nonprofit eligible recipient agency) providing nutrition 
     assistance to relieve situations of emergency and distress 
     through the provision of food to needy persons, including 
     low-income and unemployed persons.
       ``(5) Food bank.--The term `food bank' means a public or 
     charitable institution that maintains an established 
     operation involving the provision of food or edible 
     commodities, or the products of food or edible commodities, 
     to food pantries, soup kitchens, hunger relief centers, or 
     other food or feeding centers that, as an integral part of 
     their normal activities, provide meals or food to feed needy 
     persons on a regular basis.
       ``(6) Food pantry.--The term `food pantry' means a public 
     or private nonprofit organization that distributes food to 
     low-income and unemployed households, including food from 
     sources other than the Department of Agriculture, to relieve 
     situations of emergency and distress.
       ``(7) Poverty line.--The term `poverty line' has the same 
     meaning given the term in section 673(2) of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)).
       ``(8) Soup kitchen.--The term `soup kitchen' means a public 
     or charitable institution that, as integral part of the 
     normal activities of the institution, maintains an 
     established feeding operation to provide food to needy 
     homeless persons on a regular basis.
       ``(9) Total value of additional commodities.--The term 
     `total value of additional commodities' means the actual cost 
     of all additional commodities made available under section 
     214 that are paid by the Secretary (including the 
     distribution and processing costs incurred by the Secretary).
       ``(10) Value of additional commodities allocated to each 
     state.--The term `value of additional commodities allocated 
     to each State' means the actual cost of additional 
     commodities made available under section 214 and allocated to 
     each State that are paid by the Secretary (including the 
     distribution and processing costs incurred by the 
     Secretary).''.
       (b) State Plan.--Section 202A of the Act (7 U.S.C. 612c 
     note) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 202A. STATE PLAN.

       ``(a) In General.--To receive commodities under this Act, a 
     State shall submit a plan of operation and administration 
     every 4 years to the Secretary for approval. The plan may be 
     amended at any time, with the approval of the Secretary.
       ``(b) Requirements.--Each plan shall--
       ``(1) designate the State agency responsible for 
     distributing the commodities received under this Act;
       ``(2) set forth a plan of operation and administration to 
     expeditiously distribute commodities under this Act;
       ``(3) set forth the standards of eligibility for recipient 
     agencies; and
       ``(4) set forth the standards of eligibility for individual 
     or household recipients of commodities, which shall require--
       ``(A) individuals or households to be comprised of needy 
     persons; and
       ``(B) individual or household members to be residing in the 
     geographic location served by the distributing agency at the 
     time of applying for assistance.
       ``(c) State Advisory Board.--The Secretary shall encourage 
     each State receiving commodities under this Act to establish 
     a State advisory board consisting of representatives of all 
     interested entities, both public and private, in the 
     distribution of commodities received under this Act in the 
     State.''.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations For Administrative 
     Funds.--Section 204(a)(1) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``1991 through 1995' and inserting ``1996 
     through 2002''; and
       (B) by striking ``for State and local'' and all that 
     follows through ``under this title'' and inserting ``to pay 
     for the direct and indirect administrative costs of the State 
     related to the processing, transporting, and distributing to 
     eligible recipient agencies of commodities provided by the 
     Secretary under this Act and commodities secured from other 
     sources''; and
       (2) by striking the fourth sentence.
       (d) Delivery of Commodities.--Section 214 of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 612c note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a) through (e) and (j);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) as 
     subsections (a) through (d), respectively;
       (3) in subsection (b), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``subsection (f) or 
     subsection (j) if applicable,'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (a)''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``subsection (f)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (a)'';
       (4) by striking subsection (c), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (2), and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Administration.--
       ``(1) In general.--Commodities made available for each 
     fiscal year under this section shall be delivered at 
     reasonable intervals to States based on the grants calculated 
     under subsection (a), or reallocated under subsection (b), 
     before December 31 of the following fiscal year.
       ``(2) Entitlement.--Each State shall be entitled to receive 
     the value of additional commodities determined under 
     subsection (a).''; and
       (5) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
     striking ``or reduce'' and all that follows through ``each 
     fiscal year''.
       (e) Technical Amendments.--The Act (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of section 203B(a), by striking 
     ``203 and 203A of this Act'' and inserting ``203A'';
       (2) in section 204(a), by striking ``title'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Act'';
       (3) in the first sentence of section 210(e), by striking 
     ``(except as otherwise provided for in section 214(j))''; and
       (4) by striking section 212.
       (f) Report on EFAP.--Section 1571 of the Food Security Act 
     of 1985 (Public Law 99-198; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) is repealed.
       (g) Availability of Commodities Under the Food Stamp 
     Program.--The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), 
     as amended by section 13058, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

     ``SEC. 28. AVAILABILITY OF COMMODITIES FOR THE EMERGENCY FOOD 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Purchase of Commodities.--From amounts appropriated 
     under this Act, for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2002, 
     the Secretary shall purchase $300,000,000 of a variety of 
     nutritious and useful commodities of the types that the 
     Secretary has the authority to acquire through the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation or under section 32 of the Act entitled 
     `An Act to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act, and for 
     other purposes', approved August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), 
     and distribute the commodities to States for distribution in 
     accordance with section 214 of the Emergency Food Assistance 
     Act of 1983 (Public Law 98-8; 7 U.S.C. 612c note).
       ``(b) Basis for Commodity Purchases.--In purchasing 
     commodities under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the 
     extent practicable and appropriate, make purchases based on--
       ``(1) agricultural market conditions;
       ``(2) preferences and needs of States and distributing 
     agencies; and
       ``(3) preferences of recipients.''.
       (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (d) 
     shall become effective on October 1, 1996.

                      ``Subtitle K--Miscellaneous

     ``SEC. 13101. FOOD STAMP ELIGIBILITY.

       ``Section 6(f) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2015(f) is amended by striking the third sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``The State agency shall, at its 
     option, consider either all income and financial resources of 
     the individual rendered ineligible to participate in the food 
     stamp program under this subsection, or such income, less a 
     pro rata share, and the financial resources of the ineligible 
     individual, to determine the eligibility and the value of the 
     allotment of the household of which such individual is a 
     member.'

     ``SEC. 13102. REDUCTION IN BLOCK GRANTS FOR SOCIAL SERVICES.

       ``Section 2003(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1397b) is amended--
       ``(1) by striking `and' at the end of paragraph (4); and
       ``(2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
     following:
       `(5) $2,800,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1990 
     through 1996; and
       `(6) $2,240,000,000 for each fiscal year after fiscal year 
     1996.' ''.

             Subtitle L--Reform of the Earned Income Credit

     SEC. 13200. AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

     SEC. 13201. EARNED INCOME CREDIT DENIED TO INDIVIDUALS NOT 
                   AUTHORIZED TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 32(c)(1) (relating to individuals 
     eligible to claim the earned income credit) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Identification number requirement.--The term 
     `eligible individual' does not include any individual who 
     does not include on the return of tax for the taxable year--
       ``(i) such individual's taxpayer identification number, and
       ``(ii) if the individual is married (within the meaning of 
     section 7703), the taxpayer identification number of such 
     individual's spouse.''.
       (b) Special Identification Number.--Section 32 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) Identification Numbers.--Solely for purposes of 
     subsections (c)(1)(F) and (c)(3)(D), a taxpayer 
     identification number means a social security number issued 
     to an individual by the Social Security Administration (other 
     than a social security number issued pursuant to clause (II) 
     (or that portion of clause (III) that relates to clause (II) 
     of section 205(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act.''.
       (c) Extension of Procedures Applicable to Mathematical or 
     Clerical Errors.--Section 6213(g)(2) (relating to the 
     definition of mathematical or clerical errors) is amended by 
     striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D), by striking 
     the period at the end

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     of subparagraph (E) and inserting a comma, and by inserting 
     after subparagraph (E) the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(F) an omission of a correct taxpayer identification 
     number required under section 32 (relating to the earned 
     income credit) to be included on a return and
       ``(G) an entry on a return claiming the credit under 
     section 32 with respect to net earnings from self-employment 
     described in section 32(c)(2)(A) to the extent the tax 
     imposed by section 1401 (relating to self-employment tax) on 
     such net earnings has not been paid.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 13202. REPEAL OF EARNED INCOME CREDIT FOR INDIVIDUALS 
                   WITHOUT CHILDREN.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 32(c)(1) 
     (defining eligible individual) is amended to read as follows:
       (A) In general.--The term `eligible individual' means any 
     individual who has a qualifying child for the taxable 
     year.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Each of the tables contained in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 32(b) are amended by 
     striking the items relating to no qualifying children.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 13203. MODIFICATION OF EARNED INCOME CREDIT AMOUNT AND 
                   PHASEOUT.

       (a) Modification of Phaseout.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     32(a)(2) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) the sum of--
       ``(i) the initial phaseout percentage of so much of the 
     adjusted gross income (or, if greater, the earned income) of 
     the taxpayer for the taxable year as exceeds the initial 
     phaseout amount but does not exceed the final phaseout 
     amount, plus
       ``(ii) the final phaseout percentage of so much of the 
     adjusted gross income (or, if greater, the earned income) of 
     the taxpayer for the taxable year as exceeds the final 
     phaseout amount.''
       (b) Percentages and Amounts.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 32, as amended 
     by section 13202(b), is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Percentages and Amounts.--
       ``(1) Percentages.--The credit percentage, the initial 
     phaseout percentage, and the final phaseout percentage shall 
     be determined as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      The
                                      The credit    initial    The final
    ``In the case of an eligible      percentage   phaseout    phaseout
          individual with:                is:     percentage  percentage
                                                      is:         is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 qualifying child..................         34       15.98          20
2 or more qualifying children.......         36       21.06          25
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       ``(2) Amounts.--The earned income amount, the initial 
     phaseout amount, and the final phaseout amount shall be 
     determined as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     The
    ``In the case of an eligible     The earned    initial    The final
          individual with:             income     phaseout     phaseout
                                     amount is:  amount is:   amount is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 qualifying child.................     $6,340     $11,630      $14,850
2 or more qualifying children......     $8,910     $11,630   $17,750''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (2) Increase in credit for lower-income families having 2 
     more qualifying children.--Subsection (d) of section 32 is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Increase in Credit for Lower-Income Families Having 2 
     or More Qualifying Children.--
       ``(1) In general.--If an eligible individual has 2 or more 
     qualifying children, for purposes of applying paragraphs (1) 
     and (2)(A) of subsection (a)--
       ``(A) the amount of the taxpayer's earned income shall be 
     treated as being equal to \10/9\ of such income (determined 
     without regard to this paragraph), and
       ``(B) the earned income amount shall be treated as being 
     equal to \10/9\ of such amount (determined without regard to 
     this paragraph).
       ``(2) Phaseout of benefit.--If the applicable income of the 
     taxpayer for the taxable year exceeds $14,000 ($17,000 in the 
     case of a joint return), the amount of each increase under 
     paragraph (1) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by an 
     amount which bears the same ratio to such increase 
     (determined without regard to this subparagraph) as such 
     excess bears to $4,000.
       ``(3) Applicable income.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `applicable income' means adjusted gross income or, 
     if greater, earned income.''
       (3) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Subsection (j) of section 32 is amended--
       (i) by striking ``subsection (b)(2)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (b)(2) or (d)'',
       (ii) by striking ``1994'' and inserting ``1996'', and
       (iii) by striking ``1993'' and inserting ``1995''.
       (B) Subsection (e) of section 32 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(e) Other Special Rules--
       ``(1) Married individuals.--In the case of an individual 
     who is married (within the meaning of section 7703), this 
     section shall apply only if a joint return is filed for the 
     taxable year.
       ``(2) Taxable year must be full taxable year.--Except in 
     the case of a taxable year closed by reason of the death of 
     an individual, no credit shall be allowable under this 
     section in the case of a taxable year covering a period of 
     less than 12 months.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 13204. RULES RELATING TO DENIAL OF EARNED INCOME CREDIT 
                   ON BASIS OF DISQUALIFIED INCOME.

       (a) Definition of Disqualified Income.--Paragraph (2) of 
     section 32(i) (defining disqualified income) is amended by 
     striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking 
     the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, 
     and'', and by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the aggregate income from all passive activities for 
     the taxable year (determined without regard to any amount 
     described in a preceding subparagraph), over
       ``(ii) the aggregate losses from all passive activities for 
     the taxable year (as so determined).
     For purposes of subparagraph (D), the term `passive activity' 
     has the meaning given such term by section 469.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 13205. MODIFICATION OF ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME DEFINITION 
                   FOR EARNED INCOME CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Subsections (a)(2), (c)(1)(C), (d), and 
     (f)(2)(B) of section 32, as amended by the preceding sections 
     of this subtitle, are each amended by striking ``adjusted 
     gross income'' each place it appears and inserting ``modified 
     adjusted gross income''.
       (b) Modified Adjusted Gross Income Defined.--Section 32(c) 
     (relating to definitions and special rules) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Modified adjusted gross income.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `modified adjusted gross 
     income' means adjusted gross income--
       ``(i) increased by the sum of the amounts described in 
     subparagraph (B), and
       ``(ii) determined without regard to--

       ``(I) the amounts described in subparagraph (C), or
       ``(II) the deduction allowed under section 172.

       ``(B) Nontaxable income taken into account.--Amounts 
     described in this subparagraph are--
     ``(i) social security benefits (as defined in section 86(d)) 
     received by the taxpayer during the taxable year to the 
     extent not included in gross income,
       ``(ii) amounts which--

       ``(I) are received during the taxable year by (or on behalf 
     of) a spouse pursuant to a divorce or separation instrument 
     (as defined in section 71(b)(2)), and
       ``(II) under the terms of the instrument are fixed as 
     payable for the support of the children of the payor spouse 
     (as determined under section 71(c)),

     but only to the extent such amounts exceed $6,000,
       ``(iii) interest receive or accrued during the taxable year 
     which is exempt from tax imposed by this chapter, and
       ``(iv) amounts received as a pension or annuity, and any 
     distributions or payments received from an individual 
     retirement plan, by the taxpayer during the taxable year to 
     the extent not included in gross income.
     Clause (iv) shall not include any amount which is not 
     includible in gross income by reason of section 402(c), 
     403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408(d) (3), (4), or (5), or 457(e)(10).
       ``(C) Certain amounts disregarded.--an amount is described 
     in this subparagraph if it is--

       ``(i) the amount of losses form sales or exchanges of 
     capital assets in excess of gains from such sales or 
     exchanges to the extent such amount does not exceed the 
     amount under section 1211(b)(1),
       ``(ii) the net loss from the carrying on of trades or 
     businesses, computed separately with respect to--

       ``(I) trades or businesses (other than farming) conducted 
     as sole proprietorships,
       ``(II) trades or businesses of farming conducted as sole 
     proprietorships, and
       ``(III) other trades or business,

       ``(iii) the net loss from estates and trusts, and
       ``(iv) the excess (if any) of amounts described in 
     subsection (i)(2)(C)(ii) over the amounts described in 
     subsection (i)(2)(C)(i) (relating to nonbusiness rents and 
     royalties).

     For purposes of clause (ii), there shall not be taken into 
     account items which are attributable to a trade or business 
     which consists of the performance of services by the taxpayer 
     as an employee.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 13206. PROVISIONS TO IMPROVE TAX COMPLIANCE.

       (a) Increase in Penalties for Return Preparers.--
       (1) Understatement penalty.--Section 6694 (relating to 
     understatement of income tax liability by income tax return 
     preparer) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``$250'' in subsection (a) and inserting 
     ``$500'', and
       (B) by striking ``$1,000'' in subsection (b) and inserting 
     ``$2,000''.

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       (2) Other assessable penalties.--Section 6695 (relating to 
     other assessable penalties) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``$50'' and ``$25,000'' in subsections (a), 
     (b), (c), (d), and (e) and inserting ``$100'' and 
     ``$50,000'', respectively, and
       (B) by striking ``$500'' in subsection (f) and inserting 
     ``$1,000''.
       (b) Aiding and Abetting Penalty.--Section 6701(b) (relating 
     to amount of penalty) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$1,000'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``$2,000'', and
       (2) by striking ``10,000'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``20,000''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to penalties with respect to taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1995.
                   Subtitle M--Clinical Laboratories

     SEC. 13301. EXEMPTION OF PHYSICIAN OFFICE LABORATORIES.

       Section 353(d) of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 
     263a(d)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as 
     paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) and by adding after paragraph 
     (1) the following:
       ``(2) Exemption of physician office laboratories.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     a clinical laboratory in a physician's office (including an 
     office of a group of physicians) which is directed by a 
     physician and in which examinations and procedures are either 
     performed by a physician or by individuals supervised by a 
     physician solely as an adjunct to other services provided by 
     the physician's office is exempt from this section.
       ``(B) Exception.--A clinical laboratory described in 
     subparagraph (A) is not exempt from this section when it 
     performs a pap smear (Papanicolaou Smear) analysis.
       ``(C) Definition.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
     term `physician' has the same meaning as is prescribed for 
     such term by section 1861(r) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395x(r)).'';
       (2) in paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) by striking 
     ``(3)'' and inserting ``(4)''; and
       (3) in paragraphs (4) and (5) (as so redesignated) by 
     striking ``(2)'' and inserting ``(3)''.

       And the Senate agree to the same.
     For consideration of the House bill and the Senate amendment, 
     and modifications committed on conference:
     John R. Kasich,
     Robert S. Walker,
     Dick Armey,
     Tom DeLay,
     John Boehner,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on the Budget, for 
     consideration of title XX of the House bill, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Jim Kolbe,
     Christopher Shays,
     Dave Hobson,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Agriculture, 
     for consideration of title I of the House bill, and subtitles 
     A-C of title I of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Pat Roberts,
     Bill Emerson,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services, for consideration of title II of the 
     House bill, and title III of the Senate amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     James A. Leach,
     Bill McCollum,
     Marge Roukema,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce, for 
     consideration of title III of the House bill, and subtitle A 
     of title IV, subtitles A and G of title V, and section 6004 
     of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     Tom Bliley,
     Dan Schaefer,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce, for 
     consideration of title XV of the House bill, and subtitle A 
     of title VII of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Tom Bliley,
     Michael Bilirakis,
     J. Dennis Hastert,
     James Greenwood,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce, for 
     consideration of title XVI of the House bill, and subtitle B 
     of title VII of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Tom Bliley,
     Michael Bilirakis,
     Billy Tauzin,
     Joe Barton,
     Bill Paxon,
     J. Dennis Hastert,
     James Greenwood,
     Ralph M. Hall,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities, for consideration of title IV of 
     the House bill, and title X of the Senate amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     William F. Goodling,
     Buck McKeon,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, for consideration of title V of the 
     House bill, and title VIII and sections 13001 and 13003 of 
     the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     Bill Clinger,
     Steven Schiff,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on International 
     Relations, for consideration of title VI of the House bill, 
     and section 13002 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Ben Gilman,
     Dan Burton,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     for consideration of title VII of the House bill, and title 
     IX and section 12944 of the Senate amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Henry Hyde,
     Carlos J. Moorhead,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on National 
     Security, for consideration of title VIII of the House bill, 
     and title II of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Floyd Spence,
     Duncan Hunter,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Resources, for 
     consideration of title IX of the House bill, and title V 
     (except subtitles A and G) of the Senate amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Don Young,
     Billy Tauzin,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, for consideration of title X of the House 
     bill, and subtitles B and C of title IV and title VI (except 
     section 6004) of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Bud Shuster,
     Bill Clinger,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs, for consideration of title XI of the House bill, and 
     title XI of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed 
     to conference:
     Robert Stump,
     Tim Hutchinson,
     G.V. Montgomery,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     for consideration of titles XII, XIII, XIV, and XIX of the 
     House bill, and subtitles H and I of title VII and title XII 
     (except section 12944) of the Senate amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Bill Archer,
     Phil Crane,
     Wm. Thomas,
     E. Clay Shaw, Jr.,
     Jim Bunning,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     for consideration of title XV of the House bill, and subtitle 
     A of title VII of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Bill Archer,
     Wm. Thomas,
     Nancy L. Johnson,
     Jim McCrery,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     From the Committee on the Budget for consideration of all 
     titles:
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Chuck Grassley,
     From the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry:
     Dick Lugar
       (for consideration of all of title I),
     Bob Dole
       (for consideration of all of title I),
     Jesse Helms
       (for consideration of section 113 and subtitle D),
     Thad Cochran
       (for consideration of title I, except sections 1106, 1108, 
     1113, and subtitle D),
     Larry E. Craig
       (for consideration of sections 1106 and 1108),
     From the Committee on Armed Services:
     Strom Thurmond,
     John McCain,
     From the Committee on Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs:
     Alfonse M. D'Amato,
     Phil Gramm,
     From the Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation:
     Larry Pressler,
     Ted Stevens,
     John McCain,
     From the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources:
     Frank H. Murkowski,
     Mark O. Hatfield,
     Don Nickles,
     From the Committee on Environment and Public Works:
     John H. Chafee,
     John Warner,
     Bob Smith,
     From the Committee on Finance:
     William V. Roth, Jr.,
     Bob Dole,
     From the Committee on Governmental Affairs (and for 
     consideration of the title of the House bill relating solely 
     to abolishing the Department of Commerce):
     Ted Stevens,
     Fred Thompson,
     From the Committee on the Judiciary:
     Orrin Hatch,
     Chuck Grassley,
     From the Committee on Labor and Human Resources:
     Nancy Landon Kassebaum,
     Dan Coats,
     Bill Frist,
     From the Committee on Veterans Affairs:
     Alan K. Simpson,
     Frank H. Murkowski,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.


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  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,

para.149.8  call of the house

  On motion of Mr. HOBSON, a call of the House was ordered.
  The call was taken by electronic device, and the following-named 
Members responded--

para.149.9                   [Roll No. 811]

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--409

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHNER, announced that 409 
Members had been recorded, a quorum.
  Further proceedings under the call were dispensed with.
  After further debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 272, the previous question was ordered on 
the conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BOEHNER, announced that pursuant to House 
Resolution 245 the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

237

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affirmative

Nays

189

para.149.10                  [Roll No. 812] 

                                YEAS--237

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey

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     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Brewster
     Collins (IL)
     Fields (LA)
     Harman
     McDermott
     Neumann
     Tucker
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.149.11  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the committee of 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendments 
of the House to the bill (S. 440) ``An Act to amend title 23, United 
States Code, to provide for the designation of the National Highway 
System, and for other purposes.''. 

para.149.12  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2606

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 273):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order without intervention of any point of order 
     to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 2606) to prohibit the 
     use of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense from 
     being used for the deployment on the ground of United States 
     Armed Forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as 
     part of any peacekeeping operation, or as part of any 
     implementation force, unless funds for such deployment are 
     specifically appropriated by law. The previous question shall 
     be considered as ordered on the bill and any amendment 
     thereto to final passage without intervening motion except: 
     (1) one hour of debate on the bill, which shall be equally 
     divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority 
     member of the Committee on National Security; (2) one motion 
     to amend by the minority leader or his designee, which shall 
     be considered as read, and shall be separately debatable for 
     one hour equally divided and controlled by the proponent and 
     an opponent; and (3) one motion to recommit, which may 
     include instructions only if offered by the minority leader 
     or his designee.
       Sec. 2. Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     resolution, if the minority leader or his designee announces 
     that an amendment will not be offered, there shall be an 
     additional period of one hour of debate equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on National Security. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

239

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

181

para.149.13                  [Roll No. 813]

                                YEAS--239

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Callahan
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--12

     Brewster
     Collins (IL)
     Fields (LA)
     Harman
     Hefner
     Hyde
     Largent
     McDermott
     Neumann
     Smith (MI)
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.149.14  prohibition on funds for bosnia deployment

  Mr. SPENCE, pursuant to House Resolution 273, called up the bill (H.R. 
2606) to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of 
Defense from being used for the deployment on

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the ground of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of Bosnia and 
Herzegovina as part of any peacekeeping operation, or as part of any 
implementation force, unless funds for such deployment are specifically 
appropriated by law.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  After debate,

para.149.15  words taken down

  Mr. MORAN during debate addressed the House and, during the course of 
his remarks,
  Mr. CUNNINGHAM demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:

       I think there are 5 compelling reasons to reject this bill 
     tonight. The first is that it is at lease inconsistent, at 
     worst hypocritical, to make our foreign policy based upon the 
     party affiliation of our commander in chief. In other words, 
     I do think this bill is politically suspect in its 
     motivation. But secondly, for nearly a year now our President 
     under Secretary. . . .

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, held the words taken down to not 
to be unparliamentary, and said:
  ``The Chair rules that the words of the gentleman from Virginia are 
not personal references to any Member or to the President. Therefore, 
they are in order.''.
  After further debate,
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. DELLUMS demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

243

It was decided in the

Nays

171

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

2

para.149.16                  [Roll No. 814]

                                AYES--243

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--171

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Callahan
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Harman
     Lofgren
       

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Baker (LA)
     Brewster
     Collins (IL)
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Hyde
     Largent
     Livingston
     McCrery
     McDermott
     Neumann
     Smith (MI)
     Stark
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waxman
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.149.17  providing for the consideration of motions to suspend the 
          rules

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-351) the resolution (H. Res. 275) providing for consideration of 
motions to suspend the rules.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.149.18  waiving requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect 
          to consideration of certain resolutions

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-352) the resolution (H. Res. 276) waiving a requirement of 
clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect to consideration of certain 
resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.149.19  privileges of the house

  Mr. PETERSON of Florida, rose to a question of the privileges of the 
House and submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 277):

       Whereas the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct is 
     currently considering several ethics complaints against 
     Speaker Newt Gingrich;
       Whereas the Committee has traditionally handled such cases 
     by appointing an independent, non-partisan, outside counsel--
     a procedure which has been adopted in every major ethics case 
     since the Committee was established;
       Whereas, although complaints against Speaker Gingrich have 
     been under consideration for more than 14 months, the 
     Committee has failed to appoint an outside counsel;
       Whereas the Committee has also deviated from other long-
     standing precedents and rules of procedure; including its 
     failure to adopt a Resolution of Preliminary Inquiry

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     before calling third-party witnesses and receiving sworn 
     testimony;
       Whereas these procedural irregularities-and the unusual 
     delay in the appointment of an independent, outside counsel--
     have led to widespread concern that the Committee is making 
     special exceptions for the Speaker of the House;
       Whereas the integrity of the House depends on the 
     confidence of the American people in the fairness and 
     impartiality of the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct.
       Therefore be it resolved that;
       The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct should report to the House, no 
     later than November 28, 1995, concerning:
       The status of the Committee's investigation of the 
     complaints against Speaker Gingrich;
       The Committee's disposition with regard to the appointment 
     of a non-partisan outside counsel and the scope of the 
     counsel's investigation:
       A timetable for Committee action on the complaints. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX, and said:
  ``The Chair holds that the resolution gives rise to a question of the 
privileges of the House concerning the integrity of its proceedings.''. 
  Mr. ARMEY moved to lay the resolution on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay the resolution on the table?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. PETERSON of Florida, demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said 
resolution, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

219

It was decided in the

Nays

177

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affirmative

Answered present

10

para.149.20                  [Roll No. 815]

                                AYES--219

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--177

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--10

     Borski
     Cardin
     Goss
     Hayes
     Hobson
     Johnson (CT)
     Myers
     Pelosi
     Sawyer
     Schiff

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Baker (LA)
     Brewster
     Clinger
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Gutierrez
     Hyde
     Kingston
     Largent
     Livingston
     Manton
     McCrery
     McDermott
     Neumann
     Oxley
     Peterson (MN)
     Smith (MI)
     Stark
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the motion to lay the resolution on the table was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.149.21  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9 
o'clock a.m., Saturday, November 18, 1995.

para.149.22  submission of conference report--h.r. 2099

  Mr. LEWIS of California submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-
353) on the bill (H.R. 2099) making appropriations for the Departments 
of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; together 
with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para.149.23  further message from the senate

  A further message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the report of the committee of conference on the 
disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to 
the bill (H.R. 2491) ``An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 
1996,'' fails.
  The message also announced that the Senate recedes from its amendment 
to the bill from the House (H.R. 2491) ``An Act to provide for 
reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on 
the budget for fiscal year 1996,'' and concur to the above entitled bill 
with an amendment.
  And then,

para.149.24  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SHAYS, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 11 o'clock and 59 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
9 o'clock a.m. on Saturday, November 18, 1995.

para.149.25  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk

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for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 275. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of motions to suspend 
     the rules (Rept. No. 104-351). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. DIAZ-BALART: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 276. 
     Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI 
     with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 
     from the Committee on Rules. (Rept. No. 104-352). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. LEWIS of California: Committee of Conference. 
     Conference report on H.R. 2099. A bill making appropriations 
     for the Department of Veterans' Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
     commissions, corporations, and offices for fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     353). Ordered to be printed. 
       Mr. KASICH: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2491. A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     section 105 of the concurrent resolution the budget for 
     fiscal year 1996 (Rept. No. 104-350). Ordered to be printed.

para.149.26  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1816. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than December 1, 1995.

para.149.27  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. 
             Allard, Mr. Archer, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker 
             of California, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Ballenger, 
             Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Blute, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
             Bonior, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
             Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Burr, 
             Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
             Castle, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
             Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Coble, 
             Mr. Coleman, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
             Cooley, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, 
             Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Ms. 
             DeLauro, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Dixon, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Emerson, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Fawell, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, 
             Mr. Fox, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
             Mr. Frisa, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, 
             Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, 
             Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, 
             Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Gunderson, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
             Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
             Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
             Hoekstra, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
             Hyde, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. 
             Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. King, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, 
             Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Largent, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lazio of 
             New York, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Longley, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. McDade, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
             McKeon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Meyers of 
             Kansas, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Minge, 
             Ms. Molinari, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
             Moran, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Olver, Mr. Oxley, 
             Mr. Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
             Payne of Virginia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Petri, Mr. Pombo, 
             Mr. Poshard, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
             Riggs, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
             Rohrabacher, Mr. Rose, Mr. Roth, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
             Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Schaefer, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Skeen, 
             Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Tate, Mr. Tauzin, 
             Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Towns, 
             Mr. Upton, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Walker, Mr. Walsh, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Watts of 
             Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. White, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Williams, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Young of 
             Alaska, and Mr. Zeliff):
       H.R. 2657. A bill to award a congressional gold medal to 
     Ruth and Billy Graham; to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
           By Mr. CONYERS:
       H.R. 2658. A bill to provide that Members of Congress shall 
     not be paid during Federal Government shutdowns, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2659. A bill to cancel the participation of the United 
     States in the space station program; to the Committee on 
     Science.
           By Mr. McCRERY:
       H.R. 2660. A bill to increase the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of the Interior for the Tensas 
     River National Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2661. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Self-
     Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to permit the 
     District of Columbia to expend its own funds during any 
     portion of a fiscal year for which Congress has not enacted 
     the budget of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year, 
     and to provide for the appropriation of monthly prorated 
     portion of the annual Federal payment to the District of 
     Columbia for such fiscal year during such portion of the 
     year; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Davis, Mr. 
             Hoyer, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Wynn):
       H.R. 2662. A bill to provide for the payment of Federal and 
     District of Columbia employees during periods of a lapse in 
     appropriations for fiscal year 1996; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 123. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.J. Res. 124. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 
     1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H. Con. Res. 114. Concurrent resolution to authorize the 
     Newington-Cropsey Foundation to erect on the Capitol Grounds 
     and present to Congress a Bill of Rights Eagle Monument 
     dedicated to the Bill of Rights; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. YATES:
       H. Con. Res. 115. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress regarding the inadequacy of German 
     reparations for Holocaust survivors living in the United 
     States; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, and Mr. Berman):
       H. Res. 274. Resolution concerning Burma and the U.N. 
     General Assembly; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. PETERSON of Florida:
        H. Res. 277. Resolution relating to a question of the 
     privileges of the House; laid on the table.
           By Mr. BALDACCI (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. 
             Jackson-Lee, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
             Luther, Mr. Mascara, Ms. McCarthy, Ms. Rivers, and 
             Mr. Ward):
       H. Res. 278. Resolution providing that when the House 
     adjourns on the legislative day of Saturday, November 18, 
     1995, it shall stand adjourned until noon Sunday, November 
     19, 1995, to continue working to resolve the budget impasse; 
     to the Committee on Rules.

para.149.28  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. EVANS introduced a bill (H.R. 2663) to waive the time 
     limitation specified by law for the award certain military 
     decorations in order to allow the award of the Congressional 
     Medal of Honor to Alfred Rascon for actions while a member of 
     the United States Army during the Vietnam era; which was 
     referred to the Committee on National Security.

para.149.29  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 13: Mr. Clinger.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Ganske.
       H.R. 325: Mr. Porter and Mr. Franks of Connecticut.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Myers of Indiana.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Dellums and Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Markey and Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 1203: Mr. Richardson and Mr. Goodlatte.

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       H.R. 1305: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
     Poshard, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 1400: Mr. Coleman and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 1406: Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Luther, and Mr. 
     McHale.
       H.R. 1488: Mr. Burr, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. 
     Crapo.
       H.R. 1516: Mr. Kaptur.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1746: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
     and Ms. McKinney.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Greenwood and Mr. Frisa.
       H.R. 1946: Mr. Linder, Mr. Spence, Mr. LaHood, and Mr. 
     Callahan.
       H.R. 1950: Ms. Roybal-Allard.
       H.R. 1951: Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 2027: Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 2167: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2178: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts.
       H.R. 2190: Mr. Funderburk and Mr. Zeliff.
       H.R. 2244: Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 2351: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2483: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 2507: Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 2540: Mr. Parker and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 2579: Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Stupak, and Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2614: Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Olver, Mr. Flake, 
     Mr. Ney, Mr. Fox, and Mr. Lucas.
       H.R. 2618: Mr. Beilenson.
       H.R. 2622: Mr. Sawyer.
       H.R. 2627: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Armey, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, 
     Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Blute, 
     Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brewster, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
     Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Canady, Mr. Cardin, 
     Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Clinger, Mr. 
     Clyburn, Mr. Coleman, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Conyers, 
     Mr. Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cremeans, Ms. 
     Danner, Mr. Davis, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
     Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
     Ehrlich, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fazio of 
     California, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Frank of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gibbons, 
     Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
     Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hinchey, 
     Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
     Hyde, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mrs. 
     Kennelly, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
     Lightfoot, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McDade, 
     Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Moran, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Nethercutt, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
     Porter, Mr. Portman, Mr. Poshard, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
     Rangel, Mr. Reed, Mr. Regula, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
     Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott, Mr. Serrano, 
     Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stokes, 
     Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
     Tucker, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Volkmer, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. 
     Walsh, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
     Wynn, and Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 2628: Mr. McHale, Mr. Luther, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
     Mr. Payne of Virginia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Ward, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
     Manton, Mr. Bryant of Texas, and Mr. Richardson.
       H.R. 2632: Mr. Talent, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Tate, Mr. Rogers, 
     and Mrs. Vucanovich.
       H.R. 2651: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Stupak.
       H.J. Res. 100: Mr. Schaefer and Mr. Bereuter.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Cunningham.
       H. Con. Res. 102: Mr. Lipinski and Mr. Packard. 

para.149.30  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 528: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska. 


.
                    SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1995 (150)

para.150.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. 
GOODLATTE, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                November 18, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Bob Goodlatte to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para.150.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Friday, November 17, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.150.3  waiving rules requirement for consideration of certain 
          resolutions

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 276):

       Resolved, That the requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI 
     for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee 
     on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House is 
     waived with respect to any resolution reported on or before 
     the legislative day of November 23, 1995, providing for 
     consideration or disposition of any of the following 
     measures:
       (1) The bill (H.R. 2491) to provide for reconciliation 
     pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the 
     budget for fiscal year 1996, any amendment thereto, any 
     conference report thereon, or any amendment reported in 
     disagreement from a conference thereon.
       (2) Any bill making general appropriations for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1996, any amendment thereto, any 
     conference report thereon, or any amendment reported in 
     disagreement from a conference thereon.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DIAZ-BALART, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.150.4  providing for the consideration of motions to suspend the 
          rules

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 275):

       Resolved, That it shall be in order at any time on the 
     legislative day of Saturday, November 18, 1995, for the 
     Speaker to entertain motions that the House suspend the 
     rules: Provided, That the object of any motion to suspend the 
     rules is announced from the House floor at least one hour 
     prior to its consideration. The Speaker, or his designee 
     shall consult with the minority leader or his designee on any 
     matter designated for consideration under this resolution.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,

para.150.5  words taken down

  Mr. MICA during debate addressed the House and, during the course of 
his remarks,
  Mr. HOYER demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:

       ``We heard him now, I am sure you have seen the recent 
     commercial. We also have Bill Clinton saying, I think it can 
     be done. Well, it can be done, first of all it can be done in 
     7 years. That is May 1995. Then we heard him in 10 years, 
     then we heard 9 years, and 8 years. Well, my colleagues, we 
     are here to nail the little bugger down, and that is the 
     purpose of this.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, held the words taken down to 
be unparliamentary, and said:
  ``In the opinion of the Chair, there is an improper reference to the 
President of the United States and the remarks are not in order.''.
  By unanimous consent, the words were stricken from the Record.
  Mr. DeLAY moved that the gentleman from Florida [Mr. Mica] be 
permitted to proceed in order.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, stated the question: ``Will 
the gentleman be permitted to proceed in order?''
  The question being put, viva voce,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. LINDER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

199

Nays

189

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

26

para.150.6                   [Roll No. 816]

                                YEAS--199

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth

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     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoke
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Packard
     Paxon
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Camp
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--26

     Bachus
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Blute
     Burr
     Castle
     Davis
     Dixon
     Ehlers
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Hobson
     LaTourette
     Leach
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Martini
     Morella
     Ney
     Parker
     Petri
     Pryce
     Rohrabacher
     Wamp
     Wicker
     Wolf

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Baker (LA)
     Brewster
     Dornan
     Fields (LA)
     Hayes
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Livingston
     McCrery
     McDermott
     Neumann
     Oxley
     Rose
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wilson
  So the gentleman was permitted to proceed in order.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the gentleman was permitted to 
proceed in order was, by uanimous consent, laid on the table.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. MICA to proceed 
in order.
  After further debate,
  Mr. McINNIS moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

247

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

169

para.150.7                   [Roll No. 817]

                                YEAS--247

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--169

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek

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     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Baker (LA)
     Brewster
     Dornan
     Fields (LA)
     Hayes
     Jacobs
     McCrery
     McDermott
     Neumann
     Oxley
     Pryce
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wilson
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.150.8  providing for the consideration of senate amendment to h.r. 
          2491

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-354) the resolution (H. Res. 279) providing for the 
consideration of the Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 2491) to provide 
for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution 
on the budget for fiscal year 1996.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.150.9  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the committee of 
further conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2126) ``An Act making 
appropriations for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendments 
to the bill (H.R. 1058) ``An Act to reform Federal securities 
litigation, and for other purposes,'' disagreed to by the House, agrees 
to the conference asked by the House on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. D'Amato, Mr. Gramm, Mr. Bennett, Mr. 
Grams, Mr. Domenici, Mr. Sarbanes, Mr. Dodd, Mr. Kerry, and Mr. Bryan to 
be the conferees on the part of the Senate.

para.150.10  waiving certain points of order against the conference 
          report on h.r. 2099

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-355) the resolution (H. Res. 280) waiving certain points of 
order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2099) 
making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, 
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.150.11  concurring in senate amendment to h.r. 2491

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 279):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order without intervention of any point of order to take 
     from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 2491) to provide for 
     reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996, with a Senate 
     amendment thereto, and to consider in the House a motion 
     offered by the chairman of the Committee on the Budget or his 
     designee to concur in the Senate amendment. The Senate 
     amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. The 
     motion shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by proponent and an opponent. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to 
     final adoption without intervening motion.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.150.12  recess--12:40 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 45 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para.150.13  after recess--1:29 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, called the House to order.

para.150.14  national highway system designation

  On motion of Mr. SHUSTER, by unanimous consent, the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 104-345) was considered and agreed to:

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the House to the bill (S. 
     440), to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for 
     the designation of the National Highway System, and for other 
     purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have 
     agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the House to the text of the bill and agree to 
     the same with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the House 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``National 
     Highway System Designation Act of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Secretary defined.

                    TITLE I--NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM

Sec. 101. National highway system designation.

              TITLE II--TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FLEXIBILITY

Sec. 201. Findings and purposes.
Sec. 202. Funding restoration.
Sec. 203. Rescissions.
Sec. 204. State unobligated balance flexibility.
Sec. 205. Relief from mandates.
Sec. 206. Definitions.

              TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS HIGHWAY PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Traffic monitoring, management, and control on NHS.
Sec. 302. Transferability of apportionments.
Sec. 303. Quality improvement.
Sec. 304. Design criteria for the national highway system.
Sec. 305. Applicability of transportation conformity requirements.
Sec. 306. Motorist call boxes.
Sec. 307. Quality through competition.
Sec. 308. Limitation on advance construction.
Sec. 309. Preventive maintenance.
Sec. 310. Federal share.
Sec. 311. Eligibility of bond and other debt instrument financing for 
              reimbursement as construction expenses.
Sec. 312. Vehicle weight and longer combination vehicles exemptions.
Sec. 313. Toll roads.
Sec. 314. Scenic byways.
Sec. 315. Applicability of certain requirements to third party sellers.
Sec. 316. Streamlining for transportation enhancement projects.
Sec. 317. Metropolitan planning for highway projects.
Sec. 318. Non-Federal share for certain toll bridge projects.
Sec. 319. Congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program.
Sec. 320. Operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated minors.
Sec. 321. Utilization of the private sector for surveying and mapping 
              services.
Sec. 322. Donations of funds, materials, or services for federally 
              assisted projects.
Sec. 323. Discovery and admission as evidence of certain reports and 
              surveys.
Sec. 324. Alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures.
Sec. 325. References to Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
Sec. 326. Public transit vehicles exemption.
Sec. 327. Use of recycled paving material.
Sec. 328. Roadside barrier technology.
Sec. 329. Corrections to miscellaneous authorizations.
Sec. 330. Corrections to high cost bridge projects.
Sec. 331. Corrections to congestion relief projects.

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Sec. 332. High priority corridors.
Sec. 333. Corrections to rural access projects.
Sec. 334. Corrections to urban access and mobility projects.
Sec. 335. Corrections to innovative projects.
Sec. 336. Corrections to intermodal projects.
Sec. 337. National recreational trails.
Sec. 338. Intelligent transportation systems.
Sec. 339. Eligibility.
Sec. 340. Miscellaneous corrections to Surface Transportation and 
              Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987.
Sec. 341. Accessibility of over-the-road buses to individuals with 
              disabilities.
Sec. 342. Alcohol and controlled substances testing.
Sec. 343. National driver register.
Sec. 344. Commercial motor vehicle safety pilot program.
Sec. 345. Exemptions from requirements relating to commercial motor 
              vehicles and their operators.
Sec. 346. Winter home heating oil delivery State flexibility program.
Sec. 347. Safety report.
Sec. 348. Moratorium on certain emissions testing requirements.
Sec. 349. Roads on Federal lands.
Sec. 350. State infrastructure bank pilot program.
Sec. 351. Railroad-highway grade crossing safety.
Sec. 352. Collection of bridge tolls.
Sec. 353. Traffic control.
Sec. 354. Public use of rest areas.
Sec. 355. Safety belt use law requirements for New Hampshire and Maine.
Sec. 356. Orange County, California, toll roads.
Sec. 357. Compilation of title 23, United States Code.
Sec. 358. Safety research initiatives.
Sec. 359. Miscellaneous studies.

                TITLE IV--WOODROW WILSON MEMORIAL BRIDGE

Sec. 401. Short title.
Sec. 402. Findings.
Sec. 403. Purposes.
Sec. 404. Definitions.
Sec. 405. Establishment of authority.
Sec. 406. Government of authority.
Sec. 407. Ownership of bridge.
Sec. 408. Project planning.
Sec. 409. Additional powers and responsibilities of authority.
Sec. 410. Funding.
Sec. 411. Availability of prior authorizations.

     SEC. 2. SECRETARY DEFINED.

       In this Act, the term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of 
     Transportation.
                    TITLE I--NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM

     SEC. 101. NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM DESIGNATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 103(b) of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Designation of nhs.--The National Highway System as 
     submitted by the Secretary of Transportation on the map 
     entitled `Official Submission, National Highway System, 
     Federal Highway Administration', and dated November 13, 1995, 
     is hereby designated within the United States, including the 
     District of Columbia and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico.
       ``(6) Modifications to nhs.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to paragraph (7), the Secretary 
     may make modifications to the National Highway System that 
     are proposed by a State or that are proposed by the State and 
     revised by the Secretary if the Secretary determines that 
     each of the modifications--
       ``(i) meets the criteria established for the National 
     Highway System under this title; and
       ``(ii) enhances the national transportation characteristics 
     of the National Highway System.
       ``(B) Cooperation.--In proposing modifications under this 
     paragraph, a State shall cooperate with local and regional 
     officials. In urbanized areas, the local officials shall act 
     through the metropolitan planning organizations designated 
     for such areas under section 134.
       ``(7) Transitional rules for intermodal connectors.--
       ``(A) Required submission.--Not later than 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of the National Highway System 
     Designation Act of 1995, the Secretary shall submit for 
     approval to the Committee on Environment and Public Works of 
     the Senate and the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure of the House of Representatives modifications 
     to the National Highway System that are proposed by a State 
     or that are proposed by the State and revised by the 
     Secretary and that consist of connectors to major ports, 
     airports, international border crossings, public 
     transportation and transit facilities, interstate bus 
     terminals, and rail and other intermodal transportation 
     facilities.
       ``(B) Cooperation.--Paragraph (6)(B) shall apply to 
     modifications proposed by a State under this paragraph.
       ``(C) Eligibility.--
       ``(i) Initial approval by law.--Modifications proposed 
     under subparagraph (A) may take effect only if a law has been 
     enacted approving such modifications.
       ``(ii) Interim eligibility.--Notwithstanding clause (i), a 
     project to construct a connector to an intermodal 
     transportation facility described in subparagraph (A) shall 
     be eligible for funds apportioned under section 104(b)(1) for 
     the National Highway System if the Secretary finds that the 
     project is consistent with criteria developed by the 
     Secretary for construction of such connectors.
       ``(iii) Period of eligibility.--A project which is eligible 
     under clause (ii) for funds apportioned under section 
     104(b)(1) shall remain eligible for such funds pursuant to 
     clause (ii) only until the date of the enactment of a law 
     described in clause (i).
       ``(D) Modifications after initial approval.--After the date 
     of the enactment of a law described in subparagraph (C)(i), a 
     modification consisting of a connector to an intermodal 
     transportation facility described in subparagraph (A) may be 
     made in accordance with paragraph (6).
       ``(8) Congressional high priority corridors.--Upon the 
     completion of feasibility studies, the Secretary shall add to 
     the National Highway System any congressional high priority 
     corridor or any segment thereof established by section 1105 
     of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
     1991 (105 Stat. 2031-2037) which was not identified on the 
     National Highway System designated by paragraph (5).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 103(b)(3) of such title 
     is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C) by striking ``For purposes of 
     proposing highways for designation to the National Highway 
     System, the'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (D)--
       (A) by striking ``In proposing highways for designation to 
     the National Highway System, the'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``mileage'' the following: ``on the 
     National Highway System''.
              TITLE II--TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FLEXIBILITY

     SEC. 201. FINDINGS AND PURPOSES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds and declares that--
       (1) Federal infrastructure spending on transportation is 
     critical to the efficient movement of goods and people in the 
     United States;
       (2) section 1003(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1921) has 
     been estimated to result in fiscal year 1996 transportation 
     spending being reduced by as much as $2,700,000,000;
       (3) such section 1003(c) will result in a reduction of 
     critical funds to States from the Highway Trust Fund; and
       (4) the funding reduction will have adverse effects on the 
     national economy and the predictability of funding for the 
     Nation's highway system and impede interstate commerce.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this title are--
       (1) to make the program categories in the Federal-aid 
     highway program more flexible so that States may fund high-
     priority projects in fiscal year 1996;
       (2) to reallocate funds from certain programs during fiscal 
     year 1996 so that the States will be able to continue their 
     core transportation infrastructure programs;
       (3) to ensure the equitable distribution of funds to 
     urbanized areas with a population over 200,000 in a manner 
     consistent with the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991; and
       (4) to suspend certain penalties that would be imposed on 
     the States.

     SEC. 202. FUNDING RESTORATION.

       (a) In General.--Not later than the 10th day following the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and on October 1, 1997, or 
     as soon as possible thereafter, the Secretary shall allocate 
     among the States the amounts made available, as a result of 
     section 203, to carry out this section for fiscal years 1996 
     and 1997, respectively, for projects eligible for assistance 
     under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code.
       (b) Allocation Formula.--Funds made available to carry out 
     this section shall be allocated among the States in 
     accordance with the following table:

States:                                          Allocation Percentages
  Alabama.........................................................1.80 
  Alaska..........................................................1.20 
  Arizona.........................................................1.43 
  Arkansas........................................................1.42 
  California......................................................9.17 
  Colorado........................................................1.27 
  Connecticut.....................................................1.74 
  Delaware........................................................0.39 
  District of Columbia............................................0.52 
  Florida.........................................................4.04 
  Georgia.........................................................2.92 
  Hawaii..........................................................0.54 
  Idaho...........................................................0.70 
  Illinois........................................................3.88 
  Indiana.........................................................2.18 
  Iowa............................................................1.27 
  Kansas..........................................................1.13 
  Kentucky........................................................1.53 
  Louisiana.......................................................1.52 
  Maine...........................................................0.65 
  Maryland........................................................1.68 
  Massachusetts...................................................4.11 
  Michigan........................................................2.75 
  Minnesota.......................................................1.69 
  Mississippi.....................................................1.11 
  Missouri........................................................2.28 
  Montana.........................................................0.93 
  Nebraska........................................................0.79 
  Nevada..........................................................0.69 
  New Hampshire...................................................0.48 
  New Jersey......................................................2.86 
  New Mexico......................................................1.02 
  New York........................................................5.35 
  North Carolina..................................................2.62 
  North Dakota....................................................0.64 
  Ohio............................................................3.64 
  Oklahoma........................................................1.36 
  Oregon..........................................................1.23 

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  Pennsylvania....................................................4.93 
  Rhode Island....................................................0.56 
  South Carolina..................................................1.42 
  South Dakota....................................................0.69 
  Tennessee.......................................................2.00 
  Texas...........................................................6.21 
  Utah............................................................0.73 
  Vermont.........................................................0.43 
  Virginia........................................................2.28 
  Washington......................................................2.05 
  West Virginia...................................................1.15 
  Wisconsin.......................................................1.90 
  Wyoming.........................................................0.65 
  Puerto Rico.....................................................0.46 
  Territories....................................................0.01. 

       (c) Effect of Allocations.--Funds distributed to States 
     under subsection (b) shall not affect calculations to 
     determine allocations to States under section 157 of title 
     23, United States Code, and sections 1013(c), 1015(a), and 
     1015(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
     Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 104 note).
       (d) Applicability of Chapter 1  of Title 23.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds made 
     available to carry out this section shall be available for 
     obligation in the same manner as if such funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. 
     Such funds shall be available for obligation for the fiscal 
     year for which such amounts are made available plus the 3 
     succeeding fiscal years. Obligation limitations for Federal-
     aid highways and highway safety construction programs 
     established by the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 and subsequent laws shall apply to 
     obligations made under this section.
       (e) Special Rule for Urbanized Areas of Over 200,000.--
       (1) General rule.--The amount determined by application of 
     the percentage determined under paragraph (2) to funds 
     allocated to a State under this section for a fiscal year 
     shall be obligated in urbanized areas of the State with an 
     urbanized population of over 200,000 under section 133(d)(3) 
     of title 23, United States Code.
       (2) Percentage.--The percentage referred to in paragraph 
     (1) is the percentage determined by dividing--
       (A) the total amount of the reduction in funds that would 
     have been attributed under section 133(d)(3) of title 23, 
     United States Code, to urbanized areas of the State with an 
     urbanized population of over 200,000 for fiscal year 1996 as 
     a result of the application of section 1003(c) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
     Stat. 1921); by
       (B) the total amount of the reduction in authorized funds 
     for fiscal year 1996 that would have been allocated to the 
     State, and that would have been apportioned to the State, as 
     a result of the application of such section 1003(c).
       (f) Limitation on Planning Expenditures.--One-half of 1 
     percent of amounts allocated to each State under this section 
     in any fiscal year may be available for expenditure for the 
     purpose of carrying out the requirements of section 134 of 
     title 23, United States Code (relating to transportation 
     planning). One and \1/2\ percent of the amounts allocated to 
     each State under this section in any fiscal year may be 
     available for expenditure for the purpose of carrying out 
     activities referred to in section 307(c) of such title.
       (g) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated, out of the Highway Trust Fund (other than 
     the Mass Transit Account), to carry out this section 
     $266,522,436 for fiscal year 1996 and $155,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1997. Such funds shall not be subject to an 
     administrative deduction under section 104(a) of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (h) Territories Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``territories'' means the Virgin Islands, Guam, American 
     Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

     SEC. 203. RESCISSIONS.

       (a) Rescissions.--Effective on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act and after any necessary reductions are made under 
     section 1003(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1921), the following 
     unobligated balances available on such date of enactment, of 
     funds made available for the following provisions are hereby 
     rescinded:
       (1) $78,994 made available by section 131(c) of the Surface 
     Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 2120).
       (2) $798,701 made available by section 131(j) of the 
     Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982 (96 Stat. 
     2123).
       (3) $942,249 made available by section 149(a)(66) of the 
     Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act 
     of 1987 (101 Stat. 185).
       (4) $52,834 made available by section 149(a)(95) of the 
     Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act 
     of 1987 (101 Stat. 195).
       (5) $909,131 made available by section 149(a)(99) of the 
     Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act 
     of 1987 (101 Stat. 195).
       (6) $797,800 made available by section 149(a)(100) of the 
     Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act 
     of 1987 (101 Stat. 195).
       (7) $2 made available by section 149(c)(3) of the Surface 
     Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 
     (101 Stat. 201).
       (8) $24,706,878 made available by section 1012(b)(6) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
     Stat. 1938).
       (9) $15,401,107 made available by section 1003(a)(7) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
     Stat. 1919).
       (10) $113,834,740, or such greater amount as may be 
     necessary to ensure that the aggregate of amounts rescinded 
     by this subsection and amounts reduced by the amendments made 
     by subsection (b) is equal to the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 202(g) for fiscal year 1996, deducted 
     by the Secretary under section 104(a) of title 23, United 
     States Code.
       (b) Reductions in Authorized Amounts.--
       (1) Magnetic levitation.--Section 1036(d)(1) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
     Stat. 1986) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) by inserting ``and'' after 
     ``1994,'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``, $125,000,000'' and 
     all that follows through ``1997''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B) by striking ``1996, and 1997'' and 
     inserting ``and 1996''.
       (2) Highway safety programs.--Section 2005(1) of such Act 
     (105 Stat. 2079) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' the first place it appears and 
     inserting a comma; and
       (B) by striking ``1996, and 1997'' and inserting ``and 
     1996, and $146,000,000 for fiscal year 1997''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) shall take effect on the later of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act or as soon as possible after the date 
     on which authorized funds for fiscal year 1996 are reduced as 
     a result of application of section 1003(c) of such Act.
       (c) Congestion Pricing Pilot Program Transfers.--After the 
     date on which authorized funds for fiscal year 1996 are 
     reduced as a result of application of section 1003(c) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, the 
     amounts made available for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 to 
     carry out section 1012(b) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1938) shall 
     be available to carry out projects under section 202 of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 204. STATE UNOBLIGATED BALANCE FLEXIBILITY.

       (a) Reduction in Federal Funding.--
       (1) Notification of states.--On the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, or as soon as possible thereafter, the Secretary 
     shall notify each State of the total amount of the reduction 
     in authorized funds for fiscal year 1996 that would have been 
     allocated to such State, and that would have been apportioned 
     to such State, as a result of application of section 1003(c) 
     of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
     1991.
       (2) Exclusion of certain funding.--In determining the 
     amount of any reduction under paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall deduct the amount allocated to each State in fiscal 
     year 1996 to carry out projects under section 202 of this 
     Act.
       (b) Unobligated Balance Flexibility.--Upon request of a 
     State, the Secretary shall make available to carry out 
     projects eligible for assistance under chapter 1 of title 23, 
     United States Code, in fiscal year 1996 an amount not to 
     exceed the amount determined under subsection (a) for the 
     State. Such funds shall be made available from authorized 
     funds that were allocated or apportioned to such State and 
     were not obligated as of September 30, 1995. The State shall 
     designate on or before the 30th day following the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, or as soon as possible thereafter, 
     which of such authorized funds are to be made available under 
     this section to carry out such projects. The Secretary shall 
     make available, before the 45th day following such date of 
     enactment or as soon as possible thereafter, funds designated 
     under the preceding sentence to the State.
       (c) Special Rules.--
       (1) Urbanized areas of over 200,000.--Funds that were 
     apportioned to the State under section 104(b)(3) of title 23, 
     United States Code, and attributed to urbanized areas of a 
     State with an urbanized population of over 200,000 under 
     section 133(d)(3) of such title may be designated by the 
     State under subsection (b) only if the metropolitan planning 
     organization designated for such area concurs, in writing, 
     with such designation.
       (2) Congestion mitigation and air quality and surface 
     transportation program transportation enhancement activities 
     balances.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     States may not designate under subsection (b) CMAQ and STP 
     transportation enhancement funds.
       (B) Exception for insufficient funding availability.--If 
     the Secretary determines--
       (i) that there is not sufficient funding available to pay 
     the Federal share of the cost of a project in fiscal year 
     1996 from funds apportioned or allocated to a State under 
     title 23, United States Code, and title I of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and available 
     for carrying out projects of the same category as such 
     project, and
       (ii) that the State has utilized all flexibility and 
     transferability available to it under title 23, United States 
     Code, and this section with respect to such project,
     the State may designate in fiscal year 1996 under subsection 
     (b) CMAQ and STP transportation enhancement funds apportioned 
     or allocated to the State and not obligated as of the date of 
     the enactment of this Act to carry out such project.
       (C) CMAQ and stp transportation enhancement funds 
     defined.--In this paragraph, the term ``CMAQ and STP 
     transportation enhancement funds'' means--

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       (i) funds apportioned under section 104(b)(2) of title 23, 
     United States Code; and
       (ii) funds apportioned under section 104(b)(3) of such 
     title and available only for transportation enhancement 
     activities under section 133(d)(3) of such title.
       (3) Interstate construction balances.--A State may not 
     designate under subsection (b) more than \1/3\ of funds 
     apportioned or allocated to the State for Interstate 
     construction and not obligated as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (d) Applicability of Chapter 1 of Title 23.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts 
     designated under subsection (b) shall be made available for 
     obligation in the same manner as if such funds were 
     apportioned under chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code. 
     Such amounts shall be available for obligation for the same 
     period for which such amounts were originally made available 
     for obligation. Obligation limitations for Federal-aid 
     highways and highway safety construction programs established 
     by the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
     1991 and subsequent laws shall apply to obligations made 
     under this section.
       (e) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to affect calculations under 
     section 157 of title 23, United States Code, and sections 
     1002(e), 1013(c), 1015(a), and 1015(b) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
       (f) State.--In this section and section 202, the term 
     ``State'' has the meaning such term has under section 401 of 
     title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 205. RELIEF FROM MANDATES.

       (a) Suspension of Management Systems.--Section 303 of title 
     23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) State Election.--A State may elect, at any time, not 
     to implement, in whole or in part, 1 or more of the 
     management systems required under this section. The Secretary 
     may not impose any sanction on, or withhold any benefit from, 
     a State on the basis of such an election.''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking ``(f) Annual Report.--Not'' and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(f) Reports.--
       ``(1) Annual reports.--Not'';
       (B) by moving the remainder of the text of paragraph (1), 
     as designated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, 2 ems to 
     the right; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Report on implementation.--Not later than October 1, 
     1996, the Comptroller General, in consultation with States, 
     shall transmit to Congress a report on the management systems 
     under this section, including recommendations as to whether, 
     to what extent, and how the management systems should be 
     implemented.''.
       (b) Asphalt Pavement Containing Recycled Rubber.--Section 
     1038 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act 
     of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 109 note; 105 Stat. 1987-1990) is amended 
     by striking subsection (d).
       (c) Metric Requirements.--
       (1) Placement and modification of signs.--The Secretary 
     shall not require the States to expend any Federal or State 
     funds to construct, erect, or otherwise place or to modify 
     any sign relating to a speed limit, distance, or other 
     measurement on a highway for the purpose of having such sign 
     establish such speed limit, distance, or other measurement 
     using the metric system.
       (2) Other actions.--Before September 30, 2000, the 
     Secretary shall not require that any State use or plan to use 
     the metric system with respect to designing or advertising, 
     or preparing plans, specifications, estimates, or other 
     documents, for a Federal-aid highway project eligible for 
     assistance under title 23, United States Code.
       (3) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (A) Highway.--The term ``highway'' has the meaning such 
     term has under section 101 of title 23, United States Code.
       (B) Metric system.--The term ``metric system'' has the 
     meaning the term ``metric system of measurement'' has under 
     section 4 of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975 (15 U.S.C. 
     205c).
       (d) Repeal of National Maximum Speed Limit Compliance 
     Program.--
       (1) In general.--Title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in section 141 by striking subsection (a) and 
     redesignating subsections (b) through (d) as subsections (a) 
     through (c), respectively; and
       (B) by striking section 154.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--The analysis to chapter 1 of 
     such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 154.
       (3) Applicability.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall be applicable to a State on the 10th day following the 
     date of the enactment of this Act; except that if the 
     legislature of a State is not in session on such date of 
     enactment and the chief executive officer of the State 
     declares, before such 10th day, that the legislature is not 
     in session and that the State prefers an applicability date 
     for such amendments that is after the date on which the 
     legislature will convene, such amendments shall be applicable 
     to the State on the 60th day following the date on which the 
     legislature next convenes.
       (e) Elimination of Penalty for Noncompliance for Motorcycle 
     Helmets.--Effective September 30, 1995, section 153(h) of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended by striking ``a law 
     described in subsection (a)(1) and'' each place it appears.

     SEC. 206. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Authorized funds.--The term ``authorized funds'' means 
     funds authorized to be appropriated out of the Highway Trust 
     Fund (other than the Mass Transit Account) to carry out title 
     23, United States Code (other than sections 402 and 410) and 
     the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 
     and subject to an obligation limitation.
       (2) Urbanized area.--The term ``urbanized area'' has the 
     meaning such term has under section 101(a) of title 23, 
     United States Code.
              TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS HIGHWAY PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. TRAFFIC MONITORING, MANAGEMENT, AND CONTROL ON NHS.

       (a) Eligibility.--Section 103(i) of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(8) Capital and operating costs for traffic monitoring, 
     management, and control facilities and programs.''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 101(a) of such title is amended--
       (1) in the undesignated paragraph relating to the term 
     ``project'' by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``or any other undertaking eligible for assistance 
     under this title''; and
       (2) by striking the undesignated paragraph relating to the 
     term ``startup costs for traffic management and control'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``The term `operating costs for traffic monitoring, 
     management, and control' includes labor costs, administrative 
     costs, costs of utilities and rent, and other costs 
     associated with the continuous operation of traffic control, 
     such as integrated traffic control systems, incident 
     management programs, and traffic control centers.''.

     SEC. 302. TRANSFERABILITY OF APPORTIONMENTS.

       The third sentence of section 104(g) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``40 percent'' and 
     inserting ``50 percent''.

     SEC. 303. QUALITY IMPROVEMENT.

       (a) Life-Cycle Cost Analysis.--Section 106 of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(e) Life-Cycle Cost Analysis.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     program to require States to conduct an analysis of the life-
     cycle costs of each usable project segment on the National 
     Highway System with a cost of $25,000,000 or more.
       ``(2) Analysis of the life-cycle costs defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `analysis of the life-cycle costs' means 
     a process for evaluating the total economic worth of a usable 
     project segment by analyzing initial costs and discounted 
     future costs, such as maintenance, reconstruction, 
     rehabilitation, restoring, and resurfacing costs, over the 
     life of the project segment.''.
       (b) Value Engineering.--Such section is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Value Engineering for NHS.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--The Secretary shall establish a program 
     to require States to carry out a value engineering analysis 
     for all projects on the National Highway System with an 
     estimated total cost of $25,000,000 or more.
       ``(2) Value engineering defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term `value engineering analysis' means a systematic process 
     of review and analysis of a project during its design phase 
     by a multidisciplined team of persons not involved in the 
     project in order to provide suggestions for reducing the 
     total cost of the project and providing a project of equal or 
     better quality. Such suggestions may include combining or 
     eliminating otherwise inefficient or expensive parts of the 
     original proposed design for the project and total redesign 
     of the proposed project using different technologies, 
     materials, or methods so as to accomplish the original 
     purpose of the project.''.

     SEC. 304. DESIGN CRITERIA FOR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM.

       Section 109 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a) and inserting the following:
       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall ensure that the 
     plans and specifications for each proposed highway project 
     under this chapter provide for a facility that will--
       ``(1) adequately serve the existing and planned future 
     traffic of the highway in a manner that is conducive to 
     safety, durability, and economy of maintenance; and
       ``(2) be designed and constructed in accordance with 
     criteria best suited to accomplish the objectives described 
     in paragraph (1) and to conform to the particular needs of 
     each locality.'';
       (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Design Criteria for National Highway System.--
       ``(1) In general.--A design for new construction, 
     reconstruction, resurfacing (except for maintenance 
     resurfacing), restoration, or rehabilitation of a highway on 
     the National Highway System (other than a highway also on the 
     Interstate System) may take into account, in addition to the 
     criteria described in subsection (a)--
       ``(A) the constructed and natural environment of the area;
       ``(B) the environmental, scenic, aesthetic, historic, 
     community, and preservation impacts of the activity; and
       ``(C) access for other modes of transportation.

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       ``(2) Development of criteria.--The Secretary, in 
     cooperation with State highway departments, may develop 
     criteria to implement paragraph (1). In developing criteria 
     under this paragraph, the Secretary shall consider the 
     results of the committee process of the American Association 
     of State Highway and Transportation Officials as used in 
     adopting and publishing `A Policy on Geometric Design of 
     Highways and Streets', including comments submitted by 
     interested parties as part of such process.''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (q) and inserting the following:
       ``(q) Scenic and Historic Values.--Notwithstanding 
     subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary may approve a project 
     for the National Highway System if the project is designed 
     to--
       ``(1) allow for the preservation of environmental, scenic, 
     or historic values;
       ``(2) ensure safe use of the facility; and
       ``(3) comply with subsection (a).''.

     SEC. 305. APPLICABILITY OF TRANSPORTATION CONFORMITY 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Highway Construction.--Section 109(j) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``plan for the 
     implementation of any ambient air quality standard for any 
     air quality control region designated pursuant to the Clean 
     Air Act, as amended.'' and inserting the following: ``plan 
     for--
       ``(1) the implementation of a national ambient air quality 
     standard for each pollutant for which an area is designated 
     as a nonattainment area under section 107(d) of the Clean Air 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)); or
       ``(2) the maintenance of a national ambient air quality 
     standard in an area that was designated as a nonattainment 
     area but that was later redesignated by the Administrator as 
     an attainment area for the standard and that is required to 
     develop a maintenance plan under section 175A of the Clean 
     Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7505a).''.
       (b) Clean Air Act Requirements.--Section 176(c) of the 
     Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7506(c)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(5) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply only with 
     respect to--
       ``(A) a nonattainment area and each pollutant for which the 
     area is designated as a nonattainment area; and
       ``(B) an area that was designated as a nonattainment area 
     but that was later redesignated by the Administrator as an 
     attainment area and that is required to develop a maintenance 
     plan under section 175A with respect to the specific 
     pollutant for which the area was designated nonattainment.''.

     SEC. 306. MOTORIST CALL BOXES.

       Section 111 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Motorist Call Boxes.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a State 
     may permit the placement of motorist call boxes on rights-of-
     way of the National Highway System. Such motorist call boxes 
     may include the identification and sponsorship logos of such 
     call boxes.
       ``(2) Sponsorship logos.--
       ``(A) Approval by state and local agencies.--All call box 
     installations displaying sponsorship logos under this 
     subsection shall be approved by the highway agencies having 
     jurisdiction of the highway on which they are located.
       ``(B) Size on box.--A sponsorship logo may be placed on the 
     call box in a dimension not to exceed the size of the call 
     box or a total dimension in excess of 12 inches by 18 inches.
       ``(C) Size on identification sign.--Sponsorship logos in a 
     dimension not to exceed 12 inches by 30 inches may be 
     displayed on a call box identification sign affixed to the 
     call box post.
       ``(D) Spacing of signs.--Sponsorship logos affixed to an 
     identification sign on a call box post may be located on the 
     rights-of-way at intervals not more frequently than 1 per 
     every 5 miles.
       ``(E) Distribution throughout state.--Within a State, at 
     least 20 percent of the call boxes displaying sponsorship 
     logos shall be located on highways outside of urbanized areas 
     with a population greater than 50,000.
       ``(3) Nonsafety hazards.--The call boxes and their 
     location, posts, foundations, and mountings shall be 
     consistent with requirements of the Manual on Uniform Traffic 
     Control Devices or any requirements deemed necessary by the 
     Secretary to assure that the call boxes shall not be a safety 
     hazard to motorists.''.

     SEC. 307. QUALITY THROUGH COMPETITION.

       (a) Contracting for Engineering and Design Services.--
     Section 112(b)(2) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Performance and audits.--Any contract or subcontract 
     awarded in accordance with subparagraph (A), whether funded 
     in whole or in part with Federal-aid highway funds, shall be 
     performed and audited in compliance with cost principles 
     contained in the Federal Acquisition Regulations of part 31 
     of title 48, Code of Federal Regulations.
       ``(D) Indirect cost rates.--Instead of performing its own 
     audits, a recipient of funds under a contract or subcontract 
     awarded in accordance with subparagraph (A) shall accept 
     indirect cost rates established in accordance with the 
     Federal Acquisition Regulations for 1-year applicable 
     accounting periods by a cognizant Federal or State government 
     agency, if such rates are not currently under dispute.
       ``(E) Application of rates.--Once a firm's indirect cost 
     rates are accepted under this paragraph, the recipient of the 
     funds shall apply such rates for the purposes of contract 
     estimation, negotiation, administration, reporting, and 
     contract payment and shall not be limited by administrative 
     or de facto ceilings of any kind.
       ``(F) Prenotification; confidentiality of data.--A 
     recipient of funds requesting or using the cost and rate data 
     described in subparagraph (E) shall notify any affected firm 
     before such request or use. Such data shall be confidential 
     and shall not be accessible or provided, in whole or in part, 
     to another firm or to any government agency which is not part 
     of the group of agencies sharing cost data under this 
     paragraph, except by written permission of the audited firm. 
     If prohibited by law, such cost and rate data shall not be 
     disclosed under any circumstances.
       ``(G) State option.--Subparagraphs (C), (D), (E), and (F) 
     shall take effect 1 year after the date of the enactment of 
     this subparagraph; except that if a State, during such 1-year 
     period, adopts by statute an alternative process intended to 
     promote engineering and design quality and ensure maximum 
     competition by professional companies of all sizes providing 
     engineering and design services, such subparagraphs shall not 
     apply with respect to the State. If the Secretary determines 
     that the legislature of the State did not convene and adjourn 
     a full regular session during such 1-year period, the 
     Secretary may extend such 1-year period until the adjournment 
     of the next regular session of the legislature.''.
       (b) Repeal of Pilot Program.--Section 1092 of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 
     U.S.C. 112 note; 105 Stat. 2024) is repealed.

     SEC. 308. LIMITATION ON ADVANCE CONSTRUCTION.

       Section 115(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(d) Inclusion in Transportation Improvement Program.--The 
     Secretary may approve an application for a project under this 
     section only if the project is included in the transportation 
     improvement program of the State developed under section 
     135(f).''.

     SEC. 309. PREVENTIVE MAINTENANCE.

       Section 116 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Preventive Maintenance.--A preventive maintenance 
     activity shall be eligible for Federal assistance under this 
     title if the State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that the activity is a cost-effective means of 
     extending the useful life of a Federal-aid highway.''.

     SEC. 310. FEDERAL SHARE.

       (a) Safety Rest Areas.--Section 120(c) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``safety rest areas,'' after 
     ``signalization,''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``In this 
     subsection, the term `safety rest area' means an area where 
     motor vehicle operators can park their vehicles and rest, 
     where food, fuel, and lodging services are not available, and 
     that is located on a segment of highway with respect to which 
     the Secretary determines there is a shortage of public and 
     private areas at which motor vehicle operators can park their 
     vehicles and rest.''.
       (b) Bicycle Transportation Facilities and Pedestrian 
     Walkways.--Section 217(f) of such title is amended by 
     striking ``80 percent'' and inserting ``determined in 
     accordance with section 120(b)''.
       (c) Economic Growth Center Development Highways.--Section 
     1021(c) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
     Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 120 note), as amended by section 417 
     of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1993 (106 Stat. 1565), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (2) and 
     inserting ``or''; and
       (2) in clause (3) by striking ``section 143 of title 23'' 
     and inserting ``a project for construction, reconstruction, 
     or improvement of a development highway under section 143 of 
     such title on a Federal-aid system (other than the Interstate 
     System), as such system was described in section 103 of such 
     title on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act''.
       (d) Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Connector.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Federal share 
     of the cost of the project to construct a highway to the 
     Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport from United States Route 
     71 in Arkansas shall be 95 percent.

     SEC. 311. ELIGIBILITY OF BOND AND OTHER DEBT INSTRUMENT 
                   FINANCING FOR REIMBURSEMENT AS CONSTRUCTION 
                   EXPENSES.

       (a) In General.--Section 122 of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 122. Payments to States for bond and other debt 
       instrument financing

       ``(a) Definition of Eligible Debt Financing Instrument.--In 
     this section, the term `eligible debt financing instrument' 
     means a bond or other debt financing instrument, including a 
     note, certificate, mortgage, or lease agreement, issued by a 
     State or political subdivision of a State or a public 
     authority, the proceeds of which are used for an eligible 
     project under this title.
       ``(b) Federal Reimbursement.--Subject to subsections (c) 
     and (d), the Secretary may reimburse a State for expenses and 
     costs incurred by the State or a political subdivision of the 
     State and reimburse a public authority for expenses and costs 
     incurred by the public authority for--
       ``(1) interest payments under an eligible debt financing 
     instrument;

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       ``(2) the retirement of principal of an eligible debt 
     financing instrument;
       ``(3) the cost of the issuance of an eligible debt 
     financing instrument;
       ``(4) the cost of insurance for an eligible debt financing 
     instrument; and
       ``(5) any other cost incidental to the sale of an eligible 
     debt financing instrument (as determined by the Secretary).
       ``(c) Conditions on Payment.--The Secretary may reimburse a 
     State or public authority under subsection (b) with respect 
     to a project funded by an eligible debt financing instrument 
     after the State or public authority has complied with this 
     title with respect to the project to the extent and in the 
     manner that would be required if payment were to be made 
     under section 121.
       ``(d) Federal Share.--The Federal share of the cost of a 
     project payable under this section shall not exceed the 
     Federal share of the cost of the project as determined under 
     section 120.
       ``(e) Statutory Construction.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the eligibility of an eligible debt 
     financing instrument for reimbursement under subsection (b) 
     shall not--
       ``(1) constitute a commitment, guarantee, or obligation on 
     the part of the United States to provide for payment of 
     principal or interest on the eligible debt financing 
     instrument; or
       ``(2) create any right of a third party against the United 
     States for payment under the eligible debt financing 
     instrument.''.
       (b) Definition of Construction.--The first sentence of the 
     undesignated paragraph relating to the term ``construction'' 
     of section 101(a) of such title is amended by inserting 
     ``bond costs and other costs relating to the issuance in 
     accordance with section 122 of bonds or other debt financing 
     instruments,'' after ``highway, including''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 1 of 
     such title is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 122 and inserting the following:

``122. Payments to States for bond and other debt instrument 
              financing.''.

     SEC. 312. VEHICLE WEIGHT AND LONGER COMBINATION VEHICLES 
                   EXEMPTIONS.

       (a) Sioux City, Iowa.--
       (1) Vehicle weight limitations.--The proviso in the second 
     sentence of section 127(a) of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking ``except for those'' and inserting the 
     following: ``except for vehicles using Interstate Route 29 
     between Sioux City, Iowa, and the border between Iowa and 
     South Dakota or vehicles using Interstate Route 129 between 
     Sioux City, Iowa, and the border between Iowa and Nebraska, 
     and except for those''.
       (2) Longer combination vehicles.--Section 127(d)(1) of such 
     title is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(F) Iowa.--In addition to vehicles that the State of Iowa 
     may continue to allow to be operated under subparagraph (A), 
     the State may allow longer combination vehicles that were not 
     in actual operation on June 1, 1991, to be operated on 
     Interstate Route 29 between Sioux City, Iowa, and the border 
     between Iowa and South Dakota or Interstate Route 129 between 
     Sioux City, Iowa, and the border between Iowa and 
     Nebraska.''.
       (3) Property-carrying unit limitation.--Section 31112(c) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in the subsection heading by striking ``and Alaska'' 
     and inserting ``Alaska, and Iowa'';
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (C) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Iowa may allow the operation on Interstate Route 29 
     between Sioux City, Iowa, and the border between Iowa and 
     South Dakota or on Interstate Route 129 between Sioux City, 
     Iowa, and the border between Iowa and Nebraska of commercial 
     motor vehicle combinations with trailer length, semitrailer 
     length, and property-carrying unit length allowed by law or 
     regulation and in actual lawful operation on a regular or 
     periodic basis (including continued seasonal operation) in 
     South Dakota or Nebraska, respectively, before June 2, 
     1991.''.
       (b) Applicability of Certain Vehicle Weight Limitations in 
     Wisconsin.--Section 127 of such title is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(f) Operation of Certain Specialized Hauling Vehicles on 
     Certain Wisconsin Highways.--If the 104-mile portion of 
     Wisconsin State Route 78 and United States Route 51 between 
     Interstate Route 94 near Portage, Wisconsin, and Wisconsin 
     State Route 29 south of Wausau, Wisconsin, is designated as 
     part of the Interstate System under section 139(a), the 
     single axle weight, tandem axle weight, gross vehicle weight, 
     and bridge formula limits set forth in subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to the 104-mile portion with respect to the 
     operation of any vehicle that could legally operate on the 
     104-mile portion before the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 313. TOLL ROADS.

       (a) Federal Share for Highways, Bridges, and Tunnels.--
     Section 129(a)(5) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(5) Limitation on federal share.--The Federal share 
     payable for a project described in paragraph (1) shall be a 
     percentage determined by the State but not to exceed 80 
     percent.''.
       (b) Loan Program.--Section 129(a)(7) of title 23, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(7) Loans.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State may loan to a public or private 
     entity constructing or proposing to construct under this 
     section a toll facility or non-toll facility with a dedicated 
     revenue source an amount equal to all or part of the Federal 
     share of the cost of the project if the project has a revenue 
     source specifically dedicated to it. Dedicated revenue 
     sources for non-toll facilities include excise taxes, sales 
     taxes, motor vehicle use fees, tax on real property, tax 
     increment financing, and such other dedicated revenue sources 
     as the Secretary determines appropriate.
       ``(B) Compliance with federal laws.--As a condition of 
     receiving a loan under this paragraph, the public or private 
     entity that receives the loan shall ensure that the project 
     will be carried out in accordance with this title and any 
     other applicable Federal law, including any applicable 
     provision of a Federal environmental law.
       ``(C) Subordination of debt.--The amount of any loan 
     received for a project under this paragraph may be 
     subordinated to any other debt financing for the project.
       ``(D) Obligation of funds loaned.--Funds loaned under this 
     paragraph may only be obligated for projects under this 
     paragraph.
       ``(E) Repayment.--The repayment of a loan made under this 
     paragraph shall commence not later than 5 years after date on 
     which the facility that is the subject of the loan is open to 
     traffic.
       ``(F) Term of loan.--The term of a loan made under this 
     paragraph shall not exceed 30 years from the date on which 
     the loan funds are obligated.
       ``(G) Interest.--A loan made under this paragraph shall 
     bear interest at or below market interest rates, as 
     determined by the State, to make the project that is the 
     subject of the loan feasible.
       ``(H) Reuse of funds.--Amounts repaid to a State from a 
     loan made under this paragraph may be obligated--
       ``(i) for any purpose for which the loan funds were 
     available under this title; and
       ``(ii) for the purchase of insurance or for use as a 
     capital reserve for other forms of credit enhancement for 
     project debt in order to improve credit market access or to 
     lower interest rates for projects eligible for assistance 
     under this title.
       ``(I) Guidelines.--The Secretary shall establish procedures 
     and guidelines for making loans under this paragraph.''.
       (c) Ferry Boats and Terminal Facilities.--Section 129(c)(5) 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) by inserting before the period at the end of the first 
     sentence the following: ``or between a point in a State and a 
     point in the Dominion of Canada''; and
       (2) in the second sentence--
       (A) by striking ``Hawaii and'' and inserting ``Hawaii,''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting after ``Puerto Rico'' the following: ``, 
     operations between a point in a State and a point in the 
     Dominion of Canada,''.
       (d) Treatment of Centennial Bridge, Rock Island, Illinois, 
     Agreement.--For purposes of section 129(a)(6) of title 23, 
     United States Code, the agreement concerning the Centennial 
     Bridge, Rock Island, Illinois, entered into under the Act 
     entitled ``An Act authorizing the city of Rock Island, 
     Illinois, or its assigns, to construct, maintain, and operate 
     a toll bridge across the Mississippi River at or near Rock 
     Island, Illinois, and to a place at or near the city of 
     Davenport, Iowa'', approved March 18, 1938 (52 Stat. 110), 
     shall be treated as if the agreement had been entered into 
     under section 129 of title 23, United States Code, as in 
     effect on December 17, 1991, and may be modified in 
     accordance with section 129(a)(6) of such title.
       (e) Collection of Tolls To Finance Certain Environmental 
     Projects in Florida.--Notwithstanding section 129(a) of title 
     23, United States Code, on request of the Governor of the 
     State of Florida, the Secretary shall modify the agreement 
     entered into with the transportation department of the State 
     under section 129(a)(3) of such title to permit the 
     collection of tolls to liquidate such indebtedness as may be 
     incurred to finance any cost associated with a feature of an 
     environmental project that is carried out under State law and 
     approved by the Secretary of the Interior.

     SEC. 314. SCENIC BYWAYS.

       Section 131(s) of title 23, United Sates Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following: ``In designating a scenic 
     byway for purposes of this section and section 1047 of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, a 
     State may exclude from such designation any segment of a 
     highway that is inconsistent with the State's criteria for 
     designating State scenic byways. Nothing in the preceding 
     sentence shall preclude a State from signing any such 
     excluded segment, including such segment on a map, or 
     carrying out similar activities, solely for purposes of 
     system continuity.''.

     SEC. 315. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN REQUIREMENTS TO THIRD 
                   PARTY SELLERS.

       Section 133(d) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Applicability of certain requirements to third party 
     sellers.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), in the case of a transportation enhancement activity 
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     graph (2), if real property or an interest in real property 
     is to be acquired from a qualified organization exclusively 
     for conservation purposes (as determined under section 170(h) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), the organization shall 
     be considered to be the owner of the property for the purpose 
     of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property 
     Acquisition Policies Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 4601 et seq.).
       ``(B) Federal approval prior to involvement of qualified 
     organization.--If Federal approval of the acquisition of the 
     real property or interest predates the involvement of a 
     qualified organization described in subparagraph (A) in the 
     acquisition of the property, the organization shall be 
     considered to be an acquiring agency or person as described 
     in section 24.101(a)(2) of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations, for the purpose of the Uniform Relocation 
     Assistance and Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 
     1970.
       ``(C) Acquisitions on behalf of recipients of federal 
     funds.--If a qualified organization described in subparagraph 
     (A) has contracted with a State highway department or other 
     recipient of Federal funds to acquire the real property or 
     interest on behalf of the recipient, the organization shall 
     be considered to be an agent of the recipient for the purpose 
     of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and Real Property 
     Acquisition Policies Act of 1970.''.

     SEC. 316. STREAMLINING FOR TRANSPORTATION ENHANCEMENT 
                   PROJECTS.

       Section 133(e) of title 23, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``(3) Payments.--The'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(3) Payments.--
       ``(A) In general.-- Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the'';
       (B) by moving the remainder of the text of subparagraph 
     (A), as designated by subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, 2 
     ems to the right; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Advance payment option for transportation enhancement 
     activities.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary may advance funds to the 
     State for transportation enhancement activities funded from 
     the allocation required by subsection (d)(2) for a fiscal 
     year if the Secretary certifies for the fiscal year that the 
     State has authorized and uses a process for the selection of 
     transportation enhancement projects that involves 
     representatives of affected public entities, and private 
     citizens, with expertise related to transportation 
     enhancement activities.
       ``(ii) Limitation on amounts.--Amounts advanced under this 
     subparagraph shall be limited to such amounts as are 
     necessary to make prompt payments for project costs.
       ``(iii) Effect on other requirements.--This subparagraph 
     shall not exempt a State from other requirements of this 
     title relating to the surface transportation program.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Transportation enhancement activities.--
       ``(A) Categorical exclusions.--To the extent appropriate, 
     the Secretary shall develop categorical exclusions from the 
     requirement that an environmental assessment or an 
     environmental impact statement under section 102 of the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) be 
     prepared for transportation enhancement activities funded 
     from the allocation required by subsection (d)(2).
       ``(B) Nationwide programmatic agreement.--The Secretary, in 
     consultation with the National Conference of State Historic 
     Preservation Officers and the Advisory Council on Historic 
     Preservation established under title II of the National 
     Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470i et seq.), shall 
     develop a nationwide programmatic agreement governing the 
     review of transportation enhancement activities funded from 
     the allocation required by subsection (d)(2), in accordance 
     with--
       ``(i) section 106 of such Act (16 U.S.C. 470f); and
       ``(ii) the regulations of the Advisory Council on Historic 
     Preservation.''.

     SEC. 317. METROPOLITAN PLANNING FOR HIGHWAY PROJECTS.

       Section 134(f) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(16) Recreational travel and tourism.''.

     SEC. 318. NON-FEDERAL SHARE FOR CERTAIN TOLL BRIDGE PROJECTS.

       Section 144(l) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following: ``Any non-Federal funds 
     expended for the seismic retrofit of the bridge may be 
     credited toward the non-Federal share required as a condition 
     of receipt of any Federal funds for seismic retrofit of the 
     bridge made available after the date of the expenditure.''.

     SEC. 319. CONGESTION MITIGATION AND AIR QUALITY IMPROVEMENT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Areas Eligible for Funds.--
       (1) In general.--The first sentence of section 149(b) of 
     title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``if the project or program is for an area 
     in the State that was designated as a nonattainment area 
     under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7407(d)) 
     during any part of fiscal year 1994 and'' after ``program'' 
     the second place it appears; and
       (B) in paragraph (1)(A) by striking ``contribute'' and all 
     that follows through ``; or'' and inserting the following: 
     ``contribute to--
       ``(i) the attainment of a national ambient air quality 
     standard; or
       ``(ii) the maintenance of a national ambient air quality 
     standard in an area that was designated as a nonattainment 
     area but that was later redesignated by the Administrator of 
     the Environmental Protection Agency as an attainment area 
     under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 
     7407(d)); or''.
       (2) Apportionment.--Section 104(b)(2) of such title is 
     amended--
       (A) in the second sentence, by striking ``is a 
     nonattainment area (as defined in the Clean Air Act) for 
     ozone'' and inserting ``was a nonattainment area (as defined 
     in section 171(2) of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7501(2))) 
     for ozone during any part of fiscal year 1994''; and
       (B) in the third sentence--
       (i) by striking ``is also'' and inserting ``was also''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``during any part of fiscal year 1994'' 
     after ``monoxide''.
       (b) Traffic Monitoring, Management, and Control Facilities 
     and Programs.--The first sentence of section 149(b) of title 
     23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) to establish or operate a traffic monitoring, 
     management, and control facility or program if the Secretary, 
     after consultation with the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, determines that the facility 
     or program is likely to contribute to the attainment of a 
     national ambient air quality standard; or''.
       (c) Effect of Limitation on Apportionment.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, for each of fiscal years 1996 and 
     1997, the amendments made by subsection (a) shall not affect 
     any apportionment adjustments under section 1015 of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 
     Stat. 1943).

     SEC. 320. OPERATION OF MOTOR VEHICLES BY INTOXICATED MINORS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 1 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 161. Operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated minors

       ``(a) Withholding of Apportionments for Noncompliance.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 1999.--The Secretary shall withhold 5 
     percent of the amount required to be apportioned to any State 
     under each of paragraphs (1), (3), and (5)(B) of section 
     104(b) on October 1, 1998, if the State does not meet the 
     requirement of paragraph (3) on that date.
       ``(2) Thereafter.--The Secretary shall withhold 10 percent 
     (including any amounts withheld under paragraph (1)) of the 
     amount required to be apportioned to any State under each of 
     paragraphs (1), (3), and (5)(B) of section 104(b) on October 
     1, 1999, and on October 1 of each fiscal year thereafter, if 
     the State does not meet the requirement of paragraph (3) on 
     that date.
       ``(3) Requirement.--A State meets the requirement of this 
     paragraph if the State has enacted and is enforcing a law 
     that considers an individual under the age of 21 who has a 
     blood alcohol concentration of 0.02 percent or greater while 
     operating a motor vehicle in the State to be driving while 
     intoxicated or driving under the influence of alcohol.
       ``(b) Period of Availability; Effect of Compliance and 
     Noncompliance.--
       ``(1) Period of availability of withheld funds.--
       ``(A) Funds withheld on or before september 30, 2000.--Any 
     funds withheld under subsection (a) from apportionment to any 
     State on or before September 30, 2000, shall remain available 
     until the end of the third fiscal -year following the fiscal 
     year for which the funds are authorized to be appropriated.
       ``(B) Funds withheld after september 30, 2000.--No funds 
     withheld under this section from apportionment to any State 
     after September 30, 2000, shall be available for 
     apportionment to the State.
       ``(2) Apportionment of withheld funds after compliance.--
     If, before the last day of the period for which funds 
     withheld under subsection (a) from apportionment are to 
     remain available for apportionment to a State under paragraph 
     (1), the State meets the requirement of subsection (a)(3), 
     the Secretary shall, on the first day on which the State 
     meets the requirement, apportion to the State the funds 
     withheld under subsection (a) that remain available for 
     apportionment to the State.
       ``(3) Period of availability of subsequently apportioned 
     funds.--Any funds apportioned pursuant to paragraph (2) shall 
     remain available for expenditure until the end of the third 
     fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the funds are 
     so apportioned. Sums not obligated at the end of that period 
     shall lapse.
       ``(4) Effect of noncompliance.--If, at the end of the 
     period for which funds withheld under subsection (a) from 
     apportionment are available for apportionment to a State 
     under paragraph (1), the State does not meet the requirement 
     of subsection (a)(3), the funds shall lapse.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The analysis of such chapter is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``161. Operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated minors.''.

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     SEC. 321. UTILIZATION OF THE PRIVATE SECTOR FOR SURVEYING AND 
                   MAPPING SERVICES.

       Section 306 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``In''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Guidance.--The Secretary shall issue guidance to 
     encourage States to utilize, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, private sector sources for surveying and mapping 
     services for projects under this title. In carrying out this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall recommend appropriate roles 
     for State and private mapping and surveying activities, 
     including--
       ``(1) preparation of standards and specifications;
       ``(2) research in surveying and mapping instrumentation and 
     procedures and technology transfer to the private sector;
       ``(3) providing technical guidance, coordination, and 
     administration of State surveying and mapping activities; and
       ``(4) recommending methods for increasing the use by the 
     States of private sector sources for surveying and mapping 
     activities.''.

     SEC. 322. DONATIONS OF FUNDS, MATERIALS, OR SERVICES FOR 
                   FEDERALLY ASSISTED PROJECTS.

       Section 323 of title 23, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following:
       ``(c) Credit for Donations of Funds, Materials, or 
     Services.--Nothing in this title or any other law shall 
     prevent a person from offering to donate funds, materials, or 
     services in connection with a project eligible for assistance 
     under this title. In the case of such a project with respect 
     to which the Federal Government and the State share in paying 
     the cost, any donated funds, or the fair market value of any 
     donated materials or services, that are accepted and 
     incorporated into the project by the State highway department 
     shall be credited against the State share.''.

     SEC. 323. DISCOVERY AND ADMISSION AS EVIDENCE OF CERTAIN 
                   REPORTS AND SURVEYS.

       Section 409 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``or collected'' after ``compiled''.

     SEC. 324. ALCOHOL-IMPAIRED DRIVING COUNTERMEASURES.

       (a) Technical Amendment.--Section 410(d)(1)(E) of title 23, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``the date of 
     enactment of this section'' and inserting ``December 18, 
     1991''.
       (b) Basic Grant Eligibility.--Section 410(d) of such title 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(3)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) A State shall be treated as having met the 
     requirement of this paragraph if--
       ``(i) the State provides to the Secretary a written 
     certification that the highest court of the State has issued 
     a decision indicating that implementation of subparagraph (A) 
     would constitute a violation of the constitution of the 
     State; and
       ``(ii) the State demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that--
       ``(I) the alcohol fatal crash involvement rate in the State 
     has decreased in each of the 3 most recent calendar years for 
     which statistics for determining such rate are available; and
       ``(II) the alcohol fatal crash involvement rate in the 
     State has been lower than the average such rate for all 
     States in each of such calendar years.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Any individual under age 21 with a blood alcohol 
     concentration of 0.02 percent or greater when driving a motor 
     vehicle shall be deemed to be driving while intoxicated or 
     driving under the influence of alcohol.''.
       (c) Supplemental Grants.--Section 410(f) of such title is 
     amended by striking paragraph (1) and redesignating 
     paragraphs (2) through (7) as paragraphs (1) through (6), 
     respectively.

     SEC. 325. REFERENCES TO COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND 
                   INFRASTRUCTURE.

       (a) Railway-Highway Crossings Report.--The third sentence 
     of section 130(g) of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``Committee on Public Works and Transportation'' 
     and inserting ``Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure''.
       (b) Highway Bridge Replacement and Rehabilitation Report.--
     Section 144(i)(1) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``Committee on Public Works and Transportation'' and 
     inserting ``Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure''.
       (c) Hazard Elimination Report.--The third sentence of 
     section 152(g) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``Committee on Public Works and Transportation'' and 
     inserting ``Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure''.
       (d) Research Reports.--Subsections (d)(5), (e)(11), and (h) 
     of section 307 of such title are each amended by striking 
     ``Committee on Public Works and Transportation'' and 
     inserting ``Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure''.
       (e) Congestion Pricing Pilot Program Report.--Section 
     1012(b)(5) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 149 note; 105 Stat. 1938) 
     is amended by striking ``Committee on Public Works and 
     Transportation'' and inserting ``Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure''.
       (f) Motor Fuel Tax Enforcement Report.--Section 1040(d)(1) 
     of such Act (23 U.S.C. 101 note; 105 Stat. 1992) is amended 
     by striking ``Committee on Public Works and Transportation'' 
     and inserting ``Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure''.
       (g) Allocation Formula Study.--Section 1098(b) of such Act 
     (23 U.S.C. 104 note; 105 Stat. 2025) is amended by striking 
     ``these committees as they'' and inserting ``the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate and the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives as the committees''.
       (h) National Recreational Trails Report.--Section 1303(i) 
     of such Act (16 U.S.C. 1262(i)) is amended by striking 
     ``Committee on Public Works and Transportation'' and 
     inserting ``Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure''.

     SEC. 326. PUBLIC TRANSIT VEHICLES EXEMPTION.

       Section 1023(h)(1) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 127 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``2-year'' the first place it appears and 
     all that follows through ``Act,'' and inserting ``period 
     beginning on October 6, 1992, and ending on the date on which 
     Federal-aid highway and transit programs are reauthorized 
     after the date of the enactment of the National Highway 
     System Designation Act of 1995,''; and
       (2) by striking the second sentence.

     SEC. 327. USE OF RECYCLED PAVING MATERIAL.

       Section 1038 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 109 note; 105 Stat. 1987-
     1990), as amended by section 205(b) of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by inserting before subsection (e) the following:
       ``(d) Asphalt Pavement Containing Recycled Rubber.--
       ``(1) Crumb rubber modifier research.--Not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of the National Highway 
     System Designation Act of 1995, the Secretary shall develop 
     testing procedures and conduct research to develop 
     performance grade classifications, in accordance with the 
     strategic highway research program carried out under section 
     307(d) of title 23, United States Code, for crumb rubber 
     modifier binders. The testing procedures and performance 
     grade classifications should be developed in consultation 
     with representatives of the crumb rubber modifier industry 
     and other interested parties (including the asphalt paving 
     industry) with experience in the development of the 
     procedures and classifications.
       ``(2) Crumb rubber modifier program development.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may make grants to States 
     to develop programs to use crumb rubber from scrap tires to 
     modify asphalt pavements.
       ``(B) Use of grant funds.--Grant funds made available to 
     States under this paragraph shall be used--
       ``(i) to develop mix designs for crumb rubber modified 
     asphalt pavements;
       ``(ii) for the placement and evaluation of crumb rubber 
     modified asphalt pavement field tests; and
       ``(iii) for the expansion of State crumb rubber modifier 
     programs in existence on the date the grant is made 
     available.''; and
       (2) in subsection (e) by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) the term `asphalt pavement containing recycled 
     rubber' means any mixture of asphalt and crumb rubber derived 
     from whole scrap tires, such that the physical properties of 
     the asphalt are modified through the mixture, for use in 
     pavement maintenance, rehabilitation, or construction 
     applications; and''.

     SEC. 328. ROADSIDE BARRIER TECHNOLOGY.

       Section 1058 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 109 note; 105 Stat. 2003) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``median'' and inserting ``or temporary 
     crashworthy''; and
       (B) by inserting ``crashworthy'' after ``innovative''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in the subsection heading by inserting ``Crashworthy'' 
     after ``Innovative'';
       (B) by inserting ``crashworthy'' after ``innovative'';
       (C) by striking ``median'';
       (D) by inserting ``or guiderail'' after ``guardrail''; and
       (E) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and that meets or surpasses the requirements 
     of the National Cooperative Highway Research Program 350 for 
     longitudinal barriers''.

     SEC. 329. CORRECTIONS TO MISCELLANEOUS AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Gowanus Expressway Corridor, New York.--Section 
     1069(ee) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency 
     Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2011) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following: ``In carrying out such improvements, the State 
     of New York shall consider the economic and social impacts of 
     the project on the neighboring community.''.
       (b) New York City, New York.--Section 1069(gg) of such Act 
     (105 Stat. 2011) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(gg) Intermodal Facilities, New York.--
       ``(1) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated to carry out this subsection $150,000,000 
     for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1995, for--

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       ``(A) design and construction of the Whitehall Street Ferry 
     Terminals in New York, New York;
       ``(B) completion of construction of the Oak Point Link in 
     the Harlem River in New York, New York;
       ``(C) engineering, design, and construction activities to 
     permit the James A. Farley Post Office in New York, New York, 
     to be used as an intermodal transportation facility and 
     commercial center; and
       ``(D) necessary improvements to and redevelopment of 
     Pennsylvania Station and associated service buildings in New 
     York, New York.

     Such sums shall remain available until expended.
       ``(2) Allocation of funds.--Of the amounts made available 
     under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) not to exceed $50,000,000 may be used to carry out 
     paragraph (1)(A); and
       ``(B) not to exceed $10,000,000 may be used to carry out 
     paragraph (1)(B).''.

     SEC. 330. CORRECTIONS TO HIGH COST BRIDGE PROJECTS.

       The table contained in section 1103(b) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
     2027-2028) is amended--
       (1) in item number 2, relating to Eugene, Oregon--
       (A) by striking ``Construction'' and inserting ``Design, 
     right-of-way acquisition, and construction''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, including pedestrian, bicycle, and 
     vehicle approach roadways, intersections, signalization, and 
     structural bridge changes, and related structures between 
     East Broadway and Oakway Road'' after ``Bridge'';
       (2) in item 5, relating to Gloucester Point, Virginia, by 
     inserting after ``York River'' the following: ``and for 
     repair, strengthening, and rehabilitation of the existing 
     bridge''; and
       (3) in item 10, relating to Shakopee, Minnesota, by 
     inserting ``project, including the bypass of'' after 
     ``replacement''.

     SEC. 331. CORRECTIONS TO CONGESTION RELIEF PROJECTS.

       The table contained in section 1104(b) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
     2029-2031) is amended--
       (1) in item 1, relating to Long Beach, California, by 
     striking ``HOV Lanes on'' and inserting ``downtown Long Beach 
     access ramps into the southern terminus of'';
       (2) in item 10, relating to San Diego, California, by 
     striking ``1 block of Cut and Cover Tunnel on Rt. 15'' and 
     inserting ``bridge decking on Route 15'';
       (3) in item 23, relating to Tucson, Arizona, by inserting 
     ``, of which a total of $3,609,620 shall be available for the 
     project authorized by item 74 of the table contained in 
     section 1106(b)'' after ``in Tucson, Arizona'';
       (4) in item 38, relating to New York, New York, by striking 
     ``Construction'' and all that follows through ``Bypass'' and 
     inserting the following: ``Whitehall Street ferry 
     terminals''; and
       (5) in item 43, relating to West Virginia, by striking 
     ``Coal Fields'' and inserting ``Coalfields''.

     SEC. 332. HIGH PRIORITY CORRIDORS.

       (a) Identification of High Priority Corridors.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1105(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2032) is 
     amended--
       (A) by inserting before the period at the end of paragraph 
     (3) the following: ``commencing on the Atlantic Coast in the 
     Hampton Roads area going westward across Virginia to the 
     vicinity of Lynchburg, Virginia, continuing west to serve 
     Roanoke and then to a West Virginia corridor centered around 
     Beckley to Welch as part of the Coalfields Expressway 
     described in section 1069(v), then to Williamson sharing a 
     common corridor with the I-73/74 Corridor (referred to in 
     item 12 of the table contained in subsection (f)), then to a 
     Kentucky Corridor centered on the cities of Pikeville, 
     Jenkins, Hazard, London, Somerset, Columbia, Bowling Green, 
     Hopkinsville, Benton, and Paducah, into Illinois, and into 
     Missouri and exiting western Missouri and moving westward 
     across southern Kansas'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5)(A) I-73/74 North-South Corridor from Charleston, 
     South Carolina, through Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to 
     Portsmouth, Ohio, to Cincinnati, Ohio, to termini at Detroit, 
     Michigan and Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. The Sault Ste. Marie 
     terminus shall be reached via a corridor connecting Adrian, 
     Jackson, Lansing, Mount Pleasant, and Grayling, Michigan.
       ``(B)(i) In the Commonwealth of Virginia, the Corridor 
     shall generally follow--
       ``(I) United States Route 220 from the Virginia-North 
     Carolina border to I-581 south of Roanoke;
       ``(II) I-581 to I-81 in the vicinity of Roanoke;
       ``(III) I-81 to the proposed highway to demonstrate 
     intelligent transportation systems authorized by item 29 of 
     the table in section 1107(b) in the vicinity of 
     Christiansburg to United States Route 460 in the vicinity of 
     Blacksburg; and
       ``(IV) United States Route 460 to the West Virginia State 
     line.
       ``(ii) In the States of West Virginia, Kentucky, and Ohio, 
     the Corridor shall generally follow--
       ``(I) United States Route 460 from the West Virginia State 
     line to United States Route 52 at Bluefield, West Virginia; 
     and
       ``(II) United States Route 52 to United States Route 23 at 
     Portsmouth, Ohio.
       ``(iii) In the States of North Carolina and South Carolina, 
     the Corridor shall generally follow--
       ``(I) in the case of I-73--
       ``(aa) United States Route 220 from the Virginia State line 
     to State Route 68 in the vicinity of Greensboro;
       ``(bb) State Route 68 to I-40;
       ``(cc) I-40 to United States Route 220 in Greensboro;
       ``(dd) United States Route 220 to United States Route 1 
     near Rockingham;
       ``(ee) United States Route 1 to the South Carolina State 
     line; and
       ``(ff) South Carolina State line to Charleston, South 
     Carolina; and
       ``(II) in the case of I-74--
       ``(aa) I-77 from Bluefield, West Virginia, to the junction 
     of I-77 and the United States Route 52 connector in Surry 
     County, North Carolina;
       ``(bb) the I-77/United States Route 52 connector to United 
     States Route 52 south of Mount Airy, North Carolina;
       ``(cc) United States Route 52 to United States Route 311 in 
     Winston-Salem, North Carolina;
       ``(dd) United States Route 311 to United States Route 220 
     in the vicinity of Randleman, North Carolina.
       ``(ee) United States Route 220 to United States Route 74 
     near Rockingham;
       ``(ff) United States Route 74 to United States Route 76 
     near Whiteville;
       ``(gg) United States Route 74/76 to the South Carolina 
     State line in Brunswick County; and
       ``(hh) South Carolina State line to Charleston, South 
     Carolina.'';
       (C) in paragraph (18)--
       (i) by striking ``and'';
       (ii) by inserting ``Mississippi, Arkansas,'' after 
     ``Tennessee,'';
       (iii) by inserting after ``Texas'' the following: ``, and 
     to the Lower Rio Grande Valley at the border between the 
     United States and Mexico; and
       (iv) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and to include the Corpus Christi Northside 
     Highway and Rail Corridor from the existing intersection of 
     United States Route 77 and Interstate Route 37 to United 
     States Route 181, including FM511 from United States Route 77 
     to the Port of Brownsville''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(22) The Alameda Transportation Corridor along Alameda 
     Street from the entrance to the ports of Los Angeles and Long 
     Beach to Interstate 10, Los Angeles, California.
       ``(23) The Interstate Route 35 Corridor from Laredo, Texas, 
     through Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Wichita, Kansas, to 
     Kansas City, Kansas/Missouri, to Des Moines, Iowa, to 
     Minneapolis, Minnesota, to Duluth, Minnesota.
       ``(24) The Dalton Highway from Deadhorse, Alaska to 
     Fairbanks, Alaska.
       ``(25) State Route 168 (South Battlefield Boulevard), 
     Virginia, from the Great Bridge Bypass to the North Carolina 
     State line.
       ``(26) The CANAMEX Corridor from Nogales, Arizona, through 
     Las Vegas, Nevada, to Salt Lake City, Utah, to Idaho Falls, 
     Idaho, to Montana, to the Canadian Border as follows:
       ``(A) In the State of Arizona, the CANAMEX Corridor shall 
     generally follow--
       ``(i) I-19 from Nogales to Tucson;
       ``(ii) I-10 from Tucson to Phoenix; and
       ``(iii) United States Route 93 in the vicinity of Phoenix 
     to the Nevada Border.
       ``(B) In the State of Nevada, the CANAMEX Corridor shall 
     follow--
       ``(i) United States Route 93 from the Arizona Border to Las 
     Vegas; and
       ``(ii) I-15 from Las Vegas to the Utah Border.
       ``(C) From the Utah Border through Montana to the Canadian 
     Border, the CANAMEX Corridor shall follow I-15.
       ``(27) The Camino Real Corridor from El Paso, Texas, to 
     Denver, Colorado, as follows:
       ``(A) In the State of Texas, the Camino Real Corridor shall 
     generally follow--
       ``(i) arterials from the international ports of entry to I-
     10 in El Paso County; and
       ``(ii) I-10 from El Paso County to the New Mexico border.
       ``(B) In the State of New Mexico, the Camino Real Corridor 
     shall generally follow--
       ``(i) I-10 from the Texas Border to Las Cruces; and
       ``(ii) I-25 from Las Cruces to the Colorado Border.
       ``(C) In the State of Colorado, the Camino Real Corridor 
     shall generally follow I-25 from the New Mexico border to 
     Denver continuing to the Wyoming border.
       ``(D) In the State of Wyoming, the Camino Real Corridor 
     shall generally follow--
       ``(i) I-25 north to join with I-90 at Buffalo; and
       ``(ii) I-90 to the Montana border.
       ``(E) In the State of Montana, the Camino Real Corridor 
     shall generally follow--
       ``(i) I-90 to Billings; and
       ``(ii) Montana Route 3, United States Route 12, United 
     States Route 191, United States Route 87, to I-15 at Great 
     Falls; and
       ``(iii) I-15 from Great Falls to the Canadian border.
       ``(28) The Birmingham Northern Beltline beginning at I-59 
     in the vicinity of Trussville, Alabama, and traversing 
     westwardly intersecting with United States Route 75, United 
     States Route 79, and United States Route 31; continuing 
     southwestwardly intersecting United States Route 78 and 
     terminating at I-59 with the I-459 interchange.

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       ``(29) The Coalfields Expressway beginning at Beckley, West 
     Virginia, to Pound, Virginia, generally following the 
     corridor defined as State Routes 54, 97, 10, 16, and 83.''.
       (2) Inclusion of certain route segments on interstate 
     system.--Section 1105(e) of such Act (105 Stat. 2033) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(5) Inclusion of certain route segments on interstate 
     system.--
       ``(A) In general.--The portions of the routes referred to 
     in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) of subsection (c)(5)(B), in 
     subsection (c)(9), and in subsections (c)(18) and (c)(20) 
     that are not a part of the Interstate System are designated 
     as future parts of the Interstate System. Any segment of such 
     routes shall become a part of the Interstate System at such 
     time as the Secretary determines that the segment--
       ``(i) meets the Interstate System design standards approved 
     by the Secretary under section 109(b) of title 23, United 
     States Code; and
       ``(ii) connects to an existing Interstate System segment.

     The portion of the route referred to in subsection (c)(9) is 
     designated as Interstate Route I-99.
       ``(B) Treatment of segments.--Subject to subparagraph (C), 
     segments designated as part of the Interstate System by this 
     paragraph and the mileage of such segments shall be treated 
     in the manner described in the last 2 sentences of section 
     139(a) of title 23, United States Code.
       ``(C) Use of funds.--
       ``(i) General rule.--Funds apportioned under section 
     104(b)(5)(A) of title 23, United States Code, may be used on 
     a project to construct a portion of a route referred to in 
     this paragraph to standards set forth in section 109(b) of 
     such title if the State determines that the project for which 
     the funds were originally apportioned is unreasonably delayed 
     or no longer viable.
       ``(ii) Limitation.--If funds apportioned under section 
     104(b)(5)(A) of title 23, United States Code, for completing 
     a segment of the Interstate System are used on a project 
     pursuant to this subparagraph, no interstate construction 
     funds may be made available, after the date of the enactment 
     of this paragraph, for construction of such segment.
       (b) Feasibility Studies.--
       (1) Evacuation routes for louisiana coastal areas.--Section 
     1105(e)(2) of such Act (105 Stat. 2033) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following: ``A feasibility study may be 
     conducted under this paragraph to identify routes that will 
     expedite future emergency evacuations of coastal areas of 
     Louisiana.''.
       (2) East-west transamerica corridor.--With amounts 
     available to the Secretary under section 1105(h) of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, the 
     Secretary in cooperation with the States of Virginia and West 
     Virginia shall conduct a study to determine the feasibility 
     of establishing a route for the East-West Transamerica 
     Corridor (designated pursuant to section 1105(c)(3) of such 
     Act) from Beckley, West Virginia, utilizing a corridor 
     entering Virginia near the city of Covington then moving 
     south from the Allegheny Highlands to serve Roanoke and 
     continuing east to Lynchburg. From there such route would 
     continue across Virginia to the Hampton Roads area.
       (c) Corrections to Projects.--The table contained in 
     section 1105(f) of such Act (105 Stat. 2033-2035) is 
     amended--
       (1) in item 1, relating to Pennsylvania, by inserting after 
     ``For'' the following: ``the segment described in item 6 of 
     this table and up to $11,000,000 for'';
       (2) in item 2, relating to Alabama, Georgia, Mississippi, 
     Tennessee, by inserting after ``Rt. 72'' the following: ``and 
     up to $1,500,000 from the State of Alabama's share of the 
     project for modification of the Keller Memorial Bridge in 
     Decatur, Alabama, to a pedestrian structure'';
       (3) in item 21, relating to Louisiana, by inserting after 
     ``Shreveport, Louisiana'' insert the following: ``, and up to 
     $6,000,000 for surface transportation projects in Louisiana, 
     including $4,500,000 for the I-10 and I-610 project in 
     Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, in the corridor between the St. 
     Charles Parish line and Tulane Avenue, $500,000 for noise 
     analysis and safety abatement measures or barriers along the 
     Lakeview section of I-610 in New Orleans, and $1,000,000 for 
     3 highway studies (including $250,000 for a study to widen 
     United States Route 84/Louisiana Route 6 traversing north 
     Louisiana, $250,000 for a study to widen Louisiana Route 42 
     from United States Route 61 to Louisiana Route 44 and extend 
     to I-10 in East Ascension Parish, and $500,000 for a study to 
     connect I-20 on both sides of the Ouachita River)''; and
       (4) in item 26, relating to Indiana, Kentucky, Tennessee, 
     by striking ``Newberry'' and inserting ``Evansville''.
       (d) Coalfields Expressway Description.--The first sentence 
     of section 1069(v) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2010) is amended by 
     striking ``93'' and inserting the following: ``83, and from 
     the West Virginia-Virginia State line generally following 
     Route 83 to Pound, Virginia.''.

     SEC. 333. CORRECTIONS TO RURAL ACCESS PROJECTS.

       The table contained in section 1106(a)(2) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
     2037-2042) is amended--
       (1) in item 18, relating to Louisiana, by inserting after 
     ``in Louisiana'' the following: ``and for Zachary Taylor 
     Parkway, Alexandria to Bogalusa, Louisiana, to I-59 in 
     Mississippi not to exceed $1,000,000'';
       (2) in item 34, relating to Illinois, by striking 
     ``Resurfacing'' and all that follows through ``Omaha'' and 
     inserting ``Bel-Air Road improvement from south of Carmi to 
     State Route 141 in southeastern White County'';
       (3) in item 52, relating to Bedford Springs, Pennsylvania, 
     by striking ``and Huntington'' and inserting ``Franklin, and 
     Huntingdon'';
       (4) in item 61, relating to Lubbock, Texas, by striking 
     ``with Interstate 20'' and inserting ``with Interstate 10 
     through Interstate 20 and Interstate 27 north of Amarillo to 
     the border between Texas and Oklahoma'';
       (5) in item 71, relating to Chautauqua County, New York, by 
     inserting ``and other improvements'' after ``expressway 
     lanes'';
       (6) in item 75, relating to Pennsylvania, by striking 
     ``Widen'' and all that follows through ``lanes'' and 
     inserting ``Road improvements on a 14-mile segment of United 
     States Route 15 in Lycoming County, Pennsylvania'';
       (7) in item 93, relating to New Mexico, by striking 
     ``Raton-Clayton Rd., Clayton, New Mexico'' and inserting 
     ``United States Route 64/87 from Raton, New Mexico, through 
     Clayton to the border between Texas and New Mexico''; and
       (8) in item 111, relating to Parker County, Texas--
       (A) by striking ``Parker County'' and inserting ``Parker 
     and Tarrant Counties''; and
       (B) by striking ``to four-'' and inserting ``in Tarrant 
     County to freeway standards and in Parker County to a 4-''.

     SEC. 334. CORRECTIONS TO URBAN ACCESS AND MOBILITY PROJECTS.

       The table contained in section 1106(b)(2) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
     2043-2047) is amended--
       (1) in item 9, relating to New York, New York, by inserting 
     after ``NY'' the following: ``, $4,440,398, and redevelopment 
     of the James A. Farley Post Office, Pennsylvania Station, and 
     associated service buildings into an intermodal 
     transportation facility and commercial center, $11,159,602'';
       (2) in item 13, relating to Joliet, Illinois, by striking 
     ``and construction and interchange at Houbolt Road and I-
     80'';
       (3) in item 36, relating to Compton, California, by 
     striking ``For a grade'' and all that follows through 
     ``Corridor'' and inserting ``For grade separations and other 
     improvements in the city of Compton, California''; and
       (4) in item 52, relating to Chicago, Illinois, by striking 
     ``Right-of-way'' and all that follows through ``Connector)'' 
     and inserting ``Reconstruct the Michigan Avenue viaduct''.

     SEC. 335. CORRECTIONS TO INNOVATIVE PROJECTS.

       The table contained in section 1107(b) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
     2048-2059) is amended--
       (1) in item 10, relating to Atlanta, Georgia, by striking 
     ``(IVHS)'' and inserting ``(ITS)'';
       (2) in item 19, relating to Water Street, Pennsylvania--
       (A) by striking ``Water Street,''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, or other projects in the counties of 
     Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, and Huntingdon as selected 
     by the State of Pennsylvania'' after ``Pennsylvania'' the 
     second place it appears;
       (3) in item 20, relating to Holidaysburg, Pennsylvania--
       (A) by striking ``Holidaysburg,'' the first place it 
     appears; and
       (B) by inserting ``, or other projects in the counties of 
     Bedford, Blair, Centre, Franklin, and Huntingdon as selected 
     by the State of Pennsylvania'' after ``Pennsylvania'' the 
     second place it appears;
       (4) in item 24, relating to Pennsylvania, by inserting 
     after ``line'' the following: ``and for the purchase, 
     rehabilitation, and improvement of any similar existing 
     facility within a 150-mile radius of such project, as 
     selected by the State of Pennsylvania'';
       (5) in item 29, relating to Blacksburg, Virginia--
       (A) by inserting ``methods of facilitating public and 
     private participation in'' after ``demonstrate''; and
       (B) by striking ``intelligent/vehicle highway systems'' and 
     inserting ``intelligent transportation systems'';
       (6) in item 35, relating to Alabama, by striking ``to 
     bypass'' and all that follows through ``I-85'' and inserting 
     ``beginning on United States Route 80 west of Montgomery, 
     Alabama, and connecting to I-65 south of Montgomery and I-85 
     east of Montgomery'';
       (7) in item 49, relating to Suffolk County, New York, by 
     inserting after ``perimeters'' the following: ``and provide 
     funds to the towns of Brookhaven, Riverhead, Smithtown, East 
     Hampton, Southold, Shelter Island, and Southampton for the 
     purchase of vehicles to meet the transportation needs of the 
     elderly and persons with disabilities'';
       (8) in item 52, relating to Pennsylvania, by striking ``2'' 
     and all that follows through ``Pennsylvania'' and inserting 
     ``or rehabilitate (or both) highway and transportation 
     infrastructure projects within 30 miles of I-81 or I-80 in 
     northeastern Pennsylvania'';
       (9) in item 61, relating to Mojave, California--
       (A) by striking ``Mojave'' and inserting ``Victorville''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting ``Mojave'' after ``reconstruct'';
       (10) in item 68, relating to Portland/S. Portland, Maine--

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       (A) by striking ``Portland/S. Portland,''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``Bridge'' the following: ``and 
     improvements to the Carlton Bridge in Bath-Woolworth'';
       (11) in item 76, relating to Tennessee--
       (A) by inserting ``Improved access to'' before ``I-81'';
       (B) by striking ``Interchange''; and
       (C) by inserting after ``Tennessee'' the second place it 
     appears the following: ``via improvements at I-181/Eastern 
     Star Road and I-81/Kendrick Creek Road'';
       (12) in item 100, relating to Arkansas, by striking 
     ``Thornton'' and inserting ``Little Rock'';
       (13) in item 113, relating to Durham County, North 
     Carolina, by inserting after ``Route 147'' the following: ``, 
     including the interchange at I-85'';
       (14) in item 114, relating to Corpus Christi to Angleton, 
     Texas, by striking ``Construct new multi-lane freeway'' and 
     inserting ``Construct a 4-lane divided highway'';
       (15) in item 162, relating to New York, New York, by 
     inserting after ``paint'' the following: ``, $40,000,000, and 
     James A. Farley Post Office, Pennsylvania Station, and 
     associated service buildings: redevelopment, $15,000,000'';
       (16) in item 193, relating to Corning, New York, by 
     inserting ``and other improvements'' after ``expressway 
     lanes''; and
       (17) in item 196, relating to Orlando, Florida--
       (A) by striking ``Orlando,''; and
       (B) by striking ``Land'' and all that follows through 
     ``project'' and inserting ``One or more regionally 
     significant, intercity ground transportation projects''.

     SEC. 336. CORRECTIONS TO INTERMODAL PROJECTS.

       The table contained in section 1108(b) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
     2060-2063) is amended--
       (1) in item 9, relating to E. Haven/Wallingford, 
     Connecticut--
       (A) by striking ``for $8.8 million'';
       (B) by striking ``for $2.4 million''; and
       (C) by striking ``for $0.7 million'';
       (2) in item 12, relating to Buffalo, New York, by inserting 
     after ``Project'' the following: ``and the Crossroads Arena 
     Project'';
       (3) in item 31, relating to Los Angeles, California, by 
     striking ``To improve ground access from Sepulveda Blvd. to 
     Los Angeles, California'' and inserting the following: ``For 
     the Los Angeles International Airport central terminal ramp 
     access project, $3,500,000; for the widening of Aviation 
     Boulevard south of Imperial Highway, $3,500,000; for the 
     widening of Aviation Boulevard north of Imperial Highway, 
     $1,000,000; and for transportation systems management 
     improvements in the vicinity of the Sepulveda Boulevard/Los 
     Angeles International Airport tunnel, $950,000'';
       (4) in item 33, relating to Orange County, New York, strike 
     ``Stuart Airport Interchange Project'' and insert ``Stewart 
     Airport interchange projects''; and
       (5) in item 38, relating to Provo, Utah, strike ``South'' 
     and all that follows through ``Airport'' and insert ``East-
     West Connector from United States Route 89-189''.

     SEC. 337. NATIONAL RECREATIONAL TRAILS.

       (a) State Eligibility.--Section 1302(c) of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (16 U.S.C. 
     1261(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Act'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``part'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Federal share.--
       ``(A) Prior to fiscal year 2001.--Prior to October 1, 2000, 
     the Federal share of the cost of a project under this section 
     shall be 50 percent.
       ``(B) Fiscal year 2001 and thereafter.--For fiscal year 
     2001 and each fiscal year thereafter, a State shall be 
     eligible to receive moneys under this part for a fiscal year 
     only if the State agrees to expend from non-Federal sources 
     for carrying out projects under this part an amount equal to 
     20 percent of the amount received by the State under this 
     part in that fiscal year.''.
       (b) Administrative Costs.--Section 1302(d)(1) of such Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 1261(d)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) contracting for services with other land management 
     agencies; and''.
       (c) Environmental Mitigation.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1302(e) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1261(e)) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (5), (6), (7), and (8) as 
     paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (9), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following:
       ``(5) Environmental mitigation.--
       ``(A) Requirement.--To the extent practicable and 
     consistent with other requirements of this section, in 
     complying with paragraph (4), a State should give 
     consideration to project proposals that provide for the 
     redesign, reconstruction, nonroutine maintenance, or 
     relocation of trails in order to mitigate and minimize the 
     impact to the natural environment.
       ``(B) Guidance.--A recreational trail advisory board 
     satisfying the requirements of subsection (c)(2)(A) shall 
     issue guidance to a State for the purposes of implementing 
     subparagraph (A).
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1302(e)(4) of such Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 1261(e)(4)) is amended by striking ``paragraphs 
     (6) and (8)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraphs (7) and (9)(B)''.
       (d) Return of Moneys Not Expended.--Section 1302(e)(9)(B) 
     of such Act, as redesignated by subsection (c)(1)(A), is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``the State'' before ``may be exempted''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``and expended or committed'' and all that 
     follows before the period.
       (e) Advisory Committee.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1303(b) of such Act (16 U.S.C. 
     1262(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``11 members'' and inserting ``12 
     members'';
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) as 
     paragraphs (3), (4), and (5), respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following:
       ``(2) 1 member appointed by the Secretary representing 
     individuals with disabilities;''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1303(c) of such Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1262(c)) is amended by striking ``subsection (b)(2)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (b)(3)''.
       (f) Funding.--Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (j); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following:
       ``(h) National Recreational Trails Funding.--In addition to 
     funds made available from the National Recreational Trails 
     Trust Fund, the Secretary shall obligate, from administrative 
     funds (contract authority) deducted under subsection (a), to 
     carry out section 1302 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (16 U.S.C. 1261) 
     $15,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997.''.

     SEC. 338. INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS.

       (a) Improved Collaboration in Intelligent Transportation 
     Systems Research and Development.--Section 6054 of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 
     U.S.C. 307 note; 105 Stat. 2191-2192) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(e) Collaborative Research and Development.--In carrying 
     out this part, the Secretary may carry out collaborative 
     research and development in accordance with section 307(a)(2) 
     of title 23, United States Code.''.
       (b) Time Limit for Obligation of Funds for Intelligent 
     Transportation Systems Projects.--Section 6058 of such Act 
     (23 U.S.C. 307 note; 105 Stat. 2194-2195) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e) by striking ``until expended'' and 
     inserting ``for obligation in accordance with this section''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Obligation of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Funds made available pursuant to 
     subsections (a) and (b) on or after the date of the enactment 
     of this subsection and other funds made available on or after 
     that date to carry out specific intelligent transportation 
     systems projects shall be obligated not later than the last 
     day of the fiscal year following the fiscal year for which 
     the funds are made available. Funds made available pursuant 
     to subsections (a) and (b) before such date of enactment 
     shall remain available until expended.
       ``(2) Reallocation of funds.--If funds described in 
     paragraph (1) are not obligated by the date described in the 
     paragraph, the Secretary may make the funds available to 
     carry out any other project with respect to which funds may 
     be made available under subsection (a) or (b).''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Findings.--Section 6009(a)(6) of such Act (23 U.S.C. 
     307 note; 105 Stat. 2176) is amended by striking 
     ``intelligent vehicle highway systems'' and inserting 
     ``intelligent transportation systems''.
       (2) Intelligent transportation systems generally.--Part B 
     of title VI of such Act (23 U.S.C. 307 note) is amended--
       (A) by striking the part heading and inserting the 
     following:

            ``PART B--INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS'';

       (B) in section 6051 by striking ``Intelligent Vehicle-
     Highway Systems'' and inserting ``Intelligent Transportation 
     Systems'';
       (C) by striking ``intelligent vehicle-highway systems'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``intelligent 
     transportation systems'';
       (D) in section 6054(a)(2)(A) by striking ``intelligent 
     vehicle-highway'' and inserting ``intelligent transportation 
     systems'';
       (E) in the subsection heading for section 6054(b) by 
     striking ``Intelligent Vehicle-Highway Systems'' and 
     inserting ``Intelligent Transportation Systems'';
       (F) in the subsection heading for section 6056(a) by 
     striking ``IVHS'' and inserting ``ITS'';
       (G) in the subsection heading for each of subsections (a) 
     and (b) of section 6058 by striking ``IVHS'' and inserting 
     ``ITS''; and
       (H) in the paragraph heading for section 6059(1) by 
     striking ``IVHS'' and inserting ``ITS''.
       (3) DOT appropriations act.--Section 310(c)(3) of the 
     Department of Transportation and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1995 (23 U.S.C. 104 note; 108 Stat. 2489-
     2490) is

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     amended by striking ``intelligent vehicle highway systems'' 
     and inserting ``intelligent transportation systems''.
       (4) HAZMAT.--Section 109(a) of the Hazardous Materials 
     Transportation Authorization Act of 1994 (23 U.S.C. 307 note) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Intelligent Vehicle-Highway Systems'' 
     each place it appears and inserting ``Intelligent 
     Transportation Systems''; and
       (B) by striking ``intelligent vehicle-highway system'' and 
     inserting ``intelligent transportation system''.
       (5) University research institute.--Section 5316(d) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in the subsection heading by striking ``Intelligent 
     Vehicle-Highway'' and inserting ``Intelligent 
     Transportation''; and
       (B) by striking ``intelligent vehicle-highway'' each place 
     it appears and inserting ``intelligent transportation''.

     SEC. 339. ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) Pennsylvania Turnpike and I-95.--
       (1) Reconstruction and widening.--The project authorized by 
     section 162 of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 
     1982 (96 Stat. 2136) shall include reconstruction and 
     widening to 6 lanes of existing Interstate Route 95 and of 
     the Pennsylvania Turnpike from United States Route 1 to the 
     junction with the New Jersey Turnpike, including the 
     structure over the Delaware River.
       (2) Federal share.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Federal share payable on account of the project 
     referred to in paragraph (1), including the additional 
     through roadway and bridge travel lanes, shall be 90 percent 
     of the cost of the project.
       (3) Tolls.--Notwithstanding section 301 of title 23, United 
     States Code, the project for construction of an interchange 
     between the Pennsylvania Turnpike and Interstate Route 95, 
     including the widening of the Pennsylvania Turnpike, shall be 
     treated as a reconstruction project described in section 
     129(a)(1)(B) of such title and tolls may be continued on all 
     traffic on the Pennsylvania Turnpike between United States 
     Route 1 and the New Jersey Turnpike.
       (b) Type II Noise Barriers.--
       (1) General rule.--No funds made available out of the 
     Highway Trust Fund may be used to construct Type II noise 
     barriers (as defined by section 772.5(i) of title 23, Code of 
     Federal Regulations) pursuant to subsections (h) and (i) of 
     section 109 of title 23, United States Code, if such barriers 
     were not part of a project approved by the Secretary before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to 
     construction of Type II noise barriers along lands that were 
     developed or were under substantial construction before 
     approval of the acquisition of the rights-of-ways for, or 
     construction of, the existing highway.
       (c) Route Segments in Wyoming.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall cooperate with the 
     State of Wyoming in monitoring the changes in growth along, 
     and traffic patterns of, the route segments in Wyoming 
     described in paragraph (2), for the purpose of future 
     consideration of the addition of the route segments to the 
     National Highway System in accordance with section 103(b)(6) 
     of title 23, United States Code.
       (2) Route segments.--The route segments referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are--
       (A) United States Route 191 from Rock Springs to Hoback 
     Junction;
       (B) United States Route 16 from Worland to Interstate Route 
     90; and
       (C) Wyoming Route 59 from Douglas to Gillette.
       (d) Orange Street Bridge, Missoula, Montana.--
     Notwithstanding section 149 of title 23, United States Code, 
     or any other provision of law, a project to construct new 
     capacity for the Orange Street Bridge in Missoula, Montana, 
     shall be eligible for funding under the congestion mitigation 
     and air quality improvement program established under such 
     section.
       (e) National Railroad Passenger Corporation Line.--The 
     improvements to, or adjacent to, the main line of the 
     National Railroad Passenger Corporation between milepost 
     190.23 at Central Falls, Rhode Island, and milepost 168.53 at 
     Davisville, Rhode Island, that are necessary to support the 
     rail movement of freight shall be eligible for funds 
     apportioned under sections 103(e)(4), 104(b)(2), and 
     104(b)(3) of title 23, United States Code.
       (f) Pocono Northeast Railway Company Line.--The 
     improvements to the former Pocono Northeast Railway Company 
     freight rail line by the Luzerne County Redevelopment 
     Authority that are necessary to support the rail movement of 
     freight shall be eligible for funds apportioned under 
     sections 104(b)(2) and 104(b)(3) of title 23, United States 
     Code.
       (g) Brightman Street Bridge, Fall River Harbor, 
     Massachusetts.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     the Brightman Street Bridge in Fall River Harbor, 
     Massachusetts, may be reconstructed to result in a clear 
     channel width of less than 300 feet.
       (h) Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway Bridge Replacement at 
     Great Bridge, Chesapeake, Virginia.--The project for 
     navigation at Great Bridge, Virginia, Highway 168, over the 
     Atlantic Intracoastal Waterway in Chesapeake, Virginia: 
     Report of the Chief of Engineers, dated July 1, 1994, at a 
     total cost of $23,680,000, with an estimated Federal cost of 
     $20,341,000 and an estimated non-Federal cost of $3,339,000. 
     The city of Chesapeake shall assume full ownership of the 
     replacement bridge to be constructed under the project, 
     including all associated operation, maintenance, repair, 
     replacement, and rehabilitation costs.
       (i) Federal Lands Highways Program.--Notwithstanding 
     section 101(a) of title 23, United States Code, and the 
     requirements of sections 202 and 204 of such title, the 
     highway projects described in section 149(a)(62) of the 
     Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act 
     of 1987 (101 Stat. 191), section 1 of Public Law 100-211 (101 
     Stat. 1442), and Public Law 99-647 (100 Stat. 3625) and 
     projects on State Highway 488 within the Great Basin National 
     Park, Nevada, and United States Route 93 from Somers to 
     Whitefish, Montana, shall be eligible for assistance under 
     sections 202 and 204 of such title. Any funds allocated for 
     fiscal year 1996 and thereafter for such projects as a result 
     of enactment of this subsection shall not affect the 
     apportionment adjustments made under section 1015 of the 
     Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991.
       (j) Alameda Transportation Corridor, California.--Funds 
     apportioned to the State of California under section 
     104(b)(1) of title 23, United States Code, for the National 
     Highway System may be obligated for construction of, and 
     operational improvements for, grade separation projects for 
     the Alameda Transportation Corridor along Alameda Street from 
     the entrance to the ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach to 
     Interstate Route 10, Los Angeles, California. The Federal 
     share of the costs of such projects shall be determined in 
     accordance with section 120(b) of such title.

     SEC. 340. MISCELLANEOUS CORRECTIONS TO SURFACE TRANSPORTATION 
                   AND UNIFORM RELOCATION ASSISTANCE ACT OF 1987.

       (a) 34th Street Corridor Project in Moorhead, Minnesota.--
     Section 149(a)(5)(A) of the Surface Transportation and 
     Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 181), 
     relating to Minnesota, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i); and
       (2) by inserting ``and (iii) a safety overpass,'' after 
     ``interchange,''.
       (b) California.--Section 149(a)(69) of such Act (101 Stat. 
     191), relating to Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport, 
     California, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``highway'';
       (2) by striking ``and construction of terminal and parking 
     facilities at such airport''; and
       (3) by striking ``by making'' and all that follows through 
     the period at the end of the second sentence and inserting 
     the following: ``by preparing a feasibility study and 
     conducting preliminary engineering, design, and construction 
     of a link between such airport and the commuter rail system 
     that is being developed by the Los Angeles County 
     Metropolitan Transportation Authority.''.
       (c) Pennsylvania.--Section 149(a)(74) of such Act (101 
     Stat. 192) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Chambersburg, pennsylvania'' in the 
     paragraph heading and inserting ``Pennsylvania''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``and other projects in the counties of Bedford, 
     Blair, Centre, Franklin, and Huntingdon, Pennsylvania''.
       (d) Louisiana.--
       (1) Rural access project.--Section 149(a)(87) of the 
     Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act 
     of 1987 (101 Stat. 194) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``West calcasieu parish, louisiana'' and 
     inserting ``Louisiana''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``and construction of roads and a bridge to 
     provide access to the Rose Bluff industrial area, Lake 
     Charles, Louisiana''.
       (2) I-10 exit ramp and other projects.--Section 149(a)(89) 
     of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation 
     Assistance Act of 1987 (101 Stat. 194) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and lake charles'' after ``lafayette'' 
     in the paragraph heading; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``and, of amounts made available to carry out this 
     paragraph, may use up to $456,022 to carry out a 
     comprehensive transportation and land use plan for Lafayette, 
     Louisiana, $1,000,000 to carry out a project to construct an 
     exit ramp from the eastbound side of Interstate Route 10 to 
     Ryan Street in Lake Charles, Louisiana, and $269,661 to carry 
     out projects described in paragraph (90)''.
       (3) Contraband bridge.--Section 149(a)(90) of such Act (101 
     Stat. 194) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``and lake charles'' after ``lafayette'' 
     in the paragraph heading; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end ``and a 
     project to construct the Contraband Bridge portion of the 
     Nelson Access Road Project''.
       (e) Maryland.--Section 149(a)(92) of such Act (101 Stat. 
     194) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``United states route 48'' in the paragraph 
     heading and inserting ``Washington and frederick counties''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting ``and to construct an interchange between 
     Interstate Route 70 and Interstate Route 270 in Frederick 
     County, Maryland'' after ``Mountain Road''.
       (f) North Dakota.--Of funds remaining available for 
     obligation under sections 149(a)(111)(C), 149(a)(111)(E), 
     149(a)(111)(J), 149(a)(111)(K), 149(a)(111)(L), 
     149(a)(111)(M), and 149(a)(112) of the Surface Transportation 
     and Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987, $217,440 shall 
     be made available for the repair of County Road 8 west of 
     Lawton, Ramsey County, North Dakota. The remainder of such 
     funds shall be made available to the North Dakota department 
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     tation for flood prevention and repair activities on North 
     Dakota county roads on a Federal-aid system that are 
     threatened by flooding (as determined by the North Dakota 
     department of transportation).

     SEC. 341. ACCESSIBILITY OF OVER-THE-ROAD BUSES TO INDIVIDUALS 
                   WITH DISABILITIES.

       Section 306(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the Americans With 
     Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12186(a)(2)(B)(iii)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subclause (I) by striking ``7 years after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting ``3 years after 
     the date of issuance of final regulations under clause 
     (ii)''; and
       (2) in subclause (II) by striking ``6 years after such date 
     of enactment'' and inserting ``2 years after the date of 
     issuance of such final regulations''.

     SEC. 342. ALCOHOL AND CONTROLLED SUBSTANCES TESTING.

       (a) Mass Transit Testing.--Section 5331(b) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking the subsection 
     designation and all that follows through paragraph (1)(A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(b) Testing Program for Mass Transportation Employees.--
     (1)(A) In the interest of mass transportation safety, the 
     Secretary shall prescribe regulations that establish a 
     program requiring mass transportation operations that receive 
     financial assistance under section 5307, 5309, or 5311 of 
     this title or section 103(e)(4) of title 23 to conduct 
     preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random, and post-
     accident testing of mass transportation employees responsible 
     for safety-sensitive functions (as decided by the Secretary) 
     for the use of a controlled substance in violation of law or 
     a United States Government regulation, and to conduct 
     reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of 
     such employees for the use of alcohol in violation of law or 
     a United States Government regulation. The regulations shall 
     permit such operations to conduct preemployment testing of 
     such employees for the use of alcohol.''.
       (b) Railroad Testing.--Section 20140(b)(1)(A) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) a railroad carrier to conduct preemployment, 
     reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of 
     all railroad employees responsible for safety-sensitive 
     functions (as decided by the Secretary) for the use of a 
     controlled substance in violation of law or a United States 
     Government regulation, and to conduct reasonable suspicion, 
     random, and post-accident testing of such employees for the 
     use of alcohol in violation of law or a United States 
     Government regulation; the regulations shall permit such 
     railroad carriers to conduct preemployment testing of such 
     employees for the use of alcohol; and''.
       (c) Motor Carrier Testing.--Section 31306(b) of such title 
     is amended by striking the subsection designation and all 
     that follows through paragraph (1)(A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Testing Program for Operators of Commercial Motor 
     Vehicles.--(1)(A) In the interest of commercial motor vehicle 
     safety, the Secretary of Transportation shall prescribe 
     regulations that establish a program requiring motor carriers 
     to conduct preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random, and 
     post-accident testing of operators of commercial motor 
     vehicles for the use of a controlled substance in violation 
     of law or a United States Government regulation and to 
     conduct reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident 
     testing of such operators for the use of alcohol in violation 
     of law or a United States Government regulation. The 
     regulations shall permit such motor carriers to conduct 
     preemployment testing of such employees for the use of 
     alcohol.''.
       (d) Aviation Testing.--
       (1) Program for employees of air carriers and foreign air 
     carriers.--Section 45102(a) of title 49, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking the subsection designation and all 
     that follows through paragraph (1) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(a) Program for Employees of Air Carriers and Foreign Air 
     Carriers.--(1) In the interest of aviation safety, the 
     Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall 
     prescribe regulations that establish a program requiring air 
     carriers and foreign air carriers to conduct preemployment, 
     reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of 
     airmen, crew members, airport security screening contract 
     personnel, and other air carrier employees responsible for 
     safety-sensitive functions (as decided by the Administrator) 
     for the use of a controlled substance in violation of law or 
     a United States Government regulation; and to conduct 
     reasonable suspicion, random, and post-accident testing of 
     airmen, crew members, airport security screening contract 
     personnel, and other air carrier employees responsible for 
     safety-sensitive functions (as decided by the Administrator) 
     for the use of alcohol in violation of law or a United States 
     Government regulation. The regulations shall permit air 
     carriers and foreign air carriers to conduct preemployment 
     testing of airmen, crew members, airport security screening 
     contract personnel, and other air carrier employees 
     responsible for safety-sensitive functions (as decided by the 
     Administrator) for the use of alcohol.''.
       (2) Program for employees of the federal aviation 
     administration.--Section 45102(b) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking the subsection designation and 
     all that follows through paragraph (1) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Program for Employees of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration.--(1) The Administrator shall establish a 
     program of preemployment, reasonable suspicion, random, and 
     post-accident testing for the use of a controlled substance 
     in violation of law or a United States Government regulation 
     for employees of the Administration whose duties include 
     responsibility for safety-sensitive functions and shall 
     establish a program of reasonable suspicion, random, and 
     post-accident testing for the use of alcohol in violation of 
     law or a United States Government regulation for such 
     employees. The Administrator may establish a program of 
     preemployment testing for the use of alcohol for such 
     employees.''.

     SEC. 343. NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER.

       Section 30308(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``and $2,550,000 for fiscal year 1995'' 
     and inserting ``and $2,550,000 for each of fiscal years 1995 
     and 1996''.

     SEC. 344. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLE SAFETY PILOT PROGRAM.

       Section 31136(e) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1) In general.--'' before ``After'';
       (2) by indenting paragraph (1), as designated by paragraph 
     (1) of this section, and moving that paragraph 2 ems to the 
     right; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Commercial motor vehicle safety pilot program.--
       ``(A) In general.--Not later than the 270th day following 
     the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary 
     shall implement a commercial motor vehicle regulatory relief 
     and safety pilot program (hereinafter in this paragraph 
     referred to as the `program') to grant and to monitor 
     exemptions from the provisions of this section and sections 
     504 and 31502. The program shall provide that the Secretary, 
     within 120 days after receiving an application for 
     participation in the program from an employer, shall 
     determine whether to exempt some or all of the eligible 
     vehicles operated by the applicant, and some or all of the 
     drivers of such vehicles employed by the applicant, from some 
     or all of the regulations prescribed under this section and 
     sections 504 and 31502--
       ``(i) if the applicant has a satisfactory safety rating 
     issued by the Secretary or meets criteria established by the 
     Secretary pursuant to subparagraph (J) instead of such 
     rating; and
       ``(ii) if the applicant and the Secretary enter into an 
     agreement that provides that the applicant while 
     participating in the program--

       ``(I) shall operate safely;
       ``(II) shall provide the Secretary with accident and 
     nonconfidential insurance-related information relevant to the 
     safety performance of the applicant and vehicles and drivers 
     of the applicant subject to the program;
       ``(III) shall use in the program only drivers with good 
     safety records in the preceding 36 months and who maintain 
     such good safety records while in the program; and
       ``(IV) shall implement such safety management controls as 
     the Secretary (in cooperation with the applicant) determines 
     are necessary to carry out the objectives of this subsection.

       ``(B) Safety management controls.--Safety management 
     controls implemented by participants in the program shall be 
     designed to achieve a level of operational safety equal to or 
     greater than that resulting from compliance with the 
     regulations prescribed under this section and sections 504 
     and 31502.
       ``(C) Paperwork burden to be minimized.--The Secretary 
     shall ensure that participants in the program are subject to 
     a minimum of paperwork and regulatory burdens necessary to 
     ensure compliance with the requirements of the program.
       ``(D) Encouragement of advanced technology.--The Secretary 
     shall encourage participants in the program to use such 
     advanced technologies as may be necessary to ensure 
     compliance with the requirements of the program.
       ``(E) Approval factors.--In approving applicants for 
     participation in the program, the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) ensure that the participants represent a broad cross-
     section of fleet size and drivers of eligible vehicles; and
       ``(ii) ensure participation by qualified applicants, except 
     to the extent limited by resources of the Secretary that are 
     necessary to permit effective monitoring under subparagraph 
     (G).
       ``(F) Modifications to reflect changes in regulations.--If 
     there is a material change in the regulations prescribed 
     under this section or section 504 or 31502, the Secretary 
     shall require each participant in the program to modify the 
     safety management controls applicable to such participant, 
     and the agreement provided for in subparagraph (A)(ii), to 
     the extent necessary to reflect the material change.
       ``(G) Monitoring.--The Secretary and participants in the 
     program shall monitor periodically the safety of vehicles and 
     drivers subject to the program.
       ``(H) Termination of participation.--A participant shall 
     participate in the program until--
       ``(i) the Secretary finds that--

       ``(I) the participant has exceeded the average ratio of 
     preventable accidents to vehicle miles traveled for a period 
     of 12 months for eligible vehicles;

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       ``(II) the participant has failed to comply with the 
     requirements established by the Secretary for participation 
     in the program (including applicable safety management 
     controls); or
       ``(III) continued participation in the program is not in 
     the public interest; or

       ``(ii) the participant voluntarily withdraws from the 
     program.
       ``(I) Emergencies.--The Secretary may suspend or modify 
     participation in the program in case of emergency.
       ``(J) Guidelines.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than the 270th day following 
     the date of the enactment of this paragraph, the Secretary, 
     after notice and opportunity for comment, shall establish 
     criteria and define any terms necessary for implementing the 
     program consistent with this section. In establishing the 
     criteria, the Secretary may consider to what extent and under 
     what conditions safety management controls may substitute, in 
     whole or in part, for compliance with some or all of the 
     regulations prescribed under this section and sections 504 
     and 31502.
       ``(ii) Limitation.--Notwithstanding clause (i), the program 
     shall take effect on or before the 270th day following the 
     date of the enactment of this paragraph. If the rulemaking 
     described in clause (i) is not completed on or before such 
     270th day, the Secretary shall issue interim criteria, 
     consistent with this section, pending the completion of the 
     rulemaking described in this subsection.
       ``(K) Eligible vehicles.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `eligible vehicle' means a commercial motor vehicle 
     with a gross vehicle weight rating of at least 10,001 pounds, 
     but not more than 26,000 pounds, other than a vehicle--
       ``(i) designed to transport more than 15 passengers, 
     including the driver; or
       ``(ii) used in transporting material found by the Secretary 
     to be hazardous under section 5103 and transported in a 
     quantity requiring placarding under the regulations issued 
     under such section.
       ``(3) Review of regulations.--Based in part on the 
     information and experience obtained from the program, the 
     Secretary shall conduct a zero-based review of the need for, 
     and the costs and benefits of, all regulations prescribed 
     under this section and sections 504 and 31502 to determine 
     whether and to what extent such regulations should apply to 
     eligible vehicles. The review shall focus on the appropriate 
     level of safety that is in the public interest and the 
     paperwork and regulatory burdens of such regulations as the 
     regulations apply to employers and employees that use such 
     vehicles. The Secretary shall complete the review by the last 
     day of the 3-year period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this paragraph. Upon completion of the review, 
     the Secretary shall, after notice and an opportunity for 
     public comment, grant such exemptions or modify or repeal 
     existing regulations to the extent appropriate.''.

     SEC. 345. EXEMPTIONS FROM REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO COMMERCIAL 
                   MOTOR VEHICLES AND THEIR OPERATORS.

       (a) Exemptions.--
       (1) Transportation of agricultural commodities and farm 
     supplies.--Regulations prescribed by the Secretary under 
     sections 31136 and 31502 of title 49, United States Code, 
     regarding maximum driving and on-duty time for drivers used 
     by motor carriers shall not apply to drivers transporting 
     agricultural commodities or farm supplies for agricultural 
     purposes in a State if such transportation is limited to an 
     area within a 100 air mile radius from the source of the 
     commodities or the distribution point for the farm supplies 
     and is during the planting and harvesting seasons within such 
     State, as determined by the State.
       (2) Transportation and operation of ground water well 
     drilling rigs.--Such regulations shall, in the case of a 
     driver of a commercial motor vehicle who is used primarily in 
     the transportation and operation of a ground water well 
     drilling rig, permit any period of 7 or 8 consecutive days to 
     end with the beginning of an off-duty period of 24 or more 
     consecutive hours for the purposes of determining maximum 
     driving and on-duty time.
       (3) Transportation of construction materials and 
     equipment.--Such regulations shall, in the case of a driver 
     of a commercial motor vehicle who is used primarily in the 
     transportation of construction materials and equipment, 
     permit any period of 7 or 8 consecutive days to end with the 
     beginning of an off-duty period of 24 or more consecutive 
     hours for the purposes of determining maximum driving and on-
     duty time.
       (4) Drivers of utility service vehicles.--Such regulations 
     shall, in the case of a driver of a utility service vehicle, 
     permit any period of 7 or 8 consecutive days to end with the 
     beginning of an off-duty period of 24 or more consecutive 
     hours for the purposes of determining maximum driving and on-
     duty time.
       (5) Snow and ice removal.--A State may waive the 
     requirements of chapter 313 of title 49, United States Code, 
     with respect to a vehicle that is being operated within the 
     boundaries of an eligible unit of local government by an 
     employee of such unit for the purpose of removing snow or ice 
     from a roadway by plowing, sanding, or salting. Such waiver 
     authority shall only apply in a case where the employee is 
     needed to operate the vehicle because the employee of the 
     eligible unit of local government who ordinarily operates the 
     vehicle and who has a commercial drivers license is unable to 
     operate the vehicle or is in need of additional assistance 
     due to a snow emergency.
       (b) Preemption.--Nothing contained in this section shall 
     require the preemption of State laws and regulations 
     concerning the safe operation of commercial motor vehicles as 
     the result of exemptions from Federal requirements provided 
     under this section.
       (c) Review by the Secretary.--The Secretary may conduct a 
     rulemaking proceeding to determine whether granting any 
     exemption provided by subsection (a) (other than paragraph 
     (2)) is not in the public interest and would have a 
     significant adverse impact on the safety of commercial motor 
     vehicles. If, at any time as a result of such a proceeding, 
     the Secretary determines that granting such exemption would 
     not be in the public interest and would have a significant 
     adverse impact on the safety of commercial motor vehicles, 
     the Secretary may prevent the exemption from going into 
     effect, modify the exemption, or revoke the exemption. The 
     Secretary may develop a program to monitor the exemption, 
     including agreements with carriers to permit the Secretary to 
     examine insurance information maintained by an insurer on a 
     carrier.
       (d) Report.--The Secretary shall monitor the commercial 
     motor vehicle safety performance of drivers of vehicles that 
     are subject to an exemption under this section. If the 
     Secretary determines that public safety has been adversely 
     affected by an exemption granted under this section, the 
     Secretary shall report to Congress on the determination.
       (e) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) 7 or 8 consecutive days.--The term ``7 or 8 consecutive 
     days'' means the period of 7 or 8 consecutive days beginning 
     on any day at the time designated by the motor carrier for a 
     24-hour period.
       (2) 24-hour period.--The term ``24-hour period'' means any 
     24 consecutive hour period beginning at the time designated 
     by the motor carrier for the terminal from which the driver 
     is normally dispatched.
       (3) Ground water well drilling rig.--The term ``ground 
     water well drilling rig'' means any vehicle, machine, 
     tractor, trailer, semi-trailer, or specialized mobile 
     equipment propelled or drawn by mechanical power and used on 
     highways to transport water well field operating equipment, 
     including water well drilling and pump service rigs equipped 
     to access ground water.
       (4) Transportation of construction materials and 
     equipment.--The term ``transportation of construction 
     materials and equipment'' means the transportation of 
     construction and pavement materials, construction equipment, 
     and construction maintenance vehicles, by a driver to or from 
     an active construction site (a construction site between 
     initial mobilization of equipment and materials to the site 
     to the final completion of the construction project) within a 
     50 air mile radius of the normal work reporting location of 
     the driver. This paragraph does not apply to the 
     transportation of material found by the Secretary to be 
     hazardous under section 5103 of title 49, United States Code, 
     in a quantity requiring placarding under regulations issued 
     to carry out such section.
       (5) Eligible unit of local government.--The term ``eligible 
     unit of local government'' means a city, town, borough, 
     county, parish, district, or other public body created by or 
     pursuant to State law which has a total population of 3,000 
     individuals or less.
       (6) Utility service vehicle.--The term ``utility service 
     vehicle'' means any commercial motor vehicle--
       (A) used in the furtherance of repairing, maintaining, or 
     operating any structures or any other physical facilities 
     necessary for the delivery of public utility services, 
     including the furnishing of electric, gas, water, sanitary 
     sewer, telephone, and television cable or community antenna 
     service;
       (B) while engaged in any activity necessarily related to 
     the ultimate delivery of such public utility services to 
     consumers, including travel or movement to, from, upon, or 
     between activity sites (including occasional travel or 
     movement outside the service area necessitated by any utility 
     emergency as determined by the utility provider); and
       (C) except for any occasional emergency use, operated 
     primarily within the service area of a utility's subscribers 
     or consumers, without regard to whether the vehicle is owned, 
     leased, or rented by the utility.
       (f) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) of this section shall 
     take effect on the 180th day following the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; except that paragraphs (1) and (2) of 
     subsection (a) shall take effect on such date of enactment.

     SEC. 346. WINTER HOME HEATING OIL DELIVERY STATE FLEXIBILITY 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--After notice and opportunity for comment, 
     the Secretary shall develop and implement a pilot program for 
     the purpose of evaluating waivers of the regulations issued 
     by the Secretary pursuant to sections 31136 and 31502 of 
     title 49, United States Code, relating to maximum on-duty 
     time, and sections 31102 and 31104(j) of such title, relating 
     to the Motor Carrier Safety Assistance Program, to permit any 
     period of 7 or 8 consecutive days to end with the beginning 
     of an off-duty period of 24 or more consecutive hours for the 
     purposes of determining maximum on-duty time for drivers of 
     motor vehicles making intrastate home heating oil deliveries 
     that occur within 100 air miles of a central terminal or 
     distribution point of the delivery of such oil. The Secretary 
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     ticipate in the pilot program during the winter heating 
     season in the 6-month period beginning on November 1, 1996.
       (b) Approval Criteria.--The Secretary shall select States 
     to participate in the pilot program upon approval of 
     applications submitted by States to the Secretary. The 
     Secretary shall act on a State's application within 30 days 
     after the date of its submission. The Secretary may only 
     approve an application of a State under this section if the 
     Secretary finds, at a minimum, that--
       (1) a substantial number of the citizens of the State rely 
     on home heating oil for heat during winter months;
       (2) current maximum on-duty time regulations may endanger 
     the welfare of these citizens by impeding timely deliveries 
     of home heating oil;
       (3) the State will ensure an equal to or greater level of 
     safety with respect to home heating oil deliveries than the 
     level of safety resulting from compliance with the 
     regulations referred to in subsection (a);
       (4) the State will monitor the safety of home heating oil 
     deliveries while participating in the program;
       (5) employers of deliverers of home heating oil that will 
     be covered by the program will agree to make all safety data 
     developed from the pilot program available to the State and 
     to the Secretary;
       (6) the State will only permit employers of deliverers of 
     home heating oil with satisfactory safety records to be 
     covered by the program; and
       (7) the State will comply with such other criteria as the 
     Secretary determines are necessary to implement the program 
     consistent with this section.
       (c) Participation in Program.--Upon approval of an 
     application of a State under this section, the Secretary 
     shall permit the State to participate in the pilot program 
     for an initial period of 15 days during the winter heating 
     season of the State (as determined by the Governor and the 
     Secretary). If, after the last day of such 15-day period, the 
     Secretary finds that a State's continued participation in the 
     program is consistent with this section and has resulted in 
     no significant adverse impact on public safety and is in the 
     public interest, the Secretary shall extend the State's 
     participation in the program for periods of up to 30 
     additional days during such heating season.
       (d) Suspension From Program.--The Secretary may suspend a 
     State's participation in the pilot program at any time if the 
     Secretary finds--
       (1) that the State has not complied with any of the 
     criteria for participation in the program under this section;
       (2) that a State's participation in the program has caused 
     a significant adverse impact on public safety and is not in 
     the public interest; or
       (3) the existence of an emergency.
       (e) Review by Secretary.--Within 90 days after the 
     completion of the pilot program, the Secretary shall initiate 
     a rulemaking to determine, based in part on the results of 
     the program, whether to--
       (1) permit a State to grant waivers of the regulations 
     referred to in subsection (a) to motor carriers transporting 
     home heating oil within the borders of the State, subject to 
     such conditions as the Secretary may impose, if the Secretary 
     determines that such waivers by the State meet the conditions 
     in section 31136(e) of title 49, United States Code; or
       (2) amend the regulations referred to in subsection (a) as 
     may be necessary to provide flexibility to motor carriers 
     delivering home heating oil during winter periods of peak 
     demand.
       (f) Definition.--In this section, the term ``7 or 8 
     consecutive days'' has the meaning such term has under 
     section 345 of this Act.

     SEC. 347. SAFETY REPORT.

       Not later than September 30, 1997, the Secretary, in 
     cooperation with any State which raises any speed limit in 
     such State to a level above the level permitted under section 
     154 of title 23, United States Code, as such section was in 
     effect on September 15, 1995, shall prepare and submit to 
     Congress a study of--
       (1) the costs to such State of deaths and injuries 
     resulting from motor vehicle crashes; and
       (2) the benefits associated with the repeal of the national 
     maximum speed limit.

     SEC. 348. MORATORIUM ON CERTAIN EMISSIONS TESTING 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator of the Environmental 
     Protection Agency (hereinafter in this section referred to as 
     the ``Administrator'') shall not require adoption or 
     implementation by a State of a test-only I/M240 enhanced 
     vehicle inspection and maintenance program as a means of 
     compliance with section 182 or 187 of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7511a; 7512a), but the Administrator may approve such 
     a program if a State chooses to adopt the program as a means 
     of compliance with such section.
       (b) Limitation on Plan Disapproval.--The Administrator 
     shall not disapprove or apply an automatic discount to a 
     State implementation plan revision under section 182 or 187 
     of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511a; 7512a) on the basis of 
     a policy, regulation, or guidance providing for a discount of 
     emissions credits because the inspection and maintenance 
     program in such plan revision is decentralized or a test-and-
     repair program.
       (c) Emissions Reduction Credits.--
       (1) State plan revision; approval.--Within 120 days of the 
     date of the enactment of this subsection, a State may submit 
     an implementation plan revision proposing an interim 
     inspection and maintenance program under section 182 or 187 
     of the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7511a; 7512a). The 
     Administrator shall approve the program based on the full 
     amount of credits proposed by the State for each element of 
     the program if the proposed credits reflect good faith 
     estimates by the State and the revision is otherwise in 
     compliance with such Act. If, within such 120-day period, the 
     State submits to the Administrator proposed revisions to the 
     implementation plan, has all of the statutory authority 
     necessary to implement the revisions, and has proposed a 
     regulation to make the revisions, the Administrator may 
     approve the revisions without regard to whether or not such 
     regulation has been issued as a final regulation by the 
     State.
       (2) Expiration of interim approval.--The interim approval 
     shall expire on the earlier of (A) the last day of the 18-
     month period beginning on the date of the interim approval, 
     or (B) the date of final approval. The interim approval may 
     not be extended.
       (3) Final approval.--The Administrator shall grant final 
     approval of the revision based on the credits proposed by the 
     State during or after the period of interim approval if data 
     collected on the operation of the State program demonstrates 
     that the credits are appropriate and the revision is 
     otherwise in compliance with the Clean Air Act.
       (4) Basis of approval; no automatic discount.--Any 
     determination with respect to interim or full approval shall 
     be based on the elements of the program and shall not apply 
     any automatic discount because the program is decentralized 
     or a test-and-repair program.

     SEC. 349. ROADS ON FEDERAL LANDS.

       (a) Moratorium.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no agency of the Federal Government may take any action 
     to prepare, promulgate, or implement any rule or regulation 
     addressing rights-of-way authorized pursuant to section 2477 
     of the Revised Statutes (43 U.S.C. 932), as such section was 
     in effect before October 21, 1976.
       (2) Sunset.--This subsection shall not be effective after 
     September 30, 1996.
       (b) Requirement of Transfer of County Road Corridors.--
       (1) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (A) County road corridor.--The term ``county road 
     corridor'' means a corridor that is comprised of--
       (i) a Shenandoah county road; and
       (ii) land contiguous to the road that is selected by the 
     Secretary of the Interior, in consultation with the Governor 
     of the State of Virginia, such that the width of the corridor 
     is 50 feet.
       (B) Shenandoah county road.--The term ``Shenandoah county 
     road'' means the portion of any of the following roads that 
     is located in the Shenandoah National Park and that has been 
     in general use as a public roadway prior to the date of the 
     enactment of this Act:
       (i) Madison County Route 600.
       (ii) Rockingham County Route 624.
       (iii) Rockingham County Route 625.
       (iv) Rockingham County Route 626.
       (v) Warren County Route 604.
       (vi) Page County Route 759.
       (vii) Page County Route 611.
       (viii) Page County Route 682.
       (ix) Page County Route 662.
       (x) Augusta County Route 611.
       (xi) Augusta County Route 619.
       (xii) Albemarle County Route 614.
       (xiii) Augusta County Route 661.
       (xiv) Rockingham County Route 663.
       (xv) Rockingham County Route 659.
       (xvi) Page County Route 669.
       (xvii) Rockingham County Route 661.
       (xviii) Criser Road (to the town of Front Royal).
       (xix) The Government-owned parcel connecting Criser Road to 
     the Warren County School Board parcel.
       (2) Purpose.--The purpose of this subsection is to permit 
     the State of Virginia to maintain and provide for safe public 
     use of certain roads that the State donated to the United 
     States at the time of the establishment of Shenandoah 
     National Park.
       (3) Transfer.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall transfer to the State of Virginia, without 
     consideration or reimbursement, all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to each county road 
     corridor.
       (4) Reversion.--A transfer under paragraph (3) shall be 
     subject to the condition that if at any time a county road 
     corridor is withdrawn from general use as a public roadway, 
     all right, title, and interest in the county road corridor 
     shall revert to the United States.

     SEC. 350. STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Cooperative agreements.--Subject to the provisions of 
     this section, the Secretary may enter into cooperative 
     agreements with not to exceed 10 States for the establishment 
     of State infrastructure banks and multistate infrastructure 
     banks for making loans and providing other assistance to 
     public and private entities carrying out or proposing to 
     carry out projects eligible for assistance under this 
     section.
       (2) Interstate compacts.--Congress grants consent to 2 or 
     more of the States, entering into a cooperative agreement 
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     graph (1) with the Secretary for the establishment of a 
     multistate infrastructure bank, to enter into an interstate 
     compact establishing such bank in accordance with this 
     section.
       (b) Funding.--
       (1) Separate accounts.--An infrastructure bank established 
     under this section shall maintain a separate highway account 
     for Federal funds contributed to the bank under paragraph (2) 
     and a separate transit account for Federal funds contributed 
     to the bank under paragraph (3). No Federal funds contributed 
     or credited to an account of an infrastructure bank 
     established under this section may be commingled with Federal 
     funds contributed or credited to any other account of such 
     bank.
       (2) Highway account.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the Secretary may allow, subject to subsection 
     (g)(1), a State entering into a cooperative agreement under 
     this section to contribute not to exceed--
       (A) 10 percent of the funds apportioned to the State for 
     each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997 under each of sections 
     104(b)(1), 104(b)(3), 104(b)(5)(B), 144, and 160 of title 23, 
     United States Code, and section 1015 of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991; and
       (B) 10 percent of the funds allocated to the State for each 
     of such fiscal years under each of section 157 of such title 
     and section 1013(c) of such Act;

     into the highway account of the infrastructure bank 
     established by the State. Federal funds contributed to such 
     account under this paragraph shall constitute for purposes of 
     this section a capitalization grant for the highway account 
     of the infrastructure bank.
       (3) Transit account.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the Secretary may allow, subject to subsection 
     (g)(1), a State entering into a cooperative agreement under 
     this section, and any other Federal transit grant recipient, 
     to contribute not to exceed 10 percent of the funds made 
     available to the State or other Federal transit grant 
     recipient in each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for capital 
     projects under sections 5307, 5309, and 5311 of title 49, 
     United States Code, into the transit account of the 
     infrastructure bank established by the State. Federal funds 
     contributed to such account under this paragraph shall 
     constitute for purposes of this section a capitalization 
     grant for the transit account of the infrastructure bank.
       (4) Special rule for urbanized areas of over 200,000.--
     Funds that are apportioned or allocated to a State under 
     section 104(b)(3) or 160 of title 23, United States Code, or 
     under section 1013(c) or 1015 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 and attributed to 
     urbanized areas of a State with an urbanized population of 
     over 200,000 under section 133(d)(3) of such title may be 
     used to provide assistance with respect to a project only if 
     the metropolitan planning organization designated for such 
     area concurs, in writing, with the provision of such 
     assistance.
       (c) Forms of Assistance From Infrastructure Banks.--An 
     infrastructure bank established under this section may make 
     loans or provide other assistance to a public or private 
     entity in an amount equal to all or part of the cost of 
     carrying out a project eligible for assistance under this 
     section. The amount of any loan or other assistance provided 
     for such project may be subordinated to any other debt 
     financing for the project. Initial assistance provided with 
     respect to a project from Federal funds contributed to an 
     infrastructure bank under this section may not be made in the 
     form of a grant.
       (d) Qualifying Projects.--Federal funds in the highway 
     account of an infrastructure bank established under this 
     section may be used only to provide assistance with respect 
     to construction of Federal-aid highways. Federal funds in the 
     transit account of such bank may be used only to provide 
     assistance with respect to capital projects.
       (e) Infrastructure Bank Requirements.--In order to 
     establish an infrastructure bank under this section, each 
     State establishing the bank shall--
       (1) contribute, at a minimum, in each account of the bank 
     from non-Federal sources an amount equal to 25 percent of the 
     amount of each capitalization grant made to the State and 
     contributed to the bank; except that if the contribution is 
     into the highway account of the bank and the State has a 
     lower non-Federal share under section 120(b) of title 23, 
     United States Code, such percentage shall be adjusted by the 
     Secretary to correspond with such lower non-Federal share;
       (2) ensure that the bank maintains on a continuing basis an 
     investment grade rating on its debt issuances or has a 
     sufficient level of bond or debt financing instrument 
     insurance to maintain the viability of the bank;
       (3) ensure that investment income generated by funds 
     contributed to an account of the bank will be--
       (A) credited to the account;
       (B) available for use in providing loans and other 
     assistance to projects eligible for assistance from the 
     account; and
       (C) invested in United States Treasury securities, bank 
     deposits, or such other financing instruments as the 
     Secretary may approve to earn interest to enhance the 
     leveraging of projects assisted by the bank;
       (4) provide that the repayment of a loan or other 
     assistance from an account of the bank under this section 
     shall be consistent with the repayment provisions of section 
     129(a)(7) of title 23, United States Code, except to the 
     extent the Secretary determines that such provisions are not 
     consistent with this section;
       (5) ensure that any loan from the bank will bear interest 
     at or below market interest rates, as determined by the 
     State, to make the project that is the subject of the loan 
     feasible;
       (6) ensure that repayment of any loan from the bank will 
     commence not later than 5 years after the project has been 
     completed or, in the case of a highway project, the facility 
     has opened to traffic, whichever is later;
       (7) ensure that the term for repaying any loan will not 
     exceed 30 years after the date of the first payment on the 
     loan under paragraph (6); and
       (8) require the bank to make an annual report to the 
     Secretary on its status no later than September 30, 1996, and 
     September 30, 1997, and to make such other reports as the 
     Secretary may require by guidelines.
       (f) Limitation on Repayments.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the repayment of a loan or other assistance 
     provided from an infrastructure bank under this section may 
     not be credited towards the non-Federal share of the cost of 
     any project.
       (g) Secretarial Requirements.--In administering this 
     section, the Secretary shall--
       (1) ensure that Federal disbursements shall be at a rate 
     consistent with historic rates for the Federal-aid highway 
     program and the Federal transit program, respectively;
       (2) issue guidelines to ensure that all requirements of 
     title 23, United States Code, or title 49, United States 
     Code, that would otherwise apply to funds made available 
     under such title and projects assisted with such funds apply 
     to--
       (A) funds made available under such title and contributed 
     to an infrastructure bank established under this section; and
       (B) projects assisted by the bank through the use of such 
     funds;

     except to the extent that the Secretary determines that any 
     requirement of such title is not consistent with the 
     objectives of this section; and
       (3) specify procedures and guidelines for establishing, 
     operating, and providing assistance from the bank.
       (h) United States Not Obligated.--The contribution of 
     Federal funds into an infrastructure bank established under 
     this section shall not be construed as a commitment, 
     guarantee, or obligation on the part of the United States to 
     any third party, nor shall any third party have any right 
     against the United States for payment solely by virtue of the 
     contribution. Any security or debt financing instrument 
     issued by the infrastructure bank shall expressly state that 
     the security or instrument does not constitute a commitment, 
     guarantee, or obligation of the United States.
       (i) Management of Federal Funds.--Sections 3335 and 6503 of 
     title 31, United States Code, shall not apply to funds 
     contributed under this section.
       (j) Program Administration.--For each of fiscal years 1996 
     and 1997, a State may expend not to exceed 2 percent of the 
     Federal funds contributed to an infrastructure bank 
     established by the State under this section to pay the 
     reasonable costs of administering the bank.
       (k) Secretarial Review.--The Secretary shall review the 
     financial condition of each infrastructure bank established 
     under this section and transmit to Congress a report on the 
     results of such review not later than March 1, 1997. In 
     addition, the report shall contain--
       (1) an evaluation of the pilot program conducted under this 
     section and the ability of such program to increase public 
     investment and attract non-Federal capital; and
       (2) recommendations of the Secretary as to whether the 
     program should be expanded or made a part of the Federal-aid 
     highway and transit programs.
       (l) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       (1) Capital project.--The term ``capital project'' has the 
     meaning such term has under section 5302 of title 49, United 
     States Code.
       (2) Construction; federal-aid highway.--The terms 
     ``construction'' and ``Federal-aid highway'' have the 
     meanings such terms have under section 101 of title 23, 
     United States Code.
       (3) Other assistance.--The term ``other assistance'' 
     includes any use of funds in an infrastructure bank--
       (A) to provide credit enhancements;
       (B) to serve as a capital reserve for bond or debt 
     instrument financing;
       (C) to subsidize interest rates;
       (D) to ensure the issuance of letters of credit and credit 
     instruments;
       (E) to finance purchase and lease agreements with respect 
     to transit projects;
       (F) to provide bond or debt financing instrument security; 
     and
       (G) to provide other forms of debt financing and methods of 
     leveraging funds that are approved by the Secretary and that 
     relate to the project with respect to which such assistance 
     is being provided.
       (4) State.--The term ``State'' has the meaning such term 
     has under section 101 of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 351. RAILROAD-HIGHWAY GRADE CROSSING SAFETY.

       (a) Intelligent Transportation Systems.--In implementing 
     the Intelligent Transportation Systems Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 
     307 note; 105 Stat. 2189-2195), the Secretary shall ensure 
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     ligent transportation systems program addresses, in a 
     comprehensive and coordinated manner, the use of intelligent 
     transportation technologies to promote safety at railroad-
     highway grade crossings. The Secretary shall ensure that 2 or 
     more operational tests funded under such Act are designed to 
     promote highway traffic safety and railroad safety.
       (b) Safety Enforcement.--
       (1) Cooperation between federal and state agencies.--The 
     National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and the Office 
     of Motor Carriers within the Federal Highway Administration 
     shall cooperate and work, on a continuing basis, with the 
     National Association of Governors' Highway Safety 
     Representatives, the Commercial Vehicle Safety Alliance, and 
     Operation Lifesaver, Inc., to improve compliance with and 
     enforcement of laws and regulations pertaining to railroad-
     highway grade crossings.
       (2) Report.--Not later than June 1, 1998, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report indicating--
       (A) how the Department of Transportation worked with the 
     entities referred to paragraph (1) to improve the awareness 
     of the highway and commercial vehicle safety and law 
     enforcement communities of regulations and safety challenges 
     at railroad-highway grade crossings; and
       (B) how resources are being allocated to better address 
     these challenges and enforce such regulations.
       (c) Federal-State Partnership.--
       (1) Statement of policy.--
       (A) Hazards to safety.--Certain railroad-highway grade 
     crossings present inherent hazards to the safety of railroad 
     operations and to the safety of persons using those 
     crossings. It is in the public interest--
       (i) to promote grade crossing safety and reduce risk at 
     high risk railroad-highway grade crossings; and
       (ii) to reduce the number of grade crossings while 
     maintaining the reasonable mobility of the American people 
     and their property, including emergency access.
       (B) Effective programs.--Effective programs to reduce the 
     number of unneeded and unsafe railroad-highway grade 
     crossings require the partnership of Federal, State, and 
     local officials and agencies, and affected railroads.
       (C) Highway planning.--Promotion of a balanced national 
     transportation system requires that highway planning 
     specifically take into consideration grade crossing safety.
       (2) Partnership and oversight.--The Secretary shall 
     encourage each State to make progress toward achievement of 
     the purposes of this subsection.

     SEC. 352. COLLECTION OF BRIDGE TOLLS.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, tolls collected 
     for motor vehicles on any bridge connecting the boroughs of 
     Brooklyn, New York, and Staten Island, New York, shall 
     continue to be collected for only those vehicles exiting from 
     such bridge in Staten Island.

     SEC. 353. TRAFFIC CONTROL.

       (a) Signs.--Traffic control signs referred to in the 
     experimental project conducted in the State of Oregon in 
     December 1991 shall be deemed to comply with the requirements 
     of section 2B-4 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control 
     Devices of the Department of Transportation.
       (b) Stripes.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     red, white, and blue center line in the Main Street of 
     Bristol, Rhode Island, shall be deemed to comply with the 
     requirements of section 3B-1 of the Manual on Uniform Traffic 
     Control Devices of the Department of Transportation.

     SEC. 354. PUBLIC USE OF REST AREAS.

       Notwithstanding section 111 of title 23, United States 
     Code, or any project agreement under such section, the 
     Secretary shall permit the conversion of any safety rest area 
     adjacent to Interstate Route 95 within the State of Rhode 
     Island that was closed as of May 1, 1995, to use as a motor 
     vehicle emissions testing facility. At the option of the 
     State, vehicles shall be permitted to enter and exit any such 
     testing facility directly from Interstate Route 95.

     SEC. 355. SAFETY BELT USE LAW REQUIREMENTS FOR NEW HAMPSHIRE 
                   AND MAINE.

       (a) In General.--For purposes of this section and section 
     153 of title 23, United States Code, the States of New 
     Hampshire and Maine shall each be treated as having in effect 
     a State law described in subsection (a)(2) of such section 
     and as having achieved a rate of compliance with the State 
     law required by subsections (f)(2) and (f)(3) of such section 
     upon certification by the Secretary that the State has 
     achieved--
       (1) a safety belt use rate in each of fiscal years 1995 and 
     1996, of not less than 50 percent; and
       (2) a safety belt use rate in each fiscal year thereafter 
     of not less than the national average safety belt use rate, 
     as determined by the Secretary.
       (b) Retroactive Applicability.--
       (1) Effective date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect 
     September 30, 1995.
       (2) Treatment of continuance of safety belt use law.--If 
     the State of New Hampshire or Maine continues in effect a law 
     described in subsection (a)(2) of section 153 of title 23, 
     United States Code, within 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, the State shall be treated, for 
     purposes of this section and such section, as having in 
     effect a State law described in such subsection on September 
     30, 1995.
       (c) Reservation of Apportionment Pending Certification.--
     If, at any time in a fiscal year beginning after September 
     30, 1994, the State of New Hampshire or Maine does not have 
     in effect a law described in subsection (a)(2) of section 153 
     of title 23, United States Code, the Secretary shall reserve 
     3 percent of the funds to be apportioned to the State for the 
     succeeding fiscal year, under each of subsections (b)(1), 
     (b)(2), and (b)(3) of section 104 of such title, if the 
     Secretary has not certified, in accordance with subsection 
     (a) of this section, that the State has achieved the 
     applicable safety belt use rate.
       (d) Effect on Noncertification.--If, at the end of the 
     fiscal year in which the funds are reserved under subsection 
     (c), the Secretary has not certified, in accordance with 
     subsection (a), that the State of New Hampshire or Maine 
     achieved the applicable safety belt use rate, the Secretary 
     shall transfer the funds reserved from the State under 
     subsection (c) to the apportionment of the State under 
     section 402 of title 23, United States Code.

     SEC. 356. ORANGE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA, TOLL ROADS.

       (a) Modification of Agreement.--The Secretary shall enter 
     into an agreement modifying the agreement entered into 
     pursuant to section 339 of the Department of Transportation 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 (106 Stat. 
     1552) to conform such agreement to the provisions of section 
     336 of the Department of Transportation and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1995 (108 Stat. 2495).
       (b) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to change the amount of the 
     appropriation made by section 339 of the Department of 
     Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993 
     (106 Stat. 1552), and the line of credit provided for shall 
     not exceed an amount supported by such appropriation.
       (c) Higher Interest Rate.--In implementing sections 336 and 
     339 referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary may enter 
     into an agreement requiring an interest rate that is higher 
     than the rate specified in such sections.

     SEC. 357. COMPILATION OF TITLE 23, UNITED STATES CODE.

       (a) Legislative Proposal.--The Secretary shall, by March 
     31, 1997, prepare and submit to Congress a draft legislative 
     proposal of necessary technical and conforming amendments to 
     title 23, United States Code, and related laws.
       (b) Conforming Repeal.--Section 1066 of the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
     2006) is repealed.

     SEC. 358. SAFETY RESEARCH INITIATIVES.

       (a) Older Drivers and Other Special Driver Groups.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study of 
     technologies and practices to improve the driving performance 
     of older drivers and other special driver groups.
       (2) Demonstration activities.--In conducting the study 
     under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall undertake 
     demonstration activities that incorporate and build upon 
     gerontology research related to the study of the normal aging 
     process. The Secretary shall initially implement such 
     activities in those States that have the highest population 
     of aging citizens for whom driving a motor vehicle is their 
     primary mobility mode.
       (3) Cooperative agreement.--The Secretary shall conduct the 
     study under paragraph (1) by entering into a cooperative 
     agreement with an institution that has demonstrated 
     competencies in gerontological research, population 
     demographics, human factors related to transportation, and 
     advanced technology applied to transportation.
       (b) Work Zone Safety.--In carrying out the work zone safety 
     program under section 1051 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (23 U.S.C. 401 note; 
     105 Stat. 2001), the Secretary shall utilize a variety of 
     methods to increase safety at highway construction sites, 
     including each of the following:
       (1) Conducting conferences to explore new techniques and 
     stimulate dialogue for improving work zone safety.
       (2) Establishing a national clearinghouse to assemble and 
     disseminate, by electronic and other means, information 
     relating to the improvement of work zone safety.
       (3) Conducting a national promotional campaign in 
     cooperation with the States to provide timely, site-specific 
     information to motorists when construction workers are 
     actually present.
       (4) Encouraging the use of enforceable speed limits in work 
     zones.
       (5) Developing training programs for work site designers 
     and construction workers to promote safe work zone practices.
       (6) Encouraging the use of unit price bid items in 
     contracts for traffic control devices and implementation of 
     traffic control plans.
       (c) Radio and Microwave Technology for Motor Vehicle Safety 
     Warning System.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary, in consultation with the Federal 
     Communications Commission and the National Telecommunications 
     and Information Administration, shall conduct a study to 
     develop and evaluate radio and microwave technology for a 
     motor vehicle safety warning system in furtherance of safety 
     in all types of motor vehicles.
       (2) Equipment.--Equipment developed under the study shall 
     be directed toward, but not limited to, advance warning to 
     operators of all types of motor vehicles of--
       (A) temporary obstructions in a highway;
       (B) poor visibility and highway surface conditions caused 
     by adverse weather; and
       (C) movement of emergency vehicles.
       (3) Safety applications.--In conducting the study, the 
     Secretary shall determine

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     whether the technology described in this subsection has other 
     appropriate safety applications.
       (d) Effectiveness of Drunk Driving Laws.--The Secretary 
     shall conduct a study to evaluate the effectiveness on 
     reducing drunk driving and appropriateness of laws enacted in 
     the States which allow a health care provider who treats an 
     individual involved in a vehicular accident to report the 
     blood alcohol level, if known, of such individual to the 
     local law enforcement agency which has jurisdiction over the 
     accident site if the blood alcohol concentration level 
     exceeds the maximum level permitted under State law.

     SEC. 359. MISCELLANEOUS STUDIES.

       (a) Pan American Highway.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on the 
     adequacy of and the need for improvements to the Pan American 
     Highway.
       (2) Elements.--The study shall include, at a minimum, the 
     following elements:
       (A) Findings on the benefits of constructing a highway at 
     Darien Gap, Panama and Colombia.
       (B) Recommendations for a self-financing arrangement for 
     completion and maintenance of the Pan American Highway.
       (C) Recommendations for establishing a Pan American highway 
     authority to monitor financing, construction, maintenance, 
     and operations of the Pan American Highway.
       (D) Findings on the benefits to trade and prosperity of a 
     more efficient Pan American Highway.
       (E) Findings on the benefits to United States industry 
     resulting from the use of United States technology and 
     equipment in construction of improvements to the Pan American 
     Highway.
       (F) Findings on environmental considerations, including 
     environmental considerations relating to Darien Gap.
       (3) Report.--Not later than 2 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study.
       (b) Highway Signs for National Highway System.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine the cost, need, and efficacy of establishing a 
     highway sign for identifying routes on the National Highway 
     System. In conducting the study, the Secretary shall make a 
     determination concerning whether to identify National Highway 
     System route numbers.
       (2) Report.--Not later than March 1, 1997, the Secretary 
     shall transmit to Congress a report on the results of the 
     study.
       (c) Compliance With Buy American Act.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study on 
     compliance with the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a-10c) with 
     respect to contracts entered into using amounts made 
     available from the Highway Trust Fund.
       (2) Report.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     Congress a report on the results of the study.
       (d) Magnetic Levitation.--
       (1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study evaluating 
     the near-term applications of magnetic levitation ground 
     transportation technology in the United States, with 
     particular emphasis in identifying projects which would 
     warrant immediate application of such technology. The study 
     shall also evaluate the use of innovative financial 
     techniques for the construction and operation of such 
     projects.
       (2) Elements.--The study shall be undertaken in 
     consultation with a committee of 8 persons chosen by the 
     Secretary with appropriate backgrounds in magnetic levitation 
     transportation, design and construction, public and private 
     finance, and infrastructure policy disciplines. The 
     chairperson of the committee shall be elected by the members.
       (3) Report.--Not later than September 30, 1996, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to the President and Congress a 
     report on the results of the study.
                TITLE IV--WOODROW WILSON MEMORIAL BRIDGE

     SEC. 401. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Woodrow Wilson Memorial 
     Bridge Authority Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 402. FINDINGS.

       Congress finds that--
       (1) traffic congestion imposes serious economic burdens on 
     the metropolitan Washington, D.C., area, costing each 
     commuter an estimated $1,000 per year;
       (2) the volume of traffic in the metropolitan Washington, 
     D.C., area is expected to increase by more than 70 percent 
     between 1990 and 2020;
       (3) the deterioration of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge 
     and the growing population of the metropolitan Washington, 
     D.C., area contribute significantly to traffic congestion;
       (4) the Bridge serves as a vital link in the Interstate 
     System and in the Northeast corridor;
       (5) identifying alternative methods for maintaining this 
     vital link of the Interstate System is critical to addressing 
     the traffic congestion of the area;
       (6) the Bridge is--
       (A) the only drawbridge in the metropolitan Washington, 
     D.C., area on the Interstate System;
       (B) the only segment of the Capital Beltway with only 6 
     lanes; and
       (C) the only segment of the Capital Beltway with a 
     remaining expected life of less than 10 years;
       (7) the Bridge is the only part of the Interstate System 
     owned by the Federal Government;
       (8)(A) the Bridge was constructed by the Federal 
     Government;
       (B) prior to the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Federal Government has contributed 100 percent of the cost of 
     building and rehabilitating the Bridge; and
       (C) the Federal Government has a continuing responsibility 
     to fund future costs associated with the upgrading of the 
     Interstate Route 95 crossing, including the rehabilitation 
     and reconstruction of the Bridge;
       (9) the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Coordination 
     Committee is undertaking planning studies pertaining to the 
     Bridge, consistent with the National Environmental Policy Act 
     of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and other applicable Federal 
     laws;
       (10) the transfer of ownership of the Bridge to a regional 
     entity under the terms and conditions described in this title 
     would foster regional transportation planning efforts to 
     identify solutions to the growing problem of traffic 
     congestion on and around the Bridge;
       (11) any material change to the Bridge must take into 
     account the interests of nearby communities, the commuting 
     public, Federal, State, and local government organizations, 
     and other affected groups; and
       (12) a commission of congressional, State, and local 
     officials and transportation representatives has recommended 
     to the Secretary that the Bridge be transferred to an 
     independent authority to be established by the Capital Region 
     jurisdictions.

     SEC. 403. PURPOSES.

       The purposes of this title are--
       (1) to grant consent to the Commonwealth of Virginia, the 
     State of Maryland, and the District of Columbia to establish 
     by interstate agreement or compact the Woodrow Wilson 
     Memorial Bridge Authority;
       (2) to authorize the transfer of ownership of the Woodrow 
     Wilson Memorial Bridge to the Authority for the purposes of 
     owning, constructing, maintaining, and operating a bridge or 
     tunnel or a bridge and tunnel project across the Potomac 
     River; and
       (3) to direct the Secretary to continue working with the 
     parties that comprise the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge 
     Coordination Committee to complete all planning, preliminary 
     engineering and design, environmental studies and 
     documentation, and final engineering, and to submit a 
     proposed agreement to Congress by October 1, 1996, that 
     specifies the selected alternative, implementation schedule, 
     and costs of the Project and the Federal share of the costs 
     of the activities to be carried out as part of the Project.

     SEC. 404. DEFINITIONS.

       In this title, the following definitions apply:
       (1) Authority.--The term ``Authority'' means the Woodrow 
     Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority established under section 
     405.
       (2) Board.--The term ``Board'' means the board of directors 
     of the Authority established under section 406.
       (3) Bridge.--The term ``Bridge'' means the Woodrow Wilson 
     Memorial Bridge across the Potomac River, including 
     approaches thereto.
       (4) Capital region jurisdiction.--The term ``Capital Region 
     jurisdiction'' means--
       (A) the Commonwealth of Virginia;
       (B) the State of Maryland; and
       (C) the District of Columbia.
       (5) Project.--The term ``Project'' means the upgrading of 
     the Interstate Route 95 Potomac River crossing, consistent 
     with the selected alternative to be determined under section 
     407. Such term shall include ongoing short-term 
     rehabilitation and repairs to the Bridge and may include 1 or 
     more of the following:
       (A) Construction of a new bridge or bridges in the vicinity 
     of the Bridge.
       (B) Construction of a tunnel in the vicinity of the Bridge.
       (C) Long-term rehabilitation or reconstruction of the 
     Bridge.
       (D) Work necessary to provide rights-of-way for a rail or 
     bus transit facility or bus or high occupancy vehicle lanes 
     in connection with an activity described in subparagraph (A), 
     (B), or (C).
       (E) Work on Interstate Route 95 approaching the Bridge and 
     other approach roadways if necessitated by an activity 
     described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
       (F) Construction or acquisition of any building, 
     improvement, addition, extension, replacement, appurtenance, 
     land, interest in land, water right, air right, machinery, 
     equipment, furnishing, landscaping, easement, utility, 
     approach, roadway, or other facility that is necessary or 
     desirable in connection with or incidental to a facility 
     described in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C).
       (6) Signatory.--The term ``Signatory'' means any political 
     jurisdiction that enters into the interstate agreement or 
     compact that establishes the Authority.
       (7) Woodrow wilson memorial bridge coordination 
     committee.--The term ``Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge 
     Coordination Committee'' means the Woodrow Wilson Memorial 
     Bridge Coordination Committee established and chaired by the 
     Federal Highway Administration and comprised of 
     representatives of Federal, State, and local governments.

     SEC. 405. ESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHORITY.

       (a) Consent to Interstate Agreement.--Congress grants 
     consent to the Capital Region jurisdictions to enter into an 
     interstate agreement or compact to establish the Au

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     thority and to designate the governance, powers, and duties 
     of the Authority. The Authority shall be a non-Federal entity 
     designated by the interstate agreement or compact.
       (b) Establishment of Authority.--
       (1) In general.--Upon execution of the interstate agreement 
     or compact described in subsection (a) and an agreement 
     between the Secretary and the Signatories as to the Federal 
     share of the cost of the Project and the terms and conditions 
     related to the timing of the transfer of the Bridge to the 
     Authority as provided in section 407(c), the Authority shall 
     be considered to be established for purposes of subsection 
     (c).
       (2) General powers.--The Authority shall be a body 
     corporate and politic, and an instrumentality of each of the 
     Capital Region jurisdictions, having the powers and 
     jurisdiction described in this title and such additional 
     powers as are conferred on the Authority by the Capital 
     Region jurisdictions, to the extent that the additional 
     powers are consistent with this title.
       (c) Purposes of Authority.--The Authority shall be 
     established--
       (1) to assume ownership of the Bridge; and
       (2) to undertake the Project.

     SEC. 406. GOVERNMENT OF AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--The Authority shall be governed in 
     accordance with this section and with the terms of any 
     interstate agreement or compact relating to the Authority 
     that is consistent with this title.
       (b) Board.--The Authority shall be governed by a board of 
     directors consisting of not more than 12 members appointed by 
     the Capital Region jurisdictions and 1 member appointed by 
     the Secretary.
       (c) Qualifications.--At least 2 members of the Board shall 
     be elected officials each of whom represents a political 
     subdivision that has jurisdiction over the area at an end of 
     the Project crossing.
       (d) Failure To Appoint.--The failure of a Capital Region 
     jurisdiction to appoint 1 or more members of the Board shall 
     not impair the establishment of the Authority if the 
     condition of the establishment described in section 405(b)(1) 
     has been met.
       (e) Personal Liability of Members.--A member of the Board, 
     including any nonvoting member, shall not be personally 
     liable for--
       (1) any action taken in his or her capacity as a member of 
     the Board; or
       (2) any note, bond, or other financial obligation of the 
     Authority.
       (f) Residency Requirement.--Each member of the Board shall 
     reside within a Capital Region jurisdiction.

     SEC. 407. OWNERSHIP OF BRIDGE.

       (a) Conveyance by Secretary.--
       (1) In general.--After execution of the agreement under 
     subsection (c), the Secretary shall convey to the Authority 
     all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     the Bridge, including such related riparian rights and 
     interests in land underneath the Potomac River as are 
     necessary to carry out the Project. Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), upon conveyance by the Secretary, the 
     Authority shall accept the right, title, and interest in and 
     to the Bridge and all duties and responsibilities associated 
     with the Bridge.
       (2) Interim responsibilities.--Until such time as the 
     Project is constructed and operational, the conveyance under 
     paragraph (1) shall not--
       (A) relieve the Capital Region jurisdictions of the sole 
     and exclusive responsibility to maintain and operate the 
     Bridge; or
       (B) relieve the Secretary of the responsibility to 
     rehabilitate the Bridge or to comply with the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.) and 
     all other requirements applicable with respect to the Bridge.
       (b) Transfers of Jurisdiction.--For the purpose of making 
     the conveyance under subsection (a), the Secretary of the 
     Interior and the head of any other Federal department or 
     agency that has jurisdiction over land under or adjacent to 
     the Bridge shall transfer such jurisdiction to the Secretary.
       (c) Agreement.--
       (1) In general.--The agreement referred to in subsection 
     (a) is an agreement concerning the Project that is executed 
     in accordance with this subsection.
       (2) Submission to congress.--Not later than October 1, 
     1996, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a proposed 
     agreement between the Secretary and the Signatories that 
     specifies--
       (A) the selected alternative, implementation schedule, and 
     costs of the Project;
       (B) the Federal share of the costs of the activities to be 
     carried out as part of the Project, including, at a minimum, 
     a 100 percent Federal share of--
       (i) the cost of the continuing rehabilitation of the Bridge 
     until such time as the Project is constructed and 
     operational;
       (ii) an amount, as determined by the Woodrow Wilson 
     Memorial Bridge Coordination Committee, equivalent to the 
     cost of replacing the Bridge with a comparable modern bridge 
     designed according to current engineering standards; and
       (iii) the cost of planning, preliminary engineering and 
     design, environmental studies and documentation, and final 
     engineering for the Project; and
       (C) the Federal share of the cost of activities to be 
     carried out as part of the project after September 30, 1997, 
     will be reduced by amounts expended by the United States for 
     activities (other than environmental studies and 
     documentation) described in subparagraph (B)(iii) in fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997.
       (3) Approval and execution of agreement.--After the 
     enactment of a Federal law approving an agreement described 
     in paragraph (2), the Secretary may execute the agreement.

     SEC. 408. PROJECT PLANNING.

       The Secretary shall work with the Woodrow Wilson Memorial 
     Bridge Coordination Committee, or with the Authority 
     consistent with the purpose of the Authority, to complete, at 
     the earliest possible date, planning, preliminary engineering 
     and design, environmental studies and documentation, and 
     final engineering for the Project, consistent with the 
     National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et 
     seq.) and other applicable Federal laws.

     SEC. 409. ADDITIONAL POWERS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF 
                   AUTHORITY.

       In addition to the powers and responsibilities of the 
     Authority under the other provisions of this title and under 
     any interstate agreement or compact relating to the Authority 
     that is consistent with this title, the Authority shall have 
     all powers necessary and appropriate to carry out the duties 
     of the Authority, including the power--
       (1) to adopt and amend any bylaw that is necessary for the 
     regulation of the affairs of the Authority and the conduct of 
     the business of the Authority;
       (2) to adopt and amend any regulation that is necessary to 
     carry out the powers of the Authority;
       (3) subject to section 407(a)(2), to plan, establish, 
     finance, operate, develop, construct, enlarge, maintain, 
     equip, or protect the facilities of the Project;
       (4) to employ, in the discretion of the Authority, such 
     personnel and agents as may be necessary to carry out the 
     purposes of the Authority (including consulting engineers, 
     attorneys, accountants, construction and financial experts, 
     superintendents, and managers) and to fix the compensation 
     and benefits of the employees and agents, except that--
       (A) an employee of the Authority shall not engage in an 
     activity described in section 7116(b)(7) of title 5, United 
     States Code, with respect to the Authority; and
       (B) an employment agreement entered into by the Authority 
     shall contain an explicit prohibition against an activity 
     described in subparagraph (A) with respect to the Authority 
     by an employee covered by the agreement;
       (5) to acquire personal and real property (including land 
     lying under water and riparian rights), or any easement or 
     other interest in real property, by purchase, lease, gift, 
     transfer, or exchange;
       (6) to exercise such powers of eminent domain in the 
     Capital Region jurisdictions as are conferred on the 
     Authority by the Signatories, in the exercise of the powers 
     and the performance of the duties of the Authority;
       (7) to apply for and accept any property, material, 
     service, payment, appropriation, grant, gift, loan, advance, 
     or other fund that is transferred or made available to the 
     Authority by the Federal Government or by any other public or 
     private entity or individual;
       (8) to borrow money on a short-term basis and issue notes 
     of the Authority for the borrowing payable on such terms and 
     conditions as the Board considers advisable, and to issue 
     long-term or short-term bonds in the discretion of the 
     Authority for any purpose consistent with this title, which 
     notes and bonds--
       (A) shall not constitute a debt of the United States (or 
     any political subdivision of the United States), or a general 
     obligation of a Capital Region jurisdiction (or any political 
     subdivision of a Capital Region jurisdiction), unless 
     consented to by the jurisdiction or political subdivision; 
     and
       (B) may be secured solely by the general revenues of the 
     Authority, or solely by the income and revenues of the Bridge 
     or a new crossing of the Potomac River constructed as part of 
     the Project, or by other revenues in the discretion of the 
     Authority;
       (9) to fix, revise, charge, and collect any reasonable toll 
     or other charge;
       (10) to enter into any contract or agreement necessary or 
     appropriate to the performance of the duties of the Authority 
     or the proper operation of the Bridge or a new crossing of 
     the Potomac River constructed as part of the Project;
       (11) to make any payment necessary to reimburse a local 
     political subdivision having jurisdiction over an area where 
     the Bridge or a new crossing of the Potomac River is situated 
     for any extraordinary law enforcement cost incurred by the 
     subdivision in connection with the Authority facility;
       (12) to enter into partnerships or grant concessions 
     between the public and private sectors for the purpose of--
       (A) financing, constructing, maintaining, improving, or 
     operating the Bridge or a new crossing of the Potomac River 
     constructed as part of the Project; or
       (B) fostering development of a new transportation 
     technology;
       (13) to obtain any necessary Federal authorization, permit, 
     or approval for the construction, repair, maintenance, or 
     operation of the Bridge or a new crossing of the Potomac 
     River constructed as part of the Project;
       (14) to adopt an official seal and alter the seal, as the 
     Board considers appropriate;
       (15) to appoint 1 or more advisory committees;
       (16) to sue and be sued in the name of the Authority;

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       (17) to carry out or contract with other entities to carry 
     out such maintenance of traffic activities during 
     construction of the Project as is considered necessary by the 
     Authority to properly manage traffic and minimize congestion, 
     such as public information campaigns, improvements designed 
     to encourage appropriate use of alternative routes, use of 
     high occupancy vehicles and transit services, and deployment 
     and operation of intelligent transportation technologies; and
       (18) to carry out any activity necessary or appropriate to 
     the exercise of the powers or performance of the duties of 
     the Authority under this title and under any interstate 
     agreement or compact relating to the Authority that is 
     consistent with this title, if the activity is coordinated 
     and consistent with the transportation planning process 
     implemented by the metropolitan planning organization for the 
     Washington, District of Columbia, metropolitan area under 
     section 134 of title 23, United States Code, and section 5303 
     of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 410. FUNDING.

       Section 104 of title 23, United States Code, as amended by 
     section 337(f) of this Act, is amended by inserting before 
     subsection (j), as redesignated by such section 337(f), the 
     following:
       ``(i) Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge.--
       ``(1) Expenditure.--From any available administrative funds 
     deducted under subsection (a), the Secretary shall obligate 
     such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 1996 and 
     1997 for the rehabilitation of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial 
     Bridge and for environmental studies and documentation, 
     planning, preliminary engineering and design, and final 
     engineering for a new crossing of the Potomac River as part 
     of the Project, as defined by section 404 of the Woodrow 
     Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority Act of 1995.
       ``(2) Federal share.--The Federal share of the cost of any 
     project funded with amounts expended under paragraph (1) 
     shall be 100 percent.''.

     SEC. 411. AVAILABILITY OF PRIOR AUTHORIZATIONS.

       In addition to the funds made available under section 
     104(i) of title 23, United States Code, any funds made 
     available for the rehabilitation of the Bridge under sections 
     1069(i) and 1103(b) of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2009 and 2028) shall 
     continue to be available after the conveyance under section 
     407(a) of the Bridge, in accordance with the terms under 
     which the funds were made available under such sections 
     1069(i) and 1103(b).
       And the House agree to the same.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate to the title of the bill and agree to 
     the same.

     Bud Shuster,
     Bill Clinger,
     Thomas E. Petri,
     Bill Emerson,
     Ray LaHood,
     James L. Oberstar,
     Nick Rahall,
     Robert A. Borski,
     As additional conferees for the consideration of secs. 105 
     and 141 of the Senate bill, and sec. 320 of the House 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Tom Bliley,
     Michael Bilirakis,
     Joe Barton,
     James Greenwood,
     John D. Dingell,
     As additional conferees for the consideration of sec. 157 of 
     the Senate bill, and modifications committed to conference:
     Don Young,
     James V. Hansen,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     John Warner,
     John H. Chafee,
     Bob Smith,
     Dirk Kempthorne,
     Max Baucus,
     D.P. Moynihan,
     Harry Reid,
     Larry Pressler,
     Trent Lott,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

       JOINT EXPLANATORY STATEMENT OF THE COMMITTEE OF CONFERENCE

       The managers on the part of the House and the Senate at the 
     conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the 
     amendments of the House to the bill (S. 440) to amend title 
     23, United States Code, to provide for the designation of the 
     National Highway System, and for other purposes, submit the 
     following joint statement to the House and the Senate in 
     explanation of the effect of the action agreed upon by the 
     managers and recommended in the accompanying conference 
     report:
       The House amendment to the text of the bill struck all of 
     the Senate bill after the enacting clause and inserted a 
     substitute text.
       The Senate recedes from its disagreement to the amendment 
     of the House with an amendment that is a substitute for the 
     Senate bill and the House amendment. The differences between 
     the Senate bill, the House amendment, and the substitute 
     agreed to in conference are noted below, except for clerical 
     corrections, conforming changes made necessary by agreements 
     reached by the conferees, and minor drafting and clerical 
     changes.

                                Purpose

       The purpose of this legislation is to designate the 
     National Highway System, consisting the National System of 
     Interstate and Defense Highways and those principal arterial 
     roads that are essential for interstate and regional commerce 
     and travel, national defense, intermodal transfer facilities, 
     and trade. This legislation also amends current surface 
     transportation law to provide greater flexibility to the 
     States and to reduce certain administrative burdens. Title II 
     of the legislation provides relief to States due to the 
     impact of Section 1003(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act. Title III makes technical and 
     minor policy clarifications to current Federal-aid highway 
     and safety programs. Title IV establishes a Regional 
     Interstate Transportation Authority to own, construct, 
     maintain, and operate a new crossing of the Potomac River on 
     Interstate 495 at the current location of the Woodrow Wilson 
     Memorial Bridge.

                          Background and Need

                        National Highway System

       The Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
     1991 (ISTEA) requires Congress to designate the National 
     Highway System (NHS) by September 30, 1995. The purpose of 
     the National Highway System, as stated in ISTEA, is ``to 
     provide an interconnected system of principal arterial routes 
     which will serve major population centers, international 
     border crossings, ports, airports, public transportation 
     facilities, and other intermodal transportation facilities 
     and other major travel destinations; meet national defense 
     requirements; and serve interstate and regional traffic.''
       The Secretary of Transportation has transmitted to Congress 
     a system map of routes to be included in the final NHS. The 
     NHS as designated is comprised of approximately 160,955 
     miles, 75 percent of which are rural roads, and 25 percent of 
     which are urban roads.
       According to the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA), the 
     NHS carries over 40 percent of the nation's highway traffic 
     and 70 percent of its truck freight traffic. The NHS 
     represents 4 percent of the nation's 4 million miles of 
     public roads.
       The NHS is needed more than ever because of America's 
     reliance on its transportation system. Over 90 percent of the 
     U.S. population lives within 5 miles of an NHS road. Nearly 
     90 percent of U.S. counties have NHS mileage running through 
     them. These counties account for 99 percent of all 
     manufacturing jobs, 97 percent of the mining jobs, and 93 
     percent of all farming jobs.
       The NHS approved in this Conference report is the result of 
     a process involving extensive consultations between FHWA, the 
     States and metropolitan planning organizations. FHWA and the 
     States cooperatively developed the system based on criteria 
     of efficiency, connectivity, and equity among the States. 
     State and local officials were actively involved in the 
     process, especially in the identification of routes.
       The FHWA determined that traffic volume, service to 
     destination points, and interstate, intrastate, and 
     interregional connectivity were useful indicators of 
     efficiency. These indicators became the analytical criteria 
     for including individual routes in the illustrative system. 
     Another key element that the FHWA considered was the mileage 
     distribution among the States between urban and rural areas.
       With the illustrative NHS as a starting point, the States 
     submitted to the FHWA their recommended systems based on 
     assigned urban and rural mileage targets. The FHWA then 
     worked with the States to finalize the system. On December 9, 
     1993, the Secretary transmitted to Congress a proposed NHS 
     based on its review of, and adjustments to, the State route 
     submissions.
       Section 1006(c) of ISTEA also required the States to 
     complete a functional reclassification of all public roads 
     and streets and required the Secretary of Transportation to 
     use the functional roads classification in preparing the NHS. 
     Reclassification was important for the NHS designation 
     process because it identified roads eligible for designation 
     as NHS routes. Under ISTEA, only principal arterials are 
     eligible as NHS routes, unless they are part of STRAHNET.
       Cooperation among the States over many years had resulted 
     in generally recognized interstate and interregional routes 
     that connected across State borders. In cases where 
     inconsistencies existed, FHWA consulted with the States and 
     made determinations of routes to be included based on 
     consideration such as traffic volume, connectivity and 
     service to destinations as well as inclusion of routes in 
     existing State long range plans.

                    TITLE I--NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill approves the most recent National Highway 
     System (NHS), submitted to Congress by the Secretary of 
     Transportation. The Senate bill provides that the Secretary 
     may at the request of a State add a new route segment to the 
     NHS or delete an existing route segment and any connection to 
     the route segment, as long as the segment or connection is 
     within the jurisdiction of the requesting State and the total 
     mileage of the NHS, including any route segment or connection 
     proposed to be added, does not exceed 165,000 miles. The 
     provision also specifies that if a State requests a 
     modification to the NHS as adopted by Congress, the State 
     must work in cooperation with local officials. This 
     cooperative process between the State and local officials 
     will be carried out under the existing transportation 
     planning activities for metropolitan areas and the statewide 
     planning process established under ISTEA. The Senate bill 
     provides that Congress will not approve or disapprove any

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     modifications made to the NHS subsequent to enactment of this 
     legislation. The Secretary should instead work in cooperation 
     with the State and local officials in considering 
     modifications.
     House amendment
       The House amendment approves the most recent NHS submitted 
     to Congress by the Secretary. The provision requires that 
     future modifications must be approved by Congress. Not later 
     than 180 days after the enactment of the NHS bill, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress the proposed modifications 
     to the National Highway System, including connections to 
     intermodal transportation facilities and upon completion of 
     feasibility studies, the routings of high priority corridors 
     not already on the NHS. The House provision makes connections 
     to intermodal facilities that are consistent with the 
     Secretary's criteria eligible to receive NHS funds until 
     Congress modifies the NHS to include connections to 
     intermodal facilities. The House amendment continues current 
     law as to total mileage allowed on the NHS. The mileage of 
     highways on the NHS shall not exceed 155,000 miles; except 
     that the Secretary may increase or decrease the maximum 
     mileage by not more than 15 percent.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference substitute incorporates selected provisions 
     of the Senate bill with selected provisions of the House 
     amendment. Future modifications (other than intermodal 
     connectors) to the NHS will be approved by the Secretary and 
     will not require Congressional approval. The Conference 
     substitute continues current law on the total mileage of 
     highways allowed on the NHS. The Conference substitute allows 
     for a one time Congressional approval for intermodal 
     connectors. When approving future connectors, the Secretary, 
     in considering whether a facility is a major facility, is to 
     recognize the significance of the intermodal terminal within 
     a State or any plans that the States, Metropolitan Planning 
     Organizations (MPOs) or others may have for improving the 
     access to the intermodal terminal.
       A connector that is determined to be significant by the 
     State, MPOs and local officials, and proposed to be included 
     in the NHS, is to be given priority consideration by the 
     Secretary.
       Intermodal connectors on the NHS are eligible for NHS 
     funds. No additional Federal designs or performance standards 
     or funding set asides are to be applied to NHS connectors.
       After this one time approval, future intermodal connectors 
     will be approved by the Secretary, not Congress. The 
     Conference substitute adopts the House provision on interim 
     eligibility of NHS funds for intermodal connectors prior to 
     approval of the connectors by the Congress.

              TITLE II--TRANSPORTATION FUNDING FLEXIBILITY

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision regarding 
     section 1003(c) of ISTEA.
       The Senate bill contains several provisions that provide 
     States relief from Federal mandates.
       Section 117 of the Senate bill strikes the current 
     provision requiring States to certify they are implementing 
     the management systems and related penalty provisions and 
     inserts a new provision that gives States the option to elect 
     not to implement one or more of the systems or parts thereof. 
     The Secretary is still required to issue regulations and 
     submit annual reports to Congress on the status of 
     implementation of the systems and is required to issue an 
     additional report with recommendations on whether, and to 
     what extent, the systems should be implemented.
       Section 106 repeals the requirements and penalty provisions 
     for the use of crumb rubber in asphalt pavement.
       Section 120 provides that, notwithstanding any requirements 
     of the Metric Conversion Act of 1975, no State is required to 
     erect or modify any highway signs that establish speed limit, 
     distance, or other measurements using the metric system. 
     Section 120 enables States to request a waiver, until 
     September 30, 2000, of any requirement that a State use or 
     plan to use the metric system with respect to designing, 
     preparing plans, specifications and estimates, advertising, 
     or taking any other action with respect to Federal-aid 
     highway projects or activities.
       Section 115 of the Senate bill repeals the national maximum 
     speed limit for non-commercial motor vehicles.
       Section 142 repeals the penalty for noncompliance for 
     motorcycle helmets.
     House amendment
       The House amendment contains several provisions that 
     provide additional funding and flexibility to the States to 
     remediate the 13 percent reduction in FY96 budget authority 
     forced by section 1003(c) of ISTEA.
       Section 203 creates a State High Priority Project 
     Restoration Program for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 and sets 
     out the eligibility use of such funds. Funds may be spent on 
     any purpose eligible under title 23. This program 
     redistributes funds from rescissions of previously 
     apportioned or allocated budget authority.
       It provides that there are authorized to be appropriated, 
     out of the Highway Trust Fund, (other than the Mass Transit 
     Account), to carry out this section $321,420,595 for fiscal 
     year 1996 and $155,000,000 for fiscal year 1997. These funds 
     are derived from rescissions of budget authority previously 
     made available.
       Section 204 rescinds funds from previously authorized 
     projects that are no longer viable and from unobligated 
     balances of funds derived from the Highway Trust Fund and 
     reduces the authorized funding levels for certain programs 
     funded from the Highway Trust Fund for fiscal years 1996 and 
     1997. It provides that certain funds made available for 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997, shall be transferred to carry out 
     section 203.
       Section 205 provides States additional flexibility to spend 
     some of their unobligated balances on their highest surface 
     transportation priorities in an amount equal to the net 
     amount of the reduction in budget authority each State shall 
     receive as a result of section 1003(c). In determining the 
     net amount of each State's reduction, the Secretary shall 
     deduct the amounts allocated to each State in fiscal year 
     1996 pursuant to the High Priority Project Restoration 
     Program in section 203 of this Act, and any amounts made 
     available to the States pursuant to Section 157(a)(4)(B)(iii) 
     of title 23.
       Subsection (c) of this section directs that funds allocated 
     to urbanized areas with a population of over 200,000 shall be 
     obligated in such areas unless the Metropolitan Planning 
     Organization designated in such area concurs that the State 
     may transfer such funds out of such urbanized area. 
     Subsection (d) permits a State to designate for transfer up 
     to one-third of funds apportioned or allocated to the State 
     for Interstate Construction and not obligated as of September 
     30, 1995. Subsection (e) provides that unobligated balances 
     of funds apportioned to the States under the Congestion 
     Mitigation and Air Quality Program (CMAQ) may be transferred 
     by a State under section 203 but such funds must be obligated 
     in non-attainment areas as defined by the Clean Air Act.
       Subsection (f) provides that the funds made available to 
     carry out this section shall be available for obligation for 
     four fiscal years and shall be subject to the provisions of 
     title 23.
       Section 206 clarifies the method of distribution of funds 
     made available under the minimum allocation program in fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997. It provides that if the amounts 
     authorized to be made available for minimum allocation exceed 
     the amounts required to be distributed by ISTEA to the States 
     under the minimum allocation program, then any additional 
     amounts shall be distributed first to each State in such 
     amount as may be necessary so that such State receives the 
     full amount of minimum allocation that would have been 
     allocated to such State without the application of section 
     1003(c). If any excess funds remain, then the excess funds 
     would next be distributed to each State in the amount 
     necessary for each State to receive the full amount 
     authorized for projects authorized in ISTEA that would have 
     been allocated without the application of section 1003(c). If 
     any excess remain after this distribution, then such funds 
     shall be allocated to each State in the final ISTEA 
     percentages.
       The House amendment also contains several provisions that 
     provide the States relief from Federal mandates.
       Section 207 repeals the crumb rubber mandate and directs 
     the Secretary not to penalize States for failure to implement 
     management systems during FY96.
       Section 324 of the House amendment prohibits the Secretary 
     from requiring the States to expend Federal or State funds to 
     construct, modify or erect or otherwise place any sign 
     relating to distance, or other measurements to establish the 
     use of the metric system on highways signs before September 
     30, 1997.
       Section 348 repeals the national maximum speed limit and 
     all related enforcement requirements for all motor vehicles.
       Section 349 is identical to the Senate provisions that 
     repeals the penalty for noncompliance for motorcycle helmets.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference substitute modifies the House bill related 
     to section 1003(c) of ISTEA. The House provision to create a 
     State High Priority Project Restoration Program is 
     eliminated. The Conference substitute modifies the 
     rescissions of previously apportioned or allocated budget 
     authority. As a result of the modifications, $153,000,000 is 
     provided in FY96 and 97 for distribution to all States.
       The Conference substitute also modifies the House 
     unobligated balance flexibility provisions. A State may not 
     designate unobligated CMAQ or STP Transportation Enhancement 
     funds for uses under this section, unless the Secretary 
     determines that there would not otherwise be sufficient 
     funding available to pay the Federal share of a project in 
     FY96 and that the State has exhausted all flexibility and 
     transferability to it under this section for such project.
       The House recedes to the Senate on the provisions relating 
     to the suspension of management systems.
       The Conference substitute adopts the repeal of crumb rubber 
     requirements and penalties.
       The Conference substitute adopts the Senate provision on 
     metric requirements and signs, as modified.
       The Senate recedes to the House provision repealing the 
     national maximum speed limit with a modification to provide 
     that the Federal repeal takes effect 10 days after the date 
     of enactment. During this period, a Governor may provide a 
     period of time for the state legislature to meet the consider 
     whether to revise the state law regarding speed limits. If 
     the Governor does not take action, the provision takes effect 
     10 days after the date of enactment of this Act.

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       The conference substitute adopts the identical provision 
     that repeals the penalty for noncompliance for motorcycle 
     helmets and ensures that it is effective September 30, 1995. 
     No State is to be penalized for lack of a motorcycle helmet 
     law in FY96. States shall be permitted to return to highway 
     construction accounts any funds that were transferred to 
     Section 402 safety programs as a result of the Section 153 
     penalty for FY96.
       States experiencing significant rail safety problems are 
     urged to continue obligating these funds for railway-highway 
     grade crossing improvement and hazard elimination project as 
     provided under section 130 of title 23.
       The Secretary, in consultation with the State of 
     California, is urged to give priority consideration to a 
     project to add one north bound lane from the I-15 Route 58 
     interchange to East Main Street on I-15. The Secretary and 
     State of California are encouraged to use unobligated 
     balances and the flexibility granted by this Act for design 
     and construction of this project.

              TITLE III--MISCELLANEOUS HIGHWAY PROVISIONS


           traffic monitoring, management, and control on nhs

     Senate bill
       The Senate provision makes capital and operating costs for 
     traffic monitoring, management, and control facilities and 
     programs eligible for NHS funds.
     House amendment
       The House bill contains no comparable provision.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the Senate provision with a 
     modification to amend section 101(a) of title 23 for the 
     definition of ``project'' by adding ``and any other 
     undertaking eligible for assistance under this title,'' to 
     conform the definition of project to ISTEA eligibility.


                   transferability of apportionments

     Senate bill
       This section increases the percentage of Highway Bridge 
     Replacement and Rehabilitation Program (HBRRP) apportionments 
     that a State may transfer to its NHS or Surface 
     Transportation (STP) program from 40 to 60 percent.
     House amendment
       No comparable House provision.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference substitute modifies the Senate provision to 
     permit a State to transfer 50 percent of its Bridge 
     apportionments to its NHS or STP program.


                          quality improvement

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
     House amendment
       This section directs the Secretary to require the States to 
     conduct an analysis of the life-cycle costs for projects on 
     the NHS with an estimated total project cost of $25 million 
     or more.
       This provision directs the Secretary to require the States 
     to conduct value engineering analyses of all projects on the 
     NHS with an estimated total cost of $25 million or more.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision with the 
     modification that the analysis of life cycle costs pertains 
     to the ``usable project segment'' instead of ``total project 
     cost.'' Life cycle cost analysis is a process that protects 
     transportation investment. The use of life cycle cost 
     analysis on higher-cost Federal-aid NHS projects will reduce 
     long-term costs and improve quality and performance.
       The Department of Transportation may require value 
     engineering or life cycle cost analyses requirements only on 
     projects for which such analyses are required by this 
     provision. A State remains free to choose to undertake such 
     analyses on additional projects at a State's discretion. The 
     Department may not be prescriptive as to the forms of life 
     cycle cost or value engineering analyses that a State must 
     undertake in order to satisfy a life cycle cost or value 
     engineering analysis requirement.


            DESIGN CRITERIA FOR THE NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM

     Senate bill
       This provision amends section 109 of title 23, United 
     States Code, which relates to standards for proposed highway 
     projects, to indicate that planned, as opposed to merely 
     probable, future traffic needs should be met by the proposed 
     project.
       In addition, section 109(c) is amended to assure that the 
     ``constructed'' and ``natural'' environment, the 
     environmental, scenic, aesthetic, historic, community, and 
     preservation impacts, and access to other modes of 
     transportation are considered in the design of the NHS 
     projects (except for interstate construction) for new 
     construction, reconstruction, resurfacing (except for 
     maintenance resurfacing), restoration, or rehabilitation. The 
     section further directs the Secretary, in cooperation with 
     State highway agencies, to develop NHS criteria for such 
     projects that include the consideration of factors noted 
     above. The Secretary shall also consider the results of the 
     AASHTO committee process, as set forth in its ``Policy on 
     Geometric Design of Highways and Streets,'' and appropriate 
     public input.
       This provision also amends section 109(q) of title 23 to 
     allow the Secretary to approve projects for the NHS, 
     including the Interstate System, that may not meet the 
     criteria developed in response to subsections (b) and (c) but 
     are designed to preserve environmental, scenic, or historic 
     values; to ensure safe use of the facility; and to comply 
     with subsection (a).
     House amendment
       The House bill contains no comparable provision.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the Senate provision, but replaces 
     ``shall'' with ``may'' in reference to design criteria for 
     NHS projects. Sections 109(c) and 109(q) are discretionary on 
     States and the Secretary. These provisions are not 
     requirements for NHS projects.
       The development of any design criteria or any other 
     activity carried out under this section should be an 
     inclusive process allowing significant opportunity for public 
     participation and comment throughout the process. Any process 
     the Secretary or the American Association of State Highway 
     and Transportation Officials carry out under this section 
     should involve State and local officials, and individuals and 
     organizations representing environmental, scenic, aesthetic, 
     historic, community, preservation, bicycling, and pedestrian 
     interests both in developing or adopting any criteria or 
     process under this section.


        applicability of transportation conformity requirements

     Senate bill
       Section 105 amends section 109(j) of title 23, United 
     States Code, to confirm that the transportation conformity 
     requirements of the Intermodal Transportation Efficiency Act 
     of 1991 (ISTEA) and the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 
     apply only to areas that have been designated as 
     ``nonattainment'' under the Clean Air Act, and to areas that 
     have been redesignated as attainment, but that are still 
     subject to the maintenance plan requirements of the Clean Air 
     Act section 175A (24 U.S.C. 7505a).
       Section 105 also clarifies that areas designated as 
     nonattainment under section 107(d) of the Clean Air Act (42 
     U.S.C. 7407(d)) are required only to conduct a conformity 
     analysis for those specific transportation-related pollutants 
     for which an area is designated nonattainment.
     House amendment
       This section is identical to the Senate provision.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the provision.


                          motorist call boxes

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
     House amendment
       This provision amends section 131(c) of title 23, United 
     States Code, to allow signs, displays, and devices 
     identifying and announcing free motorist aid call boxes and 
     their sponsorship by corporations or other organizations in 
     areas adjacent to the Interstate System and the primary 
     system.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision with 
     modifications. Sponsorship signs may be located on the call 
     box and the call box post. Sponsorship signs on the call box 
     post may be erected in intervals not to exceed one per every 
     5 miles. States are required to place 20 percent of the call 
     boxes with sponsorship logos in rural areas outside of 
     urbanized areas.


                      quality through competition

     Senate bill
       This provision amends section 112(b) of title 23, United 
     States Code, relating to the letting of contracts and 
     subcontracts funded in whole or in part with Federal funds 
     under the Federal-aid highway program.
       The recipient of Federal funds must accept and use indirect 
     cost rates established by a government agency in accordance 
     with Federal Acquisition Regulations for one-year applicable 
     accounting periods in estimating, negotiating, and 
     administering contracts. Recipients must notify affected 
     firms before requesting or using the cost and rate data and 
     must keep the information confidential.
       The provisions of this section take effect upon enactment 
     of the bill, however, a State may enact legislation to adopt 
     an alternative process to promote engineering and design 
     quality and to ensure maximum competition by professional 
     companies providing engineering and design services.
     House amendment
       The House provision is identical to the Senate provision, 
     except that the provisions of section 321 will not take 
     effect until two years after the date of enactment unless the 
     State adopts an alternative process to promote engineering 
     and design quality and to ensure maximum competition by 
     private companies providing engineering and services. The 
     House provision also repeals the pilot program for uniform 
     audit procedures provided in section 1092 of ISTEA.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference substitute adopts the provision with a 
     modification that the section will not take effect until one 
     year after the date of enactment of this legislation. During 
     this period, a State may adopt an alternative process. If the 
     Secretary of Transportation determines that the legislature 
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     session during such one year period, the Secretary may extend 
     the one year period until the adjournment of the next regular 
     session of the legislature.


                   limitation on advance construction

     Senate bill
       This provision amends section 115(d) of title 23, United 
     States Code, to permit the Secretary to approve an 
     application for advance construction, provided the project is 
     on the State's transportation improvement program (STIP). The 
     STIP is fiscally constrained under section 135(f) of title 
     23, United States Code. The current limitation on advance 
     construction requires that an authorization be in effect one 
     year beyond the fiscal year for which the application for 
     advance funding is sought, thus limiting the States' 
     flexibility to advance construction in the final year of a 
     multiyear authorization act, even though the life of the 
     Highway Trust Fund extends beyond the authorization period.
     House amendment
       The House bill contains no comparable provision.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the Senate provision. This section 
     will allow for the greater use of advance construction during 
     the final year of a multi-year authorization by allowing the 
     Secretary to approve the use of advance construction for any 
     projects on a State transportation improvement plan, 
     including projects beyond the current authorization period.
       The current limitation on advance construction requires 
     that an authorization be in effect one year beyond the fiscal 
     year for which the application for advance funding is sought, 
     thus limiting the States' flexibility to advance construct in 
     the final year of a multi-year authorization act, even though 
     the life of the Highway Trust Fund extends beyond the 
     authorization period.


                         preventive maintenance

     Senate bill
       Section 108 makes preventive maintenance activities 
     eligible for Federal assistance under title 23 if the State 
     demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the 
     activity is a ``cost-effective means of extending the life of 
     a federal-aid highway.''
     House amendment
       The House bill contains no comparable provision.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the Senate provision.


                             federal share

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill amends section 217(f) of title 23, United 
     States Code, by eliminating the current provision that sets 
     the Federal share for bicycle and pedestrian projects at 80 
     percent. Instead, the Federal share for these projects will 
     be established under the provisions of subsection 120(b) of 
     title 23. This change will result in the treatment of the 
     Federal share for bicycle and pedestrian projects in a 
     similar manner as that allowed for Federal-aid highway 
     projects in general.
       The provision amends section 1021(c) of ISTEA, which was 
     previously amended by section 417 of the Department of 
     Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993.
       The provision raises the Federal share for the intermodal 
     connector to the Northwest Arkansas Region Airport from U.S. 
     Highway 71 in Arkansas to 95 percent.
     House amendment
       Section 350 of the House provision amends section 120(c) of 
     title 23, United States Code, by adding safety rest areas to 
     the list of safety projects that quality for 100 percent 
     Federal funding.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the Senate provisions and modifies 
     the House provision. The purpose of the House provision is to 
     address a safety problem related to truck driver fatigue.


      eligibility of bond and other debt instrument financing for 
                 reimbursement as construction expenses

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill provides that eligible bond or debt 
     financing instrument costs include bond and debt financing 
     instrument principal and interest, and other costs associated 
     with bond or debt financing instrument issuances, provided 
     that the proceeds of such bonds or debt financing instruments 
     are used on eligible Federal-aid projects. Existing section 
     122 of title 23 relating to payments to States for bond 
     retirement, limits Federal participation to retirement of 
     bond principal on the former Federal-aid primary and urban 
     systems, and to Interstate substitute projects (and 
     authorizes participation in interest and incidental costs as 
     well as principal retirement, in connection with the sale of 
     such bonds relating to Interstate System projects).
       This section clearly defines eligible bond costs, provides 
     greater flexibility and broadens eligibility to States for 
     Federal-aid projects constructed with bond or debt financing 
     instrument proceeds, and permits States to leverage 
     additional infrastructure investment. At the same time, this 
     section makes clear that although bond or debt financing 
     instrument costs are eligible for Federal participation (as a 
     cost of construction under section 101 as amended), such 
     eligibility does not constitute a Federal commitment, 
     obligation or guarantee. This section preserves the tax 
     exempt status of any State issued bonds or debt financing 
     instruments under sections 103 and 149(b) of title 23 and 
     attracts additional investment in such issuances at a lower 
     cost to the State.
       The section also makes a conforming amendment to the 
     definition of ``construction'' in section 101(a) of title 23, 
     inserting ``bond costs and other costs relating to the 
     issuance of bonds or other debt instrument financing in 
     accordance with section 122'' to the definition.
     House amendment
       The House amendment contains no comparable provision.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the Senate provision.


        vehicle weight and longer combination vehicles exemption

     Senate bill
       Section 136 of the Senate bill allows the State of Iowa to 
     permit the use of certain commercial motor vehicles over 
     80,000 pounds on Interstates 29 and 129 in Sioux City and 
     allows Iowa to operate certain longer combination vehicles 
     (LCVs) on the same routes.
       Section 138 amends section 127 of title 23, United States 
     Code, to exempt certain specialized hauling vehicles 
     operating on the 104-mile portion of Wisconsin State Route 78 
     and United State Route 51 from the vehicle weight limitations 
     in section 127 upon the inclusion of the route as part of the 
     Interstate System under section 139 of title 23.
     House amendment
       The House amendment contains an identical provision 
     concerning Wisconsin. The House bill contains no comparable 
     provision addressing Sioux City, Iowa.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the Senate provision as modified.


                               toll roads

     Senate bill
       Section 110 of the Senate bill provides that the Federal 
     share for participation in toll highways, bridges and tunnels 
     shall be determined by the State, but shall not exceed 80 
     percent. This provision replaces the current Federal share 
     limitations of 50 percent or 80 percent, depending on the 
     type of project.
       Section 140 includes the Centennial Bridge in Rock Island, 
     Illinois, under section 129 of title 23, which relates to 
     toll agreements. The city may enter into a section 129 toll 
     agreement with the FHWA to amend the terms of the toll 
     agreements.
       Section 144 permits a State to loan an amount, up to the 
     full Federal share, of a toll or non-toll project that has a 
     dedicated revenue source to a public entity constructing or 
     proposing to construct a toll facility or non-toll facility 
     with a dedicated revenue source.
       Section 129 allows the State of Florida to use tolls 
     collected along the portion of I-75 referred to as 
     ``Alligator Alley'' to be used for environmental projects in 
     Florida that are approved by the State and the Secretary of 
     the Interior.
     House amendment
       The House amendment contains an identical provision 
     concerning the Centennial Bridge in Rock Island, Illinois. 
     Section 309 of the House bill amends section 129(c)(5) of 
     title 23 to allow Federal participation in the construction 
     of ferry boats and terminal facilities that operate between a 
     State and a point in Canada.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House and Senate provisions. 
     Section 144 of the Senate bill is not intended to be used as 
     a way to divert aviation revenue for non-aviation purposes. 
     The dedicated revenue source referred to in this section does 
     not include airport revenues, and specifically passenger 
     facility charges, which under current law already are 
     restricted to airport uses only.
       Section 129 recognizes the Federal/State partnership 
     agreement between the U.S. Department of Interior and the 
     State of Florida. This section conforms with state law to 
     allow Florida to utilize excess tolls generated on I-75 in 
     South Florida (Alligator Alley).
       Funds generated annually in excess of that required for 
     outstanding contractual obligations, operation, and 
     maintenance of highway and toll facilities and other related 
     expenses can be used for environmentally-related project to 
     restore the Everglades ecosystem.


                             scenic byways

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
     House amendment
       This provision amends section 131(s) of title 23, United 
     States Code, to clarify that the Federal ban on new 
     billboards on scenic byways does not restrict the authority 
     of a State with respect to commercial and industrial areas 
     along a scenic byway or roads designated pursuant to section 
     1047 of ISTEA. The section reaffirms the ability of States to 
     establish standards stricter than those in Federal law.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference substitute codifies the United States 
     Department of Transportation's current implementation of 
     section 131(s) of title 23, United States Code. In 
     designating a scenic byway for purposes of section

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     131(s) and section 1047 of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, a State may exclude 
     from such designation any segment of a highway that is 
     inconsistent with the State's criteria for designating scenic 
     byways. The exclusion of a highway segment must have a 
     reasonable basis. The Secretary of Transportation has the 
     authority to prevent actions that evade Federal requirements.


      applicability of certain requirements to third party sellers

     Senate bill
       This provision affects how certain third party sellers are 
     treated for purposes of the Uniform Relocation Assistance and 
     Real Property Acquisition Policies Act of 1970, as amended. 
     In general, it exempts certain ``qualified organizations'' 
     (as determined under the Internal Revenue Code) from the 
     requirements of the Uniform Act when they sell or donate real 
     property to States for use in transportation enhancement 
     activities. In two circumstances, this general rule would not 
     apply: (1) when the Federal Government has approved a right-
     of-way acquisition before the involvement of a qualified 
     organization; and, (2) when an organization has contracted 
     with a State to acquire real property on behalf of the State.
     House amendment
       The House amendment contains no comparable provision.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the Senate provision.


          streamlining for transportation enhancement projects

     Senate bill
       This provision amends section 133(e) of title 23, United 
     States Code, to allow the Secretary to advance funds to 
     States for transportation enhancement activities if the 
     Secretary certifies that the State authorizes and uses a 
     process for the selection of transportation enhancement 
     projects that involves representatives of affected public 
     entities and private citizens with expertise related to such 
     activities. Amounts to be advanced by the Secretary are 
     limited to those necessary to make prompt payments for 
     project costs. The Secretary is required also to develop 
     categorical exclusions for transportation enhancement 
     activities from the requirements of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4332). Finally, the 
     Federal Highway Administration is required to develop, in 
     consultation with the National Conference of State Historic 
     Preservation Officers and the Advisory Council on Historic 
     Preservation, a nationwide programmatic agreement governing 
     the review of transportation enhancement activities.
     House amendment
       The House amendment contains no comparable provision.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the Senate provision.


               metropolitan planning for highway projects

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
     House amendment
       This House provision amends section 134(f) of title 23, 
     United States Code, to add recreational travel and tourism to 
     the factors that must be considered by metropolitan planning 
     organizations in developing transportation plans and 
     programs.
     Conference Substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision.


           non-federal share for certain toll bridge projects

     Senate bill
       This provision amends section 144(l) of title 23, United 
     States Code, to allow any non-Federal funds expended for the 
     seismic retrofit of the Golden Gate bridge described in 
     section 144(l) to be credited towards the required non-
     Federal match of Federal-aid seismic retrofit projects 
     authorized for this bridge.
     House amendment
       The House bill contains an identical provision.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the provision.


       congestion mitigation and air quality improvement program

     Senate bill
       Section 114(a) freezes the amount of money each State 
     receives under the Congestion and Air Quality Improvement 
     (CMAQ) Program at the fiscal year 1994 level. Geographical 
     areas that are newly designated as nonattainment will not 
     affect a State's CMAQ apportionment. This section also allows 
     a State to use its funds apportioned under the CMAQ program 
     in maintenance areas, as well as other nonattainment areas. 
     Under this provision, as with current law, CMAQ funds may not 
     be used for projects in areas designated as ``traditional'' 
     or ``incomplete data'' nonattainment areas for ozone or in 
     ``not classified'' nonattainment areas for carbon monoxide.
       Subsection (b) of this section lifts the restriction 
     against using CMAQ funds for the removal of pre-1980 vehicles 
     (``scrappage'' programs) and programs to reduce motor vehicle 
     emissions resulting from extreme cold start conditions. It 
     requires that activities under these programs and all 
     programs listed in section 108(f) of the Clean Air Act must 
     be publicly sponsored to be eligible for CMAQ funding.
       Subsection (c) provides that the ``hold harmless'' 
     apportionment adjustment under section 1015(c) of ISTEA would 
     not be affected by the limitations included in this section 
     during fiscal years 1996 and 1997.
       Subsection (d) permits CMAQ funding for the establishment 
     and operation of traffic monitoring, management, and control 
     facilities or programs that are likely to contribute to the 
     attainment of a national ambient air quality standard.
     House amendment
       The House provision is nearly identical, but contains no 
     comparable provisions concerning scrappage or traffic 
     monitoring.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision on freezing CMAQ 
     at the fiscal year 1994 level. The Conference adopts the 
     Senate provision on traffic monitoring. The Conference 
     substitute strikes the provision concerning vehicle 
     scrappage.
       This provision ensures that geographical areas that are 
     redesignated to attainment status or areas that are newly 
     designated as nonattainment will not affect a State's CMAQ 
     apportionment. This section also allows a State to use its 
     funds apportioned under the CMAQ program in any such 
     maintenance area, as well as in other nonattainment areas, 
     within a State. This provision does not affect the hold 
     harmless and 90 percent of payments calculations. An 
     additional purpose of the provision is to recognize ongoing 
     needs in Clean Air maintenance areas.


           operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated minors

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill requires that the States enact and enforce 
     a law that the operation of a motor vehicle by an individual 
     under the age of 21 who has a blood alcohol concentration of 
     0.02 percent or greater shall be considered to be driving 
     under the influence or driving while intoxicated. In the 
     event that a State has not enacted and is not enforcing such 
     a law, the Secretary shall withhold 5 percent of highway 
     construction funds on October 1, 1998, and 10 percent on 
     October 1, 1999, and every year thereafter.
     House amendment
       The House provision is nearly identical but includes a 
     grace period for compliance.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision with a 
     modification. A State meets the requirement if the State has 
     enacted and is enforcing a law that considers an individual 
     under the age of 21 who has a blood alcohol concentration of 
     0.02 percent or greater while operating a motor vehicle in 
     the State to be driving while intoxicated or driving under 
     the influence of alcohol.


  utilization of the private sector for surveying and mapping services

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
     House amendment
       This provision instructs the Secretary to issue guidance to 
     encourage States to use the private sector for surveying and 
     mapping service for highway projects to the maximum extent 
     feasible.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision with minor, 
     technical modifications.


   donations of funds, materials, or services for federally assisted 
                                projects

     Senate bill
       This provision amends section 323 of title 23, United 
     States Code, to permit States to receive as credit to the 
     non-Federal share of a project the fair market value for 
     donated materials or services. This section will increase the 
     States ability to attract private capital and various in-kind 
     services related to project development and construction by 
     expanding the types of donations eligible for credit under 
     section 323.
     House amendment
       The House bill contains no comparable provision.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the Senate provision. This section is 
     consistent with sound fiscal management practices, which can 
     be achieved through guidelines issued by the Administrator 
     that may, among other things, require approval in writing, in 
     advance for valuation of credits attributable to unpaid 
     volunteer service. Nothing in this section is intended to 
     interfere with the Secretary's sole discretion to disapprove 
     a proposed valuation of unpaid volunteer services.


   discovery and admission as evidence of certain reports and surveys

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
     House amendment
       This provision amends section 409 of title 23, United 
     States Code, to clarify that data ``collected'' for safety 
     reports or surveys shall not be subject to discovery or 
     admitted into evidence in Federal or State court proceedings.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision.


                alcohol-impaired driving countermeasures

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.

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     House amendment
       Subsection (a) of this provision makes a technical 
     amendment to section 410(d)(1)(E) of title 23, United States 
     Code.
       Subsection (b) amends section 410(d) to provide that a 
     State shall be treated as having met the requirements of 
     having a statewide program for roadside sobriety checkpoints 
     if such a program violates the constitution of the State and 
     if the State meets certain other safety requirements.
       The requirement that a State provide that any person under 
     the age of 21 with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.02 
     percent or greater when driving a motor vehicle shall be 
     deemed to be driving while intoxicated is moved from the 
     Supplemental Grants program to the Basic Grants program.
       Subsection (c) makes a conforming amendment.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision


      references to committee on transportation and infrastructure

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
     House amendment
       The House bill contains no comparable provision.
     Conference substitute
       This provision replaces specific statutory references in 
     title 23, United States Code, to the ``Committee on Public 
     Works and Transportation'' with the ``Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.''


                   public transit vehicles exemption

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
     House amendment
       This section extends until the reauthorization of the 
     Federal-aid highway and transit programs the temporary waiver 
     included in the fiscal year 1993 Department of Transportation 
     Appropriations Act for overweight public transit buses 
     traveling on the Interstate System.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision.


                    use of recycled paving material

     Senate bill
       The provision requires the Federal Highway Administration, 
     within 180 days after the date of enactment of this Act, to 
     begin development performance grade classifications, in 
     accordance with the Strategic Highway Research Program 
     (SHRP), for crumb modifier binders. These testing procedures 
     and performance grade classifications are to be developed in 
     consultation with representatives of the crumb rubber 
     modifier industry and other interested parties.
       This section also requires the FHWA to make grants of up to 
     $500,000 to each State for the development of programs to use 
     crumb rubber from scrap tires to modify asphalt pavements. 
     These grants may be used for the development of mix designs, 
     for the placement and evaluation of field tests and for the 
     expansion of State crumb rubber modifier programs in 
     existence on the date the grant is made available.
       This section provides funding for these research and grant 
     programs from previously authorized funds under section 6005 
     of ISTEA for section 307(e)(13) of title 23, United States 
     Code. This section directs that $500,000 be expended for 
     research in fiscal year 1996, and $10 million be expended in 
     each of the fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for grants to States 
     to develop crumb rubber modifier programs.
       In addition, this section strikes the definition of the 
     term ``asphalt pavement containing recycled rubber'' as it 
     appears in 1038(e)(1) of ISTEA and redefines it as ``any 
     mixture of asphalt and crumb rubber derived from whole scrap 
     tires, such that the physical properties of the asphalt are 
     modified through the mixture, for use in pavement 
     maintenance, rehabilitation, or construction applications.''
     House amendment
       The House amendment contains no comparable provision.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the Senate provision without specific 
     funding.


                      roadside barrier technology

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
     House amendment
       This provision amends section 1058 of ISTEA by modifying 
     the definition of innovative safety barriers.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision.


              corrections to miscellaneous authorizations

     Senate bill
       This provision provides a general fund authorization for 
     certain facilities in New York, New York.
     House amendment
       The House amendment contains no comparable provision.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the Senate provision as modified. The 
     State of New York is urged to consider the economic effect of 
     the Gowanus Expressway Project on the neighboring community, 
     in particular, to work with the communities affected and to 
     minimize any long-term impairment of local businesses. The 
     State is encouraged to appoint a community engineer, study 
     traffic calming strategies and make all technical and other 
     information concerning the project available and explained to 
     the community.
       The City and State of New York are urged to consider the 
     original 1907 structures in the design of the ferry terminals 
     at Whitehall Street.


                corrections to high cost bridge projects

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
     House amendment
       The House provision provides technical amendments to two 
     high cost bridge projects in ISTEA.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision with additional 
     modifications. The Buffalo and Fort Erie Peace Bridge 
     Authority's plans for improvements to the Peace Bridge truck 
     inspection facility may include construction of ramps and 
     roadways to access or exit the Peace Bridge; the restoration 
     of impacted areas; and other additional improvements 
     necessary to facilitate the movement of truck traffic over 
     the Peace Bridge.


               corrections to congestion relief projects

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill makes a technical correction to a 
     congestion relief project in ISTEA.
     House amendment
       The House provision provides a series of technical 
     amendments to congestion relief projects in ISTEA.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision with additional 
     modifications.


                        high priority corridors

     Senate bill
       The Senate provision amends the routing of certain existing 
     high priority corridors, adds two additional high priority 
     corridors and authorizes a feasibility study. It also 
     requires the Secretary to designate certain route segments as 
     Interstate routes when they are constructed to Interstate 
     standards without regard to whether the segment is a logical 
     addition or connection to the Interstate System as defined by 
     section 139 of title 23, United States Code.
     House amendment
       The House provision amends the routing of certain existing 
     high priority corridors, adds five additional high priority 
     corridors, authorizes feasibility studies and makes technical 
     corrections to existing high priority corridors.
       The provision also requires the Secretary to designate 
     certain of these routes as future Interstate routes, if they 
     are not already designated, when the Secretary determines the 
     routes meet Interstate standards and connect to the existing 
     Interstate system and if the Secretary determines it to be a 
     safe and useable segment.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference substitute contains modifications of both 
     the House and the Senate provisions. The Conference 
     substitute adopts the House provision concerning future 
     Interstates. The provision is intended to permit States to 
     erect signs along such designated routes as ``future'' 
     Interstates upon enactment. States are permitted to use 
     unobligated Interstate Construction balances on these future 
     Interstates, if the pending Interstate Construction projects 
     are not moving forward. States may not receive any additional 
     Interstate Construction funding, after date of enactment, if 
     funds are used on future Interstates. Unobligated interstate 
     construction and interstate construction discretionary funds 
     may continued to be expended on the original interstate 
     segment. U.S. 220 in Pennsylvania shall be designated I-99.
       This provision also directs that priority corridor 18, 
     designated I-69, be extended ``to the lower Rio Grande Valley 
     at the border between the United States and Mexico.'' The 
     Conferees, in order to clarify its intent, direct that the 
     routes include United States Highway 77 from the Rio Grande 
     River to Interstate Highway 37 and then to Victoria on U.S. 
     Highway 281 from the Rio Grande River to Interstate 37; and 
     U.S. Highway 83 from Brownsville, Texas to Laredo.
       The current Lafayette North-South Corridor study is an 
     evaluation of freeway alternatives running north-south 
     through Lafayette, Louisiana. The surface Transportation and 
     Uniform Relocation Assistance Act of 1987 authorized a study 
     of the area and allocated $2.4 million to demonstrate the 
     benefits to traffic flow and transportation of labor and 
     materials by construction of a highway to provide continuous 
     access between the interstate and highway and the Federal-aid 
     primary system. The State provided approximately $600,000 for 
     the project. The FHWA defined the study south of I-10. The 
     extension of the study area will provide additional evidence 
     as to the feasibility of completing the 4.5 mile Evangeline 
     Thruway alignment project by producing a positive cost-
     benefit ratio as well as a positive public safety and 
     environmental impact. No additional funding would be 
     required. This provision does not violate the noise barrier 
     provision discussed earlier in the report.
       This section designates the CANAMEX Corridor. The name of 
     this corridor does not imply primacy with respect to the 
     North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA).
       This section designates the Ca

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     mino Real Corridor. In Wyoming, the routing of the Camino 
     Real Corridor does not preclude future designations of other 
     significant routes.


                  corrections to rural access projects

     Senate bill
       The Senate makes a technical correction to a rural access 
     project in ISTEA.
     House amendment
       The House provision provides a series of technical 
     amendments to rural access projects in ISTEA.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision with additional 
     modifications.


                  CORRECTIONS TO RURAL ACCESS PROJECTS

     Senate bill
       The Senate makes a technical correction to a rural access 
     project in ISTEA.
     House amendment
       The House provision provides a series of technical 
     amendments to rural access projects in ISTEA.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision with additional 
     modifications.


           CORRECTIONS TO URBAN ACCESS AND MOBILITY PROJECTS

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
     House amendment
       The House bill provides a series of technical amendments to 
     urban access and mobility projects in ISTEA.
     Confernce substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision with additional 
     modifications.


                   CORRECTIONS TO INNOVATIVE PROJECTS

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill makes a technical correction to an 
     innovative project in ISTEA.
     House amendment
       This provision makes a series of technical amendments to 
     innovative projects in ISTEA.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision with additional 
     modifications.


                   corrections to intermodal projects

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill makes a technical correction to an 
     intermodal projects in ISTEA.
     House amendment
       This provision makes a series of technical amendments to 
     intermodal projects in ISTEA.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision with additional 
     modifications.


                      national recreational trails

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill provides contract authority for the 
     National Recreational Trails Program. This section amends the 
     National Recreational Trails program, established in ISTEA, 
     to provide that the Federal share of any trails project 
     funded under the Recreational Trails Program is 50 percent. 
     The existing State fuel tax requirement is eliminated. 
     Further, this section defines the term ``eligible State'' to 
     conform with the definition of that term contained in title 
     23, United States Code. This section adds a provision to 
     section 104 of title 23 to provide that the Secretary shall 
     expend, from administrative funds deducted under section 
     104(a), $15 million per year for FY96 and FY97, to carry out 
     the recreational trails program.
     House amendment
       The House provision amends section 1302 of ISTEA to make 
     certain amendments to the National Recreational Trails 
     Program, including a provision requiring States to provide 20 
     percent of the program costs in the sixth year of the 
     program. This section also provides that a State shall give 
     priority to projects that mitigate and minimize impacts to 
     the environment. In addition, a State may apply to the 
     Secretary for an exemption from requirements for distribution 
     of federal trail program funds between motorized and 
     nonmotorized users. The Advisory Committee membership is 
     increased to provide for a member representing the disabled 
     community to serve on the Committee.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the Senate version with House 
     modifications. The Federal share of a project will be 50 
     percent prior to fiscal year 2001 and thereafter a State 
     shall be eligible to receive Federal funds under this program 
     if the State agrees to provide an amount equal to 20 percent 
     of the amount of Federal funds received by the State. States 
     are encouraged to give priority consideration to 
     environmental mitigation projects. A member representing the 
     disabled community is to serve on the National Advisory 
     Committee. For fiscal year 1996 and 1997, the program is 
     funded at $15 million per year from the Federal Highway 
     administration funds. This funding through the administrative 
     funds is provided as an interim measure since the program 
     funding, which is authorized in ISTEA at $30 million per 
     year, has not been provided. When ISTEA is reauthorized, this 
     program will be reviewed to correct funding difficulties by 
     providing contract authority for the program.


                   INTELLIGENT TRANSPORTATION SYSTEMS

     Senate bill
       This provision amends section 6054 of ISTEA to allow the 
     Secretary to use cooperative research and development 
     agreements to carry out Intelligent Transportation Systems 
     (ITS) activities. This provision also authorizes the 
     Secretary to reallocate for ITS projects those ITS funds that 
     have not been obligated by the end of the fiscal year after 
     the year in which the funds were made available. Finally, 
     this section amends ISTEA and other laws to change the 
     official program name from ``Intelligent Vehicle-Highway 
     Systems'' to ``Intelligent Transportation Systems.''
     House amendment
       The House amendment contains no comparable provision.
     Conference Substitute
       The Conference adopts the Senate provision. The Secretary 
     should consider providing assistance to demonstrate the 
     efficacy of the Pennsylvania Rural Highway Safety Trauma 
     Network. Rural Emergency Service applications of Intelligent 
     Transportation Technology are no less important than the 
     urban congestion relief and mitigation projects commonly 
     funded under this program. In this project, the proposed 
     network will enable EMS providers attending to accident 
     victims on NHS and other highways to establish and maintain 
     contact with a network of 20 hospitals and a Level One Trauma 
     Center, located in Danville, Pennsylvania.


                              ELIGIBILITY

     Senate bill
       This provision permits the Orange Street Bridge in 
     Missoula, Montana, to be eligible for funding under the CMAQ 
     program.
       Section 126 permits the use of funds apportioned under 
     sections 103(e)(4), 104(b), and 144, of title 23 (NHS, CMAQ, 
     STP, Bridge program and Interstate Transfer) for improvements 
     to a rail freight corridor between Central Falls and 
     Davisville, RI.
       Section 143 permits the use of Highway Bridge Replacement 
     and Rehabilitation Program (HBRRP) funds, CMAQ funds, and 
     railroad highway grade crossing safety funds for improvements 
     to the former Pocono Northeast Railway Company freight line 
     by the Luzerne County Redevelopment Authority.
       Section 101 directs the Secretary, in cooperation with the 
     State of Wyoming, to monitor the changes in growth along and 
     traffic patterns of three route segments in Wyoming for the 
     purpose of future consideration of the addition of the route 
     segments to the NHS.
       Section 102 amends section 103(I) of title 23, United 
     States Code, to make the Alameda Transportation Corridor an 
     eligible project for NHS funds.
     House amendment
       Subsection 341(a) amends section 108(b) of the Federal-aid 
     Highway Act of 1956 (23 U.S.C. 101 note) to make the High 
     Street to Causeway Street section of the Central Artery 
     project eligible for Interstate Construction funds. No 
     additional funding is authorized.
       Subsection (b) makes certain revisions to the Interstate 95 
     and Pennsylvania Turnpike project authorized by section 162 
     of the Surface Transportation Assistance Act of 1982.
       Subsection (c) prohibits the future use of Federal-aid 
     highway funds to construct Type II noise barriers.
       Section 353 of the House bill provides that Brightman 
     Street Bridge in Fall River Harbor, Massachusetts, may be 
     reconstructed to result in a clear channel of less than 300 
     feet.
       Section 358 makes projects described in section 149(a)(62) 
     of the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation 
     Assistance Act of 1987 and section one of P.L. 100-211 
     eligible under the Federal Lands Highway Program.
     Conference Substitute
       The Conference adopts the Senate provisions and modifies 
     the House provisions. The Conference does not adopt the House 
     provision in section 341(a).
       The Conference adopts the Senate provision to allow the 
     city of Missoula, Montana and the State of Montana to use 
     congestion mitigation and air quality funds on a project or 
     projects to add capacity to the Orange Street Bridge. No 
     restrictions in the CMAQ program prohibiting the use of CMAQ 
     funds for additional capacity shall apply to the Orange 
     Street Bridge project and the use of CMAQ funds on the 
     project.
       Grade separations to be constructed as part of the Alameda 
     Corridor Project are eligible for funding under section 
     104(b)(1). Portions of the Alameda Corridor Project that are 
     exclusively freight rail are not eligible for NHS funds.
       The Federal Highway Administration is to work 
     collaboratively with the Nevada Department of Transportation, 
     Clark County, the City of Henderson, and to the extent 
     practicable, affected residents to develop a noise mitigation 
     plan with the goal of alleviating noise for affected 
     residents adjacent to Interstate 515.


    miscellaneous corrections to surface transportation and uniform 
                   relocation assistance act of 1987

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill makes a technical amendment to a rural 
     access project and a technical amendment to a project 
     included in the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation 
     Assistance Act of 1987.
     House amendment
       The House bill makes a technical amendment to a rural 
     access project and technical amendments to certain projects 
     included in the Surface Transportation and Uniform Relocation 
     Assistance Act of 1987.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference substitute adopts the Senate provisions and 
     the House provisions with

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     additional modifications. The Conference substitute makes 
     existing funding available for the planning, design, and 
     construction of up to 4.8 miles of Prater and Pete Manina 
     Roads as part of the Rose Bluff Industrial Access Road 
     Project authorized under section 1105(a)(2) of ISTEA. Funds 
     are available for, among other purposes, widening, drainage 
     improvements, and reconstruction.


 accessibility of over-the-road buses to individuals with disabilities

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
      House amendment
       This provision amends section 306(a)(2)(B)(iii) of the 
     Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 to provide that 
     accessibility requirements for private over-the-road buses 
     must be met by small providers within three years after the 
     issuance of final regulations and with respect to other 
     providers, within two years after the issuance of final 
     regulations.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision. Under the 
     Americans With Disabilities Act, DOT was required to issue 
     regulations for over-the-road bus operators by July 1994. 
     Under the ADA, compliance with these regulations is stated as 
     six years after enactment of that Act or by July 1996 for 
     large bus operators and seven years after enactment, or by 
     July 1997, for small bus operators. However, to date, DOT has 
     not yet issued final regulations under ADA and has no 
     expected date for issuance, forcing over-the-road bus 
     operators into a compliance burden with an unknown set of 
     regulations. To avoid this result, this provision amends the 
     ADA to change compliance dates to two and three years after 
     issuance of final regulations for large and small over-the-
     road bus operators, respectively.


               alcohol and controlled substances testing

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
     House amendment
       Subsection (a) amends section 5331(b)(1)(A) of title 49, 
     United States Code, to repeal the preemployment alcohol 
     testing requirement for certain transit workers. All other 
     drug and alcohol testing requirements are retained.
       Subsection (b) amends section 20140(b)(1)(A) of title 49 to 
     repeal the preemployment alcohol testing requirement for 
     certain railroad employees. All other drug and drug and 
     alcohol testing requirements are retained.
       Subsection (c) amends section 31306(b)(1)(A) of title 49 to 
     repeal the preemployment alcohol testing requirement for 
     operators of commercial vehicles. All other drug and alcohol 
     testing requirements are retained.
       Subsection (d) amends section 45102 of title 49 to repeal 
     the preemployment alcohol testing requirement for certain 
     employees of air carriers and the FAA. All other drug and 
     alcohol testing requirements are retained.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision.


                        national driver register

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
     House amendment
       This provision authorizes $2,550,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1995 and 1996 for the National Driver Register.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision.


             commercial motor vehicle safety pilot program

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
     House amendment
       Subsection (A) directs the Secretary within 180 days of the 
     application of an operator of motor vehicles with a gross 
     vehicle weight rating of at least 10,001 pounds but not more 
     than 26,000 pounds to exempt some or all of such vehicles and 
     drivers of such vehicles from some or all of the regulations 
     under sections 31136(e), 504 and 31502 of title 49. The 
     Secretary will only exempt the vehicles or drivers if he 
     finds the applicant has a current safety fitness rating 
     issued by the Secretary and that the applicant will implement 
     a program of safety management controls designed to achieve a 
     level of safety equal to or greater than that resulting from 
     compliance with the regulations in this section.
       Subsection (B) provides that the Secretary and participants 
     in the program shall periodically monitor the safety of 
     vehicles and drivers exempted from regulations in this 
     section. This provision also provides that if an exemption is 
     granted it shall remain in effect until the Secretary finds 
     that the operator has exceeded the average ratio of 
     preventable accidents to vehicle miles traveled for a period 
     of 12 months for this class of vehicles; or that the 
     operator's exemption is not in the public interest and would 
     result in a significant adverse impact on the safety of 
     commercial motor vehicles.
       Subsection (C) provides the factors the Secretary must 
     consider when approving applications. The applicants approved 
     to participate in the program must represent a broad cross 
     section of fleet size and operators of vehicles between 
     10,001 and 26,000 pounds, and participation should be 
     permitted for as many qualified participants as possible.
       Subsection (D) prohibits the Secretary from granting 
     exemptions to vehicles designed to transport more than 15 
     passengers, including the driver; or vehicles used in 
     transporting hazardous materials.
       Subsection (E) permits the Secretary to revoke or modify 
     the participation of an operator in the program in the case 
     of an emergency.
       This provision directs the Secretary to conduct a zero-
     based review within 18 months after the date of enactment of 
     the need and costs and benefits of all regulations issued 
     under sections 31136(e), 504 and 31502 of title 49 to 
     determine whether such regulations should apply to vehicles 
     weighing between 10,001 and 26,000 pounds. After the review 
     is completed, the Secretary is directed to grant such 
     exemptions or modify or repeal existing regulations to the 
     extent appropriate.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference substitute incorporates suggestions from the 
     Department of Transportation, consumer groups, industry and 
     safety advocates to ensure a reasoned balance between 
     regulatory relief and safety. Therefore, the Conference 
     substitute modifies the House provision in the following 
     manner:
       Subsection (A) provides that the Secretary shall carry out 
     the program within 270 days after enactment. The Secretary, 
     within 120 days of receiving an application for participation 
     in the program, shall determine whether to exempt some or all 
     of the eligible vehicles operated by the applicant, and some 
     or all drivers of the vehicles employed by the applicant, 
     from some or all of the regulations under sections 31136(e), 
     504 and 31502. The applicant must have a satisfactory safety 
     rating or, if the applicant has not been rated, meet criteria 
     set forth by the Secretary. The applicant and the Secretary 
     must enter into an agreement that provides that the 
     applicant, while participating in the program shall: (1) 
     operate safely; (2) provide the Secretary with access to 
     accident and insurance related information relevant to the 
     safety performance of the applicant and such vehicles and 
     drivers; (3) use in the program only drivers with good 
     demonstrated safety records in the preceding 36 months; and 
     (4) implement such safety management controls as the 
     Secretary and the applicant agree are necessary to carry out 
     the objectives of this subsection. Not all motor carrier 
     operators who may wish to participate in the program have DOT 
     safety ratings. As a result, these carriers, many small 
     carriers, may be precluded from participating in the program 
     as a result. The provision vests DOT with the authority to 
     set forth criteria in lieu of a safety rating to permit 
     unrated, but safe carriers to be eligible for the program.
       Subsection (B) provides that the safety management controls 
     must be designed to achieve a level of operational safety 
     equal to or greater that that resulting from compliance with 
     the current regulations.
       Subsection (C) provides that the Secretary shall ensure 
     that participants in the program are subject to a minimum of 
     paperwork and regulatory burdens necessary to ensure 
     compliance with the program.
       Subsection (D) provides that the Secretary shall encourage 
     the use of advanced technologies necessary to ensure 
     compliance with the requirements of the program, including 
     the use of on-board recorders. It is believed that advanced 
     technologies may be an appropriate substitute for certain 
     regulations.
       Subsection (E) provides the factors the Secretary must 
     consider in approving applicants for participation in the 
     program. The Secretary must ensure that the participants 
     represent a broad cross-section of fleet size and drivers of 
     eligible vehicles and ensure participation by qualified 
     applicants.
       Subsection (F) provides that the Secretary must require 
     each participant to modify the safety management controls 
     applicable to each participant, if there is a material change 
     in the regulations, to the extent necessary to reflect the 
     material change in the regulations.
       Subsection (G) provides that the Secretary and participants 
     in the program shall monitor periodically the safety of 
     vehicles and drivers subject to the program. The conferees 
     recognize that periodically monitoring the safety performance 
     of the holders of any waivers granted under this section will 
     require DOT resources. In order to mitigate this impact, 
     participants in this pilot program will be expected to 
     maintain current and complete safety and accident data. The 
     Secretary shall ensure that sufficient oversight is carried 
     out to promote the adequacy and accuracy of such information. 
     The Office of Motor Carriers at the Federal Highway 
     Administration will consider whether the SAFESTAT or a 
     similar system used in the Commercial Vehicle Information 
     System project can be used to help monitor the safety 
     performance of the participants in this pilot project.
       Subsection (H) provides that a participant will participate 
     in the program until the Secretary finds (1) the participant 
     has exceeded the average ratio of preventable accidents to 
     vehicle miles traveled for a period of 12 months for eligible 
     vehicles, or (2) the participant has failed to comply with 
     requirements established by the Secretary for participation 
     in the program, or (3) contin

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     ued participation in the program is not in the public 
     interest.
       Subsection (I) permits the Secretary to suspend or modify 
     participation in the program in case of an emergency.
       Subsection (J) provides that within 270 days after 
     enactment, the Secretary, after notice and opportunity for 
     comment, shall establish criteria for implementing the 
     program. The program will take effect on or before the 270th 
     day after enactment. The Secretary is also directed to 
     establish interim criteria to ensure that the program may 
     commence on the 270th day after enactment.
       Subsection (K) provides that the eligible vehicles for this 
     program are commercial motor vehicles weighing between 10,001 
     and 26,000 pounds, but not vehicles that transport more than 
     15 passengers, including the driver, or vehicles used in 
     transporting hazardous materials.
       This provision also directs the Secretary to conduct a 
     zero-based review within 3 years after enactment of the need 
     and the costs and benefits of all regulations issued under 
     sections 31136(e), 504 and 31502 of title 49 to determine 
     whether such regulations should apply to eligible vehicles. 
     After the review is completed, the Secretary shall grant such 
     exemptions or modify or repeal existing regulations to the 
     extent appropriate.
       For employers participating in this program, this section 
     is not intended to eliminate DOT jurisdiction with respect to 
     such employer's vehicles. The conferees specifically 
     recognize that the sole responsibility for all safety 
     regulation regarding commercial motor vehicles as set forth 
     in Subtitle VI of title 49, United States Code, (and all 
     regulations promulgated thereunder) shall continue to reside 
     with the Secretary of Transportation, and not with any other 
     Federal agency, including the Occupational Safety and Health 
     Administration.


exemptions from requirements relating to commercial motor vehicles and 
                            their operators

     Senate bill
       The Senate provision extends to drivers of ground water 
     well drilling rigs the same relief from limitations on 
     cumulative hours of service over an eight consecutive day 
     period currently provided to drivers of vehicles used 
     exclusively in oil field operations under section 395.1(d)(1) 
     of CFR 49. The drivers of ground water well drilling rigs 
     remain subject to other Federal and State safety regulations 
     including other hours of service limitations applicable to 
     their operations.
       The section further provides that the Secretary shall 
     monitor the effects of this provision, and, if the Secretary 
     finds that commercial motor vehicle safety has been adversely 
     affected as a result of this provision, the Secretary shall 
     report such findings to Congress.
     House amendment
       This provision establishes a series of exemptions from 
     Federal regulations for certain specified motor carrier 
     operations where there is a time-sensitive need for an 
     exemption or where driving is incidental to the driver's 
     overall duties. The exemptions shall take effect 180 days 
     after enactment. The Secretary is also given authority to 
     conduct a rulemaking to determine whether granting any of 
     these exemptions is (i) not in the public interest and (ii) 
     would have a significant adverse impact on the safety of 
     commercial motor vehicles.
       Subsection (a) directs that waivers be granted from certain 
     Federal motor carrier regulations. Subsection (a)(1) grants 
     an exemption from the Federal hours of service regulations 
     for drivers transporting agricultural supplies or farm 
     supplies during planting and harvesting seasons operating 
     within a 100 air mile radius of the source of the commodities 
     or the distribution point of the supplies. This exemption is 
     intended to operate in a similar manner as the exemption 
     granted 40 years ago for small package delivered during the 
     Holiday season in December. This exemption is limited to the 
     planting and harvesting seasons, as determined by the 
     Governor.
       Subsections (a)(2) and (a)(3) and (a)(4) modify the hours 
     of service regulations for drivers who primarily transport 
     water well drilling rigs, drivers used primarily in the 
     transportation of construction equipment and materials and 
     for drivers of utility vehicles. These are identical to 
     relief granted for oil field drillers in 1962. These 
     subsections permit the ``clock'' used to calculate a driver's 
     hours of service time to return to 0 after taking 24 or more 
     consecutive hours off. These activities are seasonal and the 
     drivers spend long periods of time waiting or performing 
     tasks unrelated to driving. These provisions maintain current 
     maximum on-duty time and driving time regulations, but only 
     affect when the driver's ``clock'' is reset. The House 
     intends this exemption apply to operators who operate six or 
     seven days per week.
       Subsection (a)(5) permits a State to grant a limited 
     exemption for part-time or substitute employees of towns and 
     townships smaller than 3,000 persons to temporarily operate a 
     snowplow which the regular driver who has a commercial 
     driver's license is unavailable or additional vehicles are 
     needed due to a snow emergency.
       Subsection (d) contains a series of definitions. The House 
     intends that the definition of the term ``construction 
     finished related products'' includes asphalt and concrete, 
     and that the term ``construction personnel and construction 
     equipment'' includes construction maintenance vehicles.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the Senate provision and the House 
     provision as modified. The Secretary may conduct a rulemaking 
     proceeding to determine whether granting any exemption 
     provided by subsection (a) (other than paragraph (2)) is not 
     in the public interest and would have a significant adverse 
     impact on the safety of commercial motor vehicles. If the 
     Secretary makes such a determination, then the Secretary may 
     prevent the exemption from going into effect, modify the 
     exemption, or revoke the exemption. All exemptions (except 
     with respect to ground water well drilling rigs and farm 
     suppliers) take effect 180 days from the date of enactment.
       The Secretary may develop a program to monitor the 
     exemption, including agreements with carriers to permit the 
     Secretary to examine insurance information maintained by an 
     insurer on a carrier. The Secretary is directed to monitor 
     the safety performance of drivers that are subject to an 
     exemption under this section and if the Secretary determines 
     that public safety has been adversely affected by an 
     exemption, the Secretary must report to Congress.
       The definitions of ``transportation of construction 
     materials and equipment'' and ``utility service vehicle'' are 
     also modified. It is intended that construction maintenance 
     vehicles to apply to any vehicle driven to a job site and 
     used in the transportation of tools or parts for on-site 
     repair or maintenance of equipment or machines that are 
     employed in construction. In the definition of 
     ``Transportation of Construction Materials and Equipment'' 
     the term ``construction and pavement materials'' includes all 
     materials used in construction that are transported in 
     quantity to a construction site. The provision does not 
     include appliances and plumbing fixtures. In addition, the 
     provision requires that the driver be used ``primarily in the 
     transportation of construction materials and equipment''. The 
     provision does not apply to a driver whose travel to and from 
     the construction site only incidentally includes the carrying 
     of construction materials and equipment. In addition, because 
     of the 50 air-mile radius restriction many items manufactured 
     more than 50 air-miles from the work site would not be 
     covered by this exemption by virtue of the length of the 
     delivery trip to the construction site.
       The conference substitute represents a reasonable and 
     flexible approach for public utility service vehicles and 
     their operators from the Department's regulatory requirements 
     regarding ``hours of service.'' The operation of utility 
     service vehicles in the course of business has not been 
     demonstrated to pose a significant safety risk for the 
     general public.
       In keeping with the nature and intent of this section, the 
     conferees expect the Secretary to take all actions necessary 
     to minimize requirements for monitoring, record-keeping, and 
     reporting as such activities relate to the hours of service 
     issue. The exemptions (except as otherwise directed) take 
     effect in 180 days, unless otherwise specified or modified by 
     the Secretary.


    winter home heating oil delivery state flexibility pilot program

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
     House amendment
       The House bill contains no comparable provision.
     Conference substitute
       The provision directs the Secretary to implement a one-
     season pilot program to permit up to five States flexibility 
     for winter deliveries of home heating oil. The pilot program 
     will permit the Secretary to permit States, for the purposes 
     of determining maximum on-duty time for drivers of intrastate 
     home heating oil deliveries that occur within 100 air miles 
     of a central terminal or distribution point, to permit any 
     period of 7 or 8 consecutive days to end with the beginning 
     of an off-duty period of 24 or more consecutive hours.
       The pilot program is limited to the winter heating season 
     that occurs in the 6 month period following November 1, 1996. 
     Up to five States may be approved to be included in the 
     program. Prior to approving a State to participate in the 
     program, the Secretary must determine that the State will 
     meet several safety and enforcement criteria. Upon initial 
     approval, the Secretary may permit a State to participate for 
     15 days during the winter season of the State (as determined 
     by the Secretary and the Governor). The Secretary may permit 
     a State to continue in such program for periods of up to 30 
     days if he finds that such continued participation in the 
     program is consistent with this section.
       The Secretary is permitted to suspend a State's 
     participation in the program if the Secretary finds that the 
     State has not complied with the participation criteria or if 
     there has been a significant adverse impact on public safety 
     or in case of an emergency.
       Uponcompletion of the program, the Secretary is directed to 
     review the results of the program to determine whether to 
     amend the Federal regulations regarding maximum on-duty time 
     to provide flexibility to motor carriers delivering home 
     heating oil during winter periods.
       Deliveries of home heating oil occur during concentrated 
     periods during winter months. In many States, particularly 
     New England and Northeastern States, many citizens rely on 
     home heating oil for heat during winter months. This 
     provision is intended to permit

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     States flexibility for limited periods for one winter season 
     to permit the Secretary to determine whether such flexibility 
     is needed on a permanent basis.


                             safety report

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
     House amendment
       This provision directs the Secretary, in cooperation with 
     any State that raises the speed limit above the level 
     permitted under section 154 of title 23 as of September 15, 
     1995, to submit to Congress a study of the costs to the State 
     of deaths and injuries resulting from motor vehicle crashes 
     and the benefits associated with the repeal of the national 
     maximum speed limit.
     Conference amendment
       The Conference adopts the House provision.


          moratorium on certain emissions testing requirements

     Senate bill
       This provision prevents the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency from requiring States to use 
     the test-only, I/M240 technology for enhanced inspection and 
     maintenance programs required under the Clean Air Act 
     Amendments of 1990. Further, the EPA is prohibited from 
     disapproving a state implementation plan revision on the 
     basis of an automatic discount factor of 50 percent for 
     States that use a decentralized test and repair program.
     House amendment
       No comparable provision
     Conference substitute
       Under sections 182 and 187 of the Clean Air Act, the 
     Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has developed 
     regulations for enhanced inspection and maintenance programs 
     that require emissions testing for vehicles already in use. 
     The EPA rules are based on a testing technology called I/M240 
     that is not practical in the decentralized system of 
     emissions testing that has been relied on in the past. 
     Although the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 required EPA to 
     develop an ``enhanced'' program that would increase emissions 
     reductions, it was not intended that EPA impose a centralized 
     system.
       The 1990 Amendments include some specific elements for 
     these enhanced programs. Beyond these requirements, which do 
     not include centralized testing stations or a particular 
     testing technology, States were to be given broad latitude to 
     design programs meeting a general performance standard. 
     Accordingly, the Conference report prevents the Administrator 
     from requiring States to use the test-only I/M240 in enhanced 
     programs.
       Another element of EPA's inspection and maintenance 
     regulations authorized States to develop decentralized 
     programs carried out by service stations, dealerships and 
     other facilities that offered both emissions testing at 
     facilities that also perform repair work (to bring vehicles 
     failing an emissions test into compliance). However, the EPA 
     program applied an automatic discount factor of 50 percent to 
     the States that used such decentralized programs. The 
     Conference report overturns this element of EPA's regulation. 
     As the Clean Air Act provides, EPA is to base credits for a 
     State program on available information about the actual 
     effectiveness of each aspect of the program as proposed and 
     is not to apply an automatic discount factor because a 
     program is decentralized or allows emissions tests and 
     facilities that also perform repairs.
       States have developed many new options to improve programs 
     that reduce emissions from vehicles in the existing fleet. In 
     many cases, States have concluded that some of these options 
     achieve greater emissions reductions than EPA models and 
     guidance now provide. The Conference report allows States to 
     design inspection and maintenance programs based on their own 
     estimates of the emissions reduction credits that are 
     appropriate for each element. EPA is to approve State 
     programs based on the emissions reduction credits as 
     estimated by a State, if the State estimates reflect a good 
     faith expectation of performance. The EPA approval is only 
     for an interim period of 18 months. Approval based on the 
     State's proposed emission reduction credit can be made 
     permanent, if information from the interim program 
     demonstrates that the credits are appropriate.
       States may submit interim programs for consideration for a 
     period of 120 days after enactment of this legislation. The 
     Administrator may approve a State proposal, even if the State 
     regulations have not been finalized during this period 
     provided that the State has all of the statutory authority 
     necessary to carry out the program and the program has been 
     proposed as a regulation by the State.
       In proposing interim credits, States are required to make 
     good faith estimates regarding the performance of their 
     enhanced inspection and maintenance program. It is expected 
     that States will experiment with various network types and 
     control equipment for which it may be difficult to estimate 
     emission reductions. Therefore, to satisfy good faith 
     estimates it is only necessary that the proposed credits have 
     a basis in fact. Good faith estimates of a State's inspection 
     and maintenance program are estimates produced by a State 
     which are based on any of the following: the performance of 
     any previous automobile emissions inspection and maintenance 
     programs; the results of a remote sensing or other roadside 
     testing techniques; fleet and VMT profiles; demographic 
     studies; or other evidence which has relevance to the 
     effectiveness or emissions reducing capabilities of an 
     emissions inspection and maintenance program.
       The data collection effort contemplated during and after 
     the 18 month interim period should be a joint effort between 
     the individual States and the United States Environmental 
     Protection Agency.
       It is expected that proposed credits and the emission 
     reductions demonstrated through program data may not match 
     exactly. EPA should use this data to adjust credits on a 
     program basis as demonstrated by the program data.
       The Conference agreement makes changes to the requirements 
     and assumptions under section 182 with respect to inspection 
     and maintenance. Section 184 of the Clean Air Act by 
     reference to section 182 of the Clean Air Act requires that 
     each area within the ozone transport region with a population 
     of 100,000 implement an inspection and maintenance program. 
     By changing the underlying requirements of section 182 of the 
     Clean Air Act, it is anticipated that the requirements for 
     inspection and maintenance under section 184 of the Clean Air 
     Act will be changed accordingly.
       The Conference agreement does not address all the issues 
     that are important to each State. Therefore, it is 
     anticipated that Congress may address this and other related 
     issues at a later date.


                         ROADS ON FEDERAL LANDS

     Senate bill
       This provision prohibits the Federal government from taking 
     any action to prepare or implement any regulation concerning 
     rights-of-way across public lands until December 1, 1995. 
     This provision addresses rights-of-way over unreserved public 
     lands for the construction of highways.
     House amendment
       The House bill contains no comparable provision.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the Senate provision with a 
     modification of the date and a provision addressing roads in 
     Shenandoah National Park. The Conference substitute provides 
     for the transfer of 19 road corridors within the Shenandoah 
     National Park from the Federal government to the Commonwealth 
     of Virginia. These roads were donated originally by the 
     Commonwealth to the Federal government but are managed 
     currently by the Commonwealth. The substitute provides for 
     direct ownership and management by the Commonwealth.


                STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK PILOT PROGRAM

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
     House amendment
       The House bill contains no comparable provision.
     Conference substitute


                STATE INFRASTRUCTURE BANK PILOT PROGRAM

       The Secretary is directed to create a pilot program to 
     examine the potential of State Infrastructure Banks (SIBs) to 
     leverage State, local and private sources of capital and 
     increase investment in the nation's surface transportation 
     infrastructure.
       The pilot program would permit participation by up to ten 
     states and allows for both single-state and multi-state 
     infrastructure banks.
       The State Infrastructure Banks are required to maintain 
     separate accounts for funds made available from the Highway 
     Trust Fund and from funds available from the Federal transit 
     program. A participating State may contribute to the highway 
     account up to 10 percent of its annual apportionments from 
     each category under section 104(b)(except CMAQ and Interstate 
     Construction funds), 10 percent of its annual Bridge 
     apportionments and up to 10 percent of the funds allocated 
     annually under the Minimum Allocation program. A 
     participating State may also contribute up to 10 percent of 
     the funds annually apportioned to metropolitan regions if the 
     Metropolitan Planning Organization concurs in writing. 
     Federal transit grant recipients in a participating State may 
     contribute up to 10 percent of their annual Section 3, 
     Section 9, and Section 18 capital grants into the transit 
     account of its SIB. All funds contributed to an 
     infrastructure bank shall be considered obligated.
       The highway account of a SIB may be used only to provide 
     loans and other forms of financial assistance to Federal-aid 
     eligible highway projects as defined by the section 101 of 
     title 23, United States Code. Federal contributions to a SIB 
     transit account may only be used for providing loans and 
     other forms of financial assistance to capital projects as 
     defined by section 5302 of title 49, United States Code. 
     Federal funds contributed to a SIB may not be used as a 
     grant.
       In order to establish an infrastructure bank under this 
     section, a State must meet the requirements of this section. 
     At a minimum, a State must match 25 percent of the Federal 
     contribution with funds from non-Federal sources (except as 
     provided for by section 120(b) of title 23, United States 
     Code). This matching provision parallels the traditional 
     Federal-aid highway matching requirements and will ensure a 
     proper level of State participation and oversight. In order 
     to qualify for a SIB under this pilot program, a State must 
     ensure that its SIB bank maintains an investment grade rating 
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     tinuing basis or has a sufficient level of bond or debt 
     financing instrument insurance to maintain the viability of 
     the bank. A State must also ensure that repayment of any loan 
     from the bank will commence not later than five years after 
     the project has been completed or, in the case of a highway 
     project, the facility has been opened to traffic. The term 
     for repaying any loan may not exceed 30 years after the date 
     of the first payment. Income generated by funds contributed 
     to an account of the bank will be credited towards to the 
     account and available for use in providing loans and other 
     assistance. The state must require the bank to make an annual 
     report to the Secretary on its status no later than September 
     30, 1996 and September 30, 1997.
       Any funds that result from the repayment of a loan or other 
     assistance under this section shall be treated in a manner 
     consistent with other Federal Highway Administration loan 
     programs. Such funds may be reused for surface transportation 
     projects and may not be credited towards the non-federal 
     share of the cost of any project. Other than such regulations 
     stated in this section, no additional Federal regulations 
     shall apply to use of such funds.
       The provision shall have no effect on the rate in which 
     outlays are made. To that end, the Secretary shall ensure 
     that Federal disbursements shall occur at a rate consistent 
     with historic rates for the Federal-aid highway and transit 
     programs.
       The Secretary shall review the financial conditions of each 
     infrastructure bank and transmit a report to Congress not 
     later than March 1, 1997. The report shall contain an 
     evaluation of the pilot program and recommendations as to 
     whether the program should be expanded or made part of the 
     Federal-aid highway and transit programs.
       The Alameda Transportation Corridor in Los Angeles County, 
     California, is a project that would greatly benefit from the 
     options that state infrastructure banks provide. The Alameda 
     Corridor consolidates more than 90 miles of rail with 200 at-
     grade crossings into a single, 20-mile, high capacity and 
     fully grade-separated facility linking the San Pedro Bay 
     ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach with the national 
     railroad network. The project widens and improves the truck 
     route paralleling the rail facility to expedite port truck 
     traffic. The project benefits include significant 
     improvements in highway traffic congestion and safety, air 
     pollution, vehicle delays at grade crossings, and noise in 
     residential areas.


                 railroad-highway grade crossing safety

     Senate bill
       Title III of the Senate bill contains several provisions 
     concerning railroad-highway grade crossings.
       Section 302 directs the Secretary in implementing the 
     Intelligent Vehicle-Highway Systems Act of 1991 to ensure 
     that the national intelligent transportation systems program 
     addresses the use of intelligent vehicle-highway technologies 
     to promote safety at railroad-highway grade crossings. This 
     section also requires the Secretary to fund two or more 
     operational tests under the Act that will promote highway 
     traffic safety and railroad safety.
       Section 303 directs the Secretary to conduct a rulemaking 
     to amend the regulations under section 500.407 of title 23 to 
     require that each highway safety management system developed, 
     established, and implemented by a State include: (1) public 
     railroad-highway grade-crossing closure plans that are aimed 
     at eliminating high-risk or redundant crossings (2) railroad-
     highway grade-crossing policies that limit the creation of 
     new at-grade crossings for vehicle and pedestrian traffic, 
     recreational use, or any other purpose (3) plans for State 
     policies, programs, and resources to further reduce death and 
     injury at high-risk railroad-highway grade crossings. The 
     Secretary is directed to finish the rulemaking and prescribe 
     the required amended regulations within one year after 
     enactment.
       Section 304 amends section 31311 of title 49 by adding a 
     new subsection (h) that directs the Secretary to issue 
     regulations establishing sanctions and penalties relating to 
     violations, by persons operating commercial motor vehicles, 
     of laws and regulations concerning railroad-highway grade 
     crossings. This provision establishes the minimum 
     requirements the Secretary can issue.
       Section 305 directs that Federal and State agencies must 
     work together to improve compliance with and enforcement of 
     laws and regulations pertaining to railroad-highway grade 
     crossings. The Secretary is directed to submit a report to 
     Congress by January 1, 1996 indicating how the relevant 
     agencies are working together.
       Section 306 provides a statement of policy. The section 
     discusses the hazards of the present state of railroad-
     highway grade crossing and supports the elimination of 
     redundant and high risk railroad-highway grade crossings as 
     well as closing those crossings that cannot be made 
     reasonably safe. The provision also directs the Secretary to 
     foster a partnership among Federal, State, and local 
     transportation officials and agencies to reduce the number of 
     grade crossings and to improve safety at remaining crossings. 
     The Secretary will make provisions for periodic review to 
     ensure that each State is making progress toward achieving 
     the purpose of this section. If the Secretary determines that 
     a State has failed to make progress, the Secretary shall 
     impose a limit on the maximum number of public railroad-
     highway grade crossings in that State. The limitation will 
     remain in effect until the State demonstrates compliance with 
     the requirements of this section.
     House amendment
       The House bill contains no comparable provision.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts sections 302, 305, and 306 of the 
     Senate bill as modified.


                       collection of bridge tolls

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
     House amendment
       The House amendment provides that tolls collected for motor 
     vehicles on any bridge connecting the boroughs of Brooklyn, 
     New York, and Staten Island, New York, shall continue to be 
     collected for only those vehicles exiting from such bridge in 
     Staten Island.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision.


                            traffic control

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains a provision that authorizes an 
     exception to the Manual on Uniform Traffic Control Devices 
     (MUTCD) to permit the town of Bristol, RI, to replace 
     permanently the existing double yellow line on its Main 
     Street with a red, white, and blue center line. A red, white, 
     and blue line has been used temporarily in the past in 
     conjunction with the town's longstanding Fourth of July 
     parade, which is the oldest in the country.
     House amendment
       The House amendment provides that Oregon's ``right turn on 
     red without stopping'' sign shall be deemed to comply with 
     the Department of Transportation's MUTCD.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House and Senate provisions.


                        public use of rest areas

     Senate bill
       This provision permits the State of Rhode Island to convert 
     any State safety area adjacent to I-95 that was closed prior 
     to May 1, 1995, for use as a motor vehicle emissions testing 
     facility. The State has the option to permit access to and 
     from any such facility directly from the Interstate.
     House amendment
       The House amendment bill contains no comparable provision.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the Senate provision.


        safety belt use requirements for new hampshire and maine

     Senate bill
       This provision allows New Hampshire and Maine to meet the 
     safety belt use law required under 49 U.S.C. 153 through a 
     performance requirement. Each of these States would be deemed 
     to have met the safety belt use law requirements of section 
     153 upon certification by the Secretary that the State has 
     achieved: (1) a safety belt use rate in each of fiscal years 
     1995 and 1996 of not less than 50 percent; and (2) a safety 
     belt use rate in each succeeding fiscal year thereafter of 
     not less than the national average safety belt use rate, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
     House amendment
       The House bill contains no comparable provision.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the Senate provision with a 
     modification. This provision applies retroactively, 
     notwithstanding the October 1, 1995 deadline for compliance. 
     If the requirements of this provision are met, either State 
     shall have the ability to return any funds that are 
     transferred as a result of the Section 153 penalty of October 
     1, 1995.
       If either State is deemed to have a law in effect meeting 
     the requirements of section 153(a)(2) of title 23, United 
     States Code within 60 days after date of enactment, the state 
     will be in compliance with section 153 requirements.


                 orange county, california, toll roads

     Senate amendment
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
     House amendment
       This provision allows the Secretary to enter into an 
     agreement modifying existing agreements that provide Orange 
     County, California with contingent lines-of-credit. This 
     provision also allows the Secretary to require an interest 
     rate that is higher than the rate specified in previous Acts.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision.


              compilation of title 23, united states code

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
     House amendment
       The House bill contains no comparable provision.
     Conference substitute
       The Secretary shall prepare and submit by March 31, 1997 a 
     draft legislative proposal of necessary technical and 
     conforming amendments to title 23 of United States Code.


                      safety research initiatives

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.

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     House amendment
       Section 316(a) directs the Secretary to conduct a study and 
     demonstration of technologies and practices to improve the 
     driving performance of older drivers and special user groups. 
     The Secretary shall implement these activities in those 
     States that have the highest population of aging citizens for 
     whom driving a motor vehicle is their primary mobility mode 
     and shall enter into a cooperative agreement with an 
     institution with demonstrated competencies in such areas.
       Subsection (b) directs the Secretary in carrying out the 
     work zone safety program established in ISTEA to utilize a 
     variety of methods to increase safety at highway construction 
     sites, including conferences, the creation of a national 
     information clearinghouse, and national promotional campaign 
     and promotion of work site training.
       Subsection (c) directs the Secretary to conduct a study to 
     develop and evaluate radio and microwave technology for a 
     motor vehicle safety warning system in furtherance of safety 
     in all types of motor vehicles.
       Subsection (d) directs the Secretary to conduct a study to 
     evaluate the effectiveness on reducing drunk driving of laws 
     enacted in the States that allow a health care provider who 
     treats an individual involved in a car accident to report the 
     blood alcohol level of the individual to the local law 
     enforcement agency which has jurisdiction over the accident 
     site, if the blood alcohol level is above the maximum legal 
     limit permitted under State law.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference adopts the House provision with 
     modifications to the work zone safety program. The Secretary 
     is directed to implement the initiatives related to work zone 
     safety in partnership with a broad range of the 
     transportation construction industry's private sector.
       The Secretary is directed to expend not more than $200,000 
     on each of these studies.


                         miscellaneous studies

     Senate bill
       The Senate bill contains no comparable provision.
     House amendment
       Section 343(a) directs the Secretary to conduct a study on 
     the adequacy of and the need for improvements to the Pan 
     American Highway. The Secretary is directed to submit a 
     report to Congress on the results of the study within two 
     years.
       Section 343(b) directs the Secretary to conduct a study to 
     determine the cost, need, and efficacy of establishing a 
     highway sign for identifying routes on the National Highway 
     System.
       Section 343(c) directs the Secretary to conduct a study on 
     compliance with the provisions of the Buy American Act with 
     respect to contracts entered into using amounts made 
     available from the Highway Trust Fund. The Secretary is 
     directed to submit a report to Congress on the results of the 
     study within one year.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference substitute modifies the House provisions and 
     provides for an additional study of Maglev transportation. 
     The Committee should identify and analyze specific magnetic 
     levitation projects, such as a connector from New York City 
     to its airports, the transportation project under development 
     between Baltimore, Maryland and Washington, DC and technology 
     transfer efforts underway in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, so 
     that Congress can better assess how near-term magnetic 
     levitation technology could complement other existing modes 
     of transportation infrastructure and thereby improve the 
     safety, speed, capacity, and longevity of current 
     infrastructure in an era of dwindling Federal resources.
       The members of the Committee that undertake the study shall 
     serve without pay but shall be allowed travel expenses, 
     including per diem in lieu of subsistence, while away from 
     their homes or regular places of business in the performance 
     of services for the Committee in the same manner as persons 
     employed intermittently in the Government service. The 
     Chairperson may appoint staff as required in undertaking the 
     study within the monetary constraints imposed on all studies 
     in this section. The Secretary is directed to expend not more 
     than $200,000 on each of these studies.

                TITLE IV--WOODROW WILSON MEMORIAL BRIDGE

     Senate bill
       Title II of the Senate bill recognizes that the Federal 
     government, as the owner of the bridge, is responsible for 
     annual rehabilitation costs to ensure that the Bridge meets 
     Federal safety standards. A 1994 study commissioned by the 
     FHWA to assess the current condition of the Bridge confirmed 
     that annual repairs fail to extend the useful life of the 
     facility and are no longer cost-effective.
       Title II provides that Congress grants consent to Virginia, 
     Maryland, and the District of Columbia to enter into an 
     interstate agreement to establish the national Capital Region 
     Interstate Transportation Authority. Upon execution of an 
     agreement between the Secretary of Transportation and the 
     member jurisdictions of the Authority, the bill authorizes 
     the transfer of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge to the 
     Authority for the purpose of owning, constructing, 
     maintaining, and operating a bridge or tunnel or a bridge and 
     tunnel project across the Potomac River.
       Title II provides $17.5 million in contract authority for 
     fiscal year 1996 and $80 million in contract authority for 
     fiscal year 1997 for the rehabilitation of the bridge and the 
     planning, design and right-of-way acquisition for a new 
     crossing of the Potomac River. Title II also requires the 
     Secretary to submit to Congress by May 31, 1997 a report 
     identifying the Federal share of constructing a new crossing.
     House amendment
       The House bill contains no comparable provision.
     Conference substitute
       The Conference substitute adopts the Senate provision with 
     a modification to require that Congress grant approval of the 
     agreement between the Secretary and members of the Authority 
     prior to the Department of Transportation executing the 
     agreement.
       Ownership of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge is not 
     conveyed to the Authority until the agreement is approved by 
     Congress.
       The agreement shall include all costs financed by the 
     Federal government in fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for 
     planning, preliminary engineering, design and all Federal 
     expenditures in fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for replacement of 
     the facility shall be counted towards the Federal share to be 
     approved by Congress.
       The Secretary is authorized to allocate funds from 
     administrative expenses in fiscal years 1996 and 1997 to 
     ensure the completion of environmental studies and 
     documentation, to provide for the rehabilitation of the 
     existing Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge and to conduct 
     planning, preliminary engineering and design and final 
     engineering of a new crossing of the Potomac River.

     Bud Shuster,
     Bill Clinger,
     Thomas E. Petri,
     Bill Emerson,
     Ray LaHood,
     James L. Oberstar
     Nick Rahall,
     Robert A. Borski,
     As additional conferees for the consideration of secs. 105 
     and 141 of the Senate bill, and sec. 320 of the House 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Tom Bliley,
     Michael Bilirakis
     Joe Barton,
     James Greenwood,
     John D. Dingell,
     As additional conferees for the consideration of sec. 157 of 
     the Senate bill, and modifications committed to conference:
     Don Young,
     James V. Hansen,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     John Warner,
     John H. Chafee,
     Bob Smith,
     Dirk Kempthorne,
     Max Baucus,
     D.P. Moynihan,
     Harry Reid,
     Larry Pressler,
     Trent Lott,
                              Managers on the Part of the Senate. 

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.150.15  further continuing appropriations

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to House Resolution 280, moved to suspend the 
rules and pass the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 123) making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, recognized Mr. LIVINGSTON and 
Mr. OBEY, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

416

When there appeared

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Nays

0

para.150.16                  [Roll No. 818]

                                YEAS--416

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler

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     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Baker (LA)
     Brewster
     Callahan
     Dornan
     Fields (LA)
     Hayes
     Jacobs
     McCrery
     McDermott
     Neumann
     Oxley
     Pryce
     Tucker
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wilson
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said joint resolution was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.150.17  motion to adjourn

  Mr. LINDER moved that the House do now adjourn.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now adjourn?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MORAN demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

32

It was decided in the

Nays

361

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.150.18                  [Roll No. 819]

                                YEAS--32

     Barton
     Bliley
     Bunning
     Burr
     Clinger
     Coble
     Combest
     Dreier
     Ehrlich
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hastert
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Linder
     Myers
     Nussle
     Packard
     Porter
     Radanovich
     Roberts
     Roth
     Shuster
     Smith (TX)
     Souder
     Talent
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Waldholtz
     Young (AK)

                                NAYS--361

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Burton
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters

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     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Buyer
       
       

                             NOT VOTING--38

     Ackerman
     Bachus
     Baker (LA)
     Bilirakis
     Boehlert
     Brewster
     Callahan
     Clay
     Crane
     Danner
     Diaz-Balart
     Dornan
     Fields (LA)
     Fowler
     Gejdenson
     Hayes
     Inglis
     Jacobs
     Kingston
     Laughlin
     McCrery
     McDermott
     Moakley
     Neumann
     Oxley
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Roukema
     Sanders
     Shaw
     Solomon
     Taylor (NC)
     Tucker
     Wamp
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the motion to adjourn was not agreed to.

para.150.19  recess--3:14 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 14 minutes p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.

para.150.20  after recess--10 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOSS, called the House to order.

para.150.21  enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOSS, announced that pursuant to clause 
4, rule I, the Speaker signed the following enrolled bills today:

       H.R. 2020. An Act making appropriations for the Treasury 
     Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
     Office of the President, and certain independent agencies, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2126. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 2492. An Act making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
     other purposes.

para.150.22  recess--10:01 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOSS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 10 o'clock and 1 minute p.m., subject to 
the call of the Chair.



       SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF NOVEMBER 18), 1995

para.150.23  after recess--9 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOSS, called the House to order.

para.150.24  recess--9:01 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOSS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 9 o'clock and 1 minute a.m., subject to 
the call of the Chair.

para.150.25  after recess--4 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOSS, called the House to order.

para.150.26  recess--4:01 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOSS, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 4 o'clock and 1 minutes p.m., subject to 
the call of the Chair.

para.150.27  after recess--8:40 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DAVIS, called the House to order.

para.150.28  further message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment a joint 
resolution of the House of the following title:

                             h.j. res. 123

       Making further continuing appropriations for fiscal year 
     1996, and for other purposes.

para.150.29  order of business--consideration of senate amendment to 
          h.j. res. 123

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order to take from the Speaker's table the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 123) making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes, with 
the Senate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House a motion 
offered by the Chairman of the Committee on Appropriations to dispose of 
the Senate amendment, that the Senate amendment and motion shall be 
considered as read, that the motion shall be debatable for ten minutes 
equally divided and controlled by the Chairman and the Ranking Minority 
Member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees, and that 
the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to 
final adoption without intervening motion.

para.150.30  further continuing appropriations

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to the special order of the House heretofore 
agreed to, moved to take from the Speaker's table the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 123) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
year 1996, and for other purposes; together with the following amendment 
of the Senate thereto, and concur in the Senate amendment:

       Senate amendment:
       Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert: That 
     the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any money 
     in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of 
     applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, 
     for the several departments, agencies, corporations, and 
     other organizational units of Government for the fiscal year 
     1996, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                       CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary under the 
     authority and conditions provided in the applicable 
     appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1995 for continuing 
     projects or activities including the costs of direct loans 
     and loan guarantees (not otherwise specifically provided for 
     in this joint resolution) which were conducted in the fiscal 
     year 1995 and for which appropriations, funds, or other 
     authority would be available in the following appropriations 
     Acts:
       The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
     Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996, 
     notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956, section 701 of the United States 
     Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, section 313 
     of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 
     and 1995 (Public Law 103-236), and section 53 of the Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Act;
       The Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1996, 
     notwithstanding section 504(a)(1) of the National Security 
     Act of 1947;
       The District of Columbia Appropriations Act, 1996;
       The Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related 
     Programs Appropriations Act, 1996, notwithstanding section 10 
     of Public Law 91-672 and section 15(a) of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956;
       The Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1996;
       The Departments of Labor, Health and Human Services, and 
     Education, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996;
       The Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996, H.R. 2492;
       The Department of Transportation Appropriations Act, 1996;
       The Treasury, Postal Service, and General Government 
     Appropriations Act, 1996;
       The Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1996: Provided, That whenever the amount which would be made 
     available or the authority which would be granted in these 
     Acts is greater than that which would be available or 
     granted under current operations, the pertinent project or 
     activity shall be continued at a rate for operations not 
     exceeding the current rate.
       (b) Whenever the amount which would be made available or 
     the authority which would be granted under an Act listed in 
     this section as passed by the House as of the date of 
     enactment of this joint resolution, is different from that 
     which would be available or granted under such Act as passed 
     by the Senate as of the date of enactment of this joint 
     resolution, the pertinent project or activity shall be 
     continued at a rate for operations not exceeding the current 
     rate or the rate permitted by the action of the House or the 
     Senate, whichever is lower, under the authority and 
     conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for 
     the fiscal year 1995: Provided, That where an item is not 
     included in either version or where an item is included in 
     only one version of the Act as passed by both Houses as of 
     the date of enactment of this joint resolution, the pertinent 
     project or activity shall not be continued except as provided 
     for in section 111 or 112 under the appropriation, fund, or 
     authority granted by the applicable appropriations Act for 
     the fiscal year 1995 and under the authority and conditions 
     provided in the applicable appropriations Act for the fiscal 
     year 1995.
       (c) Whenever an Act listed in this section has been passed 
     by only the House or only the Senate as of the date of 
     enactment of this joint resolution, the pertinent project or 
     activity shall be continued under the appropriation, fund, or 
     authority granted by the one House at a rate for operations 
     not exceeding the current rate or the rate permitted by the 
     action of the one House, whichever is lower, and under the 
     authority and conditions provided in the applicable 
     appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1995: Provided, That 
     where an item is funded in the

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     applicable appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1995 and 
     not included in the version passed by the one House as of the 
     date of enactment of this joint resolution, the pertinent 
     project or activity shall not be continued except as provided 
     for in section 111 or 112 under the appropriation, fund, or 
     authority granted by the applicable appropriations Act for 
     the fiscal year 1995 and under the authority and conditions 
     provided in the applicable appropriations Act for the fiscal 
     year 1995.
       Sec. 102. No appropriation or funds made available or 
     authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department 
     of Defense shall be used for new production of items not 
     funded for production in fiscal year 1995 or prior years, for 
     the increase in production rates above those sustained with 
     fiscal year 1995 funds, or to initiate, resume, or continue 
     any project, activity, operation, or organization which are 
     defined as any project, subproject, activity, budget 
     activity, program element, and subprogram within a program 
     element and for investment items are further defined as a P-1 
     line item in a budget activity within an appropriation 
     account and an R-1 line item which includes a program element 
     and subprogram element within an appropriation account, for 
     which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not 
     available during the fiscal year 1995: Provided, That no 
     appropriation or funds made available or authority granted 
     pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall 
     be used to initiate multi-year procurements utilizing advance 
     procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement 
     unless specifically appropriated later.
       Sec. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall be 
     available to the extent and in the manner which would be 
     provided by the pertinent appropriations Act.
       Sec. 104. No appropriation or funds made available or 
     authority granted pursuant to section 101 shall be used to 
     initiate or resume any project or activity for which 
     appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available 
     during the fiscal year 1995.
       Sec. 105. No provision which is included in an 
     appropriations Act enumerated in section 101 but which was 
     not included in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal 
     year 1995 and which by its terms is applicable to more than 
     one appropriation, fund, or authority shall be applicable to 
     any appropriation, fund, or authority provided in this joint 
     resolution.
       Sec. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint 
     resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act, 
     appropriations and funds made available and authority granted 
     pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available until 
     (a) enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or 
     activity provided for in this joint resolution, or (b) the 
     enactment into law of the applicable appropriations Act by 
     both Houses without any provision for such project or 
     activity, or (c) November 20, 1995, whichever first occurs. 
     For purposes of this resolution, the period of time covered 
     by this resolution shall be considered to have begun on 
     November 14, 1995.
       Sec. 107. Appropriations made and authority granted 
     pursuant to this joint resolution shall cover all obligations 
     or expenditures incurred for any program, project, or 
     activity during the period for which funds or authority for 
     such project or activity are available under this joint 
     resolution.
       Sec. 108. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint 
     resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, 
     fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such 
     applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained 
     is enacted into law.
       Sec. 109. No provision in the appropriations Act for the 
     fiscal year 1996 referred to in section 101 of this joint 
     resolution that makes the availability of any appropriation 
     provided therein dependent upon the enactment of additional 
     authorizing or other legislation shall be effective before 
     the date set forth in section 106(c) of this joint 
     resolution.
       Sec. 110. Appropriations and funds made available by or 
     authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution may be 
     used without regard to the time limitations for submission 
     and approval of apportionments set forth in section 1513 of 
     title 31, United States Code, but nothing herein shall be 
     construed to waive any other provision of law governing the 
     apportionment of funds.
       Sec. 111. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
     resolution, except section 106, whenever an Act listed in 
     section 101 as passed by both the House and Senate as of the 
     date of enactment of this joint resolution, does not include 
     funding for an ongoing project or activity for which there is 
     a budget request, or whenever an Act listed in section 101 
     has been passed by only the House or only the Senate as of 
     the date of enactment of this joint resolution, and an item 
     funded in fiscal year 1995 is not included in the version 
     passed by the one House, or whenever the rate for 
     operations for an ongoing project or activity provided by 
     section 101 for which there is a budget request would 
     result in the project or activity being significantly 
     reduced, the pertinent project or activity may be 
     continued under the authority and conditions provided in 
     the applicable appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1995 
     by increasing the rate for operations provided by section 
     101 to a rate for operations not to exceed one that 
     provides the minimal level that would enable existing 
     activities to continue. No new contracts or grants shall 
     be awarded in excess of an amount that bears the same 
     ratio to the rate for operations provided by this section 
     as the number of days covered by this resolution bears to 
     366. For the purposes of the Act, the minimal level means 
     a rate for operations that is reduced for the current rate 
     by 25 percent.
       Sec. 112. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
     resolution, except section 106, whenever the rate for 
     operations for any continuing project or activity provided by 
     section 101 or section 111 for which there is a budget 
     request would result in a furlough of Government employees, 
     that rate for operations may be increased to the minimum 
     level that would enable the furlough to be avoided. No new 
     contracts or grants shall be awarded in excess of an amount 
     that bears the same ratio to the rate for operations provided 
     by this section as the number of days covered by this 
     resolution bears to 366.
       Sec. 113. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
     resolution, except sections 106, 111, and 112, for those 
     programs that had high initial rates of operation or complete 
     distribution of funding at the beginning of the fiscal year 
     in fiscal year 1995 because of distributions of funding to 
     States, foreign countries, grantees, or others, similar 
     distributions of funds for fiscal year 1996 shall not be made 
     and no grants shall be awarded for such programs funded by 
     this resolution that would impinge on final funding 
     prerogatives.
       Sec. 114. This joint resolution shall be implemented so 
     that only the most limited funding action of that permitted 
     in the resolution shall be taken in order to provide for 
     continuation of projects and activities.
       Sec. 115. The provisions of section 132 of the District of 
     Columbia Appropriations Act, 1988, Public Law 100-202, shall 
     not apply for this joint resolution. Included in the 
     apportionment for the Federal Payment to the District of 
     Columbia shall be an additional $15,000,000 above the amount 
     otherwise made available by this joint resolution, for 
     purposes of certain capital construction loan repayments 
     pursuant to Public Law 85-451, as amended.
       Sec. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
     resolution, except section 106, the authority and conditions 
     for the application of appropriations for the Office of 
     Technology Assessment as contained in the conference report 
     on the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996, House 
     Report 104-212, shall be followed when applying the funding 
     made available by this joint resolution.
       Sec. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
     resolution, except section 106, any distribution of funding 
     under the Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research 
     account in the Department of Education may be made up to an 
     amount that bears the same ratio to the rate for operation 
     for this account provided by this joint resolution as the 
     number of days covered by this resolution bears to 366.
       Sec. 118. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
     resolution, except section 106, the authorities provided 
     under subsection (a) of section 140 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 
     103-236) shall remain in effect during the period of this 
     joint resolution, notwithstanding paragraph (3) of said 
     subsection.
       Sec. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
     resolution, except section 106, the amount made available to 
     the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the heading 
     Salaries and Expenses, shall include, in addition to direct 
     appropriations, the amount it collects under the fee rate and 
     offsetting collection authority contained in Public Law 103-
     352, which fee rate and offsetting collection authority shall 
     remain in effect during the period of this joint resolution.
       Sec. 120. Until enactment of legislation providing funding 
     for the entire fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, for the 
     Department of the Interior and Related Agencies, funds 
     available for necessary expenses of the Bureau of Mines are 
     for continuing limited health and safety and related 
     research, materials, partnerships, and minerals information 
     activities; for mineral assessments in Alaska; and for 
     terminating all other activities of the Bureau of Mines.
       Sec. 121. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
     resolution, except section 106, funds for the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall be made available in the 
     appropriation accounts which are provided in H.R. 2099 as 
     reported on September 13, 1995.
       Sec. 122. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
     resolution, except section 106, the rate for operations for 
     projects and activities that would be funded under the 
     heading ``International Organizations and Conferences, 
     Contributions to International Organizations'' in the 
     Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996, shall be the 
     amount provided by the provisions of sections 101, 111, and 
     112 multiplied by the ratio of the number of days covered by 
     this resolution to 366 and multiplied further by 1.27.
       Sec. 128. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
     resolution, except section 106, the rate for operations of 
     the following projects or activities shall be only the 
     minimum necessary to accomplish orderly termination:
       Administrative Conference of the United States;
       Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (except 
     that activities to carry out the provisions of Public Law 
     104-4 may continue);
       Interstate Commerce Commission;
       Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation;

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       Land and Water Conservation Fund, State Assistance; and
       Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Rural 
     Abandoned Mine Program.

                                TITLE II

     SEC. 201. WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT FOR PARCHMENT PRINTING

       (a) Waiver.--The provisions of sections 106 and 107 of 
     Title 1, United Stats Code, are waived with respect to the 
     printing (on parchment or otherwise) of the enrollment of any 
     of the following measures of the first session of the One 
     Hundred Fourth Congress presented to the President after the 
     enactment of this joint resolution:
       (1) A continuing resolution.
       (2) A debt limit extension measure.
       (3) A reconciliation bill.
       (b) Certification by Committee on House Oversight.--The 
     enrollment of a measure to which subsection (a) applies shall 
     be in such form as the Committee on House Oversight of the 
     House of Representatives certifies to be a true enrollment.

     SEC. 202. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in this joint resolution:
       (1) Continuing resolution.--The term ``continuing 
     resolution'' means a bill or joint resolution that includes 
     provisions making further continuing appropriations for 
     fiscal year 1996.
       (2) Debt limit extension measure.--The term ``debt limit 
     extension measure'' means a bill or joint resolution that 
     includes provisions increasing or waiving (for a temporary 
     period or otherwise) the public debt limit under section 
     3101(b) of Title 31, United States Code.
       (3) Reconciliation bill.--The term ``reconciliation bill'' 
     means a bill that is a reconciliation bill within the meaning 
     of section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to the special order of the House, the previous question was 
considered as ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOSS, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the motion to concur in the Senate amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.150.31  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. KASICH, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 
12:30 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 1995.

para.150.32  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, 
bills of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 2020. An Act making appropriations for the Treasury 
     Department, for the United States Postal Service, the 
     Executive Office of the President, and certain independent 
     agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes;
       H.R. 2126. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes; and
       H.R. 2492. An Act making appropriations for the legislative 
     branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
     other purposes.

para.150.33  leave of absence

  To Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, for November 17 and November 18; and
  To Mr. McDERMOTT, for November 17 and November 18.
  And then,

para.150.34  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. KASICH, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 8 o'clock and 45 minutes p.m., Sunday, November 19 
(legislative day of Saturday, November 18), 1995, the House adjourned 
until 12:30 p.m. on Monday, November 20, 1995.

para.150.35  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 279. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the Senate 
     amendment to the bill (H.R. 2491) to provide for 
     reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent 
     resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996 (Rept. No. 104-
     354). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. QUILLEN: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 280. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2099) making 
     appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
     Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
     agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 140-355). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.150.36  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, 
             Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
             Bilirakis, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bryant of 
             Tennessee, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Burr, Mr. Calvert, 
             Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins 
             of Georgia, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Davis, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
             Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Emerson, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, 
             Mr. Fox, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
             Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodlatte, 
             Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gunderson, 
             Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, 
             Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Istook, Mrs. Johnson of 
             Connecticut, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             Leach, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. Longley, Mr. 
             McCollum, Mr. McDade, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
             Myers of Indiana, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Regula, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
             Skeen, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Stump, Mr. Tate, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Tauzin, Mrs. 
             Vucanovich, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mr. White, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
             Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Hoyer, 
             Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Dixon, 
             Mr. Stokes, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Mink of 
             Hawaii, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Gibbons, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Williams, 
             Mr. Dicks, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Stupak, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
             Peterson of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
             Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
             Gejdenson, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Mollohan, 
             Mr. Rahall, Mr. Markey, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. McHale, 
             Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. Hastert):
       H.R. 2664. A bill to revise the effective date for military 
     retiree cost-of-living adjustments for fiscal years 1996, 
     1997, and 1998; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. FOX (for himself, Ms. Molinari, Ms. Ros-
             Lehtinen, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Zimmer, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Heineman, 
             Mr. Stearns, Mr. Davis, Mr. McHale, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
             Pallone, Mr. Longley, Mr. Martini, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             King, Mr. Upton, Mr. Foley, and Mrs. Roukema):
       H.R. 2665. A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to award grants and contracts to establish 
     domestic violence community response teams and a technical 
     assistance center to address the development and support of 
     such community response teams, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. CALLAHAN:
       H.R. 2666. A bill making appropriations for foreign 
     operations, export financing, and related programs for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations. 
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Davis, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Ensign, 
             and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 2667. A bill to allow employees of the U.S. Government 
     who are placed under furlough to volunteer to come to work to 
     serve the needs of the people of the United States; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. OBEY:
       H.J. Res. 125. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
       H.J. Res. 126. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned. 

para.150.37  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 123: Mr. DeLay.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Weldon of Florida.

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       H.R. 468: Mr. Mascara and Mr. Doyle.
       H.R. 1791: Mr. Hutchinson and Mr. Reed.
       H.R. 1884: Mr. Flake.
       H.R. 1993: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2310: Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Clay, Mr. Condit, 
     Mr. Dellums, Mr. Engel, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. King, Mr. McDade, 
     Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
     Richardson, Mr. Torres, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 2311: Mr. Frazer, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Johnston of 
     Florida, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Towns, and Ms. 
     Woolsey.
       H.R. 2508: Mr. Smith of Texas and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 2510: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 2599: Mr. Cramer.
       H.J. Res. 124: Mr. Davis.
       H. Con. Res. 63: Mr. Kleczka and Mr. Ortiz.


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                     MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1995 (151)

para.151.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m., by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. EWING, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                November 20, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Thomas W. Ewing to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.151.2  recess--1:41 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 1 o'clock and 41 minutes p.m., until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para.151.3  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, called the House to order.

para.151.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of the legislative day of 
Saturday, November 18, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.151.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1695. A letter from the Director, the Office of Management 
     and Budget, transmitting the cumulative report on rescissions 
     and deferrals of budget authority as of November 1, 1995, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e) (H. Doc. No. 104-136); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       1696. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on abnormal occurrences at 
     licensed nuclear facilities for the second quarter of 
     calendar year 1995, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 5848; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1697. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's fiscal year 1995 annual report 
     to Congress on progress in conducting environmental remedial 
     action at federal owned or operated facilities, pursuant to 
     Public Law 99-499, section 120(e)(5) (100 Stat. 1669); to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1698. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Israel for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 96-14), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1699. A letter of the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed issuance of export license agreement for the 
     transfer of defense articles or defense services sold 
     commercially to Canada (Transmittal No. DTC-2-96), pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1700. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed issuance of export license agreement for the 
     transfer of defense articles or defense services sold 
     commercially to Singapore (Transmittal No. DTC-4-96), 
     pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1701. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed issuance of export license agreement for the 
     transfer of defense articles or defense services sold 
     commercially to the United Kingdom (Transmittal No. DTC-9-
     96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1702. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed issuance of export license agreement for the 
     transfer of defense articles or defense services sold 
     commercially to the United Kingdom (Transmittal No. DTC-11-
     96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1703. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed issuance of export license agreement for the 
     transfer of defense articles or defense services sold 
     commercially to Spain (Transmittal No. DTC-12-96), pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1704. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed issuance of export license agreement for the 
     transfer of defense articles or defense services sold 
     commercially to the International Maritime Satellite 
     Organization [INMARSAT] (Transmittal No. DTC-61-95), pursuant 
     to 22 U.S.C. 2776(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1705. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with Japan (Transmittal No. DTC-3-
     96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1706. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed manufacturing license agreement for production of 
     major military equipment with the Republic of Korea 
     (Transmittal No. DTC-7-96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(d); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1707. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification of a 
     proposed issuance of export license Agreement for the 
     transfer of defense articles or defense services sold 
     commercially to Japan (Transmittal No. DTC-8-96), pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2776(c) and (d); to the Committee of International 
     Relations.
       1708. A letter from the U.S. Agency for International 
     Development, transmitting the Agency's financial statements 
     on USAID's micro and small enterprise development [MSED] 
     program for fiscal year 1994; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1709. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB estimate of the amount of change in 
     outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal year 
     through fiscal year 2000 resulting from passage of H.R. 402 
     and H.R. 716, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 
     13101(a) (104 Stat. 1338-582); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1710. A letter from the Office of Independent Counsel, 
     transmitting the Counsel's annual report in compliance with 
     the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1711. A letter from the President and CEO, U.S. Enrichment 
     Corporation, transmitting the Corporation's annual report in 
     compliance with the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1712. A letter from the Executive Director, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting notice of proposed rulemaking for 
     publication in the Congressional Record, pursuant to Public 
     Law 104-1, section 303(b) (109 Stat. 28); to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
       1713. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report on the national maximum speed limits, 
     travel speeds, enforcement efforts and speed related highway 
     statistics for fiscal year 1993, pursuant to Public Law 102-
     240, section 1029(e) (105 Stat. 1970); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1714. A letter from the Director, Corporate Financial 
     Audits, General Accounting Office, transmitting a report on 
     the 1995 fiscal year interest rate on rural telephone bank 
     loans, pursuant to 7 U.S.C. 948(b)(3); jointly, to the 
     Committees on Agriculture and Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1715. A letter from the Secretary of Energy, transmitting 
     the Department's report entitled ``Report to Congress: 
     Expressions of Interest in Commercial Clean Technology 
     Projects in Foreign Countries; jointly, to the Committees on 
     Appropriations, Commerce, and Science.

para.151.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed concurrent resolutions of the 
following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 32. Concurrent resolution providing for a 
     conditional recess or adjournment of the Senate on Monday, 
     November 20, 1995, until Monday, November 27, 1995, and a 
     conditional adjournment of the House on the legislative day 
     of Monday, November 20, 1995, or Tuesday, November 21, 1995, 
     until, Tuesday, November 28, 1995; and
       S. Con. Res. 33. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     thanks and good wishes of the American people to the 
     Honorable George M. White on the occasion of his retirement 
     as the Architect of the Capitol.

para.151.7  enrolled joint resolution signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CUNNINGHAM, announced that pursu

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ant to clause 4, rule I, the Speaker signed the following enrolled joint 
resolution, on the legislative day of Saturday, November 18, 1995:

       H.J. Res. 123. An Act making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes.

para.151.8  providing for the adjournment of the two houses

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, laid before the House the 
following privileged concurrent resolution (S. Con. Res. 32):

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That when the Senate recesses or adjourns at the 
     close of business on Monday, November 20, 1995, pursuant to a 
     motion made by the Majority Leader or his designee, in 
     accordance with this resolution, it stand recessed or 
     adjourned until a time to be determined by the Majority 
     Leader on Monday, November 27, 1995, or until one hour after 
     the House has voted on H.J. Res. 122, unless the House agrees 
     to the Senate amendment.
       Sec. 2. The two Houses shall convene at 12:00 noon on the 
     second day after Members are notified to reassemble pursuant 
     to section 3 of this resolution, whichever occurs first; and 
     that when the House of Representatives adjourns on the 
     legislative day of Monday, November 20, 1995, or the 
     legislative day of Tuesday, November 21, 1995, it stand 
     adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 28, 1995, or 
     until 12:00 noon on the second day after Members are notified 
     to reassemble pursuant to section 3 of this resolution, 
     whichever occurs first.
       Sec. 3. The Majority Leader of the Senate and the Speaker 
     of the House, acting jointly after consultation with the 
     Minority Leader of the Senate and Minority Leader of the 
     House, shall notify the Members of the Senate and the House 
     respectively, to reassembled whenever, in their opinion, the 
     public interest shall warrant it.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.151.9  commencement date of temporary federal judgeships

  Mr. MOORHEAD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2361) 
to amend the commencement date of certain temporary Federal judgeships.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. MOORHEAD and Mrs. 
SCHROEDER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  On motion of Mr. MOORHEAD, by unanimous consent, the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1328) to amend the commencement date of certain temporary 
Federal judgeships; was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When said bill was considered, read twice, ordered to be read a third 
time, was read a third time by title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 2361, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para.151.10  order of business--consideration of h.j. res. 122

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order to take from the Speaker's table the 
joint resolution (H.J. Res. 122) making further continuing 
appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes, with 
the Senate amendment thereto, and to consider in the House a motion 
offered by the chairman of the Committee on Appropriations to dispose of 
the Senate amendment, that the Senate amendment and motion shall be 
considered as read, that the motion shall be debatable for one hour 
equally divided and controlled by the chairman and the ranking minority 
member of the Committee on Appropriations or their designees, and that 
the previous question shall be considered as ordered on the motion to 
final adoption without intervening motion.

para.151.11  order of business--postponement of vote

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That if a recorded vote is ordered, or the yeas and nays are 
ordered, or a vote is objected to under clause 4 of rule XV, on the 
question of agreeing to the motion that the House concur in the Senate 
amendment to House Joint Resolution 122, then the Speaker may postpone 
further proceedings on that question until a later time or place in the 
legislative schedule of the current legislative day, and may resume such 
proceedings as though postponed pursuant to clause 5(b)(1) of rule I.

para.151.12  further continuing appropriations, fy 1996

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to the order of the House heretofore agreed 
to, moved to take from the Speaker's table the joint resolution (H.J. 
Res. 122) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
1996, and for other purposes, with the following amendment of the Senate 
thereto, and concur in the Senate amendment:

       Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert:

     That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of any 
     money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of 
     applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, 
     for the several departments, agencies, corporations, and 
     other organizational units of Government for the fiscal year 
     1996, and for other purposes, namely:

                                TITLE I

                       CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS

       Sec. 101. (a) Such amounts as may be necessary under the 
     authority and conditions provided in the applicable 
     appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1995 for continuing 
     projects or activities including the costs of direct loans 
     and loan guarantees (not otherwise specifically provided for 
     in this joint resolution) which were conducted in the fiscal 
     year 1995 and for which appropriations, funds, or other 
     authority would be available in the following appropriations 
     Acts:
       The Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
     Judiciary, and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996, 
     notwithstanding section 15 of the State Department Basic 
     Authorities Act of 1956, section 701 of the United States 
     Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, section 313 
     of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 
     and 1995 (Public Law 103-236), and section 53 of the Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Act;

     Provided, That whenever the amount which would be made 
     available or the authority which would be granted in these 
     Acts is greater than that which would be available or granted 
     under current operations, the pertinent project or activity 
     shall be continued at a rate for operations not exceeding the 
     current rate.
       (b) Whenever the amount which would be made available or 
     the authority which would be granted under an Act listed in 
     this section as passed by the House as of the date of 
     enactment of this joint resolution, is different from that 
     which would be available or granted under such Act as passed 
     by the Senate as of the date of enactment of this joint 
     resolution, the pertinent project or activity shall be 
     continued at a rate for operations not exceeding the current 
     rate or the rate permitted by the action of the House or the 
     Senate, whichever is lower, under the authority and 
     conditions provided in the applicable appropriations Act for 
     the fiscal year 1995: Provided, That where an item is not 
     included in either version or where an item is included in 
     only one version of the Act as passed by both Houses as of 
     the date of enactment of this joint resolution, the pertinent 
     project or activity shall not be continued except as provided 
     for in section 111 or 112 under the appropriation, fund, or 
     authority granted by the applicable appropriations Act for 
     the fiscal year 1995 and under the authority and conditions 
     provided in the applicable appropriations Act for the fiscal 
     year 1995.
       (c) Whenever an Act listed in this section has been passed 
     by only the House or only the Senate as of the date of 
     enactment of this joint resolution, the pertinent project or 
     activity shall be continued under the appropriation, fund, or 
     authority granted by the one House at a rate for operations 
     not exceeding the current rate or the rate permitted by the 
     action of the one House, whichever is lower, and under the 
     authority and conditions provided in the applicable 
     appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1995: Provided, That 
     where an item is funded in the applicable appropriations Act 
     for the fiscal year 1995 and not included in the version 
     passed by the one House as of the date of enactment of this 
     joint resolution, the pertinent project or activity shall not 
     be continued except as provided for in section 111 or 112 
     under the appropriation, fund, or authority granted by the 
     applicable appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1995 and 
     under the authority and conditions provided in the applicable 
     appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1995.
       Sec. 102. No appropriation or funds made available or 
     authority granted pursuant to section 101 for the Department 
     of Defense

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     shall be used for new production of items not funded for 
     production in fiscal year 1995 or prior years, for the 
     increase in production rates above those sustained with 
     fiscal year 1995 funds, or to initiate, resume, or continue 
     any project, activity, operation, or organization which are 
     defined as any project, subproject, activity, budget 
     activity, program element, and subprogram within a program 
     element and for investment items are further defined as a P-1 
     line item in a budget activity within an appropriation 
     account and an R-1 line item which includes a program element 
     and subprogram element within an appropriation account, for 
     which appropriations, funds, or other authority were not 
     available during the fiscal year 1995: Provided, That no 
     appropriation or funds made available or authority granted 
     pursuant to section 101 for the Department of Defense shall 
     be used to initiate multi-year procurements utilizing advance 
     procurement funding for economic order quantity procurement 
     unless specifically appropriated later.
       Sec. 103. Appropriations made by section 101 shall be 
     available to the extent and in the manner which would be 
     provided by the pertinent appropriations Act.
       Sec. 104. No appropriation or funds made available or 
     authority granted pursuant to section 101 shall be used to 
     initiate or resume any project or activity for which 
     appropriations, funds, or other authority were not available 
     during the fiscal year 1995.
       Sec. 105. No provision which is included in an 
     appropriations Act enumerated in section 101 but which was 
     not included in the applicable appropriations Act for fiscal 
     year 1995 and which by its terms is applicable to more than 
     one appropriation, fund, or authority shall be applicable to 
     any appropriation, fund, or authority provided in this joint 
     resolution.
       Sec. 106. Unless otherwise provided for in this joint 
     resolution or in the applicable appropriations Act, 
     appropriations and funds made available and authority granted 
     pursuant to this joint resolution shall be available until 
     (a) enactment into law of an appropriation for any project or 
     activity provided for in this joint resolution, or (b) the 
     enactment into law of the applicable appropriations Act by 
     both Houses without any provision for such project or 
     activity, or (c) December 15, 1995, whichever first occurs.
       Sec. 107. Appropriations made and authority granted 
     pursuant to this joint resolution shall cover all obligations 
     or expenditures incurred for any program, project, or 
     activity during the period for which funds or authority for 
     such project or activity are available under this joint 
     resolution.
       Sec. 108. Expenditures made pursuant to this joint 
     resolution shall be charged to the applicable appropriation, 
     fund, or authorization whenever a bill in which such 
     applicable appropriation, fund, or authorization is contained 
     is enacted into law.
       Sec. 109. No provision in the appropriations Act for the 
     fiscal year 1996 referred to in section 101 of this joint 
     resolution that makes the availability of any appropriation 
     provided therein dependent upon the enactment of additional 
     authorizing or other legislation shall be effective before 
     the date set forth in section 106(c) of this joint 
     resolution.
       Sec. 110. Appropriations and funds made available by or 
     authority granted pursuant to this joint resolution may be 
     used without regard to the time limitations for submission 
     and approval of apportionments set forth in section 1513 of 
     title 31, United States Code, but nothing herein shall be 
     construed to waive any other provision of law governing the 
     apportionment of funds.
       Sec. 111. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
     resolution, except section 106, whenever an Act listed in 
     section 101 as passed by both the House and Senate as of the 
     date of enactment of this joint resolution, does not include 
     funding for an ongoing project or activity for which there is 
     a budget request, or whenever an Act listed in section 101 
     has been passed by only the House or only the Senate as of 
     the date of enactment of this joint resolution, and an item 
     funded in fiscal year 1995 is not included in the version 
     passed by the one House, or whenever the rate for operations 
     for an ongoing project or activity provided by section 101 
     for which there is a budget request would result in the 
     project or activity being significantly reduced, the 
     pertinent project or activity may be continued under the 
     authority and conditions provided in the applicable 
     appropriations Act for the fiscal year 1995 by increasing the 
     rate for operations provided by section 101 to a rate for 
     operations not to exceed one that provides the minimal level 
     that would enable existing activities to continue. No new 
     contracts or grants shall be awarded in excess of an amount 
     that bears the same ratio to the rate for operations provided 
     by this section as the number of days covered by this 
     resolution bears to 366. For the purposes of the Act, the 
     minimal level means a rate for operations that is reduced 
     from the current rate by 25 percent.
       Sec. 112. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
     resolution, except section 106, whenever the rate for 
     operations for any continuing project or activity provided by 
     section 101 or section 111 for which there is a budget 
     request would result in a furlough of Government employees, 
     that rate for operations may be increased to the minimum 
     level that would enable the furlough to be avoided. No new 
     contracts or grants shall be awarded in excess of an amount 
     that bears the same ratio to the rate for operations provided 
     by this section as the number of days covered by this 
     resolution bears to 366.
       Sec. 113. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
     resolution, except sections 106, 111, and 112, for those 
     programs that had high initial rates of operation of complete 
     distribution of funding at the beginning of the fiscal year 
     in fiscal year 1995 because of distributions of funding of 
     States, foreign countries, grantees, or others, similar 
     distributions of funds for fiscal year 1996 shall not be made 
     and no grants shall be awarded for such programs funded by 
     this resolution that would impinge on final funding 
     prerogatives.
       Sec. 114. This joint resolution shall be implemented so 
     that only the most limited funding action of that permitted 
     in the resolution shall be taken in order to provide for 
     continuation of projects and activities.
       Sec. 115. The provisions of Section 132 of the District of 
     Columbia Appropriations Act, 1988, Public Law 100-202, shall 
     not apply for this joint resolution. Included in the 
     apportionment for the Federal Payment to the District of 
     Columbia shall be an additional $16,575,016 above the amount 
     otherwise made available by this joint resolution, for 
     reimbursement to the United States of funds loaned for 
     certain capital improvement projects pursuant to Public Law 
     81-533, as amended; Public Law 83-364, as amended; Public Law 
     85-451, as amended; and Public Law 86-515, as amended, 
     including interest as required thereby.
       Sec. 116. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
     resolution, except section 106, the authority and conditions 
     for the application of appropriations for the Office of 
     Technology Assessment as contained in the conference report 
     on the Legislative Branch Appropriations Act, 1996, House 
     Report 104-212, shall be followed when applying the funding 
     made available by this joint resolution.
       Sec. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
     resolution, except section 106, any distribution of funding 
     under the Rehabilitation Services and Disability Research 
     account in the Department of Education may be made up to an 
     amount that bears the same ratio to the rate for operation 
     for this account provided by this joint resolution as the 
     number of days covered by this resolution bears to 366.
       Sec. 118. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
     resolution, except section 106, the authorities provided 
     under subsection (a) of section 140 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 
     103-236) shall remain in effect during the period of this 
     joint resolution, notwithstanding paragraph (3) of said 
     subsection.
       Sec. 119. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
     resolution, except section 106, the amount made available to 
     the Securities and Exchange Commission, under the heading 
     Salaries and Expenses, shall include, in addition to direct 
     appropriations, the amount it collects under the fee rate and 
     offsetting collection authority contained in Public Law 103-
     352, which fee rate and offsetting collection authority shall 
     remain in effect during the period of this joint resolution.
       Sec. 120. Until enactment of legislation providing funding 
     for the entire fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, for the 
     Department of the Interior and Related Agencies, funds 
     available for necessary expenses of the Bureau of Mines are 
     for continuing limited health and safety and related 
     research, materials partnerships, and minerals information 
     activities; for mineral assessments in Alaska; and for 
     terminating all other activities of the Bureau of Mines.
       Sec. 121. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
     resolution, except section 106, funds for the Environmental 
     Protection Agency shall be made available in the 
     appropriation accounts which are provided in H.R. 2099 as 
     reported on September 13, 1995.
       Sec. 122. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
     resolution, except section 106, the rate for operations for 
     projects and activities that would be funded under the 
     heading ``International Organization and Conferences, 
     Contributions to International Organizations'' in the 
     Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, 
     and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996, shall be the 
     amount provided by the provisions of sections 101, 111, and 
     112 multiplied by the ratio of the number of days covered by 
     this resolution to 366.
       Sec. 123. Notwithstanding any other provision of this joint 
     resolution, except section 106, the rate for operations of 
     the following projects or activities shall be only the 
     minimum necessary to accomplish orderly termination:
       Administrative Conference of the United States;
       Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations (except 
     that activities to carry out the provisions of Public Law 
     104-4 may Continue);
       Interstate Commerce Commission;
       Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation;
       Land and Water Conservation Fund, State Assistance; and
       Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement, Rural 
     Abandoned Mine Program.

     SEC. 124. COMPENSATION AND RATIFICATION OF AUTHORITY.

       (a) Any Federal employees furloughed as a result of a lapse 
     in appropriations, if any, after midnight November 13, 1995, 
     until, the enactment of this Act shall be compensated at 
     their standard rate of compensation for the period during 
     which there was a lapse in appropriations.
       (b) All obligations incurred in anticipation of the 
     appropriations made and authority

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     granted by this Act for the purposes of maintaining the 
     essential level of activity to protect life and property and 
     bring about orderly termination of government functions are 
     hereby ratified and approved if otherwise in accord with the 
     provisions of this Act.

                                TITLE II

     SEC. 201. WAIVER OF REQUIREMENT FOR PARCHMENT PRINTING

       (a) Waiver.--The provisions of sections 106 and 107 of 
     title 1, United States Code, are waived with respect to the 
     printing (on parchment or otherwise) of the enrollment of any 
     of the following measures of the first session of the One 
     Hundred Fourth Congress presented to the President after the 
     enactment of this joint resolution:
       (1) A continuing resolution.
       (2) A debt limit extension measure.
       (3) A reconciliation bill.
       (b) Certification by Committee on House Oversight.--The 
     enrollment of a measure to which subsection (a) applies shall 
     be in such form as the Committee on House Oversight of the 
     House of Representatives certifies to be a true enrollment.

     SEC 202. DFINITIONS.

       As used in this joint resolution:
       (1) Continuing Resolution.--The term ``continuing 
     resolution'' means a bill or joint resolution that includes 
     provisions making further continuing appropriations for 
     fiscal year 1996.
       (2) Debt limit extension measure.--The term ``debt limit 
     extension measure'' means a bill or joint resolution that 
     includes provisions increasing or waiving (for a temporary 
     period or otherwise) the public debt limit under section 
     3101(b) of title 31, United States Code.
       (3) Reconciliation bill.--The term ``reconciliation bill'' 
     means a bill that is a reconciliation bill within the meaning 
     of section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974.

     SEC. 203. COMMITMENT TO A SEVEN YEAR BALANCED BUDGET.

       (a) The President and the Congress shall enact legislation 
     in the first session of the 104th Congress to achieve a 
     balanced budget not later than fiscal year 2002 as estimated 
     by the Congressional Budget Office, and the President and the 
     Congress agree that the balanced budget must protect future 
     generations, ensure Medicare solvency, reform welfare, and 
     provide adequate funding for Medicaid, education, 
     agriculture, national defense, veterans, and the environment. 
     Further, the balanced budget shall adopt tax policies to help 
     working families and to stimulate future economic growth.
       (b) The balanced budget agreement shall be estimated by the 
     Congressional Budget Office based on its most recent current 
     economic and technical assumptions, following a through 
     consultation and review with the Office of Management and 
     Budget, and other government and private experts. 

  After debate,
  Pursuant to the order of the House, the previous question was 
considered as ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to the order of the House 
agreed to earlier today, announced that further proceedings on the 
motion were postponed.

para.151.13  waiving points of order against the conference report on 
          h.r. 2099

  Mr. QUILLEN, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 280):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany, and 
     the amendment reported from conference in disagreement on, 
     the bill (H.R. 2099) making appropriations for the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
     commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. All points 
     of order against the conference report and against its 
     consideration are waived. The conference report and the 
     amendment reported in disagreement shall be considered as 
     read. The previous question shall be considered as ordered on 
     a motion that the House insist on its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 63 to its final adoption 
     without intervening motion except debate pursuant to clause 
     2(b)(1) of rule XXVII.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. QUILLEN, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.151.14  budget reconciliation, fy 1996

  Mr. HOBSON, pursuant to House Resolution 245, moved to take from the 
Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 2491) to provide for reconciliation 
pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
fiscal year 1996; together with the following amendment of the Senate 
thereto, and concur in the Senate amendment:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:
       Senate amendment:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Balanced Budget Act of 
     1995''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF TITLES.

       This Act is organized into titles as follows:

Title I--Agriculture and Related Provisions
Title II--Banking, Housing, and Related Provisions
Title III--Communication and Spectrum Allocation Provisions
Title IV--Education and Related Provisions
Title V--Energy and Natural Resources Provisions
Title VI--Federal Retirement and Related Provisions
Title VII--Medicaid
Title VIII--Medicare
Title IX--Transportation and Related Provisions
Title X--Veterans and Related Provisions
Title XI--Revenues
Title XII--Teaching hospitals and graduate medical education; asset 
              sales; welfare; and other provisions
              TITLE I--AGRICULTURE AND RELATED PROVISIONS

     SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the 
     ``Agricultural Reconciliation Act of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents of this title 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1001. Short title; table of contents.

           Subtitle A--Agricultural Market Transition Program

Sec. 1101. Short title.
Sec. 1102. Definitions.
Sec. 1103. Production flexibility contracts.
Sec. 1104. Nonrecourse marketing assistance loans and loan deficiency 
              payments.
Sec. 1105. Payment limitations.
Sec. 1106. Peanut program.
Sec. 1107. Sugar program.
Sec. 1108. Administration.
Sec. 1109. Elimination of permanent price support authority.
Sec. 1110. Effect of amendments.

                        Subtitle B--Conservation

Sec. 1201. Conservation.

         Subtitle C--Agricultural Promotion and Export Programs

Sec. 1301. Market promotion program.
Sec. 1302. Export enhancement program.

                       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous

Sec. 1401. Crop insurance.
Sec. 1402. Collection and use of agricultural quarantine and inspection 
              fees.
Sec. 1403. Commodity Credit Corporation interest rate.
           Subtitle A--Agricultural Market Transition Program

     SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Agricultural Market 
     Transition Act''.

     SEC. 1102. DEFINITIONS.

       In this subtitle:
       (1) Considered planted.--The term ``considered planted'' 
     means acreage that is considered planted under title V of the 
     Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.) (as in 
     effect prior to the amendment made by section 1109(b)(2)).
       (2) Contract.--The term ``contract'' means a production 
     flexibility contract entered into under section 1103.
       (3) Contract acreage.--The term ``contract acreage'' means 
     1 or more crop acreage bases established for contract 
     commodities under title V of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (as 
     in effect prior to the amendment made by section 1109(b)(2)). 
     If a crop acreage base was not enrolled in an annual program 
     for the 1995 crop in order to increase crop acreage base, the 
     contract acreage for the 1996 crop shall reflect the 
     increased base acreage that would have been established under 
     title V of the Act (as so in effect).
       (4) Contract commodity.--The term `contract commodity' 
     means wheat, corn, grain sorghum, barley, oats, upland 
     cotton, and rice.
       (5) Contract payment.--The term ``contract payment'' means 
     a payment made under section 1103 pursuant to a contract.
       (6) Farm program payment yield.--The term ``farm program 
     payment yield'' means the farm program payment yield 
     established for the 1995 crop of a contract commodity under 
     title V of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (as in effect prior 
     to the amendment made by section 1109(b)(2)).
       (7) Loan commodity.--The term `loan commodity' means each 
     contract commodity, extra long staple cotton, and oilseeds.
       (8) Oilseed.--The term ``oilseed'' means a crop of 
     soybeans, sunflower seed, rapeseed, canola, safflower, 
     flaxseed, mustard seed, or, if designated by the Secretary, 
     other oilseeds.
       (9) Program.--The term ``program'' means the agricultural 
     market transition program established under this subtitle.
       (10) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of Agriculture.

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     SEC. 1103. PRODUCTION FLEXIBILITY CONTRACTS.

       (a) Contracts Authorized.--
       (1) Offer and terms.--Beginning as soon as practicable 
     after the date of the enactment of this subtitle, the 
     Secretary shall offer to enter into a contract with an 
     eligible owner or operator described in paragraph (2) on a 
     farm containing eligible farmland. Under the terms of a 
     contract, the owner or operator shall agree, in exchange for 
     annual contract payments, to comply with--
       (A) the conservation plan for the farm prepared in 
     accordance with section 1212 of the Food Security Act of 1985 
     (16 U.S.C. 3812);
       (B) wetland protection requirements applicable to the farm 
     under subtitle C of title XII of the Act (16 U.S.C. 3821 et 
     seq.); and
       (C) the planting flexibility requirements of subsection 
     (j).
       (2) Eligible owners and operators described.--The following 
     persons shall be considered to be an owner or operator 
     eligible to enter into a contract:
       (A) An owner of eligible farmland who assumes all of the 
     risk of producing a crop.
       (B) An owner of eligible farmland who shares in the risk of 
     producing a crop.
       (C) An operator of eligible farmland with a share-rent 
     lease of the eligible farmland, regardless of the length of 
     the lease, if the owner enters into the same contract.
       (D) An operator of eligible farmland who cash rents the 
     eligible farmland under a lease expiring on or after 
     September 30, 2002, in which case the consent of the owner is 
     not required.
       (E) An operator of eligible farmland who cash rents the 
     eligible farmland under a lease expiring before September 30, 
     2002, if the owner consents to the contract.
       (F) An owner of eligible farmland who cash rents the 
     eligible farmland and the lease term expires before September 
     30, 2002, but only if the actual operator of the farm 
     declines to enter into a contract. In the case of an owner 
     covered by this subparagraph, contract payments shall not 
     begin under a contract until the fiscal year following the 
     fiscal year in which the lease held by the nonparticipating 
     operator expires.
       (G) An owner or operator described in a preceding 
     subparagraph regardless of whether the owner or operator 
     purchased catastrophic risk protection for a fall-planted 
     1996 crop under section 508(b) of the Federal Crop Insurance 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)).
       (3) Tenants and sharecroppers.--In carrying out this 
     section, the Secretary shall provide adequate safeguards to 
     protect the interests of operators who are tenants and 
     sharecroppers.
       (b) Elements.--
       (1) Time for contracting.--
       (A) Deadline.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary may not enter into a contract after April 15, 1996.
       (B) Conservation reserve lands.--
       (i) In general.--At the beginning of each fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall allow an eligible owner or operator on a farm 
     covered by a conservation reserve contract entered into under 
     section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
     3831) that terminates after the date specified in 
     subparagraph (A) to enter into or expand a production 
     flexibility contract to cover the contract acreage of the 
     farm that was subject to the former conservation reserve 
     contract.
       (ii) Amount.--Contract payments made for contract acreage 
     under this subparagraph shall be made at the rate and amount 
     applicable to the annual contract payment level for the 
     applicable crop.
       (2) Duration of contract.--
       (A) Beginning date.--A contract shall begin with--
       (i) the 1996 crop of a contract commodity; or
       (ii) in the case of acreage that was subject to a 
     conservation reserve contract described in paragraph (1)(B), 
     the date the production flexibility contract was entered into 
     or expanded to cover the acreage.
       (B) Ending date.--A contract shall extend through the 2002 
     crop.
       (3) Estimation of contract payments.--At the time the 
     Secretary enters into a contract, the Secretary shall provide 
     an estimate of the minimum contract payments anticipated to 
     be made during at least the first fiscal year for which 
     contract payments will be made.
       (c) Eligible Farmland Described.--Land shall be considered 
     to be farmland eligible for coverage under a contract only if 
     the land has contract acreage attributable to the land and--
       (1) for at least 1 of the 1991 through 1995 crops, at least 
     a portion of the land was enrolled in the acreage reduction 
     program authorized for a crop of a contract commodity under 
     section 101B, 103B, 105B, or 107B of the Agricultural Act of 
     1949 (as in effect prior to the amendment made by section 
     1109(b)(2)) or was considered planted;
       (2) was subject to a conservation reserve contract under 
     section 1231 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 
     3831) whose term expired, or was voluntarily terminated, on 
     or after January 1, 1995; or
       (3) is released from coverage under a conservation reserve 
     contract by the Secretary during the period beginning on 
     January 1, 1995, and ending on the date specified in 
     subsection (b)(1)(A).
       (d) Time for Payment.--
       (1) In general.--An annual contract payment shall be made 
     not later than September 30 of each of fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.
       (2) Advance payments.--
       (A) Fiscal year 1996.--At the option of the owner or 
     operator, 50 percent of the contract payment for fiscal year 
     1996 shall be made not later than 60 days after the date on 
     which the owner or operator enters into a contract.
       (B) Subsequent fiscal years.--At the option of the owner or 
     operator for fiscal year 1997 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year, 50 percent of the annual contract payment shall be made 
     on December 15.
       (e) Amounts Available for Contract Payments for Each Fiscal 
     Year.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall expend on a fiscal 
     year basis the following amounts to satisfy the obligations 
     of the Secretary under all contracts:
       (A) For fiscal year 1996, $5,570,000,000.
       (B) For fiscal year 1997, $5,385,000,000.
       (C) For fiscal year 1998, $5,800,000,000.
       (D) For fiscal year 1999, $5,603,000,000.
       (E) For fiscal year 2000, $5,130,000,000.
       (F) For fiscal year 2001, $4,130,000,000.
       (G) For fiscal year 2002, $4,008,000,000.
       (2) Allocation.--The amount made available for a fiscal 
     year under paragraph (1) shall be allocated as follows:
       (A) For wheat, 26.26 percent.
       (B) For corn, 46.22 percent.
       (C) For grain sorghum, 5.11 percent.
       (D) For barley, 2.16 percent.
       (E) For oats, 0.15 percent.
       (F) For upland cotton, 11.63 percent.
       (G) For rice, 8.47 percent.
       (3) Adjustment.--The Secretary shall adjust the amounts 
     allocated for each contract commodity under paragraph (2) for 
     a particular fiscal year by--
       (A) subtracting an amount equal to the amount, if any, 
     necessary to satisfy payment requirements under sections 
     101B, 103B, 105B, and 107B of the Agricultural Act of 1949 
     (as in effect prior to the amendment made by section 
     1109(b)(2)) for the 1994 and 1995 crops of the commodity;
       (B) adding an amount equal to the sum of all producer 
     repayments of deficiency payments received under section 
     114(a)(2) of the Act (as so in effect) for the commodity;
       (C) adding an amount equal to the sum of all contract 
     payments withheld by the Secretary, at the request of 
     producers, during the preceding fiscal year as an offset 
     against producer repayments of deficiency payments otherwise 
     required under section 114(a)(2) of the Act (as so in effect) 
     for the commodity; and
       (D) adding an amount equal to the sum of all refunds of 
     contract payments received during the preceding fiscal year 
     under subsection (h) for the commodity.
       (f) Determination of Contract Payments.--
       (1) Individual payment quantity of contract commodities.--
     For each contract, the payment quantity of a contract 
     commodity for each fiscal year shall be equal to the product 
     of--
       (A) 85 percent of the contract acreage; and
       (B) the farm program payment yield.
       (2) Annual payment quantity of contract commodities.--The 
     payment quantity of each contract commodity covered by all 
     contracts for each fiscal year shall equal the sum of the 
     amounts calculated under paragraph (1) for each individual 
     contract.
       (3) Annual payment rate.--The payment rate for a contract 
     commodity for each fiscal year shall be equal to--
       (A) the amount made available under subsection (e) for the 
     contract commodity for the fiscal year; divided by
       (B) the amount determined under paragraph (2) for the 
     fiscal year.
       (4) Annual payment amount.--The amount to be paid under a 
     contract in effect for each fiscal year with respect to a 
     contract commodity shall be equal to the product of--
       (A) the payment quantity determined under paragraph (1) 
     with respect to the contract; and
       (B) the payment rate in effect under paragraph (3).
       (5) Assignment of contract payments.--The provisions of 
     section 8(g) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 590h(g)) (relating to assignment of payments) 
     shall apply to contract payments under this subsection. The 
     owner or operator making the assignment, or the assignee, 
     shall provide the Secretary with notice, in such manner as 
     the Secretary may require in the contract, of any assignment 
     made under this paragraph.
       (6) Sharing of contract payments.--The Secretary shall 
     provide for the sharing of contract payments among the owners 
     and operators subject to the contract on a fair and equitable 
     basis.
       (g) Payment Limitation.--The total amount of contract 
     payments made to a person under a contract during any fiscal 
     year may not exceed the payment limitations established under 
     section 1105.
       (h) Effect of Violation.--
       (1) Termination of contract.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), if an owner or operator subject to a contract 
     violates the conservation plan for the farm containing 
     eligible farmland under the contract, wetland protection 
     requirements applicable to the farm, or the planting 
     flexibility requirements of subsection (j), the Secretary 
     shall terminate the contract with respect to the owner or 
     operator. On the termination, the owner or operator shall 
     forfeit all rights to receive future contract payments and 
     shall refund to the Secretary all contract payments received 
     by the owner or operator during the period of the violation, 
     together with interest on the contract payments as determined 
     by the Secretary.
       (2) Refund or adjustment.--If the Secretary determines that 
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     warrant termination of the contract under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary may require the owner or operator subject to the 
     contract--
       (A) to refund to the Secretary that part of the contract 
     payments received by the owner or operator during the period 
     of the violation, together with interest on the contract 
     payments as determined by the Secretary; or
       (B) to accept a reduction in the amount of future contract 
     payments that is proportionate to the severity of the 
     violation, as determined by the Secretary.
       (3) Foreclosure.--An owner or operator subject to a 
     contract may not be required to make repayments to the 
     Secretary of amounts received under the contract if the 
     contract acreage has been foreclosed on and the Secretary 
     determines that forgiving the repayments is appropriate in 
     order to provide fair and equitable treatment. This paragraph 
     shall not void the responsibilities of such an owner or 
     operator under the contract if the owner or operator 
     continues or resumes operation, or control, of the contract 
     acreage. On the resumption of operation or control over the 
     contract acreage by the owner or operator, the provisions of 
     the contract in effect on the date of the foreclosure shall 
     apply.
       (4) Review.--A determination of the Secretary under this 
     subsection shall be considered to be an adverse decision for 
     purposes of the availability of administrative review of the 
     determination.
       (i) Transfer of Interest in Lands Subject to Contract.--
       (1) Effect of transfer.--Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), the transfer by an owner or operator subject to a 
     contract of the right and interest of the owner or operator 
     in the contract acreage shall result in the termination of 
     the contract with respect to the acreage, effective on the 
     date of the transfer, unless the transferee of the acreage 
     agrees with the Secretary to assume all obligations of the 
     contract. At the request of the transferee, the Secretary may 
     modify the contract if the modifications are consistent with 
     the objectives of this section as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (2) Exception.--If an owner or operator who is entitled to 
     a contract payment dies, becomes incompetent, or is otherwise 
     unable to receive the contract payment, the Secretary shall 
     make the payment, in accordance with regulations prescribed 
     by the Secretary.
       (j) Planting Flexibility.--
       (1) Permitted crops.--Subject to paragraph (2)(A), any 
     commodity or crop may be planted on contract acreage.
       (2) Limitations.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the planting of any fruit or vegetable, and unlimited haying 
     and grazing, shall be permitted on not more than 15 percent 
     of the contract acreage.
       (B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the 
     planting of contract commodities, lentils, mung beans, and 
     dry peas on contract acreage.
       (3) Alfalfa.--The planting of alfalfa on contract acreage 
     is unlimited, except that the quantity of acreage on which 
     the contract payment of the owner or operator would otherwise 
     be based shall be reduced for each acre planted to alfalfa in 
     excess of the limitation in effect under paragraph (2)(A) for 
     the contract.
       (4) Haying and grazing.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), 
     haying and grazing of contract acreage shall be permitted, 
     except during any consecutive 5-month period that is 
     established by the State committee established under section 
     8(b) of the Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act (16 
     U.S.C. 590h(b)) for a State. The 5-month period shall be 
     established during the period beginning April 1, and ending 
     October 31, of a year. In the case of a natural disaster, the 
     Secretary may permit unlimited haying and grazing on the 
     contract acreage.

     SEC. 1104. NONRECOURSE MARKETING ASSISTANCE LOANS AND LOAN 
                   DEFICIENCY PAYMENTS.

       (a) Availability of Nonrecourse Loans.--
       (1) Availability.--For each of the 1996 through 2002 crops 
     of each loan commodity, the Secretary shall make available to 
     producers on a farm nonrecourse marketing assistance loans 
     for loan commodities produced on the farm. The loans shall be 
     made under terms and conditions that are prescribed by the 
     Secretary and at the loan rate established under subsection 
     (b) for the loan commodity.
       (2) Eligible production.--The following production shall be 
     eligible for a marketing assistance loan under this section:
       (A) In the case of a marketing assistance loan for a 
     contract commodity, any production by a producer who has 
     entered into a production flexibility contract.
       (B) In the case of a marketing assistance loan for extra 
     long staple cotton and oilseeds, any production.
       (b) Loan Rates.--
       (1) Wheat.--
       (A) Loan rate.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the loan rate 
     for a marketing assistance loan for wheat shall be--
       (i) not less than 85 percent of the simple average price 
     received by producers of wheat, as determined by the 
     Secretary, during the marketing years for the immediately 
     preceding 5 crops of wheat, excluding the year in which the 
     average price was the highest and the year in which the 
     average price was the lowest in the period; but
       (ii) not more than $2.58 per bushel.
       (B) Stocks to use ratio adjustment.--If the Secretary 
     estimates for any marketing year that the ratio of ending 
     stocks of wheat to total use for the marketing year will be--
       (i) equal to or greater than 30 percent, the Secretary may 
     reduce the loan rate for wheat for the corresponding crop by 
     an amount not to exceed 10 percent in any year;
       (ii) less than 30 percent but not less than 15 percent, the 
     Secretary may reduce the loan rate for wheat for the 
     corresponding crop by an amount not to exceed 5 percent in 
     any year; or
       (iii) less than 15 percent, the Secretary may not reduce 
     the loan rate for wheat for the corresponding crop.
       (C) No effect on future years.--Any reduction in the loan 
     rate for wheat under subparagraph (B) shall not be considered 
     in determining the loan rate for wheat for subsequent years.
       (2) Feed grains.--
       (A) Loan rate for corn.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     loan rate for a marketing assistance loan for corn shall be--
       (i) not less than 85 percent of the simple average price 
     received by producers of corn, as determined by the 
     Secretary, during the marketing years for the immediately 
     preceding 5 crops of corn, excluding the year in which the 
     average price was the highest and the year in which the 
     average price was the lowest in the period; but
       (ii) not more than $1.89 per bushel.
       (B) Stocks to use ratio adjustment.--If the Secretary 
     estimates for any marketing year that the ratio of ending 
     stocks of corn to total use for the marketing year will be--
       (i) equal to or greater than 25 percent, the Secretary may 
     reduce the loan rate for corn for the corresponding crop by 
     an amount not to exceed 10 percent in any year;
       (ii) less than 25 percent but not less than 12.5 percent, 
     the Secretary may reduce the loan rate for corn for the 
     corresponding crop by an amount not to exceed 5 percent in 
     any year; or
       (iii) less than 12.5 percent the Secretary may not reduce 
     the loan rate for corn for the corresponding crop.
       (C) No effect on future years.--Any reduction in the loan 
     rate for corn under subparagraph (B) shall not be considered 
     in determining the loan rate for corn for subsequent years.
       (D) Other feed grains.--The loan rate for a marketing 
     assistance loan for grain sorghum, barley, and oats, 
     respectively, shall be established at such level as the 
     Secretary determines is fair and reasonable in relation to 
     the rate that loans are made available for corn, taking into 
     consideration the feeding value of the commodity in relation 
     to corn.
       (3) Upland cotton.--
       (A) Loan rate.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the loan rate 
     for a marketing assistance loan for upland cotton shall be 
     established by the Secretary at such loan rate, per pound, as 
     will reflect for the base quality of upland cotton, as 
     determined by the Secretary, at average locations in the 
     United States a rate that is not less than the smaller of--
       (i) 85 percent of the average price (weighted by market and 
     month) of the base quality of cotton as quoted in the 
     designated United States spot markets during 3 years of the 
     5-year period ending July 31 in the year in which the loan 
     rate is announced, excluding the year in which the average 
     price was the highest and the year in which the average price 
     was the lowest in the period; or
       (ii) 90 percent of the average, for the 15-week period 
     beginning July 1 of the year in which the loan rate is 
     announced, of the 5 lowest-priced growths of the growths 
     quoted for Middling 1\3/32\-inch cotton C.I.F. Northern 
     Europe (adjusted downward by the average difference during 
     the period April 15 through October 15 of the year in which 
     the loan is announced between the average Northern European 
     price quotation of such quality of cotton and the market 
     quotations in the designated United States spot markets for 
     the base quality of upland cotton), as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       (B) Limitations.--The loan rate for a marketing assistance 
     loan for upland cotton shall not be less than $0.50 per pound 
     or more than $0.5192 per pound.
       (4) Extra long staple cotton.--The loan rate for a 
     marketing assistance loan for extra long staple cotton shall 
     be--
       (A) not less than 85 percent of the simple average price 
     received by producers of extra long staple cotton, as 
     determined by the Secretary, during 3 years of the 5 previous 
     marketing years, excluding the year in which the average 
     price was the highest and the year in which the average price 
     was the lowest in the period; but
       (B) not more than $0.7965 per pound.
       (5) Rice.--The loan rate for a marketing assistance loan 
     for rice shall be $6.50 per hundredweight.
       (6) Oilseeds.--
       (A) Soybeans.--The loan rate for a marketing assistance 
     loan for soybeans shall be $4.92 per bushel.
       (B) Sunflower seed, canola, rapeseed, safflower, mustard 
     seed, and flaxseed.--The loan rates for a marketing 
     assistance loan for sunflower seed, canola, rapeseed, 
     safflower, mustard seed, and flaxseed, individually, shall be 
     $0.087 per pound.
       (C) Other oilseeds.--The loan rates for a marketing 
     assistance loan for other oilseeds shall be established at 
     such level as the Secretary determines is fair and reasonable 
     in relation to the loan rate available for soybeans, except 
     in no event shall the rate for the oilseeds (other than 
     cottonseed) be less than the rate established for soybeans on 
     a per-pound basis for the same crop.
       (c) Term of Loan.--In the case of each loan commodity 
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     extra long staple cotton), a marketing assistance loan under 
     subsection (a) shall have a term of 9 months beginning on the 
     first day of the first month after the month in which the 
     loan is made. A marketing assistance loan for upland cotton 
     or extra long staple cotton shall have a term of 10 months. 
     The Secretary may not extend the term of a marketing 
     assistance loan for any loan commodity.
       (d) Repayment.--
       (1) Repayment rates generally.--The Secretary shall permit 
     producers to repay a marketing assistance loan under 
     subsection (a) for a loan commodity (other than extra long 
     staple cotton) at a level that is the lesser of--
       (A) the loan rate established for the commodity under 
     subsection (b); or
       (B) the prevailing world market price for the commodity 
     (adjusted to United States quality and location), as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (2) Repayment rates for extra long staple cotton.--
     Repayment of a marketing assistance loan for extra long 
     staple cotton shall be at the loan rate established for the 
     commodity under subsection (b).
       (3) Prevailing world market price.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1)(B) and subsection (f), the Secretary shall 
     prescribe by regulation--
       (A) a formula to determine the prevailing world market 
     price for each loan commodity, adjusted to United States 
     quality and location; and
       (B) a mechanism by which the Secretary shall announce 
     periodically the prevailing world market price for each loan 
     commodity.
       (4) Adjustment of prevailing world market price for upland 
     cotton.--
       (A) In general.--During the period ending July 31, 2003, 
     the prevailing world market price for upland cotton (adjusted 
     to United States quality and location) established under 
     paragraph (3) shall be further adjusted if--
       (i) the adjusted prevailing world market price is less than 
     115 percent of the loan rate for upland cotton established 
     under subsection (b), as determined by the Secretary; and
       (ii) the Friday through Thursday average price quotation 
     for the lowest-priced United States growth as quoted for 
     Middling (M) 1\3/32\-inch cotton delivered C.I.F. Northern 
     Europe is greater than the Friday through Thursday average 
     price of the 5 lowest-priced growths of upland cotton, as 
     quoted for Middling (M) 1\3/32\-inch cotton, delivered C.I.F. 
     Northern Europe (referred to in this subsection as the 
     ``Northern Europe price'').
       (B) Further adjustment.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (C), the adjusted prevailing world market price for upland 
     cotton shall be further adjusted on the basis of some or all 
     of the following data, as available:
       (i) The United States share of world exports.
       (ii) The current level of cotton export sales and cotton 
     export shipments.
       (iii) Other data determined by the Secretary to be relevant 
     in establishing an accurate prevailing world market price for 
     upland cotton (adjusted to United States quality and 
     location).
       (C) Limitation on further adjustment.--The adjustment under 
     subparagraph (B) may not exceed the difference between--
       (i) the Friday through Thursday average price for the 
     lowest-priced United States growth as quoted for Middling 
     1\3/32\-inch cotton delivered C.I.F. Northern Europe; and
       (ii) the Northern Europe price.
       (e) Loan Deficiency Payments.--
       (1) Availability.--Except as provided in paragraph (4), the 
     Secretary may make loan deficiency payments available to 
     producers who, although eligible to obtain a marketing 
     assistance loan under subsection (a) with respect to a loan 
     commodity, agree to forgo obtaining the loan for the 
     commodity in return for payments under this subsection.
       (2) Computation.--A loan deficiency payment under this 
     subsection shall be computed by multiplying--
       (A) the loan payment rate determined under paragraph (3) 
     for the loan commodity; by
       (B) the quantity of the loan commodity that the producers 
     on a farm are eligible to place under loan but for which the 
     producers forgo obtaining the loan in return for payments 
     under this subsection.
       (3) Loan payment rate.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the loan payment rate shall be the amount by which--
       (A) the loan rate established under subsection (b) for the 
     loan commodity; exceeds
       (B) the rate at which a loan for the commodity may be 
     repaid under subsection (d).
       (4) Exception for extra long staple cotton.--This 
     subsection shall not apply with respect to extra long staple 
     cotton.
       (f) Special Marketing Loan Provisions for Upland Cotton.--
       (1) First handler marketing certificates.--
       (A) In general.--During the period ending on July 31, 2003, 
     if the repayment rates provided in subsection (d) for upland 
     cotton or the availability of loan deficiency payments for 
     upland cotton under subsection (e) fails to make United 
     States upland cotton fully competitive in world markets and 
     the prevailing world market price of upland cotton (adjusted 
     to United States quality and location) is below the current 
     loan repayment rate for upland cotton, to make United States 
     upland cotton competitive in world markets and to maintain 
     and expand domestic consumption and exports of upland cotton 
     produced in the United States, the Secretary shall provide 
     for the issuance of marketing certificates or cash payments 
     in accordance with this paragraph.
       (B) Payments.--The Commodity Credit Corporation, under such 
     regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, shall make 
     payments, through the issuance of marketing certificates or 
     cash payments, to first handlers of upland cotton (persons 
     regularly engaged in buying or selling upland cotton) who 
     have entered into an agreement with the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation to participate in the program established under 
     this paragraph. The payments shall be made in such amounts 
     and subject to such terms and conditions as the Secretary 
     determines will make upland cotton produced in the United 
     States available at competitive prices, consistent with the 
     purposes of this paragraph.
       (C) Value.--The value of each certificate or cash payment 
     issued under subparagraph (B) shall be based on the 
     difference between--
       (i) the loan repayment rate for upland cotton; and
       (ii) the prevailing world market price of upland cotton 
     (adjusted to United States quality and location), as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (D) Redemption, marketing, or exchange.--The Commodity 
     Credit Corporation, under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary, may assist any person receiving marketing 
     certificates under this paragraph in the redemption of 
     certificates for cash, or marketing or exchange of the 
     certificates for agricultural commodities or products owned 
     by the Commodity Credit Corporation, at such times, in such 
     manner, and at such price levels as the Secretary determines 
     will best effectuate the purposes of the program established 
     under this paragraph. Any price restrictions that may 
     otherwise apply to the disposition of agricultural 
     commodities by the Commodity Credit Corporation shall not 
     apply to the redemption of certificates under this paragraph.
       (E) Designation of commodities and products; charges.--
     Insofar as practicable, the Secretary shall permit owners of 
     certificates to designate the commodities and products, 
     including storage sites, the owners would prefer to receive 
     in exchange for certificates. If any certificate is not 
     presented for redemption, marketing, or exchange within a 
     reasonable number of days after the issuance of the 
     certificate (as determined by the Secretary), reasonable 
     costs of storage and other carrying charges, as determined by 
     the Secretary, shall be deducted from the value of the 
     certificate for the period beginning after the reasonable 
     number of days and ending with the date of the presentation 
     of the certificate to the Commodity Credit Corporation.
       (F) Displacement.--The Secretary shall take such measures 
     as may be necessary to prevent the marketing or exchange of 
     agricultural commodities and products for certificates under 
     this subsection from adversely affecting the income of 
     producers of the commodities or products.
       (G) Transfers.--Under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary, certificates issued to cotton handlers under this 
     paragraph may be transferred to other handlers and persons 
     approved by the Secretary.
       (2) Cotton user marketing certificates.--
       (A) Issuance.--Subject to subparagraph (D), during the 
     period ending July 31, 2003, the Secretary shall issue 
     marketing certificates or cash payments to domestic users and 
     exporters for documented purchases by domestic users and 
     sales for export by exporters made in the week following a 
     consecutive 4-week period in which--
       (i) the Friday through Thursday average price quotation for 
     the lowest-priced United States growth, as quoted for 
     Middling (M) 1\3/32\-inch cotton, delivered C.I.F. Northern 
     Europe exceeds the Northern Europe price by more than 1.25 
     cents per pound; and
       (ii) the prevailing world market price for upland cotton 
     (adjusted to United States quality and location) does not 
     exceed 130 percent of the loan rate for upland cotton 
     established under subsection (b).
       (B) Value of certificates or payments.--The value of the 
     marketing certificates or cash payments shall be based on the 
     amount of the difference (reduced by 1.25 cents per pound) in 
     the prices during the 4th week of the consecutive 4-week 
     period multiplied by the quantity of upland cotton included 
     in the documented sales.
       (C) Administration.--Subparagraphs (D) through (G) of 
     paragraph (1) shall apply to marketing certificates issued 
     under this paragraph. Any such certificates may be 
     transferred to other persons in accordance with regulations 
     issued by the Secretary.
       (D) Exception.--The Secretary shall not issue marketing 
     certificates or cash payments under subparagraph (A) if, for 
     the immediately preceding consecutive 10-week period, the 
     Friday through Thursday average price quotation for the 
     lowest priced United States growth, as quoted for Middling 
     (M) 1\3/32\-inch cotton, delivered C.I.F. Northern Europe, 
     adjusted for the value of any certificate issued under this 
     paragraph, exceeds the Northern Europe price by more than 
     1.25 cents per pound.
       (E) Limitation on expenditures.--Total expenditures under 
     this paragraph shall not exceed $701,000,000 during fiscal 
     years 1996 through 2002.
       (3) Special import quota.--
       (A) Establishment.--The President shall carry out an import 
     quota program that provides that, during the period ending 
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     2003, whenever the Secretary determines and announces that 
     for any consecutive 10-week period, the Friday through 
     Thursday average price quotation for the lowest-priced United 
     States growth, as quoted for Middling (M) 1\3/32\-inch 
     cotton, delivered C.I.F. Northern Europe, adjusted for the 
     value of any certificates issued under paragraph (2), exceeds 
     the Northern Europe price by more than 1.25 cents per pound, 
     there shall immediately be in effect a special import quota.
       (B) Quantity.--The quota shall be equal to 1 week's 
     consumption of upland cotton by domestic mills at the 
     seasonally adjusted average rate of the most recent 3 months 
     for which data are available.
       (C) Application.--The quota shall apply to upland cotton 
     purchased not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     Secretary's announcement under subparagraph (A) and entered 
     into the United States not later than 180 days after the 
     date.
       (D) Overlap.--A special quota period may be established 
     that overlaps any existing quota period if required by 
     subparagraph (A), except that a special quota period may not 
     be established under this paragraph if a quota period has 
     been established under subsection (g).
       (E) Preferential tariff treatment.--The quantity under a 
     special import quota shall be considered to be an in-quota 
     quantity for purposes of--
       (i) section 213(d) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 
     Act (19 U.S.C. 2703(d));
       (ii) section 204 of the Andean Trade Preference Act (19 
     U.S.C. 3203);
       (iii) section 503(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2463(d)); and
       (iv) General Note 3(a)(iv) to the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule.
       (F) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term ``special 
     import quota'' means a quantity of imports that is not 
     subject to the over-quota tariff rate of a tariff-rate quota.
       (g) Limited Global Import Quota For Upland Cotton.--
       (1) In general.--The President shall carry out an import 
     quota program that provides that whenever the Secretary 
     determines and announces that the average price of the base 
     quality of upland cotton, as determined by the Secretary, in 
     the designated spot markets for a month exceeded 130 percent 
     of the average price of such quality of cotton in the markets 
     for the preceding 36 months, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, there shall immediately be in effect a 
     limited global import quota subject to the following 
     conditions:
       (A) Quantity.--The quantity of the quota shall be equal to 
     21 days of domestic mill consumption of upland cotton at the 
     seasonally adjusted average rate of the most recent 3 months 
     for which data are available.
       (B) Quantity if prior quota.--If a quota has been 
     established under this subsection during the preceding 12 
     months, the quantity of the quota next established under this 
     subsection shall be the smaller of 21 days of domestic mill 
     consumption calculated under subparagraph (A) or the quantity 
     required to increase the supply to 130 percent of the demand.
       (C) Preferential tariff treatment.--The quantity under a 
     limited global import quota shall be considered to be an in-
     quota quantity for purposes of--
       (i) section 213(d) of the Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery 
     Act (19 U.S.C. 2703(d));
       (ii) section 204 of the Andean Trade Preference Act (19 
     U.S.C. 3203);
       (iii) section 503(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2463(d)); and
       (iv) General Note 3(a)(iv) to the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule.
       (D) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       (i) Supply.--The term ``supply'' means, using the latest 
     official data of the Bureau of the Census, the Department of 
     Agriculture, and the Department of the Treasury--

       (I) the carry-over of upland cotton at the beginning of the 
     marketing year (adjusted to 480-pound bales) in which the 
     quota is established;
       (II) production of the current crop; and
       (III) imports to the latest date available during the 
     marketing year.

       (ii) Demand.--The term ``demand'' means--

       (I) the average seasonally adjusted annual rate of domestic 
     mill consumption in the most recent 3 months for which data 
     are available; and
       (II) the larger of--

       (aa) average exports of upland cotton during the preceding 
     6 marketing years; or
       (bb) cumulative exports of upland cotton plus outstanding 
     export sales for the marketing year in which the quota is 
     established.
       (iii) Limited global import quota.--The term ``limited 
     global import quota'' means a quantity of imports that is not 
     subject to the over-quota tariff rate of a tariff-rate quota.
       (D) Quota entry period.--When a quota is established under 
     this subsection, cotton may be entered under the quota during 
     the 90-day period beginning on the date the quota is 
     established by the Secretary.
       (2) No overlap.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a quota 
     period may not be established that overlaps an existing quota 
     period or a special quota period established under subsection 
     (f)(3).

     SEC. 1105. PAYMENT LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Limitation on Payments Under Production Flexibility 
     Contracts.--The total amount of contract payments made to a 
     person under 1 or more production flexibility contracts 
     during any fiscal year may not exceed $40,000.
       (b) Limitation on Marketing Loan Gains and Loan Deficiency 
     Payments.--
       (1) Limitation.--The total amount of payments specified in 
     paragraph (2) that a person shall be entitled to receive 
     under section 1104 for contract commodities and oilseeds 
     during any fiscal year may not exceed $75,000.
       (2) Description of payments.--The payments referred to in 
     paragraph (1) are the following:
       (A) Any gain realized by a producer from repaying a 
     marketing assistance loan for a crop of any loan commodity at 
     a lower level than the original loan rate established for the 
     commodity under section 1104(b).
       (B) Any loan deficiency payment received for a loan 
     commodity under section 1104(e).
       (c) Applicability of Other Provisions Regarding Payment 
     Limitations.--Paragraphs (5), (6), and (7) of section 1001 
     and sections 1001A through 1001C of the Food Security Act of 
     1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308 et seq.) shall apply with respect to the 
     application of payment limitations under this section.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1001 of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (7 U.S.C. 1308) is amended by striking 
     ``1997'' each place it appears in paragraphs (1)(A), (1)(B), 
     and (2)(A) and inserting ``1995''.

     SEC. 1106. PEANUT PROGRAM.

       (a) Quota Peanuts.--
       (1) Availability of loans.--The Secretary shall make 
     nonrecourse loans available to producers of quota peanuts.
       (2) Loan rate.--The national average quota loan rate for 
     quota peanuts shall be $610 per ton.
       (3) Inspection, handling, or storage.--The loan amount may 
     not be reduced by the Secretary by any deductions for 
     inspection, handling, or storage.
       (4) Location and other factors.--The Secretary may make 
     adjustments in the loan rate for quota peanuts for location 
     of peanuts and such other factors as are authorized by 
     section 411 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938.
       (b) Additional Peanuts.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall make nonrecourse loans 
     available to producers of additional peanuts at such rates as 
     the Secretary finds appropriate, taking into consideration 
     the demand for peanut oil and peanut meal, expected prices of 
     other vegetable oils and protein meals, and the demand for 
     peanuts in foreign markets.
       (2) Announcement.--The Secretary shall announce the loan 
     rate for additional peanuts of each crop not later than 
     February 15 preceding the marketing year for the crop for 
     which the loan rate is being determined.
       (c) Area Marketing Associations.--
       (1) Warehouse storage loans.--
       (A) In general.--In carrying out subsections (a) and (b), 
     the Secretary shall make warehouse storage loans available in 
     each of the producing areas (described in section 1446.95 of 
     title 7 of the Code of Federal Regulations (January 1, 1989)) 
     to a designated area marketing association of peanut 
     producers that is selected and approved by the Secretary and 
     that is operated primarily for the purpose of conducting the 
     loan activities. The Secretary may not make warehouse storage 
     loans available to any cooperative that is engaged in 
     operations or activities concerning peanuts other than those 
     operations and activities specified in this section and 
     section 358e of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 
     U.S.C. 1359a).
       (B) Administrative and supervisory activities.--An area 
     marketing association shall be used in administrative and 
     supervisory activities relating to loans and marketing 
     activities under this section and section 358e of the 
     Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359a).
       (C) Association costs.--Loans made to the association under 
     this paragraph shall include such costs as the area marketing 
     association reasonably may incur in carrying out the 
     responsibilities, operations, and activities of the 
     association under this section and section 358e of the 
     Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1359a).
       (2) Pools for quota and additional peanuts.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall require that each area 
     marketing association establish pools and maintain complete 
     and accurate records by area and segregation for quota 
     peanuts handled under loan and for additional peanuts placed 
     under loan, except that separate pools shall be established 
     for Valencia peanuts produced in New Mexico. Bright hull and 
     dark hull Valencia peanuts shall be considered as separate 
     types for the purpose of establishing the pools.
       (B) Net gains.--Net gains on peanuts in each pool, unless 
     otherwise approved by the Secretary, shall be distributed 
     only to producers who placed peanuts in the pool and shall be 
     distributed in proportion to the value of the peanuts placed 
     in the pool by each producer. Net gains for peanuts in each 
     pool shall consist of the following:
       (i) Quota peanuts.--For quota peanuts, the net gains over 
     and above the loan indebtedness and other costs or losses 
     incurred on peanuts placed in the pool.
       (ii) Additional peanuts.--For additional peanuts, the net 
     gains over and above the loan indebtedness and other costs or 
     losses incurred on peanuts placed in the pool for additional 
     peanuts.
       (d) Losses.--Losses in quota area pools shall be covered 
     using the following sources in the following order of 
     priority:
       (1) Transfers from additional loan pools.--The proceeds due 
     any producer from any pool shall be reduced by the amount of 
     any loss that is incurred with respect to peanuts transferred 
     from an additional loan pool to a quota loan pool by the 
     producer under

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     section 358-1(b)(8) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 
     1938 (7 U.S.C. 1358-1(b)(8)).
       (2) Other producers in same pool.--Further losses in an 
     area quota pool shall be offset by reducing the gain of any 
     producer in the pool by the amount of pool gains attributed 
     to the same producer from the sale of additional peanuts for 
     domestic and export edible use.
       (3) Use of marketing assessments.--The Secretary shall use 
     funds collected under subsection (g) (except funds 
     attributable to handlers) to offset further losses in area 
     quota pools. The Secretary shall transfer to the Treasury 
     those funds collected under subsection (g) and available for 
     use under this subsection that the Secretary determines are 
     not required to cover losses in area quota pools.
       (4) Cross compliance.--Further losses in area quota pools, 
     other than losses incurred as a result of transfers from 
     additional loan pools to quota loan pools under section 358-
     1(b)(8) of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 
     1358-1(b)(8)), shall be offset by any gains or profits from 
     quota pools in other production areas (other than separate 
     type pools established under subsection (c)(2)(A) for 
     Valencia peanuts produced in New Mexico) in such manner as 
     the Secretary shall by regulation prescribe.
       (5) Increased assessments.--If use of the authorities 
     provided in the preceding paragraphs is not sufficient to 
     cover losses in an area quota pool, the Secretary shall 
     increase the marketing assessment established under 
     subsection (g) by such an amount as the Secretary considers 
     necessary to cover the losses. The increased assessment shall 
     apply only to quota peanuts in the production area covered by 
     the pool. Amounts collected under subsection (g) as a result 
     of the increased assessment shall be retained by the 
     Secretary to cover losses in that pool.
       (e) Disapproval of Quotas.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, no loan for quota peanuts may be made 
     available by the Secretary for any crop of peanuts with 
     respect to which poundage quotas have been disapproved by 
     producers, as provided for in section 358-1(d) of the 
     Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1358-1(d)).
       (f) Quality Improvement.--
       (1) In general.--With respect to peanuts under loan, the 
     Secretary shall--
       (A) promote the crushing of peanuts at a greater risk of 
     deterioration before peanuts of a lesser risk of 
     deterioration;
       (B) ensure that all Commodity Credit Corporation 
     inventories of peanuts sold for domestic edible use must be 
     shown to have been officially inspected by licensed 
     Department of Agriculture inspectors both as farmer stock and 
     shelled or cleaned in-shell peanuts;
       (C) continue to endeavor to operate the peanut program so 
     as to improve the quality of domestic peanuts and ensure the 
     coordination of activities under the Peanut Administrative 
     Committee established under Marketing Agreement No. 146, 
     regulating the quality of domestically produced peanuts 
     (under the Agricultural Adjustment Act (7 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.), reenacted with amendments by the Agricultural 
     Marketing Agreement Act of 1937); and
       (D) ensure that any changes made in the peanut program as a 
     result of this subsection requiring additional production or 
     handling at the farm level shall be reflected as an upward 
     adjustment in the Department of Agriculture loan schedule.
       (2) Exports and other peanuts.--The Secretary shall require 
     that all peanuts in the domestic and export markets fully 
     comply with all quality standards under Marketing Agreement 
     No. 146.
       (g) Marketing Assessment.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for a 
     nonrefundable marketing assessment. The assessment shall be 
     made on a per pound basis in an amount equal to 1.1 percent 
     for each of the 1994 and 1995 crops, 1.15 percent for the 
     1996 crop, and 1.2 percent for each of the 1997 through 2002 
     crops, of the national average quota or additional peanut 
     loan rate for the applicable crop.
       (2) First purchasers.--
       (A) In general.--Except as provided under paragraphs (3) 
     and (4), Secretary.the first purchaser of peanuts shall--
       (i) collect from the producer a marketing assessment equal 
     to the quantity of peanuts acquired multiplied by--

       (I) in the case of each of the 1994 and 1995 crops, .55 
     percent of the applicable national average loan rate;
       (II) in the case of the 1996 crop, .6 percent of the 
     applicable national average loan rate; and
       (III) in the case of each of the 1997 through 2002 crops, 
     .65 percent of the applicable national average loan rate;

       (ii) pay, in addition to the amount collected under clause 
     (i), a marketing assessment in an amount equal to the 
     quantity of peanuts acquired multiplied by .55 percent of the 
     applicable national average loan rate; and
       (iii) remit the amounts required under clauses (i) and (ii) 
     to the Commodity Credit Corporation in a manner specified by 
     the Secretary.
       (B) Definition of first purchaser.--In this subsection, the 
     term ``first purchaser'' means a person acquiring peanuts 
     from a producer except that in the case of peanuts forfeited 
     by a producer to the Commodity Credit Corporation, the term 
     means the person acquiring the peanuts from the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation.
       (3) Other private marketings.--In the case of a private 
     marketing by a producer directly to a consumer through a 
     retail or wholesale outlet or in the case of a marketing by 
     the producer outside of the continental United States, the 
     producer shall be responsible for the full amount of the 
     assessment and shall remit the assessment by such time as is 
     specified by the Secretary.
       (4) Loan peanuts.--In the case of peanuts that are pledged 
     as collateral for a loan made under this section, \1/2\ of 
     the assessment shall be deducted from the proceeds of the 
     loan. The remainder of the assessment shall be paid by the 
     first purchaser of the peanuts. For purposes of computing net 
     gains on peanuts under this section, the reduction in loan 
     proceeds shall be treated as having been paid to the 
     producer.
       (5) Penalties.--If any person fails to collect or remit the 
     reduction required by this subsection or fails to comply with 
     the requirements for recordkeeping or otherwise as are 
     required by the Secretary to carry out this subsection, the 
     person shall be liable to the Secretary for a civil penalty 
     up to an amount determined by multiplying--
       (A) the quantity of peanuts involved in the violation; by
       (B) the national average quota peanut rate for the 
     applicable crop year.
       (6) Enforcement.--The Secretary may enforce this subsection 
     in the courts of the United States.
       (h) Crops.--Subsections (a) through (f) shall be effective 
     only for the 1996 through 2002 crops of peanuts.
       (i) Marketing Quotas.--
       (1) In general.--Part VI of subtitle B of title III of the 
     Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 is amended--
       (A) in section 358-1 (7 U.S.C. 1358-1)--
       (i) in the section heading, by striking ``1991 through 1997 
     crops of'';
       (ii) in subsections (a)(1), (b)(1)(B), (b)(2)(A), 
     (b)(2)(C), and (b)(3)(A), by striking ``of the 1991 through 
     1997 marketing years'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``marketing year'';
       (iii) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``1990'' and 
     inserting ``1990, for the 1991 through 1995 marketing years, 
     and 1995, for the 1996 through 2002 marketing years'';
       (iv) in subsection (b)(1)(A)--

       (I) by striking ``each of the 1991 through 1997 marketing 
     years'' and inserting ``each marketing year''; and
       (II) in clause (i), by inserting before the semicolon the 
     following: ``, in the case of the 1991 through 1995 marketing 
     years, and the 1995 marketing year, in the case of the 1996 
     through 2002 marketing years''; and

       (v) in subsection (f), by striking ``1997'' and inserting 
     ``2002'';
       (B) in section 358b (7 U.S.C. 1358b)--
       (i) in the section heading, by striking ``1991 through 1995 
     crops of''; and
       (ii) in subsection (c), by striking ``1995'' and inserting 
     ``2002'';
       (C) in section 358c(d) (7 U.S.C. 1358c(d)), by striking 
     ``1995'' and inserting ``2002''; and
       (D) in section 358e (7 U.S.C. 1359a)--
       (i) in the section heading, by striking ``for 1991 through 
     1997 crops of peanuts''; and
       (ii) in subsection (i), by striking ``1997'' and inserting 
     ``2002''.
       (2) Elimination of quota floor.--Section 358-1(a)(1) of the 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 1358-1(a)(1)) is amended by striking the second 
     sentence.
       (3) Temporary quota allocation.--Section 358-1 of the Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 1358-1) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``domestic edible, 
     seed,'' and inserting ``domestic edible use''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)(2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``subparagraph (B) and 
     subject to''; and
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Temporary quota allocation.--
       ``(i) Allocation related to seed peanuts.--Temporary 
     allocation of quota pounds for the marketing year only in 
     which the crop is planted shall be made to producers for each 
     of the 1996 through 2002 marketing years as provided in this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(ii) Quantity.--The temporary quota allocation shall be 
     equal to the pounds of seed peanuts planted on the farm, as 
     may be adjusted under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(iii) Additional quota.--The temporary allocation of 
     quota pounds under this paragraph shall be in addition to the 
     farm poundage quota otherwise established under this 
     subsection and shall be credited, for the applicable 
     marketing year only, in total to the producer of the peanuts 
     on the farm in a manner prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(iv) Effect of other requirements.--Nothing in this 
     section alters or changes the requirements regarding the use 
     of quota and additional peanuts established by section 
     358e(b).''.
       (4) Undermarketings.--Part VI of subtitle B of title III of 
     the Act is amended--
       (A) in section 358-1(b) (7 U.S.C. 1358-1(b))--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(B), by striking ``including--'' and 
     clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting ``including any increases 
     resulting from the allocation of quotas voluntarily released 
     for 1 year under paragraph (7).'';
       (ii) in paragraph (3)(B), by striking ``include--'' and 
     clauses (i) and (ii) and inserting ``include any increase 
     resulting from the allocation of quotas voluntarily released 
     for 1 year under paragraph (7).''; and
       (iii) by striking paragraphs (8) and (9); and
       (B) in section 358b(a) (7 U.S.C. 1358b(a))--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(including any 
     applicable under marketings)'' both places it appears;

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       (ii) in paragraph (1)(A), by striking ``of undermarketings 
     and'';
       (iii) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(including any 
     applicable under marketings)''; and
       (iv) in paragraph (3), by striking ``(including any 
     applicable undermarketings)''.
       (5) Disaster transfers.--Section 358-1(b) of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 1358-1(b)), as amended by paragraph (4)(A)(iii), is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Disaster transfers.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     additional peanuts produced on a farm from which the quota 
     poundage was not harvested and marketed because of drought, 
     flood, or any other natural disaster, or any other condition 
     beyond the control of the producer, may be transferred to the 
     quota loan pool for pricing purposes on such basis as the 
     Secretary shall by regulation provide.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The poundage of peanuts transferred 
     under subparagraph (A) shall not exceed the difference 
     between--
       ``(i) the total quantity of peanuts meeting quality 
     requirements for domestic edible use, as determined by the 
     Secretary, marketed from the farm; and
       ``(ii) the total farm poundage quota, excluding quota 
     pounds transferred to the farm in the fall.
       ``(C) Support rate.--Peanuts transferred under this 
     paragraph shall be supported at not more than 70 percent of 
     the quota support rate for the marketing years in which the 
     transfers occur. The transfers for a farm shall not exceed 25 
     percent of the total farm quota pounds, excluding pounds 
     transferred in the fall.''.

     SEC. 1107. SUGAR PROGRAM.

       (a) Sugarcane.--The Secretary shall make loans available to 
     processors of domestically grown sugarcane at a rate equal to 
     18 cents per pound for raw cane sugar.
       (b) Sugar Beets.--The Secretary shall make loans available 
     to processors of domestically grown sugar beets at a rate 
     equal to 22.9 cents per pound for refined beet sugar.
       (c) Term of Loans.--
       (1) In general.--Loans under this section during any fiscal 
     year shall be made available not earlier than the beginning 
     of the fiscal year and shall mature at the earlier of--
       (A) the end of 9 months; or
       (B) the end of the fiscal year.
       (2) Supplemental loans.--In the case of loans made under 
     this section in the last 3 months of a fiscal year, the 
     processor may repledge the sugar as collateral for a second 
     loan in the subsequent fiscal year, except that the second 
     loan shall--
       (A) be made at the loan rate in effect at the time the 
     second loan is made; and
       (B) mature in 9 months less the quantity of time that the 
     first loan was in effect.
       (d) Loan Type; Processor Assurances.--
       (1) Recourse loans.--Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall carry out this section through the use of 
     recourse loans.
       (2) Nonrecourse loans.--During any fiscal year in which the 
     tariff rate quota for imports of sugar into the United States 
     is established at, or is increased to, a level in excess of 
     1,500,000 short tons raw value, the Secretary shall carry out 
     this section by making available nonrecourse loans. Any 
     recourse loan previously made available by the Secretary 
     under this section during the fiscal year shall be changed by 
     the Secretary into a nonrecourse loan.
       (3) Processor assurances.--If the Secretary is required 
     under paragraph (2) to make nonrecourse loans available 
     during a fiscal year or to change recourse loans into 
     nonrecourse loans, the Secretary shall obtain from each 
     processor that receives a loan under this section such 
     assurances as the Secretary considers adequate to ensure that 
     the processor will provide payments to producers that are 
     proportional to the value of the loan received by the 
     processor for sugar beets and sugarcane delivered by 
     producers served by the processor. The Secretary may 
     establish appropriate minimum payments for purposes of this 
     paragraph.
       (e) Marketing Assessment.--
       (1) Sugarcane.--Effective for marketings of raw cane sugar 
     during the 1996 through 2003 fiscal years, the first 
     processor of sugarcane shall remit to the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation a nonrefundable marketing assessment in an amount 
     equal to--
       (A) in the case of marketings during fiscal year 1996, 1.1 
     percent of the loan rate established under subsection (a) per 
     pound of raw cane sugar, processed by the processor from 
     domestically produced sugarcane or sugarcane molasses, that 
     has been marketed (including the transfer or delivery of the 
     sugar to a refinery for further processing or marketing); and
       (B) in the case of marketings during each of fiscal years 
     1997 through 2003, 1.375 percent of the loan rate established 
     under subsection (a) per pound of raw cane sugar, processed 
     by the processor from domestically produced sugarcane or 
     sugarcane molasses, that has been marketed (including the 
     transfer or delivery of the sugar to a refinery for further 
     processing or marketing).
       (2) Sugar beets.--Effective for marketings of beet sugar 
     during the 1996 through 2003 fiscal years, the first 
     processor of sugar beets shall remit to the Commodity Credit 
     Corporation a nonrefundable marketing assessment in an amount 
     equal to--
       (A) in the case of marketings during fiscal year 1996, 
     1.1794 percent of the loan rate established under subsection 
     (a) per pound of beet sugar, processed by the processor from 
     domestically produced sugar beets or sugar beet molasses, 
     that has been marketed; and
       (B) in the case of marketings during each of fiscal years 
     1997 through 2003, 1.47425 percent of the loan rate 
     established under subsection (a) per pound of beet sugar, 
     processed by the processor from domestically produced sugar 
     beets or sugar beet molasses, that has been marketed.
       (3) Collection.--
       (A) Timing.--A marketing assessment required under this 
     subsection shall be collected on a monthly basis and shall be 
     remitted to the Commodity Credit Corporation not later than 
     30 days after the end of each month. Any cane sugar or beet 
     sugar processed during a fiscal year that has not been 
     marketed by September 30 of the year shall be subject to 
     assessment on that date. The sugar shall not be subject to a 
     second assessment at the time that it is marketed.
       (B) Manner.--Subject to subparagraph (A), marketing 
     assessments shall be collected under this subsection in the 
     manner prescribed by the Secretary and shall be 
     nonrefundable.
       (4) Penalties.--If any person fails to remit the assessment 
     required by this subsection or fails to comply with such 
     requirements for recordkeeping or otherwise as are required 
     by the Secretary to carry out this subsection, the person 
     shall be liable to the Secretary for a civil penalty up to an 
     amount determined by multiplying--
       (A) the quantity of cane sugar or beet sugar involved in 
     the violation; by
       (B) the loan rate for the applicable crop of sugarcane or 
     sugar beets.
       (5) Enforcement.--The Secretary may enforce this subsection 
     in a court of the United States.
       (f) Forfeiture Penalty.--
       (1) In general.--A penalty shall be assessed on the 
     forfeiture of any sugar pledged as collateral for a 
     nonrecourse loan under this section.
       (2) Sugarcane.--The penalty for sugarcane shall be 1 cent 
     per pound.
       (3) Sugar beets.--The penalty for sugar beets shall bear 
     the same relation to the penalty for sugarcane as the 
     marketing assessment for sugar beets bears to the marketing 
     assessment for sugarcane.
       (4) Effect of forfeiture.--Any payments owed producers by a 
     processor that forfeits of any sugar pledged as collateral 
     for a nonrecourse loan shall be reduced in proportion to the 
     loan forfeiture penalty incurred by the processor.
       (g) Information Reporting.--
       (1) Duty of processors and refiners to report.--A sugarcane 
     processor, cane sugar refiner, and sugar beet processor shall 
     furnish the Secretary, on a monthly basis, such information 
     as the Secretary may require to administer sugar programs, 
     including the quantity of purchases of sugarcane, sugar 
     beets, and sugar, and production, importation, distribution, 
     and stock levels of sugar.
       (2) Penalty.--Any person willfully failing or refusing to 
     furnish the information, or furnishing willfully any false 
     information, shall be subject to a civil penalty of not more 
     than $10,000 for each such violation.
       (3) Monthly reports.--Taking into consideration the 
     information received under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     publish on a monthly basis composite data on production, 
     imports, distribution, and stock levels of sugar.
       (h) Marketing Allotments.--Part VII of subtitle B of title 
     III of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 
     1359aa et seq.) is repealed.
       (i) Crops.--This section (other than subsection (h)) shall 
     be effective only for the 1996 through 2002 crops of sugar 
     beets and sugarcane.

     SEC. 1108. ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Commodity Credit Corporation.--
       (1) Use of corporation.--The Secretary shall carry out this 
     subtitle through the Commodity Credit Corporation.
       (2) Salaries and expenses.--No funds of the Corporation 
     shall be used for any salary or expense of any officer or 
     employee of the Department of Agriculture in connection with 
     the administration of payments or loans under this subtitle.
       (b) Administration.--Title IV of the Agricultural 
     Adjustment Act of 1938 (as added by section 1109) shall apply 
     to the administration of this subtitle.
       (c) Regulations.--The Secretary may issue such regulations 
     as the Secretary determines necessary to carry out this 
     subtitle.

     SEC. 1109. ELIMINATION OF PERMANENT PRICE SUPPORT AUTHORITY.

       (a) Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938.--The Agricultural 
     Adjustment Act of 1938 is amended--
       (1) in title III--
       (A) in subtitle B--
       (i) by striking parts II through V (7 U.S.C. 1326-1351); 
     and
       (ii) in part VI, by striking sections 358, 358a, and 358d 
     (7 U.S.C. 1358, 1358a, and 1359); and
       (B) by striking subtitle D (7 U.S.C. 1379a-1379j); and
       (2) by striking title IV (7 U.S.C. 1401-1407).
       (b) Agricultural Act of 1949.--
       (1) Transfer of certain sections.--The Agricultural Act of 
     1949 is amended--
       (A) by transferring sections 106, 106A, and 106B (7 U.S.C. 
     1445, 1445-1, 1445-2) to appear after section 314A of the 
     Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1314-1) and 
     redesignating the transferred sections as sections 315, 315A, 
     and 315B, respectively;
       (B) by transferring sections 111, 201(c), and 204 (7 U.S.C. 
     1445f, 1446(c), 1446e) to appear after section 304 of the 
     Agricultural Adjust

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     ment Act of 1938 (7 U.S.C. 1304) and redesignating the 
     transferred sections as sections 305, 306, and 307, 
     respectively;
       (C) by transferring sections 403, 405, 407, 412, and 422 (7 
     U.S.C. 1423, 1425, 1427, 1429, 1431a) to appear after section 
     393 (7 U.S.C. 1393) and redesignating the transferred 
     sections as sections 411, 412, 413, 414, and 415, 
     respectively; and
       (D) by transferring section 416 (7 U.S.C. 1431) to appear 
     after section 415 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 
     (as transferred and redesignated by subparagraph (C)).
       (2) Repeal.--The Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 1421 et 
     seq.) (as amended by paragraph (1)) is repealed.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--The Agricultural Adjustment Act 
     of 1938 is amended--
       (1) in section 306 (as transferred and redesignated by 
     subsection (b)(1)(B)), by striking ``204'' and inserting 
     ``307''; and
       (2) by striking section 411 (as transferred and 
     redesignated by subsection (b)(1)(C)) and inserting the 
     following:
                  ``TITLE IV--ADMINISTRATION OF LOANS

     ``SEC. 411. ADJUSTMENTS FOR GRADE, TYPE, QUALITY, LOCATION, 
                   AND OTHER FACTORS.

       ``The Secretary may make such adjustments in the announced 
     loan rate for a commodity as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to reflect differences in grade, type, quality, 
     location, and other factors.''.

     SEC. 1110. EFFECT OF AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Effect on Prior Crops.--Except as otherwise 
     specifically provided and notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, this subtitle and the amendments made by this 
     subtitle shall not affect the authority of the Secretary to 
     carry out a price support or production adjustment program 
     for any of the 1991 through 1995 crops of an agricultural 
     commodity established under a provision of law in effect 
     immediately before the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Liability.--A provision of this subtitle or an 
     amendment made by this subtitle shall not affect the 
     liability of any person under any provision of law as in 
     effect before the date of the enactment of this Act.
                        Subtitle B--Conservation

     SEC. 1201. CONSERVATION.

       (a) Funding.--Subtitle E of title XII of the Food Security 
     Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3841 et seq.) is amended to read as 
     follows:
                         ``Subtitle E--Funding

     ``SEC. 1241. FUNDING.

       ``(a) Mandatory Expenses.--For each of fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002, the Secretary shall use the funds of the 
     Commodity Credit Corporation to carry out the programs 
     authorized by--
       ``(1) subchapter B of chapter 1 of subtitle D (including 
     contracts extended by the Secretary pursuant to section 1437 
     of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 
     (Public Law 101-624; 16 U.S.C. 3831 note));
       ``(2) subchapter C of chapter 1 of subtitle D; and
       ``(3) chapter 4 of subtitle D.
       ``(b) Livestock Environmental Assistance Program.--For each 
     of fiscal years 1996 through 2002, $100,000,000 of the funds 
     of the Commodity Credit Corporation shall be available for 
     providing technical assistance, cost-sharing payments, and 
     incentive payments for practices relating to livestock 
     production under the livestock environmental assistance 
     program under chapter 4 of subtitle D.''.
       (b) Livestock Environmental Assistance Program.--To carry 
     out the programs funded under the amendment made by 
     subsection (a), subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security 
     Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3830 et seq.) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

        ``CHAPTER 4--LIVESTOCK ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM

     ``SEC. 1240. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this chapter:
       ``(1) Land management practice.--The term `land management 
     practice' means a site-specific nutrient or manure 
     management, irrigation management, tillage or residue 
     management, grazing management, or other land management 
     practice that the Secretary determines is needed to protect, 
     in the most cost effective manner, water, soil, or related 
     resources from degradation due to livestock production.
       ``(2) Large confined livestock operation.--The term `large 
     confined livestock operation' means an operation that--
       ``(A) is a confined animal feeding operation; and
       ``(B) has more than--
       ``(i) 55 mature dairy cattle;
       ``(ii) 10,000 beef cattle;
       ``(iii) 30,000 laying hens or broilers (if the facility has 
     continuous overflow watering);
       ``(iv) 100,000 laying hens or broilers (if the facility has 
     a liquid manure system);
       ``(v) 55,000 turkeys;
       ``(vi) 15,000 swine; or
       ``(vii) 10,000 sheep or lambs.
       ``(3) Livestock.--The term `livestock' means dairy cows, 
     beef cattle, laying hens, broilers, turkeys, swine, sheep, 
     lambs, and such other animals as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(4) Operator.--The term `operator' means a person who is 
     engaged in livestock production (as defined by the 
     Secretary).
       ``(5) Structural practice.--The term `structural practice' 
     means the establishment of an animal waste management 
     facility, terrace, grassed waterway, contour grass strip, 
     filterstrip, or other structural practice that the Secretary 
     determines is needed to protect, in the most cost effective 
     manner, water, soil, or related resources from degradation 
     due to livestock production.

     ``SEC. 1240A. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF LIVESTOCK 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--During the 1996 through 2002 fiscal 
     years, the Secretary shall provide technical assistance, 
     cost-sharing payments, and incentive payments to operators 
     who enter into contracts with the Secretary, through a 
     livestock environmental assistance program.
       ``(2) Eligible practices.--
       ``(A) Structural practices.--An operator who implements a 
     structural practice shall be eligible for technical 
     assistance or cost-sharing payments, or both.
       ``(B) Land management practices.--An operator who performs 
     a land management practice shall be eligible for technical 
     assistance or incentive payments, or both.
       ``(3) Eligible land.--Assistance under this chapter may be 
     provided with respect to land that is used for livestock 
     production and on which a serious threat to water, soil, or 
     related resources exists, as determined by the Secretary, by 
     reason of the soil types, terrain, climatic, soil, 
     topographic, flood, or saline characteristics, or other 
     factors or natural hazards.
       ``(4) Selection criteria.--In providing technical 
     assistance, cost-sharing payments, and incentive payments to 
     operators in a region, watershed, or conservation priority 
     area in which an agricultural operation is located, the 
     Secretary shall consider--
       ``(A) the significance of the water, soil, and related 
     natural resource problems; and
       ``(B) the maximization of environmental benefits per dollar 
     expended.
       ``(b) Application and Term.--
       ``(1) In general.--A contract between an operator and the 
     Secretary under this chapter may--
       ``(A) apply to 1 or more structural practices or 1 or more 
     land management practices, or both; and
       ``(B) have a term of not less than 5, nor more than 10, 
     years, as determined appropriate by the Secretary, depending 
     on the practice or practices that are the basis of the 
     contract.
       ``(2) Duties of operators and secretary.--To receive cost 
     sharing or incentive payments, or technical assistance, 
     participating operators shall comply with all terms and 
     conditions of the contract and a plan, as established by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(c) Structural Practices.--
       ``(1) Competitive offer.--The Secretary shall administer a 
     competitive offer system for operators proposing to receive 
     cost-sharing payments in exchange for the implementation of 1 
     or more structural practices by the operator. The competitive 
     offer system shall consist of--
       ``(A) the submission of a competitive offer by the operator 
     in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe; and
       ``(B) evaluation of the offer in light of the selection 
     criteria established under subsection (a)(4) and the 
     projected cost of the proposal, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(2) Concurrence of owner.--If the operator making an 
     offer to implement a structural practice is a tenant of the 
     land involved in agricultural production, for the offer to be 
     acceptable, the operator shall obtain the concurrence of the 
     owner of the land with respect to the offer.
       ``(d) Land Management Practices.--The Secretary shall 
     establish an application and evaluation process for awarding 
     technical assistance or incentive payments, or both, to an 
     operator in exchange for the performance of 1 or more land 
     management practices by the operator.
       ``(e) Cost-Sharing, Incentive Payments, and Technical 
     Assistance.--
       ``(1) Cost-sharing payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Federal share of cost-sharing 
     payments to an operator proposing to implement 1 or more 
     structural practices shall not be greater than 75 percent of 
     the projected cost of each practice, as determined by the 
     Secretary, taking into consideration any payment received by 
     the operator from a State or local government.
       ``(B) Limitation.--An operator of a large confined 
     livestock operation shall not be eligible for cost-sharing 
     payments to construct an animal waste management facility.
       ``(C) Other payments.--An operator shall not be eligible 
     for cost-sharing payments for structural practices on 
     eligible land under this chapter if the operator receives 
     cost-sharing payments or other benefits for the same land 
     under chapter 1, 2, or 3.
       ``(2) Incentive payments.--The Secretary shall make 
     incentive payments in an amount and at a rate determined by 
     the Secretary to be necessary to encourage an operator to 
     perform 1 or more land management practices.
       ``(3) Technical assistance.--
       ``(A) Funding.--The Secretary shall allocate funding under 
     this chapter for the provision of technical assistance 
     according to the purpose and projected cost for which the 
     technical assistance is provided for a fiscal year. The 
     allocated amount may vary according to the type of expertise 
     required, quantity of time involved, and other factors as 
     determined appropriate by the Secretary. Funding shall not 
     exceed the projected cost to the Secretary of the technical 
     assistance provided for a fiscal year.
       ``(B) Other authorities.--The receipt of technical 
     assistance under this chapter shall not affect the 
     eligibility of the operator to receive technical assistance 
     under other authorities of law available to the Secretary.
       ``(f) Limitation on Payments.--

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       ``(1) In general.--The total amount of cost-sharing and 
     incentive payments paid to a person under this chapter may 
     not exceed--
       ``(A) $10,000 for any fiscal year; or
       ``(B) $50,000 for any multiyear contract.
       ``(2) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue regulations 
     that are consistent with section 1001 for the purpose of--
       ``(A) defining the term `person' as used in paragraph (1); 
     and
       ``(B) prescribing such rules as the Secretary determines 
     necessary to ensure a fair and reasonable application of the 
     limitations established under this subsection.
       ``(g) Regulations.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     effective date of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue 
     regulations to implement the livestock environmental 
     assistance program established under this chapter.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Commodity credit corporation charter act.--Section 5(g) 
     of the Commodity Credit Corporation Charter Act (15 U.S.C. 
     714c(g)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(g) Carry out conservation functions and programs.''.
       (2) Wetlands reserve program.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1237 of the Food Security Act of 
     1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (b)(2)--

       (I) by striking ``not less'' and inserting ``not more''; 
     and
       (II) by striking ``2000'' and inserting ``2002''; and

       (ii) in subsection (c), by striking ``2000'' and inserting 
     ``2002''.
       (B) Length of easement.--Section 1237A(e) of the Food 
     Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3837a(e)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2) shall be for 15 years, but in no case shall be a 
     permanent easement.''.
       (3) Conservation reserve program.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1231(d) of the Food Security Act 
     of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3831(d)) is amended by striking ``total 
     of'' and all that follows through the period at the end of 
     the subsection and inserting ``total of 36,400,000 acres.''.
       (B) Optional contract termination by producers.--Section 
     1235 of the Food Security Act of 1985 (16 U.S.C. 3835) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Termination by Owner or Operator.--
       ``(1) Notice of termination.--An owner or operator of land 
     subject to a contract entered into under this subchapter may 
     terminate the contract by submitting to the Secretary written 
     notice of the intention of the owner or operator to terminate 
     the contract.
       ``(2) Effective date.--The contract termination shall take 
     effect 60 days after the date on which the owner or operator 
     submits the written notice under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Prorated rental payment.--If a contract entered into 
     under this subchapter is terminated under this subsection 
     before the end of the fiscal year for which a rental payment 
     is due, the Secretary shall provide a prorated rental payment 
     covering the portion of the fiscal year during which the 
     contract was in effect.
       ``(4) Renewed enrollment.--The termination of a contract 
     entered into under this subchapter shall not affect the 
     ability of the owner or operator who requested the 
     termination to submit a subsequent bid to enroll the land 
     that was subject to the contract into the conservation 
     reserve.
       ``(5) Conservation requirements.--If land that was subject 
     to a contract is returned to production of an agricultural 
     commodity, the conservation requirements under subtitles B 
     and C shall apply to the use of the land to the extent that 
     the requirements are similar to those requirements imposed on 
     other similar lands in the area, except that the requirements 
     may not be more onerous that the requirements imposed on 
     other lands.
       ``(6) Repayment of cost share.--A person who terminates a 
     contract entered into under this subchapter within less than 
     3 years after entering into the contract shall reimburse the 
     Secretary for any cost share assistance provided under the 
     contract.''.
       (C) Limitation.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no new acres shall be enrolled in the conservation 
     reserve program established under subchapter B of chapter 1 
     of subtitle D of title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 
     (16 U.S.C. 3831 et seq.) in calendar year 1997.
         Subtitle C--Agricultural Promotion and Export Programs

     SEC. 1301. MARKET PROMOTION PROGRAM.

       Effective October 1, 1995, section 211(c)(1) of the 
     Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5641(c)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' after ``1991 through 1993,''; and
       (2) by striking ``through 1997,'' and inserting ``through 
     1995, and not more than $100,000,000 for each of fiscal years 
     1996 through 2002,''.

     SEC. 1302. EXPORT ENHANCEMENT PROGRAM.

       Effective October 1, 1995, section 301(e)(1) of the 
     Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 (7 U.S.C. 5651(e)(1)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--The Commodity Credit Corporation shall 
     make available to carry out the program established under 
     this section not more than--
       ``(A) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(B) $350,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(C) $500,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(D) $550,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(E) $579,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(F) $478,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
       ``(G) $478,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.''.
                       Subtitle D--Miscellaneous

     SEC. 1401. CROP INSURANCE.

       (a) Catastrophic Risk Protection.--Section 508(b) of the 
     Federal Crop Insurance Act (7 U.S.C. 1508(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Delivery of coverage.--
       ``(i) In general.--In full consultation with approved 
     insurance providers, the Secretary may continue to offer 
     catastrophic risk protection in a State (or a portion of a 
     State) through local offices of the Department if the 
     Secretary determines that there is an insufficient number of 
     approved insurance providers operating in the State or 
     portion to adequately provide catastrophic risk protection 
     coverage to producers.
       ``(ii) Coverage by approved insurance providers.--To the 
     extent that catastrophic risk protection coverage by approved 
     insurance providers is sufficiently available in a State as 
     determined by the Secretary, only approved insurance 
     providers may provide the coverage in the State.
       ``(iii) Current policies.--Subject to clause (ii), all 
     catastrophic risk protection policies written by local 
     offices of the Department shall be transferred (including all 
     fees collected for the crop year in which the approved 
     insurance provider will assume the policies) to the approved 
     insurance provider for performance of all sales, service, and 
     loss adjustment functions.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (7), by striking subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--Effective for the spring-planted 1996 
     and subsequent crops, to be eligible for any payment or loan 
     under the Agricultural Market Transition Act, the 
     conservation reserve program, or any benefit described in 
     section 371 of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 2008f), a person shall--
       ``(i) obtain at least the catastrophic level of insurance 
     for each crop of economic significance in which the person 
     has an interest; or
       ``(ii) provide a written waiver to the Secretary that 
     waives any eligibility for emergency crop loss assistance in 
     connection with the crop.''.
       (b) Coverage of Seed Crops.--Section 519(a)(2)(B) of the 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 1519(a)(2)(B) is amended by inserting ``seed 
     crops,'' after ``turfgrass sod,''.

     SEC. 1402. COLLECTION AND USE OF AGRICULTURAL QUARANTINE AND 
                   INSPECTION FEES.

       Subsection (a) of section 2509 of the Food, Agriculture, 
     Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 (21 U.S.C. 136a) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Quarantine and Inspection Fees.--
       ``(1) Fees authorized.--The Secretary of Agriculture may 
     prescribe and collect fees sufficient--
       ``(A) to cover the cost of providing agricultural 
     quarantine and inspection services in connection with the 
     arrival at a port in the customs territory of the United 
     States, or the preclearance or preinspection at a site 
     outside the customs territory of the United States, of an 
     international passenger, commercial vessel, commercial 
     aircraft, commercial truck, or railroad car;
       ``(B) to cover the cost of administering this subsection; 
     and
       ``(C) through fiscal year 2002, to maintain a reasonable 
     balance in the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee 
     Account established under paragraph (5).
       ``(2) Limitation.--In setting the fees under paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary shall ensure that the amount of the fees are 
     commensurate with the costs of agricultural quarantine and 
     inspection services with respect to the class of persons or 
     entities paying the fees. The costs of the services with 
     respect to passengers as a class includes the costs of 
     related inspections of the aircraft or other vehicle.
       ``(3) Status of fees.--Fees collected under this subsection 
     by any person on behalf of the Secretary are held in trust 
     for the United States and shall be remitted to the Secretary 
     in such manner and at such times as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.
       ``(4) Late payment penalties.--If a person subject to a fee 
     under this subsection fails to pay the fee when due, the 
     Secretary shall assess a late payment penalty, and the 
     overdue fees shall accrue interest, as required by section 
     3717 of title 31, United States Code.
       ``(5) Agricultural quarantine inspection user fee 
     account.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury 
     of the United States a no-year fund, to be known as the 
     `Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee Account', which 
     shall contain all of the fees collected under this subsection 
     and late payment penalties and interest charges collected 
     under paragraph (4) through fiscal year 2002.
       ``(B) Use of account.--For each of the fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002, funds in the Agricultural Quarantine Inspection 
     User Fee Account shall be available, in such amounts as are 
     provided in advance in appropriations Acts, to cover the 
     costs associated with the provision of agricultural 
     quarantine and inspection services and the administration of 
     this subsection. Amounts made available under this 
     subparagraph shall be available until expended.
       ``(C) Excess fees.--Fees and other amounts collected under 
     this subsection in any of the fiscal years 1996 through 2002 
     in excess of $100,000,000 shall be available for the purposes 
     specified in subparagraph (B)

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     until expended, without further appropriation.
       ``(6) Use of amounts collected after fiscal year 2002.--
     After September 30, 2002, the unobligated balance in the 
     Agricultural Quarantine Inspection User Fee Account and fees 
     and other amounts collected under this subsection shall be 
     credited to the Department of Agriculture accounts that incur 
     the costs associated with the provision of agricultural 
     quarantine and inspection services and the administration of 
     this subsection. The fees and other amounts shall remain 
     available to the Secretary until expended without fiscal year 
     limitation.
       ``(7) Staff years.--The number of full-time equivalent 
     positions in the Department of Agriculture attributable to 
     the provision of agricultural quarantine and inspection 
     services and the administration of this subsection shall not 
     be counted toward the limitation on the total number of full-
     time equivalent positions in all agencies specified in 
     section 5(b) of the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 
     1994 (Public Law 103-226; 5 U.S.C. 3101 note) or other 
     limitation on the total number of full-time equivalent 
     positions.''.

     SEC. 1403. COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION INTEREST RATE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the monthly 
     Commodity Credit Corporation interest rate applicable to 
     loans provided for agricultural commodities by the 
     Corporation shall be 100 basis points greater than the rate 
     determined under the applicable interest rate formula in 
     effect on October 1, 1995.
           TITLE II--BANKING, HOUSING, AND RELATED PROVISIONS

     SEC. 2001. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this title is as follows:

           TITLE II--BANKING, HOUSING, AND RELATED PROVISIONS

Sec. 2001. Table of contents.

           TITLE II--BANKING, HOUSING, AND RELATED PROVISIONS

                   Subtitle A--Financial Institutions

Sec. 2011. Special assessment to capitalize SAIF.
Sec. 2012. Financing Corporation assessments shared proportionally by 
              all insured depository institutions.
Sec. 2013. Merger of BIF and SAIF.
Sec. 2014. Creation of SAIF Special Reserve.
Sec. 2015. Refund of amounts in deposit insurance fund in excess of 
              designated reserve amount.
Sec. 2016. Assessment rates for SAIF members may not be less than 
              assessment rates for BIF members.
Sec. 2017. Assessments authorized only if needed to maintain the 
              reserve ratio of a deposit insurance fund.
Sec. 2018. Limitation on authority of Oversight Board to continue to 
              employ more than 18 officers and employees.
Sec. 2019. Definitions.

                          Subtitle B--Housing

Sec. 2051. Annual adjustment factors for operating costs only; 
              restraint on rent increases.
Sec. 2052. Foreclosure avoidance and borrower assistance.
           TITLE II--BANKING, HOUSING, AND RELATED PROVISIONS
                   Subtitle A--Financial Institutions

     SEC. 2011. SPECIAL ASSESSMENT TO CAPITALIZE SAIF.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (f), the 
     Board of Directors shall impose a special assessment on the 
     SAIF-assessable deposits of each insured depository 
     institution at a rate applicable to all such institutions 
     that the Board of Directors, in its sole discretion, 
     determines (after taking into account the adjustments 
     described in subsections (g) through (j)) will cause the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund to achieve the designated 
     reserve ratio on the first business day of January 1996.
       (b) Factors To Be Considered.--In carrying out subsection 
     (a), the Board of Directors shall base its determination on--
       (1) the monthly Savings Association Insurance Fund balance 
     most recently calculated;
       (2) data on insured deposits reported in the most recent 
     reports of condition filed not later than 70 days before the 
     date of enactment of this Act by insured depository 
     institutions; and
       (3) any other factors that the Board of Directors deems 
     appropriate.
       (c) Date of Determination.--For purposes of subsection (a), 
     the amount of the SAIF-assessable deposits of an insured 
     depository institution shall be determined as of March 31, 
     1995.
       (d) Date Payment Due.--The special assessment imposed under 
     this section shall be--
       (1) due on the first business day of January 1996; and
       (2) paid to the Corporation on the later of--
       (A) the first business day of January 1996; or
       (B) such other date as the Corporation shall prescribe, but 
     not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this 
     Act.
       (e) Assessment Deposited in SAIF.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the proceeds of the special 
     assessment imposed under this section shall be deposited in 
     the Savings Association Insurance Fund.
       (f) Exemptions for Certain Institutions.--
       (1) Exemption for weak institutions.--The Board of 
     Directors may, by order, in its sole discretion, exempt any 
     insured depository institution that the Board of Directors 
     determines to be weak, from paying the special assessment 
     imposed under this section if the Board of Directors 
     determines that the exemption would reduce risk to the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund.
       (2) Guidelines required.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Board of Directors shall 
     prescribe guidelines setting forth the criteria that the 
     Board of Directors will use in exempting institutions under 
     paragraph (1). Such guidelines shall be published in the 
     Federal Register.
       (3) Exemption for certain newly chartered and other defined 
     institutions.--
       (A) In general.--In addition to the institutions exempted 
     from paying the special assessment under paragraph (1), the 
     Board of Directors shall exempt any insured depository 
     institution from payment of the special assessment if the 
     institution--
       (i) was in existence on October 1, 1995, and held no SAIF-
     assessable deposits prior to January 1, 1993;
       (ii) is a Federal savings bank which--

       (I) was established de novo in April 1994 in order to 
     acquire the deposits of a savings association which was in 
     default or in danger of default; and
       (II) received minority interim capital assistance from the 
     Resolution Trust Corporation under section 21A(w) of the 
     Federal Home Loan Bank Act in connection with the acquisition 
     of any such savings association; or

       (iii) is a savings association, the deposits of which are 
     insured by the Savings Association Insurance Fund, which--

       (I) prior to January 1, 1987, was chartered as a Federal 
     savings bank insured by the Federal Savings and Loan 
     Insurance Corporation for the purpose of acquiring all or 
     substantially all of the assets and assuming all or 
     substantially all of the deposit liabilities of a national 
     bank in a transaction consummated after July 1, 1986; and
       (II) as of the date of that transaction, had assets of less 
     than $150,000,000.

       (B) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, an 
     institution shall be deemed to have held SAIF-assessable 
     deposits prior to January 1, 1993, if--
       (i) it directly held SAIF-assessable insured deposits prior 
     to that date; or
       (ii) it succeeded to, acquired, purchased, or otherwise 
     holds any SAIF-assessable deposits as of the date of 
     enactment of this Act that were SAIF-assessable deposits 
     prior to January 1, 1993.
       (4) Exempt institutions required to pay assessments at 
     former rates.--
       (A) Payments to saif and dif.--Any insured depository 
     institution that the Board of Directors exempts under this 
     subsection from paying the special assessment imposed under 
     this section shall pay semiannual assessments--
       (i) during calendar years 1996 and 1997, into the Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund, based on SAIF-assessable deposits 
     of that institution, at assessment rates calculated under the 
     schedule in effect for Savings Association Insurance Fund 
     members on June 30, 1995; and
       (ii) during calendar years 1998 and 1999--

       (I) into the Deposit Insurance Fund, based on SAIF-
     assessable deposits of that institution as of December 31, 
     1997, at assessment rates calculated under the schedule in 
     effect for Savings Association Insurance Fund members on June 
     30, 1995; or
       (II) in accordance with clause (i), if the Bank Insurance 
     Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund are not 
     merged into the Deposit Insurance Fund.

       (B) Optional pro rata payment of special assessment.--This 
     paragraph shall not apply with respect to any insured 
     depository institution (or successor insured depository 
     institution) that has paid, during any calendar year from 
     1997 through 1999, upon such terms as the Corporation may 
     announce, an amount equal to the product of--
       (i) 12.5 percent of the special assessment that the 
     institution would have been required to pay under subsection 
     (a), if the Board of Directors had not exempted the 
     institution; and
       (ii) the number of full semiannual periods remaining 
     between the date of the payment and December 31, 1999.
       (g) Special Election for Certain Institutions Facing 
     Hardship as a Result of the Special Assessment.--
       (1) Election authorized.--If--
       (A) an insured depository institution, or any depository 
     institution holding company which, directly or indirectly, 
     controls such institution, is subject to terms or covenants 
     in any debt obligation or preferred stock outstanding on 
     September 13, 1995; and
       (B) the payment of the special assessment under subsection 
     (a) would pose a significant risk of causing such depository 
     institution or holding company to default or violate any such 
     term or covenant,

     the depository institution may elect, with the approval of 
     the Corporation, to pay such special assessment in accordance 
     with paragraphs (2) and (3) in lieu of paying such assessment 
     in the manner required under subsection (a).
       (2) 1st assessment.--An insured depository institution 
     which makes an election under paragraph (1) shall pay an 
     assessment of 50 percent of the amount of the special 
     assessment that would otherwise apply under subsection (a), 
     by the date on which such special

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     assessment is otherwise due under subsection (d).
       (3) 2d assessment.--An insured depository institution which 
     makes an election under paragraph (1) shall pay a 2d 
     assessment, by the date established by the Board of Directors 
     in accordance with paragraph (4), in an amount equal to the 
     product of 51 percent of the rate determined by the Board of 
     Directors under subsection (a) for determining the amount of 
     the special assessment and the SAIF-assessable deposits of 
     the institution on March 31, 1996, or such other date in 
     calendar year 1996 as the Board of Directors determines to be 
     appropriate.
       (4) Due date of 2d assessment.--The date established by the 
     Board of Directors for the payment of the assessment under 
     paragraph (3) by a depository institution shall be the 
     earliest practicable date which the Board of Directors 
     determines to be appropriate, which is at least 15 days after 
     the date used by the Board of Directors under paragraph (3).
       (5) Supplemental special assessment.--An insured depository 
     institution which makes an election under paragraph (1) shall 
     pay a supplemental special assessment, at the same time the 
     payment under paragraph (3) is made, in an amount equal to 
     the product of--
       (A) 50 percent of the rate determined by the Board of 
     Directors under subsection (a) for determining the amount of 
     the special assessment; and
       (B) 95 percent of the amount by which the SAIF-assessable 
     deposits used by the Board of Directors for determining the 
     amount of the 1st assessment under paragraph (2) exceeds, if 
     any, the SAIF-assessable deposits used by the Board for 
     determining the amount of the 2d assessment under paragraph 
     (3).
       (h) Adjustment of Special Assessment for Certain Bank 
     Insurance Fund Member Banks.--
       (1) In general.--For purposes of computing the special 
     assessment imposed under this section with respect to a Bank 
     Insurance Fund member bank, the amount of any deposits of any 
     insured depository institution which section 5(d)(3) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act treats as insured by the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund shall be reduced by 20 
     percent--
       (A) if the adjusted attributable deposit amount of the Bank 
     Insurance Fund member bank is less than 50 percent of the 
     total domestic deposits of that member bank as of June 30, 
     1995; or
       (B) if, as of June 30, 1995, the Bank Insurance Fund 
     member--
       (i) had an adjusted attributable deposit amount equal to 
     less than 75 percent of the total assessable deposits of that 
     member bank;
       (ii) had total assessable deposits greater than 
     $5,000,000,000; and
       (iii) was owned or controlled by a bank holding company 
     that owned or controlled insured depository institutions 
     having an aggregate amount of deposits insured or treated as 
     insured by the Bank Insurance Fund greater than the aggregate 
     amount of deposits insured or treated as insured by the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund.
       (2) Adjusted attributable deposit amount.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the ``adjusted attributable deposit amount'' 
     shall be determined in accordance with section 5(d)(3)(C) of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.
       (i) Adjustment to the Adjusted Attributable Deposit Amount 
     for Certain Bank Insurance Fund Member Banks.--Section 
     5(d)(3) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1815(d)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``The adjusted 
     attributable deposit amount'' and inserting ``Except as 
     provided in subparagraph (K), the adjusted attributable 
     deposit amount''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(K) Adjustment of adjusted attributable deposit amount.--
     The amount determined under subparagraph (C)(i) for deposits 
     acquired by March 31, 1995, shall be reduced by 20 percent 
     for purposes of computing the adjusted attributable deposit 
     amount for the payment of any assessment for any semiannual 
     period after December 31, 1995 (other than the special 
     assessment imposed under section 2011(a) of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1995), for a Bank Insurance Fund member bank 
     that, as of June 30, 1995--
       ``(i) had an adjusted attributable deposit amount that was 
     less than 50 percent of the total deposits of that member 
     bank; or
       ``(ii)(I) had an adjusted attributable deposit amount equal 
     to less than 75 percent of the total assessable deposits of 
     that member bank;
       ``(II) had total assessable deposits greater than 
     $5,000,000,000; and
       ``(III) was owned or controlled by a bank holding company 
     that owned or controlled insured depository institutions 
     having an aggregate amount of deposits insured or treated as 
     insured by the Bank Insurance Fund greater than the aggregate 
     amount of deposits insured or treated as insured by the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund.''.
       (j) Adjustment of Special Assessment for Certain Savings 
     Associations.--
       (1) Special assessment reduction.--For purposes of 
     computing the special assessment imposed under this section, 
     in the case of any converted association, the amount of any 
     deposits of such association which were insured by the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund as of March 31, 1995, 
     shall be reduced by 20 percent.
       (2) Converted association.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term ``converted association'' means--
       (A) any Federal savings association--
       (i) that is a member of the Savings Association Insurance 
     Fund and that has deposits subject to assessment by that fund 
     which did not exceed $4,000,000,000, as of March 31, 1995; 
     and
       (ii) that had been, or is a successor by merger, 
     acquisition, or otherwise to an institution that had been, a 
     State savings bank, the deposits of which were insured by the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation prior to August 9, 
     1989, that converted to a Federal savings association 
     pursuant to section 5(i) of the Home Owners' Loan Act prior 
     to January 1, 1985;
       (B) a State depository institution that is a member of the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund that had been a State 
     savings bank prior to October 15, 1982, and was a Federal 
     savings association on August 9, 1989;
       (C) an insured bank that--
       (i) was established de novo in order to acquire the 
     deposits of a savings association in default or in danger of 
     default;
       (ii) did not open for business before acquiring the 
     deposits of such savings association; and
       (iii) was a Savings Association Insurance Fund member as of 
     the date of enactment of this Act; and
       (D) an insured bank that--
       (i) resulted from a savings association before December 19, 
     1991, in accordance with section 5(d)(2)(G) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act; and
       (ii) had an increase in its capital in conjunction with the 
     conversion in an amount equal to more than 75 percent of the 
     capital of the institution on the day before the date of the 
     conversion.

     SEC. 2012. FINANCING CORPORATION ASSESSMENTS SHARED 
                   PROPORTIONALLY BY ALL INSURED DEPOSITORY 
                   INSTITUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 21 of the Federal Home Loan Bank 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1441) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (f)(2)--
       (A) in the matter immediately preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``Savings Association Insurance Fund 
     member'' and inserting ``insured depository institution''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking ``members'' and inserting 
     ``institutions''; and
       (B) by striking ``, except that--'' and all that follows 
     through the end of the paragraph and inserting ``, except 
     that--
       ``(A) the Financing Corporation shall have first priority 
     to make the assessment; and
       ``(B) no limitation under clause (i) or (iii) of section 
     7(b)(2)(A) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act shall apply 
     for purposes of this paragraph.''; and
       (2) in subsection (k)--
       (A) by striking ``section--'' and inserting ``section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (1);
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Insured depository institution.--The term `insured 
     depository institution' has the same meaning as in section 3 
     of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 7(b)(2) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(b)(2)) is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (D).
       (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall become effective on January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 2013. MERGER OF BIF AND SAIF.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Merger.--The Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund shall be merged into the Deposit 
     Insurance Fund established by section 11(a)(4) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act, as amended by this section.
       (2) Disposition of assets and liabilities.--All assets and 
     liabilities of the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund shall be transferred to the 
     Deposit Insurance Fund.
       (3) No separate existence.--The separate existence of the 
     Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance 
     Fund shall cease.
       (b) Special Reserve of the Deposit Insurance Fund.--
       (1) In general.--Immediately before the merger of the Bank 
     Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance Fund, if 
     the reserve ratio of the Savings Association Insurance Fund 
     exceeds the designated reserve ratio, the amount by which 
     that reserve ratio exceeds the designated reserve ratio shall 
     be placed in the Special Reserve of the Deposit Insurance 
     Fund, established under section 11(a)(5) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act, as amended by this section.
       (2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``reserve ratio'' means the ratio of the net worth of the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund to aggregate estimated 
     insured deposits held in all Savings Association Insurance 
     Fund members.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall become effective on January 1, 1998, if 
     no insured depository institution is a savings association on 
     that date.
       (d) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Deposit insurance fund.--Section 11(a)(4) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(a)(4)) is 
     amended--

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       (A) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C);
       (B) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) Establishment.--There is established the Deposit 
     Insurance Fund, which the Corporation shall--
       ``(i) maintain and administer;
       ``(ii) use to carry out its insurance purposes in the 
     manner provided by this subsection; and
       ``(iii) invest in accordance with section 13(a).
       ``(B) Uses.--The Deposit Insurance Fund shall be available 
     to the Corporation for use with respect to Deposit Insurance 
     Fund members.''; and
       (C) by striking ``(4) General provisions relating to 
     funds.--'' and inserting the following:
       ``(4) Establishment of the deposit insurance fund.--''.
       (2) Other references.--Section 11(a)(4)(C) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(a)(4)(C), as 
     redesignated by paragraph (1) of this subsection) is amended 
     by striking ``Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund''.
       (3) Deposits into fund.--Section 11(a)(4) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(a)(4)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Deposits.--All amounts assessed against insured 
     depository institutions by the Corporation shall be deposited 
     in the Deposit Insurance Fund.''.
       (4) Special reserve of deposits.--Section 11(a)(5) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(a)(5)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Special reserve of deposit insurance fund.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--
       ``(i) In general.--There is established a Special Reserve 
     of the Deposit Insurance Fund, which shall be administered by 
     the Corporation and shall be invested in accordance with 
     section 13(a).
       ``(ii) Limitation.--The Corporation shall not provide any 
     assessment credit, refund, or other payment from any amount 
     in the Special Reserve.
       ``(B) Emergency use of special reserve.--Notwithstanding 
     subparagraph (A)(ii), the Corporation may, in its sole 
     discretion, transfer amounts from the Special Reserve to the 
     Deposit Insurance Fund, for the purposes set forth in 
     paragraph (4), only if--
       ``(i) the reserve ratio of the Deposit Insurance Fund is 
     less than 50 percent of the designated reserve ratio; and
       ``(ii) the Corporation expects the reserve ratio of the 
     Deposit Insurance Fund to remain at less than 50 percent of 
     the designated reserve ratio for each of the next 4 calendar 
     quarters.
       ``(C) Exclusion of special reserve in calculating reserve 
     ratio.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     amounts in the Special Reserve shall be excluded in 
     calculating the reserve ratio of the Deposit Insurance Fund 
     under section 7.''.
       (5) Federal home loan bank act.--Section 21B(f)(2)(C)(ii) 
     of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1441b(f)(2)(C)(ii)) is amended--
       (A) in subclause (I), by striking ``to Savings Associations 
     Insurance Fund members'' and inserting ``to insured 
     depository institutions, and their successors, which were 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund members on September 1, 
     1995''; and
       (B) in subclause (II), by striking ``to Savings 
     Associations Insurance Fund members'' and inserting ``to 
     insured depository institutions, and their successors, which 
     were Savings Association Insurance Fund members on September 
     1, 1995''.
       (6) Repeals.--
       (A) Section 3.--Section 3(y) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(y)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(y) Definitions Relating to the Deposit Insurance Fund.--
     The term
       ``(1) Deposit insurance fund.--The term `Deposit Insurance 
     Fund' means the fund established under section 11(a)(4).
       ``(2) Reserve ratio.--The term `reserve ratio' means the 
     ratio of the net worth of the Deposit Insurance Fund to 
     aggregate estimated insured deposits held in all insured 
     depository institutions.
       ``(3) Designated reserve ratio.--The designated reserve 
     ratio of the Deposit Insurance Fund for each year shall be--
       ``(A) 1.25 percent of estimated insured deposits; or
       ``(B) a higher percentage of estimated insured deposits 
     that the Board of Directors determines to be justified for 
     that year by circumstances raising a significant risk of 
     substantial future losses to the fund.
       (B) Section 7.--Section 7 of the Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Act (12 U.S.C. 1817) is amended--
       (i) by striking subsection (l);
       (ii) by redesignating subsections (m) and (n) as 
     subsections (l) and (m), respectively;
       (iii) in subsection (b)(2), by striking subparagraphs (B) 
     and (F), and by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (E), (G), 
     and (H) as subparagraphs (B) through (E), respectively.
       (C) Section 11.--Section 11(a) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1821(a)) is amended--
       (i) by striking paragraphs (6) and (7); and
       (ii) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (6).
       (7) Section 5136 of the revised statutes.--Paragraph 
     Eleventh of section 5136 of the Revised Statutes (12 U.S.C. 
     24) is amended in the fifth sentence, by striking ``affected 
     deposit insurance fund'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance 
     Fund''.
       (8) Investments promoting public welfare; limitations on 
     aggregate investments.--The 23d undesignated paragraph of 
     section 9 of the Federal Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 338a) is 
     amended in the fourth sentence, by striking ``affected 
     deposit insurance fund'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance 
     Fund''.
       (9) Advances to critically undercapitalized depository 
     institutions.--Section 10B(b)(3)(A)(ii) of the Federal 
     Reserve Act (12 U.S.C. 347b(b)(3)(A)(ii)) is amended by 
     striking ``any deposit insurance fund in'' and inserting 
     ``the Deposit Insurance Fund of''.
       (10) Amendments to the balanced budget and emergency 
     deficit control act of 1985.--Section 255(g)(1)(A) of the 
     Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 (2 
     U.S.C. 905(g)(1)(A)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Bank Insurance Fund'' and inserting 
     ``Deposit Insurance Fund''; and
       (B) by striking ``Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund;''.
       (11) Further amendments to the federal home loan bank 
     act.--The Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1421 et seq.) 
     is amended--
       (A) in section 11(k) (12 U.S.C. 1431(k))--
       (i) in the subsection heading, by striking ``SAIF'' and 
     inserting ``the Deposit Insurance Fund''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Savings Association Insurance Fund'' 
     each place such term appears and inserting ``Deposit 
     Insurance Fund'';
       (B) in section 21A(b)(4)(B) (12 U.S.C. 1441a(b)(4)(B)), by 
     striking ``affected deposit insurance fund'' and inserting 
     ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (C) in section 21A(b)(6)(B) (12 U.S.C. 1441a(b)(6)(B))--
       (i) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``SAIF-insured 
     banks'' and inserting ``Charter conversions''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Savings Association Insurance Fund 
     member'' and inserting ``savings association'';
       (D) in section 21A(b)(10)(A)(iv)(II) (12 U.S.C. 
     1441a(b)(10)(A)(iv)(II)), by striking ``Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (E) in section 21B(e) (12 U.S.C. 1441b(e))--
       (i) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``as of the date of 
     funding'' after ``Savings Association Insurance Fund 
     members'' each place such term appears;
       (ii) by striking paragraph (7); and
       (iii) by redesignating paragraph (8) as paragraph (7); and
       (F) in section 21B(k) (12 U.S.C. 1441b(k))--
       (i) by striking paragraph (8); and
       (ii) by redesignating paragraphs (9) and (10) as paragraphs 
     (8) and (9), respectively.
       (12) Amendments to the home owners' loan act.--The Home 
     Owners' Loan Act (12 U.S.C. 1461 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 5 (12 U.S.C. 1464)--
       (i) in subsection (c)(5)(A), by striking ``that is a member 
     of the Bank Insurance Fund'';
       (ii) in subsection (c)(6), by striking ``As used in this 
     subsection--'' and inserting ``For purposes of this 
     subsection, the following definitions shall apply:'';
       (iii) in subsection (o)(1), by striking ``that is a Bank 
     Insurance Fund member'';
       (iv) in subsection (o)(2)(A), by striking ``a Bank 
     Insurance Fund member until such time as it changes its 
     status to a Savings Association Insurance Fund member'' and 
     inserting ``insured by the Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (v) in subsection (t)(5)(D)(iii)(II), by striking 
     ``affected deposit insurance fund'' and inserting ``Deposit 
     Insurance Fund'';
       (vi) in subsection (t)(7)(C)(i)(I), by striking ``affected 
     deposit insurance fund'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance 
     Fund''; and
       (vii) in subsection (v)(2)(A)(i), by striking ``, the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund'' and inserting ``or the 
     Deposit Insurance Fund''; and
       (B) in section 10 (12 U.S.C. 1467a)--
       (i) in subsection (e)(1)(A)(iii)(VII), by adding ``or'' at 
     the end;
       (ii) in subsection (e)(1)(A)(iv), by adding ``and'' at the 
     end;
       (iii) in subsection (e)(1)(B), by striking ``Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund or Bank Insurance Fund'' and 
     inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (iv) in subsection (e)(2), by striking ``Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund or the Bank Insurance Fund'' and 
     inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund''; and
       (v) in subsection (m)(3), by striking subparagraph (E), and 
     by redesignating subparagraphs (F), (G), and (H) as 
     subparagraphs (E), (F), and (G), respectively.
       (13) Amendments to the national housing act.--The National 
     Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 317(b)(1)(B) (12 U.S.C. 1723i(b)(1)(B)), by 
     striking ``Bank Insurance Fund for banks or through the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund for savings associations'' 
     and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund''; and
       (B) in section 526(b)(1)(B)(ii) (12 U.S.C. 1735f-
     14(b)(1)(B)(ii)), by striking ``Bank Insurance Fund for banks 
     and through the Savings Association Insurance Fund for 
     savings associations'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance 
     Fund''.
       (14) Further amendments to the federal deposit insurance 
     act.--The Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1811 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (A) in section 3(a)(1) (12 U.S.C. 1813(a)(1)), by striking 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:

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       ``(B) includes any former savings association.'';
       (B) in section 5(b)(5) (12 U.S.C. 1815(b)(5)), by striking 
     ``the Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund;'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund,'';
       (C) in section 5(d) (12 U.S.C. 1815(d)), by striking 
     paragraphs (2) and (3);
       (D) in section 5(d)(1) (12 U.S.C. 1815(d)(1))--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``reserve ratios in 
     the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association Insurance 
     Fund'' and inserting ``the reserve ratio of the Deposit 
     Insurance Fund'';
       (ii) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(2) Fee credited to the deposit insurance fund.--The fee 
     paid by the depository institution under paragraph (1) shall 
     be credited to the Deposit Insurance Fund.'';
       (iii) by striking ``(1) Uninsured institutions.--''; and
       (iv) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (C) as 
     paragraphs (1) and (3), respectively, and moving the margins 
     2 ems to the left;
       (E) in section 5(e) (12 U.S.C. 1815(e))--
       (i) in paragraph (5)(A), by striking ``Bank Insurance Fund 
     or the Savings Association Insurance Fund'' and inserting 
     ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (ii) by striking paragraph (6); and
       (iii) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (8), and (9) as 
     paragraphs (6), (7), and (8), respectively;
       (F) in section 6(5) (12 U.S.C. 1816(5)), by striking ``Bank 
     Insurance Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund'' 
     and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (G) in section 7(b) (12 U.S.C. 1817(b))--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(D), by striking ``each deposit 
     insurance fund'' and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance 
     Fund'';
       (ii) in clauses (i)(I) and (iv) of paragraph (2)(A), by 
     striking ``each deposit insurance fund'' each place such term 
     appears and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (iii) in paragraph (2)(A)(iii), by striking ``a deposit 
     insurance fund'' and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance 
     Fund'';
       (iv) by striking clause (iv) of paragagraph (2)(A);
       (v) in paragraph (2)(C) (as redesignated by paragraph 
     (6)(B) of this subsection)--

       (I) by striking ``any deposit insurance fund'' and 
     inserting ``the Deposit Insurance Fund''; and
       (II) by striking ``that fund'' each place such term appears 
     and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance Fund'';

       (vi) in paragraph (2)(D) (as redesignated by paragraph 
     (6)(B) of this subsection)--

       (I) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``funds 
     achieve'' and inserting ``fund achieves''; and
       (II) by striking ``a deposit insurance fund'' and inserting 
     ``the Deposit Insurance Fund'';

       (vii) in paragraph (3)--

       (I) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``funds'' and 
     inserting ``fund'';
       (II) by striking ``that fund'' each place such term appears 
     and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (III) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``Except as provided 
     in paragraph (2)(F), if'' and inserting ``If'';
       (IV) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``any deposit 
     insurance fund'' and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance 
     Fund''; and
       (V) by striking subparagraphs (C) and (D) and inserting the 
     following:

       ``(C) Amending schedule.--The Corporation may, by 
     regulation, amend a schedule promulgated under subparagraph 
     (B).''; and
       (viii) in paragraph (6)--

       (I) by striking ``any such assessment'' and inserting ``any 
     such assessment is necessary'';
       (II) by striking ``(A) is necessary--'';
       (III) by striking subparagraph (B);
       (IV) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and moving the 
     margins 2 ems to the left; and
       (V) in subparagraph (C) (as redesignated), by striking ``; 
     and'' and inserting a period;

       (H) in section 11(f)(1) (12 U.S.C. 1821(f)(1)), by striking 
     ``, except that--'' and all that follows through the end of 
     the paragraph and inserting a period;
       (I) in section 11(i)(3) (12 U.S.C. 1821(i)(3))--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (B);
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B); 
     and
       (iii) in subparagraph (B) (as redesignated), by striking 
     ``subparagraphs (A) and (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraph 
     (A)'';
       (J) in section 11A(a) (12 U.S.C. 1821a(a))--
       (i) in paragraph (2), by striking ``liabilities.--'' and 
     all that follows through ``Except'' and inserting 
     ``liabilities.--Except'';
       (ii) by striking paragraph (2)(B); and
       (iii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the Bank Insurance 
     Fund, the Savings Association Insurance Fund,'' and inserting 
     ``the Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (K) in section 11A(b) (12 U.S.C. 1821a(b)), by striking 
     paragraph (4);
       (L) in section 11A(f) (12 U.S.C. 1821a(f)), by striking 
     ``Savings Association Insurance Fund'' and inserting 
     ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (M) in section 13 (12 U.S.C. 1823)--
       (i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``Bank Insurance 
     Fund, the Savings Association Insurance Fund,'' and inserting 
     ``Deposit Insurance Fund, the Special Reserve of the Deposit 
     Insurance Fund,'';
       (ii) in subsection (c)(4)(E)--

       (I) in the subparagraph heading, by striking ``funds'' and 
     inserting ``fund''; and
       (II) in clause (i), by striking ``any insurance fund'' and 
     inserting ``the Deposit Insurance Fund'';

       (iii) in subsection (c)(4)(G)(ii)--

       (I) by striking ``appropriate insurance fund'' and 
     inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (II) by striking ``the members of the insurance fund (of 
     which such institution is a member)'' and inserting ``insured 
     depository institutions'';
       (III) by striking ``each member's'' and inserting ``each 
     insured depository institution's''; and
       (IV) by striking ``the member's'' each place such term 
     appears and inserting ``the institution's'';

       (iv) in subsection (c), by striking paragraph (11);
       (v) in subsection (h), by striking ``Bank Insurance Fund'' 
     and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (vi) in subsection (k)(4)(B)(i), by striking ``Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund'' and inserting ``Deposit 
     Insurance Fund''; and
       (vii) in subsection (k)(5)(A), by striking ``Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund'' and inserting ``Deposit 
     Insurance Fund'';
       (N) in section 14(a) (12 U.S.C. 1824(a)) in the fifth 
     sentence--
       (i) by striking ``Bank Insurance Fund or the Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund'' and inserting ``Deposit 
     Insurance Fund''; and
       (ii) by striking ``each such fund'' and inserting ``the 
     Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (O) in section 14(b) (12 U.S.C. 1824(b)), by striking 
     ``Bank Insurance Fund or Savings Association Insurance Fund'' 
     and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (P) in section 14(c) (12 U.S.C. 1824(c)), by striking 
     paragraph (3);
       (Q) in section 14(d) (12 U.S.C. 1824(d))--
       (i) by striking ``BIF'' each place such term appears and 
     inserting ``DIF''; and
       (ii) by striking ``Bank Insurance Fund'' each place such 
     term appears and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (R) in section 15(c)(5) (12 U.S.C. 1825(c)(5))--
       (i) by striking ``the Bank Insurance Fund or Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund, respectively'' each place such 
     term appears and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance Fund''; 
     and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``the Bank Insurance 
     Fund or the Savings Association Insurance Fund, 
     respectively'' and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (S) in section 17(a) (12 U.S.C. 1827(a))--
       (i) in the subsection heading, by striking ``BIF, SAIF,'' 
     and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance Fund''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Bank Insurance 
     Fund, the Savings Association Insurance Fund,'' each place 
     such term appears and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance 
     Fund'';
       (T) in section 17(d) (12 U.S.C. 1827(d)), by striking ``the 
     Bank Insurance Fund, the Savings Association Insurance 
     Fund,'' each place such term appears and inserting ``the 
     Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (U) in section 18(m)(3) (12 U.S.C. 1828(m)(3))--
       (i) by striking ``Savings Association Insurance Fund'' each 
     place such term appears and inserting ``Deposit Insurance 
     Fund''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or the Bank 
     Insurance Fund'';
       (V) in section 18(p) (12 U.S.C. 1828(p)), by striking 
     ``deposit insurance funds'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance 
     Fund'';
       (W) in section 24 (12 U.S.C. 1831a) in subsections (a)(1) 
     and (d)(1)(A), by striking ``appropriate deposit insurance 
     fund'' each place such term appears and inserting ``Deposit 
     Insurance Fund'';
       (X) in section 28 (12 U.S.C. 1831e), by striking ``affected 
     deposit insurance fund'' each place such term appears and 
     inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund'';
       (Y) by striking section 31 (12 U.S.C. 1831h);
       (Z) in section 36(i)(3) (12 U.S.C. 1831m(i)(3)) by striking 
     ``affected deposit insurance fund'' and inserting ``Deposit 
     Insurance Fund'';
       (AA) in section 38(a) (12 U.S.C. 1831o(a)) in the 
     subsection heading, by striking ``Funds'' and inserting 
     ``Fund'';
       (BB) in section 38(k) (12 U.S.C. 1831o(k))--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking ``a deposit insurance 
     fund'' and inserting ``the Deposit Insurance Fund''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2)(A)--

       (I) by striking ``A deposit insurance fund'' and inserting 
     ``The Deposit Insurance Fund''; and
       (II) by striking ``the deposit insurance fund's outlays'' 
     and inserting ``the outlays of the Deposit Insurance Fund''; 
     and

       (CC) in section 38(o) (12 U.S.C. 1831o(o))--
       (i) by striking ``Associations.--'' and all that follows 
     through ``Subsections (e)(2)'' and inserting 
     ``Associations.--Subsections (e)(2)'';
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3), respectively, and moving the 
     margins 2 ems to the left; and
       (iii) in paragraph (1) (as redesignated), by redesignating 
     clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
     respectively, and moving the margins 2 ems to the left.
       (15) Amendments to the financial institutions reform, 
     recovery, and enforcement act of 1989.--The Financial 
     Institutions Reform, Recovery, and Enforcement Act (Public 
     Law 101-73; 103 Stat. 183) is amended--
       (A) in section 951(b)(3)(B) (12 U.S.C. 1833a(b)(3)(B)), by 
     striking ``Bank Insurance Fund, the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund,'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund''; 
     and
       (B) in section 1112(c)(1)(B) (12 U.S.C. 3341(c)(1)(B)), by 
     striking ``Bank Insurance Fund, the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund,'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund''.

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       (16) Amendment to the bank enterprise act of 1991.--Section 
     232(a)(1) of the Bank Enterprise Act of 1991 (12 U.S.C. 
     1834(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``section 7(b)(2)(H)'' and 
     inserting ``section 7(b)(2)(G)''.
       (17) Amendment to the bank holding company act.--Section 
     2(j)(2) of the Bank Holding Company Act of 1956 (12 U.S.C. 
     1841(j)(2)) is amended by striking ``Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund'' and inserting ``Deposit Insurance Fund''.

     SEC. 2014. CREATION OF SAIF SPECIAL RESERVE.

       Section 11(a)(6) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1821(a)(6)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(L) Establishment of saif special reserve.--
       ``(i) Establishment.--If, on January 1, 1998, the reserve 
     ratio of the Savings Association Insurance Fund exceeds the 
     designated reserve ratio, there is established a Special 
     Reserve of the Savings Association Insurance Fund, which 
     shall be administered by the Corporation and shall be 
     invested in accordance with section 13(a).
       ``(ii) Amounts in special reserve.--If, on January 1, 1998, 
     the reserve ratio of the Savings Association Insurance Fund 
     exceeds the designated reserve ratio, the amount by which the 
     reserve ratio exceeds the designated reserve ratio shall be 
     placed in the Special Reserve of the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund established by clause (i).
       ``(iii) Limitation.--The Corporation shall not provide any 
     assessment credit, refund, or other payment from any amount 
     in the Special Reserve of the Savings Association Insurance 
     Fund.
       ``(iv) Emergency use of special reserve.--Notwithstanding 
     clause (iii), the Corporation may, in its sole discretion, 
     transfer amounts from the Special Reserve of the Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund to the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund for the purposes set forth in paragraph (4), 
     only if--
       ``(I) the reserve ratio of the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund is less than 50 percent of the designated 
     reserve ratio; and
       ``(II) the Corporation expects the reserve ratio of the 
     Savings Association Insurance Fund to remain at less than 50 
     percent of the designated reserve ratio for each of the next 
     4 calendar quarters.
       ``(v) Exclusion of special reserve in calculating reserve 
     ratio.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, any 
     amounts in the Special Reserve of the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund shall be excluded in calculating the reserve 
     ratio of the Savings Association Insurance Fund.''.

     SEC. 2015. REFUND OF AMOUNTS IN DEPOSIT INSURANCE FUND IN 
                   EXCESS OF DESIGNATED RESERVE AMOUNT.

       Subsection (e) of section 7 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(e)) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(e) Refunds.--
       ``(1) Overpayments.--In the case of any payment of an 
     assessment by an insured depository institution in excess of 
     the amount due to the Corporation, the Corporation may--
       ``(A) refund the amount of the excess payment to the 
     insured depository institution; or
       ``(B) credit such excess amount toward the payment of 
     subsequent semiannual assessments until such credit is 
     exhausted.
       ``(2) Balance in insurance fund in excess of designated 
     reserve.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
     if, as of the end of any semiannual assessment period, the 
     amount of the actual reserves in--
       ``(i) the Bank Insurance Fund (until the merger of such 
     fund into the Deposit Insurance Fund pursuant to section 2013 
     of the Balanced Budget Act of 1995); or
       ``(ii) the Deposit Insurance Fund (after the establishment 
     of such fund),

     exceeds the balance required to meet the designated reserve 
     ratio applicable with respect to such fund, such excess 
     amount shall be refunded to insured depository institutions 
     by the Corporation on such basis as the Board of Directors 
     determines to be appropriate, taking into account the factors 
     considered under the risk-based assessment system.
       ``(B) Refund not to exceed previous semiannual 
     assessment.--The amount of any refund under this paragraph to 
     any member of a deposit insurance fund for any semiannual 
     assessment period may not exceed the total amount of 
     assessments paid by such member to the insurance fund with 
     respect to such period.
       ``(C) Refund limitation for certain institutions.--No 
     refund may be made under this paragraph with respect to the 
     amount of any assessment paid for any semiannual assessment 
     period by any insured depository institution described in 
     clause (v) of subsection (b)(2)(A).''.

     SEC. 2016. ASSESSMENT RATES FOR SAIF MEMBERS MAY NOT BE LESS 
                   THAN ASSESSMENT RATES FOR BIF MEMBERS.

       Section 7(b)(2)(C) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1817(b)(2)(E), as redesignated by section 2013(d)(6) 
     of this Act) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (i);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     subsection, during the period beginning on the date of 
     enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1995, and ending on 
     January 1, 1998, the assessment rate for a Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund member may not be less than the 
     assessment rate for a Bank Insurance Fund member that poses a 
     comparable risk to the deposit insurance fund.''.

     SEC. 2017. ASSESSMENTS AUTHORIZED ONLY IF NEEDED TO MAINTAIN 
                   THE RESERVE RATIO OF A DEPOSIT INSURANCE FUND.

       (a) In General.--Section 7(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1817(b)(2)(A)(i)) is amended 
     in the matter preceding subclause (I) by inserting ``when 
     necessary, and only to the extent necessary'' after ``insured 
     depository institutions''.
       (b) Limitation on Assessment.--Section 7(b)(2)(A)(iii) of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1817(b)(2)(A)(iii)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(iii) Limitation on assessment.--Except as provided in 
     clause (v), the Board of Directors shall not set semiannual 
     assessments with respect to a deposit insurance fund in 
     excess of the amount needed--

       ``(I) to maintain the reserve ratio of the fund at the 
     designated reserve ratio; or
       ``(II) if the reserve ratio is less than the designated 
     reserve ratio, to increase the reserve ratio to the 
     designated reserve ratio.''.

       (c) Exception to Limitation on Assessments.--Section 
     7(b)(2)(A) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1817(b)(2)(A)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new clause:
       ``(v) Exception to limitation on assessments.--The Board of 
     Directors may set semiannual assessments in excess of the 
     amount permitted under clauses (i) and (iii) with respect to 
     insured depository institutions that exhibit financial, 
     operational, or compliance weaknesses ranging from moderately 
     severe to unsatisfactory, or are not well capitalized, as 
     that term is defined in section 38.''.

     SEC. 2018. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY OF OVERSIGHT BOARD TO 
                   CONTINUE TO EMPLOY MORE THAN 18 OFFICERS AND 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) In General.--Section 21A(a) of the Federal Home Loan 
     Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1441a(a)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(17) Phased-down operation of oversight board following 
     termination of corporation.--
       ``(A) Termination of authority to employ staff.--Except as 
     provided in subparagraph (B), the authority of the Thrift 
     Depositor Protection Oversight Board under paragraph (5) to 
     establish officer and employee positions, to compensate 
     officers and employees of the Board, and to provide other 
     benefits for officers and employees of the Board shall 
     terminate as of December 31, 1995.
       ``(B) Limited authority for employing staff.--The Thrift 
     Depositor Protection Oversight Board may employ not more than 
     18 individuals, excluding any employee of any other 
     department or agency utilized by the Board, to carry out the 
     functions of the Board during the period beginning on January 
     1, 1996 and ending on May 1, 1996, other than employees whose 
     employment is in the process of being terminated in 
     accordance with subparagraph (C).
       ``(C) Termination of employment of additional employees 
     required to be commenced.--The Thrift Depositor Protection 
     Oversight Board shall commence terminating, not later than 
     December 31, 1995, and in accordance with title 5, United 
     States Code, and applicable regulations of the Office of 
     Personnel Management, the employment of any employee of the 
     Board whose continued employment by the Board after such date 
     is inconsistent with the requirement of subparagraph (B).''.
       (b) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Section 21A(a)(5) 
     of the Federal Home Loan Bank Act (12 U.S.C. 1441a(a)(5)) is 
     amended in subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E), by inserting 
     ``subject to paragraph (17),'' after the closing parenthesis 
     of the subparagraph designation in each such subparagraph.

     SEC. 2019. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle--
       (1) the term ``Bank Insurance Fund'' means the fund 
     established pursuant to section (11)(a)(5)(A) of the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act, as that section existed on the day 
     before the date of enactment of this Act;
       (2) the terms ``Bank Insurance Fund member'' and ``Savings 
     Association Insurance Fund member'' have the same meanings as 
     in section 7(l) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act;
       (3) the terms ``bank'', ``Board of Directors'', 
     ``Corporation'', ``insured depository institution'', 
     ``Federal savings association'', ``savings association'', 
     ``State savings bank'', and ``State depository institution'' 
     have the same meanings as in section 3 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act;
       (4) the term ``Deposit Insurance Fund'' means the fund 
     established under section 11(a)(4) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act, as amended by section 2013(d) of this Act;
       (5) the term ``depository institution holding company'' has 
     the same meaning as in section 3 of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act;
       (6) the term ``designated reserve ratio'' has the same 
     meaning as in section 7(b)(2)(A)(iv) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act;
       (7) the term ``Savings Association Insurance Fund'' means 
     the fund established pursuant to section 11(a)(6)(A) of the 
     Federal Deposit Insurance Act, as that section existed on the 
     day before the date of enactment of this Act; and

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       (8) the term ``SAIF-assessable deposit'' means--
       (A) a deposit that is subject to assessment for purposes of 
     the Savings Association Insurance Fund under the Federal 
     Deposit Insurance Act; and
       (B) a deposit that section 5(d)(3) of the Federal Deposit 
     Insurance Act treats as insured by the Savings Association 
     Insurance Fund.
                          Subtitle B--Housing

     SEC. 2051. ANNUAL ADJUSTMENT FACTORS FOR OPERATING COSTS 
                   ONLY; RESTRAINT ON RENT INCREASES.

       (a) Annual Adjustment Factors for Operating Costs Only.--
     Section 8(c)(2)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437f(c)(2)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(2)(A)'' and inserting ``(2)(A)(i)'';
       (2) by striking the second sentence and all that follows 
     through the end of the subparagraph; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ii) Each assistance contract under this section shall 
     provide that--
       ``(I) if the maximum monthly rent for a unit in a new 
     construction or substantial rehabilitation project to be 
     adjusted using an annual adjustment factor exceeds 100 
     percent of the fair market rent for an existing dwelling unit 
     in the market area, the Secretary shall adjust the rent using 
     an operating costs factor that increases the rent to reflect 
     increases in operating costs in the market area; and
       ``(II) if the owner of a unit in a project described in 
     subclause (I) demonstrates that the adjusted rent determined 
     under subclause (I) would not exceed the rent for an 
     unassisted unit of similar quality, type, and age in the same 
     market area, as determined by the Secretary, the Secretary 
     shall use the otherwise applicable annual adjustment 
     factor.''.
       (b) Restraint on Section 8 Rent Increases.--Section 
     8(c)(2)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 
     U.S.C. 1437f(c)(2)(A)), as amended by subsection (a), is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii)(I) Subject to subclause (II), with respect to any 
     unit assisted under this section that is occupied by the same 
     family at the time of the most recent annual rental 
     adjustment, if the assistance contract provides for the 
     adjustment of the maximum monthly rent by applying an annual 
     adjustment factor, and if the rent for the unit is otherwise 
     eligible for an adjustment based on the full amount of the 
     annual adjustment factor, 0.01 shall be subtracted from the 
     amount of the annual adjustment factor, except that the 
     annual adjustment factor shall not be reduced to less than 
     1.0.
       ``(II) With respect to any unit described in subclause (I) 
     that is assisted under the certificate program, the adjusted 
     rent shall not exceed the rent for a comparable unassisted 
     unit of similar quality, type, and age in the market area in 
     which the unit is located.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall become effective on October 1, 1995.

     SEC. 2052. FORECLOSURE AVOIDANCE AND BORROWER ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Foreclosure Avoidance.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (e), the last sentence of section 204(a) of the 
     National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1710(a)) is amended by 
     inserting before the period the following: ``: And provided 
     further, That the Secretary may pay insurance benefits to the 
     mortgagee to recompense the mortgagee for its actions to 
     provide an alternative to foreclosure of a mortgage that is 
     in default, which actions may include such actions as special 
     forbearance, loan modification, and deeds in lieu of 
     foreclosure, all upon such terms and conditions as the 
     mortgagee shall determine in the mortgagee's sole discretion 
     within guidelines provided by the Secretary, but which may 
     not include assignment of a mortgage to the Secretary: And 
     provided further, That for purposes of the preceding proviso, 
     no action authorized by the Secretary and no action taken, 
     nor any failure to act, by the Secretary or the mortgagee 
     shall be subject to judicial review''.
       (b) Authority to Assist Mortgagors in Default.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (e), section 230 of the National 
     Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715u) is amended to read as follows:


              ``authority to assist mortgagors in default

       ``Sec. 230. (a) Payment of Partial Claim.--The Secretary 
     may establish a program for payment of a partial insurance 
     claim to a mortgagee that agrees to apply the claim amount to 
     payment of a mortgage on a 1- to 4-family residence that is 
     in default. Any such payment under such program to the 
     mortgagee shall be made in the Secretary's sole discretion 
     and on terms and conditions acceptable to the Secretary, 
     except that--
       ``(1) the amount of the payment shall be in an amount 
     determined by the Secretary, which shall not exceed an amount 
     equivalent to 12 monthly mortgage payments and any costs 
     related to the default that are approved by the Secretary; 
     and
       ``(2) the mortgagor shall agree to repay the amount of the 
     insurance claim to the Secretary upon terms and conditions 
     acceptable to the Secretary.

     The Secretary may pay the mortgagee, from the appropriate 
     insurance fund, in connection with any activities that the 
     mortgagee is required to undertake concerning repayment by 
     the mortgagor of the amount owed to the Secretary.
       ``(b) Assignment.--
       ``(1) Program authority.--The Secretary may establish a 
     program for assignment to the Secretary, upon request of the 
     mortgagee, of a mortgage on a 1- to 4-family residence 
     insured under this Act.
       ``(2) Program requirements.--The Secretary may accept 
     assignment of a mortgage under a program under this 
     subsection only if--
       ``(A) the mortgage was in default;
       ``(B) the mortgagee has modified the mortgage to cure the 
     default and provide for mortgage payments within the 
     reasonable ability of the mortgagor to pay at interest rates 
     not exceeding current market interest rates; and
       ``(C) the Secretary arranges for servicing of the assigned 
     mortgage by a mortgagee (which may include the assigning 
     mortgagee) through procedures that the Secretary has 
     determined to be in the best interests of the appropriate 
     insurance fund.
       ``(3) Payment of insurance benefits.--Upon accepting 
     assignment of a mortgage under the program under this 
     subsection, the Secretary may pay insurance benefits to the 
     mortgagee from the appropriate insurance fund in an amount 
     that the Secretary determines to be appropriate, but which 
     may not exceed the amount necessary to compensate the 
     mortgagee for the assignment and any losses and expenses 
     resulting from the mortgage modification.
       ``(c) Prohibition of Judicial Review.--No decision by the 
     Secretary to exercise or forego exercising any authority 
     under this section shall be subject to judicial review.
       ``(d) Savings Provision.--Any mortgage for which the 
     mortgagor has applied to the Secretary, before the date of 
     the enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1995, for 
     assignment pursuant to subsection (b) of this section as in 
     effect before such date of enactment shall continue to be 
     governed by the provisions of this section in effect 
     immediately before such date of enactment.
       ``(e) Applicability of Other Laws.--No provision of this 
     Act or any other law shall be construed to require the 
     Secretary to provide an alternative to foreclosure for 
     mortgagees with mortgages on 1- to 4-family residences 
     insured by the Secretary under this Act, or to accept 
     assignments of such mortgages.''.
       (c) Applicability of Amendments.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (e), the amendments made by subsections (a) and 
     (b) shall apply only with respect to mortgages insured under 
     the National Housing Act that are originated on or after 
     October 1, 1995.
       (d) Regulations.--Not later than the expiration of the 60-
     day period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     issue interim regulations to implement this section and the 
     amendments made by this section.
       (e) Effectiveness and Applicability.--If this Act is 
     enacted after the date of the enactment of the Departments of 
     Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996--
       (1) subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this section 
     shall not take effect; and
       (2) subsection (c) of the section relating to foreclosure 
     avoidance and borrower assistance in title II of the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1996, is amended by striking ``only with respect to mortgages 
     insured under the National Housing Act that are originated 
     before October 1, 1995'' and inserting ``to mortgages 
     originated before, on, and after October 1, 1995''.
      TITLE III--COMMUNICATIONS AND SPECTRUM ALLOCATION PROVISIONS

     SEC. 3001. SPECTRUM AUCTIONS.

       (a) Extension and Expansion of Auction Authority.--
       (1) Amendments.--Section 309(j) of the Communications Act 
     of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) is amended--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) General authority.--If, consistent with the 
     obligations described in paragraph (6)(E), mutually exclusive 
     applications are accepted for any initial license or 
     construction permit, then the Commission shall grant such 
     license or permit to a qualified applicant through a system 
     of competitive bidding that meets the requirements of this 
     subsection.
       ``(2) Exemptions.--The competitive bidding authority 
     granted by this subsection shall not apply to licenses or 
     construction permits issued by the Commission--
       ``(A) that, as the result of the Commission carrying out 
     the obligations described in paragraph (6)(E), are not 
     mutually exclusive;
       ``(B) for public safety radio services, including non-
     Government uses the sole or principal purpose of which is to 
     protect the safety of life, health, and property and which 
     are not made commercially available to the public; or
       ``(C) for initial licenses or construction permits for new 
     terrestrial digital television services assigned by the 
     Commission to existing terrestrial broadcast licensees to 
     replace their current television licenses, unless--
       ``(i) the Commission, not later than 180 days after the 
     date of enactment of the Balanced Budget Act of 1995, after 
     notice and public comment, submits to Congress a report on 
     the use of the authority provided in this subsection for the 
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     licenses or construction permits for use of the 
     electromagnetic spectrum allocated but not assigned as of the 
     date of enactment of that Act for television broadcast 
     services; and
       ``(ii) the Congress amends this subsection to authorize the 
     use of the authority provided by this subsection for such 
     licenses or permits.
     Except as provided in this subparagraph, the Commission may 
     not assign initial licenses or construction permits under 
     this title to terrestrial commercial television broadcast 
     licensees to replace their existing broadcast licenses before 
     November 15, 1996.''; and
       (B) by striking ``1998'' in paragraph (11) and inserting 
     ``2002''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (i) of section 309 of 
     such Act is repealed.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1)(A) 
     shall not apply with respect to any license or permit for a 
     terrestrial radio or television broadcast station for which 
     the Federal Communications Commission has accepted mutually 
     exclusive applications on or before the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (b) Commission Obligation To Make Additional Spectrum 
     Available by Auction.--
       (1) In general.--The Federal Communications Commission 
     shall complete all actions necessary to permit the 
     assignment, by September 30, 2002, by competitive bidding 
     pursuant to section 309(j) of the Communications Act of 1934 
     (47 U.S.C. 309(j)) of licenses for the use of bands of 
     frequencies that--
       (A) individually span not less than 25 megahertz, unless a 
     combination of smaller bands can, notwithstanding the 
     provisions of paragraph (7) of such section, reasonably be 
     expected to produce greater receipts;
       (B) in the aggregate span not less than 100 megahertz;
       (C) are located below 3 gigahertz; and
       (D) have not, as of the date of enactment of this Act--
       (i) been designated by Commission regulation for assignment 
     pursuant to such section;
       (ii) been identified by the Secretary of Commerce pursuant 
     to section 113 of the National Telecommunications and 
     Information Administration Organization Act; or
       (iii) been reserved for Federal Government use pursuant to 
     section 305 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
     305).
     The Commission shall conduct the competitive bidding for not 
     less than one-half of such aggregate spectrum by September 
     30, 2000.
       (2) Criteria for reassignment.--In making available bands 
     of frequencies for competitive bidding pursuant to paragraph 
     (1), the Commission shall--
       (A) seek to promote the most efficient use of the spectrum;
       (B) take into account the cost to incumbent licensees of 
     relocating existing uses to other bands of frequencies or 
     other means of communication;
       (C) take into account the needs of public safety radio 
     services;
       (D) comply with the requirements of international 
     agreements concerning spectrum allocations; and
       (E) take into account the costs to satellite service 
     providers that could result from multiple auctions of like 
     spectrum internationally for global satellite systems.
       (3) Notification to ntia.--The Commission shall notify the 
     Secretary of Commerce if--
       (A) the Commission is not able to provide for the effective 
     relocation of incumbent licensees to bands of frequencies 
     that are available to the Commission for assignment; and
       (B) the Commission has identified bands of frequencies that 
     are--
       (i) suitable for the relocation of such licensees; and
       (ii) allocated for Federal Government use, but that could 
     be reallocated pursuant to part B of the National 
     Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (as amended by this section).
       (c) Identification and Reallocation of Frequencies.--The 
     National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
     Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 113, by adding at the end the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(f) Additional Reallocation Report.--If the Secretary 
     receives a notice from the Commission pursuant to section 
     3001(b)(3) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1995, the Secretary 
     shall prepare and submit to the President and the Congress a 
     report recommending for reallocation for use other than by 
     Federal Government stations under section 305 of the 1934 Act 
     (47 U.S.C. 305), bands of frequencies that are suitable for 
     the uses identified in the Commission's notice.
       ``(g) Relocation of Federal Government Stations.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to expedite the efficient use 
     of the electromagnetic spectrum and notwithstanding section 
     3302(b) of title 31, United States Code, any Federal entity 
     which operates a Federal Government station may accept 
     payment in advance or in-kind reimbursement of costs, or a 
     combination of payment in advance and in-kind reimbursement, 
     from any person to defray entirely the expenses of relocating 
     the Federal entity's operations from one or more radio 
     spectrum frequencies to another frequency or frequencies, 
     including, without limitation, the costs of any modification, 
     replacement, or reissuance of equipment, facilities, 
     operating manuals, regulations, or other expenses incurred by 
     that entity. Any such payment shall be deposited in the 
     account of such Federal entity in the Treasury of the United 
     States. Funds deposited according to this paragraph shall be 
     available, without appropriation or fiscal year limitation, 
     only for the operations of the Federal entity for which such 
     funds were deposited under this paragraph.
       ``(2) Process for relocation.--Any person seeking to 
     relocate a Federal Government station that has been assigned 
     a frequency within a band allocated for mixed Federal and 
     non-Federal use may submit a petition for such relocation to 
     NTIA. The NTIA shall limit or terminate the Federal 
     Government station's operating license when the following 
     requirements are met:
       ``(A) the person seeking relocation of the Federal 
     Government station has guaranteed to defray entirely, through 
     payment in advance, in-kind reimbursement of costs, or a 
     combination thereof, all relocation costs incurred by the 
     Federal entity, including all engineering, equipment, site 
     acquisition and construction, and regulatory fee costs;
       ``(B) the person seeking relocation completes all 
     activities necessary for implementing the relocation, 
     including construction of replacement facilities (if 
     necessary and appropriate) and identifying and obtaining on 
     the Federal entity's behalf new frequencies for use by the 
     relocated Federal Government station (where such station is 
     not relocating to spectrum reserved exclusively for Federal 
     use);
       ``(C) any necessary replacement facilities, equipment 
     modifications, or other changes have been implemented and 
     tested to ensure that the Federal Government station is able 
     to successfully accomplish its purposes; and
       ``(D) NTIA has determined that the proposed use of the 
     spectrum frequency band to which the Federal entity will 
     relocate its operations is--
       ``(i) consistent with obligations undertaken by the United 
     States in international agreements and with United States 
     national security and public safety interests; and
       ``(ii) suitable for the technical characteristics of the 
     band and consistent with other uses of the band.
     In exercising its authority under subparagraph (D)(i), NTIA 
     shall consult with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of 
     State, or other appropriate officers of the Federal 
     Government.
       ``(3) Right to reclaim.--If within one year after the 
     relocation the Federal Government station demonstrates to the 
     Commission that the new facilities or spectrum are not 
     comparable to the facilities or spectrum from which the 
     Federal Government station was relocated, the person seeking 
     such relocation must take reasonable steps to remedy any 
     defects or pay the Federal entity for the costs of returning 
     the Federal Government station to the spectrum from which 
     such station was relocated.
       ``(h) Federal Action To Expedite Spectrum Transfer.--Any 
     Federal Government station which operates on electromagnetic 
     spectrum that has been identified for reallocation for mixed 
     Federal and non-Federal use in any reallocation report under 
     subsection (a) shall, to the maximum extent practicable 
     through the use of the authority granted under subsection (g) 
     and any other applicable provision of law, take action to 
     relocate its spectrum use to other frequencies that are 
     reserved for Federal use or to consolidate its spectrum use 
     with other Federal Government stations in a manner that 
     maximizes the spectrum available for non-Federal use. 
     Subsection (c)(4) of this section shall not apply to the 
     extent that a non-Federal user seeks to relocate or relocates 
     a Federal power agency under subsection (g).
       ``(i) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `Federal entity' means any department, agency, or other 
     instrumentality of the Federal Government that utilizes a 
     Government station license obtained under section 305 of the 
     1934 Act (47 U.S.C. 305).''; and
       (2) in section 114(a)(1), by striking ``(a) or (d)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``(a), (d)(1), or (f)''.
       (d) Identification and Reallocation of Auctionable 
     Frequencies.--The National Telecommunications and Information 
     Administration Organization Act (47 U.S.C. 901 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 113(b)--
       (A) by striking the heading of paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``Initial reallocation report.--'';
       (B) by inserting ``in the first report required by 
     subsection (a)'' after ``recommend for reallocation'' in 
     paragraph (1);
       (C) by inserting ``or (3)'' after ``paragraph (1)'' each 
     place it appears in paragraph (2); and
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Second reallocation report.--In accordance with the 
     provisions of this section, the Secretary shall recommend for 
     reallocation in the second report required by subsection (a), 
     for use other than by Federal Government stations under 
     section 305 of the 1934 Act (47 U.S.C. 305), a single 
     frequency band that spans not less than an additional 20 
     megahertz, that is located below 3 gigahertz, and that meets 
     the criteria specified in paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
     subsection (a).''; and
       (2) in section 115--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking ``the report required by 
     section 113(a)'' and inserting ``the initial reallocation 
     report required by section 113(a)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:

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       ``(c) Allocation and Assignment of Frequencies Identified 
     in the Second Reallocation Report.--With respect to the 
     frequencies made available for reallocation pursuant to 
     section 113(b)(3), the Commission shall, not later than 1 
     year after receipt of the second reallocation report required 
     by such section, prepare, submit to the President and the 
     Congress, and implement, a plan for the allocation and 
     assignment under the 1934 Act of such frequencies. Such plan 
     shall propose the immediate allocation and assignment of all 
     such frequencies in accordance with section 309(j) of the 
     1934 Act (47 U.S.C. 309(j)).''.
               TITLE IV--EDUCATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS

     SEC. 4000. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents for this title is as follows:

               TITLE IV--EDUCATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS

Sec. 4000. Table of contents.

                      Subtitle A--Higher Education

Sec. 4001. Short title; references; and general effective date.
Sec. 4002. Participation of institutions and administration of loan 
              programs.
Sec. 4003. Loan terms and conditions.
Sec. 4004. Amendments affecting guaranty agencies.
Sec. 4005. Amendments affecting FFELP lenders and loan holders.
Sec. 4006. Connie Lee privatization.
Sec. 4007. Extension of program duration.

   Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to the Employee Retirement Income 
                          Security Act of 1974

Sec. 4101. Waiver of minimum period for joint and survivor annuity 
              explanation before annuity starting date.
                      Subtitle A--Higher Education

     SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE; REFERENCES; AND GENERAL EFFECTIVE 
                   DATE.

       (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the 
     ``Student Loan Reform Act of 1995''.
       (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, 
     whenever in this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed 
     in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other 
     provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of the Higher Education Act of 
     1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et seq.).
       (c) General Effective Date.--Unless otherwise specified in 
     this subtitle, the amendments made by this subtitle shall 
     take effect on January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 4002. PARTICIPATION OF INSTITUTIONS AND ADMINISTRATION 
                   OF LOAN PROGRAMS.

       (a) Limitation on Proportion of Loans Made Under the Direct 
     Loan Program.--Section 453(a) (20 U.S.C. 1087c(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Determination of number of agreements.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may 
     enter into agreements under subsections (a) and (b) of 
     section 454 with institutions for participation in the direct 
     loan program under this part, subject to the following:
       ``(A) For academic year 1994-1995, loans made under this 
     part shall represent not more than 5 percent of new student 
     loan volume for such year.
       ``(B) For academic year 1995-1996, loans made under this 
     part, including Federal Direct Consolidation Loans, shall 
     represent not more than 30 percent of the new student loan 
     volume for such year, except that the Secretary shall not 
     enter into such an agreement with an eligible institution 
     that has not applied and been accepted for participation in 
     the direct loan program under this part on or before 
     September 30, 1995.
       ``(C) For academic year 1996-1997 and for each succeeding 
     academic year, loans made under this part, including Federal 
     Direct Consolidation Loans, shall represent not more than 10 
     percent of the new student loan volume for such year, except 
     that only the 102 eligible institutions that participated in 
     the direct loan program under this part for academic year 
     1994-1995 shall be eligible to participate in such program 
     for academic year 1996-1997 and for each succeeding academic 
     year.'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (3);
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3); and
       (4) in the second sentence of paragraph (3) (as 
     redesignated by paragraph (3)), by striking ``on the most 
     recent program data available'' and inserting ``on data from 
     the academic year preceding the academic year for which the 
     estimate is made''.
       (b) Elimination of Conscription.--Section 453(b)(2) (20 
     U.S.C. 1087c(b)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (2) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in clause (ii)--
       (i) by striking ``beginning''; and
       (ii) by striking ``clause (i); and'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraph (A).'';
       (B) by redesignating clause (ii) (as amended by 
     subparagraph (A)) as subparagraph (B); and
       (C) by striking ``(i) categorizing'' and inserting 
     ``categorizing''.
       (c) Control of Administrative Expenses.--Section 458 (20 
     U.S.C. 1087h) is amended--
       (1) by amending subsection (a) to read as follows:
       ``(a) Expenses.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     each fiscal year there shall be available to the Secretary 
     from funds not otherwise appropriated, funds to be obligated 
     for subsidy costs under this part for the William D. Ford 
     Federal Direct Loan Program. There shall also be available 
     from funds not otherwise appropriated, funds to be obligated 
     for indirect administrative expenses under this part and part 
     B, not to exceed (from such funds not otherwise appropriated) 
     $260,000,000 for fiscal year 1994, $345,000,000 for fiscal 
     year 1995, $85,000,000 (and such sums as may be necessary for 
     administrative cost allowances for guaranty agencies for 
     costs accrued prior to January 1, 1996) for fiscal year 1996, 
     and $85,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997 through 
     2002.
       ``(B) Reduction.--The amount authorized to be made 
     available for fiscal year 1997 under subparagraph (A) shall 
     be reduced by the amount of any unobligated unexpended funds 
     available to carry out this subsection for any fiscal year 
     prior to fiscal year 1996.
       ``(2) Direct and indirect administrative expenses.--
       ``(A) Direct administrative expenses.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this subsection the term 
     `direct administrative expenses' means the cost under the 
     William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program of--

       ``(I) activities related to credit extension, loan 
     origination, loan servicing, management of contractors, and 
     payments to contractors, other government entities, and 
     program participants, under this part;
       ``(II) collection of delinquent loans under this part; and
       ``(III) write-off and closeout of loans under this part.

       ``(ii) Clarification with respect to certain expenses.--
     Such term does not include the costs to the Department of 
     personnel, training, rent, printing, or other administrative 
     costs, associated with the activities described in subclause 
     (I), (II), or (III) of clause (i).
       ``(B) Indirect administrative expenses.--For purposes of 
     this subsection the term `indirect administrative expenses' 
     means the cost of--
       ``(i) personnel engaged in developing program regulations, 
     policy and administrative guidance;
       ``(ii) audits of institutions and contractors;
       ``(iii) program reviews; and
       ``(iv) other oversight of the program under this part or 
     under part B.
       ``(3) Subsidy cost.--The term `subsidy cost' means the 
     estimated long-term cost to the Federal Government of direct 
     administrative expenses calculated on a net present value 
     basis.''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (d).
       (d) Default Rate Limitations on Direct Lending.--
       (1) Institutional eligibility based on default rates.--The 
     first sentence of section 435(a)(2)(A) (20 U.S.C. 
     1085(a)(2)(A)) is amended by inserting ``or part D'' after 
     ``under this part''.
       (2) Cohort default rate.--Section 435(m)(1) (20 U.S.C. 
     1085(m)(1)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``428, 428A, or 428H'' and inserting ``428, 
     428A, 428H, or part D (other than Federal Direct PLUS 
     Loans)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``428C'' and inserting ``428C or 455(g)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``only''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``and loans made under part D determined 
     by the Secretary to be in default,'' after ``for 
     insurance,''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``428C'' and inserting 
     ``428C or 455(g)''.
       (3) Default rates and income contingent repayment.--Section 
     435(m) (20 U.S.C. 1085(m)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Default rate and income contingent repayment.--The 
     Secretary shall prescribe regulations for the calculation of 
     default rates for loans that are repaid pursuant to income 
     contingent repayment under this part, which regulations shall 
     be comparable to regulations for the calculation of default 
     rates for loans that are repaid pursuant to income contingent 
     repayment under part D.''.
       (4) Termination of institutional participation.--Section 
     455 (20 U.S.C. 1087e) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(l) Termination of Institutions for High Default Rates.--
       ``(1) Methodology and criteria.--The Secretary shall 
     develop--
       ``(A) a methodology for the calculation of institutional 
     default rates under the loan programs operated pursuant to 
     this part;
       ``(B) criteria for the initiation of termination 
     proceedings on the basis of such default rates; and
       ``(C) procedures for the conduct of such termination 
     proceedings.
       ``(2) Comparability to part b.--In developing the 
     methodology, criteria, and procedures required by paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary, to the maximum extent possible, shall 
     establish standards for the termination of institutions from 
     participation in loan programs under this part that are 
     comparable to the standards established for the termination 
     of institutions from participation in the loan programs under 
     part B. Such procedures shall include provisions for the 
     appeal of default rate calculations based on deficiencies in 
     the servicing of loans under this part that are comparable to 
     the provisions for such appeals based on deficiencies in the 
     servicing of loans under part B.

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       ``(3) Promulgation.--The methodology, criteria, procedures 
     and standards required by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be 
     promulgated in final form not later than 120 days after the 
     date of enactment of this paragraph.''.
       (e) Elimination of Transition to Direct Loans.--The Act (20 
     U.S.C. 1001 et seq.) is further amended--
       (1) in section 422(c)(7) (20 U.S.C. 1072(c)(7))--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``during the 
     transition'' and all that follows through ``part D of this 
     title''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``section 
     428(c)(10)(F)(v)'' and inserting ``section 428(c)(9)(F)(v)'';
       (2) in section 422(g)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1072(g)(1))--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``or the program 
     authorized by part D of this title''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``or the program 
     authorized by part D of this title'';
       (3) in section 428(c)(8) (20 U.S.C. 1078(c)(8))--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (B) by striking ``(A) If'' and inserting ``If'';
       (4) in section 428(c)(9)(F)(vii) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078(c)(9)(F)(vii))--
       (A) by inserting ``and'' before ``to avoid disruption''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``, and to ensure an orderly transition'' 
     and all that follows through the end of such clause and 
     inserting a period;
       (5) in section 428(c)(9)(K) (20 U.S.C. 1078(c)(9)(K)), by 
     striking ``the progress of the transition from the loan 
     programs under this part to'' and inserting ``the integrity 
     and administration of'';
       (6) in section 428(e)(1)(B)(ii) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078(e)(1)(B)(ii)), by striking ``during the transition'' and 
     all that follows through ``under part D of this title'';
       (7) in section 428(e)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1078(e)(3)), by 
     striking ``costs of transition'' and inserting ``indirect 
     administrative expenses'';
       (8) in section 428(j)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1078(j)(3))--
       (A) in the heading for paragraph (3), by striking ``during 
     transition to direct lending''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``during the 
     transition'' and all that follows through ``part D of this 
     title'';
       (9) in the heading for paragraph (2) of section 453(c) (20 
     U.S.C. 1087c(c)), by striking ``Transition'' and inserting 
     ``Institutional'';
       (10) in the heading for paragraph (3) of section 453(c) (20 
     U.S.C. 1087c(c)), by striking ``after transition''; and
       (11) in section 456(b) (20 U.S.C. 1087f(b))--
       (A) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (B) by striking paragraph (4);
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4); and
       (D) in paragraph (4) (as redesignated by subparagraph (C)), 
     by striking ``successful operation'' and inserting 
     ``integrity and efficiency''.
       (f) Fees for Origination Services.--Section 452 (20 U.S.C. 
     1087b) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     (b) and (c), respectively.
       (g) Risk Sharing.--Section 428(n) (20 U.S.C. 1078(n)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Applicability to part d loans.--The provisions of 
     this subsection shall apply to institutions of higher 
     education participating in direct lending under part D with 
     respect to loans made under such part, and for the purposes 
     of this paragraph, paragraph (4) shall be applied by 
     inserting `or part D' after `this part'.''.
       (h) Technical Amendment.--Section 428(b)(1)(X) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078(b)(1)(X)) is amended by striking ``section 428(c)(10)'' 
     and inserting ``section 428(c)(9)''.

     SEC. 4003. LOAN TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

       (a) Comparability Provisions.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (1) of section 455(a) (20 U.S.C. 
     1087e(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Parallel terms, conditions, eligibility requirements, 
     benefits and amounts.--Unless otherwise specified in this 
     part, loans made to borrowers under this part shall have the 
     same terms, conditions, deferments, forbearances, eligibility 
     requirements, and benefits, be subject to the same 
     administrative requirements for origination, payment and 
     processing of applications, be available in the same amounts, 
     be subject to the same interest rates and same amount of 
     fees, and have the same repayment plans, as the corresponding 
     types of loans made to borrowers under sections 428, 428B, 
     and 428H. The Secretary shall promulgate regulations 
     implementing this paragraph not later than 120 days after the 
     date of enactment of the Student Loan Reform Act of 1995.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 428(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078(b)(1)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (D)(ii), by inserting ``(except 
     pursuant to a graduated, income-sensitive, or income 
     contingent repayment schedule)'' after ``10 years''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (E)(ii), by inserting ``(except 
     pursuant to a graduated, income-sensitive, or income 
     contingent repayment schedule)'' after ``10 years''.
       (b) Ability of Part D Borrowers To Obtain Federal Stafford 
     Consolidation Loans.--Section 428C(a)(4) (20 U.S.C. 1078-
     3(a)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as 
     subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) made under part D of this title;''.
       (c) Ability of Part B Borrowers To Obtain Federal Direct 
     Consolidation Loans.--Paragraph (5) of section 428C(b) (20 
     U.S.C. 1078-3(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Direct consolidation loans for borrowers in specified 
     circumstances.--
       ``(A) Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 
     453(a)(2), the Secretary may offer a borrower a Federal 
     Direct Consolidation loan if such borrower is otherwise 
     eligible for a consolidation loan pursuant to this section 
     and such borrower is--
       ``(i) unable to obtain a consolidation loan from a lender 
     with an agreement under subsection (a)(1) that holds one of 
     such borrower's loans under this part; or
       ``(ii) unable to obtain a consolidation loan with income 
     contingent repayment terms from a lender with an agreement 
     under subsection (a)(1).
       ``(B) The Secretary shall establish appropriate 
     certification procedures to verify the eligibility of 
     borrowers for consolidation loans under this paragraph.
       ``(C) The Secretary shall not offer consolidation loans 
     under this paragraph if, in the Secretary's judgment, the 
     Department does not have the necessary origination and 
     servicing arrangements in place for such loans, or the 
     projected volume in such loans will be destabilizing to the 
     availability of loans otherwise available under this part.''.
       (d) Income Contingent Repayment in the Federal Family 
     Education Loan Program.--
       (1) Insurance program agreements.--Section 428(b)(1)(E)(i) 
     (20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(E)(i)) is amended by striking ``or 
     income-sensitive repayment schedule'' and inserting 
     ``repayment schedule or an income-sensitive repayment 
     schedule, and may, at the discretion of the lender, offer the 
     borrower the option of repaying the loan in accordance with 
     an income contingent repayment schedule,''.
       (2) Repayment schedules.--The matter preceding clause (i) 
     of section 428C(c)(2)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1078-3(c)(2)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``or income-
     sensitive repayment schedules'' and inserting ``repayment 
     schedules or income-sensitive repayment schedules, and may 
     include, at the discretion of the lender, the establishment 
     of income contingent repayment schedules''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``income-
     sensitive'' and inserting ``graduated, income-sensitive, or 
     income contingent''.
       (3) Comparable terms and conditions.--Section 428(m) (20 
     U.S.C. 1078(m)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Income contingent repayment schedules.--For the 
     purpose of this part, income contingent repayment schedules 
     established pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(E)(i) and section 
     428C(c)(2)(A) shall have terms and conditions comparable to 
     the terms and conditions established by the Secretary 
     pursuant to section 455(e)(4). The Secretary shall discharge 
     or cancel the indebtedness of borrowers that repay pursuant 
     to income contingent repayment under this part to the same 
     extent, and under the same circumstances, as the Secretary 
     discharges or cancels the indebtedness of borrowers that 
     repay pursuant to income contingent repayment under part 
     D.''.
       (e) Plus Program Reductions.--Section 428B(b) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078-2(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b) Limitation based on need.--'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(b) Annual Limits.--
       ``(1) Limitation based on need.--'';
       (2) by inserting before the last sentence thereof the 
     following:
       ``(3) Limitation computed on basis of actual payments.--''; 
     and
       (3) by inserting before paragraph (3) (as designated by the 
     amendment made by paragraph (2) of this section) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Dollar limitation.--Subject to paragraph (1), the 
     maximum amount parents may borrow for one student in any 
     academic year or its equivalent (as defined by regulations of 
     the Secretary) is $15,000.''.

     SEC. 4004. AMENDMENTS AFFECTING GUARANTY AGENCIES.

       (a) Use of Reserve Funds To Purchase Defaulted Loans.--
     Section 422 (20 U.S.C. 1072) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Use of Reserve Funds To Purchase Defaulted Loans.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     guaranty agency shall use not less than 50 percent of such 
     agency's reserve funds to purchase and hold defaulted loans 
     that are guaranteed by such agency and for which a claim for 
     insurance is filed with such agency by an eligible lender. 
     The amount of such purchases shall be considered as reserve 
     funds under this section and used in the calculation of the 
     minimum reserve level under section 428(c)(9).
       ``(2) Special rule.--A guaranty agency shall not be 
     required to use its reserve funds to purchase and hold 
     defaulted loans in accordance with paragraph (1) to the 
     extent that--
       ``(A) the dollar volume of insurance claims filed with such 
     agency does not amount to 50 percent of such agency's 
     available reserve funds;
       ``(B) such use is prohibited by State law; or
       ``(C) such use will compromise the ability of the guaranty 
     agency to pay program expenses.''.
       (b) Extension of Period a Guaranty Agency Must Hold a 
     Defaulted Loan.--

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       (1) Exemption for extended holding period.--The last 
     sentence of section 428(c)(1)(A) (20 U.S.C. 1078(c)(1)(A)) is 
     amended by striking ``A guaranty agency'' and inserting 
     ``Except as provided in section 428K, a guaranty agency''.
       (2) New extended holding period program.--
       (A) Amendment.--Part B of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.) 
     is amended by inserting after section 428J the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 428K. GUARANTOR PURCHASE OF CLAIMS WITH RESERVE FUNDS.

       ``(a) Loans Subject to Extended Holding Period.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), a guaranty agency shall file a 
     claim for reimbursement with respect to losses (resulting 
     from the default of a borrower) subject to reimbursement by 
     the Secretary pursuant to section 428(c)(1) not less than 180 
     days nor more than 225 days after the guaranty agency 
     discharges such agency's insurance obligation on a loan 
     insured under this part. Such claim shall include losses on 
     the unpaid principal and accrued interest of any such loan, 
     including interest accrued from the date of such discharge to 
     the date such agency files the claim for reimbursement from 
     the Secretary.
       ``(b) Loans Excluded From Extended Holding.--A guaranty 
     agency may file a claim with respect to losses subject to 
     reimbursement by the Secretary pursuant to section 428(c)(1) 
     prior to 180 days after the date the guaranty agency 
     discharges such agency's insurance obligation on a loan 
     insured under this part, if--
       ``(1) such agency used 50 percent or more of such agency's 
     reserve funds to purchase or hold loans in accordance with 
     section 422(h);
       ``(2) such claim is based on an inability to locate the 
     borrower and the guaranty agency certifies to the Secretary 
     that--
       ``(A) diligent attempts were made to locate the borrower 
     through the use of reasonable skip-tracing techniques in 
     accordance with section 428(c)(2)(G); and
       ``(B) such skip-tracing attempts to locate the borrower 
     were unsuccessful; or
       ``(3) the guaranty agency determines that the borrower is 
     unlikely to possess the financial resources to begin repaying 
     the loan prior to 180 days after default by the borrower.
       ``(c) Guaranty Agency Efforts During Extended Holding 
     Period.--A guaranty agency shall attempt to bring a loan 
     described in subsection (a) into repayment status during the 
     period prior to 225 days after the date the guaranty agency 
     discharges its insurance obligation on such loan, so that no 
     claim for reimbursement by the Secretary is necessary. Upon 
     securing payments satisfactory to the guaranty agency during 
     such period, such agency shall, if practicable, sell such 
     loan to an eligible lender. Such loan shall not be sold to an 
     eligible lender that the guaranty agency determines has 
     substantially failed to exercise the due diligence required 
     of lenders under this part.
       ``(d) Regulation Prohibited.--The Secretary shall not 
     promulgate regulations regarding the collection activity of a 
     guaranty agency with respect to a loan described in 
     subsection (a) for which reinsurance has not been paid under 
     section 428(c)(1).''.
       (B) Effective date.--The amendment made by this paragraph 
     shall apply with respect to loans for which claims for 
     insurance are filed by eligible lenders on or after January 
     1, 1996.
       (c) Administrative Cost Allowance.--Section 428(f)(1) (20 
     U.S.C. 1078(f)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subparagraph (A), 
     by striking ``For a fiscal year prior to fiscal year 1994, 
     the'' and inserting ``The''; and
       (2) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B)(i) The total amount of payments for any fiscal year 
     prior to fiscal year 1994 made under this paragraph shall be 
     equal to 1 percent of the total principal amount of the loans 
     upon which insurance was issued under this part during such 
     fiscal year by such guaranty agency.
       ``(ii) For the period beginning January 1, 1996 and ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for each fiscal year thereafter, each 
     guaranty agency shall receive an administrative cost 
     allowance, payable quarterly, for such fiscal year calculated 
     on the basis of 0.85 percent of the total principal amount of 
     the loans upon which insurance was issued under this part 
     during such fiscal year by such guaranty agency.
       ``(iii) The guaranty agency shall be deemed to have a 
     contractual right against the United States to receive 
     payments according to the provisions of this subparagraph. 
     Payments shall be made promptly and without administrative 
     delay to any guaranty agency submitting an accurate and 
     complete application therefor under this subparagraph.
       ``(iv) Notwithstanding clauses (ii) and (iii)--
       ``(I) for each of the fiscal years 1996 through 1998, the 
     Secretary shall pay an aggregate amount for such year of not 
     more than $220,000,000 to all guaranty agencies receiving 
     administrative cost allowances under this subparagraph; and
       ``(II) for each of the fiscal years 1999 through 2002, the 
     Secretary shall pay an aggregate amount for such year of not 
     more than $180,000,000 to all guaranty agencies receiving 
     administrative cost allowances under this subparagraph.''.
       (d) Secretary's Equitable Share of Collections on 
     Consolidated Defaulted Loans.--Section 428(c)(6)(A) (20 
     U.S.C. 1078(c)(6)(A)) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
       (A) by inserting ``or on behalf of'' after ``made by''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, including payments made to discharge 
     loans made under this title to obtain a consolidation loan 
     pursuant to this part or part D,'' after ``borrower''; and
       (2) in clause (ii), by inserting after ``an amount equal 
     to'' the following: ``--

       ``(I) for defaulted loans consolidated pursuant to this 
     part or part D on or after January 1, 1996, 18.5 percent of 
     the balance of the principal, accrued interest, and 
     collection costs, outstanding at the time of such 
     consolidation; or
       ``(II) for all other loans,''.

       (e) Reserve Fund Reforms.--
       (1) Strengthening and stabilizing guaranty agencies.--
     Section 428(c) (20 U.S.C. 1078(c)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (9)(C)(ii), by striking ``80 percent'' and 
     inserting ``76 percent''; and
       (B) in paragraph (9)(E)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``The 
     Secretary may terminate a'' and inserting ``After providing a 
     guaranty agency notice and opportunity for a hearing on the 
     record, the Secretary may terminate such'';
       (ii) in clause (iv), by inserting ``or'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (iii) by striking clause (vi); and
       (iv) in clause (v), by striking ``; or'' and inserting a 
     period.
       (2) Additional amendments.--Section 422 (20 U.S.C. 1072) is 
     further amended--
       (A) in the last sentence of subsection (a)(2), by striking 
     ``Except as provided in section 428(c)(10)(E) or (F), such'' 
     and inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (E) or (F) 
     of section 428(c)(9), such''; and
       (B) in subsection (g), by amending paragraph (4) to read as 
     follows:
       ``(4) Disposition of funds returned to or recovered by the 
     secretary.--Any funds that are returned to or otherwise 
     recovered by the Secretary pursuant to this subsection shall 
     be returned to the Treasury of the United States for purposes 
     of reducing the Federal debt and shall be deposited into the 
     special account under section 3113(d) of title 31, United 
     States Code.''.
       (f) Elimination of Supplemental Preclaims Assistance.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 428(l) (20 U.S.C. 1078(l)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (B) by striking ``(l) Preclaims'' and all that follows 
     through ``Upon receipt'' and inserting the following:
       ``(l) Preclaims Assistance and Supplemental Preclaims 
     Assistance.--Upon receipt''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply to loans for which the first delinquency occurs 
     on or after January 1, 1996.
       (g) Reserve Ratios.--Section 428(c)(9)(A) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078(c)(9)(A)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by inserting ``and'' after the 
     semicolon;
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     period; and
       (3) by striking clause (iii).
       (h) Guaranty Agency Reimbursement.--
       (1) In general.--Section 428(c)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1078(c)(1)) 
     is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``98 percent'' and 
     inserting ``96 percent''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``88 percent'' and inserting 
     ``86 percent''; and
       (ii) in clause (ii), by striking ``78 percent'' and 
     inserting ``76 percent''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply with respect to loans for which the first 
     disbursement is made on or after January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 4005. AMENDMENTS AFFECTING FFELP LENDERS AND LOAN 
                   HOLDERS.

       (a) Risk Sharing by the Loan Holders.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 428(b)(1)(G) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078(b)(1)(G)) is amended by striking ``not less than 98 
     percent'' and inserting ``95 percent''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply with respect to loans for which the first 
     disbursement is made on or after January 1, 1996.
       (b) Lenders-of-Last-Resort.--Section 428(j)(2) (20 U.S.C. 
     1078(j)(2)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``60 days'' and 
     inserting ``15 days''; and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``two rejections from 
     eligible lenders'' and inserting ``one rejection from an 
     eligible lender''.
       (c) Exceptional Performance Insurance Reduction.--Section 
     428I(b)(1) (20 U.S.C. 1078-9(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking ``100 percent''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``100 percent'' and inserting ``95 percent 
     (or 100 percent in the case of a lender-of-last-resort)''.
       (d) Loan Fees From Lenders.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 438(d)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1087-1(d)(2)) 
     is amended by striking ``0.50 percent'' and inserting ``0.80 
     percent''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply with respect to loans for which the first 
     disbursement is made on or after January 1, 1996.
       (e) Lender and Holder Rebate.--
       (1) Amendment.--Section 438 (20 U.S.C. 1078) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Subsidy Rebate on Stafford and PLUS Loans.--
       ``(1) Rebate.--Each holder of a subsidized or unsubsidized 
     Federal Stafford Loan under this part, or a Federal PLUS loan 
     under sec

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     tion 428B, shall pay to the Secretary, on June 30 and 
     December 31 of each year, a subsidy rebate in an amount equal 
     to 0.035 percent of the unpaid principal amount of each such 
     loan that such holder holds during the repayment period 
     described in section 428(b)(7), except that, notwithstanding 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of section 428(b)(7), such 
     holder shall pay a subsidy rebate under this paragraph with 
     respect to such loan during any period of authorized 
     forbearance.
       ``(2) Payment of rebate.--The subsidy rebate shall be paid, 
     to the extent possible, by subtracting from amounts owed such 
     holder under section 438(b) (after deducting from such 
     amounts any amount owed by such holder under section 438(d) 
     for the quarters ending June 30 and December 31, as 
     appropriate) the amount of subsidy rebates owed by such 
     holder. To the extent the amounts owed such holder under 
     section 438(b) (after making the deduction described in the 
     preceding sentence) are insufficient to pay in full the 
     subsidy rebates due from such holder, such holder shall pay 
     the insufficiency by check or wire transfer of funds, in a 
     manner determined by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Deposit.--The Secretary shall deposit all subsidy 
     rebates collected under the second sentence of paragraph (2) 
     into the insurance fund established in section 431.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply with respect to loans for which the first 
     disbursement is made on or after January 1, 1996.
       (f) Small Lender Audit Exemption.--Section 
     428(b)(1)(U)(iii) (20 U.S.C. 1078(b)(1)(U)(iii)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``in the case of any lender that 
     originates or holds more than $5,000,000 in principal on 
     loans made under this title in any fiscal year'' before ``for 
     (I)'';
       (2) in subclause (I), by inserting ``such'' before ``lender 
     at least once'';
       (3) in subclause (II), by inserting ``such'' before ``a 
     lender that is audited''; and
       (4) by striking ``if the lender'' and inserting ``if such 
     lender''.

     SEC. 4006. CONNIE LEE PRIVATIZATION.

       (a) Status of the Corporation and Corporate Powers; 
     Obligations Not Federally Guaranteed.--
       (1) Status of the corporation.--The Corporation shall not 
     be an agency, instrumentality, or establishment of the United 
     States Government, nor a Government corporation nor a 
     Government controlled corporation as such terms are defined 
     in section 103 of title 5, United States Code. No action 
     under section 1491 of title 28, United States Code (commonly 
     known as the Tucker Act) shall be allowable against the 
     United States based on the actions of the Corporation.
       (2) Corporate powers.--The Corporation shall be subject to 
     the provisions of this section, and, to the extent not 
     inconsistent with this section, to the District of Columbia 
     Business Corporation Act (or the comparable law of another 
     State, if applicable). The Corporation shall have the powers 
     conferred upon a corporation by the District of Columbia 
     Business Corporation Act (or such other applicable State law) 
     as from time to time in effect in order to conduct its 
     affairs as a private, for-profit corporation and to carry out 
     its purposes and activities incidental thereto. The 
     Corporation shall have the power to enter into contracts, to 
     execute instruments, to incur liabilities, to provide 
     products and services, and to do all things as are necessary 
     or incidental to the proper management of its affairs and the 
     efficient operation of a private, for-profit business.
       (3) Limitation on ownership of stock.--
       (A) Secretary of the treasury.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury, in completing the sale of stock pursuant to 
     subsection (c), may not sell or issue the stock held by the 
     Secretary of Education to an agency, instrumentality, or 
     establishment of the United States Government, or to a 
     Government corporation or a Government controlled corporation 
     as such terms are defined in section 103 of title 5, United 
     States Code, or to a government-sponsored enterprise as such 
     term is defined in section 622 of title 2, United States 
     Code.
       (B) Student loan marketing association.--The Student Loan 
     Marketing Association shall not increase its share of the 
     ownership of the Corporation in excess of 42 percent of the 
     shares of stock of the Corporation outstanding on the date of 
     enactment of this Act. The Student Loan Marketing Association 
     shall not control the operation of the Corporation, except 
     that the Student Loan Marketing Association may participate 
     in the election of directors as a shareholder, and may 
     continue to exercise its right to appoint directors under 
     section 754 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     1132f-3) as long as that section is in effect.
       (C) Prohibition.--Until such time as the Secretary of the 
     Treasury sells the stock of the Corporation owned by the 
     Secretary of Education pursuant to subsection (c), the 
     Student Loan Marketing Association shall not provide 
     financial support or guarantees to the Corporation.
       (D) Financial support or guarantees.--After the Secretary 
     of the Treasury sells the stock of the Corporation owned by 
     the Secretary of Education pursuant to subsection (c), the 
     Student Loan Marketing Association may provide financial 
     support or guarantees to the Corporation, if such support or 
     guarantees are subject to terms and conditions that are no 
     more advantageous to the Corporation than the terms and 
     conditions the Student Loan Marketing Association provides to 
     other entities, including, where applicable, other monoline 
     financial guaranty corporations in which the Student Loan 
     Marketing Association has no ownership interest.
       (4) No federal guarantee.--
       (A) Obligations insured by the corporation.--
       (i) Full faith and credit of the united states.--No 
     obligation that is insured, guaranteed, or otherwise backed 
     by the Corporation shall be deemed to be an obligation that 
     is guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United 
     States.
       (ii) Student loan marketing association.--No obligation 
     that is insured, guaranteed, or otherwise backed by the 
     Corporation shall be deemed to be an obligation that is 
     guaranteed by the Student Loan Marketing Association.
       (iii) Special rule.--This paragraph shall not affect the 
     determination of whether such obligation is guaranteed for 
     purposes of Federal income taxes.
       (B) Securities offered by the corporation.--No debt or 
     equity securities of the Corporation shall be deemed to be 
     guaranteed by the full faith and credit of the United States.
       (5) Definition.--The term ``Corporation'' as used in this 
     section means the College Construction Loan Insurance 
     Association as in existence on the day before the date of 
     enactment of this Act, and to any successor corporation.
       (b) Related Privatization Requirements.--
       (1) Notice requirements.--
       (A) In general.--During the six-year period following the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Corporation shall include, 
     in each of the Corporation's contracts for the insurance, 
     guarantee, or reinsurance of obligations, and in each 
     document offering debt or equity securities of the 
     Corporation a prominent statement providing notice that--
       (i) such obligations or such securities, as the case may 
     be, are not obligations of the United States, nor are such 
     obligations guaranteed in any way by the full faith and 
     credit of the United States; and
       (ii) the Corporation is not an instrumentality of the 
     United States.
       (B) Additional notice.--During the five-year period 
     following the sale of stock pursuant to subsection (c)(1), in 
     addition to the notice requirements in subparagraph (A), the 
     Corporation shall include, in each of the contracts and 
     documents referred to in such subparagraph, a prominent 
     statement providing notice that the United States is not an 
     investor in the Corporation.
       (2) Corporate charter.--The Corporation's charter shall be 
     amended as necessary and without delay to conform to the 
     requirements of this section.
       (3) Corporate name.--The name of the Corporation, or of any 
     direct or indirect subsidiary thereof, may not contain the 
     term ``College Construction Loan Insurance Association'', or 
     any substantially similar variation thereof.
       (4) Articles of incorporation.--The Corporation shall amend 
     its articles of incorporation without delay to reflect that 
     one of the purposes of the Corporation shall be to guarantee, 
     insure, and reinsure bonds, leases, and other evidences of 
     debt of educational institutions, including Historically 
     Black Colleges and Universities and other academic 
     institutions which are ranked in the lower investment grade 
     category using a nationally recognized credit rating system.
       (5) Requirements until stock sale.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (d), the requirements of sections 754 and 760 of 
     the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1132f-3 and 
     1132f-9), as such sections were in effect on the day before 
     the date of enactment of this Act, shall continue to be 
     effective until the day immediately following the date of 
     closing of the purchase of the Secretary of Education's stock 
     (or the date of closing of the final purchase, in the case of 
     multiple transactions) pursuant to subsection (c)(1) of this 
     Act.
       (c) Sale of Federally Owned Stock.--
       (1) Sale of stock required.--The Secretary of the Treasury 
     shall sell, pursuant to section 324 of title 31, United 
     States Code, the stock of the Corporation owned by the 
     Secretary of Education as soon as possible after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, but not later than six months after 
     such date.
       (2) Purchase by the corporation.--In the event that the 
     Secretary of the Treasury is unable to sell the stock, or any 
     portion thereof, at a price acceptable to the Secretary of 
     Education and the Secretary of the Treasury, the Corporation 
     shall purchase, within 6 months after the date of enactment 
     of this Act, such stock at a price determined by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury and acceptable to the Corporation 
     based on the independent appraisal of one or more nationally 
     recognized financial firms, except that such price shall not 
     exceed the value of the Secretary of Education's stock as 
     determined by the Congressional Budget Office in House Report 
     104-153, dated June 22, 1995.
       (3) Reimbursement of costs of sale.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall be reimbursed from the proceeds of the sale of 
     the stock under this subsection for all reasonable costs 
     related to such sale, including all reasonable expenses 
     relating to one or more independent appraisals under this 
     subsection.
       (4) Assistance by the corporation.--The Corporation shall 
     provide such assistance as the Secretary of the Treasury and 
     the Secretary of Education may require to facilitate the sale 
     of the stock under this subsection.
       (d) Repeal of Statutory Restrictions and Related 
     Provisions.--Part D of title

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     VII of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et 
     seq.) is repealed.

     SEC. 4007. EXTENSION OF PROGRAM DURATION.

       Part B of title IV (20 U.S.C. 1071 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 424(a) (20 U.S.C. 1074(a)), by striking 
     ``1998'' and inserting ``2002'';
       (2) in section 428(a)(5) (20 U.S.C. 1078(a)(5))--
       (A) by striking ``1998'' and inserting ``2002''; and
       (B) by striking ``2002'' and inserting ``2006''; and
       (3) in section 428C(e) (20 U.S.C. 1078-3(e)), by amending 
     the first sentence to read as follows: ``The authority to 
     make loans under this section expires at the close of 
     September 30, 2002.''.
   Subtitle B--Provisions Relating to the Employee Retirement Income 
                          Security Act of 1974

     SEC. 4101. WAIVER OF MINIMUM PERIOD FOR JOINT AND SURVIVOR 
                   ANNUITY EXPLANATION BEFORE ANNUTIY STARTING 
                   DATE.

       (a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 205(c)(3)(A) of 
     the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 
     U.S.C. 1055(c)(3)(A)), the minimum period prescribed by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury between the date that the 
     explanation referred to in such section is provided and the 
     annuity starting date shall not apply if waived by the 
     participant and, if applicable, the participant's spouse.
       (b) Effective Date,--Subsection (a) shall apply to plan 
     years beginning after December 31, 1995.
            TITLE V--ENERGY AND NATURAL RESOURCES PROVISIONS
        Subtitle A--Nuclear Regulatory Commission Annual Charges

     SEC. 5001. NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION ANNUAL CHARGES.

       Section 6101(a)(3) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 2214(a)(3)) is amended by striking 
     ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting ``September 30, 2002''.
                Subtitle B--Department of Energy Assets

            CHAPTER 1--UNITED STATES ENRICHMENT CORPORATION

     SEC. 5201. SHORT TITLE.

       This chapter may be cited as the ``USEC Privatization 
     Act''.

     SEC. 5202. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this chapter:
       (1) The term ``AVLIS'' means atomic vapor laser isotope 
     separation technology.
       (2) The term ``Corporation'' means the United States 
     Enrichment Corporation and, unless the context otherwise 
     requires, includes the private corporation and any successor 
     thereto following privatization.
       (3) The term ``gaseous diffusion plants'' means the Paducah 
     Gaseous Diffusion Plant at Paducah, Kentucky and the 
     Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant at Piketon, Ohio.
       (4) The term ``highly enriched uranium'' means uranium 
     enriched to 20 percent or more of the uranium-235 isotope.
       (5) The term ``low-enriched uranium'' means uranium 
     enriched to less than 20 percent of the uranium-235 isotope, 
     including that which is derived from highly enriched uranium.
       (6) The term ``low-level radioactive waste'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 2(9) of the Low-Level 
     Radioactive Waste Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 2021b(9)).
       (7) The term ``private corporation'' means the corporation 
     established under section 5205.
       (8) The term ``privatization'' means the transfer of 
     ownership of the Corporation to private investors.
       (9) The term ``privatization date'' means the date on which 
     100 percent of the ownership of the Corporation has been 
     transferred to private investors.
       (10) The term ``public offering'' means an underwritten 
     offering to the public of the common stock of the private 
     corporation pursuant to section 5204.
       (11) The ``Russian HEU Agreement'' means the Agreement 
     Between the Government of the United States of America and 
     the Government of the Russian Federation Concerning the 
     Disposition of Highly Enriched Uranium Extracted from Nuclear 
     Weapons, dated February 18, 1993.
       (12) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy.
       (13) The ``Suspension Agreement'' means the Agreement to 
     Suspend the Antidumping Investigation on Uranium from the 
     Russian Federation, as amended.
       (14) The term ``uranium enrichment'' means the separation 
     of uranium of a given isotopic content into 2 components, 1 
     having a higher percentage of a fissile isotope and 1 having 
     a lower percentage.

     SEC. 5203. SALE OF THE CORPORATION.

       (a) Authorization.--The Board of Directors of the 
     Corporation, with the approval of the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, shall transfer the interest of the United States in 
     the United States Enrichment Corporation to the private 
     sector in a manner that provides for the long-term viability 
     of the Corporation, provides for the continuation by the 
     Corporation of the operation of the Department of Energy's 
     gaseous diffusion plants, provides for the protection of the 
     public interest in maintaining a reliable and economical 
     domestic source of uranium mining, enrichment and conversion 
     services, and, to the extent not inconsistent with such 
     purposes, secures the maximum proceeds to the United States.
       (b) Proceeds.--Proceeds from the sale of the United States' 
     interest in the Corporation shall be deposited in the general 
     fund of the Treasury.

     SEC. 5204. METHOD OF SALE.

       (a) Authorization.--The Board of Directors of the 
     Corporation, with the approval of the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, shall transfer ownership of the assets and 
     obligations of the Corporation to the private corporation 
     established under section 5205 (which may be consummated 
     through a merger or consolidation effected in accordance 
     with, and having the effects provided under, the law of the 
     state of incorporation of the private corporation, as if the 
     Corporation were incorporated thereunder).
       (b) Board Determination.--The Board, with the approval of 
     the Secretary of the Treasury, shall select the method of 
     transfer and establish terms and conditions for the transfer 
     that will provide the maximum proceeds to the Treasury of the 
     United States and will provide for the long-term viability of 
     the private corporation, the continued operation of the 
     gaseous diffusion plants, and the public interest in 
     maintaining reliable and economical domestic uranium mining 
     and enrichment industries.
       (c) Adequate Proceeds.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     not allow the privatization of the Corporation unless before 
     the sale date the Secretary of Treasury determines that the 
     method of transfer will provide the maximum proceeds to the 
     Treasury consistent with the principles set forth in section 
     5203(a).
       (d) Application of Securities Laws.--Any offering or sale 
     of securities by the private corporation shall be subject to 
     the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.), the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.), and 
     the provisions of the Constitution and laws of any State, 
     territory, or possession of the United States relating to 
     transactions in securities.

     SEC. 5205. ESTABLISHMENT OF PRIVATE CORPORATION.

       (a) Incorporation.--(1) The directors of the Corporation 
     shall establish a private for-profit corporation under the 
     laws of a State for the purpose of receiving the assets and 
     obligations of the Corporation at privatization and 
     continuing the business operations of the Corporation 
     following privatization.
       (2) The directors of the Corporation may serve as 
     incorporators of the private corporation and shall take all 
     steps necessary to establish the private corporation, 
     including the filing of articles of incorporation consistent 
     with the provisions of this chapter.
       (3) Employees and officers of the Corporation (including 
     members of the Board of Directors) acting in accordance with 
     this section on behalf of the private corporation shall be 
     deemed to be acting in their official capacities as employees 
     or officers of the Corporation for purposes of section 205 of 
     title 18, United States Code.
       (b) Status of the Private Corporation.--(1) The private 
     corporation shall not be an agency, instrumentality, or 
     establishment of the United States, a Government corporation, 
     or a Government-controlled corporation.
       (2) Except as otherwise provided by this chapter, financial 
     obligations of the private corporation shall not be 
     obligations of, or guaranteed as to principal or interest by, 
     the Corporation or the United States, and the obligations 
     shall so plainly state.
       (3) No action under section 1491 of title 28, United States 
     Code, shall be allowable against the United States based on 
     actions of the private corporation.
       (c) Application of Post-Government Employment 
     Restrictions.--Beginning on the privatization date, the 
     restrictions stated in section 207 (a), (b), (c), and (d) of 
     title 18, United States Code, shall not apply to the acts of 
     an individual done in carrying out official duties as a 
     director, officer, or employee of the private corporation, if 
     the individual was an officer or employee of the Corporation 
     (including a director) continuously during the 45 days prior 
     to the privatization date.
       (d) Dissolution.--In the event that the privatization does 
     not occur, the Corporation will provide for the dissolution 
     of the private corporation within 1 year of the private 
     corporation's incorporation unless the Secretary of the 
     Treasury or his delegate, upon the Corporation's request, 
     agrees to delay any such dissolution for an additional year.

     SEC. 5206. TRANSFERS TO THE PRIVATE CORPORATION.

       Concurrent with privatization, the Corporation shall 
     transfer to the private corporation--
       (1) the lease of the gaseous diffusion plants in accordance 
     with section 5207,
       (2) all personal property and inventories of the 
     Corporation,
       (3) all contracts, agreements, and leases under section 
     5208(a),
       (4) the Corporation's right to purchase power from the 
     Secretary under section 5208(b),
       (5) such funds in accounts of the Corporation held by the 
     Treasury or on deposit with any bank or other financial 
     institution as approved by the Secretary of the Treasury, and
       (6) all of the Corporation's records, including all of the 
     papers and other documentary materials, regardless of 
     physical form or characteristics, made or received by the 
     Corporation.

     SEC. 5207. LEASING OF GASEOUS DIFFUSION FACILITIES.

       (a) Transfer of Lease.--Concurrent with privatization, the 
     Corporation shall transfer

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     to the private corporation the lease of the gaseous diffusion 
     plants and related property for the remainder of the term of 
     such lease in accordance with the terms of such lease.
       (b) Renewal.--The private corporation shall have the 
     exclusive option to lease the gaseous diffusion plants and 
     related property for additional periods following the 
     expiration of the initial term of the lease.
       (c) Exclusion of Facilities for Production of Highly 
     Enriched Uranium.--The Secretary shall not lease to the 
     private corporation any facilities necessary for the 
     production of highly enriched uranium but may, subject to the 
     requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 
     et seq.), grant the Corporation access to such facilities for 
     purposes other than the production of highly enriched 
     uranium.
       (d) DOE Responsibility for Preexisting Conditions.--The 
     payment of any costs of decontamination and decommissioning, 
     response actions, or corrective actions with respect to 
     conditions existing before July 1, 1993 at the gaseous 
     diffusion plants shall remain the sole responsibility of the 
     Secretary.
       (e) Environmental Audit.--For purposes of subsection (d), 
     the conditions existing before July 1, 1993, at the gaseous 
     diffusion plants shall be determined from the environmental 
     audit conducted pursuant to section 1403(e) of the Atomic 
     Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2297c-2(e)).
       (f) Treatment Under Price-Anderson Provisions.--Any lease 
     executed between the Secretary and the Corporation or the 
     private corporation, and any extension or renewal thereof, 
     under this section shall be deemed to be a contract for 
     purposes of section 170d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
     (42 U.S.C. 2210(d)).
       (g) Waiver of EIS Requirement.--The execution or transfer 
     of the lease between the Secretary and the Corporation or the 
     private corporation, and any extension or renewal thereof, 
     shall not be considered a major Federal action significantly 
     affecting the quality of the human environment for purposes 
     of section 102 of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332).

     SEC. 5208. TRANSFER OF CONTRACTS.

       (a) Transfer of Contracts.--Concurrent with privatization, 
     the Corporation shall transfer to the private corporation all 
     contracts, agreements, and leases, including all uranium 
     enrichment contracts, that were--
       (1) transferred by the Secretary to the Corporation 
     pursuant to section 1401(b) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 
     (42 U.S.C. 2297c(b)), or
       (2) entered into by the Corporation before the 
     privatization date.
       (b) Nontransferable Power Contracts.--The Corporation shall 
     transfer to the private corporation the right to purchase 
     power from the Secretary under the power purchase contracts 
     for the gaseous diffusion plants executed by the Secretary 
     before July 1, 1993. The Secretary shall continue to receive 
     power for the gaseous diffusion plants under such contracts 
     and shall continue to resell such power to the private 
     corporation at cost during the term of such contracts.
       (c) Effect of Transfer.--(1) Notwithstanding subsection 
     (a), the United States shall remain obligated to the parties 
     to the contracts, agreements, and leases transferred under 
     subsection (a) for the performance of its obligations under 
     such contracts, agreements, or leases during their terms. 
     Performance of such obligations by the private corporation 
     shall be considered performance by the United States.
       (2) If a contract, agreement, or lease transferred under 
     subsection (a) is terminated, extended, or materially amended 
     after the privatization date--
       (A) the private corporation shall be responsible for any 
     obligation arising under such contract, agreement, or lease 
     after any extension or material amendment, and
       (B) the United States shall be responsible for any 
     obligation arising under the contract, agreement, or lease 
     before the termination, extension, or material amendment.
       (3) The private corporation shall reimburse the United 
     States for any amount paid by the United States under a 
     settlement agreement entered into with the consent of the 
     private corporation or under a judgment, if the settlement or 
     judgment--
       (A) arises out of an obligation under a contract, 
     agreement, or lease transferred under subsection (a), and
       (B) arises out of actions of the private corporation 
     between the privatization date and the date of a termination, 
     extension, or material amendment of such contract, agreement, 
     or lease.
       (d) Pricing.--The Corporation may establish prices for its 
     products, materials, and services provided to customers on a 
     basis that will allow it to attain the normal business 
     objectives of a profit making corporation.

     SEC. 5209. LIABILITIES.

       (a) Liability of the United States.--(1) Except as 
     otherwise provided in this chapter, all liabilities arising 
     out of the operation of the uranium enrichment enterprise 
     before July 1, 1993, shall remain the direct liabilities of 
     the Secretary.
       (2) Except as provided in subsection (a)(3) or otherwise 
     provided in a memorandum of agreement entered into by the 
     Corporation and the Office of Management and Budget prior to 
     the privatization date, all liabilities arising out of the 
     operation of the Corporation between July 1, 1993, and the 
     privatization date shall remain the direct liabilities of the 
     United States.
       (3) All liabilities arising out of the disposal of depleted 
     uranium generated by the Corporation between July 1, 1993, 
     and the privatization date shall become the direct 
     liabilities of the Secretary.
       (4) Any stated or implied consent for the United States, or 
     any agent or officer of the United States, to be sued by any 
     person for any legal, equitable, or other relief with respect 
     to any claim arising from any action taken by any agent or 
     officer of the United States in connection with the 
     privatization of the Corporation is hereby withdrawn.
       (5) To the extent that any claim against the United States 
     under this section is of the type otherwise required by 
     Federal statute or regulation to be presented to a Federal 
     agency or official for adjudication or review, such claim 
     shall be presented to the Department of Energy in accordance 
     with procedures to be established by the Secretary. Nothing 
     in this paragraph shall be construed to impose on the 
     Department of Energy liability to pay any claim presented 
     pursuant to this paragraph.
       (6) The Attorney General shall represent the United States 
     in any action seeking to impose liability under this 
     subsection.
       (b) Liability of the Corporation.--Notwithstanding any 
     provision of any agreement to which the Corporation is a 
     party, the Corporation shall not be considered in breach, 
     default, or violation of any agreement because of the 
     transfer of such agreement to the private corporation under 
     section 5208 or any other action the Corporation is required 
     to take under this chapter.
       (c) Liability of the Private Corporation.--Except as 
     provided in this chapter, the private corporation shall be 
     liable for any liabilities arising out of its operations 
     after the privatization date.
       (d) Liability of Officers and Directors.--(1) No officer, 
     director, employee, or agent of the Corporation shall be 
     liable in any civil proceeding to any party in connection 
     with any action taken in connection with the privatization 
     if, with respect to the subject matter of the action, suit, 
     or proceeding, such person was acting within the scope of his 
     employment.
       (2) This subsection shall not apply to claims arising under 
     the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a. et seq.), the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a. et seq.), or 
     under the Constitution or laws of any State, territory, or 
     possession of the United States relating to transactions in 
     securities.

     SEC. 5210. EMPLOYEE PROTECTIONS.

       (a) Contractor Employees.--(1) Privatization shall not 
     diminish the accrued, vested pension benefits of employees of 
     the Corporation's operating contractor at the two gaseous 
     diffusion plants.
       (2) In the event that the private corporation terminates or 
     changes the contractor at either or both of the gaseous 
     diffusion plants, the plan sponsor or other appropriate 
     fiduciary of the pension plan covering employees of the prior 
     operating contractor shall arrange for the transfer of all 
     plan assets and liabilities relating to accrued pension 
     benefits of such plan's participants and beneficiaries from 
     such plant to a pension plan sponsored by the new contractor 
     or the private corporation or a joint-labor management plan, 
     as the case may be.
       (3) In addition to any obligations arising under the 
     National Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 151 et seq.), any 
     employer (including the private corporation if it operates a 
     gaseous diffusion plant without a contractor or any 
     contractor of the private corporation) at a gaseous diffusion 
     plant shall--
       (A) abide by the terms of any unexpired collective 
     bargaining agreement covering employees in bargaining units 
     at the plant and in effect on the privatization date until 
     the stated expiration or termination date of the agreement; 
     or
       (B) in the event a collective bargaining agreement is not 
     in effect upon the privatization date, have the same 
     bargaining obligations under section 8(d) of the National 
     Labor Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158(d)) as it had immediately 
     before the privatization date.
       (4) If the private corporation replaces its operating 
     contractor at a gaseous diffusion plant, the new employer 
     (including the new contractor or the private corporation if 
     it operates a gaseous diffusion plant without a contractor) 
     shall--
       (A) offer employment to non-management employees of the 
     predecessor contractor to the extent that their jobs still 
     exist or they are qualified for new jobs, and
       (B) abide by the terms of the predecessor contractor's 
     collective bargaining agreement until the agreement expires 
     or a new agreement is signed.
       (5) In the event of a plant closing or mass layoff (as such 
     terms are defined in section 2101(a)(2) and (3) of title 29, 
     United States Code) at either of the gaseous diffusion 
     plants, the Secretary of Energy shall treat any adversely 
     affected employee of an operating contractor at either plant 
     who was an employee at such plant on July 1, 1993, as a 
     Department of Energy employee for purposes of sections 3161 
     and 3162 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1993 (42 U.S.C. 7274h-7274i).
       (6)(A) The Secretary and the private corporation shall 
     cause the post-retirement health benefits plan provider (or 
     its successor) to continue to provide benefits for eligible 
     persons, as described under subparagraph (B), employed by an 
     operating contractor at either of the gaseous diffusion 
     plants in an economically efficient manner and at 
     substantially the same level of cov

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     erage as eligible retirees are entitled to receive on the 
     privatization date.
       (B) Persons eligible for coverage under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be limited to:
       (i) persons who retired from active employment at one of 
     the gaseous diffusion plants on or before the privatization 
     date as vested participants in a pension plan maintained 
     either by the Corporation's operating contractor or by a 
     contractor employed prior to July 1, 1993, by the Department 
     of Energy to operate a gaseous diffusion plant; and
       (ii) persons who are employed by the Corporation's 
     operating contractor on or before the privatization date and 
     are vested participants in a pension plan maintained either 
     by the Corporation's operating contractor or by a contractor 
     employed prior to July 1, 1993, by the Department of Energy 
     to operate a gaseous diffusion plant.
       (C) The Secretary shall fund the entire cost of post-
     retirement health benefits for persons who retired from 
     employment with an operating contractor prior to July 1, 
     1993.
       (D) The Secretary and the Corporation shall fund the cost 
     of post-retirement health benefits for persons who retire 
     from employment with an operating contractor on or after July 
     1, 1993, in proportion to the retired person's years and 
     months of service at a gaseous diffusion plant under their 
     respective management.
       (7)(A) Any suit under this subsection alleging a violation 
     of an agreement between an employer and a labor organization 
     shall be brought in accordance with section 301 of the Labor 
     Management Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 185).
       (B) Any charge under this subsection alleging an unfair 
     labor practice violative of section 8 of the National Labor 
     Relations Act (29 U.S.C. 158) shall be pursued in accordance 
     with section 10 of the National Labor Relations Act (29 
     U.S.C. 160).
       (C) Any suit alleging a violation of any provision of this 
     subsection, to the extent it does not allege a violation of 
     the National Labor Relations Act, may be brought in any 
     district court of the United States having jurisdiction over 
     the parties, without regard to the amount in controversy or 
     the citizenship of the parties.
       (b) Former Federal Employees.--(1)(A) An employee of the 
     Corporation that was subject to either the Civil Service 
     Retirement System (referred to in this section as ``CSRS'') 
     or the Federal Employees' Retirement System (referred to in 
     this section as ``FERS'') on the day immediately preceding 
     the privatization date shall elect--
       (i) to retain the employee's coverage under either CSRS or 
     FERS, as applicable, in lieu of coverage by the Corporation's 
     retirement system, or
       (ii) to receive a deferred annuity or lump-sum benefit 
     payable to a terminated employee under CSRS or FERS, as 
     applicable.
       (B) An employee that makes an election under subparagraph 
     (A)(ii) shall have the option to transfer the balance in the 
     employee's Thrift Savings Plan account to a defined 
     contribution plan under the Corporation's retirement system, 
     consistent with applicable law and the terms of the 
     Corporation's defined contribution plan.
       (2) The Corporation shall pay to the Civil Service 
     Retirement and Disability Fund--
       (A) such employee deductions and agency contributions as 
     are required by sections 8334, 8422, and 8423 of title 5, 
     United States Code, for those employees who elect to retain 
     their coverage under either CSRS or FERS pursuant to 
     paragraph (1);
       (B) such additional agency contributions as are determined 
     necessary by the Office of Personnel Management to pay, in 
     combination with the sums under subparagraph (A), the 
     ``normal cost'' (determined using dynamic assumptions) of 
     retirement benefits for those employees who elect to retain 
     their coverage under CSRS pursuant to paragraph (1), with the 
     concept of ``normal cost'' being used consistent with 
     generally accepted actuarial standards and principles; and
       (C) such additional amounts, not to exceed two percent of 
     the amounts under subparagraphs (A) and (B), as are 
     determined necessary by the Office of Personnel Management to 
     pay the cost of administering retirement benefits for 
     employees who retire from the Corporation after the 
     privatization date under either CSRS or FERS, for their 
     survivors, and for survivors of employees of the Corporation 
     who die after the privatization date (which amounts shall be 
     available to the Office of Personnel Management as provided 
     in section 8348(a)(1)(B) of title 5, United States Code).
       (3) The Corporation shall pay to the Thrift Savings Fund 
     such employee and agency contributions as are required by 
     section 8432 of title 5, United States Code, for those 
     employees who elect to retain their coverage under FERS 
     pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (4) Any employee of the Corporation who was subject to the 
     Federal Employee Health Benefits Program (referred to in this 
     section as ``FEHBP'') on the day immediately preceding the 
     privatization date and who elects to retain coverage under 
     either CSRS or FERS pursuant to paragraph (1) shall have the 
     option to receive health benefits from a health benefit plan 
     established by the Corporation or to continue without 
     interruption coverage under the FEHBP, in lieu of coverage by 
     the Corporation's health benefit system.
       (5) The Corporation shall pay to the Employees Health 
     Benefits Fund--
       (A) such employee deductions and agency contributions as 
     are required by section 8906(a)-(f) of title 5, United States 
     Code, for those employees who elect to retain their coverage 
     under FEHBP pursuant to paragraph (4); and
       (B) such amounts as are determined necessary by the Office 
     of Personnel Management under paragraph (6) to reimburse the 
     Office of Personnel Management for contributions under 
     section 8906(g)(1) of title 5, United States Code, for those 
     employees who elect to retain their coverage under FEHBP 
     pursuant to paragraph (4).
       (6) The amounts required under paragraph (5)(B) shall pay 
     the Government contributions for retired employees who retire 
     from the Corporation after the privatization date under 
     either CSRS or FERS, for survivors of such retired employees, 
     and for survivors of employees of the Corporation who die 
     after the privatization date, with said amounts prorated to 
     reflect only that portion of the total service of such 
     employees and retired persons that was performed for the 
     Corporation after the privatization date.

     SEC. 5211. OWNERSHIP LIMITATIONS.

       (a) Securities Limitations.--No director, officer, or 
     employee of the Corporation may acquire any securities, or 
     any rights to acquire any securities of the private 
     corporation on terms more favorable than those offered to the 
     general public--
       (1) in a public offering designed to transfer ownership of 
     the Corporation to private investors,
       (2) pursuant to any agreement, arrangement, or 
     understanding entered into before the privatization date, or
       (3) before the election of the directors of the private 
     corporation.
       (b) Ownership Limitation.--Immediately following the 
     consummation of the transaction or series of transactions 
     pursuant to which 100 percent of the ownership of the 
     Corporation is transferred to private investors, and for a 
     period of three years thereafter, no person may acquire, 
     directly or indirectly, beneficial ownership of securities 
     representing more than 10 percent of the total votes of all 
     outstanding voting securities of the Corporation. The 
     foregoing limitation shall not apply to--
       (1) any employee stock ownership plan of the Corporation,
       (2) members of the underwriting syndicate purchasing shares 
     in stabilization transactions in connection with the 
     privatization, or
       (3) in the case of shares beneficially held in the ordinary 
     course of business for others, any commercial bank, broker-
     dealer, or clearing agency.

     SEC. 5212. URANIUM TRANSFERS AND SALES.

       (a) Transfers and Sales by the Secretary.--The Secretary 
     shall not provide enrichment services or transfer or sell any 
     uranium (including natural uranium concentrates, natural 
     uranium hexafluoride, or enriched uranium in any form) to any 
     person except as consistent with this section.
       (b) Russian HEU.--(1) On or before December 31, 1996, the 
     United States Executive Agent under the Russian HEU Agreement 
     shall transfer to the Secretary without charge title to an 
     amount of uranium hexafluoride equivalent to the natural 
     uranium component of low-enriched uranium derived from at 
     least 18 metric tons of highly enriched uranium purchased 
     from the Russian Executive Agent under the Russian HEU 
     Agreement. The quantity of such uranium hexafluoride 
     delivered to the Secretary shall be based on a tails assay of 
     0.30 U\235\. Uranium hexafluoride transferred to the 
     Secretary pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed under 
     United States law for all purposes to be of Russian origin.
       (2) Within 7 years of the date of enactment of this Act, 
     the Secretary shall sell, and receive payment for, the 
     uranium hexafluoride transferred to the Secretary pursuant to 
     paragraph (1). Such uranium hexafluoride shall be sold--
       (A) at any time for use in the United States for the 
     purpose of overfeeding;
       (B) at any time for end use outside the United States;
       (C) in 1995 and 1996 to the Russian Executive Agent at the 
     purchase price for use in matched sales pursuant to the 
     Suspension Agreement; or,
       (D) in calendar year 2001 for consumption by end users in 
     the United States not prior to January 1, 2002, in volumes 
     not to exceed 3,000,000 pounds U3O8 
     equivalent per year.
       (3) With respect to all enriched uranium delivered to the 
     United States Executive Agent under the Russian HEU Agreement 
     on or after January 1, 1997, the United States Executive 
     Agent shall, upon request of the Russian Executive Agent, 
     enter into an agreement to deliver concurrently to the 
     Russian Executive Agent an amount of uranium hexafluoride 
     equivalent to the natural uranium component of such uranium. 
     An agreement executed pursuant to a request of the Russian 
     Executive Agent, as contemplated in this paragraph, may 
     pertain to any deliveries due during any period remaining 
     under the Russian HEU Agreement. The quantity of such uranium 
     hexafluoride delivered to the Russian Executive Agent shall 
     be based on a tails assay of 0.30 U\235\. Title to uranium 
     hexafluoride delivered to the Russian Executive Agent 
     pursuant to this paragraph shall transfer to the Russian 
     Executive Agent upon delivery of such material to the Russian 
     Executive Agent, with such delivery to take place at a North 
     American facility designated by the Russian Executive Agent. 
     Uranium hexafluoride delivered to the Russian Executive Agent 
     pursuant to this paragraph shall be deemed under U.S. law for 
     all purposes to be of Russian origin. Such uranium 
     hexafluoride may be sold to

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     any person or entity for delivery and use in the United 
     States only as permitted in subsections (b)(5), (b)(6) and 
     (b)(7) of this section.
       (4) In the event that the Russian Executive Agent does not 
     exercise its right to enter into an agreement to take 
     delivery of the natural uranium component of any low-enriched 
     uranium, as contemplated in paragraph (3), within 90 days of 
     the date such low-enriched uranium is delivered to the United 
     States Executive Agent, or upon request of the Russian 
     Executive Agent, then the United States Executive Agent shall 
     engage an independent entity through a competitive selection 
     process to auction an amount of uranium hexafluoride or 
     U3O8 (in the event that the conversion 
     component of such hexafluoride has previously been sold) 
     equivalent to the natural uranium component of such low-
     enriched uranium. An agreement executed pursuant to a request 
     of the Russian Executive Agent, as contemplated in this 
     paragraph, may pertain to any deliveries due during any 
     period remaining under the Russian HEU Agreement. Such 
     independent entity shall sell such uranium hexafluoride in 
     one or more lots to any person or entity to maximize the 
     proceeds from such sales, for disposition consistent with the 
     limitations set forth in this subsection. The independent 
     entity shall pay to the Russian Executive Agent the proceeds 
     of any such auction less all reasonable transaction and other 
     administrative costs. The quantity of such uranium 
     hexafluoride auctioned shall be based on a tails assay of 
     0.30 U235. Title to uranium hexafluoride auctioned pursuant 
     to this paragraph shall transfer to the buyer of such 
     material upon delivery of such material to the buyer. Uranium 
     hexafluoride auctioned pursuant to this paragraph shall be 
     deemed under United States law for all purposes to be of 
     Russian origin.
       (5) Except as provided in paragraphs (6) and (7), uranium 
     hexafluoride delivered to the Russian Executive Agent under 
     paragraph (3) or auctioned pursuant to paragraph (4), may not 
     be delivered for consumption by end users in the United 
     States either directly or indirectly prior to January 1, 
     1998, and thereafter only in accordance with the following 
     schedule:

             ANNUAL MAXIMUM DELIVERIES TO END USERS

  Year:           (millions lbs. U3O8 equivalent)
  1998...........................................................2 ....

  1999...........................................................4 ....

  2000...........................................................6 ....

  2001...........................................................8 ....

  2002..........................................................10 ....

  2003..........................................................12 ....

  2004..........................................................14 ....

  2005..........................................................16 ....

  2006..........................................................17 ....

  2007..........................................................18 ....

  2008..........................................................19 ....

  2009 and each year thereafter.................................20.....

       (6) Uranium hexafluoride delivered to the Russian Executive 
     Agent under paragraph (3) or auctioned pursuant to paragraph 
     (4) may be sold at any time as Russian-origin natural uranium 
     in a matched sale pursuant to the Suspension Agreement, and 
     in such case shall not be counted against the annual maximum 
     deliveries set forth in paragraph (5).
       (7) Uranium hexafluoride delivered to the Russian Executive 
     Agent under paragraph (3) or auctioned pursuant to paragraph 
     (4) may be sold at any time for use in the United States for 
     the purpose of overfeeding in the operations of enrichment 
     facilities.
       (8) Nothing in this subsection (b) shall restrict the sale 
     of the conversion component of such uranium hexafluoride.
       (9) The Secretary of Commerce shall have responsibility for 
     the administration and enforcement of the limitations set 
     forth in this subsection. The Secretary of Commerce may 
     require any person to provide any certifications, 
     information, or take any action that may be necessary to 
     enforce these limitations. The United States Customs Service 
     shall maintain and provide any information required by the 
     Secretary of Commerce and shall take any action requested by 
     the Secretary of Commerce which is necessary for the 
     administration and enforcement of the uranium delivery 
     limitations set forth in this section.
       (10) The President shall monitor the actions of the United 
     States Executive Agent under the Russian HEU Agreement and 
     shall report to the Congress not later than December 31 of 
     each year on the effect the low-enriched uranium delivered 
     under the Russian HEU Agreement is having on the domestic 
     uranium mining, conversion, and enrichment industries, and 
     the operation of the gaseous diffusion plants. Such report 
     shall include a description of actions taken or proposed to 
     be taken by the President to prevent or mitigate any material 
     adverse impact on such industries or any loss of employment 
     at the gaseous diffusion plants as a result of the Russian 
     HEU Agreement.
       (c) Transfers to the Corporation.--(1) The Secretary shall 
     transfer to the Corporation without charge up to 50 metric 
     tons of enriched uranium and up to 7,000 metric tons of 
     natural uranium from the Department of Energy's stockpile, 
     subject to the restrictions in subsection (c)(2).
       (2) The Corporation shall not deliver for commercial end 
     use in the United States--
       (A) any of the uranium transferred under this subsection 
     before January 1, 1998;
       (B) more than 10 percent of the uranium (by uranium 
     hexafluoride equivalent content) transferred under this 
     subsection or more than 4,000,000 pounds, whichever is less, 
     in any calendar year after 1997; or
       (C) more than 800,000 separative work units contained in 
     low-enriched uranium transferred under this subsection in any 
     calendar year.
       (d) Inventory Sales.--(1) In addition to the transfers 
     authorized under subsections (c) and (e), the Secretary may, 
     from time to time, sell natural and low-enriched uranium 
     (including low-enriched uranium derived from highly enriched 
     uranium) from the Department of Energy's stockpile.
       (2) Except as provided in subsections (b), (c), and (e), no 
     sale or transfer of natural or low-enriched uranium shall be 
     made unless--
       (A) the President determines that the material is not 
     necessary to national security needs,
       (B) the Secretary determines that the sale of the material 
     will not have an adverse material impact on the domestic 
     uranium mining, conversion, or enrichment industry, taking 
     into account the sales of uranium under the Russian HEU 
     Agreement and the Suspension Agreement, and
       (C) the price paid to the Secretary will not be less than 
     the fair market value of the material.
       (e) Government Transfers.--Notwithstanding subsection 
     (d)(2), the Secretary may transfer or sell enriched uranium--
       (1) to a Federal agency if the material is transferred for 
     the use of the receiving agency without any resale or 
     transfer to another entity and the material does not meet 
     commercial specifications;
       (2) to any person for national security purposes, as 
     determined by the Secretary; or
       (3) to any State or local agency or nonprofit, charitable, 
     or educational institution for use other than the generation 
     of electricity for commercial use.
       (f) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this chapter shall be 
     read to modify the terms of the Russian HEU Agreement.

     SEC. 5213. LOW-LEVEL WASTE.

       (a) Responsibility of DOE.--(1) The Secretary, at the 
     request of the generator, shall accept for disposal low-level 
     radioactive waste, including depleted uranium if it were 
     ultimately determined to be low-level radioactive waste, 
     generated by the Corporation as a result of the operations of 
     the gaseous diffusion plants or as a result of the treatment 
     of such wastes at a location other than a gaseous diffusion 
     plant. The terms and conditions for such service shall be no 
     more favorable than those the Secretary offers any other 
     generator of such wastes generated by uranium enrichment 
     plants licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission.
       (2) The Secretary shall recover the cost of providing the 
     service in paragraph (1), including a pro rata share of any 
     capital costs, by charging the Corporation a fee for such 
     service in an amount equal to the price charged uranium 
     enrichment plants licensed by the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, but in no event shall the Secretary charge any 
     generator more than an amount equal to that which would be 
     charged by commercial, state, regional, or interstate compact 
     entities for disposal of such waste.
       (b) Agreements With Other Persons.--The Corporation or any 
     other generator may also enter into agreements for the 
     disposal of low-level radioactive waste subject to subsection 
     (a) with any person other than the Secretary that is 
     authorized by applicable laws and regulations to dispose of 
     such wastes, but shall have no authority under this or any 
     other law to require a State or interstate compact to treat, 
     store, or dispose of such waste in a State or interstate 
     compact facility without the State or compact's consent.

     SEC. 5214. AVLIS.

       (a) Exclusive Right To Commercialize.--The Corporation 
     shall have the exclusive commercial right to deploy and use 
     any AVLIS patents, processes, and technical information owned 
     or controlled by the Government, upon completion of a royalty 
     agreement with the Secretary.
       (b) Transfer of Related Property to Corporation.--
       (1) In general.--To the extent requested by the Corporation 
     and subject to the requirements of the Atomic Energy Act of 
     1954 (42 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), the President shall transfer 
     without charge to the Corporation all of the right, title, or 
     interest in and to property owned by the United States under 
     control or custody of the Secretary that is directly related 
     to and materially useful in the performance of the 
     Corporation's purposes regarding AVLIS and alternative 
     technologies for uranium enrichment, including--
       (A) facilities, equipment, and materials for research, 
     development, and demonstration activities; and
       (B) all other facilities, equipment, materials, processes, 
     patents, technical information of any kind, contracts, 
     agreements, and leases.
       (2) Exception.--Facilities, real estate, improvements, and 
     equipment related to the gaseous diffusion, and gas 
     centrifuge, uranium enrichment programs of the Secretary 
     shall not transfer under paragraph (1)(B).
       (3) Expiration of transfer authority.--The President's 
     authority to transfer property under this subsection shall 
     expire upon the privatization date.
       (c) Liability for Patent and Related Claims.--With respect 
     to any right, title, or interest provided to the Corporation 
     under subsection (a) or (b), the Corporation shall have sole 
     liability for any payments made or awards under section 157 
     b. (3) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
     2187(b)(3)), or any settlements or judgments involving

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     claims for alleged patent infringement. Any royalty agreement 
     under subsection (a) of this section shall provide for a 
     reduction of royalty payments to the Secretary to offset any 
     payments, awards, settlements, or judgments under this 
     subsection.

     SEC. 5215. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN LAWS.

       (a) OSHA.--(1) As of the privatization date, the private 
     corporation shall be subject to and comply with the 
     Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (29 U.S.C. 651 et 
     seq.).
       (2) The Nuclear Regulatory Commission and the Occupational 
     Safety and Health Administration shall, within 90 days after 
     the date of enactment of this Act, enter into a memorandum of 
     agreement to govern the exercise of their authority over 
     occupational safety and health hazards at the gaseous 
     diffusion plants, including inspection, investigation, 
     enforcement, and rulemaking relating to such hazards.
       (b) Antitrust Laws.--For purposes of the antitrust laws, 
     the performance by the private corporation of a ``matched 
     import'' contract under the Suspension Agreement shall be 
     considered to have occurred prior to the privatization date, 
     if at the time of privatization, such contract had been 
     agreed to by the parties in all material terms and confirmed 
     by the Secretary of Commerce under the Suspension Agreement.
       (c) Energy Reorganization Act Requirements.--(1) The 
     private corporation and its contractors and subcontractors 
     shall be subject to the provisions of section 211 of the 
     Energy Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5851) to the 
     same extent as an employer subject to such section.
       (2) With respect to the operation of the facilities leased 
     by the private corporation, section 206 of the Energy 
     Reorganization Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5846) shall apply to 
     the directors and officers of the private corporation.

     SEC. 5216. AMENDMENTS TO THE ATOMIC ENERGY ACT.

       (a) Repeal.--(1) Chapters 22 through 26 of the Atomic 
     Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2297-2297e-7) are repealed as 
     of the privatization date.
       (2) The table of contents of such Act is amended as of the 
     privatization date by striking the items referring to 
     sections repealed by paragraph (1).
       (b) NRC Licensing.--(1) Section 11v. of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014v.) is amended by striking ``or 
     the construction and operation of a uranium enrichment 
     facility using Atomic Vapor Laser Isotope Separation 
     technology''.
       (2) Section 193 of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 
     2243) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Limitation.--No license or certificate of compliance 
     may be issued to the United States Enrichment Corporation or 
     its successor under this section or sections 53, 63, or 1701, 
     if the Commission determines that--
       ``(1) the Corporation is owned, controlled, or dominated by 
     an alien, a foreign corporation, or a foreign government; or
       ``(2) the issuance of such a license or certificate of 
     compliance would be inimical to--
       ``(A) the common defense and security of the United States; 
     or
       ``(B) the maintenance of a reliable and economical domestic 
     source of enrichment services.''.
       (3) Section 1701(c)(2) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
     U.S.C. 2297f(c)(2)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Periodic application for certificate of compliance.--
     The Corporation shall apply to the Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission for a certificate of compliance under paragraph 
     (1) periodically, as determined by the Commission, but not 
     less than every 5 years. The Commission shall review any such 
     application and any determination made under subsection 
     (b)(2) shall be based on the results of any such review.''.
       (4) Section 1702(a) of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 
     U.S.C. 2297f-1(a)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``other than'' and inserting ``including'', 
     and
       (2) by striking ``sections 53 and 63'' and inserting 
     ``sections 53, 63, and 193''.
       (c) Judicial Review of NRC Actions.--Section 189b. of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2239(b)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``b. The following Commission actions shall be subject to 
     judicial review in the manner prescribed in chapter 158 of 
     title 28, United States Code and chapter 7 of title 5, United 
     States Code:
       ``(1) Any final order entered in any proceeding of the kind 
     specified in subsection (a).
       ``(2) Any final order allowing or prohibiting a facility to 
     begin operating under a combined construction and operating 
     license.
       ``(3) Any final order establishing by regulation standards 
     to govern the Department of Energy's gaseous diffusion 
     uranium enrichment plants, including any such facilities 
     leased to a corporation established under the USEC 
     Privatization Act.
       ``(4) Any final determination under section 1701(c) 
     relating to whether the gaseous diffusion plants, including 
     any such facilities leased to a corporation established under 
     the USEC Privatization Act, are in compliance with the 
     Commission's standards governing the gaseous diffusion plants 
     and all applicable laws.''.
       (d) Civil Penalties.--Section 234 a. of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2282(a)) is amended by--
       (1) striking ``any licensing provision of section 53, 57, 
     62, 63, 81, 82, 101, 103, 104, 107, or 109'' and inserting: 
     ``any licensing or certification provision of section 53, 57, 
     62, 63, 81, 82, 101, 103, 104, 107, 109, or 1701''; and
       (2) by striking ``any license issued thereunder'' and 
     inserting: ``any license or certification issued 
     thereunder''.
       (e) References to the Corporation.--Following the 
     privatization date, all references in the Atomic Energy Act 
     of 1954 to the United States Enrichment Corporation shall be 
     deemed to be references to the private corporation.

     SEC. 5217. AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS.

       (a) Definition of Government Corporation.--As of the 
     privatization date, section 9101(3) of title 31, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking subparagraph (N) as added 
     by section 902(b) of Public Law 102-486.
       (b) Definition of the Corporation.--Section 1018(1) of the 
     Energy Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C. 2296b-7(1) is amended by 
     inserting ``or its successor'' before the period.

                    CHAPTER 2--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY

     SEC. 5221. SALE OF DOE ASSETS

       (a) Asset Management and Disposition Program.--
       (1) In general.--In order to maximize the use of Department 
     of Energy assets and to reduce overhead and other costs 
     related to asset management at the Department's facilities 
     and laboratories, the Secretary of Energy shall conduct an 
     asset management and disposition program that will result in 
     not less than $225,000,000 in receipts and savings by October 
     1, 2000.
       (2) Items to be included.--The program shall include an 
     inventory of assets in the care of the Department and its 
     contractors; the recovery, reuse, and stewardship of assets; 
     and disposition of a minimum of 1,139,000,000 pounds of fuel, 
     136,000 tons of chemicals and industrial gases, 557,000 tons 
     of scrap metal, 14,000 radiation sources, 17,000 pieces of 
     major equipment, 11,000 pounds of precious metals, and 
     91,000,000 pounds of base metals.
       (b) Federal Property and Adminstrative Services Act.--The 
     disposition of assets under this section is not subject to 
     section 202 or 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 483, 484) or section 13 of 
     the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (50 U.S.C. App. 1622). In 
     order to avoid market disruptions, the Secretary shall 
     consult with appropriate executive agencies with respect to 
     dispositions under this section.
       (c) Disposition of Proceeds.--After deduction of 
     administrative costs of disposition under this section not to 
     exceed $7,000,000 per year, the remainder of the proceeds 
     from dispositions under this subpart shall be returned to the 
     Treasury as miscellaneous receipts. There shall be 
     established a new receipt account in the Treasury for 
     proceeds of asset sales under this section.

     SEC. 5222. SALE OF WEEKS ISLAND OIL.

       Notwithstanding section 161 of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6241), the Secretary of Energy 
     shall draw down and sell 32,000,000 barrels of oil contained 
     in the Weeks Island Strategic Petroleum Reserve Facility. The 
     Secretary shall, to the greatest extent practicable, sell oil 
     from the reserve in a manner that minimizes the impact of 
     such sale upon supply levels and market forces.

     SEC. 5223. LEASE OF EXCESS STRATEGIC PETROLEUM RESERVE 
                   CAPACITY.

       (a) Amendment.--Part B of title I of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6231 et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:


                   ``USE OF UNDERUTILIZED FACILITIES

       ``Sec. 168. (a) Authority.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this title, the Secretary, by lease or 
     otherwise, for any term and under such other conditions as 
     the Secretary considers necessary or appropriate, may store 
     in underutilized Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities 
     petroleum product owned by a foreign government or its 
     representative. Petroleum products stored under this section 
     are not part of the Strategic Petroleum Reserve and may be 
     exported without license from the United States.
       ``(b) Protection of Facilities.--All agreements entered 
     into pursuant to subsection (a) shall contain provisions 
     providing for fees to fully compensate the United States for 
     all costs of storage and removals of petroleum products, 
     including the cost of replacement facilities necessitated as 
     a result of any withdrawals.
       ``(c) Access to Stored Oil.--The Secretary shall ensure 
     that agreements to store petroleum products for foreign 
     governments or their representatives do not affect the 
     ability of the United States to withdraw, distribute, or sell 
     petroleum from the Strategic Petroleum reserve in response to 
     an energy emergency or to the obligations of the United 
     States under the Agreement on an International Energy 
     Program.
       ``(d) Availability of Funds.--Beginning in fiscal year 2001 
     and in each fiscal year thereafter except for fiscal years 
     2003 and 2004, 50 percent of the funds resulting from the 
     leasing of Strategic Petroleum Reserve facilities authorized 
     by subsection (a) shall be available to the Secretary of 
     Energy without further appropriation for the purchase of oil 
     for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve.''.
       (b) Table of Contents Amendment.--The table of contents of 
     part B of title I of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:

``Sec. 168. Use of underutilized facilities.''.


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                     Subtitle C--Natural Resources

           CHAPTER 1--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR CONVEYANCES

              Subchapter A--California Directed Land Sale

     SEC. 5301. CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY.

       All right, title and interest of the United States in the 
     property depicted on a map designated USGS 7.5 minute 
     quadrangle, west of Flattop Mtn, CA 1984, entitled ``Location 
     Map for Ward Valley Site'', located in San Bernardino 
     Meridian, Township 9 North, Range 19 East, and improvements 
     thereon, together with all necessary easements for utilities 
     and ingress and egress to such property, including, but not 
     limited to, the right to improve those easements, are 
     conveyed to the Department of Health Services of the State of 
     California upon the tendering of $500,100 on behalf of the 
     State of California and the release of the United States by 
     the State of California from any liability for claims 
     relating to the property described in this section and, as 
     part of the consideration paid for such property, such 
     conveyance is declared to meet and fully comply with any 
     otherwise applicable provisions of section 7 of Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536) and the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332). The 
     Secretary of the Interior shall issue evidence of title 
     pursuant to this Act notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law.

                     Subchapter B--Helium Reserves

     SEC. 5311. SHORT TITLE.

       This subchapter may be cited as the ``Helium Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 5312. AMENDMENT OF HELIUM ACT.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     chapter an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of the Helium Act (50 U.S.C. 167 to 167n).

     SEC. 5313. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.

       Sections 3, 4, and 5 are amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 3. AUTHORITY OF SECRETARY.

       ``(a) Extraction and Disposal of Helium on Federal Lands.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may enter into agreements 
     with private parties for the recovery and disposal of helium 
     on Federal lands upon such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary deems fair, reasonable, and necessary.
       ``(2) Leasehold rights.--The Secretary may grant leasehold 
     rights to any such helium.
       ``(3) Limitation.--The Secretary may not enter into any 
     agreement by which the Secretary sells such helium other than 
     to a private party with whom the Secretary has an agreement 
     for recovery and disposal of helium.
       ``(4) Regulations.--Agreements under paragraph (1) may be 
     subject to such regulations as may be prescribed by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(5) Existing rights.--An agreement under paragraph (1) 
     shall be subject to any rights of any affected Federal oil 
     and gas lessee that may be in existence prior to the date of 
     the agreement.
       ``(6) Terms and conditions.--An agreement under paragraph 
     (1) (and any extension or renewal of an agreement) shall 
     contain such terms and conditions as the Secretary may 
     consider appropriate.
       ``(7) Prior agreements.--This subsection shall not in any 
     manner affect or diminish the rights and obligations of the 
     Secretary and private parties under agreements to dispose of 
     helium produced from Federal lands in existence on the date 
     of enactment of the Helium Act of 1995 except to the extent 
     that such agreements are renewed or extended after that date.
       ``(b) Storage, Transportation and Sale.--The Secretary may 
     store, transport, and sell helium only in accordance with 
     this Act.

     ``SEC. 4. STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION, AND WITHDRAWAL OF CRUDE 
                   HELIUM.

       ``(a) Storage, Transportation and Withdrawal.--The 
     Secretary may store, transport and withdraw crude helium and 
     maintain and operate crude helium storage facilities, in 
     existence on the date of enactment of the Helium Act of 1995 
     at the Bureau of Mines Cliffside Field, and related helium 
     transportation and withdrawal facilities.
       ``(b) Cessation of Production, Refining, and Marketing.--
     Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of the 
     Helium Act of 1995, the Secretary shall cease producing, 
     refining, and marketing refined helium and shall cease 
     carrying out all other activities relating to helium which 
     the Secretary was authorized to carry out under this Act 
     before the date of enactment of the Helium Act of 1995, 
     except activities described in subsection (a).
       ``(c) Disposal of Facilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (5), not later than 
     24 months after the cessation of activities referred to in 
     section (b) of this section, the Secretary shall designate as 
     excess property and dispose of all facilities, equipment, and 
     other real and personal property, and all interests therein, 
     held by the United States for the purpose of producing, 
     refining and marketing refined helium.
       ``(2) Applicable law.--The disposal of such property shall 
     be in accordance with the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949.
       ``(3) Proceeds.--All proceeds accruing to the United States 
     by reason of the sale or other disposal of such property 
     shall be treated as moneys received under this chapter for 
     purposes of section 6(f).
       ``(4) Costs.--All costs associated with such sale and 
     disposal (including costs associated with termination of 
     personnel) and with the cessation of activities under 
     subsection (b) shall be paid from amounts available in the 
     helium production fund established under section 6(f).
       ``(5) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     facilities, equipment, or other real or personal property, or 
     any interest therein, necessary for the storage, 
     transportation and withdrawal of crude helium or any 
     equipment, facilities, or other real or personal property, 
     required to maintain the purity, quality control, and quality 
     assurance of crude helium in the Bureau of Mines Cliffside 
     Field.
       ``(d) Existing Contracts.--
       ``(1) In general.--All contracts that were entered into by 
     any person with the Secretary for the purchase by the person 
     from the Secretary of refined helium and that are in effect 
     on the date of the enactment of the Helium Act of 1995 shall 
     remain in force and effect until the date on which the 
     refining operations cease, as described in subsection (b).
       ``(2) Costs.--Any costs associated with the termination of 
     contracts described in paragraph (1) shall be paid from the 
     helium production fund established under section 6(f).

     ``SEC. 5. FEES FOR STORAGE, TRANSPORTATION AND WITHDRAWAL.

       ``(a) In General.--Whenever the Secretary provides helium 
     storage withdrawal or transportation services to any person, 
     the Secretary shall impose a fee on the person to reimburse 
     the Secretary for the full costs of providing such storage, 
     transportation, and withdrawal.
       ``(b) Treatment.--All fees received by the Secretary under 
     subsection (a) shall be treated as moneys received under this 
     Act for purposes of section 6(f).''.

     SEC. 5314. SALE OF CRUDE HELIUM.

       (a) Subsection 6(a) is amended by striking ``from the 
     Secretary'' and inserting ``from persons who have entered 
     into enforceable contracts to purchase an equivalent amount 
     of crude helium from the Secretary''.
       (b) Subsection 6(b) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``crude'' before ``helium''; and
       (2) by adding the following at the end: ``Except as may be 
     required by reason of subsection (a), sales of crude helium 
     under this section shall be in amounts as the Secretary 
     determines, in consultation with the helium industry, 
     necessary to carry out this subsection with minimum market 
     disruption.''.
       (c) Subsection 6(c) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``crude'' after ``Sales of''; and
       (2) by striking ``together with interest as provided in 
     this subsection'' and all that follows through the end of the 
     subsection and inserting ``all funds required to be repaid to 
     the United States as of October 1, 1995 under this section 
     (referred to in this subsection as `repayable amounts'). The 
     price at which crude helium is sold by the Secretary shall 
     not be less than the amount determined by the Secretary by--
       ``(1) dividing the outstanding amount of such repayable 
     amounts by the volume (in million cubic feet) of crude helium 
     owned by the United States and stored in the Bureau of Mines 
     Cliffside Field at the time of the sale concerned, and
       ``(2) adjusting the amount determined under paragraph (1) 
     by the Consumer Price Index for years beginning after 
     December 31, 1995.''.
       (d) Subsection 6(d) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Extraction of Helium From Deposits on Federal 
     Lands.--All moneys received by the Secretary from the sale or 
     disposition of helium on Federal lands shall be paid to the 
     Treasury and credited against the amounts required to be 
     repaid to the Treasury under subsection (c).''.
       (e) Subsection 6(e) is repealed.
       (f) Subsection 6(f) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(f)'' and inserting ``(e)(1)''; and
       (2) by adding the following at the end:
       ``(2)(A) Within 7 days after the commencement of each 
     fiscal year after the disposal of the facilities referred to 
     in section 4(c), all amounts in such fund in excess of 
     $2,000,000 (or such lesser sum as the Secretary deems 
     necessary to carry out this Act during such fiscal year) 
     shall be paid to the Treasury and credited as provided in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(B) On repayment of all amounts referred to in subsection 
     (c), the fund established under this section shall be 
     terminated and all moneys received under this Act shall be 
     deposited in the general fund of the Treasury.''.

     SEC. 5315. ELIMINATION OF STOCKPILE.

       Section 8 is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 8. ELIMINATION OF STOCKPILE.

       ``(a) Stockpile Sales.--
       ``(1) Commencement.--Not later than January 1, 2005, the 
     Secretary shall commence offering for sale crude helium from 
     helium reserves owned by the United States in such amounts as 
     would be necessary to dispose of all such helium reserves in 
     excess of 600,000,000 cubic feet on a straight-line basis 
     between such date and January 1, 2015.
       ``(2) Times of sale.--The sales shall be at such times 
     during each year and in such lots as the Secretary 
     determines, in consultation with the helium industry, to be 
     necessary to carry out this subsection with minimum market 
     disruption.
       ``(3) Price.--The price for all sales under paragraph (1), 
     as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the 
     helium in

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     dustry, shall be such price as will ensure repayment of the 
     amounts required to be repaid to the Treasury under section 
     6(c).
       ``(b) Discovery of Additional Reserves.--The discovery of 
     additional helium reserves shall not affect the duty of the 
     Secretary to make sales of helium under subsection (a).''.

     SEC. 5316. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY TO BORROW.

       Sections 12 and 15 are repealed.

     SEC. 5317. LAND CONVEYANCE IN POTTER COUNTY, TEXAS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Interior shall 
     transfer all right, title, and interest of the United States 
     in and to the parcel of land described in subsection (b) to 
     the Texas Plains Girl Scout Council for consideration of $1, 
     reserving to the United States such easements as may be 
     necessary for pipeline rights-of-way.
       (b) Land Description.--The parcel of land referred to in 
     subsection (a) is all those certain lots, tracts or parcels 
     of land lying and being situated in the County of Potter and 
     State of Texas, and being the East Three Hundred Thirty-One 
     (E331) acres out of Section Seventy-eight (78) in Block Nine 
     (9), B.S. & F. Survey, (some times known as the G.D. Landis 
     pasture) Potter County, Texas, located by certificate No. 1/
     39 and evidenced by letters patents Nos. 411 and 412 issued 
     by the State of Texas under date of November 23, 1937, and of 
     record in Vol. 66A of the Patent Records of the State of 
     Texas. The metes and bounds description of such lands is as 
     follows:
       (1) First tract.--One Hundred Seventy-one (171) acres of 
     land known as the North part of the East part of said survey 
     Seventy-eight (78) aforesaid, described by metes and bounds 
     as follows:
       Beginning at a stone 20 x 12 x 3 inches marked X, set by 
     W.D. Twichell in 1905, for the Northeast corner of this 
     survey and the Northwest corner of Section 59;
       Thence, South 0 degrees 12 minutes East with the West line 
     of said Section 59, 999.4 varas to the Northeast corner of 
     the South 160 acres of East half of Section 78;
       Thence, North 89 degrees 47 minutes West with the North 
     line of the South 150 acres of the East half, 956.8 varas to 
     a point in the East line of the West half Section 78;
       Thence, North 0 degrees 10 minutes West with the East line 
     of the West half 999.4 varas to a stone 18 x 14 x 3 inches in 
     the middle of the South line of Section 79;
       Thence, South 89 degrees 47 minutes East 965 varas to the 
     place of beginning.
       (2) Second tract.--One Hundred Sixty (160) acres of land 
     known as the South part of the East part of said survey No. 
     Seventy-eight (78) described by metes and bounds as follows:
       Beginning at the Southwest corner of Section 59, a stone 
     marked X and a pile of stones; Thence, North 89 degrees 47 
     minutes West with the North line of Section 77, 966.5 varas 
     to the Southeast corner of the West half of Section 78; 
     Thence, North 0 degrees 10 minutes West with the East line of 
     the West half of Section 78;
       Thence, South 89 degrees 47 minutes East 965.8 varas to a 
     point in the East line of Section 78;
       Thence, South 0 degrees 12 minutes East 934.6 varas to the 
     place of beginning.
       Containing an area of 331 acres, more or less.

        CHAPTER 2--ARCTIC COASTAL PLAIN LEASING AND REVENUE ACT

     SEC. 5312. SHORT TITLE.

       This chapter may be cited as the 'Arctic Coastal Plain 
     Leasing and Revenue Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 5322. DEFINITIONS.

       When used in this chapter the term--
       (1) ``Coastal Plain'' means that area identified as such in 
     the map entitled ``Arctic National Wildlife Refuge'', dated 
     August 1980, as referenced in section 1002(b) of the Alaska 
     National Interest Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 
     3142(b)(1)) comprising approximately 1, 549,000 acres; and
       (2) ``Secretary'' except as otherwise provided, means the 
     Secretary of the Interior or the Secretary's designee.

     SEC. 5333. LEASING PROGRAM FOR LANDS WITHIN THE COASTAL 
                   PLAIN.

       (a) Authorization.--The Congress hereby authorizes and 
     directs the Secretary, acting through the Bureau of Land 
     Management in consultation with the Fish and Wildlife Service 
     and other appropriate Federal officers and agencies, to take 
     such actions as are necessary to establish and implement a 
     competitive oil and gas leasing program that will result in 
     an environmentally sound program for the exploration, 
     development, and production of the oil and gas resources of 
     the Coastal Plain and to administer the provisions of this 
     chapter through regulations, lease terms, conditions, 
     restrictions, prohibitions, stipulations and other provisions 
     that ensure the oil and gas exploration, development, and 
     production activities on the Coastal Plain will result in no 
     significant adverse effect on fish and wildlife, their 
     habitat, subsistence resources, and the environment, and 
     shall require the application of the best commercially 
     available technology for oil and gas exploration, 
     development, and production, on all new exploration, 
     development, and production operations, and whenever 
     practicable, on existing operations, and in a manner to 
     ensure the receipt of fair market value by the public for the 
     mineral resources to be leased.
       (b) Repeal.--The prohibitions and limitations contained in 
     section 1003 of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
     Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 3143) are hereby 
     repealed.
       (c) Compatibility.--Congress hereby determines that the oil 
     and gas leasing program and activities authorized by this 
     section in the Coastal Plain are compatible with the purposes 
     for which the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge was 
     established, and that no further findings or decisions are 
     required to implement this determination.
       (d) Sole Authority.--This chapter shall be the sole 
     authority for leasing on the Coastal Plain. Provided, That 
     nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to expand or limit 
     state and local regulatory authority.
       (e) Federal Land.--The Coastal Plain shall be considered 
     ``Federal land'' for the purposes of the Federal Oil and Gas 
     Royalty Management Act of 1982 .
       (f) Special Areas.--The Secretary, after consultation with 
     the State of Alaska, City of Kaktovik, and the North Slope 
     Borough, is authorized to designate up to a total of 45,000 
     acres of the Coastal Plain as Special Areas and close such 
     areas to leasing if the Secretary determines that these 
     Special Areas are of such unique character and interest so as 
     to require special management and regulatory protection. The 
     Secretary may, however, permit leasing of all or portions of 
     any Special Areas within the Coastal Plain by setting lease 
     terms that limit or condition surface use and occupancy by 
     lessees of such lands but permit the use of horizontal 
     drilling technology from sites on leases located outside the 
     designated Special Areas.
       (g) Limitation on Closed Areas.--The Secretary's sole 
     authority to close lands within the Coastal Plain to oil and 
     gas leasing and to exploration, development, and production 
     is that set forth in this subtitle.
       (h) Conveyance.--In order to maximize federal revenues by 
     removing clouds on title of lands and clarifying land 
     ownership patterns within the Coastal Plain, the Secretary, 
     notwithstanding the provisions of section 1302(h)(2) of the 
     Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
     3192(h)(2)), is authorized and directed to convey (1) to the 
     Kaktovik Inupiat Corporation the surface estate of the lands 
     described in paragraph 2 of Public Land Order 6959, to the 
     extent necessary to fulfill the corporation's entitlement 
     under section 12 of the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 1611), and (2) to the Arctic Slope Regional 
     Corporation the subsurface estate beneath such surface estate 
     pursuant to the August 9, 1983, agreement between the Arctic 
     Slope Regional Corporation and the United States of America.

     SEC. 5334. RULES AND REGULATIONS.

       (a) Promulgation.--The Secretary shall prescribe such rules 
     and regulations as may be necessary to carry out the purposes 
     and provisions of this chapter, including rules and 
     regulations relating to protection of the fish and wildlife, 
     their habitat, subsistence resources, and the environment of 
     the Coastal Plain. Such rules and regulations shall be 
     promulgated no later than fourteen months after the date of 
     enactment of this chapter and shall, as of their effective 
     date, apply to all operations conducted under a lease issued 
     or maintained under the provisions of this chapter and all 
     operations on the Coastal Plain related to the leasing, 
     exploration, development and production of oil and gas.
       (b) Revision of Regulations.--The Secretary shall 
     periodically review and, if appropriate, revise the rules and 
     regulations issued under subsection (a) of this section to 
     reflect any significant biological, environmental, or 
     engineering data which come to the Secretary's attention.

     SEC. 5335. ADEQUACY OF THE DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR'S 
                   LEGISLATIVE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT.

       The ``Final Legislative Environmental Impact Statement'' 
     (April 1987) on the Coastal Plain prepared pursuant to 
     section 1002 of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
     Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 3142) and section 
     102(2)(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)) is hereby found by the Congress to be 
     adequate to satisfy the legal and procedural requirements of 
     the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 with respect to 
     actions authorized to be taken by the Secretary to develop 
     and promulgate the regulations for the establishment of the 
     leasing program authorized by this chapter, to conduct the 
     first lease sale and any subsequent lease sale authorized by 
     this chapter, and to grant rights-of-way and easements to 
     carry out the purposes of this chapter.

     SEC. 5336. LEASE SALES.

       (a) Lease Sales.--Lands may be leased pursuant to the 
     provisions of this chapter to any person qualified to obtain 
     a lease for deposits of oil and gas under the Mineral Leasing 
     Act, as amended (30 U.S.C. 181).
       (b) Procedures.--The Secretary shall, by regulation, 
     establish procedures for--
       (1) receipt and consideration of sealed nominations for any 
     area in the Coastal Plain for inclusion in, or exclusion (as 
     provided in subsection (c)) from, a lease sale; and
       (2) public notice of and comment on designation of areas to 
     be included in, or excluded from, a lease sale.
       (c) Lease Sales on Coastal Plain.--The Secretary shall, by 
     regulation, provide for lease sales of lands on the Coastal 
     Plain. When lease sales are to be held, they shall occur 
     after the nomination process provided for in subsection (b) 
     of this section. For the first lease sale, the Secretary 
     shall offer for lease those acres receiving the greatest 
     number of nominations, but no less than two hundred thousand 
     acres and no more than three hundred thousand acres shall be 
     offered. If the total acreage nominated is less

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     than two hundred thousand acres, the Secretary shall include 
     in such sale any other acreage which he believes has the 
     highest resource potential, but in no event shall more than 
     three hundred thousand acres of the Coastal Plain be offered 
     in such sale. With respect to subsequent lease sales, the 
     Secretary shall offer for lease no less than two hundred 
     thousand acres of the Coastal Plain. The initial lease sale 
     shall be held within twenty months of the date of enactment 
     of this chapter. The second lease sale shall be held no later 
     than twenty-four months after the initial sale, with 
     additional sales conducted no later than twelve months 
     thereafter so long as sufficient interest in development 
     exists to warrant, in the Secretary's judgment, the conduct 
     of such sales.

     SEC. 5337. GRANT OF LEASES BY THE SECRETARY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary is authorized to grant to 
     the highest responsible qualified bidder by sealed 
     competitive cash bonus bid any lands to be leased on the 
     Coastal Plain upon payment by the lessee of such bonus as may 
     be accepted by the Secretary and of such royalty as may be 
     fixed in the lease, which shall be not less than 12\1/2\ per 
     centum in amount or value of the production removed or sold 
     from the lease.
       (b) Antitrust Review.--Following each notice of a proposed 
     lease sale and before the acceptance of bids and the issuance 
     of leases based on such bids, the Secretary shall allow the 
     Attorney General, in consultation with the Federal Trade 
     Commission, thirty days to perform an antitrust review of the 
     results of such lease sale on the likely effects the issuance 
     of such leases would have on competition and the Attorney 
     General shall advise the Secretary with respect to such 
     review, including any recommendation for the nonacceptance of 
     any bid or the imposition of terms or conditions on any 
     lease, as may be appropriate to prevent any situation 
     inconsistent with the antitrust laws.
       (c) Subsequent Transfers.--No lease issued under this 
     chapter may be sold, exchanged, assigned, sublet, or 
     otherwise transferred except with the approval of the 
     Secretary. Prior to any such approval the Secretary shall 
     consult with, and give due consideration to the views of, the 
     Attorney General.
       (d) Immunity.--Nothing in this chapter shall be deemed to 
     convey to any person, association, corporation, or other 
     business organization immunity from civil or criminal 
     liability, or to create defenses to actions, under any 
     antitrust law.
       (e) Definitions.--As used in this section, the term--
       (1) ``antitrust review'' shall be deemed an ``antitrust 
     investigation'' for the purposes of the Antitrust Civil 
     Process Act (15 U.S.C. 1311); and
       (2) ``antitrust laws'' means those Acts set forth in 
     section 1 of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12) as amended.

     SEC. 5338. LEASE TERMS AND CONDITIONS.

       An oil or gas lease issued pursuant to this chapter shall--
       (1) be for a tract consisting of a compact area not to 
     exceed five thousand seven hundred sixty acres, or nine 
     surveyed or protracted sections which shall be as compact in 
     form as possible.
       (2) be for an initial period of ten years and shall be 
     extended for so long thereafter as oil or gas is produced in 
     paying quantities from the lease or unit area to which the 
     lease is committed or for so long as drilling or reworking 
     operations, as approved by the Secretary, are conducted on 
     the lease or unit area;
       (3) require the payment of royalty as provided for in 
     section 5337 of this chapter;
       (4) require that exploration activities pursuant to any 
     lease issued or maintained under this chapter shall be 
     conducted in accordance with an exploration plan or a 
     revision of such plan approved by the Secretary;
       (5) require that all development and production pursuant to 
     a lease issued or maintained pursuant to this chapter shall 
     be conducted in accordance with development and production 
     plans approved by the Secretary;
       (6) require posting of bond as required by section 5339 of 
     this chapter;
       (7) provide that the Secretary may close, on a seasonal 
     basis, portions of the Coastal Plain to exploratory drilling 
     activities as necessary to protect caribou calving areas and 
     other species of fish and wildlife;
       (8) contain such provisions relating to rental and other 
     fees as the Secretary may prescribe at the time of offering 
     the area for lease;
       (9) provide that the Secretary may direct or assent to the 
     suspension of operations and production under any lease 
     granted under the terms of this chapter in the interest of 
     conservation of the resource or where there is no available 
     system to transport the resource. If such a suspension is 
     directed or assented to by the Secretary, any payment of 
     rental prescribed by such lease shall be suspended during 
     such period of suspension of operations and production, and 
     the term of the lease shall be extended by adding any such 
     suspension period thereto;
       (10) provide that whenever the owner of a nonproducing 
     lease fails to comply with any of the provisions of this 
     chapter, or of any applicable provision of Federal or State 
     environmental law, or of the lease, or of any regulation 
     issued under this chapter, such lease may be canceled by the 
     Secretary if such default continues for more than thirty days 
     after mailing of notice by registered letter to the lease 
     owner at the lease owner's record post office address of 
     record;
       (11) provide that whenever the owner of any producing lease 
     fails to comply with any of the provisions of this chapter, 
     or of any applicable provision of Federal or State 
     environmental law, or of the lease, or of any regulation 
     issued under this chapter, such lease may be forfeited and 
     canceled by any appropriate proceeding brought by the 
     Secretary in any United States district court having 
     jurisdiction under the provisions of this chapter;
       (12) provide that cancellation of a lease under this 
     chapter shall in no way release the owner of the lease from 
     the obligation to provide for reclamation of the lease site;
       (13) allow the lessee, at the discretion of the Secretary, 
     to make written relinquishment of all rights under any lease 
     issued pursuant to this chapter. The Secretary shall accept 
     such relinquishment by the lessee of any lease issued under 
     this chapter where there has not been surface disturbance on 
     the lands covered by the lease;
       (14) provide that for the purpose of conserving the natural 
     resources of any oil or gas pool, field, or like area, or any 
     part thereof, and in order to avoid the unnecessary 
     duplication of facilities, to protect the environment of the 
     Coastal Plain, and to protect correlative rights, the 
     Secretary shall require that, to the greatest extent 
     practicable, lessees unite with each other in collectively 
     adopting and operating under a cooperative or unit plan of 
     development for operation of such pool, field, or like area, 
     or any part thereof, and the Secretary is also authorized and 
     directed to enter into such agreements as are necessary or 
     appropriate for the protection of the United States against 
     drainage;
       (15) require that the holder of a lease or leases on lands 
     within the Coastal Plain shall be fully responsible and 
     liable for the reclamation of lands within the Coastal Plain 
     and any other Federal lands adversely affected in connection 
     with exploration, development, production or transportation 
     activities on a lease within the Coastal Plain by the holder 
     of a lease or as a result of activities conducted on the 
     lease by any of the leaseholder's subcontractors or agents;
       (16) provide that the holder of a lease may not delegate or 
     convey, by contract or otherwise, the reclamation 
     responsibility and liability to another party without the 
     express written approval of the Secretary;
       (17) provide that the standard of reclamation for lands 
     required to be reclaimed under this chapter be, as nearly as 
     practicable, a condition capable of supporting the uses which 
     the lands were capable of supporting prior to any 
     exploration, development, or production activities, or upon 
     application by the lessee, to a higher or better use as 
     approved by the Secretary;
       (18) contain the terms and conditions relating to 
     protection of fish and wildlife, their habitat, and the 
     environment, as required by section 5333(a) of this chapter;
       (19) provide that the holder of a lease, its agents, and 
     contractors use best efforts to provide a fair share, as 
     determined by the level of obligation previously agreed to in 
     the 1974 agreement implementing Section 29 of the Federal 
     Agreement and Grant of Right of Way for the Operation of the 
     Trans-Alaska Pipeline, of employment and contracting for 
     Alaska Natives and Alaska Native Corporations from throughout 
     the State; and
       (20) contain such other provisions as the Secretary 
     determines necessary to ensure compliance with the provisions 
     of this chapter and the regulations issued under this 
     chapter.

     SEC. 5339. BONDING REQUIREMENTS TO ENSURE FINANCIAL 
                   RESPONSIBILITY OF LESSEE AND AVOID FEDERAL 
                   LIABILITY.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary shall, by rule or 
     regulation, establish such standards as may be necessary to 
     ensure that an adequate bond, surety, or other financial 
     arrangement will be established prior to the commencement of 
     surface disturbing activities on any lease, to ensure the 
     complete and timely reclamation of the lease tract, and the 
     restoration of any lands or surface waters adversely affected 
     by lease operations after the abandonment or cessation of oil 
     and gas operations on the lease. Such bond, surety, or 
     financial arrangement is in addition to, and not in lieu, of 
     any bond, surety, or financial arrangement required by any 
     other regulatory authority or required by any other provision 
     of law.
       (b) Amount.--The bond, surety, or financial arrangement 
     shall be in an amount--
       (1) to be determined by the Secretary to provide for 
     reclamation of the lease site in accordance with an approved 
     or revised exploration or development and production plan; 
     plus
       (2) set by the Secretary consistent with the type of 
     operations proposed, to provide the means for rapid and 
     effective cleanup, and to minimize damages resulting from an 
     oil spill, the escape of gas, refuse, domestic wastewater, 
     hazardous or toxic substances, or fire caused by oil and gas 
     activities.
       (c) Adjustment.--In the event that an approved exploration 
     or development and production plan is revised, the Secretary 
     may adjust the amount of the bond, surety, or other financial 
     arrangement to conform to such modified plan.
       (d) Duration.--The responsibility and liability of the 
     lessee and its surety under the bond, surety, or other 
     financial arrangement shall continue until such time as the 
     Secretary determines that there has been compliance with the 
     terms and conditions of the lease and all applicable law.
       (e) Termination.--Within sixty days after determining that 
     there has been compliance with the terms and conditions of 
     the lease and all applicable laws, the Secretary, after

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     consultation with affected Federal and State agencies, shall 
     notify the lessee that the period of liability under the 
     bond, surety, or other financial arrangement has been 
     terminated.

     SEC. 5340. OIL AND GAS INFORMATION.

       (a) In General.--(1) Any lessee or permittee conducting any 
     exploration for, or development or production of, oil or gas 
     pursuant to this chapter shall provide the Secretary access 
     to all data and information from any lease granted pursuant 
     to this chapter (including processed and analyzed) obtained 
     from such activity and shall provide copies of such data and 
     information as the Secretary may request. Such data and 
     information shall be provided in accordance with regulations 
     which the Secretary shall prescribe.
       (2) If processed and analyzed information provided pursuant 
     to paragraph (1) is provided in good faith by the lessee or 
     permittee, such lessee or permittee shall not be responsible 
     for any consequence of the use or of reliance upon such 
     processed and analyzed information.
       (3) Whenever any data or information is provided to the 
     Secretary, pursuant to paragraph (1)--
       (A) by a lessee or permittee, in the form and manner of 
     processing which is utilized by such lessee or permittee in 
     the normal conduct of business, the Secretary shall pay the 
     reasonable cost of reproducing such data and information; or
       (B) by a lessee or permittee, in such other form and manner 
     of processing as the Secretary may request, the Secretary 
     shall pay the reasonable cost of processing and reproducing 
     such data and information.
       (b) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
     to: (1) assure that the confidentiality of privileged or 
     proprietary information received by the Secretary under this 
     section will be maintained; and (2) set forth the time 
     periods and conditions which shall be applicable to the 
     release of such information.

     SEC. 5341. EXPEDITED JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       (a) Any complaint seeking judicial review of any provision 
     in this chapter, or any other action of the Secretary under 
     this chapter may be filed in any appropriate district court 
     of the United States, and such complaint must be filed within 
     ninety days from the date of the action being challenged, or 
     after such date if such complaint is based solely on grounds 
     arising after such ninetieth day, in which case the complaint 
     must be filed within ninety days after the complainant knew 
     or reasonably should have known of the grounds for the 
     complaint: Provided, That any complaint seeking judicial 
     review of an action of the Secretary in promulgating any 
     regulation under this chapter may be filed only in the United 
     States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia.
       (b) Actions of the Secretary with respect to which review 
     could have been obtained under this section shall not be 
     subject to judicial review in any civil or criminal 
     proceeding for enforcement.

     SEC. 5342. RIGHTS-OF-WAY ACROSS THE COASTAL PLAIN.

       Notwithstanding Title XI of the Alaska National Interest 
     Lands Conservation Act of 1980 (16 U.S.C. 3161 et seq.), the 
     Secretary is authorized and directed to grant, in accordance 
     with the provisions of Section 28(c) through (t) and (v) 
     through (y) of the Mineral Leasing Act of 1920 (30 U.S.C. 
     185), rights-of-way and easements across the Coastal Plain 
     for the transportation of oil and gas under such terms and 
     conditions as may be necessary so as not to result in a 
     significant adverse effect on the fish and wildlife, 
     subsistence resources, their habitat, and the environment of 
     the Coastal Plain. Such terms and conditions shall include 
     requirements that facilities be sited or modified so as to 
     avoid unnecessary duplication of roads and pipelines. The 
     regulations issued as required by section 5334 of this 
     chapter shall include provisions granting rights-of-way and 
     easements across the Coastal Plain.

     SEC. 5343. ENFORCEMENT OF SAFETY AND ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   REGULATIONS TO ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH TERMS AND 
                   CONDITIONS OF LEASE.

       (a) Responsibility of the Secretary.--The Secretary shall 
     diligently enforce all regulations, lease terms, conditions, 
     restrictions, prohibitions, and stipulations promulgated 
     pursuant to this chapter.
       (b) Responsibility of Holders of Lease.--It shall be the 
     responsibility of any holder of a lease under this chapter 
     to--
       (1) maintain all operations within such lease area in 
     compliance with regulations intended to protect persons and 
     property on, and fish and wildlife, their habitat, 
     subsistence resources, and the environment of, the Coastal 
     Plain; and
       (2) allow prompt access at the site of any operations 
     subject to regulation under this chapter to any appropriate 
     Federal or State inspector, and to provide such documents and 
     records which are pertinent to occupational or public health, 
     safety, or environmental protection, as may be requested.
       (c) On-Site Inspection.--The Secretary shall promulgate 
     regulations to provide for--
       (1) scheduled onsite inspection by the Secretary, at least 
     twice a year, of each facility on the Coastal Plain which is 
     subject to any environmental or safety regulation promulgated 
     pursuant to this chapter or conditions contained in any lease 
     issued pursuant to this chapter to assure compliance with 
     such environmental or safety regulations or conditions; and
       (2) periodic onsite inspection by the Secretary at least 
     once a year without advance notice to the operator of such 
     facility to assure compliance with all environmental or 
     safety regulations.

     SEC. 5344. NEW REVENUES.

       (a) Distribution of Revenues.--(1) Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, all revenues received by the Federal 
     Government from competitive bids, sales, bonuses, royalties, 
     rents, fees, or interest derived from the leasing of oil and 
     gas within the Coastal Plain shall be deposited into the 
     Treasury of the United States, solely as provided in this 
     subsection.
       (2) Fifty percent of all revenues referred to in paragraph 
     (1) shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury 
     semiannually to the State of Alaska, on March 30 and 
     September 30 of each year.
       (3)(A) The Secretary of the Treasury is directed to monitor 
     the revenues deposited into the Treasury from oil and gas 
     leases issued under the authority of this chapter. Except as 
     provided in subparagraph (B), all monies deposited into the 
     Treasury from such oil and gas leases in excess of 
     $2,600,000,000 shall be distributed as follows:
       (i) Fifty percent shall be paid to the State of Alaska in 
     the manner provided in this subsection; and
       (ii) Fifty percent shall be deposited into a special fund 
     established in the Treasury of the United States known as the 
     ``National Park, Refuge, and Fish and Wildlife Renewal and 
     Protection Fund (hereinafter in this section referred to as 
     the ``renewal fund'').
       (B) Deposits into the renewal fund shall not exceed 
     $250,000,000 over the life of the renewal fund. Monies in 
     excess of such amount shall be deposited as miscellaneous 
     receipts in the Treasury of the United States.
       (C) Deposits into the renewal fund shall remain available 
     until expended. The Secretary of the Treasury is directed to 
     develop procedures for use of the renewal fund to ensure 
     accountability and demonstrated results.
       (b) Use of Renewal Fund.--Monies from the renewal fund 
     shall be made available to the Secretary of the Interior, 
     without further appropriation, at the beginning of each 
     fiscal year in which funds are available, and shall be 
     expended by the Secretary as follows:
       (1) Twenty-five percent shall be used for infrastructure 
     needs at units of the National Park System, including but not 
     limited to, facility refurbishment, repair and replacement, 
     interpretive media and exhibit repair and replacement, and 
     Infrastructure projects associated with park resource 
     protection;
       (2) Twenty-five percent shall be used for infrastructure 
     needs at units of the National Wildlife Refuge System, 
     including but not limited to, facility refurbishment, repair 
     and replacement, interpretive media and exhibit repair and 
     replacement, and infrastructure projects associated with 
     refuge resource protection;
       (3) Twenty-five percent shall be used for acquisition of 
     important habitat lands for threatened or endangered species 
     from owners of private property. Such lands shall be acquired 
     solely on a willing seller basis and shall be managed by the 
     Secretary for the conservation of such species pursuant to 
     the terms of section 5 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     (16 U.S.C. 1534); and
       (4) Twenty-five percent shall be available for wetlands 
     projects in accordance with the applicable provision of the 
     North American Wetlands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 4401 et 
     seq.).
       (c) Community Assistance.--There is hereby established a 
     Community Assistance Fund in the Treasury into which shall be 
     deposited $30,000,000 from revenues derived from the federal 
     share of the first lease sale authorized under this chapter. 
     The Secretary of the Treasury shall invest the funds in the 
     Community Assistance Fund in interest bearing government 
     securities. No more than $5,000,000 per year from the 
     Community Assistance Fund, shall be available to the 
     Secretary for distribution, upon application and without 
     further appropriation, to organized boroughs, other municipal 
     subdivisions of the State of Alaska, and recognized Indian 
     Reorganization Act entities which are directly impacted by 
     the exploration and production of oil and gas on the Coastal 
     Plain authorized by this chapter to provide public and social 
     services and facilities required in connection with such 
     activities.

                       CHAPTER 3--WATER PROJECTS

                  Subchapter A--Irrigation Prepayment

     SEC. 5351. AUTHORIZATION FOR PREPAYMENT OF CONSTRUCTION 
                   CHARGES.

       Subsection 213(a) of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 (96 
     Stat.1269, 43 U.S.C. 390mm(a)) is amended:
       (1) by adding at the beginning:
       ``Notwithstanding any provision of Reclamation law or 
     limitation contained in any repayment or water service 
     contract, any person or district holding such a contract or 
     receiving water under such a contract with the United States 
     may prepay the construction costs referred to in this section 
     either through accelerated or lump sum payments. For the 
     purposes of such prepayment only, the project to which such 
     contract applies is declared to be complete and the Secretary 
     shall determine the repayment obligations associated with the 
     construction costs of the project facilities so that 
     accelerated payments or a lump sum payment may be made. The 
     amount of any prepayment shall be calculated by discounting 
     the remaining payments due under a contract in accordance 
     with the guidelines set forth in Circular A-129 issued by the 
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     Budget: Provided, That the discount shall be adjusted by any 
     amounts necessary to compensate the Federal Government for 
     the direct or indirect loss of future tax revenues if the 
     individual or district plans to use federally tax-exempt 
     financing for such prepayment.'';
       (2) by striking ``lands in a district'' and inserting: 
     ``lands in a district, or lands owned or leased by a 
     person'';
       (3) by striking ``obligation of a district'' and inserting: 
     ``obligation of a district or a person'';
       (4) by striking ``enactment of this Act.'' and inserting: 
     ``enactment of this Act or as otherwise provided for in this 
     section. Any additional capital costs incurred after the date 
     of such prepayment shall be recoverable as a separate 
     obligation and shall not be considered to be a new or 
     supplemental benefit for the purposes of this act nor cause 
     the full cost pricing limitation of this Act or the ownership 
     limitations contained in any provision of federal reclamation 
     law to apply to the lands to which such capital costs 
     apply.''.

     SEC. 5352. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

       Subsection 213 (c) of the Reclamation Reform Act of 1982 
     (43 U.S.C. 390 mm (c)) is repealed.

                       Subchapter B--Hetch Hetchy

     SEC. 5353. HETCH HETCHY DAM.

       Section 7 of the Act of December 19, 1913 (38 Stat. 242, 
     chapter 4), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$30,000'' in the first sentence and 
     inserting ``$2,000,000''; and
       (2) by amending the second and third sentences to read as 
     follows: ``These funds shall be placed in a separate fund by 
     the United States and, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
     until appropriated by the Congress. The highest priority use 
     of the funds shall be for annual operation of Yosemite 
     National Park, with the remainder of any funds to be used to 
     fund operations of other national parks in the State of 
     California.''.

                     Subchapter C--Collbran Project

     SEC. 5355. COLLBRAN PROJECT.

       (a) Short Title.--This subchapter may be cited as the 
     ``Collbran Project Unit Conveyance Act''.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this subchapter:
       (1) Districts.--The term ``Districts'' means the Ute Water 
     Conservancy District and the Collbran Conservancy District 
     (including their successors and assigns), which are political 
     subdivisions of the State of Colorado.
       (2) Federal reclamation laws.--The term ``Federal 
     reclamation laws'' means the Act of June 17, 1902 and Acts 
     amendatory thereof or supplementary thereto (32 Stat. 388, 
     chapter 1093; 43 U.S.C. 371 et seq.) (including regulations 
     adopted pursuant to those Acts).
       (3) Project.--The term ``Project'' means the Collbran 
     Reclamation Project, as constructed and operated under the 
     Act of July 3, 1952 (66 Stat. 325, chapter 565), including 
     all property, equipment, and assets of or relating to the 
     Project that are owned by the United States, including--
       (A) Vega Dam and Reservoir (but not including The Vega 
     Recreation Facilities);
       (B) Leon-Park Dams and Feeder Canal;
       (C) Southside Canal;
       (D) East Fork Diversion Dam and Feeder Canal;
       (E) Bonham-Cottonwood Pipeline;
       (F) Snowcat Shed and Diesel Storage;
       (G) Upper Molina Penstock and Power Plant;
       (H) Lower Molina Penstock and Power Plant;
       (I) the diversion structure in the tailrace of the Lower 
     Molina Power Plant;
       (J) all substations and switchyards;
       (K) a non-exclusive easement for the use of existing 
     easements or rights-of-way owned by the United States on or 
     across nonfederal lands which are necessary for access to 
     Project facilities;
       (L) title to lands reasonably necessary for all Project 
     facilities except for land described in subparagraph (K) or 
     subsection (c)(1)(B) or (C);
       (M) all permits and contract rights held by the Bureau of 
     Reclamation, including, without limitation, contract or other 
     rights relating to the operation, use, maintenance, repair, 
     or replacement of the water storage reservoirs located on the 
     Grand Mesa which are operated as a part of the Project;
       (N) all equipment, parts inventories, and tools;
       (O) all additions, replacements, betterments, and 
     appurtenances to any of the above; and
       (P) a copy of all data, plans, designs, reports, records, 
     or other materials, whether in writing or in any form of 
     electronic storage relating specifically to the Project.
       (4) Vega recreation facilities.--The term ``Vega Recreation 
     Facilities'' includes, but is not limited to, buildings, 
     campgrounds, picnic areas, parking lots, fences, boat docks 
     and ramps, electrical lines, water and sewer systems, trash 
     and toilet facilities, roads and trails, and other structures 
     and equipment used for State park purposes at and near Vega 
     Reservoir such as recreation, maintenance and daily and 
     overnight visitor use, and lands above the high water level 
     of Vega Reservoir within the area previously defined by the 
     Department of the Interior as the ``Reservoir Area Boundary'' 
     which have not historically been utilized for Collbran 
     Project water storage and delivery facilities, together with 
     an easement for public access for recreational purposes to 
     Vega Reservoir and the water surface thereof, and 
     construction, operation, maintenance and replacement of such 
     recreation facilities below the high water line. Such 
     facilities shall also include improvements constructed or 
     added as a result of the agreements referred to in section 
     (c)(6).
       (c) Conveyance of the Collbran Project.--
       (1) In general.--
       (A) Conveyance to districts.--The Secretary of the Interior 
     shall convey to the Districts all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to the Project, as described in 
     subsection (b)(3), by quitclaim deed and bill of sale, 
     without warranties, in the last quarter of fiscal year 2000, 
     subject only to the requirements of this section. Until such 
     conveyance occurs, the Bureau of Reclamation shall continue 
     to provide for the operation, maintenance, repair, and 
     replacement of Project facilities and the storage reservoirs 
     on the Grand Mesa to the extent such responsibilities are the 
     responsibility of the Bureau of Reclamation and have not been 
     delegated to the Districts prior to the date of enactment of 
     this Act or are delegated or transferred to the Districts by 
     agreement thereafter, so that at the time of conveyance such 
     facilities are in the same condition as, or better condition 
     than, the condition of the facilities on the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) Easements on national forest system lands.--The 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall grant, in the last quarter of 
     fiscal year 2000, subject only to the requirements of this 
     section; (i) a non-exclusive easement on and across National 
     Forest System lands to the Districts for ingress and egress 
     on existing access routes to each existing component of the 
     Project and to the existing storage reservoirs on the Grand 
     Mesa which are operated as a part of the Project; (ii) a non-
     exclusive easement on National Forest System lands for the 
     operation, use, maintenance, repair, and replacement, but not 
     enlargement, of the existing storage reservoirs on the Grand 
     Mesa to the owners and operators of such reservoirs which are 
     operated as a part of the Project; which easement may be 
     exercised in the event that the existing land use 
     authorizations for such storage reservoirs are restricted, 
     terminated, relinquished, or abandoned, and which easement 
     shall not be subject to conditions or requirements that 
     interfere with or limit the use of such reservoirs for water 
     supply or power purposes; and (iii) a non-exclusive easement 
     to the Districts for the operation, use, maintenance, repair, 
     and replacement, but not enlargement, of those components of 
     Project facilities which are located on National Forest 
     System lands, subject to the requirement that the Districts 
     shall provide reasonable notice to and the opportunity for 
     consultation with the designated representative of the 
     Secretary of Agriculture for non-routine, non-emergency 
     activities that occur on such easements.
       (C) Easements to districts for southside canal.--The 
     Secretary of the Interior shall grant to the Districts, in 
     the last quarter of fiscal year 2000, subject only to the 
     requirements of this section, (i) a non-exclusive easement on 
     and across lands administered by agencies within the 
     Department of the Interior for ingress and egress on existing 
     access routes to and along the Southside Canal, and (ii) a 
     non-exclusive easement for the operation, use, maintenance, 
     repair, and replacement of the Southside Canal, subject to 
     the requirement that the Districts shall provide reasonable 
     notice to and the opportunity for consultation with the 
     designated representative of the Secretary of the Interior 
     for non-routine, non-emergency activities that occur on such 
     easements.
       (2) Reservation.--The transfer of rights and interests 
     pursuant to paragraphs (1)(A), (B), and (C) shall reserve to 
     the United States all minerals, including hydrocarbons, and a 
     perpetual right of public access over, across, under, and to 
     the portions of the Project which on the date of enactment of 
     this Act were open to public use for fishing, boating, 
     hunting, and other outdoor recreation purposes and other 
     public uses such as grazing, mineral development and logging: 
     Provided, That the United States may allow for continued 
     public use and enjoyment of such portions of the Project for 
     recreational activities and other public uses conducted as of 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (3) Conveyance to state of colorado.--All right, title, and 
     interest in the Vega Recreation Facilities shall remain in 
     the United States until the terms of the agreements referred 
     to in paragraph (6) have been fulfilled by the United States. 
     At such time, all right, title, and interest in the Vega 
     Recreation Facilities shall be conveyed by the Secretary of 
     the Interior to the State of Colorado, Division of Parks and 
     Outdoor Recreation.
       (4) Payment.--
       (A) In general.--At the time of transfer, the Districts 
     shall pay to the United States $12,900,000 ($12,300,000 of 
     which represents the net present value of the outstanding 
     repayment obligations for the Project), of which--
       (i) $12,300,000 shall be deposited in the general fund of 
     the United States Treasury; and
       (ii) $600,000 shall be deposited in a special account in 
     the United States Treasury and shall be available to the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service, Region 6, without 
     further appropriation, for use in funding Colorado operations 
     and capital expenditures associated with the Grand Valley 
     Water Management Project for the purpose of recovering 
     endangered fish in the Upper Colorado River Basin, as 
     identified in the Recovery Implementation Program for 
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     Fish Species in the Upper Colorado River Basin, or such other 
     component of the Recovery Implementation Program within 
     Colorado that is selected with the concurrence of the 
     Governor of the State of Colorado.
       (B) Source of funds.--Funds for the payment to the extent 
     of the amount specified in subparagraph (A) shall not be 
     derived from the issuance or sale, prior to the conveyance, 
     of State or local bonds the interest on which is exempt from 
     taxation under section 103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986.
       (5) Operation of project.--
       (A) In general.--The Project was authorized and constructed 
     to place water to beneficial use for authorized purposes 
     within the State of Colorado. The Project shall be operated 
     and used by the Districts for a period of 40 years after the 
     date of enactment of this Act for the purposes for which the 
     Project was authorized under the Act of July 3, 1952 (66 
     Stat. 325, chapter 565). The Districts shall attempt to the 
     extent practicable, taking into consideration historic 
     Project operations, to notify the State of Colorado of 
     changes in historic Project operations which may adversely 
     affect State park operations.
       (B) Requirements.--During the 40-year period described in 
     subparagraph (A)--
       (i) the Districts shall annually submit to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture and the Colorado Department of Natural Resources 
     a plan for operation of the Project, which plan shall--

       (I) report on Project operations for the previous year;
       (II) provide a description of the manner of Project 
     operations anticipated for the forthcoming year, which shall 
     be prepared after consultation with the designated 
     representatives of the Secretary of Agriculture, the Board of 
     County Commissioners of Mesa County, Colorado, and the 
     Colorado Department of Natural Resources; and
       (III) certify that the Districts have operated and will 
     operate and maintain the Project facilities in accordance 
     with sound engineering practices; and

       (ii) subject to subsection (d), all electric power 
     generated by operation of the Project shall be made available 
     to and be marketed by the Western Area Power Administration 
     (including its successors or assigns).
       (6) Agreements.--Conveyance of the Project shall be subject 
     to the agreements between the United States and the State of 
     Colorado dated August 22, 1994, and September 23, 1994, 
     relating to the construction and operation of recreational 
     facilities at Vega Reservoir, which agreements shall continue 
     to be performed by the parties thereto according to the terms 
     of the agreements.
       (d) Operation of the Power Component.--
       (1) Conformity to historic operations.--The power component 
     and facilities of the Project shall be operated in 
     substantial conformity with the historic operations of the 
     power component and facilities (including recent operations 
     in a peaking mode).
       (2) Power marketing.--
       (A) Existing marketing arrangement.--The Post-1989 
     Marketing Criteria, which provide for the marketing of power 
     generated by the power component of the Project as part of 
     the output of the Salt Lake City Area Integrated Projects, 
     shall no longer be binding on the Project upon conveyance of 
     the Project under subsection (c)(1).
       (B) After termination of existing marketing arrangement.--
       (i) In general.--After the conveyance, the Districts shall 
     offer all power produced by the power component of the 
     Project to the Western Area Power Administration or its 
     successors or assigns (referred to in this section as 
     ``Western''), which, in consultation with its affected 
     preference customers, shall have the first right to purchase 
     such power at the rates established in accordance with clause 
     (ii). If Western declines to purchase the power after 
     consultation with its affected preference customers, such 
     power shall then be offered at the same rates first to 
     Western's preference customers located in the Salt Lake City 
     Area Integrated Projects marketing area (referred to in this 
     section as the ``SLCAIP preference customers''). Thereafter, 
     such power may be sold to any other party: Provided, however, 
     That no such sale may occur at rates less than rates 
     established in accordance with clause (ii) unless such power 
     is first offered at such lesser rate first to Western and 
     then to its SLCAIP preference customers.
       (ii) The rate for power initially offered to Western and 
     its SLCAIP preference customers under this paragraph shall 
     not exceed that required to produce revenues sufficient to 
     provide for

       (I) annual debt service and/or recoupment of the cost of 
     capital for the amount specified in subsection (c)(4)(A)(i) 
     of this section, less the sum of $310,000 (which is the net 
     present value of the outstanding repayment obligation of the 
     Collbran Conservancy District), and
       (II) the cost of operation, maintenance, and replacement of 
     the power component of the Project.

     Such costs and rate shall be determined in a manner 
     consistent with the current principles followed by the 
     Secretary of the Interior and by Western in its annual power 
     and repayment study.
       (e) License.--
       (1) Prior to the conveyance of the Project to the 
     Districts, the Commission shall issue to the Districts a 
     license or licenses as appropriate under part I of the 
     Federal Power Act, as amended, (16 U.S.C. 791 et seq.), 
     authorizing for a term of 40 years the continued operation 
     and maintenance of the power component of the Project.
       (2) The license issued pursuant to subsection (1):
       (A) shall be for the purpose of operating, using, 
     maintaining, repairing, and replacing the power component of 
     the Project as authorized by the Act of July 3, 1952 (66 
     Stat. 325, chapter 565);
       (B) shall be conditioned upon the requirement that the 
     power component of the project continue to be operated and 
     maintained in accordance with the authorized purposes of the 
     project;
       (C) shall be subject only to the provisions of Part I of 
     the Federal Power Act, except the word ``constructed'' in 
     section 3(10); the four provisos of section 4(e); section 6 
     to the extent it requires the licensee's acceptance of those 
     terms and conditions of the Act that this subsection waives; 
     section 10(e) as concerns annual charges for the use and 
     occupancy of federal lands and facilities; section 10(f); 
     section 10(j); section 18; section 19; section 20; and 
     section 22 of the Federal Power Act, 16 U.S.C. 796(10), 
     797(e), 799, 803(e), 803(f), 803(j), 811, 812, 813, and 815; 
     and shall not be subject to the standard ``L-Form'' license 
     conditions, published at 54 FPC 1792-1928 (1975), the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), as 
     amended, section 2402 of the Energy Policy Act of 1992 (16 
     U.S.C. 797c), the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the Endangered Species Act of 1973 
     (16 U.S.C. 1531 et seq.), the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act (16 
     U.S.C. 1271 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (commonly known as the ``Clean Water Act'') (33 U.S.C. 1251 
     et seq.), the National Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
     470 et seq.), the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 (16 
     U.S.C. 1451 et seq.), the Fish and Wildlife Coordination Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 661 et seq.), or any other Act otherwise 
     applicable to the licensing of the project.
       (3) The license issued under paragraph (1) is deemed to 
     meet the licensing standards of the Federal Power Act, 
     including section 10(a) and the last sentence of section 
     4(e), 16 U.S.C. 797(e).
       (4) Any power site reservation established by the 
     President, the Secretary of the Interior, or pursuant to 
     section 24 of the Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 818) or any 
     other law, which exists on any lands, whether federally or 
     privately owned, that are included within the boundaries of 
     the project shall be vacated by operation of law upon 
     issuance of the license for the project.
       (5) All requirements of Part I of the Federal Power Act and 
     of any other Act applicable to the licensing of a 
     hydroelectric project shall apply to the project upon 
     expiration of the license issued under this section.
       (6) For purposes of this section, ``Commission'' means the 
     Federal Energy Regulatory Commission.
       (7) The operation of the Project shall be subject to all 
     applicable state and federal laws subsequent to the issuance 
     of the license pursuant to paragraph (1).
       (f) Inapplicability of NEPA.--Neither the conveyance of the 
     Project nor the issuance of easements pursuant to this 
     section constitutes a major Federal action within the meaning 
     of the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 
     4321 et seq.), including any regulations issued under such 
     Act.
       (g) Inapplicability of Prior Agreements and of Federal 
     Reclamation Laws.--On conveyance of the Project to the 
     Districts--
       (1) the Repayment Contract dated May 27, 1957, as amended 
     April 12, 1962, between the Collbran Conservancy District and 
     the United States, and the Contract for use of Project 
     facilities for Diversion of Water dated January 11, 1962, as 
     amended November 10, 1977, between the Ute Water Conservancy 
     District and the United States, shall be terminated and of no 
     further force or effect; and
       (2) the Project shall no longer be subject to or governed 
     by the Federal reclamation laws.
       (h) Districts' Liability.--The Districts shall be liable, 
     to the extent allowed under State law, for all acts or 
     omissions relating to the operation and use of the Project by 
     the Districts that occur subsequent to the conveyance under 
     section (c), including damages to Federal lands or facilities 
     which result from the failure of Project facilities.
       (i) Effect on State Law.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to impair the effectiveness of any State or local 
     law (including regulations) relating to land use.
       (j) Treatment of Sales for Purposes of Certain Laws.--The 
     sales of assets under this subchapter shall not be considered 
     a disposal of Federal surplus property under the following 
     provisions of law:
       (1) Section 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484).
       (2) Section 13 of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (50 
     U.S.C. App. 1622).

                         Subchapter D--Sly Park

     SEC. 5356. SLY PARK.

       (a) Short Title.--This subchapter may be cited as the ``Sly 
     Park Unit Conveyance Act''.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this subchapter:
       (1) The term ``El Dorado Irrigation District'' or 
     ``District'' means a political subdivision of the State of 
     California duly organized, existing, and acting pursuant to 
     the laws thereof with its principal place of business in the 
     city of Placerville, El Dorado County, California.
       (2) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the 
     Interior.
       (3) The term ``Sly Park Unit'' means the Sly Park Dam and 
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     Diversion Dam and Tunnel and conduits and canals as 
     authorized under the Act entitled ``An Act to authorize the 
     American River Basin development, California, for irrigation 
     and reclamation, and for other purposes'', approved October 
     14, 1949 (63 Stat. 852 chapter 690), together with all other 
     facilities owned by the United States including those used to 
     convey and store water delivered from Sly Park, as well as 
     all recreation facilities associated thereto.
       (c) Sale of the Sly Park Unit.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall, on or before December 
     31, 1997, and upon receipt of the payment for the original 
     construction debt described in paragraph (2), sell and convey 
     to the El Dorado Irrigation District all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to the Sly Park Unit. At 
     the time the Sly Park Unit is conveyed, the Secretary shall 
     also transfer and assign to the District the water rights 
     relating to the Sly Park Unit held in trust by the Secretary 
     for diversion and storage under California State permits 
     numbered 2631, 5645A, 10473, and 10474.
       (2) Sale price.--The sale price for the Sly Park Unit shall 
     be $3,993,982, which is the outstanding balance for the 
     original construction of the Sly Park Unit payable to the 
     United States. Payment shall be deposited as miscellaneous 
     receipts in the Treasury and credited to the Central Valley 
     Project Restoration Fund. Payment of such price shall 
     extinguish all payment obligations under contract numbered 
     14-06-200-949 between the District and the Secretary.
       (d) No Additional Environmental Impact.--The Congress 
     specifically finds that (A) the sale, conveyance and 
     assignment of the Sly Park Unit and water rights under this 
     section involves the transfer of the ownership and operation 
     of an existing ongoing water project, (B) the Sly Park Unit 
     operation, facilities, and water rights have been, and after 
     the sale and transfer will continue to be, committed to 
     maximum reasonable and beneficial use for existing services, 
     and (C) the sale, conveyance and assignment of the Sly Park 
     Unit and water rights does not involve any additional growth 
     or expansion of the project or other environmental impacts. 
     Consequently, the sale, conveyance and assignment of the Sly 
     Park Unit and water rights shall not be subject to 
     environmental review pursuant to the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332) or endangered species 
     review or consultation pursuant to section 7 of the 
     Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1536).
       (e) Certain Contract Obligations not Affected.--The sale of 
     the Sly Park Unit under this section shall not affect the 
     payment obligations of the District under the contract 
     between the District and the Secretary numbered 14-06-200-
     7734, as amended by contracts numbered 14-06-200-4282A and 
     14-06-200-8536A.
       (f) Treatment of Sales for Purposes of Certain Laws.--The 
     sales of assets under this subchapter part shall not be 
     considered a disposal of Federal surplus property under the 
     following provisions of law:
       (1) Section 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484).
       (2) Section 13 of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (50 
     U.S.C. App. 1622).

                   Subchapter E--Central Utah Project

     SEC. 5357. PREPAYMENT OF CERTAIN REPAYMENT CONTRACTS BETWEEN 
                   THE UNITED STATES AND THE CENTRAL UTAH WATER 
                   CONSERVANCY DISTRICT.

       The second sentence of section 210 of the Central Utah 
     Project Completion Act (106 Stat. 4624) is amended to read as 
     follows: ``The Secretary shall allow for prepayment of the 
     repayment contract between the United States and the Central 
     Utah Water Conservancy District dated December 28, 1965, and 
     supplemented on November 26, 1985, providing for repayment of 
     municipal and industrial water delivery facilities for which 
     repayment is provided pursuant to such contract, under terms 
     and conditions similar to those contained in the supplemental 
     contract that provided for the prepayment of the Jordan 
     Aqueduct dated October 28, 1993. The prepayment may be 
     provided in several installments to reflect substantial 
     completion of the delivery facilities being prepaid and may 
     not be adjusted on the basis of the type of prepayment 
     financing utilized by the District: Provided That the 
     District shall complete all payments authorized pursuant to 
     this section by the end of fiscal year 2002.''.

                CHAPTER 4--FEDERAL OIL AND GAS ROYALTIES

     SEC. 5361. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 3 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act 
     of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by amending paragraph (7) to read as follows:
       ``(7) `lessee' means any person to whom the United States 
     issues an oil and gas lease or any person to whom operating 
     rights in a lease have been assigned;''; and
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (15), by 
     striking the period at the end of paragraph (16) and 
     inserting a semicolon, and by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(17) `adjustment' means an amendment to a previously 
     filed report on an obligation, and any additional payment or 
     credit, if any, applicable thereto, to rectify an 
     underpayment or overpayment on a lease;
       ``(18) `administrative proceeding' means any Department of 
     the Interior agency process in which a demand, decision or 
     order issued by the Secretary or a delegated State is subject 
     to appeal or has been appealed;
       ``(19) `assessment' means any fee or charge levied or 
     imposed by the Secretary or a delegated State other than--
       ``(A) the principal amount of any royalty, minimum royalty, 
     rental, bonus, net profit share or proceed of sale;
       ``(B) any interest; or
       ``(C) any civil or criminal penalty;
       ``(20) `commence' means--
       ``(A) with respect to a judicial proceeding, the service of 
     a complaint, petition, counterclaim, crossclaim, or other 
     pleading seeking affirmative relief or seeking credit or 
     recoupment; or
       ``(B) with respect to a demand, the receipt by the 
     Secretary or a delegated State or a lessee of the demand;
       ``(21) `credit' means the application of an overpayment (in 
     whole or in part) against an obligation which has become due 
     to discharge, cancel or reduce the obligation;
       ``(22) `delegated State' means a State which, pursuant to 
     an agreement or agreements under section 205, performs 
     authorities, duties, responsibilities, or activities of the 
     Secretary which may be performed by a State under the 
     Constitution of the United States for all lands within the 
     State, including, but not limited to--
       ``(A) activities under sections 111 and 115;
       ``(B) collection, audit, lease and post-lease management 
     activities, and applicable enforcement activities;
       ``(C) inspections (including activities described in 
     section 108;
       ``(D) approval of pooling, unitization, and communitization 
     agreements; and
       ``(E) investigations;
       ``(23) `demand' means--
       ``(A) an order to pay issued by the Secretary or the 
     applicable delegated State that has a reasonable basis to 
     conclude that the obligation in the amount of the demand is 
     due and owing; or
       ``(B) a separate written request by a lessee which asserts 
     an obligation due the lessee that has a reasonable basis to 
     conclude that the obligation in the amount of the demand is 
     due and owing, but does not mean any royalty or production 
     report, or any information contained therein, required by the 
     Secretary or a delegated State;
       ``(24) `obligation' means--
       ``(A) any duty of the Secretary or, if applicable, a 
     delegated State--
       ``(i) to take oil or gas royalty in kind at or near the 
     lease (unless the lease expressly provides for delivery at a 
     different location); or
       ``(ii) to pay, refund, offset, or credit monies including 
     but not limited to)--

       ``(I) the principal amount of any royalty, minimum royalty, 
     rental, bonus, net profit share or proceed of sale; or
       ``(II) any interest;

       ``(B) any duty of a lessee--
       ``(i) to deliver oil or gas royalty in kind at or near the 
     lease (unless the lease expressly provides for delivery at a 
     different location); or
       ``(ii) to pay, offset or credit monies including but not 
     limited to--

       ``(I) the principal amount of any royalty, minimum royalty, 
     rental, bonus, net profit share or proceed of sale;
       ``(II) any interest;
       ``(III) any penalty; or
       ``(IV) any assessment, which arises from or relates to any 
     lease administered by the Secretary for, or any mineral 
     leasing law related to, the exploration, production and 
     development of oil or gas on Federal lands or the Outer 
     Continental Shelf;

       ``(25) `order to pay' means a written order issued by the 
     Secretary or the applicable delegated State which--
       ``(A) asserts a specific, definite, and quantified 
     obligation claimed to be due, and
       ``(B) specifically identifies the obligation by lease, 
     production month and monetary amount of such obligation 
     claimed to be due and ordered to be paid, as well as the 
     reason or reasons such obligation is claimed to be due, but 
     such term does not include any other communication or action 
     by or on behalf of the Secretary or a delegated State;
       ``(26) `overpayment' means any payment by a lessee in 
     excess of an amount legally required to be paid on an 
     obligation and includes the portion of any estimated payment 
     for a production month that is in excess of the royalties due 
     for that month;
       ``(27) `payment' means satisfaction, in whole or in part, 
     of an obligation;
       ``(28) `penalty' means a statutorily authorized civil fine 
     levied or imposed for a violation of this Act, any mineral 
     leasing law, or a term or provision of a lease administered 
     by the Secretary;
       ``(29) `refund' means the return of an overpayment;
       ``(30) `State concerned' means, with respect to a lease, a 
     State which receives a portion of royalties or other payments 
     under the mineral leasing laws from such lease;
       ``(31) `underpayment' means any payment or nonpayment by a 
     lessee that is less than the amount legally required to be 
     paid on an obligation; and
       ``(32) `United States' means the United States Government 
     and any department, agency, or instrumentality thereof, the 
     several States, the District of Columbia, and the territories 
     of the United States.''.

     SEC. 5362. MAXIMIZING RECEIPTS THROUGH STATE EFFORTS.

       (a) General Authority.--Section 205(a) of the Federal Oil 
     and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1735(a)) is 
     amended to read as follows:

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       ``(a) In order to provide incentives to States to maximize 
     the amount of oil and gas receipts collected on lease 
     obligations within the six-year period of limitations, and 
     consequently to maximize the Federal share of such receipts 
     to the United States Treasury, upon written request of a 
     State, the State, pursuant to an agreement or agreements and 
     consistent with subsection (c), may perform all or part of 
     the authorities, duties, responsibilities, and activities of 
     the Secretary under this Act which may be delegated to a 
     State under the Constitution of the United States for all 
     Federal lands within the State. The delegated State shall 
     assume and perform the authorities, duties, responsibilities, 
     or activities delegated under this section. To avoid 
     duplication of effort, any authority, duty, responsibility, 
     or activity delegated to a State under this Act with respect 
     to all Federal lands within the State may not be carried out 
     by the Secretary. Under any such agreement, the Secretary 
     shall share oil or gas royalty management information.''.
       (b) Determination.--Section 205(b) of the Federal Oil and 
     Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1735(b)) is 
     amended by striking ``is authorized to'' and inserting 
     ``shall''.
       (c) Federal-State Royalty Collection Efforts.--Subsection 
     (c) section 205 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management 
     Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1735) is amended by striking ``which 
     define'' and all that follows and inserting ``within 18 
     months after the date of enactment of section 115, under 
     which States may perform the authorities, duties, 
     responsibilities, and activities under this title which are 
     subject to delegation, based on the recommendations of the 
     States concerned following consultation with affected 
     persons. If the Secretary decides not to follow any 
     recommendations supported by all States concerned, the 
     Secretary shall justify such decision within 30 days after 
     making such decision. In carrying out this section the 
     Secretary shall provide for reasonable flexibility to a State 
     to perform any authority, duty, responsibility or activity 
     delegated hereunder in a more efficient and cost-effective 
     manner and provide the States concerned a direct role in 
     determining such requirements, procedures and policies. To 
     ensure efficient and timely collections of royalties pursuant 
     to this Act, the delegated States shall provide--
       ``(1) for the effective and efficient performance of any 
     authority, duty, responsibility or activity delegated under 
     this Act;
       ``(2) for the consistent and uniform performance among the 
     delegated States of any authority, duty, responsibility or 
     activity delegated under this Act;
       ``(3) for valuation under the terms of the leases and 
     applicable Federal statutes; and
       ``(4) for uniform reporting form and reporting requirements 
     for all Federal lessees, unless the State and all affected 
     parties otherwise agree.''.
       (d) Performance.--Subsection (d) of section 205 of the 
     Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 
     1735) is amended by striking ``, pertaining'' and all that 
     follows and inserting the following: ``for requirements 
     pertaining to records and accounts to be maintained and 
     reporting procedures to be required by delegated States under 
     this section. The records and accounts under such reporting 
     procedures shall be sufficient to allow the Secretary to 
     monitor the performance of any delegated State under this 
     section. The applicable delegated State and the Secretary 
     shall agree to terms and conditions for inclusion into an 
     agreement to perform all or part of the authorities, duties, 
     responsibilities, and activities under this title consistent 
     with subsection (c).''.
       (e) State Actions.--Section 204 of the Federal Oil and Gas 
     Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1734) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) With respect to enforcement of an obligation under 
     this Act, a State bringing an action under this section shall 
     enjoy no greater rights than the Secretary enjoys under this 
     Act.''.
       (f) Savings Provision.--Nothing in the amendments made by 
     this section shall impair any agreement, or any extension 
     thereof, existing under section 205 as in effect on the day 
     before the date of enactment of this Act. Following enactment 
     of this Act, any State which is a party to an existing 
     agreement under such section under which the State has been 
     delegated audit or inspection responsibility, may issue 
     orders to pay, subpoenas, or notices to perform restructured 
     accounting and may continue to perform audits or inspections 
     under terms and conditions consistent with the Federal Oil 
     and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701 et 
     seq.), as amended by this chapter.
       (g) Receipts.--Section 205(f) of the Federal Oil and Gas 
     Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1735(f)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following: ``Such costs shall be 
     allocable for the purposes of section 35(b) of the Act 
     entitled ``An Act to promote the mining of coal, phosphate, 
     oil, oil shale, gas, and sodium on the public domain'', 
     approved February 25, 1920 (commonly known as the ``Mineral 
     Leasing Act'') (30 U.S.C. 191(b)) to the administration and 
     enforcement of laws providing for the leasing of any onshore 
     lands or interests in land owned by the United States. The 
     Secretary shall compensate any State in the next succeeding 
     fiscal year for the aggregate amount of such costs incurred 
     but not compensated due to such allocation for the current 
     fiscal year. All money received from sales, bonuses, 
     royalties, and interest, including money claimed to be due 
     and owing pursuant to a delegation under this section, shall 
     be payable and paid to the Treasury of the United States.''.

     SEC. 5363. SECRETARIAL AND DELEGATED STATES' ACTIONS AND 
                   LIMITATION PERIODS.

       (a) In General.--The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management 
     Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) is amended by adding 
     after section 114 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 115. SECRETARIAL AND DELEGATED STATES' ACTIONS AND 
                   LIMITATION PERIODS.

       ``(a) In General.--All duties, responsibilities, and 
     activities with respect to a lease shall be performed by the 
     Secretary, delegated States, and lessees in a timely manner.
       ``(b) Limitation Period.--
       ``(1) A judicial proceeding or demand which arises from, or 
     relates to an obligation, shall be commenced within six years 
     from the date on which the obligation becomes due and if not 
     so commenced shall be barred. The Secretary, a delegated 
     State, or a lessee (A) shall not take any other or further 
     action regarding that obligation, including (but not limited 
     to) the issuance of any order, request, demand or other 
     communication seeking any document, accounting, 
     determination, calculation, recalculation, payment, 
     principal, interest, assessment, or penalty or the 
     initiation, pursuit or completion of an audit with respect to 
     that obligation; and (B) shall not pursue any other equitable 
     or legal remedy, whether under statute or common law, with 
     respect to an action on or an enforcement of said obligation.
       ``(2) The limitations set forth in sections 2401, 2415, 
     2416, and 2462 of title 28, United States Code and section 42 
     of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 226-2) shall not apply 
     to any obligation to which this Act applies. Section 3716 of 
     title 31, United States Code, may be applied to an obligation 
     the enforcement of which is not barred by this Act, but may 
     not be applied to any obligation the enforcement of which is 
     barred by this Act.
       ``(c) Obligation Becomes Due.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this Act, an obligation 
     becomes due when the right to enforce the obligation is 
     fixed.
       ``(2) Royalty obligations.--The right to enforce any 
     royalty obligation for any given production month for a lease 
     is fixed for purposes of this Act on the last day of the 
     calendar month following the month in which oil or gas is 
     produced.
       ``(d) Tolling of Limitation Period.--The running of the 
     limitation period under subsection (b) shall not be 
     suspended, tolled, extended, or enlarged for any obligation 
     for any reason by any action, including an action by the 
     Secretary or a delegated State, other than the following:
       ``(1) Tolling agreement.--A written agreement executed 
     during the limitation period between the Secretary or a 
     delegated State and a lessee which tolls the limitation 
     period for the amount of time during which the agreement is 
     in effect.
       ``(2) Subpoena.--
       ``(A) The issuance of a subpoena to a lessee in accordance 
     with the provisions of subsection (B)(i) shall toll the 
     limitation period with respect to the obligation which is the 
     subject of a subpoena only for the period beginning on the 
     date the lessee receives the subpoena and ending on the date 
     on which (i) the lessee has produced such subpoenaed records 
     for the subject obligation, (ii) the Secretary or a delegated 
     State receives written notice that the subpoenaed records for 
     the subject obligation are not in existence or are not in the 
     lessee's possession or control, or (iii) a court has 
     determined in a final decision that such records are not 
     required to be produced, whichever occurs first.
       ``(B)(i) A subpoena for the purposes of this section which 
     requires a lessee to produce records necessary to determine 
     the proper reporting and payment of an obligation due the 
     Secretary may be issued only by an Assistant Secretary of the 
     Interior or an acting Assistant Secretary of the Interior who 
     is a schedule C employee (as defined by section 213.3301 of 
     title 5, Code of Federal Regulations) and may not be 
     delegated to any other person. If a State has been delegated 
     authority pursuant to section 205, the State, acting through 
     the highest elected State official having ultimate authority 
     over the collection of royalties from leases on Federal lands 
     within the state, may issue such subpoena, but may not 
     delegate such authority to any other person.
       ``(ii) A subpoena described in clause (i) may only be 
     issued against a lessee during the limitation period provided 
     in this section and only after the Secretary or a delegated 
     State has in writing requested the records from the lessee 
     related to the obligation which is the subject of the 
     subpoena and has determined that--
       ``(I) the lessee has failed to respond within a reasonable 
     period of time to the Secretary's or the applicable delegated 
     State's written request for such records necessary for an 
     audit, investigation or other inquiry made in accordance with 
     the Secretary's or such delegated State's responsibilities 
     under this Act; or
       ``(II) the lessee has in writing denied the Secretary's or 
     the applicable delegated State's written request to produce 
     such records in the lessee's possession or control necessary 
     for an audit, investigation or other inquiry made in 
     accordance with the Secretary's or such delegated State's 
     responsibilities under this Act; or
       ``(III) the lessee has unreasonably delayed in producing 
     records necessary for an audit,

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     investigation or other inquiry made in accordance with the 
     Secretary's or the applicable delegated State's 
     responsibilities under this Act after the Secretary's or such 
     delegated State's written request.
       ``(C) In seeking records, the Secretary or the applicable 
     delegated State shall afford the lessee a reasonable period 
     of time after a written request by the Secretary or such 
     delegated State in which to provide such records prior to the 
     issuance of any subpoena.
       ``(3) Misrepresentation or concealment.--The intentional 
     misrepresentation or concealment of a material fact for the 
     purpose of evading the payment of an obligation in which case 
     the limitation period shall be tolled for the period of such 
     misrepresentation or such concealment.
       ``(4) Order to perform a restructured accounting.--(A) The 
     issuance of a notice under subsection (D) that the lessee has 
     not adequately performed a restructured accounting shall toll 
     the limitation period with respect to the obligation which is 
     the subject of the notice only for the period beginning on 
     the date the lessee receives the notice and ending 120 days 
     after the date on which (i) the Secretary or the applicable 
     delegated State receives written notice the accounting or 
     other requirement has been performed, or (ii) a court has 
     determined in a final decision that the lessee is not 
     required to perform the accounting, whichever occurs first.
       ``(B)(i) The Secretary or the applicable delegated State 
     may issue an order to perform a restructured accounting to a 
     lessee when the Secretary or such delegated State determines 
     during an in-depth audit of a lessee that the lessee should 
     recalculate royalty due on an obligation based upon the 
     Secretary's or the delegated State's finding that the lessee 
     has made identified underpayments or overpayments which are 
     demonstrated by the Secretary or the delegated State to be 
     based upon repeated, systemic reporting errors for a 
     significant number of leases or a single lease for a 
     significant number of reporting months with the same type of 
     error which constitutes a pattern of violations and which are 
     likely to result in either significant underpayments or 
     overpayments.
       ``(ii) The power of the Secretary to issue an order to 
     perform a restructured accounting may not be delegated below 
     the most senior career professional position having 
     responsibility for the royalty management program, which 
     position is currently designated as the `Associate Director 
     for Royalty Management', and may not be delegated to any 
     other person. If a State has been delegated authority 
     pursuant to section 205, the State, acting through the 
     highest ranking State official having ultimate authority over 
     the collection of royalties from leases on Federal lands 
     within the state, may issue such order to perform, which may 
     not be delegated to any other person. An order to perform a 
     restructured accounting shall--
       ``(I) be issued within a reasonable period of time from 
     when the audit identifies the systemic, reporting errors;
       ``(II) specify the reasons and factual bases for such 
     order; and
       ``(III) be specifically identified as an `order to perform 
     a restructured accounting'.
       ``(C) An order to perform a restructured accounting shall 
     not mean or be construed to include any other communication 
     or action by or on behalf of the Secretary or a delegated 
     State.
       ``(D) If a lessee fails to adequately perform a 
     restructured accounting pursuant to this subsection, a notice 
     shall be issued to the lessee that the restructured 
     accounting has not been adequately performed. A lessee shall 
     be given a reasonable time within which to perform the 
     restructured accounting. Such notice may be issued under this 
     section only by an Assistant Secretary of the Interior or an 
     acting Assistant Secretary of the Interior who is a schedule 
     C employee (as defined by section 213.3301 of title 5, Code 
     of Federal Regulations) and may not be delegated to any other 
     person. If a State has been delegated authority pursuant to 
     section 205, the State, acting through the highest elected 
     State official having ultimate authority over the collection 
     of royalties from leases on Federal lands within the state, 
     may issue such notice, which may not be delegated to any 
     other person.
       ``(e) Termination of Limitations Period.--An action or an 
     enforcement of an obligation by the Secretary or delegated 
     State or a lessee shall be barred under this section prior to 
     the running of the six-year period provided in subsection (b) 
     in the event--
       ``(1) the Secretary or a delegated State has notified the 
     lessee in writing that a time period is closed to further 
     audit; or
       ``(2) the Secretary or a delegated State and a lessee have 
     so agreed in writing.
       ``(f) Records Required for Determining Collections.--
     Records required pursuant to section 103 by the Secretary or 
     any delegated State for the purpose of determining 
     obligations due and compliance with any applicable mineral 
     leasing law, lease provision, regulation or order with 
     respect to oil and gas leases from Federal lands or the Outer 
     Continental Shelf shall be maintained for the same period of 
     time during which a judicial proceeding or demand may be 
     commenced under subsection (b). If a judicial proceeding or 
     demand is timely commenced, the record holder shall maintain 
     such records until the final nonappealable decision in such 
     judicial proceeding is made, or with respect to that demand 
     is rendered, unless the Secretary or the applicable delegated 
     State authorizes in writing an earlier release of the 
     requirement to maintain such records. Notwithstanding 
     anything herein to the contrary, under no circumstance shall 
     a record holder be required to maintain or produce any record 
     relating to an obligation for any time period which is barred 
     by the applicable limitation in this section. Records 
     required for administrative actions and investigations 
     (including, but not limited to, accounting collection and 
     audits) under this Act involving obligations shall not be 
     duplicated pursuant to section 3518(c)(1)(B) of title 44, 
     United States Code.
       ``(g) Timely Collections.--In order to most effectively 
     utilize resources available to the Secretary to maximize the 
     collection of oil and gas receipts from lease obligations to 
     the Treasury within the six-year period of limitations, and 
     consequently to maximize the State share of such receipts, 
     the Secretary shall not perform or require accounting, 
     reporting, or audit activities if the Secretary and the State 
     concerned determines that the cost of conducting or requiring 
     the activity exceeds the expected amount to be collected by 
     the activity, based on the most current 12 months of 
     activity. To the maximum extent possible, the Secretary and 
     delegated States shall reduce costs to the United States 
     Treasury and the States by discontinuing requirements for 
     unnecessary or duplicative data and other information, such 
     as separate allowances and payor information, relating to 
     obligations due. If the Secretary and the State concerned 
     determine that collection will result sooner, the Secretary 
     or the applicable delegated State may waive or forego 
     interest in whole or in part.
       ``(h) Appeals and Final Agency Action.--
       ``(1) 30-month period.--All orders issued by the Secretary 
     or a delegated State are subject to appeal to the Secretary. 
     No State shall impose any conditions which would hinder a 
     lessee's immediate appeal of an order to the Secretary or the 
     Secretary's designee. The Secretary shall issue a final 
     decision in any administrative proceeding, including any 
     administrative proceedings pending on the date of enactment 
     of this section, within 30 months from the date such 
     proceeding was commenced or 30 months from the date of such 
     enactment, whichever is later. The 30-month period may be 
     extended by any period of time agreed upon in writing by the 
     Secretary and the lessee.
       ``(2) Effect of failure to issue decision.--If no such 
     decision has been issued by the Secretary within the 30-month 
     period referred to in paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) the Secretary shall be deemed to have issued and 
     granted a decision in favor of the lessee or lessees as to 
     any nonmonetary obligation and any monetary obligation the 
     principal amount of which is less than $2,500; and
       ``(B) the Secretary shall be deemed to have issued a final 
     decision in favor of the Secretary, which decision shall be 
     deemed to affirm those issues for which the agency rendered a 
     decision prior to the end of such period, as to any monetary 
     obligation the principal amount of which is $2,500 or more, 
     and the lessee shall have a right to a de novo judicial 
     review of such deemed final decision.
       ``(i) Collections of Disputed Amounts Due.--To expedite 
     collections relating to disputed obligations due within the 
     six-year period beginning on the date the obligation became 
     due, the parties shall hold not less than one settlement 
     consultation and the Secretary and the State concerned may 
     take such action as is appropriate to compromise and settle a 
     disputed obligation, including waiving or reducing interest 
     and allowing offsetting of obligations among leases.
       ``(j) Enforcement of a Claim for Judicial Review.--In the 
     event a demand subject to this section is properly and timely 
     issued, the obligation which is the subject of the demand may 
     be enforced beyond the six year limitations period without 
     being barred by this statute of limitations. In the event a 
     demand subject to this section is properly and timely 
     commenced, a judicial proceeding challenging the final agency 
     action with respect to such demand shall be deemed timely so 
     long as such judicial proceeding is commenced within 180 days 
     from receipt of notice by the lessee of the final agency 
     action.
       ``(k) Implementation of Final Decision.--In the event a 
     judicial proceeding or demand subject to this section is 
     timely commenced and thereafter the limitation period in this 
     section lapses during the pendency of such proceeding, any 
     party to such proceeding shall not be barred from taking such 
     action as is required or necessary to implement a final 
     unappealable judicial or administrative decision, including 
     any action required or necessary to implement such decision 
     by the recovery or recoupment of an underpayment or 
     overpayment by means of refund or credit.
       ``(l) Stay of Payment Obligation Pending Review.--Any party 
     ordered by the Secretary or a delegated State to pay any 
     obligation (other than an assessment) shall be entitled to a 
     stay of such payment without bond or other surety instrument 
     pending an administrative or judicial proceeding if the party 
     periodically demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that such party is financially solvent or otherwise 
     able to pay the obligation. In the event the party is not 
     able to so demonstrate, the Secretary may require a bond or 
     other surety instrument satisfactory to cover the obligation. 
     Any party ordered by the Secretary or a delegated State to 
     pay an assessment shall be entitled to a stay without bond or 
     other surety instrument.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 
     of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30

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     U.S.C. 1701) is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 114 the following new item:

``Sec. 115. Limitation periods and agency actions.''.

     SEC. 5364. ADJUSTMENT AND REFUNDS.

       (a) In General.--The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management 
     Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.) is amended by inserting 
     after section 111 the following:

     ``SEC. 111A. ADJUSTMENTS AND REFUNDS.

       ``(a) Adjustments to Royalties Paid to the Secretary or a 
     Delegated State.--
       ``(1) If, during the adjustment period, a lessee determines 
     that an adjustment or refund request is necessary to correct 
     an underpayment or overpayment of an obligation, the lessee 
     shall make such adjustment or request a refund within a 
     reasonable period of time and only during the adjustment 
     period. The filing of a royalty report which reflects the 
     underpayment or overpayment of an obligation shall constitute 
     prior written notice to the Secretary or the applicable 
     delegated State of an adjustment.
       ``(2)(A) For any adjustment, the lessee shall calculate and 
     report the interest due attributable to such adjustment at 
     the same time the lessee adjusts the principal amount of the 
     subject obligation, except as provided by subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) In the case of a lessee who determines that 
     subparagraph (A) would impose a hardship, the Secretary or 
     such delegated State shall calculate the interest due and 
     notify the lessee within a reasonable time of the amount of 
     interest due, unless such lessee elects to calculate and 
     report interest in accordance with subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) An adjustment or a request for a refund for an 
     obligation may be made after the adjustment period only upon 
     written notice to and approval by the Secretary or the 
     applicable delegated State, as appropriate, during an audit 
     of the period which includes the production month for which 
     the adjustment is being made. If an overpayment is identified 
     during an audit, then the Secretary or the applicable 
     delegated State, as appropriate, shall allow a credit or 
     refund in the amount of the overpayment.
       ``(4) For purposes of this section, the adjustment period 
     for any obligation shall be the five-year period following 
     the date on which an obligation became due. The adjustment 
     period shall be suspended, tolled, extended, enlarged, or 
     terminated by the same actions as the limitation period in 
     section 115.
       ``(b) Refunds.--
       ``(1) In general.--A request for refund is sufficient if 
     it--
       ``(A) is made in writing to the Secretary and, for purposes 
     of section 115, is specifically identified as a demand;
       ``(B) identifies the person entitled to such refund;
       ``(C) provides the Secretary information that reasonably 
     enables the Secretary to identify the overpayment for which 
     such refund is sought; and
       ``(D) provides the reasons why the payment was an 
     overpayment.
       ``(2) Notice.--The Secretary shall promptly notify each 
     State concerned of a request for refund.
       ``(3) Payment by secretary of the treasury.--The Secretary 
     shall certify the amount of the refund to be paid under 
     paragraph (1) to the Secretary of the Treasury who shall make 
     such refund. Such refund shall be paid from amounts received 
     as current receipts from sales, bonuses, royalties (including 
     interest charges collected under this section) and rentals of 
     the public lands and the Outer Continental Shelf under the 
     provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act and the Outer 
     Continental Shelf Lands Act, which are not payable to a State 
     or the Reclamation Fund. The portion of any such refund 
     attributable to any amounts previously disbursed to a State, 
     the Reclamation Fund, or any recipient prescribed by law 
     shall be deducted from the next disbursements to that 
     recipient made under the applicable law. Such amounts 
     deducted from subsequent disbursements shall be credited to 
     miscellaneous receipts in the Treasury.
       ``(4) Payment period.--A refund under this subsection shall 
     be paid or denied (with an explanation of the reasons for the 
     denial) within 120 days of the date on which the request for 
     refund is received by the Secretary. Such refund shall be 
     subject to later audit by the Secretary or the applicable 
     delegated State and subject to the provisions of this Act.
       ``(5) Prohibition against reduction of refunds or 
     credits.--In no event shall the Secretary or any delegated 
     State directly or indirectly claim or offset any amount or 
     amounts against, or reduce any refund or credit (or interest 
     accrued thereon) by the amount of any obligation the 
     enforcement of which is barred by section 115.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 
     of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 
     U.S.C. 1701) is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 111 the following new item:

``Sec. 111A. Adjustments and refunds.''.

     SEC. 5365. ROYALTY TERMS AND CONDITIONS, INTEREST, AND 
                   PENALTIES.

       (a) Lessee Interest.--Section 111 of the Federal Oil and 
     Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1721) is 
     amended by adding after subsection (g) the following:
       ``(h) Interest shall be allowed and paid or credited on any 
     overpayment, with such interest to accrue from the date such 
     overpayment was made, at the rate obtained by applying the 
     provisions of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 6621(a)(1) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, but determined without 
     regard to the matter following subparagraph (B) of section 
     6621(a)(1). Interest which has accrued on any overpayment may 
     be applied to reduce an underpayment. This subsection applies 
     to overpayments made later than six months after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection or September 1, 1996, whichever 
     is later. Such interest shall be paid from amounts received 
     as current receipts from sales, bonuses, royalties (including 
     interest charges collected under this section) and rentals of 
     the public lands and the Outer Continental Shelf under the 
     provisions of the Mineral Leasing Act, and the Outer 
     Continental Shelf Lands Act, which are not payable to a State 
     or the Reclamation Fund. The portion of any such interest 
     payment attributable to any amounts previously disbursed to a 
     State, the Reclamation Fund, or any other recipient 
     designated by law shall be deducted from the next 
     disbursements to that recipient made under the applicable 
     law. Such amounts deducted from subsequent disbursements 
     shall be credited to miscellaneous receipts in the 
     Treasury.''.
       (b) Limitation on Interest.--Section 111 of the Federal Oil 
     and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982, as amended by 
     subsection (a), is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(i) Upon a determination by the Secretary that an 
     excessive overpayment (based upon all obligations of a lessee 
     for a given reporting month) was made for the sole purpose of 
     receiving interest, interest shall not be paid on the 
     excessive amount of such overpayment. For purposes of this 
     Act, an `excessive overpayment' shall be the amount that any 
     overpayment a lessee pays for a given reporting month 
     (excluding payments for demands for obligations determined to 
     be due as a result of judicial or administrative proceedings 
     or agreed to be paid pursuant to settlement agreements) for 
     the aggregate of all of its Federal leases exceeds 10 percent 
     of the total royalties paid that month for those leases.''.
       (c) Estimated Payment.--Section 111 of the Federal Oil and 
     Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1721), as 
     amended by subsections (a) and (b), is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(j) A lessee may make a payment for the approximate 
     amount of royalties (hereinafter in this subsection 
     `estimated payment') that would otherwise be due for such 
     lease to avoid underpayment or nonpayment interest charges. 
     When an estimated payment is made, actual royalties are due 
     and payable at the end of the month following the month in 
     which the estimated payment is made. If the lessee makes a 
     payment for such actual royalties, the lessee may apply the 
     estimated payment to future royalties. Any estimated payment 
     may be adjusted, recouped, or reinstated at any time by the 
     lessee.''.
       (d) Volume Allocation of Oil and Gas Production.--Section 
     111 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 
     (30 U.S.C. 1721), as amended by subsections (a) through (c), 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(k)(1) Except as otherwise provided by this subsection--
       ``(A) a lessee of a lease in a unit or communitization 
     agreement which contains only Federal leases with the same 
     royalty rate and funds distribution shall report and pay 
     royalties on oil and gas production for each production month 
     based on the actual volume of production sold by or on behalf 
     of that lessee;
       ``(B) a lessee of a lease in any other unit or 
     communitization agreement shall report and pay royalties on 
     oil and gas production for each production month based on the 
     volume of oil and gas produced from such agreement and 
     allocated to the lease in accordance with the terms of the 
     agreement; and
       ``(C) a lessee of a lease that is not contained in a unit 
     or communitization agreement shall report and pay royalties 
     on oil and gas production for each production month based on 
     the actual volume of production sold by or on behalf of that 
     lessee.
       ``(2) This subsection applies only to requirements for 
     reporting and paying royalties. Nothing in this subsection is 
     intended to alter a lessee's liability for royalties on oil 
     or gas production based on the share of production allocated 
     to the lease in accordance with the terms of the lease, a 
     unit or communitization agreement, or any other agreement.
       ``(3) For any unit or communitization agreement, if all 
     lessees contractually agree to an alternative method of 
     royalty reporting and payment, the lessees may submit such 
     alternative method to the Secretary or the delegated State 
     for approval and make payments in accordance with such 
     approved alternative method so long as such alternative 
     method does not reduce the amount of the royalty obligation.
       ``(4) The Secretary or the delegated State shall grant an 
     exception from the reporting and payment requirements for 
     marginal properties by allowing for any calendar year or 
     portion thereof royalties to be paid each month based on the 
     volume of production sold. Interest shall not accrue on the 
     difference for the entire calendar year or portion thereof 
     between the amount of oil and gas actually sold and the share 
     of production allocated to the lease until the beginning of 
     the month following calendar year or portion thereof. Any 
     additional royalties due or overpaid royalties and associated 
     interest shall be paid, refunded, or credited within six 
     months after the end of each calendar year in which royalties 
     are paid based on volumes

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     of production sold. For the purpose of this subsection, the 
     term 'marginal property' means a lease that produces on 
     average the combined equivalent of less than 15 barrels of 
     oil per day or 90 thousand cubic feet of gas per day, or a 
     combination thereof, determined by dividing the average daily 
     production of crude oil and natural gas from producing wells 
     on such lease by the number of such wells, unless the 
     Secretary, together with the State concerned, determines that 
     a different production is more appropriate.
       ``(5) Not later than two years after the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection, the Secretary shall issue any 
     appropriate demand for all outstanding royalty payment 
     disputes regarding who is required to report and pay 
     royalties on production from units and communitization 
     agreements outstanding on the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection, and collect royalty amounts owed on such 
     production.''.
       ``(e) Production Allocation.--Section 111 of the Federal 
     Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1721), 
     as amended by subsections (a) through (d), is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(l) The Secretary or the delegated State shall issue all 
     determinations of allocations of production for units and 
     communitization agreements within 120 days of a request for 
     determination. If the Secretary or the delegated State fails 
     to issue a determination within such 120-day period, the 
     Secretary shall waive interest due on obligations subject to 
     the determination until the end of the month following the 
     month in which the determination is made.''.
       (f) New Assessment to Encourage Proper Royalty Payments.--
       (1) In general.--The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management 
     Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1721), as amended by this section, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 116. ASSESSMENTS.

       ``Beginning eighteen months after the date of enactment of 
     this section, to encourage proper royalty payment the 
     Secretary or the delegated State shall impose assessments on 
     lessees who chronically submit erroneous reports under this 
     Act. Assessments under this Act may only be issued as 
     provided for in this section.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 
     of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1701) is amended by adding after the 
     item relating to section 115 the following new item:

``Sec. 116. Assessments.''.

       (g) Liability for Royalty Payments.--Section 102(a) of the 
     Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 
     1712(a)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In order to increase receipts and achieve effective 
     collections of royalty and other payments, a lessee who is 
     required to make any royalty or other payment under a lease 
     or under the mineral leasing laws, shall make such payments 
     in the time and manner as may be specified by the Secretary 
     or the applicable delegated State. A lessee may designate a 
     person to make all or part of the payments due under a lease 
     on the lessee's behalf and shall notify the Secretary or the 
     applicable delegated State in writing of such designation, in 
     which event said designated person may, in its own name, pay, 
     offset or credit monies, make adjustments, request and 
     receive refunds and submit reports with respect to payments 
     required by the lessee. The person owning operating rights in 
     a lease shall be primarily liable for its pro rata share of 
     payment obligations under the lease. If the person owning the 
     legal record title in a lease is other than the operating 
     rights owner, the person owning the legal record title shall 
     be secondarily liable for its pro rata share of such payment 
     obligations under the lease.''.
       (h) Clerical Amendment.--The heading of section 111 of the 
     Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 
     1721) is amended to read as follows:


       ``royalty terms and conditions, interest, and penalties''.

     SEC. 5366. ALTERNATIVES FOR MARGINAL PROPERTIES.

       (a) In General.--The Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management 
     Act of 1982 (30 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), as amended by section 
     5365 of this chapter, is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:

     ``SEC. 117. ALTERNATIVES FOR MARGINAL PROPERTIES.

       ``(a) Determination of Best Interests of State Concerned 
     and the United States.--The Secretary and the State 
     concerned, acting in the best interests of the United States 
     and the State concerned to promote production, reduce 
     administrative costs, and increase net receipts to the United 
     States and the States, shall jointly determine, on a case by 
     case basis, the amount of what marginal production from a 
     lease or leases or well or wells, or parts thereof, shall be 
     subject to a prepayment under subsection (b) or regulatory 
     relief under subsection (c). If the State concerned does not 
     consent, such prepayments or regulatory relief shall not be 
     made available under this section for such marginal 
     production, provided that if royalty payments from a lease or 
     leases, or well or wells is not shared with any State, such 
     determination shall be made solely by the Secretary.
       ``(b) Prepayment of Royalty.--
       ``(1) I general.--Notwithstanding the provisions of any 
     lease to the contrary, for any lease or leases or well or 
     wells identified by the Secretary and the State concerned 
     pursuant to subsection (a), the Secretary is authorized to 
     accept a prepayment for royalties in lieu of monthly royalty 
     payments under the lease for the remainder of the lease term 
     if the affected lessee so agrees. Any prepayment agreed to by 
     the Secretary, State concerned and lessee which is less than 
     an average $500 per month in total royalties shall be 
     effectuated under this section not earlier than two years 
     after the date of enactment of this section and, any 
     prepayment which is greater than an average $500 per month in 
     total royalties shall be effectuated under this section not 
     earlier than three years after the date of enactment of this 
     section. The Secretary and the State concerned may condition 
     their acceptance of the prepayment authorized under this 
     section on the lessee's agreeing to such terms and conditions 
     as the Secretary and the State concerned deem appropriate and 
     consistent with the purposes of this Act. Such terms may--
       ``(A) provide for prepayment that does not result in a loss 
     of revenue to the United States in present value terms;
       ``(B) include provisions for receiving additional 
     prepayments or royalties for developments in the lease or 
     leases or well or wells that deviate significantly from the 
     assumptions and facts on which the valuation is determined; 
     and
       ``(C) require the lessee to provide such periodic 
     production reports as may be necessary to allow the Secretary 
     and the State concerned to monitor production for the 
     purposes of subparagraph (B).
       ``(2) State share.--A prepayment under this section shall 
     be shared by the Secretary with any State or other recipient 
     to the same extent as any royalty payment for such lease.
       ``(3) Satisfaction of obligation.--Except as may be 
     provided in the terms and conditions established by the 
     Secretary under subsection (b), a lessee who makes a 
     prepayment under this section shall have satisfied in full 
     its obligation to pay royalty on the production stream sold 
     from the lease or leases or well or wells.
       ``(c) Alternative Accounting and Auditing Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Within one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, the Secretary or the delegated 
     State shall provide accounting, reporting, and auditing 
     relief that will encourage lessees to continue to produce and 
     develop properties subject to subsection (a); provided, that 
     such relief will only be available to lessees in a State that 
     concurs, which concurrence is not required if royalty from 
     the lease or leases or well or wells is not shared with any 
     State. Prior to granting such relief, the Secretary and, if 
     appropriate, the State concerned shall agree that the type of 
     marginal wells and relief provided under this paragraph is in 
     the best interest of the United States and, if appropriate, 
     the State concerned.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 
     of such Act (30 U.S.C. 1701) is amended by adding after the 
     item relating to section 115 the following new item:

``Sec. 117. Alternatives for marginal properties.''.

     SEC. 5367. REPEALS.

       (a) FOGRMA.--As applicable to Federal lands, sections 202 
     and 307 of the Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 
     1982 (30 U.S.C. 1732 and 1755), are repealed. Such repeal 
     shall not affect cooperative agreements involving Indian 
     tribes or Indian lands. Section 1 of such Act (relating to 
     the table of contents) is amended by striking out the items 
     relating to sections 202 and 307.
       (b) OCSLA.--Effective on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, section 10 of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act (43 
     U.S.C. 1339) is repealed.

     SEC. 5368. INDIAN LANDS.

       The amendments and repeals made by this chapter shall not 
     apply with respect to Indian lands, and the provisions of the 
     Federal Oil and Gas Royalty Management Act of 1982 as in 
     effect on the day before the date of enactment of this Act 
     shall continue to apply after such date with respect to 
     Indian lands.

     SEC. 5369. PRIVATE LANDS.

       This chapter shall not apply to any privately owned 
     minerals.

     SEC. 5369A. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as provided by section 115(f), section 111(h), 
     section 111(k)(5), and section 117 of the Federal Oil and Gas 
     Royalty Management Act of 1982 (as added by this chapter), 
     this chapter, and the amendments made by this chapter, shall 
     apply with respect to the production of oil and gas after the 
     first day of the month following the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

                           CHAPTER 5--MINING

     SEC. 5371. SHORT TITLE.

       This chapter may be cited as ``The Mining Law Revenue Act 
     of 1995''.

     SEC. 5372. DEFINITIONS.

       When used in this chapter--
       (1) ``Assessment year'' means the annual period commencing 
     at 12 o'clock noon on the 1st day of September and ending at 
     12 o'clock noon on the 1st day of September of the following 
     year.
       (2) ``Federal lands'' means lands and interests in lands 
     owned by the United States that are open to mineral location, 
     or that were open to mineral location when a mining claim or 
     site was located and which have not been patented under the 
     general mining laws.
       (3) ``General mining laws'' means those Acts which 
     generally comprise chapters 2, 11, 12, 12A, 15, and 16, and 
     sections 161 and 162, of Title 30 of the United States Code, 
     all Acts heretofore enacted which are amendatory of or 
     supplementary to any of the foregoing

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     Acts, and the judicial and administrative decisions 
     interpreting such Acts.
       (4) ``Locatable minerals'' means those minerals owned by 
     the United States and subject to location and disposition 
     under the general mining laws on or after the effective date 
     of this chapter, but not including any mineral held in trust 
     by the United States for any Indian or Indian tribe, as 
     defined in section 2 of the Indian Mineral Development Act of 
     1982 (25 U.S.C. 2101), or any mineral owned by any Indian or 
     Indian tribe, as defined in that section, that is subject to 
     a restriction against alienation imposed by the United 
     States, or any mineral owned by any incorporated Native 
     group, village corporation, or regional corporation and 
     acquired by the group or corporation under the provisions of 
     the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (43 U.S.C. 1601 et 
     seq.).
       (5) ``Mineral activities'' means any activity related to, 
     or incidental to, exploration for or development, mining, 
     production, beneficiation, or processing of any locatable 
     mineral or mineral that would be locatable if it were subject 
     to disposition under the general mining laws, or reclamation 
     of the impacts of such activities.
       (6) ``Mining claim or site'', except where provided 
     otherwise, means a lode mining claim, placer mining claim, 
     mill site or tunnel site.
       (7) ``Operator'' means any person conducting mineral 
     activities subject to this chapter.
       (8) ``Person'' means an individual, Indian tribe, 
     partnership, association, society, joint venture, joint stock 
     company, firm, company, limited liability company, 
     corporation, cooperative or other organization, and any 
     instrumentality of State or local government, including any 
     publicly owned utility or publicly owned corporation of State 
     or local government.
       (9) ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Interior.

     SEC. 5373. RENTAL PAYMENT REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Rental Payments.--(1) After the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the owner of each unpatented mining claim or site 
     located pursuant to the general mining laws, whether located 
     before or after the enactment of this Act, shall pay to the 
     Secretary prior to September 1 of each year, until a patent 
     has been issued therefor, an annual rental payment for each 
     unpatented mining claim or site.
       (2) Location payment.--The owner of each unpatented mining 
     claim or site located after the date of enactment of this Act 
     pursuant to the general mining laws shall pay to the 
     Secretary, at the time the copy of the notice or certificate 
     of location is filed with the Bureau of Land Management 
     pursuant to section 314(b) of the Federal Land Policy and 
     Management Act of 1976 (43 U.S.C. 1744(b)), a $25.00 location 
     payment, in lieu of the annual rental payment of $100 per 
     mining claim or site for the assessment year which includes 
     the date of location of such mining claim or site.
       (3) Exemption and waiver.--(A) The owner of any mining 
     claim or site who demonstrates to the Secretary on or before 
     the first day of any assessment year that access to such 
     mining claim or site was denied during the prior assessment 
     year by the action or inaction of any State or Federal 
     governmental officer, agency, or court, or by any Indian 
     tribal authority, shall be exempt from the annual rental 
     payment requirements of paragraph (1) for the assessment year 
     following the filing of the certification.
       (B) The rental payment provided for in subsection 5373(a) 
     shall be waived for the owner of a mining claim or site who 
     certifies in writing to the Secretary, on or before the date 
     the payment is due, that, as of the date such payment is due, 
     such owner and all related persons own not more than ten 
     unpatented mining claims or sites. Any owner of a mining 
     claim or site that is not required to pay a rental payment 
     under this subsection shall continue to be subject to the 
     assessment work requirements of the general mining laws or of 
     any other State or Federal law, subject to any suspension or 
     deferment of annual assessment work provided by law, for the 
     assessment year following the filing of the certification 
     required by this subsection.
       (4) Amount of annual rental payment.--For each assessment 
     year the annual rental payment payable for a claim or site 
     referred to in paragraph (1) shall be in the amount specified 
     in Table 1.

                                Table 1

Amount of Payment Per Site or Claim:
$100 per year..........................................................
$200 per yeareafter....................................................

       (5) Effect of forfeiture.--No owner or co-owner of a mining 
     claim or site which has been forfeited because the rental 
     payment has not been paid and no person who is a related 
     person of any such owner or co-owner may relocate a new claim 
     on any part of lands located within the forfeited claim for a 
     period of 12 months after the date of forfeiture.
       (b) Annual Labor.--(1) Beginning in 1999, amounts expended 
     on activities that qualify as annual labor under the general 
     mining laws may be credited on a dollar for dollar basis 
     towards up to 50 percent of the annual rental payment payable 
     under this section for the following assessment year. During 
     the assessment year in 1999, annual labor performed in 1998 
     may be credited toward the annual rental payment due in 1999.
       (2) In order to receive credit under this subsection for 
     annual labor work, the description and value of the work must 
     be included in the statement required in subsection (e) and 
     the statement must be timely filed.
       (3) Annual labor performed on an individual mining claim or 
     site within a group of contiguous claims may be credited 
     towards the aggregate amount of rental payments due on all of 
     the contiguous claims within that group.
       (c) Work Qualifying as Annual Labor.--(1) Only work which 
     directly benefits or develops a mining claim or facilitates 
     the extraction of ore qualifies as annual labor or other 
     activities as determined by the Secretary. Acceptable labor 
     and improvements include, but are not limited to, any of the 
     following:
       (A) Drilling or excavating, including ore extraction.
       (B) Mining costs directly associated with the production of 
     ore.
       (C) Prospecting work which benefits the claim or a 
     contiguous claim.
       (D) Development work toward an actual mine, such as shafts, 
     tunnels, crosscuts and drifts, settling ponds and dams.
       (E) Activities covered under section 1 of the Act of 
     September 2, 1958 (30 U.S.C. 281), as amended.
       (F) Reclamation conducted pursuant to State or Federal 
     surface management laws or regulations.
       (2) The following activities do not qualify as annual 
     labor:
       (A) Work involved in maintaining the location such as 
     brushing and marking boundaries or replacing corner posts and 
     location notices.
       (B) Transportation of workers to or from the location.
       (C) Prospecting or exploration work not conducted within 
     the location or a contiguous location.
       (d) Amendments of Public Law 85-876.--The Act of September 
     2, 1958 (Public Law 85-876; 30 U.S.C. 281), is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 1 is amended by inserting ``mineral activities, 
     environmental baseline monitoring, and'' after ``without 
     being limited to'' and before ``geological, geochemical and 
     geophysical surveys'' and by striking ``Such'' at the 
     beginning of the last sentence and inserting ``Airborne''.
       (2) Section 2(d) is amended by inserting ``environmental 
     baseline monitoring or'' after ``experience to conduct'' and 
     before ``geological, geochemical or geophysical surveys''.
       (3) Section 2 is amended by adding the following new 
     subsection at the end thereof:
       ``(e) The term `environmental baseline monitoring' means 
     activities for collecting, reviewing and analyzing 
     information concerning soil, vegetation, wildlife, mineral, 
     air, water, cultural, historical, archaeological or other 
     resources related to planning for or complying with Federal 
     and State environmental or permitting requirements applicable 
     to potential or proposed mineral activities on the 
     claim(s).''.
       (e) Rental Payment Statement.--Each payment under 
     subsection (a) of this section shall be accompanied by a 
     statement which reasonably identifies the mining claim or 
     site for which the rental payment is being paid. The 
     statement required under this subsection shall be in lieu of 
     any annual filing requirements for mining claims or sites, 
     under any other Federal law, but shall not supersede any such 
     filing requirement under applicable State law.
       (f) Annual Labor Statement.--When the value of annual labor 
     is credited towards part or all of the rental payment, 
     subject to the 50-percent limit set forth in subsection 
     (b)(1), the following shall apply:
       (1) The rental payment statement required in subsection (e) 
     must also state the dates of performance of the labor, 
     describe the character and total value of the improvements 
     made or the labor performed, and the amount of labor used as 
     a credit toward the rental payment for the current year.
       (2) The annual labor statements must include a summary of 
     the quantity, value and location of work done. This includes 
     a listing of the physical work done, to include drilling, 
     trenching, sampling and underground excavation, and the 
     location of any environmental, geologic, geochemical, and 
     geophysical surveys. The claim holder shall maintain 
     sufficient records which document the value of the work 
     claimed.
       (3) All supporting material filed pursuant to paragraph (2) 
     shall remain confidential in accordance with section 552 of 
     title 5 of the United States Code as long as the location is 
     maintained and for a period of one year after the location is 
     abandoned, after which all data filed shall be considered 
     public information.
       (4) To the extent that labor credited against the rental 
     payment payable under this section is determined by a final 
     action not to qualify as labor under the general mining laws, 
     the claimant shall pay the insufficiency by making payment to 
     the Secretary of an amount equal to the amount of the rental 
     payment against which the insufficient labor was credited. If 
     such payment is made within 30 days of the claimant's receipt 
     of a notice of a final decision making such determination, 
     the claim concerned shall not be forfeited or null or void, 
     and the rental payment applicable to such claim shall be 
     deemed timely paid.
       (g) Credit Against Royalty.--The annual claim rental 
     payment payable in advance of the assessment year for any 
     unpatented mining claim or site, or the aggregate rental 
     payments from a group of contiguous claims or sites, shall be 
     credited against the amount

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     of royalty obligation accruing for that year for such claims 
     or sites under section 5375.
       (h) Failure to Comply.--The failure of the owner to pay any 
     claim rental payment for a mining claim or site by the date 
     such payment is due under this section shall constitute 
     forfeiture of the mining claim or site and such mining claim 
     or site shall be null and void, effective as of the day after 
     the date such payment is due: Provided, That if such rental 
     payment is paid on or before the 30th day after such payment 
     was due under this section, such mining claim or site shall 
     not be forfeited or null or void.
       (i) Amendment of FLPMA Filing Requirements.--Section 314(a) 
     of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976 (43 
     U.S.C. 1744(a)) is hereby repealed.
       (j) Related Persons.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``related persons'' includes--
       (1) the spouse and dependent children (as defined in 
     section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of the 
     owner of the mining claim or site; and
       (2) a person controlled by, controlling, or under common 
     control with the owner of the mining claim or site.
       (k) Repeal.--Sections 10101 through 10106 of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (107 Stat. 406; 30 U.S.C. 
     28g) are repealed.

     SEC. 5374. PATENTS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (c), any 
     patent issued by the United States under the general mining 
     laws after the date of enactment of this chapter shall be 
     issued only--
       (1) upon payment by the owner of the claim of the fair 
     market value for the interest in the land owned by the United 
     States exclusive of and without regard to the mineral 
     deposits in the land or the use of the land for mineral 
     activities; and
       (2) subject to reservation by the United States of the 
     royalty provided in section 5375.
       (b) Right of Re-entry.--
       (1) Except as provided in subsection 5374(c), and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the United States 
     shall retain a right of re-entry in lands patented under 
     section 5374.
       (2) Such right of re-entry of the United States shall ripen 
     if--
       (A) the land is used by the patentee, or any subsequent 
     owners, for any purpose other than conducting mineral 
     activities in good faith;
       (B) such use is not discontinued within a time period 
     specified by the Secretary (but not earlier than 90 days 
     after the Secretary provides the owner of the land with 
     written notice pursuant to paragraph (2) to discontinue such 
     use); and
       (C) the Secretary elects to assert the right of re-entry in 
     accordance with paragraph (3).
       (3) The ripened right of re-entry retained by the United 
     States pursuant to subparagraph (2) shall vest and all right, 
     title and interest in such patented estate shall revert to 
     the United States only if--
       (A) the Secretary files a declaration of re-entry within 6 
     months of the requisite occurrences under paragraph (2) with 
     the Office of the Bureau of Land Management in the state 
     where the land subject to such right of re-entry is situated; 
     and
       (B) the Secretary records such declaration in the office of 
     the county recorder of the county in which the lands subject 
     to a reversion are situated within 30 days of filing under 
     subparagraph (A).
       (4) One year after the patent holder provides written 
     notice to the Secretary that all mineral activities are 
     completed and applicable reclamation is completed, the right 
     of re-entry held by the United States and created under the 
     subsection (b) shall expire unless within such period the 
     Secretary notifies the patent holder in writing that he is 
     exercising the right of re-entry held by the United States. 
     At such time, ownership of the patented lands shall 
     automatically revert to the United States, notwithstanding 
     subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C) of subsection (b)(2). The 
     Secretary may decline to exercise the right of re-entry and 
     such rights shall continue if--
       (a) solid waste or hazardous substances released on or from 
     the patented estate may pose a threat to public safety or the 
     environment; or
       (b) acceptance of title would expose the United States to 
     liability for past mineral activities on the patented estate.
       (c) Protection of Valid Existing Rights.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of law, the requirements of this chapter 
     (except with respect to rental payments in accordance with 
     section 5373)--
       (1) shall not apply to the mining claims and sites 
     contained within those mineral patent applications pending at 
     the Department as of September 30, 1995, which shall be 
     processed under the general mining laws in effect immediately 
     prior to the date of enactment of this chapter; and
       (2) likewise shall not apply to the mining claims or sites 
     for which there is on the date of enactment of this chapter a 
     vested possessory property right against the Government under 
     the general mining laws in effect immediately prior to the 
     date of enactment of this chapter.

     SEC. 5375. ROYALTY.

       (a) In General.--The production and sale of locatable 
     minerals (including associated minerals) from any unpatented 
     mining claim (other than those from Federal lands to which 
     subsection 5374(c) applies) or any mining claim patented 
     under subsection 5374(a) shall be subject to a royalty of 5.0 
     percent on the net proceeds from such production mined and 
     sold from such claim.
       (b) Royalty Exclusion.--
       (1) The royalty payable under this section shall be waived 
     for any person with annual net proceeds from mineral 
     production subject to subsection (a) of less than $50,000.
       (2) The obligation to pay royalties hereunder shall accrue 
     upon the sale of locatable minerals or mineral products 
     produced from a mining claim subject to such royalty, and not 
     upon the stockpiling of the same for future processing.
       (3) Where mining operations subject to this section are 
     conducted in two or more places by the same person, the 
     operations shall be considered a single operation the 
     aggregate net proceeds from which shall be subject to the 
     $50,000 limitation set forth in this subsection.
       (4) No royalty shall be payable under this section with 
     respect to minerals processed at a facility by the same 
     person or entity which extracted the minerals if an urban 
     development action grant has been made under section 119 of 
     the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 with 
     respect to any portion of such facility.
       (c) Definitions.--For the purposes of this chapter:
       (1) The term ``net proceeds'' shall mean gross yield, less 
     the sum of the following deductions for costs incurred prior 
     to sale or value determination, and none other:
       (A) The actual cost of extracting the locatable mineral.
       (B) The actual cost of transporting the locatable mineral 
     from the claim to the place or places of reduction, 
     beneficiation, refining, and sale.
       (C) The actual cost of reduction, beneficiation, refining, 
     and sale of the locatable mineral.
       (D) The actual cost of marketing and delivering the 
     locatable mineral and the conversion of the locatable mineral 
     into money.
       (E) The actual cost of maintenance and repairs of--
       (i) all machinery, equipment, apparatus, and facilities 
     used in the mine;
       (ii) all crushing, milling, leaching, refining, smelting, 
     and reduction works, plants, and facilities; and
       (iii) all facilities and equipment for transportation.
       (F) The actual cost for support personnel and support 
     services at the mine site, including without limitation, 
     accounting, assaying, drafting and mapping, computer 
     services, surveying, housing, camp, and office expenses, 
     safety, and security.
       (G) The actual cost of engineering, sampling, and assaying 
     pertaining to development and production.
       (H) The actual cost of permitting, reclamation, 
     environmental compliance and monitoring.
       (I) The actual cost of fire and other insurance on the 
     machinery, equipment, apparatus, works, plants, and 
     facilities mentioned in subparagraph (E).
       (J) Depreciation of the original capitalized cost of the 
     machinery, equipment, apparatus, works, plants, and 
     facilities listed in subparagraph (E). The annual 
     depreciation charge shall consist of amortization of the 
     original cost in the manner consistent with the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, as amended from time to time. The 
     probable life of the property represented by the original 
     cost must be considered in computing the depreciation charge.
       (K) All money expended for premiums for industrial 
     insurance, and the owner paid cost of hospital and medical 
     attention and accident benefits and group insurance for all 
     employees engaged in the production or processing of 
     locatable minerals.
       (L) All money paid as contributions or payments under State 
     unemployment compensation law, all money paid as 
     contributions under the Federal Social Security Act, and all 
     money paid to State government in real property taxes and 
     severance or other taxes measured or levied on production, or 
     Federal excise tax payments and payments as fees or charges 
     for use of the Federal lands from which the locatable 
     minerals are produced.
       (M) The actual cost of the developmental work in or about 
     the mine or upon a group of mines when operated as a unit.
       (2) The term ``gross yield'' shall having the following 
     meaning:
       (A) In the case of sales of gold and silver ore, 
     concentrates or bullion, or the sales of other locatable 
     minerals in the form of ore or concentrates, the term ``gross 
     yield'' means the actual proceeds of sale of such ore, 
     concentrates or bullion.
       (B) In the case of sales of beneficiated products from 
     locatable minerals other than those subject to subparagraph 
     (A) (including cathode, anode or copper rod or wire, or other 
     products fabricated from the locatable minerals), the term 
     ``gross yield'' means the gross income from mining derived 
     from the first commercially marketable product determined in 
     the same manner as under section 613 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986.
       (C) If ore, concentrates, beneficiated or fabricated 
     products, or locatable minerals are used or consumed and are 
     not sold in an arms length transaction, the term ``gross 
     yield'' means the reasonable fair market value of the ore, 
     concentrates, beneficiated or fabricated products at the mine 
     or wellhead determined from the first applicable of the 
     following:
       (i) Published or other competitive selling prices of 
     locatable minerals of like kind and grade.
       (ii) Any proceeds of sale.
       (iii) Value received in exchange for any thing or service.
       (iv) The value of any locatable minerals in kind or used or 
     consumed in a manufacturing process or in providing a 
     service.

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     Without limiting the foregoing, the profits or losses 
     incurred in connection with forward sales, futures or 
     commodity options trading, metal loans, or any other price 
     hedging or speculative activity or arrangement shall not be 
     included in gross yield.
       (d) Limitations and Allocations of Net Proceeds, Gross 
     Yield, and Allowable Deductions.--
       (1) The deductions listed in subsection (c)(1) are intended 
     to allow a reasonable allowance for overhead. Such deductions 
     shall not include any expenditures for salaries, or any 
     portion of salaries, of any person not actually engaged in--
       (A) the working of the mine;
       (B) the operating of the leach pads, ponds, plants, mills, 
     smelters, or reduction works;
       (C) the operating of the facilities or equipment for 
     transportation; or
       (D) superintending the management of any of those 
     operations described in subparagraphs (A) through (C).
       (2) Ores or solutions of locatable minerals subject to the 
     royalty requirements of this section may be extracted from 
     mines comprised of mining claims and lands other than mining 
     claims and ore or solutions of locatable minerals subject to 
     the royalty requirements of this section may be commingled 
     with ores or solutions from lands other than mining claims. 
     In any such case, for purposes of determining the amount of 
     royalties payable under this section--
       (A) the operator shall first sample, weigh or measure, and 
     assay the same in accordance with accepted industry 
     standards; and
       (B) gross yield, allowable costs and net proceeds for 
     royalty purposes shall be allocated in proportion to mineral 
     products recovered from the mining claims in accordance with 
     accepted industry standards.
       (e) Liability for Royalty Payments.--The owner or co-owners 
     of a mining claim subject to a royalty under this section 
     shall be liable for such royalty to the extent of the 
     interest in such claim owned. As used in this subsection, the 
     terms ``owner'' and ``co-owner'' mean the person or persons 
     owning the right to mine locatable minerals from such claim 
     and receiving the net proceeds of such sale. No person who 
     makes any royalty payment attributable to the interest of the 
     owner or co-owners liable therefor shall become liable to the 
     United States for such royalty as a result of making such 
     payment on behalf of such owner or co-owners.
       (f) Time and Manner of Payment.--
       (1) Royalty payments for production from any mining claim 
     subject to the royalty payable under this section shall be 
     due to the United States at the end of the month following 
     the end of the calendar quarter in which the net proceeds 
     from the sale of such production are received by the owner or 
     co-owners. Royalty payments may be made based upon good faith 
     estimates of the gross yield, net proceeds and the quantity 
     of ore, concentrates, or other beneficiated or fabricated 
     products of locatable minerals, subject to adjustment when 
     the actual annual gross yield, net proceeds and quantity are 
     determined by the owner of the mining claim or site or co-
     owners.
       (2) Each royalty payment or adjustment shall be accompanied 
     by a statement containing each of the following:
       (A) The name and Bureau of Land Management serial number of 
     the mining claim or claims from which ores, concentrates, 
     solutions or beneficiated products of locatable minerals 
     subject to the royalty required in this section were produced 
     and sold for the period covered by such payment or 
     adjustment.
       (B) The estimated (or actual, if determined) quantity of 
     such ore, concentrates, solutions or beneficiated or 
     fabricated products produced and sold from such mining claim 
     or claims for such period.
       (C) The estimated (or actual, if determined) gross yield 
     from the production and sale of such ore, concentrates, 
     solutions or beneficiated products for such period.
       (D) The estimated (or actual, if determined) net proceeds 
     from the production and sale of such ores, concentrates, 
     solutions or beneficiated products for such period, including 
     an itemization of the applicable deductions described in 
     subsection (c)(1).
       (E) The estimated (or actual, if determined) royalty due to 
     the United States, or adjustment due to the United States or 
     such owner or co-owners, for such period.
       (3) In lieu of receiving a refund under subsection (h), the 
     owner or co-owners may elect to apply any adjustment due to 
     such owner or co-owners as an offset against royalties due 
     from such owner or co-owners to the United States under this 
     Act, regardless of whether such royalties are due for 
     production and sale from the same mining claim or claims.
       (g) Recordkeeping and Reporting Requirements.--
       (1) An owner, operator, or other person directly involved 
     in the conduct of mineral activities, transportation, 
     purchase, or sale of locatable minerals, concentrates, or 
     products derived therefrom, subject to the royalty under this 
     section, through the point of royalty computation, shall 
     establish and maintain any records, make any reports, and 
     provide any information that the Secretary may reasonably 
     require for the purposes of implementing this section or 
     determining compliance with regulations or orders under this 
     section. Upon the request of the Secretary when conducting an 
     audit or investigation pursuant to subsection (i), the 
     appropriate records, reports, or information required by this 
     subsection shall be made available for inspection and 
     duplication by the Secretary.
       (2) Records required by the Secretary under this section 
     shall be maintained for 3 years after the records are 
     generated unless the Secretary notifies the record holder 
     that he or she has initiated an audit or investigation 
     specifically identifying and involving such records and that 
     such records must be maintained for a longer period. When an 
     audit or investigation is under way, such records shall be 
     maintained until the earlier of the date that the Secretary 
     releases the record holder of the obligation to maintain such 
     records or the date that the limitations period applicable to 
     such audit or investigation under subsection (i) expires.
       (h) Interest Assessments.--
       (1) If royalty payments under this section are not received 
     by the Secretary on the date that such payments are due, or 
     if such payments are less than the amount due, the Secretary 
     shall charge interest on such unpaid amount. Interest under 
     this subsection shall be computed at the rate published by 
     the Department of the Treasury as the ``Treasury Current 
     Value of Funds Rate.'' In the case of an underpayment or 
     partial payment, interest shall be computed and charged only 
     on the amount of the deficiency and not on the total amount, 
     and only for the number of days such payment is late. No 
     other late payment or underpayment charge or penalty shall be 
     charged with respect to royalties under this section.
       (2) In any case in which royalty payments are made in 
     excess of the amount due, or amounts are held by the 
     Secretary pending the outcome of any appeal in which the 
     Secretary does not prevail, the Secretary shall promptly 
     refund such overpayments or pay such amounts to the person or 
     persons entitled thereto, together with interest thereon for 
     the number of days such overpayment or amounts were held by 
     the Secretary, with the addition of interest charged against 
     the United States computed at the rate published by the 
     Department of the Treasury as the ``Treasury Current Value of 
     Funds Rate.''
       (i) Audits, Payment Demands and Limitations.--
       (1) The Secretary may conduct, after notice, any audit 
     reasonably necessary and appropriate to verify the payments 
     required under this section.
       (2) The Secretary shall send or issue any billing or demand 
     letter for royalty due on locatable minerals produced and 
     sold from any mining claim subject to royalty required by 
     this section not later than 3 years after the date such 
     royalty was due and must specifically identify the production 
     involved, the royalty allegedly due and the basis for the 
     claim. No action, proceeding or claim for royalty due on 
     locatable minerals produced and sold, or relating to such 
     production, may be brought by the United States, including 
     but not limited to any claim for additional royalties or 
     claim of the right to offset the amount of such additional 
     royalties against amounts owed to any person by the United 
     States, unless judicial suit or administrative proceedings 
     are commenced to recover specific amounts claimed to be due 
     prior to the expiration of 3 years from the date such royalty 
     is alleged to have been due.
       (j) Transitional Rules.--Any mining claim for which a 
     patent is issued pursuant to section 5374(c) shall not be 
     subject to the obligation to pay the royalty pursuant to this 
     section. Royalty payments for any claim processed under 
     section 5374(c) shall be suspended pending final 
     determination of the right to patent. For any such claim that 
     is determined not to qualify for the issuance of a patent 
     under section 5374(c), royalties shall be payable under this 
     section on production after the date of enactment of this 
     Act, plus interest computed at the rate published by the 
     Department of the Treasury as the ``Treasury Current Value of 
     Funds Rate'' on production after such date of enactment and 
     before the date of such determination.
       (k) Penalties.--Any person who withholds payment or 
     royalties under this section after a final, nonappealable 
     determination of liability may be liable for civil penalties 
     of up to $ 5,000 per day that payment is withheld after 
     becoming due.
       (l) Disbursement of Revenues.--The receipts from royalties 
     collected under this section shall be disbursed as follows:
       (1) Fifty percent of such receipts shall be paid into the 
     Treasury of the United States and deposited as miscellaneous 
     receipts.
       (2) Forty percent of such receipts shall be paid into a 
     State Fund or Federal Fund in accordance with section 5376; 
     until termination as provided in section 5379.
       (3) Ten percent of such receipts shall be paid by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to the State in which the mining 
     claim from which production occurred is located.

     SEC. 5376. ABANDONED LOCATABLE MINERALS MINE RECLAMATION 
                   FUND.

       (a) State Fund.--Any State within which royalties are 
     collected pursuant to section 5375 from a mining claim and 
     which wishes to become eligible to receive such proceeds 
     allocated by paragraph 5375(l)(2) shall establish and 
     maintain an interest-bearing abandoned locatable mineral mine 
     reclamation fund (hereinafter referred to in this chapter as 
     ``State Fund'') to accomplish the purposes of this chapter. 
     States with existing abandoned locatable mineral reclamation 
     programs shall qualify to receive proceeds allocated by 
     section 5375(l)(2).
       (b) Federal Fund.--There is established on the books of the 
     Treasury of the United States an interest-bearing fund to be 
     known as the Abandoned Locatable Minerals Mine

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     Reclamation Fund (hereinafter referred to in this chapter as 
     ``Federal Fund'') which shall consist of royalty proceeds 
     allocated by paragraph 5375(l)(2) from mining claims in a 
     State where a State Fund has not been established or 
     maintained under subsection (a).

     SEC. 5377. ALLOCATION AND PAYMENTS.

       (a) State Fund.--Royalties collected pursuant to section 
     5375 and allocated by section 5375(l)(2) shall be paid by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury to the State Fund established 
     pursuant to subsection 5376(a) for the State where the mining 
     claim from which the production occurred is located. Payments 
     to States under this subsection with respect to any royalties 
     received by the United States, shall be made not later than 
     the last business day of the month in which such royalties 
     are warranted by the United States Treasury to the Secretary 
     of the Interior as having been received, except for any 
     portion of such royalties which is under challenge, which 
     shall be placed in a suspense account pending resolution of 
     such challenge. Such warrants shall be issued by the United 
     States Treasury not later than 10 days after receipt of such 
     royalties by the Treasury. Royalties placed in a suspense 
     account which are determined to be due the United States 
     shall be payable to a State Fund not later than fifteen days 
     after such challenge is resolved. Any such amount placed in a 
     suspense account pending resolution shall bear interest until 
     the challenge is resolved. In determining the amount of 
     payments to State Funds under this section, the amount of 
     such payments shall not be reduced by any administrative or 
     other costs incurred by the United States.
       (b) Federal Fund.--Royalties collected pursuant to section 
     5375, and allocated by paragraph 5375(l)(2), from mining 
     claims located in a State which has not established or 
     maintained a State Fund, and such royalties from mining 
     claims located in a State for which the Secretary's authority 
     has expired under subsection 5379(a), shall be credited to 
     the Federal Fund and distributed in accordance with 
     subsection (c).
       (c) Transition.--Prior to the time a State establishes a 
     State Fund pursuant to subsection 5376(a), any royalties 
     collected from a mining claim within such State shall be 
     deposited into the Federal Fund and allocated to such State. 
     Once a State establishes a State Fund under subsection 
     5376(a), the State allocation in the Federal Fund with 
     accrued interest shall be paid by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury to the State Fund in accordance with subsection (a). 
     Commencing three years after the date of enactment of this 
     chapter, the Secretary of the Treasury shall distribute 
     royalty proceeds then accrued or which are thereafter 
     credited to the Federal Fund equally among all States which 
     maintain a State Fund established under subsection 5376(a), 
     and for which the Secretary of the Treasury's authority has 
     not expired under subsection 5379(a).

     SEC. 5378. ELIGIBLE AREA.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), lands and water 
     eligible for reclamation under this chapter shall be Federal 
     lands that --
       (1) have been adversely affected by past mineral activities 
     on lands abandoned and left inadequately reclaimed prior to 
     the date of enactment of this chapter; and
       (2) for which the State determines there is no identifiable 
     party with a continuing reclamation responsibility under 
     State or Federal laws.
       (b) Specific Sites and Areas Not Eligible.--The following 
     areas shall not be eligible for expenditures from a State 
     Fund:
       (1) any area subject to a plan of operations submitted or 
     approved prior to, on or after the date of enactment of this 
     chapter which includes remining or reclamation of the area 
     adversely affected by past locatable mineral activities;
       (2) any area affected by coal mining eligible for 
     reclamation expenditures pursuant to section 404 of the 
     Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act (30 U.S.C. 1234);
       (3) any area designated for remedial action pursuant to the 
     Uranium Mill Tailings Radiation Control Act of 1978 (42 
     U.S.C. 7912); and
       (4) any area that was listed on the National Priorities 
     List pursuant to the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 9605) prior 
     to the date of enactment of this chapter, or where the 
     Environmental Protection Agency has initiated or caused to be 
     initiated a response action pursuant to that Act.

     SEC. 5379. SUNSET PROVISIONS.

       (a) Termination of Authority.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury's authority to allocate funds to a State Fund under 
     section 5377 shall expire on the date that the State submits 
     a report to the Congress which states that there are no areas 
     in the State eligible under subsection 5378(a) which remain 
     to be reclaimed.
       (b) Termination of Fund.--Upon the termination of authority 
     as provided in subsection (a) with respect to all State 
     Funds, the Federal Fund shall also be terminated, and all 
     royalty proceeds thereafter remaining in the Federal Fund 
     shall be distributed to the States as provided for in Section 
     5375(l)(3).

     SEC. 5380. EFFECT ON THE GENERAL MINING LAWS.

       The provisions of this chapter shall supersede the general 
     mining laws only to the extent such laws conflict with the 
     requirements of this chapter. Where no such conflict exists, 
     the general mining laws, including all judicial and 
     administrative decisions interpreting them, shall remain in 
     full force and effect.

     SEC. 5381. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this chapter or the applicability 
     thereof to any person or circumstances is held invalid, the 
     remainder of this chapter and the application of such 
     provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be 
     affected thereby.

     SEC. 5382. MINERAL MATERIALS.

       (a) Determinations.--Section 3 of the Act of July 23, 1955 
     (30 U.S.C. 611), is amended as follows:
       (1) Insert ``(a)'' before the first sentence.
       (2) Add the following new subsection at the end thereof:
       (b)(1) Subject to valid existing rights, after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection, notwithstanding the reference 
     to common varieties in subsection (a) and to the exception to 
     such term relating to a deposit of materials with some 
     property giving it distinct and special value, all deposits 
     of mineral materials referred to in such subsection, 
     including the block pumice referred to in such subsection, 
     shall be subject to disposal only under the terms and 
     conditions of the Materials Act of 1947.
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term `valid existing 
     rights' means that a mining claim located for any such 
     mineral material had some property giving it the distinct and 
     special value referred to in subsection (a), or as the case 
     may be, met the definition of block pumice referred to in 
     such subsection, was properly located and maintained under 
     the general mining laws prior to the date of the enactment of 
     this subsection, and was supported by a discovery of a 
     valuable mineral deposit within the meaning of the general 
     mining laws as in effect immediately prior to such date of 
     enactment and that such claim continues to be valid under 
     this Act.''.
       (b) Identified Deposits.--The Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the disposal of materials on the public lands of 
     the United States'', approved July 31, 1947 (30 U.S.C. 602), 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Identified Deposits.--
       ``(1) Lands known to contain valuable deposits of mineral 
     materials subject to this Act and subsequent amendments and 
     not covered by any contract, permit, or lease, for uncommon 
     varieties of mineral materials under this section or by a 
     valid mining claim for an uncommon variety of a mineral 
     material under the general mining laws shall be subject to 
     disposition by lease under this Act by the Secretary through 
     advertisement, competitive bidding, or such other methods as 
     he may by general regulations adopt, and in such reasonably 
     compact areas as he shall fix.
       ``(2) All leases will be conditioned upon--
       ``(A) the payment by the lessee of such royalty as may be 
     fixed in the lease, not less than two percent of the quantity 
     or gross value of the output of mineral materials, and
       ``(B) the payment in advance of a rental of 25 cents per 
     acre for the first calendar year or fraction thereof; 50 
     cents per acre for the second, third, fourth, and fifth 
     years, respectively; and $1 per acre per annum thereafter 
     during the continuance of the lease, such rental for that 
     year being credited against royalties accruing for that year.
       ``(3)(A) Any lease issued under this subsection shall be 
     for a term of 20 years and so long thereafter as the lessee 
     complies with the terms and conditions of the lease and upon 
     the further condition that at the end of each 20-year period 
     succeeding the date of the lease such reasonable adjustment 
     of the terms and conditions thereof may be made therein as 
     may be prescribed by the Secretary unless otherwise provided 
     by law at the expiration of such periods.
       ``(B) Leases shall be conditioned upon a minimum annual 
     production or the payment of a minimum royalty in lieu 
     thereof, except when production is interrupted by strikes, 
     the elements, or casualties not attributable to the lessee.
       ``(C) The Secretary may permit suspension of operations 
     under any such leases when marketing conditions are such that 
     the leases cannot be operated except at a loss.
       ``(D) The Secretary upon application by the lessee prior to 
     the expiration of any existing lease in good standing shall 
     amend such lease to provide for the same tenure and to 
     contain the same conditions, including adjustment at the end 
     of each 20-year period succeeding the date of said lease, as 
     provided for in this subsection.
       ``(c) Other Lands.--
       ``(1) The Secretary is hereby authorized, under such rules 
     and regulations as he may prescribe, to grant to any 
     qualified applicant a prospecting permit which shall give the 
     exclusive right to prospect for mineral materials in lands 
     belonging to the United States which are not subject to 
     subsection (b), and are not covered by a contract, permit, or 
     lease under this Act, except that a prospecting permit shall 
     not exceed a period of 2 years and the area to be included in 
     such a permit shall not exceed 2,560 acres of land in 
     reasonably compact form.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall reserve and may exercise the 
     authority to cancel any prospecting permit upon failure by 
     the permittee to exercise due diligence in the prosecution of 
     the prospecting work in accordance with the terms and 
     conditions stated in the permit, and shall insert in every 
     such permit issued under the provisions of this Act 
     appropriate provisions for its cancellation by him.
       ``(3)(A) Upon showing to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that valuable deposits of one

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     of the mineral materials subject to the Materials Act of 1947 
     have been discovered by the permittee within the area covered 
     by his permit, and that such land is valuable therefor, the 
     permittee shall be entitled to a lease for any or all of the 
     land embraced in the prospecting permit, at a royalty of not 
     less than two percent of the quantity or gross value of the 
     output of the mineral materials at the point of shipment to 
     market, such lease to be taken in compact form by legal 
     subdivisions of the public land surveys, or if the land be 
     not surveyed, by survey executed at the cost of the permittee 
     in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary.''.
       ``(B) ``Persons holding valid mining claims for uncommon 
     varieties of mineral materials shall be entitled to receive a 
     lease under this subsection.''
       (D) Mineral Materials Disposal Clarification.--Section 4 
     July 23, 1955 (30 U.S.C. 612), is amended as follows:
       (1) In subsection (b) insert ``and mineral material'' after 
     ``vegetative''.
       (2) In subsection (c) insert ``and mineral material'' after 
     ``vegetative''.
       (e) Authorization for Disposal of Mineral Materials by 
     Contract.--Section 2(a) of the Act entitled ``An Act to 
     provide for the disposal of materials on the public lands of 
     the United States'', approved July 31, 1947 (30 U.S.C. 
     602(a)), is amended--
       (1) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``or, if''; and
       (2) by adding after paragraph (3) the following:
       ``(4) the material is a mineral material.''.

                 CHAPTER 6--DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

     SEC. 5391. AIRCRAFT SERVICES.

       (a) Use of Private Contractors.--By not later than October 
     1, 1996, the Secretary of the Interior shall contract with 
     private entities for the provision of all aircraft services 
     required by the Department of the Interior, other than those 
     available from existing DOI aircraft whose primary purpose is 
     fire suppression.
       (b) Sale of Federal Aircraft.--By September 30, 1998, the 
     Secretary of the Interior is authorized and directed to sell 
     all aircraft owned by the Department of the Interior and all 
     associated equipment and facilities, other than those whose 
     primary purpose is fire suppression.
       (c) Exemptions.--The disposition of assets under this 
     section is not subject to section 202 and 203 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     483 and 484) or section 13 of the Surplus Property Act of 
     1944 (50 U.S.C. App. 1622).
       (d) Disposition of Proceeds.--The proceeds from 
     dispositions under this section shall be returned to the 
     Treasury as miscellaneous receipts and all savings from 
     reduced overhead and other costs related to the management of 
     the assets sold shall be returned to the Treasury.

               CHAPTER 7--POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATIONS

       Subchapter A--Bonneville Power Administration Refinancing

     SEC. 5401. DEFINITIONS.

       For the purposes of this subchapter--
       (1) ``Administrator'' means the Administrator of the 
     Bonneville Power Administration;
       (2) ``capital investment'' means a capitalized cost funded 
     by Federal appropriations that--
       (A) is for a project, facility, or separable unit or 
     feature of a project or facility;
       (B) is a cost for which the Administrator is required by 
     law to establish rates to repay to the United States Treasury 
     through the sale of electric power, transmission, or other 
     services;
       (C) excludes a Federal irrigation investment; and
       (D) excludes an investment financed by the current revenues 
     of the Administrator or by bonds issued and sold, or 
     authorized to be issued and sold, by the Administrator under 
     section 13 of the Federal Columbia River Transmission System 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 838k);
       (3) ``new capital investment'' means a capital investment 
     for a project, facility, or separable unit or feature of a 
     project, facility, or separable unit or feature of a project 
     or facility, placed in service after September 30, 1995;
       (4) ``old capital investment'' means a capital investment 
     the capitalized cost of which--
       (A) was incurred, but not repaid, before October 1, 1995, 
     and
       (B) was for a project, facility, or separable unit or 
     feature of a project or facility, placed in service before 
     October 1, 1995;
       (5) ``repayment date'' means the end of the period within 
     which the Administrator's rates are to assure the repayment 
     of the principal amount of a capital investment; and
       (6) ``Treasury rate'' means--
       (A) for an old capital investment, a rate determined by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration 
     prevailing market yields, during the month preceding October 
     1, 1995, on outstanding interest-bearing obligations of the 
     United States with periods to maturity comparable to the 
     period between October 1, 1995, and the repayment date for 
     the old capital investment; and
       (B) for a new capital investment, a rate determined by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration 
     prevailing market yields, during the month preceding the 
     beginning of the fiscal year in which the related project, 
     facility, or separable unit or feature is placed in service, 
     on outstanding interest-bearing obligations of the United 
     States with periods to maturity comparable to the period 
     between the beginning of the fiscal year and the repayment 
     date for the new capital investment.

     SEC. 5402. NEW PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS.

       (a) Principal Amount.--Effective October 1, 1995, an old 
     capital investment has a new principal amount that is the sum 
     of--
       (1) the present value of the old payment amounts for the 
     old capital investment, calculated using a discount rate 
     equal to the Treasury rate for the old capital investment; 
     and
       (2) an amount equal to $100,000,000 multiplied by a 
     fraction the numerator of which is the principal amount of 
     the old payment amounts for the old capital investment and 
     the denominator of which is the sum of the principal amounts 
     of the old payment amounts for all old capital investments.
       (b) Determination.--With the approval of the Secretary of 
     the Treasury, based solely on consistency with this 
     subchapter, the Administrator shall determine the new 
     principal amounts under this section and the assignment of 
     interest rates to the new principal amounts under section 
     5403.
       (c) Old Payment Amount.--For the purposes of this section, 
     ``old payment amounts'' means, for an old capital investment, 
     the annual interest and principal that the Administrator 
     would have paid to the United States Treasury from October 1, 
     1995, if this subchapter had not been enacted, assuming 
     that--
       (1) the principal were repaid--
       (A) on the repayment date the Administrator assigned before 
     October 1, 1993, to the old capital investment, or
       (B) with respect to an old capital investment for which the 
     Administrator has not assigned a repayment date before 
     October 1, 1993, on a repayment date the Administrator shall 
     assign to the old capital investment in accordance with 
     paragraph 10(d)(1) of the version of Department of Energy 
     Order RA 6120.2 in effect on October 1, 1993; and
       (2) interest were paid--
       (A) at the interest rate the Administrator assigned before 
     October 1, 1993, to the old capital investment, or
       (B) with respect to an old capital investment for which the 
     Administrator has not assigned an interest rate before 
     October 1, 1993, at a rate determined by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, taking into consideration prevailing market yields, 
     during the month preceding the beginning of the fiscal year 
     in which the related project, facility, or separable unit or 
     feature is placed in service, on outstanding interest-bearing 
     obligations of the United States with periods to maturity 
     comparable to the period between the beginning of the fiscal 
     year and the repayment date for the old capital investment.

     SEC. 5403. INTEREST RATE FOR NEW PRINCIPAL AMOUNTS.

       As of October 1, 1995, the unpaid balance on the new 
     principal amount established for an old capital investment 
     under section 5402 bears interest annually at the Treasury 
     rate for the old capital investment until the earlier of the 
     date that the new principal amount is repaid or the repayment 
     date for the new principal amount.

     SEC. 5404. REPAYMENT DATES.

       As of October 1, 1995, the repayment date for the new 
     principal amount established for an old capital investment 
     under section 5402 is no earlier than the repayment date for 
     the old capital investment assumed in section 5402(c)(1).

     SEC. 5405. PREPAYMENT LIMITATIONS.

       During the period October 1, 1995, through September 30, 
     2000, the total new principal amounts of old capital 
     investments, as established under section 5402, that the 
     Administrator may pay before their respective repayment dates 
     shall not exceed $100,000,000.

     SEC. 5406. INTEREST RATES FOR NEW CAPITAL INVESTMENTS DURING 
                   CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) New Capital Investment.--The principal amount of a new 
     capital investment includes interest in each fiscal year of 
     construction of the related project, facility, or separable 
     unit or feature at a rate equal to the one-year rate for the 
     fiscal year on the sum of--
       (1) construction expenditures that were made from the date 
     construction commenced through the end of the fiscal year, 
     and
       (2) accrued interest during construction.
       (b) Payment.--The Administrator is not required to pay, 
     during construction of the project, facility, or separable 
     unit or feature, the interest calculated, accrued, and 
     capitalized under subsection (a).
       (c) One-Year Rate.--For the purposes of this section, 
     ``one-year rate'' for a fiscal year means a rate determined 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury, taking into consideration 
     prevailing market yields, during the month preceding the 
     beginning of the fiscal year, on outstanding interest-bearing 
     obligations of the United States with periods to maturity of 
     approximately one year.

     SEC. 5407. INTEREST RATES FOR NEW CAPITAL INVESTMENTS.

       The unpaid balance on the principal amount of a new capital 
     investment bears interest at the Treasury rate for the new 
     capital investment from the date the related project, 
     facility, or separable unit or feature is placed in service 
     until the earlier of the date the new capital investment is 
     repaid or the repayment date for the new capital investment.

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     SEC. 5408. CREDITS TO ADMINISTRATOR'S PAYMENTS TO THE UNITED 
                   STATES TREASURY.

       The Confederated Tribe of the Colville Reservation Grand 
     Coulee Dam Settlement Act (Public Law 103-436; 108 Stat. 
     4577) is amended by striking section 6 and inserting the 
     following:

     ``SEC. 6. CREDITS TO ADMINISTRATOR'S PAYMENTS TO THE UNITED 
                   STATES TREASURY.

       ``So long as the Administrator makes annual payments to the 
     tribes under the settlement agreement, the Administrator 
     shall apply against amounts otherwise payable by the 
     Administrator to the United States Treasury a credit that 
     reduces the Administrator's payment in the amount and for 
     each fiscal year as follows: $15,250,000 in fiscal year 1996; 
     $15,860,000 in fiscal year 1997; $16,490,000 in fiscal year 
     1998; $17,150,000 in fiscal year 1999; $17,840,000 in fiscal 
     year 2000; and $4,100,000 in each succeeding fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 5409. CONTRACT PROVISIONS.

       In each contract of the Administrator that provides for the 
     Administrator to sell electric power, transmission, or 
     related services, and that is in effect after September 30, 
     1995, the Administrator shall offer to include, or as the 
     case may be, shall offer to amend to include, provisions 
     specifying that after September 30, 1995--
       (1) the Administrator shall establish rates and charges on 
     the basis that--
       (A) the principal amount of an old capital investment shall 
     be no greater than the new principal amount established under 
     section 5402;
       (B) the interest rate applicable to the unpaid balance of 
     the new principal amount of an old capital investment shall 
     be no greater than the interest rate established under 
     section 5403;
       (C) any payment of principal of an old capital investment 
     shall reduce the outstanding principal balance of the old 
     capital investment in the amount of the payment at the time 
     the payment is tendered; and
       (D) any payment of interest on the unpaid balance of the 
     new principal amount of an old capital investment shall be a 
     credit against the appropriate interest account in the amount 
     of the payment at the time the payment is tendered;
       (2) apart from charges necessary to repay the new principal 
     amount of an old capital investment as established under 
     section 5402 and to pay the interest on the principal amount 
     under section 5403, no amount may be charged for return to 
     the United States Treasury as repayment for or return on an 
     old capital investment, whether by way of rate, rent, lease 
     payment, assessment, user charge, or any other fee;
       (3) amounts provided under section 1304 of title 31, United 
     States Code, shall be available to pay, and shall be the sole 
     source for payment of, a judgment against or settlement by 
     the Administrator or the United States on a claim for a 
     breach of the contract provisions required by this 
     subchapter; and
       (4) the contract provisions specified in this subchapter do 
     not--
       (A) preclude the Administrator from recovering, through 
     rates or other means, any tax that is generally imposed on 
     electric utilities in the United States, or
       (B) affect the Administrator's authority under applicable 
     law, including section 7(g) of the Pacific Northwest Electric 
     Power Planning and Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 839e(g)), to--
       (i) allocate costs and benefits, including but not limited 
     to fish and wildlife costs, to rates or resources, or
       (ii) design rates.

     SEC. 5410. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Repayment.--This subchapter does not affect the 
     obligation of the Administrator to repay the principal 
     associated with each capital investment, and to pay interest 
     on the principal, only from the ``Administrator's net 
     proceeds,'' as defined in section 13(b) of the Federal 
     Columbia River Transmission System Act (16 U.S.C. 838k(b)).
       (b) Payment of Capital Investment.--Except as provided in 
     section 5405, this subchapter does not affect the authority 
     of the Administrator to pay all or a portion of the principal 
     amount associated with a capital investment before the 
     repayment date for the principal amount.
        Subchapter B--Alaska Power Marketing Administration Sale

     SEC. 5411. SHORT TITLE.

       This subchapter may be cited as the ``Alaska Power 
     Administration Asset Sale and Termination Act''.

     SEC. 5412. DEFINITIONS.

       For Purposes of this subchapter:
       (1) The term ``Eklutna'' means Eklutna Hydroelectric 
     Project and related assets as described in section 4 and 
     Exhibit A of the Eklutna Purchase Agreement.
       (2) The term ``Eklutna Purchase Agreement'' means the 
     August 2, 1989, Eklutna Purchase Agreement between the Alaska 
     Power Administration of the Department of Energy and the 
     Eklutna Purchasers, together with any amendments thereto 
     adopted before the date of enactment of this Act.
       (3) The term ``Eklutna Purchasers'' means the Municipality 
     of Anchorage doing business as Municipal Light and Power, the 
     Chugach Electric Association, Inc. and the Matanuska Electric 
     Association, Inc.
       (4) The term ``Snettisham'' means the Snettisham 
     Hydroelectric Project and related assets as described in 
     section 4 and Exhibit A of the Snettisham Purchase Agreement.
       (5) The term ``Snettisham Purchase Agreement'' means the 
     February 10, 1989, Snettisham Purchase Agreement between the 
     Alaska Power Administration of the Department of Energy and 
     the Alaska Power Authority and its successors in interest, 
     together with any amendments thereto adopted before the date 
     of enactment of this Act.
       (6) The term ``Snettisham Purchaser'' means the Alaska 
     Industrial Development and Export Authority or a successor 
     State agency or authority.

     SEC. 5413. SALE OF EKLUTNA AND SNETTISHAM HYDROELECTRIC 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Sale of Eklutna.--The Secretary of Energy is authorized 
     and directed to sell Eklutna to the Eklutna Purchasers in 
     accordance with the terms of this subchapter and the Eklutna 
     Purchase Agreement.
       (b) Sale of Snettisham.--The Secretary of Energy is 
     authorized and directed to sell Snettisham to the Snettisham 
     Purchaser in accordance with the terms of this subchapter and 
     the Snettisham Purchase Agreement.
       (c) Cooperation of Other Agencies.--The heads of other 
     Federal departments, agencies, and instrumentalities of the 
     United States shall assist the Secretary of Energy in 
     implementing the sales and conveyances authorized and 
     directed by this subchapter.
       (d) Proceeds.--Proceeds from the sales required by this 
     subchapter shall be deposited in the Treasury of the United 
     States to the credit of miscellaneous receipts.
       (e) Preparation of Eklutna and Snettisham for Sale.--The 
     Secretary of Energy is authorized and directed to use such 
     funds from the sale of electric power by the Alaska Power 
     Administration as may be necessary to prepare, survey, and 
     acquire Eklutna and Snettisham assets for sale and 
     conveyance. Such preparations and acquisitions shall provide 
     sufficient title to ensure the beneficial use, enjoyment, and 
     occupancy by the purchaser.
       (f) Contributed Funds.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the Alaska Power Administration is authorized to 
     receive, administer, and expend such contributed funds as may 
     be provided by the Eklutna Purchasers or customers or the 
     Snettisham Purchaser or customers for the purposes of 
     upgrading, improving, maintaining, or administering Eklutna 
     or Snettisham. Upon the termination of the Alaska Power 
     Administration under section 5414(f), the Secretary of Energy 
     shall administer and expend any remaining balances of such 
     contributed funds for the purposes intended by the 
     contributors.

     SEC. 5414. EXEMPTION AND OTHER PROVISIONS.

       (a) Federal Power Act.--
       (1) After the sales authorized by this subchapter occur, 
     Eklutna and Snettisham, including future modifications, shall 
     continue to be exempt from the requirements of part I of the 
     Federal Power Act (16 U.S.C. 791a et seq.), except as 
     provided in subsection (b).
       (2) The exemption provided by paragraph (1) shall not 
     affect the Memorandum of Agreement entered into among the 
     State of Alaska, the Eklutna Purchasers, the Alaska Energy 
     Authority, and Federal fish and wildlife agencies regarding 
     the protection, mitigation of, damages to, and enhancement of 
     fish and wildlife, dated August 7, 1991, which remains in 
     full force and effect.
       (3) Nothing in this subchapter or the Federal Power Act (16 
     U.S.C. 791 et seq.) preempts the State of Alaska from 
     carrying out the responsibilities and authorities of the 
     Memorandum of Agreement.
       (b) Subsequent Transfers.--Except for subsequent assignment 
     of interest in Eklutna by the Eklutna Purchasers to the 
     Alaska Electric Generation and Transmission Cooperative Inc. 
     pursuant to section 19 of the Eklutna Purchase Agreement, 
     upon any subsequent sale or transfer of any portion of 
     Eklutna or Snettisham from the Eklutna Purchasers or the 
     Snettisham Purchaser to any other person, the exemption set 
     forth in paragraph (1) of subsection (a) of this section 
     shall cease to apply to such portion.
       (c) Review.--
       (1) The United States District Court for the District of 
     Alaska shall have jurisdiction to review decisions made under 
     the Memorandum of Agreement and to enforce the provisions of 
     the Memorandum of Agreement, including the remedy of specific 
     performance.
       (2) An action seeking review of a Fish and Wildlife Program 
     (``Program'') of the Governor of Alaska under the Memorandum 
     of Agreement or challenging actions of any of the parties to 
     the Memorandum of Agreement prior to the adoption of the 
     Program shall be brought not later than 90 days after the 
     date on which the Program is adopted by the Governor of 
     Alaska, or be barred.
       (3) An action seeking review of implementation of the 
     Program shall be brought not later than 90 days after the 
     challenged act implementing the Program, or be barred.
       (d) Eklutna Lands.--With respect to Eklutna lands described 
     in Exhibit A of the Eklutna Purchase Agreement:
       (1) The Secretary of the Interior shall issue rights-of-way 
     to the Alaska Power Administration for subsequent 
     reassignment to the Eklutna Purchasers--
       (A) at no cost to the Eklutna Purchasers;
       (B) to remain effective for a period equal to the life of 
     Eklutna as extended by improvements, repairs, renewals, or 
     replacements; and
       (C) sufficient for the operation of, maintenance of, repair 
     to, and replacement of, and access to, Eklutna facilities 
     located on mili

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     tary lands and lands managed by the Bureau of Land 
     Management, including lands selected by the State of Alaska.
       (2) Fee title to lands at Anchorage Substation shall be 
     transferred to Eklutna Purchasers at no additional cost if 
     the Secretary of the Interior determines that pending claims 
     to, and selections of, those lands are invalid or 
     relinquished.
       (3) With respect to the Eklutna lands identified in 
     paragraph 1 of Exhibit A of the Eklutna Purchase Agreement, 
     the State of Alaska may select, and the Secretary of the 
     Interior shall convey to the State, improved lands under the 
     selection entitlements in section 6 of the Act of July 7, 
     1958 (commonly known as the Alaska Statehood Act, Public Law 
     85-508; 72 Stat. 339), and the North Anchorage Land Agreement 
     dated January 31, 1983. This conveyance shall be subject to 
     the rights-of-way provided to the Eklutna Purchasers under 
     paragraph (1).
       (e) Snettisham Lands.--With respect to the Snettisham lands 
     identified in paragraph 1 of Exhibit A of the Snettisham 
     Purchase Agreement and Public Land Order No. 5108, the State 
     of Alaska may select, and the Secretary of the Interior shall 
     convey to the State of Alaska, improved lands under the 
     selection entitlements in section 6 of the Act of July 7, 
     1958 (commonly known as the Alaska Statehood Act, Public Law 
     85-508; 72 Stat. 339).
       (f) Termination of Alaska Power Administration.--Not later 
     than one year after both of the sales authorized in section 
     5413 have occurred, as measured by the Transaction Dates 
     stipulated in the Purchase Agreements, the Secretary of 
     Energy shall--
       (1) complete the business of, and close out, the Alaska 
     Power Administration;
       (2) submit to Congress a report documenting the sales; and
       (3) return unobligated balances of funds appropriated for 
     the Alaska Power Administration to the Treasury of the United 
     States.
       (g) Repeals.--
       (1) The Act of July 31, 1950 (64 Stat. 382) is repealed 
     effective on the date that Eklutna is conveyed to the Eklutna 
     Purchasers.
       (2) Section 204 of the Flood Control Act of 1962 (76 Stat. 
     1193) is repealed effective on the date that Snettisham is 
     conveyed to the Snettisham Purchaser.
       (3) The Act of August 9, 1955, concerning water resources 
     investigation in Alaska (69 Stat. 618), is repealed.
       (h) DOE Organization Act.--As of the later of the two dates 
     determined in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (g), 
     section 302(a) of the Department of Energy Organization Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 7152(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (C); and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F) as 
     subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) respectively; and
       (2) in paragraph (2) by striking out ``and the Alaska Power 
     Administration'' and by inserting ``and'' after 
     ``Southwestern Power Administration,''.
       (i) Disposal.--The sales of Eklutna and Snettisham under 
     this subchapter are not considered disposal of Federal 
     surplus property under the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484) or the 
     Act of October 3, 1944, popularly known as the ``Surplus 
     Property Act of 1944'' (50 U.S.C. App. 1622).

     SEC. 5415. OTHER FEDERAL HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS.

       The provisions of this subchapter regarding the sale of the 
     Alaska Power Administration's hydroelectric projects under 
     section 5413 and the exemption of these projects from part I 
     of the Federal Power Act under section 5414 do not apply to 
     other Federal hydroelectric projects.

      CHAPTER 8--OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF DEEP WATER ROYALTY RELIEF

     SEC. 5421. SHORT TITLE.

       This chapter may be referred to as the ``Outer Continental 
     Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act''.

     SEC. 5422. AMENDMENTS TO THE OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF LANDS 
                   ACT.

       Section 8(a)(3) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 1337(a)(3)), is amended--
       (1) by designating the provisions of paragraph (3) as 
     subparagraph (A) of such paragraph (3); and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (A), as so designated, 
     the following:
       ``(B) In the Western and Central Planning Areas of the Gulf 
     of Mexico and the portion of the Eastern Planning Area of the 
     Gulf of Mexico encompassing whole lease blocks lying west of 
     87 degrees, 30 minutes West longitude, the Secretary may, in 
     order to--
       ``(i) promote development or increased production on 
     producing or non-producing leases; or
       ``(ii) encourage production of marginal resources on 
     producing or non-producing leases;
     through primary, secondary, or tertiary recovery means, 
     reduce or eliminate any royalty or net profit share set forth 
     in the lease(s). With the lessee's consent, the Secretary may 
     make other modifications to the royalty or net profit share 
     terms of the lease in order to achieve these purposes.
       ``(C)(i) Notwithstanding the provisions of this Act other 
     than this subparagraph, with respect to any lease or unit in 
     existence on the date of enactment of the Outer Continental 
     Shelf Deep Water Royalty Relief Act meeting the requirements 
     of this subparagraph, no royalty payments shall be due on new 
     production, as defined in clause (iv) of this subparagraph, 
     from any lease or unit located in water depths of 200 meters 
     or greater in the Western and Central Planning Areas of the 
     Gulf of Mexico, including that portion of the Eastern 
     Planning Area of the Gulf of Mexico encompassing whole lease 
     blocks lying west of 87 degrees, 30 minutes West longitude, 
     until such volume of production as determined pursuant to 
     clause (ii) has been produced by the lessee.
       ``(ii) Upon submission of a complete application by the 
     lessee, the Secretary shall determine within 180 days of such 
     application whether new production from such lease or unit 
     would be economic in the absence of the relief from the 
     requirement to pay royalties provided for by clause (i) of 
     this subparagraph. In making such determination, the 
     Secretary shall consider the increased technological and 
     financial risk of deep water development and all costs 
     associated with exploring, developing, and producing from the 
     lease. The lessee shall provide information required for a 
     complete application to the Secretary prior to such 
     determination. The Secretary shall clearly define the 
     information required for a complete application under this 
     section. Such application may be made on the basis of an 
     individual lease or unit. If the Secretary determines that 
     such new production would be economic in the absence of the 
     relief from the requirement to pay royalties provided for by 
     clause (i) of this subparagraph, the provisions of clause (i) 
     shall not apply to such production. If the Secretary 
     determines that such new production would not be economic in 
     the absence of the relief from the requirement to pay 
     royalties provided for by clause (i), the Secretary must 
     determine the volume of production from the lease or unit on 
     which no royalties would be due in order to make such new 
     production economically viable; except that for new 
     production as defined in clause (iv)(I), in no case will that 
     volume be less than 17.5 million barrels of oil equivalent in 
     water depths of 200 to 400 meters, 52.5 million barrels of 
     oil equivalent in 400 to 800 meters of water, and 87.5 
     million barrels of oil equivalent in water depths greater 
     than 800 meters. Redetermination of the applicability of 
     clause (i) shall be undertaken by the Secretary when 
     requested by the lessee prior to the commencement of the new 
     production and upon significant change in the factors upon 
     which the original determination was made. The Secretary 
     shall make such redetermination within 120 days of submission 
     of a complete application. The Secretary may extend the time 
     period for making any determination or redetermination under 
     this clause for 30 days, or longer if agreed to by the 
     applicant, if circumstances so warrant. The lessee shall be 
     notified in writing of any determination or redetermination 
     and the reasons for and assumptions used for such 
     determination. Any determination or redetermination under 
     this clause shall be a final agency action. The Secretary's 
     determination or redetermination shall be judicially 
     reviewable under section 10(a) of the Administrative 
     Procedure Act (5 U.S.C. 702), only for actions filed within 
     30 days of the Secretary's determination or redetermination.
       ``(iii) In the event that the Secretary fails to make the 
     determination or redetermination called for in clause (ii) 
     upon application by the lessee within the time period, 
     together with any extension thereof, provided for by clause 
     (ii), no royalty payments shall be due on new production as 
     follows:
       ``(I) For new production, as defined in clause (iv) (I) of 
     this subparagraph, no royalty shall be due on such production 
     according to the schedule of minimum volumes specified in 
     clause (ii) of this subparagraph.
       ``(II) For new production, as defined in clause (iv) (II) 
     of this subparagraph, no royalty shall be due on such 
     production for one year following the start of such 
     production.
       ``(iv) For purposes of this subparagraph, the term `new 
     production' is--
       ``(I) any production from a lease from which no royalties 
     are due on production, other than test production, prior to 
     the date of enactment of the Outer Continental Shelf Deep 
     Water Royalty Relief Act; or
       ``(II) any production resulting from lease development 
     activities pursuant to a Development Operations Coordination 
     Document, or supplement thereto that would expand production 
     significantly beyond the level anticipated in the Development 
     Operations Coordination Document, approved by the Secretary 
     after the date of enactment of the Outer Continental Shelf 
     Deep Water Royalty Relief Act.
       ``(v) During the production of volumes determined pursuant 
     to clauses (ii) or (iii) of this subparagraph, in any year 
     during which the arithmetic average of the closing prices on 
     the New York Mercantile Exchange for light sweet crude oil 
     exceeds $28.00 per barrel, any production of oil will be 
     subject to royalties at the lease stipulated royalty rate. 
     Any production subject to this clause shall be counted toward 
     the production volume determined pursuant to clause (ii) or 
     (iii). Estimated royalty payments will be made if such 
     average of the closing prices for the previous year exceeds 
     $28.00. After the end of the calendar year, when the new 
     average price can be calculated, lessees will pay any 
     royalties due, with interest but without penalty, or can 
     apply for a refund, with interest, of any overpayment.
       ``(vi) During the production of volumes determined pursuant 
     to clause (ii) or (iii) of this subparagraph, in any year 
     during which the arithmetic average of the closing prices on 
     the New York Mercantile Exchange for natural gas exceeds 
     $3.50 per million British thermal units, any production of 
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     ulated royalty rate. Any production subject to this clause 
     shall be counted toward the production volume determined 
     pursuant to clauses (ii) or (iii). Estimated royalty payments 
     will be made if such average of the closing prices for the 
     previous year exceeds $3.50. After the end of the calendar 
     year, when the new average price can be calculated, lessees 
     will pay any royalties due, with interest but without 
     penalty, or can apply for a refund, with interest, of any 
     overpayment.
       ``(vii) The prices referred to in clauses (v) and (vi) of 
     this subparagraph shall be changed during any calendar year 
     after 1994 by the percentage, if any, by which the implicit 
     price deflator for the gross domestic product changed during 
     the preceding calendar year.''.

     SEC. 5423. NEW LEASES.

       Section 8(a)(1) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 
     as amended (43 U.S.C. 1337 (a)(1)), is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (H) as subparagraph (I);
       (2) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (G); and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(H) cash bonus bid with royalty at no less than 12 and 1/
     2 per centum fixed by the Secretary in amount or value of 
     production saved, removed, or sold, and with suspension of 
     royalties for a period, volume, or value of production 
     determined by the Secretary, which suspensions may vary based 
     on the price of production from the lease; or''.

     SEC. 5424. LEASE SALES.

       For all tracts located in water depths of 200 meters or 
     greater in the Western and Central Planning Area of the Gulf 
     of Mexico, including that portion of the Eastern Planning 
     Area of the Gulf of Mexico encompassing whole lease blocks 
     lying west of 87 degrees, 30 minutes West longitude, any 
     lease sale within seven years of the date of enactment of 
     this chapter, shall use the bidding system authorized in 
     section 8(a)(1)(H) of the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act, 
     as amended by this chapter, except that the suspension of 
     royalties shall be set at a volume of not less than the 
     following:
       (1) 17.5 million barrels of oil equivalent for leases in 
     water depths of 200 to 400 meters;
       (2) 52.5 million barrels of oil equivalent for leases in 
     400 to 800 meters of water; and
       (3) 87.5 million barrels of oil equivalent for leases in 
     water depths greater than 800 meters.

     SEC. 5425. REGULATIONS.

       The Secretary shall promulgate such rules and regulations 
     as are necessary to implement the provisions of this chapter 
     within 180 days after the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 5426. SAVINGS CLAUSE.

       Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to affect any 
     offshore pre-leasing, leasing, or development moratorium, 
     including any moratorium applicable to the Eastern Planning 
     Area of the Gulf of Mexico located off the Gulf Coast of 
     Florida.

              CHAPTER 9--EXPORTS OF ALASKA NORTH SLOPE OIL

     SEC. 5431. EXPORTS OF ALASKAN NORTH SLOPE OIL.

       Section 28 of the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 185) is 
     amended by amending subsection (s) to read as follows:


                  ``exports of Alaskan north slope oil

       ``(s)(1) Subject to paragraphs (2) through (6) of this 
     subsection and notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     Act or any other provision of law (including any regulation) 
     applicable to the export of oil transported by pipeline over 
     right-of-way granted pursuant to section 203 of the Trans-
     Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act (43 U.S.C. 1652), such oil 
     may be exported unless the President finds that exportation 
     of this oil is not in the national interest. The President 
     shall make his national interest determination within five 
     months of the date of enactment of this subsection. In 
     evaluating whether exports of this oil are in the national 
     interest, the President shall at a minimum consider--
       ``(A) whether exports of this oil would diminish the total 
     quantity or quality of petroleum available to the United 
     States;
       ``(B) the results of an appropriate environmental review, 
     including consideration of appropriate measures to mitigate 
     any potential adverse effects of exports of this oil on the 
     environment, which shall be completed within four months of 
     the date of the enactment of this subsection; and
       ``(C) whether exports of this oil are likely to cause 
     sustained material oil supply shortages or sustained oil 
     prices significantly above world market levels that would 
     cause sustained material adverse employment effects in the 
     United States or that would cause substantial harm to 
     consumers, including noncontiguous States and Pacific 
     territories. If the President determines that exports of this 
     oil are in the national interest, he may impose such terms 
     and conditions (other than a volume limitation) as are 
     necessary or appropriate to ensure that such exports are 
     consistent with the national interest.
       ``(2) Except in the case of oil exported to a country with 
     which the United States entered into a bilateral 
     international oil supply agreement before November 26, 1979, 
     or to a country pursuant to the International Emergency Oil 
     Sharing Plan of the International Energy Agency, any oil 
     transported by pipeline over right-of-way granted pursuant to 
     section 203 of the Trans-Alaska Pipeline Authorization Act 
     (43 U.S.C. 1652) shall, when exported, be transported by a 
     vessel documented under the laws of the United States and 
     owned by a citizen of the United States (as determined in 
     accordance with section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 
     U.S.C. App. 802)).
       ``(3) Nothing in this subsection shall restrict the 
     authority of the President under the Constitution, the 
     International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 
     et seq.), the National Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et 
     seq.), or part B of title II of the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act (42 U.S.C. 6271-76) to prohibit exports.
       ``(4) The Secretary of Commerce shall issue any rules 
     necessary for implementation of the President's national 
     interest determination, including any licensing requirements 
     and conditions, within 30 days of the date of such 
     determination by the President. The Secretary of Commerce 
     shall consult with the Secretary of Energy in administering 
     the provisions of this subsection.
       ``(5) If the Secretary of Commerce finds that exporting oil 
     under authority of this subsection has caused sustained 
     material oil supply shortages or sustained oil prices 
     significantly above world market levels and further finds 
     that these supply shortages or price increases have caused or 
     are likely to cause sustained material adverse employment 
     effects in the United States, the Secretary of Commerce, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy, shall recommend, 
     and the President may take, appropriate action concerning 
     exports of this oil, which may include modifying or revoking 
     authority to export such oil.
       ``(6) Administrative action under this subsection is not 
     subject to sections 551 and 553 through 559 of title 5, 
     United States Code.''.

 CHAPTER 10--SKI AREA PERMIT RENTAL CHARGES ON NATIONAL FOREST SYSTEM 
                                 LANDS

     SEC. 5441. SKI AREA PERMIT RENTAL CHARGE.

       (a) The Secretary of Agriculture shall charge a rental 
     charge for all ski area permits issued pursuant to section 3 
     of the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 (16 U.S.C. 
     497b), the Act of March 4, 1915 (38 Stat. 1101, chapter 144; 
     16 U.S.C. 497), or the 9th through 20th paragraphs under the 
     heading ``Surveying the public lands'' under the heading 
     ``under the department of the interior'' in the Act of June 
     4, 1897 (30 Stat. 34, chapter 2), on National Forest System 
     lands. Permit rental charges for permits issued pursuant to 
     the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 shall be 
     calculated as set forth in subsection (b). Permit rental 
     charges for existing ski area permits issued pursuant to the 
     Act of March 4, 1915, and the Act of June 4, 1897, shall be 
     calculated in accordance with those existing permits: 
     Provided, That a permittee may, at the permittee's option, 
     use the calculation method set forth in subsection (b).
       (b)(1) The ski area permit rental charge (SAPRC) shall be 
     calculated by adding the permittee's gross revenues from lift 
     ticket/year-round ski area use pass sales plus revenue from 
     ski school operations (LT+SS) and multiplying such total by 
     the slope transport feet percentage (STFP) on National Forest 
     System land. That amount shall be increased by the gross 
     year-round revenue from ancillary facilities (GRAF) 
     physically located on national forest land, including all 
     permittee or subpermittee lodging, food service, rental 
     shops, parking and other ancillary operations, to determine 
     the adjusted gross revenue (AGR) subject to the permit rental 
     charge. The final rental charge shall be calculated by 
     multiplying the AGR by the following percentages for each 
     revenue bracket and adding the total for each revenue 
     bracket:
       (A) 1.5 percent of all adjusted gross revenue below 
     $3,000,000;
       (B) 2.5 percent for adjusted gross revenue between 
     $3,000,000 and $15,000,000;
       (C) 2.75 percent for adjusted gross revenue between 
     $15,000,000 and $50,000,000; and
       (D) 4.0 percent for the amount of adjusted gross revenue 
     that exceeds $50,000,000.
       (2) In cases where ski areas are only partially located on 
     national forest lands, the slope transport feet percentage on 
     national forest land referred to in subsection (b) shall be 
     calculated as generally described in the Forest Service 
     Manual in effect as of January 1, 1992. Revenues from Nordic 
     ski operations shall be included or excluded from the rental 
     charge calculation according to the percentage of trails 
     physically located on national forest land.
       (3) In order to ensure that the rental charge remains fair 
     and equitable to both the United States and ski area 
     permittees, the adjusted gross revenue figures for each 
     revenue bracket in paragraph (1) shall be adjusted annually 
     by the percent increase or decrease in the national Consumer 
     Price Index for the preceding calendar year.
       (c) The rental charge set forth in subsection (b) shall be 
     due on June 1 of each year and shall be paid or pre-paid by 
     the permittee on a monthly, quarterly, annual or other 
     schedule as determined appropriate by the Secretary in 
     consultation with the permittee. Unless mutually agreed 
     otherwise by the Secretary of Agriculture and the permittee, 
     the payment or prepayment schedule shall conform to the 
     permittee's schedule in effect prior to the date of enactment 
     of this Act. To reduce costs to the permittee and the Forest 
     Service, the Secretary shall each year provide the permittee 
     with a standardized form and worksheets (including annual

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     rental charge calculation brackets and rates) to be used for 
     rental charge calculation and submitted with the rental 
     charge payment.
       (d) The ski area permit rental charge set forth in this 
     section shall become effective on June 1, 1996 and cover 
     receipts retroactive to June 1, 1995: Provided, however, That 
     if a permittee has paid rental charges for the period June 1, 
     1995, to June 1, 1996, under the graduated rate rental charge 
     system formula in effect prior to the date of enactment of 
     this Act, such rental charges shall be credited toward the 
     new rental charge due on June 1, 1996. In order to ensure 
     increasing rental charge receipt levels to the United States 
     during transition from the graduated rate rental charge 
     system formula to the formula of this Act, the rental charge 
     paid by any individual permittee shall be--
       (1) for the 1995-1996 permit year, shall be either the 
     rental charge paid for the preceding 1994-1995 base year or 
     the rental charge calculated pursuant to this Act, whichever 
     is higher;
       (2) for the 1996-1997 permit year, the rental charge paid 
     shall be either the rental charge paid for the 1994-1995 base 
     year or the rental charge calculated pursuant to this Act, 
     whichever is higher; and
       (3) for the 1997-1998 permit year, the rental charge for 
     the 1994-1995 base year or the rental charge calculated 
     pursuant to this Act, whichever is higher.
     If an individual permittee's adjusted gross revenue for the 
     1995-1996, 1996-1997, or 1997-1998 permit years falls more 
     than 10 percent below the 1994-1995 base year, the rental 
     charge paid shall be the rental charge calculated pursuant to 
     this Act.
       (e) Under no circumstances shall revenue, or subpermittee 
     revenue (other than lift ticket, area use pass, or ski school 
     sales) obtained from operations physically located on non-
     national forest land be included in the ski area permit 
     rental charge calculation.
       (f) To reduce administrative costs on ski area permittees 
     and the Forest Service the terms ``revenue'' and ``sales'', 
     as used in this section, shall mean actual income from sales 
     and shall not include sales of operating equipment, refunds, 
     rent paid to the permittee by sublessees, sponsor 
     contributions to special events or any amounts attributable 
     to employee gratuities or employee lift tickets, discounts, 
     or other goods or services (except for bartered goods and 
     complimentary lift tickets) for which the permittee does not 
     receive money.
       (g) In cases where an area of national forest land is under 
     a ski area permit but the permittee does not have revenue or 
     sales qualifying for rental charge payment pursuant to 
     subsection (a), the permittee shall pay an annual minimum 
     rental charge of $2 for each national forest acre under 
     permit or a percentage of appraised land value, as determined 
     to be appropriate by the Secretary.
       (h) Where the new rental charge provided for in subsection 
     (b)(1) results in an increase in permit rental charge greater 
     than one half of one percent of the permittee's adjusted 
     gross revenue (as determined under subsection (b)(1)), the 
     new rental charge shall be phased in over a 5-year period in 
     a manner providing for increases of approximately equal 
     increments.

                     CHAPTER 11--PARK ENTRANCE FEES

     SEC. 5451. FEES.

       (a) Admission Fees.--Section 4(a) of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of the subsection by striking 
     ``no more than 21'';
       (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (1)(A)(i) by 
     striking ``$25'' and inserting ``$50'';
       (3) in the second sentence of paragraph (1)(B) by striking 
     ``$15'' and inserting ``$25'';
       (4) in paragraph (2) by striking the fourth, fifth, and 
     sixth sentences and inserting ``The fee for a single-visit 
     permit at any designated area shall be collected on a per 
     person basis, not to exceed $6 per person, including for 
     persons entering by private, noncommercial vehicle.'';
       (5) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in the third sentence by inserting ``Great'' before 
     ``Smoky''; and
       (B) by striking the last sentence;
       (6) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) by striking the second sentence and inserting ``Such 
     permit shall be nontransferable, shall be issued for a one-
     time charge, which shall be set at the same rate as the fee 
     for a Golden Eagle Passport, and shall entitle the permittee 
     to free admission into any area designated pursuant to this 
     subsection.''; and
       (B) by striking the third sentence and inserting ``No fees 
     of any kind shall be collected from any persons who have a 
     right of access for hunting or fishing privileges under a 
     specific provision of law or treaty or who are engaged in the 
     conduct of official Federal, State, or local government 
     business.'';
       (7) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall establish procedures providing for the 
     issuance of a lifetime admission permit to any citizen of, or 
     person legally domiciled in, the United States, if such 
     citizen or person applies for such permit and is permanently 
     disabled. Such procedures shall ensure that a lifetime 
     admission permit shall be issued only to persons who have 
     been medically determined to be permanently disabled. A 
     lifetime admission permit shall be nontransferable, shall be 
     issued without charge, and shall entitle the permittee and 
     one accompanying individual to general admission into any 
     area designated pursuant to this subsection, notwithstanding 
     the method of travel.'';
       (8) by striking paragraph (9) and by redesignating 
     paragraph (10) as paragraph (9)'';
       (9) by striking all but the last sentence of paragraph (11) 
     and redesignating paragraph (11) as paragraph (10); and
       (10) by redesignating paragraph (12) as paragraph (11).
       (b) Recreation Fees.--Section 4 of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a) is amended 
     by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Recreation Use Fees.--Each agency developing, 
     administering, providing, or furnishing at Federal expense 
     services for such activities as camping, including, but not 
     limited to, back country camping under permit, guarded 
     swimming sites, boat launch facilities, managed parking lots, 
     motorized recreation use and other recreation uses, is 
     authorized, in accordance with this section to provide for 
     the collection of recreation use fees at the place of use or 
     any reasonably convenient location. The administering 
     Secretary may establish both daily and annual recreation use 
     fees.''.
       (c) Criteria, Posting and Uniformity of Fees.--Section 4(d) 
     of the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 
     U.S.C. 460l-6a(d)) is amended in the first sentence by 
     striking ``recreation fees charged by non-Federal public 
     agencies,'' and inserting ``fees charged by other public and 
     private entities,''.
       (d) Penalty.--Section 4(e) of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(e)) is 
     amended by striking ``of not more than $100.'' and inserting 
     ``as provided by law.''.
       (e) Technical Amendments.--Section 4(h) of the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(h)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Bureau of Outdoor Recreation'' and 
     inserting ``National Park Service'';
       (2) by striking ``Natural Resources'' and inserting 
     ``Resources''; and
       (3) by striking ``Bureau'' and inserting ``National Park 
     Service''.
       (f) Use of Fees.--Section 4(i) of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(i)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1)(B) by striking 
     ``fee collection costs for that fiscal year'' and inserting 
     ``fee collection costs for the immediately preceding fiscal 
     year'' and by striking ``section in that fiscal year'' and 
     inserting ``section in such immediately preceding fiscal 
     year'';
       (2) in the second sentence of subparagraph (B) by striking 
     ``in that fiscal year''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) Amounts covered into the special account for the 
     National Park Service shall be allocated among park system 
     units in accordance with subsection (j) for obligation or 
     expenditure by the Director of the National Park Service for 
     park operations.''.
       (g) Time of Reimbursement.--Section 4(k) of the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(k)) is 
     amended by striking the last sentence.
       (h) Commercial Tour Use Fees.--Section 4(n) of the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(n)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking the first sentence of paragraph (1) and 
     inserting ``In the case of each unit of the National Park 
     System for which an admission fee is charged under this 
     section, the Secretary of the Interior shall establish, by 
     October 1, 1996, a commercial tour use fee in lieu of a per 
     person admission fee to be imposed on each vehicle entering 
     the unit for the purpose of providing commercial tour 
     services within the unit.''; and
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``, with written notification of such adjustments 
     provided to commercial tour operators 12 months in advance of 
     implementation.''.
       (i) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Title I of the Department of the Interior and Related 
     Agencies Appropriations Act, 1994, is amended by striking the 
     second proviso under the heading ``Administrative 
     Provisions'' under the heading ``National Park Service'' 
     (related to recovery of costs associated with special use 
     permits).
       (2) Section 3 of the Act entitled ``An Act creating the 
     Mount Rushmore National Memorial Commission and defining its 
     purposes and powers'', approved February 25, 1929 (45 Stat. 
     1300, chapter 315), is amended by striking the last sentence.
       (3) Section 5 of Public Law 87-657 (16 U.S.C. 459c-5), is 
     amended by striking subsection (e).
       (4) Section 3 of Public Law 87-750 (16 U.S.C. 398e) is 
     amended by striking subsection (b).
       (5) Section 4(e) of Public Law 92-589 (16 U.S.C. 460bb-3) 
     is amended by striking the first sentence.
       (6) Section 6 of Public Law 95-348 (16 U.S.C. 410dd) is 
     amended by striking subsection (j).
       (7) Section 207 of Public Law 96-199 (16 U.S.C. 410ff-6) is 
     repealed.
       (8) Section 106 of Public Law 96-287 (16 U.S.C. 410gg-5) is 
     amended by striking the last sentence.
       (9) Section 204 of Public Law 96-287 (94 Stat. 601) is 
     amended by striking the last sentence.
       (10) Section 5 of Public Law 96-428 (94 Stat. 1842; 16 
     U.S.C. 461 note) is repealed.
       (11) Public Law 100-55 (101 Stat. 371; U.S.C. 460l-6a note) 
     is repealed.

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     SEC. 5452. COVERING OF INCREASED FEE REVENUES INTO SPECIAL 
                   ACCOUNTS.

       Of the funds deposited in special accounts in the Treasury 
     for the National Park Service, Bureau of Land Management, and 
     Forest Service as set forth in section 4(i) of the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a(i)), 
     beginning in fiscal year 1997, 80 percent of all receipts 
     earned in the previous year in excess of the following 
     amounts for each covered agency shall be made available to 
     that agency without further appropriation:
       (1) National Park System:
       (A) $82,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.
       (B) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       (C) $88,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       (D) $91,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       (E) $94,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       (F) $97,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       (G) $100,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (H) $112,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
       (I) $106,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.
       (2) Bureau of Land Management:
       (A) $4,500,000 for fiscal year 1997.
       (B) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       (C) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       (D) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       (E) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       (F) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       (G) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (H) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
       (I) $5,000,000 for fiscal year 2005.
       (3) Forest Service:
       (A) $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1997.
       (B) $20,600,000 for fiscal year 1998.
       (C) $21,200,000 for fiscal year 1999.
       (D) $21,900,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       (E) $22,500,000 for fiscal year 2001.
       (F) $23,600,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       (G) $24,300,000 for fiscal year 2003.
       (H) $25,000,000 for fiscal year 2004.
       (I) $25,800,000 for fiscal year 2005.
     Beginning in fiscal year 2006, and in each fiscal year 
     thereafter, the amounts set forth in this section for each 
     covered agency in fiscal year 2005 shall be increased by 4 
     percent per year, and 80 percent of all receipts earned in 
     excess of such amounts for each covered agency shall be made 
     available to that agency without further appropriation.

     SEC. 5453. ALLOCATION AND USE OF FEES.

       (a) Allocation.--Beginning in fiscal year 1997, receipts 
     above the amounts stated in section 5452 in each covered 
     agency's special account from the previous fiscal year shall 
     be allocated as follows:
       (1) Seventy-five percent shall be allocated among the units 
     or areas of each affected agency in the same proportion as 
     fees collected pursuant to section 4 of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-6a) from a 
     specific unit or area bear to the total amount of such fees 
     collected from all units or areas of the same covered agency 
     for each fiscal year.
       (2) Twenty-five percent shall be allocated among each 
     covered agency's units or areas on the basis of need, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (b) Use.--Expenditures from the special accounts shall be 
     used solely for infrastructure related to visitor use and 
     annual operating expenses related to visitor services at 
     units or areas of the covered agencies.

                     CHAPTER 12--CONCESSION REFORM

     SEC. 5461. SHORT TITLE.

       This chapter may be cited as the ``Visitor Facilities and 
     Services Enhancement Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 5462. DEFINITIONS.

       In this chapter:
       (1) ``adjusted gross receipts'' means gross receipts less 
     revenue derived from goods and services provided on other 
     than Federal lands or conveyed to units of Government for 
     hunting or fishing licenses or for entrance or recreation 
     fees, or from such other exclusions as the Secretary 
     concerned might apply.
       (2) ``agency head'' means the head of an agency or his or 
     her designated representative.
       (3) ``bidder'' means a person who has submitted, or may 
     submit, a proposal respecting the facilities or services, 
     whether or not such bidder is the current concessioner.
       (4) ``concessioner'' means a person or other entity acting 
     under a concession authorization which provides public 
     services, facilities, or activities on Federal lands pursuant 
     to a concession service agreement or concession license.
       (5) ``concession authorization'' means a concession service 
     agreement or concession license as applicable.
       (6) ``concession license'' means a written contract between 
     the agency head and the concessioner which sets forth the 
     terms and conditions under which the concessioner is 
     authorized to provide recreation services or activities on a 
     limited basis as well as the rights and obligations of the 
     Federal Government.
       (7) ``concession service agreement'' means a written 
     contract between the agency head and the concessioner which 
     sets forth the terms and conditions under which the 
     concessioner is authorized to provide visitor services, 
     facilities, or activities as well as the rights and 
     obligations of the Federal Government.
       (8) ``Consumer Price Index'' means the Consumer Price 
     Index-All Urban Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor 
     Statistics of the Department of Labor, and from and after 
     such time as such index is no longer published, the Consumer 
     Price Index or other regularly-published cost-of-living index 
     chosen by the Secretary concerned which reasonably 
     approximates the Consumer Price Index specified above.
       (9) ``gross receipts'' means revenue from goods or services 
     provided by concession services, facilities, or activities on 
     Federal lands and waters.
       (10) ``performance incentive'' means a credit based on past 
     performance toward the score awarded by the Secretary 
     concerned to an incumbent concessioner's proposal submitted 
     in response to a solicitation for the reissuance of such 
     incumbent concessioner's contract.
       (11) ``proposal'' means the complete submission for a 
     concession service agreement offered in response to the 
     solicitation for such concession service agreement.
       (12) ``prospectus'' means a document or documents issued by 
     the Secretary concerned and included with a solicitation 
     which sets forth the minimum requirements for the award of a 
     concession service agreement.
       (13) ``Secretary concerned'' means --
       (A) the Secretary of the Interior with respect to all 
     concession authorizations issued by the National Park 
     Service, and all concession authorizations for river runner, 
     outfitter, or guide concessions issued by the United States 
     Fish and Wildlife Service and the Bureau of Land Management; 
     and
       (B) the Secretary of Agriculture with respect to all river 
     runner, outfitter, or guide concessions issued by the Forest 
     Service.
       (14) ``selected bidder'' means the bidder selected by the 
     Secretary concerned for the award of a concession service 
     agreement until such bidder becomes the concessioner.
       (15) ``solicitation'' means a request by the Secretary 
     concerned for proposals in response to a prospectus.

     SEC. 5463. NATURE AND TYPES OF CONCESSION AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary concerned may enter into 
     concession authorizations as follows:
       (1) Concession service agreement.--A concession service 
     agreement shall be entered into for all concessions where the 
     Secretary concerned determines that the provision of 
     concession services is in the interest of the Federal 
     Government and issues either a competitive offering for 
     concession services, facilities or activities or a 
     noncompetitive offering for such services, facilities, or 
     activities based on a finding that due to special 
     circumstances it is not in the public interest of the United 
     States to award a concession service agreement on a 
     competitive basis.
       (2) Concession license.--Whenever the Secretary concerned 
     makes a determination that public enjoyment of Federal lands 
     would be enhanced through the provision of concession 
     services for one-time, intermittent, or infrequently 
     scheduled activities and that there exists no need to limit 
     the number of concessionaires providing such services, the 
     Secretary shall enter into a concession license with a 
     qualified concessioner. The Secretary concerned may not limit 
     the number of concession licenses issued for the same types 
     of activities in a particular geographic area.
       (3) Lands under multiple jurisdictions.--In order to reduce 
     administrative costs the Secretaries of the Departments 
     concerned shall designate an agency to be the lead agency 
     concerning concessions which conduct a single operation on 
     lands or waters under the jurisdiction of more than one 
     agency. Unless otherwise agreed to by each such Secretary 
     concerned, the lead agency shall be that agency under whose 
     jurisdiction the concessioner generates the greatest amount 
     of gross receipts. The agency so designated shall issue a 
     single concession authorization and collect a single fee 
     under paragraphs (1) and (2) for such operation.

     SEC. 5464. COMPETITIVE SELECTION PROCESS FOR CONCESSION 
                   SERVICE AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Award to Best Proposal.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     enter into, and reissue, a concession service agreement with 
     the person whom the Secretary determines in accordance with 
     this section submits the best proposal through a competitive 
     process as defined in this section.
       (b) Solicitation and Prospectus.--Prior to making a 
     solicitation for a concession service agreement, the 
     Secretary concerned shall prepare a prospectus for such 
     solicitation, shall publish notice of its availability at 
     least once in such local or national newspapers or trade 
     publications as the Secretary determines appropriate, and 
     shall make such prospectus available upon request to all 
     interested parties. The prospectus shall specify the minimum 
     requirements for such concession service agreement, including 
     but not limited to:
       (1) a description of the services and facilities to be 
     provided by the concessioner.
       (2) the level of capital investment required by the 
     concessioner (if any).
       (3) terms and conditions of the concession service 
     agreement.
       (4) minimum facilities and services to be provided by the 
     Secretary concerned to the concessioner, if any, including 
     but not limited to public access, utilities, buildings, and 
     minimum public services.
       (5) such other information related to the concession 
     operation available to the Secretary concerned as is not 
     privileged or otherwise exempt from disclosure under Federal 
     law, as the Secretary determines is necessary to allow for 
     the submission of competitive proposals; and
       (6) Local hiring preferences provisions, if applicable, and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, to increase 
     revenue to the United States by avoiding additional 
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     non-resident labor, each contract awarded by the Department 
     of the Interior for concessioner or commercial use 
     contractor-provided visitor services performed in whole or in 
     part of a State which is not contiguous with another State 
     and has an unemployment rate in excess of the national 
     average rate of unemployment, as determined by the Secretary 
     of Labor shall include a provision requiring the concessioner 
     or commercial use contractor to employ individuals who are 
     residents of such State, and who, in the case of any craft or 
     trade, possess or would be able to acquire promptly the 
     necessary skills for the purpose of performing that portion 
     of the contract in such State.
       (7) Minimum fees to the United States.
       (c) Factors and Minimum Standards in Determining Best 
     Proposal.--The prospectus shall assign a weight to each 
     factor identified therein related to the importance of such 
     factor in the selection process. Points shall be awarded for 
     each such factor, based on the relative strength of the 
     proposal concerning that factor. In selecting the best 
     proposal, the Secretary concerned shall take into 
     consideration (but shall not be limited to) the following, 
     including whether the proposal meets the minimum requirements 
     (if any) of the Secretary for each of the following:
       (1) Responsiveness to the prospectus.
       (2) Quality of visitor services to be provided taking into 
     account the nature of equipment and facilities to be 
     provided.
       (3) Experience and performance in providing the same or 
     similar accommodations, facilities, or services. This factor 
     shall account for not less than 20 percent of the maximum 
     points available under any prospectus. Where the Secretary 
     concerned determines it to be warranted to provide for a high 
     quality visitor experience, the prospectus for a concession 
     service agreement shall provide greater weight to this factor 
     based on such aspects of the concession service agreement as 
     scope or size, complexity, nature of technical skills 
     required, and site-specific knowledge of the area. The 
     similarity of the qualifying experience outlined in the 
     proposal to the nature of the services required under the 
     concession service agreement and the length of such 
     qualifying experience shall be the basis for awarding points 
     for this factor.
       (4) Record of resource protection (as appropriate for 
     services and activities with potential to impact natural or 
     cultural resources).
       (5) Financial capability.
       (6) Fees to the United States.
       (d) Selection Process.--The process for selecting the best 
     proposal shall consist of the following:
       (1) First, the Secretary concerned shall identify those 
     proposals which meet the minimum standards (if any) for the 
     factors identified under subsection (c).
       (2) Second, the Secretary concerned shall evaluate all 
     proposals identified under paragraph (1), considering all 
     factors identified under subsection (c), as well as 
     performance incentives earned under subsection (e) and 
     renewal penalties incurred under subsection (f).
       (3) Third, the Secretary concerned shall offer the 
     concession service agreement to the best qualified applicant 
     as determined by the evaluation under paragraph (2). Prior to 
     any such offer, the Secretary shall certify that such 
     applicant has adequate funds to purchase any investment 
     interest.
       (e) Performance Incentives.--
       (1) In evaluating the proposal of an incumbent concessioner 
     when the Secretary concerned issues a prospectus for the 
     renewal of the concession service agreement, such 
     concessioner is entitled to a performance incentive of--
       (A) one percent of the maximum points available under such 
     prospectus for each year in which the concessioner's annual 
     performance is rated as exceeding the requirements outlined 
     in the prospectus or ``good'', and
       (B) a one-time 3-year merit term extension upon a finding 
     that a concessioner has been rated as ``good'' in each annual 
     performance evaluation through the term of the concession 
     service agreement.
       (2) A performance incentive awarded under paragraph (1)(A) 
     may not exceed 10 percent of the maximum points available 
     under such prospectus.
       (3) The performance incentive specified under paragraph 
     (1)(A) may only be awarded to a concessioner which meets the 
     monetary definition of a small business under section 3 of 
     the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 632). The Board of Contract 
     Appeals within each Department shall adjudicate disputes 
     between the Federal Government and concessionaires regarding 
     performance evaluations.
       (f) Renewal Penalty.--In evaluating the proposal of an 
     incumbent concessioner when the Secretary concerned issues a 
     prospectus for the renewal of the concession service 
     agreement, the incumbent concessioner shall be penalized one 
     percent of the maximum points available under such prospectus 
     for each year in which the concessioner's annual performance 
     is found to be unsatisfactory.
       (g) Inapplicability of NEPA to Temporary Extensions and 
     Similar Reissuance of Concessions Agreements.--The temporary 
     extension of a concession authorization, or reissuance of a 
     concession authorization to provide concession services 
     similar in nature and amount to concession services provided 
     under the previous authorization, is hereby determined not to 
     be a major Federal action for the purposes of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et. seq.).
       (h) Provision for Additional Related Services.--The 
     Secretary concerned may modify the concession service 
     agreement to allow concessionaires to provide services 
     closely related to such agreement only if the Secretary 
     concerned determines that such changes would enhance the 
     safety or enjoyment of visitors and would not unduly restrict 
     the award of future concession service agreements.

     SEC. 5465. CAPITAL IMPROVEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Concessionaires may construct or finance 
     construction under terms of section 5470 only such public 
     facilities on Federal lands as are to be used by the 
     concessioner under the terms of its concession service 
     agreement or facilities which are necessary for the 
     concessioner to administer such public facilities on Federal 
     lands.
       (b) Investment Interest.--
       (1) In general.--A concessioner that is required or 
     authorized under a concession service agreement pursuant to 
     this subchapter to acquire or construct any structure, 
     improvement, or fixture pursuant to such agreement on Federal 
     lands shall have an investment interest therein, as defined 
     in this subchapter. Any such investment interest shall 
     consist of all incidents of ownership, except legal title 
     which shall be vested in the Federal Government. Such 
     investment interest shall not be extinguished by the 
     expiration of such agreement. Such investment interest may be 
     assigned, transferred, encumbered or relinquished.
       (2) Limitation.--Such investment interest shall not be 
     construed to include or imply any authority, privilege, or 
     right to operate or engage in any business or other activity, 
     and the use of any improvement in which the concessioner has 
     an investment interest shall be wholly subject to the 
     applicable provisions of the concession service agreement and 
     of laws and regulations relating to the area.
       (3) Federal property.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a 
     concession service agreement may specify that certain new 
     structures, improvements, or fixtures required to be 
     constructed under terms of the concession service agreement 
     shall be property of the Federal Government subject only to 
     the right of the concessioner to use such improvements during 
     the term of such agreement and that the concessioner shall 
     not be accorded an investment interest therein. Concession 
     service agreements shall not, to the extent practicable, 
     provide for a concessioner to obtain an investment interest 
     in any building or facilities wholly owned by the Federal 
     Government.
       (c) Sale of Assets.--If the existing concessioner is not 
     the selected bidder at the time of reissuance of a concession 
     service agreement, the Secretary concerned shall require the 
     new concessioner to buy the investment interest of the 
     existing concession. In the event that the successor 
     concessioner is unable to fully pay such investment interest, 
     any deficiency shall be paid by the Federal Government.
       (d) Closure of Concessioner Facilities.--If the Secretary 
     concerned determines that the public interest, by reason of 
     public and safety considerations or for other reasons beyond 
     the control of the concessioner, requires the discontinuation 
     or closure of facilities in which the concessioner has an 
     investment interest, the Federal Government shall compensate 
     the concessioner in the amount equal to the value of the 
     investment interest.
       (e) Determination of Value of Investment Interest.--For 
     purposes of this subchapter, the investment interest of any 
     capital improvement at the end of the concession service 
     agreement period shall be an amount equal to the actual cost 
     of construction or purchase of such investment interest or 
     such capital improvement adjusted from the time of completion 
     of such construction by changes in the Consumer Price Index 
     less depreciation evidenced by the condition and prospective 
     serviceability in comparison with a new unit of like kind. 
     The Secretary concerned shall include the value to be paid by 
     the selected bidder for any existing investment interest in 
     the prospectus for the related concession service agreement.

     SEC. 5466. DURATION OF CONCESSION AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) Concession Service Agreement.--The standard term of a 
     concession service agreement shall be 10 years. The Secretary 
     concerned may issue a concession service agreement for less 
     than 10 years if the Secretary determines that the average 
     annual gross receipts over the life of the concession service 
     agreement would be less than $100,000. The Secretary 
     concerned may not issue a concession service agreement for 
     less than 5 years. The Secretary concerned shall issue a 
     concession service agreement for longer than 10 years if the 
     Secretary determines that such longer term is in the public 
     interest or necessary due to the extent of investment and 
     associated financing requirements and to meet the obligations 
     assumed. The term for a concession service agreement may not 
     exceed 30 years.
       (b) Concession License.--The term for a concession license 
     may not exceed 2 years.
       (c) Temporary Extension.--The Secretary concerned may agree 
     to temporary extensions of concession service agreements for 
     up to 2 years on a noncompetitive basis to avoid interruption 
     of services to the public.

     SEC. 5467. RATES AND CHARGES TO THE PUBLIC.

       In general, rates and charges to the public shall be set by 
     the concessioner. For concession service agreements only, a 
     conces

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     sioner's rates and charges to the public shall be subject to 
     the approval of the Secretary concerned in those instances 
     where the Secretary determines that sufficient competition 
     for such facilities and services does not exist within or in 
     close proximity to the area in which the concessioner 
     operates. In those instances, the concession service 
     agreement shall state that the reasonableness of the 
     concessioner's rates and charges to the public shall be 
     reviewed and approved by the Secretary concerned primarily by 
     comparison with those rates and charges for facilities and 
     services of comparable character under similar conditions, 
     with due consideration for length of season, seasonal 
     variations, average percentage of occupancy, accessibility, 
     availability and costs of labor and materials, type of 
     patronage, and other factors deemed significant by the 
     Secretary concerned. Such review shall be completed within 90 
     days of receipt of all necessary information, or the 
     requirement for the Secretary's approval shall be waived and 
     such rates and charges as proposed by the concessioner 
     considered to be approved for immediate use.

     SEC. 5468. TRANSFERABILITY OF CONCESSION AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Concession Service Agreements.--
       (1) Approval required.--A concession service agreement is 
     transferable or assignable only with the approval of the 
     Secretary concerned, which approval may not be unreasonably 
     withheld or delayed. The Secretary may not approve any such 
     transfer or assignment if the Secretary determines that the 
     prospective concessioner is or is likely to be unable to 
     completely satisfy all of the material requirements, term, 
     and conditions of the agreement or that the terms of the 
     transfer or assignment would preclude providing appropriate 
     facilities or services to the public at reasonable rates.
       (2) Consideration period.--If the Secretary concerned fails 
     to approve or disapprove a transfer or assignment under 
     paragraph (1) within 90 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary receives all necessary information requested by the 
     Secretary with respect to such transfer, the transfer or 
     assignment shall be deemed to have been approved.
       (3) No modification of terms and conditions.--The terms and 
     conditions of the concessions service agreement shall not be 
     subject to modification by reason of any transfer or 
     assignment under this section.
       (b) Concession License.--A concession license may not be 
     transferred.

     SEC. 5469. FEES CHARGED BY THE UNITED STATES FOR CONCESSION 
                   AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary concerned shall charge a fee 
     for the privilege of providing concession services pursuant 
     to this subchapter. The fee for any concession service 
     agreement may include any of the following:
       (1) An annual cash payment for the privilege of providing 
     concession services.
       (2) The amount required for capital improvements required 
     pursuant to section 5465 (a).
       (3) Fees for rental or lease of Government-owned facilities 
     or lands occupied by the concessioner.
       (4) Expenditures for maintenance of or improvements to 
     Government-owned facilities occupied by the concessioner.
       (b) Establishment of Amount.--
       (1) Minimum acceptable fee.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     establish a minimum fee for each applicable category 
     specified in paragraphs (1) through (4) of subsection (a) 
     which is acceptable to the Secretary under this section and 
     shall include the minimum fee in the prospectus under section 
     5464. This fee shall be based on historical data, where 
     available, as well as industry-specific and other market data 
     available to the Secretary concerned.
       (2) Final fee.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), the 
     final fee shall be the amount bid by the selected applicant 
     under section 5464.
       (3) Substantially similar services in a specific geographic 
     area.--When the Secretary concerned simultaneously offers 
     authorizations for more than one river runner, outfitter, or 
     guide concession operation to provide substantially similar 
     services in a defined geographic area, the concession fee for 
     all such concessionaires shall be specified by the Secretary 
     concerned in the prospectus. The Secretary concerned shall 
     base the fee on historical data, where available, as well as 
     on industry-specific and other market data available to the 
     Secretary concerned or may establish a charge per user day.
       (c) Adjustment of Fees.--The amount of any fee for the term 
     of the concession service agreement shall be set at the 
     beginning of the concession authorization and may only be 
     modified if stated in the contract on the basis of inflation, 
     when the annual payment is not determined by a percentage of 
     adjusted gross receipts (as measured by changes in the 
     Consumer Price Index), to reflect substantial changes from 
     the conditions specified in the prospectus, or in the event 
     of an unforseen disaster.
       (d) Concession License Fee.--The fee for a concession 
     license shall at least cover the program administrative costs 
     and may not be changed over the term of the license.

     SEC. 5470. DISPOSITION OF FEES.

       (a) Concession Improvement Account.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary concerned shall, whenever 
     the concession service agreement requires or authorizes the 
     concessioner to perform maintenance or make improvements to 
     Government-owned facilities occupied by the concessioner, 
     require the concessioner to establish a concession 
     improvement account. The concessioner shall deposit into this 
     account all funds for maintenance of or improvements to 
     Government-owned facilities occupied by the concessioner;
       (2) Terms and conditions.--The account shall be maintained 
     by the concessioner in an interest bearing account in a 
     Federally insured financial institution. The concessioner 
     shall maintain the account separately from any other funds or 
     accounts and shall not commingle the money in the account 
     with any other money.
       (3) Disbursements.--The concessioner shall make 
     disbursements from the account for improvements and other 
     activities, only for capital improvements or maintenance of 
     improvements to Government-owned facilities occupied by the 
     concessioner as specified in the concession service 
     agreement.
       (4) Transfer of remaining balance.--On the termination of a 
     concession authorization, or on the transfer of a concession 
     service agreement, any remaining balance in the account shall 
     be transferred by the concessioner to the successor 
     concessioner, to be used solely as set forth in this 
     subsection. In the event there is no successor concessioner, 
     the account balance shall be deposited in the Treasury as 
     miscellaneous receipts.
       (b) When the concessioner is required to make capital 
     improvements to other than Government-owned facilities 
     occupied by the concessioner in accordance with a concession 
     service agreement, the concessioner shall have the option to 
     control and expend such funds directly.
       (c) Amounts Received Relating to Privilege of Providing 
     Concession Services and Rental of Government-Owned 
     Facilities.--
       (1) Deposit into treasury.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     deposit in the Treasury of the United States as miscellaneous 
     receipts all funds not deposited in concession improvement 
     accounts or funds for capital improvements specified in (b) 
     above, including specifically amounts received for a fiscal 
     year for the privilege of providing concession services and 
     the rental of Government-owned facilities, except that of the 
     amount of fees paid by vessel operators for the privilege of 
     entering into Glacier Bay, Alaska, 50 percent of such fees 
     for the 5-year period beginning on the first full fiscal year 
     following the date of enactment of this subchapter shall be 
     deposited into a special account and that such funds shall be 
     available without further appropriation and may only be used 
     to conduct research to quantify any effect of such vessel 
     activity on wildlife and other natural resource values of 
     Glacier Bay National Park. For the National Park Service such 
     deposits into the Treasury shall total not less than the 
     amounts specified in the table in paragraph (2). For the 
     other agencies covered under this subchapter, the Secretary 
     concerned shall develop a schedule of anticipated receipts to 
     be deposited to the Treasury and submit such schedule to the 
     appropriate Congressional committees not later than 18 months 
     after the date of enactment of this Act. Nothing in this 
     chapter shall be construed to modify any provision of law 
     relating to sharing of Federal receipts with any other level 
     of Government.
       (2) Deposit into concession improvement accounts.--The 
     table referred to in paragraph (1), expressed by fiscal year, 
     is as follows:

                         National Park Service

``Fiscal year:                                                  Amount:
  1997......................................................$15,800,000
  1998......................................................$21,100,000
  1999......................................................$26,700,000
  2000......................................................$32,300,000
  2001......................................................$38,200,000
  2002.....................................................$44,400,000.

       (d) Beginning in fiscal year 1998, the Inspector General of 
     the Department concerned shall conduct a biennial audit of 
     concession fees generated pursuant to this chapter. The 
     Inspector General shall make a determination as to whether 
     concession fees are being collected and expended in 
     accordance with this chapter and shall submit copies of each 
     audit to the Committee on Resources of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural 
     Resources of the Senate.

     SEC. 5471. REGULATIONS.

       The Secretary concerned shall promulgate regulations to 
     implement this chapter no later than 2 years after the date 
     of enactment of this Act. Subsequent to the date of enactment 
     of this chapter, no new concession authorization may be 
     issued, nor may any existing concession authorization be 
     amended or extended, unless such authorization, amendment, or 
     extension is fully consistent with sections 5465, 5469(c), 
     and 5470.

     SEC. 5472. RELATIONSHIP TO OTHER LAWS.

       (a) Repeals.--
       (1) The Act entitled ``An Act relating to the establishment 
     of concession policies in the areas administered by the 
     National Park Service and for other purposes'' (16 U.S.C. 20-
     20g) approved October 9, 1965, is repealed.
       (b) Savings.--
       (1) In general.--The repeal of any provision, the 
     superseding of any provision, and the amendment of any 
     provision, of an Act referred to in subsection (a) shall not 
     affect the validity of any authorizations entered into under 
     any such Act. The provisions of this chapter shall apply to 
     any such authorizations, except to the extent such provisions 
     are inconsistent with the express terms and conditions of 
     such authorizations.
       (2) Right of renewal.--The right of renewal explicitly 
     provided for by any conces

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     sion contract under any such provision shall be preserved for 
     a single renewal of a contract following the enactment of, or 
     concession authorization under, this chapter.
       (3) Value of capital improvements or possessory interest.--
     Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to change the 
     value as of the date of enactment of this chapter for 
     existing capital improvements or possessory interest as 
     identified in concession contracts entered into before the 
     date of enactment of this Act. Subsequent to enactment of 
     this chapter, the increase in value for any possessory 
     interest established under any concession contract in effect 
     on the date of enactment of this chapter shall be as provided 
     for in this chapter unless otherwise specifically provided in 
     the contract.
       (4) Anilca.--Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to 
     amend, supersede or otherwise affect any provision of the 
     Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act (16 U.S.C. 
     3101 et seq.) relating to revenue-producing visitor services.
       (5) Procedures for considering existing concessionaires in 
     reissuance of contracts.--In the case of a concession 
     contract which has expired prior to the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, or within 5 years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, an incumbent concessioner shall be 
     entitled to a one-time bonus of five percent of the maximum 
     points available in the reissuance of a previous concession 
     authorization. For any concession contract entered into prior 
     to the date of enactment of this Act, which is projected to 
     terminate 5 years or later after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, any concessioner shall be entitled to a performance 
     incentive in accordance with this chapter. The concessioner 
     shall be entitled to an evaluation of ``good'' for each year 
     in which the Secretary concerned does not complete an 
     evaluation as provided for in this chapter.
          TITLE VI--FEDERAL RETIREMENT AND RELATED PROVISIONS
        Subtitle A--Civil Service and Postal Service Provisions

     SEC. 6001. EXTENSION OF DELAY IN COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS 
                   IN FEDERAL EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT BENEFITS THROUGH 
                   FISCAL YEAR 2002.

       Section 11001(a) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1993 (Public Law 103-66; 107 Stat. 408) is amended in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking out ``or 1996,'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 
     2001, or 2002,''.

     SEC. 6002. INCREASED CONTRIBUTIONS TO FEDERAL CIVILIAN 
                   RETIREMENT SYSTEMS.

       (a) Civil Service Retirement System.--
       (1) Deductions.--The first sentence of section 8334(a)(1) 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as 
     follows: ``The employing agency shall deduct and withhold 
     from the basic pay of an employee, Member, Congressional 
     employee, law enforcement officer, firefighter, bankruptcy 
     judge, judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the 
     Armed Forces, United States magistrate, or Claims Court 
     judge, as the case may be, the percentage of basic pay 
     applicable under subsection (c).''.
       (2) Agency contributions.--
       (A) Increase in agency contributions during calendar years 
     1996 through 2002.--Section 8334(a)(1) of title 5, United 
     States Code (as amended by this section) is further amended--
       (i) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(1)''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), the agency 
     contribution under the second sentence of such subparagraph, 
     during the period beginning on January 1, 1996, through 
     December 31, 2002--
       ``(I) for each employing agency (other than the United 
     States Postal Service or the Washington Metropolitan Airport 
     Authority) shall be 8.51 percent of the basic pay of an 
     employee, Congressional employee, and a Member of Congress, 
     9.01 percent of the basic pay of a law enforcement officer, a 
     member of the Capitol Police, and a firefighter, and 8.51 
     percent of the basic pay of a Claims Court judge, a United 
     States magistrate, a judge of the United States Court of 
     Appeals for the Armed Services, and a bankruptcy judge, as 
     the case may be; and
       ``(II) for the United States Postal Service and the 
     Washington Metropolitan Airport Authority shall be 7 percent 
     of the basic pay of an employee and 7.5 percent of the basic 
     pay of a law enforcement officer or firefighter.''.
       (B) No reduction in agency contributions by the postal 
     service.--Agency contributions by the United States Postal 
     Service under section 8348(h) of title 5, United States 
     Code--
       (i) shall not be reduced as a result of the amendments made 
     under paragraph (3) of this subsection; and
       (ii) shall be computed as though such amendments had not 
     been enacted.
       (3) Individual deductions, withholdings, and deposits.--The 
     table under section 8334(c) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (A) in the matter relating to an employee by striking out


                                 ``7........  After December 31, 1969.''
 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:


                                 ``7........  January 1, 1970, to
                                               December 31, 1995.
                                  7.25......  January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                                  7.4.......  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.
                                  7.5.......  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                                  7.........  After December 31,
                                               2002.'';

       (B) in the matter relating to a Member or employee for 
     Congressional employee service by striking out


                                 ``7\1/2\...  After December 31, 1969.''

     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:


                                 ``7.5......  January 1, 1970, to
                                               December 31, 1995.
                                  7.25......  January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                                  7.4.......  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.
                                  7.5.......  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                                  7.........  After December 31,
                                               2002.'';

       (C) in the matter relating to a Member for Member service 
     by striking out


                                 ``8........  After December 31, 1969.''

     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:


                                 ``8........  January 1, 1970, to
                                               December 31, 1995.
                                  7.25......   January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                                  7.4.......  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.
                                  7.5.......  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                                  7.........  After December 31,
                                               2002.'';

       (D) in the matter relating to a law enforcement officer for 
     law enforcement service and firefighter for firefighter 
     service by striking out


                                 ``7\1/2\...  After December 31, 1974.''

     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:


                                 ``7.5......  January 1, 1975, to
                                               December 31, 1995.
                                  7.75......  January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                                  7.9.......  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.
                                  8.........  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                                  7.5.......  After December 31,
                                               2002.'';
 

       (E) in the matter relating to a bankruptcy judge by 
     striking out


                                 ``8........  After December 31, 1983.''

     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:


                                 ``8........  January 1, 1984, to
                                               December 31, 1995.
                                  7.25......  January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                                  7.4.......  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.
                                  7.5.......  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                                  7.........  After December 31,
                                               2002.'';

       (F) in the matter relating to a judge of the United States 
     Court of Appeals for the Armed Forces for service as a judge 
     of that court by striking out


                                 ``8........  On and after the date of
                                               the enactment of the
                                               Department of Defense
                                               Authorization Act,
                                               1984.''

     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:


                                 ``8........  The date of the enactment
                                               of the Department of
                                               Defense Authorization
                                               Act, 1984, to December
                                               31, 1995.
                                  7.25......  January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                                  7.4.......  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.
                                  7.5.......  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                                  7.........  After December 31,
                                               2002.'';

       (G) in the matter relating to a United States magistrate by 
     striking out


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                                 ``8........  After September 30,
                                               1987.''

     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:


                                 ``8........  October 1, 1987, to
                                               December 31, 1995.
                                  7.25......  January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                                  7.4.......  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.
                                  7.5.......  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                                  7.........  After December 31,
                                               2002.'';

       (H) in the matter relating to a Claims Court judge by 
     striking out



                                 ``8........  After September 30,
                                               1988.''

     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:


                                 ``8........  October 1, 1988, to
                                               December 31, 1995.
                                  7.25......  January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                                  7.4.......  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.
                                  7.5.......  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                                  7.........  After December 31,
                                               2002.'';

     and
       (I) by inserting after the matter relating to a Claims 
     Court judge the following:


``Member of the Capitol Police.  2.5........  August 1, 1920, to June
                                               30, 1926.
                                 3.5........  July 1, 1926, to June 30,
                                               1942.
                                 5..........  July 1, 1942, to June 30,
                                               1948.
                                 6..........  July 1, 1948, to October
                                               31, 1956.
                                 6.5........  November 1, 1956, to
                                               December 31, 1969.
                                 7.5........  January 1, 1970, to
                                               December 31, 1995.
                                 7.75.......  January 1, 1996, to
                                               December 31, 1996.
                                 7.9........  January 1, 1997, to
                                               December 31, 1997.
                                 8..........  January 1, 1998, to
                                               December 31, 2002.
                                 7.5........  After December 31,
                                               2002.''.

       (4) Other service.--
       (A) Military service.--Section 8334(j) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting ``and subject to 
     paragraph (5),'' after ``Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B),''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) Effective with respect to any period of military 
     service after December 31, 1995, the percentage of basic pay 
     under section 204 of title 37 payable under paragraph (1) 
     shall be equal to the same percentage as would be applicable 
     under section 8334(c) for that same period for service as an 
     employee, subject to paragraph (1)(B).''.
       (B) Volunteer service.--Section 8334(l) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1) by adding at the end thereof the 
     following: ``This paragraph shall be subject to paragraph 
     (4).''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Effective with respect to any period of service after 
     December 31, 1995, the percentage of the readjustment 
     allowance or stipend (as the case may be) payable under 
     paragraph (1) shall be equal to the same percentage as would 
     be applicable under section 8334(c) for that same period for 
     service as an employee.''.
       (b) Federal Employees Retirement System.--
       (1) Individual deductions and withholdings.--
       (A) In general.--Section 8422(a) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking out paragraph (2) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(2) The percentage to be deducted and withheld from basic 
     pay for any pay period shall be equal to--
       ``(A) the applicable percentage under paragraph (3), minus
       ``(B) the percentage then in effect under section 3101(a) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to rate of tax 
     for old-age, survivors, and disability insurance).
       ``(3) The applicable percentage under this paragraph, for 
     civilian service shall be as follows:


Employee......................  7.............  Before January 1, 1996.
                                7.25..........  January 1, 1996, to
                                                 December 31, 1996.
                                7.4...........  January 1, 1997, to
                                                 December 31, 1997.
                                7.5...........  January 1, 1998, to
                                                 December 31, 2002.
                                7.............  After December 31, 2002.
 Congressional employee.......  7.5...........  Before January 1, 1996.
                                7.25..........  January 1, 1996, to
                                                 December 31, 1996.
                                7.4...........  January 1, 1997, to
                                                 December 31, 1997.
                                7.5...........  January 1, 1998, to
                                                 December 31, 2002.
                                7.............  After December 31, 2002.
 Member.......................  7.5...........  Before January 1, 1996.
                                7.25..........  January 1, 1996, to
                                                 December 31, 1996.
                                7.4...........  January 1, 1997, to
                                                 December 31, 1997.
                                7.5...........  January 1, 1998, to
                                                 December 31, 2002.
                                7.............  After December 31, 2002.
 Law enforcement officer,       7.5...........  Before January 1, 1996.
 firefighter, member of the
 Capitol Police, or air
 traffic controller.
                                7.75..........  January 1, 1996, to
                                                 December 31, 1996.
                                7.9...........  January 1, 1997, to
                                                 December 31, 1997.
                                8.............  January 1, 1998, to
                                                 December 31, 2002.
                                7.5...........  After December 31, 2002.

       (B) Military service.--Section 8422(e) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1)(A) by inserting ``and subject to 
     paragraph (6),'' after ``Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B),''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(6) The percentage of basic pay under section 204 of 
     title 37 payable under paragraph (1), with respect to any 
     period of military service performed during--
       ``(A) January 1, 1996, through December 31, 1996, shall be 
     3.25 percent;
       ``(B) January 1, 1997, through December 31, 1997, shall be 
     3.4 percent; and
       ``(C) January 1, 1998, through December 31, 2002, shall be 
     3.5 percent.''.
       (C) Volunteer service.--Section 8422(f) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (i) in paragraph (1) by adding at the end thereof the 
     following: ``This paragraph shall be subject to paragraph 
     (4).''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) The percentage of the readjustment allowance or 
     stipend (as the case may be) payable under paragraph (1), 
     with respect to any period of volunteer service performed 
     during--
       ``(A) January 1, 1996, through December 31, 1996, shall be 
     3.25 percent;
       ``(B) January 1, 1997, through December 31, 1997, shall be 
     3.4 percent; and
       ``(C) January 1, 1998, through December 31, 2002, shall be 
     3.5 percent.''.
       (2) No reduction in agency contributions.--Agency 
     contributions under section 8423 (a) and (b) of title 5, 
     United States Code , shall not be reduced as a result of the 
     amendments made under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first applicable 
     pay period beginning on or after January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 6003. FEDERAL RETIREMENT PROVISIONS RELATING TO MEMBERS 
                   OF CONGRESS AND CONGRESSIONAL EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Relating to the Years of Service as a Member of 
     Congress and Congressional Employees for Purposes of 
     Computing an Annuity.--
       (1) CSRS.--Section 8339 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a) by inserting ``or Member'' after 
     ``employee''; and
       (B) by striking out subsections (b) and (c).
       (2) FERS.--Section 8415 of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking out subsections (b) and (c);
       (B) in subsections (a) and (g) by inserting ``or Member'' 
     after ``employee'' each place it appears; and
       (C) in subsection (g)(2) by striking out ``Congressional 
     employee''.
       (b) Accrual Rate for Member and Congressional Employee 
     Service Performed but not Vested Before Effective Date.--
       (1) Application.--This subsection shall apply to an 
     individual who--
       (A) is a Member of Congress or Congressional employee on 
     December 31, 1995;
       (B) has performed less than 5 years of service as a Member 
     of Congress or Congressional employee on December 31, 1995; 
     and
       (C) after December 31, 1995, completes 5 years of service 
     as a Member of Congress or Congressional employee, that 
     includes a period of service performed as a Member of 
     Congress or Congressional employee before January 1, 1996.
       (2) Computation of annuity.-- In computing the annuity of 
     an individual described under paragraph (1)--

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       (A) any period of service as a Member of Congress or 
     Congressional employee performed before January 1, 1996, 
     shall be computed under section 8339 or 8415 of title 5, 
     United States Code (as though the amendments under subsection 
     (a) of this section were not enacted); and
       (B) the 5 year service requirement under subsections (b) 
     and (c) of section 8339 or 8415 of such title (as in effect 
     before the date of enactment of this Act) shall be deemed 
     fulfilled.
       (c) Capitol Police.--Section 8339(q) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out ``with subsection 
     (b), except that, in the case of a member who retires under 
     section 8335(d) or 8336(m), and who meets the requirements of 
     subsection (b)(2),'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``with 
     subsection (a), except that in the case of a member who 
     retires under section 8335(d) or 8336(m), and who has 
     deductions withheld from his pay or has made deposit covering 
     his last 5 years of civilian service,''.
       (d) Administrative Regulations.--The Office of Personnel 
     Management, in consultation with the Secretary of the Senate 
     and the Clerk of the House of Representatives, may prescribe 
     regulations to carry out the provisions of this section and 
     the amendments made by this section for applicable employees 
     and Members of Congress.
       (e) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Years of service; annuity computation.--
       (A) Service after effective date.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (a) shall take effect on January 1, 1996, and 
     shall apply only with respect to the computation of an 
     annuity relating to--
       (i) the service of a Member of Congress as a Member or as a 
     Congressional employee performed on or after January 1, 1996; 
     and
       (ii) the service of a Congressional employee as a 
     Congressional employee performed on or after January 1, 1996.
       (B) Service before effective date.--An annuity shall be 
     computed as though the amendments made under subsection (a) 
     had not been enacted with respect to--
       (i) the service of a Member of Congress as a Member or a 
     Congressional employee or military service performed before 
     January 1, 1996; and
       (ii) the service of a Congressional employee as a 
     Congressional employee or military service performed before 
     January 1, 1996.
       (C) Alternative effective date relating to members of 
     congress.--If a court of competent jurisdiction makes a final 
     determination that a provision of this paragraph violates the 
     27th amendment of the United States Constitution, the 
     effective date and application dates relating to Members of 
     Congress shall be January 1, 1997.
       (2) Administrative provisions.--The provisions of 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d) shall take effect on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 6004. ACCRUAL RATES RELATING TO CERTAIN JUDGES WITH 
                   SIMILAR TREATMENT AS CONGRESSIONAL SERVICE.

       (a) Judge of the United States Court of Military Appeals.--
     Section 8339(d)(7) of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``service.'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``service performed before January 1, 1996.''.
       (b) Claims Court Judge, Bankruptcy Judge, United States 
     Magistrate.--Section 8339(n) of title 5, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking out ``service.'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``service performed before January 1, 1996. The 
     annuity of any such employee is, with respect to any service 
     referred to in the preceding sentence that is performed on or 
     after January 1, 1996, computed under subsection (a).''.

     SEC. 6005. REPEAL OF AUTHORIZATION OF TRANSITIONAL 
                   APPROPRIATIONS FOR THE UNITED STATES POSTAL 
                   SERVICE.

       (a) Repeal.--
       (1) In general.--Section 2004 of title 39, United States 
     Code, is repealed.
       (2) Technical and conforming amendments.--
       (A) The table of sections for chapter 20 of such title is 
     amended by repealing the item relating to section 2004.
       (B) Section 2003(e)(2) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``sections 2401 and 2004'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``section 2401''.
       (b) Clarification That Liabilities Formerly Paid Pursuant 
     to Section 2004 Remain Liabilities Payable by the Postal 
     Service.--Section 2003 of title 39, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Liabilities of the former Post Office Department to 
     the Employees' Compensation Fund (appropriations for which 
     were authorized by former section 2004, as in effect before 
     the effective date of this subsection) shall be liabilities 
     of the Postal Service payable out of the Fund.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--This section and the amendments made by 
     this section shall be effective as of October 1, 1995.
       (2) Provisions relating to payments for fiscal year 1996.--
       (A) Amounts not yet paid.--No payment may be made to the 
     Postal Service Fund, on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, pursuant to any appropriation for fiscal year 1996 
     authorized by section 2004 of title 39, United States Code 
     (as in effect before the effective date of this section).
       (B) Amounts paid.--If any payment to the Postal Service 
     Fund is or has been made pursuant to an appropriation for 
     fiscal year 1996 authorized by such section 2004, then an 
     amount equal to the amount of such payment shall be paid from 
     such Fund into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
                 Subtitle B--Patent and Trademark Fees

     SEC. 6011. PATENT AND TRADEMARK FEES.

       Section 10101 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 
     1990 (35 U.S.C. 41 note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``2002'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2) by striking ``1998'' and inserting 
     ``2002''; and
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``through 1998'' and inserting ``through 
     2002''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(9) $119,000,000 in fiscal year 1999.
       ``(10) $119,000,000 in fiscal year 2000.
       ``(11) $119,000,000 in fiscal year 2001.
       ``(12) $119,000,000 in fiscal year 2002.''.
                     Subtitle C--GSA Property Sales

     SEC. 6021. SALE OF GOVERNORS ISLAND, NEW YORK.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Administrator of General Services shall dispose of 
     by sale at fair market value all rights, title, and interests 
     of the United States in and to the land of, and improvements 
     to, Governors Island, New York.
       (b) Right of First Refusal.--Before a sale is made under 
     subsection (a) to any other parties, the State of New York 
     and the city of New York shall be given the right of first 
     refusal to purchase all or part of Governors Island. Such 
     right may be exercised by either the State of New York or the 
     city of New York or by both parties acting jointly.
       (c) Proceeds.--Proceeds from the disposal of Governors 
     Island under subsection (a) shall be deposited in the general 
     fund of the Treasury and credited as miscellaneous receipts.

     SEC. 6022. SALE OF AIR RIGHTS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, the Administrator of General Services shall sell, at 
     fair market value and in a manner to be determined by the 
     Administrator, the air rights adjacent to Washington Union 
     Station described in subsection (b), including air rights 
     conveyed to the Administrator under subsection (d). The 
     Administrator shall complete the sale by such date as is 
     necessary to ensure that the proceeds from the sale will be 
     deposited in accordance with subsection (c).
       (b) Description.--The air rights referred to in subsection 
     (a) total approximately 16.5 acres and are depicted on the 
     plat map of the District of Columbia as follows:
       (1) Part of lot 172, square 720.
       (2) Part of lots 172 and 823, square 720.
       (3) Part of lot 811, square 717.
       (c) Proceeds.--Before September 30, 1996, proceeds from the 
     sale of air rights under subsection (a) shall be deposited in 
     the general fund of the Treasury and credited as 
     miscellaneous receipts.
       (d) Conveyance of Amtrak Air Rights.--
       (1) General rule.--As a condition of future Federal 
     financial assistance, Amtrak shall convey to the 
     Administrator of General Services on or before December 31, 
     1995, at no charge, all of the air rights of Amtrak described 
     in subsection (b).
       (2) Failure to comply.--If Amtrak does not meet the 
     condition established by paragraph (1), Amtrak shall be 
     prohibited from obligating Federal funds after March 1, 1996.

     SEC. 6023. AVAILABILITY OF SURPLUS PROPERTY FOR HOMELESS 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Repeal.--(1) Title V of the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411 et seq.) is 
     repealed.
       (2) The table of contents in section 101(b) of that Act is 
     amended by striking the items relating to title V.
       (3) This subsection shall be effective October 1, 1995.
       (b) Authority To Transfer Surplus Real Property for Housing 
     Use.--Section 203 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following:
       ``(r) Under such regulations as the Administrator may 
     prescribe, and in consultation with appropriate local 
     governmental authorities, the Administrator may transfer to 
     any nonprofit organization which exists for the primary 
     purpose of providing housing or housing assistance for 
     homeless individuals or families, such surplus real property, 
     including buildings, fixtures, and equipment situated 
     thereon, as is needed for housing use.
       ``(s)(1) Under such regulations as the Administrator may 
     prescribe, and in consultation with appropriate local 
     governmental authorities, the Administrator may transfer to 
     any non-profit organization which exists for the primary 
     purpose of providing housing or housing assistance for low-
     income individuals or families such surplus real property, 
     including buildings, fixtures, and equipment situated 
     thereon, as is needed for housing use.
       ``(2) In making transfers under this subsection, the 
     Administrator shall take such actions, which may include 
     grant agreements with an organization receiving a grant, as 
     may be necessary to ensure that--
       ``(A) assistance provided under this subsection is used to 
     facilitate and encourage homeownership opportunities through 
     the construction of self-help housing, under terms which 
     require that the person receiving the assistance contribute a 
     significant amount of labor toward the construction; and
       ``(B) the dwellings constructed with property transferred 
     under this subsection shall

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     be quality dwellings that comply with local building and 
     safety codes and standards and shall be available at prices 
     below the prevailing market prices.''.
           TITLE VII--TRANSFORMATION OF THE MEDICAID PROGRAM

     SEC. 7000. SHORT TITLE OF TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS OF TITLE.

       (a) Short Title of Title.--This title may be cited as the 
     ``Medicaid Transformation Act of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents of Title.--The table of contents of 
     this title is as follows:

Sec. 7000. Short title of title; table of contents of title.
Sec. 7001. Transformation of medicaid program.
Sec. 7002. Termination of current program and transition.
Sec. 7003. Medicare/MediGrant integration demonstration project.

     SEC. 7001. TRANSFORMATION OF MEDICAID PROGRAM.

       The Social Security Act is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new title:

 ``TITLE XXI--MEDIGRANT PROGRAM FOR LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES


                      ``table of contents of title

``Sec. 2100. Purpose; State MediGrant plans.

     ``Part A--Objectives, Goals, and Performance Under State Plans

``Sec. 2101. Description of strategic objectives and performance goals.
``Sec. 2102. Annual reports.
``Sec. 2103. Periodic, independent evaluations.
``Sec. 2104. Description of process for MediGrant plan development.
``Sec. 2105. Consultation in MediGrant plan development.

            ``Part B--Eligibility, Benefits, and Set-Asides

``Sec. 2111. Eligibility and benefits.
``Sec. 2112. Set-asides of funds.
``Sec. 2113. Premiums and cost-sharing.
``Sec. 2114. Description of process for developing capitation payment 
              rates.
``Sec. 2115. Preventing spousal impoverishment.
``Sec. 2116. State flexibility.

                      ``Part C--Payments to States

``Sec. 2121. Allotment of funds among States.
``Sec. 2122. Payments to States.
``Sec. 2123. Limitation on use of funds; disallowance.

                ``Part D--Program Integrity and Quality

``Sec. 2131. Use of audits to achieve fiscal integrity.
``Sec. 2132. Fraud prevention program.
``Sec. 2133. Information concerning sanctions taken by State licensing 
              authorities against health care practitioners and 
              providers.
``Sec. 2134. State MediGrant fraud control units.
``Sec. 2135. Recoveries from third parties and others.
``Sec. 2136. Assignment of rights of payment.
``Sec. 2137. Quality assurance requirements for nursing facilities.
``Sec. 2138. Other provisions promoting program integrity.

        ``Part E--Establishment and Amendment of MediGrant Plans

``Sec. 2151. Submittal and approval of MediGrant plans.
``Sec. 2152. Submittal and approval of plan amendments.
``Sec. 2153. Process for State withdrawal from program.
``Sec. 2154. Sanctions for noncompliance.
``Sec. 2155. Secretarial authority.

                      ``Part F--General Provisions

``Sec. 2171. Definitions.
``Sec. 2172. Treatment of territories.
``Sec. 2173. Description of treatment of Indian Health Service 
              facilities.
``Sec. 2174. Application of certain general provisions.
``Sec. 2175. MediGrant master drug rebate agreements.

     ``SEC. 2100. PURPOSE; STATE MEDIGRANT PLANS.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this title is to provide 
     block grants to States to enable them to provide medical 
     assistance to low-income individuals and families in a more 
     effective, efficient, and responsive manner.
       ``(b) State Plan Required.--A State is not eligible for 
     payment under section 2122 of this title unless the State has 
     submitted to the Secretary under part E a plan (in this title 
     referred to as a `MediGrant plan') that--
       ``(1) sets forth how the State intends to use the funds 
     provided under this title to provide medical assistance to 
     needy individuals and families consistent with the provisions 
     of this title, and
       ``(2) is approved under such part.
       ``(c) Continued Approval.--An approved MediGrant plan shall 
     continue in effect unless and until--
       ``(1) the State amends the plan under section 2152,
       ``(2) the State terminates participation under this title 
     under section 2153, or
       ``(3) the Secretary finds substantial noncompliance of the 
     plan with the requirements of this title under section 2154.
       ``(d) State Entitlement.--This title constitutes budget 
     authority in advance of appropriations Acts, and represents 
     the obligation of the Federal Government to provide for the 
     payment to States of amounts provided under part C.

     ``Part A--Objectives, Goals, and Performance Under State Plans

     ``SEC. 2101. DESCRIPTION OF STRATEGIC OBJECTIVES AND 
                   PERFORMANCE GOALS.

       ``(a) Description.--A MediGrant plan shall include a 
     description of the strategic objectives and performance goals 
     the State has established for providing health care services 
     to low-income populations under this title, including a 
     general description of the manner in which the plan is 
     designed to meet these objectives and goals.
       ``(b) Certain Objectives and Goals Required.--A MediGrant 
     plan shall include strategic objectives and performance goals 
     relating to rates of childhood immunizations and reductions 
     in infant mortality and morbidity.
       ``(c) Considerations.--In specifying these objectives and 
     goals the State may consider factors such as the following:
       ``(1) The State's priorities with respect to providing 
     assistance to low-income populations.
       ``(2) The State's priorities with respect to the general 
     public health and the health status of individuals eligible 
     for assistance under the MediGrant plan.
       ``(3) The State's financial resources, the particular 
     economic conditions in the State, and relative adequacy of 
     the health care infrastructure in different regions of the 
     State.
       ``(d) Performance Measures.--To the extent practicable--
       ``(1) one or more performance goals shall be established by 
     the State for each strategic objective identified in the 
     MediGrant plan; and
       ``(2) the MediGrant plan shall describe, how program 
     performance will be--
       ``(A) measured through objective, independently verifiable 
     means, and
       ``(B) compared against performance goals, in order to 
     determine the State's performance under this title.
       ``(e) Period Covered.--
       ``(1) Strategic objectives.--The strategic objectives shall 
     cover a period of not less than 5 years and shall be updated 
     and revised at least every 3 years.
       ``(2) Performance goals.--The performance goals shall be 
     established for dates that are not more than 3 years apart.

     ``SEC. 2102. ANNUAL REPORTS.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of a State with a MediGrant 
     plan that is in effect for part or all of a fiscal year, no 
     later than March 31 following such fiscal year (or March 31, 
     1998, in the case of fiscal year 1996) the State shall 
     prepare and submit to the Secretary and the Congress a report 
     on program activities and performance under this title for 
     such fiscal year.
       ``(b) Contents.--Each annual report under this section for 
     a fiscal year shall include the following:
       ``(1) Expenditure and beneficiary summary.--
       ``(A) Initial summary.--For the report for fiscal year 1997 
     (and, if applicable, fiscal year 1996), a summary of all 
     expenditures under the MediGrant plan during the fiscal year 
     (and during any portions of fiscal year 1996 during which the 
     MediGrant plan was in effect under this title) as follows:
       ``(i) Aggregate medical assistance expenditures, 
     disaggregated to the extent required to determine compliance 
     with the set-aside requirements of subsections (a) through 
     (d) of section 2112 and to compute the case mix index under 
     section 2121(d)(3).
       ``(ii) For each general category of eligible individuals 
     (specified in subsection (c)(1), aggregate medical assistance 
     expenditures and the total and average number of eligible 
     individuals under the MediGrant plan.
       ``(iii) By each general category of eligible individuals, 
     total expenditures for each of the categories of health care 
     items and services (specified in subsection (c)(2)) which are 
     covered under the MediGrant plan and provided on a fee-for-
     service basis.
       ``(iv) By each general category of eligible individuals, 
     total expenditures for payments to capitated health care 
     organizations (as defined in section 2114(c)(1)).
       ``(v) Total administrative expenditures.
       ``(B) Subsequent summaries.--For reports for each 
     succeeding fiscal year, a summary of--
       ``(i) all expenditures under the MediGrant plan, and
       ``(ii) the total and average number of eligible individuals 
     under the MediGrant plan for each general category of 
     eligible individuals.
       ``(2) Utilization summary.--
       ``(A) Initial summary.--For the report for fiscal year 1997 
     (and, if applicable, fiscal year 1996), summary statistics on 
     the utilization of health care services under the MediGrant 
     plan during the year (and during any portions of fiscal year 
     1996 during which the MediGrant plan was in effect under this 
     title) as follows:
       ``(i) For each general category of eligible individuals and 
     for each of the categories of health care items and services 
     which are covered under the MediGrant plan and provided on a 
     fee-for-service basis, the number and percentage of persons 
     who received such a type of service or item during the period 
     covered by the report.
       ``(ii) Summary of health care utilization data reported to 
     the State by capitated health care organizations.
       ``(B) Subsequent summaries.--For reports for each 
     succeeding fiscal year, summary statistics on the utilization 
     of health care services under the MediGrant plan.
       ``(3) Achievement of performance goals.--With respect to 
     each performance goal established under section 2101 and 
     applicable to the year involved--

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       ``(A) a brief description of the goal;
       ``(B) a description of the methods to be used to measure 
     the attainment of such goal;
       ``(C) data on the actual performance with respect to the 
     goal;
       ``(D) a review of the extent to which the goal was 
     achieved, based on such data; and
       ``(E) if a performance goal has not been met--
       ``(i) why the goal was not met, and
       ``(ii) actions to be taken in response to such performance, 
     including adjustments in performance goals or program 
     activities for subsequent years.
       ``(4) Program evaluations.--A summary of the findings of 
     evaluations under section 2103 completed during the fiscal 
     year covered by the report.
       ``(5) Fraud and abuse and quality control activities.--A 
     general description of the State's activities under part D to 
     detect and deter fraud and abuse and to assure quality of 
     services provided under the program.
       ``(6) Plan administration.--
       ``(A) A description of the administrative roles and 
     responsibilities of entities in the State responsible for 
     administration of this title.
       ``(B) Organizational charts for each entity in the State 
     primarily responsible for activities under this title.
       ``(C) A brief description of each interstate compact (if 
     any) the State has entered into with other States with 
     respect to activities under this title.
       ``(D) General citations to the State statutes and 
     administrative rules governing the State's activities under 
     this title.
       ``(c) Description of Categories.--In this section:
       ``(1) General categories of eligible individuals.--Each of 
     the following is a general category of eligible individuals:
       ``(A) Pregnant women.
       ``(B) Children.
       ``(C) Blind or disabled adults who are not elderly 
     individuals.
       ``(D) Elderly individuals.
       ``(E) Other adults.
       ``(2) Categories of health care items and services.--The 
     health care items and services described in each paragraph of 
     section 2171(a) shall be considered a separate category of 
     health care items and services.

     ``SEC. 2103. PERIODIC, INDEPENDENT EVALUATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--During fiscal year 1998 and every third 
     fiscal year thereafter, each State shall provide for an 
     evaluation of the operation of its MediGrant plan under this 
     title.
       ``(b) Independent.--Each such evaluation with respect to an 
     activity under the MediGrant plan shall be conducted by an 
     entity that is neither responsible under State law for the 
     submission of the State MediGrant plan (or part thereof) nor 
     responsible for administering (or supervising the 
     administration of) the activity. If consistent with the 
     previous sentence, such an entity may be a college or 
     university, a State agency, a legislative branch agency in a 
     State, or an independent contractor.
       ``(c) Research Design.--Each such evaluation shall be 
     conducted in accordance with a research design that is based 
     on generally accepted models of survey design and sampling 
     and statistical analysis.

     ``SEC. 2104. DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS FOR MEDIGRANT PLAN 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       ``Each MediGrant plan shall include a description of the 
     process under which the plan shall be developed and 
     implemented in the State (consistent with section 2105).

     ``SEC. 2105. CONSULTATION IN MEDIGRANT PLAN DEVELOPMENT.

       ``(a) Public Notice Process.--Before submitting a MediGrant 
     plan or a plan amendment described in subsection (c) to the 
     Secretary under part E, a State shall provide--
       ``(1) public notice respecting the submittal of the 
     proposed plan or amendment, including a general description 
     of the plan or amendment,
       ``(2) a means for the public to inspect or obtain a copy 
     (at reasonable charge) of the proposed plan or amendment,
       ``(3) an opportunity for submittal and consideration of 
     public comments on the proposed plan or amendment, and
       ``(4) for consultation with one or more advisory committees 
     established and maintained by the State.
     The previous sentence shall not apply to a revision of a 
     MediGrant plan (or revision of an amendment to a plan) made 
     by a State under section 2154(c)(1) or to a plan amendment 
     withdrawal described in section 2154(c)(4).
       ``(b) Contents of Notice.--A notice under subsection (a)(1) 
     for a proposed plan or amendment shall include a description 
     of--
       ``(1) the general purpose of the proposed plan or amendment 
     (including applicable effective dates),
       ``(2) where the public may inspect the proposed plan or 
     amendment,
       ``(3) how the public may obtain a copy of the proposed plan 
     or amendment and the applicable charge (if any) for the copy, 
     and
       ``(4) how the public may submit comments on the proposed 
     plan or amendment, including any deadlines applicable to 
     consideration of such comments.
       ``(c) Amendments Described.--An amendment to a MediGrant 
     plan described in this subsection is an amendment which makes 
     a material and substantial change in eligibility under the 
     MediGrant plan or the benefits provided under the plan.
       ``(d) Publication.--Notices under this section may be 
     published (as selected by the State) in one or more daily 
     newspapers of general circulation in the State or in any 
     publication used by the State to publish State statutes or 
     rules.
       ``(e) Comparable Process.--A separate notice, or notices, 
     shall not be required under this section for a State if 
     notice of the MediGrant plan or an amendment to the plan will 
     be provided under a process specified in State law that is 
     substantially equivalent to the notice process specified in 
     this section.

            ``Part B--Eligibility, Benefits, and Set-Asides

     ``SEC. 2111. ELIGIBILITY AND BENEFITS.

       ``(a) Description of General Eligibility and Benefits.--
     Each MediGrant plan shall include a description (consistent 
     with this title) of the following:
       ``(1) General eligibility standards.--The general 
     eligibility standards of the plan for eligible low-income 
     individuals (including individuals described in subsection 
     (b)), including--
       ``(A) any limitations as to the duration of eligibility,
       ``(B) any eligibility standards relating to age, income and 
     resources (including any standards relating to spenddowns and 
     disposition of resources), residency, disability status, 
     immigration status, or employment status of individuals,
       ``(C) methods of establishing and continuing eligibility 
     and enrollment, including the methodology for computing 
     family income,
       ``(D) the eligibility standards in the plan that protect 
     the income and resources of a married individual who is 
     living in the community and whose spouse is residing in an 
     institution in order to prevent the impoverishment of the 
     community spouse, and
       ``(E) any other standards relating to eligibility for 
     medical assistance under the plan.
       ``(2) Scope of assistance.--The amount, duration, and scope 
     of health care services and items covered under the plan, 
     including differences among different eligible population 
     groups.
       ``(3) Delivery method.--The State's approach to delivery of 
     medical assistance, including a general description of--
       ``(A) the use (or intended use) of vouchers, fee-for-
     service, or managed care arrangements (such as capitated 
     health care plans, case management, and case coordination); 
     and
       ``(B) utilization control systems.
       ``(4) Fee-for-service benefits.--To the extent that medical 
     assistance is furnished on a fee-for-service basis--
       ``(A) how the State determines the qualifications of health 
     care providers eligible to provide such assistance; and
       ``(B) how the State determines rates of reimbursement for 
     providing such assistance.
       ``(5) Cost-sharing.--Beneficiary cost-sharing (if any), 
     including variations in such cost-sharing by population group 
     or type of service and financial responsibilities of parents 
     of recipients who are children and the spouses of recipients.
       ``(6) Utilization incentives.--Incentives or requirements 
     (if any) to encourage the appropriate utilization of 
     services.
       ``(7) Support for certain hospitals.--
       ``(A) In general.--With respect to hospitals described in 
     subparagraph (B) located in the State, a description of the 
     extent to which provisions are made for expenditures for 
     items and services furnished by such hospitals and covered 
     under the MediGrant plan.
       ``(B) Hospitals described.--A hospital described in this 
     subparagraph is a short-term acute care general hospital or a 
     children's hospital, the low-income utilization rate of which 
     exceeds the lesser of--
       ``(i) 1 standard deviation above the mean low-income 
     utilization rate for hospitals receiving payments under a 
     MediGrant plan in the State in which such hospital is 
     located, or
       ``(ii) 1\1/4\ standard deviations above the mean low-income 
     utilization rate for hospitals receiving such payments in the 
     50 States and the District of Columbia.
       ``(C) Low-income utilization rate.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (B), the term `low-income utilization rate' 
     means, for a hospital, a fraction (expressed as a 
     percentage), the numerator of which is the hospital's number 
     of patient days attributable to patients who (for such days) 
     were eligible for medical assistance under a MediGrant plan 
     or were uninsured in a period, and the denominator of which 
     is the total number of the hospital's patient days in that 
     period.
       ``(D) Patient days.--For purposes of subparagraph (C), the 
     term `patient day' includes each day in which--
       ``(i) an individual, including a newborn, is an inpatient 
     in the hospital, whether or not the individual is in a 
     specialized ward and whether or not the individual remains in 
     the hospital for lack of suitable placement elsewhere; or
       ``(ii) an individual makes one or more outpatient visits to 
     the hospital.
       ``(b) Mandatory Coverage.--Each MediGrant plan shall 
     provide for making medical assistance available (subject to 
     the eligibility standards described under the plan pursuant 
     to subsection (a)(1) and State flexibility of benefits under 
     section 2116) to--
       ``(1) any pregnant woman or child under the age of 13 whose 
     family income does not exceed the poverty line applicable to 
     a family of the size involved, and
       ``(2) any individual who is disabled, as defined by the 
     State.
       ``(c) Immunizations for Children.--The MediGrant plan shall 
     provide medical assistance for immunizations for children 
     eligible

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     for any medical assistance under the MediGrant plan, in 
     accordance with a schedule for immunizations established by 
     the Health Department of the State in consultation with the 
     individuals and entities in the State responsible for the 
     administration of the plan.
       ``(d) Family Planning Services.--The MediGrant plan shall 
     provide prepregnancy planning services and supplies as 
     specified by the State.
       ``(e) Preexisting Condition Exclusions.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this title--
       ``(1) a MediGrant plan may not deny or exclude coverage of 
     any item or service for an eligible individual for benefits 
     under the MediGrant plan for such item or service on the 
     basis of a preexisting condition; and
       ``(2) if a State contracts or makes other arrangements 
     (through the eligible individual or through another entity) 
     with a capitated health care organization, insurer, or other 
     entity, for the provision of items or services to eligible 
     individuals under the MediGrant plan and the State permits 
     such organization, insurer, or other entity to exclude 
     coverage of a covered item or service on the basis of a 
     preexisting condition, the State shall provide, through its 
     MediGrant plan, for such coverage (through direct payment or 
     otherwise) for any such covered item or service denied or 
     excluded on the basis of a preexisting condition.
       ``(f) Family Responsibility.--A MediGrant plan may not 
     require an adult child with a family income below the State 
     median income (as determined by the State) applicable to a 
     family of the size involved to contribute to the cost of 
     covered nursing facility services and other long-term care 
     services for the child's parent under the plan.
       ``(g) Solvency Standards for Capitated Health Care 
     Organizations.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State may not contract with a 
     capitated health care organization, as defined in section 
     2114(c)(1), for the provision of medical assistance under a 
     MediGrant plan under which the organization is--
       ``(A) at full financial risk, as defined by the State, 
     unless the organization meets solvency standards established 
     by the State for private health maintenance organizations, or
       ``(B) is not at such risk, unless the organization meets 
     solvency standards that are established under the MediGrant 
     plan.
       ``(2) Treatment of public entities.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to an organization that is a public entity or if 
     the solvency of such organization is guaranteed by the State.
       ``(3) Transition.--In the case of a capitated health care 
     organization that as of the date of the enactment of this 
     title has entered into a contract with a State for the 
     provision of medical assistance under title XIX under which 
     the organization assumes full financial risk and is receiving 
     capitation payments, paragraph (1) shall not apply to such 
     organization until 3 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this title.

     ``SEC. 2112. SET-ASIDES OF FUNDS.

       ``(a) For Targeted Low-Income Families.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (f), a MediGrant 
     plan shall provide that the amount of funds expended under 
     the plan for medical assistance for targeted low-income 
     families (as defined in paragraph (3)) for a fiscal year 
     shall be not less than the minimum low-income-family 
     percentage specified in paragraph (2) of the total funds 
     expended under the plan for all medical assistance for the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(2) Minimum low-income-family percentage.--The minimum 
     low-income-family percentage specified in this paragraph for 
     a State is equal to 85 percent of the average percentage of 
     the expenditures under title XIX for medical assistance in 
     the State during Federal fiscal years 1992 through 1994 which 
     were attributable to expenditures for medical assistance for 
     mandated benefits (as defined in subsection (h)) furnished to 
     individuals--
       ``(A) who (at the time of furnishing the assistance) were 
     under 65 years of age;
       ``(B) whose coverage (at such time) under a State plan 
     under title XIX was required under Federal law; and
       ``(C) whose eligibility for such coverage (at such time) 
     was not on a basis directly related to disability status, 
     including being blind.
       ``(3) Targeted low-income family defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `targeted low-income family' means a 
     family (which may be an individual)--
       ``(A) which includes a child or a pregnant woman; and
       ``(B) the income of which does not exceed 185 percent of 
     the poverty line applicable to a family of the size involved.
       ``(b) For Low-Income Elderly.--
       ``(1) Set-asides.--Subject to subsection (f)--
       ``(A) General set-aside.--A MediGrant plan shall provide 
     that the amount of funds expended under the plan for medical 
     assistance for eligible low-income elderly individuals for a 
     fiscal year shall be not less than the minimum low-income-
     elderly percentage specified in paragraph (2)(A) of the total 
     funds expended under the plan for all medical assistance for 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Set-aside for medicare premium assistance.--A 
     MediGrant plan shall provide that the amount of funds 
     expended under the plan for medical assistance for medicare 
     cost-sharing described in section 2171(c)(1) for a fiscal 
     year shall be not less than the minimum medicare premium 
     assistance percentage specified in paragraph (2)(B) of the 
     total funds expended under the plan for all medical 
     assistance for the fiscal year. The MediGrant plan shall 
     provide priority for such making such assistance available 
     for targeted low-income elderly individuals (as defined in 
     paragraph (3)).
       ``(2) Minimum percentages.--
       ``(A) For general set-aside.--The minimum low-income-
     elderly percentage specified in this subparagraph for a State 
     is equal to 85 percent of the average percentage of the 
     expenditures under title XIX for medical assistance in the 
     State during Federal fiscal years 1992 through 1994 which was 
     attributable to expenditures for medical assistance for 
     mandated benefits furnished to individuals--
       ``(i) whose eligibility for such assistance was based on 
     their being 65 years of age or older; and
       ``(ii)(I) whose coverage (at such time) under a State plan 
     under title XIX was required under Federal law, or (II) who 
     (at such time) were residents of a nursing facility.
       ``(B) For set-aside for medicare premium assistance.--The 
     minimum medicare premium assistance percentage specified in 
     this subparagraph for a State is equal to 90 percent of the 
     average percentage of the expenditures under title XIX for 
     medical assistance in the State during Federal fiscal years 
     1993 through 1995 which was attributable to expenditures for 
     medical assistance for medicare premiums described in section 
     1905(p)(3)(A) for individuals whose coverage (at such time) 
     for such assistance for such premiums under a State plan 
     under title XIX was required under Federal law.
       ``(3) Targeted low-income elderly individual defined.--In 
     this subsection, the term `targeted low-income elderly 
     individual' means an elderly individual whose family income 
     does not exceed 100 percent of the poverty line applicable to 
     a family of the size involved.
       ``(c) For Low-Income Disabled Persons.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to subsection (f), a MediGrant 
     plan shall provide that the percentage of funds expended 
     under the plan for medical assistance for eligible low-income 
     individuals who are not elderly individuals and who are 
     eligible for such assistance on the basis of a disability, 
     including being blind, for a fiscal year is not less than the 
     minimum low-income-disabled percentage specified in paragraph 
     (2) of the total funds expended under the plan for medical 
     assistance for the fiscal year.
       ``(2) Minimum low-income-disabled percentage.--The minimum 
     low-income-disabled percentage specified in this paragraph 
     for a State is equal to 85 percent of the average percentage 
     of the expenditures under title XIX for medical assistance in 
     the State during Federal fiscal years 1992 through 1994 which 
     was attributable to expenditures for medical assistance for 
     mandated benefits furnished to individuals--
       ``(A) whose coverage (at such time) under a State plan 
     under title XIX was required under Federal law; and
       ``(B) whose coverage (at such time) was on a basis directly 
     related to disability status, including being blind.
       ``(d) For Services Provided at Federally-Qualified Health 
     Centers and Rural Health Clinics.--Subject to subsection (f), 
     a MediGrant plan shall provide that the amount of funds 
     expended under the plan for medical assistance for services 
     provided at rural health clinics (as defined in section 
     1861(aa)(2)) and Federally-qualified health centers (as 
     defined in section 1861(aa)(4)), for eligible low-income 
     individuals for a fiscal year is not less than 85 percent of 
     the average annual expenditures under title XIX for medical 
     assistance in the State during Federal fiscal years 1992 
     through 1994 which were attributable to expenditures for 
     medical assistance for rural health clinic services and 
     Federally-qualified health center services (as defined in 
     section 1905(l)).
       ``(e) Use of Residual Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to limitations on payment under 
     section 2123, any funds not required to be expended under the 
     set-asides under the previous subsections may be expended 
     under the MediGrant plan for any of the following:
       ``(A) Additional medical assistance.--Medical assistance 
     for eligible low-income individuals (as defined in section 
     2171(b)), in addition to any medical assistance made 
     available under a previous subsection.
       ``(B) Medically-related services.--Payment for medically-
     related services (as defined in paragraph (2)).
       ``(C) Administration.--Payment for the administration of 
     the MediGrant plan.
       ``(2) Medically-related services defined.--In this title, 
     the term `medically-related services' means services 
     reasonably related to, or in direct support of, the State's 
     attainment of one or more of the strategic objectives and 
     performance goals established under section 2101, but does 
     not include items and services included on the list under 
     section 2171(a) (relating to the definition of medical 
     assistance).
       ``(f) Exceptions to Minimum Set-Asides.--
       ``(1) Alternative minimum set-asides.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State may provide in its MediGrant 
     plan (through an amendment to the plan) for a lower 
     percentage of expenditures than the minimum percentages 
     specified in any (or all) of paragraphs (2) of subsections 
     (a), (b), (c), and (d) if the State determines (and certifies 
     to the Secretary) that--
       ``(i) the health care needs of the low-income populations 
     described in paragraph (1)

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     of the subsections (a), (b), (c), or (d) who are eligible for 
     medical assistance under the plan during the previous fiscal 
     year (or medicare premium assistance needs described in 
     subsection (b)(1)(B)) can be reasonably met without the 
     expenditure of the percentages otherwise required to be 
     expended,
       ``(ii) the performance goals established under section 2101 
     relating to the respective population can reasonably be met 
     with the expenditure of such lower percentage of funds, and
       ``(iii) in the case of subsection (d) with respect to rural 
     health clinic services and Federally-qualified health center 
     services, the health care needs of eligible low-income 
     individuals residing in medically underserved rural areas can 
     reasonably be met without the level of expenditure for such 
     services otherwise required and the performance goals 
     established under section 2101 relating to such individuals 
     can reasonably be met with such lower level of expenditures.
       ``(B) Period of application.--The determination and 
     certification under subparagraph (A) shall be made for such 
     period as a State may request, but may not be made for a 
     period of more than 3 consecutive Federal fiscal years 
     (beginning with the first fiscal year for which the lower 
     percentage is sought). A new determination and certification 
     must be made under such clause for any subsequent period.
       ``(C) No exception permitted before fiscal year 1998.--This 
     paragraph may not apply with respect to the percentages 
     described in paragraphs (2) of subsections (a), (b), and (c) 
     for a fiscal year before fiscal year 1998.
       ``(2) Independent certification of compliance with goals.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of section 2151(c), a 
     MediGrant plan shall not be considered to be in substantial 
     violation of the requirements of this section if the amount 
     of actual State expenditures specified in any (or all) of 
     paragraphs (1) of subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) is lower 
     than the minimum percentages specified in any (or all) of 
     paragraphs (2) of such subsections if an independent actuary 
     determines and certifies to the State that the MediGrant plan 
     is reasonably designed to result in a level of expenditures 
     which is consistent with the requirements of such 
     subsections.
       ``(B) Limit on variation.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply 
     in the case of a MediGrant plan for which the actual State 
     expenditures described in any (or all) of paragraphs (1) of 
     subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) are less than 95 percent 
     of the expenditures which would be made if the amount of 
     State expenditures specified in any (or all) of such 
     paragraphs was equal to the applicable minimum percentage 
     specified in any (or all) of paragraphs (2) of such 
     subsections.
       ``(g) Computations.--States shall calculate the minimum 
     percentages under paragraphs (2) of subsections (a), (b), 
     (c), and (d) in a reasonable manner consistent with reports 
     submitted to the Secretary for the fiscal years involved and 
     medical assistance attributable to the exception provided 
     under section 1903(v)(2) shall not be considered to be 
     expenditures for medical assistance.
       ``(h) Benefits Included for Purposes of Computing Set-
     Asides.--In this section, the term `mandated benefits'--
       ``(1) means medical assistance for items and services 
     described in section 1905(a) to the extent such assistance 
     with respect to such items and services was required to be 
     provided under title XIX,
       ``(2) includes medical assistance for medicare cost-sharing 
     only to the extent such assistance was required to be 
     provided under section 1902(a)(10)(E), and
       ``(3) does not include medical assistance attributable to 
     disproportionate share payment adjustments described in 
     section 1923.

     ``SEC. 2113. PREMIUMS AND COST-SHARING.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), if any 
     charges are imposed under the MediGrant plan for cost-sharing 
     (as defined in subsection (d)), such cost-sharing shall be 
     pursuant to a public cost-sharing schedule.
       ``(b) Limitation on Premium and Certain Cost-Sharing for 
     Low-Income Families Including Children or Pregnant Women.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a pregnant woman or a 
     child who is a member of a family described in paragraph 
     (2)--
       ``(A) the plan shall not impose any premium, and
       ``(B) the plan shall not (except as provided in subsection 
     (c)(1)) impose any cost-sharing with respect to primary and 
     preventive care services (as defined by the State) covered 
     under the MediGrant plan for children or pregnant women 
     unless such cost-sharing is nominal in nature.
       ``(2) Family described.--A family described in this 
     paragraph is a family (which may be an individual) which--
       ``(A) includes a child or a pregnant woman,
       ``(B) is made eligible for medical assistance under the 
     MediGrant plan, and
       ``(C) the income of which does not exceed 100 percent of 
     the poverty line applicable to a family of the size involved.
       ``(c) Certain Cost-Sharing Permitted.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed as preventing a MediGrant plan 
     (consistent with subsection (b))--
       ``(1) from imposing cost-sharing to discourage the 
     inappropriate use of emergency medical services delivered 
     through a hospital emergency room, a medical transportation 
     provider, or otherwise,
       ``(2) from imposing premiums and cost-sharing 
     differentially in order to encourage the use of primary and 
     preventive care and discourage unnecessary or less economical 
     care,
       ``(3) from scaling cost-sharing in a manner that reflects 
     economic factors, employment status, and family size,
       ``(4) from scaling cost-sharing based on the availability 
     to the individual or family of other health insurance 
     coverage, or
       ``(5) from scaling cost-sharing based on participation in 
     employment training programs, drug or alcohol abuse 
     treatment, counseling programs, or other programs promoting 
     personal responsibility.
       ``(d) Cost-Sharing Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `cost-sharing' includes copayments, deductibles, coinsurance, 
     and other charges for the provision of health care services.

     ``SEC. 2114. DESCRIPTION OF PROCESS FOR DEVELOPING CAPITATION 
                   PAYMENT RATES.

       ``(a) In General.--If a State contracts (or intends to 
     contract) with a capitated health care organization (as 
     defined in subsection (c)(1)) under which the State makes a 
     capitation payment (as defined in subsection (c)(2)) to the 
     organization for providing or arranging for the provision of 
     medical assistance under the MediGrant plan for a group of 
     services, including at least inpatient hospital services and 
     physicians' services, the plan shall include a description of 
     the following:
       ``(1) Use of actuarial science.--The extent and manner in 
     which the State uses actuarial science--
       ``(A) to analyze and project health care expenditures and 
     utilization for individuals enrolled (or to be enrolled) in 
     such an organization under the MediGrant plan, and
       ``(B) to develop capitation payment rates, including a 
     brief description of the general methodologies used by 
     actuaries.
       ``(2) Qualifications of organizations.--The general 
     qualifications, including any accreditation, State licensure 
     or certification, or provider network standards, required by 
     the State for participation of capitated health care 
     organizations under the MediGrant plan.
       ``(3) Dissemination process.--The process used by the State 
     under subsection (b) and otherwise to disseminate, before 
     entering into contracts with capitated health care 
     organizations, actuarial information to such organizations on 
     the historical fee-for-service costs (or, if not available, 
     other recent financial data associated with providing covered 
     services) and utilization associated with individuals 
     described in paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(b) Public Notice and Comment.--Under the MediGrant plan 
     the State shall provide a process for providing, before the 
     beginning of each contract year--
       ``(1) public notice of--
       ``(A) the amounts of the capitation payments (if any) made 
     under the plan for the contract year preceding the public 
     notice, and
       ``(B)(i) the information described under subsection (a)(1) 
     with respect to capitation payments for the contract year 
     involved, or (ii) amounts of the capitation payments the 
     State expects to make for the contract year involved,
     unless such information is designated as proprietary and not 
     subject to public disclosure under State law, and
       ``(2) an opportunity for receiving public comment on the 
     amounts and information for which notice is provided under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(c) Definitions.--In this title:
       ``(1) Capitated health care organization.--The term 
     `capitated health care organization' means a health 
     maintenance organization or any other entity (including a 
     health insuring organization, managed care organization, 
     prepaid health plan, integrated service network, or similar 
     entity) which under State law is permitted to accept 
     capitation payments for providing (or arranging for the 
     provision of) a group of items and services including at 
     least inpatient hospital services and physicians' services.
       ``(2) Capitation payment.--The term `capitation payment' 
     means, with respect to payment, payment on a prepaid 
     capitation basis or any other risk basis to an entity for the 
     entity's provision (or arranging for the provision) of a 
     group of items and services, including at least inpatient 
     hospital services and physicians' services.

     ``SEC. 2115. PREVENTING SPOUSAL IMPOVERISHMENT.

       ``(a) Special Treatment for Institutionalized Spouses.--
       ``(1) Supersedes other provisions.--In determining the 
     eligibility for medical assistance of an institutionalized 
     spouse (as defined in subsection (h)(1)), the provisions of 
     this section supersede any other provision of this title 
     which is inconsistent with them.
       ``(2) Does not affect certain determinations.--Except as 
     this section specifically provides, this section does not 
     apply to--
       ``(A) the determination of what constitutes income or 
     resources, or
       ``(B) the methodology and standards for determining and 
     evaluating income and resources.
       ``(3) No application in commonwealths and territories.--
     This section shall only apply to a State that is one of the 
     50 States or the District of Columbia.
       ``(b) Rules for Treatment of Income.--
       ``(1) Separate treatment of income.--During any month in 
     which an institutionalized spouse is in the institution, 
     except as provided in paragraph (2), no income of the 
     community spouse shall be deemed available to the 
     institutionalized spouse.

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       ``(2) Attribution of income.--In determining the income of 
     an institutionalized spouse or community spouse for purposes 
     of the post-eligibility income determination described in 
     subsection (d), except as otherwise provided in this section 
     and regardless of any State laws relating to community 
     property or the division of marital property, the following 
     rules apply:
       ``(A) Non-trust property.--Subject to subparagraphs (C) and 
     (D), in the case of income not from a trust, unless the 
     instrument providing the income otherwise specifically 
     provides--
       ``(i) if payment of income is made solely in the name of 
     the institutionalized spouse or the community spouse, the 
     income shall be considered available only to that respective 
     spouse,
       ``(ii) if payment of income is made in the names of the 
     institutionalized spouse and the community spouse, \1/2\ of 
     the income shall be considered available to each of them, and
       ``(iii) if payment of income is made in the names of the 
     institutionalized spouse or the community spouse, or both, 
     and to another person or persons, the income shall be 
     considered available to each spouse in proportion to the 
     spouse's interest (or, if payment is made with respect to 
     both spouses and no such interest is specified, \1/2\ of the 
     joint interest shall be considered available to each spouse).
       ``(B) Trust property.--In the case of a trust--
       ``(i) except as provided in clause (ii), income shall be 
     attributed in accordance with the provisions of this title; 
     and
       ``(ii) income shall be considered available to each spouse 
     as provided in the trust, or, in the absence of a specific 
     provision in the trust--

       ``(I) if payment of income is made solely to the 
     institutionalized spouse or the community spouse, the income 
     shall be considered available only to that respective spouse,
       ``(II) if payment of income is made to both the 
     institutionalized spouse and the community spouse, \1/2\ of 
     the income shall be considered available to each of them, and
       ``(III) if payment of income is made to the 
     institutionalized spouse or the community spouse, or both, 
     and to another person or persons, the income shall be 
     considered available to each spouse in proportion to the 
     spouse's interest (or, if payment is made with respect to 
     both spouses and no such interest is specified, \1/2\ of the 
     joint interest shall be considered available to each spouse).

       ``(C) Property with no instrument.--In the case of income 
     not from a trust in which there is no instrument establishing 
     ownership, subject to subparagraph (D), \1/2\ of the income 
     shall be considered to be available to the institutionalized 
     spouse and \1/2\ to the community spouse.
       ``(D) Rebutting ownership.--The rules of subparagraphs (A) 
     and (C) are superseded to the extent that an 
     institutionalized spouse can establish, by a preponderance of 
     the evidence, that the ownership interests in income are 
     other than as provided under such subparagraphs.
       ``(c) Rules for Treatment of Resources.--
       ``(1) Computation of spousal share at time of 
     institutionalization.--
       ``(A) Total joint resources.--There shall be computed (as 
     of the beginning of the first continuous period of 
     institutionalization of the institutionalized spouse)--
       ``(i) the total value of the resources to the extent either 
     the institutionalized spouse or the community spouse has an 
     ownership interest, and
       ``(ii) a spousal share which is equal to \1/2\ of such 
     total value.
       ``(B) Assessment.--At the request of an institutionalized 
     spouse or community spouse, at the beginning of the first 
     continuous period of institutionalization of the 
     institutionalized spouse and upon the receipt of relevant 
     documentation of resources, the State shall promptly assess 
     and document the total value described in subparagraph (A)(i) 
     and shall provide a copy of such assessment and documentation 
     to each spouse and shall retain a copy of the assessment for 
     use under this section. If the request is not part of an 
     application for medical assistance under this title, the 
     State may, at its option as a condition of providing the 
     assessment, require payment of a fee not exceeding the 
     reasonable expenses of providing and documenting the 
     assessment. At the time of providing the copy of the 
     assessment, the State shall include a notice indicating that 
     the spouse will have a right to a fair hearing under 
     subsection (e)(2).
       ``(2) Attribution of resources at time of initial 
     eligibility determination.--In determining the resources of 
     an institutionalized spouse at the time of application for 
     medical assistance under this title, regardless of any State 
     laws relating to community property or the division of 
     marital property--
       ``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), all the 
     resources held by either the institutionalized spouse, 
     community spouse, or both, shall be considered to be 
     available to the institutionalized spouse, and
       ``(B) resources shall be considered to be available to an 
     institutionalized spouse, but only to the extent that the 
     amount of such resources exceeds the amount computed under 
     subsection (f)(2)(A) (as of the time of application for 
     medical assistance).
       ``(3) Assignment of support rights.--The institutionalized 
     spouse shall not be ineligible by reason of resources 
     determined under paragraph (2) to be available for the cost 
     of care where--
       ``(A) the institutionalized spouse has assigned to the 
     State any rights to support from the community spouse,
       ``(B) the institutionalized spouse lacks the ability to 
     execute an assignment due to physical or mental impairment 
     but the State has the right to bring a support proceeding 
     against a community spouse without such assignment, or
       ``(C) the State determines that denial of eligibility would 
     work an undue hardship.
       ``(4) Separate treatment of resources after eligibility for 
     medical assistance established.--During the continuous period 
     in which an institutionalized spouse is in an institution and 
     after the month in which an institutionalized spouse is 
     determined to be eligible for medical assistance under this 
     title, no resources of the community spouse shall be deemed 
     available to the institutionalized spouse.
       ``(5) Resources defined.--In this section, the term 
     `resources' does not include--
       ``(A) resources excluded under subsection (a) or (d) of 
     section 1613, and
       ``(B) resources that would be excluded under section 
     1613(a)(2)(A) but for the limitation on total value described 
     in such section.
       ``(d) Protecting Income for Community Spouse.--
       ``(1) Allowances to be offset from income of 
     institutionalized spouse.--After an institutionalized spouse 
     is determined or redetermined to be eligible for medical 
     assistance, in determining the amount of the spouse's income 
     that is to be applied monthly to payment for the costs of 
     care in the institution, there shall be deducted from the 
     spouse's monthly income the following amounts in the 
     following order:
       ``(A) A personal needs allowance (described in paragraph 
     (2)(A)), in an amount not less than the amount specified in 
     paragraph (2)(C).
       ``(B) A community spouse monthly income allowance (as 
     defined in paragraph (3)), but only to the extent income of 
     the institutionalized spouse is made available to (or for the 
     benefit of) the community spouse.
       ``(C) A family allowance, for each family member, equal to 
     at least \1/3\ of the amount by which the amount described in 
     paragraph (4)(A)(i) exceeds the amount of the monthly income 
     of that family member.
       ``(D) Amounts for incurred expenses for medical or remedial 
     care for the institutionalized spouse as provided under 
     paragraph (6).
     In subparagraph (C), the term `family member' only includes 
     minor or dependent children, dependent parents, or dependent 
     siblings of the institutionalized or community spouse who are 
     residing with the community spouse.
       ``(2) Personal needs allowance.--
       ``(A) In general.--The MediGrant plan must provide that, in 
     the case of an institutionalized individual or couple 
     described in subparagraph (B), in determining the amount of 
     the individual's or couple's income to be applied monthly to 
     payment for the cost of care in an institution, there shall 
     be deducted from the monthly income (in addition to other 
     allowances otherwise provided under the plan) a monthly 
     personal needs allowance--
       ``(i) which is reasonable in amount for clothing and other 
     personal needs of the individual (or couple) while in an 
     institution, and
       ``(ii) which is not less (and may be greater) than the 
     minimum monthly personal needs allowance described in 
     subparagraph (C).
       ``(B) Institutionalized individual or couple defined.--In 
     this paragraph, the term `institutionalized individual or 
     couple' means an individual or married couple--
       ``(i) who is an inpatient (or who are inpatients) in a 
     medical institution or nursing facility for which payments 
     are made under this title throughout a month, and
       ``(ii) who is or are determined to be eligible for medical 
     assistance under the State MediGrant plan.
       ``(C) Minimum allowance.--The minimum monthly personal 
     needs allowance described in this subparagraph is $40 for an 
     institutionalized individual and $80 for an institutionalized 
     couple (if both are aged, blind, or disabled, and their 
     incomes are considered available to each other in determining 
     eligibility).
       ``(3) Community spouse monthly income allowance defined.--
       ``(A) In general.--In this section (except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B)), the community spouse monthly income 
     allowance for a community spouse is an amount by which--
       ``(i) except as provided in subsection (e), the minimum 
     monthly maintenance needs allowance (established under and in 
     accordance with paragraph (4)) for the spouse, exceeds
       ``(ii) the amount of monthly income otherwise available to 
     the community spouse (determined without regard to such an 
     allowance).
       ``(B) Court ordered support.--If a court has entered an 
     order against an institutionalized spouse for monthly income 
     for the support of the community spouse, the community spouse 
     monthly income allowance for the spouse shall be not less 
     than the amount of the monthly income so ordered.
       ``(4) Establishment of minimum monthly maintenance needs 
     allowance.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each State shall establish a minimum 
     monthly maintenance needs allowance for each community spouse 
     which, subject to subparagraph (B), is equal to or exceeds--

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       ``(i) 150 percent of \1/12\ of the poverty line applicable 
     to a family unit of 2 members, plus
       ``(ii) an excess shelter allowance (as defined in paragraph 
     (4)).
     A revision of the poverty line referred to in clause (i) 
     shall apply to medical assistance furnished during and after 
     the second calendar quarter that begins after the date of 
     publication of the revision.
       ``(B) Cap on minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance.--
     The minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance established 
     under subparagraph (A) may not exceed $1,500 (subject to 
     adjustment under subsections (e) and (g)).
       ``(5) Excess shelter allowance defined.--In paragraph 
     (4)(A)(ii), the term `excess shelter allowance' means, for a 
     community spouse, the amount by which the sum of--
       ``(A) the spouse's expenses for rent or mortgage payment 
     (including principal and interest), taxes and insurance and, 
     in the case of a condominium or cooperative, required 
     maintenance charge, for the community spouse's principal 
     residence, and
       ``(B) the standard utility allowance (used by the State 
     under section 5(e) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977) or, if the 
     State does not use such an allowance, the spouse's actual 
     utility expenses,
     exceeds 30 percent of the amount described in paragraph 
     (4)(A)(i), except that, in the case of a condominium or 
     cooperative, for which a maintenance charge is included under 
     subparagraph (A), any allowance under subparagraph (B) shall 
     be reduced to the extent the maintenance charge includes 
     utility expenses.
       ``(6) Treatment of incurred expenses.--With respect to the 
     post-eligibility treatment of income under this section, 
     there shall be disregarded reparation payments made by the 
     Federal Republic of Germany and, there shall be taken into 
     account amounts for incurred expenses for medical or remedial 
     care that are not subject to payment by a third party, 
     including--
       ``(A) medicare and other health insurance premiums, 
     deductibles, or coinsurance, and
       ``(B) necessary medical or remedial care recognized under 
     State law but not covered under the State MediGrant plan 
     under this title, subject to reasonable limits the State may 
     establish on the amount of these expenses.
       ``(e) Notice and Hearing.--
       ``(1) Notice.--Upon--
       ``(A) a determination of eligibility for medical assistance 
     of an institutionalized spouse, or
       ``(B) a request by either the institutionalized spouse, or 
     the community spouse, or a representative acting on behalf of 
     either spouse,
     each State shall notify both spouses (in the case described 
     in subparagraph (A)) or the spouse making the request (in the 
     case described in subparagraph (B)) of the amount of the 
     community spouse monthly income allowance (described in 
     subsection (d)(1)(B)), of the amount of any family allowances 
     (described in subsection (d)(1)(C)), of the method for 
     computing the amount of the community spouse resources 
     allowance permitted under subsection (f), and of the spouse's 
     right to a hearing under the MediGrant plan respecting 
     ownership or availability of income or resources, and the 
     determination of the community spouse monthly income or 
     resource allowance.
       ``(2) Results of hearing.--
       ``(A) Revision of minimum monthly maintenance needs 
     allowance.--If either such spouse establishes in a hearing 
     under this subsection that the community spouse needs income, 
     above the level otherwise provided by the minimum monthly 
     maintenance needs allowance, due to exceptional circumstances 
     resulting in significant financial duress, there shall be 
     substituted, for the minimum monthly maintenance needs 
     allowance in subsection (d)(2)(A), an amount adequate to 
     provide such additional income as is necessary.
       ``(B) Revision of community spouse resource allowance.--If 
     either such spouse establishes in such a hearing that the 
     community spouse resource allowance (in relation to the 
     amount of income generated by such an allowance) is 
     inadequate to raise the community spouse's income to the 
     minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance, there shall be 
     substituted, for the community spouse resource allowance 
     under subsection (f)(2), an amount adequate to provide such a 
     minimum monthly maintenance needs allowance.
       ``(f) Permitting Transfer of Resources to Community 
     Spouse.--
       ``(1) In general.--An institutionalized spouse may, without 
     regard to any other provision of the MediGrant plan to the 
     contrary, transfer an amount equal to the community spouse 
     resource allowance (as defined in paragraph (2)), but only to 
     the extent the resources of the institutionalized spouse are 
     transferred to, or for the sole benefit of, the community 
     spouse. The transfer under the preceding sentence shall be 
     made as soon as practicable after the date of the initial 
     determination of eligibility, taking into account such time 
     as may be necessary to obtain a court order under paragraph 
     (3).
       ``(2) Community spouse resource allowance defined.--In 
     paragraph (1), the `community spouse resource allowance' for 
     a community spouse is an amount (if any) by which--
       ``(A) the greatest of--
       ``(i) $12,000 (subject to adjustment under subsection (g)), 
     or, if greater (but not to exceed the amount specified in 
     clause (ii)(II)) an amount specified under the State 
     MediGrant plan,
       ``(ii) the lesser of (I) the spousal share computed under 
     subsection (c)(1), or (II) $60,000 (subject to adjustment 
     under subsection (g)), or
       ``(iii) the amount established under subsection (e)(2);
     exceeds
       ``(B) the amount of the resources otherwise available to 
     the community spouse (determined without regard to such an 
     allowance).
       ``(g) Indexing Dollar Amounts.--For services furnished 
     during a calendar year after 1989, the dollar amounts 
     specified in subsections (d)(3)(C), (f)(2)(A)(i), and 
     (f)(2)(A)(ii)(II) shall be increased by the same percentage 
     as the percentage increase in the consumer price index for 
     all urban consumers (all items; U.S. city average) between 
     September 1988 and the September before the calendar year 
     involved.
       ``(h) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Institutionalized spouse.--The term 
     `institutionalized spouse' means an individual--
       ``(A)(i) who is in a medical institution or nursing 
     facility, or
       ``(ii) at the option of the State (I) who would be eligible 
     under the MediGrant plan under this title if such individual 
     was in a medical institution, (II) with respect to whom there 
     has been a determination that but for the provision of home 
     or community-based services such individual would require the 
     level of care provided in a hospital, nursing facility or 
     intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded the cost 
     of which could be reimbursed under the plan, and (III) who 
     will receive home or community-based services pursuant the 
     plan; and
       ``(B) is married to a spouse who is not in a medical 
     institution or nursing facility;
     but does not include any such individual who is not likely to 
     meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) for at least 30 
     consecutive days.
       ``(2) Community spouse.--The term `community spouse' means 
     the spouse of an institutionalized spouse.

     ``SEC. 2116. STATE FLEXIBILITY.

       ``(a) State Flexibility in Benefits, Provider Payments, 
     Geographical Coverage Area, and Selection of Providers.--
     Nothing in this title (other than subsections (c) and (d) of 
     section 2111) shall be construed as requiring a State--
       ``(1) to provide medical assistance for any particular 
     items or services,
       ``(2) to provide for any payments with respect to any 
     specific health care providers or any level of payments for 
     any services,
       ``(3) to provide for the same medical assistance in all 
     geographical areas or political subdivisions of the State, so 
     long as medical assistance is made available in all such 
     areas or subdivisions,
       ``(4) to provide that the medical assistance made available 
     to any individual eligible for medical assistance must not be 
     less in amount, duration, or scope than the medical 
     assistance made available to any other such individual, or
       ``(5) to provide that any individual eligible for medical 
     assistance with respect to an item or service may choose to 
     obtain such assistance from any institution, agency, or 
     person qualified to provide the item or service.
       ``(b) State Flexibility With Respect to Managed Care.--
     Nothing in this title shall be construed--
       ``(1) to limit a State's ability to contract with, on a 
     capitated basis or otherwise, health care plans or individual 
     health care providers for the provision or arrangement of 
     medical assistance,
       ``(2) to limit a State's ability to contract with health 
     care plans or other entities for case management services or 
     for coordination of medical assistance, or
       ``(3) to restrict a State from establishing capitation 
     rates on the basis of competition among health care plans or 
     negotiations between the State and one or more health care 
     plans.

                      ``Part C--Payments to States

     ``SEC. 2121. ALLOTMENT OF FUNDS AMONG STATES.

       ``(a) Allotments.--
       ``(1) Computation.--The Secretary shall provide for the 
     computation of State obligation and outlay allotments in 
     accordance with this section for each fiscal year beginning 
     with fiscal year 1996.
       ``(2) Limitation on obligations.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary shall not enter into obligations with any State 
     under this title for a fiscal year in excess of the 
     obligation allotment for that State for the fiscal year under 
     paragraph (4). The sum of such obligation allotments for all 
     States in any fiscal year (excluding amounts carried over 
     under subparagraph (B) and excluding changes in allotments 
     effected under paragraph (4)(D)) shall not exceed the 
     aggregate limit on new obligation authority specified in 
     paragraph (3) for that fiscal year.
       ``(B) Adjustments.--
       ``(i) Carryover of allotment permitted.--If the amount of 
     obligations entered into under this part with a State for 
     quarters in a fiscal year is less than the amount of the 
     obligation allotment under this section to the State for the 
     fiscal year, the amount of the difference shall be added to 
     the amount of the State obligation allotment otherwise 
     provided under this section for the succeeding fiscal year. 
     This clause shall be applied separately with respect to the 
     portion of the obligation allotment that is attributable to 
     the supplemental outlay allotment under subsection (f).

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       ``(ii) Reduction for post-enactment new obligations under 
     title xix in fiscal year 1996.--The amount of the obligation 
     allotment otherwise provided under this section for fiscal 
     year 1996 for a State shall be reduced by the amount of the 
     obligations entered into with respect to the State under 
     section 1903(a) after the date of the enactment of this 
     title.
       ``(C) No effect on prior year obligations.--Subparagraph 
     (A) shall not apply to or affect obligations for a fiscal 
     year prior to fiscal year 1996.
       ``(D) Obligation.--For purposes of this section, the 
     Secretary's establishment of an estimate under section 
     2123(b) of the amount a State is entitled to receive for a 
     quarter (taking into account any adjustments described in 
     such subsection) shall be treated as the obligation of such 
     amount for the State as of the first day of the quarter.
       ``(3) Aggregate limit on new obligation authority.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, subject 
     to subparagraph (C), the `aggregate limit on new obligation 
     authority', for a fiscal year, is the pool amount under 
     subsection (b) for the fiscal year, divided by the payout 
     adjustment factor (described in subparagraph (B)) for the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(B) Payout adjustment factor.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the `payout adjustment factor'--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 1996 is 0.950,
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 1997 is 0.986, and
       ``(iii) for a subsequent fiscal year is 0.998.
       ``(C) Transitional adjustment for pre-enactment-obligation 
     outlays.--In order to account for pre-enactment-obligation 
     outlays described in paragraph (4)(C)(iv), in determining the 
     aggregate limit on new obligation authority under 
     subparagraph (A) for fiscal year 1996, the pool amount for 
     such fiscal year is equal to--
       ``(i) the pool amount for such year, reduced by
       ``(ii) $24,624,000,000.
       ``(4) Obligation allotments.--
       ``(A) General rule for 50 states and the district of 
     columbia.--Except as provided in this paragraph, the 
     `obligation allotment' for any of the 50 States or the 
     District of Columbia for a fiscal year (beginning with fiscal 
     year 1997) is an amount that bears the same ratio to the 
     outlay allotment under subsection (c)(2) for such State or 
     District (not taking into account any adjustment due to an 
     election under paragraph (4)) for the fiscal year as the 
     ratio of--
       ``(i) the aggregate limit on new obligation authority (less 
     the total of the obligation allotments under subparagraph 
     (B)) for the fiscal year, to
       ``(ii) the pool amount (less the sum of the outlay 
     allotments for the territories) for such fiscal year.
       ``(B) Territories.--The obligation allotment for each of 
     the Commonwealths and territories for a fiscal year is the 
     outlay allotment for such Commonwealth or territory (as 
     determined under subsection (c)(5)) for the fiscal year 
     divided by the payout adjustment factor for the fiscal year 
     (as defined in paragraph (3)(B)).
       ``(C) Transitional rule for fiscal year 1996.--
       ``(i) In general.--The obligation amount for fiscal year 
     1996 for any State (including the District of Columbia, a 
     Commonwealth, or territory) is determined according to the 
     formula: A=(B-C)/D, where--

       ``(I) `A' is the obligation amount for such State,
       ``(II) `B' is the outlay allotment of such State for fiscal 
     year 1996, as determined under subsection (c),
       ``(III) `C' is the amount of the pre-enactment-obligation 
     outlays (as established for such State under clause (ii)), 
     and
       ``(IV) `D' is the payout adjustment factor for such fiscal 
     year (as defined in paragraph (3)(B)).

       ``(ii) Pre-enactment-obligation outlay amounts.--Within 30 
     days after the date of the enactment of this title, the 
     Secretary shall estimate (based on the best data available) 
     and publish in the Federal Register the amount of the pre-
     enactment-obligation outlays (as defined in clause (iv)) for 
     each State (including the District of Columbia, 
     Commonwealths, and territories). The total of such amounts 
     shall equal the dollar amount specified in paragraph 
     (3)(C)(ii).
       ``(iii) Agreement.--The submission of a MediGrant plan by a 
     State under this title is deemed to constitute the State's 
     acceptance of the obligation allotment limitations under this 
     subsection, including the formula for computing the amount of 
     such obligation allotment.
       ``(iv) Pre-enactment-obligation outlays defined.--In this 
     subsection, the term `pre-enactment-obligation outlays' 
     means, for a State, the outlays of the Federal Government 
     that result from obligations that have been incurred under 
     title XIX with respect to the State before the date of the 
     enactment of this title, but for which payments to States 
     have not been made as of such date of enactment.
       ``(D) Adjustment to reflect adoption of alternative growth 
     formula.--Any State that has elected an alternative growth 
     formula under subsection (c)(4) which increases or decreases 
     the dollar amount of an outlay allotment for a fiscal year is 
     deemed to have increased or decreased, respectively, its 
     obligation amount for such fiscal year by the amount of such 
     increase or decrease.
       ``(E) Transitional correction for fiscal year 1997.--
       ``(i) In general.--The obligation amount for fiscal year 
     1997 for any State described in clause (ii) shall be 
     increased by 90 percent of the amount by which 90 percent of 
     the amount described in clause (ii)(I) exceeds the amount 
     described in clause (ii)(II), divided by the payout 
     adjustment factor specified in paragraph (3)(B) for fiscal 
     year 1996. The increase under this clause shall be paid to a 
     State in the first quarter of fiscal year 1997.
       ``(ii) States described.--A State described in this clause 
     is a State for which--

       ``(I) the amount of the pre-enactment-obligation outlays 
     (as established for such State under subparagraph (C)(ii)), 
     exceeded
       ``(II) the outlays of the Federal Government during fiscal 
     year 1996 that are attributable to obligations that were 
     incurred under title XIX with respect to the State before the 
     date of the enactment of this title, but for which payments 
     to States had not been made as of such date of enactment,

     by at least 10 percent of the amount described in subclause 
     (I).
       ``(b) Pool of Available Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the `pool 
     amount' under this subsection for--
       ``(A) fiscal year 1996 is $96,386,037,894,
       ``(B) fiscal year 1997 is $103,233,603,164,
       ``(C) fiscal year 1998 is $107,907,625,827,
       ``(D) fiscal year 1999 is $112,644,040,408,
       ``(E) fiscal year 2000 is $117,359,685,046,
       ``(F) fiscal year 2001 is $122,284,072,525,
       ``(G) fiscal year 2002 is $127,418,239,580, and
       ``(H) each subsequent fiscal year is the pool amount under 
     this paragraph for the previous fiscal year increased by the 
     lesser of 4.2 percent or the annual percentage increase in 
     the gross domestic product for the 12-month period ending in 
     June before the beginning of that subsequent fiscal year.
       ``(2) National medigrant growth percentage.--For purposes 
     of this section for a fiscal year (beginning with fiscal year 
     1997), the `national MediGrant growth percentage' is the 
     percentage by which--
       ``(A) the pool amount under paragraph (1) for the fiscal 
     year, exceeds
       ``(B) such pool amount for the previous fiscal year.
       ``(c) State Outlay Allotments.--
       ``(1) Fiscal year 1996.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each of the 50 States and the 
     District of Columbia, the amount of the State outlay 
     allotment under this subsection for fiscal year 1996 is, 
     subject to paragraph (4), determined in accordance with the 
     following table:

Outlay allotment (in dollars):
1,517,652,207..........................................................
204,933,213............................................................
1,370,781,297..........................................................
1,011,457,933..........................................................
8,946,838,461..........................................................
757,492,679............................................................
1,463,011,635..........................................................
212,327,763............................................................
501,412,091 Columbia...................................................
3,715,624,180..........................................................
2,426,320,602..........................................................
323,124,375............................................................
278,329,686............................................................
3,467,274,342..........................................................
1,952,467,267..........................................................
835,235,895............................................................
713,700,869............................................................
1,577,828,832..........................................................
2,622,000,000..........................................................
694,220,790............................................................
1,369,699,847..........................................................
2,870,346,862..........................................................
3,465,182,886..........................................................
1,793,776,356..........................................................
1,261,781,330..........................................................
1,849,248,945..........................................................
312,212,472............................................................
463,900,417............................................................
257,896,453............................................................
360,000,000re..........................................................
2,854,621,241..........................................................
634,756,945............................................................
12,901,793,038.........................................................
2,587,883,809a.........................................................
241,168,563a...........................................................
4,034,049,690..........................................................
911,198,775............................................................
1,088,670,440..........................................................
4,454,423,400..........................................................
545,686,262d...........................................................
1,621,021,815a.........................................................
262,804,959a...........................................................
2,519,934,251..........................................................
6,351,909,343..........................................................
484,274,254............................................................
248,158,729............................................................
1,144,962,509..........................................................
1,763,460,996..........................................................
1,156,813,157..........................................................
1,709,500,642..........................................................
132,925,390............................................................
       ``(2) Computation of state outlay allotments.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to the succeeding provisions of 
     this subsection, the amount of the State outlay allotment 
     under this subsection for one of the 50 States and the 
     District of Columbia for a fiscal year (beginning with fiscal 
     year 1997) is equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the needs-based amount determined under subparagraph 
     (B) for such State or District for the fiscal year, and
       ``(ii) the scalar factor described in subparagraph (C) for 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Needs-based amount.--The needs-based amount under 
     this subparagraph for a State or the District of Columbia for 
     a fiscal year is equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the State's or District's aggregate expenditure need 
     for the fiscal year (as determined under subsection (d)), and
       ``(ii) the State's or District's old Federal medical 
     assistance percentage (as defined in section 2122(d)) for the 
     fiscal year (or, in the case of fiscal year 1997, the Federal 
     medical assistance percentage determined under section 
     1905(b) for fiscal year 1996).
       ``(C) Scalar factor.--The scalar factor under this 
     subparagraph for a fiscal year is

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     such proportion so that, when it is applied under 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) for the fiscal year (taking into account 
     the floors and ceilings under paragraph (3)), the total of 
     the outlay allotments under this subsection for all the 50 
     States and the District of Columbia for the fiscal year (not 
     taking into account any increase in an outlay allotment for a 
     fiscal year attributable to the election of an alternative 
     growth formula under paragraph (4)) is equal to the amount by 
     which (i) the pool amount for the fiscal year (as determined 
     under subsection (b)), exceeds (ii) the sum of the outlay 
     allotments provided under paragraph (5) for the Commonwealths 
     and territories for the fiscal year.
       ``(3) Floors and ceilings.--
       ``(A) Floors.--Subject to the ceiling established under 
     subparagraph (B), in no case shall the amount of the State 
     outlay allotment under paragraph (2) for a fiscal year be 
     less than the greatest of the following:
       ``(i) In general.--Beginning with fiscal year 1998, 0.24 
     percent of the pool amount for the fiscal year.
       ``(ii) Floor based on previous year's outlay allotment.--
     Subject to clause (iii)--

       ``(I) Fiscal year 1997.--For fiscal year 1997, 103.5 
     percent of the amount of the State outlay allotment under 
     this subsection for fiscal year 1996.
       ``(II) Fiscal year 1998.--For fiscal year 1998, 103 percent 
     of the amount of the State outlay allotment under this 
     subsection for fiscal year 1997.
       ``(III) Subsequent fiscal years.--For a fiscal year after 
     1998, 102 percent of the amount of the State outlay allotment 
     under this subsection for the previous fiscal year.

       ``(iii) Floor based on outlay allotment growth rate in 
     first year.--Beginning with fiscal year 1998, in the case of 
     a State for which the outlay allotment under this subsection 
     for fiscal year 1997 exceeded its outlay allotment under this 
     subsection for the previous fiscal year by more than the 
     national MediGrant growth percentage for fiscal year 1997, 
     104 percent of the amount of the State outlay allotment under 
     this subsection for the previous fiscal year (or, if less, 
     beginning with fiscal year 2003, 95 percent of the national 
     MediGrant growth percentage for the year).
       ``(B) Ceilings.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), in no case shall 
     the amount of the State outlay allotment under paragraph (2) 
     for a fiscal year be greater than the product of--

       ``(I) the State outlay allotment under this subsection for 
     the State for the preceding fiscal year, and
       ``(II) the applicable percent (specified in clause (ii) or 
     (iii)) for the fiscal year involved.

       ``(ii) General rule for applicable percent.--For purposes 
     of clause (i), subject to clause (iii), the `applicable 
     percent'--

       ``(I) for fiscal year 1997 is 109 percent, and
       ``(II) for a subsequent fiscal year is 105.33 percent.

       ``(iii) Special rule.--For a fiscal year after fiscal year 
     1997, in the case of a State (among the 50 States and the 
     District of Columbia) that is one of the 10 States with the 
     lowest Federal MediGrant spending per resident-in-poverty 
     rates (as determined under clause (iv)) for the fiscal year, 
     the `applicable percent' is 107 percent.
       ``(iv) Determination of federal medigrant spending per 
     resident-in-poverty rate.--For purposes of clause (iii), the 
     `Federal MediGrant spending per resident-in-poverty rate' for 
     a State for a fiscal year is equal to--

       ``(I) the State's outlay allotment under this subsection 
     for the previous fiscal year (determined without regard to 
     paragraph (4)), divided by
       ``(II) the average annual number of residents of the State 
     in poverty (as defined in subsection (d)(2)) with respect to 
     the fiscal year.

       ``(C) Special rule.--
       ``(i) In general.--Notwithstanding the preceding 
     subparagraphs of this paragraph, the State outlay allotment 
     for--

       ``(I) New Hampshire for each of the fiscal years 1997 
     through 2000, is $360,000,000,
       ``(II) Louisiana, subject to subclause (III), for each of 
     the fiscal years 1997 through 2000, is $2,622,000,000, and
       ``(III) Louisiana and Nebraska for fiscal year 1997, as 
     otherwise determined, shall be increased by $37,048,207 and 
     $106,132,408, respectively.
       ``(IV) Nevada for each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 
     1998, as otherwise determined, shall be increased by 
     $90,000,000.

       ``(ii) Exception.--A State described in subclause (I) or 
     (II) of clause (i) may apply to the Secretary for use of the 
     State outlay allotment otherwise determined under this 
     subsection for any fiscal year, if such State notifies the 
     Secretary not later than March 1 preceding such fiscal year 
     that such State will be able to expend sufficient State funds 
     in such fiscal year to qualify for such allotment.
       ``(iii) Treatment of increase as supplemental allotment.--
     Any increase in an outlay allotment under clause (i)(III) or 
     (i)(IV) shall not be taken into account for purposes of 
     determining the scalar factor under paragraph (2) for fiscal 
     year 1997, any State outlay allotment for a fiscal year after 
     fiscal year 1997, the pool amount for a fiscal year after 
     fiscal year 1997, or determination of the national MediGrant 
     growth percentage for any fiscal year.
       ``(4) Election of alternative growth formula.--
       ``(A) Election.--In order to reduce variations in increases 
     in outlay allotments over time, any of the 50 States or the 
     District of Columbia may elect (by notice provided to the 
     Secretary by not later than April 1, 1996) to adopt an 
     alternative growth rate formula under this paragraph for the 
     determination of the State's outlay allotment in fiscal year 
     1996 and for the increase in the amount of such allotment in 
     subsequent fiscal years.
       ``(B) Formula.--The alternative growth formula under this 
     paragraph may be any formula under which a portion of the 
     State outlay allotment for fiscal year 1996 under paragraph 
     (1) is deferred and applied to increase the amount of its 
     outlay allotment for one or more subsequent fiscal years, so 
     long as the total amount of such increases for all such 
     subsequent fiscal years does not exceed the amount of the 
     outlay allotment deferred from fiscal year 1996.
       ``(5) Commonwealths and territories.--
       ``(A) In general.--The outlay allotment for each of the 
     Commonwealths and territories for a fiscal year is the 
     maximum amount that could have been certified under section 
     1108(c) (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this title) with respect to the Commonwealth or 
     territory for the fiscal year with respect to title XIX, if 
     the national MediGrant growth percentage (as determined under 
     subsection (b)(2)) for the fiscal year had been substituted 
     (beginning with fiscal year 1997) for the percentage increase 
     referred to in section 1108(c)(1)(B) (as so in effect).
       ``(B) Disregard of rounding requirements.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the rounding requirements under section 
     1108(c) shall not apply.
       ``(C) Limitation on total amount for fiscal year 1996.--
     Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A), the total 
     amount of the outlay allotments for the Commonwealths and 
     territories for fiscal year 1996 may not exceed $139,950,000.
       ``(d) State Aggregate Expenditure Need Determined.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (c), the 
     `State aggregate expenditure need' for a State or the 
     District of Columbia for a fiscal year is equal to the 
     product of the following 4 factors:
       ``(A) Residents in poverty.--The average annual number of 
     residents in poverty of such State or District with respect 
     to the fiscal year (as determined under paragraph (2)).
       ``(B) Case mix index.--The case mix index for such State or 
     District (as determined under paragraph (3)) for the most 
     recent fiscal year for which data are available, but in no 
     case less than 0.9 or greater than 1.15.
       ``(C) Input cost index.--The input cost index for the State 
     (as determined under paragraph (4)) for the most recent 
     fiscal year for which data are available.
       ``(D) National average spending per resident in poverty.--
     The national average spending per resident in poverty (as 
     determined under paragraph (5)).
       ``(2) Residents in poverty.--In this section--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `average annual number of 
     residents in poverty' means, with respect to a State or the 
     District of Columbia and a fiscal year, the average annual 
     number of residents in poverty (as defined in subparagraph 
     (B)) in such State or District (based on data made generally 
     available by the Bureau of the Census from the Current 
     Population Survey) for the most recent 3-calendar-year period 
     (ending before the fiscal year) for which such data are 
     available.
       ``(B) Resident in poverty defined.--The term `resident in 
     poverty' means an individual whose family income does not 
     exceed the poverty threshold (as such terms are defined by 
     the Office of Management and Budget and are generally 
     interpreted and applied by the Bureau of the Census for the 
     year involved).
       ``(3) Case mix index.--
       ``(A) In general.--In this subsection, the `case mix index' 
     for a State or the District of Columbia for a fiscal year is 
     equal to--
       ``(i) the sum of--

       ``(I) the projected per recipient expenditures with respect 
     to elderly individuals in such State or District for the 
     fiscal year (determined under subparagraph (B)),
       ``(II) the projected per recipient expenditures with 
     respect to the blind and disabled individuals in such State 
     or District for the fiscal year (determined under 
     subparagraph (C)), and
       ``(III) the projected per recipient expenditures with 
     respect to other individuals in such State or District 
     (determined under subparagraph (D));

     divided by--
       ``(ii) the national average spending per recipient 
     determined under subparagraph (E) for the fiscal year 
     involved.
       ``(B) Projected per recipient expenditures for the 
     elderly.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(I), the 
     `projected per recipient expenditures with respect to elderly 
     individuals' in a State or the District of Columbia for a 
     fiscal year is equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the national average per recipient expenditures under 
     this title in the 50 States and the District of Columbia for 
     the most recent fiscal year for which data are available for 
     elderly individuals, and
       ``(ii) the proportion, of all individuals who received 
     medical assistance under this title in such State or District 
     in the most recent fiscal year referred to in clause (i), 
     that were individuals described in such clause.
       ``(C) Projected per recipient expenditures for the blind 
     and disabled.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(II), the 
     `projected per recipient expenditures with respect to blind 
     and disabled individuals' in a

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     State or the District of Columbia for a fiscal year is equal 
     to the product of--
       ``(i) the national average per recipient expenditures under 
     this title in the 50 States and the District of Columbia for 
     the most recent fiscal year for which data are available for 
     individuals who are eligible for medical assistance because 
     such individuals are blind or disabled and are not elderly 
     individuals, and
       ``(ii) the proportion, of all individuals who received 
     medical assistance under this title in the State in the most 
     recent fiscal year referred to in clause (i), that were 
     individuals described in such clause.
       ``(D) Projected per recipient expenditures for other 
     individuals.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i)(III), the 
     `projected per recipient expenditures with respect to other 
     individuals' in a State or the District of Columbia for a 
     fiscal year is equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the national average per recipient expenditures under 
     this title in the 50 States and the District of Columbia for 
     the most recent fiscal year for which data are available for 
     individuals who are not described in subparagraph (B)(i) or 
     (C)(i), and
       ``(ii) the proportion, of all individuals who received 
     medical assistance under this title in such State or District 
     in the most recent fiscal year referred to in clause (i), 
     that were individuals described in such clause.
       ``(E) National average spending per recipient.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph, the `national average 
     expenditures per recipient' for a fiscal year is equal to the 
     sum of--
       ``(i) the product of (I) the national average described in 
     subparagraph (B)(i), and (II) the proportion, of all 
     individuals who received medical assistance under this title 
     in any of the 50 States or the District of Columbia in the 
     fiscal year referred to in such subparagraph, who are 
     described in such subparagraph,
       ``(ii) the product of (I) the national average described in 
     subparagraph (C)(i), and (II) the proportion, of all 
     individuals who received medical assistance under this title 
     in any of the 50 States or the District of Columbia in the 
     fiscal year referred to in such subparagraph, who are 
     described in such subparagraph, and
       ``(iii) the product of (I) the national average described 
     in subparagraph (D)(i), and (II) the proportion, of all 
     individuals who received medical assistance under this title 
     in any of the 50 States or the District of Columbia in the 
     fiscal year referred to in such subparagraph, who are 
     described in such subparagraph.
       ``(F) Determination of national averages and proportions.--
       ``(i) In general.--The national averages per recipient and 
     the proportions referred to in clauses (i) and (ii), 
     respectively, of subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) and 
     subparagraph (E) shall be determined by the Secretary using 
     the most recent data available.
       ``(ii) Use of medicaid data.--If for a fiscal year there is 
     inadequate data to compute such averages and proportions 
     based on expenditures and numbers of individuals receiving 
     medical assistance under this title, the Secretary may 
     compute such averages based on expenditures and numbers of 
     such individuals under title XIX for the most recent fiscal 
     year for which data are available and, for this purpose--

       ``(I) any reference in subparagraph (B)(i) to `elderly 
     individuals' is deemed a reference to `individuals whose 
     eligibility for medical assistance is based on being 65 years 
     of age or older',
       ``(II) the reference in subparagraph (C)(i) to `and are not 
     elderly individuals' shall be considered to be deleted, and
       ``(III) individuals whose basis for eligibility for medical 
     assistance was reported as unknown shall not be counted as 
     individuals under subparagraph (D)(i).

       ``(iii) Expenditure defined.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `expenditure' means medical vendor 
     payments by basis of eligibility as reported by HCFA Form 
     2082.
       ``(4) Input cost index.--
       ``(A) In general.--In this section, the `input cost index' 
     for a State or the District of Columbia for a fiscal year is 
     the sum of--
       ``(i) 0.15, and
       ``(ii) 0.85 multiplied by the ratio of (I) the annual 
     average wages for hospital employees in such State or 
     District for the fiscal year (as determined under 
     subparagraph (B)), to (II) the annual average wages for 
     hospital employees in the 50 States and the District of 
     Columbia for such year (as determined under such 
     subparagraph).
       ``(B) Determination of annual average wages of hospital 
     employees.--The Secretary shall provide for the determination 
     of annual average wages for hospital employees in a State or 
     the District of Columbia and, collectively, in the 50 States 
     and the District of Columbia for a fiscal year based on the 
     area wage data applicable to hospitals under section 
     1886(d)(2)(E) (or, if such data no longer exists, comparable 
     data of hospital wages) for discharges occurring during the 
     fiscal year involved.
       ``(5) National average spending per resident in poverty.--
     For purposes of this subsection, the `national average 
     spending per resident in poverty'--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 1997 is equal to--
       ``(i) the sum (for each of the 50 States and the District 
     of Columbia) of the total of the Federal and State 
     expenditures under title XIX for calendar quarters in fiscal 
     year 1994, increased by the percentage by which (I) the pool 
     amount for fiscal year 1997, exceeds (II) $83,213,431,458 
     (which represents Federal medicaid expenditures for such 
     States and District for fiscal year 1994); divided by
       ``(ii) the sum of the number of residents in poverty (as 
     defined in paragraph (2)(A)) for all of the 50 States and the 
     District of Columbia for fiscal year 1994; and
       ``(B) for a succeeding fiscal year is equal to the national 
     average spending per resident in poverty under this paragraph 
     for the preceding fiscal year increased by the national 
     MediGrant growth percentage (as defined in subsection (b)(2)) 
     for the fiscal year involved.
       ``(e) Publication of Obligation and Outlay Allotments.--
       ``(1) Notice of preliminary allotments.--Not later than 
     April 1 before the beginning of each fiscal year (beginning 
     with fiscal year 1997), the Secretary shall initially 
     compute, after consultation with the Comptroller General, and 
     publish in the Federal Register notice of the proposed 
     obligation and outlay allotments for each State under this 
     section (not taking into account subsection (a)(2)(B)) for 
     the fiscal year. The Secretary shall include in the notice a 
     description of the methodology and data used in deriving such 
     allotments for the year.
       ``(2) Review by gao.--The Comptroller General shall submit 
     to Congress by not later than May 15 of each such fiscal 
     year, a report analyzing such allotments and the extent to 
     which they comply with the precise requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(3) Notice of final allotments.--Not later than July 1 
     before the beginning of each such fiscal year, the Secretary, 
     taking into consideration the analysis contained in the 
     report of the Comptroller General under paragraph (2), shall 
     compute and publish in the Federal Register notice of the 
     final allotments under this section (both taking into account 
     and not taking into account subsection (a)(2)(B)) for the 
     fiscal year. The Secretary shall include in the notice a 
     description of any changes in such allotments from the 
     initial allotments published under paragraph (1) for the 
     fiscal year and the reasons for such changes. Once published 
     under this paragraph, the Secretary is not authorized to 
     change such allotments.
       ``(4) GAO report on final allotments.--The Comptroller 
     General shall submit to Congress by not later than August 1 
     of each such fiscal year, a report analyzing the final 
     allotments under paragraph (3) and the extent to which they 
     comply with the precise requirements of this section.
       ``(f) Supplemental Allotment for Emergency Health Care 
     Services to Certain Aliens.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding the previous provisions 
     of this section, the amount of the State outlay allotment for 
     each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000 for each supplemental 
     allotment eligible State shall be increased by the amount of 
     the supplemental outlay allotment provided under paragraph 
     (2) for the State for that year. The amount of such increased 
     allotment may only be used for the purpose of providing 
     medical assistance for care and services for aliens described 
     in paragraph (1) of section 2123(e) and for which the 
     exception described in paragraph (2) of such section applies. 
     Section 2122(f)(3) shall apply to such assistance in the same 
     manner as it applies to medical assistance described in such 
     section.
       ``(2) Supplemental outlay allotment.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     amount of the supplemental outlay allotment for a 
     supplemental allotment eligible State for a fiscal year is 
     equal to the supplemental allotment ratio (as defined in 
     subparagraph (C)) multiplied by the supplemental pool amount 
     (specified in subparagraph (D)) for the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Supplemental allotment eligible state.--In this 
     subsection, the term `supplemental allotment eligible State' 
     means one of the 15 States with the highest number of 
     undocumented alien residents of all the States.
       ``(C) Supplemental allotment ratio.--In this paragraph, the 
     `supplemental allotment ratio' for a State is the ratio of--
       ``(i) the number of undocumented aliens residing in the 
     State, to
       ``(ii) the sum of such numbers for all supplemental 
     allotment eligible States.
       ``(D) Supplemental pool amount.--In this paragraph, the 
     `supplemental pool amount'--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 1996 is $627,325,551,
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 1997 is $673,388,855,
       ``(iii) for fiscal year 1998 is $702,313,450,
       ``(iv) for fiscal year 1999 is $733,140,258, and
       ``(v) for fiscal year 2000 is $763,831,886.
       ``(E) Determination of number.--
       ``(i) In general.--The number of undocumented aliens 
     residing in a State under this paragraph--

       ``(I) for fiscal year 1996 shall be determined based on 
     estimates of the resident illegal alien population residing 
     in each State prepared by the Statistics Division of the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service as of October 1992, 
     and
       ``(II) for a subsequent fiscal year shall be determined 
     based on the most recent updated estimate made under clause 
     (ii).

       ``(ii) Updating estimate.--For each fiscal year beginning 
     with fiscal year 1997, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     the Commission of the Immigration and Naturalization Service, 
     States, and outside experts, shall estimate the number of 
     undocumented aliens residing in each of the 50 States and the 
     District of Columbia.
       ``(3) Treatment for obligation purposes.--For purposes of 
     computing obligation allotments under subsection (a)--
       ``(A) the amount of the supplemental pool amount for a 
     fiscal year shall be added to the pool amount under 
     subsection (b) for that fiscal year, and

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       ``(B) the amount of the supplemental allotment to a State 
     provided under paragraph (1) shall be added to the outlay 
     allotment of the State for that fiscal year.
       ``(4) Sequence of obligations.--For purposes of carrying 
     out this title, payments to a supplemental allotment eligible 
     State under section 2122 that are attributable to 
     expenditures for medical assistance described in the second 
     sentence of paragraph (1) shall first be counted toward the 
     supplemental outlay allotment provided under this subsection, 
     rather than toward the outlay allotment otherwise provided 
     under this section.

     ``SEC. 2122. PAYMENTS TO STATES.

       ``(a) Amount of Payment.--From the allotment of a State 
     under section 2121 for a fiscal year, subject to the 
     succeeding provisions of this title, the Secretary shall pay 
     to each State which has a MediGrant plan approved under part 
     E, for each quarter in the fiscal year--
       ``(1) an amount equal to the applicable Federal medical 
     assistance percentage (as defined in subsection (c)) of the 
     total amount expended during such quarter as medical 
     assistance under the plan; plus
       ``(2) an amount equal to the applicable Federal medical 
     assistance percentage of the total amount expended during 
     such quarter for medically-related services (as defined in 
     section 2112(e)(2)); plus
       ``(3) subject to section 2123(c)--
       ``(A) an amount equal to 90 percent of the amounts expended 
     during such quarter for the design, development, and 
     installation of information systems and for providing 
     incentives to promote the enforcement of medical support 
     orders, plus
       ``(B) an amount equal to 75 percent of the amounts expended 
     during such quarter for medical personnel, administrative 
     support of medical personnel, operation and maintenance of 
     information systems, modification of information systems, 
     quality assurance activities, utilization review, medical and 
     peer review, anti-fraud activities, independent evaluations, 
     coordination of benefits, and meeting reporting requirements 
     under this title, plus
       ``(C) an amount equal to 50 percent of so much of the 
     remainder of the amounts expended during such quarter as are 
     expended by the State in the administration of the State 
     MediGrant plan.
       ``(b) Payment Process.--
       ``(1) Quarterly estimates.--Prior to the beginning of each 
     quarter, the Secretary shall estimate the amount to which a 
     State will be entitled under subsection (a) for such quarter, 
     such estimates to be based on (A) a report filed by the State 
     containing its estimate of the total sum to be expended in 
     such quarter in accordance with the provisions of such 
     subsections, and stating the amount appropriated or made 
     available by the State and its political subdivisions for 
     such expenditures in such quarter, and if such amount is less 
     than the State's proportionate share of the total sum of such 
     estimated expenditures, the source or sources from which the 
     difference is expected to be derived, and (B) such other 
     investigation as the Secretary may find necessary.
       ``(2) Payment.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall then pay to the 
     State, in such installments as the Secretary may determine 
     and in accordance with section 6503(a) of title 31, United 
     States Code, the amount so estimated, reduced or increased to 
     the extent of any overpayment or underpayment which the 
     Secretary determines was made under this section (or section 
     1903) to such State for any prior quarter and with respect to 
     which adjustment has not already been made under this 
     subsection (or under section 1903(d)).
       ``(B) Treatment as overpayments.--Expenditures for which 
     payments were made to the State under subsection (a) shall be 
     treated as an overpayment to the extent that the State or 
     local agency administering such plan has been reimbursed for 
     such expenditures by a third party pursuant to the provisions 
     of its plan in compliance with section 2135.
       ``(C) Recovery of overpayments.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, when an overpayment is discovered, which was made 
     by a State to a person or other entity, the State shall have 
     a period of 60 days in which to recover or attempt to recover 
     such overpayment before adjustment is made in the Federal 
     payment to such State on account of such overpayment. Except 
     as otherwise provided in subparagraph (D), the adjustment in 
     the Federal payment shall be made at the end of the 60 days, 
     whether or not recovery was made.
       ``(D) No adjustment for uncollectables.--In any case where 
     the State is unable to recover a debt which represents an 
     overpayment (or any portion thereof) made to a person or 
     other entity on account of such debt having been discharged 
     in bankruptcy or otherwise being uncollectable, no adjustment 
     shall be made in the Federal payment to such State on account 
     of such overpayment (or portion thereof).
       ``(3) Federal share of recoveries.--The pro rata share to 
     which the United States is equitably entitled, as determined 
     by the Secretary, of the net amount recovered during any 
     quarter by the State or any political subdivision thereof 
     with respect to medical assistance furnished under the State 
     MediGrant plan shall be considered an overpayment to be 
     adjusted under this subsection.
       ``(4) Timing of obligation of funds.--Upon the making of 
     any estimate by the Secretary under this subsection, any 
     appropriations available for payments under this section 
     shall be deemed obligated.
       ``(5) Disallowances.--In any case in which the Secretary 
     estimates that there has been an overpayment under this 
     section to a State on the basis of a claim by such State that 
     has been disallowed by the Secretary under section 1116(d), 
     and such State disputes such disallowance, the amount of the 
     Federal payment in controversy shall, at the option of the 
     State, be retained by such State or recovered by the 
     Secretary pending a final determination with respect to such 
     payment amount. If such final determination is to the effect 
     that any amount was properly disallowed, and the State chose 
     to retain payment of the amount in controversy, the Secretary 
     shall offset, from any subsequent payments made to such State 
     under this title, an amount equal to the proper amount of the 
     disallowance plus interest on such amount disallowed for the 
     period beginning on the date such amount was disallowed and 
     ending on the date of such final determination at a rate 
     (determined by the Secretary) based on the average of the 
     bond equivalent of the weekly 90-day treasury bill auction 
     rates during such period.
       ``(c) Applicable Federal Medical Assistance Percentage 
     Defined.--In this section, except as provided in subsection 
     (f), the term `applicable Federal medical assistance 
     percentage' means, with respect to one of the 50 States or 
     the District of Columbia, at the State's or District's 
     option--
       ``(1) the old Federal medical assistance percentage (as 
     determined in subsection (d));
       ``(2) the lesser of--
       ``(A) new Federal medical assistance percentage (as 
     determined under subsection (e)) or
       ``(B) the old Federal medical assistance percentage plus 10 
     percentage points; or
       ``(3) 60 percent.
       ``(d) Old Federal Medical Assistance Percentage.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2) and 
     subsection (f), the term `old Federal medical assistance 
     percentage' for any State is 100 percent less the State 
     percentage; and the State percentage is that percentage which 
     bears the same ratio to 45 percent as the square of the per 
     capita income of such State bears to the square of the per 
     capita income of the continental United States (including 
     Alaska) and Hawaii.
       ``(2) Limitation on range.--In no case shall the old 
     Federal medical assistance percentage be less than 50 percent 
     or more than 83 percent.
       ``(3) Promulgation.--The old Federal medical assistance 
     percentage for any State shall be determined and promulgated 
     in accordance with the provisions of section 1101(a)(8)(B).
       ``(e) New Federal Medical Assistance Percentage Defined.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Term defined.--Except as provided in paragraph (3) 
     and subsection (f), the term `new Federal medical assistance 
     percentage' means, for each of the 50 States and the District 
     of Columbia, 100 percent reduced by the product 0.39 and the 
     ratio of--
       ``(i)(I) for each of the 50 States, the total taxable 
     resources (TTR) ratio of the State specified in subparagraph 
     (B), or
       ``(II) for the District of Columbia, the per capita income 
     ratio specified in subparagraph (C),
     to--
       ``(ii) the aggregate expenditure need ratio of the State or 
     District, as described in subparagraph (D).
       ``(B) Total taxable resources (ttr) ratio.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(i)(I), the total taxable resources (TTR) 
     ratio for each of the 50 States is--
       ``(i) an amount equal to the most recent 3-year average of 
     the total taxable resources (TTR) of the State, as determined 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury, divided by
       ``(ii) an amount equal to the sum of the 3-year averages 
     determined under clause (i) for each of the 50 States.
       ``(C) Per capita income ratio.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(i)(II), the per capita income ratio of the 
     District of Columbia is--
       ``(i) an amount equal to the most recent 3-year average of 
     the total personal income of the District of Columbia, as 
     determined in accordance with the provisions of section 
     1101(a)(8)(B), divided by
       ``(ii) an amount equal to the total personal income of the 
     continental United States (including Alaska) and Hawaii, as 
     determined under section 1101(a)(8)(B).
       ``(D) Aggregate expenditure need ratio.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), with respect to each of the 50 States and 
     the District of Columbia for a fiscal year, the aggregate 
     expenditure need ratio is--
       ``(i) the State aggregate expenditure need (as defined in 
     section 2121(d)) for the State for the fiscal year, divided 
     by
       ``(ii) the such of such State aggregate expenditure needs 
     for the 50 States and the District of Columbia for the fiscal 
     year.
       ``(2) Limitation on range.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (f), the new Federal medical assistance percentage 
     shall in no case be less than 40 percent or greater than 83 
     percent.
       ``(3) Promulgation.--The new Federal medical assistance 
     percentage for any State shall be promulgated in a timely 
     manner consistent with the promulgation of the old Federal 
     medical assistance percentage under section 1101(a)(8)(B).
       ``(f) Special Rules.--For purposes of this title--

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       ``(1) Commonwealths and territories.--In the case of Puerto 
     Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
     and American Samoa, the old and new Federal medical 
     assistance percentages are 50 percent.
       ``(2) Alaska.--In the case of Alaska, the old Federal 
     medical assistance percentage is that percentage which bears 
     the same ratio to 45 percent as the square of the adjusted 
     per capita income of such State bears to the square of the 
     per capita income of the continental United States. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, the adjusted per capita 
     income for Alaska shall be determined by dividing the State's 
     most recent 3-year average per capita by the input cost index 
     for such State (as determined under section 2121(d)(4)).
       ``(3) Indian health service facilities.--
       ``(A) In general.--The old and new Federal medical 
     assistance percentages shall be 100 percent with respect to 
     the amounts expended as medical assistance for services which 
     are received through a facility described in subparagraph (B) 
     of an Indian tribe or tribal organization or through an 
     Indian Health Service facility whether operated by the Indian 
     Health Service or by an Indian tribe or tribal organization 
     (as defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care 
     Improvement Act).
       ``(B) Facility described.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), a facility described in this subparagraph is a facility 
     of an Indian tribe if--
       ``(i) the facility is located in a State which, as of the 
     date of the enactment of this title, was not operating its 
     State plan under title XIX pursuant to a Statewide waiver 
     approved under section 1115,
       ``(ii) the facility is not an Indian Health Service 
     facility,
       ``(iii) the tribe owns at least 2 such facilities, and
       ``(iv) the tribe has at least 50,000 members (as of the 
     date of the enactment of this title).
       ``(4) No state matching required for certain 
     expenditures.--In applying subsection (a)(1) with respect to 
     medical assistance provided to unlawful aliens pursuant to 
     the exception specified in section 2123(f)(2), payment shall 
     be made for the amount of such assistance without regard to 
     any need for a State match.
       ``(5) Special transitional rule.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (f), 
     in order to receive the full State outlay allotment described 
     in section 2121(c)(3)(C)(i), a State described in 
     subparagraph (C) shall expend State funds in a fiscal year 
     (before fiscal year 2000) under a MediGrant plan under this 
     title in an amount not less than the adjusted base year State 
     expenditures, plus the applicable percentage of the 
     difference between such expenditures and the amount necessary 
     to qualify for the full State outlay allotment so described 
     in such fiscal year as determined under this section without 
     regard to this paragraph.
       ``(B) Reduction in allotment if expenditure not met.--In 
     the event a State described in subparagraph (C) fails to 
     expend State funds in an amount required by subparagraph (A) 
     for a fiscal year, the outlay allotment described in section 
     2121(c)(3)(C)(i) for such year for such State shall be 
     reduced by an amount which bears the same ratio to such 
     outlay allotment as the State funds expended in such fiscal 
     year bears to the amount required by subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Adjusted base year state expenditures.--For purposes 
     of this paragraph, the term `adjusted base year State 
     expenditures' means--
       ``(i) for New Hampshire, $203,000,000, and
       ``(ii) for Louisiana, $355,000,000.
       ``(D) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the applicable percentage for a fiscal year is 
     specified in the following table:

                                                             Applicable
``Fiscal year:                                              Percentage:
  1996..........................................................20 ....

  1997..........................................................40 ....

  1998..........................................................60 ....

  1999..........................................................80.....

       ``(g) State Financial Participation.--Each MediGrant plan 
     shall provide for financial participation by the State equal 
     to not less than 40 percent of the non-Federal share of the 
     expenditures under the plan with respect to which payments 
     may be made under this section.

     ``SEC. 2123. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS; DISALLOWANCE.

       ``(a) In General.--Funds provided to a State under this 
     title shall only be used to carry out the purposes of this 
     title.
       ``(b) Disallowances for Excluded Providers.--
       ``(1) In general.--Payment shall not be made to a State 
     under this part for expenditures for items and services 
     furnished--
       ``(A) by a provider who was excluded from participation 
     under title V, XVIII, or XX or under this title pursuant to 
     section 1128, 1128A, 1156, or 1842(j)(2), or
       ``(B) under the medical direction or on the prescription of 
     a physician who was so excluded, if the provider of the 
     services knew or had reason to know of the exclusion.
       ``(2) Exception for emergency services.--Paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to emergency items or services, not including 
     hospital emergency room services.
       ``(c) Limitations.--
       ``(1) In general.--No Federal financial assistance is 
     available for expenditures under the MediGrant plan for--
       ``(A) medically-related services for a quarter to the 
     extent such expenditures exceed 5 percent of the total 
     expenditures under the plan for the quarter, or
       ``(B) total administrative expenses (other than expenses 
     described in paragraph (2) during the first 8 quarters in 
     which the plan is in effect under this title) for quarters in 
     a fiscal year to the extent such expenditures exceed the sum 
     of $20,000,000 plus 10 percent of the total expenditures 
     under the plan for the year.
       ``(2) Administrative expenses not subject to limitation.--
     The administrative expenses referred to in this paragraph are 
     expenditures under the MediGrant plan for the following 
     activities:
       ``(A) Quality assurance.
       ``(B) The development and operation of the certification 
     program for nursing facilities and intermediate care 
     facilities for the mentally retarded under section 2137.
       ``(C) Utilization review activities, including medical 
     activities and activities of peer review organizations.
       ``(D) Inspection and oversight of providers and capitated 
     health care organizations.
       ``(E) Anti-fraud activities.
       ``(F) Independent evaluations.
       ``(G) Activities required to meet reporting requirements 
     under this title.
       ``(d) Treatment of Third Party Liability.--No payment shall 
     be made to a State under this part for expenditures for 
     medical assistance provided for an individual under its 
     MediGrant plan to the extent that a private insurer (as 
     defined by the Secretary by regulation and including a group 
     health plan (as defined in section 607(1) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974), a service benefit 
     plan, and a health maintenance organization) would have been 
     obligated to provide such assistance but for a provision of 
     its insurance contract which has the effect of limiting or 
     excluding such obligation because the individual is eligible 
     for or is provided medical assistance under the plan.
       ``(e) MediGrant as Secondary Payer.--Except as otherwise 
     provided by law, no payment shall be made to a State under 
     this part for expenditures for medical assistance provided 
     for an individual under its MediGrant plan to the extent that 
     payment has been made or can reasonably be expected to be 
     made promptly (as determined in accordance with regulations) 
     under any other federally operated or financed health care 
     program, other than a program operated or financed by the 
     Indian Health Service, as identified by the Secretary. For 
     purposes of this subsection, rules similar to the rules for 
     overpayments under section 2122(b) shall apply.
       ``(f) Limitation on Payments to Emergency Services for 
     Nonlawful Aliens.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding the preceding provisions 
     of this section, except as provided in paragraph (2), no 
     payment may be made to a State under this part for medical 
     assistance furnished to an alien who is not lawfully admitted 
     for permanent residence or otherwise permanently residing in 
     the United States under color of law.
       ``(2) Exception for emergency services.--Payment may be 
     made under this section for care and services that are 
     furnished to an alien described in paragraph (1) only if--
       ``(A) such care and services are necessary for the 
     treatment of an emergency medical condition of the alien,
       ``(B) such alien otherwise meets the eligibility 
     requirements for medical assistance under the MediGrant plan 
     (other than a requirement of the receipt of aid or assistance 
     under title IV, supplemental security income benefits under 
     title XVI, or a State supplementary payment), and
       ``(C) such care and services are not related to an organ 
     transplant procedure.
       ``(3) Emergency medical condition defined.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, the term `emergency medical condition' means 
     a medical condition (including emergency labor and delivery) 
     manifesting itself by acute symptoms of sufficient severity 
     (including severe pain) such that the absence of immediate 
     medical attention could reasonably be expected to result in--
       ``(A) placing the patient's health in serious jeopardy,
       ``(B) serious impairment to bodily functions, or
       ``(C) serious dysfunction of any bodily organ or part.
       ``(g) Limitation on Payment for Certain Outpatient 
     Prescription Drugs.--
       ``(1) In general.--No payment may be made to a State under 
     this part for medical assistance for covered outpatient drugs 
     (as defined in section 2175(i)(2)) of a manufacturer provided 
     under the MediGrant plan unless the manufacturer (as defined 
     in section 2175(i)(4)) of the drug--
       ``(A) has entered into a MediGrant master rebate agreement 
     with the Secretary under section 2175,
       ``(B) is otherwise complying with the provisions of such 
     section,
       ``(C) is complying with the provisions of section 8126 of 
     title 38, United States Code, including the requirement of 
     entering into a master agreement with the Secretary of 
     Veterans Affairs under such section, and
       ``(D) subject to paragraph (4), is complying with the 
     provisions of section 340B of the Public Health Service Act, 
     including the requirement of entering into an agreement with 
     the Secretary under such section.
       ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as requiring a State to participate in the 
     MediGrant master rebate agreement under section 2175.

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       ``(3) Effect of subsequent amendments.--For purposes of 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D), in determining whether a 
     manufacturer is in compliance with the requirements of 
     section 8126 of title 38, United States Code, or section 340B 
     of the Public Health Service Act--
       ``(A) the Secretary shall not take into account any 
     amendments to such sections that are enacted after the 
     enactment of title VI of the Veterans Health Care Act of 
     1992, and
       ``(B) a manufacturer is deemed to meet such requirements if 
     the manufacturer establishes to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that the manufacturer would comply (and has offered 
     to comply) with the provisions of such sections (as in effect 
     immediately after the enactment of the Veterans Health Care 
     Act of 1992) and would have entered into an agreement under 
     such section (as such section was in effect at such time), 
     but for a legislative change in such section after the date 
     of the enactment of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992.
       ``(4) Effect of establishment of alternative mechanism 
     under public health service act.--If the Secretary does not 
     establish a mechanism to ensure against duplicate discounts 
     or rebates under section 340B(a)(5)(A) of the Public Health 
     Service Act within 12 months of the date of the enactment of 
     such section, the following requirements shall apply:
       ``(A) Each covered entity under such section shall inform 
     the State when it is seeking reimbursement from the MediGrant 
     plan for medical assistance with respect to a unit of any 
     covered outpatient drug which is subject to an agreement 
     under section 340B(a) of such Act.
       ``(B) Each such State shall provide a means by which such 
     an entity shall indicate on any drug reimbursement claims 
     form (or format, where electronic claims management is used) 
     that a unit of the drug that is the subject of the form is 
     subject to an agreement under section 340B of such Act, and 
     not submit to any manufacturer a claim for a rebate payment 
     with respect to such a drug.

                ``Part D--Program Integrity and Quality

     ``SEC. 2131. USE OF AUDITS TO ACHIEVE FISCAL INTEGRITY.

       ``(a) Financial Audits of Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each MediGrant plan shall provide for an 
     annual audit of the State's expenditures from amounts 
     received under this title, in compliance with chapter 75 of 
     title 31, United States Code.
       ``(2) Verification audits.--If, after consultation with the 
     State and the Comptroller General and after a fair hearing, 
     the Secretary determines that a State's audit under paragraph 
     (1) was performed in substantial violation of chapter 75 of 
     title 31, United States Code, the Secretary may--
       ``(A) require that the State provide for a verification 
     audit in compliance with such chapter, or
       ``(B) conduct such a verification audit.
       ``(3) Availability of audit reports.--Within 30 days after 
     completion of each audit or verification audit under this 
     subsection, the State shall--
       ``(A) provide the Secretary with a copy of the audit 
     report, including the State's response to any recommendations 
     of the auditor, and
       ``(B) make the audit report available for public inspection 
     in the same manner as proposed MediGrant plan amendments are 
     made available under section 2105.
       ``(b) Fiscal Controls.--
       ``(1) In general.--With respect to the accounting and 
     expenditure of funds under this title, each State shall adopt 
     and maintain such fiscal controls, accounting procedures, and 
     data processing safeguards as the State deems reasonably 
     necessary to assure the fiscal integrity of the State's 
     activities under this title.
       ``(2) Consistency with generally accepted accounting 
     principles.--Such controls and procedures shall be generally 
     consistent with generally accepted accounting principles as 
     recognized by the Governmental Accounting Standards Board or 
     the Comptroller General.
       ``(c) Audits of Providers.--Each MediGrant plan shall 
     provide that the records of any entity providing items or 
     services for which payment may be made under the plan may be 
     audited as necessary to ensure that proper payments are made 
     under the plan.

     ``SEC. 2132. FRAUD PREVENTION PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Establishment.--Each MediGrant plan shall provide for 
     the establishment and maintenance of an effective program for 
     the detection and prevention of fraud and abuse by 
     beneficiaries, providers, and others in connection with the 
     operation of the program.
       ``(b) Program Requirements.--The program established 
     pursuant to subsection (a) shall include at least the 
     following requirements:
       ``(1) Disclosure of information.--Any disclosing entity (as 
     defined in section 1124(a)) receiving payments under the 
     MediGrant plan shall comply with the requirements of section 
     1124.
       ``(2) Supply of information.--An entity (other than an 
     individual practitioner or a group of practitioners) that 
     furnishes, or arranges for the furnishing of, an item or 
     service under the MediGrant plan shall supply upon request 
     specifically addressed to the entity by the Secretary or the 
     State agency the information described in section 1128(b)(9).
       ``(3) Exclusion.--
       ``(A) In general.--The MediGrant plan shall exclude any 
     specified individual or entity from participation in the plan 
     for the period specified by the Secretary when required by 
     the Secretary to do so pursuant to section 1128 or section 
     1128A, and provide that no payment may be made under the plan 
     with respect to any item or service furnished by such 
     individual or entity during such period.
       ``(B) Authority.--In addition to any other authority, a 
     State may exclude any individual or entity for purposes of 
     participating under the MediGrant plan for any reason for 
     which the Secretary could exclude the individual or entity 
     from participation in a program under title XVIII or under 
     section 1128, 1128A, or 1866(b)(2).
       ``(4) Notice.--The MediGrant plan shall provide that 
     whenever a provider of services or any other person is 
     terminated, suspended, or otherwise sanctioned or prohibited 
     from participating under the plan, the State agency 
     responsible for administering the plan shall promptly notify 
     the Secretary and, in the case of a physician, the State 
     medical licensing board of such action.
       ``(5) Access to information.--The MediGrant plan shall 
     provide that the State will provide information and access to 
     certain information respecting sanctions taken against health 
     care practitioners and providers by State licensing 
     authorities in accordance with section 2133.

     ``SEC. 2133. INFORMATION CONCERNING SANCTIONS TAKEN BY STATE 
                   LICENSING AUTHORITIES AGAINST HEALTH CARE 
                   PRACTITIONERS AND PROVIDERS.

       ``(a) Information Reporting Requirement.--The requirement 
     referred to in section 2132(b)(5) is that the State must 
     provide for the following:
       ``(1) Information reporting system.--The State must have in 
     effect a system of reporting the following information with 
     respect to formal proceedings (as defined by the Secretary in 
     regulations) concluded against a health care practitioner or 
     entity by any authority of the State (or of a political 
     subdivision thereof) responsible for the licensing of health 
     care practitioners (or any peer review organization or 
     private accreditation entity reviewing the services provided 
     by health care practitioners) or entities:
       ``(A) Any adverse action taken by such licensing authority 
     as a result of the proceeding, including any revocation or 
     suspension of a license (and the length of any such 
     suspension), reprimand, censure, or probation.
       ``(B) Any dismissal or closure of the proceedings by reason 
     of the practitioner or entity surrendering the license or 
     leaving the State or jurisdiction.
       ``(C) Any other loss of the license of the practitioner or 
     entity, whether by operation of law, voluntary surrender, or 
     otherwise.
       ``(D) Any negative action or finding by such authority, 
     organization, or entity regarding the practitioner or entity.
       ``(2) Access to documents.--The State must provide the 
     Secretary (or an entity designated by the Secretary) with 
     access to such documents of the authority described in 
     paragraph (1) as may be necessary for the Secretary to 
     determine the facts and circumstances concerning the actions 
     and determinations described in such paragraph for the 
     purpose of carrying out this Act.
       ``(b) Form of Information.--The information described in 
     subsection (a)(1) shall be provided to the Secretary (or to 
     an appropriate private or public agency, under suitable 
     arrangements made by the Secretary with respect to receipt, 
     storage, protection of confidentiality, and dissemination of 
     information) in such a form and manner as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate in order to provide for 
     activities of the Secretary under this Act and in order to 
     provide, directly or through suitable arrangements made by 
     the Secretary, information--
       ``(1) to agencies administering Federal health care 
     programs, including private entities administering such 
     programs under contract,
       ``(2) to licensing authorities described in subsection 
     (a)(1),
       ``(3) to State agencies administering or supervising the 
     administration of State health care programs (as defined in 
     section 1128(h)),
       ``(4) to utilization and quality control peer review 
     organizations described in part B of title XI and to 
     appropriate entities with contracts under section 
     1154(a)(4)(C) with respect to eligible organizations reviewed 
     under the contracts,
       ``(5) to State MediGrant fraud control units (as defined in 
     section 2134),
       ``(6) to hospitals and other health care entities (as 
     defined in section 431 of the Health Care Quality Improvement 
     Act of 1986), with respect to physicians or other licensed 
     health care practitioners that have entered (or may be 
     entering) into an employment or affiliation relationship 
     with, or have applied for clinical privileges or appointments 
     to the medical staff of, such hospitals or other health care 
     entities (and such information shall be deemed to be 
     disclosed pursuant to section 427 of, and be subject to the 
     provisions of, that Act),
       ``(7) to the Attorney General and such other law 
     enforcement officials as the Secretary deems appropriate, and
       ``(8) upon request, to the Comptroller General,
     in order for such authorities to determine the fitness of 
     individuals to provide health care services, to protect the 
     health and safety of individuals receiving health care 
     through such programs, and to protect the fiscal integrity of 
     such programs.
       ``(c) Confidentiality of Information Provided.--The 
     Secretary shall provide for suitable safeguards for the 
     confidentiality of the

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     information furnished under subsection (a). Nothing in this 
     subsection shall prevent the disclosure of such information 
     by a party which is otherwise authorized, under applicable 
     State law, to make such disclosure.
       ``(d) Appropriate Coordination.--The Secretary shall 
     provide for the maximum appropriate coordination in the 
     implementation of subsection (a) of this section and section 
     422 of the Health Care Quality Improvement Act of 1986 and 
     section 1128E.

     ``SEC. 2134. STATE MEDIGRANT FRAUD CONTROL UNITS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each MediGrant plan shall provide for a 
     State MediGrant fraud control unit described in subsection 
     (b) that effectively carries out the functions and 
     requirements described in such subsection, unless the State 
     demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the 
     effective operation of such a unit in the State would not be 
     cost-effective because minimal fraud exists in connection 
     with the provision of covered services to eligible 
     individuals under the plan, and that beneficiaries under the 
     plan will be protected from abuse and neglect in connection 
     with the provision of medical assistance under the plan 
     without the existence of such a unit.
       ``(b) Units Described.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `State MediGrant fraud control unit' means a single 
     identifiable entity of the State government which meets the 
     following requirements:
       ``(1) Organization.--The entity--
       ``(A) is a unit of the office of the State Attorney General 
     or of another department of State government which possesses 
     statewide authority to prosecute individuals for criminal 
     violations;
       ``(B) is in a State the constitution of which does not 
     provide for the criminal prosecution of individuals by a 
     statewide authority and has formal procedures that--
       ``(i) assure its referral of suspected criminal violations 
     relating to the program under this title to the appropriate 
     authority or authorities in the State for prosecution, and
       ``(ii) assure its assistance of, and coordination with, 
     such authority or authorities in such prosecutions; or
       ``(C) has a formal working relationship with the office of 
     the State Attorney General and has formal procedures 
     (including procedures for its referral of suspected criminal 
     violations to such office) which provide effective 
     coordination of activities between the entity and such office 
     with respect to the detection, investigation, and prosecution 
     of suspected criminal violations relating to the program 
     under this title.
       ``(2) Independence.--The entity is separate and distinct 
     from any State agency that has principal responsibilities for 
     administering or supervising the administration of the 
     MediGrant plan.
       ``(3) Function.--The entity's function is conducting a 
     statewide program for the investigation and prosecution of 
     violations of all applicable State laws regarding any and all 
     aspects of fraud in connection with any aspect of the 
     provision of medical assistance and the activities of 
     providers of such assistance under the MediGrant plan.
       ``(4) Review of complaints.--The entity has procedures for 
     reviewing complaints of the abuse and neglect of patients of 
     health care facilities which receive payments under the 
     MediGrant plan under this title, and, where appropriate, for 
     acting upon such complaints under the criminal laws of the 
     State or for referring them to other State agencies for 
     action.
       ``(5) Overpayments.--
       ``(A) In general.--The entity provides for the collection, 
     or referral for collection to a single State agency, of 
     overpayments that are made under the MediGrant plan to health 
     care providers and that are discovered by the entity in 
     carrying out its activities.
       ``(B) Treatment of certain overpayments.--If an overpayment 
     is the direct result of the failure of the provider (or the 
     provider's billing agent) to adhere to a change in the 
     State's billing instructions, the entity may recover the 
     overpayment only if the entity demonstrates that the provider 
     (or the provider's billing agent) received prior written or 
     electronic notice of the change in the billing instructions 
     before the submission of the claims on which the overpayment 
     is based.
       ``(6) Personnel.--The entity employs such auditors, 
     attorneys, investigators, and other necessary personnel and 
     is organized in such a manner as is necessary to promote the 
     effective and efficient conduct of the entity's activities.

     ``SEC. 2135. RECOVERIES FROM THIRD PARTIES AND OTHERS.

       ``(a) Third Party Liability.--Each MediGrant plan shall 
     provide for reasonable steps--
       ``(1) to ascertain the legal liability of third parties to 
     pay for care and services available under the plan, including 
     the collection of sufficient information to enable States to 
     pursue claims against third parties, and
       ``(2) to seek reimbursement for medical assistance provided 
     to the extent legal liability is established where the amount 
     expected to be recovered exceeds the costs of the recovery.
       ``(b) Beneficiary Protection.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each MediGrant plan shall provide that 
     in the case of a person furnishing services under the plan 
     for which a third party may be liable for payment--
       ``(A) the person may not seek to collect from the 
     individual (or financially responsible relative) payment of 
     an amount for the service more than could be collected under 
     the plan in the absence of such third party liability, and
       ``(B) may not refuse to furnish services to such an 
     individual because of a third party's potential liability for 
     payment for the service.
       ``(2) Penalty.--A MediGrant plan may provide for a 
     reduction of any payment amount otherwise due with respect to 
     a person who furnishes services under the plan in an amount 
     equal to up to 3 times the amount of any payment sought to be 
     collected by that person in violation of paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(c) General Liability.--The State shall prohibit any 
     health insurer, including a group health plan as defined in 
     section 607 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974, a service benefit plan, or a health maintenance 
     organization, in enrolling an individual or in making any 
     payments for benefits to the individual or on the 
     individual's behalf, from taking into account that the 
     individual is eligible for or is provided medical assistance 
     under a MediGrant plan for any State.
       ``(d) Acquisition of Rights of Beneficiaries.--To the 
     extent that payment has been made under a MediGrant plan in 
     any case where a third party has a legal liability to make 
     payment for such assistance, the State shall have in effect 
     laws under which, to the extent that payment has been made 
     under the plan for health care items or services furnished to 
     an individual, the State is considered to have acquired the 
     rights of such individual to payment by any other party for 
     such health care items or services.
       ``(e) Assignment of Medical Support Rights.--The MediGrant 
     plan shall provide for mandatory assignment of rights of 
     payment for medical support and other medical care owed to 
     recipients in accordance with section 2136.
       ``(f) Required Laws Relating to Medical Child Support.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each State with a MediGrant plan shall 
     have in effect the following laws:
       ``(A) A law that prohibits an insurer from denying 
     enrollment of a child under the health coverage of the 
     child's parent on the ground that--
       ``(i) the child was born out of wedlock,
       ``(ii) the child is not claimed as a dependent on the 
     parent's Federal income tax return, or
       ``(iii) the child does not reside with the parent or in the 
     insurer's service area.
       ``(B) In any case in which a parent is required by a court 
     or administrative order to provide health coverage for a 
     child and the parent is eligible for family health coverage 
     through an insurer, a law that requires such insurer--
       ``(i) to permit such parent to enroll under such family 
     coverage any such child who is otherwise eligible for such 
     coverage (without regard to any enrollment season 
     restrictions);
       ``(ii) if such a parent is enrolled but fails to make 
     application to obtain coverage of such child, to enroll such 
     child under such family coverage upon application by the 
     child's other parent or by the State agency administering the 
     program under this title or part D of title IV; and
       ``(iii) not to disenroll, or eliminate coverage of, such a 
     child unless the insurer is provided satisfactory written 
     evidence that--

       ``(I) such court or administrative order is no longer in 
     effect, or
       ``(II) the child is or will be enrolled in comparable 
     health coverage through another insurer which will take 
     effect not later than the effective date of such 
     disenrollment.

       ``(C) In any case in which a parent is required by a court 
     or administrative order to provide health coverage for a 
     child and the parent is eligible for family health coverage 
     through an employer doing business in the State, a law that 
     requires such employer--
       ``(i) to permit such parent to enroll under such family 
     coverage any such child who is otherwise eligible for such 
     coverage (without regard to any enrollment season 
     restrictions);
       ``(ii) if such a parent is enrolled but fails to make 
     application to obtain coverage of such child, to enroll such 
     child under such family coverage upon application by the 
     child's other parent or by the State agency administering the 
     program under this title or part D of title IV; and
       ``(iii) not to disenroll (or eliminate coverage of) any 
     such child unless--

       ``(I) the employer is provided satisfactory written 
     evidence that such court or administrative order is no longer 
     in effect, or the child is or will be enrolled in comparable 
     health coverage which will take effect not later than the 
     effective date of such disenrollment, or
       ``(II) the employer has eliminated family health coverage 
     for all of its employees; and

       ``(iv) to withhold from such employee's compensation the 
     employee's share (if any) of premiums for health coverage 
     (except that the amount so withheld may not exceed the 
     maximum amount permitted to be withheld under section 303(b) 
     of the Consumer Credit Protection Act), and to pay such share 
     of premiums to the insurer, except that the Secretary may 
     provide by regulation for appropriate circumstances under 
     which an employer may withhold less than such employee's 
     share of such premiums.
       ``(D) A law that prohibits an insurer from imposing 
     requirements on a State agency, which has been assigned the 
     rights of an individual eligible for medical assistance under 
     this title and covered for health benefits from the insurer, 
     that are different from requirements applicable to an agent 
     or assignee of any other individual so covered.

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       ``(E) A law that requires an insurer, in any case in which 
     a child has health coverage through the insurer of a 
     noncustodial parent--
       ``(i) to provide such information to the custodial parent 
     as may be necessary for the child to obtain benefits through 
     such coverage,
       ``(ii) to permit the custodial parent (or provider, with 
     the custodial parent's approval) to submit claims for covered 
     services without the approval of the noncustodial parent, and
       ``(iii) to make payment on claims submitted in accordance 
     with clause (ii) directly to such custodial parent, the 
     provider, or the State agency.
       ``(F) A law that permits the State agency under this title 
     to garnish the wages, salary, or other employment income of, 
     and requires withholding amounts from State tax refunds to, 
     any person who--
       ``(i) is required by court or administrative order to 
     provide coverage of the costs of health services to a child 
     who is eligible for medical assistance under this title,
       ``(ii) has received payment from a third party for the 
     costs of such services to such child, but
       ``(iii) has not used such payments to reimburse, as 
     appropriate, either the other parent or guardian of such 
     child or the provider of such services,

     to the extent necessary to reimburse the State agency for 
     expenditures for such costs under its plan under this title, 
     but any claims for current or past-due child support shall 
     take priority over any such claims for the costs of such 
     services.
       ``(2) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `insurer' includes a group health plan, as defined in 
     section 607(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974, a health maintenance organization, and an entity 
     offering a service benefit plan.
       ``(g) Estate Recoveries and Liens Permitted.--A State may 
     take such actions as it considers appropriate to adjust or 
     recover from the individual or the individual's estate any 
     amounts paid as medical assistance to or on behalf of the 
     individual under the MediGrant plan, including through the 
     imposition of liens against the property or estate of the 
     individual.

     ``SEC. 2136. ASSIGNMENT OF RIGHTS OF PAYMENT.

       ``(a) In General.--For the purpose of assisting in the 
     collection of medical support payments and other payments for 
     medical care owed to recipients of medical assistance under 
     the MediGrant plan, each MediGrant plan shall--
       ``(1) provide that, as a condition of eligibility for 
     medical assistance under the plan to an individual who has 
     the legal capacity to execute an assignment for himself, the 
     individual is required--
       ``(A) to assign the State any rights, of the individual or 
     of any other person who is eligible for medical assistance 
     under the plan and on whose behalf the individual has the 
     legal authority to execute an assignment of such rights, to 
     support (specified as support for the purpose of medical care 
     by a court or administrative order) and to payment for 
     medical care from any third party,
       ``(B) to cooperate with the State (i) in establishing the 
     paternity of such person (referred to in subparagraph (A)) if 
     the person is a child born out of wedlock, and (ii) in 
     obtaining support and payments (described in subparagraph 
     (A)) for himself and for such person, unless (in either case) 
     the individual is a pregnant woman or the individual is found 
     to have good cause for refusing to cooperate as determined by 
     the State, and
       ``(C) to cooperate with the State in identifying, and 
     providing information to assist the State in pursuing, any 
     third party who may be liable to pay for care and services 
     available under the plan, unless such individual has good 
     cause for refusing to cooperate as determined by the State; 
     and
       ``(2) provide for entering into cooperative arrangements, 
     including financial arrangements, with any appropriate agency 
     of any State (including, with respect to the enforcement and 
     collection of rights of payment for medical care by or 
     through a parent, with a State's agency established or 
     designated under section 454(3)) and with appropriate courts 
     and law enforcement officials, to assist the agency or 
     agencies administering the plan with respect to--
       ``(A) the enforcement and collection of rights to support 
     or payment assigned under this section, and
       ``(B) any other matters of common concern.
       ``(b) Use of Amounts Collected.--Such part of any amount 
     collected by the State under an assignment made under the 
     provisions of this section shall be retained by the State as 
     is necessary to reimburse it for medical assistance payments 
     made on behalf of an individual with respect to whom such 
     assignment was executed (with appropriate reimbursement of 
     the Federal Government to the extent of its participation in 
     the financing of such medical assistance), and the remainder 
     of such amount collected shall be paid to such individual.

     ``SEC. 2137. QUALITY ASSURANCE REQUIREMENTS FOR NURSING 
                   FACILITIES.

       ``(a) Nursing Facility Defined.--In this title, the term 
     `nursing facility' means an institution (or a distinct part 
     of an institution) which--
       ``(1) is primarily engaged in providing to residents--
       ``(A) skilled nursing care and related services for 
     residents who require medical or nursing care,
       ``(B) rehabilitation services for the rehabilitation of 
     injured, disabled, or sick persons, or
       ``(C) on a regular basis, health-related care and services 
     to individuals who because of their mental or physical 
     condition require care and services (above the level of room 
     and board) which can be made available to them only through 
     institutional facilities,

     and is not primarily for the care and treatment of mental 
     diseases;
       ``(2) has in effect a transfer agreement (meeting the 
     requirements of section 1861(l)) with one or more hospitals 
     having agreements in effect under section 1866; and
       ``(3) meets the requirements for a nursing facility 
     described in subsections (b), (c), and (d) of this section.

     Such term also includes any facility which is located in a 
     State on an Indian reservation and is certified by the 
     Secretary as meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) and 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d).
       ``(b) Requirements Relating to Provision of Services.--
       ``(1) Quality of life.--
       ``(A) In general.--A nursing facility must care for its 
     residents in such a manner and in such an environment as will 
     reasonably promote maintenance or enhancement of the quality 
     of life of each resident.
       ``(B) Quality assessment and assurance.--A nursing facility 
     must maintain a quality assessment and assurance committee, 
     consisting of the director of nursing services, a physician 
     designated by the facility, and at least 3 other members of 
     the facility's staff, which (i) meets at least quarterly to 
     identify issues with respect to which quality assessment and 
     assurance activities are necessary and (ii) develops and 
     implements appropriate plans of action to correct identified 
     quality deficiencies. A State or the Secretary may not 
     require disclosure of the records of such committee except 
     insofar as such disclosure is related to the compliance of 
     such committee with the requirements of this subparagraph.
       ``(2) Scope of services and activities under plan of 
     care.--A nursing facility must provide services and 
     activities in accordance with a written plan of care which--
       ``(A) describes the medical, nursing, and psychosocial 
     needs of the resident and how such needs will be met;
       ``(B) is initially prepared, with the participation to the 
     extent practicable of the resident or the resident's family 
     or legal representative, by a team which includes the 
     resident's attending physician and a registered professional 
     nurse with responsibility for the resident; and
       ``(C) is periodically reviewed and revised by such team 
     after each assessment under paragraph (3).
       ``(3) Residents' assessment.--
       ``(A) Requirement.--A nursing facility must conduct a 
     comprehensive, accurate, standardized, reproducible 
     assessment of each resident's functional capacity, which 
     assessment--
       ``(i) describes the resident's capability to perform daily 
     life functions and significant impairments in functional 
     capacity;
       ``(ii) uses an instrument which is specified by the State 
     under subsection (e)(5); and
       ``(iii) includes the identification of medical problems.
       ``(B) Certification.--
       ``(i) In general.--Each such assessment must be conducted 
     or coordinated (with the appropriate participation of health 
     professionals) by a registered professional nurse who signs 
     and certifies the completion of the assessment. Each 
     individual who completes a portion of such an assessment 
     shall sign and certify as to the accuracy of that portion of 
     the assessment.
       ``(ii) Penalty for falsification.--

       ``(I) An individual who willfully and knowingly certifies 
     under clause (i) a material and false statement in a resident 
     assessment is subject to a civil money penalty of not more 
     than $1,000 with respect to each assessment.
       ``(II) An individual who willfully and knowingly causes 
     another individual to certify under clause (i) a material and 
     false statement in a resident assessment is subject to a 
     civil money penalty of not more than $5,000 with respect to 
     each assessment.
       ``(III) The provisions of section 1128A (other than 
     subsections (a) and (b)) shall apply to a civil money penalty 
     under this clause in the same manner as such provisions apply 
     to a penalty or proceeding under section 1128A(a).

       ``(iii) Use of independent assessors.--If a State 
     determines, under a survey under subsection (g) or otherwise, 
     that there has been a knowing and willful certification of 
     false assessments under this paragraph, the State may require 
     (for a period specified by the State) that resident 
     assessments under this paragraph be conducted and certified 
     by individuals who are independent of the facility and who 
     are approved by the State.
       ``(C) Frequency.--
       ``(i) In general.--Such an assessment must be conducted--

       ``(I) promptly upon (but no later than 14 days after the 
     date of) admission for each individual admitted;
       ``(II) promptly after a significant change in the 
     resident's physical or mental condition; and
       ``(III) in no case less often than once every 12 months.

       ``(ii) Resident review.--The nursing facility must examine 
     each resident no less frequently than once every 3 months 
     and, as appropriate, revise the resident's assessment to

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     assure the continuing accuracy of the assessment.
       ``(D) Use.--The results of such an assessment shall be used 
     in developing, reviewing, and revising the resident's plan of 
     care under paragraph (2).
       ``(E) Coordination.--Such assessments shall be coordinated 
     with any State-required preadmission screening program to the 
     maximum extent practicable in order to avoid duplicative 
     testing and effort. In addition, a nursing facility shall 
     notify the State mental health authority or State mental 
     retardation or developmental disability authority, as 
     applicable, promptly after a significant change in the 
     physical or mental condition of a resident who is mentally 
     ill or mentally retarded.
       ``(4) Provision of services and activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--To the extent needed to fulfill all 
     plans of care described in paragraph (2), a nursing facility 
     must provide (or arrange for the provision of)--
       ``(i) nursing and related services and specialized 
     rehabilitative services;
       ``(ii) medically-related social services to attain or 
     maintain the highest practicable physical, mental, and 
     psychosocial well-being of residents;
       ``(iii) pharmaceutical services (including procedures that 
     assure the accurate acquiring, receiving, dispensing, and 
     administering of all drugs and biologicals) to meet the needs 
     of residents;
       ``(iv) dietary services that assure that the meals meet the 
     daily nutritional and special dietary needs of residents;
       ``(v) an on-going program, directed by a qualified 
     professional, of activities designed to meet the interests 
     and the physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of 
     residents; and
       ``(vi) routine dental services (to the extent covered under 
     the State MediGrant plan) and emergency dental services to 
     meet the needs of residents.

     The services provided or arranged by the facility must meet 
     professional standards of quality.
       ``(B) Qualified persons providing services.--Services 
     described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii), (iv), and (vi) of 
     subparagraph (A) must be provided by qualified persons in 
     accordance with each resident's written plan of care.
       ``(C) Required nursing care; facility waivers.--
       ``(i) General requirements.--A nursing facility--

       ``(I) except as provided in clause (ii), must provide 24-
     hour licensed nursing services which are sufficient to meet 
     the nursing needs of its residents, and
       ``(II) except as provided in clause (ii), must use the 
     services of a registered professional nurse for at least 8 
     consecutive hours a day, 7 days a week.

       ``(ii) Waiver by state.--To the extent that a facility is 
     unable to meet the requirements of clause (i), a State may 
     waive such requirements with respect to the facility if--

       ``(I) the facility demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     State that the facility has been unable, despite diligent 
     efforts (including offering wages at the community prevailing 
     rate for nursing facilities), to recruit appropriate 
     personnel,
       ``(II) the State determines that a waiver of the 
     requirement will not endanger the health or safety of 
     individuals staying in the facility,
       ``(III) the State finds that, for any such periods in which 
     licensed nursing services are not available, a registered 
     professional nurse or a physician is obligated to respond 
     immediately to telephone calls from the facility,
       ``(IV) the State agency granting a waiver of such 
     requirements provides notice of the waiver to the State long-
     term care ombudsman (established under section 307(a)(12) of 
     the Older Americans Act of 1965) and the protection and 
     advocacy system in the State for the mentally ill and the 
     mentally retarded, and
       ``(V) the nursing facility that is granted such a waiver by 
     a State notifies residents of the facility (or, where 
     appropriate, the guardians or legal representatives of such 
     residents) and members of their immediate families of the 
     waiver.

     A waiver under this clause shall be subject to annual review 
     and to the review of the Secretary and subject to clause 
     (iii) shall be accepted by the Secretary for purposes of this 
     title to the same extent as is the State's certification of 
     the facility. In granting or renewing a waiver, a State may 
     require the facility to use other qualified, licensed 
     personnel.
       ``(iii) Assumption of waiver authority by secretary.--If 
     the Secretary determines that a State has shown a clear 
     pattern and practice of allowing waivers in the absence of 
     diligent efforts by facilities to meet the staffing 
     requirements, the Secretary shall assume and exercise the 
     authority of the State to grant waivers.
       ``(5) Required training of nurse aides.--
       ``(A) In general.--(i) Except as provided in clause (ii), a 
     nursing facility must not use on a full-time basis any 
     individual as a nurse aide in the facility, for more than 4 
     months unless the individual--
       ``(I) has completed a training and competency evaluation 
     program, or a competency evaluation program, approved by the 
     State under subsection (e)(1)(A), and
       ``(II) is competent to provide nursing or nursing-related 
     services.
       ``(ii) A nursing facility must not use on a temporary, per 
     diem, leased, or on any other basis other than as a permanent 
     employee any individual as a nurse aide in the facility, 
     unless the individual meets the requirements described in 
     clause (i).
       ``(B) Offering competency evaluation programs for current 
     employees.--A nursing facility must provide, for individuals 
     used as a nurse aide by the facility, for a competency 
     evaluation program approved by the State under subsection 
     (e)(1) and such preparation as may be necessary for the 
     individual to complete such a program.
       ``(C) Competency.--The nursing facility must not permit an 
     individual, other than in a training and competency 
     evaluation program approved by the State, to serve as a nurse 
     aide or provide services of a type for which the individual 
     has not demonstrated competency and must not use such an 
     individual as a nurse aide unless the facility has inquired 
     of any State registry established under subsection (e)(2)(A) 
     that the facility believes will include information 
     concerning the individual.
       ``(D) Re-training required.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), if, since an individual's most recent completion of a 
     training and competency evaluation program, there has been a 
     continuous period of 24 consecutive months during none of 
     which the individual performed nursing or nursing-related 
     services for monetary compensation, such individual shall 
     complete a new training and competency evaluation program, or 
     a new competency evaluation program.
       ``(E) Regular in-service education.--The nursing facility 
     must provide such regular performance review and regular in-
     service education as assures that individuals used as nurse 
     aides are competent to perform services as nurse aides, 
     including training for individuals providing nursing and 
     nursing-related services to residents with cognitive 
     impairments.
       ``(F) Nurse aide defined.--In this paragraph, the term 
     `nurse aide' means any individual providing nursing or 
     nursing-related services to residents in a nursing facility, 
     but does not include an individual--
       ``(i) who is a licensed health professional (as defined in 
     subparagraph (G)) or a registered dietician,
       ``(ii) who volunteers to provide such services without 
     monetary compensation, or
       ``(iii) who is trained, whether compensated or not, to 
     perform a task-specific function which assists residents in 
     their daily activities.
       ``(G) Licensed health professional defined.--In this 
     paragraph, the term `licensed health professional' means a 
     physician, physician assistant, nurse practitioner, physical, 
     speech, or occupational therapist, physical or occupational 
     therapy assistant, registered professional nurse, licensed 
     practical nurse, or licensed or certified social worker.
       ``(6) Physician supervision and clinical records.--A 
     nursing facility must--
       ``(A) require that the health care of every resident be 
     provided under the supervision of a physician (or, at the 
     option of a State, under the supervision of a nurse 
     practitioner, clinical nurse specialist, or physician 
     assistant who is not an employee of the facility but who is 
     working in collaboration with a physician);
       ``(B) provide for having a physician available to furnish 
     necessary medical care in case of emergency; and
       ``(C) maintain clinical records on all residents, which 
     records include the plans of care (described in paragraph 
     (2)) and the residents' assessments (described in paragraph 
     (3)).
       ``(c) Requirements Relating to Residents' Rights.--
       ``(1) General rights.--
       ``(A) Specified rights.--A nursing facility must protect 
     and promote the rights of each resident, including each of 
     the following rights:
       ``(i) Free choice.--The right to choose a personal 
     attending physician, to be fully informed in advance about 
     care and treatment, to be fully informed in advance of any 
     changes in care or treatment that may affect the resident's 
     well-being, and (except with respect to a resident adjudged 
     incompetent) to participate in planning care and treatment or 
     changes in care and treatment.
       ``(ii) Free from restraints.--The right to be free from 
     physical or mental abuse, corporal punishment, involuntary 
     seclusion, and any physical or chemical restraints imposed 
     for purposes of discipline or convenience and not required to 
     treat the resident's medical symptoms. Restraints may only be 
     imposed--

       ``(I) to ensure the physical safety of the resident or 
     other residents, and
       ``(II) only upon the written order of a physician that 
     specifies the duration and circumstances under which the 
     restraints are to be used (except in emergency circumstances 
     specified by the Secretary until such an order could 
     reasonably be obtained).

       ``(iii) Privacy.--The right to privacy with regard to 
     accommodations, medical treatment, written and telephonic 
     communications, visits, and meetings of family and of 
     resident groups.
       ``(iv) Confidentiality.--The right to confidentiality of 
     personal and clinical records and to access to current 
     clinical records of the resident upon request by the resident 
     or the resident's legal representative, within 24 hours 
     (excluding hours occurring during a weekend or holiday) after 
     making such a request.
       ``(v) Accommodation of needs.--The right--

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       ``(I) to reside and receive services with reasonable 
     accommodation of individual needs and preferences, except 
     where the health or safety of the individual or other 
     residents would be endangered, and
       ``(II) to receive notice before the room or roommate of the 
     resident in the facility is changed unless a delay in 
     changing the room or roommate while notice is given would 
     endanger the resident or others.

       ``(vi) Grievances.--The right to voice grievances with 
     respect to treatment or care that is (or fails to be) 
     furnished, without discrimination or reprisal for voicing the 
     grievances and the right to prompt efforts by the facility to 
     resolve grievances the resident may have, including those 
     with respect to the behavior of other residents.
       ``(vii) Participation in resident and family groups.--The 
     right of the resident to organize and participate in resident 
     groups in the facility and the right of the resident's family 
     to meet in the facility with the families of other residents 
     in the facility.
       ``(viii) Participation in other activities.--The right of 
     the resident to participate in social, religious, and 
     community activities that do not interfere with the rights of 
     other residents in the facility.
       ``(ix) Examination of survey results.--The right to 
     examine, upon reasonable request, the results of the most 
     recent survey of the facility conducted by the Secretary or a 
     State with respect to the facility and any plan of correction 
     in effect with respect to the facility.
       ``(x) Other rights.--Any other right established by the 
     Secretary.

     Clause (iii) shall not be construed as requiring the 
     provision of a private room.
       ``(B) Notice of rights.--A nursing facility must--
       ``(i) inform each resident, orally and in writing at the 
     time of admission to the facility, of the resident's legal 
     rights during the stay at the facility and of the 
     requirements and procedures for establishing eligibility for 
     medical assistance under this title, including the right to 
     request an assessment under section 2115(c)(1)(B);
       ``(ii) make available to each resident, upon reasonable 
     request, a written statement of such rights (which statement 
     is updated upon changes in such rights) including the notice 
     (if any) of the State developed under subsection (e)(6);
       ``(iii) inform each resident who is entitled to medical 
     assistance under this title--

       ``(I) at the time of admission to the facility or, if 
     later, at the time the resident becomes eligible for such 
     assistance, of the items and services that are included in 
     nursing facility services under the State MediGrant plan and 
     for which the resident may not be charged, and of those other 
     items and services that the facility offers and for which the 
     resident may be charged and the amount of the charges for 
     such items and services, and
       ``(II) of changes in the items and services described in 
     subclause (I) and of changes in the charges imposed for items 
     and services described in that subclause; and

       ``(iv) inform each other resident, in writing before or at 
     the time of admission and periodically during the resident's 
     stay, of services available in the facility and of related 
     charges for such services, including any charges for services 
     not covered under title XVIII or by the facility's basic per 
     diem charge.

     The written description of legal rights under this 
     subparagraph shall include a description of the protection of 
     personal funds under paragraph (6) and a statement that a 
     resident may file a complaint with a State survey and 
     certification agency respecting resident abuse and neglect 
     and misappropriation of resident property in the facility.
       ``(C) Rights of incompetent residents.--In the case of a 
     resident adjudged incompetent under the laws of a State, the 
     rights of the resident under this title shall devolve upon, 
     and, to the extent judged necessary by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction, be exercised by, the person appointed under 
     State law to act on the resident's behalf.
       ``(D) Use of psychopharmacologic drugs.--
     Psychopharmacologic drugs may be administered only on the 
     orders of a physician and only as part of a plan (included in 
     the written plan of care described in paragraph (2)) designed 
     to eliminate or modify the symptoms for which the drugs are 
     prescribed and only if, at least annually an independent, 
     external consultant reviews the appropriateness of the drug 
     plan of each resident receiving such drugs.
       ``(2) Transfer and discharge rights.--
       ``(A) In general.--A nursing facility must permit each 
     resident to remain in the facility and must not transfer or 
     discharge the resident from the facility unless--
       ``(i) the transfer or discharge is necessary to meet the 
     resident's welfare and the resident's welfare cannot be met 
     in the facility;
       ``(ii) the transfer or discharge is appropriate because the 
     resident's health has improved sufficiently so the resident 
     no longer needs the services provided by the facility;
       ``(iii) the safety of individuals in the facility is 
     endangered;
       ``(iv) the health of individuals in the facility would 
     otherwise be endangered;
       ``(v) the resident has failed, after reasonable and 
     appropriate notice, to pay (or to have paid under this title 
     or title XVIII on the resident's behalf) for a stay at the 
     facility; or
       ``(vi) the facility ceases to operate.

     In each of the cases described in clauses (i) through (iv), 
     the basis for the transfer or discharge must be documented in 
     the resident's clinical record. In the cases described in 
     clauses (i) and (ii), the documentation must be made by the 
     resident's physician, and in the case described in clause 
     (iv) the documentation must be made by a physician. For 
     purposes of clause (v), in the case of a resident who becomes 
     eligible for assistance under this title after admission to 
     the facility, only charges which may be imposed under this 
     title shall be considered to be allowable.
       ``(B) Pre-transfer and pre-discharge notice.--
       ``(i) In general.--Before effecting a transfer or discharge 
     of a resident, a nursing facility must--

       ``(I) notify the resident (and, if known, an immediate 
     family member of the resident or legal representative) of the 
     transfer or discharge and the reasons therefor,
       ``(II) record the reasons in the resident's clinical record 
     (including any documentation required under subparagraph 
     (A)), and
       ``(III) include in the notice the items described in clause 
     (iii).

       ``(ii) Timing of notice.--The notice under clause (i)(I) 
     must be made at least 30 days in advance of the resident's 
     transfer or discharge except--

       ``(I) in a case described in clause (iii) or (iv) of 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(II) in a case described in clause (ii) of subparagraph 
     (A), where the resident's health improves sufficiently to 
     allow a more immediate transfer or discharge;
       ``(III) in a case described in clause (i) of subparagraph 
     (A), where a more immediate transfer or discharge is 
     necessitated by the resident's urgent medical needs;
       ``(IV) in a case where a resident has not resided in the 
     facility for 30 days; or
       ``(V) in a case where the provision of a 30-day notice 
     would be impossible or impracticable.

     In the case of such exceptions, notice must be given as many 
     days before the date of the transfer or discharge as is 
     practicable.
       ``(iii) Items included in notice.--Each notice under clause 
     (i) must include--

       ``(I) notice of the resident's right to appeal the transfer 
     or discharge under the State process established under 
     subsection (e)(3);
       ``(II) the name, mailing address, and telephone number of 
     the State long-term care ombudsman (established under title 
     III or VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965);
       ``(III) in the case of residents with developmental 
     disabilities, the mailing address and telephone number of the 
     agency responsible for the protection and advocacy system for 
     developmentally disabled individuals established under part C 
     of the Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of 
     Rights Act; and
       ``(IV) in the case of mentally ill residents (as defined in 
     subsection (e)(7)(G)(i)), the mailing address and telephone 
     number of the agency responsible for the protection and 
     advocacy system for mentally ill individuals established 
     under the Protection and Advocacy for Mentally Ill 
     Individuals Act.

       ``(iv) Exception.--This subparagraph shall not apply to a 
     voluntary transfer or discharge or a transfer or discharge 
     necessitated by a medical emergency.
       ``(C) Orientation.--A nursing facility must provide 
     reasonable preparation and orientation to residents to 
     promote safe and orderly transfer or discharge from the 
     facility.
       ``(D) Notice on bed-hold policy and readmission.--
       ``(i) Notice before transfer.--Before a resident of a 
     nursing facility is transferred for hospitalization or 
     therapeutic leave, a nursing facility must provide written 
     information to the resident and an immediate family member or 
     legal representative concerning--

       ``(I) the provisions of the State MediGrant plan under this 
     title regarding the period (if any) during which the resident 
     will be permitted under the State MediGrant plan to return 
     and resume residence in the facility, and
       ``(II) the policies of the facility regarding such a 
     period, which policies must be consistent with clause (iii).

       ``(ii) Notice upon transfer.--At the time of transfer of a 
     resident to a hospital or for therapeutic leave, a nursing 
     facility must provide written notice to the resident and an 
     immediate family member or legal representative of the 
     duration of any period described in clause (i).
       ``(iii) Permitting resident to return.--A nursing facility 
     must establish and follow a written policy under which a 
     resident--

       ``(I) who is eligible for medical assistance for nursing 
     facility services under a State MediGrant plan,
       ``(II) who is transferred from the facility for 
     hospitalization or therapeutic leave, and
       ``(III) whose hospitalization or therapeutic leave exceeds 
     a period paid for under the State MediGrant plan for the 
     holding of a bed in the facility for the resident,

     will be permitted to be readmitted to the facility 
     immediately upon the first availability of a bed in a room 
     (not including a private room) in the facility if, at the 
     time of readmission, the resident requires the services 
     provided by the facility.
       ``(3) Access and visitation rights.--A nursing facility 
     must--
       ``(A) permit immediate access to any resident by any 
     representative of the Secretary, by any representative of the 
     State, by an ombudsman or agency described in subclause (II), 
     (III), or (IV) of paragraph (2)(B)(iii), or by the resident's 
     individual physician;
       ``(B) permit immediate access to a resident, subject to the 
     resident's right to deny

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     or withdraw consent at any time, by immediate family or other 
     relatives of the resident;
       ``(C) permit immediate access to a resident, subject to 
     reasonable restrictions and the resident's right to deny or 
     withdraw consent at any time, by others who are visiting with 
     the consent of the resident, unless such access would 
     endanger the health or safety of the resident or others in 
     the facility;
       ``(D) permit reasonable access to a resident by any entity 
     or individual that provides health, social, legal, or other 
     services to the resident, subject to the resident's right to 
     deny or withdraw consent at any time; and
       ``(E) permit representatives of the State ombudsman 
     (described in paragraph (2)(B)(iii)(II)), with the permission 
     of the resident (or the resident's legal representative) and 
     consistent with State law, to examine a resident's clinical 
     records.
       ``(4) Equal access to quality care.--
       ``(A) In general.--A nursing facility must establish and 
     maintain identical policies and practices regarding transfer, 
     discharge, and the provision of services required under the 
     State MediGrant plan for all individuals regardless of source 
     of payment.
       ``(B) Construction.--
       ``(i) Nothing prohibiting any charges for non-medigrant 
     patients.--Subparagraph (A) shall not be construed as 
     prohibiting a nursing facility from charging any amount for 
     services furnished, consistent with the notice in paragraph 
     (1)(B) describing such charges.
       ``(ii) No additional services required.--Subparagraph (A) 
     shall not be construed as requiring a State to offer 
     additional services on behalf of a resident than are 
     otherwise provided under the State MediGrant plan.
       ``(5) Protection of resident funds.--
       ``(A) In general.--The nursing facility--
       ``(i) may not require residents to deposit their personal 
     funds with the facility, and
       ``(ii) upon the written authorization of the resident, must 
     hold, safeguard, and account for such personal funds under a 
     system established and maintained by the facility in 
     accordance with this paragraph.
       ``(B) Management of personal funds.--Upon written 
     authorization of a resident under subparagraph (A)(ii), the 
     facility must manage and account for the personal funds of 
     the resident deposited with the facility as follows:
       ``(i) Deposit.--The facility must deposit any amount of 
     personal funds in excess of $250 with respect to a resident 
     in an interest bearing account (or accounts) that is separate 
     from any of the facility's operating accounts and credits all 
     interest earned on such separate account to such account. 
     With respect to any other personal funds, the facility must 
     maintain such funds in a non-interest bearing account or 
     petty cash fund.
       ``(ii) Accounting and records.--The facility must assure a 
     full and complete accounting of each such resident's personal 
     funds, maintain a written record of all financial 
     transactions involving the personal funds of a resident 
     deposited with the facility, and afford the resident (or a 
     legal representative of the resident) reasonable access to 
     such record.
       ``(iii) Conveyance upon death.--Upon the death of a 
     resident with such an account, the facility must convey 
     promptly the resident's personal funds (and a final 
     accounting of such funds) to the individual administering the 
     resident's estate. All other personal property, including 
     medical records, shall be considered part of the resident's 
     estate and shall only be released to the administrator of the 
     estate.
       ``(C) Assurance of financial security.--The facility must 
     purchase a surety bond, or otherwise provide assurance 
     satisfactory to the State, to assure the security of all 
     personal funds of residents deposited with the facility.
       ``(D) Limitation on charges to personal funds.--The 
     facility may not impose a charge against the personal funds 
     of a resident for any item or service for which payment is 
     made under this title or title XVIII.
       ``(6) Limitation on charges in case of medigrant-eligible 
     individuals.--A nursing facility may not impose charges, for 
     certain MediGrant-eligible individuals for nursing facility 
     services covered by the State under its plan under this 
     title, that exceed the payment amounts established by the 
     State for such services under this title.
       ``(7) Posting of survey results.--A nursing facility must 
     post in a place readily accessible to residents, and family 
     members and legal representatives of residents, the results 
     of the most recent survey of the facility conducted under 
     subsection (g).
       ``(d) Requirements Relating to Administration and Other 
     Matters.--
       ``(1) Administration.--
       ``(A) In general.--A nursing facility must be administered 
     in a manner that enables it to use its resources effectively 
     and efficiently to attain or maintain the highest practicable 
     physical, mental, and psychosocial well-being of each 
     resident (consistent with requirements established under 
     subsection (f)(5)).
       ``(B) Required notices.--If a change occurs in--
       ``(i) the persons with an ownership or control interest (as 
     defined in section 1124(a)(3)) in the facility,
       ``(ii) the persons who are officers, directors, agents, or 
     managing employees (as defined in section 1126(b)) of the 
     facility,
       ``(iii) the corporation, association, or other company 
     responsible for the management of the facility, or
       ``(iv) the individual who is the administrator or director 
     of nursing of the facility,

     the nursing facility must provide notice to the State agency 
     responsible for the licensing of the facility, at the time of 
     the change, of the change and of the identity of each new 
     person, company, or individual described in the respective 
     clause.
       ``(C) Nursing facility administrator.--The administrator of 
     a nursing facility, whether freestanding or hospital-based, 
     must meet such standards as are established by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Licensing and life safety code.--
       ``(A) Licensing.--A nursing facility must be licensed under 
     applicable State and local law.
       ``(B) Life safety code.--A nursing facility must meet such 
     provisions of such edition (as specified by the Secretary in 
     regulation) of the Life Safety Code of the National Fire 
     Protection Association as are applicable to nursing homes; 
     except that--
       ``(i) the Secretary may waive, for such periods as he deems 
     appropriate, specific provisions of such Code which if 
     rigidly applied would result in unreasonable hardship upon a 
     facility, but only if such waiver would not adversely affect 
     the health and safety of residents or personnel, and
       ``(ii) the provisions of such Code shall not apply in any 
     State if the Secretary finds that in such State there is in 
     effect a fire and safety code, imposed by State law, which 
     adequately protects residents of and personnel in nursing 
     facilities.
       ``(3) Sanitary and infection control and physical 
     environment.--A nursing facility must--
       ``(A) establish and maintain an infection control program 
     designed to provide a safe, sanitary, and comfortable 
     environment in which residents reside and to help prevent the 
     development and transmission of disease and infection, and
       ``(B) be designed, constructed, equipped, and maintained in 
     a manner to protect the health and safety of residents, 
     personnel, and the general public.
       ``(4) Miscellaneous.--
       ``(A) Compliance with federal, state, and local laws and 
     professional standards.--A nursing facility, whether 
     freestanding or hospital-based, must operate and provide 
     services in compliance with all applicable Federal, State, 
     and local laws and regulations (including the requirements of 
     section 1124) and with accepted professional standards and 
     principles which apply to professionals providing services in 
     such a facility.
       ``(B) Other.--A nursing facility must meet such other 
     requirements relating to the health and safety of residents 
     or relating to the physical facilities thereof as the 
     Secretary may find necessary.
       ``(e) State Requirements Relating to Nursing Facility 
     Requirements.--A State with a MediGrant plan shall provide 
     for the following:
       ``(1) Specification and review of nurse aide training and 
     competency evaluation programs and of nurse aide competency 
     evaluation programs.--The State must--
       ``(A) specify those training and competency evaluation 
     programs, and those competency evaluation programs, that the 
     State approves for purposes of subsection (b)(5) and that 
     meet the requirements established under subsection (f)(2), 
     and
       ``(B) provide for the review and reapproval of such 
     programs, at a frequency and using a methodology consistent 
     with the requirements established under subsection 
     (f)(2)(A)(iii).
       ``(2) Nurse aide registry.--
       ``(A) In general.--The State shall establish and maintain a 
     registry of all individuals who have satisfactorily completed 
     a nurse aide training and competency evaluation program, or a 
     nurse aide competency evaluation program, approved under 
     paragraph (1) in the State, or any individual described in 
     subsection (f)(2)(B)(ii) or in subparagraph (B), (C), or (D) 
     of section 6901(b)(4) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1989.
       ``(B) Information in registry.--The registry under 
     subparagraph (A) shall provide for the inclusion of specific 
     documented findings by a State under subsection (g)(1)(C) of 
     resident neglect or abuse or misappropriation of resident 
     property involving an individual listed in the registry, as 
     well as any brief statement of the individual disputing the 
     findings. The State shall make available to the public 
     information in the registry. In the case of inquiries to the 
     registry concerning an individual listed in the registry, any 
     information disclosed concerning such a finding shall also 
     include disclosure of any such statement in the registry 
     relating to the finding or a clear and accurate summary of 
     such a statement.
       ``(C) Prohibition against charges.--A State may not impose 
     any charges on a nurse aide relating to the registry 
     established and maintained under subparagraph (A).
       ``(3) State appeals process for transfers and discharges.--
     The State must provide for a fair mechanism, meeting the 
     guidelines established under subsection (f)(3), for hearing 
     appeals on transfers and discharges of residents of such 
     facilities.
       ``(4) Nursing facility administrator standards.--The State 
     must implement and enforce the nursing facility administrator 
     standards developed under subsection (f)(4) respecting the 
     qualification of administrators of nursing facilities. Any 
     such standards promulgated shall apply to administrators of 
     hospital-based facilities as well as administrators of 
     freestanding facilities.

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       ``(5) Specification of resident assessment instrument.--The 
     State shall specify the instrument to be used by nursing 
     facilities in the State in complying with the requirement of 
     subsection (b)(3)(A)(iii).
       ``(6) Notice of medigrant rights.--Each State shall develop 
     (and periodically update) a written notice of the rights and 
     obligations of residents of nursing facilities (and spouses 
     of such residents) under this title.
       ``(7) State requirements for preadmission screening and 
     resident review.--
       ``(A) Preadmission screening.--
       ``(i) In general.--The State must have in effect a 
     preadmission screening program, for identifying mentally ill 
     and mentally retarded individuals (as defined in subparagraph 
     (B)) who are admitted to nursing facilities.
       ``(ii) State requirement for resident review.--The State 
     shall notify the State mental health authority or the State 
     mental retardation or developmental disability authority, as 
     appropriate, of the individuals so identified.
       ``(B) Definitions.--In this paragraph:
       ``(i) An individual is considered to be `mentally ill' if 
     the individual has a serious mental illness (as defined by 
     the Secretary in consultation with the National Institute of 
     Mental Health) and does not have a primary diagnosis of 
     dementia (including Alzheimer's disease or a related 
     disorder) or a diagnosis (other than a primary diagnosis) of 
     dementia and a primary diagnosis that is not a serious mental 
     illness.
       ``(ii) An individual is considered to be `mentally 
     retarded' if the individual is mentally retarded or a person 
     with a related condition.
       ``(f) Responsibilities Relating to Nursing Facility 
     Requirements.--
       ``(1) General responsibility.--It is the duty and 
     responsibility of a State with a MediGrant plan under this 
     title to assure that requirements which govern the provision 
     of care in nursing facilities under the plan, and the 
     enforcement of such requirements, are adequate to protect the 
     health, safety, welfare, and rights of residents and to 
     promote the effective and efficient use of public moneys.
       ``(2) Requirements for nurse aide training and competency 
     evaluation programs and for nurse aide competency evaluation 
     programs.--For purposes of subsections (b)(5) and (e)(1)(A), 
     the State shall establish--
       ``(A) requirements for the approval of nurse aide training 
     and competency evaluation programs, including requirements 
     relating to (i) the areas to be covered in such a program 
     (including at least basic nursing skills, personal care 
     skills, recognition of mental health and social service 
     needs, care of cognitively impaired residents, basic 
     restorative services, and residents' rights) and content of 
     the curriculum, (ii) minimum hours of initial and ongoing 
     training and retraining, (iii) qualifications of instructors, 
     and (iv) procedures for determination of competency;
       ``(B) requirements for the approval of nurse aide 
     competency evaluation programs, including requirement 
     relating to the areas to be covered in such a program, 
     including at least basic nursing skills, personal care 
     skills, recognition of mental health and social service 
     needs, care of cognitively impaired residents, basic 
     restorative services, and residents' rights, and procedures 
     for determination of competency;
       ``(C) requirements respecting the minimum frequency and 
     methodology to be used by a State in reviewing such programs' 
     compliance with the requirements for such programs; and
       ``(D) requirements, under both such programs, that--
       ``(i) provide procedures for determining competency that 
     permit a nurse aide, at the nurse aide's option, to establish 
     competency through procedures or methods other than the 
     passing of a written examination and to have the competency 
     evaluation conducted at the nursing facility at which the 
     aide is (or will be) employed, and
       ``(ii) prohibit the imposition on a nurse aide who is 
     employed by (or who has received an offer of employment from) 
     a facility on the date on which the aide begins either such 
     program of any charges (including any charges for textbooks 
     and other required course materials and any charges for the 
     competency evaluation) for either such program.
       ``(3) Qualification of administrators.--For purposes of 
     subsections (d)(1)(C) and (e)(4), the State shall develop 
     standards to be applied in assuring the qualifications of 
     administrators of nursing facilities. Any such standards must 
     apply to administrators of hospital-based facilities as well 
     as administrators of freestanding facilities.
       ``(g) Survey and Certification Process.--
       ``(1) State and federal responsibility.--
       ``(A) In general.--Under each State MediGrant plan under 
     this title, the State shall be responsible for certifying, in 
     accordance with surveys conducted under paragraph (2), the 
     compliance of nursing facilities with the requirements of 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d). The Secretary shall be 
     responsible for certifying, in accordance with surveys 
     conducted under paragraph (2), the compliance of State 
     nursing facilities with the requirements of such subsections.
       ``(B) Investigation of allegations of resident neglect and 
     abuse and misappropriation of resident property.--The State 
     shall provide, through the agency responsible for surveys and 
     certification of nursing facilities under this subsection, 
     for a process for the receipt and timely review and 
     investigation of allegations of neglect and abuse and 
     misappropriation of resident property by a nurse aide of a 
     resident in a nursing facility or by another individual used 
     by the facility in providing services to such a resident. The 
     State shall, after notice to the individual involved and a 
     reasonable opportunity for a hearing for the individual to 
     rebut allegations, make a finding as to the accuracy of the 
     allegations. If the State finds that a nurse aide has 
     neglected or abused a resident or misappropriated resident 
     property in a facility, the State shall notify the nurse aide 
     and the registry of such finding. If the State finds that any 
     other individual used by the facility has neglected or abused 
     a resident or misappropriated resident property in a 
     facility, the State shall notify the appropriate licensure 
     authority. A State shall not make a finding that an 
     individual has neglected a resident if the individual 
     demonstrates that such neglect was caused by factors beyond 
     the control of the individual.
       ``(2) Surveys.--
       ``(A) Annual standard survey.--
       ``(i) In general.--Each nursing facility shall be subject 
     to a standard survey, to be conducted without any prior 
     notice to the facility. Any individual who notifies (or 
     causes to be notified) a nursing facility of the time or date 
     on which such a survey is scheduled to be conducted is 
     subject to a civil money penalty of not to exceed $2,000. The 
     provisions of section 1128A (other than subsections (a) and 
     (b)) shall apply to a civil money penalty under the previous 
     sentence in the same manner as such provisions apply to a 
     penalty or proceeding under section 1128A(a). The State shall 
     take all reasonable steps to avoid giving notice of such a 
     survey through the scheduling procedures and the conduct of 
     the surveys themselves.
       ``(ii) Contents.--Each standard survey shall include, for a 
     case-mix stratified sample of residents--

       ``(I) a survey of the quality of care furnished, as 
     measured by indicators of medical, nursing, and 
     rehabilitative care, dietary and nutrition services, 
     activities and social participation, and sanitation, 
     infection control, and the physical environment,
       ``(II) written plans of care provided under subsection 
     (b)(2) and an audit of the residents' assessments under 
     subsection (b)(3) to determine the accuracy of such 
     assessments and the adequacy of such plans of care, and
       ``(III) a review of compliance with residents' rights under 
     subsection (c).

       ``(iii) Frequency.--

       ``(I) In general.--Each nursing facility shall be subject 
     to a standard survey not later than 24 months after the date 
     of the previous standard survey conducted under this 
     subparagraph, except that in the case of a facility which has 
     been subjected to an extended survey under subparagraph (B), 
     a standard survey shall be conducted not later than 12 months 
     after the date of the preceding extended survey.
       ``(II) Special surveys.--If not otherwise conducted under 
     subclause (I), a standard survey (or an abbreviated standard 
     survey) may be conducted within 4 months of any change of 
     ownership, administration, management of a nursing facility, 
     or director of nursing in order to determine whether the 
     change has resulted in any decline in the quality of care 
     furnished in the facility.

       ``(B) Extended surveys.--
       ``(i) In general.--Each nursing facility which is found, 
     under a standard survey, to have provided substandard quality 
     of care shall be subject to an extended survey. Any other 
     facility may, at the State's discretion, be subject to such 
     an extended survey (or a partial extended survey).
       ``(ii) Timing.--The extended survey shall be conducted 
     immediately after the standard survey (or, if not 
     practicable, not later than 2 weeks after the date of 
     completion of the standard survey).
       ``(iii) Contents.--In such an extended survey, the survey 
     team shall review and identify the policies and procedures 
     which produced such substandard quality of care and shall 
     determine whether the facility has complied with all the 
     requirements described in subsections (b), (c), and (d). Such 
     review shall include an expansion of the size of the sample 
     of residents' assessments reviewed and a review of the 
     staffing, of in-service training, and, if appropriate, of 
     contracts with consultants.
       ``(iv) Construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
     construed as requiring an extended or partial extended survey 
     as a prerequisite to imposing a sanction against a facility 
     under subsection (h) on the basis of findings in a standard 
     survey.
       ``(C) Survey protocol.--Standard and extended surveys shall 
     be conducted--
       ``(i) based upon the protocol which the Secretary has 
     developed, tested, and validated, as of the date of the 
     enactment of this title, and
       ``(ii) by individuals, of a survey team, who meet such 
     minimum qualifications as the State establishes.
       ``(D) Consistency of surveys.--Each State shall implement 
     programs to measure and reduce inconsistency in the 
     application of survey results among surveyors.
       ``(E) Survey teams.--
       ``(i) In general.--Surveys under this subsection shall be 
     conducted by a multidisciplinary team of professionals 
     (including a registered professional nurse).
       ``(ii) Prohibition of conflicts of interest.--A State may 
     not use as a member of a

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     survey team under this subsection an individual who is 
     serving (or has served within the previous 2 years) as a 
     member of the staff of, or as a consultant to, the facility 
     surveyed respecting compliance with the requirements of 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d), or who has a personal or 
     familial financial interest in the facility being surveyed.
       ``(3) Validation surveys.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall conduct onsite 
     surveys of a representative sample of nursing facilities in 
     each State, within 4 months of the date of surveys conducted 
     under paragraph (2) by the State, in a sufficient number to 
     allow inferences about the adequacies of each State's surveys 
     conducted under paragraph (2). In conducting such surveys, 
     the Secretary shall use the same survey protocols as the 
     State is required to use under paragraph (2). If the State 
     has determined that an individual nursing facility meets the 
     requirements of subsections (b), (c), and (d), but the 
     Secretary determines that the facility does not meet such 
     requirements, the Secretary's determination as to the 
     facility's noncompliance with such requirements is binding 
     and supersedes that of the State survey.
       ``(B) Scope.--With respect to each State, the Secretary 
     shall conduct surveys under subparagraph (A) at least every 
     third year with respect to at least 5 percent of the number 
     of nursing facilities surveyed by the State in the year, but 
     in no case less than 5 nursing facilities in the State.
       ``(C) Special surveys of compliance.--Where the Secretary 
     has found substantial evidence of a pattern of noncompliance 
     by a nursing facility with any of the requirements of 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d), the Secretary may conduct a 
     survey of the facility and, on the basis of that survey, make 
     determinations concerning the extent to which the nursing 
     facility meets such requirements.
       ``(4) Investigation of complaints and monitoring nursing 
     facility compliance.--Each State shall maintain procedures 
     and adequate staff to--
       ``(A) investigate complaints of violations of requirements 
     by nursing facilities, and
       ``(B) monitor, on-site, on a regular, as needed basis, a 
     nursing facility's compliance with the requirements of 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d), if--
       ``(i) the facility has been found not to be in compliance 
     with such requirements and is in the process of correcting 
     deficiencies to achieve such compliance;
       ``(ii) the facility was previously found not to be in 
     compliance with such requirements, has corrected deficiencies 
     to achieve such compliance, and verification of continued 
     compliance is indicated; or
       ``(iii) the State has reason to question the compliance of 
     the facility with such requirements.
       ``(5) Disclosure of results of inspections and 
     activities.--
       ``(A) Public information.--Each State, and the Secretary, 
     shall make available to the public--
       ``(i) information respecting all surveys and certifications 
     made respecting nursing facilities, including statements of 
     deficiencies, within a reasonable time after such information 
     is made available to those facilities, and approved plans of 
     correction,
       ``(ii) copies of cost reports of such facilities filed 
     under this title or under title XVIII,
       ``(iii) copies of statements of ownership under section 
     1124, and
       ``(iv) information disclosed under section 1126.
       ``(B) Notice to ombudsman.--Each State shall notify the 
     State long-term care ombudsman (established under title III 
     or VII of the Older Americans Act of 1965 in accordance with 
     section 712 of the Act) of the State's findings of 
     noncompliance with any of the requirements of subsections 
     (b), (c), and (d), or of any adverse action taken against a 
     nursing facility under paragraphs (1), (2), or (3) of 
     subsection (h), with respect to a nursing facility in the 
     State.
       ``(C) Notice to physicians and nursing facility 
     administrator licensing board.--If a State finds that a 
     nursing facility has provided substandard quality of care, 
     the State shall notify--
       ``(i) the attending physician of each resident with respect 
     to which such finding is made, and
       ``(ii) any State board responsible for the licensing of the 
     nursing facility administrator of the facility.
       ``(D) Access to fraud control units.--Each State shall 
     provide its State MediGrant fraud and abuse control unit 
     (established under section 2134) with access to all 
     information of the State agency responsible for surveys and 
     certifications under this subsection.
       ``(h) Enforcement Process.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a State finds, on the basis of a 
     standard, extended, or partial extended survey under 
     subsection (g)(2) or otherwise, that a nursing facility no 
     longer meets a requirement of subsection (b), (c), or (d)--
       ``(A) the State shall require the facility to correct the 
     deficiency involved;
       ``(B) if the State finds that the facility's deficiencies 
     immediately jeopardize the health or safety of its residents, 
     the State shall take immediate action to remove the jeopardy 
     and correct the deficiencies through the remedy specified in 
     paragraph (2)(A)(iii), or terminate the facility's 
     participation under the State MediGrant plan and may provide, 
     in addition, for one or more of the other remedies described 
     in paragraph (2); and
       ``(C) if the State finds that the facility's deficiencies 
     do not immediately jeopardize the health or safety of its 
     residents, the State may--
       ``(i) terminate the facility's participation under the 
     State MediGrant plan,
       ``(ii) provide for one or more of the remedies described in 
     paragraph (2), or
       ``(iii) do both.
       ``(2) Specified remedies.--
       ``(A) Listing.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     each State shall establish by law (whether statute or 
     regulation) at least the following remedies:
       ``(i) Denial of payment under the State MediGrant plan with 
     respect to any individual admitted to the nursing facility 
     involved after such notice to the public and to the facility 
     as may be provided for by the State.
       ``(ii) A civil money penalty assessed and collected, with 
     interest, for each day in which the facility is or was out of 
     compliance with a requirement of subsection (b), (c), or (d).
       ``(iii) The appointment of temporary management to oversee 
     the operation of the facility and to assure the health and 
     safety of the facility's residents, where there is a need for 
     temporary management while--

       ``(I) there is an orderly closure of the facility, or
       ``(II) improvements are made in order to bring the facility 
     into compliance with all the requirements of subsections (b), 
     (c), and (d).

     The temporary management under this clause shall not be 
     terminated under subclause (II) until the State has 
     determined that the facility has the management capability to 
     ensure continued compliance with all the requirements of 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d).
       ``(iv) The authority, in the case of an emergency, to close 
     the facility, to transfer residents in that facility to other 
     facilities, or both.

     The State also shall specify criteria, as to when and how 
     each of such remedies is to be applied, the amounts of any 
     fines, and the severity of each of these remedies, to be used 
     in the imposition of such remedies.
       ``(B) Alternative remedies.--A State may establish 
     alternative remedies to the remedies described in 
     subparagraph (A), if the State demonstrates to the 
     Secretary's satisfaction that the alternative remedies are as 
     effective in deterring noncompliance and correcting 
     deficiencies as those described in such subparagraph.
       ``(C) Assuring prompt compliance.--If a nursing facility 
     has not complied with any of the requirements of subsections 
     (b), (c), and (d), within 3 months after the date the 
     facility is found to be out of compliance with such 
     requirements, the State may impose the remedy described in 
     subparagraph (A)(i) for all individuals who are admitted to 
     the facility after such date.
       ``(D) Repeated noncompliance.--In the case of a nursing 
     facility which, on 3 consecutive standard surveys conducted 
     under subsection (g)(2), has been found to have provided 
     substandard quality of care, the State shall (regardless of 
     what other remedies are provided)--
       ``(i) impose the remedy described in subparagraph (A)(i), 
     and
       ``(ii) monitor the facility under subsection (g)(4)(B),

     until the facility has demonstrated, to the satisfaction of 
     the State, that it is in compliance with the requirements of 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d), and that it will remain in 
     compliance with such requirements.
       ``(3) Secretarial authority.--
       ``(A) For state nursing facilities.--With respect to a 
     State nursing facility, the Secretary shall have the 
     authority and duties of a State under this subsection. 
     Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed as 
     restricting the remedies available to the Secretary to remedy 
     a nursing facility's deficiencies.
       ``(B) Other nursing facilities.--With respect to any other 
     nursing facility in a State, if the Secretary finds that a 
     nursing facility no longer meets a requirement of subsection 
     (b), (c), or (d), the Secretary shall notify the State of 
     such deficiency. If, after a reasonable period of time after 
     such notification is given, the Secretary finds that the 
     State has failed to carry out the requirements of paragraph 
     (1)(A) or paragraph (1)(B) (if appropriate) with respect to 
     the deficiency involved, or that the deficiency remains 
     uncorrected--
       ``(i) the Secretary shall require the facility to correct 
     the deficiency involved;
       ``(ii) if the Secretary finds that the deficiency involved 
     immediately jeopardizes the health or safety of its 
     residents, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the 
     State, take action to remove the jeopardy and correct the 
     deficiencies through the remedy specified in subparagraph 
     (C)(iii), or terminate the facility's participation under the 
     State MediGrant plan and may provide, in addition, for one or 
     more of the other remedies described in subparagraph (C); and
       ``(iii) in the case of a deficiency that remains 
     uncorrected, if the Secretary finds that the deficiency 
     involved does not immediately jeopardize the health or safety 
     of its residents, the Secretary may impose any of the 
     remedies described in subparagraph (C).
       ``(C) Specified remedies.--The remedies specified in this 
     subparagraph are as follows:
       ``(i) Denial of payment.--Denial of any further payments to 
     the State in accordance with section 2154(f) for medical 
     assistance furnished by the facility to all individuals in 
     the facility or to individuals admitted to the

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     facility after the effective date of the finding.
       ``(ii) Authority with respect to civil money penalties.--
     Imposition of a civil money penalty against the facility in 
     an amount not to exceed $5,000 for each day of noncompliance. 
     The provisions of section 1128A (other than subsections (a) 
     and (b)) shall apply to a civil money penalty under the 
     previous sentence in the same manner as such provisions apply 
     to a penalty or proceeding under section 1128A(a).
       ``(iii) Appointment of temporary management.--Appointment 
     of temporary management (in consultation with the State) to 
     oversee the operation of the facility and to assure the 
     health and safety of the facility's residents, where there is 
     a need for temporary management while--

       ``(I) there is an orderly closure of the facility, or
       ``(II) improvements are made in order to bring the facility 
     into compliance with all the requirements of subsections (b), 
     (c), and (d).

     The temporary management under this clause shall not be 
     terminated under subclause (II) until the Secretary has 
     determined that the facility has the management capability to 
     ensure continued compliance with all the requirements of 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d).
     The Secretary shall specify criteria, as to when and how each 
     of such remedies is to be applied, the amounts of any fines, 
     and the severity of each of these remedies, to be used in the 
     imposition of such remedies.
       ``(4) Special rules regarding payments to facilities.--
       ``(A) Continuation of payments pending remediation.--The 
     State or the Secretary, as appropriate, may continue 
     payments, over a period of not longer than 6 months after the 
     effective date of the findings, under this title with respect 
     to a nursing facility not in compliance with a requirement of 
     subsection (b), (c), or (d).
       ``(B) Effective period of denial of payment.--A finding to 
     deny payment under this subsection shall terminate when the 
     State or Secretary (as the case may be) finds that the 
     facility is in substantial compliance with all the 
     requirements of subsections (b), (c), and (d).
       ``(5) Construction.--The remedies provided under this 
     subsection are in addition to those otherwise available under 
     Federal or State law and shall not be construed as limiting 
     such other remedies, including any remedy available to an 
     individual at common law. The provisions of this subsection 
     shall apply to a nursing facility (or portion thereof) 
     notwithstanding that the facility (or portion thereof) also 
     is a skilled nursing facility for purposes of title XVIII or 
     is accredited by an entity pursuant to subsection (i)(2).
       ``(6) Sharing of information.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, all information concerning nursing 
     facilities required by this section to be filed with the 
     Secretary or a State agency shall be made available by such 
     facilities to Federal or State employees for purposes 
     consistent with the effective administration of programs 
     established under this title and title XVIII, including 
     investigations by State MediGrant fraud control units.
       ``(i) Construction.--
       ``(1) Medicare requirements.--Where requirements or 
     obligations under this section are identical to those 
     provided under section 1819 of this Act, the fulfillment of 
     those requirements or obligations under section 1819 shall be 
     considered to be the fulfillment of the corresponding 
     requirements or obligations under this section.
       ``(2) Effect of accreditation.--
       ``(A) In general.--At the option of a State, or the 
     Secretary, as appropriate, if a nursing facility in the State 
     is accredited by a national accrediting entity meeting such 
     standards as the State or the Secretary may impose, such 
     facility shall be deemed to have met the requirements of this 
     section and the State shall be deemed to have met the survey 
     and certification requirements under subsection (g).
       ``(B) Requirement for accrediting entity.--A State or the 
     Secretary, as appropriate, may not find that an accrediting 
     entity meets standards under subparagraph (A) unless such 
     entity applies standards for accreditation for facilities 
     that meet or exceed the requirements of this section.

     ``SEC. 2138. OTHER PROVISIONS PROMOTING PROGRAM INTEGRITY.

       ``(a) Public Access to Survey Results.--Each MediGrant plan 
     shall provide that upon completion of a survey of any health 
     care facility or organization by a State agency to carry out 
     the plan, the agency shall make public in readily available 
     form and place the pertinent findings of the survey relating 
     to the compliance of the facility or organization with 
     requirements of law.
       ``(b) Record Keeping.--Each MediGrant plan shall provide 
     for agreements with persons or institutions providing 
     services under the plan under which the person or institution 
     agrees--
       ``(1) to keep such records, including ledgers, books, and 
     original evidence of costs, as are necessary to fully 
     disclose the extent of the services provided to individuals 
     receiving assistance under the plan, and
       ``(2) to furnish the State agency with such information 
     regarding any payments claimed by such person or institution 
     for providing services under the plan, as the State agency 
     may from time to time request.
       ``(c) Quality Assurance.--Each MediGrant plan shall provide 
     a program to assure the quality of services provided under 
     the plan, including such services provided to individuals 
     with chronic mental or physical illness.

        ``Part E--Establishment and Amendment of MediGrant Plans

     ``SEC. 2151. SUBMITTAL AND APPROVAL OF MEDIGRANT PLANS.

       ``(a) Submittal.--As a condition of receiving funding under 
     part C, each State shall submit to the Secretary a MediGrant 
     plan that meets the applicable requirements of this title.
       ``(b) Approval.--Except as the Secretary may provide under 
     section 2154, a MediGrant plan submitted under subsection 
     (a)--
       ``(1) shall be approved for purposes of this title, and
       ``(2) shall be effective beginning with a calendar quarter 
     that is specified in the plan, but in no case earlier than 
     the first calendar quarter that begins at least 60 days after 
     the date the plan is submitted.

     ``SEC. 2152. SUBMITTAL AND APPROVAL OF PLAN AMENDMENTS.

       ``(a) Submittal of Amendments.--A State may amend, in whole 
     or in part, its MediGrant plan at any time through 
     transmittal of a plan amendment under this section.
       ``(b) Approval.--Except as the Secretary may provide under 
     section 2154, an amendment to a MediGrant plan submitted 
     under subsection (a)--
       ``(1) shall be approved for purposes of this title, and
       ``(2) shall be effective as provided in subsection (c).
       ``(c) Effective Dates for Amendments.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the succeeding provisions of 
     this subsection, an amendment to a MediGrant plan shall take 
     effect on one or more effective dates specified in the 
     amendment.
       ``(2) Amendments relating to eligibility or benefits.--
     Except as provided in paragraph (4)--
       ``(A) Notice requirement.--Any plan amendment that 
     eliminates or restricts eligibility or benefits under the 
     plan may not take effect unless the State certifies that it 
     has provided prior or contemporaneous public notice of the 
     change, in a form and manner provided under applicable State 
     law.
       ``(B) Timely transmittal.--Any plan amendment that 
     eliminates or restricts eligibility or benefits under the 
     plan shall not be effective for longer than a 60 day period 
     unless the amendment has been transmitted to the Secretary 
     before the end of such period.
       ``(3) Other amendments.--Subject to paragraph (4), any plan 
     amendment that is not described in paragraph (2) becomes 
     effective in a State fiscal year may not remain in effect 
     after the end of such fiscal year (or, if later, the end of 
     the 90-day period on which it becomes effective) unless the 
     amendment has been transmitted to the Secretary.
       ``(4) Exception.--The requirements of paragraphs (2) and 
     (3) shall not apply to a plan amendment that is submitted on 
     a timely basis pursuant to a court order or an order of the 
     Secretary.

     ``SEC. 2153. PROCESS FOR STATE WITHDRAWAL FROM PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--A State may rescind its MediGrant plan 
     and discontinue participation in the program under this title 
     at any time after providing--
       ``(1) the public with 90 days prior notice in a publication 
     in one or more daily newspapers of general circulation in the 
     State or in any publication used by the State to publish 
     State statutes or rules, and
       ``(2) the Secretary with 90 days prior written notice.
       ``(b) Effective Date.--Such discontinuation shall not apply 
     to payments under part C for expenditures made for items and 
     services furnished under the MediGrant plan before the 
     effective date of the discontinuation.
       ``(c) Proration of Allotments.--In the case of any 
     withdrawal under this section other than at the end of a 
     Federal fiscal year, notwithstanding any provision of section 
     2121 to the contrary, the Secretary shall provide for such 
     appropriate proration of the application of allotments under 
     section 2121 as is appropriate.

     ``SEC. 2154. SANCTIONS FOR NONCOMPLIANCE.

       ``(a) Prompt Review of Plan Submittals.--The Secretary 
     shall promptly review MediGrant plans and plan amendments 
     submitted under this part to determine if they substantially 
     comply with the requirements of this title.
       ``(b) Determinations of Substantial Noncompliance.--
       ``(1) At time of plan or amendment submittal.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary, during the 30-day 
     period beginning on the date of submittal of a MediGrant plan 
     or plan amendment--
       ``(i) determines that the plan or amendment substantially 
     violates (within the meaning of subsection (c)) a requirement 
     of this title, and
       ``(ii) provides written notice of such determination to the 
     State,
     the Secretary shall issue an order specifying that the plan 
     or amendment, insofar as it is in substantial violation of 
     such a requirement, shall not be effective, except as 
     provided in subsection (c), beginning at the end of a period 
     of not less than 30 days (or 120 days in the case of the 
     initial submission of the MediGrant plan) specified in the 
     order beginning on the date of the notice of the 
     determination.

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       ``(B) Extension of time periods.--The time periods 
     specified in subparagraph (A) may be extended by written 
     agreement of the Secretary and the State involved.
       ``(2) Violations in administration of plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines, after 
     reasonable notice and opportunity for a hearing for the 
     State, that in the administration of a MediGrant plan there 
     is a substantial violation of a requirement of this title, 
     the Secretary shall provide the State with written notice of 
     the determination and with an order to remedy such violation. 
     Such an order shall become effective prospectively, as 
     specified in the order, after the date of receipt of such 
     written notice. Such an order may include the withholding of 
     funds, consistent with subsection (f), for parts of the 
     MediGrant plan affected by such violation, until the 
     Secretary is satisfied that the violation has been corrected.
       ``(B) Effectiveness.--If the Secretary issues an order 
     under paragraph (1), the order shall become effective, except 
     as provided in subsection (c), beginning at the end of a 
     period (of not less than 30 days) specified in the order 
     beginning on the date of the notice of the determination to 
     the State.
       ``(C) Timeliness of determinations relating to report-based 
     compliance.--The Secretary shall make determinations under 
     this paragraph respecting violations relating to information 
     contained in an annual report under section 2102, an 
     independent evaluation under section 2103, or an audit report 
     under section 2131 not later than 30 days after the date of 
     transmittal of the report or evaluation to the Secretary.
       ``(3) Consultation with state.--Before making a 
     determination adverse to a State under this section, the 
     Secretary shall (within any time periods provided under this 
     section)--
       ``(A) reasonably consult with the State involved,
       ``(B) offer the State a reasonable opportunity to clarify 
     the submission and submit further information to substantiate 
     compliance with the requirements of this title, and
       ``(C) reasonably consider any such clarifications and 
     information submitted.
       ``(4) Justification of any inconsistencies in 
     determinations.--If the Secretary makes a determination under 
     this section that is, in whole or in part, inconsistent with 
     any previous determination issued by the Secretary under this 
     title, the Secretary shall include in the determination a 
     detailed explanation and justification for any such 
     difference.
       ``(5) Substantial violation defined.--For purposes of this 
     title, a MediGrant plan (or amendment to such a plan) or the 
     administration of the MediGrant plan is considered to 
     `substantially violate' a requirement of this title if a 
     provision of the plan or amendment (or an omission from the 
     plan or amendment) or the administration of the plan--
       ``(A) is material and substantial in nature and effect, and
       ``(B) is inconsistent with an express requirement of this 
     title.
     A failure to meet a strategic objective or performance goal 
     (as described in section 2101) shall not be considered to 
     substantially violate a requirement of this title.
       ``(c) State Response to Orders.--
       ``(1) State response by revising plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--Insofar as an order under subsection 
     (b)(1) relates to a substantial violation by a MediGrant plan 
     or plan amendment, a State may respond (before the date the 
     order becomes effective) to such an order by submitting a 
     written revision of the MediGrant plan or plan amendment to 
     substantially comply with the requirements of this part.
       ``(B) Review of revision.--In the case of submission of 
     such a revision, the Secretary shall promptly review the 
     submission and shall withhold any action on the order during 
     the period of such review.
       ``(C) Secretarial response.--The revision shall be 
     considered to have corrected the deficiency (and the order 
     rescinded insofar as it relates to such deficiency) unless 
     the Secretary determines and notifies the State in writing, 
     within 15 days after the date the Secretary receives the 
     revision, that the MediGrant plan or amendment, as proposed 
     to be revised, still substantially violates a requirement of 
     this title. In such case the State may respond by seeking 
     reconsideration or a hearing under paragraph (2).
       ``(D) Revision retroactive.--If the revision provides for 
     substantial compliance, the revision may be treated, at the 
     option of the State, as being effective either as of the 
     effective date of the provision to which it relates or such 
     later date as the State and Secretary may agree.
       ``(2) State response by seeking reconsideration or an 
     administrative hearing.--A State may respond to an order 
     under subsection (b) by filing a request with the Secretary 
     for--
       ``(A) a reconsideration of the determination, pursuant to 
     subsection (d)(1), or
       ``(B) a review of the determination through an 
     administrative hearing, pursuant to subsection (d)(2).
     In such case, the order shall not take effect before the 
     completion of the reconsideration or hearing.
       ``(3) State response by corrective action plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an order described in 
     subsection (b)(2) that relates to a substantial violation in 
     the administration of the MediGrant plan, a State may respond 
     to such an order by submitting a corrective action plan with 
     the Secretary to correct deficiencies in the administration 
     of the plan which are the subject of the order.
       ``(B) Review of corrective action plan.--In such case, the 
     Secretary shall withhold any action on the order for a period 
     (not to exceed 30 days) during which the Secretary reviews 
     the corrective action plan.
       ``(C) Secretarial response.--The corrective action plan 
     shall be considered to have corrected the deficiency (and the 
     order rescinded insofar as it relates to such deficiency) 
     unless the Secretary determines and notifies the State in 
     writing, within 15 days after the date the Secretary receives 
     the corrective action plan, that the State's administration 
     of the MediGrant plan, as proposed to be corrected in the 
     plan, will still substantially violate a requirement of this 
     title. In such case the State may respond by seeking 
     reconsideration or a hearing under paragraph (2).
       ``(4) State response by withdrawal of plan amendment; 
     failure to respond.--Insofar as an order relates to a 
     substantial violation in a plan amendment submitted, a State 
     may respond to such an order by withdrawing the plan 
     amendment and the MediGrant plan shall be treated as though 
     the amendment had not been made.
       ``(d) Administrative Review and Hearing.--
       ``(1) Reconsideration.--Within 30 days after the date of 
     receipt of a request under subsection (b)(2)(A), the 
     Secretary shall notify the State of the time and place at 
     which a hearing will be held for the purpose of reconsidering 
     the Secretary's determination. The hearing shall be held not 
     less than 20 days nor more than 60 days after the date notice 
     of the hearing is furnished to the State, unless the 
     Secretary and the State agree in writing to holding the 
     hearing at another time. The Secretary shall affirm, modify, 
     or reverse the original determination within 60 days of the 
     conclusion of the hearing.
       ``(2) Administrative hearing.--Within 30 days after the 
     date of receipt of a request under subsection (b)(2)(B), an 
     administrative law judge shall schedule a hearing for the 
     purpose of reviewing the Secretary's determination. The 
     hearing shall be held not less than 20 days nor more than 60 
     days after the date notice of the hearing is furnished to the 
     State, unless the Secretary and the State agree in writing to 
     holding the hearing at another time. The administrative law 
     judge shall affirm, modify, or reverse the determination 
     within 60 days of the conclusion of the hearing.
       ``(e) Judicial Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State which is dissatisfied with a 
     final determination made by the Secretary under subsection 
     (d)(1) or a final determination of an administrative law 
     judge under subsection (d)(2) may, within 60 days after it 
     has been notified of such determination, file with the United 
     States court of appeals for the circuit in which the State is 
     located a petition for review of such determination. A copy 
     of the petition shall be forthwith transmitted by the clerk 
     of the court to the Secretary and, in the case of a 
     determination under subsection (d)(2), to the administrative 
     law judge involved. The Secretary (or judge involved) 
     thereupon shall file in the court the record of the 
     proceedings on which the final determination was based, as 
     provided in section 2112 of title 28, United States Code. 
     Only the Secretary, in accordance with this title, may compel 
     a State under Federal law to comply with the provisions of 
     this title or a MediGrant plan, or otherwise enforce a 
     provision of this title against a State, and no action may be 
     filed under Federal law against a State in relation to the 
     State's compliance, or failure to comply, with the provisions 
     of this title or of a MediGrant plan except by the Secretary 
     as provided under this subsection.
       ``(2) Standard for review.--The findings of fact by the 
     Secretary or administrative law judge, if supported by 
     substantial evidence, shall be conclusive, but the court, for 
     good cause shown, may remand the case to the Secretary or 
     judge to take further evidence, and the Secretary or judge 
     may thereupon make new or modified findings of fact and may 
     modify a previous determination, and shall certify to the 
     court the transcript and record of the further proceedings. 
     Such new or modified findings of fact shall likewise be 
     conclusive if supported by substantial evidence.
       ``(3) Jurisdiction of appellate court.--The court shall 
     have jurisdiction to affirm the action of the Secretary or 
     judge or to set it aside, in whole or in part. The judgment 
     of the court shall be subject to review by the Supreme Court 
     of the United States upon certiorari or certification as 
     provided in section 1254 of title 28, United States Code.
       ``(f) Withholding of Funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any order under this section relating to 
     the withholding of funds shall be effective not earlier than 
     the effective date of the order and shall only relate to the 
     portions of a MediGrant plan or administration thereof which 
     substantially violate a requirement of this title. In the 
     case of a failure to meet a set-aside requirement under 
     section 2112, any withholding shall only apply to the extent 
     of such failure.
       ``(2) Suspension of withholding.--The Secretary may suspend 
     withholding of funds under paragraph (1) during the period 
     reconsideration or administrative and judicial review is 
     pending under subsection (d) or (e).
       ``(3) Restoration of funds.--Any funds withheld under this 
     subsection under an order shall be immediately restored to a 
     State--

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       ``(A) to the extent and at the time the order is--
       ``(i) modified or withdrawn by the Secretary upon 
     reconsideration,
       ``(ii) modified or reversed by an administrative law judge, 
     or
       ``(iii) set aside (in whole or in part) by an appellate 
     court; or
       ``(B) when the Secretary determines that the deficiency 
     which was the basis for the order is corrected;
       ``(C) when the Secretary determines that violation which 
     was the basis for the order is resolved or the amendment 
     which was the basis for the order is withdrawn; or
       ``(D) at any time upon the initiative of the Secretary.
       ``(g) Individual Complaint Process.--The Secretary shall 
     provide for a process under which an individual may notify 
     the Secretary concerning a State's failure to provide medical 
     assistance as required under the State MediGrant plan or 
     otherwise comply with the requirements of this title or such 
     plan. If the Secretary finds that there is a pattern of 
     complaints with respect to a State or that a particular 
     failure or finding of noncompliance is egregious, the 
     Secretary shall notify the chief executive officer of the 
     State of such finding and shall notify the Congress if the 
     State fails to respond to such notification within a 
     reasonable period of time.

     ``SEC. 2155. SECRETARIAL AUTHORITY.

       ``(a) Negotiated Agreement and Dispute Resolution.--
       ``(1) Negotiations.--Nothing in this part shall be 
     construed as preventing the Secretary and a State from at any 
     time negotiating a satisfactory resolution to any dispute 
     concerning the approval of a MediGrant plan (or amendments to 
     a MediGrant plan) or the compliance of a MediGrant plan 
     (including its administration) with requirements of this 
     title.
       ``(2) Cooperation.--The Secretary shall act in a 
     cooperative manner with the States in carrying out this 
     title. In the event of a dispute between a State and the 
     Secretary, the Secretary shall, whenever practicable, engage 
     in informal dispute resolution activities in lieu of formal 
     enforcement or sanctions under section 2154.
       ``(b) Limitations on Delegation of Decision-making 
     Authority.--The Secretary may not delegate (other than to the 
     Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration) 
     the authority to make determinations or reconsiderations 
     respecting the approval of MediGrant plans (or amendments to 
     such plans) or the compliance of a MediGrant plan (including 
     its administration) with requirements of this title. Such 
     Administrator may not further delegate such authority to any 
     individual, including any regional official of such 
     Administration.
       ``(c) Requiring Formal Rulemaking for Changes in 
     Secretarial Administration.--The Secretary shall carry out 
     the administration of the program under this title only 
     through a prospective formal rulemaking process, including 
     issuing notices of proposed rulemaking, publishing proposed 
     rules or modifications to rules in the Federal Register, and 
     soliciting public comment.

                      ``Part F--General Provisions

     ``SEC. 2171. DEFINITIONS.

       ``(a) Medical Assistance.--For purposes of this title, the 
     term `medical assistance' means payment of part or all of the 
     cost of any of the following, or assistance in the purchase, 
     in whole or in part, of health benefit coverage that includes 
     any of the following, for eligible low-income individuals (as 
     defined in subsection (b)) as specified under the MediGrant 
     plan:
       ``(1) Inpatient hospital services.
       ``(2) Outpatient hospital services.
       ``(3) Physician services.
       ``(4) Surgical services.
       ``(5) Clinic services and other ambulatory health care 
     services.
       ``(6) Nursing facility services.
       ``(7) Intermediate care facility services for the mentally 
     retarded.
       ``(8) Prescription drugs and biologicals and the 
     administration of such drugs and biologicals, only if such 
     drugs and biologicals are not furnished for the purpose of 
     causing, or assisting in causing, the death, suicide, 
     euthanasia, or mercy killing of a person.
       ``(9) Over-the-counter medications.
       ``(10) Laboratory and radiological services.
       ``(11) Family planning services and supplies.
       ``(12) Inpatient mental health services, including services 
     furnished in a State-operated mental hospital and including 
     residential or other 24-hour therapeutically planned 
     structured services in the case of a child.
       ``(13) Outpatient mental health services, including 
     services furnished in a State-operated mental hospital and 
     including community-based services in the case of a child.
       ``(14) Durable medical equipment and other medically-
     related or remedial devices (such as prosthetic devices, 
     implants, eyeglasses, hearing aids, dental devices, and 
     adaptive devices).
       ``(15) Disposable medical supplies.
       ``(16) Home and community-based health care services and 
     related supportive services (such as home health nursing 
     services, home health aide services, personal care, 
     assistance with activities of daily living, chore services, 
     day care services, respite care services, training for family 
     members, and minor modifications to the home).
       ``(17) Community supported living arrangements.
       ``(18) Nursing care services (such as nurse practitioner 
     services, nurse midwife services, advanced practice nurse 
     services, private duty nursing care, pediatric nurse 
     services, and respiratory care services) in a home, school, 
     or other setting.
       ``(19) Abortion only if necessary to save the life of the 
     mother or if the pregnancy is the result of an act of rape or 
     incest.
       ``(20) Dental services.
       ``(21) Inpatient substance abuse treatment services and 
     residential substance abuse treatment services.
       ``(22) Outpatient substance abuse treatment services.
       ``(23) Case management services.
       ``(24) Care coordination services.
       ``(25) Physical therapy, occupational therapy, and services 
     for individuals with speech, hearing, and language disorders.
       ``(26) Hospice care.
       ``(27) Any other medical, diagnostic, screening, 
     preventive, restorative, remedial, therapeutic, or 
     rehabilitative services (whether in a facility, home, school, 
     or other setting) if recognized by State law and only if the 
     service is--
       ``(A) prescribed by or furnished by a physician or other 
     licensed or registered practitioner within the scope of 
     practice as defined by State law,
       ``(B) performed under the general supervision or at the 
     direction of a physician, or
       ``(C) furnished by a health care facility that is operated 
     by a State or local government or is licensed under State law 
     and operating within the scope of the license.
       ``(28) Premiums for private health care insurance coverage, 
     including private long-term care insurance coverage.
       ``(29) Medical transportation.
       ``(30) Medicare cost-sharing (as defined in subsection 
     (c)).
       ``(31) Enabling services (such as transportation, 
     translation, and outreach services) only if designed to 
     increase the accessibility of primary and preventive health 
     care services for eligible low-income individuals.
       ``(32) Any other health care services or items specified by 
     the Secretary and not excluded under this section.
       ``(b) Eligible Low-Income Individual.--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `eligible low-income 
     individual' means an individual--
       ``(A) who has been determined eligible by the State for 
     medical assistance under the MediGrant plan and is not an 
     inmate of a public institution (except as a patient in a 
     State psychiatric hospital), and
       ``(B) whose family income (as determined under the plan) 
     does not exceed a percentage (specified in the MediGrant plan 
     and not to exceed 275 percent) of the poverty line for a 
     family of the size involved.
       ``(2) Amount of income.--In determining the amount of 
     income under paragraph (1)(B), a State may exclude costs 
     incurred for medical care or other types of remedial care 
     recognized by the State.
       ``(c) Medicare Cost-Sharing.--For purposes of this title, 
     the term `medicare cost-sharing' means any of the following:
       ``(1)(A) Premiums under section 1839.
       ``(B) Premiums under section 1818 or 1818A.
       ``(2) Coinsurance under title XVIII (including coinsurance 
     described in section 1813).
       ``(3) Deductibles established under title XVIII (including 
     those described in sections 1813 and 1833(b)).
       ``(4) The difference between the amount that is paid under 
     section 1833(a) and the amount that would be paid under such 
     section if any reference to `80 percent' therein were deemed 
     a reference to `100 percent'.
       ``(5) Premiums for enrollment of an individual with an 
     eligible organization under section 1876 or with a 
     MedicarePlus organization under part C of title XVIII.
       ``(d) Additional Definitions.--For purposes of this title:
       ``(1) Child.--The term `child' means an individual under 19 
     years of age.
       ``(2) Elderly individual.--The term `elderly individual' 
     means an individual who has attained retirement age, as 
     defined under section 216(l)(1).
       ``(3) Poverty line defined.--The term `poverty line' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 673(2) of the 
     Community Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)), 
     including any revision required by such section).
       ``(4) Pregnant woman.--The term `pregnant woman' includes a 
     woman during the 60-day period beginning on the last day of 
     the pregnancy.

     ``SEC. 2172. TREATMENT OF TERRITORIES.

       ``Notwithstanding any other requirement of this title, the 
     Secretary may waive or modify any requirement of this title 
     with respect to the medical assistance program for a State 
     other than the 50 States and the District of Columbia, other 
     than a waiver of--
       ``(1) the applicable Federal medical assistance percentage,
       ``(2) the limitation on total payments in a fiscal year to 
     the amount of the allotment under section 2121(c), or
       ``(3) the requirement that payment may be made for medical 
     assistance only with respect to amounts expended by the State 
     for care and services described in section 2171(a) and 
     medically-related services (as defined in section 
     2112(e)(2)).

     ``SEC. 2173. DESCRIPTION OF TREATMENT OF INDIAN HEALTH 
                   SERVICE FACILITIES.

       ``In the case of a State in which one or more facilities of 
     the Indian Health Service are located, the MediGrant plan 
     shall include a description of--
       ``(1) what provision (if any) has been made for payment for 
     items and services furnished by such facilities, and
       ``(2) the manner in which medical assistance for low-income 
     eligible individuals who

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     are Indians will be provided, as determined by the State in 
     consultation with the appropriate Indian tribes and tribal 
     organizations.

     ``SEC. 2174. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN GENERAL PROVISIONS.

       ``The following sections in part A of title XI shall apply 
     to States under this title in the same manner as they applied 
     to a State under title XIX:
       ``(1) Section 1101(a)(1) (relating to definition of State).
       ``(2) Section 1116 (relating to administrative and judicial 
     review), but only insofar as consistent with the provisions 
     of part C.
       ``(3) Section 1124 (relating to disclosure of ownership and 
     related information).
       ``(4) Section 1126 (relating to disclosure of information 
     about certain convicted individuals).
       ``(5) Section 1128B(d) (relating to criminal penalties for 
     certain additional charges).
       ``(6) Section 1132 (relating to periods within which claims 
     must be filed).

     ``SEC. 2175. MEDIGRANT MASTER DRUG REBATE AGREEMENTS.

       ``(a) Requirement for Manufacturer To Enter Into 
     Agreement.--
       ``(1) In general.--Pursuant to section 2123(f), in order 
     for payment to be made to a State under part C for medical 
     assistance for covered outpatient drugs of a manufacturer, 
     the manufacturer shall enter into and have in effect a 
     MediGrant master rebate agreement described in subsection (b) 
     with the Secretary on behalf of States electing to 
     participate in the agreement.
       ``(2) Coverage of drugs not covered under rebate 
     agreements.--Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
     prohibit a State in its discretion from providing coverage 
     under its MediGrant plan of a covered outpatient drug for 
     which no rebate agreement is in effect under this section.
       ``(3) Effect on existing agreements.--If a State has a 
     rebate agreement in effect with a manufacturer on the date of 
     the enactment of this section which provides for a minimum 
     aggregate rebate equal to or greater than the minimum 
     aggregate rebate which would otherwise be paid under the 
     MediGrant master agreement under this section, at the option 
     of the State--
       ``(A) such agreement shall be considered to meet the 
     requirements of the MediGrant master rebate agreement, and
       ``(B) the State shall be considered to have elected to 
     participate in the MediGrant master rebate agreement.
       ``(4) Limitation on prices of drugs purchased by covered 
     entities.--
       ``(A) Agreement with secretary.--A manufacturer meets the 
     requirements of this paragraph if the manufacturer has 
     entered into an agreement with the Secretary that meets the 
     requirements of section 340B of the Public Health Service Act 
     with respect to covered outpatient drugs purchased by a 
     covered entity on or after the first day of the first month 
     that begins after the date of the enactment of title VI of 
     the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992.
       ``(B) Covered entity defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     `covered entity' means an entity described in section 
     340B(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act provided that--
       ``(i) an entity is licensed by the State to purchase and 
     take possession of covered outpatient drugs and furnishes the 
     drugs to patients at a cost no greater than acquisition plus 
     such dispensing fee as may be allowable under a State 
     pharmaceutical assistance program, and
       ``(ii) such entity is certified pursuant to section 
     340B(a)(7) of such Act.
       ``(C) Establishment of alternative mechanism to ensure 
     against duplicate discounts or rebates.--If the Secretary 
     does not establish a mechanism under section 340B(a)(5)(A) of 
     the Public Health Service Act within 12 months of the date of 
     the enactment of such section, the following requirements 
     shall apply:
       ``(i) Each covered entity shall inform the single State 
     agency under this title when it is seeking reimbursement from 
     the medicaid plan for medical assistance with respect to a 
     unit of any covered outpatient drug which is subject to an 
     agreement under section 340B(a) of such Act.
       ``(ii) Each such single State agency shall provide a means 
     by which a covered entity shall indicate on any drug 
     reimbursement claims form (or format, where electronic claims 
     management is used) that a unit of the drug that is the 
     subject of the form is subject to an agreement under section 
     340B of such Act, and not submit to any manufacturer a claim 
     for a rebate payment under subsection (b) with respect to 
     such a drug.
       ``(D) Effect of subsequent amendments.--In determining 
     whether an agreement under subparagraph (A) meets the 
     requirements of section 340B of the Public Health Service 
     Act, the Secretary shall not take into account any amendments 
     to such section that are enacted after the enactment of title 
     VI of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992.
       ``(E) Determination of compliance.--A manufacturer is 
     deemed to meet the requirements of this paragraph if the 
     manufacturer establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that the manufacturer would comply (and has offered to 
     comply) with the provisions of section 340B of the Public 
     Health Service Act (as in effect immediately after the 
     enactment title VI of the Veterans Health Care Act of 1992, 
     and would have entered into an agreement under such section 
     (as such section was in effect at such time), but for a 
     legislative change in such section after such enactment.
       ``(b) Terms of Rebate Agreement.--
       ``(1) Periodic rebates.--The MediGrant master rebate 
     agreement under this section shall require the manufacturer 
     to provide, to the MediGrant plan of each State participating 
     in the agreement, a rebate for a rebate period in an amount 
     specified in subsection (c) for covered outpatient drugs of 
     the manufacturer dispensed after the effective date of the 
     agreement, for which payment was made under the plan for such 
     period. Such rebate shall be paid by the manufacturer not 
     later than 30 days after the date of receipt of the 
     information described in paragraph (2) for the period 
     involved.
       ``(2) State provision of information.--
       ``(A) State responsibility.--Each State participating in 
     the MediGrant master rebate agreement shall report to each 
     manufacturer not later than 60 days after the end of each 
     rebate period and in a form consistent with a standard 
     reporting format established by the Secretary, information on 
     the total number of units of each dosage form and strength 
     and package size of each covered outpatient drug, for which 
     payment was made under the MediGrant plan for the period, and 
     shall promptly transmit a copy of such report to the 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) Audits.--A manufacturer may audit the information 
     provided (or required to be provided) under subparagraph (A). 
     Adjustments to rebates shall be made to the extent that 
     information indicates that utilization was greater or less 
     than the amount previously specified.
       ``(3) Manufacturer provision of price information.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each manufacturer which is subject to 
     the MediGrant master rebate agreement under this section 
     shall report to the Secretary--
       ``(i) not later than 30 days after the last day of each 
     rebate period under the agreement, on the average 
     manufacturer price (as defined in subsection (i)(1)) and, for 
     single source drugs and innovator multiple source drugs, the 
     manufacturer's best price (as defined in subsection 
     (c)(1)(C)) for each covered outpatient drug for the rebate 
     period under the agreement, and
       ``(ii) not later than 30 days after the date of entering 
     into an agreement under this section, on the average 
     manufacturer price (as defined in subsection (i)(1)) as of 
     October 1, 1990, for each of the manufacturer's covered 
     outpatient drugs.
       ``(B) Verification surveys of average manufacturer price.--
     The Secretary may survey wholesalers and manufacturers that 
     directly distribute their covered outpatient drugs, when 
     necessary, to verify manufacturer prices reported under 
     subparagraph (A). The Secretary may impose a civil monetary 
     penalty in an amount not to exceed $10,000 on a wholesaler, 
     manufacturer, or direct seller, if the wholesaler, 
     manufacturer, or direct seller of a covered outpatient drug 
     refuses a request for information by the Secretary in 
     connection with a survey under this subparagraph. The 
     provisions of section 1128A (other than subsections (a) (with 
     respect to amounts of penalties or additional assessments) 
     and (b)) shall apply to a civil money penalty under this 
     subparagraph in the same manner as such provisions apply to a 
     penalty or proceeding under section 1128A(a).
       ``(C) Penalties.--
       ``(i) Failure to provide timely information.--In the case 
     of a manufacturer which is subject to the MediGrant master 
     rebate agreement that fails to provide information required 
     under subparagraph (A) on a timely basis, the amount of the 
     penalty shall be $10,000 for each day in which such 
     information has not been provided and such amount shall be 
     paid to the Treasury. If such information is not reported 
     within 90 days of the deadline imposed, the agreement shall 
     be suspended for services furnished after the end of such 90-
     day period and until the date such information is reported 
     (but in no case shall such suspension be for a period of less 
     than 30 days).
       ``(ii) False information.--Any manufacturer which is 
     subject to the MediGrant master rebate agreement, or a 
     wholesaler or direct seller, that knowingly provides false 
     information under subparagraph (A) or (B) is subject to a 
     civil money penalty in an amount not to exceed $100,000 for 
     each item of false information. Any such civil money penalty 
     shall be in addition to other penalties as may be prescribed 
     by law. The provisions of section 1128A (other than 
     subsections (a) and (b)) shall apply to a civil money penalty 
     under this subparagraph in the same manner as such provisions 
     apply to a penalty or proceeding under section 1128A(a).
       ``(D) Confidentiality of information.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, information disclosed by 
     manufacturers or wholesalers under this paragraph or under an 
     agreement with the Secretary of Veterans Affairs described in 
     section 2123(f) is confidential and shall not be disclosed by 
     the Secretary or the Secretary of Veterans Affairs or a State 
     agency (or contractor therewith) in a form which discloses 
     the identity of a specific manufacturer or wholesaler or the 
     prices charged for drugs by such manufacturer or wholesaler, 
     except--
       ``(i) as the Secretary determines to be necessary to carry 
     out this section,
       ``(ii) to permit the Comptroller General to review the 
     information provided, and
       ``(iii) to permit the Director of the Congressional Budget 
     Office to review the information provided.
       ``(4) Length of agreement.--
       ``(A) In general.--The MediGrant master rebate agreement 
     under this section shall be

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     effective for an initial period of not less than 1 year and 
     shall be automatically renewed for a period of not less than 
     one year unless terminated under subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Termination.--
       ``(i) By the secretary.--The Secretary may provide for 
     termination of the MediGrant master rebate agreement with 
     respect to a manufacturer for violation of the requirements 
     of the agreement or other good cause shown. Such termination 
     shall not be effective earlier than 60 days after the date of 
     notice of such termination. The Secretary shall provide, upon 
     request, a manufacturer with a hearing concerning such a 
     termination, but such hearing shall not delay the effective 
     date of the termination. Failure of a State to provide any 
     advance notice of such a termination as required by 
     regulation shall not affect the State's right to terminate 
     coverage of the drugs affected by such termination as of the 
     effective date of such termination.
       ``(ii) By a manufacturer.--A manufacturer may terminate its 
     participation in the MediGrant master rebate agreement under 
     this section for any reason. Any such termination shall not 
     be effective until the calendar quarter beginning at least 60 
     days after the date the manufacturer provides notice to the 
     Secretary.
       ``(iii) Effectiveness of termination.--Any termination 
     under this subparagraph shall not affect rebates due under 
     the agreement before the effective date of its termination.
       ``(iv) Notice to states.--In the case of a termination 
     under this subparagraph, the Secretary shall provide notice 
     of such termination to the States within not less than 30 
     days before the effective date of such termination.
       ``(v) Application to terminations of other agreements.--The 
     provisions of this subparagraph shall apply to the 
     terminations of master agreements described in section 
     8126(a) of title 38, United States Code.
       ``(C) Delay before reentry.--In the case of any rebate 
     agreement with a manufacturer under this section which is 
     terminated, another such agreement with the manufacturer (or 
     a successor manufacturer) may not be entered into until a 
     period of 1 calendar quarter has elapsed since the date of 
     the termination, unless the Secretary finds good cause for an 
     earlier reinstatement of such an agreement.
       ``(5) Settlement of disputes.--
       ``(A) Secretary.--The Secretary shall have the authority to 
     resolve, settle, and compromise disputes regarding the 
     amounts of rebates owed under this section and section 1927.
       ``(B) State.--Each State, with respect to covered 
     outpatient drugs paid for under the State's MediGrant plan, 
     shall have authority, independent of the Secretary' authority 
     under subparagraph (A), to resolve, settle, and compromise 
     disputes regarding the amounts of rebates owed under this 
     section. Any such action shall be deemed to comply with the 
     requirements of this title, and such covered outpatient drugs 
     shall be eligible for payment under the MediGrant plan under 
     this title.
       ``(C) Amount of rebate.--The Secretary shall limit the 
     amount of the rebate payable in any case in which the 
     Secretary determines that, because of unusual circumstances 
     or questionable data, the provisions of subsection (c) result 
     in a rebate amount that is inequitable or otherwise 
     inconsistent with the purposes of this section.
       ``(c) Determination of Amount of Rebate.--
       ``(1) Basic rebate for single source drugs and innovator 
     multiple source drugs.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amount of the rebate specified in this subsection with 
     respect to a State participating in the MediGrant master 
     rebate agreement for a rebate period (as defined in 
     subsection (i)(7)) with respect to each dosage form and 
     strength of a single source drug or an innovator multiple 
     source drug shall be equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the total number of units of each dosage form and 
     strength paid for under the State MediGrant plan in the 
     rebate period (as reported by the State); and
       ``(ii) the greater of--

       ``(I) the difference between the average manufacturer price 
     and the best price (as defined in subparagraph (C)) for the 
     dosage form and strength of the drug, or
       ``(II) the minimum rebate percentage (specified in 
     subparagraph (B)) of such average manufacturer price,

     for the rebate period.
       ``(B) Minimum rebate percentage.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(ii)(II), the `minimum rebate percentage' is 
     15 percent.
       ``(C) Best price defined.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `best price' means, with 
     respect to a single source drug or innovator multiple source 
     drug of a manufacturer, the lowest price available from the 
     manufacturer during the rebate period to any wholesaler, 
     retailer, provider, health maintenance organization, 
     nonprofit entity, or governmental entity within the United 
     States, excluding--

       ``(I) any prices charged on or after October 1, 1992, to 
     the Indian Health Service, the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs, a State home receiving funds under section 1741 of 
     title 38, United States Code, the Department of Defense, the 
     Public Health Service, or a covered entity described in 
     section 340B(a)(4) of the Public Health Service Act,
       ``(II) any prices charged under the Federal Supply Schedule 
     of the General Services Administration,
       ``(III) any prices used under a State pharmaceutical 
     assistance program, and
       ``(IV) any depot prices and single award contract prices, 
     as defined by the Secretary, of any agency of the Federal 
     Government.

       ``(ii) Special rules.--The term `best price'--

       ``(I) shall be inclusive of cash discounts, free goods that 
     are contingent on any purchase requirement, volume discounts, 
     and rebates (other than rebates under this section),
       ``(II) shall be determined without regard to special 
     packaging, labeling, or identifiers on the dosage form or 
     product or package,
       ``(III) shall not take into account prices that are merely 
     nominal in amount, and
       ``(IV) shall exclude rebates paid under this section or any 
     other rebates paid to a State participating in the MediGrant 
     master rebate agreement.

       ``(2) Additional rebate for single source and innovator 
     multiple source drugs.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of the rebate specified in 
     this subsection with respect to a State participating in the 
     MediGrant master rebate agreement for a rebate period, with 
     respect to each dosage form and strength of a single source 
     drug or an innovator multiple source drug, shall be increased 
     by an amount equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the total number of units of such dosage form and 
     strength dispensed after December 31, 1990, for which payment 
     was made under the MediGrant plan for the rebate period; and
       ``(ii) the amount (if any) by which--

       ``(I) the average manufacturer price for the dosage form 
     and strength of the drug for the period, exceeds
       ``(II) the average manufacturer price for such dosage form 
     and strength for the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 1990 
     (without regard to whether or not the drug has been sold or 
     transferred to an entity, including a division or subsidiary 
     of the manufacturer, after the first day of such quarter), 
     increased by the percentage by which the Consumer Price Index 
     for All Urban Consumers (United States city average) for the 
     month before the month in which the rebate period begins 
     exceeds such index for September 1990.

       ``(B) Treatment of subsequently approved drugs.--In the 
     case of a covered outpatient drug approved by the Food and 
     Drug Administration after October 1, 1990, clause (ii)(II) of 
     subparagraph (A) shall be applied by substituting `the first 
     full calendar quarter after the day on which the drug was 
     first marketed' for `the calendar quarter beginning July 1, 
     1990' and `the month prior to the first month of the first 
     full calendar quarter after the day on which the drug was 
     first marketed' for `September 1990'.
       ``(3) Rebate for other drugs.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of the rebate paid to a State 
     participating in the MediGrant master rebate agreement for a 
     rebate period with respect to each dosage form and strength 
     of covered outpatient drugs (other than single source drugs 
     and innovator multiple source drugs) shall be equal to the 
     product of--
       ``(i) the applicable percentage (as described in 
     subparagraph (B)) of the average manufacturer price for the 
     dosage form and strength for the rebate period, and
       ``(ii) the total number of units of such dosage form and 
     strength dispensed after December 31, 1990, for which payment 
     was made under the MediGrant plan for the rebate period.
       ``(B) Applicable percentage defined.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(i), the `applicable percentage' is 11 
     percent.
       ``(4) Limitation on amount of rebate to amounts paid for 
     certain drugs.--
       ``(A) In general.--Upon request of the manufacturer of a 
     covered outpatient drug, the Secretary shall limit, in 
     accordance with subparagraph (B), the amount of the rebate 
     under this subsection with respect to a dosage form and 
     strength of such drug if the majority of the estimated number 
     of units of such dosage form and strength that are subject to 
     rebates under this section were dispensed to inpatients of 
     nursing facilities.
       ``(B) Amount of rebate.--In the case of a covered 
     outpatient drug subject to subparagraph (A), the amount of 
     the rebate specified in this subsection for a rebate period, 
     with respect to each dosage form and strength of such drug, 
     shall not exceed the amount paid under the MediGrant plan 
     with respect to such dosage form and strength of the drug in 
     the rebate period (without consideration of any dispensing 
     fees paid).
       ``(5) Supplemental rebates prohibited.--No rebates shall be 
     required to be paid by manufacturers with respect to covered 
     outpatient drugs furnished to individuals in any State that 
     provides for the collection of such rebates in excess of the 
     rebate amount payable under this section.
       ``(d) Limitations on Coverage of Drugs by States 
     Participating in Master Agreement.--
       ``(1) Permissible restrictions.--A State participating in 
     the MediGrant master rebate agreement under this section 
     may--
       ``(A) subject to prior authorization under its MediGrant 
     plan any covered outpatient drug so long as any such prior 
     authorization program complies with the requirements of 
     paragraph (5); and
       ``(B) exclude or otherwise restrict coverage under its plan 
     of a covered outpatient drug if--
       ``(i) the drug is contained in the list referred to in 
     paragraph (2);

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       ``(ii) the drug is subject to such restrictions pursuant to 
     the MediGrant master rebate agreement or any agreement 
     described in subsection (a)(4); or
       ``(iii) the State has excluded coverage of the drug from 
     its formulary established in accordance with paragraph (4).
       ``(2) List of drugs subject to restriction.--The following 
     drugs or classes of drugs, or their medical uses, may be 
     excluded from coverage or otherwise restricted by a State 
     participating in the MediGrant master rebate agreement:
       ``(A) Agents when used for anorexia, weight loss, or weight 
     gain.
       ``(B) Agents when used to promote fertility.
       ``(C) Agents when used for cosmetic purposes or hair 
     growth.
       ``(D) Agents when used for the symptomatic relief of cough 
     and colds.
       ``(E) Agents when used to promote smoking cessation.
       ``(F) Prescription vitamins and mineral products, except 
     prenatal vitamins and fluoride preparations.
       ``(G) Nonprescription drugs.
       ``(H) Covered outpatient drugs which the manufacturer seeks 
     to require as a condition of sale that associated tests or 
     monitoring services be purchased exclusively from the 
     manufacturer or its designee.
       ``(I) Barbiturates.
       ``(J) Benzodiazepines.
       ``(3) Additions to drug listings.--The Secretary shall, by 
     regulation, periodically update the list of drugs or classes 
     of drugs described in paragraph (2), or their medical uses, 
     which the Secretary has determined to be subject to clinical 
     abuse or inappropriate use.
       ``(4) Requirements for formularies.--A State participating 
     in the MediGrant master rebate agreement may establish a 
     formulary if the formulary meets the following requirements:
       ``(A) The formulary is developed by a committee consisting 
     of physicians, pharmacists, and other appropriate individuals 
     appointed by the Governor of the State.
       ``(B) Except as provided in subparagraph (C), the formulary 
     includes the covered outpatient drugs of any manufacturer 
     which has entered into and complies with the agreement under 
     subsection (a) (other than any drug excluded from coverage or 
     otherwise restricted under paragraph (2)).
       ``(C) A covered outpatient drug may be excluded with 
     respect to the treatment of a specific disease or condition 
     for an identified population (if any) only if, based on the 
     drug's labeling (or, in the case of a drug the prescribed use 
     of which is not approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act but is a medically accepted indication, based on 
     information from the appropriate compendia described in 
     subsection (i)(5)), the excluded drug does not have a 
     significant, clinically meaningful therapeutic advantage in 
     terms of safety, effectiveness, or clinical outcome of such 
     treatment for such population over other drugs included in 
     the formulary and there is a written explanation (available 
     to the public) of the basis for the exclusion.
       ``(D) The State MediGrant plan permits coverage of a drug 
     excluded from the formulary (other than any drug excluded 
     from coverage or otherwise restricted under paragraph (2)) 
     pursuant to a prior authorization program that is consistent 
     with paragraph (5).
       ``(E) The formulary meets such other requirements as the 
     Secretary may impose in order to achieve program savings 
     consistent with protecting the health of program 
     beneficiaries.
     A prior authorization program established by a State under 
     paragraph (5) is not a formulary subject to the requirements 
     of this paragraph.
       ``(5) Requirements of prior authorization programs.--The 
     MediGrant plan of a State participating in the MediGrant 
     master rebate agreement may require, as a condition of 
     coverage or payment for a covered outpatient drug for which 
     Federal financial participation is available in accordance 
     with this section, the approval of the drug before its 
     dispensing for any medically accepted indication (as defined 
     in subsection (i)(5)) only if the system providing for such 
     approval--
       ``(A) provides response by telephone or other 
     telecommunication device within 24 hours of a request for 
     prior authorization, and
       ``(B) except with respect to the drugs on the list referred 
     to in paragraph (2), provides for the dispensing of at least 
     a 72-hour supply of a covered outpatient prescription drug in 
     an emergency situation (as defined by the Secretary).
       ``(6) Other permissible restrictions.--A State 
     participating in the MediGrant master rebate agreement may 
     impose limitations, with respect to all such drugs in a 
     therapeutic class, on the minimum or maximum quantities per 
     prescription or on the number of refills, if such limitations 
     are necessary to discourage waste, and may address instances 
     of fraud or abuse by individuals in any manner authorized 
     under this Act.
       ``(e) Drug Use Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State participating in the MediGrant 
     master rebate agreement may provide for a drug use review 
     program to educate physicians and pharmacists to identify and 
     reduce the frequency of patterns of fraud, abuse, gross 
     overuse, or inappropriate or medically unnecessary care, 
     among physicians, pharmacists, and patients, or associated 
     with specific drugs or groups of drugs, as well as potential 
     and actual severe adverse reactions to drugs.
       ``(2) Application of state standards.--Except as provided 
     in subparagraph (B), a State with a drug use review program 
     under this subsection shall establish and operate the program 
     under such standards as it may establish.
       ``(f) Electronic Claims Management.--In accordance with 
     chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code (relating to 
     coordination of Federal information policy), the Secretary 
     shall encourage each State to establish, as its principal 
     means of processing claims for covered outpatient drugs under 
     its MediGrant plan, a point-of-sale electronic claims 
     management system, for the purpose of performing on-line, 
     real time eligibility verifications, claims data capture, 
     adjudication of claims, and assisting pharmacists (and other 
     authorized persons) in applying for and receiving payment.
       ``(g) Annual Report.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than May 1 of each year, the 
     Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate, and the Committee on Commerce of the House of 
     Representatives, a report on the operation of this section in 
     the preceding fiscal year.
       ``(2) Details.--Each report shall include information on--
       ``(A) ingredient costs paid under this title for single 
     source drugs, multiple source drugs, and nonprescription 
     covered outpatient drugs,
       ``(B) the total value of rebates received and number of 
     manufacturers providing such rebates,
       ``(C) the effect of inflation on the value of rebates 
     required under this section,
       ``(D) trends in prices paid under this title for covered 
     outpatient drugs, and
       ``(E) Federal and State administrative costs associated 
     with compliance with the provisions of this title.
       ``(h) Exemption for Capitated Health Care Organizations, 
     Hospitals, and Nursing Facilities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     requirements of the MediGrant master rebate agreement under 
     this section shall not apply with respect to covered 
     outpatient drugs dispensed by or through--
       ``(A) a capitated health care organization (as defined in 
     section 2114(c)(1)), or
       ``(B) a hospital or nursing facility that dispenses covered 
     outpatient drugs using a drug formulary system and bills the 
     State no more than the hospital's or facility's purchasing 
     costs for covered outpatient drugs.
       ``(2) Construction in determining best price.--Nothing in 
     paragraph (1) shall be construed as excluding amounts paid by 
     the entities described in such paragraph for covered 
     outpatient drugs from the determination of the best price (as 
     defined in subsection (c)(1)(C)) for such drugs.
       ``(i) Definitions.--In the section--
       ``(1) Average manufacturer price.--The term `average 
     manufacturer price' means, with respect to a covered 
     outpatient drug of a manufacturer for a rebate period, the 
     average price paid to the manufacturer for the drug in the 
     United States by wholesalers for drugs distributed to the 
     retail pharmacy class of trade, after deducting customary 
     prompt pay discounts.
       ``(2) Covered outpatient drug.--Subject to the exceptions 
     in paragraph (3), the term `covered outpatient drug' means--
       ``(A) of those drugs which are treated as prescribed drugs 
     for purposes of section 2171(a)(8), a drug which may be 
     dispensed only upon prescription (except as provided in 
     subparagraph (D)), and--
       ``(i) which is approved as a prescription drug under 
     section 505 or 507 of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
     Act;
       ``(ii)(I) which was commercially used or sold in the United 
     States before the date of the enactment of the Drug 
     Amendments of 1962 or which is identical, similar, or related 
     (within the meaning of section 310.6(b)(1) of title 21 of the 
     Code of Federal Regulations) to such a drug, and (II) which 
     has not been the subject of a final determination by the 
     Secretary that it is a `new drug' (within the meaning of 
     section 201(p) of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act) 
     or an action brought by the Secretary under section 301, 
     302(a), or 304(a) of such Act to enforce section 502(f) or 
     505(a) of such Act; or
       ``(iii)(I) which is described in section 107(c)(3) of the 
     Drug Amendments of 1962 and for which the Secretary has 
     determined there is a compelling justification for its 
     medical need, or is identical, similar, or related (within 
     the meaning of section 310.6(b)(1) of title 21 of the Code of 
     Federal Regulations) to such a drug, and (II) for which the 
     Secretary has not issued a notice of an opportunity for a 
     hearing under section 505(e) of the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act on a proposed order of the Secretary to withdraw 
     approval of an application for such drug under such section 
     because the Secretary has determined that the drug is less 
     than effective for some or all conditions of use prescribed, 
     recommended, or suggested in its labeling;
       ``(B) a biological product, other than a vaccine which--
       ``(i) may only be dispensed upon prescription,
       ``(ii) is licensed under section 351 of the Public Health 
     Service Act, and
       ``(iii) is produced at an establishment licensed under such 
     section to produce such product;
       ``(C) insulin certified under section 506 of the Federal 
     Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act; and

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       ``(D) a drug which may be sold without a prescription 
     (commonly referred to as an `over-the-counter drug'), if the 
     drug is prescribed by a physician (or other person authorized 
     to prescribe under State law).
       ``(3) Limiting definition.--The term `covered outpatient 
     drug' does not include any drug, biological product, or 
     insulin provided as part of, or as incident to and in the 
     same setting as, any of the following (and for which payment 
     may be made under a MediGrant plan as part of payment for the 
     following and not as direct reimbursement for the drug):
       ``(A) Inpatient hospital services.
       ``(B) Hospice services.
       ``(C) Dental services, except that drugs for which the 
     MediGrant plan authorizes direct reimbursement to the 
     dispensing dentist are covered outpatient drugs.
       ``(D) Physicians' services.
       ``(E) Outpatient hospital services.
       ``(F) Nursing facility services and services provided by an 
     intermediate care facility for the mentally retarded.
       ``(G) Other laboratory and x-ray services.
       ``(H) Renal dialysis services.
     Such term also does not include any such drug or product for 
     which a National Drug Code number is not required by the Food 
     and Drug Administration or a drug or biological used for a 
     medical indication which is not a medically accepted 
     indication. Any drug, biological product, or insulin excluded 
     from the definition of such term as a result of this 
     paragraph shall be treated as a covered outpatient drug for 
     purposes of determining the best price (as defined in 
     subsection (c)(1)(C)) for such drug, biological product, or 
     insulin.
       ``(4) Manufacturer.--The term `manufacturer' means, with 
     respect to a covered outpatient drug, the entity holding 
     legal title to or possession of the National Drug Code number 
     for such drug.
       ``(5) Medically accepted indication.--The term `medically 
     accepted indication' means any use for a covered outpatient 
     drug which is approved under the Federal Food, Drug, and 
     Cosmetic Act, or the use of which is supported by one or more 
     citations included or approved for inclusion in any of the 
     following compendia:
       ``(A) American Hospital Formulary Service Drug Information.
       ``(B) United States Pharmacopeia-Drug Information.
       ``(C) American Medical Association Drug Evaluations.
       ``(D) The DRUGDEX Information System.
       ``(E) The peer-reviewed medical literature.
       ``(6) Multiple source drug; innovator multiple source drug; 
     noninnovator multiple source drug; single source drug.--
       ``(A) Defined.--
       ``(i) Multiple source drug.--The term `multiple source 
     drug' means, with respect to a rebate period, a covered 
     outpatient drug (not including any drug described in 
     paragraph (2)(D)) for which there are 2 or more drug products 
     which--

       ``(I) are rated as therapeutically equivalent (under the 
     Food and Drug Administration's most recent publication of 
     `Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Equivalence 
     Evaluations'),
       ``(II) except as provided in subparagraph (B), are 
     pharmaceutically equivalent and bioequivalent, as defined in 
     subparagraph (C) and as determined by the Food and Drug 
     Administration, and
       ``(III) are sold or marketed in the State during the 
     period.

       ``(ii) Innovator multiple source drug.--The term `innovator 
     multiple source drug' means a multiple source drug that was 
     originally marketed under an original new drug application or 
     product licensing application approved by the Food and Drug 
     Administration.
       ``(iii) Noninnovator multiple source drug.--The term 
     `noninnovator multiple source drug' means a multiple source 
     drug that is not an innovator multiple source drug.
       ``(iv) Single source drug.--The term `single source drug' 
     means a covered outpatient drug which is produced or 
     distributed under an original new drug application approved 
     by the Food and Drug Administration, including a drug product 
     marketed by any cross-licensed producers or distributors 
     operating under the new drug application or product licensing 
     application.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A)(i)(II) shall not apply 
     if the Food and Drug Administration changes by regulation the 
     requirement that, for purposes of the publication described 
     in subparagraph (A)(i)(I), in order for drug products to be 
     rated as therapeutically equivalent, they must be 
     pharmaceutically equivalent and bioequivalent, as defined in 
     subparagraph (C).
       ``(C) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) drug products are pharmaceutically equivalent if the 
     products contain identical amounts of the same active drug 
     ingredient in the same dosage form and meet compendial or 
     other applicable standards of strength, quality, purity, and 
     identity,
       ``(ii) drugs are bioequivalent if they do not present a 
     known or potential bioequivalence problem, or, if they do 
     present such a problem, they are shown to meet an appropriate 
     standard of bioequivalence, and
       ``(iii) a drug product is considered to be sold or marketed 
     in a State if it appears in a published national listing of 
     average wholesale prices selected by the Secretary, if the 
     listed product is generally available to the public through 
     retail pharmacies in that State.
       ``(7) Rebate period.--The term `rebate period' means, with 
     respect to an agreement under subsection (a), a calendar 
     quarter or other period specified by the Secretary with 
     respect to the payment of rebates under such agreement.''.

     SEC. 7002. TERMINATION OF CURRENT PROGRAM AND TRANSITION.

       (a) Termination of Current Program; Limitation on Medicaid 
     Payments in Fiscal Year 1996.--
       (1) Repeal of title.--Title XIX of the Social Security Act 
     is repealed effective October 1, 1996, except that the repeal 
     of section 1928 of such Act is effective on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and the succeeding two sections of such 
     title shall be effective during fiscal year 1996 in the same 
     manner and to the same extent as such sections were effective 
     during fiscal year 1995.
       (2) Limitation on obligation authority.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of such title--
       (A) Post-enactment, pre-medigrant.--Subject to subparagraph 
     (B), the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Secretary'') may enter into 
     obligations under such title with any State (as defined for 
     purposes of such title) for expenses incurred after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act and during fiscal year 1996, but 
     not in excess of the obligation allotment for that State for 
     fiscal year 1996 under section 2121(a)(4) of the Social 
     Security Act (as added by section 7001).
       (B) None after medigrant.--The Secretary is not authorized 
     to enter into any obligation with any State under title XIX 
     of such Act for expenses incurred on or after the earlier 
     of--
       (i) October 1, 1996, or
       (ii) the first day of the first quarter on which the State 
     MediGrant plan under title XXI of such Act (as added by 
     section 7001) is first effective.
       (C) Agreement.--A State's submission of claims for payment 
     under section 1903 of such Act after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act with respect to which the limitation 
     described in subparagraph (A) applies is deemed to constitute 
     the State's acceptance of the obligation limitation under 
     such subparagraph (including the formula for computing the 
     amount of such obligation limitation).
       (D) Effect on medical assistance.--Effective on the date of 
     the enactment of this section--
       (i) except as provided in this paragraph, the Federal 
     Government has no obligation to provide payment with respect 
     to items and services provided under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act, and
       (ii) such title and title XXI of such Act shall not be 
     construed as providing for an entitlement, under Federal law 
     in relation to the Federal Government, in an individual or 
     person (including any provider) at the time of provision or 
     receipt of services.
       (3) Requirement for timely submittal of claims.--No payment 
     shall be made to a State under title XIX of such Act with 
     respect to an obligation incurred before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, unless the State has submitted to the 
     Secretary, by not later than June 30, 1996, a claim for 
     Federal financial participation for expenses paid by the 
     State with respect to such obligations. Nothing in paragraph 
     (2) shall be construed as affecting the obligation of the 
     Federal Government to pay claims described in the previous 
     sentence.
       (b) Medicaid-to-MediGrant Transition Provisions.--
       (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law, in the case where 
     payment has been made under section 1903(a) of the Social 
     Security Act to a State before October 1, 1995, and for which 
     a disallowance has not been taken as of such date (or, if so 
     taken, has not been completed, including judicial review, by 
     such date), the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall 
     discontinue the disallowance proceeding and, if such 
     disallowance has been taken as of the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, any payment reductions effected shall be 
     rescinded and the payments returned to the State.
       (2) The repeal under subsection (a)(1) of section 1928 of 
     the Social Security Act shall not affect the distribution of 
     vaccines purchased and delivered to the States before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act. No vaccine may be 
     purchased after such date by the Federal Government or any 
     State under any contract under section 1928(d) of the Social 
     Security Act.
       (3) No judicial or administrative decision rendered 
     regarding requirements imposed under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act with respect to a State shall have any 
     application to the MediGrant plan of the State title under 
     XXI of such Act. A State may, pursuant to the previous 
     sentence, seek the abrogation or modification of any such 
     decision after the date of termination of the State plan 
     under title XIX of such Act.
       (4) No cause of action under title XIX of the Social 
     Security Act which seeks to require a State to establish or 
     maintain minimum payment rates under such title or claim 
     which seeks reimbursement for any period before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act based on the alleged failure of the 
     State to comply with such title and which has not become 
     final as of such date shall be brought or continued.
       (5) Section 6408(a)(3) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1989 (as amended by section 13642 of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993) and section 2 of Public 
     Law 102-276 (as amended by section 13644 of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of

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     1993) are each amended by striking ``December 31, 1995'' and 
     inserting ``October 1, 1996''.
       (c) Anti-Fraud Provisions.--Section 1128(h)(1) of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7(h)(1)) is amended by 
     inserting ``or a MediGrant plan under title XXI'' after 
     ``title XIX''.
       (d) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Secretarial submission of legislative proposal.--Not 
     later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services, in 
     consultation, as appropriate, with heads of other Federal 
     agencies and the States (as defined in section 1101(a)(8) of 
     the Social Security Act for purposes of title XIX of such 
     Act), shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress 
     a legislative proposal providing for such technical and 
     conforming amendments in the law as are required by the 
     provisions of, and amendments made by, this title.
       (2) Transitional rule.--Any reference in any provision of 
     law to title XIX of the Social Security Act or any provision 
     thereof shall be deemed to be a reference to such title or 
     provision as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 7003. MEDICARE/MEDIGRANT INTEGRATION DEMONSTRATION 
                   PROJECT.

       (a) Description of Projects.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') shall 
     conduct demonstration projects under this section to 
     demonstrate the manner in which States may use funds from the 
     medicare program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
     and the MediGrant program under title XXI of such Act (in 
     this section referred to as the ``medicare and MediGrant 
     programs'') for the purpose of providing a more cost-
     effective full continuum of care for delivering services to 
     meet the needs of chronically-ill elderly and disabled 
     beneficiaries who are eligible for items and services under 
     such programs, through integrated systems of care, with an 
     emphasis on case management, prevention, and interventions 
     designed to avoid institutionalization whenever possible. The 
     Secretary shall use funds from the amounts appropriated for 
     the medicare and MediGrant programs to make the payments 
     required under subsection (d)(1).
       (2) Option to participate.--A State may not require an 
     individual eligible to receive items and services under the 
     medicare and MediGrant programs to participate in a 
     demonstration project under this section.
       (b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall make payments in 
     accordance with subsection (d) for the conduct of 
     demonstration projects that provide for integrated systems of 
     care in accordance with subsection (a). Not more than 10 
     demonstration projects shall be conducted under this section.
       (c) Applications.--Each State, or a coalition of States, 
     desiring to conduct a demonstration project under this 
     section shall prepare and submit to the Secretary an 
     application at such time, in such manner, and containing such 
     information as the Secretary may require, including an 
     explanation of a plan for evaluating the project. The 
     Secretary shall approve or deny an application not later than 
     90 days after the receipt of such application.
       (d) Payments.--
       (1) In general.--For each calendar quarter occurring during 
     a demonstration project conducted under this section, the 
     Secretary shall pay to each entity designated under paragraph 
     (3) an amount equal to the Federal capitated payment rate 
     determined under paragraph (2).
       (2) Federal capitated payment rate.--The Secretary shall 
     determine the Federal capitated payment rate for purposes of 
     this section based on the anticipated Federal quarterly cost 
     of providing care to chronically-ill elderly and disabled 
     beneficiaries who are eligible for items and services under 
     the medicare and MediGrant programs and who have elected to 
     participate in a demonstration project under this section.
       (3) Designation of entity.--
       (A) In general.--Each State, or coalition of States, shall 
     designate entities to directly receive the payments described 
     in paragraph (1).
       (B) Requirement.--A State, or a coalition of States, may 
     not designate an entity under subparagraph (A) unless such 
     entity meets the quality, solvency, and coverage standards 
     applicable to providers of items and services under the 
     medicare and MediGrant programs.
       (4) State payments.--Each State conducting, or in the case 
     of a coalition of States, participating in a demonstration 
     project under this section shall pay to the entities 
     designated under paragraph (3) an amount equal to the product 
     of (A) 100 percent minus the applicable Federal medical 
     assistance percentage (as defined in section 2122(e) of the 
     Social Security Act) for the State, and (B) the expenditures 
     under the project attributable to the MediGrant program for 
     items and services provided to chronically-ill elderly and 
     disabled beneficiaries who have elected to participate in the 
     demonstration.
       (5) Budget neutrality.--The aggregate amount of Federal 
     payments to entities designated by a State, or coalition of 
     States, under paragraph (3) for a fiscal year shall not 
     exceed the aggregate amount of such payments that would 
     otherwise have been made under the medicare and MediGrant 
     programs for such fiscal year for items and services provided 
     to beneficiaries under such programs but for the election of 
     such beneficiaries to participate in a demonstration project 
     under this section.
       (e) Duration.--
       (1) In general.--The demonstration projects conducted under 
     this section shall be conducted for a 5-year period, subject 
     to annual review and approval by the Secretary.
       (2) Termination.--The Secretary may, with 90 days' notice, 
     terminate any demonstration project conducted under this 
     section that is not in substantial compliance with the terms 
     of the application approved by the Secretary under this 
     section.
       (f) Oversight.--The Secretary shall establish quality 
     standards for evaluating and monitoring the demonstration 
     projects conducted under this section. Such quality standards 
     shall include reporting requirements which contain the 
     following:
       (1) A description of the demonstration project.
       (2) An analysis of beneficiary satisfaction under such 
     project.
       (3) An analysis of the quality of the services delivered 
     under the project.
       (4) A description of the savings to the MediGrant and 
     medicare programs as a result of the demonstration project.
                          TITLE VIII--MEDICARE

     SEC. 8000. SHORT TITLE OF TITLE; AMENDMENTS AND REFERENCES TO 
                   OBRA; TABLE OF CONTENTS OF TITLE.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Medicare 
     Preservation Act of 1995''.
       (b) Amendments to Social Security Act.--Except as otherwise 
     specifically provided, whenever in this title an amendment is 
     expressed in terms of an amendment to or repeal of a section 
     or other provision, the reference shall be considered to be 
     made to that section or other provision of the Social 
     Security Act.
       (c) References to OBRA.--In this title, the terms ``OBRA-
     1986'', ``OBRA-1987'', ``OBRA-1989'', ``OBRA-1990'', and 
     ``OBRA-1993'' refer to the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1986 (Public Law 99-509), the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-203), the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1989 (Public Law 101-239), the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-
     508), and the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 
     (Public Law 103-66), respectively.
       (d) Table of Contents of Title.--The table of contents of 
     this title is as follows:

Sec. 8000. Short title of title; amendments and references to OBRA; 
              table of contents of title.

                    Subtitle A--MedicarePlus Program

                     ``Part C--MedicarePlus Program

                    Chapter 1--MedicarePlus Program

Sec. 8001. Establishment of MedicarePlus program.

                     ``Part C--MedicarePlus Program

``Sec. 1851. Eligibility, election, and enrollment.
``Sec. 1852. Benefits and beneficiary protections.
``Sec. 1853. Organizational and financial requirements for MedicarePlus 
              organizations; provider-sponsored organizations.
``Sec. 1854. Payments to MedicarePlus organizations.
``Sec. 1855. Premiums and rebates.
``Sec. 1856. Establishment of standards; certification of organizations 
              and plans.
``Sec. 1857. Contracts with MedicarePlus organizations.
``Sec. 1858. Standards for MedicarePlus and medicare information 
              transactions and data elements.
``Sec. 1859. Definitions; miscellaneous provisions.
Sec. 8002. Duplication and coordination of medicare-related plans.
Sec. 8003. Transitional rules for current medicare HMO program.

   Chapter 2--Special Rules for MedicarePlus Medical Savings Accounts

Sec. 8011. MedicarePlus MSA.
Sec. 8012. Certain rebates excluded from gross income.

             Chapter 3--Medicare Payment Review Commission

Sec. 8021. Medicare Payment Review Commission.

    Chapter 4--Treatment Of Hospitals Which Participate in Provider-
                        Sponsored Organizations

Sec. 8031. Treatment of hospitals which participate in provider-
              sponsored organizations.

           Subtitle B--Health Care Fraud and Abuse Prevention

               Chapter 1--Fraud And Abuse Control Program

Sec. 8101. Fraud and abuse control program.
Sec. 8102. Medicare integrity program.
Sec. 8103. Beneficiary incentive programs.
Sec. 8104. Application of certain health anti-fraud and abuse sanctions 
              to fraud and abuse against Federal health care programs.
Sec. 8105. Guidance regarding application of health care fraud and 
              abuse sanctions.

     Chapter 2--Revisions To Current Sanctions for Fraud and Abuse

Sec. 8111. Mandatory exclusion from participation in medicare and State 
              health care programs.

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Sec. 8112. Establishment of minimum period of exclusion for certain 
              individuals and entities subject to permissive exclusion 
              from medicare and State health care programs.
Sec. 8113. Permissive exclusion of individuals with ownership or 
              control interest in sanctioned entities.
Sec. 8114. Sanctions against practitioners and persons for failure to 
              comply with statutory obligations.
Sec. 8115. Intermediate sanctions for medicare health maintenance 
              organizations.
Sec. 8116. Additional exception to anti-kickback penalties for 
              discounting and managed care arrangements.
Sec. 8117. Penalties for the fraudulent conversion of assets in order 
              to obtain State health care program benefits.
Sec. 8118. Effective date.

         Chapter 3--Administrative And Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 8121. Establishment of the health care fraud and abuse data 
              collection program.

                  Chapter 4--Civil Monetary Penalties

Sec. 8131. Social Security Act civil monetary penalties.
Sec. 8132. Clarification of level of intent required for imposition of 
              sanctions.
Sec. 8133. Penalty for false certification for home health services.

                 Chapter 5--Amendments To Criminal Law

Sec. 8141. Health care fraud.
Sec. 8142. Forfeitures for Federal health care offenses.
Sec. 8143. Injunctive relief relating to Federal health care offenses.
Sec. 8144. False Statements.
Sec. 8145. Obstruction of criminal investigations of Federal health 
              care offenses.
Sec. 8146. Theft or embezzlement.
Sec. 8147. Laundering of monetary instruments.
Sec. 8148. Authorized investigative demand procedures.

            Chapter 6--State Health Care Fraud Control Units

Sec. 8151. State health care fraud control units.

                     Subtitle C--Regulatory Relief

Sec. 8201. Repeal of physician ownership referral prohibitions based on 
              compensation arrangements.
Sec. 8202. Revision of designated health services subject to ownership 
              referral prohibition.
Sec. 8203. Delay in implementation of 1993 ownership referral changes 
              until promulgation of regulations.
Sec. 8204. Exceptions to ownership referral prohibitions.
Sec. 8205. Effective date.

Subtitle D--Modification in Payment Policies Regarding Graduate Medical 
                               Education

Sec. 8301. Indirect medical education payments.
Sec. 8302. Direct graduate medical education.

               Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Part A

            Chapter 1--General Provisions Relating to Part A

Sec. 8401. PPS hospital payment update.
Sec. 8402. PPS-exempt hospital payments.
Sec. 8403. Reductions in disproportionate share payment adjustments.
Sec. 8404. Capital payments for PPS hospitals.
Sec. 8405. Reduction in payments to hospitals for enrollees' bad debts.
Sec. 8406. Increase in update for certain hospitals with a high 
              proportion of medicare patients.

           Chapter 2--Payments To Skilled Nursing Facilities


                SUBCHAPTER A--PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM

Sec. 8410. Prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities.


                  SUBCHAPTER B--INTERIM PAYMENT SYSTEM

Sec. 8411. Payments for routine service costs.
Sec. 8412. Cost-effective management of covered non-routine services.
Sec. 8413. Payments for routine service costs.
Sec. 8414. Reductions in payment for capital-related costs.
Sec. 8415. Treatment of items and services paid for under part B.
Sec. 8416. Medical review process.
Sec. 8417. Report by medicare payment review commission.
Sec. 8418. Effective date.

             Chapter 3--Other Provisions Relating to Part A

Sec. 8421. Payments for hospice services.
Sec. 8422. Permanent extension of hemophilia pass-through.

               Subtitle F--Provisions Relating to Part B

                       Chapter 1--Payment Reforms

Sec. 8501. Payments for physicians' services.
Sec. 8502. Elimination of formula-driven overpayments for certain 
              outpatient hospital services.
Sec. 8503. Extension of reductions in payments for costs of hospital 
              outpatient services.
Sec. 8504. Reduction in updates to payment amounts for clinical 
              diagnostic laboratory tests.
Sec. 8505. Payments for durable medical equipment.
Sec. 8506. Updates for ambulatory surgical services.
Sec. 8507. Payments for ambulance services.
Sec. 8508. Ensuring payment for physician and nurse for jointly 
              furnished anesthesia services.

                       Chapter 2--Part B Premium

Sec. 8511. Promoting solvency of part a trust fund through part b 
              premium.
Sec. 8512. Income-related reduction in medicare subsidy.

            Subtitle G--Provisions Relating to Parts A and B

              Chapter 1--Payments For Home Health Services

Sec. 8601. Payment for home health services.
Sec. 8602. Maintaining savings resulting from temporary freeze on 
              payment increases for home health services.
Sec. 8603. Extension of waiver of presumption of lack of knowledge of 
              exclusion from coverage for home health agencies.
Sec. 8604. Extension of period of home health agency certification.

             Part 2--Medicare Secondary Payer Improvements

Sec. 8611. Extension and expansion of existing requirements.
Sec. 8612. Improvements in recovery of payments.

        Chapter 3--Other Items and Services Under Parts A and B

Sec. 8621. Medicare coverage of certain anti-cancer drug treatments.
Sec. 8622. Administrative provisions.

                          Chapter 4--Failsafe

Sec. 8631. Failsafe budget mechanism.

                        Subtitle H--Rural Areas

Sec. 8701. Medicare-dependent, small, rural hospital payment extension.
Sec. 8702. Medicare rural hospital flexibility program.
Sec. 8703. Establishment of rural emergency access care hospitals.
Sec. 8704. Classification of rural referral centers.
Sec. 8705. Floor on area wage index.
Sec. 8706. Additional payments for physicians' services furnished in 
              shortage areas.
Sec. 8707. Payments to physician assistants and nurse practitioners for 
              services furnished in outpatient or home settings.
Sec. 8708. Expanding access to nurse aide training in underserved 
              areas.
                    Subtitle A--MedicarePlus Program

                    CHAPTER 1--MEDICAREPLUS PROGRAM

     SEC. 8001. ESTABLISHMENT OF MEDICAREPLUS PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Title XVIII is amended by redesignating 
     part C as part D and by inserting after part B the following 
     new part:

                     ``Part C--MedicarePlus Program


                ``eligibility, election, and enrollment

       ``Sec. 1851. (a) Choice of Medicare Benefits Through 
     MedicarePlus Plans.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to the provisions of this 
     section, every MedicarePlus eligible individual (as defined 
     in paragraph (3)) is entitled to elect to receive benefits 
     under this title--
       ``(A) through the Medicare fee-for-service program under 
     parts A and B, or
       ``(B) through enrollment in a MedicarePlus plan under this 
     part.
       ``(2) Types of medicareplus plans that may be available.--A 
     MedicarePlus plan may be any of the following types of plans 
     of health insurance:
       ``(A) Coordinated care plans.--Private coordinated care 
     plans which provide health care services, including health 
     maintenance organization plans and preferred provider 
     organization plans.
       ``(B) Combination of high deductible plan and contributions 
     to high deductible medicare msa.--A high deductible plan, as 
     defined in section 1859(b)(2), and a contribution into a High 
     Deductible MedicarePlus medical savings account (MSA).
       ``(C) Plans offered by provider-sponsored organization.--A 
     MedicarePlus plan offered by a provider-sponsored 
     organization, as defined in section 1853(i).
       ``(D) Union, taft-hartley, and association plans.--A 
     MedicarePlus organization plan offered by a MedicarePlus 
     organization that is a union sponsor, Taft-Hartley sponsor, 
     or qualified association sponsor, as defined in section 
     1859(a).
       ``(E) Fee-for-service plans.--Plans that reimburse 
     hospitals, physicians, and other providers on the basis of a 
     privately determined fee schedule or other basis.
       ``(F) Other health care plans.--Any other private plan for 
     the delivery of health care items and services that is not 
     described in a previous subparagraph.
       ``(3) MedicarePlus eligible individual.--
       ``(A) In general.--In this title, subject to subparagraph 
     (B), the term `MedicarePlus eligible individual' means an 
     individual who is entitled to benefits under part A and 
     enrolled under part B.
       ``(B) Special rule for end-stage renal disease.--Such term 
     shall not include an individual medically determined to have 
     end-stage renal disease, except that an individual who 
     develops end-stage renal disease while enrolled in a 
     MedicarePlus plan may continue to be enrolled in that plan.
       ``(b) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Residence requirement.--

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       ``(A) In general.--Except as the Secretary may otherwise 
     provide, an individual is eligible to elect a MedicarePlus 
     plan offered by a MedicarePlus organization only if the 
     organization serves the geographic area in which the 
     individual resides under the plan.
       ``(B) Continuation of enrollment permitted.--Pursuant to 
     rules specified by the Secretary, the Secretary shall provide 
     that an individual may continue enrollment in a plan, 
     notwithstanding that the individual no longer resides in the 
     service area of the plan, so long as the plan provides 
     benefits for providers located in the area in which the 
     individual resides.
       ``(2) Affiliation requirements for certain plans.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), an 
     individual is eligible to elect a MedicarePlus plan offered 
     by--
       ``(i) a union sponsor only if (I) the individual is a 
     member of the sponsor and affiliated with the sponsor through 
     an employment relationship with any employer or is the spouse 
     of such a member, and (II) the individual elected under this 
     section a MedicarePlus plan offered by the sponsor during the 
     first enrollment period in which the individual was eligible 
     to make such election with respect to such sponsor;
       ``(ii) a Taft-Hartley sponsor only if (I) the individual is 
     entitled to obtain benefits through such plans under the 
     terms of an applicable collective bargaining agreement, and 
     (II) the individual elected under this section a MedicarePlus 
     plan offered by the sponsor during the first enrollment 
     period in which the individual was eligible to make such 
     election with respect to such sponsor; and
       ``(iii) a qualified association sponsor only if the 
     individual is a member of the association (or is a spouse of 
     such a member).
       ``(B) Limitation on enrollment.--Subject to subparagraph 
     (C)--
       ``(i) a union sponsor may not enroll an individual under 
     this part unless the individual is described in subparagraph 
     (A)(i)(I),
       ``(ii) a Taft-Hartley sponsor may not enroll an individual 
     under this part unless the individual is described in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), and
       ``(iii) a qualified association sponsor may not enroll an 
     individual under this part unless the individual is described 
     in subparagraph (A)(iii).
       ``(C) Limitation on termination of coverage.--A qualified 
     association sponsor offering a MedicarePlus plan to an 
     individual may not terminate coverage of the individual on 
     the basis that the individual is no longer a member of the 
     association except pursuant to a change of election during an 
     open election period occurring on or after the date of the 
     termination of membership.
       ``(3) Special rules for union, taft-hartley, and qualified 
     association sponsors.--
       ``(A) Unions.--Subject to subparagraph (D), a union sponsor 
     (as defined in section 1859(a)(5)) shall limit eligibility of 
     enrollees under this part for MedicarePlus plans it offers to 
     individuals who are members of the sponsor and affiliated 
     with the sponsor through an employment relationship with any 
     employer or are the spouses of such members.
       ``(B) Taft-hartley sponsors.--Subject to subparagraph (D), 
     a MedicarePlus organization that is a Taft-Hartley sponsor 
     (as defined in section 1859(a)(4)) shall limit eligibility of 
     enrollees under this part for MedicarePlus plans it offers to 
     individuals who are entitled to obtain benefits through such 
     plans under the terms of an applicable collective bargaining 
     agreement.
       ``(C) Qualified association sponsors.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (D), a 
     MedicarePlus organization that is a qualified association 
     sponsor (as defined in section 1859(a)(3)) shall limit 
     eligibility of individuals under this part for plans it 
     offers to individuals who are members of the association (or 
     who are spouses of such individuals).
       ``(ii) Limitation on termination of coverage.--Such a 
     qualifying association sponsor offering a MedicarePlus plan 
     to an individual may not terminate coverage of the individual 
     on the basis that the individual is no longer a member of the 
     association except pursuant to a change of election during an 
     open election period occurring on or after the date of the 
     termination of membership.
       ``(D) Limitation.--Rules of eligibility to carry out the 
     previous subparagraphs of this paragraph shall not have the 
     effect of denying eligibility to individuals on the basis of 
     health status, claims experience, receipt of health care, 
     medical history, or lack of evidence of insurability.
       ``(E) No reelection after disenrollment for certain 
     plans.--An individual is not eligible to elect a MedicarePlus 
     plan offered by a MedicarePlus organization that is a union 
     sponsor or a Taft-Hartley sponsor if the individual 
     previously had elected a MedicarePlus plan offered by the 
     organization and had subsequently discontinued election of 
     such a plan offered by the organization.
       ``(4) Special rule for certain individuals covered under 
     fehbp.--An individual who is enrolled in a health benefit 
     plan under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, is not 
     eligible to enroll in a high deductible plan until such time 
     as the Director of the Office of Management and Budget 
     certifies to the Secretary that the Office of Personnel 
     Management has adopted policies which will ensure that the 
     enrollment of such individuals in such plans will not result 
     in increased expenditures for the Federal Government for 
     health benefit plans under such chapter.
       ``(c) Process for Exercising Choice.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a process 
     through which elections described in subsection (a) are made 
     and changed, including the form and manner in which such 
     elections are made and changed. Such elections shall be made 
     or changed only during coverage election periods specified 
     under subsection (e) and shall become effective as provided 
     in subsection (f).
       ``(2) Expedited implementation.--The Secretary shall 
     establish the process of electing coverage under this section 
     during the transition period (as defined in subsection 
     (e)(1)(B)) in such an expedited manner as will permit such an 
     election for MedicarePlus plans in an area as soon as such 
     plans become available in that area.
       ``(3) Coordination through medicareplus organizations.--
       ``(A) Enrollment.--Such process shall permit an individual 
     who wishes to elect a MedicarePlus plan offered by a 
     MedicarePlus organization to make such election through the 
     filing of an appropriate election form with the organization.
       ``(B) Disenrollment.--Such process shall permit an 
     individual, who has elected a MedicarePlus plan offered by a 
     MedicarePlus organization and who wishes to terminate such 
     election, to terminate such election through the filing of an 
     appropriate election form with the organization.
       ``(4) Default.--
       ``(A) Initial election.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), an individual 
     who fails to make an election during an initial election 
     period under subsection (e)(1) is deemed to have chosen the 
     Medicare fee-for-service program option.
       ``(ii) Seamless continuation of coverage.--The Secretary 
     shall establish procedures under which individuals who are 
     enrolled with a MedicarePlus organization at the time of the 
     initial election period and who fail to elect to receive 
     coverage other than through the organization are deemed to 
     have elected the MedicarePlus plan offered by the 
     organization (or, if the organization offers more than one 
     such plan, the MedicarePlus plan offered by the organization 
     with the lowest net monthly premium).
       ``(B) Continuing periods.--An individual who has made (or 
     is deemed to have made) an election under this section is 
     considered to have continued to make such election until such 
     time as--
       ``(i) the individual changes the election under this 
     section, or
       ``(ii) a MedicarePlus plan is discontinued, if the 
     individual had elected such plan at the time of the 
     discontinuation.
       ``(d) Providing Information To Promote Informed Choice.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for 
     activities under this subsection to broadly disseminate 
     information to medicare beneficiaries (and prospective 
     medicare beneficiaries) on the coverage options provided 
     under this section in order to promote an active, informed 
     selection among such options.
       ``(2) Provision of notice.--
       ``(A) Open season notification.--At least 15 days before 
     the beginning of each annual, coordinated election period, 
     the Secretary shall mail to each MedicarePlus eligible 
     individual residing in an area the following:
       ``(i) General election information and information about 
     medicare fee-for-service program.--The general information 
     regarding election, benefits coverage, and procedures 
     described in paragraph (3).
       ``(ii) List of plans and comparison of plan options.--A 
     list identifying the MedicarePlus plans that are (or will be) 
     available to residents of the area (and their service areas) 
     and information, described in paragraph (4) and in 
     comparative form, concerning such plans.
       ``(iii) Medicareplus monthly capitation rate.--The amount 
     of the monthly MedicarePlus capitation rate for the area.
       ``(iv) Additional information.--Any other information that 
     the Secretary determines will assist the individual in making 
     the election under this section.
     The mailing of such information shall be coordinated with the 
     mailing of any annual notice under section 1804.
       ``(B) Notification to newly medicareplus eligible 
     individuals.--To the extent practicable, the Secretary shall, 
     not later than 2 months before the beginning of the initial 
     MedicarePlus enrollment period for an individual described in 
     subsection (e)(1)(A), mail to the individual the information 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Form.--The information disseminated under this 
     paragraph shall be written and formatted in the most easily 
     understandable manner possible.
       ``(D) Periodic updating.--The information described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall be updated on at least an annual basis 
     to reflect changes in the availability of MedicarePlus plans 
     and the benefits and monthly premiums (and net monthly 
     premiums) for such plans.
       ``(3) General election information and information about 
     medicare fee-for-service program.--General information under 
     this paragraph, with respect to coverage under this part 
     during a year, shall include the following:
       ``(A) Benefits.--A general description of the benefits 
     covered (and not covered) under the medicare fee-for-service 
     program under parts A and B, including--
       ``(i) covered items and services, and
       ``(ii) beneficiary cost sharing, such as deductibles, 
     coinsurance, and copayment amounts, and the beneficiary 
     liability for balance billing.

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       ``(B) Part b premium.--The part B premium rates that will 
     be charged for part B coverage.
       ``(C) Election procedures.--Information and instructions on 
     how to exercise election options under this section.
       ``(D) Procedural rights.--The general description of 
     procedural rights (including grievance procedures) of 
     beneficiaries under the medicare fee-for-service program and 
     the MedicarePlus program.
       ``(E) Right of organization to terminate contract.--The 
     right of each MedicarePlus organization by law to terminate 
     or refuse to renew its contract and the effect the 
     termination or nonrenewal of its contract may have on 
     individuals enrolled with the MedicarePlus plan under this 
     part.
       ``(F) Use of 911 emergency number.--A statement that the 
     use of the 911 emergency telephone number is appropriate in 
     emergency situations and an explanation of what constitutes 
     an emergency situation.
       ``(4) Information comparing plan options.--Information 
     under this paragraph, with respect to a MedicarePlus plan for 
     a year, shall include the following:
       ``(A) Benefits.--The benefits covered under the plan, 
     including covered items and services beyond those provided 
     under the medicare fee-for-service program, any reductions in 
     beneficiary cost sharing, and any maximum limitations on out-
     of-pocket losses.
       ``(B) Premiums.--The monthly premium (and net monthly 
     premium, including any rebate) for the plan.
       ``(C) Quality.--(i) To the extent available, quality 
     indicators for the benefits under the plan (in comparison 
     with quality indicators under the Medicare fee-for-service 
     program under parts A and B in the area involved), 
     including--
       ``(I) disenrollment rates for medicare enrollees electing 
     to receive benefits through the plan for the previous 2 years 
     (excluding disenrollment due to death or moving outside the 
     plan's service area),
       ``(II) information on medicare enrollee satisfaction and 
     health outcomes, and
       ``(III) whether the plan is out of compliance with any 
     requirements of this part (as determined by the Secretary).
       ``(D) Supplemental coverage options.--Whether the 
     organization offering the plan offers optional supplemental 
     coverage.
       ``(5) Maintaining a toll-free number.--The Secretary shall 
     maintain a toll-free number for inquiries regarding 
     MedicarePlus options and the operation of part C in all areas 
     in which MedicarePlus plans are offered.
       ``(6) Use of nonfederal entities.--The Secretary shall, to 
     the maximum extent feasible, enter into contracts with 
     appropriate non-Federal entities to carry out activities 
     under this subsection.
       ``(7) Provision of information.--A MedicarePlus 
     organization shall provide the Secretary with such 
     information on the organization and each MedicarePlus plan it 
     offers as may be required for the preparation of the 
     information referred to in paragraph (2)(A).
       ``(e) Coverage Election Periods.--
       ``(1) Initial choice upon eligibility to make election.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an individual who first 
     becomes entitled to benefits under part A and enrolled under 
     part B after the beginning of the transition period (as 
     defined in subparagraph (B)), the individual shall make the 
     election under this section during a period (of a duration 
     and beginning at a time specified by the Secretary) at the 
     first time the individual both is entitled to benefits under 
     part A and enrolled under part B. Such period shall be 
     specified in a manner so that, in the case of an individual 
     who elects a MedicarePlus plan during the period, coverage 
     under the plan becomes effective as of the first date on 
     which the individual may receive such coverage.
       ``(B) Transition period defined.--In this subsection, the 
     term `transition period' means, with respect to an individual 
     in an area, the period beginning on the first day of the 
     first month in which a MedicarePlus plan is first made 
     available to individuals in the area and ending with the 
     month preceding the beginning of the first annual, 
     coordinated election period under paragraph (3).
       ``(2) During transition period.--Subject to paragraph (6)--
       ``(A) Continuous open enrollment into a medicareplus 
     option.--During the transition period, a MedicarePlus 
     eligible individual who has elected the Medicare fee-for-
     service program option described in subsection (a)(1)(A) may 
     change such election to a MedicarePlus option described in 
     subsection (a)(1)(B) at any time.
       ``(B) Open disenrollment before end of transition period.--
       ``(i) In general.--During the transition period, an 
     individual who has elected a MedicarePlus option described in 
     subsection (a)(1)(B) for a MedicarePlus plan may change such 
     election to another MedicarePlus plan or to the Medicare fee-
     for-service program option described in subsection (a)(1)(A).
       ``(ii) Special rule.--During the transition period, an 
     individual who has elected a high deductible plan may not 
     change such election to a MedicarePlus plan that is not a 
     high deductible plan unless the individual has had such 
     election in effect for 12 consecutive months.
       ``(3) Annual, coordinated election period.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to paragraph (5), each 
     individual who is eligible to make an election under this 
     section may change such election during an annual, 
     coordinated election period.
       ``(B) Annual, coordinated election period.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term `annual, coordinated election period' 
     means, with respect to a calendar year (beginning with 1998), 
     the month of October before such year.
       ``(C) Medicareplus health fair during october, 1996.--In 
     the month of October, 1996, the Secretary shall provide for a 
     nationally coordinated educational and publicity campaign to 
     inform MedicarePlus eligible individuals about such plans and 
     the election process provided under this section (including 
     the annual, coordinated election periods that occur in 
     subsequent years).
       ``(4) Special 90-day disenrollment option.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of the first time an 
     individual elects any MedicarePlus plan (other than a high 
     deductible plan) offered by a particular MedicarePlus 
     organization under this section, the individual may change 
     such election through the filing of an appropriate notice 
     during the 90-day period beginning on the first day on which 
     the individual's coverage under the MedicarePlus plan under 
     such option becomes effective.
       ``(B) Limitation.--Subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) shall only apply once for an individual with respect 
     to any particular organization, and
       ``(ii) may not apply more than twice for any individual in 
     a calendar year.
       ``(C) Effect of discontinuation of election.--An individual 
     who discontinues an election under subparagraph (A) may, 
     during the period specified by the Secretary, make a new 
     election under this subsection (a) (or, in the absence of 
     such an election, is deemed at the time of such 
     discontinuation to have elected the Medicare fee-for-service 
     program option described in subsection (a)(1)(A)).
       ``(5) Special election periods.--An individual may 
     discontinue an election of a MedicarePlus plan offered by a 
     MedicarePlus organization other than during an annual, 
     coordinated election period and make a new election under 
     this section if--
       ``(A) the organization's or plan's certification under part 
     C has been terminated or the organization has terminated or 
     otherwise discontinued providing the plan;
       ``(B) the individual is no longer eligible to elect the 
     plan because of a change in the individual's place of 
     residence or other change in circumstances (specified by the 
     Secretary, but not including termination of membership in a 
     qualified association in the case of a plan offered by a 
     qualified association sponsor or termination of the 
     individual's enrollment on the basis described in clause (i) 
     or (ii) section 1851(g)(3)(B));
       ``(C) the individual demonstrates (in accordance with 
     guidelines established by the Secretary) that--
       ``(i) the organization offering the plan substantially 
     violated a material provision of the organization's contract 
     under part C in relation to the individual and the plan; or
       ``(ii) the organization (or an agent or other entity acting 
     on the organization's behalf) materially misrepresented the 
     plan's provisions in marketing the plan to the individual; or
       ``(D) the individual meets such other conditions as the 
     Secretary may provide.
       ``(6) Special rule for high deductible plans.--
     Notwithstanding the previous provisions of this subsection, 
     an individual may elect a high deductible plan only during an 
     annual, coordinated election period described in paragraph 
     (3)(B) or during the month of October, 1996.
       ``(f) Effectiveness of Elections.--
       ``(1) During initial coverage election period.--An election 
     of coverage made during the initial coverage election period 
     under subsection (e)(1)(A) shall take effect upon the date 
     the individual becomes entitled to benefits under part A and 
     enrolled under part B, except as the Secretary may provide 
     (consistent with section 1838) in order to prevent 
     retroactive coverage.
       ``(2) During transition; 90-day disenrollment option.--An 
     election of coverage made under subsection (e)(2) and an 
     election to discontinue a MedicarePlus option under 
     subsection (e)(4) at any time shall take effect with the 
     first calendar month following the date on which the election 
     is made.
       ``(3) Annual, coordinated election period and high 
     deductible plan election.--An election of coverage made 
     during an annual, coordinated election period (as defined in 
     subsection (e)(3)(B)) in a year or for a high deductible plan 
     shall take effect as of the first day of the following year.
       ``(4) Other periods.--An election of coverage made during 
     any other period under subsection (e)(5) shall take effect in 
     such manner as the Secretary provides in a manner consistent 
     (to the extent practicable) with protecting continuity of 
     health benefit coverage.
       ``(g) Guaranteed Issue and Renewal.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in this subsection, a 
     MedicarePlus organization shall provide that at any time 
     during which elections are accepted under this section with 
     respect to a MedicarePlus plan offered by the organization, 
     the organization will accept without restrictions individuals 
     who are eligible to make such election.
       ``(2) Priority.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     MedicarePlus organization, in relation to a MedicarePlus plan 
     it offers, has a capacity limit and the number of 
     MedicarePlus eligible individuals who elect the plan under 
     this section exceeds the capacity limit, the organization may 
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     election of individuals of the plan under this section but 
     only if priority in election is provided--
       ``(A) first to such individuals as have elected the plan at 
     the time of the determination, and
       ``(B) then to other such individuals in such a manner that 
     does not discriminate among the individuals (who seek to 
     elect the plan) on a basis described in section 1852(b).
     The preceding sentence shall not apply if it would result in 
     the enrollment of enrollees substantially nonrepresentative, 
     as determined in accordance with regulations of the 
     Secretary, of the medicare population in the service area of 
     the plan.
       ``(3) Limitation on termination of election.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), a 
     MedicarePlus organization may not for any reason terminate 
     the election of any individual under this section for a 
     MedicarePlus plan it offers.
       ``(B) Basis for termination of election.--A MedicarePlus 
     organization may terminate an individual's election under 
     this section with respect to a MedicarePlus plan it offers 
     if--
       ``(i) any net monthly premiums required with respect to 
     such plan are not paid on a timely basis (consistent with 
     standards under section 1856 that provide for a grace period 
     for late payment of net monthly premiums),
       ``(ii) the individual has engaged in disruptive behavior 
     (as specified in such standards), or
       ``(iii) the plan is terminated with respect to all 
     individuals under this part.
     Any individual whose election is so terminated is deemed to 
     have elected the Medicare fee-for-service program option 
     described in subsection (a)(1)(A).
       ``(C) Limitation on termination of coverage.--A qualified 
     association sponsor offering a MedicarePlus plan to an 
     individual may not terminate coverage of the individual on 
     the basis that the individual is no longer a member of the 
     association except pursuant to a change of election during an 
     open election period occurring on or after the date of the 
     termination of membership.
       ``(D) Organization obligation with respect to election 
     forms.--Pursuant to a contract under section 1857, each 
     MedicarePlus organization receiving an election form under 
     subsection (c)(3) shall transmit to the Secretary (at such 
     time and in such manner as the Secretary may specify) a copy 
     of such form or such other information respecting the 
     election as the Secretary may specify.
       ``(h) Approval of Marketing Materials.--
       ``(1) Submission.--No marketing materials may be 
     distributed by a MedicarePlus organization to (or for the use 
     of) MedicarePlus eligible individuals unless--
       ``(A) at least 45 days before the date of distribution the 
     organization has submitted the material to the Secretary for 
     review, and
       ``(B) the Secretary has not disapproved the distribution of 
     such material.
       ``(2) Review.--The standards established under section 1856 
     shall include guidelines for the review of all such material 
     submitted and under such guidelines the Secretary shall 
     disapprove such material if the material is materially 
     inaccurate or misleading or otherwise makes a material 
     misrepresentation.
       ``(3) Deemed approval (1-stop shopping).--In the case of 
     material that is submitted under paragraph (1)(A) to the 
     Secretary or a regional office of the Department of Health 
     and Human Services and the Secretary or the office has not 
     disapproved the distribution of marketing materials under 
     paragraph (1)(B) with respect to a MedicarePlus plan in an 
     area, the Secretary is deemed not to have disapproved such 
     distribution in all other areas covered by the plan and 
     organization.
       ``(4) Prohibition of certain marketing practices.--Each 
     MedicarePlus organization shall conform to fair marketing 
     standards in relation to MedicarePlus plans offered under 
     this part, included in the standards established under 
     section 1856. Such standards shall include a prohibition 
     against an organization (or agent of such an organization) 
     completing any portion of any election form used to carry out 
     elections under this section on behalf of any individual.
       ``(i) Effect of Election of MedicarePlus Plan Option.--
     Subject to section 1852(a)(5)--
       ``(1) payments under a contract with a MedicarePlus 
     organization under section 1854(a) with respect to an 
     individual electing a MedicarePlus plan offered by the 
     organization shall be instead of the amounts which (in the 
     absence of the contract) would otherwise be payable under 
     parts A and B for items and services furnished to the 
     individual, and
       ``(2) subject to subsections (e) and (f) of section 1854, 
     only the MedicarePlus organization shall be entitled to 
     receive payments from the Secretary under this title for 
     services furnished to the individual.
       ``(j) Administration.--
       ``(1) In general.--This part and section 1876 shall be 
     administered through an operating division (A) that is 
     established or identified by the Secretary and is in the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, (B) that is separate 
     from the Health Care Financing Administration, and (C) the 
     primary function of which is the administration of this part 
     and such section. The director of such division shall be of 
     equal pay and rank to that of the individual responsible for 
     overall administration of parts A and B.
       ``(2) Transfer authority.--The Secretary shall transfer 
     such personnel, administrative support systems, assets, 
     records, funds, and other resources in the Health Care 
     Financing Administration to the operating division referred 
     to in paragraph (1) as are used in the administration of 
     section 1876 and as may be required to implement the 
     provisions of this part promptly and efficiently.


                 ``benefits and beneficiary protections

       ``Sec. 1852. (a) Basic Benefits.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in section 1859(b)(2) 
     for high deductible plans, each MedicarePlus plan shall 
     provide to members enrolled under this part, through 
     providers and other persons that meet the applicable 
     requirements of this title and part A of title XI--
       ``(A) those items and services for which benefits are 
     available under parts A and B to individuals residing in the 
     area served by the plan, and
       ``(B) additional health services as the Secretary may 
     approve.
     The Secretary shall approve any such additional health care 
     services which the plan proposes to offer to such members, 
     unless the Secretary determines that including such 
     additional services will substantially discourage enrollment 
     by MedicarePlus eligible individuals with the plan.
       ``(2) Satisfaction of requirement.--A MedicarePlus plan 
     (other than a high deductible plan) offered by a MedicarePlus 
     organization satisfies paragraph (1)(A) with respect to 
     benefits for items and services if the following requirements 
     are met:
       ``(A) Fee for service providers.--In the case of benefits 
     furnished through a provider that does not have a contract 
     with the organization, the plan provides for at least the 
     dollar amount of payment for such items and services as would 
     otherwise be provided under parts A and B.
       ``(B) Participating providers.--In the case of benefits 
     furnished through a provider that has such a contract, the 
     individual's liability for payment for such items and 
     services does not exceed (after taking into account any 
     deductible, which does not exceed any deductible under parts 
     A and B) the lesser of the following:
       ``(i) Individual's liability under medicare fee-for-service 
     program.--The amount of the liability that the individual 
     would have had (based on the provider being a participating 
     provider) if the individual had not elected coverage under a 
     MedicarePlus plan.
       ``(ii) Medicare coinsurance applied to plan payment 
     rates.--The applicable coinsurance or copayment rate (that 
     would have applied under the Medicare fee-for-service program 
     option described in section 1851(a)(1)(A)) of the payment 
     rate provided under the contract.
       ``(3) Supplemental optional benefits.--Each MedicarePlus 
     organization may offer under a MedicarePlus plan optional 
     supplemental benefits to each individual enrolled in the plan 
     under this part for an additional premium amount. If the 
     supplemental benefits are offered only to individuals 
     enrolled in the sponsor's plan under this part, the 
     additional premium amount shall be the same for all enrolled 
     individuals in the MedicarePlus payment area. Such benefits 
     may be marketed and sold by the MedicarePlus organization 
     outside of the enrollment process described in section 
     1851(c).
       ``(4) Organization as secondary payer.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, a MedicarePlus organization may (in 
     the case of the provision of items and services to an 
     individual under a MedicarePlus plan under circumstances in 
     which payment under this title is made secondary pursuant to 
     section 1862(b)(2)) charge or authorize the provider of such 
     services to charge, in accordance with the charges allowed 
     under such a law, plan, or policy--
       ``(A) the insurance carrier, employer, or other entity 
     which under such law, plan, or policy is to pay for the 
     provision of such services, or
       ``(B) such individual to the extent that the individual has 
     been paid under such law, plan, or policy for such services.
       ``(5) National coverage determinations.--If there is a 
     national coverage determination made in the period beginning 
     on the date of an announcement under section 1854(b) and 
     ending on the date of the next announcement under such 
     section and the Secretary projects that the determination 
     will result in a significant change in the costs to a 
     MedicarePlus organization of providing the benefits that are 
     the subject of such national coverage determination and that 
     such change in costs was not incorporated in the 
     determination of the annual MedicarePlus capitation rate 
     under section 1854 included in the announcement made at the 
     beginning of such period--
       ``(A) such determination shall not apply to contracts under 
     this part until the first contract year that begins after the 
     end of such period, and
       ``(B) if such coverage determination provides for coverage 
     of additional benefits or coverage under additional 
     circumstances, section 1851(i) shall not apply to payment for 
     such additional benefits or benefits provided under such 
     additional circumstances until the first contract year that 
     begins after the end of such period,
     unless otherwise required by law.
       ``(b) Antidiscrimination.--A MedicarePlus organization may 
     not deny, limit, or condition the coverage or provision of 
     benefits under this part based on the health status, claims 
     experience, receipt of health care, medical history, or lack 
     of evidence of insurability, of an individual. A MedicarePlus 
     organization shall notify each enrollee under

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     this part of provisions of this subsection at the time of the 
     individual's enrollment.
       ``(c) Detailed Description of Plan Provisions.--A 
     MedicarePlus organization shall disclose, in clear, accurate, 
     and standardized form to each enrollee with a MedicarePlus 
     plan offered by the organization under this part at the time 
     of enrollment and at least annually thereafter, the following 
     information regarding such plan:
       ``(1) Service area.--The plan's service area.
       ``(2) Benefits.--Benefits under the plan offered, including 
     information described in section 1851(d)(3)(A) and exclusions 
     from coverage and, if it is a high deductible plan, a 
     comparison of benefits under such a plan with benefits under 
     other MedicarePlus plans.
       ``(3) Access.--The number, mix, and distribution of 
     participating providers.
       ``(4) Out-of-area coverage.-- Out-of-area coverage provided 
     by the plan.
       ``(5) Emergency coverage.--Coverage of emergency services 
     and urgently needed care.
       ``(6) Optional supplemental coverage.-- Optional 
     supplemental coverage available from the organization 
     offering the plan, including--
       ``(A) supplemental items and services covered, and
       ``(B) the premium price for the optional supplemental 
     benefits.
       ``(7) Prior authorization rules.--Rules regarding prior 
     authorization or other review requirements that could result 
     in nonpayment.
       ``(8) Plan grievance procedures.-- Any plan-specific appeal 
     or grievance rights and procedures.
       ``(9) Quality assurance program.--A description of the 
     organization's quality assurance program under subsection 
     (e).
       ``(d) Access to Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--A MedicarePlus organization offering a 
     MedicarePlus plan may restrict the providers from whom the 
     benefits under the plan are provided so long as--
       ``(A) the organization makes such benefits available and 
     accessible to each individual electing the plan within the 
     plan service area with reasonable promptness and in a manner 
     which assures continuity in the provision of benefits;
       ``(B) when medically necessary the organization makes such 
     benefits available and accessible 24 hours a day and 7 days a 
     week;
       ``(C) the plan provides for reimbursement with respect to 
     services which are covered under subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     and which are provided to such an individual other than 
     through the organization, if--
       ``(i) the services were medically necessary and immediately 
     required because of an unforeseen illness, injury, or 
     condition, and
       ``(ii) it was not reasonable given the circumstances to 
     obtain the services through the organization;
       ``(D) the organization provides access to appropriate 
     providers, including credentialed specialists, for medically 
     necessary treatment and services, and
       ``(E) coverage is provided for emergency services (as 
     defined in paragraph (3)) without regard to prior 
     authorization or the emergency care provider's contractual 
     relationship with the organization.
       ``(2) Protection of enrollees for certain emergency 
     services.--
       ``(A) Participating providers.--In the case of emergency 
     services described in subparagraph (C) which are furnished by 
     a participating physician or provider of services to an 
     individual enrolled with a MedicarePlus organization under 
     this section, the applicable participation agreement is 
     deemed to provide that the physician or provider of services 
     will accept as payment in full from the organization for such 
     emergency services described in subparagraph (C) the amount 
     that would be payable to the physician or provider of 
     services under part B and from the individual under such 
     part, if the individual were not enrolled with such an 
     organization under this part.
       ``(B) Nonparticipating providers.--In the case of emergency 
     services described in subparagraph (C) which are furnished by 
     a nonparticipating physician, the limitations on actual 
     charges for such services otherwise applicable under part B 
     (to services furnished by individuals not enrolled with a 
     MedicarePlus organization under this section) shall apply in 
     the same manner as such limitations apply to services 
     furnished to individuals not enrolled with such an 
     organization.
       ``(C) Emergency services described.--The emergency services 
     described in this subparagraph are emergency services which 
     are furnished to an enrollee of a MedicarePlus organization 
     under this part by a physician or provider of services that 
     is not under a contract with the organization.
       ``(D) Exception for unrestricted fee-for-service plans.--
     The previous provisions of this paragraph shall not apply in 
     the case of a MedicarePlus organization in relation to a 
     MedicarePlus unrestricted fee-for-service plan (as defined in 
     section 1859(b)(3)).
       ``(3) Definition of emergency services.--In this 
     subsection, the term `emergency services' means, with respect 
     to an individual enrolled with an organization, covered 
     inpatient and outpatient services that--
       ``(A) are furnished by an appropriate source other than the 
     organization,
       ``(B) are needed immediately because of an injury or sudden 
     illness, and
       ``(C) are needed because the time required to reach the 
     organization's providers or suppliers would have meant risk 
     of serious damage to the patient's health.
       ``(e) Quality Assurance Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each MedicarePlus organization must have 
     arrangements, established in accordance with regulations of 
     the Secretary, for an ongoing quality assurance program for 
     health care services it provides to individuals enrolled with 
     MedicarePlus plans of the organization.
       ``(2) Elements of program.--The quality assurance program 
     shall--
       ``(A) stress health outcomes;
       ``(B) provide for the establishment of written protocols 
     for utilization review, based on current standards of medical 
     practice;
       ``(C) provide review by physicians and other health care 
     professionals of the process followed in the provision of 
     such health care services;
       ``(D) monitor and evaluate high volume and high risk 
     services and the care of acute and chronic conditions;
       ``(E) evaluate the continuity and coordination of care that 
     enrollees receive;
       ``(F) have mechanisms to detect both underutilization and 
     overutilization of services;
       ``(G) after identifying areas for improvement, establish or 
     alter practice parameters;
       ``(H) take action to improve quality and assesses the 
     effectiveness of such action through systematic follow-up;
       ``(I) make available information on quality and outcomes 
     measures to facilitate beneficiary comparison and choice of 
     health coverage options (in such form and on such quality and 
     outcomes measures as the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate); and
       ``(J) be evaluated on an ongoing basis as to its 
     effectiveness.
       ``(3) External review.--Each MedicarePlus organization 
     shall, for each MedicarePlus plan it operates, have an 
     agreement with an independent quality review and improvement 
     organization approved by the Secretary.
       ``(4) Exception for unrestricted fee-for-service plans.--
     Paragraphs (1) and (3) and subsection (h)(2) (relating to 
     maintaining medical records) shall not apply in the case of a 
     MedicarePlus organization in relation to a MedicarePlus 
     unrestricted fee-for-service plan.
       ``(5) Treatment of accreditation.--The Secretary shall 
     provide that a MedicarePlus organization is deemed to meet 
     the requirements of paragraphs (1) through (3) of this 
     subsection and subsection (h) (relating to confidentiality 
     and accuracy of medical records) if the organization is 
     accredited (and periodically reaccredited) by a private 
     organization under a process that the Secretary has 
     determined assures that the organization meets standards that 
     are no less stringent than the standards established under 
     section 1856 to carry out this subsection and such 
     subsection.
       ``(f) Coverage Determinations.--
       ``(1) Decisions on nonemergency care.--A MedicarePlus 
     organization shall make determinations regarding 
     authorization requests for nonemergency care on a timely 
     basis, depending on the urgency of the situation.
       ``(2) Appeals.--
       ``(A) In general.--Appeals from a determination of an 
     organization denying coverage shall be decided within 30 days 
     of the date of receipt of medical information, but not later 
     than 60 days after the date of the decision.
       ``(B) Physician decision on certain appeals.--Appeal 
     decisions relating to a determination to deny coverage based 
     on a lack of medical necessity shall be made only by a 
     physician.
       ``(C) Emergency cases.--Appeals from such a determination 
     involving a life-threatening or emergency situation shall be 
     decided on an expedited asis.
       ``(g) Grievances and Appeals.--
       ``(1) Grievance mechanism.--Each MedicarePlus organization 
     must provide meaningful procedures for hearing and resolving 
     grievances between the organization (including any entity or 
     individual through which the organization provides health 
     care services) and enrollees with MedicarePlus plans of the 
     organization under this part.
       ``(2) Appeals.--An enrollee with a MedicarePlus plan of a 
     MedicarePlus organization under this part who is dissatisfied 
     by reason of the enrollee's failure to receive any health 
     service to which the enrollee believes the enrollee is 
     entitled and at no greater charge than the enrollee believes 
     the enrollee is required to pay is entitled, if the amount in 
     controversy is $100 or more, to a hearing before the 
     Secretary to the same extent as is provided in section 
     205(b), and in any such hearing the Secretary shall make the 
     organization a party. If the amount in controversy is $1,000 
     or more, the individual or organization shall, upon notifying 
     the other party, be entitled to judicial review of the 
     Secretary's final decision as provided in section 205(g), and 
     both the individual and the organization shall be entitled to 
     be parties to that judicial review. In applying sections 
     205(b) and 205(g) as provided in this subparagraph, and in 
     applying section 205(l) thereto, any reference therein to the 
     Commissioner of Social Security or the Social Security 
     Administration shall be considered a reference to the 
     Secretary or the Department of Health and Human Services, 
     respectively.
       ``(3) Independent review of certain coverage denials.--The 
     Secretary shall contract with an independent, outside entity 
     to review and resolve appeals of denials of coverage related 
     to urgent or emergency services with respect to MedicarePlus 
     plans.

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       ``(4) Coordination with secretary of labor.--The Secretary 
     shall consult with the Secretary of Labor so as to ensure 
     that the requirements of this subsection, as they apply in 
     the case of grievances referred to in paragraph (1) to which 
     section 503 of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974 applies, are applied in a manner consistent with the 
     requirements of such section 503, so long as such 
     requirements provide at least as much protection for 
     beneficiaries as would apply if this paragraph did not apply.
       ``(h) Confidentiality and Accuracy of Enrollee Records.--
     Each MedicarePlus organization shall establish procedures--
       ``(1) to safeguard the privacy of individually identifiable 
     enrollee information, and
       ``(2) to maintain accurate and timely medical records for 
     enrollees.
       ``(i) Information on Advance Directives.--Each MedicarePlus 
     organization shall meet the requirement of section 1866(f) 
     (relating to maintaining written policies and procedures 
     respecting advance directives).
       ``(j) Rules Regarding Physician Participation.--
       ``(1) Procedures.--Each MedicarePlus organization shall 
     establish reasonable procedures relating to the participation 
     (under an agreement etween a physician and the organization) 
     of physicians under MedicarePlus plans offered by the 
     organization under this part. Such procedures shall include--
       ``(A) providing notice of the rules regarding 
     participation,
       ``(B) providing written notice of participation decisions 
     that are adverse to physicians, and
       ``(C) providing a process within the organization for 
     appealing adverse decisions, including the presentation of 
     information and views of the physician regarding such 
     decision.
       ``(2) Consultation in medical policies.--A MedicarePlus 
     organization shall consult with physicians who have entered 
     into participation agreements with the organization regarding 
     the organization's medical policy, quality, and medical 
     management procedures.
       ``(3) Limitations on physician incentive plans.--
       ``(A) In general.--No MedicarePlus organization may operate 
     any physician incentive plan (as defined in subparagraph (B)) 
     unless the following requirements are met:
       ``(i) No specific payment is made directly or indirectly 
     under the plan to a physician or physician group as an 
     inducement to reduce or limit medically necessary services 
     provided with respect to a specific individual enrolled with 
     the organization.I26  ``(ii) If the plan places a physician 
     or physician group at substantial financial risk (as 
     determined by the Secretary) for services not provided by the 
     physician or physician group, the organization--

       ``(I) provides stop-loss protection for the physician or 
     group that is adequate and appropriate, based on standards 
     developed by the Secretary that take into account the number 
     of physicians placed at such substantial financial risk in 
     the group or under the plan and the number of individuals 
     enrolled with the organization who receive services from the 
     physician or the physician group, and
       ``(II) conducts periodic surveys of both individuals 
     enrolled and individuals previously enrolled with the 
     organization to determine the degree of access of such 
     individuals to services provided by the organization and 
     satisfaction with the quality of such services.

       ``(iii) The organization provides the Secretary with 
     descriptive information regarding the plan, sufficient to 
     permit the Secretary to determine whether the plan is in 
     compliance with the requirements of this subparagraph.
       ``(B) Physician incentive plan defined.--In this paragraph, 
     the term `physician incentive plan' means any compensation 
     arrangement between a MedicarePlus organization and a 
     physician or physician group that may directly or indirectly 
     have the effect of reducing or limiting services provided 
     with respect to individuals enrolled with the organization 
     under this part.
       ``(4) Limitation on provider indemnification.--A 
     MedicarePlus organization may not provide (directly or 
     indirectly) for a provider (or group of providers) to 
     indemnify the organization against any liability resulting 
     from a civil action brought by or on behalf of an enrollee 
     under this part for any damage caused to an enrollee with a 
     MedicarePlus plan of the organization by the organization's 
     denial of medically necessary care.
       ``(5) Exception for unrestricted fee-for-service plans.--
     The previous provisions of this subsection shall not apply in 
     the case of a MedicarePlus organization in relation to a 
     MedicarePlus unrestricted fee-for-service plan.


     ``organizational and financial requirements for medicareplus 
            organizations; provider-sponsored organizations

       ``Sec. 1853. (a) Organized and Licensed Under State Law.--
       ``(1) In general.--A MedicarePlus organization shall be 
     organized and licensed under State law as a risk-bearing 
     entity eligible to offer health insurance or health benefits 
     coverage in each State in which it offers a MedicarePlus 
     plan.
       ``(2) Exception for certain union sponsors and taft-hartley 
     sponsors.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a MedicarePlus 
     organization that is a union sponsor or Taft-Hartley sponsor.
       ``(3) Exception for qualified associations sponsor.--
     Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a MedicarePlus organization 
     that is a qualified association sponsor.
       ``(4) Special rules for provider-sponsored organizations.--
       ``(A) In general.--A provider-sponsored organization that 
     seeks to offer a MedicarePlus plan in a State may apply for a 
     waiver of the requirement of paragraph (1) for that 
     organization operating in that State.
       ``(B) Standard.--The Secretary shall act on such an 
     application within 60 days after the date it is filed and 
     shall grant such a waiver for an organization with respect to 
     a State if the Secretary determines that--
       ``(i) the State has failed to complete action on a 
     licensing application of the organization within 90 days of 
     the date of the State's receipt of the completed application; 
     or
       ``(ii) the State denied such a licensing application and--

       ``(I) the State's licensing standards or review process 
     imposes any requirements, procedures, or other standards to 
     such organizations that are not generally applicable to any 
     other entities engaged in substantially similar business,
       ``(II) such standards or review process applies solvency 
     standards for the organization and the State is not approved 
     under subsection (e)(2)(B), or
       ``(III) the State has used solvency standards to deny or 
     discriminate against such an organization that has been 
     provided a certificate of solvency under subsection (e)(2).

     No period before the date of the enactment of this section 
     shall be included in determining the 90-day period described 
     in clause (i).
       ``(C) Treatment of waiver.--In the case of a waiver granted 
     under this paragraph for a provider-sponsored organization--
       ``(i) the waiver shall be effective for a 36-month period, 
     except it may be renewed based on a subsequent application 
     filed during the last 6 months of such period,
       ``(ii) the waiver is conditioned upon the pendency of the 
     licensure application during the period the waiver is in 
     effect, and
       ``(iii) any provisions of State law which relate to the 
     licensing of the organization and which prohibit the 
     organization from providing coverage pursuant to a contract 
     under this part shall be superseded.
     Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed as limiting 
     the number of times such a waiver may be renewed.
       ``(D) Construction.--Nothing in this paragraph shall be 
     construed as affecting the operation of section 514 of the 
     Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
       ``(5) Exception if required to offer more than medicareplus 
     plans.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a MedicarePlus 
     organization in a State if the State requires the 
     organization, as a condition of licensure, to offer any 
     product or plan other than a MedicarePlus plan.
       ``(6) Exception in cases of unreasonable barriers to market 
     entry.--
       ``(A) In general.--A MedicarePlus organization that seeks 
     to offer a MedicarePlus plan in a State may apply for a 
     waiver of the requirement of paragraph (1) for that 
     organization operating in that State.
       ``(B) Standard.--The Secretary shall act on such an 
     application within 60 days after the date it is filed and 
     shall grant such a waiver for an organization with respect to 
     a State if the Secretary determines that--
       ``(i) the State (I) denied such a licensing application or 
     (II) unreasonably delayed in acting upon the application, and
       ``(ii) the State's licensing standards or review process 
     imposes unreasonable barriers to market entry, including 
     through the imposition of any requirements, procedures, or 
     other standards to such organizations that are not generally 
     applicable to any other entities engaged in substantially 
     similar business.
       ``(C) Application of certain rules.--The provisions of 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (4) shall apply to 
     this paragraph in the same manner as they apply under such 
     paragraph, except that for this purpose any reference in 
     paragraph (4)(C)(i) to 36-month period is deemed a reference 
     to a 24-month period.
       ``(b) Prepaid Payment.--A MedicarePlus organization shall 
     be compensated (except for deductibles, coinsurance, and 
     copayments) for the provision of health care services to 
     enrolled members by a payment which is paid on a periodic 
     basis without regard to the date the health care services are 
     provided and which is fixed without regard to the frequency, 
     extent, or kind of health care service actually provided to a 
     member.
       ``(c) Assumption of Full Financial Risk.--The MedicarePlus 
     organization shall assume full financial risk on a 
     prospective basis for the provision of the health care 
     services (except, at the election of the organization, 
     hospice care) for which benefits are required to be provided 
     under section 1852(a)(1), except that the organization--
       ``(1) may obtain insurance or make other arrangements for 
     the cost of providing to any enrolled member such services 
     the aggregate value of which exceeds $5,000 in any year,
       ``(2) may obtain insurance or make other arrangements for 
     the cost of such services provided to its enrolled members 
     other than through the organization because medical necessity 
     required their provision before they could be secured through 
     the organization,
       ``(3) may obtain insurance or make other arrangements for 
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     of the amount by which its costs for any of its fiscal years 
     exceed 115 percent of its income for such fiscal year, and
       ``(4) may make arrangements with physicians or other health 
     professionals, health care institutions, or any combination 
     of such individuals or institutions to assume all or part of 
     the financial risk on a prospective basis for the provision 
     of basic health services by the physicians or other health 
     professionals or through the institutions.
     In the case of a MedicarePlus organization that is a union 
     sponsor, Taft-Hartley sponsor, or a qualified association 
     sponsor, this subsection shall not apply with respect to 
     MedicarePlus plans offered by such organization and issued by 
     an organization to which subsection (b)(1) applies or by a 
     provider-sponsored organization (as defined in section 
     1854(a)).
       ``(d) Provision Against Risk of Insolvency.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each MedicarePlus organization shall 
     meet standards under section 1856 relating to the financial 
     solvency and capital adequacy of the organization and 
     including provision to prevent enrollees from being held 
     liable to any person or entity for the plan sponsor's debts 
     in the event of the plan sponsor's insolvency. Such standards 
     shall take into account the nature and type of MedicarePlus 
     plans offered by the organization.
       ``(2) Treatment of provider-sponsored organizations.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an entity that is a 
     provider-sponsored organization that is operating--
       ``(i) in a State approved under subparagraph (B), the 
     organization shall meet the standards described in paragraph 
     (1) through licensure by the State, or
       ``(ii) in a State that is not so approved, the organization 
     shall meet the standards described in paragraph (1) through 
     application and certification licensure by the Secretary.
       ``(B) Approved states.--
       ``(i) Application process.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the Secretary shall establish a process under which a 
     State may apply to the Secretary for a determination that the 
     State is applying to provider-sponsored organizations, 
     through its process for licensing provider-sponsored 
     organizations, solvency standards that are identical with the 
     solvency standards established under section 1856(c) for such 
     organizations.
       ``(ii) Determination.--The Secretary shall approve such a 
     State if the Secretary determines that the State is so 
     applying such standards. If the Secretary denies such an 
     approval, the State may reapply for such a determination.
       ``(iii) Publication.--The Secretary shall publish a list of 
     States that are approved under this subparagraph.
       ``(3) Treatment of union and taft-hartley sponsors.--An 
     entity that is a union sponsor or a Taft-Hartley sponsor is 
     deemed to meet the requirement of paragraph (1).
       ``(4) Treatment of certain qualified association 
     sponsors.--An entity that is a qualified association sponsor 
     is deemed to meet the requirement of paragraph (1) with 
     respect to MedicarePlus plans offered by such association and 
     issued by an organization to which subsection (b)(1) applies 
     or by a provider-sponsored organization.
       ``(e) Provider-Sponsored Organization Defined.--
       ``(1) In general.--In this part, the term `provider-
     sponsored organization' means a public or private entity--
       ``(A) that is established or organized by a health care 
     provider, or group of affiliated health care providers,
       ``(B) that provides a substantial proportion (as defined by 
     the Secretary) of the health care items and services under 
     the contract under this part directly through the provider or 
     affiliated group of providers, and
       ``(C) with respect to which those affiliated providers that 
     share, directly or indirectly, substantial financial risk 
     with respect to the provision of such items and services have 
     at least a majority financial interest in the entity.
       ``(2) Substantial proportion.--In defining what is a 
     `substantial proportion' for purposes of paragraph (1)(A), 
     the Secretary--
       ``(A) shall take into account the need for such an 
     organization to assume responsibility for a substantial 
     proportion of services in order to assure financial stability 
     and the practical difficulties in such an organization 
     integrating a very wide range of service providers; and
       ``(B) may vary such proportion based upon relevant 
     differences among organizations, such as their location in an 
     urban or rural area.
       ``(3) Affiliation.--For purposes of this subsection, a 
     provider is `affiliated' with another provider if, through 
     contract, ownership, or otherwise--
       ``(A) one provider, directly or indirectly, controls, is 
     controlled by, or is under common control with the other,
       ``(B) both providers are part of a controlled group of 
     corporations under section 1563 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, or
       ``(C) both providers are part of an affiliated service 
     group under section 414 of such Code.
       ``(4) Control.--For purposes of paragraph (3), control is 
     presumed to exist if one party, directly or indirectly, owns, 
     controls, or holds the power to vote, or proxies for, not 
     less than 51 percent of the voting rights or governance 
     rights of another.
       ``(5) Health care provider defined.--In this subsection and 
     subsection (f), the term `health care provider' means--
       ``(A) any individual who is engaged in the delivery of 
     health care services in a State and who is required by State 
     law or regulation to be licensed or certified by the State to 
     engage in the delivery of such services in the State, and
       ``(B) any entity that is engaged in the delivery of health 
     care services in a State and that, if it is required by State 
     law or regulation to be licensed or certified by the State to 
     engage in the delivery of such services in the State, is so 
     licensed.
       ``(6) Regulations.--The Secretary shall issue regulations 
     to carry out this subsection.
       ``(f) Organizations Treated as MedicarePlus Organizations 
     During Transition.--Any of the following organizations shall 
     be considered to qualify as a MedicarePlus organization for 
     contract years beginning before January 1, 1998:
       ``(1) Health maintenance organizations.--An organization 
     that is organized under the laws of any State and that is a 
     qualified health maintenance organization (as defined in 
     section 1310(d) of the Public Health Service Act), an 
     organization recognized under State law as a health 
     maintenance organization, or a similar organization regulated 
     under State law for solvency in the same manner and to the 
     same extent as such a health maintenance organization.
       ``(2) Licensed insurers.--An organization that is organized 
     under the laws of any State and--
       ``(A) is licensed by a State agency as an insurer for the 
     offering of health benefit coverage, or
       ``(B) is licensed by a State agency as a service benefit 
     plan,
     but only for individuals residing in an area in which the 
     organization is licensed to offer health insurance coverage.
       ``(3) Current risk-contractors.--An organization that is an 
     eligible organization (as defined in section 1876(b)) and 
     that has a risk-sharing contract in effect under section 1876 
     as of the date of the enactment of this section.


                ``payments to medicareplus organizations

       ``Sec. 1854. (a) Payments to Organizations.--
       ``(1) Monthly payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--Under a contract under section 1857 and 
     subject to subsections (e) and (f), the Secretary shall make 
     monthly payments under this section in advance to each 
     MedicarePlus organization, with respect to coverage of an 
     individual under this part in a MedicarePlus payment area for 
     a month, in an amount equal to \1/12\ of the annual 
     MedicarePlus capitation rate (as calculated under subsection 
     (c)) with respect to that individual for that area, adjusted 
     for such risk factors as age, disability status, gender, 
     institutional status, and such other factors as the Secretary 
     determines to be appropriate, so as to ensure actuarial 
     equivalence. The Secretary may add to, modify, or substitute 
     for such factors, if such changes will improve the 
     determination of actuarial equivalence.
       ``(B) Special rule for end-stage renal disease.--The 
     Secretary shall establish a separate rate of payment to a 
     MedicarePlus organization with respect to any individual 
     determined to have end-stage renal disease and enrolled in a 
     MedicarePlus plan of the organization. Such rate of payment 
     shall be actuarially equivalent to rates paid to other 
     enrollees in the MedicarePlus payment area (or such other 
     area as specified by the Secretary).
       ``(2) Adjustment to reflect number of enrollees.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of payment under this 
     subsection may be retroactively adjusted to take into account 
     any difference between the actual number of individuals 
     enrolled with an organization under this part and the number 
     of such individuals estimated to be so enrolled in 
     determining the amount of the advance payment.
       ``(B) Special rule for certain enrollees.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), the Secretary 
     may make retroactive adjustments under subparagraph (A) to 
     take into account individuals enrolled during the period 
     beginning on the date on which the individual enrolls with a 
     MedicarePlus organization under a plan operated, sponsored, 
     or contributed to by the individual's employer or former 
     employer (or the employer or former employer of the 
     individual's spouse) and ending on the date on which the 
     individual is enrolled in the organization under this part, 
     except that for purposes of making such retroactive 
     adjustments under this subparagraph, such period may not 
     exceed 90 days.
       ``(ii) Exception.--No adjustment may be made under clause 
     (i) with respect to any individual who does not certify that 
     the organization provided the individual with the disclosure 
     statement described in section 1852(c) at the time the 
     individual enrolled with the organization.
       ``(b) Annual Announcement of Payment Rates.--
       ``(1) Annual announcement.--The Secretary shall annually 
     determine, and shall announce (in a manner intended to 
     provide notice to interested parties) not later than August 1 
     before the calendar year concerned--
       ``(A) the annual MedicarePlus capitation rate for each 
     MedicarePlus payment area for the year, and
       ``(B) the risk and other factors to be used in adjusting 
     such rates under subsection (a)(1)(A) for payments for months 
     in that year.

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       ``(2) Advance notice of methodological changes.--At least 
     45 days before making the announcement under paragraph (2) 
     for a year, the Secretary shall provide for notice to 
     MedicarePlus organizations of proposed changes to be made in 
     the methodology from the methodology and assumptions used in 
     the previous announcement and shall provide such 
     organizations an opportunity to comment on such proposed 
     changes.
       ``(3) Explanation of assumptions.--In each announcement 
     made under paragraph (1) for a year, the Secretary shall 
     include an explanation of the assumptions and changes in 
     methodology used in the announcement in sufficient detail so 
     that MedicarePlus organizations can compute monthly adjusted 
     MedicarePlus capitation rates for individuals in each 
     MedicarePlus payment area which is in whole or in part within 
     the service area of such an organization.
       ``(c) Calculation of Annual MedicarePlus Capitation 
     Rates.--
       ``(1) In General.--For purposes of this part, the annual 
     MedicarePlus capitation rate, for a MedicarePlus payment area 
     for a contract year consisting of a calendar year, is equal 
     to the greatest of the following:
       ``(A) Blended capitation rate.--The sum of--
       ``(i) area-specific percentage for the year (as specified 
     under paragraph (2) for the year) of the annual area-specific 
     MedicarePlus capitation rate for the year for the 
     MedicarePlus payment area, as determined under paragraph (3), 
     and
       ``(ii) national percentage (as specified under paragraph 
     (2) for the year) of the input-price-adjusted annual national 
     MedicarePlus capitation rate for the year, as determined 
     under paragraph (4),
     multiplied by a budget neutrality adjustment factor 
     determined under paragraph (5).
       ``(B) Minimum amount.--
       ``(i) For 1996, $300.
       ``(ii) For 1997, $350.
       ``(iii) For a succeeding year, is the minimum amount 
     specified in this subparagraph for the preceding year 
     increased by national average per capita growth percentage, 
     specified under paragraph (6) for that succeeding year.
       ``(C) Minimum increase of 2 percent over previous year's 
     rate.--
       ``(i) For 1996, 102 percent of the annual per capita rate 
     of payment for 1995 determined under section 1876(a)(1)(C) 
     for the MedicarePlus payment area.
       ``(ii) For a subsequent year, 102 percent of the annual 
     MedicarePlus capitation rate under this subsection for the 
     area for the previous year.
       ``(2) Area-specific and national percentages.--For purposes 
     of paragraph (1)(A)--
       ``(A) for 1996 and 1997, the `area-specific percentage' is 
     90 percent and the `national percentage' is 10 percent,
       ``(B) for 1998, the `area-specific percentage' is 85 
     percent and the `national percentage' is 15 percent,
       ``(C) for 1999, the `area-specific percentage' is 80 
     percent and the `national percentage' is 20 percent,
       ``(D) for 2000, the `area-specific percentage' is 75 
     percent and the `national percentage' is 25 percent, and
       ``(E) for a year after 2000, the `area-specific percentage' 
     is 70 percent and the `national percentage' is 30 percent.
       ``(3) Annual area-specific medicareplus capitation rate.--
     For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the annual area-specific 
     MedicarePlus capitation rate for a MedicarePlus payment 
     area--
       ``(A) for 1996 is the annual per capita rate of payment for 
     1995 determined under section 1876(a)(1)(C) for the 
     MedicarePlus payment area, increased by the national average 
     per capita growth percentage for 1996 (as defined in 
     paragraph (6)); or
       ``(B) for a subsequent year is the annual area-specific 
     MedicarePlus capitation rate for the previous year determined 
     under this paragraph for the MedicarePlus payment area, 
     increased by the national average per capita growth 
     percentage for such subsequent year.
       ``(4) Input-price-adjusted annual national MedicarePlus 
     capitation rate.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(A), the 
     input-price-adjusted annual national MedicarePlus capitation 
     rate for a MedicarePlus payment area for a year is equal to 
     the sum, for all the types of medicare services (as 
     classified by the Secretary), of the plan (for each such 
     type) of--
       ``(i) the national standardized annual MedicarePlus 
     capitation rate (determined under subparagraph (B)) for the 
     year,
       ``(ii) the proportion of such rate for the year which is 
     attributable to such type of services, and
       ``(iii) an index that reflects (for that year and that type 
     of services) the relative input price of such services in the 
     area compared to the national average input price of such 
     services.
     In applying clause (iii), the Secretary shall, subject to 
     subparagraph (C), apply those indices under this title that 
     are used in applying (or updating) national payment rates for 
     specific areas and localities.
       ``(B) National standardized annual medicareplus capitation 
     rate.--In subparagraph (A)(i), the `national standardized 
     annual MedicarePlus capitation rate' for a year is equal to--
       ``(i) the sum (for all MedicarePlus payment areas) of the 
     product of (I) the annual area-specific MedicarePlus 
     capitation rate for that year for the area under paragraph 
     (3), and (II) the average number of medicare beneficiaries 
     residing in that area in the year; divided by
       ``(ii) the total average number of medicare beneficiaries 
     residing in all the MedicarePlus payment areas for that year.
       ``(C) Special rules for 1996.--In applying this paragraph 
     for 1996--
       ``(i) medicare services shall be divided into 2 types of 
     services: part A services and part B services;
       ``(ii) the proportions described in subparagraph (A)(ii) 
     for such types of services shall be--

       ``(I) for part A services, the ratio (expressed as a 
     percentage) of the average annual per capita rate of payment 
     for the area for part A for 1995 to the total average annual 
     per capita rate of payment for the area for parts A and B for 
     1995, and
       ``(II) for part B services, 100 percent minus the ratio 
     described in subclause (I);

       ``(iii) for the part A services, 70 percent of payments 
     attributable to such services shall be adjusted by the index 
     used under section 1886(d)(3)(E) to adjust payment rates for 
     relative hospital wage levels for hospitals located in the 
     payment area involved;
       ``(iv) for part B services--

       ``(I) 66 percent of payments attributable to such services 
     shall be adjusted by the index of the geographic area factors 
     under section 1848(e) used to adjust payment rates for 
     physicians' services furnished in the payment area, and
       ``(II) of the remaining 34 percent of the amount of such 
     payments, 70 percent shall be adjusted by the index described 
     in clause (iii);

       ``(v) the index values shall be computed based only on the 
     beneficiary population who are 65 years of age or older who 
     are not determined to have end stage renal disease.
     The Secretary may continue to apply the rules described in 
     this subparagraph (or similar rules) for 1997.
       ``(5) Budget neutrality adjustment factor.--For each year, 
     the Secretary shall compute a budget neutrality adjustment 
     factor so that the aggregate of the payments under this part 
     shall not exceed the aggregate payments that would have been 
     made under this part if the area-specific percentage for the 
     year had been 100 percent and the national percentage had 
     been 0 percent.
       ``(6) National average per capita growth percentage 
     defined.--In this part, the `national average per capita 
     growth percentage' for--
       ``(A) 1996 is 8.0 percent,
       ``(B) 1997 is 3.8 percent,
       ``(C) 1998 is 4.6 percent,
       ``(D) 1999 is 4.3 percent,
       ``(E) 2000 is 3.8 percent,
       ``(F) 2001 is 5.5 percent,
       ``(G) 2002 is 5.6 percent, and
       ``(H) each subsequent year is 5.0 percent.
       ``(d) Medicareplus Payment Area Defined.--
       ``(1) In general.--In this part, except as provided in 
     paragraph (3), the term `MedicarePlus payment area' means a 
     county, or equivalent area specified by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Rule for esrd beneficiaries.--In the case of 
     individuals who are determined to have end stage renal 
     disease, the MedicarePlus payment area shall be each State.
       ``(3) Geographic adjustment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Upon request of a State for a contract 
     year (beginning after 1996) made at least 7 months before the 
     beginning of the year, the Secretary shall make a geographic 
     adjustment to a MedicarePlus payment areas in the State 
     otherwise determined under paragraph (1)--
       ``(i) to a single statewide MedicarePlus payment area,
       ``(ii) to the metropolitan based system described in 
     subparagraph (C), or
       ``(iii) to consolidating into a single MedicarePlus payment 
     area noncontinuous counties (or equivalent areas described in 
     paragraph (1)) within a State.
     Such adjustment shall be effective for payments for months 
     beginning with January of the year following the year in 
     which the request is received.
       ``(B) Budget neutrality adjustment.--In the case of a State 
     requesting an adjustment under this paragraph, the Secretary 
     shall adjust the payment rates otherwise established under 
     this paragraph for MedicarePlus payment areas in the State in 
     a manner so that the aggregate of the payments under this 
     section in the State shall not exceed the aggregate payments 
     that would have been made under this section for MedicarePlus 
     payment areas in the State in the absence of the adjustment 
     under this paragraph.
       ``(C) Metropolitan based system.--The metropolitan based 
     system described in this subparagraph is one in which--
       ``(i) all the portions of each metropolitan statistical 
     area in the State or in the case of a consolidated 
     metropolitan statistical area, all of the portions of each 
     primary metropolitan statistical area within the consolidated 
     area within the State, are treated as a single MedicarePlus 
     payment area, and
       ``(ii) all areas in the State that do not fall within a 
     metropolitan statistical area are treated as a single 
     MedicarePlus payment area.
       ``(D) Areas.--In subparagraph (C), the terms `metropolitan 
     statistical area', `consolidated metropolitan statistical 
     area', and `primary metropolitan statistical area' mean any 
     area designated as such by the Secretary of Commerce.
       ``(e) Special Rules for Individuals Electing High 
     Deductible Plans.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual who has 
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     plan, notwithstanding the preceding provisions of this 
     section--
       ``(A) the amount of the monthly payment to the MedicarePlus 
     organization offering the high deductible plan shall not 
     exceed the monthly premium for the plan, and
       ``(B) subject to paragraph (2), the difference between the 
     amount of payment that would otherwise be made and the amount 
     of payment to such organization shall be made directly into a 
     High Deductible MedicarePlus MSA established (and, if 
     applicable, designated) by the individual under paragraph 
     (2).
       ``(2) Establishment and designation of medicareplus medical 
     savings account as requirement for payment of contribution.--
     In the case of an individual who has elected coverage under a 
     high deductible plan, no payment shall be made under 
     paragraph (1)(B) on behalf of an individual for a month 
     unless the individual--
       ``(A) has established before the beginning of the month (or 
     by such other deadline as the Secretary may specify) a High 
     Deductible MedicarePlus MSA (as defined in section 137(b)(2) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), and
       ``(B) if the individual has established more than one High 
     Deductible MedicarePlus MSA, has designated one of such 
     accounts as the individual's High Deductible MedicarePlus MSA 
     for purposes of this part.
     Under rules under this section, such an individual may change 
     the designation of such account under subparagraph (B) for 
     purposes of this part.
       ``(3) Lump sum deposit of medical savings account 
     contribution.--In the case of an individual electing a high 
     deductible plan effective beginning with a month in a year, 
     the amount of the contribution to the High Deductible 
     MedicarePlus MSA on behalf of the individual for that month 
     and all successive months in the year shall be deposited 
     during that first month. In the case of a termination of such 
     an election as of a month before the end of a year, the 
     Secretary shall provide for a procedure for the recovery of 
     deposits attributable to the remaining months in the year.
       ``(4) Permitting contributions into medicareplus msa.--
     Effective January 1, 1997, if a member of a Federally-
     qualified health maintenance organization certifies that a 
     Rebate MedicarePlus MSA (as defined in section 137(c) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986) has been established for the 
     benefit of such member, the health maintenance organization 
     may reduce the basic health services payment otherwise 
     determined under otherwise applicable law by requiring the 
     payment of a deductible by the member for basic health 
     services.
       ``(f) Payments of Rebates.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the amount of the monthly premium for 
     a MedicarePlus plan (other than a high deductible plan) for 
     an MedicarePlus payment area for a year is less than \1/12\ 
     of the annual MedicarePlus capitation rate applied under this 
     section 1854 for the area and year involved, at the election 
     of an individual enrolled under the plan the Secretary shall 
     either--
       ``(A) in the case of an individual who has a Rebate 
     MedicarePlus MSA account (as defined in section 137(b)(3) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), to deposit 100 percent of 
     such difference in such an account specified by the 
     individual; or
       ``(B)(i) pay to the MedicarePlus organization on behalf of 
     such individual the monthly amount equal to 100 percent of 
     such difference up to the amount of the premium amount of 
     such individual for supplemental benefits described in 
     section 1895H(b),
       ``(ii) pay to such individual an amount equal to 75 percent 
     of the remainder of such difference, and
       ``(iii) deposit any remainder of such difference in the 
     Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.
       ``(2) Time for payment.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), payments 
     and deposits described in paragraph (1) shall be made on a 
     monthly basis.
       ``(B) Cash rebates.--A rebate under paragraph (1)(B)(ii) 
     shall be paid as of the close of the calendar year to which 
     the enrollment applied.
       ``(g) Payments From Trust Fund.--The payment to a 
     MedicarePlus organization under this section for individuals 
     enrolled under this part with the organization, and payments 
     to a High Deductible or Rebate MedicarePlus MSA under 
     subsection (e)(1)(B) or subsection (f), shall be made from 
     the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and the Federal 
     Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund in such proportion 
     as the Secretary determines reflects the relative weight that 
     benefits under part A and under part B represents of the 
     actuarial value of the total benefits under this title.
       ``(h) Special Rule for Certain Inpatient Hospital Stays.--
     In the case of an individual who is receiving inpatient 
     hospital services from a subsection (d) hospital (as defined 
     in section 1886(d)(1)(B)) as of the effective date of the 
     individual's--
       ``(1) election under this part of a MedicarePlus plan 
     offered by a MedicarePlus organization--
       ``(A) payment for such services until the date of the 
     individual's discharge shall be made under this title through 
     the MedicarePlus plan or the Medicare fee-for-service program 
     option described in section 1851(a)(1)(A) (as the case may 
     be) elected before the election with such organization,
       ``(B) the elected organization shall not be financially 
     responsible for payment for such services until the date 
     after the date of the individual's discharge, and
       ``(C) the organization shall nonetheless be paid the full 
     amount otherwise payable to the organization under this part; 
     or
       ``(2) termination of election with respect to a 
     MedicarePlus organization under this part--
       ``(A) the organization shall be financially responsible for 
     payment for such services after such date and until the date 
     of the individual's discharge,
       ``(B) payment for such services during the stay shall not 
     be made under section 1886(d) or by any succeeding 
     MedicarePlus organization, and
       ``(C) the terminated organization shall not receive any 
     payment with respect to the individual under this part during 
     the period the individual is not enrolled.


                         ``premiums and rebates

       ``Sec. 1855. (a) Submission and Charging of Premiums.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (3), each 
     MedicarePlus organization shall file with the Secretary each 
     year, in a form and manner and at a time specified by the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) the amount of the monthly premium for coverage for 
     services under section 1852(a) under each MedicarePlus plan 
     it offers under this part in each MedicarePlus payment area 
     (as defined in section 1854(d)) in which the plan is being 
     offered; and
       ``(B) the enrollment capacity in relation to the plan in 
     each such area.
       ``(2) Terminology.--In this part--
       ``(A) the term `monthly premium' means, with respect to a 
     MedicarePlus plan offered by a MedicarePlus organization, the 
     monthly premium filed under paragraph (1), not taking into 
     account the amount of any payment made toward the premium 
     under section 1854; and
       ``(B) the term `net monthly premium' means, with respect to 
     such a plan and an individual enrolled with the plan, the 
     premium (as defined in subparagraph (A)) for the plan reduced 
     by the amount of payment made toward such premium under 
     section 1854.
       ``(3) Limitation on portion of monthly premium attributable 
     to required coverage.--In no case may the portion of the 
     monthly premium for a MedicarePlus plan for an area and year 
     attributable to required services under section 1852(a)(1) 
     exceed the adjusted community rate for the plan (as defined 
     in subsection (f)(5)).
       ``(b) Net Monthly Premium.--The amount of the net monthly 
     premium charged by a MedicarePlus organization for a 
     MedicarePlus plan offered in a MedicarePlus payment area to 
     an individual under this part shall be equal to the amount 
     (if any) by which--
       ``(1) the amount of the monthly premium for the plan for 
     the period involved, exceeds
       ``(2) \1/12\ of the annual MedicarePlus capitation rate 
     applied under section 1854 for the area and year involved.
       ``(c) Uniform Premium.--The monthly premium and net monthly 
     premium (including rebates offered) by a MedicarePlus 
     organization under this part may not vary among individuals 
     who reside in the same MedicarePlus payment area.
       ``(d) Terms and Conditions of Imposing Premiums.--Each 
     MedicarePlus organization shall permit the payment of net 
     monthly premiums on a monthly basis and may terminate 
     election of individuals for a MedicarePlus plan for failure 
     to make premium payments only in accordance with section 
     1851(g)(3)(B)(i).
       ``(e) Relation of Premiums and Cost-sharing to Benefits.--
     In no case may the portion of a MedicarePlus organization's 
     monthly premium and the actuarial value of its deductibles, 
     coinsurance, and copayments charged for (to the extent 
     attributable to the required benefits described in section 
     1852(a)(1) and not counting any amount attributable to 
     balance billing) to individuals who are enrolled under this 
     part with the organization exceed the actuarial value of the 
     coinsurance and deductibles that would be applicable on the 
     average to individuals enrolled under this part with the 
     organization (or, if the Secretary finds that adequate data 
     are not available to determine that actuarial value, the 
     actuarial value of the coinsurance and deductibles applicable 
     on the average to individuals in the area, in the State, or 
     in the United States, eligible to enroll under this part with 
     the organization, or other appropriate data) and entitled to 
     benefits under part A and enrolled under part B if they were 
     not members of a MedicarePlus organization.
       ``(f) Requirement for Additional Benefits, Rebates, or 
     Both.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each MedicarePlus organization (in 
     relation to a MedicarePlus plan it offers) shall provide that 
     if there is an excess amount (as defined in subparagraph (B)) 
     for the plan for a contract year, subject to the succeeding 
     provisions of this subsection, the organization shall provide 
     to individuals such additional benefits (as the organization 
     may specify), a monetary rebate (paid on a monthly basis), or 
     a combination thereof, in a total value which is at least 
     equal to the adjusted excess amount (as defined in 
     subparagraph (C)).
       ``(B) Excess amount.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     `excess amount', for an organization for a plan, is the 
     amount (if any) by which--
       ``(i) the average of the capitation payments made to the 
     organization under section 1854 for the plan at the beginning 
     of contract year, exceeds
       ``(ii) the actuarial value of the required benefits 
     described in section 1852(a)(1) under

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     the plan for individuals under this part, as determined based 
     upon an adjusted community rate described in paragraph (5) 
     (as reduced for the actuarial value of the coinsurance and 
     deductibles under parts A and B).
       ``(C) Adjusted excess amount.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the `adjusted excess amount', for an organization 
     for a plan, is the excess amount reduced to reflect any 
     amount withheld and reserved for the organization for the 
     year under paragraph (3).
       ``(D) No application to high deductible plans.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a high deductible plan.
       ``(E) Uniform application.--This paragraph shall be applied 
     uniformly for all enrollees for a plan in a MedicarePlus 
     payment area.
       ``(F) Construction.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed as preventing a MedicarePlus organization from 
     providing health care benefits that are in addition to the 
     benefits otherwise required to be provided under this 
     paragraph and from imposing a premium for such additional 
     benefits.
       ``(2) Rules in relation to rebates.--To the extent that the 
     adjusted excess amount for a plan exceeds the value of 
     additional benefits provided under subparagraph (A) by the 
     MedicarePlus organization in relation to the plan for a 
     month, then the organization shall provide for payment of the 
     amount of such excess as follows:
       ``(A) Rebate medicareplus msa.--If the individual has a 
     Rebate MedicarePlus MSA and elects treatment under this 
     subparagraph, the organization shall provide for payment of 
     such excess into such MSA.
       ``(B) Additional amount.--The organization shall provide 
     for payment of the amount of any additional excess as 
     follows:
       ``(i) 75 percent of such excess to the individual.
       ``(ii) 25 percent to the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 
     Fund.
       ``(3) Stabilization fund.--A MedicarePlus organization may 
     provide that a part of the value of an excess actuarial 
     amount described in paragraph (1) be withheld and reserved in 
     the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund and in the Federal 
     Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund (in such 
     proportions as the Secretary determines to be appropriate) by 
     the Secretary for subsequent annual contract periods, to the 
     extent required to stabilize and prevent undue fluctuations 
     in the additional benefits and rebates offered in those 
     subsequent periods by the organization in accordance with 
     such paragraph. Any of such value of the amount reserved 
     which is not provided as additional benefits described in 
     paragraph (1)(A) to individuals electing the MedicarePlus 
     plan of the organization in accordance with such paragraph 
     prior to the end of such periods, shall revert for the use of 
     such trust funds.
       ``(4) Determination based on insufficient data.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, if the Secretary finds that 
     there is insufficient enrollment experience (including no 
     enrollment experience in the case of a provider-sponsored 
     organization) to determine an average of the capitation 
     payments to be made under this part at the beginning of a 
     contract period, the Secretary may determine such an average 
     based on the enrollment experience of other contracts entered 
     into under this part.
       ``(5) Adjusted community rate.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, subject 
     to subparagraph (B), the term `adjusted community rate' for a 
     service or services means, at the election of a MedicarePlus 
     organization, either--
       ``(i) the rate of payment for that service or services 
     which the Secretary annually determines would apply to an 
     individual electing a MedicarePlus plan under this part if 
     the rate of payment were determined under a `community rating 
     system' (as defined in section 1302(8) of the Public Health 
     Service Act, other than subparagraph (C)), or
       ``(ii) such portion of the weighted aggregate premium, 
     which the Secretary annually estimates would apply to such an 
     individual, as the Secretary annually estimates is 
     attributable to that service or services,
     but adjusted for differences between the utilization 
     characteristics of the individuals electing coverage under 
     this part and the utilization characteristics of the other 
     enrollees with the organization (or, if the Secretary finds 
     that adequate data are not available to adjust for those 
     differences, the differences between the utilization 
     characteristics of individuals selecting other MedicarePlus 
     coverage, or MedicarePlus eligible individuals in the area, 
     in the State, or in the United States, eligible to elect 
     MedicarePlus coverage under this part and the utilization 
     characteristics of the rest of the population in the area, in 
     the State, or in the United States, respectively).
       ``(B) Special rule for provider-sponsored organizations.--
     In the case of a MedicarePlus organization that is a 
     provider-sponsored organization, the adjusted community rate 
     under subparagraph (A) for a MedicarePlus plan of the 
     organization may be computed (in a manner specified by the 
     Secretary) using data in the general commercial marketplace 
     or (during a transition period) based on the costs incurred 
     by the organization in providing such a plan.
       ``(g) Transitional File and Use for Certain Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a MedicarePlus plan 
     proposed to be offered before the end of the transition 
     period (as defined in section 1851(e)(1)(B)) by a 
     MedicarePlus organization described in section 1853(f)(3) or 
     by a MedicarePlus organization with a contract in effect 
     under section 1857, if the organization submits complete 
     information to the Secretary regarding the plan demonstrating 
     that the plan meets the requirements and standards under 
     section 1852(a) and subsections (a) through (f) of this 
     section (relating to benefits and premiums), the plan shall 
     be deemed as meeting such requirements and standards under 
     such provisions unless the Secretary disapproves the plan 
     within 60 days after the date of submission of the complete 
     information.
       ``(2) Construction.--Nothing in paragraph (1) shall be 
     construed as waiving the requirement of a contract under 
     section 1857 or waiving requirements and standards not 
     referred to in paragraph (1).


 ``establishment of standards; certification of organizations and plans

       ``Sec. 1856. (a) Establishment of Standards.--
       ``(1)  Standards applicable to state-regulated 
     organizations and plans and non-solvency standards for 
     provider-Sponsored organizations.--
       ``(A) Recommendations of naic.--The Secretary shall request 
     the National Association of Insurance Commissioners to 
     develop and submit to the Secretary, not later than 12 months 
     after the date of the enactment of the Medicare Preservation 
     Act of 1995, proposed standards consistent with the 
     requirements of this part for MedicarePlus organizations 
     (other than union sponsors and Taft-Hartley sponsors, and 
     other than solvency standards described in subsection (b) for 
     provider-sponsored organizations) and MedicarePlus plans 
     offered by such organizations, except that such proposed 
     standards may relate to MedicarePlus organizations that are 
     qualified association sponsors only with respect to 
     MedicarePlus plans offered by them and only if such plans are 
     issued by organizations to which section 1853(a)(1) applies.
       ``(B) Review.--If the Association submits such standards on 
     a timely basis, the Secretary shall review such standards to 
     determine if the standards meet the requirements of this 
     part. The Secretary shall complete the review of the 
     standards not later than 90 days after the date of their 
     submission. The Secretary shall promulgate such proposed 
     standards to apply to organizations and plans described in 
     subparagraph (A) except to the extent that the Secretary 
     modifies such proposed standards because they do not meet 
     such requirements.
       ``(C) Failure to submit.--If the Association does not 
     submit such standards on a timely basis, the Secretary shall 
     promulgate such standards by not later than the date the 
     Secretary would otherwise have been required to promulgate 
     standards under subparagraph (B).
       ``(D) Use of interim rules.--For the period in which this 
     part is in effect and standards are being developed and 
     established under the preceding provisions of this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall provide by not later than 
     June 1, 1996, for the application of such interim standards 
     (without regard to any requirements for notice and public 
     comment) as may be appropriate to provide for the expedited 
     implementation of this part. Such interim standards shall not 
     apply after the date standards are established under the 
     preceding provisions of this paragraph.
       ``(2) Establishment of standards for union and taft-hartley 
     sponsors, qualified association sponsors, and plans.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall develop and 
     promulgate by regulation standards consistent with the 
     requirements of this part for union and Taft-Hartley 
     sponsors, for qualified association sponsors, and for 
     MedicarePlus plans offered by such organizations (other than 
     MedicarePlus plans offered by qualified association sponsors 
     that are issued by organizations to which section 1853(a)(1) 
     applies).
       ``(B) Consultation with secretary of labor.--The Secretary 
     shall consult with the Secretary of Labor with respect to 
     such standards for such sponsors and plans.
       ``(C) Timing.--Standards under this paragraph shall be 
     promulgated at or about the time standards are promulgated 
     under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Coordination among final standards.--In establishing 
     standards (other than on an interim basis) under this 
     subsection and subsection (b), the Secretary shall seek to 
     provide for consistency (as appropriate) across the different 
     types of MedicarePlus organizations, in order to promote 
     equitable treatment of different types of organizations and 
     consistent protection for individuals who elect plans offered 
     by the different types of MedicarePlus organizations.
       ``(4) Use of current standards for interim standards.--To 
     the extent practicable and consistent with the requirements 
     of this part, standards established on an interim basis to 
     carry out requirements of this part may be based on currently 
     applicable standards, such as the rules established under 
     section 1876 (as in effect as of the date of the enactment of 
     this section) to carry out analogous provisions of such 
     section or standards established or developed for application 
     in the private health insurance market.
       ``(5) Application of new standards to entities with a 
     contract.--In the case of a MedicarePlus organization with a 
     contract in effect under this part at the time standards 
     applicable to the organization under this section are 
     changed, the organization may elect not to have such changes 
     apply to the organization until the end of the current 
     contract year (or, if there is less than 6 months remaining 
     in the contract year, until

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     1 year after the end of the current contract year).
       ``(6) Relation to state laws.--The standards established 
     under this subsection shall supersede any State law or 
     regulation with respect to MedicarePlus plans which are 
     offered by MedicarePlus organizations under this part and are 
     issued by organizations to which section 1853(a)(1) applies, 
     to the extent such law or regulation is inconsistent with 
     such standards.
       ``(b) Establishment of Solvency Standards for Provider-
     Sponsored Organizations.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish, on an 
     expedited basis and using a negotiated rulemaking process 
     under subchapter 3 of chapter 5 of title 5, United States 
     Code, standards described in section 1853(e) (relating to the 
     financial solvency and capital adequacy of the organization) 
     that entities must meet to qualify as provider-sponsored 
     organizations under this part.
       ``(B) Factors to consider.--In establishing solvency 
     standards under subparagraph (A) for provider-sponsored 
     organizations, the Secretary shall consult with interested 
     parties and shall take into account--
       ``(i) the delivery system assets of such an organization 
     and ability of such an organization to provide services 
     directly to enrollees through affiliated providers, and
       ``(ii) alternative means of protecting against insolvency, 
     including reinsurance, unrestricted surplus, letters of 
     credit, guarantees, organizational insurance coverage, 
     partnerships with other licensed entities, and valuation 
     attributable to the ability of such an organization to meet 
     its service obligations through direct delivery of care.
       ``(2) Publication of notice.--In carrying out the 
     rulemaking process under this subsection, the Secretary, 
     after consultation with the National Association of Insurance 
     Commissioners, the American Academy of Actuaries, 
     organizations representative of medicare beneficiaries, and 
     other interested parties, shall publish the notice provided 
     for under section 564(a) of title 5, United States Code, by 
     not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of 
     Medicare Preservation Act of 1995.
       ``(3) Target date for publication of rule.--As part of the 
     notice under paragraph (2), and for purposes of this 
     subsection, the `target date for publication' (referred to in 
     section 564(a)(5) of such title) shall be September 1, 1996.
       ``(4) Abbreviated period for submission of comments.--In 
     applying section 564(c) of such title under this subsection, 
     `15 days' shall be substituted for `30 days'.
       ``(5) Appointment of negotiated rulemaking committee and 
     facilitator.--The Secretary shall provide for--
       ``(A) the appointment of a negotiated rulemaking committee 
     under section 565(a) of such title by not later than 30 days 
     after the end of the comment period provided for under 
     section 564(c) of such title (as shortened under paragraph 
     (4)), and
       ``(B) the nomination of a facilitator under section 566(c) 
     of such title by not later than 10 days after the date of 
     appointment of the committee.
       ``(6) Preliminary committee report.--The negotiated 
     rulemaking committee appointed under paragraph (5) shall 
     report to the Secretary, by not later than June 1, 1996, 
     regarding the committee's progress on achieving a consensus 
     with regard to the rulemaking proceeding and whether such 
     consensus is likely to occur before one month before the 
     target date for publication of the rule. If the committee 
     reports that the committee has failed to make significant 
     progress towards such consensus or is unlikely to reach such 
     consensus by the target date, the Secretary may terminate 
     such process and provide for the publication of a rule under 
     this subsection through such other methods as the Secretary 
     may provide.
       ``(7) Final committee report.--If the committee is not 
     terminated under paragraph (6), the rulemaking committee 
     shall submit a report containing a proposed rule by not later 
     than one month before the target publication date.
       ``(8) Interim, final effect.--The Secretary shall publish a 
     rule under this subsection in the Federal Register by not 
     later than the target publication date. Such rule shall be 
     effective and final immediately on an interim basis, but is 
     subject to change and revision after public notice and 
     opportunity for a period (of not less than 60 days) for 
     public comment. In connection with such rule, the Secretary 
     shall specify the process for the timely review and approval 
     of applications of entities to be certified as provider-
     sponsored organizations pursuant to such rules and consistent 
     with this subsection.
       ``(9) Publication of rule after public comment.--The 
     Secretary shall provide for consideration of such comments 
     and republication of such rule by not later than 1 year after 
     the target publication date.
       ``(10) Process for approval of applications for 
     certification of solvency.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall establish a process 
     for the receipt and approval of applications of entities for 
     certification of solvency of provider-sponsored organizations 
     under this part. Under such process, the Secretary shall act 
     upon a complete application submitted within 60 days after 
     the date it is received.
       ``(B) Circulation of proposed application form.--By March 
     1, 1996, the Secretary, after consultation with the 
     negotiated rulemaking committee, shall circulate a proposed 
     application form that could be used by entities considering 
     being certified for solvency under this part.
       ``(c) Certification Process.--
       ``(1) State certification process for state-regulated 
     organizations and non-solvency standards for provider-
     sponsored organizations.--
       ``(A) Approval of state process.--The Secretary shall 
     approve a MedicarePlus certification and enforcement program 
     established by a State for applying the standards established 
     under this section to MedicarePlus organizations (other than 
     union sponsors and Taft-Hartley sponsors and other than 
     solvency standards for provider-sponsored organizations) and 
     MedicarePlus plans offered by such organizations if the 
     Secretary determines that the program effectively provides 
     for the application and enforcement of such standards in the 
     State with respect to such organizations and plans and does 
     not discriminate in its application by type of organization 
     or plan. Such program shall provide for certification of 
     compliance of MedicarePlus organizations and plans with the 
     applicable requirements of this part not less often than once 
     every 3 years.
       ``(B) Effect of certification under state process.--A 
     MedicarePlus organization and MedicarePlus plan offered by 
     such an organization that is certified under such program is 
     considered to have been certified under this paragraph with 
     respect to the offering of the plan to individuals residing 
     in the State.
       ``(C) User fees.--The State may impose user fees on 
     organizations seeking certification under this paragraph in 
     such amounts as the State deems sufficient to finance the 
     costs of such certification. Nothing in this subparagraph 
     shall be construed as restricting a State's authority to 
     impose premium taxes, other taxes, or other levies.
       ``(D) Review.--The Secretary periodically shall review 
     State programs approved under subparagraph (A) to determine 
     if they continue to provide for certification and enforcement 
     described in such paragraph. If the Secretary finds that a 
     State program no longer so provides, before making a final 
     determination, the Secretary shall provide the State an 
     opportunity to adopt such a plan of correction as would 
     permit the State program to meet the requirements of 
     paragraph (1). If the Secretary makes a final determination 
     that the State program, after such an opportunity, fails to 
     meet such requirements, the provisions of subsection (b) 
     shall apply to MedicarePlus organizations and plans in the 
     State.
       ``(E) Effect of no state program.--Beginning on the date 
     standards are established under section 1856, in the case of 
     organizations and plans in States in which a certification 
     program has not been approved and in operation under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall establish a process for 
     the certification of MedicarePlus organizations (other than 
     union sponsors and Taft-Hartley sponsors and other than 
     solvency standards for provider-sponsored organizations) and 
     plans of such organizations as meeting such standards.
       ``(F) Publication of list of approved state programs.--The 
     Secretary shall publish (and periodically update) a list of 
     those State programs which are approved for purposes of this 
     paragraph.
       ``(2) Federal certification process for union sponsors and 
     taft-hartley sponsors.--
       ``(A) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     process for the certification of union sponsors and Taft-
     Hartley sponsors and MedicarePlus plans offered by such 
     sponsors and organizations as meeting the applicable 
     standards established under this section.
       ``(B) Involvement of secretary of labor.--Such process 
     shall be established and operated in cooperation with the 
     Secretary of Labor with respect to union sponsors and Taft-
     Hartley sponsors.
       ``(C) Use of state licensing and private accreditation 
     processes.--
       ``(i) In general.--The process under this paragraph shall, 
     to the maximum extent practicable, provide that MedicarePlus 
     organizations and plans that are licensed or certified 
     through a qualified private accreditation process that the 
     Secretary finds applies standards that are no less stringent 
     than the requirements of this part are deemed to meet the 
     corresponding requirements of this part for such an 
     organization or plan.
       ``(ii) Periodic accreditation.--The use of an accreditation 
     under clause (i) shall be valid only for such period as the 
     Secretary specifies.
       ``(D) User fees.--The Secretary may impose user fees on 
     entities seeking certification under this paragraph in such 
     amounts as the Secretary deems sufficient to finance the 
     costs of such certification.
       ``(3) Notice to enrollees in case of decertification.--If a 
     MedicarePlus organization or plan is decertified under this 
     subsection, the organization shall notify each enrollee with 
     the organization and plan under this part of such 
     decertification.
       ``(4) Qualified association sponsors.--In the case of 
     MedicarePlus plans offered by a MedicarePlus organization 
     that is a qualified association sponsor and issued by an 
     organization to which section 1853(a)(1) applies or by a 
     provider-sponsored organization, nothing in this subsection 
     shall be construed as limiting the authority of States to 
     regulate such plans.

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              ``contracts with medicareplus organizations

       ``Sec. 1857. (a) In General.--The Secretary shall not 
     permit the election under section 1851 of a MedicarePlus plan 
     offered by a MedicarePlus organization under this part, and 
     no payment shall be made under section 1854 to an 
     organization, unless the Secretary has entered into a 
     contract under this section with an organization with respect 
     to the offering of such plan. Such a contract with an 
     organization may cover more than one MedicarePlus plan. Such 
     contract shall provide that the organization agrees to comply 
     with the applicable requirements and standards of this part 
     and the terms and conditions of payment as provided for in 
     this part.
       ``(b) Minimum Enrollment Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraphs (2) and (3), the 
     Secretary may not enter into a contract under this section 
     with a MedicarePlus organization (other than a union sponsor 
     or Taft-Hartley sponsor) unless the organization has at least 
     5,000 individuals (or 1,500 individuals in the case of an 
     organization that is a provider-sponsored organization) who 
     are receiving health benefits through the organization, 
     except that the standards under section 1856 may permit the 
     organization to have a lesser number of beneficiaries (but 
     not less than 500 in the case of an organization that is a 
     provider-sponsored organization) if the organization 
     primarily serves individuals residing outside of urbanized 
     areas.
       ``(2) Exception for high deductible plan.--Paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply with respect to a contract that relates only 
     to a high deductible plan.
       ``(3) Allowing transition.--The Secretary may waive the 
     requirement of paragraph (1) during the first 3 contract 
     years with respect to an organization.
       ``(c) Contract Period and Effectiveness.--
       ``(1) Period.--Each contract under this section shall be 
     for a term of at least one year, as determined by the 
     Secretary, and may be made automatically renewable from term 
     to term in the absence of notice by either party of intention 
     to terminate at the end of the current term.
       ``(2) Termination authority.--In accordance with procedures 
     established under subsection (h), the Secretary may at any 
     time terminate any such contract or may impose the 
     intermediate sanctions described in an applicable paragraph 
     of subsection (g) on the MedicarePlus organization if the 
     Secretary determines that the organization--
       ``(A) has failed substantially to carry out the contract;
       ``(B) is carrying out the contract in a manner inconsistent 
     with the efficient and effective administration of this part; 
     and
       ``(C) no longer substantially meets the applicable 
     conditions of this part.
       ``(3) Effective date of contracts.--The effective date of 
     any contract executed pursuant to this section shall be 
     specified in the contract, except that in no case shall a 
     contract under this section which provides for coverage under 
     a high deductible account be effective before January 1997 
     with respect to such coverage.
       ``(4) Previous terminations.--The Secretary may not enter 
     into a contract with a MedicarePlus organization if a 
     previous contract with that organization under this section 
     was terminated at the request of the organization within the 
     preceding five-year period, except in circumstances which 
     warrant special consideration, as determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(5) No contracting authority.--The authority vested in 
     the Secretary by this part may be performed without regard to 
     such provisions of law or regulations relating to the making, 
     performance, amendment, or modification of contracts of the 
     United States as the Secretary may determine to be 
     inconsistent with the furtherance of the purpose of this 
     title.
       ``(d) Protections Against Fraud and Beneficiary 
     Protections.--
       ``(1) Inspection and audit.--Each contract under this 
     section shall provide that the Secretary, or any person or 
     organization designated by the Secretary--
       ``(A) shall have the right to inspect or otherwise evaluate 
     (i) the quality, appropriateness, and timeliness of services 
     performed under the contract and (ii) the facilities of the 
     organization when there is reasonable evidence of some need 
     for such inspection, and
       ``(B) shall have the right to audit and inspect any books 
     and records of the MedicarePlus organization that pertain (i) 
     to the ability of the organization to bear the risk of 
     potential financial losses, or (ii) to services performed or 
     determinations of amounts payable under the contract.
       ``(2) Enrollee notice at time of termination.--Each 
     contract under this section shall require the organization to 
     provide (and pay for) written notice in advance of the 
     contract's termination, as well as a description of 
     alternatives for obtaining benefits under this title, to each 
     individual enrolled with the organization under this part.
       ``(3) Disclosure.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each MedicarePlus organization shall, in 
     accordance with regulations of the Secretary, report to the 
     Secretary financial information which shall include the 
     following:
       ``(i) Such information as the Secretary may require 
     demonstrating that the organization has a fiscally sound 
     operation.
       ``(ii) A copy of the report, if any, filed with the Health 
     Care Financing Administration containing the information 
     required to be reported under section 1124 by disclosing 
     entities.
       ``(iii) A description of transactions, as specified by the 
     Secretary, between the organization and a party in interest. 
     Such transactions shall include--

       ``(I) any sale or exchange, or leasing of any property 
     between the organization and a party in interest;
       ``(II) any furnishing for consideration of goods, services 
     (including management services), or facilities between the 
     organization and a party in interest, but not including 
     salaries paid to employees for services provided in the 
     normal course of their employment and health services 
     provided to members by hospitals and other providers and by 
     staff, medical group (or groups), individual practice 
     association (or associations), or any combination thereof; 
     and
       ``(III) any lending of money or other extension of credit 
     between an organization and a party in interest.

     The Secretary may require that information reported 
     respecting an organization which controls, is controlled by, 
     or is under common control with, another entity be in the 
     form of a consolidated financial statement for the 
     organization and such entity.
       ``(B) Party in interest defined.--For the purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `party in interest' means--
       ``(i) any director, officer, partner, or employee 
     responsible for management or administration of a 
     MedicarePlus organization, any person who is directly or 
     indirectly the beneficial owner of more than 5 percent of the 
     equity of the organization, any person who is the beneficial 
     owner of a mortgage, deed of trust, note, or other interest 
     secured by, and valuing more than 5 percent of the 
     organization, and, in the case of a MedicarePlus organization 
     organized as a nonprofit corporation, an incorporator or 
     member of such corporation under applicable State corporation 
     law;
       ``(ii) any entity in which a person described in clause 
     (i)--

       ``(I) is an officer or director;
       ``(II) is a partner (if such entity is organized as a 
     partnership);
       ``(III) has directly or indirectly a beneficial interest of 
     more than 5 percent of the equity; or
       ``(IV) has a mortgage, deed of trust, note, or other 
     interest valuing more than 5 percent of the assets of such 
     entity;

       ``(iii) any person directly or indirectly controlling, 
     controlled by, or under common control with an organization; 
     and
       ``(iv) any spouse, child, or parent of an individual 
     described in clause (i).
       ``(C) Access to information.--Each MedicarePlus 
     organization shall make the information reported pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) available to its enrollees upon reasonable 
     request.
       ``(4) Loan information.--The contract shall require the 
     organization to notify the Secretary of loans and other 
     special financial arrangements which are made between the 
     organization and subcontractors, affiliates, and related 
     parties.
       ``(e) Additional Contract Terms.--The contract shall 
     contain such other terms and conditions not inconsistent with 
     this part (including requiring the organization to provide 
     the Secretary with such information) as the Secretary may 
     find necessary and appropriate.
       ``(f) Intermediate Sanctions.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     MedicarePlus organization with a contract under this 
     section--
       ``(A) fails substantially to provide medically necessary 
     items and services that are required (under law or under the 
     contract) to be provided to an individual covered under the 
     contract, if the failure has adversely affected (or has 
     substantial likelihood of adversely affecting) the 
     individual;
       ``(B) imposes net monthly premiums on individuals enrolled 
     under this part in excess of the net monthly premiums 
     permitted;
       ``(C) acts to expel or to refuse to re-enroll an individual 
     in violation of the provisions of this part;
       ``(D) engages in any practice that would reasonably be 
     expected to have the effect of denying or discouraging 
     enrollment (except as permitted by this part) by eligible 
     individuals with the organization whose medical condition or 
     history indicates a need for substantial future medical 
     services;
       ``(E) misrepresents or falsifies information that is 
     furnished--
       ``(i) to the Secretary under this part, or
       ``(ii) to an individual or to any other entity under this 
     part;
       ``(F) fails to comply with the requirements of section 
     1852(j)(3); or
       ``(G) employs or contracts with any individual or entity 
     that is excluded from participation under this title under 
     section 1128 or 1128A for the provision of health care, 
     utilization review, medical social work, or administrative 
     services or employs or contracts with any entity for the 
     provision (directly or indirectly) through such an excluded 
     individual or entity of such services;
     the Secretary may provide, in addition to any other remedies 
     authorized by law, for any of the remedies described in 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Remedies.--The remedies described in this paragraph 
     are--
       ``(A) civil money penalties of not more than $25,000 for 
     each determination under paragraph (1) or, with respect to a 
     determination under subparagraph (D) or (E)(i) of such 
     paragraph, of not more than $100,000 for each such 
     determination, plus, with respect

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     to a determination under paragraph (1)(B), double the excess 
     amount charged in violation of such paragraph (and the excess 
     amount charged shall be deducted from the penalty and 
     returned to the individual concerned), and plus, with respect 
     to a determination under paragraph (1)(D), $15,000 for each 
     individual not enrolled as a result of the practice involved,
       ``(B) suspension of enrollment of individuals under this 
     part after the date the Secretary notifies the organization 
     of a determination under paragraph (1) and until the 
     Secretary is satisfied that the basis for such determination 
     has been corrected and is not likely to recur, or
       ``(C) suspension of payment to the organization under this 
     part for individuals enrolled after the date the Secretary 
     notifies the organization of a determination under paragraph 
     (1) and until the Secretary is satisfied that the basis for 
     such determination has been corrected and is not likely to 
     recur.
       ``(3) Other intermediate sanctions.--In the case of a 
     MedicarePlus organization for which the Secretary makes a 
     determination under subsection (c)(2) the basis of which is 
     not described in paragraph (1), the Secretary may apply the 
     following intermediate sanctions:
       ``(A) civil money penalties of not more than $25,000 for 
     each determination under subsection (c)(2) if the deficiency 
     that is the basis of the determination has directly adversely 
     affected (or has the substantial likelihood of adversely 
     affecting) an individual covered under the organization's 
     contract;
       ``(B) civil money penalties of not more than $10,000 for 
     each week beginning after the initiation of procedures by the 
     Secretary under subsection (h) during which the deficiency 
     that is the basis of a determination under subsection (c)(2) 
     exists; and
       ``(C) suspension of enrollment of individuals under this 
     part after the date the Secretary notifies the organization 
     of a determination under subsection (c)(2) and until the 
     Secretary is satisfied that the deficiency that is the basis 
     for the determination has been corrected and is not likely to 
     recur.
       ``(4) Proceedings.--The provisions of section 1128A (other 
     than subsections (a) and (b)) shall apply to a civil money 
     penalty under paragraph (1) or (2) in the same manner as they 
     apply to a civil money penalty or proceeding under section 
     1128A(a).
       ``(g) Procedures for Imposing Sanctions.--The Secretary may 
     terminate a contract with a MedicarePlus organization under 
     this section or may impose the intermediate sanctions 
     described in subsection (f) on the organization in accordance 
     with formal investigation and compliance procedures 
     established by the Secretary under which--
       ``(1) the Secretary provides the organization with the 
     reasonable opportunity to develop and implement a corrective 
     action plan to correct the deficiencies that were the basis 
     of the Secretary's determination under subsection (c)(2);
       ``(2) the Secretary shall impose more severe sanctions on 
     organizations that have a history of deficiencies or that 
     have not taken steps to correct deficiencies the Secretary 
     has brought to their attention;
       ``(3) there are no unreasonable or unnecessary delays 
     between the finding of a deficiency and the imposition of 
     sanctions; and
       ``(4) the Secretary provides the organization with 
     reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing (including the 
     right to appeal an initial decision) before imposing any 
     sanction or terminating the contract.


``standards for medicareplus and medicare information transactions and 
                             data elements

       ``Sec. 1858. (a) Adoption of Standards for Data Elements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Pursuant to subsection (b), the 
     Secretary shall adopt standards for information transactions 
     and data elements of MedicarePlus and medicare information 
     and modifications to the standards under this section that 
     are--
       ``(A) consistent with the objective of reducing the 
     administrative costs of providing and paying for health care; 
     and
       ``(B) developed or modified by a standard setting 
     organization (as defined in subsection (h)(8)).
       ``(2) Special rule relating to data elements.--The 
     Secretary may adopt or modify a standard relating to data 
     elements that is different from the standard developed by a 
     standard setting organization, if--
       ``(A) the different standard or modification will 
     substantially reduce administrative costs to health care 
     providers and health plans compared to the alternative; and
       ``(B) the standard or modification is promulgated in 
     accordance with the rulemaking procedures of subchapter III 
     of chapter 5 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(3) Security standards for health information network.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each person, who maintains or transmits 
     MedicarePlus and medicare information or data elements of 
     MedicarePlus and medicare information and is subject to this 
     section, shall maintain reasonable and appropriate 
     administrative, technical, and physical safeguards--
       ``(i) to ensure the integrity and confidentiality of the 
     information;
       ``(ii) to protect against any reasonably anticipated--

       ``(I) threats or hazards to the security or integrity of 
     the information; and
       ``(II) unauthorized uses or disclosures of the information; 
     and

       ``(iii) to otherwise ensure compliance with this section by 
     the officers and employees of such person.
       ``(B) Security standards.--The Secretary shall establish 
     security standards and modifications to such standards with 
     respect to MedicarePlus and medicare information network 
     services, health plans, and health care providers that--
       ``(i) take into account--

       ``(I) the technical capabilities of record systems used to 
     maintain MedicarePlus and medicare information;
       ``(II) the costs of security measures;
       ``(III) the need for training persons who have access to 
     MedicarePlus and medicare information; and
       ``(IV) the value of audit trails in computerized record 
     systems; and

       ``(ii) ensure that a MedicarePlus and medicare information 
     network service, if it is part of a larger organization, has 
     policies and security procedures which isolate the activities 
     of such service with respect to processing information in a 
     manner that prevents unauthorized access to such information 
     by such larger organization.
     The security standards established by the Secretary shall be 
     based on the standards developed or modified by standard 
     setting organizations. If such standards do not exist, the 
     Secretary shall rely on the recommendations of the 
     MedicarePlus and Medicare Information Advisory Committee 
     (established under subsection (g)) and shall consult with 
     appropriate government agencies and private organizations in 
     accordance with paragraph (5).
       ``(4) Implementation specifications.--The Secretary shall 
     establish specifications for implementing each of the 
     standards and the modifications to the standards adopted 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) or (3).
       ``(5) Assistance to the secretary.--In complying with the 
     requirements of this section, the Secretary shall rely on 
     recommendations of the MedicarePlus and Medicare Information 
     Advisory Committee established under subsection (g) and shall 
     consult with appropriate Federal and State agencies and 
     private organizations. The Secretary shall publish in the 
     Federal Register the recommendations of the MedicarePlus and 
     Medicare Information Advisory Committee regarding the 
     adoption of a standard under this section.
       ``(b) Standards for Information Transactions and Data 
     Elements.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall adopt standards for 
     transactions and data elements to make MedicarePlus and 
     medicare information uniformly available to be exchanged 
     electronically, that is--
       ``(A) appropriate for the following financial and 
     administrative transactions: claims (including coordination 
     of benefits) or equivalent encounter information, enrollment 
     and disenrollment, eligibility, premium payments, and 
     referral certification and authorization; and
       ``(B) related to other financial and administrative 
     transactions determined appropriate by the Secretary 
     consistent with the goals of improving the operation of the 
     health care system and reducing administrative costs.
       ``(2) Unique health identifiers.--
       ``(A) Adoption of standards.--The Secretary shall adopt 
     standards providing for a standard unique health identifier 
     for each individual, employer, health plan, and health care 
     provider for use in the MedicarePlus and medicare information 
     system. In developing unique health identifiers for each 
     health plan and health care provider, the Secretary shall 
     take into account multiple uses for identifiers and multiple 
     locations and specialty classifications for health care 
     providers.
       ``(B) Penalty for improper disclosure.--A person who 
     knowingly uses or causes to be used a unique health 
     identifier under subparagraph (A) for a purpose that is not 
     authorized by the Secretary shall--
       ``(i) be fined not more than $50,000, imprisoned not more 
     than 1 year, or both; or
       ``(ii) if the offense is committed under false pretenses, 
     be fined not more than $100,000, imprisoned not more than 5 
     years, or both.
       ``(3) Code sets.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     MedicarePlus and Medicare Information Advisory Committee, 
     experts from the private sector, and Federal and State 
     agencies, shall--
       ``(i) select code sets for appropriate data elements from 
     among the code sets that have been developed by private and 
     public entities; or
       ``(ii) establish code sets for such data elements if no 
     code sets for the data elements have been developed.
       ``(B) Distribution.--The Secretary shall establish 
     efficient and low-cost procedures for distribution (including 
     electronic distribution) of code sets and modifications made 
     to such code sets under subsection (c)(2).
       ``(4) Electronic signature.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary, after consultation with 
     the MedicarePlus and Medicare Information Advisory Committee, 
     shall promulgate regulations specifying procedures for the 
     electronic transmission and authentication of signatures, 
     compliance with which will be deemed to satisfy Federal and 
     State statutory requirements for written signatures with 
     respect to information transactions required by this section 
     and written signatures on enrollment and disenrollment forms.
       ``(B) Payments for services and premiums.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to prohibit the payment of health 
     care services or health plan premiums by

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     debit, credit, payment card or numbers, or other electronic 
     means.
       ``(5) Transfer of information between health plans.--The 
     Secretary shall develop rules and procedures--
       ``(A) for determining the financial liability of health 
     plans when health care benefits are payable under two or more 
     health plans; and
       ``(B) for transferring among health plans appropriate 
     standard data elements needed for the coordination of 
     benefits, the sequential processing of claims, and other data 
     elements for individuals who have more than one health plan.
       ``(6) Coordination of benefits.--If, at the end of the 5-
     year period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     section, the Secretary determines that additional transaction 
     standards for coordinating benefits are necessary to reduce 
     administrative costs or duplicative (or inappropriate) 
     payment of claims, the Secretary shall establish further 
     transaction standards for the coordination of benefits 
     between health plans.
       ``(7) Protection of trade secrets.--Except as otherwise 
     required by law, the standards adopted under this section 
     shall not require disclosure of trade secrets or confidential 
     commercial information by an entity operating a MedicarePlus 
     and medicare information network.
       ``(c) Timetables for Adoption of Standards.--
       ``(1) Initial standards.--Not later than 18 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary 
     shall adopt standards relating to the information 
     transactions, data elements of MedicarePlus and medicare 
     information and security described in subsections (a) and 
     (b).
       ``(2) Additions and modifications to standards.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall review the standards 
     adopted under this section and shall adopt additional or 
     modified standards, that have been developed or modified by a 
     standard setting organization, as determined appropriate, but 
     not more frequently than once every 12 months. Any addition 
     or modification to such standards shall be completed in a 
     manner which minimizes the disruption and cost of compliance.
       ``(B) Additions and modifications to code sets.--
       ``(i) In general.--The Secretary shall ensure that 
     procedures exist for the routine maintenance, testing, 
     enhancement, and expansion of code sets.
       ``(ii) Additional rules.--If a code set is modified under 
     this paragraph, the modified code set shall include 
     instructions on how data elements of MedicarePlus and 
     medicare information that were encoded prior to the 
     modification may be converted or translated so as to preserve 
     the informational value of the data elements that existed 
     before the modification. Any modification to a code set under 
     this paragraph shall be implemented in a manner that 
     minimizes the disruption and cost of complying with such 
     modification.
       ``(d) Requirements for Health Plans.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a person desires to conduct any of 
     the information transactions described in subsection (b)(1) 
     with a health plan as a standard transaction, the health plan 
     shall conduct such standard transaction in a timely manner 
     and the information transmitted or received in connection 
     with such transaction shall be in the form of standard data 
     elements of MedicarePlus and medicare information.
       ``(2) Satisfaction of requirements.--A health plan may 
     satisfy the requirement imposed on such plan under paragraph 
     (1) by directly transmitting standard data elements of 
     MedicarePlus and medicare information or submitting 
     nonstandard data elements to a MedicarePlus and medicare 
     information network service for processing into standard data 
     elements and transmission.
       ``(3) Timetables for compliance with requirements.--Not 
     later than 24 months after the date on which standards are 
     adopted under subsections (a) and (b) with respect to any 
     type of information transaction or data element of 
     MedicarePlus and medicare information or with respect to 
     security, a health plan shall comply with the requirements of 
     this section with respect to such transaction or data 
     element.
       ``(4) Compliance with modified standards.--If the Secretary 
     adopts a modified standard under subsection (a) or (b), a 
     health plan shall be required to comply with the modified 
     standard at such time as the Secretary determines appropriate 
     taking into account the time needed to comply due to the 
     nature and extent of the modification. However, the time 
     determined appropriate under the preceding sentence shall be 
     not earlier than the last day of the 180-day period beginning 
     on the date such modified standard is adopted. The Secretary 
     may extend the time for compliance for small health plans, if 
     the Secretary determines such extension is appropriate.
       ``(e) General Penalty for Failure To Comply With 
     Requirements and Standards.--
       ``(1) General penalty.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall impose on any person that violates a 
     requirement or standard--
       ``(i) with respect to MedicarePlus and medicare information 
     transactions, data elements of MedicarePlus and medicare 
     information, or security imposed under subsection (a) or (b); 
     or
       ``(ii) with respect to health plans imposed under 
     subsection (d);
     a penalty of not more than $100 for each such violation of a 
     specific standard or requirement, but the total amount 
     imposed for all such violations of a specific standard or 
     requirement during the calendar year shall not exceed 
     $25,000.
       ``(B) Procedures.--The provisions of section 1128A (other 
     than subsections (a) and (b) and the second sentence of 
     subsection (f)) shall apply to the imposition of a civil 
     money penalty under this paragraph in the same manner as such 
     provisions apply to the imposition of a penalty under such 
     section 1128A.
       ``(C) Denial of payment.--Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), the Secretary may deny payment under this title for an 
     item or service furnished by a person if the person fails to 
     comply with an applicable requirement or standard for 
     MedicarePlus and medicare information relating to that item 
     or service.
       ``(2) Limitations.--
       ``(A) Noncompliance not discovered.--A penalty may not be 
     imposed under paragraph (1) if it is established to the 
     satisfaction of the Secretary that the person liable for the 
     penalty did not know, and by exercising reasonable diligence 
     would not have known, that such person failed to comply with 
     the requirement or standard described in paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Failures due to reasonable cause.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii), a 
     penalty may not be imposed under paragraph (1) if--

       ``(I) the failure to comply was due to reasonable cause and 
     not to willful neglect; and
       ``(II) the failure to comply is corrected during the 30-day 
     period beginning on the first date the person liable for the 
     penalty knew, or by exercising reasonable diligence would 
     have known, that the failure to comply occurred.

       ``(ii) Extension of period.--

       ``(I) No penalty.--The period referred to in clause (i)(II) 
     may be extended as determined appropriate by the Secretary 
     based on the nature and extent of the failure to comply.
       ``(II) Assistance.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     health plan failed to comply because such plan was unable to 
     comply, the Secretary may provide technical assistance to 
     such plan during the period described in clause (i)(II). Such 
     assistance shall be provided in any manner determined 
     appropriate by the Secretary.

       ``(C) Reduction.--In the case of a failure to comply which 
     is due to reasonable cause and not to willful neglect, any 
     penalty under paragraph (1) that is not entirely waived under 
     subparagraph (B) may be waived to the extent that the payment 
     of such penalty would be excessive relative to the compliance 
     failure involved.
       ``(f) Effect on State Law.--
       ``(1) General effect.--
       ``(A) General rule.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B), a provision, requirement, or standard under this section 
     shall supersede any contrary provision of State law, 
     including a provision of State law that requires medical or 
     health plan records (including billing information) to be 
     maintained or transmitted in written rather than electronic 
     form.
       ``(B) Exceptions.--A provision, requirement, or standard 
     under this section shall not supersede a contrary provision 
     of State law if the Secretary determines that the provision 
     of State law should be continued for any reason, including 
     for reasons relating to prevention of fraud and abuse or 
     regulation of controlled substances.
       ``(2) Public health reporting.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed to invalidate or limit the authority, 
     power, or procedures established under any law providing for 
     the reporting of disease or injury, child abuse, birth, or 
     death, public health surveillance, or public health 
     investigation or intervention.
       ``(g) MedicarePlus and Medicare Information Advisory 
     Committee.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is established a committee to 
     be known as the MedicarePlus and Medicare Information 
     Advisory Committee (in this subsection referred to as the 
     `committee').
       ``(2) Duties.--The committee shall--
       ``(A) advise the Secretary in the development of standards 
     under this section; and
       ``(B) be generally responsible for advising the Secretary 
     and the Congress on the status and the future of the 
     MedicarePlus and medicare information network.
       ``(3) Membership.--
       ``(A) In general.--The committee shall consist of 9 members 
     of whom--
       ``(i) 3 shall be appointed by the President;
       ``(ii) 3 shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives after consultation with the minority leader 
     of the House of Representatives; and
       ``(iii) 3 shall be appointed by the President pro tempore 
     of the Senate after consultation with the minority leader of 
     the Senate.
     The appointments of the members shall be made not later than 
     60 days after the date of the enactment of this section. The 
     President shall designate 1 member as the Chair.
       ``(B) Expertise.--The membership of the committee shall 
     consist of individuals who are of recognized standing and 
     distinction in the areas of information systems, information 
     networking and integration, consumer health, or health care 
     financial management, and who possess the demonstrated 
     capacity to discharge the duties imposed on the committee.
       ``(C) Terms.--Each member of the committee shall be 
     appointed for a term of 5 years, except that the members 
     first appointed shall serve staggered terms such

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     that the terms of not more than 3 members expire at one time.
       ``(D) Initial meeting.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date on which a majority of the members have been appointed, 
     the committee shall hold its first meeting.
       ``(4) Reports.--Not later than 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the 
     committee shall submit to Congress and the Secretary a report 
     regarding--
       ``(A) the extent to which entities using the MedicarePlus 
     and medicare information network are meeting the standards 
     adopted under this section and working together to form an 
     integrated network that meets the needs of its users;
       ``(B) the extent to which such entities are meeting the 
     security standards established pursuant to this section and 
     the types of penalties assessed for noncompliance with such 
     standards;
       ``(C) any problems that exist with respect to 
     implementation of the MedicarePlus and medicare information 
     network; and
       ``(D) the extent to which timetables under this section are 
     being met.
     Reports made under this subsection shall be made available to 
     health care providers, health plans, and other entities that 
     use the MedicarePlus and medicare information network to 
     exchange MedicarePlus and medicare information.
       ``(h) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) Code set.--The term `code set' means any set of codes 
     used for encoding data elements, such as tables of terms, 
     enrollment information, and encounter data.
       ``(2) Coordination of benefits.--The term `coordination of 
     benefits' means determining and coordinating the financial 
     obligations of health plans when health care benefits are 
     payable under such a plan and under this title (including 
     under a MedicarePlus plan).
       ``(3) MedicarePlus and medicare information.--The term 
     `MedicarePlus and medicare information' means any information 
     that relates to the enrollment of individuals under this 
     title (including information relating to elections of 
     MedicarePlus plans under section 1851) and the provision of 
     health benefits (including benefits provided under such 
     plans) under this title.
       ``(4) MedicarePlus and medicare information network.--The 
     term `MedicarePlus and medicare information network' means 
     the MedicarePlus and medicare information system that is 
     formed through the application of the requirements and 
     standards established under this section.
       ``(5) MedicarePlus and medicare information network 
     service.--The term `MedicarePlus and medicare information 
     network service' means a public or private entity that--
       ``(A) processes or facilitates the processing of 
     nonstandard data elements of MedicarePlus and medicare 
     information into standard data elements;
       ``(B) provides the means by which persons may meet the 
     requirements of this section; or
       ``(C) provides specific information processing services.
       ``(6) Health plan.--The term `health plan' means a plan 
     which provides, or pays the cost of, health benefits. Such 
     term includes the following, or any combination thereof:
       ``(A) Part A or part B of this title, and includes a 
     MedicarePlus plan.
       ``(B) The medicaid program under title XIX and the 
     MediGrant program under title XXI.
       ``(C) A medicare supplemental policy (as defined in section 
     1882(g)(1)).
       ``(D) Worker's compensation or similar insurance.
       ``(E) Automobile or automobile medical-payment insurance.
       ``(F) A long-term care policy, other than a fixed indemnity 
     policy.
       ``(G) The Federal Employees Health Benefit Plan under 
     chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(H) An employee welfare benefit plan, as defined in 
     section 3(1) of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
     of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1002(1)), but only to the extent the plan 
     is established or maintained for the purpose of providing 
     health benefits.
       ``(7) Individually identifiable MedicarePlus and medicare 
     information.--The term `individually identifiable 
     MedicarePlus and medicare information' means MedicarePlus and 
     medicare enrollment information, including demographic 
     information collected from an individual, that--
       ``(A) is created or received by a health care provider, 
     health plan, employer, or MedicarePlus and medicare 
     information network service, and
       ``(B) identifies an individual.
       ``(8) Standard setting organization.--The term `standard 
     setting organization' means a standard setting organization 
     accredited by the American National Standards Institute and 
     includes the National Council for Prescription Drug Program.
       ``(9) Standard transaction.--The term `standard 
     transaction' means, when referring to an information 
     transaction or to data elements of MedicarePlus and medicare 
     information, any transaction that meets the requirements and 
     implementation specifications adopted by the Secretary under 
     subsections (a) and (b).


                ``definitions; miscellaneous provisions

       ``Sec. 1859. (a) Definitions Relating to MedicarePlus 
     Organizations.--In this part--
       ``(1) MedicarePlus organization.--The term `MedicarePlus 
     organization' means a public or private entity that is 
     certified under section 1857 as meeting the requirements and 
     standards of this part for such an organization.
       ``(2) Provider-sponsored organization.--The term `provider-
     sponsored organization' is defined in section 1853(e).
       ``(3) Qualified association sponsor.--The term `qualified 
     association sponsor' means an association, religious 
     fraternal organization, or other organization (which may be a 
     trade, industry, or professional association, a chamber of 
     commerce, or a public entity association) that the Secretary 
     finds--
       ``(A) is organized for purposes other than to market a 
     health plan,
       ``(B) may not condition its membership on health status, 
     health claims experience, receipt of health care, medical 
     history, or lack of evidence of insurability of a potential 
     member,
       ``(C) may not exclude a member or spouse of a member from 
     health plan coverage based on factors described in clause 
     (ii);
       ``(D) does not exist solely or principally for the purpose 
     of selling insurance,
       ``(E) has at least 1,000 individual members or 200 employer 
     members,
       ``(F) is a permanent entity which receives a substantial 
     proportion of its financial support from active members; and
       ``(G) is not owned or controlled by an insurance company.
     Such term includes a subsidiary or corporation that is wholly 
     owned by one or more qualified organizations.
       ``(4) Taft-hartley sponsor.--The term `Taft-Hartley 
     sponsor' means, in relation to a group health plan that is 
     established or maintained by two or more employers or jointly 
     by one or more employers and one or more employee 
     organizations, the association, committee, joint board of 
     trustees, or other similar group of representatives of 
     parties who establish or maintain the plan.
       ``(5) Union sponsor.--The term `union sponsor' means an 
     employee organization in relation to a group health plan that 
     is established or maintained by the organization other than 
     pursuant to a collective bargaining agreement.
       ``(6) Employer, etc.--In this subsection and section 
     1851(b), the terms `employer', `employee organization', and 
     `group health plan' have the meanings given such terms for 
     purposes of part 6 of subtitle B of title I of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
       ``(b) Definitions Relating to MedicarePlus Plans.--
       ``(1) MedicarePlus plan.--The term `MedicarePlus plan' 
     means health benefits coverage offered under a policy, 
     contract, or plan by a MedicarePlus organization pursuant to 
     and in accordance with a contract under section 1857.
       ``(2) High deductible plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `high deductible plan' means a 
     MedicarePlus plan that--
       ``(i) provides reimbursement for at least the items and 
     services described in section 1852(a)(1) in a year but only 
     after the enrollee incurs countable expenses (as specified 
     under the plan) equal to the amount of a deductible 
     (described in subparagraph (B));
       ``(ii) counts as such expenses (for purposes of such 
     deductible) at least all amounts that would have been payable 
     under parts A and B or by the enrollee if the enrollee had 
     elected to receive benefits through the provisions of such 
     parts; and
       ``(iii) provides, after such deductible is met for a year 
     and for all subsequent expenses for benefits referred to in 
     clause (i) in the year, for a level of reimbursement that is 
     not less than--

       ``(I) 100 percent of such expenses, or
       ``(II) 100 percent of the amounts that would have been paid 
     (without regard to any deductibles or coinsurance) under 
     parts A and B with respect to such expenses,

     whichever is less.
       ``(B) Deductible.--The amount of deductible under a high 
     deductible plan--
       ``(i) for contract year 1997 shall be not more than $6,000; 
     and
       ``(ii) for a subsequent contract year shall be not more 
     than the maximum amount of such deductible for the previous 
     contract year under this subparagraph increased by the 
     national average per capita growth percentage under section 
     1854(c)(6) for the year.
     If the amount of the deductible under clause (ii) is not a 
     multiple of $50, the amount shall be rounded to the nearest 
     multiple of $50.
       ``(3) MedicarePlus unrestricted fee-for-service plan.--The 
     term `MedicarePlus unrestricted fee-for-service plan' means a 
     MedicarePlus plan that provides for coverage of benefits 
     without restrictions relating to utilization and without 
     regard to whether the provider has a contract or other 
     arrangement with the organization offering the plan for the 
     provision of such benefits.
       ``(c) Other References to Other Terms.--
       ``(1) MedicarePlus eligible individual.--The term 
     `MedicarePlus eligible individual' is defined in section 
     1851(a)(3).
       ``(2) MedicarePlus payment area.--The term `MedicarePlus 
     payment area' is defined in section 1854(d).
       ``(3) National average per capita growth percentage.--The 
     `national average per capita growth percentage' is defined in 
     section 1854(c)(6).
       ``(4) Monthly premium; net monthly premium.--The terms 
     `monthly premium' and `net monthly premium' are defined in 
     section 1855(a)(2).
       ``(d) Coordinated Acute and Long-term Care Benefits Under a 
     MedicarePlus Plan.--Nothing in this part shall be con

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     strued as preventing a State from coordinating benefits under 
     its MediGrant program under title XXI with those provided 
     under a MedicarePlus plan in a manner that assures continuity 
     of a full-range of acute care and long-term care services to 
     poor elderly or disabled individuals eligible for benefits 
     under this title and under such program.''.
       (b) Conforming References to Previous Part C.--Any 
     reference in law (in effect before the date of the enactment 
     of this Act) to part C of title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act is deemed a reference to part D of such title (as in 
     effect after such date).
       (c) Use of Interim, Final Regulations.--In order to carry 
     out the amendment made by subsection (a) in a timely manner, 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services may promulgate 
     regulations that take effect on an interim basis, after 
     notice and pending opportunity for public comment.
       (d) Advance Directives.--Section 1866(f)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395cc(f)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``1853(g),'' after ``1833(s),'', and
       (2) by inserting ``, MedicarePlus organization,'' after 
     ``provider of services''.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1866(a)(1)(O) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395cc(a)(1)(O)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon 
     at the end the following: ``and in the case of hospitals to 
     accept as payment in full for inpatient hospital services 
     that are emergency services (as defined in section 
     1853(b)(4)) that are covered under this title and are 
     furnished to any individual enrolled under part C with a 
     MedicarePlus organization which does not have a contract 
     establishing payment amounts for services furnished to 
     members of the organization the amounts that would be made as 
     a payment in full under this title if the individuals were 
     not so enrolled''.
       (f) Secretarial Submission of Legislative Proposal.--Not 
     later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall submit 
     to the appropriate committees of Congress a legislative 
     proposal providing for such technical and conforming 
     amendments in the law as are required by the provisions of 
     this chapter.

     SEC. 8002. DUPLICATION AND COORDINATION OF MEDICARE-RELATED 
                   PLANS.

       (a) Treatment of Certain Health Insurance Policies as 
     Nonduplicative.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1882(d)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ss(d)(3)(A)) is amended--
       (A) by amending clause (i) to read as follows:
       ``(i) It is unlawful for a person to sell or issue to an 
     individual entitled to benefits under part A or enrolled 
     under part B of this title or electing a MedicarePlus plan 
     under section 1851--
       ``(I) a health insurance policy (other than a medicare 
     supplemental policy) with knowledge that the policy 
     duplicates health benefits to which the individual is 
     otherwise entitled under this title or title XIX,
       ``(II) in the case of an individual not electing a 
     MedicarePlus plan, a medicare supplemental policy with 
     knowledge that the individual is entitled to benefits under 
     another medicare supplemental policy, or
       ``(III) in the case of an individual electing a 
     MedicarePlus plan, a medicare supplemental policy with 
     knowledge that the policy duplicates health benefits to which 
     the individual is otherwise entitled under this title or 
     under another medicare supplemental policy.'';
       (B) in clause (iii), by striking ``clause (i)'' and 
     inserting ``clause (i)(II)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
       ``(iv) For purposes of this subparagraph a health insurance 
     policy shall be considered to `duplicate' benefits under this 
     title only when, under its terms, the policy provides 
     specific reimbursement for identical items and services to 
     the extent paid for under this title, and a health insurance 
     policy providing for benefits which are payable to or on 
     behalf of an individual without regard to other health 
     benefit coverage of such individual is not considered to 
     `duplicate' any health benefits under this title.
       ``(v) For purposes of this subparagraph, a health insurance 
     policy (or a rider to an insurance contract which is not a 
     health insurance policy), including a policy (such as a 
     qualified long-term care insurance contract described in 
     section 7702B(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
     added by the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1995) providing 
     benefits for long-term care, nursing home care, home health 
     care, or community-based care, that coordinates against or 
     excludes items and services available or paid for under this 
     title and (for policies sold or issued after January 1, 1996) 
     that discloses such coordination or exclusion in the policy's 
     outline of coverage, is not considered to `duplicate' health 
     benefits under this title. For purposes of this clause, the 
     terms `coordinates' and `coordination' mean, with respect to 
     a policy in relation to health benefits under this title, 
     that the policy under its terms is secondary to, or excludes 
     from payment, items and services to the extent available or 
     paid for under this title.
       ``(vi) A State may not impose, with respect to the sale or 
     issuance of a policy (or rider) that meets the requirements 
     of this title pursuant to clause (iv) or (v) to an individual 
     entitled to benefits under part A or enrolled under part B or 
     enrolled under a MedicarePlus plan under part C, any 
     requirement based on the premise that such a policy or rider 
     duplicates health benefits to which the individual is 
     otherwise entitled under this title.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 1882(d)(3) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ss(d)(3)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``(including any 
     MedicarePlus plan)'' after ``health insurance policies'';
       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by striking ``with respect to (i)'' and inserting 
     ``with respect to'', and
       (ii) by striking ``, (ii) the sale'' and all that follows 
     up to the period at the end; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (D).
       (3) Medicareplus plans not treated as medicare 
     supplementary policies.--Section 1882(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ss(g)(1)) is amended by inserting ``a MedicarePlus plan 
     or'' after ``and does not include''.
       (b) Additional Rules Relating to Individuals Enrolled in 
     MedicarePlus Plans.--Section 1882 (42 U.S.C. 1395ss) is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(u)(1) Notwithstanding the previous provisions of this 
     section, this section shall not apply to the sale or issuance 
     of a medicare supplemental policy to an individual who has 
     elected to enroll in a MedicarePlus plan under section 1851.
       ``(2)(A) It is unlawful for a person to sell or issue a 
     policy described in subparagraph (B) to an individual with 
     knowledge that the individual has in effect under section 
     1851 an election of a high deductible plan.
       ``(B) A policy described in this subparagraph is a health 
     insurance policy that provides for coverage of expenses that 
     are otherwise required to be counted toward meeting the 
     annual deductible amount provided under the high deductible 
     plan.''.

     SEC. 8003. TRANSITIONAL RULES FOR CURRENT MEDICARE HMO 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 1876 (42 U.S.C. 1395mm) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(3)(A)(i), by striking ``would result 
     in failure to meet the requirements of subsection (f) or'';
       (2) by amending subsection (f) to read as follows:
       ``(f)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Secretary 
     shall not enter into, renew, or continue any risk-sharing 
     contract under this section with an eligible organization for 
     any contract year beginning on or after--
       ``(A) the date standards for MedicarePlus organizations and 
     plans are first established under section 1856(a) with 
     respect to MedicarePlus organizations that are insurers or 
     health maintenance organizations, or
       ``(B) in the case of in the case of such an organization 
     with such a contract in effect as of the date such standards 
     were first established, 1 year after such date.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall not enter into, renew, or 
     continue any risk-sharing contract under this section with an 
     eligible organization for any contract year beginning on or 
     after January 1, 2000.
       ``(3) An individual who is enrolled in part B only and is 
     enrolled in an eligible organization with a risk-sharing 
     contract under this section on December 31, 1996, may 
     continue enrollment in such organization. Not later then July 
     1, 1996, the Secretary shall issue regulations relating to 
     such individuals and such organizations.
       ``(4) Notwithstanding subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     provide that payment amounts under risk-sharing contracts 
     under this section for months in a year (beginning with 
     January 1996) shall be computed--
       ``(A) with respect to individuals entitled to benefits 
     under both parts A and B, by substituting payment rates under 
     section 1854(a) for the payment rates otherwise established 
     under subsection 1876(a), and
       ``(B) with respect to individuals only entitled to benefits 
     under part B, by substituting an appropriate proportion of 
     such rates (reflecting the relative proportion of payments 
     under this title attributable to such part) for the payment 
     rates otherwise established under subsection (a).
     For purposes of carrying out this paragraph for payments for 
     months in 1996, the Secretary shall compute, announce, and 
     apply the payment rates under section 1854(a) 
     (notwithstanding any deadlines specified in such section) in 
     as timely a manner as possible and may (to the extent 
     necessary) provide for retroactive adjustment in payments 
     made under this section not in accordance with such rates.''; 
     and
       (3) in subsection (i)(1)(C), by striking ``(e), and (f)'' 
     and inserting ``and (e)''.

   CHAPTER 2--SPECIAL RULES FOR MEDICAREPLUS MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

     SEC. 8011. MEDICAREPLUS MSA.

       (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to amounts 
     specifically excluded from gross income) is amended by 
     redesignating section 137 as section 138 and by inserting 
     after section 136 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 137. MEDICAREPLUS MSA.

       ``(a) Exclusion.--Gross income shall not include any 
     payment to the MedicarePlus MSA of an individual by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services under part C of title 
     XVIII of the Social Security Act.
       ``(b) MedicarePlus MSA.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Medicareplus msa.--The term `MedicarePlus MSA' means 
     a medical savings account (as defined in section 222(d))--
       ``(A) which is designated as a MedicarePlus MSA,
       ``(B) notwithstanding section 222(f)(5), with respect to 
     which no contribution may be made other than--
       ``(i) a contribution made by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services pursuant to part C of title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act, or

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       ``(ii) a trustee-to-trustee transfer described in 
     subsection (c)(4), and
       ``(C) the governing instrument of which provides that 
     trustee-to-trustee transfers described in subsection (c)(4) 
     may be made to and from such account.
       ``(2) High deductible msa.--The term `High Deductible 
     MedicarePlus MSA' means a MedicarePlus MSA which is 
     established in connection with a high deductible plan 
     described in section 1859(b)(2) of the Social Security Act.
       ``(3) Rebate medicareplus msa.--The term `Rebate 
     MedicarePlus MSA' means a MedicarePlus MSA other than a High 
     Deductible MedicarePlus MSA.
       ``(c) Special Rules for Distributions.--
       ``(1) Distributions for qualified medical expenses.--In 
     applying section 222--
       ``(A) to a High Deductible MedicarePlus MSA, qualified 
     medical expenses shall include only expenses for medical care 
     of the account holder, and
       ``(B) to a Rebate MedicarePlus MSA, qualified medical 
     expenses shall include only expenses for medical care of the 
     account holder and of the spouse of the account holder if 
     such spouse is entitled to benefits under part A of title 
     XVIII of the Social Security Act and is enrolled under part B 
     of such title.
       ``(2) Penalty for distributions from high deductible msa 
     not used for qualified medical expenses if minimum balance 
     not maintained.--
       ``(A) In general.--The tax imposed by this chapter for any 
     taxable year in which there is a payment or distribution from 
     a High Deductible MedicarePlus MSA which is not used 
     exclusively to pay the qualified medical expenses of the 
     account holder shall be increased by 50 percent of the excess 
     (if any) of--
       ``(i) the amount of such payment or distribution, over
       ``(ii) the excess (if any) of--

       ``(I) the fair market value of the assets in such MSA as of 
     the close of the calendar year preceding the calendar year in 
     which the taxable year begins, over
       ``(II) an amount equal to 60 percent of the deductible 
     under the high deductible plan covering the account holder as 
     of January 1 of the calendar year in which the taxable year 
     begins.

     Section 222(f)(2) shall not apply to any payment or 
     distribution from a High Deductible MedicarePlus MSA.
       ``(B) Exceptions.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the 
     payment or distribution is made on or after the date the 
     account holder--
       ``(i) becomes disabled within the meaning of section 
     72(m)(7), or
       ``(ii) dies.
       ``(C) Special rules.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) all High Deductible MedicarePlus MSAs of the account 
     holder shall be treated as 1 account,
       ``(ii) all payments and distributions not used exclusively 
     to pay the qualified medical expenses of the account holder 
     during any taxable year shall be treated as 1 distribution, 
     and
       ``(iii) any distribution of property shall be taken into 
     account at its fair market value on the date of the 
     distribution.
       ``(3) Withdrawal of erroneous contributions.--Section 
     222(f)(2) and paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not 
     apply to any payment or distribution from a MedicarePlus MSA 
     to the Secretary of Health and Human Services of an erroneous 
     contribution to such MSA and of the net income attributable 
     to such contribution.
       ``(4) Trustee-to-trustee transfers.--Section 222(f)(2) and 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection shall not apply to--
       ``(A) any trustee-to-trustee transfer from a High 
     Deductible MedicarePlus MSA of an account holder to another 
     High Deductible MedicarePlus MSA of such account holder, and
       ``(B) any trustee-to-trustee transfer from a Rebate 
     MedicarePlus MSA of an account holder to another Rebate 
     MedicarePlus MSA of such account holder.
       ``(d) Special Rules for Treatment of Account After Death of 
     Account Holder.--Notwithstanding section 222(f)(1)(B), if, as 
     of the date of the death of the account holder, the spouse of 
     such holder is not entitled to benefits under title XVIII of 
     the Social Security Act, then after the date of such death--
       ``(1) the Secretary of Health and Human Services may not 
     make any payments to such MedicarePlus MSA, other than 
     payments attributable to periods before such date, and
       ``(2) such MSA shall be treated as medical savings account 
     which is not a MedicarePlus MSA.
       ``(e) Reports.--In the case of a MedicarePlus MSA, the 
     report under section 222(h)--
       ``(1) shall include the fair market value of the assets in 
     such MedicarePlus MSA as of the close of each calendar year, 
     and
       ``(2) shall be furnished to the account holder--
       ``(A) not later than January 31 of the calendar year 
     following the calendar year to which such reports relate, and
       ``(B) in such manner as the Secretary prescribes in such 
     regulations.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The last sentence of section 4973(d) of such Code, as 
     added by section 11066(f)(4), is amended by ``or section 
     137(c)(3)'' after ``section 222(f)(3)''.
       (2) The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of 
     chapter 1 of such Code is amended by striking the last item 
     and inserting the following:

``Sec. 137. MedicarePlus MSA.
``Sec. 138. Cross references to other Acts.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1996.

     SEC. 8012. CERTAIN REBATES EXCLUDED FROM GROSS 
                   INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Section 105 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (relating to amounts received under accident and 
     health plans) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(j) Certain Rebates Under Social Security Act.--Gross 
     income does not include any rebate received under part C of 
     title XVIII of the Social Security Act during the taxable 
     year.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to amounts received after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

             CHAPTER 3--MEDICARE PAYMENT REVIEW COMMISSION

     SEC. 8021. MEDICARE PAYMENT REVIEW COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--Title XVIII is amended by inserting after 
     section 1804 the following new section:


                  ``medicare payment review commission

       ``Sec. 1805. (a) Establishment.--There is hereby 
     established the Medicare Payment Review Commission (in this 
     section referred to as the `Commission').
       ``(b) Duties.--
       ``(1) General duties and reports.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Commission shall review, and make 
     recommendations to Congress concerning, payment policies 
     under this title.
       ``(B) Annual reports.--By not later than June 1 of each 
     year, the Commission shall submit a report to Congress 
     containing an examination of issues affecting the medicare 
     program, including the implications of changes in health care 
     delivery in the United States and in the market for health 
     care services on the medicare program.
       ``(C) Additional reports.--The Commission may submit to 
     Congress from time to time such other reports as the 
     Commission deems appropriate. By not later than May 1, 1997, 
     the Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     matter described in paragraph (2)(G).
       ``(D) Availability of reports.--The Commission shall 
     transmit to the Secretary a copy of each report submitted to 
     Congress under this subsection and shall make such reports 
     available to the public.
       ``(2) Specific duties relating to medicareplus program.--
     Specifically, the Commission shall review, with respect to 
     the MedicarePlus program under part C--
       ``(A) the methodology for making payment to plans under 
     such program, including the making of differential payments 
     and the distribution of differential updates among different 
     payment areas);
       ``(B) the mechanisms used to adjust payments for risk and 
     the need to adjust such mechanisms to take into account 
     health status of beneficiaries;
       ``(C) the implications of risk selection both among 
     MedicarePlus organizations and between the MedicarePlus 
     option and the Medicare fee-for-service option;
       ``(D) in relation to payment under part C, the development 
     and implementation of mechanisms to assure the quality of 
     care for those enrolled with MedicarePlus organizations;
       ``(E) the impact of the MedicarePlus program on access to 
     care for medicare beneficiaries;
       ``(F) the feasibility and desirability of extending the 
     rules for open enrollment that apply during the transition 
     period to apply in each county during the first 2 years in 
     which MedicarePlus plans are made available to individuals 
     residing in the county; and
       ``(G) other major issues in implementation and further 
     development of the MedicarePlus program.
       ``(3) Specific duties relating to the fee-for-service 
     system.--Specifically, the Commission shall review payment 
     policies under parts A and B, including--
       ``(A) the factors affecting expenditures for services in 
     different sectors, including the process for updating 
     hospital, physician, and other fees,
       ``(B) payment methodologies; and
       ``(C) the impact of payment policies on access and quality 
     of care for medicare beneficiaries.
       ``(4) Specific duties relating to interaction of payment 
     policies with health care delivery generally.--Specifically 
     the Commission shall review the effect of payment policies 
     under this title on the delivery of health care services 
     under this title and assess the implications of changes in 
     the health services market on the medicare program.
       ``(c) Membership.--
       ``(1) Number and appointment.--The Commission shall be 
     composed of 15 members appointed by the Comptroller General.
       ``(2) Qualifications.--The membership of the Commission 
     shall include individuals with national recognition for their 
     expertise in health finance and economics, actuarial science, 
     health facility management, health plans and integrated 
     delivery systems, reimbursement of health facilities, 
     allopathic and osteopathic physicians, and other providers of 
     services, and other related fields, who pro

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     vide a mix of different professionals, broad geographic 
     representation, and a balance between urban and rural 
     representatives, including physicians and other health 
     professionals, employers, third party payors, individuals 
     skilled in the conduct and interpretation of biomedical, 
     health services, and health economics research and expertise 
     in outcomes and effectiveness research and technology 
     assessment. Such membership shall also include 
     representatives of consumers and the elderly.
       ``(3) Terms.--
       ``(A) In general.--The terms of members of the Commission 
     shall be for 3 years except that the Comptroller General 
     shall designate staggered terms for the members first 
     appointed.
       ``(B) Vacancies.--Any member appointed to fill a vacancy 
     occurring before the expiration of the term for which the 
     member's predecessor was appointed shall be appointed only 
     for the remainder of that term. A member may serve after the 
     expiration of that member's term until a successor has taken 
     office. A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the 
     manner in which the original appointment was made.
       ``(4) Compensation.--While serving on the business of the 
     Commission (including traveltime), a member of the Commission 
     shall be entitled to compensation at the per diem equivalent 
     of the rate provided for level IV of the Executive Schedule 
     under section 5315 of title 5, United States Code; and while 
     so serving away from home and member's regular place of 
     business, a member may be allowed travel expenses, as 
     authorized by the Chairman of the Commission. Physicians 
     serving as personnel of the Commission may be provided a 
     physician comparability allowance by the Commission in the 
     same manner as Government physicians may be provided such an 
     allowance by an agency under section 5948 of title 5, United 
     States Code, and for such purpose subsection (i) of such 
     section shall apply to the Commission in the same manner as 
     it applies to the Tennessee Valley Authority. For purposes of 
     pay (other than pay of members of the Commission) and 
     employment benefits, rights, and privileges, all personnel of 
     the Commission shall be treated as if they were employees of 
     the United States Senate.
       ``(5) Chairman; vice chairman.--The Comptroller General 
     shall designate a member of the Commission, at the time of 
     appointment of the member, as Chairman and a member as Vice 
     Chairman for that term of appointment.
       ``(6) Meetings.--The Commission shall meet at the call of 
     the Chairman.
       ``(d) Director and Staff; Experts and Consultants.--Subject 
     to such review as the Comptroller General deems necessary to 
     assure the efficient administration of the Commission, the 
     Commission may--
       ``(1) employ and fix the compensation of an Executive 
     Director (subject to the approval of the Comptroller General) 
     and such other personnel as may be necessary to carry out its 
     duties (without regard to the provisions of title 5, United 
     States Code, governing appointments in the competitive 
     service);
       ``(2) seek such assistance and support as may be required 
     in the performance of its duties from appropriate Federal 
     departments and agencies;
       ``(3) enter into contracts or make other arrangements, as 
     may be necessary for the conduct of the work of the 
     Commission (without regard to section 3709 of the Revised 
     Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5));
       ``(4) make advance, progress, and other payments which 
     relate to the work of the Commission;
       ``(5) provide transportation and subsistence for persons 
     serving without compensation; and
       ``(6) prescribe such rules and regulations as it deems 
     necessary with respect to the internal organization and 
     operation of the Commission.
       ``(e) Powers.--
       ``(1) Obtaining official data.--The Commission may secure 
     directly from any department or agency of the United States 
     information necessary to enable it to carry out this section. 
     Upon request of the Chairman, the head of that department or 
     agency shall furnish that information to the Commission on an 
     agreed upon schedule.
       ``(2) Data collection.--In order to carry out its 
     functions, the Commission shall collect and assess 
     information to--
       ``(A) utilize existing information, both published and 
     unpublished, where possible, collected and assessed either by 
     its own staff or under other arrangements made in accordance 
     with this section,
       ``(B) carry out, or award grants or contracts for, original 
     research and experimentation, where existing information is 
     inadequate, and
       ``(C) adopt procedures allowing any interested party to 
     submit information for the Commission's use in making reports 
     and recommendations.
       ``(3) Access of gao to information.--The Comptroller 
     General shall have unrestricted access to all deliberations, 
     records, and data of the Commission, immediately upon 
     request.
       ``(4) Periodic audit.--The Commission shall be subject to 
     periodic audit by the General Accounting Office.
       ``(5) Open meetings, etc..--Pursuant to regulations of the 
     Comptroller General, rules based upon the requirements of 
     section 10 of the Federal Advisory Committee Act shall apply 
     with respect to the Commission.
       ``(f) Authorization of Appropriations.--
       ``(1) Request for appropriations.--The Commission shall 
     submit requests for appropriations in the same manner as the 
     Comptroller General submits requests for appropriations, but 
     amounts appropriated for the Commission shall be separate 
     from amounts appropriated for the Comptroller General.
       ``(2) Authorization.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of this section. 60 percent of such appropriation 
     shall be payable from the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust 
     Fund, and 40 percent of such appropriation shall be payable 
     from the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust 
     Fund.''.
       (b) Abolition of ProPAC and PPRC.--
       (1) Propac.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1886(e) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(e)) is 
     amended--
       (i) by striking paragraphs (2) and (6); and
       (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking ``(A) The Commission'' 
     and all that follows through ``(B)''.
       (B) Conforming amendment.--Section 1862 (42 U.S.C. 1395y) 
     is amended by striking ``Prospective Payment Assessment 
     Commission'' each place it appears in subsection (a)(1)(D) 
     and subsection (i) and inserting ``Medicare Payment Review 
     Commission''.
       (2) PPRC.--
       (A) In general.--Title XVIII is amended by striking section 
     1845 (42 U.S.C. 1395w-1).
       (B) Conforming amendments.--
       (i) Section 1834(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395m(b)(2)) is amended 
     by striking ``Physician Payment Review Commission'' and 
     inserting ``Medicare Payment Review Commission''.
       (ii) Section 1842(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``Physician Payment Review Commission'' each place 
     it appears in paragraphs (9)(D) and (14)(C)(i) and inserting 
     ``Medicare Payment Review Commission''.
       (iii) Section 1848 (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4) is amended by 
     striking ``Physician Payment Review Commission'' and 
     inserting ``Medicare Payment Review Commission'' each place 
     it appears in paragraph (2)(A)(ii), (2)(B)(iii), and (5) of 
     subsection (c), subsection (d)(2)(F), paragraphs (1)(B), (3), 
     and (4)(A) of subsection (f), and paragraphs (6)(C) and 
     (7)(C) of subsection (g).
       (c) Effective Date; Transition.--
       (1) In general.--The Comptroller General shall first 
     provide for appointment of members to the Medicare Payment 
     Review Commission (in this subsection referred to as 
     ``MPRC'') by not later than September 30, 1996.
       (2) Transition.--Effective January 1, 1997, the Prospective 
     Payment Assessment Commission (in this subsection referred to 
     as ``ProPAC'') and the Physician Payment Review Commission 
     (in this subsection referred to as ``PPRC'') are terminated 
     and amendments made by subsection (b) shall become effective. 
     The Comptroller General, to the maximum extent feasible, 
     shall provide for the transfer to the MPRC of assets and 
     staff of ProPAC and PPRC, without any loss of benefits or 
     seniority by virtue of such transfers. Fund balances 
     available to the ProPAC or PPRC for any period shall be 
     available to the MPRC for such period for like purposes.
       (3) Continuing responsibility for reports.--The MPRC shall 
     be responsible for the preparation and submission of reports 
     required by law to be submitted (and which have not been 
     submitted by the date of establishment of the MPRC) by the 
     ProPAC and PPRC, and, for this purpose, any reference in law 
     to either such Commission is deemed, after the appointment of 
     the MPRC, to refer to the MPRC.

    CHAPTER 4--TREATMENT OF HOSPITALS WHICH PARTICIPATE IN PROVIDER-
                        SPONSORED ORGANIZATIONS

     SEC. 8031. TREATMENT OF HOSPITALS WHICH PARTICIPATE IN 
                   PROVIDER-SPONSORED ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 501 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (relating to exemption from tax on corporations, 
     certain trusts, etc.), as amended by title XI, is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (o) as subsection (p) and by 
     inserting after subsection (n) the following new subsection:
       ``(o) Treatment of Hospitals Participating in Provider-
     Sponsored Organizations.--An organization shall not fail to 
     be treated as organized and operated exclusively for a 
     charitable purpose for purposes of subsection (c)(3) solely 
     because a hospital which is owned and operated by such 
     organization participates in a provider-sponsored 
     organization (as defined in section 1853 of the Social 
     Security Act), whether or not the provider-sponsored 
     organization is exempt from tax. For purposes of subsection 
     (c)(3), any person with a material financial interest in such 
     a provider-sponsored organization shall be treated as a 
     private shareholder or individual with respect to the 
     hospital.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
           Subtitle B--Health Care Fraud and Abuse Prevention

               CHAPTER 1--FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL PROGRAM

     SEC. 8101. FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--Title XI (42 U.S.C. 1301 et 
     seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1128B the 
     following new section:


                   ``FRAUD AND ABUSE CONTROL PROGRAM

       ``Sec. 1128C. (a) Establishment of Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than January 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary, acting through the Office of the Inspector General 
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     ment of Health and Human Services, and the Attorney General 
     shall establish a program--
       ``(A) to coordinate Federal, State, and local law 
     enforcement programs to control fraud and abuse with respect 
     to health plans,
       ``(B) to conduct investigations, audits, evaluations, and 
     inspections relating to the delivery of and payment for 
     health care in the United States,
       ``(C) to facilitate the enforcement of the provisions of 
     sections 1128, 1128A, and 1128B and other statutes applicable 
     to health care fraud and abuse,
       ``(D) to provide for the modification and establishment of 
     safe harbors and to issue interpretative rulings and special 
     fraud alerts pursuant to section 1128D, and
       ``(E) to provide for the reporting and disclosure of 
     certain final adverse actions against health care providers, 
     suppliers, or practitioners pursuant to the data collection 
     system established under section 1128E.
       ``(2) Coordination with health plans.--In carrying out the 
     program established under paragraph (1), the Secretary and 
     the Attorney General shall consult with, and arrange for the 
     sharing of data with representatives of health plans.
       ``(3) Guidelines.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary and the Attorney General 
     shall issue guidelines to carry out the program under 
     paragraph (1). The provisions of sections 553, 556, and 557 
     of title 5, United States Code, shall not apply in the 
     issuance of such guidelines.
       ``(B) Information guidelines.--
       ``(i) In general.--Such guidelines shall include guidelines 
     relating to the furnishing of information by health plans, 
     providers, and others to enable the Secretary and the 
     Attorney General to carry out the program (including 
     coordination with health plans under paragraph (2)).
       ``(ii) Confidentiality.--Such guidelines shall include 
     procedures to assure that such information is provided and 
     utilized in a manner that appropriately protects the 
     confidentiality of the information and the privacy of 
     individuals receiving health care services and items.
       ``(iii) Qualified immunity for providing information.--The 
     provisions of section 1157(a) (relating to limitation on 
     liability) shall apply to a person providing information to 
     the Secretary or the Attorney General in conjunction with 
     their performance of duties under this section.
       ``(4) Ensuring access to documentation.--The Inspector 
     General of the Department of Health and Human Services is 
     authorized to exercise such authority described in paragraphs 
     (3) through (9) of section 6 of the Inspector General Act of 
     1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) as necessary with respect to the 
     activities under the fraud and abuse control program 
     established under this subsection.
       ``(5) Authority of inspector general.--Nothing in this Act 
     shall be construed to diminish the authority of any Inspector 
     General, including such authority as provided in the 
     Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.).
       ``(b) Additional Use of Funds by Inspector General.--
       ``(1) Reimbursements for investigations.--The Inspector 
     General of the Department of Health and Human Services is 
     authorized to receive and retain for current use 
     reimbursement for the costs of conducting investigations and 
     audits and for monitoring compliance plans when such costs 
     are ordered by a court, voluntarily agreed to by the payer, 
     or otherwise.
       ``(2) Crediting.--Funds received by the Inspector General 
     under paragraph (1) as reimbursement for costs of conducting 
     investigations shall be deposited to the credit of the 
     appropriation from which initially paid, or to appropriations 
     for similar purposes currently available at the time of 
     deposit, and shall remain available for obligation for 1 year 
     from the date of the deposit of such funds.
       ``(c) Health Plan Defined.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `health plan' means a plan or program that provides 
     health benefits, whether directly, through insurance, or 
     otherwise, and includes--
       ``(1) a policy of health insurance;
       ``(2) a contract of a service benefit organization; and
       ``(3) a membership agreement with a health maintenance 
     organization or other prepaid health plan.''.
       (b) Establishment of Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control 
     Account in Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund.--Section 
     1817 (42 U.S.C. 1395i) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(k) Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the 
     Trust Fund an expenditure account to be known as the `Health 
     Care Fraud and Abuse Control Account' (in this subsection 
     referred to as the `Account').
       ``(2) Appropriated amounts to trust fund.--
       ``(A) In general.--There are hereby appropriated to the 
     Trust Fund--
       ``(i) such gifts and bequests as may be made as provided in 
     subparagraph (B);
       ``(ii) such amounts as may be deposited in the Trust Fund 
     as provided in sections 8141(b) and 8142(c) of the Medicare 
     Preservation Act of 1995, and title XI; and
       ``(iii) such amounts as are transferred to the Trust Fund 
     under subparagraph (C).
       ``(B) Authorization to accept gifts.--The Trust Fund is 
     authorized to accept on behalf of the United States money 
     gifts and bequests made unconditionally to the Trust Fund, 
     for the benefit of the Account or any activity financed 
     through the Account.
       ``(C) Transfer of amounts.--The Managing Trustee shall 
     transfer to the Trust Fund, under rules similar to the rules 
     in section 9601 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, an 
     amount equal to the sum of the following:
       ``(i) Criminal fines recovered in cases involving a Federal 
     health care offense (as defined in section 982(a)(6)(B) of 
     title 18, United States Code).
       ``(ii) Civil monetary penalties and assessments imposed in 
     health care cases, including amounts recovered under titles 
     XI, XVIII, and XXI, and chapter 38 of title 31, United States 
     Code (except as otherwise provided by law).
       ``(iii) Amounts resulting from the forfeiture of property 
     by reason of a Federal health care offense.
       ``(iv) Penalties and damages obtained and otherwise 
     creditable to miscellaneous receipts of the general fund of 
     the Treasury obtained under sections 3729 through 3733 of 
     title 31, United States Code (known as the False Claims Act), 
     in cases involving claims related to the provision of health 
     care items and services (other than funds awarded to a 
     relator, for restitution or otherwise authorized by law).
       ``(3) Appropriated amounts to account for fraud and abuse 
     control program, etc.--
       ``(A) Departments of health and human services and 
     justice.--
       ``(i) In general.--There are hereby appropriated to the 
     Account from the Trust Fund such sums as the Secretary and 
     the Attorney General certify are necessary to carry out the 
     purposes described in subparagraph (C), to be available 
     without further appropriation, in an amount not to exceed--

       ``(I) for fiscal year 1996, $104,000,000, and
       ``(II) for each of the fiscal years 1997 through 2002, the 
     limit for the preceding fiscal year, increased by 15 percent; 
     and
       ``(III) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2002, the 
     limit for fiscal year 2002.

       ``(ii) Medicare and medigrant activities.--For each fiscal 
     year, of the amount appropriated in clause (i), the following 
     amounts shall be available only for the purposes of the 
     activities of the Office of the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Health and Human Services with respect to the 
     medicare and MediGrant programs--

       ``(I) for fiscal year 1996, not less than $60,000,000 and 
     not more than $70,000,000;
       ``(II) for fiscal year 1997, not less than $80,000,000 and 
     not more than $90,000,000;
       ``(III) for fiscal year 1998, not less than $90,000,000 and 
     not more than $100,000,000;
       ``(IV) for fiscal year 1999, not less than $110,000,000 and 
     not more than $120,000,000;
       ``(V) for fiscal year 2000, not less than $120,000,000 and 
     not more than $130,000,000;
       ``(VI) for fiscal year 2001, not less than $140,000,000 and 
     not more than $150,000,000; and
       ``(VII) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2001, not 
     less than $150,000,000 and not more than $160,000,000.

       ``(B) Federal bureau of investigations.--There are hereby 
     appropriated from the general fund of the United States 
     Treasury and hereby appropriated to the Account for transfer 
     to the Federal Bureau of Investigations to carry out the 
     purposes described in subparagraph (C)(i), to be available 
     without further appropriation--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 1996, $47,000,000;
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 1997, $56,000,000;
       ``(iii) for fiscal year 1998, $66,000,000;
       ``(iv) for fiscal year 1999, $76,000,000;
       ``(v) for fiscal year 2000, $88,000,000;
       ``(vi) for fiscal year 2001, $101,000,000; and
       ``(vii) for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2001, 
     $114,000,000.
       ``(C) Use of funds.--The purposes described in this 
     subparagraph are as follows:
       ``(i) General use.--To cover the costs (including 
     equipment, salaries and benefits, and travel and training) of 
     the administration and operation of the health care fraud and 
     abuse control program established under section 1128C(a), 
     including the costs of--

       ``(I) prosecuting health care matters (through criminal, 
     civil, and administrative proceedings);
       ``(II) investigations;
       ``(III) financial and performance audits of health care 
     programs and operations;
       ``(IV) inspections and other evaluations; and
       ``(V) provider and consumer education regarding compliance 
     with the provisions of title XI.

       ``(ii) Use by state medigrant fraud control units for 
     investigation reimbursements.--To reimburse the various State 
     MediGrant fraud control units established under section 
     2134(a) upon request to the Secretary for the costs of the 
     activities authorized under section 2134(b).
       ``(4) Appropriated amounts to account for medicare 
     integrity program.--
       ``(A) In general.--There are hereby appropriated to the 
     Account from the Trust Fund for each fiscal year such amounts 
     as are necessary to carry out the Medicare Integrity Program 
     under section 1893, subject to subparagraph (B) and to be 
     available without further appropriation.
       ``(B) Amounts specified.--The amount appropriated under 
     subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year is as follows:
       ``(i) For fiscal year 1996, such amount shall be not less 
     than $430,000,000 and not more than $440,000,000.
       ``(ii) For fiscal year 1997, such amount shall be not less 
     than $490,000,000 and not more than $500,000,000.

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       ``(iii) For fiscal year 1998, such amount shall be not less 
     than $550,000,000 and not more than $560,000,000.
       ``(iv) For fiscal year 1999, such amount shall be not less 
     than $620,000,000 and not more than $630,000,000.
       ``(v) For fiscal year 2000, such amount shall be not less 
     than $670,000,000 and not more than $680,000,000.
       ``(vi) For fiscal year 2001, such amount shall be not less 
     than $690,000,000 and not more than $700,000,000.
       ``(vii) For each fiscal year after fiscal year 2001, such 
     amount shall be not less than $710,000,000 and not more than 
     $720,000,000.
       ``(5) Annual report.--The Secretary and the Attorney 
     General shall submit jointly an annual report to Congress on 
     the amount of revenue which is generated and disbursed, and 
     the justification for such disbursements, by the Account in 
     each fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 8102. MEDICARE INTEGRITY PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Medicare Integrity Program.--Title 
     XVIII is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:


                      ``MEDICARE INTEGRITY PROGRAM

       ``Sec. 1893. (a) Establishment of Program.--There is hereby 
     established the Medicare Integrity Program (in this section 
     referred to as the `Program') under which the Secretary shall 
     promote the integrity of the medicare program by entering 
     into contracts in accordance with this section with eligible 
     private entities to carry out the activities described in 
     subsection (b).
       ``(b) Activities Described.--The activities described in 
     this subsection are as follows:
       ``(1) Review of activities of providers of services or 
     other individuals and entities furnishing items and services 
     for which payment may be made under this title (including 
     skilled nursing facilities and home health agencies), 
     including medical and utilization review and fraud review 
     (employing similar standards, processes, and technologies 
     used by private health plans, including equipment and 
     software technologies which surpass the capability of the 
     equipment and technologies used in the review of claims under 
     this title as of the date of the enactment of this section).
       ``(2) Audit of cost reports.
       ``(3) Determinations as to whether payment should not be, 
     or should not have been, made under this title by reason of 
     section 1862(b), and recovery of payments that should not 
     have been made.
       ``(4) Education of providers of services, beneficiaries, 
     and other persons with respect to payment integrity and 
     benefit quality assurance issues.
       ``(5) Developing (and periodically updating) a list of 
     items of durable medical equipment in accordance with section 
     1834(a)(15) which are subject to prior authorization under 
     such section.
       ``(c) Eligibility of Entities.--An entity is eligible to 
     enter into a contract under the Program to carry out any of 
     the activities described in subsection (b) if--
       ``(1) the entity has demonstrated capability to carry out 
     such activities;
       ``(2) in carrying out such activities, the entity agrees to 
     cooperate with the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services, the Attorney General of the United 
     States, and other law enforcement agencies, as appropriate, 
     in the investigation and deterrence of fraud and abuse in 
     relation to this title and in other cases arising out of such 
     activities;
       ``(3) the entity demonstrates to the Secretary that the 
     entity's financial holdings, interests, or relationships will 
     not interfere with its ability to perform the functions to be 
     required by the contract in an effective and impartial 
     manner; and
       ``(4) the entity meets such other requirements as the 
     Secretary may impose.
     In the case of the activity described in subsection (b)(5), 
     an entity shall be deemed to be eligible to enter into a 
     contract under the Program to carry out the activity if the 
     entity is a carrier with a contract in effect under section 
     1842.
       ``(d) Process for Entering Into Contracts.--The Secretary 
     shall enter into contracts under the Program in accordance 
     with such procedures as the Secretary shall by regulation 
     establish, except that such procedures shall include the 
     following:
       ``(1) The Secretary shall determine the appropriate number 
     of separate contracts which are necessary to carry out the 
     Program and the appropriate times at which the Secretary 
     shall enter into such contracts.
       ``(2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the 
     provisions of section 1153(e)(1) shall apply to contracts and 
     contracting authority under this section.
       ``(B) Competitive procedures must be used when entering 
     into new contracts under this section, or at any other time 
     considered appropriate by the Secretary, except that the 
     Secretary may contract with entities that are carrying out 
     the activities described in this section pursuant to 
     agreements under section 1816 or contracts under section 1842 
     in effect on the date of the enactment of this section.
       ``(3) A contract under this section may be renewed without 
     regard to any provision of law requiring competition if the 
     contractor has met or exceeded the performance requirements 
     established in the current contract.
       ``(e) Limitation on Contractor Liability.--The Secretary 
     shall by regulation provide for the limitation of a 
     contractor's liability for actions taken to carry out a 
     contract under the Program, and such regulation shall, to the 
     extent the Secretary finds appropriate, employ the same or 
     comparable standards and other substantive and procedural 
     provisions as are contained in section 1157.''.
       (b) Elimination of FI and Carrier Responsibility for 
     Carrying Out Activities Subject to Program.--
       (1) Responsibilities of fiscal intermediaries under part 
     a.--Section 1816 (42 U.S.C. 1395h) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) No agency or organization may carry out (or receive 
     payment for carrying out) any activity pursuant to an 
     agreement under this section to the extent that the activity 
     is carried out pursuant to a contract under the Medicare 
     Integrity Program under section 1893.''.
       (2) Responsibilities of carriers under part b.--Section 
     1842(c) (42 U.S.C. 1395u(c)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) No carrier may carry out (or receive payment for 
     carrying out) any activity pursuant to a contract under this 
     subsection to the extent that the activity is carried out 
     pursuant to a contract under the Medicare Integrity Program 
     under section 1893. The previous sentence shall not apply 
     with respect to the activity described in section 1893(b)(5) 
     (relating to prior authorization of certain items of durable 
     medical equipment under section 1834(a)(15)).''.

     SEC. 8103. BENEFICIARY INCENTIVE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Clarification of Requirement to Provide Explanation of 
     Medicare Benefits.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services (in this section referred to as the ``Secretary'') 
     shall provide an explanation of benefits under the medicare 
     program under title XVIII of the Social Security Act with 
     respect to each item or service for which payment may be made 
     under the program which is furnished to an individual, 
     without regard to whether or not a deductible or coinsurance 
     may be imposed against the individual with respect to the 
     item or service.
       (b) Program to Collect Information on Fraud and Abuse.--
       (1) Establishment of program.--Not later than 3 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall 
     encourage individuals to report to the Secretary information 
     on individuals and entities who are engaging or who have 
     engaged in acts or omissions which constitute grounds for the 
     imposition of a sanction under section 1128, section 1128A, 
     or section 1128B of the Social Security Act, or who have 
     otherwise engaged in fraud and abuse against the medicare 
     program for which there is a sanction provided under law. The 
     program shall discourage provision of, and not consider, 
     information which is frivolous or otherwise not relevant or 
     material to the imposition of such a sanction.
       (2) Payment of portion of amounts collected.--If an 
     individual reports information to the Secretary under the 
     program established under paragraph (1) which serves as the 
     basis for the collection by the Secretary or the Attorney 
     General of any amount of at least $100 (other than any amount 
     paid as a penalty under section 1128B of the Social Security 
     Act), the Secretary may pay a portion of the amount collected 
     to the individual (under procedures similar to those 
     applicable under section 7623 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to payments to individuals providing information on 
     violations of such Code).
       (c) Program to Collect Information on Program Efficiency.--
       (1) Establishment of program.--Not later than 3 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     shall establish a program under which the Secretary shall 
     encourage individuals to submit to the Secretary suggestions 
     on methods to improve the efficiency of the medicare program.
       (2) Payment of portion of program savings.--If an 
     individual submits a suggestion to the Secretary under the 
     program established under paragraph (1) which is adopted by 
     the Secretary and which results in savings to the program, 
     the Secretary may make a payment to the individual of such 
     amount as the Secretary considers appropriate.

     SEC. 8104. APPLICATION OF CERTAIN HEALTH ANTI-FRAUD AND ABUSE 
                   SANCTIONS TO FRAUD AND ABUSE AGAINST FEDERAL 
                   HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1128B (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b) is 
     amended as follows:
       (1) In the heading, by striking ``medicare or state health 
     care programs'' and inserting ``federal health care 
     programs''.
       (2) In subsection (a)(1), by striking ``a program under 
     title XVIII or a State health care program (as defined in 
     section 1128(h))'' and inserting ``a Federal health care 
     program''.
       (3) In subsection (a)(5), by striking ``a program under 
     title XVIII or a State health care program'' and inserting 
     ``a Federal health care program''.
       (4) In the second sentence of subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``a State plan approved under title XIX'' 
     and inserting ``a Federal health care program'', and
       (B) by striking ``the State may at its option 
     (notwithstanding any other provision of that title or of such 
     plan)'' and inserting ``the administrator of such program may 
     at its option (notwithstanding any other provision of such 
     program)''.
       (5) In subsection (b), by striking ``title XVIII or a State 
     health care program'' each place it appears and inserting ``a 
     Federal health care program''.

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       (6) In subsection (c), by inserting ``(as defined in 
     section 1128(h))'' after ``a State health care program''.
       (7) By adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) For purposes of this section, the term `Federal 
     health care program' means--
       ``(1) any plan or program that provides health benefits, 
     whether directly, through insurance, or otherwise, which is 
     funded directly, in whole or in part, by the United States 
     Government; or
       ``(2) any State health care program, as defined in section 
     1128(h).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 8105. GUIDANCE REGARDING APPLICATION OF HEALTH CARE 
                   FRAUD AND ABUSE SANCTIONS.

       Title XI (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), as amended by section 
     8101, is amended by inserting after section 1128C the 
     following new section:


    ``GUIDANCE REGARDING APPLICATION OF HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE 
                               SANCTIONS

       ``Sec. 1128D. (a) Solicitation and Publication of 
     Modifications to Existing Safe Harbors and New Safe 
     Harbors.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Solicitation of proposals for safe harbors.--Not 
     later than January 1, 1996, and not less than annually 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall publish a notice in the 
     Federal Register soliciting proposals, which will be accepted 
     during a 60-day period, for--
       ``(i) modifications to existing safe harbors issued 
     pursuant to section 14(a) of the Medicare and Medicaid 
     Patient and Program Protection Act of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 1320a-
     7b note);
       ``(ii) additional safe harbors specifying payment practices 
     that shall not be treated as a criminal offense under section 
     1128B(b) and shall not serve as the basis for an exclusion 
     under section 1128(b)(7);
       ``(iii) interpretive rulings to be issued pursuant to 
     subsection (b); and
       ``(iv) special fraud alerts to be issued pursuant to 
     subsection (c).
       ``(B) Publication of proposed modifications and proposed 
     additional safe harbors.--After considering the proposals 
     described in clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Attorney General, shall 
     publish in the Federal Register proposed modifications to 
     existing safe harbors and proposed additional safe harbors, 
     if appropriate, with a 60-day comment period. After 
     considering any public comments received during this period, 
     the Secretary shall issue final rules modifying the existing 
     safe harbors and establishing new safe harbors, as 
     appropriate.
       ``(C) Report.--The Inspector General of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the 
     `Inspector General') shall, in an annual report to Congress 
     or as part of the year-end semiannual report required by 
     section 5 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. 
     App.), describe the proposals received under clauses (i) and 
     (ii) of subparagraph (A) and explain which proposals were 
     included in the publication described in subparagraph (B), 
     which proposals were not included in that publication, and 
     the reasons for the rejection of the proposals that were not 
     included.
       ``(2) Criteria for modifying and establishing safe 
     harbors.--In modifying and establishing safe harbors under 
     paragraph (1)(B), the Secretary may consider the extent to 
     which providing a safe harbor for the specified payment 
     practice may result in any of the following:
       ``(A) An increase or decrease in access to health care 
     services.
       ``(B) An increase or decrease in the quality of health care 
     services.
       ``(C) An increase or decrease in patient freedom of choice 
     among health care providers.
       ``(D) An increase or decrease in competition among health 
     care providers.
       ``(E) An increase or decrease in the ability of health care 
     facilities to provide services in medically underserved areas 
     or to medically underserved populations.
       ``(F) An increase or decrease in the cost to Federal health 
     care programs (as defined in section 1128B(f)).
       ``(G) An increase or decrease in the potential 
     overutilization of health care services.
       ``(H) The existence or nonexistence of any potential 
     financial benefit to a health care professional or provider 
     which may vary based on their decisions of--
       ``(i) whether to order a health care item or service; or
       ``(ii) whether to arrange for a referral of health care 
     items or services to a particular practitioner or provider.
       ``(I) Any other factors the Secretary deems appropriate in 
     the interest of preventing fraud and abuse in Federal health 
     care programs (as so defined).
       ``(b) Interpretive Rulings.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Request for interpretive ruling.--Any person may 
     present, at any time, a request to the Inspector General for 
     a statement of the Inspector General's current interpretation 
     of the meaning of a specific aspect of the application of 
     sections 1128A and 1128B (in this section referred to as an 
     `interpretive ruling').
       ``(B) Issuance and effect of interpretive ruling.--
       ``(i) In general.--If appropriate, the Inspector General 
     shall in consultation with the Attorney General, issue an 
     interpretive ruling not later than 90 days after receiving a 
     request described in subparagraph (A). Interpretive rulings 
     shall not have the force of law and shall be treated as an 
     interpretive rule within the meaning of section 553(b) of 
     title 5, United States Code. All interpretive rulings issued 
     pursuant to this clause shall be published in the Federal 
     Register or otherwise made available for public inspection.
       ``(ii) Reasons for denial.--If the Inspector General does 
     not issue an interpretive ruling in response to a request 
     described in subparagraph (A), the Inspector General shall 
     notify the requesting party of such decision not later than 
     60 days after receiving such a request and shall identify the 
     reasons for such decision.
       ``(2) Criteria for interpretive rulings.--
       ``(A) In general.--In determining whether to issue an 
     interpretive ruling under paragraph (1)(B), the Inspector 
     General may consider--
       ``(i) whether and to what extent the request identifies an 
     ambiguity within the language of the statute, the existing 
     safe harbors, or previous interpretive rulings; and
       ``(ii) whether the subject of the requested interpretive 
     ruling can be adequately addressed by interpretation of the 
     language of the statute, the existing safe harbor rules, or 
     previous interpretive rulings, or whether the request would 
     require a substantive ruling (as defined in section 552 of 
     title 5, United States Code) not authorized under this 
     subsection.
       ``(B) No rulings on factual issues.--The Inspector General 
     shall not give an interpretive ruling on any factual issue, 
     including the intent of the parties or the fair market value 
     of particular leased space or equipment.
       ``(c) Special Fraud Alerts.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Request for special fraud alerts.--Any person may 
     present, at any time, a request to the Inspector General for 
     a notice which informs the public of practices which the 
     Inspector General considers to be suspect or of particular 
     concern under the medicare program or a State health care 
     program, as defined in section 1128(h) (in this subsection 
     referred to as a `special fraud alert').
       ``(B) Issuance and publication of special fraud alerts.--
     Upon receipt of a request described in subparagraph (A), the 
     Inspector General shall investigate the subject matter of the 
     request to determine whether a special fraud alert should be 
     issued. If appropriate, the Inspector General shall issue a 
     special fraud alert in response to the request. All special 
     fraud alerts issued pursuant to this subparagraph shall be 
     published in the Federal Register.
       ``(2) Criteria for special fraud alerts.--In determining 
     whether to issue a special fraud alert upon a request 
     described in paragraph (1), the Inspector General may 
     consider--
       ``(A) whether and to what extent the practices that would 
     be identified in the special fraud alert may result in any of 
     the consequences described in subsection (a)(2); and
       ``(B) the volume and frequency of the conduct that would be 
     identified in the special fraud alert.''.

     CHAPTER 2--REVISIONS TO CURRENT SANCTIONS FOR FRAUD AND ABUSE

     SEC. 8111. MANDATORY EXCLUSION FROM PARTICIPATION IN MEDICARE 
                   AND STATE HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Individual Convicted of Felony Relating to Health Care 
     Fraud.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1128(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Felony conviction relating to health care fraud.--Any 
     individual or entity that has been convicted after the date 
     of the enactment of the Medicare Preservation Act of 1995, 
     under Federal or State law, in connection with the delivery 
     of a health care item or service or with respect to any act 
     or omission in a health care program (other than those 
     specifically described in paragraph (1)) operated by or 
     financed in whole or in part by any Federal, State, or local 
     government agency, of a criminal offense consisting of a 
     felony relating to fraud, theft, embezzlement, breach of 
     fiduciary responsibility, or other financial misconduct.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section 1128(b) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7(b)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Conviction relating to fraud.--Any individual or 
     entity that has been convicted after the date of the 
     enactment of the Medicare Preservation Act of 1995, under 
     Federal or State law--
       ``(A) of a criminal offense consisting of a misdemeanor 
     relating to fraud, theft, embezzlement, breach of fiduciary 
     responsibility, or other financial misconduct--
       ``(i) in connection with the delivery of a health care item 
     or service, or
       ``(ii) with respect to any act or omission in a health care 
     program (other than those specifically described in 
     subsection (a)(1)) operated by or financed in whole or in 
     part by any Federal, State, or local government agency; or
       ``(B) of a criminal offense relating to fraud, theft, 
     embezzlement, breach of fiduciary responsibility, or other 
     financial misconduct with respect to any act or omission in a 
     program (other than a health care program) operated by or 
     financed in whole or in part by any Federal, State, or local 
     government agency.''.
       (b) Individual Convicted of Felony Relating to Controlled 
     Substance.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1128(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7(a)), as 
     amended by subsection (a), is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Felony conviction relating to controlled substance.--
     Any individual or enti

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     ty that has been convicted after the date of the enactment of 
     the Medicare Preservation Act of 1995, under Federal or State 
     law, of a criminal offense consisting of a felony relating to 
     the unlawful manufacture, distribution, prescription, or 
     dispensing of a controlled substance.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1128(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 
     1320a-7(b)(3)) is amended--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``Conviction'' and 
     inserting ``Misdemeanor conviction''; and
       (B) by striking ``criminal offense'' and inserting 
     ``criminal offense consisting of a misdemeanor''.

     SEC. 8112. ESTABLISHMENT OF MINIMUM PERIOD OF EXCLUSION FOR 
                   CERTAIN INDIVIDUALS AND ENTITIES SUBJECT TO 
                   PERMISSIVE EXCLUSION FROM MEDICARE AND STATE 
                   HEALTH CARE PROGRAMS.

       Section 1128(c)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7(c)(3)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(D) In the case of an exclusion of an individual or 
     entity under paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of subsection (b), 
     the period of the exclusion shall be 3 years, unless the 
     Secretary determines in accordance with published regulations 
     that a shorter period is appropriate because of mitigating 
     circumstances or that a longer period is appropriate because 
     of aggravating circumstances.
       ``(E) In the case of an exclusion of an individual or 
     entity under subsection (b)(4) or (b)(5), the period of the 
     exclusion shall not be less than the period during which the 
     individual's or entity's license to provide health care is 
     revoked, suspended, or surrendered, or the individual or the 
     entity is excluded or suspended from a Federal or State 
     health care program.
       ``(F) In the case of an exclusion of an individual or 
     entity under subsection (b)(6)(B), the period of the 
     exclusion shall be not less than 1 year.''.

     SEC. 8113. PERMISSIVE EXCLUSION OF INDIVIDUALS WITH OWNERSHIP 
                   OR CONTROL INTEREST IN SANCTIONED ENTITIES.

       Section 1128(b) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7(b)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(15) Individuals controlling a sanctioned entity.--(A) 
     Any individual--
       ``(i) who has a direct or indirect ownership or control 
     interest in a sanctioned entity and who knows or should know 
     (as defined in section 1128A(i)(6)) of the action 
     constituting the basis for the conviction or exclusion 
     described in subparagraph (B); or
       ``(ii) who is an officer or managing employee (as defined 
     in section 1126(b)) of such an entity.
       ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
     `sanctioned entity' means an entity--
       ``(i) that has been convicted of any offense described in 
     subsection (a) or in paragraph (1), (2), or (3) of this 
     subsection; or
       ``(ii) that has been excluded from participation under a 
     program under title XVIII or under a State health care 
     program.''.

     SEC. 8114. SANCTIONS AGAINST PRACTITIONERS AND PERSONS FOR 
                   FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH STATUTORY OBLIGATIONS.

       (a) Minimum Period of Exclusion for Practitioners and 
     Persons Failing To Meet Statutory Obligations.--
       (1) In general.--The second sentence of section 1156(b)(1) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1320c-5(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``may 
     prescribe)'' and inserting ``may prescribe, except that such 
     period may not be less than 1 year)''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1156(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
     1320c-5(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``shall remain'' and 
     inserting ``shall (subject to the minimum period specified in 
     the second sentence of paragraph (1)) remain''.
       (b) Repeal of ``Unwilling or Unable'' Condition for 
     Imposition of Sanction.--Section 1156(b)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1320c-
     5(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence, by striking ``and determines'' 
     and all that follows through ``such obligations,''; and
       (2) by striking the third sentence.

     SEC. 8115. INTERMEDIATE SANCTIONS FOR MEDICARE HEALTH 
                   MAINTENANCE ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Application of Intermediate Sanctions for Any Program 
     Violations.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1876(i)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395mm(i)(1)) is amended by striking ``the Secretary may 
     terminate'' and all that follows and inserting ``in 
     accordance with procedures established under paragraph (9), 
     the Secretary may at any time terminate any such contract or 
     may impose the intermediate sanctions described in paragraph 
     (6)(B) or (6)(C) (whichever is applicable) on the eligible 
     organization if the Secretary determines that the 
     organization--
       ``(A) has failed substantially to carry out the contract;
       ``(B) is carrying out the contract in a manner 
     substantially inconsistent with the efficient and effective 
     administration of this section; or
       ``(C) no longer substantially meets the applicable 
     conditions of subsections (b), (c), (e), and (f).''.
       (2) Other intermediate sanctions for miscellaneous program 
     violations.--Section 1876(i)(6) (42 U.S.C. 1395mm(i)(6)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) In the case of an eligible organization for which the 
     Secretary makes a determination under paragraph (1) the basis 
     of which is not described in subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
     may apply the following intermediate sanctions:
       ``(i) Civil money penalties of not more than $25,000 for 
     each determination under paragraph (1) if the deficiency that 
     is the basis of the determination has directly adversely 
     affected (or has the substantial likelihood of adversely 
     affecting) an individual covered under the organization's 
     contract.
       ``(ii) Civil money penalties of not more than $10,000 for 
     each week beginning after the initiation of procedures by the 
     Secretary under paragraph (9) during which the deficiency 
     that is the basis of a determination under paragraph (1) 
     exists.
       ``(iii) Suspension of enrollment of individuals under this 
     section after the date the Secretary notifies the 
     organization of a determination under paragraph (1) and until 
     the Secretary is satisfied that the deficiency that is the 
     basis for the determination has been corrected and is not 
     likely to recur.''.
       (3) Procedures for imposing sanctions.--Section 1876(i) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395mm(i)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(9) The Secretary may terminate a contract with an 
     eligible organization under this section or may impose the 
     intermediate sanctions described in paragraph (6) on the 
     organization in accordance with formal investigation and 
     compliance procedures established by the Secretary under 
     which--
       ``(A) the Secretary first provides the organization with 
     the reasonable opportunity to develop and implement a 
     corrective action plan to correct the deficiencies that were 
     the basis of the Secretary's determination under paragraph 
     (1) and the organization fails to develop or implement such a 
     plan;
       ``(B) in deciding whether to impose sanctions, the 
     Secretary considers aggravating factors such as whether an 
     organization has a history of deficiencies or has not taken 
     action to correct deficiencies the Secretary has brought to 
     the organization's attention;
       ``(C) there are no unreasonable or unnecessary delays 
     between the finding of a deficiency and the imposition of 
     sanctions; and
       ``(D) the Secretary provides the organization with 
     reasonable notice and opportunity for hearing (including the 
     right to appeal an initial decision) before imposing any 
     sanction or terminating the contract.''.
       (4) Conforming amendments.--Section 1876(i)(6)(B) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395mm(i)(6)(B)) is amended by striking the second 
     sentence.
       (b) Agreements With Peer Review Organizations.--Section 
     1876(i)(7)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395mm(i)(7)(A)) is amended by 
     striking ``an agreement'' and inserting ``a written 
     agreement''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to contract years beginning on or 
     after January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 8116. ADDITIONAL EXCEPTION TO ANTI-KICKBACK PENALTIES 
                   FOR DISCOUNTING AND MANAGED CARE ARRANGEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1128B(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-
     7b(b)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (E) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) any remuneration between an organization and an 
     individual or entity providing items or services, or a 
     combination thereof, pursuant to a written agreement between 
     the organization and the individual or entity if the 
     organization is a MedicarePlus organization under part C of 
     title XVIII or if the written agreement places the individual 
     or entity at substantial financial risk for the cost or 
     utilization of the items or services, or a combination 
     thereof, which the individual or entity is obligated to 
     provide, whether through a withhold, capitation, incentive 
     pool, per diem payment, or any other similar risk arrangement 
     which places the individual or entity at substantial 
     financial risk.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to written agreements entered into on or after 
     January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 8117. PENALTIES FOR THE FRAUDULENT CONVERSION OF ASSETS 
                   IN ORDER TO OBTAIN STATE HEALTH CARE PROGRAM 
                   BENEFITS.

       Section 1128B(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (4), by inserting 
     ``or'' at the end of paragraph (5), and by inserting after 
     paragraph (5) the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) knowingly and willfully converts assets, by transfer 
     (including any transfer in trust), aiding in such a transfer, 
     or otherwise, in order for an individual to become eligible 
     for benefits under a State health care program,''.

     SEC. 8118. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided, the amendments made by this 
     chapter shall take effect January 1, 1996.

         CHAPTER 3--ADMINISTRATIVE AND MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 8121. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE 
                   DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Title XI (42 U.S.C. 1301 et seq.), as 
     amended by sections 8101 and 8105, is amended by inserting 
     after section 1128D the following new section:


         ``HEALTH CARE FRAUD AND ABUSE DATA COLLECTION PROGRAM

       ``Sec. 1128E. (a) General Purpose.--Not later than January 
     1, 1996, the Secretary shall establish a national health care 
     fraud

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     and abuse data collection program for the reporting of final 
     adverse actions (not including settlements in which no 
     findings of liability have been made) against health care 
     providers, suppliers, or practitioners as required by 
     subsection (b), with access as set forth in subsection (c).
       ``(b) Reporting of Information.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each government agency and health plan 
     shall report any final adverse action (not including 
     settlements in which no findings of liability have been made) 
     taken against a health care provider, supplier, or 
     practitioner.
       ``(2) Information to be reported.--The information to be 
     reported under paragraph (1) includes:
       ``(A) The name and TIN (as defined in section 7701(a)(41) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) of any health care 
     provider, supplier, or practitioner who is the subject of a 
     final adverse action.
       ``(B) The name (if known) of any health care entity with 
     which a health care provider, supplier, or practitioner is 
     affiliated or associated.
       ``(C) The nature of the final adverse action and whether 
     such action is on appeal.
       ``(D) A description of the acts or omissions and injuries 
     upon which the final adverse action was based, and such other 
     information as the Secretary determines by regulation is 
     required for appropriate interpretation of information 
     reported under this section.
       ``(3) Confidentiality.--In determining what information is 
     required, the Secretary shall include procedures to assure 
     that the privacy of individuals receiving health care 
     services is appropriately protected.
       ``(4) Timing and form of reporting.--The information 
     required to be reported under this subsection shall be 
     reported regularly (but not less often than monthly) and in 
     such form and manner as the Secretary prescribes. Such 
     information shall first be required to be reported on a date 
     specified by the Secretary.
       ``(5) To whom reported.--The information required to be 
     reported under this subsection shall be reported to the 
     Secretary.
       ``(c) Disclosure and Correction of Information.--
       ``(1) Disclosure.--With respect to the information about 
     final adverse actions (not including settlements in which no 
     findings of liability have been made) reported to the 
     Secretary under this section respecting a health care 
     provider, supplier, or practitioner, the Secretary shall, by 
     regulation, provide for--
       ``(A) disclosure of the information, upon request, to the 
     health care provider, supplier, or licensed practitioner, and
       ``(B) procedures in the case of disputed accuracy of the 
     information.
       ``(2) Corrections.--Each Government agency and health plan 
     shall report corrections of information already reported 
     about any final adverse action taken against a health care 
     provider, supplier, or practitioner, in such form and manner 
     that the Secretary prescribes by regulation.
       ``(d) Access to Reported Information.--
       ``(1) Availability.--The information in this database shall 
     be available to Federal and State government agencies and 
     health plans pursuant to procedures that the Secretary shall 
     provide by regulation.
       ``(2) Fees for disclosure.--The Secretary may establish or 
     approve reasonable fees for the disclosure of information in 
     this database (other than with respect to requests by Federal 
     agencies). The amount of such a fee shall be sufficient to 
     recover the full costs of operating the database. Such fees 
     shall be available to the Secretary or, in the Secretary's 
     discretion to the agency designated under this section to 
     cover such costs.
       ``(e) Protection From Liability for Reporting.--No person 
     or entity, including the agency designated by the Secretary 
     in subsection (b)(5) shall be held liable in any civil action 
     with respect to any report made as required by this section, 
     without knowledge of the falsity of the information contained 
     in the report.
       ``(f) Definitions and Special Rules.--For purposes of this 
     section:
       ``(1) Final adverse action.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `final adverse action' 
     includes:
       ``(i) Civil judgments against a health care provider, 
     supplier, or practitioner in Federal or State court related 
     to the delivery of a health care item or service.
       ``(ii) Federal or State criminal convictions related to the 
     delivery of a health care item or service.
       ``(iii) Actions by Federal or State agencies responsible 
     for the licensing and certification of health care providers, 
     suppliers, and licensed health care practitioners, 
     including--

       ``(I) formal or official actions, such as revocation or 
     suspension of a license (and the length of any such 
     suspension), reprimand, censure or probation,
       ``(II) any other loss of license or the right to apply for, 
     or renew, a license of the provider, supplier, or 
     practitioner, whether by operation of law, voluntary 
     surrender, non-renewability, or otherwise, or
       ``(III) any other negative action or finding by such 
     Federal or State agency that is publicly available 
     information.

       ``(iv) Exclusion from participation in Federal or State 
     health care programs.
       ``(v) Any other adjudicated actions or decisions that the 
     Secretary shall establish by regulation.
       ``(B) Exception.--The term does not include any action with 
     respect to a malpractice claim.
       ``(2) Practitioner.--The terms `licensed health care 
     practitioner', `licensed practitioner', and `practitioner' 
     mean, with respect to a State, an individual who is licensed 
     or otherwise authorized by the State to provide health care 
     services (or any individual who, without authority holds 
     himself or herself out to be so licensed or authorized).
       ``(3) Government agency.--The term `Government agency' 
     shall include:
       ``(A) The Department of Justice.
       ``(B) The Department of Health and Human Services.
       ``(C) Any other Federal agency that either administers or 
     provides payment for the delivery of health care services, 
     including, but not limited to the Department of Defense and 
     the Veterans' Administration.
       ``(D) State law enforcement agencies.
       ``(E) State MediGrant fraud control units.
       ``(F) Federal or State agencies responsible for the 
     licensing and certification of health care providers and 
     licensed health care practitioners.
       ``(4) Health plan.--The term `health plan' has the meaning 
     given such term by section 1128C(c).
       ``(5) Determination of conviction.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the existence of a conviction shall be 
     determined under paragraph (4) of section 1128(i).''.
       (b) Improved Prevention in Issuance of Medicare Provider 
     Numbers.--Section 1842(r) (42 U.S.C. 1395u(r)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Under such 
     system, the Secretary may impose appropriate fees on such 
     physicians to cover the costs of investigation and 
     recertification activities with respect to the issuance of 
     the identifiers.''.

                  CHAPTER 4--CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES

     SEC. 8131. SOCIAL SECURITY ACT CIVIL MONETARY PENALTIES.

       (a) General Civil Monetary Penalties.--Section 1128A (42 
     U.S.C. 1320a-7a) is amended as follows:
       (1) In the third sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``programs under title XVIII'' and inserting ``Federal health 
     care programs (as defined in section 1128B(f)(1))''.
       (2) In subsection (f)--
       (A) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) With respect to amounts recovered arising out of a 
     claim under a Federal health care program (as defined in 
     section 1128B(f)), the portion of such amounts as is 
     determined to have been paid by the program shall be repaid 
     to the program, and the portion of such amounts attributable 
     to the amounts recovered under this section by reason of the 
     amendments made by the Medicare Preservation Act of 1995 (as 
     estimated by the Secretary) shall be deposited into the 
     Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund pursuant to section 
     1817(k)(2)(C).''.
       (3) In subsection (i)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking ``title V, XVIII, XIX, or 
     XX of this Act'' and inserting ``a Federal health care 
     program (as defined in section 1128B(f))'',
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking ``a health insurance or 
     medical services program under title XVIII or XIX of this 
     Act'' and inserting ``a Federal health care program (as so 
     defined)'', and
       (C) in paragraph (5), by striking ``title V, XVIII, XIX, or 
     XX'' and inserting ``a Federal health care program (as so 
     defined)''.
       (4) By adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(m)(1) For purposes of this section, with respect to a 
     Federal health care program not contained in this Act, 
     references to the Secretary in this section shall be deemed 
     to be references to the Secretary or Administrator of the 
     department or agency with jurisdiction over such program and 
     references to the Inspector General of the Department of 
     Health and Human Services in this section shall be deemed to 
     be references to the Inspector General of the applicable 
     department or agency.
       ``(2)(A) The Secretary and Administrator of the departments 
     and agencies referred to in paragraph (1) may include in any 
     action pursuant to this section, claims within the 
     jurisdiction of other Federal departments or agencies as long 
     as the following conditions are satisfied:
       ``(i) The case involves primarily claims submitted to the 
     Federal health care programs of the department or agency 
     initiating the action.
       ``(ii) The Secretary or Administrator of the department or 
     agency initiating the action gives notice and an opportunity 
     to participate in the investigation to the Inspector General 
     of the department or agency with primary jurisdiction over 
     the Federal health care programs to which the claims were 
     submitted.
       ``(B) If the conditions specified in subparagraph (A) are 
     fulfilled, the Inspector General of the department or agency 
     initiating the action is authorized to exercise all powers 
     granted under the Inspector General Act of 1978 with respect 
     to the claims submitted to the other departments or agencies 
     to the same manner and extent as provided in that Act with 
     respect to claims submitted to such departments or 
     agencies.''.
       (b) Excluded Individual Retaining Ownership or Control 
     Interest in Participating Entity.--Section 1128A(a) (42 
     U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a)) is amended--

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       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1)(D);
       (2) by striking ``, or'' at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (3) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) in the case of a person who is not an organization, 
     agency, or other entity, is excluded from participating in a 
     program under title XVIII or a State health care program in 
     accordance with this subsection or under section 1128 and 
     who, at the time of a violation of this subsection--
       ``(i) retains a direct or indirect ownership or control 
     interest in an entity that is participating in a program 
     under title XVIII or a State health care program, and who 
     knows or should know of the action constituting the basis for 
     the exclusion; or
       ``(ii) is an officer or managing employee (as defined in 
     section 1126(b)) of such an entity;''.
       (c) Modifications of Amounts of Penalties and 
     Assessments.--Section 1128A(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a)), as 
     amended by subsection (b), is amended in the matter following 
     paragraph (4)--
       (1) by striking ``$2,000'' and inserting ``$10,000'';
       (2) by inserting ``; in cases under paragraph (4), $10,000 
     for each day the prohibited relationship occurs'' after 
     ``false or misleading information was given''; and
       (3) by striking ``twice the amount'' and inserting ``3 
     times the amount''.
       (d) Claim for Item or Service Based on Incorrect Coding or 
     Medically Unnecessary Services.--Section 1128A(a)(1) (42 
     U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A) by striking ``claimed,'' and 
     inserting ``claimed, including any person who engages in a 
     pattern or practice of presenting or causing to be presented 
     a claim for an item or service that is based on a code that 
     the person knows or should know will result in a greater 
     payment to the person than the code the person knows or 
     should know is applicable to the item or service actually 
     provided,'';
       (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (3) in subparagraph (D), by striking ``; or'' and inserting 
     ``, or''; and
       (4) by inserting after subparagraph (D) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(E) is for a medical or other item or service that a 
     person knows or should know is not medically necessary; or''.
       (e) Sanctions Against Practitioners and Persons for Failure 
     To Comply With Statutory Obligations.--Section 1156(b)(3) (42 
     U.S.C. 1320c-5(b)(3)) is amended by striking ``the actual or 
     estimated cost'' and inserting ``up to $10,000 for each 
     instance''.
       (f) Procedural Provisions.--Section 1876(i)(6) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395mm(i)(6)), as amended by section 8115(a)(2), is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) The provisions of section 1128A (other than 
     subsections (a) and (b)) shall apply to a civil money penalty 
     under subparagraph (B)(i) or (C)(i) in the same manner as 
     such provisions apply to a civil money penalty or proceeding 
     under section 1128A(a).''.
       (g) Prohibition Against Offering Inducements to Individuals 
     Enrolled Under Programs or Plans.--
       (1) Offer of remuneration.--Section 1128A(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     1320a-7a(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1)(D);
       (B) by striking ``, or'' at the end of paragraph (2) and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (C) by striking the semicolon at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (D) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) offers to or transfers remuneration to any individual 
     eligible for benefits under title XVIII of this Act, or under 
     a State health care program (as defined in section 1128(h)) 
     that such person knows or should know is likely to influence 
     such individual to order or receive from a particular 
     provider, practitioner, or supplier any item or service for 
     which payment may be made, in whole or in part, under title 
     XVIII, or a State health care program (as so defined);''.
       (2) Remuneration defined.--Section 1128A(i) (42 U.S.C. 
     1320a-7a(i)) is amended by adding the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) The term `remuneration' includes the waiver of 
     coinsurance and deductible amounts (or any part thereof), and 
     transfers of items or services for free or for other than 
     fair market value. The term `remuneration' does not include--
       ``(A) the waiver of coinsurance and deductible amounts by a 
     person, if--
       ``(i) the waiver is not offered as part of any 
     advertisement or solicitation;
       ``(ii) the person does not routinely waive coinsurance or 
     deductible amounts; and
       ``(iii) the person--

       ``(I) waives the coinsurance and deductible amounts after 
     determining in good faith that the individual is in financial 
     need;
       ``(II) fails to collect coinsurance or deductible amounts 
     after making reasonable collection efforts; or
       ``(III) provides for any permissible waiver as specified in 
     section 1128B(b)(3) or in regulations issued by the 
     Secretary;

       ``(B) differentials in coinsurance and deductible amounts 
     as part of a benefit plan design as long as the differentials 
     have been disclosed in writing to all beneficiaries, third 
     party payers, and providers, to whom claims are presented and 
     as long as the differentials meet the standards as defined in 
     regulations promulgated by the Secretary not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of the Medicare 
     Preservation Act of 1995; or
       ``(C) incentives given to individuals to promote the 
     delivery of preventive care as determined by the Secretary in 
     regulations so promulgated.''.
       (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 8132. CLARIFICATION OF LEVEL OF INTENT REQUIRED FOR 
                   IMPOSITION OF SANCTIONS.

       (a) Clarification of Level of Knowledge Required for 
     Imposition of Civil Monetary Penalties.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1128A(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(a)) 
     is amended--
       (A) in paragraphs (1) and (2), by inserting ``knowingly'' 
     before ``presents'' each place it appears; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``gives'' and inserting 
     ``knowingly gives or causes to be given''.
       (2) Definition of standard.--Section 1128A(i) (42 U.S.C. 
     1320a-7a(i)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(6) The term `should know' means that a person, with 
     respect to information--
       ``(A) acts in deliberate ignorance of the truth or falsity 
     of the information; or
       ``(B) acts in reckless disregard of the truth or falsity of 
     the information,
     and no proof of specific intent to defraud is required.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to acts or omissions occurring on or after 
     January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 8133. PENALTY FOR FALSE CERTIFICATION FOR HOME HEALTH 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1128A(b) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7a(b)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) Any physician who executes a document described in 
     subparagraph (B) with respect to an individual knowing that 
     all of the requirements referred to in such subparagraph are 
     not met with respect to the individual shall be subject to a 
     civil monetary penalty of not more than the greater of--
       ``(i) $5,000, or
       ``(ii) three times the amount of the payments under title 
     XVIII for home health services which are made pursuant to 
     such certification.
       ``(B) A document described in this subparagraph is any 
     document that certifies, for purposes of title XVIII, that an 
     individual meets the requirements of section 1814(a)(2)(C) or 
     1835(a)(2)(A) in the case of home health services furnished 
     to the individual.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to certifications made on or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

                 CHAPTER 5--AMENDMENTS TO CRIMINAL LAW

     SEC. 8141. HEALTH CARE FRAUD.

       (a) In General.--
       (1)  Fines and imprisonment for health care fraud 
     violations.--Chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1347. Health care fraud

       ``(a) Whoever knowingly and willfully executes, or attempts 
     to execute, a scheme or artifice--
       ``(1) to defraud any Federal health care program, in 
     connection with the delivery of or payment for health care 
     benefits, items, or services; or
       ``(2) to obtain, by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, 
     representations, or promises, any of the money or property 
     owned by, or under the custody or control of, any Federal 
     health care program in connection with the delivery of or 
     payment for health care benefits, items, or services;
     shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 
     10 years, or both. If the violation results in serious bodily 
     injury (as defined in section 1365(g)(3) of this title), such 
     person may be imprisoned for any term of years.
       ``(b) For purposes of this section, the term `Federal 
     health care program' has the same meaning given such term in 
     section 1128B(f) of the Social Security Act.''.
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 63 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``1347. Health care fraud.''.
       (b) Criminal Fines Deposited in Federal Hospital Insurance 
     Trust Fund.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit into 
     the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund pursuant to section 
     1817(k)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act, as added by section 
     8101(b), an amount equal to the criminal fines imposed under 
     section 1347 of title 18, United States Code (relating to 
     health care fraud).

     SEC. 8142. FORFEITURES FOR FEDERAL HEALTH CARE OFFENSES.

       (a) In General.--Section 982(a) of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding after paragraph (5) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(6)(A) The court, in imposing sentence on a person 
     convicted of a Federal health care offense, shall order the 
     person to forfeit property, real or personal, that 
     constitutes or is derived, directly or indirectly, from gross 
     proceeds traceable to the commission of the offense.
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `Federal 
     health care offense' means a violation of, or a criminal 
     conspiracy to violate--

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       ``(i) section 1347 of this title;
       ``(ii) section 1128B of the Social Security Act; and
       ``(iii) sections 287, 371, 664, 666, 669, 1001, 1027, 1341, 
     1343, 1920, or 1954 of this title if the violation or 
     conspiracy relates to health care fraud.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 982(b)(1)(A) of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or (a)(6)'' 
     after ``(a)(1)''.
       (c) Property Forfeited Deposited in Federal Hospital 
     Insurance Trust Fund.--
       (1) In general.--After the payment of the costs of asset 
     forfeiture has been made, and notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit 
     into the Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund pursuant to 
     section 1817(k)(2)(C) of the Social Security Act, as added by 
     section 8101(b), an amount equal to the net amount realized 
     from the forfeiture of property by reason of a Federal health 
     care offense pursuant to section 982(a)(6) of title 18, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Costs of asset forfeiture.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the term ``payment of the costs of asset forfeiture'' 
     means--
       (A) the payment, at the discretion of the Attorney General, 
     of any expenses necessary to seize, detain, inventory, 
     safeguard, maintain, advertise, sell, or dispose of property 
     under seizure, detention, or forfeited, or of any other 
     necessary expenses incident to the seizure, detention, 
     forfeiture, or disposal of such property, including payment 
     for--
       (i) contract services,
       (ii) the employment of outside contractors to operate and 
     manage properties or provide other specialized services 
     necessary to dispose of such properties in an effort to 
     maximize the return from such properties; and
       (iii) reimbursement of any Federal, State, or local agency 
     for any expenditures made to perform the functions described 
     in this subparagraph;
       (B) at the discretion of the Attorney General, the payment 
     of awards for information or assistance leading to a civil or 
     criminal forfeiture involving any Federal agency 
     participating in the Health Care Fraud and Abuse Control 
     Account;
       (C) the compromise and payment of valid liens and mortgages 
     against property that has been forfeited, subject to the 
     discretion of the Attorney General to determine the validity 
     of any such lien or mortgage and the amount of payment to be 
     made, and the employment of attorneys and other personnel 
     skilled in State real estate law as necessary;
       (D) payment authorized in connection with remission or 
     mitigation procedures relating to property forfeited; and
       (E) the payment of State and local property taxes on 
     forfeited real property that accrued between the date of the 
     violation giving rise to the forfeiture and the date of the 
     forfeiture order.

     SEC. 8143. INJUNCTIVE RELIEF RELATING TO FEDERAL HEALTH CARE 
                   OFFENSES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1345(a)(1) of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (2) by inserting ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B); and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) committing or about to commit a Federal health care 
     offense (as defined in section 982(a)(6)(B) of this 
     title);''.
       (b) Freezing of Assets.--Section 1345(a)(2) of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or a Federal 
     health care offense (as defined in section 982(a)(6)(B))'' 
     after ``title)''.

     SEC. 8144. FALSE STATEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 47 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1033. False statements relating to health care matters

       ``(a) Whoever, in any matter involving a Federal health 
     care program, knowingly and willfully--
       ``(1) falsifies, conceals, or covers up by any trick, 
     scheme, or device a material fact, or
       ``(2) makes any materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent 
     statement or representation, or makes or uses any materially 
     false writing or document knowing the same to contain any 
     materially false, fictitious, or fraudulent statement or 
     entry,
     shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 
     years, or both.
       ``(b) For purposes of this section, the term `Federal 
     health care program' has the same meaning given such term in 
     section 1128B(f) of the Social Security Act.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 47 of title 18, United States Code, in 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``1033. False statements relating to health care matters.''.

     SEC. 8145. OBSTRUCTION OF CRIMINAL INVESTIGATIONS OF FEDERAL 
                   HEALTH CARE OFFENSES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 73 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1518. Obstruction of criminal investigations of 
       Federal health care offenses

       ``(a) Whoever willfully prevents, obstructs, misleads, 
     delays or attempts to prevent, obstruct, mislead, or delay 
     the communication of information or records relating to a 
     Federal health care offense to a criminal investigator shall 
     be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 5 
     years, or both.
       ``(b) As used in this section the term `Federal health care 
     offense' has the same meaning given such term in section 
     982(a)(6)(B) of this title.
       ``(c) As used in this section the term `criminal 
     investigator' means any individual duly authorized by a 
     department, agency, or armed force of the United States to 
     conduct or engage in investigations for prosecutions for 
     violations of health care offenses.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 73 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``1518. Obstruction of Criminal Investigations of Federal Health Care 
              Offenses.''.

     SEC. 8146. THEFT OR EMBEZZLEMENT.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 31 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 669. Theft or embezzlement in connection with health 
       care

       ``(a) Whoever willfully embezzles, steals, or otherwise 
     willfully and unlawfully converts to the use of any person 
     other than the rightful owner, or intentionally misapplies 
     any of the moneys, funds, securities, premiums, credits, 
     property, or other assets of a Federal health care program, 
     shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than 
     10 years, or both.
       ``(b) As used in this section the term `Federal health care 
     program' has the same meaning given such term in section 
     1128B(f) of the Social Security Act.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 31 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

``669. Theft or Embezzlement in Connection with Health Care.''.

     SEC. 8147. LAUNDERING OF MONETARY INSTRUMENTS.

       Section 1956(c)(7) of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Any act or activity constituting an offense involving 
     a Federal health care offense as that term is defined in 
     section 982(a)(6)(B) of this title.''.

     SEC. 8148. AUTHORIZED INVESTIGATIVE DEMAND PROCEDURES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 233 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding after section 3485 the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 3486. Authorized investigative demand procedures

       ``(a)(1)(A) In any investigation relating to functions set 
     forth in paragraph (2), the Attorney General or designee may 
     issue in writing and cause to be served a subpoena compelling 
     production of any records (including any books, papers, 
     documents, electronic media, or other objects or tangible 
     things), which may be relevant to an authorized law 
     enforcement inquiry, that a person or legal entity may 
     possess or have care, custody, or control.
       ``(B) A custodian of records may be required to give 
     testimony concerning the production and authentication of 
     such records.
       ``(C) The production of records may be required from any 
     place in any State or in any territory or other place subject 
     to the jurisdiction of the United States at any designated 
     place; except that such production shall not be required more 
     than 500 miles distant from the place where the subpoena is 
     served.
       ``(D) Witnesses summoned under this section shall be paid 
     the same fees and mileage that are paid witnesses in the 
     courts of the United States.
       ``(E) A subpoena requiring the production of records shall 
     describe the objects required to be produced and prescribe a 
     return date within a reasonable period of time within which 
     the objects can be assembled and made available.
       ``(2) Investigative demands utilizing an administrative 
     subpoena are authorized for any investigation with respect to 
     any act or activity constituting or involving health care 
     fraud, including a scheme or artifice--
       ``(A) to defraud any Federal health care program, in 
     connection with the delivery of or payment for health care 
     benefits, items, or services; or
       ``(B) to obtain, by means of false or fraudulent pretenses, 
     representations, or promises, any of the money or property 
     owned by, or under the custody or control or, any Federal 
     health care program in connection with the delivery of or 
     payment for health care benefits, items, or services.
       ``(b)(1) A subpoena issued under this section may be served 
     by any person designated in the subpoena to serve it.
       ``(2) Service upon a natural person may be made by personal 
     delivery of the subpoena to such person.
       ``(3) Service may be made upon a domestic or foreign 
     association which is subject to suit under a common name, by 
     delivering the subpoena to an officer, to a managing or 
     general agent, or to any other agent authorized by 
     appointment or by law to receive service of process.
       ``(4) The affidavit of the person serving the subpoena 
     entered on a true copy thereof by the person serving it shall 
     be proof of service.
       ``(c)(1) In the case of contumacy by or refusal to obey a 
     subpoena issued to any person, the Attorney General may 
     invoke the aid of any court of the United States within the 
     jurisdiction of which the investigation is carried on or of 
     which the subpoenaed person is an inhabitant, or in which 
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     ries on business or may be found, to compel compliance with 
     the subpoena.
       ``(2) The court may issue an order requiring the subpoenaed 
     person to appear before the Attorney General to produce 
     records, if so ordered, or to give testimony required under 
     subsection (a)(1)(B).
       ``(3) Any failure to obey the order of the court may be 
     punished by the court as a contempt thereof.
       ``(4) All process in any such case may be served in any 
     judicial district in which such person may be found.
       ``(d) Notwithstanding any Federal, State, or local law, any 
     person, including officers, agents, and employees, receiving 
     a subpoena under this section, who complies in good faith 
     with the subpoena and thus produces the materials sought, 
     shall not be liable in any court of any State or the United 
     States to any customer or other person for such production or 
     for nondisclosure of that production to the customer.
       ``(e)(1) Health information about an individual that is 
     disclosed under this section may not be used in, or disclosed 
     to any person for use in, any administrative, civil, or 
     criminal action or investigation directed against the 
     individual who is the subject of the information unless the 
     action or investigation arises out of and is directly related 
     to receipt of health care or payment for health care or 
     action involving a fraudulent claim related to health; or if 
     authorized by an appropriate order of a court of competent 
     jurisdiction, granted after application showing good cause 
     therefore.
       ``(2) In assessing good cause, the court shall weigh the 
     public interest and the need for disclosure against the 
     injury to the patient, to the physician-patient relationship, 
     and to the treatment services.
       ``(3) Upon the granting of such order, the court, in 
     determining the extent to which any disclosure of all or any 
     part of any record is necessary, shall impose appropriate 
     safeguards against unauthorized disclosure.
       ``(f) As used in this section the term `Federal health care 
     program' has the same meaning given such term in section 
     1128B(f) of the Social Security Act.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     223 of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after the item relating to section 3405 the following new 
     item:

     ``Sec. 3486. Authorized investigative demand procedures''.

       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1510(b)(3)(B) of title 
     18, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``or a 
     Department of Justice subpoena (issued under section 3486),'' 
     after ``subpoena''.

            CHAPTER 6--STATE HEALTH CARE FRAUD CONTROL UNITS

     SEC. 8151. STATE HEALTH CARE FRAUD CONTROL UNITS.

       (a) Extension of Concurrent Authority To Investigate and 
     Prosecute Fraud in Other Federal Programs.--Paragraph (3) of 
     section 2134(b), as added by section 7001 of this Act, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``in connection with''; and
       (2) by striking ``plan.'' and inserting ``plan; and (B) 
     upon the approval of the relevant Federal agency and the 
     chief executive officer of the State or such officer's 
     designee, any aspect of the provision of health care services 
     and activities of providers of such services under any 
     Federal health care program (as defined in section 
     1128B(f)(1)).''.
       (b) Extension of Authority To Investigate and Prosecute 
     Patient Abuse in Non-MediGrant Board and Care Facilities.--
     Paragraph (4) of section 2134(b), as added by section 7001 of 
     this Act, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4)(A) The entity has--
       ``(i) procedures for reviewing complaints of abuse or 
     neglect of patients in health care facilities which receive 
     payments under the MediGrant plan funded under this title;
       ``(ii) at the option of the entity, procedures for 
     reviewing complaints of abuse or neglect of patients residing 
     in board and care facilities; and
       ``(iii) where appropriate, procedures for acting upon such 
     complaints under the criminal laws of the State or for 
     referring such complaints to other State agencies for action.
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `board and 
     care facility' means a residential setting which receives 
     payment from or on behalf of two or more unrelated adults who 
     reside in such facility, and for whom one or both of the 
     following is provided:
       ``(i) Nursing care services provided by, or under the 
     supervision of, a registered nurse, licensed practical nurse, 
     or licensed nursing assistant.
       ``(ii) Personal care services that assist residents with 
     the activities of daily living, including personal hygiene, 
     dressing, bathing, eating, toileting, ambulation, transfer, 
     positioning, self-medication, body care, travel to medical 
     services, essential shopping, meal preparation, laundry, and 
     housework.''.
                     Subtitle C--Regulatory Relief

     SEC. 8201. REPEAL OF PHYSICIAN OWNERSHIP REFERRAL 
                   PROHIBITIONS BASED ON COMPENSATION 
                   ARRANGEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1877(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395nn(a)(2)) is amended by striking ``is--'' and all that 
     follows through ``equity,'' and inserting the following: ``is 
     (except as provided in subsection (c)) an ownership or 
     investment interest in the entity through equity,''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1877 (42 U.S.C. 1395nn) 
     is amended as follows:
       (1) In subsection (b)--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``to Both Ownership and 
     Compensation Arrangement Prohibitions'' and inserting ``Where 
     Financial Relationship Exists''; and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (7).
       (2) In subsection (c)--
       (A) by amending the heading to read as follows: ``Exception 
     for Ownership or Investment Interest in Publicly Traded 
     Securities and Mutual Funds''; and
       (B) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``subsection (a)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(2)''.
       (3) In subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking the matter preceding paragraph (1);
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (4)''; and
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as 
     paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), and by transferring and 
     inserting such paragraphs after paragraph (3) of subsection 
     (b).
       (4) By striking subsection (e).
       (5) In subsection (f)(2)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``ownership, investment, and compensation'' and inserting 
     ``ownership and investment'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``subsection (a)(2)(A)'' 
     and all that follows through ``subsection (a)(2)(B)),'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (a)(2),''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking ``or who have such a 
     compensation relationship with the entity''.
       (6) In subsection (h)--
       (A) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (3);
       (B) in paragraph (4)(A), by striking clauses (iv) and (vi);
       (C) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``rules.--'' and all 
     that follows through ``(ii) Faculty'' and inserting ``rules 
     for faculty''; and
       (D) by adding at the end of paragraph (4) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) Member of a group.--A physician is a `member' of a 
     group if the physician is an owner or a bona fide employee, 
     or both, of the group.''.

     SEC. 8202. REVISION OF DESIGNATED HEALTH SERVICES SUBJECT TO 
                   OWNERSHIP REFERRAL PROHIBITION.

       (a) In General.--Section 1877(h)(6) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395nn(h)(6)) is amended by striking subparagraphs (B) 
     through (K) and inserting the following:
       ``(B) Parenteral and enteral nutrients, equipment, and 
     supplies.
       ``(C) Radiology services, including magnetic resonance 
     imaging, computerized tomography, and ultrasound services.
       ``(D) Outpatient physical or occupational therapy 
     services.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1877(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(b)(2)) is amended 
     in the matter preceding subparagraph (A) by striking 
     ``services'' and all that follows through ``supplies)--'' and 
     inserting ``services--''.
       (2) Section 1877(h)(5)(C) (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(h)(5)(C)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``, a request by a radiologist for 
     diagnostic radiology services, and a request by a radiation 
     oncologist for radiation therapy,'' and inserting ``and a 
     request by a radiologist for magnetic resonance imaging or 
     for computerized tomography'', and
       (B) by striking ``radiologist, or radiation oncologist'' 
     and inserting ``or radiologist''.

     SEC. 8203. DELAY IN IMPLEMENTATION OF 1993 OWNERSHIP REFERRAL 
                   CHANGES UNTIL PROMULGATION OF REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 13562(b) of OBRA-1993 (42 U.S.C. 
     1395nn note) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``paragraph (2)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (2) and (3)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Promulgation of regulations.--Notwithstanding 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), the amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to any referrals made before the effective 
     date of final regulations promulgated by the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services to carry out such amendments.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the enactment of OBRA-
     1993.

     SEC. 8204. EXCEPTIONS TO OWNERSHIP REFERRAL PROHIBITIONS.

       (a) Revisions to Exception for In-office Ancillary 
     Services.--
       (1) Repeal of site-of-service requirement.--Section 1877 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395nn) is amended--
       (A) by amending subparagraph (A) of subsection (b)(2) to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) that are furnished personally by the referring 
     physician, personally by a physician who is a member of the 
     same group practice as the referring physician, or personally 
     by individuals who are under the general supervision of the 
     physician or of another physician in the group practice, 
     and'', and
       (B) by adding at the end of subsection (h) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(7) General supervision.--An individual is considered to 
     be under the `general supervision' of a physician if the 
     physician (or group practice of which the physician is a 
     member) is legally responsible for the services performed by 
     the individual and for ensuring that the individual meets 
     licensure and certification requirements, if any, applicable 
     under other provisions of law, regardless of whether or not 
     the physician is phys

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     ically present when the individual furnishes an item or 
     service.''.
       (2) Clarification of treatment of physician owners of group 
     practice.--Section 1877(b)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(b)(2)(B)) 
     is amended by striking ``physician or such group practice'' 
     and inserting ``physician, such group practice, or the 
     physician owners of such group practice''.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 1877(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395nn(b)(2)) is amended by amending the heading to read as 
     follows: ``Ancillary services furnished personally or through 
     group practice.--''.
       (b) Clarification of Exception for Services Furnished in a 
     Rural Area.--Paragraph (5) of section 1877(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395nn(b)), as transferred by section 8201(b)(3)(C), is 
     amended by striking ``substantially all'' and inserting ``not 
     less than 75 percent''.
       (c) Revision of Exception for Certain Managed Care 
     Arrangements.--Section 1877(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(b)(3)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the heading by inserting ``managed care 
     arrangements'' after ``Prepaid plans'';
       (2) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``organization--'' and inserting ``organization, directly or 
     through contractual arrangements with other entities, to 
     individuals enrolled with the organization--'';
       (3) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``or part C'' after 
     ``section 1876'';
       (4) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
       (5) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
     and inserting a comma; and
       (6) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(E) with a contract with a State to provide services 
     under the State plan under title XIX (in accordance with 
     section 1903(m)) or a State MediGrant plan under title XXI; 
     or
       ``(F) which is a MedicarePlus organization under part C or 
     which provides or arranges for the provision of health care 
     items or services pursuant to a written agreement between the 
     organization and an individual or entity if the written 
     agreement places the individual or entity at substantial 
     financial risk for the cost or utilization of the items or 
     services which the individual or entity is obligated to 
     provide, whether through a withhold, capitation, incentive 
     pool, per diem payment, or any other similar risk arrangement 
     which places the individual or entity at substantial 
     financial risk.''.
       (d) New Exception for Shared Facility Services.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1877(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(b)), as 
     amended by section 8201(b)(3)(C), is amended--
       (A) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7) as 
     paragraphs (5) through (8); and
       (B) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Shared facility services.--In the case of a 
     designated health service consisting of a shared facility 
     service of a shared facility--
       ``(A) that is furnished--
       ``(i) personally by the referring physician who is a shared 
     facility physician or personally by an individual directly 
     employed or under the general supervision of such a 
     physician,
       ``(ii) by a shared facility in a building in which the 
     referring physician furnishes substantially all of the 
     services of the physician that are unrelated to the 
     furnishing of shared facility services, and
       ``(iii) to a patient of a shared facility physician; and
       ``(B) that is billed by the referring physician or a group 
     practice of which the physician is a member.''.
       (2) Definitions.--Section 1877(h) (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(h)), as 
     amended by section 8201(b)(6), is amended by inserting before 
     paragraph (4) the following new paragraph:
       ``(1) Shared facility related definitions.--
       ``(A) Shared facility service.--The term `shared facility 
     service' means, with respect to a shared facility, a 
     designated health service furnished by the facility to 
     patients of shared facility physicians.
       ``(B) Shared facility.--The term `shared facility' means an 
     entity that furnishes shared facility services under a shared 
     facility arrangement.
       ``(C) Shared facility physician.--The term `shared facility 
     physician' means, with respect to a shared facility, a 
     physician (or a group practice of which the physician is a 
     member) who has a financial relationship under a shared 
     facility arrangement with the facility.
       ``(D) Shared facility arrangement.--The term `shared 
     facility arrangement' means, with respect to the provision of 
     shared facility services in a building, a financial 
     arrangement--
       ``(i) which is only between physicians who are providing 
     services (unrelated to shared facility services) in the same 
     building,
       ``(ii) in which the overhead expenses of the facility are 
     shared, in accordance with methods previously determined by 
     the physicians in the arrangement, among the physicians in 
     the arrangement, and
       ``(iii) which, in the case of a corporation, is wholly 
     owned and controlled by shared facility physicians.''.
       (e) New Exception for Services Furnished in Communities 
     With No Alternative Providers.--Section 1877(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395nn(b)), as amended by section 8201(b)(3)(C) and 
     subsection (d)(1), is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (5) through (8) as 
     paragraphs (6) through (9); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (4) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) No alternative providers in area.--In the case of a 
     designated health service furnished in any area with respect 
     to which the Secretary determines that individuals residing 
     in the area do not have reasonable access to such a 
     designated health service for which subsection (a)(1) does 
     not apply.''.
       (f) New Exception for Services Furnished in Ambulatory 
     Surgical Centers.--Section 1877(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(b)), as 
     amended by section 8201(b)(3)(C), subsection (d)(1), and 
     subsection (e)(1), is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) through (9) as 
     paragraphs (7) through (10); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) Services furnished in ambulatory surgical centers.--
     In the case of a designated health service furnished in an 
     ambulatory surgical center described in section 
     1832(a)(2)(F)(i).''.
       (g) New Exception for Services Furnished in Renal Dialysis 
     Facilities.--Section 1877(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(b)), as 
     amended by section 8201(b)(3)(C), subsection (d)(1), 
     subsection (e)(1), and subsection (f), is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (7) through (10) as 
     paragraphs (8) through (11); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) Services furnished in renal dialysis facilities.--In 
     the case of a designated health service furnished in a renal 
     dialysis facility under section 1881.''.
       (h) New Exception for Services Furnished in a Hospice.--
     Section 1877(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395nn(b)), as amended by section 
     8201(b)(3)(C), subsection (d)(1), subsection (e)(1), 
     subsection (f), and subsection (g), is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (8) through (11) as 
     paragraphs (9) through (12); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (7) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(8) Services furnished by a hospice program.--In the case 
     of a designated health service furnished by a hospice program 
     under section 1861(dd)(2).''.
       (i) New Exception for Services Furnished in a Comprehensive 
     Outpatient Rehabilitation Facility.--Section 1877(b) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395nn(b)), as amended by section 8201(b)(3)(C), 
     subsection (d)(1), subsection (e)(1), subsection (f), 
     subsection (g), and subsection (h), is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (9) through (12) as 
     paragraphs (10) through (13); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (8) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(9) Services furnished in a comprehensive outpatient 
     rehabilitation facility.--In the case of a designated health 
     service furnished in a comprehensive outpatient 
     rehabilitation facility (as defined in section 
     1861(cc)(2)).''.
       (j) Definition of Referral.--Section 1877(h)(5)(A) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395nn(h)(5)(A)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``an item or service'' and inserting ``a 
     designated health service'', and
       (2) by striking ``the item or service'' and inserting ``the 
     designated health service''.

     SEC. 8205. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as provided in section 8203(b), the amendments made 
     by this subtitle shall apply to referrals made on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, regardless of whether 
     or not regulations are promulgated to carry out such 
     amendments.
Subtitle D--Modification in Payment Policies Regarding Graduate Medical 
                               Education

     SEC. 8301. INDIRECT MEDICAL EDUCATION PAYMENTS.

       (a) Multiyear Transition Regarding Percentages; 6.7 for 
     1996 to 5.0 for 2001 and Afterwards.--Section 
     1886(D)(5)(B)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(B)(ii)) us amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(ii) For purposes of clause (i)(II), the indirect 
     teaching adjustment factor is equal to c (((1+r) to the nth 
     power)-1), where `r' is the ratio of the hospital's full-time 
     equivalent interns and residents to beds and `n' equal .405. 
     For discharges occurring on or after--
       ``(I) May 1, 1986, and before October 1, 1995, `c' is equal 
     to 1.89;
       ``(II) October 1, 1995, and before October 1, 1996, `c' is 
     equal to 1.654;
       ``(III) October 1, 1996, and before October 1, 1998, `c' is 
     equal to 1.481;
       ``(IV) October 1, 1998, and before October 1, 1999, `c' is 
     equal to 1.383;
       ``(V) October 1, 1999, and before October 1, 2000, `c' is 
     equal to 1.309; and
       ``(VI) October 1, 2000, `c' is equal to 1.235.''.
       (b) No Restandardization of Payment Amounts Required.--
     Section 1886(d)(2)(C)(i) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(2)(C)(i)) is 
     amended by striking ``of 1985'' and inserting ``of 1985, but 
     not taking into account the amendments made by section 
     8301(a) of Medicate Preservation Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 8302. DIRECT GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION.

       (a) Weighting Factors For Residents.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1886(h)(4)(C)(iv) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(h)(4)(C)(iv)) is amended by striking ``50'' and 
     inserting ``0.25''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply with respect to cost reporting periods beginning 
     on or after October 1, 1997.
       (b) Limitation on Aggregate Number of Full-Time 
     Residents.--
       Section 1886(h)(4) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(h)(4)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

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       ``(F) Adjustments for certain fiscal years in payments for 
     programs in allopathic and osteopathic medicine.--
       ``(i) In general.--With respect to a cost reporting period, 
     the Secretary shall in accordance with clause (ii) adjust the 
     payments for approved medical residency training programs in 
     the fields of allopathic medicine and osteopathic medicine 
     if, in the fiscal year in which such cost reporting period 
     begins, the number of full-time-equivalent residents 
     determined under this paragraph with respect to all such 
     programs exceeds the number of full-time-equivalent residents 
     determined with respect to all such programs as of August 1, 
     1995.
       ``(ii) Adjustment described.--Adjustments under clause (i) 
     shall be made with respect to cost reporting periods such 
     that the total amount of payments under this subsection for 
     the fiscal year involved does not exceed the amount that 
     would have been paid under this subsection for such year if 
     the number of full-time-equivalent residents determined under 
     clause (i) for the year had not exceeded the number of full-
     time-equivalent residents with respect to all such programs 
     as of August 1, 1995.
       ``(iii) Hold harmless.--The Secretary may provide that 
     approved medical residency training programs that reduced or 
     did not expand the number of full-time-equivalent residents 
     determined under this paragraphs for a cost reporting period 
     shall not be subject to the adjustment described in clause 
     (i).
       ``(iv) Effective date.--The adjustment described in clause 
     (i) shall apply with respect to cost reporting periods 
     beginning on or after October 1, 1995, and on or before 
     September 30, 2002.''.
               Subtitle E--Provisions Relating to Part A

            CHAPTER 1--GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO PART A

     SEC. 8401. PPS HOSPITAL PAYMENT UPDATE.

       Section 1886(b)(3)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(B)(i)) is 
     amended by striking subclauses (XI), (XII), and (XIII) and 
     inserting the following new subclauses:
       ``(XI) for fiscal year 1996 for hospitals in all areas, the 
     market basket percentage increase minus 2.5 percentage 
     points,
       ``(XII) for fiscal years 1997 through 2002 for hospitals in 
     all areas, the market basket percentage increase minus 2.0 
     percentage points, and
       ``(XIII) for fiscal year 2003 and each subsequent fiscal 
     year for hospitals in all areas, the market basket percentage 
     increase.''.

     SEC. 8402. PPS-EXEMPT HOSPITAL PAYMENTS.

       (a) Update.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1886(b)(3)(B)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(b)(3)(B)(ii)) is amended--
       (A) in subclause (V)--
       (i) by striking ``1997'' and inserting ``1995'', and
       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end,
       (B) by redesignating subclause (VI) as subclause (VII); and
       (C) by inserting after subclause (V), the following 
     subclause:
       ``(VI) except as provided in clause (vi), for fiscal years 
     1996 through 2002, the market basket percentage increase 
     minus the applicable reduction (as defined in clause 
     (vii)(II)); and''.
       (2) Special rules for certain hospitals.--Section 
     1886(b)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(B))) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vi) For purposes of clause (ii)(VI), the `applicable 
     percentage increase' for a hospital--
       ``(I) for a fiscal year for which the hospital's update 
     adjustment percentage (as defined in clause (vii)(I)) is at 
     least 10 percent, is the market basket percentage increase, 
     and
       ``(II) for which 150 percent of the hospital's allowable 
     operating costs of inpatient hospital services recognized 
     under this title for the most recent cost reporting period 
     for which information is available is less than the 
     hospital's target amount (as determined under subparagraph 
     (A)) for such cost reporting period, is 0 percent.''.
       (3) Definitions.--Section 1886(b)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(b)(3)(B)), as amended by paragraph (2), is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vii) For purposes of clauses (ii)(VI) and (vi)--
       ``(I) a hospital's `update adjustment percentage' for a 
     fiscal year is the percentage by which the hospital's 
     allowable operating costs of inpatient hospital services 
     recognized under this title for the most recent cost 
     reporting period for which information is available exceeds 
     the hospital's target amount (as determined under 
     subparagraph (A)) for such cost reporting period, and
       ``(II) the `applicable reduction' with respect to a 
     hospital for a fiscal year is 2.5 percentage points, reduced 
     by 0.25 percentage point for each percentage point (if any) 
     the hospital's update adjustment percentage for the fiscal 
     year is less than 10 percentage points.''.
       (3) Effect of payment reduction on exceptions and 
     adjustments.--Section 1886(b)(4)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(b)(4)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ``paragraph 
     (3)(B)(ii)(V)'' and inserting ``subclause (V) or (VI) of 
     paragraph (3)(B)(ii)''.
       (b) Target Amounts for Rehabilitation Hospitals and Long-
     Term Care Hospitals.--Section 1886(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(b)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``and (E)'' and inserting ``(E), (F), and 
     (G)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(F) In the case of a rehabilitation hospital (or unit 
     thereof) (as described in clause (ii) of subsection 
     (d)(1)(B)), for cost reporting periods beginning on or after 
     October 1, 1995,--
       ``(i) in the case of a hospital which first receives 
     payments under this section before October 1, 1995, the 
     target amount determined under subparagraph (A) for such 
     hospital or unit for a cost reporting period beginning during 
     a fiscal year shall not be less than 50 percent of the 
     national mean of the target amounts determined under this 
     paragraph for all such hospitals for cost reporting periods 
     beginning during such fiscal year (determined without regard 
     to this subparagraph); and
       ``(ii) in the case of a hospital which first receives 
     payments under this section on or after October 1, 1995, such 
     target amount may not be greater than 130 percent of the 
     national mean of the target amounts for such hospitals (and 
     units thereof) for cost reporting periods beginning during 
     fiscal year 1991.
       ``(G) In the case of a hospital which has an average 
     inpatient length of stay of greater than 25 days (as 
     described in clause (iv) of subsection (d)(1)(B)), for cost 
     reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 1995--
       ``(i) in the case of a hospital which first receives 
     payments under this section as a hospital that is not a 
     subsection (d) hospital or a subsection (d) Puerto Rico 
     hospital before October 1, 1995, the target amount determined 
     under subparagraph (A) for such hospital for a cost reporting 
     period beginning during a fiscal year shall not be less than 
     50 percent of the national mean of the target amounts 
     determined under such subparagraph for all such hospitals for 
     cost reporting periods beginning during such fiscal year 
     (determined without regard to this subparagraph); and
       ``(ii) in the case of any other hospital which first 
     receives payment under this section as a hospital described 
     in clause (i) on or after October 1, 1995, such target amount 
     may not be greater than 130 percent (or, if the Secretary 
     determines it is appropriate, such alternative percentage 
     based on case-mix and DRG category) of such national mean of 
     the target amounts for such hospitals for cost reporting 
     periods beginning during fiscal year 1991.''.
       (c) Rebasing for Certain Long-Term Care Hospitals.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1886(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(b)(3)), as amended by subsection (b), is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), 
     by striking ``and (G)'' and inserting ``(G), and (H)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``(A) and (E)'' 
     and inserting ``(A), (E), and (G)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(H)(i) In the case of a qualified long-term care hospital 
     (as defined in clause (ii)), the term `target amount' means--
       ``(I) with respect to the first 12-month cost reporting 
     period in which this subparagraph is applied to the hospital, 
     the allowable operating costs of inpatient hospital services 
     (as defined in subsection (a)(4)) recognized under this title 
     for the hospital for the 12-month cost reporting period 
     beginning during fiscal year 1994; or
       ``(II) with respect to a later cost reporting period, the 
     target amount for the preceding cost reporting period, 
     increased by the applicable percentage increase under 
     subparagraph (B)(ii) for that later cost reporting period.
       ``(ii) In clause (i), a `qualified long-term care hospital' 
     means, with respect to a cost reporting period, a hospital 
     described in clause (iv) of subsection (d)(1)(B) during 
     fiscal year 1995 for which the hospital's allowable operating 
     costs of inpatient hospital services recognized under this 
     title for each of the two most recent previous 12-month cost 
     reporting periods exceeded 115 percent of the hospital's 
     target amount determined under this paragraph for such cost 
     reporting periods, if the hospital has a disproportionate 
     patient percentage during such cost reporting period (as 
     determined by the Secretary under subsection (d)(5)(F)(vi) as 
     if the hospital were a subsection (d) hospital) of at least 
     70 percent.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to discharges occurring during cost reporting 
     periods beginning on or after October 1, 1995.
       (d) Treatment of Certain Long-Term Care Hospitals Located 
     Within Other Hospitals.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1886(d)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(1)(B)) is amended in the matter following clause 
     (v) by striking the period and inserting the following: ``, 
     or a hospital classified by the Secretary as a long-term care 
     hospital on or before September 30, 1995, and located in the 
     same building as, or on the same campus as, another 
     hospital.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to discharges occurring on or after October 1, 
     1995.
       (e) Capital Payments for PPS-Exempt Hospitals.--Section 
     1886(g) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(g)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) In determining the amount of the payments that may be 
     made under this title with respect to all the capital-related 
     costs of inpatient hospital services furnished during fiscal 
     years 1996 through 2002 of a hospital which is not a 
     subsection (d) hospital or a subsection (d) Puerto Rico 
     hospital, the Secretary shall reduce the amounts of such

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     payments otherwise determined under this title by 10 
     percent.''.

     SEC. 8403. REDUCTIONS IN DISPROPORTIONATE SHARE PAYMENT 
                   ADJUSTMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1886(d)(5)(F) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(5)(F)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (ii), by striking ``The amount'' and 
     inserting ``Subject to clause (ix), the amount''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ix) In the case of discharges occurring on or after 
     October 1, 1995, the additional payment amount otherwise 
     determined under clause (ii) shall be reduced as follows:
       ``(I) For discharges occurring on or after October 1, 1995, 
     and on or before September 30, 1996, by 5 percent.
       ``(II) For discharges occurring on or after October 1, 
     1996, and on or before September 30, 1997, by 10 percent.
       ``(III) For discharges occurring on or after October 1, 
     1997, and on or before September 30, 1998, by 17.5 percent.
       ``(IV) For discharges occurring on or after October 1, 
     1998, and on or before September 30, 1999, by 25 percent.
       ``(V) For discharges occurring on or after October 1, 1999, 
     and on or before September 30, 2002, by 30 percent.
       (b) Conforming Amendment Relating to Determination of 
     Standardized Amounts.--Section 1886(d)(2)(C)(iv) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(2)(C)(iv)) is amended by striking the period at the 
     end and inserting the following: ``, and the Secretary shall 
     not take into account any reductions in the amount of such 
     additional payments resulting from the amendments made by 
     section 8403(a) of the Medicare Preservation Act of 1995.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall apply to discharges occurring on or after 
     October 1, 1995.

     SEC. 8404. CAPITAL PAYMENTS FOR PPS HOSPITALS.

       (a) Reduction in Payments.--
       (1) Continuation of current reductions.--Section 
     1886(g)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(g)(1)(A)) is amended in the 
     second sentence--
       (A) by striking ``through 1995'' and inserting ``through 
     2002''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``10 percent reduction'' the 
     following: ``(or a 15 percent reduction in the case of 
     payments during fiscal years 1996 through 2002)''.
       (2) Reduction in base payment rates.--Section 1886(g)(1)(A) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(g)(1)(A)) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``In addition to the reduction 
     described in the preceding sentence, for discharges occurring 
     after September 30, 1995, the Secretary shall reduce by 7.47 
     percent the unadjusted standard Federal capital payment rate 
     (as described in 42 CFR 412.308(c), as in effect on the date 
     of the enactment of the Medicare Preservation Act of 1995) 
     and shall reduce by 8.27 percent the unadjusted hospital-
     specific rate (as described in 42 CFR 412.328(e)(1), as in 
     effect on such date of enactment).''.
       (b) Hospital-Specific Adjustment for Capital-Related Tax 
     Costs.--Section 1886(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(g)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D), 
     and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C)(i) For discharges occurring after September 30, 1995, 
     such system shall provide for an adjustment in an amount 
     equal to the amount determined under clause (iv) for capital-
     related tax costs for each hospital that is eligible for such 
     adjustment.
       ``(ii) Subject to clause (iii), a hospital is eligible for 
     an adjustment under this subparagraph, with respect to 
     discharges occurring in a fiscal year, if the hospital--
       ``(I) is a hospital that may otherwise receive payments 
     under this subsection,
       ``(II) is not a public hospital, and
       ``(III) incurs capital-related tax costs for the fiscal 
     year.
       ``(iii)(I) In the case of a hospital that first incurs 
     capital-related tax costs in a fiscal year after fiscal year 
     1992 because of a change from nonproprietary to proprietary 
     status or because the hospital commenced operation after such 
     fiscal year, the first fiscal year for which the hospital 
     shall be eligible for such adjustment is the second full 
     fiscal year following the fiscal year in which the hospital 
     first incurs such costs.
       ``(II) In the case of a hospital that first incurs capital-
     related tax costs in a fiscal year after fiscal year 1992 
     because of a change in State or local tax laws, the first 
     fiscal year for which the hospital shall be eligible for such 
     adjustment is the fourth full fiscal year following the 
     fiscal year in which the hospital first incurs such costs.
       ``(iv) The per discharge adjustment under this clause shall 
     be equal to the hospital-specific capital-related tax costs 
     per discharge of a hospital for fiscal year 1992 (or, in the 
     case of a hospital that first incurs capital-related tax 
     costs for a fiscal year after fiscal year 1992, for the first 
     full fiscal year for which such costs are incurred), updated 
     to the fiscal year to which the adjustment applies. Such per 
     discharge adjustment shall be added to the Federal capital 
     rate, after such rate has been adjusted as described in 42 
     CFR 412.312 (as in effect on the date of the enactment of the 
     Medicare Preservation Act of 1995), and before such rate is 
     multiplied by the applicable Federal rate percentage.
       ``(v) For purposes of this subparagraph, capital-related 
     tax costs include--
       ``(I) the costs of taxes on land and depreciable assets 
     owned by a hospital and used for patient care,
       ``(II) payments in lieu of such taxes (made by hospitals 
     that are exempt from taxation), and
       ``(III) the costs of taxes paid by a hospital as lessee of 
     land, buildings, or fixed equipment from a lessor that is 
     unrelated to the hospital under the terms of a lease that 
     requires the lessee to pay all expenses (including mortgage, 
     interest, and amortization) and leaves the lessor with an 
     amount free of all claims (sometimes referred to as a `net 
     net net' or `triple net' lease).
     In determining the adjustment required under clause (i), the 
     Secretary shall not take into account any capital-related tax 
     costs of a hospital to the extent that such costs are based 
     on tax rates and assessments that exceed those for similar 
     commercial properties.
       ``(vi) The system shall provide that the Federal capital 
     rate for any fiscal year after September 30, 1995, shall be 
     reduced by a percentage sufficient to ensure that the 
     adjustments required to be paid under clause (i) for a fiscal 
     year neither increase nor decrease the total amount that 
     would have been paid under this system but for the payment of 
     such adjustments for such fiscal year.''.
       (d) Revision of Exceptions Process Under Prospective 
     Payment System for Certain Projects.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1886(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(g)(1)), as amended by subsection (c), is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E), 
     and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) The exceptions under the system provided by the 
     Secretary under subparagraph (B)(iii) shall include the 
     provision of exception payments under the special exceptions 
     process provided under 42 CFR 412.348(g) (as in effect on 
     September 1, 1995), except that the Secretary shall revise 
     such process as follows:
       ``(i) A hospital with at least 100 beds which is located in 
     an urban area shall be eligible under such process without 
     regard to its disproportionate patient percentage under 
     subsection (d)(5)(F) or whether it qualifies for additional 
     payment amounts under such subsection.
       ``(ii) The minimum payment level for qualifying hospitals 
     shall be 85 percent.
       ``(iii) A hospital shall be considered to meet the 
     requirement that it completes the project involved no later 
     than the end of the hospital's last cost reporting period 
     beginning after October 1, 2001, if--
       ``(I) the hospital has obtained a certificate of need for 
     the project approved by the State or a local planning 
     authority by September 1, 1995, and
       ``(II) by September 1, 1995, the hospital has expended on 
     the project at least $750,000 or 10 percent of the estimated 
     cost of the project.
       ``(iv) Offsetting amounts, as described in 42 CFR 
     412.348(g)(8)(ii), shall apply except that subparagraph (B) 
     of such section shall be revised to require that the 
     additional payment that would otherwise be payable for the 
     cost reporting period shall be reduced by the amount (if any) 
     by which the hospital's current year medicare capital 
     payments (excluding, if applicable, 75 percent of the 
     hospital's capital-related disproportionate share payments) 
     exceeds its medicare capital costs for such year.''.
       (2) Limit to additional payments.--The amendment made by 
     paragraph (1) shall not result in aggregate additional 
     payments under the special exception process described in 
     section 1886(b)(1)(D) for fiscal years 1996 through 2000 in 
     excess of an amount equal to the sum of $50,000,000 per year 
     more than would have been paid in such fiscal years if such 
     amendment had not been enacted.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 1886(g)(1)(B)(iii) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395ww(g)(1)(B)(iii)) is amended by striking ``may 
     provide'' and inserting ``shall provide (in accordance with 
     subparagraph (D)''.

     SEC. 8405. REDUCTION IN PAYMENTS TO HOSPITALS FOR ENROLLEES' 
                   BAD DEBTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1861(v)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(T)(i) In determining such reasonable costs for 
     hospitals, the amount of bad debts otherwise treated as 
     allowable costs which are attributable to the deductibles and 
     coinsurance amounts under this title shall be reduced by--
       ``(I) 75 percent for cost reporting periods beginning 
     during fiscal year 1996,
       ``(II) 60 percent for cost reporting periods beginning 
     during fiscal year 1997, and
       ``(III) 50 percent for subsequent cost reporting periods.
       ``(ii) Clause (i) shall not apply with respect to bad debt 
     of a hospital described in section 1886(d)(1)(B)(iv) if the 
     debt is attributable to uncollectable deductible and 
     coinsurance payments owed by individuals enrolled in a State 
     plan under title XIX or under the MediGrant program under 
     title XXI.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to hospital cost reporting periods beginning on 
     or after October 1, 1995.

     SEC. 8406. INCREASE IN UPDATE FOR CERTAIN HOSPITALS WITH A 
                   HIGH PROPORTION OF MEDICARE PATIENTS.

       Section 1886(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)), as amended by 
     subsections (b) and (c)(1) of section 8402, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(I)(i) For purposes of subsection (d), in the case of a 
     medicare-dependent hospital described in clause (ii), the 
     applicable percent

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     age increase otherwise determined under subparagraph (B)(i) 
     shall be increased by--
       ``(I) 0.5 percentage points for discharges occurring during 
     cost reporting periods beginning during fiscal year 1996, and
       ``(II) 0.3 percentage points for discharges occurring 
     during cost reporting periods beginning during fiscal year 
     1997.
       ``(ii) A hospital described in this clause with respect to 
     a cost reporting period is a subsection (d) hospital meeting 
     the following requirements:
       ``(I) Not less than 60 percent of the hospital's inpatient 
     days during the most recent cost reporting period for which 
     data is available were attributable to inpatients entitled to 
     benefits under part A.
       ``(II) The hospital does not receive any additional payment 
     amount under subsection (d)(5)(F) (relating to payments for 
     hospitals serving a disproportionate number of low-income 
     patients) with respect to discharges occurring during the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(III) The hospital does not receive any additional 
     payment amount under subsection (d)(5)(B) (relating to 
     payment for the indirect costs of medical education) or 
     subsection (h) (relating to payment for direct medical 
     education costs).
       ``(IV) In the case of a hospital located in a rural area, 
     the hospital has more than 100 beds.''.

           CHAPTER 2--PAYMENTS TO SKILLED NURSING FACILITIES

                Subchapter A--PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM

     SEC. 8410. PROSPECTIVE PAYMENT SYSTEM FOR SKILLED NURSING 
                   FACILITIES.

       Title XVIII (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is amended by adding 
     the following new section after section 1888:


      ``prospective payment system for skilled nursing facilities

       ``Sec. 1889. (a) Establishment of System.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this title, the Secretary shall 
     establish a prospective payment system under which fixed 
     payments for episodes of care shall be made, instead of 
     payments determined under section 1861(v), section 1888, or 
     section 1888A, to skilled nursing facilities for all extended 
     care services furnished during the benefit period established 
     under section 1812(a)(2). Such payments shall constitute 
     payment for capital costs and all routine and non-routine 
     service costs covered under this title that are furnished to 
     individuals who are inpatients of skilled nursing facilities 
     during such benefit period, except for physicians' services. 
     The payment amounts shall vary depending on case-mix, patient 
     acuity, and such other factors as the Secretary determines 
     are appropriate. The prospective payment system shall apply 
     for cost reporting periods (or portions of cost reporting 
     periods) beginning on or after October 1, 1997.
       ``(b) 90 Percent of Levels Otherwise In Effect.--The 
     Secretary shall establish the prospective payment amounts 
     under subsection (a) at levels such that, in the Secretary's 
     estimation, the amount of total payments under this title 
     shall not exceed 90 percent of the amount of payments that 
     would have been made under this title for all routine and 
     non-routine services and capital expenditures if this section 
     had not been enacted.
       ``(c) Adjustment in Rates to Take Into Account Beneficiary 
     Cost-Sharing.--The Secretary shall reduce the prospective 
     payment rates established under this section to take into 
     account the beneficiary coinsurance amount required under 
     section 1813(a)(3).''.

                  Subchapter B--Interim Payment System

     SEC. 8411. PAYMENTS FOR ROUTINE SERVICE COSTS.

       (a) Clarification of Definition of Routine Service Costs.--
     Section 1888 (42 U.S.C. 1395yy) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) For purposes of this section, the `routine service 
     costs' of a skilled nursing facility are all costs which are 
     attributable to nursing services, room and board, 
     administrative costs, other overhead costs, and all other 
     ancillary services (including supplies and equipment), 
     excluding costs attributable to covered non-routine services 
     subject to payment amounts under section 1888A.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1888 (42 U.S.C. 1395yy) 
     is amended in the heading by inserting ``and certain 
     ancillary'' after ``service''.

     SEC. 8412. COST-EFFECTIVE MANAGEMENT OF COVERED NON-ROUTINE 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Title XVIII (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) is 
     amended by inserting after section 1888 the following new 
     section:


``cost-effective management of covered non-routine services of skilled 
                           nursing facilities

       ``Sec. 1888A. (a) Definitions.--For purposes of this 
     section:
       ``(1) Covered non-routine services.--The term `covered non-
     routine services' means post-hospital extended care services 
     consisting of any of the following:
       ``(A) Physical or occupational therapy or speech-language 
     pathology services, or respiratory therapy, including 
     supplies and support services directly related to such 
     services and therapy.
       ``(B) Prescription drugs.
       ``(C) Complex medical equipment.
       ``(D) Intravenous therapy and solutions (including enteral 
     and parenteral nutrients, supplies, and equipment).
       ``(E) Radiation therapy.
       ``(F) Diagnostic services, including laboratory, radiology 
     (including computerized tomography services and imaging 
     services), and pulmonary services.
       ``(2) SNF market basket percentage increase.--The term `SNF 
     market basket percentage increase' for a fiscal year means a 
     percentage equal to input price changes in routine service 
     costs for the year under section 1888(a).
       ``(3) Stay.--The term `stay' means, with respect to an 
     individual who is a resident of a skilled nursing facility, a 
     period of continuous days during which the facility provides 
     extended care services for which payment may be made under 
     this title for the individual during the individual's spell 
     of illness.
       ``(b) New Payment Method for Covered Non-Routine Services 
     Beginning in Fiscal Year 1996.--
       ``(1) In general.--The payment method established under 
     this section shall apply with respect to covered non-routine 
     services furnished during cost reporting periods (or portions 
     of cost reporting periods) beginning on or after October 1, 
     1995.
       ``(2) Interim payments.--Subject to subsection (c), a 
     skilled nursing facility shall receive interim payments under 
     this title for covered non-routine services furnished to an 
     individual during cost reporting periods (or portions of cost 
     reporting periods) described in paragraph (1) in an amount 
     equal to the reasonable cost of providing such services in 
     accordance with section 1861(v). The Secretary may adjust 
     such payments if the Secretary determines (on the basis of 
     such estimated information as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate) that payments to the facility under this 
     paragraph for a cost reporting period would substantially 
     exceed the cost reporting period amount determined under 
     subsection (c)(2).
       ``(3) Responsibility of skilled nursing facility to manage 
     billings.--
       ``(A) Clarification relating to part a billing.--In the 
     case of a covered non-routine service furnished to an 
     individual who (at the time the service is furnished) is a 
     resident of a skilled nursing facility who is entitled to 
     coverage under section 1812(a)(2) for such service, the 
     skilled nursing facility shall submit a claim for payment 
     under this title for such service under part A (without 
     regard to whether or not the item or service was furnished by 
     the facility, by others under arrangement with them made by 
     the facility, under any other contracting or consulting 
     arrangement, or otherwise).
       ``(B) Part b billing.--In the case of a covered non-routine 
     service other than a portable X-ray or portable 
     electrocardiogram treated as a physician's service for 
     purposes of section 1848(j)(3)) furnished to an individual 
     who (at the time the service is furnished) is a resident of a 
     skilled nursing facility who is not entitled to coverage 
     under section 1812(a)(2) for such service but is entitled to 
     coverage under part B for such service, the skilled nursing 
     facility shall submit a claim for payment under this title 
     for such service under part B (without regard to whether or 
     not the item or service was furnished by the facility, by 
     others under arrangement with them made by the facility, 
     under any other contracting or consulting arrangement, or 
     otherwise). This subparagraph shall not apply to physician's 
     services furnished by a physician (as defined in section 
     1861(r)(1)) to a resident of a skilled nursing facility if 
     such services are not covered non-routine services (as 
     defined in section 1888A(a)(1)) or services for which routine 
     service costs (as defined in section 1888(e)) are determined.
       ``(C) Maintaining records on services furnished to 
     residents.--Each skilled nursing facility receiving payments 
     for extended care services under this title shall document on 
     the facility's cost report all covered non-routine services 
     furnished to all residents of the facility to whom the 
     facility provided extended care services for which payment 
     was made under part A or B (including a portable X-ray or 
     portable electrocardiogram treated as a physician's service 
     for purposes of section 1848(j)(3)) during a fiscal year 
     (beginning with fiscal year 1996) (without regard to whether 
     or not the services were furnished by the facility, by others 
     under arrangement with them made by the facility, under any 
     other contracting or consulting arrangement, or otherwise).
       ``(c) No Payment in Excess of Product of Per Stay Amount 
     and Number of Stays.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a skilled nursing facility has 
     received aggregate payments under subsection (b) for covered 
     non-routine services during a cost reporting period beginning 
     during a fiscal year in excess of an amount equal to the cost 
     reporting period amount determined under paragraph (2), the 
     Secretary shall reduce the payments made to the facility with 
     respect to such services for cost reporting periods beginning 
     during the following fiscal year in an amount equal to such 
     excess. The Secretary shall reduce payments under this 
     subparagraph at such times and in such manner during a fiscal 
     year as the Secretary finds necessary to meet the requirement 
     of this subparagraph.
       ``(2) Cost reporting period amount.--The cost reporting 
     period amount determined under this subparagraph is an amount 
     equal to the product of--
       ``(A) the per stay amount applicable to the facility under 
     subsection (d) for the period; and
       ``(B) the number of stays beginning during the period for 
     which payment was made to the facility for such services.

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       ``(3) Prospective reduction in payments.--In addition to 
     the process for reducing payments described in paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary may reduce payments made to a facility under 
     this section during a cost reporting period if the Secretary 
     determines (on the basis of such estimated information as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate) that payments to the 
     facility under this section for the period will substantially 
     exceed the cost reporting period amount for the period 
     determined under this paragraph.
       ``(d) Determination of Facility Per Stay Amount.--
       ``(1) Amount for fiscal year 1996.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Establishment.--Except as provided in subparagraph 
     (B) and clause (ii), the Secretary shall establish a per stay 
     amount for each nursing facility for the 12-month cost 
     reporting period beginning during fiscal year 1996 that is 
     the facility-specific stay amount for the facility (as 
     determined under subsection (e)) for the last 12-month cost 
     reporting period ending on or before December 31, 1994, 
     increased (in a compounded manner) by the SNF market basket 
     percentage increase (as defined in subsection (a)(2)) for 
     each fiscal year through fiscal year 1996.
       ``(ii) Adjustment if implementation delayed.--If the amount 
     under clause (i) is not established prior to the cost 
     reporting period described in clause (i), the Secretary shall 
     adjust such amount for stays after such amount is established 
     in such a manner so as to recover any amounts in excess of 
     the amounts which would have been paid for stays before such 
     date if the amount had been in effect for such stays.
       ``(B) Facilities not having 1994 cost reporting period.--In 
     the case of a skilled nursing facility for which payments 
     were not made under this title for covered non-routine 
     services for the last 12-month cost reporting period ending 
     on or before December 31, 1994, the per stay amount for the 
     12-month cost reporting period beginning during fiscal year 
     1996 shall be the average of all per stay amounts determined 
     under subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Amount for fiscal year 1997 and subsequent fiscal 
     years.--The per stay amount for a skilled nursing facility 
     for a 12-month cost reporting period beginning during a 
     fiscal year after 1996 is equal to the per stay amount 
     established under this subsection for the 12-month cost 
     reporting period beginning during the preceding fiscal year 
     (without regard to any adjustment under paragraph 
     (1)(A)(ii)), increased by the SNF market basket percentage 
     increase for such subsequent fiscal year minus 2.0 percentage 
     points.
       ``(e) Determination of Facility-Specific Stay Amounts.--The 
     `facility-specific stay amount' for a skilled nursing 
     facility for a cost reporting period is--
       ``(1) the sum of--
       ``(A) the amount of payments made to the facility under 
     part A during the period which are attributable to covered 
     non-routine services furnished during a stay; and
       ``(B) the Secretary's best estimate of the amount of 
     payments made under part B during the period for covered non-
     routine services furnished to all residents of the facility 
     to whom the facility provided extended care services for 
     which payment was made under part A during the period 
     (without regard to whether or not the services were furnished 
     by the facility, by others under arrangement with them made 
     by the facility under any other contracting or consulting 
     arrangement, or otherwise), as estimated by the Secretary; 
     divided by
       ``(2) the average number of days per stay for all residents 
     of the skilled nursing facility receiving extended care 
     services furnished during the benefit period established 
     under section 1812(a)(2).
       ``(f) Intensive Nursing or Therapy Needs.--
       ``(1) In general.--In applying subsection (b) to covered 
     non-routine services furnished during a stay beginning during 
     a cost reporting period to a resident of a skilled nursing 
     facility who requires intensive nursing or therapy services, 
     the per stay amount for such resident shall be the per stay 
     amount developed under paragraph (2) instead of the per stay 
     amount determined under subsection (d)(1)(A).
       ``(2) Per stay amount for intensive need residents.--Upon 
     the implementation of the payment method established under 
     this section, the Secretary, after consultation with the 
     Medicare Payment Review Commission and skilled nursing 
     facility experts, shall develop and publish a per stay amount 
     for residents of a skilled nursing facility who require 
     intensive nursing or therapy services..
       ``(3) Budget neutrality.--The Secretary shall adjust 
     payments under subsection (b) in a manner that ensures that 
     total payments for covered non-routine services under this 
     section are not greater or less than total payments for such 
     services would have been but for the application of paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(g) Exceptions and Adjustments to Amounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may make exceptions and 
     adjustments to the cost reporting period amounts applicable 
     to a skilled nursing facility under subsection (c)(2) for a 
     cost reporting period, except that the total amount of any 
     additional payments made under this section for covered non-
     routine services during the cost reporting period as a result 
     of such exceptions and adjustments may not exceed 5 percent 
     of the aggregate payments made to all skilled nursing 
     facilities for covered non-routine services during the cost 
     reporting period (determined without regard to this 
     paragraph).
       ``(2) Budget neutrality.--The Secretary shall adjust 
     payments under subsection (b) in a manner that ensures that 
     total payments for covered non-routine services under this 
     section are not greater or less than total payments for such 
     services would have been but for the application of paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(h) Special Treatment for Medicare Low Volume Skilled 
     Nursing Facilities.--The Secretary shall determine an 
     appropriate manner in which to apply this section, taking 
     into account the purposes of this section, to non-routine 
     costs of a skilled nursing facility for which payment is made 
     for routine service costs during a cost reporting period on 
     the basis of prospective payments under section 1888(d).
       ``(i) Special Rule for X-Ray Services.--Before furnishing a 
     covered non-routine service consisting of an X-ray service 
     for which payment may be made under part A or part B to a 
     resident, a skilled nursing facility shall consider whether 
     furnishing the service through a provider of portable X-ray 
     service services would be appropriate, taking into account 
     the cost effectiveness of the service and the convenience to 
     the resident.
       ``(j) Maintaining Savings From Payment System.--The 
     prospective payment system established under section 1889 
     shall reflect the payment methodology established under this 
     section for covered non-routine services.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1814(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395f(b)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
     striking ``1813 and 1886'' and inserting ``1813, 1886, 1888, 
     1888A, and 1889''.

     SEC. 8413. PAYMENTS FOR ROUTINE SERVICE COSTS.

       (a) Maintaining Savings Resulting From Temporary Freeze on 
     Payment Increases.--
       (1) Basing updates to per diem cost limits on limits for 
     fiscal year 1993.--
       (A) In general.--The last sentence of section 1888(a) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395yy(a)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``(except that such updates may not take into 
     account any changes in the routine service costs of skilled 
     nursing facilities occurring during cost reporting periods 
     which began during fiscal year 1994 or fiscal year 1995).''.
       (B) No exceptions permitted based on amendment.--The 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not consider the 
     amendment made by subparagraph (A) in making any adjustments 
     pursuant to section 1888(c) of the Social Security Act.
       (2) Payments to low medicare volume skilled nursing 
     facilities.--Any change made by the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services in the amount of any prospective payment paid 
     to a skilled nursing facility under section 1888(d) of the 
     Social Security Act for cost reporting periods beginning on 
     or after October 1, 1995, may not take into account any 
     changes in the costs of services occurring during cost 
     reporting periods which began during fiscal year 1994 or 
     fiscal year 1995.
       (b) Basing 1996 Limits on New Definition of Routine 
     Costs.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services shall take 
     into account the new definition of routine service costs 
     under section 1888(e) of the Social Security Act, as added by 
     section 8411, in determining the routine per diem cost limits 
     under section 1888(a) for fiscal year 1996 and each fiscal 
     year thereafter.
       (c) Establishment of Schedule for Making Adjustments to 
     Limits.--Section 1888(c) (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(c)) is amended by 
     striking the period at the end of the second sentence and 
     inserting ``, and may only make adjustments under this 
     subsection with respect to a facility which applies for an 
     adjustment during an annual application period established by 
     the Secretary.''.
       (d) Limitation to Exceptions Process of the Secretary.--
     Section 1888(c) (42 U.S.C. 1395yy(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(c) The Secretary'' and inserting 
     ``(c)(1) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary may not make any adjustments under this 
     subsection in the limits set forth in subsection (a) for a 
     cost reporting period beginning during a fiscal year to the 
     extent that the total amount of the additional payments made 
     under this title as a result of such adjustments is greater 
     than an amount equal to--
       ``(A) for cost reporting periods beginning during fiscal 
     year 1996, the total amount of the additional payments made 
     under this title as a result of adjustments under this 
     subsection for cost reporting periods beginning during fiscal 
     year 1994 increased (on a compounded basis) by the SNF market 
     basket percentage increase (as defined in section 
     1888A(a)(2)) for each fiscal year; and
       ``(B) for cost reporting periods beginning during a 
     subsequent fiscal year, the amount determined under this 
     paragraph for the preceding fiscal year, increased by the SNF 
     market basket percentage increase (as defined in section 
     1888A(a)(2)) for each fiscal year.''.
       (e) Maintaining Savings From Payment System.--The 
     prospective payment system established under section 1889 of 
     the Social Security Act, as added by section 8410, shall 
     reflect the routine per diem cost limits under section 
     1888(a) of such Act.

     SEC. 8414. REDUCTIONS IN PAYMENT FOR CAPITAL-RELATED COSTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1861(v)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(v)(1)), as amended by section 8405(a), is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

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       ``(U) Such regulations shall provide that, in determining 
     the amount of the payments that may be made under this title 
     with respect to all the capital-related costs of skilled 
     nursing facilities, the Secretary shall reduce the amounts of 
     such payments otherwise established under this title by 10 
     percent for payments attributable to portions of cost 
     reporting periods occurring beginning in fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.''.
       (b) Maintaining Savings Resulting From 10 Percent Capital 
     Reduction.--The prospective payment system established under 
     section 1889 of the Social Security Act, as added by section 
     8410 of this Act, shall reflect the 10 percent reduction in 
     payments for capital-related costs of skilled nursing 
     facilities as such reduction is in effect under section 
     1861(v)(1)(U) of the Social Security Act, as added by 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 8415. TREATMENT OF ITEMS AND SERVICES PAID FOR UNDER 
                   PART B.

       (a) Requiring Payment for All Items and Services To Be Made 
     to Facility.--
       (1) In general.--The first sentence of section 1842(b)(6) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(6)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and (D)'' and inserting ``(D)''; and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``, and (E) in the case of an item or service 
     (other than a portable X-ray or portable electrocardiogram 
     treated as a physician's service for purposes of section 
     1848(j)(3)) furnished to an individual who (at the time the 
     item or service is furnished) is a resident of a skilled 
     nursing facility, payment shall be made to the facility 
     (without regard to whether or not the item or service was 
     furnished by the facility, by others under arrangement with 
     them made by the facility, under any other contracting or 
     consulting arrangement, or otherwise), except that this 
     subparagraph shall not preclude a physician (as defined in 
     section 1861(r)(1)) from receiving payment for physician's 
     services provided to a resident of a skilled nursing facility 
     if such services are not covered non-routine services (as 
     defined in section 1888A(a)(1)) or services for which routine 
     service costs (as defined in section 1888(e)) are 
     determined.''.
       (2) Exclusion for items and services not billed by 
     facility.--Section 1862(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (14);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (15) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (15) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(16) where such expenses are for covered non-routine 
     services (as defined in section 1888A(a)(1)) (other than a 
     portable X-ray or portable electrocardiogram treated as a 
     physician's service for purposes of section 1848(j)(3)) 
     furnished to an individual who is a resident of a skilled 
     nursing facility and for which the claim for payment under 
     this title is not submitted by the facility.''.
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Section 1832(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395k(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``(2);'' and inserting 
     ``(2) and section 1842(b)(6)(E);''.
       (b) Reduction in Payments for Items and Services Furnished 
     by or Under Arrangements With Facilities.--Section 1861(v)(1) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)), as amended by section 8405(a) and 
     section 8414(a), is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(V) In the case of an item or service furnished by a 
     skilled nursing facility (or by others under arrangement with 
     them made by a skilled nursing facility or under any other 
     contracting or consulting arrangement or otherwise) for which 
     payment is made under part B in an amount determined in 
     accordance with section 1833(a)(2)(B), the Secretary shall 
     reduce the reasonable cost for such item or service otherwise 
     determined under clause (i)(I) of such section by 5.8 percent 
     for payments attributable to portions of cost reporting 
     periods occurring during fiscal years 1996 through 2002.''.

     SEC. 8416. MEDICAL REVIEW PROCESS.

       In order to ensure that medicare beneficiaries are 
     furnished appropriate extended care services, the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services shall establish and implement a 
     thorough medical review process to examine the effects of the 
     amendments made by this subchapter on the quality of extended 
     care services furnished to medicare beneficiaries. In 
     developing such a medical review process, the Secretary shall 
     place a particular emphasis on the quality of non-routine 
     covered services for which payment is made under section 
     1888A of the Social Security Act.

     SEC. 8417. REPORT BY MEDICARE PAYMENT REVIEW COMMISSION.

       Not later than October 1, 1997, the Medicare Payment Review 
     Commission shall submit to Congress a report on the system 
     under which payment is made under the medicare program for 
     extended care services furnished by skilled nursing 
     facilities, and shall include in the report the following:
       (1) An analysis of the effect of the methodology 
     established under section 1888A of the Social Security Act 
     (as added by section 8412) on the payments for, and the 
     quality of, extended care services under the medicare 
     program.
       (2) An analysis of the advisability of determining the 
     amount of payment for covered non-routine services of 
     facilities (as described in such section) on the basis of the 
     amounts paid for such services when furnished by suppliers 
     under part B of the medicare program.
       (3) An analysis of the desirability of maintaining separate 
     routine cost-limits for hospital-based and freestanding 
     facilities in the costs of extended care services recognized 
     as reasonable under the medicare program.
       (4) An analysis of the quality of services furnished by 
     skilled nursing facilities.
       (5) An analysis of the adequacy of the process and 
     standards used to provide exceptions to the limits described 
     in paragraph (3).
       (6) An analysis of the effect of the prospective payment 
     methodology established under section 1889 of the Social 
     Security Act (as added by section 8410) on the payments for, 
     and the quality of, extended care services under the medicare 
     program, including an evaluation of the baseline used in 
     establishing a system for payment for extended care services 
     furnished by skilled nursing facilities.

     SEC. 8418. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this subchapter, the 
     amendments made by this subchapter shall apply to services 
     furnished during cost reporting periods (or portions of cost 
     reporting periods) beginning on or after October 1, 1995.

             CHAPTER 3--OTHER PROVISIONS RELATING TO PART A

     SEC. 8421. PAYMENTS FOR HOSPICE SERVICES.

       Section 1814(i)(1)(C)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 1395f(i)(1)(C)(ii)) is 
     amended by striking subclauses (IV), (V), and (VI), and 
     inserting the following subclauses:
       ``(IV) for fiscal years 1996 through 2002, the market 
     basket percentage increase for the fiscal year minus 2.0 
     percentage points; and
       ``(V) for a subsequent fiscal year, the market basket 
     percentage increase for the fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 8422. PERMANENT EXTENSION OF HEMOPHILIA PASS-THROUGH.

       Effective as if included in the enactment of OBRA-1989, 
     section 6011(d) of such Act (as amended by section 13505 of 
     OBRA-1993) is amended by striking ``and shall expire 
     September 30, 1994''.
               Subtitle F--Provisions Relating to Part B

                       CHAPTER 1--PAYMENT REFORMS

     SEC. 8501. PAYMENTS FOR PHYSICIANS' SERVICES.

       (a) Establishing Update to Conversion Factor To Match 
     Spending Under Sustainable Growth Rate.--
       (1) Update.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1848(d)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
     4(d)(3)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Update.--
       ``(A) In general.--Unless Congress otherwise provides, 
     subject to subparagraph (E), for purposes of this section the 
     update for a year (beginning with 1997) is equal to the 
     product of--
       ``(i) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     increase in the medicare economic index (described in the 
     fourth sentence of section 1842(b)(3)) for the year (divided 
     by 100), and
       ``(ii) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the update 
     adjustment factor for the year (divided by 100),
     minus 1 and multiplied by 100.
       ``(B) Update adjustment factor.--The `update adjustment 
     factor' for a year is equal to the quotient of--
       ``(i) the difference between (I) the sum of the allowed 
     expenditures for physicians' services furnished during each 
     of the years 1995 through the year involved and (II) the sum 
     of the amount of actual expenditures for physicians' services 
     furnished during each of the years 1995 through the previous 
     year; divided by
       ``(ii) the Secretary's estimate of allowed expenditures for 
     physicians' services furnished during the year.
       ``(C) Determination of allowed expenditures.--For purposes 
     of subparagraph (B), allowed expenditures for physicians' 
     services shall be determined as follows (as estimated by the 
     Secretary):
       ``(i) In the case of allowed expenditures for 1995, such 
     expenditures shall be equal to actual expenditures for 
     services furnished during the 12-month period ending with 
     June 30, 1995.
       ``(ii) In the case of allowed expenditures for 1996 and 
     each subsequent year, such expenditures shall be equal to 
     allowed expenditures for the previous year, increased by the 
     sustainable growth rate under subsection (f) for the fiscal 
     year which begins during the year.
       ``(D) Determination of actual expenditures.--For purposes 
     of subparagraph (B), the amount of actual expenditures for 
     physicians' services furnished during a year shall be equal 
     to the amount of expenditures for such services during the 
     12-month period ending with June of the previous year.
       ``(E) Restriction on variation from medicare economic 
     index.--Notwithstanding the amount of the update adjustment 
     factor determined under subparagraph (B) for a year, the 
     update in the conversion factor under this paragraph for the 
     year may not be--
       ``(i) greater than 103 percent of 1 plus the Secretary's 
     estimate of the percentage increase in the medicare economic 
     index (described in the fourth sentence of section 
     1842(b)(3)) for the year (divided by 100), minus 1 and 
     multiplied by 100; or
       ``(ii) less than 93 percent of 1 plus the Secretary's 
     estimate of the percentage increase in the medicare economic 
     index (described in the fourth sentence of section 
     1842(b)(3)) for the year (divided by 100), minus 1 and 
     multiplied by 100.''.
       (B) Effective date.--The amendments made by subparagraph 
     (A) shall apply to physicians' services furnished on or after 
     January 1, 1997.

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       (2) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 1848(d)(2)(A) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395w-4(d)(2)(A)) is amended--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
       (I) by striking ``(or updates) in the conversion factor (or 
     factors)'' and inserting ``in the conversion factor'';
       (II) by striking ``(beginning with 1991)'' and inserting 
     ``(beginning with 1996)''; and
       (III) by striking the second sentence;
       (ii) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
       ``(ii) such factors as enter into the calculation of the 
     update adjustment factor as described in paragraph (3)(B); 
     and'';
       (iii) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:
       ``(iii) access to services.'';
       (iv) by striking clauses (iv), (v), and (vi); and
       (v) by striking the last sentence.
       (B) Section 1848(d)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(d)(2)(B)) is 
     amended--
       (i) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of clause (iv) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(v) changes in volume or intensity of services.''.
       (C) Section 1848(d)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395w4-(d)(2)) is further 
     amended--
       (i) by striking subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E);
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (F) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (iii) in subparagraph (C), as redesignated, by striking 
     ``(or updates) in the conversion factor (or factors)'' and 
     inserting ``in the conversion factor''.
       (b) Replacement of Volume Performance Standard With 
     Sustainable Growth Rate.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1848(f) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-4(f)) is 
     amended by striking paragraphs (2) through (5) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(2) Specification of growth rate.--
       ``(A) Fiscal year 1996.--The sustainable growth rate for 
     all physicians' services for fiscal year 1996 shall be equal 
     to the product of--
       ``(i) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     change in the medicare economic index for 1996 (described in 
     the fourth sentence of section 1842(b)(3)) (divided by 100),
       ``(ii) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     change (divided by 100) in the average number of individuals 
     enrolled under this part (other than private plan enrollees) 
     from fiscal year 1995 to fiscal year 1996,
       ``(iii) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the projected 
     percentage growth in real gross domestic product per capita 
     (divided by 100) from fiscal year 1995 to fiscal year 1996, 
     plus 2 percentage points, and
       ``(iv) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     change (divided by 100) in expenditures for all physicians' 
     services in fiscal year 1996 (compared with fiscal year 1995) 
     which will result from changes in law (including the Medicare 
     Preservation Act of 1995), determined without taking into 
     account estimated changes in expenditures due to changes in 
     the volume and intensity of physicians' services or changes 
     in expenditures resulting from changes in the update to the 
     conversion factor under subsection (d),
     minus 1 and multiplied by 100.
       ``(B) Subsequent fiscal years.--The sustainable growth rate 
     for all physicians' services for fiscal year 1997 and each 
     subsequent fiscal year shall be equal to the product of--
       ``(i) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     change in the medicare economic index for the fiscal year 
     involved (described in the fourth sentence of section 
     1842(b)(3)) (divided by 100),
       ``(ii) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     change (divided by 100) in the average number of individuals 
     enrolled under this part (other than private plan enrollees) 
     from the previous fiscal year to the fiscal year involved,
       ``(iii) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the projected 
     percentage growth in real gross domestic product per capita 
     (divided by 100) from the previous fiscal year to the fiscal 
     year involved, plus 2 percentage points, and
       ``(iv) 1 plus the Secretary's estimate of the percentage 
     change (divided by 100) in expenditures for all physicians' 
     services in the fiscal year (compared with the previous 
     fiscal year) which will result from changes in law (including 
     changes made by the Secretary in response to section 1895), 
     determined without taking into account estimated changes in 
     expenditures due to changes in the volume and intensity of 
     physicians' services or changes in expenditures resulting 
     from changes in the update to the conversion factor under 
     subsection (d)(3),
     minus 1 and multiplied by 100.
       ``(3) Definitions.--In this subsection:
       ``(A) Services included in physicians' services.--The term 
     `physicians' services' includes other items and services 
     (such as clinical diagnostic laboratory tests and radiology 
     services), specified by the Secretary, that are commonly 
     performed or furnished by a physician or in a physician's 
     office, but does not include services furnished to a private 
     plan enrollee.
       ``(B) Private plan enrollee.--The term `private plan 
     enrollee' means, with respect to a fiscal year, an individual 
     enrolled under this part who has elected to receive benefits 
     under this title for the fiscal year through a MedicarePlus 
     plan offered under part C or through enrollment with an 
     eligible organization with a risk-sharing contract under 
     section 1876.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 1848(f) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395w-4(f)) is amended--
       (A) in the heading, by striking ``Volume Performance 
     Standard Rates of Increase'' and inserting ``Sustainable 
     Growth Rate'';
       (B) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``volume performance 
     standard rates of increase'' and inserting ``Sustainable 
     Growth Rate'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (A), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``performance standard rates of increase'' 
     and inserting ``sustainable growth rate''; and
       (iii) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``HMO enrollees'' 
     each place such term appears and inserting ``private plan 
     enrollees'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``performance standard 
     rates of increase'' and inserting ``sustainable growth 
     rate''; and
       (D) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``performance standard 
     rates of increase'' and inserting ``sustainable growth 
     rate'';
       (ii) in the first sentence, by striking ``with 1991), the 
     performance standard rates of increase'' and all that follows 
     through the first period and inserting ``with 1997), the 
     sustainable growth rate for the fiscal year beginning in that 
     year.''; and
       (iii) in the second sentence, by striking ``January 1, 
     1990, the performance standard rate of increase under 
     subparagraph (D) for fiscal year 1990'' and inserting 
     ``January 1, 1997, the sustainable growth rate for fiscal 
     year 1997''.
       (c) Establishment of Single Conversion Factor for 1996.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1848(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
     4(d)(1)) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) Special rule for 1996.--For 1996, the conversion 
     factor under this subsection shall be $35.42 for all 
     physicians' services.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Section 1848 (42 U.S.C. 1395w-
     4) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(or factors)'' each place it appears in 
     subsection (d)(1)(A) and (d)(1)(D)(ii) (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (1)(a));
       (B) in subsection (d)(1)(A), by striking ``or updates'';
       (C) in subsection (d)(1)(D)(ii) (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (1)(a)), by striking ``(or updates)''; and
       (D) in subsection (i)(1)(C), by striking ``conversion 
     factors'' and inserting ``the conversion factor''.

     SEC. 8502. ELIMINATION OF FORMULA-DRIVEN OVERPAYMENTS FOR 
                   CERTAIN OUTPATIENT HOSPITAL SERVICES.

       (a) Ambulatory Surgical Center Procedures.--Section 
     1833(i)(3)(B)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(i)(3)(B)(i)(II)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``of 80 percent''; and
       (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``, less the amount a provider may charge as 
     described in clause (ii) of section 1866(a)(2)(A).''.
       (b) Radiology Services and Diagnostic Procedures.--Section 
     1833(n)(1)(B)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(n)(1)(B)(i)(II)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``of 80 percent''; and
       (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``, less the amount a provider may charge as 
     described in clause (ii) of section 1866(a)(2)(A).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to services furnished during portions of cost 
     reporting periods occurring on or after October 1, 1995.

     SEC. 8503. EXTENSION OF REDUCTIONS IN PAYMENTS FOR COSTS OF 
                   HOSPITAL OUTPATIENT SERVICES.

       (a) Reduction in Payments for Capital-Related Costs.--
     Section 1861(v)(1)(S)(ii)(I) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(v)(1)(S)(ii)(I)) is amended by striking ``through 
     1998'' and inserting ``through 2002''.
       (b) Reduction in Payments for Other Costs.--Section 
     1861(v)(1)(S)(ii)(II) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(S)(ii)(II)) is 
     amended by striking ``through 1998'' and inserting ``through 
     2002''.

     SEC. 8504. REDUCTION IN UPDATES TO PAYMENT AMOUNTS FOR 
                   CLINICAL DIAGNOSTIC LABORATORY TESTS.

       (a) Change in Update.--Section 1833(h)(2)(A)(ii)(IV) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395l(h)(2)(A)(ii)(IV)) is amended by striking ``1994 
     and 1995'' and inserting ``1994 through 2002''.
       (b) Lowering Cap on Payment Amounts.--Section 1833(h)(4)(B) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395l(h)(4)(B)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (vi), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in clause (vii)--
       (A) by inserting ``and before January 1, 1997,'' after 
     ``1995,'', and
       (B) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, 
     and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(viii) after December 31, 1996, is equal to 65 percent of 
     such median.''.

     SEC. 8505. PAYMENTS FOR DURABLE MEDICAL EQUIPMENT.

       (a) Reduction in Payment Amounts for Items of Durable 
     Medical Equipment.--
       (1) Freeze in update for covered items.--Section 
     1834(a)(14) (42 U.S.C. 1395m(a)(14)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking ``a subsequent year'' and inserting ``1993, 
     1994, and 1995'', and

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       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) for each of the years 1996 through 2002, 0 percentage 
     points; and
       ``(D) for a subsequent year, the percentage increase in the 
     consumer price index for all urban consumers (U.S. urban 
     average) for the 12-month period ending with June of the 
     previous year.''.
       (2) Update for orthotics and prosthetics.--Section 
     1834(h)(4)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395m(h)(4)(A)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii);
       (B) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (v); and
       (C) by inserting after clause (iii) the following new 
     clause:
       ``(iv) for each of the years 1996 through 2002, 1 percent, 
     and''.
       (b) Oxygen and Oxygen Equipment.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1834(a)(9)(C) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395m(a)(9)(C)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of clause (iii);
       (B) in clause (iv)--
       (i) by striking ``a subsequent year'' and inserting ``1993, 
     1994, and 1995'', and
       (ii) by striking the period at the end and inserting a 
     semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
       ``(v) in each of the years 1996 through 2002, is the 
     national limited monthly payment rate computed under 
     subparagraph (B) for the item for the year reduced by the 
     applicable percentage described in subparagraph (D) (but in 
     no case may the amount determined under this clause be less 
     than 70 percent of such national limited payment rate); and
       ``(vi) in a subsequent year, is the national limited 
     monthly payment rate computed under subparagraph (B) for the 
     item for the year.''.
       (2) Applicable percentage described.--Section 1834(a)(9) 
     (42 1395m(a)(9)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Applicable percentage described.--In clause (v) of 
     subparagraph (C), the `applicable percentage' with respect to 
     a year described in such clause is--
       ``(i) for 1996, 20 percent,
       ``(ii) for 1997, 21\2/3\ percent,
       ``(iii) for 1998, 23\1/3\ percent,
       ``(iv) for 1999, 25 percent,
       ``(v) for 2000, 26\2/3\ percent,
       ``(vi) for 2001, 28\1/3\ percent, and
       ``(vii) for 2002, 30 percent.''.
       (c) Payment Freeze for Parenteral and Enteral Nutrients, 
     Supplies, and Equipment.--In determining the amount of 
     payment under part B of title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act with respect to parenteral and enteral nutrients, 
     supplies, and equipment during each of the years 1996 through 
     2002, the charges determined to be reasonable with respect to 
     such nutrients, supplies, and equipment may not exceed the 
     charges determined to be reasonable with respect to such 
     nutrients, supplies, and equipment during 1993.

     SEC. 8506. UPDATES FOR AMBULATORY SURGICAL SERVICES.

       Section 1833(i)(2)(C) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(i)(2)(C)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``1996'' and inserting ``2003''; and
       (2) by inserting before the first sentence the following 
     new sentence: ``Notwithstanding the second sentence of 
     subparagraph (A) or the second sentence of subparagraph (B), 
     the Secretary shall not update amounts established under such 
     subparagraphs for fiscal years 1996 through 2002.''

     SEC. 8507. PAYMENTS FOR AMBULANCE SERVICES.

       Section 1861(v)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)), as amended by 
     section 8405(a), section 8414(a), and section 8415(b), is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(W) In determining the reasonable cost or charge of 
     ambulance services for fiscal years 1996 through 2002, the 
     Secretary shall not recognize any costs in excess of costs 
     recognized as reasonable for fiscal year 1995.''.

     SEC. 8508. ENSURING PAYMENT FOR PHYSICIAN AND NURSE FOR 
                   JOINTLY FURNISHED ANESTHESIA SERVICES.

       (a) Payment for Jointly Furnished Single Case.--
       (1) Payment to physician.--Section 1848(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395w-4(a)(4)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Payment for single case.--Notwithstanding section 
     1862(a)(1)(A), with respect to physicians' services 
     consisting of the furnishing of anesthesia services for a 
     single case that are furnished jointly with a certified 
     registered nurse anesthetist, if the carrier determines that 
     the use of both the physician and the nurse anesthetist to 
     furnish the anesthesia service was not medically necessary, 
     the fee schedule amount for the physicians' services shall be 
     equal to 50 percent (or 55 percent, in the case of services 
     furnished during 1996 or 1997) of the fee schedule amount 
     applicable under this section for anesthesia services 
     personally performed by the physician alone (without regard 
     to this subparagraph). Nothing in this subparagraph may be 
     construed to affect the application of any provision of law 
     regarding balance billing.''.
       (2) Payment to crna.--Section 1833(l)(4)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395l(l)(4)(B)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new clause:
       ``(iv) Notwithstanding section 1862(a)(1)(A), in the case 
     of services of a certified registered nurse anesthetist 
     consisting of the furnishing of anesthesia services for a 
     single case that are furnished jointly with a physician, if 
     the carrier determines that the use of both the physician and 
     the nurse anesthetist to furnish the anesthesia service was 
     not medically necessary, the fee schedule amount for the 
     services furnished by the certified registered nurse 
     anesthetist shall be equal to 50 percent (or 40 percent, in 
     the case of services furnished during 1996 or 1997) of the 
     fee schedule amount applicable under section 1848 for 
     anesthesia services personally performed by the physician 
     alone (without regard to this clause).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     shall apply to services furnished on or after July 1, 1996.

                       CHAPTER 2--PART B PREMIUM

     SEC. 8511. PROMOTING SOLVENCY OF PART A TRUST FUND THROUGH 
                   PART B PREMIUM.

       (a) In General.--Section 1839(e)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395r(e)(1)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``1999'' and inserting 
     ``2003'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C)(i) For each month beginning with January 1996 through 
     December 2002, the amount of the monthly premium under this 
     part shall be increased by an amount equal to 13 percent of 
     the monthly actuarial rate for enrollees age 65 and over, as 
     determined under subsection (a)(1) and applicable to such 
     month.
       ``(ii) The Secretary shall transfer amounts received 
     pursuant to clause (i) to the Federal Hospital Insurance 
     Trust Fund.
       ``(iii) In applying section 1844(a), amounts attributable 
     to clause (i) shall not be counted in determining the dollar 
     amount of the premium per enrollee under paragraph (1)(A) or 
     (1)(B).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     apply to premiums for months beginning with January 1996.

     SEC. 8512. INCOME-RELATED REDUCTION IN MEDICARE SUBSIDY.

       (a) In General.--Section 1839 (42 U.S.C. 1395r) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h)(1) Notwithstanding the previous subsections of this 
     section, in the case of an individual whose modified adjusted 
     gross income for a taxable year ending with or within a 
     calendar year (as initially determined by the Secretary in 
     accordance with paragraph (3)) exceeds the threshold amount 
     described in paragraph (5)(B), the Secretary shall increase 
     the amount of the monthly premium for months in the calendar 
     year by an amount equal to the difference between--
       ``(A) 200 percent of the monthly actuarial rate for 
     enrollees age 65 and over as determined under subsection 
     (a)(1) for that calendar year; and
       ``(B) the total of the monthly premiums paid by the 
     individual under this section (determined without regard to 
     subsection (b)) during such calendar year.
       ``(2) In the case of an individual described in paragraph 
     (1) whose modified adjusted gross income exceeds the 
     threshold amount by less than $50,000, the amount of the 
     increase in the monthly premium applicable under paragraph 
     (1) shall be an amount which bears the same ratio to the 
     amount of the increase described in paragraph (1) (determined 
     without regard to this paragraph) as such excess bears to 
     $50,000. In the case of a joint return filed under section 
     6013 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 by spouses both of 
     whom are enrolled under this part, the previous sentence 
     shall be applied by substituting `$60,000' for `$50,000'. The 
     preceding provisions of this paragraph shall not apply to any 
     individual whose threshold amount is zero.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall make an initial determination of 
     the amount of an individual's modified adjusted gross income 
     for a taxable year ending with or within a calendar year for 
     purposes of this subsection as follows:
       ``(A) Not later than September 1 of the year preceding the 
     year, the Secretary shall provide notice to each individual 
     whom the Secretary finds (on the basis of the individual's 
     actual modified adjusted gross income for the most recent 
     taxable year for which such information is available or other 
     information provided to the Secretary by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury) will be subject to an increase under this 
     subsection that the individual will be subject to such an 
     increase, and shall include in such notice the Secretary's 
     estimate of the individual's modified adjusted gross income 
     for the year.
       ``(B) If, during the 30-day period beginning on the date 
     notice is provided to an individual under subparagraph (A), 
     the individual provides the Secretary with information on the 
     individual's anticipated modified adjusted gross income for 
     the year, the amount initially determined by the Secretary 
     under this paragraph with respect to the individual shall be 
     based on the information provided by the individual.
       ``(C) If an individual does not provide the Secretary with 
     information under subparagraph (B), the amount initially 
     determined by the Secretary under this paragraph with respect 
     to the individual shall be the amount included in the notice 
     provided to the individual under subparagraph (A).
       ``(4)(A) If the Secretary determines (on the basis of final 
     information provided by the Secretary of the Treasury) that 
     the amount of an individual's actual modified adjusted gross 
     income for a taxable year ending with or within a calendar 
     year is less than or

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     greater than the amount initially determined by the Secretary 
     under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall increase or decrease 
     the amount of the individual's monthly premium under this 
     section (as the case may be) for months during the following 
     calendar year by an amount equal to \1/12\ of the difference 
     between--
       ``(i) the total amount of all monthly premiums paid by the 
     individual under this section during the previous calendar 
     year; and
       ``(ii) the total amount of all such premiums which would 
     have been paid by the individual during the previous calendar 
     year if the amount of the individual's modified adjusted 
     gross income initially determined under paragraph (3) were 
     equal to the actual amount of the individual's modified 
     adjusted gross income determined under this paragraph.
       ``(B)(i) In the case of an individual for whom the amount 
     initially determined by the Secretary under paragraph (3) is 
     based on information provided by the individual under 
     subparagraph (B) of such paragraph, if the Secretary 
     determines under subparagraph (A) that the amount of the 
     individual's actual modified adjusted gross income for a 
     taxable year is greater than the amount initially determined 
     under paragraph (3), the Secretary shall increase the amount 
     otherwise determined for the year under subparagraph (A) by 
     interest in an amount equal to the sum of the amounts 
     determined under clause (ii) for each of the months described 
     in clause (ii).
       ``(ii) Interest shall be computed for any month in an 
     amount determined by applying the underpayment rate 
     established under section 6621 of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986 (compounded daily) to any portion of the difference 
     between the amount initially determined under paragraph (3) 
     and the amount determined under subparagraph (A) for the 
     period beginning on the first day of the month beginning 
     after the individual provided information to the Secretary 
     under subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) and ending 30 days 
     before the first month for which the individual's monthly 
     premium is increased under this paragraph.
       ``(iii) Interest shall not be imposed under this 
     subparagraph if the amount of the individual's modified 
     adjusted gross income provided by the individual under 
     subparagraph (B) of paragraph (3) was not less than the 
     individual's modified adjusted gross income determined on the 
     basis of information shown on the return of tax imposed by 
     chapter 1 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for the 
     taxable year involved.
       ``(C) In the case of an individual who is not enrolled 
     under this part for any calendar year for which the 
     individual's monthly premium under this section for months 
     during the year would be increased pursuant to subparagraph 
     (A) if the individual were enrolled under this part for the 
     year, the Secretary may take such steps as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to recover from the individual the 
     total amount by which the individual's monthly premium for 
     months during the year would have been increased under 
     subparagraph (A) if the individual were enrolled under this 
     part for the year.
       ``(D) In the case of a deceased individual for whom the 
     amount of the monthly premium under this section for months 
     in a year would have been decreased pursuant to subparagraph 
     (A) if the individual were not deceased, the Secretary shall 
     make a payment to the individual's surviving spouse (or, in 
     the case of an individual who does not have a surviving 
     spouse, to the individual's estate) in an amount equal to the 
     difference between--
       ``(i) the total amount by which the individual's premium 
     would have been decreased for all months during the year 
     pursuant to subparagraph (A); and
       ``(ii) the amount (if any) by which the individual's 
     premium was decreased for months during the year pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(5) In this subsection, the following definitions apply:
       ``(A) The term `modified adjusted gross income' means 
     adjusted gross income (as defined in section 62 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986)--
       ``(i) determined without regard to sections 135, 911, 931, 
     and 933 of such Code, and
       ``(ii) increased by the amount of interest received or 
     accrued by the taxpayer during the taxable year which is 
     exempt from tax under such Code.
       ``(B) The term `threshold amount' means--
       ``(i) except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, 
     $60,000,
       ``(ii) $90,000, in the case of a joint return (as defined 
     in section 7701(a)(38) of such Code), and
       ``(iii) zero in the case of a taxpayer who--
       ``(I) is married at the close of the taxable year but does 
     not file a joint return (as so defined) for such year, and
       ``(II) does not live apart from his spouse at all times 
     during the taxable year.
       ``(6)(A) The Secretary shall transfer amounts received 
     pursuant to this subsection to the Federal Hospital Insurance 
     Trust Fund.
       ``(B) In applying section 1844(a), amounts attributable to 
     clause (i) shall not be counted in determining the dollar 
     amount of the premium per enrollee under paragraph (1)(A) or 
     (1)(B).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1839 (42 U.S.C. 
     1395r) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(2), by inserting ``or section 1839A'' 
     after ``subsections (b) and (e)'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(3) of section 1839(a), by inserting 
     ``or section 1839A'' after ``subsection (e)'';
       (C) in subsection (b), inserting ``(and as increased under 
     section 1839A)'' after ``subsection (a) or (e)''; and
       (D) in subsection (f), by striking ``if an individual'' and 
     inserting the following: ``if an individual (other than an 
     individual subject to an increase in the monthly premium 
     under this section pursuant to subsection (h))''.
       (2) Section 1840(c) (42 U.S.C. 1395r(c)) is amended by 
     inserting ``or an individual determines that the estimate of 
     modified adjusted gross income used in determining whether 
     the individual is subject to an increase in the monthly 
     premium under section 1839 pursuant to subsection (h) of such 
     section (or in determining the amount of such increase) is 
     too low and results in a portion of the premium not being 
     deducted,'' before ``he may''.
       (c) Reporting Requirements for Secretary of the Treasury.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (l) of section 6103 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to confidentiality 
     and disclosure of returns and return information) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(15) Disclosure of return information to carry out 
     income-related reduction in medicare part b premium.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may, upon written request 
     from the Secretary of Health and Human Services, disclose to 
     officers and employees of the Health Care Financing 
     Administration return information with respect to a taxpayer 
     who is required to pay a monthly premium under section 1839 
     of the Social Security Act. Such return information shall be 
     limited to--
       ``(i) taxpayer identity information with respect to such 
     taxpayer,
       ``(ii) the filing status of such taxpayer,
       ``(iii) the adjusted gross income of such taxpayer,
       ``(iv) the amounts excluded from such taxpayer's gross 
     income under sections 135 and 911,
       ``(v) the interest received or accrued during the taxable 
     year which is exempt from the tax imposed by chapter 1 to the 
     extent such information is available, and
       ``(vi) the amounts excluded from such taxpayer's gross 
     income by sections 931 and 933 to the extent such information 
     is available.
       ``(B) Restriction on use of disclosed information.--Return 
     information disclosed under subparagraph (A) may be used by 
     officers and employees of the Health Care Financing 
     Administration only for the purposes of, and to the extent 
     necessary in, establishing the appropriate monthly premium 
     under section 1839 of the Social Security Act.''
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraphs (3)(A) and (4) of 
     section 6103(p) of such Code are each amended by striking 
     ``or (14)'' each place it appears and inserting ``(14), or 
     (15)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and 
     (b) shall apply to the monthly premium under section 1839 of 
     the Social Security Act for months beginning with January 
     1997.
       (2) Information for prior years.--The Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services may request information under section 
     6013(l)(15) of the Social Security Act (as added by 
     subsection (c)) for taxable years beginning after December 
     31, 1993.
            Subtitle G--Provisions Relating to Parts A and B

              CHAPTER 1--PAYMENTS FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES

     SEC. 8601. PAYMENT FOR HOME HEALTH SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--Title XVIII (42 U.S.C. 1395x et seq.), as 
     amended by section 8102, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:


                   ``payment for home health services

       ``Sec. 1894. (a) In General.--
       ``(1) Per visit payments.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
     Secretary shall make per visit payments beginning with fiscal 
     year 1997 to a home health agency in accordance with this 
     section for each type of home health service described in 
     paragraph (2) furnished to an individual who at the time the 
     service is furnished is under a plan of care by the home 
     health agency under this title (without regard to whether or 
     not the item or service was furnished by the agency or by 
     others under arrangement with them made by the agency, under 
     any other contracting or consulting arrangement, or 
     otherwise).
       ``(2) Types of services.--The types of home health services 
     described in this paragraph are the following:
       ``(A) Part-time or intermittent nursing care provided by or 
     under the supervision of a registered professional nurse.
       ``(B) Physical therapy.
       ``(C) Occupational therapy.
       ``(D) Speech-language pathology services.
       ``(E) Medical social services under the direction of a 
     physician.
       ``(F) To the extent permitted in regulations, part-time or 
     intermittent services of a home health aide who has 
     successfully completed a training program approved by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(b) Establishment of Per Visit Rate for Each Type of 
     Services.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, subject to 
     paragraph (3), establish a per visit payment rate for a home 
     health agency in an area (which shall be the same area used 
     to determine the area wage index applicable to

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     hospitals under section 1886(d)(3)(E)) for each type of home 
     health service described in subsection (a)(2). Such rate 
     shall be equal to the national per visit payment rate 
     determined under paragraph (2) for each such type, except 
     that the labor-related portion of such rate shall be adjusted 
     by the area wage index applicable under section 1886(d)(3)(E) 
     for the area in which the agency is located (as determined 
     without regard to any reclassification of the area under 
     section 1886(d)(8)(B) or a decision of the Medicare 
     Geographic Classification Review Board or the Secretary under 
     section 1886(d)(10) for cost reporting periods beginning 
     after October 1, 1995).
       ``(2) National per visit payment rate.--The national per 
     visit payment rate for each type of service described in 
     subsection (a)(2)--
       ``(A) for fiscal year 1997, is an amount equal to the 
     national average amount paid per visit under this title to 
     home health agencies for such type of service during the most 
     recent 12-month cost reporting period ending on or before 
     June 30, 1994; and
       ``(B) for each subsequent fiscal year, is an amount equal 
     to the national per visit payment rate in effect for the 
     preceding fiscal year, increased by the home health market 
     basket percentage increase for such subsequent fiscal year 
     minus 2.0 percentage points.
       ``(3) Rebasing of rates.--The Secretary shall adjust the 
     national per visit payment rates under this subsection for 
     cost reporting periods beginning on or after October 1, 1999, 
     and every 5 years thereafter, to reflect the most recent 
     available data.
       ``(4) Home health market basket percentage increase.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, the term `home health market 
     basket percentage increase' means, with respect to a fiscal 
     year, a percentage (estimated by the Secretary before the 
     beginning of the fiscal year) determined and applied with 
     respect to the types of home health services described in 
     subsection (a)(2) in the same manner as the market basket 
     percentage increase under section 1886(b)(3)(B)(iii) is 
     determined and applied to inpatient hospital services for the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(c) Per Episode Limit.--
       ``(1) Aggregate limit.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     home health agency may not receive aggregate per visit 
     payments under subsection (a) for a fiscal year in excess of 
     an amount equal to the sum of the following products 
     determined for each case-mix category for which the agency 
     receives payments:
       ``(i) The number of episodes of each such case-mix category 
     during the fiscal year; multiplied by
       ``(ii) the per episode limit determined for such case-mix 
     category for such fiscal year.
       ``(B) Establishment of per episode limits.--
       ``(i) In general.--The per episode limit for a fiscal year 
     for any case-mix category for the area in which a home health 
     agency is located (which shall be the same area used to 
     determine the area wage index applicable to hospitals under 
     section 1886(d)(3)(E)) is equal to--

       ``(I) the mean number of visits for each type of home 
     health service described in subsection (a)(2) furnished 
     during an episode of such case-mix category in such area 
     during fiscal year 1994, adjusted by the case-mix adjustment 
     factor determined in clause (ii) for the fiscal year 
     involved; multiplied by
       ``(II) the per visit payment rate established under 
     subsection (b) for such type of home health service for the 
     fiscal year for which the determination is being made.

       ``(ii) Case-mix adjustment factor.--For purposes of clause 
     (i), the case-mix adjustment factor for a year for--

       ``(I) each of fiscal years 1997 through 2000 is the factor 
     determined by the Secretary to assure that aggregate payments 
     for home health services under this section during the year 
     will not exceed the payment for such services during the 
     previous year as a result of changes in the number and type 
     of home health visits within case-mix categories over the 
     previous year; and
       ``(II) each subsequent fiscal year, is the factor 
     determined by the Secretary necessary to remove the effects 
     of case-mix increases due to reporting improvements instead 
     of real changes in patients' resource usage.

       ``(iii) Rebasing of per episode limits.--Beginning with 
     fiscal year 1999 and every 5 years thereafter, the Secretary 
     shall revise the mean number of home health visits determined 
     under clause (i)(I) for each type of home health service 
     visit described in subsection (a)(2) furnished during an 
     episode in a case-mix category to reflect the most recently 
     available data on the number of visits.
       ``(iv) Determination of area.--In the case of an area which 
     the Secretary determines has an insufficient number of home 
     health agencies to establish an appropriate per episode 
     limit, the Secretary may establish an area other than the 
     area used to determine the area wage under section 
     1886(d)(3)(E)) for purposes of establishing an appropriate 
     per episode limit.
       ``(C) Case-mix category.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the term `case-mix category' means each of the 18 case-mix 
     categories established under the Home Health Agency 
     Prospective Payment Demonstration Project conducted by the 
     Health Care Financing Administration. The Secretary may 
     develop an alternate methodology for determining case-mix 
     categories.
       ``(D) Episode.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `episode' means the continuous 120-day period that--

       ``(I) begins on the date of an individual's first visit for 
     a type of home health service described in subsection (a)(2) 
     for a case-mix category, and
       ``(II) is immediately preceded by a 60-day period in which 
     the individual did not receive visits for a type of home 
     health service described in subsection (a)(2).

       ``(ii) Treatment of episodes spanning cost reporting 
     periods.--The Secretary shall provide for such rules as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate regarding the treatment of 
     episodes under this paragraph which begin during a cost 
     reporting period and end in a subsequent cost reporting 
     period.
       ``(E) Exemptions and exceptions.--The Secretary may provide 
     for exemptions and exceptions to the limits established under 
     this paragraph for a fiscal year as the Secretary deems 
     appropriate, to the extent such exemptions and exceptions do 
     not result in greater payments under this section than the 
     exemptions and exceptions provided under section 
     1861(v)(1)(L)(ii) in fiscal year 1994, increased by the home 
     health market basket percentage increase for the fiscal year 
     involved (as defined in subsection (b)(4)).
       ``(2) Reconciliation of amounts.--
       ``(A) Payments in excess of limits.--Subject to 
     subparagraph (B), if a home health agency has received 
     aggregate per visit payments under subsection (a) for a 
     fiscal year in excess of the amount determined under 
     paragraph (1) with respect to such home health agency for 
     such fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce payments under 
     this section to the home health agency in the following 
     fiscal year in such manner as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate (including on an installment basis) to recapture 
     the amount of such excess.
       ``(B) Exception for home health services furnished over a 
     period greater than 165 days.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
     amount of aggregate per visit payments determined under 
     subsection (a) shall not include payments for home health 
     visits furnished to an individual on or after a continuous 
     period of more than 165 days after an individual begins an 
     episode described in subsection (c)(1)(D) (if such period is 
     not interrupted by the beginning of a new episode).
       ``(ii) Requirement of certification.--Clause (i) shall not 
     apply if the agency has not obtained a physician's 
     certification with respect to the individual requiring such 
     visits that includes a statement that the individual requires 
     such continued visits, the reason for the need for such 
     visits, and a description of such services furnished during 
     such visits.
       ``(C) Share of savings.--
       ``(i) Bonus payments.--If a home health agency has received 
     aggregate per visit payments under subsection (a) for a 
     fiscal year in an amount less than the amount determined 
     under paragraph (1) with respect to such home health agency 
     for such fiscal year, the Secretary shall pay such home 
     health agency a bonus payment equal to 50 percent of the 
     difference between such amounts in the following fiscal year, 
     except that the bonus payment may not exceed 5 percent of the 
     aggregate per visit payments made to the agency for the year.
       ``(ii) Installment bonus payments.--The Secretary may make 
     installment payments during a fiscal year to a home health 
     agency based on the estimated bonus payment that the agency 
     would be eligible to receive with respect to such fiscal 
     year.
       ``(d) Medical Review Process.--The Secretary shall 
     implement a medical review process (with a particular 
     emphasis on fiscal years 1997 and 1998) for the system of 
     payments described in this section that shall provide an 
     assessment of the pattern of care furnished to individuals 
     receiving home health services for which payments are made 
     under this section to ensure that such individuals receive 
     appropriate home health services. Such review process shall 
     focus on low-cost episodes (as defined by the Secretary under 
     section (e)(3)(C)) and cases described in subsection 
     (c)(2)(B) and shall require recertification by intermediaries 
     at 60 and 165 days into an episode described in subsection 
     (c)(1)(D).
       ``(e) Adjustment of Payments to Avoid Circumvention of 
     Limits.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for 
     appropriate adjustments to payments to home health agencies 
     under this section to ensure that agencies do not circumvent 
     the purpose of this section by--
       ``(A) discharging patients to another home health agency or 
     similar provider;
       ``(B) altering corporate structure or name to avoid being 
     subject to this section or for the purpose of increasing 
     payments under this title; or
       ``(C) undertaking other actions considered unnecessary for 
     effective patient care and intended to achieve maximum 
     payments under this title.
       ``(2) Tracking of patients that switch home health agencies 
     during episode.--
       ``(A) Development of system.--The Secretary shall develop a 
     system that tracks home health patients that receive home 
     health services described in subsection (a)(2) from more than 
     1 home health agency during an episode described in 
     subsection (c)(1)(D).
       ``(B) Adjustment of payments.--The Secretary shall adjust 
     payments under this section to each home health agency that 
     furnishes an individual with a type of home health service 
     described in subsection (a)(2)

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     to ensure that aggregate payments on behalf of such 
     individual during such episode do not exceed the amount that 
     would be paid under this section if the individual received 
     such services from a single home health agency.
       ``(3) Low-cost cases.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall develop and 
     implement a system designed to adjust payments to a home 
     health agency for a fiscal year to eliminate any increase in 
     growth of the percentage distribution of low-cost episodes 
     for which home health services are furnished by the agency 
     over such percentage distribution determined for the agency 
     under subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Distribution.--The Secretary shall profile each home 
     health agency to determine the distribution of all episodes 
     by length of stay for each agency during the agency's first 
     12-month cost reporting period beginning during fiscal year 
     1994.
       ``(C) Low-cost episode.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     the Secretary shall define a low-cost episode in a manner 
     that provides that a home health agency has an incentive to 
     be cost efficient in delivering home health services and that 
     the volume of such services does not increase as a result of 
     factors other than patient needs.
       ``(f) Special Rule for Christian Science Providers.--
       ``(1) Payment permitted for services.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this title, payment shall be made under 
     this title for home health services furnished by Christian 
     Science providers who meet applicable requirements of the 
     First Church of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts, and 
     are certified for purposes of this title under criteria 
     established by the Secretary, in accordance with a payment 
     methodology established by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Effective date.--Paragraph (1) shall apply to 
     services furnished during cost reporting periods which begin 
     after the earlier of--
       ``(A) the date on which the Secretary establishes the 
     payment methodology and the certification criteria described 
     in paragraph (1), or
       ``(B) July 1, 1996.
       ``(g) Report by Medicare Payment Review Commission.--During 
     the first 3 years in which payments are made under this 
     section, the Medicare Payment Review Commission shall 
     annually submit a report to Congress on the effectiveness of 
     the payment methodology established under this section that 
     shall include recommendations regarding the following:
       ``(1) Case-mix and volume increases.
       ``(2) Quality monitoring of home health agency practices.
       ``(3) Whether a capitated payment for home care patients 
     receiving care during a continuous period exceeding 165 days 
     is warranted.
       ``(4) Whether public providers of service are adequately 
     reimbursed.
       ``(5) On the adequacy of the exemptions and exceptions to 
     the limits provided under subsection (c)(1)(E).
       ``(6) The appropriateness of the methods provided under 
     this section to adjust the per episode limits and annual 
     payment updates to reflect changes in the mix of services, 
     number of visits, and assignment to case categories to 
     reflect changing patterns of home health care.
       ``(7) The geographic areas used to determine the per 
     episode limits.''.
       (b) Payment for Prosthetics and Orthotics Under Part A.--
     Section 1814(k) (42 U.S.C. 1395f(k)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``and prosthetics and orthotics'' after 
     ``durable medical equipment''; and
       (2) by inserting ``and 1834(h), respectively'' after 
     ``1834(a)(1)''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Payments under part a.--Section 1814(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395f(b)), as amended by section 8412(b), is amended in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``1888 and 1888A'' 
     and inserting ``1888, 1888A, and 1894''.
       (2) Treatment of items and services paid under part b.--
       (A) Payments under part b.--Section 1833(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395l(a)(2)) is amended--
       (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows:
       ``(A) with respect to home health services--
       ``(i) that are a type of home health service described in 
     section 1894(a)(2), and which are furnished to an individual 
     who (at the time the item or service is furnished) is under a 
     plan of care of a home health agency, the amount determined 
     under section 1894;
       ``(ii) that are not described in clause (i) (other than a 
     covered osteoporosis drug) (as defined in section 1861(kk)), 
     the lesser of--

       ``(I) the reasonable cost of such services, as determined 
     under section 1861(v), or
       ``(II) the customary charges with respect to such 
     services;''.

       (ii) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E);
       (iii) by adding ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (F); and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) with respect to items and services described in 
     section 1861(s)(10)(A), the lesser of--
       ``(i) the reasonable cost of such services, as determined 
     under section 1861(v), or
       ``(ii) the customary charges with respect to such services,
     or, if such services are furnished by a public provider of 
     services, or by another provider which demonstrates to the 
     satisfaction of the Secretary that a significant portion of 
     its patients are low-income (and requests that payment be 
     made under this provision), free of charge or at nominal 
     charges to the public, the amount determined in accordance 
     with section 1814(b)(2);''.
       (B) Requiring payment for all items and services to be made 
     to agency.--
       (i) In general.--The first sentence of section 1842(b)(6) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(6)), as amended by section 8415(a)(1), is 
     amended--

       (I) by striking ``and (E)'' and inserting ``(E)''; and
       (II) by striking the period at the end and inserting the 
     following: ``, and (F) in the case of types of home health 
     services described in section 1894(a)(2) furnished to an 
     individual who (at the time the item or service is furnished) 
     is under a plan of care of a home health agency, payment 
     shall be made to the agency (without regard to whether or not 
     the item or service was furnished by the agency, by others 
     under arrangement with them made by the agency, or when any 
     other contracting or consulting arrangement, or 
     otherwise).''.

       (ii) Conforming amendment.--Section 1832(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395k(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``(2);'' and inserting 
     ``(2) and section 1842(b)(6)(F);''.
       (C) Exclusions from coverage.--Section 1862(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395y(a)), as amended by section 8415(a)(2), is amended--
       (i) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (15);
       (ii) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (16) 
     and inserting ``or''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(17) where such expenses are for home health services 
     furnished to an individual who is under a plan of care of the 
     home health agency if the claim for payment for such services 
     is not submitted by the agency.''.
       (3) Sunset of reasonable cost limitations.--Section 
     1861(v)(1)(L) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(v)(1)(L)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iv) This subparagraph shall apply only to services 
     furnished by home health agencies during cost reporting 
     periods ending on or before September 30, 1996.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to cost reporting periods beginning on or after 
     October 1, 1996.

     SEC. 8602. MAINTAINING SAVINGS RESULTING FROM TEMPORARY 
                   FREEZE ON PAYMENT INCREASES FOR HOME HEALTH 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Basing Updates to Per Visit Cost Limits on Limits for 
     Fiscal Year 1993.--Section 1861(v)(1)(L)(iii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395x(v)(1)(L)(iii)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following sentence: ``In establishing limits under this 
     subparagraph, the Secretary may not take into account any 
     changes in the costs of the provision of services furnished 
     by home health agencies with respect to cost reporting 
     periods which began on or after July 1, 1994, and before July 
     1, 1996.''.
       (b) No Exceptions Permitted Based on Amendment.--The 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall not consider the 
     amendment made by subsection (a) in making any exemptions and 
     exceptions pursuant to section 1861(v)(1)(L)(ii) of the 
     Social Security Act.

     SEC. 8603. EXTENSION OF WAIVER OF PRESUMPTION OF LACK OF 
                   KNOWLEDGE OF EXCLUSION FROM COVERAGE FOR HOME 
                   HEALTH AGENCIES.

       Section 9305(g)(3) of OBRA-1986, as amended by section 
     426(d) of the Medicare Catastrophic Coverage Act of 1988 and 
     section 4207(b)(3) of the OBRA-1990 (as renumbered by section 
     160(d)(4) of the Social Security Act Amendments of 1994), is 
     amended by striking ``December 31, 1995'' and inserting 
     ``September 30, 1996.''.

     SEC. 8604. EXTENSION OF PERIOD OF HOME HEALTH AGENCY 
                   CERTIFICATION.

       Section 1891(c)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395bbb(c)(2)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``15 months'' and inserting ``36 months''; 
     and
       (2) by striking the second sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``The Secretary shall establish a frequency for 
     surveys of home health agencies within this 36-month interval 
     commensurate with the need to assure the delivery of quality 
     home health services.''.

             PART 2--MEDICARE SECONDARY PAYER IMPROVEMENTS

     SEC. 8611. EXTENSION AND EXPANSION OF EXISTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Data Match.--
       (1) Section 1862(b)(5)(C) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(5)(C)) is 
     amended by striking clause (iii).
       (2) Section 6103(l)(12) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by striking subparagraph (F).
       (b) Application to Disabled Individuals in Large Group 
     Health Plans.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1862(b)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395y(b)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``clause (iv)'' and 
     inserting ``clause (iii)'',
       (B) by striking clause (iii), and
       (C) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (iii).
       (2) Conforming amendments.--Paragraphs (1) through (3) of 
     section 1837(i) (42 U.S.C. 1395p(i)) and the second sentence 
     of section 1839(b) (42 U.S.C. 1395r(b)) are each amended by 
     striking ``1862(b)(1)(B)(iv)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``1862(b)(1)(B)(iii)''.
       (c) Individuals With End Stage Renal Disease.--Section 
     1862(b)(1)(C) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(1)(C)) is amended--
       (1) in the last sentence by striking ``October 1, 1998'' 
     and inserting ``the date of the en

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     actment of the Medicare Preservation Act of 1995''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Effective for items and services furnished on or after the 
     date of the enactment of the Medicare Preservation Act of 
     1995, (with respect to periods beginning on or after the date 
     that is 18 months prior to such date), clauses (i) and (ii) 
     shall be applied by substituting `30-month' for `12-month' 
     each place it appears.''.

     SEC. 8612. IMPROVEMENTS IN RECOVERY OF PAYMENTS.

       (a) Permitting Recovery Against Third Party Administrators 
     of Primary Plans.--Section 1862(b)(2)(B)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395y(b)(2)(B)(ii)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``under this subsection to pay'' and 
     inserting ``(directly, as a third-party administrator, or 
     otherwise) to make payment'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``The United States 
     may not recover from a third-party administrator under this 
     clause in cases where the third-party administrator would not 
     be able to recover the amount at issue from the employer or 
     group health plan for whom it provides administrative 
     services due to the insolvency or bankruptcy of the employer 
     or plan.''.
       (b) Extension of Claims Filing Period.--Section 
     1862(b)(2)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(b)(2)(B)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new clause:
       ``(v) Claims-filing period.--Notwithstanding any other time 
     limits that may exist for filing a claim under an employer 
     group health plan, the United States may seek to recover 
     conditional payments in accordance with this subparagraph 
     where the request for payment is submitted to the entity 
     required or responsible under this subsection to pay with 
     respect to the item or service (or any portion thereof) under 
     a primary plan within the 3-year period beginning on the date 
     on which the item or service was furnished.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to items and services furnished on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

        CHAPTER 3--OTHER ITEMS AND SERVICES UNDER PARTS A AND B

     SEC. 8621. MEDICARE COVERAGE OF CERTAIN ANTI-CANCER DRUG 
                   TREATMENTS.

       (a) Coverage of Certain Self-Administered Anticancer 
     Drugs.--Section 1861(s)(2)(Q) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)(Q)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(Q)'' and inserting ``(Q)(i)''; and
       (2) by striking the semicolon at the end and inserting ``, 
     and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(ii) an oral drug (which is approved by the Federal Food 
     and Drug Administration) prescribed for use as an anticancer 
     nonsteroidal antiestrogen for the treatment of breast cancer, 
     but only if the manufacturer of such drug has in effect a 
     rebate agreement with the Secretary with respect to such drug 
     which has substantially similar terms and conditions to the 
     terms and conditions for such agreements under section 1927 
     (as such section is in effect on the date of the enactment of 
     this clause);''.
       (b) Uniform Coverage of Anticancer Drugs in All Settings.--
     Section 1861(t)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(t)(2)(A)) is amended 
     by inserting ``(including a nonsteroidal antiestrogen 
     regimen)'' after ``regimen''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1834(j)(5)(F)(iv) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395m(j)(5)(F)(iv)) is amended by striking 
     ``prescribed for use'' and all that follows through 
     ``1861(s)(2)(Q))'' and inserting ``described in section 
     1861(s)(2)(Q)''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to drugs furnished on or after January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 8622. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       (a) Indian Health Service Facilities.--Nothing in this Act 
     shall be construed to change the status under title XVIII of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) of--
       (1) a Federally qualified health center (as defined in 
     section 1861(aa)(4) of such Act) which is an outpatient 
     health program or facility operated by a tribe or tribal 
     organization under the Indian Self-Determination Act or by an 
     urban Indian organization receiving funds under title V of 
     the Indian Health Care Improvement Act; or
       (2) hospitals or skilled nursing facilities of the Indian 
     Health Service, whether operated by such Service or by an 
     Indian tribe or tribal organization (as those terms are 
     defined in section 4 of the Indian Health Care Improvement 
     Act), that are eligible for payments under title XVIII of the 
     Social Security Act, in accordance with section 1880 of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395qq).
       (b) Conforming Amendment to Certification of Christian 
     Science Providers.--
       (1) Hospitals.--Section 1861(e) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(e)) is 
     amended in the sixth sentence by striking ``the First Church 
     of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts,'' and inserting 
     ``the Commission for Accreditation of Christian Science 
     Nursing Organizations/Facilities, Inc.,''.
       (2) Skilled nursing facilities.--Section 1861(y)(1) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395x(y)(1)) is amended by striking ``the First Church 
     of Christ, Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts,'' and inserting 
     ``the Commission for Accreditation of Christian Science 
     Nursing Organizations/Facilities, Inc.,''.
       (3) General provisions.--
       (A) Uniform reporting systems.--Section 1122(h) (42 U.S.C. 
     1320a-1(h)) is amended by striking ``the First Church of 
     Christ, Scientist, Boston, Massachusetts'' and inserting 
     ``the Commission for Accreditation of Christian Science 
     Nursing Organizations/Facilities, Inc.''.
       (B) Peer review.--Section 1162 (42 U.S.C. 1320c-11) is 
     amended by striking ``the First Church of Christ, Scientist, 
     Boston, Massachusetts'' and inserting ``the Commission for 
     Accreditation of Christian Science Nursing Organizations/
     Facilities, Inc.''.
       (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1997.

                          CHAPTER 4--FAILSAFE

     SEC. 8631. FAILSAFE BUDGET MECHANISM

       (a) In General.--Title XVIII, as amended by sections 
     8102(a) and 8601(a), is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:


                      ``failsafe budget mechanism

       ``Sec. 1895. (a) Requirement of Payment Adjustments To 
     Achieve Medicare Budget Targets.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the Secretary determines under 
     subsection (e)(3)(C) before a fiscal year (beginning with 
     fiscal year 1998) that--
       ``(A) the fee-for-service expenditures (as defined in 
     subsection (f) for all sectors of medicare services (as 
     defined in subsection (b)) for the fiscal year, will exceed
       ``(B) the sum of the allotments specified under subsection 
     (c)(2) for such fiscal year (taking into account any 
     adjustment in the allotment under subsection (g) for that 
     fiscal year) for all sectors,

     then, notwithstanding any other provisions of this title, 
     there shall be an adjustment (consistent with subsection (d)) 
     in applicable payment rates or payments for items and 
     services included in each excess spending sector in the 
     fiscal year. In this section, the term `aggregate excess 
     spending' means, for a fiscal year, the amount by which the 
     amount described in subparagraph (A) (for the fiscal year) 
     exceeds the amount described in subparagraph (B) for such 
     year.
       ``(2) Excess spending sector.--In this section, the term 
     `excess spending sector' means, for a fiscal year, a sector 
     of medicare services for which the Secretary determines under 
     subsection (e)(3)(C)--
       ``(A) the fee-for-service expenditures (as defined in 
     subsection (f)) for all the fiscal year, will exceed
       ``(B) the allotment specified under subsection (c)(2) for 
     such fiscal year (taking into account any adjustment in the 
     allotment under subsection (g) for that fiscal year).
     In this section, the term `excess spending means, for a 
     fiscal year with respect to such a sector, the amount by 
     which the amount described in subparagraph (A) (for the 
     fiscal year and sector) exceeds the amount described in 
     subparagraph (B) for such year and sector.
       ``(b) Sectors of Medicare Services Described--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, items and 
     services included under each of the following subparagraphs 
     shall be considered to be a separate `sector' of medicare 
     services:
       ``(A) Inpatient hospital services.
       ``(B) Home health services.
       ``(C) Extended care services (for inpatients of skilled 
     nursing facilities).
       ``(D) Hospice care.
       ``(E) Physicians' services (including services and supplies 
     described in section 1861(s)(2)(A)) and services of other 
     health care professionals (including certified registered 
     nurse anesthetists, nurse practitioners, physician 
     assistants, and clinical psychologists) for which separate 
     payment is made under this title.
       ``(F) Outpatient hospital services and ambulatory facility 
     services.
       ``(G) Durable medical equipment and supplies, including 
     prosthetic devices and orthotics.
       ``(H) Diagnostic tests (including clinical laboratory 
     services and x-ray services).
       ``(I) Other items and services.
       ``(2) Classification of items and services.--The Secretary 
     shall classify each type of items and services covered and 
     paid for separately under this title into one of the sectors 
     specified in paragraph (1). After publication of such 
     classification under subsection (e)(1), the Secretary is not 
     authorized to make substantive changes in such 
     classification.
       ``(c) Allotment.--
       ``(1) Allotments for each sector.--For purposes of this 
     section, subject to subsection (g)(1), the allotment for a 
     sector of medicare services for a fiscal year is equal to the 
     product of--
       ``(A) the total allotment for the fiscal year established 
     under paragraph (2), and
       ``(B) the allotment proportion (specified under paragraph 
     (3)) for the sector and fiscal year involved.
       ``(2) Total allotment.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the total 
     allotment for a fiscal year is equal to--
       ``(i) the medicare benefit budget for the fiscal year (as 
     specified under subparagraph (B)), reduced by
       ``(ii) the amount of payments the Secretary estimates will 
     be made in the fiscal year under the MedicarePlus program 
     under part C.
     In making the estimate under clause (ii), the Secretary shall 
     take into account estimated enrollment and demographic 
     profile of individuals electing MedicarePlus products.

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       ``(B) Medicare benefit budget.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, subject to subparagraph (C), the `medicare 
     benefit budget'--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 1996 is $194.2 billion;
       ``(i) for fiscal year 1997 is $206.3 billion;
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 1998 is $217.8 billion;
       ``(iii) for fiscal year 1999 is $229.2 billion;
       ``(iv) for fiscal year 2000 is $247.2 billion;
       ``(v) for fiscal year 2001 is $266.4 billion;
       ``(vi) for fiscal year 2002 is $289.0 billion; and
       ``(vii) for a subsequent fiscal year is equal to the 
     medicare benefit budget under this subparagraph for the 
     preceding fiscal year multiplied by the product of (I) 1.05, 
     and (II) 1 plus the annual percentage increase in the average 
     number of medicare beneficiaries from the previous fiscal 
     year to the fiscal year involved.
       ``(3) Medicare allotment proportions defined.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section and with 
     respect to a sector of medicare services for a fiscal year, 
     the term `medicare allotment proportion' means the ratio of--
       ``(i) the baseline-projected medicare expenditures (as 
     determined under subparagraph (B)) for the sector for the 
     fiscal year, to
       ``(ii) the sum of such baseline expenditures for all such 
     sectors for the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Baseline-projected medicare expenditures.--In this 
     paragraph, the `baseline, projected medicare expenditures' 
     for a sector of medicare services--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 1996 is equal to fee-for-service 
     expenditures for such sector during fiscal year 1995, 
     increased by the baseline annual growth rate for such sector 
     of medicare services for fiscal year 1996 (as specified in 
     table in subparagraph (C)); and
       ``(ii) for a subsequent fiscal year is equal to the 
     baseline-projected medicare expenditures under this 
     subparagraph for the sector for the previous fiscal year 
     increased by the baseline annual growth rate for such sector 
     for the fiscal year involved (as specified in such table).
       ``(C) Baseline annual growth rates.--The following table 
     specifies the baseline annual growth rates for each of the 
     sectors for different fiscal years:

                                                  [In percent]
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                                                               Baseline annual growth rates for fiscal year--
                                                           -----------------------------------------------------
               ``For the following sector--                                                            2002 and
                                                             1996   1997   1998   1999   2000   2001  thereafter
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(A) Inpatient hospital services...........................    5.7    5.6    6.0    6.1    5.7    5.5       5.2
(B) Home health services..................................   17.2   15.1   11.7    9.1    8.4    8.1       7.9
(C) Extended care services................................   19.7   12.3    9.3    8.7    8.6    8.4       8.0
(D) Hospice care..........................................   32.0   24.0   18.0   15.0   12.0   10.0       9.0
(E) Physicians' services..................................   12.4    9.7    8.7    9.0    9.3    9.6      10.1
(F) Outpatient hospital services..........................   14.7   13.9   14.5   15.0   14.1   13.9      14.0
(G) Durable medical equipment and supplies................   16.1   15.5   13.7   12.4   13.2   13.9      14.5
(H) Diagnostic tests......................................   13.1   11.3   11.0   11.4   11.4   11.5      11.9
(I) Other items and services..............................   11.2   10.2   10.9   12.0   11.6   11.6      11.8
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       ``(d) Manner of Payment Adjustment.--
       (1) Payment reductions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to the succeeding provisions of 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall apply a payment 
     reduction for each excess spending sector for a fiscal year 
     in such a manner as to--
       ``(i) make a change in payment rates (to the maximum extent 
     practicable) at the time payment rates are otherwise changed 
     or subject to change for that fiscal year; and
       ``(ii) provide for the full appropriate adjustments so that 
     the fee-for-service expenditures for the sector for the 
     fiscal year will be reduced by 133\1/3\ percent of the amount 
     of the sector reduction target for that sector.
       ``(B) Sector reduction target.--In paragraph (1), the 
     `sector reduction target' for an excess spending sector for a 
     fiscal year is equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the amount of the excess spending for such sector and 
     year (as defined in subsection (a)(2)); and
       ``(ii) the ratio of--

       ``(I) the aggregate excess spending for the year (as 
     defined in subsection (a)(1), to
       ``(II) the sum of the amounts of the excess spending for 
     all excess spending sectors.

       ``(2) Taking into account volume and cash flow.--In 
     providing for an adjustment in payments under this subsection 
     for a sector for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall take into 
     account (in a manner consistent with actuarial projections)--
       ``(A) the impact of such an adjustment on the volume or 
     type of services provided in such sector (and other sectors), 
     and
       ``(B) the fact that an adjustment may apply to items and 
     services furnished in a fiscal year (payment for which may 
     occur in a subsequent fiscal year),
     in a manner that is consistent with assuring that total fee-
     for-services expenditures for each sector for the fiscal year 
     will not exceed the allotment under subsection (c)(1) for 
     such sector for such year.
       ``(3) Proportionality of reductions within a sector.--In 
     making adjustments under this subsection in payment for items 
     and services included within a sector of medicare services 
     for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide for such an 
     adjustment that results (to the maximum extent feasible) in 
     the same percentage reductions in aggregate Federal payments 
     under parts A and B for the different classes of items and 
     services included within the sector for the fiscal year.
       ``(4) Application to payments made based on prospective 
     payment rates determined on a fiscal year basis.--
       ``(A) In general.--In applying subsection (a) with respect 
     to items and services for which payment is made under part A 
     or B on the basis of rates that are established on a 
     prospective basis for (and in advance of) a fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall provide for the payment adjustment under such 
     subsection through an appropriate reduction in such rates 
     established for items and services furnished (or, in the case 
     of payment for operating costs of inpatient hospital services 
     of subsection (d) hospitals and subsection (d) Puerto Rico 
     hospitals (as defined in paragraphs (1)(B) and (9)(A) of 
     section 1886(d)), discharges occurring) during such year.
       ``(B) Description of application to specific services.--The 
     payment adjustment described in subparagraph (A) applies for 
     a fiscal year to at least the following:
       ``(i) Update factor for payment for operating costs of 
     inpatient hospital services of pps hospitals.--To the 
     computation of the applicable percentage increase specified 
     in section 1886(d)(3)(B)(i) for discharges occurring in the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(ii) Home health services.--To the extent payment amounts 
     for home health services are based on per visit payment rates 
     under section 1894, to the computation of the increase in the 
     national per visit payment rates established for the year 
     under section 1894(b)(2)(B).
       ``(iii) Hospice care.--To the update of payment rates for 
     hospice care under section 1814(i) for services furnished 
     during the fiscal year.
       ``(iv) Update factor for payment of operating costs of 
     inpatient hospital services of pps-exempt hospitals.--To the 
     computation of the target amount under section 1886(b)(3) for 
     discharges occurring during the fiscal year.
       ``(v) Covered non-routine services of skilled nursing 
     facilities.--To the computation of the facility per stay 
     limits for the year under section 1888A(d) for covered non-
     routine services of a skilled nursing facility (as described 
     in such section).
       ``(5) Application to payments made based on prospective 
     payment rates determined on a calendar year basis.--
       ``(A) In general.--In applying subsection (a) for a fiscal 
     year with respect to items and services for which payment is 
     made under part A or B on the basis of rates that are 
     established on a prospective basis for (and in advance of) a 
     calendar year, the Secretary shall provide for the payment 
     adjustment under such subsection through an appropriate 
     reduction in such rates established for items and services 
     furnished at any time during such calendar year as follows:
       ``(i) For fiscal year 1997, the reduction shall be made for 
     payment rates during calendar year 1997 in a manner so as to 
     achieve the necessary payment reductions for such fiscal year 
     for items and services furnished during the first 3 quarters 
     of calendar year 1997.
       ``(ii) For a subsequent fiscal year, the reduction shall be 
     made for payment rates during the calendar year in which the 
     fiscal year ends in a manner so as to achieve the necessary 
     payment reductions for such fiscal year for items and 
     services furnished during the first 3 quarters of the 
     calendar year, but also taking into account the payment 
     reductions made in the first quarter of the fiscal year 
     resulting from payment reductions made under this paragraph 
     for the previous calendar year.
       ``(iii) Payment rate reductions effected under this 
     subparagraph for a calendar year and applicable to the last 3 
     quarters of the fiscal year in which the calendar year ends 
     shall continue to apply during the first quarter of the 
     succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(B) Application in specific cases.--The payment 
     adjustment described in subparagraph (A) applies for a fiscal 
     year to at least the following:
       ``(i) Update in conversion factor for physicians' 
     services.--To the computation of the conversion factor under 
     subsection (d)

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     of section 1848 used in the fee schedule established under 
     subsection (b) of such section for items and services 
     furnished during the calendar year in which the fiscal year 
     ends.
       ``(ii) Payment rates for other health care professionals.--
     To the computation of payments for professional services, 
     furnished during the calendar year in which the fiscal year 
     ends, of certified registered nurse anesthetists under 
     section 1833(l), nurse midwives, physician assistants, nurse 
     practitioners and clinical nurse specialists under section 
     1833(r), clinical psychologists, clinical social workers, 
     physical or occupational therapists, and any other health 
     professionals for which payment rates are based (in whole or 
     in part) on payments for physicians' services.
       ``(iii) Update in lab fee schedule.--To the computation of 
     the fee schedule amount under section 1833(h)(2) for clinical 
     diagnostic laboratory services furnished during the calendar 
     year in which the fiscal year ends.
       ``(iv) UPdate in reasonable charges for vaccines.--To the 
     computation of the reasonable charge for vaccines described 
     in section 1861(s)(10) for vaccines furnished during the 
     calendar year in which the fiscal year ends.
       ``(v) DUrable medical equipment-related items.--To the 
     computation of the payment basis under section 1834(a)(1)(B) 
     for covered items described in section 1834(a)(13), for 
     services furnished during the calendar year in which the 
     fiscal year ends.
       ``(vi) Radiologist services.--To the computation of 
     conversion factors for radiologist services under section 
     1834(b), for services furnished during the calendar year in 
     which the fiscal year ends.
       ``(vii) Screening mammography.--To the computation of 
     payment rates for screening mammography under section 
     1834(c)(1)(C)(ii), for screening mammography performed during 
     the calendar year in which the fiscal year ends.
       ``(viii) Prosthetics and orthotics..--To the computation of 
     the amount to be recognized under section 1834(h) for payment 
     for prosthetic devices and orthotics and prosthetics, for 
     items furnished during the calendar year in which the fiscal 
     year ends.
       ``(ix) Surgical dressings.--To the computation of the 
     payment amount referred to in section 1834(i)(1)(B) for 
     surgical dressings, for items furnished during the calendar 
     year in which the fiscal year ends.
       ``(x) Parenteral and enteral nutrition.--To the computation 
     of reasonable charge screens for payment for parenteral and 
     enteral nutrition under section 1834(h), for nutrients 
     furnished during the calendar year in which the fiscal year 
     ends.
       ``(xi) Ambulance services.--To the computation of limits on 
     reasonable charges for ambulance services, for services 
     furnished during the calendar year in which the fiscal year 
     ends.
       ``(6) Application to payments made based on costs during a 
     cost reporting period.--
       ``(A) In general.--In applying subsection (a) for a fiscal 
     year with respect to items and services for which payment is 
     made under part A or B on the basis of costs incurred for 
     items and services in a cost reporting period, the Secretary 
     shall provide for the payment adjustment under such 
     subsection for a fiscal year through an appropriate 
     proportional reduction in the payment for costs for such 
     items and services incurred at any time during each cost 
     reporting period any part of which occurs during the fiscal 
     year involved, but only (for each such cost reporting period) 
     in the same proportion as the fraction of the cost reporting 
     period that occurs during the fiscal year involved.
       ``(B) Application in specific cases.--The payment 
     adjustment described in subparagraph (A) applies for a fiscal 
     year to at least the following:
       ``(i) Capital-related costs of hospital services.--To the 
     computation of payment amounts for inpatient and outpatient 
     hospital services under sections 1886(g) and 1861(v) for 
     portions of cost reporting periods occurring during the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(ii) Operating costs for pps-exempt hospitals.--To the 
     computation of payment amounts under section 1886(b) for 
     operating costs of inpatient hospital services of PPS-exempt 
     hospitals for portions of cost reporting periods occurring 
     during the fiscal year.
       ``(iii) Direct graduate medical education.--To the 
     computation of payment amounts under section 1886(h) for 
     reasonable costs of direct graduate medical education costs 
     for portions of cost reporting periods occurring during the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(iv) Inpatient rural primary care hospital services.--To 
     the computation of payment amounts under section 1814(j) for 
     inpatient rural primary care hospital services for portions 
     of cost reporting periods occurring during the fiscal year.
       ``(v) Extended care services of a skilled nursing 
     facility.--To the computation of payment amounts under 
     section 1861(v) for post-hospital extended care services of a 
     skilled nursing facility (other than covered non-routine 
     services subject to section 1888A) for portions of cost 
     reporting periods occurring during the fiscal year.
       ``(vi) Reasonable cost contracts.--To the computation of 
     payment amounts under section 1833(a)(1)(A) for organizations 
     for portions of cost reporting periods occurring during the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(vii) Home health services.--Subject to paragraph 
     (4)(B)(ii), for payment amounts for home health services, for 
     portions of cost reporting periods occurring during such 
     fiscal year.
       ``(7) Other.--In applying subsection (a) for a fiscal year 
     with respect to items and services for which payment is made 
     under part A or B on a basis not described in a previous 
     paragraph of this subsection, the Secretary shall provide for 
     the payment adjustment under such subsection through an 
     appropriate proportional reduction in the payments (or 
     payment bases for items and services furnished) during the 
     fiscal year.
       ``(8) Adjustment of payment limits.--The Secretary shall 
     provide for such proportional adjustment in any limits on 
     payment established under part A or B for items and services 
     within a sector as may be appropriate based on (and in order 
     to properly carry out) the adjustment to the amount of 
     payment under this subsection in the sector.
       ``(9) References to payment rates.--Except as the Secretary 
     may provide, any reference in this title (other than this 
     section) to a payment rate is deemed a reference to such a 
     rate as adjusted under this subsection.
       ``(e) Publication of Determinations; Judicial Review.--
       ``(1) One-time publication of sectors and general payment 
     adjustment methodology.--Not later than October 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary shall publish in the Federal Register the 
     classification of medicare items and services into the 
     sectors of medicare services under subsection (b) and the 
     general methodology to be used in applying payment 
     adjustments to the different classes of items and services 
     within the sectors.
       ``(2) Inclusion of information in president's budget.--
       ``(A) In general.--With respect to fiscal years beginning 
     with fiscal year 1999, the President shall include in the 
     budget submitted under section 1105 of title 31, United 
     States Code, information on--
       ``(i) the fee-for-service expenditures, within each sector, 
     for the second previous fiscal year, and how such 
     expenditures compare to the adjusted sector allotment for 
     that sector for that fiscal year, and
       ``(ii) actual annual growth rates for fee-for-service 
     expenditures in the different sectors in the second previous 
     fiscal year.
       ``(B) Recommendation regarding growth factors.--The 
     President may include in such budget for a fiscal year 
     (beginning with fiscal year 1998) recommendations regarding 
     percentages that should be applied (for one or more fiscal 
     years beginning with that fiscal year) instead of the 
     baseline annual growth rates under subsection (c)(3)(C). Such 
     recommendations shall take into account medically appropriate 
     practice patterns.
       ``(3) Determinations concerning payment adjustments.--
       ``(A) Recommendations of commission.--By not later than 
     March 1 of each year (beginning with 1997), the Medicare 
     Payment Review Commission shall submit to the Secretary and 
     the Congress a report that analyzes the previous operation 
     (if any) of this section and that includes recommendations 
     concerning the manner in which this section should be applied 
     for the following fiscal year:
       ``(B) Preliminary notice by secretary.--Not later than May 
     15 preceding the beginning of each fiscal year (beginning 
     with fiscal year 1998), the Secretary shall publish in the 
     Federal Register a notice containing the Secretary's 
     preliminary determination, for each sector of medicare 
     services, concerning the following:
       ``(i) the projected allotment under subsection (c) for such 
     sector for the fiscal year.
       ``(ii) Whether there will be a payment adjustment for items 
     and services included in such sector for the fiscal year 
     under subsection (a).
       ``(iii) If there will be such an adjustment, the size of 
     such adjustment and the methodology to be used in making such 
     a payment adjustment for classes of items and services 
     included in such sector.
       ``(iv) Beginning with fiscal year 1999, the fee-for-service 
     expenditures for such sector for the second preceding fiscal 
     year.
     Such notice shall include an explanation of the basis for 
     such determination. Determinations under this subparagraph 
     and subparagraph (C) shall be based on the best data 
     available at the time of such determinations.
       ``(C) Final determination.--Not later than September 1 
     preceding the beginning of each fiscal year (beginning with 
     fiscal year 1998), the Secretary shall publish in the Federal 
     Register a final determination, for each, sector of medicare 
     services, concerning the matters described in subparagraph 
     (B) and an explanation of the reasons for any differences 
     between such determination and the preliminary determination 
     for such fiscal year published under subparagraph (B).
       ``(4) Limitation on administrative or judicial review.--
     There shall be no administrative or judicial review under 
     section 1878 or otherwise of--
       ``(A) the classification of items and services among the 
     sectors of medicare services under subsection (b),
       ``(B) the determination of the amounts of allotments for 
     the different sectors of medicare services under subsection 
     (c),
       ``(C) the determination of the amount (or method of 
     application) of any payment adjustment under subsection (d), 
     or
       ``(D) any adjustment in an allotment effected under 
     subsection (g).
       ``(f) Fee-for-Service Expenditures Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``fee-for-service expenditures', for items 
     and services within a sector of medicare services in a fiscal 
     year, means amounts payable for such items and services which 
     are furnished during the fiscal year, and--

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       ``(1) includes types of expenses otherwise reimbursable 
     under parts A and B (including administrative costs incurred 
     by organizations described in sections 1816 and 1842) with 
     respect to such items and services, and
       ``(2) does not include amounts paid under part C.
       ``(g) Look-Back Adjustment in Allotments to Reflect Actual 
     Expenditures.--
       ``(1) Determinations.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary estimates under 
     subsection (e)(3)(B) with respect to a particular fiscal year 
     (beginning with fiscal year 1998) that--
       ``(i) the fee-for-service expenditures for all sectors of 
     medicare services for the second preceding fiscal year, 
     exceeded
       ``(ii) the sum of the adjusted allotments for all sectors 
     for such year (as defined in paragraph (2)), then the 
     allotment for each final excess spending sector (as defined 
     in subparagraph (B)(i)) for the particular fiscal year shall 
     be reduced by the look-back sector reduction amount 
     determined under subparagraph (B)(ii) for such sector and 
     year.
       ``(B) Final excess spending sectors.--
       ``(i) In general.--In this paragraph, the term final excess 
     spending sector' means, for a fiscal year, a sector of 
     medicare services for which the Secretary determines under 
     subsection (e)(B) that--

       ``(I) the fee-for-service expenditures (as defined in 
     subsection (f) for the fiscal year, exceeded

       ``(II) the adjusted allotment for such fiscal year.

     For purposes of clause (ii), the term `final excess spending' 
     means, for a fiscal year with respect to such a sector, the 
     amount by which the amount described in subclause (I) (for 
     the fiscal year and sector) exceeds the amount described in 
     subclause (II) for such year and sector.
       ``(ii) Look back sector reduction amount.--In subparagraph 
     (A)(i), the `look back sector reduction amount' for a final 
     excess spending sector for a fiscal year is equal to the 
     product of--

       ``(I) the amount of the final excess spending for such 
     sector and year (as defined in clause (i)); and
       ``(II) the ratio of--

       ``(a) the aggregate final excess spending for the year 
     (described in subparagraph (A)(i)), to
       ``(b) the sum of the amounts of the final excess spending 
     for all final excess spending sectors.
       ``(2) Adjusted allotment.--The adjusted allotment under 
     this paragraph for a sector for a fiscal year is--
       ``(A) the amount that would be computed as the allotment 
     under subsection (c) for the sector for the fiscal year if 
     the actual amount of payments made in the fiscal year under 
     the MedicarePlus program under part C in the fiscal year were 
     substituted for the amount described in subsection 
     (c)(2)(A)(ii) for that fiscal year,
       ``(B) adjusted to take into account the amount of any 
     adjustment under paragraph (1) for that fiscal year (based on 
     expenditures in the second preceding fiscal year).''.
       (b) Report of Trustees on Growth Rate in Part A 
     Expenditures.--Section 1817 (42 U.S.C. 1395i) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(k) Each annual report provided in subsection (b)(2) 
     shall include information regarding the annual rate of growth 
     in program expenditures that would be required to maintain 
     the financial solvency of the Trust Fund and the extent to 
     which the provisions of section 1895 restrain the rate of 
     growth of expenditures under this part in order to achieve 
     such solvency.''.
                        Subtitle H--Rural Areas

     SEC. 8701. MEDICARE-DEPENDENT, SMALL, RURAL HOSPITAL PAYMENT 
                   EXTENSION.

       (a) Special Treatment Extended.--
       (1) Payment methodology.--Section 1886(d)(5)(G) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(5)(G)) is amended--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``October 1, 1994,'' and 
     inserting ``October 1, 1994, or beginning on or after 
     September 1, 1995, and before October 1, 2000,''; and
       (B) in clause (ii)(II), by striking ``October 1, 1994,'' 
     and inserting ``October 1, 1994, or beginning on or after 
     September 1, 1995, and before October 1, 2000,''.
       (2) Extension of target amount.--Section 1886(b)(3)(D) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395ww(b)(3)(D)) is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking 
     ``September 30, 1994,'' and inserting ``September 30, 1994, 
     and for cost reporting periods beginning on or after 
     September 1, 1995, and before October 1, 2000,'';
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in clause (iii), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``, and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iv) with respect to discharges occurring during 
     September 1995 through fiscal year 1999, the target amount 
     for the preceding year increased by the applicable percentage 
     increase under subparagraph (B)(iv).''.
       (3) Permitting hospitals to decline reclassification.--
     Section 13501(e)(2) of OBRA-93 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww note) is 
     amended by striking ``or fiscal year 1994'' and inserting ``, 
     fiscal year 1994, fiscal year 1995, fiscal year 1996, fiscal 
     year 1997, fiscal year 1998, or fiscal year 1999''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to discharges occurring on or after 
     September 1, 1995.

     SEC. 8702. MEDICARE RURAL HOSPITAL FLEXIBILITY PROGRAM.

       (a) Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program.--Section 
     1820 (42 U.S.C. 1395i-4) is amended to read as follows:


             ``medicare rural hospital flexibility program

       ``Sec. 1820. (a) Establishment.--Any State that submits an 
     application in accordance with subsection (b) may establish a 
     medicare rural hospital flexibility program described in 
     subsection (c).
       ``(b) Application.--A State may establish a medicare rural 
     hospital flexibility program described in subsection (c) if 
     the State submits to the Secretary at such time and in such 
     form as the Secretary may require an application containing--
       ``(1) assurances that the State--
       ``(A) has developed, or is in the process of developing, a 
     State rural health care plan that--
       ``(i) provides for the creation of one or more rural health 
     networks (as defined in subsection (d)) in the State,
       ``(ii) promotes regionalization of rural health services in 
     the State, and
       ``(iii) improves access to hospital and other health 
     services for rural residents of the State;
       ``(B) has developed the rural health care plan described in 
     subparagraph (A) in consultation with the hospital 
     association of the State, rural hospitals located in the 
     State, and the State Office of Rural Health (or, in the case 
     of a State in the process of developing such plan, that 
     assures the Secretary that the State will consult with its 
     State hospital association, rural hospitals located in the 
     State, and the State Office of Rural Health in developing 
     such plan);
       ``(2) assurances that the State has designated (consistent 
     with the rural health care plan described in paragraph 
     (1)(A)), or is in the process of so designating, rural 
     nonprofit or public hospitals or facilities located in the 
     State as critical access hospitals; and
       ``(3) such other information and assurances as the 
     Secretary may require.
       ``(c) Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program 
     Described.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State that has submitted an 
     application in accordance with subsection (b), may establish 
     a medicare rural hospital flexibility program that provides 
     that--
       ``(A) the State shall develop at least one rural health 
     network (as defined in subsection (d)) in the State; and
       ``(B) at least one facility in the State shall be 
     designated as a critical access hospital in accordance with 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) State designation of facilities.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State may designate one or more 
     facilities as a critical access hospital in accordance with 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Criteria for designation as critical access 
     hospital.--A State may designate a facility as a critical 
     access hospital if the facility--
       ``(i) is located in a county (or equivalent unit of local 
     government) in a rural area (as defined in section 
     1886(d)(2)(D)) that--

       ``(I) is located more than a 35-mile drive from a hospital, 
     or another facility described in this subsection, or
       ``(II) is certified by the State as being a necessary 
     provider of health care services to residents in the area;

       ``(ii) makes available 24-hour emergency care services that 
     a State determines are necessary for ensuring access to 
     emergency care services in each area served by a critical 
     access hospital;
       ``(iii) provides not more than 6 acute care inpatient beds 
     (meeting such standards as the Secretary may establish) for 
     providing inpatient care for a period not to exceed 72 hours 
     (unless a longer period is required because transfer to a 
     hospital is precluded because of inclement weather or other 
     emergency conditions), except that a peer review organization 
     or equivalent entity may, on request, waive the 72-hour 
     restriction on a case-by-case basis;
       ``(iv) meets such staffing requirements as would apply 
     under section 1861(e) to a hospital located in a rural area, 
     except that--

       ``(I) the facility need not meet hospital standards 
     relating to the number of hours during a day, or days during 
     a week, in which the facility must be open and fully staffed, 
     except insofar as the facility is required to make available 
     emergency care services as determined under clause (ii) and 
     must have nursing services available on a 24-hour basis, but 
     need not otherwise staff the facility except when an 
     inpatient is present,
       ``(II) the facility may provide any services otherwise 
     required to be provided by a full-time, on-site dietitian, 
     pharmacist, laboratory technician, medical technologist, and 
     radiological technologist on a part-time, off-site basis 
     under arrangements as defined in section 1861(w)(1), and
       ``(III) the inpatient care described in clause (iii) may be 
     provided by a physician's assistant, nurse practitioner, or 
     clinical nurse specialist subject to the oversight of a 
     physician who need not be present in the facility; and

       ``(v) meets the requirements of subparagraph (I) of 
     paragraph (2) of section 1861(aa).
       ``(d) Rural Health Network Defined.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `rural health network' means, with respect to a State, an 
     organization consisting of--
       ``(A) at least 1 facility that the State has designated or 
     plans to designate as a critical access hospital, and

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       ``(B) at least 1 hospital that furnishes acute care 
     services.
       ``(2) Agreements.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each critical access hospital that is a 
     member of a rural health network shall have an agreement with 
     respect to each item described in subparagraph (B) with at 
     least 1 hospital that is a member of the network.
       ``(B) Items described.--The items described in this 
     subparagraph are the following:
       ``(i) Patient referral and transfer.
       ``(ii) The development and use of communications systems 
     including (where feasible)--

       ``(I) telemetry systems, and
       ``(II) systems for electronic sharing of patient data.

       ``(iii) The provision of emergency and non-emergency 
     transportation among the facility and the hospital.
       ``(C) Credentialing and quality assurance.--Each critical 
     access hospital that is a member of a rural health network 
     shall have an agreement with respect to credentialing and 
     quality assurance with at least 1--
       ``(i) hospital that is a member of the network;
       ``(ii) peer review organization or equivalent entity; or
       ``(iii) other appropriate and qualified entity identified 
     in the State rural health care plan.
       ``(e) Certification by the Secretary.--The Secretary shall 
     certify a facility as a critical access hospital if the 
     facility--
       ``(1) is located in a State that has established a medicare 
     rural hospital flexibility program in accordance with 
     subsection (c);
       ``(2) is designated as a critical access hospital by the 
     State in which it is located; and
       ``(3) meets such other criteria as the Secretary may 
     require.
       ``(f) Permitting Maintenance of Swing Beds.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed to prohibit a State from 
     designating or the Secretary from certifying a facility as a 
     critical access hospital solely because, at the time the 
     facility applies to the State for designation as a critical 
     access hospital, there is in effect an agreement between the 
     facility and the Secretary under section 1883 under which the 
     facility's inpatient hospital facilities are used for the 
     furnishing of extended care services, except that the number 
     of beds used for the furnishing of such services may not 
     exceed 12 beds (minus the number of inpatient beds used for 
     providing inpatient care in the facility pursuant to 
     subsection (c)(2)(B)(iii)). For purposes of the previous 
     sentence, the number of beds of the facility used for the 
     furnishing of extended care services shall not include any 
     beds of a unit of the facility that is licensed as a 
     distinct-part skilled nursing facility at the time the 
     facility applies to the State for designation as a critical 
     access hospital.
       ``(g) Waiver of Conflicting Part A Provisions.--The 
     Secretary is authorized to waive such provisions of this part 
     and part C as are necessary to conduct the program 
     established under this section.''.
       (b) Part A Amendments Relating to Rural Primary Care 
     Hospitals and Critical Access Hospitals.--
       (1) Definitions.--Section 1861(mm) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm)) is 
     amended to read as follows:


     ``critical access hospital; critical access hospital services

       ``(mm)(1) The term `critical access hospital' means a 
     facility certified by the Secretary as a critical access 
     hospital under section 1820(e).
       ``(2) The term `inpatient critical access hospital 
     services' means items and services, furnished to an inpatient 
     of a critical access hospital by such facility, that would be 
     inpatient hospital services if furnished to an inpatient of a 
     hospital by a hospital.''.
       (2) Coverage and payment.--(A) Section 1812(a)(1) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395d(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``or inpatient 
     rural primary care hospital services'' and inserting ``or 
     inpatient critical access hospital services''.
       (B) Sections 1813(a) and section 1813(b)(3)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395e(a), 1395e(b)(3)(A)) are each amended by striking 
     ``inpatient rural primary care hospital services'' each place 
     it appears, and inserting ``inpatient critical access 
     hospital services''.
       (C) Section 1813(b)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 1395e(b)(3)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``inpatient rural primary care hospital 
     services'' and inserting ``inpatient critical access hospital 
     services''.
       (D) Section 1814 (42 U.S.C. 1395f) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (a)(8) by striking ``rural primary care 
     hospital'' each place it appears and inserting ``critical 
     access hospital''; and
       (ii) in subsection (b), by striking ``other than a rural 
     primary care hospital providing inpatient rural primary care 
     hospital services,'' and inserting ``other than a critical 
     access hospital providing inpatient critical access hospital 
     services,''; and
       (iii) by amending subsection (l) to read as follows:
       ``(l) Payment for Inpatient Critical Access Hospital 
     Services.--The amount of payment under this part for 
     inpatient critical access hospital services is the reasonable 
     costs of the critical access hospital in providing such 
     services.''.
       (3) Treatment of critical access hospitals as providers of 
     services.--(A) Section 1861(u) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(u)) is 
     amended by striking ``rural primary care hospital'' and 
     inserting ``critical access hospital''.
       (B) The first sentence of section 1864(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395aa(a)) is amended by striking ``a rural primary care 
     hospital'' and inserting ``a critical access hospital''.
       (4) Conforming amendments.--(A) Section 1128A(b)(1) (42 
     U.S.C. 1320a-7a(b)(1)) is amended by striking ``rural primary 
     care hospital'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``critical access hospital''.
       (B) Section 1128B(c) (42 U.S.C. 1320a-7b(c)) is amended by 
     striking ``rural primary care hospital'' and inserting 
     ``critical access hospital''.
       (C) Section 1134 (42 U.S.C. 1320b-4) is amended by striking 
     ``rural primary care hospitals'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``critical access hospitals''.
       (D) Section 1138(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1320b-8(a)(1)) is 
     amended--
       (i) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``rural primary care hospital'' and inserting ``critical 
     access hospital''; and
       (ii) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subparagraph 
     (A), by striking ``rural primary care hospital'' and 
     inserting ``critical access hospital''.
       (E) Section 1816(c)(2)(C) (42 U.S.C. 1395h(c)(2)(C)) is 
     amended by striking ``rural primary care hospital'' and 
     inserting ``critical access hospital''.
       (F) Section 1833 (42 U.S.C. 1395l) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (h)(5)(A)(iii), by striking ``rural 
     primary care hospital'' and inserting ``critical access 
     hospital'';
       (ii) in subsection (i)(1)(A), by striking ``rural primary 
     care hospital'' and inserting ``critical access hospital'';
       (iii) in subsection (i)(3)(A), by striking ``rural primary 
     care hospital services'' and inserting ``critical access 
     hospital services'';
       (iv) in subsection (l)(5)(A), by striking ``rural primary 
     care hospital'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``critical access hospital''; and
       (v) in subsection (l)(5)(B), by striking ``rural primary 
     care hospital'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``critical access hospital''.
       (G) Section 1835(c) (42 U.S.C. 1395n(c)) is amended by 
     striking ``rural primary care hospital'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``critical access hospital''.
       (H) Section 1842(b)(6)(A)(ii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395u(b)(6)(A)(ii)) is amended by striking ``rural primary 
     care hospital'' and inserting ``critical access hospital''.
       (I) Section 1861 (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (a)--
       (I) in paragraph (1), by striking ``inpatient rural primary 
     care hospital services'' and inserting ``inpatient critical 
     access hospital services''; and
       (II) in paragraph (2), by striking ``rural primary care 
     hospital'' and inserting ``critical access hospital'';
       (ii) in the last sentence of subsection (e), by striking 
     ``rural primary care hospital'' and inserting ``critical 
     access hospital'';
       (iii) in subsection (v)(1)(S)(ii)(III), by striking ``rural 
     primary care hospital'' and inserting ``critical access 
     hospital'';
       (iv) in subsection (w)(1), by striking ``rural primary care 
     hospital'' and inserting ``critical access hospital''; and
       (v) in subsection (w)(2), by striking ``rural primary care 
     hospital'' each place it appears and inserting ``critical 
     access hospital''.
       (J) Section 1862(a)(14) (42 U.S.C. 1395y(a)(14)) is amended 
     by striking ``rural primary care hospital'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``critical access hospital''.
       (K) Section 1866(a)(1) (42 U.S.C 1395cc(a)(1)) is amended--
       (i) in subparagraph (F)(ii), by striking ``rural primary 
     care hospitals'' and inserting ``critical access hospitals'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (H), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``rural primary care hospitals'' and ``rural 
     primary care hospital services'' and inserting ``critical 
     access hospitals'' and ``critical access hospital services'', 
     respectively;
       (iii) in subparagraph (I), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``rural primary care hospital'' and 
     inserting ``critical access hospital''; and
       (iv) in subparagraph (N)--
       (I) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking ``rural 
     primary care hospitals'' and inserting ``critical access 
     hospitals'', and
       (II) in clause (i), by striking ``rural primary care 
     hospital'' and inserting ``critical access hospital''.
       (L) Section 1866(a)(3) (42 U.S.C 1395cc(a)(3)) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``rural primary care hospital'' each place 
     it appears in subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting 
     ``critical access hospital''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (C)(ii)(II), by striking ``rural 
     primary care hospitals'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``critical access hospitals''.
       (M) Section 1867(e)(5) (42 U.S.C. 1395dd(e)(5)) is amended 
     by striking ``rural primary care hospital'' and inserting 
     ``critical access hospital''.
       (c) Payment Continued to Designated EACHs.--Section 
     1886(d)(5)(D) (42 U.S.C. 1395ww(d)(5)(D)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (iii)(III), by inserting ``as in effect on 
     September 30, 1995'' before the period at the end; and
       (2) in clause (v)--
       (A) by inserting ``as in effect on September 30, 1995'' 
     after ``1820 (i)(1)''; and
       (B) by striking ``1820(g)'' and inserting ``1820(e)''.
       (d) Part B Amendments Relating to Critical Access 
     Hospitals.--
       (1) Coverage.--(A) Section 1861(mm) (42 U.S.C. 1395x(mm)) 
     as amended by subsection

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     (d)(1), is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) The term `outpatient critical access hospital 
     services' means medical and other health services furnished 
     by a critical access hospital on an outpatient basis.''.
       (B) Section 1832(a)(2)(H) (42 U.S.C. 1395k(a)(2)(H)) is 
     amended by striking ``rural primary care hospital services'' 
     and inserting ``critical access hospital services''.
       (2) Payment.--(A) Section 1833(a) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(a)) is 
     amended in paragraph (6), by striking ``outpatient rural 
     primary care hospital services'' and inserting ``outpatient 
     critical access hospital services''.
       (B) Section 1834(g) (42 U.S.C. 1395m(g)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(g) Payment for Outpatient Critical Access Hospital 
     Services.--The amount of payment under this part for 
     outpatient critical access hospital services is the 
     reasonable costs of the critical access hospital in providing 
     such services.''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to services furnished on or after October 1, 
     1995.

     SEC. 8703. ESTABLISHMENT OF RURAL EMERGENCY ACCESS CARE 
                   HOSPITALS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1861 (42 U.S.C. 1395x) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:

  ``Rural Emergency Access Care Hospital; Rural Emergency Access Care 
                           Hospital Services

       ``(oo)(1) The term `rural emergency access care hospital' 
     means, for a fiscal year, a facility with respect to which 
     the Secretary finds the following:
       ``(A) The facility is located in a rural area (as defined 
     in section 1886(d)(2)(D)).
       ``(B) The facility was a hospital under this title at any 
     time during the 5-year period that ends on the date of the 
     enactment of this subsection.
       ``(C) The facility is in danger of closing due to low 
     inpatient utilization rates and operating losses, and the 
     closure of the facility would limit the access to emergency 
     services of individuals residing in the facility's service 
     area.
       ``(D) The facility has entered into (or plans to enter 
     into) an agreement with a hospital with a participation 
     agreement in effect under section 1866(a), and under such 
     agreement the hospital shall accept patients transferred to 
     the hospital from the facility and receive data from and 
     transmit data to the facility.
       ``(E) There is a practitioner who is qualified to provide 
     advanced cardiac life support services (as determined by the 
     State in which the facility is located) on-site at the 
     facility on a 24-hour basis.
       ``(F) A physician is available on-call to provide emergency 
     medical services on a 24-hour basis.
       ``(G) The facility meets such staffing requirements as 
     would apply under section 1861(e) to a hospital located in a 
     rural area, except that--
       ``(i) the facility need not meet hospital standards 
     relating to the number of hours during a day, or days during 
     a week, in which the facility must be open, except insofar as 
     the facility is required to provide emergency care on a 24-
     hour basis under subparagraphs (E) and (F); and
       ``(ii) the facility may provide any services otherwise 
     required to be provided by a full-time, on-site dietitian, 
     pharmacist, laboratory technician, medical technologist, or 
     radiological technologist on a part-time, off-site basis.
       ``(H) The facility meets the requirements applicable to 
     clinics and facilities under subparagraphs (C) through (J) of 
     paragraph (2) of section 1861(aa) and of clauses (ii) and 
     (iv) of the second sentence of such paragraph (or, in the 
     case of the requirements of subparagraph (E), (F), or (J) of 
     such paragraph, would meet the requirements if any reference 
     in such subparagraph to a `nurse practitioner' or to `nurse 
     practitioners' were deemed to be a reference to a `nurse 
     practitioner or nurse' or to `nurse practitioners or 
     nurses'); except that in determining whether a facility meets 
     the requirements of this subparagraph, subparagraphs (E) and 
     (F) of that paragraph shall be applied as if any reference to 
     a `physician' is a reference to a physician as defined in 
     section 1861(r)(1).
       ``(2) The term `rural emergency access care hospital 
     services' means the following services provided by a rural 
     emergency access care hospital and furnished to an individual 
     over a continuous period not to exceed 24 hours (except that 
     such services may be furnished over a longer period in the 
     case of an individual who is unable to leave the hospital 
     because of inclement weather):
       ``(A) An appropriate medical screening examination (as 
     described in section 1867(a)).
       ``(B) Necessary stabilizing examination and treatment 
     services for an emergency medical condition and labor (as 
     described in section 1867(b)).''.
       (b) Requiring Rural Emergency Access Care Hospitals To Meet 
     Hospital Anti-Dumping Requirements.--Section 1867(e)(5) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395dd(e)(5)) is amended by striking ``1861(mm)(1))'' 
     and inserting ``1861(mm)(1)) and a rural emergency access 
     care hospital (as defined in section 1861(oo)(1))''.
       (c) Coverage and Payment for Services.--
       (1) Coverage.--Section 1832(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1395k(a)(2)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (I);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (J) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(K) rural emergency access care hospital services (as 
     defined in section 1861(oo)(2)).''.
       (2) Payment based on payment for outpatient critical access 
     hospital services.--
       (A) In general.--Section 1833(a)(6) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395l(a)(6)), as amended by section 8702(f)(2), is amended by 
     striking ``services,'' and inserting ``services and rural 
     emergency access care hospital services,''.
       (B) Payment methodology described.--Section 1834(g) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395m(g)), as amended by section 8702(f)(2)(B), is 
     amended--
       (i) in the heading, by striking ``Services'' and inserting 
     ``Services and Rural Emergency Access Care Hospital 
     Services''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     amount of payment for rural emergency access care hospital 
     services provided during a year shall be determined using the 
     applicable method provided under this subsection for 
     determining payment for outpatient rural primary care 
     hospital services during the year.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to fiscal years beginning on or after October 1, 
     1995.

     SEC. 8704. CLASSIFICATION OF RURAL REFERRAL CENTERS.

       (a) Prohibiting Denial of Request for Reclassification on 
     Basis of Comparability of Wages.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1886(d)(10)(D) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395ww(d)(10)(D)) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating clause (iii) as clause (iv); and
       (B) by inserting after clause (ii) the following new 
     clause:
       ``(iii) Under the guidelines published by the Secretary 
     under clause (i), in the case of a hospital which is 
     classified by the Secretary as a rural referral center under 
     paragraph (5)(C), the Board may not reject the application of 
     the hospital under this paragraph on the basis of any 
     comparison between the average hourly wage of the hospital 
     and the average hourly wage of hospitals in the area in which 
     it is located.''.
       (2) Effective date.--Notwithstanding section 
     1886(d)(10)(C)(ii) of the Social Security Act, a hospital may 
     submit an application to the Medicare Geographic 
     Classification Review Board during the 30-day period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act requesting 
     a change in its classification for purposes of determining 
     the area wage index applicable to the hospital under section 
     1886(d)(3)(D) of such Act for fiscal year 1997, if the 
     hospital would be eligible for such a change in its 
     classification under the standards described in section 
     1886(d)(10)(D) (as amended by paragraph (1)) but for its 
     failure to meet the deadline for applications under section 
     1886(d)(10)(C)(ii).
       (b) Continuing Treatment of Previously Designated 
     Centers.--Any hospital classified as a rural referral center 
     by the Secretary of Health and Human Services under section 
     1886(d)(5)(C) of the Social Security Act for fiscal year 1994 
     shall be classified as such a rural referral center for 
     fiscal year 1996 and each subsequent fiscal year.

     SEC. 8705. FLOOR ON AREA WAGE INDEX.

       (a) In General.--For purposes of section 1886(d)(3)(E) of 
     the Social Security Act for discharges occurring on or after 
     October 1, 1995, the area wage index applicable under such 
     section to any hospital which is not located in a rural area 
     (as defined in section 1886(d)(2)(D) of such Act) may not be 
     less than the average of the area wage indices applicable 
     under such section to hospitals located in rural areas in the 
     State in which the hospital is located.
       (b) Implementation.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall adjust the area wage indices referred to in 
     subsection (a) for hospitals not described in such subsection 
     in a manner which assures that the aggregate payments made 
     under section 1886(d) of the Social Security Act in a fiscal 
     year for the operating costs of inpatient hospital services 
     are not greater or less than those which would have been made 
     in the year if this section did not apply.

     SEC. 8706. ADDITIONAL PAYMENTS FOR PHYSICIANS' SERVICES 
                   FURNISHED IN SHORTAGE AREAS.

       (a) Increase in Amount of Additional Payment.--Section 
     1833(m) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(m)) is amended by striking ``10 
     percent'' and inserting ``20 percent''.
       (b) Restriction to Primary Care Services.--Section 1833(m) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395l(m)) is amended by inserting after 
     ``physicians' services'' the following: ``consisting of 
     primary care services (as defined in section 1842(i)(4))''.
       (c) Extension of Payment for Former Shortage Areas.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1833(m) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(m)) is 
     amended by striking ``area,'' and inserting ``area (or, in 
     the case of an area for which the designation as a health 
     professional shortage area under such section is withdrawn, 
     in the case of physicians' services furnished to such an 
     individual during the 3-year period beginning on the 
     effective date of the withdrawal of such designation),''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to physicians' services furnished in an area for 
     which the designation as a health professional shortage area 
     under section 332(a)(1)(A) of the Public Health Service Act 
     is withdrawn on or after January 1, 1996.
       (d) Requiring Carriers to Report on Services Provided.--
     Section 1842(b)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1395u(b)(3)) is amended--

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       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (I); and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(J) will provide information to the Secretary (on such 
     periodic basis as the Secretary may require) on the types of 
     providers to whom the carrier makes additional payments for 
     certain physicians' services pursuant to section 1833(m), 
     together with a description of the services furnished by such 
     providers; and''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsections 
     (a), (b), and (d) shall apply to physicians' services 
     furnished on or after October 1, 1995.

     SEC. 8707. PAYMENTS TO PHYSICIAN ASSISTANTS AND NURSE 
                   PRACTITIONERS FOR SERVICES FURNISHED IN 
                   OUTPATIENT OR HOME SETTINGS.

       (a) Coverage in Outpatient or Home Settings for Physician 
     Assistants and Nurse Practitioners.--Section 1861(s)(2)(K) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1395x(s)(2)(K)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (II); and
       (B) by inserting ``or (IV) in an outpatient or home setting 
     as defined by the Secretary'' following ``shortage area,''; 
     and
       (2) in clause (ii)--
       (A) by striking ``in a skilled'' and inserting ``in (I) a 
     skilled''; and
       (B) by inserting ``, or (II) in an outpatient or home 
     setting (as defined by the Secretary),'' after ``(as defined 
     in section 1919(a))''.
       (b) Payments to Physician Assistants and Nurse 
     Practitioners in Outpatient or Home Settings.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1833(r)(1) (42 U.S.C. 1395l(r)(1)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``services described in section 
     1861(s)(2)(K)(ii)(II) (relating to nurse practitioner 
     services furnished in outpatient or home settings), and 
     services described in section 1861(s)(2)(K)(i)(IV) (relating 
     to physician assistant services furnished in an outpatient or 
     home setting'' after ``rural area),''; and
       (B) by striking ``or clinical nurse specialist'' and 
     inserting ``clinical nurse specialist, or physician 
     assistant''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1842(b)(6)(C) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395u(b)(6)(C)) is amended by striking ``clauses (i), (ii), 
     or (iv)'' and inserting ``subclauses (I), (II), or (III) of 
     clause (i), clause (ii)(I), or clause (iv)''.
       (c) Payment Under the Fee Schedule to Physician Assistants 
     and Nurse Practitioners in Outpatient or Home Settings.--
       (1) Physician assistants.--Section 1842(b)(12) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395u(b)(12)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(C) With respect to services described in clauses 
     (i)(IV), (ii)(II), and (iv) of section 1861(s)(2)(K) 
     (relating to physician assistants and nurse practitioners 
     furnishing services in outpatient or home settings)--
       ``(i) payment under this part may only be made on an 
     assignment-related basis; and
       ``(ii) the amounts paid under this part shall be equal to 
     80 percent of (I) the lesser of the actual charge or 85 
     percent of the fee schedule amount provided under section 
     1848 for the same service provided by a physician who is not 
     a specialist; or (II) in the case of services as an assistant 
     at surgery, the lesser of the actual charge or 85 percent of 
     the amount that would otherwise be recognized if performed by 
     a physician who is serving as an assistant at surgery.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 1842(b)(12)(A) (42 
     U.S.C. 1395u(b)(12)(A)) is amended in the matter preceding 
     clause (i) by striking ``(i), (ii),'' and inserting 
     ``subclauses (I), (II), or (III) of clause (i), or subclause 
     (I) of clause (ii)''.
       (3) Technical amendment.--Section 1842(b)(12)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     1395u(b)(12)(A)) is amended in the matter preceding clause 
     (i) by striking ``a physician assistants'' and inserting 
     ``physician assistants''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to services furnished on or after October 1, 
     1995.

     SEC. 8708. EXPANDING ACCESS TO NURSE AIDE TRAINING IN 
                   UNDERSERVED AREAS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1819(f)(2)(B)(iii)(I) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396r(f)(2)(B)(iii)(I)) is amended in the matter preceding 
     item (a), by striking ``by or in a nursing facility'' and 
     inserting ``by a nursing facility (or in such a facility, 
     unless the State determines that there is no other such 
     program offered within a reasonable distance, provides notice 
     of the approval to the State long term care ombudsman, and 
     assures, through an oversight effort, that an adequate 
     environment exists for such a program)''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to nurse aide training and competency evaluation 
     programs under section 1819 of the Social Security Act which 
     are offered on or after October 1, 1995.
            TITLE IX--TRANSPORTATION AND RELATED PROVISIONS

     SEC. 9001. MINIMUM ALLOCATION FOR HIGHWAY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Technical Correction.--With respect to fiscal year 
     1996--
       (1) the Secretary of Transportation shall determine, in 
     accordance with the policies established by the Intermodal 
     Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 
     1914)--
       (A) which of the States will no longer require an 
     apportionment under section 157(a)(4) of title 23, United 
     States Code; and
       (B) which of the States will require decreased funding 
     under such section 157(a)(4);
     as a result of the termination of the Interstate construction 
     program; and
       (2) as a result of the reduced number of States that may 
     require an apportionment under such section 157(a)(4), and 
     the decrease in the amount of funds some States will require 
     under such section 157(a)(4), the maximum amount available 
     for apportionment under such section 157(a)(4) shall be 
     reduced from the amount apportioned under such section 
     157(a)(4) for fiscal year 1995 by 60.4 percent.
       (b) Effect on Certain Calculations.--The correction made by 
     subsection (a) shall be made after the reduction required 
     under section 1003(c) of the Intermodal Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 1921) and 
     shall not be taken into account in making the calculations 
     under sections 1003(c), 1013(c), and 1015 of such Act (105 
     Stat. 1921, 1940, and 1943).

     SEC. 9002. EXTENSION OF HIGHER VESSEL TONNAGE DUTIES.

       (a) Extension of Duties.--Section 36 of the Act of August 
     5, 1909 (36 Stat. 111; 46 U.S.C. App. 121), is amended by 
     striking ``for fiscal years 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 
     1996, 1997, 1998,'' each place it appears and inserting ``for 
     fiscal years through fiscal year 2002,''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The Act entitled ``An Act 
     concerning tonnage duties on vessels entering otherwise than 
     by sea'', approved March 8, 1910 (36 Stat. 234; 46 U.S.C. 
     App. 132), is amended by striking ``for fiscal years 1991, 
     1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998,'' and inserting 
     ``for fiscal years through fiscal year 2002,''.

     SEC. 9003. FEMA RADIOLOGICAL EMERGENCY PREPAREDNESS FEES.

       (a) In General.--The Director of the Federal Emergency 
     Management Agency may assess and collect fees applicable to 
     persons subject to radiological emergency preparedness 
     regulations issued by the Director.
       (b) Requirements.--The assessment and collection of fees by 
     the Director under subsection (a) shall be fair and equitable 
     and shall reflect the full amount of costs to the Agency of 
     providing radiological emergency planning, preparedness, 
     response, and associated services. Such fees shall be 
     assessed by the Director in a manner that reflects the use of 
     resources of the Agency for classes of regulated persons and 
     the administrative costs of collecting such fees.
       (c) Amount of Fees.--The aggregate amount of fees assessed 
     under subsection (a) in a fiscal year shall approximate, but 
     not be less than, 100 percent of the amounts anticipated by 
     the Director to be obligated for the radiological emergency 
     preparedness program of the Agency for such fiscal year.
       (d) Deposit of Fees in Treasury.--Fees received pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall be deposited in the general fund of the 
     Treasury as offsetting receipts.
       (e) Expiration of Authority.--The authority of the Director 
     to assess and collect fees under subsection (a) shall expire 
     on September 30, 2002.
                TITLE X--VETERANS AND RELATED PROVISIONS

     SEC. 10001. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Veterans 
     Reconciliation Act of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     title is as follows:

Sec. 10001. Short title; table of contents.

             Subtitle A--Extension of Temporary Authorities

Sec. 10011. Authority to require that certain veterans make copayments 
              in exchange for receiving health-care benefits.
Sec. 10012. Medical care cost recovery authority.
Sec. 10013. Income verification authority.
Sec. 10014. Limitation on pension for certain recipients of medicaid-
              covered nursing home care.
Sec. 10015. Home loan fees.
Sec. 10016. Procedures applicable to liquidation sales on defaulted 
              home loans guaranteed by the Department of Veterans 
              Affairs.
Sec. 10017. Enhanced loan asset sale authority.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 10021. Revision to prescription drug copayment.
Sec. 10022. Rounding down of cost-of-living adjustments in compensation 
              and DIC rates.
Sec. 10023. Revised standard for liability for injuries resulting from 
              Department of Veterans Affairs treatment.
Sec. 10024. Withholding of payments and benefits.
             Subtitle A--Extension of Temporary Authorities

     SEC. 10011. AUTHORITY TO REQUIRE THAT CERTAIN VETERANS MAKE 
                   COPAYMENTS IN EXCHANGE FOR RECEIVING HEALTH-
                   CARE BENEFITS.

       (a) Hospital and Medical Care.--Section 8013(e) of the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 (38 U.S.C. 1710 
     note) is amended by striking out ``September 30, 1998'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2002''.
       (b) Outpatient Medications.--Section 1722A(c) of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out ``September 
     30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 
     2002''.

     SEC. 10012. MEDICAL CARE COST RECOVERY AUTHORITY.

       Section 1729(a)(2)(E) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``be

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     fore October 1, 1998,'' and inserting ``before October 1, 
     2002,''.

     SEC. 10013. INCOME VERIFICATION AUTHORITY.

       Section 5317(g) of title 38, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 2002''.

     SEC. 10014. LIMITATION ON PENSION FOR CERTAIN RECIPIENTS OF 
                   MEDICAID-COVERED NURSING HOME CARE.

       Section 5503(f)(7) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``September 30, 1998'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2002''.

     SEC. 10015. HOME LOAN FEES.

       Section 3729(a) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (4), by striking out ``October 1, 1998'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 1, 2002''; and
       (2) in paragraph (5)(C), by striking out ``October 1, 
     1998'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 1, 2002''.

     SEC. 10016. PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO LIQUIDATION SALES ON 
                   DEFAULTED HOME LOANS GUARANTEED BY THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS.

       Section 3732(c)(11) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``October 1, 1998'' and inserting 
     ``October 1, 2002''.

     SEC. 10017. ENHANCED LOAN ASSET SALE AUTHORITY.

       Section 3720(h)(2) of title 38, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``December 31, 1995'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2002''.
                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

     SEC. 10021. REVISION TO PRESCRIPTION DRUG COPAYMENT.

       (a) Increase in Amount of Copayment.--Section 1722A(a) of 
     title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``$2'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``$4'';
       (2) by striking out paragraph (2); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2) and in 
     that paragraph--
       (A) striking out ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (B) striking out the period at the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; or''; and
       (C) adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) to a veteran who is a former prisoner of war.''.
       (b) Recovery of Indebtedness.--(1) Section 5302 of such 
     title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) The Secretary may not waive under this section the 
     recovery of any payment or the collection of any indebtedness 
     owed under section 1722A of this title.''.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with 
     respect to amounts that become due to the United States under 
     section 1722A of title 38, United States Code, on or after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 10022. ROUNDING DOWN OF COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS IN 
                   COMPENSATION AND DIC RATES.

       (a) Fiscal Year 1996 COLA.--(1) Effective as of December 1, 
     1995, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall recompute any 
     increase in an adjustment that is otherwise provided by law 
     to be effective during fiscal year 1996 in the rates of 
     disability compensation and dependency and indemnity 
     compensation paid by the Secretary as such rates were in 
     effect on November 30, 1995. The recomputation shall provide 
     for the same percentage increase as provided under such law, 
     but with amounts so recomputed (if not a whole dollar amount) 
     rounded down to the next lower whole dollar amount (rather 
     than to the nearest whole dollar amount) and with each old-
     law DIC rate increased by the amount by which the new-law DIC 
     rate is increased (rather than by a uniform percentage).
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (1):
       (A) The term ``old-law DIC rate'' means a dollar amount in 
     effect under section 1311(a)(3) of title 38, United States 
     Code.
       (B) The term ``new-law DIC rate'' means the dollar amount 
     in effect under section 1311(a)(1) of title 38, United States 
     Code.
       (b) Out-Year Compensation COLAs.--(1) Chapter 11 of title 
     38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     1102 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1103. Cost-of-living adjustments

       ``(a) In the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for 
     fiscal years 1997 through 2002 in the rates of, and dollar 
     limitations applicable to, compensation payable under this 
     chapter, such adjustments shall be made by a uniform 
     percentage that is no more than the percentage equal to the 
     social security increase for that fiscal year, with all 
     increased monthly rates and limitations (other than increased 
     rates or limitations equal to a whole dollar amount) rounded 
     down to the next lower whole dollar amount.
       ``(b) For purposes of this section, the term `social 
     security increase' means the percentage by which benefit 
     amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased for any fiscal year as a 
     result of a determination under section 215(i) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 415(i)).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1102 the following new item:

``1103. Cost-of-living adjustments.''.
       (c) Out-Year DIC COLAs.--(1) Chapter 13 of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1302 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1303. Cost-of-living adjustments

       ``(a) In the computation of cost-of-living adjustments for 
     fiscal years 1997 through 2002 in the rates of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation payable under this chapter, such 
     adjustments (except as provided in subsection (b)) shall be 
     made by a uniform percentage that is no more than the 
     percentage equal to the social security increase for that 
     fiscal year, with all increased monthly rates (other than 
     increased rates equal to a whole dollar amount) rounded down 
     to the next lower whole dollar amount.
       ``(b)(1) Cost-of-living adjustments for each of fiscal 
     years 1997 through 2002 in old-law DIC rates shall be in a 
     whole dollar amount that is no greater than the amount by 
     which the new-law DIC rate is increased for that fiscal year 
     as determined under subsection (a).
       ``(2) For purposes of paragraph (1):
       ``(A) The term `old-law DIC rates' means the dollar amounts 
     in effect under section 1311(a)(3) of this title.
       ``(B) The term `new-law DIC rate' means the dollar amount 
     in effect under section 1311(a)(1) of this title.
       ``(c) For purposes of this section, the term `social 
     security increase' means the percentage by which benefit 
     amounts payable under title II of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 401 et seq.) are increased for any fiscal year as a 
     result of a determination under section 215(i) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 415(i)).''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1302 the following new item:

``1303. Cost-of-living adjustments.''.

     SEC. 10023. REVISED STANDARD FOR LIABILITY FOR INJURIES 
                   RESULTING FROM DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS 
                   TREATMENT.

       (a) Revised Standard.--Section 1151 of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by designating the second sentence as subsection (c);
       (2) by striking out the first sentence and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following:
       ``(a) Compensation under this chapter and dependency and 
     indemnity compensation under chapter 13 of this title shall 
     be awarded for a qualifying additional disability of a 
     veteran or the qualifying death of a veteran in the same 
     manner as if such disability or death were service-connected.
       ``(b)(1) For purposes of this section, a disability or 
     death is a qualifying additional disability or a qualifying 
     death only if the disability or death--
       ``(A) was caused by Department health care and was a 
     proximate result of--
       ``(i) negligence on the part of the Department in 
     furnishing the Department health care; or
       ``(ii) an event not reasonably foreseeable; or
       ``(B) was incurred as a proximate result of the provision 
     of training and rehabilitation services by the Secretary 
     (including by a service-provider used by the Secretary for 
     such purpose under section 3115 of this title) as part of an 
     approved rehabilitation program under chapter 31 of this 
     title.
       ``(2) For purposes of this section, the term `Department 
     health care' means hospital care, medical or surgical 
     treatment, or an examination that is furnished under any law 
     administered by the Secretary to a veteran by a Department 
     employee or in a facility over which the Secretary has direct 
     jurisdiction.
       ``(3) A disability or death of a veteran which is the 
     result of the veteran's willful misconduct is not a 
     qualifying disability or death for purposes of this 
     section.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Effective with respect to injuries, aggravations of 
     injuries, and deaths occurring after September 30, 2002, a 
     disability or death is a qualifying additional disability or 
     a qualifying death for purposes of this section 
     (notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (b)(1)) if the 
     disability or death--
       ``(1) was the result of Department health care; or
       ``(2) was the result of the pursuit of a course of 
     vocational rehabilitation under chapter 31 of this title.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (c) of such section, 
     as designated by subsection (a)(1), is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``, aggravation,'' both places it 
     appears; and
       (2) by striking out ``sentence'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``subsection''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any administrative or judicial determination 
     of eligibility for benefits under section 1151 of title 38, 
     United States Code, based on a claim that is received by the 
     Secretary on or after October 1, 1995, including any such 
     determination based on an original application or an 
     application seeking to reopen, revise, reconsider, or 
     otherwise readjudicate any claim for benefits under section 
     1151 of that title or any predecessor provision of law.

     SEC. 10024. WITHHOLDING OF PAYMENTS AND BENEFITS.

       (a) Notice Required in Lieu of Consent or Court Order.--
     Section 3726 of title 38, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``unless'' and all that follows and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following: ``unless the Secretary provides 
     such veteran or surviving spouse with notice by certified 
     mail with return receipt requested of the authority of the 
     Secretary to waive the payment of indebtedness under section 
     5302(b) of this title. If the Secretary does not waive the 
     entire amount of the liability, the Secretary shall then 
     determine whether the veteran or sur

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     viving spouse should be released from liability under section 
     3713(b) of this title. If the Secretary determines that the 
     veteran or surviving spouse should not be released from 
     liability, the Secretary shall notify the veteran or 
     surviving spouse of that determination and provide a notice 
     of the procedure for appealing that determination, unless the 
     Secretary has previously made such determination and notified 
     the veteran or surviving spouse of the procedure for 
     appealing the determination.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5302(b) of such title is 
     amended by inserting ``with return receipt requested'' after 
     ``certified mail''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to any indebtedness to the United 
     States arising pursuant to chapter 37 of title 38, United 
     States Code, before, on, or after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
                      TITLE XI--REVENUE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11000. SHORT TITLES; AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE; TABLE OF 
                   CONTENTS.

       (a) Revenue Reconciliation Act.--This title may be cited as 
     the ``Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1995''.
       (b) Contract With America.--Subtitles A, B, C, and D of 
     this title may be cited as the ``Contract With America Tax 
     Relief Act of 1995''.
       (c) Amendment of 1986 Code.--Except as otherwise expressly 
     provided, whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is 
     expressed in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a 
     section or other provision, the reference shall be considered 
     to be made to a section or other provision of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (d) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this 
     title is as follows:


                      TITLE XI--REVENUE PROVISIONS

Sec. 11000. Short titles; amendment of 1986 Code; table of contents.

                     Subtitle A--Family Tax Relief

Sec. 11001. Child tax credit.
Sec. 11002. Reduction in marriage penalty.
Sec. 11003. Credit for adoption expenses.
Sec. 11004. Deduction for interest on education loans.
Sec. 11005. Deduction for taxpayers with certain persons requiring 
              custodial care in their households.

             Subtitle B--Savings and Investment Incentives

                Chapter 1--Retirement Savings Incentives


               SUBCHAPTER A--INDIVIDUAL RETIREMENT PLANS

                  Part I--Restoration of IRA Deduction

Sec. 11011. Restoration of IRA deduction.
Sec. 11012. Inflation adjustment for deductible amount.
Sec. 11013. Homemakers eligible for full IRA deduction.

                  Part II--Nondeductible Tax-Free IRAs

Sec. 11015. Establishment of American Dream IRA.


                SUBCHAPTER B--PENALTY-FREE DISTRIBUTIONS

Sec. 11016. Distributions from certain plans may be used without 
              penalty to purchase first homes or to pay higher 
              education or financially devastating medical expenses.


                   SUBCHAPTER C--SIMPLE SAVINGS PLANS

Sec. 11018. Establishment of savings incentive match plans for 
              employees of small employers.
Sec. 11019. Extension of simple plan to 401(k) arrangements.

                    Chapter 2--Capital Gains Reform


            SUBCHAPTER A--TAXPAYERS OTHER THAN CORPORATIONS

Sec. 11021. Capital gains deduction.
Sec. 11022. Indexing of certain assets acquired after December 31, 
              2000, for purposes of determining gain.
Sec. 11023. Modifications to exclusion of gain on certain small 
              business stock.


                 SUBCHAPTER B--CORPORATE CAPITAL GAINS

Sec. 11025. Reduction of alternative capital gain tax for corporations.


 SUBCHAPTER C--CAPITAL LOSS DEDUCTION ALLOWED WITH RESPECT TO SALE OR 
                    EXCHANGE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE

Sec. 11026. Capital loss deduction allowed with respect to sale or 
              exchange of principal residence.

          Chapter 3--Corporate Alternative Minimum Tax Reform

Sec. 11031. Modification of depreciation rules under minimum tax.
Sec. 11032. Long-term unused credits allowed against minimum tax.

                  Chapter 4--Cost Recovery Provisions

Sec. 11035. Treatment of abandonment of lessor improvements at 
              termination of lease.
Sec. 11036. Increase in expense treatment for small businesses.

                 Subtitle C--Health Related Provisions

                  Chapter 1--Long-Term Care Provisions


          SUBCHAPTER A--LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES AND CONTRACTS

                       Part I--General Provisions

Sec. 11041. Treatment of long-term care insurance.
Sec. 11042. Qualified long-term care services treated as medical care.
Sec. 11043. Certain exchanges of life insurance contracts for qualified 
              long-term care insurance contracts not taxable.
Sec. 11044. Exception from penalty tax for amounts withdrawn from 
              certain retirement plans for qualified long-term care 
              insurance.
Sec. 11045. Reporting requirements.

                Part II--Consumer Protection Provisions

Sec. 11051. Policy requirements.
Sec. 11052. Requirements for issuers of long-term care insurance 
              policies.
Sec. 11053. Coordination with State requirements.
Sec. 11054. Effective dates.


         SUBCHAPTER B--TREATMENT OF ACCELERATED DEATH BENEFITS

Sec. 11061. Treatment of accelerated death benefits by recipient.
Sec. 11062. Tax treatment of companies issuing qualified accelerated 
              death benefit riders.

                  Chapter 2--Medical Savings Accounts

Sec. 11066. Medical savings accounts.

  Chapter 3--Increase in Deduction for Health Insurance Costs of Self-
                          Employed Individuals

Sec. 11068. Increase in deduction for health insurance costs of self-
              employed individuals.

                 Subtitle D--Estate and Gift Provisions

Sec. 11071. Cost-of-living adjustments relating to estate and gift tax 
              provisions.
Sec. 11072. Family-owned business exclusion.
Sec. 11073. Treatment of land subject to a qualified conservation 
              easement.
Sec. 11074. Expansion of exception from generation-skipping transfer 
              tax for transfers to individuals with deceased parents.
Sec. 11075. Extension of treatment of certain rents under section 2032A 
              to lineal descendants.

              Subtitle E--Extension of Expiring Provisions

                    Chapter 1--Temporary Extensions

Sec. 11111. Work opportunity tax credit.
Sec. 11112. Employer-provided educational assistance programs.
Sec. 11113. Research credit.
Sec. 11114. Orphan drug tax credit.
Sec. 11115. Contributions of stock to private foundations.
Sec. 11116. Delay of tax on fuel used in commercial aviation.
Sec. 11117. Extension of airport and airway trust fund excise taxes.
Sec. 11118. Extension of Internal Revenue Service user fees.

             Chapter 2--Sunset of Low-Income Housing Credit

Sec. 11121. Sunset of low-income housing credit.

    Chapter 3--Extensions of Superfund and Oil Spill Liability Taxes

Sec. 11131. Extension of Hazardous Substance Superfund taxes.
Sec. 11132. Extension of oil spill liability tax.

              Chapter 4--Extensions Relating to Fuel Taxes

Sec. 11141. Ethanol blender refunds.
Sec. 11142. Extension of binding contract date for biomass and coal 
              facilities.
Sec. 11143. Exemption from diesel fuel dyeing requirements with respect 
              to certain States.
Sec. 11144. Moratorium for excise tax on diesel fuel sold for use or 
              used in diesel-powered motorboats.

Chapter 5--Permanent Extension of FUTA Exemption for Alien Agricultural 
                                Workers

Sec. 11151. FUTA exemption for alien agricultural workers.

   Chapter 6--Disclosure of Return Information for Administration of 
                       Certain Veterans Programs

Sec. 11161. Disclosure of return information for administration of 
              certain veterans programs.

            Subtitle F--Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 Provisions

Sec. 11201. Expansion of authority to abate interest.
Sec. 11202. Extension of interest-free period for payment of tax after 
              notice and demand.
Sec. 11203. Joint return may be made after separate returns without 
              full payment of tax.
Sec. 11204. Modifications to certain levy exemption amounts.
Sec. 11205. Offers-in-compromise.
Sec. 11206. Increased limit on attorney fees.
Sec. 11207. Award of litigation costs permitted in declaratory judgment 
              proceedings.
Sec. 11208. Increase in limit on recovery of civil damages for 
              unauthorized collection actions.
Sec. 11209. Enrolled agents included as third-party recordkeepers.
Sec. 11210. Annual reminders to taxpayers with outstanding delinquent 
              accounts.

       Subtitle G--Casualty and Involuntary Conversion Provisions

Sec. 11251. Basis adjustment to property held by corporation where 
              stock in corporation is replacement property under 
              involuntary conversion rules.
Sec. 11252. Expansion of requirement that involuntarily converted 
              property be replaced with property acquired from an 
              unrelated person.
Sec. 11253. Special rule for crop insurance proceeds and disaster 
              payments.

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Sec. 11254. Application of involuntary exclusion rules to 
              presidentially declared disasters.

        Subtitle H--Exempt Organizations and Charitable Reforms

      Chapter 1--Excise Tax on Amounts of Private Excess Benefits

Sec. 11271. Excise taxes for failure by certain charitable 
              organizations to meet certain qualification requirements.
Sec. 11272. Reporting of certain excise taxes and other information.
Sec. 11273. Increase in penalties on exempt organizations for failure 
              to file complete and timely annual returns.

                      Chapter 2--Other Provisions

Sec. 11276. Cooperative service organizations for certain foundations.
Sec. 11277. Exclusion from unrelated business taxable income for 
              certain sponsorship payments.
Sec. 11278. Treatment of dues paid to agricultural or horticultural 
              organizations.
Sec. 11279. Repeal of credit for contributions to community development 
              corporations.

              Subtitle I--Tax Reform and Other Provisions

              Chapter 1--Provisions Relating to Businesses

Sec. 11301. Tax treatment of certain extraordinary dividends.
Sec. 11302. Registration of confidential corporate tax shelters.
Sec. 11303. Denial of deduction for interest on loans with respect to 
              company-owned insurance.
Sec. 11304. Termination of suspense accounts for family corporations 
              required to use accrual method of accounting.
Sec. 11305. Termination of Puerto Rico and possession tax credit.
Sec. 11306. Depreciation under income forecast method.
Sec. 11307. Transfers of excess pension assets.
Sec. 11308. Repeal of exclusion for interest on loans used to acquire 
              employer securities.

                        Chapter 2--Legal Reforms

Sec. 11311. Repeal of exclusion for punitive damages and for damages 
              not attributable to physical injuries or sickness.
Sec. 11312. Reporting of certain payments made to attorneys.

        Chapter 3--Reforms Relating to Nonrecognition Provisions

Sec. 11321. No rollover or exclusion of gain on sale of principal 
              residence which is attributable to depreciation 
              deductions.
Sec. 11322. Nonrecognition of gain on sale of principal residence by 
              noncitizens limited to new residences located in the 
              United States.

          Chapter 4--Excise Tax and Tax-Exempt Bond Provisions

Sec. 11331. Repeal of diesel fuel tax rebate to purchasers of diesel-
              powered automobiles and light trucks.
Sec. 11332. Modifications to excise tax on ozone-depleting chemicals.
Sec. 11333. Election to avoid tax-exempt bond penalties for local 
              furnishers of electricity and gas.
Sec. 11334. Tax-exempt bonds for sale of Alaska Power Administration 
              Facility.

                Chapter 5--Foreign Trust Tax Compliance

Sec. 11341. Improved information reporting on foreign trusts.
Sec. 11342. Modifications of rules relating to foreign trusts having 
              one or more United States beneficiaries.
Sec. 11343. Foreign persons not to be treated as owners under grantor 
              trust rules.
Sec. 11344. Information reporting regarding foreign gifts.
Sec. 11345. Modification of rules relating to foreign trusts which are 
              not grantor trusts.
Sec. 11346. Residence of estates and trusts, etc.

 Chapter 6--Treatment of Individuals Who Lose United States Citizenship

Sec. 11348. Revision of income, estate, and gift taxes on individuals 
              who lose United States citizenship.
Sec. 11349. Information on individuals losing United States 
              citizenship.

         Chapter 7--Financial Asset Securitization Investments

Sec. 11351. Financial Asset Securitization Investment Trusts.

                   Chapter 8--Depreciation Provisions

Sec. 11361. Treatment of contributions in aid of construction.
Sec. 11362. Deduction for certain operating authority.
Sec. 11363. Class life for gas station convenience stores and similar 
              structures.

                      Chapter 9--Other Provisions

Sec. 11371. Application of failure-to-pay penalty to substitute 
              returns.
Sec. 11372. Extension of withholding to certain gambling winnings.
Sec. 11373. Losses from foreclosure property.
Sec. 11374. Nonrecognition treatment for certain transfers by common 
              trust funds to regulated investment companies.
Sec. 11375. Exclusion for energy conservation subsidies limited to 
              subsidies with respect to dwelling units.
Sec. 11376. Election to cease status as qualified scholarship funding 
              corporation.
Sec. 11377. Certain amounts derived from foreign corporations treated 
              as unrelated business taxable income.
Sec. 11378. Repeal of financial institution transition rule to interest 
              allocation rules.
Sec. 11379. Repeal of bad debt reserve method for thrift savings 
              associations.
Sec. 11380. Newspaper distributors treated as direct sellers.

                     Subtitle J--Tax Simplification

             Chapter 1--Provisions Relating to Individuals


   SUBCHAPTER A--PROVISIONS RELATING TO ROLLOVER OF GAIN ON SALE OF 
                          PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE

Sec. 11401. Multiple sales within rollover period.
Sec. 11402. Special rules in case of divorce.
Sec. 11403. One-time exclusion of gain from sale of principal residence 
              for certain spouses.


                     SUBCHAPTER B--OTHER PROVISIONS

Sec. 11411. Treatment of certain reimbursed expenses of rural mail 
              carriers.
Sec. 11412. Treatment of traveling expenses of certain Federal 
              employees engaged in criminal investigations.

                   Chapter 2--Pension Simplification


              SUBCHAPTER A--SIMPLIFIED DISTRIBUTION RULES

Sec. 11421. Repeal of 5-year income averaging for lump-sum 
              distributions.
Sec. 11422. Repeal of $5,000 exclusion of employees' death benefits.
Sec. 11423. Simplified method for taxing annuity distributions under 
              certain employer plans.
Sec. 11424. Required distributions.


            SUBCHAPTER B--INCREASED ACCESS TO PENSION PLANS

Sec. 11431. Tax-exempt organizations eligible under section 401(k).


               SUBCHAPTER C--NONDISCRIMINATION PROVISIONS

Sec. 11441. Definition of highly compensated employees; repeal of 
              family aggregation.
Sec. 11442. Modification of additional participation requirements.
Sec. 11443. Nondiscrimination rules for qualified cash or deferred 
              arrangements and matching contributions.
Sec. 11444. Definition of compensation for section 415 purposes.


                 SUBCHAPTER D--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 11451. Plans covering self-employed individuals.
Sec. 11452. Elimination of special vesting rule for multiemployer 
              plans.
Sec. 11453. Distributions under rural cooperative plans.
Sec. 11454. Treatment of governmental plans under section 415.
Sec. 11455. Uniform retirement age.
Sec. 11456. Contributions on behalf of disabled employees.
Sec. 11457. Treatment of deferred compensation plans of State and local 
              governments and tax-exempt organizations.
Sec. 11458. Trust requirement for deferred compensation plans of State 
              and local governments.
Sec. 11459. Transition rule for computing maximum benefits under 
              section 415 limitations.
Sec. 11460. Modifications of section 403(b).
Sec. 11461. Waiver of minimum period for joint and survivor annuity 
              explanation before annuity starting date.
Sec. 11462. Repeal of limitation in case of defined benefit plan and 
              defined contribution plan for same employee; excess 
              distributions.
Sec. 11463. Tax on prohibited transactions.
Sec. 11464. Treatment of leased employees.

               Chapter 3--Treatment Of Large Partnerships

Sec. 11471. Simplified flow-through for electing large partnerships.
Sec. 11472. Returns may be required on magnetic media.

                     Chapter 4--Foreign Provisions


SUBCHAPTER A--MODIFICATIONS TO TREATMENT OF PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT 
                               COMPANIES

Sec. 11481. United States shareholders of controlled foreign 
              corporations not subject to PFIC inclusion.
Sec. 11482. Election of mark to market for marketable stock in passive 
              foreign investment company.
Sec. 11483. Modifications to definition of passive income.
Sec. 11484. Effective date.


       SUBCHAPTER B--TREATMENT OF CONTROLLED FOREIGN CORPORATIONS

Sec. 11486. Gain on certain stock sales by controlled foreign 
              corporations treated as dividends.
Sec. 11487. Miscellaneous modifications to subpart F.
Sec. 11488. Indirect foreign tax credit allowed for certain lower tier 
              companies.
Sec. 11489. Repeal of inclusion of certain earnings invested in excess 
              passive assets.

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                 Chapter 5--Other Income Tax Provisions


          SUBCHAPTER A--PROVISIONS RELATING TO S CORPORATIONS

Sec. 11501. S corporations permitted to have 75 shareholders.
Sec. 11502. Electing small business trusts.
Sec. 11503. Expansion of post-death qualification for certain trusts.
Sec. 11504. Financial institutions permitted to hold safe harbor debt.
Sec. 11505. Rules relating to inadvertent terminations and invalid 
              elections.
Sec. 11506. Agreement to terminate year.
Sec. 11507. Expansion of post-termination transition period.
Sec. 11508. S corporations permitted to hold subsidiaries.
Sec. 11509. Treatment of distributions during loss years.
Sec. 11510. Treatment of S corporations under subchapter C.
Sec. 11511. Elimination of certain earnings and profits.
Sec. 11512. Carryover of disallowed losses and deductions under at-risk 
              rules allowed.
Sec. 11513. Adjustments to basis of inherited S stock to reflect 
              certain items of income.
Sec. 11514. S corporations eligible for rules applicable to real 
              property subdivided for sale by noncorporate taxpayers.
Sec. 11515. Effective date.


SUBCHAPTER B--REPEAL OF 30-PERCENT GROSS INCOME LIMITATION ON REGULATED 
                          INVESTMENT COMPANIES

Sec. 11521. Repeal of 30-percent gross income limitation.


                  SUBCHAPTER C--ACCOUNTING PROVISIONS

Sec. 11551. Modifications to look-back method for long-term contracts.
Sec. 11552. Application of mark to market accounting method to traders 
              in securities.
Sec. 11553. Modification of ruling amounts for nuclear decommissioning 
              costs.


                SUBCHAPTER D--TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROVISION

Sec. 11561. Repeal of debt service-based limitation on investment in 
              certain nonpurpose investments.


                   SUBCHAPTER E--INSURANCE PROVISIONS

Sec. 11571. Treatment of certain insurance contracts on retired lives.
Sec. 11572. Treatment of modified guaranteed contracts.


                     SUBCHAPTER F--OTHER PROVISIONS

Sec. 11581. Closing of partnership taxable year with respect to 
              deceased partner, etc.
Sec. 11582. Credit for social security taxes paid with respect to 
              employee cash tips.
Sec. 11583. Due date for first quarter estimated tax payments by 
              private foundations.

                     Chapter 6--Estates and Trusts


                  SUBCHAPTER A--INCOME TAX PROVISIONS

Sec. 11601. Certain revocable trusts treated as part of estate.
Sec. 11602. Distributions during first 65 days of taxable year of 
              estate.
Sec. 11603. Separate share rules available to estates.
Sec. 11604. Executor of estate and beneficiaries treated as related 
              persons for disallowance of losses, etc.
Sec. 11605. Limitation on taxable year of estates.
Sec. 11606. Treatment of funeral trusts.


              SUBCHAPTER B--ESTATE AND GIFT TAX PROVISIONS

Sec. 11611. Clarification of waiver of certain rights of recovery.
Sec. 11612. Adjustments for gifts within 3 years of decedent's death.
Sec. 11613. Clarification of qualified terminable interest rules.
Sec. 11614. Transitional rule under section 2056A.
Sec. 11615. Opportunity to correct certain failures under section 
              2032A.
Sec. 11616. Gifts may not be revalued for estate tax purposes after 
              expiration of statute of limitations.
Sec. 11617. Clarifications relating to disclaimers.
Sec. 11618. Clarification of treatment of survivor annuities under 
              qualified terminable interest rules.
Sec. 11619. Treatment under qualified domestic trust rules of forms of 
              ownership which are not trusts.


            SUBCHAPTER C--GENERATION-SKIPPING TAX PROVISIONS

Sec. 11631. Taxable termination not to include direct skips.

                  Chapter 7--Excise Tax Simplification


 SUBCHAPTER A--PROVISIONS RELATED TO DISTILLED SPIRITS, WINES, AND BEER

Sec. 11641. Credit or refund for imported bottled distilled spirits 
              returned to distilled spirits plant.
Sec. 11642. Fermented material from any brewery may be received at a 
              distilled spirits plant.
Sec. 11643. Refund of tax on wine returned to bond not limited to 
              unmerchantable wine.
Sec. 11644. Beer may be withdrawn free of tax for destruction.
Sec. 11645. Transfer to brewery of beer imported in bulk without 
              payment of tax.


       SUBCHAPTER B--CONSOLIDATION OF TAXES ON AVIATION GASOLINE

Sec. 11651. Consolidation of taxes on aviation gasoline.


               SUBCHAPTER C--OTHER EXCISE TAX PROVISIONS

Sec. 11661. Certain combinations not treated as manufacture under 
              retail sales tax on heavy trucks.

                  Chapter 8--Administrative Provision

Sec. 11671. Certain notices disregarded under provision increasing 
              interest rate on large corporate underpayments.

                  Subtitle K--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 11701. Treatment of storage of product samples.
Sec. 11702. Adjustment of death benefit limits for certain policies.
Sec. 11703. Organizations subject to section 833.
Sec. 11704. Correction of inflation adjustment in luxury excise tax on 
              automobiles.
Sec. 11705. Extension and phasedown of luxury passenger automobile tax.

             Subtitle L--Generalized System of Preferences

Sec. 11801. Short title.
Sec. 11802. Generalized System of Preferences.
Sec. 11803. Retroactive application for certain liquidations and 
              reliquidations.
Sec. 11804. Conforming amendments.

               Subtitle M--Increase in Public Debt Limit

Sec. 11901. Increase in public debt limit.
                     Subtitle A--Family Tax Relief

     SEC. 11001. CHILD TAX CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits) is 
     amended by inserting after section 22 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 23. CHILD TAX CREDIT.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--There shall be allowed as a 
     credit against the tax imposed by this chapter for the 
     taxable year an amount equal to $500 multiplied by the number 
     of qualifying children of the taxpayer.
       ``(b) Limitation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the credit which would 
     (but for this subsection) be allowed by subsection (a) shall 
     be reduced (but not below zero) by $25 for each $1,000 (or 
     fraction thereof) by which the taxpayer's adjusted gross 
     income exceeds the threshold amount.
       ``(2) Threshold amount.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     term `threshold amount' means--
       ``(A) $110,000 in the case of a joint return,
       ``(B) $75,000 in the case of an individual who is not 
     married, and
       ``(C) $55,000 in the case of a married individual filing a 
     separate return.
     For purposes of this paragraph, marital status shall be 
     determined under section 7703.
       ``(c) Qualifying Child.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualifying child' means any 
     individual if--
       ``(A) the taxpayer is allowed a deduction under section 151 
     with respect to such individual for such taxable year,
       ``(B) such individual has not attained the age of 18 as of 
     the close of the calendar year in which the taxable year of 
     the taxpayer begins, and
       ``(C) such individual bears a relationship to the taxpayer 
     described in section 32(c)(3)(B) (determined without regard 
     to clause (ii) thereof).
       ``(2) Exception for certain noncitizens.--The term 
     `qualifying child' shall not include any individual who would 
     not be a dependent if the first sentence of section 152(b)(3) 
     were applied without regard to all that follows `resident of 
     the United States'.
       ``(d) Taxable Year Must Be Full Taxable Year.--Except in 
     the case of a taxable year closed by reason of the death of 
     the taxpayer, no credit shall be allowable under this section 
     in the case of a taxable year covering a period of less than 
     12 months.''.
       (b) Notice of Credit.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     transmit to all individual taxpayers by a separate mailing 
     made on or before February 1, 1996, a notice which states 
     only the following: ``The Balanced Budget Act of 1995 was 
     recently passed by the Congress. The Act's child tax credit 
     allows taxpayers to reduce their taxes by $500 per child. The 
     credit is effective October 1, 1995. You may wish to check 
     with your employer about changing your tax withholding to 
     take immediate advantage of the credit to which you are 
     entitled for the current tax year. In addition, the Internal 
     Revenue Service will be sending you a form in June of this 
     year which you may use to claim the credit to which you are 
     entitled for the period from October 1 through December 31, 
     1995 ($125 per child for 1995). In order to obtain your 1995 
     credit, you should file this form by August 15, 1996. Your 
     refund will be sent to you sometime after October 1, 1996.''
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     A of part IV of subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 22 the following 
     new item:

``Sec. 23. Child tax credit.''.

       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.
       (e) Payment of 1995 Child Credit Amount.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary shall take such actions as 
     are necessary to ensure that the 1995 child credit amount is 
     paid to taxpayers entitled to payment of such credit amount.
       (2) Payments generally during october 1996.--In the case of 
     taxpayers submitting the

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     form referred to in paragraph (4) before August 16, 1996, the 
     Secretary shall take such actions as are necessary to ensure 
     that payments required by paragraph (1) are mailed after 
     September 30, 1996, and before October 16, 1996.
       (3) 1995 child credit amount.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the 1995 child credit amount is an amount equal to 25 
     percent of the amount of the credit which would be allowed to 
     the taxpayer under section 23 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 (as added by this section) if such section were in 
     effect for the taxpayer's taxable year beginning in 1995.
       (4) Entitlement to credit.--A taxpayer shall be entitled to 
     a 1995 child credit amount if (and only if) the taxpayer 
     submits to the Secretary a form which the Secretary shall 
     prescribe for purposes of determining such amount. The 
     Secretary shall mail such form to taxpayers on or before June 
     1, 1996.
       (5) Payment treated as overpayment.--The 1995 child credit 
     amount shall be treated for purposes of subtitle F of such 
     Code as a payment of tax for the taxpayer's taxable year 
     beginning in 1995 which was made on August 15, 1996, or, if 
     later, the date the form referred to in paragraph (4) is 
     filed, and shall be refunded or credited in the same manner 
     as if it were an overpayment of tax for such taxable year. No 
     interest shall be paid under section 6611 of such Code on 
     amounts paid under paragraph (1) before October 16, 1996.
       (6) Secretary.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of the Treasury or his 
     delegate.

     SEC. 11002. REDUCTION IN MARRIAGE PENALTY.

       (a) Increase in Basic Standard Deduction for Married 
     Individuals.--Section 63(c) (relating to standard deduction) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$5,000'' in paragraph (2)(A) and 
     inserting ``the applicable dollar amount'',
       (2) by striking ``$2,500'' in paragraph (2)(D) and 
     inserting ``\1/2\ of the applicable dollar amount'', and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (6) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) Applicable dollar amount.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (2), the applicable dollar amount for any taxable year shall 
     be the product of the dollar amount in effect under paragraph 
     (2)(C) for such year multiplied by the applicable factor 
     determined under the following table:

``For taxable years beginning in calendar year--         The applicable
                                                            factor is--
  1996........................................................1.68 ....

  1997........................................................1.71 ....

  1998........................................................1.72 ....

  1999........................................................1.73 ....

  2000........................................................1.75 ....

  2001........................................................1.77 ....

  2002........................................................1.78 ....

  2003........................................................1.88 ....

  2004........................................................1.91 ....

  2005 and thereafter.........................................2.00.....

     If the amount determined under the preceding sentence is not 
     a multiple of $50, such amount shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $50.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11003. CREDIT FOR ADOPTION EXPENSES.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1 (relating to nonrefundable personal credits), as 
     amended by section 11001, is amended by inserting after 
     section 23 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 24. ADOPTION EXPENSES.

       ``(a) Allowance of Credit.--In the case of an individual, 
     there shall be allowed as a credit against the tax imposed by 
     this chapter for the taxable year the amount of the qualified 
     adoption expenses paid or incurred by the taxpayer during 
     such taxable year.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Dollar limitation.--The aggregate amount of qualified 
     adoption expenses which may be taken into account under 
     subsection (a) with respect to the adoption of a child shall 
     not exceed $5,000.
       ``(2) Income limitation.--The amount allowable as a credit 
     under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall be reduced 
     (but not below zero) by an amount which bears the same ratio 
     to the amount so allowable (determined without regard to this 
     paragraph but with regard to paragraph (1)) as--
       ``(A) the amount (if any) by which the taxpayer's adjusted 
     gross income (determined without regard to sections 911, 931, 
     and 933) exceeds $75,000, bears to
       ``(B) $40,000.
       ``(3) Denial of double benefit.--
       ``(A) In general.--No credit shall be allowed under 
     subsection (a) for any expense for which a deduction or 
     credit is allowable under any other provision of this 
     chapter.
       ``(B) Grants.--No credit shall be allowed under subsection 
     (a) for any expense to the extent that funds for such expense 
     are received under any Federal, State, or local program. The 
     preceding sentence shall not apply to expenses for the 
     adoption of a child with special needs.
       ``(C) Reimbursement.--No credit shall be allowed under 
     subsection (a) for any expense to the extent that such 
     expense is reimbursed and the reimbursement is excluded from 
     gross income under section 138.
       ``(c) Carryforwards of Unused Credit.--If the credit 
     allowable under subsection (a) for any taxable year exceeds 
     the limitation imposed by section 26(a) for such taxable year 
     reduced by the sum of the credits allowable under this 
     subpart (other than this section), such excess shall be 
     carried to the succeeding taxable year and added to the 
     credit allowable under subsection (a) for such taxable year. 
     No credit may be carried forward under this subsection to any 
     taxable year following the fifth taxable year after the 
     taxable year in which the credit arose. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, credits shall be treated as used on a 
     first-in first-out basis.
       ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Qualified adoption expenses.--The term `qualified 
     adoption expenses' means reasonable and necessary adoption 
     fees, court costs, attorney fees, and other expenses--
       ``(A) which are directly related to, and the principal 
     purpose of which is for, the legal adoption of an eligible 
     child by the taxpayer, and
       ``(B) which are not incurred in violation of State or 
     Federal law or in carrying out any surrogate parenting 
     arrangement.
     Such term shall not include expenses for a foreign adoption 
     unless the child is actually adopted.
       ``(2) Expenses for adoption of spouse's child not 
     eligible.--The term `qualified adoption expenses' shall not 
     include any expenses in connection with the adoption by an 
     individual of a child who is the child of such individual's 
     spouse.
       ``(3) Eligible child.--The term `eligible child' means any 
     individual--
       ``(A) who has not attained age 18 as of the time of the 
     adoption, or
       ``(B) who is physically or mentally incapable of caring for 
     himself.
       ``(4) Child with special needs.--The term `child with 
     special needs' means any child if--
       ``(A) a State has determined that the child cannot or 
     should not be returned to the home of his parents, and
       ``(B) such State has determined that there exists with 
     respect to the child a specific factor or condition (such as 
     his ethnic background, age, or membership in a minority or 
     sibling group, or the presence of factors such as medical 
     conditions or physical, mental, or emotional handicaps) 
     because of which it is reasonable to conclude that such child 
     cannot be placed with adoptive parents without providing 
     adoption assistance.
       ``(e) Married Couples Must File Joint Returns.--Rules 
     similar to the rules of paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of 
     section 21(e) shall apply for purposes of this section.''.
       (b) Exclusion of Amounts Received Under Employer's Adoption 
     Assistance Programs.--Part III of subchapter B of chapter 1 
     (relating to items specifically excluded from gross income), 
     as amended by title VIII, is amended by redesignating section 
     138 as section 139 and by inserting after section 137 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 138. ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) In General.--Gross income of an employee does not 
     include amounts paid or expenses incurred by the employer for 
     qualified adoption expenses in connection with the adoption 
     of a child by an employee if such amounts are furnished 
     pursuant to an adoption assistance program.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Dollar limitation.--The aggregate amount excludable 
     from gross income under subsection (a) for all taxable years 
     with respect to the adoption of any single child by the 
     taxpayer shall not exceed $5,000.
       ``(2) Income limitation.--The amount excludable from gross 
     income under subsection (a) for any taxable year shall be 
     reduced (but not below zero) by an amount which bears the 
     same ratio to the amount so excludable (determined without 
     regard to this paragraph but with regard to paragraph (1)) 
     as--
       ``(A) the amount (if any) by which the taxpayer's adjusted 
     gross income (determined without regard to this section and 
     sections 911, 931, and 933) exceeds $75,000, bears to
       ``(B) $40,000.
       ``(c) Adoption Assistance Program.--For purposes of this 
     section, an adoption assistance program is a plan of an 
     employer--
       ``(1) under which the employer provides employees with 
     adoption assistance, and
       ``(2) which meets requirements similar to the requirements 
     of paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) of section 127(b).
     An adoption reimbursement program operated under section 1052 
     of title 10, United States Code (relating to armed forces) or 
     section 514 of title 14, United States Code (relating to 
     members of the Coast Guard) shall be treated as an adoption 
     assistance program for purposes of this section.
       ``(d) Qualified Adoption Expenses.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `qualified adoption expenses' has the 
     meaning given such term by section 24(d).''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The table of sections for subpart A of part IV of 
     subchapter A of chapter 1, as amended by section 11001, is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 23 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 24. Adoption expenses.''.

       (2) The table of sections for part III of subchapter B of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the item relating to section 
     138 and inserting the following:

``Sec. 138. Adoption assistance programs.
``Sec. 139. Cross reference to other Acts.''.

       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11004. DEDUCTION FOR INTEREST ON EDUCATION LOANS.

       (a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 
     (relating to additional itemized

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     deductions for individuals) is amended by redesignating 
     section 220 as section 221 and by inserting after section 219 
     the following new section:

     ``SEC. 220. INTEREST ON EDUCATION LOANS.

       ``(a) Allowance of Deduction.--In the case of an 
     individual, there shall be allowed as a deduction for the 
     taxable year an amount equal to the interest paid by the 
     taxpayer during the taxable year on any qualified education 
     loan.
       ``(b) Maximum Deduction.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     deduction allowed by subsection (a) for the taxable year 
     shall not exceed $2,500.
       ``(2) Limitation based on modified adjusted gross income.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the modified adjusted gross income of 
     the taxpayer for the taxable year exceeds $45,000 ($65,000 in 
     the case of a joint return), the amount which would (but for 
     this paragraph) be allowable as a deduction under this 
     section shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the amount 
     which bears the same ratio to the amount which would be so 
     allowable as such excess bears to $20,000.
       ``(B) Modified adjusted gross income.--The term `modified 
     adjusted gross income' means adjusted gross income 
     determined--
       ``(i) without regard to this section and sections 135, 911, 
     931, and 933, and
       ``(ii) after application of sections 86, 219, and 469.
     For purposes of sections 86, 135, 219, and 469, adjusted 
     gross income shall be determined without regard to the 
     deduction allowed under this section.
       ``(C) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any taxable 
     year beginning after 1996, the $45,000 and $65,000 amounts 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an 
     amount equal to--
       ``(i) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section (1)(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, by substituting `1995' for `1992'.
       ``(D) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under 
     subparagraph (C) is not a multiple of $50, such amount shall 
     be rounded to the nearest multiple of $50.
       ``(c) Dependents Not Eligible for Deduction.--No deduction 
     shall be allowed by this section to an individual for the 
     taxable year if a deduction under section 151 with respect to 
     such individual is allowed to another taxpayer for the 
     taxable year beginning in the calendar year in which such 
     individual's taxable year begins.
       ``(d) Limit on Period Deduction Allowed.--A deduction shall 
     be allowed under this section only with respect to interest 
     paid on any qualified education loan during the first 60 
     months (whether or not consecutive) in which interest 
     payments are required. For purposes of this paragraph, any 
     loan and all refinancings of such loan shall be treated as 1 
     loan.
       ``(e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Qualified education loan.--The term `qualified 
     education loan' means any indebtedness incurred to pay 
     qualified higher education expenses--
       ``(A) which are incurred on behalf of the taxpayer or the 
     taxpayer's spouse,
       ``(B) which are paid or incurred within a reasonable period 
     of time before or after the indebtedness is incurred, and
       ``(C) which are attributable to education furnished during 
     a period during which the recipient was at least a half-time 
     student.
     Such term includes indebtedness used to refinance 
     indebtedness which qualifies as a qualified education loan. 
     The term `qualified education loan' shall not include any 
     indebtedness owed to a person who is related (within the 
     meaning of section 267(b) or 707(b)(1)) to the taxpayer.
       ``(2) Qualified higher education expenses.--The term 
     `qualified higher education expenses' means the cost of 
     attendance (as defined in section 472 of the Higher Education 
     Act of 1965, 20 U.S.C. 1087ll, as in effect on the day before 
     the date of the enactment of this Act) of the taxpayer or the 
     taxpayer's spouse at an eligible educational institution, 
     reduced by the sum of--
       ``(A) the amount excluded from gross income under section 
     135 by reason of such expenses, and
       ``(B) the amount of the reduction described in section 
     135(d)(1).
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `eligible 
     educational institution' has the same meaning given such term 
     by section 135(c)(3), except that such term shall also 
     include an institution conducting an internship or residency 
     program leading to a degree or certificate awarded by an 
     institution of higher education, a hospital, or a health care 
     facility which offers postgraduate training.
       ``(3) Half-time student.--The term `half-time student' 
     means any individual who would be a student as defined in 
     section 151(c)(4) if `half-time' were substituted for `full-
     time' each place it appears in such section.
       ``(4) Dependent.--The term `dependent' has the meaning 
     given such term by section 152.
       ``(f) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Denial of double benefit.--No deduction shall be 
     allowed under this section for any amount for which a 
     deduction is allowable under any other provision of this 
     chapter.
       ``(2) Married couples must file joint return.--If the 
     taxpayer is married at the close of the taxable year, the 
     deduction shall be allowed under subsection (a) only if the 
     taxpayer and the taxpayer's spouse file a joint return for 
     the taxable year.
       ``(3) Marital status.--Marital status shall be determined 
     in accordance with section 7703.''.
       (b) Deduction Allowed Whether or Not Taxpayer Itemizes 
     Other Deductions.--Subsection (a) of section 62 is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (15) the following new paragraph:
       ``(16) Interest on education loans.--The deduction allowed 
     by section 220.''
       (c) Reporting Requirement.--
       (1) In general.--Subpart B of part III of subchapter A of 
     chapter 61 (relating to information concerning transactions 
     with other persons) is amended by inserting after section 
     6050P the following new section:

     ``SEC. 6050Q. RETURNS RELATING TO EDUCATION LOAN INTEREST 
                   RECEIVED IN TRADE OR BUSINESS FROM INDIVIDUALS.

       ``(a) Education Loan Interest of $600 or More.--Any 
     person--
       ``(1) who is engaged in a trade or business, and
       ``(2) who, in the course of such trade or business, 
     receives from any individual interest aggregating $600 or 
     more for any calendar year on 1 or more qualified education 
     loans,
     shall make the return described in subsection (b) with 
     respect to each individual from whom such interest was 
     received at such time as the Secretary may by regulations 
     prescribe.
       ``(b) Form and Manner of Returns.--A return is described in 
     this subsection if such return--
       ``(1) is in such form as the Secretary may prescribe,
       ``(2) contains--
       ``(A) the name, address, and TIN of the individual from 
     whom the interest described in subsection (a)(2) was 
     received,
       ``(B) the amount of such interest received for the calendar 
     year, and
       ``(C) such other information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.
       ``(c) Application to Governmental Units.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a)--
       ``(1) Treated as persons.--The term `person' includes any 
     governmental unit (and any agency or instrumentality 
     thereof).
       ``(2) Special rules.--In the case of a governmental unit or 
     any agency or instrumentality thereof--
       ``(A) subsection (a) shall be applied without regard to the 
     trade or business requirement contained therein, and
       ``(B) any return required under subsection (a) shall be 
     made by the officer or employee appropriately designated for 
     the purpose of making such return.
       ``(d) Statements To Be Furnished to Individuals With 
     Respect to Whom Information Is Required.--Every person 
     required to make a return under subsection (a) shall furnish 
     to each individual whose name is required to be set forth in 
     such return a written statement showing--
       ``(1) the name and address of the person required to make 
     such return, and
       ``(2) the aggregate amount of interest described in 
     subsection (a)(2) received by the person required to make 
     such return from the individual to whom the statement is 
     required to be furnished.
     The written statement required under the preceding sentence 
     shall be furnished on or before January 31 of the year 
     following the calendar year for which the return under 
     subsection (a) was required to be made.
       ``(e) Qualified Education Loan Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, except as provided in regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary, the term `qualified education loan' has the 
     meaning given such term by section 220(e)(1).
       ``(f) Returns Which Would Be Required To Be Made by 2 or 
     More Persons.--Except to the extent provided in regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary, in the case of interest received 
     by any person on behalf of another person, only the person 
     first receiving such interest shall be required to make the 
     return under subsection (a).''.
       (2) Assessable penalties.--Section 6724(d) (relating to 
     definitions) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating clauses (ix) through (xiv) as clauses 
     (x) through (xv), respectively, in paragraph (1)(B) and by 
     inserting after clause (viii) of such paragraph the following 
     new clause:
       ``(ix) section 6050Q (relating to returns relating to 
     education loan interest received in trade or business from 
     individuals),'', and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (Q) through (T) as 
     subparagraphs (R) through (U), respectively, in paragraph (2) 
     and by inserting after subparagraph (P) of such paragraph the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(Q) section 6050Q (relating to returns relating to 
     education loan interest received in trade or business from 
     individuals),''.
       (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part VII 
     of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by striking the last 
     item and inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 220. Interest on education loans.
``Sec. 221. Cross reference.''.

       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any qualified education loan (as defined in 
     section 220(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
     added by this section) incurred on, before, or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, but only with respect to any 
     loan interest payment due after December 31, 1995.

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     SEC. 11005. DEDUCTION FOR TAXPAYERS WITH CERTAIN PERSONS 
                   REQUIRING CUSTODIAL CARE IN THEIR HOUSEHOLDS.

       (a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 is 
     amended by redesignating section 221 as section 222 and by 
     inserting after section 220 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 221. TAXPAYERS WITH CERTAIN PERSONS REQUIRING 
                   CUSTODIAL CARE IN THEIR HOUSEHOLDS.

       ``(a) Allowance of Deduction.--In the case of an individual 
     who maintains a household which includes as a member one or 
     more qualified persons, there shall be allowed as a deduction 
     for the taxable year an amount equal to $1,000 for each such 
     person.
       ``(b) Qualified Person.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term `qualified person' means any individual--
       ``(1) who is a father or mother of the taxpayer, his 
     spouse, or his former spouse or who is an ancestor of such a 
     father or mother,
       ``(2) who is physically or mentally incapable of caring for 
     himself,
       ``(3) who has as his principal place of abode for more than 
     half of the taxable year the home of the taxpayer,
       ``(4) over half of whose support, for the calendar year in 
     which the taxable year of the taxpayer begins, was received 
     from the taxpayer, and
       ``(5) whose name and TIN are included on the taxpayer's 
     return for the taxable year.
     For purposes of paragraph (1), a stepfather or stepmother 
     shall be treated as a father or mother.
       ``(c) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section, rules 
     similar to the rules of paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) of 
     section 21(e) shall apply.''
       (b) Deduction Allowed Whether or Not Taxpayer Itemizes 
     Other Deductions.--Subsection (a) of section 62 is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (16) the following new paragraph:
       ``(17) Taxpayers with certain persons requiring custodial 
     care in their households.--The deduction allowed by section 
     221.''
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part VII 
     of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by striking the last 
     item and inserting the following new items:

``Sec. 221. Taxpayers with certain persons requiring custodial care in 
              their households.
``Sec. 222. Cross reference.''

       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.
             Subtitle B--Savings and Investment Incentives

                CHAPTER 1--RETIREMENT SAVINGS INCENTIVES

               Subchapter A--Individual Retirement Plans

                  PART I--RESTORATION OF IRA DEDUCTION

     SEC. 11011. RESTORATION OF IRA DEDUCTION.

       (a) Increase in Income Limits for Active Participants.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (B) of section 219(g)(3) 
     (relating to applicable dollar amount) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(B) Applicable dollar amount.--The term `applicable 
     dollar amount' means the following:
       ``(i) In the case of a taxpayer filing a joint return:

``For taxable years                                      The applicable
  beginning in:                                       dollar amount is:
  1996.........................................................$45,000 
  1997.........................................................$50,000 
  1998.........................................................$55,000 
  1999.........................................................$60,000 
  2000.........................................................$65,000 
  2001.........................................................$70,000 
  2002.........................................................$75,000 
  2003.........................................................$80,000 
  2004.........................................................$85,000 
  2005.........................................................$90,000 
  2006.........................................................$95,000 
  2007 and thereafter.........................................$100,000.

       ``(ii) In the case of any other taxpayer (other than a 
     married individual filing a separate return):

``For taxable years                                      The applicable
  beginning in:                                       dollar amount is:
  1996.....................................................$30,000 ....

  1997.....................................................$35,000 ....

  1998.....................................................$40,000 ....

  1999.....................................................$45,000 ....

  2000.....................................................$50,000 ....

  2001.....................................................$55,000 ....

  2002.....................................................$60,000 ....

  2003.....................................................$65,000 ....

  2004.....................................................$70,000 ....

  2005.....................................................$75,000 ....

  2006.....................................................$80,000 ....

  2007 and thereafter......................................$85,000.....

       ``(iii) In the case of a married individual filing a 
     separate return, zero.''
       (2) Increase in phaseout range for joint returns.--
       (A) In general.--Clause (ii) of section 219(g)(2)(A) is 
     amended by inserting ``(the phaseout amount in the case of a 
     joint return)'' after ``$10,000''.
       (B) Phaseout amount.--Paragraph (3) of section 219(g) is 
     amended--
       (i) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Phaseout amount.--The phaseout amount is:

``For taxable years                                      The applicable
  beginning in:                                       dollar amount is:
  1996......................................................$12,500....

  1997......................................................$15,000....

  1998......................................................$17,500....

  1999 and thereafter.......................................$20,000....

     and
       (ii) by inserting ``; phaseout amount'' after ``amount'' in 
     the heading.
       (3) Cost-of-living adjustments.--Section 219(h), as added 
     by section 11012(a), is amended--
       (A) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Phase-out ranges.--In the case of any taxable year 
     beginning in a calendar year after 2007, the $100,000 and 
     $85,000 amounts in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection 
     (g)(3)(B) shall each be increased by an amount equal to the 
     product of such dollar amount and the cost-of-living 
     adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the calendar 
     year, except that subparagraph (B) thereof shall be applied 
     by substituting `2006' for `1992'. If any amount to which 
     either such amount is increased is not a multiple of $1,000, 
     such amount shall be rounded to the next lower multiple of 
     $1,000.'', and
       (B) by striking ``In the case'' and inserting:
       ``(1) Deductible amount.--In the case''.
       (b) Individual Not Disqualified by Spouse's 
     Participation.--Paragraph (1) of section 219(g) (relating to 
     limitation on deduction for active participants in certain 
     pension plans) is amended by striking ``or the individual's 
     spouse''.
       (c) Reporting Requirements.--Section 408(i) is amended by 
     striking ``under regulations'' and ``in such regulations'' 
     each place such terms appear.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11012. INFLATION ADJUSTMENT FOR DEDUCTIBLE AMOUNT.

       (a) In General.--Section 219 is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (h) as subsection (i) and by inserting after 
     subsection (g) the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Cost-of-Living Adjustments.--In the case of any 
     taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 1996, the 
     $2,000 amount under subsection (b)(1)(A) shall be increased 
     by an amount equal to the product of $2,000 and the cost-of-
     living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) for the 
     calendar year in which the taxable year begins, except that 
     subparagraph (B) thereof shall be applied by substituting 
     `1995' for `1992'. If the amount to which $2,000 would be 
     increased under the preceding sentence is not a multiple of 
     $500, such amount shall be rounded to the next lower multiple 
     of $500.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 408(a)(1) is amended by striking ``in excess of 
     $2,000 on behalf of any individual'' and inserting ``on 
     behalf of any individual in excess of the amount in effect 
     for such taxable year under section 219(b)(1)(A)''.
       (2) Section 408(b)(2)(B) is amended by striking ``$2,000'' 
     and inserting ``the dollar amount in effect under section 
     219(b)(1)(A)''.
       (3) Section 408(j) is amended by striking ``$2,000''.

     SEC. 11013. HOMEMAKERS ELIGIBLE FOR FULL IRA DEDUCTION.

       (a) Spousal IRA Computed on Basis of Compensation of Both 
     Spouses.--Subsection (c) of section 219 (relating to special 
     rules for certain married individuals) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(c) Special Rules for Certain Married Individuals.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual to whom 
     this paragraph applies for the taxable year, the limitation 
     of paragraph (1) of subsection (b) shall be equal to the 
     lesser of--
       ``(A) the dollar amount in effect under subsection 
     (b)(1)(A) for the taxable year, or
       ``(B) the sum of--
       ``(i) the compensation includible in such individual's 
     gross income for the taxable year, plus
       ``(ii) the compensation includible in the gross income of 
     such individual's spouse for the taxable year reduced by--

       ``(I) the amount allowed as a deduction under subsection 
     (a) to such spouse for such taxable year, and
       ``(II) the amount of any contribution on behalf of such 
     spouse to an AD IRA under section 408A for such taxable year.

       ``(2) Individuals to whom paragraph (1) applies.--Paragraph 
     (1) shall apply to any individual if--
       ``(A) such individual files a joint return for the taxable 
     year, and
       ``(B) the amount of compensation (if any) includible in 
     such individual's gross income for the taxable year is less 
     than the compensation includible in the gross income of such 
     individual's spouse for the taxable year.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 219(f) (relating to other 
     definitions and special rules) is amended by striking 
     ``subsections (b) and (c)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)''.
       (2) Section 408(d)(5) is amended by striking ``$2,250'' and 
     inserting ``the dollar amount in effect under section 
     219(b)(1)(A)''.
       (3) Section 219(g)(1) is amended by striking ``(c)(2)'' and 
     inserting ``(c)(1)(A)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

                  PART II--NONDEDUCTIBLE TAX-FREE IRAS

     SEC. 11015. ESTABLISHMENT OF AMERICAN DREAM IRA.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part I of subchapter D of 
     chapter 1 (relating to pension, profit-sharing, stock bonus 
     plans, etc.) is amended by inserting after section 408 the 
     following new section:

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     ``SEC. 408A. AMERICAN DREAM IRA.

       ``(a) General Rule.--Except as provided in this section, an 
     American Dream IRA shall be treated for purposes of this 
     title in the same manner as an individual retirement plan.
       ``(b) American Dream IRA.--For purposes of this title, the 
     term `American Dream IRA' or `AD IRA' means an individual 
     retirement plan (as defined in section 7701(a)(37)) which is 
     designated at the time of the establishment of the plan as an 
     American Dream IRA. Such designation shall be made in such 
     manner as the Secretary may prescribe.
       ``(c) Treatment of Contributions.--
       ``(1) No deduction allowed.--No deduction shall be allowed 
     under section 219 for a contribution to an AD IRA.
       ``(2) Contribution limit.--The aggregate amount of 
     contributions for any taxable year to all AD IRAs maintained 
     for the benefit of an individual shall not exceed the excess 
     (if any) of--
       ``(A) the maximum amount allowable as a deduction under 
     section 219 with respect to such individual for such taxable 
     year (computed without regard to subsection (g) of such 
     section), over
       ``(B) the amount so allowed.
       ``(3) Contributions permitted after age 70\1/2\.--
     Contributions to an AD IRA may be made even after the 
     individual for whom the account is maintained has attained 
     age 70\1/2\.
       ``(4) Mandatory distribution rules not to apply, etc.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     subsections (a)(6) and (b)(3) of section 408 (relating to 
     required distributions) and section 4974 (relating to excise 
     tax on certain accumulations in qualified retirement plans) 
     shall not apply to any AD IRA.
       ``(B) Post-death distributions.--Rules similar to the rules 
     of section 401(a)(9) (other than subparagraph (A) thereof) 
     shall apply for purposes of this section.
       ``(5) Rules relating to rollover contributions.--
       ``(A) In general.--No rollover contribution may be made to 
     an AD IRA unless it is a qualified rollover contribution.
       ``(B) Coordination with limit.--A qualified rollover 
     contribution shall not be taken into account for purposes of 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(6) Time when contributions made.--For purposes of this 
     section, the rule of section 219(f)(3) shall apply.
       ``(d) Distribution Rules.--For purposes of this title--
       ``(1) General rules.--
       ``(A) Exclusions from gross income.--Any qualified 
     distribution from an AD IRA shall not be includible in gross 
     income.
       ``(B) Nonqualified distributions.--In applying section 72 
     to any distribution from an AD IRA which is not a qualified 
     distribution, such distribution shall be treated as made from 
     contributions to the AD IRA to the extent that such 
     distribution, when added to all previous distributions from 
     the AD IRA, does not exceed the aggregate amount of 
     contributions to the AD IRA. For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, all AD IRAs maintained for the benefit of an 
     individual shall be treated as 1 account.
       ``(C) Exception from penalty tax.--Section 72(t) shall not 
     apply to--
       ``(i) any qualified distribution from an AD IRA, and
       ``(ii) any qualified special purpose distribution (whether 
     or not a qualified distribution) from an AD IRA.
       ``(2) Qualified distribution.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified distribution' means 
     any payment or distribution--
       ``(i) made on or after the date on which the individual 
     attains age 59\1/2\,
       ``(ii) made to a beneficiary (or to the estate of the 
     individual) on or after the death of the individual,
       ``(iii) attributable to the individual's being disabled 
     (within the meaning of section 72(m)(7)), or
       ``(iv) which is a qualified special purpose distribution.
       ``(B) Distributions within 5 years.--No payment or 
     distribution shall be treated as a qualified distribution 
     if--
       ``(i) it is made within the 5-taxable year period beginning 
     with the 1st taxable year for which the individual made a 
     contribution to an AD IRA (or such individual's spouse made a 
     contribution to an AD IRA) established for such individual, 
     or
       ``(ii) in the case of a payment or distribution properly 
     allocable (as determined in the manner prescribed by the 
     Secretary) to a qualified rollover contribution (or income 
     allocable thereto), it is made within the 5-taxable year 
     period beginning with the taxable year in which the rollover 
     contribution was made.
     Clause (ii) shall not apply to a qualified rollover 
     contribution from an AD IRA.
       ``(3) Rollovers.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to any 
     distribution which is transferred in a qualified rollover 
     contribution to an AD IRA.
       ``(B) Income inclusion for rollovers from non-ad iras.--In 
     the case of any qualified rollover contribution from an 
     individual retirement plan (other than an AD IRA) to an AD 
     IRA established for the benefit of the payee or distributee, 
     as the case may be--
       ``(i) sections 72(t) and 408(d)(3) shall not apply, and
       ``(ii) in any case where such contribution is made before 
     January 1, 1998, any amount required to be included in gross 
     income by reason of this paragraph shall be so included 
     ratably over the 4-taxable year period beginning with the 
     taxable year in which the payment or distribution is made.
       ``(C) Additional reporting requirements.--The Secretary 
     shall require that trustees of AD IRAs, trustees of 
     individual retirement plans, or both, whichever is 
     appropriate, shall include such additional information in 
     reports required under section 408(i) as is necessary to 
     ensure that amounts required to be included in gross income 
     under subparagraph (B) are so included.
       ``(4) Qualified special purpose distribution.--For purposes 
     of this section, the term `qualified special purpose 
     distribution' means any distribution to which subparagraph 
     (B), (D), or (E) of section 72(t)(2) applies.
       ``(e) Qualified Rollover Contribution.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified rollover 
     contribution' means a rollover contribution to an AD IRA from 
     another such account, or from an individual retirement plan, 
     but only if such rollover contribution meets the requirements 
     of section 408(d)(3). For purposes of section 408(d)(3)(B), 
     there shall be disregarded any qualified rollover 
     contribution from an individual retirement plan to an AD IRA.
       ``(2) Conversions.--The conversion of an individual 
     retirement plan to an AD IRA shall be treated as if it were a 
     qualified rollover contribution.''
       (b) Repeal of Nondeductible Contributions.--
       (1) Subsection (f) of section 219 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (7).
       (2) Paragraph (5) of section 408(d) is amended by striking 
     the last sentence.
       (3) Section 408(o) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Termination.--This subsection shall not apply to any 
     designated nondeductible contribution for any taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 1995.''
       (4) Subsection (b) of section 4973 is amended by striking 
     the last sentence.
       (c) Excess Distributions Tax Not To Apply.--Subparagraph 
     (B) of section 4980A(e)(1) is amended by inserting ``other 
     than an AD IRA (as defined in section 408A(b))'' after 
     ``retirement plan''.
       (d) Excess Contributions.--Section 4973(b) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(b) Excess Contributions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of individual retirement 
     accounts or individual retirement annuities, the term `excess 
     contributions' means the sum of--
       ``(A) the amount determined under paragraph (2) for the 
     taxable year, plus
       ``(B) the carryover amount determined under paragraph (3) 
     for the taxable year.
       ``(2) Current year.--The amount determined under this 
     paragraph for any taxable year is an amount equal to the sum 
     of--
       ``(A) the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the amount contributed for the taxable year to the 
     accounts or for the annuities or bonds (other than AD IRAs), 
     over
       ``(ii) the amount allowable as a deduction under section 
     219 for the taxable year, plus
       ``(B) the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the amount described in clause (i) (taking into 
     account contributions to AD IRAs) contributed for the taxable 
     year, over
       ``(ii) the amount allowable as a deduction under section 
     219 for the taxable year (computed without regard to section 
     219(g)).
       ``(3) Carryover amount.--The carryover amount determined 
     under this paragraph for any taxable year is the amount 
     determined under paragraph (2) for the preceding taxable 
     year, reduced by the sum of--
       ``(A) the distributions out of the account for the taxable 
     year which were included in the gross income of the payee 
     under section 408(d)(1),
       ``(B) the distributions out of the account for the taxable 
     year to which section 408(d)(5) applies, and
       ``(C) the excess (if any) of the amount determined under 
     paragraph (2)(B)(ii) over the amount determined under 
     paragraph (2)(B)(i).
       ``(4) Special rules.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Rollover contributions.--Rollover distributions 
     described in sections 402(c), 403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 
     408(d)(3), and 408A(e) shall not be taken into account.
       ``(B) Contributions returned before due date.--Any 
     contribution which is distributed from an individual 
     retirement plan in a distribution to which section 408(d)(4) 
     applies shall not be taken into account.
       ``(C) Excess contributions treated as contributions.--In 
     applying paragraph (3)(C), the determination as to amounts 
     contributed for a taxable year shall be made without regard 
     to section 219(f)(6).''
       (e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     A of part I of subchapter D of chapter 1 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 408 the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 408A. American Dream IRA.''

       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

                Subchapter B--Penalty-Free Distributions

     SEC. 11016. DISTRIBUTIONS FROM CERTAIN PLANS MAY BE USED 
                   WITHOUT PENALTY TO PURCHASE FIRST HOMES OR TO 
                   PAY HIGHER EDUCATION OR FINANCIALLY DEVASTATING 
                   MEDICAL EXPENSES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) (relating 
     to exceptions to 10-percent additional tax on early 
     distributions from

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     qualified retirement plans) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Distributions from individual retirement plans for 
     first-time homebuyers or educational expenses.--Distributions 
     to an individual from an individual retirement plan--
       ``(i) which are qualified first-time homebuyer 
     distributions (as defined in paragraph (6)), or
       ``(ii) to the extent such distributions do not exceed the 
     qualified higher education expenses (as defined in paragraph 
     (7)) of the taxpayer for the taxable year.
       (b) Financially Devastating Medical Expenses.--
       (1) In general.--Section 72(t)(3)(A) is amended by striking 
     ``(B),''.
       (2) Certain lineal descendants and ancestors treated as 
     dependents.--Subparagraph (B) of section 72(t)(2) is amended 
     by striking ``medical care'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``medical care determined--
       ``(i) without regard to whether the employee itemizes 
     deductions for such taxable year, and
       ``(ii) in the case of an individual retirement plan, by 
     treating such employee's dependents as including--

       ``(I) all children and grandchildren of the employee or 
     such employee's spouse, and
       ``(II) all ancestors of the employee or such employee's 
     spouse.''

       (3) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     72(t)(2) is amended by striking ``or (C)'' and inserting ``, 
     (C), (D), or (E)''.
       (c) Definitions.--Section 72(t) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(6) Qualified first-time homebuyer distributions.--For 
     purposes of paragraph (2)(D)(i)--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified first-time homebuyer 
     distribution' means any payment or distribution received by 
     an individual to the extent such payment or distribution is 
     used by the individual before the close of the 60th day after 
     the day on which such payment or distribution is received to 
     pay qualified acquisition costs with respect to a principal 
     residence of a first-time homebuyer who is such individual, 
     the spouse of such individual, or any child, grandchild, or 
     ancestor of such individual or the individual's spouse.
       ``(B) Lifetime dollar limitation.--The aggregate amount of 
     payments or distributions received by an individual which may 
     be treated as qualified first-time homebuyer distributions 
     for any taxable year shall not exceed the excess (if any) 
     of--
       ``(i) $10,000, over
       ``(ii) the aggregate amounts treated as qualified first-
     time homebuyer distributions with respect to such individual 
     for all prior taxable years.
       ``(C) Qualified acquisition costs.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `qualified acquisition costs' means the 
     costs of acquiring, constructing, or reconstructing a 
     residence. Such term includes any usual or reasonable 
     settlement, financing, or other closing costs.
       ``(D) First-time homebuyer; other definitions.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) First-time homebuyer.--The term `first-time 
     homebuyer' means any individual if--

       ``(I) such individual (and if married, such individual's 
     spouse) had no present ownership interest in a principal 
     residence during the 2-year period ending on the date of 
     acquisition of the principal residence to which this 
     paragraph applies, and
       ``(II) subsection (h) or (k) of section 1034 did not 
     suspend the running of any period of time specified in 
     section 1034 with respect to such individual on the day 
     before the date the distribution is applied pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A).

       ``(ii) Principal residence.--The term `principal residence' 
     has the same meaning as when used in section 1034.
       ``(iii) Date of acquisition.--The term `date of 
     acquisition' means the date--

       ``(I) on which a binding contract to acquire the principal 
     residence to which subparagraph (A) applies is entered into, 
     or
       ``(II) on which construction or reconstruction of such a 
     principal residence is commenced.

       ``(E) Special rule where delay in acquisition.--If any 
     distribution from any individual retirement plan fails to 
     meet the requirements of subparagraph (A) solely by reason of 
     a delay or cancellation of the purchase or construction of 
     the residence, the amount of the distribution may be 
     contributed to an individual retirement plan as provided in 
     section 408(d)(3)(A)(i) (determined by substituting `120 
     days' for `60 days' in such section), except that--
       ``(i) section 408(d)(3)(B) shall not be applied to such 
     contribution, and
       ``(ii) such amount shall not be taken into account in 
     determining whether section 408(d)(3)(A)(i) applies to any 
     other amount.
       ``(7) Qualified higher education expenses.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (2)(D)(ii)--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified higher education 
     expenses' means tuition, fees, books, supplies, and equipment 
     required for the enrollment or attendance of--
       ``(i) the taxpayer,
       ``(ii) the taxpayer's spouse, or
       ``(iii) any child (as defined in section 151(c)(3)), 
     grandchild, or ancestor of the taxpayer or the taxpayer's 
     spouse,
     at an eligible educational institution (as defined in section 
     135(c)(3)).
       ``(B) Coordination with savings bond provisions.--The 
     amount of qualified higher education expenses for any taxable 
     year shall be reduced by any amount excludable from gross 
     income under section 135.''
       (d) Penalty-Free Distributions for Certain Unemployed 
     Individuals.--Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Distributions to unemployed individuals.--A 
     distribution from an individual retirement plan to an 
     individual after separation from employment, if--
       ``(i) such individual has received unemployment 
     compensation for 12 consecutive weeks under any Federal or 
     State unemployment compensation law by reason of such 
     separation, and
       ``(ii) such distributions are made during any taxable year 
     during which such unemployment compensation is paid or the 
     succeeding taxable year.
     To the extent provided in regulations, a self-employed 
     individual shall be treated as meeting the requirements of 
     clause (i) if, under Federal or State law, the individual 
     would have received unemployment compensation but for the 
     fact the individual was self-employed.''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

                   Subchapter C--Simple Savings Plans

     SEC. 11018. ESTABLISHMENT OF SAVINGS INCENTIVE MATCH PLANS 
                   FOR EMPLOYEES OF SMALL EMPLOYERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 408 (relating to individual 
     retirement accounts) is amended by redesignating subsection 
     (p) as subsection (q) and by inserting after subsection (o) 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(p) Simple Retirement Accounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this title, the term 
     `simple retirement account' means an individual retirement 
     plan (as defined in section 7701(a)(37))--
       ``(A) with respect to which the requirements of paragraphs 
     (3), (4), and (5) are met; and
       ``(B) with respect to which the only contributions allowed 
     are contributions under a qualified salary reduction 
     arrangement.
       ``(2) Qualified salary reduction arrangement.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `qualified salary reduction arrangement' means a written 
     arrangement of an eligible employer under which--
       ``(i) an employee eligible to participate in the 
     arrangement may elect to have the employer make payments--

       ``(I) as elective employer contributions to a simple 
     retirement account on behalf of the employee, or
       ``(II) to the employee directly in cash,

       ``(ii) the amount which an employee may elect under clause 
     (i) for any year is required to be expressed as a percentage 
     of compensation and may not exceed a total of $6,000 for any 
     year,
       ``(iii) the employer is required to make a matching 
     contribution to the simple retirement account for any year in 
     an amount equal to so much of the amount the employee elects 
     under clause (i)(I) as does not exceed the applicable 
     percentage of compensation for the year, and
       ``(iv) no contributions may be made other than 
     contributions described in clause (i) or (iii).
       ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(i) Eligible employer.--The term `eligible employer' 
     means an employer who employs 100 or fewer employees on any 
     day during the year.
       ``(ii) Applicable percentage.--

       ``(I) In general.--The term `applicable percentage' means 3 
     percent.
       ``(II) Election of lower percentage.--An employer may elect 
     to apply a lower percentage (not less than 1 percent) for any 
     year for all employees eligible to participate in the plan 
     for such year if the employer notifies the employees of such 
     lower percentage within a reasonable period of time before 
     the 60-day election period for such year under paragraph 
     (5)(C). An employer may not elect a lower percentage under 
     this subclause for any year if that election would result in 
     the applicable percentage being lower than 3 percent in more 
     than 2 of the years in the 5-year period ending with such 
     year.
       ``(III) Special rule for years arrangement not in effect.--
     If any year in the 5-year period described in subclause (II) 
     is a year prior to the first year for which any qualified 
     salary reduction arrangement is in effect with respect to the 
     employer (or any predecessor), the employer shall be treated 
     as if the level of the employer matching contribution was at 
     3 percent of compensation for such prior year.

       ``(C) Arrangement may be only plan of employer.--
       ``(i) In general.--An arrangement shall not be treated as a 
     qualified salary reduction arrangement for any year if the 
     employer (or any predecessor employer) maintained a qualified 
     plan with respect to which contributions were made, or 
     benefits were accrued, for service in any year in the period 
     beginning with the year such arrangement became effective and 
     ending with the year for which the determination is being 
     made.
       ``(ii) Qualified plan.--For purposes of this subparagraph, 
     the term `qualified plan' means a plan, contract, pension, or 
     trust described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
     219(g)(5).
       ``(D) Cost-of-living adjustment.--The Secretary shall 
     adjust the $6,000 amount under subparagraph (A)(ii) at the 
     same time

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     and in the same manner as under section 415(d), except that 
     the base period taken into account shall be the calendar 
     quarter ending September 30, 1995, and any increase under 
     this subparagraph which is not a multiple of $500 shall be 
     rounded to the next lower multiple of $500.
       ``(3) Vesting requirements.--The requirements of this 
     paragraph are met with respect to a simple retirement account 
     if the employee's rights to any contribution to the simple 
     retirement account are nonforfeitable. For purposes of this 
     paragraph, rules similar to the rules of subsection (k)(4) 
     shall apply.
       ``(4) Participation requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--The requirements of this paragraph are 
     met with respect to any simple retirement account for a year 
     only if, under the qualified salary reduction arrangement, 
     all employees of the employer who--
       ``(i) received at least $5,000 in compensation from the 
     employer during any 2 preceding years, and
       ``(ii) are reasonably expected to receive at least $5,000 
     in compensation during the year,
     are eligible to make the election under paragraph (2)(A)(i).
       ``(B) Excludable employees.--An employer may elect to 
     exclude from the requirement under subparagraph (A) employees 
     described in section 410(b)(3).
       ``(5) Administrative requirements.--The requirements of 
     this paragraph are met with respect to any simplified 
     retirement account if, under the qualified salary reduction 
     arrangement--
       ``(A) an employer must--
       ``(i) make the elective employer contributions under 
     paragraph (2)(A)(i) not later than the close of the 30-day 
     period following the last day of the month with respect to 
     which the contributions are to be made, and
       ``(ii) make the matching contributions under  paragraph  
     (2)(A)(iii)  not  later than the date described in section 
     404(m)(2)(B),
       ``(B) an employee may elect to terminate participation in 
     such arrangement at any time during the year, except that if 
     an employee so terminates, the arrangement may provide that 
     the employee may not elect to resume participation until the 
     beginning of the next year, and
       ``(C) each employee eligible to participate may elect, 
     during the 60-day period before the beginning of any year, to 
     participate in the arrangement, or to modify the amounts 
     subject to such arrangement, for such year.
       ``(6) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Compensation.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `compensation' means amounts 
     described in paragraphs (3) and (8) of section 6051(a).
       ``(ii) Self-employed.--In the case of an employee described 
     in subparagraph (B), the term `compensation' means net 
     earnings from self-employment determined under section 
     1402(a) without regard to any contribution under this 
     subsection.
       ``(B) Employee.--The term `employee' includes an employee 
     as defined in section 401(c)(1).
       ``(C) Year.--The term `year' means the calendar year.''
       (b) Tax Treatment of Simple Retirement Accounts.--
       (1) Deductibility of contributions by employees.--
       (A) Section 219(b) (relating to maximum amount of 
     deduction) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Special rule for simple retirement accounts.--This 
     section shall not apply with respect to any amount 
     contributed to a simple retirement account established under 
     section 408(p).''
       (B) Section 219(g)(5)(A) (defining active participant) is 
     amended by striking ``or'' at the end of clause (iv) and by 
     adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vi) any simple retirement account (within the meaning of 
     section 408(p)), or''.
       (2) Deductibility of employer contributions.--Section 404 
     (relating to deductions for contributions of an employer to 
     pension, etc. plans) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(m) Special Rules for Simple Retirement Accounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--Employer contributions to a simple 
     retirement account shall be treated as if they are made to a 
     plan subject to the requirements of this section.
       ``(2) Timing.--
       ``(A) Deduction.--Contributions described in paragraph (1) 
     shall be deductible in the taxable year of the employer with 
     or within which the calendar year for which the contributions 
     were made ends.
       ``(B) Contributions after end of year.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, contributions shall be treated as made for a 
     taxable year if they are made on account of the taxable year 
     and are made not later than the time prescribed by law for 
     filing the return for the taxable year (including extensions 
     thereof).''
       (3) Contributions and distributions.--
       (A) Section 402 (relating to taxability of beneficiary of 
     employees' trust) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(k) Treatment of Simple Retirement Accounts.--Rules 
     similar to the rules of paragraphs (1) and (3) of subsection 
     (h) shall apply to contributions and distributions with 
     respect to a simple retirement account under section 
     408(p).''
       (B) Section 408(d)(3) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) Simple retirement accounts.--This paragraph shall not 
     apply to any amount paid or distributed out of a simple 
     retirement account (as defined in section 408(p)) unless--
       ``(i) it is paid into another simple retirement account, or
       ``(ii) in the case of any payment or distribution to which 
     section 72(t)(8) does not apply, it is paid into an 
     individual retirement plan.''
       (C) Clause (i) of section 457(c)(2)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``section 402(h)(1)(B)'' and inserting ``section 
     402(h)(1)(B) or (k)''.
       (4) Penalties.--
       (A) Early withdrawals.--Section 72(t) (relating to 
     additional tax in early distributions), as amended by this 
     Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(8) Special rules for simple retirement accounts.--In the 
     case of any amount received from a simple retirement account 
     (within the meaning of section 408(p)) during the 2-year 
     period beginning on the date such individual first 
     participated in any qualified salary reduction arrangement 
     maintained by the individual's employer under section 
     408(p)(2), paragraph (1) shall be applied by substituting `25 
     percent' for `10 percent'.''
       (B) Failure to report.--Section 6693 is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and by 
     inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Penalties Relating to Simple Retirement Accounts.--
       ``(1) Employer penalties.--An employer who fails to provide 
     1 or more notices required by section 408(l)(2)(C) shall pay 
     a penalty of $50 for each day on which such failures 
     continue.
       ``(2) Trustee penalties.--A trustee who fails--
       ``(A) to provide 1 or more statements required by the last 
     sentence of section 408(i) shall pay a penalty of $50 for 
     each day on which such failures continue, or
       ``(B) to provide 1 or more summary descriptions required by 
     section 408(l)(2)(B) shall pay a penalty of $50 for each day 
     on which such failures continue.
       ``(3) Reasonable cause exception.--No penalty shall be 
     imposed under this subsection with respect to any failure 
     which the taxpayer shows was due to reasonable cause.''
       (5) Reporting requirements.--
       (A)(i) Section 408(l) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Simple retirement accounts.--
       ``(A) No employer reports.--Except as provided in this 
     paragraph, no report shall be required under this section by 
     an employer maintaining a qualified salary reduction 
     arrangement under subsection (p).
       ``(B) Summary description.--The trustee of any simple 
     retirement account established pursuant to a qualified salary 
     reduction arrangement under subsection (p) shall provide to 
     the employer maintaining the arrangement, each year a 
     description containing the following information:
       ``(i) The name and address of the employer and the trustee.
       ``(ii) The requirements for eligibility for participation.
       ``(iii) The benefits provided with respect to the 
     arrangement.
       ``(iv) The time and method of making elections with respect 
     to the arrangement.
       ``(v) The procedures for, and effects of, withdrawals 
     (including rollovers) from the arrangement.
       ``(C) Employee notification.--The employer shall notify 
     each employee immediately before the period for which an 
     election described in subsection (p)(5)(C) may be made of the 
     employee's opportunity to make such election. Such notice 
     shall include a copy of the description described in 
     subparagraph (B).''
       (ii) Section 408(l) is amended by striking ``An employer'' 
     and inserting--
       ``(1) In general.--An employer''.
       (5) Reporting requirements.--Section 408(i) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
     ``In the case of a simple retirement account under subsection 
     (p), only one report under this subsection shall be required 
     to be submitted each calendar year to the Secretary (at the 
     time provided under paragraph (2)) but, in addition to the 
     report under this subsection, there shall be furnished, 
     within 30 days after each calendar year, to the individual on 
     whose behalf the account is maintained a statement with 
     respect to the account balance as of the close of, and the 
     account activity during, such calendar year.''
       (6) Exemption from top-heavy plan rules.--Section 416(g)(4) 
     (relating to special rules for top-heavy plans) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) Simple retirement accounts.--The term `top-heavy 
     plan' shall not include a simple retirement account under 
     section 408(p).''
       (7) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 280G(b)(6) is amended by striking ``or'' at the 
     end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, or'' and by adding after 
     subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) a simple retirement account described in section 
     408(p).''
       (B) Section 402(g)(3) is amended by striking ``and'' at the 
     end of subparagraph (B), by striking the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding after 
     subparagraph (C) the following new subparagraph:

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       ``(D) any elective employer contribution under section 
     408(p)(2)(A)(i).''
       (C) Subsections (b), (c), (m)(4)(B), and (n)(3)(B) of 
     section 414 are each amended by inserting ``408(p),'' after 
     ``408(k),''.
       (D) Section 4972(d)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``and'' at 
     the end of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end of 
     clause (iii) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding after 
     clause (iii) the following new clause:
       ``(iv) any simple retirement account (within the meaning of 
     section 408(p)).''
       (c) Repeal of Simplified Employee Pensions.--Section 408(k) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Termination.--This subsection shall not apply to any 
     years beginning after December 31, 1995. This paragraph shall 
     not apply to a simplified employee pension established before 
     January 1, 1996.''
       (d) Modifications of ERISA.--
       (1) Reporting requirements.--Section 101 of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1021) is 
     amended by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) and 
     by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Simple Retirement Accounts.--
       ``(1) No employer reports.--Except as provided in this 
     subsection, no report shall be required under this section by 
     an employer maintaining a qualified salary reduction 
     arrangement under section 408(p) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986.
       ``(2) Summary description.--The trustee of any simple 
     retirement account established pursuant to a qualified salary 
     reduction arrangement under section 408(p) of such Code shall 
     provide to the employer maintaining the arrangement each year 
     a description containing the following information:
       ``(A) The name and address of the employer and the trustee.
       ``(B) The requirements for eligibility for participation.
       ``(C) The benefits provided with respect to the 
     arrangement.
       ``(D) The time and method of making elections with respect 
     to the arrangement.
       ``(E) The procedures for, and effects of, withdrawals 
     (including rollovers) from the arrangement.
       ``(3) Employee notification.--The employer shall notify 
     each employee immediately before the period for which an 
     election described in section 408 (p)(5)(C) of such Code may 
     be made of the employee's opportunity to make such election. 
     Such notice shall include a copy of the description described 
     in paragraph (2).''
       (2) Fiduciary duties.--Section 404 (c) of such Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1104(c)) is amended by inserting ``(1)'' after 
     ``(c)'', by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively, and by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) In the case of a simple retirement account 
     established pursuant to a qualified salary reduction 
     arrangement under section 408(p) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, a participant or beneficiary shall, for purposes of 
     paragraph (1), be treated as exercising control over the 
     assets in the account upon the earliest of--
       ``(A) an affirmative election with respect to the initial 
     investment of any contribution,
       ``(B) a rollover to any other simple retirement account or 
     individual retirement plan, or
       ``(C) one year after the simple retirement account is 
     established.
     No reports, other than those required under section 101(g), 
     shall be required with respect to a simple retirement account 
     established pursuant to such a qualified salary reduction 
     arrangement.''
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11019. EXTENSION OF SIMPLE PLAN TO 401(K) ARRANGEMENTS.

       (a) Alternative Method of Satisfying Section 401(k) 
     Nondiscrimination Tests.--Section 401(k) (relating to cash or 
     deferred arrangements) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Adoption of simple plan to meet nondiscrimination 
     tests.--
       ``(A) In general.--A cash or deferred arrangement 
     maintained by an eligible employer shall be treated as 
     meeting the requirements of paragraph (3)(A)(ii) if such 
     arrangement meets--
       ``(i) the contribution requirements of subparagraph (B),
       ``(ii) the exclusive benefit requirements of subparagraph 
     (C), and
       ``(iii) the vesting requirements of section 408(p)(3).
       ``(B) Contribution requirements.--The requirements of this 
     subparagraph are met if, under the arrangement--
       ``(i) an employee may elect to have the employer make 
     elective contributions for the year on behalf of the employee 
     to a trust under the plan in an amount which is expressed as 
     a percentage of compensation of the employee but which in no 
     event exceeds $6,000,
       ``(ii) the employer is required to make a matching 
     contribution to the trust for the year in an amount equal to 
     so much of the amount the employee elects under clause (i) as 
     does not exceed 3 percent of compensation for the year, and
       ``(iii) no other contributions may be made other than 
     contributions described in clause (i) or (ii).
       ``(C) Exclusive benefit.--The requirements of this 
     subparagraph are met for any year to which this paragraph 
     applies if no contributions were made, or benefits were 
     accrued, for services during such year under any qualified 
     plan of the employer on behalf of any employee eligible to 
     participate in the cash or deferred arrangement, other than 
     contributions described in subparagraph (B).
       ``(D) Definitions and special rule.--
       ``(i) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph, any 
     term used in this paragraph which is also used in section 
     408(p) shall have the meaning given such term by such 
     section.
       ``(ii) Coordination with top-heavy rules.--A plan meeting 
     the requirements of this paragraph for any year shall not be 
     treated as a top-heavy plan under section 416 for such 
     year.''
       (b) Alternative Methods of Satisfying Section 401(m) 
     Nondiscrimination Tests.--Section 401(m) (relating to 
     nondiscrimination test for matching contributions and 
     employee contributions) is amended by redesignating paragraph 
     (10) as paragraph (11) and by adding after paragraph (9) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Alternative method of satisfying tests.--A defined 
     contribution plan shall be treated as meeting the 
     requirements of paragraph (2) with respect to matching 
     contributions if the plan--
       ``(A) meets the contribution requirements of subparagraph 
     (B) of subsection (k)(11),
       ``(B) meets the exclusive benefit requirements of 
     subsection (k)(11)(C), and
       ``(C) meets the vesting requirements of section 
     408(p)(3).''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 1995.

                    CHAPTER 2--CAPITAL GAINS REFORM

            Subchapter A--Taxpayers Other Than Corporations

     SEC. 11021. CAPITAL GAINS DEDUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Part I of subchapter P of chapter 1 
     (relating to treatment of capital gains) is amended by 
     redesignating section 1202 as section 1203 and by inserting 
     after section 1201 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1202. CAPITAL GAINS DEDUCTION.

       ``(a) General Rule.--If for any taxable year a taxpayer 
     other than a corporation has a net capital gain, 50 percent 
     of such gain shall be a deduction from gross income.
       ``(b) Estates and Trusts.--In the case of an estate or 
     trust, the deduction shall be computed by excluding the 
     portion (if any) of the gains for the taxable year from sales 
     or exchanges of capital assets which, under sections 652 and 
     662 (relating to inclusions of amounts in gross income of 
     beneficiaries of trusts), is includible by the income 
     beneficiaries as gain derived from the sale or exchange of 
     capital assets.
       ``(c) Coordination With Treatment of Capital Gain Under 
     Limitation on Investment Interest.--For purposes of this 
     section, the net capital gain for any taxable year shall be 
     reduced (but not below zero) by the amount which the taxpayer 
     takes into account as investment income under section 
     163(d)(4)(B)(iii).
       ``(d) Special Rule for Collectibles.--
       ``(1) In general.--The rate of tax imposed by section 1 on 
     the excess of--
       ``(A) the net capital gain for the taxable year determined 
     as if section 1222(12) had not applied to any collectible 
     which is sold or exchanged during the taxable year and the 
     basis of which was not adjusted under section 1022(a), over
       ``(B) the net capital gain for the taxable year,
     shall not exceed 28 percent.
       ``(2) Election.--A taxpayer may elect to treat any 
     collectible specified in such election as not being an 
     indexed asset for purposes of section 1022. Any such 
     election, and any specification therein, once made, shall be 
     irrevocable.
       ``(e) Transitional Rule.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a taxable year which 
     includes January 1, 1995--
       ``(A) the amount taken into account as the net capital gain 
     under subsection (a) shall not exceed the net capital gain 
     determined by only taking into account gains and losses 
     properly taken into account for the portion of the taxable 
     year on or after January 1, 1995, and
       ``(B) the amount of the net capital gain taken into account 
     in applying section 1(h) for such year shall be reduced by 
     the amount taken into account under subparagraph (A) for such 
     year.
       ``(2) Special rules for pass-thru entities.--
       ``(A) In general.--In applying paragraph (1) with respect 
     to any pass-thru entity, the determination of when gains and 
     losses are properly taken into account shall be made at the 
     entity level.
       ``(B) Pass-thru entity defined.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `pass-thru entity' means--
       ``(i) a regulated investment company,
       ``(ii) a real estate investment trust,
       ``(iii) an S corporation,
       ``(iv) a partnership,
       ``(v) an estate or trust, and
       ``(vi) a common trust fund.''.
       (b) Deduction Allowable in Computing Adjusted Gross 
     Income.--Subsection (a) of section 62, as amended by sections 
     11004 and 11005, is amended by inserting after paragraph (17) 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(18) Long-term capital gains.--The deduction allowed by 
     section 1202.''.

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       (c) Treatment of Collectibles.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1222 is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (11) the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) Special rule for collectibles.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any gain or loss from the sale or 
     exchange of a collectible shall be treated as a short-term 
     capital gain or loss (as the case may be), without regard to 
     the period such asset was held. The preceding sentence shall 
     apply only to the extent the gain or loss is taken into 
     account in computing taxable income.
       ``(B) Treatment of certain sales of interest in 
     partnership, etc.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), any gain 
     from the sale or exchange of an interest in a partnership, S 
     corporation, or trust which is attributable to unrealized 
     appreciation in the value of collectibles held by such entity 
     shall be treated as gain from the sale or exchange of a 
     collectible. Rules similar to the rules of section 751(f) 
     shall apply for purposes of the preceding sentence.
       ``(C) Collectible.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `collectible' means any capital asset which is a 
     collectible (as defined in section 408(m) without regard to 
     paragraph (3) thereof).''.
       (2) Charitable deduction not affected.--
       (A) Paragraph (1) of section 170(e) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``For purposes of this 
     paragraph, section 1222 shall be applied without regard to 
     paragraph (12) thereof (relating to special rule for 
     collectibles).''.
       (B) Clause (iv) of section 170(b)(1)(C) is amended by 
     inserting before the period at the end the following: ``and 
     section 1222 shall be applied without regard to paragraph 
     (12) thereof (relating to special rule for collectibles)''.
       (d) Technical and Conforming Changes.--
       (1) Section 1 is amended by striking subsection (h).
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 170(e) is amended by striking 
     ``the amount of gain'' in the material following subparagraph 
     (B)(ii) and inserting ``50 percent (80 percent in the case of 
     a corporation) of the amount of gain''.
       (3) Subparagraph (B) of section 172(d)(2) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(B) the deduction under section 1202 shall not be 
     allowed.''.
       (4) The last sentence of section 453A(c)(3) is amended by 
     striking all that follows ``long-term capital gain,'' and 
     inserting ``the maximum rate on net capital gain under 
     section 1201 or the deduction under section 1202 (whichever 
     is appropriate) shall be taken into account.''.
       (5) Paragraph (4) of section 642(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(4) Adjustments.--To the extent that the amount otherwise 
     allowable as a deduction under this subsection consists of 
     gain from the sale or exchange of capital assets held for 
     more than 1 year, proper adjustment shall be made for any 
     deduction allowable to the estate or trust under section 1202 
     (relating to capital gains deduction). In the case of a 
     trust, the deduction allowed by this subsection shall be 
     subject to section 681 (relating to unrelated business 
     income).''.
       (6) The last sentence of section 643(a)(3) is amended to 
     read as follows: ``The deduction under section 1202 (relating 
     to capital gains deduction) shall not be taken into 
     account.''.
       (7) Subparagraph (C) of section 643(a)(6) is amended by 
     inserting ``(i)'' before ``there shall'' and by inserting 
     before the period ``, and (ii) the deduction under section 
     1202 (relating to capital gains deduction) shall not be taken 
     into account''.
       (8)(A) Paragraph (2) of section 904(b) is amended by 
     striking subparagraph (A), by redesignating subparagraph (B) 
     as subparagraph (A), and by inserting after subparagraph (A) 
     (as so redesignated) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Other taxpayers.--In the case of a taxpayer other 
     than a corporation, taxable income from sources outside the 
     United States shall include gain from the sale or exchange of 
     capital assets only to the extent of foreign source capital 
     gain net income.''.
       (B) Subparagraph (A) of section 904(b)(2), as so 
     redesignated, is amended--
       (i) by striking all that precedes clause (i) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(A) Corporations.--In the case of a corporation--'', and
       (ii) by striking in clause (i) ``in lieu of applying 
     subparagraph (A),''.
       (C) Paragraph (3) of section 904(b) is amended by striking 
     subparagraphs (D) and (E) and inserting the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) Rate differential portion.--The rate differential 
     portion of foreign source net capital gain, net capital gain, 
     or the excess of net capital gain from sources within the 
     United States over net capital gain, as the case may be, is 
     the same proportion of such amount as the excess of the 
     highest rate of tax specified in section 11(b) over the 
     alternative rate of tax under section 1201(a) bears to the 
     highest rate of tax specified in section 11(b).''.
       (D) Clause (v) of section 593(b)(2)(D) is amended--
       (i) by striking ``if there is a capital gain rate 
     differential (as defined in section 904(b)(3)(D)) for the 
     taxable year,'', and
       (ii) by striking ``section 904(b)(3)(E)'' and inserting 
     ``section 904(b)(3)(D)''.
       (9) The last sentence of section 1044(d) is amended by 
     striking ``1202'' and inserting ``1203''.
       (10)(A) Paragraph (2) of section 1211(b) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(2) the sum of--
       ``(A) the excess of the net short-term capital loss over 
     the net long-term capital gain, and
       ``(B) one-half of the excess of the net long-term capital 
     loss over the net short-term capital gain.''.
       (B) So much of paragraph (2) of section 1212(b) as precedes 
     subparagraph (B) thereof is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Special rules.--
       ``(A) Adjustments.--
       ``(i) For purposes of determining the excess referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(A), there shall be treated as short-term 
     capital gain in the taxable year an amount equal to the 
     lesser of--

       ``(I) the amount allowed for the taxable year under 
     paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1211(b), or
       ``(II) the adjusted taxable income for such taxable year.

       ``(ii) For purposes of determining the excess referred to 
     in paragraph (1)(B), there shall be treated as short-term 
     capital gain in the taxable year an amount equal to the sum 
     of--

       ``(I) the amount allowed for the taxable year under 
     paragraph (1) or (2) of section 1211(b) or the adjusted 
     taxable income for such taxable year, whichever is the least, 
     plus
       ``(II) the excess of the amount described in subclause (I) 
     over the net short-term capital loss (determined without 
     regard to this subsection) for such year.''.

       (C) Subsection (b) of section 1212 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Transitional rule.--In the case of any amount which, 
     under this subsection and section 1211(b) (as in effect for 
     taxable years beginning before January 1, 1996), is treated 
     as a capital loss in the first taxable year beginning after 
     December 31, 1995, paragraph (2) and section 1211(b) (as so 
     in effect) shall apply (and paragraph (2) and section 1211(b) 
     as in effect for taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995, shall not apply) to the extent such amount exceeds the 
     total of any capital gain net income (determined without 
     regard to this subsection) for taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1995.''.
       (11) Paragraph (1) of section 1402(i) is amended by 
     inserting ``, and the deduction provided by section 1202 
     shall not apply'' before the period at the end thereof.
       (12) Subsection (e) of section 1445 is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``35 percent (or, to the 
     extent provided in regulations, 28 percent)'' and inserting 
     ``28 percent (or, to the extent provided in regulations, 19.8 
     percent)'', and
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``35 percent'' and 
     inserting ``28 percent''.
       (13)(A) The second sentence of section 7518(g)(6)(A) is 
     amended--
       (i) by striking ``during a taxable year to which section 
     1(h) or 1201(a) applies'', and
       (ii) by striking ``28 percent (34 percent'' and inserting 
     ``19.8 percent (28 percent''.
       (B) The second sentence of section 607(h)(6)(A) of the 
     Merchant Marine Act, 1936 is amended--
       (i) by striking ``during a taxable year to which section 
     1(h) or 1201(a) of such Code applies'', and
       (ii) by striking ``28 percent (34 percent'' and inserting 
     ``19.8 percent (28 percent''.
       (e) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part I 
     of subchapter P of chapter 1 is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 1202 and by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 1201 the following new items:

``Sec. 1202. Capital gains deduction.
``Sec. 1203. Small business stock eligible for preferential rates.''.

       (f) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the amendments made by this section shall apply 
     to taxable years ending after December 31, 1994.
       (2) Collectibles.--The amendments made by subsection (c) 
     shall apply to sales and exchanges after December 31, 1994.
       (3) Repeal of section 1(h).--The amendment made by 
     subsection (d)(1) shall apply to taxable years beginning 
     after January 1, 1995.
       (4) Contributions.--The amendment made by subsection (d)(2) 
     shall apply to contributions after December 31, 1994.
       (5) Use of long-term losses.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (d)(10) shall apply to taxable years beginning 
     after December 31, 1995.
       (6) Withholding.--The amendment made by subsection (d)(12) 
     shall apply only to amounts paid after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11022. INDEXING OF CERTAIN ASSETS ACQUIRED AFTER 
                   DECEMBER 31, 2000, FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING 
                   GAIN.

       (a) In General.--Part II of subchapter O of chapter 1 
     (relating to basis rules of general application) is amended 
     by inserting after section 1021 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 1022. INDEXING OF CERTAIN ASSETS ACQUIRED AFTER 
                   DECEMBER 31, 2000, FOR PURPOSES OF DETERMINING 
                   GAIN.

       ``(a) General Rule.--
       ``(1) Indexed basis substituted for adjusted basis.--Solely 
     for purposes of determining gain on the sale or other 
     disposition by a taxpayer (other than a corporation) of an 
     indexed asset which has been held for more than 3 years, the 
     indexed basis of the asset shall be substituted for its 
     adjusted basis.
       ``(2) Exception for depreciation, etc.--The deductions for 
     depreciation, depletion,

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     and amortization shall be determined without regard to the 
     application of paragraph (1) to the taxpayer or any other 
     person.
       ``(b) Indexed Asset.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `indexed asset' means--
       ``(A) common stock in a C corporation (other than a foreign 
     corporation), and
       ``(B) tangible property,
     which is a capital asset or property used in the trade or 
     business (as defined in section 1231(b)).
       ``(2) Stock in certain foreign corporations included.--For 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `indexed asset' includes common 
     stock in a foreign corporation which is regularly traded on 
     an established securities market.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to--
       ``(i) stock of a foreign investment company (within the 
     meaning of section 1246(b)),
       ``(ii) stock in a passive foreign investment company (as 
     defined in section 1296),
       ``(iii) stock in a foreign corporation held by a United 
     States person who meets the requirements of section 
     1248(a)(2), and
       ``(iv) stock in a foreign personal holding company (as 
     defined in section 552).
       ``(C) Treatment of american depository receipts.--An 
     American depository receipt for common stock in a foreign 
     corporation shall be treated as common stock in such 
     corporation.
       ``(c) Indexed Basis.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) General rule.--The indexed basis for any asset is--
       ``(A) the adjusted basis of the asset, increased by
       ``(B) the applicable inflation adjustment.
       ``(2) Applicable inflation adjustment.--The applicable 
     inflation adjustment for any asset is an amount equal to--
       ``(A) the adjusted basis of the asset, multiplied by
       ``(B) the percentage (if any) by which--
       ``(i) the gross domestic product deflator for the last 
     calendar quarter ending before the asset is disposed of, 
     exceeds
       ``(ii) the gross domestic product deflator for the last 
     calendar quarter ending before the asset was acquired by the 
     taxpayer.
     The percentage under subparagraph (B) shall be rounded to the 
     nearest \1/10\ of 1 percentage point.
       ``(3) Gross domestic product deflator.--The gross domestic 
     product deflator for any calendar quarter is the implicit 
     price deflator for the gross domestic product for such 
     quarter (as shown in the last revision thereof released by 
     the Secretary of Commerce before the close of the following 
     calendar quarter).
       ``(d) Suspension of Holding Period Where Diminished Risk of 
     Loss; Treatment of Short Sales.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the taxpayer (or a related person) 
     enters into any transaction which substantially reduces the 
     risk of loss from holding any asset, such asset shall not be 
     treated as an indexed asset for the period of such reduced 
     risk.
       ``(2) Short sales.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a short sale of an 
     indexed asset with a short sale period in excess of 3 years, 
     for purposes of this title, the amount realized shall be an 
     amount equal to the amount realized (determined without 
     regard to this paragraph) increased by the applicable 
     inflation adjustment. In applying subsection (c)(2) for 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, the date on which the 
     property is sold short shall be treated as the date of 
     acquisition and the closing date for the sale shall be 
     treated as the date of disposition.
       ``(B) Short sale period.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the short sale period begins on the day that the property is 
     sold and ends on the closing date for the sale.
       ``(e) Treatment of Regulated Investment Companies and Real 
     Estate Investment Trusts.--
       ``(1) Adjustments at entity level.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, the adjustment under subsection (a) shall be 
     allowed to any qualified investment entity (including for 
     purposes of determining the earnings and profits of such 
     entity).
       ``(B) Exception for corporate shareholders.--Under 
     regulations--
       ``(i) in the case of a distribution by a qualified 
     investment entity (directly or indirectly) to a corporation--

       ``(I) the determination of whether such distribution is a 
     dividend shall be made without regard to this section, and
       ``(II) the amount treated as gain by reason of the receipt 
     of any capital gain dividend shall be increased by the 
     percentage by which the entity's net capital gain for the 
     taxable year (determined without regard to this section) 
     exceeds the entity's net capital gain for such year 
     determined with regard to this section, and

       ``(ii) there shall be other appropriate adjustments 
     (including deemed distributions) so as to ensure that the 
     benefits of this section are not allowed (directly or 
     indirectly) to corporate shareholders of qualified investment 
     entities.

     For purposes of the preceding sentence, any amount includible 
     in gross income under section 852(b)(3)(D) shall be treated 
     as a capital gain dividend and an S corporation shall not be 
     treated as a corporation.
       ``(C) Exception for qualification purposes.--This section 
     shall not apply for purposes of sections 851(b) and 856(c).
       ``(D) Exception for certain taxes imposed at entity 
     level.--
       ``(i) Tax on failure to distribute entire gain.--If any 
     amount is subject to tax under section 852(b)(3)(A) for any 
     taxable year, the amount on which tax is imposed under such 
     section shall be increased by the percentage determined under 
     subparagraph (B)(i)(II). A similar rule shall apply in the 
     case of any amount subject to tax under paragraph (2) or (3) 
     of section 857(b) to the extent attributable to the excess of 
     the net capital gain over the deduction for dividends paid 
     determined with reference to capital gain dividends only. The 
     first sentence of this clause shall not apply to so much of 
     the amount subject to tax under section 852(b)(3)(A) as is 
     designated by the company under section 852(b)(3)(D).
       ``(ii) Other taxes.--This section shall not apply for 
     purposes of determining the amount of any tax imposed by 
     paragraph (4), (5), or (6) of section 857(b).
       ``(2) Adjustments to interests held in entity.--
       ``(A) Regulated investment companies.--Stock in a regulated 
     investment company (within the meaning of section 851) shall 
     be an indexed asset for any calendar quarter in the same 
     ratio as--
       ``(i) the average of the fair market values of the indexed 
     assets held by such company at the close of each month during 
     such quarter, bears to
       ``(ii) the average of the fair market values of all assets 
     held by such company at the close of each such month.
       ``(B) Real estate investment trusts.--Stock in a real 
     estate investment trust (within the meaning of section 856) 
     shall be an indexed asset for any calendar quarter in the 
     same ratio as--
       ``(i) the fair market value of the indexed assets held by 
     such trust at the close of such quarter, bears to
       ``(ii) the fair market value of all assets held by such 
     trust at the close of such quarter.
       ``(C) Ratio of 80 percent or more.--If the ratio for any 
     calendar quarter determined under subparagraph (A) or (B) 
     would (but for this subparagraph) be 80 percent or more, such 
     ratio for such quarter shall be 100 percent.
       ``(D) Ratio of 20 percent or less.--If the ratio for any 
     calendar quarter determined under subparagraph (A) or (B) 
     would (but for this subparagraph) be 20 percent or less, such 
     ratio for such quarter shall be zero.
       ``(E) Look-thru of partnerships.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, a qualified investment entity which holds a 
     partnership interest shall be treated (in lieu of holding a 
     partnership interest) as holding its proportionate share of 
     the assets held by the partnership.
       ``(3) Treatment of return of capital distributions.--Except 
     as otherwise provided by the Secretary, a distribution with 
     respect to stock in a qualified investment entity which is 
     not a dividend and which results in a reduction in the 
     adjusted basis of such stock shall be treated as allocable to 
     stock acquired by the taxpayer in the order in which such 
     stock was acquired.
       ``(4) Qualified investment entity.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `qualified investment entity' means--
       ``(A) a regulated investment company (within the meaning of 
     section 851), and
       ``(B) a real estate investment trust (within the meaning of 
     section 856).
       ``(f) Other Pass-Thru Entities.--
       ``(1) Partnerships.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a partnership, the 
     adjustment made under subsection (a) at the partnership level 
     shall be passed through to the partners.
       ``(B) Special rule in the case of section 754 elections.--
     In the case of a transfer of an interest in a partnership 
     with respect to which the election provided in section 754 is 
     in effect--
       ``(i) the adjustment under section 743(b)(1) shall, with 
     respect to the transferor partner, be treated as a sale of 
     the partnership assets for purposes of applying this section, 
     and
       ``(ii) with respect to the transferee partner, the 
     partnership's holding period for purposes of this section in 
     such assets shall be treated as beginning on the date of such 
     adjustment.
       ``(2) S corporations.--In the case of an S corporation, the 
     adjustment made under subsection (a) at the corporate level 
     shall be passed through to the shareholders. This section 
     shall not apply for purposes of determining the amount of any 
     tax imposed by section 1374 or 1375.
       ``(3) Common trust funds.--In the case of a common trust 
     fund, the adjustment made under subsection (a) at the trust 
     level shall be passed through to the participants.
       ``(4) Indexing adjustment disregarded in determining loss 
     on sale of interest in entity.--Notwithstanding the preceding 
     provisions of this subsection, for purposes of determining 
     the amount of any loss on a sale or exchange of an interest 
     in a partnership, S corporation, or common trust fund, the 
     adjustment made under subsection (a) shall not be taken into 
     account in determining the adjusted basis of such interest.
       ``(g) Dispositions Between Related Persons.--
       ``(1) In general.--This section shall not apply to any sale 
     or other disposition of property between related persons 
     except to the extent that the basis of such property in the 
     hands of the transferee is a substituted basis.
       ``(2) Related persons defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `related persons' means--

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       ``(A) persons bearing a relationship set forth in section 
     267(b), and
       ``(B) persons treated as single employer under subsection 
     (b) or (c) of section 414.
       ``(h) Transfers To Increase Indexing Adjustment.--If any 
     person transfers cash, debt, or any other property to another 
     person and the principal purpose of such transfer is to 
     secure or increase an adjustment under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary may disallow part or all of such adjustment or 
     increase.
       ``(i) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Treatment of improvements, etc.--If there is an 
     addition to the adjusted basis of any tangible property or of 
     any stock in a corporation during the taxable year by reason 
     of an improvement to such property or a contribution to 
     capital of such corporation--
       ``(A) such addition shall never be taken into account under 
     subsection (c)(1)(A) if the aggregate amount thereof during 
     the taxable year with respect to such property or stock is 
     less than $1,000, and
       ``(B) such addition shall be treated as a separate asset 
     acquired at the close of such taxable year if the aggregate 
     amount thereof during the taxable year with respect to such 
     property or stock is $1,000 or more.
     A rule similar to the rule of the preceding sentence shall 
     apply to any other portion of an asset to the extent that 
     separate treatment of such portion is appropriate to carry 
     out the purposes of this section.
       ``(2) Assets which are not indexed assets throughout 
     holding period.--The applicable inflation adjustment shall be 
     appropriately reduced for periods during which the asset was 
     not an indexed asset.
       ``(3) Treatment of certain distributions.--A distribution 
     with respect to stock in a corporation which is not a 
     dividend shall be treated as a disposition.
       ``(4) Acquisition date where there has been prior 
     application of subsection (a)(1) with respect to the 
     taxpayer.--If there has been a prior application of 
     subsection (a)(1) to an asset while such asset was held by 
     the taxpayer, the date of acquisition of such asset by the 
     taxpayer shall be treated as not earlier than the date of the 
     most recent such prior application.
       ``(5) Collapsible corporations.--The application of section 
     341(a) (relating to collapsible corporations) shall be 
     determined without regard to this section.
       ``(j) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this section.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part II 
     of subchapter O of chapter 1 is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 1021 the following new item:

``Sec. 1022. Indexing of certain assets acquired after December 31, 
              2000, for purposes of determining gain.''

       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to the disposition of any property the holding period 
     of which begins after December 31, 2000.
       (2) Certain transactions between related persons.--The 
     amendments made by this section shall not apply to the 
     disposition of any property acquired after December 31, 2000, 
     from a related person (as defined in section 1022(g)(2) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by this section) 
     if--
       (A) such property was so acquired for a price less than the 
     property's fair market value, and
       (B) the amendments made by this section did not apply to 
     such property in the hands of such related person.
       (d) Election To Recognize Gain on Assets Held on January 1, 
     2001.--For purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986--
       (1) In general.--A taxpayer other than a corporation may 
     elect to treat--
       (A) any readily tradable stock (which is an indexed asset) 
     held by such taxpayer on January 1, 2001, and not sold before 
     the next business day after such date, as having been sold on 
     such next business day for an amount equal to its closing 
     market price on such next business day (and as having been 
     reacquired on such next business day for an amount equal to 
     such closing market price), and
       (B) any other indexed asset held by the taxpayer on January 
     1, 2001, as having been sold on such date for an amount equal 
     to its fair market value on such date (and as having been 
     reacquired on such date for an amount equal to such fair 
     market value).
       (2) Treatment of gain or loss.--
       (A) Any gain resulting from an election under paragraph (1) 
     shall be treated as received or accrued on the date the asset 
     is treated as sold under paragraph (1) and shall be 
     recognized notwithstanding any provision of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986.
       (B) Any loss resulting from an election under paragraph (1) 
     shall not be allowed for any taxable year.
       (3) Election.--An election under paragraph (1) shall be 
     made in such manner as the Secretary of the Treasury or his 
     delegate may prescribe and shall specify the assets for which 
     such election is made. Such an election, once made with 
     respect to any asset, shall be irrevocable.
       (4) Readily tradable stock.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term ``readily tradable stock'' means any 
     stock which, as of January 1, 2001, is readily tradable on an 
     established securities market or otherwise.
       (e) Treatment of Principal Residences.--Property held and 
     used by the taxpayer on January 1, 2001, as his principal 
     residence (within the meaning of section 1034 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986) shall be treated--
       (1) for purposes of subsection (c)(1) of this section and 
     section 1022 of such Code, as having a holding period which 
     begins on January 1, 2001, and
       (2) for purposes of section 1022(c)(2)(B)(ii) of such Code, 
     as having been acquired on January 1, 2001.

     Subsection (d) shall not apply to property to which this 
     subsection applies.

     SEC. 11023. MODIFICATIONS TO EXCLUSION OF GAIN ON CERTAIN 
                   SMALL BUSINESS STOCK.

       (a) Reduced Rate In Lieu of Exclusion.--
       (1) Section 1, as amended by section 11021, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Maximum Capital Gains Rate for Certain Small Business 
     Stock.--
       ``(1) In general.--If for any taxable year a taxpayer has 
     gain from the sale or exchange of any qualified small 
     business stock held for more than 5 years, then the tax 
     imposed by this section shall not exceed the sum of--
       ``(A) a tax computed on the taxable income reduced by \1/2\ 
     the amount of the small business gain, at the rates and in 
     the manner as if this subsection had not been enacted, plus
       ``(B) a tax of 14 percent of the small business gain.
       ``(2) Small business gain.--For purposes of paragraph (1), 
     the term `small business gain' means the lesser of--
       ``(A) gain from the sale or exchange of any qualified small 
     business stock held for more than 5 years, or
       ``(B) the net capital gain taken into account under section 
     1202(a).
       ``(3) Qualified small business stock.--The term `qualified 
     small business stock' has the meaning given such term by 
     section 1203(c).''
       (2) Subsection (a) of section 1203, as redesignated by 
     section 11021, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Application of Reduced Rates to Qualified Small 
     Business Stock Gains.--

  ``For treatment of gain on qualified small business stock held for 
more than 5 years, see sections 1(h) and 1201(b).''.

       (b) Repeal of Minimum Tax Preference.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 57 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (7).
       (2) Subclause (II) of section 53(d)(1)(B)(ii) is amended by 
     striking ``, (5), and (7)'' and inserting ``and (5)''.
       (c) Stock of Larger Businesses Eligible for Reduced 
     Rates.--Paragraph (1) of section 1203(d), as redesignated by 
     section 11021, is amended by striking ``$50,000,000'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``$100,000,000''.
       (d) Repeal of Per-Issuer Limitation.--Section 1203, as so 
     redesignated, is amended by striking subsection (b).
       (e) Other Modifications.--
       (1) Repeal of working capital limitation.--Paragraph (6) of 
     section 1203(e), as so redesignated, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``2 years'' in subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting ``5 years'', and
       (B) by striking the last sentence.
       (2) Exception from redemption rules where business 
     purpose.--Paragraph (3) of section 1203(c), as so 
     redesignated, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Waiver where business purpose.--A purchase of stock 
     by the issuing corporation shall be disregarded for purposes 
     of subparagraph (B) if the issuing corporation establishes 
     that there was a business purpose for such purchase and one 
     of the principal purposes of the purchase was not to avoid 
     the limitations of this section.''.
       (f) Clerical Amendment.--The section heading for section 
     1203, as redesignated by section 11021, is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1203. SMALL BUSINESS STOCK ELIGIBLE FOR PREFERENTIAL 
                   RATES.''

       (g) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Reduced rates.--The amendments made by subsections (a) 
     and (b) shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Increase in size.--The amendment made by subsection (c) 
     shall apply to stock issued after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (3) Other rules.--The amendments made by subsections (d) 
     and (e) shall apply to stock issued after August 10, 1993.

                 Subchapter B--Corporate Capital Gains

     SEC. 11025. REDUCTION OF ALTERNATIVE CAPITAL GAIN TAX FOR 
                   CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1201 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1201. ALTERNATIVE TAX FOR CORPORATIONS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--If for any taxable year a corporation 
     has a net capital gain, then, in lieu of the tax imposed by 
     sections 11, 511, and 831 (a) and (b) (whichever is 
     applicable), there is hereby imposed a tax (if such tax is 
     less than the tax imposed by such sections) which shall 
     consist of the sum of--
       ``(1) a tax computed on the taxable income reduced by the 
     amount of the net capital gain, at the rates and in the 
     manner as if this subsection had not been enacted, plus
       ``(2) a tax of 28 percent of the net capital gain.
       ``(b) Special Rules for Qualified Small Business Gain.--

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       ``(1) In general.--If for any taxable year a corporation 
     has gain from the sale or exchange of any qualified small 
     business stock held for more than 5 years, the amount 
     determined under subsection (a)(2) for such taxable year 
     shall be equal to the sum of--
       ``(A) 21 percent of the lesser of such gain or the 
     corporation's net capital gain, plus
       ``(B) 28 percent of the net capital gain reduced by the 
     gain taken into account under subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Qualified small business stock.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the term `qualified small business stock' has 
     the meaning given such term by section 1203(c), except that 
     stock shall not be treated as qualified small business stock 
     if such stock was at any time held by a member of the parent-
     subsidiary controlled group (as defined in section 
     1203(d)(3)) which includes the qualified small business.
       ``(c) Transitional Rule.--
       ``(1) In general.--In applying this section, net capital 
     gain for any taxable year shall not exceed the net capital 
     gain determined by taking into account only gains and losses 
     properly taken into account for the portion of the taxable 
     year after December 31, 1994.
       ``(2) Special rule for pass-thru entities.--Section 
     1202(e)(2) shall apply for purposes of paragraph (1).
       ``(d) Cross References.--

  ``For computation of the alternative tax--
  ``(1) in the case of life insurance companies, see section 801(a)(2),
  ``(2) in the case of regulated investment companies and their 
shareholders, see section 852(b)(3)(A) and (D), and
  ``(3) in the case of real estate investment trusts, see section 
857(b)(3)(A).''.

       (b) Technical Amendment.--Clause (iii) of section 
     852(b)(3)(D) is amended by striking ``65 percent'' and 
     inserting ``72 percent''.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1994.
       (2) Qualified small business stock.--Section 1201(b) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as added by subsection (a)) 
     shall apply to gain from qualified small business stock 
     acquired on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

 Subchapter C--Capital Loss Deduction Allowed With Respect to Sale or 
                    Exchange of Principal Residence

     SEC. 11026. CAPITAL LOSS DEDUCTION ALLOWED WITH RESPECT TO 
                   SALE OR EXCHANGE OF PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 165 (relating to 
     limitation on losses of individuals) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2), by striking the period 
     at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting ``; and'', and by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) losses arising from the sale or exchange of the 
     principal residence (within the meaning of section 1034) of 
     the taxpayer.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to sales and exchanges after December 31, 1994, 
     in taxable years ending after such date.

          CHAPTER 3--CORPORATE ALTERNATIVE MINIMUM TAX REFORM

     SEC. 11031. MODIFICATION OF DEPRECIATION RULES UNDER MINIMUM 
                   TAX.

       (a) In General.--Clause (i) of section 56(a)(1)(A) is 
     amended by inserting ``and before January 1, 1996,'' after 
     ``December 31, 1986,''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Clause (ii) of section 
     56(a)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``The method'' and 
     inserting ``In the case of property placed in service before 
     January 1, 1996, the method''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11032. LONG-TERM UNUSED CREDITS ALLOWED AGAINST MINIMUM 
                   TAX.

       (a) In General.--Section 53(c) (relating to limitation) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Special rule for taxpayers with long-term unused 
     credits.--
       ``(A) In general.--If--
       ``(i) a corporation to which section 56(g) applies has a 
     long-term unused minimum tax credit for a taxable year, and
       ``(ii) no credit would be allowable under this section for 
     the taxable year by reason of paragraph (1),

     then there shall be allowed a credit under subsection (a) for 
     the taxable year in the amount determined under subparagraph 
     (B).
       ``(B) Amount of credit.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the amount of the credit shall be equal to the least of the 
     following for the taxable year:
       ``(i) The long-term unused minimum tax credit.
       ``(ii) 50 percent of the taxpayer's tentative minimum tax.
       ``(iii) The excess (if any) of the amount under paragraph 
     (1)(B) over the amount under paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(C) Long-term unused minimum tax credit.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph--
       ``(i) In general.--The long-term unused minimum tax credit 
     for any taxable year is the portion of the minimum tax credit 
     determined under subsection (b) attributable to the adjusted 
     net minimum tax for taxable years beginning after 1986 and 
     ending before the 7th taxable year immediately preceding the 
     taxable year for which the determination is being made.
       ``(ii) First-in, first-out ordering rule.--For purposes of 
     clause (i), credits shall be treated as allowed under 
     subsection (a) on a first-in, first-out basis.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 53(c) (as in effect 
     before the amendment made by subsection (a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``The'' and inserting:
       ``(1) In general.--The'', and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively.
       (2) Subparagraph (C) of section 108(b)(4) is amended by 
     striking ``and (G)'' in the text and heading thereof and 
     inserting ``, (C), and (G)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

                  CHAPTER 4--COST RECOVERY PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11035. TREATMENT OF ABANDONMENT OF LESSOR IMPROVEMENTS 
                   AT TERMINATION OF LEASE.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (8) of section 168(i) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(8) Treatment of leasehold improvements.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any building erected (or 
     improvements made) on leased property, if such building or 
     improvement is property to which this section applies, the 
     depreciation deduction shall be determined under the 
     provisions of this section.
       ``(B) Treatment of lessor improvements which are abandoned 
     at termination of lease.--An improvement--
       ``(i) which is made by the lessor of leased property for 
     the lessee of such property, and
       ``(ii) which is irrevocably disposed of or abandoned by the 
     lessor at the termination of the lease by such lessee,
     shall be treated for purposes of determining gain or loss 
     under this title as disposed of by the lessor when so 
     disposed of or abandoned.''
       (b) Effective Date.--Subparagraph (B) of section 168(i)(8) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as added by the 
     amendment made by subsection (a), shall apply to improvements 
     disposed of or abandoned after March 13, 1995.

     SEC. 11036. INCREASE IN EXPENSE TREATMENT FOR SMALL 
                   BUSINESSES.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (1) of section 179(b) 
     (relating to dollar limitation) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) Dollar limitation.--The aggregate cost which may be 
     taken into account under subsection (a) for any taxable year 
     shall not exceed the following applicable amount:

                                                  ``If thThe applicable
                                                             amount is:
      1996.....................................................$19,000 
      1997..................................................... 20,000 
      1998..................................................... 21,000 
      1999..................................................... 22,000 
      2000..................................................... 23,000 
      2001..................................................... 24,000 
      2002 or thereafter..................................... 25,000.''

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.
                 Subtitle C--Health Related Provisions

                  CHAPTER 1--LONG-TERM CARE PROVISIONS

          Subchapter A--Long-Term Care Services and Contracts

                       PART I--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11041. TREATMENT OF LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE.

       (a) General Rule.--Chapter 79 (relating to definitions) is 
     amended by inserting after section 7702A the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 7702B. TREATMENT OF QUALIFIED LONG-TERM CARE 
                   INSURANCE.

       ``(a) In General.--For purposes of this title--
       ``(1) a qualified long-term care insurance contract shall 
     be treated as an accident and health insurance contract,
       ``(2) amounts (other than policyholder dividends, as 
     defined in section 808, or premium refunds) received under a 
     qualified long-term care insurance contract shall be treated 
     as amounts received for personal injuries and sickness and 
     shall be treated as reimbursement for expenses actually 
     incurred for medical care (as defined in section 213(d)),
       ``(3) any plan of an employer providing coverage under a 
     qualified long-term care insurance contract shall be treated 
     as an accident and health plan with respect to such coverage,
       ``(4) except as provided in subsection (d)(3), amounts paid 
     for a qualified long-term care insurance contract providing 
     the benefits described in subsection (b)(2)(A) shall be 
     treated as payments made for insurance for purposes of 
     section 213(d)(1)(D), and
       ``(5) a qualified long-term care insurance contract shall 
     be treated as a guaranteed renewable contract subject to the 
     rules of section 816(e).
       ``(b) Qualified Long-Term Care Insurance Contract.--For 
     purposes of this title--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified long-term care 
     insurance contract' means any insurance contract if--
       ``(A) the only insurance protection provided under such 
     contract is coverage of qualified long-term care services,
       ``(B) such contract does not pay or reimburse expenses 
     incurred for services or items to the extent that such 
     expenses are reimbursable under title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act or would be so reimbursable but for the 
     application of a deductible or coinsurance amount,
       ``(C) such contract is guaranteed renewable,
       ``(D) such contract does not provide for a cash surrender 
     value or other money that can be--
       ``(i) paid, assigned, or pledged as collateral for a loan, 
     or

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       ``(ii) borrowed,

     other than as provided in subparagraph (E) or paragraph 
     (2)(C),
       ``(E) all refunds of premiums, and all policyholder 
     dividends or similar amounts, under such contract are to be 
     applied as a reduction in future premiums or to increase 
     future benefits, and
       ``(F) such contract meets the requirements of subsection 
     (f).
       ``(2) Special rules.--
       ``(A) Per diem, etc. payments permitted.--A contract shall 
     not fail to be described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
     paragraph (1) by reason of payments being made on a per diem 
     or other periodic basis without regard to the expenses 
     incurred during the period to which the payments relate.
       ``(B) Special rules relating to medicare.--
       ``(i) Paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply to expenses which 
     are reimbursable under title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
     only as a secondary payor.
       ``(ii) No provision of law shall be construed or applied so 
     as to prohibit the offering of a qualified long-term care 
     insurance contract on the basis that the contract coordinates 
     its benefits with those provided under such title.
       ``(C) Refunds of premiums.--Paragraph (1)(E) shall not 
     apply to any refund on the death of the insured, or on a 
     complete surrender or cancellation of the contract, which 
     cannot exceed the aggregate premiums paid under the contract. 
     Any refund on a complete surrender or cancellation of the 
     contract shall be includible in gross income to the extent 
     that any deduction or exclusion was allowable with respect to 
     the premiums.
       ``(c) Qualified Long-Term Care Services.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified long-term care 
     services' means necessary diagnostic, preventive, 
     therapeutic, curing, treating, mitigating, and rehabilitative 
     services, and maintenance or personal care services, which--
       ``(A) are required by a chronically ill individual, and
       ``(B) are provided pursuant to a plan of care prescribed by 
     a licensed health care practitioner.
       ``(2) Chronically ill individual.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `chronically ill individual' 
     means any individual who has been certified by a licensed 
     health care practitioner as--
       ``(i) being unable to perform (without substantial 
     assistance from another individual) at least 2 activities of 
     daily living for a period of at least 90 days due to a loss 
     of functional capacity or to cognitive impairment, or
       ``(ii) having a level of disability similar (as determined 
     by the Secretary in consultation with the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services) to the level of disability described in 
     clause (i).
     Such term shall not include any individual otherwise meeting 
     the requirements of the preceding sentence unless within the 
     preceding 12-month period a licensed health care practitioner 
     has certified that such individual meets such requirements.
       ``(B) Activities of daily living.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), each of the following is an activity of 
     daily living:
       ``(i) Eating.
       ``(ii) Toileting.
       ``(iii) Transferring.
       ``(iv) Bathing.
       ``(v) Dressing.
       ``(vi) Continence.
     Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a 
     contract to take into account all of the preceding activities 
     of daily living.
       ``(3) Maintenance or personal care services.--The term 
     `maintenance or personal care services' means any care the 
     primary purpose of which is the provision of needed 
     assistance with any of the disabilities as a result of which 
     the individual is a chronically ill individual (including the 
     protection from threats to health and safety due to severe 
     cognitive impairment).
       ``(4) Licensed health care practitioner.--The term 
     `licensed health care practitioner' means any physician (as 
     defined in section 1861(r)(1) of the Social Security Act) and 
     any registered professional nurse, licensed social worker, or 
     other individual who meets such requirements as may be 
     prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(d) Special Rules for Treatment of Insureds.--
       ``(1) Aggregate payments in excess of limits.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the aggregate amount of periodic 
     payments under all qualified long-term care insurance 
     contracts with respect to an insured for any period exceed 
     the dollar amount in effect for such period under 
     subparagraph (C), such excess payments shall be treated as 
     made for qualified long-term care services only to the extent 
     of the costs incurred by the payee (not otherwise compensated 
     for by insurance or otherwise) for qualified long-term care 
     services provided during such period for such insured.
       ``(B) Periodic payments.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the term `periodic payment' means any payment (whether on a 
     periodic basis or otherwise) made without regard to the 
     extent of the costs incurred by the payee for qualified long-
     term care services.
       ``(C) Dollar amount.--The dollar amount in effect under 
     this paragraph shall be $175 per day (or the equivalent 
     amount in the case of payments on another periodic basis).
       ``(D) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of a calendar year 
     after 1996, the dollar amount contained in subparagraph (C) 
     shall be increased at the same time and in the same manner as 
     amounts are increased pursuant to section 213(d)(11).
       ``(e) Treatment of Coverage Provided as Part of a Life 
     Insurance Contract.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary, in the case of any 
     long-term care insurance coverage (whether or not qualified) 
     provided by a rider on a life insurance contract--
       ``(1) In general.--This section shall apply as if the 
     portion of the contract providing such coverage is a separate 
     contract.
       ``(2) Application of 7702.--Section 7702(c)(2) (relating to 
     the guideline premium limitation) shall be applied by 
     increasing the guideline premium limitation with respect to a 
     life insurance contract, as of any date--
       ``(A) by the sum of any charges (but not premium payments) 
     against the life insurance contract's cash surrender value 
     (within the meaning of section 7702(f)(2)(A)) for such 
     coverage made to that date under the contract, less
       ``(B) any such charges the imposition of which reduces the 
     premiums paid for the contract (within the meaning of section 
     7702(f)(1)).
       ``(3) Application of section 213.--No deduction shall be 
     allowed under section 213(a) for charges against the life 
     insurance contract's cash surrender value described in 
     paragraph (2), unless such charges are includible in income 
     as a result of the application of section 72(e)(10) and the 
     rider is a qualified long-term care insurance contract under 
     subsection (b).
       ``(4) Portion defined.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `portion' means only the terms and benefits under a 
     life insurance contract that are in addition to the terms and 
     benefits under the contract without regard to the coverage 
     under a qualified long-term care insurance contract.''
       (b) Reserve Method.--Clause (iii) of section 807(d)(3)(A) 
     is amended by inserting ``(other than a qualified long-term 
     care insurance contract, as defined in section 7702B(b))'' 
     after ``insurance contract''.
       (c) Long-Term Care Insurance Not Permitted Under Cafeteria 
     Plans or Flexible Spending Arrangements.--
       (1) Cafeteria plans.--Section 125(f) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new sentence: ``Such term shall not 
     include any long-term care insurance contract (as defined in 
     section 4980C).''
       (2) Flexible spending arrangements.--The text of section 
     106 (relating to contributions by employer to accident and 
     health plans) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) General Rule.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     gross income of an employee does not include employer-
     provided coverage under an accident or health plan.
       ``(b) Inclusion of Long-Term Care Benefits Provided Through 
     Flexible Spending Arrangements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Effective on and after January 1, 1996, 
     gross income of an employee shall include employer-provided 
     coverage for qualified long-term care services (as defined in 
     section 7702B(c)) to the extent that such coverage is 
     provided through a flexible spending or similar arrangement.
       ``(2) Flexible spending arrangement.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, a flexible spending arrangement is a benefit 
     program which provides employees with coverage under which--
       ``(A) specified incurred expenses may be reimbursed 
     (subject to reimbursement maximums and other reasonable 
     conditions), and
       ``(B) the maximum amount of reimbursement which is 
     reasonably available to a participant for such coverage is 
     less than 500 percent of the value of such coverage.

     In the case of an insured plan, the maximum amount reasonably 
     available shall be determined on the basis of the underlying 
     coverage.''
       (d) Continuation Coverage Excise Tax Not To Apply.--
     Subsection (f) of section 4980B is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) Continuation of long-term care coverage not 
     required.--A group health plan shall not be treated as 
     failing to meet the requirements of this subsection solely by 
     reason of failing to provide coverage under any qualified 
     long-term care insurance contract (as defined in section 
     7702B(b)).''
       (e) Amounts Paid to Relatives Treated as Not Paid for 
     Medical Care.--Section 213(d) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Certain payments to relatives treated as not paid 
     for medical care.--An amount paid for a qualified long-term 
     care service (as defined in section 7702B(c)) provided to an 
     individual shall be treated as not paid for medical care if 
     such service is provided--
       ``(A) by a relative (directly or through a partnership, 
     corporation, or other entity) unless the relative is a 
     licensed professional with respect to such services, or
       ``(B) by a corporation or partnership which is related 
     (within the meaning of section 267(b) or 707(b)) to the 
     individual.

     For purposes of this paragraph, the term `relative' means an 
     individual bearing a relationship to the individual which is 
     described in any of paragraphs (1) through (8) of section 
     152(a). This paragraph shall not apply for purposes of 
     section 105(b) with respect to reimbursements through 
     insurance.''
       (f) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     79 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     7702A the following new item:


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``Sec. 7702B. Treatment of qualified long-term care insurance.''.

       (g) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to contracts issued after December 31, 1995.
       (2) Continuation of existing policies.--In the case of any 
     contract issued before January 1, 1996, which met the long-
     term care insurance requirements of the State in which the 
     contract was sitused at the time the contract was issued--
       (A) such contract shall be treated for purposes of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as a qualified long-term care 
     insurance contract (as defined in section 7702B(b) of such 
     Code), and
       (B) services provided under, or reimbursed by, such 
     contract shall be treated for such purposes as qualified 
     long-term care services (as defined in section 7702B(c) of 
     such Code).
       (3) Exchanges of existing policies.--If, after the date of 
     enactment of this Act and before January 1, 1997, a contract 
     providing for long-term care insurance coverage is exchanged 
     solely for a qualified long-term care insurance contract (as 
     defined in section 7702B(b) of such Code), no gain or loss 
     shall be recognized on the exchange. If, in addition to a 
     qualified long-term care insurance contract, money or other 
     property is received in the exchange, then any gain shall be 
     recognized to the extent of the sum of the money and the fair 
     market value of the other property received. For purposes of 
     this paragraph, the cancellation of a contract providing for 
     long-term care insurance coverage and reinvestment of the 
     cancellation proceeds in a qualified long-term care insurance 
     contract within 60 days thereafter shall be treated as an 
     exchange.
       (4) Issuance of certain riders permitted.--For purposes of 
     applying sections 101(f), 7702, and 7702A of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 to any contract--
       (A) the issuance of a rider which is treated as a qualified 
     long-term care insurance contract under section 7702B, and
       (B) the addition of any provision required to conform any 
     other long-term care rider to be so treated,
     shall not be treated as a modification or material change of 
     such contract.

     SEC. 11042. QUALIFIED LONG-TERM CARE SERVICES TREATED AS 
                   MEDICAL CARE.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (1) of section 213(d) 
     (defining medical care) is amended by striking ``or'' at the 
     end of subparagraph (B), by redesignating subparagraph (C) as 
     subparagraph (D), and by inserting after subparagraph (B) the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) for qualified long-term care services (as defined in 
     section 7702B(c)), or''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (D) of section 213(d)(1) (as redesignated 
     by subsection (a)) is amended by striking ``subparagraphs (A) 
     and (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C)''.
       (2)(A) Paragraph (1) of section 213(d) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new flush sentence:

     ``In the case of a qualified long-term care insurance 
     contract (as defined in section 7702B(b)), only eligible 
     long-term care premiums (as defined in paragraph (11)) shall 
     be taken into account under subparagraph (D).''
       (B) Subsection (d) of section 213 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Eligible long-term care premiums.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `eligible long-term care premiums' means the amount paid 
     during a taxable year for any qualified long-term care 
     insurance contract (as defined in section 7702B(b)) covering 
     an individual, to the extent such amount does not exceed the 
     limitation determined under the following table:

      ``In the case of an individual                                   
        with an attained age before the                  The limitation
        close of the taxable year of:                           is:    
        40 or less..............................................$200   
        More than 40 but not more than 50........................375   
        More than 50 but not more than 60........................750   
        More than 60 but not more than 70......................2,000   
        More than 70...........................................2,500.  

       ``(B) Indexing.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of any taxable year 
     beginning in a calendar year after 1996, each dollar amount 
     contained in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by the 
     medical care cost adjustment of such amount for such calendar 
     year. If any increase determined under the preceding sentence 
     is not a multiple of $10, such increase shall be rounded to 
     the nearest multiple of $10.
       ``(ii) Medical care cost adjustment.--For purposes of 
     clause (i), the medical care cost adjustment for any calendar 
     year is the percentage (if any) by which--

       ``(I) the medical care component of the Consumer Price 
     Index (as defined in section 1(f)(5)) for August of the 
     preceding calendar year, exceeds
       ``(II) such component for August of 1995.

     The Secretary shall, in consultation with the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, prescribe an adjustment which the 
     Secretary determines is more appropriate for purposes of this 
     paragraph than the adjustment described in the preceding 
     sentence, and the adjustment so prescribed shall apply in 
     lieu of the adjustment described in the preceding sentence.''
       (3) Paragraph (6) of section 213(d) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``subparagraphs (A) and (B)'' and inserting 
     ``subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C)'', and
       (B) by striking ``paragraph (1)(C)'' in subparagraph (A) 
     and inserting ``paragraph (1)(D)''.
       (4) Paragraph (7) of section 213(d) is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraphs (A) and (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), and (C)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11043. CERTAIN EXCHANGES OF LIFE INSURANCE CONTRACTS FOR 
                   QUALIFIED LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE CONTRACTS 
                   NOT TAXABLE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 1035 (relating 
     to certain exchanges of insurance contracts) is amended by 
     striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting 
     ``; or'', and by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) a contract of life insurance or an endowment or 
     annuity contract for a qualified long-term care insurance 
     contract (as defined in section 7702B(b)).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11044. EXCEPTION FROM PENALTY TAX FOR AMOUNTS WITHDRAWN 
                   FROM CERTAIN RETIREMENT PLANS FOR QUALIFIED 
                   LONG-TERM CARE INSURANCE.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 72(t) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Premiums for qualified long-term care insurance 
     contracts.--Distributions to an individual from an individual 
     retirement plan, or from amounts attributable to employer 
     contributions made pursuant to elective deferrals described 
     in subparagraph (A) or (C) of section 402(g)(3), to the 
     extent such distributions do not exceed the premiums for a 
     qualified long-term care insurance contract (as defined in 
     section 7702B(b)) for such individual or the spouse of such 
     individual. In applying subparagraph (B), such premiums shall 
     be treated as amounts not paid for medical care.''
       (b) Distributions Permitted From Certain Plans To Pay Long-
     term Care Premiums.--
       (1) Section 401(k)(2)(B)(i) is amended by striking ``or'' 
     at the end of subclause (III), by striking ``and'' at the end 
     of subclause (IV) and inserting ``or'', and by inserting 
     after subclause (IV) the following new subclause:

       ``(V) the date distributions for premiums for a long-term 
     care insurance contract (as defined in section 7702B(b)) for 
     coverage of such individual or the spouse of such individual 
     are made, and''.

       (2) Section 403(b)(11) is amended by striking ``or'' at the 
     end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period at the end of 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, or'', and by inserting 
     after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) for the payment of premiums for a long-term care 
     insurance contract (as defined in section 7702B(b)) for 
     coverage of the employee or the spouse of the employee.''
       (3) Subparagraph (A) of section 457(d)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``or'' at the end of clause (ii), by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of clause (iii) and inserting ``or'', and 
     by inserting after clause (iii) the following new clause:
       ``(iv) the date distributions for premiums for a long-term 
     care insurance contract (as defined in section 7702B(b)) for 
     coverage of such individual or the spouse of such individual 
     are made, and''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to payments and distributions after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11045. REPORTING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart B of part III of subchapter A of 
     chapter 61, as amended by section 11004, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 6050R. CERTAIN LONG-TERM CARE BENEFITS.

       ``(a) Requirement of Reporting.--Any person who pays long-
     term care benefits shall make a return, according to the 
     forms or regulations prescribed by the Secretary, setting 
     forth--
       ``(1) the aggregate amount of such benefits paid by such 
     person to any individual during any calendar year, and
       ``(2) the name, address, and TIN of such individual.
       ``(b) Statements To Be Furnished to Persons With Respect to 
     Whom Information Is Required.--Every person required to make 
     a return under subsection (a) shall furnish to each 
     individual whose name is required to be set forth in such 
     return a written statement showing--
       ``(1) the name of the person making the payments, and
       ``(2) the aggregate amount of long-term care benefits paid 
     to the individual which are required to be shown on such 
     return.
     The written statement required under the preceding sentence 
     shall be furnished to the individual on or before January 31 
     of the year following the calendar year for which the return 
     under subsection (a) was required to be made.
       ``(c) Long-Term Care Benefits.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `long-term care benefit' means any amount 
     paid under a long-term care insurance policy (within the 
     meaning of section 4980C(e)).''.
       (b) Penalties.--

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       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 6724(d)(1), as amended by 
     section 11004, is amended by redesignating clauses (x) 
     through (xv) as clauses (xi) through (xvi), respectively, and 
     by inserting after clause (ix) the following new clause:
       ``(x) section 6050R (relating to certain long-term care 
     benefits),''.
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d), as amended by section 
     11004, is amended by redesignating subparagraphs (R) through 
     (U) as subparagraphs (S) through (V), respectively, and by 
     inserting after subparagraph (P) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(R) section 6050R(b) (relating to certain long-term care 
     benefits),''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     B of part III of subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 6050R. Certain long-term care benefits.''

       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to benefits paid after December 31, 1995.

                PART II--CONSUMER PROTECTION PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11051. POLICY REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 7702B (as added by section 11041) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Consumer Protection Provisions.--
       ``(1) In general.--The requirements of this subsection are 
     met with respect to any contract if any long-term care 
     insurance policy issued under the contract meets--
       ``(A) the requirements of the model regulation and model 
     Act described in paragraph (2),
       ``(B) the disclosure requirement of paragraph (3), and
       ``(C) the requirements relating to nonforfeitability under 
     paragraph (4).
       ``(2) Requirements of model regulation and act.--
       ``(A) In general.--The requirements of this paragraph are 
     met with respect to any policy if such policy meets--
       ``(i) Model regulation.--The following requirements of the 
     model regulation:

       ``(I) Section 7A (relating to guaranteed renewal or 
     noncancellability), and the requirements of section 6B of the 
     model Act relating to such section 7A.
       ``(II) Section 7B (relating to prohibitions on limitations 
     and exclusions).
       ``(III) Section 7C (relating to extension of benefits).
       ``(IV) Section 7D (relating to continuation or conversion 
     of coverage).
       ``(V) Section 7E (relating to discontinuance and 
     replacement of policies).
       ``(VI) Section 8 (relating to unintentional lapse).
       ``(VII) Section 9 (relating to disclosure), other than 
     section 9F thereof.
       ``(VIII) Section 10 (relating to prohibitions against post-
     claims underwriting).
       ``(IX) Section 11 (relating to minimum standards).
       ``(X) Section 12 (relating to requirement to offer 
     inflation protection), except that any requirement for a 
     signature on a rejection of inflation protection shall permit 
     the signature to be on an application or on a separate form.
       ``(XI) Section 23 (relating to prohibition against 
     preexisting conditions and probationary periods in 
     replacement policies or certificates).

       ``(ii) Model act.--The following requirements of the model 
     Act:

       ``(I) Section 6C (relating to preexisting conditions).
       ``(II) Section 6D (relating to prior hospitalization).

       ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) Model provisions.--The terms `model regulation' and 
     `model Act' mean the long-term care insurance model 
     regulation, and the long-term care insurance model Act, 
     respectively, promulgated by the National Association of 
     Insurance Commissioners (as adopted as of January 1993).
       ``(ii) Coordination.--Any provision of the model regulation 
     or model Act listed under clause (i) or (ii) of subparagraph 
     (A) shall be treated as including any other provision of such 
     regulation or Act necessary to implement the provision.
       ``(3) Disclosure requirement.--The requirement of this 
     paragraph is met with respect to any policy if such policy 
     meets the requirements of section 4980C(d)(1).
       ``(4) Nonforfeiture requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--The requirements of this paragraph are 
     met with respect to any level premium long-term care 
     insurance policy, if the issuer of such policy offers to the 
     policyholder, including any group policyholder, a 
     nonforfeiture provision meeting the requirements of 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Requirements of provision.--The nonforfeiture 
     provision required under subparagraph (A) shall meet the 
     following requirements:
       ``(i) The nonforfeiture provision shall be appropriately 
     captioned.
       ``(ii) The nonforfeiture provision shall provide for a 
     benefit available in the event of a default in the payment of 
     any premiums and the amount of the benefit may be adjusted 
     subsequent to being initially granted only as necessary to 
     reflect changes in claims, persistency, and interest as 
     reflected in changes in rates for premium paying policies 
     approved by the Secretary for the same policy form.
       ``(iii) The nonforfeiture provision shall provide at least 
     one of the following:

       ``(I) Reduced paid-up insurance.
       ``(II) Extended term insurance.
       ``(III) Shortened benefit period.
       ``(IV) Other similar offerings approved by the Secretary.

       ``(5) Long-term care insurance policy defined.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, the term `long-term care 
     insurance policy' has the meaning given such term by section 
     4980C(e).''.

     SEC. 11052. REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUERS OF LONG-TERM CARE 
                   INSURANCE POLICIES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 43 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new section:

     ``SEC. 4980C. REQUIREMENTS FOR ISSUERS OF LONG-TERM CARE 
                   INSURANCE POLICIES.

       ``(a) General Rule.--There is hereby imposed on any person 
     failing to meet the requirements of subsection (c) or (d) a 
     tax in the amount determined under subsection (b).
       ``(b) Amount.--
       ``(1) In general.--The amount of the tax imposed by 
     subsection (a) shall be $100 per policy for each day any 
     requirements of subsection (c) or (d) are not met with 
     respect to each long-term care insurance policy.
       ``(2) Waiver.--In the case of a failure which is due to 
     reasonable cause and not to willful neglect, the Secretary 
     may waive part or all of the tax imposed by subsection (a) to 
     the extent that payment of the tax would be excessive 
     relative to the failure involved.
       ``(c) Responsibilities.--The requirements of this 
     subsection are as follows:
       ``(1) Requirements of model provisions.--
       ``(A) Model regulation.--The following requirements of the 
     model regulation must be met:
       ``(i) Section 13 (relating to application forms and 
     replacement coverage).
       ``(ii) Section 14 (relating to reporting requirements), 
     except that the issuer shall also report at least annually 
     the number of claims denied during the reporting period for 
     each class of business (expressed as a percentage of claims 
     denied), other than claims denied for failure to meet the 
     waiting period or because of any applicable preexisting 
     condition.
       ``(iii) Section 20 (relating to filing requirements for 
     marketing).
       ``(iv) Section 21 (relating to standards for marketing), 
     including inaccurate completion of medical histories, other 
     than sections 21C(1) and 21C(6) thereof, except that--

       ``(I) in addition to such requirements, no person shall, in 
     selling or offering to sell a long-term care insurance 
     policy, misrepresent a material fact; and
       ``(II) no such requirements shall include a requirement to 
     inquire or identify whether a prospective applicant or 
     enrollee for long-term care insurance has accident and 
     sickness insurance.

       ``(v) Section 22 (relating to appropriateness of 
     recommended purchase).
       ``(vi) Section 24 (relating to standard format outline of 
     coverage).
       ``(vii) Section 25 (relating to requirement to deliver 
     shopper's guide).
       ``(B) Model act.--The following requirements of the model 
     Act must be met:
       ``(i) Section 6F (relating to right to return), except that 
     such section shall also apply to denials of applications and 
     any refund shall be made within 30 days of the return or 
     denial.
       ``(ii) Section 6G (relating to outline of coverage).
       ``(iii) Section 6H (relating to requirements for 
     certificates under group plans).
       ``(iv) Section 6I (relating to policy summary).
       ``(v) Section 6J (relating to monthly reports on 
     accelerated death benefits).
       ``(vi) Section 7 (relating to incontestability period).
       ``(C) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     terms `model regulation' and `model Act' have the meanings 
     given such terms by section 7702B(f)(2)(B).
       ``(2) Delivery of policy.--If an application for a long-
     term care insurance policy (or for a certificate under a 
     group long-term care insurance policy) is approved, the 
     issuer shall deliver to the applicant (or policyholder or 
     certificateholder) the policy (or certificate) of insurance 
     not later than 30 days after the date of the approval.
       ``(3) Information on denials of claims.--If a claim under a 
     long-term care insurance policy is denied, the issuer shall, 
     within 60 days of the date of a written request by the 
     policyholder or certificateholder (or representative)--
       ``(A) provide a written explanation of the reasons for the 
     denial, and
       ``(B) make available all information directly relating to 
     such denial.
       ``(d) Disclosure.--The requirements of this subsection are 
     met if the issuer of a long-term care insurance policy 
     discloses in such policy and in the outline of coverage 
     required under subsection (c)(1)(B)(ii) that the policy is 
     intended to be a qualified long-term care insurance contract 
     under section 7702B(b).
       ``(e) Long-Term Care Insurance Policy Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term `long-term care insurance 
     policy' means any product which is advertised, marketed, or 
     offered as long-term care insurance.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 43 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 4980C. Requirements for issuers of long-term care insurance 
              policies.''.


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     SEC. 11053. COORDINATION WITH STATE REQUIREMENTS.

       Nothing in this part shall prevent a State from 
     establishing, implementing, or continuing in effect standards 
     related to the protection of policyholders of long-term care 
     insurance policies (as defined in section 4980C(e) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986), if such standards are not in 
     conflict with or inconsistent with the standards established 
     under such Code.

     SEC. 11054. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (a) In General.--The provisions of, and amendments made by, 
     this part shall apply to contracts issued after December 31, 
     1995. The provisions of section 11041(g) of this Act 
     (relating to transition rule) shall apply to such contracts.
       (b) Issuers.--The amendments made by section 11052 shall 
     apply to actions taken after December 31, 1995.

         Subchapter B--Treatment of Accelerated Death Benefits

     SEC. 11061. TREATMENT OF ACCELERATED DEATH BENEFITS BY 
                   RECIPIENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 101 (relating to certain death 
     benefits) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Treatment of Certain Accelerated Death Benefits.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following amounts shall be treated as an amount paid by 
     reason of the death of an insured:
       ``(A) Any amount received under a life insurance contract 
     on the life of an insured who is a terminally ill individual.
       ``(B) Any amount received under a life insurance contract 
     on the life of an insured who is a chronically ill individual 
     (as determined in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe) 
     but only if such amount is received under a rider or other 
     provision of such contract which is treated as a qualified 
     long-term care insurance contract under section 7702B.
       ``(2) Treatment of viatical settlements.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a life insurance contract 
     on the life of an insured described in paragraph (1), if--
       ``(i) any portion of such contract is sold to any viatical 
     settlement provider, or
       ``(ii) any portion of the death benefit is assigned to such 
     a provider,
     the amount paid for such sale or assignment shall be treated 
     as an amount paid under the life insurance contract by reason 
     of the death of such insured.
       ``(B) Viatical settlement provider.--The term `viatical 
     settlement provider' means any person regularly engaged in 
     the trade or business of purchasing, or taking assignments 
     of, life insurance contracts on the lives of insureds 
     described in paragraph (1) if--
       ``(i) such person is licensed for such purposes in the 
     State in which the insured resides, or
       ``(ii) in the case of an insured who resides in a State not 
     requiring the licensing of such persons for such purposes--

       ``(I) such person meets the requirements of sections 8 and 
     9 of the Viatical Settlements Model Act of the National 
     Association of Insurance Commissioners, and
       ``(II) meets the requirements of the Model Regulations of 
     the National Association of Insurance Commissioners (relating 
     to standards for evaluation of reasonable payments) in 
     determining amounts paid by such person in connection with 
     such purchases or assignments.

       ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Terminally ill individual.--The term `terminally ill 
     individual' means an individual who has been certified by a 
     physician as having an illness or physical condition which 
     can reasonably be expected to result in death in 24 months or 
     less after the date of the certification.
       ``(B) Physician.--The term `physician' has the meaning 
     given to such term by section 1861(r)(1) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395x(r)(1)).
       ``(4) Exception for business-related policies.--This 
     subsection shall not apply in the case of any amount paid to 
     any taxpayer other than the insured if such taxpayer has an 
     insurable interest with respect to the life of the insured by 
     reason of the insured being a director, officer, or employee 
     of the taxpayer or by reason of the insured being financially 
     interested in any trade or business carried on by the 
     taxpayer.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to amounts received after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11062. TAX TREATMENT OF COMPANIES ISSUING QUALIFIED 
                   ACCELERATED DEATH BENEFIT RIDERS.

       (a) Qualified Accelerated Death Benefit Riders Treated as 
     Life Insurance.--Section 818 (relating to other definitions 
     and special rules) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(g) Qualified Accelerated Death Benefit Riders Treated as 
     Life Insurance.--For purposes of this part--
       ``(1) In general.--Any reference to a life insurance 
     contract shall be treated as including a reference to a 
     qualified accelerated death benefit rider on such contract.
       ``(2) Qualified accelerated death benefit riders.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, the term `qualified accelerated 
     death benefit rider' means any rider on a life insurance 
     contract if the only payments under the rider are payments 
     meeting the requirements of section 101(g).
       ``(3) Exception for long-term care riders.--Paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to any rider which is treated as a long-term 
     care insurance contract under section 7702B.''
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     take effect on January 1, 1996.
       (2) Issuance of rider not treated as material change.--For 
     purposes of applying sections 101(f), 7702, and 7702A of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to any contract--
       (A) the issuance of a qualified accelerated death benefit 
     rider (as defined in section 818(g) of such Code (as added by 
     this Act)), and
       (B) the addition of any provision required to conform an 
     accelerated death benefit rider to the requirements of such 
     section 818(g),
     shall not be treated as a modification or material change of 
     such contract.

                  CHAPTER 2--MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

     SEC. 11066. MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

       (a) In General.--Part VII of subchapter B of chapter 1 
     (relating to additional itemized deductions for individuals) 
     is amended by redesignating section 222 as section 223 and by 
     inserting after section 221 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 222. MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

       ``(a) Deduction Allowed.--In the case of an individual who 
     is an eligible individual for any month during the taxable 
     year, there shall be allowed as a deduction for the taxable 
     year an amount equal to the aggregate amount paid in cash 
     during such taxable year by such individual to a medical 
     savings account of such individual.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, the amount allowable as a deduction under 
     subsection (a) to an individual for the taxable year shall 
     not exceed--
       ``(A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), the lesser 
     of--
       ``(i) $2,000, or
       ``(ii) the annual deductible limit for any individual 
     covered under the high deductible health plan, or
       ``(B) in the case of a high deductible health plan covering 
     the taxpayer and any other eligible individual who is the 
     spouse or any dependent (as defined in section 152) of the 
     taxpayer, the lesser of--
       ``(i) $4,000, or
       ``(ii) the annual limit under the plan on the aggregate 
     amount of deductibles required to be paid by all individuals.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply if the spouse of such 
     individual is covered under any other high deductible health 
     plan.
       ``(2) Special rule for married individuals.--
       ``(A) In general.--This subsection shall be applied 
     separately for each married individual.
       ``(B) Special rule.--If individuals who are married to each 
     other are covered under the same high deductible health plan, 
     then the amounts applicable under paragraph (1)(B) shall be 
     divided equally between them unless they agree on a different 
     division.
       ``(3) Coordination with exclusion for employer 
     contributions.--No deduction shall be allowed under this 
     section for any amount paid for any taxable year to a medical 
     savings account of an individual if--
       ``(A) any amount is paid to any medical savings account of 
     such individual which is excludable from gross income under 
     section 106(b) for such year, or
       ``(B) in a case described in paragraph (2), any amount is 
     paid to any medical savings account of either spouse which is 
     so excludable for such year.
       ``(4) Proration of limitation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The limitation under paragraph (1) shall 
     be the sum of the monthly limitations for months during the 
     taxable year that the individual is an eligible individual 
     if--
       ``(i) such individual is not an eligible individual for all 
     months of the taxable year,
       ``(ii) the deductible under the high deductible health plan 
     covering such individual is not the same throughout such 
     taxable year, or
       ``(iii) such limitation is determined under paragraph 
     (1)(B) for some but not all months during such taxable year.
       ``(B) Monthly limitation.--The monthly limitation for any 
     month shall be an amount equal to \1/12\ of the limitation 
     which would (but for this paragraph and paragraph (3)) be 
     determined under paragraph (1) if the facts and circumstances 
     as of the first day of such month that such individual is 
     covered under a high deductible health plan were true for the 
     entire taxable year.
       ``(5) Denial of deduction to dependents.--No deduction 
     shall be allowed under this section to any individual with 
     respect to whom a deduction under section 151 is allowable to 
     another taxpayer for a taxable year beginning in the calendar 
     year in which such individual's taxable year begins.
       ``(c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Eligible individual.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `eligible individual' means, 
     with respect to any month, any individual--
       ``(i) who is covered under a high deductible health plan as 
     of the 1st day of such month, and
       ``(ii) who is not, while covered under a high deductible 
     health plan, covered under any health plan--

       ``(I) which is not a high deductible health plan, and

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       ``(II) which provides coverage for any benefit which is 
     covered under the high deductible health plan.

       ``(B) Certain coverage disregarded.--Subparagraph (A)(ii) 
     shall be applied without regard to--
       ``(i) coverage for any benefit provided by permitted 
     insurance, and
       ``(ii) coverage (whether through insurance or otherwise) 
     for accidents, disability, dental care, vision care, or long-
     term care.
       ``(2) High deductible health plan.--The term `high 
     deductible health plan' means a health plan which--
       ``(A) has an annual deductible limit for each individual 
     covered by the plan which is not less than $1,500, and
       ``(B) has an annual limit on the aggregate amount of 
     deductibles required to be paid with respect to all 
     individuals covered by the plan which is not less than 
     $3,000.

     Such term does not include a health plan if substantially all 
     of its coverage is coverage described in paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(3) Permitted insurance.--The term `permitted insurance' 
     means--
       ``(A) Medicare supplemental insurance,
       ``(B) insurance if substantially all of the coverage 
     provided under such insurance relates to--
       ``(i) liabilities incurred under workers' compensation 
     laws,
       ``(ii) tort liabilities,
       ``(iii) liabilities relating to ownership or use of 
     property, or
       ``(iv) such other similar liabilities as the Secretary may 
     specify by regulations,
       ``(C) insurance for a specified disease or illness, and
       ``(D) insurance paying a fixed amount per day (or other 
     period) of hospitalization.
       ``(d) Medical Savings Account.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) Medical savings account.--The term `medical savings 
     account' means a trust created or organized in the United 
     States exclusively for the purpose of paying the qualified 
     medical expenses of the account holder, but only if the 
     written governing instrument creating the trust meets the 
     following requirements:
       ``(A) Except in the case of a rollover contribution 
     described in subsection (f)(5), no contribution will be 
     accepted--
       ``(i) unless it is in cash, or
       ``(ii) to the extent such contribution, when added to 
     previous contributions to the trust for the calendar year, 
     exceeds $4,000.
       ``(B) The trustee is a bank (as defined in section 408(n)), 
     an insurance company (as defined in section 816), or another 
     person who demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that the manner in which such person will administer the 
     trust will be consistent with the requirements of this 
     section.
       ``(C) No part of the trust assets will be invested in life 
     insurance contracts.
       ``(D) The assets of the trust will not be commingled with 
     other property except in a common trust fund or common 
     investment fund.
       ``(E) The interest of an individual in the balance in his 
     account is nonforfeitable.
       ``(2) Qualified medical expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified medical expenses' 
     means, with respect to an account holder, amounts paid by 
     such holder for medical care (as defined in section 213(d)) 
     for such individual, the spouse of such individual, and any 
     dependent (as defined in section 152) of such individual, but 
     only to the extent such amounts are not compensated for by 
     insurance or otherwise.
       ``(B) Health insurance may not be purchased from account.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any 
     payment for insurance.
       ``(ii) Exceptions.--Clause (i) shall not apply to any 
     expense for coverage under--

       ``(I) a health plan during any period of continuation 
     coverage required under any Federal law,
       ``(II) a qualified long-term care contract (as defined in 
     section 7702B), or
       ``(III) a health plan during a period in which the 
     individual is receiving unemployment compensation under any 
     Federal or State law.

       ``(3) Account holder.--The term `account holder' means the 
     individual on whose behalf the medical savings account was 
     established.
       ``(4) Certain rules to apply.--Rules similar to the 
     following rules shall apply for purposes of this section:
       ``(A) Section 219(d)(2) (relating to no deduction for 
     rollovers).
       ``(B) Section 219(f)(3) (relating to time when 
     contributions deemed made).
       ``(C) Except as provided in section 106(b), section 
     219(f)(5) (relating to employer payments).
       ``(D) Section 408(g) (relating to community property laws).
       ``(E) Section 408(h) (relating to custodial accounts).
       ``(e) Tax Treatment of Accounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--A medical savings account is exempt from 
     taxation under this subtitle unless such account has ceased 
     to be a medical savings account by reason of paragraph (2) or 
     (3). Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, any such account 
     is subject to the taxes imposed by section 511 (relating to 
     imposition of tax on unrelated business income of charitable, 
     etc. organizations).
       ``(2) Account terminations.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 408(e) shall apply to 
     medical savings accounts, and any amount treated as 
     distributed under such rules shall be treated as not used to 
     pay qualified medical expenses.
       ``(f) Tax Treatment of Distributions.--
       ``(1) Amounts used for qualified medical expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any amount paid or distributed out of a 
     medical savings account which is used exclusively to pay 
     qualified medical expenses of any account holder (or any 
     spouse or dependent of the holder) shall not be includible in 
     gross income.
       ``(B) Treatment after death of account holder.--
       ``(i) Treatment if holder is spouse.--If, after the death 
     of the account holder, the account holder's interest is 
     payable to (or for the benefit of) the holder's spouse, the 
     medical savings account shall be treated as if the spouse 
     were the account holder.
       ``(ii) Treatment if designated holder is not spouse.--In 
     the case of an account holder's interest in a medical savings 
     account which is payable to (or for the benefit of) any 
     person other than such holder's spouse upon the death of such 
     holder--

       ``(I) such account shall cease to be a medical savings 
     account as of the date of death, and
       ``(II) an amount equal to the fair market value of the 
     assets in such account on such date shall be includible if 
     such person is not the estate of such holder, in such 
     person's gross income for the taxable year which includes 
     such date, or if such person is the estate of such holder, in 
     such holder's gross income for the last taxable year of such 
     holder.

       ``(2) Inclusion of amounts not used for qualified medical 
     expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any amount paid or distributed out of a 
     medical savings account which is not used exclusively to pay 
     the qualified medical expenses of the account holder or of 
     the spouse or dependents of such holder shall be included in 
     the gross income of such holder.
       ``(B) Special rules.--For purposes of subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) all medical savings accounts of the account holder 
     shall be treated as 1 account,
       ``(ii) all payments and distributions during any taxable 
     year shall be treated as 1 distribution, and
       ``(iii) any distribution of property shall be taken into 
     account at its fair market value on the date of the 
     distribution.
       ``(3) Excess contributions returned before due date of 
     return.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply to the distribution of 
     any contribution paid during a taxable year to a medical 
     savings account to the extent that such contribution exceeds 
     the amount under subsection (d)(1)(A)(ii) if--
       ``(A) such distribution is received by the individual on or 
     before the last day prescribed by law (including extensions 
     of time) for filing such individual's return for such taxable 
     year, and
       ``(B) such distribution is accompanied by the amount of net 
     income attributable to such excess contribution.

     Any net income described in subparagraph (B) shall be 
     included in the gross income of the individual for the 
     taxable year in which it is received.
       ``(4) Penalty for distributions not used for qualified 
     medical expenses.--
       ``(A) In general.--The tax imposed by this chapter on the 
     account holder for any taxable year in which there is a 
     payment or distribution from a medical savings account of 
     such holder which is includible in gross income under 
     paragraph (2) shall be increased by 10 percent of the amount 
     which is so includible.
       ``(B) Exception for disability or death.--Subparagraph (A) 
     shall not apply if the payment or distribution is made after 
     the account holder becomes disabled within the meaning of 
     section 72(m)(7) or dies.
       ``(C) Exception for distributions after age 59\1/2\.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any payment or 
     distribution after the date on which the account holder 
     attains age 59\1/2\.
       ``(5) Rollover contribution.--An amount is described in 
     this paragraph as a rollover contribution if it meets the 
     requirements of subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply to any 
     amount paid or distributed from a medical savings account to 
     the account holder to the extent the amount received is paid 
     into a medical savings account for the benefit of such holder 
     not later than the 60th day after the day on which the holder 
     receives the payment or distribution.
       ``(B) Limitation.--This paragraph shall not apply to any 
     amount described in subparagraph (A) received by an 
     individual from a medical savings account if, at any time 
     during the 1-year period ending on the day of such receipt, 
     such individual received any other amount described in 
     subparagraph (A) from a medical savings account which was not 
     includible in the individual's gross income because of the 
     application of this paragraph.
       ``(6) Coordination with medical expense deduction.--For 
     purposes of determining the amount of the deduction under 
     section 213, any payment or distribution out of a medical 
     savings account for qualified medical expenses shall not be 
     treated as an expense paid for medical care.
       ``(7)  Transfer of account incident to divorce.--The 
     transfer of an individual's interest in a medical savings 
     account to an individual's spouse or former spouse under a 
     divorce or separation instrument described in subparagraph 
     (A) of section 71(b)(2) shall not be considered a taxable 
     transfer made by such individual notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this subtitle, and such interest shall, after 
     such transfer, be treated as a medical savings account with 
     respect to which the spouse is the account holder.
       ``(g) Cost-of-Living Adjustment.--

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       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any taxable year 
     beginning in a calendar year after 1996, each dollar amount 
     in subsection (b)(1), (c)(2), or (d)(1)(A) shall be increased 
     by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(B) the medical care cost adjustment for such calendar 
     year.

     If any increase under the preceding sentence is not a 
     multiple of $50, such increase shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $50.
       ``(2) Medical care cost adjustment.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the medical care cost adjustment for any 
     calendar year is the percentage (if any) by which--
       ``(A) the medical care component of the Consumer Price 
     Index (as defined in section 1(f)(5)) for August of the 
     preceding calendar year, exceeds
       ``(B) such component for August of 1995.
       ``(h) Reports.--The Secretary may require the trustee of a 
     medical savings account to make such reports regarding such 
     account to the Secretary and to the account holder with 
     respect to contributions, distributions, and such other 
     matters as the Secretary determines appropriate. The reports 
     required by this subsection shall be filed at such time and 
     in such manner and furnished to such individuals at such time 
     and in such manner as may be required by those regulations.''
       (b) Deduction Allowed Whether or Not Individual Itemizes 
     Other Deductions.--Subsection (a) of section 62 is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (18) the following new paragraph:
       ``(19) Medical savings accounts.--The deduction allowed by 
     section 222.''
       (c) Exclusions for Employer Contributions to Medical 
     Savings Accounts.--
       (1) Exclusion from income tax.--Section 106 (relating to 
     contributions by employer to accident and health plans), as 
     amended by this Act, is amended--
       (A) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Contributions to Medical Savings Accounts.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an employee who is an 
     eligible individual, gross income does not include amounts 
     contributed by such employee's employer to any medical 
     savings account of such employee.
       ``(2) Coordination with deduction limitation.--The amount 
     excluded from the gross income of an employee under this 
     subsection for any taxable year shall not exceed the 
     limitation under section 222(b)(1) (determined without regard 
     to this subsection) which is applicable to such employee for 
     such taxable year.
       ``(3) No constructive receipt.--No amount shall be included 
     in the gross income of any employee solely because the 
     employee may choose between the contributions referred to in 
     paragraph (1) and employer contributions to another health 
     plan of the employer.
       ``(4) Special rule for deduction of employer 
     contributions.--Any employer contribution to a medical 
     savings account, if otherwise allowable as a deduction under 
     this chapter, shall be allowed only for the taxable year in 
     which paid.
       ``(5) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     terms `eligible individual' and `medical savings account' 
     have the respective meanings given to such terms by section 
     222'', and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (b)'' in subsection (a) and 
     inserting ``this subsection''.
       (2) Exclusion from withholding tax.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 3401 is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
     paragraph (19), by striking the period at the end of 
     paragraph (20) and inserting ``; or'', and by inserting after 
     paragraph (20) the following new paragraph:
       ``(21) any payment made to or for the benefit of an 
     employee if at the time of such payment it is reasonable to 
     believe that the employee will be able to exclude such 
     payment from income under section 106(b).''
       (d) Medical Savings Account Contributions Not Available 
     Under Cafeteria Plans.--Subsection (f) of section 125 is 
     amended by inserting ``106(b),'' before ``117''.
       (e) Exclusion of Medical Savings Accounts From Estate 
     Tax.--Part IV of subchapter A of chapter 11 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 2057. MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS.

       ``For purposes of the tax imposed by section 2001, the 
     value of the taxable estate shall be determined by deducting 
     from the value of the gross estate an amount equal to the 
     value of any medical savings account (as defined in section 
     222(d)) included in the gross estate.''
       (f) Tax on Excess Contributions.--Section 4973 (relating to 
     tax on excess contributions to individual retirement 
     accounts, certain section 403(b) contracts, and certain 
     individual retirement annuities) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``medical savings accounts,'' after 
     ``accounts,'' in the heading of such section,
       (2) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1) of 
     subsection (a),
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) of subsection (a) as 
     paragraph (3) and by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
     following:
       ``(2) a medical savings account (within the meaning of 
     section 222(d)), or'', and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Excess Contributions to Medical Savings Accounts.--
     For purposes of this section, in the case of a medical 
     savings account (within the meaning of section 222(d)), the 
     term `excess contributions' means the sum of--
       ``(1) the amount by which the amount contributed for the 
     taxable year to the account exceeds the amount which may be 
     contributed to the account under section 222(d)(1)(B)(ii) for 
     such taxable year, and
       ``(2) the amount determined under this subsection for the 
     preceding taxable year, reduced by the sum of distributions 
     out of the account included in gross income under section 
     222(f) (2) or (3) and the excess (if any) of the maximum 
     amount allowable as a deduction under section 222 for the 
     taxable year over the amount contributed.

     For purposes of this subsection, any contribution which is 
     distributed out of the medical savings account in a 
     distribution to which section 222(f)(3) applies shall be 
     treated as an amount not contributed.''
       (g) Tax on Prohibited Transactions.--
       (1) Section 4975 (relating to tax on prohibited 
     transactions) is amended by adding at the end of subsection 
     (c) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Special rule for medical savings accounts.--An 
     individual for whose benefit a medical savings account 
     (within the meaning of section 222(d)) is established shall 
     be exempt from the tax imposed by this section with respect 
     to any transaction concerning such account (which would 
     otherwise be taxable under this section) if, with respect to 
     such transaction, the account ceases to be a medical savings 
     account by reason of the application of section 222(e)(2) to 
     such account.''
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 4975(e) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) Plan.--For purposes of this section, the term `plan' 
     means--
       ``(A) a trust described in section 401(a) which forms a 
     part of a plan, or a plan described in section 403(a), which 
     trust or plan is exempt from tax under section 501(a),
       ``(B) an individual retirement account described in section 
     408(a),
       ``(C) an individual retirement annuity described in section 
     408(b),
       ``(D) a medical savings account described in section 
     220(d), or
       ``(E) a trust, plan, account, or annuity which, at any 
     time, has been determined by the Secretary to be described in 
     any preceding subparagraph of this paragraph.''
       (h) Failure To Provide Reports on MedicarePlus MSA's.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 6693 (relating to failure to 
     provide reports on individual retirement accounts or 
     annuities) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Reports.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a person required to file a report 
     under a provision referred to in paragraph (2) fails to file 
     such report at the time and in the manner required by such 
     provision, such person shall pay a penalty of $50 for each 
     failure unless it is shown that such failure is due to 
     reasonable cause.
       ``(2) Provisions.--The provisions referred to in this 
     paragraph are--
       ``(A) subsections (i) and (l) of section 408 (relating to 
     individual retirement plans), and
       ``(B) section 222(h) (relating to medical savings 
     accounts).''
       (i) Exception From Capitalization of Policy Acquisition 
     Expenses.--Subparagraph (B) of section 848(e)(1) (defining 
     specified insurance contract) is amended by striking ``and'' 
     at the end of clause (ii), by striking the period at the end 
     of clause (iii) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the 
     end the following new clause:
       ``(iv) any contract which is a medical savings account (as 
     defined in section 222(d)).''.
       (j) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part VII 
     of subchapter B of chapter 1 is amended by striking the last 
     item and inserting the following:

``Sec. 222. Medical savings accounts.
``Sec. 223. Cross reference.''

       (k) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

  CHAPTER 3--INCREASE IN DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS OF SELF-
                          EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS

     SEC. 11068. INCREASE IN DEDUCTION FOR HEALTH INSURANCE COSTS 
                   OF SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 162(l) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(1) Allowance of deduction.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an individual who is an 
     employee within the meaning of section 401(c)(1), there shall 
     be allowed as a deduction under this section an amount equal 
     to the applicable percentage of the amount paid during the 
     taxable year for insurance which constitutes medical care for 
     the taxpayer, his spouse, and dependents.
       ``(B) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the applicable percentage shall be determined under the 
     following table:

                                                         The applicable
``For taxable years beginning in calendar year--        percentage is--
  1996 or 1997..................................................30 ....

  1998 or 1999..................................................35 ....

  2000 or 2001..................................................40 ....

  2002 or thereafter..........................................50.''....

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.
                 Subtitle D--Estate and Gift Provisions

     SEC. 11071. COST-OF-LIVING ADJUSTMENTS RELATING TO ESTATE AND 
                   GIFT TAX PROVISIONS.

       (a) Increase in Unified Estate and Gift Tax Credit.--
       (1) Estate tax credit.--

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       (A) Subsection (a) of section 2010 (relating to unified 
     credit against estate tax) is amended by striking 
     ``$192,800'' and inserting ``the applicable credit amount''.
       (B) Section 2010 is amended by redesignating subsection (c) 
     as subsection (d) and by inserting after subsection (b) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(c) Applicable Credit Amount.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(1) In general.--The applicable credit amount is the 
     amount of the tentative tax which would be determined under 
     the rate schedule set forth in section 2001(c) if the amount 
     with respect to which such tentative tax is to be computed 
     were the applicable exclusion amount determined in accordance 
     with the following table:

``In the case of estates of decedentThe applicable exclusion amount is:
      1996....................................................$625,000 
      1997....................................................$650,000 
      1998....................................................$675,000 
      1999....................................................$700,000 
      2000....................................................$725,000 
      2001 or thereafter......................................$750,000.

       ``(2) Cost-of-living adjustments.--In the case of any 
     decedent dying, and gift made, in a calendar year after 2001, 
     the $750,000 amount set forth in paragraph (1) shall be 
     increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) $750,000, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 2000' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.

     If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not 
     a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $10,000.''
       (C) Paragraph (1) of section 6018(a) is amended by striking 
     ``$600,000'' and inserting ``the applicable exclusion amount 
     in effect under section 2010(c) (as adjusted under paragraph 
     (2) thereof) for the calendar year which includes the date of 
     death''.
       (D) Paragraph (2) of section 2001(c) is amended by striking 
     ``$21,040,000'' and inserting ``the amount at which the 
     average tax rate under this section is 55 percent''.
       (E) Subparagraph (A) of section 2102(c)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``$192,800'' and inserting ``the applicable credit 
     amount in effect under section 2010(c) for the calendar year 
     which includes the date of death''.
       (2) Unified gift tax credit.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     2505(a) is amended by striking ``$192,800'' and inserting 
     ``the applicable credit amount in effect under section 
     2010(c) for such calendar year''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to the estates of decedents dying, and gifts 
     made, after December 31, 1995.
       (b) Alternate Valuation of Certain Farm, Etc., Real 
     Property.--Subsection (a) of section 2032A is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of estates of 
     decedents dying in a calendar year after 2000, the $750,000 
     amount contained in paragraph (2) shall be increased by an 
     amount equal to--
       ``(A) $750,000, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 1999' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.

     If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not 
     a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $10,000.''
       (c) Annual Gift Tax Exclusion.--Subsection (b) of section 
     2503 is amended--
       (1) by striking the subsection heading and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(b) Exclusions From Gifts.--
       ``(1) In general.--'',
       (2) by moving the text 2 ems to the right, and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of gifts made in a 
     calendar year after 2000, the $10,000 amount contained in 
     paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) $10,000, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 1999' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.

     If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not 
     a multiple of $1,000, such amount shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $1,000.''
       (d) Exemption From Generation-Skipping Tax.--Section 2631 
     (relating to GST exemption) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Inflation Adjustment.--In the case of an individual 
     who dies in any calendar year after 2000, the $1,000,000 
     amount contained in subsection (a) shall be increased by an 
     amount equal to--
       ``(1) $1,000,000, multiplied by
       ``(2) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 1999' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.

     If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not 
     a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $10,000.''
       (e) Amount of Tax Eligible For 4 Percent Interest Rate on 
     Extension of Time for Payment of Estate Tax on Closely Held 
     Business.--
       (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 6601(j)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``$345,800'' and inserting ``the applicable 
     limitation amount''.
       (2) Subsection (j) of section 6601 is amended by 
     redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4) and by inserting 
     after paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Applicable limitation amount.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (2), the 
     applicable limitation amount is the amount of the tentative 
     tax which would be determined under the rate schedule set 
     forth in section 2001(c) if the amount with respect to which 
     such tentative tax is to be computed were $1,000,000.
       ``(B) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of estates of 
     decedents dying in a calendar year after 2000, the $1,000,000 
     amount contained in subparagraph (A) shall be increased by an 
     amount equal to--
       ``(i) $1,000,000, multiplied by
       ``(ii) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting 
     `calendar year 1999' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.

     If any amount as adjusted under the preceding sentence is not 
     a multiple of $10,000, such amount shall be rounded to the 
     nearest multiple of $10,000.''

     SEC. 11072. FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS EXCLUSION.

       (a) In General.--Part III of subchapter A of chapter 11 
     (relating to gross estate) is amended by inserting after 
     section 2033 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 2033A. FAMILY-OWNED BUSINESS EXCLUSION.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of an estate of a decedent 
     to which this section applies, the value of the gross estate 
     shall not include the lesser of--
       ``(1) the adjusted value of the qualified family-owned 
     business interests of the decedent otherwise includible in 
     the estate, or
       ``(2) the sum of--
       ``(A) $1,000,000, plus
       ``(B) 50 percent of the excess (if any) of the adjusted 
     value of such interests over $1,000,000, but not over 
     $2,500,000.
       ``(b) Estates to Which Section Applies.--
       ``(1) In general.--This section shall apply to an estate 
     if--
       ``(A) the decedent was (at the date of the decedent's 
     death) a citizen or resident of the United States,
       ``(B) the sum of--
       ``(i) the adjusted value of the qualified family-owned 
     business interests described in paragraph (2), plus
       ``(ii) the amount of the gifts of such interests determined 
     under paragraph (3),

     exceeds 50 percent of the adjusted gross estate, and
       ``(C) during the 8-year period ending on the date of the 
     decedent's death there have been periods aggregating 5 years 
     or more during which--
       ``(i) such interests were owned by the decedent or a member 
     of the decedent's family, and
       ``(ii) there was material participation (within the meaning 
     of section 2032A(e)(6)) by the decedent or a member of the 
     decedent's family in the operation of the business to which 
     such interests relate.
       ``(2) Includible qualified family-owned business 
     interests.--The qualified family-owned business interests 
     described in this paragraph are the interests which--
       ``(A) are included in determining the value of the gross 
     estate (without regard to this section), and
       ``(B) are acquired by any qualified heir from, or passed to 
     any qualified heir from, the decedent (within the meaning of 
     section 2032A(e)(9)).
       ``(3) Includible gifts of interests.--The amount of the 
     gifts of qualified family-owned business interests determined 
     under this paragraph is the excess of--
       ``(A) the sum of--
       ``(i) the amount of such gifts from the decedent to members 
     of the decedent's family taken into account under subsection 
     2001(b)(1)(B), plus
       ``(ii) the amount of such gifts otherwise excluded under 
     section 2503(b),

     to the extent such interests are continuously held by members 
     of such family (other than the decedent's spouse) between the 
     date of the gift and the date of the decedent's death, over
       ``(B) the amount of such gifts from the decedent to members 
     of the decedent's family otherwise included in the gross 
     estate.

       ``(c) Adjusted Gross Estate.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `adjusted gross estate' means the value of the gross 
     estate (determined without regard to this section)--
       ``(1) reduced by any amount deductible under paragraph (3) 
     or (4) of section 2053(a), and
       ``(2) increased by the excess of--
       ``(A) the sum of--
       ``(i) the amount of gifts determined under subsection 
     (b)(3), plus
       ``(ii) the amount (if more than de minimis) of other 
     transfers from the decedent to the decedent's spouse (at the 
     time of the transfer) within 10 years of the date of the 
     decedent's death, plus
       ``(iii) the amount of other gifts (not included under 
     clause (i) or (ii)) from the decedent within 3 years of such 
     date, other than gifts to members of the decedent's family 
     otherwise excluded under section 2503(b), over

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       ``(B) the sum of the amounts described in clauses (i), 
     (ii), and (iii) of subparagraph (A) which are otherwise 
     includible in the gross estate.
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the Secretary may 
     provide that de minimis gifts to persons other than members 
     of the decedent's family shall not be taken into account.
       ``(d) Adjusted Value of the Qualified Family-Owned Business 
     Interests.--For purposes of this section, the adjusted value 
     of any qualified family-owned business interest is the value 
     of such interest for purposes of this chapter (determined 
     without regard to this section), reduced by the excess of--
       ``(1) any amount deductible under paragraph (3) or (4) of 
     section 2053(a), over
       ``(2) the sum of--
       ``(A) any indebtedness on any qualified residence of the 
     decedent the interest on which is deductible under section 
     163(h)(3), plus
       ``(B) any indebtedness to the extent the taxpayer 
     establishes that the proceeds of such indebtedness were used 
     for the payment of educational and medical expenses of the 
     decedent, the decedent's spouse, or the decedent's dependents 
     (within the meaning of section 152), plus
       ``(C) any indebtedness not described in clause (i) or (ii), 
     to the extent such indebtedness does not exceed $10,000.
       ``(e) Qualified Family-Owned Business Interest.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `qualified family-owned business interest' means--
       ``(A) an interest as a proprietor in a trade or business 
     carried on as a proprietorship, or
       ``(B) an interest in an entity carrying on a trade or 
     business, if--
       ``(i) at least--

       ``(I) 50 percent of such entity is owned (directly or 
     indirectly) by the decedent and members of the decedent's 
     family,
       ``(II) 70 percent of such entity is so owned by members of 
     2 families, or
       ``(III) 90 percent of such entity is so owned by members of 
     3 families, and

       ``(ii) for purposes of subclause (II) or (III) of clause 
     (i), at least 30 percent of such entity is so owned by the 
     decedent and members of the decedent's family.
       ``(2) Limitation.--Such term shall not include--
       ``(A) any interest in a trade or business the principal 
     place of business of which is not located in the United 
     States,
       ``(B) any interest in an entity, if the stock or debt of 
     such entity or a controlled group (as defined in section 
     267(f)(1)) of which such entity was a member was readily 
     tradable on an established securities market or secondary 
     market (as defined by the Secretary) at any time within 3 
     years of the date of the decedent's death,
       ``(C) any interest in a trade or business not described in 
     section 542(c)(2), if more than 35 percent of the adjusted 
     ordinary gross income of such trade or business for the 
     taxable year which includes the date of the decedent's death 
     would qualify as personal holding company income (as defined 
     in section 543(a)),
       ``(D) that portion of an interest in a trade or business 
     that is attributable to--
       ``(i) cash or marketable securities, or both, in excess of 
     the reasonably expected day-to-day working capital needs of 
     such trade or business, and
       ``(ii) any other assets of the trade or business (other 
     than assets used in the active conduct of a trade or business 
     described in section 542(c)(2)), the income of which is 
     described in section 543(a) or in subparagraph (B), (C), (D), 
     or (E) of section 954(c)(1) (determined by substituting 
     `trade or business' for `controlled foreign corporation').
       ``(3) Rules regarding ownership.--
       ``(A) Ownership of entities.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1)(B)--
       ``(i) Corporations.--Ownership of a corporation shall be 
     determined by the holding of stock possessing the appropriate 
     percentage of the total combined voting power of all classes 
     of stock entitled to vote and the appropriate percentage of 
     the total value of shares of all classes of stock.
       ``(ii) Partnerships.--Ownership of a partnership shall be 
     determined by the owning of the appropriate percentage of the 
     capital interest in such partnership.
       ``(B) Ownership of tiered entities.--For purposes of this 
     section, if by reason of holding an interest in a trade or 
     business, a decedent, any member of the decedent's family, 
     any qualified heir, or any member of any qualified heir's 
     family is treated as holding an interest in any other trade 
     or business--
       ``(i) such ownership interest in the other trade or 
     business shall be disregarded in determining if the ownership 
     interest in the first trade or business is a qualified 
     family-owned business interest, and
       ``(ii) this section shall be applied separately in 
     determining if such interest in any other trade or business 
     is a qualified family-owned business interest.
       ``(C) Individual ownership rules.--For purposes of this 
     section, an interest owned, directly or indirectly, by or for 
     an entity described in paragraph (1)(B) shall be considered 
     as being owned proportionately by or for the entity's 
     shareholders, partners, or beneficiaries. A person shall be 
     treated as a beneficiary of any trust only if such person has 
     a present interest in such trust.
       ``(f) Tax Treatment of Failure To Materially Participate in 
     Business or Dispositions of Interests.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is imposed an additional estate 
     tax if, within 10 years after the date of the decedent's 
     death and before the date of the qualified heir's death--
       ``(A) the material participation requirements described in 
     section 2032A(c)(6)(B) are not met with respect to the 
     qualified family-owned business interest which was acquired 
     (or passed) from the decedent,
       ``(B) the qualified heir disposes of any portion of a 
     qualified family-owned business interest (other than by a 
     disposition to a member of the qualified heir's family or 
     through a qualified conservation contribution under section 
     170(h)),
       ``(C) the qualified heir loses United States citizenship 
     (within the meaning of section 877) or with respect to whom 
     an event described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 
     877(e)(1) occurs, and such heir does not comply with the 
     requirements of subsection (g), or
       ``(D) the principal place of business of a trade or 
     business of the qualified family-owned business interest 
     ceases to be located in the United States.
       ``(2) Additional estate tax.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amount of the additional estate tax 
     imposed by paragraph (1) shall be equal to--
       ``(i) the applicable percentage of the adjusted tax 
     difference attributable to the qualified family-owned 
     business interest (as determined under rules similar to the 
     rules of section 2032A(c)(2)(B)), plus
       ``(ii) interest on the amount determined under clause (i) 
     at the underpayment rate established under section 6621 for 
     the period beginning on the date the estate tax liability was 
     due under this chapter and ending on the date such additional 
     estate tax is due.
       ``(B) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the applicable percentage shall be determined 
     under the following table:

``If the event described in paragraph (1) occurs in                    
  the following year of material partici-     The applicable percentage
  pation:                                                           is:
  1 through 6..................................................100 ....

  7.............................................................80 ....

  8.............................................................60 ....

  9.............................................................40 ....

  10............................................................20.....

       ``(g) Security Requirements for Noncitizen Qualified 
     Heirs.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except upon the application of 
     subparagraph (F) or (M) of subsection (h)(3), if a qualified 
     heir is not a citizen of the United States, any interest 
     under this section passing to or acquired by such heir 
     (including any interest held by such heir at a time described 
     in subsection (f)(1)(C)) shall be treated as a qualified 
     family-owned business interest only if the interest passes or 
     is acquired (or is held) in a qualified trust.
       ``(2) Qualified trust.--The term `qualified trust' means a 
     trust--
       ``(A) which is organized under, and governed by, the laws 
     of the United States or a State, and
       ``(B) except as otherwise provided in regulations, with 
     respect to which the trust instrument requires that at least 
     1 trustee of the trust be an individual citizen of the United 
     States or a domestic corporation.
       ``(h) Other Definitions and Applicable Rules.--For purposes 
     of this section--
       ``(1) Qualified heir.--The term `qualified heir'--
       ``(A) has the meaning given to such term by section 
     2032A(e)(1), and
       ``(B) includes any active employee of the trade or business 
     to which the qualified family-owned business interest relates 
     if such employee has been employed by such trade or business 
     for a period of at least 10 years before the date of the 
     decedent's death.
       ``(2) Member of the family.--The term `member of the 
     family' has the meaning given to such term by section 
     2032A(e)(2).
       ``(3) Applicable rules.--Rules similar to the following 
     rules shall apply:
       ``(A) Section 2032A(b)(4) (relating to decedents who are 
     retired or disabled).
       ``(B) Section 2032A(b)(5) (relating to special rules for 
     surviving spouses).
       ``(C) Section 2032A(c)(2)(D) (relating to partial 
     dispositions).
       ``(D) Section 2032A(c)(3) (relating to only 1 additional 
     tax imposed with respect to any 1 portion).
       ``(E) Section 2032A(c)(4) (relating to due date).
       ``(F) Section 2032A(c)(5) (relating to liability for tax; 
     furnishing of bond).
       ``(G) Section 2032A(c)(7) (relating to no tax if use begins 
     within 2 years; active management by eligible qualified heir 
     treated as material participation).
       ``(H) Section 2032A(e)(10) (relating to community 
     property).
       ``(I) Section 2032A(e)(14) (relating to treatment of 
     replacement property acquired in section 1031 or 1033 
     transactions).
       ``(J) Section 2032A(f) (relating to statute of 
     limitations).
       ``(K) Section 6166(b)(3) (relating to farmhouses and 
     certain other structures taken into account).
       ``(L) Subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) of section 6166(g)(1) 
     (relating to acceleration of payment).
       ``(M) Section 6324B (relating to special lien for 
     additional estate tax).
       ``(4) Coordination with other estate tax benefits.--If 
     there is a reduction in the value of the gross estate under 
     this section--
       ``(A) the dollar limitation applicable under section 
     2032A(a)(2), and

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       ``(B) the $1,000,000 amount under section 6601(j)(3) (as 
     adjusted),

     shall each be reduced (but not below zero) by the amount of 
     such reduction.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part III 
     of subchapter A of chapter 11 is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 2033 the following new item:

``Sec. 2033A. Family-owned business exclusion.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11073. TREATMENT OF LAND SUBJECT TO A QUALIFIED 
                   CONSERVATION EASEMENT.

       (a) Estate Tax With Respect to Land Subject to a Qualified 
     Conservation Easement.--Section 2031 (relating to the 
     definition of gross estate) is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (c) as subsection (d) and by inserting after 
     subsection (b) the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Estate Tax With Respect to Land Subject to a 
     Qualified Conservation Easement.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the executor makes the election 
     described in paragraph (4), then, except as otherwise 
     provided in this subsection, there shall be excluded from the 
     gross estate the applicable percentage of the lesser of--
       ``(A) the value of land subject to a qualified conservation 
     easement, reduced by the amount of any deduction under 
     section 2055(f) with respect to such land, or
       ``(B) the excess (if any) of $5,000,000 over the lesser 
     of--
       ``(i) $2,500,000, or
       ``(ii) the adjusted value of the qualified family-owned 
     business interests of the decedent determined under section 
     2033A.
       ``(2) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1), the term `applicable percentage' means 40 percent 
     reduced (but not below zero) by 2 percentage points for each 
     percentage point (or fraction thereof) by which the value of 
     the qualified conservation easement is less than 30 percent 
     of the value of the land (determined without regard to the 
     value of such easement and reduced by the value of any 
     retained development right (as defined in paragraph (4)).
       ``(3) Treatment of certain indebtedness.--
       ``(A) In general.--The exclusion provided in paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to the extent that the land is debt-financed 
     property.
       ``(B) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) Debt-financed property.--The term `debt-financed 
     property' means any property with respect to which there is 
     an acquisition indebtedness (as defined in clause (ii)) on 
     the date of the decedent's death.
       ``(ii) Acquisition indebtedness.--The term `acquisition 
     indebtedness' means, with respect to debt-financed property, 
     the unpaid amount of--

       ``(I) the indebtedness incurred by the donor in acquiring 
     such property,
       ``(II) the indebtedness incurred before the acquisition of 
     such property if such indebtedness would not have been 
     incurred but for such acquisition,
       ``(III) the indebtedness incurred after the acquisition of 
     such property if such indebtedness would not have been 
     incurred but for such acquisition and the incurrence of such 
     indebtedness was reasonably foreseeable at the time of such 
     acquisition, and
       ``(IV) the extension, renewal, or refinancing of an 
     acquisition indebtedness.

       ``(4) Treatment of retained development right.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the 
     value of any development right retained by the donor in the 
     conveyance of a qualified conservation easement.
       ``(B) Termination of retained development right.--If every 
     person in being who has an interest (whether or not in 
     possession) in the land executes an agreement to extinguish 
     permanently some or all of any development rights (as defined 
     in subparagraph (D)) retained by the donor on or before the 
     date for filing the return of the tax imposed by section 
     2001, then any tax imposed by section 2001 shall be reduced 
     accordingly. Such agreement shall be filed with the return of 
     the tax imposed by section 2001. The agreement shall be in 
     such form as the Secretary shall prescribe.
       ``(C) Additional tax.--Any failure to implement the 
     agreement described in subparagraph (B) not later than the 
     earlier of--
       ``(i) the date which is 2 years after the date of the 
     decedent's death, or
       ``(ii) the date of the sale of such land subject to the 
     qualified conservation easement,
     shall result in the imposition of an additional tax in the 
     amount of the tax which would have been due on the retained 
     development rights subject to such agreement. Such additional 
     tax shall be due and payable on the last day of the 6th month 
     following such date.
       ``(D) Development right defined.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `development right' means any right to 
     use the land subject to the qualified conservation easement 
     in which such right is retained for any commercial purpose 
     which is not subordinate to and directly supportive of the 
     use of such land as a farm for farming purposes (within the 
     meaning of section 6420(c)).
       ``(4) Election.--The election under this subsection shall 
     be made on the return of the tax imposed by section 2001. 
     Such an election, once made, shall be irrevocable.
       ``(5) Calculation of estate tax due.--An executor making 
     the election described in paragraph (4) shall, for purposes 
     of calculating the amount of tax imposed by section 2001, 
     include the value of any development right (as defined in 
     paragraph (3)) retained by the donor in the conveyance of 
     such qualified conservation easement. The computation of tax 
     on any retained development right prescribed in this 
     paragraph shall be done in such manner and on such forms as 
     the Secretary shall prescribe.
       ``(6) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Land subject to a qualified conservation easement.--
     The term `land subject to a qualified conservation easement' 
     means land--
       ``(i) which is located--

       ``(I) in or within 25 miles of an area which, on the date 
     of the decedent's death, is a metropolitan area (as defined 
     by the Office of Management and Budget),
       ``(II) in or within 25 miles of an area which, on the date 
     of the decedent's death, is a national park or wilderness 
     area designated as part of the National Wilderness 
     Preservation System (unless it is determined by the Secretary 
     that land in or within 25 miles of such a park or wilderness 
     area is not under significant development pressure), or
       ``(III) in or within 10 miles of an area which, on the date 
     of the decedent's death, is an Urban National Forest (as 
     designated by the Forest Service),

       ``(ii) which was owned by the decedent or a member of the 
     decedent's family at all times during the 3-year period 
     ending on the date of the decedent's death, and
       ``(iii) with respect to which a qualified conservation 
     easement has been made by the decedent or a member of the 
     decedent's family.
       ``(B) Qualified conservation easement.--The term `qualified 
     conservation easement' means a qualified conservation 
     contribution (as defined in section 170(h)(1)) of a qualified 
     real property interest (as defined in section 170(h)(2)(C)), 
     except that clause (iv) of section 170(h)(4)(A) shall not 
     apply, and the restriction on the use of such interest 
     described in section 170(h)(2)(C) shall include a prohibition 
     on commercial recreational activity.
       ``(C) Member of family.--The term `member of the decedent's 
     family' means any member of the family (as defined in section 
     2032A(e)(2)) of the decedent.
       ``(7) Application of this section to interests in 
     partnerships, corporations, and trusts.--This section shall 
     apply to an interest in a partnership, corporation, or trust 
     if at least 30 percent of the entity is owned (directly or 
     indirectly) by the decedent, as determined under the rules 
     described in section 2033A(e)(3).''.
       (b) Carryover Basis.--Section 1014(a) (relating to basis of 
     property acquired from a decedent) is amended by striking the 
     period at the end of paragraph (3) and inserting ``, or'' and 
     by adding after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) to the extent of the applicability of the exclusion 
     described in section 2031(c), the basis in the hands of the 
     decedent.''.
       (c) Qualified Conservation Contribution Is Not a 
     Disposition.--Subsection (c) of section 2032A (relating to 
     alternative valuation method) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Qualified conservation contribution is not a 
     disposition.--A qualified conservation contribution (as 
     defined in section 170(h)) by gift or otherwise shall not be 
     deemed a disposition under subsection (c)(1)(A).''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11074. EXPANSION OF EXCEPTION FROM GENERATION-SKIPPING 
                   TRANSFER TAX FOR TRANSFERS TO INDIVIDUALS WITH 
                   DECEASED PARENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2651 (relating to generation 
     assignment) is amended by redesignating subsection (e) as 
     subsection (f), and by inserting after subsection (d) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Special Rule for Persons With a Deceased Parent.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of determining whether any 
     transfer is a generation-skipping transfer, if--
       ``(A) an individual is a descendant of a parent of the 
     transferor (or the transferor's spouse or former spouse), and
       ``(B) such individual's parent who is a lineal descendant 
     of the parent of the transferor (or the transferor's spouse 
     or former spouse) is dead at the time the transfer (from 
     which an interest of such individual is established or 
     derived) is subject to a tax imposed by chapter 11 or 12 upon 
     the transferor (and if there shall be more than 1 such time, 
     then at the earliest such time),

     such individual shall be treated as if such individual were a 
     member of the generation which is 1 generation below the 
     lower of the transferor's generation or the generation 
     assignment of the youngest living ancestor of such individual 
     who is also a descendant of the parent of the transferor (or 
     the transferor's spouse or former spouse), and the generation 
     assignment of any descendant of such individual shall be 
     adjusted accordingly.
       ``(2) Limited application of subsection to collateral 
     heirs.--This subsection shall not apply with respect to a 
     transfer to any individual who is not a lineal descendant of 
     the transferor (or the transferor's spouse or former spouse) 
     if, at the time of the transfer, such transferor has any 
     living lineal descendant.''

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       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 2612(c) (defining direct skip) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (2) and by redesignating paragraph (3) as 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) Section 2612(c)(2) (as so redesignated) is amended by 
     striking ``section 2651(e)(2)'' and inserting ``section 
     2651(f)(2)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to terminations, distributions, and transfers 
     occurring after December 31, 1994.

     SEC. 11075. EXTENSION OF TREATMENT OF CERTAIN RENTS UNDER 
                   SECTION 2032A TO LINEAL DESCENDANTS.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (7) of section 2032A(c) 
     (relating to special rules for tax treatment of dispositions 
     and failures to use for qualified use) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Certain rents treated as qualified use.--For purposes 
     of this subsection, a surviving spouse or lineal descendant 
     of the decedent shall not be treated as failing to use 
     qualified real property in a qualified use solely because 
     such spouse or descendant rents such property to a member of 
     the family of such spouse or descendant on a net cash basis. 
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, a legally adopted 
     child of an individual shall be treated as the child of such 
     individual by blood.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 2032A(b)(5)(A) is 
     amended by striking out the last sentence.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to leases entered into after 
     December 31, 1995.
              Subtitle E--Extension of Expiring Provisions

                    CHAPTER 1--TEMPORARY EXTENSIONS

     SEC. 11111. WORK OPPORTUNITY TAX CREDIT.

       (a) Amount of Credit.--Subsection (a) of section 51 
     (relating to amount of credit) is amended by striking ``40 
     percent'' and inserting ``35 percent''.
       (b) Members of Targeted Groups.--Subsection (d) of section 
     51 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Members of Targeted Groups.--For purposes of this 
     subpart--
       ``(1) In general.--An individual is a member of a targeted 
     group if such individual is--
       ``(A) a qualified IV-A recipient,
       ``(B) a qualified veteran,
       ``(C) a qualified ex-felon,
       ``(D) a high-risk youth,
       ``(E) a vocational rehabilitation referral, or
       ``(F) a qualified summer youth employee.
       ``(2) Qualified IV-A recipient.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified IV-A recipient' 
     means any individual who is certified by the designated local 
     agency as being a member of a family receiving assistance 
     under a IV-A program for at least a 9-month period ending 
     during the 9-month period ending on the hiring date.
       ``(B) IV-A program.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `IV-A program' means any program providing assistance 
     under a State plan approved under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (relating to assistance for needy 
     families with minor children) and any successor of such 
     program.
       ``(3) Qualified veteran.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified veteran' means any 
     veteran who is certified by the designated local agency as 
     being--
       ``(i) a member of a family receiving assistance under a IV-
     A program (as defined in paragraph (2)(B)) for at least a 9-
     month period ending during the 12-month period ending on the 
     hiring date, or
       ``(ii) a member of a family receiving assistance under a 
     food stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 for at 
     least a 3-month period ending during the 12-month period 
     ending on the hiring date.
       ``(B) Veteran.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
     `veteran' means any individual who is certified by the 
     designated local agency as--
       ``(i)(I) having served on active duty (other than active 
     duty for training) in the Armed Forces of the United States 
     for a period of more than 180 days, or
       ``(II) having been discharged or released from active duty 
     in the Armed Forces of the United States for a service-
     connected disability, and
       ``(ii) not having any day during the 60-day period ending 
     on the hiring date which was a day of extended active duty in 
     the Armed Forces of the United States.

     For purposes of clause (ii), the term `extended active duty' 
     means a period of more than 90 days during which the 
     individual was on active duty (other than active duty for 
     training).
       ``(4) Qualified ex-felon.--The term `qualified ex-felon' 
     means any individual who is certified by the designated local 
     agency--
       ``(A) as having been convicted of a felony under any 
     statute of the United States or any State,
       ``(B) as having a hiring date which is not more than 1 year 
     after the last date on which such individual was so convicted 
     or was released from prison, and
       ``(C) as being a member of a family which had an income 
     during the 6 months immediately preceding the earlier of the 
     month in which such income determination occurs or the month 
     in which the hiring date occurs, which, on an annual basis, 
     would be 70 percent or less of the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
     lower living standard.

     Any determination under subparagraph (C) shall be valid for 
     the 45-day period beginning on the date such determination is 
     made.
       ``(5) High-risk youth.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `high-risk youth' means any 
     individual who is certified by the designated local agency--
       ``(i) as having attained age 18 but not age 25 on the 
     hiring date, and
       ``(ii) as having his principal place of abode within an 
     empowerment zone or enterprise community.
       ``(B) Youth must continue to reside in zone.--In the case 
     of a high-risk youth, the term `qualified wages' shall not 
     include wages paid or incurred for services performed while 
     such youth's principal place of abode is outside an 
     empowerment zone or enterprise community.
       ``(6) Vocational rehabilitation referral.--The term 
     `vocational rehabilitation referral' means any individual who 
     is certified by the designated local agency as--
       ``(A) having a physical or mental disability which, for 
     such individual, constitutes or results in a substantial 
     handicap to employment, and
       ``(B) having been referred to the employer upon completion 
     of (or while receiving) rehabilitative services pursuant to--
       ``(i) an individualized written rehabilitation plan under a 
     State plan for vocational rehabilitation services approved 
     under the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, or
       ``(ii) a program of vocational rehabilitation carried out 
     under chapter 31 of title 38, United States Code.
       ``(7) Qualified summer youth employee.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified summer youth 
     employee' means any individual--
       ``(i) who performs services for the employer between May 1 
     and September 15,
       ``(ii) who is certified by the designated local agency as 
     having attained age 16 but not 18 on the hiring date (or if 
     later, on May 1 of the calendar year involved),
       ``(iii) who has not been an employee of the employer during 
     any period prior to the 90-day period described in 
     subparagraph (B)(i), and
       ``(iv) who is certified by the designated local agency as 
     having his principal place of abode within an empowerment 
     zone or enterprise community.
       ``(B) Special rules for determining amount of credit.--For 
     purposes of applying this subpart to wages paid or incurred 
     to any qualified summer youth employee--
       ``(i) subsection (b)(2) shall be applied by substituting 
     `any 90-day period between May 1 and September 15' for `the 
     1-year period beginning with the day the individual begins 
     work for the employer', and
       ``(ii) subsection (b)(3) shall be applied by substituting 
     `$3,000' for `$6,000'.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply to an individual who, 
     with respect to the same employer, is certified as a member 
     of another targeted group after such individual has been a 
     qualified summer youth employee.
       ``(C) Youth must continue to reside in zone.--Paragraph 
     (5)(B) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(8) Hiring date.--The term `hiring date' means the day 
     the individual is hired by the employer.
       ``(9) Designated local agency.--The term `designated local 
     agency' means a State employment security agency established 
     in accordance with the Act of June 6, 1933, as amended (29 
     U.S.C. 49-49n).
       ``(10) Special rules for certifications.--
       ``(A) In general.--An individual shall not be treated as a 
     member of a targeted group unless--
       ``(i) on or before the day on which such individual begins 
     work for the employer, the employer has received a 
     certification from a designated local agency that such 
     individual is a member of a targeted group, or
       ``(ii)(I) on or before the day the individual is offered 
     employment with the employer, a pre-screening notice is 
     completed by the employer with respect to such individual, 
     and
       ``(II) not later than the 14th day after the individual 
     begins work for the employer, the employer submits such 
     notice, signed by the employer and the individual under 
     penalties of perjury, to the designated local agency as part 
     of a written request for such a certification from such 
     agency.
     For purposes of this paragraph, the term `pre-screening 
     notice' means a document (in such form as the Secretary shall 
     prescribe) which contains information provided by the 
     individual on the basis of which the employer believes that 
     the individual is a member of a targeted group.
       ``(B) Incorrect certifications.--If--
       ``(i) an individual has been certified by a designated 
     local agency as a member of a targeted group, and
       ``(ii) such certification is incorrect because it was based 
     on false information provided by such individual,

     the certification shall be revoked and wages paid by the 
     employer after the date on which notice of revocation is 
     received by the employer shall not be treated as qualified 
     wages.
       ``(C) Explanation of denial of request.--If a designated 
     local agency denies a request for certification of membership 
     in a targeted group, such agency shall provide to the person 
     making such request a written explanation of the reasons for 
     such denial.''
       (c) Minimum Employment Period.--Paragraph (3) of section 
     51(i) (relating to certain individuals ineligible) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(3) Individuals not meeting minimum employment period.--
     No wages shall be taken into account under subsection (a) 
     with respect to any individual unless such individual 
     either--

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       ``(A) is employed by the employer at least 180 days (20 
     days in the case of a qualified summer youth employee), or
       ``(B) has completed at least 500 hours (120 hours in the 
     case of a qualified summer youth employee) of services 
     performed for the employer.''
       (d) Termination.--Paragraph (4) of section 51(c) (relating 
     to wages defined) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Termination.--The term `wages' shall not include any 
     amount paid or incurred to an individual who begins work for 
     the employer--
       ``(A) after December 31, 1994, and before January 1, 1996, 
     or
       ``(B) after December 31, 1996.''
       (e) Redesignation of Credit.--
       (1) Sections 38(b)(2) and 51(a) are each amended by 
     striking ``targeted jobs credit'' and inserting ``work 
     opportunity credit''.
       (2) The subpart heading for subpart F of part IV of 
     subchapter A of chapter 1 is amended by striking ``Targeted 
     Jobs Credit'' and inserting ``Work Opportunity Credit''.
       (3) The table of subparts for such part IV is amended by 
     striking ``targeted jobs credit'' and inserting ``work 
     opportunity credit''.
       (4) The heading for paragraph (3) of section 1396(c) is 
     amended by striking ``targeted jobs credit'' and inserting 
     ``work opportunity credit''.
       (f) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 51(c) is amended by striking 
     ``, subsection (d)(8)(D),''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 51(i) is amended by striking 
     ``(d)(12)'' each place it appears and inserting ``(d)(6)''.
       (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to individuals who begin work for the employer 
     after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11112. EMPLOYER-PROVIDED EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Extension.--Subsection (d) of section 127 (relating to 
     educational assistance programs) is amended by striking 
     ``December 31, 1994'' and inserting ``December 31, 1996''.
       (b) Limitation to Education Below Graduate Level.--The last 
     sentence of section 127(c)(1) is amended by inserting before 
     the period ``or at the graduate level''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Extension.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1994.
       (2) Limitation.--The amendment made by subsection (b) shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11113. RESEARCH CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (h) of section 41 (relating to 
     credit for research activities) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``June 30, 1995'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``December 31, 1996'', and
       (2) by striking ``July 1, 1995'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``January 1, 1997''.
       (b) Base Amount for Start-up Companies.--Clause (i) of 
     section 41(c)(3)(B) (relating to start-up companies) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(i)  Taxpayers to which subparagraph applies.--The fixed-
     base percentage shall be determined under this subparagraph 
     if--

       ``(I) the first taxable year in which a taxpayer had both 
     gross receipts and qualified research expenses begins after 
     December 31, 1983, or
       ``(II) there are fewer than 3 taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1983, and before January 1, 1989, in which the 
     taxpayer had both gross receipts and qualified research 
     expenses.''.

       (c) Election of Alternative Incremental Credit.--Subsection 
     (c) of section 41 is amended by redesignating paragraphs (4) 
     and (5) as paragraphs (5) and (6), respectively, and by 
     inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Election of alternative incremental credit.--
       ``(A) In general.--At the election of the taxpayer, the 
     credit determined under subsection (a)(1) shall be equal to 
     the sum of--
       ``(i) 1.65 percent of so much of the qualified research 
     expenses for the taxable year as exceeds 1 percent of the 
     average described in subsection (c)(1)(B) but does not exceed 
     1.5 percent of such average,
       ``(ii) 2.2 percent of so much of such expenses as exceeds 
     1.5 percent of such average but does not exceed 2 percent of 
     such average, and
       ``(iii) 2.75 percent of so much of such expenses as exceeds 
     2 percent of such average.
       ``(B) Election.--An election under this paragraph may be 
     made only for the first taxable year of the taxpayer 
     beginning after June 30, 1995. Such an election shall apply 
     to the taxable year for which made and all succeeding taxable 
     years unless revoked with the consent of the Secretary.''
       (d) Increased Credit for Contract Research Expenses With 
     Respect to Certain Research Consortia.--Paragraph (3) of 
     section 41(b) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Amounts paid to certain research consortia.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subparagraph (A) shall be applied by 
     substituting `75 percent' for `65 percent' with respect to 
     amounts paid or incurred by the taxpayer to a qualified 
     research consortium for qualified research.
       ``(ii) Qualified research consortium.--The term `qualified 
     research consortium' means any organization described in 
     subsection (e)(6)(B) if--

       ``(I) at least 15 unrelated taxpayers paid (during the 
     calendar year in which the taxable year of the taxpayer 
     begins) amounts to such organization for qualified research,
       ``(II) no 3 persons paid during such calendar year more 
     than 50 percent of the total amounts paid during such 
     calendar year for qualified research, and
       ``(III) no person contributed more than 20 percent of such 
     total amounts.

     For purposes of subclause (I), all persons treated as a 
     single employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 
     shall be treated as related taxpayers.''
       (e)  Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (D) of section 
     28(b)(1) is amended by striking ``June 30, 1995'' and 
     inserting ``December 31, 1996''.
       (f) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years 
     ending after June 30, 1995.
       (2) Subsections (c) and (d).--The amendments made by 
     subsections (c) and (d) shall apply to taxable years 
     beginning after June 30, 1995.

     SEC. 11114. ORPHAN DRUG TAX CREDIT.

       (a) Recategorized as a Business Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Section 28 (relating to clinical testing 
     expenses for certain drugs for rare diseases or conditions) 
     is transferred to subpart D of part IV of subchapter A of 
     chapter 1, inserted after section 45B, and redesignated as 
     section 45C.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subsection (b) of section 38 
     (relating to general business credit) is amended by striking 
     ``plus'' at the end of paragraph (10), by striking the period 
     at the end of paragraph (11) and inserting ``, plus'', and by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) the orphan drug credit determined under section 
     45C(a).''.
       (3) Clerical amendments.--
       (A) The table of sections for subpart B of such part IV is 
     amended by striking the item relating to section 28.
       (B) The table of sections for subpart D of such part IV is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 45C. Clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare 
              diseases or conditions.''.

       (b) Credit Termination.--Subsection (e) of section 45C, as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is amended by striking 
     ``December 31, 1994'' and inserting ``December 31, 1996''.
       (c) No Pre-1995 Carrybacks.--Subsection (d) of section 39 
     (relating to carryback and carryforward of unused credits) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) No carryback of section 45C credit before 1995.--No 
     portion of the unused business credit for any taxable year 
     which is attributable to the orphan drug credit determined 
     under section 45C may be carried back to a taxable year 
     beginning before January 1, 1995.''.
       (d) Additional Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 45C(a), as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), 
     is amended by striking ``There shall be allowed as a credit 
     against the tax imposed by this chapter for the taxable 
     year'' and inserting ``For purposes of section 38, the credit 
     determined under this section for the taxable year is''.
       (2) Section 45C(d), as so redesignated, is amended by 
     striking paragraph (2) and by redesignating paragraphs (3), 
     (4), and (5) as paragraphs (2), (3), and (4).
       (3) Section 29(b)(6)(A) is amended by striking ``sections 
     27 and 28'' and inserting ``section 27''.
       (4) Section 30(b)(3)(A) is amended by striking ``sections 
     27, 28, and 29'' and inserting ``sections 27 and 29''.
       (5) Section 53(d)(1)(B) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or not allowed under section 28 solely by 
     reason of the application of section 28(d)(2)(B),'' in clause 
     (iii), and
       (B) by striking ``or not allowed under section 28 solely by 
     reason of the application of section 28(d)(2)(B)'' in clause 
     (iv)(II).
       (6) Section 55(c)(2) is amended by striking ``28(d)(2),''.
       (7) Section 280C(b) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``section 28(b)'' in paragraph (1) and 
     inserting ``section 45C(b)'',
       (B) by striking ``section 28'' in paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) 
     and inserting ``section 45C(b)'', and
       (C) by striking ``subsection (d)(2) thereof'' in paragraphs 
     (1) and (2)(A) and inserting ``section 38(c)''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1994.

     SEC. 11115. CONTRIBUTIONS OF STOCK TO PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (D) of section 170(e)(5) 
     (relating to special rule for contributions of stock for 
     which market quotations are readily available) is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 1994'' and inserting ``December 31, 
     1996''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to contributions made after December 31, 1994.

     SEC. 11116. DELAY OF TAX ON FUEL USED IN COMMERCIAL AVIATION.

       (a) In General.--Sections 4092(b)(2), 6421(f)(2)(B), and 
     6427(l)(4)(B) are each amended by striking ``September 30, 
     1995'' and inserting ``September 30, 1997''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 13245 of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 is hereby repealed.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     take effect after September 30, 1995, but shall not take 
     effect if section 11117 does not take effect.

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       (2) Cross reference.--

  For refund of tax paid on commercial aviation fuel before the date of 
the enactment of this Act, see section 6427(l) of the Internal Revenue 
Code of 1986.

       (d) Floor Stocks Tax.--
       (1) Imposition of tax.--In the case of commercial aviation 
     fuel which is held by any person on October 1, 1997, there is 
     hereby imposed a floor stocks tax equal to 4.3 cents per 
     gallon.
       (2) Liability for tax and method of payment.--
       (A) Liability for tax.--A person holding aviation fuel on 
     October 1, 1997, to which the tax imposed by paragraph (1) 
     applies shall be liable for such tax.
       (B) Method of payment.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) 
     shall be paid in such manner as the Secretary shall 
     prescribe.
       (C) Time for payment.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) 
     shall be paid on or before April 30, 1998.
       (3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       (A) Held by a person.--Aviation fuel shall be considered as 
     ``held by a person'' if title thereto has passed to such 
     person (whether or not delivery to the person has been made).
       (B) Commercial aviation fuel.--The term ``commercial 
     aviation fuel'' means aviation fuel (as defined in section 
     4093 of such Code) which is held on October 1, 1997, for sale 
     or use in commercial aviation (as defined in section 4092(b) 
     of such Code).
       (C) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Treasury or the Secretary's delegate.
       (4) Exception for exempt uses.--The tax imposed by 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to aviation fuel held by any 
     person exclusively for any use for which a credit or refund 
     of the entire tax imposed by section 4091 of such Code (other 
     than the rate imposed by section 4091(b)(2) of such Code) is 
     allowable for aviation fuel so used.
       (5) Exception for certain amounts of fuel.--
       (A) In general.--No tax shall be imposed by paragraph (1) 
     on aviation fuel held on October 1, 1997, by any person if 
     the aggregate amount of commercial aviation fuel held by such 
     person on such date does not exceed 2,000 gallons. The 
     preceding sentence shall apply only if such person submits to 
     the Secretary (at the time and in the manner required by the 
     Secretary) such information as the Secretary shall require 
     for purposes of this paragraph.
       (B) Exempt fuel.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), there 
     shall not be taken into account fuel held by any person which 
     is exempt from the tax imposed by paragraph (1) by reason of 
     paragraph (4).
       (C) Controlled groups.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       (i) Corporations.--

       (I) In general.--All persons treated as a controlled group 
     shall be treated as 1 person.
       (II) Controlled group.--The term ``controlled group'' has 
     the meaning given to such term by subsection (a) of section 
     1563 of such Code; except that for such purposes the phrase 
     ``more than 50 percent'' shall be substituted for the phrase 
     ``at least 80 percent'' each place it appears in such 
     subsection.

       (ii) Nonincorporated persons under common control.--Under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary, principles similar 
     to the principles of clause (i) shall apply to a group of 
     persons under common control where 1 or more of such persons 
     is not a corporation.
       (6) Other laws applicable.--All provisions of law, 
     including penalties, applicable with respect to the taxes 
     imposed by section 4091 of such Code shall, insofar as 
     applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this 
     subsection, apply with respect to the floor stock taxes 
     imposed by paragraph (1) to the same extent as if such taxes 
     were imposed by such section 4091.

     SEC. 11117. EXTENSION OF AIRPORT AND AIRWAY TRUST FUND EXCISE 
                   TAXES.

       (a) Fuel Tax.--
       (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 4091(b)(3) is amended by 
     striking ``January 1, 1996'' and inserting ``October 1, 
     1996''.
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 4081(d), as amended by section 
     11651 of this Act, is amended by striking ``January 1, 1996'' 
     and inserting ``October 1, 1996''.
       (b) Ticket Taxes.--Sections 4261(g) and 4271(d) are each 
     amended by striking ``January 1, 1996'' and inserting 
     ``October 1, 1996''.
       (c) Transfer to Airport and Airway Trust Fund.--
       (1) Subsection (b) of section 9502 is amended by striking 
     ``January 1, 1996'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``October 1, 1996''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 9502(f) is amended by striking 
     ``December 31, 1995'' and inserting ``September 30, 1996''.

     SEC. 11118. EXTENSION OF INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE USER FEES.

       Subsection (c) of section 10511 of the Revenue Act of 1987 
     is amended by striking ``October 1, 2000'' and by inserting 
     ``October 1, 2002''.

             CHAPTER 2--SUNSET OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING CREDIT

     SEC. 11121. SUNSET OF LOW-INCOME HOUSING CREDIT.

       (a) Repeal of Reallocation of Unused Credits Among 
     States.--Subparagraph (D) of section 42(h)(3) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(v) Termination.--No amount may be allocated under this 
     paragraph for any calendar year after 1995.''
       (b) Termination.--Section 42 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(o) Termination.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) clause (i) of subsection (h)(3)(C) shall not apply to 
     any amount allocated after December 31, 1997, and
       ``(B) subsection (h)(4) shall not apply to any building 
     placed in service after such date.
       ``(2) Exception for bond-financed buildings in progress.--
     For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), a building shall be treated 
     as placed in service before January 1, 1998, if--
       ``(A) the bonds with respect to such building are issued 
     before such date,
       ``(B) the taxpayer's basis in the project (of which the 
     building is a part) as of December 31, 1997, is more than 10 
     percent of the taxpayer's reasonably expected basis in such 
     project as of December 31, 1999, and
       ``(C) such building is placed in service before January 1, 
     2000.''

    CHAPTER 3--EXTENSIONS OF SUPERFUND AND OIL SPILL LIABILITY TAXES

     SEC. 11131. EXTENSION OF HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCE SUPERFUND TAXES.

       (a) Extension of Taxes.--
       (1) Environmental tax.--Section 59A(e) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(e) Application of Tax.--The tax imposed by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1986, and before January 1, 1997.''.
       (2) Excise taxes.--Section 4611(e) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(e) Application of Hazardous Substance Superfund 
     Financing Rate.--The Hazardous Substance Superfund financing 
     rate under this section shall apply after December 31, 1986, 
     and before October 1, 1996.''.
       (b) Termination on Deposits of Taxes into Hazardous 
     Substance Superfund.--Paragraph (1) of section 9507(b) is 
     amended by inserting ``before August 1, 1996'' after 
     ``received''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11132. EXTENSION OF OIL SPILL LIABILITY TAX.

       (a) In General.--Section 4611(f)(1) (relating to 
     application of oil spill liability trust fund financing rate) 
     is amended by striking ``after December 31, 1989, and before 
     January 1, 1995'' and inserting ``after December 31, 1995, 
     and before October 1, 2002''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996.

              CHAPTER 4--EXTENSIONS RELATING TO FUEL TAXES

     SEC. 11141. ETHANOL BLENDER REFUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 6427(f) (relating 
     to gasoline, diesel fuel, and aviation fuel used to produce 
     certain alcohol fuels) is amended by striking ``1995'' and 
     inserting ``1999''.
       (b) Special Rule.--With respect to refund claims which 
     could have been filed under section 6427(f) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 during the period beginning on October 
     8, 1995, and ending on the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     but for the expiration of such section after September 30, 
     1995, interest shall accrue on such claims from the date 
     which is the later of--
       (1) November 1, 1995, or
       (2) 20 days after the claim could have been filed under 
     such section as in effect on September 30, 1995.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11142. EXTENSION OF BINDING CONTRACT DATE FOR BIOMASS 
                   AND COAL FACILITIES.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 29(g)(1) 
     (relating to extension of certain facilities) is amended by 
     striking ``January 1, 1997'' and inserting ``January 1, 
     1998'' and by striking ``January 1, 1996'' and inserting 
     ``July 1, 1996''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11143. EXEMPTION FROM DIESEL FUEL DYEING REQUIREMENTS 
                   WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN STATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 4082 (relating to exemptions for 
     diesel fuel) is amended by redesignating subsections (c) and 
     (d) as subsections (d) and (e), respectively, and by 
     inserting after subsection (b) the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Exception to Dyeing Requirements.--Paragraph (2) of 
     subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to any diesel 
     fuel--
       ``(1) removed, entered, or sold in a State for ultimate 
     sale or use in an area of such State on or after the date on 
     which such area is exempted from the fuel dyeing requirements 
     under subsection (i) of section 211 of the Clean Air Act (as 
     in effect on the date of the enactment of this subsection) by 
     the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency 
     under paragraph (4) of such subsection (i) (as so in effect), 
     and
       ``(2) the use of which is certified pursuant to regulations 
     issued by the Secretary.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the first day of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 11144. MORATORIUM FOR EXCISE TAX ON DIESEL FUEL SOLD FOR 
                   USE OR USED IN DIESEL-POWERED MOTORBOATS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (D) of section 4041(a)(1) 
     (relating to the imposition of tax on diesel fuel and special 
     motor fuels) is amended to read as follows:

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       ``(D) Diesel fuel used in motorboats.--
       ``(i) Moratorium.--No tax shall be imposed by subsection 
     (a) or (d)(1) on diesel fuel sold for use or used in a 
     diesel-powered motorboat during the period after December 31, 
     1995, and before July 1, 1997.
       ``(ii) Special termination date.--In the case of any sale 
     for use, or use, of fuel in a diesel-powered motorboat--

       ``(I) effective during the period after September 30, 1999, 
     and before January 1, 2000, the rate of tax imposed by this 
     paragraph is 24.3 cents per gallon, and
       ``(II) the termination of the tax under subsection (d) 
     shall not occur before January 1, 2000.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect after December 31, 1995.

CHAPTER 5--PERMANENT EXTENSION OF FUTA EXEMPTION FOR ALIEN AGRICULTURAL 
                                WORKERS

     SEC. 11151. FUTA EXEMPTION FOR ALIEN AGRICULTURAL WORKERS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 3306(c)(1) 
     (defining employment) is amended by striking ``before January 
     1, 1995,''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to services performed after December 31, 1994.

   CHAPTER 6--DISCLOSURE OF RETURN INFORMATION FOR ADMINISTRATION OF 
                       CERTAIN VETERANS PROGRAMS

     SEC. 11161. DISCLOSURE OF RETURN INFORMATION FOR 
                   ADMINISTRATION OF CERTAIN VETERANS PROGRAMS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subparagraph (D) of section 6103(l)(7) 
     (relating to disclosure of return information to Federal, 
     State, and local agencies administering certain programs) is 
     amended by striking ``Clause (viii) shall not apply after 
     September 30, 1998.'' and inserting ``Clause (viii) shall not 
     apply after September 30, 2002.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
            Subtitle F--Taxpayer Bill of Rights 2 Provisions

     SEC. 11201. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY TO ABATE INTEREST.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (1) of section 6404(e) 
     (relating to abatement of interest in certain cases) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``unreasonable'' before ``error'' each 
     place it appears in subparagraphs (A) and (B), and
       (2) by striking ``in performing a ministerial act'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``in performing a ministerial 
     or managerial act''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The subsection heading for 
     subsection (e) of section 6404 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Assessments'' and inserting 
     ``Abatement'', and
       (2) by inserting ``Unreasonable'' before ``Errors''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to interest accruing with respect to deficiencies 
     or payments for taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11202. EXTENSION OF INTEREST-FREE PERIOD FOR PAYMENT OF 
                   TAX AFTER NOTICE AND DEMAND.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (3) of section 6601(e) 
     (relating to payments made within 10 days after notice and 
     demand) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Payments made within specified period after notice 
     and demand.--If notice and demand is made for payment of any 
     amount and if such amount is paid within 21 calendar days (10 
     business days if the amount for which such notice and demand 
     is made equals or exceeds $100,000) after the date of such 
     notice and demand, interest under this section on the amount 
     so paid shall not be imposed for the period after the date of 
     such notice and demand.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 6601(e)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``10 days from the date of notice and demand 
     therefor'' and inserting ``21 calendar days from the date of 
     notice and demand therefor (10 business days if the amount 
     for which such notice and demand is made equals or exceeds 
     $100,000)''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 6651(a) is amended by striking 
     ``10 days of the date of the notice and demand therefor'' and 
     inserting ``21 calendar days from the date of notice and 
     demand therefor (10 business days if the amount for which 
     such notice and demand is made equals or exceeds $100,000)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply in the case of any notice and demand given after 
     June 30, 1996.

     SEC. 11203. JOINT RETURN MAY BE MADE AFTER SEPARATE RETURNS 
                   WITHOUT FULL PAYMENT OF TAX.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (2) of section 6013(b) 
     (relating to limitations on filing of joint return after 
     filing separate returns) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (A) and redesignating the following subparagraphs 
     accordingly.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11204. MODIFICATIONS TO CERTAIN LEVY EXEMPTION AMOUNTS.

       (a) Fuel, Etc.--Paragraph (2) of section 6334(a) (relating 
     to fuel, provisions, furniture, and personal effects exempt 
     from levy) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``If the taxpayer is the head of a family, 
     so'' and inserting ``So'',
       (2) by striking ``his household'' and inserting ``the 
     taxpayer's household'', and
       (3) by striking ``$1,650 ($1,550 in the case of levies 
     issued during 1989)'' and inserting ``$2,500''.
       (b) Books, Etc.--Paragraph (3) of section 6334(a) (relating 
     to books and tools of a trade, business, or profession) is 
     amended by striking ``$1,100 ($1,050 in the case of levies 
     issued during 1989)'' and inserting ``$1,250''.
       (c) Inflation Adjustment.--Section 6334 (relating to 
     property exempt from levy) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Inflation Adjustment.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any calendar year 
     beginning after 1996, each dollar amount referred to in 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a) shall be increased 
     by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year, by substituting 
     `calendar year 1995' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.
       ``(2) Rounding.--If any dollar amount after being increased 
     under paragraph (1) is not a multiple of $10, such dollar 
     amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect with respect to levies issued after 
     December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11205. OFFERS-IN-COMPROMISE.

       (a) Review Requirements.--Subsection (b) of section 7122 
     (relating to records) is amended by striking ``$500.'' and 
     inserting ``$50,000. However, such compromise shall be 
     subject to continuing quality review by the Secretary.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11206. INCREASED LIMIT ON ATTORNEY FEES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 7430(c) (defining 
     reasonable litigation costs) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$75'' in clause (iii) of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting ``$110'',
       (2) by striking ``an increase in the cost of living or'' in 
     clause (iii) of subparagraph (B), and
       (3) by adding after clause (iii) the following:
     ``In the case of any calendar year beginning after 1996, the 
     dollar amount referred to in clause (iii) shall be increased 
     by an amount equal to such dollar amount multiplied by the 
     cost-of-living adjustment determined under section 1(f)(3) 
     for such calendar year, by substituting `calendar year 1995' 
     for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof. If any 
     dollar amount after being increased under the preceding 
     sentence is not a multiple of $10, such dollar amount shall 
     be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply in the case of proceedings commenced after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11207. AWARD OF LITIGATION COSTS PERMITTED IN 
                   DECLARATORY JUDGMENT PROCEEDINGS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 7430 is amended 
     by striking paragraph (3) and by redesignating paragraph (4) 
     as paragraph (3).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply in the case of proceedings commenced after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11208. INCREASE IN LIMIT ON RECOVERY OF CIVIL DAMAGES 
                   FOR UNAUTHORIZED COLLECTION ACTIONS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subsection (b) of section 7433 (relating 
     to damages) is amended by striking ``$100,000'' and inserting 
     ``$1,000,000''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to actions by officers or employees of the 
     Internal Revenue Service after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 11209. ENROLLED AGENTS INCLUDED AS THIRD-PARTY 
                   RECORDKEEPERS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 7609(a) (relating 
     to third-party recordkeeper defined) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (G), by striking the 
     period at the end of subparagraph (H) and inserting ``; 
     and'', and by adding at the end the following the 
     subparagraph:
       ``(I) any enrolled agent.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to summonses issued after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11210. ANNUAL REMINDERS TO TAXPAYERS WITH OUTSTANDING 
                   DELINQUENT ACCOUNTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 77 (relating to miscellaneous 
     provisions) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 7524. ANNUAL NOTICE OF TAX DELINQUENCY.

       ``Not less often than annually, the Secretary shall send a 
     written notice to each taxpayer who has a tax delinquent 
     account of the amount of the tax delinquency as of the date 
     of the notice.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for chapter 
     77 is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 7524. Annual notice of tax delinquency.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to calendar years after 1995.

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       Subtitle G--Casualty and Involuntary Conversion Provisions

     SEC. 11251. BASIS ADJUSTMENT TO PROPERTY HELD BY CORPORATION 
                   WHERE STOCK IN CORPORATION IS REPLACEMENT 
                   PROPERTY UNDER INVOLUNTARY CONVERSION RULES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 1033 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(b) Basis of Property Acquired Through Involuntary 
     Conversion.--
       ``(1) Conversions described in subsection (a)(1).--If the 
     property was acquired as the result of a compulsory or 
     involuntary conversion described in subsection (a)(1), the 
     basis shall be the same as in the case of the property so 
     converted--
       ``(A) decreased in the amount of any money received by the 
     taxpayer which was not expended in accordance with the 
     provisions of law (applicable to the year in which such 
     conversion was made) determining the taxable status of the 
     gain or loss upon such conversion, and
       ``(B) increased in the amount of gain or decreased in the 
     amount of loss to the taxpayer recognized upon such 
     conversion under the law applicable to the year in which such 
     conversion was made.
       ``(2) Conversions described in subsection (a)(2).--In the 
     case of property purchased by the taxpayer in a transaction 
     described in subsection (a)(2) which resulted in the 
     nonrecognition of any part of the gain realized as the result 
     of a compulsory or involuntary conversion, the basis shall be 
     the cost of such property decreased in the amount of the gain 
     not so recognized; and if the property purchased consists of 
     more than 1 piece of property, the basis determined under 
     this sentence shall be allocated to the purchased properties 
     in proportion to their respective costs.
       ``(3) Property held by corporation the stock of which is 
     replacement property.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the basis of stock in a corporation 
     is decreased under paragraph (2), an amount equal to such 
     decrease shall also be applied to reduce the basis of 
     property held by the corporation at the time the taxpayer 
     acquired control (as defined in subsection (a)(2)(E)) of such 
     corporation.
       ``(B) Limitation.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to the 
     extent that it would (but for this subparagraph) require a 
     reduction in the aggregate adjusted bases of the property of 
     the corporation below the taxpayer's adjusted basis of the 
     stock in the corporation (determined immediately after such 
     basis is decreased under paragraph (2)).
       ``(C) Allocation of basis reduction.--The decrease required 
     under subparagraph (A) shall be allocated--
       ``(i) first to property which is similar or related in 
     service or use to the converted property,
       ``(ii) second to depreciable property (as defined in 
     section 1017(b)(3)(B)) not described in clause (i), and
       ``(iii) then to other property.
       ``(D) Special rules.--
       ``(i) Reduction not to exceed adjusted basis of property.--
     No reduction in the basis of any property under this 
     paragraph shall exceed the adjusted basis of such property 
     (determined without regard to such reduction).
       ``(ii) Allocation of reduction among properties.--If more 
     than 1 property is described in a clause of subparagraph (C), 
     the reduction under this paragraph shall be allocated among 
     such property in proportion to the adjusted bases of such 
     property (as so determined).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to involuntary conversions occurring after 
     September 13, 1995.

     SEC. 11252. EXPANSION OF REQUIREMENT THAT INVOLUNTARILY 
                   CONVERTED PROPERTY BE REPLACED WITH PROPERTY 
                   ACQUIRED FROM AN UNRELATED PERSON.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (i) of section 1033 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(i) Replacement Property Must Be Acquired From Unrelated 
     Person in Certain Cases.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the property which is involuntarily 
     converted is held by a taxpayer to which this subsection 
     applies, subsection (a) shall not apply if the replacement 
     property or stock is acquired from a related person. The 
     preceding sentence shall not apply to the extent that the 
     related person acquired the replacement property or stock 
     from an unrelated person during the period applicable under 
     subsection (a)(2)(B).
       ``(2) Taxpayers to which subsection applies.--This 
     subsection shall apply to--
       ``(A) a C corporation,
       ``(B) a partnership in which 1 or more C corporations own, 
     directly or indirectly (determined in accordance with section 
     707(b)(3)), more than 50 percent of the capital interest, or 
     profits interest, in such partnership at the time of the 
     involuntary conversion, and
       ``(C) any other taxpayer if, with respect to property which 
     is involuntarily converted during the taxable year, the 
     aggregate of the amount of realized gain on such property on 
     which there is realized gain exceeds $100,000.
     In the case of a partnership, subparagraph (C) shall apply 
     with respect to the partnership and with respect to each 
     partner. A similar rule shall apply in the case of an S 
     corporation and its shareholders.
       ``(3) Related person.--For purposes of this subsection, a 
     person is related to another person if the person bears a 
     relationship to the other person described in section 267(b) 
     or 707(b)(1).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to involuntary conversions occurring after 
     September 13, 1995.

     SEC. 11253. SPECIAL RULE FOR CROP INSURANCE PROCEEDS AND 
                   DISASTER PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 451(d) (relating to special rule 
     for crop insurance proceeds and disaster payments) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(d) Special Rule for Crop Insurance Proceeds and Disaster 
     Payments.--
       ``(1) General rule.--In the case of any payment described 
     in paragraph (2), a taxpayer reporting on the cash receipts 
     and disbursements method of accounting--
       ``(A) may elect to treat any such payment received in the 
     taxable year of destruction or damage of crops as having been 
     received in the following taxable year if the taxpayer 
     establishes that, under the taxpayer's practice, income from 
     such crops involved would have been reported in a following 
     taxable year, or
       ``(B) may elect to treat any such payment received in a 
     taxable year following the taxable year of the destruction or 
     damage of crops as having been received in the taxable year 
     of destruction or damage, if the taxpayer establishes that, 
     under the taxpayer's practice, income from such crops 
     involved would have been reported in the taxable year of 
     destruction or damage.
       ``(2) Payments described.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     a payment is described in this paragraph if such payment--
       ``(A) is insurance proceeds received on account of 
     destruction or damage to crops, or
       ``(B) is disaster assistance received under any Federal law 
     as a result of--
       ``(i) destruction or damage to crops caused by drought, 
     flood, or other natural disaster, or
       ``(ii) inability to plant crops because of such a 
     disaster.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     applies to payments received after December 31, 1992, as a 
     result of destruction or damage occurring after such date.

     SEC. 11254. APPLICATION OF INVOLUNTARY EXCLUSION RULES TO 
                   PRESIDENTIALLY DECLARED DISASTERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1033(h) is amended by 
     redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs (3) and 
     (4) and by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) Trade or business and investment property.--If a 
     taxpayer's property held for productive use in a trade or 
     business or for investment is compulsorily or involuntarily 
     converted as a result of a Presidentially declared disaster, 
     tangible property of a type held for productive use in a 
     trade or business shall be treated for purposes of subsection 
     (a) as property similar or related in use to the property so 
     converted.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1033(h) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``residence'' in paragraph (3) (as 
     redesignated by subsection (a)) and inserting ``property'',
       (2) by striking ``Principal Residences'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``Property'', and
       (3) by striking ``(1) In general.--'' and inserting ``(1) 
     Principal residences.--''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to disasters declared after December 31, 1994, in 
     taxable years ending after such date.
        Subtitle H--Exempt Organizations and Charitable Reforms

      CHAPTER 1--EXCISE TAX ON AMOUNTS OF PRIVATE EXCESS BENEFITS

     SEC. 11271. EXCISE TAXES FOR FAILURE BY CERTAIN CHARITABLE 
                   ORGANIZATIONS TO MEET CERTAIN QUALIFICATION 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 42 (relating to private 
     foundations and certain other tax-exempt organizations) is 
     amended by redesignating subchapter D as subchapter E and by 
     inserting after subchapter C the following new subchapter:
  ``Subchapter D--Failure By Certain Charitable Organizations To Meet 
                   Certain Qualification Requirements

``Sec. 4958. Taxes on excess benefit transactions.

     ``SEC. 4958. TAXES ON EXCESS BENEFIT TRANSACTIONS.

       ``(a) Initial Taxes.--
       ``(1) On the disqualified person.--There is hereby imposed 
     on each excess benefit transaction a tax equal to 25 percent 
     of the excess benefit. The tax imposed by this paragraph 
     shall be paid by any disqualified person referred to in 
     subsection (f)(1) with respect to such transaction.
       ``(2) On the management.--In any case in which a tax is 
     imposed by paragraph (1), there is hereby imposed on the 
     participation of any organization manager in the excess 
     benefit transaction, knowing that it is such a transaction, a 
     tax equal to 10 percent of the excess benefit, unless such 
     participation is not willful and is due to reasonable cause. 
     The tax imposed by this paragraph shall be paid by any 
     organization manager who participated in the excess benefit 
     transaction.
       ``(b) Additional Tax On the Disqualified Person.--In any 
     case in which an initial tax is imposed by subsection (a)(1) 
     on an excess benefit transaction and the excess benefit 
     involved in such transaction is not corrected within the 
     taxable period, there is hereby imposed a tax equal to 200 
     percent of the excess benefit involved. The tax imposed by 
     this subsection shall be paid by any disqualified person 
     referred to in subsection (f)(1) with respect to such 
     transaction.

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       ``(c) Excess Benefit Transaction; Excess Benefit.--For 
     purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Excess benefit transaction.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `excess benefit transaction' 
     means any transaction in which an economic benefit is 
     provided by an applicable tax-exempt organization directly or 
     indirectly to or for the use of any disqualified person if 
     the value of the economic benefit provided exceeds the value 
     of the consideration (including the performance of services) 
     received for providing such benefit. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, an economic benefit shall not be treated 
     as consideration for the performance of services unless such 
     organization clearly indicated its intent to so treat such 
     benefit.
       ``(B) Excess benefit.--The term `excess benefit' means the 
     excess referred to in subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Authority to include certain other private 
     inurement.--To the extent provided in regulations prescribed 
     by the Secretary, the term `excess benefit transaction' 
     includes any transaction in which the amount of any economic 
     benefit provided to or for the use of a disqualified person 
     is determined in whole or in part by the revenues of 1 or 
     more activities of the organization but only if such 
     transaction results in inurement not permitted under 
     paragraph (3) or (4) of section 501(c), as the case may be. 
     In the case of any such transaction, the excess benefit shall 
     be the amount of the inurement not so permitted.
       ``(d) Special Rules.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Joint and several liability.--If more than 1 person 
     is liable for any tax imposed by subsection (a) or subsection 
     (b), all such persons shall be jointly and severally liable 
     for such tax.
       ``(2) Limit for management.--With respect to any 1 excess 
     benefit transaction, the maximum amount of the tax imposed by 
     subsection (a)(2) shall not exceed $10,000.
       ``(e) Applicable Tax-Exempt Organization.--For purposes of 
     this subchapter, the term `applicable tax-exempt 
     organization' means--
       ``(1) any organization which (without regard to any excess 
     benefit) would be described in paragraph (3) or (4) of 
     section 501(c) and exempt from tax under section 501(a), and
       ``(2) any organization which was described in paragraph (1) 
     at any time during the 2-year period ending on the date of 
     the transaction.
     Such term shall not include a private foundation (as defined 
     in section 509(a)).
       ``(f) Other Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Disqualified person.--The term `disqualified person' 
     means, with respect to any transaction--
       ``(A) any person who was, at any time during the 5-year 
     period ending on the date of such transaction, in a position 
     to exercise substantial influence over the affairs of the 
     organization,
       ``(B) a member of the family of an individual described in 
     subparagraph (A), and
       ``(C) a 35-percent controlled entity.
       ``(2) Organization manager.--The term `organization 
     manager' means, with respect to any applicable tax-exempt 
     organization, any officer, director, or trustee of such 
     organization (or any individual having powers or 
     responsibilities similar to those of officers, directors, or 
     trustees of the organization).
       ``(3) 35-percent controlled entity.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `35-percent controlled entity' 
     means--
       ``(i) a corporation in which persons described in 
     subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) own more than 35 
     percent of the total combined voting power,
       ``(ii) a partnership in which such persons own more than 35 
     percent of the profits interest, and
       ``(iii) a trust or estate in which such persons own more 
     than 35 percent of the beneficial interest.
       ``(B) Constructive ownership rules.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of paragraphs (3) and (4) of section 4946(a) shall 
     apply for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(4) Family members.--The members of an individual's 
     family shall be determined under section 4946(d); except that 
     such members also shall include the brothers and sisters 
     (whether by the whole or half blood) of the individual and 
     their spouses.
       ``(5) Taxable period.--The term `taxable period' means, 
     with respect to any excess benefit transaction, the period 
     beginning with the date on which the transaction occurs and 
     ending on the earliest of--
       ``(A) the date of mailing a notice of deficiency under 
     section 6212 with respect to the tax imposed by subsection 
     (a)(1), or
       ``(B) the date on which the tax imposed by subsection 
     (a)(1) is assessed.
       ``(6) Correction.--The terms `correction' and `correct' 
     mean, with respect to any excess benefit transaction, undoing 
     the excess benefit to the extent possible, and where fully 
     undoing the excess benefit is not possible, such additional 
     corrective action as is prescribed by the Secretary by 
     regulations.''
       (b) Application of Private Inurement Rule to Tax-Exempt 
     Organizations Described in Section 501(c)(4).--
       (1) Paragraph (4) of section 501(c) is amended by inserting 
     ``(A)'' after ``(4)'' and by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to an entity unless 
     no part of the net earnings of such entity inures to the 
     benefit of any private shareholder or individual.''
       (2) In the case of an organization operating on a 
     cooperative basis which, before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, was determined by the Secretary of the Treasury or 
     his delegate, to be described in section 501(c)(4) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and exempt from tax under 
     section 501(a) of such Code, the allocation or return of net 
     margins or capital to the members of such organization in 
     accordance with its incorporating statute and bylaws shall 
     not be treated for purposes of such Code as the inurement of 
     the net earnings of such organization to the benefit of any 
     private shareholder or individual. The preceding sentence 
     shall apply only if such statute and bylaws are substantially 
     as such statute and bylaws were in existence on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (e) of section 4955 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Section 4945'' in the heading and 
     inserting ``Sections 4945 and 4958'', and
       (B) by inserting before the period ``or an excess benefit 
     for purposes of section 4958''.
       (2) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 4963 are each 
     amended by inserting ``4958,'' after ``4955,''.
       (3) Subsection (e) of section 6213 is amended by inserting 
     ``4958 (relating to private excess benefit),'' before 
     ``4971''.
       (4) Paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 7422(g) are each 
     amended by inserting ``4958,'' after ``4955,''.
       (5) Subsection (b) of section 7454 is amended by inserting 
     ``or whether an organization manager (as defined in section 
     4958(f)(2)) has `knowingly' participated in an excess benefit 
     transaction (as defined in section 4958(c)),'' after 
     ``section 4912(b),''.
       (6) The table of subchapters for chapter 42 is amended by 
     striking the last item and inserting the following:

``Subchapter D. Failure by certain charitable organizations to meet 
              certain qualification requirements.
``Subchapter E. Abatement of first and second tier taxes in certain 
              cases.''

       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section (other 
     than subsection (b)) shall apply to excess benefit 
     transactions occurring on or after September 14, 1995.
       (2) Binding contracts.--The amendments referred to in 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to any benefit arising from a 
     transaction pursuant to any written contract which was 
     binding on September 13, 1995, and at all times thereafter 
     before such transaction occurred.
       (3) Application of private inurement rule to tax-exempt 
     organizations described in section 501(c)(4).--
       (A) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (b) shall 
     apply to inurement occurring on or after September 14, 1995.
       (B) Binding contracts.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (b) shall not apply to any inurement occurring before January 
     1, 1997, pursuant to a written contract which was binding on 
     September 13, 1995, and at all times thereafter before such 
     inurement occurred.

     SEC. 11272. REPORTING OF CERTAIN EXCISE TAXES AND OTHER 
                   INFORMATION.

       (a) Reporting by Organizations Described in Section 
     501(c)(3).--Subsection (b) of section 6033 (relating to 
     certain organizations described in section 501(c)(3)) is 
     amended by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9), by 
     redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (14), and by 
     inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraphs:
       ``(10) the respective amounts (if any) of the taxes paid by 
     the organization during the taxable year under the following 
     provisions:
       ``(A) section 4911 (relating to tax on excess expenditures 
     to influence legislation),
       ``(B) section 4912 (relating to tax on disqualifying 
     lobbying expenditures of certain organizations), and
       ``(C) section 4955 (relating to taxes on political 
     expenditures of section 501(c)(3) organizations),
       ``(11) the respective amounts (if any) of the taxes paid by 
     the organization, or any disqualified person with respect to 
     such organization, during the taxable year under section 4958 
     (relating to taxes on private excess benefit from certain 
     charitable organizations),
       ``(12) such information as the Secretary may require with 
     respect to any excess benefit transaction (as defined in 
     section 4958),
       ``(13) the name of each disqualified person (as defined in 
     section 4958(f)(1)(A)) with respect to such organization and 
     such other information as the Secretary may prescribe, and''.
       (b) Organizations Described in Section 501(c)(4).--Section 
     6033 is amended by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection 
     (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Certain Organizations Described in Section 
     501(c)(4).--Every organization described in section 501(c)(4) 
     which is subject to the requirements of subsection (a) shall 
     include on the return required under subsection (a) the 
     information referred to in paragraphs (11), (12) and (13) of 
     subsection (b) with respect to such organization.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to returns for taxable years beginning after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11273. INCREASE IN PENALTIES ON EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS FOR 
                   FAILURE TO FILE COMPLETE AND TIMELY ANNUAL 
                   RETURNS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 6652(c)(1) 
     (relating to annual returns

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     under section 6033) is amended by striking ``$10'' and 
     inserting ``$20'' and by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting 
     ``$10,000''.
       (b) Larger Penalty on Organizations Having Gross Receipts 
     in Excess of $1,000,000.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     6652(c)(1) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``In the case of an organization having gross 
     receipts exceeding $1,000,000 for any year, with respect to 
     the return required under section 6033 for such year, the 
     first sentence of this subparagraph shall be applied by 
     substituting `$100' for `$20' and, in lieu of applying the 
     second sentence of this subparagraph, the maximum penalty 
     under this subparagraph shall not exceed $50,000.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to returns for taxable years ending on or after 
     December 31, 1995.

                      CHAPTER 2--OTHER PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11276. COOPERATIVE SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS FOR CERTAIN 
                   FOUNDATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 501 (relating to exemption from 
     tax on corporations, certain trusts, etc.) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (n) as subsection (o) and by 
     inserting after subsection (m) the following new subsection:
       ``(n) Cooperative Service Organizations for Certain 
     Foundations.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this title, if an 
     organization--
       ``(A) is organized and operated solely for purposes 
     referred to in subsection (f)(1),
       ``(B) is composed solely of members which are exempt from 
     taxation under subsection (a) and are--
       ``(i) private foundations, or
       ``(ii) community foundations as to which section 
     170(b)(1)(A)(vi) applies,
       ``(C) has at least 20 members,
       ``(D) does not at any time after the second taxable year 
     beginning after the date of its organization or, if later, 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this subsection, 
     have a member which holds more than 10 percent (by value) of 
     the interests in the organization,
       ``(E) is organized and controlled by its members but is not 
     controlled by any one member and does not have a member which 
     controls another member of the organization, and
       ``(F) permits members of the organization to require the 
     dismissal of any of the organization's investment advisers, 
     following reasonable notice, if members holding a majority of 
     interest in the account managed by such adviser vote to 
     remove such adviser,
     then such organization shall be treated as an organization 
     organized and operated exclusively for charitable purposes.
       ``(2) Treatment of income of members.--If any member of an 
     organization described in paragraph (1) is a private 
     foundation (other than an exempt operating foundation, as 
     defined in section 4940(d)), such private foundation's 
     allocable share of the capital gain net income and gross 
     investment income of the organization for any taxable year of 
     the organization shall be treated, for purposes of section 
     4940, as capital gain net income and gross investment income 
     of such private foundation (whether or not distributed to 
     such foundation) for the taxable year of such private 
     foundation with or within which the taxable year of the 
     organization described in paragraph (1) ends (and such 
     private foundation shall take into account its allocable 
     share of the deductions referred to in section 4940(c)(3) of 
     the organization).
       ``(3) Applicable excise taxes.--Subchapter A of chapter 42 
     (other than sections 4940 and 4942) shall apply to any 
     organization described in paragraph (1).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 4945(d) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new flush sentence:
     ``Paragraph (4)(B) shall not apply to a grant to an 
     organization described in section 501(n).''
       (2) Section 4942(g)(1)(A) is amended by inserting ``or an 
     organization described in section 501(n)'' after ``subsection 
     (j)(3))''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11277. EXCLUSION FROM UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME 
                   FOR CERTAIN SPONSORSHIP PAYMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 513 (relating to unrelated trade 
     or business income) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(i) Treatment of Certain Sponsorship Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `unrelated trade or business' 
     does not include the activity of soliciting and receiving 
     qualified sponsorship payments.
       ``(2) Qualified sponsorship payments.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified sponsorship payment' 
     means any payment made by any person engaged in a trade or 
     business with respect to which there is no arrangement or 
     expectation that such person will receive any substantial 
     return benefit other than the use or acknowledgement of the 
     name or logo (or product lines) of such person's trade or 
     business in connection with the activities of the 
     organization that receives such payment. Such a use or 
     acknowledgement does not include advertising such person's 
     products or services (including messages containing 
     qualitative or comparative language, price information or 
     other indications of savings or value, an endorsement, or an 
     inducement to purchase, sell, or use such products or 
     services).
       ``(B) Limitations.--
       ``(i) Contingent payments.--The term `qualified sponsorship 
     payment' does not include any payment if the amount of such 
     payment is contingent upon the level of attendance at one or 
     more events, broadcast ratings, or other factors indicating 
     the degree of public exposure to one or more events.
       ``(ii) Acknowledgements or advertising in periodicals.--The 
     term `qualified sponsorship payment' does not include any 
     payment which entitles the payor to an acknowledgement or 
     advertising in regularly scheduled and printed material 
     published by or on behalf of the payee organization that is 
     not related to and primarily distributed in connection with a 
     specific event conducted by the payee organization.
       ``(3) Allocation of portions of single payment.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, to the extent that a portion of 
     a payment would (if made as a separate payment) be a 
     qualified sponsorship payment, such portion of such payment 
     and the other portion of such payment shall be treated as 
     separate payments.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to payments solicited or received after December 
     31, 1995.

     SEC. 11278. TREATMENT OF DUES PAID TO AGRICULTURAL OR 
                   HORTICULTURAL ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 512 (defining unrelated business 
     taxable income) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(d) Treatment of Dues of Agricultural or Horticultural 
     Organizations.--
       ``(1) In general.--If--
       ``(A) an agricultural or horticultural organization 
     described in section 501(c)(5) requires annual dues to be 
     paid in order to be a member of such organization, and
       ``(B) the amount of such required annual dues does not 
     exceed $100,
     in no event shall any portion of such dues be treated as 
     derived by such organization from an unrelated trade or 
     business by reason of any benefits or privileges to which 
     members of such organization are entitled.
       ``(2) Indexation of $100 amount.--In the case of any 
     taxable year beginning in a calendar year after 1995, the 
     $100 amount in paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount 
     equal to--
       ``(A) $100, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, by substituting `calendar year 1994' for 
     `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
       ``(3) Dues.--For purposes of this subsection, the term 
     `dues' means any payment required to be made in order to be 
     recognized by the organization as a member of the 
     organization.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1994.

     SEC. 11279. REPEAL OF CREDIT FOR CONTRIBUTIONS TO COMMUNITY 
                   DEVELOPMENT CORPORATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 13311 of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993 (relating to credit for 
     contributions to certain community development corporations) 
     is hereby repealed.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to contributions made after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act (other than contributions made pursuant 
     to a legally enforceable agreement which is effect on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act).
              Subtitle I--Tax Reform and Other Provisions

              CHAPTER 1--PROVISIONS RELATING TO BUSINESSES

     SEC. 11301. TAX TREATMENT OF CERTAIN EXTRAORDINARY DIVIDENDS.

       (a) Treatment of Extraordinary Dividends in Excess of 
     Basis.--Paragraph (2) of section 1059(a) (relating to 
     corporate shareholder's basis in stock reduced by nontaxed 
     portion of extraordinary dividends) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Amounts in excess of basis.--If the nontaxed portion 
     of such dividends exceeds such basis, such excess shall be 
     treated as gain from the sale or exchange of such stock for 
     the taxable year in which the extraordinary dividend is 
     received.''.
       (b) Treatment of Redemptions Where Options Involved.--
     Paragraph (1) of section 1059(e) (relating to treatment of 
     partial liquidations and non-pro rata redemptions) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(1) Treatment of partial liquidations and certain 
     redemptions.--Except as otherwise provided in regulations--
       ``(A) Redemptions.--In the case of any redemption of 
     stock--
       ``(i) which is part of a partial liquidation (within the 
     meaning of section 302(e)) of the redeeming corporation,
       ``(ii) which is not pro rata as to all shareholders, or
       ``(iii) which would not have been treated (in whole or in 
     part) as a dividend if any options had not been taken into 
     account under section 318(a)(4),
     any amount treated as a dividend with respect to such 
     redemption shall be treated as an extraordinary dividend to 
     which paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a) apply without 
     regard to the period the taxpayer held such stock. In the 
     case of a redemption described in clause (iii), only the 
     basis in the stock redeemed shall be taken into account under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(B) Reorganizations, etc.--An exchange described in 
     section 356(a)(1) which is treated as a dividend under 
     section 356(a)(2) shall be treated as a redemption of stock 
     for purposes of applying subparagraph (A).''.

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       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to distributions after May 3, 1995.
       (2) Transition rule.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to any distribution made pursuant to the 
     terms of--
       (A) a written binding contract in effect on May 3, 1995, 
     and at all times thereafter before such distribution, or
       (B) a tender offer outstanding on May 3, 1995.
       (3) Certain dividends not pursuant to certain 
     redemptions.--In determining whether the amendment made by 
     subsection (a) applies to any extraordinary dividend other 
     than a dividend treated as an extraordinary dividend under 
     section 1059(e)(1) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as 
     amended by this Act), paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be applied 
     by substituting ``September 13, 1995'' for ``May 3, 1995''.

     SEC. 11302. REGISTRATION OF CONFIDENTIAL CORPORATE TAX 
                   SHELTERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6111 (relating to registration of 
     tax shelters) is amended by redesignating subsections (d) and 
     (e) as subsections (e) and (f), respectively, and by 
     inserting after subsection (c) the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Certain Confidential Arrangements Treated as Tax 
     Shelters.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `tax shelter' includes any entity, plan, arrangement, or 
     transaction--
       ``(A) a significant purpose of the structure of which is 
     the avoidance or evasion of Federal income tax for a direct 
     or indirect participant which is a corporation,
       ``(B) which is offered to any potential participant under 
     conditions of confidentiality, and
       ``(C) for which the tax shelter promoters may receive fees 
     in excess of $100,000 in the aggregate.
       ``(2) Conditions of confidentiality.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1)(B), an offer is under conditions of 
     confidentiality if--
       ``(A) the potential participant to whom the offer is made 
     (or any other person acting on behalf of such participant) 
     has an understanding or agreement with or for the benefit of 
     any promoter of the tax shelter that such participant (or 
     such other person) will limit disclosure of the tax shelter 
     or any significant tax features of the tax shelter, or
       ``(B) any promoter of the tax shelter--
       ``(i) claims, knows, or has reason to know,
       ``(ii) knows or has reason to know that any other person 
     (other than the potential participant) claims, or
       ``(iii) causes another person to claim,
     that the tax shelter (or any aspect thereof) is proprietary 
     to any person other than the potential participant or is 
     otherwise protected from disclosure to or use by others.
     For purposes of this subsection, the term `promoter' means 
     any person or any related person (within the meaning of 
     section 267 or 707) who participates in the organization, 
     management, or sale of the tax shelter.
       ``(3) Persons other than promoter required to register in 
     certain cases.--
       ``(A) In general.--If--
       ``(i) the requirements of subsection (a) are not met with 
     respect to any tax shelter (as defined in paragraph (1)) by 
     any tax shelter promoter, and
       ``(ii) no tax shelter promoter is a United States person,
     then each United States person who discussed participation in 
     such shelter shall register such shelter under subsection 
     (a).
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a 
     United States person who discussed participation in a tax 
     shelter if--
       ``(i) such person notified the promoter in writing (not 
     later than the close of the 90th day after the day on which 
     such discussions began) that such person would not 
     participate in such shelter, and
       ``(ii) such person does not participate in such shelter.
       ``(4) Offer to participate treated as offer for sale.--For 
     purposes of subsections (a) and (b), an offer to participate 
     in a tax shelter (as defined in paragraph (1)) shall be 
     treated as an offer for sale.''.
       (b) Penalty.--Subsection (a) of section 6707 (relating to 
     failure to furnish information regarding tax shelters) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Confidential arrangements.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a tax shelter (as defined 
     in section 6111(d)), the penalty imposed under paragraph (1) 
     shall be an amount equal to the greater of--
       ``(i) 50 percent of the fees paid to any promoter of the 
     tax shelter with respect to offerings made before the date 
     such shelter is registered under section 6111, or
       ``(ii) $10,000.
     Clause (i) shall be applied by substituting `75 percent' for 
     `50 percent' in the case of an intentional failure or act 
     described in paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Special rule for participants required to register 
     shelter.--In the case of a person required to register such a 
     tax shelter by reason of section 6111(d)(3)--
       ``(i) such person shall be required to pay the penalty 
     under paragraph (1) only if such person actually participated 
     in such shelter,
       ``(ii) the amount of such penalty shall be determined by 
     taking into account under subparagraph (A)(i) only the fees 
     paid by such person, and
       ``(iii) such penalty shall be in addition to the penalty 
     imposed on any other person for failing to register such 
     shelter.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 6707(a) is amended by striking 
     ``The penalty'' and inserting ``Except as provided in 
     paragraph (3), the penalty''.
       (2) Subparagraph (A) of section 6707(a)(1) is amended by 
     striking ``paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2) or 
     (3), as the case may be''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to any tax shelter (as defined in section 6111(d) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by this 
     section) interests in which are offered to potential 
     participants after the Secretary of the Treasury prescribes 
     guidance with respect to meeting requirements added by such 
     amendments.

     SEC. 11303. DENIAL OF DEDUCTION FOR INTEREST ON LOANS WITH 
                   RESPECT TO COMPANY-OWNED INSURANCE.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (4) of section 264(a) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, or any endowment or annuity contracts 
     owned by the taxpayer covering any individual,'' after ``the 
     life of any individual'', and
       (2) by striking all that follows ``carried on by the 
     taxpayer'' and inserting a period.
       (b) Exception for Contracts Relating to Key Persons; 
     Permissible Interest Rates.--Section 264 is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Any'' in subsection (a)(4) and inserting 
     ``Except as provided in subsection (d), any'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Special Rules For Application of Subsection (a)(4).--
       ``(1) Exception for key persons.--Subsection (a)(4) shall 
     not apply to any interest paid or accrued on any indebtedness 
     with respect to policies or contracts covering an individual 
     who is a key person to the extent that the aggregate amount 
     of such indebtedness with respect to policies and contracts 
     covering such individual does not exceed $50,000.
       ``(2) Interest rate cap on key persons and pre-1986 
     contracts.--
       ``(A) In general.--No deduction shall be allowed by reason 
     of paragraph (1) or the last sentence of subsection (a) with 
     respect to interest paid or accrued for any month to the 
     extent the amount of such interest exceeds the amount which 
     would have been determined if the applicable rate of interest 
     were used for such month.
       ``(B) Applicable rate of interest.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) In general.--The applicable rate of interest for any 
     month is the rate of interest described as Moody's Corporate 
     Bond Yield Average-Monthly Average Corporates as published by 
     Moody's Investors Service, Inc., or any successor thereto, 
     for such month.
       ``(ii) Pre-1986 contract.--In the case of indebtedness on a 
     contract to which the last sentence of subsection (a) 
     applies--

       ``(I) which is a contract providing a fixed rate of 
     interest, the applicable rate of interest for any month shall 
     be the Moody's rate described in clause (i) for the month in 
     which the contract was purchased, or
       ``(II) which is a contract providing a variable rate of 
     interest, the applicable rate of interest for any month in an 
     applicable period shall be such Moody's rate for the last 
     month preceding such period.

     For purposes of subclause (II), the taxpayer shall elect an 
     applicable period for such contract on its return of tax 
     imposed by this chapter for its first taxable year ending on 
     or after October 13, 1995. Such applicable period shall be 
     for any number of months (not greater than 12) specified in 
     the election and may not be changed by the taxpayer without 
     the consent of the Secretary.
       ``(3) Key person.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 
     `key person' means an officer or 20-percent owner, except 
     that the number of individuals who may be treated as key 
     persons with respect to any taxpayer shall not exceed the 
     greater of--
       ``(A) 5 individuals, or
       ``(B) the lesser of 5 percent of the total officers and 
     employees of the taxpayer or 10 individuals.
       ``(4) 20-percent owner.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `20-percent owner' means--
       ``(A) if the taxpayer is a corporation, any person who owns 
     directly 20 percent or more of the outstanding stock of the 
     corporation or stock possessing 20 percent or more of the 
     total combined voting power of all stock of the corporation, 
     or
       ``(B) if the taxpayer is not a corporation, any person who 
     owns 20 percent or more of the capital or profits interest in 
     the employer.
       ``(5) Aggregation rules.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (4)(A) and 
     applying the $50,000 limitation in paragraph (1)--
       ``(i) all members of a controlled group shall be treated as 
     1 taxpayer, and
       ``(ii) such limitation shall be allocated among the members 
     of such group in such manner as the Secretary may prescribe.
       ``(B) Controlled group.--For purposes of this paragraph, 
     all persons treated as a single employer under subsection (a) 
     or (b) of section 52 or subsection (m) or (o) of section 414 
     shall be treated as members of a controlled group.''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to interest paid or accrued after December 31, 1995.
       (2) Transition rule for existing indebtedness.--
       (A) In general.--In the case of--
       (i) indebtedness incurred before January 1, 1996, or

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       (ii) indebtedness incurred before January 1, 1997 with 
     respect to any contract or policy entered into in 1994 or 
     1995,
     the amendments made by this section shall not apply to 
     qualified interest paid or accrued on such indebtedness after 
     October 13, 1995, and before January 1, 1999.
       (B) Qualified interest.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the qualified interest with respect to any indebtedness for 
     any month is the amount of interest which would be paid or 
     accrued for such month on such indebtedness if--
       (i) in the case of any interest paid or accrued after 
     December 31, 1995, indebtedness with respect to no more than 
     20,000 insured individuals were taken into account, and
       (ii) the lesser of the following rates of interest were 
     used for such month:

       (I) The rate of interest specified under the terms of the 
     indebtedness as in effect on October 13, 1995 (and without 
     regard to modification of such terms after such date).
       (II) The applicable percentage rate of interest described 
     as Moody's Corporate Bond Yield Average-Monthly Average 
     Corporates as published by Moody's Investors Service, Inc., 
     or any successor thereto, for such month.

     For purposes of clause (i), all persons treated as a single 
     employer under subsection (a) or (b) of section 52 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 or subsection (m) or (o) of 
     section 414 of such Code shall be treated as one person.
       (C) Applicable percentage.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (B), the applicable percentage is as follows:

                                                     The percentage is:
    1995...................................................100 percent 
    1996....................................................90 percent 
    1997....................................................80 percent 
    1998....................................................70 percent.

       (3) Special rule for grandfathered contracts.--This section 
     shall not apply to any contract purchased on or before June 
     20, 1986, except that section 264(d)(2) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 shall apply to interest paid or accrued 
     after October 13, 1995.
       (d) Spread of Income Inclusion on Surrender, Etc. of 
     Contracts.--
       (1) In general.--If any amount is received under any life 
     insurance policy or endowment or annuity contract described 
     in paragraph (4) of section 264(a) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986--
       (A) on the complete surrender, redemption, or maturity of 
     such policy or contract during calendar year 1996, 1997, or 
     1998, or
       (B) in full discharge during any such calendar year of the 
     obligation under the policy or contract which is in the 
     nature of a refund of the consideration paid for the policy 
     or contract,
     then (in lieu of any other inclusion in gross income) such 
     amount shall be includible in gross income ratably over the 
     4-taxable year period beginning with the taxable year such 
     amount would (but for this paragraph) be includible. The 
     preceding sentence shall only apply to the extent the amount 
     is includible in gross income for the taxable year in which 
     the event described in subparagraph (A) or (B) occurs.
       (2) Special rules for applying section 264.--A contract 
     shall not be treated as--
       (A) failing to meet the requirement of section 264(c)(1) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or
       (B) a single premium contract under section 264(b)(1) of 
     such Code,
     solely by reason of an occurrence described in subparagraph 
     (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of this subsection or solely by 
     reason of no additional premiums being received under the 
     contract by reason of a lapse occurring after October 13, 
     1995.
       (3) Special rule for deferred acquisition costs.--In the 
     case of the occurrence of any event described in subparagraph 
     (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) of this subsection with respect 
     to any policy or contract--
       (A) section 848 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall 
     not apply to the unamortized balance (if any) of the 
     specified policy acquisition expenses attributable to such 
     policy or contract immediately before the insurance company's 
     taxable year in which such event occurs, and
       (B) there shall be allowed as a deduction to such company 
     for such taxable year under chapter 1 of such Code an amount 
     equal to such unamortized balance.

     SEC. 11304. TERMINATION OF SUSPENSE ACCOUNTS FOR FAMILY 
                   CORPORATIONS REQUIRED TO USE ACCRUAL METHOD OF 
                   ACCOUNTING.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (i) of section 447 (relating to 
     method of accounting for corporations engaged in farming) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Termination.--
       ``(A) In general.--No suspense account may be established 
     under this subsection by any corporation required by this 
     section to change its method of accounting for any taxable 
     year ending after September 13, 1995.
       ``(B) 20-year phaseout of existing suspense accounts.--Each 
     suspense account under this subsection shall be reduced (but 
     not below zero) for each of the first 20 taxable years 
     beginning after September 13, 1995, by an amount equal to the 
     applicable portion of such account. Any reduction in a 
     suspense account under this paragraph shall be included in 
     gross income for the taxable year of the reduction. The 
     amount of the reduction required under this paragraph for any 
     taxable year shall be reduced (but not below zero) by the 
     amount of any reduction required for such taxable year under 
     any other provision of this subsection.
       ``(C) Applicable portion.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (B), the term `applicable portion' means, for any taxable 
     year, the amount which would ratably reduce the amount in the 
     account (after taking into account prior reductions) to zero 
     over the period consisting of such taxable year and the 
     remaining taxable years in such first 20 taxable years.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after September 13, 1995.

     SEC. 11305. TERMINATION OF PUERTO RICO AND POSSESSION TAX 
                   CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Section 936 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Termination.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, this section shall not apply to any taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 1995.
       ``(2) Transition rules for active business income credit.--
     Except as provided in paragraph (3)--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an existing credit 
     claimant to which subsection (a)(4)(B) does not apply, the 
     credit determined under subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be allowed 
     for taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995, and 
     before January 1, 2002.
       ``(B) Special rule for reduced credit.--
       ``(i) In general.--In the case of an existing credit 
     claimant to which subsection (a)(4)(B) applies, the credit 
     determined under subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be allowed for 
     taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995, and before 
     January 1, 1998.
       ``(ii) Election irrevocable after 1997.--An election under 
     subsection (a)(4)(B)(iii) which is in effect for the 
     taxpayer's last taxable year beginning before 1997 may not be 
     revoked unless it is revoked for the taxpayer's first taxable 
     year beginning in 1997 and all subsequent taxable years.
       ``(3) Additional restricted credit.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an existing credit 
     claimant--
       ``(i) the credit under subsection (a)(1)(A) shall be 
     allowed for the period beginning with the first taxable year 
     after the last taxable year to which subparagraph (A) or (B) 
     of paragraph (2), whichever is appropriate, applied and 
     ending with the last taxable year beginning before January 1, 
     2006, except that
       ``(ii) the aggregate amount of taxable income taken into 
     account under subsection (a)(1)(A) for any such taxable year 
     shall not exceed the adjusted base period income of such 
     claimant.
       ``(B) Coordination with subsection (a)(4).--The amount of 
     income described in subsection (a)(1)(A) which is taken into 
     account in applying subsection (a)(4) shall be such income as 
     reduced under this paragraph.
       ``(4) Adjusted base period income.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (3)--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `adjusted base period income' 
     means the average of the inflation-adjusted possession 
     incomes of the corporation for each base period year.
       ``(B) Inflation-adjusted possession income.--For purposes 
     of subparagraph (A), the inflation-adjusted possession income 
     of any corporation for any base period year shall be an 
     amount equal to the sum of--
       ``(i) the possession income of such corporation for such 
     base period year, plus
       ``(ii) such possession income multiplied by the inflation 
     adjustment percentage for such base period year.
       ``(C) Inflation adjustment percentage.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (B), the inflation adjustment percentage for any 
     base period year means the percentage (if any) by which--
       ``(i) the CPI for 1995, exceeds
       ``(ii) the CPI for the calendar year in which the base 
     period year for which the determination is being made ends.
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the CPI for any 
     calendar year is the CPI (as defined in section 1(f)(5)) for 
     such year under section 1(f)(4).
       ``(D) Increase in inflation adjustment percentage for 
     growth during base years.--The inflation adjustment 
     percentage (determined under subparagraph (C) without regard 
     to this subparagraph) for each of the 5 taxable years 
     referred to in paragraph (5)(A) shall be increased by--
       ``(i) 5 percentage points in the case of a taxable year 
     ending during the 1-year period ending on October 13, 1995;
       ``(ii) 10.25 percentage points in the case of a taxable 
     year ending during the 1-year period ending on October 13, 
     1994;
       ``(iii) 15.76 percentage points in the case of a taxable 
     year ending during the 1-year period ending on October 13, 
     1993;
       ``(iv) 21.55 percentage points in the case of a taxable 
     year ending during the 1-year period ending on October 13, 
     1992; and
       ``(v) 27.63 percentage points in the case of a taxable year 
     ending during the 1-year period ending on October 13, 1991.
       ``(5) Base period year.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `base period year' means each 
     of 3 taxable years which are among the 5 most recent taxable 
     years of the corporation ending before October 14, 1995, 
     determined by disregarding--
       ``(i) one taxable year for which the corporation had the 
     largest inflation-adjusted possession income, and
       ``(ii) one taxable year for which the corporation had the 
     smallest inflation-adjusted possession income.
       ``(B) Corporations not having significant possession income 
     throughout 5-year period.--

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       ``(i) In general.--If a corporation does not have 
     significant possession income for each of the most recent 5 
     taxable years ending before October 14, 1995, then, in lieu 
     of applying subparagraph (A), the term `base period year' 
     means only those taxable years (of such 5 taxable years) for 
     which the corporation has significant possession income; 
     except that, if such corporation has significant possession 
     income for 4 of such 5 taxable years, the rule of 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) shall apply.
       ``(ii) Special rule.--If there is no year (of such 5 
     taxable years) for which a corporation has significant 
     possession income--

       ``(I) the term `base period year' means the first taxable 
     year ending on or after October 14, 1995, but
       ``(II) the amount of possession income for such year which 
     is taken into account under paragraph (4) shall be the amount 
     which would be determined if such year were a short taxable 
     year ending on September 30, 1995.

       ``(iii) Significant possession income.--For purposes of 
     this subparagraph, the term `significant possession income' 
     means possession income which exceeds 2 percent of the 
     possession income of the taxpayer for the taxable year (of 
     the period of 6 taxable years ending with the first taxable 
     year ending on or after October 14, 1995) having the greatest 
     possession income.
       ``(C) Election to use one base period year.--
       ``(i) In general.--At the election of the taxpayer, the 
     term `base period year' means--

       ``(I) only the last taxable year of the corporation ending 
     in calendar year 1992, or
       ``(II) a deemed taxable year which includes the first ten 
     months of calendar year 1995.

       ``(ii) Base period income for 1995.--In determining the 
     adjusted base period income of the corporation for the deemed 
     taxable year under clause (i)(II), the possession income 
     shall be annualized and shall be determined without regard to 
     any extraordinary item.
       ``(iii) Election.--An election under this subparagraph by 
     any possession corporation may be made only for the 
     corporation's first taxable year beginning after December 31, 
     1995, for which it is a possession corporation. The rules of 
     subclauses (II) and (III) of subsection (a)(4)(B)(iii) shall 
     apply to the election under this subparagraph.
       ``(D) Acquisitions and dispositions.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 41(f)(3) shall 
     apply for purposes of this subsection.
       ``(6) Possession income.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `possession income' means the income referred to in 
     subsection (a)(1)(A), except that there shall not be taken 
     into account any such income from an applicable possession 
     (as defined in paragraph (8)(B)). In no event shall 
     possession income be treated as being less than zero.
       ``(7) Short years.--If the current year or a base period 
     year is a short taxable year, the application of this 
     subsection shall be made with such annualizations as the 
     Secretary shall prescribe.
       ``(8) Special rules for certain possessions.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of an existing credit 
     claimant with respect to an applicable possession, this 
     section (other than the preceding paragraphs of this 
     subsection) shall apply to taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1995, and before January 1, 2006.
       ``(B) Applicable possession.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `applicable possession' means Guam, 
     American Samoa, and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana 
     Islands.
       ``(9) Existing credit claimant.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `existing credit claimant' 
     means a corporation--
       ``(i) which was actively conducting a trade or business in 
     a possession on October 13, 1995, and
       ``(ii) with respect to which an election under this section 
     is in effect for the corporation's taxable year which 
     includes October 13, 1995.
       ``(B) New lines of business prohibited.--If, after October 
     13, 1995, a corporation which would (but for this 
     subparagraph) be an existing credit claimant adds a 
     substantial new line of business, such corporation shall 
     cease to be treated as an existing credit claimant as of the 
     close of the taxable year ending before the date of such 
     addition.
       ``(C) Binding contract exception.--If, on October 13, 1995, 
     and at all times thereafter, there is in effect with respect 
     to a corporation a binding contract for the acquisition of 
     assets to be used in, or for the sale of assets to be 
     produced from, a trade or business, the corporation shall be 
     treated for purposes of this paragraph as actively conducting 
     such trade or business on October 13, 1995. The preceding 
     sentence shall not apply if such trade or business is not 
     actively conducted before January 1, 1996.
       ``(D) Special rule for applicable possessions.--In 
     determining under paragraph (8) whether a taxpayer is an 
     existing credit claimant with respect to an applicable 
     possession, this paragraph shall be applied separately with 
     respect to such possession.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11306. DEPRECIATION UNDER INCOME FORECAST METHOD.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 167 (relating to depreciation) 
     is amended by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h) 
     and by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Depreciation Under Income Forecast Method.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the depreciation deduction allowable 
     under this section to any taxpayer with respect to any 
     property is determined under the income forecast method or 
     any similar method--
       ``(A) in determining the amount of the depreciation 
     deduction under such method, the estimated income from the 
     property shall include all income earned before the close of 
     the 10th taxable year following the taxable year in which the 
     property was placed in service in connection with the 
     ultimate use of the property by, or the ultimate sale of 
     merchandise to, persons who are not related persons (within 
     the meaning of section 267(b)) to the taxpayer,
       ``(B) the adjusted basis of the property shall only include 
     amounts with respect to which the requirements of section 
     461(h) are satisfied,
       ``(C) the depreciation deduction under such method for the 
     10th taxable year beginning after the taxable year in which 
     the property was placed in service shall be equal to the 
     adjusted basis of such property as of the beginning of such 
     10th taxable year, and
       ``(D) such taxpayer shall pay (or be entitled to receive) 
     interest computed under the look-back method of paragraph (2) 
     for any recomputation year.
       ``(2) Look-back method.--The interest computed under the 
     look-back method of this paragraph for any recomputation year 
     shall be determined by--
       ``(A) first determining the depreciation deductions under 
     this section with respect to such property which would have 
     been allowable for prior taxable years if the determination 
     of the amounts so allowable had been made on the basis of the 
     sum of the following (instead of the estimated income with 
     respect to such property)--
       ``(i) the actual income from such property for periods 
     before the close of the recomputation year, and
       ``(ii) an estimate of the future income with respect to 
     such property for periods after the recomputation year,
       ``(B) second, determining (solely for purposes of computing 
     such interest) the overpayment or underpayment of tax for 
     each such prior taxable year which would result solely from 
     the application of subparagraph (A), and
       ``(C) then using the adjusted overpayment rate (as defined 
     in section 460(b)(7)), compounded daily, on the overpayment 
     or underpayment determined under subparagraph (B).
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, any cost incurred 
     after the property is placed in service (which is not treated 
     as a separate property under paragraph (5)) shall be taken 
     into account by discounting (using the Federal mid-term rate 
     determined under section 1274(d) as of the time such cost is 
     incurred) such cost to its value as of the date the property 
     is placed in service. The taxpayer may elect with respect to 
     any property to have the preceding sentence not apply to such 
     property.
       ``(3) Exception from look-back method.--Paragraph (1)(D) 
     shall not apply with respect to any property which, when 
     placed in service by the taxpayer, had a basis of $100,000 or 
     less.
       ``(4) Recomputation year.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     except as provided in regulations, the term `recomputation 
     year' means, with respect to any property, the third and the 
     10th taxable years beginning after the taxable year in which 
     the property was placed in service, unless the actual income 
     from the property for the period before the close of such 
     third or 10th taxable year is within 10 percent of the 
     estimated income from the property for such period which was 
     taken into account under paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(5) Special rules.--
       ``(A) Certain costs treated as separate property.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, the following costs shall be 
     treated as separate properties:
       ``(i) Any costs incurred with respect to any property after 
     the 10th taxable year beginning after the taxable year in 
     which the property was placed in service.
       ``(ii) Any costs incurred after the property is placed in 
     service and before the close of such 10th taxable year if 
     such costs are significant and give rise to a significant 
     increase in the income from the property which was not 
     included in the estimated income from the property.
       ``(B) Syndication income from television series.--In the 
     case of property which is an episode in a television series, 
     income from syndicating such series shall not be required to 
     be taken into account under this subsection before the 
     earlier of--
       ``(i) the 4th taxable year beginning after the date the 
     first episode in such series is placed in service, or
       ``(ii) the earliest taxable year in which the taxpayer has 
     an arrangement relating to the future syndication of such 
     series.
       ``(C) Collection of interest.--For purposes of subtitle F 
     (other than sections 6654 and 6655), any interest required to 
     be paid by the taxpayer under paragraph (1) for any 
     recomputation year shall be treated as an increase in the tax 
     imposed by this chapter for such year.
       ``(D) Determinations.--For purposes of paragraph (2), 
     determinations of the amount of income from any property 
     shall be determined in the same manner as for purposes of 
     applying the income forecast method; except that any income 
     from the disposition of such property shall be taken into 
     account.

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       ``(E) Treatment of pass-thru entities.--Rules similar to 
     the rules of section 460(b)(4) shall apply for purposes of 
     this subsection.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
     apply to property placed in service after September 13, 1995.
       (2) Binding contracts.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a) shall not apply to any property produced or acquired by 
     the taxpayer pursuant to a written contract which was binding 
     on September 13, 1995, and at all times thereafter before 
     such production or acquisition.

     SEC. 11307. TRANSFERS OF EXCESS PENSION ASSETS.

       (a) In General.--Section 420 (relating to transfers of 
     excess pension assets to retiree health accounts) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Similar Rules To Apply to Other Transfers of Excess 
     Plan Assets.--
       ``(1) In general.--If there is a qualified employee benefit 
     transfer of any excess pension assets of a defined benefit 
     plan (other than a multiemployer plan) to an employer--
       ``(A) a trust which is part of such plan shall not be 
     treated as failing to meet the requirements of section 401(a) 
     solely by reason of such transfer (or any other action 
     authorized under this section), and
       ``(B) such transfer shall not be treated as--
       ``(i) an employer reversion for purposes of section 4980, 
     or
       ``(ii) a prohibited transaction for purposes of section 
     4975.
     The gross income of the employer shall include the amount of 
     any qualified employee benefit transfer made during the 
     taxable year.
       ``(2) Qualified employee benefit transfer.--For purposes of 
     this section--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `qualified employee benefit 
     transfer' means a transfer--
       ``(i) of excess pension assets of a defined benefit plan to 
     the employer, and
       ``(ii) with respect to which--

       ``(I) the use requirements of paragraph (3) are met, and
       ``(II) the requirements of subsection (c)(2)(A) are met 
     (determined by treating such transfer as a qualified 
     transfer).

       ``(B) Limitation on amounts transferred.--The amount of 
     excess pension assets which may be transferred in qualified 
     employee benefit transfers during any taxable year shall not 
     exceed the amount which is reasonably estimated to be the 
     amount the employer maintaining the plan will pay (whether 
     directly or through reimbursement) during the taxable year 
     for qualified current employee benefit liabilities.
       ``(C) Coordination with transfers to retiree health 
     accounts.--Such term shall not include any qualified transfer 
     (as defined in subsection (b)).
       ``(D) Expiration.--No transfer in any taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 2001, shall be treated as a 
     qualified employee benefit transfer.
       ``(3) Restrictions on use of transferred assets.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any assets transferred to an employer in 
     a qualified employee benefit transfer shall be used only to 
     pay qualified current employee benefit liabilities for the 
     taxable year of the transfer (whether directly or through 
     reimbursement).
       ``(B) Amounts not used to pay benefits.--An employer shall 
     transfer to a plan an amount equal to any assets transferred 
     out of the plan in a qualified employee benefit transfer 
     which are not used as provided in subparagraph (A). Such 
     amount shall be treated in the same manner as amounts are 
     treated under subsection (c)(1)(B), except that allocable 
     income shall be determined by using the Federal short-term 
     rate under section 1274(d).
       ``(C) Qualified current employee benefit liabilities.--For 
     purposes of this subsection--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `qualified current employee 
     benefit liabilities' means, with respect to any taxable year, 
     the aggregate amounts (including administrative expenses) for 
     which a deduction is allowable to the employer for such 
     taxable year with respect to applicable employee benefits.
       ``(ii) Applicable employee benefits.--The term `applicable 
     employee benefits' means--

       ``(I) contributions to a trust described in section 401(a) 
     which is exempt from tax under section 501(a),
       ``(II) benefits under an accident or health plan (within 
     the meaning of section 105),
       ``(III) disability benefits,
       ``(IV) benefits under an educational assistance program of 
     the employer described in section 127(b), and
       ``(V) benefits under a dependent care assistance program of 
     the employer described in section 129(d).

       ``(4) Definition and special rules.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) Excess pension assets.--The term `excess pension 
     assets' has the meaning given such term by subsection (e)(2).
       ``(B) Coordination with section 412.--In the case of a 
     qualified employee benefit transfer--
       ``(i) any assets transferred in a plan year on or before 
     the valuation date for such year (and any income allocable 
     thereto) shall, for purposes of section 412, be treated as 
     assets in the plan as of the valuation date for such year, 
     and
       ``(ii) the plan shall be treated as having a net experience 
     loss under section 412(b)(2)(B)(iv) in an amount equal to the 
     amount of such transfer and for which amortization charges 
     begin for the first plan year after the plan year in which 
     such transfer occurs, except that such section shall be 
     applied to such amount by substituting `10 plan years' for `5 
     plan years'.''
       (b) Excess Assets.--Section 420(e)(2) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Excess pension assets.--The term `excess pension 
     assets' means the excess (if any) of--
       ``(A) the amount determined under section 412(c)(7)(A)(ii), 
     over
       ``(B) the greater of--
       ``(i) the amount determined under section 
     412(c)(7)(A)(i)(II), or
       ``(ii) 125 percent of termination liability determined 
     under section 414(l), except that the actuarial assumptions 
     used in making such determinations shall be the assumptions 
     used by the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation for single-
     employer plan termination purposes under regulations under 
     title IV of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 
     1974.
     The determination under the preceding sentence with respect 
     to any transfer shall be made as of the date of the transfer. 
     No substantial changes in the regulations described in clause 
     (ii) which are made after the date of the enactment of the 
     Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1995 shall be taken into 
     account for purposes of such clause.''
       (c) Taxpayers in Bankruptcy May Not Make Transfers.--
     Section 420(e) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(5) Exclusion of taxpayers in bankruptcy.--No qualified 
     transfer or qualified employee benefit transfer may be made 
     under this section by a taxpayer if--
       ``(A) the taxpayer has filed, or has had filed against it, 
     a petition in a title 11 or similar case (within the meaning 
     of section 368(a)(3)), and
       ``(B) such case is still pending.''
       (d) Conforming Amendments to ERISA.--
       (1) Notice.--Section 101(e) of the Employee Retirement 
     Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 1021(e)) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or a qualified employee benefit 
     transfer,'' after ``to a health benefits account,'' in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2)(A),
       (B) by inserting ``or qualified employee benefits'' after 
     ``the amount of health benefits liabilities'' in paragraph 
     (1),
       (C) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``January 1, 1995'' and inserting ``the 
     date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 
     1995'', and
       (ii) by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting ``this 
     subsection'', and
       (D) by striking ``to Health Benefits Accounts'' in the 
     heading.
       (2) Exclusive benefit.--Paragraph (1) of section 403(c) of 
     such Act (29 U.S.C. 1103(c)(1)) is amended by striking 
     ``January 1, 1995'' and inserting ``the date of the enactment 
     of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1995''.
       (3) Exemption from prohibited transaction.--Paragraph (13) 
     of section 408(b) of such Act (29 U.S.C. 1108(b)(13)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``retiree health account'' and inserting 
     ``health benefits account'',
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end ``, or any 
     transfer of such assets in a taxable year beginning before 
     January 1, 2002, in a qualified employee benefit transfer 
     permitted under such section 420'', and
       (C) by striking ``January 1, 1995'' and inserting ``the 
     date of the enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 
     1995''.
       (e) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to transfers on and after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Qualified transfers.--To the extent the amendments made 
     by subsections (b), (c), and (d) apply to qualified transfers 
     under section 420 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act), such amendments shall apply to transfers occurring 
     after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11308. REPEAL OF EXCLUSION FOR INTEREST ON LOANS USED TO 
                   ACQUIRE EMPLOYER SECURITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 133 (relating to interest on 
     certain loans used to acquire employer securities) is hereby 
     repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 291(e)(1) is amended by 
     striking clause (iv) and by redesignating clause (v) as 
     clause (iv).
       (2) Section 812 is amended by striking subsection (g).
       (3) Paragraph (5) of section 852(b) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (C).
       (4) Paragraph (2) of section 4978(b) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (A) and all that follows and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(A) first from qualified securities to which section 1042 
     applied acquired during the 3-year period ending on the date 
     of the disposition, beginning with the securities first so 
     acquired, and
       ``(B) then from any other employer securities.
     If subsection (d) applies to a disposition, the disposition 
     shall be treated as made from employer securities in the 
     opposite order of the preceding sentence.''.
       (5)(A) Section 4978B (relating to tax on disposition of 
     employer securities to which section 133 applied) is hereby 
     repealed.
       (B) The table of sections for chapter 43 is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 4978B.
       (6) Subsection (e) of section 6047 is amended by striking 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) and inserting the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(1) any employer maintaining, or the plan administrator 
     (within the meaning of section 414(g)) of, an employee stock 
     ownership plan which holds stock with respect to which sec

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     tion 404(k) applies to dividends paid on such stock, or
       ``(2) both such employer or plan administrator,''.
       (7) Subsection (f) of section 7872 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (12).
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to loans made after October 13, 1995.
       (2) Refinancings.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall not apply to loans made after October 13, 1995, to 
     refinance securities acquisition loans (determined without 
     regard to section 133(b)(1)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code 
     of 1986, as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act) made on or before such date or to 
     refinance loans described in this paragraph if--
       (A) the refinancing loans meet the requirements of section 
     133 of such Code (as so in effect),
       (B) immediately after the refinancing the principal amount 
     of the loan resulting from the refinancing does not exceed 
     the principal amount of the refinanced loan (immediately 
     before the refinancing), and
       (C) the term of such refinancing loan does not extend 
     beyond the last day of the term of the original securities 
     acquisition loan.
     For purposes of this paragraph, the term ``securities 
     acquisition loan'' includes a loan from a corporation to an 
     employee stock ownership plan described in section 133(b)(3) 
     of such Code (as so in effect).

                        CHAPTER 2--LEGAL REFORMS

     SEC. 11311. REPEAL OF EXCLUSION FOR PUNITIVE DAMAGES AND FOR 
                   DAMAGES NOT ATTRIBUTABLE TO PHYSICAL INJURIES 
                   OR SICKNESS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 104(a) (relating 
     to compensation for injuries or sickness) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(2) the amount of any damages (other than punitive 
     damages) received (whether by suit or agreement and whether 
     as lump sums or as periodic payments) on account of personal 
     physical injuries or physical sickness;''.
       (b) Emotional Distress as Such Treated as Not Physical 
     Injury or Physical Sickness.--Section 104(a) is amended by 
     striking the last sentence and inserting the following new 
     sentence: ``For purposes of paragraph (2), emotional distress 
     shall not be treated as a physical injury or physical 
     sickness. The preceding sentence shall not apply to an amount 
     of damages not in excess of the amount paid for medical care 
     (described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of section 213(d)(1)) 
     attributable to emotional distress.''.
       (c) Special Rule for States in Which Only Punitive Damages 
     May Be Awarded in Wrongful Death Actions.--Section 104 is 
     amended by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and 
     by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Restriction on Punitive Damages Not to Apply in 
     Certain Cases.--The restriction on the application of 
     subsection (a)(2) to punitive damages shall not apply to 
     punitive damages which--
       ``(1) are awarded in a civil action--
       ``(A) which is a wrongful death action, and
       ``(B) with respect to which applicable State law (as in 
     effect on February 1, 1996, and without regard to any 
     modification after such date) provides, or has been construed 
     to provide by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant to a 
     decision issued on or before February 1, 1996, that only 
     punitive damages may be awarded in such an action, and
       ``(2) would have been excludable from gross income under 
     subsection (a)(2) as in effect for amounts received on 
     December 31, 1995.
     This subsection shall cease to apply to any civil action 
     filed on or after the first date on which the applicable 
     State law ceases to provide (or is no longer construed to 
     provide) the treatment described in paragraph (2).''
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to amounts 
     received after December 31, 1995, in taxable years ending 
     after such date.
       (2) Exception.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     not apply to any amount received under a written binding 
     agreement, court decree, or mediation award in effect on (or 
     issued on or before) September 13, 1995.

     SEC. 11312. REPORTING OF CERTAIN PAYMENTS MADE TO ATTORNEYS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6045 (relating to returns of 
     brokers) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Return Required in the Case of Payments to 
     Attorneys.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any person engaged in a trade or 
     business and making a payment (in the course of such trade or 
     business) to which this subsection applies shall file a 
     return under subsection (a) and a statement under subsection 
     (b) with respect to such payment.
       ``(2) Application of subsection.--
       ``(A) In general.--This subsection shall apply to any 
     payment to an attorney in connection with legal services 
     (whether or not such services are performed for the payor).
       ``(B) Exception.--This subsection shall not apply to the 
     portion of any payment which is required to be reported under 
     section 6041(a) (or would be so required but for the dollar 
     limitation contained therein) or section 6051.''.
       (b) Reporting of Attorneys' Fees Payable to Corporations.--
     The regulations providing an exception under section 6041 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 for payments made to 
     corporations shall not apply to payments of attorneys' fees.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to payments made after December 31, 1996.

        CHAPTER 3--REFORMS RELATING TO NONRECOGNITION PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11321. NO ROLLOVER OR EXCLUSION OF GAIN ON SALE OF 
                   PRINCIPAL RESIDENCE WHICH IS ATTRIBUTABLE TO 
                   DEPRECIATION DEDUCTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 1034 (relating 
     to limitations) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Recognition of gain attributable to depreciation.--
     Subsection (a) shall not apply to so much of the gain from 
     the sale of any residence as does not exceed the portion of 
     the depreciation adjustments (as defined in section 
     1250(b)(3)) attributable to periods after December 31, 1995, 
     in respect of such residence.''.
       (b) Comparable Treatment Under 1-Time Exclusion of Gain on 
     Sale of Principal Residence.--Subsection (d) of section 121 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(10) Recognition of gain attributable to depreciation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to so 
     much of the gain from the sale of any property as does not 
     exceed the portion of the depreciation adjustments (as 
     defined in section 1250(b)(3)) attributable to periods after 
     December 31, 1995, in respect of such property.
       ``(B) Coordination with paragraph (5).--If this section 
     does not apply to gain attributable to a portion of a 
     residence by reason of paragraph (5), subparagraph (A) shall 
     not apply to depreciation adjustments attributable to such 
     portion.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11322. NONRECOGNITION OF GAIN ON SALE OF PRINCIPAL 
                   RESIDENCE BY NONCITIZENS LIMITED TO NEW 
                   RESIDENCES LOCATED IN THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 1034 (relating 
     to limitations) (as amended by section 11321) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) New residence must be located in united states in 
     certain cases.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a sale of an old 
     residence by a taxpayer--
       ``(i) who is not a citizen of the United States at the time 
     of sale, and
       ``(ii) who is not a citizen or resident of the United 
     States on the date which is 2 years after the date of the 
     sale of such old residence,
     subsection (a) shall apply only if the new residence is 
     located in the United States or a possession of the United 
     States.
       ``(B) Property held jointly by husband and wife.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if--
       ``(i) the old residence is held by a husband and wife as 
     joint tenants, tenants by the entirety, or community 
     property,
       ``(ii) such husband and wife make a joint return for the 
     taxable year of the sale or exchange, and
       ``(iii) one spouse is a citizen of the United States at the 
     time of sale.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendment made by this section shall 
     apply to sales of old residences after December 31, 1995.
       (2) Treatment of purchases of new residences.--The 
     amendment made by this section shall not apply to new 
     residences--
       (A) purchased before September 13, 1995, or
       (B) purchased on or after such date pursuant to a binding 
     contract in effect on such date and at all times thereafter 
     before such purchase.
       (3) Certain rules to apply.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the rules of paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of 
     section 1034(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall 
     apply.

          CHAPTER 4--EXCISE TAX AND TAX-EXEMPT BOND PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11331. REPEAL OF DIESEL FUEL TAX REBATE TO PURCHASERS OF 
                   DIESEL-POWERED AUTOMOBILES AND LIGHT TRUCKS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6427 (relating to fuels not used 
     for taxable purposes) is amended by striking subsection (g).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (3) of section 34(a) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) under section 6427 with respect to fuels used for 
     nontaxable purposes or resold during the taxable year 
     (determined without regard to section 6427(k)).''.
       (2) Paragraphs (1) and (2)(A) of section 6427(i) are each 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``(g),'', and
       (B) by striking ``(or a qualified diesel powered highway 
     vehicle purchased)'' each place it appears.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to vehicles purchased after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11332. MODIFICATIONS TO EXCISE TAX ON OZONE-DEPLETING 
                   CHEMICALS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4682(d)(1) (relating to recycling) 
     is amended by inserting ``, or on any recycled halon imported 
     from any country which is a signatory to the Montreal 
     Protocol on Substances that Deplete the Ozone Layer'' before 
     the period at the end.
       (b) Certification System.--The Secretary of the Treasury, 
     after consultation with the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency, shall develop a 
     certification system to ensure compliance with the recycling 
     requirement for imported halon under section 4682(d)(1) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended by subsection 
     (a).

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       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11333. ELECTION TO AVOID TAX-EXEMPT BOND PENALTIES FOR 
                   LOCAL FURNISHERS OF ELECTRICITY AND GAS.

       Section 142(f) (relating to local furnishing of electric 
     energy or gas) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraphs:
       ``(3) Election to avoid penalties for certain furnishers.--
       ``(A) In general.--If--
       ``(i) a person engaged in the local furnishing of electric 
     energy or gas, directly or indirectly financed facilities for 
     such furnishing in whole or in part with exempt facility 
     bonds described in subsection (a)(8) issued before the date 
     of the enactment of this paragraph,
       ``(ii) such bonds would (but for this paragraph) cease to 
     be tax-exempt by reason of such person failing to meet the 
     local furnishing requirement of such section as a result of a 
     service area expansion by such person, and
       ``(iii) an election described in subparagraph (B) is made 
     by such person with respect to all such facilities of the 
     person,
     then such bonds shall not cease to be tax-exempt by reason of 
     such expansion (and section 150(b)(4) shall not apply to 
     interest on such bonds).
       ``(B) Election.--An election is described in this 
     subparagraph if it is an election made in such manner as the 
     Secretary prescribes, and such person agrees that--
       ``(i) no bond exempt from tax under section 103 and 
     described in subsection (a)(8) may be issued on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this paragraph with respect to the 
     facilities for the local furnishing of electric energy or 
     gas, or both of such person, other than such a bond issued to 
     refund another bond if the amount of such bond does not 
     exceed the outstanding amount of the refunded bond and the 
     maturity date of the refunding bond is not later than the 
     average maturity date of the refunded bonds to be refunded by 
     the issue of which the refunding bond is a part,
       ``(ii) the expansion of the service area--

       ``(I) is not financed with the proceeds of any exempt 
     facility bond described in subsection (a)(8), and
       ``(II) is not treated as a nonqualifying use under the 
     rules of paragraph (2), and

       ``(iii) all outstanding bonds used to finance the 
     facilities for such person are redeemed not later than 6 
     months after the later of--

       ``(I) the earliest date on which such bonds may be 
     redeemed, or
       ``(II) the date of the election.

       ``(C) Related persons.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `person' includes a group of related persons (within the 
     meaning of section 144(a)(3)) which includes such person.
       ``(4) Application of section.--For purposes of this 
     section, no person may qualify on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this paragraph for tax-exempt bond financing for 
     the local furnishing of electric energy or gas unless such 
     person is engaged on such date in the local furnishing of the 
     energy source for which facilities are financed.''.

     SEC. 11334. TAX-EXEMPT BONDS FOR SALE OF ALASKA POWER 
                   ADMINISTRATION FACILITY.

       Sections 142(f)(4) (as added by section 11333(a)) and 
     147(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall not apply 
     with respect to any private activity bond issued after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act and used to finance the 
     acquisition of the Snettisham hydroelectric project from the 
     Alaska Power Administration in determining if such bond is a 
     qualified bond for purposes of such Code.

                CHAPTER 5--FOREIGN TRUST TAX COMPLIANCE

     SEC. 11341. IMPROVED INFORMATION REPORTING ON FOREIGN TRUSTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 6048 (relating to returns as to 
     certain foreign trusts) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 6048. INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO CERTAIN FOREIGN 
                   TRUSTS.

       ``(a) Notice of Certain Events.--
       ``(1) General rule.--On or before the 90th day (or such 
     later day as the Secretary may prescribe) after any 
     reportable event, the responsible party shall provide written 
     notice of such event to the Secretary in accordance with 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Contents of notice.--The notice required by paragraph 
     (1) shall contain such information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe, including--
       ``(A) the amount of money or other property (if any) 
     transferred to the trust in connection with the reportable 
     event, and
       ``(B) the identity of the trust and of each trustee and 
     beneficiary (or class of beneficiaries) of the trust.
       ``(3) Reportable event.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `reportable event' means--
       ``(i) the creation of any foreign trust by a United States 
     person,
       ``(ii) the transfer of any money or property (directly or 
     indirectly) to a foreign trust by a United States person, 
     including a transfer by reason of death, and
       ``(iii) the death of a citizen or resident of the United 
     States if--

       ``(I) the decedent was treated as the owner of any portion 
     of a foreign trust under the rules of subpart E of part I of 
     subchapter J of chapter 1, or
       ``(II) any portion of a foreign trust was included in the 
     gross estate of the decedent.

       ``(B) Exceptions.--
       ``(i) Fair market value sales.--Subparagraph (A)(ii) shall 
     not apply to any transfer of property to a trust in exchange 
     for consideration of at least the fair market value of the 
     transferred property. For purposes of the preceding sentence, 
     consideration other than cash shall be taken into account at 
     its fair market value and the rules of section 679(a)(3) 
     shall apply.
       ``(ii) Deferred compensation and charitable trusts.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to a trust 
     which is--

       ``(I) described in section 402(b), 404(a)(4), or 404A, or
       ``(II) determined by the Secretary to be described in 
     section 501(c)(3).

       ``(4) Responsible party.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `responsible party' means--
       ``(A) the grantor in the case of the creation of an inter 
     vivos trust,
       ``(B) the transferor in the case of a reportable event 
     described in paragraph (3)(A)(ii) other than a transfer by 
     reason of death, and
       ``(C) the executor of the decedent's estate in any other 
     case.
       ``(b) United States Grantor of Foreign Trust.--
       ``(1) In general.--If, at any time during any taxable year 
     of a United States person, such person is treated as the 
     owner of any portion of a foreign trust under the rules of 
     subpart E of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1, such person 
     shall be responsible to ensure that--
       ``(A) such trust makes a return for such year which sets 
     forth a full and complete accounting of all trust activities 
     and operations for the year, the name of the United States 
     agent for such trust, and such other information as the 
     Secretary may prescribe, and
       ``(B) such trust furnishes such information as the 
     Secretary may prescribe to each United States person (i) who 
     is treated as the owner of any portion of such trust or (ii) 
     who receives (directly or indirectly) any distribution from 
     the trust.
       ``(2) Trusts not having united states agent.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the rules of this paragraph apply to 
     any foreign trust, the determination of amounts required to 
     be taken into account with respect to such trust by a United 
     States person under the rules of subpart E of part I of 
     subchapter J of chapter 1 shall be determined by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(B) United states agent required.--The rules of this 
     paragraph shall apply to any foreign trust to which paragraph 
     (1) applies unless such trust agrees (in such manner, subject 
     to such conditions, and at such time as the Secretary shall 
     prescribe) to authorize a United States person to act as such 
     trust's limited agent solely for purposes of applying 
     sections 7602, 7603, and 7604 with respect to--
       ``(i) any request by the Secretary to examine records or 
     produce testimony related to the proper treatment of amounts 
     required to be taken into account under the rules referred to 
     in subparagraph (A), or
       ``(ii) any summons by the Secretary for such records or 
     testimony.
     The appearance of persons or production of records by reason 
     of a United States person being such an agent shall not 
     subject such persons or records to legal process for any 
     purpose other than determining the correct treatment under 
     this title of the amounts required to be taken into account 
     under the rules referred to in subparagraph (A). A foreign 
     trust which appoints an agent described in this subparagraph 
     shall not be considered to have an office or a permanent 
     establishment in the United States, or to be engaged in a 
     trade or business in the United States, solely because of the 
     activities of such agent pursuant to this subsection.
       ``(C) Other rules to apply.--Rules similar to the rules of 
     paragraphs (2) and (4) of section 6038A(e) shall apply for 
     purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(c) Reporting by United States Beneficiaries of Foreign 
     Trusts.--
       ``(1) In general.--If any United States person receives 
     (directly or indirectly) during any taxable year of such 
     person any distribution from a foreign trust, such person 
     shall make a return with respect to such trust for such year 
     which includes--
       ``(A) the name of such trust,
       ``(B) the aggregate amount of the distributions so received 
     from such trust during such taxable year, and
       ``(C) such other information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.
       ``(2) Inclusion in income if records not provided.--
       ``(A) In general.--If adequate records are not provided to 
     the Secretary to determine the proper treatment of any 
     distribution from a foreign trust, such distribution shall be 
     treated as an accumulation distribution includible in the 
     gross income of the distributee under chapter 1. To the 
     extent provided in regulations, the preceding sentence shall 
     not apply if the foreign trust elects to be subject to rules 
     similar to the rules of subsection (b)(2)(B).
       ``(B) Application of accumulation distribution rules.--For 
     purposes of applying section 668 in a case to which 
     subparagraph (A) applies, the applicable number of years for 
     purposes of section 668(a) shall be \1/2\ of the number of 
     years the trust has been in existence.
       ``(d) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Determination of whether united states person 
     receives distribution.--For purposes of this section, in 
     determining whether a United States person receives a 
     distribution from a foreign trust, the fact that a portion of 
     such trust is treated as

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     owned by another person under the rules of subpart E of part 
     I of subchapter J of chapter 1 shall be disregarded.
       ``(2) Domestic trusts with foreign activities.--To the 
     extent provided in regulations, a trust which is a United 
     States person shall be treated as a foreign trust for 
     purposes of this section and section 6677 if such trust has 
     substantial activities, or holds substantial property, 
     outside the United States.
       ``(3) Time and manner of filing information.--Any notice or 
     return required under this section shall be made at such time 
     and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe.
       ``(4) Modification of return requirements.--The Secretary 
     is authorized to suspend or modify any requirement of this 
     section if the Secretary determines that the United States 
     has no significant tax interest in obtaining the required 
     information.''.
       (b) Increased Penalties.--Section 6677 (relating to failure 
     to file information returns with respect to certain foreign 
     trusts) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 6677. FAILURE TO FILE INFORMATION WITH RESPECT TO 
                   CERTAIN FOREIGN TRUSTS.

       ``(a) Civil Penalty.--In addition to any criminal penalty 
     provided by law, if any notice or return required to be filed 
     by section 6048--
       ``(1) is not filed on or before the time provided in such 
     section, or
       ``(2) does not include all the information required 
     pursuant to such section or includes incorrect information,
     the person required to file such notice or return shall pay a 
     penalty equal to 35 percent of the gross reportable amount. 
     If any failure described in the preceding sentence continues 
     for more than 90 days after the day on which the Secretary 
     mails notice of such failure to the person required to pay 
     such penalty, such person shall pay a penalty (in addition to 
     the amount determined under the preceding sentence) of 
     $10,000 for each 30-day period (or fraction thereof) during 
     which such failure continues after the expiration of such 90-
     day period. In no event shall the penalty under this 
     subsection with respect to any failure exceed the gross 
     reportable amount.
       ``(b) Special Rules for Returns Under Section 6048(b).--In 
     the case of a return required under section 6048(b)--
       ``(1) the United States person referred to in such section 
     shall be liable for the penalty imposed by subsection (a), 
     and
       ``(2) subsection (a) shall be applied by substituting `5 
     percent' for `35 percent'.
       ``(c) Gross Reportable Amount.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a), the term `gross reportable amount' means--
       ``(1) the gross value of the property involved in the event 
     (determined as of the date of the event) in the case of a 
     failure relating to section 6048(a),
       ``(2) the gross value of the portion of the trust's assets 
     at the close of the year treated as owned by the United 
     States person in the case of a failure relating to section 
     6048(b)(1), and
       ``(3) the gross amount of the distributions in the case of 
     a failure relating to section 6048(c).
       ``(d) Reasonable Cause Exception.--No penalty shall be 
     imposed by this section on any failure which is shown to be 
     due to reasonable cause and not due to willful neglect. The 
     fact that a foreign jurisdiction would impose a civil or 
     criminal penalty on the taxpayer (or any other person) for 
     disclosing the required information is not reasonable cause.
       ``(e) Deficiency Procedures Not To Apply.--Subchapter B of 
     chapter 63 (relating to deficiency procedures for income, 
     estate, gift, and certain excise taxes) shall not apply in 
     respect of the assessment or collection of any penalty 
     imposed by subsection (a).''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 6724(d), as amended by 
     sections 11004 and 11045, is amended by striking ``or'' at 
     the end of subparagraph (U), by striking the period at the 
     end of subparagraph (V) and inserting ``, or'', and by 
     inserting after subparagraph (V) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(W) section 6048(b)(1)(B) (relating to foreign trust 
     reporting requirements).''.
       (2) The table of sections for subpart B of part III of 
     subchapter A of chapter 61 is amended by striking the item 
     relating to section 6048 and inserting the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 6048. Information with respect to certain foreign trusts.''.

       (3) The table of sections for part I of subchapter B of 
     chapter 68 is amended by striking the item relating to 
     section 6677 and inserting the following new item:

``Sec. 6677. Failure to file information with respect to certain 
              foreign trusts.''.

       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Reportable events.--To the extent related to subsection 
     (a) of section 6048 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as 
     amended by this section, the amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to reportable events (as defined in such section 
     6048) occurring after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Grantor trust reporting.--To the extent related to 
     subsection (b) of such section 6048, the amendments made by 
     this section shall apply to taxable years of United States 
     persons beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (3) Reporting by united states beneficiaries.--To the 
     extent related to subsection (c) of such section 6048, the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to distributions 
     received after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11342. MODIFICATIONS OF RULES RELATING TO FOREIGN TRUSTS 
                   HAVING ONE OR MORE UNITED STATES BENEFICIARIES.

       (a) Treatment of Trust Obligations, Etc.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 679(a) is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting the following:
       ``(B) Transfers at fair market value.--To any transfer of 
     property to a trust in exchange for consideration of at least 
     the fair market value of the transferred property. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, consideration other than 
     cash shall be taken into account at its fair market value.''.
       (2) Subsection (a) of section 679 (relating to foreign 
     trusts having one or more United States beneficiaries) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Certain obligations not taken into account under fair 
     market value exception.--
       ``(A) In general.--In determining whether paragraph (2)(B) 
     applies to any transfer by a person described in clause (ii) 
     or (iii) of subparagraph (C), there shall not be taken into 
     account--
       ``(i) except as provided in regulations, any obligation of 
     a person described in subparagraph (C), and
       ``(ii) to the extent provided in regulations, any 
     obligation which is guaranteed by a person described in 
     subparagraph (C).
       ``(B) Treatment of principal payments on obligation.--
     Principal payments by the trust on any obligation referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) shall be taken into account on and after 
     the date of the payment in determining the portion of the 
     trust attributable to the property transferred.
       ``(C) Persons described.--The persons described in this 
     subparagraph are--
       ``(i) the trust,
       ``(ii) any grantor or beneficiary of the trust, and
       ``(iii) any person who is related (within the meaning of 
     section 643(i)(2)(B)) to any grantor or beneficiary of the 
     trust.''.
       (b) Exemption of Transfers to Charitable Trusts.--
     Subsection (a) of section 679 is amended by striking 
     ``section 404(a)(4) or 404A'' and inserting ``section 
     6048(a)(3)(B)(ii)''.
       (c) Other Modifications.--Subsection (a) of section 679 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) Special rules applicable to foreign grantor who later 
     becomes a united states person.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a nonresident alien individual has a 
     residency starting date within 5 years after directly or 
     indirectly transferring property to a foreign trust, this 
     section and section 6048 shall be applied as if such 
     individual transferred to such trust on the residency 
     starting date an amount equal to the portion of such trust 
     attributable to the property transferred by such individual 
     to such trust in such transfer.
       ``(B) Treatment of undistributed income.--For purposes of 
     this section, undistributed net income for periods before 
     such individual's residency starting date shall be taken into 
     account in determining the portion of the trust which is 
     attributable to property transferred by such individual to 
     such trust but shall not otherwise be taken into account.
       ``(C) Residency starting date.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, an individual's residency starting date is the 
     residency starting date determined under section 
     7701(b)(2)(A).
       ``(5) Outbound trust migrations.--If--
       ``(A) an individual who is a citizen or resident of the 
     United States transferred property to a trust which was not a 
     foreign trust, and
       ``(B) such trust becomes a foreign trust while such 
     individual is alive,
     then this section and section 6048 shall be applied as if 
     such individual transferred to such trust on the date such 
     trust becomes a foreign trust an amount equal to the portion 
     of such trust attributable to the property previously 
     transferred by such individual to such trust. A rule similar 
     to the rule of paragraph (4)(B) shall apply for purposes of 
     this paragraph.''.
       (d) Modifications Relating to Whether Trust Has United 
     States Beneficiaries.--Subsection (c) of section 679 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Certain united states beneficiaries disregarded.--A 
     beneficiary shall not be treated as a United States person in 
     applying this section with respect to any transfer of 
     property to foreign trust if such beneficiary first became a 
     United States person more than 5 years after the date of such 
     transfer.''.
       (e) Technical Amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     679(c)(2) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) in the case of a foreign corporation, such 
     corporation is a controlled foreign corporation (as defined 
     in section 957(a)),''.
       (f) Regulations.--Section 679 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this section.''.
       (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to transfers of property after February 6, 1995.

     SEC. 11343. FOREIGN PERSONS NOT TO BE TREATED AS OWNERS UNDER 
                   GRANTOR TRUST RULES.

       (a) General Rule.--

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       (1) Subsection (f) of section 672 (relating to special rule 
     where grantor is foreign person) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(f) Subpart Not To Result in Foreign Ownership.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this subpart, this subpart shall apply only to the extent 
     such application results in an amount being currently taken 
     into account (directly or through 1 or more entities) under 
     this chapter in computing the income of a citizen or resident 
     of the United States or a domestic corporation.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--
       ``(A) Certain revocable and irrevocable trusts.--Paragraph 
     (1) shall not apply to any trust if--
       ``(i) the power to revest absolutely in the grantor title 
     to the trust property is exercisable solely by the grantor 
     without the approval or consent of any other person or with 
     the consent of a related or subordinate party who is 
     subservient to the grantor, or
       ``(ii) the only amounts distributable from such trust 
     (whether income or corpus) during the lifetime of the grantor 
     are amounts distributable to the grantor or the spouse of the 
     grantor.
       ``(B) Compensatory trusts.--Except as provided in 
     regulations, paragraph (1) shall not apply to any portion of 
     a trust distributions from which are taxable as compensation 
     for services rendered.
       ``(3) Special rules.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary--
       ``(A) a controlled foreign corporation (as defined in 
     section 957) shall be treated as a domestic corporation for 
     purposes of paragraph (1), and
       ``(B) paragraph (1) shall not apply for purposes of 
     applying section 1296.
       ``(4) Recharacterization of purported gifts.--In the case 
     of any transfer directly or indirectly from a partnership or 
     foreign corporation which the transferee treats as a gift or 
     bequest, the Secretary may recharacterize such transfer in 
     such circumstances as the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate to prevent the avoidance of the purposes of this 
     subsection.
       ``(5) Special rule where grantor is foreign person.--If
       ``(A) but for this subsection, a foreign person would be 
     treated as the owner of any portion of a trust, and
       ``(B) such trust has a beneficiary who is a United States 
     person,
     such beneficiary shall be treated as the grantor of such 
     portion to the extent such beneficiary has made transfers of 
     property by gift (directly or indirectly) to such foreign 
     person. For purposes of the preceding sentence, any gift 
     shall not be taken into account to the extent such gift would 
     be excluded from taxable gifts under section 2503(b).
       ``(6) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this subsection, including regulations 
     providing that paragraph (1) shall not apply in appropriate 
     cases.''.
       (2) The last sentence of subsection (c) of section 672 of 
     such Code is amended by inserting ``subsection (f) and'' 
     before ``sections 674''.
       (b) Credit for Certain Taxes.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     665(d) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     sentence: ``Under rules or regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary, in the case of any foreign trust of which the 
     settlor or another person would be treated as owner of any 
     portion of the trust under subpart E but for section 672(f), 
     the term `taxes imposed on the trust' includes the allocable 
     amount of any income, war profits, and excess profits taxes 
     imposed by any foreign country or possession of the United 
     States on the settlor or such other person in respect of 
     trust gross income.''.
       (c) Distributions by Certain Foreign Trusts Through 
     Nominees.--
       (1) Section 643 is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h) Distributions by Certain Foreign Trusts Through 
     Nominees.--For purposes of this part, any amount paid to a 
     United States person which is derived directly or indirectly 
     from a foreign trust of which the payor is not the grantor 
     shall be deemed in the year of payment to have been directly 
     paid by the foreign trust to such United States person.''.
       (2) Section 665 is amended by striking subsection (c).
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided by paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Exception for certain trusts.--The amendments made by 
     this section shall not apply to any trust--
       (A) which is treated as owned by the grantor or another 
     person under section 676 or 677 (other than subsection (a)(3) 
     thereof) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, and
       (B) which is in existence on September 19, 1995.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply to the portion of any 
     such trust attributable to any transfer to such trust after 
     September 19, 1995.
       (e) Transitional Rule.--If--
       (1) by reason of the amendments made by this section, any 
     person other than a United States person ceases to be treated 
     as the owner of a portion of a domestic trust, and
       (2) before January 1, 1997, such trust becomes a foreign 
     trust, or the assets of such trust are transferred to a 
     foreign trust,
     no tax shall be imposed by section 1491 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 by reason of such trust becoming a 
     foreign trust or the assets of such trust being transferred 
     to a foreign trust.

     SEC. 11344. INFORMATION REPORTING REGARDING FOREIGN GIFTS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part III of subchapter A of 
     chapter 61 is amended by inserting after section 6039E the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 6039F. NOTICE OF GIFTS RECEIVED FROM FOREIGN PERSONS.

       ``(a) In General.--If the value of the aggregate foreign 
     gifts received by a United States person (other than an 
     organization described in section 501(c) and exempt from tax 
     under section 501(a)) during any taxable year exceeds 
     $10,000, such United States person shall furnish (at such 
     time and in such manner as the Secretary shall prescribe) 
     such information as the Secretary may prescribe regarding 
     each foreign gift received during such year.
       ``(b) Foreign Gift.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `foreign gift' means any amount received from a person other 
     than a United States person which the recipient treats as a 
     gift or bequest. Such term shall not include any qualified 
     transfer (within the meaning of section 2503(e)(2)).
       ``(c) Penalty for Failure To File Information.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a United States person fails to 
     furnish the information required by subsection (a) with 
     respect to any foreign gift within the time prescribed 
     therefor (including extensions)--
       ``(A) the tax consequences of the receipt of such gift 
     shall be determined by the Secretary in the Secretary's sole 
     discretion from the Secretary's own knowledge or from such 
     information as the Secretary may obtain through testimony or 
     otherwise, and
       ``(B) such United States person shall pay (upon notice and 
     demand by the Secretary and in the same manner as tax) an 
     amount equal to 5 percent of the amount of such foreign gift 
     for each month for which the failure continues (not to exceed 
     25 percent of such amount in the aggregate).
       ``(2) Reasonable cause exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to any failure to report a foreign gift if the United 
     States person shows that the failure is due to reasonable 
     cause and not due to willful neglect.
       ``(d) Cost-of-Living Adjustment.--In the case of any 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 1996, the $10,000 
     amount under subsection (a) shall be increased by an amount 
     equal to the product of such amount and the cost-of-living 
     adjustment for such taxable year under section 1(f)(3), 
     except that subparagraph (B) thereof shall be applied by 
     substituting `1995' for `1992'.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     subpart is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 6039E the following new item:

``Sec. 6039F. Notice of large gifts received from foreign persons.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts received after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act in taxable years ending after such 
     date.

     SEC. 11345. MODIFICATION OF RULES RELATING TO FOREIGN TRUSTS 
                   WHICH ARE NOT GRANTOR TRUSTS.

       (a) Modification of Interest Charge on Accumulation 
     Distributions.--Subsection (a) of section 668 (relating to 
     interest charge on accumulation distributions from foreign 
     trusts) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of the tax determined 
     under section 667(a)--
       ``(1) Interest determined using underpayment rates.--The 
     interest charge determined under this section with respect to 
     any distribution is the amount of interest which would be 
     determined on the partial tax computed under section 667(b) 
     for the period described in paragraph (2) using the rates and 
     the method under section 6621 applicable to underpayments of 
     tax.
       ``(2) Period.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the period 
     described in this paragraph is the period which begins on the 
     date which is the applicable number of years before the date 
     of the distribution and which ends on the date of the 
     distribution.
       ``(3) Applicable number of years.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) In general.--The applicable number of years with 
     respect to a distribution is the number determined by 
     dividing--
       ``(i) the sum of the products described in subparagraph (B) 
     with respect to each undistributed income year, by
       ``(ii) the aggregate undistributed net income.
     The quotient determined under the preceding sentence shall be 
     rounded under procedures prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(B) Product described.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), 
     the product described in this subparagraph with respect to 
     any undistributed income year is the product of--
       ``(i) the undistributed net income for such year, and
       ``(ii) the sum of the number of taxable years between such 
     year and the taxable year of the distribution (counting in 
     each case the undistributed income year but not counting the 
     taxable year of the distribution).
       ``(4) Undistributed income year.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `undistrib

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     uted income year' means any prior taxable year of the trust 
     for which there is undistributed net income, other than a 
     taxable year during all of which the beneficiary receiving 
     the distribution was not a citizen or resident of the United 
     States.
       ``(5) Determination of undistributed net income.--
     Notwithstanding section 666, for purposes of this subsection, 
     an accumulation distribution from the trust shall be treated 
     as reducing proportionately the undistributed net income for 
     undistributed income years.
       ``(6) Periods before 1996.--Interest for the portion of the 
     period described in paragraph (2) which occurs before January 
     1, 1996, shall be determined--
       ``(A) by using an interest rate of 6 percent, and
       ``(B) without compounding until January 1, 1996.''.
       (b) Abusive Transactions.--Section 643(a) is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (6) the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) Abusive transactions.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     such regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry 
     out the purposes of this part, including regulations to 
     prevent avoidance of such purposes.''.
       (c) Treatment of Loans From Trusts.--
       (1) In general.--Section 643 (relating to definitions 
     applicable to subparts A, B, C, and D) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Loans From Foreign Trusts.--For purposes of subparts 
     B, C, and D--
       ``(1) General rule.--Except as provided in regulations, if 
     a foreign trust makes a loan of cash or marketable securities 
     directly or indirectly to--
       ``(A) any grantor or beneficiary of such trust who is a 
     United States person, or
       ``(B) any United States person not described in 
     subparagraph (A) who is related to such grantor or 
     beneficiary,
     the amount of such loan shall be treated as a distribution by 
     such trust to such grantor or beneficiary (as the case may 
     be).
       ``(2) Definitions and special rules.--For purposes of this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) Cash.--The term `cash' includes foreign currencies 
     and cash equivalents.
       ``(B) Related person.--
       ``(i) In general.--A person is related to another person if 
     the relationship between such persons would result in a 
     disallowance of losses under section 267 or 707(b). In 
     applying section 267 for purposes of the preceding sentence, 
     section 267(c)(4) shall be applied as if the family of an 
     individual includes the spouses of the members of the family.
       ``(ii) Allocation.--If any person described in paragraph 
     (1)(B) is related to more than one person, the grantor or 
     beneficiary to whom the treatment under this subsection 
     applies shall be determined under regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(C) Exclusion of tax-exempts.--The term `United States 
     person' does not include any entity exempt from tax under 
     this chapter.
       ``(D) Trust not treated as simple trust.--Any trust which 
     is treated under this subsection as making a distribution 
     shall be treated as not described in section 651.
       ``(3) Subsequent transactions regarding loan principal.--If 
     any loan is taken into account under paragraph (1), any 
     subsequent transaction between the trust and the original 
     borrower regarding the principal of the loan (by way of 
     complete or partial repayment, satisfaction, cancellation, 
     discharge, or otherwise) shall be disregarded for purposes of 
     this title.''.
       (2) Technical amendment.--Paragraph (8) of section 7872(f) 
     is amended by inserting ``, 643(i),'' before ``or 1274'' each 
     place it appears.
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Interest charge.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to distributions after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) Abusive transactions.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (b) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (3) Loans from trusts.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (c) shall apply to loans of cash or marketable securities 
     after September 19, 1995.

     SEC. 11346. RESIDENCE OF ESTATES AND TRUSTS, ETC.

       (a) Treatment as United States Person.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (30) of section 7701(a) is 
     amended by striking subparagraph (D) and by inserting after 
     subparagraph (C) the following:
       ``(D) any estate or trust if--
       ``(i) a court within the United States is able to exercise 
     primary supervision over the administration of the estate or 
     trust, and
       ``(ii) in the case of a trust, one or more United States 
     fiduciaries have the authority to control all substantial 
     decisions of the trust.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (31) of section 
     7701(a) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(31) Foreign estate or trust.--The term `foreign estate' 
     or `foreign trust' means any estate or trust other than an 
     estate or trust described in section 7701(a)(30)(D).''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply--
       (A) to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1996, or
       (B) at the election of the trustee of a trust, to taxable 
     years ending after the date of the enactment of this Act.
     Such an election, once made, shall be irrevocable.
       (b) Domestic Trusts Which Become Foreign Trusts.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1491 (relating to imposition of 
     tax on transfers to avoid income tax) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new flush sentence:
     ``If a trust which is not a foreign trust becomes a foreign 
     trust, such trust shall be treated for purposes of this 
     section as having transferred, immediately before becoming a 
     foreign trust, all of its assets to a foreign trust.''.
       (2) Penalty.--Section 1494 is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Penalty.--In the case of any failure to file a return 
     required by the Secretary with respect to any transfer 
     described in section 1491 with respect to a trust, the person 
     required to file such return shall be liable for the 
     penalties provided in section 6677 in the same manner as if 
     such failure were a failure to file a return under section 
     6048(a).''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

 CHAPTER 6--TREATMENT OF INDIVIDUALS WHO LOSE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP

     SEC. 11348. REVISION OF INCOME, ESTATE, AND GIFT TAXES ON 
                   INDIVIDUALS WHO LOSE UNITED STATES CITIZENSHIP.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 877 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(a) Treatment of Expatriates.--
       ``(1) In general.--Every nonresident alien individual who, 
     within the 10-year period immediately preceding the close of 
     the taxable year, lost United States citizenship, unless such 
     loss did not have for 1 of its principal purposes the 
     avoidance of taxes under this subtitle or subtitle B, shall 
     be taxable for such taxable year in the manner provided in 
     subsection (b) if the tax imposed pursuant to such subsection 
     exceeds the tax which, without regard to this section, is 
     imposed pursuant to section 871.
       ``(2) Certain individuals treated as having tax avoidance 
     purpose.--For purposes of paragraph (1), an individual shall 
     be treated as having a principal purpose to avoid such taxes 
     if--
       ``(A) the average annual net income tax (as defined in 
     section 38(c)(1)) of such individual for the period of 5 
     taxable years ending before the date of the loss of United 
     States citizenship is greater than $100,000, or
       ``(B) the net worth of the individual as of such date is 
     $500,000 or more.
     In the case of the loss of United States citizenship in any 
     calendar year after 1996, such $100,000 and $500,000 amounts 
     shall be increased by an amount equal to such dollar amount 
     multiplied by the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year by substituting `1994' 
     for `1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof. Any increase under 
     the preceding sentence shall be rounded to the nearest 
     multiple of $1,000.''
       (b) Exceptions.--
       (1) In general.--Section 877 is amended by striking 
     subsection (d), by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection 
     (d), and by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Tax Avoidance Not Presumed in Certain Cases.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subsection (a)(2) shall not apply to an 
     individual if--
       ``(A) such individual is described in a subparagraph of 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection, and
       ``(B) within the 1-year period beginning on the date of the 
     loss of United States citizenship, such individual submits a 
     ruling request for the Secretary's determination as to 
     whether such loss has for 1 of its principal purposes the 
     avoidance of taxes under this subtitle or subtitle B.
       ``(2) Individuals described.--
       ``(A) Dual citizenship, etc.--An individual is described in 
     this subparagraph if--
       ``(i) the individual became at birth a citizen of the 
     United States and a citizen of another country and continues 
     to be a citizen of such other country, or
       ``(ii) the individual becomes (not later than the close of 
     a reasonable period after loss of United States citizenship) 
     a citizen of the country in which--

       ``(I) such individual was born,
       ``(II) if such individual is married, such individual's 
     spouse was born, or
       ``(III) either of such individual's parents were born.

       ``(B) Long-term foreign residents.--An individual is 
     described in this subparagraph if, for each year in the 10-
     year period ending on the date of loss of United States 
     citizenship, the individual was present in the United States 
     for 30 days or less. The rule of section 7701(b)(3)(D)(ii) 
     shall apply for purposes of this subparagraph.
       ``(C) Renunciation upon reaching age of majority.--An 
     individual is described in this subparagraph if the 
     individual's loss of United States citizenship occurs before 
     such individual attains age 18\1/2\.
       ``(D) Individuals specified in regulations.--An individual 
     is described in this subparagraph if the individual is 
     described in a category of individuals prescribed by 
     regulation by the Secretary.''
       (2) Technical amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section 877(b) 
     of such Code is amended by striking ``subsection (c)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (d)''.
       (c) Treatment of Property Disposed of in Nonrecognition 
     Transactions; Treatment of Distributions From Certain 
     Controlled Foreign Corporations.--Sub

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     section (d) of section 877, as redesignated by subsection 
     (b), is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Special Rules for Source, Etc.--For purposes of 
     subsection (b)--
       ``(1) Source rules.--The following items of gross income 
     shall be treated as income from sources within the United 
     States:
       ``(A) Sale of property.--Gains on the sale or exchange of 
     property (other than stock or debt obligations) located in 
     the United States.
       ``(B) Stock or debt obligations.--Gains on the sale or 
     exchange of stock issued by a domestic corporation or debt 
     obligations of United States persons or of the United States, 
     a State or political subdivision thereof, or the District of 
     Columbia.
       ``(C) Income or gain derived from controlled foreign 
     corporation.--Any income or gain derived from stock in a 
     foreign corporation but only--
       ``(i) if the individual losing United States citizenship 
     owned (within the meaning of section 958(a)), or is 
     considered as owning (by applying the ownership rules of 
     section 958(b)), at any time during the 2-year period ending 
     on the date of the loss of United States citizenship, more 
     than 50 percent of--

       ``(I) the total combined voting power of all classes of 
     stock entitled to vote of such corporation, or
       ``(II) the total value of the stock of such corporation, 
     and

       ``(ii) to the extent such income or gain does not exceed 
     the earnings and profits attributable to such stock which 
     were earned or accumulated before the loss of citizenship and 
     during periods that the ownership requirements of clause (i) 
     are met.
       ``(2) Gain recognition on certain exchanges.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any exchange of property 
     to which this paragraph applies, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this title, such property shall be treated as 
     sold for its fair market value on the date of such exchange, 
     and any gain shall be recognized for the taxable year which 
     includes such date.
       ``(B) Exchanges to which paragraph applies.--This paragraph 
     shall apply to any exchange during the 10-year period 
     described in subsection (a) if--
       ``(i) gain would not (but for this paragraph) be recognized 
     on such exchange in whole or in part for purposes of this 
     subtitle,
       ``(ii) income derived from such property was from sources 
     within the United States (or, if no income was so derived, 
     would have been from such sources), and
       ``(iii) income derived from the property acquired in the 
     exchange would be from sources outside the United States.
       ``(C) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the 
     individual enters into an agreement with the Secretary which 
     specifies that any income or gain derived from the property 
     acquired in the exchange (or any other property which has a 
     basis determined in whole or part by reference to such 
     property) during such 10-year period shall be treated as from 
     sources within the United States. If the property transferred 
     in the exchange is disposed of by the person acquiring such 
     property, such agreement shall terminate and any gain which 
     was not recognized by reason of such agreement shall be 
     recognized as of the date of such disposition.
       ``(D) Secretary may extend period.--To the extent provided 
     in regulations prescribed by the Secretary, subparagraph (B) 
     shall be applied by substituting the 15-year period beginning 
     5 years before the loss of United States citizenship for the 
     10-year period referred to therein.
       ``(E) Secretary may require recognition of gain in certain 
     cases.--To the extent provided in regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary--
       ``(i) the removal of appreciated tangible personal property 
     from the United States, and
       ``(ii) any other occurrence which (without recognition of 
     gain) results in a change in the source of the income or gain 
     from property from sources within the United States to 
     sources outside the United States,
     shall be treated as an exchange to which this paragraph 
     applies.
       ``(3) Substantial diminishing of risks of ownership.--For 
     purposes of determining whether this section applies to any 
     gain on the sale or exchange of any property, the running of 
     the 10-year period described in subsection (a) shall be 
     suspended for any period during which the individual's risk 
     of loss with respect to the property is substantially 
     diminished by--
       ``(A) the holding of a put with respect to such property 
     (or similar property),
       ``(B) the holding by another person of a right to acquire 
     the property, or
       ``(C) a short sale or any other transaction.''
       (d) Credit for Foreign Taxes Imposed on United States 
     Source Income.--
       (1) Subsection (b) of section 877 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``The tax imposed solely 
     by reason of this section shall be reduced (but not below 
     zero) by the amount of any income, war profits, and excess 
     profits taxes (within the meaning of section 903) paid to any 
     foreign country or possession of the United States on any 
     income of the taxpayer on which tax is imposed solely by 
     reason of this section.''
       (2) Subsection (a) of section 877, as amended by subsection 
     (a), is amended by inserting ``(after any reduction in such 
     tax under the last sentence of such subsection)'' after 
     ``such subsection''.
       (e) Comparable Estate and Gift Tax Treatment.--
       (1) Estate tax.--
       (A) In general.--Subsection (a) of section 2107 is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(a) Treatment of Expatriates.--
       ``(1) Rate of tax.--A tax computed in accordance with the 
     table contained in section 2001 is hereby imposed on the 
     transfer of the taxable estate, determined as provided in 
     section 2106, of every decedent nonresident not a citizen of 
     the United States if, within the 10-year period ending with 
     the date of death, such decedent lost United States 
     citizenship, unless such loss did not have for 1 of its 
     principal purposes the avoidance of taxes under this subtitle 
     or subtitle A.
       ``(2) Certain individuals treated as having tax avoidance 
     purpose.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), an 
     individual shall be treated as having a principal purpose to 
     avoid such taxes if such individual is so treated under 
     section 877(a)(2).
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a 
     decedent meeting the requirements of section 877(c)(1).''
       (B) Credit for foreign death taxes.--Subsection (c) of 
     section 2107 is amended by redesignating paragraph (2) as 
     paragraph (3) and by inserting after paragraph (1) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Credit for foreign death taxes.--
       ``(A) In general.--The tax imposed by subsection (a) shall 
     be credited with the amount of any estate, inheritance, 
     legacy, or succession taxes actually paid to any foreign 
     country in respect of any property which is included in the 
     gross estate solely by reason of subsection (b).
       ``(B) Limitation on credit.--The credit allowed by 
     subparagraph (A) for such taxes paid to a foreign country 
     shall not exceed the lesser of--
       ``(i) the amount which bears the same ratio to the amount 
     of such taxes actually paid to such foreign country in 
     respect of property included in the gross estate as the value 
     of the property included in the gross estate solely by reason 
     of subsection (b) bears to the value of all property 
     subjected to such taxes by such foreign country, or
       ``(ii) such property's proportionate share of the excess 
     of--

       ``(I) the tax imposed by subsection (a), over
       ``(II) the tax which would be imposed by section 2101 but 
     for this section.

       ``(C) Proportionate share.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (B), a property's proportionate share is the percentage which 
     the value of the property which is included in the gross 
     estate solely by reason of subsection (b) bears to the total 
     value of the gross estate.''
       (C) Expansion of inclusion in gross estate of stock of 
     foreign corporations.--Paragraph (2) of section 2107(b) is 
     amended by striking ``more than 50 percent of'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``more than 50 percent of--
       ``(A) the total combined voting power of all classes of 
     stock entitled to vote of such corporation, or
       ``(B) the total value of the stock of such corporation,''.
       (2) Gift tax.--
       (A) In general.--Paragraph (3) of section 2501(a) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Exception.--
       ``(A) Certain individuals.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply 
     in the case of a donor who, within the 10-year period ending 
     with the date of transfer, lost United States citizenship, 
     unless such loss did not have for 1 of its principal purposes 
     the avoidance of taxes under this subtitle or subtitle A.
       ``(B) Certain individuals treated as having tax avoidance 
     purpose.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), an individual 
     shall be treated as having a principal purpose to avoid such 
     taxes if such individual is so treated under section 
     877(a)(2).
       ``(C) Exception for certain individuals.--Subparagraph (B) 
     shall not apply to a decedent meeting the requirements of 
     section 877(c)(1).
       ``(D) Credit for foreign gift taxes.--The tax imposed by 
     this section solely by reason of this paragraph shall be 
     credited with the amount of any gift tax actually paid to any 
     foreign country in respect of any gift which is taxable under 
     this section solely by reason of this paragraph.''
       (f) Comparable Treatment of Lawful Permanent Residents Who 
     Cease To Be Taxed as Residents.--
       (1) In general.--Section 877 is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (e) as subsection (f) and by inserting after 
     subsection (d) the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Comparable Treatment of Lawful Permanent Residents 
     Who Cease To Be Taxed as Residents.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any long-term resident of the United 
     States who--
       ``(A) ceases to be a lawful permanent resident of the 
     United States (within the meaning of section 7701(b)(6)), or
       ``(B) commences to be treated as a resident of a foreign 
     country under the provisions of a tax treaty between the 
     United States and the foreign country and who does not waive 
     the benefits of such treaty applicable to residents of the 
     foreign country,
     shall be treated for purposes of this section and sections 
     2107, 2501, and 6039F in the same manner as if such resident 
     were a citizen of the United States who lost United States 
     citizenship on the date of such cessation or commencement.
       ``(2) Long-term resident.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `long-term resident' means any individual (other 
     than a citizen of the United States) who is a lawful 
     permanent resident of the United States in at least 8 taxable 
     years during the period of 15 taxable years ending with the 
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     during which the event described in subparagraph (A) or (B) 
     of paragraph (1) occurs. For purposes of the preceding 
     sentence, an individual shall not be treated as a lawful 
     permanent resident for any taxable year if such individual is 
     treated as a resident of a foreign country for the taxable 
     year under the provisions of a tax treaty between the United 
     States and the foreign country and does not waive the 
     benefits of such treaty applicable to residents of the 
     foreign country.
       ``(3) Special rules.--
       ``(A) Exceptions not to apply.--Subsection (c) shall not 
     apply to an individual who is treated as provided in 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Step-up in basis.--Solely for purposes of determining 
     any tax imposed by reason of this subsection, property which 
     was held by the long-term resident on the date the individual 
     first became a resident of the United States shall be treated 
     as having a basis on such date of not less than the fair 
     market value of such property on such date. The preceding 
     sentence shall not apply if the individual elects not to have 
     such sentence apply. Such an election, once made, shall be 
     irrevocable.
       ``(4) Authority to exempt individuals.--This subsection 
     shall not apply to an individual who is described in a 
     category of individuals prescribed by regulation by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(5) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be appropriate to carry out this 
     subsection, including regulations providing for the 
     application of this subsection in cases where an alien 
     individual becomes a resident of the United States during the 
     10-year period after being treated as provided in paragraph 
     (1).''
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 2107 is amended by striking subsection (d), by 
     redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d), and by 
     inserting after subsection (d) (as so redesignated) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Cross Reference.--
       ``For comparable treatment of long-term lawful permanent 
     residents who ceased to be taxed as residents, see section 
     877(e).''
       (B) Paragraph (3) of section 2501(a) (as amended by 
     subsection (e)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Cross reference.--
       ``For comparable treatment of long-term lawful permanent 
     residents who ceased to be taxed as residents, see section 
     877(e).''
       (g) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to--
       (A) individuals losing United States citizenship (within 
     the meaning of section 877 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986) on or after February 6, 1995, and
       (B) long-term residents of the United States with respect 
     to whom an event described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
     section 877(e)(1) of such Code occurs on or after February 6, 
     1995.
       (2) Special rule.--
       (A) In general.--In the case of an individual who performed 
     an act of expatriation specified in paragraph (1), (2), (3), 
     or (4) of section 349(a) of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act (8 U.S.C. 1481(a)(1)-(4)) before February 6, 1995, but 
     who did not, on or before such date, furnish to the United 
     States Department of State a signed statement of voluntary 
     relinquishment of United States nationality confirming the 
     performance of such act, the amendments made by this section 
     and section 11349 shall apply to such individual except 
     that--
       (i) the 10-year period described in section 877(a) of such 
     Code shall not expire before the end of the 10-year period 
     beginning on the date such statement is so furnished, and
       (ii) the 1-year period referred to in section 877(c) of 
     such Code, as amended by this section, shall not expire 
     before the date which is 1 year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if the 
     individual establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     of the Treasury that such loss of United States citizenship 
     occurred before February 6, 1994.

     SEC. 11349. INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS LOSING UNITED STATES 
                   CITIZENSHIP.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part III of subchapter A of 
     chapter 61, as amended by section 11344, is amended by 
     inserting after section 6039F the following new section:

     ``SEC. 6039G. INFORMATION ON INDIVIDUALS LOSING UNITED STATES 
                   CITIZENSHIP.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, any individual who loses United States citizenship 
     (within the meaning of section 877(a)) shall provide a 
     statement which includes the information described in 
     subsection (b). Such statement shall be--
       ``(1) provided not later than the earliest date of any act 
     referred to in subsection (c), and
       ``(2) provided to the person or court referred to in 
     subsection (c) with respect to such act.
       ``(b) Information To Be Provided.--Information required 
     under subsection (a) shall include--
       ``(1) the taxpayer's TIN,
       ``(2) the mailing address of such individual's principal 
     foreign residence,
       ``(3) the foreign country in which such individual is 
     residing,
       ``(4) the foreign country of which such individual is a 
     citizen,
       ``(5) in the case of an individual having a net worth of at 
     least the dollar amount applicable under section 
     877(a)(2)(B), information detailing the assets and 
     liabilities of such individual, and
       ``(6) such other information as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.
       ``(c) Acts Described.--For purposes of this section, the 
     acts referred to in this subsection are--
       ``(1) the individual's renunciation of his United States 
     nationality before a diplomatic or consular officer of the 
     United States pursuant to paragraph (5) of section 349(a) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1481(a)(5)),
       ``(2) the individual's furnishing to the United States 
     Department of State a signed statement of voluntary 
     relinquishment of United States nationality confirming the 
     performance of an act of expatriation specified in paragraph 
     (1), (2), (3), or (4) of section 349(a) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1481(a)(1)-(4)),
       ``(3) the issuance by the United States Department of State 
     of a certificate of loss of nationality to the individual, or
       ``(4) the cancellation by a court of the United States of a 
     naturalized citizen's certificate of naturalization.
       ``(d) Penalty.--Any individual failing to provide a 
     statement required under subsection (a) shall be subject to a 
     penalty for each year (of the 10-year period beginning on the 
     date of loss of United States citizenship) during any portion 
     of which such failure continues in an amount equal to the 
     greater of--
       ``(1) 5 percent of the tax required to be paid under 
     section 877 for the taxable year ending during such year, or
       ``(2) $1,000,
     unless it is shown that such failure is due to reasonable 
     cause and not to willful neglect.
       ``(e) Information To Be Provided To Secretary.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law--
       ``(1) any Federal agency or court which collects (or is 
     required to collect) the statement under subsection (a) shall 
     provide to the Secretary--
       ``(A) a copy of any such statement, and
       ``(B) the name (and any other identifying information) of 
     any individual refusing to comply with the provisions of 
     subsection (a),
       ``(2) the Secretary of State shall provide to the Secretary 
     a copy of each certificate as to the loss of American 
     nationality under section 358 of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act which is approved by the Secretary of State, 
     and
       ``(3) the Federal agency primarily responsible for 
     administering the immigration laws shall provide to the 
     Secretary the name of each lawful permanent resident of the 
     United States (within the meaning of section 7701(b)(6)) 
     whose status as such has been revoked or has been 
     administratively or judicially determined to have been 
     abandoned.
       ``(f) Reporting by Long-Term Lawful Permanent Residents Who 
     Cease To Be Taxed as Residents.--In lieu of applying the last 
     sentence of subsection (a), any individual who is required to 
     provide a statement under this section by reason of section 
     877(e)(1) shall provide such statement with the return of tax 
     imposed by chapter 1 for the taxable year during which the 
     event described in such section occurs.
       ``(g) Exemption.--The Secretary may by regulations exempt 
     any class of individuals from the requirements of this 
     section if he determines that applying this section to such 
     individuals is not necessary to carry out the purposes of 
     this section.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     subpart A is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 6039F the following new item:
     ``Sec. 6039G. Information on individuals losing United States 
                                                    citizenship.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to--
       (1) individuals losing United States citizenship (within 
     the meaning of section 877 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986) on or after February 6, 1995, and
       (2) long-term residents of the United States with respect 
     to whom an event described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of 
     section 877(e)(1) of such Code occurs on or after such date.
     In no event shall any statement required by such amendments 
     be due before the 90th day after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

         CHAPTER 7--FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIZATION INVESTMENTS

     SEC. 11351. FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIZATION INVESTMENT TRUSTS.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter M of chapter 1 is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new part:

       ``PART V--FINANCIAL ASSET SECURITIZATION INVESTMENT TRUSTS

``Sec. 860H. Taxation of a FASIT; other general rules.
``Sec. 860I. Gain recognition on contributions to and distributions 
              from a FASIT and in other cases.
``Sec. 860J. Non-FASIT losses not to offset certain FASIT inclusions.
``Sec. 860K. Treatment of transfers of high-yield interests to 
              disqualified holders.
``Sec. 860L. Definitions and other special rules.

     ``SEC. 860H. TAXATION OF A FASIT; OTHER GENERAL RULES.

       ``(a) Taxation of FASIT.--A FASIT as such shall not be 
     subject to taxation under this subtitle (and shall not be 
     treated as a trust, partnership, corporation, or taxable 
     mortgage pool).
       ``(b) Taxation of Holder of Ownership Interest.--In 
     determining the taxable income

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     of the holder of the ownership interest in a FASIT--
       ``(1) all assets, liabilities, and items of income, gain, 
     deduction, loss, and credit of a FASIT shall be treated as 
     assets, liabilities, and such items (as the case may be) of 
     such holder,
       ``(2) the constant yield method (including the rules of 
     section 1272(a)(6)) shall be applied under an accrual method 
     of accounting in determining all interest, acquisition 
     discount, original issue discount, and market discount and 
     all premium deductions or adjustments with respect to all 
     debt instruments of the FASIT,
       ``(3) the amount of the tax imposed by section 860L(e) 
     (relating to tax on income from foreclosure property) shall 
     be allowed as a deduction,
       ``(4) there shall not be taken into account any item of 
     income, gain, loss, or deduction allocable to prohibited 
     income, and
       ``(5) interest accrued by the FASIT which is exempt from 
     tax imposed by this subtitle shall, when taken into account 
     by such holder, be treated as ordinary income.
     For purposes of this subtitle, securities treated as held by 
     such holder under paragraph (1) shall be treated as held for 
     investment.
       ``(c) Treatment of Regular Interests.--For purposes of this 
     title--
       ``(1) a regular interest in a FASIT, if not otherwise a 
     debt instrument, shall be treated as a debt instrument,
       ``(2) section 163(e)(5) shall not apply to such an 
     interest, and
       ``(3) amounts includible in gross income with respect to 
     such an interest shall be determined under an accrual method 
     of accounting.

     ``SEC. 860I. GAIN RECOGNITION ON CONTRIBUTIONS TO AND 
                   DISTRIBUTIONS FROM A FASIT AND IN OTHER CASES.

       ``(a) Contributions to FASIT.--
       ``(1) In general.--If property is contributed to a FASIT by 
     the holder of the ownership interest in such FASIT, gain (if 
     any) shall be recognized to such holder in an amount equal to 
     the excess (if any) of such property's value under subsection 
     (e) on the date of such contribution over its adjusted basis 
     on such date.
       ``(2) Debt instruments acquired other than by contribution 
     by holder of ownership interest.--For purposes of this part, 
     any debt instrument which is acquired by a FASIT other than 
     in a contribution by the holder of the ownership interest in 
     the FASIT shall be treated--
       ``(A) as having been acquired by such holder at its fair 
     market value on the date of its acquisition by the FASIT, and
       ``(B) as having been contributed by such holder to the 
     FASIT at its value under subsection (e) on such date.
       ``(3) Deferral of gain recognition.--The Secretary may 
     prescribe regulations which--
       ``(A) provide that gain otherwise recognized under 
     paragraph (1) shall not be recognized before the earliest 
     date on which such property supports any regular interest in 
     such FASIT or any indebtedness of the holder of the ownership 
     interest (or of any person related to such holder), and
       ``(B) provide such adjustments to the other provisions of 
     this part to the extent appropriate in the context of the 
     treatment provided under subparagraph (A).
       ``(b) Certain Distributions.--If a FASIT makes a 
     distribution of property with respect to the ownership 
     interest in the FASIT, gain (if any) shall be recognized to 
     such FASIT on the distribution in the same manner as if the 
     FASIT had sold such property to the distributee at its value 
     under subsection (e) on the date of such distribution.
       ``(c) Gain Recognition on Property Outside FASIT Which 
     Supports Regular Interests.--If property held by the holder 
     of the ownership interest in a FASIT (or by any person 
     related to such holder) supports any regular interest in such 
     FASIT--
       ``(1) gain shall be recognized to such holder in the same 
     manner as if such holder had sold such property at its value 
     under subsection (e) on the earliest date such property 
     supports such an interest, and
       ``(2) such property shall be treated as held by such FASIT 
     for purposes of this part.
       ``(d) Gain Recognition on Retained Interests.--If--
       ``(1) any interest in a debt instrument is contributed to a 
     FASIT, and
       ``(2) the contributor (or any person related to such 
     contributor) retains any interest in such instrument 
     (including a right to receive excessive servicing fees with 
     respect to such instrument),
     then gain shall be recognized to such contributor (or person) 
     in the same manner as if the contributor (or person) had sold 
     the retained interest at its value under subsection (e) on 
     the date of such contribution.
       ``(e) Valuation.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The value of any property under this 
     subsection shall be--
       ``(A) in the case of property other than a debt instrument, 
     its fair market value, and
       ``(B) in the case of a debt instrument, the sum of the 
     present values of the reasonably expected payments under such 
     instrument determined (in the manner provided by regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary)--
       ``(i) as of the date of the event resulting in the gain 
     recognition under this section, and
       ``(ii) by using a discount rate equal to 120 percent of the 
     applicable Federal rate (as defined in section 1274(d)), or 
     such other discount rate specified in such regulations, 
     compounded semiannually.
       ``(2) Special rule for revolving loan accounts.--For 
     purposes of paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) each extension of credit (other than the accrual of 
     interest) on a revolving loan account shall be treated as a 
     separate debt instrument, and
       ``(B) payments on such extensions of credit having 
     substantially the same terms shall be applied to such 
     extensions beginning with the earliest such extension.
       ``(f) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Nonrecognition rules not to apply.--Gain required to 
     be recognized under this section shall be recognized 
     notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle.
       ``(2) Basis adjustments.--The basis of any property on 
     which gain is recognized under this section shall be 
     increased by the amount of gain so recognized.

     ``SEC. 860J. NON-FASIT LOSSES NOT TO OFFSET CERTAIN FASIT 
                   INCLUSIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--The taxable income of the holder of the 
     ownership interest or any high-yield interest in a FASIT for 
     any taxable year shall in no event be less than such holder's 
     taxable income determined solely with respect to such 
     interests.
       ``(b) Coordination With Section 172.--Any increase in the 
     taxable income of any holder of the ownership interest or a 
     high-yield interest in a FASIT for any taxable year by reason 
     of subsection (a) shall be disregarded--
       ``(1) in determining under section 172 the amount of any 
     net operating loss for such taxable year, and
       ``(2) in determining taxable income for such taxable year 
     for purposes of the 2nd sentence of section 172(b)(2).
       ``(c) Coordination With Minimum Tax.--For purposes of part 
     VI of subchapter A of this chapter--
       ``(1) the reference in section 55(b)(2) to taxable income 
     shall be treated as a reference to taxable income determined 
     without regard to this section,
       ``(2) the alternative minimum taxable income of any holder 
     of the ownership interest or a high-yield interest in a FASIT 
     for any taxable year shall in no event be less than such 
     holder's taxable income determined solely with respect to 
     such interests, and
       ``(3) any increase in taxable income under this section 
     shall be disregarded for purposes of computing the 
     alternative tax net operating loss deduction.

     ``SEC. 860K. TREATMENT OF TRANSFERS OF HIGH-YIELD INTERESTS 
                   TO DISQUALIFIED HOLDERS.

       ``(a) General Rule.--If any high-yield interest is held by 
     a disqualified holder, this chapter shall be applied as if 
     the transferor of such interest to such holder had not 
     transferred such interest.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--Rules similar to the rules of paragraphs 
     (4) and (7) of section 860E(e) shall apply to the tax imposed 
     by reason of subsection (a).
       ``(c) Disqualified Holder.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `disqualified holder' means any holder other than an 
     eligible corporation (as defined in section 860L(a)(2)).
       ``(d) Treatment of Interests Held By Securities Dealers.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     high-yield interest held by a disqualified holder if such 
     holder is a dealer in securities who acquired such interest 
     exclusively for sale to customers in the ordinary course of 
     business (and not for investment).
       ``(2) Change in dealer status.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a dealer in securities 
     which is not an eligible corporation (as defined in section 
     860L(a)(2)), if--
       ``(i) such dealer ceases to be a dealer in securities, or
       ``(ii) such dealer commences holding the high-yield 
     interest for investment,
     there is hereby imposed (in addition to other taxes) an 
     excise tax equal to the product of the highest rate of tax 
     specified in section 11(b)(1) and the income of such dealer 
     attributable to such interest for periods after the date of 
     such cessation or commencement.
       ``(B) Holding for 31 days or less.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A)(ii), a dealer shall not be treated as 
     holding an interest for investment before the 32d day after 
     the date such dealer acquired such interest unless such 
     interest is so held as part of a plan to avoid the purposes 
     of this paragraph.
       ``(C) Administrative provisions.--The deficiency procedures 
     of subtitle F shall apply to the tax imposed by this 
     paragraph.
       ``(e) Treatment of High-Yield Interests in Pass-Thru 
     Entities.--If a pass-thru entity (as defined in section 
     860E(e)(6)) issues a debt or equity interest--
       ``(1) which is supported by any regular interest in a 
     FASIT, and
       ``(2) which has an original yield to maturity which is 
     greater than each of--
       ``(A) the sum determined under clauses (i) and (ii) of 
     section 163(i)(1)(B) with respect to such debt or equity 
     interest, and
       ``(B) the yield to maturity on such regular interest,
     there is hereby imposed on the pass-thru entity a tax (in 
     addition to other taxes) equal to the product of the highest 
     rate of tax specified in section 11(b)(1) and the income of 
     the holder of such debt or equity interest which is properly 
     attributable to such regular interest. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, the yield to maturity of any equity 
     interest shall be determined under regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary.

     ``SEC. 860L. DEFINITIONS AND OTHER SPECIAL RULES.

       ``(a) FASIT.--

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       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this title, the terms 
     `financial asset securitization investment trust' and `FASIT' 
     mean any entity--
       ``(A) for which an election to be treated as a FASIT 
     applies for the taxable year,
       ``(B) all of the interests in which are regular interests 
     or the ownership interest,
       ``(C) which has only 1 ownership interest and such 
     ownership interest is held directly by an eligible 
     corporation,
       ``(D) as of the close of the 3rd month beginning after the 
     day of its formation and at all times thereafter, 
     substantially all of the assets of which (including assets 
     treated as held by the entity under section 860I(c)(2)) 
     consist of permitted assets, and
       ``(E) which is not described in section 851(a).
     A rule similar to the rule of the last sentence of section 
     860D(a) shall apply for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(2) Eligible corporation.--For purposes of paragraph 
     (1)(C), the term `eligible corporation' means any domestic C 
     corporation other than--
       ``(A) a corporation which is exempt from, or is not subject 
     to, tax under this chapter,
       ``(B) an entity described in section 851(a) or 856(a),
       ``(C) a REMIC, and
       ``(D) an organization to which part I of subchapter T 
     applies.
       ``(3) Election.--
       ``(A) In general.--An entity (otherwise meeting the 
     requirements of paragraph (1)) may elect to be treated as a 
     FASIT. Except as provided in paragraph (5), such an election 
     shall apply to the taxable year for which made and all 
     subsequent taxable years unless revoked with the consent of 
     the Secretary.
       ``(B) Elections made after 1st taxable year of entity.--If 
     the election under subparagraph (A) is made after the first 
     taxable year of the entity, all property held (or treated as 
     held under section 860I(c)(2)) by such entity as of the first 
     day of the first taxable year for which such election is made 
     shall be treated as contributed to such entity on such first 
     day by the holder of the ownership interest in such entity.
       ``(4) Termination.--If any entity ceases to be a FASIT at 
     any time during the taxable year, such entity shall not be 
     treated as a FASIT for such taxable year or any succeeding 
     taxable year.
       ``(5) Inadvertent terminations, etc.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of section 860D(b)(2)(B) shall apply to inadvertent 
     failures to qualify or remain qualified as a FASIT.
       ``(b) Interests in FASIT.--For purposes of this part--
       ``(1) Regular interest.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `regular interest' means any 
     interest which is issued by a FASIT with fixed terms and 
     which is designated as a regular interest if--
       ``(i) such interest unconditionally entitles the holder to 
     receive a specified principal amount (or other similar 
     amount),
       ``(ii) except as otherwise provided by the Secretary--

       ``(I) in the case of a FASIT which would be treated as a 
     REMIC if an election under section 860D(b) had been made, 
     interest payments (or other similar amounts), if any, with 
     respect to such interest at or before maturity meet the 
     requirements applicable under clause (i) or (ii) of section 
     860G(a)(1)(B), or
       ``(II) in the case of any other FASIT, interest payments 
     (or other similar amounts), if any, with respect to such 
     interest are determined using a current rate which is 
     reasonably expected to measure contemporaneous variations in 
     the cost of newly borrowed funds in the currency in which the 
     regular interest is denominated,

       ``(iii) such interest does not have a stated maturity 
     (including options to renew) greater than 30 years (or such 
     longer period as may be permitted by regulations),
       ``(iv) the issue price of such interest does not exceed 125 
     percent of its stated principal amount, and
       ``(v) the yield to maturity on such interest is less than 
     the sum determined under section 163(i)(1)(B) with respect to 
     such interest.
     Interest shall not fail to meet the requirements of clause 
     (i) merely because the timing (but not the amount) of the 
     principal payments (or other similar amounts) may be 
     contingent on the extent that payments on debt instruments 
     held by the FASIT are made in advance of anticipated payments 
     and on the amount of income from permitted assets.
       ``(B) High-yield interests.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `regular interest' includes any 
     high-yield interest.
       ``(ii) High-yield interest.--The term `high-yield interest' 
     means any interest which would be described in subparagraph 
     (A) but for failing to meet the requirements of one or more 
     of clauses (i), (iv), or (v) thereof.
       ``(2) Ownership interest.--The term `ownership interest' 
     means the interest issued by a FASIT which is designated as 
     an ownership interest and which is not a regular interest.
       ``(c) Permitted Assets.--For purposes of this part--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `permitted asset' means--
       ``(A) cash or cash equivalents,
       ``(B) any debt instrument (as defined in section 
     1275(a)(1)) under which interest payments (or other similar 
     amounts), if any, at or before maturity meet the requirements 
     applicable under clause (i) or (ii) of section 860G(a)(1)(B),
       ``(C) foreclosure property,
       ``(D) any asset--
       ``(i) which is an interest rate or foreign currency 
     notional principal contract, letter of credit, insurance, 
     guarantee against payment defaults, or other similar 
     instrument, permitted by the Secretary, and
       ``(ii) which is a reasonably required to guarantee or hedge 
     against the FASIT's risks associated with being the obligor 
     on interests issued by the FASIT, and
       ``(E) contract rights to acquire debt instruments described 
     in subparagraph (B) or assets described in subparagraph (D).
       ``(2) Debt issued by holder of ownership interest not 
     permitted asset.--The term `permitted asset' shall not 
     include any debt instrument issued by the holder of the 
     ownership interest in the FASIT or by any person related to 
     such holder or any direct or indirect interest in such a debt 
     instrument. The preceding sentence shall not apply to cash 
     equivalents and to any other investment specified in 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Foreclosure property.--The term `foreclosure 
     property' means property--
       ``(A) which would be foreclosure property under section 
     856(e) (determined without regard to paragraph (5) thereof) 
     if acquired by a real estate investment trust, and
       ``(B) which is acquired in connection with the default or 
     imminent default of a debt instrument held by the FASIT 
     unless the security interest in such property was created for 
     the principal purpose of permitting the FASIT to invest in 
     such property.
     Solely for purposes of subsection (a)(1), the determination 
     of whether any property is foreclosure property shall be made 
     without regard to section 856(e)(4).
       ``(d) Tax on Prohibited Transactions.--
       ``(1) In general.--There is hereby imposed for each taxable 
     year of a FASIT a tax equal to 100 percent of the net income 
     derived from prohibited transactions.
       ``(2) Prohibited transactions.--For purposes of this part, 
     the term `prohibited transaction' means--
       ``(A) the receipt of any income derived from any asset that 
     is not a permitted asset,
       ``(B) except as provided in paragraph (3), the disposition 
     of any permitted asset,
       ``(C) the receipt of any income derived from any loan 
     originated by the FASIT, and
       ``(D) the receipt of any income representing a fee or other 
     compensation for services (other than any fee received as 
     compensation for a waiver, amendment, or consent under 
     permitted assets (other than foreclosure property) held by 
     the FASIT).
       ``(3) Exception for income from certain dispositions.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (2)(B) shall not apply to a 
     disposition which would not be a prohibited transaction (as 
     defined in section 860F(a)(2)) by reason of--
       ``(i) clause (ii), (iii), or (iv) of section 860F(a)(2)(A), 
     or
       ``(ii) section 860F(a)(5),
     if the FASIT were treated as a REMIC and debt instruments 
     described in subsection (c)(1)(B) were treated as qualified 
     mortgages.
       ``(B) Substitution of debt instruments; reduction of over-
     collateralization.--Paragraph (2)(B) shall not apply to--
       ``(i) the substitution of a debt instrument described in 
     subsection (c)(1)(B) for another debt instrument which is a 
     permitted asset, or
       ``(ii) the distribution of a debt instrument contributed by 
     the holder of the ownership interest to such holder in order 
     to reduce over-collateralization of the FASIT,
     but only if a principal purpose of acquiring the debt 
     instrument which is disposed of was not the recognition of 
     gain (or the reduction of a loss) as a result of an increase 
     in the market value of the debt instrument after its 
     acquisition by the FASIT.
       ``(C) Liquidation of class of regular interests.--Paragraph 
     (2)(B) shall not apply to the complete liquidation of any 
     class of regular interests.
       ``(4) Net income.--For purposes of this subsection, net 
     income shall be determined in accordance with section 
     860F(a)(3).
       ``(e) Tax on Income From Foreclosure Property.--
       ``(1) In general.--A tax is hereby imposed for each taxable 
     year on the net income from foreclosure property of each 
     FASIT. Such tax shall be computed by multiplying the net 
     income from foreclosure property by the highest rate of tax 
     specified in section 11(b).
       ``(2) Net income from foreclosure property.--For purposes 
     of this part, the term `net income from foreclosure property' 
     means the amount which would be the FASIT's net income from 
     foreclosure property under section 857(b)(4)(B) if the FASIT 
     were a real estate investment trust.
       ``(f) Coordination With Wash Sales Rules.--Rules similar to 
     the rules of section 860F(d) shall apply to the ownership 
     interest in a FASIT.
       ``(g) Related Person.--For purposes of this part, a person 
     (hereinafter in this subsection referred to as the `related 
     person') is related to any person if--
       ``(1) the related person bears a relationship to such 
     person specified in section 267(b) or section 707(b)(1), or
       ``(2) the related person and such person are engaged in 
     trades or businesses under common control (within the meaning 
     of subsections (a) and (b) of section 52).
     For purposes of paragraph (1), in applying section 267(b) or 
     707(b)(1), `20 percent' shall be substituted for `50 
     percent'.
       ``(h) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this part, including regulations to prevent 
     the abuse of the purposes of this part

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     through transactions which are not primarily related to 
     securitization of debt instruments by a FASIT.''.
       (b) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 26(b) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (M), by striking the 
     period at the end of subparagraph (N) and inserting ``, 
     and'', and by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraphs:
       ``(O) section 860K (relating to treatment of transfers of 
     high-yield interests to disqualified holders).''.
       (2) Paragraph (6) of section 56(g) is amended by striking 
     ``or REMIC'' and inserting ``REMIC, or FASIT''.
       (3) Clause (ii) of section 382(l)(4)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``or a REMIC to which part IV of subchapter M 
     applies'' and inserting ``a REMIC to which part IV of 
     subchapter M applies, or a FASIT to which part V of 
     subchapter M applies''.
       (4) Paragraph (1) of section 582(c) is amended by inserting 
     ``, and any regular or ownership interest in a FASIT,'' after 
     ``REMIC''.
       (5) Subparagraph (E) of section 856(c)(6) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``References in 
     the preceding provisions of this subparagraph to a REMIC 
     shall be treated as including a reference to a FASIT.''.
       (6) Subparagraph (C) of section 1202(e)(4) is amended by 
     striking ``or REMIC'' and inserting ``REMIC, or FASIT''.
       (7) Clause (xi) of section 7701(a)(19)(C) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(xi) any regular or residual interest in a REMIC, and any 
     regular or ownership interest in a FASIT, but only in the 
     proportion which the assets of such REMIC or FASIT consist of 
     property described in any of the preceding clauses of this 
     subparagraph; except that if 95 percent or more of the assets 
     of such REMIC or FASIT are assets described in clauses (i) 
     through (x), the entire interest in the REMIC or FASIT shall 
     qualify.''.
       (8) Subparagraph (A) of section 7701(i)(2) is amended by 
     inserting ``or a FASIT'' after ``a REMIC''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for subchapter 
     M of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:
              ``Part V. Financial asset securitization investment 
                                                        trusts.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

                   CHAPTER 8--DEPRECIATION PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11361. TREATMENT OF CONTRIBUTIONS IN AID OF 
                   CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Treatment of Contributions in Aid of Construction.--
       (1) In general.--Section 118 (relating to contributions to 
     the capital of a corporation) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (e), and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(c) Special Rules for Water and Sewerage Disposal 
     Utilities.--
       ``(1) General rule.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `contribution to the capital of the taxpayer' includes any 
     amount of money or other property received from any person 
     (whether or not a shareholder) by a regulated public utility 
     which provides water or sewerage disposal services if--
       ``(A) such amount is a contribution in aid of construction,
       ``(B) in the case of contribution of property other than 
     water or sewerage disposal facilities, such amount meets the 
     requirements of the expenditure rule of paragraph (2), and
       ``(C) such amount (or any property acquired or constructed 
     with such amount) is not included in the taxpayer's rate base 
     for ratemaking purposes.
       ``(2) Expenditure rule.--An amount meets the requirements 
     of this paragraph if--
       ``(A) an amount equal to such amount is expended for the 
     acquisition or construction of tangible property described in 
     section 1231(b)--
       ``(i) which is the property for which the contribution was 
     made or is of the same type as such property, and
       ``(ii) which is used predominantly in the trade or business 
     of furnishing water or sewerage disposal services,
       ``(B) the expenditure referred to in subparagraph (A) 
     occurs before the end of the second taxable year after the 
     year in which such amount was received, and
       ``(C) accurate records are kept of the amounts contributed 
     and expenditures made, the expenditures to which 
     contributions are allocated, and the year in which the 
     contributions and expenditures are received and made.
       ``(3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) Contribution in aid of construction.--The term 
     `contribution in aid of construction' shall be defined by 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary, except that such 
     term shall not include amounts paid as service charges for 
     starting or stopping services.
       ``(B) Predominantly.--The term `predominantly' means 80 
     percent or more.
       ``(C) Regulated public utility.--The term `regulated public 
     utility' has the meaning given such term by section 
     7701(a)(33), except that such term shall not include any 
     utility which is not required to provide water or sewerage 
     disposal services to members of the general public in its 
     service area.
       ``(4) Disallowance of deductions and credits; adjusted 
     basis.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, 
     no deduction or credit shall be allowed for, or by reason of, 
     any expenditure which constitutes a contribution in aid of 
     construction to which this subsection applies. The adjusted 
     basis of any property acquired with contributions in aid of 
     construction to which this subsection applies shall be zero.
       ``(d) Statute of Limitations.--If the taxpayer for any 
     taxable year treats an amount as a contribution to the 
     capital of the taxpayer described in subsection (c), then--
       ``(1) the statutory period for the assessment of any 
     deficiency attributable to any part of such amount shall not 
     expire before the expiration of 3 years from the date the 
     Secretary is notified by the taxpayer (in such manner as the 
     Secretary may prescribe) of--
       ``(A) the amount of the expenditure referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) of subsection (c)(2),
       ``(B) the taxpayer's intention not to make the expenditures 
     referred to in such subparagraph, or
       ``(C) a failure to make such expenditure within the period 
     described in subparagraph (B) of subsection (c)(2); and
       ``(2) such deficiency may be assessed before the expiration 
     of such 3-year period notwithstanding the provisions of any 
     other law or rule of law which would otherwise prevent such 
     assessment.''.
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Section 118(b) is amended by 
     inserting ``except as provided in subsection (c),'' before 
     ``the term''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to amounts received after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (b) Recovery Method and Period for Water Utility 
     Property.--
       (1) Requirement to use straight line method.--Section 
     168(b)(3) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(F) Water utility property described in subsection 
     (e)(5).''.
       (2) 25-year recovery period.--The table contained in 
     section 168(c)(1) is amended by inserting the following item 
     after the item relating to 20-year property:
                                          ``Water utility property


                                                   25 years''.

       (3) Water utility property.--
       (A) In general.--Section 168(e) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Water utility property.--The term `water utility 
     property' means property--
       ``(A) which is an integral part of the gathering, 
     treatment, or commercial distribution of water, and which, 
     without regard to this paragraph, would be 20-year property, 
     and
       ``(B) any municipal sewer.''.
       (B) Conforming amendments.--Section 168 is amended--
       (i) by striking subparagraph (F) of subsection (e)(3), and
       (ii) by striking the item relating to subparagraph (F) in 
     the table in subsection (g)(3).
       (4) Alternative system.--Clause (iv) of section 
     168(g)(2)(C) is amended by inserting ``or water utility 
     property'' after ``tunnel bore''.
       (5) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to property placed in service after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, other than property placed in 
     service pursuant to a binding contract in effect on such date 
     and at all times thereafter before the property is placed in 
     service.

     SEC. 11362. DEDUCTION FOR CERTAIN OPERATING AUTHORITY.

       (a) General Rule.--For purpose of chapter 1 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986, in computing the taxable income of a 
     taxpayer who, on January 1, 1995, held one or more operating 
     authorities preempted by section 601 of the Federal Aviation 
     Administration Authorization Act of 1994, the taxpayer shall 
     be entitled to deduct ratably over the 36-month period 
     beginning with January 1995 an amount equal to the aggregate 
     adjusted bases of such operating authorities held by the 
     taxpayer on January 1, 1995.
       (b) Treatment As Depreciation.--Any deduction under 
     subsection (a) shall be treated as a deduction for 
     depreciation for purposes of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986.
       (c) Effective Date.--The provisions of this section shall 
     apply to taxable years ending after December 31, 1994.

     SEC. 11363. CLASS LIFE FOR GAS STATION CONVENIENCE STORES AND 
                   SIMILAR STRUCTURES.

       (a) In General.--Section 168(e)(3)(E) (classifying certain 
     property as 15-year property) is amended by striking ``and'' 
     at the end of clause (i), by striking the period at the end 
     of clause (ii) and inserting ``, and'', and by adding at the 
     end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) any section 1250 property which is a retail motor 
     fuels outlet (whether or not food or other convenience items 
     are sold at the outlet).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     168(g)(3) is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     subparagraph (E)(ii) in the table contained therein the 
     following new item:
                ``(E)(iii) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to property which is placed in service on or 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act and to which 
     section 168 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 applies 
     after the amendment made by section 201 of the Tax Reform Act 
     of 1986. A taxpayer may elect to have such amendments apply 
     with respect to any prop

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     erty placed in service before such date and to which such 
     section so applies.

                      CHAPTER 9--OTHER PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11371. APPLICATION OF FAILURE-TO-PAY PENALTY TO 
                   SUBSTITUTE RETURNS.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 6651 (relating to failure to 
     file tax return or to pay tax) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Treatment of Returns Prepared by Secretary Under 
     Section 6020(b).--In the case of any return made by the 
     Secretary under section 6020(b)--
       ``(1) such return shall be disregarded for purposes of 
     determining the amount of the addition under paragraph (1) of 
     subsection (a), but
       ``(2) such return shall be treated as the return filed by 
     the taxpayer for purposes of determining the amount of the 
     addition under paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (a).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply in the case of any return the due date for which 
     (determined without regard to extensions) is after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11372. EXTENSION OF WITHHOLDING TO CERTAIN GAMBLING 
                   WINNINGS.

       (a) Repeal of Exemption for Bingo and Keno.--Paragraph (5) 
     of section 3402(q) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Exemption for slot machines.--The tax imposed under 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to winnings from a slot 
     machine.''.
       (b) Threshold Amount.--Paragraph (3) of section 3402(q) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(B) and (C)'' in subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting ``(B), (C), and (D)'', and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Bingo and keno.--Proceeds of more than $5,000 from a 
     wager placed in a bingo or keno game.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 11373. LOSSES FROM FORECLOSURE PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--Section 818(b) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Losses from foreclosure property.--
       ``(A) In general.--The amortizable portion of any loss 
     arising from the sale or exchange of foreclosure property 
     which (without regard to this paragraph) is treated as a 
     capital loss shall be treated as a loss from the sale or 
     exchange of real property used in carrying on an insurance 
     business which is recognized ratably over the 10-taxable year 
     period beginning with the taxable year following the taxable 
     year in which the sale or exchange of the foreclosure 
     property occurred.
       ``(B) Amortizable portion.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph--
       ``(i) In general.--The amortizable portion of a loss 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) is the percentage (not 
     greater than 20 percent) of such loss to which the taxpayer 
     elects to have this paragraph apply.
       ``(ii) Subsequent modifications of amount.--The taxpayer 
     may elect for any of the taxable years in the change period 
     to change (subject to the limitation under clause (i)) the 
     percentage of a loss referred to in subparagraph (A) which is 
     treated as the amortizable portion of such loss. If the 
     taxpayer so elects, each such changed percentage shall be 
     treated as if it were the percentage specified in the 
     election made under clause (i), and proper adjustments shall 
     be made for all taxable years to reflect each such change.
       ``(iii) Statute of limitations.-- For purposes of section 
     6501(h) and 6511(d)(2), any change by reason of an election 
     under clause (ii) shall be treated as a capital loss 
     carryback from the year such change is made.
       ``(iv) Change period.--For purposes of clause (ii), the 
     change period is the 3-taxable year period following the 
     taxable year in which the sale or exchange of the foreclosure 
     property occurred.
       ``(C) Election to treat unamortized ordinary losses as 
     capital losses.--
       ``(i) In general.--The taxpayer may elect to treat any 
     unused amount of any ordinary loss described in subparagraph 
     (A) as a capital loss arising in the taxable year for which 
     the election under this subparagraph is made.
       ``(ii) Limitation on election.--An election may be made 
     under clause (i) with respect to any loss only for any 
     taxable year in the 5-taxable year period following the 
     taxable year referred to in subparagraph (A).
       ``(iii) Unused amount of ordinary loss.--For purposes of 
     clause (i), the unused amount of an ordinary loss is the 
     amount of the amortizable portion of any loss which has not 
     been recognized as of the close of the preceding taxable 
     year.
       ``(iv) Ordering rule.--Any unused amount of an ordinary 
     loss with respect to which an election was made under clause 
     (i) shall be treated as coming first from the last taxable 
     year in the 10-taxable year period referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) and then from each preceding taxable year in 
     reverse chronological order.
       ``(D) Foreclosure property.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph, the term `foreclosure property' means any real 
     property used in a trade or businesses (as defined in section 
     1231(b) without regard to this subsection) which is acquired 
     by a life insurance company as the result of--
       ``(i) such company having bid on such property at 
     foreclosure, or
       ``(ii) such company having otherwise reduced such property 
     to ownership or possession by agreement or process of law, 
     after there was a default (or default was imminent) on 
     indebtedness which such property secured.
       ``(E) Time for making elections.--Any election under this 
     paragraph for any taxable year shall be made on or before the 
     due date (including extensions) for the return of tax for 
     such taxable year.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 818(b) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``In the'' and inserting:
       ``(1) In general.--In the '', and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (1) and (2) and 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) as subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B) and clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (A), 
     respectively.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1994.

     SEC. 11374. NONRECOGNITION TREATMENT FOR CERTAIN TRANSFERS BY 
                   COMMON TRUST FUNDS TO REGULATED INVESTMENT 
                   COMPANIES.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 584 (relating to common trust 
     funds) is amended by redesignating subsection (h) as 
     subsection (i) and by inserting after subsection (g) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h) Nonrecognition Treatment for Certain Transfers to 
     Regulated Investment Companies.--
       ``(1) In general.--If--
       ``(A) pursuant to a single plan, a common trust fund 
     transfers substantially all of its assets to one or more 
     regulated investment companies in exchange solely for stock 
     in the company or companies to which such assets are so 
     transferred, and
       ``(B) such stock is distributed by such common trust fund 
     to participants in such common trust fund in exchange solely 
     for their interests in such common trust fund,
     no gain or loss shall be recognized by such common trust fund 
     by reason of such transfer or distribution, and no gain or 
     loss shall be recognized by any participant in such common 
     trust fund by reason of such exchange.
       ``(2) Basis rules.--
       ``(A) Regulated investment company.--The basis of any asset 
     received by a regulated investment company in a transfer 
     referred to in paragraph (1)(A) shall be the same as it would 
     be in the hands of the common trust fund.
       ``(B) Participants.--The basis of the stock which is 
     received in an exchange referred to in paragraph (1)(B) shall 
     be the same as that of the property exchanged. If stock in 
     more than one regulated investment company is received in 
     such exchange, the basis determined under the preceding 
     sentence shall be allocated among the stock in each such 
     company on the basis of respective fair market values.
       ``(3) Treatment of assumptions of liability.--
       ``(A) In general.--In determining whether the transfer 
     referred to in paragraph (1)(A) is in exchange solely for 
     stock in one or more regulated investment companies, the 
     assumption by any such company of a liability of the common 
     trust fund, and the fact that any property transferred by the 
     common trust fund is subject to a liability, shall be 
     disregarded.
       ``(B) Special rule where assumed liabilities exceed 
     basis.--
       ``(i) In general.--If, in any transfer referred to in 
     paragraph (1)(A), the assumed liabilities exceed the 
     aggregate adjusted bases (in the hands of the common trust 
     fund) of the assets transferred to the regulated investment 
     company or companies--

       ``(I) notwithstanding paragraph (1), gain shall be 
     recognized to the common trust fund on such transfer in an 
     amount equal to such excess,
       ``(II) the basis of the assets received by the regulated 
     investment company or companies in such transfer shall be 
     increased by the amount so recognized, and
       ``(III) any adjustment to the basis of a participant's 
     interest in the common trust fund as a result of the gain so 
     recognized shall be treated as occurring immediately before 
     the exchange referred to in paragraph (1)(B).

     If the transfer referred to in paragraph (1)(A) is to two or 
     more regulated investment companies, the basis increase under 
     subclause (II) shall be allocated among such companies on the 
     basis of the respective fair market values of the assets 
     received by each of such companies.
       ``(ii) Assumed liabilities.--For purposes of clause (i), 
     the term `assumed liabilities' means the aggregate of--

       ``(I) any liability of the common trust fund assumed by any 
     regulated investment company in connection with the transfer 
     referred to in paragraph (1)(A), and
       ``(II) any liability to which property so transferred is 
     subject.

       ``(4) Common trust fund must meet diversification rules.--
     This subsection shall not apply to any common trust fund 
     which would not meet the requirements of section 
     368(a)(2)(F)(ii) if it were a corporation. For purposes of 
     the preceding sentence, Government securities shall not be 
     treated as securities of an issuer in applying the 25-percent 
     and 50-percent test and such securities shall not be excluded 
     for purposes of determining total assets under clause (iv) of 
     section 368(a)(2)(F).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to transfers after December 31, 1995.

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     SEC. 11375. EXCLUSION FOR ENERGY CONSERVATION SUBSIDIES 
                   LIMITED TO SUBSIDIES WITH RESPECT TO DWELLING 
                   UNITS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 136(c) (defining 
     energy conservation measure) is amended by striking ``energy 
     demand--'' and all that follows and inserting ``energy demand 
     with respect to a dwelling unit.''
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (a) of section 136 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Exclusion.--Gross income shall not include the value 
     of any subsidy provided (directly or indirectly) by a public 
     utility to a customer for the purchase or installation of any 
     energy conservation measure.''
       (2) Paragraph (2) of section 136(c) is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and by redesignating 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
     respectively, and
       (B) by striking ``and special rules'' in the paragraph 
     heading.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts received after December 31, 1995, 
     unless received pursuant to a written binding contract in 
     effect on September 13, 1995, and at all times thereafter.

     SEC. 11376. ELECTION TO CEASE STATUS AS QUALIFIED SCHOLARSHIP 
                   FUNDING CORPORATION.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 150 (relating to 
     definitions and special rules) is amended by adding at the 
     end thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Election to cease status as qualified scholarship 
     funding corporation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any qualified scholarship funding bond, 
     and qualified student loan bond, outstanding on the date of 
     the issuer's election under this paragraph (and any bond (or 
     series of bonds) issued to refund such a bond) shall not fail 
     to be a tax-exempt bond solely because the issuer ceases to 
     be described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (2) if 
     the issuer meets the requirements of subparagraphs (B) and 
     (C) of this paragraph.
       ``(B) Assets and liabilities of issuer transferred to 
     taxable subsidiary.--The requirements of this subparagraph 
     are met by an issuer if--
       ``(i) all of the student loan notes of the issuer and other 
     assets pledged to secure the repayment of qualified 
     scholarship funding bond indebtedness of the issuer are 
     transferred to another corporation within a reasonable period 
     after the election is made under this paragraph;
       ``(ii) such transferee corporation assumes or otherwise 
     provides for the payment of all of the qualified scholarship 
     funding bond indebtedness of the issuer within a reasonable 
     period after the election is made under this paragraph;
       ``(iii) to the extent permitted by law, such transferee 
     corporation assumes all of the responsibilities, and succeeds 
     to all of the rights, of the issuer under the issuer's 
     agreements with the Secretary of Education in respect of 
     student loans;
       ``(iv) immediately after such transfer, the issuer, 
     together with any other issuer which has made an election 
     under this paragraph in respect of such transferee, hold all 
     of the senior stock in such transferee corporation; and
       ``(v) such transferee corporation is not exempt from tax 
     under this chapter.
       ``(C) Issuer to operate as independent organization 
     described in section 501(c)(3).--The requirements of this 
     subparagraph are met by an issuer if, within a reasonable 
     period after the transfer referred to in subparagraph (B)--
       ``(i) the issuer is described in section 501(c)(3) and 
     exempt from tax under section 501(a);
       ``(ii) the issuer no longer is described in subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B) of paragraph (2); and
       ``(iii) at least 80 percent of the members of the board of 
     directors of the issuer are independent members.
       ``(D) Senior stock.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `senior stock' means stock--
       ``(i) which participates pro rata and fully in the equity 
     value of the corporation with all other common stock of the 
     corporation but which has the right to payment of liquidation 
     proceeds prior to payment of liquidation proceeds in respect 
     of other common stock of the corporation;
       ``(ii) which has a fixed right upon liquidation and upon 
     redemption to an amount equal to the greater of--

       ``(I) the fair market value of such stock on the date of 
     liquidation or redemption (whichever is applicable); or
       ``(II) the fair market value of all assets transferred in 
     exchange for such stock and reduced by the amount of all 
     liabilities of the corporation which has made an election 
     under this paragraph assumed by the transferee corporation in 
     such transfer;

       ``(iii) the holder of which has the right to require the 
     transferee corporation to redeem on a date that is not later 
     than 10 years after the date on which an election under this 
     paragraph was made and pursuant to such election such stock 
     was issued; and
       ``(iv) in respect of which, during the time such stock is 
     outstanding, there is not outstanding any equity interest in 
     the corporation having any liquidation, redemption or 
     dividend rights in the corporation which are superior to 
     those of such stock.
       ``(E) Independent member.--The term `independent member' 
     means a member of the board of directors of the issuer who 
     (except for services as a member of such board) receives no 
     compensation directly or indirectly--
       ``(i) for services performed in connection with such 
     transferee corporation, or
       ``(ii) for services as a member of the board of directors 
     or as an officer of such transferee corporation.
     For purposes of clause (ii), the term `officer' includes any 
     individual having powers or responsibilities similar to those 
     of officers.
       ``(F) Coordination with certain private foundation taxes.--
     For purposes of sections 4942 (relating to the excise tax on 
     a failure to distribute income) and 4943 (relating to the 
     excise tax on excess business holdings), the transferee 
     corporation referred to in subparagraph (B) shall be treated 
     as a functionally related business (within the meaning of 
     section 4942(j)(4)) with respect to the issuer during the 
     period commencing with the date on which an election is made 
     under this paragraph and ending on the date that is the 
     earlier of--
       ``(i) the last day of the last taxable year for which more 
     than 50 percent of the gross income of such transferee 
     corporation is derived from, or more than 50 percent of the 
     assets (by value) of such transferee corporation consists of, 
     student loan notes incurred under the Higher Education Act of 
     1965; or
       ``(ii) the last day of the taxable year of the issuer 
     during which occurs the date which is 10 years after the date 
     on which the election under this paragraph is made.
       ``(G) Election.--An election under this paragraph may be 
     revoked only with the consent of the Secretary.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11377. CERTAIN AMOUNTS DERIVED FROM FOREIGN CORPORATIONS 
                   TREATED AS UNRELATED BUSINESS TAXABLE INCOME.

       (a) General Rule.--Subsection (b) of section 512 (relating 
     to modifications) is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(18) Treatment of certain amounts derived from foreign 
     corporations.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), any 
     amount included in gross income under section 951(a)(1)(A) 
     shall be included as an item of gross income derived from an 
     unrelated trade or business to the extent the amount so 
     included is attributable to insurance income (as defined in 
     section 953) which, if derived directly by the organization, 
     would be treated as gross income from an unrelated trade or 
     business. There shall be allowed all deductions directly 
     connected with amounts included in gross income under the 
     preceding sentence.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to 
     income attributable to a policy of insurance or reinsurance 
     with respect to which the person (directly or indirectly) 
     insured is--
       ``(i) such organization,
       ``(ii) an affiliate of such organization which is exempt 
     from tax under section 501(a), or
       ``(iii) a director or officer of, or an individual who 
     performs services for, such organization or affiliate but 
     only if the insurance covers primarily risks associated with 
     the performance of services for the benefit of such 
     organization or affiliate.
     For purposes of this subparagraph, the determination as to 
     whether an entity is an affiliate of an organization shall be 
     made under rules similar to the rules of section 
     168(h)(4)(B).
       ``(C) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out 
     the purposes of this paragraph, including regulations for the 
     application of this paragraph in the case of income paid 
     through 1 or more entities or between 2 or more chains of 
     entities.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to amounts included in gross income in any 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11378. REPEAL OF FINANCIAL INSTITUTION TRANSITION RULE 
                   TO INTEREST ALLOCATION RULES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (5) of section 1215(c) of the 
     Tax Reform Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-514, 100 Stat. 2548) is 
     hereby repealed.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11379. REPEAL OF BAD DEBT RESERVE METHOD FOR THRIFT 
                   SAVINGS ASSOCIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 593 (relating to reserves for 
     losses on loans) is hereby repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (d) of section 50 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence:
     ``Paragraphs (1)(A), (2)(A), and (4) of section 46(e) 
     referred to in paragraph (1) of this subsection shall not 
     apply to any taxable year beginning after December 31, 
     1995.''
       (2) Subsection (e) of section 52 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (1) and by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.
       (3) Subsection (a) of section 57 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (4).
       (4) Section 246 is amended by striking subsection (f).
       (5) Clause (i) of section 291(e)(1)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``or to which section 593 applies''.

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       (6) Subparagraph (A) of section 585(a)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``other than an organization to which section 593 
     applies''.
       (7) Sections 595 and 596 are hereby repealed.
       (8) Subsection (a) of section 860E is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     the'' in paragraph (1) and inserting ``The'',
       (B) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4) and redesignating 
     paragraphs (3) and (5) as paragraphs (2) and (3), 
     respectively, and
       (C) by striking in paragraph (2) (as so redesignated) all 
     that follows ``subsection'' and inserting a period.
       (9) Paragraph (3) of section 992(d) is amended by striking 
     ``or 593''.
       (10) Section 1038 is amended by striking subsection (f).
       (11) Clause (ii) of section 1042(c)(4)(B) is amended by 
     striking ``or 593''.
       (12) Subsection (c) of section 1277 is amended by striking 
     ``or to which section 593 applies''.
       (13) Subparagraph (B) of section 1361(b)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``or to which section 593 applies''.
       (14) The table of sections for part II of subchapter H of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the items relating to 
     sections 593, 595, and 596.
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1995.
       (2) Repeal of section 595.--The repeal of section 595 under 
     subsection (b)(7) shall apply to property acquired in taxable 
     years beginning after December 31, 1995.
       (d) 6-Year Spread of Adjustments.--
       (1) In general.--In the case of any taxpayer who is 
     required by reason of the amendments made by this section to 
     change its method of computing reserves for bad debts--
       (A) such change shall be treated as a change in a method of 
     accounting,
       (B) such change shall be treated as initiated by the 
     taxpayer and as having been made with the consent of the 
     Secretary, and
       (C) the net amount of the adjustments required to be taken 
     into account by the taxpayer under section 481(a)--
       (i) shall be determined by taking into account only 
     applicable excess reserves, and
       (ii) as so determined, shall be taken into account ratably 
     over the 6-taxable year period beginning with the first 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995.
       (2) Applicable excess reserves.--
       (A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the term 
     `applicable excess reserves' means the excess (if any) of--
       (i) the balance of the reserves described in section 
     593(c)(1) of such Code (as in effect on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act) as of the close of the 
     taxpayer's last taxable year beginning before January 1, 
     1996, over
       (ii) the lesser of--

       (I) the balance of such reserves as of the close of the 
     taxpayer's last taxable year beginning before January 1, 
     1988, or
       (II) the balance of the reserves described in subclause 
     (I), reduce by an amount determined in the same manner as 
     under section 585(b)(2)(B)(ii) on the basis of the taxable 
     years described in clause (i) and this clause.

       (B) Special rule for thrifts which become small banks.--In 
     the case of a bank (as defined in section 581 of such Code) 
     which is not a large bank (as defined in section 585(c)(2) of 
     such Code) for its first taxable year beginning after 
     December 31, 1995--
       (i) the balance taken into account under subparagraph 
     (A)(ii) shall not be less than the amount which would be the 
     balance of such reserve as of the close of its last taxable 
     year beginning before January 1, 1996, if the additions to 
     such reserve for all taxable years had been determined under 
     section 585(b)(2)(A), and
       (ii) the opening balance of the reserve for bad debts as of 
     the beginning of such first taxable year shall be the balance 
     taken into account under subparagraph (A)(ii) (determined 
     after the application of clause (i) of this subparagraph).
     The preceding sentence shall not apply for purposes of 
     paragraphs (5), (6), and (7).
       (3) Recapture of pre-1988 reserves where taxpayer ceases to 
     be bank.--If during any taxable year beginning after December 
     31, 1995, a taxpayer to which paragraph (1) applied is not a 
     bank (as defined in section 581), paragraph (1) shall apply 
     to the reserves described in subparagraph (A)(ii) except that 
     such reserves shall be taken into account ratably over the 6-
     taxable year period beginning with such taxable year.
       (4) Suspension of recapture if residential loan requirement 
     met.--
       (A) In general.--In the case of a bank which meets the 
     residential loan requirement of subparagraph (B) for a 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995, and before 
     January 1, 1998--
       (i) no adjustment shall be taken into account under 
     paragraph (1) for such taxable year, and
       (ii) such taxable year shall be disregarded in 
     determining--

       (I) whether any other taxable year is a taxable year for 
     which an adjustment is required to be taken into account 
     under paragraph (1), and
       (II) the amount of such adjustment.

       (B) Residential loan requirement.--A taxpayer meets the 
     residential loan requirement of this subparagraph for any 
     taxable year if the principal amount of the residential loans 
     made by the taxpayer during such year is not less than the 
     base amount for such year.
       (C) Residential loan.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term ``residential loan'' means any loan described in clause 
     (v) of section 7701(a)(19)(C) of such Code but only if such 
     loan is incurred in acquiring, constructing, or improving the 
     property described in such clause.
       (D) Base amount.--For purposes of subparagraph (B), the 
     base amount is the average of the principal amounts of the 
     residential loans made by the taxpayer during the 6 most 
     recent taxable years beginning before January 1, 1996. At the 
     election of the taxpayer who made such loans during each of 
     such 6 taxable years, the preceding sentence shall be applied 
     without regard to the taxable year in which such principal 
     amount was the highest and the taxable year in such principal 
     amount was the lowest. Such an election may be made only for 
     the first taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995, 
     and, if made for such taxable year, shall apply to the 
     succeeding taxable year unless revoked with the consent of 
     the Secretary of the Treasury or his delegate.
       (E) Controlled groups.--In the case of a taxpayer which is 
     a member of any controlled group of corporations described in 
     section 1563(a)(1) of such Code, subparagraph (B) shall be 
     applied with respect to such group.
       (5) Continued application of fresh start under section 585 
     transitional rules.--In the case of a taxpayer to which 
     paragraph (1) applied and which was not a large bank (as 
     defined in section 585(c)(2) of such Code) for its first 
     taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995:
       (A) In general.--For purposes of determining the net amount 
     of adjustments referred to in section 585(c)(3)(A)(iii) of 
     such Code, there shall be taken into account only the excess 
     of the reserve for bad debts as of the close of the last 
     taxable year before the disqualification year over the 
     balance taken into account by such taxpayer under paragraph 
     (2)(A)(ii) of this subsection.
       (B) Treatment under elective cut-off method.--For purposes 
     of applying section 585(c)(4) of such Code--
       (i) the balance of the reserve taken into account under 
     subparagraph (B) thereof shall be reduced by the balance 
     taken into account by such taxpayer under paragraph 
     (2)(A)(ii) of this subsection, and
       (ii) no amount shall be includible in gross income by 
     reason of such reduction.
       (6) Continued application of section 593(e).--
     Notwithstanding the amendments made by this section, in the 
     case of a taxpayer to which paragraph (1) of this subsection 
     applies, section 593(e) of such Code (as in effect on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act) shall continue 
     to apply to such taxpayer as if such taxpayer were a domestic 
     building and loan association but the amount of the reserves 
     taken into account under subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 
     593(e)(1) (as so in effect) shall be the balance taken into 
     account by such taxpayer under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) of this 
     subsection.
       (7) Certain items included as section 381(c) items.--The 
     balance of the applicable excess reserves, and the balance 
     taken into account by a taxpayer under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) 
     of this subsection, shall be treated as items described in 
     section 381(c) of such Code.
       (8) Conversions to credit unions.--In the case of a 
     taxpayer to which paragraph (1) applied which becomes a 
     credit union described in section 501(c)(14)(A)--
       (A) any amount required to be included in the gross income 
     of the credit union by reason of this subsection shall be 
     treated as derived from an unrelated trade or business (as 
     defined in section 513), and
       (B) for purposes of paragraph (3), the credit union shall 
     not be treated as if it were a bank.
       (9) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury or his 
     delegate shall prescribe such regulations as may be necessary 
     to carry out this subsection, including regulations providing 
     for the application of paragraphs (4) and (6) in the case of 
     acquisitions, mergers, spin-offs, and other reorganizations.

     SEC. 11380. NEWSPAPER DISTRIBUTORS TREATED AS DIRECT SELLERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3508(b)(2)(A) in amended by 
     striking ``or'' at the end of clause (i), by inserting ``or'' 
     at the end of clause (ii), and by inserting after clause (ii) 
     the following new clause:
       ``(iii) is engaged in the trade or business of the 
     delivering or distribution of newspapers or shopping news 
     (including any services directly related to such trade or 
     business),''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to services performed after December 31, 1995.
                     Subtitle J--Tax Simplification

             CHAPTER 1--PROVISIONS RELATING TO INDIVIDUALS

   Subchapter A--Provisions Relating To Rollover of Gain on Sale of 
                          Principal Residence

     SEC. 11401. MULTIPLE SALES WITHIN ROLLOVER PERIOD.

       (a) General Rule.--
       (1) Section 1034(d) (relating to limitation on rollover of 
     gain on sale of principal residence), as amended by sections 
     11321 and 11322, is amended by striking paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) and by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively.
       (2) Paragraph (4) of section 1034(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:

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       ``(4) If the taxpayer, during the period described in 
     subsection (a), purchases more than 1 residence which is used 
     by him as his principal residence at some time within 2 years 
     after the date of the sale of the old residence, only the 
     first of such residences so used by him after the date of 
     such sale shall constitute the new residence.''
       (3) Subsections (h)(1) and (k) of section 1034 are each 
     amended by striking ``(other than the 2 years referred to in 
     subsection (c)(4))''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to sales of old residences (within the meaning of 
     section 1034 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11402. SPECIAL RULES IN CASE OF DIVORCE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 1034 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) If--
       ``(A) a residence is sold by an individual pursuant to a 
     divorce or marital separation, and
       ``(B) the taxpayer used such residence as his principal 
     residence at any time during the 2-year period ending on the 
     date of such sale,
     for purposes of this section, such residence shall be treated 
     as the taxpayer's principal residence at the time of such 
     sale.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to sales of old residences (within the meaning of 
     section 1034 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11403. ONE-TIME EXCLUSION OF GAIN FROM SALE OF PRINCIPAL 
                   RESIDENCE FOR CERTAIN SPOUSES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 121(b) (relating 
     to one-time exclusion of gain from sale of principal 
     residence by individual who has attained age 55) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``For 
     purposes of applying the preceding sentence to individuals 
     who are married to each other, an election by one individual 
     with respect to a sale or exchange occurring before the 
     marriage shall be disregarded for purposes of permitting an 
     election with respect to property owned and used by the other 
     individual as his principal residence throughout the 3-year 
     period ending on the date of the marriage.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply for purposes of determining whether an election 
     may be made under section 121 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 with respect to a sale or exchange occurring after 
     September 13, 1995.

                     Subchapter B--Other Provisions

     SEC. 11411. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN REIMBURSED EXPENSES OF RURAL 
                   MAIL CARRIERS.

       (a) In General.--Section 162 (relating to trade or business 
     expenses) is amended by redesignating subsection (o) as 
     subsection (p) and by inserting after subsection (n) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(o) Treatment of Certain Reimbursed Expenses of Rural 
     Mail Carriers.--
       ``(1) General rule.--In the case of any employee of the 
     United States Postal Service who performs services involving 
     the collection and delivery of mail on a rural route and who 
     receives qualified reimbursements for the expenses incurred 
     by such employee for the use of a vehicle in performing such 
     services--
       ``(A) the amount allowable as a deduction under this 
     chapter for the use of a vehicle in performing such services 
     shall be equal to the amount of such qualified 
     reimbursements; and
       ``(B) such qualified reimbursements shall be treated as 
     paid under a reimbursement or other expense allowance 
     arrangement for purposes of section 62(a)(2)(A) (and section 
     62(c) shall not apply to such qualified reimbursements).
       ``(2) Definition of qualified reimbursements.--For purposes 
     of this subsection, the term `qualified reimbursements' means 
     the amounts paid by the United States Postal Service to 
     employees as an equipment maintenance allowance under the 
     1991 collective bargaining agreement between the United 
     States Postal Service and the National Rural Letter Carriers' 
     Association. Amounts paid as an equipment maintenance 
     allowance by such Postal Service under later collective 
     bargaining agreements that supersede the 1991 agreement shall 
     be considered qualified reimbursements if such amounts do not 
     exceed the amounts that would have been paid under the 1991 
     agreement, adjusted for changes in the Consumer Price Index 
     (as defined in section 1(f)(5)) since 1991.''
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 6008 of the Technical and 
     Miscellaneous Revenue Act of 1988 is hereby repealed.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11412. TREATMENT OF TRAVELING EXPENSES OF CERTAIN 
                   FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ENGAGED IN CRIMINAL 
                   INVESTIGATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 162 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     preceding sentence shall not apply to any Federal employee 
     during any period for which such employee is certified by the 
     Attorney General (or the designee thereof) as traveling on 
     behalf of the United States in temporary duty status to 
     investigate, or provide support services for the 
     investigation of, a Federal crime.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

                   CHAPTER 2--PENSION SIMPLIFICATION

              Subchapter A--Simplified Distribution Rules

     SEC. 11421. REPEAL OF 5-YEAR INCOME AVERAGING FOR LUMP-SUM 
                   DISTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 402 (relating to 
     taxability of beneficiary of employees' trust) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(d) Taxability of Beneficiary of Certain Foreign Situs 
     Trusts.--For purposes of subsections (a), (b), and (c), a 
     stock bonus, pension, or profit-sharing trust which would 
     qualify for exemption from tax under section 501(a) except 
     for the fact that it is a trust created or organized outside 
     the United States shall be treated as if it were a trust 
     exempt from tax under section 501(a).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (D) of section 402(e)(4) (relating to 
     other rules applicable to exempt trusts) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(D) Lump-sum distribution.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `lump sum distribution' means 
     the distribution or payment within one taxable year of the 
     recipient of the balance to the credit of an employee which 
     becomes payable to the recipient--

       ``(I) on account of the employee's death,
       ``(II) after the employee attains age 59\1/2\,
       ``(III) on account of the employee's separation from 
     service, or
       ``(IV) after the employee has become disabled (within the 
     meaning of section 72(m)(7)),

     from a trust which forms a part of a plan described in 
     section 401(a) and which is exempt from tax under section 501 
     or from a plan described in section 403(a). Subclause (III) 
     of this clause shall be applied only with respect to an 
     individual who is an employee without regard to section 
     401(c)(1), and subclause (IV) shall be applied only with 
     respect to an employee within the meaning of section 
     401(c)(1). For purposes of this clause, a distribution to two 
     or more trusts shall be treated as a distribution to one 
     recipient. For purposes of this paragraph, the balance to the 
     credit of the employee does not include the accumulated 
     deductible employee contributions under the plan (within the 
     meaning of section 72(o)(5)).
       ``(ii) Aggregation of certain trusts and plans.--For 
     purposes of determining the balance to the credit of an 
     employee under clause (i)--

       ``(I) all trusts which are part of a plan shall be treated 
     as a single trust, all pension plans maintained by the 
     employer shall be treated as a single plan, all profit-
     sharing plans maintained by the employer shall be treated as 
     a single plan, and all stock bonus plans maintained by the 
     employer shall be treated as a single plan, and
       ``(II) trusts which are not qualified trusts under section 
     401(a) and annuity contracts which do not satisfy the 
     requirements of section 404(a)(2) shall not be taken into 
     account.

       ``(iii) Community property laws.--The provisions of this 
     paragraph shall be applied without regard to community 
     property laws.
       ``(iv) Amounts subject to penalty.--This paragraph shall 
     not apply to amounts described in subparagraph (A) of section 
     72(m)(5) to the extent that section 72(m)(5) applies to such 
     amounts.
       ``(v) Balance to credit of employee not to include amounts 
     payable under qualified domestic relations order.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph, the balance to the credit of an 
     employee shall not include any amount payable to an alternate 
     payee under a qualified domestic relations order (within the 
     meaning of section 414(p)).
       ``(vi) Transfers to cost-of-living arrangement not treated 
     as distribution.--For purposes of this paragraph, the balance 
     to the credit of an employee under a defined contribution 
     plan shall not include any amount transferred from such 
     defined contribution plan to a qualified cost-of-living 
     arrangement (within the meaning of section 415(k)(2)) under a 
     defined benefit plan.
       ``(vii) Lump-sum distributions of alternate payees.--If any 
     distribution or payment of the balance to the credit of an 
     employee would be treated as a lump-sum distribution, then, 
     for purposes of this paragraph, the payment under a qualified 
     domestic relations order (within the meaning of section 
     414(p)) of the balance to the credit of an alternate payee 
     who is the spouse or former spouse of the employee shall be 
     treated as a lump-sum distribution. For purposes of this 
     clause, the balance to the credit of the alternate payee 
     shall not include any amount payable to the employee.''.
       (2) Section 402(c) (relating to rules applicable to 
     rollovers from exempt trusts) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (10).
       (3) Paragraph (1) of section 55(c) (defining regular tax) 
     is amended by striking ``shall not include any tax imposed by 
     section 402(d) and''.
       (4) Paragraph (8) of section 62(a) (relating to certain 
     portion of lump-sum distributions from pension plans taxed 
     under section 402(d)) is hereby repealed.
       (5) Section 401(a)(28)(B) (relating to coordination with 
     distribution rules) is amended by striking clause (v).
       (6) Subparagraph (B)(ii) of section 401(k)(10) (relating to 
     distributions that must be lump-sum distributions) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(ii) Lump-sum distribution.--For purposes of this 
     subparagraph, the term `lump-sum distribution' means any 
     distribution of

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     the balance to the credit of an employee immediately before 
     the distribution.''.
       (7) Section 406(c) (relating to termination of status as 
     deemed employee not to be treated as separation from service 
     for purposes of limitation of tax) is hereby repealed.
       (8) Section 407(c) (relating to termination of status as 
     deemed employee not to be treated as separation from service 
     for purposes of limitation of tax) is hereby repealed.
       (9) Section 691(c) (relating to deduction for estate tax) 
     is amended by striking paragraph (5).
       (10) Paragraph (1) of section 871(b) (relating to 
     imposition of tax) is amended by striking ``section 1, 55, or 
     402(d)(1)'' and inserting ``section 1 or 55''.
       (11) Subsection (b) of section 877 (relating to alternative 
     tax) is amended by striking ``section 1, 55, or 402(d)(1)'' 
     and inserting ``section 1 or 55''.
       (12) Section 4980A(c)(4) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``to which an election under section 
     402(d)(4)(B) applies'' and inserting ``(as defined in section 
     402(e)(4)(D)) with respect to which the individual elects to 
     have this paragraph apply'',
       (B) by adding at the end the following new flush sentence:
     ``An individual may elect to have this paragraph apply to 
     only one lump-sum distribution.'', and
       (C) by striking the heading and inserting:
       ``(4) Special one-time election.--''.
       (13) Section 402(e) is amended by striking paragraph (5).
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1998.
       (2) Retention of certain transition rules.--Notwithstanding 
     any other provision of this section, the amendments made by 
     this section shall not apply to any distribution for which 
     the taxpayer elects the benefits of section 1122 (h)(3) or 
     (h)(5) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, the rules of sections 402(c)(10) and 
     402(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect 
     before the amendments made by this Act) shall apply.

     SEC. 11422. REPEAL OF $5,000 EXCLUSION OF EMPLOYEES' DEATH 
                   BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 101 is hereby 
     repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (c) of section 101 is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (a) or (b)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)''.
       (2) Sections 406(e) and 407(e) are each amended by striking 
     paragraph (2) and by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph 
     (2).
       (3) Section 7701(a)(20) is amended by striking ``, for the 
     purposes of applying the provisions of section 101(b) with 
     respect to employees' death benefits''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11423. SIMPLIFIED METHOD FOR TAXING ANNUITY 
                   DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER CERTAIN EMPLOYER PLANS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subsection (d) of section 72 (relating 
     to annuities; certain proceeds of endowment and life 
     insurance contracts) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Special Rules for Qualified Employer Retirement 
     Plans.--
       ``(1) Simplified method of taxing annuity payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any amount received as an 
     annuity under a qualified employer retirement plan--
       ``(i) subsection (b) shall not apply, and
       ``(ii) the investment in the contract shall be recovered as 
     provided in this paragraph.
       ``(B) Method of recovering investment in contract.--
       ``(i) In general.--Gross income shall not include so much 
     of any monthly annuity payment under a qualified employer 
     retirement plan as does not exceed the amount obtained by 
     dividing--

       ``(I) the investment in the contract (as of the annuity 
     starting date), by
       ``(II) the number of anticipated payments determined under 
     the table contained in clause (iii) (or, in the case of a 
     contract to which subsection (c)(3)(B) applies, the number of 
     monthly annuity payments under such contract).

       ``(ii) Certain rules made applicable.--Rules similar to the 
     rules of paragraphs (2) and (3) of subsection (b) shall apply 
     for purposes of this paragraph.
       ``(iii) Number of anticipated payments.--

         ``If the age of the                                           
           primary annuit-                                             
           ant on the annu-                                  The number
           ity starting date                             of anticipated
           is:                                             payments is:
           Not more than 55........................................360 
           More than 55 but not more than 60.......................310 
           More than 60 but not more than 65.......................260 
           More than 65 but not more than 70.......................210 
           More than 70............................................160.

       ``(C) Adjustment for refund feature not applicable.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph, investment in the contract shall 
     be determined under subsection (c)(1) without regard to 
     subsection (c)(2).
       ``(D) Special rule where lump sum paid in connection with 
     commencement of annuity payments.--If, in connection with the 
     commencement of annuity payments under any qualified employer 
     retirement plan, the taxpayer receives a lump sum payment--
       ``(i) such payment shall be taxable under subsection (e) as 
     if received before the annuity starting date, and
       ``(ii) the investment in the contract for purposes of this 
     paragraph shall be determined as if such payment had been so 
     received.
       ``(E) Exception.--This paragraph shall not apply in any 
     case where the primary annuitant has attained age 75 on the 
     annuity starting date unless there are fewer than 5 years of 
     guaranteed payments under the annuity.
       ``(F) Adjustment where annuity payments not on monthly 
     basis.--In any case where the annuity payments are not made 
     on a monthly basis, appropriate adjustments in the 
     application of this paragraph shall be made to take into 
     account the period on the basis of which such payments are 
     made.
       ``(G) Qualified employer retirement plan.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph, the term `qualified employer retirement plan' 
     means any plan or contract described in paragraph (1), (2), 
     or (3) of section 4974(c).
       ``(2) Treatment of employee contributions under defined 
     contribution plans.--For purposes of this section, employee 
     contributions (and any income allocable thereto) under a 
     defined contribution plan may be treated as a separate 
     contract.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply in cases where the annuity starting date is after 
     December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11424. REQUIRED DISTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 401(a)(9)(C) (defining required 
     beginning date) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) Required beginning date.--For purposes of this 
     paragraph--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `required beginning date' means 
     April 1 of the calendar year following the later of--

       ``(I) the calendar year in which the employee attains age 
     70\1/2\, or
       ``(II) the calendar year in which the employee retires.

       ``(ii) Exception.--Subclause (II) of clause (i) shall not 
     apply--

       ``(I) except as provided in section 409(d), in the case of 
     an employee who is a 5-percent owner (as defined in section 
     416) with respect to the plan year ending in the calendar 
     year in which the employee attains age 70\1/2\, or
       ``(II) for purposes of section 408 (a)(6) or (b)(3).

       ``(iii) Actuarial adjustment.--In the case of an employee 
     to whom clause (i)(II) applies who retires in a calendar year 
     after the calendar year in which the employee attains age 
     70\1/2\, the employee's accrued benefit shall be actuarially 
     increased to take into account the period after age 70\1/2\ 
     in which the employee was not receiving any benefits under 
     the plan.
       ``(iv) Exception for governmental and church plans.--
     Clauses (ii) and (iii) shall not apply in the case of a 
     governmental plan or church plan. For purposes of this 
     clause, the term `church plan' means a plan maintained by a 
     church for church employees, and the term `church' means any 
     church (as defined in section 3121(w)(3)(A)) or qualified 
     church-controlled organization (as defined in section 
     3121(w)(3)(B)).''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

            Subchapter B--Increased Access to Pension Plans

     SEC. 11431. TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS ELIGIBLE UNDER SECTION 
                   401(K).

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (B) of section 401(k)(4) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) Eligibility of state and local governments and tax-
     exempt organizations.--
       ``(i) Governments ineligible.--A cash or deferred 
     arrangement shall not be treated as a qualified cash or 
     deferred arrangement if it is part of a plan maintained by a 
     State or local government or political subdivision thereof, 
     or any agency or instrumentality thereof. This clause shall 
     not apply to a rural cooperative plan.
       ``(ii) Tax-exempts eligible.--

       ``(I) In general.--Any organization exempt from tax under 
     this subtitle may include a qualified cash or deferred 
     arrangement as part of a plan maintained by it.
       ``(II) Treatment of indian tribal governments.--An employer 
     which is an Indian tribal government (as defined in section 
     7701(a)(40)), a subdivision of an Indian tribal government 
     (determined in accordance with section 7871(d)), an agency or 
     instrumentality of an Indian tribal government or subdivision 
     thereof, or a corporation chartered under Federal, State, or 
     tribal law which is owned in whole or in part by any of the 
     foregoing shall be treated as an organization exempt from tax 
     under this subtitle for purposes of subclause (I).

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 1996, 
     but shall not apply to any cash or deferred arrangement to 
     which clause (i) of section 1116(f)(2)(B) of the Tax Reform 
     Act of 1986 applies.

               Subchapter C--Nondiscrimination Provisions

     SEC. 11441. DEFINITION OF HIGHLY COMPENSATED EMPLOYEES; 
                   REPEAL OF FAMILY AGGREGATION.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 414(q) (defining 
     highly compensated employee) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) In general.--The term `highly compensated employee' 
     means any employee who--
       ``(A) was a 5-percent owner at any time during the year or 
     the preceding year, or
       ``(B) for the preceding year had compensation from the 
     employer in excess of $80,000

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     and was in the top-paid group of the employer.
     The Secretary shall adjust the $80,000 amount under 
     subparagraph (B) at the same time and in the same manner as 
     under section 415(d), except that the base period shall be 
     the calendar quarter ending September 30, 1996.''.
       (b) Repeal of Family Aggregation Rules.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (6) of section 414(q) is hereby 
     repealed.
       (2) Compensation limit.--Paragraph (17)(A) of section 
     401(a) is amended by striking the last sentence.
       (3) Deduction.--Subsection (l) of section 404 is amended by 
     striking the last sentence.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1)(A) Subsection (q) of section 414 is amended by striking 
     paragraphs (2), (5), (8), and (12) and by redesignating 
     paragraphs (3), (4), (7), (9), (10), and (11) as paragraphs 
     (2) through (7), respectively.
       (B) Sections 129(d)(8)(B), 401(a)(5)(D)(ii), 408(k)(2)(C), 
     and 416(i)(1)(D) are each amended by striking ``section 
     414(q)(7)'' and inserting ``section 414(q)(4)''.
       (C) Section 416(i)(1)(A) is amended by striking ``section 
     414(q)(8)'' and inserting ``section 414(r)(9)''.
       (2)(A) Section 414(r) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(9) Excluded employees.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the following employees shall be excluded:
       ``(A) Employees who have not completed 6 months of service.
       ``(B) Employees who normally work less than 17\1/2\ hours 
     per week.
       ``(C) Employees who normally work not more than 6 months 
     during any year.
       ``(D) Employees who have not attained the age of 21.
       ``(E) Except to the extent provided in regulations, 
     employees who are included in a unit of employees covered by 
     an agreement which the Secretary of Labor finds to be a 
     collective bargaining agreement between employee 
     representatives and the employer.
     Except as provided by the Secretary, the employer may elect 
     to apply subparagraph (A), (B), (C), or (D) by substituting a 
     shorter period of service, smaller number of hours or months, 
     or lower age for the period of service, number of hours or 
     months, or age (as the case may be) specified in such 
     subparagraph.''.
       (B) Subparagraph (A) of section 414(r)(2) is amended by 
     striking ``subsection (q)(8)'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (9)''.
       (3) Section 1114(c)(4) of the Tax Reform Act of 1986 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``Any reference in this paragraph to section 414(q) shall be 
     treated as a reference to such section as in effect on the 
     day before the date of the enactment of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1995.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995, except that 
     in determining whether an employee is a highly compensated 
     employee for years beginning in 1996, such amendments shall 
     be treated as having been in effect for years beginning in 
     1995.
       (2) Family aggregation.--The amendments made by subsection 
     (b) shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11442. MODIFICATION OF ADDITIONAL PARTICIPATION 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 401(a)(26)(A) (relating to 
     additional participation requirements) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a trust which is a part 
     of a defined benefit plan, such trust shall not constitute a 
     qualified trust under this subsection unless on each day of 
     the plan year such trust benefits at least the lesser of--
       ``(i) 50 employees of the employer, or
       ``(ii) the greater of--
       ``(I) 40 percent of all employees of the employer, or
       ``(II) 2 employees (or if there is only 1 employee, such 
     employee).''.
       (b) Separate Line of Business Test.--Section 401(a)(26)(G) 
     (relating to separate line of business) is amended by 
     striking ``paragraph (7)'' and inserting ``paragraph (2)(A) 
     or (7)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11443. NONDISCRIMINATION RULES FOR QUALIFIED CASH OR 
                   DEFERRED ARRANGEMENTS AND MATCHING 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) Alternative Methods of Satisfying Section 401(k) 
     Nondiscrimination Tests.--Section 401(k) (relating to cash or 
     deferred arrangements), as amended by this Act, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) Alternative methods of meeting nondiscrimination 
     requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--A cash or deferred arrangement shall be 
     treated as meeting the requirements of paragraph (3)(A)(ii) 
     if such arrangement--
       ``(i) meets the contribution requirements of subparagraph 
     (B) or (C), and
       ``(ii) meets the notice requirements of subparagraph (D).
       ``(B) Matching contributions.--
       ``(i) In general.--The requirements of this subparagraph 
     are met if, under the arrangement, the employer makes 
     matching contributions on behalf of each employee who is not 
     a highly compensated employee in an amount equal to--

       ``(I) 100 percent of the elective contributions of the 
     employee to the extent such elective contributions do not 
     exceed 3 percent of the employee's compensation, and
       ``(II) 50 percent of the elective contributions of the 
     employee to the extent that such elective contributions 
     exceed 3 percent but do not exceed 5 percent of the 
     employee's compensation.

       ``(ii) Rate for highly compensated employees.--The 
     requirements of this subparagraph are not met if, under the 
     arrangement, the matching contribution with respect to any 
     elective contribution of a highly compensated employee at any 
     level of compensation is greater than that with respect to an 
     employee who is not a highly compensated employee.
       ``(iii) Alternative plan designs.--If the matching 
     contribution with respect to any elective contribution at any 
     specific level of compensation is not equal to the percentage 
     required under clause (i), an arrangement shall not be 
     treated as failing to meet the requirements of clause (i) 
     if--

       ``(I) the level of an employer's matching contribution does 
     not increase as an employee's elective contributions 
     increase, and
       ``(II) the aggregate amount of matching contributions with 
     respect to elective contributions not in excess of such level 
     of compensation is at least equal to the amount of matching 
     contributions which would be made if matching contributions 
     were made on the basis of the percentages described in clause 
     (i).

       ``(C) Nonelective contributions.--The requirements of this 
     subparagraph are met if, under the arrangement, the employer 
     is required, without regard to whether the employee makes an 
     elective contribution or employee contribution, to make a 
     contribution to a defined contribution plan on behalf of each 
     employee who is not a highly compensated employee and who is 
     eligible to participate in the arrangement in an amount equal 
     to at least 3 percent of the employee's compensation.
       ``(D) Notice requirement.--An arrangement meets the 
     requirements of this paragraph if, under the arrangement, 
     each employee eligible to participate is, within a reasonable 
     period before any year, given written notice of the 
     employee's rights and obligations under the arrangement 
     which--
       ``(i) is sufficiently accurate and comprehensive to 
     appraise the employee of such rights and obligations, and
       ``(ii) is written in a manner calculated to be understood 
     by the average employee eligible to participate.
       ``(E) Other requirements.--
       ``(i) Withdrawal and vesting restrictions.--An arrangement 
     shall not be treated as meeting the requirements of 
     subparagraph (B) or (C) unless the requirements of 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) of paragraph (2) are met with 
     respect to all employer contributions (including matching 
     contributions).
       ``(ii) Social security and similar contributions not taken 
     into account.--An arrangement shall not be treated as meeting 
     the requirements of subparagraph (B) or (C) unless such 
     requirements are met without regard to subsection (l), and, 
     for purposes of subsection (l), employer contributions under 
     subparagraph (B) or (C) shall not be taken into account.
       ``(F) Other plans.--An arrangement shall be treated as 
     meeting the requirements under subparagraph (A)(i) if any 
     other plan maintained by the employer meets such requirements 
     with respect to employees eligible under the arrangement.''.
       (b) Alternative Methods of Satisfying Section 401(m) 
     Nondiscrimination Tests.--Section 401(m) (relating to 
     nondiscrimination test for matching contributions and 
     employee contributions), as amended by this Act, is amended 
     by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11) and by 
     adding after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Alternative method of satisfying tests.--
       ``(A) In general.--A defined contribution plan shall be 
     treated as meeting the requirements of paragraph (2) with 
     respect to matching contributions if the plan--
       ``(i) meets the contribution requirements of subparagraph 
     (B) or (C) of subsection (k)(12),
       ``(ii) meets the notice requirements of subsection 
     (k)(12)(D), and
       ``(iii) meets the requirements of subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Limitation on matching contributions.--The 
     requirements of this subparagraph are met if--
       ``(i) matching contributions on behalf of any employee may 
     not be made with respect to an employee's contributions or 
     elective deferrals in excess of 6 percent of the employee's 
     compensation,
       ``(ii) the level of an employer's matching contribution 
     does not increase as an employee's contributions or elective 
     deferrals increase, and
       ``(iii) the matching contribution with respect to any 
     highly compensated employee at a specific level of 
     compensation is not greater than that with respect to an 
     employee who is not a highly compensated employee.''.
       (c) Year for Computing Nonhighly Compensated Employee 
     Percentage.--
       (1) Cash or deferred arrangements.--Clause (ii) of section 
     401(k)(3)(A) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``such year'' and inserting ``the plan 
     year'',
       (B) by striking ``for such plan year'' and inserting ``the 
     preceding plan year'', and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``An 
     arrangement may apply this clause by using the plan year 
     rather than the

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     preceding plan year if the employer so elects, except that if 
     such an election is made, it may not be changed except as 
     provided by the Secretary.''.
       (2) Matching and employee contributions.--Section 
     401(m)(2)(A) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``for such plan year'' after ``highly 
     compensated employee'',
       (B) by inserting ``for the preceding plan year'' after 
     ``eligible employees'' each place it appears in clause (i) 
     and clause (ii), and
       (C) by adding at the end the following flush sentence: 
     ``This subparagraph may be applied by using the plan year 
     rather than the preceding plan year if the employer so 
     elects, except that if such an election is made, it may not 
     be changed except as provided the Secretary.''.
       (d) Special Rule for Determining Average Deferral 
     Percentage for First Plan Year, Etc.--
       (1) Paragraph (3) of section 401(k) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) For purposes of this paragraph, in the case of the 
     first plan year of any plan, the amount taken into account as 
     the actual deferral percentage of nonhighly compensated 
     employees for the preceding plan year shall be--
       ``(i) 3 percent, or
       ``(ii) if the employer makes an election under this 
     subclause, the actual deferral percentage of nonhighly 
     compensated employees determined for such first plan year.''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 401(m) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following: ``Rules similar to the rules of 
     subsection (k)(3)(E) shall apply for purposes of this 
     subsection.''.
       (e) Distribution of Excess Contributions.--
       (1) Subparagraph (C) of section 401(k)(8) (relating to 
     arrangement not disqualified if excess contributions 
     distributed) is amended by striking ``on the basis of the 
     respective portions of the excess contributions attributable 
     to each of such employees'' and inserting ``on the basis of 
     the amount of contributions by, or on behalf of, each of such 
     employees''.
       (2) Subparagraph (C) of section 401(m)(6) (relating to 
     method of distributing excess aggregate contributions) is 
     amended by striking ``on the basis of the respective portions 
     of such amounts attributable to each of such employees'' and 
     inserting ``on the basis of the amount of contributions on 
     behalf of, or by, each such employee''.
       (f) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to years beginning after December 31, 1998.
       (2) Excess contributions.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (e) shall apply to years beginning after December 
     31, 1995.

     SEC. 11444. DEFINITION OF COMPENSATION FOR SECTION 415 
                   PURPOSES.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 415(c)(3) (defining 
     participant's compensation) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) Certain deferrals included.--The term `participant's 
     compensation' shall include--
       ``(i) any elective deferral (as defined in section 
     402(g)(3)), and
       ``(ii) any amount which is contributed by the employer at 
     the election of the employee and which is not includible in 
     the gross income of the employee under section 125 or 457.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 414(q)(4), as redesignated by section 11441, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(7) Compensation.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `compensation' has the meaning given such term by 
     section 415(c)(3).''.
       (2) Section 414(s)(2) is amended by inserting ``not'' after 
     ``elect'' in the text and heading thereof.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1997.

                 Subchapter D--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 11451. PLANS COVERING SELF-EMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS.

       (a) Aggregation Rules.--Section 401(d) (relating to 
     additional requirements for qualification of trusts and plans 
     benefiting owner-employees) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Contribution Limit on Owner-Employees.--A trust 
     forming part of a pension or profit-sharing plan which 
     provides contributions or benefits for employees some or all 
     of whom are owner-employees shall constitute a qualified 
     trust under this section only if, in addition to meeting the 
     requirements of subsection (a), the plan provides that 
     contributions on behalf of any owner-employee may be made 
     only with respect to the earned income of such owner-employee 
     which is derived from the trade or business with respect to 
     which such plan is established.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11452. ELIMINATION OF SPECIAL VESTING RULE FOR 
                   MULTIEMPLOYER PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 411(a) (relating 
     to minimum vesting standards) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``subparagraph (A), (B), or (C)'' and 
     inserting ``subparagraph (A) or (B)''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (C).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to plan years beginning on or after the earlier 
     of--
       (1) the later of--
       (A) January 1, 1996, or
       (B) the date on which the last of the collective bargaining 
     agreements pursuant to which the plan is maintained 
     terminates (determined without regard to any extension 
     thereof after the date of the enactment of this Act), or
       (2) January 1, 1998.
     Such amendments shall not apply to any individual who does 
     not have more than 1 hour of service under the plan on or 
     after the 1st day of the 1st plan year to which such 
     amendments apply.

     SEC. 11453. DISTRIBUTIONS UNDER RURAL COOPERATIVE PLANS.

       (a) Distributions for Hardship or After a Certain Age.--
     Section 401(k)(7) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) Special rule for certain distributions.--A rural 
     cooperative plan which includes a qualified cash or deferred 
     arrangement shall not be treated as violating the 
     requirements of section 401(a) or of paragraph (2) merely by 
     reason of a hardship distribution or a distribution to a 
     participant after attainment of age 59\1/2\. For purposes of 
     this section, the term `hardship distribution' means a 
     distribution described in paragraph (2)(B)(i)(IV) (without 
     regard to the limitation of its application to profit-sharing 
     or stock bonus plans).''.
       (b) Public Utility Districts.--Clause (i) of section 
     401(k)(7)(B) (defining rural cooperative) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(i) any organization which--

       ``(I) is engaged primarily in providing electric service on 
     a mutual or cooperative basis, or
       ``(II) is engaged primarily in providing electric service 
     to the public in its area of service and which is exempt from 
     tax under this subtitle or which is a State or local 
     government (or an agency or instrumentality thereof), other 
     than a municipality (or an agency or instrumentality 
     thereof).''

       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Distributions.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to distributions after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) Rural cooperative.--The amendments made by subsection 
     (b) shall apply to plan years beginning after December 31, 
     1994.

     SEC. 11454. TREATMENT OF GOVERNMENTAL PLANS UNDER SECTION 
                   415.

       (a) Compensation Limit.--Subsection (b) of section 415 is 
     amended by adding immediately after paragraph (10) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Special limitation rule for governmental plans.--In 
     the case of a governmental plan (as defined in section 
     414(d)), subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1) shall not apply.''
       (b) Treatment of Certain Excess Benefit Plans.--
       (1) In general.--Section 415 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(m) Treatment of Qualified Governmental Excess Benefit 
     Arrangements.--
       ``(1) Governmental plan not affected.--In determining 
     whether a governmental plan (as defined in section 414(d)) 
     meets the requirements of this section, benefits provided 
     under a qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement 
     shall not be taken into account. Income accruing to a 
     governmental plan (or to a trust that is maintained solely 
     for the purpose of providing benefits under a qualified 
     governmental excess benefit arrangement) in respect of a 
     qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement shall 
     constitute income derived from the exercise of an essential 
     governmental function upon which such governmental plan (or 
     trust) shall be exempt from tax under section 115.
       ``(2) Taxation of participant.--For purposes of this 
     chapter--
       ``(A) the taxable year or years for which amounts in 
     respect of a qualified governmental excess benefit 
     arrangement are includible in gross income by a participant, 
     and
       ``(B) the treatment of such amounts when so includible by 
     the participant,
     shall be determined as if such qualified governmental excess 
     benefit arrangement were treated as a plan for the deferral 
     of compensation which is maintained by a corporation not 
     exempt from tax under this chapter and which does not meet 
     the requirements for qualification under section 401.
       ``(3) Qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement.--
     For purposes of this subsection, the term `qualified 
     governmental excess benefit arrangement' means a portion of a 
     governmental plan if--
       ``(A) such portion is maintained solely for the purpose of 
     providing to participants in the plan that part of the 
     participant's annual benefit otherwise payable under the 
     terms of the plan that exceeds the limitations on benefits 
     imposed by this section,
       ``(B) under such portion no election is provided at any 
     time to the participant (directly or indirectly) to defer 
     compensation, and
       ``(C) benefits described in subparagraph (A) are not paid 
     from a trust forming a part of such governmental plan unless 
     such trust is maintained solely for the purpose of providing 
     such benefits.''
       (2) Coordination with section 457.--Subsection (e) of 
     section 457 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(15) Treatment of qualified governmental excess benefit 
     arrangements.--Subsections (b)(2) and (c)(1) shall not apply 
     to any qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement (as 
     defined in section 415(m)(3)), and benefits provided under 
     such an arrange

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     ment shall not be taken into account in determining whether 
     any other plan is an eligible deferred compensation plan.''
       (3) Conforming amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 457(f) 
     is amended by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph 
     (C), by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
     and inserting ``, and'', and by inserting immediately 
     thereafter the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) a qualified governmental excess benefit arrangement 
     described in section 415(m).''
       (c) Exemption for Survivor and Disability Benefits.--
     Paragraph (2) of section 415(b) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(I) Exemption for survivor and disability benefits 
     provided under governmental plans.--Subparagraph (B) of 
     paragraph (1), subparagraph (C) of this paragraph, and 
     paragraph (5) shall not apply to--
       ``(i) income received from a governmental plan (as defined 
     in section 414(d)) as a pension, annuity, or similar 
     allowance as the result of the recipient becoming disabled by 
     reason of personal injuries or sickness, or
       ``(ii) amounts received from a governmental plan by the 
     beneficiaries, survivors, or the estate of an employee as the 
     result of the death of the employee.''
       (d) Revocation of Grandfather Election.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (C) of section 415(b)(10) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ii) Revocation of election.--An election under clause 
     (i) may be revoked not later than the last day of the third 
     plan year beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
     clause. The revocation shall apply to all plan years to which 
     the election applied and to all subsequent plan years. Any 
     amount paid by a plan in a taxable year ending after the 
     revocation shall be includible in income in such taxable year 
     under the rules of this chapter in effect for such taxable 
     year, except that, for purposes of applying the limitations 
     imposed by this section, any portion of such amount which is 
     attributable to any taxable year during which the election 
     was in effect shall be treated as received in such taxable 
     year.''
       (2) Conforming amendment.--Subparagraph (C) of section 
     415(b)(10) is amended by striking ``This'' and inserting:
       ``(i) In general.--This''.
       (e) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsections (a), 
     (b), and (c) shall apply to years beginning after December 
     31, 1994. The amendments made by subsection (d) shall apply 
     with respect to revocations adopted after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Treatment for years beginning before date of 
     enactment.--Nothing in the amendments made by this section 
     shall be construed to infer that a governmental plan (as 
     defined in section 414(d) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986) fails to satisfy the requirements of section 415 of 
     such Code for any taxable year beginning before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11455. UNIFORM RETIREMENT AGE.

       (a) Discrimination Testing.--Paragraph (5) of section 
     401(a) (relating to special rules relating to 
     nondiscrimination requirements) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Social security retirement age.--For purposes of 
     testing for discrimination under paragraph (4)--
       ``(i) the social security retirement age (as defined in 
     section 415(b)(8)) shall be treated as a uniform retirement 
     age, and
       ``(ii) subsidized early retirement benefits and joint and 
     survivor annuities shall not be treated as being unavailable 
     to employees on the same terms merely because such benefits 
     or annuities are based in whole or in part on an employee's 
     social security retirement age (as so defined).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11456. CONTRIBUTIONS ON BEHALF OF DISABLED EMPLOYEES.

       (a) All Disabled Participants Receiving Contributions.--
     Section 415(c)(3)(C) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following: ``If a defined contribution plan provides for the 
     continuation of contributions on behalf of all participants 
     described in clause (i) for a fixed or determinable period, 
     this subparagraph shall be applied without regard to clauses 
     (ii) and (iii).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11457. TREATMENT OF DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS OF STATE 
                   AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS AND TAX-EXEMPT 
                   ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) Special Rules for Plan Distributions.--Paragraph (9) of 
     section 457(e) (relating to other definitions and special 
     rules) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(9) Benefits not treated as made available by reason of 
     certain elections, etc.--
       ``(A) Total amount payable is $3,500 or less.--The total 
     amount payable to a participant under the plan shall not be 
     treated as made available merely because the participant may 
     elect to receive such amount (or the plan may distribute such 
     amount without the participant's consent) if--
       ``(i) such amount does not exceed $3,500, and
       ``(ii) such amount may be distributed only if--

       ``(I) no amount has been deferred under the plan with 
     respect to such participant during the 2-year period ending 
     on the date of the distribution, and
       ``(II) there has been no prior distribution under the plan 
     to such participant to which this subparagraph applied.

     A plan shall not be treated as failing to meet the 
     distribution requirements of subsection (d) by reason of a 
     distribution to which this subparagraph applies.
       ``(B) Election to defer commencement of distributions.--The 
     total amount payable to a participant under the plan shall 
     not be treated as made available merely because the 
     participant may elect to defer commencement of distributions 
     under the plan if--
       ``(i) such election is made after amounts may be available 
     under the plan in accordance with subsection (d)(1)(A) and 
     before commencement of such distributions, and
       ``(ii) the participant may make only 1 such election.''.
       (b) Cost-of-Living Adjustment of Maximum Deferral Amount.--
     Subsection (e) of section 457, as amended by section 
     11454(b)(2) (relating to governmental plans), is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(16) Cost-of-living adjustment of maximum deferral 
     amount.--The Secretary shall adjust the $7,500 amount 
     specified in subsections (b)(2) and (c)(1) at the same time 
     and in the same manner as under section 415(d), except that 
     the base period shall be the calendar quarter ending 
     September 30, 1994, and any increase under this paragraph 
     which is not a multiple of $500 shall be rounded to the next 
     lowest multiple of $500.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11458. TRUST REQUIREMENT FOR DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLANS 
                   OF STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 457 is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Governmental Plans Must Maintain Set Asides for 
     Exclusive Benefit of Participants.--
       ``(1) In general.--A plan maintained by an eligible 
     employer described in subsection (e)(1)(A) shall not be 
     treated as an eligible deferred compensation plan unless all 
     assets and income of the plan described in subsection (b)(6) 
     are held in trust for the exclusive benefit of participants 
     and their beneficiaries.
       ``(2) Taxability of trusts and participants.--For purposes 
     of this title--
       ``(A) a trust described in paragraph (1) shall be treated 
     as an organization exempt from taxation under section 501(a), 
     and
       ``(B) notwithstanding any other provision of this title, 
     amounts in the trust shall be includible in the gross income 
     of participants and beneficiaries only to the extent, and at 
     the time, provided in this section.
       ``(3) Custodial accounts and contracts.--For purposes of 
     this subsection, custodial accounts and contracts described 
     in section 401(f) shall be treated as trusts under rules 
     similar to the rules under section 401(f).''
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (6) of section 457(b) 
     is amended by inserting ``except as provided in subsection 
     (g),'' before ``which provides that''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to assets and 
     income described in section 457(b)(6) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 held by a plan on and after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Transition rule.--In the case of assets and income 
     described in paragraph (1) held by a plan before the first 
     day of the first calendar quarter beginning after the close 
     of the first regular session of the State legislature of the 
     State in which the governmental entity maintaining the plan 
     is located beginning after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, a trust need not be established by reason of the 
     amendments made by this section before such first day. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, in the case of a State 
     that has a 2-year legislative session, each year of such 
     session shall be deemed to be a separate regular session of 
     the State legislature.

     SEC. 11459. TRANSITION RULE FOR COMPUTING MAXIMUM BENEFITS 
                   UNDER SECTION 415 LIMITATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 767(d)(3) of 
     the Uruguay Round Agreements Act is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(A) Exception.--A plan that was adopted and in effect 
     before December 8, 1994, shall not be required to apply the 
     amendments made by subsection (b) with respect to benefits 
     accrued before the earlier of--
       ``(i) the later of the date a plan amendment applying such 
     amendment is adopted or made effective, or
       ``(ii) the first day of the first limitation year beginning 
     after December 31, 1999.
     Determinations under section 415(b)(2)(E) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 shall be made with respect to such 
     benefits on the basis of such section as in effect on 
     December 7, 1994 (except that the modification made by 
     subsection (b) shall be taken into account), and the 
     provisions of the plan as in effect on December 7, 1994, but 
     only if such provisions of the plan meet the requirements of 
     such section (as so in effect).''
       (b) Modification of Certain Assumptions for Adjusting 
     Benefits of Defined Benefit Plans for Early Retirees.--
     Subparagraph (E) of section 415(b)(2) (relating to limitation 
     on certain assumptions) is amended--

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       (1) by striking ``Except as provided in clause (ii), for 
     purposes of adjusting any benefit or limitation under 
     subparagraph (B) or (C),'' in clause (i) and inserting ``For 
     purposes of adjusting any limitation under subparagraph (C) 
     and, except as provided in clause (ii), for purposes of 
     adjusting any benefit under subparagraph (B),'', and
       (2) by striking ``For purposes of adjusting the benefit or 
     limitation of any form of benefit subject to section 
     417(e)(3),'' in clause (ii) and inserting ``For purposes of 
     adjusting any benefit under subparagraph (B) for any form of 
     benefit subject to section 417(e)(3),''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the provisions of section 
     767 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act.
       (d) Transitional Rule.--In the case of a plan that was 
     adopted and in effect before December 8, 1994, if--
       (1) a plan amendment was adopted or made effective on or 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act applying the 
     amendments made by section 767(b) of the Uruguay Round 
     Agreements Act, and
       (2) within 1 year after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, a plan amendment is adopted which repeals the amendment 
     referred to in paragraph (1),
     the amendment referred to in paragraph (1) shall not be taken 
     into account in applying section 767(d)(3)(A) of the Uruguay 
     Round Agreements Act, as amended by subsection (a).

     SEC. 11460. MODIFICATIONS OF SECTION 403(B).

       (a) Multiple Salary Reduction Agreements Permitted.--
       (1) General rule.--For purposes of section 403(b) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the frequency that an employee 
     is permitted to enter into a salary reduction agreement, the 
     salary to which such an agreement may apply, and the ability 
     to revoke such an agreement shall be determined under the 
     rules applicable to cash or deferred elections under section 
     401(k) of such Code.
       (2) Effective date.--This subsection shall apply to taxable 
     years beginning after December 31, 1995.
       (b) Treatment of Indian Tribal Governments.--
       (1) In general.--In the case of any contract purchased in a 
     plan year beginning before January 1, 1995, section 403(b) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be applied as if any 
     reference to an employer described in section 501(c)(3) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which is exempt from tax 
     under section 501 of such Code included a reference to an 
     employer which is an Indian tribal government (as defined by 
     section 7701(a)(40) of such Code), a subdivision of an Indian 
     tribal government (determined in accordance with section 
     7871(d) of such Code), an agency or instrumentality of an 
     Indian tribal government or subdivision thereof, or a 
     corporation chartered under Federal, State, or tribal law 
     which is owned in whole or in part by any of the foregoing.
       (2) Rollovers.--Solely for purposes of applying section 
     403(b)(8) of such Code to a contract to which paragraph (1) 
     applies, a qualified cash or deferred arrangement under 
     section 401(k) of such Code shall be treated as if it were a 
     plan or contract described in clause (ii) of section 
     403(b)(8)(A) of such Code.
       (c) Elective Deferrals.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (E) of section 403(b)(1) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(E) in the case of a contract purchased under a salary 
     reduction agreement, the contract meets the requirements of 
     section 401(a)(30),''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11461. WAIVER OF MINIMUM PERIOD FOR JOINT AND SURVIVOR 
                   ANNUITY EXPLANATION BEFORE ANNUITY STARTING 
                   DATE.

       (a) General Rule.--For purposes of section 417(a)(3)(A) of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to plan to 
     provide written explanations), the minimum period prescribed 
     by the Secretary of the Treasury between the date that the 
     explanation referred to in such section is provided and the 
     annuity starting date shall not apply if waived by the 
     participant and, if applicable, the participant's spouse.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall apply to plan 
     years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11462. REPEAL OF LIMITATION IN CASE OF DEFINED BENEFIT 
                   PLAN AND DEFINED CONTRIBUTION PLAN FOR SAME 
                   EMPLOYEE; EXCESS DISTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 415(e) is repealed.
       (b) Excess Distributions.--Section 4980A is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Limitation on Application.--This section shall not 
     apply to distributions during years beginning after December 
     31, 1995, and before January 1, 1999, and such distributions 
     shall be treated as made first from amounts not described in 
     subsection (f).''
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subparagraph (B) of section 415(b)(5) is amended by 
     striking ``and subsection (e)''.
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 415(f) is amended by striking 
     ``subsections (b), (c), and (e)'' and inserting ``subsections 
     (b) and (c)''.
       (3) Subsection (g) of section 415 is amended by striking 
     ``subsections (e) and (f)'' in the last sentence and 
     inserting ``subsection (f)''.
       (4) Clause (i) of section 415(k)(2)(A) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(i) any contribution made directly by an employee under 
     such an arrangement shall not be treated as an annual 
     addition for purposes of subsection (c), and''.
       (5) Clause (ii) of section 415(k)(2)(A) is amended by 
     striking ``subsections (c) and (e)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (c)''.
       (6) Section 416 is amended by striking subsection (h).
       (d) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall apply to limitation 
     years beginning after December 31, 1998.
       (2) Excess distributions.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (b) shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11463. TAX ON PROHIBITED TRANSACTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4975(a) is amended by striking ``5 
     percent'' and inserting ``10 percent''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to prohibited transactions occurring after 
     December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11464. TREATMENT OF LEASED EMPLOYEES.

       (a) General Rule.--Subparagraph (C) of section 414(n)(2) 
     (defining leased employee) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) such services are performed under primary direction 
     or control by the recipient.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to years beginning after December 31, 1995, but 
     shall not apply to any relationship determined under an 
     Internal Revenue Service ruling issued before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act pursuant to section 414(n)(2)(C) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as in effect on the day before 
     such date) not to involve a leased employee.

               CHAPTER 3--TREATMENT OF LARGE PARTNERSHIPS

     SEC. 11471. SIMPLIFIED FLOW-THROUGH FOR ELECTING LARGE 
                   PARTNERSHIPS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subchapter K (relating to partners and 
     partnerships) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new part:

        ``PART IV--SPECIAL RULES FOR ELECTING LARGE PARTNERSHIPS

``Sec. 771. Application of subchapter to electing large partnerships.
``Sec. 772. Simplified flow-through.
``Sec. 773. Computations at partnership level.
``Sec. 774. Other modifications.
``Sec. 775. Electing large partnership defined.
``Sec. 776. Special rules for partnerships holding oil and gas 
              properties.
``Sec. 777. Regulations.

     ``SEC. 771. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER TO ELECTING LARGE 
                   PARTNERSHIPS.

       ``The preceding provisions of this subchapter to the extent 
     inconsistent with the provisions of this part shall not apply 
     to an electing large partnership and its partners.

     ``SEC. 772. SIMPLIFIED FLOW-THROUGH.

       ``(a) General Rule.--In determining the income tax of a 
     partner of an electing large partnership, such partner shall 
     take into account separately such partner's distributive 
     share of the partnership's--
       ``(1) taxable income or loss from passive loss limitation 
     activities,
       ``(2) taxable income or loss from other activities,
       ``(3) net capital gain (or net capital loss)--
       ``(A) to the extent allocable to passive loss limitation 
     activities, and
       ``(B) to the extent allocable to other activities,
       ``(4) tax-exempt interest,
       ``(5) applicable net AMT adjustment separately computed 
     for--
       ``(A) passive loss limitation activities, and
       ``(B) other activities,
       ``(6) general credits,
       ``(7) low-income housing credit determined under section 
     42,
       ``(8) rehabilitation credit determined under section 47,
       ``(9) foreign income taxes,
       ``(10) the credit allowable under section 29, and
       ``(11) other items to the extent that the Secretary 
     determines that the separate treatment of such items is 
     appropriate.
       ``(b) Separate Computations.--In determining the amounts 
     required under subsection (a) to be separately taken into 
     account by any partner, this section and section 773 shall be 
     applied separately with respect to such partner by taking 
     into account such partner's distributive share of the items 
     of income, gain, loss, deduction, or credit of the 
     partnership.
       ``(c) Treatment at Partner Level.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in this subsection, 
     rules similar to the rules of section 702(b) shall apply to 
     any partner's distributive share of the amounts referred to 
     in subsection (a).
       ``(2) Income or loss from passive loss limitation 
     activities.--For purposes of this chapter, any partner's 
     distributive share of any income or loss described in 
     subsection (a)(1) shall be treated as an item of income or 
     loss (as the case may be) from the conduct of a trade or 
     business which is a single passive activity (as defined in 
     section 469). A similar rule shall apply to a partner's 
     distributive share of amounts referred to in paragraphs 
     (3)(A) and (5)(A) of subsection (a).
       ``(3) Income or loss from other activities.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this chapter, any 
     partner's distributive share of any income or loss described 
     in subsection

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     (a)(2) shall be treated as an item of income or expense (as 
     the case may be) with respect to property held for 
     investment.
       ``(B) Deductions for loss not subject to section 67.--The 
     deduction under section 212 for any loss described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall not be treated as a miscellaneous 
     itemized deduction for purposes of section 67.
       ``(4) Treatment of net capital gain or loss.--For purposes 
     of this chapter, any partner's distributive share of any gain 
     or loss described in subsection (a)(3) shall be treated as a 
     long-term capital gain or loss, as the case may be.
       ``(5) Minimum tax treatment.--In determining the 
     alternative minimum taxable income of any partner, such 
     partner's distributive share of any applicable net AMT 
     adjustment shall be taken into account in lieu of making the 
     separate adjustments provided in sections 56, 57, and 58 with 
     respect to the items of the partnership. Except as provided 
     in regulations, the applicable net AMT adjustment shall be 
     treated, for purposes of section 53, as an adjustment or item 
     of tax preference not specified in section 53(d)(1)(B)(ii).
       ``(6) General credits.--A partner's distributive share of 
     the amount referred to in paragraph (6) of subsection (a) 
     shall be taken into account as a current year business 
     credit.
       ``(d) Operating Rules.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Passive loss limitation activity.--The term `passive 
     loss limitation activity' means--
       ``(A) any activity which involves the conduct of a trade or 
     business, and
       ``(B) any rental activity.
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `trade or 
     business' includes any activity treated as a trade or 
     business under paragraph (5) or (6) of section 469(c).
       ``(2) Tax-exempt interest.--The term `tax-exempt interest' 
     means interest excludable from gross income under section 
     103.
       ``(3) Applicable net amt adjustment.--
       ``(A) In general.--The applicable net AMT adjustment is--
       ``(i) with respect to taxpayers other than corporations, 
     the net adjustment determined by using the adjustments 
     applicable to individuals, and
       ``(ii) with respect to corporations, the net adjustment 
     determined by using the adjustments applicable to 
     corporations.
       ``(B) Net adjustment.--The term `net adjustment' means the 
     net adjustment in the items attributable to passive loss 
     activities or other activities (as the case may be) which 
     would result if such items were determined with the 
     adjustments of sections 56, 57, and 58.
       ``(4) Treatment of certain separately stated items.--
       ``(A) Exclusion for certain purposes.--In determining the 
     amounts referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection 
     (a), any net capital gain or net capital loss (as the case 
     may be), and any item referred to in subsection (a)(11), 
     shall be excluded.
       ``(B) Allocation rules.--The net capital gain shall be 
     treated--
       ``(i) as allocable to passive loss limitation activities to 
     the extent the net capital gain does not exceed the net 
     capital gain determined by only taking into account gains and 
     losses from sales and exchanges of property used in 
     connection with such activities, and
       ``(ii) as allocable to other activities to the extent such 
     gain exceeds the amount allocated under clause (i).
     A similar rule shall apply for purposes of allocating any net 
     capital loss.
       ``(C) Net capital loss.--The term `net capital loss' means 
     the excess of the losses from sales or exchanges of capital 
     assets over the gains from sales or exchange of capital 
     assets.
       ``(5) General credits.--The term `general credits' means 
     any credit other than the low-income housing credit, the 
     rehabilitation credit, the foreign tax credit, and the credit 
     allowable under section 29.
       ``(6) Foreign income taxes.--The term `foreign income 
     taxes' means taxes described in section 901 which are paid or 
     accrued to foreign countries and to possessions of the United 
     States.
       ``(e) Special Rule for Unrelated Business Tax.--In the case 
     of a partner which is an organization subject to tax under 
     section 511, such partner's distributive share of any items 
     shall be taken into account separately to the extent 
     necessary to comply with the provisions of section 512(c)(1).
       ``(f) Special Rules for Applying Passive Loss 
     Limitations.--If any person holds an interest in an electing 
     large partnership other than as a limited partner--
       ``(1) paragraph (2) of subsection (c) shall not apply to 
     such partner, and
       ``(2) such partner's distributive share of the partnership 
     items allocable to passive loss limitation activities shall 
     be taken into account separately to the extent necessary to 
     comply with the provisions of section 469.
     The preceding sentence shall not apply to any items allocable 
     to an interest held as a limited partner.

     ``SEC. 773. COMPUTATIONS AT PARTNERSHIP LEVEL.

       ``(a) General Rule.--
       ``(1) Taxable income.--The taxable income of an electing 
     large partnership shall be computed in the same manner as in 
     the case of an individual except that--
       ``(A) the items described in section 772(a) shall be 
     separately stated, and
       ``(B) the modifications of subsection (b) shall apply.
       ``(2) Elections.--All elections affecting the computation 
     of the taxable income of an electing large partnership or the 
     computation of any credit of an electing large partnership 
     shall be made by the partnership; except that the election 
     under section 901, and any election under section 108, shall 
     be made by each partner separately.
       ``(3) Limitations, etc.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     all limitations and other provisions affecting the 
     computation of the taxable income of an electing large 
     partnership or the computation of any credit of an electing 
     large partnership shall be applied at the partnership level 
     (and not at the partner level).
       ``(B) Certain limitations applied at partner level.--The 
     following provisions shall be applied at the partner level 
     (and not at the partnership level):
       ``(i) Section 68 (relating to overall limitation on 
     itemized deductions).
       ``(ii) Sections 49 and 465 (relating to at risk 
     limitations).
       ``(iii) Section 469 (relating to limitation on passive 
     activity losses and credits).
       ``(iv) Any other provision specified in regulations.
       ``(4) Coordination with other provisions.--Paragraphs (2) 
     and (3) shall apply notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this chapter other than this part.
       ``(b) Modifications to Determination of Taxable Income.--In 
     determining the taxable income of an electing large 
     partnership--
       ``(1) Certain deductions not allowed.--The following 
     deductions shall not be allowed:
       ``(A) The deduction for personal exemptions provided in 
     section 151.
       ``(B) The net operating loss deduction provided in section 
     172.
       ``(C) The additional itemized deductions for individuals 
     provided in part VII of subchapter B (other than section 212 
     thereof).
       ``(2) Charitable deductions.--In determining the amount 
     allowable under section 170, the limitation of section 
     170(b)(2) shall apply.
       ``(3) Coordination with section 67.--In lieu of applying 
     section 67, 70 percent of the amount of the miscellaneous 
     itemized deductions shall be disallowed.
       ``(c) Special Rules for Income From Discharge of 
     Indebtedness.--If an electing large partnership has income 
     from the discharge of any indebtedness--
       ``(1) such income shall be excluded in determining the 
     amounts referred to in section 772(a), and
       ``(2) in determining the income tax of any partner of such 
     partnership--
       ``(A) such income shall be treated as an item required to 
     be separately taken into account under section 772(a), and
       ``(B) the provisions of section 108 shall be applied 
     without regard to this part.

     ``SEC. 774. OTHER MODIFICATIONS.

       ``(a) Treatment of Certain Optional Adjustments, Etc.--In 
     the case of an electing large partnership--
       ``(1) computations under section 773 shall be made without 
     regard to any adjustment under section 743(b) or 108(b), but
       ``(2) a partner's distributive share of any amount referred 
     to in section 772(a) shall be appropriately adjusted to take 
     into account any adjustment under section 743(b) or 108(b) 
     with respect to such partner.
       ``(b) Credit Recapture Determined at Partnership Level.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an electing large 
     partnership--
       ``(A) any credit recapture shall be taken into account by 
     the partnership, and
       ``(B) the amount of such recapture shall be determined as 
     if the credit with respect to which the recapture is made had 
     been fully utilized to reduce tax.
       ``(2) Method of taking recapture into account.--An electing 
     large partnership shall take into account a credit recapture 
     by reducing the amount of the appropriate current year credit 
     to the extent thereof, and if such recapture exceeds the 
     amount of such current year credit, the partnership shall be 
     liable to pay such excess.
       ``(3) Dispositions not to trigger recapture.--No credit 
     recapture shall be required by reason of any transfer of an 
     interest in an electing large partnership.
       ``(4) Credit recapture.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `credit recapture' means any increase in tax under 
     section 42(j) or 50(a).
       ``(c) Partnership Not Terminated by Reason of Change in 
     Ownership.--Subparagraph (B) of section 708(b)(1) shall not 
     apply to an electing large partnership.
       ``(d) Partnership Entitled to Certain Credits.--The 
     following shall be allowed to an electing large partnership 
     and shall not be taken into account by the partners of such 
     partnership:
       ``(1) The credit provided by section 34.
       ``(2) Any credit or refund under section 852(b)(3)(D).
       ``(e) Treatment of REMIC Residuals.--For purposes of 
     applying section 860E(e)(6) to any electing large 
     partnership--
       ``(1) all interests in such partnership shall be treated as 
     held by disqualified organizations,
       ``(2) in lieu of applying subparagraph (C) of section 
     860E(e)(6), the amount subject to tax under section 
     860E(e)(6) shall be excluded from the gross income of such 
     partnership, and
       ``(3) subparagraph (D) of section 860E(e)(6) shall not 
     apply.

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       ``(f) Special Rules for Applying Certain Installment Sale 
     Rules.--In the case of an electing large partnership--
       ``(1) the provisions of sections 453(l)(3) and 453A shall 
     be applied at the partnership level, and
       ``(2) in determining the amount of interest payable under 
     such sections, such partnership shall be treated as subject 
     to tax under this chapter at the highest rate of tax in 
     effect under section 1 or 11.

     ``SEC. 775. ELECTING LARGE PARTNERSHIP DEFINED.

       ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of this part--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `electing large partnership' 
     means, with respect to any partnership taxable year, any 
     partnership if--
       ``(A) the number of persons who were partners in such 
     partnership in the preceding partnership taxable year equaled 
     or exceeded 100, and
       ``(B) such partnership elects the application of this part.
     To the extent provided in regulations, a partnership shall 
     cease to be treated as an electing large partnership for any 
     partnership taxable year if in such taxable year fewer than 
     100 persons were partners in such partnership.
       ``(2) Election.--The election under this subsection shall 
     apply to the taxable year for which made and all subsequent 
     taxable years unless revoked with the consent of the 
     Secretary.
       ``(b) Special Rules for Certain Service Partnerships.--
       ``(1) Certain partners not counted.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `partner' does not include any individual 
     performing substantial services in connection with the 
     activities of the partnership and holding an interest in such 
     partnership, or an individual who formerly performed 
     substantial services in connection with such activities and 
     who held an interest in such partnership at the time the 
     individual performed such services.
       ``(2) Exclusion.--For purposes of this part, an election 
     under subsection (a) shall not be effective with respect to 
     any partnership if substantially all the partners of such 
     partnership--
       ``(A) are individuals performing substantial services in 
     connection with the activities of such partnership or are 
     personal service corporations (as defined in section 269A(b)) 
     the owner-employees (as defined in section 269A(b)) of which 
     perform such substantial services,
       ``(B) are retired partners who had performed such 
     substantial services, or
       ``(C) are spouses of partners who are performing (or had 
     previously performed) such substantial services.
       ``(3) Special rule for lower tier partnerships.--For 
     purposes of this subsection, the activities of a partnership 
     shall include the activities of any other partnership in 
     which the partnership owns directly an interest in the 
     capital and profits of at least 80 percent.
       ``(c) Exclusion of Commodity Pools.--For purposes of this 
     part, an election under subsection (a) shall not be effective 
     with respect to any partnership the principal activity of 
     which is the buying and selling of commodities (not described 
     in section 1221(1)), or options, futures, or forwards with 
     respect to such commodities.
       ``(d) Secretary May Rely on Treatment on Return.--If, on 
     the partnership return of any partnership, such partnership 
     is treated as an electing large partnership, such treatment 
     shall be binding on such partnership and all partners of such 
     partnership but not on the Secretary.

     ``SEC. 776. SPECIAL RULES FOR PARTNERSHIPS HOLDING OIL AND 
                   GAS PROPERTIES.

       ``(a) Exception for Partnerships Holding Significant Oil 
     and Gas Properties.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this part, an election 
     under section 775(a) shall not be effective with respect to 
     any partnership if the average percentage of assets (by 
     value) held by such partnership during the taxable year which 
     are oil or gas properties is at least 25 percent. For 
     purposes of the preceding sentence, any interest held by a 
     partnership in another partnership shall be disregarded, 
     except that the partnership shall be treated as holding its 
     proportionate share of the assets of such other partnership.
       ``(2) Election to waive exception.--Any partnership may 
     elect to have paragraph (1) not apply. Such an election shall 
     apply to the partnership taxable year for which made and all 
     subsequent partnership taxable years unless revoked with the 
     consent of the Secretary.
       ``(b) Special Rules Where Part Applies.--
       ``(1) Computation of percentage depletion.--In the case of 
     an electing large partnership, except as provided in 
     paragraph (2)--
       ``(A) the allowance for depletion under section 611 with 
     respect to any partnership oil or gas property shall be 
     computed at the partnership level without regard to any 
     provision of section 613A requiring such allowance to be 
     computed separately by each partner,
       ``(B) such allowance shall be determined without regard to 
     the provisions of section 613A(c) limiting the amount of 
     production for which percentage depletion is allowable and 
     without regard to paragraph (1) of section 613A(d), and
       ``(C) paragraph (3) of section 705(a) shall not apply.
       ``(2) Treatment of certain partners.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a disqualified person, 
     the treatment under this chapter of such person's 
     distributive share of any item of income, gain, loss, 
     deduction, or credit attributable to any partnership oil or 
     gas property shall be determined without regard to this part. 
     Such person's distributive share of any such items shall be 
     excluded for purposes of making determinations under sections 
     772 and 773.
       ``(B) Disqualified person.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the term `disqualified person' means, with respect to 
     any partnership taxable year--
       ``(i) any person referred to in paragraph (2) or (4) of 
     section 613A(d) for such person's taxable year in which such 
     partnership taxable year ends, and
       ``(ii) any other person if such person's average daily 
     production of domestic crude oil and natural gas for such 
     person's taxable year in which such partnership taxable year 
     ends exceeds 500 barrels.
       ``(C) Average daily production.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (B), a person's average daily production of 
     domestic crude oil and natural gas for any taxable year shall 
     be computed as provided in section 613A(c)(2)--
       ``(i) by taking into account all production of domestic 
     crude oil and natural gas (including such person's 
     proportionate share of any production of a partnership),
       ``(ii) by treating 6,000 cubic feet of natural gas as a 
     barrel of crude oil, and
       ``(iii) by treating as 1 person all persons treated as 1 
     taxpayer under section 613A(c)(8) or among whom allocations 
     are required under such section.

     ``SEC. 777. REGULATIONS.

       ``The Secretary shall prescribe such regulations as may be 
     appropriate to carry out the purposes of this part.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of parts for subchapter 
     K of chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:

``Part IV. Special rules for electing large partnerships.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to partnership taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11472. RETURNS MAY BE REQUIRED ON MAGNETIC MEDIA.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 6011(e) (relating 
     to returns on magnetic media) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence:
     ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the Secretary shall 
     require partnerships having more than 100 partners to file 
     returns on magnetic media.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to partnership taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1995.

                     CHAPTER 4--FOREIGN PROVISIONS

Subchapter A--Modifications to Treatment of Passive Foreign Investment 
                               Companies

     SEC. 11481. UNITED STATES SHAREHOLDERS OF CONTROLLED FOREIGN 
                   CORPORATIONS NOT SUBJECT TO PFIC INCLUSION.

       Section 1296 is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(e) Exception for United States Shareholders of 
     Controlled Foreign Corporations.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this part, a corporation 
     shall not be treated with respect to a shareholder as a 
     passive foreign investment company during the qualified 
     portion of such shareholder's holding period with respect to 
     stock in such corporation.
       ``(2) Qualified portion.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `qualified portion' means the portion of the 
     shareholder's holding period--
       ``(A) which is after December 31, 1995, and
       ``(B) during which the shareholder is a United States 
     shareholder (as defined in section 951(b)) of the corporation 
     and the corporation is a controlled foreign corporation.
       ``(3) New holding period if qualified portion ends.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     if the qualified portion of a shareholder's holding period 
     with respect to any stock ends after December 31, 1995, 
     solely for purposes of this part, the shareholder's holding 
     period with respect to such stock shall be treated as 
     beginning as of the first day following such period.
       ``(B) Exception.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply if such 
     stock was, with respect to such shareholder, stock in a 
     passive foreign investment company at any time before the 
     qualified portion of the shareholder's holding period with 
     respect to such stock and no election under section 
     1298(b)(1) is made.''

     SEC. 11482. ELECTION OF MARK TO MARKET FOR MARKETABLE STOCK 
                   IN PASSIVE FOREIGN INVESTMENT COMPANY.

       (a) In General.--Part VI of subchapter P of chapter 1 is 
     amended by redesignating subpart C as subpart D, by 
     redesignating sections 1296 and 1297 as sections 1297 and 
     1298, respectively, and by inserting after subpart B the 
     following new subpart:

      ``Subpart C--Election of Mark to Market For Marketable Stock

``Sec. 1296. Election of mark to market for marketable stock.

     ``SEC. 1296. ELECTION OF MARK TO MARKET FOR MARKETABLE STOCK.

       ``(a) General Rule.--In the case of marketable stock in a 
     passive foreign investment company which is owned (or treated

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     under subsection (g) as owned) by a United States person at 
     the close of any taxable year of such person, at the election 
     of such person--
       ``(1) If the fair market value of such stock as of the 
     close of such taxable year exceeds its adjusted basis, such 
     United States person shall include in gross income for such 
     taxable year an amount equal to the amount of such excess.
       ``(2) If the adjusted basis of such stock exceeds the fair 
     market value of such stock as of the close of such taxable 
     year, such United States person shall be allowed a deduction 
     for such taxable year equal to the lesser of--
       ``(A) the amount of such excess, or
       ``(B) the unreversed inclusions with respect to such stock.
       ``(b) Basis Adjustments.--
       ``(1) In general.--The adjusted basis of stock in a passive 
     foreign investment company--
       ``(A) shall be increased by the amount included in the 
     gross income of the United States person under subsection 
     (a)(1) with respect to such stock, and
       ``(B) shall be decreased by the amount allowed as a 
     deduction to the United States person under subsection (a)(2) 
     with respect to such stock.
       ``(2) Special rule for stock constructively owned.--In the 
     case of stock in a passive foreign investment company which 
     the United States person is treated as owning under 
     subsection (g)--
       ``(A) the adjustments under paragraph (1) shall apply to 
     such stock in the hands of the person actually holding such 
     stock but only for purposes of determining the subsequent 
     treatment under this chapter of the United States person with 
     respect to such stock, and
       ``(B) similar adjustments shall be made to the adjusted 
     basis of the property by reason of which the United States 
     person is treated as owning such stock.
       ``(c) Character and Source Rules.--
       ``(1) Ordinary treatment.--
       ``(A) Gain.--Any amount included in gross income under 
     subsection (a)(1), and any gain on the sale or other 
     disposition of marketable stock in a passive foreign 
     investment company (with respect to which an election under 
     this section is in effect), shall be treated as ordinary 
     income.
       ``(B) Loss.--Any--
       ``(i) amount allowed as a deduction under subsection 
     (a)(2), and
       ``(ii) loss on the sale or other disposition of marketable 
     stock in a passive foreign investment company (with respect 
     to which an election under this section is in effect) to the 
     extent that the amount of such loss does not exceed the 
     unreversed inclusions with respect to such stock,
     shall be treated as an ordinary loss. The amount so treated 
     shall be treated as a deduction allowable in computing 
     adjusted gross income.
       ``(2) Source.--The source of any amount included in gross 
     income under subsection (a)(1) (or allowed as a deduction 
     under subsection (a)(2)) shall be determined in the same 
     manner as if such amount were gain or loss (as the case may 
     be) from the sale of stock in the passive foreign investment 
     company.
       ``(d) Unreversed Inclusions.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `unreversed inclusions' means, with respect to any 
     stock in a passive foreign investment company, the excess (if 
     any) of--
       ``(1) the amount included in gross income of the taxpayer 
     under subsection (a)(1) with respect to such stock for prior 
     taxable years, over
       ``(2) the amount allowed as a deduction under subsection 
     (a)(2) with respect to such stock for prior taxable years.
     The amount referred to in paragraph (1) shall include any 
     amount which would have been included in gross income under 
     subsection (a)(1) with respect to such stock for any prior 
     taxable year but for section 1291.
       ``(e) Marketable Stock.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `marketable stock' means--
       ``(A) any stock which is regularly traded on--
       ``(i) a national securities exchange which is registered 
     with the Securities and Exchange Commission or the national 
     market system established pursuant to section 11A of the 
     Securities and Exchange Act of 1934, or
       ``(ii) any exchange or other market which the Secretary 
     determines has rules adequate to carry out the purposes of 
     this part,
       ``(B) to the extent provided in regulations, stock in any 
     foreign corporation which is comparable to a regulated 
     investment company and which offers for sale or has 
     outstanding any stock of which it is the issuer and which is 
     redeemable at its net asset value, and
       ``(C) to the extent provided in regulations, any option on 
     stock described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
       ``(2) Special rule for regulated investment companies.--In 
     the case of any regulated investment company which is 
     offering for sale or has outstanding any stock of which it is 
     the issuer and which is redeemable at its net asset value, 
     all stock in a passive foreign investment company which it 
     owns directly or indirectly shall be treated as marketable 
     stock for purposes of this section. Except as provided in 
     regulations, similar treatment as marketable stock shall 
     apply in the case of any other regulated investment company 
     which publishes net asset valuations at least annually.
       ``(f) Treatment of Controlled Foreign Corporations Which 
     are Shareholders in Passive Foreign Investment Companies.--In 
     the case of a foreign corporation which is a controlled 
     foreign corporation and which owns (or is treated under 
     subsection (g) as owning) stock in a passive foreign 
     investment company--
       ``(1) this section (other than subsection (c)(2)) shall 
     apply to such foreign corporation in the same manner as if 
     such corporation were a United States person, and
       ``(2) for purposes of subpart F of part III of subchapter 
     N--
       ``(A) any amount included in gross income under subsection 
     (a)(1) shall be treated as foreign personal holding company 
     income described in section 954(c)(1)(A), and
       ``(B) any amount allowed as a deduction under subsection 
     (a)(2) shall be treated as a deduction allocable to foreign 
     personal holding company income so described.
       ``(g) Stock Owned Through Certain Foreign Entities.--Except 
     as provided in regulations--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, stock 
     owned, directly or indirectly, by or for a foreign 
     partnership or foreign trust or foreign estate shall be 
     considered as being owned proportionately by its partners or 
     beneficiaries. Stock considered to be owned by a person by 
     reason of the application of the preceding sentence shall, 
     for purposes of applying such sentence, be treated as 
     actually owned by such person.
       ``(2) Treatment of certain dispositions.--In any case in 
     which a United States person is treated as owning stock in a 
     passive foreign investment company by reason of paragraph 
     (1)--
       ``(A) any disposition by the United States person or by any 
     other person which results in the United States person being 
     treated as no longer owning such stock, and
       ``(B) any disposition by the person owning such stock,
     shall be treated as a disposition by the United States person 
     of the stock in the passive foreign investment company.
       ``(h) Coordination With Section 851(b).--For purposes of 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) of section 851(b), any amount included 
     in gross income under subsection (a) shall be treated as a 
     dividend.
       ``(i) Stock Acquired From a Decedent.--In the case of stock 
     of a passive foreign investment company which is acquired by 
     bequest, devise, or inheritance (or by the decedent's estate) 
     and with respect to which an election under this section was 
     in effect as of the date of the decedent's death, 
     notwithstanding section 1014, the basis of such stock in the 
     hands of the person so acquiring it shall be the adjusted 
     basis of such stock in the hands of the decedent immediately 
     before his death (or, if lesser, the basis which would have 
     been determined under section 1014 without regard to this 
     subsection).
       ``(j) Coordination With Section 1291 for First Year of 
     Election.--
       ``(1) Taxpayers other than regulated investment 
     companies.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the taxpayer elects the application 
     of this section with respect to any marketable stock in a 
     corporation after the beginning of the taxpayer's holding 
     period in such stock, and if the requirements of subparagraph 
     (B) are not satisfied, section 1291 shall apply to--
       ``(i) any distributions with respect to, or disposition of, 
     such stock in the first taxable year of the taxpayer for 
     which such election is made, and
       ``(ii) any amount which, but for section 1291, would have 
     been included in gross income under subsection (a) with 
     respect to such stock for such taxable year in the same 
     manner as if such amount were gain on the disposition of such 
     stock.
       ``(B) Requirements.--The requirements of this subparagraph 
     are met if, with respect to each of such corporation's 
     taxable years for which such corporation was a passive 
     foreign investment company and which begin after December 31, 
     1986, and included any portion of the taxpayer's holding 
     period in such stock, such corporation was treated as a 
     qualified electing fund under this part with respect to the 
     taxpayer.
       ``(2) Special rules for regulated investment companies.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a regulated investment company elects 
     the application of this section with respect to any 
     marketable stock in a corporation after the beginning of the 
     taxpayer's holding period in such stock, then, with respect 
     to such company's first taxable year for which such company 
     elects the application of this section with respect to such 
     stock--
       ``(i) section 1291 shall not apply to such stock with 
     respect to any distribution or disposition during, or amount 
     included in gross income under this section for, such first 
     taxable year, but
       ``(ii) such regulated investment company's tax under this 
     chapter for such first taxable year shall be increased by the 
     aggregate amount of interest which would have been determined 
     under section 1291(c)(3) if section 1291 were applied without 
     regard to this subparagraph.
     Clause (ii) shall not apply if for the preceding taxable year 
     the company elected to mark to market the stock held by such 
     company as of the last day of such preceding taxable year.
       ``(B) Disallowance of deduction.--No deduction shall be 
     allowed to any regulated investment company for the increase 
     in tax under subparagraph (A)(ii).
       ``(k) Election.--This section shall apply to marketable 
     stock in a passive foreign investment company which is held 
     by a United States person only if such person elects to

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     apply this section with respect to such stock. Such an 
     election shall apply to the taxable year for which made and 
     all subsequent taxable years unless--
       ``(1) such stock ceases to be marketable stock, or
       ``(2) the Secretary consents to the revocation of such 
     election.
       ``(l) Transition Rule for Individuals Becoming Subject to 
     United States Tax.--If any individual becomes a United States 
     person in a taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995, 
     solely for purposes of this section, the adjusted basis 
     (before adjustments under subsection (b)) of any marketable 
     stock in a passive foreign investment company owned by such 
     individual on the first day of such taxable year shall be 
     treated as being the greater of its fair market value on such 
     first day or its adjusted basis on such first day.''
       (b) Coordination With Interest Charge, Etc.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 1291(d) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new flush sentence:
     ``Except as provided in section 1296(j), this section also 
     shall not apply if an election under section 1296(k) is in 
     effect for the taxpayer's taxable year.''
       (2) The subsection heading for subsection (d) of section 
     1291 is amended by striking ``Subpart B'' and inserting 
     ``Subparts B and C''.
       (3) Subparagraph (A) of section 1291(a)(3) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) Holding period.--The taxpayer's holding period shall 
     be determined under section 1223; except that--
       ``(i) for purposes of applying this section to an excess 
     distribution, such holding period shall be treated as ending 
     on the date of such distribution, and
       ``(ii) if section 1296 applied to such stock with respect 
     to the taxpayer for any prior taxable year, such holding 
     period shall be treated as beginning on the first day of the 
     first taxable year beginning after the last taxable year for 
     which section 1296 so applied.''
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Sections 532(b)(4) and 542(c)(10) are each amended by 
     striking ``section 1296'' and inserting ``section 1297''.
       (2) Subsection (f) of section 551 is amended by striking 
     ``section 1297(b)(5)'' and inserting ``section 1298(b)(5)''
       (3) Subsections (a)(1) and (d) of section 1293 are each 
     amended by striking ``section 1297(a)'' and inserting 
     ``section 1298(a)''.
       (4) Paragraph (3) of section 1297(b), as redesignated by 
     subsection (a), is hereby repealed.
       (5) The table of sections for subpart D of part VI of 
     subchapter P of chapter 1, as redesignated by subsection (a), 
     is amended to read as follows:
``Sec. 1297. Passive foreign investment company.
``Sec. 1298. Special rules.''
       (6) The table of subparts for part VI of subchapter P of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking the last item and inserting 
     the following new items:
``Subpart C. Election of mark to market for marketable stock.
``Subpart D. General provisions.''
       (d) Clarification of Gain Recognition Election.--The last 
     sentence of section 1298(b)(1), as so redesignated, is 
     amended by inserting ``(determined without regard to the 
     preceding sentence)'' after ``investment company''.

     SEC. 11483. MODIFICATIONS TO DEFINITION OF PASSIVE INCOME.

       (a) Exception for Same Country Income Not To Apply.--
     Paragraph (1) of section 1297(b) (defining passive income), 
     as redesignated by section 11482, is amended by inserting 
     before the period ``without regard to paragraph (3) 
     thereof''.
       (b) Passive Income Not To Include FSC Income.--Paragraph 
     (2) of section 1297(b), as so redesignated, is amended by 
     striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking 
     the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, 
     or'', and by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following 
     new subparagraph:
       ``(D) any foreign trade income of a FSC.''

     SEC. 11484. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this subchapter shall apply to--
       (1) taxable years of United States persons beginning after 
     December 31, 1995, and
       (2) taxable years of foreign corporations ending with or 
     within such taxable years of United States persons.

       Subchapter B--Treatment of Controlled Foreign Corporations

     SEC. 11486. GAIN ON CERTAIN STOCK SALES BY CONTROLLED FOREIGN 
                   CORPORATIONS TREATED AS DIVIDENDS.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 964 (relating to miscellaneous 
     provisions) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Gain on Certain Stock Sales by Controlled Foreign 
     Corporations Treated as Dividends.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a controlled foreign corporation 
     sells or exchanges stock in any other foreign corporation, 
     gain recognized on such sale or exchange shall be included in 
     the gross income of such controlled foreign corporation as a 
     dividend to the same extent that it would have been so 
     included under section 1248(a) if such controlled foreign 
     corporation were a United States person. For purposes of 
     determining the amount which would have been so includible, 
     the determination of whether such other foreign corporation 
     was a controlled foreign corporation shall be made without 
     regard to the preceding sentence.
       ``(2) Same country exception not applicable.--Clause (i) of 
     section 954(c)(3)(A) shall not apply to any amount treated as 
     a dividend by reason of paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Clarification of deemed sales.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, a controlled foreign corporation shall be treated 
     as having sold or exchanged any stock if, under any provision 
     of this subtitle, such controlled foreign corporation is 
     treated as having gain from the sale or exchange of such 
     stock.''
       (b) Amendment of Section 904(d).--Clause (i) of section 
     904(d)(2)(E) is amended by striking ``and except as provided 
     in regulations, the taxpayer was a United States shareholder 
     in such corporation''.
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) The amendment made by subsection (a) shall apply to 
     gain recognized on transactions occurring after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (2) The amendment made by subsection (b) shall apply to 
     distributions after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11487. MISCELLANEOUS MODIFICATIONS TO SUBPART F.

       (a) Section 1248 Gain Taken Into Account in Determining Pro 
     Rata Share.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraph (2) of section 951(a) (defining 
     pro rata share of subpart F income) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new sentence: ``For purposes of 
     subparagraph (B), any gain included in the gross income of 
     any person as a dividend under section 1248 shall be treated 
     as a distribution received by such person with respect to the 
     stock involved.''
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to dispositions after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (b) Basis Adjustments in Stock Held by Foreign 
     Corporation.--
       (1) In general.--Section 961 (relating to adjustments to 
     basis of stock in controlled foreign corporations and of 
     other property) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(c) Basis Adjustments in Stock Held by Foreign 
     Corporation.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, 
     if a United States shareholder is treated under section 
     958(a)(2) as owning any stock in a controlled foreign 
     corporation which is actually owned by another controlled 
     foreign corporation, adjustments similar to the adjustments 
     provided by subsections (a) and (b) shall be made to the 
     basis of such stock in the hands of such other controlled 
     foreign corporation, but only for the purposes of determining 
     the amount included under section 951 in the gross income of 
     such United States shareholder (or any other United States 
     shareholder who acquires from any person any portion of the 
     interest of such United States shareholder by reason of which 
     such shareholder was treated as owning such stock, but only 
     to the extent of such portion, and subject to such proof of 
     identity of such interest as the Secretary may prescribe by 
     regulations).''
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply for purposes of determining inclusions for 
     taxable years of United States shareholders beginning after 
     December 31, 1995.
       (c) Determination of Previously Taxed Income in Section 304 
     Distributions, Etc.--
       (1) In general.--Section 959 (relating to exclusion from 
     gross income of previously taxed earnings and profits) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Adjustments for Certain Transactions.--If by reason 
     of--
       ``(1) a transaction to which section 304 applies,
       ``(2) the structure of a United States shareholder's 
     holdings in controlled foreign corporations, or
       ``(3) other circumstances,
     there would be a multiple inclusion of any item in income (or 
     an inclusion or exclusion without an appropriate basis 
     adjustment) by reason of this subpart, the Secretary may 
     prescribe regulations providing such modifications in the 
     application of this subpart as may be necessary to eliminate 
     such multiple inclusion or provide such basis adjustment, as 
     the case may be.''
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Clarification of Treatment of Branch Tax Exemptions or 
     Reductions.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 952 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``For 
     purposes of this subsection, any exemption (or reduction) 
     with respect to the tax imposed by section 884 shall not be 
     taken into account.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1986.

     SEC. 11488. INDIRECT FOREIGN TAX CREDIT ALLOWED FOR CERTAIN 
                   LOWER TIER COMPANIES.

       (a) Section 902 Credit.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 902 (relating to 
     deemed taxes increased in case of certain 2nd and 3rd tier 
     foreign corporations) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Deemed Taxes Increased in Case of Certain Lower Tier 
     Corporations.--
       ``(1) In general.--If--
       ``(A) any foreign corporation is a member of a qualified 
     group, and
       ``(B) such foreign corporation owns 10 percent or more of 
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     member of such group from which it receives dividends in any 
     taxable year,
     such foreign corporation shall be deemed to have paid the 
     same proportion of such other member's post-1986 foreign 
     income taxes as would be determined under subsection (a) if 
     such foreign corporation were a domestic corporation.
       ``(2) Qualified group.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     term `qualified group' means--
       ``(A) the foreign corporation described in subsection (a), 
     and
       ``(B) any other foreign corporation if--
       ``(i) the domestic corporation owns at least 5 percent of 
     the voting stock of such other foreign corporation indirectly 
     through a chain of foreign corporations connected through 
     stock ownership of at least 10 percent of their voting stock,
       ``(ii) the foreign corporation described in subsection (a) 
     is the first tier corporation in such chain, and
       ``(iii) such other corporation is not below the sixth tier 
     in such chain.
     The term `qualified group' shall not include any foreign 
     corporation below the third tier in the chain referred to in 
     clause (i) unless such foreign corporation is a controlled 
     foreign corporation (as defined in section 957) and the 
     domestic corporation is a United States shareholder (as 
     defined in section 951(b)) in such foreign corporation. 
     Paragraph (1) shall apply to those taxes paid by a member of 
     the qualified group below the third tier only with respect to 
     periods during which it was a controlled foreign 
     corporation.''
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Subparagraph (B) of section 902(c)(3) is amended by 
     adding ``or'' at the end of clause (i) and by striking 
     clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting the following new 
     clause:
       ``(ii) the requirements of subsection (b)(2) are met with 
     respect to such foreign corporation.''
       (B) Subparagraph (B) of section 902(c)(4) is amended by 
     striking ``3rd foreign corporation'' and inserting ``sixth 
     tier foreign corporation''.
       (C) The heading for paragraph (3) of section 902(c) is 
     amended by striking ``where domestic corporation acquires 10 
     percent of foreign corporation'' and inserting ``where 
     foreign corporation first qualifies''.
       (D) Paragraph (3) of section 902(c) is amended by striking 
     ``ownership'' each place it appears.
       (b) Section 960 Credit.--Paragraph (1) of section 960(a) 
     (relating to special rules for foreign tax credits) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Deemed paid credit.--For purposes of subpart A of 
     this part, if there is included under section 951(a) in the 
     gross income of a domestic corporation any amount 
     attributable to earnings and profits of a foreign corporation 
     which is a member of a qualified group (as defined in section 
     902(b)) with respect to the domestic corporation, then, 
     except to the extent provided in regulations, section 902 
     shall be applied as if the amount so included were a dividend 
     paid by such foreign corporation (determined by applying 
     section 902(c) in accordance with section 904(d)(3)(B)).''
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxes of foreign corporations for taxable years of 
     such corporations beginning after the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) Special rule.--In the case of any chain of foreign 
     corporations described in clauses (i) and (ii) of section 
     902(b)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (as amended 
     by this section), no liquidation, reorganization, or similar 
     transaction in a taxable year beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act shall have the effect of permitting 
     taxes to be taken into account under section 902 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 which could not have been taken 
     into account under such section but for such transaction.

     SEC. 11489. REPEAL OF INCLUSION OF CERTAIN EARNINGS INVESTED 
                   IN EXCESS PASSIVE ASSETS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Repeal of inclusion.--Paragraph (1) of section 951(a) 
     (relating to amounts included in gross income of United 
     States shareholders) is amended by striking subparagraph (C), 
     by striking ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting a period, and by adding ``and'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (A).
       (2) Repeal of inclusion amount.--Section 956A (relating to 
     earnings invested in excess passive assets) is repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 956(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) Applicable earnings.--For purposes of this section, 
     the term `applicable earnings' means, with respect to any 
     controlled foreign corporation, the sum of--
       ``(A) the amount (not including a deficit) referred to in 
     section 316(a)(1), and
       ``(B) the amount referred to in section 316(a)(2),
     but reduced by distributions made during the taxable year.''
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 956(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) Special rule where corporation ceases to be 
     controlled foreign corporation.--If any foreign corporation 
     ceases to be a controlled foreign corporation during any 
     taxable year--
       ``(A) the determination of any United States shareholder's 
     pro rata share shall be made on the basis of stock owned 
     (within the meaning of section 958(a)) by such shareholder on 
     the last day during the taxable year on which the foreign 
     corporation is a controlled foreign corporation,
       ``(B) the average referred to in subsection (a)(1)(A) for 
     such taxable year shall be determined by only taking into 
     account quarters ending on or before such last day, and
       ``(C) in determining applicable earnings, the amount taken 
     into account by reason of being described in paragraph (2) of 
     section 316(a) shall be the portion of the amount so 
     described which is allocable (on a pro rata basis) to the 
     part of such year during which the corporation is a 
     controlled foreign corporation.''
       (3) Subsection (a) of section 959 (relating to exclusion 
     from gross income of previously taxed earnings and profits) 
     is amended by adding ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1), by 
     striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2), and by striking 
     paragraph (3).
       (4) Subsection (a) of section 959 is amended by striking 
     ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'' in the last sentence and inserting 
     ``paragraph (2)''.
       (5) Subsection (c) of section 959 is amended by adding at 
     the end the following flush sentence:
     ``References in this subsection to section 951(a)(1)(C) and 
     subsection (a)(3) shall be treated as references to such 
     provisions as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1995.''
       (6) Paragraph (1) of section 959(f) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, amounts 
     that would be included under subparagraph (B) of section 
     951(a)(1) (determined without regard to this section) shall 
     be treated as attributable first to earnings described in 
     subsection (c)(2), and then to earnings described in 
     subsection (c)(3).''
       (7) Paragraph (2) of section 959(f) is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraphs (B) and (C) of section 951(a)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``section 951(a)(1)(B)''.
       (8) Subsection (b) of section 989 is amended by striking 
     ``subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 951(a)(1)'' and 
     inserting ``section 951(a)(1)(B)''.
       (9) Paragraph (9) of section 1298(b), as redesignated by 
     section 11482, is amended by striking ``subparagraph (B) or 
     (C) of section 951(a)(1)'' and inserting ``section 
     951(a)(1)(B)''.
       (10) Subsections (d)(3)(B) and (e)(2)(B)(ii) of section 
     1298, as redesignated by section 11482, are each amended by 
     striking ``or section 956A''.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     F of part III of subchapter N of chapter 1 is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 956A.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years of foreign corporations 
     beginning after September 30, 1995, and to taxable years of 
     United States shareholders within which or with which such 
     taxable years of foreign corporations end.

                 CHAPTER 5--OTHER INCOME TAX PROVISIONS

          Subchapter A--Provisions Relating to S Corporations

     SEC. 11501. S CORPORATIONS PERMITTED TO HAVE 75 SHAREHOLDERS.

       Subparagraph (A) of section 1361(b)(1) (defining small 
     business corporation) is amended by striking ``35 
     shareholders'' and inserting ``75 shareholders''.

     SEC. 11502. ELECTING SMALL BUSINESS TRUSTS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subparagraph (A) of section 1361(c)(2) 
     (relating to certain trusts permitted as shareholders) is 
     amended by inserting after clause (iv) the following new 
     clause:
       ``(v) An electing small business trust.''
       (b) Current Beneficiaries Treated as Shareholders.--
     Subparagraph (B) of section 1361(c)(2) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new clause:
       ``(v) In the case of a trust described in clause (v) of 
     subparagraph (A), each potential current beneficiary of such 
     trust shall be treated as a shareholder; except that, if for 
     any period there is no potential current beneficiary of such 
     trust, such trust shall be treated as the shareholder during 
     such period.''
       (c) Electing Small Business Trust Defined.--Section 1361 
     (defining S corporation) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Electing Small Business Trust Defined.--
       ``(1) Electing small business trust.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the term `electing small business trust' means any trust if--
       ``(i) such trust does not have as a beneficiary any person 
     other than (I) an individual, (II) an estate, or (III) an 
     organization described in paragraph (2), (3), (4), or (5) of 
     section 170(c) which holds a contingent interest and is not a 
     potential current beneficiary,
       ``(ii) no interest in such trust was acquired by purchase, 
     and
       ``(iii) an election under this subsection applies to such 
     trust.
       ``(B) Certain trusts not eligible.--The term `electing 
     small business trust' shall not include--
       ``(i) any qualified subchapter S trust (as defined in 
     subsection (d)(3)) if an election under subsection (d)(2) 
     applies to any corporation the stock of which is held by such 
     trust, and
       ``(ii) any trust exempt from tax under this subtitle.
       ``(C) Purchase.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term 
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     quisition if the basis of the property acquired is determined 
     under section 1012.
       ``(2) Potential current beneficiary.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term `potential current beneficiary' means, with 
     respect to any period, any person who at any time during such 
     period is entitled to, or at the discretion of any person may 
     receive, a distribution from the principal or income of the 
     trust. If a trust disposes of all of the stock which it holds 
     in an S corporation, then, with respect to such corporation, 
     the term `potential current beneficiary' does not include any 
     person who first met the requirements of the preceding 
     sentence during the 60-day period ending on the date of such 
     disposition.
       ``(3) Election.--An election under this subsection shall be 
     made by the trustee. Any such election shall apply to the 
     taxable year of the trust for which made and all subsequent 
     taxable years of such trust unless revoked with the consent 
     of the Secretary.
       ``(4) Cross reference.--

  ``For special treatment of electing small business trusts, see 
section 641(d).''

       (d) Taxation of Electing Small Business Trusts.--Section 
     641 (relating to imposition of tax on trusts) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Special Rules for Taxation of Electing Small Business 
     Trusts.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this chapter--
       ``(A) the portion of any electing small business trust 
     which consists of stock in 1 or more S corporations shall be 
     treated as a separate trust, and
       ``(B) the amount of the tax imposed by this chapter on such 
     separate trust shall be determined with the modifications of 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Modifications.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     modifications of this paragraph are the following:
       ``(A) Except as provided in section 1(h), the amount of the 
     tax imposed by section 1(e) shall be determined by using the 
     highest rate of tax set forth in section 1(e).
       ``(B) The exemption amount under section 55(d) shall be 
     zero.
       ``(C) The only items of income, loss, deduction, or credit 
     to be taken into account are the following:
       ``(i) The items required to be taken into account under 
     section 1366.
       ``(ii) Any gain or loss from the disposition of stock in an 
     S corporation.
       ``(iii) To the extent provided in regulations, State or 
     local income taxes or administrative expenses to the extent 
     allocable to items described in clauses (i) and (ii).
     No deduction or credit shall be allowed for any amount not 
     described in this paragraph, and no item described in this 
     paragraph shall be apportioned to any beneficiary.
       ``(D) No amount shall be allowed under paragraph (1) or (2) 
     of section 1211(b).
       ``(3) Treatment of remainder of trust and distributions.--
     For purposes of determining--
       ``(A) the amount of the tax imposed by this chapter on the 
     portion of any electing small business trust not treated as a 
     separate trust under paragraph (1), and
       ``(B) the distributable net income of the entire trust,
     the items referred to in paragraph (2)(C) shall be excluded. 
     Except as provided in the preceding sentence, this subsection 
     shall not affect the taxation of any distribution from the 
     trust.
       ``(4) Treatment of unused deductions where termination of 
     separate trust.--If a portion of an electing small business 
     trust ceases to be treated as a separate trust under 
     paragraph (1), any carryover or excess deduction of the 
     separate trust which is referred to in section 642(h) shall 
     be taken into account by the entire trust.
       ``(5) Electing small business trust.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `electing small business trust' has the 
     meaning given such term by section 1361(e)(1).''
       (e) Technical Amendment.--Paragraph (1) of section 1366(a) 
     is amended by inserting ``, or of a trust or estate which 
     terminates,'' after ``who dies''.

     SEC. 11503. EXPANSION OF POST-DEATH QUALIFICATION FOR CERTAIN 
                   TRUSTS.

       Subparagraph (A) of section 1361(c)(2) (relating to certain 
     trusts permitted as shareholders) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``60-day period'' each place it appears in 
     clauses (ii) and (iii) and inserting ``2-year period'', and
       (2) by striking the last sentence in clause (ii).

     SEC. 11504. FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PERMITTED TO HOLD SAFE 
                   HARBOR DEBT.

       Clause (iii) of section 1361(c)(5)(B) (defining straight 
     debt) is amended by striking ``or a trust described in 
     paragraph (2)'' and inserting ``a trust described in 
     paragraph (2), or a person which is actively and regularly 
     engaged in the business of lending money.''

     SEC. 11505. RULES RELATING TO INADVERTENT TERMINATIONS AND 
                   INVALID ELECTIONS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subsection (f) of section 1362 (relating 
     to inadvertent terminations) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Inadvertent Invalid Elections or Terminations.--If--
       ``(1) an election under subsection (a) by any corporation--
       ``(A) was not effective for the taxable year for which made 
     (determined without regard to subsection (b)(2)) by reason of 
     a failure to meet the requirements of section 1361(b) or to 
     obtain shareholder consents, or
       ``(B) was terminated under paragraph (2) or (3) of 
     subsection (d),
       ``(2) the Secretary determines that the circumstances 
     resulting in such ineffectiveness or termination were 
     inadvertent,
       ``(3) no later than a reasonable period of time after 
     discovery of the circumstances resulting in such 
     ineffectiveness or termination, steps were taken--
       ``(A) so that the corporation is a small business 
     corporation, or
       ``(B) to acquire the required shareholder consents, and
       ``(4) the corporation, and each person who was a 
     shareholder in the corporation at any time during the period 
     specified pursuant to this subsection, agrees to make such 
     adjustments (consistent with the treatment of the corporation 
     as an S corporation) as may be required by the Secretary with 
     respect to such period,
     then, notwithstanding the circumstances resulting in such 
     ineffectiveness or termination, such corporation shall be 
     treated as an S corporation during the period specified by 
     the Secretary.''
       (b) Late Elections.--Subsection (b) of section 1362 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Authority to treat late elections as timely.--If--
       ``(A) an election under subsection (a) is made for any 
     taxable year (determined without regard to paragraph (3)) 
     after the date prescribed by this subsection for making such 
     election for such taxable year, and
       ``(B) the Secretary determines that there was reasonable 
     cause for the failure to timely make such election,
     the Secretary may treat such election as timely made for such 
     taxable year (and paragraph (3) shall not apply).''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     and (b) shall apply with respect to elections for taxable 
     years beginning after December 31, 1982.

     SEC. 11506. AGREEMENT TO TERMINATE YEAR.

       Paragraph (2) of section 1377(a) (relating to pro rata 
     share) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Election to terminate year.--
       ``(A) In general.--If any shareholder terminates the 
     shareholder's interest in the corporation during the taxable 
     year and all affected shareholders and the corporation agree 
     to the application of this paragraph, paragraph (1) shall be 
     applied to the affected shareholders as if the taxable year 
     consisted of 2 taxable years the first of which ends on the 
     date of the termination.
       ``(B) Affected shareholders.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the term `affected shareholders' means the shareholder 
     whose interest is terminated and all shareholders to whom 
     such shareholder has transferred shares during the taxable 
     year. If such shareholder has transferred shares to the 
     corporation, the term `affected shareholders' shall include 
     all persons who are shareholders during the taxable year.''

     SEC. 11507. EXPANSION OF POST-TERMINATION TRANSITION PERIOD.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 1377(b) (relating 
     to post-termination transition period) is amended by striking 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by redesignating 
     subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C), and by inserting after 
     subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) the 120-day period beginning on the date of any 
     determination pursuant to an audit of the taxpayer which 
     follows the termination of the corporation's election and 
     which adjusts a subchapter S item of income, loss, or 
     deduction of the corporation arising during the S period (as 
     defined in section 1368(e)(2)), and''.
       (b) Determination Defined.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     1377(b) is amended by striking subparagraphs (A) and (B), by 
     redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (B), and by 
     inserting before subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) a determination as defined in section 1313(a), or''.
       (c) Repeal of Special Audit Provisions for Subchapter S 
     Items.--
       (1) General rule.--Subchapter D of chapter 63 (relating to 
     tax treatment of subchapter S items) is hereby repealed.
       (2) Consistent treatment required.--Section 6037 (relating 
     to return of S corporation) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Shareholder's Return Must Be Consistent With 
     Corporate Return or Secretary Notified of Inconsistency.--
       ``(1) In general.--A shareholder of an S corporation shall, 
     on such shareholder's return, treat a subchapter S item in a 
     manner which is consistent with the treatment of such item on 
     the corporate return.
       ``(2) Notification of inconsistent treatment.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of any subchapter S item, 
     if--
       ``(i)(I) the corporation has filed a return but the 
     shareholder's treatment on his return is (or may be) 
     inconsistent with the treatment of the item on the corporate 
     return, or
       ``(II) the corporation has not filed a return, and
       ``(ii) the shareholder files with the Secretary a statement 
     identifying the inconsistency,
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to such item.
       ``(B) Shareholder receiving incorrect information.--A 
     shareholder shall be treated as having complied with clause 
     (ii) of subparagraph (A) with respect to a subchapter S item 
     if the shareholder--

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       ``(i) demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that the treatment of the subchapter S item on the 
     shareholder's return is consistent with the treatment of the 
     item on the schedule furnished to the shareholder by the 
     corporation, and
       ``(ii) elects to have this paragraph apply with respect to 
     that item.
       ``(3) Effect of failure to notify.--In any case--
       ``(A) described in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) of paragraph (2), 
     and
       ``(B) in which the shareholder does not comply with 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) of paragraph (2),
     any adjustment required to make the treatment of the items by 
     such shareholder consistent with the treatment of the items 
     on the corporate return shall be treated as arising out of 
     mathematical or clerical errors and assessed according to 
     section 6213(b)(1). Paragraph (2) of section 6213(b) shall 
     not apply to any assessment referred to in the preceding 
     sentence.
       ``(4) Subchapter s item.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `subchapter S item' means any item of an S 
     corporation to the extent that regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary provide that, for purposes of this subtitle, such 
     item is more appropriately determined at the corporation 
     level than at the shareholder level.
       ``(5) Addition to tax for failure to comply with section.--
  ``For addition to tax in the case of a shareholder's negligence in 
connection with, or disregard of, the requirements of this section, see 
part II of subchapter A of chapter 68.''
       (3) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 1366 is amended by striking subsection (g).
       (B) Subsection (b) of section 6233 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(b) Similar Rules in Certain Cases.--If a partnership 
     return is filed for any taxable year but it is determined 
     that there is no entity for such taxable year, to the extent 
     provided in regulations, rules similar to the rules of 
     subsection (a) shall apply.''
       (C) The table of subchapters for chapter 63 is amended by 
     striking the item relating to subchapter D.

     SEC. 11508. S CORPORATIONS PERMITTED TO HOLD SUBSIDIARIES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 1361(b) (defining 
     ineligible corporation) is amended by striking subparagraph 
     (A) and by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E) 
     as subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D), respectively.
       (b) Treatment of Certain Wholly Owned S Corporation 
     Subsidiaries.--Section 1361(b) (defining small business 
     corporation) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) Treatment of certain wholly owned subsidiaries.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this title--
       ``(i) a corporation which is a qualified subchapter S 
     subsidiary shall not be treated as a separate corporation, 
     and
       ``(ii) all assets, liabilities, and items of income, 
     deduction, and credit of a qualified subchapter S subsidiary 
     shall be treated as assets, liabilities, and such items (as 
     the case may be) of the S corporation.
       ``(B) Qualified subchapter s subsidiary.--For purposes of 
     this paragraph, the term `qualified subchapter S subsidiary' 
     means any domestic corporation which is not an ineligible 
     corporation (as defined in paragraph (2)), if--
       ``(i) 100 percent of the stock of such corporation is held 
     by the S corporation, and
       ``(ii) the S corporation elects to treat such corporation 
     as a qualified subchapter S subsidiary.
       ``(C) Treatment of terminations of qualified subchapter s 
     subsidiary status.--For purposes of this title, if any 
     corporation which was a qualified subchapter S subsidiary 
     ceases to meet the requirements of subparagraph (B), such 
     corporation shall be treated as a new corporation acquiring 
     all of its assets (and assuming all of its liabilities) 
     immediately before such cessation from the S corporation in 
     exchange for its stock.''
       (c) Certain Dividends Not Treated as Passive Investment 
     Income.--Paragraph (3) of section 1362(d) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(F) Treatment of certain dividends.--If an S corporation 
     holds stock in a C corporation meeting the requirements of 
     section 1504(a)(2), the term `passive investment income' 
     shall not include dividends from such C corporation to the 
     extent such dividends are attributable to the earnings and 
     profits of such C corporation derived from the active conduct 
     of a trade or business.''
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Subsection (c) of section 1361 is amended by striking 
     paragraph (6).
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 1504 (defining includible 
     corporation) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(8) An S corporation.''

     SEC. 11509. TREATMENT OF DISTRIBUTIONS DURING LOSS YEARS.

       (a) Adjustments for Distributions Taken Into Account Before 
     Losses.--
       (1) Subparagraph (A) of section 1366(d)(1) (relating to 
     losses and deductions cannot exceed shareholder's basis in 
     stock and debt) is amended by striking ``paragraph (1)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraphs (1) and (2)(A)''.
       (2) Subsection (d) of section 1368 (relating to certain 
     adjustments taken into account) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence:
     ``In the case of any distribution made during any taxable 
     year, the adjusted basis of the stock shall be determined 
     with regard to the adjustments provided in paragraph (1) of 
     section 1367(a) for the taxable year.''
       (b) Accumulated Adjustments Account.--Paragraph (1) of 
     section 1368(e) (relating to accumulated adjustments account) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) Net loss for year disregarded.--
       ``(i) In general.--In applying this section to 
     distributions made during any taxable year, the amount in the 
     accumulated adjustments account as of the close of such 
     taxable year shall be determined without regard to any net 
     negative adjustment for such taxable year.
       ``(ii) Net negative adjustment.--For purposes of clause 
     (i), the term `net negative adjustment' means, with respect 
     to any taxable year, the excess (if any) of--
       ``(I) the reductions in the account for the taxable year 
     (other than for distributions), over
       ``(II) the increases in such account for such taxable 
     year.''
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     1368(e)(1) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``as provided in subparagraph (B)'' and 
     inserting ``as otherwise provided in this paragraph'', and
       (2) by striking ``section 1367(b)(2)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``section 1367(a)(2)''.

     SEC. 11510. TREATMENT OF S CORPORATIONS UNDER SUBCHAPTER C.

       Subsection (a) of section 1371 (relating to application of 
     subchapter C rules) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Application of Subchapter C Rules.--Except as 
     otherwise provided in this title, and except to the extent 
     inconsistent with this subchapter, subchapter C shall apply 
     to an S corporation and its shareholders.''

     SEC. 11511. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN EARNINGS AND PROFITS.

       (a) In General.--If--
       (1) a corporation was an electing small business 
     corporation under subchapter S of chapter 1 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 for any taxable year beginning before 
     January 1, 1983, and
       (2) such corporation is an S corporation under subchapter S 
     of chapter 1 of such Code for its first taxable year 
     beginning after December 31, 1995,
     the amount of such corporation's accumulated earnings and 
     profits (as of the beginning of such first taxable year) 
     shall be reduced by an amount equal to the portion (if any) 
     of such accumulated earnings and profits which were 
     accumulated in any taxable year beginning before January 1, 
     1983, for which such corporation was an electing small 
     business corporation under such subchapter S.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (3) of section 1362(d) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Subchapter C'' in the paragraph heading 
     and inserting ``Accumulated'',
       (B) by striking ``subchapter C'' in subparagraph (A)(i)(I) 
     and inserting ``accumulated'', and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (B) and redesignating the 
     following subparagraphs accordingly.
       (2)(A) Subsection (a) of section 1375 is amended by 
     striking ``subchapter C'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``accumulated''.
       (B) Paragraph (3) of section 1375(b) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(3) Passive investment income, etc.--The terms `passive 
     investment income' and `gross receipts' have the same 
     respective meanings as when used in paragraph (3) of section 
     1362(d).''
       (C) The section heading for section 1375 is amended by 
     striking ``subchapter c'' and inserting ``accumulated''.
       (D) The table of sections for part III of subchapter S of 
     chapter 1 is amended by striking ``subchapter C'' in the item 
     relating to section 1375 and inserting ``accumulated''.
       (3) Clause (i) of section 1042(c)(4)(A) is amended by 
     striking ``section 1362(d)(3)(D)'' and inserting ``section 
     1362(d)(3)(C)''.

     SEC. 11512. CARRYOVER OF DISALLOWED LOSSES AND DEDUCTIONS 
                   UNDER AT-RISK RULES ALLOWED.

       Paragraph (3) of section 1366(d) (relating to carryover of 
     disallowed losses and deductions to post-termination 
     transition period) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) At-risk limitations.--To the extent that any increase 
     in adjusted basis described in subparagraph (B) would have 
     increased the shareholder's amount at risk under section 465 
     if such increase had occurred on the day preceding the 
     commencement of the post-termination transition period, rules 
     similar to the rules described in subparagraphs (A) through 
     (C) shall apply to any losses disallowed by reason of section 
     465(a).''

     SEC. 11513. ADJUSTMENTS TO BASIS OF INHERITED S STOCK TO 
                   REFLECT CERTAIN ITEMS OF INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 1367 (relating 
     to adjustments to basis of stock of shareholders, etc.) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Adjustments in case of inherited stock.--
       ``(A) In general.--If any person acquires stock in an S 
     corporation by reason of the death of a decedent or by 
     bequest, devise, or inheritance, section 691 shall be applied 
     with respect to any item of income of the S corporation in 
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     dent had held directly his pro rata share of such item.
       ``(B) Adjustments to basis.--The basis determined under 
     section 1014 of any stock in an S corporation shall be 
     reduced by the portion of the value of the stock which is 
     attributable to items constituting income in respect of the 
     decedent.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply in the case of decedents dying after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11514. S CORPORATIONS ELIGIBLE FOR RULES APPLICABLE TO 
                   REAL PROPERTY SUBDIVIDED FOR SALE BY 
                   NONCORPORATE TAXPAYERS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 1237 (relating 
     to real property subdivided for sale) is amended by striking 
     ``other than a corporation'' in the material preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting ``other than a C corporation''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subparagraph (A) of section 
     1237(a)(2) is amended by inserting ``an S corporation which 
     included the taxpayer as a shareholder,'' after ``controlled 
     by the taxpayer,''.

     SEC. 11515. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subchapter, the amendments made by this subchapter shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995.
       (b) Treatment of Certain Elections Under Prior Law.--For 
     purposes of section 1362(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 (relating to election after termination), any 
     termination under section 1362(d) of such Code in a taxable 
     year beginning before January 1, 1996, shall not be taken 
     into account.

Subchapter B--Repeal of 30-Percent Gross Income Limitation on Regulated 
                          Investment Companies

     SEC. 11521. REPEAL OF 30-PERCENT GROSS INCOME LIMITATION.

       (a) General Rule.--Subsection (b) of section 851 (relating 
     to limitations) is amended by striking paragraph (3), by 
     adding ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2), and by 
     redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
       (b) Technical Amendments.--
       (1) The material following paragraph (3) of section 851(b) 
     (as redesignated by subsection (a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``paragraphs (2) and (3)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (2)'', and
       (B) by striking out the last sentence thereof.
       (2) Subsection (c) of section 851 is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (b)(4)'' each place it appears (including the 
     heading) and inserting ``subsection (b)(3)''.
       (3) Subsection (d) of section 851 is amended by striking 
     ``subsections (b)(4)'' and inserting ``subsections (b)(3)''.
       (4) Paragraph (1) of section 851(e) is amended by striking 
     ``subsection (b)(4)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(3)''.
       (5) Paragraph (4) of section 851(e) is amended by striking 
     ``subsections (b)(4)'' and inserting ``subsections (b)(3)''.
       (6) Section 851 is amended by striking subsection (g) and 
     redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).
       (7) Subsection (g) of section 851 (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (6)) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (8) Section 817(h)(2) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``851(b)(4)'' in subparagraph (A) and 
     inserting ``851(b)(3)'', and
       (B) by striking ``851(b)(4)(A)(i)'' in subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting ``851(b)(3)(A)(i)''.
       (9) Section 1092(f)(2) is amended by striking ``Except for 
     purposes of section 851(b)(3), the'' and inserting ``The''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

                  Subchapter C--Accounting Provisions

     SEC. 11551. MODIFICATIONS TO LOOK-BACK METHOD FOR LONG-TERM 
                   CONTRACTS.

       (a) Look-Back Method Not To Apply in Certain Cases.--
     Subsection (b) of section 460 (relating to percentage of 
     completion method) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(6) Election to have look-back method not apply in de 
     minimis cases.--
       ``(A) Amounts taken into account after completion of 
     contract.--Paragraph (1)(B) shall not apply with respect to 
     any taxable year (beginning after the taxable year in which 
     the contract is completed) if--
       ``(i) the cumulative taxable income (or loss) under the 
     contract as of the close of such taxable year, is within
       ``(ii) 10 percent of the cumulative look-back taxable 
     income (or loss) under the contract as of the close of the 
     most recent taxable year to which paragraph (1)(B) applied 
     (or would have applied but for subparagraph (B)).
       ``(B) De minimis discrepancies.--Paragraph (1)(B) shall not 
     apply in any case to which it would otherwise apply if--
       ``(i) the cumulative taxable income (or loss) under the 
     contract as of the close of each prior contract year, is 
     within
       ``(ii) 10 percent of the cumulative look-back income (or 
     loss) under the contract as of the close of such prior 
     contract year.
       ``(C) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) Contract year.--The term `contract year' means any 
     taxable year for which income is taken into account under the 
     contract.
       ``(ii) Look-back income or loss.--The look-back income (or 
     loss) is the amount which would be the taxable income (or 
     loss) under the contract if the allocation method set forth 
     in paragraph (2)(A) were used in determining taxable income.
       ``(iii) Discounting not applicable.--The amounts taken into 
     account after the completion of the contract shall be 
     determined without regard to any discounting under the 2nd 
     sentence of paragraph (2).
       ``(D) Contracts to which paragraph applies.--This paragraph 
     shall only apply if the taxpayer makes an election under this 
     subparagraph. Unless revoked with the consent of the 
     Secretary, such an election shall apply to all long-term 
     contracts completed during the taxable year for which 
     election is made or during any subsequent taxable year.''
       (b) Modification of Interest Rate.--
       (1) In general.--Subparagraph (C) of section 460(b)(2) is 
     amended by striking ``the overpayment rate established by 
     section 6621'' and inserting ``the adjusted overpayment rate 
     (as defined in paragraph (7))''.
       (2) Adjusted overpayment rate.--Subsection (b) of section 
     460 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(7) Adjusted overpayment rate.--
       ``(A) In general.--The adjusted overpayment rate for any 
     interest accrual period is the overpayment rate in effect 
     under section 6621 for the calendar quarter in which such 
     interest accrual period begins.
       ``(B) Interest accrual period.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `interest accrual period' means 
     the period--
       ``(i) beginning on the day after the return due date for 
     any taxable year of the taxpayer, and
       ``(ii) ending on the return due date for the following 
     taxable year.
     For purposes of the preceding sentence, the term `return due 
     date' means the date prescribed for filing the return of the 
     tax imposed by this chapter (determined without regard to 
     extensions).''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to contracts completed in taxable years ending 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11552. APPLICATION OF MARK TO MARKET ACCOUNTING METHOD 
                   TO TRADERS IN SECURITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 475 (relating to mark to market 
     accounting method for dealers in securities) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (f) and by 
     inserting after subsection (d) the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Authority To Extend Method to Traders in 
     Securities.--
       ``(1) In general.--A trader in securities may elect to have 
     the provisions of this section (other than subsection (d)(3)) 
     apply to securities held by the trader. Such election may be 
     made only with the consent of the Secretary.
       ``(2) Trader in securities.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `trader in securities' means a taxpayer 
     who is regularly engaged in trading securities.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending on and after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11553. MODIFICATION OF RULING AMOUNTS FOR NUCLEAR 
                   DECOMMISSIONING COSTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 468A(d) (relating to ruling 
     amount) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Nonsubstantial modifications.--A taxpayer may modify 
     a schedule of ruling amounts under paragraph (1) without a 
     review under paragraph (3) if such modification does not 
     substantially modify the ruling amount. The taxpayer shall 
     notify the Secretary of any such modification.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to modifications after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

                Subchapter D--Tax-Exempt Bond Provision

     SEC. 11561. REPEAL OF DEBT SERVICE-BASED LIMITATION ON 
                   INVESTMENT IN CERTAIN NONPURPOSE INVESTMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (d) of section 148 (relating to 
     special rules for reasonably required reserve or replacement 
     fund) is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this part shall 
     apply to bonds issued after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

                   Subchapter E--INSURANCE PROVISIONS

     SEC. 11571. TREATMENT OF CERTAIN INSURANCE CONTRACTS ON 
                   RETIRED LIVES.

       (a) General Rule.--
       (1) Paragraph (2) of section 817(d) (defining variable 
     contract) is amended by striking ``or'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (A), by striking ``and'' at the end of 
     subparagraph (B) and inserting ``or'', and by inserting after 
     subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) provides for funding of insurance on retired lives as 
     described in section 807(c)(6), and''.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 817(d) is amended by striking 
     ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking the period 
     at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting ``, or'', and by 
     inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) in the case of funds held under a contract described 
     in paragraph (2)(C), the amounts paid in, or the amounts paid 
     out, reflect the investment return and the market value of 
     the segregated asset account.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11572. TREATMENT OF MODIFIED GUARANTEED CONTRACTS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subpart E of part I of subchapter L of 
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     tions and special rules) is amended by inserting after 
     section 817 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 817A. SPECIAL RULES FOR MODIFIED GUARANTEED CONTRACTS.

       ``(a) Computation of Reserves.--In the case of a modified 
     guaranteed contract, clause (ii) of section 807(e)(1)(A) 
     shall not apply.
       ``(b) Segregated Assets Under Modified Guaranteed Contracts 
     Marked to Market.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of any life insurance 
     company, for purposes of this subtitle--
       ``(A) Any gain or loss with respect to a segregated asset 
     shall be treated as ordinary income or loss, as the case may 
     be.
       ``(B) If any segregated asset is held by such company as of 
     the close of any taxable year--
       ``(i) such company shall recognize gain or loss as if such 
     asset were sold for its fair market value on the last 
     business day of such taxable year, and
       ``(ii) any such gain or loss shall be taken into account 
     for such taxable year.
     Proper adjustment shall be made in the amount of any gain or 
     loss subsequently realized for gain or loss taken into 
     account under the preceding sentence. The Secretary may 
     provide by regulations for the application of this 
     subparagraph at times other than the times provided in this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(2) Segregated asset.--For purposes of paragraph (1), the 
     term `segregated asset' means any asset held as part of a 
     segregated account referred to in subsection (d)(1) under a 
     modified guaranteed contract.
       ``(c) Special Rule in Computing Life Insurance Reserves.--
     For purposes of applying section 816(b)(1)(A) to any modified 
     guaranteed contract, an assumed rate of interest shall 
     include a rate of interest determined, from time to time, 
     with reference to a market rate of interest.
       ``(d) Modified Guaranteed Contract Defined.--For purposes 
     of this section, the term `modified guaranteed contract' 
     means a contract not described in section 817--
       ``(1) all or part of the amounts received under which are 
     allocated to an account which, pursuant to State law or 
     regulation, is segregated from the general asset accounts of 
     the company and is valued from time to time with reference to 
     market values,
       ``(2) which--
       ``(A) provides for the payment of annuities,
       ``(B) is a life insurance contract, or
       ``(C) is a pension plan contract which is not a life, 
     accident, or health, property, casualty, or liability 
     contract,
       ``(3) for which reserves are valued at market for annual 
     statement purposes, and
       ``(4) which provides for a net surrender value or a 
     policyholder's fund (as defined in section 807(e)(1)).
     If only a portion of a contract is not described in section 
     817, such portion shall be treated for purposes of this 
     section as a separate contract.
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Secretary may prescribe 
     regulations--
       ``(1) to provide for the treatment of market value 
     adjustments under sections 72, 7702, 7702A, and 807(e)(1)(B),
       ``(2) to determine the interest rates applicable under 
     sections 807(c)(3), 807(d)(2)(B), and 812 with respect to a 
     modified guaranteed contract annually, in a manner 
     appropriate for modified guaranteed contracts and, to the 
     extent appropriate for such a contract, to modify or waive 
     the applicability of section 811(d),
       ``(3) to provide rules to limit ordinary gain or loss 
     treatment to assets constituting reserves for modified 
     guaranteed contracts (and not other assets) of the company,
       ``(4) to provide appropriate treatment of transfers of 
     assets to and from the segregated account, and
       ``(5) as may be necessary or appropriate to carry out the 
     purposes of this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     E of part I of subchapter L of chapter 1 is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 817 the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 817A. Special rules for modified guaranteed contracts.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 1995.
       (2) Treatment of net adjustments.--In the case of any 
     taxpayer required by the amendments made by this section to 
     change its calculation of reserves to take into account 
     market value adjustments and to mark segregated assets to 
     market for any taxable year--
       (A) such changes shall be treated as a change in method of 
     accounting initiated by the taxpayer,
       (B) such changes shall be treated as made with the consent 
     of the Secretary, and
       (C) the adjustments required by reason of section 481 of 
     the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 shall be taken into account 
     as ordinary income or loss by the taxpayer for the taxpayer's 
     first taxable year beginning after December 31, 1995.

                     Subchapter F--Other Provisions

     SEC. 11581. CLOSING OF PARTNERSHIP TAXABLE YEAR WITH RESPECT 
                   TO DECEASED PARTNER, ETC.

       (a) General Rule.--Subparagraph (A) of section 706(c)(2) 
     (relating to disposition of entire interest) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) Disposition of entire interest.--The taxable year of 
     a partnership shall close with respect to a partner whose 
     entire interest in the partnership terminates (whether by 
     reason of death, liquidation, or otherwise).''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The paragraph heading for 
     paragraph (2) of section 706(c) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Treatment of dispositions.--''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to partnership taxable years beginning after 
     December 31, 1995.

     SEC. 11582. CREDIT FOR SOCIAL SECURITY TAXES PAID WITH 
                   RESPECT TO EMPLOYEE CASH TIPS.

       (a) Reporting Requirement Not Considered.--Subparagraph (A) 
     of section 45B(b)(1) (relating to excess employer social 
     security tax) is amended by inserting ``(without regard to 
     whether such tips are reported under section 6053)'' after 
     ``section 3121(q)''.
       (b) Taxes Paid.--Subsection (d) of section 13443 of the 
     Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993 is amended by inserting 
     ``, with respect to services performed before, on, or after 
     such date'' after ``1993''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect as if included in the amendments made by, 
     and the provisions of, section 13443 of the Revenue 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993.

     SEC. 11583. DUE DATE FOR FIRST QUARTER ESTIMATED TAX PAYMENTS 
                   BY PRIVATE FOUNDATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (3) of section 6655(g) is 
     amended by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) In the case of any private foundation, subsection 
     (c)(2) shall be applied by substituting `May 15' for `April 
     15 ' ''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

                     CHAPTER 6--ESTATES AND TRUSTS

                  Subchapter A--Income Tax Provisions

     SEC. 11601. CERTAIN REVOCABLE TRUSTS TREATED AS PART OF 
                   ESTATE.

       (a) In General.--Subpart A of part I of subchapter J 
     (relating to estates, trusts, beneficiaries, and decedents) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 646. CERTAIN REVOCABLE TRUSTS TREATED AS PART OF 
                   ESTATE.

       ``(a) General Rule.--For purposes of this subtitle, if both 
     the executor (if any) of an estate and the trustee of a 
     qualified revocable trust elect the treatment provided in 
     this section, such trust shall be treated and taxed as part 
     of such estate (and not as a separate trust) for all taxable 
     years of the estate ending after the date of the decedent's 
     death and before the applicable date.
       ``(b) Definitions.--For purposes of subsection (a)--
       ``(1) Qualified revocable trust.--The term `qualified 
     revocable trust' means any trust (or portion thereof) which 
     was treated under section 676 as owned by the decedent of the 
     estate referred to in subsection (a) by reason of a power in 
     the grantor (determined without regard to section 672(e)).
       ``(2) Applicable date.--The term `applicable date' means--
       ``(A) if no return of tax imposed by chapter 11 is required 
     to be filed, the date which is 2 years after the date of the 
     decedent's death, and
       ``(B) if such a return is required to be filed, the date 
     which is 6 months after the date of the final determination 
     of the liability for tax imposed by chapter 11.
       ``(c) Election.--The election under subsection (a) shall be 
     made not later than the time prescribed for filing the return 
     of tax imposed by this chapter for the first taxable year of 
     the estate (determined with regard to extensions) and, once 
     made, shall be irrevocable.''
       (b) Comparable Treatment Under Generation-Skipping Tax.--
     Paragraph (1) of section 2652(b) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence: ``Such term shall not include 
     any trust during any period the trust is treated as part of 
     an estate under section 646.''
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     subpart A is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 646. Certain revocable trusts treated as part of estate.''

       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to estates of decedents dying after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11602. DISTRIBUTIONS DURING FIRST 65 DAYS OF TAXABLE 
                   YEAR OF ESTATE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 663 (relating to 
     distributions in first 65 days of taxable year) is amended by 
     inserting ``an estate or'' before ``a trust'' each place it 
     appears.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of section 663(b) 
     is amended by striking ``the fiduciary of such trust'' and 
     inserting ``the executor of such estate or the fiduciary of 
     such trust (as the case may be)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11603. SEPARATE SHARE RULES AVAILABLE TO 
                   ESTATES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 663 (relating to 
     separate shares treated as separate trusts) is amended--
       (1) by inserting before the last sentence the following new 
     sentence: ``Rules similar to the rules of the preceding 
     provisions of this subsection shall apply to treat 
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     separate and independent shares of different beneficiaries in 
     an estate having more than 1 beneficiary as separate 
     estates.'', and
       (2) by inserting ``or estates'' after ``trusts'' in the 
     last sentence.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The subsection heading of 
     section 663(c) is amended by inserting ``Estates or'' before 
     ``Trusts''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11604. EXECUTOR OF ESTATE AND BENEFICIARIES TREATED AS 
                   RELATED PERSONS FOR DISALLOWANCE OF LOSSES, 
                   ETC.

       (a) Disallowance of Losses.--Subsection (b) of section 267 
     (relating to losses, expenses, and interest with respect to 
     transactions between related taxpayers) is amended by 
     striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (11), by striking the 
     period at the end of paragraph (12) and inserting ``; or'', 
     and by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(13) Except in the case of a sale or exchange in 
     satisfaction of a pecuniary bequest, an executor of an estate 
     and a beneficiary of such estate.''
       (b) Ordinary Income From Gain From Sale of Depreciable 
     Property.--Subsection (b) of section 1239 is amended by 
     striking the period at the end of paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``, and'' and by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) except in the case of a sale or exchange in 
     satisfaction of a pecuniary bequest, an executor of an estate 
     and a beneficiary of such estate.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11605. LIMITATION ON TAXABLE YEAR OF ESTATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 645 (relating to taxable year of 
     trusts) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 645. TAXABLE YEAR OF ESTATES AND TRUSTS.

       ``(a) Estates.--For purposes of this subtitle, the taxable 
     year of an estate shall be a year ending on October 31, 
     November 30, or December 31.
       ``(b) Trusts.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this subtitle, the 
     taxable year of any trust shall be the calendar year.
       ``(2) Exception for trusts exempt from tax and charitable 
     trusts.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to a trust exempt from 
     taxation under section 501(a) or to a trust described in 
     section 4947(a)(1).''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     A of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 is amended by 
     striking the item relating to section 645 and inserting the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 645. Taxable year of estates and trusts.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11606. TREATMENT OF FUNERAL TRUSTS.

       (a) In General.--Subpart F of part I of subchapter J of 
     chapter 1 is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 684. TREATMENT OF FUNERAL TRUSTS.

       ``(a) In General.--In the case of a qualified funeral 
     trust--
       ``(1) subparts B, C, D, and E shall not apply, and
       ``(2) no deduction shall be allowed by section 642(b).
       ``(b) Qualified Funeral Trust.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `qualified funeral trust' means any 
     trust (other than a foreign trust) if--
       ``(1) the trust arises as a result of a contract with a 
     person engaged in the trade or business of providing funeral 
     or burial services or property necessary to provide such 
     services,
       ``(2) the sole purpose of the trust is to hold, invest, and 
     reinvest funds in the trust and to use such funds solely to 
     make payments for such services or property for the benefit 
     of the beneficiaries of the trust,
       ``(3) the only beneficiaries of such trust are individuals 
     who have entered into contracts described in paragraph (1) to 
     have such services or property provided at their death,
       ``(4) the only contributions to the trust are contributions 
     by or for the benefit of such beneficiaries,
       ``(5) the trustee elects the application of this 
     subsection, and
       ``(6) the trust would (but for the election described in 
     paragraph (5)) be treated as owned by the beneficiaries under 
     subpart E.
       ``(c) Dollar Limitation on Contributions.--
       ``(1) In general.--The term `qualified funeral trust' shall 
     not include any trust which accepts aggregate contributions 
     by or for the benefit of an individual in excess of $7,000.
       ``(2) Related trusts.--For purposes of paragraph (1), all 
     trusts having trustees which are related persons shall be 
     treated as 1 trust. For purposes of the preceding sentence, 
     persons are related if--
       ``(A) the relationship between such persons would result in 
     the disallowance of losses under section 267 or 707(b),
       ``(B) such persons are treated as a single employer under 
     subsection (a) or (b) of section 52, or
       ``(C) the Secretary determines that treating such persons 
     as related is necessary to prevent avoidance of the purposes 
     of this section.
       ``(3) Inflation adjustment.--In the case of any contract 
     referred to in subsection (b)(1) which is entered into during 
     any calendar year after 1996, the dollar amount referred to 
     paragraph (1) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3) for such calendar year, by substituting 
     `calendar year 1995' for `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph 
     (B) thereof.
     If any dollar amount after being increased under the 
     preceding sentence is not a multiple of $100, such dollar 
     amount shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $100.
       ``(d) Application of Rate Schedule.--Section 1(e) shall be 
     applied to each qualified funeral trust by treating each 
     beneficiary's interest in each such trust as a separate 
     trust.
       ``(e) Treatment of Amounts Refunded to Beneficiary on 
     Cancellation.--No gain or loss shall be recognized to a 
     beneficiary described in subsection (b)(3) of any qualified 
     funeral trust by reason of any payment from such trust to 
     such beneficiary by reason of cancellation of a contract 
     referred to in subsection (b)(1). If any payment referred to 
     in the preceding sentence consists of property other than 
     money, the basis of such property in the hands of such 
     beneficiary shall be the same as the trust's basis in such 
     property immediately before the payment.
       ``(f) Simplified Reporting.--The Secretary may prescribe 
     rules for simplified reporting of all trusts having a single 
     trustee.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subpart 
     F of part I of subchapter J of chapter 1 is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new item:

``Sec. 684. Treatment of funeral trusts.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

              Subchapter B--Estate and Gift Tax Provisions

     SEC. 11611. CLARIFICATION OF WAIVER OF CERTAIN RIGHTS OF 
                   RECOVERY.

       (a) Amendment to Section 2207A.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     2207A(a) (relating to right of recovery in the case of 
     certain marital deduction property) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Decedent may otherwise direct.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply with respect to any property to the extent that the 
     decedent in his will (or a revocable trust) specifically 
     indicates an intent to waive any right of recovery under this 
     subchapter with respect to such property.''
       (b) Amendment to Section 2207B.--Paragraph (2) of section 
     2207B(a) (relating to right of recovery where decedent 
     retained interest) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Decedent may otherwise direct.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply with respect to any property to the extent that the 
     decedent in his will (or a revocable trust) specifically 
     indicates an intent to waive any right of recovery under this 
     subchapter with respect to such property.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply with respect to the estates of decedents dying 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11612. ADJUSTMENTS FOR GIFTS WITHIN 3 YEARS OF 
                   DECEDENT'S DEATH.

       (a) General Rule.--Section 2035 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 2035. ADJUSTMENTS FOR CERTAIN GIFTS MADE WITHIN 3 
                   YEARS OF DECEDENT'S DEATH.

       ``(a) Inclusion of Certain Property in Gross Estate.--If--
       ``(1) the decedent made a transfer (by trust or otherwise) 
     of an interest in any property, or relinquished a power with 
     respect to any property, during the 3-year period ending on 
     the date of the decedent's death, and
       ``(2) the value of such property (or an interest therein) 
     would have been included in the decedent's gross estate under 
     section 2036, 2037, 2038, or 2042 if such transferred 
     interest or relinquished power had been retained by the 
     decedent on the date of his death,
     the value of the gross estate shall include the value of any 
     property (or interest therein) which would have been so 
     included.
       ``(b) Inclusion of Gift Tax on Gifts Made During 3 Years 
     Before Decedent's Death.--The amount of the gross estate 
     (determined without regard to this subsection) shall be 
     increased by the amount of any tax paid under chapter 12 by 
     the decedent or his estate on any gift made by the decedent 
     or his spouse during the 3-year period ending on the date of 
     the decedent's death.
       ``(c) Other Rules Relating to Transfers Within 3 Years of 
     Death.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of--
       ``(A) section 303(b) (relating to distributions in 
     redemption of stock to pay death taxes),
       ``(B) section 2032A (relating to special valuation of 
     certain farms, etc., real property), and
       ``(C) subchapter C of chapter 64 (relating to lien for 
     taxes),
     the value of the gross estate shall include the value of all 
     property to the extent of any interest therein of which the 
     decedent has at any time made a transfer, by trust or 
     otherwise, during the 3-year period ending on the date of the 
     decedent's death.
       ``(2) Coordination with section 6166.--An estate shall be 
     treated as meeting the 35 percent of adjusted gross estate 
     requirement of section 6166(a)(1) only if the estate meets 
     such requirement both with and without the application of 
     paragraph (1).

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       ``(3) Marital and small transfers.--Paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to any transfer (other than a transfer with respect to 
     a life insurance policy) made during a calendar year to any 
     donee if the decedent was not required by section 6019 (other 
     than by reason of section 6019(2)) to file any gift tax 
     return for such year with respect to transfers to such donee.
       ``(d) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     bona fide sale for an adequate and full consideration in 
     money or money's worth.
       ``(e) Treatment of Certain Transfers From Revocable 
     Trusts.--For purposes of this section and section 2038, any 
     transfer from any portion of a trust during any period that 
     such portion was treated under section 676 as owned by the 
     decedent by reason of a power in the grantor (determined 
     without regard to section 672(e)) shall be treated as a 
     transfer made directly by the decedent.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for part III 
     of subchapter A of chapter 11 is amended by striking 
     ``gifts'' in the item relating to section 2035 and inserting 
     ``certain gifts''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to the estates of decedents dying after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11613. CLARIFICATION OF QUALIFIED TERMINABLE INTEREST 
                   RULES.

       (a) General Rule.--
       (1) Estate tax.--Subparagraph (B) of section 2056(b)(7) 
     (defining qualified terminable interest property) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(vi) Treatment of certain income distributions.--An 
     income interest shall not fail to qualify as a qualified 
     income interest for life solely because income for the period 
     after the last distribution date and on or before the date of 
     the surviving spouse's death is not required to be 
     distributed to the surviving spouse or to the estate of the 
     surviving spouse.''
       (2) Gift tax.--Paragraph (3) of section 2523(f) is amended 
     by striking ``and (iv)'' and inserting ``(iv), and (vi)''.
       (b) Clarification of Subsequent Inclusions.--Section 2044 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Clarification of Inclusion of Certain Income.--The 
     amount included in the gross estate under subsection (a) 
     shall include the amount of any income from the property to 
     which this section applies for the period after the last 
     distribution date and on or before the date of the decedent's 
     death if such income is not otherwise included in the 
     decedent's gross estate.''
       (c) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     apply with respect to the estates of decedents dying, and 
     gifts made, after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Application of section 2044 to transfers before date of 
     enactment.--In the case of the estate of any decedent dying 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, if there was a 
     transfer of property on or before such date--
       (A) such property shall not be included in the gross estate 
     of the decedent under section 2044 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 if no prior marital deduction was allowed with 
     respect to such a transfer of such property to the decedent, 
     but
       (B) such property shall be so included if such a deduction 
     was allowed.

     SEC. 11614. TRANSITIONAL RULE UNDER SECTION 2056A.

       (a) General Rule.--In the case of any trust created under 
     an instrument executed before the date of the enactment of 
     the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990, such trust shall be 
     treated as meeting the requirements of paragraph (1) of 
     section 2056A(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 if the 
     trust instrument requires that all trustees of the trust be 
     individual citizens of the United States or domestic 
     corporations.
       (b) Effective Date.--The provisions of subsection (a) shall 
     take effect as if included in the provisions of section 
     11702(g) of the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1990.

     SEC. 11615. OPPORTUNITY TO CORRECT CERTAIN FAILURES UNDER 
                   SECTION 2032A.

       (a) General Rule.--Paragraph (3) of section 2032A(d) 
     (relating to modification of election and agreement to be 
     permitted) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Modification of election and agreement to be 
     permitted.--The Secretary shall prescribe procedures which 
     provide that in any case in which the executor makes an 
     election under paragraph (1) (and submits the agreement 
     referred to in paragraph (2)) within the time prescribed 
     therefor, but--
       ``(A) the notice of election, as filed, does not contain 
     all required information, or
       ``(B) signatures of 1 or more persons required to enter 
     into the agreement described in paragraph (2) are not 
     included on the agreement as filed, or the agreement does not 
     contain all required information,
     the executor will have a reasonable period of time (not 
     exceeding 90 days) after notification of such failures to 
     provide such information or signatures.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to the estates of decedents dying after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11616. GIFTS MAY NOT BE REVALUED FOR ESTATE TAX PURPOSES 
                   AFTER EXPIRATION OF STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 2001 (relating to imposition and 
     rate of estate tax) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) Valuation of Gifts.--If--
       ``(1) the time has expired within which a tax may be 
     assessed under chapter 12 (or under corresponding provisions 
     of prior laws) on the transfer of property by gift made 
     during a preceding calendar period (as defined in section 
     2502(b)), and
       ``(2) the value of such gift is shown on the return for 
     such preceding calendar period or is disclosed in such 
     return, or in a statement attached to the return, in a manner 
     adequate to apprise the Secretary of the nature of such gift,
     the value of such gift shall, for purposes of computing the 
     tax under this chapter, be the value of such gift as finally 
     determined for purposes of chapter 12.''
       (b) Modification of Application of Statute of 
     Limitations.--Paragraph (9) of section 6501(c) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(9) Gift tax on certain gifts not shown on return.--If 
     any gift of property the value of which (or any increase in 
     taxable gifts required under section 2701(d)) is required to 
     be shown on a return of tax imposed by chapter 12 (without 
     regard to section 2503(b)), and is not shown on such return, 
     any tax imposed by chapter 12 on such gift may be assessed, 
     or a proceeding in court for the collection of such tax may 
     be begun without assessment, at any time. The preceding 
     sentence shall not apply to any item which is disclosed in 
     such return, or in a statement attached to the return, in a 
     manner adequate to apprise the Secretary of the nature of 
     such item. The value of any item which is so disclosed may 
     not be redetermined by the Secretary after the expiration of 
     the period under subsection (a).''
       (c) Declaratory Judgment Procedure for Determining Value of 
     Gift.--
       (1) In general.--Part IV of subchapter C of chapter 76 is 
     amended by inserting after section 7476 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 7477. DECLARATORY JUDGMENTS RELATING TO VALUE OF 
                   CERTAIN GIFTS.

       ``(a) Creation of Remedy.--In a case of an actual 
     controversy involving a determination by the Secretary of the 
     value of any gift shown on the return of tax imposed by 
     chapter 12 or disclosed on such return or in any statement 
     attached to such return, upon the filing of an appropriate 
     pleading, the Tax Court may make a declaration of the value 
     of such gift. Any such declaration shall have the force and 
     effect of a decision of the Tax Court and shall be reviewable 
     as such.
       ``(b) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Petitioner.--A pleading may be filed under this 
     section only by the donor.
       ``(2) Exhaustion of administrative remedies.--The court 
     shall not issue a declaratory judgment or decree under this 
     section in any proceeding unless it determines that the 
     petitioner has exhausted all available administrative 
     remedies within the Internal Revenue Service.
       ``(3) Time for bringing action.--If the Secretary sends by 
     certified or registered mail notice of his determination as 
     described in subsection (a) to the petitioner, no proceeding 
     may be initiated under this section unless the pleading is 
     filed before the 91st day after the date of such mailing.''
       (2) Clerical amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     part IV is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 7476 the following new item:

``Sec. 7477. Declaratory judgments relating to value of certain 
              gifts.''

       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (c) of section 2504 
     is amended by striking ``, and if a tax under this chapter or 
     under corresponding provisions of prior laws has been 
     assessed or paid for such preceding calendar period''.
       (e) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by subsections (a) and 
     (c) shall apply to gifts made after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) Subsection (b).--The amendment made by subsection (b) 
     shall apply to gifts made in calendar years ending after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11617. CLARIFICATIONS RELATING TO DISCLAIMERS.

       (a) Partial Transfer-Type Disclaimers Permitted.--Paragraph 
     (3) of section 2518(c) (relating to certain transfers treated 
     as disclaimers) is amended by inserting ``(or an undivided 
     portion of such interest)'' after ``entire interest in the 
     property''.
       (b) Retention of Interest by Decedent's Spouse Permitted in 
     Transfer-Type Disclaimers.--Paragraph (3) of section 2518(c) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new flush 
     sentence:
     ``For purposes of the preceding sentence, a written transfer 
     by the spouse of the decedent of property to a trust shall 
     not fail to be treated as a transfer of such spouse's 
     interest in such property by reason of such spouse having an 
     interest in such trust.''
       (c) Disclaimers Are Effective For Income Tax Purposes.--
     Subsection (a) of section 2518 is amended by inserting ``and 
     subtitle A'' after ``this subtitle'' each place it appears.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to transfers creating an interest in the person 
     disclaiming, and disclaimers, made after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11618. CLARIFICATION OF TREATMENT OF SURVIVOR ANNUITIES 
                   UNDER QUALIFIED TERMINABLE INTEREST RULES.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C) of section 2056(b)(7) is 
     amended by inserting ``(or, in the case of an interest in an 
     annuity arising under the community property laws of a

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     State, included in the gross estate of the decedent under 
     section 2033)'' after ``section 2039''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11619. TREATMENT UNDER QUALIFIED DOMESTIC TRUST RULES OF 
                   FORMS OF OWNERSHIP WHICH ARE NOT TRUSTS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (c) of section 2056A (defining 
     qualified domestic trust) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Trust.--To the extent provided in regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary, the term `trust' includes other 
     arrangements which have substantially the same effect as a 
     trust.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to estates of decedents dying after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

            Subchapter C--Generation-Skipping Tax Provisions

     SEC. 11631. TAXABLE TERMINATION NOT TO INCLUDE DIRECT SKIPS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 2612(a) (defining 
     taxable termination) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new flush sentence:
     ``Such term shall not include a direct skip.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to generation-skipping transfers (as defined in 
     section 2611 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986) after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

                  CHAPTER 7--EXCISE TAX SIMPLIFICATION

 Subchapter A--Provisions Related to Distilled Spirits, Wines, and Beer

     SEC. 11641. CREDIT OR REFUND FOR IMPORTED BOTTLED DISTILLED 
                   SPIRITS RETURNED TO DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANT.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (1) of section 5008(c) (relating 
     to distilled spirits returned to bonded premises) is amended 
     by striking ``withdrawn from bonded premises on payment or 
     determination of tax'' and inserting ``on which tax has been 
     determined or paid''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect at the beginning of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning more than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11642. FERMENTED MATERIAL FROM ANY BREWERY MAY BE 
                   RECEIVED AT A DISTILLED SPIRITS PLANT.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 5222(b) (relating 
     to production, receipt, removal, and use of distilling 
     materials) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) beer conveyed without payment of tax from brewery 
     premises, beer which has been lawfully removed from brewery 
     premises upon determination of tax, or''.
       (b) Clarification of Authority To Permit Removal of Beer 
     Without Payment of Tax for Use as Distilling Material.--
     Section 5053 (relating to exemptions) is amended by 
     redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (i) and by 
     inserting after subsection (e) the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Removal for Use as Distilling Material.--Subject to 
     such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, beer may be 
     removed from a brewery without payment of tax to any 
     distilled spirits plant for use as distilling material.''
       (c) Clarification of Refund and Credit of Tax.--Section 
     5056 (relating to refund and credit of tax, or relief from 
     liability) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d) and 
     by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Beer Received at a Distilled Spirits Plant.--Any tax 
     paid by any brewer on beer produced in the United States may 
     be refunded or credited to the brewer, without interest, or 
     if the tax has not been paid, the brewer may be relieved of 
     liability therefor, under regulations as the Secretary may 
     prescribe, if such beer is received on the bonded premises of 
     a distilled spirits plant pursuant to the provisions of 
     section 5222(b)(2), for use in the production of distilled 
     spirits.'', and
       (2) by striking ``or rendering unmerchantable'' in 
     subsection (d) (as so redesignated) and inserting ``rendering 
     unmerchantable, or receipt on the bonded premises of a 
     distilled spirits plant''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect at the beginning of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning more than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11643. REFUND OF TAX ON WINE RETURNED TO BOND NOT 
                   LIMITED TO UNMERCHANTABLE WINE.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (a) of section 5044 (relating 
     to refund of tax on unmerchantable wine) is amended by 
     striking ``as unmerchantable''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 5361 is amended by striking ``unmerchantable''.
       (2) The section heading for section 5044 is amended by 
     striking ``unmerchantable''.
       (3) The item relating to section 5044 in the table of 
     sections for subpart C of part I of subchapter A of chapter 
     51 is amended by striking ``unmerchantable''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect at the beginning of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning more than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11644. BEER MAY BE WITHDRAWN FREE OF TAX FOR 
                   DESTRUCTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 5053 is amended by inserting after 
     subsection (g) the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Removals for Destruction.--Subject to such 
     regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, beer may be 
     removed from the brewery without payment of tax for 
     destruction.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect at the beginning of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning more than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11645. TRANSFER TO BREWERY OF BEER IMPORTED IN BULK 
                   WITHOUT PAYMENT OF TAX.

       (a) In General.--Part II of subchapter G of chapter 51 is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 5418. BEER IMPORTED IN BULK.

       ``Beer imported or brought into the United States in bulk 
     containers may, under such regulations as the Secretary may 
     prescribe, be withdrawn from customs custody and transferred 
     in such bulk containers to the premises of a brewery without 
     payment of the internal revenue tax imposed on such beer. The 
     proprietor of a brewery to which such beer is transferred 
     shall become liable for the tax on the beer withdrawn from 
     customs custody under this section upon release of the beer 
     from customs custody, and the importer, or the person 
     bringing such beer into the United States, shall thereupon be 
     relieved of the liability for such tax.''
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for such 
     part II is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``Sec. 5418. Beer imported in bulk.''

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect at the beginning of the first calendar 
     quarter beginning more than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

       Subchapter B--Consolidation of Taxes on Aviation Gasoline

     SEC. 11651. CONSOLIDATION OF TAXES ON AVIATION GASOLINE.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 4081(a)(2) 
     (relating to imposition of tax on gasoline and diesel fuel) 
     is amended by redesignating clause (ii) as clause (iii) and 
     by striking clause (i) and inserting the following:
       ``(i) in the case of gasoline other than aviation gasoline, 
     18.3 cents per gallon,
       ``(ii) in the case of aviation gasoline, 19.3 cents per 
     gallon, and''.
       (b) Termination.--Subsection (d) of section 4081 is amended 
     by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3) and by 
     inserting after paragraph (1) the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Aviation gasoline.--On and after January 1, 1996, the 
     rate specified in subsection (a)(2)(A)(ii) shall be 4.3 cents 
     per gallon.''
       (c) Repeal of Retail Level Tax.--
       (1) Subsection (c) of section 4041 is amended by striking 
     paragraphs (2) and (3) and by redesignating paragraphs (4) 
     and (5) as paragraphs (2) and (3), respectively.
       (2) Paragraph (3) of section 4041(c), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (1), is amended by striking ``paragraphs (1) and 
     (2)'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Paragraph (1) of section 4041(k) is amended by adding 
     ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A), by striking ``, and'' 
     at the end of subparagraph (B) and inserting a period, and by 
     striking subparagraph (C).
       (2) Paragraph (1) of section 4081(d) is amended by striking 
     ``each rate of tax specified in subsection (a)(2)(A)'' and 
     inserting ``the rates of tax specified in clauses (i) and 
     (iii) of subsection (a)(2)(A)''.
       (3) Sections 6421(f)(2)(A) and 9502(f)(1)(A) are each 
     amended by striking ``section 4041(c)(4)'' and inserting 
     ``section 4041(c)(2)''.
       (4) Paragraph (2) of section 9502(b) is amended by striking 
     ``14 cents'' and inserting ``15 cents''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996.
       (f) Floor Stocks Tax.--
       (1) Imposition of tax.--In the case of aviation gasoline on 
     which tax was imposed under section 4081 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 before January 1, 1996, and which is 
     held on such date by any person, there is hereby imposed a 
     floor stocks tax of 1 cent per gallon of such gasoline.
       (2) Liability for tax and method of payment.--
       (A) Liability for tax.--A person holding aviation gasoline 
     on January 1, 1996, to which the tax imposed by paragraph (1) 
     applies shall be liable for such tax.
       (B) Method of payment.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) 
     shall be paid in such manner as the Secretary shall 
     prescribe.
       (C) Time for payment.--The tax imposed by paragraph (1) 
     shall be paid on or before June 30, 1996.
       (3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection:
       (A) Held by a person.--Gasoline shall be considered as 
     ``held by a person'' if title thereto has passed to such 
     person (whether or not delivery to the person has been made).
       (B) Secretary.--The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary 
     of the Treasury or his delegate.
       (4) Exception for exempt uses.--The tax imposed by 
     paragraph (1) shall not apply to gasoline held by any person 
     exclusively for any use to the extent a credit or refund of 
     the tax imposed by section 4081 of such Code is allowable for 
     such use.
       (5) Exception for fuel held in aircraft tank.--No tax shall 
     be imposed by paragraph (1) on aviation gasoline held in the 
     tank of an aircraft.

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       (6) Exception for certain amounts of fuel.--
       (A) In general.--No tax shall be imposed by paragraph (1) 
     on aviation gasoline held on January 1, 1996, by any person 
     if the aggregate amount of aviation gasoline held by such 
     person on such date does not exceed 6,000 gallons. The 
     preceding sentence shall apply only if such person submits to 
     the Secretary (at the time and in the manner required by the 
     Secretary) such information as the Secretary shall require 
     for purposes of this paragraph.
       (B) Exempt fuel.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), there 
     shall not be taken into account fuel held by any person which 
     is exempt from the tax imposed by paragraph (1) by reason of 
     paragraph (4) or (5).
       (C) Controlled groups.--
       (i) Corporations.--In the case of a controlled group, the 
     6,000 gallon amount in subparagraph (A) shall be apportioned 
     among the component members of such group in such manner as 
     the Secretary shall by regulations prescribe. For purposes of 
     the preceding sentence, the term ``controlled group'' has the 
     meaning given to such term by subsection (a) of section 1563 
     of such Code; except that for such purposes the phrase ``more 
     than 50 percent'' shall be substituted for the phrase ``at 
     least 80 percent'' each place it appears in such subsection.
       (ii) Nonincorporated persons under common control.--Under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary, principles similar 
     to the principles of clause (i) shall apply to a group under 
     common control where 1 or more of the members is not a 
     corporation.
       (7) Other laws applicable.--All provisions of law, 
     including penalties, applicable with respect to the taxes 
     imposed by section 4081 of such Code shall, insofar as 
     applicable and not inconsistent with the provisions of this 
     subsection, apply with respect to the floor stock taxes 
     imposed by paragraph (1) to the same extent as if such taxes 
     were imposed by such section 4081.

               Subchapter C--Other Excise Tax Provisions

     SEC. 11661. CERTAIN COMBINATIONS NOT TREATED AS MANUFACTURE 
                   UNDER RETAIL SALES TAX ON HEAVY TRUCKS.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 4052(c) (relating 
     to certain combinations not treated as manufacture) is 
     amended by striking ``or wood or metal floor'' and inserting 
     ``wood or metal floor, or a power take-off and dump body''.
       (b) Removal of Fifth Wheel.--Paragraph (1) of section 
     4052(c) is amended by inserting before the period ``or the 
     removal of any coupling device (including any fifth wheel)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

                  CHAPTER 8--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISION

     SEC. 11671. CERTAIN NOTICES DISREGARDED UNDER PROVISION 
                   INCREASING INTEREST RATE ON LARGE CORPORATE 
                   UNDERPAYMENTS.

       (a) General Rule.--Subparagraph (B) of section 6621(c)(2) 
     (defining applicable date) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new clause:
       ``(iii) Exception for letters or notices involving small 
     amounts.--For purposes of this paragraph, any letter or 
     notice shall be disregarded if the amount of the deficiency 
     or proposed deficiency (or the assessment or proposed 
     assessment) set forth in such letter or notice is not greater 
     than $100,000 (determined by not taking into account any 
     interest, penalties, or additions to tax).''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply for purposes of determining interest for periods 
     after December 31, 1995.
                  Subtitle K--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 11701. TREATMENT OF STORAGE OF PRODUCT SAMPLES.

       (a) In General.--Paragraph (2) of section 280A(c) is 
     amended by striking ``inventory'' and inserting ``inventory 
     or product samples''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11702. ADJUSTMENT OF DEATH BENEFIT LIMITS FOR CERTAIN 
                   POLICIES.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (C)(i) of section 7702(e)(2) 
     (relating to limited increases in death benefit permitted) is 
     amended by striking ``$5,000'' and inserting ``$7,000'' and 
     by striking ``$25,000'' and inserting ``$30,000''.
       (b) Inflation Adjustments.--Section 7702(e) (relating to 
     computational rules) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Inflation adjustment to death benefit limits for 
     years after 1996.--In the case of any taxable year beginning 
     in a calendar year after 1996, each dollar amount contained 
     in paragraph (2)(C)(i) shall be increased by an amount equal 
     to--
       ``(A) such dollar amount, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment determined under 
     section 1(f)(3), for the calendar year in which the taxable 
     year begins, by substituting `calendar year 1995' for 
     `calendar year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 72(e)(10)(B) is amended 
     by striking ``$25,000'' and inserting ``$30,000 (adjusted at 
     the same time and in the same manner as under section 
     7702(e)(3))''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to contracts entered into after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 11703. ORGANIZATIONS SUBJECT TO SECTION 833.

       (a) In General.--Section 833(c) (relating to organization 
     to which section applies) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Treatment as existing blue cross or blue shield 
     organization.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (2) shall be applied to an 
     organization described in subparagraph (B) as if it were a 
     Blue Cross or Blue Shield organization.
       ``(B) Applicable organization.--An organization is 
     described in this subparagraph if it--
       ``(i) is organized under, and governed by, State laws which 
     are specifically and exclusively applicable to not-for-profit 
     health insurance or health service type organizations, and
       ``(ii) is not a Blue Cross or Blue Shield organization or 
     health maintenance organization.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years ending after October 13, 1995.

     SEC. 11704. CORRECTION OF INFLATION ADJUSTMENT IN LUXURY 
                   EXCISE TAX ON AUTOMOBILES.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (e) of section 4001 (relating 
     to inflation adjustment) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) Inflation Adjustment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The $30,000 amount in subsection (a) and 
     section 4003(a) shall be increased by an amount equal to--
       ``(A) $30,000, multiplied by
       ``(B) the cost-of-living adjustment under section 1(f)(3) 
     for the calendar year in which the vehicle is sold, 
     determined by substituting `calendar year 1990' for `calendar 
     year 1992' in subparagraph (B) thereof.
       ``(2) Rounding.--If any amount as adjusted under paragraph 
     (1) is not a multiple of $2,000, such amount shall be rounded 
     to the next lowest multiple of $2,000.''
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 11705. EXTENSION AND PHASEDOWN OF LUXURY PASSENGER 
                   AUTOMOBILE TAX.

       (a) Extension.--Subsection (f) of section 4001 is amended 
     by striking ``1999'' and inserting ``2002''.
       (b) Phasedown.--Section 4001 is amended by redesignating 
     subsection (f) (as amended by subsection (a) of this section) 
     as subsection (g) and by inserting after subsection (e) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(f) Phasedown.--For sales occurring in a calendar year 
     after 1995 and before 2003, subsection (a) shall be applied 
     by substituting for `10 percent' the percentage determined in 
     accordance with the following table:

``If the calendar year is:                           The percentage is:
  1996...................................................9 percent     
  1997...................................................8 percent     
  1998...................................................7 percent     
  1999...................................................6 percent     
  2000...................................................5 percent     
  2001...................................................4 percent     
  2002...................................................3 percent.''  

       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996.
             Subtitle L--Generalized System of Preferences

     SEC. 11801. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``GSP Renewal Act of 
     1995''.

     SEC. 11802. GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES.

       (a) In General.--Title V of the Trade Act of 1974 is 
     amended to read as follows:
              ``TITLE V--GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES

     ``SEC. 501. AUTHORITY TO EXTEND PREFERENCES.

       ``The President may provide duty-free treatment for any 
     eligible article from any beneficiary developing country in 
     accordance with the provisions of this title. In taking any 
     such action, the President shall have due regard for--
       ``(1) the effect such action will have on furthering the 
     economic development of developing countries through the 
     expansion of their exports;
       ``(2) the extent to which other major developed countries 
     are undertaking a comparable effort to assist developing 
     countries by granting generalized preferences with respect to 
     imports of products of such countries;
       ``(3) the anticipated impact of such action on United 
     States producers of like or directly competitive products; 
     and
       ``(4) the extent of the beneficiary developing country's 
     competitiveness with respect to eligible articles.

     ``SEC. 502. DESIGNATION OF BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING COUNTRIES.

       ``(a) Authority To Designate Countries.--
       ``(1) Beneficiary developing countries.--The President is 
     authorized to designate countries as beneficiary developing 
     countries for purposes of this title.
       ``(2) Least-developed beneficiary developing countries.--
     The President is authorized to designate any beneficiary 
     developing country as a least-developed beneficiary 
     developing country for purposes of this title, based on the 
     considerations in section 501 and subsection (c) of this 
     section.
       ``(b) Countries Ineligible for Designation.--
       ``(1) Specific countries.--The following countries may not 
     be designated as beneficiary developing countries for 
     purposes of this title:
       ``(A) Australia.

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       ``(B) Canada.
       ``(C) European Union member states.
       ``(D) Iceland.
       ``(E) Japan.
       ``(F) Monaco.
       ``(G) New Zealand.
       ``(H) Norway.
       ``(I) Switzerland.
       ``(2) Other bases for ineligibility.--The President shall 
     not designate any country a beneficiary developing country 
     under this title if any of the following applies:
       ``(A) Such country is a Communist country, unless--
       ``(i) the products of such country receive 
     nondiscriminatory treatment,
       ``(ii) such country is a WTO Member (as such term is 
     defined in section 2(10) of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act) 
     (19 U.S.C. 3501(10)) and a member of the International 
     Monetary Fund, and
       ``(iii) such country is not dominated or controlled by 
     international communism.
       ``(B) Such country is a party to an arrangement of 
     countries and participates in any action pursuant to such 
     arrangement, the effect of which is--
       ``(i) to withhold supplies of vital commodity resources 
     from international trade or to raise the price of such 
     commodities to an unreasonable level, and
       ``(ii) to cause serious disruption of the world economy.
       ``(C) Such country affords preferential treatment to the 
     products of a developed country, other than the United 
     States, which has, or is likely to have, a significant 
     adverse effect on United States commerce.
       ``(D)(i) Such country--
       ``(I) has nationalized, expropriated, or otherwise seized 
     ownership or control of property, including patents, 
     trademarks, or copyrights, owned by a United States citizen 
     or by a corporation, partnership, or association which is 50 
     percent or more beneficially owned by United States citizens,
       ``(II) has taken steps to repudiate or nullify an existing 
     contract or agreement with a United States citizen or a 
     corporation, partnership, or association which is 50 percent 
     or more beneficially owned by United States citizens, the 
     effect of which is to nationalize, expropriate, or otherwise 
     seize ownership or control of property, including patents, 
     trademarks, or copyrights, so owned, or
       ``(III) has imposed or enforced taxes or other exactions, 
     restrictive maintenance or operational conditions, or other 
     measures with respect to property, including patents, 
     trademarks, or copyrights, so owned, the effect of which is 
     to nationalize, expropriate, or otherwise seize ownership or 
     control of such property,
     unless clause (ii) applies.
       ``(ii) This clause applies if the President determines 
     that--
       ``(I) prompt, adequate, and effective compensation has been 
     or is being made to the citizen, corporation, partnership, or 
     association referred to in clause (i),
       ``(II) good faith negotiations to provide prompt, adequate, 
     and effective compensation under the applicable provisions of 
     international law are in progress, or the country described 
     in clause (i) is otherwise taking steps to discharge its 
     obligations under international law with respect to such 
     citizen, corporation, partnership, or association, or
       ``(III) a dispute involving such citizen, corporation, 
     partnership, or association over compensation for such a 
     seizure has been submitted to arbitration under the 
     provisions of the Convention for the Settlement of Investment 
     Disputes, or in another mutually agreed upon forum,
     and the President promptly furnishes a copy of such 
     determination to the Senate and House of Representatives.
       ``(E) Such country fails to act in good faith in 
     recognizing as binding or in enforcing arbitral awards in 
     favor of United States citizens or a corporation, 
     partnership, or association which is 50 percent or more 
     beneficially owned by United States citizens, which have been 
     made by arbitrators appointed for each case or by permanent 
     arbitral bodies to which the parties involved have submitted 
     their dispute.
       ``(F) Such country aids or abets, by granting sanctuary 
     from prosecution to, any individual or group which has 
     committed an act of international terrorism.
       ``(G) Such country has not taken or is not taking steps to 
     afford internationally recognized worker rights to workers in 
     the country (including any designated zone in that country).
     Subparagraphs (D), (E), (F), and (G) shall not prevent the 
     designation of any country as a beneficiary developing 
     country under this title if the President determines that 
     such designation will be in the national economic interest of 
     the United States and reports such determination to the 
     Congress with the reasons therefor.
       ``(c) Factors Affecting Country Designation.--In 
     determining whether to designate any country as a beneficiary 
     developing country under this title, the President shall take 
     into account--
       ``(1) an expression by such country of its desire to be so 
     designated;
       ``(2) the level of economic development of such country, 
     including its per capita gross national product, the living 
     standards of its inhabitants, and any other economic factors 
     which the President deems appropriate;
       ``(3) whether or not other major developed countries are 
     extending generalized preferential tariff treatment to such 
     country;
       ``(4) the extent to which such country has assured the 
     United States that it will provide equitable and reasonable 
     access to the markets and basic commodity resources of such 
     country and the extent to which such country has assured the 
     United States that it will refrain from engaging in 
     unreasonable export practices;
       ``(5) the extent to which such country is providing 
     adequate and effective protection of intellectual property 
     rights;
       ``(6) the extent to which such country has taken action 
     to--
       ``(A) reduce trade distorting investment practices and 
     policies (including export performance requirements); and
       ``(B) reduce or eliminate barriers to trade in services; 
     and
       ``(7) whether or not such country has taken or is taking 
     steps to afford to workers in that country (including any 
     designated zone in that country) internationally recognized 
     worker rights.
       ``(d) Withdrawal, Suspension, or Limitation of Country 
     Designation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President may withdraw, suspend, or 
     limit the application of the duty-free treatment accorded 
     under this title with respect to any country. In taking any 
     action under this subsection, the President shall consider 
     the factors set forth in section 501 and subsection (c) of 
     this section.
       ``(2) Changed circumstances.--The President shall, after 
     complying with the requirements of subsection (f)(2), 
     withdraw or suspend the designation of any country as a 
     beneficiary developing country if, after such designation, 
     the President determines that as the result of changed 
     circumstances such country would be barred from designation 
     as a beneficiary developing country under subsection (b)(2). 
     Such country shall cease to be a beneficiary developing 
     country on the day on which the President issues an Executive 
     order or Presidential proclamation revoking the designation 
     of such country under this title.
       ``(3) Advice to congress.--The President shall, as 
     necessary, advise the Congress on the application of section 
     501 and subsection (c) of this section, and the actions the 
     President has taken to withdraw, to suspend, or to limit the 
     application of duty-free treatment with respect to any 
     country which has failed to adequately take the actions 
     described in subsection (c).
       ``(e) Mandatory Graduation of Beneficiary Developing 
     Countries.--If the President determines that a beneficiary 
     developing country has become a `high income' country, as 
     defined by the official statistics of the International Bank 
     for Reconstruction and Development, then the President shall 
     terminate the designation of such country as a beneficiary 
     developing country for purposes of this title, effective on 
     January 1 of the second year following the year in which such 
     determination is made.
       ``(f) Congressional Notification.--
       ``(1) Notification of designation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Before the President designates any 
     country as a beneficiary developing country under this title, 
     the President shall notify the Congress of the President's 
     intention to make such designation, together with the 
     considerations entering into such decision.
       ``(B) Designation as least-developed beneficiary developing 
     country.--At least 60 days before the President designates 
     any country as a least-developed beneficiary developing 
     country, the President shall notify the Congress of the 
     President's intention to make such designation.
       ``(2) Notification of termination.--If the President has 
     designated any country as a beneficiary developing country 
     under this title, the President shall not terminate such 
     designation unless, at least 60 days before such termination, 
     the President has notified the Congress and has notified such 
     country of the President's intention to terminate such 
     designation, together with the considerations entering into 
     such decision.

     ``SEC. 503. DESIGNATION OF ELIGIBLE ARTICLES.

       ``(a) Eligible Articles.--
       ``(1) Designation.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     the President is authorized to designate articles as eligible 
     articles from all beneficiary developing countries for 
     purposes of this title by Executive order or Presidential 
     proclamation after receiving the advice of the International 
     Trade Commission in accordance with subsection (e).
       ``(B) Least-developed beneficiary developing countries.--
     Except for articles described in subparagraphs (A), (B), and 
     (E) of subsection (b)(1) and articles described in paragraphs 
     (2) and (3) of subsection (b), the President may, in carrying 
     out section 502(d)(1) and subsection (c)(1) of this section, 
     designate articles as eligible articles only for countries 
     designated as least-developed beneficiary developing 
     countries under section 502(a)(2) if, after receiving the 
     advice of the International Trade Commission in accordance 
     with subsection (e) of this section, the President determines 
     that such articles are not import-sensitive in the context of 
     imports from least-developed beneficiary developing 
     countries.
       ``(C) Three-year rule.--If, after receiving the advice of 
     the International Trade Commission under subsection (e), an 
     article has been formally considered for designation as an 
     eligible article under this title and denied such 
     designation, such article may not be reconsidered for such 
     designation for a period of 3 years after such denial.
       ``(2) Rule of origin.--
       ``(A) General rule.--The duty-free treatment provided under 
     this title shall apply to any eligible article which is the 
     growth, product, or manufacture of a beneficiary developing 
     country if--

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       ``(i) that article is imported directly from a beneficiary 
     developing country into the customs territory of the United 
     States; and
       ``(ii) the sum of--

       ``(I) the cost or value of the materials produced in the 
     beneficiary developing country or any two or more such 
     countries that are members of the same association of 
     countries and are treated as one country under section 
     507(2), plus
       ``(II) the direct costs of processing operations performed 
     in such beneficiary developing country or such member 
     countries,

     is not less than 35 percent of the appraised value of such 
     article at the time it is entered.
       ``(B) Exclusions.--An article shall not be treated as the 
     growth, product, or manufacture of a beneficiary developing 
     country by virtue of having merely undergone--
       ``(i) simple combining or packaging operations, or
       ``(ii) mere dilution with water or mere dilution with 
     another substance that does not materially alter the 
     characteristics of the article.
       ``(3) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury, after 
     consulting with the United States Trade Representative, shall 
     prescribe such regulations as may be necessary to carry out 
     paragraph (2), including, but not limited to, regulations 
     providing that, in order to be eligible for duty-free 
     treatment under this title, an article--
       ``(A) must be wholly the growth, product, or manufacture of 
     a beneficiary developing country, or
       ``(B) must be a new or different article of commerce which 
     has been grown, produced, or manufactured in the beneficiary 
     developing country.
       ``(b) Articles That May Not Be Designated As Eligible 
     Articles.--
       ``(1) Import sensitive articles.--The President may not 
     designate any article as an eligible article under subsection 
     (a) if such article is within one of the following categories 
     of import-sensitive articles:
       ``(A) Textile and apparel articles which were not eligible 
     articles for purposes of this title on January 1, 1994, as 
     this title was in effect on such date.
       ``(B) Watches, except those watches entered after June 30, 
     1989, that the President specifically determines, after 
     public notice and comment, will not cause material injury to 
     watch or watch band, strap, or bracelet manufacturing and 
     assembly operations in the United States or the United States 
     insular possessions.
       ``(C) Import-sensitive electronic articles.
       ``(D) Import-sensitive steel articles.
       ``(E) Footwear, handbags, luggage, flat goods, work gloves, 
     and leather wearing apparel which were not eligible articles 
     for purposes of this title on January 1, 1995, as this title 
     was in effect on such date.
       ``(F) Import-sensitive semimanufactured and manufactured 
     glass products.
       ``(G) Any other articles which the President determines to 
     be import-sensitive in the context of the Generalized System 
     of Preferences.
       ``(2) Articles against which other actions taken.--An 
     article shall not be an eligible article for purposes of this 
     title for any period during which such article is the subject 
     of any action proclaimed pursuant to section 203 of this Act 
     (19 U.S.C. 2253) or section 232 or 351 of the Trade Expansion 
     Act of 1962 (19 U.S.C. 1862, 1981).
       ``(3) Agricultural products.--No quantity of an 
     agricultural product subject to a tariff-rate quota that 
     exceeds the in-quota quantity shall be eligible for duty-free 
     treatment under this title.
       ``(c) Withdrawal, Suspension, or Limitation of Duty-Free 
     Treatment; Competitive Need Limitation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President may withdraw, suspend, or 
     limit the application of the duty-free treatment accorded 
     under this title with respect to any article, except that no 
     rate of duty may be established with respect to any article 
     pursuant to this subsection other than the rate which would 
     apply but for this title. In taking any action under this 
     subsection, the President shall consider the factors set 
     forth in sections 501 and 502(c).
       ``(2) Competitive need limitation.--
       ``(A) Basis for withdrawal of duty-free treatment.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in clause (ii) and 
     subject to subsection (d), whenever the President determines 
     that a beneficiary developing country has exported (directly 
     or indirectly) to the United States during any calendar year 
     beginning after December 31, 1995--

       ``(I) a quantity of an eligible article having an appraised 
     value in excess of the applicable amount for the calendar 
     year, or
       ``(II) a quantity of an eligible article equal to or 
     exceeding 50 percent of the appraised value of the total 
     imports of that article into the United States during any 
     calendar year,

     the President shall, not later than July 1 of the next 
     calendar year, terminate the duty-free treatment for that 
     article from that beneficiary developing country.
       ``(ii) Annual adjustment of applicable amount.--For 
     purposes of applying clause (i), the applicable amount is--

       ``(I) for 1996, $75,000,000, and
       ``(II) for each calendar year thereafter, an amount equal 
     to the applicable amount in effect for the preceding calendar 
     year plus $5,000,000.

       ``(B) Country defined.--For purposes of this paragraph, the 
     term `country' does not include an association of countries 
     which is treated as one country under section 507(2), but 
     does include a country which is a member of any such 
     association.
       ``(C) Redesignations.--A country which is no longer treated 
     as a beneficiary developing country with respect to an 
     eligible article by reason of subparagraph (A) may, subject 
     to the considerations set forth in sections 501 and 502, be 
     redesignated a beneficiary developing country with respect to 
     such article if imports of such article from such country did 
     not exceed the limitations in subparagraph (A) during the 
     preceding calendar year.
       ``(D) Least-developed beneficiary developing countries.--
     Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to any least-developed 
     beneficiary developing country.
       ``(E) Articles not produced in the united states 
     excluded.--Subparagraph (A)(i)(II) shall not apply with 
     respect to any eligible article if a like or directly 
     competitive article was not produced in the United States on 
     January 1, 1995.
       ``(F) De minimis waivers.--
       ``(i) In general.--The President may disregard subparagraph 
     (A)(i)(II) with respect to any eligible article from any 
     beneficiary developing country if the aggregate appraised 
     value of the imports of such article into the United States 
     during the preceding calendar year does not exceed the 
     applicable amount for such preceding calendar year.
       ``(ii) Applicable amount.--For purposes applying clause 
     (i), the applicable amount is--

       ``(I) for calendar year 1995, $13,000,000, and
       ``(II) for each calendar year thereafter, an amount equal 
     to the applicable amount in effect for the preceding calendar 
     year plus $500,000.

       ``(d) Waiver of Competitive Need Limitation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The President may waive the application 
     of subsection (c)(2) with respect to any eligible article of 
     any beneficiary developing country if, before July 1 of the 
     calendar year beginning after the calendar year for which a 
     determination described in subsection (c)(2)(A) was made with 
     respect to such eligible article, the President--
       ``(A) receives the advice of the International Trade 
     Commission under section 332 of the Tariff Act of 1930 on 
     whether any industry in the United States is likely to be 
     adversely affected by such waiver,
       ``(B) determines, based on the considerations described in 
     sections 501 and 502(c) and the advice described in 
     subparagraph (A), that such waiver is in the national 
     economic interest of the United States, and
       ``(C) publishes the determination described in subparagraph 
     (B) in the Federal Register.
       ``(2) Considerations by the president.--In making any 
     determination under paragraph (1), the President shall give 
     great weight to--
       ``(A) the extent to which the beneficiary developing 
     country has assured the United States that such country will 
     provide equitable and reasonable access to the markets and 
     basic commodity resources of such country, and
       ``(B) the extent to which such country provides adequate 
     and effective protection of intellectual property rights.
       ``(3) Other bases for waiver.--The President may waive the 
     application of subsection (c)(2) if, before July 1 of the 
     calendar year beginning after the calendar year for which a 
     determination described in subsection (c)(2) was made with 
     respect to a beneficiary developing country, the President 
     determines that--
       ``(A) there has been a historical preferential trade 
     relationship between the United States and such country,
       ``(B) there is a treaty or trade agreement in force 
     covering economic relations between such country and the 
     United States, and
       ``(C) such country does not discriminate against, or impose 
     unjustifiable or unreasonable barriers to, United States 
     commerce,
     and the President publishes that determination in the Federal 
     Register.
       ``(4) Limitations on waivers.--
       ``(A) In general.--The President may not exercise the 
     waiver authority under this subsection with respect to a 
     quantity of an eligible article entered during any calendar 
     year beginning after 1995, the aggregate appraised value of 
     which equals or exceeds 30 percent of the aggregate appraised 
     value of all articles that entered duty-free under this title 
     during the preceding calendar year.
       ``(B) Other waiver limits.--The President may not exercise 
     the waiver authority provided under this subsection with 
     respect to a quantity of an eligible article entered during 
     any calendar year beginning after 1995, the aggregate 
     appraised value of which exceeds 15 percent of the aggregate 
     appraised value of all articles that have entered duty-free 
     under this title during the preceding calendar year from 
     those beneficiary developing countries which for the 
     preceding calendar year--
       ``(i) had a per capita gross national product (calculated 
     on the basis of the best available information, including 
     that of the International Bank for Reconstruction and 
     Development) of $5,000 or more; or
       ``(ii) had exported (either directly or indirectly) to the 
     United States a quantity of articles that was duty-free under 
     this title that had an aggregate appraised value of more than 
     10 percent of the aggregate appraised value of all articles 
     that entered duty-free under this title during that year.
       ``(C) Calculation of limitations.--There shall be counted 
     against the limitations imposed under subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) for any calendar year only that value of any eligible 
     article of any country that--
       ``(i) entered duty-free under this title during such 
     calendar year; and

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       ``(ii) is in excess of the value of that article that would 
     have been so entered during such calendar year if the 
     limitations under subsection (c)(2)(A) applied.
       ``(5) Effective period of waiver.--Any waiver granted under 
     this subsection shall remain in effect until the President 
     determines that such waiver is no longer warranted due to 
     changed circumstances.
       ``(e) International Trade Commission Advice.--Before 
     designating articles as eligible articles under subsection 
     (a)(1), the President shall publish and furnish the 
     International Trade Commission with lists of articles which 
     may be considered for designation as eligible articles for 
     purposes of this title. The provisions of sections 131, 132, 
     133, and 134 shall be complied with as though action under 
     section 501 and this section were action under section 123 to 
     carry out a trade agreement entered into under section 123.
       ``(f) Special Rule Concerning Puerto Rico.--No action under 
     this title may affect any tariff duty imposed by the 
     Legislature of Puerto Rico pursuant to section 319 of the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 on coffee imported into Puerto Rico.

     ``SEC. 504. REVIEW AND REPORTS TO CONGRESS.

       ``The President shall submit an annual report to the 
     Congress on the status of internationally recognized worker 
     rights within each beneficiary developing country.

     ``SEC. 505. DATE OF TERMINATION.

       ``No duty-free treatment provided under this title shall 
     remain in effect after December 31, 1996.

     ``SEC. 506. AGRICULTURAL EXPORTS OF BENEFICIARY DEVELOPING 
                   COUNTRIES.

       ``The appropriate agencies of the United States shall 
     assist beneficiary developing countries to develop and 
     implement measures designed to assure that the agricultural 
     sectors of their economies are not directed to export markets 
     to the detriment of the production of foodstuffs for their 
     citizenry.

     ``SEC. 507. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this title:
       ``(1) Beneficiary developing country.--The term 
     `beneficiary developing country' means any country with 
     respect to which there is in effect an Executive order or 
     Presidential proclamation by the President designating such 
     country as a beneficiary developing country for purposes of 
     this title.
       ``(2) Country.--The term `country' means any foreign 
     country or territory, including any overseas dependent 
     territory or possession of a foreign country, or the Trust 
     Territory of the Pacific Islands. In the case of an 
     association of countries which is a free trade area or 
     customs union, or which is contributing to comprehensive 
     regional economic integration among its members through 
     appropriate means, including, but not limited to, the 
     reduction of duties, the President may by Executive order or 
     Presidential proclamation provide that all members of such 
     association other than members which are barred from 
     designation under section 502(b) shall be treated as one 
     country for purposes of this title.
       ``(3) Entered.--The term `entered' means entered, or 
     withdrawn from warehouse for consumption, in the customs 
     territory of the United States.
       ``(4) Internationally recognized worker rights.--The term 
     `internationally recognized worker rights' includes--
       ``(A) the right of association;
       ``(B) the right to organize and bargain collectively;
       ``(C) a prohibition on the use of any form of forced or 
     compulsory labor;
       ``(D) a minimum age for the employment of children; and
       ``(E) acceptable conditions of work with respect to minimum 
     wages, hours of work, and occupational safety and health.
       ``(5) Least-developed beneficiary developing country.--The 
     term `least-developed beneficiary developing country' means a 
     beneficiary developing country that is designated as a least-
     developed beneficiary developing country under section 
     502(a)(2).''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The items relating to title V in 
     the table of contents of the Trade Act of 1974 are amended to 
     read as follows:

              ``TITLE V--GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES

``Sec. 501. Authority to extend preferences.
``Sec. 502. Designation of beneficiary developing countries.
``Sec. 503. Designation of eligible articles.
``Sec. 504. Review and reports to Congress.
``Sec. 505. Date of termination.
``Sec. 506. Agricultural exports of beneficiary developing countries.
``Sec. 507. Definitions.''.

     SEC. 11803. RETROACTIVE APPLICATION FOR CERTAIN LIQUIDATIONS 
                   AND RELIQUIDATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 514 of the Tariff 
     Act of 1930 or any other provision of law and subject to 
     subsection (b), the entry--
       (1) of any article to which duty-free treatment under title 
     V of the Trade Act of 1974 would have applied if the entry 
     had been made on July 31, 1995, and
       (2) that was made after July 31, 1995, and before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act,
     shall be liquidated or reliquidated as free of duty, and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall refund any duty paid with 
     respect to such entry. As used in this subsection, the term 
     ``entry'' includes a withdrawal from warehouse for 
     consumption.
       (b) Requests.--Liquidation or reliquidation may be made 
     under subsection (a) with respect to an entry only if a 
     request therefor is filed with the Customs Service, within 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, that 
     contains sufficient information to enable the Customs 
     Service--
       (1) to locate the entry; or
       (2) to reconstruct the entry if it cannot be located.

     SEC. 11804. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Trade Laws.--
       (1) Section 1211(b) of the Omnibus Trade and 
     Competitiveness Act of 1988 (19 U.S.C. 3011(b)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(19 U.S.C. 2463(a), 
     2464(c)(3))'' and inserting ``(as in effect on July 31, 
     1995)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``(19 U.S.C. 
     2464(c)(1))'' and inserting the following: ``(as in effect on 
     July 31, 1995)''.
       (2) Section 203(c)(7) of the Andean Trade Preference Act 
     (19 U.S.C. 3202(c)(7)) is amended by striking ``502(a)(4)'' 
     and inserting ``507(4)''.
       (3) Section 212(b)(7) of the Caribbean Basin Economic 
     Recovery Act (19 U.S.C. 2702(b)(7)) is amended by striking 
     ``502(a)(4)'' and inserting ``507(4)''.
       (4) General note 3(a)(iv)(C) of the Harmonized Tariff 
     Schedule of the United States is amended by striking 
     ``sections 503(b) and 504(c)'' and inserting ``subsections 
     (a), (c), and (d) of section 503''.
       (5) Section 201(a)(2) of the North American Free Trade 
     Agreement Implementation Act (19 U.S.C. 3331(a)(2)) is 
     amended by striking ``502(a)(2) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 
     U.S.C. 2462(a)(2))'' and inserting ``502(f)(2) of the Trade 
     Act of 1974''.
       (6) Section 131 of the Uruguay Round Agreements Act (19 
     U.S.C. 3551) is amended in subsections (a) and (b)(1) by 
     striking ``502(a)(4)'' and inserting ``507(4)''.
       (b) Other Laws.--
       (1) Section 871(f)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 is amended by striking ``within the meaning of section 
     502'' and inserting ``under title V''.
       (2) Section 2202(8) of the Export Enhancement Act of 1988 
     (15 U.S.C. 4711(8)) is amended by striking ``502(a)(4)'' and 
     inserting ``507(4)''.
       (3) Section 231A(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2191a(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``502(a)(4) of the Trade 
     Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2462(a)(4))'' and inserting ``507(4) 
     of the Trade Act of 1974'';
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``505(c) of the Trade Act 
     of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 2465(c))'' and inserting ``504 of the 
     Trade Act of 1974''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4) by striking ``502(a)(4)'' and 
     inserting ``507(4)''.
       (4) Section 1621(a)(1) of the International Financial 
     Institutions Act (22 U.S.C. 262p-4p(a)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``502(a)(4)'' and inserting ``507(4)''.
       (5) Section 103B of the Agricultural Act of 1949 (7 U.S.C. 
     1444-2) is amended in subsections (a)(5)(F)(v) and (n)(1)(C) 
     by striking ``503(d) of the Trade Act of 1974 (19 U.S.C. 
     2463(d))'' and inserting ``503(b)(3) of the Trade Act of 
     1974''.
               Subtitle M--Increase in Public Debt LImit

     SEC. 11901. INCREASE IN PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT.

       Subsection (b) of section 3101 of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking the dollar amount contained in 
     the first sentence and inserting ``$5,500,000,000,000'' and 
     by striking the second sentence (if any).
  TITLE XII--TEACHING HOSPITALS AND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION; ASSET 
                  SALES; WELFARE; AND OTHER PROVISIONS

     SEC. 12001. SHORT TITLE.

       Subtitles A through K of this title may be cited as the 
     ``Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 12002. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents of subtitles A through L of this 
     title is as follows:

Sec. 12001. Short title.
Sec. 12002. Table of contents.

  Subtitle A--Block Grants for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

Sec. 12100. References to the Social Security Act.
Sec. 12101. Block grants to States.
Sec. 12102. Report on data processing.
Sec. 12103. Conforming amendments to the Social Security Act.
Sec. 12104. Conforming amendments to the Food Stamp Act of 1977 and 
              related provisions.
Sec. 12105. Conforming amendments to other laws.
Sec. 12106. Effective date; transition rule.

                Subtitle B--Supplemental Security Income

Sec. 12200. Reference to Social Security Act.

                  Chapter 1--Eligibility Restrictions

Sec. 12201. Denial of supplemental security income benefits by reason 
              of disability to drug addicts and alcoholics.
Sec. 12202. Denial of SSI benefits for 10 years to individuals found to 
              have fraudulently misrepresented residence in order to 
              obtain benefits simultaneously in 2 or more States.
Sec. 12203. Denial of SSI benefits for fugitive felons and probation 
              and parole violators.

               Chapter 2--Benefits For Disabled Children

Sec. 12211. Definition and eligibility rules.
Sec. 12212. Eligibility redeterminations and continuing disability 
              reviews.
Sec. 12213. Additional accountability requirements.

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Sec. 12214. Reduction in cash benefits payable to institutionalized 
              individuals whose medical costs are covered by private 
              insurance.
Sec. 12215. Regulations.

                       Subtitle C--Child Support

Sec. 12300. Reference to Social Security Act.

     Chapter 1--Eligibility For Services; Distribution of Payments

Sec. 12301. State obligation to provide child support enforcement 
              services.
Sec. 12302. Distribution of child support collections.
Sec. 12303. Privacy safeguards.

                  Chapter 2--Locate And Case Tracking

Sec. 12311. State case registry.
Sec. 12312. Collection and disbursement of support payments.
Sec. 12313. State directory of new hires.
Sec. 12314. Amendments concerning income withholding.
Sec. 12315. Locator information from interstate networks.
Sec. 12316. Expansion of the Federal parent locator service.
Sec. 12317. Collection and use of social security numbers for use in 
              child support enforcement.

          Chapter 3--Streamlining And Uniformity of Procedures

Sec. 12321. Adoption of uniform State laws.
Sec. 12322. Improvements to full faith and credit for child support 
              orders.
Sec. 12323. Administrative enforcement in interstate cases.
Sec. 12324. Use of forms in interstate enforcement.
Sec. 12325. State laws providing expedited procedures.

                   Chapter 4--Paternity Establishment

Sec. 12331. State laws concerning paternity establishment.
Sec. 12332. Outreach for voluntary paternity establishment.
Sec. 12333. Cooperation by applicants for and recipients of temporary 
              family assistance.

             Chapter 5--Program Administration and Funding

Sec. 12341. Performance-based incentives and penalties.
Sec. 12342. Federal and State reviews and audits.
Sec. 12343. Required reporting procedures.
Sec. 12344. Automated data processing requirements.
Sec. 12345. Technical assistance.
Sec. 12346. Reports and data collection by the Secretary.

      Chapter 6--Establishment And Modification of Support Orders

Sec. 12351. Simplified process for review and adjustment of child 
              support orders.
Sec. 12352. Furnishing consumer reports for certain purposes relating 
              to child support.
Sec. 12353. Nonliability for financial institutions providing financial 
              records to State child support enforcement agencies in 
              child support cases.

                Chapter 7--Enforcement Of Support Orders

Sec. 12361. Internal Revenue Service collection of arrearages.
Sec. 12362. Authority to collect support from Federal employees.
Sec. 12363. Enforcement of child support obligations of members of the 
              Armed Forces.
Sec. 12364. Voiding of fraudulent transfers.
Sec. 12365. Work requirement for persons owing past-due child support.
Sec. 12366. Definition of support order.
Sec. 12367. Reporting arrearages to credit bureaus.
Sec. 12368. Liens.
Sec. 12369. State law authorizing suspension of licenses.
Sec. 12370. International child support enforcement.
Sec. 12371. Financial institution data matches.
Sec. 12372. Enforcement of orders against paternal or maternal 
              grandparents in cases of minor parents.

                       Chapter 8--Medical Support

Sec. 12376. Correction to ERISA definition of medical child support 
              order.
Sec. 12377. Enforcement of orders for health care coverage.

Chapter 9--Enhancing Responsibility and Opportunity for Non-Residential 
                                Parents

Sec. 12381. Grants to States for access and visitation programs.

                    Chapter 10--Effect of Enactment

Sec. 12391. Effective dates.

     Subtitle D--Restricting Welfare and Public Benefits for Aliens

              Chapter 1--Eligibility For Federal Benefits

Sec. 12401. Aliens who are not qualified aliens ineligible for Federal 
              public benefits.
Sec. 12402. Limited eligibility of certain qualified aliens for certain 
              Federal programs.
Sec. 12403. Five-year limited eligibility of qualified aliens for 
              Federal means-tested public benefit.

       Chapter 2--Attribution Of Income and Affidavits of Support

Sec. 12421. Attribution of sponsor's income and resources to alien.
Sec. 12422. Requirements for sponsor's affidavit of support.
Sec. 12423. Cosignature of alien student loans.

                      Chapter 3-General Provisions

Sec. 12431. Definitions.
Sec. 12432. Reapplication for SSI benefits.
Sec. 12433. Statutory construction.

Subtitle E--Teaching Hospital and Graduate Medical Education Trust Fund

                         Chapter 1--Trust Fund

Sec. 13501. Establishment of Fund; payments to teaching hospitals.

               Chapter 2--Amendments to Medicare Program

Sec. 13511. Transfer of funds.

                 Subtitle F--National Defense Stockpile

Sec. 12601. Disposal of certain materials in national defense stockpile 
              for deficit reduction.

 Subtitle G--Child Protection Block Grant Program And Foster Care and 
                          Adoption Assistance

Sec. 12701. Establishment of program.
Sec. 12702. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 12703. Effective date; transition rule.

                         Subtitle H--Child Care

Sec. 12801. Short title and references.
Sec. 12802. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 12803. Lead agency.
Sec. 12804. Application and plan.
Sec. 12805. Limitation on State allotments.
Sec. 12806. Activities to improve the quality of child care.
Sec. 12807. Administration and enforcement.
Sec. 12808. Payments.
Sec. 12809. Annual report and audits.
Sec. 12810. Allotments.
Sec. 12811. Definitions.

                  Subtitle I--Child Nutrition Programs

                  Chapter 1--National School Lunch Act

Sec. 12901. Termination of additional payment for lunches served in 
              high free and reduced price participation schools.
Sec. 12902. Direct Federal expenditures.
Sec. 12903. Value of food assistance.
Sec. 12904. Reduced price lunches.
Sec. 12905. Lunches, breakfasts, and supplements.
Sec. 12906. Summer food service program for children.
Sec. 12907. Child care food program.
Sec. 12908. Pilot projects.
Sec. 12909. Information clearinghouse.

                     Chapter 2--Child Nutrition Act

Sec. 12921. Special milk program.
Sec. 12922. Free and reduced price breakfasts.
Sec. 12923. Conforming reimbursement for paid breakfasts and lunches.
Sec. 12924. School breakfast program authorization.
Sec. 12925. Miscellaneous provisions and definitions.
Sec. 12926. Nutrition education and training.

           Subtitle J--Food Stamps and Commodity Distribution

Sec. 13001. Short title.

                     Chapter 1--Food Stamp Program

Sec. 13011. Definition of certification period.
Sec. 13012. Definition of coupon.
Sec. 13013. Treatment of children living at home.
Sec. 13014. Optional additional criteria for separate household 
              determinations.
Sec. 13015. Adjustment of thrifty food plan.
Sec. 13016. Definition of homeless individual.
Sec. 13017. State option for eligibility standards.
Sec. 13018. Earnings of students.
Sec. 13019. Energy assistance.
Sec. 13020. Deductions from income.
Sec. 13021. Vehicle allowance.
Sec. 13022. Vendor payments for transitional housing counted as income.
Sec. 13023. Doubled penalties for violating food stamp program 
              requirements.
Sec. 13024. Disqualification of convicted individuals.
Sec. 13025. Disqualification.
Sec. 13026. Caretaker exemption.
Sec. 13027. Employment and training.
Sec. 13028. Comparable treatment for disqualification.
Sec. 13029. Disqualification for receipt of multiple food stamp 
              benefits.
Sec. 13030. Disqualification of fleeing felons.
Sec. 13031. Cooperation with child support agencies.
Sec. 13032. Disqualification relating to child support arrears.
Sec. 13033. Work requirement.
Sec. 13034. Encourage electronic benefit transfer systems.
Sec. 13035. Value of minimum allotment.
Sec. 13036. Benefits on recertification.
Sec. 13037. Optional combined allotment for expedited households.
Sec. 13038. Failure to comply with other means-tested public assistance 
              programs.
Sec. 13039. Allotments for households residing in centers.
Sec. 13040. Condition precedent for approval of retail food stores and 
              wholesale food concerns.
Sec. 13041. Authority to establish authorization periods.
Sec. 13042. Information for verifying eligibility for authorization.
Sec. 13043. Waiting period for stores that fail to meet authorization 
              criteria.
Sec. 13044. Expedited coupon service.
Sec. 13045. Withdrawing fair hearing requests.
Sec. 13046. Disqualification of retailers who intentionally submit 
              falsified applications.
Sec. 13047. Disqualification of retailers who are disqualified under 
              the WIC program.

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Sec. 13048. Collection of overissuances.
Sec. 13049. Authority to suspend stores violating program requirements 
              pending administrative and judicial review.
Sec. 13050. Limitation of Federal match.
Sec. 13051. Work supplementation or support program.
Sec. 13052. Authorization of pilot projects.
Sec. 13053. Employment initiatives program.
Sec. 13054. Reauthorization of Puerto Rico nutrition assistance 
              program.
Sec. 13055. Simplified food stamp program.
Sec. 13056. State food assistance block grant.
Sec. 13057. American Samoa.
Sec. 13058. Assistance for community food projects.

               Chapter 2--Commodity Distribution Programs

Sec. 13071. Emergency food assistance program.

                       Subtitle K--Miscellaneous

Sec. 13101. Food stamp eligibility.
Sec. 13102. Reduction in block grants for social services.

             Subtitle L--Reform of the Earned Income Credit

Sec. 13200. Amendment of 1986 code.
Sec. 13201. Earned income credit denied to individuals not authorized 
              to be employed in the United States.
Sec. 13202. Repeal of earned income credit for individuals without 
              children.
Sec. 13203. Modification of earned income credit amount and phaseout.
Sec. 13204. Rules relating to denial of earned income credit on basis 
              of disqualified income.
Sec. 13205. Modification of adjusted gross income definition for earned 
              income credit.
Sec. 13206. Provisions to improve tax compliance.

                   Subtitle M--Clinical Laboratories

Sec. 13301. Exemption of physician office laboratories.
  Subtitle A--Block Grants for Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

     SEC. 12100. REFERENCES TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, wherever in this 
     subtitle an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment 
     to or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference 
     shall be considered to be made to that section or other 
     provision of the Social Security Act.

     SEC. 12101. BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES.

       Part A of title IV (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended to 
     read as follows:

  ``PART A--BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY 
                                FAMILIES

     ``SEC. 401. ELIGIBLE STATES; STATE PLAN.

       ``(a) In General.--As used in this part, the term `eligible 
     State' means, with respect to a fiscal year, a State that, 
     during the 2-year period immediately preceding the fiscal 
     year, has submitted to the Secretary a plan that includes the 
     following:
       ``(1) Outline of family assistance program.--
       ``(A) General provisions.--A written document that outlines 
     how the State intends to do the following:
       ``(i) Conduct a program, designed to serve all political 
     subdivisions in the State, that provides assistance to needy 
     families with (or expecting) children and provides parents 
     with job preparation, work, and support services to enable 
     them to leave the program and become self-sufficient.
       ``(ii) Require a parent or caretaker receiving assistance 
     under the program to engage in work (as defined by the State) 
     once the State determines the parent or caretaker is ready to 
     engage in work, or once the parent or caretaker has received 
     assistance under the program for 24 months (whether or not 
     consecutive), whichever is earlier.
       ``(iii) Ensure that parents and caretakers receiving 
     assistance under the program engage in work activities in 
     accordance with section 406.
       ``(iv) Take such reasonable steps as the State deems 
     necessary to restrict the use and disclosure of information 
     about individuals and families receiving assistance under the 
     program.
       ``(v) Establish goals and take action to prevent and reduce 
     the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies, with special 
     emphasis on teenage pregnancies, and establish numerical 
     goals for reducing the illegitimacy ratio of the State (as 
     defined in section 402(a)(2)(B)) for calendar years 1996 
     through 2005.
       ``(B) Special provisions.--
       ``(i) The document shall indicate whether the State intends 
     to treat families moving into the State from another State 
     differently than other families under the program, and if so, 
     how the State intends to treat such families under the 
     program.
       ``(ii) The document shall indicate whether the State 
     intends to provide assistance under the program to 
     individuals who are not citizens of the United States, and if 
     so, shall include an overview of such assistance.
       ``(2) Certification that the state will operate a child 
     support enforcement program.--A certification by the chief 
     executive officer of the State that, during the fiscal year, 
     the State will operate a child support enforcement program 
     under the State plan approved under part D.
       ``(3) Certification that the state will operate a child 
     protection program.--A certification by the chief executive 
     officer of the State that, during the fiscal year, the State 
     will operate a child protection program under the State plan 
     approved under part B.
       ``(4) Certification of the administration of the program.--
     A certification by the chief executive officer of the State 
     specifying which State agency or agencies will administer and 
     supervise the program referred to in paragraph (1) for the 
     fiscal year, which shall include assurances that local 
     governments and private sector organizations--
       ``(A) have been consulted regarding the plan and design of 
     welfare services in the State so that services are provided 
     in a manner appropriate to local populations; and
       ``(B) have had at least 60 days to submit comments on the 
     plan and the design of such services.
       ``(5) Certification that the state will provide indians 
     with equitable access to assistance.--A certification by the 
     chief executive officer of the State that, during the fiscal 
     year, the State will provide each Indian who is a member of 
     an Indian tribe in the State that does not have a tribal 
     family assistance plan approved under section 411 with 
     equitable access to assistance under the State program funded 
     under this part.
       ``(b) Special Rule for Fiscal Year 1996.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (a), the term `eligible State' means, with respect 
     to fiscal year 1996, a State that has submitted to the 
     Secretary a plan described in subsection (a) within 3 months 
     after the date of the enactment of this part.
       ``(c) Public Availability of State Plan Summary.--The State 
     shall make available to the public a summary of any plan 
     submitted by the State under this section.

     ``SEC. 402. PAYMENTS TO STATES.

       ``(a) Grants.--
       ``(1) Family assistance grant.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each eligible State shall be entitled to 
     receive from the Secretary, for each of fiscal years 1996, 
     1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000, a grant in an amount equal to the 
     State family assistance grant. The payment of these grants to 
     States shall not be deemed to entitle any individual or 
     family to any assistance under any State program funded under 
     this part.
       ``(B) State family assistance grant defined.--As used in 
     this part, the term `State family assistance grant' means the 
     greatest of--
       ``(i) \1/3\ of the total amount required to be paid to the 
     State under section 403 of this title (as in effect on 
     September 30, 1995) for fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994 
     (other than with respect to amounts expended by the State for 
     child care under subsection (g) or (i) of section 402 (as so 
     in effect));
       ``(ii) the total amount required to be paid to the State 
     under such section 403 for fiscal year 1994 (other than with 
     respect to amounts expended by the State for child care under 
     subsection (g) or (i) of section 402 (as so in effect)); or
       ``(iii) \4/3\ of the total amount required to be paid to 
     the State under such section 403 for the 1st 3 quarters of 
     fiscal year 1995 (other than with respect to amounts expended 
     by the State under the State plan approved under part F (as 
     so in effect) or for child care under subsection (g) or (i) 
     of section 402 (as so in effect)), plus the total amount 
     required to be paid to the State for fiscal year 1995 under 
     section 403(l) (as so in effect).
       ``(2) Grant to reward states that reduce out-of-wedlock 
     births.--
       ``(A) In general.--In addition to any grant under paragraph 
     (1), each eligible State shall be entitled to receive from 
     the Secretary for fiscal year 1998 or any succeeding fiscal 
     year, a grant in an amount equal to the State family 
     assistance grant multiplied by--
       ``(i) 5 percent if--

       ``(I) the illegitimacy ratio of the State for the fiscal 
     year is at least 1 percentage point lower than the 
     illegitimacy ratio of the State for fiscal year 1995; and
       ``(II) the rate of induced pregnancy terminations in the 
     State for the fiscal year is less than the rate of induced 
     pregnancy terminations in the State for fiscal year 1995; or

       ``(ii) 10 percent--

       ``(I) if the illegitimacy ratio of the State for the fiscal 
     year is at least 2 percentage points lower than the 
     illegitimacy ratio of the State for fiscal year 1995; and
       ``(II) the rate of induced pregnancy terminations in the 
     State for the fiscal year is less than the rate of induced 
     pregnancy terminations in the State for fiscal year 1995.

       ``(B) Illegitimacy ratio.--As used in this paragraph, the 
     term `illegitimacy ratio' means, with respect to a State and 
     a fiscal year--
       ``(i) the number of out-of-wedlock births that occurred in 
     the State during the most recent fiscal year for which such 
     information is available; divided by
       ``(ii) the number of births that occurred in the State 
     during the most recent fiscal year for which such information 
     is available.
       ``(C) Disregard of changes in data due to changed reporting 
     methods.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
     shall disregard--
       ``(i) any difference between the illegitimacy ratio of a 
     State for a fiscal year and the illegitimacy ratio of the 
     State for fiscal year 1995 which is attributable to a change 
     in State methods of reporting data used to calculate the 
     illegitimacy ratio; and
       ``(ii) any difference between the rate of induced pregnancy 
     terminations in a State for a fiscal year and such rate for 
     fiscal year 1995 which is attributable to a change in State 
     methods of reporting data used to calculate such rate.

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       ``(3) Supplemental grant for population increases in 
     certain states.--
       ``(A) In general.--In addition to any grant under paragraph 
     (1), each qualifying State shall, subject to subparagraph 
     (E), be entitled to receive from the Secretary for each of 
     fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000, a grant in an amount 
     equal to the sum of--
       ``(i) the amount (if any) required to be paid to the State 
     under this paragraph for the immediately preceding fiscal 
     year; and
       ``(ii) 2.5 percent of the sum of--

       ``(I) the total amount required to be paid to the State 
     under part A (as in effect during fiscal year 1994) for 
     fiscal year 1994; and
       ``(II) the amount (if any) required to be paid to the State 
     under this paragraph for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal 
     year specified in the matter preceding clause (i).

       ``(B) Qualifying state.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this paragraph, a State 
     is a qualifying State for a fiscal year if--

       ``(I) the level of welfare spending per poor person by the 
     State for the immediately preceding fiscal year is less than 
     the national average level of State welfare spending per poor 
     person for such preceding fiscal year; and
       ``(II) the population growth rate of the State (as 
     determined by the Bureau of the Census for the most recent 
     fiscal year for which information is available exceeds the 
     average population growth rate for all States (as so 
     determined) for such most recent fiscal year.

       ``(ii) State must qualify in fiscal year 1997.--
     Notwithstanding clause (i), a State shall not be a qualifying 
     State for any fiscal year after 1997 by reason of clause (i) 
     if the State is not a qualifying State for fiscal year 1997 
     by reason of clause (i).
       ``(iii) Certain states deemed qualifying states.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph, a State is deemed to be a 
     qualifying State for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 
     if--

       ``(I) the level of welfare spending per poor person by the 
     State for fiscal year 1996 is less than 35 percent of the 
     national average level of State welfare spending per poor 
     person for fiscal year 1996; or
       ``(II) the population of the State increased by more than 
     10 percent from April 1, 1990 to July 1, 1994, as determined 
     by the Bureau of the Census.

       ``(C) Definitions.--As used in this paragraph:
       ``(i) Level of welfare spending per poor person.--The term 
     `level of State welfare spending per poor person' means, with 
     respect to a State and a fiscal year--

       ``(I) the sum of--

       ``(aa) the total amount required to be paid to the State 
     under part A (as in effect during fiscal year 1994) for 
     fiscal year 1994; and
       ``(bb) the amount (if any) paid to the State under this 
     paragraph for the immediately preceding fiscal year; divided 
     by

       ``(II) the number of individuals, according to the 1990 
     decennial census, who were residents of the State and whose 
     income was below the poverty line.

       ``(ii) National average level of state welfare spending per 
     poor person.--The term `national average level of State 
     welfare spending per poor person' means, with respect to a 
     fiscal year, an amount equal to--

       ``(I) the total amount required to be paid to the States 
     under part A (as in effect during fiscal year 1994) for 
     fiscal year 1994; divided by
       ``(II) the number of individuals, according to the 1990 
     decennial census, who were residents of any State and whose 
     income was below the poverty line.

       ``(iii) State.--The term `State' means each of the 50 
     States of the United States and the District of Columbia.
       ``(D) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury of 
     the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 such sums as 
     are necessary for grants under this paragraph, in a total 
     amount not to exceed $800,000,000.
       ``(E) Grants reduced pro rata if insufficient 
     appropriations.--If the amount appropriated pursuant to this 
     paragraph for a fiscal year is less than the total amount of 
     payments otherwise required to be made under this paragraph 
     for the fiscal year, then the amount otherwise payable to 
     each qualifying State for the fiscal year under this 
     paragraph shall be reduced by a percentage equal to the 
     amount so appropriated divided by such total amount.
       ``(b) Contingency Fund.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the 
     Treasury of the United States a fund which shall be known as 
     the `Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs' (in this 
     section referred to as the `Fund').
       ``(2) Deposits into fund.--Out of any money in the Treasury 
     of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated for fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 
     2000 such sums as are necessary for payment to the Fund in a 
     total amount not to exceed $800,000,000.
       ``(3) Computation of grant.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraph (B), the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to each eligible State 
     for a fiscal year an amount equal to the Federal medical 
     assistance percentage for the State for the fiscal year (as 
     defined in section 1905(b), as in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this part) of so much of the expenditures by the 
     State in the fiscal year under the State program funded under 
     this part as exceed the historic State expenditures (as 
     defined in section 408(a)(7)(B)(iii)) for the State.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The total amount paid to a State under 
     subparagraph (A) for any fiscal year shall not exceed an 
     amount equal to 20 percent of the State family assistance 
     grant for the fiscal year.
       ``(C) Method of reconciliation.--If, at the end of any 
     fiscal year, the Secretary finds that a State to which 
     amounts from the Fund were paid in the fiscal year did not 
     meet the maintenance of effort requirement under paragraph 
     (4)(B) for the fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce the 
     grant payable to the State under subsection (a)(1) for the 
     immediately succeeding fiscal year by such amounts.
       ``(4) Eligible state.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of this subsection, a State 
     is an eligible State for a fiscal year, if--
       ``(i)(I) the average rate of total unemployment in such 
     State (seasonally adjusted) for the period consisting of the 
     most recent 3 months for which data for all States are 
     published equals or exceeds 6.5 percent; and
       ``(II) the average rate of total unemployment in such State 
     (seasonally adjusted) for the 3-month period equals or 
     exceeds 110 percent of such average rate for either (or both) 
     of the corresponding 3-month periods ending in the 2 
     preceding calendar years; and
       ``(ii) has met the maintenance of effort requirement under 
     subparagraph (B) for the State program funded under this part 
     for the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Maintenance of effort.--The maintenance of effort 
     requirement for any State under this subparagraph for any 
     fiscal year is the expenditure by the State during the fiscal 
     year of an amount at least equal to 100 percent of the level 
     of historic State expenditures for the State (as determined 
     under section 408(e)).
       ``(5) State.--As used in this subsection, the term `State' 
     means each of the 50 States of the United States and the 
     District of Columbia.
       ``(c) Condition of Grant.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, as a condition of receiving a grant under this 
     section, a State shall not provide cash assistance to a 
     family that includes an adult who has received assistance 
     under any State program funded under this part for 60 months 
     (whether or not consecutive) after September 30, 1995, except 
     as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3).
       ``(2) Minor child exception.--In determining the number of 
     months for which an individual who is a parent or pregnant, 
     as the case may be, has received assistance under the State 
     program funded under this part, there shall be disregarded 
     any month for which such assistance was provided with respect 
     to the individual and throughout which the individual was--
       ``(A) a minor child; and
       ``(B) not the head of a household or married to the head of 
     a household.
       ``(3) Hardship exception.--
       ``(A) In general.--The State may exempt a family from the 
     application of paragraph (1) by reason of hardship or if the 
     family includes an individual who has been battered or 
     subjected to extreme cruelty.
       ``(B) Limitation.--The number of families with respect to 
     which an exemption made by a State under subparagraph (A) is 
     in effect for a fiscal year shall not exceed 15 percent of 
     the average monthly number of families to which the State is 
     providing assistance under the program funded under this 
     part.
       ``(C) Battered or subject to extreme cruelty defined.--For 
     purposes of subparagraph (A), an individual has been battered 
     or subjected to extreme cruelty if the individual has been 
     subjected to--
       ``(i) physical acts that resulted in, or threatened to 
     result in, physical injury to the individual;
       ``(ii) sexual abuse;
       ``(iii) sexual activity involving a dependent child;
       ``(iv) being forced as the caretaker relative of a 
     dependent child to engage in nonconsensual sexual acts or 
     activities;
       ``(v) threats of, or attempts at, physical or sexual abuse;
       ``(vi) mental abuse; or
       ``(vii) neglect or deprivation of medical care.
       ``(4) Rule of interpretation.--Paragraph (1) shall not be 
     interpreted to require any State to provide assistance to any 
     individual for any period of time under the State program 
     funded under this part.

     ``SEC. 403. USE OF GRANTS.

       ``(a) General Rules.--Subject to this part, a State to 
     which a grant is made under section 402 may use the grant--
       ``(1) in any manner that is reasonably calculated to 
     increase the flexibility of States in operating a program 
     designed to--
       ``(A) provide assistance to needy families so that children 
     may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of 
     relatives;
       ``(B) end the dependence of needy parents on government 
     benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage;
       ``(C) prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock 
     pregnancies and establish annual numerical goals for 
     preventing and reducing the incidence of these pregnancies; 
     and
       ``(D) encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent 
     families; and
       ``(2) in any manner that the State was authorized to use 
     amounts received under part A or F of this title, as such 
     parts were in effect on September 30, 1995.
       ``(b) Limitation on Use of Grant for Administrative 
     Purposes.--

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       ``(1) Limitation.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 402 shall not expend more than 15 percent of the 
     grant for administrative purposes.
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the use 
     of a grant for information technology and computerization 
     needed for tracking or monitoring required by or under this 
     part.
       ``(c) Authority to Use Portion of Grant for Other 
     Purposes.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State may use not more than 30 percent 
     of the amount of the grant made to the State under section 
     402 for a fiscal year to carry out a State program pursuant 
     to any or all of the following provisions of law:
       ``(A) Part B of this title.
       ``(B) Title XX of this Act.
       ``(C) The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
     1990.
       ``(2) Applicable rules.--Any amount paid to the State under 
     this part that is used to carry out a State program pursuant 
     to a provision of law specified in paragraph (1) shall not be 
     subject to the requirements of this part, but shall be 
     subject to the requirements that apply to Federal funds 
     provided directly under the provision of law to carry out the 
     program.
       ``(d) Authority to Reserve Certain Amounts for 
     Assistance.--A State may reserve amounts paid to the State 
     under this part for any fiscal year for the purpose of 
     providing, without fiscal year limitation, assistance under 
     the State program funded under this part.
       ``(e) Authority to Operate Employment Placement Program.--A 
     State to which a grant is made under section 402 may use the 
     grant to make payments (or provide job placement vouchers) to 
     State-approved public and private job placement agencies that 
     provide employment placement services to individuals who 
     receive assistance under the State program funded under this 
     part.
       ``(f) Implementation of Electronic Benefit Transfer 
     System.--A State to which a grant is made under section 402 
     is encouraged to implement an electronic benefit transfer 
     system for providing assistance under the State program 
     funded under this part, and may use the grant for such 
     purpose.

     ``SEC. 404. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       ``(a) Quarterly.--The Secretary shall pay each grant 
     payable to a State under section 402 in quarterly 
     installments.
       ``(b) Notification.--Not later than 3 months before the 
     payment of any such quarterly installment to a State, the 
     Secretary shall notify the State of the amount of any 
     reduction determined under section 411(a)(1)(B) with respect 
     to the State.
       ``(c) Computation and Certification of Payments to 
     States.--
       ``(1) Computation.--The Secretary shall estimate the amount 
     to be paid to each eligible State for each quarter under this 
     part, such estimate to be based on a report filed by the 
     State containing an estimate by the State of the total sum to 
     be expended by the State in the quarter under the State 
     program funded under this part and such other information as 
     the Secretary may find necessary.
       ``(2) Certification.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the 
     amount estimated by the Secretary under paragraph (1) with 
     respect to a State.
       ``(d) Payment Method.--Upon receipt of a certification 
     under subsection (c)(2) with respect to a State, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall, through the Fiscal Service 
     of the Department of the Treasury and before audit or 
     settlement by the General Accounting Office, pay to the 
     State, at the time or times fixed by the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services, the amount so certified.

     ``SEC. 405. FEDERAL LOANS FOR STATE WELFARE PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Loan Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make loans to any 
     loan-eligible State, for a period to maturity of not more 
     than 3 years.
       ``(2) Loan-eligible state.--As used in paragraph (1), the 
     term `loan-eligible State' means a State against which a 
     penalty has not been imposed under section 408(a)(1) at any 
     time before the loan is to be made.
       ``(b) Rate of Interest.--The Secretary shall charge and 
     collect interest on any loan made under this section at a 
     rate equal to the current average market yield on outstanding 
     marketable obligations of the United States with remaining 
     periods to maturity comparable to the period to maturity of 
     the loan.
       ``(c) Use of Loan.--A State shall use a loan made to the 
     State under this section only for any purpose for which grant 
     amounts received by the State under section 402(a) may be 
     used including--
       ``(1) welfare anti-fraud activities; and
       ``(2) the provision of assistance under the State program 
     to Indian families that have moved from the service area of 
     an Indian tribe with a tribal family assistance plan approved 
     under section 411.
       ``(d) Limitation on Total Amount of Loans to a State.--The 
     cumulative dollar amount of all loans made to a State under 
     this section during fiscal years 1996 through 2000 shall not 
     exceed 10 percent of the State family assistance grant.
       ``(e) Limitation on Total Amount of Outstanding Loans.--The 
     total dollar amount of loans outstanding under this section 
     may not exceed $1,700,000,000.
       ``(f) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury of 
     the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the cost of 
     loans under this section.

     ``SEC. 406. MANDATORY WORK REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Participation Rate Requirements.--
       ``(1) All families.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 402 for a fiscal year shall achieve the minimum 
     participation rate specified in the following table for the 
     fiscal year with respect to all families receiving assistance 
     under the State program funded under this part:

                                                            The minimum
                                                          participation
      ``If the fiscal year is:                                 rate is:
        1996......................................................15   
        1997......................................................20   
        1998......................................................25   
        1999......................................................30   
        2000......................................................35   
        2001......................................................40   
        2002 or thereafter........................................50.  
       ``(2) 2-parent families.--A State to which a grant is made 
     under section 402 for a fiscal year shall achieve the minimum 
     participation rate specified in the following table for the 
     fiscal year with respect to 2-parent families receiving 
     assistance under the State program funded under this part:

                                                            The minimum
                                                          participation
      ``If the fiscal year is:                                 rate is:
        1996......................................................50   
        1997......................................................75   
        1998......................................................75   
        1999 or thereafter........................................90.  
       ``(b) Calculation of Participation Rates.--
       ``(1) All families.--
       ``(A) Average monthly rate.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a)(1), the participation rate for all families of a State 
     for a fiscal year is the average of the participation rates 
     for all families of the State for each month in the fiscal 
     year.
       ``(B) Monthly participation rates.--The participation rate 
     of a State for all families of the State for a month, 
     expressed as a percentage, is--
       ``(i) the number of families receiving assistance under the 
     State program funded under this part that include an adult 
     who is engaged in work for the month; divided by
       ``(ii) the amount by which--

       ``(I) the number of families receiving such assistance 
     during the month that include an adult receiving such 
     assistance; exceeds
       ``(II) the number of families receiving such assistance 
     that are subject in such month to a reduction or termination 
     of assistance pursuant to section 408(a)(2) but have not been 
     subject to such penalty for more than 3 months within the 
     preceding 12-month period (whether or not consecutive).

       ``(2) 2-parent families.--
       ``(A) Average monthly rate.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a)(2), the participation rate for 2-parent families of a 
     State for a fiscal year is the average of the participation 
     rates for 2-parent families of the State for each month in 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Monthly participation rates.--The participation rate 
     of a State for 2-parent families of the State for a month 
     shall be calculated by use of the formula set forth in 
     paragraph (1)(B), except that in the formula the term `number 
     of 2-parent families' shall be substituted for the term 
     `number of families' each place such latter term appears.
       ``(3) Pro rata reduction of participation rate due to 
     caseload reductions not required by federal law.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     regulations for reducing the minimum participation rate 
     otherwise required by this section for a fiscal year by the 
     number of percentage points equal to the number of percentage 
     points (if any) by which--
       ``(i) the number of families receiving assistance during 
     the fiscal year under the State program funded under this 
     part is less than
       ``(ii) the number of families that received aid under the 
     State plan approved under part A of this title (as in effect 
     on September 30, 1995) during the fiscal year immediately 
     preceding such effective date.
     The minimum participation rate shall not be reduced to the 
     extent that the Secretary determines that the reduction in 
     the number of families receiving such assistance is required 
     by Federal law.
       ``(B) Eligibility changes not counted.--The regulations 
     described in subparagraph (A) shall not take into account 
     families that are diverted from a State program funded under 
     this part as a result of differences in eligibility criteria 
     under a State program funded under this part and eligibility 
     criteria under such State's plan under the aid to families 
     with dependent children program, as such plan was in effect 
     on the day before the date of the enactment of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995. Such 
     regulations shall place the burden on the Secretary to prove 
     that such families were diverted as a direct result of 
     differences in such eligibility criteria.
       ``(4) State option to include individuals receiving 
     assistance under a tribal family assistance plan.--For 
     purposes of paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B), a State may, at its 
     option, include families receiving assistance under a tribal 
     family assistance plan approved under section 411.
       ``(c) Engaged in Work.--
       ``(1) All families.--For purposes of subsection 
     (b)(1)(B)(i), a recipient is engaged in work for a month in a 
     fiscal year if the recipient is participating in such 
     activities for at least the minimum average number of

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     hours per week specified in the following table during the 
     month, not fewer than 20 hours per week of which are 
     attributable to an activity described in paragraph (1), (2), 
     (3), (4), (5), (7), or (8) of subsection (d) (or, in the case 
     of the first 4 weeks for which the recipient is required 
     under this section to participate in work activities, an 
     activity described in subsection (d)(6)):

                                                            The minimum
         ``If the month is                            average number of
           in fiscal year:                           hours per week is:
           1996...................................................20   
           1997...................................................20   
           1998...................................................20   
           1999...............................................25   

           2000...................................................30   
           2001...................................................30   
           2002...................................................35   
           2003 or thereafter.....................................35.  
       ``(2) 2-parent families.--For purposes of subsection 
     (b)(2)(B)(i), an adult is engaged in work for a month in a 
     fiscal year if the adult is making progress in such 
     activities for at least 35 hours per week during the month, 
     not fewer than 30 hours per week of which are attributable to 
     an activity described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), 
     (7), or (8) of subsection (d) (or, in the case of the first 4 
     weeks for which the recipient is required under this section 
     to participate in work activities, an activity described in 
     subsection (d)(6)).
       ``(3) Limitation on vocational education activities counted 
     as work.--For purposes of determining monthly participation 
     rates under paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (2)(B)(i) of subsection 
     (b), not more than 20 percent of adults in all families and 
     in 2-parent families determined to be engaged in work in the 
     State for a month may meet the work activity requirement 
     through participation in vocational educational training.
       ``(d) Work Activities Defined.--As used in this section, 
     the term `work activities' means--
       ``(1) unsubsidized employment;
       ``(2) subsidized private sector employment;
       ``(3) subsidized public sector employment;
       ``(4) work experience (including work associated with the 
     refurbishing of publicly assisted housing) if sufficient 
     private sector employment is not available;
       ``(5) on-the-job training;
       ``(6) job search and job readiness assistance;
       ``(7) community service programs;
       ``(8) vocational educational training (not to exceed 12 
     months with respect to any individual);
       ``(9) job skills training directly related to employment;
       ``(10) education directly related to employment, in the 
     case of a recipient who has not attained 20 years of age, and 
     has not received a high school diploma or a certificate of 
     high school equivalency; and
       ``(11) satisfactory attendance at secondary school, in the 
     case of a recipient who--
       ``(A) has not completed secondary school; and
       ``(B) is a dependent child, or a head of household who has 
     not attained 20 years of age.

     ``SEC. 407. PROHIBITIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) No assistance for families without a minor child.--A 
     State to which a grant is made under section 402 may not use 
     any part of the grant to provide assistance to a family, 
     unless the family includes--
       ``(A) a minor child who resides with a custodial parent or 
     other adult caretaker relative of the child; or
       ``(B) a pregnant individual.
       ``(2) Reduced assistance for family if adult refuses to 
     work.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     a State to which a grant is made under section 402 may not 
     fail to--
       ``(i) reduce the amount of assistance otherwise payable to 
     a family receiving assistance under the State program funded 
     under this part, pro rata (or more, at the option of the 
     State) with respect to any period during a month in which an 
     adult member of the family refuses to engage in work required 
     in accordance with this section; or
       ``(ii) terminate such assistance,
     subject to such good cause and other exceptions as the State 
     may establish.
       ``(B) Exception.--Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), a State 
     may not reduce or terminate assistance under the State 
     program funded under this part based on a refusal of an adult 
     to work if the adult is a single custodial parent caring for 
     a child who has not attained 6 years of age, and the adult 
     proves that the adult has a demonstrated inability (as 
     determined by the State) to obtain needed child care, for 1 
     or more of the following reasons:
       ``(i) Unavailability of appropriate child care within a 
     reasonable distance from the individual's home or work site.
       ``(ii) Unavailability or unsuitability of informal child 
     care by a relative or under other arrangements.
       ``(iii) Unavailability of appropriate and affordable formal 
     child care arrangements.
       ``(3) Reduction or elimination of assistance for 
     noncooperation in child support.--If the agency responsible 
     for administering the State plan approved under part D 
     determines that an individual is not cooperating with the 
     State in establishing, modifying, or enforcing a support 
     order with respect to a child of the individual, then the 
     State--
       ``(A) shall deduct from the assistance that would otherwise 
     be provided to the family of the individual under the State 
     program funded under this part the share of such assistance 
     attributable to the individual; and
       ``(B) may deny the family any assistance under the State 
     program.
       ``(4) No assistance for families not assigning certain 
     support rights to the state.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 402 may not fail to require, as a condition of 
     providing assistance to a family under the State program 
     funded under this part, that a member of the family assign to 
     the State any rights the family member may have (on behalf of 
     the family member or of any other person for whom the family 
     member has applied for or is receiving such assistance) to 
     support from any other person, not exceeding the total amount 
     of assistance so provided to the family, which accrue (or 
     have accrued) before the date the family leaves the program, 
     which assignment, on and after the date the the family leaves 
     the program, shall not apply with respect to--
       ``(i) if the assignment occurs on or after October 1, 1997, 
     and before October 1, 2000, any support (other than support 
     collected pursuant to section 464) which accrued before the 
     family received such assistance and which the State has not 
     collected by September 30, 2000; or
       ``(II) if the assignment occurs on or after October 1, 
     2000, any support (other than support collected pursuant to 
     section 464) which accrued before the family received such 
     assistance and which the State has not collected by the date 
     the family leaves the program.
       ``(B) Limitation.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 402 may not require, as a condition of providing 
     assistance to any family under the State program funded under 
     this part, that a member of the family assign to the State 
     any rights to support described in subparagraph (A) which 
     accrue after the date the family leaves the program.
       ``(5) No assistance for teenage parents who do not attend 
     high school or other equivalent training program.--A State to 
     which a grant is made under section 402 may not use any part 
     of the grant to provide assistance to an individual who has 
     not attained 18 years of age, is not married, has a minor 
     child at least 12 weeks of age in his or her care, and has 
     not successfully completed a high-school education (or its 
     equivalent), if the individual does not participate in--
       ``(A) educational activities directed toward the attainment 
     of a high school diploma or its equivalent; or
       ``(B) an alternative educational or training program that 
     has been approved by the State.
       ``(6) No assistance for teenage parents not living in 
     adult-supervised settings.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Requirement.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     a State to which a grant is made under section 402 may not 
     use any part of the grant to provide assistance to an 
     individual described in clause (ii) of this subparagraph if 
     the individual and the minor child referred to in clause 
     (ii)(II) do not reside in a place of residence maintained by 
     a parent, legal guardian, or other adult relative of the 
     individual as such parent's, guardian's, or adult relative's 
     own home.
       ``(ii) Individual described.-- For purposes of clause (i), 
     an individual described in this clause is an individual who--

       ``(I) has not attained 18 years of age; and
       ``(II) is not married, and has a minor child in his or her 
     care.

       ``(B) Exception.--
       ``(i) Provision of, or assistance in locating, adult-
     supervised living arrangement.--In the case of an individual 
     who is described in clause (ii), the State agency referred to 
     in section 401(a)(4) shall provide, or assist the individual 
     in locating, a second chance home, maternity home, or other 
     appropriate adult-supervised supportive living arrangement, 
     taking into consideration the needs and concerns of the 
     individual, unless the State agency determines that the 
     individual's current living arrangement is appropriate, and 
     thereafter shall require that the individual and the minor 
     child referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) reside in such 
     living arrangement as a condition of the continued receipt of 
     assistance under the State program funded under this part (or 
     in an alternative appropriate arrangement, should 
     circumstances change and the current arrangement cease to be 
     appropriate).
       ``(ii) Individual described.--For purposes of clause (i), 
     an individual is described in this clause if the individual 
     is described in subparagraph (A)(ii), and--

       ``(I) the individual has no parent, legal guardian or other 
     appropriate adult relative described in subclause (II) of his 
     or her own who is living or whose whereabouts are known;
       ``(II) no living parent, legal guardian, or other 
     appropriate adult relative, who would otherwise meet 
     applicable State criteria to act as the individual's legal 
     guardian, of such individual allows the individual to live in 
     the home of such parent, guardian, or relative;
       ``(III) the State agency determines that--

       ``(aa) the individual or the minor child referred to in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) is being or has been subjected to 
     serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse, or 
     exploitation in the residence of the individual's own parent 
     or legal guardian; or
       ``(bb) substantial evidence exists of an act or failure to 
     act that presents an imminent or serious harm if the 
     individual and the minor child lived in the same residence 
     with

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     the individual's own parent or legal guardian; or

       ``(IV) the State agency otherwise determines that it is in 
     the best interest of the minor child to waive the requirement 
     of subparagraph (A) with respect to the individual or the 
     minor child.

       ``(iii) Second-chance home.--For purposes of this 
     subparagraph, the term `second-chance home' means an entity 
     that provides individuals described in clause (ii) with a 
     supportive and supervised living arrangement in which such 
     individuals are required to learn parenting skills, including 
     child development, family budgeting, health and nutrition, 
     and other skills to promote their long-term economic 
     independence and the well-being of their children.
       ``(7) No medical services.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     a State to which a grant is made under section 402 may not 
     use any part of the grant to provide medical services.
       ``(B) Exception for family planning services.--As used in 
     subparagraph (A), the term `medical services' does not 
     include family planning services.
       ``(8) Denial of assistance for 10 years to a person found 
     to have fraudulently misrepresented residence in order to 
     obtain assistance in 2 or more states.--a State to which a 
     grant is made under section 402 may not use any part of the 
     grant to provide cash assistance to an individual during the 
     10-year period that begins on the date the individual is 
     convicted in Federal or State court of having made a 
     fraudulent statement or representation with respect to the 
     place of residence of the individual in order to receive 
     assistance simultaneously from 2 or more States under 
     programs that are funded under this title, title XIX, or the 
     Food Stamp Act of 1977, or benefits in 2 or more States under 
     the supplemental security income program under title XVI.
       ``(9) Denial of assistance for fugitive felons and 
     probation and parole violators.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 402 may not use any part of the grant to provide 
     assistance to any individual who is--
       ``(i) fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
     confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place 
     from which the individual flees, for a crime, or an attempt 
     to commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws of the 
     place from which the individual flees, or which, in the case 
     of the State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the 
     laws of such State; or
       ``(ii) violating a condition of probation or parole imposed 
     under Federal or State law.
       ``(B) Exchange of information with law enforcement 
     agencies.--If a State to which a grant is made under section 
     402 establishes safeguards against the use or disclosure of 
     information about applicants or recipients of assistance 
     under the State program funded under this part, the 
     safeguards shall not prevent the State agency administering 
     the program from furnishing a Federal, State, or local law 
     enforcement officer, upon the request of the officer, with 
     the current address of any recipient if the officer furnishes 
     the agency with the name of the recipient and notifies the 
     agency that--
       ``(i) such recipient--

       ``(I) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
     confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place 
     from which the recipient flees, for a crime, or an attempt to 
     commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws of the place 
     from which the recipient flees, or which, in the case of the 
     State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the laws of 
     such State;
       ``(II) is violating a condition of probation or parole 
     imposed under Federal or State law; or
       ``(III) has information that is necessary for the officer 
     to conduct the official duties of the officer; and

       ``(ii) the location or apprehension of the recipient is 
     within such official duties.
       ``(10) Denial of assistance for minor children who are 
     absent from the home for a significant period.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 402 may not use any part of the grant to provide 
     assistance for a minor child who has been, or is expected by 
     a parent (or other caretaker relative) of the child to be, 
     absent from the home for a period of 45 consecutive days or, 
     at the option of the State, such period of not less than 30 
     and not more than 90 consecutive days as the State may 
     provide for in the State plan submitted pursuant to section 
     401.
       ``(B) State authority to establish good cause exceptions.--
     The State may establish such good cause exceptions to 
     subparagraph (A) as the State considers appropriate if such 
     exceptions are provided for in the State plan submitted 
     pursuant to section 401.
       ``(C) Denial of assistance for relative who fails to notify 
     state agency of absence of child.--A State to which a grant 
     is made under section 402 may not use any part of the grant 
     to provide assistance for an individual who is a parent (or 
     other caretaker relative) of a minor child and who fails to 
     notify the agency administering the State program funded 
     under this part, of the absence of the minor child from the 
     home for the period specified in or provided for under 
     subparagraph (A), by the end of the 5-day period that begins 
     with the date that it becomes clear to the parent (or 
     relative) that the minor child will be absent for such period 
     so specified or provided for.
       ``(11) Income security payments not to be disregarded in 
     determining the amount of assistance to be provided to a 
     family.--If a State to which a grant is made under section 
     402 uses any part of the grant to provide assistance for any 
     individual who is receiving a payment under a State plan for 
     old-age assistance approved under section 2, a State program 
     funded under part B that provides cash payments for foster 
     care, or the supplemental security income program under title 
     XVI, then the State may not disregard the payment in 
     determining the amount of assistance to be provided to the 
     family of which the individual is a member under the State 
     program funded under this part.

     ``SEC. 408. PENALTIES.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsections (b), (c), and 
     (d):
       ``(1) For use of grant in violation of this part.--
       ``(A) General penalty.--If an audit conducted under chapter 
     75 of title 31, United States Code, finds that an amount paid 
     to a State under section 402 for a fiscal year has been used 
     in violation of this part, the Secretary shall reduce the 
     grant payable to the State under section 402(a)(1) for the 
     immediately succeeding fiscal year quarter by the amount so 
     used.
       ``(B) Enhanced penalty for intentional violations.--If the 
     State does not prove to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that the State did not intend to use the amount in violation 
     of this part, the Secretary shall further reduce the grant 
     payable to the State under section 402(a)(1) for the 
     immediately succeeding fiscal year quarter by an amount equal 
     to 5 percent of the State family assistance grant.
       ``(2) For failure to submit required report.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a State 
     has not, within 6 months after the end of a fiscal year, 
     submitted the report required by section 410 for the fiscal 
     year, the Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the 
     State under section 402(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding 
     fiscal year by an amount equal to 4 percent of the State 
     family assistance grant.
       ``(B) Rescission of penalty.--The Secretary shall rescind a 
     penalty imposed on a State under subparagraph (A) with 
     respect to a report for a fiscal year if the State submits 
     the report before the end of the immediately succeeding 
     fiscal year.
       ``(3) For failure to satisfy minimum participation rates.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a State 
     to which a grant is made under section 402 for a fiscal year 
     has failed to comply with section 406(a) for the fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the State 
     under section 402(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding fiscal 
     year by an amount equal to not more than 5 percent of the 
     State family assistance grant.
       ``(B) Penalty based on severity of failure.--The Secretary 
     shall impose reductions under subparagraph (A) based on the 
     degree of noncompliance.
       ``(4) For failure to participate in the income and 
     eligibility verification system.--If the Secretary determines 
     that a State program funded under this part is not 
     participating during a fiscal year in the income and 
     eligibility verification system required by section 1137, the 
     Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the State under 
     section 402(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding fiscal year 
     by an amount equal to not more than 2 percent of the State 
     family assistance grant.
       ``(5) For failure to comply with paternity establishment 
     and child support enforcement requirements under part d.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if the 
     Secretary determines that the State agency that administers a 
     program funded under this part does not enforce the penalties 
     requested by the agency administering part D against 
     recipients of assistance under the State program who fail to 
     cooperate in establishing paternity in accordance with such 
     part, the Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the 
     State under section 402(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding 
     fiscal year (without regard to this section) by not more than 
     5 percent.
       ``(6) For failure to timely repay a federal loan fund for 
     state welfare programs.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     State has failed to repay any amount borrowed from the 
     Federal Loan Fund for State Welfare Programs established 
     under section 405 within the period of maturity applicable to 
     the loan, plus any interest owed on the loan, the Secretary 
     shall reduce the grant payable to the State under section 
     402(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding fiscal year quarter 
     (without regard to this section) by the outstanding loan 
     amount, plus the interest owed on the outstanding amount. The 
     Secretary may not forgive any outstanding loan amount or 
     interest owed on the outstanding amount.
       ``(7) Maintenance of effort.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall reduce the grant 
     payable to the State under section 402(a)(1) for fiscal year 
     1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, or 2000 by the amount (if any) by 
     which State expenditures under the State program funded under 
     this part for the then immediately preceding fiscal year is 
     less than the applicable percentage of historic State 
     expenditures.
       ``(B) Definitions.--As used in this paragraph:
       ``(i) State expenditures under the state program funded 
     under this part.--

       ``(I) In general.--The term `State expenditures under the 
     State program funded under

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     this part' means, with respect to a State and a fiscal year, 
     the sum of the expenditures by the State under the program 
     for the fiscal year for--

       ``(aa) cash assistance;
       ``(bb) child care assistance;
       ``(cc) education, job training, and work;
       ``(dd) administrative costs; and
       ``(ee) any other use of funds allowable under section 
     403(a)(1).

       ``(II) Exclusion of transfers from other state and local 
     programs.--Such term does not include funding supplanted by 
     transfers from other State and local programs.

       ``(ii) Applicable percentage.--The term `applicable 
     percentage' means--

       ``(I) for fiscal year 1996, 75 percent; and
       ``(II) for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000, 75 
     percent reduced (if appropriate) in accordance with 
     subparagraph (C)(iii).

       ``(iii) Historic state expenditures.--The term `historic 
     State expenditures' means, with respect to a State, the 
     lesser of--

       ``(I) the expenditures by the State under parts A and F of 
     this title (as in effect during fiscal year 1994) for fiscal 
     year 1994; or
       ``(II) the amount which bears the same ratio to the amount 
     described in subclause (I) as--

       ``(aa) the State family assistance grant for the 
     immediately preceding fiscal year; bears to
       ``(bb) the total amount of Federal payments to the State 
     under section 403 (as in effect during fiscal year 1994) for 
     fiscal year 1994.
       ``(iv) Expenditures by the state.--The term `expenditures 
     by the State' does not include any expenditures from amounts 
     made available by the Federal Government, State funds 
     expended for the medicaid program under title XIX or the 
     MediGrant program under title XXI, or any State funds which 
     are used to match Federal funds or are expended as a 
     condition of receiving Federal funds under Federal programs 
     other than under title I.
       ``(C) Applicable percentage reduced for states with best or 
     most improved performance in certain areas.--
       ``(i) Scoring of state performance.--Beginning with fiscal 
     year 1997, the Secretary shall assign to each State a score 
     that represents the performance of the State for the fiscal 
     year in each category described in clause (ii).
       ``(ii) Categories.--The categories described in this clause 
     are the following:

       ``(I) Increasing the number of families that received 
     assistance under a State program funded under this part in 
     the fiscal year, and that, during the fiscal year, become 
     ineligible for such assistance as a result of unsubsidized 
     employment.
       ``(II) Reducing the percentage of families that, within 18 
     months after becoming ineligible for assistance under the 
     State program funded under this part, become eligible for 
     such assistance.
       ``(III) Increasing the amount earned by families that 
     receive assistance under this part.
       ``(IV) Reducing the percentage of families in the State 
     that receive assistance under the State program funded under 
     this part.

       ``(iii) Reduction of maintenance of effort threshold.--

       ``(I) Reduction for states with 5 greatest scores in each 
     category of performance.--The applicable percentage for a 
     State for a fiscal year shall be reduced by 2 percentage 
     points, with respect to each category described in clause 
     (ii) for which the score assigned to the State under clause 
     (i) for the fiscal year is 1 of the 5 highest scores so 
     assigned to States.
       ``(II) Reduction for states with 5 greatest improvement in 
     scores in each category of performance.--The applicable 
     percentage for a State for a fiscal year shall be reduced by 
     2 percentage points for a State for a fiscal year, with 
     respect to each category described in clause (ii) for which 
     the difference between the score assigned to the State under 
     clause (i) for the fiscal year and the score so assigned to 
     the State for the immediately preceding fiscal year is 1 of 
     the 5 greatest such differences.
       ``(III) Limitation on reduction.--The applicable percentage 
     for a State for a fiscal year may not be reduced by more than 
     8 percentage points pursuant to this clause.

       ``(8) Penalties for substantial noncompliance of state 
     child support enforcement program with requirements of part 
     d.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a State program operated under part D 
     is found as a result of a review conducted under section 
     452(a)(4) not to have complied substantially with the 
     requirements of such part for any quarter, and the Secretary 
     determines that the program is not complying substantially 
     with such requirements at the time the finding is made, the 
     Secretary shall, subject to paragraph (2), reduce the grant 
     payable to the State under section 402(a)(1) for the quarter 
     and each subsequent quarter that ends before the 1st quarter 
     throughout which the program is found not to be in 
     substantial compliance with such requirements by--
       ``(i) not less than 1 nor more than 2 percent;
       ``(ii) not less than 2 nor more than 3 percent, if the 
     finding is the 2nd consecutive such finding made as a result 
     of such a review; or
       ``(iii) not less than 3 nor more than 5 percent, if the 
     finding is the 3rd or a subsequent consecutive such finding 
     made as a result of such a review.
       ``(B) Disregard of noncompliance which is of a technical 
     nature.--For purposes of subparagraph (A) and section 
     452(a)(4), a State which is not in full compliance with the 
     requirements of this part shall be determined to be in 
     substantial compliance with such requirements only if the 
     Secretary determines that any noncompliance with such 
     requirements is of a technical nature which does not 
     adversely affect the performance of the State's program 
     operated under part D.
       ``(9) For failure to expend additional state funds to 
     replace grant reductions.--If the grant payable to a State 
     under section 402(a)(1) for a fiscal year is reduced by 
     reason of any of the preceding paragraphs of this subsection, 
     the State shall, during the immediately succeeding fiscal 
     year, expend under the State program funded under this part 
     an amount equal to the sum of--
       ``(A) the applicable percentage of the historic State 
     expenditures; and
       ``(B) 105 percent of the total amount of such reductions 
     under such preceding paragraphs.
       ``(b) Reasonable Cause Exception.--The Secretary may not 
     impose a penalty on a State under subsection (a) with respect 
     to a requirement if the Secretary determines that the State 
     has reasonable cause for failing to comply with the 
     requirement.
       ``(c) Corrective Compliance Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Notification of violation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Federal Government shall, before 
     assessing a penalty against a State under subsection (a), 
     notify the State of the violation of law for which the 
     penalty would be assessed and allow the State the opportunity 
     to enter into a corrective compliance plan in accordance with 
     this subsection which outlines how the State will correct any 
     such violations and how the State will insure continuing 
     compliance with the requirements of this part.
       ``(B) 60-day period to propose a corrective compliance 
     plan.--Any State notified under subparagraph (A) shall have 
     60 days in which to submit to the Federal Government a 
     corrective compliance plan to correct any violations 
     described in subparagraph (A).
       ``(C) Acceptance of plan.--The Federal Government shall 
     have 60 days to accept or reject the State's corrective 
     compliance plan and may consult with the State during this 
     period to modify the plan. If the Federal Government does not 
     accept or reject the corrective compliance plan during the 
     period, the corrective compliance plan shall be deemed to be 
     accepted.
       ``(2) Failure to correct.--If a corrective compliance plan 
     is accepted by the Federal Government, no penalty shall be 
     imposed with respect to a violation described in paragraph 
     (1) if the State corrects the violation pursuant to the plan. 
     If a State has not corrected the violation in a timely manner 
     under the plan, some or all of the penalty shall be assessed.
       ``(d) Limitation on Amount of Penalty.--
       ``(1) In general.--In imposing the penalties described in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall not reduce any quarterly 
     payment to a State by more than 25 percent.
       ``(2) Carryforward of unrecovered penalties.--To the extent 
     that paragraph (1) prevents the Secretary from recovering 
     during a fiscal year the full amount of all penalties imposed 
     on a State under subsection (a) for a prior fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall apply any remaining amount of such penalties 
     to the grant payable to the State under section 402(a)(1) for 
     the immediately succeeding fiscal year.

     ``SEC. 409. APPEAL OF ADVERSE DECISION.

       ``(a) In General.--Within 5 days after the date any adverse 
     decision is made or action is taken under this part with 
     respect to a State, the Secretary shall notify the chief 
     executive officer of the State of the adverse decision or 
     action, including any decision with respect to the State plan 
     submitted under section 401 or the imposition of a penalty 
     under section 408.
       ``(b) Administrative Review of Adverse Decision.--
       ``(1) In general.--Within 60 days after the date a State 
     receives notice under this section of an adverse decision, 
     the State may appeal the decision, in whole or in part, to 
     the Departmental Appeals Board established in the Department 
     of Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as 
     the `Board') by filing an appeal with the Board.
       ``(2) Procedural rules.--The Board shall consider a State's 
     appeal on the basis of such documentation as the State may 
     submit and as the Board may require to support the final 
     decision of the Board. In deciding whether to uphold an 
     adverse decision or any portion of such a decision, the Board 
     shall conduct a thorough review of the issues and take into 
     account all relevant evidence. The Board shall make a final 
     determination with respect to an appeal filed under this 
     paragraph not less than 60 days after the date the appeal is 
     filed.
       ``(c) Judicial Review of Adverse Decision.--
       ``(1) In general.--Within 90 days after the date of a final 
     decision by the Board with respect to an adverse decision 
     regarding a State under this section, the State may obtain 
     judicial review of the final decision (and the findings 
     incorporated into the final decision) by filing an action 
     in--
       ``(A) the district court of the United States for the 
     judicial district in which the principal or headquarters 
     office of the State agency is located; or
       ``(B) the United States District Court for the District of 
     Columbia.
       ``(2) Procedural rules.--The district court in which an 
     action is filed shall review

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     the final decision of the Board on the record established in 
     the administrative proceeding, in accordance with the 
     standards of review prescribed by subparagraphs (A) through 
     (E) of section 706(2) of title 5, United States Code. The 
     review shall be on the basis of the documents and supporting 
     data submitted to the Board.

     ``SEC. 410. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.

       ``(a) General Reporting Requirement.--Beginning July 1, 
     1996, each State shall collect on a monthly basis, and report 
     to the Secretary on a quarterly basis, the following 
     information on the families receiving assistance under the 
     State program funded under this part:
       ``(1) The county of residence of the family.
       ``(2) Whether a child receiving such assistance or an adult 
     in the family is disabled.
       ``(3) The ages of the members of such families.
       ``(4) The number of individuals in the family, and the 
     relation of each family member to the youngest child in the 
     family.
       ``(5) The employment status and earnings of the employed 
     adult in the family.
       ``(6) The marital status of the adults in the family, 
     including whether such adults have never married, are 
     widowed, or are divorced.
       ``(7) The educational status of each adult in the family.
       ``(8) The educational status of each child in the family.
       ``(9) Whether the family received subsidized housing, 
     assistance under the State MediGrant plan approved under 
     title XXI, food stamps, or subsidized child care, and if the 
     latter 2, the amount received.
       ``(10) The number of months that the family has received 
     each type of assistance under the program.
       ``(11) If the adults participated in, and the number of 
     hours per week of participation in, the following activities:
       ``(A) Education.
       ``(B) Subsidized private sector employment.
       ``(C) Unsubsidized employment.
       ``(D) Public sector employment, work experience, or 
     community service.
       ``(E) Job search.
       ``(F) Job skills training or on-the-job training.
       ``(G) Vocational education.
       ``(12) Information necessary to calculate participation 
     rates under section 406.
       ``(13) The type and amount of assistance received under the 
     program, including the amount of and reason for any reduction 
     of assistance (including sanctions).
       ``(14) From a sample of closed cases, whether the family 
     left the program, and if so, whether the family left due to--
       ``(A) employment;
       ``(B) marriage;
       ``(C) the prohibition set forth in section 407(a)(8);
       ``(D) sanction; or
       ``(E) State policy.
       ``(15) Any amount of unearned income received by any member 
     of the family.
       ``(16) The citizenship of the members of the family.
       ``(b) Use of Estimates.--
       ``(1) Authority.--A State may comply with subsection (a) by 
     submitting an estimate which is obtained through the use of 
     scientifically acceptable sampling methods approved by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(2) Sampling and other methods.--The Secretary shall 
     provide the States with such case sampling plans and data 
     collection procedures as the Secretary deems necessary to 
     produce statistically valid estimates of the performance of 
     State programs funded under this part. The Secretary may 
     develop and implement procedures for verifying the quality of 
     data submitted by the States.
       ``(c) Report on Use of Federal Funds to Cover 
     Administrative Costs and Overhead.--The report required by 
     subsection (a) for a fiscal quarter shall include a statement 
     of the percentage of the funds paid to the State under this 
     part for the quarter that are used to cover administrative 
     costs or overhead.
       ``(d) Report on State Expenditures on Programs for Needy 
     Families.--The report required by subsection (a) for a fiscal 
     quarter shall include a statement of the total amount 
     expended by the State during the quarter on programs for 
     needy families.
       ``(e) Report on Noncustodial Parents Participating in Work 
     Activities.--The report required by subsection (a) for a 
     fiscal quarter shall include the number of noncustodial 
     parents in the State who participated in work activities (as 
     defined in section 406(d)) during the quarter.
       ``(f) Report on Transitional Services.--The report required 
     by subsection (a) for a fiscal quarter shall include the 
     total amount expended by the State during the quarter to 
     provide transitional services to a family that has ceased to 
     receive assistance under this part because of employment, 
     along with a description of such services.
       ``(g) Report to Congress.--Not later than 6 months after 
     the end of fiscal year 1997, and each fiscal year thereafter, 
     the Secretary shall transmit to the Congress a report 
     describing--
       ``(1) whether the States are meeting--
       ``(A) the participation rates described in section 406(a); 
     and
       ``(B) the objectives of--
       ``(i) increasing employment and earnings of needy families, 
     and child support collections; and
       ``(ii) decreasing out-of-wedlock pregnancies and child 
     poverty;
       ``(2) the demographic and financial characteristics of 
     families applying for assistance, families receiving 
     assistance, and families that become ineligible to receive 
     assistance;
       ``(3) the characteristics of each State program funded 
     under this part; and
       ``(4) the trends in employment and earnings of needy 
     families with minor children living at home.

     ``SEC. 411. DIRECT FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION BY INDIAN 
                   TRIBES.

       ``(a) Grants for Indian Tribes.--
       ``(1) Tribal family assistance grant.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each of fiscal years 1997, 1998, 
     1999, and 2000, the Secretary shall pay to each Indian tribe 
     that has an approved tribal family assistance plan a tribal 
     family assistance grant for the fiscal year in an amount 
     equal to the amount determined under subparagraph (B), and 
     shall reduce the grant payable under section 402(a)(1) to any 
     State in which lies the service area or areas of the Indian 
     tribe by that portion of the amount so determined that is 
     attributable to expenditures by the State.
       ``(B) Amount determined.--
       ``(i) In general.--The amount determined under this 
     subparagraph is an amount equal to the total amount of the 
     Federal payments to a State or States under section 403 for 
     fiscal year 1994 (as in effect during such fiscal year) 
     attributable to expenditures by the State or States under 
     parts A and F of this title (as so in effect) for fiscal year 
     1994 for Indian families residing in the service area or 
     areas identified by the Indian tribe pursuant to subsection 
     (b)(1)(C).
       ``(ii) Use of state submitted data.--

       ``(I) In general.--The Secretary shall use State submitted 
     data to make each determination under clause (i).
       ``(II) Disagreement with determination.--If an Indian tribe 
     or tribal organization disagrees with State submitted data 
     described under subclause (I), the Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization may submit to the Secretary such additional 
     information as may be relevant to making the determination 
     under clause (i) and the Secretary may consider such 
     information before making such determination.

       ``(2) Grants for indian tribes that received jobs funds.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall pay to each eligible 
     Indian tribe for each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 
     and 2000 a grant in an amount equal to the amount received by 
     the Indian tribe in fiscal year 1994 under section 482(i) (as 
     in effect during fiscal year 1994).
       ``(B) Eligible indian tribe.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the term `eligible Indian tribe' means an Indian tribe 
     or Alaska Native organization that conducted a job 
     opportunities and basic skills training program in fiscal 
     year 1995 under section 482(i) (as in effect during such 
     fiscal year).
       ``(C) Use of grant.--Each Indian tribe to which a grant is 
     made under this paragraph shall use the grant for the purpose 
     of operating a program to make work activities available to 
     members of the Indian tribe.
       ``(D) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury of 
     the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated $7,638,474 for each fiscal year specified in 
     subparagraph (A) for grants under subparagraph (A).
       ``(b) 3-Year Tribal Family Assistance Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any Indian tribe that desires to receive 
     a tribal family assistance grant shall submit to the 
     Secretary a 3-year tribal family assistance plan that--
       ``(A) outlines the Indian tribe's approach to providing 
     welfare-related services for the 3-year period, consistent 
     with this section;
       ``(B) specifies whether the welfare-related services 
     provided under the plan will be provided by the Indian tribe 
     or through agreements, contracts, or compacts with 
     intertribal consortia, States, or other entities;
       ``(C) identifies the population and service area or areas 
     to be served by such plan;
       ``(D) provides that a family receiving assistance under the 
     plan may not receive duplicative assistance from other State 
     or tribal programs funded under this part;
       ``(E) identifies the employment opportunities in or near 
     the service area or areas of the Indian tribe and the manner 
     in which the Indian tribe will cooperate and participate in 
     enhancing such opportunities for recipients of assistance 
     under the plan consistent with any applicable State 
     standards; and
       ``(F) applies the fiscal accountability provisions of 
     section 5(f)(1) of the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450c(f)(1)), relating to 
     the submission of a single-agency audit report required by 
     chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code.
       ``(2) Approval.--The Secretary shall approve each tribal 
     family assistance plan submitted in accordance with paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(3) Consortium of tribes.--Nothing in this section shall 
     preclude the development and submission of a single tribal 
     family assistance plan by the participating Indian tribes of 
     an intertribal consortium.
       ``(c) Minimum Work Participation Requirements and Time 
     Limits.--The Secretary, with the participation of Indian 
     tribes, shall establish for each Indian tribe receiving a 
     grant under this section minimum work participation 
     requirements, appropriate time limits for receipt of welfare-
     related services under the grant, and penalties against 
     individuals--
       ``(1) consistent with the purposes of this section;
       ``(2) consistent with the economic conditions and resources 
     available to each tribe; and

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       ``(3) similar to comparable provisions in section 406(d).
       ``(d) Emergency Assistance.--Nothing in this section shall 
     preclude an Indian tribe from seeking emergency assistance 
     from any Federal loan program or emergency fund.
       ``(e) Accountability.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit the ability of the Secretary to maintain 
     program funding accountability consistent with--
       ``(1) generally accepted accounting principles; and
       ``(2) the requirements of the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).
       ``(f) Penalties.--
       ``(1) Subsections (a)(1), (a)(6), and (b) of section 408, 
     shall apply to an Indian tribe with an approved tribal 
     assistance plan in the same manner as such subsections apply 
     to a State.
       ``(2) Section 408(a)(3) shall apply to an Indian tribe with 
     an approved tribal assistance plan by substituting `meet 
     minimum work participation requirements established under 
     section 411(c)' for `comply with section 406(a)'.
       ``(g) Data Collection and Reporting.--Section 410 shall 
     apply to an Indian tribe with an approved tribal family 
     assistance plan.
       ``(h) Special Rule for Indian Tribes in Alaska.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, and except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     tribal organization in the State of Alaska that receives a 
     tribal family assistance grant under this section shall use 
     the grant to operate a program in accordance with the 
     requirements comparable to the requirements applicable to the 
     program of the State of Alaska funded under this part. 
     Comparability of programs shall be established on the basis 
     of program criteria developed by the Secretary in 
     consultation with the State of Alaska and the tribal 
     organizations.
       ``(2) Waiver.--An Indian tribe described in paragraph (1) 
     may apply to the appropriate State authority to receive a 
     waiver of the requirement of paragraph (1).

     ``SEC. 412. RESEARCH, EVALUATIONS, AND NATIONAL STUDIES.

       ``(a) Research.--The Secretary shall conduct research on 
     the benefits, effects, and costs of operating different State 
     programs funded under this part, including time limits 
     relating to eligibility for assistance. The research shall 
     include studies on the effects of different programs and the 
     operation of such programs on welfare dependency, 
     illegitimacy, teen pregnancy, employment rates, child well-
     being, and any other area the Secretary deems appropriate. 
     The Secretary shall also conduct research on the costs and 
     benefits of State activities under section 406.
       ``(b) Development and Evaluation of Innovative Approaches 
     To Reducing Welfare Dependency and Increasing Child Well-
     Being.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may assist States in 
     developing, and shall evaluate, innovative approaches for 
     reducing welfare dependency and increasing the well-being of 
     minor children living at home with respect to recipients of 
     assistance under programs funded under this part. The 
     Secretary may provide funds for training and technical 
     assistance to carry out the approaches developed pursuant to 
     this paragraph.
       ``(2) Evaluations.--In performing the evaluations under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
     feasible, use random assignment as an evaluation methodology.
       ``(c) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary shall 
     develop innovative methods of disseminating information on 
     any research, evaluations, and studies conducted under this 
     section, including the facilitation of the sharing of 
     information and best practices among States and localities 
     through the use of computers and other technologies.
       ``(d) Annual Ranking of States and Review of Most and Least 
     Successful Work Programs.--
       ``(1) Annual ranking of states.--The Secretary shall rank 
     annually the States to which grants are paid under section 
     402 in the order of their success in placing recipients of 
     assistance under the State program funded under this part 
     into long-term private sector jobs, reducing the overall 
     welfare caseload, and, when a practicable method for 
     calculating this information becomes available, diverting 
     individuals from formally applying to the State program and 
     receiving assistance. In ranking States under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall take into account the average 
     number of minor children living at home in families in the 
     State that have incomes below the poverty line and the amount 
     of funding provided each State for such families.
       ``(2) Annual review of most and least successful work 
     programs.--The Secretary shall review the programs of the 3 
     States most recently ranked highest under paragraph (1) and 
     the 3 States most recently ranked lowest under paragraph (1) 
     that provide parents with work experience, assistance in 
     finding employment, and other work preparation activities and 
     support services to enable the families of such parents to 
     leave the program and become self-sufficient.
       ``(e) Annual Ranking of States and Review of Issues 
     Relating to Out-of-Wedlock Births.--
       ``(1) Annual ranking of states.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall annually rank States 
     to which grants are made under section 402 based on the 
     following ranking factors:
       ``(i) Absolute out-of-wedlock ratios.--The ratio 
     represented by--

       ``(I) the total number of out-of-wedlock births in families 
     receiving assistance under the State program under this part 
     in the State for the most recent fiscal year for which 
     information is available; over
       ``(II) the total number of births in families receiving 
     assistance under the State program under this part in the 
     State for such year.

       ``(ii) Net changes in the out-of-wedlock ratio.--The 
     difference between the ratio described in subparagraph (A)(i) 
     for the most recent fiscal year for which information is 
     available and such State's ratio determined for the preceding 
     year.
       ``(2) Annual review.--The Secretary shall review the 
     programs of the 5 States most recently ranked highest under 
     paragraph (1) and the 5 States most recently ranked the 
     lowest under paragraph (1).
       ``(f) State-Initiated Studies.--A State shall be eligible 
     to receive funding to evaluate the State's family assistance 
     program funded under this part if--
       ``(1) the State submits a proposal to the Secretary for 
     such evaluation,
       ``(2) the Secretary determines that the design and approach 
     of the evaluation is rigorous and is likely to yield 
     information that is credible and will be useful to other 
     States, and
       ``(3) unless otherwise waived by the Secretary, the State 
     provides a non-Federal share of at least 10 percent of the 
     cost of such study.
       ``(g) Funding of Studies and Demonstrations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Out of any money in the Treasury of the 
     United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated $15,000,000 for each fiscal year specified in 
     section 402(a)(1) for the purpose of paying--
       ``(A) the cost of conducting the research described in 
     subsection (a);
       ``(B) the cost of developing and evaluating innovative 
     approaches for reducing welfare dependency and increasing the 
     well-being of minor children under subsection (b);
       ``(C) the Federal share of any State-initiated study 
     approved under subsection (f); and
       ``(D) an amount determined by the Secretary to be necessary 
     to operate and evaluate demonstration projects, relating to 
     this part, that are in effect or approved under section 1115 
     as of September 30, 1995, and are continued after such date.
       ``(2) Allocation.--Of the amount appropriated under 
     paragraph (1) for a fiscal year--
       ``(A) 50 percent shall be allocated for the purposes 
     described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), and
       ``(B) 50 percent shall be allocated for the purposes 
     described in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1).

     ``SEC. 413. STUDY BY THE CENSUS BUREAU.

       ``(a) In General.--The Bureau of the Census shall expand 
     the Survey of Income and Program Participation as necessary 
     to obtain such information as will enable interested persons 
     to evaluate the impact of the amendments made by subtitle A 
     of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 
     1995 on a random national sample of recipients of assistance 
     under State programs funded under this part and (as 
     appropriate) other low income families, and in doing so, 
     shall pay particular attention to the issues of out-of-
     wedlock birth, welfare dependency, the beginning and end of 
     welfare spells, and the causes of repeat welfare spells.
       ``(b) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury of 
     the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, 
     1998, 1999, and 2000 for payment to the Bureau of the Census 
     to carry out subsection (a).

     ``SEC. 414. WAIVERS.

       ``(a) Continuation of Waivers.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if 
     any waiver granted to a State under section 1115 or otherwise 
     which relates to the provision of assistance under a State 
     plan under this part is in effect or approved by the 
     Secretary as of October 1, 1995, the amendments made by the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995 
     shall not apply with respect to the State before the 
     expiration (determined without regard to any extensions) of 
     the waiver to the extent such amendments are inconsistent 
     with the terms of the waiver.
       ``(2) Financing limitation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, beginning with fiscal year 1996, a State 
     operating under a waiver described in paragraph (1) shall 
     receive the payment described for such State for such fiscal 
     year under section 402, in lieu of any other payment provided 
     for in the waiver.
       ``(b) State Option To Terminate Waiver.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State may terminate a waiver described 
     in subsection (a) before the expiration of the waiver.
       ``(2) Report.--A State which terminates a waiver under 
     paragraph (1) shall submit a report to the Secretary 
     summarizing the waiver and any available information 
     concerning the result or effect of such waiver.
       ``(3) Hold harmless provision.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a State that, not later than the date described in 
     subparagraph (B), submits a written request to terminate a 
     waiver described in subsection (a) shall be held harmless for 
     accrued cost neu

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     trality liabilities incurred under the terms and conditions 
     of such waiver.
       ``(B) Date described.--The date described in this 
     subparagraph is the later of--
       ``(i) January 1, 1996; or
       ``(ii) 90 days following the adjournment of the first 
     regular session of the State legislature that begins after 
     the date of the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Act of 1995.
       ``(c) Secretarial Encouragement of Current Waivers.--The 
     Secretary shall encourage any State operating a waiver 
     described in subsection (a) to continue such waiver and to 
     evaluate, using random sampling and other characteristics of 
     accepted scientific evaluations, the result or effect of such 
     waiver.
       ``(d) Continuation of Individual Waivers.--A State may 
     elect to continue one or more individual waivers described in 
     subsection (a)(1).

     ``SEC. 415. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FAMILY SUPPORT.

       ``The programs under this part and part D shall be 
     administered by an Assistant Secretary for Family Support 
     within the Department of Health and Human Services, who shall 
     be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate, and who shall be in addition to any 
     other Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     provided for by law.

     ``SEC. 416. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL AUTHORITY.

       ``No officer or employee of the Federal Government may 
     regulate the conduct of States under this part or enforce any 
     provision of this part, except to the extent expressly 
     provided in this part.

     ``SEC. 417. DEFINITIONS.

       ``As used in this part:
       ``(1) Adult.--The term `adult' means an individual who is 
     not a minor child.
       ``(2) Minor child.--The term `minor child' means an 
     individual who--
       ``(A) has not attained 18 years of age; or
       ``(B) has not attained 19 years of age and is a full-time 
     student in a secondary school (or in the equivalent level of 
     vocational or technical training).
       ``(3) Fiscal year.--The term `fiscal year' means any 12-
     month period ending on September 30 of a calendar year.
       ``(4) Indian, indian tribe, and tribal organization.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the terms `Indian', `Indian tribe', and `tribal organization' 
     have the meaning given such terms by section 4 of the Indian 
     Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     450b).
       ``(B) Special rule for indian tribes in alaska.--The term 
     `Indian tribe' means, with respect to the State of Alaska, 
     only the following Alaska Native regional nonprofit 
     corporations:
       ``(i) Arctic Slope Native Association.
       ``(ii) Kawerak, Inc.
       ``(iii) Maniilaq Association.
       ``(iv) Association of Village Council Presidents.
       ``(v) Tanana Chiefs Conference.
       ``(vi) Cook Inlet Tribal Council.
       ``(vii) Bristol Bay Native Association.
       ``(viii) Aleutian and Pribilof Island Association.
       ``(ix) Chugachmuit.
       ``(x) Tlingit Haida Central Council.
       ``(xi) Kodiak Area Native Association.
       ``(xii) Copper River Native Association.
       ``(xiii) Metlakatla Indian Tribe.
       ``(5) State.--Except as otherwise specifically provided, 
     the term `State' includes the several States, the District of 
     Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the United States 
     Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.''.

     SEC. 12102. REPORT ON DATA PROCESSING.

       (a) In General.--Within 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report 
     on--
       (1) the status of the automated data processing systems 
     operated by the States to assist management in the 
     administration of State programs under part A of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act (whether in effect before or after 
     October 1, 1995); and
       (2) what would be required to establish a system capable 
     of--
       (A) tracking participants in public programs over time; and
       (B) checking case records of the States to determine 
     whether individuals are participating in public programs of 2 
     or more States.
       (b) Preferred Contents.--The report required by subsection 
     (a) should include--
       (1) a plan for building on the automated data processing 
     systems of the States to establish a system with the 
     capabilities described in subsection (a)(2); and
       (2) an estimate of the amount of time required to establish 
     such a system and of the cost of establishing such a system.

     SEC. 12103. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.

       (a) Amendments to Title II.--
       (1) Section 205(c)(2)(C)(vi) (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)(vi)), 
     as so redesignated by section 321(a)(9)(B) of the Social 
     Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994, 
     is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``an agency administering a program funded 
     under part A of title IV or'' before ``an agency operating''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``A or D of title IV of this Act'' and 
     inserting ``D of such title''.
       (2) Section 228(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 428(d)(1)) is amended by 
     inserting ``under a State program funded under'' before 
     ``part A of title IV''.
       (b) Amendments to Part D of Title IV.--
       (1) Section 451 (42 U.S.C. 651) is amended by striking 
     ``aid'' and inserting ``assistance under a State program 
     funded''.
       (2) Section 452(a)(10)(C) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(C)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``aid to families with dependent children'' 
     and inserting ``assistance under a State program funded under 
     part A'';
       (B) by striking ``such aid'' and inserting ``such 
     assistance''; and
       (C) by striking ``under section 402(a)(26) or 471(a)(17)'' 
     and inserting ``pursuant to section 408(a)(4) or under 
     section 471(a)(17)''.
       (3) Section 452(a)(10)(F) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(F)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``aid under a State plan approved'' and 
     inserting ``assistance under a State program funded''; and
       (B) by striking ``in accordance with the standards referred 
     to in section 402(a)(26)(B)(ii)'' and inserting ``by the 
     State''.
       (4) Section 452(b) (42 U.S.C. 652(b)) is amended in the 
     first sentence by striking ``aid under the State plan 
     approved under part A'' and inserting ``assistance under the 
     State program funded under part A''.
       (5) Section 452(d)(3)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 652(d)(3)(B)(i)) is 
     amended by striking ``1115(c)'' and inserting ``1115(b)''.
       (6) Section 452(g)(2)(A)(ii)(I) (42 U.S.C. 
     652(g)(2)(A)(ii)(I)) is amended by striking ``aid is being 
     paid under the State's plan approved under part A or E'' and 
     inserting ``assistance is being provided under the State 
     program funded under part A or aid is being paid under the 
     State's plan approved under part E''.
       (7) Section 452(g)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)(A)) is 
     amended in the matter following clause (iii) by striking 
     ``aid was being paid under the State's plan approved under 
     part A or E'' and inserting ``assistance was being provided 
     under the State program funded under part A or aid was being 
     paid under the State's plan approved under part E''.
       (8) Section 452(g)(2) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)) is amended in 
     the matter following subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking ``who is a dependent child'' and inserting 
     ``with respect to whom assistance is being provided under the 
     State program funded under part A'';
       (B) by inserting ``by the State agency administering the 
     State plan approved under this part'' after ``found''; and
       (C) by striking ``under section 402(a)(26)'' and inserting 
     ``with the State in establishing paternity''.
       (9) Section 452(h) (42 U.S.C. 652(h)) is amended by 
     striking ``under section 402(a)(26)'' and inserting 
     ``pursuant to section 408(a)(4)''.
       (10) Section 453(c)(3) (42 U.S.C. 653(c)(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``aid under part A of this title'' and inserting 
     ``assistance under a State program funded under part A''.
       (11) Section 454(5)(A) (42 U.S.C. 654(5)(A))) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``under section 402(a)(26)'' and inserting 
     ``pursuant to section 408(a)(4)''; and
       (B) by striking ``; except that this paragraph shall not 
     apply to such payments for any month following the first 
     month in which the amount collected is sufficient to make 
     such family ineligible for assistance under the State plan 
     approved under part A;'' and inserting a comma.
       (12) Section 454(6)(D) (42 U.S.C. 654(6)(D)) is amended by 
     striking ``aid under a State plan approved'' and inserting 
     ``assistance under a State program funded''.
       (13) Section 456(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 656(a)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``under section 402(a)(26)''.
       (14) Section 466(a)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(3)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``402(a)(26)'' and inserting 
     ``408(a)(4)''.
       (15) Section 466(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``aid'' and inserting ``assistance under a State 
     program funded''.
       (16) Section 469(a) (42 U.S.C. 669(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``aid under plans approved'' and inserting 
     ``assistance under State programs funded''; and
       (B) by striking ``such aid'' and inserting ``such 
     assistance''.
       (c) Repeal of Part F of Title IV.--Part F of title IV (42 
     U.S.C. 681-687) is repealed.
       (d) Amendment to Title X.--Section 1002(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 
     1202(a)(7)) is amended by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children under the State plan approved under 
     section 402 of this Act'' and inserting ``assistance under a 
     State program funded under part A of title IV''.
       (e) Amendments to Title XI.--
       (1) Section 1108 (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 1108. LIMITATION ON PAYMENTS TO PUERTO RICO, THE 
                   VIRGIN ISLANDS, GUAM, AND AMERICAN SAMOA.

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, the total amount certified by the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services under titles I, X, XIV, and XVI, 
     and under parts A and B of title IV for payment to any 
     territory for a fiscal year shall not exceed the ceiling 
     amount for the territory for the fiscal year.
       ``(b) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Territory.--The term `territory' means Puerto Rico, 
     the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
       ``(2) Ceiling amount.--The term `ceiling amount' means, 
     with respect to a territory and a fiscal year, the mandatory 
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     amount with respect to the territory plus the discretionary 
     ceiling amount with respect to the territory, reduced for the 
     fiscal year in accordance with subsection (e).
       ``(3) Mandatory ceiling amount.--The term `mandatory 
     ceiling amount' means--
       ``(A) $103,538,000 with respect to for Puerto Rico;
       ``(B) $4,812,000 with respect to Guam;
       ``(C) $3,677,397 with respect to the Virgin Islands; and
       ``(D) $1,122,095 with respect to American Samoa.
       ``(4) Discretionary ceiling amount.--The term 
     `discretionary ceiling amount' means, with respect to a 
     territory, the dollar amount specified in subsection (c)(2) 
     with respect to the territory.
       ``(c) Discretionary Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make a grant to each 
     territory for any fiscal year in the amount appropriated 
     pursuant to paragraph (2) for the fiscal year for payment to 
     the territory.
       ``(2) Use of grant.--Any territory to which a grant is made 
     under paragraph (1) may expend the amount under any program 
     operated or funded under any provision of law specified in 
     subsection (a).
       ``(3) Limitation on authorization of appropriations.--For 
     grants under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary for each fiscal year--
       ``(A) $7,951,000 for payment to Puerto Rico;
       ``(B) $345,000 for payment to Guam;
       ``(C) $275,000 for payment to the Virgin Islands; and
       ``(D) $190,000 for payment to American Samoa.
       ``(d) Authority to Transfer Funds Among Programs.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any 
     territory to which an amount is paid under any provision of 
     law specified in subsection (a) may use part or all of the 
     amount to carry out any program operated by the territory, or 
     funded, under any other such provision of law.
       ``(e) Maintenance of Effort.--The ceiling amount with 
     respect to a territory shall be reduced for a fiscal year by 
     an amount equal to the amount (if any) by which--
       ``(1) the total amount expended by the territory under all 
     programs of the territory operated pursuant to the provisions 
     of law specified in subsection (a) (as such provisions were 
     in effect for fiscal year 1995) for fiscal year 1995; exceeds
       ``(2) the total amount expended by the territory under all 
     programs of the territory that are funded under the 
     provisions of law specified in subsection (a) for the fiscal 
     year that immediately precedes the fiscal year referred to in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1).''.
       (2) Section 1109 (42 U.S.C. 1309) is amended by striking 
     ``or part A of title IV,''.
       (3) Section 1115 (42 U.S.C. 1315) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (i) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)'';
       (ii) by striking ``403,'';
       (iii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, 
     and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) costs of such project which would not otherwise be a 
     permissible use of funds under part A of title IV and which 
     are not included as part of the costs of projects under 
     section 1110, shall to the extent and for the period 
     prescribed by the Secretary, be regarded as a permissible use 
     of funds under such part.''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``under the program 
     of aid to families with dependent children'' and inserting 
     ``part A of such title''.
       (4) Section 1116 (42 U.S.C. 1316) is amended--
       (A) in each of subsections (a)(1), (b), and (d), by 
     striking ``or part A of title IV,''; and
       (B) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``404,''.
       (5) Section 1118 (42 U.S.C. 1318) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``403(a),'';
       (B) by striking ``and part A of title IV,''; and
       (C) by striking ``, and shall, in the case of American 
     Samoa, mean 75 per centum with respect to part A of title 
     IV''.
       (6) Section 1119 (42 U.S.C. 1319) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or part A of title IV''; and
       (B) by striking ``403(a),''.
       (7) Section 1133(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320b-3(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``or part A of title IV,''.
       (8) Section 1136 (42 U.S.C. 1320b-6) is repealed.
       (9) Section 1137 (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) any State program funded under part A of title IV of 
     this Act;''; and
       (B) in subsection (d)(1)(B)--
       (i) by striking ``In this subsection--'' and all that 
     follows through ``(ii) in'' and inserting ``In this 
     subsection, in'';
       (ii) by redesignating subclauses (I), (II), and (III) as 
     clauses (i), (ii), and (iii); and
       (iii) by moving such redesignated material 2 ems to the 
     left.
       (f) Amendment to Title XIV.--Section 1402(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 
     1352(a)(7)) is amended by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children under the State plan approved under 
     section 402 of this Act'' and inserting ``assistance under a 
     State program funded under part A of title IV''.
       (g) Amendment to Title XVI as in Effect With Respect to the 
     Territories.--Section 1602(a)(11), as in effect without 
     regard to the amendment made by section 301 of the Social 
     Security Amendments of 1972 (42 U.S.C. 1382 note), is amended 
     by striking ``aid under the State plan approved'' and 
     inserting ``assistance under a State program funded''.
       (h) Amendment to Title XVI as in Effect With Respect to the 
     States.--Section 1611(c)(5)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1382(c)(5)(A)) is 
     amended to read as follows: ``(A) a State program funded 
     under part A of title IV,''.

     SEC. 12104. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD STAMP ACT OF 
                   1977 AND RELATED PROVISIONS.

       (a) Section 5 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``plan approved'' and all that follows through ``title IV of 
     the Social Security Act'' and inserting ``program funded 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.) that the Secretary determines complies 
     with standards established by the Secretary that ensure that 
     the standards under the State program are comparable to or 
     more restrictive than those in effect on June 1, 1995'';
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``assistance to families 
     with dependent children'' and inserting ``assistance under a 
     State program funded''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (13) and redesignating paragraphs 
     (14), (15), and (16) as paragraphs (13), (14), and (15), 
     respectively;
       (3) in subsection (j), by striking ``plan approved under 
     part A of title IV of such Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)'' and 
     inserting ``program funded under part A of title IV of the 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) that the Secretary determines 
     complies with standards established by the Secretary that 
     ensure that the standards under the State program are 
     comparable to or more restrictive than those in effect on 
     June 1, 1995''.
       (b) Section 6 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(5), by striking ``the State plan 
     approved'' and inserting ``the State program funded'';
       (2) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking ``aid to families with dependent children'' 
     and inserting ``benefits under a State program funded''; and
       (B) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``that 
     the Secretary determines complies with standards established 
     by the Secretary that ensure that the standards under the 
     State program are comparable to or more restrictive than 
     those in effect on June 1, 1995''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Eligibility Under Other Law.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this Act, a household may not receive 
     benefits under this Act as a result of the household's 
     eligibility under a State program funded under part A of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), 
     unless the Secretary determines that any household with 
     income above 130 percent of the poverty guidelines is not 
     eligible for the program.''.
       (c) Section 16(g)(4) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2025(g)(4)) is 
     amended by striking ``State plans under the Aid to Families 
     with Dependent Children Program under'' and inserting ``State 
     programs funded under part A of''.
       (d) Section 17 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2026) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subsection (b)(1)(A), by 
     striking ``to aid to families with dependent children under 
     part A of title IV of the Social Security Act'' and inserting 
     ``or are receiving assistance under a State program funded 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.)''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(3), by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
        ``(I) The Secretary may not grant a waiver under this 
     paragraph on or after October 1, 1995. Any reference in this 
     paragraph to a provision of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act shall be deemed to be a reference to such provision as in 
     effect on September 30, 1995.'';
       (e) Section 20 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2029) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B) by striking ``operating--'' and 
     all that follows through ``(ii) any other'' and inserting 
     ``operating any''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``(b)(1) A household'' and inserting ``(b) 
     A household''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``training program'' 
     and inserting ``activity'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (F) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively.
       (f) Section 5(h)(1) of the Agriculture and Consumer 
     Protection Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-186; 7 U.S.C. 612c 
     note) is amended by striking ``the program for aid to 
     families with dependent children'' and inserting ``the State 
     program funded''.
       (g) Section 9 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1758) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(C)(ii)(II)--
       (i) by striking ``program for aid to families with 
     dependent children'' and inserting ``State program funded''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``that the Secretary determines complies with 
     standards established by the Secretary that ensure that the 
     standards under the State program are comparable to or more 
     restrictive than those in effect on June 1, 1995''; and
       (B) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii)--

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       (I) by striking ``an AFDC assistance unit (under the aid to 
     families with dependent children program authorized'' and 
     inserting ``a family (under the State program funded''; and
       (II) by striking ``, in a State'' and all that follows 
     through ``9902(2)))'' and inserting ``that the Secretary 
     determines complies with standards established by the 
     Secretary that ensure that the standards under the State 
     program are comparable to or more restrictive than those in 
     effect on June 1, 1995''; and

       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``aid to families 
     with dependent children'' and inserting ``assistance under 
     the State program funded under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) that the 
     Secretary determines complies with standards established by 
     the Secretary that ensure that the standards under the State 
     program are comparable to or more restrictive than those in 
     effect on June 1, 1995''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(2)(C)--
       (A) by striking ``program for aid to families with 
     dependent children'' and inserting ``State program funded''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``that the Secretary determines complies with 
     standards established by the Secretary that ensure that the 
     standards under the State program are comparable to or more 
     restrictive than those in effect on June 1, 1995''.
       (h) Section 17(d)(2)(A)(ii)(II) of the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(2)(A)(ii)(II)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``program for aid to families with 
     dependent children established'' and inserting ``State 
     program funded''; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``that 
     the Secretary determines complies with standards established 
     by the Secretary that ensure that the standards under the 
     State program are comparable to or more restrictive than 
     those in effect on June 1, 1995''.

     SEC. 12105. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS.

       (a) Subsection (b) of section 508 of the Unemployment 
     Compensation Amendments of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 603a; Public Law 
     94-566; 90 Stat. 2689) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Provision for Reimbursement of Expenses.--For 
     purposes of section 455 of the Social Security Act, expenses 
     incurred to reimburse State employment offices for furnishing 
     information requested of such offices--
       ``(1) pursuant to the third sentence of section 3(a) of the 
     Act entitled `An Act to provide for the establishment of a 
     national employment system and for cooperation with the 
     States in the promotion of such system, and for other 
     purposes', approved June 6, 1933 (29 U.S.C. 49b(a)), or
       ``(2) by a State or local agency charged with the duty of 
     carrying a State plan for child support approved under part D 
     of title IV of the Social Security Act,
     shall be considered to constitute expenses incurred in the 
     administration of such State plan.''.
       (b) Section 9121 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 602 note) is repealed.
       (c) Section 9122 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 602 note) is repealed.
       (d) Section 221 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act 
     of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 602 note), relating to treatment under 
     AFDC of certain rental payments for federally assisted 
     housing, is repealed.
       (e) Section 159 of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility 
     Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 602 note) is repealed.
       (f) Section 202(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 
     1967 (81 Stat. 882; 42 U.S.C. 602 note) is repealed.
       (g) Section 903 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11381 note), 
     relating to demonstration projects to reduce number of AFDC 
     families in welfare hotels, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children under a State plan approved'' and 
     inserting ``assistance under a State program funded''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children in the State under a State plan approved'' 
     and inserting ``assistance in the State under a State program 
     funded''.
       (h) The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 404C(c)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-23(c)(3)), by 
     striking ``(Aid to Families with Dependent Children)''; and
       (2) in section 480(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(b)(2)), by 
     striking ``aid to families with dependent children under a 
     State plan approved'' and inserting ``assistance under a 
     State program funded''.
       (i) The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 231(d)(3)(A)(ii) (20 U.S.C. 
     2341(d)(3)(A)(ii)), by striking ``the program for aid to 
     dependent children'' and inserting ``the State program 
     funded'';
       (2) in section 232(b)(2)(B) (20 U.S.C. 2341a(b)(2)(B)), by 
     striking ``the program for aid to families with dependent 
     children'' and inserting ``the State program funded''; and
       (3) in section 521(14)(B)(iii) (20 U.S.C. 
     2471(14)(B)(iii)), by striking ``the program for aid to 
     families with dependent children'' and inserting ``the State 
     program funded''.
       (j) The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 1113(a)(5) (20 U.S.C. 6313(a)(5)), by 
     striking ``Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program'' 
     and inserting ``State program funded under part A of title IV 
     of the Social Security Act'';
       (2) in section 1124(c)(5) (20 U.S.C. 0634(c)(5)), by 
     striking ``the program of aid to families with dependent 
     children under a State plan approved under'' and inserting 
     ``a State program funded under part A of''; and
       (3) in section 5203(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 7233(b)(2))--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(xi), by striking ``Aid to Families 
     with Dependent Children benefits'' and inserting ``assistance 
     under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(viii), by striking ``Aid to 
     Families with Dependent Children'' and inserting ``assistance 
     under the State program funded under part A of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act''.
       (k) Chapter VII of title I of Public Law 99-88 (25 U.S.C. 
     13d-1) is amended to read as follows: ``Provided further, 
     That general assistance payments made by the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs shall be made--
       ``(1) after April 29, 1985, and before October 1, 1995, on 
     the basis of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) 
     standards of need; and
       ``(2) on and after October 1, 1995, on the basis of 
     standards of need established under the State program funded 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act,
     except that where a State ratably reduces its AFDC or State 
     program payments, the Bureau shall reduce general assistance 
     payments in such State by the same percentage as the State 
     has reduced the AFDC or State program payment.''.
       (l) The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) 
     is amended--
       (1) in section 51(d)(9) (26 U.S.C. 51(d)(9)), by striking 
     all that follows ``agency as'' and inserting ``being eligible 
     for financial assistance under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act and as having continually received such 
     financial assistance during the 90-day period which 
     immediately precedes the date on which such individual is 
     hired by the employer.'';
       (2) in section 3304(a)(16) (26 U.S.C. 3304(a)(16)), by 
     striking ``eligibility for aid or services,'' and all that 
     follows through ``children approved'' and inserting 
     ``eligibility for assistance, or the amount of such 
     assistance, under a State program funded'';
       (3) in section 6103(l)(7)(D)(i) (26 U.S.C. 
     6103(l)(7)(D)(i)), by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children provided under a State plan approved'' and 
     inserting ``a State program funded'';
       (4) in section 6334(a)(11)(A) (26 U.S.C. 6334(a)(11)(A)), 
     by striking ``(relating to aid to families with dependent 
     children)''; and
       (5) in section 7523(b)(3)(C) (26 U.S.C. 7523(b)(3)(C)), by 
     striking ``aid to families with dependent children'' and 
     inserting ``assistance under a State program funded under 
     part A of title IV of the Social Security Act''.
       (m) Section 3(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
     49b(b)) is amended by striking ``State plan approved under 
     part A of title IV'' and inserting ``State program funded 
     under part A of title IV''.
       (n) The Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 4(29)(A)(i) (29 U.S.C. 1503(29)(A)(i)), by 
     striking ``(42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)'';
       (2) in section 106(b)(6)(C) (29 U.S.C. 1516(b)(6)(C)), by 
     striking ``State aid to families with dependent children 
     records,'' and inserting ``records collected under the State 
     program funded under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act,'';
       (3) in section 121(b)(2) (29 U.S.C. 1531(b)(2))--
       (A) by striking ``the JOBS program'' and inserting ``the 
     work activities required under title IV of the Social 
     Security Act''; and
       (B) by striking the second sentence;
       (4) in section 123(c) (29 U.S.C. 1533(c))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(E), by repealing clause (vi); and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(D), by repealing clause (v);
       (5) in section 203(b)(3) (29 U.S.C. 1603(b)(3)), by 
     striking ``, including recipients under the JOBS program'';
       (6) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 204(a)(1) (29 
     U.S.C. 1604(a)(1) (A) and (B)), by striking ``(such as the 
     JOBS program)'' each place it appears;
       (7) in section 205(a) (29 U.S.C. 1605(a)), by striking 
     paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) the portions of title IV of the Social Security Act 
     relating to work activities;'';
       (8) in section 253 (29 U.S.C. 1632)--
       (A) in subsection (b)(2), by repealing subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (B) in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of subsection (c), by 
     striking ``the JOBS program or'' each place it appears;
       (9) in section 264 (29 U.S.C. 1644)--
       (A) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1), by 
     striking ``(such as the JOBS program)'' each place it 
     appears; and
       (B) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (d)(3), by 
     striking ``and the JOBS program'' each place it appears;
       (10) in section 265(b) (29 U.S.C. 1645(b)), by striking 
     paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
       ``(6) the portion of title IV of the Social Security Act 
     relating to work activities;'';
       (11) in the second sentence of section 429(e) (29 U.S.C. 
     1699(e)), by striking ``and shall be in an amount that does 
     not exceed the max

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     imum amount that may be provided by the State pursuant to 
     section 402(g)(1)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     602(g)(1)(C))'';
       (12) in section 454(c) (29 U.S.C. 1734(c)), by striking 
     ``JOBS and'';
       (13) in section 455(b) (29 U.S.C. 1735(b)), by striking 
     ``the JOBS program,'';
       (14) in section 501(1) (29 U.S.C. 1791(1)), by striking 
     ``aid to families with dependent children under part A of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)'' 
     and inserting ``assistance under the State program funded 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act'';
       (15) in section 506(1)(A) (29 U.S.C. 1791e(1)(A)), by 
     striking ``aid to families with dependent children'' and 
     inserting ``assistance under the State program funded'';
       (16) in section 508(a)(2)(A) (29 U.S.C. 1791g(a)(2)(A)), by 
     striking ``aid to families with dependent children'' and 
     inserting ``assistance under the State program funded''; and
       (17) in section 701(b)(2)(A) (29 U.S.C. 1792(b)(2)(A))--
       (A) in clause (v), by striking the semicolon and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (B) by striking clause (vi).
       (o) Section 3803(c)(2)(C)(iv) of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(iv) assistance under a State program funded under part A 
     of title IV of the Social Security Act''.
       (p) Section 2605(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(2)(A)(i)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) assistance under the State program funded under part 
     A of title IV of the Social Security Act;''.
       (q) Section 303(f)(2) of the Family Support Act of 1988 (42 
     U.S.C. 602 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(A)''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C).
       (r) The Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
     of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in the first section 255(h) (2 U.S.C. 905(h)), by 
     striking ``Aid to families with dependent children (75-0412-
     0-1-609);'' and inserting ``Block grants to States for 
     temporary assistance for needy families;''; and
       (2) in section 256 (2 U.S.C. 906)--
       (A) by striking subsection (k); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (k).
       (s) The Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 210(f) (8 U.S.C. 1160(f)), by striking ``aid 
     under a State plan approved under'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``assistance under a State program funded under'';
       (2) in section 245A(h) (8 U.S.C. 1255a(h))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A)(i), by striking ``program of aid to 
     families with dependent children'' and inserting ``State 
     program of assistance''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children'' and inserting ``assistance under a State 
     program funded under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act''; and
       (3) in section 412(e)(4) (8 U.S.C. 1522(e)(4)), by striking 
     ``State plan approved'' and inserting ``State program 
     funded''.
       (t) Section 640(a)(4)(B)(i) of the Head Start Act (42 
     U.S.C. 9835(a)(4)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ``program of 
     aid to families with dependent children under a State plan 
     approved'' and inserting ``State program of assistance 
     funded''.
       (u) Section 9 of the Act of April 19, 1950 (64 Stat. 47, 
     chapter 92; 25 U.S.C. 639) is repealed.
       (v) Subparagraph (E) of section 213(d)(6) of the School-To-
     Work Opportunities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6143(d)(6)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(E) part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.) relating to work activities;''.

     SEC. 12106. EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION RULE.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subtitle, this subtitle and the amendments made by this 
     subtitle shall take effect on October 1, 1995.
       (b) Penalties.--
       (1) In general.--Paragraphs (2) through (7) and paragraph 
     (9) of section 408(a) of the Social Security Act (as added by 
     section 12101 of this Act) shall apply with respect to fiscal 
     years beginning on or after October 1, 1996.
       (2) Misuse of funds.--Paragraphs (1) and (8) of section 
     408(a) of the Social Security Act (as added by section 12101 
     of this Act, shall apply with respect to fiscal years 
     beginning on or after October 1, 1995.
       (c) Transition Rules.--
       (1) State option to continue afdc program.--
       (A) 9-month extension.--A State may elect to continue the 
     State AFDC program until June 30, 1996.
       (B) No individual or family entitlement under continued 
     state afdc programs.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law or any rule of law, no individual or family is entitled 
     to aid under any State AFDC program on or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (C) Limitations on federal obligations.--
       (i) Under afdc program.--If a State elects to continue the 
     State AFDC program pursuant to subparagraph (A), the total 
     obligations of the Federal Government to the State under part 
     A of title IV of the Social Security Act (as in effect on 
     September 30, 1995) after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act shall not exceed an amount equal to--

       (I) the State family assistance grant (as defined in 
     section 402(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (as in effect 
     pursuant to the amendment made by section 12101 of this 
     Act)); minus
       (II) any obligations of the Federal Government to the State 
     under such part (as in effect on September 30, 1995) with 
     respect to expenditures by the State during the period that 
     begins on October 1, 1995, and ends on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

       (ii) Under temporary family assistance program.--
     Notwithstanding section 402(a)(1) of the Social Security Act 
     (as in effect pursuant to the amendment made by section 12101 
     of this Act), the total obligations of the Federal Government 
     to the State under such section 402(a)(1) for fiscal year 
     1996 after the termination of the State AFDC program shall 
     not exceed an amount equal to--

       (I) the amount described in clause (i)(I) of this 
     subparagraph; minus
       (II) any obligations of the Federal Government to the State 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (as in 
     effect on September 30, 1995) with respect to expenditures by 
     the State on or after October 1, 1995.

       (D) Submission of state plan for fiscal year 1996 deemed 
     acceptance of grant limitations and formula.--The submission 
     of a plan by a State under section 401(a) of the Social 
     Security Act (as in effect pursuant to the amendment made by 
     section 12101 of this Act) for fiscal year 1996 is deemed to 
     constitute the State's acceptance of the grant reductions 
     under subparagraph (C)(ii) of this paragraph (including the 
     formula for computing the amount of the reduction).
       (E) State afdc program defined.--As used in this paragraph, 
     the term ``State AFDC program'' means the State program under 
     parts A and F of title IV of the Social Security Act (as in 
     effect on September 30, 1995).
       (2) Claims, actions, and proceedings.--The amendments made 
     by this subtitle shall not apply with respect to--
       (A) powers, duties, functions, rights, claims, penalties, 
     or obligations applicable to aid, assistance, or services 
     provided before the effective date of this subtitle under the 
     provisions amended; and
       (B) administrative actions and proceedings commenced before 
     such date, or authorized before such date to be commenced, 
     under such provisions.
       (3) Closing out account for those programs terminated or 
     substantially modified by this subtitle.--In closing out 
     accounts, Federal and State officials may use scientifically 
     acceptable statistical sampling techniques. Claims made under 
     programs which are repealed or substantially amended in this 
     subtitle and which involve State expenditures in cases where 
     assistance or services were provided during a prior fiscal 
     year, shall be treated as expenditures during fiscal year 
     1995 for purposes of reimbursement even if payment was made 
     by a State on or after October 1, 1995. States shall complete 
     the filing of all claims no later than September 30, 1997. 
     Federal department heads shall--
       (A) use the single audit procedure to review and resolve 
     any claims in connection with the close out of programs, and
       (B) reimburse States for any payments made for assistance 
     or services provided during a prior fiscal year from funds 
     for fiscal year 1995, rather than the funds authorized by 
     this subtitle.
       (4) Continuance in office of assistant secretary for family 
     support.--The individual who, on the day before the effective 
     date of this subtitle, is serving as Assistant Secretary for 
     Family Support within the Department of Health and Human 
     Services shall, until a successor is appointed to such 
     position--
       (A) continue to serve in such position; and
       (B) except as otherwise provided by law--
       (i) continue to perform the functions of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Family Support under section 417 of the Social 
     Security Act (as in effect before such effective date); and
       (ii) have the powers and duties of the Assistant Secretary 
     for Family Support under section 415 of the Social Security 
     Act (as in effect pursuant to the amendment made by section 
     12101 of this Act).
       (d) Sunset.--The amendment made by section 12101 shall be 
     effective only during the 6-year period beginning on October 
     1, 1995.
                Subtitle B--Supplemental Security Income

     SEC. 12200. REFERENCE TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, where ever in 
     this subtitle an amendment is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to or repeal of a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to that section or 
     other provision of the Social Security Act.

                  CHAPTER 1--ELIGIBILITY RESTRICTIONS

     SEC. 12201. DENIAL OF SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME BENEFITS 
                   BY REASON OF DISABILITY TO DRUG ADDICTS AND 
                   ALCOHOLICS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1614(a)(3) (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), an individual shall 
     not be considered to be disabled for purposes of this title 
     if alcoholism or drug addiction would (but for this 
     subparagraph) be a contributing factor material to the 
     Commissioner's determination that the individual is 
     disabled.''.
       (b) Representative Payee Requirements.--
       (1) Section 1631(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II) (42 U.S.C. 
     1383(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(II) In the case of an individual eligible for benefits 
     under this title by reason of disability, the payment of such 
     benefits shall be

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     made to a representative payee if the Commissioner of Social 
     Security determines that such payment would serve the 
     interest of the individual because the individual also has an 
     alcoholism or drug addiction condition that prevents the 
     individual from managing such benefits.''.
       (2) Section 1631(a)(2)(B)(vii) (42 U.S.C. 
     1383(a)(2)(B)(vii)) is amended by striking ``eligible for 
     benefits'' and all that follows through ``is disabled'' and 
     inserting ``described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)''.
       (3) Section 1631(a)(2)(B)(ix)(II) (42 U.S.C. 
     1383(a)(2)(B)(ix)(II)) is amended by striking all that 
     follows ``15 years, or'' and inserting ``described in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)''.
       (4) Section 1631(a)(2)(D)(i)(II) (42 U.S.C. 
     1383(a)(2)(D)(i)(II)) is amended by striking ``eligible for 
     benefits'' and all that follows through ``is disabled'' and 
     inserting ``described in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II)''.
       (c) Treatment Referrals for Individuals with an Alcoholism 
     or Drug Addiction Condition.--Title XVI (42 U.S.C. 1381 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:


   ``TREATMENT REFERRALS FOR INDIVIDUALS WITH AN ALCOHOLISM OR DRUG 
                          ADDICTION CONDITION

       ``Sec. 1636. In the case of any eligible individual whose 
     benefits under this title by reason of disability are paid to 
     a representative payee pursuant to section 
     1631(a)(2)(A)(ii)(II), the Commissioner of Social Security 
     shall refer such individual to the appropriate State agency 
     administering the State plan for substance abuse treatment 
     services approved under subpart II of part B of title XIX of 
     the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-21 et seq.).''.
       (d) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 1611(e) (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)) is amended by 
     striking paragraph (3).
       (2) Section 1634 (42 U.S.C. 1383c) is amended by striking 
     subsection (e).
       (3) Section 201(c)(1) of the Social Security Independence 
     and Program Improvements Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 425 note) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``to--'' and all that follows through ``in 
     cases in which'' and inserting ``to individuals who are 
     entitled to disability insurance benefits or child's, 
     widow's, or widower's insurance benefits based on disability 
     under title II of the Social Security Act, in cases in 
     which'';
       (B) by striking ``either subparagraph (A) or subparagraph 
     (B)'' and inserting ``the preceding sentence''; and
       (C) by striking ``subparagraph (A) or (B)'' and inserting 
     ``the preceding sentence''.
       (e) Supplemental Funding for Alcohol and Substance Abuse 
     Treatment Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, there are hereby appropriated to 
     supplement State and Tribal programs funded under section 
     1933 of the Public Health Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-33), 
     $50,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997 and 1998.
       (2) Additional funds.--Amounts appropriated under paragraph 
     (1) shall be in addition to any funds otherwise appropriated 
     for allotments under section 1933 of the Public Health 
     Service Act (42 U.S.C. 300x-33) and shall be allocated 
     pursuant to such section 1933.
       (3) Use of Funds.--A State or Tribal government receiving 
     an allotment under this subsection shall consider as 
     priorities, for purposes of expending funds allotted under 
     this subsection, activities relating to the treatment of the 
     abuse of alcohol and other drugs.
       (f) Effective dates.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) and 
     (3), the amendments made by this section shall apply to 
     applicants for benefits for months beginning on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, without regard to whether 
     regulations have been issued to implement such amendments.
       (2) Application to current recipients.--
       (A) Application and notice.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, in the case of an individual who is 
     receiving supplemental security income benefits under title 
     XVI of the Social Security Act as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and whose eligibility for such benefits 
     would terminate by reason of the amendments made by this 
     section, such amendments shall apply with respect to the 
     benefits of such individual, including such individual's 
     treatment (if any) provided pursuant to such title as in 
     effect on the day before the date of such enactment, for 
     months beginning on or after January 1, 1997, and the 
     Commissioner of Social Security shall so notify the 
     individual not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (B) Reapplication.--
       (i) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, each individual notified pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A) who desires to reapply for benefits under 
     title XVI of the Social Security Act, as amended by this 
     title, may reapply to the Commissioner of Social Security.
       (ii) Determination of eligibility.--Not later than January 
     1, 1997, the Commissioner of Social Security shall complete 
     the eligibility redetermination of each individual who 
     reapplies for benefits under clause (i) pursuant to the 
     procedures of title XVI of such Act.
       (3) Additional application of payee representative and 
     treatment referral requirements.--The amendments made by 
     subsections (b) and (c) shall also apply--
       (A) in the case of any individual who is receiving 
     supplemental security income benefits under title XVI of the 
     Social Security Act as of the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, on and after the date of such individual's first 
     continuing disability review occurring after such date of 
     enactment, and
       (B) in the case of any individual who receives supplemental 
     security income benefits under title XVI of the Social 
     Security Act and has attained age 65, in such manner as 
     determined appropriate by the Commissioner of Social 
     Security.

     SEC. 12202. DENIAL OF SSI BENEFITS FOR 10 YEARS TO 
                   INDIVIDUALS FOUND TO HAVE FRAUDULENTLY 
                   MISREPRESENTED RESIDENCE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN 
                   BENEFITS SIMULTANEOUSLY IN 2 OR MORE STATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1614(a) (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) An individual shall not be considered an eligible 
     individual for the purposes of this title during the 10-year 
     period that begins on the date the individual is convicted in 
     Federal or State court of having made a fraudulent statement 
     or representation with respect to the place of residence of 
     the individual in order to receive assistance simultaneously 
     from 2 or more States under programs that are funded under 
     title IV, title XXI, or the Food Stamp Act of 1977, or 
     benefits in 2 or more States under the supplemental security 
     income program under this title.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 12203. DENIAL OF SSI BENEFITS FOR FUGITIVE FELONS AND 
                   PROBATION AND PAROLE VIOLATORS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1611(e) (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)), as 
     amended by section 12201(d)(1), is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (2) the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) A person shall not be considered an eligible 
     individual or eligible spouse for purposes of this title with 
     respect to any month if during such month the person is--
       ``(A) fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
     confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place 
     from which the person flees, for a crime, or an attempt to 
     commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws of the place 
     from which the person flees, or which, in the case of the 
     State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the laws of 
     such State; or
       ``(B) violating a condition of probation or parole imposed 
     under Federal or State law.''.
       (b) Exchange of Information With Law Enforcement 
     Agencies.--Section 1611(e) (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)), as amended by 
     section 12201(d)(1) and subsection (a), is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (3) the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Commissioner shall furnish any Federal, State, or local law 
     enforcement officer, upon the request of the officer, with 
     the current address, Social Security number, and photograph 
     (if applicable) of any recipient of benefits under this 
     title, if the officer furnishes the Commissioner with the 
     name of the recipient and notifies the Commissioner that--
       ``(A) the recipient--
       ``(i) is described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph 
     (3); or
       ``(ii) has information that is necessary for the officer to 
     conduct the officer's official duties; and
       ``(B) the location or apprehension of the recipient is 
     within the officer's official duties.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

               CHAPTER 2--BENEFITS FOR DISABLED CHILDREN

     SEC. 12211. DEFINITION AND ELIGIBILITY RULES.

       (a) Definition of Childhood Disability.--Section 1614(a)(3) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)), as amended by section 7251(a), is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``An individual'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (C), an 
     individual'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(or, in the case of 
     an individual under the age of 18, if he suffers from any 
     medically determinable physical or mental impairment of 
     comparable severity)'';
       (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (I) as 
     subparagraphs (D) through (J), respectively;
       (4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) An individual under the age of 18 shall be considered 
     disabled for the purposes of this title if that individual 
     has a medically determinable physical or mental impairment, 
     which results in marked and severe functional limitations, 
     and which can be expected to result in death or which has 
     lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of 
     not less than 12 months. Notwithstanding the preceding 
     sentence, no individual under the age of 18 who engages in 
     substantial gainful activity (determined in accordance with 
     regulations prescribed pursuant to subparagraph (E)) may be 
     considered to be disabled.''; and
       (5) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by paragraph (3), 
     by striking ``(D)'' and inserting ``(E)''.
       (b) Changes to Childhood SSI Regulations.--
       (1) Modification to medical criteria for evaluation of 
     mental and emotional disorders.--The Commissioner of Social 
     Security shall modify sections 112.00C.2. and 112.02B.2.c.(2) 
     of appendix 1 to subpart P of part 404 of title 20, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, to eliminate references to maladaptive 
     behavior in the domain of personal/behavorial function.

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       (2) Discontinuance of individualized functional 
     assessment.--The Commissioner of Social Security shall 
     discontinue the individualized functional assessment for 
     children set forth in sections 416.924d and 416.924e of title 
     20, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (c) Medical Improvement Review Standard as it Applies to 
     Individuals Under the Age of 18.--Section 1614(a)(4) (42 
     U.S.C. 1382(a)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) of clauses (i) 
     and (ii) of subparagraph (B) as subclauses (aa) and (bb), 
     respectively;
       (2) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively;
       (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as 
     clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and by moving their 
     left hand margin 2 ems to the right;
       (4) by inserting before clause (i) (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (3)) the following:
       ``(A) in the case of an individual who is age 18 or older--
     '';
       (5) at the end of subparagraph (A)(iii) (as redesignated by 
     paragraphs (3) and (4)), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; or'';
       (6) by inserting after and below subparagraph (A)(iii) (as 
     so redesignated) the following:
       ``(B) in the case of an individual who is under the age of 
     18--
       ``(i) substantial evidence which demonstrates that there 
     has been medical improvement in the individual's impairment 
     or combination of impairments, and that such impairment or 
     combination of impairments no longer results in marked and 
     severe functional limitations; or
       ``(ii) substantial evidence which demonstrates that, as 
     determined on the basis of new or improved diagnostic 
     techniques or evaluations, the individual's impairment or 
     combination of impairments, is not as disabling as it was 
     considered to be at the time of the most recent prior 
     decision that he or she was under a disability or continued 
     to be under a disability, and such impairment or combination 
     of impairments does not result in marked or severe functional 
     limitations; or'';
       (7) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C) 
     and by inserting in such subparagraph ``in the case of any 
     individual,'' before ``substantial evidence''; and
       (8) in the first sentence following subparagraph (C) (as 
     redesignated by paragraph (7)), by--
       (A) inserting ``(i)'' before ``to restore''; and
       (B) inserting ``, or (ii) in the case of an individual 
     under the age of 18, to eliminate or improve the individual's 
     impairment or combination of impairments so that it no longer 
     results in marked and severe functional limitations'' 
     immediately before the period.
       (d) Amount of Benefits.--Section 1611(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3)(i) Except with respect to individuals described in 
     clause (ii), the benefit under this title for an individual 
     described in section 1614(a)(3)(C) shall be payable at a rate 
     equal to 75 percent of the rate otherwise determined under 
     this subsection.
       ``(ii) An individual is described in this clause if such 
     individual is described in section 1614(a)(3)(C), and--
       ``(I) in the case of such an individual under the age of 6, 
     such individual has a medical impairment that severely limits 
     the individual's ability to function in a manner appropriate 
     to individuals of the same age and who without special 
     personal assistance would require specialized care outside 
     the home; or
       ``(II) in the case of such an individual who has attained 
     the age of 6, such individual requires personal care 
     assistance with--
       ``(aa) at least 2 activities of daily living;
       ``(bb) continual 24-hour supervision or monitoring to avoid 
     causing injury or harm to self or others; or
       ``(cc) the administration of medical treatment; and
     who without such assistance would require full-time or part-
     time specialized care outside the home.
       ``(iii)(I) For purposes of clause (ii), the term 
     `specialized care' means medical care beyond routine 
     administration of medication.
       ``(II) For purposes of clause (ii)(II)--
       ``(aa) the term `personal care assistance' means at least 
     hands-on and stand-by assistance, supervision, or cueing; and
       ``(bb) the term `activities of daily living' means eating, 
     toileting, dressing, bathing, and mobility.''.
       (e) Effective Dates, Etc.--
       (1) Effective dates.--
       (A) In general.--The provisions of, and amendments made by, 
     subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply to applicants for 
     benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act for 
     months beginning on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, without regard to whether regulations have been 
     issued to implement such provisions and amendments.
       (B) Eligibility rules.--The amendments made by subsection 
     (d) shall apply to--
       (i) applicants for benefits under title XVI of the Social 
     Security Act for months beginning on or after January 1, 
     1997; and
       (ii) with respect to continuing disability reviews of 
     eligibility for benefits under such title occurring on or 
     after such date.
       (2) Application to current recipients.--
       (A) Eligibility determinations.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner 
     of Social Security shall redetermine the eligibility of any 
     individual under age 18 who is receiving supplemental 
     security income benefits based on a disability under title 
     XVI of the Social Security Act as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and whose eligibility for such benefits 
     may terminate by reason of the provisions of, and amendments 
     made by, subsections (a), (b), and (c). With respect to any 
     redetermination under this subparagraph--
       (i) section 1614(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1382c(a)(4)) shall not apply;
       (ii) the Commissioner of Social Security shall apply the 
     eligibility criteria for new applicants for benefits under 
     title XVI of such Act;
       (iii) the Commissioner shall give such redetermination 
     priority over all continuing eligibility reviews and other 
     reviews under such title; and
       (iv) such redetermination shall be counted as a review or 
     redetermination otherwise required to be made under section 
     208 of the Social Security Independence and Program 
     Improvements Act of 1994 or any other provision of title XVI 
     of the Social Security Act.
       (B) Grandfather provision.--The provisions of, and 
     amendments made by, subsections (a), (b), and (c), and the 
     redetermination under subparagraph (A), shall only apply with 
     respect to the benefits of an individual described in 
     subparagraph (A) for months beginning on or after January 1, 
     1997.
       (C) Notice.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security 
     shall notify an individual described in subparagraph (A) of 
     the provisions of this paragraph.
       (3) Regulations.--The Commissioner of Social Security shall 
     submit for review to the committees of jurisdiction in the 
     Congress any final regulation pertaining to the eligibility 
     of individuals under age 18 for benefits under title XVI of 
     the Social Security Act at least 45 days before the effective 
     date of such regulation. The submission under this paragraph 
     shall include supporting documentation providing a cost 
     analysis, workload impact, and projections as to how the 
     regulation will effect the future number of recipients under 
     such title.
       (4) Appropriations.--
       (A) In general.--Out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated and are hereby appropriated, to remain available 
     without fiscal year limitation, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1996, $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $25,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998, for the Commissioner of Social Security to 
     utilize only for continuing disability reviews and 
     redeterminations under title XVI of the Social Security Act, 
     with reviews and redeterminations for individuals affected by 
     the provisions of subsection (b) given highest priority.
       (B) Additional funds.--Amounts appropriated under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be in addition to any funds otherwise 
     appropriated for continuing disability reviews and 
     redeterminations under title XVI of the Social Security Act.

     SEC. 12212. ELIGIBILITY REDETERMINATIONS AND CONTINUING 
                   DISABILITY REVIEWS.

       (a) Continuing Disability Reviews Relating to Certain 
     Children.--Section 1614(a)(3)(H) (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(H)), 
     as redesignated by section 12211(a)(3), is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(H)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ii)(I) Not less frequently than once every 3 years, the 
     Commissioner shall review in accordance with paragraph (4) 
     the continued eligibility for benefits under this title of 
     each individual who has not attained 18 years of age and is 
     eligible for such benefits by reason of an impairment (or 
     combination of impairments) which may improve (or, at the 
     option of the Commissioner, which is unlikely to improve).
       ``(II) A representative payee of a recipient whose case is 
     reviewed under this clause shall present, at the time of 
     review, evidence demonstrating that the recipient is, and has 
     been, receiving treatment, to the extent considered medically 
     necessary and available, of the condition which was the basis 
     for providing benefits under this title.
       ``(III) If the representative payee refuses to comply 
     without good cause with the requirements of subclause (II), 
     the Commissioner of Social Security shall, if the 
     Commissioner determines it is in the best interest of the 
     individual, promptly terminate payment of benefits to the 
     representative payee, and provide for payment of benefits to 
     an alternative representative payee of the individual or, if 
     the interest of the individual under this title would be 
     served thereby, to the individual.
       ``(IV) Subclause (II) shall not apply to the representative 
     payee of any individual with respect to whom the Commissioner 
     determines such application would be inappropriate or 
     unnecessary. In making such determination, the Commissioner 
     shall take into consideration the nature of the individual's 
     impairment (or combination of impairments). Section 1631(c) 
     shall not apply to a finding by the Commissioner that the 
     requirements of subclause (II) should not apply to an 
     individual's representative payee.''.
       (b) Disability Eligibility Redeterminations Required for 
     SSI Recipients Who Attain 18 Years of Age.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1614(a)(3)(H) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382c(a)(3)(H)), as amended by subsection (a), is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) If an individual is eligible for benefits under 
     this title by reason of disability for the month preceding 
     the month in which the individual attains the age of 18 
     years, the

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     Commissioner shall redetermine such eligibility--
       ``(I) during the 1-year period beginning on the 
     individual's 18th birthday; and
       ``(II) by applying the criteria used in determining the 
     initial eligibility for applicants who are age 18 or older.
     With respect to a redetermination under this clause, 
     paragraph (4) shall not apply and such redetermination shall 
     be considered a substitute for a review or redetermination 
     otherwise required under any other provision of this 
     subparagraph during that 1-year period.''.
       (2) Conforming repeal.--Section 207 of the Social Security 
     Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
     1382 note; 108 Stat. 1516) is hereby repealed.
       (c) Continuing Disability Review Required for Low Birth 
     Weight Babies.--Section 1614(a)(3)(H) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382c(a)(3)(H)), as amended by subsections (a) and (b), is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iv)(I) Not later than 12 months after the birth of an 
     individual, the Commissioner shall review in accordance with 
     paragraph (4) the continuing eligibility for benefits under 
     this title by reason of disability of such individual whose 
     low birth weight is a contributing factor material to the 
     Commissioner's determination that the individual is disabled.
       ``(II) A review under subclause (I) shall be considered a 
     substitute for a review otherwise required under any other 
     provision of this subparagraph during that 12-month period.
       ``(III) A representative payee of a recipient whose case is 
     reviewed under this clause shall present, at the time of 
     review, evidence demonstrating that the recipient is, and has 
     been, receiving treatment, to the extent considered medically 
     necessary and available, of the condition which was the basis 
     for providing benefits under this title.
       ``(IV) If the representative payee refuses to comply 
     without good cause with the requirements of subclause (III), 
     the Commissioner of Social Security shall, if the 
     Commissioner determines it is in the best interest of the 
     individual, promptly terminate payment of benefits to the 
     representative payee, and provide for payment of benefits to 
     an alternative representative payee of the individual or, if 
     the interest of the individual under this title would be 
     served thereby, to the individual.
       ``(V) Subclause (III) shall not apply to the representative 
     payee of any individual with respect to whom the Commissioner 
     determines such application would be inappropriate or 
     unnecessary. In making such determination, the Commissioner 
     shall take into consideration the nature of the individual's 
     impairment (or combination of impairments). Section 1631(c) 
     shall not apply to a finding by the Commissioner that the 
     requirements of subclause (III) should not apply to an 
     individual's representative payee.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to benefits for months beginning on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, without regard to whether 
     regulations have been issued to implement such amendments.

     SEC. 12213. ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Disposal of Resources for Less Than Fair Market 
     Value.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1613(c) (42 U.S.C. 1382b(c)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Disposal of Resources for Less Than Fair Market 
     Value.--(1)(A)(i) If an individual who has not attained 18 
     years of age (or any person acting on such individual's 
     behalf) disposes of resources of the individual for less than 
     fair market value on or after the look-back date specified in 
     clause (ii)(I), the individual is ineligible for benefits 
     under this title for months during the period beginning on 
     the date specified in clause (iii) and equal to the number of 
     months specified in clause (iv).
       ``(ii)(I) The look-back date specified in this subclause is 
     a date that is 36 months before the date specified in 
     subclause (II).
       ``(II) The date specified in this subclause is the date on 
     which the individual applies for benefits under this title 
     or, if later, the date on which the disposal of the 
     individual's resources for less than fair market value 
     occurs.
       ``(iii) The date specified in this clause is the first day 
     of the first month that follows the month in which the 
     individual's resources were disposed of for less than fair 
     market value and that does not occur in any other period of 
     ineligibility under this paragraph.
       ``(iv) The number of months of ineligibility under this 
     clause for an individual shall be equal to--
       ``(I) the total, cumulative uncompensated value of all the 
     individual's resources so disposed of on or after the look-
     back date specified in clause (ii)(I), divided by
       ``(II) the amount of the maximum monthly benefit payable 
     under section 1611(b) to an eligible individual for the month 
     in which the date specified in clause (ii)(II) occurs.
       ``(B) An individual shall not be ineligible for benefits 
     under this title by reason of subparagraph (A) if the 
     Commissioner determines that--
       ``(i) the individual intended to dispose of the resources 
     at fair market value;
       ``(ii) the resources were transferred exclusively for a 
     purpose other than to qualify for benefits under this title;
       ``(iii) all resources transferred for less than fair market 
     value have been returned to the individual; or
       ``(iv) the denial of eligibility would work an undue 
     hardship on the individual (as determined on the basis of 
     criteria established by the Commissioner in regulations).
       ``(C) For purposes of this paragraph, in the case of a 
     resource held by an individual in common with another person 
     or persons in a joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or similar 
     arrangement, the resource (or the affected portion of such 
     resource) shall be considered to be disposed of by such 
     individual when any action is taken, either by such 
     individual or by any other person, that reduces or eliminates 
     such individual's ownership or control of such resource.
       ``(D)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), this subsection 
     shall not apply to a transfer of a resource to a trust if the 
     portion of the trust attributable to such resource is 
     considered a resource available to the individual pursuant to 
     subsection (e)(3) (or would be so considered, but for the 
     application of subsection (e)(4)).
       ``(ii) In the case of a trust established by an individual 
     (within the meaning of paragraph (2)(A) of subsection (e)), 
     if from such portion of the trust (if any) that is considered 
     a resource available to the individual pursuant to paragraph 
     (3) of such subsection (or would be so considered but for the 
     application of paragraph (2) of such subsection) or the 
     residue of such portion upon the termination of the trust--
       ``(I) there is made a payment other than to or for the 
     benefit of the individual, or
       ``(II) no payment could under any circumstance be made to 
     the individual,
     then the payment described in subclause (I) or the 
     foreclosure of payment described in subclause (II) shall be 
     considered a disposal of resources by the individual subject 
     to this subsection, as of the date of such payment or 
     foreclosure, respectively.
       ``(2)(A) At the time an individual (and the individual's 
     eligible spouse, if any) applies for benefits under this 
     title, and at the time the eligibility of an individual (and 
     such spouse, if any) for such benefits is redetermined, the 
     Commissioner of Social Security shall--
       ``(i) inform such individual of the provisions of paragraph 
     (1) providing for a period of ineligibility for benefits 
     under this title for individuals who make certain 
     dispositions of resources for less than fair market value, 
     and inform such individual that information obtained pursuant 
     to clause (ii) will be made available to the State agency 
     administering a State plan under title XXI (as provided in 
     subparagraph (B)); and
       ``(ii) obtain from such individual information which may be 
     used in determining whether or not a period of ineligibility 
     for such benefits would be required by reason of paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(B) The Commissioner of Social Security shall make the 
     information obtained under subparagraph (A)(ii) available, on 
     request, to any State agency administering a State plan 
     approved under title XXI.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `trust' includes any legal instrument or 
     device that is similar to a trust; and
       ``(B) the term `benefits under this title' includes 
     supplementary payments pursuant to an agreement for Federal 
     administration under section 1616(a), and payments pursuant 
     to an agreement entered into under section 212(b) of Public 
     Law 93-66.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall be effective with respect to transfers of resources for 
     less than fair market value that occur at least 90 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Treatment of Assets Held in Trust.--
       (1) Treatment as resource.--Section 1613 (42 U.S.C. 1382) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:


                                ``trusts

       ``(e)(1) In determining the resources of an individual who 
     has not attained 18 years of age, the provisions of paragraph 
     (3) shall apply to a trust established by such individual.
       ``(2)(A) For purposes of this subsection, an individual 
     shall be considered to have established a trust if any assets 
     of the individual were transferred to the trust.
       ``(B) In the case of an irrevocable trust to which the 
     assets of an individual and the assets of any other person or 
     persons were transferred, the provisions of this subsection 
     shall apply to the portion of the trust attributable to the 
     assets of the individual.
       ``(C) This subsection shall apply without regard to--
       ``(i) the purposes for which the trust is established;
       ``(ii) whether the trustees have or exercise any discretion 
     under the trust;
       ``(iii) any restrictions on when or whether distributions 
     may be made from the trust; or
       ``(iv) any restrictions on the use of distributions from 
     the trust.
       ``(3)(A) In the case of a revocable trust, the corpus of 
     the trust shall be considered a resource available to the 
     individual.
       ``(B) In the case of an irrevocable trust, if there are any 
     circumstances under which payment from the trust could be 
     made to or for the benefit of the individual, the portion of 
     the corpus from which payment to or for the benefit of the 
     individual could be made shall be considered a resource 
     available to the individual.
       ``(4) The Commissioner may waive the application of this 
     subsection with respect to any individual if the Commissioner 
     determines, on the basis of criteria prescribed in

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     regulations, that such application would work an undue 
     hardship on such individual.
       ``(5) For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `trust' includes any legal instrument or 
     device that is similar to a trust;
       ``(B) the term `corpus' means all property and other 
     interests held by the trust, including accumulated earnings 
     and any other addition to such trust after its establishment 
     (except that such term does not include any such earnings or 
     addition in the month in which such earnings or addition is 
     credited or otherwise transferred to the trust);
       ``(C) the term `asset' includes any income or resource of 
     the individual, including--
       ``(i) any income otherwise excluded by section 1612(b);
       ``(ii) any resource otherwise excluded by this section; and
       ``(iii) any other payment or property that the individual 
     is entitled to but does not receive or have access to because 
     of action by--
       ``(I) such individual;
       ``(II) a person or entity (including a court) with legal 
     authority to act in place of, or on behalf of, such 
     individual; or
       ``(III) a person or entity (including a court) acting at 
     the direction of, or upon the request of, such individual; 
     and
       ``(D) the term `benefits under this title' includes 
     supplementary payments pursuant to an agreement for Federal 
     administration under section 1616(a), and payments pursuant 
     to an agreement entered into under section 212(b) of Public 
     Law 93-66.''.
       (2) Treatment as income.--Section 1612(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382a(a)(2)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) any earnings of, and additions to, the corpus of a 
     trust (as defined in section 1613(f)) established by an 
     individual (within the meaning of paragraph (2)(A) of section 
     1613(e)) and of which such individual is a beneficiary (other 
     than a trust to which paragraph (4) of such section applies); 
     except that in the case of an irrevocable trust, there shall 
     exist circumstances under which payment from such earnings or 
     additions could be made to, or for the benefit of, such 
     individual.''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996, and shall apply to 
     trusts established on or after such date.
       (c) Requirement To Establish Account.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1631(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as 
     subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(F)(i)(I) Each representative payee of an eligible 
     individual under the age of 18 who is eligible for the 
     payment of benefits described in subclause (II) shall 
     establish on behalf of such individual an account in a 
     financial institution into which such benefits shall be paid, 
     and shall thereafter maintain such account for use in 
     accordance with clause (ii).
       ``(II) Benefits described in this subclause are past-due 
     monthly benefits under this title (which, for purposes of 
     this subclause, include State supplementary payments made by 
     the Commissioner pursuant to an agreement under section 1616 
     or section 212(b) of Public Law 93-66) in an amount (after 
     any withholding by the Commissioner for reimbursement to a 
     State for interim assistance under subsection (g)) that 
     exceeds the product of--
       ``(aa) 6, and
       ``(bb) the maximum monthly benefit payable under this title 
     to an eligible individual.
       ``(ii)(I) A representative payee may use funds in the 
     account established under clause (i) to pay for allowable 
     expenses described in subclause (II).
       ``(II) An allowable expense described in this subclause is 
     an expense for--
       ``(aa) education or job skills training;
       ``(bb) personal needs assistance;
       ``(cc) special equipment;
       ``(dd) housing modification;
       ``(ee) medical treatment;
       ``(ff) therapy or rehabilitation; or
       ``(gg) any other item or service that the Commissioner 
     determines to be appropriate;
     provided that such expense benefits such individual and, in 
     the case of an expense described in division (cc), (dd), 
     (ff), or (gg), is related to the impairment (or combination 
     of impairments) of such individual.
       ``(III) The use of funds from an account established under 
     clause (i) in any manner not authorized by this clause--
       ``(aa) by a representative payee shall constitute misuse of 
     benefits for all purposes of this paragraph, and any 
     representative payee who knowingly misuses benefits from such 
     an account shall be liable to the Commissioner in an amount 
     equal to the total amount of such misused benefits; and
       ``(bb) by an eligible individual who is his or her own 
     representative payee shall be considered an overpayment 
     subject to recovery under subsection (b).
       ``(IV) This clause shall continue to apply to funds in the 
     account after the child has reached age 18, regardless of 
     whether benefits are paid directly to the beneficiary or 
     through a representative payee.
       ``(iii) The representative payee may deposit into the 
     account established pursuant to clause (i)--
       ``(I) past-due benefits payable to the eligible individual 
     in an amount less than that specified in clause (i)(II), and
       ``(II) any other funds representing an underpayment under 
     this title to such individual, provided that the amount of 
     such underpayment is equal to or exceeds the maximum monthly 
     benefit payable under this title to an eligible individual.
       ``(iv) The Commissioner of Social Security shall establish 
     a system for accountability monitoring whereby such 
     representative payee shall report, at such time and in such 
     manner as the Commissioner shall require, on activity 
     respecting funds in the account established pursuant to 
     clause (i).''.
       (2) Exclusion from resources.--Section 1613(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382b(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (9), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in the first paragraph (10), by striking the period and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (C) by redesignating the second paragraph (10) as paragraph 
     (11), and by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) the assets and accrued interest or other earnings of 
     any account established and maintained in accordance with 
     section 1631(a)(2)(F).''.
       (3) Exclusion from income.--Section 1612(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382a(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (19);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (20) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(21) the interest or other earnings on any account 
     established and maintained in accordance with section 
     1631(a)(2)(F).''.
       (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to payments made after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 12214. REDUCTION IN CASH BENEFITS PAYABLE TO 
                   INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVIDUALS WHOSE MEDICAL 
                   COSTS ARE COVERED BY PRIVATE INSURANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1611(e)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382(e)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``title XIX, or'' and inserting ``title 
     XIX,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``or, in the case of an eligible 
     individual under the age of 18 receiving payments (with 
     respect to such individual) under any health insurance policy 
     issued by a private provider of such insurance'' after 
     ``section 1614(f)(2)(B),''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to benefits for months beginning 90 or more days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, without regard 
     to whether regulations have been issued to implement such 
     amendments.

     SEC. 12215. REGULATIONS.

       Within 3 months after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to implement the amendments 
     made by sections 12211, 12212, 12213, and 12214.
                       Subtitle C--Child Support

     SEC. 12300. REFERENCE TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, where ever in 
     this subtitle an amendment is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to or repeal of a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to that section or 
     other provision of the Social Security Act.

     CHAPTER 1--ELIGIBILITY FOR SERVICES; DISTRIBUTION OF PAYMENTS

     SEC. 12301. STATE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE CHILD SUPPORT 
                   ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.

       (a) State Plan Requirements.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) provide that the State will--
       ``(A) provide services relating to the establishment of 
     paternity or the establishment, modification, or enforcement 
     of child support obligations, as appropriate, under the plan 
     with respect to--
       ``(i) each child for whom (I) assistance is provided under 
     the State program funded under part A of this title, (II) 
     benefits or services for foster care maintenance and adoption 
     assistance are provided under the State program funded under 
     part B of this title, or (III) medical assistance is provided 
     under the State plan approved under title XXI, unless the 
     State agency administering the plan determines (in accordance 
     with paragraph (29)) that it is against the best interests of 
     the child to do so; and
       ``(ii) any other child, if an individual applies for such 
     services with respect to the child; and
       ``(B) enforce any support obligation established with 
     respect to--
       ``(i) a child with respect to whom the State provides 
     services under the plan; or
       ``(ii) the custodial parent of such a child.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by striking ``provide that'' and inserting ``provide 
     that--'';
       (B) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) services under the plan shall be made available to 
     residents of other States on the same terms as to residents 
     of the State submitting the plan;'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``on individuals not 
     receiving assistance under any State program funded under 
     part A'' after ``such services shall be imposed'';
       (D) in each of subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E)--

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       (i) by indenting the subparagraph in the same manner as, 
     and aligning the left margin of the subparagraph with the 
     left margin of, the matter inserted by subparagraph (B) of 
     this paragraph; and
       (ii) by striking the final comma and inserting a semicolon; 
     and
       (E) in subparagraph (E), by indenting each of clauses (i) 
     and (ii) 2 additional ems.
       (b) Continuation of Services for Families Ceasing To 
     Receive Assistance Under the State Program Funded Under Part 
     A.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (23);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (24) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (24) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(25) provide that if a family with respect to which 
     services are provided under the plan ceases to receive 
     assistance under the State program funded under part A, the 
     State shall provide appropriate notice to the family and 
     continue to provide such services, subject to the same 
     conditions and on the same basis as in the case of other 
     individuals to whom services are furnished under the plan, 
     except that an application or other request to continue 
     services shall not be required of such a family and paragraph 
     (6)(B) shall not apply to the family.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 452(b) (42 U.S.C. 652(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``454(6)'' and inserting ``454(4)''.
       (2) Section 452(g)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)(A)) is 
     amended by striking ``454(6)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``454(4)(A)(ii)''.
       (3) Section 466(a)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(3)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``in the case of overdue support which a 
     State has agreed to collect under section 454(6)'' and 
     inserting ``in any other case''.
       (4) Section 466(e) (42 U.S.C. 666(e)) is amended by 
     striking ``paragraph (4) or (6) of section 454'' and 
     inserting ``section 454(4)''.

     SEC. 12302. DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD SUPPORT COLLECTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 457 (42 U.S.C. 657) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 457. DISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTED SUPPORT.

       ``(a) In General.--An amount collected on behalf of a 
     family as support by a State pursuant to a plan approved 
     under this part shall be distributed as follows:
       ``(1) Families receiving assistance.--In the case of a 
     family receiving assistance from the State, the State shall--
       ``(A) retain, or distribute to the family, the State share 
     of the amount so collected; and
       ``(B) pay to the Federal Government the Federal share of 
     the amount so collected.
       ``(2) Families that formerly received assistance.--In the 
     case of a family that formerly received assistance from the 
     State:
       ``(A) Current support payments.--To the extent that the 
     amount so collected does not exceed the amount required to be 
     paid to the family for the month in which collected, the 
     State shall distribute the amount so collected to the family.
       ``(B) Payments of arrearages.--To the extent that the 
     amount so collected exceeds the amount required to be paid to 
     the family for the month in which collected, the State shall 
     distribute the amount so collected as follows:
       ``(i) Distribution of arrearages that accrued after the 
     family ceased to receive assistance.--

       ``(I) Pre-October 1997.--The provisions of this section 
     (other than subsection (b)(1)) as in effect on the day before 
     the date of the enactment of section 12302 of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995 shall apply 
     with respect to the distribution of support arrearages that--

       ``(aa) accrued after the family ceased to receive 
     assistance, and
       ``(bb) are collected before October 1, 1997.

       ``(II) Post-September 1997.--With respect to amounts 
     collected on or after October 1, 1997--

       ``(aa) In general.--The State shall distribute any amount 
     collected (other than amounts described in clause (iv)) to 
     the family to the extent necessary to satisfy any support 
     arrearages with respect to the family that accrued after the 
     family ceased to receive assistance from the State.
       ``(bb) Reimbursement of governments for assistance provided 
     to the family.--To the extent that division (aa) does not 
     apply to the amount, the State shall retain the State share 
     of the amount so collected, and pay to the Federal Government 
     the Federal share (as defined in subsection (c)(2)(A)) of the 
     amount so collected, to the extent necessary to reimburse 
     amounts paid to the family as assistance by the State.
       ``(cc) Distribution of the remainder to the family.--To the 
     extent that neither division (aa) nor division (bb) applies 
     to the amount so collected, the State shall distribute the 
     amount to the family.
       ``(ii) Distribution of arrearages that accrued before the 
     family received assistance.--

       ``(I) Pre-October 2000.--The provisions of this section 
     (other than subsection (b)(1)) as in effect on the day before 
     the date of the enactment of section 12302 of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995 shall apply 
     with respect to the distribution of support arrearages that--

       ``(aa) accrued before the family received assistance, and
       ``(bb) are collected before October 1, 2000.

       ``(II) Post-September 2000.--Unless based on the report 
     required by paragraph (4), the Congress determines otherwise, 
     with respect to amounts collected on or after October 1, 
     2000--

       ``(aa) In general.--The State shall first distribute any 
     amount collected (other than amounts described in clause 
     (iv)) to the family to the extent necessary to satisfy any 
     support arrears with respect to the family that accrued 
     before the family received assistance from the State .
       ``(bb) Reimbursement of governments for assistance provided 
     to the family.--The State shall retain the State share of the 
     amounts so collected in excess of those distributed pursuant 
     to division (aa) and pay to the Federal Government the 
     Federal share (as defined in subsection (c)(2)) of the amount 
     so collected, to the extent necessary to reimburse all or 
     part of the amounts paid to the family as assistance by the 
     State.
       ``(cc) Distribution of the remainder to the family.--To the 
     extent that neither division (aa) nor division (bb) applies 
     to the amount so collected, the State shall distribute the 
     amount to the family.
       ``(iii) Distribution of arrearages that accrued while the 
     family received assistance.--In the case of a family 
     described in this subparagraph, the provisions of paragraph 
     (1) shall apply with respect to the distribution of support 
     arrearages that accrued while the family received assistance.
       ``(iv) Amounts collected pursuant to section 464.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any 
     amount of support collected pursuant to section 464 shall be 
     retained by the State to the extent necessary to reimburse 
     amounts paid to the family as assistance by the State. The 
     State shall pay to the Federal Government the Federal share 
     of the amounts so retained. To the extent the amount 
     collected pursuant to section 464 exceeds the amount so 
     retained, the State shall distribute the excess to the 
     family.
       ``(v) Ordering rules for distributions.--For purposes of 
     this subparagraph, the State shall treat any support 
     arrearages collected as accruing in the following order:

       ``(I) to the period after the family ceased to receive 
     assistance;
       ``(II) to the period before the family received assistance; 
     and
       ``(III) to the period while the family was receiving 
     assistance.

       ``(3) Families that never received assistance.--In the case 
     of any other family, the State shall distribute the amount so 
     collected to the family.
       ``(4) Study and report.--Not later than October 1, 1998, 
     the Secretary shall report to the Congress the Secretary's 
     findings with respect to--
       ``(A) whether the distribution of post-assistance 
     arrearages to families has been effective in moving people 
     off of welfare and keeping them off of welfare;
       ``(B) whether early implementation of a pre-assistance 
     arrearage program by some states has been effective in moving 
     people off of welfare and keeping them off of welfare;
       ``(C) what the overall impact has been of the amendments 
     made by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act 
     of 1995 with respect to child support enforcement in moving 
     people off of welfare and keeping them off of welfare; and
       ``(D) based on the information and data the Secretary has 
     obtained, what changes, if any, should be made in the 
     policies related to the distribution of child support 
     arrearages.
       ``(b) Continuation Of Assignments.--Any rights to support 
     obligations, which were assigned to a State as a condition of 
     receiving assistance from the State under part A and which 
     were in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995, 
     shall remain assigned after such date.
       ``(c) Definitions.--As used in subsection (a):
       ``(1) Assistance.--The term `assistance from the State' 
     means--
       ``(A) assistance under the State program funded under part 
     A or under the State plan approved under part A of this title 
     (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 
     1995); or
       ``(B) benefits under the State plan approved under part E 
     of this title (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Act of 1995).
       ``(2) Federal share.--The term `Federal share' means--
       ``(A) if the amounts collected and retained by the State 
     (to the extent necessary to reimburse amounts paid to 
     families as assistance by the State) are equal to or greater 
     than such amounts collected in fiscal year 1995 (reduced by 
     amounts not retained by the State in fiscal year 1995 as a 
     result of the application of subsection (b)(1) of this 
     section as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Act of 1995), the highest Federal medical assistance 
     percentage in effect for the State in fiscal year 1995 or any 
     succeeding year of the amount so collected; or
       ``(B) if the amounts so collected and retained by the State 
     are less than such amounts collected in fiscal year 1995 
     (reduced by amounts not retained by the State in fiscal year 
     1995 as a result of the application of subsection (b)(1) of 
     this section as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Act of 1995), the amounts

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     so collected and retained less the State share in fiscal year 
     1995.
       ``(3) Federal medical assistance percentage.--The term 
     `Federal medical assistance percentage' means--
       ``(A) the Federal medical assistance percentage (as defined 
     in section 1118), in the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
     Islands, Guam, and American Samoa; or
       ``(B) the Federal medical assistance percentage (as defined 
     in section 2122(c)) in the case of any other State.
       ``(4) State share.--The term `State share' means 100 
     percent minus the Federal share.
       ``(d) Continuation of Services for Families Ceasing To 
     Receive Assistance Under the State Program Funded Under Part 
     A.--When a family with respect to which services are provided 
     under a State plan approved under this part ceases to receive 
     assistance under the State program funded under part A, the 
     State shall provide appropriate notice to the family and 
     continue to provide such services, subject to the same 
     conditions and on the same basis as in the case of 
     individuals to whom services are furnished under section 454, 
     except that an application or other request to continue 
     services shall not be required of such a family and section 
     454(6)(B) shall not apply to the family.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 464(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 
     664(a)(1)) is amended by striking ``section 457(b)(4) or 
     (d)(3)'' and inserting ``section 457''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective on October 1, 1996, or earlier at the 
     State's option.

     SEC. 12303. PRIVACY SAFEGUARDS.

       (a) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), 
     as amended by section 12301(b) of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (24);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (25) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (25) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(26) will have in effect safeguards, applicable to all 
     confidential information handled by the State agency, that 
     are designed to protect the privacy rights of the parties, 
     including--
       ``(A) safeguards against unauthorized use or disclosure of 
     information relating to proceedings or actions to establish 
     paternity, or to establish or enforce support;
       ``(B) prohibitions against the release of information on 
     the whereabouts of 1 party to another party against whom a 
     protective order with respect to the former party has been 
     entered; and
       ``(C) prohibitions against the release of information on 
     the whereabouts of 1 party to another party if the State has 
     reason to believe that the release of the information may 
     result in physical or emotional harm to the former party.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall become effective on October 1, 1997.

                  CHAPTER 2--LOCATE AND CASE TRACKING

     SEC. 12311. STATE CASE REGISTRY.

       Section 454A, as added by section 12344(a)(2) of this Act, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(e) State Case Registry.--
       ``(1) Contents.--The automated system required by this 
     section shall include a registry (which shall be known as the 
     `State case registry') that contains records with respect 
     to--
       ``(A) each case in which services are being provided by the 
     State agency under the State plan approved under this part; 
     and
       ``(B) each support order established or modified in the 
     State on or after October 1, 1998.
       ``(2) Linking of local registries.--The State case registry 
     may be established by linking local case registries of 
     support orders through an automated information network, 
     subject to this section.
       ``(3) Use of standardized data elements.--Such records 
     shall use standardized data elements for both parents (such 
     as names, social security numbers and other uniform 
     identification numbers, dates of birth, and case 
     identification numbers), and contain such other information 
     (such as on-case status) as the Secretary may require.
       ``(4) Payment records.--Each case record in the State case 
     registry with respect to which services are being provided 
     under the State plan approved under this part and with 
     respect to which a support order has been established shall 
     include a record of--
       ``(A) the amount of monthly (or other periodic) support 
     owed under the order, and other amounts (including 
     arrearages, interest or late payment penalties, and fees) due 
     or overdue under the order;
       ``(B) any amount described in subparagraph (A) that has 
     been collected;
       ``(C) the distribution of such collected amounts;
       ``(D) the birth date of any child for whom the order 
     requires the provision of support; and
       ``(E) the amount of any lien imposed with respect to the 
     order pursuant to section 466(a)(4).
       ``(5) Updating and monitoring.--The State agency operating 
     the automated system required by this section shall promptly 
     establish and maintain, and regularly monitor, case records 
     in the State case registry with respect to which services are 
     being provided under the State plan approved under this part, 
     on the basis of--
       ``(A) information on administrative actions and 
     administrative and judicial proceedings and orders relating 
     to paternity and support;
       ``(B) information obtained from comparison with Federal, 
     State, or local sources of information;
       ``(C) information on support collections and distributions; 
     and
       ``(D) any other relevant information.
       ``(f) Information Comparisons and Other Disclosures of 
     Information.--The State shall use the automated system 
     required by this section to extract information from (at such 
     times, and in such standardized format or formats, as may be 
     required by the Secretary), to share and compare information 
     with, and to receive information from, other data bases and 
     information comparison services, in order to obtain (or 
     provide) information necessary to enable the State agency (or 
     the Secretary or other State or Federal agencies) to carry 
     out this part, subject to section 6103 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986. Such information comparison activities 
     shall include the following:
       ``(1) Federal case registry of child support orders.--
     Furnishing to the Federal Case Registry of Child Support 
     Orders established under section 453(h) (and update as 
     necessary, with information including notice of expiration of 
     orders) the minimum amount of information on child support 
     cases recorded in the State case registry that is necessary 
     to operate the registry (as specified by the Secretary in 
     regulations).
       ``(2) Federal parent locator service.--Exchanging 
     information with the Federal Parent Locator Service for the 
     purposes specified in section 453.
       ``(3) Temporary family assistance and MediGrant agencies.--
     Exchanging information with State agencies (of the State and 
     of other States) administering programs funded under part A, 
     programs operated under State plans under title XXI, and 
     other programs designated by the Secretary, as necessary to 
     perform State agency responsibilities under this part and 
     under such programs.
       ``(4) Intrastate and interstate information comparisons.--
     Exchanging information with other agencies of the State, 
     agencies of other States, and interstate information 
     networks, as necessary and appropriate to carry out (or 
     assist other States to carry out) the purposes of this 
     part.''.

     SEC. 12312. COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT PAYMENTS.

       (a) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), 
     as amended by sections 12301(b) and 12303(a) of this Act, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (25);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (26) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (26) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(27) provide that, on and after October 1, 1998, the 
     State agency will--
       ``(A) operate a State disbursement unit in accordance with 
     section 454B; and
       ``(B) have sufficient State staff (consisting of State 
     employees) and (at State option) contractors reporting 
     directly to the State agency to--
       ``(i) monitor and enforce support collections through the 
     unit (including carrying out the automated data processing 
     responsibilities described in section 454A(g)); and
       ``(ii) take the actions described in section 466(c)(1) in 
     appropriate cases.''.
       (b) Establishment of State Disbursement Unit.--Part D of 
     title IV (42 U.S.C. 651-669), as amended by section 
     12344(a)(2) of this Act, is amended by inserting after 
     section 454A the following new section:

     ``SEC. 454B. COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT PAYMENTS.

       ``(a) State Disbursement Unit.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order for a State to meet the 
     requirements of this section, the State agency must establish 
     and operate a unit (which shall be known as the `State 
     disbursement unit') for the collection and disbursement of 
     payments under support orders in all cases being enforced by 
     the State pursuant to section 454(4).
       ``(2) Operation.--The State disbursement unit shall be 
     operated--
       ``(A) directly by the State agency (or 2 or more State 
     agencies under a regional cooperative agreement), or (to the 
     extent appropriate) by a contractor responsible directly to 
     the State agency; and
       ``(B) in coordination with the automated system established 
     by the State pursuant to section 454A.
       ``(3) Linking of local disbursement units.--The State 
     disbursement unit may be established by linking local 
     disbursement units through an automated information network, 
     subject to this section, if the Secretary agrees that the 
     system will not cost more nor take more time to establish or 
     operate than a centralized system. In addition, employers 
     shall be given 1 location to which income withholding is 
     sent.
       ``(b) Required Procedures.--The State disbursement unit 
     shall use automated procedures, electronic processes, and 
     computer-driven technology to the maximum extent feasible, 
     efficient, and economical, for the collection and 
     disbursement of support payments, including procedures--
       ``(1) for receipt of payments from parents, employers, and 
     other States, and for disbursements to custodial parents and 
     other obligees, the State agency, and the agencies of other 
     States;
       ``(2) for accurate identification of payments;
       ``(3) to ensure prompt disbursement of the custodial 
     parent's share of any payment; and
       ``(4) to furnish to any parent, upon request, timely 
     information on the current status of

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     support payments under an order requiring payments to be made 
     by or to the parent.
       ``(c) Timing of Disbursements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     State disbursement unit shall distribute all amounts payable 
     under section 457(a) within 2 business days after receipt 
     from the employer or other source of periodic income, if 
     sufficient information identifying the payee is provided.
       ``(2) Permissive retention of arrearages.--The State 
     disbursement unit may delay the distribution of collections 
     toward arrearages until the resolution of any timely appeal 
     with respect to such arrearages.
       ``(d) Business Day Defined.--As used in this section, the 
     term `business day' means a day on which State offices are 
     open for regular business.''.
       (c) Use of Automated System.--Section 454A, as added by 
     section 12344(a)(2) and as amended by section 12311 of this 
     Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Collection and Distribution of Support Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--The State shall use the automated system 
     required by this section, to the maximum extent feasible, to 
     assist and facilitate the collection and disbursement of 
     support payments through the State disbursement unit operated 
     under section 454B, through the performance of functions, 
     including, at a minimum--
       ``(A) transmission of orders and notices to employers (and 
     other debtors) for the withholding of wages and other 
     income--
       ``(i) within 2 business days after receipt from a court, 
     another State, an employer, the Federal Parent Locator 
     Service, or another source recognized by the State of notice 
     of, and the income source subject to, such withholding; and
       ``(ii) using uniform formats prescribed by the Secretary;
       ``(B) ongoing monitoring to promptly identify failures to 
     make timely payment of support; and
       ``(C) automatic use of enforcement procedures (including 
     procedures authorized pursuant to section 466(c)) if payments 
     are not timely made.
       ``(2) Business day defined.--As used in paragraph (1), the 
     term `business day' means a day on which State offices are 
     open for regular business.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall become effective on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 12313. STATE DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES.

       (a) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), 
     as amended by sections 12301(b), 12303(a) and 12312(a) of 
     this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (26);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (27) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (27) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(28) provide that, on and after October 1, 1997, the 
     State will operate a State Directory of New Hires in 
     accordance with section 453A.''.
       (b) State Directory of New Hires.--Part D of title IV (42 
     U.S.C. 651-669) is amended by inserting after section 453 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 453A. STATE DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES.

       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Requirement for States that have no directory.--
     Except as provided in subparagraph (B), not later than 
     October 1, 1997, each State shall establish an automated 
     directory (to be known as the `State Directory of New Hires') 
     which shall contain information supplied in accordance with 
     subsection (b) by employers on each newly hired employee.
       ``(B) States with new hire reporting in existence.--A State 
     which has a new hire reporting law in existence on the date 
     of the enactment of this section may continue to operate 
     under the State law, but the State must meet the requirements 
     of this section (other than subsection (f)) not later than 
     October 1, 1997.
       ``(2) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(A) Employee.--The term `employee'--
       ``(i) means an individual who is an employee within the 
     meaning of chapter 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
     and
       ``(ii) does not include an employee of a Federal or State 
     agency performing intelligence or counterintelligence 
     functions, if the head of such agency has determined that 
     reporting pursuant to paragraph (1) with respect to the 
     employee could endanger the safety of the employee or 
     compromise an ongoing investigation or intelligence mission.
       ``(B) Employer.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `employer' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 3401(d) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1996 and includes any governmental entity and any 
     labor organization.
       ``(ii) Labor organization.--The term `labor organization' 
     shall have the meaning given such term in section 2(5) of the 
     National Labor Relations Act, and includes any entity (also 
     known as a `hiring hall') which is used by the organization 
     and an employer to carry out requirements described in 
     section 8(f)(3) of such Act of an agreement between the 
     organization and the employer.
       ``(b) Employer Information.--
       ``(1) Reporting requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), each employer shall furnish to the Directory of New 
     Hires of the State in which a newly hired employee works, a 
     report that contains the name, address, and social security 
     number of the employee, and the name of, and identifying 
     number assigned under section 6109 of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986 to, the employer.
       ``(B) Multistate employers.--An employer that has employees 
     who are employed in 2 or more States and that transmits 
     reports magnetically or electronically may comply with 
     subparagraph (A) by designating 1 State in which such 
     employer has employees to which the employer will transmit 
     the report described in subparagraph (A), and transmitting 
     such report to such State. Any employer that transmits 
     reports pursuant to this subparagraph shall notify the 
     Secretary in writing as to which State such employer 
     designates for the purpose of sending reports.
       ``(C) Federal government employers.--Any department, 
     agency, or instrumentality of the United States shall comply 
     with subparagraph (A) by transmitting the report described in 
     subparagraph (A) to the National Directory of New Hires 
     established pursuant to section 453.
       ``(2) Timing of report.--Each State may provide the time 
     within which the report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     made with respect to an employee, but such report shall be 
     made not later than 20 days after the date the employer hires 
     the employee.
       ``(c) Reporting Format and Method.--Each report required by 
     subsection (b) shall be made on a W-4 form or, at the option 
     of the employer, an equivalent form, and may be transmitted 
     by 1st class mail, magnetically, or electronically.
       ``(d) Civil Money Penalties on Noncomplying Employers.--The 
     State shall have the option to set a State civil money 
     penalty which shall be less than--
       ``(1) $25; or
       ``(2) $500 if, under State law, the failure is the result 
     of a conspiracy between the employer and the employee to not 
     supply the required report or to supply a false or incomplete 
     report.
       ``(e) Entry of Employer Information.--Information shall be 
     entered into the data base maintained by the State Directory 
     of New Hires within 5 business days of receipt from an 
     employer pursuant to subsection (b).
       ``(f) Information Comparisons.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than May 1, 1998, an agency 
     designated by the State shall, directly or by contract, 
     conduct automated comparisons of the social security numbers 
     reported by employers pursuant to subsection (b) and the 
     social security numbers appearing in the records of the State 
     case registry for cases being enforced under the State plan.
       ``(2) Notice of match.--When an information comparison 
     conducted under paragraph (1) reveals a match with respect to 
     the social security number of an individual required to 
     provide support under a support order, the State Directory of 
     New Hires shall provide the agency administering the State 
     plan approved under this part of the appropriate State with 
     the name, address, and social security number of the employee 
     to whom the social security number is assigned, and the name 
     of, and identifying number assigned under section 6109 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to, the employer.
       ``(g) Transmission of Information.--
       ``(1) Transmission of wage withholding notices to 
     employers.--Within 2 business days after the date information 
     regarding a newly hired employee is entered into the State 
     Directory of New Hires, the State agency enforcing the 
     employee's child support obligation shall transmit a notice 
     to the employer of the employee directing the employer to 
     withhold from the wages of the employee an amount equal to 
     the monthly (or other periodic) child support obligation 
     (including any past due support obligation) of the employee, 
     unless the employee's wages are not subject to withholding 
     pursuant to section 466(b)(3).
       ``(2) Transmissions to the national directory of new 
     hires.--
       ``(A) New hire information.--Within 3 business days after 
     the date information regarding a newly hired employee is 
     entered into the State Directory of New Hires, the State 
     Directory of New Hires shall furnish the information to the 
     National Directory of New Hires.
       ``(B) Wage and unemployment compensation information.--The 
     State Directory of New Hires shall, on a quarterly basis, 
     furnish to the National Directory of New Hires extracts of 
     the reports required under section 303(a)(6) to be made to 
     the Secretary of Labor concerning the wages and unemployment 
     compensation paid to individuals, by such dates, in such 
     format, and containing such information as the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services shall specify in regulations.
       ``(3) Business day defined.--As used in this subsection, 
     the term `business day' means a day on which State offices 
     are open for regular business.
       ``(h) Other Uses of New Hire Information.--
       ``(1) Location of child support obligors.--The agency 
     administering the State plan approved under this part shall 
     use information received pursuant to subsection (f)(2) to 
     locate individuals for purposes of establishing paternity and 
     establishing, modifying, and enforcing child support 
     obligations.
       ``(2) Verification of eligibility for certain programs.--A 
     State agency responsible for administering a program 
     specified in section 1137(b) shall have access to information 
     reported by employers pursuant to sub

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     section (b) of this section for purposes of verifying 
     eligibility for the program.
       ``(3) Administration of employment security and workers' 
     compensation.--State agencies operating employment security 
     and workers' compensation programs shall have access to 
     information reported by employers pursuant to subsection (b) 
     for the purposes of administering such programs.''.
       (c) Quarterly Wage Reporting.--Section 1137(a)(3) (42 
     U.S.C. 1320b-7(a)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(including State and local governmental 
     entities and labor organizations (as defined in section 
     453A(a)(2)(B)(iii))'' after ``employers''; and
       (2) by inserting ``, and except that no report shall be 
     filed with respect to an employee of a State or local agency 
     performing intelligence or counterintelligence functions, if 
     the head of such agency has determined that filing such a 
     report could endanger the safety of the employee or 
     compromise an ongoing investigation or intelligence mission'' 
     after ``paragraph (2)''.

     SEC. 12314. AMENDMENTS CONCERNING INCOME WITHHOLDING.

       (a) Mandatory Income Withholding.--
       (1) In general.--Section 466(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(1)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1)(A) Procedures described in subsection (b) for the 
     withholding from income of amounts payable as support in 
     cases subject to enforcement under the State plan.
       ``(B) Procedures under which the wages of a person with a 
     support obligation imposed by a support order issued (or 
     modified) in the State before October 1, 1996, if not 
     otherwise subject to withholding under subsection (b), shall 
     become subject to withholding as provided in subsection (b) 
     if arrearages occur, without the need for a judicial or 
     administrative hearing.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 466(b) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)) is amended in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection 
     (a)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(1)(A)''.
       (B) Section 466(b)(4) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)(4)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(4)(A) Such withholding must be carried out in full 
     compliance with all procedural due process requirements of 
     the State, and the State must send notice to each 
     noncustodial parent to whom paragraph (1) applies--
       ``(i) that the withholding has commenced; and
       ``(ii) of the procedures to follow if the noncustodial 
     parent desires to contest such withholding on the grounds 
     that the withholding or the amount withheld is improper due 
     to a mistake of fact.
       ``(B) The notice under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph 
     shall include the information provided to the employer under 
     paragraph (6)(A).''.
       (C) Section 466(b)(5) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)(5)) is amended by 
     striking all that follows ``administered by'' and inserting 
     ``the State through the State disbursement unit established 
     pursuant to section 454B, in accordance with the requirements 
     of section 454B.''.
       (D) Section 466(b)(6)(A) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)(6)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``to the appropriate 
     agency'' and all that follows and inserting ``to the State 
     disbursement unit within 2 business days after the date the 
     amount would (but for this subsection) have been paid or 
     credited to the employee, for distribution in accordance with 
     this part. The employer shall comply with the procedural 
     rules relating to income withholding of the State in which 
     the employee works, regardless of the State where the notice 
     originates.''.
       (ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ``be in a standard format 
     prescribed by the Secretary, and'' after ``shall''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) As used in this subparagraph, the term `business 
     day' means a day on which State offices are open for regular 
     business.''.
       (E) Section 466(b)(6)(D) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)(6)(D)) is 
     amended by striking ``any employer'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``any employer who--
       ``(i) discharges from employment, refuses to employ, or 
     takes disciplinary action against any noncustodial parent 
     subject to wage withholding required by this subsection 
     because of the existence of such withholding and the 
     obligations or additional obligations which it imposes upon 
     the employer; or
       ``(ii) fails to withhold support from wages, or to pay such 
     amounts to the State disbursement unit in accordance with 
     this subsection.''.
       (F) Section 466(b) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Procedures under which the agency administering the 
     State plan approved under this part may execute a withholding 
     order without advance notice to the obligor, including 
     issuing the withholding order through electronic means.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 466(c) (42 U.S.C. 
     666(c)) is repealed.

     SEC. 12315. LOCATOR INFORMATION FROM INTERSTATE NETWORKS.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) Locator information from interstate networks.--
     Procedures to ensure that all Federal and State agencies 
     conducting activities under this part have access to any 
     system used by the State to locate an individual for purposes 
     relating to motor vehicles or law enforcement.''.

     SEC. 12316. EXPANSION OF THE FEDERAL PARENT LOCATOR SERVICE.

       (a) Expanded Authority To Locate Individuals and Assets.--
     Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking all that follows 
     ``subsection (c))'' and inserting ``, for the purpose of 
     establishing parentage, establishing, setting the amount of, 
     modifying, or enforcing child support obligations, or 
     enforcing child custody or visitation orders--
       ``(1) information on, or facilitating the discovery of, the 
     location of any individual--
       ``(A) who is under an obligation to pay child support or 
     provide child custody or visitation rights;
       ``(B) against whom such an obligation is sought;
       ``(C) to whom such an obligation is owed,
     including the individual's social security number (or 
     numbers), most recent address, and the name, address, and 
     employer identification number of the individual's employer;
       ``(2) information on the individual's wages (or other 
     income) from, and benefits of, employment (including rights 
     to or enrollment in group health care coverage); and
       ``(3) information on the type, status, location, and amount 
     of any assets of, or debts owed by or to, any such 
     individual.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``social security'' and all that follows through ``absent 
     parent'' and inserting ``information described in subsection 
     (a)''; and
       (B) in the flush paragraph at the end, by adding the 
     following: ``No information shall be disclosed to any person 
     if the State has notified the Secretary that the State has 
     reasonable evidence of domestic violence or child abuse and 
     the disclosure of such information could be harmful to the 
     custodial parent or the child of such parent. Information 
     received or transmitted pursuant to this section shall be 
     subject to the safeguard provisions contained in section 
     454(26).''.
       (b) Authorized Person for Information Regarding Visitation 
     Rights.--Section 453(c) (42 U.S.C. 653(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``support'' and inserting 
     ``support or to seek to enforce orders providing child 
     custody or visitation rights''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, or any agent of such 
     court; and'' and inserting ``or to issue an order against a 
     resident parent for child custody or visitation rights, or 
     any agent of such court;''.
       (c) Reimbursement for Information From Federal Agencies.--
     Section 453(e)(2) (42 U.S.C. 653(e)(2)) is amended in the 4th 
     sentence by inserting ``in an amount which the Secretary 
     determines to be reasonable payment for the information 
     exchange (which amount shall not include payment for the 
     costs of obtaining, compiling, or maintaining the 
     information)'' before the period.
       (d) Reimbursement for Reports by State Agencies.--Section 
     453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(g) Reimbursement for Reports by State Agencies.--The 
     Secretary may reimburse Federal and State agencies for the 
     costs incurred by such entities in furnishing information 
     requested by the Secretary under this section in an amount 
     which the Secretary determines to be reasonable payment for 
     the information exchange (which amount shall not include 
     payment for the costs of obtaining, compiling, or maintaining 
     the information).''.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Sections 452(a)(9), 453(a), 453(b), 463(a), 463(e), and 
     463(f) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(9), 653(a), 653(b), 663(a), 663(e), 
     and 663(f)) are each amended by inserting ``Federal'' before 
     ``Parent'' each place such term appears.
       (2) Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended in the heading 
     by adding ``federal'' before ``parent''.
       (f) New Components.--Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653), as 
     amended by subsection (d) of this section, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(h) Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than October 1, 1998, in order 
     to assist States in administering programs under State plans 
     approved under this part and programs funded under part A, 
     and for the other purposes specified in this section, the 
     Secretary shall establish and maintain in the Federal Parent 
     Locator Service an automated registry (which shall be known 
     as the `Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders'), 
     which shall contain abstracts of support orders and other 
     information described in paragraph (2) with respect to each 
     case in each State case registry maintained pursuant to 
     section 454A(e), as furnished (and regularly updated), 
     pursuant to section 454A(f), by State agencies administering 
     programs under this part.
       ``(2) Case information.--The information referred to in 
     paragraph (1) with respect to a case shall be such 
     information as the Secretary may specify in regulations 
     (including the names, social security numbers or other 
     uniform identification numbers, and State case identification 
     numbers) to identify the individuals who owe or are owed 
     support (or with respect to or on behalf of whom support 
     obligations are sought to be established), and the State or 
     States which have the case.
       ``(i) National Directory of New Hires.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to assist States in 
     administering programs under State plans approved under this 
     part and programs funded under part A, and for the other 
     purposes specified in this section, the Secretary shall, not 
     later than October 1, 1996, establish and

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     maintain in the Federal Parent Locator Service an automated 
     directory to be known as the National Directory of New Hires, 
     which shall contain the information supplied pursuant to 
     section 453A(g)(2).
       ``(2) Entry of data.--Information shall be entered into the 
     data base maintained by the National Directory of New Hires 
     within 2 business days of receipt pursuant to section 
     453A(g)(2).
       ``(3) Administration of federal tax laws.--The Secretary of 
     the Treasury shall have access to the information in the 
     National Directory of New Hires for purposes of administering 
     section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the 
     advance payment of the earned income tax credit under section 
     3507 of such Code, and verifying a claim with respect to 
     employment in a tax return.
       ``(4) List of multistate employers.--The Secretary shall 
     maintain within the National Directory of New Hires a list of 
     multistate employers that report information regarding newly 
     hired employees pursuant to section 453A(b)(1)(B), and the 
     State which each such employer has designated to receive such 
     information.
       ``(j) Information Comparisons and Other Disclosures.--
       ``(1) Verification by social security administration.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall transmit information 
     on individuals and employers maintained under this section to 
     the Social Security Administration to the extent necessary 
     for verification in accordance with subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Verification by ssa.--The Social Security 
     Administration shall verify the accuracy of, correct, or 
     supply to the extent possible, and report to the Secretary, 
     the following information supplied by the Secretary pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A):
       ``(i) The name, social security number, and birth date of 
     each such individual.
       ``(ii) The employer identification number of each such 
     employer.
       ``(2) Information comparisons.--For the purpose of locating 
     individuals in a paternity establishment case or a case 
     involving the establishment, modification, or enforcement of 
     a support order, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) compare information in the National Directory of New 
     Hires against information in the support case abstracts in 
     the Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders not less 
     often than every 2 business days; and
       ``(B) within 2 such days after such a comparison reveals a 
     match with respect to an individual, report the information 
     to the State agency responsible for the case.
       ``(3) Information comparisons and disclosures of 
     information in all registries for title iv program 
     purposes.--To the extent and with the frequency that the 
     Secretary determines to be effective in assisting States to 
     carry out their responsibilities under programs operated 
     under this part and programs funded under part A, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) compare the information in each component of the 
     Federal Parent Locator Service maintained under this section 
     against the information in each other such component (other 
     than the comparison required by paragraph (2)), and report 
     instances in which such a comparison reveals a match with 
     respect to an individual to State agencies operating such 
     programs; and
       ``(B) disclose information in such registries to such State 
     agencies.
       ``(4) Provision of new hire information to the social 
     security administration.--The National Directory of New Hires 
     shall provide the Commissioner of Social Security with all 
     information in the National Directory, which shall be used to 
     determine the accuracy of payments under the supplemental 
     security income program under title XVI and in connection 
     with benefits under title II.
       ``(5) Research.--The Secretary may provide access to 
     information reported by employers pursuant to section 453A(b) 
     for research purposes found by the Secretary to be likely to 
     contribute to achieving the purposes of part A or this part, 
     but without personal identifiers.
       ``(k) Fees.--
       ``(1) For ssa verification.--The Secretary shall reimburse 
     the Commissioner of Social Security, at a rate negotiated 
     between the Secretary and the Commissioner, for the costs 
     incurred by the Commissioner in performing the verification 
     services described in subsection (j).
       ``(2) For information from state directories of new 
     hires.--The Secretary shall reimburse costs incurred by State 
     directories of new hires in furnishing information as 
     required by subsection (j)(3), at rates which the Secretary 
     determines to be reasonable (which rates shall not include 
     payment for the costs of obtaining, compiling, or maintaining 
     such information).
       ``(3) For information furnished to state and federal 
     agencies.--A State or Federal agency that receives 
     information from the Secretary pursuant to this section shall 
     reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary 
     in furnishing the information, at rates which the Secretary 
     determines to be reasonable (which rates shall include 
     payment for the costs of obtaining, verifying, maintaining, 
     and comparing the information).
       ``(l) Restriction on Disclosure and Use.--Information in 
     the Federal Parent Locator Service, and information resulting 
     from comparisons using such information, shall not be used or 
     disclosed except as expressly provided in this section, 
     subject to section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(m) Information Integrity and Security.--The Secretary 
     shall establish and implement safeguards with respect to the 
     entities established under this section designed to--
       ``(1) ensure the accuracy and completeness of information 
     in the Federal Parent Locator Service; and
       ``(2) restrict access to confidential information in the 
     Federal Parent Locator Service to authorized persons, and 
     restrict use of such information to authorized purposes.
       ``(n) Federal Government Reporting.--Each department, 
     agency, and instrumentality of the United States shall on a 
     quarterly basis report to the Federal Parent Locator Service 
     the name and social security number of each employee and the 
     wages paid to the employee during the previous quarter, 
     except that such a report shall not be filed with respect to 
     an employee of a department, agency, or instrumentality 
     performing intelligence or counterintelligence functions, if 
     the head of such department, agency, or instrumentality has 
     determined that filing such a report could endanger the 
     safety of the employee or compromise an ongoing investigation 
     or intelligence mission.''.
       (g) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) To part d of title iv of the social security act.--
       (A) Section 454(8)(B) (42 U.S.C. 654(8)(B)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(B) the Federal Parent Locator Service established under 
     section 453;''.
       (B) Section 454(13) (42 U.S.C.654(13)) is amended by 
     inserting ``and provide that information requests by parents 
     who are residents of other States be treated with the same 
     priority as requests by parents who are residents of the 
     State submitting the plan'' before the semicolon.
       (2) To federal unemployment tax act.--Section 3304(a)(16) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Secretary of Health, Education, and 
     Welfare'' each place such term appears and inserting 
     ``Secretary of Health and Human Services'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``such information'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``information furnished 
     under subparagraph (A) or (B) is used only for the purposes 
     authorized under such subparagraph;'';
       (C) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (D) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (E) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) wage and unemployment compensation information 
     contained in the records of such agency shall be furnished to 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services (in accordance 
     with regulations promulgated by such Secretary) as necessary 
     for the purposes of the National Directory of New Hires 
     established under section 453(i) of the Social Security Act, 
     and''.
       (3) To state grant program under title iii of the social 
     security act.--Subsection (h) of section 303 (42 U.S.C. 503) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h)(1) The State agency charged with the administration 
     of the State law shall, on a reimbursable basis--
       ``(A) disclose quarterly, to the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services wage and claim information, as required 
     pursuant to section 453(i)(1), contained in the records of 
     such agency;
       ``(B) ensure that information provided pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) meets such standards relating to correctness 
     and verification as the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Labor, may 
     find necessary; and
       ``(C) establish such safeguards as the Secretary of Labor 
     determines are necessary to insure that information disclosed 
     under subparagraph (A) is used only for purposes of section 
     453(i)(1) in carrying out the child support enforcement 
     program under title IV.
       ``(2) Whenever the Secretary of Labor, after reasonable 
     notice and opportunity for hearing to the State agency 
     charged with the administration of the State law, finds that 
     there is a failure to comply substantially with the 
     requirements of paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor shall 
     notify such State agency that further payments will not be 
     made to the State until the Secretary of Labor is satisfied 
     that there is no longer any such failure. Until the Secretary 
     of Labor is so satisfied, the Secretary shall make no future 
     certification to the Secretary of the Treasury with respect 
     to the State.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `wage information' means information 
     regarding wages paid to an individual, the social security 
     account number of such individual, and the name, address, 
     State, and the Federal employer identification number of the 
     employer paying such wages to such individual; and
       ``(B) the term `claim information' means information 
     regarding whether an individual is receiving, has received, 
     or has made application for, unemployment compensation, the 
     amount of any such compensation being received (or to be 
     received by such individual), and the individual's current 
     (or most recent) home address.''.
       (4) Disclosure of certain information to agents of child 
     support enforcement agencies.--
       (A) In general.--Paragraph (6) of section 6103(l) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to disclosure of 
     return information to Federal, State, and local child support 
     enforcement agencies) is amended by redesignating 
     subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) and by inserting after 
     subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:

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       ``(B) Disclosure to certain agents.--The address and social 
     security account number (or numbers) of an individual with 
     respect to any individual with respect to whom child support 
     obligations are sought to be established or enforced may be 
     disclosed by any child support enforcement agency to any 
     agent of such agency which is under contract with such agency 
     to carry out the purposes described in subparagraph (C).''
       (B) Conforming amendments.--
       (i) Paragraph (3) of section 6103(a) of such Code is 
     amended by striking ``(l)(12)'' and inserting ``paragraph (6) 
     or (12) of subsection (l)''.
       (ii) Subparagraph (C) of section 6103(l)(6) of such Code, 
     as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(C) Restriction on disclosure.--Information may be 
     disclosed under this paragraph only for purposes of, and to 
     the extent necessary in, establishing and collecting child 
     support obligations from, and locating, individuals owing 
     such obligations.''
       (iii) The material following subparagraph (F) of section 
     6103(p)(4) of such Code is amended by striking ``subsection 
     (l)(12)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraph (6)(A) or (12)(B) of 
     subsection (l)''.

     SEC. 12317. COLLECTION AND USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS FOR 
                   USE IN CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) State Law Requirement.--Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     666(a)), as amended by section 12315 of this Act, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(13) Recording of social security numbers in certain 
     family matters.--Procedures requiring that the social 
     security number of--
       ``(A) any applicant for a professional license, commercial 
     driver's license, occupational license, or marriage license 
     be recorded on the application;
       ``(B) any individual who is subject to a divorce decree, 
     support order, or paternity determination or acknowledgment 
     be placed in the records relating to the matter; and
       ``(C) any individual who has died be placed in the records 
     relating to the death and be recorded on the death 
     certificate.
     For purposes of subparagraph (A), if a State allows the use 
     of a number other than the social security number, the State 
     shall so advise any applicants.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 205(c)(2)(C) (42 U.S.C. 
     405(c)(2)(C)), as amended by section 321(a)(9) of the Social 
     Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994, 
     is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``may require'' and 
     inserting ``shall require'';
       (2) in clause (ii), by inserting after the 1st sentence the 
     following: ``In the administration of any law involving the 
     issuance of a marriage certificate or license, each State 
     shall require each party named in the certificate or license 
     to furnish to the State (or political subdivision thereof), 
     or any State agency having administrative responsibility for 
     the law involved, the social security number of the party.'';
       (3) in clause (ii), by inserting ``or marriage 
     certificate'' after ``Such numbers shall not be recorded on 
     the birth certificate''.
       (4) in clause (vi), by striking ``may'' and inserting 
     ``shall''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
       ``(x) An agency of a State (or a political subdivision 
     thereof) charged with the administration of any law 
     concerning the issuance or renewal of a license, certificate, 
     permit, or other authorization to engage in a profession, an 
     occupation, or a commercial activity shall require all 
     applicants for issuance or renewal of the license, 
     certificate, permit, or other authorization to provide the 
     applicant's social security number to the agency for the 
     purpose of administering such laws, and for the purpose of 
     responding to requests for information from an agency 
     operating pursuant to part D of title IV.
       ``(xi) All divorce decrees, support orders, and paternity 
     determinations issued, and all paternity acknowledgments 
     made, in each State shall include the social security number 
     of each party to the decree, order, determination, or 
     acknowledgement in the records relating to the matter, for 
     the purpose of responding to requests for information from an 
     agency operating pursuant to part D of title IV.''.

          CHAPTER 3--STREAMLINING AND UNIFORMITY OF PROCEDURES

     SEC. 12321. ADOPTION OF UNIFORM STATE LAWS.

       Section 466 (42 U.S.C. 666) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.--
       ``(1) Enactment and use.--In order to satisfy section 
     454(20)(A), on or after January 1, 1998, each State must have 
     in effect the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, as 
     approved by the American Bar Association on February 9, 1993, 
     together with any amendments officially adopted before 
     January 1, 1998 by the National Conference of Commissioners 
     on Uniform State Laws.
       ``(2) Employers to follow procedural rules of State where 
     employee works.--The State law enacted pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) shall provide that an employer that receives an income 
     withholding order or notice pursuant to section 501 of the 
     Uniform Interstate Family Support Act follow the procedural 
     rules that apply with respect to such order or notice under 
     the laws of the State in which the obligor works.

     SEC. 12322. IMPROVEMENTS TO FULL FAITH AND CREDIT FOR CHILD 
                   SUPPORT ORDERS.

       Section 1738B of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``subsection (e)'' 
     and inserting ``subsections (e), (f), and (i)'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after the 2nd 
     undesignated paragraph the following:
       `` `child's home State' means the State in which a child 
     lived with a parent or a person acting as parent for at least 
     6 consecutive months immediately preceding the time of filing 
     of a petition or comparable pleading for support and, if a 
     child is less than 6 months old, the State in which the child 
     lived from birth with any of them. A period of temporary 
     absence of any of them is counted as part of the 6-month 
     period.'';
       (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``by a court of a 
     State'' before ``is made'';
       (4) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``and subsections 
     (e), (f), and (g)'' after ``located'';
       (5) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by inserting ``individual'' before ``contestant''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (e) and (f)'';
       (6) in subsection (e), by striking ``make a modification of 
     a child support order with respect to a child that is made'' 
     and inserting ``modify a child support order issued'';
       (7) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting ``pursuant to 
     subsection (i)'' before the semicolon;
       (8) in subsection (e)(2)--
       (A) by inserting ``individual'' before ``contestant'' each 
     place such term appears; and
       (B) by striking ``to that court's making the modification 
     and assuming'' and inserting ``with the State of continuing, 
     exclusive jurisdiction for a court of another State to modify 
     the order and assume'';
       (9) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (g) and (h), respectively;
       (10) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Recognition of Child Support Orders.--If 1 or more 
     child support orders have been issued in this or another 
     State with regard to an obligor and a child, a court shall 
     apply the following rules in determining which order to 
     recognize for purposes of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction 
     and enforcement:
       ``(1) If only 1 court has issued a child support order, the 
     order of that court must be recognized.
       ``(2) If 2 or more courts have issued child support orders 
     for the same obligor and child, and only 1 of the courts 
     would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this 
     section, the order of that court must be recognized.
       ``(3) If 2 or more courts have issued child support orders 
     for the same obligor and child, and more than 1 of the courts 
     would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this 
     section, an order issued by a court in the current home State 
     of the child must be recognized, but if an order has not been 
     issued in the current home State of the child, the order most 
     recently issued must be recognized.
       ``(4) If 2 or more courts have issued child support orders 
     for the same obligor and child, and none of the courts would 
     have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this section, a 
     court may issue a child support order, which must be 
     recognized.
       ``(5) The court that has issued an order recognized under 
     this subsection is the court having continuing, exclusive 
     jurisdiction.'';
       (11) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``Prior'' and inserting ``Modified''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (e) and (f)'';
       (12) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``including the duration 
     of current payments and other obligations of support'' before 
     the comma; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``arrears under'' after 
     ``enforce''; and
       (13) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Registration for Modification.--If there is no 
     individual contestant or child residing in the issuing State, 
     the party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or 
     to modify and enforce, a child support order issued in 
     another State shall register that order in a State with 
     jurisdiction over the nonmovant for the purpose of 
     modification.''.

     SEC. 12323. ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT IN INTERSTATE CASES.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     12315 and 12317(a) of this Act, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(14) Administrative enforcement in interstate cases.--
     Procedures under which--
       ``(A)(i) the State shall respond within 5 business days to 
     a request made by another State to enforce a support order; 
     and
       ``(ii) the term `business day' means a day on which State 
     offices are open for regular business;
       ``(B) the State may, by electronic or other means, transmit 
     to another State a request for assistance in a case involving 
     the enforcement of a support order, which request--
       ``(i) shall include such information as will enable the 
     State to which the request is transmitted to compare the 
     information about the case to the information in the data 
     bases of the State; and
       ``(ii) shall constitute a certification by the requesting 
     State--

       ``(I) of the amount of support under the order the payment 
     of which is in arrears; and

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       ``(II) that the requesting State has complied with all 
     procedural due process requirements applicable to the case;

       ``(C) if the State provides assistance to another State 
     pursuant to this paragraph with respect to a case, neither 
     State shall consider the case to be transferred to the 
     caseload of such other State; and
       ``(D) the State shall maintain records of--
       ``(i) the number of such requests for assistance received 
     by the State;
       ``(ii) the number of cases for which the State collected 
     support in response to such a request; and
       ``(iii) the amount of such collected support.''.

     SEC. 12324. USE OF FORMS IN INTERSTATE ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Promulgation.--Section 452(a) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) not later than June 30, 1996, after consulting with 
     the State directors of programs under this part, promulgate 
     forms to be used by States in interstate cases for--
       ``(A) collection of child support through income 
     withholding;
       ``(B) imposition of liens; and
       ``(C) administrative subpoenas.''.
       (b) Use by States.--Section 454(9) (42 U.S.C. 654(9)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
       (2) by inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) no later than October 1, 1996, in using the forms 
     promulgated pursuant to section 452(a)(11) for income 
     withholding, imposition of liens, and issuance of 
     administrative subpoenas in interstate child support 
     cases;''.

     SEC. 12325. STATE LAWS PROVIDING EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.

       (a) State Law Requirements.--Section 466 (42 U.S.C. 666), 
     as amended by section 12314 of this Act, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking the 1st sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``Expedited administrative and 
     judicial procedures (including the procedures specified in 
     subsection (c)) for establishing paternity and for 
     establishing, modifying, and enforcing support 
     obligations.''; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Expedited Procedures.--The procedures specified in 
     this subsection are the following:
       ``(1) Administrative action by state agency.--Procedures 
     which give the State agency the authority to take the 
     following actions relating to establishment or enforcement of 
     support orders, without the necessity of obtaining an order 
     from any other judicial or administrative tribunal, and to 
     recognize and enforce the authority of State agencies of 
     other States) to take the following actions:
       ``(A) Genetic testing.--To order genetic testing for the 
     purpose of paternity establishment as provided in section 
     466(a)(5).
       ``(B) Financial or other information.--To subpoena any 
     financial or other information needed to establish, modify, 
     or enforce a support order, and to impose penalties for 
     failure to respond to such a subpoena.
       ``(C) Response to state agency request.--To require all 
     entities in the State (including for-profit, nonprofit, and 
     governmental employers) to provide promptly, in response to a 
     request by the State agency of that or any other State 
     administering a program under this part, information on the 
     employment, compensation, and benefits of any individual 
     employed by such entity as an employee or contractor, and to 
     sanction failure to respond to any such request.
       ``(D) Access to certain records.--To obtain access, subject 
     to safeguards on privacy and information security, to the 
     following records (including automated access, in the case of 
     records maintained in automated data bases):
       ``(i) Records of other State and local government agencies, 
     including--

       ``(I) vital statistics (including records of marriage, 
     birth, and divorce);
       ``(II) State and local tax and revenue records (including 
     information on residence address, employer, income and 
     assets);
       ``(III) records concerning real and titled personal 
     property;
       ``(IV) records of occupational and professional licenses, 
     and records concerning the ownership and control of 
     corporations, partnerships, and other business entities;
       ``(V) employment security records;
       ``(VI) records of agencies administering public assistance 
     programs;
       ``(VII) records of the motor vehicle department; and
       ``(VIII) corrections records.

       ``(ii) Certain records held by private entities, 
     including--

       ``(I) customer records of public utilities and cable 
     television companies; and
       ``(II) information (including information on assets and 
     liabilities) on individuals who owe or are owed support (or 
     against or with respect to whom a support obligation is 
     sought) held by financial institutions (subject to 
     limitations on liability of such entities arising from 
     affording such access), as provided pursuant to agreements 
     described in subsection (a)(18).

       ``(E) Change in payee.--In cases in which support is 
     subject to an assignment in order to comply with a 
     requirement imposed pursuant to part A or section 1912, or to 
     a requirement to pay through the State disbursement unit 
     established pursuant to section 454B, upon providing notice 
     to obligor and obligee, to direct the obligor or other payor 
     to change the payee to the appropriate government entity.
       ``(F) Income withholding.--To order income withholding in 
     accordance with subsections (a)(1) and (b) of section 466.
       ``(G) Securing assets.--In cases in which there is a 
     support arrearage, to secure assets to satisfy the arrearage 
     by--
       ``(i) intercepting or seizing periodic or lump-sum payments 
     from--

       ``(I) a State or local agency, including unemployment 
     compensation, workers' compensation, and other benefits; and
       ``(II) judgments, settlements, and lotteries;

       ``(ii) attaching and seizing assets of the obligor held in 
     financial institutions;
       ``(iii) attaching public and private retirement funds; and
       ``(iv) imposing liens in accordance with subsection (a)(4) 
     and, in appropriate cases, to force sale of property and 
     distribution of proceeds.
       ``(H) Increase monthly payments.--For the purpose of 
     securing overdue support, to increase the amount of monthly 
     support payments to include amounts for arrearages, subject 
     to such conditions or limitations as the State may provide.
     Such procedures shall be subject to due process safeguards, 
     including (as appropriate) requirements for notice, 
     opportunity to contest the action, and opportunity for an 
     appeal on the record to an independent administrative or 
     judicial tribunal.
       ``(2) Substantive and procedural rules.--The expedited 
     procedures required under subsection (a)(2) shall include the 
     following rules and authority, applicable with respect to all 
     proceedings to establish paternity or to establish, modify, 
     or enforce support orders:
       ``(A) Locator information; presumptions concerning 
     notice.--Procedures under which--
       ``(i) each party to any paternity or child support 
     proceeding is required (subject to privacy safeguards) to 
     file with the tribunal and the State case registry upon entry 
     of an order, and to update as appropriate, information on 
     location and identity of the party, including social security 
     number, residential and mailing addresses, telephone number, 
     driver's license number, and name, address, and name and 
     telephone number of employer; and
       ``(ii) in any subsequent child support enforcement action 
     between the parties, upon sufficient showing that diligent 
     effort has been made to ascertain the location of such a 
     party, the tribunal may deem State due process requirements 
     for notice and service of process to be met with respect to 
     the party, upon delivery of written notice to the most recent 
     residential or employer address filed with the tribunal 
     pursuant to clause (i).
       ``(B) Statewide jurisdiction.--Procedures under which--
       ``(i) the State agency and any administrative or judicial 
     tribunal with authority to hear child support and paternity 
     cases exerts statewide jurisdiction over the parties; and
       ``(ii) in a State in which orders are issued by courts or 
     administrative tribunals, a case may be transferred between 
     local jurisdictions in the State without need for any 
     additional filing by the petitioner, or service of process 
     upon the respondent, to retain jurisdiction over the parties.
       ``(3) Coordination with erisa.--Notwithstanding subsection 
     (d) of section 514 of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
     Act of 1974 (relating to effect on other laws), nothing in 
     this subsection shall be construed to alter, amend, modify, 
     invalidate, impair, or supersede subsections (a), (b), and 
     (c) of such section 514 as it applies with respect to any 
     procedure referred to in paragraph (1) and any expedited 
     procedure referred to in paragraph (2), except to the extent 
     that such procedure would be consistent with the requirements 
     of section 206(d)(3) of such Act (relating to qualified 
     domestic relations orders) or the requirements of section 
     609(a) of such Act (relating to qualified medical child 
     support orders) if the reference in such section 206(d)(3) to 
     a domestic relations order and the reference in such section 
     609(a) to a medical child support order were a reference to a 
     support order referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) relating 
     to the same matters, respectively.''.
       (b) Automation of State Agency Functions.--Section 454A, as 
     added by section 12344(a)(2) and as amended by sections 12311 
     and 12312(c) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h) Expedited Administrative Procedures.--The automated 
     system required by this section shall be used, to the maximum 
     extent feasible, to implement the expedited administrative 
     procedures required by section 466(c).''.

                   CHAPTER 4--PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT

     SEC. 12331. STATE LAWS CONCERNING PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT.

       (a) State Laws Required.--Section 466(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 
     666(a)(5)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Procedures concerning paternity establishment.--
       ``(A) Establishment process available from birth until age 
     18.--
       ``(i) Procedures which permit the establishment of the 
     paternity of a child at any time before the child attains 18 
     years of age.
       ``(ii) As of August 16, 1984, clause (i) shall also apply 
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     not been established or for whom a paternity action was 
     brought but dismissed because a statute of limitations of 
     less than 18 years was then in effect in the State.
       ``(B) Procedures concerning genetic testing.--
       ``(i) Genetic testing required in certain contested 
     cases.--Procedures under which the State is required, in a 
     contested paternity case (unless otherwise barred by State 
     law) to require the child and all other parties (other than 
     individuals found under section 454(29) to have good cause 
     for refusing to cooperate) to submit to genetic tests upon 
     the request of any such party, if the request is supported by 
     a sworn statement by the party--

       ``(I) alleging paternity, and setting forth facts 
     establishing a reasonable possibility of the requisite sexual 
     contact between the parties; or
       ``(II) denying paternity, and setting forth facts 
     establishing a reasonable possibility of the nonexistence of 
     sexual contact between the parties.

       ``(ii) Other requirements.--Procedures which require the 
     State agency, in any case in which the agency orders genetic 
     testing--

       ``(I) to pay costs of such tests, subject to recoupment (if 
     the State so elects) from the alleged father if paternity is 
     established; and
       ``(II) to obtain additional testing in any case if an 
     original test result is contested, upon request and advance 
     payment by the contestant.

       ``(C) Voluntary paternity acknowledgment.--
       ``(i) Simple civil process.--Procedures for a simple civil 
     process for voluntarily acknowledging paternity under which 
     the State must provide that, before a mother and a putative 
     father can sign an acknowledgment of paternity, the mother 
     and the putative father must be given notice, orally and in 
     writing, of the alternatives to, the legal consequences of, 
     and the rights (including, if 1 parent is a minor, any rights 
     afforded due to minority status) and responsibilities that 
     arise from, signing the acknowledgment.
       ``(ii) Hospital-based program.--Such procedures must 
     include a hospital-based program for the voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity focusing on the period 
     immediately before or after the birth of a child, subject to 
     such good cause exceptions, taking into account the best 
     interests of the child, as the State may establish.
       ``(iii) Paternity establishment services.--

       ``(I) State-offered services.--Such procedures must require 
     the State agency responsible for maintaining birth records to 
     offer voluntary paternity establishment services.
       ``(II) Regulations.--

       ``(aa) Services offered by hospitals and birth record 
     agencies.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
     governing voluntary paternity establishment services offered 
     by hospitals and birth record agencies.
       ``(bb) Services offered by other entities.--The Secretary 
     shall prescribe regulations specifying the types of other 
     entities that may offer voluntary paternity establishment 
     services, and governing the provision of such services, which 
     shall include a requirement that such an entity must use the 
     same notice provisions used by, use the same materials used 
     by, provide the personnel providing such services with the 
     same training provided by, and evaluate the provision of such 
     services in the same manner as the provision of such services 
     is evaluated by, voluntary paternity establishment programs 
     of hospitals and birth record agencies.
       ``(iv) Use of paternity acknowledgment affidavit.--Such 
     procedures must require the State to develop and use an 
     affidavit for the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity which 
     includes the minimum requirements of the affidavit developed 
     by the Secretary under section 452(a)(7) for the voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity, and to give full faith and 
     credit to such an affidavit signed in any other State 
     according to its procedures.
       ``(D) Status of signed paternity acknowledgment.--
       ``(i) Inclusion in birth records.--Procedures under which 
     the name of the father shall be included on the record of 
     birth of the child only if--

       ``(I) the father and mother have signed a voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity; or
       ``(II) a court or an administrative agency of competent 
     jurisdiction has issued an adjudication of paternity.

     Nothing in this clause shall preclude a State agency from 
     obtaining an admission of paternity from the father for 
     submission in a judicial or administrative proceeding, or 
     prohibit the issuance of an order in a judicial or 
     administrative proceeding which bases a legal finding of 
     paternity on an admission of paternity by the father and any 
     other additional showing required by State law.
       ``(ii) Legal finding of paternity.--Procedures under which 
     a signed voluntary acknowledgment of paternity is considered 
     a legal finding of paternity, subject to the right of any 
     signatory to rescind the acknowledgment within the earlier 
     of--

       ``(I) 60 days; or
       ``(II) the date of an administrative or judicial proceeding 
     relating to the child (including a proceeding to establish a 
     support order) in which the signatory is a party.

       ``(iii) Contest.--Procedures under which, after the 60-day 
     period referred to in clause (ii), a signed voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity may be challenged in court only 
     on the basis of fraud, duress, or material mistake of fact, 
     with the burden of proof upon the challenger, and under which 
     the legal responsibilities (including child support 
     obligations) of any signatory arising from the acknowledgment 
     may not be suspended during the challenge, except for good 
     cause shown.
       ``(E) Bar on acknowledgment ratification proceedings.--
     Procedures under which judicial or administrative proceedings 
     are not required or permitted to ratify an unchallenged 
     acknowledgment of paternity.
       ``(F) Admissibility of genetic testing results.--
     Procedures--
       ``(i) requiring the admission into evidence, for purposes 
     of establishing paternity, of the results of any genetic test 
     that is--

       ``(I) of a type generally acknowledged as reliable by 
     accreditation bodies designated by the Secretary; and
       ``(II) performed by a laboratory approved by such an 
     accreditation body;

       ``(ii) requiring an objection to genetic testing results to 
     be made in writing not later than a specified number of days 
     before any hearing at which the results may be introduced 
     into evidence (or, at State option, not later than a 
     specified number of days after receipt of the results); and
       ``(iii) making the test results admissible as evidence of 
     paternity without the need for foundation testimony or other 
     proof of authenticity or accuracy, unless objection is made.
       ``(G) Presumption of paternity in certain cases.--
     Procedures which create a rebuttable or, at the option of the 
     State, conclusive presumption of paternity upon genetic 
     testing results indicating a threshold probability that the 
     alleged father is the father of the child.
       ``(H) Default orders.--Procedures requiring a default order 
     to be entered in a paternity case upon a showing of service 
     of process on the defendant and any additional showing 
     required by State law.
       ``(I) No right to jury trial.--Procedures providing that 
     the parties to an action to establish paternity are not 
     entitled to a trial by jury.
       ``(J) Temporary support order based on probable paternity 
     in contested cases.--Procedures which require that a 
     temporary order be issued, upon motion by a party, requiring 
     the provision of child support pending an administrative or 
     judicial determination of parentage, if there is clear and 
     convincing evidence of paternity (on the basis of genetic 
     tests or other evidence).
       ``(K) Proof of certain support and paternity establishment 
     costs.--Procedures under which bills for pregnancy, 
     childbirth, and genetic testing are admissible as evidence 
     without requiring third-party foundation testimony, and shall 
     constitute prima facie evidence of amounts incurred for such 
     services or for testing on behalf of the child.
       ``(L) Standing of putative fathers.--Procedures ensuring 
     that the putative father has a reasonable opportunity to 
     initiate a paternity action.
       ``(M) Filing of acknowledgments and adjudications in state 
     registry of birth records.--Procedures under which voluntary 
     acknowledgments and adjudications of paternity by judicial or 
     administrative processes are filed with the State registry of 
     birth records for comparison with information in the State 
     case registry.''.
       (b) National Paternity Acknowledgment Affidavit.--Section 
     452(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(7)) is amended by inserting ``, 
     and develop an affidavit to be used for the voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity which shall include the social 
     security number of each parent and, after consultation with 
     the States, other common elements as determined by such 
     designee'' before the semicolon.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 468 (42 U.S.C. 668) is 
     amended by striking ``a simple civil process for voluntarily 
     acknowledging paternity and''.

     SEC. 12332. OUTREACH FOR VOLUNTARY PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT.

       Section 454(23) (42 U.S.C. 654(23)) is amended by inserting 
     ``and will publicize the availability and encourage the use 
     of procedures for voluntary establishment of paternity and 
     child support by means the State deems appropriate'' before 
     the semicolon.

     SEC. 12333. COOPERATION BY APPLICANTS FOR AND RECIPIENTS OF 
                   TEMPORARY FAMILY ASSISTANCE.

       Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), as amended by sections 
     12301(b), 12303(a), 12312(a), and 12313(a) of this Act, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (27);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (28) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (28) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(29) provide that the State agency responsible for 
     administering the State plan--
       ``(A) shall make the determination (and redetermination at 
     appropriate intervals) as to whether an individual who has 
     applied for or is receiving assistance under the State 
     program funded under part A or the State program under title 
     XXI is cooperating in good faith with the State in 
     establishing the paternity of, or in establishing, modifying, 
     or enforcing a support order for, any child of the individual 
     by providing the State agency with the name of, and such 
     other information as the State agency may require with 
     respect to, the noncustodial parent of the child, subject to 
     such good cause exceptions, taking into account the best 
     interests of the child, as the State may establish through 
     the State agency, or at the option of the State, through the 
     State agencies administering the State programs funded under 
     part A and title XXI;

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       ``(B) shall require the individual to supply additional 
     necessary information and appear at interviews, hearings, and 
     legal proceedings;
       ``(C) shall require the individual and the child to submit 
     to genetic tests pursuant to judicial or administrative 
     order;
       ``(D) may request that the individual sign a voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity, after notice of the rights and 
     consequences of such an acknowledgment, but may not require 
     the individual to sign an acknowledgment or otherwise 
     relinquish the right to genetic tests as a condition of 
     cooperation and eligibility for assistance under the State 
     program funded under part A or the State program under title 
     XXI; and
       ``(E) shall promptly notify the individual and the State 
     agency administering the State program funded under part A 
     and the State agency administering the State program under 
     title XXI of each such determination, and if noncooperation 
     is determined, the basis therefore.''.

             CHAPTER 5--PROGRAM ADMINISTRATION AND FUNDING

     SEC. 12341. PERFORMANCE-BASED INCENTIVES AND PENALTIES.

       (a) Development of New System.--The Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, in consultation with State directors of 
     programs under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act, 
     shall develop a new incentive system to replace the system 
     under section 458 of such Act. The new system shall provide 
     additional payments to any State based on such State's 
     performance under such a program.
       (b) Conforming Amendments to Present System.--Section 458 
     (42 U.S.C. 658) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children under a State plan approved under part A 
     of this title'' and inserting ``assistance under a program 
     funded under part A'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ``section 
     402(a)(26)'' and inserting ``section 407(a)(4)'';
       (3) in subsections (b) and (c)--
       (A) by striking ``AFDC collections'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``title IV-A collections'', and
       (B) by striking ``non-AFDC collections'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``non-title IV-A collections''; and
       (4) in subsection (c), by striking ``combined AFDC/non-AFDC 
     administrative costs'' both places it appears and inserting 
     ``combined title IV-A/non-title IV-A administrative costs''.
       (c) Calculation of IV-D Paternity Establishment 
     Percentage.--
       (1) Section 452(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(1)) is amended in 
     each of subparagraphs (A) and (B), by striking ``75'' and 
     inserting ``90''.
       (2) Section 452(g)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)(A)) is 
     amended in the matter preceding clause (i)--
       (A) by striking ``paternity establishment percentage'' and 
     inserting ``IV-D paternity establishment percentage''; and
       (B) by striking ``(or all States, as the case may be)''.
       (3) Section 452(g)(2) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In meeting 
     the 90 percent paternity establishment requirement, a State 
     may calculate either the paternity establishment rate of 
     cases in the program funded under this part or the paternity 
     establishment rate of all out-of-wedlock births in the 
     State.''.
       (4) Section 452(g)(3) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(3)) is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
     respectively;
       (B) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``the percentage of children born out-of-wedlock in a State'' 
     and inserting ``the percentage of children in a State who are 
     born out of wedlock or for whom support has not been 
     established''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) by inserting 
     ``and securing support'' before the period.
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Incentive adjustments.--
       (A) In general.--The system developed under subsection (a) 
     and the amendments made by subsection (b) shall become 
     effective on October 1, 1997, except to the extent provided 
     in subparagraph (B).
       (B) Application of section 458.--Section 458 of the Social 
     Security Act, as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this section, shall be effective for purposes of 
     incentive payments to States for fiscal years before fiscal 
     year 1999.
       (2) Penalty reductions.--The amendments made by subsection 
     (c) shall become effective with respect to calendar quarters 
     beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 12342. FEDERAL AND STATE REVIEWS AND AUDITS.

       (a) State Agency Activities.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (14), by striking ``(14)'' and inserting 
     ``(14)(A)'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (15) as subparagraph (B) of 
     paragraph (14); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(15) provide for--
       ``(A) a process for annual reviews of and reports to the 
     Secretary on the State program operated under the State plan 
     approved under this part, including such information as may 
     be necessary to measure State compliance with Federal 
     requirements for expedited procedures, using such standards 
     and procedures as are required by the Secretary, under which 
     the State agency will determine the extent to which the 
     program is operated in compliance with this part; and
       ``(B) a process of extracting from the automated data 
     processing system required by paragraph (16) and transmitting 
     to the Secretary data and calculations concerning the levels 
     of accomplishment (and rates of improvement) with respect to 
     applicable performance indicators (including IV-D paternity 
     establishment percentages to the extent necessary for 
     purposes of sections 452(g) and 458.''.
       (b) Federal Activities.--Section 452(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 
     652(a)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4)(A) review data and calculations transmitted by State 
     agencies pursuant to section 454(15)(B) on State program 
     accomplishments with respect to performance indicators for 
     purposes of subsection (g) of this section and section 458;
       ``(B) review annual reports submitted pursuant to section 
     454(15)(A) and, as appropriate, provide to the State 
     comments, recommendations for additional or alternative 
     corrective actions, and technical assistance; and
       ``(C) conduct audits, in accordance with the Government 
     auditing standards of the Comptroller General of the United 
     States--
       ``(i) at least once every 3 years (or more frequently, in 
     the case of a State which fails to meet the requirements of 
     this part concerning performance standards and reliability of 
     program data) to assess the completeness, reliability, and 
     security of the data, and the accuracy of the reporting 
     systems, used in calculating performance indicators under 
     subsection (g) of this section and section 458;
       ``(ii) of the adequacy of financial management of the State 
     program operated under the State plan approved under this 
     part, including assessments of--
       ``(I) whether Federal and other funds made available to 
     carry out the State program are being appropriately expended, 
     and are properly and fully accounted for; and
       ``(II) whether collections and disbursements of support 
     payments are carried out correctly and are fully accounted 
     for; and
       ``(iii) for such other purposes as the Secretary may find 
     necessary;''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective with respect to calendar quarters 
     beginning 12 months or more after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 12343. REQUIRED REPORTING PROCEDURES.

       (a) Establishment.--Section 452(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(5)) 
     is amended by inserting ``, and establish procedures to be 
     followed by States for collecting and reporting information 
     required to be provided under this part, and establish 
     uniform definitions (including those necessary to enable the 
     measurement of State compliance with the requirements of this 
     part relating to expedited processes) to be applied in 
     following such procedures'' before the semicolon.
       (b) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), 
     as amended by sections 12301(b), 12303(a), 12312(a), 
     12313(a), and 12333 of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (28);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (29) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (29) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(30) provide that the State shall use the definitions 
     established under section 452(a)(5) in collecting and 
     reporting information as required under this part.''.

     SEC. 12344. AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Revised Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Section 454(16) (42 U.S.C. 654(16)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``, at the option of the State,'';
       (B) by inserting ``and operation by the State agency'' 
     after ``for the establishment'';
       (C) by inserting ``meeting the requirements of section 
     454A'' after ``information retrieval system'';
       (D) by striking ``in the State and localities thereof, so 
     as (A)'' and inserting ``so as'';
       (E) by striking ``(i)''; and
       (F) by striking ``(including'' and all that follows and 
     inserting a semicolon.
       (2) Automated data processing.--Part D of title IV (42 
     U.S.C. 651-669) is amended by inserting after section 454 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 454A. AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING.

       ``(a) In General.--In order for a State to meet the 
     requirements of this section, the State agency administering 
     the State program under this part shall have in operation a 
     single statewide automated data processing and information 
     retrieval system which has the capability to perform the 
     tasks specified in this section with the frequency and in the 
     manner required by or under this part.
       ``(b) Program Management.--The automated system required by 
     this section shall perform such functions as the Secretary 
     may specify relating to management of the State program under 
     this part, including--
       ``(1) controlling and accounting for use of Federal, State, 
     and local funds in carrying out the program; and
       ``(2) maintaining the data necessary to meet Federal 
     reporting requirements under this part on a timely basis.
       ``(c) Calculation of Performance Indicators.--In order to 
     enable the Secretary to determine the incentive payments and 
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     alty adjustments required by sections 452(g) and 458, the 
     State agency shall--
       ``(1) use the automated system--
       ``(A) to maintain the requisite data on State performance 
     with respect to paternity establishment and child support 
     enforcement in the State; and
       ``(B) to calculate the IV-D paternity establishment 
     percentage for the State for each fiscal year; and
       ``(2) have in place systems controls to ensure the 
     completeness and reliability of, and ready access to, the 
     data described in paragraph (1)(A), and the accuracy of the 
     calculations described in paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(d) Information Integrity and Security.--The State agency 
     shall have in effect safeguards on the integrity, accuracy, 
     and completeness of, access to, and use of data in the 
     automated system required by this section, which shall 
     include the following (in addition to such other safeguards 
     as the Secretary may specify in regulations):
       ``(1) Policies restricting access.--Written policies 
     concerning access to data by State agency personnel, and 
     sharing of data with other persons, which--
       ``(A) permit access to and use of data only to the extent 
     necessary to carry out the State program under this part; and
       ``(B) specify the data which may be used for particular 
     program purposes, and the personnel permitted access to such 
     data.
       ``(2) Systems controls.--Systems controls (such as 
     passwords or blocking of fields) to ensure strict adherence 
     to the policies described in paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Monitoring of access.--Routine monitoring of access 
     to and use of the automated system, through methods such as 
     audit trails and feedback mechanisms, to guard against and 
     promptly identify unauthorized access or use.
       ``(4) Training and information.--Procedures to ensure that 
     all personnel (including State and local agency staff and 
     contractors) who may have access to or be required to use 
     confidential program data are informed of applicable 
     requirements and penalties (including those in section 6103 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), and are adequately 
     trained in security procedures.
       ``(5) Penalties.--Administrative penalties (up to and 
     including dismissal from employment) for unauthorized access 
     to, or disclosure or use of, confidential data.''.
       (3) Regulations.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall prescribe final regulations for implementation 
     of section 454A of the Social Security Act not later than 2 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (4) Implementation timetable.--Section 454(24) (42 U.S.C. 
     654(24)), as amended by section 12303(a)(1) of this Act, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(24) provide that the State will have in effect an 
     automated data processing and information retrieval system--
       ``(A) by October 1, 1997, which meets all requirements of 
     this part which were enacted on or before the date of 
     enactment of the Family Support Act of 1988, and
       ``(B) by October 1, 1999, which meets all requirements of 
     this part enacted on or before the date of the enactment of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995, 
     except that such deadline shall be extended by 1 day for each 
     day (if any) by which the Secretary fails to meet the 
     deadline imposed by section 12344(a)(3) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995;''.
       (b) Special Federal Matching Rate for Development Costs of 
     Automated Systems.--
       (1) In general.--Section 455(a) (42 U.S.C. 655(a)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B)--
       (i) by striking ``90 percent'' and inserting ``the percent 
     specified in paragraph (3)'';
       (ii) by striking ``so much of''; and
       (iii) by striking ``which the Secretary'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``, and''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) The Secretary shall pay to each State, for each 
     quarter in fiscal years 1996 and 1997, 90 percent of so much 
     of the State expenditures described in paragraph (1)(B) as 
     the Secretary finds are for a system meeting the requirements 
     specified in section 454(16) (as in effect on September 30, 
     1995) but limited to the amount approved for States in the 
     advance planning documents of such States submitted on or 
     before May 1, 1995.
       ``(B)(i) The Secretary shall pay to each State, for each 
     quarter in fiscal years 1997 through 2001, the percentage 
     specified in clause (ii) of so much of the State expenditures 
     described in paragraph (1)(B) as the Secretary finds are for 
     a system meeting the requirements of sections 454(16) and 
     454A.
       ``(ii) The percentage specified in this clause is 80 
     percent.''.
       (2) Temporary limitation on payments under special federal 
     matching rate.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     may not pay more than $400,000,000 in the aggregate under 
     section 455(a)(3) of the Social Security Act for fiscal years 
     1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000.
       (B) Allocation of limitation among states.--The total 
     amount payable to a State under section 455(a)(3) of such Act 
     for fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 shall not 
     exceed the limitation determined for the State by the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services in regulations.
       (C) Allocation formula.--The regulations referred to in 
     subparagraph (B) shall prescribe a formula for allocating the 
     amount specified in subparagraph (A) among States with plans 
     approved under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act, 
     which shall take into account--
       (i) the relative size of State caseloads under such part; 
     and
       (ii) the level of automation needed to meet the automated 
     data processing requirements of such part.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 123(c) of the Family 
     Support Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 2352; Public Law 100-485) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 12345. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) For Training of Federal and State Staff, Research and 
     Demonstration Programs, and Special Projects of Regional or 
     National Significance.--Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 652) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States 
     not otherwise appropriated, there is hereby appropriated to 
     the Secretary for each fiscal year an amount equal to 1 
     percent of the total amount paid to the Federal Government 
     pursuant to section 457(a) during the immediately preceding 
     fiscal year (as determined on the basis of the most recent 
     reliable data available to the Secretary as of the end of the 
     3rd calendar quarter following the end of such preceding 
     fiscal year), to cover costs incurred by the Secretary for--
       ``(1) information dissemination and technical assistance to 
     States, training of State and Federal staff, staffing 
     studies, and related activities needed to improve programs 
     under this part (including technical assistance concerning 
     State automated systems required by this part); and
       ``(2) research, demonstration, and special projects of 
     regional or national significance relating to the operation 
     of State programs under this part.''.
       (b) Operation of Federal Parent Locator Service.--Section 
     453 (42 U.S.C. 653), as amended by section 12316 of this Act, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(o) Recovery of Costs.--Out of any money in the Treasury 
     of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there is 
     hereby appropriated to the Secretary for each fiscal year an 
     amount equal to 2 percent of the total amount paid to the 
     Federal Government pursuant to section 457(a) during the 
     immediately preceding fiscal year (as determined on the basis 
     of the most recent reliable data available to the Secretary 
     as of the end of the 3rd calendar quarter following the end 
     of such preceding fiscal year), to cover costs incurred by 
     the Secretary for operation of the Federal Parent Locator 
     Service under this section, to the extent such costs are not 
     recovered through user fees.''.

     SEC. 12346. REPORTS AND DATA COLLECTION BY THE SECRETARY.

       (a) Annual Report to Congress.--
       (1) Section 452(a)(10)(A) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``this part;'' and inserting ``this part, 
     including--''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
       ``(i) the total amount of child support payments collected 
     as a result of services furnished during the fiscal year to 
     individuals receiving services under this part;
       ``(ii) the cost to the States and to the Federal Government 
     of so furnishing the services; and
       ``(iii) the number of cases involving families--

       ``(I) who became ineligible for assistance under State 
     programs funded under part A during a month in the fiscal 
     year; and
       ``(II) with respect to whom a child support payment was 
     received in the month;''.

       (2) Section 452(a)(10)(C) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(C)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
       (i) by striking ``with the data required under each clause 
     being separately stated for cases'' and inserting 
     ``separately stated for (1) cases'';
       (ii) by striking ``cases where the child was formerly 
     receiving'' and inserting ``or formerly received'';
       (iii) by inserting ``or 1912'' after ``471(a)(17)''; and
       (iv) by inserting ``(2)'' before ``all other'';
       (B) in each of clauses (i) and (ii), by striking ``, and 
     the total amount of such obligations'';
       (C) in clause (iii), by striking ``described in'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``in which support was collected 
     during the fiscal year;'';
       (D) by striking clause (iv); and
       (E) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vii), and 
     inserting after clause (iii) the following new clauses:
       ``(iv) the total amount of support collected during such 
     fiscal year and distributed as current support;
       ``(v) the total amount of support collected during such 
     fiscal year and distributed as arrearages;
       ``(vi) the total amount of support due and unpaid for all 
     fiscal years; and''.
       (3) Section 452(a)(10)(G) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(G)) is 
     amended by striking ``on the use of Federal courts and''.
       (4) Section 452(a)(10) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'';
       (B) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(J) compliance, by State, with the standards established 
     pursuant to subsections (h) and (i).''.

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       (5) Section 452(a)(10) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)) is amended by 
     striking all that follows subparagraph (J), as added by 
     paragraph (4).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall be effective with respect to fiscal year 1996 and 
     succeeding fiscal years.

      CHAPTER 6--ESTABLISHMENT AND MODIFICATION OF SUPPORT ORDERS

     SEC. 12351. SIMPLIFIED PROCESS FOR REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT OF 
                   CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS.

       Section 466(a)(10) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(10)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(10) Review and adjustment of support orders upon 
     request.--Procedures under which the State shall review and 
     adjust each support order being enforced under this part upon 
     the request of either parent or the State if there is an 
     assignment. Such procedures shall provide the following:
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) 3-year cycle.--Except as provided in subparagraphs 
     (B) and (C), the State shall review and, as appropriate, 
     adjust the support order every 3 years, taking into account 
     the best interests of the child involved.
       ``(ii) Methods of adjustment.--The State may elect to 
     review and, if appropriate, adjust an order pursuant to 
     clause (i) by--

       ``(I) reviewing and, if appropriate, adjusting the order in 
     accordance with the guidelines established pursuant to 
     section 467(a) if the amount of the child support award under 
     the order differs from the amount that would be awarded in 
     accordance with the guidelines; or
       ``(II) applying a cost-of-living adjustment to the order in 
     accordance with a formula developed by the State and permit 
     either party to contest the adjustment, within 30 days after 
     the date of the notice of the adjustment, by making a request 
     for review and, if appropriate, adjustment of the order in 
     accordance with the child support guidelines established 
     pursuant to section 467(a).

       ``(iii) No proof of change in circumstances necessary.--Any 
     adjustment under this subparagraph (A) shall be made without 
     a requirement for proof or showing of a change in 
     circumstances.
       ``(B) Automated method.--The State may use automated 
     methods (including automated comparisons with wage or State 
     income tax data) to identify orders eligible for review, 
     conduct the review, identify orders eligible for adjustment, 
     and apply the appropriate adjustment to the orders eligible 
     for adjustment under the threshold established by the State.
       ``(C) Request upon substantial change in circumstances.--
     The State shall, at the request of either parent subject to 
     such an order or of any State child support enforcement 
     agency, review and, if appropriate, adjust the order in 
     accordance with the guidelines established pursuant to 
     section 467(a) based upon a substantial change in the 
     circumstances of either parent.
       ``(D) Notice of right to review.--The State shall provide 
     notice not less than once every 3 years to the parents 
     subject to such an order informing them of their right to 
     request the State to review and, if appropriate, adjust the 
     order pursuant to this paragraph. The notice may be included 
     in the order.''.

     SEC. 12352. FURNISHING CONSUMER REPORTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES 
                   RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT.

       Section 604 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1681b) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(4) In response to a request by the head of a State or 
     local child support enforcement agency (or a State or local 
     government official authorized by the head of such an 
     agency), if the person making the request certifies to the 
     consumer reporting agency that--
       ``(A) the consumer report is needed for the purpose of 
     establishing an individual's capacity to make child support 
     payments or determining the appropriate level of such 
     payments;
       ``(B) the paternity of the consumer for the child to which 
     the obligation relates has been established or acknowledged 
     by the consumer in accordance with State laws under which the 
     obligation arises (if required by those laws);
       ``(C) the person has provided at least 10 days' prior 
     notice to the consumer whose report is requested, by 
     certified or registered mail to the last known address of the 
     consumer, that the report will be requested; and
       ``(D) the consumer report will be kept confidential, will 
     be used solely for a purpose described in subparagraph (A), 
     and will not be used in connection with any other civil, 
     administrative, or criminal proceeding, or for any other 
     purpose.
       ``(5) To an agency administering a State plan under section 
     454 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654) for use to set 
     an initial or modified child support award.''.

     SEC. 12353. NONLIABILITY FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING 
                   FINANCIAL RECORDS TO STATE CHILD SUPPORT 
                   ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN CHILD SUPPORT CASES.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     Federal or State law, a financial institution shall not be 
     liable under any Federal or State law to any person for 
     disclosing any financial record of an individual to a State 
     child support enforcement agency attempting to establish, 
     modify, or enforce a child support obligation of such 
     individual.
       (b) Prohibition of Disclosure of Financial Record Obtained 
     by State Child Support Enforcement Agency.--A State child 
     support enforcement agency which obtains a financial record 
     of an individual from a financial institution pursuant to 
     subsection (a) may disclose such financial record only for 
     the purpose of, and to the extent necessary in, establishing, 
     modifying, or enforcing a child support obligation of such 
     individual.
       (c) Civil Damages for Unauthorized Disclosure.--
       (1) Disclosure by state officer or employee.--If any person 
     knowingly, or by reason of negligence, discloses a financial 
     record of an individual in violation of subsection (b), such 
     individual may bring a civil action for damages against such 
     person in a district court of the United States.
       (2) No liability for good faith but erroneous 
     interpretation.--No liability shall arise under this 
     subsection with respect to any disclosure which results from 
     a good faith, but erroneous, interpretation of subsection 
     (b).
       (3) Damages.--In any action brought under paragraph (1), 
     upon a finding of liability on the part of the defendant, the 
     defendant shall be liable to the plaintiff in an amount equal 
     to the sum of--
       (A) the greater of--
       (i) $1,000 for each act of unauthorized disclosure of a 
     financial record with respect to which such defendant is 
     found liable; or
       (ii) the sum of--

       (I) the actual damages sustained by the plaintiff as a 
     result of such unauthorized disclosure; plus
       (II) in the case of a willful disclosure or a disclosure 
     which is the result of gross negligence, punitive damages; 
     plus

       (B) the costs (including attorney's fees) of the action.
       (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       (1) Financial institution.--The term ``financial 
     institution'' means--
       (A) a depository institution, as defined in section 3(c) of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(c));
       (B) an institution-affiliated party, as defined in section 
     3(u) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(v));
       (C) any Federal credit union or State credit union, as 
     defined in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1752), including an institution-affiliated party of 
     such a credit union, as defined in section 206(r) of such Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1786(r)); and
       (D) any benefit association, insurance company, safe 
     deposit company, money-market mutual fund, or similar entity 
     authorized to do business in the State.
       (2) Financial record.--The term ``financial record'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 1101 of the Right to 
     Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3401).
       (3) State child support enforcement agency.--The term 
     ``State child support enforcement agency'' means a State 
     agency which administers a State program for establishing and 
     enforcing child support obligations.

                CHAPTER 7--ENFORCEMENT OF SUPPORT ORDERS

     SEC. 12361. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE COLLECTION OF 
                   ARREARAGES.

       (a) Collection of Fees.--Section 6305(a) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to collection of certain 
     liability) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting ``, and'';
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) no additional fee may be assessed for adjustments to 
     an amount previously certified pursuant to such section 
     452(b) with respect to the same obligor.''; and
       (4) by striking ``Secretary of Health, Education, and 
     Welfare'' each place it appears and inserting ``Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall become effective October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 12362. AUTHORITY TO COLLECT SUPPORT FROM FEDERAL 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Consolidation and Streamlining of Authorities.--Section 
     459 (42 U.S.C. 659) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 459. CONSENT BY THE UNITED STATES TO INCOME 
                   WITHHOLDING, GARNISHMENT, AND SIMILAR 
                   PROCEEDINGS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT 
                   AND ALIMONY OBLIGATIONS.

       ``(a) Consent to Support Enforcement.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law (including section 207 of this Act and 
     section 5301 of title 38, United States Code), effective 
     January 1, 1975, moneys (the entitlement to which is based 
     upon remuneration for employment) due from, or payable by, 
     the United States or the District of Columbia (including any 
     agency, subdivision, or instrumentality thereof) to any 
     individual, including members of the Armed Forces of the 
     United States, shall be subject, in like manner and to the 
     same extent as if the United States or the District of 
     Columbia were a private person, to withholding in accordance 
     with State law enacted pursuant to subsections (a)(1) and (b) 
     of section 466 and regulations of the Secretary under such 
     subsections, and to any other legal process brought, by a 
     State agency administering a program under a State plan 
     approved under this part or by an individual obligee, to 
     enforce the legal obligation of the individual to provide 
     child support or alimony.
       ``(b) Consent to Requirements Applicable to Private 
     Person.--With respect to notice to withhold income pursuant 
     to sub

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     section (a)(1) or (b) of section 466, or any other order or 
     process to enforce support obligations against an individual 
     (if the order or process contains or is accompanied by 
     sufficient data to permit prompt identification of the 
     individual and the moneys involved), each governmental entity 
     specified in subsection (a) shall be subject to the same 
     requirements as would apply if the entity were a private 
     person, except as otherwise provided in this section.
       ``(c) Designation of Agent; Response to Notice or Process--
       ``(1) Designation of agent.--The head of each agency 
     subject to this section shall--
       ``(A) designate an agent or agents to receive orders and 
     accept service of process in matters relating to child 
     support or alimony; and
       ``(B) annually publish in the Federal Register the 
     designation of the agent or agents, identified by title or 
     position, mailing address, and telephone number.
       ``(2) Response to notice or process.--If an agent 
     designated pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection 
     receives notice pursuant to State procedures in effect 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or (b) of section 466, or is 
     effectively served with any order, process, or interrogatory, 
     with respect to an individual's child support or alimony 
     payment obligations, the agent shall--
       ``(A) as soon as possible (but not later than 15 days) 
     thereafter, send written notice of the notice or service 
     (together with a copy of the notice or service) to the 
     individual at the duty station or last-known home address of 
     the individual;
       ``(B) within 30 days (or such longer period as may be 
     prescribed by applicable State law) after receipt of a notice 
     pursuant to such State procedures, comply with all applicable 
     provisions of section 466; and
       ``(C) within 30 days (or such longer period as may be 
     prescribed by applicable State law) after effective service 
     of any other such order, process, or interrogatory, respond 
     to the order, process, or interrogatory.
       ``(d) Priority of Claims.--If a governmental entity 
     specified in subsection (a) receives notice or is served with 
     process, as provided in this section, concerning amounts owed 
     by an individual to more than 1 person--
       ``(1) support collection under section 466(b) must be given 
     priority over any other process, as provided in section 
     466(b)(7);
       ``(2) allocation of moneys due or payable to an individual 
     among claimants under section 466(b) shall be governed by 
     section 466(b) and the regulations prescribed under such 
     section; and
       ``(3) such moneys as remain after compliance with 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be available to satisfy any 
     other such processes on a first-come, first-served basis, 
     with any such process being satisfied out of such moneys as 
     remain after the satisfaction of all such processes which 
     have been previously served.
       ``(e) No Requirement to Vary Pay Cycles.--A governmental 
     entity that is affected by legal process served for the 
     enforcement of an individual's child support or alimony 
     payment obligations shall not be required to vary its normal 
     pay and disbursement cycle in order to comply with the legal 
     process.
       ``(f) Relief From Liability.--
       ``(1) Neither the United States, nor the government of the 
     District of Columbia, nor any disbursing officer shall be 
     liable with respect to any payment made from moneys due or 
     payable from the United States to any individual pursuant to 
     legal process regular on its face, if the payment is made in 
     accordance with this section and the regulations issued to 
     carry out this section.
       ``(2) No Federal employee whose duties include taking 
     actions necessary to comply with the requirements of 
     subsection (a) with regard to any individual shall be subject 
     under any law to any disciplinary action or civil or criminal 
     liability or penalty for, or on account of, any disclosure of 
     information made by the employee in connection with the 
     carrying out of such actions.
       ``(g) Regulations.--Authority to promulgate regulations for 
     the implementation of this section shall, insofar as this 
     section applies to moneys due from (or payable by)--
       ``(1) the United States (other than the legislative or 
     judicial branches of the Federal Government) or the 
     government of the District of Columbia, be vested in the 
     President (or the designee of the President);
       ``(2) the legislative branch of the Federal Government, be 
     vested jointly in the President pro tempore of the Senate and 
     the Speaker of the House of Representatives (or their 
     designees), and
       ``(3) the judicial branch of the Federal Government, be 
     vested in the Chief Justice of the United States (or the 
     designee of the Chief Justice).
       ``(h) Moneys Subject to Process.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), moneys paid or 
     payable to an individual which are considered to be based 
     upon remuneration for employment, for purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(A) consist of--
       ``(i) compensation paid or payable for personal services of 
     the individual, whether the compensation is denominated as 
     wages, salary, commission, bonus, pay, allowances, or 
     otherwise (including severance pay, sick pay, and incentive 
     pay);
       ``(ii) periodic benefits (including a periodic benefit as 
     defined in section 228(h)(3)) or other payments--

       ``(I) under the insurance system established by title II;
       ``(II) under any other system or fund established by the 
     United States which provides for the payment of pensions, 
     retirement or retired pay, annuities, dependents' or 
     survivors' benefits, or similar amounts payable on account of 
     personal services performed by the individual or any other 
     individual;
       ``(III) as compensation for death under any Federal 
     program;
       ``(IV) under any Federal program established to provide 
     `black lung' benefits; or
       ``(V) by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as pension, or 
     as compensation for a service-connected disability or death; 
     and

       ``(iii) worker's compensation benefits paid under Federal 
     or State law but
       ``(B) do not include any payment--
       ``(i) by way of reimbursement or otherwise, to defray 
     expenses incurred by the individual in carrying out duties 
     associated with the employment of the individual; or
       ``(ii) as allowances for members of the uniformed services 
     payable pursuant to chapter 7 of title 37, United States 
     Code, as prescribed by the Secretaries concerned (defined by 
     section 101(5) of such title) as necessary for the efficient 
     performance of duty.
       ``(2) Certain amounts excluded.--In determining the amount 
     of any moneys due from, or payable by, the United States to 
     any individual, there shall be excluded amounts which--
       ``(A) are owed by the individual to the United States;
       ``(B) are required by law to be, and are, deducted from the 
     remuneration or other payment involved, including Federal 
     employment taxes, and fines and forfeitures ordered by court-
     martial;
       ``(C) are properly withheld for Federal, State, or local 
     income tax purposes, if the withholding of the amounts is 
     authorized or required by law and if amounts withheld are not 
     greater than would be the case if the individual claimed all 
     dependents to which he was entitled (the withholding of 
     additional amounts pursuant to section 3402(i) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 may be permitted only when the 
     individual presents evidence of a tax obligation which 
     supports the additional withholding);
       ``(D) are deducted as health insurance premiums;
       ``(E) are deducted as normal retirement contributions (not 
     including amounts deducted for supplementary coverage); or
       ``(F) are deducted as normal life insurance premiums from 
     salary or other remuneration for employment (not including 
     amounts deducted for supplementary coverage).
       ``(i) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) United states.--The term `United States' includes any 
     department, agency, or instrumentality of the legislative, 
     judicial, or executive branch of the Federal Government, the 
     United States Postal Service, the Postal Rate Commission, any 
     Federal corporation created by an Act of Congress that is 
     wholly owned by the Federal Government, and the governments 
     of the territories and possessions of the United States.
       ``(2) Child support.--The term `child support', when used 
     in reference to the legal obligations of an individual to 
     provide such support, means amounts required to be paid under 
     a judgment, decree, or order, whether temporary, final, or 
     subject to modification, issued by a court or an 
     administrative agency of competent jurisdiction, for the 
     support and maintenance of a child, including a child who has 
     attained the age of majority under the law of the issuing 
     State, or a child and the parent with whom the child is 
     living, which provides for monetary support, health care, 
     arrearages or reimbursement, and which may include other 
     related costs and fees, interest and penalties, income 
     withholding, attorney's fees, and other relief.
       ``(3) Alimony.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `alimony', when used in 
     reference to the legal obligations of an individual to 
     provide the same, means periodic payments of funds for the 
     support and maintenance of the spouse (or former spouse) of 
     the individual, and (subject to and in accordance with State 
     law) includes separate maintenance, alimony pendente lite, 
     maintenance, and spousal support, and includes attorney's 
     fees, interest, and court costs when and to the extent that 
     the same are expressly made recoverable as such pursuant to a 
     decree, order, or judgment issued in accordance with 
     applicable State law by a court of competent jurisdiction.
       ``(B) Exceptions.--Such term does not include--
       ``(i) any child support; or
       ``(ii) any payment or transfer of property or its value by 
     an individual to the spouse or a former spouse of the 
     individual in compliance with any community property 
     settlement, equitable distribution of property, or other 
     division of property between spouses or former spouses.
       ``(4) Private person.--The term `private person' means a 
     person who does not have sovereign or other special immunity 
     or privilege which causes the person not to be subject to 
     legal process.
       ``(5) Legal process.--The term `legal process' means any 
     writ, order, summons, or other similar process in the nature 
     of garnishment--
       ``(A) which is issued by--
       ``(i) a court or an administrative agency of competent 
     jurisdiction in any State, territory, or possession of the 
     United States;
       ``(ii) a court or an administrative agency of competent 
     jurisdiction in any foreign country with which the United 
     States has entered

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     into an agreement which requires the United States to honor 
     the process; or
       ``(iii) an authorized official pursuant to an order of such 
     a court or an administrative agency of competent jurisdiction 
     or pursuant to State or local law; and
       ``(B) which is directed to, and the purpose of which is to 
     compel, a governmental entity which holds moneys which are 
     otherwise payable to an individual to make a payment from the 
     moneys to another party in order to satisfy a legal 
     obligation of the individual to provide child support or make 
     alimony payments.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) To part d of title iv.--Sections 461 and 462 (42 U.S.C. 
     661 and 662) are repealed.
       (2) To title 5, united states code.--Section 5520a of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended, in subsections (h)(2) and 
     (i), by striking ``sections 459, 461, and 462 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659, 661, and 662)'' and inserting 
     ``section 459 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659)''.
       (c) Military Retired and Retainer Pay.--
       (1) Definition of court.--Section 1408(a)(1) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following: new 
     subparagraph
       ``(D) any administrative or judicial tribunal of a State 
     competent to enter orders for support or maintenance 
     (including a State agency administering a program under a 
     State plan approved under part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act), and, for purposes of this subparagraph, the 
     term `State' includes the District of Columbia, the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and 
     American Samoa.''.
       (2) Definition of court order.--Section 1408(a)(2) of such 
     title is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or a support order, as defined in 
     section 453(p) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     653(p)),'' before ``which--'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``(as defined in 
     section 462(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     662(b)))'' and inserting ``(as defined in section 459(i)(2) 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 662(i)(2)))''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``(as defined in 
     section 462(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     662(c)))'' and inserting ``(as defined in section 459(i)(3) 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 662(i)(3)))''.
       (3) Public payee.--Section 1408(d) of such title is 
     amended--
       (A) in the heading, by inserting ``(or for Benefit of)'' 
     before ``Spouse or''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), in the 1st sentence, by inserting 
     ``(or for the benefit of such spouse or former spouse to a 
     State disbursement unit established pursuant to section 454B 
     of the Social Security Act or other public payee designated 
     by a State, in accordance with part D of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act, as directed by court order, or as 
     otherwise directed in accordance with such part D)'' before 
     ``in an amount sufficient''.
       (4) Relationship to part d of title iv.--Section 1408 of 
     such title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(j) Relationship to Other Laws.--In any case involving an 
     order providing for payment of child support (as defined in 
     section 459(i)(2) of the Social Security Act) by a member who 
     has never been married to the other parent of the child, the 
     provisions of this section shall not apply, and the case 
     shall be subject to the provisions of section 459 of such 
     Act.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall become effective 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 12363. ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS OF 
                   MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Availability of Locator Information.--
       (1) Maintenance of address information.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish a centralized personnel locator 
     service that includes the address of each member of the Armed 
     Forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. Upon request 
     of the Secretary of Transportation, addresses for members of 
     the Coast Guard shall be included in the centralized 
     personnel locator service.
       (2) Type of address.--
       (A) Residential address.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B), the address for a member of the Armed 
     Forces shown in the locator service shall be the residential 
     address of that member.
       (B) Duty address.--The address for a member of the Armed 
     Forces shown in the locator service shall be the duty address 
     of that member in the case of a member--
       (i) who is permanently assigned overseas, to a vessel, or 
     to a routinely deployable unit; or
       (ii) with respect to whom the Secretary concerned makes a 
     determination that the member's residential address should 
     not be disclosed due to national security or safety concerns.
       (3) Updating of locator information.--Within 30 days after 
     a member listed in the locator service establishes a new 
     residential address (or a new duty address, in the case of a 
     member covered by paragraph (2)(B)), the Secretary concerned 
     shall update the locator service to indicate the new address 
     of the member.
       (4) Availability of information.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall make information regarding the address of a member of 
     the Armed Forces listed in the locator service available, on 
     request, to the Federal Parent Locator Service established 
     under section 453 of the Social Security Act.
       (b) Facilitating Granting of Leave for Attendance at 
     Hearings.--
       (1) Regulations.--The Secretary of each military 
     department, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect 
     to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in 
     the Navy, shall prescribe regulations to facilitate the 
     granting of leave to a member of the Armed Forces under the 
     jurisdiction of that Secretary in a case in which--
       (A) the leave is needed for the member to attend a hearing 
     described in paragraph (2);
       (B) the member is not serving in or with a unit deployed in 
     a contingency operation (as defined in section 101 of title 
     10, United States Code); and
       (C) the exigencies of military service (as determined by 
     the Secretary concerned) do not otherwise require that such 
     leave not be granted.
       (2) Covered hearings.--Paragraph (1) applies to a hearing 
     that is conducted by a court or pursuant to an administrative 
     process established under State law, in connection with a 
     civil action--
       (A) to determine whether a member of the Armed Forces is a 
     natural parent of a child; or
       (B) to determine an obligation of a member of the Armed 
     Forces to provide child support.
       (3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       (A) The term ``court'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 1408(a) of title 10, United States Code.
       (B) The term ``child support'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 459(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     659(i)).
       (c) Payment of Military Retired Pay in Compliance With 
     Child Support Orders.--
       (1) Date of certification of court order.--Section 1408 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 362(c)(4) 
     of this Act, is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections 
     (j) and (k), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(i) Certification Date.--It is not necessary that the 
     date of a certification of the authenticity or completeness 
     of a copy of a court order for child support received by the 
     Secretary concerned for the purposes of this section be 
     recent in relation to the date of receipt by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (2) Payments consistent with assignments of rights to 
     states.--Section 1408(d)(1) of such title is amended by 
     inserting after the 1st sentence the following new sentence: 
     ``In the case of a spouse or former spouse who, pursuant to 
     section 407(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     607(a)(4)), assigns to a State the rights of the spouse or 
     former spouse to receive support, the Secretary concerned may 
     make the child support payments referred to in the preceding 
     sentence to that State in amounts consistent with that 
     assignment of rights.''.
       (3) Arrearages owed by members of the uniformed services.--
     Section 1408(d) of such title is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) In the case of a court order for which effective 
     service is made on the Secretary concerned on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this paragraph and which provides 
     for payments from the disposable retired pay of a member to 
     satisfy the amount of child support set forth in the order, 
     the authority provided in paragraph (1) to make payments from 
     the disposable retired pay of a member to satisfy the amount 
     of child support set forth in a court order shall apply to 
     payment of any amount of child support arrearages set forth 
     in that order as well as to amounts of child support that 
     currently become due.''.
       (4) Payroll deductions.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     begin payroll deductions within 30 days after receiving 
     notice of withholding, or for the 1st pay period that begins 
     after such 30-day period.

     SEC. 12364. VOIDING OF FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS.

       Section 466 (42 U.S.C. 666), as amended by section 321 of 
     this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Laws Voiding Fraudulent Transfers.--In order to 
     satisfy section 454(20)(A), each State must have in effect--
       ``(1)(A) the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act of 1981;
       ``(B) the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act of 1984; or
       ``(C) another law, specifying indicia of fraud which create 
     a prima facie case that a debtor transferred income or 
     property to avoid payment to a child support creditor, which 
     the Secretary finds affords comparable rights to child 
     support creditors; and
       ``(2) procedures under which, in any case in which the 
     State knows of a transfer by a child support debtor with 
     respect to which such a prima facie case is established, the 
     State must--
       ``(A) seek to void such transfer; or
       ``(B) obtain a settlement in the best interests of the 
     child support creditor.''.

     SEC. 12365. WORK REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS OWING PAST-DUE CHILD 
                   SUPPORT.

       (a) In General.--Section 466(a) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 12315, 12317(a), 
     and 12323 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(15) Procedures to ensure that persons owing past-due 
     support work or have a plan for payment of such support.--

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       ``(A) In general.--Procedures under which the State has the 
     authority, in any case in which an individual owes past-due 
     support with respect to a child receiving assistance under a 
     State program funded under part A, to seek a court order that 
     requires the individual to--
       ``(i) pay such support in accordance with a plan approved 
     by the court, or, at the option of the State, a plan approved 
     by the State agency administering the State program under 
     this part; or
       ``(ii) if the individual is subject to such a plan and is 
     not incapacitated, participate in such work activities (as 
     defined in section 406(d)) as the court, or, at the option of 
     the State, the State agency administering the State program 
     under this part, deems appropriate.
       ``(B) Past-due support defined.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `past-due support' means the 
     amount of a delinquency, determined under a court order, or 
     an order of an administrative process established under State 
     law, for support and maintenance of a child, or of a child 
     and the parent with whom the child is living.''.
       (b) Conforming amendment.--The flush paragraph at the end 
     of section 466(a) (42 U.S.C.666(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``and (7)'' and inserting ``(7), and (15)''.

     SEC. 12366. DEFINITION OF SUPPORT ORDER.

       Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) as amended by sections 12316 
     and 12345(b) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(p) Support Order Defined.--As used in this part, the 
     term `support order' means a judgment, decree, or order, 
     whether temporary, final, or subject to modification, issued 
     by a court or an administrative agency of competent 
     jurisdiction, for the support and maintenance of a child, 
     including a child who has attained the age of majority under 
     the law of the issuing State, or a child and the parent with 
     whom the child is living, which provides for monetary 
     support, health care, arrearages, or reimbursement, and which 
     may include related costs and fees, interest and penalties, 
     income withholding, attorneys' fees, and other relief.''.

     SEC. 12367. REPORTING ARREARAGES TO CREDIT BUREAUS.

       Section 466(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(7)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(7) Reporting arrearages to credit bureaus.--
       ``(A) In general.--Procedures (subject to safeguards 
     pursuant to subparagraph (B)) requiring the State to report 
     periodically to consumer reporting agencies (as defined in 
     section 603(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1681a(f)) the name of any noncustodial parent who is 
     delinquent in the payment of support, and the amount of 
     overdue support owed by such parent.
       ``(B) Safeguards.--Procedures ensuring that, in carrying 
     out subparagraph (A), information with respect to a 
     noncustodial parent is reported--
       ``(i) only after such parent has been afforded all due 
     process required under State law, including notice and a 
     reasonable opportunity to contest the accuracy of such 
     information; and
       ``(ii) only to an entity that has furnished evidence 
     satisfactory to the State that the entity is a consumer 
     reporting agency (as so defined).''.

     SEC. 12368. LIENS.

       Section 466(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(4)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(4) Liens.--Procedures under which--
       ``(A) liens arise by operation of law against real and 
     personal property for amounts of overdue support owed by a 
     noncustodial parent who resides or owns property in the 
     State; and
       ``(B) the State accords full faith and credit to liens 
     described in subparagraph (A) arising in another State, 
     without registration of the underlying order.''.

     SEC. 12369. STATE LAW AUTHORIZING SUSPENSION OF LICENSES.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     12315, 12317(a), 12323, and 12365 of this Act, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(16) Authority to withhold or suspend licenses.--
     Procedures under which the State has (and uses in appropriate 
     cases) authority to withhold or suspend, or to restrict the 
     use of driver's licenses, professional and occupational 
     licenses, and recreational licenses of individuals owing 
     overdue support or failing, after receiving appropriate 
     notice, to comply with subpoenas or warrants relating to 
     paternity or child support proceedings.''.

     SEC. 12370. INTERNATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Authority for International Agreements.--Part D of 
     title IV, as amended by section 362(a) of this Act, is 
     amended by adding after section 459 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 459A. INTERNATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.

       ``(a) Authority for Declarations.--
       ``(1) Declaration.--The Secretary of State, with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, is 
     authorized to declare any foreign country (or a political 
     subdivision thereof) to be a foreign reciprocating country if 
     the foreign country has established, or undertakes to 
     establish, procedures for the establishment and enforcement 
     of duties of support owed to obligees who are residents of 
     the United States, and such procedures are substantially in 
     conformity with the standards prescribed under subsection 
     (b).
       ``(2) Revocation.--A declaration with respect to a foreign 
     country made pursuant to paragraph (1) may be revoked if the 
     Secretaries of State and Health and Human Services determine 
     that--
       ``(A) the procedures established by the foreign nation 
     regarding the establishment and enforcement of duties of 
     support have been so changed, or the foreign nation's 
     implementation of such procedures is so unsatisfactory, that 
     such procedures do not meet the criteria for such a 
     declaration; or
       ``(B) continued operation of the declaration is not 
     consistent with the purposes of this part.
       ``(3) Form of declaration.--A declaration under paragraph 
     (1) may be made in the form of an international agreement, in 
     connection with an international agreement or corresponding 
     foreign declaration, or on a unilateral basis.
       ``(b) Standards for Foreign Support Enforcement 
     Procedures.--
       ``(1) Mandatory elements.--Child support enforcement 
     procedures of a foreign country which may be the subject of a 
     declaration pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall include the 
     following elements:
       ``(A) The foreign country (or political subdivision 
     thereof) has in effect procedures, available to residents of 
     the United States--
       ``(i) for establishment of paternity, and for establishment 
     of orders of support for children and custodial parents; and
       ``(ii) for enforcement of orders to provide support to 
     children and custodial parents, including procedures for 
     collection and appropriate distribution of support payments 
     under such orders.
       ``(B) The procedures described in subparagraph (A), 
     including legal and administrative assistance, are provided 
     to residents of the United States at no cost.
       ``(C) An agency of the foreign country is designated as a 
     Central Authority responsible for--
       ``(i) facilitating child support enforcement in cases 
     involving residents of the foreign nation and residents of 
     the United States; and
       ``(ii) ensuring compliance with the standards established 
     pursuant to this subsection.
       ``(2) Additional elements.--The Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services and the Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the States, may establish such additional standards as 
     may be considered necessary to further the purposes of this 
     section.
       ``(c) Designation of United States Central Authority.--It 
     shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to facilitate child support enforcement in 
     cases involving residents of the United States and residents 
     of foreign nations that are the subject of a declaration 
     under this section, by activities including--
       ``(1) development of uniform forms and procedures for use 
     in such cases;
       ``(2) notification of foreign reciprocating countries of 
     the State of residence of individuals sought for support 
     enforcement purposes, on the basis of information provided by 
     the Federal Parent Locator Service; and
       ``(3) such other oversight, assistance, and coordination 
     activities as the Secretary may find necessary and 
     appropriate.
       ``(d) Effect on Other Laws.--States may enter into 
     reciprocal arrangements for the establishment and enforcement 
     of child support obligations with foreign countries that are 
     not the subject of a declaration pursuant to subsection (a), 
     to the extent consistent with Federal law.''.
       (b) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), 
     as amended by sections 12301(b), 12303(a), 12312(b), 
     12313(a), 12333, and 12343(b) of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (29);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (30) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (30) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(31)(A) provide that any request for services under this 
     part by a foreign reciprocating country or a foreign country 
     with which the State has an arrangement described in section 
     459A(d)(2) shall be treated as a request by a State;
       ``(B) provide, at State option, notwithstanding paragraph 
     (4) or any other provision of this part, for services under 
     the plan for enforcement of a spousal support order not 
     described in paragraph (4)(B) entered by such a country (or 
     subdivision); and
       ``(C) provide that no applications will be required from, 
     and no costs will be assessed for such services against, the 
     foreign reciprocating country or foreign obligee (but costs 
     may at State option be assessed against the obligor).''.

     SEC. 12371. FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DATA MATCHES.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     12315, 12317(a), 12323, 12365, and 12369 of this Act, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(17) Financial institution data matches.--
       ``(A) In general.--Procedures under which the State agency 
     shall enter into agreements with financial institutions doing 
     business in the State--
       ``(i) to develop and operate, in coordination with such 
     financial institutions, a data match system, using automated 
     data exchanges to the maximum extent feasible, in which each 
     such financial institution is required to provide for each 
     calendar quarter the name, record address, social security 
     number or other taxpayer identification number, and other 
     identifying information for each noncustodial parent who 
     maintains an account at such institution and who owes

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     past-due support, as identified by the State by name and 
     social security number or other taxpayer identification 
     number; and
       ``(ii) in response to a notice of lien or levy, encumber or 
     surrender, as the case may be, assets held by such 
     institution on behalf of any noncustodial parent who is 
     subject to a child support lien pursuant to paragraph (4).
       ``(B) Reasonable fees.--The State agency may pay a 
     reasonable fee to a financial institution for conducting the 
     data match provided for in subparagraph (A)(i), not to exceed 
     the actual costs incurred by such financial institution.
       ``(C) Liability.--A financial institution shall not be 
     liable under any Federal or State law to any person--
       ``(i) for any disclosure of information to the State agency 
     under subparagraph (A)(i);
       ``(ii) for encumbering or surrendering any assets held by 
     such financial institution in response to a notice of lien or 
     levy issued by the State agency as provided for in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii); or
       ``(iii) for any other action taken in good faith to comply 
     with the requirements of subparagraph (A).
       ``(D) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) Financial institution.--The term `financial 
     institution' means any Federal or State commercial savings 
     bank, including savings association or cooperative bank, 
     Federal- or State-chartered credit union, benefit 
     association, insurance company, safe deposit company, money-
     market mutual fund, or any similar entity authorized to do 
     business in the State; and
       ``(ii) Account.--The term `account' means a demand deposit 
     account, checking or negotiable withdrawal order account, 
     savings account, time deposit account, or money-market mutual 
     fund account.''.

     SEC. 12372. ENFORCEMENT OF ORDERS AGAINST PATERNAL OR 
                   MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS IN CASES OF MINOR 
                   PARENTS.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     12315, 12317(a), 12323, 12365, 12369, and 12371 of this Act, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(18) Enforcement of orders against paternal or maternal 
     grandparents.--Procedures under which, at the State's option, 
     any child support order enforced under this part with respect 
     to a child of minor parents, if the custodial parents of such 
     child is receiving assistance under the State program under 
     part A, shall be enforceable, jointly and severally, against 
     the parents of the noncustodial parents of such child.''.

                       CHAPTER 8--MEDICAL SUPPORT

     SEC. 12376. CORRECTION TO ERISA DEFINITION OF MEDICAL CHILD 
                   SUPPORT ORDER.

       (a) In General.--Section 609(a)(2)(B) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
     1169(a)(2)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``issued by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction'';
       (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting a comma; and
       (3) by adding, after and below clause (ii), the following:
     ``if such judgment, decree, or order (I) is issued by a court 
     of competent jurisdiction or (II) is issued through an 
     administrative process established under State law and has 
     the force and effect of law under applicable State law.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Plan amendments not required until january 1, 1996.--
     Any amendment to a plan required to be made by an amendment 
     made by this section shall not be required to be made before 
     the 1st plan year beginning on or after January 1, 1996, if--
       (A) during the period after the date before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and before such 1st plan year, the plan 
     is operated in accordance with the requirements of the 
     amendments made by this section; and
       (B) such plan amendment applies retroactively to the period 
     after the date before the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and before such 1st plan year.
     A plan shall not be treated as failing to be operated in 
     accordance with the provisions of the plan merely because it 
     operates in accordance with this paragraph.

     SEC. 12377. ENFORCEMENT OF ORDERS FOR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     12315, 12317(a), 12323, 12365, 12369, 12371, and 12372 of 
     this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(19) Health care coverage.--Procedures under which all 
     child support orders enforced pursuant to this part shall 
     include a provision for the health care coverage of the 
     child, and in the case in which a noncustodial parent 
     provides such coverage and changes employment, and the new 
     employer provides health care coverage, the State agency 
     shall transfer notice of the provision to the employer, which 
     notice shall operate to enroll the child in the noncustodial 
     parent's health plan, unless the noncustodial parent contests 
     the notice.''.

CHAPTER 9--ENHANCING RESPONSIBILITY AND OPPORTUNITY FOR NON-RESIDENTIAL 
                                PARENTS

     SEC. 12381. GRANTS TO STATES FOR ACCESS AND VISITATION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       Part D of title IV (42 U.S.C. 651-669) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 469A. GRANTS TO STATES FOR ACCESS AND VISITATION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Administration for Children and 
     Families shall make grants under this section to enable 
     States to establish and administer programs to support and 
     facilitate noncustodial parents' access to and visitation of 
     their children, by means of activities including mediation 
     (both voluntary and mandatory), counseling, education, 
     development of parenting plans, visitation enforcement 
     (including monitoring, supervision and neutral drop-off and 
     pickup), and development of guidelines for visitation and 
     alternative custody arrangements.
       ``(b) Amount of Grant.--The amount of the grant to be made 
     to a State under this section for a fiscal year shall be an 
     amount equal to the lesser of--
       ``(1) 90 percent of State expenditures during the fiscal 
     year for activities described in subsection (a); or
       ``(2) the allotment of the State under subsection (c) for 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(c) Allotments to States.--
       ``(1) In general.--The allotment of a State for a fiscal 
     year is the amount that bears the same ratio to the amount 
     appropriated for grants under this section for the fiscal 
     year as the number of children in the State living with only 
     1 biological parent bears to the total number of such 
     children in all States.
       ``(2) Minimum allotment.--The Administration for Children 
     and Families shall adjust allotments to States under 
     paragraph (1) as necessary to ensure that no State is 
     allotted less than--
       ``(A) $50,000 for fiscal year 1996 or 1997; or
       ``(B) $100,000 for any succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(d) No Supplantation of State Expenditures for Similar 
     Activities.--A State to which a grant is made under this 
     section may not use the grant to supplant expenditures by the 
     State for activities specified in subsection (a), but shall 
     use the grant to supplement such expenditures at a level at 
     least equal to the level of such expenditures for fiscal year 
     1995.
       ``(e) State Administration.--Each State to which a grant is 
     made under this section--
       ``(1) may administer State programs funded with the grant, 
     directly or through grants to or contracts with courts, local 
     public agencies, or non-profit private entities;
       ``(2) shall not be required to operate such programs on a 
     statewide basis; and
       ``(3) shall monitor, evaluate, and report on such programs 
     in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary.''.

                    CHAPTER 10--EFFECT OF ENACTMENT

     SEC. 12391. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise specifically provided 
     (but subject to subsections (b) and (c))--
       (1) the provisions of this subtitle requiring the enactment 
     or amendment of State laws under section 466 of the Social 
     Security Act, or revision of State plans under section 454 of 
     such Act, shall be effective with respect to periods 
     beginning on and after October 1, 1996; and
       (2) all other provisions of this subtitle shall become 
     effective upon the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Grace Period for State Law Changes.--The provisions of 
     this subtitle shall become effective with respect to a State 
     on the later of--
       (1) the date specified in this subtitle, or
       (2) the effective date of laws enacted by the legislature 
     of such State implementing such provisions,
     but in no event later than the 1st day of the 1st calendar 
     quarter beginning after the close of the 1st regular session 
     of the State legislature that begins after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, 
     in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, 
     each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate 
     regular session of the State legislature.
       (c) Grace Period for State Constitutional Amendment.--A 
     State shall not be found out of compliance with any 
     requirement enacted by this subtitle if the State is unable 
     to so comply without amending the State constitution until 
     the earlier of--
       (1) 1 year after the effective date of the necessary State 
     constitutional amendment; or
       (2) 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
     Subtitle D--Restricting Welfare and Public Benefits for Aliens

              CHAPTER 1--ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL BENEFITS

     SEC. 12401. ALIENS WHO ARE NOT QUALIFIED ALIENS INELIGIBLE 
                   FOR FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in subsection (b), an alien who is not 
     a qualified alien (as defined section 12431) is not eligible 
     for any Federal public benefit (as defined in subsection 
     (c)).
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with 
     respect to the following Federal public benefits:
       (1) Emergency medical services under title XIX or XXI of 
     the Social Security Act.
       (2) Short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster 
     relief.
       (3)(A) Public health assistance for immunizations.
       (B) Public health assistance for testing and treatment of a 
     serious communicable disease if the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services determines that it is necessary to prevent the 
     spread of such disease.
       (4) Programs, services, or assistance (such as soup 
     kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term 
     shelter) specified by the Attorney General, in the Attorney 
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     eral's sole and unreviewable discretion after consultation 
     with appropriate Federal agencies and departments, which (A) 
     deliver in-kind services at the community level, including 
     through public or private nonprofit agencies; (B) do not 
     condition the provision of assistance, the amount of 
     assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on 
     the individual recipient's income or resources; and (C) are 
     necessary for the protection of life or safety.
       (5) Programs for housing or community development 
     assistance or financial assistance administered by the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, any program under 
     title V of the Housing Act of 1949, or any assistance under 
     section 306C of the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development 
     Act, to the extent that the alien is receiving such a benefit 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Federal Public Benefit Defined.--
       (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of 
     this subtitle the term ``Federal public benefit'' means a 
     Federal public benefit providing direct spending for--
       (A) any grant, contract, loan, professional license, or 
     commercial license provided by an agency of the United States 
     or by appropriated funds of the United States; and
       (B) any retirement, welfare, health, disability, public or 
     assisted housing, post-secondary education, food assistance, 
     unemployment benefit, or any other similar benefit for which 
     payments or assistance are provided to an individual, 
     household, or family eligibility unit by an agency of the 
     United States or by appropriated funds of the United States.
       (2) Such term shall not apply--
       (A) to any contract, professional license, or commercial 
     license for a nonimmigrant whose visa for entry is related to 
     such employment in the United States; or
       (B) with respect to benefits for an alien who as a work 
     authorized nonimmigrant or as an alien lawfully admitted for 
     permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     qualified for such benefits and for whom the United States 
     under reciprocal treaty agreements is required to pay 
     benefits, as determined by the Attorney General, after 
     consultation with the Secretary of State.

     SEC. 12402. LIMITED ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN QUALIFIED ALIENS 
                   FOR CERTAIN FEDERAL PROGRAMS.

       (a) Limited Eligibility for Specified Federal Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in paragraph (2), an alien who is a 
     qualified alien (as defined in section 12431) is not eligible 
     for any specified Federal program (as defined in paragraph 
     (3)).
       (2) Exceptions.--
       (A) Time-limited exception for refugees and asylees.--
     Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an alien until 5 years after 
     the date--
       (i) an alien is admitted to the United States as a refugee 
     under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act;
       (ii) an alien is granted asylum under section 208 of such 
     Act; or
       (iii) an alien's deportation is withheld under section 
     243(h) of such Act.
       (B) Certain permanent resident aliens.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to an alien who--
       (i) is lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent 
     residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act; and
       (ii)(I) has worked 40 qualifying quarters of coverage as 
     defined under title II of the Social Security Act, and (II) 
     did not receive any Federal means-tested public benefit (as 
     defined in section 12403(c)) during any such quarter.
       (C) Veteran and active duty exception.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to an alien who is lawfully residing in any State 
     and is--
       (i) a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code) with a discharge characterized as an 
     honorable discharge and not on account of alienage,
       (ii) on active duty (other than active duty for training) 
     in the Armed Forces of the United States, or
       (iii) the spouse or unmarried dependent child of an 
     individual described in clause (i) or (ii).
       (D) Transition for aliens currently receiving benefits.--
     Paragraph (1) shall apply to the eligibility of an alien for 
     a program for months beginning on or after January 1, 1997, 
     if, on the date of the enactment of this Act, the alien is 
     lawfully residing in any State and is receiving benefits 
     under such program on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Specified Federal program defined.--For purposes of 
     this subtitle, the term ``specified Federal program'' means 
     any of the following:
       (A) SSI.--The supplemental security income program under 
     title XVI of the Social Security Act.
       (B) Food stamps.--The food stamp program as defined in 
     section 3(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977.
       (b) Limited Eligibility for Designated Federal Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in section 12403 and paragraph (2), a 
     State is authorized to determine the eligibility of an alien 
     who is a qualified alien (as defined in section 12431) for 
     any designated Federal program (as defined in paragraph (3)).
       (2) Exceptions.--Qualified aliens under this paragraph 
     shall be eligible for any designated Federal program.
       (A) Time-limited exception for refugees and asylees.--
       (i) An alien who is admitted to the United States as a 
     refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act until 5 years after the date of an alien's entry into the 
     United States.
       (ii) An alien who is granted asylum under section 208 of 
     such Act until 5 years after the date of such grant of 
     asylum.
       (iii) An alien whose deportation is being withheld under 
     section 243(h) of such Act until 5 years after such 
     withholding.
       (B) Certain permanent resident aliens.--An alien who--
       (i) is lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent 
     residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act; and
       (ii)(I) has worked 40 qualifying quarters of coverage to be 
     a fully insured individual for old-age retirement benefits 
     under title II of the Social Security Act, (II) did not 
     receive any Federal means-tested public benefit (as defined 
     in section 12403(c)) during any such quarter, and (III) at 
     the time of application is otherwise eligible for such 
     benefits.
       (C) Veteran and active duty exception.--An alien who is 
     lawfully residing in any State and is--
       (i) a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code) with a discharge characterized as an 
     honorable discharge and not on account of alienage,
       (ii) on active duty (other than active duty for training) 
     in the Armed Forces of the United States, or
       (iii) the spouse or unmarried dependent child of an 
     individual described in clause (i) or (ii).
       (D) Transition for those currently receiving benefits.--An 
     alien who on the date of the enactment of this Act is 
     lawfully residing in any State and is receiving benefits 
     under such program on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     shall continue to be eligible to receive such benefits until 
     January 1, 1997.
       (3) Designated Federal program defined.--For purposes of 
     this subtitle, the term ``designated Federal program'' means 
     any of the following:
       (A) Temporary assistance for needy families.--The program 
     of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
     families under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act.
       (B) Social services block grant.--The program of block 
     grants to States for social services under title XX of the 
     Social Security Act.
       (C) Medicaid and MediGrant.--The program of medical 
     assistance under title XIX and XXI of the Social Security 
     Act.

     SEC. 12403. FIVE-YEAR LIMITED ELIGIBILITY OF QUALIFIED ALIENS 
                   FOR FEDERAL MEANS-TESTED PUBLIC BENEFIT.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in subsection (b), an alien who is a 
     qualified alien (as defined in section 12431) and who enters 
     the United States on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act is not eligible for any Federal means-tested public 
     benefit (as defined in subsection (c)) for a period of five 
     years beginning on the date of the alien's entry into the 
     United States with a status within the meaning of the term 
     ``qualified alien''.
       (b) Exceptions.--The limitation under subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to the following aliens:
       (1) Exception for refugees and asylees.--
       (A) An alien who is admitted to the United States as a 
     refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act.
       (B) An alien who is granted asylum under section 208 of 
     such Act.
       (C) An alien whose deportation is being withheld under 
     section 243(h) of such Act.
       (2) Veteran and active duty exception.--An alien who is 
     lawfully residing in any State and is--
       (A) a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code) with a discharge characterized as an 
     honorable discharge and not on account of alienage,
       (B) on active duty (other than active duty for training) in 
     the Armed Forces of the United States, or
       (C) the spouse or unmarried dependent child of an 
     individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
       (c) Federal means-tested Public Benefit Defined.--
       (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of 
     this subtitle, the term ``Federal means-tested public 
     benefit'' means a Federal public benefit providing direct 
     spending (including cash, medical, housing, and food 
     assistance and social services) by the Federal Government in 
     which the eligibility of an individual, household, or family 
     eligibility unit for benefits, or the amount of such 
     benefits, or both are determined on the basis of income, 
     resources, or financial need of the individual, household, or 
     unit.
       (2) Such term does not include the following:
       (A) Emergency medical services under title XIX or XXI of 
     the Social Security Act.
       (B) Short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster 
     relief.
       (C) Assistance or benefits under the National School Lunch 
     Act.
       (D) Assistance or benefits under the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966.
       (E)(i) Public health assistance for immunizations.
       (ii) Public health assistance for testing and treatment of 
     a serious communicable disease if the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services determines that it is necessary to prevent the 
     spread of such disease.

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       (F) Payments for foster care and adoption assistance under 
     part B of title IV of the Social Security Act for a child who 
     would, in the absence of subsection (a), be eligible to have 
     such payments made on the child's behalf under such part, but 
     only if the foster or adoptive parent or parents of such 
     child are not described under subsection (a).
       (G) Programs, services, or assistance (such as soup 
     kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term 
     shelter) specified by the Attorney General, in the Attorney 
     General's sole and unreviewable discretion after consultation 
     with appropriate Federal agencies and departments, which (i) 
     deliver in-kind services at the community level, including 
     through public or private nonprofit agencies; (ii) do not 
     condition the provision of assistance, the amount of 
     assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on 
     the individual recipient's income or resources; and (iii) are 
     necessary for the protection of life or safety.
       (H) Programs of student assistance under titles IV, V, IX, 
     and X of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
       (I) Means-tested programs under the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965.

       CHAPTER 2--ATTRIBUTION OF INCOME AND AFFIDAVITS OF SUPPORT

     SEC. 12421. ATTRIBUTION OF SPONSOR'S INCOME AND RESOURCES TO 
                   ALIEN.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in subsection (c), in determining the 
     eligibility and the amount of benefits of an alien for any 
     means-tested public benefits program (as defined in 
     subsection (e)) the income and resources of the alien shall 
     be deemed to include the following:
       (1) The income and resources of any person who executed an 
     affidavit of support pursuant to section 213A of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (as added by section 12422) 
     in behalf of such alien.
       (2) The income and resources of the spouse (if any) of the 
     person.
       (b) Application.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
     to an alien until such time as the alien achieves United 
     States citizenship through naturalization pursuant to chapter 
     2 of title III of the Immigration and Nationality Act.
       (c) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with 
     respect to the following Federal public benefits:
       (1) Emergency medical services under title XIX or XXI of 
     the Social Security Act.
       (2) Short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster 
     relief.
       (3) Assistance or benefits under the National School Lunch 
     Act.
       (4) Assistance or benefits under the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966.
       (5)(A) Public health assistance for immunizations.
       (B) Public health assistance for testing and treatment of a 
     serious communicable disease if the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services determines that it is necessary to prevent the 
     spread of such disease.
       (6) Payments for foster care and adoption assistance under 
     part B of title IV of the Social Security Act for a child who 
     would, in the absence of subsection (a), be eligible to have 
     such payments made on the child's behalf under such part, but 
     only if the foster or adoptive parent or parents of such 
     child are not described under subsection (a).
       (7) Programs, services, or assistance (such as soup 
     kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term 
     shelter) specified by the Attorney General, in the Attorney 
     General's sole and unreviewable discretion after consultation 
     with appropriate Federal agencies and departments, which (A) 
     deliver in-kind services at the community level, including 
     through public or private nonprofit agencies; (B) do not 
     condition the provision of assistance, the amount of 
     assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on 
     the individual recipient's income or resources; and (C) are 
     necessary for the protection of life or safety.
       (8) Programs of student assistance under titles IV, V, IX, 
     and X of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
       (d) Review of Income and Resources of Alien Upon 
     Reapplication.--Whenever an alien is required to reapply for 
     benefits under any means-tested public benefits program, the 
     applicable agency shall review the income and resources 
     attributed to the alien under subsection (a).
       (e) Means-Tested Public Benefits Program Defined.--The term 
     ``means-tested public benefits program'' means a program of 
     Federal public benefits providing direct spending (including 
     cash, medical, housing, and food assistance and social 
     services) by the Federal government in which the eligibility 
     of an individual, household, or family eligibility unit for 
     benefits, or the amount of such benefits, or both are 
     determined on the basis of income, resources, or financial 
     need of the individual, household, or unit.
       (f) Application.--
       (1) If on the date of the enactment of this Act, a means-
     tested public benefits program attributes a sponsor's income 
     and resources to an alien in determining the alien's 
     eligibility and the amount of benefits for an alien, this 
     section shall apply to any such determination beginning on 
     the day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) If on the date of the enactment of this Act, a means-
     tested public benefits program does not attribute a sponsor's 
     income and resources to an alien in determining the alien's 
     eligibility and the amount of benefits for an alien, this 
     section shall apply to any such determination beginning 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 12422. REQUIREMENTS FOR SPONSOR'S AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT.

       (a) In General.--Title II of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act is amended by inserting after section 213 the 
     following new section:


           ``requirements for sponsor's affidavit of support

       ``Sec. 213A. (a) Enforceability.--(1) No affidavit of 
     support may be accepted by the Attorney General or by any 
     consular officer to establish that an alien is not excludable 
     as a public charge under section 212(a)(4) unless such 
     affidavit is executed as a contract--
       ``(A) which is legally enforceable against the sponsor by 
     the sponsored alien, the Federal Government, and by any State 
     (or any political subdivision of such State) which provides 
     any means-tested public benefits program, but not later than 
     10 years after the alien last receives any such benefit;
       ``(B) in which the sponsor agrees to financially support 
     the alien, so that the alien will not become a public charge; 
     and
       ``(C) in which the sponsor agrees to submit to the 
     jurisdiction of any Federal or State court for the purpose of 
     actions brought under subsection (e)(2).
       ``(2) A contract under paragraph (1) shall be enforceable 
     with respect to benefits provided to the alien until such 
     time as the alien achieves United States citizenship through 
     naturalization pursuant to chapter 2 of title III.
       ``(b) Forms.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Attorney General, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, shall formulate an affidavit of 
     support consistent with the provisions of this section.
       ``(c) Remedies.--Remedies available to enforce an affidavit 
     of support under this section include any or all of the 
     remedies described in section 3201, 3203, 3204, or 3205 of 
     title 28, United States Code, as well as an order for 
     specific performance and payment of legal fees and other 
     costs of collection, and include corresponding remedies 
     available under State law. A Federal agency may seek to 
     collect amounts owed under this section in accordance with 
     the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 37 of title 31, 
     United States Code.
       ``(d) Notification of Change of Address.--
       (1) In general.--The sponsor shall notify the Attorney 
     General and the State in which the sponsored alien is 
     currently resident within 30 days of any change of address of 
     the sponsor during the period specified in subsection (a)(2).
       (2) Penalty.--Any person subject to the requirement of 
     paragraph (1) who fails to satisfy such requirement shall be 
     subject to a civil penalty of--
       (A) not less than $250 or more than $2,000, or
       (B) if such failure occurs with knowledge that the alien 
     has received any means-tested public benefit, not less than 
     $2,000 or more than $5,000.
       ``(e) Reimbursement of Government Expenses.--(1)(A) Upon 
     notification that a sponsored alien has received any benefit 
     under any means-tested public benefits program, the 
     appropriate Federal, State, or local official shall request 
     reimbursement by the sponsor in the amount of such 
     assistance.
       ``(B) The Attorney General, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(2) If within 45 days after requesting reimbursement, the 
     appropriate Federal, State, or local agency has not received 
     a response from the sponsor indicating a willingness to 
     commence payments, an action may be brought against the 
     sponsor pursuant to the affidavit of support.
       ``(3) If the sponsor fails to abide by the repayment terms 
     established by such agency, the agency may, within 60 days of 
     such failure, bring an action against the sponsor pursuant to 
     the affidavit of support.
       ``(4) No cause of action may be brought under this 
     subsection later than 10 years after the alien last received 
     any benefit under any means-tested public benefits program.
       ``(5) If, pursuant to the terms of this subsection, a 
     Federal, State, or local agency requests reimbursement from 
     the sponsor in the amount of assistance provided, or brings 
     an action against the sponsor pursuant to the affidavit of 
     support, the appropriate agency may appoint or hire an 
     individual or other person to act on behalf of such agency 
     acting under the authority of law for purposes of collecting 
     any moneys owed. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude 
     any appropriate Federal, State, or local agency from directly 
     requesting reimbursement from a sponsor for the amount of 
     assistance provided, or from bringing an action against a 
     sponsor pursuant to an affidavit of support.
       ``(f) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Sponsor.--The term `sponsor' means an individual 
     who--
       ``(A) is a citizen or national of the United States or an 
     alien who is lawfully admitted to the United States for 
     permanent residence;
       ``(B) is 18 years of age or over;
       ``(C) is domiciled in any State; and
       ``(D) is the person petitioning for the admission of the 
     alien under section 204.
       ``(2) Means-tested public benefits program defined.--The 
     term `means-tested pub

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     lic benefits program' means a program of Federal public 
     benefits providing direct spending (including cash, medical, 
     housing, and food assistance and social services) by the 
     Federal Government in which the eligibility of an individual, 
     household, or family eligibility unit for benefits, or the 
     amount of such benefits, or both are determined on the basis 
     of income, resources, or financial need of the individual, 
     household, or unit.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     213 the following:
``Sec. 213A. Requirements for sponsor's affidavit of support.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) of section 213A of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act, as inserted by subsection 
     (a) of this section, shall apply to affidavits of support 
     executed on or after a date specified by the Attorney 
     General, which date shall be not earlier than 60 days (and 
     not later than 90 days) after the date the Attorney General 
     formulates the form for such affidavits under subsection (b) 
     of such section.
       (d) Benefits Not Subject to Reimbursement.--Requirements 
     for reimbursement by a sponsor for benefits provided to a 
     sponsored alien pursuant to an affidavit of support under 
     section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not 
     apply with respect to the following:
       (1) Emergency medical services under title XIX or XXI of 
     the Social Security Act.
       (2) Short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster 
     relief.
       (3) Assistance or benefits under the National School Lunch 
     Act.
       (4) Assistance or benefits under the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966.
       (5)(A) Public health assistance for immunizations.
       (B) Public health assistance for testing and treatment of a 
     serious communicable disease if the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services determines that it is necessary to prevent the 
     spread of such disease.
       (6) Payments for foster care and adoption assistance under 
     part B of title IV of the Social Security Act for a child who 
     would, in the absence of subsection (a), be eligible to have 
     such payments made on the child's behalf under such part, but 
     only if the foster or adoptive parent or parents of such 
     child are not described under subsection (a).
       (7) Programs, services, or assistance (such as soup 
     kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term 
     shelter) specified by the Attorney General, in the Attorney 
     General's sole and unreviewable discretion after consultation 
     with appropriate Federal agencies and departments, which (A) 
     deliver in-kind services at the community level, including 
     through public or private nonprofit agencies; (B) do not 
     condition the provision of assistance, the amount of 
     assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on 
     the individual recipient's income or resources; and (C) are 
     necessary for the protection of life or safety.
       (8) Programs of student assistance under titles IV, V, IX, 
     and X of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

     SEC. 12423. COSIGNATURE OF ALIEN STUDENT LOANS.

       Section 484(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1091(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(6) Notwithstanding sections 427(a)(2)(C), 428B(a), 
     428C(b)(4)(A), and 464(c)(1)(E), a student who is an alien 
     lawfully admitted for permanent residence under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act shall not be eligible for a 
     loan under this title unless the loan is endorsed and 
     cosigned by the alien's sponsor under section 213A of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act or by another individual who 
     is a United States citizen.''.

                     CHAPTER 3--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 12431. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subtitle, the terms used in this subtitle have the same 
     meaning given such terms in section 101(a) of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act.
       (b) Qualified Alien.--For purposes of this subtitle, the 
     term ``qualified alien'' means an alien who, at the time the 
     alien applies for, receives, or attempts to receive a Federal 
     public benefit, is--
       (1) an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act,
       (2) an alien who is granted asylum under section 208 of 
     such Act,
       (3) a refugee who is admitted to the United States under 
     section 207 of such Act,
       (4) an alien who is paroled into the United States under 
     section 212(d)(5) of such Act for a period of at least 1 
     year,
       (5) an alien whose deportation is being withheld under 
     section 243(h) of such Act, or
       (6) an alien who is granted conditional entry pursuant to 
     section 203(a)(7) of such Act as in effect prior to April 1, 
     1980.

     SEC. 12432. REAPPLICATION FOR SSI BENEFITS.

       (a) Application and Notice.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, in the case of an individual who is 
     receiving supplemental security income benefits under title 
     XVI of the Social Security Act as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and whose eligibility for such benefits 
     would terminate by reason of the application of section 
     12402(a)(2)(D), the Commissioner of Social Security shall so 
     notify the individual not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Reapplication.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, each individual notified pursuant 
     to subsection (a) who desires to reapply for benefits under 
     title XVI of the Social Security Act shall reapply to the 
     Commissioner of Social Security.
       (2) Determination of eligibility.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner 
     of Social Security shall determine the eligibility of each 
     individual who reapplies for benefits under paragraph (1) 
     pursuant to the procedures of such title XVI.

     SEC. 12433. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Limitation.--
       (1) Nothing in this subtitle may be construed as an 
     entitlement or a determination of an individual's eligibility 
     or fulfillment of the requisite requirements for any Federal, 
     State, or local governmental program, assistance, or 
     benefits. For purposes of this subtitle, eligibility relates 
     only to the general issue of eligibility or ineligibility on 
     the basis of alienage.
       (2) Nothing in this subtitle may be construed as addressing 
     alien eligibility for a basic public education as determined 
     by the Supreme Court of the United States under Plyler v. Doe 
     (457 U.S. 202)(1982).
       (b) Not Applicable to Foreign Assistance.--This subtitle 
     does not apply to any Federal, State, or local governmental 
     program, assistance, or benefits provided to an alien under 
     any program of foreign assistance as determined by the 
     Secretary of State in consultation with the Attorney General.
       (c) Severability.--If any provision of this subtitle or the 
     application of such provision to any person or circumstance 
     is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this 
     subtitle and the application of the provisions of such to any 
     person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.
Subtitle E--Teaching Hospital and Graduate Medical Education Trust Fund

                         CHAPTER 1--TRUST FUND

     SEC. 12501. ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND; PAYMENTS TO TEACHING 
                   HOSPITALS.

       The Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 300 et seq.) is amended 
     by adding after title XXI the following title:

 ``TITLE XXII--TEACHING HOSPITAL AND GRADUATE MEDICAL EDUCATION TRUST 
                                  FUND


                      ``table of contents of title

                    ``Part A--Establishment of Fund

``Sec. 2201. Establishment of Fund.

                ``Part B--Payments to Teaching Hospitals

                  ``Subpart 1--Requirement of Payments

``Sec. 2211. Formula payments to teaching hospitals.
``Sec. 2212. Additional provisions regarding annual payment document.

          ``Subpart 2--Amount Relating to MedicarePlus Program

``Sec. 2221. Determination of amount relating to MedicarePlus program.

  ``Subpart 3--Amount Relating to Indirect Costs of Graduate Medical 
                               Education

``Sec. 2231. Determination of amount relating to indirect costs.
``Sec. 2232. Indirect costs; special rules regarding payments from 
              general account.

   ``Subpart 4--Amount Relating to Direct Costs of Graduate Medical 
                               Education

``Sec. 2241. Determination of amount relating to direct costs.
``Sec. 2242. Direct costs; special rules regarding payments from 
              general account.
``Sec. 2243. Direct costs; authority for payments to consortia of 
              providers.

                    ``Part A--Establishment of Fund

     ``SEC. 2201. ESTABLISHMENT OF FUND.

       ``(a) In General.--There is established in the Treasury of 
     the United States a fund to be known as the Teaching Hospital 
     and Graduate Medical Education Trust Fund (in this title 
     referred to as the `Fund'), consisting of amounts 
     appropriated to the Fund in subsections (d), (f)(3), and (g), 
     and amounts transferred to the Fund under section 1886(j). 
     Amounts in the Fund are available until expended.
       ``(b) Expenditures From Fund.--Amounts in the Fund are 
     available to the Secretary for making payments under section 
     2211.
       ``(c) Accounts in Fund.--There are established within the 
     Fund the following accounts:
       ``(1) The General MedicarePlus Incentive Account.
       ``(2) The General Indirect-Costs Medical Education Account.
       ``(3) The General Direct-Costs Medical Education Account.
       ``(4) The Medicare Indirect-Costs Medical Education 
     Account.
       ``(5) The Medicare Direct-Costs Medical Education Account.
       ``(d) General Transfers to Fund.--
       ``(1) In general.--For fiscal year 1997 and each subsequent 
     fiscal year, there are appropriated to the Fund (effective on 
     the date specified in paragraph (2)), out of any money in the 
     Treasury not otherwise appropriated, the following amounts 
     (as applicable to the fiscal year involved):
       ``(A) For fiscal year 1997, $1,100,000,000.
       ``(B) For fiscal year 1998, $1,300,000,000.
       ``(C) For fiscal year 1999, $2,000,000,000.
       ``(D) For fiscal year 2000, $2,600,000,000.
       ``(E) For fiscal year 2001, $3,100,000,000.
       ``(F) For fiscal year 2002, $3,400,000,000.

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       ``(G) For fiscal year 2003 and each subsequent fiscal year, 
     the greater of the amount appropriated for the preceding 
     fiscal year or an amount equal to the product of--
       ``(i) the amount appropriated for the preceding fiscal 
     year; and
       ``(ii) 1 plus the percentage increase in the nominal gross 
     domestic product for the one-year period ending upon July 1 
     of such preceding fiscal year.
       ``(2) Effective date for annual appropriation.--For 
     purposes of paragraph (1), the date specified in this 
     paragraph for a fiscal year is the first day of the fiscal 
     year.
       ``(3) Allocation for general medicareplus incentive 
     account.--Of the amount appropriated in paragraph (1) for a 
     fiscal year, there shall be allocated to the General 
     MedicarePlus Incentive Account the following percentage (as 
     applicable to the fiscal year involved):
       ``(A) For fiscal year 1997, 20 percent.
       ``(B) For fiscal year 1998, 30 percent.
       ``(C) For fiscal year 1999, 40 percent.
       ``(D) For fiscal year 2000 and each subsequent fiscal year, 
     50 percent.
       ``(4) Allocations for general medical education accounts.--
       ``(A) In general.--Of the amount appropriated in paragraph 
     (1) for a fiscal year and remaining after the allocation 
     required in paragraph (3) for the year has been made--
       ``(i) there shall be allocated to the General Indirect-
     Costs Medical Education Account the percentage determined 
     under subparagraph (B)(ii); and
       ``(ii) there shall be allocated to the General Direct-Costs 
     Medical Education Account the percentage determined under 
     subparagraph (B)(iii).
       ``(B) Determination of fixed percentages.--The Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, acting through the Administrator 
     of the Health Care Financing Administration, shall determine 
     the following:
       ``(i) The total amount of payments that were made under 
     subsections (d)(5)(B) and (h) of section 1886 for fiscal year 
     1994.
       ``(ii) The percentage of such total that was constituted by 
     payments under subsection (d)(5)(B) of such section.
       ``(iii) The percentage of such total that was constituted 
     by payments under subsection (h) of such section.
       ``(e) Transfers From Medicare Program.--Amounts shall, in 
     accordance with section 1886(j), be transferred to the Fund 
     from the trust funds established under parts A and B of title 
     XVIII.
       ``(f) Investment.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     invest such amounts of the Fund as such Secretary determines 
     are not required to meet current withdrawals from the Fund. 
     Such investments may be made only in interest-bearing 
     obligations of the United States. For such purpose, such 
     obligations may be acquired on original issue at the issue 
     price, or by purchase of outstanding obligations at the 
     market price.
       ``(2) Sale of obligations.--Any obligation acquired by the 
     Fund may be sold by the Secretary of the Treasury at the 
     market price.
       ``(3) Availability of income.--Any interest derived from 
     obligations acquired by the Fund, and proceeds from any sale 
     or redemption of such obligations, are hereby appropriated to 
     the Fund.
       ``(g) Monetary Gifts to Fund.--There are appropriated to 
     the Fund such amounts as may be unconditionally donated to 
     the Federal Government as gifts to the Fund.

                ``Part B--Payments to Teaching Hospitals

                  ``Subpart 1--Requirement of Payments

     ``SEC. 2211. FORMULA PAYMENTS TO TEACHING HOSPITALS.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to subsection (d), in the case 
     of each teaching hospital that in accordance with subsection 
     (b) submits to the Secretary a payment document for fiscal 
     year 1997 or any subsequent fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     make payments for the year to the teaching hospital for the 
     direct and indirect costs of operating approved medical 
     residency training programs. Such payments shall be made from 
     the Fund, and the total of the payments to the hospital for 
     the fiscal year shall equal the sum of the following:
       ``(1) An amount determined under section 2221 (relating to 
     the MedicarePlus program).
       ``(2) An amount determined under section 2231 (relating to 
     the indirect costs of graduate medical education).
       ``(3) An amount determined under section 2241 (relating to 
     the direct costs of graduate medical education).
       ``(b) Payment Document.--For purposes of subsection (a), a 
     payment document is a document containing such information as 
     may be necessary for the Secretary to make payments under 
     such subsection to a teaching hospital during a fiscal year. 
     The document is submitted in accordance with this subsection 
     if the document is submitted not later than the date 
     specified by the Secretary, and the document is in such form 
     and is made in such manner as the Secretary may require. This 
     subsection is subject to section 2212.
       ``(c) Periodic Payments.--Payments under subsection (a) for 
     a teaching hospital for a fiscal year shall be made 
     periodically, at such intervals and in such amounts as the 
     Secretary determines to be appropriate (subject to applicable 
     Federal law regarding Federal payments).
       ``(d) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Payments to consortia of providers.--In the case of 
     payments under subsection (a) that are determined under 
     section 2241:
       ``(A) The requirement under such subsection to make the 
     payments to teaching hospitals is subject to the authority of 
     the Secretary under section 2243(a) to make payments to 
     qualifying consortia.
       ``(B) If the Secretary authorizes payments to a consortium 
     under section 2243(a), subsections (a) and (b) of this 
     section (other than subsection (a)(2)) apply to the 
     consortium to the same extent and in the same manner as the 
     subsections apply to teaching hospitals.
       ``(2) Hospitals in states with certain demonstration 
     projects.--Paragraph (2) of subsection (a) is subject to 
     section 2232(d)(1)(B), and paragraph (3) of such subsection 
     is subject to section 2242(d)(1)(B).
       ``(e) Administrator of Programs.--This part, and the 
     subsequent parts of this title, shall be carried out by the 
     Secretary acting through the Administrator of the Health Care 
     Financing Administration.
       ``(f) Approved Medical Residency Training Program .--For 
     purposes of this title, the term `approved medical residency 
     training program' has the meaning given such term in section 
     1886(h)(5)(A).

     ``SEC. 2212. ADDITIONAL PROVISIONS REGARDING ANNUAL PAYMENT 
                   DOCUMENT.

       (a) Periodic Reports.--In collecting information under 
     section 2211(b), the Secretary may require that information 
     be submitted to the Secretary in periodic reports.
       ``(b) Information Relating to Medicare Program.--
     Information collected by the Secretary under section 2211(b) 
     with respect to a teaching hospital for a fiscal year shall 
     include information on the following:
       ``(1) The number of inpatient discharges for the fiscal 
     year attributable to individuals enrolled in the MedicarePlus 
     program under part C of title XVIII.
       ``(2) For each discharge with respect to which payment is 
     received from the Secretary pursuant to part A of title 
     XVIII, the diagnosis-related group within which the discharge 
     is classified (as determined in accordance with section 
     1886(d)(4)(A)).
       ``(3) The medicare patient load of the hospital (as defined 
     in section 1886(h)(3)(C)).

          ``Subpart 2--Amount Relating to MedicarePlus Program

     ``SEC. 2221. DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT RELATING TO MEDICAREPLUS 
                   PROGRAM.

       ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 2211(a)(1), the 
     amount determined under this section for a teaching hospital 
     for a fiscal year is the product of--
       ``(1) the amount in the General MedicarePlus Incentive 
     Account on the date specified in section 2201(d)(2) (once the 
     appropriation under such section is made); and
       ``(2) the percentage determined for the hospital under 
     subsection (b) for the fiscal year.
       ``(b) Annual Hospital-Specific Percentage.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a)(2), the percentage determined under this 
     subsection for a teaching hospital for a fiscal year is the 
     percentage constituted by the ratio of--
       ``(1) the number of inpatient discharges for the fiscal 
     year attributable to individuals enrolled in the MedicarePlus 
     program under part C of title XVIII; to
       ``(2) the sum of the respective numbers determined under 
     paragraph (1) for the fiscal year for all teaching hospitals.

  ``Subpart 3--Amount Relating to Indirect Costs of Graduate Medical 
                               Education

     ``SEC. 2231. DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT RELATING TO INDIRECT 
                   COSTS.

       ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 2211(a)(2), the 
     amount determined under this section for a teaching hospital 
     for a fiscal year is the sum of--
       ``(1) the amount determined under subsection (b) (relating 
     to the General Indirect-Costs Medical Education Account); and
       ``(2) the amount determined under subsection (c) (relating 
     to the Medicare Indirect-Costs Medical Education Account), 
     subject to section 2232(d)(1)(B).
       ``(b) Payment From General Account.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1), the 
     amount determined under this subsection for a teaching 
     hospital for a fiscal year is the product of--
       ``(A) the amount in the General Indirect-Costs Medical 
     Education Account on the date specified in section 2201(d)(2) 
     (once the appropriation under such section is made); and
       ``(B) the percentage determined for the hospital under 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Fixed hospital-specific percentage.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the 
     percentage determined under this paragraph for a teaching 
     hospital is the mean average of the respective percentages 
     determined under subparagraph (C) for each fiscal year of the 
     applicable period (as defined in subparagraph (B)), adjusted 
     by the Secretary (upward or downward, as the case may be) on 
     a pro rata basis to the extent necessary to ensure that the 
     sum of the percentages determined under this paragraph for 
     all teaching hospitals is equal to 100 percent. The preceding 
     sentence is subject to section 2232.
       ``(B) Applicable period regarding relevant data; fiscal 
     years 1992 through 1994.--For purposes of this part, the term 
     `applicable period' means the period beginning on the first 
     day of fiscal year 1992 and continuing through the end of 
     fiscal year 1994.
       ``(C) Respective determinations for fiscal years of 
     applicable period.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
     percentage determined under this subparagraph for a teaching 
     hospital for a fiscal year of the applicable period is the 
     percentage constituted by the ratio of--

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       ``(i) the total amount of payments received by the hospital 
     under section 1886(d)(5)(B) for discharges occurring during 
     the fiscal year involved; to
       ``(ii) the sum of the respective amounts determined under 
     clause (i) for the fiscal year for all teaching hospitals.
       ``(3) Availability of data.--If a teaching hospital 
     received the payments specified in paragraph (2)(C)(i) during 
     the applicable period but a complete set of the relevant data 
     is not available to the Secretary for purposes of determining 
     an amount under such paragraph for the fiscal year involved, 
     the Secretary shall for purposes of such subsection make an 
     estimate on the basis of such data as are available to the 
     Secretary for the applicable period.
       ``(c) Payment From Medicare Account.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a)(2), the amount determined under this 
     subsection for a teaching hospital for a fiscal year is an 
     amount determined in accordance with the methodology in 
     effect under section 1886(d)(5)(B) for such year. Payments 
     made under section 2211 pursuant to the preceding sentence 
     shall be made from the Medicare Indirect-Costs Medical 
     Education Account.

     ``SEC. 2232. INDIRECT COSTS; SPECIAL RULES REGARDING PAYMENTS 
                   FROM GENERAL ACCOUNT.

       ``(a) Special Rule Regarding Fiscal Years 1995 and 1996.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a teaching hospital whose 
     first payments under section 1886(d)(5)(B) were for 
     discharges occurring in fiscal year 1995 or in fiscal year 
     1996 (referred to in this subsection individually as a `first 
     payment year'), the percentage determined under paragraph (2) 
     for the hospital is deemed to be the percentage applicable 
     under section 2231(b)(2) to the hospital, subject to 
     paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Determination of fixed percentage.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the percentage determined under this paragraph 
     for a teaching hospital is the percentage constituted by the 
     ratio of the amount determined under subparagraph (A) to the 
     amount determined under subparagraph (B), as follows:
       ``(A)(i) If the first payment year for the hospital is 
     fiscal year 1995, the amount determined under this 
     subparagraph is the total amount of payments received by the 
     hospital under section 1886(d)(5)(B) for discharges occurring 
     during fiscal year 1995.
       ``(ii) If the first payment year for the hospital is fiscal 
     year 1996, the amount determined under this subparagraph is 
     an amount equal to an estimate by the Secretary of the total 
     amount of payments that would have been paid to the hospital 
     under section 1886(d)(5)(B) for discharges occurring during 
     fiscal year 1995 if such section, as in effect for fiscal 
     year 1996, had applied to the hospital for discharges 
     occurring during fiscal year 1995.
       ``(B)(i) If the first payment year for the hospital is 
     fiscal year 1995, the amount determined under this 
     subparagraph is the aggregate total of the payments received 
     by teaching hospitals under section 1886(d)(5)(B) for 
     discharges occurring during fiscal year 1995.
       ``(ii) If the first payment year for the hospital is fiscal 
     year 1996--
       ``(I) the Secretary shall make an estimate in accordance 
     with subparagraph (A)(ii) for all teaching hospitals; and
       ``(II) the amount determined under this subparagraph is the 
     sum of the estimates made by the Secretary under subclause 
     (I).
       ``(3) Adjustment of percentage.--The percentage determined 
     under paragraph (2) shall be adjusted by the Secretary in 
     accordance with section 2231(b)(2)(A) to the extent 
     determined by the Secretary to be necessary with respect to a 
     sum that equals 100 percent.
       ``(b) New Teaching Hospitals.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a teaching hospital that 
     did not receive payments under section 1886(d)(5)(B) for any 
     of the fiscal years 1992 through 1996, the percentage 
     determined under paragraph (3) for the hospital is deemed to 
     be the percentage applicable under section 2231(b)(2) to the 
     hospital, subject to paragraphs (4) and (5).
       ``(2) Designated fiscal year regarding data.--The 
     determination under paragraph (3) of a percentage for a 
     teaching hospital described in paragraph (1) shall be made 
     for the most recent fiscal year for which the Secretary has 
     sufficient data to make the determination (referred to in 
     this subsection as the `designated fiscal year').
       ``(3) Determination of fixed percentage.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the percentage determined under this paragraph 
     for the teaching hospital involved is the percentage 
     constituted by the ratio of the amount determined under 
     subparagraph (A) to the amount determined under subparagraph 
     (B), as follows:
       ``(A) The amount determined under this subparagraph is an 
     amount equal to an estimate by the Secretary of the total 
     amount of payments that would have been paid to the hospital 
     under section 1886(d)(5)(B) for the designated fiscal year if 
     such section, as in effect for the first fiscal year for 
     which payments pursuant to this subsection are to be made to 
     the hospital, had applied to the hospital for the designated 
     fiscal year.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall make an estimate in accordance 
     with subparagraph (A) for all teaching hospitals. The amount 
     determined under this subparagraph is the sum of the 
     estimates made by the Secretary under the preceding sentence.
       ``(4) Adjustment of percentage.--The percentage determined 
     under paragraph (3) shall be adjusted by the Secretary in 
     accordance with section 2231(b)(2)(A) to the extent 
     determined by the Secretary to be necessary with respect to a 
     sum that equals 100 percent.
       ``(5) Limitation.--This subsection does not apply to a 
     teaching hospital described in paragraph (1) if the hospital 
     is in a State for which a demonstration project under section 
     1814(b)(3) is in effect.
       ``(c) Consolidations and Mergers.--In the case of two or 
     more teaching hospitals that have each received payments 
     pursuant to section 2231 for one or more fiscal years and 
     that undergo a consolidation or merger, the percentage 
     applicable to the resulting teaching hospital for purposes of 
     section 2231(b)(2) is the sum of the respective percentages 
     that would have applied pursuant to such section if the 
     hospitals had not undergone the consolidation or merger.
       ``(d) States With Certain Demonstration Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a teaching hospital in a 
     State for which a demonstration project under section 
     1814(b)(3) is in effect--
       ``(A) the percentage determined under paragraph (2) for the 
     hospital is deemed to be the percentage applicable under 
     section 2231(b)(2) to the hospital; and
       ``(B) the hospital is not eligible for any payments from 
     the Medicare Indirect-Costs Medical Education Account.
       ``(2) Determination of fixed percentage.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1)(A):
       ``(A) The Secretary shall make an estimate of the total 
     amount of payments that would have been received under 
     section 1886(d)(5)(b) by the hospital involved with respect 
     to each of the fiscal years of the applicable period if such 
     section (as in effect for such fiscal years) had applied to 
     the hospital for such years.
       ``(B) The percentage determined under this paragraph for 
     the hospital for a fiscal year is a mean average percentage 
     determined for the hospital in accordance with the 
     methodology of section 2231(b)(2), except that the estimate 
     made by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) of this 
     paragraph for a fiscal year of the applicable period is 
     deemed to be the amount that applies for purposes of section 
     2231(b)(2)(C)(i) for such year.

   ``Subpart 4--Amount Relating to Direct Costs of Graduate Medical 
                               Education

     ``SEC. 2241. DETERMINATION OF AMOUNT RELATING TO DIRECT 
                   COSTS.

       ``(a) In General.--For purposes of section 2211(a)(3), the 
     amount determined under this section for a teaching hospital 
     for a fiscal year is the sum of--
       ``(1) the amount determined under subsection (b) (relating 
     to the General Direct-Costs Medical Education Account); and
       ``(2) the amount determined under subsection (c) (relating 
     to the Medicare Direct-Costs Medical Education Account), 
     subject to section 2242(d)(1)(B).
       ``(b) Payment From General Account.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of subsection (a)(1), the 
     amount determined under this subsection for a teaching 
     hospital for a fiscal year is the product of--
       ``(A) the amount in the General Direct-Costs Medical 
     Education Account on the applicable date under section 
     2201(d)(2) (once the appropriation under such section is 
     made); and
       ``(B) the percentage determined for the hospital under 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Fixed hospital-specific percentage.--
       ``(A) In general.--For purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the 
     percentage determined under this paragraph for a teaching 
     hospital is the mean average of the respective percentages 
     determined under subparagraph (B) for each fiscal year of the 
     applicable period (as defined in section 2231(b)(2)(B)), 
     adjusted by the Secretary (upward or downward, as the case 
     may be) on a pro rata basis to the extent necessary to ensure 
     that the sum of the percentages determined under this 
     subparagraph for all teaching hospitals is equal to 100 
     percent. The preceding sentence is subject to section 2242.
       ``(B) Respective determinations for fiscal years of 
     applicable period.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the 
     percentage determined under this subparagraph for a teaching 
     hospital for a fiscal year of the applicable period is the 
     percentage constituted by the ratio of--
       ``(i) the total amount of payments received by the hospital 
     under section 1886(h) for cost reporting periods beginning 
     during the fiscal year involved; to
       ``(ii) the sum of the respective amounts determined under 
     clause (i) for the fiscal year for all teaching hospitals.
       ``(3) Availability of data.--If a teaching hospital 
     received the payments specified in paragraph (2)(B)(i) during 
     the applicable period but a complete set of the relevant data 
     is not available to the Secretary for purposes of determining 
     an amount under such paragraph for the fiscal year involved, 
     the Secretary shall for purposes of such paragraph make an 
     estimate on the basis of such data as are available to the 
     Secretary for the applicable period.
       ``(c) Payment From Medicare Account.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a)(2), the amount determined under this 
     subsection for a teaching hospital for a fiscal year is an 
     amount determined in accordance with the methodology in 
     effect under section 1886(h) for such year. Payments made 
     under section 2211 pursuant to the preceding sentence shall 
     be made from the Medicare Direct-Costs Medical Education 
     Account.

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     ``SEC. 2242. DIRECT COSTS; SPECIAL RULES REGARDING PAYMENTS 
                   FROM GENERAL ACCOUNT.

       ``(a) Special Rule Regarding Fiscal Years 1995 and 1996.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a teaching hospital whose 
     first payments under section 1886(h) were for the cost 
     reporting period beginning in fiscal year 1995 or in fiscal 
     year 1996 (referred to in this subsection individually as a 
     `first payment year'), the percentage determined under 
     paragraph (2) for the hospital is deemed to be the percentage 
     applicable under section 2241(b)(2) to the hospital, subject 
     to paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Determination of fixed percentage.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the percentage determined under this paragraph 
     for a teaching hospital is the percentage constituted by the 
     ratio of the amount determined under subparagraph (A) to the 
     amount determined under subparagraph (B), as follows:
       ``(A)(i) If the first payment year for the hospital is 
     fiscal year 1995, the amount determined under this 
     subparagraph is the total amount of payments received by the 
     hospital under section 1886(h) for cost reporting periods 
     beginning in fiscal year 1995.
       ``(ii) If the first payment year for the hospital is fiscal 
     year 1996, the amount determined under this subparagraph is 
     an amount equal to an estimate by the Secretary of the total 
     amount of payments that would have been paid to the hospital 
     under section 1886(h) for cost reporting periods beginning in 
     fiscal year 1995 if such section, as in effect for fiscal 
     year 1996, had applied to the hospital for fiscal year 1995.
       ``(B)(i) If the first payment year for the hospital is 
     fiscal year 1995, the amount determined under this 
     subparagraph is the aggregate total of the payments received 
     by teaching hospitals under section 1886(h) for cost 
     reporting periods beginning in fiscal year 1995.
       ``(ii) If the first payment year for the hospital is fiscal 
     year 1996--
       ``(I) the Secretary shall make an estimate in accordance 
     with subparagraph (A)(ii) for all teaching hospitals; and
       ``(II) the amount determined under this subparagraph is the 
     sum of the estimates made by the Secretary under subclause 
     (I).
       ``(3) Adjustment of percentage.--The percentage determined 
     under paragraph (2) shall be adjusted by the Secretary in 
     accordance with section 2241(b)(2)(A) to the extent 
     determined by the Secretary to be necessary with respect to a 
     sum that equals 100 percent.
       ``(b) New Teaching Hospitals.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a teaching hospital that 
     did not receive payments under section 1886(h) for any of the 
     fiscal years 1992 through 1996, the percentage determined 
     under paragraph (3) for the hospital is deemed to be the 
     percentage applicable under section 2241(b)(2) to the 
     hospital, subject to paragraphs (4) and (5).
       ``(2) Designated fiscal year regarding data.--The 
     determination under paragraph (3) of a percentage for a 
     teaching hospital described in paragraph (1) shall be made 
     for the most recent fiscal year for which the Secretary has 
     sufficient data to make the determination (referred to in 
     this subsection as the `designated fiscal year').
       ``(3) Determination of fixed percentage.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1), the percentage determined under this paragraph 
     for the teaching hospital involved is the percentage 
     constituted by the ratio of the amount determined under 
     subparagraph (A) to the amount determined under subparagraph 
     (B), as follows:
       ``(A) The amount determined under this subparagraph is an 
     amount equal to an estimate by the Secretary of the total 
     amount of payments that would have been paid to the hospital 
     under section 1886(h) for the designated fiscal year if such 
     section, as in effect for the first fiscal year for which 
     payments pursuant to this subsection are to be made to the 
     hospital, had applied to the hospital for cost reporting 
     periods beginning in the designated fiscal year.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall make an estimate in accordance 
     with subparagraph (A) for all teaching hospitals. The amount 
     determined under this subparagraph is the sum of the 
     estimates made by the Secretary under the preceding sentence.
       ``(4) Adjustment of percentage.--The percentage determined 
     under paragraph (3) shall be adjusted by the Secretary in 
     accordance with section 2223(b)(2)(A) to the extent 
     determined by the Secretary to be necessary with respect to a 
     sum that equals 100 percent.
       ``(5) Limitation.--This subsection does not apply to a 
     teaching hospital described in paragraph (1) if the hospital 
     is in a State for which a demonstration project under section 
     1814(b)(3) is in effect.
       ``(c) Consolidations and Mergers.--In the case of two or 
     more teaching hospitals that have each received payments 
     pursuant to section 2241 for one or more fiscal years and 
     that undergo a consolidation or merger, the percentage 
     applicable to the resulting teaching hospital for purposes of 
     section 2241(b)(2) is the sum of the respective percentages 
     that would have applied pursuant to such section if the 
     hospitals had not undergone the consolidation or merger.
       ``(d) States With Certain Demonstration Projects.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of a teaching hospital in a 
     State for which a demonstration project under section 
     1814(b)(3) is in effect--
       ``(A) the percentage determined under paragraph (2) for the 
     hospital is deemed to be the percentage applicable under 
     section 2241(b)(2) to the hospital; and
       ``(B) the hospital is not eligible for any payments from 
     the Medicare Direct-Costs Medical Education Account.
       ``(2) Determination of fixed percentage.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (1)(A):
       ``(A) The Secretary shall make an estimate of the total 
     amount of payments that would have been received under 
     section 1886(h) by the hospital involved with respect to each 
     of the fiscal years of the applicable period if such section 
     (as in effect for such fiscal years) had applied to the 
     hospital for such years.
       ``(B) The percentage determined under this paragraph for 
     the hospital for a fiscal year is a mean average percentage 
     determined for the hospital in accordance with the 
     methodology of section 2241(b)(2), except that the estimate 
     made by the Secretary under subparagraph (A) of this 
     paragraph for a fiscal year of the applicable period is 
     deemed to be the amount that applies for purposes of section 
     2241(b)(2)(B)(i) for such year.

     ``SEC. 2243. DIRECT COSTS; AUTHORITY FOR PAYMENTS TO 
                   CONSORTIA OF PROVIDERS.

       ``(a) In General.--In lieu of making payments to teaching 
     hospitals pursuant to sections 2221 and 2241, the Secretary 
     may make payments under this section to consortia that meet 
     the requirements of subsection (b).
       ``(b) Qualifying Consortium.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a), a consortium meets the requirements of this subsection 
     if the consortium is in compliance with the following:
       ``(1) The consortium consists of a teaching hospital and 
     one or more of the following entities:
       ``(A) Schools of allopathic medicine or osteopathic 
     medicine.
       ``(B) Other teaching hospitals.
       ``(C) Approved medical residency training programs.
       ``(D) Federally qualified health centers.
       ``(E) Medical group practices.
       ``(F) Managed care entities.
       ``(G) Entities furnishing outpatient services.
       ``(H) Such other entities as the Secretary determines to be 
     appropriate.
       ``(2) The members of the consortium have agreed to 
     collaborate in the programs of graduate medical education 
     that are operated by such members.
       ``(3) With respect to the receipt by the consortium of 
     payments made pursuant to this section, the members of the 
     consortium have agreed on a method for allocating the 
     payments among the members.
       ``(4) The consortium meets such additional requirements as 
     the Secretary may establish.
       ``(c) Payments From Accounts.--The total amount of payments 
     to a qualifying consortium for a fiscal year pursuant to 
     subsection (a) shall be the sum of--
       ``(1) the aggregate amount determined for the teaching 
     hospitals of the consortium pursuant to section 2221(a) 
     (relating to the General MedicarePlus Incentive Account);
       ``(2) the aggregate amount determined for the teaching 
     hospitals of the consortium pursuant to section 2241(a)(1) 
     (relating to the General Direct-Costs Account); and
       ``(3) an amount determined for the consortium in accordance 
     with the methodology in effect under section 1886(j)(2)(C)(i) 
     for the fiscal year (relating to the Medicare Direct-Costs 
     Account).
       ``(d) Definition.--For purposes of this title, the term 
     `qualifying consortium' means a consortium that meets the 
     requirements of subsection (b).''.

               CHAPTER 2--AMENDMENTS TO MEDICARE PROGRAM

     SEC. 12511. TRANSFER OF FUNDS.

       Section 1886 (42 U.S.C. 1395ww) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (d)(5)(B), in the matter preceding clause 
     (i), by striking ``The Secretary shall provide'' and 
     inserting the following: ``For discharges occurring on or 
     before September 30, 1996, the Secretary shall provide'';
       (2) in subsection (h)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), in the first sentence, by striking 
     ``the Secretary shall provide'' and inserting ``the Secretary 
     shall, subject to paragraph (6), provide''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following paragraph:
       ``(6) Limitation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The authority to make payments under 
     this subsection applies only with respect to cost reporting 
     periods ending on or before September 30, 1996, except as 
     provided in subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Rule regarding portion of last cost reporting 
     period.--In the case of a cost reporting period that extends 
     beyond September 30, 1996, payments under this subsection 
     shall be made with respect to such portion of the period as 
     has lapsed as of such date.
       ``(C) Rule of construction.--This paragraph may not be 
     construed as authorizing any payment under section 1861(v) 
     with respect to graduate medical education.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following subsection:
       ``(j) Transfers to Teaching Hospital and Graduate Medical 
     Education Trust Fund.--
       ``(1) Indirect costs of medical education.--
       ``(A) In general.--From the Federal Hospital Insurance 
     Trust Fund, the Secretary shall, for fiscal year 1997 and 
     each subsequent fiscal year, transfer to the Medicare 
     Indirect-Costs Medical Education Account under section 2201 
     an amount determined by

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     the Secretary in accordance with subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Determination of amounts.--The Secretary shall make 
     an estimate for the fiscal year involved of the nationwide 
     total of the amounts that would have been paid under 
     subsection (d)(5)(B) to hospitals during the fiscal year if 
     such payments had not been terminated for discharges 
     occurring after September 30, 1996. For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the amount determined under this 
     subparagraph for the fiscal year is the estimate made by the 
     Secretary under the preceding sentence.
       ``(C) Supplemental transfers.--If the Secretary determines 
     that the amount of a transfer under subparagraph (A) for a 
     fiscal year is insufficient for making payments in the 
     amounts required pursuant to section 2231(a)(2) for the year, 
     the Secretary shall make such additional transfers for the 
     year between the funds and accounts involved as the Secretary 
     determines to be necessary for making the payments.
       ``(2) Direct costs of medical education.--
       ``(A) In general.--From the Federal Hospital Insurance 
     Trust Fund and the Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance 
     Trust Fund, the Secretary shall, for fiscal year 1997 and 
     each subsequent fiscal year, transfer to the Medicare Direct-
     Costs Medical Education Account (under section 2201) the sum 
     of--
       ``(i) an amount determined by the Secretary in accordance 
     with subparagraph (B); and
       ``(ii) as applicable, an amount determined by the Secretary 
     in accordance with subparagraph (C)(ii).
       ``(B) Determination of amounts.--For each hospital (other 
     than a hospital that is a member of a qualifying consortium 
     referred to in subparagraph (C)), the Secretary shall make an 
     estimate for the fiscal year involved of the amount that 
     would have been paid under subsection (h) to the hospital 
     during the fiscal year if such payments had not been 
     terminated for cost reporting periods ending on or before 
     September 30, 1996. For purposes of subparagraph (A)(i), the 
     amount determined under this subparagraph for the fiscal year 
     is the sum of all estimates made by the Secretary under the 
     preceding sentence.
       ``(C) Estimates regarding qualifying consortia.--If the 
     Secretary authorizes payments under section 2243(a) to one or 
     more qualifying consortia, the Secretary shall carry out the 
     following:
       ``(i) The Secretary shall establish a methodology for 
     making payments to qualifying consortia with respect to the 
     reasonable direct costs of such consortia in carrying out 
     programs of graduate medical education. The methodology shall 
     be the methodology established in subsection (h), modified to 
     the extent necessary to take into account the participation 
     in such programs of entities other than hospitals.
       ``(ii) For each qualifying consortium, the Secretary shall 
     make an estimate for the fiscal year involved of the amount 
     that would have been paid to the consortium during the fiscal 
     year if, using the methodology under clause (i), payments had 
     been made to the consortium for the fiscal year as 
     reimbursements with respect to cost reporting periods. For 
     purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), the amount determined under 
     this clause for the fiscal year is the sum of all estimates 
     made by the Secretary under the preceding sentence.
       ``(D) Allocation between funds.--In providing for a 
     transfer under subparagraph (A) for a fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall provide for an allocation of the amounts 
     involved between part A and part B (and the trust funds 
     established under the respective parts) as reasonably 
     reflects the proportion of direct graduate medical education 
     costs of hospitals associated with the provision of services 
     under each respective part.
       ``(E) Supplemental transfers.--If the Secretary determines 
     that the amount of a transfer under subparagraph (A) for a 
     fiscal year is insufficient for making payments in the 
     amounts required pursuant to sections 2241(a)(2) and 
     2243(c)(3) for the year, the Secretary shall make such 
     additional transfers for the year between the funds and 
     accounts involved as the Secretary determines to be necessary 
     for making the payments.
       ``(3) Applicability of certain amendments.--Amendments made 
     to subsection (d)(5)(B) and subsection (h) that are effective 
     on or after October 1, 1996, apply only for purposes of 
     estimates under paragraphs (1) and (2) and for purposes of 
     determining the amount of payments under 2211. Such 
     amendments do not require any adjustment to amounts paid 
     under subsection (d)(5)(B) or (h) with respect to fiscal year 
     1996 or any prior fiscal year.
       ``(4) Relationship to certain demonstration projects.--In 
     the case of a State for which a demonstration project under 
     section 1814(b)(3) is in effect, the Secretary, in making 
     determinations of the rates of increase under such section, 
     shall include all amounts transferred under this subsection. 
     Such amounts shall be so included to the same extent and in 
     the same manner as amounts determined under subsections 
     (d)(5)(B) and (h) were included in such determination under 
     the provisions of this title in effect on September 30, 
     1996.''.

                      Title XII--Other Provisions

                 Subtitle F--National Defense Stockpile

     SEC. 12601. DISPOSAL OF CERTAIN MATERIALS IN NATIONAL DEFENSE 
                   STOCKPILE FOR DEFICIT REDUCTION.

       (a) Disposals Required.--(1) During fiscal year 1996, the 
     President shall dispose of all cobalt contained in the 
     National Defense Stockpile that, as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, is authorized for disposal under any 
     law (other than this Act).
       (2) In addition to the disposal of cobalt under paragraph 
     (1), the President shall dispose of additional quantities of 
     cobalt and quantities of other materials contained in the 
     National Defense Stockpile and specified in the table in 
     subsection (b) so as to result in receipts to the United 
     States in amounts equal to--
       (A) $21,000,000 during the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996;
       (B) $338,000,000 during the five-fiscal year period ending 
     on September 30, 2000; and
       (C) $649,000,000 during the seven-fiscal year period ending 
     on September 30, 2002.
       (b) Limitation on Disposal Quantity.--The total quantities 
     of materials authorized for disposal by the President under 
     subsection (a)(2) may not exceed the amounts set forth in the 
     following table:


                     Authorized Stockpile Disposals
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Material for disposal                      Quantity
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Aluminum..................................  62,881 short tons
Cobalt....................................  30,000,000 pounds contained
Columbium Ferro...........................  930,911 pounds contained
Germanium Metal...........................  40,000 kilograms
Indium....................................  35,000 troy ounces
Palladium.................................  15,000 troy ounces
Platinum..................................  10,000 troy ounces
Rubber, Natural...........................  125,138 long tons
Tantalum, Carbide Powder..................  6,000 pounds contained
Tantalum, Minerals........................  750,000 pounds contained
Tantalum, Oxide...........................  40,000 pounds contained
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (c) Deposit of Receipts.--Notwithstanding section 9 of the 
     Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 
     98h), funds received as a result of the disposal of materials 
     under subsection (a)(2) shall be deposited into the general 
     fund of the Treasury for the purpose of deficit reduction.
       (d) Relationship to Other Disposal Authority.--The disposal 
     authority provided in subsection (a)(2) is new disposal 
     authority and is in addition to, and shall not affect, any 
     other disposal authority provided by law regarding the 
     materials specified in such subsection.
       (e) Termination of Disposal Authority.--The President may 
     not use the disposal authority provided in subsection (a)(2) 
     after the date on which the total amount of receipts 
     specified in subparagraph (C) of such subsection is achieved.
       (f) Definition.--The term ``National Defense Stockpile'' 
     means the National Defense Stockpile provided for in section 
     4 of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock Piling Act 
     (50 U.S.C. 98c).
Subtitle G----Child Protection Block Grant Program And Foster Care and 
                          Adoption Assistance

     SEC. 12701. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

       Title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) 
     is amended by striking subpart 2 of part B and inserting the 
     following:

``Subpart 2--Block Grants to States for the Protection of Children and 
       Matching Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance

     ``SEC. 430. ELIGIBLE STATES.

       ``(a) In General.--As used in this subpart, the term 
     `eligible State' means a State that has submitted to the 
     Secretary, not later than October 1, 1996, and every 3 years 
     thereafter, a plan which has been signed by the chief 
     executive officer of the State and that includes the 
     following:
       ``(1) Outline of child protection program.--A written 
     document that outlines the activities the State intends to 
     conduct to achieve the child protection goals of the program 
     funded under this subpart, including the procedures to be 
     used for--
       ``(A) receiving and assessing reports of child abuse or 
     neglect;
       ``(B) investigating such reports;
       ``(C) with respect to families in which abuse or neglect 
     has been confirmed, providing services or referral for 
     services for families and children where the State makes a 
     determination that the child may safely remain with the 
     family;
       ``(D) protecting children by removing them from dangerous 
     settings and ensuring their placement in a safe environment;
       ``(E) providing training for individuals mandated to report 
     suspected cases of child abuse or neglect;
       ``(F) protecting children in foster care;
       ``(G) promoting timely adoptions;
       ``(H) protecting the rights of families, using adult 
     relatives as the preferred placement for children separated 
     from their parents where such relatives meet the relevant 
     State child protection standards;
       ``(I) providing services to individuals, families, or 
     communities, either directly or through referral, that are 
     aimed at preventing the occurrence of child abuse and 
     neglect; and
       ``(J) establishing and responding to citizen review panels 
     under section 434.

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       ``(2) Certification of state law requiring the reporting of 
     child abuse and neglect.--A certification that the State has 
     in effect laws that require public officials and other 
     professionals to report, in good faith, actual or suspected 
     instances of child abuse or neglect.
       ``(3) Certification of procedures for screening, safety 
     assessment, and prompt investigation.--A certification that 
     the State has in effect procedures for receiving and 
     responding to reports of child abuse or neglect, including 
     the reports described in paragraph (2), and for the immediate 
     screening, safety assessment, and prompt investigation of 
     such reports.
       ``(4) Certification of state procedures for removal and 
     placement of abused or neglected children.--A certification 
     that the State has in effect procedures for the removal from 
     families and placement of abused or neglected children and of 
     any other child in the same household who may also be in 
     danger of abuse or neglect.
       ``(5) Certification of provisions for immunity from 
     prosecution.--A certification that the State has in effect 
     laws requiring immunity from prosecution under State and 
     local laws and regulations for individuals making good faith 
     reports of suspected or known instances of child abuse or 
     neglect.
       ``(6) Certification of provisions and procedures for 
     expungement of certain records.--A certification that the 
     State has in effect laws and procedures requiring the 
     facilitation of the prompt expungement of any records that 
     are accessible to the general public or are used for purposes 
     of employment or other background checks in cases determined 
     to be unsubstantiated or false.
       ``(7) Certification of provisions and procedures relating 
     to appeals.--A certification that not later then 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this subpart, the State 
     shall have laws and procedures in effect affording 
     individuals an opportunity to appeal an official finding of 
     abuse or neglect.
       ``(8) Certification of state procedures for developing and 
     reviewing written plans for permanent placement of removed 
     children.--A certification that the State has in effect 
     procedures for ensuring that a written plan is prepared for 
     children who have been removed from their families. Such plan 
     shall specify the goals for achieving a permanent placement 
     for the child in a timely fashion, for ensuring that the 
     written plan is reviewed every 6 months (until such placement 
     is achieved), and for ensuring that information about such 
     children is collected regularly and recorded in case records, 
     and include a description of such procedures.
       ``(9) Certification of state program to provide independent 
     living services.--A certification that the State has in 
     effect a program to provide independent living services, for 
     assistance in making the transition to self-sufficient 
     adulthood, to individuals in the child protection program of 
     the State who are 16, but who are not 20 (or, at the option 
     of the State, 22), years of age, and who do not have a family 
     to which to be returned.
       ``(10) Certification of state procedures to respond to 
     reporting of medical neglect of disabled infants.--
       ``(A) In general.--A certification that the State has in 
     place for the purpose of responding to the reporting of 
     medical neglect of infants (including instances of 
     withholding of medically indicated treatment from disabled 
     infants with life-threatening conditions), procedures or 
     programs, or both (within the State child protective services 
     system), to provide for--
       ``(i) coordination and consultation with individuals 
     designated by and within appropriate health-care facilities;
       ``(ii) prompt notification by individuals designated by and 
     within appropriate health-care facilities of cases of 
     suspected medical neglect (including instances of withholding 
     of medically indicated treatment from disabled infants with 
     life-threatening conditions); and
       ``(iii) authority, under State law, for the State child 
     protective service to pursue any legal remedies, including 
     the authority to initiate legal proceedings in a court of 
     competent jurisdiction, as may be necessary to prevent the 
     withholding of medically indicated treatment from disabled 
     infants with life-threatening conditions.
       ``(B) Withholding of medically indicated treatment.--As 
     used in subparagraph (A), the term `withholding of medically 
     indicated treatment' means the failure to respond to the 
     infant's life-threatening conditions by providing treatment 
     (including appropriate nutrition, hydration, and medication) 
     which, in the treating physician's or physicians' reasonable 
     medical judgment, will be most likely to be effective in 
     ameliorating or correcting all such conditions, except that 
     such term does not include the failure to provide treatment 
     (other than appropriate nutrition, hydration, or medication) 
     to an infant when, in the treating physician's or physicians' 
     reasonable medical judgment--
       ``(i) the infant is chronically and irreversibly comatose;
       ``(ii) the provision of such treatment would--

       ``(I) merely prolong dying;
       ``(II) not be effective in ameliorating or correcting all 
     of the infant's life-threatening conditions; or
       ``(III) otherwise be futile in terms of the survival of the 
     infant; or

       ``(iii) the provision of such treatment would be virtually 
     futile in terms of the survival of the infant and the 
     treatment itself under such circumstances would be inhumane.
       ``(11) Identification of child protection goals.--The 
     quantitative goals of the State child protection program.
       ``(12) Certification of child protection standards.--With 
     respect to fiscal years beginning on or after April 1, 1996, 
     a certification that the State--
       ``(A) has completed an inventory of all children who, 
     before the inventory, had been in foster care under the 
     responsibility of the State for 6 months or more, which 
     determined--
       ``(i) the appropriateness of, and necessity for, the foster 
     care placement;
       ``(ii) whether the child could or should be returned to the 
     parents of the child or should be freed for adoption or other 
     permanent placement; and
       ``(iii) the services necessary to facilitate the return of 
     the child or the placement of the child for adoption or legal 
     guardianship;
       ``(B) is operating, to the satisfaction of the Secretary--
       ``(i) a statewide information system from which can be 
     readily determined the status, demographic characteristics, 
     location, and goals for the placement of every child who is 
     (or, within the immediately preceding 12 months, has been) in 
     foster care;
       ``(ii) a case review system for each child receiving foster 
     care under the supervision of the State;
       ``(iii) a service program designed to help children--

       ``(I) where appropriate, return to families from which they 
     have been removed; or
       ``(II) be placed for adoption, with a legal guardian, or if 
     adoption or legal guardianship is determined not to be 
     appropriate for a child, in some other planned, permanent 
     living arrangement; and

       ``(iv) a preplacement preventive services program designed 
     to help children at risk for foster care placement remain 
     with their families; and
       ``(C)(i) has reviewed (or not later than October 1, 1997, 
     will review) State policies and administrative and judicial 
     procedures in effect for children abandoned at or shortly 
     after birth (including policies and procedures providing for 
     legal representation of such children); and
       ``(ii) is implementing (or not later than October 1, 1997, 
     will implement) such policies and procedures as the State 
     determines, on the basis of the review described in clause 
     (i), to be necessary to enable permanent decisions to be made 
     expeditiously with respect to the placement of such children.
       ``(13) Certification of reasonable efforts before placement 
     of children in foster care.--A certification that the State 
     in each case will--
       ``(A) make reasonable efforts prior to the placement of a 
     child in foster care, to prevent or eliminate the need for 
     removal of the child from the child's home, and to make it 
     possible for the child to return home; and
       ``(B) with respect to families in which abuse or neglect 
     has been confirmed, provide services or referral for services 
     for families and children where the State makes a 
     determination that the child may safely remain with the 
     family.
       ``(14) Certification of cooperative efforts.--A 
     certification by the State, where appropriate, that all steps 
     will be taken, including cooperative efforts with the State 
     agencies administering the plans approved under parts A and 
     D, to secure an assignment to the State of any rights to 
     support on behalf of each child receiving foster care 
     maintenance payments under this subpart.
       ``(b) Determinations.--The Secretary shall determine 
     whether a plan submitted pursuant to subsection (a) contains 
     the material required by subsection (a), other than the 
     material described in paragraph (10) of such subsection. The 
     Secretary may not require a State to include in such a plan 
     any material not described in subsection (a).

     ``SEC. 431. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD PROTECTION AND 
                   PAYMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION 
                   ASSISTANCE..

       ``(a) Funding of Block Grants.--Each eligible State shall 
     be entitled to receive from the Secretary for each fiscal 
     year specified in subsection (c)(1) a grant in an amount 
     equal to the State share of the child protection amount for 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(b) Maintenance Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to the grants described in 
     subsection (a), each eligible State shall be entitled to 
     receive from the Secretary for each quarter of each fiscal 
     year specified in subsection (c)(1) an amount equal to the 
     sum of--
       ``(A) an amount equal to the Federal medical assistance 
     percentage (as defined in section 1905(b) of this Act as in 
     effect on the day before the date of enactment of this 
     subpart) of the total amount expended during such quarter as 
     foster care maintenance payments under the child protection 
     program under this subpart for children in foster family 
     homes or child-care institutions; plus
       ``(B) an amount equal to the Federal medical assistance 
     percentage (as defined in section 1905(b) of this Act (as so 
     in effect)) of the total amount expended during such quarter 
     as adoption assistance payments under the child protection 
     program under this subpart pursuant to adoption assistance 
     agreements.
       ``(2) Estimates by the secretary.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall, prior to the 
     beginning of each quarter, estimate the amount to which a 
     State will be entitled to receive under paragraph (1) for 
     such quarter, such estimates to be based on--

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       ``(i) a report filed by the State containing its estimate 
     of the total sum to be expended in such quarter in accordance 
     with paragraph (1), and stating the amount appropriated or 
     made available by the State and its political subdivisions 
     for such expenditures in such quarter, and if such amount is 
     less than the State's proportionate share of the total sum of 
     such estimated expenditures, the source or sources from which 
     the difference is expected to be derived;
       ``(ii) records showing the number of children in the State 
     receiving assistance under this subpart; and
       ``(iii) such other information as the Secretary may find 
     necessary.
       ``(B) Payments.--The Secretary shall pay to the States the 
     amounts so estimated under subparagraph (A), reduced or 
     increased to the extent of any overpayment or underpayment 
     which the Secretary determines was made under this subsection 
     to such State for any prior quarter and with respect to which 
     adjustment has not already been made under this paragraph.
       ``(C) Pro Rata Share.-- The pro rata share to which the 
     United States is equitably entitled, as determined by the 
     Secretary, of the net amount recovered during any quarter by 
     the State or any political subdivision thereof with respect 
     to foster care and adoption assistance furnished under this 
     subpart shall be considered an overpayment to be adjusted 
     under this paragraph.
       ``(3) Allowance or disallowance of claim.--
       ``(A) In general.--Within 60 days after receipt of a State 
     claim for expenditures pursuant to paragraph (2)(A), the 
     Secretary shall allow, disallow, or defer such claim.
       ``(B) Notice.--Within 15 days after a decision to defer a 
     State claim, the Secretary shall notify the State of the 
     reasons for the deferral and of the additional information 
     necessary to determine the allowability of the claim.
       ``(C) Decision.--Within 90 days after receiving such 
     necessary information (in readily reviewable form), the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(i) disallow the claim, if able to complete the review 
     and determine that the claim is not allowable; or
       ``(ii) in any other case, allow the claim, subject to 
     disallowance (as necessary)--

       ``(I) upon completion of the review, if it is determined 
     that the claim is not allowable; or
       ``(II) on the basis of findings of an audit or financial 
     management review.

       ``(c) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Child protection amount.--The term `child protection 
     amount' means--
       ``(A) $1,936,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(B) $1,942,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(C) $2,063,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(D) $2,167,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(E) $2,297,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(F) $2,432,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
       ``(G) $2,593,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
       ``(2) State share.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `State share' means the 
     qualified child protection expenses of the State divided by 
     the sum of the qualified child protection expenses of all of 
     the States.
       ``(B) Qualified child protection expenses.--The term 
     `qualified child protection expenses' means, with respect to 
     a State the greater of--
       ``(i) the total amount of--

       ``(I) \1/3\ of the total obligations to the State under the 
     provisions of law specified in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) 
     of subparagraph (C) for fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994; 
     and
       ``(II) \1/3\ of the total claims submitted by the State 
     (without regard to disputed claims) under the provision of 
     law specified in subparagraph (C)(iv) for fiscal years 1992, 
     1993, and 1994; or

       ``(ii) the total amount of--

       ``(I) the total obligations to the State under the 
     provisions of law specified in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) 
     of subparagraph (C) for fiscal year 1995; and
       ``(II) the total claims submitted by the State (without 
     regard to disputed claims) under the provision of law 
     specified in subparagraph (C)(iv) for fiscal year 1995.

       ``(C) Provisions of law.--The provisions of law specified 
     in this subparagraph are the following (as in effect on the 
     day before the date of enactment of this subpart):
       ``(i) Section 434 of this Act.
       ``(ii) Section 474(a)(4) of this Act.
       ``(iii) Section 474(a)(3) of this Act.
       ``(d) Use of Grant.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     this section may use the grant in any manner that the State 
     deems appropriate to accomplish the child protection goals of 
     the State program funded under this subpart.
       ``(2) Timing of expenditures.--A State to which a grant is 
     made under this section for a fiscal year shall expend the 
     total amount of the grant not later than the end of the 
     immediately succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(3) Rule of interpretation.--This subpart shall not be 
     interpreted to prohibit short- and long-term foster care 
     facilities operated for profit from receiving funds provided 
     under this subpart.
       ``(e) Timing of Payments.--The Secretary shall pay each 
     eligible State the amount of the grant payable to the State 
     under this section in quarterly installments.
       ``(f) Penalties.--
       ``(1) For use of grant in violation of this subpart.--If an 
     audit conducted pursuant to chapter 75 of title 31, United 
     States Code, finds that an amount paid to a State under this 
     section for a fiscal year has been used in violation of this 
     subpart, then the Secretary shall reduce the amount of the 
     grant that would (in the absence of this paragraph) be 
     payable to the State under this section for the immediately 
     succeeding fiscal year by the amount so used, plus 5 percent 
     of the grant paid under this section to the State for such 
     fiscal year.
       ``(2) For failure to maintain effort.--
       ``(A) In general.--If an audit conducted pursuant to 
     chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code, finds that the 
     amount expended by a State (other than from amounts provided 
     by the Federal Government) during the fiscal years specified 
     in subparagraph (B), to carry out the State program funded 
     under this subpart is less than the applicable percentage 
     specified in such subparagraph of the total amount expended 
     by the State (other than from amounts provided by the Federal 
     Government) during fiscal year 1995 under subpart 2 of part B 
     and part E of this title (as in effect on the day before the 
     date of the enactment of this subpart), then the Secretary 
     shall reduce the amount of the grant that would (in the 
     absence of this paragraph) be payable to the State under this 
     section for the immediately succeeding fiscal year by the 
     amount of the difference, plus 5 percent of the grant paid 
     under this section to the State for such fiscal year.
       ``(B) Specification of fiscal years and applicable 
     percentages.--The fiscal years and applicable percentages 
     specified in this subparagraph are as follows:
       ``(i) For fiscal years 1996 and 1997, 100 percent.
       ``(ii) For fiscal years 1998 through 2002, 75 percent.
       ``(3) For failure to submit required report.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall reduce by 3 percent 
     the amount of the grant that would (in the absence of this 
     paragraph) be payable to a State under this section for a 
     fiscal year if the Secretary determines that the State has 
     not submitted the report required by section 436(b) for the 
     immediately preceding fiscal year, within 6 months after the 
     end of the immediately preceding fiscal year.
       ``(B) Rescission of penalty.--The Secretary shall rescind a 
     penalty imposed on a State under subparagraph (A) with 
     respect to a report for a fiscal year if the State submits 
     the report before the end of the immediately succeeding 
     fiscal year.
       ``(4) For failure to comply with sampling methods 
     requirements.--The Secretary may reduce by not more than 1 
     percent the amount of the grant that would (in the absence of 
     this paragraph) be payable to a State under this section for 
     a succeeding fiscal year if the Secretary determines that the 
     State has not complied with the Secretary's sampling methods 
     requirements under section 436(c)(2) during the prior fiscal 
     year.
       ``(5) State funds to replace reductions in grant.--A State 
     which has a penalty imposed against it under this subsection 
     for a fiscal year shall expend additional State funds in an 
     amount equal to the amount of the penalty for the purpose of 
     carrying out the State program under this subpart during the 
     immediately succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(6) Reasonable cause exception.--The Secretary may not 
     impose a penalty on a State under this subsection with 
     respect to a requirement if the Secretary determines that the 
     State has reasonable cause for failing to comply with the 
     requirement.
       ``(7) Corrective compliance plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Notification of violation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Federal Government shall, before 
     assessing a penalty against a State under this subsection, 
     notify the State of the violation of law for which the 
     penalty would be assessed and allow the State the opportunity 
     to enter into a corrective compliance plan in accordance with 
     this subsection which outlines how the State will correct any 
     such violations and how the State will insure continuing 
     compliance with the requirements of this subpart.
       ``(ii) 60-day period to propose a corrective compliance 
     plan.--Any State notified under clause (i) shall have 60 days 
     in which to submit to the Federal Government a corrective 
     compliance plan to correct any violations described in clause 
     (i).
       ``(iii) Acceptance of plan.--The Federal Government shall 
     have 60 days to accept or reject the State's corrective 
     compliance plan and may consult with the State during this 
     period to modify the plan. If the Federal Government does not 
     accept or reject the corrective compliance plan during the 
     period, the corrective compliance plan shall be deemed to be 
     accepted.
       ``(B) Failure to correct.--If a corrective compliance plan 
     is accepted by the Federal Government, no penalty shall be 
     imposed with respect to a violation described in this 
     subsection if the State corrects the violation pursuant to 
     the plan. If a State has not corrected the violation in a 
     timely manner under the plan, some or all of the penalty 
     shall be assessed.
       ``(8) Limitation on amount of penalty.--
       ``(A) In general.--In imposing the penalties described in 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall not reduce any quarterly 
     payment to a State by more than 25 percent.
       ``(B) Carryforward of unrecovered penalties.--To the extent 
     that subparagraph (A) prevents the Secretary from recovering 
     during a fiscal year the full amount of all penalties imposed 
     on a State under this subsection for a prior fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall apply any remaining amount of such penalties 
     to the grant payable to the State under section 431(a) for 
     the immediately succeeding fiscal year.

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       ``(g) Treatment of Territories.--
       ``(1) In general.--A territory, as defined in section 
     1108(b)(1), shall carry out a child protection program in 
     accordance with the provisions of this subpart.
       ``(2) Payments.--Each territory, as so defined, shall be 
     entitled to receive from the Secretary for any fiscal year an 
     amount, in accordance with section 1108, which shall be used 
     for the purpose of carrying out a child protection program in 
     accordance with the provisions of this subpart.
       ``(h) Limitation on Federal Authority.--Except as expressly 
     provided in this Act, the Secretary may not regulate the 
     conduct of States under this subpart or enforce any provision 
     of this subpart.

     ``SEC. 432. REQUIREMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE MAINTENANCE 
                   PAYMENTS.

       ``(a) In general.--Each State operating a program under 
     this subpart shall make foster care maintenance payments 
     under section 431(b) with respect to a child who would meet 
     the requirements of section 406(a) or of section 407 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     subpart) but for the removal of the child from the home of a 
     relative (specified in section 406(a)(as so in effect)), if--
       ``(1) the removal from the home occurred pursuant to a 
     voluntary placement agreement entered into by the child's 
     parent or legal guardian, or was the result of a judicial 
     determination to the effect that continuation therein would 
     be contrary to the welfare of such child and that reasonable 
     efforts of the type described in section 430(a)(13) have been 
     made;
       ``(2) such child's placement and care are the 
     responsibility of--
       ``(A) the State; or
       ``(B) any other public agency with whom the State has made 
     an agreement for the administration of the State program 
     under this subpart which is still in effect;
       ``(3) such child has been placed in a foster family home or 
     child-care institution as a result of the voluntary placement 
     agreement or judicial determination referred to in paragraph 
     (1); and
       ``(4) such child--
       ``(A) would have been eligible to receive aid under the 
     eligibility standards under the State plan approved under 
     section 402 (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this subpart and adjusted for inflation, in 
     accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary) in or 
     for the month in which such agreement was entered into or 
     court proceedings leading to the removal of such child from 
     the home were initiated; or
       ``(B) would have received such aid in or for such month if 
     application had been made therefore, or the child had been 
     living with a relative specified in section 406(a) (as so in 
     effect) within 6 months prior to the month in which such 
     agreement was entered into or such proceedings were 
     initiated, and would have received such aid in or for such 
     month if in such month such child had been living with such a 
     relative and application therefore had been made.
       ``(b) Limitation on Foster Care Payments.--Foster care 
     maintenance payments may be made under this subpart only on 
     behalf of a child described in subsection (a) of this section 
     who is--
       ``(1) in the foster family home of an individual, whether 
     the payments therefore are made to such individual or to a 
     public or private child-placement or child-care agency; or
       ``(2) in a child-care institution, whether the payments 
     therefore are made to such institution or to a public or 
     private child-placement or child-care agency, which payments 
     shall be limited so as to include in such payments only those 
     items which are included in the term `foster care maintenance 
     payments' (as defined in section 437(6)).
       ``(c) Voluntary Placements.--
       ``(1) Satisfaction of child protection standards.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, Federal 
     payments may be made under this subpart with respect to 
     amounts expended by any State as foster care maintenance 
     payments under this subpart, in the case of children removed 
     from their homes pursuant to voluntary placement agreements 
     as described in subsection (a), only if (at the time such 
     amounts were expended) the State has fulfilled all of the 
     requirements of section 435(b) or 430(a)(12).
       ``(2) Removal in excess of 180 days.--No Federal payment 
     may be made under this subpart with respect to amounts 
     expended by any State as foster care maintenance payments, in 
     the case of any child who was removed from such child's home 
     pursuant to a voluntary placement agreement as described in 
     subsection (a) and has remained in voluntary placement for a 
     period in excess of 180 days, unless there has been a 
     judicial determination by a court of competent jurisdiction 
     (within the first 180 days of such placement) to the effect 
     that such placement is in the best interests of the child.
       ``(3) Deemed revocation of agreements.--In any case where--
       ``(A) the placement of a minor child in foster care 
     occurred pursuant to a voluntary placement agreement entered 
     into by the parents or guardians of such child as provided in 
     subsection (a); and
       ``(B) such parents or guardians request (in such manner and 
     form as the Secretary may prescribe) that the child be 
     returned to their home or to the home of a relative,
     the voluntary placement agreement shall be deemed to be 
     revoked unless the State opposes such request and obtains a 
     judicial determination, by a court of competent jurisdiction, 
     that the return of the child to such home would be contrary 
     to the child's best interests.

     ``SEC. 433. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--A State operating a program under this 
     subpart shall enter into adoption assistance agreements with 
     the adoptive parents of children with special needs.
       ``(b) Payments Under Agreements.--Under any adoption 
     assistance agreement entered into by a State with parents who 
     adopt a child with special needs who meets the requirements 
     of subsection (c), the State may make adoption assistance 
     payments to such parents or through another public or 
     nonprofit private agency, in amounts determined under 
     subsection (d).
       ``(c) Children with Special Needs.--For purposes of 
     subsection (b), a child meets the requirements of this 
     subsection if such child--
       ``(1)(A) at the time adoption proceedings were initiated, 
     met the requirements of section 406(a) or section 407 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     subpart) or would have met such requirements except for such 
     child's removal from the home of a relative (specified in 
     section 406(a) (as so in effect)), either pursuant to a 
     voluntary placement agreement with respect to which Federal 
     payments are provided under section 431(b) (or 403 (as so in 
     effect)) or as a result of a judicial determination to the 
     effect that continuation therein would be contrary to the 
     welfare of such child;
       ``(B) meets all of the requirements of title XVI with 
     respect to eligibility for supplemental security income 
     benefits; or
       ``(C) is a child whose costs in a foster family home or 
     child-care institution are covered by the foster care 
     maintenance payments being made with respect to his or her 
     minor parent;
       ``(2)(A) would have received aid under the eligibility 
     standards under the State plan approved under section 402 (as 
     in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     subpart, adjusted for inflation, in accordance with 
     regulations issued by the Secretary) in or for the month in 
     which such agreement was entered into or court proceedings 
     leading to the removal of such child from the home were 
     initiated;
       ``(B) would have received such aid in or for such month if 
     application had been made therefore, or had been living with 
     a relative specified in section 406(a) (as so in effect) 
     within 6 months prior to the month in which such agreement 
     was entered into or such proceedings were initiated, and 
     would have received such aid in or for such month if in such 
     month such child had been living with such a relative and 
     application therefore had been made; or
       ``(C) is a child described in subparagraph (A) or (B); and
       ``(3) has been determined by the State, pursuant to 
     subsection (g) of this section, to be a child with special 
     needs.
       ``(d) Determination of Payments.--The amount of the 
     payments to be made in any case under subsection (b) shall be 
     determined through agreement between the adoptive parents and 
     the State or a public or nonprofit private agency 
     administering the program under this subpart, which shall 
     take into consideration the circumstances of the adopting 
     parents and the needs of the child being adopted, and may be 
     readjusted periodically, with the concurrence of the adopting 
     parents (which may be specified in the adoption assistance 
     agreement), depending upon changes in such circumstances. 
     However, in no case may the amount of the adoption assistance 
     payment exceed the foster care maintenance payment which 
     would have been paid during the period if the child with 
     respect to whom the adoption assistance payment is made had 
     been in a foster family home.
       ``(e) Payment Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (d), 
     no payment may be made to parents with respect to any child 
     who has attained the age of 18 (or, where the State 
     determines that the child has a mental or physical disability 
     which warrants the continuation of assistance, the age of 
     21), and no payment may be made to parents with respect to 
     any child if the State determines that the parents are no 
     longer legally responsible for the support of the child or if 
     the State determines that the child is no longer receiving 
     any support from such parents. Parents who have been 
     receiving adoption assistance payments under this subpart 
     shall keep the State or public or nonprofit private agency 
     administering the program under this subpart informed of 
     circumstances which would, pursuant to this section, make 
     them ineligible for such assistance payments, or eligible for 
     assistance payments in a different amount.
       ``(f) Pre-adoption Payments.--For purposes of this subpart, 
     individuals with whom a child who has been determined by the 
     State, pursuant to subsection (g), to be a child with special 
     needs is placed for adoption in accordance with applicable 
     State and local law shall be eligible for adoption assistance 
     payments during the period of the placement, on the same 
     terms and subject to the same conditions as if such 
     individuals had adopted such child.
       ``(g) Determination of Child with Special Needs.--For 
     purposes of this section, a child shall not be considered a 
     child with special needs unless--
       ``(1) the State has determined that the child cannot or 
     should not be returned to the home of the child's parents; 
     and
       ``(2) the State had first determined--

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       ``(A) that there exists with respect to the child a 
     specific factor or condition such as the child's ethnic 
     background, age, or membership in a minority or sibling 
     group, or the presence of factors such as medical conditions 
     or physical, mental, or emotional handicaps because of which 
     it is reasonable to conclude that such child cannot be placed 
     with adoptive parents without providing adoption assistance 
     under this subpart or medical assistance under title XIX or 
     XXI; and
       ``(B) that, except where it would be against the best 
     interests of the child because of such factors as the 
     existence of significant emotional ties with prospective 
     adoptive parents while in the care of such parents as a 
     foster child, a reasonable, but unsuccessful, effort has been 
     made to place the child with appropriate adoptive parents 
     without providing adoption assistance under this section or 
     medical assistance under title XIX or XXI.

     ``SEC. 434. CITIZEN REVIEW PANELS.

       ``(a) Establishment.--Each State to which a grant is made 
     under section 431(a) shall establish at least 3 citizen 
     review panels.
       ``(b) Composition.--Each panel established under subsection 
     (a) shall be broadly representative of the community from 
     which drawn.
       ``(c) Frequency of Meetings.--Each panel established under 
     subsection (a) shall meet not less frequently than quarterly.
       ``(d) Duties.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each panel established under subsection 
     (a) shall, by examining specific cases, determine the extent 
     to which the State and local agencies responsible for 
     carrying out activities under this subpart are doing so in 
     accordance with the State plan, with the child protection 
     standards set forth in section 430(a)(12) and 435, and with 
     any other criteria that the panel considers important to 
     ensure the protection of children.
       ``(2) Confidentiality.--The members and staff of any panel 
     established under subsection (a) shall not disclose to any 
     person or government any information about any specific child 
     protection case with respect to which the panel is provided 
     information.
       ``(e) State Assistance.--Each State that establishes a 
     panel under subsection (a) shall afford the panel access to 
     any information on any case that the panel desires to review, 
     and shall provide the panel with staff assistance in 
     performing its duties.
       ``(f) Reports.--Each panel established under subsection (a) 
     shall make a public report of its activities after each 
     meeting.

     ``SEC. 435. FOSTER CARE PROTECTION REQUIRED FOR ADDITIONAL 
                   FEDERAL PAYMENTS.

       ``(a) Reduction of Grant.--A State shall not receive a 
     grant under section 431(a) unless such State--
       ``(1) has conducted an inventory of all children who have 
     been in foster care under the responsibility of the State for 
     a period of 6 months preceding the inventory, and determined 
     the appropriateness of, and necessity for, the current foster 
     placement, whether the child can be or should be returned to 
     his parents or should be freed for adoption, and the services 
     necessary to facilitate either the return of the child or the 
     placement of the child for adoption or legal guardianship; 
     and
       ``(2) has implemented and is operating to the satisfaction 
     of the Secretary--
       ``(A) a statewide information system from which the status, 
     demographic characteristics, location, and goals for the 
     placement of every child in foster care or who has been in 
     such care within the preceding 12 months can readily be 
     determined;
       ``(B) a case review system (as defined in section 437(4)) 
     for each child receiving foster care under the supervision of 
     the State; and
       ``(C) a service program designed to help children, where 
     appropriate, return to families from which they have been 
     removed or be placed for adoption or legal guardianship.
       ``(b) Additional Requirements.--A State shall not receive a 
     grant under section 431(a) unless such State--
       ``(1) has completed an inventory of the type specified in 
     subsection (a)(1);
       ``(2) has implemented and is operating the program and 
     systems specified in subsection (a)(2); and
       ``(3) has implemented a preplacement preventive service 
     program designed to help children remain with their families.
       ``(c) Presumption for Expenditures.--Any amounts expended 
     by a State for the purpose of complying with the requirements 
     of subsection (a) or (b) shall be conclusively presumed to 
     have been expended for child welfare services.

     ``SEC. 436. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.

       ``(a) Annual Reports on State Child Welfare Goals.--On the 
     date that is 3 years after the effective date of this subpart 
     and annually thereafter, each State to which a grant is made 
     under section 431(a) shall submit to the Secretary a report 
     that contains quantitative information on the extent to which 
     the State is making progress toward achieving the goals of 
     the State child protection program.
       ``(b) State Data Reports.--
       ``(1) Biannual reports.--Each State to which a grant is 
     made under section 431(a) shall biannually submit to the 
     Secretary a report that includes the following information 
     with respect to each child within the State receiving 
     publicly-supported child welfare services under the State 
     program funded under this subpart:
       ``(A) Whether the child received services under the program 
     funded under this subpart.
       ``(B) The age, gender, and family income of the parents and 
     child.
       ``(C) The county of residence of the child.
       ``(D) Whether the child was removed from the family.
       ``(E) Whether the child entered foster care under the 
     responsibility of the State.
       ``(F) The type of out-of-home care in which the child was 
     placed (including institutional care, group home care, family 
     foster care, or relative placement).
       ``(G) The child's permanency planning goal, such as family 
     reunification, kinship care, adoption, or independent living.
       ``(H) Whether the child was released for adoption.
       ``(I) Whether the child exited from foster care, and, if 
     so, the reason for the exit, such as return to family, 
     placement with relatives, adoption, independent living, or 
     death.
       ``(J) Other information as required by the Secretary and 
     agreed to by a majority of the States, including information 
     necessary to ensure a that there is a smooth transition of 
     data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting 
     Systems and the National Center on Abuse and Neglect Data 
     System to the data reporting system required under this 
     section.
       ``(2) Annual reports.--Each State to which a grant is made 
     under section 431(a) shall annually submit to the Secretary a 
     report that includes the following information:
       ``(A) The number of children reported to the State during 
     the year as alleged victims of abuse or neglect.
       ``(B) The number of children for whom an investigation of 
     alleged maltreatment resulted in a determination of 
     substantiated abuse or neglect, the number for whom a report 
     of maltreatment was unsubstantiated, and the number for whom 
     a report of maltreatment was determined to be false.
       ``(C) The number of families that received preventive 
     services.
       ``(D) The number of infants abandoned during the year, the 
     number of such infants who were adopted, and the length of 
     time between abandonment and adoption.
       ``(E) The number of deaths of children resulting from child 
     abuse or neglect.
       ``(F) The number of deaths occurring while children were in 
     the custody of the State.
       ``(G) The number of children served by the State 
     independent living program.
       ``(H) Quantitative measurements demonstrating whether the 
     State is making progress toward the child protection goals 
     identified by the State.
       ``(I) The types of maltreatment suffered by victims of 
     child abuse and neglect.
       ``(J) The number of abused and neglected children receiving 
     services.
       ``(K) The average length of stay of children in out-of-home 
     care.
       ``(L) The response of the State to the findings and 
     recommendations of the citizen review panels established 
     under section 434.
       ``(M) Other information as required by the Secretary and 
     agreed to by a majority of the States, including information 
     necessary to ensure a that there is a smooth transition of 
     data from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting 
     Systems and the National Center on Abuse and Neglect Data 
     System to the data reporting system required under this 
     section.
       ``(c) Authority of States to Use Estimates.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State may comply with a requirement to 
     provide precise numerical information described in subsection 
     (b) by submitting an estimate which is obtained through the 
     use of scientifically acceptable sampling methods.
       ``(2) Secretarial review of sampling methods.--The 
     Secretary shall periodically review the sampling methods used 
     by a State to comply with a requirement to provide 
     information described in subsection (b). The Secretary may 
     require a State to revise the sampling methods so used if 
     such methods do not meet scientific standards and shall 
     impose the penalty described in section 431(f)(4) upon a 
     State if a State has not complied with such requirements.
       ``(d) Scope of State Program Funded Under This Subpart.--As 
     used in subsection (b), the term `State program funded under 
     this subpart' includes any equivalent State program.

     ``SEC. 437. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this subpart, the following definitions 
     shall apply:
       ``(1) Administrative review.--The term `administrative 
     review' means a review open to the participation of the 
     parents of the child, conducted by a panel of appropriate 
     persons at least one of whom is not responsible for the case 
     management of, or the delivery of services to, either the 
     child or the parents who are the subject of the review.
       ``(2) Adoption assistance agreement.--The term `adoption 
     assistance agreement' means a written agreement, binding on 
     the parties to the agreement, between the State, other 
     relevant agencies, and the prospective adoptive parents of a 
     minor child which at a minimum--
       ``(A) specifies the nature and amount of any payments, 
     services, and assistance to be provided under such agreement; 
     and
       ``(B) stipulates that the agreement shall remain in effect 
     regardless of the State of which the adoptive parents are 
     residents at any given time.
     The agreement shall contain provisions for the protection 
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     approved by the Secretary or otherwise) of the interests of 
     the child in cases where the adoptive parents and child move 
     to another State while the agreement is effective.
       ``(3) Case plan.--The term `case plan' means a written 
     document which includes at least the following:
       ``(A) A description of the type of home or institution in 
     which a child is to be placed, including a discussion of the 
     appropriateness of the placement and how the agency which is 
     responsible for the child plans to carry out the voluntary 
     placement agreement entered into or judicial determination 
     made with respect to the child in accordance with section 
     432(a)(1).
       ``(B) A plan for assuring that the child receives proper 
     care and that services are provided to the parents, child, 
     and foster parents in order to improve the conditions in the 
     parents' home, facilitate return of the child to his or her 
     own home or the permanent placement of the child, and address 
     the needs of the child while in foster care, including a 
     discussion of the appropriateness of the services that have 
     been provided to the child under the plan.
       ``(C) To the extent available and accessible, the health 
     and education records of the child, including--
       ``(i) the names and addresses of the child's health and 
     educational providers;
       ``(ii) the child's grade level performance;
       ``(iii) the child's school record;
       ``(iv) assurances that the child's placement in foster care 
     takes into account proximity to the school in which the child 
     is enrolled at the time of placement;
       ``(v) a record of the child's immunizations;
       ``(vi) the child's known medical problems;
       ``(vii) the child's medications; and
       ``(viii) any other relevant health and education 
     information concerning the child determined to be appropriate 
     by the State.
     Where appropriate, for a child age 16 or over, the case plan 
     must also include a written description of the programs and 
     services which will help such child prepare for the 
     transition from foster care to independent living.
       ``(4) Case review system.--The term `case review system' 
     means a procedure for assuring that--
       ``(A) each child has a case plan designed to achieve 
     placement in the least restrictive (most family like) and 
     most appropriate setting available and in close proximity to 
     the parents' home, consistent with the best interest and 
     special needs of the child, which--
       ``(i) if the child has been placed in a foster family home 
     or child-care institution a substantial distance from the 
     home of the parents of the child, or in a State different 
     from the State in which such home is located, sets forth the 
     reasons why such placement is in the best interests of the 
     child; and
       ``(ii) if the child has been placed in foster care outside 
     the State in which the home of the parents of the child is 
     located, requires that, periodically, but not less frequently 
     than every 12 months, a caseworker on the staff of the State 
     in which the home of the parents of the child is located, or 
     of the State in which the child has been placed, visit such 
     child in such home or institution and submit a report on such 
     visit to the State in which the home of the parents of the 
     child is located;
       ``(B) the status of each child is reviewed periodically but 
     no less frequently than once every 6 months by either a court 
     or by administrative review (as defined in paragraph (1)) in 
     order to determine the continuing necessity for and 
     appropriateness of the placement, the extent of compliance 
     with the case plan, and the extent of progress which has been 
     made toward alleviating or mitigating the causes 
     necessitating placement in foster care, and to project a 
     likely date by which the child may be returned to the home or 
     placed for adoption or legal guardianship;
       ``(C) with respect to each such child, procedural 
     safeguards will be applied, among other things, to assure 
     each child in foster care under the supervision of the State 
     of a dispositional hearing to be held, in a family or 
     juvenile court or another court (including a tribal court) of 
     competent jurisdiction, or by an administrative body 
     appointed or approved by the court, no later than 18 months 
     after the original placement (and not less frequently than 
     every 12 months thereafter during the continuation of foster 
     care), which hearing shall determine the future status of the 
     child (including whether the child should be returned to the 
     parent, should be continued in foster care for a specified 
     period, should be placed for adoption, or should (because of 
     the child's special needs or circumstances) be continued in 
     foster care on a permanent or long-term basis) and, in the 
     case of a child described in subparagraph (A)(ii), whether 
     the out-of-State placement continues to be appropriate and in 
     the best interests of the child, and, in the case of a child 
     who has attained age 16, the services needed to assist the 
     child to make the transition from foster care to independent 
     living; and procedural safeguards shall also be applied with 
     respect to parental rights pertaining to the removal of the 
     child from the home of his parents, to a change in the 
     child's placement, and to any determination affecting 
     visitation privileges of parents; and
       ``(D) a child's health and education record (as described 
     in paragraph (3)(C)) is reviewed and updated, and supplied to 
     the foster parent or foster care provider with whom the child 
     is placed, at the time of each placement of the child in 
     foster care.
       ``(5) Child-care institution.--The term `child-care 
     institution' means a private child-care institution, or a 
     public child-care institution which accommodates no more than 
     25 children, which is licensed by the State in which it is 
     situated or has been approved, by the agency of such State 
     responsible for licensing or approval of institutions of this 
     type, as meeting the standards established for such 
     licensing, but the term shall not include detention 
     facilities, forestry camps, training schools, or any other 
     facility operated primarily for the detention of children who 
     are determined to be delinquent.
       ``(6) Foster care maintenance payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `foster care maintenance 
     payments' means payments to cover the cost of (and the cost 
     of providing) food, clothing, shelter, daily supervision, 
     school supplies, a child's personal incidentals, liability 
     insurance with respect to a child, and reasonable travel to 
     the child's home for visitation. In the case of institutional 
     care, such term shall include the reasonable costs of 
     administration and operation of such institution as are 
     necessarily required to provide the items described in the 
     preceding sentence.
       ``(B) Special rule.--In cases where--
       ``(i) a child placed in a foster family home or child-care 
     institution is the parent of a son or daughter who is in the 
     same home or institution; and
       ``(ii) payments described in subparagraph (A) are being 
     made under this subpart with respect to such child,
     the foster care maintenance payments made with respect to 
     such child as otherwise determined under subparagraph (A) 
     shall also include such amounts as may be necessary to cover 
     the cost of the items described in that subparagraph with 
     respect to such son or daughter.
       ``(7) Foster family home.--The term `foster family home' 
     means a foster family home for children which is licensed by 
     the State in which it is situated or has been approved, by 
     the agency of such State having responsibility for licensing 
     homes of this type, as meeting the standards established for 
     such licensing.
       ``(8) State.--The term `State' means the 50 States and the 
     District of Columbia.
       ``(9) Voluntary placement.--The term `voluntary placement' 
     means an out-of-home placement of a minor, by or with 
     participation of the State, after the parents or guardians of 
     the minor have requested the assistance of the State and 
     signed a voluntary placement agreement.
       ``(10) Voluntary placement agreement.--The term `voluntary 
     placement agreement' means a written agreement, binding on 
     the parties to the agreement, between the State, any other 
     agency acting on its behalf, and the parents or guardians of 
     a minor child which specifies, at a minimum, the legal status 
     of the child and the rights and obligations of the parents or 
     guardians, the child, and the agency while the child is in 
     placement.''.

     SEC. 12702. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Repeal of Part E of Title IV of the Social Security 
     Act.--Part E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 671-679) is hereby repealed.
       (b) Repeal of Section 13712 of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1993.--Section 13712 of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 670 note) is 
     hereby repealed.
       (c) Repeal of Section 435.--Section 435 of the Social 
     Security Act, as amended by section 12701, is repealed on 
     April 1, 1996.

     SEC. 12703. EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION RULE.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subtitle, this subtitle and the amendments made by this 
     subtitle shall take effect as if enacted on October 1, 1995.
       (b) Transition Rule.--
       (1) State option to continue programs.--
       (A) 9-month extension.--A State may continue the State 
     programs under subpart 2 of part B and part E of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act, as in effect on September 30, 1995 
     (for purposes of this paragraph, the ``State programs'') 
     until June 30, 1996.
       (B) No individual or family entitlement under continued 
     state programs.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     or any rule of law, no individual or family is entitled to 
     aid under the State programs of any State on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (C) Limitations on federal obligations.--If a State elects 
     to continue the State programs pursuant to subparagraph (A), 
     the total obligations of the Federal Government to the State 
     under subpart 2 of part B and part E of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (as such subpart and part are in effect 
     on September 30, 1995) after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act shall not exceed an amount equal to--

       (I) the grant to the State under section 431(a) (as in 
     effect pursuant to the amendment made by section 12701 of 
     this Act)); minus
       (II) any obligations of the Federal Government to the State 
     under such subpart and part (as in effect on September 30, 
     1995) with respect to expenditures by the State during the 
     period that begins on October 1, 1995, and ends on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act.

       (D) Submission of state plan for fiscal year 1996 deemed 
     acceptance of grant limitations and formula.--The submission 
     of a plan by a State under section 430(a) of the Social 
     Security Act (as in effect pursuant to the amendment made by 
     section 12701 of this Act) for fiscal year 1996 is deemed to 
     constitute the State's acceptance of the grant reduction 
     under subparagraph (C) of this paragraph (including the 
     formula for computing the amount of the reduction).

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       (2) Claims, actions, and proceedings.--The amendments made 
     by this subtitle shall not apply with respect to--
       (A) powers, duties, functions, rights, claims, penalties, 
     or obligations applicable to aid, assistance, or services 
     provided before the effective date of this subtitle under the 
     provisions amended; and
       (B) administrative actions and proceedings commenced before 
     such date, or authorized before such date to be commenced, 
     under such provisions.
       (3) Closing out account for those programs terminated or 
     substantially modified by this subtitle.--In closing out 
     accounts, Federal and State officials may use scientifically 
     acceptable statistical sampling techniques. Claims made under 
     programs which are repealed or substantially amended in this 
     subtitle and which involve State expenditures in cases where 
     assistance or services were provided during a prior fiscal 
     year, shall be treated as expenditures during fiscal year 
     1995 for purposes of reimbursement even if payment was made 
     by a State on or after October 1, 1995. States shall complete 
     the filing of all claims no later than September 30, 1997. 
     Federal department heads shall--
       (A) use the single audit procedure to review and resolve 
     any claims in connection with the close out of programs; and
       (B) reimburse States for any payments made for assistance 
     or services provided during a prior fiscal year from funds 
     for fiscal year 1995, rather than the funds authorized by 
     this subtitle.
                         Subtitle H--Child Care

     SEC. 12801. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES.

       (a) Short Title.--This subtitle may be cited as the ``Child 
     Care and Development Block Grant Amendments of 1995''.
       (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, 
     whenever in this subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed 
     in terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other 
     provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.).

     SEC. 12802. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND ENTITLEMENT 
                   AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 658B (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 658B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     subchapter $1,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.''.
       (b) Social Security Act.--Part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act (as amended by section 12101) is amended by 
     adding at the end thereof the following new section:

     ``SEC. 418. FUNDING FOR CHILD CARE.

       ``(a) General Child Care Entitlement.--
       ``(1) General entitlement.--Subject to the amount 
     appropriated under paragraph (3), each State shall, for the 
     purpose of providing child care assistance, be entitled to 
     payments under a grant under this subsection for a fiscal 
     year in an amount equal to--
       ``(A) the sum of the total amounts of Federal payments for 
     fiscal year 1994 to the State under section--
       ``(i) 402(g)(3)(A) of this Act (as such section was in 
     effect before October 1, 1995) for amounts expended for child 
     care pursuant to paragraph (1) of such section;
       ``(ii) 403(l)(1)(A) of this Act (as so in effect) for 
     amounts expended for child care pursuant to section 
     402(g)(1)(A) of this Act, in the case of a State with respect 
     to which section 1108 of this Act applies; and
       ``(iii) 403(n) of this Act (as so in effect) for child care 
     services pursuant to section 402(i) of this Act; or
       ``(B) the average of the sum of the total amount of Federal 
     payments for each of the fiscal years 1992 through 1994 to 
     the State under the sections referred to in subparagraph (A);
     whichever is greater.
       ``(2) Remainder.--
       ``(A) Grants.--The Secretary shall use any amounts 
     appropriated for a fiscal year under paragraph (3), and 
     remaining after grants are awarded under paragraph (1), to 
     make grants to States under this paragraph.
       ``(B) Amount.--Subject to subparagraph (C), the amount of a 
     grant awarded to a State for a fiscal year under this 
     paragraph shall be based on the formula used for determining 
     the amount of Federal payments to the State for fiscal year 
     1994 under section 403(n) (as such section was in effect 
     before October 1, 1995) for child care services pursuant to 
     section 402(i) as such amount relates to the total amount of 
     such Federal payments to all States for such fiscal year.
       ``(C) Matching requirement.--The Secretary shall pay to 
     each eligible State in a fiscal year an amount, under a grant 
     under subparagraph (A), equal to the Federal medical 
     assistance percentage for such State for fiscal year 1995 (as 
     defined in section 1905(b)) of so much of the expenditures by 
     the State for child care in such year as exceed the State 
     set-aside for such State under subparagraph (A) for such year 
     and the amount of State expenditures in fiscal year 1995 that 
     equal the non-Federal share for the programs described in 
     subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C) of paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Appropriation.--There is authorized to be 
     appropriated, and there is appropriated, to carry out this 
     section--
       ``(A) $1,170,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(B) $1,240,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(C) $1,320,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(D) $1,400,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(E) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(F) $1,625,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
       ``(G) $1,745,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       ``(4) Redistribution.--With respect to any fiscal year, if 
     the Secretary determines that amounts under any grant awarded 
     to a State under this subsection for such fiscal year will 
     not be used by such State for carrying out the purpose for 
     which the grant is made, the Secretary shall make such 
     amounts available for carrying out such purpose to 1 or more 
     other States which apply for such funds to the extent the 
     Secretary determines that such other States will be able to 
     use such additional amounts for carrying out such purpose. 
     Such available amounts shall be redistributed to a State 
     pursuant to section 402(i) (as such section was in effect 
     before October 1, 1995) by substituting `the number of 
     children residing in all States applying for such funds' for 
     `the number of children residing in the United States in the 
     second preceding fiscal year'. Any amount made available to a 
     State from an appropriation for a fiscal year in accordance 
     with the preceding sentence shall, for purposes of this part, 
     be regarded as part of such State's payment (as determined 
     under this subsection) for such year.
       ``(b) Use of funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts received by a State under this 
     section shall only be used to provide child care assistance.
       ``(2) Use for certain populations.--A State shall ensure 
     that not less than 70 percent of the total amount of funds 
     received by the State in a fiscal year under this section are 
     used to provide child care assistance to families who are 
     receiving assistance under a State program under this part, 
     families who are attempting through work activities to 
     transition off of such assistance program, and families who 
     are at risk of becoming dependent on such assistance program.
       ``(c) Application of Child Care and Development Block Grant 
     Act.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, amounts 
     provided to a State under this section shall be transferred 
     to the lead agency under the Child Care and Development Block 
     Grant Act, integrated by the State into the programs 
     established by the State under such Act, and be subject to 
     requirements and limitations of such Act.
       ``(d) Transition Rule.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts obligated to a State under this 
     section for fiscal year 1996 shall not exceed--
       ``(A) the amount for which a State is eligible under this 
     section for such fiscal year; less
       ``(B) the amounts obligated to the State for such fiscal 
     year under the provisions of law referred to in subsection 
     (a)(1)(A) (as such provisions were in effect on the day 
     before the date of enactment of this section).
       ``(2) Acceptance of limitation.--The submission of a plan 
     by a State under section 401(a) for fiscal year 1996 is 
     deemed to constitute the State's acceptance of the grant 
     reductions under paragraph (1). If amounts are provided to a 
     State under this section prior to the submission of such a 
     State plan, the acceptance of such amounts by the State shall 
     constitute the State's acceptance of such reductions.''.

     SEC. 12803. LEAD AGENCY.

       Section 658D(b) (42 U.S.C. 9858b(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``State'' the first 
     place that such appears and inserting ``governmental or 
     nongovernmental''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``with sufficient 
     time and Statewide distribution of the notice of such 
     hearing,'' after ``hearing in the State''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the second sentence.

     SEC. 12804. APPLICATION AND PLAN.

       Section 658E (42 U.S.C. 9858c) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``implemented--'' and all that follows 
     through ``(2)'' and inserting ``implemented''; and
       (B) by striking ``for subsequent State plans'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) in clause (i) by striking ``, other than through 
     assistance provided under paragraph (3)(C),''; and
       (II) by striking ``except'' and all that follows through 
     ``1992'', and inserting ``and provide a detailed description 
     of the procedures the State will implement to carry out the 
     requirements of this subparagraph'';

       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``Provide assurances'' and inserting 
     ``Certify''; and
       (II) by inserting before the period at the end ``and 
     provide a detailed description of such procedures'';

       (iii) in subparagraph (C)--

       (I) by striking ``Provide assurances'' and inserting 
     ``Certify''; and
       (II) by inserting before the period at the end ``and 
     provide a detailed description of how such record is 
     maintained and is made available'';

       (iv) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
       ``(D) Consumer education information.--Certify that the 
     State will collect and disseminate to parents of eligible 
     children and the general public, consumer education 
     information that will promote informed child care choices.'';
       (v) in subparagraph (E), to read as follows:
       ``(E) Compliance with state licensing requirements.--

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       ``(i) In general.--Certify that the State has in effect 
     licensing requirements applicable to child care services 
     provided within the State, and provide a detailed description 
     of such requirements and of how such requirements are 
     effectively enforced. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall 
     be construed to require that licensing requirements be 
     applied to specific types of providers of child care 
     services.
       ``(ii) Uniform application of requirements.--A 
     certification under clause (i) shall include an assurance by 
     the State that the State shall apply all such licensing 
     requirements in a uniform manner to child care providers of 
     the same type regardless of whether a child care provider is 
     receiving assistance under this subchapter. Nothing in this 
     subchapter shall be construed to require that a State apply, 
     or prohibit a State from applying, licensing requirements 
     with respect to a particular type of child care.
       ``(iii) Indian tribes and tribal organizations.--In lieu of 
     any licensing and regulatory requirements applicable under 
     State and local law, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     Indian tribes and tribal organizations, shall develop minimum 
     child care standards (that appropriately reflect tribal needs 
     and available resources) that shall be applicable to Indian 
     tribes and tribal organization receiving assistance under 
     this subchapter.''; and
       (vi) by striking subparagraphs (F), (G), (H), (I), and (J) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(F) Meeting the needs of certain populations.--
     Demonstrate the manner in which the State will meet the 
     specific child care needs of families who are receiving 
     assistance under a State program under part A of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act, families who are attempting through 
     work activities to transition off of such assistance program, 
     and families who are at risk of becoming dependent on such 
     assistance program.'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(B) and (C)'' and 
     inserting ``(B) through (D)'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``.--Subject to the reservation contained 
     in subparagraph (C), the'' and inserting ``and related 
     activities.--The'';
       (II) in clause (i) by striking ``; and'' at the end and 
     inserting a period;
       (III) by striking ``for--'' and all that follows through 
     ``section 658E(c)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``for child care 
     services on sliding fee scale basis, activities that improve 
     the quality or availability of such services, and any other 
     activity that the State deems appropriate''; and
       (IV) by striking clause (ii);

       (iii) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
       ``(C) Limitation on administrative costs.--Not more than 3 
     percent of the aggregate amount of funds available to the 
     State to carry out this subchapter by a State in each fiscal 
     year may be expended for administrative costs incurred by 
     such State to carry out all of its functions and duties under 
     this subchapter. As used in the preceding sentence, the term 
     `administrative costs' shall not include the costs of 
     providing direct services.''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(D) Assistance for certain families.--A State shall 
     ensure that a substantial portion of the amounts available 
     (after the State has complied with the requirement of section 
     419(b)(2) of the Social Security Act) to the State to carry 
     out activities this subchapter in each fiscal year is used to 
     provide assistance to low-income working families other than 
     families described in paragraph (2)(F).''; and 419(b)(2)
       (C) in paragraph (4)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``provide assurances'' and inserting 
     ``certify'';
       (ii) in the first sentence by inserting ``and shall provide 
     a summary of the facts relied on by the State to determine 
     that such rates are sufficient to ensure such access'' before 
     the period; and
       (iii) by striking the last sentence.

     SEC. 12805. LIMITATION ON STATE ALLOTMENTS.

       Section 658F(b) (42 U.S.C. 9858d(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``No'' and inserting 
     ``Except as provided for in section 658O(c)(6), no''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``referred to in section 
     658E(c)(2)(F)''.

     SEC. 12806. ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE.

       Section 658G (42 U.S.C. 9858e) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 658G. ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE.

       ``A State that receives financial assistance under this 
     subchapter, shall use not less than 3 percent of the total 
     amounts received in each fiscal year for activities that are 
     designed to provide comprehensive consumer education to 
     parents and the public, activities that increase parental 
     choice, and activities designed to improve the quality and 
     availability of child care (such as resource and referral 
     services).''.

     SEC. 12807. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.

       Section 658I(b) (42 U.S.C. 9858g(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, and shall have'' and 
     all that follows through ``(2)'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).

     SEC. 12808. PAYMENTS.

       Section 658J(c) (42 U.S.C. 9858h(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``expended'' and inserting ``obligated''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``3 fiscal years'' and inserting ``fiscal 
     year''.

     SEC. 12809. ANNUAL REPORT AND AUDITS.

       Section 658K (42 U.S.C. 9858i) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by striking ``annual report'' 
     and inserting ``reports'';
       (2) in subsection (a), to read as follows:
       ``(a) Reports.--
       ``(1) Collection of information by states.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State that receives funds to carry out 
     this subchapter shall collect the information described in 
     subparagraph (B) on a monthly basis.
       ``(B) Required information.--The information required under 
     this subparagraph shall include, with respect to a family 
     unit receiving assistance under this subchapter information 
     concerning--
       ``(i) family income;
       ``(ii) county of residence;
       ``(iii) the gender and age of children receiving such 
     assistance;
       ``(iv) whether the family includes only 1 parent;
       ``(v) the sources of family income, including the amount 
     obtained from (and separately identified)--

       ``(I) employment, including self-employment;
       ``(II) cash or other assistance under part A of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act;
       ``(III) housing assistance;
       ``(IV) assistance under the Food Stamp Act of 1977; and
       ``(V) other assistance programs;

       ``(vi) the number of months the family has received 
     benefits;
       ``(vii) the type of child care in which the child was 
     enrolled (such as family child care, home care, or center-
     based child care);
       ``(viii) whether the child care provider involved was a 
     relative;
       ``(ix) the cost of child care for such families; and
       ``(x) the average hours per week of such care;
     during the period for which such information is required to 
     be submitted.
       ``(C) Submission to secretary.--A State described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall, on a quarterly basis, submit the 
     information required to be collected under subparagraph (B) 
     to the Secretary.
       ``(D) Sampling.--The Secretary may disapprove the 
     information collected by a State under this paragraph if the 
     State uses sampling methods to collect such information.
       ``(2) Biannual reports.--Not later than December 31, 
     following the end of the first fiscal year with respect to 
     which the amendments made by the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grants Amendments of 1995 apply, and every 6 months 
     thereafter, a State described in paragraph (1)(A) shall 
     prepare and submit to the Secretary a report that includes 
     aggregate data concerning--
       ``(A) the number of child care providers that received 
     funding under this subchapter as separately identified based 
     on the types of providers listed in section 658Q(5);
       ``(B) the monthly cost of child care services, and the 
     portion of such cost that is paid for with assistance 
     provided under this subchapter, listed by the type of child 
     care services provided;
       ``(C) the number of payments made by the State through 
     vouchers, contracts, cash, and disregards under public 
     benefit programs, listed by the type of child care services 
     provided;
       ``(D) the manner in which consumer education information 
     was provided to parents and the number of parents to whom 
     such information was provided; and
       ``(E) the total number (without duplication) of children 
     and families served under this subchapter;
     during the period for which such report is required to be 
     submitted.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``a application'' and 
     inserting ``an application'';
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``any agency administering 
     activities that receive'' and inserting ``the State that 
     receives''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4) by striking ``entitles'' and inserting 
     ``entitled''.

     SEC. 12810. ALLOTMENTS.

       Section 658O (42 U.S.C. 9858m) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)
       (i) by striking ``Possessions'' and inserting 
     ``possessions'';
       (ii) by inserting ``and'' after ``States,''; and
       (iii) by striking ``, and the Trust Territory of the 
     Pacific Islands''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``3 percent of the amount 
     appropriated under section 658B'' and inserting ``1 percent 
     of the aggregate amount of funds available to the State to 
     carry out this subchapter'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (5) by striking ``our'' and inserting 
     ``out''; and
       (B) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) Construction or Renovation of Facilities.--
       ``(A) Request for use of funds.--An Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization may submit to the Secretary a request to use 
     amounts provided under this subsection for construction or 
     renovation purposes.
       ``(B) Determination.--With respect to a request submitted 
     under subparagraph (A), and except as provided in 
     subparagraph (C), upon a determination by the Secretary that 
     adequate facilities are not otherwise available

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     to an Indian tribe or tribal organization to enable such 
     tribe or organization to carry out child care programs in 
     accordance with this subchapter, and that the lack of such 
     facilities will inhibit the operation of such programs in the 
     future, the Secretary may permit the tribe or organization to 
     use assistance provided under this subsection to make 
     payments for the construction or renovation of facilities 
     that will be used to carry out such programs.
       ``(C) Limitation.--The Secretary may not permit an Indian 
     tribe or tribal organization to use amounts provided under 
     this subsection for construction or renovation if such use 
     will result in a decrease in the level of child care services 
     provided by the tribe or organization as compared to the 
     level of such services provided by the tribe or organization 
     in the fiscal year preceding the year for which the 
     determination under subparagraph (A) is being made.
       ``(D) Uniform procedures.--The Secretary shall develop and 
     implement uniform procedures for the solicitation and 
     consideration of requests under this paragraph.''; and
       (3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end thereof the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Indian tribes or tribal organizations.--Any portion 
     of a grant or contract made to an Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization under subsection (c) that the Secretary 
     determines is not being used in a manner consistent with the 
     provision of this subchapter in the period for which the 
     grant or contract is made available, shall be allotted by the 
     Secretary to other tribes or organizations that have 
     submitted applications under subsection (c) in accordance 
     with their respective needs.''.

     SEC. 12811. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 658P (42 U.S.C. 9858n) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), in the first sentence by inserting 
     ``or as a deposit for child care services if such a deposit 
     is required of other children being cared for by the 
     provider'' after ``child care services''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (3);
       (3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``75 percent'' and 
     inserting ``85 percent'';
       (4) in paragraph (5)(B)--
       (A) by inserting ``great grandchild, sibling (if such 
     provider lives in a separate residence),'' after 
     ``grandchild,'';
       (B) by striking ``is registered and''; and
       (C) by striking ``State'' and inserting ``applicable''.
       (5) by striking paragraph (10);
       (6) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by inserting ``or'' after ``Samoa,''; and
       (B) by striking ``, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
     Islands'';
       (7) in paragraph (14)--
       (A) by striking ``The term'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--The term''; and
       (B) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) Other organizations.--Such term includes a Native 
     Hawaiian Organization, as defined in section 4009(4) of the 
     Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and 
     Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 (20 U.S.C. 
     4909(4)) and a private nonprofit organization established for 
     the purpose of serving youth who are Indians or Native 
     Hawaiians.''.
                  Subtitle I--Child Nutrition Programs

                  CHAPTER 1--NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT

     SEC. 12901. TERMINATION OF ADDITIONAL PAYMENT FOR LUNCHES 
                   SERVED IN HIGH FREE AND REDUCED PRICE 
                   PARTICIPATION SCHOOLS.

       Section 4(b)(2) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1753(b)(2)) is amended by inserting before the period at the 
     end the following: ``for the 1995 school year and 1 cent more 
     for each of the 1996 and 1997 school years''.

     SEC. 12902. DIRECT FEDERAL EXPENDITURES.

       (a) Administrative Expenses.--Section 6(a) of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755(a)) is amended by striking 
     the second and fourth sentences.
       (b) Amount of Commodity Assistance.--Section 6(e) of the 
     Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking subparagraph (E); and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the second sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``Each State agency shall offer and 
     equitably distribute commodities among schools participating 
     in the school lunch program.''.
       (c) Breakfast Commodity Assistance.--Section 6 of the Act 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (f); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).
       (d) Commodity Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--Section 6(f) of the Act (as redesignated 
     by subsection (c)) is amended by striking ``12 percent'' and 
     inserting ``8 percent''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by paragraph (1) 
     shall become effective on July 1, 1996.

     SEC. 12903. VALUE OF FOOD ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 6(e)(1) of the National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1755(e)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) in the first sentence--
       (i) by inserting ``for free and reduced price meals'' after 
     ``thereof,'';
       (ii) by striking ``11 cents'' and inserting ``14.5 cents''; 
     and
       (iii) by striking ``1982'' and inserting ``1998''; and
       (B) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``The national average value of donated foods, or cash 
     payments in lieu thereof, for paid meals, shall be 12 cents, 
     adjusted on July 1, 2001, and each July 1 thereafter to 
     reflect changes in the Price Index for Food Used in Schools 
     and Institutions.''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(B) Adjustments.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (A), 
     the value of food assistance for each meal shall be adjusted 
     each July 1 by the annual percentage change in a 3-month 
     average value of the Price Index for Foods Used in Schools 
     and Institutions for March, April, and May each year.
       ``(ii) Method of adjustments.--Except as otherwise provided 
     in this subparagraph, in the case of each school year, the 
     Secretary shall--

       ``(I) base the adjustment made under clause (i) on the 
     amount of the unrounded adjustment for the preceding school 
     year;
       ``(II) adjust the resulting amount in accordance with 
     clause (i); and
       ``(III) round the result to the nearest lower cent 
     increment.

       ``(iii) Adjustment on january 1, 1996.--On January 1, 1996, 
     the Secretary shall adjust the value of food assistance for 
     all meals for the remainder of the school year by rounding 
     the previously established value of food assistance to the 
     nearest lower cent increment.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection 
     (a)(1) shall become effective on July 1, 1996.

     SEC. 12904. REDUCED PRICE LUNCHES.

       (a) Maximum Price.--Section 9(b)(3) of the National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(b)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in the last sentence, by striking ``The'' and inserting 
     ``Except as provided in the succeeding 2 sentences, the''; 
     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of 
     the school year beginning July 1, 2000, the price charged for 
     a reduced price lunch shall not exceed 45 cents. In the case 
     of the school year beginning July 1, 2001, and each school 
     year thereafter, the price charged for a reduced price lunch 
     shall not exceed 50 cents.''.
       (b) Reduced Price Meal Payment.--Section 11(a)(2) of the 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``cents and the'' and inserting ``cents. 
     Except as provided in the succeeding 2 sentences, the''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``In the case of 
     the school year beginning July 1, 2000, the special 
     assistance factor for reduced price lunches shall be 45 cents 
     less than the special assistance factor for free lunches. In 
     the case of the school year beginning July 1, 2001, and each 
     school year thereafter, the special assistance factor for 
     reduced price lunches shall be 50 cents less than the special 
     assistance factor for free lunches.''.

     SEC. 12905. LUNCHES, BREAKFASTS, AND SUPPLEMENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 11(a)(3)(B) of the National School 
     Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a)(3)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by designating the second and third sentences as 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (D) (as so designated) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(D) Rounding.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, in the case of each school year, the Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(i) base the adjustment made under this paragraph on the 
     amount of the unrounded adjustment for the preceding school 
     year;
       ``(ii) adjust the resulting amount in accordance with 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C); and
       ``(iii) round the result to the nearest lower cent 
     increment.
       ``(E) Adjustment on january 1 and july 1, 1996.--The 
     Secretary shall adjust the rates for breakfasts and 
     supplements on January 1, 1996, for the remainder of the 
     school year, and shall adjust the rates for lunches on July 
     1, 1996, by rounding the previously established rates to the 
     nearest lower cent increment.
       ``(F) Adjustment for 24-month period beginning july 1, 
     1996.--In the case of the 24-month period beginning July 1, 
     1996, the national average payment rates for paid lunches, 
     paid breakfasts, and paid supplements shall be the same as 
     the national average payment rate for paid lunches, paid 
     breakfasts, and paid supplements, respectively, for the 
     school year beginning July 1, 1995, rounded to the nearest 
     lower cent increment.
       ``(G) Adjustment for school year beginning july 1, 1998.--
     In the case of the school year beginning July 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(i) base the adjustments made under this paragraph for--

       ``(I) paid lunches and paid breakfasts on the amount of the 
     unrounded adjustment for paid lunches for the school year 
     beginning July 1, 1995; and
       ``(II) paid supplements on the amount of the unrounded 
     adjustment for paid supplements for the school year beginning 
     July 1, 1995;

       ``(ii) adjust each resulting amount in accordance with 
     subparagraph (C); and
       ``(iii) round each result to the nearest lower cent 
     increment.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall become effective on January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 12906. SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--Section 13(a) of the 
     National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--

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       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``initiate, 
     maintain, and expand'' and insert ``initiate and maintain''; 
     and
       (B) in subparagraph (E) of the second sentence, by striking 
     ``the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,''; and
       (2) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ``Except as provided 
     in subparagraph (C), private'' and inserting ``Private''.
       (b) Service Institutions.--Section 13(b) of the Act is 
     amended by striking ``(b)(1)'' and all that follows through 
     the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Service Institutions.--
       ``(1) Payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, payments to service institutions shall equal the 
     full cost of food service operations (which cost shall 
     include the costs of obtaining, preparing, and serving food, 
     but shall not include administrative costs).
       ``(B) Maximum amounts.--Subject to subparagraph (C), 
     payments to any institution under subparagraph (A) shall not 
     exceed--
       ``(i) $1.82 for each lunch and supper served;
       ``(ii) $1.13 for each breakfast served; and
       ``(iii) 46 cents for each meal supplement served.
       ``(C) Adjustments.--Amounts specified in subparagraph (B) 
     shall be adjusted each January 1 to the nearest lower cent 
     increment in accordance with the changes for the 12-month 
     period ending the preceding November 30 in the series for 
     food away from home of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
     Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 
     Department of Labor. Each adjustment shall be based on the 
     unrounded adjustment for the prior 12-month period.''.
       (c) Administration of Service Institutions.--Section 
     13(b)(2) of the Act is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``four meals'' and 
     inserting ``3 meals, or 2 meals and 1 supplement,''; and
       (2) by striking the second sentence.
       (d) Reimbursements.--Section 13(c)(2) of the Act is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (A);
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) in the first sentence--
       (i) by striking ``, and such higher education 
     institutions,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``without application'' and inserting 
     ``upon showing residence in areas in which poor economic 
     conditions exist''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``The higher 
     education institutions referred to in the preceding sentence 
     shall be eligible to participate in the program under this 
     paragraph without application.'';
       (3) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ``severe need''; 
     and
       (4) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (E), as so 
     amended, as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively.
       (e) Permitting Offer Versus Serve.--Section 13(f) of the 
     Act is amended--
       (1) by redesignating the first through seventh sentences as 
     paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Offer versus serve.--A school food authority 
     participating as a service institution may permit a child 
     attending a site on school premises operated directly by the 
     authority to refuse not more than 1 item of a meal that the 
     child does not intend to consume. A refusal of an offered 
     food item shall not affect the amount of payments made under 
     this section to a school for the meal.''.
       (f) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
     shall become effective on January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 12907. CHILD CARE FOOD PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--Section 17 of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``and adult''; and
       (2) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``initiate, maintain, and expand'' and inserting ``initiate 
     and maintain''.
       (b) Payments to Sponsor Employees.--Paragraph (2) of the 
     last sentence of section 17(a) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) in the case of a family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organization that employs more than 1 employee, 
     the organization does not base payments to an employee of the 
     organization on the number of family or group day care homes 
     recruited, managed, or monitored.''.
       (c) Technical Assistance.--The last sentence of section 
     17(d)(1) of the Act is amended by striking ``, and shall 
     provide technical assistance'' and all that follows through 
     ``its application''.
       (d) Reimbursement of Child Care Institutions.--Section 
     17(f)(2)(B) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(2)(B)) is amended 
     by striking ``two meals and two supplements or three meals 
     and one supplement'' and inserting ``two meals and one 
     supplement''.
       (e) Improved Targeting of Day Care Home Reimbursements.--
       (1) Restructured day care home reimbursements.--Section 
     17(f)(3) of the Act is amended by striking ``(3)(A) 
     Institutions'' and all that follows through the end of 
     subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Reimbursement of family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organizations.--
       ``(A) Reimbursement factor.--
       ``(i) In general.--An institution that participates in the 
     program under this section as a family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organization shall be provided, for payment to a 
     home sponsored by the organization, reimbursement factors in 
     accordance with this subparagraph for the cost of obtaining 
     and preparing food and prescribed labor costs involved in 
     providing meals under this section.
       ``(ii) Tier i family or group day care homes.--

       ``(I) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `tier I 
     family or group day care home' means--

       ``(aa) a family or group day care home that is located in a 
     geographic area, as defined by the Secretary based on census 
     data, in which at least 50 percent of the children residing 
     in the area are members of households whose incomes meet the 
     income eligibility guidelines for free or reduced price meals 
     under section 9;
       ``(bb) a family or group day care home that is located in 
     an area served by a school enrolling elementary students in 
     which at least 50 percent of the total number of children 
     enrolled are certified eligible to receive free or reduced 
     price school meals under this Act or the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.); or
       ``(cc) a family or group day care home that is operated by 
     a provider whose household meets the income eligibility 
     guidelines for free or reduced price meals under section 9 
     and whose income is verified by the sponsoring organization 
     of the home under regulations established by the Secretary.

       ``(II) Reimbursement.--Except as provided in subclause 
     (III), a tier I family or group day care home shall be 
     provided reimbursement factors under this clause without a 
     requirement for documentation of the costs described in 
     clause (i), except that reimbursement shall not be provided 
     under this subclause for meals or supplements served to the 
     children of a person acting as a family or group day care 
     home provider unless the children meet the income eligibility 
     guidelines for free or reduced price meals under section 9.
       ``(III) Factors.--Except as provided in subclause (IV), the 
     reimbursement factors applied to a home referred to in 
     subclause (II) shall be the factors in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this subclause.
       ``(IV) Adjustments.--The reimbursement factors under this 
     subparagraph shall be adjusted on August 1, 1996, July 1, 
     1997, and each July 1 thereafter, to reflect changes in the 
     Consumer Price Index for food at home for the most recent 12-
     month period for which the data are available. The 
     reimbursement factors under this subparagraph shall be 
     rounded to the nearest lower cent increment and based on the 
     unrounded adjustment in effect on June 30 of the preceding 
     school year.

       ``(iii) Tier ii family or group day care homes.--

       ``(I) In general.--

       ``(aa) Factors.--Except as provided in subclause (II), with 
     respect to meals or supplements served under this clause by a 
     family or group day care home that does not meet the criteria 
     set forth in clause (ii)(I), the reimbursement factors shall 
     be 90 cents for lunches and suppers, 25 cents for breakfasts, 
     and 10 cents for supplements.
       ``(bb) Adjustments.--The factors shall be adjusted on July 
     1, 1997, and each July 1 thereafter, to reflect changes in 
     the Consumer Price Index for food at home for the most recent 
     12-month period for which the data are available. The 
     reimbursement factors under this item shall be rounded down 
     to the nearest lower cent increment and based on the 
     unrounded adjustment for the preceding 12-month period.
       ``(cc) Reimbursement.--A family or group day care home 
     shall be provided reimbursement factors under this subclause 
     without a requirement for documentation of the costs 
     described in clause (i), except that reimbursement shall not 
     be provided under this subclause for meals or supplements 
     served to the children of a person acting as a family or 
     group day care home provider unless the children meet the 
     income eligibility guidelines for free or reduced price meals 
     under section 9.

       ``(II) Other factors.--A family or group day care home that 
     does not meet the criteria set forth in clause (ii)(I) may 
     elect to be provided reimbursement factors determined in 
     accordance with the following requirements:

       ``(aa) Children eligible for free or reduced price meals.--
     In the case of meals or supplements served under this 
     subsection to children who are members of households whose 
     incomes meet the income eligibility guidelines for free or 
     reduced price meals under section 9, the family or group day 
     care home shall be provided reimbursement factors set by the 
     Secretary in accordance with clause (ii)(III).
       ``(bb) Ineligible children.--In the case of meals or 
     supplements served under this subsection to children who are 
     members of households whose incomes do not meet the income 
     eligibility guidelines, the family or group day care home 
     shall be provided reimbursement factors in accordance with 
     subclause (I).

       ``(III) Information and determinations.--

       ``(aa) In general.--If a family or group day care home 
     elects to claim the factors described in subclause (II), the 
     family or group day care home sponsoring organization serving 
     the home shall collect the necessary income information, as 
     determined by the Sec

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     retary, from any parent or other caretaker to make the 
     determinations specified in subclause (II) and shall make the 
     determinations in accordance with rules prescribed by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(bb) Categorical eligibility.--In making a determination 
     under item (aa), a family or group day care home sponsoring 
     organization may consider a child participating in or 
     subsidized under, or a child with a parent participating in 
     or subsidized under, a federally or State supported child 
     care or other benefit program with an income eligibility 
     limit that does not exceed the eligibility standard for free 
     or reduced price meals under section 9 to be a child who is a 
     member of a household whose income meets the income 
     eligibility guidelines under section 9.
       ``(cc) Factors for children only.--A family or group day 
     care home may elect to receive the reimbursement factors 
     prescribed under clause (ii)(III) solely for the children 
     participating in a program referred to in item (bb) if the 
     home elects not to have income statements collected from 
     parents or other caretakers.

       ``(IV) Simplified meal counting and reporting procedures.--
     The Secretary shall prescribe simplified meal counting and 
     reporting procedures for use by a family or group day care 
     home that elects to claim the factors under subclause (II) 
     and by a family or group day care home sponsoring 
     organization that sponsors the home. The procedures the 
     Secretary prescribes may include 1 or more of the following:

       ``(aa) Setting an annual percentage for each home of the 
     number of meals served that are to be reimbursed in 
     accordance with the reimbursement factors prescribed under 
     clause (ii)(III) and an annual percentage of the number of 
     meals served that are to be reimbursed in accordance with the 
     reimbursement factors prescribed under subclause (I), based 
     on the family income of children enrolled in the home in a 
     specified month or other period.
       ``(bb) Placing a home into 1 of 2 or more reimbursement 
     categories annually based on the percentage of children in 
     the home whose households have incomes that meet the income 
     eligibility guidelines under section 9, with each such 
     reimbursement category carrying a set of reimbursement 
     factors such as the factors prescribed under clause (ii)(III) 
     or subclause (I) or factors established within the range of 
     factors prescribed under clause (ii)(III) and subclause (I).
       ``(cc) Such other simplified procedures as the Secretary 
     may prescribe.

       ``(V) Minimum verification requirements.--The Secretary may 
     establish any necessary minimum verification requirements.''.

       (2) Grants to states to provide assistance to family or 
     group day care homes.--Section 17(f)(3) of the Act is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Grants to states to provide assistance to family or 
     group day care homes.--
       ``(i) In general.--

       ``(I) Reservation.--From amounts made available to carry 
     out this section, the Secretary shall reserve $5,000,000 of 
     the amount made available for fiscal year 1996.
       ``(II) Purpose.--The Secretary shall use the funds made 
     available under subclause (I) to provide grants to States for 
     the purpose of providing--

       ``(aa) assistance, including grants, to family and day care 
     home sponsoring organizations and other appropriate 
     organizations, in securing and providing training, materials, 
     automated data processing assistance, and other assistance 
     for the staff of the sponsoring organizations; and
       ``(bb) training and other assistance to family and group 
     day care homes in the implementation of the amendment to 
     subparagraph (A) made by section 12907(e)(1) of the Balanced 
     Budget Act of 1995.
       ``(ii) Allocation.--The Secretary shall allocate from the 
     funds reserved under clause (i)(I)--

       ``(I) $30,000 in base funding to each State; and
       ``(II) any remaining amount among the States, based on the 
     number of family day care homes participating in the program 
     in a State during fiscal year 1994 as a percentage of the 
     number of all family day care homes participating in the 
     program during fiscal year 1994.

       ``(iii) Retention of funds.--Of the amount of funds made 
     available to a State for fiscal year 1996 under clause (i), 
     the State may retain not to exceed 30 percent of the amount 
     to carry out this subparagraph.
       ``(iv) Additional payments.--Any payments received under 
     this subparagraph shall be in addition to payments that a 
     State receives under subparagraph (A).''.
       (3) Provision of data.--Section 17(f)(3) of the Act (as 
     amended by paragraph (2)) is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(E) Provision of data to family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organizations.--
       ``(i) Census data.--The Secretary shall provide to each 
     State agency administering a child care food program under 
     this section data from the most recent decennial census 
     survey or other appropriate census survey for which the data 
     are available showing which areas in the State meet the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A)(ii)(I)(aa). The State agency 
     shall provide the data to family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organizations located in the State.
       ``(ii) School data.--

       ``(I) In general.--A State agency administering the school 
     lunch program under this Act or the school breakfast program 
     under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et 
     seq.) shall provide to approved family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organizations a list of schools serving elementary 
     school children in the State in which not less than \1/2\ of 
     the children enrolled are certified to receive free or 
     reduced price meals. The State agency shall collect the data 
     necessary to create the list annually and provide the list on 
     a timely basis to any approved family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organization that requests the list.
       ``(II) Use of data from preceding school year.--In 
     determining for a fiscal year or other annual period whether 
     a home qualifies as a tier I family or group day care home 
     under subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), the State agency administering 
     the program under this section, and a family or group day 
     care home sponsoring organization, shall use the most current 
     available data at the time of the determination.

       ``(iii) Duration of determination.--For purposes of this 
     section, a determination that a family or group day care home 
     is located in an area that qualifies the home as a tier I 
     family or group day care home (as the term is defined in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii)(I)), shall be in effect for 3 years 
     (unless the determination is made on the basis of census 
     data, in which case the determination shall remain in effect 
     until more recent census data are available) unless the State 
     agency determines that the area in which the home is located 
     no longer qualifies the home as a tier I family or group day 
     care home.''.
       (4) Conforming amendments.--Section 17(c) of the Act is 
     amended by inserting ``except as provided in subsection 
     (f)(3),'' after ``For purposes of this section,'' each place 
     it appears in paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).
       (f) Reimbursement.--Section 17(f) of the Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking the third and fourth 
     sentences; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) in clause (i)--

       (I) by striking ``(i)'';
       (II) in the first sentence, by striking ``and expansion 
     funds'' and all that follows through ``rural areas'';
       (III) by striking the second sentence; and
       (IV) by striking ``and expansion funds'' each place it 
     appears; and

       (ii) by striking clause (ii); and
       (2) by striking paragraph (4).
       (g) Elimination of State Paperwork and Outreach Burden.--
     Section 17 of the Act is amended by striking subsection (k) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(k) Training and Technical Assistance.--A State 
     participating in the program established under this section 
     shall provide sufficient training, technical assistance, and 
     monitoring to facilitate effective operation of the program. 
     The Secretary shall assist the State in developing plans to 
     fulfill the requirements of this subsection.''.
       (h) Modification of Adult Care Food Program.--Section 17(o) 
     of the Act is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``adult day care centers'' and inserting 
     ``day care centers for chronically impaired disabled 
     persons'' ; and
       (B) by striking ``to persons 60 years of age or older or''; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``adult day care center'' and inserting 
     ``day care center for chronically impaired disabled 
     persons''; and
       (ii) in clause (i)--

       (I) by striking ``adult'';
       (II) by striking ``adults'' and inserting ``persons''; and
       (III) by striking ``or persons 60 years of age or older''; 
     and

       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``adult day care 
     services'' and inserting ``day care services for chronically 
     impaired disabled persons''.
       (i) Unneeded Provisions.--Section 17 of the Act is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (b) and (q);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (c) through (p), as so 
     amended, as subsections (b) through (o), respectively; and
       (3) in subsection (e), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking ``subsection (c)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (b)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3)(C), by striking ``subsection (d)'' and 
     inserting ``subsection (c)''.
       (j) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 11(a)(3)(A)(iv) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1759a(a)(3)(A)(iv)) is amended by striking ``17(c)'' and 
     inserting ``17(b)''.
       (2) Section 17A(c) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1766a(c)) is 
     amended by striking ``17(c)(3)'' and inserting ``17(b)(3)''.
       (3) Section 17B(f) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1766b(f)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``and Adult''; 
     and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and adult''.
       (4) Section 18(e)(3)(B) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1769(e)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``and adult''.
       (5) Section 25(b)(1)(C) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1769f(b)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ``and adult''.
       (6) Section 3(1) of the Healthy Meals for Healthy Americans 
     Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-448) is amended by striking ``and 
     adult''.
       (k) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall become effective on the 
     date of enactment of this Act.

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       (2) Improved targeting of day care home reimbursements.--
     The amendments made by paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of 
     subsection (e) shall become effective on August 1, 1996.
       (3) Regulations.--
       (A) Interim regulations.--Not later than February 1, 1996, 
     the Secretary shall issue interim regulations to implement--
       (i) the amendments made by paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of 
     subsection (e); and
       (ii) section 17(f)(3)(C) of the National School Lunch Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)(C)).
       (B) Final regulations.--Not later than August 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary shall issue final regulations to implement the 
     provisions of law referred to in subparagraph (A).
       (l) Study of Impact of Amendments on Program Participation 
     and Family Day Care Licensing.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture, in 
     conjunction with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     shall study the impact of the amendments made by this section 
     on--
       (A) the number of family day care homes participating in 
     the child care food program established under section 17 of 
     the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766);
       (B) the number of day care home sponsoring organizations 
     participating in the program;
       (C) the number of day care homes that are licensed, 
     certified, registered, or approved by each State in 
     accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary;
       (D) the rate of growth of the numbers referred to in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (C);
       (E) the nutritional adequacy and quality of meals served in 
     family day care homes that--
       (i) received reimbursement under the program prior to the 
     amendments made by this section but do not receive 
     reimbursement after the amendments made by this section; or
       (ii) received full reimbursement under the program prior to 
     the amendments made by this section but do not receive full 
     reimbursement after the amendments made by this section; and
       (F) the proportion of low-income children participating in 
     the program prior to the amendments made by this section and 
     the proportion of low-income children participating in the 
     program after the amendments made by this section.
       (2) Required data.--Each State agency participating in the 
     child care food program under section 17 of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) shall submit to the 
     Secretary data on--
       (A) the number of family day care homes participating in 
     the program on July 31, 1996, and July 31, 1997;
       (B) the number of family day care homes licensed, 
     certified, registered, or approved for service on July 31, 
     1996, and July 31, 1997; and
       (C) such other data as the Secretary may require to carry 
     out this subsection.

     SEC. 12908. PILOT PROJECTS.

       (a) Universal Free Pilot.--Section 18(d) of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively.
       (b) Demo Project Outside School Hours.--Section 18(e) of 
     the Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``(A)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
     such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 1997 and 
     1998.''.

     SEC. 12909. INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.

       Section 26 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1769g) is repealed.

                     CHAPTER 2--CHILD NUTRITION ACT

     SEC. 12921. SPECIAL MILK PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 3(a) of the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966 (42 U.S.C. 1772(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3), by striking ``the Trust Territory of 
     the Pacific Islands'' and inserting ``the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (8) and inserting the following:
       ``(8) Adjustments.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, in the case of each school year, the Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(i) base the adjustment made under paragraph (7) on the 
     amount of the unrounded adjustment for the preceding school 
     year;
       ``(ii) adjust the resulting amount in accordance with 
     paragraph (7); and
       ``(iii) round the result to the nearest lower cent 
     increment.
       ``(B) Adjustment on january 1, 1996.--On January 1, 1996, 
     the Secretary shall adjust the minimum rate for the remainder 
     of the school year by rounding the previously established 
     minimum rate to the nearest lower cent increment.
       ``(C) Adjustment for 24-month period beginning july 1, 
     1996.--In the case of the 24-month period beginning July 1, 
     1996, the minimum rate shall be the same as the minimum rate 
     in effect on June 30, 1996.
       ``(D) Adjustment for school year beginning july 1, 1998.--
     In the case of the school year beginning July 1, 1998, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(i) base the adjustment made under paragraph (7) on the 
     amount of the unrounded adjustment for the minimum rate for 
     the school year beginning July 1, 1995;
       ``(ii) adjust the resulting amount to reflect changes in 
     the Producer Price Index for Fresh Processed Milk published 
     by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor 
     for the most recent 12-month period for which the data are 
     available; and
       ``(iii) round the result to the nearest lower cent 
     increment.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall become effective on January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 12922. FREE AND REDUCED PRICE BREAKFASTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 4(b) of the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)) is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1)(B), by striking 
     ``, adjusted to the nearest one-fourth cent'' and inserting 
     ``(as adjusted pursuant to section 11(a) of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(a))''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2)(B)(ii)--
       (A) by striking ``nearest one-fourth cent'' and inserting 
     ``nearest lower cent increment for the applicable school 
     year''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and the adjustment required by this clause 
     shall be based on the unrounded adjustment for the preceding 
     school year''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall become effective on July 1, 1996.

     SEC. 12923. CONFORMING REIMBURSEMENT FOR PAID BREAKFASTS AND 
                   LUNCHES.

       (a) In General.--The last sentence of section 4(b)(1)(B) of 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(b)(1)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``8.25 cents'' and all that follows 
     through ``Act)'' and inserting ``the same as the national 
     average lunch payment for paid meals established under 
     section 4(b) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1753(b))''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall become effective on January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 12924. SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.

       Section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1773) is amended by striking subsections (f) and (g).

     SEC. 12925. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS.

       Section 15 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1784) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Trust Territory of 
     the Pacific Islands'' and inserting ``the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands''; and
       (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' at the end; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``, and (C)'' and all that follows through 
     ``Governor of Puerto Rico''.

     SEC. 12926. NUTRITION EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

       (a) Use of Funds.--Section 19(f) of the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1788(f)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (B) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``(A)'';
       (ii) by striking clauses (ix) through (xix);
       (iii) by redesignating clauses (i) through (viii) and (xx) 
     as subparagraphs (A) through (H) and (I), respectively; and
       (iv) in subparagraph (H), as so redesignated, by inserting 
     ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 19(i) of the 
     Act is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (2)(A), by striking 
     ``and each succeeding fiscal year'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(2) Fiscal years 1997 through 2002.--
       ``(A) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1997 through 2002.
       ``(B) Grants.--
       ``(i) In general.--Grants to each State from the amounts 
     made available under subparagraph (A) shall be based on a 
     rate of 50 cents for each child enrolled in schools or 
     institutions within the State, except that no State shall 
     receive an amount less than $75,000 per fiscal year.
       ``(ii) Insufficient funds.--If the amount made available 
     for any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the amount to 
     which each State is entitled under clause (i), the amount of 
     each grant shall be ratably reduced.''.
           Subtitle J--Food Stamps and Commodity Distribution

     SEC. 13001. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Food Stamp Reform and 
     Commodity Distribution Act of 1995''.

                     CHAPTER 1--FOOD STAMP PROGRAM

     SEC. 13011. DEFINITION OF CERTIFICATION PERIOD.

       Section 3(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2012(c)) is amended by striking ``Except as provided'' and 
     all that follows and inserting the following: ``The 
     certification period shall not exceed 12 months, except that 
     the certification period may be up to 24

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     months if all adult household members are elderly or 
     disabled. A State agency shall have at least 1 contact with 
     each certified household every 12 months.''.

     SEC. 13012. DEFINITION OF COUPON.

       Section 3(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2012(d)) is amended by striking ``or type of certificate'' 
     and inserting ``type of certificate, authorization card, cash 
     or check issued in lieu of a coupon, or an access device, 
     including an electronic benefit transfer card or personal 
     identification number,''.

     SEC. 13013. TREATMENT OF CHILDREN LIVING AT HOME.

       The second sentence of section 3(i) of the Food Stamp Act 
     of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(i)) is amended by striking ``(who are 
     not themselves parents living with their children or married 
     and living with their spouses)''.

     SEC. 13014. OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR SEPARATE 
                   HOUSEHOLD DETERMINATIONS.

       Section 3(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2012(i)) is amended by inserting after the third sentence the 
     following: ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentences, a State 
     may establish criteria that prescribe when individuals who 
     live together, and who would be allowed to participate as 
     separate households under the preceding sentences, shall be 
     considered a single household, without regard to the common 
     purchase of food and preparation of meals.''.

     SEC. 13015. ADJUSTMENT OF THRIFTY FOOD PLAN.

       The second sentence of section 3(o) of the Food Stamp Act 
     of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(o)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``shall (1) make'' and inserting the 
     following: ``shall--
       ``(1) make'';
       (2) by striking ``scale, (2) make'' and inserting ``scale;
       ``(2) make'';
       (3) by striking ``Alaska, (3) make'' and inserting the 
     following: ``Alaska;
       ``(3) make''; and
       (4) by striking ``Columbia, (4) through'' and all that 
     follows through the end of the subsection and inserting the 
     following: ``Columbia; and
       ``(4) on October 1, 1996, and each October 1 thereafter, 
     adjust the cost of the diet to reflect the cost of the diet, 
     in the preceding June, and round the result to the nearest 
     lower dollar increment for each household size, except that 
     on October 1, 1996, the Secretary may not reduce the cost of 
     the diet in effect on September 30, 1996.''.

     SEC. 13016. DEFINITION OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL.

       Section 3(s)(2)(C) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2012(s)(2)(C)) is amended by inserting ``for not more than 90 
     days'' after ``temporary accommodation''.

     SEC. 13017. STATE OPTION FOR ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS.

       Section 5(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2014(d)) is amended by striking ``(b) The Secretary'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(b) Eligibility Standards.--Except as otherwise provided 
     in this Act, the Secretary''.

     SEC. 13018. EARNINGS OF STUDENTS.

       Section 5(d)(7) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2014(d)(7)) is amended by striking ``21'' and inserting 
     ``19''.

     SEC. 13019. ENERGY ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 5(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
     (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (11) and 
     inserting the following: ``(11) a 1-time payment or allowance 
     made under a Federal or State law for the costs of 
     weatherization or emergency repair or replacement of an 
     unsafe or inoperative furnace or other heating or cooling 
     device,''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 5(k) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(k)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``plan for aid to 
     families with dependent children approved'' and inserting 
     ``program funded''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, not including 
     energy or utility-cost assistance,'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (C) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(C) a payment or allowance described in subsection 
     (d)(11);''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Third party energy assistance payments.--
       ``(A) Energy assistance payments.--For purposes of 
     subsection (d)(1), a payment made under a Federal or State 
     law to provide energy assistance to a household shall be 
     considered money payable directly to the household.
       ``(B) Energy assistance expenses.--For purposes of 
     subsection (e)(7), an expense paid on behalf of a household 
     under a Federal or State law to provide energy assistance 
     shall be considered an out-of-pocket expense incurred and 
     paid by the household.''.
       (2) Section 2605(f) of the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(f)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(f)(1) Notwithstanding'' and inserting 
     ``(f) Notwithstanding'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``food stamps,''; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (2).

     SEC. 13020. DEDUCTIONS FROM INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Section 5 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2014) is amended by striking subsection (e) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(e) Deductions From Income.--
       ``(1) Standard deduction.--The Secretary shall allow a 
     standard deduction for each household in the 48 contiguous 
     States and the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, 
     and the Virgin Islands of the United States of $134, $229, 
     $189, $269, and $118, respectively.
       ``(2) Earned income deduction.--
       ``(A) Definition of earned income.--In this paragraph, the 
     term `earned income' does not include income excluded by 
     subsection (d) or any portion of income earned under a work 
     supplementation or support program, as defined under section 
     16(b), that is attributable to public assistance.
       ``(B) Deduction.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C), a 
     household with earned income shall be allowed a deduction of 
     20 percent of all earned income (other than income excluded 
     by subsection (d)) to compensate for taxes, other mandatory 
     deductions from salary, and work expenses.
       ``(C) Exception.--The deduction described in subparagraph 
     (B) shall not be allowed with respect to determining an 
     overissuance due to the failure of a household to report 
     earned income in a timely manner.
       ``(3) Dependent care deduction.--
       ``(A) In general.--A household shall be entitled, with 
     respect to expenses (other than excluded expenses described 
     in subparagraph (B)) for dependent care, to a dependent care 
     deduction, the maximum allowable level of which shall be $200 
     per month for each dependent child under 2 years of age and 
     $175 per month for each other dependent, for the actual cost 
     of payments necessary for the care of a dependent if the care 
     enables a household member to accept or continue employment, 
     or training or education that is preparatory for employment.
       ``(B) Excluded expenses.--The excluded expenses referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) are--
       ``(i) expenses paid on behalf of the household by a third 
     party;
       ``(ii) amounts made available and excluded for the expenses 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) under subsection (d)(3); and
       ``(iii) expenses that are paid under section 6(d)(4).
       ``(4) Deduction for child support payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--A household shall be entitled to a 
     deduction for child support payments made by a household 
     member to or for an individual who is not a member of the 
     household if the household member is legally obligated to 
     make the payments.
       ``(B) Methods for determining amount.--The Secretary may 
     prescribe by regulation the methods, including calculation on 
     a retrospective basis, that a State agency shall use to 
     determine the amount of the deduction for child support 
     payments.
       ``(5) Homeless shelter allowance.--A State agency may 
     develop a standard homeless shelter allowance, which shall 
     not exceed $139 per month, for such expenses as may 
     reasonably be expected to be incurred by households in which 
     all members are homeless individuals but are not receiving 
     free shelter throughout the month. A State agency that 
     develops the allowance may use the allowance in determining 
     eligibility and allotments for the households, except that 
     the State agency may prohibit the use of the allowance for 
     households with extremely low shelter costs.
       ``(6) Excess medical expense deduction.--
       ``(A) In general.--A household containing an elderly or 
     disabled member shall be entitled, with respect to expenses 
     other than expenses paid on behalf of the household by a 
     third party, to an excess medical expense deduction for the 
     portion of the actual costs of allowable medical expenses, 
     incurred by the elderly or disabled member, exclusive of 
     special diets, that exceeds $35 per month.
       ``(B) Method of claiming deduction.--
       ``(i) In general.--A State agency shall offer an eligible 
     household under subparagraph (A) a method of claiming a 
     deduction for recurring medical expenses that are initially 
     verified under the excess medical expense deduction in lieu 
     of submitting information or verification on actual expenses 
     on a monthly basis.
       ``(ii) Method.--The method described in clause (i) shall--

       ``(I) be designed to minimize the burden for the eligible 
     elderly or disabled household member choosing to deduct the 
     recurrent medical expenses of the member pursuant to the 
     method;
       ``(II) rely on reasonable estimates of the expected medical 
     expenses of the member for the certification period 
     (including changes that can be reasonably anticipated based 
     on available information about the medical condition of the 
     member, public or private medical insurance coverage, and the 
     current verified medical expenses incurred by the member); 
     and
       ``(III) not require further reporting or verification of a 
     change in medical expenses if such a change has been 
     anticipated for the certification period.

       ``(7) Excess shelter expense deduction.--
       ``(A) In general.--A household shall be entitled, with 
     respect to expenses other than expenses paid on behalf of the 
     household by a third party, to an excess shelter expense 
     deduction to the extent that the monthly amount expended by a 
     household for shelter exceeds an amount equal to 50 percent 
     of monthly household income after all other applicable 
     deductions have been allowed.
       ``(B) Maximum amount of deduction.--In the case of a 
     household that does not contain an elderly or disabled 
     individual, the excess shelter expense deduction shall not 
     exceed--
       ``(i) in the 48 contiguous States and the District of 
     Columbia, $247 per month; and

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       ``(ii) in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of 
     the United States, $429, $353, $300, and $182 per month, 
     respectively.
       ``(C) Standard utility allowance.--
       ``(i) In general.--In computing the excess shelter expense 
     deduction, a State agency may use a standard utility 
     allowance in accordance with regulations promulgated by the 
     Secretary, except that a State agency may use an allowance 
     that does not fluctuate within a year to reflect seasonal 
     variations.
       ``(ii) Restrictions on heating and cooling expenses.--An 
     allowance for a heating or cooling expense may not be used in 
     the case of a household that--

       ``(I) does not incur a heating or cooling expense, as the 
     case may be;
       ``(II) does incur a heating or cooling expense but is 
     located in a public housing unit that has central utility 
     meters and charges households, with regard to the expense, 
     only for excess utility costs; or
       ``(III) shares the expense with, and lives with, another 
     individual not participating in the food stamp program, 
     another household participating in the food stamp program, or 
     both, unless the allowance is prorated between the household 
     and the other individual, household, or both.

       ``(iii) Mandatory allowance.--

       ``(I) In general.--A State agency may make the use of a 
     standard utility allowance mandatory for all households with 
     qualifying utility costs if--

       ``(aa) the State agency has developed 1 or more standards 
     that include the cost of heating and cooling and 1 or more 
     standards that do not include the cost of heating and 
     cooling; and
       ``(bb) the Secretary finds that the standards will not 
     result in an increased cost to the Secretary.

       ``(II) Household election.--A State agency that has not 
     made the use of a standard utility allowance mandatory under 
     subclause (I) shall allow a household to switch, at the end 
     of a certification period, between the standard utility 
     allowance and a deduction based on the actual utility costs 
     of the household.

       ``(iv) Availability of allowance to recipients of energy 
     assistance.--

       ``(I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II), if a State 
     agency elects to use a standard utility allowance that 
     reflects heating or cooling costs, the standard utility 
     allowance shall be made available to households receiving a 
     payment, or on behalf of which a payment is made, under the 
     Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 
     et seq.) or other similar energy assistance program, if the 
     household still incurs out-of-pocket heating or cooling 
     expenses in excess of any assistance paid on behalf of the 
     household to an energy provider.
       ``(II) Separate allowance.--A State agency may use a 
     separate standard utility allowance for households on behalf 
     of which a payment described in subclause (I) is made, but 
     may not be required to do so.
       ``(III) States not electing to use separate allowance.--A 
     State agency that does not elect to use a separate allowance 
     but makes a single standard utility allowance available to 
     households incurring heating or cooling expenses (other than 
     a household described in subclause (I) or (II) of 
     subparagraph (C)(ii)) may not be required to reduce the 
     allowance due to the provision (directly or indirectly) of 
     assistance under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 
     1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.).
       ``(IV) Proration of assistance.--For the purpose of the 
     food stamp program, assistance provided under the Low-Income 
     Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.) 
     shall be considered to be prorated over the entire heating or 
     cooling season for which the assistance was provided.''.

       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 11(e)(3) of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2020(e)(3)) is amended by striking ``. Under rules 
     prescribed'' and all that follows through ``verifies higher 
     expenses''.

     SEC. 13021. VEHICLE ALLOWANCE.

       Section 5(g) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2014(g)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(2) Included assets.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to the other provisions of this 
     paragraph, the Secretary shall, in prescribing inclusions in, 
     and exclusions from, financial resources, follow the 
     regulations in force as of June 1, 1982 (other than those 
     relating to licensed vehicles and inaccessible resources).
       ``(B) Additional included assets.--The Secretary shall 
     include in financial resources--
       ``(i) any boat, snowmobile, or airplane used for 
     recreational purposes;
       ``(ii) any vacation home;
       ``(iii) any mobile home used primarily for vacation 
     purposes;
       ``(iv) subject to subparagraph (C), any licensed vehicle 
     that is used for household transportation or to obtain or 
     continue employment to the extent that the fair market value 
     of the vehicle exceeds $4,600; and
       ``(v) any savings or retirement account (including an 
     individual account), regardless of whether there is a penalty 
     for early withdrawal.
       ``(C) Excluded vehicles.--A vehicle (and any other 
     property, real or personal, to the extent the property is 
     directly related to the maintenance or use of the vehicle) 
     shall not be included in financial resources under this 
     paragraph if the vehicle is--
       ``(i) used to produce earned income;
       ``(ii) is necessary for the transportation of a physically 
     disabled household member; or
       ``(iii) is depended on by a household to carry fuel for 
     heating or water for home use and provides the primary source 
     of fuel or water, respectively, for the household.''.

     SEC. 13022. VENDOR PAYMENTS FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING COUNTED 
                   AS INCOME.

       Section 5(k)(2) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2014(k)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (F); and
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and (H) as 
     subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively.

     SEC. 13023. DOUBLED PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING FOOD STAMP 
                   PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 6(b)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2015(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``six months'' and inserting 
     ``1 year''; and
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``1 year'' and inserting 
     ``2 years''.

     SEC. 13024. DISQUALIFICATION OF CONVICTED INDIVIDUALS.

       Section 6(b)(1)(iii) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2015(b)(1)(iii)) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (II), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subclause (III), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting after subclause (III) the following:
       ``(IV) a conviction of an offense under subsection (b) or 
     (c) of section 15 involving an item covered by subsection (b) 
     or (c) of section 15 having a value of $500 or more.''.

     SEC. 13025. DISQUALIFICATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 6(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
     (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)) is amended by striking ``(d)(1) Unless 
     otherwise exempted by the provisions'' and all that follows 
     through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Conditions of Participation.--
       ``(1) Work requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--No physically and mentally fit 
     individual over the age of 15 and under the age of 60 shall 
     be eligible to participate in the food stamp program if the 
     individual--
       ``(i) refuses, at the time of application and every 12 
     months thereafter, to register for employment in a manner 
     prescribed by the Secretary;
       ``(ii) refuses without good cause to participate in an 
     employment and training program under paragraph (4), to the 
     extent required by the State agency;
       ``(iii) refuses without good cause to accept an offer of 
     employment, at a site or plant not subject to a strike or 
     lockout at the time of the refusal, at a wage not less than 
     the higher of--

       ``(I) the applicable Federal or State minimum wage; or
       ``(II) 80 percent of the wage that would have governed had 
     the minimum hourly rate under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) been 
     applicable to the offer of employment;

       ``(iv) refuses without good cause to provide a State agency 
     with sufficient information to allow the State agency to 
     determine the employment status or the job availability of 
     the individual;
       ``(v) voluntarily and without good cause--

       ``(I) quits a job; or
       ``(II) reduces work effort and, after the reduction, the 
     individual is working less than 30 hours per week; or

       ``(vi) fails to comply with section 20.
       ``(B) Household ineligibility.--If an individual who is the 
     head of a household becomes ineligible to participate in the 
     food stamp program under subparagraph (A), the household 
     shall, at the option of the State agency, become ineligible 
     to participate in the food stamp program for a period, 
     determined by the State agency, that does not exceed the 
     lesser of--
       ``(i) the duration of the ineligibility of the individual 
     determined under subparagraph (C); or
       ``(ii) 180 days.
       ``(C) Duration of ineligibility.--
       ``(i) First violation.--The first time that an individual 
     becomes ineligible to participate in the food stamp program 
     under subparagraph (A), the individual shall remain 
     ineligible until the later of--

       ``(I) the date the individual becomes eligible under 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(II) the date that is 1 month after the date the 
     individual became ineligible; or
       ``(III) a date determined by the State agency that is not 
     later than 3 months after the date the individual became 
     ineligible.

       ``(ii) Second violation.--The second time that an 
     individual becomes ineligible to participate in the food 
     stamp program under subparagraph (A), the individual shall 
     remain ineligible until the later of--

       ``(I) the date the individual becomes eligible under 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(II) the date that is 3 months after the date the 
     individual became ineligible; or
       ``(III) a date determined by the State agency that is not 
     later than 6 months after the date the individual became 
     ineligible.

       ``(iii) Third or subsequent violation.--The third or 
     subsequent time that an individual becomes ineligible to 
     participate in the food stamp program under subparagraph (A), 
     the individual shall remain ineligible until the later of--

       ``(I) the date the individual becomes eligible under 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(II) the date that is 6 months after the date the 
     individual became ineligible;
       ``(III) a date determined by the State agency; or

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       ``(IV) at the option of the State agency, permanently.

       ``(D) Administration.--
       ``(i) Good cause.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     meaning of good cause for the purpose of this paragraph.
       ``(ii) Voluntary quit.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     meaning of voluntarily quitting and reducing work effort for 
     the purpose of this paragraph.
       ``(iii) Determination by state agency.--

       ``(I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II) and clauses 
     (i) and (ii), a State agency shall determine--

       ``(aa) the meaning of any term in subparagraph (A);
       ``(bb) the procedures for determining whether an individual 
     is in compliance with a requirement under subparagraph (A); 
     and
       ``(cc) whether an individual is in compliance with a 
     requirement under subparagraph (A).

       ``(II) Not less restrictive.--A State agency may not 
     determine a meaning, procedure, or determination under 
     subclause (I) to be less restrictive than a comparable 
     meaning, procedure, or determination under a State program 
     funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).

       ``(iv) Strike against the government.--For the purpose of 
     subparagraph (A)(v), an employee of the Federal Government, a 
     State, or a political subdivision of a State, who is 
     dismissed for participating in a strike against the Federal 
     Government, the State, or the political subdivision of the 
     State shall be considered to have voluntarily quit without 
     good cause.
       ``(v) Selecting a head of household.--

       ``(I) In general.--For the purpose of this paragraph, the 
     State agency shall allow the household to select any adult 
     parent of a child in the household as the head of the 
     household if all adult household members making application 
     under the food stamp program agree to the selection.
       ``(II) Time for making designation.--A household may 
     designate the head of the household under subclause (I) each 
     time the household is certified for participation in the food 
     stamp program, but may not change the designation during a 
     certification period unless there is a change in the 
     composition of the household.

       ``(vi) Change in head of household.--If the head of a 
     household leaves the household during a period in which the 
     household is ineligible to participate in the food stamp 
     program under subparagraph (B)--

       ``(I) the household shall, if otherwise eligible, become 
     eligible to participate in the food stamp program; and
       ``(II) if the head of the household becomes the head of 
     another household, the household that becomes headed by the 
     individual shall become ineligible to participate in the food 
     stamp program for the remaining period of ineligibility.''.

       (b) Conforming Amendment.--
       (1) The second sentence of section 17(b)(2) of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2026(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``6(d)(1)(i)'' and 
     inserting ``6(d)(1)(A)(i)''.
       (2) Section 20 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2029) is amended by 
     striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
       ``(f) Disqualification.--An individual or a household may 
     become ineligible under section 6(d)(1) to participate in the 
     food stamp program for failing to comply with this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 13026. CARETAKER EXEMPTION.

       Section 6(d)(2) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2015(d)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following: ``(B) a parent or other member of a 
     household with responsibility for the care of (i) a dependent 
     child under the age of 6 or any lower age designated by the 
     State agency that is not under the age of 1, or (ii) an 
     incapacitated person;''.

     SEC. 13027. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.

       (a) In General.--Section 6(d)(4) of the Food Stamp Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``Not later than April 1, 1987, each'' and 
     inserting ``Each'';
       (B) by inserting ``work,'' after ``skills, training,''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following: ``Each component of 
     an employment and training program carried out under this 
     paragraph shall be delivered through a statewide workforce 
     development system, unless the component is not available 
     locally through the statewide workforce development 
     system.'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking the 
     colon at the end and inserting the following: ``, except that 
     the State agency shall retain the option to apply employment 
     requirements prescribed under this subparagraph to a program 
     applicant at the time of application:'';
       (B) in clause (i), by striking ``with terms and 
     conditions'' and all that follows through ``time of 
     application''; and
       (C) in clause (iv)--
       (i) by striking subclauses (I) and (II); and
       (ii) by redesignating subclauses (III) and (IV) as 
     subclauses (I) and (II), respectively;
       (3) in subparagraph (D)--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``to which the application'' 
     and all that follows through ``30 days or less'';
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``but with respect'' and 
     all that follows through ``child care''; and
       (C) in clause (iii), by striking ``, on the basis of'' and 
     all that follows through ``clause (ii)'' and inserting ``the 
     exemption continues to be valid'';
       (4) in subparagraph (E), by striking the third sentence;
       (5) in subparagraph (G)--
       (A) by striking ``(G)(i) The State'' and inserting ``(G) 
     The State''; and
       (B) by striking clause (ii);
       (6) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``(H)(i) The 
     Secretary'' and all that follows through ``(ii) Federal 
     funds'' and inserting ``(H) Federal funds'';
       (7) in subparagraph (I)(i)(II), by striking ``, or was in 
     operation,'' and all that follows through ``Social Security 
     Act'' and inserting the following: ``), except that no such 
     payment or reimbursement shall exceed the applicable local 
     market rate'';
       (8)(A) by striking subparagraphs (K) and (L) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(K) Limitation on funding.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this paragraph, the amount of funds a State 
     agency uses to carry out this paragraph (including under 
     subparagraph (I)) for participants who are receiving benefits 
     under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) shall not exceed 
     the amount of funds the State agency used in fiscal year 1995 
     to carry out this paragraph for participants who were 
     receiving benefits in fiscal year 1995 under a State program 
     funded under part A of title IV of the Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.).''; and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (M) and (N) as 
     subparagraphs (L) and (M), respectively; and
       (9) in subparagraph (L), as redesignated by paragraph 
     (8)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``(L)(i) The Secretary'' and inserting 
     ``(L) The Secretary''; and
       (B) by striking clause (ii).
       (b) Funding.--Section 16(h) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)) 
     is amended by striking ``(h)(1)(A) The Secretary'' and all 
     that follows through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(h) Funding of Employment and Training Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Amounts.--To carry out employment and training 
     programs, the Secretary shall reserve for allocation to State 
     agencies from funds made available for each fiscal year under 
     section 18(a)(1) the amount of--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 1996, $77,000,000;
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 1997, $80,000,000;
       ``(iii) for fiscal year 1998, $83,000,000;
       ``(iv) for fiscal year 1999, $86,000,000;
       ``(v) for fiscal year 2000, $89,000,000;
       ``(vi) for fiscal year 2001, $92,000,000; and
       ``(vii) for fiscal year 2002, $95,000,000.
       ``(B) Allocation.--The Secretary shall allocate the amounts 
     reserved under subparagraph (A) among the State agencies 
     using a reasonable formula (as determined by the Secretary) 
     that gives consideration to the population in each State 
     affected by section 6(o).
       ``(C) Reallocation.--
       ``(i) Notification.--A State agency shall promptly notify 
     the Secretary if the State agency determines that the State 
     agency will not expend all of the funds allocated to the 
     State agency under subparagraph (B).
       ``(ii) Reallocation.--On notification under clause (i), the 
     Secretary shall reallocate the funds that the State agency 
     will not expend as the Secretary considers appropriate and 
     equitable.
       ``(D) Minimum allocation.--Notwithstanding subparagraphs 
     (A) through (C), the Secretary shall ensure that each State 
     agency operating an employment and training program shall 
     receive not less than $50,000 in each fiscal year.''.
       (c) Additional Matching Funds.--Section 16(h)(2) of the Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(2)) is amended by inserting before the 
     period at the end the following: ``, including the costs for 
     case management and casework to facilitate the transition 
     from economic dependency to self-sufficiency through work''.
       (d) Reports.--Section 16(h) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by striking ``(5)(A) The Secretary'' and inserting 
     ``(5) The Secretary''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (2) by striking paragraph (6).

     SEC. 13028. COMPARABLE TREATMENT FOR DISQUALIFICATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2015) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (i), as added by section 
     12104, as subsection (p); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
       ``(i) Comparable Treatment for Disqualification.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a disqualification is imposed on a 
     member of a household for a failure of the member to perform 
     an action required under a Federal, State, or local law 
     relating to a means-tested public assistance program, the 
     State agency may impose the same disqualification on the 
     member of the household under the food stamp program.
       ``(2) Rules and procedures.--If a disqualification is 
     imposed under paragraph (1) for a failure of an individual to 
     perform an action required under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the State agency 
     may use the rules and procedures that apply under part A of 
     title IV of the Act to impose the same disqualification under 
     the food stamp program.
       ``(3) Application after disqualification period.--A member 
     of a household disqualified under paragraph (1) may, after 
     the disqualification period has expired, apply for

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     benefits under this Act and shall be treated as a new 
     applicant, except that a prior disqualification under 
     subsection (d) shall be considered in determining 
     eligibility.''.
       (b) State Plan Provisions.--Section 11(e) of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (24), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (25), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(26) the guidelines the State agency uses in carrying out 
     section 6(i); and''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 6(d)(2)(A) of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2015(d)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``that is 
     comparable to a requirement of paragraph (1)''.

     SEC. 13029. DISQUALIFICATION FOR RECEIPT OF MULTIPLE FOOD 
                   STAMP BENEFITS.

       Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as 
     amended by section 13028, is further amended by inserting 
     after subsection (i) the following:
       ``(j) Disqualification for Receipt of Multiple Food Stamp 
     Benefits.--An individual shall be ineligible to participate 
     in the food stamp program as a member of any household for a 
     10-year period if the individual is found by a State agency 
     to have made, or is convicted in a Federal or State court of 
     having made, a fraudulent statement or representation with 
     respect to the identity or place of residence of the 
     individual in order to receive multiple benefits 
     simultaneously under the food stamp program.''.

     SEC. 13030. DISQUALIFICATION OF FLEEING FELONS.

       Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as 
     amended by section 13029, is further amended by inserting 
     after subsection (j) the following:
       ``(k) Disqualification of Fleeing Felons.--No member of a 
     household who is otherwise eligible to participate in the 
     food stamp program shall be eligible to participate in the 
     program as a member of that or any other household during any 
     period during which the individual is--
       ``(1) fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
     confinement after conviction, under the law of the place from 
     which the individual is fleeing, for a crime, or attempt to 
     commit a crime, that is a felony under the law of the place 
     from which the individual is fleeing or that, in the case of 
     New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the law of New 
     Jersey; or
       ``(2) violating a condition of probation or parole imposed 
     under a Federal or State law.''.

     SEC. 13031. COOPERATION WITH CHILD SUPPORT AGENCIES.

       Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as 
     amended by section 13030, is further amended by inserting 
     after subsection (k) the following:
       ``(l) Custodial Parent's Cooperation With Child Support 
     Agencies.--
       ``(1) In general.--At the option of a State agency, subject 
     to paragraphs (2) and (3), no natural or adoptive parent or 
     other individual (collectively referred to in this subsection 
     as `the individual') who is living with and exercising 
     parental control over a child under the age of 18 who has an 
     absent parent shall be eligible to participate in the food 
     stamp program unless the individual cooperates with the State 
     agency administering the program established under part D of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.)--
       ``(A) in establishing the paternity of the child (if the 
     child is born out of wedlock); and
       ``(B) in obtaining support for--
       ``(i) the child; or
       ``(ii) the individual and the child.
       ``(2) Good cause for noncooperation.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to the individual if good cause is found for 
     refusing to cooperate, as determined by the State agency in 
     accordance with standards prescribed by the Secretary in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
     The standards shall take into consideration circumstances 
     under which cooperation may be against the best interests of 
     the child.
       ``(3) Fees.--Paragraph (1) shall not require the payment of 
     a fee or other cost for services provided under part D of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.).
       ``(m) Non-Custodial Parent's Cooperation With Child Support 
     Agencies.--
       ``(1) In general.--At the option of a State agency, subject 
     to paragraphs (2) and (3), a putative or identified non-
     custodial parent of a child under the age of 18 (referred to 
     in this subsection as `the individual') shall not be eligible 
     to participate in the food stamp program if the individual 
     refuses to cooperate with the State agency administering the 
     program established under part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.)--
       ``(A) in establishing the paternity of the child (if the 
     child is born out of wedlock); and
       ``(B) in providing support for the child.
       ``(2) Refusal to cooperate.--
       ``(A) Guidelines.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall develop 
     guidelines on what constitutes a refusal to cooperate under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Procedures.--The State agency shall develop 
     procedures, using guidelines developed under subparagraph 
     (A), for determining whether an individual is refusing to 
     cooperate under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Fees.--Paragraph (1) shall not require the payment of 
     a fee or other cost for services provided under part D of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.).
       ``(4) Privacy.--The State agency shall provide safeguards 
     to restrict the use of information collected by a State 
     agency administering the program established under part D of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) 
     to purposes for which the information is collected.''.

     SEC. 13032. DISQUALIFICATION RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT 
                   ARREARS.

       Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as 
     amended by section 13031, is further amended by inserting 
     after subsection (m) the following:
       ``(n) Disqualification for Child Support Arrears.--
       ``(1) In general.--No individual shall be eligible to 
     participate in the food stamp program as a member of any 
     household during any month that the individual is delinquent 
     in any payment due under a court order for the support of a 
     child of the individual.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply if--
       ``(A) a court is allowing the individual to delay payment; 
     or
       ``(B) the individual is complying with a payment plan 
     approved by a court or the State agency designated under part 
     D of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et 
     seq.) to provide support for the child of the individual.''.

     SEC. 13033. WORK REQUIREMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2015), as amended by section 13032, is further amended 
     by inserting after subsection (n) the following:
       ``(o) Work Requirement.--
       ``(1) Definition of work program.--In this subsection, the 
     term `work program' means--
       ``(A) a program under the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1501 et seq.);
       ``(B) a program under section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974 
     (19 U.S.C. 2296); or
       ``(C) a program of employment or training operated or 
     supervised by a State or political subdivision of a State 
     that meets standards approved by the Governor of the State, 
     including a program under section 6(d)(4), other than a job 
     search program or a job search training program.
       ``(2) Work requirement.--Subject to the other provisions of 
     this subsection, no individual shall be eligible to 
     participate in the food stamp program as a member of any 
     household if, during the preceding 12-month period, the 
     individual received food stamp benefits for not less than 4 
     months during which the individual did not--
       ``(A) work 20 hours or more per week, averaged monthly; or
       ``(B) participate in and comply with the requirements of a 
     work program for 20 hours or more per week, as determined by 
     the State agency; or
       ``(C) participate in a program under section 20 or a 
     comparable program established by a State or political 
     subdivision of a State.
       ``(3) Exception.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply to an 
     individual if the individual is--
       ``(A) under 18 or over 50 years of age;
       ``(B) medically certified as physically or mentally unfit 
     for employment;
       ``(C) a parent or other member of a household with 
     responsibility for a dependent child;
       ``(D) otherwise exempt under section 6(d)(2); or
       ``(E) a pregnant woman.
       ``(4) Waiver.--
       ``(A) In general.--On the request of a State agency, the 
     Secretary may waive the applicability of paragraph (2) to any 
     group of individuals in the State if the Secretary makes a 
     determination that the area in which the individuals reside--
       ``(i) has an unemployment rate of over 10 percent; or
       ``(ii) does not have a sufficient number of jobs to provide 
     employment for the individuals.
       ``(B) Report.--The Secretary shall report the basis for a 
     waiver under subparagraph (A) to the Committee on Agriculture 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.
       ``(5) Subsequent eligibility.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (2) shall cease to apply to an 
     individual if, during a 30-day period, the individual--
       ``(i) works 80 or more hours;
       ``(ii) participates in and complies with the requirements 
     of a work program for 80 or more hours, as determined by a 
     State agency; or
       ``(iii) participates in a program under section 20 or a 
     comparable program established by a State or political 
     subdivision of a State.
       ``(B) Limitation.--During the subsequent 12-month period, 
     the individual shall be eligible to participate in the food 
     stamp program for not more than 4 months during which the 
     individual does not--
       ``(i) work 20 hours or more per week, averaged monthly;
       ``(ii) participate in and comply with the requirements of a 
     work program for 20 hours or more per week, as determined by 
     the State agency; or
       ``(iii) participate in a program under section 20 or a 
     comparable program established by a State or political 
     subdivision of a State.''.
       (b) Transition Provision.--Prior to 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the term ``preceding 12-month 
     period'' in section 6(o) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as 
     amended by subsection (a), means the preceding period that 
     begins on the date of enactment of this Act.

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     SEC. 13034. ENCOURAGE ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER SYSTEMS.

       Section 7(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2016(i)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Electronic Benefit Transfers.--
       ``(A) Implementation.--Each State agency shall implement an 
     electronic benefit transfer system in which household 
     benefits determined under section 8(a) or 24 are issued from 
     and stored in a central databank before October 1, 2002, 
     unless the Secretary provides a waiver for a State agency 
     that faces unusual barriers to implementing an electronic 
     benefit transfer system.
       ``(B) Timely implementation.--State agencies are encouraged 
     to implement an electronic benefit transfer system under 
     subparagraph (A) as soon as practicable.
       ``(C) State flexibility.--Subject to paragraph (2), a State 
     agency may procure and implement an electronic benefit 
     transfer system under the terms, conditions, and design that 
     the State agency considers appropriate.
       ``(D) Operation.--An electronic benefit transfer system 
     should take into account generally accepted standard 
     operating rules based on--
       ``(i) commercial electronic funds transfer technology;
       ``(ii) the need to permit interstate operation and law 
     enforcement monitoring; and
       ``(iii) the need to permit monitoring and investigations by 
     authorized law enforcement agencies.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``effective no later than April 1, 1992,'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``, in any 1 year,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``on-line'';
       (C) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(D)(i) measures to maximize the security of a system 
     using the most recent technology available that the State 
     agency considers appropriate and cost effective and which may 
     include personal identification numbers, photographic 
     identification on electronic benefit transfer cards, and 
     other measures to protect against fraud and abuse; and
       ``(ii) effective not later than 2 years after the effective 
     date of this clause, to the extent practicable, measures that 
     permit a system to differentiate items of food that may be 
     acquired with an allotment from items of food that may not be 
     acquired with an allotment.'';
       (D) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (E) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (F) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) procurement standards.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Replacement of benefits.--Regulations issued by the 
     Secretary regarding the replacement of benefits and liability 
     for replacement of benefits under an electronic benefit 
     transfer system shall be similar to the regulations in effect 
     for a paper food stamp issuance system.
       ``(8) Replacement card fee.--A State agency may collect a 
     charge for replacement of an electronic benefit transfer card 
     by reducing the monthly allotment of the household receiving 
     the replacement card.
       ``(9) Optional photographic identification.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State agency may require that an 
     electronic benefit card contain a photograph of 1 or more 
     members of a household.
       ``(B) Other authorized users.--If a State agency requires a 
     photograph on an electronic benefit card under subparagraph 
     (A), the State agency shall establish procedures to ensure 
     that any other appropriate member of the household or any 
     authorized representative of the household may utilize the 
     card.''.

     SEC. 13035. VALUE OF MINIMUM ALLOTMENT.

       The proviso in section 8(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
     (7 U.S.C. 2017(a)) is amended by striking ``, and shall be 
     adjusted'' and all that follows through ``$5''.

     SEC. 13036. BENEFITS ON RECERTIFICATION.

       Section 8(c)(2)(B) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2017(c)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``of more than one 
     month''.

     SEC. 13037. OPTIONAL COMBINED ALLOTMENT FOR EXPEDITED 
                   HOUSEHOLDS.

       Section 8(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2017(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(3) Optional combined allotment for expedited 
     households.--A State agency may provide to an eligible 
     household applying after the 15th day of a month, in lieu of 
     the initial allotment of the household and the regular 
     allotment of the household for the following month, an 
     allotment that is equal to the total amount of the initial 
     allotment and the first regular allotment. The allotment 
     shall be provided in accordance with section 11(e)(3) in the 
     case of a household that is not entitled to expedited service 
     and in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (9) of section 
     11(e) in the case of a household that is entitled to 
     expedited service.''.

     SEC. 13038. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH OTHER MEANS-TESTED PUBLIC 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

       Section 8 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2017) is 
     amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(d) Reduction of Public Assistance Benefits.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the benefits of a household are 
     reduced under a Federal, State, or local law relating to a 
     means-tested public assistance program for the failure of a 
     member of the household to perform an action required under 
     the law or program, for the duration of the reduction--
       ``(A) the household may not receive an increased allotment 
     as the result of a decrease in the income of the household to 
     the extent that the decrease is the result of the reduction; 
     and
       ``(B) the State agency may reduce the allotment of the 
     household by not more than 25 percent.
       ``(2) Rules and procedures.--If the allotment of a 
     household is reduced under this subsection for a failure to 
     perform an action required under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the State agency 
     may use the rules and procedures that apply under part A of 
     title IV of the Act to reduce the allotment under the food 
     stamp program.''.

     SEC. 13039. ALLOTMENTS FOR HOUSEHOLDS RESIDING IN CENTERS.

       Section 8 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2017) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Allotments for Households Residing in Centers.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual who resides 
     in a center for the purpose of a drug or alcoholic treatment 
     program described in the last sentence of section 3(i), a 
     State agency may provide an allotment for the individual to--
       ``(A) the center as an authorized representative of the 
     individual for a period that is less than 1 month; and
       ``(B) the individual, if the individual leaves the center.
       ``(2) Direct payment.--A State agency may require an 
     individual referred to in paragraph (1) to designate the 
     center in which the individual resides as the authorized 
     representative of the individual for the purpose of receiving 
     an allotment.''.

     SEC. 13040. CONDITION PRECEDENT FOR APPROVAL OF RETAIL FOOD 
                   STORES AND WHOLESALE FOOD CONCERNS.

       Section 9(a)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2018(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``No retail food store or wholesale food concern of a type 
     determined by the Secretary, based on factors that include 
     size, location, and type of items sold, shall be approved to 
     be authorized or reauthorized for participation in the food 
     stamp program unless an authorized employee of the Department 
     of Agriculture, a designee of the Secretary, or, if 
     practicable, an official of the State or local government 
     designated by the Secretary has visited the store or concern 
     for the purpose of determining whether the store or concern 
     should be approved or reauthorized, as appropriate.''.

     SEC. 13041. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AUTHORIZATION PERIODS.

       Section 9(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2018(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Authorization periods.--The Secretary shall establish 
     specific time periods during which authorization to accept 
     and redeem coupons, or to redeem benefits through an 
     electronic benefit transfer system, shall be valid under the 
     food stamp program.''.

     SEC. 13042. INFORMATION FOR VERIFYING ELIGIBILITY FOR 
                   AUTHORIZATION.

       Section 9(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2018(c)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``, which may 
     include relevant income and sales tax filing documents,'' 
     after ``submit information''; and
       (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``The regulations may require retail food stores and 
     wholesale food concerns to provide written authorization for 
     the Secretary to verify all relevant tax filings with 
     appropriate agencies and to obtain corroborating 
     documentation from other sources so that the accuracy of 
     information provided by the stores and concerns may be 
     verified.''.

     SEC. 13043. WAITING PERIOD FOR STORES THAT FAIL TO MEET 
                   AUTHORIZATION CRITERIA.

       Section 9(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2018(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``A 
     retail food store or wholesale food concern that is denied 
     approval to accept and redeem coupons because the store or 
     concern does not meet criteria for approval established by 
     the Secretary may not, for at least 6 months, submit a new 
     application to participate in the program. The Secretary may 
     establish a longer time period under the preceding sentence, 
     including permanent disqualification, that reflects the 
     severity of the basis of the denial.''.

     SEC. 13044. EXPEDITED COUPON SERVICE.

       Section 11(e)(9) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2020(e)(9)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``five days'' and inserting ``7 days''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C);
       (3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (B); 
     and
       (4) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by paragraph (3), 
     by striking ``, (B), or (C)''.

     SEC. 13045. WITHDRAWING FAIR HEARING REQUESTS.

       Section 11(e)(10) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2020(e)(10)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at 
     the end a period and the following: ``At the option of a 
     State, at any time prior to a fair hearing determination 
     under this paragraph, a household may withdraw, orally or in 
     writing, a request by the household for the fair hearing. If 
     the withdrawal request is an oral request, the State agency 
     shall provide a writ

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     ten notice to the household confirming the withdrawal request 
     and providing the household with an opportunity to request a 
     hearing''.

     SEC. 13046. DISQUALIFICATION OF RETAILERS WHO INTENTIONALLY 
                   SUBMIT FALSIFIED APPLICATIONS.

       Section 12(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2021(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) for a reasonable period of time to be determined by 
     the Secretary, including permanent disqualification, on the 
     knowing submission of an application for the approval or 
     reauthorization to accept and redeem coupons that contains 
     false information about a substantive matter that was a part 
     of the application.''.

     SEC. 13047. DISQUALIFICATION OF RETAILERS WHO ARE 
                   DISQUALIFIED UNDER THE WIC PROGRAM.

       Section 12 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2021) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Disqualification of Retailers Who Are Disqualified 
     Under the WIC Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall issue regulations 
     providing criteria for the disqualification under this Act of 
     an approved retail food store and a wholesale food concern 
     that is disqualified from accepting benefits under the 
     special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, 
     and children established under section 17 of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (7 U.S.C. 1786).
       ``(2) Terms.--A disqualification under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall be for the same length of time as the 
     disqualification from the program referred to in paragraph 
     (1);
       ``(B) may begin at a later date than the disqualification 
     from the program referred to in paragraph (1); and
       ``(C) notwithstanding section 14, shall not be subject to 
     judicial or administrative review.''.

     SEC. 13048. COLLECTION OF OVERISSUANCES.

       (a) Collection of Overissuances.--Section 13 of the Food 
     Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2022) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Collection of Overissuances.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, a State agency shall collect any overissuance of 
     coupons issued to a household by--
       ``(A) reducing the allotment of the household;
       ``(B) withholding amounts from unemployment compensation 
     from a member of the household under subsection (c);
       ``(C) recovering from Federal pay or a Federal income tax 
     refund under subsection (d); or
       ``(D) any other means.
       ``(2) Cost effectiveness.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply if 
     the State agency demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that all of the means referred to in paragraph (1) 
     are not cost effective.
       ``(3) Maximum reduction absent fraud.--If a household 
     received an overissuance of coupons without any member of the 
     household being found eligible to participate in the program 
     under section 6(b)(1) and a State agency elects to reduce the 
     allotment of the household under paragraph (1)(A), the State 
     agency shall not reduce the monthly allotment of the 
     household under paragraph (1)(A) by an amount in excess of 
     the greater of--
       ``(A) 10 percent of the monthly allotment of the household; 
     or
       ``(B) $10.
       ``(4) Procedures.--A State agency shall collect an 
     overissuance of coupons issued to a household under paragraph 
     (1) in accordance with the requirements established by the 
     State agency for providing notice, electing a means of 
     payment, and establishing a time schedule for payment.''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``as determined under subsection (b) and 
     except for claims arising from an error of the State 
     agency,'' and inserting ``, as determined under subsection 
     (b)(1),''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``or a Federal income tax refund as authorized by 
     section 3720A of title 31, United States Code''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 11(e)(8) of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2020(e)(8)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and excluding claims'' and all that 
     follows through ``such section''; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
     following: ``or a Federal income tax refund as authorized by 
     section 3720A of title 31, United States Code''.
       (c) Retention Rate.--Section 16(a) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 
     2025(a)) is amended by striking ``25 percent during the 
     period beginning October 1, 1990'' and all that follows 
     through ``error of a State agency'' and inserting the 
     following: ``25 percent of the overissuances collected by the 
     State agency under section 13, except those overissuances 
     arising from an error of the State agency''.

     SEC. 13049. AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND STORES VIOLATING PROGRAM 
                   REQUIREMENTS PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE AND 
                   JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       Section 14(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2023(a)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating the first through seventeenth 
     sentences as paragraphs (1) through (17), respectively; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(18) Suspension of stores pending review.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, any 
     permanent disqualification of a retail food store or 
     wholesale food concern under paragraph (3) or (4) of section 
     12(b) shall be effective from the date of receipt of the 
     notice of disqualification. If the disqualification is 
     reversed through administrative or judicial review, the 
     Secretary shall not be liable for the value of any sales lost 
     during the disqualification period.''.

     SEC. 13050. LIMITATION OF FEDERAL MATCH.

       Section 16(a)(4) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2025(a)(4)) is amended by inserting after the comma at the 
     end the following: ``but not including recruitment 
     activities,''.

     SEC. 13051. WORK SUPPLEMENTATION OR SUPPORT PROGRAM.

       Section 16 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Work Supplementation or Support Program.--
       ``(1) Definition of work supplementation or support 
     program.--In this subsection, the term `work supplementation 
     or support program' means a program under which, as 
     determined by the Secretary, public assistance (including any 
     benefits provided under a program established by the State 
     and the food stamp program) is provided to an employer to be 
     used for hiring and employing a public assistance recipient 
     who was not employed by the employer at the time the public 
     assistance recipient entered the program.
       ``(2) Program.--A State agency may elect to use an amount 
     equal to the allotment that would otherwise be issued to a 
     household under the food stamp program, but for the operation 
     of this subsection, for the purpose of subsidizing or 
     supporting a job under a work supplementation or support 
     program established by the State.
       ``(3) Procedure.--If a State agency makes an election under 
     paragraph (2) and identifies each household that participates 
     in the food stamp program that contains an individual who is 
     participating in the work supplementation or support 
     program--
       ``(A) the Secretary shall pay to the State agency an amount 
     equal to the value of the allotment that the household would 
     be eligible to receive but for the operation of this 
     subsection;
       ``(B) the State agency shall expend the amount received 
     under subparagraph (A) in accordance with the work 
     supplementation or support program in lieu of providing the 
     allotment that the household would receive but for the 
     operation of this subsection;
       ``(C) for purposes of--
       ``(i) sections 5 and 8(a), the amount received under this 
     subsection shall be excluded from household income and 
     resources; and
       ``(ii) section 8(b), the amount received under this 
     subsection shall be considered to be the value of an 
     allotment provided to the household; and
       ``(D) the household shall not receive an allotment from the 
     State agency for the period during which the member continues 
     to participate in the work supplementation or support 
     program.
       ``(4) Other work requirements.--No individual shall be 
     excused, by reason of the fact that a State has a work 
     supplementation or support program, from any work requirement 
     under section 6(d), except during the periods in which the 
     individual is employed under the work supplementation or 
     support program.
       ``(5) Length of participation.--A State agency shall 
     provide a description of how the public assistance recipients 
     in the program shall, within a specific period of time, be 
     moved from supplemented or supported employment to employment 
     that is not supplemented or supported.
       ``(6) Displacement.--A work supple-mentation or support 
     program shall not displace the employment of individuals who 
     are not supplemented or supported.''.

     SEC. 13052. AUTHORIZATION OF PILOT PROJECTS.

       The last sentence of section 17(b)(1)(A) of the Food Stamp 
     Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2026(b)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
     ``1995'' and inserting ``2002''.

     SEC. 13053. EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVES PROGRAM.

       Section 17 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2026) is 
     amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(d) Employment Initiatives Program.--
       ``(1) Election to participate.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to the other provisions of this 
     subsection, a State may elect to carry out an employment 
     initiatives program under this subsection.
       ``(B) Requirement.--A State shall be eligible to carry out 
     an employment initiatives program under this subsection only 
     if not less than 50 percent of the households that received 
     food stamp benefits during the summer of 1993 also received 
     benefits under a State program funded under part A of title 
     IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) during 
     the summer of 1993.
       ``(2) Procedure.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State that has elected to carry out an 
     employment initiatives program under paragraph (1) may use 
     amounts equal to the food stamp allotments that would 
     otherwise be issued to a household under the food stamp 
     program, but for the operation of this subsection, to provide 
     cash benefits in lieu of the food stamp allotments

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     to the household if the household is eligible under paragraph 
     (3).
       ``(B) Payment.--The Secretary shall pay to each State that 
     has elected to carry out an employment initiatives program 
     under paragraph (1) an amount equal to the value of the 
     allotment that each household would be eligible to receive 
     under this Act but for the operation of this subsection.
       ``(C) Other provisions.--For purposes of the food stamp 
     program (other than this subsection)--
       ``(i) cash assistance under this subsection shall be 
     considered to be an allotment; and
       ``(ii) each household receiving cash benefits under this 
     subsection shall not receive any other food stamp benefit for 
     the period for which the cash assistance is provided.
       ``(D) Additional payments.--Each State that has elected to 
     carry out an employment initiatives program under paragraph 
     (1) shall--
       ``(i) increase the cash benefits provided to each household 
     under this subsection to compensate for any State or local 
     sales tax that may be collected on purchases of food by any 
     household receiving cash benefits under this subsection, 
     unless the Secretary determines on the basis of information 
     provided by the State that the increase is unnecessary on the 
     basis of the limited nature of the items subject to the State 
     or local sales tax; and
       ``(ii) pay the cost of any increase in cash benefits 
     required by clause (i).
       ``(3) Eligibility.--A household shall be eligible to 
     receive cash benefits under paragraph (2) if an adult member 
     of the household--
       ``(A) has worked in unsubsidized employment for not less 
     than the preceding 90 days;
       ``(B) has earned not less than $350 per month from the 
     employment referred to in subparagraph (A) for not less than 
     the preceding 90 days;
       ``(C)(i) is receiving benefits under a State program funded 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.); or
       ``(ii) was receiving benefits under a State program funded 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.) at the time the member first received 
     cash benefits under this subsection and is no longer eligible 
     for the State program because of earned income;
       ``(D) is continuing to earn not less than $350 per month 
     from the employment referred to in subparagraph (A); and
       ``(E) elects to receive cash benefits in lieu of food stamp 
     benefits under this subsection.
       ``(4) Evaluation.--A State that operates a program under 
     this subsection for 2 years shall provide to the Secretary a 
     written evaluation of the impact of cash assistance under 
     this subsection. The State agency, with the concurrence of 
     the Secretary, shall determine the content of the 
     evaluation.''.

     SEC. 13054. REAUTHORIZATION OF PUERTO RICO NUTRITION 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       The first sentence of section 19(a)(1)(A) of the Food Stamp 
     Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
     ``$974,000,000'' and all that follows through ``fiscal year 
     1995'' and inserting ``$1,143,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1995 and 1996, $1,182,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, 
     $1,223,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $1,266,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, $1,310,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
     $1,357,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and $1,404,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2002''.

     SEC. 13055. SIMPLIFIED FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Act (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 24. SIMPLIFIED FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definition of Federal Costs.--In this section, the 
     term `Federal costs' does not include any Federal costs 
     incurred under section 17.
       ``(b) Election.--Subject to subsection (d), a State agency 
     may elect to carry out a Simplified Food Stamp Program 
     (referred to in this section as a `Program') in accordance 
     with this section.
       ``(c) Operation of Program.--If a State agency elects to 
     carry out a Program, within the State or a political 
     subdivision of the State--
       ``(1) a household in which all members receive assistance 
     under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) shall 
     automatically be eligible to participate in the Program; and
       ``(2) subject to subsection (f), benefits under the Program 
     shall be determined under rules and procedures established by 
     the State under--
       ``(A) a State program funded under part A of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
       ``(B) the food stamp program (other than section 25); or
       ``(C) a combination of a State program funded under part A 
     of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.) and the food stamp program (other than section 25).
       ``(d) Approval of Program.--
       ``(1) State plan.--A State agency may not operate a Program 
     unless the Secretary approves a State plan for the operation 
     of the Program under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Approval of plan.--The Secretary shall approve any 
     State plan to carry out a Program if the Secretary determines 
     that the plan--
       ``(A) complies with this section; and
       ``(B) contains sufficient documentation that the plan will 
     not increase Federal costs for any fiscal year.
       ``(e) Increased Federal Costs.--
       ``(1) Determination.--During each fiscal year and not later 
     than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall determine whether a Program being carried out by a 
     State agency is increasing Federal costs under this Act above 
     the Federal costs incurred under the food stamp program in 
     operation in the State or political subdivision of the State 
     for the fiscal year prior to the implementation of the 
     Program, adjusted for any changes in--
       ``(A) participation;
       ``(B) the income of participants in the food stamp program 
     that is not attributable to public assistance; and
       ``(C) the thrifty food plan under section 3(o).
       ``(2) Notification.--If the Secretary determines that the 
     Program has increased Federal costs under this Act for any 
     fiscal year or any portion of any fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall notify the State agency not later than 30 days after 
     the Secretary makes the determination under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Enforcement.--
       ``(A) Corrective action.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of a notification under paragraph (2), the State agency 
     shall submit a plan for approval by the Secretary for prompt 
     corrective action that is designed to prevent the Program 
     from increasing Federal costs under this Act.
       ``(B) Termination.--If the State agency does not submit a 
     plan under subparagraph (A) or carry out a plan approved by 
     the Secretary, the Secretary shall terminate the approval of 
     the State agency to operate a Program and the State agency 
     shall be ineligible to operate a future Program.
       ``(f) Rules and Procedures.--
       ``(1) In general.--In operating a Program, a State or 
     political subdivision of a State may follow the rules and 
     procedures established by the State or political subdivision 
     under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or under the food 
     stamp program.
       ``(2) Standardized deductions.--In operating a Program, a 
     State may standardize the deductions provided under section 
     5(e). In developing the standardized deduction, the State 
     shall consider the work expenses, dependent care costs, and 
     shelter costs of participating households.
       ``(3) Requirements.--In operating a Program, a State or 
     political subdivision shall comply with the requirements of--
       ``(A) subsections (a) through (g) of section 7;
       ``(B) section 8(a) (except that the income of a household 
     may be determined under a State program funded under part A 
     of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.));
       ``(C) subsection (b) and (d) of section 8;
       ``(D) subsections (a), (c), (d), and (n) of section 11;
       ``(E) paragraphs (8), (12), (17), (19), (21), (26), and 
     (27) of section 11(e);
       ``(F) section 11(e)(10) (or a comparable requirement 
     established by the State under a State program funded under 
     part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 
     et seq.)); and
       ``(G) section 16.
       ``(4) Limitation on eligibility.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, a household may not receive 
     benefits under this section as a result of the eligibility of 
     the household under a State program funded under part A of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), 
     unless the Secretary determines that any household with 
     income above 130 percent of the poverty guidelines is not 
     eligible for the program.''.
       (b) State Plan Provisions.--Section 11(e) of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2020(e)), as amended by sections 13028(b), is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(27) if a State agency elects to carry out a Simplified 
     Food Stamp Program under section 24, the plans of the State 
     agency for operating the program, including--
       ``(A) the rules and procedures to be followed by the State 
     to determine food stamp benefits;
       ``(B) how the State will address the needs of households 
     that experience high shelter costs in relation to the incomes 
     of the households; and
       ``(C) a description of the method by which the State will 
     carry out a quality control system under section 16(c).''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 8 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2017), as amended by 
     section 13039, is further amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (e); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).
       (2) Section 17 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2026) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (i); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (j) through (l) as 
     subsections (i) through (k), respectively.

     SEC. 13056. STATE FOOD ASSISTANCE BLOCK GRANT.

       (a) In General.--The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
     et seq.), as amended by section 13055, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 25. STATE FOOD ASSISTANCE BLOCK GRANT.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Food assistance.--The term `food assistance' means 
     assistance that may be used only to obtain food, as defined 
     in section 3(g).
       ``(2) State.--The term `State' means each of the 50 States, 
     the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the 
     United States.

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       ``(b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     program to make grants to States in accordance with this 
     section to provide--
       ``(1) food assistance to needy individuals and families 
     residing in the State; and
       ``(2) funds for administrative costs incurred in providing 
     the assistance.
       ``(c) Election.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State may annually elect to 
     participate in the program established under subsection (b) 
     if the State--
       ``(A) has fully implemented an electronic benefit transfer 
     system that operates in the entire State;
       ``(B) has a payment error rate under section 16(c) that is 
     not more than 6 percent as announced most recently by the 
     Secretary; or
       ``(C) has a payment error rate in excess of 6 percent and 
     agrees to contribute non-Federal funds for the fiscal year of 
     the grant, for benefits and administration of the State's 
     food assistance program, the amount determined under 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) State mandatory contributions.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a State that elects to 
     participate in the program under paragraph (1)(C), the State 
     shall agree to contribute, for a fiscal year, an amount equal 
     to--
       ``(A)(i) the benefits issued in the State; multiplied by
       ``(ii) the payment error rate of the State; minus
       ``(B)(i) the benefits issued in the State; multiplied by
       ``(ii) 6 percent.
       ``(B) Determination.--Notwithstanding sections 13 and 14, 
     the calculation of the contribution shall be based solely on 
     the determination of the Secretary of the payment error rate.
       ``(C) Data.--For purposes of implementing subparagraph (A) 
     for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall use the data for the 
     most recent fiscal year available.
       ``(3) Election limitation.--
       ``(A) Re-entering food stamp program.--A State that elects 
     to participate in the program under paragraph (1) may in a 
     subsequent year decline to elect to participate in the 
     program and instead participate in the food stamp program in 
     accordance with the other sections of this Act.
       ``(B) Limitation.--Subsequent to re-entering the food stamp 
     program under subparagraph (A), the State shall only be 
     eligible to participate in the food stamp program in 
     accordance with the other sections of this Act and shall not 
     be eligible to elect to participate in the program 
     established under subsection (b).
       ``(4) Program exclusive.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State that is participating in the 
     program established under subsection (b) shall not be subject 
     to, or receive any benefit under, this Act except as provided 
     in this section.
       ``(B) Contract with federal government.--Nothing in this 
     section shall prohibit a State from contracting with the 
     Federal Government for the provision of services or materials 
     necessary to carry out a program under this section.
       ``(d) Lead Agency.--A State desiring to receive a grant 
     under this section shall designate, in an application 
     submitted to the Secretary under subsection (e)(1), an 
     appropriate State agency responsible for the administration 
     of the program under this section as the lead agency.
       ``(e) Application and Plan.--
       ``(1) Application.--To be eligible to receive assistance 
     under this section, a State shall prepare and submit to the 
     Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and 
     containing such information as the Secretary shall by 
     regulation require, including--
       ``(A) an assurance that the State will comply with the 
     requirements of this section;
       ``(B) a State plan that meets the requirements of paragraph 
     (3); and
       ``(C) an assurance that the State will comply with the 
     requirements of the State plan under paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Annual plan.--The State plan contained in the 
     application under paragraph (1) shall be submitted for 
     approval annually.
       ``(3) Requirements of plan.--
       ``(A) Lead agency.--The State plan shall identify the lead 
     agency.
       ``(B) Use of block grant funds.--The State plan shall 
     provide that the State shall use the amounts provided to the 
     State for each fiscal year under this section--
       ``(i) to provide food assistance to needy individuals and 
     families residing in the State, other than residents of 
     institutions who are ineligible for food stamps under section 
     3(i); and
       ``(ii) to pay administrative costs incurred in providing 
     the assistance.
       ``(C) Groups served.--The State plan shall describe how and 
     to what extent the program will serve specific groups of 
     individuals and families and how the treatment will differ 
     from treatment under the food stamp program under the other 
     sections of this Act of the individuals and families, 
     including--
       ``(i) elderly individuals and families;
       ``(ii) migrants or seasonal farmworkers;
       ``(iii) homeless individuals and families;
       ``(iv) individuals and families who live in institutions 
     eligible under section 3(i);
       ``(v) individuals and families with earnings; and
       ``(vi) members of Indian tribes or tribal organizations.
       ``(D) Assistance for entire state.--The State plan shall 
     provide that benefits under this section shall be available 
     throughout the entire State.
       ``(E) Notice and hearings.--The State plan shall provide 
     that an individual or family who applies for, or receives, 
     assistance under this section shall be provided with notice 
     of, and an opportunity for a hearing on, any action under 
     this section that adversely affects the individual or family.
       ``(F) Assessment of Needs.--The State plan shall assess the 
     food and nutrition needs of needy persons residing in the 
     State.
       ``(G) Eligibility standards.--The State plan shall describe 
     the income, resource, and other eligibility standards that 
     are established for the receipt of assistance under this 
     section.
       ``(H) Receiving benefits in more than 1 jurisdiction.--The 
     State plan shall establish a system for the exchange of 
     information with other States to verify the identity and 
     receipt of benefits by recipients.
       ``(I) Privacy.--The State plan shall provide for 
     safeguarding and restricting the use and disclosure of 
     information about any individual or family receiving 
     assistance under this section.
       ``(J) Other information.--The State plan shall contain such 
     other information as may be required by the Secretary.
       ``(4) Approval of application and plan.--The Secretary 
     shall approve an application and State plan that satisfies 
     the requirements of this section.
       ``(f) No individual or family entitlement to assistance.--
     Nothing in this section--
       ``(1) entitles any individual or family to assistance under 
     this section; or
       ``(2) limits the right of a State to impose additional 
     limitations or conditions on assistance under this section.
       ``(g) Benefits for Aliens.--
       ``(1) Eligibility.--No individual who is an alien shall be 
     eligible to receive benefits under a State plan approved 
     under subsection (e)(4) if the individual is not eligible to 
     participate in the food stamp program due to the alien status 
     of the individual.
       ``(2) Income.--The State plan shall provide that the income 
     of an alien shall be determined in accordance with section 
     5(i).
       ``(h) Employment and Training.--
       ``(1) Work requirements.--No individual or household shall 
     be eligible to receive benefits under a State plan funded 
     under this section if the individual or household is not 
     eligible to participate in the food stamp program under 
     subsection (d) or (o) of section 6.
       ``(2) Work programs.--Each State shall implement an 
     employment and training program in accordance with the terms 
     and conditions of section 6(d)(4) for individuals under the 
     program and shall be eligible to receive funding under 
     section 16(h).
       ``(i) Enforcement.--
       ``(1) Review of compliance with state plan.--The Secretary 
     shall review and monitor State compliance with this section 
     and the State plan approved under subsection (e)(4).
       ``(2) Noncompliance.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary, after reasonable 
     notice to a State and opportunity for a hearing, finds that--
       ``(i) there has been a failure by the State to comply 
     substantially with any provision or requirement set forth in 
     the State plan approved under subsection (e)(4); or
       ``(ii) in the operation of any program or activity for 
     which assistance is provided under this section, there is a 
     failure by the State to comply substantially with any 
     provision of this section;
     the Secretary shall notify the State of the finding and that 
     no further grants will be made to the State under this 
     section (or, in the case of noncompliance in the operation of 
     a program or activity, that no further grants to the State 
     will be made with respect to the program or activity) until 
     the Secretary is satisfied that there is no longer any 
     failure to comply or that the noncompliance will be promptly 
     corrected.
       ``(B) Other penalties.--In the case of a finding of 
     noncompliance made pursuant to subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary may, in addition to, or in lieu of, imposing the 
     penalties described in subparagraph (A), impose other 
     appropriate penalties, including recoupment of money 
     improperly expended for purposes prohibited or not authorized 
     by this section and disqualification from the receipt of 
     financial assistance under this section.
       ``(C) Notice.--The notice required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include a specific identification of any additional 
     penalty being imposed under subparagraph (B).
       ``(3) Issuance of regulations.--The Secretary shall 
     establish by regulation procedures for--
       ``(A) receiving, processing, and determining the validity 
     of complaints made to the Secretary concerning any failure of 
     a State to comply with the State plan or any requirement of 
     this section; and
       ``(B) imposing penalties under this section.
       ``(j) Grant.--
       ``(1) In general.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall pay to a State that has an application approved by the 
     Secretary under subsection (e)(4) an amount that is equal to 
     the grant of the State under subsection (m) for the fiscal 
     year, adjusted for any reduction required under subsection 
     (m)(2).
       ``(2) Method of Grant.--The Secretary shall make a grant to 
     a State for a fiscal year under this section by issuing 1 or 
     more letters of credit for the fiscal year, with necessary 
     adjustments on account of overpayments or underpayments, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Spending of grants by state.--

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       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     a grant to a State determined under subsection (m)(1) for a 
     fiscal year may be expended by the State only in the fiscal 
     year.
       ``(B) Carryover.--The State may reserve up to 10 percent of 
     a grant determined under subsection (m)(1) for a fiscal year 
     to provide assistance under this section in subsequent fiscal 
     years, except that the reserved funds may not exceed 30 
     percent of the total grant received under this section for a 
     fiscal year.
       ``(4) Food assistance and administrative expenditures.--In 
     each fiscal year, not more than 6 percent of the Federal and 
     State funds required to be expended by a State under this 
     section shall be used for administrative expenses.
       ``(5) Provision of food assistance.--A State may provide 
     food assistance under this section in any manner determined 
     appropriate by the State, such as electronic benefit transfer 
     limited to food purchases, coupons limited to food purchases, 
     or direct provision of commodities.
       ``(k) Quality Control.--Each State participating in the 
     program established under this section shall maintain a 
     system in accordance with, and shall be subject to section 
     16(c), including sanctions and eligibility for incentive 
     payment under section 16(c).
       ``(l) Nondiscrimination.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall not provide 
     financial assistance for any program, project, or activity 
     under this section if any person with responsibilities for 
     the operation of the program, project, or activity 
     discriminates with respect to the program, project, or 
     activity because of race, religion, color, national origin, 
     sex, or disability.
       ``(2) Enforcement.--The powers, remedies, and procedures 
     set forth in title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
     U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) may be used by the Secretary to enforce 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(m) Grant Calculation.--
       ``(1) State grant.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     from the amounts made available under section 18 for each 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide a grant to each 
     State participating in the program established under this 
     section an amount that is equal to the sum of--
       ``(i) the greater of, as determined by the Secretary--

       ``(I) the total dollar value of all benefits issued under 
     the food stamp program established under this Act by the 
     State during fiscal year 1994; or
       ``(II) the average per fiscal year of the total dollar 
     value of all benefits issued under the food stamp program by 
     the State during each of fiscal years 1992 through 1994; and

       ``(ii) the greater of, as determined by the Secretary--

       ``(I) the total amount received by the State for 
     administrative costs under section 16 for fiscal year 1994; 
     or
       ``(II) the average per fiscal year of the total amount 
     received by the State for administrative costs under section 
     16 for each of fiscal years 1992 through 1994.

       ``(B) Insufficient funds.--If the Secretary finds that the 
     total amount of grants to which States would otherwise be 
     entitled for a fiscal year under subparagraph (A) will exceed 
     the amount of funds that will be made available to provide 
     the grants for the fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce 
     the grants made to States under this subsection, on a pro 
     rata basis, to the extent necessary.
       ``(2) Reduction.--The Secretary shall reduce the grant of a 
     State by the amount a State has agreed to contribute under 
     subsection (c)(1)(C).''.
       (b) Employment and Training Funding.--Section 16(h) of the 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)), as amended by section 13027(d)(2), is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Block grant states.--Each State electing to operate a 
     program under section 25 shall--
       ``(A) receive the greater of--
       ``(i) the total dollar value of the funds received under 
     paragraph (1) by the State during fiscal year 1994; or
       ``(ii) the average per fiscal year of the total dollar 
     value of all funds received under paragraph (1) by the State 
     during each of fiscal years 1992 through 1994; and
       ``(B) be eligible to receive funds under paragraph (2), 
     within the limitations in section 6(d)(4)(K).''.
       (c) Research On Optional State Food Assistance Block 
     Grant.--Section 17 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2026), as amended by 
     section 13055(c)(2), is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(l) Research On Optional State Food Assistance Block 
     Grant.--The Secretary may conduct research on the effects and 
     costs of a State program carried out under section 25.''.

     SEC. 13057. AMERICAN SAMOA.

       The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), as 
     amended by section 13056, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

     ``SEC. 26. TERRITORY OF AMERICAN SAMOA.

       From amounts made available to carry out this Act, the 
     Secretary may pay to the Territory of American Samoa not more 
     than $5,300,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2002 to 
     finance 100 percent of the expenditures for the fiscal year 
     for a nutrition assistance program extended under section 
     601(c) of Public Law 96-597 (48 U.S.C. 1469d(c)).''.

     SEC. 13058. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS.

       The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), as 
     amended by section 13057, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

     ``SEC. 27. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS.

       ``(a) Definition of Community Food Projects.--In this 
     section, the term `community food project' means a community-
     based project that requires a 1-time infusion of Federal 
     assistance to become self-sustaining and that is designed 
     to--
       ``(1) meet the food needs of low-income people;
       ``(2) increase the self-reliance of communities in 
     providing for their own food needs; and
       ``(3) promote comprehensive responses to local food, farm, 
     and nutrition issues.
       ``(b) Authority To Provide Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--From amounts made available to carry out 
     this Act, the Secretary may make grants to assist eligible 
     private nonprofit entities to establish and carry out 
     community food projects.
       ``(2) Limitation on grants.--The total amount of funds 
     provided as grants under this section for any fiscal year may 
     not exceed $2,500,000.
       ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible for a grant under 
     subsection (b), a private nonprofit entity must--
       ``(1) have experience in the area of--
       ``(A) community food work, particularly concerning small 
     and medium-sized farms, including the provision of food to 
     people in low-income communities and the development of new 
     markets in low-income communities for agricultural producers; 
     or
       ``(B) job training and business development activities for 
     food-related activities in low-income communities;
       ``(2) demonstrate competency to implement a project, 
     provide fiscal accountability, collect data, and prepare 
     reports and other necessary documentation; and
       ``(3) demonstrate a willingness to share information with 
     researchers, practitioners, and other interested parties.
       ``(d) Preference for Certain Projects.--In selecting 
     community food projects to receive assistance under 
     subsection (b), the Secretary shall give a preference to 
     projects designed to--
       ``(1) develop linkages between 2 or more sectors of the 
     food system;
       ``(2) support the development of entrepreneurial projects;
       ``(3) develop innovative linkages between the for-profit 
     and nonprofit food sectors; or
       ``(4) encourage long-term planning activities and multi-
     system, interagency approaches.
       ``(e) Matching Funds Requirements.--
       ``(1) Requirements.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     establishing or carrying out a community food project that 
     receives assistance under subsection (b) may not exceed 50 
     percent of the cost of the project during the term of the 
     grant.
       ``(2) Calculation.--In providing for the non-Federal share 
     of the cost of carrying out a community food project, the 
     entity receiving the grant shall provide for the share 
     through a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, 
     including facilities, equipment, or services.
       ``(3) Sources.--An entity may provide for the non-Federal 
     share through State government, local government, or private 
     sources.
       ``(f) Term of Grant.--
       ``(1) Single grant.--A community food project may be 
     supported by only a single grant under subsection (b).
       ``(2) Term.--The term of a grant under subsection (b) may 
     not exceed 3 years.
       ``(g) Technical Assistance and Related Information.--
       ``(1) Technical assistance.--In carrying out this section, 
     the Secretary may provide technical assistance regarding 
     community food projects, processes, and development to an 
     entity seeking the assistance.
       ``(2) Sharing Information.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may provide for the 
     sharing of information concerning community food projects and 
     issues among and between government, private for-profit and 
     nonprofit groups, and the public through publications, 
     conferences, and other appropriate forums.
       ``(B) Other interested parties.--The Secretary may share 
     information concerning community food projects with 
     researchers, practitioners, and other interested parties.
       ``(h) Evaluation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for the 
     evaluation of the success of community food projects 
     supported using funds under this section.
       ``(2) Report.--Not later than January 30, 2002, the 
     Secretary shall submit a report to Congress regarding the 
     results of the evaluation.''.

               CHAPTER 2--COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAMS

     SEC. 13071. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 201A of the Emergency Food 
     Assistance Act of 1983 (Public Law 98-8; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 201A. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this Act:
       ``(1) Additional commodities.--The term `additional 
     commodities' means commodities made available under section 
     214 in addition to the commodities made available under 
     sections 202 and 203D.
       ``(2) average monthly number of unemployed persons.--The 
     term `average monthly number of unemployed persons' means the 
     average monthly number of unemployed persons in each State in 
     the most recent fiscal

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     year for which information concerning the number of 
     unemployed persons is available, as determined by the Bureau 
     of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
       ``(3) Eligible recipient agency.--The term `eligible 
     recipient agency' means a public or nonprofit organization--
       ``(A) that administers--
       ``(i) an emergency feeding organization;
       ``(ii) a charitable institution (including a hospital and a 
     retirement home, but excluding a penal institution) to the 
     extent that the institution serves needy persons;
       ``(iii) a summer camp for children, or a child nutrition 
     program providing food service;
       ``(iv) a nutrition project operating under the Older 
     Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), including a 
     project that operates a congregate nutrition site and a 
     project that provides home-delivered meals; or
       ``(v) a disaster relief program;
       ``(B) that has been designated by the appropriate State 
     agency, or by the Secretary; and
       ``(C) that has been approved by the Secretary for 
     participation in the program established under this Act.
       ``(4) Emergency feeding organization.--The term `emergency 
     feeding organization' means a public or nonprofit 
     organization that administers activities and projects 
     (including the activities and projects of a charitable 
     institution, a food bank, a food pantry, a hunger relief 
     center, a soup kitchen, or a similar public or private 
     nonprofit eligible recipient agency) providing nutrition 
     assistance to relieve situations of emergency and distress 
     through the provision of food to needy persons, including 
     low-income and unemployed persons.
       ``(5) Food bank.--The term `food bank' means a public or 
     charitable institution that maintains an established 
     operation involving the provision of food or edible 
     commodities, or the products of food or edible commodities, 
     to food pantries, soup kitchens, hunger relief centers, or 
     other food or feeding centers that, as an integral part of 
     their normal activities, provide meals or food to feed needy 
     persons on a regular basis.
       ``(6) Food pantry.--The term `food pantry' means a public 
     or private nonprofit organization that distributes food to 
     low-income and unemployed households, including food from 
     sources other than the Department of Agriculture, to relieve 
     situations of emergency and distress.
       ``(7) Poverty line.--The term `poverty line' has the same 
     meaning given the term in section 673(2) of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)).
       ``(8) Soup kitchen.--The term `soup kitchen' means a public 
     or charitable institution that, as integral part of the 
     normal activities of the institution, maintains an 
     established feeding operation to provide food to needy 
     homeless persons on a regular basis.
       ``(9) Total value of additional commodities.--The term 
     `total value of additional commodities' means the actual cost 
     of all additional commodities made available under section 
     214 that are paid by the Secretary (including the 
     distribution and processing costs incurred by the Secretary).
       ``(10) Value of additional commodities allocated to each 
     state.--The term `value of additional commodities allocated 
     to each State' means the actual cost of additional 
     commodities made available under section 214 and allocated to 
     each State that are paid by the Secretary (including the 
     distribution and processing costs incurred by the 
     Secretary).''.
       (b) State Plan.--Section 202A of the Act (7 U.S.C. 612c 
     note) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 202A. STATE PLAN.

       ``(a) In General.--To receive commodities under this Act, a 
     State shall submit a plan of operation and administration 
     every 4 years to the Secretary for approval. The plan may be 
     amended at any time, with the approval of the Secretary.
       ``(b) Requirements.--Each plan shall--
       ``(1) designate the State agency responsible for 
     distributing the commodities received under this Act;
       ``(2) set forth a plan of operation and administration to 
     expeditiously distribute commodities under this Act;
       ``(3) set forth the standards of eligibility for recipient 
     agencies; and
       ``(4) set forth the standards of eligibility for individual 
     or household recipients of commodities, which shall require--
       ``(A) individuals or households to be comprised of needy 
     persons; and
       ``(B) individual or household members to be residing in the 
     geographic location served by the distributing agency at the 
     time of applying for assistance.
       ``(c) State Advisory Board.--The Secretary shall encourage 
     each State receiving commodities under this Act to establish 
     a State advisory board consisting of representatives of all 
     interested entities, both public and private, in the 
     distribution of commodities received under this Act in the 
     State.''.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations For Administrative 
     Funds.--Section 204(a)(1) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``1991 through 1995' and inserting ``1996 
     through 2002''; and
       (B) by striking ``for State and local'' and all that 
     follows through ``under this title'' and inserting ``to pay 
     for the direct and indirect administrative costs of the State 
     related to the processing, transporting, and distributing to 
     eligible recipient agencies of commodities provided by the 
     Secretary under this Act and commodities secured from other 
     sources''; and
       (2) by striking the fourth sentence.
       (d) Delivery of Commodities.--Section 214 of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 612c note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a) through (e) and (j);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) as 
     subsections (a) through (d), respectively;
       (3) in subsection (b), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``subsection (f) or 
     subsection (j) if applicable,'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (a)''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``subsection (f)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (a)'';
       (4) by striking subsection (c), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (2), and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Administration.--
       ``(1) In general.--Commodities made available for each 
     fiscal year under this section shall be delivered at 
     reasonable intervals to States based on the grants calculated 
     under subsection (a), or reallocated under subsection (b), 
     before December 31 of the following fiscal year.
       ``(2) Entitlement.--Each State shall be entitled to receive 
     the value of additional commodities determined under 
     subsection (a).''; and
       (5) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
     striking ``or reduce'' and all that follows through ``each 
     fiscal year''.
       (e) Technical Amendments.--The Act (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of section 203B(a), by striking 
     ``203 and 203A of this Act'' and inserting ``203A'';
       (2) in section 204(a), by striking ``title'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Act'';
       (3) in the first sentence of section 210(e), by striking 
     ``(except as otherwise provided for in section 214(j))''; and
       (4) by striking section 212.
       (f) Report on EFAP.--Section 1571 of the Food Security Act 
     of 1985 (Public Law 99-198; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) is repealed.
       (g) Availability of Commodities Under the Food Stamp 
     Program.--The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), 
     as amended by section 13058, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

     ``SEC. 28. AVAILABILITY OF COMMODITIES FOR THE EMERGENCY FOOD 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Purchase of Commodities.--From amounts appropriated 
     under this Act, for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2002, 
     the Secretary shall purchase $300,000,000 of a variety of 
     nutritious and useful commodities of the types that the 
     Secretary has the authority to acquire through the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation or under section 32 of the Act entitled 
     `An Act to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act, and for 
     other purposes', approved August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), 
     and distribute the commodities to States for distribution in 
     accordance with section 214 of the Emergency Food Assistance 
     Act of 1983 (Public Law 98-8; 7 U.S.C. 612c note).
       ``(b) Basis for Commodity Purchases.--In purchasing 
     commodities under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the 
     extent practicable and appropriate, make purchases based on--
       ``(1) agricultural market conditions;
       ``(2) preferences and needs of States and distributing 
     agencies; and
       ``(3) preferences of recipients.''.
       (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (d) 
     shall become effective on October 1, 1996.

                      ``Subtitle K--Miscellaneous

     ``SEC. 13101. FOOD STAMP ELIGIBILITY.

       ``Section 6(f) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2015(f) is amended by striking the third sentence and 
     inserting the following: `THe State agency shall, at its 
     option, consider either all income and financial resources of 
     the individual rendered ineligible to participate in the food 
     stamp program under this subsection, or such income, less a 
     pro rata share, and the financial resources of the ineligible 
     individual, to determine the eligibility and the value of the 
     allotment of the household of which such individual is a 
     member.'

     ``SEC. 13102. REDUCTION IN BLOCK GRANTS FOR SOCIAL SERVICES.

       ``Section 2003(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1397b) is amended--
       ``(1) by striking `and' at the end of paragraph (4); and
       ``(2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the 
     following:
       `(5) $2,800,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1990 
     through 1996; and
       `(6) $2,240,000,000 for each fiscal year after fiscal year 
     1996.' ''.

             Subtitle L--Reform of the Earned Income Credit

     SEC. 13200. AMENDMENT OF 1986 CODE.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     subtitle an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

     SEC. 13201. EARNED INCOME CREDIT DENIED TO INDIVIDUALS NOT 
                   AUTHORIZED TO BE EMPLOYED IN THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 32(c)(1) (relating to individuals 
     eligible to claim the earned income credit) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subparagraph:

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       ``(F) Identification number requirement.--The term 
     `eligible individual' does not include any individual who 
     does not include on the return of tax for the taxable year--
       ``(i) such individual's taxpayer identification number, and
       ``(ii) if the individual is married (within the meaning of 
     section 7703), the taxpayer identification number of such 
     individual's spouse.''.
       (b) Special Identification Number.--Section 32 is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(l) Identification Numbers.--Solely for purposes of 
     subsections (c)(1)(F) and (c)(3)(D), a taxpayer 
     identification number means a social security number issued 
     to an individual by the Social Security Administration (other 
     than a social security number issued pursuant to clause (II) 
     (or that portion of clause (III) that relates to clause (II) 
     of section 205(c)(2)(B)(i) of the Social Security Act.''.
       (c) Extension of Procedures Applicable to Mathematical or 
     Clerical Errors.--Section 6213(g)(2) (relating to the 
     definition of mathematical or clerical errors) is amended by 
     striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D), by striking 
     the period at the end of subparagraph (E) and inserting a 
     comma, and by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following 
     new subparagraphs:
       ``(F) an omission of a correct taxpayer identification 
     number required under section 32 (relating to the earned 
     income credit) to be included on a return and
       ``(G) an entry on a return claiming the credit under 
     section 32 with respect to net earnings from self-employment 
     described in section 32(c)(2)(A) to the extent the tax 
     imposed by section 1401 (relating to self-employment tax) on 
     such net earnings has not been paid.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 13202. REPEAL OF EARNED INCOME CREDIT FOR INDIVIDUALS 
                   WITHOUT CHILDREN.

       (a) In General.--Subparagraph (A) of section 32(c)(1) 
     (defining eligible individual) is amended to read as follows:
       (A) In general.--The term `eligible individual' means any 
     individual who has a qualifying child for the taxable 
     year.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Each of the tables contained in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 32(b) are amended by 
     striking the items relating to no qualifying children.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 13203. MODIFICATION OF EARNED INCOME CREDIT AMOUNT AND 
                   PHASEOUT.

       (a) Modification of Phaseout.--Subparagraph (B) of section 
     32(a)(2) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) the sum of--
       ``(i) the initial phaseout percentage of so much of the 
     adjusted gross income (or, if greater, the earned income) of 
     the taxpayer for the taxable year as exceeds the initial 
     phaseout amount but does not exceed the final phaseout 
     amount, plus
       ``(ii) the final phaseout percentage of so much of the 
     adjusted gross income (or, if greater, the earned income) of 
     the taxpayer for the taxable year as exceeds the final 
     phaseout amount.''
       (b) Percentages and Amounts.--
       (1) In general.--Subsection (b) of section 32, as amended 
     by section 13202(b), is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Percentages and Amounts.--
       ``(1) Percentages.--The credit percentage, the initial 
     phaseout percentage, and the final phaseout percentage shall 
     be determined as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                      The
                                      The credit    initial    The final
    ``In the case of an eligible      percentage   phaseout    phaseout
          individual with:                is:     percentage  percentage
                                                      is:         is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 qualifying child..................         34       15.98          20
2 or more qualifying children.......         36       21.06          25
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       ``(2) Amounts.--The earned income amount, the initial 
     phaseout amount, and the final phaseout amount shall be 
     determined as follows:

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                     The
    ``In the case of an eligible     The earned    initial    The final
          individual with:             income     phaseout     phaseout
                                     amount is:  amount is:   amount is:
------------------------------------------------------------------------
1 qualifying child.................     $6,340     $11,630      $14,850
2 or more qualifying children......     $8,910     $11,630   $17,750''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (2) Increase in credit for lower-income families having 2 
     more qualifying children.--Subsection (d) of section 32 is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Increase in Credit for Lower-Income Families Having 2 
     or More Qualifying Children.--
       ``(1) In general.--If an eligible individual has 2 or more 
     qualifying children, for purposes of applying paragraphs (1) 
     and (2)(A) of subsection (a)--
       ``(A) the amount of the taxpayer's earned income shall be 
     treated as being equal to \10/9\ of such income (determined 
     without regard to this paragraph), and
       ``(B) the earned income amount shall be treated as being 
     equal to \10/9\ of such amount (determined without regard to 
     this paragraph).
       ``(2) Phaseout of benefit.--If the applicable income of the 
     taxpayer for the taxable year exceeds $14,000 ($17,000 in the 
     case of a joint return), the amount of each increase under 
     paragraph (1) shall be reduced (but not below zero) by an 
     amount which bears the same ratio to such increase 
     (determined without regard to this subparagraph) as such 
     excess bears to $4,000.
       ``(3) Applicable income.--For purposes of this subsection, 
     the term `applicable income' means adjusted gross income or, 
     if greater, earned income.''
       (3) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Subsection (j) of section 32 is amended--
       (i) by striking ``subsection (b)(2)(A)'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (b)(2) or (d)'',
       (ii) by striking ``1994'' and inserting ``1996'', and
       (iii) by striking ``1993'' and inserting ``1995''.
       (B) Subsection (e) of section 32 is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(e) Other Special Rules--
       ``(1) Married individuals.--In the case of an individual 
     who is married (within the meaning of section 7703), this 
     section shall apply only if a joint return is filed for the 
     taxable year.
       ``(2) Taxable year must be full taxable year.--Except in 
     the case of a taxable year closed by reason of the death of 
     an individual, no credit shall be allowable under this 
     section in the case of a taxable year covering a period of 
     less than 12 months.''
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 13204. RULES RELATING TO DENIAL OF EARNED INCOME CREDIT 
                   ON BASIS OF DISQUALIFIED INCOME.

       (a) Definition of Disqualified Income.--Paragraph (2) of 
     section 32(i) (defining disqualified income) is amended by 
     striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B), by striking 
     the period at the end of subparagraph (C) and inserting ``, 
     and'', and by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) the excess (if any) of--
       ``(i) the aggregate income from all passive activities for 
     the taxable year (determined without regard to any amount 
     described in a preceding subparagraph), over
       ``(ii) the aggregate losses from all passive activities for 
     the taxable year (as so determined).
     For purposes of subparagraph (D), the term `passive activity' 
     has the meaning given such term by section 469.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 13205. MODIFICATION OF ADJUSTED GROSS INCOME DEFINITION 
                   FOR EARNED INCOME CREDIT.

       (a) In General.--Subsections (a)(2), (c)(1)(C), (d), and 
     (f)(2)(B) of section 32, as amended by the preceding sections 
     of this subtitle, are each amended by striking ``adjusted 
     gross income'' each place it appears and inserting ``modified 
     adjusted gross income''.
       (b) Modified Adjusted Gross Income Defined.--Section 32(c) 
     (relating to definitions and special rules) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Modified adjusted gross income.

       ``(A) In general.--The term `modified adjusted gross 
     income' means adjusted gross income--
       ``(i) increased by the sum of the amounts described in 
     subparagraph (B), and
       ``(ii) determined without regard to--

       ``(I) the amounts described in subparagraph (C), or
       ``(II) the deduction allowed under section 172.

       ``(B) Nontaxable income taken into account.--Amounts 
     described in this subparagraph are--
     ``(i) social security benefits (as defined in section 86(d)) 
     received by the taxpayer during the taxable year to the 
     extent not included in gross income,
       ``(ii) amounts which--

       ``(I) are received during the taxable year by (or on behalf 
     of) a spouse pursuant to a divorce or separation instrument 
     (as defined in section 71(b)(2)), and
       ``(II) under the terms of the instrument are fixed as 
     payable for the support of the children of the payor spouse 
     (as determined under section 71(c)),

     but only to the extent such amounts exceed $6,000,
       ``(iii) interest receive or accrued during the taxable year 
     which is exempt from tax imposed by this chapter, and
       ``(iv) amounts received as a pension or annuity, and any 
     distributions or payments received from an individual 
     retirement plan, by the taxpayer during the taxable year to 
     the extent not included in gross income.
     Clause (iv) shall not include any amount which is not 
     includible in gross income by reason of section 402(c), 
     403(a)(4), 403(b)(8), 408(d) (3), (4), or (5), or 457(e)(10).
       ``(C) Certain amounts disregarded.--an amount is described 
     in this subparagraph if it is--

       ``(i) the amount of losses form sales or exchanges of 
     capital assets in excess of gains from such sales or 
     exchanges to the extent such amount does not exceed the 
     amount under section 1211(b)(1),

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       ``(ii) the net loss from the carrying on of trades or 
     businesses, computed separately with respect to--

       ``(I) trades or businesses (other than farming) conducted 
     as sole proprietorships,
       ``(II) trades or businesses of farming conducted as sole 
     proprietorships, and
       ``(III) other trades or business,

       ``(iii) the net loss from estates and trusts, and
       ``(iv) the excess (if any) of amounts described in 
     subsection (i)(2)(C)(ii) over the amounts described in 
     subsection (i)(2)(C)(i) (relating to nonbusiness rents and 
     royalties).

     For purposes of clause (ii), there shall not be taken into 
     account items which are attributable to a trade or business 
     which consists of the performance of services by the taxpayer 
     as an employee.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to taxable years beginning after December 31, 
     1995.

     SEC. 13206. PROVISIONS TO IMPROVE TAX COMPLIANCE.

       (a) Increase in Penalties for Return Preparers.--
       (1) Understatement penalty.--Section 6694 (relating to 
     understatement of income tax liability by income tax return 
     preparer) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``$250'' in subsection (a) and inserting 
     ``$500'', and
       (B) by striking ``$1,000'' in subsection (b) and inserting 
     ``$2,000''.
       (2) Other assessable penalties.--Section 6695 (relating to 
     other assessable penalties) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``$50'' and ``$25,000'' in subsections (a), 
     (b), (c), (d), and (e) and inserting ``$100'' and 
     ``$50,000'', respectively, and
       (B) by striking ``$500'' in subsection (f) and inserting 
     ``$1,000''.
       (b) Aiding and Abetting Penalty.--Section 6701(b) (relating 
     to amount of penalty) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``$1,000'' in paragraph (1) and inserting 
     ``$2,000'', and
       (2) by striking ``10,000'' in paragraph (2) and inserting 
     ``20,000''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to penalties with respect to taxable years 
     beginning after December 31, 1995.

  After debate,
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, by unanimous consent, announced 
the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by electronic 
device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

235

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

192

para.151.15                  [Roll No. 820]

                                YEAS--235

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Berman
     Bryant (TN)
     Rose
     Shuster
     Tucker
  So the motion to concur in the Senate amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.151.16  h.j. res. 122--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, pursuant to the order of the 
House, announced the unfinished business to be the motion to concur in 
the Senate amendment to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 122) making 
further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for 
other purposes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

421

Nays

4

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

1

para.151.17                  [Roll No. 821]

                                AYES--421

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble

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     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NOES--4

     Cooley
     Owens
     Stockman
     Williams

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Souder
       

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Bartlett
     Berman
     Bryant (TN)
     Rose
     Shuster
     Tucker
  So the amendment of the Senate was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the amendment of the Senate 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.151.18  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                November 20, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Bill Emerson to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
     resolutions through November 28, 1995.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para.151.19  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
November 29, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.151.20  extension of remarks

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That for the legislative day of Monday, November 20, 1995, 
all Members be permitted to extend their remarks and to include 
extraneous material in that section of the Record entitled ``Extension 
of Remarks''.

para.151.21  speaker and minority leader to accept resignations, appoint 
          commissions

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding any adjournment of the House until 
Tuesday, November 28, 1995, the Speaker and the Minority Leader be 
authorized to accept resignations and to make appointments authorized by 
law or by the House.
  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para.151.22  committee resignation--minority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, laid before the House the following 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                November 18, 1995.
     Hon. Vic Fazio,
     Chairman, House Democratic Caucus,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Fazio: I hereby resign my seat on the 
     Committee on Science.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Pete Geren,
                                              Member of Congress. 

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para.151.23  committee resignation--minority

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, laid before the House the following 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 20, 1995.
     Hon. Vic Fazio,
     Chairman, House Democratic Caucus,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Chairman Fazio: I hereby resign my position on the 
     House Small Business Committee. This resignation is to take 
     place immediately.
           Sincerely,
                                               Patrick J. Kennedy,
                                              Member of Congress. 

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para.151.24  committee election--minority

  Mr. FAZIO, by direction of the Democratic Caucus, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 281):

       Resolved, That the following named Members be, and they are 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
     House of Representatives:
       To the Committee on Resources: The following Members: 
     Edward Markey of Massachusetts to rank above Nick Joe Rahall 
     of West Virginia and Patrick Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       To the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure: The 
     following Member: Peter Geren of Texas. 

  By unanimous consent, the resolution was modified, as follows:

  Place the gentleman from Texas, Mr. Pete Geren, after the gentleman 
from Tennessee, Mr. Tanner, on the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure. 

  When said resolution, as modified, was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as modified, 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.151.25  committee election--minority

  On motion of Ms. JACKSON-LEE, by unanimous consent, the foregoing 
proceedings, whereby the House agreed to House Resolution 281, as 
modified, were vacated.

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  Ms. JACKSON-LEE resubmitted the resolution as follows:

  Place the gentleman from Texas, Mr. Pete Geren, directly behind the 
gentleman from Illinois, Mr. Costello, on the Committee on 
Transportation.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.151.26  enrolled joint resolutions signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled joint resolutions of the 
House of the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the 
Speaker:

       H.J. Res. 122. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes; and
       H.J. Res. 123. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes. 

para.151.27  joint resolutions presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, 
joint resolutions of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res. 122. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes.
           On November 19, 1995:
       H.J. Res. 123. Joint resolution making further 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes. 

para.151.28  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. BRYANT of 
Tennessee, for today.
  And then,

para.151.29  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to the provisions of Senate 
Concurrent Resolution 32, at 9 o'clock and 7 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, November 28, 1995.

para.151.30  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. GEKAS: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 234. A bill to 
     amend title 11 of the United States Code to make 
     nondischargeable a debt for death or injury caused by the 
     debtor's operation of watercraft or aircraft while 
     intoxicated; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-356). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.

para.151.31  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred to as follows:

           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Archer, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Bilirakis, 
             Mr. Cooley, Mr. Fox, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
             Hastings of Washington, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
             Armey, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Porter, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oxley, 
             Mr. Riggs, Mr. Stump, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
             Jones, Mr. Camp, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
             Schiff, Mr. Goss, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Barr, Mr. Chabot, 
             Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. Bass, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Coble, 
             Mr. Foley, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Chambliss, 
             Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Funderburk, 
             Mr. Mica, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Smith of New 
             Jersey, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Lucas, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Boehlert, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Portman, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Rogers, Ms. Molinari, and 
             Mr. Torkildsen):
       H.R. 2668. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for increases in the amounts of allowable 
     earnings under the Social Security earnings limit for 
     individuals who have attained retirement age; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CREMEANS:
       H.R. 2669. A bill to permit private persons to place 
     symbols meaningful to them, including religious symbols, in 
     public places in cases where all persons have the right to do 
     so; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan:
       H.R. 2670. A bill to provide for the release of the 
     reversionary interest held by the United States in certain 
     property located in the County of Iosco, MI; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. BROWDER:
       H.R. 2671. A bill to provide that the President and Members 
     of Congress shall not be paid during Federal Government 
     shutdowns, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Radanovich, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Dooley, 
             Mr. Matsui, Mr. Farr, Mr. Allard, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
             Riggs, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
             Foley, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bunn of 
             Oregon, and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 2672. A bill to amend the Poultry Products Inspection 
     Act to allow States to regulate the use of the term ``fresh'' 
     in the labeling of poultry; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. DeFAZIO:
       H.R. 2673. A bill to amend the Interjurisdictional 
     Fisheries Act of 1986 to authorize use of fishery resource 
     disaster relief funds for assisting persons engaged in 
     commercial fisheries to respond to impacts of fishery 
     resource disasters; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
             Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, Mr. Canady, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, 
             and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 2674. A bill to modify the application of the 
     antitrust laws to encourage the licensing and other use of 
     certain intellectual property; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2675. A bill to establish a grant program to install 
     safety devices and improve safety at convenience stores; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Minge, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
             Pomeroy, and Mr. Crapo):
       H.R. 2676. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the nonrecognition of gain for sale of 
     stock to certain farmers' cooperatives, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Saxton, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. Hayworth):
       H.R. 2677. A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior 
     to accept from a State donations of services of State 
     employees to perform, in a period of Government budgetary 
     shutdown, otherwise authorized functions in any unit of the 
     National Wildlife Refuge System or the National Park System; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FAZIO of California:
       H. Res. 281. Resolution designating minority membership on 
     certain standing committees of the House; considered and 
     agreed to.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island:
       H. Res. 282. Resolution supporting the International 
     Criminal Tribunal for the former Yugoslavia and expressing 
     the sense of the House of Representatives that war criminals 
     from the conflict among republics of the former Yugoslavia 
     should be brought to justice; to the Committee on 
     International Relations. 

para.151.32  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII.

       177. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, relative to communicating the 
     Senate of Puerto Rico's Governor Pedro J. Rosello's efforts 
     to advance a new tax credit incentive program entitled 
     section 1397 as a replacement of section 936 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.151.33  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII.

       Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts introduced a bill (H.R. 2678) to 
     authorize funds to further the public service mission of the 
     Joseph W. Martin, Jr. Institute for Law and Society; which 
     was referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.

para.151.34  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 104: Mr. Blute.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Sawyer, and Ms. 
     Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 1127: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Royce, and Mr. 
     Zeliff.
       H.R. 1305: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. 
     Evans.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. Bereuter.

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       H.R. 1406: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1448: Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Bono, Mr. Clinger, and Mr. Durbin.
       H.R. 1747: Mr. Pastor and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island.
       H.R. 1787: Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Heineman and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 2011: Mr. Pickett, Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Engel.
       H.R. 2026: Mr. Shays, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lazio 
     of New York, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Longley, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
     Schiff, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Flanagan.
       H.R. 2101: Mr. Waxman, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
     Johnston of Florida, Mr. Manton, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 2133: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 2137: Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2147: Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 2178: Mr. Ward.
       H.R. 2205: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2276: Mr. Diaz-Balart.
       H.R. 2281: Mrs. Morella, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Bryant of Texas, 
     and Mr. LoBiondo.
       H.R. 2310: Mr. Blute, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Hall of 
     Texas, Mr. Lewis of California,  and Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 2351: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2367: Mr. Combest and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 2391: Mr. Goodling, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
     Norwood, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Gunderson.
       H.R. 2400: Mr. Fox and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 2407: Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 2411: Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 2416: Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 2471: Mr. Smith of Michigan.
       H.R. 2472: Mr. Rahall, Mr. Engel, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
     Frisa, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Farr, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. Durbin.
       H.R. 2493: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 2507: Mr. Ney and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 2567: Mr. Emerson, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. 
     Stockman, and Mr. Dooley.
       H.R. 2582: Mr. Underwood.
       H.R. 2614: Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2627: Mr. Bevill, Mr. Chapman, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
     Mr. Filner, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Markey, Mr. Ortiz, 
     Mr. Pickett, and Mr. Thomas.
       H.R. 2632: Mr. Sanford, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2648: Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mrs. Clayton, and Mr. 
     Jones.
       H.R. 2651: Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Costello, and Mr. Browder.
       H.R. 2655: Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
     and Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 2658: Mr. Browder, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Ms. 
     McKinney.
       H.R. 2664: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
     Oberstar, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Whitfield, Mrs. 
     Smith of Washington, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Evans, Mr. Volkmer, 
     Mr. Farr, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
     Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Norwood, 
     Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     LaHood, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Gordon, Mr. Fazio of California, and Mr. Porter.
       H.J. Res. 117: Mr. Dellums.
       H. Con. Res. 31: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H. Con. Res. 91: Mr. Gilman and Mr. Romero-Barcelo.


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                    TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1995 (152)

para.152.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 p.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. BARR, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                November 28, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Bob Barr to act as Speaker 
     pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.152.2  recess--1:25 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 1 o'clock and 25 minutes p.m., until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para.152.3  after recess--2:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.152.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, November 20, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.152.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1716. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting the Secretary's Selected Acquisition Reports 
     [SAR's] for the quarter ending September 30, 1995, pursuant 
     to 10 U.S.C. 2432; to the Committee on National Security.
       1717. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to the United Kingdom for defense articles 
     and services (Transmittal No. 96-16), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1718. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Air Force's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Belgium for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 96-15), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1719. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting a copy of Transmittal No. C-
     96 which relates to enhancements or upgrades from the level 
     of sensitivity of technology or capability described in 
     section 36(b)(1) AECA certifications 91-03 of June 11, 1991 
     and 94-017 of February 28, 1994, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(b)(5)(A); to the Committee on International Relations.

para.152.6  communication from the clerk--committee on the records of 
          congress

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                Washington, DC, November 28, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to section 2702(a)(1)(B)(vi) of 
     Public Law 101-509, I hereby appoint as a member of the 
     Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress the following 
     person: Roger Davidson, 3510 Edmunds Street, NW, Washington, 
     DC.
           With warm regards,
                                            Robin H. Carle, Clerk.

  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.152.7  enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER announced that pursuant to clause 4, rule I, he signed the 
following enrolled bills on Monday, November 20, 1995:

       S. 440. An Act to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     provide for the designation of the National Highway System, 
     and for other purposes.
       S. 1328. An Act to amend the commencement dates of certain 
     temporary Federal judgeships.

para.152.8  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries.

para.152.9  message from the president--national emergency with respect 
          to iran

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I hereby report to the Congress on developments since the last 
Presidential report of May 18, 1995, concerning the national emergency 
with respect to Iran that was declared in Executive Order No. 12170 of 
November 14, 1979. This report is submitted pursuant to section 204(c) 
of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(c) 
and section 505(c) of the International Security and Development 
Cooperation Act of 1985, 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-9(c). This report covers 
events through September 29, 1995. My last report, dated May 18, 1995, 
covered events through April 18, 1995.
  1. On March 15 of this year by Executive Order No. 12957, I declared a 
separate national emergency pursuant to the International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act and imposed separate sanctions. Executive Order No. 
12959, issued May 6, 1995, then significantly augmented those new 
sanctions. As a result, as I reported on September 18, 1995, in 
conjunction with the declaration of a separate emergency and the 
imposition of new sanctions, the Iranian Transactions Regulations, 31 
CFR Part 560, have been comprehensively amended.
  There have been no amendments to the Iranian Assets Control 
Regulations, 31 CFR Part 535, since the last report. However, the 
amendments to the Iranian Transactions Regulations that implement the 
new separate national emergency are of some relevance to the Iran-United 
States Claims Tribunal (the ``Tribunal'') and related activities. For 
example, sections 560.510, 560.513, and 560.525 contain general licenses 
with respect to, and provide for

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specific licensing of, certain transactions related to arbitral 
activities.
  2. The Tribunal, established at The Hague pursuant to the Algiers 
Accords, continues to make progress in arbitrating the claims before it. 
Since my last report, the Tribunal has rendered four awards, bringing 
the total number to 566. As of September 29, 1995, the value of awards 
to successful American claimants from the Security Account held by the 
NV Settlement Bank stood at $2,368,274.541.67.
  Iran has not replenished the Security Account established by the 
Accords to ensure payment of awards to successful U.S. claimants since 
October 8, 1992. The Account has remained continuously below the $500 
million balance required by the Algiers Accords since November 5, 1992. 
As of September 29, 1995, the total amount in the Security Account was 
$188,105,627.95, and the total amount in the Interest Account was 
$32,066,870.62.
  Therefore, the United States continues to pursue Case A/28, filed in 
September 1993, to require Iran to meet its obligations under the 
Accords to replenish the Security Account. Iran filed its Statement of 
Defense in that case on August 31, 1995. The United States is preparing 
a Reply for filing on December 4, 1995.
  3. The Department of State continues to present other United States 
Government claims against Iran, in coordination with concerned 
government agencies, and to respond to claims brought against the United 
States by Iran, in coordination with concerned government agencies.
  In September 1995, the Departments of Justice and State represented 
the United States in the first Tribunal hearing on a government-to-
government claim in 5 years. The Full Tribunal heard arguments in Cases 
A/15(IV) and A/24. Case A/15(IV) is an interpretive dispute in which 
Iran claims that the United States has violated the Algiers Accords by 
its alleged failure to terminate all litigation against Iran in U.S. 
courts. Case A/24 involves a similar interpretive dispute in which, 
specifically, Iran claims that the obligation of the United States under 
the Accords to terminate litigation prohibits a lawsuit against Iran by 
the McKesson Corporation from proceeding in U.S. District Court for the 
District of Columbia. The McKesson Corporation reactivated that 
litigation against Iran in the United States following the Tribunal's 
negative ruling on Foremost McKesson Incorporated's claim before the 
Tribunal.
  Also in September 1995, Iran filed briefs in two cases, to which the 
United States is now preparing responses. In Case A/11, Iran filed its 
Hearing Memorial and Evidence. In that case, Iran has sued the United 
States for $10 billion, alleging that the United States failed to 
fulfill its obligations under the Accords to assist Iran in recovering 
the assets of the former Shah of Iran. Iran alleges that the United 
States improperly failed to (1) freeze the U.S. assets of the Shah's 
estate and certain U.S. assets of close relatives of the Shah; (2) 
report to Iran all known information about such assets; and (3) 
otherwise assist Iran in such litigation.
  In Case A/15(II:A), 3 years after the Tribunal's partial award in the 
case, Iran filed briefs and evidence relating to 10 of Iran's claims 
against the United States Government for nonmilitary property allegedly 
held by private companies in the United States. Although Iran's 
submission was made in response to a Tribunal order directing Iran to 
file its brief and evidence ``concerning all remaining issues to be 
decided by this Case,'' Iran's filing failed to address many claims in 
the case.
  In August 1995, the United States filed the second of two parts of 
its consolidated submission on the merits in Case B/61, addressing 
issues of liability and compensation. As reported in my May 1995 
Report, Case B/61 involves a claim by Iran for compensation with 
respect to primarily military equipment that Iran alleges it did not 
receive. The equipment was purchased pursuant to commercial contracts 
with more than 50 private American companies. Iran alleges that it 
suffered direct losses and consequential damages in excess of $2 
billion in total because of the United States Government's refusal to 
allow the export of the equipment after January 19, 1981, in alleged 
contravention of the Algiers Accords.
  4. Since my last report, the Tribunal has issued two important awards 
in favor of U.S. nationals considered dual U.S.-Iranian nationals by 
the Tribunal. On July 7, 1995, the Tribunal issued Award No. 565, 
awarding a claimant $1.1 million plus interest for Iran's expropriation 
of the claimant's shares in the Iranian architectural firm of Abdolaziz 
Farmafarmaian & Associates. On July 14, 1995, the Tribunal issued Award 
No. 566, awarding two claimants $129,869 each, plus interest, as 
compensation for Iran's taking of real property inherited by the 
claimants from their father. Award No. 566 is significant in that it is 
the Tribunal's first decision awarding dual national claimants 
compensation for Iran's expropriation of real property in Iran.
  5. The situation reviewed above continues to implicate important 
diplomatic, financial, and legal interests of the United States and its 
nationals and presents an unusual challenge to the national security 
and foreign policy of the United States. The Iranian Assets Control 
Regulations issued pursuant to Executive Order No. 12170 continue to 
play an important role in structuring our relationship with Iran and in 
enabling the United States to implement properly the Algiers Accords. I 
shall continue to exercise the powers at my disposal to deal with these 
problems and will continue to report periodically to the Congress on 
significant developments.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, November 28, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message was referred to the Committee on 
International Relations and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-137).

para.152.10  message from the president--railroad retirement board

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I transmit herewith the Annual Report of the Railroad Retirement Board 
for Fiscal Year 1994, pursuant to the provisions of section 7(b)(6) of 
the Railroad Retirement Act and section 12(1) of the Railroad 
Unemployment Insurance Act.
                                                    William J. Clinton. 
  The White House, November 28, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure and the Committee on Ways and Means.

para.152.11  corrections calendar

  Pursuant to clause 4, rule XIII,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, directed the Corrections Calendar 
to be called.
  When,

para.152.12  philanthrophy protection

  The Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union was 
discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2519) to 
facilitate contributions to charitable organizations by codifying 
certain exemptions from the Federal securities laws, and for other 
purposes.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, 
recognized Mr. BLILEY and Mr. MARKEY, each for 30 minutes.
  Mr. BLILEY submitted the following amendment in the nature of a 
substitute:

       Strike all after the enacting clause and insert the 
     following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
     ``Philanthropy Protection Act of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Amendments to the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Sec. 3. Amendment to the Securities Act of 1933.
Sec. 4. Amendments to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Sec. 5. Amendment of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940.
Sec. 6. Protection of philanthropy under State law.
Sec. 7. Effective dates and applicability.

     SEC. 2. AMENDMENTS TO THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940.

       (a) Exemption.--Section 3(c)(10) of the Investment Company 
     Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3(c)(10) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(10)(A) Any company organized and operated exclusively 
     for religious, educational, benevolent, fraternal, 
     charitable, or reformatory purposes--

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       ``(i) no part of the net earnings of which inures to the 
     benefit of any private shareholder or individual; or
       ``(ii) which is or maintains a fund described in 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) For the purposes of subparagraph (A)(ii), a fund is 
     described in this subparagraph if such fund is a pooled 
     income fund, collective trust fund, collective investment 
     fund, or similar fund maintained by a charitable organization 
     exclusively for the collective investment and reinvestment of 
     one or more of the following:
       ``(i) assets of the general endowment fund or other funds 
     of one or more charitable organizations;
       ``(ii) assets of a pooled income fund;
       ``(iii) assets contributed to a charitable organization in 
     exchange for the issuance of charitable gift annuities;
       ``(iv) assets of a charitable remainder trust or of any 
     other trust, the remainder interests of which are irrevocably 
     dedicated to any charitable organization;
       ``(v) assets of a charitable lead trust;
       ``(vi) assets of a trust, the remainder interests of which 
     are revocably dedicated to or for the benefit of 1 or more 
     charitable organizations, if the ability to revoke the 
     dedication is limited to circumstances involving--
       ``(I) an adverse change in the financial circumstances of a 
     settlor or an income beneficiary of the trust;
       ``(II) a change in the identity of the charitable 
     organization or organizations having the remainder interest, 
     provided that the new beneficiary is also a charitable 
     organization; or
       ``(III) both the changes described in subclauses (I) and 
     (II);
       ``(vii) assets of a trust not described in clauses (i) 
     through (v), the remainder interests of which are revocably 
     dedicated to a charitable organization, subject to 
     subparagraph (C); or
       ``(viii) such assets as the Commission may prescribe by 
     rule, regulation, or order in accordance with section 6(c).
       ``(C) A fund that contains assets described in clause (vii) 
     of subparagraph (B) shall be excluded from the definition of 
     an investment company for a period of 3 years after the date 
     of enactment of this subparagraph, but only if--
       ``(i) such assets were contributed before the date which is 
     60 days after the date of enactment of this subparagraph; and
       ``(ii) such assets are commingled in the fund with assets 
     described in one or more of clauses (i) through (vi) and 
     (viii) of subparagraph (B).
       ``(D) For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) a trust or fund is `maintained' by a charitable 
     organization if the organization serves as a trustee or 
     administrator of the trust or fund or has the power to remove 
     the trustees or administrators of the trust or fund and to 
     designate new trustees or administrators;
       ``(ii) the term `pooled income fund' has the same meaning 
     as in section 642(c)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
       ``(iii) the term `charitable organization' means an 
     organization described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
     section 170(c) or section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986;
       ``(iv) the term `charitable lead trust' means a trust 
     described in section 170(f)(2)(B), 2055(e)(2)(B), or 
     2522(c)(2)(B) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
       ``(v) the term `charitable remainder trust' means a 
     charitable remainder annuity trust or a charitable remainder 
     unitrust, as those terms are defined in section 664(d) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986; and
       ``(vi) the term `charitable gift annuity' means an annuity 
     issued by a charitable organization that is described in 
     section 501(m)(5) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.''.
       (b) Disclosure by Exempt Charitable Organizations.--Section 
     7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-7) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Disclosure by Exempt Charitable Organizations.--Each 
     fund that is excluded from the definition of an investment 
     company under section 3(c)(10)(B) of this Act shall provide, 
     to each donor to such fund, at the time of the donation or 
     within 90 days after the date of enactment of this 
     subsection, whichever is later, written information 
     describing the material terms of the operation of such 
     fund.''.

     SEC. 3. AMENDMENT TO THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933.

       Section 3(a)(4) of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 
     77c(a)(4)) is amended by inserting after the semicolon at the 
     end the following: ``or any security of a fund that is 
     excluded from the definition of an investment company under 
     section 3(c)(10)(B) of the Investment Company Act of 1940;''.

     SEC. 4. AMENDMENTS TO THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.

       (a) Exempted Securities.--Section 3(a)(12)(A) of the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(12)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (1) in clause (iv) by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vi); and
       (3) by inserting after clause (iv) the following new 
     clause:
       ``(v) any security issued by or any interest or 
     participation in any pooled income fund, collective trust 
     fund, collective investment fund, or similar fund that is 
     excluded from the definition of an investment company under 
     section 3(c)(10)(B) of the Investment Company Act of 1940; 
     and''.
       (b) Exemption From Broker-Dealer Provisions.--Section 3 of 
     such Act (15 U.S.C. 78c) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(e) Charitable Organizations.--
       ``(1) Exemption.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this title, but subject to paragraph (2) of this subsection, 
     a charitable organization, as defined in section 3(c)(10)(D) 
     of the Investment Company Act of 1940, or any trustee, 
     director, officer, employee, or volunteer of such a 
     charitable organization acting within the scope of such 
     person's employment or duties with such organization, shall 
     not be deemed to be a `broker', `dealer', `municipal 
     securities broker', `municipal securities dealer', 
     `government securities broker', or `government securities 
     dealer' for purposes of this title solely because such 
     organization or person buys, holds, sells, or trades in 
     securities for its own account in its capacity as trustee or 
     administrator of, or otherwise on behalf of or for the 
     account of--
       ``(A) such a charitable organization;
       ``(B) a fund that is excluded from the definition of an 
     investment company under section 3(c)(10)(B) of the 
     Investment Company Act of 1940; or
       ``(C) a trust or other donative instrument described in 
     section 3(c)(10)(B) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, or 
     the settlors (or potential settlors) or beneficiaries of any 
     such trust or other instrument.
       ``(2) Limitation on compensation.--The exemption provided 
     under paragraph (1) shall not be available to any charitable 
     organization, or any trustee, director, officer, employee, or 
     volunteer of such a charitable organization, unless each 
     person who, on or after 90 days after the date of enactment 
     of this subsection, solicits donations on behalf of such 
     charitable organization from any donor to a fund that is 
     excluded from the definition of an investment company under 
     section 3(c)(10)(B) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, is 
     either a volunteer or is engaged in the overall fund raising 
     activities of a charitable organization and receives no 
     commission or other special compensation based on the number 
     or the value of donations collected for the fund.''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 12(g)(2)(D) of such Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 78l(g)(2)(D)) is amended by inserting before the 
     period ``; or any security of a fund that is excluded from 
     the definition of an investment company under section 
     3(c)(10)(B) of the Investment Company Act of 1940''.

     SEC. 5. AMENDMENT OF THE INVESTMENT ADVISERS ACT OF 1940.

       Section 203(b) of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (15 
     U.S.C. 80b-3(b)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) any investment adviser that is a charitable 
     organization, as defined in section 3(c)(10)(D) of the 
     Investment Company Act of 1940, or is a trustee, director, 
     officer, employee, or volunteer of such a charitable 
     organization acting within the scope of such person's 
     employment or duties with such organization, whose advice, 
     analyses, or reports are provided only to one or more of the 
     following:
       ``(A) any such charitable organization;
       ``(B) a fund that is excluded from the definition of an 
     investment company under section 3(c)(10)(B) of the 
     Investment Company Act of 1940; or
       ``(C) a trust or other donative instrument described in 
     section 3(c)(10)(B) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, or 
     the trustees, administrators, settlors (or potential 
     settlors), or beneficiaries of any such trust or other 
     instrument.''.

     SEC. 6. PROTECTION OF PHILANTHROPY UNDER STATE LAW.

       (a) Registration Requirements.--A security issued by or any 
     interest or participation in any pooled income fund, 
     collective trust fund, collective investment fund, or similar 
     fund that is excluded from the definition of an investment 
     company under section 3(c)(10)(B) of the Investment Company 
     Act of 1940, and the offer or sale thereof, shall be exempt 
     from any statute or regulation of a State that requires 
     registration or qualification of securities.
       (b) Treatment of Charitable Organizations.--No charitable 
     organization, or any trustee, director, officer, employee, or 
     volunteer of a charitable organization acting within the 
     scope of such person's employment or duties, shall be 
     required to register as, or be subject to regulation as, a 
     dealer, broker, agent, or investment adviser under the 
     securities laws of any State because such organization or 
     person buys, holds, sells, or trades in securities for its 
     own account in its capacity as trustee or administrator of, 
     or otherwise on behalf of or for the account of one or more 
     of the following:
       (1) a charitable organization;
       (2) a fund that is excluded from the definition of an 
     investment company under section 3(c)(10)(B) of the 
     Investment Company Act of 1940; or
       (3) a trust or other donative instrument described in 
     section 3(c)(10)(B) of the Investment Company Act of 1940, or 
     the settlors (or potential settlors) or beneficiaries of any 
     such trusts or other instruments.
       (c) State Action.--Notwithstanding subsections (a) and (b), 
     during the 3-year period beginning on the date of enactment 
     of this Act, a State may enact a statute that specifically 
     refers to this section and provides prospectively that this 
     section shall not pre

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     empt the laws of that State referred to in this section.
       (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       (1) the term ``charitable organization'' means an 
     organization described in paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
     section 170(c) or section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1986;
       (2) the term ``security'' has the same meaning as in 
     section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
       (3) the term ``State'' means each of the several States of 
     the United States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth 
     of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, and 
     the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands.

     SEC. 7. EFFECTIVE DATES AND APPLICABILITY.

       This Act and the amendments made by this Act shall apply in 
     all administrative and judicial actions pending on or 
     commenced after the date of enactment of this Act, as a 
     defense to any claim that any person, security, interest, or 
     participation of the type described in this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act is subject to the provisions of 
     the Securities Act of 1933, the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934, the Investment Company Act of 1940, or the Investment 
     Advisers Act of 1940, or any State statute or regulation 
     preempted as provided in section 6 of this Act, except as 
     otherwise specifically provided in such Acts or State law.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, the previous question on the 
amendment in the nature of a substitute and the bill was considered as 
ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment in the nature of a substitute?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the amendment in the nature of of substitute was agreed to.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, announced that three-fifths of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. MARKEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.152.13  charitable gift annuity antitrust relief

  The Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union was 
discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2525) to modify 
the operation of the antitrust laws, and of State laws similar to the 
antitrust laws, with respect to charitable gift annuities.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, 
recognized Mr. HYDE and Mr. CONYERS, each for 30 minutes.
  After debate,

para.152.14  point of order

  Mr. HYDE made a point of order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, point of order. Should the gentleman's remarks be 
confined to the bill and not to extraneous matter that may be lurking 
within his fertile imagination?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The gentleman is correct. The Chair would admonish the gentleman 
from California to limit his remarks to the subject matter of H.R. 2525 
currently pending before this body.''.
  After further debate,
  Pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, the previous question was 
considered as ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, announced that three-fifths of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. HYDE demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings were postponed.

para.152.15  recess--3:20 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m., until 
5:30 p.m.

para.152.16  after recess--5:30 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, called the House to order.

para.152.17  unfinished business--h.r. 2519

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, pursuant to clause 5 of rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on the passage of 
the bill (H.R. 2519) to facilitate contributions to charitable 
organizations by codifying certain exemptions from the Federal 
securities laws, and for other purposes.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, announced that three-fifths of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. KLECZKA objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

421

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

0

para.152.18                  [Roll No. 822] 

                                YEAS--421

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard

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     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Coleman
     Cunningham
     de la Garza
     Fowler
     Hefner
     Kennedy (RI)
     Maloney
     Pelosi
     Radanovich
     Royce
     Tucker
  So, three-fifths of the Members present having voted in the 
affirmative, the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.152.19  unfinished business--h.r. 2525

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, pursuant to clause 5 of rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the question on the 
passage of the bill (H.R. 2525) to modify the operation of the antitrust 
laws, and of State laws similar to the antitrust laws, with respect to 
charitable gift annuities.
  The question being put,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

427

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.152.20                  [Roll No. 823]

                                YEAS--427

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Fowler
     Hefner
     Maloney
     Pelosi
     Tucker
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, announced that three-fifths of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.152.21  honorable george m. white

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS of California, by unanimous consent, the 
following concurrent resolution of the Senate was taken from the 
Speaker's table (S. Con. Res. 33):

       Whereas at its inception, the Capitol of the United States 
     of America was blessed to rise under the hand of some of this 
     Nation's greatest architects, including Dr. William Thornton, 
     Benjamin Henry Latrobe, and Charles Bullfinch;
       Whereas prior to the Honorable George Malcolm White, FAIA, 
     being appointed by President Nixon on January 27, 1971, it 
     had been 106 years since a professional architect had been 
     named to the post of Architect of the Capitol;
       Whereas Mr. White has served the Congress through an 
     unprecedented period of growth and modernization, using to 
     advantage his professional accreditation in architecture, 
     engineering, law, and business;
       Whereas Mr. White has prepared the Capitol Complex for the 
     next century by developing the ``Master Plan for the Future 
     Development of the Capitol Grounds and Related Areas'';
       Whereas Mr. White has added new buildings to the Capitol 
     grounds as authorized by Congress, including the Thurgood 
     Marshall Federal Judiciary Building, the Philip A. Hart 
     Senate Office Building, and the Library of Congress James 
     Madison Memorial Building, and through acquisition and 
     renovation, the Thomas P. O'Neill and Gerald R. Ford House 
     Office Buildings, the Webster Hall Senate Page Dormitory, and 
     the Capitol Police Headquarters Building;
       Whereas Mr. White has preserved for future generations the 
     existing historic fabric of the Capitol Complex by faithfully 
     restoring the Old Senate Chamber, the Old Supreme Court 
     Chamber, National Statuary Hall, the Brumidi corridors, the 
     Rotunda canopy and frieze, the West Central Front and 
     Terraces of the Capitol, the House Monumental Stairs, the 
     Library of Congress Thomas Jefferson and John Adams 
     Buildings, and the Statue of Freedom atop the Capitol Dome;
       Whereas Mr. White has greatly contributed to the 
     preservation and enhancement of the

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     design of the District of Columbia through his place on the 
     District of Columbia Zoning Commission, the Commission of 
     Fine Arts, the Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corporation, 
     and other civic organizations and commissions; and
       Whereas upon Mr. White's retirement on November 21, 1995, 
     he leaves a legacy of tremendous accomplishment, having made 
     the Capitol his life's work and brought to this century the 
     erudition and polymath's capacity of our first Architects: 
     Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That the thanks and good wishes of the American 
     people are hereby tendered to the Honorable George M. White, 
     FAIA, on the occasion of his retirement from the Office of 
     the Architect of the Capitol after nearly a quarter-century 
     of outstanding service to this nation. 

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.152.22  order of business--consideration of amendments--h.r.2564

  On motion of Mr. CANADY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it may be in order that during the further consideration 
of the bill (H.R. 2564) to provide for the disclosure of lobbying 
activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes, 
in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, prior to 
the votes on the four amendments which were considered on November 16, 
1995, upon which further proceedings were postponed, that Mr. Fox, Mr. 
Clinger, Mr. English and Mr. Weller each be recognized for two and one-
half minutes in support of their amendments and that Mr. Canady be 
recognized for two and one-half minutes in opposition to each amendment.

para.152.23  lobbying disclosure reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, pursuant to House Resolution 269 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2564) to provide for the disclosure of lobbying 
activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
  Mr. KOLBE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair.

para.152.24  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. FOX:

       Page 23, insert after line 2 the following:
       (d) Prohibition on Gifts.--
       (1) In general.--No lobbyist who is registered under 
     section 4 may provide any gift to a Member of the House of 
     Representatives, a Senator, or an officer or employee of the 
     House of Representatives or the Senate unless the lobbyist is 
     related to the Member, Senator, or officer or employee.
       (2) Definition.--For the purpose of paragraph (1), the term 
     ``gift'' means any gratuity, favor, discount, entertainment, 
     hospitality, loan, forbearance, or other item having monetary 
     value. The term includes gifts of services, training, 
     transportation, lodging, and meals, whether provided in kind, 
     by purchase of a ticket, payment in advance, or reimbursement 
     after the expense has been incurred.
       (3) Exception.--The restriction in paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to the following:
       (A) Anything for which the Member, Senator, officer, or 
     employee pays the market value, or does not use and promptly 
     returns to the donor.
       (B) A contribution, as defined in section 301(8) of the 
     Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 431 et seq.) 
     that is lawfully made under that Act, a contribution for 
     election to a State or local government office limited as 
     prescribed by section 301(8)(B) of such Act, or attendance at 
     a fundraising event sponsored by a political organization 
     described in section 527(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986.
       (B) A gift from a relative as described in section 109(5) 
     of title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 (Public 
     Law 95-521).
       (C)(i) Anything provided by an individual on the basis of a 
     personal friendship unless the Member, Senator, officer, or 
     employee has reason to believe that, under the circumstances, 
     the gift was provided because of the official position of the 
     Member, Senator, officer, or employee and not because of the 
     personal friendship.
       (ii) In determining whether a gift is provided on the basis 
     of personal friendship, the Member, Senator, officer, or 
     employee shall consider the circumstances under which the 
     gift was offered, such as:
       (I) The history of the relationship between the individual 
     giving the gift and the recipient of the gift, including any 
     previous exchange of gifts between such individuals.
       (II) Whether to the actual knowledge of the Member, 
     Senator, officer, or employee the individual who gave the 
     gift personally paid for the gift or sought a tax deduction 
     or business reimbursement for the gift.
       (III) Whether to the actual knowledge of the Member, 
     Senator, officer, or employee the individual who gave the 
     gift also at the same time gave the same or similar gifts to 
     other Members, officers, or employees.
       (D) A contribution or other payment to a legal expense fund 
     established for the benefit of a Member, Senator, officer, or 
     employee that is otherwise lawfully made in accordance with 
     the restrictions and disclosure requirements of the Committee 
     on Standards of Official Conduct.
       (E) Any gift from another Member, Senator, officer, or 
     employee of the Senate or the House of Representatives.
       (F) Food, refreshments, lodging, and other benefits--
       (i) resulting from the outside business or employment 
     activities (or other outside activities that are not 
     concerned to the duties of the Member, Senator, officer, or 
     employee as an officeholder) of the Member, Senator, officer, 
     or employee, or the spouse of the Member, Senator, officer, 
     or employee, if such benefits have not been offered or 
     enhanced because of the official position of the Member, 
     Senator, officer, or employee and are customarily provided to 
     others in similar circumstances;
       (ii) customarily provided by a prospective employer in 
     connection with bona fide employment discussions; or
       (iii) provided by a political organization described in 
     section 527(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 in 
     connection with a fundraising or campaign event sponsored by 
     such an organization.
       (G) Pension and other benefits resulting from continued 
     participation in an employee welfare and benefits plan 
     maintained by a former employee.
       (H) Informational materials that are sent to the office of 
     the Member, Senator, officer, or employee in the form of 
     books, articles, periodicals, other written materials, 
     audiotapes, videotapes, or other forms of communication.
       (I) Awards or prizes which are given to competitors in 
     contests or events open to the public, including random 
     drawings.
       (J) Honorary degrees (and associated travel, food, 
     refreshments, and entertainment) and other bona fide, 
     nonmonetary awards presented in recognition of public service 
     (and associated food, refreshments, and entertainment 
     provided in the presentation of such degrees and awards).
       (K) Donations of products from the State that the Member 
     represents that are intended primarily for promotional 
     purposes, such as display or free distribution, and are of 
     minimal value to any individual recipient.
       (L) Training (including food and refreshments furnished to 
     all attendees as an integral part of the training) provided 
     to a Member, Senator, officer, or employee, if such training 
     is in the interest of the Senate or House of Representatives.
       (M) Bequests, inheritances, and other transfers at death.
       (N) Any item, the receipt of which is authorized by the 
     Foreign Gifts and Decorations Act, the Mutual Educational and 
     Cultural Exchange Act, or any other statute.
       (O) Anything which is paid for by the Federal Government, 
     by a State or local government, or secured by the Government 
     under a Government contract.
       (P) A gift of personal hospitality (as defined in section 
     109(14) of the Ethics in Government Act) of an individual 
     other than a registered lobbyist or agent of a foreign 
     principal.
       (Q) Free attendance at a widely attended convention, 
     conference, symposium, forum, panel discussion, dinner, 
     viewing, reception, or similar event provided by the sponsor 
     of the event.
       (R) Opportunities and benefits which are--
       (i) available to the public or to a class consisting of all 
     Federal employees, whether or not restricted on the basis of 
     geographic consideration;
       (ii) offered to members of a group or class in which 
     membership is unrelated to congressional employment;
       (iii) offered to members of an organization, such as an 
     employees' association or congressional credit union, in 
     which membership is related to congressional employment and 
     similar opportunities are available to large segments of the 
     public through organizations of similar size;
       (iv) offered to any group or class that is not defined in a 
     manner that specifically discriminates among Government 
     employees on the basis of branch of Government or type of 
     responsibility, or on a basis that favors those of higher 
     rank or rate of pay;
       (v) in the form of loans from banks and other financial 
     institutions on terms generally available to the public; or
       (vi) in the form of reduced membership or other fees for 
     participation in organization activities offered to all 
     Government employees by professional organizations if the 
     only restrictions on membership relate to professional 
     qualifications.
       (S) A plaque, trophy, or other item that is substantially 
     commemorative in nature and which is intended solely for 
     presentation.
       (T) Anything for which, in an unusual case, a waiver is 
     granted by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.

It was decided in the

Yeas

171

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negative

Nays

257

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para.152.25                  [Roll No. 824]

                                AYES--171

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Clinger
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     Dickey
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Evans
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klink
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Lewis (CA)
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McDade
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Porter
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Young (AK)

                                NOES--257

     Ackerman
     Baker (LA)
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dreier
     Emerson
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Latham
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Packard
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Quinn
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Fowler
     Hefner
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.152.26  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. CLINGER:

       Beginning on page 25, redesignate sections 8 through 24 as 
     sections 9 through 25, respectively, strike ``this Act'' each 
     place it occurs and insert ``this Act (other than section 
     8)'', and insert after line 2 the following:

     SEC. 8. PROHIBITION ON USE OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR LOBBYING.

       (a) In General.--Subchapter III of chapter 13 of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1354. Prohibition on lobbying by Federal agencies

       ``(a) Prohibition.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     until or unless such activity has been specifically 
     authorized by an Act of Congress and notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, no funds made available to any 
     Federal agency, by appropriation, shall be used by such 
     agency for any activity (including the preparation, 
     publication, distribution, or use of any kit, pamphlet, 
     booklet, public presentation, news release, radio, 
     television, or film presentation, video, or other written or 
     oral statement) that is intended to promote public support or 
     opposition to any legislative proposal (including the 
     confirmation of the nomination of a public official or the 
     ratification of a treaty) on which congressional action is 
     not complete.
       ``(b) Construction.--
       ``(1) Communications.--Subsection (a) shall not be 
     construed to prevent officers or employees of Federal 
     agencies from communicating directly to Members of Congress, 
     through the proper official channels, their requests for 
     legislation or appropriations that they deem necessary for 
     the efficient conduct of the public business or from 
     responding to requests for information made by Members of 
     Congress.
       ``(2) Officials.--Subsection (a) shall not be construed to 
     prevent the President, Vice President, any Federal agency 
     official whose appointment is confirmed by the Senate, any 
     official in the Executive Office of the President directly 
     appointed by the President or Vice President, or the head of 
     any Federal agency described in paragraph (2) or (3) of 
     subsection (d), from communicating with the American public, 
     through radio, television, or other public communication 
     media, on the views of the President for or against any 
     pending legislative proposal. The preceding sentence shall 
     not permit any such official to delegate to another person 
     the authority to make communications subject to the exemption 
     provided by such sentence.
       ``(c) Comptroller General.--
       ``(1) Assistance of inspector general.--In exercising the 
     authority provided in section 712, as applied to this 
     section, the Comptroller General may obtain, without 
     reimbursement from the Comptroller General, the assistance of 
     the Inspector General within whose Federal agency activity 
     prohibited by subsection (a) of this section is under review.
       ``(2) Evaluation.--One year after the date of the enactment 
     of this section, the Comptroller General shall report to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Governmental Affairs of 
     the Senate on the implementation of this section.
       ``(3) Annual report.--The Comptroller General shall, in the 
     annual report under section 719(a), include summaries of 
     investigations undertaken by the Comptroller General with 
     respect to subsection (a).
       ``(d) Definition.--For purpose of this section the term 
     `Federal agency' means--
       ``(1) any executive agency, within the meaning of section 
     105 of title 5; and
       ``(2) any private corporation created by a law of the 
     United States for which the Congress appropriates funds.''
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections for 
     chapter 13 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting after the item relating to section 1353 the 
     following new item:

       ``1354. Prohibition on lobbying by Federal agencies.''
       ``(c) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to the use of funds after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, including funds appropriated or 
     received on or before such date.

It was decided in the

Yeas

190

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

238

para.152.27                  [Roll No. 825]

                                AYES--190

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     de la Garza
     DeLay

[[Page 2577]]


     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--238

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Fowler
     Hefner
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.152.28  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. ENGLISH:

       Page 39, line 9, strike ``REPRESENTATIVE'' and insert 
     ``OFFICIAL''.
       Page 39, line 13, strike ``or'' and insert a comma and in 
     line 14 insert before the close quotation marks a comma and 
     the following: ``Secretary of Commerce, or Commissioner of 
     the International Trade Commission''.
       Page 39, line 18 strike ``Appointment'' through 
     ``Representative'' in line 20 and insert ``Appointments.''
       Page 40, line 4, strike ``or as a'' and insert a comma and 
     insert before the first period in line 5 a comma and the 
     following: ``Secretary of Commerce, or Commissioner of the 
     International Trade Commission''.
       Page 40, line 8, strike ``or as a'' and insert a comma and 
     in line 9 insert before ``on'' a comma and the following: 
     ``Secretary of Commerce, or Commissioner of the International 
     Trade Commission''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

204

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

221

para.152.29                  [Roll No. 826]

                                AYES--204

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Mascara
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--221

     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Linder
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Richardson

[[Page 2578]]


     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Bateman
     Fowler
     Hefner
     Livingston
     Sanders
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  So the amendment was not agreed to.

para.152.30  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. WELLER:

       Page 21, line 9, strike ``and'', in line 14 strike the 
     period and insert ``; and'', and after line 14 insert the 
     following:
       (5) a report of honoraria (as defined in section 505(3) of 
     the Ethics in Government Act of 1978) paid to a media 
     organization or a media organization employee, including when 
     it was provided, to whom it was provided, and its value.

It was decided in the

Yeas

193

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

233

para.152.31                  [Roll No. 827]

                                AYES--193

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Camp
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Duncan
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kingston
     Klink
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Longley
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Porter
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Salmon
     Schaefer
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                                NOES--233

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Barton
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TX)
     Calvert
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dreier
     Dunn
     Engel
     Ensign
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Gordon
     Goss
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shaw
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Studds
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--6

     Bachus
     Fowler
     Hefner
     Livingston
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHRYSLER, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. KOLBE, Chairman, reported that the Committee, having had 
under consideration said bill, had come to no resolution thereon.

para.152.32  notice requirement--consideration of resolution--question 
          of privileges

  Mr. JOHNSTON, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced his 
intention to call up the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct is 
     currently considering several ethics complaints against 
     Speaker Newt Gingrich;
       Whereas the Committee has traditionally handled such cases 
     by appointing an independent, non-partisan, outside counsel--
     a procedure which has been adopted in every major ethics case 
     since the Committee was established;
       Whereas--although complaints against Speaker Gingrich have 
     been under consideration for more than 14 months--the 
     Committee has failed to appoint an outside counsel;
       Whereas the Committee has also deviated from other long-
     standing precedents and rules of procedure; including its 
     failure to adopt a Resolution of Preliminary Inquiry before 
     calling third-party witnesses and receiving sworn testimony;
       Whereas these procedural irregularities--and the unusual 
     delay in the appointment of an independent, outside counsel--
     have led to widespread concern that the Committee is making 
     special exceptions for the Speaker of the House;
       Whereas the integrity of the House depends on the 
     confidence of the American people in the fairness and 
     impartiality of the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct.
       Therefore be it resolved that;
       The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct should report to the House, no 
     later than December 12, 1995, concerning:
       (1) The status of the Committee's investigation of the 
     complaints against Speaker Gingrich;
       (2) the Committee's disposition with regard to the 
     appointment of a non-partisan outside counsel and the scope 
     of the counsel's investigation;
       (3) a timetable for Committee action on the complaints.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHRYSLER, responded to the foregoing 
notice, and said:
  ``Under rule IX, a resolution offered from the floor by a member other 
than the majority leader or the minority leader as a question of the 
privileges of the House has immediate precedence only at a time or place 
designated by the Speaker in the legislative schedule within two 
legislative days of its being properly noticed. The Chair will announce 
the Chair's designation at a later time.''.

para.152.33  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHRYSLER, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

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                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                                November 15, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker. This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the rules of the House of Representatives 
     that three staff persons in my Huntington Beach, California 
     District Office--Cindy Hoffman, Lawrence Jones and Kathleen 
     Hollingsworth--have been served with subpoenas issued by the 
     Municipal Court of Orange County, California, in the matter 
     of the People of the State of California v. Michael James 
     Perry.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoenas is 
     consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Dana Rohrabacher,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.152.34  submission of conference report--h.r. 1058

  Mr. WHITE submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-369) on the 
bill (H.R. 1058) to reform Federal securities litigation, and for other 
purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record 
under the rule.

para.152.35  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House of 
the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 2491. An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
     fiscal year 1996.

para.152.36  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. HEFNER, for today; and
  To Mrs. FOWLER, for today.
  And then,

para.152.37  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, at 11 o'clock and 26 minutes 
p.m., the House adjourned.

para.152.38  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 33. A 
     bill to transfer the Fish Farming Experimental Laboratory in 
     Stuttgart, AK, to the Department of Agriculture, and for 
     other purposes (Rept. No. 104-357). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 255. A bill to designate the Federal 
     Justice Building in Miami, FL, as the ``James Lawrence King 
     Federal Justice Building'' (Rept. No. 104-361). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 395. A bill to designate the U.S. 
     courthouse and Federal building to be constructed at the 
     southeastern corner of Liberty and South Virginia Streets in 
     Reno, NV, as the ``Bruce R. Thompson United States Courthouse 
     and Federal Building'' (Rept. No. 104-362). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 653. A bill to designate the U.S. 
     courthouse under construction in White Plains, NY, as the 
     ``Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse'' (Rept. No. 
     104-363). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 840. A bill to designate the Federal 
     building and U.S. courthouse located at 215 South Evans 
     Street in Greenville, NC, as the ``Walter B. Jones Federal 
     Building and United States Courthouse'' (Rept. No. 104-364). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 869. A bill to designate the Federal 
     building and U.S. courthouse located at 125 Market Street in 
     Youngstown, OH, as the ``Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building 
     and U.S. Courthouse'', with amendments (Rept. No. 104-365). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 965. A bill to designate the Federal 
     building located at 600 Martin Luther King, Jr. Place in 
     Louisville, KY, as the ``Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building'' 
     (Rept. No. 104-366). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 1804. A bill to designate the U.S. post 
     office-courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue, 
     Fort Smith, AR, as the ``Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal 
     Building'' (Rept. No. 104-367). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2636. A bill to transfer jurisdiction 
     over certain parcels of Federal real property located in the 
     District of Columbia, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     368, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 1058. A bill to reform Federal securities litigation, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-369). Ordered to be 
     printed.

para.152.39  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

            [The following action occurred on Nov. 24, 1995]

       H.R. 1122. The Committee on Commerce discharged from 
     further consideration. Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

para.152.40  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska:
       H.R. 2679. A bill to revise the boundary of the North 
     Platte National Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:
       H.R. 2680. A bill to authorize a land conveyance at the 
     Radar Bomb Scoring Site, Belle Fourche, SD; to the Committee 
     on National Security.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.R. 2681. A bill to amend the act of incorporation of the 
     American University to reduce the minimum number of members 
     of the university's board of trustees from 40 to 25; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 2682. A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for 
     additional reductions in emissions of sulfur dioxide and 
     oxides of nitrogen in regions contributing to acid deposition 
     in the Adirondacks; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Davis):
       H.R. 2683. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     extend to employees of the Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     certain procedural and appeal rights with respect to certain 
     adverse personnel actions; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of 
             California, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barrett of 
             Nebraska, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Bonilla, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
             Mr. Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, 
             Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooley, Mr. 
             Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
             Dornan, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gutknecht, 
             Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
             Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
             Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Inglis of South 
             Carolina, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
             Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Largent, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
             Livingston, Mr. Lucas, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
             McHugh, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Montgomery, 
             Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
             Norwood, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
             Paxon, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Roberts, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Roth, Mr. Scarborough, 
             Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
             Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
             Tate, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
             Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Traficant, 
             Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
             Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Young of Florida, and Mr. 
             Young of Alaska):
       H.J. Res. 127. Joint resolution proposing a religious 
     liberties amendment to the Constitution of the United States 
     to secure the people's right to acknowledge God according to 
     the dictates of conscience; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Ms. NORTON:
       H.J. Res. 128. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the District of Columbia for fiscal year 
     1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Appropriations.
           By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Souder, Mr. Everett, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. 
             Calvert, Mr. Foley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Bunning of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
             Bass, Mr. Barr, Mr. Dornan, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Archer, 
             Mr. Hunter, Mr. Forbes, Mr, Jones, Mr. Canaday, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mr. Ensign, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Cooley, Mr. 
             Solomon, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and 
             Mr. Cubin):
       H. Res. 283. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives relating to certain activities of the 
     Secretary of Energy; to the Committee on Commerce.

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para.152.41  reports of committees on private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 418. A bill for 
     the relief of Arthur J. Carron, Jr. (Rept. No. 104-358). 
     Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 419. A bill for 
     the relief of Benchmark Rail Group, Inc. (Rept. No. 104-359). 
     Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1315. A bill for 
     the relief of Kris Murty (Rept. No. 104-360). Ordered to be 
     printed.

para.152.42  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 52: Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 491: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 704: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1023: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. 
     Linder.
       H.R. 1078: Mr. Ortiz and Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 1193: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 1234: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1297: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 1458: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1484: Mr. Williams.
       H.R. 1591: Mr. Payne of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1735: Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. 
     Royce, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Clinger.
       H.R. 1993: Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 2027: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 2089: Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Bunn of 
     Georgia, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 2247: Mr. Dellums, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Olver, 
     Mr. Rahall, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 2275: Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Tate.
       H.R. 2407: Mr. Filner, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. 
     Olver, Mr. Yates, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
     Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 2435: Mr. Barr, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Frost, Mr. Davis, and 
     Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2443: Mr. Weller and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 2463: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 2506: Mr. Brewster and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 2508: Mr. Brewster, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 2540: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 2551: Mr. Yates.
       H.R. 2555: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 2582: Ms. Furse and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2585: Mr. Nadler.
       H.R. 2627: Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Berman, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
     Bonilla, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of 
     Ohio, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Burr, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Coble, 
     Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Edwards, 
     Mr. Emerson, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
     Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hall of 
     Ohio, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Houghton, 
     Mr. Jones,  Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee,  Mr. 
     Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe,  Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Ms. 
     Lofgren, Mr. Manzullo,  Mr. Menendez, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
     Myers of Indiana, Mr. Obey, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Quillen, Mr. 
     Quinn, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rose, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
     Sawyer, Mrs. Schroeder, Mrs. Seastrand, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
     Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Washington, Mr. Solomon, 
     Mr. Stark, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Torres, Mr. Wise, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Young of Florida.
       H.R. 2651: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Fields of 
     Louisiana, and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 2654: Mr. Yates, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
     Hinchey, and Mr. Scott.
       H.R. 2661: Mr. Davis.
       H.R. 2664: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Boucher, Ms. Brown 
     of Florida, Mr. Crane, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Cooley, Mr. 
     Deal of Georgia, Mr. Funderburk, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. 
     Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
     Ensign, Ms. Waters, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Frost, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
     Waxman, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Schaefer, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     Cramer, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Filner, Mr. Smith of New 
     Jersey, Mr. Riggs, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
     Wynn, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
     McCrery, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Herger, 
     Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
     Callahan, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Matsui, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2668: Mr. Clinger, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. LaHood, 
     Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Burr, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Solomon, 
     Mr. Frisa, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mrs. Meyers of 
     Kansas, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Talent, 
     and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania.
       H.J. Res. 114: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.J. Res. 117: Mr. Jacobs.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Nadler.
       H. Con. Res. 102: Mr. Dellums, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
     Deutsch, and Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H. Res. 220: Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. 
     Wilson, Mr. Berman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Farr, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
     Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Meehan.


.
                   WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1995 (153)

para.153.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ALLARD, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                November 29, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Wayne Allard to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.153.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ALLARD, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, November 28, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.153.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1720. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act which occurred when food was provided to all participants 
     of Task Force 130, U.S. Army South [USARSO] and charge 
     against Developing Countries Combined Exercise Program 
     [DCCEP] funds, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       1721. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of a violation of the Anti-Deficiency 
     Act totaling $45,488 in the fiscal year 1989 Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air Force appropriation, which occurred in the 
     3d Tactical Fighter Wing at Clark Air Base in the Republic of 
     the Philippines, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       1722. A letter from the Under Secretary of Defense, 
     transmitting a report of four related violations of the Anti-
     Deficiency Act, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1517(b); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations.
       1723. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-150, ``Budget 
     Support Temporary Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. Code, 
     section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1724. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting a correction to the proposed 
     regulations governing communications disclaimer requirements 
     (11 C.F.R. sections 110.11), pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 438(d); to 
     the Committee on House Oversight.
       1725. A letter from the Chief of Staff, The White House, 
     transmitting certification that no person or persons with 
     direct or indirect responsibility for administering the 
     Executive Office of the President's Drug Free Workplace Plan 
     are themselves subject to a program of individual random drug 
     testing, pursuant to section 624 of Public Law 104-52; 
     jointly, to the Committee on Appropriations and Government 
     Reform and Oversight.

para.153.4  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries. 

para.153.5  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. LARGENT, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit today 
during the 5-minute rule: the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on Resources, and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

para.153.6  message from the president--nuclear energy cooperation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ALLARD, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I am pleased to transmit to the Congress, pursuant to sections 123 b. 
and 123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended (42 U.S.C. 
2153(b), (d)), the text of a proposed Agreement for Cooperation in the 
Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Between the United States of America and 
the European Atomic Energy Community (EURATOM) with accompanying agreed 
minute, annexes, and other attachments. (The confidential list of 
EURATOM storage facilities covered by the Agreement is being transmitted 
directly to the Senate Foreign Relations Committee and the House 
International Relations Committee.) I am also pleased to transmit my 
written approval, authorization and determina

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tion concerning the agreement, and the memorandum of the Director of the 
United States Arms Control and Disarmament Agency with the Nuclear 
Proliferation Assessment Statement concerning the agreement. The joint 
memorandum submitted to me by the Secretary of State and the Secretary 
of Energy, which includes a summary of the provisions of the agreement 
and other attachments, including the views of the Nuclear Regulatory 
Commission, is also enclosed.
  The proposed new agreement with EURATOM has been negotiated in 
accordance with the Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended by the Nuclear 
Non-Proliferation Act of 1978 (NNPA) and as otherwise amended. It 
replaces two existing agreements for peaceful nuclear cooperation with 
EURATOM, including the 1960 agreement that has served as our primary 
legal framework for cooperation in recent years and that will expire by 
its terms on December 31 of this year. The proposed new agreement will 
provide an updated, comprehensive framework for peaceful nuclear 
cooperation between the United States and EURATOM, will facilitate such 
cooperation, and will establish strengthened nonproliferation conditions 
and controls including all those required by the NNPA. The new agreement 
provides for the transfer of nonnuclear material, nuclear material, and 
equipment for both nuclear research and nuclear power purposes. It does 
not provide for transfers under the agreement of any sensitive nuclear 
technology (SNT).

  The proposed agreement has an initial term of 30 years, and will 
continue in force indefinitely thereafter in increments of 5 years each 
until terminated in accordance with its provisions. In the event of 
termination, key nonproliferation conditions and controls, including 
guarantees of safeguards, peaceful use and adequate physical 
protection, and the U.S. right to approve retransfers to third parties, 
will remain effective with respect to transferred nonnuclear material, 
nuclear material, and equipment, as well as nuclear material produced 
through their use. Procedures are also established for determining the 
survival of additional controls.
  The member states of EURATOM and the European Union itself have 
impeccable nuclear nonproliferation credentials. All EURATOM member 
states are party to the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear 
Weapons (NPT). EURATOM and all its nonnuclear weapon state member 
states have an agreement with the International Atomic Energy Agency 
(IAEA) for the application of full-scope IAEA safeguards within the 
respective territories of the nonnuclear weapon states. The two EURATOM 
nuclear weapon states, France and the United Kingdom, like the United 
States, have voluntary safeguards agreements with the IAEA. In 
addition, EURATOM itself applies its own stringent safeguards at all 
peaceful facilities within the territories of all member states. The 
United States and EURATOM are of one mind in their unswerving 
commitment to achieving global nuclear nonproliferation goals. I call 
the attention of the Congress to the joint U.S.-EURATOM ``Declaration 
on Non-Proliferation Policy'' appended to the text of the agreement I 
am transmitting herewith.
  The proposed new agreement provides for very stringent controls over 
certain fuel cycle activities, including enrichment, reprocessing, and 
alteration in form or content and storage of plutonium and other 
sensitive nuclear materials. The United States and EURATOM have 
accepted these controls on a reciprocal basis, not as a sign of either 
Party's distrust of the other, and not for the purpose of interfering 
with each other's fuel cycle choices, which are for each Party to 
determine for itself, but rather as a reflection of their common 
conviction that the provisions in question represent an important norm 
for peaceful nuclear commerce.
  In view of the strong commitment of EURATOM and its member states to 
the international nonproliferation regime, the comprehensive 
nonproliferation commitments they have made, the advanced technological 
character of the EURATOM civil nuclear program, the long history of 
extensive transatlantic cooperation in the peaceful uses of nuclear 
energy without any risk of proliferation, and the fact that all member 
states are close allies or close friends of the United States, the 
proposed new agreement provides to EURATOM (and on a reciprocal basis, 
to the United States) advance, long-term approval for specified 
enrichment, retransfers, reprocessing, alteration in form or content, 
and storage of specified nuclear material, and for retransfers of 
nonnuclear material and equipment. The approval for reprocessing and 
alteration in form or content may be suspended if either activity 
ceases to meet the criteria set out in U.S. law, including criteria 
relating to safeguards and physical protection.
  In providing advance, long-term approval for certain nuclear fuel 
cycle activities, the proposed agreement has features similar to those 
in several other agreements for cooperation that the United States has 
entered into subsequent to enactment of the NNPA. These include 
bilateral U.S. agreements with Japan, Finland, Norway and Sweden. (The 
U.S. agreements with Finland and Sweden will be automatically 
terminated upon entry into force of the new U.S.-EURATOM agreement, as 
Finland and Sweden joined the European Union on January 1, 1995.) Among 
the documents I am transmitting herewith to the Congress is an analysis 
by the Secretary of Energy of the advance, long-term approvals 
contained in the proposed U.S. agreement with EURATOM. The analysis 
concludes that the approvals meet all requirements of the Atomic Energy 
Act.

  I believe that the proposed agreement for cooperation with EURATOM 
will make an important contribution to achieving our nonproliferation, 
trade and other significant foreign policy goals.
  In particular, I am convinced that this agreement will strengthen the 
international nuclear nonproliferation regime, support of which is a 
fundamental objective of U.S. national security and foreign policy, by 
setting a high standard for rigorous nonproliferation conditions and 
controls.
  It will substantially upgrade U.S. controls over nuclear items 
subject to the current U.S.-EURATOM agreement as well as over future 
cooperation.
  I believe that the new agreement will also demonstrate the U.S. 
intention to be a reliable nuclear trading partner, and thus help 
ensure continuation and, I hope, growth of U.S. civil nuclear exports 
to EURATOM member states.
  I have considered the views and recommendations of the interested 
agencies in reviewing the proposed agreement and have determined that 
its performance will promote, and will not constitute an unreasonable 
risk to, the common defense and security. Accordingly, I have approved 
the agreement and authorized its execution and urge that the Congress 
give it favorable consideration.
  Because this agreement meets all applicable requirements of the 
Atomic Energy Act of 1954, as amended, for agreements for peaceful 
nuclear cooperation, I am transmitting it to the Congress without 
exempting it from any requirement contained in section 123 a. of that 
Act. This transmission shall constitute a submittal for purposes of 
both sections 123 b. and 123 d. of the Atomic Energy Act. The 
Administration is prepared to begin immediately the consultations with 
the Senate Foreign Relations and House International Relations 
Committees as provided in section 123 b. Upon completion of the 30-day 
continuous session period provided for in section 123 b., the 60-day 
continuous session period provided for in section 123 d. shall 
commence.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, November 29, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-138).

para.153.7  lobbying disclosure reform

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ALLARD, pursuant to House Resolution 269 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the further consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2564) to provide for the disclosure of lobbying 
activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
  Mr. KOLBE, Chairman of the Committee of the Whole, resumed the chair.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ALLARD, assumed the Chair.

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  When Mr. KOLBE, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 269, reported 
the bill back to the House.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ALLARD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. CANADY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

421

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

0

para.153.8                   [Roll No. 828]

                                YEAS--421

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Cox
     Crane
     de la Garza
     Fattah
     Flake
     Hefner
     Riggs
     Roth
     Towns
     Tucker
     Waters
  So the bill was passed.
  On motion of Mr. CANADY, pursuant to House Resolution 269, the 
Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight, the Committee on Rules, and the Committee on Ways and Means 
were discharged from further consideration of the bill of the Senate (S. 
1060) to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to influence 
the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  Pursuant to House Resolution 269, the previous question was considered 
ordered.
  The bill was ordered to be read a third time, was read a third time by 
title, and passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  By unanimous consent, H.R. 2564, a similar House bill, was laid on the 
table.

para.153.9  enrollment corrections--s.1060

  Mr. CANADY, by unanimous consent, submitted the following concurrent 
resolution (H. Con. Res. 116):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That in the enrollment of the bill S. 1060, to 
     provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to 
     influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes, the 
     Secretary of the Senate shall make the following corrections:
       (1) In section 6(8), strike ``6'' and insert ``7''.
       (2) In section 9(7), insert ``and'' after the semicolon, in 
     section 9(8), strike ``; and'' and insert a period, and 
     strike paragraph (9) of section 9.
       (3) In section 12(c), strike ``7'' and insert ``6''.
       (4) In section 15(a)(2), strike ``8'' and insert ``7''.
       (5) In section 15(b)(1), strike ``, 5(a)(2),'' and in 
     section 15(b)(2), strike ``8'' and insert ``7''.
       (6) In section 24(b), strike ``13, 14, 15, and 16'' and 
     insert ``9, 10, 11, and 12''.

  The concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider was laid on the table.
  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.153.10  va-hud appropriations

  Mr. LEWIS of California, pursuant to House Resolution 280, called up 
the following conference report (Rept. No. 104-353):

       The committee on conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2099) ``making appropriations for the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
     independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and 
     offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes,'' having met, after full and free 
     conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 1, 2, 
     3, 5, 12, 14, 20, 24, 43, 62, 67, 75, 82, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, 
     92, 98, 111, 112, and 116.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendments of the Senate numbered 6, 7, 10, 11, 17, 19, 21, 
     22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35, 38, 39, 30, 42, 44, 45, 46, 
     47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 64, 69, 
     73, 78, 79, 84, 85, 88, 93, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, 103, 
     106, 107, 108, 113, and 115, and agree to the same.

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       Amendment numbered 4:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 4, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $16,564,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 8:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 8, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: $848,143,000: Provided, That of the amount 
     appropriated and any other funds made available from any 
     other source for activities funded under this heading, except 
     reimbursements, not to exceed $214,109,000 shall be available 
     for General Administration; including not to exceed (1) 
     $2,450,000 for personal compensation and benefits and $50,000 
     for travel in the Office of the Secretary, (2) $4,392,000 for 
     personnel compensation and benefits and $75,000 for travel in 
     the Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy and 
     Planning, (3) $1,980,000 for personnel compensation and 
     benefits and $33,000 for travel in the Office of the 
     Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs, and (4) 
     $3,500,000 for personnel compensation and benefits and 
     $100,000 for travel in the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
     for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs: Provided further, 
     That during fiscal year 1996, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the number of individuals employed by the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs (1) in other than ``career 
     appointee'' positions in the Senior Executive Service shall 
     not exceed 6, and (2) in schedule C positions shall not 
     exceed 11: Provided further, That not to exceed $6,000,000 of 
     the amount appropriated shall be available for administrative 
     expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan program 
     under the Loan Guaranty Program Account; and the Senate agree 
     to the same.
       Amendment numbered 9:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 9, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $136,155,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 13:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 13, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Delete the matter proposed by said amendment and on page 16 
     of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 2099, delete the language 
     on lines 9-18; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 15:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 15, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in said amendment, insert: 
     $4,500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 16:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 16, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:
       For assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
     as amended (``the Act'' herein) (42 U.S.C. 1437), not 
     otherwise provided for, $10,155,795,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That of the total amount provided 
     under this head, $160,000,000 shall be for the development or 
     acquisition cost of public housing for Indian families, 
     including amounts for housing under the mutual help 
     homeownership opportunity program under section 202 of the 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1437bb): Provided further, That of the total 
     amount provided under this head, $2,500,000,000 shall be for 
     modernization of existing public housing projects pursuant to 
     section 14 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437l), including up to 
     $20,000,000 for the inspection of public housing units, 
     contract expertise, and training and technical assistance, 
     directly or indirectly, under grants, contracts, or 
     cooperative agreements, to assist in the oversight and 
     management of public and Indian housing (whether or not the 
     housing is being modernized with assistance under this 
     proviso) or tenant-based assistance, including, but not 
     limited to, an annual resident survey, data collection and 
     analysis, training and technical assistance by or to 
     officials and employees of the Department and of public 
     housing agencies and to residents in connection with the 
     public and Indian housing program: Provided further, That of 
     the total amount provided under this head, $400,000,000 shall 
     be for rental subsidy contracts under the section 8 existing 
     housing certificate program and the housing voucher program 
     under section 8 of the Act, except that such amounts shall be 
     used only for units necessary to provide housing assistance 
     for residents to be relocated from existing federally 
     subsidized or assisted housing, for replacement housing for 
     units demolished or disposed of (including units to be 
     disposed of pursuant to a homeownership program under section 
     5(h) or title III of the United States Housing Act of 1937) 
     from the public housing inventory, for funds related to 
     litigation settlements, for the conversion of section 23 
     projects to assistance under section 8, for public housing 
     agencies to implement allocation plans approved by the 
     Secretary for designated housing, for funds to carry out the 
     family unification program, and for the relocation of 
     witnesses in connection with efforts to combat crime in 
     public and assisted housing pursuant to a request from a law 
     enforcement or prosecution agency: Provided further, That of 
     the total amount provided under this head, $4,350,862,000 
     shall be for assistance under the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437) for use in connection with expiring 
     or terminating section 8 subsidy contracts, such amount shall 
     be merged with all remaining obligated and unobligated 
     balances heretofore appropriated under the heading ``Renewal 
     of expiring section 8 subsidy contracts'': Provided further, 
     That notwithstanding any other provision of law, assistance 
     reserved under the two preceding provisos may be used in 
     connection with any provision of Federal law enacted in this 
     Act or after the enactment of this Act that authorizes the 
     use of rental assistance amounts in connection with such 
     terminated or expired contracts: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may determine not to apply section 8(o)(6)(B) of 
     the Act to renewals of housing vouchers during fiscal year 
     1996: Provided further, That of the total amount provided 
     under this head, $610,575,000 shall be for amendments to 
     secton 8 contracts other than contracts for projects 
     developed under section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as 
     amended; and $261,000,000 shall be for section 8 assistance 
     and rehabilitation grants for property disposition: Provided 
     further, That during fiscal year 1996, the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development may manage and dispose of 
     multifamily properties owned by the Secretary and multifamily 
     mortgages held by the Secretary without regard to any other 
     provision of law: Provided further, That 50 per centum of the 
     amounts of budget authority, or in lieu thereof 50 per centum 
     of the cash amounts associated with such budget authority, 
     that are recaptured from projects described in section 
     1012(a) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
     Amendments Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-628, 102 Stat. 3224, 
     3268) shall be rescinded, or in the case of cash, shall be 
     remitted to the Treasury, and such amounts of budget 
     authority or cash recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to 
     the Treasury shall be used by State housing finance agencies 
     or local governments or local housing agencies with projects 
     approved by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     for which settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in 
     accordance with such section: Provided further, That of the 
     total amount provided under this head, $171,000,000 shall be 
     for housing opportunities for persons with AIDS under title 
     VIII, subtitle D of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act; and $65,000,000 shall be for the lead-based 
     paint hazard reduction program as authorized under sections 
     1011 and 1053 of the Residential Lead-Based Hazard Reduction 
     Act of 1992: Provided further, That the Secretary may make up 
     to $5,000,000 of any amount recaptured in this account 
     available for the development of performance and financial 
     systems.
       Of the total amount provided under this head, $624,000,000, 
     plus amounts recaptured from interest reduction payment 
     contracts for section 236 projects whose owners prepay their 
     mortgages during fiscal year 1996 (which amounts shall be 
     transferred and merged with this account), shall be for use 
     in conjunction with properties that are eligible for 
     assistance under the Low Income Housing Preservation and 
     Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (LIHPRHA) or the Emergency 
     Low-Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 (ELIHPA): 
     Provided, That prior to July 1, 1996, funding to carry out 
     plans of action shall be limited to sales of projects to non-
     profit organizations, tenant-sponsored organizations, and 
     other priority purchasers: Provided further, That of the 
     amount made available by this paragraph, up to $10,000,000 
     shall be available for preservation technical assistance 
     grants pursuant to section 253 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1987, as amended: Provided further, That 
     with respect to amounts made available by this paragraph, 
     after July 1, 1996, if the Secretary determines that the 
     demand for funding may exceed amounts available for such 
     funding, the Secretary (1) may determine priorities for 
     distributing available funds, including giving priority 
     funding to tenants displaced due to mortgage prepayment and 
     to projects that have not yet been funded but which have 
     approved plans of action; and (2) may impose a temporary 
     moratorium on applications by potential recipients of such 
     funding: Provided further, That an owner of eligible low-
     income housing may prepay the mortgage or request voluntary 
     termination of a mortgage insurance contract, so long as said 
     owner agrees not to raise rents for sixty days after such 
     prepayment: Provided further, That an owner of eligible low-
     income housing who has not timely filed a second notice under 
     section 216(d) prior to the effective date of this Act may 
     file such notice by March 1, 1996: Provided further, That 
     such developments have been determined to have preservation 
     equity at least equal to the lesser of $5,000 per unit or 
     $500,000 per project or the equivalent of eight times the 
     most recently published fair market rent for the area in 
     which the project is located as the appropriate unit size for 
     all of the units in the eligible project: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary may modify the regulatory agreement to 
     permit owners and priority purchasers to retain rental income 
     in excess of the basic rental charge in projects assisted 
     under section 236 of the National Housing Act, for the 
     purpose of preserving the low and moderate income character 
     of the housing: Provided further, That the Secretary may give 
     priority to funding and processing the following projects 
     provided that the funding is obligated not later than August 
     1, 1996: (1) projects with approved plans of action to retain 
     the housing that file a modified plan of action no later than 
     July 1, 1996 to transfer the housing; (2) projects with 
     approved plans of action that are subject to a repayment or 
     settlement that was executed between the owner and the 
     Secretary prior to September 1, 1995; (3) projects for which 
     submissions were delayed as a result of their location in 
     areas that were designated as a federal disaster area in a 
     Presidential Disaster Declaration; and (4) projects whose 
     processing was, in fact or in practical ef

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     fect, suspended, deferred, or interrupted for a period of 
     twelve months or more because of differing interpretations, 
     by the Secretary and an owner or by the Secretary and a state 
     or local rent regulatory agency, concerning the timing of 
     filing eligibility or the effect of a presumptively 
     applicable state or local rent control law or regulation on 
     the determination of preservation value under section 213 of 
     LIHPRHA, as amended, if the owner of such project filed 
     notice of intent to extend the low-income affordability 
     restrictions of the housing, or transfer to a qualified 
     purchaser who would extend such restrictions, on or before 
     November 1, 1993: Provided further, That eligible low-income 
     housing shall include properties meeting the requirements of 
     this paragraph with mortgages that are held by a State agency 
     as a result of a sale by the Secretary without insurance, 
     which immediately before the sale would have been eligible 
     low-income housing under LIHPRHA: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, subject to the 
     availability of appropriated funds, each unassisted low-
     income family residing in the housing on the date of 
     prepayment or voluntary termination, and whose rent, as a 
     result of a rent increase occurring no later than one year 
     after the date of the prepayment, exceeds 30 percent of 
     adjusted income, shall be offered tenant-based assistance in 
     accordance with section 8 or any successor program, under 
     which the family shall pay no less for rent than it paid on 
     such date: Provided further, That any family receiving 
     tenant-based assistance under the preceding proviso may elect 
     (1) to remain in the unit of the housing and if the rent 
     exceeds the fair market rent or payment standard, as 
     applicable, the rent shall be deemed to be the applicable 
     standard, so long as the administering public housing agency 
     finds that the rent is reasonable in comparison with rents 
     charged for comparable unassisted housing units in the market 
     or (2) to move from the housing and the rent will be subject 
     to the fair market rent of the payment standard, as 
     applicable, under existing program rules and procedures: 
     Provided further, That up to $10,000,000 of the amount made 
     available by this paragraph may be used at the discretion of 
     the Secretary to reimburse owners of eligible properties for 
     which plans of action were submitted prior to the effective 
     date of this Act, but were not executed for lack of available 
     funds, with such reimbursement available only for documented 
     costs directly applicable to the preparation of the plan of 
     action as determined by the Secretary, and shall be made 
     available on terms and conditions to be established by the 
     Secretary: Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, effective October 1, 1996, the Secretary 
     shall suspend further processing of preservation applications 
     which do not have approved plans of action.
       Of the total amount provided under this head, $780,190,000 
     shall be for capital advances, including amendments to 
     capital advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as 
     authorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as 
     amended, and for project rental assistance, and amendments to 
     contracts for project rental assistance, for supportive 
     housing for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the 
     Housing Act of 1959; and $233,168,000 shall be for capital 
     advances, including amendments to capital advance contracts, 
     for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as 
     authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act; and for project rental assistance, 
     and amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, 
     for supportive housing for persons with disabilities as 
     authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act: Provided, That the Secretary may 
     designate up to 25 percent of the amounts earmarked under 
     this paragraph for section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
     National Affordable Housing Act for tenant-based assistance, 
     as authorized under that section which is five-years in 
     duration: Provided further, That the Secretary may waive any 
     provision of section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 and 
     section 811 of the National Affordable Housing Act (including 
     the provisions governing the terms and conditions of project 
     rental assistance) that the Secretary determines is not 
     necessary to achieve the objectives of these programs, or 
     that otherwise impedes the ability to develop, operate or 
     administer projects assisted under these programs, and may 
     make provision for alternative conditions or terms where 
     appropriate.


public housing demolition, site revitalization, and replacement housing 
                                 grants

       For grants to public housing agencies for the purposes of 
     enabling the demolition of obsolete public housing projects 
     or portions thereof, the revitalization (where appropriate) 
     of sites (including remaining public housing units) on which 
     such projects are located, replacement housing which will 
     avoid or lessen concentrations of very low-income families, 
     and tenant-based assistance in accordance with section 8 of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 for the purpose of 
     providing replacement housing and assisting tenants to be 
     displaced by the demolition, $280,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development shall award such funds to 
     public housing agencies by a competition which includes among 
     other relevant criteria the local and national impact of the 
     proposed demolition and revitalization activities and the 
     extent to which the public housing agency could undertake 
     such activities without the additional assistance to be 
     provided hereunder: Provided further, That eligible 
     expenditures hereunder shall be those expenditures eligible 
     under section 8 and section 14 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f and l): Provided further, That 
     the Secretary may impose such conditions and requirements as 
     the Secretary deems appropriate to effectuate the purposes of 
     this paragraph: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
     require an agency selected to receive funding to make 
     arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary for use of an 
     entity other than the agency to carry out this program where 
     the Secretary determines that such action will help to 
     effectuate the purpose of this paragraph: Provided further, 
     That in the event an agency selected to receive funding does 
     not proceed expeditiously as determined by the Secretary, the 
     Secretary shall withdraw any funding made available pursuant 
     to this paragraph and that has not been obligated by the 
     agency and distribute such funds to one or more other 
     eligible agencies, or to other entities capable of proceeding 
     expeditiously in the same locality with the original program: 
     Provided further, That of the foregoing $280,000,000, the 
     Secretary may use up to .67 per centum for technical 
     assistance, to be provided directly or indirectly by grants, 
     contracts or cooperative agreements, including training and 
     cost of necessary travel for participants in such training, 
     by or to officials and employees of the Department and of 
     public housing agencies and to residents: Provided further, 
     That any replacement housing provided with assistance under 
     this head shall be subject to section 18(f) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937, as amended by section 201(b)(2) 
     of this Act.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 18:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 18, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


             drug elimination grants for low-income housing

       For grants to public and Indian housing agencies for use in 
     eliminating crime in public housing projects authorized by 42 
     U.S.C. 11901-11908, for grants for federally assisted low-
     income housing authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11909, and for drug 
     information clearinghouse services authorized by 42 U.S.C. 
     11921-11925, $290,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $10,000,000 shall be for grants, technical 
     assistance, contracts and other assistance training, program 
     assessment, and execution for or on behalf of public housing 
     agencies and resident organizations (including the cost of 
     necessary travel for participants in such training) and of 
     which $2,500,000 shall be used in connection with efforts to 
     combat violent crime in public and assisted housing under the 
     Operation Safe Home program administered by the Inspector 
     General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: 
     Provided, That the term ``drug-related crime'', as defined in 
     42 U.S.C. 11905(2), shall also include other types of crime 
     as determined by the Secretary.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 23:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 23, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $823,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 25:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 25, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $50,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 31:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 31, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Of the amount provided under this heading, the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development may use up to $53,000,000 for 
     grants to public housing agencies (including Indian housing 
     authorities), nonprofit corporations, and other appropriate 
     entities for a supportive services program to assist 
     residents of public and assisted housing, former residents of 
     such housing receiving tenant-based assistance under section 
     8 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f), and other low-income 
     families and individuals to become self-sufficient: Provided, 
     That the program shall provide supportive services, 
     principally for the benefit of public housing residents, to 
     the elderly and the disabled, and to families with children 
     where the head of household would benefit from the receipt of 
     supportive services and is working, seeking work, or is 
     preparing for work by participating in job training or 
     educational programs: Provided further, That the supportive 
     services shall include congregate services for the elderly 
     and disabled, service coordinators, and coordinated 
     educational, training, and other supportive services, 
     including academic skills training, job search assistance, 
     assistance related to retaining employment, vocational and 
     entrepreneurship development and support programs, 
     transportation, and child care: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall require applications to demonstrate firm 
     commitments of funding or services from other sources: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall select public and 
     Indian housing agencies to receive assistance under this head 
     on a competitive basis, taking into account the quality of 
     the proposed program (including any innovative approaches), 
     the extent of the proposed coordination of supportive 
     services, the extent of commitments of funding or services 
     from other sources, the extent which the proposed program 
     includes reasonably achievable, quantifiable goals for 
     measuring performance under the program over a three-year 
     period, the extent of success an agency has had in carrying 
     out other comparable initiatives, and other appropriate 
     criteria established by the Secretary.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     notwithstanding any other provision

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     of law, $12,000,000 shall be available for contracts, grants, 
     and other assistance, other than loans, not otherwise 
     provided for, for providing counseling and advice to tenants 
     and homeowners both current and prospective, with respect to 
     property maintenance, financial management, and such other 
     matters as may be appropriate to assist them in improving 
     their housing conditions and meeting the responsibilities of 
     tenancy or homeownership, including provisions for training 
     and for support of voluntary agencies and services as 
     authorized by section 106 of the Housing and Urban 
     Development Act of 1968, as amended, notwithstanding section 
     106(c)(9) and section 106(d)(13) of such Act.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, $15,000,000 shall 
     be available for the tenant opportunity program.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, $20,000,000 shall 
     be available for youthbuild program activities authorized by 
     subtitle D of title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act, as amended, and shall be an eligible 
     activity with respect to any funds made available under this 
     heading.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 32:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 32, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert 
     $31,750,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 33:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 33, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: $1,500,000,000: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may make 
     guarantees not to exceed the immediately foregoing amount 
     notwithstanding the aggregate limitation on guarantees set 
     forth in section 108(k) of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1974; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 36:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 36, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:


                   fair housing and equal opportunity

                        fair housing activities

       For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise 
     provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 
     1988, and for contracts with qualified fair housing 
     enforcement organizations, as authorized by section 561 of 
     the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended 
     by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, 
     $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1997.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 37:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 37, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $962,558,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 41:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 41, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $47,850,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 48:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 48, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:
       For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sections 
     238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3 
     and 1735c), including the cost of modifying such loans, 
     $85,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That such costs shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided 
     further, That these funds are available to subsidize total; 
     and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 58:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 58, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:

     SEC. 201. EXTEND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FROM THE 
                   RESCISSION ACT.

       (a) Public and Indian Housing Modernization.--
       (1) Expansion of use of modernization funding.--Subsection 
     14(q) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(q)(1) In addition to the purposes enumerated in 
     subsections (a) and (b), a public housing agency may use 
     modernization assistance provided under section 14, and 
     development assistance provided under section 5(a) that was 
     not allocated, as determined by the secretary, for priority 
     replacement housing, for any eligible activity authorized by 
     this section, by section 5, or by applicable Appropriations 
     Acts for a public housing agency, including the demolition, 
     rehabilitation, revitalization, and replacement of existing 
     units and projects and, for up to 10 percent of its 
     allocation of such funds in any fiscal year, for any 
     operating subsidy purpose authorized in section 9. Except for 
     assistance used for operating subsidy purposes under the 
     preceding sentence, assistance provided to a public housing 
     agency under this section shall principally be used for the 
     physical improvement or replacement of public housing and for 
     associated management improvements, except as otherwise 
     approved by the Secretary. Public housing units assisted 
     under this paragraph shall be eligible for operating 
     subsidies, unless the Secretary determines that such units or 
     projects have not received sufficient assistance under this 
     Act or do not meet other requirements of this Act.
       ``(2) A public housing agency may provide assistance to 
     developments that include units for other than very low-
     income families (`mixed income developments') in the form of 
     a grant, loan, operating assistance, or other form of 
     investment which may be made to--
       (A) a partnership, a limited liability company, or other 
     legal entity in which the public housing agency or its 
     affiliate is a general partner, managing member, or otherwise 
     participates in the activities of such entity; or
       (B) any entity which grants to the public housing agency 
     the option to purchase the development within 20 years after 
     initial occupancy in accordance with section 42(i)(7) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Units shall be 
     made available in such developments for periods of not less 
     than 20 years, by master contract or by individual lease, for 
     occupancy by low-income families referred from time to time 
     by the public housing agency. The number of such units shall 
     be:
       (i) in the same proportion to the total number of units in 
     such development that the total financial commitment provided 
     by the public housing agency bears to the value of the total 
     financial commitment in the development, or
       (ii) not be less than the number of units that could have 
     been developed under the conventional public housing program 
     with the assistance involved, or
       (iii) as may otherwise be approved by the Secretary.
       ``(3) A mixed income development may elect to have all 
     units subject only to the applicable local real estate taxes, 
     notwithstanding that the low-income units assisted by public 
     housing funds would otherwise be subject to section 6(d) of 
     the Housing Act of 1937.
       ``(4) If any entity that owns or operates a mixed-income 
     project under this subsection enters into a contract with a 
     public housing agency, the terms of which obligate the entity 
     to operate and maintain a specified number of units in the 
     project as public housing units in accordance with the 
     requirements of this Act for the period required by law, such 
     contractual terms may provide that, if, as a result of a 
     reduction in appropriations under section 9, or any other 
     change in applicable law, the public housing agency is unable 
     to fulfill its contractual obligations with respect to those 
     public housing units, that entity may deviate, under 
     procedures and requirements developed through regulations by 
     the Secretary, from otherwise applicable restrictions under 
     this Act regarding rents, income eligibility, and other areas 
     of public housing management with respect to a portion or all 
     of those public housing units, to the extent necessary to 
     preserve the viability of those units while maintaining the 
     low-income character of the units, to the maximum extent 
     practicable.''.
       (2) Extension of authority.--Section 1001(b) of the 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations for Additional Disaster 
     Assistance, for Anti-Terrorism Initiatives, for Assistance in 
     the Recovery from the Tragedy that Occurred at Oklahoma City, 
     and Rescissions Act, 1995 (109 Stat. 235), is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(b) Applicability.--Section 14(q) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937, as added by subsection (a) of this 
     section, shall be effective only with respect to assistance 
     provided from funds made available for fiscal year 1996 or 
     any preceding fiscal year.''.
       (3) Applicability.--In accordance with section 201(b)(2) of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937, the amendment made by 
     this subsection shall apply to public housing developed or 
     operated pursuant to contract between the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development and an Indian housing 
     authority.
       (b) One-for-One Replacement of Public and Indian Housing.--
       (1) Extended authority.--Section 1002(d) of Public Law 104-
     19 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall be effective for 
     applicants for the demolition, disposition, or conversion to 
     homeownership of public housing approved by the Secretary, 
     and other consolidation and relocation activities of public 
     housing agencies undertaken, on, before, or after September 
     30, 1995 and before September 30, 1996.''.
       (2) Section 18(f) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:

     ``No one may rely on the preceding sentence as the basis for 
     reconsidering a final order of a court issued, or a 
     settlement approved by, a court.''.
       (3) Applicability.--In accordance with section 201(b)(2) of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937, the amendments made by 
     this subsection and by sections 1002 (a), (b), and (c) of 
     Public Law 104-19 shall apply to public housing developed or 
     operated pursuant to a contract between the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development and an Indian housing 
     authority.

     SEC. 202. PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING RENTS, INCOME 
                   ADJUSTMENTS, AND PREFERENCES.

       (a) Minimum Rents.--Notwithstanding sections 3(a) and 
     8(o)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, 
     effective for fiscal year 1996 and no later than October 30, 
     1995--
       (1) public housing agencies shall require each family who 
     is assisted under the certificate or

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     moderate rehabilitation program under section 8 of such Act 
     to pay a minimum monthly rent of not less than $25, and may 
     require a minimum monthly rent of up to $50;
       (2) public housing agencies shall reduce the monthly 
     assistance payment on behalf of each family who is assisted 
     under the voucher program under section 8 of such Act so that 
     the family pays a minimum monthly rent of not less than $25, 
     and may require a minimum monthly rent of up to $50;
       (3) owners of housing assisted under other programs for 
     rental assistance under section 8 of such Act shall require 
     each family who is assisted under such program to pay a 
     minimum monthly rent of not less than $25 for the unit, and 
     may require a minimum monthly rent of up to $50; and
       (4) public housing agencies shall require each family who 
     is assisted under the public housing program (including 
     public housing for Indian families) of such Act to pay a 
     minimum monthly rent of not less than $25, and may require a 
     minimum monthly rent of up to $50.
       (b) Establishment of Ceiling Rents.--
       (1) Section 3(a)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 is amended to read as follows:
         ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a public housing 
     agency may--
       ``(A) adopt ceiling rents that reflect the reasonable 
     market value of the housing, but that are not less than the 
     monthly costs--
       ``(i) operate the housing of the agency; and
       ``(ii) to make a deposit to a replacement reserve (in the 
     sole discretion of the public housing agency); and
       ``(B) allow families to pay ceiling rents referred to in 
     subparagraph (A), unless, with respect to any family, the 
     ceiling rent established under this paragraph would exceed 
     the amount payable as rent by the family under paragraph 
     (1).''.
       (2) Regulations.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall, by regulation, after 
     notice and an opportunity for public comment, establish such 
     requirements as may be necessary to carry out section 
     3(a)(2)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 
     amended by paragraph (1).
       (B) Transition rule.--Prior to the issuance of final 
     regulations under paragraph (1), a public housing agency may 
     implement ceiling rents, which shall be not less than the 
     monthly costs to operate the housing of the agency and--
       (i) determined in accordance with section 3(a)(2)(A) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937, as that section existed on 
     the day before enactment of this Act;
       (ii) equal to the 95th percentile of the rent paid for a 
     unit of comparable size by tenants in the same public housing 
     project or a group of comparable projects totaling 50 units 
     or more; or
       (iii) equal to the fair market rent for the area in which 
     the unit is located.
       (c) Definition of Adjusted Income.--Section 3(b) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended--
       (1) at the end of subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'';
       (2) at the end of subparagraph (G), by striking the period 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
       ``(H) for public housing, any other adjustments to earned 
     income established by the public housing agency. If a public 
     housing agency adopts other adjustments to income pursuant to 
     subparagraph (H), the Secretary shall not take into account 
     any reduction of or increase in the public housing agency's 
     per unit dwelling rental income resulting from those 
     adjustments when calculating the contributions under section 
     9 for the public housing agency for the operation of the 
     public housing.''.
       (d) Repeal of Federal Preferences.--
       (1) Public housing.--
       Section 6(c)(4)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437d(c)(4)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
     ``(A) the establishment, after public notice and an 
     opportunity for public comment, of a written system of 
     preferences for admission to public housing, if any, that is 
     not inconsistent with the comprehensive housing affordability 
     strategy under title I of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act;''.
       (2) Section 8 existing and moderate rehabilitation.--
       Section 8(d)(1)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437f(d)(1)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) the selection of tenants shall be the function of the 
     owner, subject to the provisions of the annual contributions 
     contract between the Secretary and the agency, except that 
     for the certificate and moderate rehabilitation programs 
     only, for the purpose of selecting families to be assisted, 
     the public housing agency may establish, after public notice 
     and an opportunity for public comment, a written system of 
     preferences for selection that is not inconsistent with the 
     comprehensive housing affordability strategy under title I of 
     the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act;''.
       (3) Section 8 voucher program.--Section 8(o)(3)(B) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(3)(B)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) For the purpose of selecting families to be assisted 
     under this subsection, the public housing agency may 
     establish, after public notice and an opportunity for public 
     comment, a written system of preferences for selection that 
     is not inconsistent with the comprehensive housing 
     affordability strategy under title I of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
     National Affordable Housing Act.''.
       (4) Section 8 new construction and substantial 
     rehabilitation.--
       (A) Repeal.--Section 545(c) of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
     National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) [Reserved.]''.
       (B) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no Federal tenant selection preferences shall apply with 
     respect to--
       (i) housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated 
     pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (as such section existed on 
     the day before October 1, 1983); or
       (ii) projects financed under section 202 of the Housing Act 
     of 1959 (as such section existed on the day before the date 
     of enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act).
       (5) Rent supplements.--Section 101(k) of the Housing and 
     Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s(k)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(k) [Reserved.]''.
       (8) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) United states housing act of 1937.--The United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1537 et seq.) is amended--
       (i) in section 6(o), by striking ``preference rules 
     specified in'' and inserting ``written system of preferences 
     for selection established pursuant to'';
       (ii) in section 7(a)(2), by striking ``according to the 
     preferences for occupancy under'' and inserting ``in 
     accordance with the written system of preferences for 
     selection established pursuant to'';
       (iii) in section 8(d)(2)(A), by striking the last sentence;
       (iv) in section 8(d)(2)(H), by striking ``Notwithstanding 
     subsection (d)(1)(A)(i), an'' and inserting ``An'';
       (v) in section 16(c), in the second sentence, by striking 
     ``the system of preferences established by the agency 
     pursuant to section 6(c)(4)(A)(ii)'' and inserting ``the 
     written system of preferences for selection established by 
     the public housing agency pursuant to section 6(c)(4)(A)''; 
     and
       (vi) in section 24(e)--

       (I) by striking ``(e) Exceptions'' and all that follows 
     through ``The Secretary may'' and inserting the following:

       ``(e) Exception to General Program Requirements.--The 
     Secretary may''; and

       (II) by striking paragraph (2).

       (B) Cranston-gonzalez national affordable housing act.--
     Section 522(f)(6)(B) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704 et seq.) is amended 
     by striking ``any preferences for such assistance under 
     section 8(d)(1)(A)(i)'' and inserting ``the written system of 
     preferences for selection established pursuant to section 
     8(d)(1)(A)''.
       (C) Housing and community development act of 1992.--Section 
     655 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 13615) is amended by striking ``the preferences'' and 
     all that follows through the period at the end and inserting 
     ``any preferences''.
       (D) References in other law.--Any reference in any Federal 
     law other than any provision of any law amended by paragraphs 
     (1) through (5) of this subsection to the preferences for 
     assistance under section 6(c)(4)(A)(i), 8(d)(1)(A)(i), or 
     8(o)(3)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as such 
     sections existed on the day before the date of enactment of 
     this Act) shall be considered to refer to the written system 
     of preferences for selection established pursuant to section 
     6(c)(4)(A), 8(d)(1)(A), or 8(o)(3)(B), respectively, of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended by this 
     section.
       (e) Applicability.--In accordance with section 201(b)(2) of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937, the amendments made by 
     subsections (a), (b), (c), and (d) of this section shall also 
     apply to public housing developed or operated pursuant to a 
     contract between the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development and an Indian housing authority.
       (f) This section shall be effective upon the enactment of 
     this Act and only for fiscal year 1996.

     SEC. 203. CONVERSION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC HOUSING TO VOUCHERS.

       (a) Identification of Units.--
       (1) Each public housing agency shall identify any public 
     housing developments--
       (A) that are on the same or contiguous sites;
       (B) that total more than--
       (i) 300 dwelling units; or
       (ii) in the case of high-rise family buildings or 
     substantially vacant buildings, 300 dwelling units;
       (C) that have a vacancy rate of at least 10 percent for 
     dwelling units not in funded, on-schedule modernization 
     programs;
       (D) identified as distressed housing that the public 
     housing agency cannot assure the long-term viability as 
     public housing through revitalization, density reduction, or 
     achievement of a broader range of household income; and
       (E) for which the estimated cost of continued operation and 
     modernization of the developments as public housing exceeds 
     the cost of providing tenant-based assistance under section 8 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for all families in 
     occupancy, based on appropriate indicators of cost (such as 
     the percentage of total development cost required for 
     modernization).
       (b) Implementation and Enforcement.--
       (1) Standards for implementation.--The Secretary shall 
     establish standards to permit implementation of this section 
     in fiscal year 1996.
       (2) Consultation.--Each public housing agency shall consult 
     with the applicable public housing tenants and the unit of 
     general local government in identifying any public housing 
     developments under subsection (a).
       (3) Failure of pha's to comply with subsection (a).--Where 
     the Secretary determines that--
       (A) a public housing agency has failed under subsection (a) 
     to identify public housing developments for removal from the 
     inventory of the agency in a timely manner;
       (B) a public housing agency has failed to identify one or 
     more public housing developments which the Secretary 
     determines should have been identified under subsection (a); 
     or
       (C) one or more of the developments identified by the 
     public housing agency pursuant to sub

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     section (a) should not, in the determination of the 
     Secretary, have been identified under that subsection;

     the Secretary may designate the developments to be removed 
     from the inventory of the public housing agency pursuant to 
     this section.
       (c) Removal of Units From the Inventories of Public Housing 
     Agencies.--
       (1) Each public housing agency shall develop and carry out 
     a plan in conjunction with the Secretary for the removal of 
     public housing units identified under subsection (a) or 
     subsection (b)(3), over a period of up to five years, from 
     the inventory of the public housing agency and the annual 
     contributions contract. The plan shall be approved by the 
     relevant local official as not inconsistent with the 
     Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy under title I of 
     the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, including 
     a description of any disposition and demolition plan for the 
     public housing units.
       (2) The Secretary may extend the deadline in paragraph (1) 
     for up to an additional five years where the Secretary makes 
     a determination that the deadline is impracticable.
       (3) The Secretary shall take appropriate actions to ensure 
     removal of developments identified under subsection (a) or 
     subsection (b)(3) from the inventory of a public housing 
     agency, if the public housing agency fails to adequately 
     develop a plan under paragraph (1), or fails to adequately 
     implement such plan in accordance with the terms of the plan.
       (4) To the extent approved in appropriations, the Secretary 
     may establish requirements and provide funding under the 
     Urban Revitalization Demonstration program for demolition and 
     disposition of public housing under this section.
       (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a 
     development is removed from the inventory of a public housing 
     agency and the annual contributions contract pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary may authorize or direct the 
     transfer of--
       (A) in the case of an agency receiving assistance under the 
     comprehensive improvement assistance program, any amounts 
     obligated by the Secretary for the modernization of such 
     development pursuant to section 14 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937;
       (B) in the case of an agency receiving public and Indian 
     housing modernization assistance by formula pursuant to 
     section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, any 
     amounts provided to the agency which are attributable 
     pursuant to the formula for allocating such assistance to the 
     development removed from the inventory of that agency; and
       (C) in the case of an agency receiving assistance for the 
     major reconstruction of obsolete projects, any amounts 
     obligated by the Secretary for the major reconstruction of 
     the development pursuant to section 5 of such Act,

     to the tenant-based assistance program or appropriate site 
     revitalization of such agency.
       (6) Cessation of unnecessary spending.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, if, in the determination of the 
     Secretary, a development meets or is likely to meet the 
     criteria set forth in subsection (a), the Secretary may 
     direct the public housing agency to cease additional spending 
     in connection with the development, except to the extent that 
     additional spending is necessary to ensure decent, safe, and 
     sanitary housing until the Secretary determines or approves 
     an appropriate course of action with respect to such 
     development under this section.
       (d) Conversion to Tenant-Based Assistance.--
       (1) The Secretary shall make authority available to a 
     public housing agency to provide tenant-based assistance 
     pursuant to section 8 to families residing in any development 
     that is removed from the inventory of the public housing 
     agency and the annual contributions contract pursuant to 
     subsection (b).
       (2) Each conversion plan under subsection (c) shall--
       (A) require the agency to notify families residing in the 
     development, consistent with any guidelines issued by the 
     Secretary governing such notifications, that the development 
     shall be removed from the inventory of the public housing 
     agency and the families shall receive tenant-based or 
     project-based assistance, and to provide any necessary 
     counseling for families; and
       (B) ensure that all tenants affected by a determination 
     under this section that a development shall be removed from 
     the inventory of a public housing agency shall be offered 
     tenant-based or project-based assistance and shall be 
     relocated, as necessary, to other decent, safe, sanitary, and 
     affordable housing which is, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, housing of their choice.
       (e) In General.--
       (1) The Secretary may require a public housing agency to 
     provide such information as the Secretary considers necessary 
     for the administration of this section.
       (2) As used in this section, the term ``development'' shall 
     refer to a project or projects, or to portions of a project 
     or projects, as appropriate.
       (3) Section 18 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     shall not apply to the demolition of developments removed 
     from the inventory of the public housing agency under this 
     section.

     SEC. 204. STREAMLINING SECTION 8 TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE.

       (a) ``Take-One, Take-All''.--Section 8(t) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 is hereby repealed.
       (b) Exemption From Notice Requirements for the Certificate 
     and Voucher Programs.--Section 8(c) of such Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (8), by inserting after ``section'' the 
     following: ``(other than a contract for assistance under the 
     certificate or voucher program)'';
       (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (9), by strike 
     ``(but not less than 90 days in the case of housing 
     certificates or vouchers under subsection (b) or (o))'' and 
     inserting'', other than a contract under the certificate or 
     voucher program''.
       (c) Endless Lease.--Section 8(d)(1)(B) of such Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in clause (ii), by inserting ``during the term of the 
     lease,'' after ``(ii)''; and
       (2) in clause (iii), by striking ``provide that'' and 
     inserting ``during the term of the lease,''.
       (d) Applicability.--The provisions of this section shall be 
     effective for fiscal year 1996 only.

     SEC. 205. SECTION 8 FAIR MARKET RENTALS, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, 
                   AND DELAY IN REISSUANCE.

       (a) Fair Market Rentals.--The Secretary shall establish 
     fair market rentals for purposes of section 8(c)(1) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, that shall be 
     effective for fiscal year 1996 and shall be based on the 40th 
     percentile rent of rental distributions of standard quality 
     rental housing units. In establishing such fair market 
     rentals, the Secretary shall consider only the rents for 
     dwelling units occupied by recent movers and may not consider 
     the rents for public housing dwelling units or newly 
     constructed rental dwelling units.
       (b) Administrative Fees.--Notwithstanding the second 
     sentence of section 8(q)(1) of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937, as amended, for fiscal year 1996, the portions of 
     the fees for costs incurred by public housing agencies in 
     administering the certificate, voucher, and moderate 
     rehabilitation programs under section 8 shall not exceed 7.65 
     percent of the fair market rental established for a 2-bedroom 
     existing rental dwelling unit in the market area of the 
     public housing agency for the first 600 units administered by 
     any such public housing agency, and 7.0 percent of the fair 
     market rental established for a 2-bedroom existing rental 
     dwelling unit in the market area of the public housing 
     agency.
       (c) Delay Reissuance of Vouchers and Certificates.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public housing 
     agency administering certificate or voucher assistance 
     provided under subsection (b) or (o) of section 8 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, shall delay 
     for 3 months, the use of any amounts of such assistance (or 
     the certificate or voucher representing assistance amounts) 
     made available by the termination during fiscal year 1996 of 
     such assistance on behalf of any family for any reason, but 
     not later than October 1, 1996; with the exception of any 
     certificate assigned or committed to project based assistance 
     as permitted otherwise by the Act, accomplished prior to the 
     effective date of this Act.

     SEC. 206. PUBLIC HOUSING/SECTION 8 MOVING TO WORK 
                   DEMONSTRATION.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this demonstration is to give 
     public housing agencies and the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development the flexibility to design and test various 
     approaches for providing and administering housing assistance 
     that: reduce cost and achieve greater cost effectiveness in 
     Federal expenditures: give incentives to families with 
     children where the head of household is working, seeking 
     work, or is preparing for work by participating in job 
     training, educational programs, or programs that assist 
     people to obtain employment and become economically self-
     sufficient; and increase housing choices for low-income 
     families.
       (b) Program Authority.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall conduct a demonstration program under this 
     section beginning in fiscal year 1996 under which up to 30 
     public housing agencies (including Indian housing 
     authorities) administering the public or Indian housing 
     program and the section 8 housing assistance payments 
     program, administering a total number of public housing units 
     not in excess of 25,000, may be selected by the Secretary to 
     participate. The Secretary shall provide training and 
     technical assistance during the demonstration and conduct 
     detailed evaluations of up to 15 such agencies in an effort 
     to identify replicable program models promoting the purpose 
     of the demonstration. Under the demonstration, 
     notwithstanding any provision of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 except as provided in subsection (e), an agency 
     may combine operating assistance provided under section 9 of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937, modernization 
     assistance provided under section 14 of such Act, and 
     assistance provided under section 8 of such Act for the 
     certificate and voucher programs, to provide housing 
     assistance for low-income families, as defined in section 
     3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and 
     services to facilitate the transition to work on such terms 
     and conditions as the agency may propose and the Secretary 
     may approve.
       (c) Application.--An application to participate in the 
     demonstration--
       (1) shall request authority to combine assistance under 
     sections 8, 9, and 14 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937;
       (2) shall be submitted only after the public housing agency 
     provides for citizen participation through a public hearing 
     and, if appropriate, other means;
       (3) shall include a plan developed by the agency that takes 
     into account comments from the public hearing and any other 
     public comments on the proposed program, and comments from 
     current and prospective residents who would be affected, and 
     that includes criteria for--
       (A) families to be assisted, which shall require that at 
     least 75 percent of the families assisted by participating 
     demonstration public housing authorities shall be very low-
     income families, as defined in section 3(b)(2) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937, and at least 50 percent of the 
     families selected shall have incomes that do not exceed 30 
     percent of the median family income for the area, as 
     determined by the Secretary with adjustments for smaller and 
     larger families, except that the Secretary may establish

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     income ceilings higher or lower than 30 percent of the median 
     for the area on the basis of the Secretary's findings that 
     such variations are necessary because of unusually high or 
     low family income;
       (B) establishing a reasonable rent policy, which shall be 
     designed to encourage employment and self-sufficiency by 
     participating families, consistent with the purpose of this 
     demonstration, such as by excluding some or all of a family's 
     earned income for purposes of determining rent;
       (C) continuing to assist substantially the same total 
     number of eligible low-income families as would have been 
     served had the amounts not been combined;
       (D) maintaining a comparable mix of families (by family 
     size) as would have been provided had the amounts not been 
     used under the demonstration; and
       (E) assuring that housing assisted under the demonstration 
     program meets housing quality standards established or 
     approved by the Secretary; and
       (4) may request assistance for training and technical 
     assistance to assist with design of the demonstration and to 
     participate in a detailed evaluation.
       (d) Selection.--In selection among applications, the 
     Secretary shall take into account the potential of each 
     agency to plan and carry out a program under the 
     demonstration, the relative performance by an agency under 
     the public housing management assessment program under 
     section 6(j) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and 
     other appropriate factors as determined by the Secretary.
       (e) Applicability of 1937 Act Provisions.--
       (1) Section 18 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     shall continue to apply to public housing notwithstanding any 
     use of the housing under this demonstration.
       (2) Section 12 of such Act shall apply to housing assisted 
     under the demonstration, other than housing assisted solely 
     due to occupancy by families receiving tenant-based 
     assistance.
       (f) Effect on Section 18, Operating Subsidies, and 
     Comprehensive Grant Program Allocations.--The amount of 
     assistance received under section 8, section 9, or pursuant 
     to section 14 by a public housing agency participating in the 
     demonstration under this part shall not be diminished by its 
     participation.
       (g) Records, Reports, and Audits.--
       (1) Keeping of records.--Each agency shall keep such 
     records as the Secretary may prescribe as reasonably 
     necessary to disclose the amounts and the disposition of 
     amounts under this demonstration, to ensure compliance with 
     the requirements of this section, and to measure performance.
       (2) Reports.--Each agency shall submit to the Secretary a 
     report, or series of reports, in a form and at a time 
     specified by the Secretary. Each report shall--
       (A) document the use of funds made available under this 
     section;
       (B) provide such data as the Secretary may request to 
     assist the Secretary in assessing the demonstration; and
       (C) describe and analyze the effect of assisted activities 
     in addressing the objectives of this part.
       (3) Access to documents by the secretary.--The Secretary 
     shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to 
     any books, documents, papers, and records that are pertinent 
     to assistance in connection with, and the requirements of, 
     this section.
       (4) Access to documents by the comptroller general.--The 
     Comptroller General of the United States, or any of the duly 
     authorized representatives of the Comptroller General, shall 
     have access for the purpose of audit and examination to any 
     books, documents, papers, and records that are pertinent to 
     assistance in connection with, and the requirements of, this 
     section.
       (h) Evaluation and Report.--
       (1) Consultation with pha and family representatives.--In 
     making assessments throughout the demonstration, the 
     Secretary shall consult with representatives of public 
     housing agencies and residents.
       (2) Report to congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     end of the third year of the demonstration, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Congress a report evaluating the programs 
     carried out under the demonstration. The report shall also 
     include findings and recommendations for any appropriate 
     legislative action.
       (i) Funding for Technical Assistance and Evaluation.--From 
     amounts appropriated for assistance under section 14 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 for fiscal years 1996, 
     1997, and 1998, the Secretary may use up to a total of 
     $5,000,000--
       (1) to provide, directly or by contract, training and 
     technical assistance--
       (A) to public housing agencies that express an interest to 
     apply for training and technical assistance pursuant to 
     subsection (c)(4), to assist them in designing programs to be 
     proposed for the demonstration; and
       (B) to up to 10 agencies selected to receive training and 
     technical assistance pursuant to subsection (c)(4), to assist 
     them in implementing the approved program; and
       (2) to conduct detailed evaluations of the activities of 
     the public housing agencies under paragraph (1)(B), directly 
     or by contract.

     SEC 207. REPEAL OF PROVISIONS REGARDING INCOME DISREGARDS.

       (a) Maximum Annual Limitation on Rent Increases Resulting 
     From Employment.--Section 957 of the Cranston-Gonzales 
     National Affordable Housing Act is hereby repealed, 
     retroactive to November 28, 1990, and shall be of no effect.
       (b) Economic Independence.--Section 923 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1992 is hereby repealed, 
     retroactive to October 28, 1992, and shall be of no effect.

     SEC 208. EXTENSION OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING FINANCE PROGRAMS.

       (a) The first sentence of section 542(b)(5) of the Housing 
     and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1707 note) 
     is amended by striking ``on not more than 15,000 units over 
     fiscal years 1993 and 1994'' and inserting ``on not more than 
     7,500 units during fiscal year 1996''.
       (b) The first sentence of section 542(c)(4) of the Housing 
     and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1707 note) 
     is amended by striking ``on not to exceed 30,000 units over 
     fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995'' and inserting ``on not 
     more than 10,000 units during fiscal year 1996''.

     SEC 209. FORECLOSURE OF HUD-HELD MORTGAGES THROUGH THIRD 
                   PARTIES.

       During fiscal year 1996, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development may delegate to one or more entities the 
     authority to carry out some or all of the functions and 
     responsibilities of the Secretary in connection with the 
     foreclosure of mortgages held by the Secretary under the 
     National Housing Act.

     SEC 210. RESTRUCTURING OF THE HUD MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE 
                   PORTFOLIO THROUGH STATE HOUSING FINANCE 
                   AGENCIES.

       During fiscal year 1996, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development may sell or otherwise transfer multifamily 
     mortgages held by the Secretary under the National Housing 
     Act to a State housing finance agency in connection with a 
     program authorized under section 542 (b) or (c) of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 without regard 
     to the unit limitations in section 542(b)(5) or 542(c)(4) of 
     such Act.

     SEC 211. TRANSFER OF SECTION 8 AUTHORITY.

       (a) Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is 
     amended by adding the following new subsection at the end:
       ``(bb) Transfer of Budget Authority.--If an assistance 
     contract under this section, other than a contract for 
     tenant-based assistance, is terminated or is not renewed, or 
     if the contract expires, the Secretary shall, in order to 
     provide continued assistance to eligible families, including 
     eligible families receiving the benefit of the project-based 
     assistance at the time of the termination, transfer any 
     budget authority remaining in the contract to another 
     contract. The transfer shall be under such terms as the 
     Secretary may prescribe.''.

     SEC 212. DOCUMENTATION OF MULTIFAMILY REFINANCINGS.

       Notwithstanding the 16th paragraph under the item relating 
     to ``administrative provisions'' in title II of the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1995 
     (Public Law 103-327; 108 Stat. 2316), the amendments to 
     section 223(a)(7) of the National Housing Act made by the 
     15th paragraph of such Act shall be effective during fiscal 
     year 1996 and thereafter.

     SEC. 213. FHA MULTIFAMILY DEMONSTRATION AUTHORITY.

       (a) On and after October 1, 1995, and before October 1, 
     1997, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     initiate a demonstration program with respect to multifamily 
     projects whose owners agree to participate and whose 
     mortgages are insured under the National Housing Act and that 
     are assisted under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 and whose present section 8 rents are, in the 
     aggregate, in excess of the fair market rent of the locality 
     in which the project is located. These programs shall be 
     designed to test the feasibility and desirability of the goal 
     of ensuring, to the maximum extent practicable, that the debt 
     service and operating expenses, including adequate reserves, 
     attributable to such multifamily projects can be supported 
     with or without mortgage insurance under the National Housing 
     Act and with or without above-market rents and utilizing 
     project-based assistance or, with the consent of the property 
     owner, tenant based assistance, while taking into account the 
     need for assistance of low and very low income families in 
     such projects. In carrying out this demonstration, the 
     Secretary may use arrangements with third parties, under 
     which the Secretary may provide for the assumption by the 
     third parties (by delegation, contract, or otherwise) of some 
     or all of the functions, obligations, and benefits of the 
     Secretary.
       (1) Goals.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall carry out the demonstration programs under this section 
     in a manner that--
       (A) will protect the financial interests of the Federal 
     Government;
       (B) will result in significant discretionary cost savings 
     through debt restructuring and subsidy reduction; and
       (C) will, in the least costly fashion, address the goals 
     of--
       (i) maintaining existing housing stock in a decent, safe, 
     and sanitary condition;
       (ii) minimizing the involuntary displacement of tenants;
       (iii) restructuring the mortgages of such projects in a 
     manner that is consistent with local housing market 
     conditions;
       (iv) supporting fair housing strategies;
       (v) minimizing any adverse income tax impact on property 
     owners; and
       (vi) minimizing any adverse impact on residential 
     neighborhoods.

     In determining the manner in which a mortgage is to be 
     restructured or the subsidy reduced, the Secretary may 
     balance competing goals relating to individual projects in a 
     manner that will further the purposes of this section.
       (2) Demonstration approaches.--In carrying out the 
     demonstration programs, subject to the appropriation in 
     subsection (f), the Secretary may use one or more of the 
     following approaches:
       (A) Joint venture arrangements with third parties, under 
     which the Secretary may provide

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     for the assumption by the third parties (by delegation, 
     contract, or otherwise) of some or all of the functions, 
     obligations, and benefits of the Secretary.
       (B) Subsidization of the debt service of the project to a 
     level that can be paid by an owner receiving an unsubsidized 
     market rent.
       (C) Renewal of existing project-based assistance contracts 
     where the Secretary shall approve proposed initial rent 
     levels that do not exceed the greater of 120 percent of fair 
     market rents or comparable market rents for the relevant 
     metropolitan market area or at rent levels under a budget-
     based approach.
       (D) Nonrenewal of expiring existing project-based 
     assistance contracts and providing tenant-based assistance to 
     previously assisted households.
       (b) For purposes of carrying out demonstration programs 
     under subsection (a)--
       (1) the Secretary may manage and dispose of multifamily 
     properties owned by the Secretary as of October 1, 1995 and 
     multifamily mortgages held by the Secretary as of October 1, 
     1995 for properties assisted under section 8 with rents above 
     110 percent of fair market rents without regard to any other 
     provision of law; and
       (2) the Secretary may delegate to one or more entities the 
     authority to carry out some or all of the functions and 
     responsibilities of the Secretary in connection with the 
     foreclosure of mortgages held by the Secretary under the 
     National Housing Act.
       (c) For purposes of carrying out demonstration programs 
     under subsection (a), subject to such third party consents 
     (if any) as are necessary including but not limited to (i) 
     consent by the Government National Mortgage Association where 
     it owns a mortgage insured by the Secretary; (ii) consent by 
     an issuer under the mortgage-backed securities program of the 
     Association, subject to the responsibilities of the issuer to 
     its security holders and the Association under such program; 
     and (iii) parties to any contractual agreement which the 
     Secretary proposes to modify or discontinue, and subject to 
     the appropriation in subsection (c), the Secretary or one or 
     more third parties designated by the Secretary may take the 
     following actions:
       (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject 
     to the agreement of the project owner, the Secretary or third 
     party may remove, relinquish, extinguish, modify, or agree to 
     the removal of any mortgage, regulatory agreement, project-
     based assistance contract, use agreement, or restriction that 
     had been imposed or required by the Secretary, including 
     restrictions on distributions of income which the Secretary 
     or third party determines would interfere with the ability of 
     the project to operate without above market rents. The 
     Secretary or third party may require an owner of a property 
     assisted under the section 8 new construction/substantial 
     rehabilitation program to apply any accumulated residual 
     receipts toward effecting the purposes of this section.
       (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may enter into 
     contracts to purchase reinsurance, or enter into 
     participations or otherwise transfer economic interest in 
     contracts of insurance or in the premiums paid, or due to be 
     paid, on such insurance to third parties, on such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary may determine.
       (3) The Secretary may offer project-based assistance with 
     rents at or below fair market rents for the locality in which 
     the project is located and may negotiate such other terms as 
     are acceptable to the Secretary and the project owner.
       (4) The Secretary may offer to pay all or a portion of the 
     project's debt service, including payments monthly from the 
     appropriate Insurance Fund, for the full remaining term of 
     the insured mortgage.
       (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary may forgive and cancel any FHA-insured mortgage 
     debt that a demonstration program property cannot carry at 
     market rents while bearing full operating costs.
       (6) For demonstration program properties that cannot carry 
     full operating costs (excluding debt service) at market 
     rents, the Secretary may approve project-based rents 
     sufficient to carry such full operating costs and may offer 
     to pay the full debt service in the manner provided in 
     paragraph (4).
       (d) Community and Tenant Input.--In carrying out this 
     section, the Secretary shall develop procedures to provide 
     appropriate and timely notice to officials of the unit of 
     general local government affected, the community in which the 
     project is situated, and the tenants of the project.
       (e) Limitation on Demonstration Authority.--The Secretary 
     may carry out demonstration programs under this section with 
     respect to mortgages not to exceed 15,000 units. The 
     demonstration authorized under this section shall not be 
     expanded until the reports required under subsection (f) are 
     submitted to the Congress.
       (f) Appropriation.--For the cost of modifying loans held or 
     guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration, as 
     authorized by this subsection (a)(2) and subsection (c), 
     $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1997: 
     Provided, That such costs shall be as defined in section 502 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended.
       (g) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     Congress every six months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act a report describing and assessing the programs carried 
     out under the demonstrations. The Secretary shall also submit 
     a final report to the Congress not later than six months 
     after the end of the demonstrations. The reports shall 
     include findings and recommendations for any legislative 
     action appropriate. The reports shall also include a 
     description of the status of each multifamily housing project 
     selected for the demonstrations under this section. The final 
     report may include--
       (1) the size of the projects;
       (2) the geographic locations of the projects, by State and 
     region;
       (3) the physical and financial condition of the projects;
       (4) the occupancy profile of the projects, including the 
     income, family size, race, and ethnic origin of current 
     tenants, and the rents paid by such tenants;
       (5) a description of actions undertaken pursuant to this 
     section, including a description of the effectiveness of such 
     actions and any impediments to the transfer or sale of 
     multifamily housing projects;
       (6) a description of the extent to which the demonstrations 
     under this section have displaced tenants of multifamily 
     housings projects;
       (7) a description of any of the functions performed in 
     connection with this section that are transferred or 
     contracted out to public or private entities or to States;
       (8) a description of the impact to which the demonstrations 
     under this section have affected the localities and 
     communities where the selected multifamily housing projects 
     are located; and
       (9) a description of the extent to which the demonstrations 
     under this section have affected the owners of multifamily 
     housing projects.

     SEC. 214. SECTION 8 CONTRACT RENEWALS.

       (a) For fiscal year 1996 and henceforth, the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development may use amounts available for 
     the renewal of assistance under section 8 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937, upon termination or expiration of 
     a contract for assistance under section 8 of such Act of 1937 
     (other than a contract for tenant-based assistance and 
     notwithstanding section 8(v) of such Act for loan management 
     assistance), to provide assistance under section 8 of such 
     Act, subject to the Section 8 Existing Fair Market Rents, for 
     the eligible families assisted under the contracts at 
     expiration or termination, which assistance shall be in 
     accordance with terms and conditions prescribed by the 
     Secretary.
       (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) and except for projects 
     assisted under section 8(e)(2) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (as it existed immediately prior to October 1, 
     1991), at the request of the owner, the Secretary shall renew 
     for a period of one year contracts for assistance under 
     section 8 that expire or terminate during fiscal year 1996 at 
     the current rent levels.
       (c) Section 8(v) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``The Secretary may extend expiring contracts entered into 
     under this section for project-based loan management 
     assistance to the extent necessary to prevent displacement of 
     low-income families receiving such assistance as of September 
     30, 1996.''.
       (d) Section 236(f) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1715z-1(f)) is amended:
       (1) by striking the second sentence in paragraph (1) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``The rental charge 
     for each dwelling unit shall be at the basic rental charge or 
     such greater amount, not exceeding the lower of (i) the fair 
     market rental charge determined pursuant to this paragraph, 
     or (ii) the fair market rental established under section 8(b) 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for the market area 
     in which the housing is located, as represents 30 per centum 
     of the tenant's adjusted income.''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (6).''.

     SEC. 215. EXTENSION OF HOME EQUITY CONVERSION MORTGAGE 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1715z-20(g)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``September 30, 
     1995'' and inserting ``September 30, 1996''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``25,000'' and 
     inserting ``30,000''.

     SEC. 216. ASSESSMENT COLLECTION DATES FOR OFFICE OF FEDERAL 
                   HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT.

       Section 1316(b) of the Housing and Community Development 
     Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4516(b)) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Timing of payment.--The annual assessment shall be 
     payable semiannually for each fiscal year, in October 1st and 
     April 1st.''.

     SEC. 217. MERGER LANGUAGE FOR ASSISTANCE FOR THE RENEWAL OF 
                   EXPIRING SECTION 8 SUBSIDY CONTRACTS AND ANNUAL 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING.

       All remaining obligated and unobligated balances in the 
     Renewal of Expiring Section 8 Subsidy Contracts account on 
     September 30, 1995, shall immediately thereafter be 
     transferred to and merged with the obligated and unobligated 
     balances, respectively, of the Armed Contributions for 
     Assisted Housing account.

     SEC. 218. DEBT FORGIVENESS.

       (a) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     cancel the indebtedness of the Hubbard Hospital Authority of 
     Hubbard, Texas, relating to the public facilities loan for 
     Project Number PFL-TEX-215, issued under title II of the 
     Housing Amendments of 1955. Such hospital authority is 
     relieved of all liability to the Government for the 
     outstanding principal balance on such loan, for the amount of 
     accrued interest on such loan, and for any fees and charges 
     payable in connection with such loan.
       (b) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     cancel the indebtedness of the Groveton Texas Hospital 
     Authority relating to the public facilities loan for Project 
     Number TEX-41-PFL0162, issued under title II of the House 
     Amendments of 1955. Such hospital authority is relieved of 
     all liability to the Government for the outstanding principal 
     balance on such loan, for the amount of accrued interest on 
     such loan, and for any fees and charges payable in connection 
     with such loan.
       (c) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     cancel the indebtedness of the

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     Hepzibah Public Service District of Hepzibah, West Virginia, 
     relating to the public facilities loan for Project Number WV-
     46-PFL0031, issued under title II of the Housing Amendments 
     of 1955. Such public service district if relieved of all 
     liability to the Government for the outstanding principal 
     balance on such loan, for the amount of accrued interest on 
     such loan, and for any fees and charges payable in connection 
     with such loan.

     SEC. 219. CLARIFICATIONS.

       For purposes of Federal law, the Paul Mirabile Center in 
     San Diego, California, including areas within such Center 
     that are devoted to the delivery of supportive services, has 
     been determined to satisfy the ``continuum of care'' 
     requirements of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, and shall be treated as:
       (a) consisting solely of residential units that (i) contain 
     sleeping accommodations and kitchen and bathroom facilities, 
     (ii) are located in a building that is used exclusively to 
     facilitate the transition of homeless individuals (within the 
     meaning of section 103 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.W.C. 11302)) to independent living 
     within 24 months, (iii) suitable for occupancy, with each 
     cubicle constituting a separate bedroom and residential unit, 
     (iv) are used on other than a transient basis, and (v) shall 
     be originally placed in service on August 1, 1995; and
       (b) property that is entirely residential rental property, 
     namely, a project for residential rental property.

     SEC. 220. EMPLOYMENT LIMITATIONS.

       (a) By the end of fiscal year 1996 the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development shall enjoy no more than seven 
     Assistant Secretaries, notwithstanding section 4(a) of the 
     Department of Hosing and Urban Development Act.
       (b) By the end of fiscal year 1996 the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development shall employ no more than 77 
     schedule C and 20 non-career senior executive service 
     employees.

     SEC. 221. USE OF FUNDS.

       (a) Of the $93,400,000 earmarked in Public Law 101-144 (103 
     Stat 850), as amended by Public Law 101-302 (104 Stat 237), 
     for special projects and purposes, any amounts remaining of 
     the $500,000 made available to Bethlehem House in Highland, 
     California, for site planning and land acquisition shall 
     instead be made available to the County of San Bernardino in 
     California to assist with the expansion of the Los Padrinos 
     Gang Intervention Program and the Unity Home Domestic 
     Violence Shelter.
       (b) The amount made available for fiscal year 1995 for the 
     removal of asbestos from an abandoned public school building 
     in Toledo, Ohio shall be made available for the renovation 
     and rehabilitation of an industrial building at the 
     University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio.

     SEC. 222. LEAD-BASED PAINT ABATEMENT.

       (a) Section 1011 of Title X--Residential Lead-Based Paint 
     Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 is amended as follows: Strike 
     ``priority housing'' wherever it appears in said section and 
     insert ``housing''.
       (b) Section 1011(a) shall be amended as follows: At the end 
     of the subsection after the period, insert:
       ``Grants shall only be made under this section to provide 
     assistance for housing which meets the following criteria--
       ``(1) for grants made to assist rental housing, at least 50 
     percent of the units must be occupied by or made available to 
     families with incomes at or below 50 percent of the area 
     median income level and the remaining units shall be occupied 
     or made available to families with incomes at or below 80 
     percent of the area median income level, and in all cases the 
     landlord shall give priority in renting units assisted under 
     this section, for not less than 3 years following the 
     completion of lead abatement activities, to families with a 
     child under the age of six years--
       ``(A) except that buildings with five or more units may 
     have 20 percent of the units occupied by families with 
     incomes above 80 percent of area median income level;
       ``(2) for grants made to assist housing owned by owner-
     occupants, all units assisted with grants under this section 
     shall be the principal residence of families with incomes at 
     or below 80 percent of the area median income level, and not 
     less than 90 percent of the units assisted with grants under 
     this section shall be occupied by a child under age of six 
     years or shall be units where a child under the age of six 
     years spends a significant amount of time visiting; and
       ``(3) notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), Round II 
     grantees who receive assistance under this section may use 
     such assistance for priority housing.''.

     SEC. 223. EXTENSION PERIOD FOR SHARING UTILITY COST SAVINGS 
                   WITH PHAS.

       Section 9(A)(3)(b)(i)(I) of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 is amended by striking ``for a period not to exceed 6 
     years''.

     SEC. 223A. MORTGAGE NOTE SALES.

       The first sentence of section 221(g)(4)(C)(viii) of the 
     National Housing Act is amended by striking ``September 30, 
     1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1996''.

     SEC. 223B. REPEAL OF FROST-LELAND.

       Section 415 of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development-Indpendent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988 
     (Public Law 100-202; 101 Stat. 1329-213) is repealed.

     SEC. 223C. FHA SINGLE-FAMILY ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM REFORM.

       (a) Foreclosure Avoidance.--The last sentence of section 
     204(a) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1710(a)) is 
     amended by inserting before the period the following: ``; And 
     provided further, That the Secretary may pay insurance 
     benefits to the mortgagee to recompense the mortgagee to 
     recompense the mortgagee for its actions to provide an 
     alternative to the foreclosure of a mortgage that is in 
     default, which actions may include special foreclosure, loan 
     modification, and deeds in lieu of foreclosure, all upon 
     terms and conditions as the mortgagee shall determine in the 
     mortgagee's sole discretion, within guidelines provided by 
     the Secretary, but which may not include assignment of a 
     mortgage to the Secretary: And provided further, That for 
     purposes of the preceding proviso, no action authorized by 
     the Secretary and no action taken, nor any failure to act, by 
     the Secretary or the mortgagee shall be subject to judicial 
     review.''.
       (b) Authority to Assist Mortgagors in Default.--Section 230 
     of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715u) is amended to 
     read as follows:

              ``Authority to Assist Mortgagors in Default

       ``Sec. 230. (a) Payment of Partial Claim--The Secretary may 
     establish a program for payment of a partial claim to a 
     mortgagee that agrees to apply the claim amount to payment of 
     a mortgage on a 1- to 4-family residence that is in default. 
     Any such payment under such program to the mortgagee shall be 
     made in the sole discretion of the Secretary and on terms and 
     conditions acceptable to the Secretary, except that--
       ``(1) the amount of the payment shall be in an amount 
     determined by the Secretary, not to exceed an amount 
     equivalent to 12 of the monthly mortgage payments and any 
     costs related to the default that are approved by the 
     Secretary; and
       ``(2) the mortgagor shall agree to repay the amount of the 
     insurance claim to the Secretary upon terms and conditions 
     acceptable to the Secretary

     The Secretary may pay the mortgagee, from the appropriate 
     insurance fund, in connection with any activities that the 
     mortgagee is required to undertake concerning repayment by 
     the mortgagor of the amount owed to the Secretary.
       ``(b) Assignment.--
       (1) Program authority.--The Secretary may establish a 
     program for assignment to the Secretary, upon request of the 
     mortgagee, of a mortgage on a 1- to 4-family residence 
     insured under this Act.
       (2) Program requirements.--The Secretary may accept 
     assignment of a mortgage under a program under this 
     subsection only if--
       ``(A) the mortgage was in default;
       ``(B) the mortgagee has modified the mortgage to cure the 
     default and provide for mortgage payments within the 
     reasonable ability of the mortgagor to pay, at interest rates 
     not exceeding current market interest rates; and
       ``(C) the Secretary arranges for servicing of the assigned 
     mortgage by a mortgagee (which may include the assigning 
     mortgagee) through procedures that the Secretary has 
     determined to be in the best interests of the appropriate 
     insurance fund.
       ``(3) Payment of insurance benefits.--Upon accepting 
     assignment of a mortgage under a program established under 
     this subsection, the Secretary may pay insurance benefits to 
     the mortgagee from the appropriate insurance fund, in an 
     amount that the Secretary determines to be appropriate, not 
     to exceed the amount necessary to compensate the mortgagee 
     for the assignment and any losses and expenses resulting from 
     the mortgage modification.
       ``(c) Prohibition of Judicial Review.--No decision by the 
     Secretary to exercise or forego exercising any authority 
     under this section shall be subject to judicial review.''.
       (c) Savings Provision.--Any mortgage for which the 
     mortgagor has applied to the Secretary, before the date of 
     enactment of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing 
     and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1996, for assignment pursuant to 
     subsection (b) of this section as in effect before such date 
     of enactment shall continue to be governed by the provisions 
     of such section, as in effect immediately before such date of 
     enactment.
       (d) Applicability of Other Laws.--No provision of this Act, 
     or any other law, shall be construed to require the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development to provide an alternative to 
     foreclosure for mortgagees with mortgages on 1- to 4-family 
     residences insured by the Secretary under the National 
     Housing Act, or to accept assignments of such mortgages.
       (e) Applicability of Amendments. --Except as provided in 
     subsection (d), the amendments made by subsections (a) and 
     (b) shall apply with respect to mortgages originated before 
     fiscal year 1996.
       (f) Regulations.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall issue interim regulations to implement this 
     section and amendments made by this section.
       (g) Effectiveness and Applicability.--If this Act is 
     enacted after the date of enactment of the Balanced Budget 
     Act of 1995--
       (1) subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this section 
     shall not take effect; and
       (2) section 2052(c) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1995 is 
     amended by striking ``that are originated on or after October 
     1, 1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof'' ``to mortgages 
     originated before, during, and after fiscal year 1996.''.

     SEC. 223D. SPENDING LIMITATIONS.

       (a) None of the funds in this Act may be used by the 
     Secretary to impose any sanction, or penalty because of the 
     enactment of any State or local law or regulation declaring 
     English as the official language.
       (b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
     shall be used for lobbying activities as prohibited by law.

     SEC. 223E. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   JUSTICE.

       All functions, activities and responsibilities of the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development relating to title 
     VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair 
     Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and the Fair Housing Act, 
     including any rights guaranteed under the Fair Housing Act 
     (including any functions re

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     lating to the Fair Housing initiatives program under section 
     561 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987), 
     are hereby transferred to the Attorney General of the United 
     States effective April 1, 1997: Provided, That none of the 
     aforementioned authority or responsibility for enforcement of 
     the Fair Housing Act shall be transferred to the Attorney 
     General until adequate personnel and resources allocated to 
     such activity at the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development are transferred to the Department of Justice.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 65:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 65, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:


                         science and technology

       For science and technology, including research and 
     development activities, which shall include research and 
     development activities under the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as 
     amended; necessary expenses for personnel and related costs 
     and travel-expenses, including uniforms, or allowances 
     therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not 
     to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS-18; 
     procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; other 
     operating expenses in support of research and development; 
     construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation and 
     renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; 
     $525,000,000, which shall remain available until September 
     30, 1997.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 66:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 66, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:


                 environmental programs and management

       For environmental programs and management, including 
     necessary expenses for personnel and related costs and travel 
     expenses, including uniforms, or allowances therefore, as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not to exceed the 
     per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS-18; hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles; hire, maintenance, and operation of 
     aircraft; purchase of reprints; library memberships in 
     societies or associations which issue publications to members 
     only or at a price to members lower than to subscribers who 
     are not members; construction, alteration, repair, 
     rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to exceed 
     $75,000 per project; and not to exceed $6,000 for official 
     reception and representation expenses; $1,550,300,000, which 
     shall remain available until September 30, 1997: Provided, 
     That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, for this 
     fiscal year and hereafter, an industrial discharger that is a 
     pharmaceutical manufacturing facility and discharged to the 
     Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant (an advanced wastewater 
     treatment plant with activated carbon) prior to the date of 
     enactment of this Act may be exempted from categorical 
     pretreatment standards under section 307(b) of the Federal 
     Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, if the following 
     conditions are met: (1) the owner or operator of the 
     Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant applies to the State of 
     Michigan for an exemption for such industrial discharger, (2) 
     the State or Administrator, as applicable, approves such 
     exemption request based upon a determination that the 
     Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant will provide treatment and 
     pollution removal equivalent to or better than that which 
     would be required through a combination of pretreatment by 
     such industrial discharger and treatment by the Kalamazoo 
     Water Reclamation Plant in the absence of the exemption, and 
     (3) compliance with paragraph (2) is addressed by the 
     provisions and conditions of a permit issued to the Kalamazoo 
     Water Reclamation Plant under section 402 of such Act, and 
     there exists an operative financial contract between the City 
     of Kalamazoo and the industrial user and an approved local 
     pretreatment program, including a joint monitoring program 
     and local controls to prevent against interference and pass 
     through.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 68:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 68, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $28,500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 70:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 70, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: consisting of $913,400,000 as authorized 
     by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and 
     Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended by Public Law 
     101-508, and $250,000,000 as a payment from general revenues 
     to the Hazardous Substance Superfund as authorized by section 
     517(b) of SARA, as amended by Public Law 101-508
       On page 61, line 1, of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 2099, 
     delete ``$1,003,400,000'' and insert ``$1,163,400,000''; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 71:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 71, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $11,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 72:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 72, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $59,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 74:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 74, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: : 
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available under 
     this heading may be used by the Environmental Protection 
     Agency to propose for listing or to list any additional 
     facilities on the National Priorities List established by 
     section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended (42 
     U.S.C. 9605), unless the Administrator receives a written 
     request to propose for listing or to list a facility from the 
     Governor of the State in which the facility is located, or 
     unless legislation to reauthorize CERCLA is enacted; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 76:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 76, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $7,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 77:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 77, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 80:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 80, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:


                   State and Tribal Assistance Grants

       For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, 
     including capitalization grants for state revolving funds and 
     performance partnership grants, $2,323,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which $1,400,000,000 shall be 
     for making capitalization grants for State revolving funds to 
     support water infrastructure financing; $100,000,000 for 
     architectural, engineering, design, construction and related 
     activities in connection with the construction of high 
     priority water and wastewater facilities in the area of the 
     United States-Mexico Border, after consultation with the 
     appropriate border commission; $50,000,000 for grants to the 
     State of Texas, which shall be matched by an equal amount of 
     State funds from State resources, for the purpose of 
     improving wastewater treatment for colonias; $15,000,000 for 
     grants to the State of Alaska, subject to an appropriate cost 
     share as determined by the Administrator, to address 
     wastewater infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native 
     villages; and $100,000,000 for making grants for the 
     construction of wastewater treatment facilities and the 
     development of groundwater in accordance with the terms and 
     conditions specified for such grants in the conference report 
     to accompany this Act (H.R. 2099): Provided, That beginning 
     in fiscal year 1996 and each fiscal year thereafter, and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator 
     is authorized to make grants annually from funds appropriated 
     under this heading, subject to such terms and conditions as 
     the Administrator shall establish, to any State or federally 
     recognized Indian tribe for multimedia or single media 
     pollution prevention, control and abatement and related 
     environmental activities at the request of the Governor or 
     other appropriate State official or the tribe: Provided 
     further, That from funds appropriated under this heading, the 
     Administrator may make grants to federally recognized Indian 
     governments for the development of multimedia environmental 
     programs: Provided further, That of the $1,400,000,000 for 
     capitalization grants for State revolving funds to support 
     water infrastructure financing, $275,000,000 shall be for 
     drinking water State revolving funds, but if no drinking 
     water State revolving fund legislation is enacted by June 1, 
     1996, these funds shall immediately be available for making 
     capitalization grants under title VI of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act, as amended: Provided further, That of 
     the funds made available in Public Law 103-327 and in Public 
     Law 103-124 for capitalization grants for State revolving 
     funds to support water infrastructure financing, $225,000,000 
     shall be made available for capitalization grants for State 
     revolving funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act, as amended, if no drinking water State revolving 
     fund legislation is enacted by June 1, 1996: Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available under this heading 
     for capitalization grants for State Revolving Funds under 
     title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as 
     amended, $50,000,000 shall be for wastewater treatment in 
     impoverished communities pursuant to section 102(d) of H.R. 
     961 as approved by the United States House of Representatives 
     on May 16, 1995: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated in the Construction Grants and Water 
     Infrastructure/State Revolving Funds accounts since the 
     appropriation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992, 
     and hereafter, for making grants for wastewater treatment 
     works construction projects, portions may be provided by the 
     recipients to States for managing construction grant 
     activities, on condition that the States agree to reimburse 
     the recipients

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     from State funding sources: Provided further, That the funds 
     made available in Public Law 103-327 for a grant to the City 
     of Mt. Arlington, New Jersey, in accordance with House Report 
     103-715, shall be available for a grant to that city for 
     water and sewer improvements.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 81:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 81, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     Administrative Provisions; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 83:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 83, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 301. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     used within the Environmental Protection Agency for any final 
     action by the Administrator or her delegate for signing and 
     publishing for promulgation of a rule concerning any new 
     standard for radon in drinking water. ; and the Senate agree 
     to the same.
       Amendment numbered 94:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 94, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended as 
     follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in the matter restored, insert: 
     $222,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 102:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 102, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $5,456,600,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 104:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 104, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $5,845,900,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 105:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 105, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $2,502,200,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 109:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 109, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Upon the determination by the Administrator that such 
     action is necessary, the Administrator may, with the approval 
     of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to 
     exceed $50,000,000 of funds made available in this Act to the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration between such 
     appropriations or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with 
     and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same 
     time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: 
     Provided, That such authority to transfer may not be used 
     unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen 
     requirements, than those for which originally appropriated: 
     Provided further: That the Administrator of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration shall notify the 
     Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this 
     authority. ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 110:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 110, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $2,274,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 114:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 114, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:
       Sec. 519. In fiscal year 1996, the Director of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency shall sell the disaster housing 
     inventory of mobile homes and trailers, and the proceeds 
     thereof shall be deposited in the Treasury. ; and the Senate 
     agree to the same.
       The committee of conference report in disagreement 
     amendment numbered 63.
                                Managers on the Part of the House.
     Jerry Lewis,
     Tom DeLay,
     Barbara F. Vucanovich,
     James T. Walsh,
     David L. Hobson,
     Joe Knollenberg,
     Rodney P. Frelinghuysen,
     Mark W. Neumann,
     Bob Livingston,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.
     Christopher S. Bond,
     Conrad Burns,
     Ted Stevens,
     Richard C. Shelby,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Mark O. Hatfield,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Patrick J. Leahy,
     J. Bennett Johnston,
     J. Robert Kerrey,
     Robert C. Byrd,
  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the conference report on H.R. 2099 to the 
committee of conference with instructions for the managers on the part 
of the House to insist on the House position on Senate amendment 
numbered 4.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken 
by electronic device.

Yeas

216

When there appeared

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Nays

208

para.153.11                  [Roll No. 829]

                                YEAS--216

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Burr
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--208

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hobson

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     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--8

     Fattah
     Flake
     Hefner
     Roth
     Seastrand
     Towns
     Tucker
     Volkmer
  So the motion to recommit the conference report with instructions was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.153.12  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1788

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-370) the resolution (H. Res. 284) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 1788) to reform the statutes relating to 
Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.153.13  public works projects

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:

                                       Committee on Transportation


                                           and Infrastructure,

                                Washington, DC, November 16, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, House of Representatives, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Newt: Pursuant to the provisions of the Public 
     Buildings Act of 1959, I am transmitting herewith the 
     resolutions approved today by the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
           Sincerely,
                                            Bud Shuster, Chairman.

  The communication, together with the accompanying papers, was referred 
to the Committee on Appropriations.

para.153.14  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. HEFNER, for today;
  To Mr. TOWNS, before 2 p.m. today; and
  To Mr. COSTELLO, for today after 8 p.m. and November 30.
  And then,

para.153.15  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HILLIARD, at 6 o'clock and 55 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.153.16  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. QUILLEN: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 284. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1788) to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize 
     appropriations for Amtrak, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 
     104-370). Referred to the House Calendar. 

para.153.17  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Hastert, 
             Mr. Archer, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Collins 
             of Georgia, Mr. Portman, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Christensen, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Crane, Mr. Thomas, 
             Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mr. Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
             Ramstad, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Nussle, Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington, Mr. Ensign, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McIntosh, 
             Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. McDade, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Bunn 
             of Oregon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. LaTourette, 
             Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Lewis 
             of Kentucky, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Gunderson, 
             Mr. Blute, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
             Heineman, Mr. Coble, Mr. Foley, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
             Boehner, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
             Bereuter, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Bass, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
             Largent, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Lucas, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Miller of 
             Florida, Mr. Fox, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Clinger, Mr. 
             Greenwood, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Stump, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Frisa, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
             Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
             Salmon, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Dornan, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
             Shays, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Clement):
       H.R. 2684. A bill to amend title II of the Social Security 
     Act to provide for increases in the amounts of allowable 
     earnings under the Social Security earnings limit for 
     individuals who have attained retirement age, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis):
       H.R. 2685. A bill to repeal the Medicare and Medicaid 
     coverage data bank; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Shays, 
             Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
             Brown of Ohio, and Ms. Kaptur):
       H.R. 2686. A bill to provide for additional lobbying reform 
     measures; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Coble, 
             Mr. Heineman, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, and Ms. 
             Lofgren):
       H.R. 2687. A bill to amend the anti-car theft provisions of 
     title 49, United States Code to increase the utility of motor 
     vehicle title information to State and Federal law 
     enforcement officials and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Lewis of 
             Georgia and Mr. Lipinski):
       H.R. 2688. A bill to amend chapter 87 of title 5, United 
     States Code, to provide that the reduction in additional 
     optional life insurance for Federal retirees shall not apply 
     if the beneficiary is permanently disabled; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. POSHARD:
       H.R. 2689. A bill to designate the U.S. Courthouse located 
     at 301 West Main Street in Benton, IL, as the ``James L. 
     Foreman United States Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 2690. A bill to establish limitation with respect to 
     the disclosure and use of genetic information, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to 
     the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight, and 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 2691. A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     prohibit discrimination regarding exposure to hazardous 
     substances; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. CANADY:
       H. Con. Res. 116. Concurrent resolution directing the 
     Secretary of the Senate to make technical corrections in the 
     enrollment of S. 1060; considered and agreed to.
           By Mr. HILLIARD:
       H. Res. 285. Resolution to recognize and celebrate the 40th 
     anniversary of the Montgomery bus boycott; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Hinchey, 
             Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Miller of California, 
             Ms. Norton, Mr. Shays, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Wyden):
       H. Res. 286. Resolution to limit the access of lobbyists to 
     the Hall of the House; to the Committee on Rules.

para.153.18  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       178. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of

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     Michigan, relative to establishing a sister-state 
     relationship with the Province of Taiwan of the Republic of 
     China; to the Committee on International Relations.
       179. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to requesting the Congress to amend the 
     Alaska National Interest Lands Conservation Act to clarify 
     that the term ``public lands'' means only Federal land and 
     water and that any extension of Federal jurisdiction onto 
     adjacent land and water is expressly prohibited; to the 
     Committee on Resources. 

para.153.19  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 26: Mr. Torricelli.
       H.R. 104: Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Tate, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frazer, Mr. LaHood, 
     Mr. Tiahrt, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. 
     Dooley, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Wise, and Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 572: Mr. Torricelli.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 852: Mr. Porter.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Baesler.
       H.R. 1073: Mrs. Lincoln and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1074: Mrs. Lincoln and Mr. Gonzalez.
       H.R. 1152: Mr. Coleman.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Leach, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Olver, 
     Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1305: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Ms. 
     McKinney.
       H.R. 1448: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Filner and Mr. Durbin.
       H.R. 1656: Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Scott, Mr. Yates, Ms. Kaptur, 
     Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Lipinski, and Mrs. Mink of Hawaii.
       H.R. 1701: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 1733: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 1818: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1834: Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Oxley, and Mr. Spence.
       H.R. 1876: Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 1883: Mr. Kingston.
       H.R. 1893: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 1968: Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 1985: Mr. Martini, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2144: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 2205: Mr. Pomeroy.
       H.R. 2240: Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2264: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 2531: Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Horn, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
     Martinez, Mr. Dornan, and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2551: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Cramer, 
     Mr. Dellums, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Scott, Mr. McDermott, and Mr. 
     Berman.
       H.R. 2557: Mr. Weller, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. 
     Minge, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
     Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 2566: Mr. Davis.
       H.R. 2602: Mr. Mica, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 2622: Mr. Durbin.
       H.R. 2664: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, Mr. Kim, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
     Brown of California, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Barr, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
     Stockman, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Frazer, Mr. 
     Skelton, Mr. Cox, Mr. Parker, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
     Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 2671: Mr. Cramer, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. 
     Kennelly, Ms. McCarthy, Ms. Furse, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Doyle, 
     Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Coburn.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Bateman.

para.153.20  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       48. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the city council of 
     the city of Compton, CA, relative to urging the President and 
     the Congress of the United States to abandon strict 
     partisanship and conduct serious negotiations on the Federal 
     budget; to the Committee on the Budget.


.
                    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1995 (154)

para.154.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                November 30, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Paul E. Gillmor to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.154.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, November 29, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.154.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1726. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting a draft of proposed legislation entitled ``Rural 
     Performance Partnership Initiative Act of 1995''; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture.
       1727. A letter from the Assistant Secretary (Legislative 
     Affairs and Public Liaison), Department of the Treasury, 
     transmitting notification of a 1-week extension for the 
     monthly report thats to be made pursuant to the Mexican Debt 
     Disclosure Act of 1995, pursuant to Public Law 104-6, section 
     404(a) (109 Stat. 90); to the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.
       1728. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Deposit Insurance 
     Corporation, transmitting the first annual report of 
     compliance by FDIC-supervised institutions, pursuant to 
     Public Law 103-325, section 529(a) (108 Stat. 2266); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1729. A letter from the Deputy and Acting CEO, Resolution 
     Trust Corporation, transmitting the corporation's semiannual 
     comprehensive litigation report and the corporations 
     semiannual progress report on professional conduct 
     investigations, pursuant to Public Law 103-204, section 3(a) 
     (107 Stat. 2374); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1730. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting final regulations--student assistance general 
     provisions regulations--Equity in Athletics Disclosure Act 
     [EADA], pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1); to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       1731. A letter from the Secretary of Commerce, transmitting 
     notification that the Department intends to expand foreign 
     policy export controls on specifically designed implements of 
     torture, pursuant to 50 U.S.C. app. 2405(f); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       1732. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Egypt for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 96-17), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1733. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB estimate of the amount of change in 
     outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal year 
     through fiscal year 2000 resulting from passage of H.R. 1103, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 
     1388-582); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1734. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB estimate of the amount of change in 
     outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal year 
     through fiscal year 2000 resulting from passage of H.R. 2394, 
     pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 
     1388-582); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1735. A letter from the Comptroller General, General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting the list of all report issued 
     or released in October 1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 719(h); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1736. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Maritime 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the inspector general for the period April 1, 1995, 
     through September 30, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1737. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Reserve System, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     inspector general for the period April 1, 1995, through 
     September 30, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1738. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of 
     discretionary new budget authority and outlays for the 
     current year, if any, and the budget year provided by H.R. 
     1905 and H.R. 2002, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 
     13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-578); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1739. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of 
     discretionary new budget authority and outlays for the 
     current year, if any, and the budget year provided by H.R. 
     2020 and H.R. 2492, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 
     13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-578); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1740. A letter from the Staff Director, U.S. Commission on 
     Civil Rights, transmitting the Commission's annual report in 
     compliance with the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1741. A letter from the Clerk, U.S. House of 
     Representatives, transmitting the quarterly report of 
     receipts and expenditures of appropriations and other funds 
     for the period July 1, 1995, through September 30, 1995, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 104a (H. Doc. No. 104-139); to the 
     Committee on House Oversight and ordered to be printed.
       1742. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the 13th annual report of accomplishments under 
     the Airport Improvement Program for the fiscal year 1994, 
     pursuant to 49 U.S.C. app. 2203 (b)(2), to

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     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.154.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 2519. An Act to facilitate contributions to charitable 
     organizations by codifying certain exemptions from the 
     Federal securities laws, and for other purposes; and
       H.R. 2525. An Act to modify the operation of the antitrust 
     laws, and of State laws similar to the antitrust laws, with 
     respect to charitable gift annuities.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with an 
amendment in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of 
the House of the following title:

       H.R. 2539. An Act to abolish the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission, to amend subtitle IV of title 49, United States 
     Code, to reform economic regulation of transportation, and 
     for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the 
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1341. An Act to provide for the transfer of certain 
     lands to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and 
     the city of Scottsdale, Arizona, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 956) ``An Act to establish legal standards and 
procedures for product liability litigation, and for other purposes'', 
disagreed to by the House and agrees to the conference asked by the 
House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints 
Mr. Pressler, Mr. Gorton, Mr. Lott, Mr. Stevens, Ms. Snowe, Mr. 
Ashcroft, Mr. Hollings, Mr. Inouye, Mr. Ford, Mr. Exon, and Mr. 
Rockefeller to be the conferees on the part of the Senate. 

para.154.5  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. FUNDERBURK, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule today: the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on 
House Oversight, the Committee on International Relations, the Committee 
on National Security, the Committee on Resources, the Committee on 
Science, and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.154.6  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1788

  Mr. QUILLEN, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 284):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1788) to reform the statutes relating to 
     Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for Amtrak, and for other 
     purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be dispensed 
     with. All points of order against consideration of the bill 
     are waived. General debate shall be confined to the bill and 
     shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled by 
     the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure. After general debate the 
     bill shall be considered for amendment under the five-minute 
     rule. It shall be in order to consider as an original bill 
     for the purpose of amendment under the five-minute rule the 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute recommended by the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure now printed in 
     the bill, modified by the amendment printed in part 1 of the 
     report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution. The committee amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute, as modified, shall be considered by title rather 
     than by section. The first section and each title shall be 
     considered as read. All points of order against the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute, as modified, are 
     waived. Before consideration of any other amendment, it shall 
     be in order without intervention of any point of order to 
     consider the amendment printed in part 2 of the report of the 
     Committee on Rules. That amendment may be offered only by the 
     chairman of the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure or his designee, shall be considered as read, 
     may amend portions of the bill not yet read for amendment, 
     shall be debatable for ten minutes equally divided and 
     controlled by the proponent and an opponent, shall not be 
     subject to amendment, and shall not be subject to a demand 
     for division of the question in the House or in the Committee 
     of the Whole. If that amendment is adopted, the bill, as 
     amended, shall be considered as the original bill for the 
     purpose of further amendment. During further consideration of 
     the bill for amendment, the Chairman of the Committee of the 
     Whole may accord priority in recognition on the basis of 
     whether the Member offering an amendment has caused it to be 
     printed in the portion of the Congressional Record designated 
     for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. Amendments so 
     printed shall be considered as read. At the conclusion of 
     consideration of the bill for amendment the Committee shall 
     rise and report the bill to the House with such amendments as 
     may have been adopted. Any Member may demand a separate vote 
     in the House on any amendment adopted in the Committee of the 
     Whole to the bill or to the amendment in the nature of a 
     substitute made in order as original text. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. QUILLEN, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.154.7  amtrak authorizations

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, pursuant to House Resolution 284 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1788) to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize 
appropriations for Amtrak, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GILLMOR, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. ALLARD as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,

para.154.8  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mrs. COLLINS of 
Illinois:

       In Section 401, strike lines 9 through 12 on page 18.

It was decided in the

Yeas

164

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

239

para.154.9                   [Roll No. 830]

                                AYES--164

     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehrlich
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hoyer
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--239

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)

[[Page 2596]]


     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--29

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Borski
     Chapman
     Costello
     Crane
     Ewing
     Hastert
     Herger
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Johnston
     Kennelly
     King
     Laughlin
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     McNulty
     Moran
     Rose
     Stupak
     Tauzin
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     Walsh
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,

para.154.10  recorded vote

  A recorded vote by electronic device was ordered in the Committee of 
the Whole on the following amendment submitted by Mr. NADLER:

       Page 11, after line 11, insert the following new section:

     SEC. 209. TRACKAGE RIGHTS FOR FREIGHT TRANSPORTATION.

       Section 24904 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``rail freight or'' in paragraph (6);
       (B) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (7);
       (C) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (8) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) consistent with safety and with priority for 
     intercity and commuter rail passenger transportation, make 
     agreements for rail freight transportation over rights-of-way 
     and facilities acquired under the Regional Rail 
     Reorganization Act of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 701 et seq.) and the 
     Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 
     U.S.C. 801 et seq.), notwithstanding and provision of law or 
     contractual provision restricting the ability of Amtrak to 
     enter into such an agreement.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c) (1) and (3), by inserting ``or (9)'' 
     after ``subsection (a)(6)''.

It was decided in the

Yeas

161

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

249

para.154.11                  [Roll No. 831]

                                AYES--161

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Forbes
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Graham
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilliard
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Martinez
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Parker
     Pastor
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Yates

                                NOES--249

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Fattah
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Ackerman
     Borski
     Chapman
     Costello
     Dicks
     Ewing
     Hastert
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Kennelly
     King
     Laughlin
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     McNulty
     Moran
     Stupak
     Torkildsen
     Tucker
     Walsh
     Wilson
  So the amendment was not agreed to.
  After some further time,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. ALLARD, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 284, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:

[[Page 2597]]

           Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Amtrak Reform and 
     Privatization Act of 1995''.
                      TITLE I--PROCUREMENT REFORMS

     SEC. 101. CONTRACTING OUT.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 24312(b) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Contracting Out.--(1) When Amtrak contracts out work 
     normally performed by an employee in a bargaining unit 
     covered by a contract between a labor organization and 
     Amtrak, Amtrak is encouraged to use other rail carriers for 
     performing such work.
       ``(2)(A) Amtrak may not enter into a contract for the 
     operation of trains with any entity other than a State or 
     State authority.
       ``(B) If Amtrak enters into a contract as described in 
     subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) such contract shall not relieve Amtrak of any 
     obligation in connection with the use of facilities of 
     another entity for the operation covered by such contract; 
     and
       ``(ii) such operation shall be subject to any operating or 
     safety restrictions and conditions required by the agreement 
     providing for the use of such facilities.
       ``(C) This paragraph shall not restrict Amtrak's authority 
     to enter into contracts for access to or use of tracks or 
     facilities for the operation of trains.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) shall take effect 254 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 102. CONTRACTING PRACTICES.

       (a) Below-Cost Competition.--Section 24305(b) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Below-Cost Competition.--(1) Amtrak shall not submit 
     any bid for the performance of services under a contract for 
     an amount less than the cost to Amtrak of performing such 
     services, with respect to any activity other than the 
     provision of intercity rail passenger transportation, 
     commuter rail passenger transportation, or mail or express 
     transportation. For purposes of this subsection, the cost to 
     Amtrak of performing services shall be determined using 
     generally accepted accounting principles for contracting.
       ``(2) Any aggrieved individual may commence a civil action 
     for violation of paragraph (1). The United States district 
     courts shall have jurisdiction, without regard to the amount 
     in controversy or the citizenship of the parties, to enforce 
     paragraph (1). The court, in issuing any final order in any 
     action brought pursuant to this paragraph, may award bid 
     preparation costs, anticipated profits, and litigation costs, 
     including reasonable attorney and expert witness fees, to any 
     prevailing or substantially prevailing party. The court may, 
     if a temporary restraining order or preliminary injunction is 
     sought, require the filing of a bond or equivalent security 
     in accordance with the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
       ``(3) This subsection shall cease to be effective on the 
     expiration of a fiscal year during which no Federal operating 
     assistance is provided to Amtrak.''.
       (b) Through Service in Conjunction With Intercity Bus 
     Operations.--(1) Section 24305(a) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) Except as provided in subsection (d)(2), Amtrak 
     may enter into a contract with a motor carrier of passengers 
     for the intercity transportation of passengers by motor 
     carrier over regular routes only--
       ``(i) if the motor carrier is not a public recipient of 
     governmental assistance, as such term is defined in section 
     10922(d)(1)(F)(i) of this title, other than a recipient of 
     funds under section 18 of the Federal Transit Act;
       ``(ii) for passengers who have had prior movement by rail 
     or will have subsequent movement by rail; and
       ``(iii) if the buses, when used in the provision of such 
     transportation, are used exclusively for the transportation 
     of passengers described in clause (ii).
       ``(B) Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to transportation 
     funded predominantly by a State or local government, or to 
     ticket selling agreements.''.
       (2) Section 24305(d) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Congress encourages Amtrak and motor common carriers 
     of passengers to use the authority conferred in section 
     11342(a) of this title for the purpose of providing improved 
     service to the public and economy of operation.''.

     SEC. 103. FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT.

       Section 24301(e) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Section 552 of title 5, this part,'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``This part''.

     SEC. 104. TRACK WORK.

       (a) Outreach Program.--Amtrak shall, within one year after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, establish an outreach 
     program through which it will work with track work 
     manufacturers in the United States to increase the likelihood 
     that such manufacturers will be able to meet Amtrak's 
     specifications for track work. The program shall include 
     engineering assistance for the manufacturers and dialogue 
     between Amtrak and the manufacturers to identify how Amtrak's 
     specifications can be met by the capabilities of the 
     manufacturers.
       (b) Annual Report.--Amtrak shall report to the Congress 
     within 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act on 
     progress made under subsection (a), including a statement of 
     the percentage of Amtrak's track work contracts that are 
     awarded to manufacturers in the United States.
                     TITLE II--OPERATIONAL REFORMS

     SEC. 201. BASIC SYSTEM.

       (a) Operation of Basic System.--Section 24701 of title 49, 
     United States Code, and the item relating thereto in the 
     table of sections of chapter 247 of such title, are repealed.
       (b) Improving Rail Passenger Transportation.--Section 24702 
     of title 49, United States Code, and the item relating 
     thereto in the table of sections of chapter 247 of such 
     title, are repealed.
       (c) Discontinuance.--Section 24706 of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking ``90 days'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``180 days'';
       (B) by striking ``a discontinuance under section 24704 or 
     24707(a) or (b) of this title'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``discontinuing service over a route''; and
       (C) by inserting ``or assume'' after ``agree to share'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``section 24704 or 
     24707(a) or (b) of this title'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``paragraph (1)''; and
       (3) by striking subsection (b).
       (d) Cost and Performance Review.--Section 24707 of title 
     49, United States Code, and the item relating thereto in the 
     table of sections of chapter 247 of such title, are repealed.
       (e) Special Commuter Transportation.--Section 24708 of 
     title 49, United States Code, and the item relating thereto 
     in the table of sections of chapter 247 of such title, are 
     repealed.
       (f) Conforming Amendment.--Section 24312(a)(1) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``, 24701(a),''.

     SEC. 202. MAIL, EXPRESS, AND AUTO-FERRY TRANSPORTATION.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 24306 of title 49, United States Code, 
     and the item relating thereto in the table of sections of 
     chapter 243 of such title, are repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 24301 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(o) Nonapplication of Certain Other Laws.--State and 
     local laws and regulations that impair the provision of mail, 
     express, and auto-ferry transportation do not apply to Amtrak 
     or a rail carrier providing mail, express, or auto-ferry 
     transportation.''.

     SEC. 203. ROUTE AND SERVICE CRITERIA.

       Section 24703 of title 49, United States Code, and the item 
     relating thereto in the table of sections of chapter 247 of 
     such title, are repealed.

     SEC. 204. ADDITIONAL QUALIFYING ROUTES.

       Section 24705 of title 49, United States Code, and the item 
     relating thereto in the table of sections of chapter 247 of 
     such title, are repealed.

     SEC. 205. TRANSPORTATION REQUESTED BY STATES, AUTHORITIES, 
                   AND OTHER PERSONS.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 24704 of title 49, United States Code, 
     and the item relating thereto in the table of sections of 
     chapter 247 of such title, are repealed.
       (b) Existing Agreements.--Amtrak shall not, after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, be required to provide 
     transportation services pursuant to an agreement entered into 
     before such date of enactment under the section repealed by 
     subsection (a) of this section.
       (c) State, Regional, and Local Cooperation.--Section 
     24101(c)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     inserting ``, separately or in combination,'' after ``and the 
     private sector''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 24312(a)(1) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking ``or 
     24704(b)(2)''.

     SEC. 206. AMTRAK COMMUTER.

       (a) Repeal of Chapter 245.--Chapter 245 of title 49, United 
     States Code, and the item relating thereto in the table of 
     chapters of subtitle V of such title, are repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 24301(f) of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(f) Tax Exemption for Certain Commuter Authorities.--A 
     commuter authority that was eligible to make a contract with 
     Amtrak Commuter to provide commuter rail passenger 
     transportation but which decided to provide its own rail 
     passenger transportation beginning January 1, 1983, is 
     exempt, effective October 1, 1981, from paying a tax or fee 
     to the same extent Amtrak is exempt.''.
       (2) Subsection (a) of this section shall not affect any 
     trackage rights held by Amtrak or the Consolidated Rail 
     Corporation.

     SEC. 207. COMMUTER COST SHARING ON THE NORTHEAST CORRIDOR.

       (a) Determination of Compensation.--Section 24904 of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b);
       (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b);
       (3) in subsection (b), as so redesignated by paragraph (2) 
     of this subsection--
       (A) by striking ``Transportation Over Certain Rights of Way 
     and Facilities'' in the subsection head and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Freight Transportation'';
       (B) by inserting ``relating to rail freight 
     transportation'' after ``subsection (a)(6) of this section'' 
     in paragraph (1); and
       (C) by inserting ``to an agreement described in paragraph 
     (1)'' after ``If the parties'' in paragraph (2); and

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       (4) by inserting after subsection (b), as so redesignated 
     by paragraph (2) of this subsection, the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Binding Arbitration for Commuter Disputes.--(1) If 
     the parties to an agreement described in subsection (a)(6) 
     relating to commuter rail passenger transportation cannot 
     agree to the terms of such agreement, such parties shall 
     submit the issues in dispute to binding arbitration.
       ``(2) The parties to a dispute described in paragraph (1) 
     may agree to use the Interstate Commerce Commission to 
     arbitrate such dispute, and if requested the Interstate 
     Commerce Commission shall perform such function.''.
       (b) Privatization.--Section 24101(d) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Minimizing Government Subsidies.--To carry out this 
     part, Amtrak is encouraged to make agreements with the 
     private sector and undertake initiatives that are consistent 
     with good business judgment, that produce income to minimize 
     Government subsidies, and that promote the potential 
     privatization of Amtrak's operations.''.

     SEC. 208. ACCESS TO RECORDS AND ACCOUNTS.

       Section 24315 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e), by inserting ``financial or'' after 
     ``Comptroller General may conduct''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Access to Records and Accounts.--A State shall have 
     access to Amtrak's records, accounts, and other necessary 
     documents used to determine the amount of any payment to 
     Amtrak required of the State.''.
                TITLE III--COLLECTIVE BARGAINING REFORMS

     SEC. 301. RAILWAY LABOR ACT PROCEDURES.

       (a) Notices.--(1) Notwithstanding any arrangement in effect 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act, notices under 
     section 6 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 156) with 
     respect to all issues relating to--
       (A) employee protective arrangements and severance 
     benefits, including all provisions of Appendix C-2 to the 
     National Railroad Passenger Corporation Agreement, signed 
     July 5, 1973; and
       (B) contracting out by Amtrak of work normally performed by 
     an employee in a bargaining unit covered by a contract 
     between Amtrak and a labor organization representing Amtrak 
     employees,
     applicable to employees of Amtrak shall be deemed served and 
     effective on the date which is 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act. Amtrak, and each affected labor 
     organization representing Amtrak employees, shall promptly 
     supply specific information and proposals with respect to 
     each such notice. This subsection shall not apply to issues 
     relating to provisions defining the scope or classification 
     of work performed by an Amtrak employee.
       (2) In the case of provisions of a collective bargaining 
     agreement with respect to which a moratorium is in effect 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, paragraph 
     (1) shall take effect on the expiration of such moratorium. 
     For purposes of the application of paragraph (1) to such 
     provisions, notices shall be deemed served and effective on 
     the date of such expiration.
       (b) National Mediation Board Efforts.--Except as provided 
     in subsection (c), the National Mediation Board shall 
     complete all efforts, with respect to each dispute described 
     in subsection (a), under section 5 of the Railway Labor Act 
     (45 U.S.C. 155) not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Railway Labor Act Arbitration.--The parties to any 
     dispute described in subsection (a) may agree to submit the 
     dispute to arbitration under section 7 of the Railway Labor 
     Act (45 U.S.C. 157), and any award resulting therefrom shall 
     be retroactive to the date which is 180 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Dispute Resolution.--(1) With respect to any dispute 
     described in subsection (a) which--
       (A) is unresolved as of the date which is 180 days after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (B) is not submitted to arbitration as described in 
     subsection (c),
     Amtrak and the labor organization parties to such dispute 
     shall, within 187 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, each select an individual from the entire roster of 
     arbitrators maintained by the National Mediation Board. 
     Within 194 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     the individuals selected under the preceding sentence shall 
     jointly select an individual from such roster to make 
     recommendations with respect to such dispute under this 
     subsection.
       (2) No individual shall be selected under paragraph (1) who 
     is pecuniarily or otherwise interested in any organization of 
     employees or any railroad. Nothing in this subsection shall 
     preclude an individual from being selected for more than 1 
     dispute described in subsection (a).
       (3) The compensation of individuals selected under 
     paragraph (1) shall be fixed by the National Mediation Board. 
     The second paragraph of section 10 of the Railway Labor Act 
     shall apply to the expenses of such individuals as if such 
     individuals were members of a board created under such 
     section 10.
       (4) If the parties to a dispute described in subsection (a) 
     fail to reach agreement within 224 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the individual selected under 
     paragraph (1) with respect to such dispute shall make 
     recommendations to the parties proposing contract terms to 
     resolve the dispute.
       (5) If the parties to a dispute described in subsection (a) 
     fail to reach agreement, no change shall be made by either of 
     the parties in the conditions out of which the dispute arose 
     for 30 days after recommendations are made under paragraph 
     (4).
       (6) Section 10 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 160) 
     shall not apply to a dispute described in subsection (a).

     SEC. 302. SERVICE DISCONTINUANCE.

       (a) Repeal.--(1) Section 24706(c) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is repealed.
       (2)(A) Any provision of a contract, entered into before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act between Amtrak and a labor 
     organization representing Amtrak employees, relating to--
       (i) employee protective arrangements and severance 
     benefits, including all provisions of Appendix C-2 to the 
     National Railroad Passenger Corporation Agreement, signed 
     July 5, 1973; or
       (ii) contracting out by Amtrak of work normally performed 
     by an employee in a bargaining unit covered by a contract 
     between Amtrak and a labor organization representing Amtrak 
     employees,
     applicable to employees of Amtrak is extinguished. This 
     paragraph shall not apply to provisions defining the scope or 
     classification of work performed by an Amtrak employee.
       (B) In the case of provisions of a collective bargaining 
     agreement with respect to which a moratorium is in effect 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     subparagraph (A) shall take effect 164 days after the date of 
     the expiration of such moratorium.
       (3) Section 1172(c) of title 11, United States Code, shall 
     not apply to Amtrak and its employees.
       (4) Paragraphs (1) and (2) of this subsection shall take 
     effect 254 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Intercity Passenger Service Employees.--Section 1165(a) 
     of the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981 (45 U.S.C. 1113(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``After January 1, 1983'';
       (2) by striking ``Amtrak, Amtrak Commuter, and Conrail'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Amtrak and Conrail'';
       (3) by striking ``Such agreement shall ensure'' and all 
     that follows through ``submitted to binding arbitration.''; 
     and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     agreement, or arrangement, with respect to employees in any 
     class or craft in train or engine service, Conrail shall have 
     the right to furlough one such employee for each employee in 
     train or engine service who moves from Amtrak to Conrail in 
     excess of the cumulative number of such employees who move 
     from Conrail to Amtrak. Conrail shall not be obligated to 
     fill any position governed by an agreement concerning crew 
     consist, attrition arrangements, reserve boards, or reserve 
     engine service positions, where an increase in positions is 
     the result of the return of an Amtrak employee pursuant to an 
     agreement entered into under paragraph (1). Conrail's 
     collective bargaining agreements with organizations 
     representing its train and engine service employees shall be 
     deemed to have been amended to conform to this paragraph. Any 
     dispute or controversy with respect to the interpretation, 
     application, or enforcement of this paragraph which has not 
     been resolved within 90 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this paragraph may be submitted by either party to an 
     adjustment board for a final and binding decision under 
     section 3 of the Railway Labor Act.''.
       (c) Technical Amendment.--Section 11347 of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``sections 24307(c), 
     24312, and'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section''.
                  TITLE IV--USE OF RAILROAD FACILITIES

     SEC. 401. LIABILITY LIMITATION.

       (a) Amendment.--Chapter 281 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 28103. Limitations on rail passenger transportation 
       liability

       ``(a) Limitations.--(1) Notwithstanding any other statutory 
     or common law or public policy, or the nature of the conduct 
     giving rise to damages or liability, in a claim for personal 
     injury, death, or damage to property arising from or in 
     connection with the provision of rail passenger 
     transportation, or from or in connection with any rail 
     passenger transportation operations over or rail passenger 
     transportation use of right-of-way or facilities owned, 
     leased, or maintained by any high-speed railroad authority or 
     operator, any commuter authority or operator, any rail 
     carrier, or any State--
       ``(A) punitive damages shall not exceed the greater of--
       ``(i) $250,000; or
       ``(ii) three times the amount of economic loss; and
       ``(B) noneconomic damages awarded to any claimant for each 
     accident or incident shall not exceed the claimant's economic 
     loss, if any, by more than $250,000.
       ``(2) If, in any case wherein death was caused, the law of 
     the place where the act or omission complained of occurred 
     provides, or has been construed to provide, for damages only 
     punitive in nature, the claimant may recover in a claim 
     limited by this subsection for economic and noneconomic 
     damages and punitive damages, subject to paragraph (1)(A) and 
     (B).
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection--

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       ``(A) the term `actual damages' means damages awarded to 
     pay for economic loss;
       ``(B) the term `claim' means a claim made, directly or 
     indirectly--
       ``(i) against Amtrak, any high-speed railroad authority or 
     operator, any commuter authority or operator, any rail 
     carrier, or any State; or
       ``(ii) against an officer, employee, affiliate engaged in 
     railroad operations, or agent, of Amtrak, any high-speed 
     railroad authority or operator, any commuter authority or 
     operator, any rail carrier, or any State;
       ``(C) the term `economic loss' means any pecuniary loss 
     resulting from harm, including the loss of earnings, medical 
     expense loss, replacement services loss, loss due to death, 
     burial costs, loss of business or employment opportunities, 
     and any other form of pecuniary loss allowed under applicable 
     State law or under paragraph (2) of this subsection;
       ``(D) the term `noneconomic damages' means damages other 
     than punitive damages or actual damages; and
       ``(E) the term `punitive damages' means damages awarded 
     against any person or entity to punish or deter such person 
     or entity, or others, from engaging in similar behavior in 
     the future.
       ``(b) Indemnification Obligations.--Obligations of any 
     party, however arising, including obligations arising under 
     leases or contracts or pursuant to orders of an 
     administrative agency, to indemnify against damages or 
     liability for personal injury, death, or damage to property 
     described in subsection (a), incurred after the date of the 
     enactment of the Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act of 1995, 
     shall be enforceable, notwithstanding any other statutory or 
     common law or public policy, or the nature of the conduct 
     giving rise to the damages or liability.
       ``(c) Effect on Other Laws.--This section shall not affect 
     the damages that may be recovered under the Act of April 27, 
     1908 (45 U.S.C. 51 et seq.; popularly known as the `Federal 
     Employers' Liability Act') or under any workers compensation 
     Act.
       ``(d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     `rail carrier' includes a person providing excursion, scenic, 
     or museum train service, and an owner or operator of a 
     privately owned rail passenger car.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The table of sections of chapter 
     281 of title 49, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new item:

``28103. Limitations on rail passenger transportation liability.''.
                       TITLE V--FINANCIAL REFORMS

     SEC. 501. FINANCIAL POWERS.

       (a) Capitalization.--(1) Section 24304 of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 24304. Employee stock ownership plans

       ``In issuing stock pursuant to applicable corporate law, 
     Amtrak is encouraged to include employee stock ownership 
     plans.''.
       (2) The item relating to section 24304 of title 49, United 
     States Code, in the table of sections of chapter 243 of such 
     title is amended to read as follows:

``24304. Employee stock ownership plans.''.
       (b) Redemption of Common Stock.--(1) Amtrak shall, within 2 
     months after the date of the enactment of this Act, redeem 
     all common stock previously issued, for the fair market value 
     of such stock.
       (2) Section 28103 of title 49, United States Code, shall 
     not apply to any rail carrier holding common stock of Amtrak 
     after the expiration of 2 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (3) Amtrak shall redeem any such common stock held after 
     the expiration of the 2-month period described in paragraph 
     (1), using procedures set forth in section 24311(a) and (b).
       (c) Elimination of Liquidation Preference and Voting Rights 
     of Preferred Stock.--(1)(A) Preferred stock of Amtrak held by 
     the Secretary of Transportation shall confer no liquidation 
     preference.
       (B) Subparagraph (A) shall take effect 90 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2)(A) Preferred stock of Amtrak held by the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall confer no voting rights.
       (B) Subparagraph (A) shall take effect 60 days after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (d) Note and Mortgage.--(1) Section 24907 of title 49, 
     United States Code, and the item relating thereto in the 
     table of sections of chapter 249 of such title, are repealed.
       (2) The United States hereby relinquishes all rights held 
     in connection with any note obtained or mortgage made under 
     such section 24907, or in connection with the note, security 
     agreement, and terms and conditions related thereto entered 
     into with Amtrak dated October 5, 1983.
       (3) No amount shall be includible in Amtrak's gross income 
     for Federal tax purposes as a result of the application of 
     this subsection or subsection (c).
       (e) Status and Applicable Laws.--(1) Section 24301(a)(3) of 
     title 49, United States Code, is amended by inserting ``, and 
     shall not be subject to title 31, United States Code'' after 
     ``United States Government''.
       (2) Section 9101(2) of title 31, United States Code, 
     relating to Government corporations, is amended by striking 
     subparagraph (A) and redesignating subparagraphs (B) through 
     (M) as subparagraphs (A) through (L), respectively.

     SEC. 502. DISBURSEMENT OF FEDERAL FUNDS.

       Section 24104(d) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Administration of Appropriations.--Federal operating 
     assistance funds appropriated to Amtrak shall be provided to 
     Amtrak upon appropriation when requested by Amtrak.''.

     SEC. 503. BOARD OF DIRECTORS.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 24302 of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 24302. Board of Directors

       ``(a) Emergency Reform Board.--
       ``(1) Establishment and duties.--The Emergency Reform Board 
     described in paragraph (2) shall assume the responsibilities 
     of the Board of Directors of Amtrak 60 days after the date of 
     the enactment of the Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act of 
     1995, or as soon thereafter as such Board is sufficiently 
     constituted to function as a board of directors under 
     applicable corporate law. Such Board shall adopt new bylaws, 
     including procedures for the selection of members of the 
     Board of Directors under subsection (c) which provide for 
     employee representation.
       ``(2) Membership.--(A) The Emergency Reform Board shall 
     consist of 7 members appointed by the President, by and with 
     the advice and consent of the Senate.
       ``(B) In selecting individuals for nominations for 
     appointments to the Emergency Reform Board, the President 
     should consult with--
       ``(i) the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     concerning the appointment of two members;
       ``(ii) the minority leader of the House of Representatives 
     concerning the appointment of one member;
       ``(iii) the majority leader of the Senate concerning the 
     appointment of two members; and
       ``(iv) the minority leader of the Senate concerning the 
     appointment of one member.
       ``(C) Appointments under subparagraph (A) shall be made 
     from among individuals who--
       ``(i) have technical qualification, professional standing, 
     and demonstrated expertise in the fields of intercity common 
     carrier transportation and corporate management; and
       ``(ii) are not employees of Amtrak, employees of the United 
     States, or representatives of rail labor or rail management.
       ``(b) Director General.--If the Emergency Reform Board 
     described in subsection (a)(2) is not sufficiently 
     constituted to function as a board of directors under 
     applicable corporate law before the expiration of 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of the Amtrak Reform and 
     Privatization Act of 1995, the special court established 
     under section 209(b) of the Regional Rail Reorganization Act 
     of 1973 (45 U.S.C. 719(b)) shall appoint a Director General, 
     who shall exercise all powers of the Board of Directors of 
     Amtrak until the Emergency Reform Board assumes such powers.
       ``(c) Board of Directors.--Four years after the 
     establishment of the Emergency Reform Board under subsection 
     (a), a Board of Directors shall be selected pursuant to 
     bylaws adopted by the Emergency Reform Board, and the 
     Emergency Reform Board shall be dissolved.''.
       (b) Effect on Authorizations.--If the Emergency Reform 
     Board has not assumed the responsibilities of the Board of 
     Directors of Amtrak before March 15, 1996, all provisions 
     authorizing appropriations under the amendments made by 
     section 701 of this Act for a fiscal year after fiscal year 
     1996 shall cease to be effective.

     SEC. 504. REPORTS AND AUDITS.

       Section 24315 of title 49, United States Code, as amended 
     by section 208 of this Act, is further amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a) and (c);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b), (d), (e), (f), (g), 
     and (h) as subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), (e), and (f), 
     respectively; and
       (3) in subsection (d), as so redesignated by paragraph (2) 
     of this section, by striking ``(d) or (e)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``(b) or (c)''.

     SEC. 505. OFFICERS' PAY.

       Section 24303(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``The preceding sentence shall cease to 
     be effective on the expiration of a fiscal year during which 
     no Federal operating assistance is provided to Amtrak.'' 
     after ``with comparable responsibility.''.

     SEC. 506. EXEMPTION FROM TAXES.

       Section 24301(l)(1) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``, and any passenger or other customer of 
     Amtrak or such subsidiary,'' after ``subsidiary of Amtrak'';
       (2) by striking ``or fee imposed'' and all that follows 
     through ``levied on it'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``, 
     fee, head charge, or other charge, imposed or levied by a 
     State, political subdivision, or local taxing authority, 
     directly or indirectly on Amtrak or on persons traveling in 
     intercity rail passenger transportation or on mail or express 
     transportation provided by Amtrak or a rail carrier 
     subsidiary of Amtrak, or on the carriage of such persons, 
     mail, or express, or on the sale of any such transportation, 
     or on the gross receipts derived therefrom''; and
       (3) by amending the last sentence thereof to read as 
     follows: ``In the case of a tax or fee that Amtrak was 
     required to pay as of September 10, 1982, Amtrak is not 
     exempt from such tax or fee if it was assessed before April 
     1, 1995.''.

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                        TITLE VI--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 601. TEMPORARY RAIL ADVISORY COUNCIL.

       (a) Appointment.--Within 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, a Temporary Rail Advisory Council (in 
     this section referred to as the ``Council'') shall be 
     appointed under this section.
       (b) Duties.--The Council shall--
       (1) evaluate Amtrak's performance;
       (2) prepare an analysis and critique of Amtrak's business 
     plan;
       (3) suggest strategies for further cost containment and 
     productivity improvements, including strategies with the 
     potential for further reduction in Federal operating 
     subsidies and the eventual partial or complete privatization 
     of Amtrak's operations; and
       (4) recommend appropriate methods for adoption of uniform 
     cost and accounting procedures throughout the Amtrak system, 
     based on generally accepted accounting principles.
       (c) Membership.--(1) The Council shall consist of 7 members 
     appointed as follows:
       (A) Two individuals to be appointed by the Speaker of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (B) One individual to be appointed by the minority leader 
     of the House of Representatives.
       (C) Two individuals to be appointed by the majority leader 
     of the Senate.
       (D) One individual to be appointed by the minority leader 
     of the Senate.
       (E) One individual to be appointed by the President.
       (2) Appointments under paragraph (1) shall be made from 
     among individuals who--
       (A) have technical qualification, professional standing, 
     and demonstrated expertise in the fields of transportation 
     and corporate management; and
       (B) are not employees of Amtrak, employees of the United 
     States, or representatives of rail labor or rail management.
       (3) Within 40 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, a majority of the members of the Council shall elect a 
     chairman from among such members.
       (d) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Council shall 
     serve without pay, but shall receive travel expenses, 
     including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with 
     sections 5702 and 5703 of title 5, United States Code.
       (e) Administrative Support.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall provide to the Council such 
     administrative support as the Council requires to carry out 
     this section.
       (f) Access to Information.--Amtrak shall make available to 
     the Council all information the Council requires to carry out 
     this section. The Council shall establish appropriate 
     procedures to ensure against the public disclosure of any 
     information obtained under this subsection which is a trade 
     secret or commercial or financial information that is 
     privileged or confidential.
       (g) Reports.--(1) Within 120 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Council shall transmit to the 
     Amtrak board of directors and the Congress an interim report 
     on its findings and recommendations.
       (2) Within 270 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Council shall transmit to the Amtrak board of 
     directors and the Congress a final report on its findings and 
     recommendations.
       (h) Status.--The Council shall not be subject to the 
     Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) or section 552 
     of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred to as the 
     Freedom of Information Act).

     SEC. 602. PRINCIPAL OFFICE AND PLACE OF BUSINESS.

       Section 24301(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking the first sentence;
       (2) by striking ``of the District of Columbia'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``of the State in which its 
     principal office and place of business is located''; and
       (3) by inserting ``For purposes of this subsection, the 
     term `State' includes the District of Columbia. 
     Notwithstanding section 3 of the District of Columbia 
     Business Corporation Act, Amtrak, if its principal office and 
     place of business is located in the District of Columbia, 
     shall be considered organized under the provisions of such 
     Act.'' after ``in a civil action.''.

     SEC. 603. STATUS AND APPLICABLE LAWS.

       Section 24301 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by striking ``rail carrier under 
     section 10102'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``railroad 
     carrier under section 20102(2) and chapters 261 and 281''; 
     and
       (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) Application of Subtitle IV.--Subtitle IV of this 
     title shall not apply to Amtrak, except for sections 11303, 
     11342(a), 11504(a) and (d), and 11707. Notwithstanding the 
     preceding sentence, Amtrak shall continue to be considered an 
     employer under the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, the 
     Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act, and the Railroad 
     Retirement Tax Act.''.

     SEC. 604. WASTE DISPOSAL.

       Section 24301(m)(1)(A) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``2001''.

     SEC. 605. ASSISTANCE FOR UPGRADING FACILITIES.

       Section 24310 of title 49, United States Code, and the item 
     relating thereto in the table of sections of chapter 243 of 
     such title, are repealed.

     SEC. 606. RAIL SAFETY SYSTEM PROGRAM.

       Section 24313 of title 49, United States Code, and the item 
     relating thereto in the table of sections of chapter 243 of 
     such title, are repealed.

     SEC. 607. DEMONSTRATION OF NEW TECHNOLOGY.

       Section 24314 of title 49, United States Code, and the item 
     relating thereto in the table of sections of chapter 243 of 
     such title, are repealed.

     SEC. 608. PROGRAM MASTER PLAN FOR BOSTON-NEW YORK MAIN LINE.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 24903 of title 49, United States Code, 
     and the item relating thereto in the table of sections of 
     chapter 249 of such title, are repealed.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 24902(a)(1)(A) of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended by striking ``and 40 
     minutes''.

     SEC. 609. BOSTON-NEW HAVEN ELECTRIFICATION PROJECT.

       Section 24902(f) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Improvements under''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Amtrak shall design and construct the electrification 
     system between Boston, Massachusetts, and New Haven, 
     Connecticut, to accommodate the installation of a third 
     mainline track between Davisville and Central Falls, Rhode 
     Island, to be used for double-stack freight service to and 
     from the Port of Davisville. Amtrak shall also make clearance 
     improvements on the existing main line tracks to permit 
     double stack service on this line, if funds to defray the 
     costs of clearance improvements beyond Amtrak's own 
     requirements for electrified passenger service are provided 
     by public or private entities other than Amtrak. Wherever 
     practicable, Amtrak shall use portal structures and realign 
     existing tracks on undergrade and overgrade bridges to 
     minimize the width of the right-of-way required to add the 
     third track. Amtrak shall take such other steps as may be 
     required to coordinate and facilitate design and construction 
     work. The Secretary of Transportation may provide appropriate 
     support to Amtrak for carrying out this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 610. AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT OF 1990.

       (a) Application to Amtrak.--Amtrak, and with respect only 
     to the facilities it jointly uses with Amtrak, a commuter 
     authority, shall not be subject to any requirement under 
     section 242(a) (1) and (3) and (e)(2) of the Americans With 
     Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12162(a) (1) and (3) and 
     (e)(2)) until January 1, 1998. For stations jointly used by 
     Amtrak and a commuter authority, this subsection shall not 
     affect the allocation of costs between Amtrak and the 
     commuter authority relating to accessibility improvements.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 24307 of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).

     SEC. 611. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 24102 of title 49, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (2), (3), and (11);
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (8) as 
     paragraphs (2) through (6), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (6), as so redesignated by 
     paragraph (2) of this section, the following new paragraph:
       ``(7) `rail passenger transportation' means the interstate, 
     intrastate, or international transportation of passengers by 
     rail;'';
       (4) in paragraph (6), as so redesignated by paragraph (2) 
     of this section, by inserting ``, including a unit of State 
     or local government,'' after ``means a person''; and
       (5) by redesignating paragraphs (9) and (10) as paragraphs 
     (8) and (9), respectively.

     SEC. 612. NORTHEAST CORRIDOR COST DISPUTE.

       Section 1163 of the Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981 (45 
     U.S.C. 1111) is repealed.

     SEC. 613. INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978 AMENDMENT.

       (a) Amendment.--Section 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector General 
     Act of 1978 (5 U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking 
     ``Amtrak,''.
       (b) Amtrak Not Federal Entity.--Amtrak shall not be 
     considered a Federal entity for purposes of the Inspector 
     General Act of 1978.

     SEC. 614. CONSOLIDATED RAIL CORPORATION.

       Section 4023 of the Conrail Privatization Act (45 U.S.C. 
     1323), and the item relating thereto in the table of contents 
     of such Act, are repealed.

     SEC. 615. INTERSTATE RAIL COMPACTS.

       (a) Consent to Compacts.--Congress grants consent to States 
     with an interest in a specific form, route, or corridor of 
     intercity passenger rail service (including high speed rail 
     service) to enter into interstate compacts to promote the 
     provision of the service, including--
       (1) retaining an existing service or commencing a new 
     service;
       (2) assembling rights-of-way; and
       (3) performing capital improvements, including--
       (A) the construction and rehabilitation of maintenance 
     facilities and intermodal passenger facilities;
       (B) the purchase of locomotives; and
       (C) operational improvements, including communications, 
     signals, and other systems.
       (b) Financing.--An interstate compact established by States 
     under subsection (a) may provide that, in order to carry out 
     the compact, the States may--
       (1) accept contributions from a unit of State or local 
     government or a person;
       (2) use any Federal or State funds made available for 
     intercity passenger rail service

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     (except funds made available for the National Railroad 
     Passenger Corporation);
       (3) on such terms and conditions as the States consider 
     advisable--
       (A) borrow money on a short-term basis and issue notes for 
     the borrowing; and
       (B) issue bonds; and
       (4) obtain financing by other means permitted under Federal 
     or State law.

     SEC. 616. CONFORMING AMENDMENT.

       Section 10362(b) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking paragraph (5) and redesignating 
     paragraphs (6) through (8) as paragraphs (5) through (7), 
     respectively.

     SEC. 617. MAGNETIC LEVITATION TRACK MATERIALS.

       The Secretary of Transportation shall transfer to the State 
     of Florida, pursuant to a grant or cooperative agreement, 
     title to aluminum reaction rail, power rail base, and other 
     related materials (originally used in connection with the 
     Prototype Air Cushion Vehicle Program between 1973 and 1976) 
     located at the Transportation Technology Center near Pueblo, 
     Colorado, for use by the State of Florida to construct a 
     magnetic levitation track in connection with a project or 
     projects being undertaken by American Maglev Technology, 
     Inc., to demonstrate magnetic levitation technology in the 
     United States. If the materials are not used for such 
     construction within 3 years after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, title to such materials shall revert to the 
     United States.

     SEC. 618. RAILROAD LOAN GUARANTEES.

       (a) Declaration of Policy.--Section 101(a) of the Railroad 
     Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 
     801(a)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) continuation of service on, or preservation of, light 
     density lines that are necessary to continued employment and 
     community well-being throughout the United States;''.
       (b) Maximum Rate of Interest.--Section 511(f) of the 
     Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 
     U.S.C. 831(f)) is amended by striking ``shall not exceed an 
     annual percentage rate which the Secretary determines to be 
     reasonable, taking into consideration the prevailing interest 
     rates for similar obligations in the private market.'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``shall not exceed the annual 
     percentage rate charged equivalent to the cost of money to 
     the United States.''.
       (c) Minimum Repayment Period and Prepayment Penalties.--
     Section 511(g)(2) of the Railroad Revitalization and 
     Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 831(g)(2)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) payment of the obligation is required by its terms to 
     be made not less than 15 years not more than 25 years from 
     the date of its execution, with no penalty imposed for 
     prepayment after 5 years;''.
       (d) Determination of Repayability.--Section 511(g)(5) of 
     the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 
     (45 U.S.C. 831(g)(5)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) either the loan can reasonably be repaid by the 
     applicant or the loan is collaterallized at no more than the 
     current value of assets being financed under this section to 
     provide protection to the United States;''.
               TITLE VII--AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS

     SEC. 701. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 24104(a) of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) In General.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Secretary of Transportation--
       ``(1) $772,000,000 for fiscal year 1995;
       ``(2) $712,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(3) $712,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(4) $712,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
       ``(5) $403,000,000 for fiscal year 1999,
     for the benefit of Amtrak for capital expenditures under 
     chapters 243 and 247 of this title, operating expenses, and 
     payments described in subsection (c)(1)(A) through (C).''.
       (b) Additional Authorizations.--Section 24104(b) of title 
     49, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Additional Authorizations.--(1) In addition to 
     amounts appropriated under subsection (a), there are 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of 
     Transportation--
       ``(A) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1995;
       ``(B) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(C) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(D) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
       ``(E) $200,000,000 for fiscal year 1999,
     for the benefit of Amtrak to make capital expenditures under 
     chapter 249 of this title.
       ``(2) In addition to amounts appropriated under subsection 
     (a), there are authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary 
     of Transportation--
       ``(A) $21,500,000 for fiscal year 1995;
       ``(B) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(C) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(D) $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
       ``(E) $2,300,000 for fiscal year 1999,
     for the benefit of Amtrak to be used for engineering, design, 
     and construction activities to enable the James A. Farley 
     Post Office in New York, New York, to be used as a train 
     station and commercial center and for necessary improvements 
     and redevelopment of the existing Pennsylvania Station and 
     associated service building in New York, New York.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 24909 of title 49, 
     United States Code, and the item relating thereto in the 
     table of sections of chapter 249 of such title, are repealed.
       (d) Guarantee of Obligations.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary of Transportation--
       (1) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       (2) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       (3) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1998; and
       (4) $50,000,000 for fiscal year 1999,
     for guaranteeing obligations of Amtrak under section 511 of 
     the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 
     (45 U.S.C. 831).
       (e) Conditions for Guarantee of Obligations.--Section 
     511(i) of the Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform 
     Act of 1976 (45 U.S.C. 831(i)) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The Secretary shall not require, as a condition for 
     guarantee of an obligation under this section, that all 
     preexisting secured obligations of an obligor be subordinated 
     to the rights of the Secretary in the event of a default.''.

  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SHUSTER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

406

When there appeared

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Nays

4

para.154.12                  [Roll No. 832]

                                YEAS--406

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker

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     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NAYS--4

     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Flake
     Watt (NC)

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Ackerman
     Borski
     Chapman
     Costello
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Hastert
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Kennelly
     King
     Laughlin
     Lincoln
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     McNulty
     Moran
     Stupak
     Torkildsen
     Tucker
     Walsh
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.154.13  icc termination

  On motion of Mr. SHUSTER, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 2539) 
to abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, to amend subtitle IV of 
title 49, United States Code, to reform economic regulation of 
transportation, and for other purposes; together with the amendment of 
the Senate thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. SHUSTER, it was,
  Resolved, That the House disagree to the amendment of the Senate and 
ask a conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of the following Members as managers on the 
part of the House at said conference:
  From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for 
consideration of the House bill, and the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Shuster, Clinger, Petri, 
Coble, Ms. Molinari, and Messrs. Oberstar, Rahall, and Lipinski.
  As additional conferees from the Committee on the Judiciary, for 
consideration of the House bill, and the Senate amendment, and 
modifications committed to conference: Messrs. Hyde, Moorhead, and 
Conyers. 
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.154.14  referral of veto message on h.j. res. 115

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent and notwithstanding 
the order of the House of November 14, 1995, the veto message of the 
President to the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 115) making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
purposes, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to the 
Committee on Appropriations.

para.154.15  permission to file conference report

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, the managers on the 
part of the House were granted permission until midnight Friday, 
December 1, 1995, to file a conference report on the bill (H.R. 2076) 
making appropriations for the Department of Commerce, Justice, and 
State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; together with a statement 
thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para.154.16  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1350

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-375) the resolution (H. Res. 287) providing for consideration of the 
bill (H.R. 1350) to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to revitalize 
the United States-flag merchant marine, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.154.17  privileges of the house

  Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida rose to a question of the privileges of the 
House and submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 288):

       Whereas the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct is 
     currently considering several ethics complaints against 
     Speaker Newt Gingrich;
       Whereas the Committee has traditionally handled such cases 
     by appointing an independent, non-partisan, outside counsel--
     a procedure which has been adopted in every major ethics case 
     since the Committee was established.
       Whereas--although complaints against Speaker Gingrich have 
     been under consideration for more than 14 months--the 
     Committee has failed to appoint an outside counsel;
       Whereas the Committee has also deviated from other long-
     standing precedents and rules of procedure; including its 
     failure to adopt a Resolution of Preliminary Inquiry before 
     calling third-party witnesses and receiving sworn testimony;
       Whereas these procedural irregularities--and the unusual 
     delay in the appointment of an independent, outside counsel--
     have led to widespread concern that the Committee is making 
     special exceptions for the Speaker of the House;
       Whereas the integrity of the House depends on the 
     confidence of the American people in the fairness and 
     impartiality of the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct.
       Therefore be it resolved that;
       The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct should report to the House, no 
     later than December 12, 1995, concerning:
       (1) The status of the Committee's investigation of the 
     complaints against Speaker Gingrich;
       (2) the Committee's disposition with regard to the 
     appointment of a non-partisan outside counsel and the scope 
     of the counsel's investigation;
       (3) a timetable for Committee action on the complaints.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. ARMEY moved to lay the resolution on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay the resolution on the table?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. ARMEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

218

It was decided in the

Nays

170

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affirmative

Answered present

9

para.154.18                  [Roll No. 833]

                                AYES--218

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham

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     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--170

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--9

     Cardin
     Goss
     Hobson
     Johnson (CT)
     McDermott
     Pelosi
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Wilson

                             NOT VOTING--35

     Ackerman
     Borski
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Condit
     Costello
     Edwards
     Ensign
     Ewing
     Flake
     Geren
     Hastert
     Hayes
     Hinchey
     Hostettler
     Kennelly
     King
     Kolbe
     Laughlin
     Lincoln
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     McNulty
     Moran
     Morella
     Peterson (MN)
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Stupak
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Walsh
  So the motion to lay the resolution on the table was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.154.19  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12 
o'clock noon on Monday, December 4, 1995.

para.154.20  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns Monday, December 4, 1995, it 
adjourn to meet at 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 5, 1995, for 
``morning hour'' debates.

para.154.21  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
December 6, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.154.22  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Ways 
and Means was granted permission until midnight, December 1, 1995, to 
file a report on the bill (H.R. 2684) to amend title II of the Social 
Security Act to provide for increases in the amounts of allowable 
earnings under the social security earnings limit for individuals who 
have attained retirement age, and for other purposes.

para.154.23  order of business--consideration of h. res. 254

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, without intervention of any point of order, it be in 
order to consider in the House the resolution (H. Res. 254) making 
technical corrections in the rules of the House of Representatives; that 
the amendments recommended by the Committee on Rules now printed in the 
resolution be considered as adopted; and that the previous question be 
considered as ordered on the resolution, as amended, and on any further 
amendment thereto, to its adoption without intervening motion or demand 
for division of the question except, a further amendment if offered by 
the chairman or the Committee on Rules or his designee; and one hour of 
debate on the resolution, as amended, and on any further amendment 
thereto, equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the Committee on Rules.

para.154.24  rules of the house of representatives

  Mr. DREIER, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, called up 
the following resolution (H. Res. 254):

       Resolved, That the Rules of the House of Representatives 
     are amended as follows:
       (1) In clause 3 of rule III, insert ``as may be requested 
     by such State officials'' after ``the legislature of every 
     State''.
       (2) In clause 3(d) of rule VI, insert ``the minority 
     leader,'' after ``the majority leader,''.
       (3) In clause 1(k)(8) of rule X, strike ``the Defense'' and 
     insert ``Defense''.
       (4) In clause 1(o)(2) of rule X, strike ``and (its'' and 
     insert ``(and its''.
       (5) In clause 3(e) of rule X, strike ``and nonmilitary 
     nuclear energy and research and development including the 
     disposal of nuclear waste''.
       (6) In clause 3(h) of rule X, strike ``energy'' and insert 
     ``energy, and nonmilitary nuclear energy and research and 
     development including the disposal of nuclear waste''.
       (7) In clause 2(l)(5) of rule XI, strike ``(excluding 
     Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays)'' and insert 
     ``(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except 
     when the House is in session on such a day)''.
       (8) In clause 2(l)(6) of rule XI, strike ``the third 
     calendar day, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal 
     holidays'' and insert ``the third calendar day (excluding 
     Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House 
     is in session on such a day)''.
       (9) In the designation of clause 3 of rule XI, insert ``and 
     Meetings'' after ``Hearings''.
       (10) In clause 3(f) of rule XI, amend the matter before 
     subparagraph (1) to read as follows:
       ``(f) Each committee of the House shall adopt written rules 
     to govern its implementation of this clause. Such rules shall 
     include provisions of the following effect:''.
       (11) In clause 6(b)(2) of rule XI, strike ``This 
     paragraph'' and insert ``Subparagraph (1)''.
       (12) In clause 4(a) of rule XIII, place the period after 
     the designation of the ``Corrections Calendar'' inside the 
     closing quotation mark.
       (13) In clause 4(b) of rule XIII--
       (A) insert ``shall be'' before ``debatable'';
       (B) insert ``and'' before ``shall not be subject to 
     amendment''; and
       (C) strike ``committee, and the previous question'' and 
     insert ``committee or a designee. The previous question''.
       (14) In clause 4(c) of rule XIII, strike ``members'' and 
     insert ``Members''.
       (15) In clause 9 of rule XVI, strike ``bills raising 
     revenue, or''.
       (16) In clause 7 of rule XXI, strike ``(excluding 
     Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays)'' and insert 
     ``(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except 
     when the House is in session on such a day)''.
       (17) In clause 5(c) of rule XXIII, strike ``section 
     424(a)(1) of the Unfunded Mandate Reform Act of 1995'' and 
     insert ``section 424(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974''.
       (18) In clause 2(a) of rule XXVIII, strike ``(excluding any 
     Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday)'' and insert ``(excluding 
     Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except when the House 
     is in session on such a day)''.
       (19) In clause 2(b)(1) of rule XXVIII, strike ``(excluding 
     any Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday)'' and insert 
     ``(excluding Saturdays, Sundays, or legal holidays except 
     when the House is in session on such a day)''.

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       (20) Clause 4 of rule XLIII is amended to read as follows:
       ``4. A Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
     Representatives shall not accept gifts excepted as provided 
     by the provisions of rule LII (Gift Rule).''.
       (21) The last undesignated paragraph of rule XLIII of the 
     Rules of the House of Representatives is repealed.

     SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by the first section of this resolution 
     shall be effective on the date of the adoption of this 
     resolution except that paragraphs (20) and (21) of that 
     section shall be effective on January 1, 1996. 

  Pending consideration of said resolution,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, pursuant to the foregoing order 
of the House, the following amendments printed in the House Report 
(Rept. No. 104-340) to accompany House Resolution 254 were considered as 
agreed.
  After debate,
  Mr. DREIER submitted the following amendment:

       Page 4, insert after line 25 the following:
       (22) Clause 1(c) of rule LII, as in effect January 1, 1996, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(22) Donations of products from the State that the Member 
     represents that are intended primarily for promotional 
     purposes, such as display or free distribution, and are of 
     minimal value to any individual recipient.
       ``(23) An item of nominal value such as a greeting card, 
     baseball cap, or a T-shirt.''.
       Page 5, line 4, strike ``and (21)'' and insert ``, (21), 
     and (22)''.

  After further debate,
  Pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, the previous question 
was ordered on the amendment and the resolution.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced that the yeas had it.
  So, the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced that the yeas had it.
  So, the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.154.25  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 1341. An Act to provide for the transfer of certain 
     lands to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and 
     the city of Scottsdale, Arizona, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources and the Committee on Banking and 
     Financial Services.

para.154.26  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 2519. An Act to facilitate contributions to charitable 
     organizations by codifying certain exemptions from the 
     Federal securities laws, and for other purposes; and
       H.R. 2525. An Act to modify the operation of the antitrust 
     laws, and of State laws similar to the antitrust laws, with 
     respect to charitable gift annuities.

para.154.27  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, a 
bill of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 2491. An Act to provide for reconciliation pursuant to 
     section 105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for 
     fiscal year 1996.

para.154.28  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. HOSTETTLER, for today; and
  To Mr. ACKERMAN, for today.
  And then,

para.154.29  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ABERCROMBIE, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 7 o'clock and 7 minutes, p.m., the House adjourned until 
12 o'clock noon on Monday, December 4, 1995.

para.154.30  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 826. A 
     bill to extend the deadline for the completion of certain 
     land exchanges involving the Big Thicket National Preserve in 
     Texas; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-371). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R.308. A bill to provide for the conveyance 
     of certain lands and improvements in Hopewell Township, PA, 
     to a nonprofit organization known as the Beaver County 
     Corporation for Economic Development to provide a site for 
     economic development (Rept. No. 104-372). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. MOORHEAD: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 632. A bill 
     to enhance fairness in compensating owners of patents used by 
     the United States (Rept. No. 104-373). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. MOORHEAD: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1295. A bill 
     to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to make certain revisions 
     relating to the protection of famous marks; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 104-374). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. QUILLEN: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 287. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1350) to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to revitalize 
     the U.S.-flag merchant marine, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 104-375). Referred to the House Calendar.

para.154.31  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. ROYCE:
       H.R. 2692. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for deductible contributions to medical 
     finance accounts and to reform the earned income credit; to 
     the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. COOLEY:
       H.R. 2693. A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture 
     to make a minor adjustment in the exterior boundary of the 
     Hells Canyon Wilderness in the States of Oregon and Idaho to 
     exclude an established Forest Service road inadvertently 
     included in the wilderness; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Levin, 
             Mr. McInnis, and Mr. Salmon):
       H.R. 2694. A bill to provide that it shall be a Federal 
     crime to misappropriate a person's name in connection with 
     lobbying; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. KLINK:
       H.R. 2695. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of certain 
     hydroelectric projects in the State of Pennsylvania; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. MINGE:
       H.R. 2696. A bill to extend and revise the agricultural 
     price support programs for rice, upland cotton, feed grains, 
     wheat, and oilseeds, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture.
           By Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Houghton, 
             Mr. Rangel, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Mfume, Mr. 
             Frazer, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
             Johnston of Florida, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Chabot, Ms. Waters, and Mr. 
             Salmon):
       H.R. 2697. A bill to impose sanctions against Nigeria, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committees on the 
     Judiciary, Banking and Financial Services, and Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. SOLOMON:
       H.R. 2698. A bill to require States that receive funds 
     under the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
     enact a law that requires the expulsion of students who are 
     convicted of a crime of violence; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. STOKES:
       H.R. 2699. A bill to require the consideration of certain 
     criteria in decisions to relocate professional sports teams, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TEJEDA:
       H.R. 2700. A bill to designate the U.S. post office 
     building located at 7980 FM 327, Elmendorf, TX, as the ``Amos 
     F. Longoria Post Office Building''; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Heineman, and Mrs. 
             Clayton):
       H.R. 2701. A bill to repeal the requirement relating to 
     specific statutory authorization for increases in judicial

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     salaries, to provide for automatic annual increases for 
     judicial salaries, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida:
       H. Res. 288. Resolution relating to a question of the 
     privileges of the House; laid on the table.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Bass):
       H.J. Res. 129. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water 
     Supply Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.154.32  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. McCRERY introduced a bill (H.R. 2702) to authorize the 
     Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for the vessel Jive Devil; to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.154.33  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 28: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 44: Mr. McCollum and Mr. Costello.
       H.R. 89: Mr. Obey.
       H.R. 103: Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 263: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 264: Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 311: Mr. Vento.
       H.R. 313: Mr. Ramstad.
       H.R. 326: Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 499: Ms. Danner and Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 862: Mr. Rogers, Mr. Hilleary, and Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Dooley and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 1221: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 1227: Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
     Norwood, and Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 1363: Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 1416: Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Johnston of 
     Florida, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Manton, Mr. Engel, Mr. Torres, Ms. 
     Kaptur, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Waxman, and Ms. Woolsey.
       H.R. 1496: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. Manton and Mr. Myers of Indiana.
       H.R. 1709: Mr. Andrews and Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1733: Mr. Ward and Mrs. Lincoln.
       H.R. 1742: Ms. Lofgren and Mr. Stump.
       H.R. 1757: Mr. Sanders and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 1946: Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Dreier, 
     Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Armey, and Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 1950: Ms. Jackson-Lee and Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1973: Mr. Myers of Indiana, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. 
     Williams.
       H.R. 2019: Mr. Tate.
       H.R. 2036: Mr. Stupak.
       H.R. 2138: Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 2180: Mr. Linder and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2190: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 2193: Mr. Wise, Mr. Petri, and Mr. Laughlin.
       H.R. 2209: Mr. Coble, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Weldon of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Payne of Virginia, and Mr. 
     Lipinski.
       H.R. 2273: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 2310: Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Mfume, and Mr. Frisa.
       H.R. 2320: Mr. Bono, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Largent, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
     DeLay, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Moran, 
     Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
     Livingston, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
     Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, and 
     Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 2323: Mr. Walker, Mr. Murtha, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Gekas, 
     Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Ney, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Coble, 
     Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Kolbe.
       H.R. 2375: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 2472: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Olver, Mr. Conyers, Ms. 
     Danner, Mr. Klink, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
     Clay, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 2500: Mr. Bilbray and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 2507: Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Stump, 
     and Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 2548: Mr. Bateman.
       H.R. 2579: Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. Brewster, and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 2598: Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Tiahrt, and Mr. 
     Costello.
       H.R. 2599: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 2608: Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2617: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2634: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 2651: Mr. Tiahrt and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2654: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Vento Ms. Roybal-
     Allard, Mr. Fox, Mr. Serrano Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mrs. 
     Collins of Illinois.
       H.R. 2664: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Holden, 
     Mrs. Morella, Mr. Canady, Mr. Latham, Mr. Camp, Mr. Browder, 
     Mr. Shadegg, Ms. Danner, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. 
     Schroeder, Mr. Tanner, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Baesler , Ms. Ros-
     Lehtinen, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 2665: Mr. Foglietta and Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H.R. 2682: Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2686: Mrs. Roukema and Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Ms. McKinney and Mr. Torkildsen.
       H. Res. 255: Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H. Res. 285: Mr. Browder, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
     Conyers, Mr. Olver, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Gene Green 
     of Texas, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
     Wynn, Mr. Tucker, Ms. Norton, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Fox, Mr. Rush, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Yates, Ms. Jackson-
     Lee, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. Ackerman.

para.154.34  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       49. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the city council of 
     the city of Compton, CA, relative to opposing congressional 
     reform legislation shifting liability for securities fraud 
     State and local elected officials; which was referred to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

para.154.35  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of the XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 2667: Mr. Davis, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Wolf.
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                     MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1995 (155)

para.155.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 December 4, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Thomas E. Petri to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.155.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, November 30, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.155.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1743. A letter from the Comptroller General, the General 
     Accounting Office, transmitting a review of the President's 
     first special impoundment message for fiscal year 1995, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685 (H. Doc. No. 104-140); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       1744. A letter from the Chief of Legislative Affairs, 
     Department of the Navy, transmitting notification that the 
     Department intends to renew lease of one naval vessel to the 
     Government of Greece, pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 7307(b)(2); to 
     the Committee on National Security.
       1745. A letter from the President and Chairman, Export-
     Import Bank of the United States, transmitting a report 
     involving United States exports to the People's Republic of 
     China, pursuant to 12 U.S.C. 635(b)(3)(i); to the Committee 
     on Banking and Financial Services.
       1746. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting final regulations--student assistance general 
     provisions regulations--ability to benefit, pursuant to 20 
     U.S.C. 1232(d)(1); to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities.
       1747. A letter from the Chairman, Nuclear Regulatory 
     Commission, transmitting a report on the nondisclosure of 
     safeguards information for the quarter ending September 30, 
     1995, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 2167(e); to the Committee on 
     Commerce.
       1748. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning the 
     Department of the Army's proposed Letter(s) of Offer and 
     Acceptance [LOA] to Turkey for defense articles and services 
     (Transmittal No. 96-07), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2776(b); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1749. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report on nuclear nonproliferation in South Asia for the 
     period April 1, 1995, through September 30, 1995, pursuant to 
     22 U.S.C. 2376(c); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1750. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       1751. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the semiannual report of the inspector general for the period 
     April 1, 1995, through September 30, 1995, and the semiannual 
     management report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1752. A letter from the Chairman, District of Columbia 
     Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority, 
     trans

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     mitting the authority's report pursuant to section 203(a)(1) 
     of Public Law 104-8; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1753. A letter from the Chairman, National Credit Union 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the inspector general for the period April 1, 
     1995, through September 30, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1754. A letter from the Director, Norfolk Naval Shipyard 
     Co-operative Association, transmitting the annual pension 
     plan report for the plan year ending December 31, 1993, for 
     the Norfolk Naval Shipyard Co-operative Association, pursuant 
     to 31 U.S.C. 9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1755. A letter from the Director, Peace Corps, transmitting 
     the semiannual report on activities of the inspector general 
     for the period April 1, 1995, through September 30, 1995, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1756. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting a report of activities under the Freedom of 
     Information Act for calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     552(e); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1757. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Equal Employment 
     Opportunity Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the inspector general for the period April 1, 
     1995, through September 30, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1758. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Securities and 
     Exchange Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the inspector general for the period April 1, 
     1995, through September 30, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1759. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1760. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1761. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1762. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's report on tanker navigation 
     safety standards, pursuant to Public Law 101-380, section 
     4111(c) (104 Stat. 516); to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.
       1763. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's review and assessment on the 
     safety of the marine environment and the economic viability 
     and operational makeup of the maritime oil transportation 
     industry, pursuant to Public Law 101-380, section 
     4115(e)(2)(C) (104 Stat. 521); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.155.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the following title, in 
which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1316. An Act to reauthorize and amend title XIV of the 
     Public Health Service Act (commonly known as the ``Safe 
     Drinking Water Act''), and for other purposes.

para.155.5  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                                 December 1, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, the Capitol, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L(50) of the Rules of the House that a member of my 
     staff has been served with a subpoena issued by the United 
     States District Court for the Southern District of 
     Mississippi.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Mike Parker,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.155.6  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 20, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L(50) of the Rules of the House that this office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the Pima County 
     Consolidated Justice Court, Tucson, Arizona.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, we have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the precedents and privileges of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Jim Kolbe,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.155.7  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. BASS, by unanimous consent, the Committee on Ways and 
Means was granted permission until midnight tonight to file a report on 
the bill (H.R. 2684) to amend title II of the Social Security Act to 
provide for increases in the amounts of allowable earnings under the 
social security earnings limit for individuals who have attained 
retirement age, and for other purposes.
  And then,

para.155.8  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SKELTON, pursuant to the special order agreed to on 
November 30, 1995, at 12 o'clock and 21 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on Tuesday, December 5, 1995.

para.155.9  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2064. A bill to 
     grant the consent of Congress to an amendment of the Historic 
     Chattahoochee Compact between the States of Alabama and 
     Georgia (Rept. No. 104-376). Referred to the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. House Joint 
     Resolution 78. Resolution to grant the consent of the 
     Congress to certain additional powers conferred upon the Bi-
     State Development Agency by the States of Missouri and 
     Illinois; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-377). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

[Pursuant to the order of the House on November 30, 1995, the following 
                 report was filed on December 1, 1995]

       Mr. ROGERS: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2076. A bill making appropriations for the Department of 
     Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-378). Ordered to be 
     printed.

                      [Submitted December 4, 1995]

       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2684. A bill 
     to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for 
     increases in the amounts of allowable earnings under the 
     Social Security earnings limit for individuals who have 
     attained retirement age, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-379). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.155.10  subsequent action on a reported bill sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of Rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

          [The following action occurred on December 1, 1995]

       H.R. 1816. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than December 15, 1995.

para.155.11  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, memorials were presented and referred as 
follows:

       180. By the SPEAKER: Memorial of the Senate of the 
     Commonwealth of Massachusetts, relative to urging the U.S. 
     Congress to propose and submit to the several States an 
     amendment to the Constitution of the United States providing 
     that no court shall have the power to levy or increase taxes; 
     to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       181. Also, memorial of the Legislature of the State of 
     Alaska, relative to supporting an exemption from the Jones 
     Act for bulk commodities, such as coal and coal derived 
     fuels, produced in Alaska; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure.

para.155.12  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1046: Mr. Gordon, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Johnston of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Coleman, Mr. Lazio of New York, and Mr. 
     Rose.
       H.R. 1341: Mr. Frost, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
     Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Engel, Mr. Underwood, 
     Mr. McDermott, Mr. Hoyer, and Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1547: Mr. Yates and Mr. Pickett.
       H.R. 2450: Mr. Hoekstra, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana.
       H.R. 2627: Mr. Andrews, Mr. Archer, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Baker 
     of California, Mr. Bar

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     rett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilirakis, 
     Mr. Bishop, Mr. Browder, Mr. Castle, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
     Christensen, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Collins of 
     Georgia, Mr. Condit, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. DeFazio, 
     Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Doyle, Mr. English 
     of Pennsylvania, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
     Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gekas, 
     Mr. Gilman, Mr Hancock, Ms. Harman, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Herger, 
     Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
     Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
     Kleczka, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lazio  of New York, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
     Levin, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Longley, Mr. Mascara, Mr. McCrery, 
     Mr. McHugh, Mr. McKeon, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Mfume, 
     Mr. Mica, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
     Murtha, Mr. Ney, Mr. Orton, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
     Ramstad, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Stockman, 
     Mr. Tate, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Upton, 
     Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Ward, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
     Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Whitfield, Ms. 
     Woolsey, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 2664: Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Talent, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
     LoBiondo, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Ward, Mr. Manton, 
     Mr. Lantos, Ms. Furse, Mr. Largent, Mr. Baker of California, 
     and Mr. Boehlert.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mrs. Chenoweth and Mr. Gordon.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. Stark.
       H. Res. 39: Mr. Clay.
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                     TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1995 (156)

para.156.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 12:30 o'clock p.m., by the SPEAKER 
pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 December 5, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Terry Everett to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.156.2  recess--1:20 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 1 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m., until 2 
o'clock p.m.

para.156.3  after recess--2 p.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.156.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, December 4, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.156.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1764. A letter from the Executive Director, Thrift 
     Depositor Protection Oversight Board, transmitting a report 
     on the status of various savings associations, pursuant to 12 
     U.S.C. 1441a(k)(9); to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       1765. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting final regulations--vocational rehabilitation 
     service projects for American Indians with disabilities, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1); to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       1766. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting final regulations--William D. Ford Federal 
     Direct Loan Program, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1); to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       1767. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting final regulations--Client Assistance Program, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1); to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       1768. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting final regulations--Federal Family Education Loan 
     Program, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1); to the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       1769. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting final regulations--student assistance general 
     provisions, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1); to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       1770. A letter from the Administrator, Health Care 
     Financing Administration, transmitting the Administration's 
     report entitled ``Rural Health Care Transition Grant (RHCTG) 
     program,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1395ww note; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1771. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector 
     general for the period April 1, 1995, through September 30, 
     1995, and the management report for the same period, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1772. A letter from the Secretary of the Interior, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector general 
     for the period April 1, 1995, through September 30, 1995, 
     together with the Secretary's report on audit followup, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1773. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-155, 
     ``Closing of a Portion of G Street, N.W., and a Portion of a 
     Public Alley in Square 454, S.O. 95-1, Act of 1995,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1774. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-156, ``Solid 
     Waste Facility Permit Temporary Act of 1995,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1775. A letter from the Chairman, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the inspector general for the period April 1, 1995, 
     through September 30, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1776. A letter from the Attorney General, Department of 
     Justice, transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector 
     general for the period April 1, 1995, through September 30, 
     1995, and the management report for the same period, pursuant 
     to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1777. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting a copy of a statistical report on the 
     U.S. Merit Systems Protection Board's [MSPB] cases decided in 
     fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 1204(a)(3); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1778. A letter from the Chairman, Panama Canal Commission, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     inspector general for the period April 1, 1995, through 
     September 30, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1779. A letter from the Chairman, Thrift Depositor 
     Protection Oversight Board, transmitting the board's annual 
     report in compliance with the Inspector General Act 
     Amendments of 1988, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1780. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation entitled the ``Consular and Immigration 
     Efficiency Act of 1995''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.156.6  private calendar business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. SENSENBRENNER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order today, under clause 6, rule XXIV, the 
Private Calendar rule, be dispensed with.

para.156.7  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. SMITH of Texas, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during 
the 5-minute rule on today: the Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services, the Committee on Commerce, the Committee on Economic and 
Educational Opportunities, the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

para.156.8  big thicket land exchanges

  Mr. HANSEN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 826) to 
extend the deadline for the completion of certain land exchanges 
involving the Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, recognized Mr. HANSEN and Mr. 
RICHARDSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
extend the deadline for the completion of certain land exchanges 
involving the Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas, and for other 
purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and

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the title was amended was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.156.9  doug barnard-olympic coin amendment

  Mr. CASTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2336) to 
amend the Doug Barnard, Jr.-1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games 
Commemorative Coin Act.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, recognized Mr. CASTLE and Mr. 
FLAKE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.156.10  commemorative coin reform

  Mr. CASTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2614) to 
reform the commemorative coin programs of the United States Mint in 
order to protect the integrity of such programs and prevent losses of 
Government funds, to authorize the United States Mint to mint and issue 
platinum and gold bullion coins, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, recognized Mr. CASTLE and Mr. 
FLAKE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.156.11  hopewell township, pennsylvania land conveyance

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 308) 
to provide for the conveyance of certain lands and improvements in 
Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania, to a non-profit organization known as 
the ``Beaver County Corporation for Economic Development'' to provide a 
site for economic development.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, recognized Mr. GILCHREST and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.156.12  james lawrence king federal justice building

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 255) 
to designate the Federal Justice Building in Miami, Florida, as the 
``James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, recognized Mr. GILCHREST and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.156.13  bruce r. thompson u.s. courthouse and federal building

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 395) 
to designate the United States courthouse and Federal building to be 
constructed at the southeastern corner of Liberty and South Virginia 
Streets in Reno, Nevada, as the ``Bruce R. Thompson United States 
Courthouse and Federal Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, recognized Mr. GILCHREST and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.156.14  thurgood marshall u.s. courthouse

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 653) 
to designate the United States courthouse under construction in White 
Plains, New York, as the ``Thurgood Marshall United States Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, recognized Mr. GILCHREST and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.156.15  walter b. jones federal building and u.s. courthouse

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 840) 
to designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located 
at 215 South Evans Street in Greenville, North Carolina, as the ``Walter 
B. Jones Federal Building and United States Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, recognized Mr. GILCHREST and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.156.16  thomas d. lambros federal building and u.s. courthouse

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 869) 
to designate the Federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 125 
Market Street in Youngstown, Ohio as the ``Thomas D. Lambros Federal 
Building and U.S. Courthouse; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, recognized Mr.

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GILCHREST and Mr. TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GILCHREST demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.156.17  romano l. mazzoli federal building

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 965) 
to designate the Federal building located at 600 Martin Luther King, Jr. 
Place in Louisville, Kentucky, as the ``Romano L. Mazzoli Federal 
Bulding.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, recognized Mr. GILCHREST and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GILCHREST demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.156.18  judge isaac c. parker federal building

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1804) 
to designate the United States Post Office Courthouse located at South 
6th and Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas, as the ``Judge Isaac C. 
Parker Federal Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, recognized Mr. GILCHREST and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GILCHREST demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.156.19  social security increases

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2684) 
to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for increases in 
the amounts of allowable earnings under the social security earnings 
limit for individuals who have attained retirement age, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, recognized Mr. BUNNING and Mr. 
JACOBS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. BUNNING demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.156.20  notice requirement--consideration of resolution--question 
          of privileges

  Mr. PETERSON of Florida, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, 
announced his intention to call up the following resolution, as a 
question of the privileges of the House:

       Whereas the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct is 
     currently considering several ethics complaints against 
     Speaker Newt Gingrich;
       Whereas the Committee has traditionally handled such cases 
     by appointing an independent, non-partisan, outside counsel--
     a procedure which has been adopted in every major ethics case 
     since the Committee was established;
       Whereas--although complaints against Speaker Gingrich have 
     been under consideration for more than 14 months--the 
     Committee has failed to appoint an outside counsel;
       Whereas the Committee has also deviated from other long-
     standing precedents and rules of procedure; including its 
     failure to adopt a Resolution of Preliminary Inquiry before 
     calling third-party witnesses and receiving sworn testimony;
       Whereas these procedural irregularities--and the unusual 
     delay in the appointment of an independent, outside counsel--
     have led to widespread concern that the Committee is making 
     special exceptions for the Speaker of the House;
       Whereas a resolution calling for a status report on the 
     Gingrich investigation was tabled by the House without debate 
     on November 17, 1995;
       Whereas a second resolution calling for a status report on 
     the Gingrich investigation was tabled by the House without 
     debate on November 30, 1995;
       Whereas the integrity of the House depends on the 
     confidence of the American people in the fairness and 
     impartiality of the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct.
       Therefore be it resolved that;
       The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct should report to the House, no 
     later than December 19, 1995, concerning:
       (1) the status of the Committee's investigation of the 
     complaints against Speaker Gingrich;
       (2) the Committee's disposition with regard to the 
     appointment of a non-partisan outside counsel and the scope 
     of the counsel's investigation;
       (3) a timetable for Committee action on the complaints.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, responded to the foregoing 
notice, and said:
  ``Under rule IX, a resolution offered from the floor by a member other 
than the majority leader or the minority leader as a question of the 
privileges of the House has immediate precedence only at a time or place 
designated by the Speaker in the legislative schedule within two 
legislative days of its being properly noticed. The Chair will announce 
the Chair's designation at a later time.
  ``The Chair's determination as to whether the resolution constitutes a 
question of privilege will be made at the time designated by the Chair 
for consideration of the resolution.''.

para.156.21  waiving points of order against conference report on h.r. 
          2076

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-381) the resolution (H. Res. 289) waiving points of order against 
the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2076) making 
appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judicary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.156.22  waiving points of order against conference report on h.r. 
          1058

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-382) the resolution (H. Res. 290) waiving points of order against 
the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1058) to reform 
Federal securities litigation, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.156.23  h.r. 869--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 869) to designate the Federal building and U.S. 
courthouse located at 125 Market Street in Youngstown, Ohio as the 
``Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.


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It was decided in the

Yeas

414

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affirmative

Nays

0

para.156.24                  [Roll No. 834]

                                YEAS--414

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--18

     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     DeFazio
     Dingell
     Fowler
     McInnis
     Nadler
     Pelosi
     Roukema
     Rush
     Studds
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Wilson
     Wyden
     Zeliff
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``A bill to 
designate the Federal building and United States courthouse located at 
125 Market Street in Youngstown, OH, as the `Thomas D. Lambros Federal 
Building and United States Courthouse'.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.156.25  h.r. 965--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 965) to designate the Federal building 
located at 600 Martin Luther King, Jr. Place in Louisville, Kentucky, as 
the ``Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building''.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

415

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.156.26                  [Roll No. 835]

                                YEAS--415

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt

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     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     DeFazio
     Dingell
     Fowler
     Nadler
     Pelosi
     Rush
     Skaggs
     Studds
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Wilson
     Wyden
     Zeliff
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.156.27  h.r. 1804--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1804) to designate the United States 
Post Office Courthouse located at South 6th and Rogers Avenue, Fort 
Smith, Arkansas, as the ``Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building''.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

373

It was decided in the

Nays

40

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

2

para.156.28                  [Roll No. 836]

                                YEAS--373

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--40

     Barrett (WI)
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Engel
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     McKinney
     Mfume
     Mink
     Payne (NJ)
     Sanders
     Scott
     Serrano
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Brown (FL)
       
     Rangel

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Becerra
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     DeFazio
     Dingell
     Fowler
     Nadler
     Pelosi
     Rush
     Studds
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Wilson
     Wyden
     Wynn
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.156.29  h.r. 2684--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2684) to amend title II of the Social 
Security Act to provide for increases in the amounts of allowable 
earnings under the social security earnings limit for individuals who 
have attained retirement age, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

411

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

4

para.156.30                  [Roll No. 837]

                                YEAS--411

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra

[[Page 2612]]


     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NAYS--4

     Beilenson
     Johnston
     LaFalce
     Watt (NC)

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     DeFazio
     Dingell
     Fowler
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Pelosi
     Rush
     Studds
     Torricelli
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Wilson
     Wyden
     Wynn
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.156.31  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mrs. FOWLER, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mrs. CHENOWETH, for today.
  And then,

para.156.32  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. SOUDER, at 9 o'clock and 14 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.156.33  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LIVINGSTON: Committee on Appropriations. Revised 
     subdivision of budget totals for fiscal year 1996 (Rept. No. 
     104-380). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 289. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2076) making 
     appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
     State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal 
     year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 104-381). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. DREIER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 290. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1058) to reform Federal 
     securities litigation, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     382). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. HYDE: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1710. A bill to 
     combat terrorism; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-383). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

para.156.34  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, and Mr. Barr):
       H.R. 2703. A bill to combat terrorism; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois (for herself and Mr. 
             Hastert):
       H.R. 2704. A bill to provide that the U.S. Post Office 
     building that is to be located on the 2600 block of East 75th 
     Street in Chicago, IL, shall be known and designated as the 
     ``Charles A. Hayes Post Office Building''; to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. FATTAH:
       H.R. 2705. A bill to provide that Federal contracts and 
     certain Federal subsidies shall be provided only to 
     businesses which have qualified profit-sharing plans; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       H.R. 2706. A bill authorize the Secretary of the Interior 
     to accept from a State donations of services of State 
     employees to perform hunting management functions in a 
     National Wildlife Refuge in a period of Government budgetary 
     shutdown; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MONTGOMERY:
       H.R. 2707. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to increase the minimum amount of the State ceiling on 
     tax-exempt private activity bonds; to the Committee on Ways 
     and Means.
           By Mr. RIGGS:
       H.R. 2708. A bill to provide for character development; to 
     the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       H.R. 2709. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     land to the Del Norte County Unified School District of Del 
     Norte County, CA; to the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 2710. A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain 
     land in the State of California to the Hoopa Valley Tribe; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
       H.R. 2711. A bill to provide for the substitution of timber 
     for the canceled Elkhorn Ridge timber sale; to the Committee 
     on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Pombo, 
             Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. Radanovich):
       H.R. 2712. A bill to promote balance between natural 
     resources, economic development, and job retention in 
     northwest California, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
             Mr. Ensign, Mr. Cox, Mr. Talent, Mr. Stockman, and 
             Mr. Flanagan):

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       H.R. 2713. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide additional tax incentives to stimulate 
     economic growth in depressed areas, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, and Banking and Financial 
     Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachusetts, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Yates, 
             Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Owens, Ms. Norton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
             Lipinski, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
             Traficant, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Evans, Mr. Brown of 
             Ohio, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Watt 
             of North Carolina, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
             Mr. Filner, Mr. Vento, Mr. Bonior, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Nadler, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
             Fattah, Mr. Holden, Mr. Olver, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             and Ms. Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 2714. A bill to require the inclusion of provisions 
     relating to worker rights and environmental standards in any 
     trade agreement entered into under any future trade 
     negotiating authority; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TORKILDSEN (for himself, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, 
             Mr. Talent, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Smith of Washington, 
             Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Jones, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
             Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. 
             Metcalf, and Mr. Ramstad):
       H.R. 2715. A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code, popularly known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, 
     to minimize the burden of Federal paperwork demands upon 
     small businesses, educational and nonprofit institutions, 
     Federal contractors, State and local governments, and other 
     persons through the sponsorship and use of alternative 
     information technologies; to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Small Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Ms. VELAZQUEZ:
       H.R. 2716. A bill to extend the provisions of the Chinese 
     Student Protection Act of 1992 to certain aliens who entered 
     the United States without inspection; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
           By Mr. HYDE:
       H.J. Res. 130. Joint resolution providing for the 
     establishment of a Joint Committee on Intelligence; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gilman, 
             Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             Cox, Mr. Berman, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Gejdenson):
       H. Con. Res. 117. Concurrent resolution concerning writer, 
     political philosopher, human rights advocate, and Nobel Peace 
     Prize nominee Wei Jingsheng; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.

para.156.35  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       182. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the Senate of the 
     State of Mississippi, relative to Senate Concurrent 
     Resolution No. 547: a concurrent resolution post-ratifying 
     amendment XIII to the Constitution of the United States 
     prohibiting the practice of slavery within the United States 
     except as punishment for a crime whereof the party shall have 
     been duly convicted; and for related purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

para.156.36  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Miss COLLINS of Michigan:
       H.R. 2717. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     and on the Great Lakes and their tributary and connecting 
     waters in trade with Canada for the Vessel The Summer Wind; 
     to the Committee on transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. GILLMOR:
       H.R. 2718. A bill to authorize issuance of a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for the vessel 
     Island Star; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi:
       H.R. 2719. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel Courier Service; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 2720. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel Water Front Property; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. YOUNG of Florida:
       H.R. 2721. A bill to authorize the Secretary of 
     Transportation to issue a certificate of documentation with 
     appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade 
     for the vessel Broken Promise; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.156.37  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 44: Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Hancock and Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 123: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 294: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 357: Mr. Levin.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Mfume.
       H.R. 394: Mr. Frisa and Mr. Quillen.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Graham, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
     McKeon, Mr. King, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Talent, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Furse, Mrs. 
     Lincoln, Mr. Evans, Mr. Crane, and Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 820: Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mrs. Seastrand, and Mr. 
     Bishop.
       H.R. 885: Mr. Solomon, Mr. Gilman, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1003: Mr. Andrews.
       H.R. 1061: Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island and Mr. Johnston of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Thornton, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Mr. 
     Oberstar.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 1305: Ms. Rivers and Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 1656: Mr. Wynn, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
     Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. 
     Evans.
       H.R. 1718: Mr. Clinger, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Klink, 
     Mr. Fox, Mr. Borski, Mr. Murtha, Mr. McHale, Mr. English of 
     Pennsylvania, Mr. McDade, Mr. Holden, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Doyle, 
     and Mr. Gekas.
       H.R. 1745: Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 1776: Mr. Towns, Mr. Frazer, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rush, Ms. 
     Brown of Florida, and Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Olver, Mr. Fox, Mr. Funderburk, and Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1883: Mr. Packard.
       H.R. 1933: Mr. Ackerman.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Graham, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Quillen.
       H.R. 1998: Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Allard, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Kolbe, 
     Mr. Chrysler, and Mr. McInnis.
       H.R. 2071: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 2197: Mr. Martini.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Stockman, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Barrett 
     of Nebraska, and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 2245: Mr. Serrano, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Owens and Mr. 
     Evans.
       H.R. 2276: Mr. Doyle and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 2323: Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 2407: Mr. Frost, Mr. Moran, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. 
     Kennelly, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. 
     Martinez.
       H.R. 2433: Mr. Spratt, Mr. Oberstar, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
     Emerson, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Dellums, 
     Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Browder, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 2458: Mr. Houghton, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
     Souder, and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2473: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Klink, and Mr. Mascara.
       H.R. 2508: Mr. Montgomery.
       H.R. 2531: Mr. Riggs, Mr. Bereuter and Mr. Manzullo.
       H.R. 2551: Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ackerman, 
     and Mr. Gibbons.
       H.R. 2651: Mr. Bevill, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Rahall, and 
     Mr. Lantos.
       H.R. 2654: Mr. Holden, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Evans, 
     Ms. Rivers, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Ackerman, and 
     Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2664: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Reed, Mr. Packard, Mr. Schiff, 
     Mr. Clement, Mr. Brownback, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Johnston of 
     Florida, and Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 2676: Mr. Cooley and Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 2682: Mr. McNulty, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Kelly and Mr. 
     Serrano.
       H.J. Res. 89: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.J. Res. 127: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland and Mr. Bilirakis.
       H. Con. Res. 63: Mr. Talent, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Smith of 
     New Jersey, and Mr. Stockman.
       H. Con. Res. 100: Mr. Lucas, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
     Mr. Clinger, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bateman, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
     Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
     Dornan, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Manzullo, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Payne of 
     Virginia, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Richardson, Mr. 
     Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schaefer, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. 
     Sisisky, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, 
     Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Wolf.
       H. Res. 285: Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Mfume, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Ward, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Vento, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Peterson of 
     Minnesota, Mr. Farr, Mr. Everett, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Underwood, 
     Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
     Sanders, and Mr. Clay.


.
                    WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1995 (157)

para.157.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANO

[[Page 2614]]

VICH, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 December 6, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable George P. Radanovich to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para.157.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, December 5, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.157.3  communication

       1781. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an updated report concerning the use of 
     United States aircraft in support of United Nations and North 
     Atlantic Treaty Organization [NATO] efforts in the former 
     Yugoslavia (H. Doc. No. 104-143); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.

para.157.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 2204. An Act to extend and reauthorize the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the 
committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1058) ``An Act to reform 
Federal securities litigation, and for other purposes.'' 

para.157.5  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent, the following 
committees and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit today 
during the 5-minute rule: the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on 
Commerce, the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, the 
Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on 
International Relations, the Committee on National Security, the 
Committee on Resources, and the Committee on Science.

para.157.6  waiving points of order against the conference report on 
          h.r. 1058

  Mr. DREIER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 290):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 1058) to reform Federal securities litigation, and 
     for other purposes. All points of order against the 
     conference report and against its consideration are waived.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. DREIER, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RADANOVICH, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. DINGELL objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

318

Nays

97

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

1

para.157.7                   [Roll No. 838]

                                YEAS--318

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--97

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Edwards
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Gephardt
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Klink
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Luther
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Lowey
       

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Barr
     Bono
     Chapman
     DeFazio
     Ewing
     Fowler
     Hinchey
     Hunter
     Laughlin
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Tejeda
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Waldholtz
     White
     Wilson
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.157.8  waiving requirement of clause 4(b), rule XI

  On motion of Mr. DREIER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the resolution (H. Res. 260) waiving a requirement of 
clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect to consideration of certain 
resolutions reported from the Committee on Rules, be laid on the table.

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para.157.9  securities litigation

  Mr. BLILEY called up the following conference report (Rept. No. 104-
369):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1058), to reform Federal securities litigation, and for other 
     purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have 
     agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill and agree to 
     the same with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``Private 
     Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                TITLE I--REDUCTION OF ABUSIVE LITIGATION

Sec. 101. Private securities litigation reform.
Sec. 102. Safe harbor for forward-looking statements.
Sec. 103. Elimination of certain abusive practices.
Sec. 104. Authority of Commission to prosecute aiding and abetting.
Sec. 105. Loss causation.
Sec. 106. Study and report on protections for senior citizens and 
              qualified retirement plans.
Sec. 107. Amendment to Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations 
              Act.
Sec. 108. Applicability.

              TITLE II--REDUCTION OF COERCIVE SETTLEMENTS

Sec. 201. Proportionate liability.
Sec. 203. Applicability.
Sec. 204. Rule of construction.

            TITLE III--AUDITOR DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE FRAUD

Sec. 301. Fraud detection and disclosure.
                TITLE I--REDUCTION OF ABUSIVE LITIGATION

     SEC. 101. PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM.

       (a) Securities Act of 1933.--Title I of the Securities Act 
     of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 27. PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION.

       ``(a) Private Class Actions.--
       ``(1) In general.--The provisions of this subsection shall 
     apply to each private action arising under this title that is 
     brought as a plaintiff class action pursuant to the Federal 
     Rules of Civil Procedure.
       ``(2) Certification filed with complaint.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each plaintiff seeking to serve as a 
     representative party on behalf of a class shall provide a 
     sworn certification, which shall be personally signed by such 
     plaintiff and filed with the complaint, that--
       ``(i) states that the plaintiff has reviewed the complaint 
     and authorized its filing;
       ``(ii) states that the plaintiff did not purchase the 
     security that is the subject of the complaint at the 
     direction of plaintiff's counsel or in order to participate 
     in any private action arising under this title;
       ``(iii) states that the plaintiff is willing to serve as a 
     representative party on behalf of a class, including 
     providing testimony at deposition and trial, if necessary;
       ``(iv) sets forth all of the transactions of the plaintiff 
     in the security that is the subject of the complaint during 
     the class period specified in the complaint;
       ``(v) identifies any other action under this title, filed 
     during the 3-year period preceding the date on which the 
     certification is signed by the plaintiff, in which the 
     plaintiff has sought to serve, or served, as a representative 
     party on behalf of a class; and
       ``(vi) states that the plaintiff will not accept any 
     payment for serving as a representative party on behalf of a 
     class beyond the plaintiff's pro rata share of any recovery, 
     except as ordered or approved by the court in accordance with 
     paragraph (4).
       ``(B) Nonwaiver of attorney-client privilege.--The 
     certification filed pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall not be 
     construed to be a waiver of the attorney-client privilege.
       ``(3) Appointment of lead plaintiff.--
       ``(A) Early notice to class members.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than 20 days after the date on 
     which the complaint is filed, the plaintiff or plaintiffs 
     shall cause to be published, in a widely circulated national 
     business-oriented publication or wire service, a notice 
     advising members of the purported plaintiff class--

       ``(I) of the pendency of the action, the claims asserted 
     therein, and the purported class period; and
       ``(II) that, not later than 60 days after the date on which 
     the notice is published, any member of the purported class 
     may move the court to serve as lead plaintiff of the 
     purported class.

       ``(ii) Multiple actions.--If more than one action on behalf 
     of a class asserting substantially the same claim or claims 
     arising under this title is filed, only the plaintiff or 
     plaintiffs in the first filed action shall be required to 
     cause notice to be published in accordance with clause (i).
       ``(iii) Additional notices may be required under federal 
     rules.--Notice required under clause (i) shall be in addition 
     to any notice required pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil 
     Procedure.
       ``(B) Appointment of lead plaintiff.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
     which a notice is published under subparagraph (A)(i), the 
     court shall consider any motion made by a purported class 
     member in response to the notice, including any motion by a 
     class member who is not individually named as a plaintiff in 
     the complaint or complaints, and shall appoint as lead 
     plaintiff the member or members of the purported plaintiff 
     class that the court determines to be most capable of 
     adequately representing the interests of class members 
     (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as the `most 
     adequate plaintiff') in accordance with this subparagraph.
       ``(ii) Consolidated actions.--If more than one action on 
     behalf of a class asserting substantially the same claim or 
     claims arising under this title has been filed, and any party 
     has sought to consolidate those actions for pretrial purposes 
     or for trial, the court shall not make the determination 
     required by clause (i) until after the decision on the motion 
     to consolidate is rendered. As soon as practicable after such 
     decision is rendered, the court shall appoint the most 
     adequate plaintiff as lead plaintiff for the consolidated 
     actions in accordance with this subparagraph.
       ``(iii) Rebuttable presumption.--

       ``(I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II), for purposes 
     of clause (i), the court shall adopt a presumption that the 
     most adequate plaintiff in any private action arising under 
     this title is the person or group of persons that--

       ``(aa) has either filed the complaint or made a motion in 
     response to a notice under subparagraph (A)(i);
       ``(bb) in the determination of the court, has the largest 
     financial interest in the relief sought by the class; and
       ``(cc) otherwise satisfies the requirements of Rule 23 of 
     the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

       ``(II) Rebuttal evidence.--The presumption described in 
     subclause (I) may be rebutted only upon proof by a member of 
     the purported plaintiff class that the presumptively most 
     adequate plaintiff--

       ``(aa) will not fairly and adequately protect the interests 
     of the class; or
       ``(bb) is subject to unique defenses that render such 
     plaintiff incapable of adequately representing the class.
       ``(iv) Discovery.--For purposes of this subparagraph, 
     discovery relating to whether a member or members of the 
     purported plaintiff class is the most adequate plaintiff may 
     be conducted by a plaintiff only if the plaintiff first 
     demonstrates a reasonable basis for a finding that the 
     presumptively most adequate plaintiff is incapable of 
     adequately representing the class.
       ``(v) Selection of lead counsel.--The most adequate 
     plaintiff shall, subject to the approval of the court, select 
     and retain counsel to represent the class.
       ``(vi) Restrictions on professional plaintiffs.--Except as 
     the court may otherwise permit, consistent with the purposes 
     of this section, a person may be a lead plaintiff, or an 
     officer, director, or fiduciary of a lead plaintiff, in no 
     more than 5 securities class actions brought as plaintiff 
     class actions pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil 
     Procedure during any 3-year period.
       ``(4) Recovery by plaintiffs.--The share of any final 
     judgment or of any settlement that is awarded to a 
     representative party serving on behalf of a class shall be 
     equal, on a per share basis, to the portion of the final 
     judgment or settlement awarded to all other members of the 
     class. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to limit 
     the award of reasonable costs and expenses (including lost 
     wages) directly relating to the representation of the class 
     to any representative party serving on behalf of the class.
       ``(5) Restrictions on settlements under seal.--The terms 
     and provisions of any settlement agreement of a class action 
     shall not be filed under seal, except that on motion of any 
     party to the settlement, the court may order filing under 
     seal for those portions of a settlement agreement as to which 
     good cause is shown for such filing under seal. For purposes 
     of this paragraph, good cause shall exist only if publication 
     of a term or provision of a settlement agreement would cause 
     direct and substantial harm to any party.
       ``(6) Restrictions on payment of attorneys' fees and 
     expenses.--Total attorneys' fees and expenses awarded by the 
     court to counsel for the plaintiff class shall not exceed a 
     reasonable percentage of the amount of any damages and 
     prejudgment interest actually paid to the class.
       ``(7) Disclosure of settlement terms to class members.--Any 
     proposed or final settlement agreement that is published or 
     otherwise disseminated to the class shall include each of the 
     following statements, along with a cover page summarizing the 
     information contained in such statements:
       ``(A) Statement of plaintiff recovery.--The amount of the 
     settlement proposed to be distributed to the parties to the 
     action, determined in the aggregate and on an average per 
     share basis.
       ``(B) Statement of potential outcome of case.--
       ``(i) Agreement on amount of damages.--If the settling 
     parties agree on the average amount of damages per share that 
     would be recoverable if the plaintiff prevailed on each claim 
     alleged under this title, a statement

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     concerning the average amount of such potential damages per 
     share.
       ``(ii) Disagreement on amount of damages.--If the parties 
     do not agree on the average amount of damages per share that 
     would be recoverable if the plaintiff prevailed on each claim 
     alleged under this title, a statement from each settling 
     party concerning the issue or issues on which the parties 
     disagree.
       ``(iii) Inadmissibility for certain purposes.--A statement 
     made in accordance with clause (i) or (ii) concerning the 
     amount of damages shall not be admissible in any Federal or 
     State judicial action or administrative proceeding, other 
     than an action or proceeding arising out of such statement.
       ``(C) Statement of attorneys' fees or costs sought.--If any 
     of the settling parties or their counsel intend to apply to 
     the court for an award of attorneys' fees or costs from any 
     fund established as part of the settlement, a statement 
     indicating which parties or counsel intend to make such an 
     application, the amount of fees and costs that will be sought 
     (including the amount of such fees and costs determined on an 
     average per share basis), and a brief explanation supporting 
     the fees and costs sought.
       ``(D) Identification of lawyers' representatives.--The 
     name, telephone number, and address of one or more 
     representatives of counsel for the plaintiff class who will 
     be reasonably available to answer questions from class 
     members concerning any matter contained in any notice of 
     settlement published or otherwise disseminated to the class.
       ``(E) Reasons for settlement.--A brief statement explaining 
     the reasons why the parties are proposing the settlement.
       ``(F) Other information.--Such other information as may be 
     required by the court.
       ``(8) Attorney conflict of interest.--If a plaintiff class 
     is represented by an attorney who directly owns or otherwise 
     has a beneficial interest in the securities that are the 
     subject of the litigation, the court shall make a 
     determination of whether such ownership or other interest 
     constitutes a conflict of interest sufficient to disqualify 
     the attorney from representing the plaintiff class.
       ``(b) Stay of Discovery; Preservation of Evidence.--
       ``(1) In general.--In any private action arising under this 
     title, all discovery and other proceedings shall be stayed 
     during the pendency of any motion to dismiss, unless the 
     court finds, upon the motion of any party, that 
     particularized discovery is necessary to preserve evidence or 
     to prevent undue prejudice to that party.
       ``(2) Preservation of evidence.--During the pendency of any 
     stay of discovery pursuant to this subsection, unless 
     otherwise ordered by the court, any party to the action with 
     actual notice of the allegations contained in the complaint 
     shall treat all documents, data compilations (including 
     electronically recorded or stored data), and tangible objects 
     that are in the custody or control of such person and that 
     are relevant to the allegations, as if they were the subject 
     of a continuing request for production of documents from an 
     opposing party under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
       ``(3) Sanction for willful violation.--A party aggrieved by 
     the willful failure of an opposing party to comply with 
     paragraph (2) may apply to the court for an order awarding 
     appropriate sanctions.
       ``(c) Sanctions for Abusive Litigation.--
       ``(1) Mandatory review by court.--In any private action 
     arising under this title, upon final adjudication of the 
     action, the court shall include in the record specific 
     findings regarding compliance by each party and each attorney 
     representing any party with each requirement of Rule 11(b) of 
     the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as to any complaint, 
     responsive pleading, or dispositive motion.
       ``(2) Mandatory sanctions.--If the court makes a finding 
     under paragraph (1) that a party or attorney violated any 
     requirement of Rule 11(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil 
     Procedure as to any complaint, responsive pleading, or 
     dispositive motion, the court shall impose sanctions on such 
     party or attorney in accordance with Rule 11 of the Federal 
     Rules of Civil Procedure. Prior to making a finding that any 
     party or attorney has violated Rule 11 of the Federal Rules 
     of Civil Procedure, the court shall give such party or 
     attorney notice and an opportunity to respond.
       ``(3) Presumption in favor of attorneys' fees and costs.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
     for purposes of paragraph (2), the court shall adopt a 
     presumption that the appropriate sanction--
       ``(i) for failure of any responsive pleading or dispositive 
     motion to comply with any requirement of Rule 11(b) of the 
     Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is an award to the opposing 
     party of the reasonable attorneys' fees and other expenses 
     incurred as a direct result of the violation; and
       ``(ii) for substantial failure of any complaint to comply 
     with any requirement of Rule 11(b) of the Federal Rules of 
     Civil Procedure is an award to the opposing party of the 
     reasonable attorneys' fees and other expenses incurred in the 
     action.
       ``(B) Rebuttal evidence.--The presumption described in 
     subparagraph (A) may be rebutted only upon proof by the party 
     or attorney against whom sanctions are to be imposed that--
       ``(i) the award of attorneys' fees and other expenses will 
     impose an unreasonable burden on that party or attorney and 
     would be unjust, and the failure to make such an award would 
     not impose a greater burden on the party in whose favor 
     sanctions are to be imposed; or
       ``(ii) the violation of Rule 11(b) of the Federal Rules of 
     Civil Procedure was de minimis.
       ``(C) Sanctions.--If the party or attorney against whom 
     sanctions are to be imposed meets its burden under 
     subparagraph (B), the court shall award the sanctions that 
     the court deems appropriate pursuant to Rule 11 of the 
     Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
       ``(d) Defendant's Right to Written Interrogatories.--In any 
     private action arising under this title in which the 
     plaintiff may recover money damages only on proof that a 
     defendant acted with a particular state of mind, the court 
     shall, when requested by a defendant, submit to the jury a 
     written interrogatory on the issue of each such defendant's 
     state of mind at the time the alleged violation occurred.''.
       (b) Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--Title I of the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (78a et seq.) is amended by 
     inserting after section 21C the following new section:

     ``SEC. 21D. PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION.

       ``(a) Private Class Actions.--
       ``(1) In general.--The provisions of this subsection shall 
     apply in each private action arising under this title that is 
     brought as a plaintiff class action pursuant to the Federal 
     Rules of Civil Procedure.
       ``(2) Certification filed with complaint.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each plaintiff seeking to serve as a 
     representative party on behalf of a class shall provide a 
     sworn certification, which shall be personally signed by such 
     plaintiff and filed with the complaint, that--
       ``(i) states that the plaintiff has reviewed the complaint 
     and authorized its filing;
       ``(ii) states that the plaintiff did not purchase the 
     security that is the subject of the complaint at the 
     direction of plaintiff's counsel or in order to participate 
     in any private action arising under this title;
       ``(iii) states that the plaintiff is willing to serve as a 
     representative party on behalf of a class, including 
     providing testimony at deposition and trial, if necessary;
       ``(iv) sets forth all of the transactions of the plaintiff 
     in the security that is the subject of the complaint during 
     the class period specified in the complaint;
       ``(v) identifies any other action under this title, filed 
     during the 3-year period preceding the date on which the 
     certification is signed by the plaintiff, in which the 
     plaintiff has sought to serve as a representative party on 
     behalf of a class; and
       ``(vi) states that the plaintiff will not accept any 
     payment for serving as a representative party on behalf of a 
     class beyond the plaintiff's pro rata share of any recovery, 
     except as ordered or approved by the court in accordance with 
     paragraph (4).
       ``(B) Nonwaiver of attorney-client privilege.--The 
     certification filed pursuant to subparagraph (A) shall not be 
     construed to be a waiver of the attorney-client privilege.
       ``(3) Appointment of lead plaintiff.--
       ``(A) Early notice to class members.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than 20 days after the date on 
     which the complaint is filed, the plaintiff or plaintiffs 
     shall cause to be published, in a widely circulated national 
     business-oriented publication or wire service, a notice 
     advising members of the purported plaintiff class--

       ``(I) of the pendency of the action, the claims asserted 
     therein, and the purported class period; and
       ``(II) that, not later than 60 days after the date on which 
     the notice is published, any member of the purported class 
     may move the court to serve as lead plaintiff of the 
     purported class.

       ``(ii) Multiple actions.--If more than one action on behalf 
     of a class asserting substantially the same claim or claims 
     arising under this title is filed, only the plaintiff or 
     plaintiffs in the first filed action shall be required to 
     cause notice to be published in accordance with clause (i).
       ``(iii) Additional notices may be required under federal 
     rules.--Notice required under clause (i) shall be in addition 
     to any notice required pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil 
     Procedure.
       ``(B) Appointment of lead plaintiff.--
       ``(i) In general.--Not later than 90 days after the date on 
     which a notice is published under subparagraph (A)(i), the 
     court shall consider any motion made by a purported class 
     member in response to the notice, including any motion by a 
     class member who is not individually named as a plaintiff in 
     the complaint or complaints, and shall appoint as lead 
     plaintiff the member or members of the purported plaintiff 
     class that the court determines to be most capable of 
     adequately representing the interests of class members 
     (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as the `most 
     adequate plaintiff') in accordance with this subparagraph.
       ``(ii) Consolidated actions.--If more than one action on 
     behalf of a class asserting substantially the same claim or 
     claims arising under this title has been filed, and any party 
     has sought to consolidate those actions for pretrial purposes 
     or for trial, the court shall not make the determination 
     required by clause (i) until after the decision on the motion 
     to consolidate is rendered. As soon as practicable after such 
     decision is rendered, the court shall appoint the most 
     adequate plaintiff as lead plaintiff for the consolidated 
     actions in accordance with this paragraph.
       ``(iii) Rebuttable presumption.--

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       ``(I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II), for purposes 
     of clause (i), the court shall adopt a presumption that the 
     most adequate plaintiff in any private action arising under 
     this title is the person or group of persons that--

       ``(aa) has either filed the complaint or made a motion in 
     response to a notice under subparagraph (A)(i);
       ``(bb) in the determination of the court, has the largest 
     financial interest in the relief sought by the class; and
       ``(cc) otherwise satisfies the requirements of Rule 23 of 
     the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.

       ``(II) Rebuttal evidence.--The presumption described in 
     subclause (I) may be rebutted only upon proof by a member of 
     the purported plaintiff class that the presumptively most 
     adequate plaintiff--

       ``(aa) will not fairly and adequately protect the interests 
     of the class; or
       ``(bb) is subject to unique defenses that render such 
     plaintiff incapable of adequately representing the class.
       ``(iv) Discovery.--For purposes of this subparagraph, 
     discovery relating to whether a member or members of the 
     purported plaintiff class is the most adequate plaintiff may 
     be conducted by a plaintiff only if the plaintiff first 
     demonstrates a reasonable basis for a finding that the 
     presumptively most adequate plaintiff is incapable of 
     adequately representing the class.
       ``(v) Selection of lead counsel.--The most adequate 
     plaintiff shall, subject to the approval of the court, select 
     and retain counsel to represent the class.
       ``(vi) Restrictions on professional plaintiffs.--Except as 
     the court may otherwise permit, consistent with the purposes 
     of this section, a person may be a lead plaintiff, or an 
     officer, director, or fiduciary of a lead plaintiff, in no 
     more than 5 securities class actions brought as plaintiff 
     class actions pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil 
     Procedure during any 3-year period.
       ``(4) Recovery by plaintiffs.--The share of any final 
     judgment or of any settlement that is awarded to a 
     representative party serving on behalf of a class shall be 
     equal, on a per share basis, to the portion of the final 
     judgment or settlement awarded to all other members of the 
     class. Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to limit 
     the award of reasonable costs and expenses (including lost 
     wages) directly relating to the representation of the class 
     to any representative party serving on behalf of a class.
       ``(5) Restrictions on settlements under seal.--The terms 
     and provisions of any settlement agreement of a class action 
     shall not be filed under seal, except that on motion of any 
     party to the settlement, the court may order filing under 
     seal for those portions of a settlement agreement as to which 
     good cause is shown for such filing under seal. For purposes 
     of this paragraph, good cause shall exist only if publication 
     of a term or provision of a settlement agreement would cause 
     direct and substantial harm to any party.
       ``(6) Restrictions on payment of attorneys' fees and 
     expenses.--Total attorneys' fees and expenses awarded by the 
     court to counsel for the plaintiff class shall not exceed a 
     reasonable percentage of the amount of any damages and 
     prejudgment interest actually paid to the class.
       ``(7) Disclosure of settlement terms to class members.--Any 
     proposed or final settlement agreement that is published or 
     otherwise disseminated to the class shall include each of the 
     following statements, along with a cover page summarizing the 
     information contained in such statements:
       ``(A) Statement of plaintiff recovery.--The amount of the 
     settlement proposed to be distributed to the parties to the 
     action, determined in the aggregate and on an average per 
     share basis.
       ``(B) Statement of potential outcome of case.--
       ``(i) Agreement on amount of damages.--If the settling 
     parties agree on the average amount of damages per share that 
     would be recoverable if the plaintiff prevailed on each claim 
     alleged under this title, a statement concerning the average 
     amount of such potential damages per share.
       ``(ii) Disagreement on amount of damages.--If the parties 
     do not agree on the average amount of damages per share that 
     would be recoverable if the plaintiff prevailed on each claim 
     alleged under this title, a statement from each settling 
     party concerning the issue or issues on which the parties 
     disagree.
       ``(iii) Inadmissibility for certain purposes.--A statement 
     made in accordance with clause (i) or (ii) concerning the 
     amount of damages shall not be admissible in any Federal or 
     State judicial action or administrative proceeding, other 
     than an action or proceeding arising out of such statement.
       ``(C) Statement of attorneys' fees or costs sought.--If any 
     of the settling parties or their counsel intend to apply to 
     the court for an award of attorneys' fees or costs from any 
     fund established as part of the settlement, a statement 
     indicating which parties or counsel intend to make such an 
     application, the amount of fees and costs that will be sought 
     (including the amount of such fees and costs determined on an 
     average per share basis), and a brief explanation supporting 
     the fees and costs sought. Such information shall be clearly 
     summarized on the cover page of any notice to a party of any 
     proposed or final settlement agreement.
       ``(D) Identification of lawyers' representatives.--The 
     name, telephone number, and address of one or more 
     representatives of counsel for the plaintiff class who will 
     be reasonably available to answer questions from class 
     members concerning any matter contained in any notice of 
     settlement published or otherwise disseminated to the class.
       ``(E) Reasons for settlement.--A brief statement explaining 
     the reasons why the parties are proposing the settlement.
       ``(F) Other information.--Such other information as may be 
     required by the court.
       ``(8) Security for payment of costs in class actions.--In 
     any private action arising under this title that is certified 
     as a class action pursuant to the Federal Rules of Civil 
     Procedure, the court may require an undertaking from the 
     attorneys for the plaintiff class, the plaintiff class, or 
     both, or from the attorneys for the defendant, the defendant, 
     or both, in such proportions and at such times as the court 
     determines are just and equitable, for the payment of fees 
     and expenses that may be awarded under this subsection.
       ``(9) Attorney conflict of interest.--If a plaintiff class 
     is represented by an attorney who directly owns or otherwise 
     has a beneficial interest in the securities that are the 
     subject of the litigation, the court shall make a 
     determination of whether such ownership or other interest 
     constitutes a conflict of interest sufficient to disqualify 
     the attorney from representing the plaintiff class.
       ``(b) Requirements for Securities Fraud Actions.--
       ``(1) Misleading statements and omissions.--In any private 
     action arising under this title in which the plaintiff 
     alleges that the defendant--
       ``(A) made an untrue statement of a material fact; or
       ``(B) omitted to state a material fact necessary in order 
     to make the statements made, in the light of the 
     circumstances in which they were made, not misleading;

     the complaint shall specify each statement alleged to have 
     been misleading, the reason or reasons why the statement is 
     misleading, and, if an allegation regarding the statement or 
     omission is made on information and belief, the complaint 
     shall state with particularity all facts on which that belief 
     is formed.
       ``(2) Required state of mind.--In any private action 
     arising under this title in which the plaintiff may recover 
     money damages only on proof that the defendant acted with a 
     particular state of mind, the complaint shall, with respect 
     to each act or omission alleged to violate this title, state 
     with particularity facts giving rise to a strong inference 
     that the defendant acted with the required state of mind.
       ``(3) Motion to dismiss; stay of discovery.--
       ``(A) Dismissal for failure to meet pleading 
     requirements.--In any private action arising under this 
     title, the court shall, on the motion of any defendant, 
     dismiss the complaint if the requirements of paragraphs (1) 
     and (2) are not met.
       ``(B) Stay of discovery.--In any private action arising 
     under this title, all discovery and other proceedings shall 
     be stayed during the pendency of any motion to dismiss, 
     unless the court finds upon the motion of any party that 
     particularized discovery is necessary to preserve evidence or 
     to prevent undue prejudice to that party.
       ``(C) Preservation of evidence.--
       ``(i) In general.--During the pendency of any stay of 
     discovery pursuant to this paragraph, unless otherwise 
     ordered by the court, any party to the action with actual 
     notice of the allegations contained in the complaint shall 
     treat all documents, data compilations (including 
     electronically recorded or stored data), and tangible objects 
     that are in the custody or control of such person and that 
     are relevant to the allegations, as if they were the subject 
     of a continuing request for production of documents from an 
     opposing party under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
       ``(ii) Sanction for willful violation.--A party aggrieved 
     by the willful failure of an opposing party to comply with 
     clause (i) may apply to the court for an order awarding 
     appropriate sanctions.
       ``(4) Loss causation.--In any private action arising under 
     this title, the plaintiff shall have the burden of proving 
     that the act or omission of the defendant alleged to violate 
     this title caused the loss for which the plaintiff seeks to 
     recover damages.
       ``(c) Sanctions for Abusive Litigation.--
       ``(1) Mandatory review by court.--In any private action 
     arising under this title, upon final adjudication of the 
     action, the court shall include in the record specific 
     findings regarding compliance by each party and each attorney 
     representing any party with each requirement of Rule 11(b) of 
     the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure as to any complaint, 
     responsive pleading, or dispositive motion.
       ``(2) Mandatory sanctions.--If the court makes a finding 
     under paragraph (1) that a party or attorney violated any 
     requirement of Rule 11(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil 
     Procedure as to any complaint, responsive pleading, or 
     dispositive motion, the court shall impose sanctions on such 
     party or attorney in accordance with Rule 11 of the Federal 
     Rules of Civil Procedure. Prior to making a finding that any 
     party or attorney has violated Rule 11 of the Federal Rules 
     of Civil Procedure, the court shall give such party or 
     attorney notice and an opportunity to respond.
       ``(3) Presumption in favor of attorneys' fees and costs.--

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       ``(A) In general.--Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
     for purposes of paragraph (2), the court shall adopt a 
     presumption that the appropriate sanction--
       ``(i) for failure of any responsive pleading or dispositive 
     motion to comply with any requirement of Rule 11(b) of the 
     Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is an award to the opposing 
     party of the reasonable attorneys' fees and other expenses 
     incurred as a direct result of the violation; and
       ``(ii) for substantial failure of any complaint to comply 
     with any requirement of Rule 11(b) of the Federal Rules of 
     Civil Procedure is an award to the opposing party of the 
     reasonable attorneys' fees and other expenses incurred in the 
     action.
       ``(B) Rebuttal evidence.--The presumption described in 
     subparagraph (A) may be rebutted only upon proof by the party 
     or attorney against whom sanctions are to be imposed that--
       ``(i) the award of attorneys' fees and other expenses will 
     impose an unreasonable burden on that party or attorney and 
     would be unjust, and the failure to make such an award would 
     not impose a greater burden on the party in whose favor 
     sanctions are to be imposed; or
       ``(ii) the violation of Rule 11(b) of the Federal Rules of 
     Civil Procedure was de minimis.
       ``(C) Sanctions.--If the party or attorney against whom 
     sanctions are to be imposed meets its burden under 
     subparagraph (B), the court shall award the sanctions that 
     the court deems appropriate pursuant to Rule 11 of the 
     Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
       ``(d) Defendant's Right to Written Interrogatories.--In any 
     private action arising under this title in which the 
     plaintiff may recover money damages, the court shall, when 
     requested by a defendant, submit to the jury a written 
     interrogatory on the issue of each such defendant's state of 
     mind at the time the alleged violation occurred.
       ``(e) Limitation on Damages.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), in 
     any private action arising under this title in which the 
     plaintiff seeks to establish damages by reference to the 
     market price of a security, the award of damages to the 
     plaintiff shall not exceed the difference between the 
     purchase or sale price paid or received, as appropriate, by 
     the plaintiff for the subject security and the mean trading 
     price of that security during the 90-day period beginning on 
     the date on which the information correcting the misstatement 
     or omission that is the basis for the action is disseminated 
     to the market.
       ``(2) Exception.--In any private action arising under this 
     title in which the plaintiff seeks to establish damages by 
     reference to the market price of a security, if the plaintiff 
     sells or repurchases the subject security prior to the 
     expiration of the 90-day period described in paragraph (1), 
     the plaintiff's damages shall not exceed the difference 
     between the purchase or sale price paid or received, as 
     appropriate, by the plaintiff for the security and the mean 
     trading price of the security during the period beginning 
     immediately after dissemination of information correcting the 
     misstatement or omission and ending on the date on which the 
     plaintiff sells or repurchases the security.
       ``(3) Definition.--For purposes of this subsection, the 
     `mean trading price' of a security shall be an average of the 
     daily trading price of that security, determined as of the 
     close of the market each day during the 90-day period 
     referred to in paragraph (1).''.

     SEC. 102. SAFE HARBOR FOR FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.

       (a) Amendment to the Securities Act of 1933.--Title I of 
     the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77a et seq.) is amended 
     by inserting after section 27 (as added by this Act) the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 27A. APPLICATION OF SAFE HARBOR FOR FORWARD-LOOKING 
                   STATEMENTS.

       ``(a) Applicability.--This section shall apply only to a 
     forward-looking statement made by--
       ``(1) an issuer that, at the time that the statement is 
     made, is subject to the reporting requirements of section 
     13(a) or section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 
     1934;
       ``(2) a person acting on behalf of such issuer;
       ``(3) an outside reviewer retained by such issuer making a 
     statement on behalf of such issuer; or
       ``(4) an underwriter, with respect to information provided 
     by such issuer or information derived from information 
     provided by the issuer.
       ``(b) Exclusions.--Except to the extent otherwise 
     specifically provided by rule, regulation, or order of the 
     Commission, this section shall not apply to a forward-looking 
     statement--
       ``(1) that is made with respect to the business or 
     operations of the issuer, if the issuer--
       ``(A) during the 3-year period preceding the date on which 
     the statement was first made--
       ``(i) was convicted of any felony or misdemeanor described 
     in clauses (i) through (iv) of section 15(b)(4)(B) of the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934; or
       ``(ii) has been made the subject of a judicial or 
     administrative decree or order arising out of a governmental 
     action that--

       ``(I) prohibits future violations of the antifraud 
     provisions of the securities laws;
       ``(II) requires that the issuer cease and desist from 
     violating the antifraud provisions of the securities laws; or
       ``(III) determines that the issuer violated the antifraud 
     provisions of the securities laws;

       ``(B) makes the forward-looking statement in connection 
     with an offering of securities by a blank check company;
       ``(C) issues penny stock;
       ``(D) makes the forward-looking statement in connection 
     with a rollup transaction; or
       ``(E) makes the forward-looking statement in connection 
     with a going private transaction; or
       ``(2) that is--
       ``(A) included in a financial statement prepared in 
     accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
       ``(B) contained in a registration statement of, or 
     otherwise issued by, an investment company;
       ``(C) made in connection with a tender offer;
       ``(D) made in connection with an initial public offering;
       ``(E) made in connection with an offering by, or relating 
     to the operations of, a partnership, limited liability 
     company, or a direct participation investment program; or
       ``(F) made in a disclosure of beneficial ownership in a 
     report required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to 
     section 13(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
       ``(c) Safe Harbor.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b), in 
     any private action arising under this title that is based on 
     an untrue statement of a material fact or omission of a 
     material fact necessary to make the statement not misleading, 
     a person referred to in subsection (a) shall not be liable 
     with respect to any forward-looking statement, whether 
     written or oral, if and to the extent that--
       ``(A) the forward-looking statement is--
       ``(i) identified as a forward-looking statement, and is 
     accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements identifying 
     important factors that could cause actual results to differ 
     materially from those in the forward-looking statement; or
       ``(ii) immaterial; or
       ``(B) the plaintiff fails to prove that the forward-looking 
     statement--
       ``(i) if made by a natural person, was made with actual 
     knowledge by that person that the statement was false or 
     misleading; or
       ``(ii) if made by a business entity; was--

       ``(I) made by or with the approval of an executive officer 
     of that entity, and
       ``(II) made or approved by such officer with actual 
     knowledge by that officer that the statement was false or 
     misleading.

       ``(2) Oral forward-looking statements.--In the case of an 
     oral forward-looking statement made by an issuer that is 
     subject to the reporting requirements of section 13(a) or 
     section 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or by a 
     person acting on behalf of such issuer, the requirement set 
     forth in paragraph (1)(A) shall be deemed to be satisfied--
       ``(A) if the oral forward-looking statement is accompanied 
     by a cautionary statement--
       ``(i) that the particular oral statement is a forward-
     looking statement; and
       ``(ii) that the actual results could differ materially from 
     those projected in the forward-looking statement; and
       ``(B) if--
       ``(i) the oral forward-looking statement is accompanied by 
     an oral statement that additional information concerning 
     factors that could cause actual results to differ materially 
     from those in the forward-looking statement is contained in a 
     readily available written document, or portion thereof;
       ``(ii) the accompanying oral statement referred to in 
     clause (i) identifies the document, or portion thereof, that 
     contains the additional information about those factors 
     relating to the forward-looking statement; and
       ``(iii) the information contained in that written document 
     is a cautionary statement that satisfies the standard 
     established in paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(3) Availability.--Any document filed with the Commission 
     or generally disseminated shall be deemed to be readily 
     available for purposes of paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Effect on other safe harbors.--The exemption provided 
     for in paragraph (1) shall be in addition to any exemption 
     that the Commission may establish by rule or regulation under 
     subsection (g).
       ``(d) Duty To Update.--Nothing in this section shall impose 
     upon any person a duty to update a forward-looking statement.
       ``(e) Dispositive Motion.--On any motion to dismiss based 
     upon subsection (c)(1), the court shall consider any 
     statement cited in the complaint and cautionary statement 
     accompanying the forward-looking statement, which are not 
     subject to material dispute, cited by the defendant.
       ``(f) Stay Pending Decision on Motion.--In any private 
     action arising under this title, the court shall stay 
     discovery (other than discovery that is specifically directed 
     to the applicability of the exemption provided for in this 
     section) during the pendency of any motion by a defendant for 
     summary judgment that is based on the grounds that--
       ``(1) the statement or omission upon which the complaint is 
     based is a forward-looking statement within the meaning of 
     this section; and
       ``(2) the exemption provided for in this section precludes 
     a claim for relief.
       ``(g) Exemption Authority.--In addition to the exemptions 
     provided for in this section, the Commission may, by rule or 
     regulation, provide exemptions from or under any provision of 
     this title, including with respect to liability that is based 
     on a statement or that is based on projections or other 
     forward-

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     looking information, if and to the extent that any such 
     exemption is consistent with the public interest and the 
     protection of investors, as determined by the Commission.
       ``(h) Effect on Other Authority of Commission.--Nothing in 
     this section limits, either expressly or by implication, the 
     authority of the Commission to exercise similar authority or 
     to adopt similar rules and regulations with respect to 
     forward-looking statements under any other statute under 
     which the Commission exercises rulemaking authority.
       ``(i) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:
       ``(1) Forward-looking statement.--The term `forward-looking 
     statement' means--
       ``(A) a statement containing a projection of revenues, 
     income (including income loss), earnings (including earnings 
     loss) per share, capital expenditures, dividends, capital 
     structure, or other financial items;
       ``(B) a statement of the plans and objectives of management 
     for future operations, including plans or objectives relating 
     to the products or services of the issuer;
       ``(C) a statement of future economic performance, including 
     any such statement contained in a discussion and analysis of 
     financial condition by the management or in the results of 
     operations included pursuant to the rules and regulations of 
     the Commission;
       ``(D) any statement of the assumptions underlying or 
     relating to any statement described in subparagraph (A), (B), 
     or (C);
       ``(E) any report issued by an outside reviewer retained by 
     an issuer, to the extent that the report assesses a forward-
     looking statement made by the issuer; or
       ``(F) a statement containing a projection or estimate of 
     such other items as may be specified by rule or regulation of 
     the Commission.
       ``(2) Investment company.--The term `investment company' 
     has the same meaning as in section 3(a) of the Investment 
     Company Act of 1940.
       ``(3) Penny stock.--The term `penny stock' has the same 
     meaning as in section 3(a)(51) of the Securities Exchange Act 
     of 1934, and the rules and regulations, or orders issued 
     pursuant to that section.
       ``(4) Going private transaction.--The term `going private 
     transaction' has the meaning given that term under the rules 
     or regulations of the Commission issued pursuant to section 
     13(e) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
       ``(5) Securities laws.--The term `securities laws' has the 
     same meaning as in section 3 of the Securities Exchange Act 
     of 1934.
       ``(6) Person acting on behalf of an issuer.--The term 
     `person acting on behalf of an issuer' means an officer, 
     director, or employee of the issuer.
       ``(7) Other terms.--The terms `blank check company', 
     `rollup transaction', `partnership', `limited liability 
     company', `executive officer of an entity' and `direct 
     participation investment program', have the meanings given 
     those terms by rule or regulation of the Commission.''.
       (b) Amendment to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.--The 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is 
     amended by inserting after section 21D (as added by this Act) 
     the following new section:

     ``SEC. 21E. APPLICATION OF SAFE HARBOR FOR FORWARD-LOOKING 
                   STATEMENTS.

       ``(a) Applicability.--This section shall apply only to a 
     forward-looking statement made by--
       ``(1) an issuer that, at the time that the statement is 
     made, is subject to the reporting requirements of section 
     13(a) or section 15(d);
       ``(2) a person acting on behalf of such issuer;
       ``(3) an outside reviewer retained by such issuer making a 
     statement on behalf of such issuer; or
       ``(4) an underwriter, with respect to information provided 
     by such issuer or information derived from information 
     provided by such issuer.
       ``(b) Exclusions.--Except to the extent otherwise 
     specifically provided by rule, regulation, or order of the 
     Commission, this section shall not apply to a forward-looking 
     statement--
       ``(1) that is made with respect to the business or 
     operations of the issuer, if the issuer--
       ``(A) during the 3-year period preceding the date on which 
     the statement was first made--
       ``(i) was convicted of any felony or misdemeanor described 
     in clauses (i) through (iv) of section 15(b)(4)(B); or
       ``(ii) has been made the subject of a judicial or 
     administrative decree or order arising out of a governmental 
     action that--

       ``(I) prohibits future violations of the antifraud 
     provisions of the securities laws;
       ``(II) requires that the issuer cease and desist from 
     violating the antifraud provisions of the securities laws; or
       ``(III) determines that the issuer violated the antifraud 
     provisions of the securities laws;

       ``(B) makes the forward-looking statement in connection 
     with an offering of securities by a blank check company;
       ``(C) issues penny stock;
       ``(D) makes the forward-looking statement in connection 
     with a rollup transaction; or
       ``(E) makes the forward-looking statement in connection 
     with a going private transaction; or
       ``(2) that is--
       ``(A) included in a financial statement prepared in 
     accordance with generally accepted accounting principles;
       ``(B) contained in a registration statement of, or 
     otherwise issued by, an investment company;
       ``(C) made in connection with a tender offer;
       ``(D) made in connection with an initial public offering;
       ``(E) made in connection with an offering by, or relating 
     to the operations of, a partnership, limited liability 
     company, or a direct participation investment program; or
       ``(F) made in a disclosure of beneficial ownership in a 
     report required to be filed with the Commission pursuant to 
     section 13(d).
       ``(c) Safe Harbor.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in subsection (b), in 
     any private action arising under this title that is based on 
     an untrue statement of a material fact or omission of a 
     material fact necessary to make the statement not misleading, 
     a person referred to in subsection (a) shall not be liable 
     with respect to any forward-looking statement, whether 
     written or oral, if and to the extent that--
       ``(A) the forward-looking statement is--
       ``(i) identified as a forward-looking statement, and is 
     accompanied by meaningful cautionary statements identifying 
     important factors that could cause actual results to differ 
     materially from those in the forward-looking statement; or
       ``(ii) immaterial; or
       ``(B) the plaintiff fails to prove that the forward-looking 
     statement--
       ``(i) if made by a natural person, was made with actual 
     knowledge by that person that the statement was false or 
     misleading; or
       ``(ii) if made by a business entity; was--

       ``(I) made by or with the approval of an executive officer 
     of that entity; and
       ``(II) made or approved by such officer with actual 
     knowledge by that officer that the statement was false or 
     misleading.

       ``(2) Oral forward-looking statements.--In the case of an 
     oral forward-looking statement made by an issuer that is 
     subject to the reporting requirements of section 13(a) or 
     section 15(d), or by a person acting on behalf of such 
     issuer, the requirement set forth in paragraph (1)(A) shall 
     be deemed to be satisfied--
       ``(A) if the oral forward-looking statement is accompanied 
     by a cautionary statement--
       ``(i) that the particular oral statement is a forward-
     looking statement; and
       ``(ii) that the actual results might differ materially from 
     those projected in the forward-looking statement; and
       ``(B) if--
       ``(i) the oral forward-looking statement is accompanied by 
     an oral statement that additional information concerning 
     factors that could cause actual results to materially differ 
     from those in the forward-looking statement is contained in a 
     readily available written document, or portion thereof;
       ``(ii) the accompanying oral statement referred to in 
     clause (i) identifies the document, or portion thereof, that 
     contains the additional information about those factors 
     relating to the forward-looking statement; and
       ``(iii) the information contained in that written document 
     is a cautionary statement that satisfies the standard 
     established in paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(3) Availability.--Any document filed with the Commission 
     or generally disseminated shall be deemed to be readily 
     available for purposes of paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Effect on other safe harbors.--The exemption provided 
     for in paragraph (1) shall be in addition to any exemption 
     that the Commission may establish by rule or regulation under 
     subsection (g).
       ``(d) Duty To Update.--Nothing in this section shall impose 
     upon any person a duty to update a forward-looking statement.
       ``(e) Dispositive Motion.--On any motion to dismiss based 
     upon subsection (c)(1), the court shall consider any 
     statement cited in the complaint and any cautionary statement 
     accompanying the forward-looking statement, which are not 
     subject to material dispute, cited by the defendant.
       ``(f) Stay Pending Decision on Motion.--In any private 
     action arising under this title, the court shall stay 
     discovery (other than discovery that is specifically directed 
     to the applicability of the exemption provided for in this 
     section) during the pendency of any motion by a defendant for 
     summary judgment that is based on the grounds that--
       ``(1) the statement or omission upon which the complaint is 
     based is a forward-looking statement within the meaning of 
     this section; and
       ``(2) the exemption provided for in this section precludes 
     a claim for relief.
       ``(g) Exemption Authority.--In addition to the exemptions 
     provided for in this section, the Commission may, by rule or 
     regulation, provide exemptions from or under any provision of 
     this title, including with respect to liability that is based 
     on a statement or that is based on projections or other 
     forward-looking information, if and to the extent that any 
     such exemption is consistent with the public interest and the 
     protection of investors, as determined by the Commission.
       ``(h) Effect on Other Authority of Commission.--Nothing in 
     this section limits, either expressly or by implication, the 
     authority of the Commission to exercise similar authority or 
     to adopt similar rules and regulations with respect to 
     forward-looking statements under any other statute under 
     which the Commission exercises rulemaking authority.
       ``(i) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the 
     following definitions shall apply:

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       ``(1) Forward-looking statement.--The term `forward-looking 
     statement' means--
       ``(A) a statement containing a projection of revenues, 
     income (including income loss), earnings (including earnings 
     loss) per share, capital expenditures, dividends, capital 
     structure, or other financial items;
       ``(B) a statement of the plans and objectives of management 
     for future operations, including plans or objectives relating 
     to the products or services of the issuer;
       ``(C) a statement of future economic performance, including 
     any such statement contained in a discussion and analysis of 
     financial condition by the management or in the results of 
     operations included pursuant to the rules and regulations of 
     the Commission;
       ``(D) any statement of the assumptions underlying or 
     relating to any statement described in subparagraph (A), (B), 
     or (C);
       ``(E) any report issued by an outside reviewer retained by 
     an issuer, to the extent that the report assesses a forward-
     looking statement made by the issuer; or
       ``(F) a statement containing a projection or estimate of 
     such other items as may be specified by rule or regulation of 
     the Commission.
       ``(2) Investment company.--The term `investment company' 
     has the same meaning as in section 3(a) of the Investment 
     Company Act of 1940.
       ``(3) Going private transaction.--The term `going private 
     transaction' has the meaning given that term under the rules 
     or regulations of the Commission issued pursuant to section 
     13(e).
       ``(4) Person acting on behalf of an issuer.--The term 
     `person acting on behalf of an issuer' means any officer, 
     director, or employee of such issuer.
       ``(5) Other terms.--The terms `blank check company', 
     `rollup transaction', `partnership', `limited liability 
     company', `executive officer of an entity' and `direct 
     participation investment program', have the meanings given 
     those terms by rule or regulation of the Commission.''.

     SEC. 103. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN ABUSIVE PRACTICES.

       (a) Prohibition of Referral Fees.--Section 15(c) of the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78o(c)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(8) Prohibition of referral fees.--No broker or dealer, 
     or person associated with a broker or dealer, may solicit or 
     accept, directly or indirectly, remuneration for assisting an 
     attorney in obtaining the representation of any person in any 
     private action arising under this title or under the 
     Securities Act of 1933.''.
       (b) Prohibition of Attorneys' Fees Paid From Commission 
     Disgorgement Funds.--
       (1) Securities act of 1933.--Section 20 of the Securities 
     Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77t) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Prohibition of Attorneys' Fees Paid From Commission 
     Disgorgement Funds.--Except as otherwise ordered by the court 
     upon motion by the Commission, or, in the case of an 
     administrative action, as otherwise ordered by the 
     Commission, funds disgorged as the result of an action 
     brought by the Commission in Federal court, or as a result of 
     any Commission administrative action, shall not be 
     distributed as payment for attorneys' fees or expenses 
     incurred by private parties seeking distribution of the 
     disgorged funds.''.
       (2) Securities exchange act of 1934.--Section 21(d) of the 
     Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78u(d)) is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Prohibition of attorneys' fees paid from commission 
     disgorgement funds.--Except as otherwise ordered by the court 
     upon motion by the Commission, or, in the case of an 
     administrative action, as otherwise ordered by the 
     Commission, funds disgorged as the result of an action 
     brought by the Commission in Federal court, or as a result of 
     any Commission administrative action, shall not be 
     distributed as payment for attorneys' fees or expenses 
     incurred by private parties seeking distribution of the 
     disgorged funds.''.

     SEC. 104. AUTHORITY OF COMMISSION TO PROSECUTE AIDING AND 
                   ABETTING.

       Section 20 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
     U.S.C. 78t) is amended--
       (1) by striking the section heading and inserting the 
     following:


    ``liability of controlling persons and persons who aid and abet 
                             violations'';

     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Prosecution of Persons Who Aid and Abet Violations.--
     For purposes of any action brought by the Commission under 
     paragraph (1) or (3) of section 21(d), any person that 
     knowingly provides substantial assistance to another person 
     in violation of a provision of this title, or of any rule or 
     regulation issued under this title, shall be deemed to be in 
     violation of such provision to the same extent as the person 
     to whom such assistance is provided.''.

     SEC. 105. LOSS CAUSATION.

       Section 12 of the Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77l) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``Any 
     person'';
       (2) by inserting ``, subject to subsection (b),'' after 
     ``shall be liable''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Loss Causation.--In an action described in subsection 
     (a)(2), if the person who offered or sold such security 
     proves that any portion or all of the amount recoverable 
     under subsection (a)(2) represents other than the 
     depreciation in value of the subject security resulting from 
     such part of the prospectus or oral communication, with 
     respect to which the liability of that person is asserted, 
     not being true or omitting to state a material fact required 
     to be stated therein or necessary to make the statement not 
     misleading, then such portion or amount, as the case may be, 
     shall not be recoverable.''.

     SEC. 106. STUDY AND REPORT ON PROTECTIONS FOR SENIOR CITIZENS 
                   AND QUALIFIED RETIREMENT PLANS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Securities and Exchange Commission 
     shall--
       (1) determine whether investors that are senior citizens or 
     qualified retirement plans require greater protection against 
     securities fraud than is provided in this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act;
       (2) determine whether investors that are senior citizens or 
     qualified retirement plans have been adversely impacted by 
     abusive or unnecessary securities fraud litigation, and 
     whether the provisions in this Act or amendments made by this 
     Act are sufficient to protect their investments from such 
     litigation; and
       (3) if so, submit to the Congress a report containing 
     recommendations on protections from securities fraud and 
     abusive or unnecessary securities fraud litigation that the 
     Commission determines to be appropriate to thoroughly protect 
     such investors.
       (b) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       (1) the term ``qualified retirement plan'' has the same 
     meaning as in section 4974(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986; and
       (2) the term ``senior citizen'' means an individual who is 
     62 years of age or older as of the date of the securities 
     transaction at issue.

     SEC. 107. AMENDMENT TO RACKETEER INFLUENCED AND CORRUPT 
                   ORGANIZATIONS ACT.

       Section 1964(c) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting before the period ``, except that no person may 
     rely upon any conduct that would have been actionable as 
     fraud in the purchase or sale of securities to establish a 
     violation of section 1962. The exception contained in the 
     preceding sentence does not apply to an action against any 
     person that is criminally convicted in connection with the 
     fraud, in which case the statute of limitations shall start 
     to run on the date on which the conviction becomes final''.

     SEC. 108. APPLICABILITY.

       The amendments made by this title shall not affect or apply 
     to any private action arising under title I of the Securities 
     Exchange Act of 1934 or title I of the Securities Act of 
     1933, commenced before and pending on the date of enactment 
     of this Act.
              TITLE II--REDUCTION OF COERCIVE SETTLEMENTS

     SEC. 201. PROPORTIONATE LIABILITY.

       (a) Amendment to Securities and Exchange Act of 1934.--
     Section 21D the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (as added by 
     this Act) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Proportionate Liability.--
       ``(1) Applicability.--Nothing in this subsection shall be 
     construed to create, affect, or in any manner modify, the 
     standard for liability associated with any action arising 
     under the securities laws.
       ``(2) Liability for damages.--
       ``(A) Joint and several liability.--Any covered person 
     against whom a final judgment is entered in a private action 
     shall be liable for damages jointly and severally only if the 
     trier of fact specifically determines that such covered 
     person knowingly committed a violation of the securities 
     laws.
       ``(B) Proportionate liability.--
       ``(i) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (1), a 
     covered person against whom a final judgment is entered in a 
     private action shall be liable solely for the portion of the 
     judgment that corresponds to the percentage of responsibility 
     of that covered person, as determined under paragraph (3).
       ``(ii) Recovery by and costs of covered person.--In any 
     case in which a contractual relationship permits, a covered 
     person that prevails in any private action may recover the 
     attorney's fees and costs of that covered person in 
     connection with the action.
       ``(3) Determination of responsibility.--
       ``(A) In general.--In any private action, the court shall 
     instruct the jury to answer special interrogatories, or if 
     there is no jury, shall make findings, with respect to each 
     covered person and each of the other persons claimed by any 
     of the parties to have caused or contributed to the loss 
     incurred by the plaintiff, including persons who have entered 
     into settlements with the plaintiff or plaintiffs, 
     concerning--
       ``(i) whether such person violated the securities laws;
       ``(ii) the percentage of responsibility of such person, 
     measured as a percentage of the total fault of all persons 
     who caused or contributed to the loss incurred by the 
     plaintiff; and
       ``(iii) whether such person knowingly committed a violation 
     of the securities laws.
       ``(B) Contents of special interrogatories or findings.--The 
     responses to interrogatories, or findings, as appropriate, 
     under subparagraph (A) shall specify the total amount of 
     damages that the plaintiff is entitled to recover and the 
     percentage of responsibility of each covered person found to 
     have caused or contributed to the loss incurred by the 
     plaintiff or plaintiffs.

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       ``(C) Factors for consideration.--In determining the 
     percentage of responsibility under this paragraph, the trier 
     of fact shall consider--
       ``(i) the nature of the conduct of each covered person 
     found to have caused or contributed to the loss incurred by 
     the plaintiff or plaintiffs; and
       ``(ii) the nature and extent of the causal relationship 
     between the conduct of each such person and the damages 
     incurred by the plaintiff or plaintiffs.
       ``(4) Uncollectible share.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding paragraph (2)(B), upon 
     motion made not later than 6 months after a final judgment is 
     entered in any private action, the court determines that all 
     or part of the share of the judgment of the covered person is 
     not collectible against that covered person, and is also not 
     collectible against a covered person described in paragraph 
     (2)(A), each covered person described in paragraph (2)(B) 
     shall be liable for the uncollectible share as follows:
       ``(i) Percentage of net worth.--Each covered person shall 
     be jointly and severally liable for the uncollectible share 
     if the plaintiff establishes that--

       ``(I) the plaintiff is an individual whose recoverable 
     damages under the final judgment are equal to more than 10 
     percent of the net worth of the plaintiff; and
       ``(II) the net worth of the plaintiff is equal to less than 
     $200,000.

       ``(ii) Other plaintiffs.--With respect to any plaintiff not 
     described in subclauses (I) and (II) of clause (i), each 
     covered person shall be liable for the uncollectible share in 
     proportion to the percentage of responsibility of that 
     covered person, except that the total liability of a covered 
     person under this clause may not exceed 50 percent of the 
     proportionate share of that covered person, as determined 
     under paragraph (3)(B).
       ``(iii) Net worth.--For purposes of this subparagraph, net 
     worth shall be determined as of the date immediately 
     preceding the date of the purchase or sale (as applicable) by 
     the plaintiff of the security that is the subject of the 
     action, and shall be equal to the fair market value of 
     assets, minus liabilities, including the net value of the 
     investments of the plaintiff in real and personal property 
     (including personal residences).
       ``(B) Overall limit.--In no case shall the total payments 
     required pursuant to subparagraph (A) exceed the amount of 
     the uncollectible share.
       ``(C) Covered persons subject to contribution.--A covered 
     person against whom judgment is not collectible shall be 
     subject to contribution and to any continuing liability to 
     the plaintiff on the judgment.
       ``(5) Right of contribution.--To the extent that a covered 
     person is required to make an additional payment pursuant to 
     paragraph (4), that covered person may recover contribution--
       ``(A) from the covered person originally liable to make the 
     payment;
       ``(B) from any covered person liable jointly and severally 
     pursuant to paragraph (2)(A);
       ``(C) from any covered person held proportionately liable 
     pursuant to this paragraph who is liable to make the same 
     payment and has paid less than his or her proportionate share 
     of that payment; or
       ``(D) from any other person responsible for the conduct 
     giving rise to the payment that would have been liable to 
     make the same payment.
       ``(6) Nondisclosure to jury.--The standard for allocation 
     of damages under paragraphs (2) and (3) and the procedure for 
     reallocation of uncollectible shares under paragraph (4) 
     shall not be disclosed to members of the jury.
       ``(7) Settlement discharge.--
       ``(A) In general.--A covered person who settles any private 
     action at any time before final verdict or judgment shall be 
     discharged from all claims for contribution brought by other 
     persons. Upon entry of the settlement by the court, the court 
     shall enter a bar order constituting the final discharge of 
     all obligations to the plaintiff of the settling covered 
     person arising out of the action. The order shall bar all 
     future claims for contribution arising out of the action--
       ``(i) by any person against the settling covered person; 
     and
       ``(ii) by the settling covered person against any person, 
     other than a person whose liability has been extinguished by 
     the settlement of the settling covered person.
       ``(B) Reduction.--If a covered person enters into a 
     settlement with the plaintiff prior to final verdict or 
     judgment, the verdict or judgment shall be reduced by the 
     greater of--
       ``(i) an amount that corresponds to the percentage of 
     responsibility of that covered person; or
       ``(ii) the amount paid to the plaintiff by that covered 
     person.
       ``(8) Contribution.--A covered person who becomes jointly 
     and severally liable for damages in any private action may 
     recover contribution from any other person who, if joined in 
     the original action, would have been liable for the same 
     damages. A claim for contribution shall be determined based 
     on the percentage of responsibility of the claimant and of 
     each person against whom a claim for contribution is made.
       ``(9) Statute of limitations for contribution.--In any 
     private action determining liability, an action for 
     contribution shall be brought not later than 6 months after 
     the entry of a final, nonappealable judgment in the action, 
     except that an action for contribution brought by a covered 
     person who was required to make an additional payment 
     pursuant to paragraph (4) may be brought not later than 6 
     months after the date on which such payment was made.
       ``(10) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) a covered person `knowingly commits a violation of 
     the securities laws'--
       ``(i) with respect to an action that is based on an untrue 
     statement of material fact or omission of a material fact 
     necessary to make the statement not misleading, if--

       ``(I) that covered person makes an untrue statement of a 
     material fact, with actual knowledge that the representation 
     is false, or omits to state a fact necessary in order to make 
     the statement made not misleading, with actual knowledge 
     that, as a result of the omission, one of the material 
     representations of the covered person is false; and
       ``(II) persons are likely to reasonably rely on that 
     misrepresentation or omission; and

       ``(ii) with respect to an action that is based on any 
     conduct that is not described in clause (i), if that covered 
     person engages in that conduct with actual knowledge of the 
     facts and circumstances that make the conduct of that covered 
     person a violation of the securities laws;
       ``(B) reckless conduct by a covered person shall not be 
     construed to constitute a knowing commission of a violation 
     of the securities laws by that covered person;
       ``(C) the term `covered person' means--
       ``(i) a defendant in any private action arising under this 
     title; or
       ``(ii) a defendant in any private action arising under 
     section 11 of the Securities Act of 1933, who is an outside 
     director of the issuer of the securities that are the subject 
     of the action; and
       ``(D) the term `outside director' shall have the meaning 
     given such term by rule or regulation of the Commission.''.
       (b) Amendments to the Securities Act of 1933.--Section 
     11(f) of the Securities Act of 1933 (12 U.S.C. 77k(f)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``All'' and inserting ``(1) Except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), all''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2)(A) The liability of an outside director under 
     subsection (e) shall be determined in accordance with section 
     38 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `outside 
     director' shall have the meaning given such term by rule or 
     regulation of the Commission .''.

     SEC. 202. APPLICABILITY.

       The amendments made by this title shall not affect or apply 
     to any private action arising under the securities laws 
     commenced before and pending on the date of enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 203. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this Act or the amendments made by this Act 
     shall be deemed to create or ratify any implied private right 
     of action, or to prevent the Commission, by rule or 
     regulation, from restricting or otherwise regulating private 
     actions under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
            TITLE III--AUDITOR DISCLOSURE OF CORPORATE FRAUD

     SEC. 301. FRAUD DETECTION AND DISCLOSURE.

       (a) In General.--The Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (15 
     U.S.C. 78a et seq.) is amended by inserting immediately after 
     section 10 the following new section:

     ``SEC. 10A. AUDIT REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--Each audit required pursuant to this 
     title of the financial statements of an issuer by an 
     independent public accountant shall include, in accordance 
     with generally accepted auditing standards, as may be 
     modified or supplemented from time to time by the 
     Commission--
       ``(1) procedures designed to provide reasonable assurance 
     of detecting illegal acts that would have a direct and 
     material effect on the determination of financial statement 
     amounts;
       ``(2) procedures designed to identify related party 
     transactions that are material to the financial statements or 
     otherwise require disclosure therein; and
       ``(3) an evaluation of whether there is substantial doubt 
     about the ability of the issuer to continue as a going 
     concern during the ensuing fiscal year.
       ``(b) Required Response To Audit Discoveries.--
       ``(1) Investigation and report to management.--If, in the 
     course of conducting an audit pursuant to this title to which 
     subsection (a) applies, the independent public accountant 
     detects or otherwise becomes aware of information indicating 
     that an illegal act (whether or not perceived to have a 
     material effect on the financial statements of the issuer) 
     has or may have occurred, the accountant shall, in accordance 
     with generally accepted auditing standards, as may be 
     modified or supplemented from time to time by the 
     Commission--
       ``(A)(i) determine whether it is likely that an illegal act 
     has occurred; and
       ``(ii) if so, determine and consider the possible effect of 
     the illegal act on the financial statements of the issuer, 
     including any contingent monetary effects, such as fines, 
     penalties, and damages; and
       ``(B) as soon as practicable, inform the appropriate level 
     of the management of the issuer and assure that the audit 
     committee of the issuer, or the board of directors of the 
     issuer in the absence of such a committee, is adequately 
     informed with respect to illegal acts that have been detected 
     or have otherwise come to the attention of such account

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     ant in the course of the audit, unless the illegal act is 
     clearly inconsequential.
       ``(2) Response to failure to take remedial action.--If, 
     after determining that the audit committee of the board of 
     directors of the issuer, or the board of directors of the 
     issuer in the absence of an audit committee, is adequately 
     informed with respect to illegal acts that have been detected 
     or have otherwise come to the attention of the accountant in 
     the course of the audit of such accountant, the independent 
     public accountant concludes that--
       ``(A) the illegal act has a material effect on the 
     financial statements of the issuer;
       ``(B) the senior management has not taken, and the board of 
     directors has not caused senior management to take, timely 
     and appropriate remedial actions with respect to the illegal 
     act; and
       ``(C) the failure to take remedial action is reasonably 
     expected to warrant departure from a standard report of the 
     auditor, when made, or warrant resignation from the audit 
     engagement;
     the independent public accountant shall, as soon as 
     practicable, directly report its conclusions to the board of 
     directors.
       ``(3) Notice to commission; response to failure to 
     notify.--An issuer whose board of directors receives a report 
     under paragraph (2) shall inform the Commission by notice not 
     later than 1 business day after the receipt of such report 
     and shall furnish the independent public accountant making 
     such report with a copy of the notice furnished to the 
     Commission. If the independent public accountant fails to 
     receive a copy of the notice before the expiration of the 
     required 1-business-day period, the independent public 
     accountant shall--
       ``(A) resign from the engagement; or
       ``(B) furnish to the Commission a copy of its report (or 
     the documentation of any oral report given) not later than 1 
     business day following such failure to receive notice.
       ``(4) Report after resignation.--If an independent public 
     accountant resigns from an engagement under paragraph (3)(A), 
     the accountant shall, not later than 1 business day following 
     the failure by the issuer to notify the Commission under 
     paragraph (3), furnish to the Commission a copy of the 
     accountant's report (or the documentation of any oral report 
     given).
       ``(c) Auditor Liability Limitation.--No independent public 
     accountant shall be liable in a private action for any 
     finding, conclusion, or statement expressed in a report made 
     pursuant to paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (b), including 
     any rule promulgated pursuant thereto.
       ``(d) Civil Penalties in Cease-and-Desist Proceedings.--If 
     the Commission finds, after notice and opportunity for 
     hearing in a proceeding instituted pursuant to section 21C, 
     that an independent public accountant has willfully violated 
     paragraph (3) or (4) of subsection (b), the Commission may, 
     in addition to entering an order under section 21C, impose a 
     civil penalty against the independent public accountant and 
     any other person that the Commission finds was a cause of 
     such violation. The determination to impose a civil penalty 
     and the amount of the penalty shall be governed by the 
     standards set forth in section 21B.
       ``(e) Preservation of Existing Authority.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (d), nothing in this section shall be 
     held to limit or otherwise affect the authority of the 
     Commission under this title.
       ``(f) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     `illegal act' means an act or omission that violates any law, 
     or any rule or regulation having the force of law.''.
       (b) Effective Dates.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to each annual report--
       (1) for any period beginning on or after January 1, 1996, 
     with respect to any registrant that is required to file 
     selected quarterly financial data pursuant to the rules or 
     regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission; and
       (2) for any period beginning on or after January 1, 1997, 
     with respect to any other registrant.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate to the title of the bill, and agree 
     to the same.

       From the Committee on Commerce, for consideration of the 
     House bill, and the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Thomas Bliley,
     Billy Tauzin,
     Jack Fields,
     Chris Cox,
     Richard F. White,
     Anna G. Eshoo,
       As additional conferees from the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, for consideration of the House bill, and the 
     Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Bill McCollum,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Alfonse D'Amato,
     Phil Gramm,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Rod Grams,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Christopher Dodd,
     John F. Kerry,
                              Managers on the Part of the Senate. 

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. BLILEY, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MARKEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

320

Nays

102

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Answered present

1

para.157.10                  [Roll No. 839]

                                YEAS--320

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--102

     Abercrombie
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard

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     Hinchey
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Klink
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Lowey
       

                              NOT VOTING--9

     Chapman
     DeFazio
     Fowler
     Parker
     Portman
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Stokes
     Tucker
     Wilson
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.157.11  change of reference--h.r. 103

  On motion of Mr. CLINGER, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 103) to 
amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the Civil Service 
Retirement and Disability Fund be excluded from the budget of the United 
States Government, previously referred to the Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight, was rereferred to the Committee on the Budget, as 
the primary committee, and, in addition, the Committee on Government 
Reform and Oversight.

para.157.12  change of reference--h.r. 564

  On motion of Mr. CLINGER, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 564) to provide that receipts and 
disbursements of the Highway Trust Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust 
Fund, the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust 
Fund shall not be included in the totals of the budget of the United 
States Government as submitted by the President or the congressional 
budget.
  When said bill was rereferred to the Committee on the Budget, as the 
primary committee, and, in addition, to the Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure.

para.157.13  change of reference--h.r. 842

  On motion of Mr. CLINGER, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight was discharged from further 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 842) to provide off-budget treatment for 
the Highway Trust Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland 
Waterways Trust Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund.
  When said bill was rereferred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, as the primary committee, and, in addition, the 
Committee on the Budget.

para.157.14  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1350

  Mr. QUILLEN, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 287):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 1350) to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 
     to revitalize the United States-flag merchant marine, and for 
     other purposes. The first reading of the bill shall be 
     dispensed with. General debate shall be confined to the bill 
     and shall not exceed one hour equally divided and controlled 
     by the chairman and ranking minority member of the Committee 
     on National Security. After general debate the bill shall be 
     considered for amendment under the five-minute rule. It shall 
     be in order to consider as an original bill for the purpose 
     of amendment under the five-minute rule the amendment in the 
     nature of a substitute recommended by the Committee on 
     National Security now printed in the bill. Each section shall 
     be considered as read. Before consideration of any other 
     amendment, it shall be in order without intervention of any 
     point of order to consider the amendment printed in the 
     report of the Committee on Rules accompanying this 
     resolution. That amendment may be offered only by the 
     chairman of the Committee on National Security or his 
     designee, shall be considered as read, may amend portions of 
     the bill not yet read for amendment, shall be debatable for 
     ten minutes equally divided and controlled by the proponent 
     and an opponent, shall not be subject to amendment, and shall 
     not be subject to a demand for division of the question in 
     the House or in the Committee of the Whole. During further 
     consideration of the bill for amendment, the chairman of the 
     Committee of the Whole may accord priority in recognition on 
     the basis of whether the Member offering an amendment has 
     caused it to be printed in the portion of the Congressional 
     Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 of rule XXIII. 
     Amendments so printed shall be considered as read. At the 
     conclusion of consideration of the bill for amendment the 
     Committee shall rise and report the bill to the House with 
     such amendments as may have been adopted. Any Member may 
     demand a separate vote in the House on any amendment adopted 
     in the Committee of the Whole to the bill or to the committee 
     amendment in the nature of a substitute. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on the bill and 
     amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. QUILLEN submitted the following amendment which was agreed to:

       Page 2, line 19: Strike out ``ten minutes'' and insert ``20 
     minutes''.

  After further debate,
  On motion of Mr. QUILLEN, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution, as amended, to its adoption or rejection and under the 
operation thereof, the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.157.15  merchant marine revitalization

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to House Resolution 287 
and rule XXIII, declared the House resolved into the Committee of the 
Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 1350) to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to revitalize the 
United States-flag merchant marine, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, designated 
Mr. DICKEY as Chairman of the Committee of the Whole; and after some 
time spent therein,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, assumed the Chair.
  When Mr. DICKEY, Chairman, pursuant to House Resolution 289, reported 
the bill back to the House with an amendment adopted by the Committee.
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The following amendment, reported from the Committee of the Whole 
House on the state of the Union, was agreed to:
           Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Maritime Security Act of 
     1995''.

     SEC. 2. MARITIME SECURITY PROGRAM.

       Title VI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 
     1171 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) by striking the title heading and inserting the 
     following:

            ``Title VI--Vessel Operating Assistance Programs

        ``Subtitle A--Operating-Differential Subsidy Program'';

     and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subtitle:

             ``Subtitle B--Maritime Security Fleet Program


                        ``establishment of fleet

       ``Sec. 651. (a) In General.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall establish a fleet of active, militarily 
     useful, privately-owned vessels to meet national defense and 
     other security requirements and maintain a United States 
     presence in international commercial shipping. The Fleet 
     shall consist of privately owned, United States-flag vessels 
     for which there are in effect operating agreements under this 
     subtitle, and shall be known as the Maritime Security Fleet.
       ``(b) Vessel Eligibility.--A vessel is eligible to be 
     included in the Fleet if the vessel is self-propelled and--
       ``(1)(A) is operated by a person as an ocean common 
     carrier;
       ``(B) whether in commercial service, on charter to the 
     Department of Defense, or in other employment, is either--
       ``(i) a roll-on/roll-off vessel with a carrying capacity of 
     at least 80,000 square feet or 500 twenty-foot equivalent 
     units; or
       ``(ii) a lighter aboard ship vessel with a barge capacity 
     of at least 75 barges; or
       ``(C) any other type of vessel that is determined by the 
     Secretary to be suitable for use by the United States for 
     national defense or military purposes in time of war or 
     national emergency;
       ``(2)(A)(i) is a United States-documented vessel; and

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       ``(ii) on the date an operating agreement covering the 
     vessel is entered into under this subtitle, is--
       ``(I) a LASH vessel that is 25 years of age or less; or
       ``(II) any other type of vessel that is 15 years of age or 
     less;
     except that the Secretary of Transportation may waive the 
     application of clause (ii) if the Secretary, in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Defense, determines that the waiver is 
     in the national interest; or
       ``(B) it is not a United States-documented vessel, but the 
     owner of the vessel has demonstrated an intent to have the 
     vessel documented under chapter 121 of title 46, United 
     States Code, if it is included in the Fleet, and the vessel 
     will be less than 10 years of age on the date of that 
     documentation;
       ``(3) the Secretary of Transportation determines that the 
     vessel is necessary to maintain a United States presence in 
     international commercial shipping or, after consultation with 
     the Secretary of Defense, determines that the vessel is 
     militarily useful for meeting the sealift needs of the United 
     States with respect to national emergencies; and
       ``(4) at the time an operating agreement for the vessel is 
     entered into under this subtitle, the vessel will be eligible 
     for documentation under chapter 121 of title 46, United 
     States Code.


                         ``operating agreements

       ``Sec. 652. (a) In General.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall require, as a condition of including any 
     vessel in the Fleet, that the owner or operator of the vessel 
     enter into an operating agreement with the Secretary under 
     this section. Notwithstanding subsection (g), the Secretary 
     may enter into an operating agreement for, among other 
     vessels that are eligible to be included in the Fleet, any 
     vessel which continues to operate under an operating-
     differential subsidy contract under subtitle A or which is 
     under charter to the Department of Defense.
       ``(b) Requirements for Operation.--An operating agreement 
     under this section shall require that, during the period a 
     vessel is operating under the agreement--
       ``(1) the vessel--
       ``(A) shall be operated exclusively in the foreign trade or 
     in mixed foreign and domestic trade allowed under a registry 
     endorsement issued under section 12105 of title 46, United 
     States Code, and
       ``(B) shall not otherwise be operated in the coastwise 
     trade; and
       ``(2) the vessel shall be documented under chapter 121 of 
     title 46, United States Code.
       ``(c) Regulatory Relief.--A contractor of a vessel included 
     in an operating agreement under this subtitle may operate the 
     vessel in the foreign commerce of the United States without 
     restriction, and shall not be subject to any requirement 
     under section 801, 808, 809, or 810. Participation in the 
     program established by this subtitle shall not subject a 
     contractor to section 805 or to any provision of subtitle A.
       ``(d) Effectiveness and Annual Payment Requirements of 
     Operating Agreements.--
       ``(1) Effectiveness.--The Secretary of Transportation may 
     enter into an operating agreement under this subtitle for 
     fiscal year 1996. The agreement shall be effective only for 1 
     fiscal year, but shall be renewable, subject to the 
     availability of appropriations, for each subsequent fiscal 
     year through the end of fiscal year 2005.
       ``(2) Annual payment.--An operating agreement under this 
     subtitle shall require, subject to the availability of 
     appropriations and the other provisions of this section, that 
     the Secretary of Transportation pay each fiscal year to the 
     contractor, for each vessel that is covered by the operating 
     agreement, an amount equal to $2,300,000 for fiscal year 1996 
     and $2,100,000 for each fiscal year thereafter in which the 
     agreement is in effect. The amount shall be paid in equal 
     monthly installments at the end of each month. The amount 
     shall not be reduced except as provided by this section.
       ``(e) Certification Required for Payment.--As a condition 
     of receiving payment under this section for a fiscal year for 
     a vessel, the contractor for the vessel shall certify, in 
     accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary of 
     Transportation, that the vessel has been and will be operated 
     in accordance with subsection (b)(1) for at least 320 days in 
     the fiscal year. Days during which the vessel is drydocked, 
     surveyed, inspected, or repaired shall be considered days of 
     operation for purposes of this subsection.
       ``(f) Operating Agreement is Obligation of United States 
     Government.--An operating agreement under this subtitle 
     constitutes a contractual obligation of the United States 
     Government to pay the amounts provided for in the agreement 
     to the extent of actual appropriations.
       ``(g) Limitations.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     not make any payment under this subtitle for a vessel with 
     respect to any days for which the vessel is--
       ``(1) subject to an operating-differential subsidy contract 
     under subtitle A or under a charter to the United States 
     Government, other than a charter pursuant to section 653;
       ``(2) not operated or maintained in accordance with an 
     operating agreement under this subtitle; or
       ``(3) more than 25 years of age, except that the Secretary 
     may make such payments for a LASH vessel for any day for 
     which the vessel is more than 25 years of age if that 
     vessel--
       ``(A) is modernized after January 1, 1994,
       ``(B) is modernized before it is 25 years of age, and
       ``(C) is not more than 30 years of age.
       ``(h) Payments.--With respect to payments under this 
     subtitle for a vessel covered by an operating agreement, the 
     Secretary of Transportation--
       ``(1) except as provided in paragraph (2), shall not reduce 
     any payment for the operation of a vessel to carry military 
     or other preference cargoes under section 2631 of title 10, 
     United States Code, the Act of March 26, 1934 (46 App. U.S.C. 
     1241-1), section 901(a), 901(b), or 901b of this Act, or any 
     other cargo preference law of the United States;
       ``(2) shall not make any payment for any day that a vessel 
     is engaged in transporting more than 7,500 tons of civilian 
     bulk preference cargoes pursuant to section 901(a), 901(b), 
     or 901b that is cargo; and
       ``(3) shall make a pro rata reduction in payment for each 
     day less than 320 in a fiscal year that a vessel covered by 
     an operating agreement is not operated in accordance with 
     subsection (b)(1), with days during which the vessel is 
     drydocked or undergoing survey, inspection, or repair 
     considered to be days on which the vessel is operated.
       ``(i) Priority for Awarding Agreements.--Subject to the 
     availability of appropriations, the Secretary shall enter 
     into operating agreements according to the following 
     priority:
       ``(1) Vessels owned by citizens.--
       ``(A) Priority.--First, for any vessel that is--
       ``(i) owned and operated by persons who are citizens of the 
     United States under section 2 of the Shipping Act, 1916; or
       ``(ii) less than 10 years of age and owned and operated by 
     a corporation that is--

       ``(I) eligible to document a vessel under chapter 121 of 
     title 46, United States Code; and
       ``(II) affiliated with a corporation operating or managing 
     for the Secretary of Defense other vessels documented under 
     that chapter, or chartering other vessels to the Secretary of 
     Defense.

       ``(B) Limitation on number of operating agreements.--The 
     total number of operating agreements that may be entered into 
     by a person under the priority in subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) for vessels described in subparagraph (A)(i), may not 
     exceed the sum of--

       ``(I) the number of United States-documented vessels the 
     person operated in the foreign commerce of the United States 
     (except mixed coastwise and foreign commerce) on May 17, 
     1995; and
       ``(II) the number of United States-documented vessels the 
     person chartered to the Secretary of Defense on that date; 
     and

       ``(ii) for vessels described in subparagraph (A)(ii), may 
     not exceed 5 vessels.
       ``(C) Treatment of related parties.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (B), a related party with respect to a person 
     shall be treated as the person.
       ``(2) Other vessels owned by citizens and government 
     contractors.--To the extent that amounts are available after 
     applying paragraph (1), any vessel that is owned and operated 
     by a person who is--
       ``(A) a citizen of the United States under section 2 of the 
     Shipping Act, 1916, that has not been awarded an operating 
     agreement under the priority established under paragraph (1); 
     or
       ``(B)(i) eligible to document a vessel under chapter 121 of 
     title 46, United States Code; and
       ``(ii) affiliated with a corporation operating or managing 
     other United States-documented vessels for the Secretary of 
     Defense or chartering other vessels to the Secretary of 
     Defense.
       ``(3) Other vessels.--To the extent that amounts are 
     available after applying paragraphs (1) and (2), any other 
     eligible vessel.
       ``(j) Transfer of Operating Agreements.--A contractor under 
     an operating agreement may transfer the agreement (including 
     all rights and obligations under the agreement) to any person 
     eligible to enter into that operating agreement under this 
     subtitle after notification of the Secretary in accordance 
     with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, unless the 
     transfer is disapproved by the Secretary within 90 days after 
     the date of that notification. A person to whom an operating 
     agreement is transferred may receive payments from the 
     Secretary under the agreement only if each vessel to be 
     covered by the agreement after the transfer is an eligible 
     vessel under section 651(b).
       ``(k) Reversion of Unused Authority.--The obligation of the 
     Secretary to make payments under an operating agreement under 
     this subtitle shall terminate with respect to a vessel if the 
     contractor fails to engage in operation of the vessel for 
     which such payment is required--
       ``(1) within one year after the effective date of the 
     operating agreement, in the case of a vessel in existence on 
     the effective date of the agreement, or
       ``(2) within 30 months after the effective date of the 
     operating agreement, in the case of a vessel to be 
     constructed after that effective date.
       ``(l) Procedure for Considering Application; Effective Date 
     for Certain Vessels.--
       ``(1) Procedures.--No later than 30 days after the date of 
     the enactment of the Maritime Security Act of 1995, the 
     Secretary shall accept applications for enrollment of vessels 
     in the Fleet, and within 90 days after receipt of an 
     application for enrollment of a vessel in the Fleet, the 
     Secretary shall enter

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     into an operating agreement with the applicant or provide in 
     writing the reason for denial of that application.
       ``(2) Effective date.--Unless an earlier date is requested 
     by the applicant, the effective date for an operating 
     agreement with respect to a vessel which is, on the date of 
     entry into an operating agreement, either subject to a 
     contract under subtitle A or on charter to the United States 
     Government, other than a charter under section 653, shall be 
     the expiration or termination date of the contract under 
     subtitle A or of the Government charter covering the vessel, 
     respectively, or any earlier date the vessel is withdrawn 
     from that contract or charter.
       ``(m) Early Termination.--An operating agreement under this 
     subtitle shall terminate on a date specified by the 
     contractor if the contractor notifies the Secretary, by not 
     later than 60 days before the effective date of the 
     termination, that the contractor intends to terminate the 
     agreement. Vessels covered by an operating agreement 
     terminated under this subsection shall remain documented 
     under chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, until the 
     date the operating agreement would have terminated according 
     to its terms. A contractor who terminates an operating 
     agreement pursuant to this subsection shall continue to be 
     bound by the provisions of section 653 until the date the 
     operating agreement would have terminated according to its 
     terms. All terms and conditions of an Emergency Preparedness 
     Agreement entered into under section 653 shall remain in 
     effect until the date the operating agreement would have 
     terminated according to its terms, except that the terms of 
     such Emergency Preparedness Agreement may be modified by the 
     mutual consent of the contractor and the Secretary of 
     Transportation and the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(n) Nonrenewal for Lack of Funds.--If, by the first day 
     of a fiscal year, sufficient funds have not been appropriated 
     under the authority provided by section 655 for that fiscal 
     year, the Secretary of Transportation shall notify the 
     Congress that operating agreements authorized under this 
     subtitle for which sufficient funds are not available will 
     not be renewed for that fiscal year if sufficient funds are 
     not appropriated by the 60th day of that fiscal year. If 
     funds are not appropriated under the authority provided by 
     section 655 for any fiscal year by the 60th day of that 
     fiscal year, then each vessel covered by an operating 
     agreement under this subtitle for which funds are not 
     available is thereby released from any further obligation 
     under the operating agreement, and the vessel owner or 
     operator may transfer and register such vessel under a 
     foreign registry deemed acceptable by the Secretary of 
     Transportation, notwithstanding any other provision of law. 
     If section 902 is applicable to such vessel after 
     registration of the vessel under such a registry, the vessel 
     is available to be requisitioned by the Secretary of 
     Transportation pursuant to section 902.
       ``(o) Award of Operating Agreements.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation, subject 
     to paragraph (4), shall award operating agreements within 
     each priority under subsection (i)(1), (2), and (3) under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(2) Number of agreements awarded.--Regulations under 
     paragraph (1) shall provide that if appropriated amounts are 
     not sufficient for operating agreements for all vessels 
     within a priority under subsection (i)(1), (2), or (3), the 
     Secretary shall award to each person submitting a request a 
     number of operating agreements that bears approximately the 
     same ratio to the total number of vessels in the priority, as 
     the amount of appropriations available for operating 
     agreements for vessels in the priority bears to the amount of 
     appropriations necessary for operating agreements for all 
     vessels in the priority.
       ``(3) Treatment of related parties.--For purposes of 
     paragraph (2), a related party with respect to a person shall 
     be treated as the person.
       ``(4) Preference for u.s.-built vessels.--In awarding 
     operating agreements for vessels within a priority under 
     subsection (i) (1), (2), or (3), the Secretary shall give 
     preference to a vessel that was constructed in the United 
     States, to the extent such preference is consistent with 
     establishment of a fleet described in the first sentence of 
     section 651(a) (taking into account the age of the vessel, 
     the nature of service provided by the vessel, and the 
     commercial viability of the vessel).
       ``(p) Notice to U.S. Shipbuilders Required.--The Secretary 
     shall include in any operating agreement under this subtitle 
     a requirement that the contractor under the agreement shall, 
     by not later than 30 days after soliciting any bid or offer 
     for the construction of any vessel in a foreign shipyard and 
     before entering into a contract for construction of a vessel 
     in a foreign shipyard, provide notice of the intent of the 
     contractor to enter into such a contract to each shipyard in 
     the United States that is capable of constructing the vessel.


                    ``national security requirements

       ``Sec. 653. (a) Emergency Preparedness Agreement.--
       ``(1) Requirement to enter agreement.--The Secretary of 
     Transportation shall establish an Emergency Preparedness 
     Program under this section that is approved by the Secretary 
     of Defense. Under the program, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall include in each operating agreement 
     under this subtitle a requirement that the contractor enter 
     into an Emergency Preparedness Agreement under this section 
     with the Secretary. The Secretary shall negotiate and enter 
     into an Emergency Preparedness Agreement with each contractor 
     as promptly as practicable after the contractor has entered 
     into an operating agreement under this subtitle.
       ``(2) Terms of agreement.--An Emergency Preparedness 
     Agreement under this section shall require that upon a 
     request by the Secretary of Defense during time of war or 
     national emergency, or whenever determined by the Secretary 
     of Defense to be necessary for national security (including 
     any natural disaster, international peace operation, or 
     contingency operation (as that term is defined in section 101 
     of title 10, United States Code)), a contractor for a vessel 
     covered by an operating agreement under this subtitle shall 
     make available commercial transportation resources (including 
     services). The basic terms of the Emergency Preparedness 
     Agreements shall be established pursuant to consultations 
     among the Secretary, the Secretary of Defense, and Maritime 
     Security Program contractors. In any Emergency Preparedness 
     Agreement, the Secretary and a contractor may agree to 
     additional or modifying terms appropriate to the contractor's 
     circumstances if those terms have been approved by the 
     Secretary of Defense.
       ``(3) Participation after expiration of operating 
     agreement.--Except as provided by section 652(m), the 
     Secretary may not require, through an Emergency Preparedness 
     Agreement or operating agreement, that a contractor continue 
     to participate in an Emergency Preparedness Agreement when 
     the operating agreement with the contractor has expired 
     according to its terms or is otherwise no longer in effect. 
     After expiration of an Emergency Preparedness Agreement, a 
     contractor may volunteer to continue to participate in such 
     an agreement.
       ``(b) Resources Made Available.--The commercial 
     transportation resources to be made available under an 
     Emergency Preparedness Agreement shall include vessels or 
     capacity in vessels, intermodal systems and equipment, 
     terminal facilities, intermodal and management services, and 
     other related services, or any agreed portion of such 
     nonvessel resources for activation as the Secretary may 
     determine to be necessary, seeking to minimize disruption of 
     the contractor's service to commercial shippers.
       ``(c) Compensation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     provide in each Emergency Preparedness Agreement for fair and 
     reasonable compensation for all commercial transportation 
     resources provided pursuant to this section.
       ``(2) Specific requirements.--Compensation under this 
     subsection--
       ``(A) shall not be less than the contractor's commercial 
     market charges for like transportation resources;
       ``(B) shall include all the contractor's costs associated 
     with provision and use of the contractor's commercial 
     resources to meet emergency requirements;
       ``(C) in the case of a charter of an entire vessel, shall 
     be fair and reasonable;
       ``(D) shall be in addition to and shall not in any way 
     reflect amounts payable under section 652; and
       ``(E) shall be provided from the time that a vessel or 
     resource is diverted from commercial service until the time 
     that it reenters commercial service.
       ``(3) Approval of amount by secretary of defense.--No 
     compensation may be provided for a vessel under this 
     subsection unless the amount of the compensation is approved 
     by the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(d) Temporary Replacement Vessels.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this subtitle or of other law to the 
     contrary--
       ``(1) a contractor may operate or employ in foreign 
     commerce a foreign-flag vessel or foreign-flag vessel 
     capacity, as a temporary replacement for a United States-
     documented vessel or United States-documented vessel capacity 
     that is activated under an Emergency Preparedness Agreement; 
     and
       ``(2) such replacement vessel or vessel capacity shall be 
     eligible during the replacement period to transport 
     preference cargoes subject to section 2631 of title 10, 
     United States Code, the Act of March 26, 1934 (46 App. U.S.C. 
     1241-1), and sections 901(a), 901(b), and 901b of this Act to 
     the same extent as the eligibility of the vessel or vessel 
     capacity replaced.
       ``(e) Redelivery and Liability of U.S. for Damages.--
       ``(1) In general.--All commercial transportation resources 
     activated under an Emergency Preparedness Agreement shall, 
     upon termination of the period of activation, be redelivered 
     to the contractor in the same good order and condition as 
     when received, less ordinary wear and tear, or the Government 
     shall fully compensate the contractor for any necessary 
     repair or replacement.
       ``(2) Limitation on liability of u.s.--Except as may be 
     expressly agreed to in an Emergency Preparedness Agreement, 
     or as otherwise provided by law, the Government shall not be 
     liable for disruption of a contractor's commercial business 
     or other consequential damages to a contractor arising from 
     activation of commercial transportation resources under an 
     Emergency Preparedness Agreement.
       ``(3) Limitation on application of other requirements.--
     Sections 902 and 909 of this Act shall not apply to a vessel 
     while it is covered by an Emergency Preparedness Agreement 
     under this subtitle. Any Emergency Preparedness Agreement 
     entered into by a contractor shall supersede any other 
     agreement between that contractor and the

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     Government for vessel availability in time of war or national 
     emergency.


                             ``definitions

       ``Sec. 654. In this subtitle:
       ``(1) Bulk cargo.--The term `bulk cargo' means cargo that 
     is loaded and carried in bulk without mark or count.
       ``(2) Contractor.--The term `contractor' means an owner or 
     operator of a vessel that enters into an operating agreement 
     for the vessel with the Secretary of Transportation under 
     section 652.
       ``(3) Ocean common carrier.--The term `ocean common 
     carrier' means a person holding itself out to the general 
     public to operate vessels to provide transportation by water 
     of passengers or cargo between the United States and a 
     foreign country for compensation, that--
       ``(A) assumes responsibility for the transportation from 
     the port or point of receipt to the port or point of 
     destination, and
       ``(B) utilizes, for all or part of that transportation, a 
     vessel operating on the high seas or the Great Lakes between 
     a port in the United States and a port in a foreign country, 
     except that the term does not include a common carrier 
     engaged in ocean transportation by ferry boat, ocean tramp, 
     or chemical parcel-tanker. As used in this paragraph, 
     `chemical parcel-tanker' means a vessel whose cargo-carrying 
     capability consists of individual cargo tanks for bulk 
     chemicals that are a permanent part of the vessel, that have 
     segregation capability with piping systems to permit 
     simultaneous carriage of several bulk chemical cargoes with 
     minimum risk of cross-contamination, and that has a valid 
     certificate of fitness under the International Maritime 
     Organization Code for the Construction and Equipment of Ships 
     Carrying Dangerous Chemicals in Bulk.
       ``(4) Fleet.--The term `Fleet' means the Maritime Security 
     Fleet established pursuant to section 651(a).
       ``(5) LASH vessel.--The term `LASH vessel' means a lighter 
     aboard ship vessel.
       ``(6) United states-documented vessel.--The term `United 
     States-documented vessel' means a vessel documented under 
     chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code.


                   ``authorization of appropriations

       ``Sec. 655. There are authorized to be appropriated for 
     operating agreements under this subtitle, to remain available 
     until expended, $100,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 and such 
     sums as may be necessary, not to exceed $100,000,000, for 
     each fiscal year thereafter through fiscal year 2005.''.

     SEC. 3. TERMINATION OF OPERATING-DIFFERENTIAL SUBSIDY 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Limitation on Payments for Older Vessels.--Section 
     605(b) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 
     1175(b)), is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) No operating-differential subsidy shall be paid for 
     the operation of a vessel after the calendar year the vessel 
     becomes 25 years of age, unless the Secretary of 
     Transportation has determined, before the date of enactment 
     of the Maritime Security Act of 1995, that it is in the 
     public interest to grant such financial aid for the operation 
     of such vessel.''.
       (b) Wind-Up of Program.--Subtitle A of such Act (46 App. 
     U.S.C. 1171 et seq.), as designated by the amendment made by 
     section 2(1), is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:
       ``Sec. 616. (a) After the date of enactment of the Maritime 
     Security Act of 1995, the Secretary of Transportation shall 
     not enter into any new contract for operating-differential 
     subsidy under this subtitle.
       ``(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any 
     operating-differential subsidy contract in effect under this 
     title on the day before the date of enactment of the Maritime 
     Security Act of 1995 shall continue in effect and terminate 
     as set forth in the contract, unless voluntarily terminated 
     at an earlier date by the parties (other than the United 
     States Government) to the contract.
       ``(c) The essential service requirements of section 601(a) 
     and 603(b), and the provisions of sections 605(c) and 809(a), 
     shall not apply to the operating-differential subsidy program 
     under this subtitle effective upon the earlier of--
       ``(1) the date that a payment is made, under the Maritime 
     Security Program established by subtitle B to a contractor 
     under that subtitle who is not party to an operating-
     differential subsidy contract under this subtitle, with the 
     Secretary to cause notice of the date of such payment to be 
     published in the Federal Register as soon as possible; or
       ``(2) with respect to a particular contractor under the 
     operating-differential subsidy program, the date that 
     contractor enters into a contract with the Secretary under 
     the Maritime Security Program established by subtitle B.
       ``(d)(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     vessel may be transferred and registered under an effective 
     United States-controlled foreign flag if--
       ``(A) the operator of the vessel receives an operating-
     differential subsidy pursuant to a contract under this 
     subtitle which is in force on October 1, 1994, and the 
     Secretary approves the replacement of such vessel with a 
     comparable vessel, or
       ``(B) the vessel is covered by an operating agreement under 
     subtitle B, and the Secretary approves the replacement of 
     such vessel with a comparable vessel for inclusion in the 
     Maritime Security Fleet established under subtitle B.
       ``(2) Any such vessel may be requisitioned by the Secretary 
     of Transportation pursuant to section 902.''.

     SEC. 4. DOMESTIC OPERATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subtitle B of title VI of the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1936, as amended by section 102 of this title, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:


                    ``noncontiguous domestic trades

       ``Sec. 656. (a)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, no contractor or related party shall receive 
     payments pursuant to this subtitle during a period when it 
     participates in a noncontiguous domestic trade, except upon 
     written permission of the Secretary of Transportation. Such 
     written permission shall also be required for any material 
     change in the number or frequency of sailings, the capacity 
     offered, or the domestic ports called by a contractor or 
     related party in a noncontiguous domestic trade. The 
     Secretary may grant such written permission pursuant to 
     written application of such contractor or related party 
     unless the Secretary finds that--
       ``(A) existing service in that trade is adequate; or
       ``(B) the service sought to be provided by the contractor 
     or related party--
       ``(i) would result in unfair competition to any other 
     person operating vessels in such noncontiguous domestic 
     trade, or
       ``(ii) would be contrary to the objects and policy of this 
     Act.
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, ``written permission 
     of the Secretary'' means permission which states the capacity 
     offered, the number and frequency of sailings, and the 
     domestic ports called, and which is granted following--
       ``(A) written application containing the information 
     required by paragraph (e)(1) by a person seeking such written 
     permission, notice of which application shall be published in 
     the Federal Register within 15 days of filing of such 
     application with the Secretary;
       ``(B) holding of a hearing on the application under section 
     554 of title 5, United States Code, in which every person, 
     firm or corporation having any interest in the application 
     shall be permitted to intervene and be heard; and
       ``(C) final decision on the application by the Secretary 
     within 120 days following conclusion of such hearing.
       ``(b) Subsection (a) shall not apply in any way to 
     provision by a contractor of service within the level of 
     service provided by that contractor as of the date 
     established by subsection (c) or to provision of service 
     permitted by subsection (d).
       ``(c) The date referred to in subsection (b) shall be 
     August 9, 1995: Provided, however, That with respect to tug 
     and barge service to Alaska the date referred to in 
     subsection (b) shall be July 1, 1992.
       ``(d) A contractor may provide service in a trade in 
     addition to the level of service provided as of the 
     applicable date established by subsection (c) in proportion 
     to the annual increase in real gross product of the 
     noncontiguous State or Commonwealth served since the 
     applicable date established by subsection (c).
       ``(e)(1) A person applying for award of an agreement under 
     this subtitle shall include with the application a 
     description of the level of service provided by that person 
     in each noncontiguous domestic trade served as of the date 
     applicable under subsection (c). The application also shall 
     include, for each such noncontiguous domestic trade: a list 
     of vessels operated by that person in such trade, their 
     container carrying capacity expressed in twenty-foot 
     equivalent units (TEUs) or other carrying capacity, the 
     itinerary for each such vessel, and such other information as 
     the Secretary may require by regulation. Such description and 
     information shall be made available to the public. Within 15 
     days of the date of an application for an agreement by a 
     person seeking to provide service pursuant to subsections (b) 
     and (c) of this section, the Secretary shall cause to be 
     published in the Federal Register notice of such description, 
     along with a request for public comment thereon. Comments on 
     such description shall be submitted to the Secretary within 
     30 days of publication in the Federal Register. Within 15 
     days after receipt of comments, the Secretary shall issue a 
     determination in writing either accepting, in whole or part, 
     or rejecting use of the applicant's description to establish 
     the level of service provided as of the date applicable under 
     subsection (c): Provided, That notwithstanding the provisions 
     of this subsection, processing of the application for an 
     award of an agreement shall not be suspended or delayed 
     during the time in which comments may be submitted with 
     respect to the determination or during the time prior to 
     issuance by the Secretary of the required determination: 
     Provided further, That if the Secretary does not make the 
     determination required by this paragraph within the time 
     provided by this paragraph, the description of the level of 
     service provided by the applicant shall be deemed to be the 
     level of service provided as of the applicable date until 
     such time as the Secretary makes the determination.
       ``(2) No contractor shall implement the authority granted 
     in subsection (d) of this section except as follows:
       ``(A) An application shall be filed with the Secretary 
     which shall state the increase in capacity sought to be 
     offered, a description of the means by which such additional 
     capacity would be provided, the basis for applicant's 
     position that such increase in capacity would be in 
     proportion to or less than the increase in real gross product 
     of the relevant

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     noncontiguous State or Commonwealth since the applicable date 
     established by subsection (c), and such information as the 
     Secretary may require so that the Secretary may accurately 
     determine such increase in real gross product of the relevant 
     noncontiguous State or Commonwealth.
       ``(B) Such increase in capacity sought by applicant and 
     such information shall be made available to the public.
       ``(C) Within 15 days of the date of an application pursuant 
     to this paragraph the Secretary shall cause to be published 
     in the Federal Register notice of such application, along 
     with a request for public comment thereon.
       ``(D) Comments on such application shall be submitted to 
     the Secretary within 30 days of publication in the Federal 
     Register.
       ``(E) Within 15 days after receipt of comments, the 
     Secretary shall issue a determination in writing either 
     accepting, in whole or part, or rejecting, the increase in 
     capacity sought by the applicant as being in proportion to or 
     less than the increase in real gross product of the relevant 
     noncontiguous State or Commonwealth since the applicable date 
     established by subsection (c): Provided That, notwithstanding 
     the provisions of this section, if the Secretary does not 
     make the determination required by this paragraph within the 
     time provided by this paragraph, the increase in capacity 
     sought by applicant shall be permitted as being in proportion 
     to or less than such increase in real gross product until 
     such time as the Secretary makes the determination.
       ``(f) With respect to provision by a contractor of service 
     in a noncontiguous domestic trade not authorized by this 
     section, the Secretary shall deny payments under the 
     operating agreement with respect to the period of provision 
     of such service but shall deny payments only in part if the 
     extent of provision of such unauthorized service was de 
     minimis or not material.
       ``(g) Notwithstanding any other provision of this subtitle, 
     the Secretary may issue temporary permission for any United 
     States citizen, as that term is defined in section 2 of the 
     Shipping Act, 1916, to provide service to a noncontiguous 
     State or Commonwealth upon the request of the Governor of 
     such noncontiguous State or Commonwealth, in circumstances 
     where an Act of God, a declaration of war or national 
     emergency, or any other condition occurs that prevents ocean 
     transportation service to such noncontiguous State or 
     Commonwealth from being provided by persons currently 
     providing such service. Such temporary permission shall 
     expire 90 days from date of grant, unless extended by the 
     Secretary upon written request of the Governor of such State 
     or Commonwealth.
       ``(h) As used in this section:
       ``(1) The term `level of service provided by a contractor' 
     in a trade as of a date means--
       ``(A) with respect to service other than service described 
     in (B), the total annual capacity provided by the contractor 
     in that trade for the 12 calendar months preceding that date: 
     Provided, That, with respect to unscheduled, contract carrier 
     tug and barge service between points in Alaska south of the 
     Arctic Circle and points in the contiguous 48 States, the 
     level of service provided by a contractor shall include 100 
     percent of the capacity of the equipment dedicated to such 
     service on the date specified in subsection (c) and actually 
     utilized in that service in the two-year period preceding 
     that date, excluding service to points between Anchorage, 
     Alaska and Whittier, Alaska, served by common carrier service 
     unless such unscheduled service is only for carriage of oil 
     or pursuant to a contract with the United States military: 
     Provided further, That, with respect to scheduled barge 
     service between the contiguous 48 States and Puerto Rico, 
     such total annual capacity shall be deemed as such total 
     annual capacity plus the annual capacity of two additional 
     barges, each capable of carrying 185 trailers and 100 
     automobiles; and
       ``(B) with respect to service provided by container 
     vessels, the overall capacity equal to the sum of--
       ``(i) 100 percent of the capacity of vessels operated by or 
     for the contractor on that date, with the vessels' 
     configuration and frequency of sailing in effect on that 
     date, and which participate solely in that noncontiguous 
     domestic trade; and
       ``(ii) 75 percent of the capacity of vessels operated by or 
     for the contractor on that date, with the vessels' 
     configuration and frequency of sailing in effect on that 
     date, and which participate in that noncontiguous domestic 
     trade and in another trade, provided that the term does not 
     include any restriction on frequency, or number of sailings, 
     or on ports called within such overall capacity.
       ``(2) The level of service set forth in paragraph (1) shall 
     be described with the specificity required by subsection 
     (e)(1) and shall be the level of service in a trade with 
     respect to the applicable date established by subsection (c) 
     only if the service is not abandoned thereafter, except for 
     interruptions due to military contingency or other events 
     beyond the contractor's control.
       ``(3) The term `participates in a noncontiguous domestic 
     trade' means directly or indirectly owns, charters, or 
     operates a vessel engaged in transportation of cargo between 
     a point in the contiguous 48 states and a point in Alaska, 
     Hawaii, or Puerto Rico, other than a point in Alaska north of 
     the Arctic Circle.
       ``(4) The term `related party' means--
       ``(A) a holding company, subsidiary, affiliate, or 
     associate of a contractor who is a party to an operating 
     agreement under this subtitle; and
       ``(B) an officer, director, agent, or other executive of a 
     contractor or of a person referred to in subparagraph (A).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 805 of the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1223) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``title VI of this Act'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``subtitle A of title VI of this Act''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``under title VI'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``under subtitle A of title VI''.

     SEC. 5. USE OF FOREIGN-FLAG VESSELS.

       (a) In General.--Section 804 of the Merchant Marine Act, 
     1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1222) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(f) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not preclude a 
     contractor receiving assistance under subtitle A or B of 
     title VI, or any holding company, subsidiary, or affiliate of 
     the contractor, or any officer, director, agent, or executive 
     thereof, from--
       ``(1) owning, chartering, or operating any foreign-flag 
     vessel on a voyage or a segment of a voyage that does not 
     call at a port in the United States;
       ``(2) owning, chartering, or operating any foreign-flag 
     vessel in line haul service between the United States and 
     foreign ports if--
       ``(A) the foreign-flag vessel was owned, chartered, or 
     operated by, or is a replacement for a foreign-flag vessel 
     owned, chartered, or operated by, such owner or operator, or 
     any holding company, subsidiary, affiliate, or associate of 
     such owner or operator, on the date of enactment of the 
     Maritime Security Act of 1995;
       ``(B) the owner or operator, with respect to each 
     additional foreign-flag vessel, other than a time chartered 
     vessel, has first applied to have that vessel covered by an 
     operating agreement under subtitle B of title VI, and the 
     Secretary has not awarded an operating agreement with respect 
     to that vessel within 90 days after the filing of the 
     application; or
       ``(C) the vessel has been placed under foreign 
     documentation pursuant to section 9 of the Shipping Act, 1916 
     (46 App. U.S.C. 808), except that any foreign-flag vessel, 
     other than a time chartered vessel, a replacement vessel 
     under section 653(d), or a vessel operated by the owner or 
     operator on the date of enactment of the Maritime Security 
     Act of 1995, in line haul service between the United States 
     and foreign ports is registered under the flag of an 
     effective United States-controlled foreign flag, and 
     available to be requisitioned by the Secretary of 
     Transportation pursuant to section 902 of this Act;
       ``(3) owning, chartering, or operating foreign-flag bulk 
     cargo vessels that are operated in foreign-to-foreign service 
     or the foreign commerce of the United States;
       ``(4) chartering or operating foreign-flag vessels that are 
     operated solely as replacement vessels for United States-flag 
     vessels or vessel capacity that are made available to the 
     Secretary of Defense pursuant to section 653 of this Act; or
       ``(5) entering into time or space charter or other 
     cooperative agreements with respect to foreign-flag vessels 
     or acting as agent or broker for a foreign-flag vessel or 
     vessels.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to a contractor under subtitle B of title VI of 
     the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended by this Act, upon 
     enactment of this Act, and shall apply to a contractor under 
     subtitle A of title VI of that Act, upon the earlier of--
       (1) the date that a payment is made, under the Maritime 
     Security Program under subtitle B of that title to a 
     contractor under subtitle B of that title who is not party to 
     an operating-differential subsidy contract under subtitle A 
     of that title, with the Secretary of Transportation to cause 
     notice of the date of such payment to be published in the 
     Federal Register as soon as possible; or
       (2) with respect to a particular contractor under the 
     operating-differential subsidy program under subtitle A of 
     that title, the date that contractor enters into a contract 
     with the Secretary under the Maritime Security Program 
     established by subtitle B of that title.

     SEC. 6. AMENDMENT TO SHIPPING ACT, 1916.

       Section 9 of the Shipping Act, 1916 (46 App. U.S.C. 808) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Notwithstanding subsection (c)(2), the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1936, or any contract entered into with the 
     Secretary of Transportation under that Act, a vessel may be 
     placed under a foreign registry, without approval of the 
     Secretary, if--
       ``(1)(A) the Secretary determines that at least one 
     replacement vessel of a capacity that is equivalent or 
     greater, as measured by deadweight tons, gross tons, or 
     container equivalent units, as appropriate, is documented 
     under chapter 121 of title 46, United States Code, by the 
     owner of the vessel placed under the foreign registry; and
       ``(B) the replacement vessel is not more than 10 years of 
     age on the date of that documentation;
       ``(2)(A) an application for an operating agreement under 
     subtitle B of title VI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 has 
     been filed with respect to a vessel which is eligible to be 
     included in the Maritime Security Fleet under section 
     651(b)(1) of that Act; and
       ``(B) the Secretary has not awarded an operating agreement 
     with respect to that vessel within 90 days after the date of 
     that application;

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       ``(3) a contract covering the vessel under subtitle A of 
     title VI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 has expired, and 
     that vessel is more than 15 years of age on the date the 
     contract expires; or
       ``(4) an operating agreement covering the vessel under 
     subtitle B of title VI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 has 
     expired.''.

     SEC. 7. CONSTRUCTION DIFFERENTIAL SUBSIDY RESTRICTIONS.

       Title V of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 
     1151 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 512. LIMITATION ON RESTRICTIONS.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law or contract, 
     all restrictions and requirements under sections 503, 506, 
     and 802 applicable to a liner vessel constructed, 
     reconstructed, or reconditioned with the aid of construction-
     differential subsidy shall terminate upon the expiration of 
     the 25-year period beginning on the date of the original 
     delivery of the vessel from the shipyard.''.

     SEC. 8. REGULATIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation may 
     prescribe rules as necessary to carry out this Act and the 
     amendments made by this Act.
       (b) Interim Rules.--The Secretary of Transportation may 
     prescribe interim rules necessary to carry out this Act and 
     the amendments made by this Act. For this purpose, the 
     Secretary of Transportation is excepted from compliance with 
     the notice and comment requirements of section 553 of title 
     5, United States Code. All rules prescribed under the 
     authority of this subsection that are not earlier superseded 
     by final rules shall expire no later than 270 day after the 
     date of enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 9. MERCHANT SHIP SALES ACT OF 1946 AMENDMENT.

       Section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 App. 
     U.S.C. 1744) is amended as follows:
       (1) In subsection (b)(2) by striking ``Secretary of the 
     Navy,'' and inserting ``Secretary of Defense,''.
       (2) By striking subsection (c) and redesignating subsection 
     (d) as subsection (c).

     SEC. 10. REEMPLOYMENT RIGHTS FOR CERTAIN MERCHANT SEAMEN.

       (a) In General.--Title III of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 
     (46 App. U.S.C. 1131) is amended by inserting after section 
     301 the following new section:
       ``Sec. 302. (a) An individual who is certified by the 
     Secretary of Transportation under subsection (c) shall be 
     entitled to reemployment rights and other benefits 
     substantially equivalent to the rights and benefits provided 
     for by chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, for any 
     member of a Reserve component of the Armed Forces of the 
     United States who is ordered to active duty.
       ``(b) An individual may submit an application for 
     certification under subsection (c) to the Secretary of 
     Transportation not later than 45 days after the date the 
     individual completes a period of employment described in 
     subsection (c)(1)(A) with respect to which the application is 
     submitted.
       ``(c) Not later than 20 days after the date the Secretary 
     of Transportation receives from an individual an application 
     for certification under this subsection, the Secretary 
     shall--
       ``(1) determine whether or not the individual--
       ``(A) was employed in the activation or operation of a 
     vessel--
       ``(i) in the National Defense Reserve Fleet maintained 
     under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946, in a 
     period in which that vessel was in use or being activated for 
     use under subsection (b) of that section;
       ``(ii) that is requisitioned or purchased under section 902 
     of this Act; or
       ``(iii) that is owned, chartered, or controlled by the 
     United States and used by the United States for a war, armed 
     conflict, national emergency, or maritime mobilization need 
     (including for training purposes or testing for readiness and 
     suitability for mission performance); and
       ``(B) during the period of that employment, possessed a 
     valid license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner's 
     document issued under chapter 71 or chapter 73 (as 
     applicable) of title 46, United States Code; and
       ``(2) if the Secretary makes affirmative determinations 
     under paragraph (1)(A) and (B), certify that individual under 
     this subsection.
       ``(d) For purposes of reemployment rights and benefits 
     provided by this section, a certification under subsection 
     (c) shall be considered to be the equivalent of a certificate 
     referred to in paragraph (1) of section 4301(a) of title 38, 
     United States Code.''.
       (b) Application.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to employment described in section 302(c)(1)(A) 
     of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, as amended by subsection 
     (a), occurring after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (c) Regulation.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Transportation 
     shall issue regulations implementing this section.

     SEC. 11. TITLE XI LOAN GUARANTEES.

       Title XI of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 
     1271 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 1101(b), by striking ``owned by citizens of 
     the United States'';
       (2) in section 1104B(a), in the material preceding 
     paragraph (1), by striking ``owned by citizens of the United 
     States''; and
       (3) in section 1110(a), by striking ``owned by citizens of 
     the United States''.

     SEC. 12. EXTENSION OF WAR RISK INSURANCE AUTHORITY.

       Section 1214 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. 
     U.S.C. 1294) is amended by striking ``June 30, 1995'' and 
     inserting ``June 30, 2000''.

     SEC. 13. VESSEL LOAN GUARANTEE PROGRAM.

       (a) Risk Factor Determinations.--Section 1103 of the 
     Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1273) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h)(1) The Secretary shall--
       ``(A) establish in accordance with this subsection a system 
     of risk categories for obligations guaranteed under this 
     title, that categorizes the relative risk of guarantees made 
     under this title with respect to the risk factors set forth 
     in paragraph (3); and
       ``(B) determine for each of the risk categories a subsidy 
     rate equivalent to the cost of obligations in the category, 
     expressed as a percentage of the amount guaranteed under this 
     title for obligations in the category.
       ``(2)(A) Before making a guarantee under this section for 
     an obligation, the Secretary shall apply the risk factors set 
     forth in paragraph (3) to place the obligation in a risk 
     category established under paragraph (1)(A).
       ``(B) The Secretary shall consider the aggregate amount 
     available to the Secretary for making guarantees under this 
     title to be reduced by the amount determined by multiplying--
       ``(i) the amount guaranteed under this title for an 
     obligation, by
       ``(ii) the subsidy rate for the category in which the 
     obligation is placed under subparagraph (A) of this 
     paragraph.
       ``(C) The estimated cost to the Government of a guarantee 
     made by the Secretary under this title for an obligation is 
     deemed to be the amount determined under subparagraph (B) for 
     the obligation.
       ``(D) The Secretary may not guarantee obligations under 
     this title after the aggregate amount available to the 
     Secretary under appropriations Acts for the cost of loan 
     guarantees is required by subparagraph (B) to be considered 
     reduced to zero.
       ``(3) The risk factors referred to in paragraphs (1) and 
     (2) are the following:
       ``(A) If applicable, the country risk for each eligible 
     export vessel financed or to be financed by an obligation.
       ``(B) The period for which an obligation is guaranteed or 
     to be guaranteed.
       ``(C) The amount of an obligation, which is guaranteed or 
     to be guaranteed, in relation to the total cost of the 
     project financed or to be financed by the obligation.
       ``(D) The financial condition of an obligor or applicant 
     for a guarantee.
       ``(E) If applicable, any guarantee related to the project, 
     other than the guarantee under this title for which the risk 
     factor is applied.
       ``(F) If applicable, the projected employment of each 
     vessel or equipment to be financed with an obligation.
       ``(G) If applicable, the projected market that will be 
     served by each vessel or equipment to be financed with an 
     obligation.
       ``(H) The collateral provided for a guarantee for an 
     obligation.
       ``(I) The management and operating experience of an obligor 
     or applicant for a guarantee.
       ``(J) Whether a guarantee under this title is or will be in 
     effect during the construction period of the project.
       ``(4) In this subsection, the term `cost' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 502 of the Federal Credit Reform 
     Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a).''.
       (b) Application.--Subsection (h)(2) of section 1103 of the 
     Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1273), as amended 
     by subsection (a) of this section, shall apply to guarantees 
     that the Secretary of Transportation makes or commits to make 
     with any amounts that are unobligated on or after the date of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (c) Guarantee Fees.--Section 1104A(e) of title XI of the 
     Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1274(e)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(e)(1) Except as otherwise provided in this subsection, 
     the Secretary shall prescribe regulations to assess in 
     accordance with this subsection a fee for the guarantee of an 
     obligation under this title.
       ``(2)(A) The amount of a fee under this subsection for a 
     guarantee is equal to the sum determined by adding the 
     amounts determined under subparagraph (B) for the years in 
     which the guarantee is in effect.
       ``(B) The amount referred to in subparagraph (A) for a year 
     is the present value (determined by applying the discount 
     rate determined under subparagraph (F)) of the amount 
     determined by multiplying--
       ``(i) the estimated average unpaid principal amount of the 
     obligation that will be outstanding during the year 
     (determined in accordance with subparagraph (E)), by
       ``(ii) the fee rate established under subparagraph (C) for 
     the obligation for each year.
       ``(C) The fee rate referred to in subparagraph (B)(ii) for 
     an obligation shall be--
       ``(i) in the case of an obligation for a delivered vessel 
     or equipment, not less than one-half of 1 percent and not 
     more than 1 percent, determined by the Secretary for the 
     obligation under the formula established under subparagraph 
     (D); or
       ``(ii) in the case of an obligation for a vessel to be 
     constructed, reconstructed, or reconditioned, or of equipment 
     to be delivered, not less than one-quarter of 1 percent and 
     not more than one-half of 1 percent, determined by the 
     Secretary for the obligation under the formula established 
     under subparagraph (D).
       ``(D) The Secretary shall establish a formula for 
     determining the fee rate for an obligation for purposes of 
     subparagraph (C), that--

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       ``(i) is a sliding scale based on the creditworthiness of 
     the obligor;
       ``(ii) takes into account the security provided for a 
     guarantee under this title for the obligation; and
       ``(iii) uses--
       ``(I) in the case of the most creditworthy obligors, the 
     lowest rate authorized under subparagraph (C)(i) or (ii), as 
     applicable; and
       ``(II) in the case of the least creditworthy obligors, the 
     highest rate authorized under subparagraph (C)(i) or (ii), as 
     applicable.
       ``(E) For purposes of subparagraph (B)(i), the estimated 
     average unpaid principal amount does not include the average 
     amount (except interest) on deposit in a year in the escrow 
     fund under section 1108.
       ``(F) For purposes of determining present value under 
     subparagraph (B) for an obligation, the Secretary shall apply 
     a discount rate determined by the Secretary of the Treasury 
     taking into consideration current market yields on 
     outstanding obligations of the United States having periods 
     to maturity comparable to the period to maturity for the 
     obligation with respect to which the determination of present 
     value is made.
       ``(3) A fee under this subsection shall be assessed and 
     collected not later than the date on which amounts are first 
     paid under an obligation with respect to which the fee is 
     assessed.
       ``(4) A fee paid under this subsection is not refundable. 
     However, an obligor shall receive credit for the amount paid 
     for the remaining term of the guaranteed obligation if the 
     obligation is refinanced and guaranteed under this title 
     after such refinancing.
       ``(5) A fee paid under subsection (e) shall be included in 
     the amount of the actual cost of the obligation guaranteed 
     under this title and is eligible to be financed under this 
     title.''.

     SEC. 14. MARITIME POLICY REPORT.

       (a) Report.--The Secretary of Transportation shall transmit 
     to the Congress a report setting forth the Department of 
     Transportation's policies for the 5-year period beginning 
     October 1, 1995, with respect to--
       (1) fostering and maintaining a United States merchant 
     marine capable of meeting economic and national security 
     requirements;
       (2) improving the vitality and competitiveness of the 
     United States merchant marine and the maritime industrial 
     base, including ship repairers, shipbuilders, ship manning, 
     ship operators, and ship suppliers;
       (3) reversing the precipitous decrease in the number of 
     ships in the United States-flag fleet and the Nation's 
     shipyard and repair capability;
       (4) stabilizing and eventually increasing the number of 
     mariners available to crew United States merchant vessels;
       (5) achieving adequate manning of merchant vessels for 
     national security needs during a mobilization;
       (6) ensuring that sufficient civil maritime resources will 
     be available to meet defense deployment and essential 
     economic requirements in support of our national security 
     strategy;
       (7) ensuring that the United States maintains the 
     capability to respond unilaterally to security threats in 
     geographic areas not covered by alliance commitments and 
     otherwise meets sealift requirements in the event of crisis 
     or war;
       (8) ensuring that international agreements and practices do 
     not place United States maritime industries at an unfair 
     competitive disadvantage in world markets;
       (9) ensuring that Federal agencies promote, through 
     efficient application of laws and regulations, the readiness 
     of the United States merchant marine and supporting 
     industries; and
       (10) any other relevant maritime policies.
       (b) Date of Transmittal.--The report required under 
     subsection (a) shall be transmitted along with the 
     President's budget submission, under section 1105 of title 
     31, United States Code, for fiscal year 1997.

     SEC. 15. RELIEF FROM U.S. DOCUMENTATION REQUIREMENT FOR 3 
                   VESSELS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other law or any 
     agreement with the United States Government, a vessel 
     described in subsection (b) may be sold to a person that is 
     not a citizen of the United States and transferred to or 
     placed under a foreign registry.
       (b) Vessels Described.--The vessels referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the following:
       (1) RAINBOW HOPE (United States official number 622178).
       (2) IOWA TRADER (United States official number 642934).
       (3) KANSAS TRADER (United States official number 634621).

     SEC. 16. VESSEL REPAIR AND MAINTENANCE PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     conduct a pilot program to evaluate the feasibility of using 
     renewable contracts for the maintenance and repair of 
     outported vessels in the Ready Reserve Force to enhance the 
     readiness of those vessels. Under the pilot program, the 
     Secretary, subject to the availability of appropriations and 
     with 6 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     shall award 9 contracts for this purpose.
       (b) Use of Various Contracting Arrangements.--In conducting 
     a pilot program under this section, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall use contracting arrangements similar to 
     those used by the Department of Defense for procuring 
     maintenance and repair of its vessels.
       (c) Contract Requirements.--Each contract with a shipyard 
     under this section shall--
       (1) subject to subsection (d), provide for the procurement 
     from the shipyard of all repair and maintenance (including 
     activation, deactivation, and drydocking) for 1 vessel in the 
     Ready Reserve Force that is outported in the geographical 
     vicinity of the shipyard;
       (2) be effective for 1 fiscal year; and
       (3) be renewable, subject to the availability of 
     appropriations, for each subsequent fiscal year through 
     fiscal year 1998.
       (d) Limitation of Work Under Contracts.--A contract under 
     this section may not provide for the procurement of operation 
     or manning for a vessel that may be procured under another 
     contract for the vessel to which section 11(d)(2) of the 
     Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. App. 1774(d)(2)) 
     applies.
       (e) Geographic Distribution.--The Secretary shall seek to 
     distribute contract awards under this section to shipyards 
     located throughout the United States.
       (f) Reports.--The Secretary shall submit to the Congress--
       (1) an interim report on the effectiveness of each contract 
     under this section in providing for economic and efficient 
     repair and maintenance of the vessel included in the 
     contract, no later than 20 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; and
       (2) a final report on that effectiveness no later than 6 
     months after the termination of all contracts awarded 
     pursuant to this section.

     SEC. 17. STREAMLINING OF CARGO ALLOCATION PROCEDURES.

       (a) Amendments.--Section 901b(c)(3) of the Merchant Marine 
     Act, 1936 (46 App. U.S.C. 1241f(c)(3)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``and consistent with those sections,'' and 
     inserting ``and, subject to subparagraph (B) of this 
     paragraph, consistent with those sections,''; and
       (B) by striking ``50 percent'' and inserting ``25 
     percent''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) In carrying out this paragraph, there shall first be 
     calculated the allocation of 100 percent of the quantity to 
     be procured on an overall lowest landed cost basis without 
     regard to the country of documentation of the vessel and 
     there shall be allocated to the Great Lakes port range any 
     cargoes for which it has the lowest landed cost under that 
     calculation. The requirements for United States-flag 
     transportation under section 901(b) and this section shall 
     not apply to commodities allocated under subparagraph (A) to 
     the Great Lakes port range, and commodities allocated under 
     subparagraph (A) to that port range may not be reallocated or 
     diverted to another port range to meet those requirements to 
     the extent that the total tonnage of commodities to which 
     subparagraph (A) applies that is furnished and transported 
     from the Great Lakes port range is less than 25 percent of 
     the total annual tonnage of such commodities furnished.
       ``(C) In awarding any contract for the transportation by 
     vessel of commodities from the Great Lakes port range 
     pursuant to an export activity referred to in subsection (b), 
     each agency or instrumentality--
       ``(i) shall consider expressions of freight interest for 
     any vessel from a vessel operator who meets reasonable 
     requirements for financial and operational integrity; and
       ``(ii) may not deny award of the contract to a person based 
     on the type of vessel on which the transportation would be 
     provided (including on the basis that the transportation 
     would not be provided on a liner vessel (as that term is used 
     in the Shipping Act of 1984, as in effect on November 14, 
     1995)), if the person otherwise satisfies reasonable 
     requirements for financial and operational integrity.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Paragraph (4) of section 
     901b(c) of that Act is repealed.
       (2) Paragraph (5) of that section is redesignated as 
     paragraph (4).
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.157.16  waiving points of order against the conference report on 
          h.r. 2076

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 289):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2076) making appropriations for the Department of 
     Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes. All points of order against the 
     conference report and against its consideration are waived. 
     The conference report shall be considered as ready.

  When said resolution was considered.

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  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.157.17  commerce, justice, state, judiciary appropriations, fy 1996

  Mr. ROGERS, pursuant to House Resolution 289, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 104-378):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2076) ``making appropriations for the Departments of 
     Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes,'' having met, after full and free 
     conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: That the following sums are appropriated, 
     out of any money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes, namely:

                     TITLE I--DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the administration of the 
     Department of Justice, $74,282,000; including not to exceed 
     $3,317,000 for the Facilities Program 2000, and including 
     $5,000,000 for management and oversight of Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service activities, both sums to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That not to exceed 45 
     permanent positions and 51 full-time equivalent workyears and 
     $7,477,000 shall be expended for the Department Leadership 
     Program only for the Offices of the Attorney General and the 
     Deputy Attorney General, exclusive of augmentation that 
     occurred in these offices in fiscal year 1995: Provided 
     further, That not to exceed 76 permanent positions and 90 
     full-time equivalent workyears and $9,487,000 shall be 
     expended for the Executive Support program for the Offices of 
     Legislative Affairs, Public Affairs and Policy Development: 
     Provided further, That the latter three aforementioned 
     offices shall not be augmented by personnel details, 
     temporary transfers of personnel on either a reimbursable or 
     non-reimbursable basis or any other type of formal or 
     informal transfer or reimbursement of personnel or funds on 
     either a temporary or long-term basis.


                         counterterrorism fund

       For necessary expenses, as determined by the Attorney 
     General, $16,898,000 to remain available until expended, to 
     reimburse any Department of Justice organization for (1) the 
     costs incurred in reestablishing the operational capability 
     of an office or facility which has been damaged or destroyed 
     as a result of the bombing of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal 
     Building in Oklahoma City or any domestic or international 
     terrorist incident, (2) the costs of providing support to 
     counter, investigate or prosecute domestic or international 
     terrorism, including payment of rewards in connection with 
     these activities, and (3) the costs of conducting a terrorism 
     threat assessment of Federal agencies and their facilities: 
     Provided, That funds provided under this section shall be 
     available only after the Attorney General notifies the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate in accordance with section 605 of this Act.


                   administrative review and appeals

       For expenses necessary for the administration of pardon and 
     clemency petitions and immigration related activities, 
     $38,886,000: Provided, That the obligated and unobligated 
     balances of funds previously appropriated to the General 
     Administration, Salaries and Expenses appropriation for the 
     Executive Office for Immigration Review and the Office of the 
     Pardon Attorney shall be merged with this appropriation.


  violent crime reduction programs, administrative review and appeals

       For activities authorized by sections 130005 and 130007 of 
     Public Law 103-322, $47,780,000, to remain available until 
     expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime 
     Reduction Trust Fund: Provided, That the obligated and 
     unobligated balances of funds previously appropriated to the 
     General Administration, Salaries and Expenses appropriation 
     under Title VIII of Public Law 103-317 for the Executive 
     Office for Immigration Review shall be merged with this 
     appropriation.


                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended, $28,960,000; including not to exceed 
     $10,000 to meet unforeseen emergencies of a confidential 
     character, to be expended under the direction of, and to be 
     accounted for solely under the certificate of, the Attorney 
     General; and for the acquisition, lease, maintenance and 
     operation of motor vehicles without regard to the general 
     purchase price limitation.

                    United States Parole Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Parole 
     Commission as authorized by law, $5,446,000.

                            Legal Activities


            salaries and expenses, general legal activities

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses necessary for the legal activities of the 
     Department of Justice, not otherwise provided for, including 
     not to exceed $20,000 for expenses of collecting evidence, to 
     be expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for 
     solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; and 
     rent of private or Government-owned space in the District of 
     Columbia; $401,929,000; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 
     for litigation support contracts shall remain available until 
     expended: Provided, That of the funds available in this 
     appropriation, not to exceed $22,618,000 shall remain 
     available until expended for office automation systems for 
     the legal divisions covered by this appropriation, and for 
     the United States Attorneys, the Antitrust Division, and 
     offices funded through ``Salaries and Expenses'', General 
     Administration: Provided further, That of the total amount 
     appropriated, not to exceed $1,000 shall be available to the 
     United States National Central Bureau, INTERPOL, for official 
     reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1342, the Attorney General may 
     accept on behalf of the United States and credit to this 
     appropriation, gifts of money, personal property and 
     services, for the purpose of hosting the International 
     Criminal Police Organization's (INTERPOL) American Regional 
     Conference in the United States during fiscal year 1996.
       In addition, for reimbursement of expenses of the 
     Department of Justice associated with processing cases under 
     the National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to 
     exceed $4,028,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Trust Fund, as authorized by section 6601 of the 
     Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act, 1989, as amended by Public 
     Law 101-512 (104 Stat. 1289).
       In addition, for Salaries and Expenses, General Legal 
     Activities, $12,000,000 shall be made available to be derived 
     by transfer from unobligated balances of the Working Capital 
     Fund in the Department of Justice.


       violent crime reduction programs, general legal activities

       For the expeditious deportation of denied asylum 
     applicants, as authorized by section 130005 of Public Law 
     103-322, $7,591,000, to remain available until expended, 
     which shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust 
     Fund.


               salaries and expenses, antitrust division

       For expenses necessary for the enforcement of antitrust and 
     kindred laws, $65,783,000: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, not to exceed $48,262,000 of 
     offsetting collections derived from fees collected for 
     premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino 
     Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18(a)) shall be 
     retained and used for necessary expenses in this 
     appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the 
     General Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections 
     are received during fiscal year 1996, so as to result in a 
     final fiscal year 1996 appropriation from the General Fund 
     estimated at not more than $17,521,000: Provided further, 
     That any fees received in excess of $48,262,000 in fiscal 
     year 1996, shall remain available until expended, but shall 
     not be available for obligation until October 1, 1996.


             salaries and expenses, united states attorneys

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States 
     Attorneys, including intergovernmental agreements, 
     $895,509,000, of which not to exceed $2,500,000 shall be 
     available until September 30, 1997 for the purposes of (1) 
     providing training of personnel of the Department of Justice 
     related to locating debtors and their property, such as title 
     searches, debtor skiptracing, asset searches, credit reports 
     and other investigations, (3) paying the costs of the 
     Department of Justice for the sale of property not covered by 
     the sale proceeds, such as auctioneers' fees and expenses, 
     maintenance and protection of property and businesses, 
     advertising and title search and surveying costs, and (4) 
     paying the costs of processing and tracking debts owed to the 
     United States Government: Provided, That of the total amount 
     appropriated, not to exceed $8,000 shall be available for 
     official reception and representation expenses: Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $10,000,000 of those funds 
     available for automated litigation support contracts and 
     $4,000,000 for security equipment shall remain available 
     until expended: Provided further, That in addition to 
     reimbursable full-time equivalent workyears available to the 
     Office of the United States Attorneys, not to exceed 8,595 
     positions and 8,862 full-time equivalent workyears shall be 
     supported from the funds appropriated in this Act for the 
     United States Attorneys.


       violent crime reduction programs, united states attorneys

       For activities authorized by sections 190001(d), 40114 and 
     130005 of Public Law 103-322, $30,000,000 to remain available 
     until expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime 
     Reduction Trust Fund, of which

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     $20,269,000 shall be available to help meet increased demands 
     for litigation and related activities, $500,000 to implement 
     a program to appoint additional Federal Victim's Counselors, 
     and $9,231,000 for expeditious deportation of denied asylum 
     applicants.


                   united states trustee system fund

       For necessary expenses of the United States Trustee Program 
     $102,390,000, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 589a(a), to remain 
     available until expended, for activities authorized by 
     section 115 of the Bankruptcy Judges, United States Trustees, 
     and Family Farmer Bankruptcy Act of 1986 (Public Law 99-554), 
     which shall be derived from the United States Trustee System 
     Fund: Provided, That deposits to the Fund are available in 
     such amounts as may be necessary to pay refunds due 
     depositors: Provided further, That notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, not to exceed $44,191,000 of offsetting 
     collections derived from fees collected pursuant to section 
     589a(f) of title 28, United States Code, as amended, shall be 
     retained and used for necessary expenses in this 
     appropriation: Provided further, That the $102,390,000 herein 
     appropriated from the United States Trustee System Fund shall 
     be reduced as such offsetting collections are received during 
     fiscal year 1996, so as to result in a final fiscal year 1996 
     appropriation from such Fund estimated at not more than 
     $58,199,000: Provided further, That any of the aforementioned 
     fees collected in excess of $44,191,000 in fiscal year 1996 
     shall remain available until expended, but shall not be 
     available for obligation until October 1, 1996.


      salaries and expenses, foreign claims settlement commission

       For expenses necessary to carry out the activities of the 
     Foreign Claims Settlement Commission, including service as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $830,000.


         salaries and expenses, united states marshals service

       For necessary expenses of the United States Marshals 
     Service; including the acquisition, lease, maintenance, and 
     operation of vehicles and aircraft, and the purchase of 
     passenger motor vehicles for police-type use without regard 
     to the general purchase price limitation for the current 
     fiscal year; $423,248,000, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 561(i), 
     of which not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official 
     reception and representation expenses.


    violent crime reduction programs, united states marshals service

       For activities authorized by section 190001(b) of Public 
     Law 103-322, $25,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     which shall be derived from Violent Crime Reduction Trust 
     Fund.


                       federal prisoner detention

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses related to United States prisoners in the 
     custody of the United States Marshals Service as authorized 
     in 18 U.S.C. 4013, but not including expenses otherwise 
     provided for in appropriations available to the Attorney 
     General; $252,820,000, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 561(i), to 
     remain available until expended.
       In addition, for Federal Prisoner Detention, $9,000,000 
     shall be made available until expended to be derived by 
     transfer from unobligated balances of the Working Capital 
     Fund in the Department of Justice.


                     fees and expenses of witnesses

       For expenses, mileage, compensation, and per diems of 
     witnesses, for expenses of contracts for the procurement and 
     supervision of expert witnesses, for private counsel 
     expenses, and for per diems in lieu of subsistence, as 
     authorized by law, including advances, $85,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended; of which not to exceed $4,750,000 
     may be made available for planning, construction, 
     renovations, maintenance, remodeling, and repair of buildings 
     and the purchase of equipment incident thereto for protected 
     witness safesites; of which not to exceed $1,000,000 may be 
     made available for the purchase and maintenance of armored 
     vehicles for transportation of protected witnesses; and of 
     which not to exceed $4,000,000 may be made available for the 
     purchase, installation and maintenance of a secure automated 
     information network to store and retrieve the identities and 
     locations of protected witnesses.

                      Community Relations Service


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Community Relations Service, 
     established by title X of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, 
     $5,319,000.


                         assets forfeiture fund

       For expenses authorized by 28 U.S.C. 524(c)(1)(A)(ii), (B), 
     (C), (F), and (G), as amended, $30,000,000 to be derived from 
     the Department of Justice Assets Forfeiture Fund.

                    Radiation Exposure Compensation


                        administrative expenses

       For necessary administrative expenses in accordance with 
     the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act, $2,655,000.


         payment to radiation exposure compensation trust fund

       For payments to the Radiation Exposure Compensation Trust 
     Fund, $16,264,000, to become available on October 1, 1996.

                      Interagency Law Enforcement


                 interagency crime and drug enforcement

       For necessary expenses for the detection, investigation, 
     and prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime 
     drug trafficking not otherwise provided for, to include 
     intergovernmental agreements with State and local law 
     enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and 
     prosecution of individuals involved in organized crime drug 
     trafficking, $359,843,000, of which $50,000,000 shall remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That any amounts 
     obligated from appropriations under this heading may be used 
     under authorities available to the organizations reimbursed 
     from this appropriation: Provided further, That any 
     unobligated balances remaining available at the end of the 
     fiscal year shall revert to the Attorney General for 
     reallocation among participating organizations in succeeding 
     fiscal years, subject to the reprogramming procedures 
     described in section 605 of this Act.

                    Federal Bureau of Investigation


                         salaries and expenses

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For expenses necessary for detection, investigation, and 
     prosecution of crimes against the United States; including 
     purchase for police-type use of not to exceed 1,815 passenger 
     motor vehicles of which 1,300 will be for replacement only, 
     without regard to the general purchase price limitation for 
     the current fiscal year, and hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles; acquisition, lease, maintenance and operation of 
     aircraft; and not to exceed $70,000 to meet unforeseen 
     emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended under 
     the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the 
     certificate of, the Attorney General; $2,189,183,000, of 
     which not to exceed $50,000,000 for automated data processing 
     and telecommunications and technical investigative equipment 
     and $1,000,000 for undercover operations shall remain 
     available until September 30, 1997; of which not less than 
     $102,345,000 shall be for counterterrorism investigations, 
     foreign counterintelligence, and other activities related to 
     our national security; of which not to exceed $98,400,000 
     shall remain available until expended; of which not to exceed 
     $10,000,000 is authorized to be made available for making 
     payments or advances for expenses arising out of contractual 
     or reimbursable agreements with State and local law 
     enforcement agencies while engaged in cooperative activities 
     related to violent crime, terrorism, organized crime, and 
     drug investigations; and of which $1,500,000 shall be 
     available to maintain an independent program office dedicated 
     solely to the relocation of the Criminal Justice Information 
     Services Division and the automation of fingerprint 
     identification services: Provided, That not to exceed $45,000 
     shall be available for official reception and representation 
     expenses: Provided further, That $58,000,000 shall be made 
     available for NCIC 2000; of which not less than $35,000,000 
     shall be derived from ADP and Telecommunications unobligated 
     balances; and of which $22,000,000 shall be derived by 
     transfer and available until expended from unobligated 
     balances in the Working Capital Fund of the Department of 
     Justice.


                    VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PROGRAMS

       For activities authorized by Public Law 103-322, 
     $218,300,000, to remain available until expended, which shall 
     be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, of 
     which $208,800,000 shall be for activities authorized by 
     section 190001(c); $4,000,000 for Training and Investigative 
     Assistance authorized by section 210501(c)(2); and $5,500,000 
     for establishing DNA quality assurance and proficiency 
     testing standards, establishing an index to facilitate law 
     enforcement exchange of DNA identification information, and 
     related activities authorized by section 210306.


                              CONSTRUCTION

       For necessary expenses to construct or acquire buildings 
     and sites by purchase, or as otherwise authorized by law 
     (including equipment for such buildings); conversion and 
     extension of federally-owned buildings; and preliminary 
     planning and design of projects; $97,589,000 to remain 
     available until expended.

                    Drug Enforcement Administration


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       For necessary expenses of the Drug Enforcement 
     Administration, including not to exceed $70,000 to meet 
     unforeseen emergencies of a confidential character, to be 
     expended under the direction of, and to be accounted for 
     solely under the certificate of, the Attorney General; 
     expenses for conducting drug education and training programs, 
     including travel and related expenses for participants in 
     such programs and the distribution of items of token value 
     that promote the goals of such programs; purchase of not to 
     exceed 1,208 passenger motor vehicles, of which 1,178 will be 
     for replacement only, for police-type use without regard to 
     the general purchase price limitation for the current fiscal 
     year; and acquisition, lease, maintenance, and operation of 
     aircraft; $745,668,000, of which not to exceed $1,800,000 for 
     research and $15,000,000 for transfer to the Drug Diversion 
     Control Fee Account for operating expenses shall remain 
     available until expended, and of which not to exceed 
     $4,000,000 for purchase of evidence and payments for 
     information, not to exceed $4,000,000 for contracting for ADP 
     and telecommunications equipment, and not to exceed 
     $2,000,000 for technical and laboratory equipment shall 
     remain available until September 30, 1997, and of which not 
     to exceed $50,000 shall be available for official reception 
     and representation expenses.

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                    violent crime reduction programs

       For activities authorized by sections 180104 and 190001(b) 
     of Public Law 103-322, $60,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, which shall be derived from the Violent Crime 
     Reduction Trust Fund.

                 Immigration and Naturalization Service


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary for the 
     administration and enforcement of the laws relating to 
     immigration, naturalization, and alien registration, 
     including not to exceed $50,000 to meet unforeseen 
     emergencies of a confidential character, to be expended under 
     the direction of, and to be accounted for solely under the 
     certificate of, the Attorney General; purchase for police-
     type use (not to exceed 813 of which 177 are for replacement 
     only) without regard to the general purchase price limitation 
     for the current fiscal year, and hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles; acquisition, lease, maintenance and operation of 
     aircraft; and research related to immigration enforcement; 
     $1,394,825,000; of which $506,800,000 is available for the 
     Border Patrol, of which $12,100,000 shall remain available 
     until September 30, 1997; of which not to exceed $400,000 for 
     research shall remain available until expended; and of which 
     not to exceed $10,000,000 shall be available for costs 
     associated with the training program for basic officer 
     training: Provided, That none of the funds available to the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service shall be available for 
     administrative expenses to pay any employee overtime pay in 
     an amount in excess of $25,000 during the calendar year 
     beginning January 1, 1996: Provided further, That uniforms 
     may be purchased without regard to the general purchase price 
     limitation for the current fiscal year: Provided further, 
     That not to exceed $5,000 shall be available for official 
     reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That 
     the Attorney General may transfer to the Department of Labor 
     and the Social Security Administration not to exceed 
     $10,000,000 for programs to verify the immigration status of 
     persons seeking employment in the United States: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds provided in this or any other 
     Act shall be used for the continued operation of the San 
     Clemente and Temecula checkpoints unless: (1) the checkpoints 
     are open and traffic is being checked on a continuous 24-hour 
     basis and (2) the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
     undertakes a commuter lane facilitation pilot program at the 
     San Clemente checkpoint within 90 days of enactment of this 
     Act: Provided further, That the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service shall undertake the renovation and 
     improvement of the San Clemente checkpoint, to include the 
     addition of two to four lanes, and which shall be exempt from 
     Federal procurement regulations for contract formation, from 
     within existing balances in the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service Construction account: Provided 
     further, That if renovation of the San Clemente checkpoint is 
     not completed by July 1, 1996, the San Clemente checkpoint 
     will close until such time as the renovations and 
     improvements are completed unless funds for the continued 
     operation of the checkpoint are provided and made available 
     for obligation and expenditure in accordance with procedures 
     set forth in section 605 of this Act, as the result of 
     certification by the Attorney General that exigent 
     circumstances require the checkpoint to be open and delays in 
     completion of the renovations are not the result of any 
     actions that are or have been in the control of the 
     Department of Justice: Provided further, That the Office of 
     Public Affairs at the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
     shall conduct its business in areas only relating to its 
     central mission, including: research, analysis, and 
     dissemination of information, through the media and other 
     communications outlets, relating to the activities of the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service: Provided further, 
     That the Office of Congressional Relations at the Immigration 
     and Naturalization Service shall conduct business in areas 
     only relating to its central mission, including: providing 
     services to Members of Congress relating to constituent 
     inquiries and requests for information; and working with the 
     relevant congressional committees on proposed legislation 
     affecting immigration matters: Provided further, That in 
     addition to amounts otherwise made available in this title to 
     the Attorney General, the Attorney General is authorized to 
     accept and utilize, on behalf of the United States, the 
     $100,000 Innovation in American Government Award for 1995 
     from the Ford Foundation for the Immigration and 
     Naturalization Service's Operation Jobs program.


                    violent crime Reduction programs

       For activities authorized by sections 130005, 130006, and 
     130007 of Public Law 103-322, $316,198,000 to remain 
     available until expended which shall be derived from the 
     Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, of which $44,089,000 
     shall be for expeditious deportation of denied asylum 
     applicants, $231,570,000 for improving border controls, and 
     $40,539,000 for expanded special deportation proceedings: 
     Provided, That of the amounts made available, $78,000,000 
     shall be for the Border Patrol.


                              construction

       For planning, construction, renovation, equipping and 
     maintenance of buildings and facilities necessary for the 
     administration and enforcement of the laws relating to 
     immigration, naturalization, and alien registration, not 
     otherwise provided for, $25,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended.

                         Federal Prison System


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the administration, operation, 
     and maintenance of Federal penal and correctional 
     institutions, including purchase (not to exceed 853, of which 
     559 are for replacement only) and hire of law enforcement and 
     passenger motor vehicles; and for the provision of technical 
     assistance and advice on corrections related issues to 
     foreign governments; $2,567,578,000: Provided, That there may 
     be transferred to the Health Resources and Services 
     Administration such amounts as may be necessary, in the 
     discretion of the Attorney General, for direct expenditures 
     by that Administration for medical relief for inmates of 
     Federal penal and correctional institutions: Provided 
     further, That the Director of the Federal Prison System 
     (FPS), where necessary, may enter into contracts with a 
     fiscal agent/fiscal intermediary claims processor to 
     determine the amounts payable to persons who, on behalf of 
     the FPS, furnish health services to individuals committed to 
     the custody of the FPS: Provided further, That uniforms may 
     be purchased without regard to the general purchase price 
     limitation for the current fiscal year: Provided further, 
     That not to exceed $6,000 shall be available for official 
     reception and representation expenses: Provided further, That 
     not to exceed $50,000,000 for the activation of new 
     facilities shall remain available until September 30, 1997: 
     Provided further, That of the amounts provided for Contract 
     Confinement, not to exceed $20,000,000 shall remain available 
     until expended to make payments in advance for grants, 
     contracts and reimbursable agreements and other expenses 
     authorized by section 501(c) of the Refugee Education 
     Assistance Act of 1980 for the care and security in the 
     United States of Cuba and Haitian entrants: Provided further, 
     That no funds appropriated in this Act shall be used to 
     privatize any Federal prison facilities located in Forrest 
     City, Arkansas, and Yazoo City, Mississippi.


                    violent crime reduction programs

       For substance abuse treatment in Federal prisons as 
     authorized by section 32001(e) of Public Law 103-322, 
     $13,500,000, to remain available until expended, which shall 
     be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund.


                        BUILDINGS AND FACILITIES

       For planning, acquisition of sites and construction of new 
     facilities; leasing the Oklahoma City Airport Trust Facility; 
     purchase and acquisition of facilities and remodeling and 
     equipping of such facilities for penal and correctional use, 
     including all necessary expenses incident thereto, by 
     contract or force account; and constructing, remodeling, and 
     equipping necessary buildings and facilities at existing 
     penal and correctional institutions, including all necessary 
     expenses incident thereto, by contract or force account; 
     $334,728,000, to remain available until expended, of which 
     not to exceed $14,074,000 shall be available to construct 
     areas for inmate work programs: Provided, That labor of 
     United States prisoners may be used for work performed under 
     this appropriation: Provided further, That not to exceed 10 
     percent of the funds appropriated to ``Buildings and 
     Facilities'' in this Act or any other Act may be transferred 
     to ``Salaries and Expenses,'' Federal Prison System upon 
     notification by the Attorney General to the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     in compliance with provisions set forth in section 605 of 
     this Act: Provided further, That of the total amount 
     appropriated, not to exceed $22,351,000 shall be available 
     for the renovation and construction of United States Marshals 
     Service prisoner holding facilities.


                FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, INCORPORATED

       The Federal Prison Industries, Incorporated, is hereby 
     authorized to make such expenditures, within the limits of 
     funds and borrowing authority available, and in accord with 
     the law, and to make such contracts and commitments, without 
     regard to fiscal year limitations as provided by section 9104 
     of title 31, United States Code, as may be necessary in 
     carrying out the program set forth in the budget for the 
     current fiscal year for such corporation, including purchase 
     of (not to exceed five for replacement only) and hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles.


   LIMITATION ON ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES, FEDERAL PRISON INDUSTRIES, 
                              INCORPORATED

       Not to exceed $3,559,000 of the funds of the corporation 
     shall be available for its administrative expenses, and for 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, to be computed on an 
     accrual basis to be determined in accordance with the 
     corporation's current prescribed accounting system, and such 
     amounts shall be exclusive of depreciation, payment of 
     claims, and expenditures which the said accounting system 
     requires to be capitalized or charged to cost of commodities 
     acquired or produced, including selling and shipping 
     expenses, and expenses in connection with acquisition, 
     construction, operation, maintenance, improvement, 
     protection, or disposition of facilities and other property 
     belonging to the corporation or in which it has an interest.

                       Office of Justice Programs


                           JUSTICE ASSISTANCE

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
     and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, and the

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     Missing Children's Assistance Act, as amended, including 
     salaries and expenses in connection therewith, and with the 
     Victims of Crime Act of 1984, as amended, $99,977,000, to 
     remain available until expended, as authorized by section 
     1001 of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
     Act, as amended by Public Law 102-534 (106 Stat. 3524).


         violent crime reduction programs, justice, assistance

       For assistance (including amounts for administrative costs 
     for management and administration, which amounts shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the ``Justice Assistance'' 
     account) authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103-322 (``the 1994 
     Act''); the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968, as amended (``the 1968 Act''); and the Victims of Child 
     Abuse Act of 1990, as amended (``the 1990 Act''), 
     $202,400,000, to remain available until expended, which shall 
     be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund; of 
     which $6,000,000 shall be for the Court Appointed Special 
     Advocate Program, as authorized by section 218 of the 1990 
     Act; $750,000 for Child Abuse Training Programs for Judicial 
     Personnel and Practitioners, as authorized by section 224 of 
     the 1990 Act; $130,000,000 for Grants to Combat Violence 
     Against Women to States, units of local governments and 
     Indian tribal governments, as authorized by section 
     1001(a)(18) of the 1968 Act; $28,000,000 for Grants to 
     Encourage Arrest Policies to States, units of local 
     governments and Indian tribal governments, as authorized by 
     section 1001(a)(19) of the 1968 Act; $7,000,000 for Rural 
     Domestic Violence and Child Abuse Enforcement Assistance 
     Grants, as authorized by section 40295 of the 1994 Act 
     $1,000,000 for training programs to assist probation and 
     parole officers who work with released sex offenders, as 
     authorized by section 40152(c) of the Violent Crime Control 
     and Law Enforcement Act of 1994; $50,000 for grants for 
     televised testimony, as authorized by section 1001(a)(7) of 
     the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968; 
     $200,000 for the study of State databases on the incidence of 
     sexual and domestic violence, as authorized by section 40292 
     of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994; 
     $1,500,000 for national stalker and domestic violence 
     reduction, as authorized by section 40603 of that Act; 
     $27,000,000 for grants for residential substance abuse 
     treatment for State prisoners authorized by section 
     1001(a)(17) of the 1968 Act; and $900,000 for the Missing 
     Alzheimer's Disease Patient Alert Program, as authorized by 
     section 240001(d) of the 1994 Act: Provided, That any 
     balances for these programs shall be transferred to and 
     merged with this appropriation.


               state and local law enforcement assistance

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by part E of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, as amended, for 
     State and Local Narcotics Control and Justice Assistance 
     Improvements, notwithstanding the provisions of section 511 
     of said Act, $388,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, as authorized by section 1001 of title I of said 
     Act, as amended by Public Law 102-534 (106 Stat. 3524), of 
     which $60,000,000 shall be available to carry out the 
     provisions of chapter A of subpart 2 of part E of title I of 
     said Act, for discretionary grants under the Edward Byrne 
     Memorial State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs: 
     Provided, That balances of amounts appropriated prior to 
     fiscal year 1995 under the authorities of this account shall 
     be transferred to and merged with this account.


   violent crime reduction programs, state and local law enforcement 
                               assistance

       For assistance (including amounts for administrative costs 
     for management and administration, which amounts shall be 
     transferred to and merged with the ``Justice Assistance'' 
     account) authorized by the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994, Public Law 103-322 (``the 1994 
     Act''), the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 
     1968, as amended (``the 1968 Act''); and the Victims of Child 
     Abuse Act of 1990, as amended (``the 1990 Act''), 
     $3,005,200,000 to remain available until expended, which 
     shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund; 
     of which $1,903,000,000 shall be for Local Law Enforcement 
     Block Grants, pursuant to H.R. 728 as passed by the House of 
     Representatives on February 14, 1995 for the purposes set 
     forth in paragraphs (A), (B), (D), (F), and (I) of section 
     101(a)(2) of H.R. 728 and for establishing crime prevention 
     programs involving cooperation between community residents 
     and law enforcement personnel in order to control, detect, or 
     investigate crime or the prosecution of criminals; Provided, 
     That recipients are encouraged to use these funds to hire 
     additional law enforcement officers: Provided further, That 
     funds may also be used to defray the costs of indemnification 
     insurance for law enforcement officers: Provided further, 
     That $10,000,000 of this amount shall be available for 
     educational expenses as set forth in section 200103 of the 
     1994 Act; $25,000,000 for grants to upgrade criminal records, 
     as authorized by section 106(b) of the Brady Handgun Violence 
     Prevention Act of 1993, as amended, and section 4(b) of the 
     National Child Protection Act of 1993; $147,000,000 as 
     authorized by section 1001 of title I of the 1968 Act, which 
     shall be available to carry out the provisions of subpart 1, 
     part E of title I of the 1968 Act, notwithstanding section 
     511 of said Act, for the Edward Byrne Memorial State and 
     Local Law Enforcement Assistance Programs; $300,000,000 for 
     the State Criminal Alien Assistance Program, as authorized by 
     section 242(j) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as 
     amended; $617,500,000 for Violent Offender Incarceration and 
     Truth in Sentencing Incentive Grants pursuant to subtitle A 
     of title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement 
     Act of 1994 (as amended by section 114 of this Act), of which 
     $200,000,000 shall be available for payments to states for 
     incarceration of criminal aliens, and of which $12,500,000 
     shall be available for the Cooperative Agreement Program; 
     $1,000,000 for grants to States and units of local government 
     for projects to improve DNA analysis, as authorized by 
     section 1001(a)(22) of the 1968 Act; $9,000,000 for Improved 
     Training and Technical Automation Grants, as authorized by 
     section 210501(c)(1) of the 1994 Act; $1,000,000 for Law 
     Enforcement Family Support Programs, as authorized by section 
     1001(a)(21) of the 1968 Act; $500,000 for Motor Vehicle Theft 
     Prevention Programs, as authorized by section 220002(h) of 
     the 1994 Act; $1,000,000 for Gang Investigation Coordination 
     and Information Collection, as authorized by section 150006 
     of the 1994 Act; $200,000 for grants as authorized by Section 
     32201(c)(3) of the 1994 Act: Provided further, That funds 
     made available in fiscal year 1996 under subpart 1 of part E 
     of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act 
     of 1968, as amended, may be obligated for programs to assist 
     States in the litigation processing of death penalty Federal 
     habeas corpus petitions: Provided further, That any 1995 
     balances for these programs shall be transferred to and 
     merged with this appropriation: Provided further, That if a 
     unit of local government uses any of the funds made available 
     under this title to increase the number of law enforcement 
     officers, the unit of local government will achieve a net 
     gain in the number of law enforcement officers who perform 
     nonadministrative public safety service.


                       WEED AND SEED PROGRAM FUND

       For necessary expenses, including salaries and related 
     expenses of the Executive Office for Weed and Seed, to 
     implement ``Weed and Seed'' program activities, $28,500,000, 
     which shall be derived from discretionary grants provided 
     under the Edward Byrne Memorial State and Local Law 
     Enforcement Assistance Programs, to remain available until 
     expended for intergovernmental agreements, including grants, 
     cooperative agreements, and contracts, with State and local 
     law enforcement agencies engaged in the investigation and 
     prosecution of violent crimes and drug offenses in ``Weed and 
     Seed'' designated communities, and for either reimbursements 
     or transfers to appropriation accounts of the Department of 
     Justice and other Federal agencies which shall be specified 
     by the Attorney General to execute the ``Weed and Seed'' 
     program strategy: Provided, That funds designated by Congress 
     through language for other Department of Justice 
     appropriation accounts for ``Weed and Seed'' program 
     activities shall be managed and executed by the Attorney 
     General through the Executive Office for Weed and Seed: 
     Provided further, That the Attorney General may direct the 
     use of other Department of Justice funds and personnel in 
     support of ``Weed and Seed'' program activities only after 
     the Attorney General notifies the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and the Senate 
     in accordance with section 605 of this Act.


                       juvenile justice programs

       For grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other 
     assistance authorized by the Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
     Prevention Act of 1974, as amended, including salaries and 
     expenses in connection therewith to be transferred to and 
     merged with the appropriations for Justice Assistance, 
     $144,000,000, to remain available until expended, as 
     authorized by section 299 of part I of title II and section 
     506 of title V of the Act, as amended by Public Law 102-566, 
     of which: (1) $100,000,000 shall be available for expenses 
     authorized by parts A, B, and C of title II of the Act; (2) 
     $10,000,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by 
     sections 281 and 282 of part D of title II of the Act for 
     prevention and treatment programs relating to juvenile gangs; 
     (3) $10,000,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by 
     section 285 of part E of title II of the Act; (4) $4,000,000 
     shall be available for expenses authorized by part G of title 
     II of the Act for juvenile mentoring programs; and (5) 
     $20,000,000 shall be available for expenses authorized by 
     title V of the Act for incentive grants for local delinquency 
     prevention programs.
       In addition, for grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, 
     and other assistance authorized by the Victims of Child Abuse 
     Act of 1990, as amended, $4,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended, as authorized by section 214B, of the Act: 
     Provided, That balances of amounts appropriated prior to 
     fiscal year 1995 under the authorities of this account shall 
     be transferred to and merged with this account.


                    public safety officers benefits

       For payments authorized by part L of title I of the Omnibus 
     Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 (42 U.S.C. 3796), 
     as amended, such sums as are necessary, to remain available 
     until expended, as authorized by section 6093 of Public Law 
     100-690 (102 Stat. 4339-4340), and, in addition, $2,134,000, 
     to remain available until expended, for payments as 
     authorized by section 1201(b) of said Act.

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               General Provisions--Department of Justice

       Sec. 101. In addition to amounts otherwise made available 
     in this title for official reception and representation 
     expenses, a total of not to exceed $45,000 from funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Justice in this title shall 
     be available to the Attorney General for official reception 
     and representation expenses in accordance with distributions, 
     procedures, and regulations established by the Attorney 
     General.
       Sec. 102. Subject to section 102(b) of the Department of 
     Justice and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1993, as 
     amended by section 112 of this Act, authorities contained in 
     Public Law 96-132, ``The Department of Justice Appropriation 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1980,'' shall remain in effect 
     until the termination date of this Act or until the effective 
     date of a Department of Justice Appropriation Authorization 
     Act, whichever is earlier.
       Sec. 103. None of the funds appropriated by this title 
     shall be available to pay for an abortion, except where the 
     life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were 
     carried to term, or in the case of rape: Provided, That 
     should this prohibition be declared unconstitional by a court 
     of competent jurisdiction, this section shall be null and 
     void.
       Sec. 104. None of the funds appropriated under this title 
     shall be used to require any person to perform, or facilitate 
     in any way the performance of, any abortion.
       Sec. 105. Nothing in the preceding section shall remove the 
     obligation of the Director of the Bureau of Prisons to 
     provide escort services necessary for a female inmate to 
     receive such service outside the Federal facility: Provided, 
     That nothing in this section in any way diminishes the effect 
     of section 104 intended to address the philosophical beliefs 
     of individual employees of the Bureau of Prisons.
       Sec. 106. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, not 
     to exceed $10,000,000 of the funds made available in this Act 
     may be used to establish and publicize a program under which 
     publicly-advertised, extraordinary rewards may be paid, which 
     shall not be subject to spending limitations contained in 
     sections 3059 and 3072 of title 18. United States Code; 
     Provided, That any reward of $100,000 or more, up to a 
     maximum of $2,000,000, may not be made without the personal 
     approval of the President or the Attorney General and such 
     approval may be delegated.
       Sec. 107. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
     Justice in this Act, including those derived from the Violent 
     Crime Reduction, Trust Fund, may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
     otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
     than 20 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That any 
     transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 108. For fiscal year 1996 and each fiscal year 
     thereafter, amounts in the Federal Prison System's Commissary 
     Fund, Federal Prisons, which are not currently needed for 
     operations, shall be kept on deposit or invested in 
     obligations of, or guaranteed by, the United States and all 
     earnings on such investment shall be deposited in the 
     Commissary Fund.
       Sec. 109. Section 524(c)(9) of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding subparagraph (E), as follows:
       ``(E) Subject to the notification procedures contained in 
     section 605 of Public Law 103-121, and after satisfying the 
     transfer requirement in subparagraph (B) of this paragraph, 
     any excess unobligated balance remaining in the Fund on 
     September 30, 1995 shall be available to the Attorney 
     General, without fiscal year limitation, for any Federal law 
     enforcement, litigative/prosecutive, and correctional 
     activities, or any other authorized purpose of the Department 
     of Justice. Any amounts provided pursuant to this 
     subparagraph may be used under authorities available to the 
     organization receiving the funds.''.
       Sec. 110. Hereafter, notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law--
       (1) no transfers may be made from Department of Justice 
     accounts other than those authorized in this Act, or in 
     previous or subsequent appropriations Acts for the Department 
     of Justice, or in part II of title 28 of the United States 
     Code, or in section 10601 of title 42 of the United States 
     Code; and
       (2) no appropriation account within the Department of 
     Justice shall have its allocation of funds controlled by 
     other than an apportionment issued by the Office of 
     Management and Budget or an allotment advice issued by the 
     Department of Justice.
       Sec. 111. (a) Section 1930(a)(6) of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``a plan is confirmed or''.
       (b) Section 589a(b)(5) of such title is amended by striking 
     ``;'' and inserting, ``until a reorganization plan is 
     confirmed;''.
       (c) Section 589a(f) of such title is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2) by striking ``.'' and inserting, 
     ``until a reorganization plan is confirmed;'', and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) 100 percent of the fees collected under section 
     1930(a)(6) of this title after a reorganization plan is 
     confirmed.''.
       Sec. 112. Public Law 102-395, section 102 is amended as 
     follows: (1) in subsection (b)(1) strike ``years 1993, 1994, 
     and 1995'' and insert ``year 1996''; (2) in subsection 
     (b)(1)(C) strike ``years 1993, 1994, and 1995'' and insert 
     ``year 1996''; and (3) in subsection (b)(5)(A) strike ``years 
     1993, 1994, and 1995'' and insert ``year 1996''.
       Sec. 113. Public Law 101-515 (104 Stat. 2112; 28 U.S.C. 534 
     note) is amended by inserting ``and criminal justice 
     information'' after ``for the automation of finger-print 
     identification''.

     SEC. 114.

       (a) Grant Program.--Subtitle A of title II of the Violent 
     Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is amended to 
     read as follows:

 ``Subtitle A--Violent Offender Incarceration and Truth-in-Sentencing 
                            Incentive Grants

     ``SEC. 20101. DEFINITIONS.

       ``As used in this subtitle--
       ``(1) the term `indeterminate sentencing' means a system by 
     which--
       ``(A) the court may impose a sentence of a range defined by 
     statute; and
       ``(B) an administrative agency, generally the parole board, 
     or the court, controls release within the statutory range;
       ``(2) the term `part 1 violent crime' means murder and 
     nonnegligent manslaughter, forcible rape, robbery, and 
     aggravated assault as reported to the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation for purposes of the Uniform Crime Reports; and
       ``(3) the term `State' means a State of the United States, 
     the District of Columbia, or any commonwealth, territory, or 
     possession of the United States.

     ``SEC. 20102. AUTHORIZATION OF GRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General shall provide 
     grants to eligible States--
       ``(1) to build or expand correctional facilities to 
     increase the prison bed capacity for the confinement of 
     persons convicted of a part 1 violent crime or adjudicated 
     delinquent for an act which if committed by an adult, would 
     be a part 1 violent crime;
       ``(2) to build or expand temporary or permanent 
     correctional facilities, including facilities on military 
     bases, prison barges, and boot camps, for the confinement of 
     convicted nonviolent offenders and criminal aliens, for the 
     purpose of freeing suitable existing prison space for the 
     confinement of persons convicted of a part 1 violent crime; 
     and
       ``(3) to build or expand jails.
       ``(b) Regional Compacts.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), States may 
     enter into regional compacts to carry out this subtitle. Such 
     compacts shall be treated as States under this subtitle.
       ``(2) Requirement.--To be recognized as a regional compact 
     for eligibility for a grant under section 20103 or 20104, 
     each member State must be eligible individually.
       ``(3) Limitation on receipt of funds.--No State may receive 
     a grant under this subtitle both individually and as part of 
     a compact.
       ``(c) Limitations.--
       ``(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), an eligible 
     State may receive either a general grant under section 20103 
     or a truth-in-sentencing incentive grant under section 20104.
       ``(2) Exception.--An eligible State may receive a grant 
     under both sections 20103 and 20104 if the amount that such 
     State is eligible to receive under section 20103 in a year 
     equals or exceeds the amount that such State is eligible to 
     receive under section 20104 for that year.
       ``(d) Applicability.--Notwithstanding the eligibility 
     requirements of sections 20103 and 20104, a State that 
     certifies to the Attorney General that, as of the date of 
     enactment of the Department of Justice Appropriations Act, 
     1996, such State has enacted legislation in reliance on 
     subtitle A of title II of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act, as enacted on September 13, 1994, and would 
     in fact qualify under those provisions, shall be eligible to 
     receive a grant for fiscal year 1996 as though such State 
     qualifies under sections 20103 or 20104 of this subtitle.

     ``SEC. 20103. GENERAL GRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this section, a State shall submit an application to the 
     Attorney General that provides assurances that such State 
     has, since 1993--
       ``(1) increased the percentage of persons convicted of a 
     part 1 violent crime sentenced to prison;
       ``(2) increased the average prison time actually to be 
     served in prison by persons convicted of a part 1 violent 
     crime sentenced to prison; and
       ``(3) increased the average percentage of time of the 
     sentence to be actually served in prison by persons convicted 
     of a part 1 violent crime and sentenced to prison.
       ``(b) Indeterminate Sentencing Exception.--Notwithstanding 
     subsection (a), a State shall be eligible for a grant under 
     this section if such State submits an application to the 
     Attorney General that provides assurances that the State on 
     the date of the enactment of the Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1996--
       ``(1) practices indeterminate sentencing with regard to any 
     part 1 violent crime; and
       ``(2) since 1993 the State has increased--
       ``(A) the percentage of persons convicted of a part 1 
     violent crime sentenced to prison; and
       ``(B) the average time served in the State for the offenses 
     of murder, rape, and robbery under the State's sentencing and 
     release guidelines for such offenses.

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     ``SEC. 20104. TRUTH-IN-SENTENCING INCENTIVE GRANTS.

       ``(a) Eligibility.--To be eligible to receive a grant under 
     this section, a State shall submit an application to the 
     Attorney General that provides assurances that--
       ``(1) such State has implemented truth-in-sentencing laws 
     that require persons convicted of a part 1 violent crime to 
     serve not less than 85 percent of the sentence imposed (not 
     counting time not actually served, such as administrative or 
     statutory incentives for good behavior);
       ``(2) such State has truth-in-sentencing laws that have 
     been enacted, but not yet implemented, that require such 
     State, not later than 3 years after such State submits an 
     application to the Attorney General, to provide that persons 
     convicted of a part 1 violent crime serve not less than 85 
     percent of the sentence imposed; or
       ``(3) if, in the case of a State that on the date of 
     enactment of the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, 
     the Judiciary and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996, 
     practices indeterminate sentencing with regard to any part 1 
     violent crime, such State demonstrates that the average time 
     served for part 1 violent crimes in the State equals at least 
     85 percent of the sentences established for such crimes under 
     the State's sentencing and release guidelines (not counting 
     time not actually served, such as administrative or statutory 
     incentives for good behavior).
       ``(b) Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a State 
     may provide that the Governor of the State may allow for the 
     earlier release of--
       ``(1) a geriatric prisoner; or
       ``(2) a prisoner whose medical condition precludes the 
     prisoner from posing a threat to the public, but only after a 
     public hearing in which representatives of the public and the 
     prisoner's victims have had an opportunity to be heard 
     regarding a proposed release.

     ``SEC. 20105. SPECIAL RULES.

       ``(a) Sharing of Funds With Counties and Other Units of 
     Local Government.--
       ``(1) Reservation.--Each State shall reserve not more than 
     15 percent of the amount of funds allocated in a fiscal year 
     pursuant to section 20106 for counties and units of local 
     government to construct, develop, expand, modify, or improve 
     jails and other correctional facilities.
       ``(2) Factors for determination of amount.--To determine 
     the amount of funds to be reserved under this subsection, a 
     State shall consider the burden placed on a county or unit of 
     local government that results from the implementation of 
     policies adopted by the State to carry out sections 20103 and 
     20104.
       ``(b) Additional Requirement.--To be eligible to receive a 
     grant under section 20103 or 20104, a State shall provide 
     assurances to the Attorney General that the State has 
     implemented or will implement not later than 18 months after 
     the date of the enactment of this subtitle policies that 
     provide for the recognition of the rights and needs of crime 
     victims.
       ``(c) Funds for Juvenile Offenders.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this subtitle, if a State, or unit of 
     local government located in a State that otherwise meets the 
     requirements of sections 20103 or 20104, certifies to the 
     Attorney General that exigent circumstances exist that 
     require the State to expend funds to confine juvenile 
     offenders, the State may use funds received under this 
     subtitle to build or expand juvenile correctional facilities 
     or pretrial detention facilities for juvenile offenders.
       ``(d) Private Facilities.--A State may use funds received 
     under this subtitle for the privatization of facilities to 
     carry out the purposes of section 20102.

     ``SEC. 20106. FORMULA FOR GRANTS.

       ``In determining the amount of funds that may be granted in 
     each State eligible to receive a grant under section 20103 or 
     20104, the Attorney General shall apply the following 
     formula:
       ``(1) Minimum amount for grants under section 20103.--Of 
     the amount set aside for grants for section 20103, 0.6 
     percent shall be allocated to each eligible State, except 
     that the United States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, 
     and the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana 
     Islands shall each be allocated 0.05 percent.
       ``(2) Minimum amount for grants under section 20104.--Of 
     the amount set aside for grants for section 20104--
       ``(A) if less than 20 States are awarded grants under 
     section 20104, 2.5 percent of the amounts paid shall be 
     allocated to each eligible State, except that the United 
     States Virgin Islands, American Samoa, Guam, and the 
     Commonwealths of Puerto Rico and the Northern Mariana Islands 
     shall each be allocated 0.05 percent; and
       ``(B) if 20 or more States are awarded grants under section 
     20104, 2.0 percent of the amounts awarded shall be allocated 
     to each eligible State in a fiscal year for a grant under 
     section 20104, except that the United States Virgin Islands, 
     American Samoa, Guam, and the Commonwealths of Puerto Rico 
     and the Northern Mariana Islands shall each be allocated 0.04 
     percent.
       ``(3) Additional amounts based on number of part 1 violent 
     crimes.--
       ``(A) Distribution of remaining amounts.--The amounts 
     remaining after the application of paragraph (1) or (2) shall 
     be allocated to each eligible State in the ratio that the 
     average annual number of part 1 violent crimes reported by 
     such State to the Federal Bureau of Investigation for the 3 
     years preceding the year in which the determination is made 
     bears to the average annual number of part 1 violent crimes 
     reported by all such States to the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation for the 3 years preceding the year in which the 
     determination is made.
       ``(B) Unavailable data.--If data regarding part 1 violent 
     crimes in any State is unavailable for the 3 years preceding 
     the year in which the determination is made or substantially 
     inaccurate, the Attorney General shall utilize the best 
     available comparable data regarding the number of violent 
     crimes for the previous year for the State for the purposes 
     of allocation of funds under this subtitle.
       ``(4) Regional compacts.--In determining the funds that 
     States organized as a regional compact may receive, the 
     Attorney General shall first apply the formula in either 
     paragraph (1) or (2) and (3) of this section to each member 
     State of the compact. The States organized as a regional 
     compact may receive the sum of the amounts so determined.

     ``SEC. 20107. ACCOUNTABILITY.

       ``(a) Fiscal Requirements.--A State that receives funds 
     under this subtitle shall use accounting, audit, and fiscal 
     procedures that conform to guidelines prescribed by the 
     Attorney General, and shall ensure that any funds used to 
     carry out the programs under section 20102(a) shall represent 
     the best value for the State governments at the lowest 
     possible cost and employ the best available technology.
       ``(b) Administrative Provisions.--The administrative 
     provisions of sections 801 and 802 of the Omnibus Crime 
     Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 shall apply to the 
     Attorney General under this subtitle in the same manner that 
     such provisions apply to the officials listed in such 
     sections.

     ``SEC. 20108. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Authorizations.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this subtitle--
       ``(A) $997,500,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(B) $1,330,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(C) $2,527,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(D) $2,660,000,000 for fiscal year 1999; and
       ``(E) $2,753,100,000 for fiscal year 2000.
       ``(2) Distribution.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to section 20109, and except as 
     provided in subparagraph (B), of the amount appropriated 
     pursuant to paragraph (1)--
       ``(i) one-third of such amount shall be allocated pursuant 
     to section 20106 to eligible States under section 20103; and
       ``(ii) two-thirds of such amount shall be allocated 
     pursuant to section 20106 to eligible States under section 
     20104.
       ``(B) Additional funds.--Subject to section 20109, if the 
     amount appropriated pursuant to paragraph (1) exceeds 
     $750,000,000--
       ``(i) half of such amount shall be allocated pursuant to 
     section 20106 to eligible States under section 20103; and
       ``(ii) half of such amount shall be allocated pursuant to 
     section 20106 to eligible States under section 20104.
       ``(b) Limitations on Funds.--
       ``(1) Uses of funds.--Except as provided in section 20111, 
     funds made available pursuant to this section shall be used 
     only to carry out the purposes described in section 20102(a).
       ``(2) Nonsupplanting requirement.--Funds made available 
     pursuant to this section shall not be used to supplant State 
     funds, but shall be used to increase the amount of funds that 
     would, in the absence of Federal funds, be made available 
     from State sources.
       ``(3) Administrative costs.--Not more than 3 percent of the 
     funds made available pursuant to this section shall be used 
     for administrative costs.
       ``(4) Carryover of appropriations.--Funds appropriated 
     pursuant to this section during any fiscal year shall remain 
     available until expended.
       ``(5) Matching funds.--The Federal share of a grant 
     received under this subtitle may not exceed 90 percent of the 
     costs of a proposal as described in an application approved 
     under this subtitle.

     ``SEC. 20109. PAYMENTS FOR INCARCERATION ON TRIBAL LANDS.

       ``(a) Reservation of Funds.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this subtitle, from amounts appropriated under 
     section 20108 to carry out sections 20103 and 20104, the 
     Attorney General shall reserve, to carry out this section--
       ``(1) 0.3 percent in each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997; 
     and
       ``(2) 0.2 percent in each of fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 
     2000.
       ``(b) Grants to Indian Tribes.--From the amounts reserved 
     under subsection (a), the Attorney General may make grants to 
     Indian tribes for the purposes of constructing jails on 
     tribal lands for the incarceration of offenders subject to 
     tribal jurisdiction.
       ``(c) Applications.--To be eligible to receive a grant 
     under this section, an Indian tribe shall submit to the 
     Attorney General an application in such form and containing 
     such information as the Attorney General may by regulation 
     require.

     ``SEC. 20110. PAYMENTS TO ELIGIBLE STATES FOR INCARCERATION 
                   OF CRIMINAL ALIENS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General shall make a 
     payment to each State which is eligible under section 242(j) 
     of the Immigration and Nationality Act and which meets the 
     eligibility requirements of section 20104,

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     in such amount as is determined under section 242(j) and for 
     which payment is not made to such State for such fiscal year 
     under such section.
       ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this subtitle, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to carry out this section from amounts 
     authorized under section 20108, an amount which when added to 
     amounts appropriated to carry out section 242(j) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act for fiscal year 1996 equals 
     $500,000,000 and for each of the fiscal years 1997 through 
     2000 does not exceed $650,000,000.
       ``(c) Report to Congress.--Not later than May 15, 1999, the 
     Attorney General shall submit a report to the Congress which 
     contains the recommendation of the Attorney General 
     concerning the extension of the program under this section.

     ``SEC. 20111. SUPPORT OF FEDERAL PRISONERS IN NONFEDERAL 
                   INSTITUTIONS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Attorney General may make payments 
     to States and units of local government for the purposes 
     authorized in section 4013 of title 18, United States Code.
       ``(b) Authorization of Appropriations.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of this subtitle, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated from amounts authorized under section 20108 for 
     each of fiscal years 1996 through 2000 such sums as may be 
     necessary to carry out this section.

     ``SEC. 20112. REPORT BY THE ATTORNEY GENERAL.

       ``Beginning on July 1, 1996, and each July 1 thereafter, 
     the Attorney General shall report to the Congress on the 
     implementation of this subtitle, including a report on the 
     eligibility of the States under sections 20103 and 20104, and 
     the distribution and use of funds under this subtitle.''.
       (b) Preference in Payments.--Section 242(j)(4) of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1252(j)(4)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) in carrying out paragraph (1)(A), the Attorney 
     General shall give preference in making payments to States 
     and political subdivisions of States which are ineligible for 
     payments under section 20110 of the Violent Crime Control and 
     Law Enforcement Act of 1994.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Omnibus crime control and safe streets act of 1968.--
       (A) Part v.--Part V of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control 
     and Safe Streets Act of 1968 is repealed.
       (B) Funding.--
       (i) Section 1001(a) of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe 
     Streets Act of 1968 is amended by striking paragraph (20).
       (ii) Notwithstanding the provisions of subparagraph (A), 
     any funds that remain available to an applicant under 
     paragraph (20) of title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 shall be used in accordance with 
     part V of such Act as such Act was in effect on the day 
     preceding the date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Violent crime control and law enforcement act of 
     1994.--
       (A) Table of contents.--The table of contents of the 
     Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is 
     amended by striking the matter relating to title V.
       (B) Compliance.--Notwithstanding the provisions of 
     paragraph (1), any funds that remain available to an 
     applicant under title V of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 shall be used in accordance with such 
     subtitle as if such subtitle was in effect on the day 
     preceding the date of enactment of this Act.
       (C) Truth-in-sentencing.--The table of contents of the 
     Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1994 is 
     amended by striking the matter relating to subtitle A of 
     title II and inserting the following:

                ``Subtitle A--Truth-in-Sentencing Grants

``Sec. 20101.  Definitions.
``Sec. 20102.  Authorization of Grants.
``Sec. 20103.  General Grants.
``Sec. 20104.  Truth-in-sentencing incentive grants.
``Sec. 20105.  Special rules.
``Sec. 20106.  Formula for grants.
``Sec. 20107.  Accountability.
``Sec. 20108.  Authorization of appropriations.
``Sec. 20109.  Payments for Incarceration on Tribal Lands.
``Sec. 20110.  Payments to States for Incarceration on Criminal Aliens.
``Sec. 20111.  Report by the Attorney General.''.

       Sec. 115. Notwithstanding provisions of 41 U.S.C. 353 or 
     any other provision of law, the Federal Prison System may 
     enter into contracts and other agreements with private 
     entities for a period not to exceed 3 years and 7 additional 
     option years for the confinement of Federal prisoners.
       Sec. 116. (a) In General.--Subsection (b) of section 4 of 
     the National Voter Registration Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 
     1973gg-2(b)) is amended by striking ``March 11, 1993'' each 
     place it appears and inserting ``August 1, 1994''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as if included in the provisions of the 
     National Voter Registration Act of 1993.
       Sec. 117. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a 
     Federal, State, or local government agency may not use a 
     voter registration card (or other related document) that 
     evidences registration for an election for Federal office, as 
     evidence to prove United States citizenship.
       Sec. 118. Section 1344(b)(6) of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(6) the Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the 
     Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the 
     Administrator of the Drug Enforcement Administration;''.
       Sec. 119. (a) Authority of the Foreign Claims Settlement 
     Commission.--The Foreign Claims Settlement Commission of the 
     United States (the ``Commission'') is authorized to receive 
     and determine the validity and amount of claims by nationals 
     of the United States against the Federal Republic of Germany 
     covered by Article 2(2) of the Agreement Between the 
     Government of the Federal Republic of Germany and the 
     Government of the United States of America Concerning Final 
     Benefits to Certain United States Nationals Who Were Victims 
     of National Socialist Measures of Persecution, entered into 
     force September 19, 1995 (the ``Agreement''). In deciding 
     such claims, the Commission shall be guided by the criteria 
     applied by the Department of State in determining the 
     validity and amount of the claims covered by and settled 
     under Article 2(1) of the Agreement.
       (b) Application of Other Laws.--Except to the extent 
     inconsistent with the provisions of this section, the 
     provisions of title I of the International Claims Settlement 
     Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1621 et sec.), except for section 7(b) 
     (22 U.S.C. 1626 (b)), shall apply with respect to claims 
     under this section. Any reference in such provisions to 
     ``this title'' shall be deemed to refer to those provisions 
     and to this section.
       (c) Certification and Payment.--
       (1) Not later than two years after the entry into force of 
     the Agreement, the Commission shall certify to the Secretary 
     of State, in writing, its determinations as to the validity 
     and amount of the claims authorized for decision under 
     subsection (a).
       (2) In the case of claims found to be compensable under 
     subsection (a), the Commission shall certify the awards 
     entered in the claims to the Secretary of the Treasury in 
     accordance with section 5 of Title 1 of the International 
     Claims Settlement Act of 1949 (22 U.S.C. 1624). Such awards 
     shall be paid in accordance with subsections (a) and (c)-(f) 
     of section 7 of such title (22 U.S.C. 1626) out of a special 
     fund established in accordance with section 8 of such title 
     (22 U.S.C. 1627), following conclusion of the negotiations 
     provided for in Article 2(2) of the Agreement.
       (d) Confidentiality of Records.--Records pertaining to the 
     claims received by the Commission pursuant to subsection (a) 
     shall not be publicly disclosed and shall not be required to 
     be disclosed pursuant to section 552 of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (e) Separability.--If any provision of this section or the 
     application thereof to any person or circumstances is held 
     invalid, the remainder of this section or the application of 
     such provision to other persons or circumstances shall not be 
     affected.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Justice 
     Appropriations Act, 1996''.

         TITLE II--DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE AND RELATED AGENCIES

                  Trade and Infrastructure Development

                            RELATED AGENCIES

            Office of the United States Trade Representative


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Office of the United States 
     Trade Representative, including the hire of passenger motor 
     vehicles and the employment of experts and consultants as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, $20,889,000, of which $2,500,000 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided, That not to 
     exceed $98,000 shall be available for official reception and 
     representation expenses.

                     International Trade Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the International Trade 
     Commission, including hire of passenger motor vehicles and 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and not to exceed 
     $2,500 for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $40,000,000 to remain available until expended.

                         DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE

                   International Trade Administration


                     operations and administration

       For necessary expenses for international trade activities 
     of the Department of Commerce provided for by law, and 
     engaging in trade promotional activities abroad, including 
     expenses of grants and cooperative agreements for the purpose 
     of promoting exports of United States firms, without regard 
     to 44 U.S.C. 3702 and 3703; full medical coverage for 
     dependent members of immediate families of employees 
     stationed overseas and employees temporarily posted overseas; 
     travel and transportation of employees of the United States 
     and Foreign Commercial Service between two points abroad, 
     without regard to 49 U.S.C. 1517; employment of Americans and 
     aliens by contract for services; rental of space abroad for 
     periods not exceeding ten years, and expenses of alteration, 
     repair, or improvement; purchase or construction of temporary 
     demountable exhibition structures for use abroad; payment of 
     tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph 
     of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign 
     countries; not to exceed $327,000 for official representation 
     expenses abroad; purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
     official use abroad, not to exceed $30,000 per vehicle; 
     obtain insurance on official motor vehicles; and rent tie 
     lines and teletype equipment; $264,885,000, to remain avail

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     able until expended: Provided, That the provisions of the 
     first sentence of section 105(f) and all of section 108(c) of 
     the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 
     U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) shall apply in carrying out these 
     activities without regard to 15 U.S.C. 4912; and that for the 
     purpose of this Act, contributions under the provisions of 
     the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act shall 
     include payment for assessments for services provided as part 
     of these activities.

                         Export Administration


                     operations and administration

       For necessary expenses for export administration and 
     national security activities of the Department of Commerce, 
     including costs associated with the performance of export 
     administration field activities both domestically and abroad; 
     full medical coverage for dependent members of immediate 
     families of employees stationed overseas; employment of 
     Americans and aliens by contract for services abroad; rental 
     of space abroad for periods not exceeding ten years, and 
     expenses of alteration, repair, or improvement; payment of 
     tort claims, in the manner authorized in the first paragraph 
     of 28 U.S.C. 2672 when such claims arise in foreign 
     countries; not to exceed $15,000 for official representation 
     expenses abroad; awards of compensation to informers under 
     the Export Administration Act of 1979, and as authorized by 
     22 U.S.C. 401(b); purchase of passenger motor vehicles for 
     official use and motor vehicles for law enforcement use with 
     special requirement vehicles eligible for purchase without 
     regard to any price limitation otherwise established by law; 
     $38,604,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the provisions of the first sentence of section 105(f) 
     and all of section 108(c) of the Mutual Educational and 
     Cultural Exchange Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2455(f) and 2458(c)) 
     shall apply in carrying out these activities: Provided 
     further, That payments and contributions collected and 
     accepted for materials or services provided as part of such 
     activities may be retained for use in covering the cost of 
     such activities, and for providing information to the public 
     with respect to the export administration and national 
     security activities of the Department of Commerce and other 
     export control programs of the United States and other 
     governments.

                  Economic Development Administration


                economic development assistance programs

       For grants for economic development assistance as provided 
     by the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965, as 
     amended, Public Law 91-304, and such laws that were in effect 
     immediately before September 30, 1982, and for trade 
     adjustment assistance, $328,500,000: Provided, That none of 
     the funds appropriated or otherwise made available under this 
     heading may be used directly or indirectly for attorneys' or 
     consultants' fees in connection with securing grants and 
     contracts made by the Economic Development Administration: 
     Provided further, That, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, the Secretary of Commerce may provide financial 
     assistance for projects to be located on military 
     installations closed or scheduled for closure or realignment 
     to grantees eligible for assistance under the Public Works 
     and Economic Development Act of 1965, as amended, without it 
     being required that the grantee have title or ability to 
     obtain a lease for the property, for the useful life of the 
     project when in the opinion of the Secretary of Commerce, 
     such financial assistance is necessary for the economic 
     development of the area: Provided further, That the Secretary 
     of Commerce may, as the Secretary considers appropriate, 
     consult with the Secretary of Defense regarding the title to 
     land on military installations closed or scheduled for 
     closure or realignment.


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of administering the economic 
     development assistance programs as provided for by law, 
     $20,000,000: Provided, That these funds may be used to 
     monitor projects approved pursuant to title I of the Public 
     Works Employment Act of 1976, as amended, title II of the 
     Trade Act of 1974, as amended, and the Community Emergency 
     Drought Relief Act of 1977.

                  Minority Business Development Agency


                     minority business development

       For necessary expenses of the Department of Commerce in 
     fostering, promoting, and developing minority business 
     enterprise, including expenses of grants, contracts, and 
     other agreements with public or private organizations, 
     $32,000,000.

            United States Travel and Tourism Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the United States Travel and 
     Tourism Administration, $2,000,000, to remain available until 
     December 31, 1995: Provided, That none of the funds 
     appropriated by this paragraph shall be available to carry 
     out the provisions of section 203(a) of the International 
     Travel Act of 1961, as amended.

   Economic and Information Infrastructure Economic and Statistical 
                                Analysis


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, as authorized by law, of economic 
     and statistical analysis programs of the Department of 
     Commerce, $45,900,000, to remain available until September 
     30, 1997.


         economics and statistics administration revolving fund

       The Secretary of Commerce is authorized to disseminate 
     economic and statistical data products as authorized by 15 
     U.S.C. 1525-1527 and, notwithstanding 15 U.S.C. 4912, charge 
     fee necessary to recover the full costs incurred in their 
     production. Notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, receipts received 
     from these data dissemination activities shall be credited to 
     this account, to be available for carrying out these purposes 
     without further appropriation.

                          Bureau of the Census


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for collecting, compiling, 
     analyzing, preparing, and publishing statistics, provided for 
     by law, $138,812,000.


                     periodic censuses and programs

       For expenses necessary to collect and publish statistics 
     for periodic census and programs provided for by law, 
     $150,300,000, to remain available until expended.

       National Telecommunications and Information Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, as provided for by law, of the 
     National Telecommunications and Information Administration, 
     $17,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 1535(d), the Secretary of 
     Commerce is authorized to retain and use as offsetting 
     collections all funds transferred, or previously transferred, 
     from other Government agencies for spectrum management, 
     analysis, and operations and for all costs incurred in 
     telecommunications research, engineering, and related 
     activities by the Institute for Telecommunication Services of 
     the NTIA in furtherance of its assigned functions under this 
     paragraph and such funds received from other Government 
     agencies shall remain available until expended.


       public broadcasting facilities, planning and construction

       For grants authorized by section 392 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934, as amended, $15,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended as authorized by section 391 of the Act, as 
     amended: Provided, That not to exceed $2,200,000 shall be 
     available for program administration as authorized by section 
     391 of the Act: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
     provisions of section 391 of the Act, the prior year 
     unobligated balances may be made available for grants for 
     projects for which applications have been submitted and 
     approved during any fiscal year.


                   information infrastructure grants

       For grants authorized by section 392 of the Communications 
     Act of 1934, as amended, $21,500,000, to remain available 
     until expended as authorized by section 391 of the Act, as 
     amended: Provided, That not to exceed $3,000,000 shall be 
     available for program administration and other support 
     activities as authorized by section 391 of the Act including 
     support of the Advisory Council on National Information 
     Infrastructure: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated herein, not to exceed 5 percent may be available 
     for telecommunications research activities for projects 
     related directly to the development of a national information 
     infrastructure: Provided further, That notwithstanding the 
     requirements of section 392(a) and 392(c) of the Act, these 
     funds may be used for the planning and construction of 
     telecommunications networks for the provision of educational, 
     cultural, health care, public information, public safety or 
     other social services.

                      Patent and Trademark Office


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Patent and Trademark Office 
     provided for by law, including defense of suits instituted 
     against the Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks; 
     $82,324,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That the funds made available under this heading are to be 
     derived from deposits in the Patent and Trademark Office Fee 
     Surcharge Fund as authorized by law: Provided further, That 
     the amounts made available under the Fund shall not exceed 
     amounts deposited; and such fees as shall be collected 
     pursuant to 15 U.S.C. 1113 and 35 U.S.C. 41 and 376, shall 
     remain available until expended.

                         Science and Technology

             National Institute of Standards and Technology


             scientific and technical research and services

       For necessary expenses of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology, $259,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended, of which not to exceed $8,500,000 may be 
     transferred to the ``Working Capital Fund''.


                     industrial technology services

       For necessary expenses of the Manufacturing Extension 
     Partnership of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology, $80,000,000, to remain available until expended, 
     of which not to exceed $500,000 may be transferred to the 
     ``Working Capital Fund'': Provided, That none of the funds 
     made available under this heading in this or any other Act 
     may be used for the purposes of carrying out additional 
     program competitions under the Advanced Technology Program: 
     Provided further, That any unobligated balances available 
     from carryover of prior year appropriations under the 
     Advanced Technology Program may be used only for the purposes 
     of providing continuation grants.

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                  construction of research facilities

       For construction of new research facilities, including 
     architectural and engineering design, and for renovation of 
     existing facilities, not otherwise provided for the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology, as authorized by 15 
     U.S.C. 278c-278e, $60,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.

            National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration


                  operations, research, and facilities

                     (including transfer of funds)

       For necessary expenses of activities authorized by law for 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, 
     including acquisition, maintenance, operation, and hire of 
     aircraft; not to exceed 358 commissioned officers on the 
     active list; grants, contracts, or other payments to 
     nonprofit organizations for the purposes of conducting 
     activities pursuant to cooperative agreements; and 
     alteration, modernization, and relocation of facilities as 
     authorized by 33 U.S.C. 883i; $1,795,677,000, to remain 
     available until extended: Provided, That notwithstanding 31 
     U.S.C. 3302 but consistent with other existing law, fees 
     shall be assessed, collected, and credited to this 
     appropriation as offsetting collections to be available until 
     expended, to recover the costs of administering aeronautical 
     charting programs: Provided further, That the sum herein 
     appropriated from the general fund shall be reduced as such 
     additional fees are received during fiscal year 1996, so as 
     to result in a final general fund appropriation estimated at 
     not more than $1,792,677,000: Provided further, That any such 
     additional fees received in excess of $3,000,000 in fiscal 
     year 1996 shall not be available for obligation until October 
     1, 1996: Provided further, That fees and donations received 
     by the National Ocean Service for the management of the 
     national marine sanctuaries may be retained and used for the 
     salaries and expenses associated with those activities, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302: Provided further, That in 
     addition, $63,000,000 shall be derived by transfer from the 
     fund entitled ``Promote and Develop Fishery Products and 
     Research Pertaining to American Fisheries'': Provided 
     further, That grants to State pursuant to sections 306 and 
     306(a) of the Coastal Zone Management Act, as amended, shall 
     not exceed $2,000,000.


                      coastal zone management fund

       Of amounts collected pursuant to 16 U.S.C. 1456a, not to 
     exceed $7,800,000, for purposes set forth in 16 U.S.C. 
     1456a(b)(2)(A), 16 U.S.C. 1456a(b)(2)(B)(v), and 16 U.S.C. 
     1461(e).


                              construction

       For repair and modification of, and additions to, existing 
     facilities and construction of new facilities, and for 
     facility planning and design and land acquisition not 
     otherwise provided for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
     Administration, $50,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended.


            fleet modernization, shipbuilding and conversion

       For expenses necessary for the repair, acquisition, 
     leasing, or conversion of vessels, including related 
     equipment to maintain and modernize the existing fleet and to 
     continue planning the modernization of the fleet for the 
     National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, $8,000,000, 
     to remain available until expended.


            fishing vessel and gear damage compensation fund

       For carrying out the provisions of section 3 of Public Law 
     95-376, not to exceed $1,032,000, to be derived from receipts 
     collected pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 1980 (b) and (f), to remain 
     available until expended.


                      fishermen's contingency fund

       For carrying out the provisions of title IV of Public Law 
     95-372, not to exceed $999,000, to be derived from receipts 
     collected pursuant to that Act, to remain available until 
     expended.


                     foreign fishing observer fund

       For expenses necessary to carry out the provisions of the 
     Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, as amended (Public Law 
     96-339), the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act 
     of 1976, as amended (Public Law 100-627) and the American 
     Fisheries Promotion Act (Public Law 96-561), there are 
     appropriated from the fees imposed under the foreign fishery 
     observer program authorized by these Acts, not to exceed 
     $196,000, to remain available until expended.


                 fishing vessel obligations guarantees

       For the cost, as defined in section 502 of the Federal 
     Credit Reform Act of 1990, of guaranteed loans authorized by 
     the Merchant Marine Act of 1936, as amended, $250,000: 
     Provided, That none of the funds made available under this 
     heading may be used to guarantee loans for any new fishing 
     vessel that will increase the harvesting capacity in any 
     United States fishery.

                       Technology Administration

       Under Secretary for Technology/Office of Technology Policy


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Under Secretary for 
     Technology/Office of Technology Policy, $5,000,000.

                         General Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the general administration of 
     the Department of Commerce provided for by law, including not 
     to exceed $3,000 for official entertainment, $29,100,000.


                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 1-11 as amended by Public 
     Law 100-504), $19,849,000.

             National Institute of Standards and Technology


                  construction of research facilities

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $75,000,000 are rescinded.

               General Provisions--Department of Commerce

       Sec. 201. During the current fiscal year, applicable 
     appropriations and funds made available to the Department of 
     Commerce by this Act shall be available for the activities 
     specified in the Act of October 26, 1949 (15 U.S.C. 1514), to 
     the extent and in the manner prescribed by the Act, and, 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3324, may be used for advanced 
     payments not otherwise authorized only upon the certification 
     of officials designated by the Secretary that such payments 
     are in the public interest.
       Sec. 202. During the current fiscal year, appropriations 
     made available to the Department of Commerce by this Act for 
     salaries and expenses shall be available for hire of 
     passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 
     1344; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and uniforms 
     or allowances therefor, as authorized by law (5 U.S.C. 5901-
     5902).
       Sec. 203. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used to support the hurricane reconnaissance aircraft and 
     activities that are under the control of the United States 
     Air Force or the United States Air Force Reserve.
       Sec. 204. None of the funds provided in this or any 
     previous Act, or hereinafter made available to the Department 
     of Commerce shall be available to reimburse the Unemployment 
     Trust Fund or any other fund or account of the Treasury to 
     pay for any expenses paid before October 1, 1992, as 
     authorized by section 8501 of title 5, United States Code, 
     for services performed after April 20, 1990, by individuals 
     appointed to temporary positions within the Bureau of the 
     Census for purposes relating to the 1990 decennial census of 
     population.
       Sec. 205. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
     Commerce in this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased 
     by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That 
     any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 206. (a) should legislation be enacted to dismantle or 
     reorganize the Department of Commerce, the Secretary of 
     Commerce, no later than 90 days thereafter, shall submit to 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the House and the Senate 
     a plan for transferring funds provided in this Act to the 
     appropriate successor organizations: Provided, That the plan 
     shall include a proposal for transferring or rescinding funds 
     appropriated herein for agencies or programs terminated under 
     such legislation: Provided further, That such plan shall be 
     transmitted in accordance with section 605 of this Act.
       (b) The Secretary of Commerce or the appropriate head of 
     any successor organization(s) may use any available funds to 
     carry out legislation dismantling or reorganizing the 
     Department of Commerce to cover the costs of actions relating 
     to the abolishment, reorganization or transfer of functions 
     and any related personnel action, including voluntary 
     separation incentives if authorized by such legislation: 
     Provided, That the authority to transfer funds between 
     appropriations accounts that may be necessary to carry out 
     this section is provided in addition to authorities included 
     under section 205 of this Act: Provided further, That use of 
     funds to carry out this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 207. None of the funds appropriated under this Act or 
     any other law shall be used to implement subsections (a), 
     (b), (c), (e), (g), or (i) of section 4 of the Endangered 
     Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 1533), until such time as 
     legislation reauthorizing the Act is enacted or until the end 
     of fiscal year 1996, whichever is earlier, except that monies 
     appropriated under this Act may be used to delist or 
     reclassify species pursuant to subsections 4(a)(2)(B), 
     4(c)(2)(B)(i), and 4(c)(2)(B)(ii) of the Act.
       Sec. 208. Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     (including any regulation and including the Public Works and 
     Economic Development Act of 1965), the transfer of title to 
     the Rutland City Industrial Complex to Hilinex, Vermont (as 
     related to Economic Development Administration project Number 
     01-11-01742) shall not require compensation to the Federal 
     Government for the fair share of the Federal Government of 
     that real property.
       Sec. 209. (a) In General.--The Secretary of Commerce, 
     acting through the Assistant Secretary for Economic 
     Development of the Department of Commerce, shall--
       (1) not later than January 1, 1996, commence the demolition 
     of the structures on, and the cleanup and environmental 
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     ation on, the parcel of land described in subsection (b);
       (2) not later than March 31, 1996, complete the demolition, 
     cleanup, and environmental remediation under paragraph (1); 
     and
       (3) not later than April 1, 1996, convey the parcel of land 
     described in subsection (b), in accordance with the 
     requirements of section 120(h) of the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9620(h)), to the Tuscaloosa County Industrial 
     Development Authority, on receipt of payment of the fair 
     market value for the parcel by the Authority, as agreed on by 
     the Secretary and the Authority.
       (b) Land Parcel.--The parcel of land referred to in 
     subsection (a) is the parcel of land consisting of 
     approximately 41 acres in Holt, Alabama (in Tuscaloosa 
     County), that is generally known as the ``Central Foundry 
     Property'', as depicted on a map, and as described in a legal 
     description, that the Secretary, acting through the Assistant 
     Secretary for Economic Development, determines to be 
     satisfactory.
       Sec. 210. Any costs incurred by a Department or agency 
     funded under this title resulting from personnel actions 
     taken in response to funding reductions included in this 
     title shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources 
     available to such Department or agency: Provided, that the 
     authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts 
     as may be necessary to carry out this provision is provided 
     in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: 
     Provided further, that use of funds to carry out this section 
     shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 
     605 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or 
     expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
     forth in that section.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of Commerce and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996''.

                        TITLE III--THE JUDICIARY

                   Supreme Court of the United States


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the operation of the Supreme 
     Court, as required by law, excluding care of the building and 
     grounds, including purchase or hire, driving, maintenance and 
     operation of an automobile for the Chief Justice, not to 
     exceed $10,000 for the purpose of transporting Associate 
     Justices, and hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized 
     by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344; not to exceed $10,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses; and for 
     miscellaneous expenses, to be expended as the Chief Justice 
     may approve, $25,834,000.


                    care of the building and grounds

       For such expenditures as may be necessary to enable the 
     Architect of the Capitol to carry out the duties imposed upon 
     him by the Act approved May 7, 1934 (40 U.S.C. 13a-13b), 
     $3,313,000, of which $500,000 shall remain available until 
     expenses.

         United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit


                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries of the chief judge, judges, and other officers 
     and employees, and for necessary expenses of the court, as 
     authorized by law, $14,288,000.

               United States Court of International Trade


                         salaries and expenses

       For salaries of the chief judge and eight judges, salaries 
     of the officers and employees of the court, services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, and necessary expenses of the 
     court, as authorized by law, $10,859,000.

    Courts of Appeals, District Courts, and Other Judicial Services


                         salaries and expenses

       For the salaries of circuit and district judges (including 
     judges of the territorial courts of the United States), 
     justices and judges retired from office or from regular 
     active service, judges of the United States Court of Federal 
     Claims, bankruptcy judges, magistrate judges, and all other 
     officers and employees of the Federal Judiciary not otherwise 
     specifically provided for, and necessary expenses of the 
     courts, as authorized by law, $2,433,141,000 (including the 
     purchase of firearms and ammunition); of which not to exceed 
     $13,454,000 shall remain available until expended for space 
     alteration projects; of which not to exceed $10,000,000 shall 
     remain available until expended for furniture and furnishings 
     related to new space alteration and construction projects; 
     and of which $500,000 is to remain available until expended 
     for acquisition of books, periodicals, and newspapers, and 
     all other legal reference materials, including subscriptions.
       In addition, for expenses of the United States Court of 
     Federal Claims associated with processing cases under the 
     National Childhood Vaccine Injury Act of 1986, not to exceed 
     $2,318,000, to be appropriated from the Vaccine Injury 
     Compensation Trust Fund.


                    violent crime reduction programs

       For activities of the Federal Judiciary as authorized by 
     law, $30,000,000, to remain available until expended, which 
     shall be derived from the Violent Crime Reduction Trust Fund, 
     as authorized by section 190001(a) of Public Law 103-322.


                           defender services

       For the operation of Federal Public Defender and Community 
     Defender organizations, the compensation and reimbursement of 
     expenses of attorneys appointed to represent persons under 
     the Criminal Justice Act of 1964, as amended, the 
     compensation and reimbursement of expenses of persons 
     furnishing investigative, expert and other services under the 
     Criminal Justice Act (18 U.S.C. 3006A(e)), the compensation 
     (in accordance with Criminal Justice Act maximums) and 
     reimbursement of expenses of attorneys appointed to assist 
     the court in criminal cases where the defendant has waived 
     representation by counsel, the compensation and reimbursement 
     of travel expenses of guardians ad litem acting on behalf of 
     financially eligible minor or incompetent offenders in 
     connection with transfers from the United States to foreign 
     countries with which the United States has a treaty for the 
     execution of penal sentences, and the compensation of 
     attorneys appointed to represent jurors in civil actions for 
     the protection of their employment, as authorized by 28 
     U.S.C. 1875(d), $267,217,000, to remain available until 
     expended as authorized by 18 U.S.C. 3006A(i): Provided, That 
     none of the funds provided in this Act shall be available for 
     Death Penalty Resource Centers or Post-Conviction Defender 
     Organizations after April 1, 1996.


                    fees of jurors and commissioners

       For fees and expenses of jurors as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 
     1871 and 1876; compensation of jury commissioners as 
     authorized by 28 U.S.C. 1863; and compensation of 
     commissioners appointed in condemnation cases pursuant to 
     rule 71A(h) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure (28 
     U.S.C. Appendix Rule 71A(h)); $59,028,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the compensation of 
     land commissioners shall not exceed the daily equivalent of 
     the highest rate payable under section 5332 of title 5, 
     United States Code.


                             court security

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
     incident to the procurement, installation, and maintenance of 
     security equipment and protective services for the United 
     States Courts in courtrooms and adjacent areas, including 
     building ingress-egress control, inspection of packages, 
     directed security patrols, and other similar activities as 
     authorized by section 1010 of the Judicial Improvement and 
     Access to Justice Act (Public Law 100-702); $102,000,000, to 
     be expended directly or transferred to the United States 
     Marshals Service which shall be responsible for administering 
     elements of the Judicial Security Program consistent with 
     standards or guidelines agreed to by the Director of the 
     Administrative Office of the United States Courts and the 
     Attorney General.

           Administrative Office of the United States Courts


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Administrative Office of the 
     United States Courts as authorized by law, including travel 
     as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1345, hire of a passenger motor 
     vehicle as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b), advertising and 
     rent in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, $47,500,000, 
     of which not to exceed $7,500 is authorized for official 
     reception and representation expenses.

                        Federal Judicial Center


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Judicial Center, as 
     authorized by Public Law 90-219, $17,914,000; of which 
     $1,800,000 shall remain available through September 30, 1997, 
     to provide education and training to Federal court personnel; 
     and of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for official 
     reception and representation expenses.

                       Judicial Retirement Funds


                    payment to judiciary trust funds

       For payment to the Judicial Officers' Retirement Fund, as 
     authorized by 28 U.S.C. 377(o), $24,000,000, to the Judicial 
     Survivors' Annuities Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 376(c), 
     $7,000,000, and to the United States Court of Federal Claims 
     Judges' Retirement Fund, as authorized by 28 U.S.C. 178(l), 
     $1,900,000.

                  United States Sentencing Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For the salaries and expenses necessary to carry out the 
     provisions of chapter 58 of title 28, United States Code, 
     $8,500,000, of which not to exceed $1,000 is authorized for 
     official reception and representation expenses.

                   General Provisions--The Judiciary

       Sec. 301. Appropriations and authorizations made in this 
     title which are available for salaries and expenses shall be 
     available for services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109.
       Sec. 302. Appropriations made in this title shall be 
     available for salaries and expenses of the Special Court 
     established under the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 
     1973, Public Law 92-236.
       Sec. 303. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Judiciary in 
     this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, but 
     no such appropriation, except ``Courts of Appeals, District 
     Courts, and other Judicial Services, Defender Services'', 
     shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any such 
     transfers: Provided, That any transfer pursuant to this 
     section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under 
     section 605 of this Act and shall not be available for 
     obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
     procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 304. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     salaries and expenses appro

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     priation for district courts, courts of appeals, and other 
     judicial services shall be available for official reception 
     and representation expenses of the Judicial Conference of the 
     United States: Provided, That such available funds shall not 
     exceed $10,000 and shall be administered by the Director of 
     the Administrative Office of the United States Courts in his 
     capacity as Secretary of the Judicial Conference.
       Sec. 305. Section 333 of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first paragraph, by striking, ``shall'' the 
     first, second, and fourth place it appears and inserting 
     ``may''; and
       (2) in the second paragraph--
       (A) by striking ``shall'' the first place it appears and 
     inserting ``may''; and
       (B) by striking ``, and unless excused by the chief judge, 
     shall remain throughout the conference''.
       This title may be cited as ``The Judiciary Appropriations 
     Act, 1996''.

           TITLE IV--DEPARTMENT OF STATE AND RELATED AGENCIES

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


                    diplomatic and consular programs

       For necessary expenses of the Department of State and the 
     Foreign Service not otherwise provided for, including 
     expenses authorized by the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956, as amended; representation to certain 
     international organizations in which the United States 
     participates pursuant to treaties, ratified pursuant to the 
     advice and consent of the Senate, or specific Acts of 
     Congress; acquisition by exchange or purchase of passenger 
     motor vehicles as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343, 40 U.S.C. 
     481(c) and 22 U.S.C. 2674; and for expenses of general 
     administration $1,708,800,000: Provided, That notwithstanding 
     section 140(a)(5) and the second sentence of section 
     140(a)(3) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal 
     Year 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236), not to exceed 
     $125,000,000 of fees may be collected during fiscal year 1996 
     under the authority of section 140(a)(1) of that Act: 
     Provided further, That all fees collected under the preceding 
     proviso shall be deposited in fiscal year 1996 as an 
     offsetting collection to appropriations made under this 
     heading to recover the costs of providing consular services 
     and shall remain available until expended: Provided further, 
     That the preceding two provisos shall remain in effect 
     through April 1, 1996: Provided further, That starting in 
     fiscal year 1997, a system shall be in place that allocates 
     to each department and agency the full cost of its presence 
     outside of the United States.
       Of the funds provided under this heading, $24,856,000 shall 
     be available only for the Diplomatic Telecommunications 
     Service for operation of existing base services and not to 
     exceed $17,144,000 shall be available only for the 
     enhancement of the Diplomatic Telecommunications Service and 
     shall remain available until expended. Of the latter amount, 
     $9,600,000 shall not be made available until expiration of 
     the 15 day period beginning on the date when the Secretary of 
     State and the Director of the Diplomatic Telecommunications 
     Service submit the pilot program report required by section 
     507 of Public Law 103-317.
       In addition, not to exceed $700,000 in registration fees 
     collected pursuant to section 38 of the Arms Export Control 
     Act, as amended, may be used in accordance with section 45 of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, 22 U.S.C. 
     2717; and in addition not to exceed $1,223,000 shall be 
     derived from fees from other executive agencies for lease or 
     use of facilities located at the International Center in 
     accordance with section 4 of the International Center Act 
     (Public Law 90-553, as amended by section 120 of Public Law 
     101-246); and in addition not to exceed $15,000 which shall 
     be derived from reimbursements, surcharges, and fees for use 
     of Blair House facilities in accordance with section 46 of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     2718(a)).
       Notwithstanding section 402 of this Act, not to exceed 20 
     percent of the amounts made available in this Act in the 
     appropriation accounts, ``Diplomatic and Consular Programs'' 
     and ``Salaries and Expenses'' under the heading 
     ``Administration of Foreign Affairs'' may be transferred 
     between such appropriation accounts: Provided, That any 
     transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section
       For an additional amount for security enhancements to 
     counter the threat of terrorism, $9,720,000, to remain 
     available until expended.


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses necessary for the general administration of 
     the Department of State and the Foreign Service, provided for 
     by law, including expenses authorized by section 9 of the Act 
     of August 31, 1964, as amended (31 U.S.C. 3721), and the 
     State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, as amended, 
     $363,276,000.
       For an additional amount for security enhancements to 
     counter the threat of terrorism, $1,870,000, to remain 
     available until expended.


                        capital investment fund

       For necessary expenses of the Capital Investment Fund, 
     $16,400,000, to remain available until expended, as 
     authorized by Public Law 103-236: Provided, That section 
     135(e) of Public Law 103-236 shall not apply to funds 
     appropriated under this heading.


                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App.), $27,369,000, 
     notwithstanding section 209(a)(1) of the Foreign Service Act 
     of 1980 (P.L. 96-465), as it relates to post inspections: 
     Provided, That notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     (1) the Office of the Inspector General of the United States 
     Information Agency is hereby merged with the Office of the 
     Inspector General of the Department of State; (2) the 
     functions exercised and assigned to the Office of the 
     Inspector General of the United States Information Agency 
     before the effective date of this Act (including all related 
     functions) are transferred to the Office of the Inspector 
     General of the Department of State; and (3) the Inspector 
     General of the Department of State shall also serve as the 
     Inspector General of the United States Information Agency.


                       representation allowances

       For representation allowances as authorized by section 905 
     of the Foreign Service Act of 1980, as amended (22 U.S.C. 
     4085), $4,500,000.


              protection of foreign missions and officials

       For expenses, not otherwise provided, to enable the 
     Secretary of State to provide for extraordinary protective 
     services in accordance with the provisions of section 214 of 
     the State Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 
     4314) and 3 U.S.C. 208, $8,579,000.


           security and maintenance of united states missions

       For necessary expenses for carrying out the Foreign 
     Services Buildings Act of 1926, as amended (22 U.S.C. 292-
     300), and the Diplomatic Security Construction Program as 
     authorized by title IV of the Omnibus Diplomatic Security and 
     Antiterrorism Act of 1986 (22 U.S.C. 4851), $385,760,000, to 
     remain available until expended as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 
     2696(c): Provided, That none of the funds appropriated in 
     this paragraph shall be available for acquisition of 
     furniture and furnishings and generators for other 
     departments and agencies.


           emergencies in the diplomatic and consular service

       For expenses necessary to enable the Secretary of State to 
     meet unforeseen emergencies arising in the Diplomatic and 
     Consular Service pursuant to the requirement of 31 U.S.C. 
     3526(e), $6,000,000, to remain available until expended as 
     authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2696(c), of which not to exceed 
     $1,000,000 may be transferred to and merged with the 
     Repatriation Loans Program Account, subject to the same terms 
     and conditions.


                   repatriation loans program account

       For the cost of direct loans, $593,000, as authorized by 22 
     U.S.C. 2671: 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. In addition, for 
     administrative Expenses necessary to carry out the direct 
     loan program, $183,000 which may be transferred to and merged 
     with the Salaries and Expenses account under Administration 
     of Foreign Affairs.


              payment to the american institute in taiwan

       For necessary expenses to carry out the Taiwan Relations 
     Act, Public Law 96-8(93 Stat. 14), $15,165,000.


     payment to the foreign service retirement and disability fund

       For payment to the Foreign Service Retirement and 
     Disability Fund, as authorized by law, $125,402,000.

              International Organizations and Conferences


              contributions to international organizations

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to meet 
     annual obligations of membership in international 
     multilateral organizations, pursuant to treaties ratified 
     pursuant to the advice and consent of the Senate, conventions 
     or specific Acts of Congress, $700,000,000: Provided, That 
     any payment of arrearages shall be directed toward special 
     articles that are mutually agreed upon by the United States 
     and the respective international organization: Provided 
     further, That 20 percent of the funds appropriated in this 
     paragraph for the assessed contribution of the United States 
     to the United Nations shall be withheld from obligation and 
     expenditure until a certification is made under section 
     401(b) of Public Law 103-236 for fiscal year 1996 may only be 
     made if the Committees on Appropriations and Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committees on Appropriations 
     and International Relations of the House of Representatives 
     are notified of the steps taken, and anticipated, to meet the 
     requirements of section 401(b) of Public Law 103-236 at least 
     15 days in advance of the proposed certification: Provided 
     further, That none of the funds appropriated in this 
     paragraph shall be available for a United States contribution 
     to an international organization for the United States share 
     of interest costs made known to the United States Government 
     by such organization for loans incurred on or after October 
     1, 1984, through external borrowings.

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        CONTRIBUTIONS FOR INTERNATIONAL PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES

       For necessary expenses to pay assessed and other expenses 
     of international peacekeeping activities directed to the 
     maintenance or restoration of international peace and 
     security, $225,000,000: Provided, That none of the funds made 
     available under this Act may be used, and shall not be 
     available, for obligation or expenditure for any new or 
     expanded United Nations peacekeeping mission unless, at least 
     fifteen days in advance of voting for the new or expanded 
     mission in the United Nations Security Council (or in an 
     emergency, as far in advance as is practicable), (1) the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Senate and other appropriate Committees of the 
     Congress are notified of the estimated cost and length of the 
     mission, the vital national interest that will be served, and 
     the planned exit strategy; and (2) a reprogramming of funds 
     pursuant to section 605 of this Act is submitted, and the 
     procedures therein followed, setting forth the source of 
     funds that will be used to pay for the cost of the new or 
     expanded mission: Provided Further, That funds shall be 
     available for peacekeeping expenses only upon a certification 
     by the Secretary of State to the appropriate committees of 
     the Congress that American manufacturers and suppliers are 
     being given opportunities to provide equipment, services and 
     material for United Nations peacekeeping activities equal to 
     those being given to foreign manufacturers and suppliers.


              INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCES AND CONTINGENCIES

       For necessary expenses authorized by section 5 of the State 
     Department Basic Authorities Act of 1956, in addition to 
     funds otherwise available for these purposes, contributions 
     for the United States share of general expenses of 
     international organizations and conferences and 
     representation to such organizations and conferences as 
     provided for by 22 U.S.C. 2656 and 2672 and personal services 
     without regard to civil service and classification laws as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5102, $3,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2696(c), of which 
     not to exceed $200,000 may be expended for representation as 
     authorized by 22 U.S.C. 4085.

                       International Commissions

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, to meet 
     obligations of the United States arising under treaties, or 
     specific Acts of Congress, as follows:


 INTERNATIONAL BOUNDARY AND WATER COMMISSION, UNITED STATES AND MEXICO

       For necessary expenses for the United States Section of the 
     International Boundary and Water Commission, United States 
     and Mexico, and to comply with laws applicable to the United 
     States Section, including not to exceed $6,000 for 
     representation; as follows:


                         SALARIES AND EXPENSES

       For salaries expenses, not otherwise provided for, 
     $12,058,000.


                              CONSTRUCTION

       For detailed plan preparation and construction of 
     authorized projects, $6,644,000, to remain available until 
     expended as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2696(c).


              AMERICAN SECTIONS, INTERNATIONAL COMMISSIONS

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for the 
     International Joint Commission and the International Boundary 
     Commission, United States and Canada, as authorized by 
     treaties between the United States and Canada or Great 
     Britain, and for the Border Environment Cooperation 
     Commission as authorized by Public Law 103-182; $5,800,000, 
     of which not to exceed $9,000 shall be available for 
     representation expenses incurred by the International Joint 
     Commission.


                  international fisheries commissions

       For necessary expenses for international fisheries 
     commissions, not otherwise provided for, as authorized by 
     law, $14,669,000: Provided, That the United States' share of 
     such expenses may be advanced to the respective commissions, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3324.

                                 Other


                     payment to the asia foundation

       For a grant to the Asia Foundation, as authorized by 
     section 501 of Public Law 101-246, 5,000,000 to remain 
     available until expended as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 2696(c).

                            Related Agencies


                  arms control and disarmament agency

                arms control and disarmament activities

       For necessary expenses not otherwise provided, for arms 
     control, nonproliferation, and disarmament activities, 
     $35,700,000, of which not to exceed $50,000 shall be for 
     official reception and representation expenses as authorized 
     by the Act of September 26, 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2551 
     et seq.).

                    United States Information Agency


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses, not otherwise provided for, necessary to 
     enable the United States Information Agency, as authorized by 
     the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as 
     amended (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), the United States 
     Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended 
     (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.) and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 
     1977 (91 Stat. 1636), to carry out international 
     communication, educational and cultural activities; and to 
     carry out related activities authorized by law, including 
     employment, without regard to civil service and 
     classification laws, of persons on a temporary basis (not to 
     exceed $700,000 of this appropriation), as authorized by 22 
     U.S.C. 1471, and entertainment, including official 
     receptions, within the United States, not to exceed $25,000 
     as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1474(3); $445,645,000: Provided, 
     That not to exceed $1,400,000 may be used for representation 
     abroad as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1452 and 4085: Provided 
     further, That not to exceed $7,615,000 to remain available 
     until expended, may be credited to this appropriation from 
     fees or other payments received from or in connection with 
     English teaching, library, motion pictures, and publication 
     programs as authorized by section 810 of the United States 
     Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended: 
     Provided further, That not to exceed $1,700,000 to remain 
     available until expended may be used to carry out projects 
     involving security construction and related improvements for 
     agency facilities not physically located together with 
     Department of State facilities abroad.


                            technology fund

       For expenses necessary to enable the United States 
     Information Agency to provide for the procurement of 
     information technology improvements, as authorized by the 
     United States Information and Educational Exchange Act of 
     1948, as amended (22 U.S.C. 1431 et seq.), the Mutual 
     Educational and Cultural Exchange Act of 1961, as amended (22 
     U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977 
     (91 Stat. 1636), $5,050,000, to remain available until 
     expended.


               educational and cultural exchange programs

       For expenses of educational and cultural exchange programs, 
     as authorized by the Mutual Educational and Cultural Exchange 
     Act of 1961, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2451 et seq.), and 
     Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977 (91 Stat. 1636), 
     $200,000,000, to remain available until expended as 
     authorizing by 22 U.S.C. 2455.


           eisenhower exchange fellowship program trust fund

       For necessary expenses of Eisenhower Exchange Fellowships, 
     Incorporated as authorized by sections 4 and 5 of the 
     Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship Act of 1990 (20 U.S.C. 5204-
     05), all interest and earnings accruing to the Eisenhower 
     Exchange Fellowship Program Trust Fund on or before September 
     30, 1996, to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay 
     any salary or other compensation, or to enter into any 
     contract providing for the payment thereof, in excess of the 
     rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5376; or for purposes which are 
     not in accordance with OMB Circulars A-110 (Uniform 
     Administrative Requirements) and A-122 (Cost Principles for 
     Non-profit Organizations), including the restrictions on 
     compensation for personal services.


                    israeli arab scholarship program

       For necessary expenses of the Israeli Arab Scholarship 
     Program as authorized by section 214 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (22 U.S.C. 
     2452), all interest and earnings accruing to the Israeli Arab 
     Scholarship Fund on or before September 30, 1996, to remain 
     available until expended.


              american studies collections endowment fund

       For necessary expenses of American Studies Collections as 
     authorized by section 235 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995, all interest 
     and earnings accruing to the American Studies Collections 
     Endowment Fund on or before September 30, 1996, to remain 
     available until expended.


                 international broadcasting operations

       For expenses necessary to enable the United States 
     Information Agency, as authorized by the United States 
     Information and Educational Exchange Act of 1948, as amended, 
     the United States International Broadcasting Act of 1994, as 
     amended, and Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1977, to carry out 
     international communication activities; $325,191,000, of 
     which $5,000,000 shall remain available until expended, not 
     to exceed $16,000 may be used for official receptions within 
     the United States as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1474(3), not to 
     exceed $35,000 may be used for representation abroad as 
     authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1452 and 4085, and not to exceed 
     $39,000 may be used for official reception and representation 
     expenses of Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty; and in addition, 
     not to exceed $250,000 from fees as authorized by section 810 
     of the United States Information and Educational Exchange Act 
     of 1948, as amended, to remain available until expended for 
     carrying out authorized purposes, and in addition, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, not to exceed 
     $1,000,000 in monies received (including receipts from 
     advertising, if any) by or for the use of the United States 
     Information Agency from or in connection with broadcasting 
     resources owned by or on behalf of the Agency, to be 
     available until expended for carrying out authorized 
     purposes.


                          broadcasting to cuba

       For expenses necessary to enable the United States 
     information Agency to carry out the Radio Broadcasting to 
     Cuba Act, as amended, the Television Broadcasting to Cuba 
     Act, and the International Broadcasting Act of 1994, 
     including the purchase, rent, construction, and improvement 
     of fa

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     cilities for radio and television transmission and reception, 
     and purchase and installation of necessary equipment for 
     radio and television transmission and reception, $24,809,000 
     to remain available until expended: Provided, That not later 
     than April 1, 1996, the headquarters of the Office of Cuba 
     Broadcasting shall be relocated from Washington, D.C. to 
     south Florida, and that any funds available under the 
     headings ``International Broadcasting Operations'', 
     ``Broadcasting to Cuba'', and ``Radio Construction'' may be 
     available to carry out this relocation.


                           radio construction

       For an additional amount for the purchase, rent, 
     construction, and improvement of facilities for radio 
     transmission and reception and purchase and installation of 
     necessary equipment for radio and television transmission and 
     reception as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 1471, $40,000,000, to 
     remain available until expended as authorized by 22 U.S.C. 
     1477b(a).


                            east-west center

       To enable the Director of the United States Information 
     Agency to provide for carrying out the provisions of the 
     Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East 
     and West Act of 1960 (22 U.S.C. 2054-2057), by grant to the 
     Center for Cultural and Technical Interchange Between East 
     and West in the State of Hawaii, $11,750,000: Provided, That 
     none of the funds appropriated herein shall be used to pay 
     any salary, or enter into any contract providing for the 
     payment thereof, in excess of the rate authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     5376.


                           north/south center

       To enable the Director of the United States Information 
     Agency to provide for carrying out the provisions of the 
     North/South Center Act of 1991 (22 U.S.C. 2075), by grant to 
     an educational institution in Florida known as the North/
     South Center, $2,000,000, to remain available until expended.


                    National Endowment for Democracy

       For grants made by the United States Information Agency to 
     the National Endowment for Democracy as authorized by the 
     National Endowment for Democracy Act, $30,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended.

      General Provisions--Department of State and Related Agencies

       Sec. 401. Funds appropriated under this title shall be 
     available, except as otherwise provided, for allowances and 
     differentials as authorized by subchapter 59 of 5 U.S.C.; for 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; and hire of 
     passenger transportation pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 1343(b).
       Sec. 402. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Department of 
     State in this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation, except as 
     otherwise specifically provided, shall be increased by more 
     than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That not to 
     exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made available for the 
     current fiscal year for the United States Information Agency 
     in this Act may be transferred between such appropriations, 
     but no such appropriation, except as otherwise specifically 
     provided, shall be increased by more than 10 percent by any 
     such transfers: Provided further, That any transfer pursuant 
     to this section shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds 
     under section 605 of this Act and shall not be available for 
     obligation or expenditure except in compliance with the 
     procedures set forth in that section.
       Sec. 403. Funds appropriated or otherwise made available 
     under this Act or any other Act may be expended for 
     compensation of the United States Commissioner of the 
     International Boundary Commission, United States and Canada, 
     only for actual hours worked by such Commissioner.
       Sec. 404. (a) No later than 90 days after enactment of 
     legislation consolidating, reorganizing or downsizing the 
     functions of the Department of State, the United States 
     Information Agency, and the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency, the Secretary of State, the Director of the United 
     States Information Agency and the Director of the Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency shall submit to the Committees 
     on Appropriations of the House and the Senate a proposal for 
     transferring or rescinding funds appropriated herein for 
     functions that are consolidated, reorganized or downsized 
     under such legislation: Provided, That such plan shall be 
     transmitted in accordance with section 605 of this Act.
       (b) The Secretary of State, the Director of the United 
     States Information Agency, and the Director of the Arms 
     Control and Disarmament Agency, as appropriate, may use any 
     available funds to cover the costs of actions to consolidate, 
     reorganize or downsize the functions under their authority 
     required by such legislation, and of any related personnel 
     action, including voluntary separation incentives if 
     authorized by such legislation: Provided, That the authority 
     to transfer funds between appropriations accounts that may be 
     necessary to carry out this section is provided in addition 
     to authorities included under section 402 of this Act: 
     Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this section 
     shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 
     605 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or 
     expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
     forth in that section.
       Sec. 405. (a) Funds appropriated by this Act for the United 
     States Information Agency, the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Agency, and the Department of State may be obligated and 
     expended notwithstanding section 701 of the United States 
     Information and Educational Exchanges Act of 1948 and section 
     313 of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 
     1994 and 1995, section 53 of the Arms Control and Disarmament 
     Act, and section 15 of the State Department Basic Authorities 
     Act of 1956.
       (b) Subsection (a) shall cease to be in effect after April 
     1, 1996.
       Sec. 406. Section 36(a)(1) of the State Department 
     Authorities Act of 1956, as amended (22 U.S.C. 2708), is 
     amended to delete ``may pay a reward'' and insert in lieu 
     thereof ``shall establish and publicize a program under which 
     rewards may be paid''.
       Sec. 407. Section 8 of the Eisenhower Exchange Fellowship 
     Act of 1990 is amended in the last sentence by striking 
     ``fiscal year 1995'' and inserting ``fiscal year 1999''.
       Sec. 408. Sections 6(a) and 6(b) of Public Law 101-454 are 
     repealed.
       Sec. 409. It is the sense of the Senate that none of the 
     funds appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to 
     this Act should be used for the deployment of combat-equipped 
     forces of the Armed Forces of the United States for any 
     ground operations in Bosnia and Herzegovina unless--
       (1) Congress approves in advance the deployment of such 
     forces of the Armed Forces; or
       (2) the temporary deployment of such forces of the Armed 
     Forces of the United States into Bosnia and Herzegovina is 
     necessary to evacuate United Nations peacekeeping forces from 
     a situation of imminent danger, to undertake emergency air 
     rescue operations, or to provide for the airborne delivery of 
     humanitarian supplies, and the President reports as soon as 
     practicable to Congress after the initiation of the temporary 
     deployment, but in no case later than 48 hours after the 
     initiation of the deployment.
       Sec. 410. Any costs incurred by a Department or agency 
     funded under this title resulting from personnel actions 
     taken in response to funding reductions included in this 
     title shall be absorbed within the total budgetary resources 
     available to such Department or agency: Provided, That the 
     authority to transfer funds between appropriations accounts 
     as may be necessary to carry out this provision is provided 
     in addition to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: 
     Provided further, That use of funds to carry out this section 
     shall be treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 
     605 of this Act and shall not be available for obligation or 
     expenditure except in compliance with the procedures set 
     forth in that section.
       This title may be cited as the ``Department of State and 
     Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996''.

                       TITLE V--RELATED AGENCIES

                      DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION

                         Martime Administration


                    operating-differential subsidies

                  (liquidation of contract authority)

       For the payment of obligations incurred for operating-
     differential subsidies as authorized by the Merchant Marine 
     Act, 1936, as amended, $162,610,000, to remain available 
     until expended.


                   maritime national security program

       For necessary expenses to maintain and preserve a U.S.-flag 
     merchant fleet to serve the national security needs of the 
     United States as determined by the Secretary of Defense in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Transportation, 
     $46,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That these funds will be available only upon enactment of an 
     authorization for this program.


                        operations and training

       For necessary expenses of operations and training 
     activities authorized by law, $66,600,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Secretary of Transportation may 
     use proceeds derived from the sale or disposal of National 
     Defense Reserve Fleet vessels that are currently collected 
     and retained by the Maritime Administration, to be used for 
     facility and ship maintenance, modernization and repair, 
     conversion, acquisition of equipment, and fuel costs 
     necessary to maintain training at the United States Merchant 
     Marine Academy and State maritime academies and may be 
     transferred to the Secretary of the Interior for use as 
     provided in the National Maritime Heritage Act (P.L. 103-
     451): Provided further, That reimbursements may be made to 
     this appropriation from receipts to the ``Federal Ship 
     Financing Fund'' for administrative expenses in support of 
     that program in addition to any amount heretofore 
     appropriated.


          maritime guaranteed loan (title xi) program account

       For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by the 
     Merchant Marine Act of 1936, $40,000,000, to remain available 
     until expended: 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, as amended: Provided 
     further, That these funds are available to subsidize total 
     loan principal, any part of which is to be guaranteed, not to 
     exceed $1,000,000,000.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     guaranteed loan program, not to exceed $3,500,000, which 
     shall be transferred to and merged with the appropriation for 
     Operations and Training.

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           administrative provisions--maritime administration

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the 
     Maritime Administration is authorized to furnish utilities 
     and services and make necessary repairs in connection with 
     any lease, contract, or occupancy involving Government 
     property under control of the Maritime Administration, and 
     payments received therefor shall be credited to the 
     appropriation charged with the cost thereof: Provided, That 
     rental payments under any such lease, contract, or occupancy 
     for items other than such utilities, services, or repairs 
     shall be covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.
       No obligations shall be incurred during the current fiscal 
     year from the construction fund established by the Merchant 
     Marine Act, 1936, or otherwise, in excess of the 
     appropriations and limitations contained in this Act or in 
     any prior appropriation Act, and all receipts which otherwise 
     would be deposited to the credit of said fund shall be 
     covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.

      Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage Abroad


                         salaries and expenses

       For expenses for the Commission for the Preservation of 
     America's Heritage Abroad, $206,000, as authorized by Public 
     Law 99-83, section 1303.

                       Commission on Civil Rights


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Commission on Civil Rights, 
     including hire of passenger motor vehicles, $8,750,000: 
     Provided, That not to exceed $50,000 may be used to employ 
     consultants: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to employ in 
     excess of four full-time individuals under Schedule C of the 
     Excepted Service exclusive of one special assistant for each 
     Commissioner: Provided further, That none of the funds 
     appropriated in this paragraph shall be used to reimburse 
     Commissioners for more than 75 billable days, with the 
     exception of the Chairperson who is permitted 125 billable 
     days.

                    Commission in Immigration Reform


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Commission on Immigration 
     Reform pursuant to section 141(f) of the Immigration Act of 
     1990, $1,894,000, to remain available until expended.

            Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Commission on Security and 
     Cooperation in Europe, as authorized by Public Law 94-304, 
     $1,090,000, to remain available until expended as authorized 
     by section 3 of Public Law 99-7.

                Equal Employment Opportunity Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
     Commission as authorized by title VII of the Civil Rights Act 
     of 1964, as amended (29 U.S.C. 206(d) and 621-634), the 
     Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1991, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles as authorized by 31 
     U.S.C. 1343(b); nonmonetary awards to private citizens; not 
     to exceed $26,500,000, for payments to State and local 
     enforcement agencies for services to the Commission pursuant 
     to title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, 
     sections 6 and 14 of the Age Discrimination in Employment 
     Act, the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, and the 
     Civil Rights Act of 1991; $233,000,000: Provided, That the 
     Commission is authorized to make available for official 
     reception and representation expenses not to exceed $2,500 
     from available funds.

                   Federal Communications Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, as authorized by law, including uniforms and 
     allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-02; not 
     to exceed $600,000 for land and structure; not to exceed 
     $500,000 for improvement and care of grounds and repair to 
     buildings; not to exceed $4,000 for official reception and 
     representation expenses; purchase (not to exceed sixteen) and 
     hire of motor vehicles; special counsel fees; and services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; $175,709,000, of which not to 
     exceed $300,000 shall remain available until September 30, 
     1997, for research and policy studies: Provided, That 
     $116,400,000 of offsetting collections shall be assessed and 
     collected pursuant to section 9 of title I of the 
     Communications Act of 1934, as amended, and shall be retained 
     and used for necessary expenses in this appropriation, and 
     shall remain available until expended: Provided further, That 
     the sum herein appropriated shall be reduced as such 
     offsetting collections are received during fiscal year 1996 
     so as to result in a final fiscal year 1996 appropriation 
     estimated at $59,309,000: Provided further, That any 
     offsetting collections received in excess of $116,400,000 in 
     fiscal year 1996 shall remain available until expended, but 
     shall not be available for obligation until October 1, 1996.

                      Federal Maritime Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Maritime Commission 
     as authorized by section 201(d) of the Merchant Marine Act of 
     1936, as amended (46 App. U.S.C. 1111), including services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; hire of passenger motor vehicles 
     as authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343(b); and uniforms or 
     allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-02; 
     $14,855,000: Provided, That not to exceed $2,000 shall be 
     available for official reception and representation expenses.

                        Federal Trade Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Federal Trade Commission, 
     including uniforms or allowances therefor, as authorized by 5 
     U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109; 
     hire of passenger motor vehicles; and not to exceed $2,000 
     for official reception and representation expenses; 
     $79,568,000: Provided, That not to exceed $300,000 shall be 
     available for use to contract with a person or persons for 
     collection services in accordance with the terms of 31 U.S.C. 
     3718, as amended: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, not to exceed $48,262,000 of 
     offsetting collections derived from fees collected for 
     premerger notification filings under the Hart-Scott-Rodino 
     Antitrust Improvements Act of 1976 (15 U.S.C. 18(a)) shall be 
     retained and used for necessary expenses in this 
     appropriation, and shall remain available until expended: 
     Provided further, That the sum herein appropriated from the 
     General Fund shall be reduced as such offsetting collections 
     are received during fiscal year 1996, so as to result in a 
     final fiscal year 1996 appropriation from the General Fund 
     estimated at not more than $31,306,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided further, That any fees received in 
     excess of $48,262,000 in fiscal year 1996 shall remain 
     available until expended, but shall not be available for 
     obligation until October 1, 1996: Provided further, That none 
     of the funds made available to the Federal Trade Commission 
     shall be available for obligation for expenses authorized by 
     section 151 of the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation 
     Improvement Act of 1991 (Public Law 102-242, 105 Stat. 2282-
     2285).

               Japan-United States Friendship Commission


               japan-united states friendship trust fund

       For expenses of the Japan-United States Friendship 
     Commission as authorized by Public Law 94-118, as amended, 
     from the interest earned on the Japan-United States 
     Friendship Trust Fund, $1,247,000; and an amount of Japanese 
     currency not to exceed the equivalent of $1,420,000 based on 
     exchange rates at the time of payment of such amounts as 
     authorized by Public Law 94-118.

                       Legal Services Corporation


               payment to the legal services corporation

       For payment to the Legal Services Corporation to carry out 
     the purposes of the Legal Services Corporation Act of 1974, 
     as amended, $278,000,000, of which $265,000,000 is for basic 
     field programs; $7,000,000 is for the Office of the Inspector 
     General, of which $5,500,000 shall remain available until 
     expended and be used to contract with independent public 
     accountants for financial audits of all recipients in 
     accordance with the requirements of section 509 of this Act; 
     and $6,000,000 is for management and administration: 
     Provided, That $198,750,000 of the total amount provided 
     under this heading for basic field programs shall not be 
     available except for the competitive award of grants and 
     contracts under section 503 of this Act.


         Administrative Provisions--Legal Services Corporation

       Sec. 501. (a) Funds appropriated under this Act to the 
     Legal Services Corporation for basic field programs shall be 
     distributed as follows:
       (1) The Corporation shall define geographic areas and make 
     the funds available for each geographic area on a per capita 
     basis relative to the number of individuals in poverty 
     determined by the Bureau of the Census to be within the 
     geographic area, except as provided in paragraph (2)(B). 
     Funds for such a geographic area may be distributed by the 
     Corporation to 1 or more persons or entities eligible for 
     funding under section 1006(a)(1)(A) of the Legal Services 
     Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996e(a)(1)(A)), subject to 
     sections 502 and 504.
       (2) Funds for grants from the Corporation, and contracts 
     entered into by the Corporation for basic field programs, 
     shall be allocated so as to provide--
       (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), an equal figure 
     per individual in poverty for all geographic areas, as 
     determined on the basis of the most recent decennial census 
     of population conducted pursuant to section 141 of title 13, 
     United States Code (or, in the case of the Republic of Palau, 
     the Federated States of Micronesia, the Republic of the 
     Marshall Islands, Alaska, Hawaii, and the United States 
     Virgin Islands, on the basis of the adjusted population 
     counts historically used as the basis for such 
     determinations); and
       (B) an additional amount for Native American communities 
     that received assistance under the Legal Services Corporation 
     Act for fiscal year 1995, so that the proportion of the funds 
     appropriated to the Legal Services Corporation for basic 
     field programs for fiscal year 1996 that is received by the 
     Native American communities shall be not less than the 
     proportion of such funds appropriated for fiscal year 1995 
     that was received by the Native American communities.
       (b) As used in this section:
       (1) The term ``individual in poverty'' means an individual 
     who is a member of a family (of 1 or more members) with an 
     income at or below the poverty line.

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       (2) The term ``poverty line'' means the poverty line (as 
     defined by the Office of Management and Budget, and revised 
     annually in accordance with section 673(2) of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)) applicable to a 
     family of the size involved.
       Sec. 502. None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the 
     Legal Services Corporation shall be used by the Corporation 
     to make a grant, or enter into a contract, for the provision 
     of legal assistance unless the Corporation ensures that the 
     person or entity receiving funding to provide such legal 
     assistance is--
       (1) a private attorney admitted to practice in a State or 
     the District of Columbia;
       (2) a qualified nonprofit organization, chartered under the 
     laws of a State or the District of Columbia, that--
       (A) furnishes legal assistance to eligible clients; and
       (B) is governed by a board of directors or other governing 
     body, the majority of which is comprised of attorneys who--
       (i) are admitted to practice in a State or the District of 
     Columbia; and
       (ii) are appointed to terms of office on such board or body 
     by the governing body of a State, county, or municipal bar 
     association, the membership of which represents a majority of 
     the attorneys practicing law in the locality in which the 
     organization is to provide legal assistance;
       (3) a State or local government (without regard to section 
     1006(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 2996e(a)(1)(A)(ii)); or
       (4) a substate regional planning or coordination agency 
     that serves a substate area and whose governing board is 
     controlled by locally elected officials.
       Sec. 503. (a)(1) Not later than April 1, 1996, the Legal 
     Services Corporation shall implement a system of competitive 
     awards of grants and contracts for all basic field programs, 
     which shall apply to all such grants and contracts awarded by 
     the Corporation after March 31, 1996, from funds appropriated 
     in this Act.
       (2) Any grant or contract awarded before April 1, 1996, by 
     the Legal Services Corporation to a basic field program for 
     1996--
       (A) shall not be for an amount greater than the amount 
     required for the period ending March 31, 1996;
       (B) shall terminate at the end of such period; and
       (C) shall not be renewable except in accordance with the 
     system implemented under paragraph (1).
       (3) The amount of grants and contracts awarded before April 
     1, 1996, by the Legal Services Corporation for basic field 
     programs for 1996 in any geographic area described in section 
     501 shall not exceed an amount equal to \3/12\ of the total 
     amount to be distributed for such programs for 1996 in such 
     area.
       (b) Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall promulgate 
     regulations to implement a competitive selection process for 
     the recipients of such grants and contracts.
       (c) Such regulations shall specify selection criteria for 
     the recipients, which shall include--
       (1) a demonstration of a full understanding of the basic 
     legal needs of the eligible clients to be served and a 
     demonstration of the capability of serving the needs;
       (2) the quality, feasibility, and cost effectiveness of a 
     plan submitted by an applicant for the delivery of legal 
     assistance to the eligible clients to be served; and
       (3) the experience of the Legal Services Corporation with 
     the applicant, if the applicant has previously received 
     financial assistance from the Corporation, including the 
     record of the applicant of past compliance with Corporation 
     policies, practices, and restrictions.
       (d) Such regulations shall ensure that timely notice 
     regarding an opportunity to submit an application for such an 
     award is published in periodicals of local and State bar 
     associations and in at least one daily newspaper of general 
     circulation in the area to be served by the person or entity 
     receiving the award.
       (e) No person or entity that was previously awarded a grant 
     or contract by the Legal Services Corporation for the 
     provision of legal assistance may be given any preference in 
     the competitive selection process.
       (f) For the purposes of the funding provided in this Act, 
     rights under sections 1007(a)(9) and 1011 of the Legal 
     Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996f(a)(9) and 42 U.S.C. 
     2996j) shall not apply.
       Sec. 504. (a) None of the funds appropriated in this Act to 
     the Legal Services Corporation may be used to provide 
     financial assistance to any person or entity (which may be 
     referred to in this section as a ``recipient'')--
       (1) that makes available any funds, personnel, or equipment 
     for use in advocating or opposing any plan or proposal, or 
     represents any party or participates in any other way in 
     litigation, that is intended to or has the effect of 
     altering, revising, or reapportioning a legislative, 
     judicial, or elective district at any level of government, 
     including influencing the timing or manner of the taking of a 
     census;
       (2) that attempts to influence the issuance, amendment, or 
     revocation of any executive order, regulation, or other 
     statement of general applicability and future effect by any 
     Federal, State, or local agency;
       (3) that attempts to influence any part of any adjudicatory 
     proceeding of any Federal, State, or local agency if such 
     part of the proceeding is designed for the formulation or 
     modification of any agency policy of general applicability 
     and future effect;
       (4) that attempts to influence the passage or defeat of any 
     legislation, constitutional amendment, referendum, 
     initiative, or any similar procedure of the Congress or a 
     State or local legislative body;
       (5) that attempts to influence the conduct of oversight 
     proceedings of the Corporation or any person or entity 
     receiving financial assistance provided by the Corporation;
       (6) that pays for any personal service, advertisement, 
     telegram, telephone communication, letter, printed or written 
     matter, administrative expense, or related expense, 
     associated with an activity prohibited in this section;
       (7) that initiates or participates in a class action suit;
       (8) that files a complaint or otherwise initiates or 
     participates in litigation against a defendant, or engages in 
     a precomplaint settlement negotiation with a prospective 
     defendant, unless--
       (A) each plaintiff has been specifically identified, by 
     name, in any complaint filed for purposes of such litigation 
     or prior to the precomplaint settlement negotiation; and
       (B) a statement or statements of facts written in English 
     and, if necessary, in a language that the plaintiffs 
     understand, that enumerate the particular facts known to the 
     plaintiffs on which the complaint is based, have been signed 
     by the plaintiffs, are kept on file by the recipient, and are 
     made available to any Federal department or agency that is 
     auditing or monitoring the activities of the Corporation or 
     of the recipient, and to any auditor or monitor receiving 
     Federal funds to conduct such auditing or monitoring, 
     including any auditor or monitor of the Corporation:

     Provided, That upon establishment of reasonable cause that an 
     injunction is necessary to prevent probable, serious harm to 
     such potential plaintiff, a court of competent jurisdiction 
     may enjoin the disclosure of the identity of any potential 
     plaintiff pending the outcome of such litigation or 
     negotiations after notice and an opportunity for a hearing is 
     provided to potential parties to the litigation or the 
     negotiations: Provided further, That other parties to the 
     litigation or negotiation shall have access to the statement 
     of facts referred to in subparagraph (B) only through the 
     discovery process after litigation has begun;
       (9) unless--
       (A) prior to the provision of financial assistance--
       (i) if the person or entity is a nonprofit organization, 
     the governing board of the person or entity has set specific 
     priorities in writing, pursuant to section 1007(a)(2)(C)(i) 
     of the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 
     2996f(a)(2)(C)(i)), of the types of matters and cases to 
     which the staff of the nonprofit organization shall devote 
     time and resources; and
       (ii) the staff of such person or entity has signed a 
     written agreement not to undertake cases or matters other 
     than in accordance with the specific priorities set by such 
     governing board, except in emergency situations defined by 
     such board and in accordance with the written procedures of 
     such board for such situations; and
       (B) the staff of such person or entity provides to the 
     governing board on a quarterly basis, and to the Corporation 
     on an annual basis, information on all cases or matters 
     undertaken other than cases or matters undertaken in 
     accordance with such priorities;
       (10) unless--
       (A) prior to receiving the financial assistance, such 
     person or entity agrees to maintain records of time spent on 
     each case or matter with respect to which the person or 
     entity is engaged;
       (B) any funds, including Interest on Lawyers Trust Account 
     funds, received from a source other than the Corporation by 
     the person or entity, and disbursements of such funds, are 
     accounted for and reported as receipts and disbursements, 
     respectively, separate and distinct from Corporation funds; 
     and
       (C) the person or entity agrees (notwithstanding section 
     1009(d) of the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 
     2996h(d)) to make the records described in this paragraph 
     available to any Federal department or agency that is 
     auditing or monitoring the activities of the Corporation or 
     of the recipient, and to any independent auditor or monitor 
     receiving Federal funds to conduct such auditing or 
     monitoring, including any auditor or monitor of the 
     Corporation;
       (11) that provides legal assistance for or on behalf of any 
     alien, unless the alien is present in the United States and 
     is--
       (A) an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence as 
     defined in section 101(a)(20) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(20));
       (B) an alien who--
       (i) is married to a United States citizen or is a parent or 
     an unmarried child under the age of 21 years of such a 
     citizen; and
       (ii) has filed an application to adjust the status of the 
     alien to the status of a lawful permanent resident under the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.), 
     which application has not been rejected;
       (C) an alien who is lawfully present in the United States 
     pursuant to an admission under section 207 of the Immigration 
     and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1157) (relating to refugee 
     admission) or who has been granted asylum by the Attorney 
     General under such Act;
       (D) an alien who is lawfully present in the United States 
     as a result of withholding of

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     deportation by the Attorney General pursuant to section 
     243(h) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 
     1253(h));
       (E) an alien to whom section 305 of the Immigration Reform 
     and Control Act of 1986 (8 U.S.C. 1101 note) applies, but 
     only to the extent that the legal assistance provided is the 
     legal assistance described in such section; or
       (F) an alien who is lawfully present in the United States 
     as a result of being granted conditional entry to the United 
     States before April 1, 1980, pursuant to section 203(a)(7) of 
     the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(a)(7)), as 
     in effect on March 31, 1980, because of persecution or fear 
     of persecution on account of race, religion, or political 
     calamity;
       (12) that supports or conducts a training program for the 
     purpose of advocating a particular public policy or 
     encouraging a political activity, a labor or antilabor 
     activity, a boycott, picketing, a strike, or a demonstration, 
     including the dissemination of information about such a 
     policy or activity, except that this paragraph shall not be 
     construed to prohibit the provision of training to an 
     attorney or a paralegal to prepare the attorney or paralegal 
     to provide--
       (A) adequate legal assistance to eligible clients; or
       (B) advice to any eligible client as to the legal rights of 
     the client;
       (13) that claims (or whose employee claims), or collects 
     and retains, attorneys' fees pursuant to any Federal or State 
     law permitting or requiring the awarding of such fees;
       (14) that participates in any litigation with respect to 
     abortion;
       (15) that participates in any litigation on behalf of a 
     person incarcerated in a Federal, State, or local prison;
       (16) that initiates legal representation or participates in 
     any other way, in litigation, lobbying, or rulemaking, 
     involving an effort to reform a Federal or State welfare 
     system, except that this paragraph shall not be construed to 
     preclude a recipient from representing an individual eligible 
     client who is seeking specific relief from a welfare agency 
     if such relief does not involve an effort to amend or 
     otherwise challenge existing law in effect on the date of the 
     initiation of the representation;
       (17) that defends a person in a proceeding to evict the 
     person from a public housing project if--
       (A) the person has been charged with the illegal sale or 
     distribution of a controlled substance; and
       (B) the eviction proceeding is brought by a public housing 
     agency because the illegal drug activity of the person 
     threatens the health or safety of another tenant residing in 
     the public housing project or employee of the public housing 
     agency;
       (18) unless such person or entity agrees that the person or 
     entity, and the employees of the person or entity, will not 
     accept employment resulting from in-person unsolicited advice 
     to a nonattorney that such nonattorney should obtain counsel 
     or take legal action, and will not refer such nonattorney to 
     another person or entity or an employee of the person or 
     entity, that is receiving financial assistance provided by 
     the Corporation; or
       (19) unless such person or entity enters into a contractual 
     agreement to be subject to all provisions of Federal law 
     relating to the proper use of Federal funds, the violation of 
     which shall render any grant or contractual agreement to 
     provide funding null and void, and, for such purposes, the 
     Corporation shall be considered to be a Federal agency and 
     all funds provided by the Corporation shall be considered to 
     be Federal funds provided by grant or contract.
       (b) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit 
     a recipient from using funds from a source other than the 
     Legal Services Corporation for the purpose of contacting, 
     communicating with, or responding to a request from, a State 
     or local government agency, a State or local legislative body 
     or committee, or a member thereof, regarding funding for the 
     recipient, including a pending or proposed legislative or 
     agency proposal to fund such recipient.
       (c) Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act, the Legal Services Corporation shall promulgate a 
     suggested list of priorities that boards of directors may use 
     in setting priorities under subsection (a)(9).
       (d)(1) The Legal Services Corporation shall not accept any 
     non-Federal funds, and no recipient shall accept funds from 
     any source other than the Corporation, unless the Corporation 
     or the recipient, as the case may be, notifies in writing the 
     source of the funds that the funds may not be expended for 
     any purpose prohibited by the Legal Services Corporation Act 
     or this title.
       (2) Paragraph (1) shall not prevent a recipient from--
       (A) receiving Indian tribal funds (including funds from 
     private nonprofit organizations for the benefit of Indians or 
     Indian tribes) and expending the tribal funds in accordance 
     with the specific purposes for which the tribal funds are 
     provided; or
       (B) using funds received from a source other than the Legal 
     Services Corporation to provide legal assistance to a covered 
     individual if such funds are used for the specific purposes 
     for which such funds were received, except that such funds 
     may not be expended by recipients for any purpose prohibited 
     by this Act or by the Legal Services Corporation Act.
       (e) As used in this section:
       (1) The term ``controlled substance'' has the meaning given 
     the term in section 102 of the Controlled Substances Act (21 
     U.S.C. 802).
       (2) The term ``covered individual'' means any person who--
       (A) except as provided in subparagraph (B), meets the 
     requirements of this Act and the Legal Services Corporation 
     Act relating to eligibility for legal assistance; and
       (B) may or may not be financially unable to afford legal 
     assistance.
       (3) The term ``public housing project'' has the meaning as 
     used within, and the term ``public housing agency'' has the 
     meaning given the term, in section 3 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437a).
       Sec. 505. None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the 
     Legal Services Corporation or provided by the Corporation to 
     any entity or person may be used to pay membership dues to 
     any private or nonprofit organization.
       Sec. 506. None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the 
     Legal Services Corporation may be used by any person or 
     entity receiving financial assistance from the Corporation to 
     file or pursue a lawsuit against the Corporation.
       Sec. 507. None of the funds appropriated in this Act to the 
     Legal Services Corporation may be used for any purpose 
     prohibited or contrary to any of the provisions of 
     authorization legislation for fiscal year 1996 for the Legal 
     Services Corporation that is enacted into law. Upon the 
     enactment of such Legal Services Corporation reauthorization 
     legislation, funding provided in this Act shall from that 
     date be subject to the provisions of that legislation and any 
     provisions in this Act that are inconsistent with that 
     legislation shall no longer have effect.
       Sec. 508. (a) The requirements of section 504 shall apply 
     to the activities of a recipient described in section 504, or 
     an employee of such a recipient, during the provision of 
     legal assistance for a case or matter, if the recipient or 
     employee begins to provide the legal assistance on or after 
     the date of enactment of this Act.
       (b) If the recipient or employee began to provide legal 
     assistance for the case or matter prior to the date of 
     enactment of this Act--
       (1) each of the requirements of section 504 (other than 
     paragraphs (7), (11), and (15) of subsection (a) of such 
     section) shall, beginning on the date of enactment of this 
     Act, apply to the activities of the recipient or employee 
     during the provision of legal assistance for the case or 
     matter; and
       (2) the requirements of paragraphs (7), (11), and (15) of 
     section 504(a) shall apply--
       (A) beginning on the date of enactment of this Act, to the 
     activities of the recipient or employee during the provision 
     of legal assistance for any additional related claim for 
     which the recipient or employee begins to provide legal 
     assistance on or after such date; and
       (B) beginning July 1, 1996, to all other activities of the 
     recipient or employee during the provision of legal 
     assistance for the case or matter.
       (c) The Legal Services Corporation shall, every 60 days, 
     submit to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and 
     House of Representatives a report setting forth the status of 
     cases and matters referred to in subsection (b)(2).
       Sec. 509. (a) An audit of each person or entity receiving 
     financial assistance from the Legal Services Corporation 
     under this Act (referred to in this section as a 
     ``recipient'') shall be conducted in accordance with 
     generally accepted government auditing standards and shall 
     report whether--
       (1) the financial statements of the recipient present 
     fairly its financial position and the results of its 
     financial operations in accordance with generally accepted 
     accounting principles;
       (2) the recipient has internal control systems to provide 
     reasonable assurance that it is managing funds, regardless of 
     source, in compliance with Federal laws and regulations; and
       (3) the recipient has complied with Federal laws and 
     regulations applicable to funds received, regardless of 
     source.
       (b) In carrying out the requirements of subsection (a)(3), 
     the auditor shall select and test a representative number of 
     transactions. Any noncompliance found by the auditor during 
     the audit under this section shall be reported within 30 days 
     to the Office of the Inspector General.
       (c) Audits conducted in accordance with this section shall 
     be in lieu of the financial audits otherwise required by 
     section 1009(c) of the Legal Services Corporation Act (42 
     U.S.C. 2996h(c)).
       (d) Notwithstanding section 1006(b)(3) of the Legal 
     Services Corporation Act (42 U.S.C. 2996e(b)(3)), the Legal 
     Services Corporation shall have access to financial records, 
     time records, retainer agreements, client trust fund and 
     eligibility records, and client names, for each recipient, 
     except for reports or records subject to the attorney-client 
     privilege.
       (e) The Legal Services Corporation shall not disclose any 
     name or document referred to in subsection (d), except to--
       (1) a Federal, State, or local law enforcement official; or
       (2) an official of an appropriate bar association for the 
     purpose of enabling the official to conduct an investigation 
     of a rule of professional conduct.
       (f) The requirements of this section shall apply to a 
     recipient for its first fiscal year beginning on or after 
     January 1, 1996.

                        Marine Mammal Commission


                         salaries and expenses

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       For necessary expenses of the Marine Mammal Commission as 
     authorized by title II of Public Law 92-522, as amended, 
     $1,190,000.

           Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal Holiday Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the Martin Luther King, Jr. 
     Federal Holiday Commission, as authorized by Public Law 98-
     399, as amended, $350,000: Provided, That this shall be the 
     final Federal payment to the Martin Luther King, Jr. Federal 
     Holiday Commission for operations and necessary closing 
     costs.

                   Securities and Exchange Commission


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses for the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, including services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 
     3109, the rental of space (to include multiple year leases) 
     in the District of Columbia and elsewhere, and not to exceed 
     $3,000 for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $287,738,000, of which $3,000,000 is for the Office of 
     Economic Analysis, to be headed by the Chief Economist of the 
     Commission, and of which not to exceed $10,000 may be used 
     toward funding a permanent secretariat for the International 
     Organization of Securities Commissions, and of which not to 
     exceed $100,000 shall be available for expenses for 
     consultations and meetings hosted by the Commission with 
     foreign governmental and other regulatory officials, members 
     of their delegations, appropriate representatives and staff 
     to exchange views concerning developments relating to 
     securities matters, development and implementation of 
     cooperation agreements concerning securities matters and 
     provision of technical assistance for the development of 
     foreign securities markets, such expenses to include 
     necessary logistic and administrative expenses and the 
     expenses of Commission staff and foreign invitees in 
     attendance at such consultations and meetings including: (i) 
     such incidental expenses as meals taken in the course of such 
     attendance, (ii) any travel and transportation to or from 
     such meetings, and (iii) any other related lodging or 
     subsistence: Provided, That immediately upon enactment of 
     this Act, the rate of fees under section 6(b) of the 
     Securities Act of 1933 (15 U.S.C. 77f(b)) shall increase from 
     one-fiftieth of one percentum to one-twenty-ninth of one 
     percentum, and such increase shall be deposited as an 
     offsetting collection to this appropriation, to remain 
     available until expended, to recover costs of services of the 
     securities registration process: Provided further, That the 
     total amount appropriated for fiscal year 1996 under this 
     heading shall be reduced as such fees are deposited to this 
     appropriation so as to result in a final total fiscal year 
     1996 appropriation from the General Fund estimated at not 
     more than $103,445,000: Provided further, That any such fees 
     collected in excess of $184,293,000 shall remain available 
     until expended but shall not be available for obligation 
     until October 1, 1996: Provided further, That $1,000,000 of 
     the funds appropriated for the Commission shall be available 
     for the enforcement of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 in 
     addition to any other appropriated funds designated by the 
     Commission for enforcement of such Act.

                     Small Business Administration


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, of the 
     Small Business Administration as authorized by Public Law 
     103-403, including hire of passenger motor vehicles as 
     authorized by 31 U.S.C. 1343 and 1344, and not to exceed 
     $3,500 for official reception and representation expenses, 
     $219,190,000: Provided further, That the Administrator is 
     authorized to charge fees to cover the cost of publications 
     developed by the Small Business Administration, and certain 
     loan servicing activities: Provided further, That 
     notwithstanding 31 U.S.C. 3302, revenues received from all 
     such activities shall be credited to this account, to be 
     available for carrying out these purposes without further 
     appropriations.


                      office of inspector general

       For necessary expenses of the Office of Inspector General 
     in carrying out the provisions of the Inspector General Act 
     of 1978, as amended (5 U.S.C. App. 1-11 as amended by Public 
     Law 100-504, $8,500,000.


                     business loans program account

       For the cost of direct loans, $4,500,000, and for the cost 
     of guaranteed loans, $156,226,000, as authorized by 15 U.S.C. 
     631 note, of which $1,216,000, to be available until 
     expended, shall be for the Microloan Guarantee Program, and 
     of which $40,510,000 shall remain available until September 
     30, 1997: 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 
     during fiscal year 1996, commitments to guarantee loans under 
     section 503 of the Small Business Investment Act of 1958, as 
     amended, shall not exceed the amount of financings authorized 
     under Section 20(n)(2)(B) of the Small Business Act, as 
     amended.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct and guaranteed loan programs, $92,622,000, which may 
     be transferred to and merged with the appropriations for 
     Salaries and Expenses.


                     disaster loans program account

       For the cost of direct loans authorized by section 7(b) of 
     the Small Business Act, as amended, $34,432,000, to remain 
     available until expended: 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.
       In addition, for administrative expenses to carry out the 
     direct loan program, $71,578,000, which may be transferred to 
     and merged with the appropriations for Salaries and Expenses.


                 surety bond guarantees revolving fund

       For additional capital for the ``Surety Bond Guarantees 
     Revolving Fund'', authorized by the Small Business Investment 
     Act, as amended, $2,530,000, to remain available without 
     fiscal year limitation as authorized by 15 U.S.C. 631 note.


        administrative provision--small business administration

       Sec. 510. Not to exceed 5 percent of any appropriation made 
     available for the current fiscal year for the Small Business 
     administration in this Act may be transferred between such 
     appropriations, but no such appropriation shall be increased 
     by more than 10 percent by any such transfers: Provided, That 
     any transfer pursuant to this section shall be treated as a 
     reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this Act and 
     shall not be available for obligation or expenditure except 
     in compliance with the procedures set forth in that section.

                        State Justice Institute


                         salaries and expenses

       For necessary expenses of the State Justice Institute, as 
     authorized by The State Justice Institute Authorization Act 
     of 1992 (Public Law 102-572 (106 Stat. 4515-4516)), 
     $5,000,000 to remain available until expended: Provided, That 
     not to exceed $2,500 shall be available for official 
     reception and representation expenses.

                      TITLE VI--GENERAL PROVISIONS

       Sec. 601. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall be used for publicity or propaganda purposes not 
     authorized by the Congress.
       Sec. 602. No part of any appropriation contained in this 
     Act shall remain available for obligation beyond the current 
     fiscal year unless expressly so provided herein.
       Sec. 603. The expenditure of any appropriation under this 
     Act for any consulting service through procurement contract, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 3109, shall be limited to those 
     contracts where such expenditures are a matter of public 
     record and available for public inspection, except where 
     otherwise provided under existing law, or under existing 
     Executive order issued pursuant to existing law.
       Sec. 604. If any provision of this Act or the application 
     of such provision to any person or circumstances shall be 
     held invalid, the remainder of the Act and the application of 
     each provision to persons or circumstances other than those 
     as to which it is held invalid shall not be affected thereby.
       Sec. 605. (a) None of the funds provided under this Act, or 
     provided under previous Appropriations Acts to the agencies 
     funded by this Act that remain available for obligation or 
     expenditure in fiscal year 1996, or provided from any 
     accounts in the Treasury of the United States derived by the 
     collection of fees available to the agencies funded by this 
     Act, shall be available for obligation or expenditure through 
     a reprogramming of funds which (1) creates new programs; (2) 
     eliminates a program, project, or activity; (3) increases 
     funds or personnel by any means for any project or activity 
     for which funds have been denied or restricted; (4) relocates 
     an office or employees; (5) reorganizes offices, programs, or 
     activities; or (6) contracts out or privatizes any functions 
     or activities presently performed by Federal employees; 
     unless the Appropriations Committees of both Houses of 
     Congress are notified fifteen days in advance of such 
     reprogramming of funds.
       (b) None of the funds provided under this Act, or provided 
     under previous Appropriations Act to the agencies funded by 
     this Act that remain available for obligation or expenditure 
     in fiscal year 1996, or provided from any accounts in the 
     Treasury of the United States derived by the collection of 
     fees available to the agencies funded by this Act shall be 
     available for obligation or expenditure for activities, 
     programs, or projects through a reprogramming of funds in 
     excess of $500,000 or 10 percent whichever is less, that (1) 
     augments existing programs, projects, or activities; (2) 
     reduces by 10 percent funding for any existing program, 
     project, or activity, or numbers of personnel by 10 percent 
     as approved by Congress; or (3) results from any general 
     savings from a reduction in personnel which would result in a 
     change in existing programs, activities, or projects as 
     approved by Congress; unless the Appropriations Committees of 
     both Houses of Congress are notified fifteen days in advance 
     of such reprogramming of funds.
       Sec. 606. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for the construction, repair (other than emergency 
     repair), overhaul, conversion, or modernization of vessels 
     for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration in 
     shipyards located outside of the United States.
       Sec. 607. (a) Purchase of American-Made Equipment and 
     Products.--It is the sense of the Congress that, to the 
     greatest extent practicable, all equipment and products 
     purchased with funds made available in this Act should be 
     American-made.
       (b) Notice Requirement.--In providing financial assistance 
     to, or entering into any

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     contract with, any entity using funds made available in this 
     Act, the head of each Federal agency, to the greatest extent 
     practicable, shall provide to such entity a notice describing 
     the statement made in subsection (a) by the Congress.
       Sec. 608. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used to implement, administer, or enforce any guidelines 
     of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission covering 
     harassment based on religion, when it is made known to the 
     Federal entity or official to which such funds are made 
     available that such guidelines do not differ in any respect 
     from the proposed guidelines published by the Commission on 
     October 1, 1993 (58 Fed. Reg. 51266).
       Sec. 609. None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available by this Act may be obligated or expended to pay for 
     any cost incurred for (1) opening or operating any United 
     States diplomatic or consular post in the Socialist Republic 
     of Vietnam that was not operating on July 11, 1995; (2) 
     expanding any United States diplomatic or consular post in 
     the Socialist Republic of Vietnam that was operating on July 
     11, 1995; or (3) increasing the total number of personnel 
     assigned to United States diplomatic or consular posts in the 
     Socialist Republic of Vietnam above the levels existing on 
     July 11, 1995, unless the President certifies within 60 days, 
     based upon all information available to the U.S. Government 
     that the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam is 
     fully cooperating with the United States in the following 
     four areas:
       (1) resolving discrepancy cases, live sightings and field 
     activities.
       (2) recovering and repatriating American remains,
       (3) accelerating efforts to provide documents that will 
     help lead to fullest possible accounting of POW/MIA's
       (4) providing further assistance in implementing trilateral 
     investigations with Laos.
       Sec. 610. None of the funds made available by this Act may 
     be used for any United Nations undertaking when it is made 
     known to the Federal official having authority to obligate or 
     expend such funds (1) that the United Nations undertaking is 
     a peacekeeping mission, (2) that such undertaking will 
     involve United States Armed Forces under the command or 
     operational control of a foreign national, and (3) that the 
     President's military advisors have not submitted to the 
     President a recommendation that such involvement is in the 
     national security interests of the United States and the 
     President has not submitted to the Congress such a 
     recommendation.
       Sec. 611. None of the funds made available in this Act 
     shall be used to provide the following amenities or personal 
     comforts in the Federal prison system--
       (1) in-cell television viewing except for prisoners who are 
     segregated from the general prison population for their own 
     safety;
       (2) the viewing of R, X, and NC-17 rated movies, through 
     whatever medium presented;
       (3) any instruction (live or through broadcasts) or 
     training equipment for boxing, wrestling, judo, karate, or 
     other martial art, or any bodybuilding or weightlifting 
     equipment of any sort;
       (4) possession of in-cell coffee pots, hot plates, or 
     heating elements; or
       (5) the use or possession of any electric or electronic 
     musical instrument.
       Sec. 612. None of the funds made available in title II for 
     the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration under the 
     heading ``Fleet Modernization, Shipbuilding and Conversion'' 
     may be used to implement sections 603, 604, and 605 of Public 
     Law 102-567.
       Sec. 613. None of the funds made available in this Act may 
     be used for ``USIA Television Marti Program'' under the 
     Television Broadcasting to Cuba Act or any other program of 
     United States Government television broadcasts to Cuba, when 
     it is made known to the Federal official having authority to 
     obligate or expend such funds that such use would be 
     inconsistent with the applicable provisions of the March 1995 
     Office of Cuba Broadcasting Reinventing Plan of the United 
     States Information Agency.
       Sec. 614. (a)(1) Section 5002 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections for chapter 401 of title 18, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out the item 
     relating to the Advisory Corrections Council.
       (b) This section shall take effect 30 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       Sec. 615. Any costs incurred by a Department or agency 
     funded under this Act resulting from personnel actions taken 
     in response to funding reductions included in this Act shall 
     be absorbed within the total budgetary resources available to 
     such Department or agency: Provided, That the authority to 
     transfer funds between appropriations accounts as may be 
     necessary to carry out this provision is provided in addition 
     to authorities included elsewhere in this Act: Provided 
     further, That use of funds to carry out this section shall be 
     treated as a reprogramming of funds under section 605 of this 
     Act and shall not be available for obligation or expenditure 
     except in compliance with the procedures set forth in that 
     section.

                         TITLE VII--RESCISSIONS

                         DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE

                         General Administration


                          working capital fund

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $65,000,000 are rescinded.

                          DEPARTMENT OF STATE

                   Administration of Foreign Affairs


            acquisition and maintenance of buildings abroad

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $60,000,000 are rescinded.

                            RELATED AGENCIES

                    United States Information Agency


                           radio construction

                              (rescission)

       Of the unobligated balances available under this heading, 
     $7,400,000 are rescinded.

                  TITLE VIII--PRISON LITIGATION REFORM

     SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Prison Litigation Reform 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 802. APPROPRIATE REMEDIES FOR PRISON CONDITIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 3626 of title 18, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 3626. Appropriate remedies with respect to prison 
       conditions

       ``(a) Requirements for Relief.--
       ``(1) Prospective relief.--(A) Prospective relief in any 
     civil action with respect to prison conditions shall extend 
     no further than necessary to correct the violation of the 
     Federal right of a particular plaintiff or plaintiffs. The 
     court shall not grant or approve any prospective relief 
     unless the court finds that such relief is narrowly drawn, 
     extends no further than necessary to correct the violation of 
     the Federal right, and is the least intrusive means necessary 
     to correct the violation of the Federal right. The court 
     shall give substantial weight to any adverse impact on public 
     safety or the operation of a criminal justice system caused 
     by the relief.
       ``(B) The court shall not order any prospective relief that 
     requires or permits a government official to exceed his or 
     her authority under State or local law or otherwise violates 
     State or local law, unless--
       ``(i) Federal law permits such relief to be ordered in 
     violation of State or local law;
       ``(ii) the relief is necessary to correct the violation of 
     a Federal right; and
       ``(iii) no other relief will correct the violation of the 
     Federal right.
       ``(C) Nothing in this section shall be construed to 
     authorize the courts, in exercising their remedial powers, to 
     order the construction of prisons or the raising of taxes, or 
     to repeal or detract from otherwise applicable limitations on 
     the remedial powers of the courts.
       ``(2) Preliminary injunctive relief.--In any civil action 
     with respect to prison conditions, to the extent otherwise 
     authorized by law, the court may enter a temporary 
     restraining order or an order for preliminary injunctive 
     relief. Preliminary injunctive relief must be narrowly drawn, 
     extend no further than necessary to correct the harm the 
     court finds requires preliminary relief, and be the least 
     intrusive means necessary to correct that harm. The court 
     shall give substantial weight to any adverse impact on public 
     safety or the operation of a criminal justice system caused 
     by the preliminary relief and shall respect the principles of 
     comity set out in paragraph (1)(B) in tailoring any 
     preliminary relief. Preliminary injunctive relief shall 
     automatically expire on the date that is 90 days after its 
     entry, unless the court makes the findings required under 
     subsection (a)(1) for the entry of prospective relief and 
     makes the order final before the expiration of the 90-day 
     period.
       ``(3) Prisoner release order.--(A) In any civil action with 
     respect to prison conditions, no prisoner release order shall 
     be entered unless--
       ``(i) a court has previously entered an order for less 
     intrusive relief that has failed to remedy the deprivation of 
     the Federal right sought to be remedied through the prisoner 
     release order; and
       ``(ii) the defendant has had a reasonable amount of time to 
     comply with the previous court orders.
       ``(B) In any civil action in Federal court with respect to 
     prison conditions, a prisoner release order shall be entered 
     only by a three-judge court in accordance with section 2284 
     of title 28, if the requirements of subparagraph (E) have 
     been met.
       ``(C) A party seeking a prisoner release order in Federal 
     court shall file with any request for such relief, a request 
     for a three-judge court and materials sufficient to 
     demonstrate that the requirements of subparagraph (A) have 
     been met.
       ``(D) If the requirements under subparagraph (A) have been 
     met, a Federal judge before whom a civil action with respect 
     to prison conditions is pending who believes that a prison 
     release order should be considered may sua sponte request the 
     convening of a three-judge court to determine whether a 
     prisoner release order should be entered.
       ``(E) The three-judge court shall enter a prisoner release 
     order only if the court finds by clear and convincing 
     evidence that--
       ``(i) crowding is the primary cause of the violation of a 
     Federal right; and
       ``(ii) no other relief will remedy the violation of the 
     Federal right.
       ``(F) Any State or local official or unit of government 
     whose jurisdiction or function includes the appropriation of 
     funds for the construction, operation, or maintenance of 
     program facilities, or the prosecution or custody of persons 
     who may be released from, or not admitted to, a prison as a 
     result of a prisoner release order shall have standing to 
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     fect of such relief and to seek termination of such relief, 
     and shall have the right to intervene in any proceeding 
     relating to such relief.
       ``(b) Termination of Relief.--
       ``(1) Termination of prospective relief.--(A) In any civil 
     action with respect to prison conditions in which prospective 
     relief is ordered, such relief shall be terminable upon the 
     motion of any party or intervener--
       ``(i) 2 years after the date the court granted or approved 
     the prospective relief;
       ``(ii) 1 year after the date the court has entered an order 
     denying termination of prospective relief under this 
     paragraph; or
       ``(iii) in the case of an order issued on or before the 
     date of enactment of the Prison Litigation Reform Act, 2 
     years after such date of enactment.
       ``(B) Nothing in this section shall prevent the parties 
     from agreeing to terminate or modify relief before the relief 
     is terminated under subparagraph (A).
       ``(2) Immediate termination of prospective relief.--In any 
     civil action with respect to prison conditions, a defendant 
     or intervener shall be entitled to the immediate termination 
     of any prospective relief if the relief was approved or 
     granted in the absence of a finding by the court that the 
     relief is narrowly drawn, extends no further than necessary 
     to correct the violation of the Federal right, and is the 
     least intrusive means necessary to correct the violation of 
     the Federal right.
       ``(3) Limitation.--Prospective relief shall not terminate 
     if the court makes written findings based on the record that 
     prospective relief remains necessary to correct a current or 
     ongoing violation of the Federal right, extends no further 
     than necessary to correct the violation of the Federal right, 
     and that the prospective relief is narrowly drawn and the 
     least intrusive means to correct the violation.
       ``(4) Termination or modification of relief.--Nothing in 
     this section shall prevent any party or intervener from 
     seeking modification or termination before the relief is 
     terminable under paragraph (1) or (2), to the extent that 
     modification or termination would otherwise be legally 
     permissible.
       ``(c) Settlements.--
       ``(1) Consent decrees.--In any civil action with respect to 
     prison conditions, the court shall not enter or approve a 
     consent decree unless it complies with the limitations on 
     relief set forth in subsection (a).
       ``(2) Private settlement agreements.--(A) Nothing in this 
     section shall preclude parties from entering into a private 
     settlement agreement that does not comply with the 
     limitations on relief set forth in subsection (a), if the 
     terms of that agreement are not subject to court enforcement 
     other than the reinstatement of the civil proceeding that the 
     agreement settled.
       ``(B) Nothing in this section shall preclude any party 
     claiming that a private settlement agreement has been 
     breached from seeking in State court any remedy available 
     under State law.
       ``(d) State Law Remedies.--The limitations on remedies in 
     this section shall not apply to relief entered by a State 
     court based solely upon claims arising under State law.
       ``(e) Procedure for Motions Affecting Prospective Relief.--
       ``(1) Generally.--The court shall promptly rule on any 
     motion to modify or terminate prospective relief in a civil 
     action with respect to prison conditions.
       ``(2) Automatic stay.--Any prospective relief subject to a 
     pending motion shall be automatically stayed during the 
     period--
       ``(A)(i) beginning on the 30th day after such motion is 
     filed, in the case of a motion made under paragraph (1) or 
     (2) of subsection (b); or
       ``(ii) beginning on the 180th day after such motion is 
     filed, in the case of a motion made under any other law; and
       ``(B) ending on the date the court enters a final order 
     ruling on the motion.
       ``(f) Special Masters.--
       ``(1) In general.--(A) In any civil action in a Federal 
     court with respect to prison conditions, the court may 
     appoint a special master who shall be disinterested and 
     objective and who will give due regard to the public safety, 
     to conduct hearings on the record and prepare proposed 
     findings of fact.
       ``(B) The court shall appoint a special master under this 
     subsection during the remedial phase of the action only upon 
     a finding that the remedial phase will be sufficiently 
     complex to warrant the appointment.
       ``(2) Appointment.--(A) If the court determines that the 
     appointment of a special master is necessary, the court shall 
     request that the defendant institution and the plaintiff each 
     submit a list of not more than 5 persons to serve as a 
     special master.
       ``(B) Each party shall have the opportunity to remove up to 
     3 persons from the opposing party's list.
       ``(C) The court shall select the master from the persons 
     remaining on the list after the operation of subparagraph 
     (B).
       ``(3) Interlocutory appeal.--Any party shall have the right 
     to an interlocutory appeal of the judge's selection of the 
     special master under this subsection, on the ground of 
     partiality.
       ``(4) Compensation.--The compensation to be allowed to a 
     special master under this section shall be based on an hourly 
     rate not greater than the hourly rate established under 
     section 3006A for payment of court-appointed counsel, plus 
     costs reasonably incurred by the special master. Such 
     compensation and costs shall be paid with funds appropriated 
     to the Judiciary.
       ``(5) Regular review of appointment.--In any civil action 
     with respect to prison conditions in which a special master 
     is appointed under this subsection, the court shall review 
     the appointment of the special master every 6 months to 
     determine whether the services of the special master continue 
     to be required under paragraph (1). In no event shall the 
     appointment of a special master extend beyond the termination 
     of the relief.
       ``(6) Limitations on powers and duties.--A special master 
     appointed under this subsection--
       ``(A) may be authorized by a court to conduct hearings and 
     prepare proposed findings of fact, which shall be made on the 
     record;
       ``(B) shall not make any findings or communications ex 
     parte;
       ``(C) may be authorized by a court to assist in the 
     development of remedial plans; and
       ``(D) may be removed at any time, but shall be relieved of 
     the appointment upon the termination of relief.
       ``(g) Definitions.--As used in this section--
       ``(1) the term `consent decree' means any relief entered by 
     the court that is based in whole or in part upon the consent 
     or acquiescence of the parties but does not include private 
     settlements;
       ``(2) the term `civil action with respect to prison 
     conditions' means any civil proceeding arising under Federal 
     law with respect to the conditions of confinement or the 
     effects of actions by government officials on the lives of 
     persons confined in prison, but does not include habeas 
     corpus proceedings challenging the fact or duration of 
     confinement in prison;
       ``(3) the term `prisoner' means any person subject to 
     incarceration, detention, or admission to any facility who is 
     accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated 
     delinquent for, violations of criminal law or the terms and 
     conditions of parole, probation, pretrial release, or 
     diversionary program;
       ``(4) the term `prisoner release order' includes any order, 
     including a temporary restraining order or preliminary 
     injunctive relief, that has the purpose or effect of reducing 
     or limiting the prison population, or that directs the 
     release from or nonadmission of prisoners to a prison;
       ``(5) the term `prison' means any Federal, State, or local 
     facility that incarcerates or detains juveniles or adults 
     accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated 
     delinquent for, violations of criminal law;
       ``(6) the term `private settlement agreement' means an 
     agreement entered into among the parties that is not subject 
     to judicial enforcement other than the reinstatement of the 
     civil proceeding that the agreement settled;
       ``(7) the term `prospective relief' means all relief other 
     than compensatory monetary damages;
       ``(8) the term `special master' means any person appointed 
     by a Federal court pursuant to Rule 53 of the Federal Rules 
     of Civil Procedure or pursuant to any inherent power of the 
     court to exercise the powers of a master, regardless of the 
     title or description given by the court; and
       ``(9) the term `relief' means all relief in any form that 
     may be granted or approved by the court, and includes consent 
     decrees but does not include private settlement 
     agreements.''.
       (b) Application of Amendment.--
       (1) In general.--Section 3626 of title 18, United States 
     Code, as amended by this section, shall apply with respect to 
     all prospective relief whether such relief was originally 
     granted or approved before, on, or after the date of the 
     enactment of this title.
       (2) Technical amendment.--Subsections (b) and (d) of 
     section 20409 of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
     Enforcement Act of 1994 are repealed.
       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of subchapter C of chapter 229 of title 18, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

       ``3626. Appropriate remedies with respect to prison 
           conditions.''.

     SEC. 803. AMENDMENTS TO CIVIL RIGHTS OF INSTITUTIONALIZED 
                   PERSONS ACT.

       (a) Initiation of Civil Actions.--Section 3(c) of the Civil 
     Rights of Institutionalized Persons Act (42 U.S.C. 1997a(c)) 
     (referred to in this section as the ``Act'') is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(c) The Attorney General shall personally sign any 
     complaint filed pursuant to this section.''.
       (b) Certification Requirements.--Section 4 of the Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1997b) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``he'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``the Attorney General''; and
       (B) by striking ``his'' and inserting ``the Attorney 
     General's''; and
       (2) by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:
       ``(b) The Attorney General shall personally sign any 
     certification made pursuant to this section.''.
       (c) Intervention in Actions.--Section 5 of the Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1997c) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``he'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``the Attorney General''; and
       (B) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) The Attorney General shall personally sign any 
     certification made pursuant to this section.''; and
       (2) by amending subsection (c) to read as follows:
       ``(c) The Attorney General shall personally sign any motion 
     to intervene made pursuant to this section.''.

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       (d) Suits by Prisoners.--Section 7 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1997e) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 7. SUITS BY PRISONERS.

       ``(a) Applicability of Administrative Remedies.--No action 
     shall be brought with respect to prison conditions under 
     section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 
     U.S.C. 1983), or any other Federal law, by a prisoner 
     confined in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility 
     until such administrative remedies as are available are 
     exhausted.
       ``(b) Failure of State To Adopt or Adhere to Administrative 
     Grievance Procedure.--The failure of a State to adopt or 
     adhere to an administrative grievance procedure shall not 
     constitute the basis for an action under section 3 or 5 of 
     this Act.
       ``(c) Dismissal.--(1) The court shall on its own motion or 
     on the motion of a party dismiss any action brought with 
     respect to prison conditions under section 1979 of the 
     Revised Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 1983), or 
     any other Federal law, by a prisoner confined in any jail, 
     prison, or other correctional facility if the court is 
     satisfied that the action is frivolous, malicious, fails to 
     state a claim upon which relief can be granted, or seeks 
     monetary relief from a defendant who is immune from such 
     relief.
       ``(2) In the event that a claim is, on its face, frivolous, 
     malicious, fails to state a claim upon which relief can be 
     granted, or seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is 
     immune from such relief, the court may dismiss the underlying 
     claim without first requiring the exhaustion of 
     administrative remedies.
       ``(d) Attorney's Fees.--(1) In any action brought by a 
     prisoner who is confined to any jail, prison, or other 
     correctional facility, in which attorney's fees are 
     authorized under section 2 of the Revised Statutes of the 
     United States (42 U.S.C. 1988), such fees shall not be 
     awarded, except to the extent that--
       ``(A) the fee was directly and reasonably incurred in 
     proving an actual violation of the plaintiff's rights 
     protected by a statute pursuant to which a fee may be awarded 
     under section 2 of the Revised Statutes; and
       ``(B)(i) the amount of the fee is proportionately related 
     to the court ordered relief for the violation; or
       ``(ii) the fee was directly and reasonably incurred in 
     enforcing the relief ordered for the violation.
       ``(2) Whenever a monetary judgment is awarded in an action 
     described in paragraph (1), a portion of the judgment (not to 
     exceed 25 percent) shall be applied to satisfy the amount of 
     attorney's fees awarded against the defendant. If the award 
     of attorney's fees is not greater than 150 percent of the 
     judgment, the excess shall be paid by the defendant.
       ``(3) No award of attorney's fees in an action described in 
     paragraph (1) shall be based on an hourly rate greater than 
     150 percent of the hourly rate established under section 
     3006A of title 18, United States Code, for payment of court-
     appointed counsel.
       ``(4) Nothing in this subsection shall prohibit a prisoner 
     from entering into an agreement to pay an attorney's fee in 
     an amount greater than the amount authorized under this 
     subsection, if the fee is paid by the individual rather than 
     by the defendant pursuant to section 2 of the Revised 
     Statutes of the United States (42 U.S.C. 1988).
       ``(e) Limitation on Recovery.--No Federal civil action may 
     be brought by a prisoner confined in a jail, prison, or other 
     correctional facility, for mental or emotional injury 
     suffered while in custody without a prior showing of physical 
     injury.
       ``(f) Hearings.--(1) To the extent practicable, in any 
     action brought with respect to prison conditions in Federal 
     court pursuant to section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the 
     United States (42 U.S.C. 1983), or any other Federal law, by 
     a prisoner confined in any jail, prison, or other 
     correctional facility, pretrial proceedings in which the 
     prisoner's participation is required or permitted shall be 
     conducted by telephone, video conference, or other 
     telecommunications technology without removing the prisoner 
     from the facility in which the prisoner is confined.
       ``(2) Subject to the agreement of the official of the 
     Federal, State, or local unit of government with custody over 
     the prisoner, hearings may be conducted at the facility in 
     which the prisoner is confined. To the extent practicable, 
     the court shall allow counsel to participate by telephone, 
     video conference, or other communications technology in any 
     hearing held at the facility.
       ``(g) Waiver of Reply.--(1) Any defendant may waive the 
     right to reply to any action brought by a prisoner confined 
     in any jail, prison, or other correctional facility under 
     section 1979 of the Revised Statutes of the United States (42 
     U.S.C. 1983) or any other Federal law. Notwithstanding any 
     other law or rule of procedure, such waiver shall not 
     constitute an admission of the allegations contained in the 
     complaint. No relief shall be granted to the plaintiff unless 
     a reply has been filed.
       ``(2) The court may require any defendant to reply to a 
     complaint brought under this section if it finds that the 
     plaintiff has a reasonable opportunity to prevail on the 
     merits.
       ``(h) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     `prisoner' means any person incarcerated or detained in any 
     facility who is accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or 
     adjudicated delinquent for, violations of criminal law or the 
     terms and conditions of parole, probation, pretrial release, 
     or diversionary program.''.
       (e) Report to Congress.--Section 8 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1997f) is amended by striking ``his report'' and inserting 
     ``the report''.
       (f) Notice to Federal Departments.--Section 10 of the Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1997h) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``his action'' and inserting ``the 
     action''; and
       (2) by striking ``he is satisfied'' and inserting ``the 
     Attorney General is satisfied''.

     SEC. 804. PROCEEDINGS IN FORMA PAUPERIS.

       (a) Filing Fees.--Section 1915 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking ``(a) Any'' and inserting ``(a)(1) Subject 
     to subsection (b), any'';
       (B) by striking ``and costs'';
       (C) by striking ``makes affidavit'' and inserting ``submits 
     an affidavit that includes a statement of all assets such 
     prisoner possesses'';
       (D) by striking ``such costs'' and inserting ``such fees'';
       (E) by striking ``he'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``the person'';
       (F) by adding immediately after paragraph (1), the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(2) A prisoner seeking to bring a civil action or appeal 
     a judgment in a civil action or proceeding without prepayment 
     of fees or security therefor, in addition to filing the 
     affidavit filed under paragraph (1), shall submit a certified 
     copy of the trust fund account statement (or institutional 
     equivalent) for the prisoner for the 6-month period 
     immediately preceding the filing of the complaint or notice 
     of appeal, obtained from the appropriate official of each 
     prison at which the prisoner is or was confined.''; and
       (G) by striking ``An appeal'' and inserting ``(3) An 
     appeal'';
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) as 
     subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), respectively;
       (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b)(1) Notwithstanding subsection (a), if a prisoner 
     brings a civil action or files an appeal in forma pauperis, 
     the prisoner shall be required to pay the full amount of a 
     filing fee. The court shall assess and, when funds exist, 
     collect, as a partial payment of any court fees required by 
     law, an initial partial filing fee of 20 percent of the 
     greater of--
       ``(A) the average monthly deposits to the prisoner's 
     account; or
       ``(B) the average monthly balance in the prisoner's account 
     for the 6-month period immediately preceding the filing of 
     the complaint or notice of appeal.
       ``(2) After payment of the initial partial filing fee, the 
     prisoner shall be required to make monthly payments of 20 
     percent of the preceding month's income credited to the 
     prisoner's account. The agency having custody of the prisoner 
     shall forward payments from the prisoner's account to the 
     clerk of the court each time the amount in the account 
     exceeds $10 until the filing fees are paid.
       ``(3) In no event shall the filing fee collected exceed the 
     amount of fees permitted by statute for the commencement of a 
     civil action or an appeal of a civil action or criminal 
     judgment.
       ``(4) In no event shall a prisoner be prohibited from 
     bringing a civil action or appealing a civil or criminal 
     judgment for the reason that the prisoner has no assets and 
     no means by which to pay the initial partial filing fee.'';
       (4) in subsection (c), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
     striking ``subsection (a) of this section'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (a) and (b) and the prepayment of any partial 
     filing fee as may be required under subsection (b)''; and
       (5) by amending subsection (e), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (2), to read as follows:
       ``(e)(1) The court may request an attorney to represent any 
     person unable to afford counsel.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding any filing fee, or any portion 
     thereof, that may have been paid, the court shall dismiss the 
     case at any time if the court determines that--
       ``(A) the allegation of poverty is untrue; or
       ``(B) the action or appeal--
       ``(i) is frivolous or malicious;
       ``(ii) fails to state a claim on which relief may be 
     granted; or
       ``(iii) seeks monetary relief against a defendant who is 
     immune from such relief.''.
       (b) Exception to Discharge of Debt in Bankruptcy 
     Proceeding.--Section 523(a) of title 11, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (16), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(17) for a fee imposed by a court for the filing of a 
     case, motion, complaint, or appeal, or for other costs and 
     expenses assessed with respect to such filing, regardless of 
     an assertion of poverty by the debtor under section 1915 (b) 
     or (f) of title 28, or the debtor's status as a prisoner, as 
     defined in section 1915(h) of title 28.''.
       (c) Costs.--Section 1915(f) of title 28, United States Code 
     (as redesignated by subsection (a)(2)), is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(f) Judgment'' and inserting ``(f)(1) 
     Judgment'';
       (2) by striking ``cases'' and inserting ``proceedings''; 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2)(A) If the judgment against a prisoner includes the 
     payment of costs under this subsection, the prisoner shall be 
     required to pay the full amount of the costs ordered.
       ``(B) The prisoner shall be required to make payments for 
     costs under this sub

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     section in the same manner as is provided for filing fees 
     under subsection (a)(2).
       ``(C) In no event shall the costs collected exceed the 
     amount of the costs ordered by the court.''.
       (d) Successive Claims.--Section 1915 of title 28, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new subsection:
       ``(g) In no event shall a prisoner bring a civil action or 
     appeal a judgment in a civil action or proceeding under this 
     section if the prisoner has, on 3 or more prior occasions, 
     while incarcerated or detained in any facility, brought an 
     action or appeal in a court of the United States that was 
     dismissed on the grounds that it is frivolous, malicious, or 
     fails to state a claim upon which relief may be granted, 
     unless the prisoner is under imminent danger of serious 
     physical injury.''.
       (e) Definition.--Section 1915 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(h) As used in this section, the term `prisoner' means 
     any person incarcerated or detained in any facility who is 
     accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or adjudicated 
     delinquent for, violations of criminal law or the terms and 
     conditions of parole, probation, pretrial release, or 
     diversionary program.''.

     SEC. 805. JUDICIAL SCREENING.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 123 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 1915 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1915A. Screening

       ``(a) Screening.--The court shall review, before docketing, 
     if feasible or, in any event, as soon as practicable after 
     docketing, a complaint in a civil action in which a prisoner 
     seeks redress from a governmental entity or officer or 
     employee of a governmental entity.
       ``(b) Grounds for Dismissal.--On review, the court shall 
     identify cognizable claims or dismiss the complaint, or any 
     portion of the complaint, if the complaint--
       ``(1) is frivolous, malicious, or fails to state a claim 
     upon which relief may be granted; or
       ``(2) seeks monetary relief from a defendant who is immune 
     from such relief.
       ``(c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     `prisoner' means any person incarcerated or detained in any 
     facility who is accused of, convicted of, sentenced for, or 
     adjudicated delinquent for, violations of criminal law or the 
     terms and conditions of parole, probation, pretrial release, 
     or diversionary program.''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 123 of 
     title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 1915 the following new item:

``1915A. Screening.''.

     SEC. 806. FEDERAL TORT CLAIMS.

       Section 1346(b) of title 28, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``(b)'' and inserting ``(b)(1)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) No person convicted of a felony who is incarcerated 
     while awaiting sentencing or while serving a sentence may 
     bring a civil action against the United States or an agency, 
     officer, or employee of the Government, for mental or 
     emotional injury suffered while in custody without a prior 
     showing of physical injury.''.

     SEC. 807. PAYMENT OF DAMAGE AWARD IN SATISFACTION OF PENDING 
                   RESTITUTION ORDERS.

       Any compensatory damages awarded to a prisoner in 
     connection with a civil action brought against any Federal, 
     State, or local jail, prison, or correctional facility or 
     against any official or agent of such jail, prison, or 
     correctional facility, shall be paid directly to satisfy any 
     outstanding restitution orders pending against the prisoner. 
     The remainder of any such award after full payment of all 
     pending restitution orders shall be forwarded to the 
     prisoner.

     SEC. 808. NOTICE TO CRIME VICTIMS OF PENDING DAMAGE AWARD.

       Prior to payment of any compensatory damages awarded to a 
     prisoner in connection with a civil action brought against 
     any Federal, State, or local jail, prison, or correctional 
     facility or against any official or agent of such jail, 
     prison, or correctional facility, reasonable efforts shall be 
     made to notify the victims of the crime for which the 
     prisoner was convicted and incarcerated concerning the 
     pending payment of any such compensatory damages.

     SEC. 809. EARNED RELEASE CREDIT OR GOOD TIME CREDIT 
                   REVOCATION.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 123 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1932. REVOCATION OF EARNED RELEASE CREDIT

       ``In any civil action brought by an adult convicted of a 
     crime and confined in a Federal correctional facility, the 
     court may order the revocation of such earned good time 
     credit under section 3624(b) of title 18, United States Code, 
     that has not yet vested, if, on its own motion or the motion 
     of any party, the court finds that--
       ``(1) the claim was filed for a malicious purpose;
       ``(2) the claim was filed solely to harass the party 
     against which it was filed; or
       ``(3) the claimant testifies falsely or otherwise knowingly 
     presents false evidence or information to the court.''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--The analysis for chapter 123 of 
     title 28, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 1931 the following:

       ``1932. Revocation of earned release credit.''.

       (c) Amendment of Section 3624 of Title 18.--Section 3624(b) 
     of title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking the first sentence;
       (B) in the second sentence--
       (i) by striking ``A prisoner'' and inserting ``Subject to 
     paragraph (2), a prisoner'';
       (ii) by striking ``for a crime of violence,''; and
       (iii) by striking ``such'';
       (C) in the third sentence, by striking ``If the Bureau'' 
     and inserting ``Subject to paragraph (2), if the Bureau'';
       (D) by striking the fourth sentence and inserting the 
     following: ``In awarding credit under this section, the 
     Bureau shall consider whether the prisoner, during the 
     relevant period, has earned, or is making satisfactory 
     progress toward earning, a high school diploma or an 
     equivalent degree.''; and
       (E) in the sixth sentence, by striking ``Credit for the 
     last'' and inserting ``Subject to paragraph (2), credit for 
     the last''; and
       (2) by amending paragraph (2) to read as follows:
       ``(2) Notwithstanding any other law, credit awarded under 
     this subsection after the date of enactment of the Prison 
     Litigation Reform Act shall vest on the date the prisoner is 
     released from custody.''.

     SEC. 810. SEVERABILITY.

       If any provision of this title, an amendment made by this 
     title, or the application of such provision or amendment to 
     any person or circumstance is held to be unconstitutional, 
     the remainder of this title, the amendments made by this 
     title, and the application of the provisions of such to any 
     person or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.
       This Act may be cited as the ``Departments of Commerce, 
     Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1996''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
     Harold Rogers,
     Jim Kolbe,
     Charles H. Taylor,
     Ralph Regula,
     Mike Forbes,
     Bob Livingston,
     Alan B. Mollohan,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Judd Gregg,
     Mark O. Hatfield,
     Ted Stevens,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Mitch McConnell,
     James M. Jeffords,
     Thad Cochran,
     Ernest F. Hollings (with reservations),
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  Mr. SKAGGS moved to recommit the conference report on H.R. 2076 to the 
committee of conference with the instruction that within the scope of 
the differences committed to them, that the managers on the part of the 
House insist that the funds intended for community policing from within 
the $1,903,000,000, provided under the heading ``Violent Crime Reduction 
Programs, State and Local Law Enforcement Assistance'' for Local Law 
Enforcement Block Grants, pursuant to H.R. 728 as passed by the House of 
Representatives on February 14, 1995, in the conference substitute be 
provided instead pursuant to the Public Safety Partnership and Community 
Policing provisions of title I of the Violent Crime Control and Law 
Enforcement Act of 1994 for which the Senate amendment provided funds.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question on the motion to recommit 
was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. SKAGGS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

190

When there appeared

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Nays

231

para.157.18                  [Roll No. 840]

                                YEAS--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)

[[Page 2651]]


     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--231

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Chapman
     DeFazio
     Fowler
     Jefferson
     Laughlin
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Whitfield
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to recommit the conference report with instructions was 
not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

256

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affirmative

Nays

166

para.157.19                  [Roll No. 841]

                                YEAS--256

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--166

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chenoweth
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Moakley
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns

[[Page 2652]]


     Velazquez
     Vento
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Chapman
     Clayton
     DeFazio
     Fowler
     Jefferson
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Wilson
     Young (AK)
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.157.20  submission of conference report--h.r. 2099

  Mr. LEWIS of California submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-
384) on the bill (H.R. 2099) making appropriations for the Departments 
of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; together 
with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para.157.21  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries.

para.157.22  notice requirement--motion to instruct conferees--h.r. 4

  Mr. MILLER of California, pursuant to clause 1(c) of rule XXVIII, 
announced his intention to instruct the managers on the part of the 
House at the conference with the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the 
two Houses on the bill (H.R. 4) to restore the American family, reduce 
illegitimacy, control welfare spending and reduce welfare dependence, 
that in resolving differences between the two Houses with respect to 
subtitle B of title III of the House bill (relating to family and 
school-based nutrition block grants) and title IV of the Senate 
amendment (relating to child nutrition programs), the managers should 
concur in the Senate amendment insofar as such amendment does not 
contain any block grants relating to the school lunch program under the 
National School Lunch Act and does not contain any block grants relating 
to any family nutrition program under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 or 
the National School Lunch Act.

para.157.23  message from the president--veto of h.r. 2491

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the House of Representatives:
  I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 2491, the budget 
reconciliation bill adopted by the Republican majority, which seeks to 
make extreme cuts and other unacceptable changes in Medicare and 
Medicaid, and to raise taxes on millions of working Americans.
  As I have repeatedly stressed, I want to find common ground with the 
Congress on a balanced budget plan that will best serve the American 
people. But, I have profound differences with the extreme approach that 
the Republican majority has adopted. It would hurt average Americans and 
help special interests.
  My balanced budget plan reflects the values that Americans share--work 
and family, opportunity and responsibility. It would protect Medicare 
and retain Medicaid's guarantee of coverage; invest in education and 
training and other priorities; protect public health and the 
environment; and provide for a targeted tax cut to help middle-income 
Americans raise their children, save for the future, and pay for 
postsecondary education. To reach balance, my plan would eliminate 
wasteful spending, streamline programs, and end unneeded subsidies; take 
the first, serious steps toward health care reform; and reform welfare 
to reward work.
  By contrast, H.R. 2491 would cut deeply into Medicare, Medicaid, 
student loans, and nutrition programs; hurt the environment; raise taxes 
on millions of working men and women and their families by slashing the 
Earned Income Tax Credit (EITC); and provide a huge tax cut whose 
benefits would flow disproportionately to those who are already the most 
well-off.
  Moreover, this bill creates new fiscal pressures. Revenue losses from 
the tax cuts grow rapidly after 2002, with costs exploding for 
provisions that primarily benefit upper-income taxpayers. Taken 
together, the revenue losses for the 3 years after 2002 for the 
individual retirement account (IRA), capital gains, and estate tax 
provisions exceed the losses for the preceding 6 years.
  Title VIII would cut Medicare by $270 billion over 7 years--by far the 
largest cut in Medicare's 30-year history. While we need to slow the 
rate of growth in Medicare spending, I believe Medicare must keep pace 
with anticipated increases in the costs of medical services and the 
growing number of elderly Americans. This bill would fall woefully short 
and would hurt beneficiaries, over half of whom are women. In addition, 
the bill introduces untested, and highly questionable, Medicare 
``choices'' that could increase risks and costs for the most vulnerable 
beneficiaries.
  Title VII would cut Federal Medicaid payments to States by $163 
billion over 7 years and convert the program into a block grant, 
eliminating guaranteed coverage to millions of Americans and putting 
States at risk during economic downturns. States would face untenable 
choices: cutting benefits, dropping coverage for millions of 
beneficiaries, or reducing provider payments to a level that would 
undermine quality service to children, people with disabilities, the 
elderly, pregnant women, and others who depend on Medicaid. I am also 
concerned that the bill has inadequate quality and income protections 
for nursing home residents, the developmentally disabled, and their 
families; and that it would eliminate a program that guarantees 
immunizations to many children.
  Title IV would virtually eliminate the Direct Student Loan Program, 
reversing its significant progress and ending the participation of over 
1,300 schools and hundreds of thousands of students. These actions would 
hurt middle- and low-income families, make student loan programs less 
efficient, perpetuate unnecessary red tape, and deny students and 
schools the free-market choice of guaranteed or direct loans.
  Title V would open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) to oil 
and gas drilling, threatening a unique, pristine ecosystem, in hopes of 
generating $1.3 billion in Federal revenues--a revenue estimate based on 
wishful thinking and outdated analysis. I want to protect this 
biologically rich wilderness permanently. I am also concerned that the 
Congress has chosen to use the reconciliation bill as a catch-all for 
various objectionable natural resource and environmental policies. One 
would retain the notorious patenting provision whereby the government 
transfers billions of dollars of publicly owned minerals at little or no 
charge to private interests; another would transfer Federal land for a 
low-level radioactive waste site in California without public 
safeguards.
  While making such devastating cuts in Medicare, Medicaid, and other 
vital programs, this bill would provide huge tax cuts for those who are 
already the most well-off. Over 47 percent of the tax benefits would go 
to families with incomes over $100,000--the top 12 percent. The bill 
would provide unwarranted benefits to corporations and new tax breaks 
for special interests. At the same time, it would raise taxes, on 
average, for the poorest one-fifth of all families.
  The bill would make capital gains cuts retroactive to January 1, 1995, 
providing a windfall of $13 billion in about the first 9 months of 1995 
alone to taxpayers who already have sold their assets. While my 
Administration supports limited reform of the alternative minimum tax 
(AMT), this bill's cuts in the corporate AMT would not adequately ensure 
that profitable corporations pay at least some Federal tax. The bill 
also would encourage businesses to avoid taxes by stockpiling foreign 
earnings in tax havens. And the bill does not include my proposal to 
close a loophole that allows wealthy Americans to avoid taxes on the 
gains they accrue by giving up their U.S. citizenship. Instead, it 
substitutes a provision that would prove ineffective.
  While cutting taxes for the well-off, this bill would cut the EITC 
for almost 13 million working families. It would repeal part of the 
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crease for taxpayers with two or more children, and end the credit for 
workers who do not live with qualifying children. Even after accounting 
for other tax cuts in this bill, about eight million families would 
face a net tax increase.
  The bill would threaten the retirement benefit of workers and 
increase the exposure of the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation by 
making it easy for companies to withdraw tax-favored pension assets for 
nonpension purposes. It also would raise Federal employee retirement 
contributions, unduly burdening Federal workers. Moreover, the bill 
would eliminate the low-income housing tax credit and the community 
development corporation tax credit, which address critical housing 
needs and help rebuild communities. Finally, the bill would repeal the 
tax credit that encourages economic activity in Puerto Rico. We must 
not ignore the real needs of our citizens in Puerto Rico, and any 
legislation must contain effective mechanisms to promote job creation 
in the islands.
  Title XII includes many welfare provisions. I strongly support real 
welfare reform that strengthens families and encourages work and 
responsibility. But the provisions in this bill, when added to the EITC 
cuts, would cut low-income programs too deeply. For welfare reform to 
succeed, savings should result from moving people from welfare to work, 
not from cutting people off and shifting costs to the States. The cost 
of excessive program cuts in human terms--to working families, single 
mothers with small children, abused and neglected children, low-income 
legal immigrants, and disabled children--would be grave. In addition, 
this bill threatens the national nutritional safety net by making 
unwarranted changes in child nutrition programs and the national food 
stamp program.
  The agriculture provisions would eliminate the safety net that farm 
programs provide for U.S. agriculture. Title I would provide windfall 
payments to producers when prices are high, but not protect family farm 
income when prices are low. In addition, it would slash spending for 
agricultural export assistance and reduce the environmental benefits of 
the Conservation Reserve Program.
  For all of these reasons, and for others detailed in the attachment, 
this bill is unacceptable.
  Nevertheless, while I have major differences with the Congress, I 
want to work with Members to find a common path to balance the budget 
in a way that will honor our commitment to senior citizens, help 
working families, provide a better life for our children, and improve 
the standard of living of all Americans.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, December 6, 1995.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ENSIGN, announced that the objections of 
the President would be spread upon the pages of the Journal.
  The message, together with the accompanying bill, was ordered to be 
printed (H. Doc. 104-141).
  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent, the veto message and 
accompanying bill were referred to the Committee on the Budget.

para.157.24  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. KOLBE, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 11 
o'clock a.m. on Thursday, December 7, 1995.

para.157.25  waiving points of order against conference report on h.r. 
          2099

  Mr. DIAZ-BALART, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-385) the resolution (H. Res. 291) waiving points of order 
against the further conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2099) 
making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
Housing and Urban Development and for sundry independent agencies, 
boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.157.26  message from the president--administration of export 
          controls

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ENSIGN, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  In order to take additional steps with respect to the national 
emergency described and declared in Executive Order No. 12924 of August 
19, 1994, and continued on August 15, 1995, necessitated by the 
expiration of the Export Administration Act of August 20, 1994, I hereby 
report to the Congress that pursuant to section 204(b) of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act, 50 U.S.C. 1703(b) (``the 
Act''), I have today exercised the authority granted by the Act to issue 
an Executive order (a copy of which is attached) to revise the existing 
procedures for processing export license applications submitted to the 
Department of Commerce.
  The Executive order establishes two basic principles for processing 
export license applications submitted to the Department of Commerce 
under the Act and the Regulations, or under any renewal of, or successor 
to, the Export Administration Act and the Regulations. First, all such 
license applications must be resolved or referred to me for resolution 
no later than 90 calendar days after they are submitted to the 
Department of Commerce. Second, the Departments of State, Defense, and 
Energy, and the Arms Control and Disarmament Agency will have the 
authority to review any such license application. In addition, the 
Executive order sets forth specific procedures including intermediate 
time frames, for review and resolution of such license applications.
  The Executive order is designed to make the licensing process more 
efficient and transparent for exporters while ensuring that our national 
security, foreign policy, and nonproliferation interests remain fully 
protected.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, December 5, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-142).

para.157.27  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, for today and balance of the week; and
  To Mr. TUCKER, for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para.157.28  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ABERCROMBIE, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 11 o'clock and 14 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
11 o'clock a.m. on Thursday, December 7, 1995.

para.157.29  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. LEWIS of California: Committee of Conference. 
     Conference report on H.R. 2009. A bill making appropriations 
     for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
     commissions, corporations, and offices for fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     384). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. QUILLEN: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 291. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the further 
     conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2099) making 
     appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and 
     Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent 
     agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for 
     the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-385). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1787. A bill to 
     amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to repeal the 
     saccharin notice requirement (Rept. No. 104-386). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 325. A bill to 
     amend the Clean Air Act to provide for an optional provision 
     for the reduction of work-related vehicle trips and miles 
     traveled in ozone nonattainment areas designated as severe, 
     and for other purposes; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-
     387). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.

para.157.30  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:


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           By Mr. CHRISTENSEN:
       H.R. 2722. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the look-back method shall not apply to 
     construction contracts required to use the percentage of 
     completion method; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE:
       H.R. 2723. A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to permit employers to provide for flexible and 
     compressed schedules, to permit employers to give priority 
     treatment in hiring decisions to former employees after 
     periods of family care responsibility, to maintain the 
     minimum wage and overtime exemption for employees subject to 
     certain leave policies, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. EVANS:
       H.R. 2724. A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act 
     to require Federal contracts debarment for persons who 
     violate labor relations provisions, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H.R. 2725. A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act to require Federal contracts debarment for persons 
     who violate the act's provisions, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GALLEGLY:
       H.R. 2726. A bill to make certain technical corrections in 
     laws relating to native Americans, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Doolittle, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Kingston, 
             Mr. Salmon, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Tauzin):
       H.R. 2727. A bill to require Congress and the President to 
     fulfill their constitutional duty to take personal 
     responsibility for Federal laws; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee on Rules, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HEFLEY:
       H.R. 2728. A bill to amend the National Trails System Act 
     to designate the Old Spanish Trail and the northern branch of 
     the Old Spanish Trail for potential inclusion into the 
     National Trails System, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
             Rose, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Filner, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
             Mr. Pickett, Mr. Scott, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
             Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Johnston of Florida, and Mr. 
             Fazio of California):
       H.R. 2729. A bill to amend the Social Security Act to 
     provide for the waiver of the Medicare part B late enrollment 
     penalty and the establishment of a special enrollment period 
     for certain military retirees and their dependents; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. MFUME:
       H.R. 2730. A bill to eliminate segregationist language from 
     the Second Morrill Act; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
             Traficant):
       H.R. 2731. A bill to require the United States to oppose 
     and vote against any proposal to create any financing 
     mechanism designed to prevent or resolve the insolvency of 
     sovereign nations; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Shadegg):
       H.R. 2732. A bill to authorize an agreement between the 
     Secretary of the Interior and a State providing for the 
     continued operation by State employees of national parks in 
     the State during any period in which the National Park 
     Service is unable to maintain the normal level of park 
     operations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mr. THOMPSON:
       H.R. 2733. A bill to provide clarification in the 
     reimbursement to States for federally funded employees 
     carrying out Federal programs during the lapse in 
     appropriations between November 14, 1995, through November 
     19, 1995; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. ZIMMER:
       H.R. 2734. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to repeal the 50-percent limitation on business meals 
     and entertainment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. McHale, 
             Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Blute):
       H. Con. Res. 118. Concurrent resolution calling on the 
     President to provide to the United States Armed Forces in the 
     former Yugoslavia resources and other support necessary to 
     carry out the mission of enforcing the peace agreement 
     between the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic 
     of Croatia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; to the 
     Committee on International Relations, and in addition to the 
     Committee on National Security, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts:
       H. Res. 292. Resolution providing for the consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 2409) to increase the public debt limit; to 
     the Committee on Rules.

para.157.31  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII,

       Mr. ROSE introduced a bill (H.R. 2735) to authorize the 
     Secretary of Transportation to issue a certificate of 
     documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
     the coastwise trade for the vessel Shogun; which was referred 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.

para.157.32  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 65: Mr. Chrysler.
       H.R. 104: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Chrysler and Mr. Brewster.
       H.R. 303: Mr. Chrysler.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Chrysler and Mr. Coyne.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. 
     Moran.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Bishop.
       H.R. 721: Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Tiahrt.
       H.R. 972: Mr. Bass.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Davis, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Wolf, 
     and Mr. Peterson of Florida.
       H.R. 1090: Mr. Chrysler and Mr. Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 1226: Mr. Stenholm, Ms. Pryce, and Mr. Gunderson.
       H.R. 1227: Mr. Sam Johnson and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 1406: Mr. Reed.
       H.R. 1448: Mr. Largent and Mr. McIntosh.
       H.R. 1458: Mr. Smith of New Jersey. 
       H.R. 1514: Mr. Fawell, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. 
     Heineman, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Towns, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Schiff, 
     Mr. Farr, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Saxton, 
     and Mr. Hastings of Florida.
       H.R. 1627: Mr. LaTourette.  
       H.R. 1733: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 1787: Mr. Hobson, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Brewster, and Mr. 
     Linder.
       H.R. 1972: Mrs. Seastrand, Ms. Pryce, and Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 2245: Mr. Filner.  
       H.R. 2301: Mr. Quillen and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 2333: Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Quillen, Mr. 
     Pickett, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 2400: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 2416: Mr. McHale.
       H.R. 2447: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 2480: Mr. Fox, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
     Lipinski, Mr. King, and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 2506: Mr. Skelton.
       H.R. 2547: Mr. Quillen, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hilleary, 
     Mr. Tanner, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Clement, and Mr. 
     Ford.
       H.R. 2572: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2578: Mr. Frazer, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hyde, 
     Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Bryant 
     of Texas, Mr. Miller of California, and Mrs. Morella.
       H.R. 2598: Mr. Goss.
       H.R. 2627: Mr. Bateman, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
     Istook, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Studds, and 
     Mr. Tauzin.
       H.R. 2651: Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 2654: Mr. Thompson and Ms. Waters.
       H.R. 2664: Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Wise, Mr. Thornton, and Mr. 
     Thompson.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Fazio of California.
       H. Res. 30: Mr. Saxton, Mr. Linder, and Mr. Duncan.
       H. Res. 283: Mr. Sam Johnson.
       H. Res. 286: Ms. Rivers, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
     Thompson.

para.157.33  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 1963: Mr. Kleczka.
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                    THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1995 (158)

para.158.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 December 7, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable E. Clay Shaw, Jr., to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

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para.158.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, December 6, 1995.
  Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GUTKNECHT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.158.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1782. A letter from the Deputy and Acting CEO, Resolution 
     Trust Corporation, transmitting a list of property that is 
     covered by the Corporation as of September 30, 1995, pursuant 
     to Public Law 101-591, section 10(a)(1) (104 Stat. 2939); to 
     the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1783. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the Department's first annual report 
     to Congress summarizing evaluation activities related to the 
     Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children 
     with Serious Emotional Disturbances Program, pursuant to 
     section 565(c)(2) of the Public Health Service Act; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1784. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB estimate of the amount of change in 
     outlays or receipts, as the case may be, in each fiscal year 
     through fiscal year 2000 resulting from passage of S. 395, S. 
     440, and S. 1328, pursuant to Public Law 101-508, section 
     13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-582); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1785. A letter from the Secretary, Department of Energy, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the office of inspector 
     general and management's report on audit recommendations for 
     the period April 1, 1995, through September 30, 1995, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1786. A letter from the Chief Executive Officer, 
     Corporation for National Service, transmitting the semiannual 
     report on activities of the inspector general for the period 
     April 1, 1995, through September 30, 1995, and the management 
     report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. 
     Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight.
       1787. A letter from the Chairman and CEO, Farm Credit 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     inspector general for the period April 1, 1995, through 
     September 30, 1995, and the management report for the same 
     period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1788. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Housing Finance 
     Board, transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector 
     general for the period April 1, 1995, through September 30, 
     1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 5(b); 
     to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1789. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Trade Commission, 
     transmitting the Commission's annual management report for 
     the year ended September 30, 1995, pursuant to Public Law 
     101-576, section 306(a) (104 Stat. 2854); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1790. A letter from the Chairman, International Trade 
     Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on activities 
     of the inspector general for the period April 1, 1995, 
     through September 30, 1995, and the management report for the 
     same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) Sec. 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1791. A letter from the Chairperson, National Commission on 
     Libraries and Information Science, transmitting the 
     semiannual report of the inspector general for the period 
     April 1, 1995, through September 30, 1995, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act ) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1792. A letter from the Chairman, National Endowment for 
     the Arts, transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector 
     general for the period April 1, 1995, through September 30, 
     1995, and the semiannual report on final action for the same 
     period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1793. A letter from the Deputy Independent Counsel, Office 
     of Independent Counsel, transmitting the Counsel's annual 
     report on audit and investigative activities, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. 3 section 8E(h)(2); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1794. A letter from the Director, Office of Personnel 
     Management, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     inspector general for the period of April 1, 1995, through 
     September 30, 1995, and management response for the same 
     period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1795. A letter from the Director, Selective Service System, 
     transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1796. A letter from the Director, Selective Service System, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector general 
     for the period April 1, 1995, through September 30, 1995, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1797. A letter from the Director, U.S. Information Agency, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector general 
     for the period April 1, 1995, through September 30, 1995, and 
     the management report for the same period, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 6(b); to the Committee 
     on Government and Oversight.
       1798. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1799. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Indian 
     Affairs, Department of the Interior, transmitting a draft of 
     proposed legislation to establish an equipment capitalization 
     fund within the Bureau of Indian Affairs; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
       1800. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Aviation 
     Administration, transmitting the FAA report of progress on 
     developing and certifying the Traffic Alert and Collision 
     Avoidance System [TCAS] for the period July through September 
     1995, pursuant to Public Law 100-223, section 203(b) (101 
     Stat. 1518); to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
       1801. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
     of 1949 to authorize the Administrator of General Services to 
     transfer title to surplus Federal personal property to State 
     agencies when the transfer document for donation is executed; 
     jointly, to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight 
     and National Security.
       1802. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting the report on accounts containing 
     unvouchered expenditures potentially subject to audit by GAO, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3524(b); jointly, to the Committees on 
     Government Reform and Oversight, Appropriations, and the 
     Budget.

para.158.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundegran, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 660. An Act to amend the Fair Housing Act to modify 
     the exemption from certain familial status discrimination 
     prohibitions granted to housing for older persons.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 790) ``An Act to provide for the modification 
or elimination of Federal reporting requirements'' with an amendment.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 99-83, the 
Chair, on behalf of the President pro tempore, appoints Rabbi Chaskel 
Besser, of New York, E. William Crotty, of Florida, and Ned Bandler, of 
New York, to the Commission for the Preservation of America's Heritage 
Abroad.

para.158.5  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Wednesday, December 6, 1995.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para.158.6  waiving points of order against the further conference 
          report on h.r. 2099

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 291):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the further conference report to 
     accompany, and the amendment reported from conference in 
     disagreement on, the bill (H.R. 2099) making appropriations 
     for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
     commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes. All points 
     of

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     order against the conference report and against its 
     consideration, and against the motion printed in the joint 
     explanatory statement of the committee of conference to 
     dispose of the amendment of the Senate numbered 63, are 
     waived. The conference report, the amendment reported in 
     disagreement, and the motion shall be considered as read. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     motion to its final adoption without intervening motion 
     except debate pursuant to clause 2(b)(1) of rule XXVIII. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. QUILLEN, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAW, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. QUILLEN objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

242

When there appeared

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Nays

175

para.158.7                   [Roll No. 842]

                                YEAS--242

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--175

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Ackerman
     Bevill
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     Fowler
     Hancock
     Istook
     Rivers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Watts (OK)
     Young (AK)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.158.8  va-hud appropriations

  Mr. LEWIS of California, pursuant to House Resolution 291, called up 
the following further conference report (Rept. No. 104-384):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2099) ``making appropriations for the Departments of Veterans 
     Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry 
     independent agencies, boards, commissions, corporations, and 
     offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes,'' having met, after full and free 
     conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 1, 2, 
     3, 5, 12, 14, 20, 24, 43, 62, 67, 75, 82, 86, 87, 89, 90, 91, 
     92, 98, 111, 112, and 116.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendments of the Senate numbered, 6, 7, 10, 11, 17, 19, 21, 
     22, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 34, 35, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 45, 46, 
     47, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 59, 60, 61, 64, 69, 
     73, 78, 79, 84, 85, 88, 93, 95, 96, 97, 99, 100, 101, 103, 
     106, 107, 108, 113, and 115, and agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 4:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 4, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $16,564,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 8:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 8, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: $848,143,000: Provided, That of the amount 
     appropriated and any other funds made available from any 
     other source for activities funded under this heading, except 
     reimbursements, not to exceed $214,109,000 shall be available 
     for General Administration; including not to exceed (1) 
     $2,450,000 for personnel compensation and benefits and 
     $50,000 for travel in the Office of the Secretary, (2) 
     $4,392,000 for personnel compensation and benefits and 
     $75,000 for travel in the Office of the Assistant Secretary 
     for Policy and Planning, (3) $1,980,000 for personnel 
     compensation and benefits and $33,000 for travel in the 
     Office of the Assistant Secretary for Congressional Affairs, 
     and (4) $3,500,000 for personnel compensation and benefits 
     and $100,000 for travel in the Office of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Public and Intergovernmental Affairs: Provided 
     further, That during fiscal year 1996, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the number of individuals employed by 
     the Department of Veterans Affairs (1) in other than ``career 
     appointee'' positions in the Senior Executive Service shall 
     not exceed 6, and (2) in schedule C positions shall not 
     exceed 11: Provided further, That not to exceed $6,000,000 of 
     the amount appropriated shall be available for administrative 
     expenses to carry out the direct and guaranteed loan programs 
     under the Loan Guaranty Program Account; and the Senate agree 
     to the same.
       Amendment numbered 9:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 9, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $136,155,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 13:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 13, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:

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       Delete the matter proposed by said amendment and on page 16 
     of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 2099, delete the language 
     on lines 9-18.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 15:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 15, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in said amendment, insert: 
     $4,500,000; and the Senate agreed to the same.
       Amendment numbered 16:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 16, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:
       For assistance under the United States Housing Act of 1937, 
     as amended (``the Act'' herein) (42 U.S.C. 1437), not 
     otherwise provided for, $10,155,795,000, to remain available 
     until expended: Provided, That of the total amount provided 
     under this head, $160,000,000 shall be for the development or 
     acquisition cost of public housing for Indian families, 
     including amounts for housing under the mutual help 
     homeownership opportunity program under section 202 of the 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1437bb): Provided further, That of the total 
     amount provided under this head, $2,500,000,000 shall be for 
     modernization of existing public housing projects pursuant to 
     section 14 of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1437l), including up to 
     $20,000,000 for the inspection of public housing units, 
     contract expertise, and training and technical assistance, 
     directly or indirectly, under grants, contracts, or 
     cooperative agreements, to assist in the oversight and 
     management of public and Indian housing (whether or not the 
     housing is being modernized with assistance under this 
     proviso) or tenant-based assistance, including, but not 
     limited to, an annual resident survey, data collection and 
     analysis, training and technical assistance by or to 
     officials and employees of the Department and of public 
     housing agencies and to residents in connection with the 
     public and Indian housing program: Provided further, That of 
     the total amount provided under this head, $400,000,000 shall 
     be for rental subsidy contracts under the section 8 existing 
     housing certificate program and the housing voucher program 
     under section 8 of the Act, except that such amounts shall be 
     used only for units necessary to provide housing assistance 
     for residents to be relocated from existing federally 
     subsidized or assisted housing, for replacement housing for 
     units demolished or disposed of (including units to be 
     disposed of pursuant to a homeownership program under section 
     5(h) or title III of the United States Housing Act of 1937) 
     from the public housing inventory, for funds related to 
     litigation settlements, for the conversion of section 23 
     projects to assistance under section 8, for public housing 
     agencies to implement allocation plans approved by the 
     Secretary for designated housing, for funds to carry out the 
     family unification program, and for the relocation of 
     witnesses in connection with efforts to combat crime in 
     public and assisted housing pursuant to a request from a law 
     enforcement or prosecution agency: Provided further, That of 
     the total amount provided under this head, $4,350,862,000 
     shall be for assistance under the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437) for use in connection with expiring 
     or terminating section 8 subsidy contracts, such amount shall 
     be merged with all remaining obligated and unobligated 
     balances heretofore appropriated under the heading ``Renewal 
     of expiring section 8 subsidy contracts'': Provided further, 
     That notwithstanding any other provision of law, assistance 
     reserved under the two preceding provisos may be used in 
     connection with any provision of Federal law enacted in this 
     Act or after the enactment of this Act that authorizes the 
     use of rental assistance amounts in connection with such 
     terminated or expired contracts: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary may determine not to apply section 8(o)(6)(B) of 
     the Act to housing vouchers during fiscal year 1996: Provided 
     further, That of the total amount provided under this head, 
     $610,575,000 shall be for amendments to section 8 contracts 
     other than contracts for projects developed under section 202 
     of the Housing Act of 1959, as amended; and $261,000,000 
     shall be for section 8 assistance and rehabilitation grants 
     for property disposition: Provided further, That during 
     fiscal year 1996, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development may manage and dispose of multifamily properties 
     owned by the Secretary, including the provision for grants 
     from the General Insurance Fund (12 U.S.C. 1735c) for the 
     necessary costs of rehabilitation and other related 
     development costs, and multifamily mortgages held by the 
     Secretary without regard to any other provision of law: 
     Provided further, That 50 per centum of the amounts of budget 
     authority, or in lieu thereof 50 per centum of the cash 
     amounts associated with such budget authority, that are 
     recaptured from projects described in section 1012(a) of the 
     Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Amendments Act of 
     1988 (Public Law 100-628, 102 Stat 3224, 3268) shall be 
     rescinded, or in the case of cash, shall be remitted to the 
     Treasury, and such amounts of budget authority or cash 
     recaptured and not rescinded or remitted to the Treasury 
     shall be used by State housing finance agencies or local 
     governments or local housing agencies with projects approved 
     by the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development for which 
     settlement occurred after January 1, 1992, in accordance with 
     such section: Provided further, That of the total amount 
     provided under this head, $171,000,000 shall be for housing 
     opportunities for persons with AIDS under title VIII, 
     subtitle D of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act; and $65,000,000 shall be for the lead-based 
     paint hazard reduction program as authorized under sections 
     1011 and 1053 of the Residential Lead-Based Hazard Reduction 
     Act of 1992: Provided further, That the Secretary may make up 
     to $5,000,000 of any amount recaptured in this account 
     available for the development of performance and financial 
     systems.
       Of the total amount provided under this head, $624,000,000, 
     plus amounts recaptured from interest reduction payment 
     contracts for section 236 projects whose owners prepay their 
     mortgages during fiscal year 1996 (which amounts shall be 
     transferred and merged with this account), shall be for use 
     in conjunction with properties that are eligible for 
     assistance under the Low Income Housing Preservation and 
     Resident Homeownership Act of 1990 (LIHPRHA) or the Emergency 
     Low-Income Housing Preservation Act of 1987 (ELIHPA): 
     Provided, That prior to July 1, 1996, funding to carry out 
     plans of action shall be limited to sales of projects to non-
     profit organizations, tenant-sponsored organizations, and 
     other priority purchasers: Provided further, That of the 
     amount made available by this paragraph, up to $10,000,000 
     shall be available for preservation technical assistance 
     grants pursuant to section 253 of the Housing and Community 
     Development Act of 1987, as amended: Provided further, That 
     with respect to amounts made available by this paragraph, 
     after July 1, 1996, if the Secretary determines that the 
     demand for funding may exceed amounts available for such 
     funding, the Secretary (1) may determine priorities for 
     distributing available funds, including giving priority 
     funding to tenants displaced due to mortgage prepayment and 
     to projects that have not yet been funded but which have 
     approved plans of action; and (2) may impose a temporary 
     moratorium on applications by potential recipients of such 
     funding: Provided further, That an owner of eligible low-
     income housing may prepay the mortgage or request voluntary 
     termination of a mortgage insurance contract, so long as said 
     owner agrees not to raise rents for sixty days after such 
     prepayment: Provided further, That an owner of eligible low-
     income housing who has not timely filed a second notice under 
     section 216(d) prior to the effective date of this Act may 
     file such notice by March 1, 1996: Provided further, That 
     such developments have been determined to have preservation 
     equity at least equal to the lesser of $5,000 per unit or 
     $500,000 per project or the equivalent of eight times the 
     most recently published fair market rent for the area in 
     which the project is located as the appropriate unit size for 
     all of the units in the eligible project: Provided further, 
     That the Secretary may modify the regulatory agreement to 
     permit owners and priority purchasers to retain rental income 
     in excess of the basic rental charge in projects assisted 
     under section 236 of the National Housing Act, for the 
     purpose of preserving the low and moderate income character 
     of the housing: Provided further, That the Secretary may give 
     priority to funding and processing the following projects 
     provided that the funding is obligated not later than August 
     1, 1996: (1) projects with approved plans of action to retain 
     the housing that file a modified plan of action no later than 
     July 1, 1996 to transfer the housing; (2) projects with 
     approved plans of action that are subject to a repayment or 
     settlement agreement that was executed between the owner and 
     the Secretary prior to September 1, 1995; (3) projects for 
     which submissions were delayed as a result of their location 
     in areas that were designated as a federal disaster area in a 
     Presidential Disaster Declaration; and (4) projects whose 
     processing was, in fact or in practical effect, suspended, 
     deferred, or interrupted for a period of twelve months or 
     more because of differing interpretations, by the Secretary 
     and an owner or by the Secretary and a state or local rent 
     regulatory agency, concerning the timing of filing 
     eligibility or the effect of a presumptively applicable state 
     or local rent control law or regulation on the determination 
     of preservation value under section 213 of LIHPRHA, as 
     amended, if the owner of such project filed notice of intent 
     to extend the low-income affordability restrictions of the 
     housing, or transfer to a qualified purchaser who would 
     extend such restrictions, on or before November 1, 1993: 
     Provided further, That eligible low-income housing shall 
     include properties meeting the requirements of this paragraph 
     with mortgages that are held by a State agency as a result of 
     a sale by the Secretary without insurance, which immediately 
     before the sale would have been eligible low-income housing 
     under LIHPRHA: Provided further, That notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, subject to the availability of 
     appropriated funds, each unassisted low-income family 
     residing in the housing on the date of prepayment or 
     voluntary termination, and whose rent, as a result of a rent 
     increase occurring no later than one year after the date of 
     the prepayment, exceeds 30 percent of adjusted income, shall 
     be offered tenant-based assistance in accordance with section 
     8 or any successor program, under which the family shall pay 
     no less for rent than it paid on such date: Provided further, 
     That any family receiving tenant-based assistance under the 
     preceding proviso may elect (1) to remain in the unit of the 
     housing and if the rent exceeds the fair market rent or 
     payment standard, as applicable, the rent shall be deemed to 
     be the applicable standard, so long as the administering 
     public housing agency finds that the rent is reasonable in 
     comparison with rents charged for comparable unassisted 
     housing units in the market or (2) to move from the housing 
     and the rent will be subject to the fair market rent of the 
     payment standard, as applicable, under existing program rules 
     and procedures: Provided further, That up to $10,000,000 of 
     the amount made available by this paragraph may be used at 
     the discretion of the Secretary to reimburse owners of 
     eligible properties for which plans of action were submitted 
     prior to the effective date of this Act, but were not 
     executed for lack of available funds, with such reimbursement 
     available only for documented costs directly applicable to 
     the preparation of the plan of action as determined by the

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     Secretary, and shall be made available on terms and 
     conditions to be established by the Secretary: Provided 
     further, That, notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     effective October 1, 1996, the Secretary shall suspend 
     further processing of preservation applications which do not 
     have approved plans of action.
       Of the total amount provided under this head, $780,190,000 
     shall be for capital advances, including amendments to 
     capital advance contracts, for housing for the elderly, as 
     authorized by section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959, as 
     amended, and for project rental assistance, and amendments to 
     contracts for project rental assistance, for supportive 
     housing for the elderly under section 202(c)(2) of the 
     Housing Act of 1959; and $233,168,000 shall be for capital 
     advances, including amendments to capital advance contracts, 
     for supportive housing for persons with disabilities, as 
     authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act; and for project rental assistance, 
     and amendments to contracts for project rental assistance, 
     for supportive housing for persons with disabilities as 
     authorized by section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act: Provided, That the Secretary may 
     designate up to 25 percent of the amounts earmarked under 
     this paragraph for section 811 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
     National Affordable Housing Act for tenant-based assistance, 
     as authorized under that section, which assistance is five-
     years in duration: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
     waive any provision of section 202 of the Housing Act of 1959 
     and section 811 of the National Affordable Housing Act 
     (including the provisions governing the terms and conditions 
     of project rental assistance) that the Secretary determines 
     is not necessary to achieve the objectives of these programs, 
     or that otherwise impedes the ability to develop, operate or 
     administer projects assisted under these programs, and may 
     make provision for alternative conditions or terms where 
     appropriate.


          public housing demolition, site revitalization, and

                       replacement housing grants

       For grants to public housing agencies for the purposes of 
     enabling the demolition of obsolete public housing projects 
     or portions thereof, the revitalization (where appropriate) 
     of sites (including remaining public housing units) on which 
     such projects are located, replacement housing which will 
     avoid or lessen concentrations of very low-income families, 
     and tenant-based assistance in accordance with section 8 of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 for the purpose of 
     providing replacement housing and assisting tenants to be 
     displaced by the demolition, $280,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended: Provided, That the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development shall award such funds to 
     public housing agencies by a competition which includes among 
     other relevant criteria the local and national impact of the 
     proposed demolition and revitalization activities and the 
     extent to which the public housing agency could undertake 
     such activities without the additional assistance to be 
     provided hereunder: Provided further, That eligible 
     expenditures hereunder shall be those expenditures eligible 
     under section 8 and section 14 of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f and l): Provided further, That 
     the Secretary may impose such conditions and requirements as 
     the Secretary deems appropriate to effectuate the purposes of 
     this paragraph: Provided further, That the Secretary may 
     require an agency selected to receive funding to make 
     arrangements satisfactory to the Secretary for use of an 
     entity other than the agency to carry out this program where 
     the Secretary determines that such action will help to 
     effectuate the purpose of this paragraph: Provided further, 
     That in the event an agency selected to receive funding does 
     not proceed expeditiously as determined by the Secretary, the 
     Secretary shall withdraw any funding made available pursuant 
     to this paragraph that has not been obligated by the agency 
     and distribute such funds to one or more other eligible 
     agencies, or to other entities capable of proceeding 
     expeditiously in the same locality with the original program: 
     Provided further, That of the foregoing $280,000,000, the 
     Secretary may use up to .67 per centum for technical 
     assistance, to be provided directly or indirectly by grants, 
     contracts or cooperative agreements, including training and 
     cost of necessary travel for participants in such training, 
     by or to officials and employees of the Department and of 
     public housing agencies and to residents: Provided further, 
     That any replacement housing provided with assistance under 
     this head shall be subject to section 18(f) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937, as amended by section 201(b)(2) 
     of this Act
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 18:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 18, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:


             drug elimination grants for low-income housing

       For grants to public and Indian housing agencies for use in 
     eliminating crime in public housing projects authorized by 42 
     U.S.C. 11901-11908, for grants for federally assisted low-
     income housing authorized by 42 U.S.C. 11909, and for drug 
     information clearinghouse services authorized by 42 U.S.C. 
     11921-11925, $290,000,000, to remain available until 
     expended, of which $10,000,000 shall be for grants, technical 
     assistance, contracts and other assistance training, program 
     assessment, and execution for or on behalf of public housing 
     agencies and resident organizations (including the cost of 
     necessary travel for participants in such training) and of 
     which $2,500,000 shall be used in connection with efforts to 
     combat violent crime in public and assisted housing under the 
     Operation Safe Home program administered by the Inspector 
     General of the Department of Housing and Urban Development: 
     Provided, That the term ``drug-related crime'', as defined in 
     42 U.S.C. 11905(2), shall also include other types of crime 
     as determined by the Secretary.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 23:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 23, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $823,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 25:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the senate numbered 25, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $50,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 31:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 31, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Of the amount provided under this heading, the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development may use up to $53,000,000 for 
     grants to public housing agencies (including Indian housing 
     authorities), nonprofit corporations, and other appropriate 
     entities for a supportive services program to assist 
     residents of public and assisted housing, former residents of 
     such housing receiving tenant-based assistance under section 
     8 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f), and other low-income 
     families and individuals to become self-sufficient: Provided, 
     That the program shall provide supportive services, 
     principally for the benefit of public housing residents, to 
     the elderly and the disabled, and to families with children 
     where the head of household would benefit from the receipt of 
     supportive services and is working, seeking work, or is 
     preparing for work by participating in job training or 
     educational programs: Provided further, That the supportive 
     services shall include congregate services for the elderly 
     and disabled, service coordinators, and coordinated 
     educational, training, and other supportive services, 
     including academic skills training, job search assistance, 
     assistance related to retaining employment, vocational and 
     entrepreneurship development and support programs, 
     transportation, and child care: Provided further, That the 
     Secretary shall require applicants to demonstrate firm 
     commitments of funding or services from other sources: 
     Provided further, That the Secretary shall select public and 
     Indian housing agencies to receive assistance under this head 
     on a competitive basis, taking into account the quality of 
     the proposed program (including any innovative approaches), 
     the extent of the proposed coordination of supportive 
     services, the extent of commitments of funding or services 
     from other sources, the extent to which the proposed program 
     includes reasonably achievable, quantifiable goals for 
     measuring performance under the program over a three-year 
     period, the extent of success an agency has had in carrying 
     out other comparable initiatives, and other appropriate 
     criteria established by the Secretary.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, $12,000,000 shall 
     be available for contracts, grants, and other assistance, 
     other than loans, not otherwise provided for, for providing 
     counseling and advice to tenants and homeowners both current 
     and prospective, with respect to property maintenance, 
     financial management, and such other matters as may be 
     appropriate to assist them in improving their housing 
     conditions and meeting the responsibilities of tenancy or 
     homeownership, including provisions for training and for 
     support of voluntary agencies and services as authorized by 
     section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 1968, 
     as amended, notwithstanding section 106(c)(9) and section 
     106(d)(13) of such Act.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, $15,000,000 shall 
     be available for the tenant opportunity program.
       Of the amount made available under this heading, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, $20,000,000 shall 
     be available for youth build program activities authorized by 
     subtitle D of title IV of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act, as amended, and such activities shall 
     be an eligible activity with respect to any funds made 
     available under this heading.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 32:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 32, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $31,750,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 33:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 33, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:
       $1,500,000,000: Provided further, That the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development may make guarantees not to 
     exceed the immediately foregoing amount notwithstanding the 
     aggregate limitation on guarantees set forth in section 
     108(k) of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1974; 
     and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 36:

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       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 36, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:


                   fair housing and equal opportunity

                        fair housing activities

       For contracts, grants, and other assistance, not otherwise 
     provided for, as authorized by title VIII of the Civil Rights 
     Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair Housing Amendments Act of 
     1988, and for contracts with qualified fair housing 
     enforcement organizations, as authorized by section 561 of 
     the Housing and Community Development Act of 1987, as amended 
     by the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, 
     $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1997.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 37:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 37, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $962,558,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 41:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 41, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $47,850,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 48:
       That the House receded from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 48, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert:
       For the cost of guaranteed loans, as authorized by sections 
     238 and 519 of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715z-3 
     and 1735c), including the cost of modifying such loans; 
     $85,000,000, to remain available until expended: Provided, 
     That such costs shall be as defined in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended: Provided 
     further, That these funds are available to subsidize total; 
     and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 58:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 58, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:

     SEC. 201. EXTEND ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS FROM THE 
                   RESCISSION ACT.

       (a) Public and Indian Housing Modernization.--
       (1) Expansion of use of modernization funding.--Subsection 
     14(q) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(q)(1) In addition to the purposes enumerated in 
     subsections (a) and (b), a public housing agency may use 
     modernization assistance provided under section 14, and 
     development assistance provided under section 5(a) that was 
     not allocated, as determined by the secretary, for priority 
     replacement housing, for any eligible activity authorized by 
     this section, by section 5, or by applicable Appropriations 
     Acts for a public housing agency, including the demolition, 
     rehabilitation, revitalization, and replacement of existing 
     units and projects and, for up to 10 percent of its 
     allocation of such funds in any fiscal year, for any 
     operating subsidy purpose authorized in section 9. Except for 
     assistance used for operating subsidy purposes under the 
     preceding sentence, assistance provided to a public housing 
     agency under this section shall principally be used for the 
     physical improvement or replacement of public housing and for 
     associated management improvements, except as otherwise 
     approved by the Secretary. Public housing units assisted 
     under this paragraph shall be eligible for operating 
     subsidies, unless the Secretary determines that such units or 
     projects have not received sufficient assistance under this 
     Act or do not meet other requirements of this Act.
       ``(2) A public housing agency may provide assistance to 
     developments that include units for other than very low-
     income families (`mixed income developments'), in the form of 
     a grant, loan, operating assistance, or other form of 
     investment which may be made to--
       (A) a partnership, a limited liability company, or other 
     legal entity in which the public housing agency or its 
     affiliate is a general partner managing member, or otherwise 
     participates in the activities of such entity; or
       (B) any entity which grants to the public housing agency 
     the option to purchase the development within 20 years after 
     initial occupancy in accordance with section 42(i)(7) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended. Units shall be 
     made available in such developments for periods of not less 
     than 20 years, by master contract or by individual lease, for 
     occupancy by low-income families referred from time to time 
     by the public housing agency. The number of such units shall 
     be:
       (i) in the same proportion to the total number of units in 
     such development that the total financial commitment provided 
     by the public housing agency bears to the value of the total 
     financial commitment in the development, or
       (ii) not be less than the number of units that could have 
     been developed under the convention public housing program 
     with the assistance involved, or
       (iii) as may otherwise be approved by the Secretary.
       ``(3) A mixed income development may elect to have all 
     units subject only to the applicable local real estate taxes, 
     notwithstanding that the low-income units assisted by public 
     housing funds would otherwise be subject to section 6(d) of 
     the Housing Act of 1937.
       ``(4) If an entity that owns or operates a mixed-income 
     project under this subsection enters into a contract with a 
     public housing agency, the terms of which obligate the entity 
     to operate and maintain a specified number of units in the 
     project as public housing units in accordance with the 
     requirements of this Act for the period required by law, such 
     contractual terms may provide that, if, as a result of a 
     reduction in appropriations under section 9, or any other 
     change in applicable law, the public housing agency is unable 
     to fulfill its contractual obligations with respect to those 
     public housing units, that entity may deviate, under 
     procedures and requirements developed through regulations by 
     the Secretary, from otherwise applicable restrictions under 
     this Act regarding rents, income eligibility, and other areas 
     of public housing management with respect to a portion or all 
     of those public housing units, to the extent necessary to 
     preserve the viability of those units while maintaining the 
     low-income character of the units, to the maximum extent 
     practicable.''.
       (2) Applicability.--Section 14(q) of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937. As amended by subsection (a) of this 
     section, shall be effective only with respect to assistance 
     provided from funds made available for fiscal year 1996 or 
     any preceding fiscal year.
       (3) Applicability to IHAs.--In accordance with section 
     201(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, the 
     amendment made by this subsection shall apply to public 
     housing developed or operated pursuant to a contract between 
     the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and an Indian 
     housing authority.
       (b) One-for-One Replacement of Public and Indian Housing.--
       (1) Extended authority.--Section 1002(d) of Public Law 104-
     19 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall be effective for 
     applications for the demolition, disposition, or conversion 
     of homeownership of public housing approved by the Secretary, 
     and other consolidation and relocation activities of public 
     housing agencies undertaken, on, before, or after September 
     30, 1995 and before September 30, 1996.''.
       (2) Section 18(f) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new sentence:

     ``No one may rely on the preceding sentence as the basis for 
     reconsidering a final order of a court issued, or a 
     settlement approved by, a court.''.
       (3) Applicability.--In accordance with section 201(b)(2) of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937, the amendments made by 
     this subsection and by sections 1002 (a), (b), and (c) of 
     Public Law 104-19 shall apply to public housing developed or 
     operated pursuant to a contract between the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development and an Indian housing 
     authority.

     SEC. 202. PUBLIC AND ASSISTED HOUSING RENTS, INCOME 
                   ADJUSTMENTS, AND PREFERENCES.

       (a) Minimum Rents.--Notwithstanding sections 3(a) and 
     8(o)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, 
     effective for fiscal year 1996 and no later than October 30, 
     1995--
       (1) public housing agencies shall require each family who 
     is assisted under the certificate or moderate rehabilitation 
     program under section 8 of such Act to pay a minimum monthly 
     rent of not less than $25, and may require a minimum monthly 
     rent of up to $50;
       (2) public housing agencies shall reduce the monthly 
     assistance payment on behalf of each family who is assisted 
     under the voucher program under section 8 of such Act so that 
     the family pays a minimum monthly rent of not less than $25, 
     and may require a minimum monthly rent of up to $50;
       (3) with respect to housing assisted under other programs 
     for rental assistance under section 8 of such Act, the 
     Secretary shall require each family who is assisted under 
     such program to pay a minimum monthly rent of not less than 
     $25 for the unit, and may require a minimum monthly rent of 
     up to $50; and
       (4) public housing agencies shall require each family who 
     is assisted under the public housing program (including 
     public housing for Indian families) of such Act to pay a 
     minimum monthly rent of not less than $25, and may require a 
     minimum monthly rent of up to $50.
       (b) Establishment of Ceiling Rents.--
       (1) Section 3(a)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a public housing 
     agency may--
       ``(A) adopt ceiling rents that reflect the reasonable 
     market value of the housing, but that are not less than the 
     monthly costs--
       ``(i) to operate the housing of the agency; and
       ``(ii) to make a deposit to a replacement reserve (in the 
     sole discretion of the public housing agency); and
       ``(B) allow families to pay ceiling rents referred to in 
     subparagraph (A), unless, with respect to any family, the 
     ceiling rent established under this paragraph would exceed 
     the amount payable as rent by that family under paragraph 
     (1).''.
       (2) Regulations.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary shall, by regulation, after 
     notice and an opportunity for public comment, establish such 
     requirements as may be necessary to carry out section 
     3(a)(2)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as 
     amended by paragraph (1).
       (B) Transition rule.--Prior to the issuance of final 
     regulations under paragraph (1), a public housing agency may 
     implement ceiling rents, which shall be not less than the 
     monthly costs to operate the housing of the agency and--
       (i) determined in accordance with section 3(a)(2)(A) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937, as that section existed on 
     the day before enactment of this Act;

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       (ii) equal to the 95th percentile of the rent paid for a 
     unit of comparable size by tenants in the same public housing 
     project or a group of comparable projects totaling 50 units 
     or more; or
       (iii) equal to the fair market rent for the area in which 
     the unit is located.
       (c) Definition of Adjusted Income.--Section 3(b)(5) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 is amended--
       (1) at the end of subparagraph (F), by striking ``and'';
       (2) at the end of subparagraph (G), by striking the period 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (G) the following:
       ``(H) for public housing, any other adjustments to earned 
     income established by the public housing agency. If a public 
     housing agency adopts other adjustments to income pursuant to 
     subparagraph (H), the Secretary shall not take into account 
     any reduction of or increase in the public housing agency's 
     per unit dwelling rental income resulting from those 
     adjustments when calculating the contributions under section 
     9 for the public housing agency for the operation of the 
     public housing.''.
       (d) Repeal of Federal Preferences.--
       (1) Public housing.--Section 6(c)(4)(A) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437d(c)(4)(A)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) the establishment, after public notice and an 
     opportunity for public comment, of a written system of 
     preferences for admission to public housing, if any, that is 
     not inconsistent with the comprehensive housing affordability 
     strategy under title I of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act;''.
       (2) Section 8 existing and moderate rehabilitation.--
     Section 8(d)(1)(A) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     (42 U.S.C. 1437f(d)(1)(A)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) the selection of tenants shall be the function of the 
     owner, subject to the provisions of the annual contributions 
     contract between the Secretary and the agency, except that 
     for the certificate and moderate rehabilitation programs 
     only, for the purpose of selecting families to be assisted, 
     the public housing agency may establish, after public notice 
     and an opportunity for public comment, a written system of 
     preferences for selection that is not inconsistent with the 
     comprehensive housing affordability strategy under title I of 
     the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act;''.
       (3) Section 8 voucher program.--Section 8(o)(3)(B) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f(o)(3)(B)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) For the purpose of selecting families to be assisted 
     under this subsection, the public housing agency may 
     establish, after public notice and an opportunity for public 
     comment, a written system of preferences for selection that 
     is not inconsistent with the comprehensive housing 
     affordability strategy under title I of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
     National Affordable Housing Act.''.
       (4) Section 8 new construction and substantial 
     rehabilitation.--
       (A) Repeal.--Section 545(c) of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
     National Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 1437f note) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) [Reserved.]''.
       (B) Prohibition.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, no Federal tenant selection preferences under the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 shall apply with respect to--
       (i) housing constructed or substantially rehabilitated 
     pursuant to assistance provided under section 8(b)(2) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 (as such section existed on 
     the day before October 1, 1983); or
       (ii) projects financed under section 202 of the Housing Act 
     of 1959 (as such section existed on the day before the date 
     of enactment of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act).
       (5) Rent supplements.--Section 101(k) of the Housing and 
     Urban Development Act of 1965 (12 U.S.C. 1701s(k)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(k) [Reserved.]''.
       (6) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) United states housing act of 1937.--The United States 
     Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) is amended--
       (i) in section 6(o), by striking ``preference rules 
     specified in'' and inserting ``written system of preferences 
     for selection established pursuant to'';
       (ii) in the second sentence of section 7(a)(2), by striking 
     ``according to the preferences for occupancy under'' and 
     inserting ``in accordance with the written system of 
     preferences for selection established pursuant to'';
       (iii) in section 8(d)(2)(A), by striking the last sentence;
       (iv) in section 8(d)(2)(H), by striking ``Notwithstanding 
     subsection (d)(1)(A)(i), an'' and inserting ``An'';
       (v) in section 16(c), in the second sentence, by striking 
     ``the system of preferences established by the agency 
     pursuant to section 6(c)(4)(A)(ii)'' and inserting ``the 
     written system of preferences for selection established by 
     the public housing agency pursuant to section 6(c)(4)(A)''; 
     and
       (vi) in section 24(e)--

       (I) by striking ``(e) EXCEPTIONS'' and all that follows 
     through ``The Secretary may'' and inserting the following:

       ``(e) Exception to General Program Requirements.--The 
     Secretary may''; and

       (II) by striking paragraph (2).

       (B) Cranston-gonzalez national affordable housing act.--
     Section 522(f)(6)(B) of the Cranston-Gonzalez National 
     Affordable Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 12704 et seq.) is amended 
     by striking ``any preferences for such assistance under 
     section 8(d)(1)(A)(i)'' and inserting ``the written system of 
     preferences for selection established pursuant to section 
     8(d)(1)(A)''.
       (C) Housing and community development act of 1992.--Section 
     655 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 (42 
     U.S.C. 13615) is amended by striking ``the preferences'' and 
     all that follows up to the period at the end and inserting 
     ``any preferences''.
       (D) References in other law.--Any reference in any Federal 
     law other than any provision of any law amended by paragraphs 
     (1) through (5) of this subsection to the preferences for 
     assistance under section 6(c)(4)(A)(i), 8(d)(1)(A)(i), or 
     8(o)(3)(B) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (as such 
     sections existed on the day before the date of enactment of 
     this Act) shall be considered to refer to the written system 
     of preferences for selection established pursuant to section 
     6(c)(4)(A), 8(d)(1)(A), or 8(o)(3)(B), respectively, of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended by this 
     section.
       (e) Applicability.--In accordance with section 201(b)(2) of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937, the amendments made by 
     subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (f) of this section shall 
     also apply to public housing developed or operated pursuant 
     to a contract between the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development and an Indian housing authority.
       (f) This section shall be effective upon the enactment of 
     this Act and only for fiscal year 1996.

     SEC. 203. CONVERSION OF CERTAIN PUBLIC HOUSING TO VOUCHERS.

       (a) Identification of Units.--Each public housing agency 
     shall identify any public housing developments--
       (1) that are on the same or contiguous sites;
       (2) that total more than--
       (A) 300 dwelling units; or
       (B) in the case of high-rise family buildings or 
     substantially vacant buildings, 300 dwelling units;
       (3) that have a vacancy rate of at least 10 percent for 
     dwelling units not in funded, on-schedule modernization 
     programs;
       (4) identified as distressed housing that the public 
     housing agency cannot assure the long-term viability as 
     public housing through reasonable revitalization, density 
     reduction, or achievement of a broader range of household 
     income; and
       (5) for which the estimated cost of continued operation and 
     modernization of the developments as public housing exceeds 
     the cost of providing tenant-based assistance under section 8 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for all families in 
     occupancy, based on appropriate indicators of cost (such as 
     the percentage of total development cost required for 
     modernization).
       (b) Implementation and Enforcement.--
       (1) Standards for implementation.--The Secretary shall 
     establish standards to permit implementation of this section 
     in fiscal year 1996.
       (2) Consultation.--Each public housing agency shall consult 
     with the applicable public housing tenants and the unit of 
     general local government in identifying any public housing 
     developments under subsection (a).
       (3) Failure of phas to comply with subsection (a).--Where 
     the Secretary determines that--
       (A) a public housing agency has failed under subsection (a) 
     to identify public housing developments for removal from the 
     inventory of the agency in a timely manner;
       (B) a public housing agency has failed to identify one or 
     more public housing developments which the Secretary 
     determines should have been identified under subsection (a); 
     or
       (C) one or more of the developments identified by the 
     public housing agency pursuant to subsection (a) should not, 
     in the determination of the Secretary, have been identified 
     under that subsection;

     the Secretary may designate the developments to be removed 
     from the inventory of the public housing agency pursuant to 
     this section.
       (c) Removal of Units From the Inventories of Public Housing 
     Agencies.--
       (1) Each public housing agency shall develop and carry out 
     a plan in conjunction with the Secretary for the removal of 
     public housing units identified under subsection (a) or 
     subsection (b)(3), over a period of up to five years, from 
     the inventory of the public housing agency and the annual 
     contributions contract. The plan shall be approved by the 
     relevant local official as not inconsistent with the 
     Comprehensive Housing Affordability Strategy under title I of 
     the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, including 
     a description of any disposition and demolition plan for the 
     public housing units.
       (2) The Secretary may extend the deadline in paragraph (1) 
     for up to an additional five years where the Secretary makes 
     a determination that the deadline is impracticable.
       (3) The Secretary shall take appropriate actions to ensure 
     removal of developments identified under subsection (a) or 
     subsection (b)(3) from the inventory of a public housing 
     agency, if the public housing agency fails to adequately 
     develop a plan under paragraph (1), or fails to adequately 
     implement such plan in accordance with the terms of the plan.
       (4) To the extent approved in appropriations Acts, the 
     Secretary may establish requirements and provide funding 
     under the Urban Revitalization Demonstration program for 
     demolition and disposition of public housing under this 
     section.
       (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, if a 
     development is removed from the inventory of a public housing 
     agency and the annual contributions contract pursuant to 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary may authorize or direct the 
     transfer of--
       (A) in the case of an agency receiving assistance under the 
     comprehensive improvement assistance program, any amounts 
     obligated by the Secretary for the modernization of such 
     development pursuant to section 14 of the United States 
     Housing Act of 1937;
       (B) in the case of an agency receiving public and Indian 
     housing modernization assistance by formula pursuant to 
     section 14 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, any 
     amounts provided to the agency which are attributable 
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     ance to the development removed from the inventory of that 
     agency; and
       (C) in the case of an agency receiving assistance for the 
     major reconstruction of obsolete projects, any amounts 
     obligated by the Secretary for the major reconstruction of 
     the development pursuant to section 5 of such Act,

     to the tenant-based assistance program or appropriate site 
     revitalization of such agency.
       (6) Cessation of unnecessary spending.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, if, in the determination of the 
     Secretary, a development meets or is likely to meet the 
     criteria set forth in subsection (a), the Secretary may 
     direct the public housing agency to cease additional spending 
     in connection with the development, except to the extent that 
     additional spending is necessary to ensure decent, safe, and 
     sanitary housing until the Secretary determines or approves 
     an appropriate course of action with respect to such 
     development under this section.
       (d) Conversion to Tenant-Based Assistance.--
       (1) The Secretary shall make authority available to a 
     public housing agency to provide tenant-based assistance 
     pursuant to section 8 to families residing in any development 
     that is removed from the inventory of the public housing 
     agency and the annual contributions contract pursuant to 
     subsection (b).
       (2) Each conversion plan under subsection (c) shall--
       (A) require the agency to notify families residing in the 
     development, consistent with any guidelines issued by the 
     Secretary governing such notifications, that the development 
     shall be removed from the inventory of the public housing 
     agency and the families shall receive tenant-based or 
     project-based assistance, and to provide any necessary 
     counseling for families; and
       (B) ensure that all tenants affected by a determination 
     under this section that a development shall be removed from 
     the inventory of a public housing agency shall be offered 
     tenant-based or project-based assistance and shall be 
     relocated, as necessary, to other decent, safe, sanitary, and 
     affordable housing which is, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, housing of their choice.
       (e) In General.--
       (1) The Secretary may require a public housing agency to 
     provide such information as the Secretary considers necessary 
     for the administration of this section.
       (2) As used in this section, the term ``development'' shall 
     refer to a project or projects, or to portions of a project 
     or projects, as appropriate.
       (3) Section 18 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     shall not apply to the demolition of developments removed 
     from the inventory of the public housing agency under this 
     section.

     SEC. 204. STREAMLINING SECTION 8 TENANT-BASED ASSISTANCE.

       (a) ``Take-One, Take-All''.--Section 8(t) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937 is hereby repealed.
       (b) Exemption From Notice Requirements for the Certificate 
     and Voucher Programs.--Section 8(c) of such Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (8), by inserting after ``section'' the 
     following: ``(other than a contract for assistance under the 
     certificate or voucher program)''; and
       (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (9), by striking 
     ``(but not less than 90 days in the case of housing 
     certificates or vouchers under subsection (b) or (o))'' and 
     inserting ``, other than a contract under the certificate or 
     voucher program''.
       (c) Endless Lease.--Section 8(d)(1)(B) of such Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in clause (ii), by inserting ``during the term of the 
     lease,'' after ``(ii)''; and
       (2) in clause (iii), by striking ``provide that'' and 
     inserting ``during the term of the lease,''.
       (d) Applicability.--The provisions of this section shall be 
     effective for fiscal year 1996 only.

     SEC. 205. SECTION 8 FAIR MARKET RENTALS, ADMINISTRATIVE FEES, 
                   AND DELAY IN REISSUANCE.

       (a) Fair Market Rentals.--The Secretary shall establish 
     fair market rentals for purposes of section 8(c)(1) of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, that shall be 
     effective for fiscal year 1996 and shall be based on the 40th 
     percentile rent of rental distributions of standard quality 
     rental housing units. In establishing such fair market 
     rentals, the Secretary shall consider only the rents for 
     dwelling units occupied by recent movers and may not consider 
     the rents for public housing dwelling units or newly 
     constructed rental dwelling units.
       (b) Administrative Fees.--Notwithstanding sections 8(q)(1) 
     and (4) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, for fiscal 
     year 1996, the fee for each month for which a dwelling unit 
     is covered by an assistance contract under the certificate, 
     voucher, or moderate rehabilitation program under section 8 
     of such Act shall be equal to the monthly fee payable for 
     fiscal year 1995: Provided, That this subsection shall be 
     applicable to all amounts made available for such fees during 
     fiscal year 1996, as if in effect on October 1, 1995.
       (c) Delay Reissuance of Vouchers and Certificates.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a public housing 
     agency administering certificate or voucher assistance 
     provided under subsection (b) or (o) of section 8 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, shall delay 
     for 3 months, the use of any amounts of such assistance (or 
     the certificate or voucher representing assistance amounts) 
     made available by the termination during fiscal year 1996 of 
     such assistance on behalf of any family for any reason, but 
     not later than October 1, 1996; with the exception of any 
     certificates assigned or committed to project based 
     assistance as permitted otherwise by the Act, accomplished 
     prior to the effective date of this Act.

     SEC. 206. PUBLIC HOUSING/SECTION 8 MOVING TO WORK 
                   DEMONSTRATION.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this demonstration is to give 
     public housing agencies and the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development the flexibility to design and test various 
     approaches for providing and administering housing assistance 
     that: reduce cost and achieve greater cost effectiveness in 
     Federal expenditures; give incentives to families with 
     children where the head of household is working, seeking 
     work, or is preparing for work by participating in job 
     training, educational programs, or programs that assist 
     people to obtain employment and become economically self-
     sufficient; and increase housing choices for low-income 
     families.
       (b) Program Authority.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall conduct a demonstration program under this 
     section beginning in fiscal year 1996 under which up to 30 
     public housing agencies (including Indian housing 
     authorities) administering the public or Indian housing 
     program and the section 8 housing assistance payments 
     program, administering a total number of public housing units 
     not in excess of 25,000, may be selected by the Secretary to 
     participate. The Secretary shall provide training and 
     technical assistance during the demonstration and conduct 
     detailed evaluations of up to 15 such agencies in an effort 
     to identify replicable program models promoting the purpose 
     of the demonstration. Under the demonstration, 
     notwithstanding any provision of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 except as provided in subsection (e), an agency 
     may combine operating assistance provided under section 9 of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937, modernization 
     assistance provided under section 14 of such Act, and 
     assistance provided under section 8 of such Act for the 
     certificate and voucher programs, to provide housing 
     assistance for low-income families, as defined in section 
     3(b)(2) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and 
     services to facilitate the transition to work on such terms 
     and conditions as the agency may propose and the Secretary 
     may approve.
       (c) Application.--An application to participate in the 
     demonstration--
       (1) shall request authority to combine assistance under 
     sections 8, 9, and 14 of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937;
       (2) shall be submitted only after the public housing agency 
     provides for citizen participation through a public hearing 
     and, if appropriate, other means;
       (3) shall include a plan developed by the agency that takes 
     into account comments from the public hearing and any other 
     public comments on the proposed program, and comments from 
     current and prospective residents who would be affected, and 
     that includes criteria for--
       (A) families to be assisted, which shall require that at 
     least 75 percent of the families assisted by participating 
     demonstration public housing authorities shall be very low-
     income families, as defined in section 3(b)(2) of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937, and at least 50 percent of the 
     families selected shall have incomes that do not exceed 30 
     percent of the median family income for the area, as 
     determined by the Secretary with adjustments for smaller and 
     larger families, except that the Secretary may establish 
     income ceilings higher or lower than 30 percent of the median 
     for the area on the basis of the Secretary's findings that 
     such variations are necessary because of unusually high or 
     low family income;
       (B) establishing a reasonable rent policy, which shall be 
     designed to encourage employment and self-sufficiency by 
     participating families, consistent with the purpose of this 
     demonstration, such as by excluding some or all of a family's 
     earned income for purposes of determining rent;
       (C) continuing to assist substantially the same total 
     number of eligible low-income families as would have been 
     served had the amounts not been combined;
       (D) maintaining a comparable mix of families (by family 
     size) as would have been provided had the amounts not been 
     used under the demonstration; and
       (E) assuring that housing assisted under the demonstration 
     program meets housing quality standards established or 
     approved by the Secretary; and
       (4) may request assistance for training and technical 
     assistance to assist with design of the demonstration and to 
     participate in a detailed evaluation.
       (d) Selection.--In selecting among applications, the 
     Secretary shall take into account the potential of each 
     agency to plan and carry out a program under the 
     demonstration, the relative performance by an agency under 
     the public housing management assessment program under 
     section 6(j) of the United States Housing Act of 1937, and 
     other appropriate factors as determined by the Secretary.
       (e) Applicability of 1937 Act Provisions.--
       (1) Section 18 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     shall continue to apply to public housing notwithstanding any 
     use of the housing under this demonstration.
       (2) Section 12 of such Act shall apply to housing assisted 
     under the demonstration, other than housing assisted solely 
     due to occupancy by families receiving tenant-based 
     assistance.
       (f) Effect on Section 8, Operating Subsidies, and 
     Comprehensive Grant Program Allocations.--The amount of 
     assistance received under section 8, section 9, or pursuant 
     to section 14 by a public housing agency participating in the 
     demonstration under this part shall not be diminished by its 
     participation.
       (g) Records, Reports, and Audits.--
       (1) Keeping of records.--Each agency shall keep such 
     records as the Secretary may prescribe as reasonably 
     necessary to disclose the amounts and the disposition of 
     amounts under this demonstration, to ensure compliance with 
     the requirements of this section, and to measure performance.

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       (2) Reports.--Each agency shall submit to the Secretary a 
     report, or series of reports, in a form and at a time 
     specified by the Secretary. Each report shall--
       (A) document the use of funds made available under this 
     section;
       (B) provide such data as the Secretary may request to 
     assist the Secretary in assessing the demonstration; and
       (C) describe and analyze the effect of assisted activities 
     in addressing the objectives of this part.
       (3) Access to Documents by the Secretary.--The Secretary 
     shall have access for the purpose of audit and examination to 
     any books, documents, papers, and records that are pertinent 
     to assistance in connection with, and the requirements of, 
     this section.
       (4) Access to Documents by the Comptroller General.--The 
     Comptroller General of the United States, or any of the duly 
     authorized representatives of the Comptroller General, shall 
     have access for the purpose of audit and examination of any 
     books, documents, papers, and records that are pertinent to 
     assistance in connection with, and the requirements of, this 
     section.
       (h) Evaluation and Report.--
       (1) Consultation with pha and family representatives.--In 
     making assessments throughout the demonstration, the 
     Secretary shall consult with representatives of public 
     housing agencies and residents.
       (2) Report to congress.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     end of the third year of the demonstration, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Congress a report evaluating the programs 
     carried out under the demonstration. The report shall also 
     include findings and recommendations for any appropriate 
     legislative action.
       (i) Funding for Technical Assistance and Evaluation.--From 
     amounts appropriated for assistance under section 14 of the 
     United States Housing Act of 1937 for fiscal years 1996, 
     1997, and 1998, the Secretary may use up to a total of 
     $5,000,000--
       (1) to provide, directly or by contract, training and 
     technical assistance--
       (A) to public housing agencies that express an interest to 
     apply for training and technical assistance pursuant to 
     subsection (c)(4), to assist them in designing programs to be 
     proposed for the demonstration; and
       (B) to up to 10 agencies selected to receive training and 
     technical assistance pursuant to subsection (c)(4), to assist 
     them in implementing the approved program; and
       (2) to conduct detailed evaluations of the activities of 
     the public housing agencies under paragraph (1)(B), directly 
     or by contract.

     SEC. 207. REPEAL OF PROVISIONS REGARDING INCOME DISREGARDS.

       (a) Maximum Annual Limitation on Rent Increases Resulting 
     From Employment.--Section 957 of the Cranston-Gonzalez 
     National Affordable Housing Act is hereby repealed, 
     retroactive to November 28, 1990, and shall be of no effect.
       (b) Economic Independence.--Section 923 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1992 is hereby repealed, 
     retroactive to October 28, 1992, and shall be of no effect.

     SEC. 208. EXTENSION OF MULTIFAMILY HOUSING FINANCE PROGRAMS.

       (a) The first sentence of section 542(b)(5) of the Housing 
     and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1707 note) 
     is amended by striking ``on not more than 15,000 units over 
     fiscal years 1993 and 1994'' and inserting ``on not more than 
     7,500 units during fiscal year 1996''.
       (b) The first sentence of section 542(c)(4) of the Housing 
     and Community Development Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 1707 note) 
     is amended by striking ``on not to exceed 30,000 units over 
     fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995'' and inserting ``on not 
     more than 10,000 units during fiscal year 1996''.

     SEC. 209. FORECLOSURE OF HUD-HELD MORTGAGES THROUGH THIRD 
                   PARTIES.

       During fiscal year 1996, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development may delegate to one or more entities the 
     authority to carry out some or all of the functions and 
     responsibilities of the Secretary in connection with the 
     foreclosure of mortgages held by the Secretary under the 
     National Housing Act.

     SEC. 210. RESTRUCTURING OF THE HUD MULTIFAMILY MORTGAGE 
                   PORTFOLIO THROUGH STATE HOUSING FINANCE 
                   AGENCIES.

       During fiscal year 1996, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development may sell or otherwise transfer multifamily 
     mortgages held by the Secretary under the National Housing 
     Act to a State housing finance agency in connection with a 
     program authorized under section 542 (b) or (c) of the 
     Housing and Community Development Act of 1992 without regard 
     to the unit limitations in section 542(b)(5) or 542(c)(4) of 
     such Act.

     SEC. 211. TRANSFER OF SECTION 8 AUTHORITY.

       (a) Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 is 
     amended by adding the following new subsection at the end:
       ``(bb) Transfer of Budget Authority.--If an assistance 
     contract under this section, other than a contract for 
     tenant-based assistance, is terminated or is not renewed, or 
     if the contract expires, the Secretary shall, in order to 
     provide continued assistance to eligible families, including 
     eligible families receiving the benefit of the project-based 
     assistance at the time of the termination, transfer any 
     budget authority remaining in the contract to another 
     contract. The transfer shall be under such terms as the 
     Secretary may prescribe.''.

     SEC. 212. DOCUMENTATION OF MULTIFAMILY REFINANCING.

       Notwithstanding the 16th paragraph under the item relating 
     to ``administrative provisions'' in title II of the 
     Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 
     1995 (Public Law 103-327; 108 Stat. 2316), the amendments to 
     section 223(a)(7) of the National Housing Act made by the 
     15th paragraph of such Act shall be effective during fiscal 
     year 1996 and thereafter.

     SEC. 213. FHA MULTIFAMILY DEMONSTRATION AUTHORITY.

       (a) On and after October 1, 1995, and before October 1, 
     1997, the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     initiate a demonstration program with respect to multifamily 
     projects whose owners agree to participate and whose 
     mortgages are insured under the National Housing Act and that 
     are assisted under section 8 of the United States Housing Act 
     of 1937 and whose present section 8 rents are, in the 
     aggregate, in excess of the fair market rent of the locality 
     in which the project is located. These programs shall be 
     designed to test the feasibility and desirability of the goal 
     of ensuring, to the maximum extent practicable, that the debt 
     service and operating expenses, including adequate reserves, 
     attributable to such multifamily projects can be supported 
     with or without mortgage insurance under the National Housing 
     Act and with or without above-market rents and utilizing 
     project-based assistance or, with the consent of the property 
     owner, tenant based assistance, while taking into account the 
     need for assistance of low and very low income families in 
     such projects. In carrying out this demonstration, the 
     Secretary may use arrangements with third parties, under 
     which the Secretary may provide for the assumption by the 
     third parties (by delegation, contract, or otherwise) of some 
     or all of the functions, obligations, and benefits of the 
     Secretary.
       (1) Goals.--The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development 
     shall carry out the demonstration programs under this section 
     in a manner that--
       (A) will protect the financial interests of the Federal 
     Government;
       (B) will result in significant discretionary cost savings 
     through debt restructuring and subsidy reduction; and
       (C) will, in the least costly fashion, address the goals 
     of--
       (i) maintaining existing housing stock in a decent, safe, 
     and sanitary condition;
       (ii) minimizing the involuntary displacement of tenants;
       (iii) restructuring the mortgages of such projects in a 
     manner that is consistent with local housing market 
     conditions;
       (iv) supporting fair housing strategies;
       (v) minimizing any adverse income tax impact on property 
     owners; and
       (vi) minimizing any adverse impact on residential 
     neighborhoods.
     In determining the manner in which a mortgage is to be 
     restructured or the subsidy reduced, the Secretary may 
     balance competing goals relating to individual projects in a 
     manner that will further the purposes of this section.
       (2) Demonstration approaches.--In carrying out the 
     demonstration programs, subject to the appropriation in 
     subsection (f), the Secretary may use one or more of the 
     following approaches:
       (A) Joint venture arrangements with third parties, under 
     which the Secretary may provide for the assumption by the 
     third parties (by delegation, contract, or otherwise) of some 
     or all of the functions, obligations, and benefits of the 
     Secretary.
       (B) Subsidization of the debt service of the project to a 
     level that can be paid by an owner receiving an unsubsidized 
     market rent.
       (C) Renewal of existing project-based assistance contracts 
     where the Secretary shall approve proposed initial rent 
     levels that do not exceed the greater of 120 percent of fair 
     market rents or comparable market rents for the relevant 
     metropolitan market area or at rent levels under a budget-
     based approach.
       (D) Nonrenewal of expiring existing project-based 
     assistance contracts and providing tenant-based assistance to 
     previously assisted households.
       (b) For purposes of carrying out demonstration programs 
     under subsection (a)--
       (1) the Secretary may manage and dispose of multifamily 
     properties owned by the Secretary as of October 1, 1995 and 
     multifamily mortgages held by the Secretary as of October 1, 
     1995 for properties assisted under section 8 with rents above 
     110 percent of fair market rents without regard to any other 
     provision of law; and
       (2) the Secretary may delegate to one or more entities the 
     authority to carry out some or all of the functions and 
     responsibilities of the Secretary in connection with the 
     foreclosure of mortgages held by the Secretary under the 
     National Housing Act.
       (c) For purposes of carrying out demonstration programs 
     under subsection (a), subject to such third party consents 
     (if any) as are necessary including but not limited to (i) 
     consent by the Government National Mortgage Association where 
     it owns a mortgage insured by the Secretary; (ii) consent by 
     an issuer under the mortgage-backed securities program of the 
     Association, subject to the responsibilities of the issuer to 
     its security holders and the Association under such program; 
     and (iii) parties to any contractual agreement which the 
     Secretary proposes to modify or discontinue, and subject to 
     the appropriation in subsection (c), the Secretary or one or 
     more third parties designated by the Secretary may take the 
     following actions:
       (1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, and subject 
     to the agreement of the project owner, the Secretary or third 
     party may remove, relinquish, extinguish, modify, or agree to 
     the removal of any mortgage, regulatory agreement, project-
     based assistance contract, use agreement, or restriction that 
     had been imposed or required by the Secretary, including 
     restrictions on distributions of income which the Secretary 
     or third party determines would interfere with the ability of 
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     above market rents. The Secretary or third party may require 
     an owner of a property assisted under the section 8 new 
     construction/substantial rehabilitation program to apply any 
     accumulated residual receipts toward effecting the purposes 
     of this section.
       (2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development may enter into 
     contracts to purchase reinsurance, or enter into 
     participations or otherwise transfer economic interest in 
     contracts of insurance or in the premiums paid, or due to be 
     paid, on such insurance to third parties, on such terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary may determine.
       (3) The Secretary may offer project-based assistance with 
     rents at or below fair market rents for the locality in which 
     the project is located and may negotiate such other terms as 
     are acceptable to the Secretary and the project owner.
       (4) The Secretary may offer to pay all or a portion of the 
     project's debt service, including payments monthly from the 
     appropriate Insurance Fund, for the full remaining term of 
     the insured mortgage.
       (5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary may forgive and cancel any FHA-insured mortgage 
     debt that a demonstration program property cannot carry at 
     market rents while bearing full operating costs.
       (6) For demonstration program properties that cannot carry 
     full operating costs (excluding debt service) at market 
     rents, the Secretary may approve project-based rents 
     sufficient to carry such full operating costs and may offer 
     to pay the full debt service in the manner provided in 
     paragraph (4).
       (d) Community and Tenant Input.--In carrying out this 
     section, the Secretary shall develop procedures to provide 
     appropriate and timely notice to officials of the unit of 
     general local government affected, the community in which the 
     project is situated, and the tenants of the project.
       (e) Limitation on Demonstration Authority.--The Secretary 
     may carry out demonstration programs under this section with 
     respect to mortgages not to exceed 15,000 units. The 
     demonstration authorized under this section shall not be 
     expanded until the reports required under subsection (f) are 
     submitted to the Congress.
       (f) Appropriation.--For the cost of modifying loans held or 
     guaranteed by the Federal Housing Administration, as 
     authorized by this subsection (a)(2) and subsection (c), 
     $30,000,000, to remain available until September 30, 1997: 
     Provided, That such costs shall be as defined in section 502 
     of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974, as amended.
       (g) Report to Congress.--The Secretary shall submit to the 
     Congress every six months after the date of enactment of this 
     Act a report describing and assessing the programs carried 
     out under the demonstrations. The Secretary shall also submit 
     a final report to the Congress not later than six months 
     after the end of the demonstrations. The reports shall 
     include findings and recommendations for any legislative 
     action appropriate. The reports shall also include a 
     description of the status of each multifamily housing project 
     selected for the demonstrations under this section. The final 
     report may include--
       (1) the size of the projects;
       (2) the geographic locations of the projects, by State and 
     region;
       (3) the physical and financial condition of the projects;
       (4) the occupancy profile of the projects, including the 
     income, family size, race, and ethnic origin of current 
     tenants, and the rents paid by such tenants;
       (5) a description of actions undertaken pursuant to this 
     section, including a description of the effectiveness of such 
     actions and any impediments to the transfer or sale of 
     mulifamily housing projects;
       (6) a description of the extent to which the demonstrations 
     under this section have displaced tenants of multifamily 
     housings projects;
       (7) a description of any of the functions performed in 
     connection with this section that are transferred or 
     contracted out to public or private entities or to States;
       (8) a description of the impact to which the demonstrations 
     under this section have affected the localities and 
     communities where the selected multifamily housing projects 
     are located; and
       (9) a description of the extent to which the demonstrations 
     under this section have affected the owners of multifamily 
     housing projects.

     SEC. 214. SECTION 8 CONTRACT RENEWALS.

       (a) For fiscal year 1996 and henceforth, the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development may use amounts available for 
     the renewal of assistance under section 8 of the United 
     States Housing Act of 1937, upon termination or expiration of 
     a contract for assistance under section 8 of such Act of 1937 
     (other than a contract for tenant-based assistance and 
     notwithstanding section 8(v) of such Act for loan management 
     assistance), to provide assistance under section 8 of such 
     Act, subject to the Section 8 Existing Fair Market Rents, for 
     the eligible families assisted under the contracts at 
     expiration or temination, which assistance shall be in 
     accordance with terms and conditions prescribed by the 
     Secretary.
       (b) Notwithstanding subsection (a) and except for projects 
     assisted under section 8(e)(2) of the United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (as it existed immediately prior to October 1, 
     1991), at the request of the owner, the Secretary shall renew 
     for a period of one year contracts for assistance under 
     section 8 that expire or terminate during fiscal year 1996 at 
     the current rent levels.
       (c) Section 8(v) of the United States Housing Act of 1937 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``The Secretary may extend expiring contracts entered into 
     under this section for project-based loan management 
     assistance to the extent necessary to prevent displacement of 
     low-income families receiving such assistance as of September 
     30, 1996.''.
       (d) Section 236(f) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1715z-l(f)) is amended:
       (1) by striking the second sentence in paragraph (1) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``The rental charge 
     for each dwelling unit shall be at the basic rental charge or 
     such greater amount, not exceeding the lower of (i) the fair 
     market rental charge determined pursuant to this paragraph, 
     or (ii) the fair market rental established under section 8(v) 
     of the United States Housing Act of 1937 for the market area 
     in which the housing is located, as represents 30 per centum 
     of the tenant's adjusted income.''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (6).''.

     SEC. 215. EXTENSION OF HOME EQUITY CONVERSION MORTGAGE 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 255(g) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 
     1715z-20(g)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``September 30, 
     1995'' and inserting ``September 30, 1996''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking ``25,000'' and 
     inserting ``30,000''.

     SEC. 216. ASSESSMENT COLLECTION DATES FOR OFFICE OF FEDERAL 
                   HOUSING ENTERPRISE OVERSIGHT.

       Section 1316(b) of the Housing and Community Development 
     Act of 1992 (12 U.S.C. 4516(b)) is amended by striking 
     paragraph (2) and inserting the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Timing of payment.--The annual assessment shall be 
     payable semiannually for each fiscal year, on October 1st and 
     April 1st.''.

     SEC. 217. MERGER LANGUAGE FOR ASSISTANCE FOR THE RENEWAL OF 
                   EXPIRING SECTION 8 SUBSIDY CONTRACTS AND ANNUAL 
                   CONTRIBUTIONS FOR ASSISTED HOUSING.

       All remaining obligated and unobligated balances in the 
     Renewal of Expiring Section 8 Subsidy Contracts account on 
     September 30, 1995, shall immediately thereafter be 
     transferred to and merged with the obligated and unobligated 
     balances, respectively, of the Annual Contributions for 
     Assisted Housing account.

     SEC. 218. DEBT FORGIVENESS.

       (a) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     cancel the indebtedness of the Hubbard Hospital Authority of 
     Hubbard, Texas, relating to the public facilities loan for 
     Project Number PFL-TEX-215, issued under title II of the 
     Housing Amendments of 1955. Such hospital authority is 
     relieved of all liability to the Government for the 
     outstanding principal balance on such loan, for the amount of 
     accrued interest on such loan, and for any fees and charges 
     payable in connection with such loan.
       (b) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     cancel the indebtedness of the Groveton Texas Hospital 
     Authority relating to the public facilities loan for Project 
     Number TEX-41-PFL0162, issued under title II of the Housing 
     Amendments of 1955. Such hospital authority is relieved of 
     all liability to the Government for the outstanding principal 
     balance on such loan, for the amount of accrued interest on 
     such loan, and for any fees and charges payable in connection 
     with such loan.
       (c) The Secretary of Housing and Urban Development shall 
     cancel the indebtedness of the Hepzibah Public Service 
     District of Hepzibah, West Virginia, relating to the public 
     facilities loan for Project Number WV-46-PFL0031, issued 
     under title II of the Housing Amendments of 1955. Such public 
     service district is relieved of all liability to the 
     Government for the outstanding principal balance on such 
     loan, for the amount of accrued interest on such loan, and 
     for any fees and charges payable in connection with such 
     loan.

     SEC. 219. CLARIFICATIONS.

       For purposes of Federal law, the Paul Mirabile Center in 
     San Diego, California, including areas within such Center 
     that are devoted to the delivery of supportive services, has 
     been determined to satisfy the ``continuum of care'' 
     requirements of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development, and shall be treated as:
       (a) consisting solely of residential units that (i) contain 
     sleeping accommodations and kitchen and bathroom facilities, 
     (ii) are located in a building that is used exclusively to 
     facilitate the transition of homeless individuals (within the 
     meaning of section 103 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11302), as in effect on December 
     19, 1989) to independent living within 24 months, (iii) are 
     suitable for occupancy, with each cubicle constituting a 
     separate bedroom and residential unit, (iv) are used on other 
     than a transient basis, and (v) shall be originally placed in 
     service on November 1, 1995; and
       (b) property that is entirely residential rental property, 
     namely, a project for residential rental property.

     SEC. 220. EMPLOYMENT LIMITATIONS.

       (a) By the end of fiscal year 1996 the Department of 
     Housing and Urban Development shall employ no more than seven 
     Assistant Secretaries, notwithstanding section 4(a) of the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development Act.
       (b) By the end of fiscal year 1996 the Department of 
     Housing and urban Development shall employ no more than 77 
     schedule C and 20 non-career senior executive service 
     employees.

     SEC. 221. USE OF FUNDS.

       (a) Of the $93,400,000 earmarked in Public Law 101-144 (103 
     Stat 850), as amended by Public Law 101-302 (104 Stat 237), 
     for special projects and purposes, any amounts remaining of 
     the $500,000 made available to Bethlehem House in Highland, 
     California, for site planning and land acquisition shall 
     instead be made available to the County of San Bernardino in 
     California to assist with the expansion of the Los Padrinos 
     Gang Intervention Program and the Unity Home Domestic 
     Violence Shelter.

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       (b) The amount made available for fiscal year 1995 for the 
     removal of asbestos from an abandoned public school building 
     in Toledo, Ohio shall be made available for the renovation 
     and rehabilitation of an industrial building at the 
     University of Toledo in Toledo, Ohio.

     SEC. 222. LEAD-BASED PAINT ABATEMENT.

       (a) Section 1011 of Title X--Residential lead-Based Paint 
     Hazard Reduction Act of 1992 is amended as follows: Strike 
     ``priority housing'' wherever it appears in said section and 
     insert ``housing''.
       (b) Section 1011(a) shall be amended as follows: At the end 
     of the subsection after the period, insert:
       ``Grants shall only be made under this section to provide 
     assistance for housing which meets the following criteria--
       ``(1) for grants made to assist rental housing, at least 50 
     percent of the units must be occupied by or made available to 
     families with incomes at or below 50 percent of the area 
     median income level and the remaining units shall be occupied 
     or made available to families with incomes at or below 80 
     percent of the area median income level, and in all cases the 
     landlord shall give priority in renting units assisted under 
     this section, for no less than 3 years following the 
     completion of lead abatement activities, to families with a 
     child under the age of six years--
       ``(A) except that buildings with five or more units may 
     have 20 percent of the units occupied by families with 
     incomes above 80 percent of area median income level;
       ``(2) for grants made to assist housing owned by owner-
     occupants, all units assisted with grants under this section 
     shall be the principal residence of families with incomes at 
     or below 80 percent of the area median income level, and not 
     less than 90 percent of the units assisted with grants under 
     this section shall be occupied by a child under age of six 
     years or shall be units where a child under the age to six 
     years spends a significant amount of time visiting; and
       ``(3) notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), round II 
     grantees who receive assistance under this section may use 
     such assistance for priority housing.''.

     SEC. 223. EXTENSION PERIOD FOR SHARING UTILITY COST SAVINGS 
                   WITH PHAS.

       Section 9(a)(3)(B)(i) of the United States Housing Act of 
     1937 is amended by striking ``for a period not to exceed 6 
     years''.

     SEC. 223A. MORTGAGE NOTE SALES.

       The first sentence of section 221(g)(4)(C)(viii) of the 
     National Housing Act is amended by striking ``September 30, 
     1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1996''.

     SEC. 223B. REPEAL OF FROST-LELAND.

       Section 415 of the Department of Housing and Urban 
     Development--Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1988 
     (Public Law 100-202; 101 Stat. 1329-213) is repealed.

     SEC. 223C. FHA SINGLE-FAMILY ASSIGNMENT PROGRAM REFORM.

       (a) Foreclosure Avoidance.--The last sentence of section 
     204(a) of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1710(a)) is 
     amended by inserting before the period the following: ``: And 
     provided further, That the Secretary may pay insurance 
     benefits to the mortgagee to recompense the mortgagee for its 
     actions to provide an alternative to the foreclosure of a 
     mortgage that is in default, which actions may include 
     special foreclosure, loan modification, and deeds in lieu of 
     foreclosure, all upon terms and conditions as the mortgagee 
     shall determine in the mortgagee's sole discretion, within 
     guidelines provided by the Secretary, but which may not 
     include assignment of a mortgage to the Secretary: And 
     provided further, That for purposes of the preceding proviso, 
     no action authorized by the Secretary and no action taken, 
     nor any failure to act, by the Secretary or the mortgagee 
     shall be subject to judicial review.''.
       (b) Authority To Assist Mortgagors in Default.--Section 230 
     of the National Housing Act (12 U.S.C. 1715u) is amended to 
     read as follows:


               ``authority to assist mortgagor in default

       ``Sec. 230. (a) Payment of Partial Claim.--The Secretary 
     may establish a program for payment of a partial claim to a 
     mortgagee that agrees to apply the claim amount to payment of 
     a mortgage on a 1- to 4-family residence that is in default. 
     Any such payment under such program to the mortgage shall be 
     made in the sole discretion of the Secretary and on terms and 
     conditions acceptable to the Secretary, except that--
       ``(1) the amount of the payment shall be in an amount 
     determined by the Secretary, not to exceed an amount 
     equivalent to 12 of the monthly mortgage payments and any 
     costs related to the default that are approved by the 
     Secretary; and
       ``(2) the mortgagor shall agree to repay the amount of the 
     insurance claim to the Secretary upon terms and conditions 
     acceptable to the Secretary.

     The Secretary may pay the mortgagee, from the appropriate 
     insurance fund, in connection with any activities that the 
     mortgagee is required to undertake concerning repayment by 
     the mortgagor of the amount owed to the Secretary.
       ``(b) Assignment.--
       ``(1) Program authority.--The Secretary may establish a 
     program for assignment to the Secretary, upon request of the 
     mortgagee, of a mortgage on a 1- to 4-family residence 
     insured under this Act.
       ``(2) Program requirements.--The Secretary may accept 
     assignment of a mortgage under a program under this 
     subsection only if--
       ``(A) the mortgage was in default;
       ``(B) the mortgagee has modified the mortgage to cure the 
     default and provide for mortgage payments within the 
     reasonable ability of the mortgagor to pay, at interest rates 
     not to exceed current market interest rates; and
       ``(C) the Secretary arranges for servicing of the assigned 
     mortgage by a mortgagee (which may include the assigning 
     mortgagee) through procedures that the Secretary has 
     determined to be in the best interests of the appropriate 
     insurance fund.
       ``(3) Payment of insurance benefits.--Upon accepting 
     assignment of a mortgage under a program established under 
     this subsection, the Secretary may pay insurance benefits to 
     the mortgagee from the appropriate insurance fund, in an 
     amount that the Secretary determines to be appropriate, not 
     to exceed the amount necessary to compensate the mortgagee 
     for the assignment and any losses and expenses resulting from 
     the mortgage modification.
       ``(c) Prohibition of Judicial Review.--No decision by the 
     Secretary to exercise or forgo exercising any authority under 
     this section shall be subject to judicial review.''.
       (c) Savings Provision.--Any mortgage for which the 
     mortgagee has applied to the Secretary, before the date of 
     enactment of the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing 
     and Urban Development, and Independent Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1996, for assignment pursuant to 
     subsection (b) of this section as in effect before such date 
     of enactment shall continue to be governed by the provisions 
     of such section, as in effect immediately before such date of 
     enactment.
       (d) Applicability of Other Laws.--No provision of this Act, 
     or any other law, shall be construed to require the Secretary 
     of Housing and Urban Development to provide an alternative to 
     foreclosure for mortgagees with mortgages on 1- to 4-family 
     residences insured by the Secretary under the National 
     Housing Act, or to accept assignments of such mortgages.
       (e) Applicability of Amendments.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (d), the amendments made by subsections (a) and 
     (b) shall apply with respect to mortgages originated before 
     fiscal year 1996.
       (f) Regulations.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall issue interim regulations to implement this 
     section and amendments made by this section.
       (g) Effectiveness and Applicability.--If this Act is 
     enacted after the date of enactment of the Balanced Budget 
     Act of 1995--
       (1) subsections (a), (b), (c), (d), and (e) of this section 
     shall not take effect; and
       (2) section 2052(c) of the Balanced Budget Act of 1995 is 
     amended by striking ``that are originated on or after October 
     1, 1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``to mortgages 
     originated before, during, and after fiscal year 1996.''.

     SEC. 223D. SPENDING LIMITATIONS.

       (a) None of the funds in this Act may be used by the 
     Secretary to impose any sanction, or penalty because of the 
     enactment of any State or local law or regulation declaring 
     English as the official language.
       (b) No part of any appropriation contained in this Act 
     shall be used for lobbying activities as prohibited by law.

     SEC. 223E. TRANSFER OF FUNCTIONS TO THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   JUSTICE.

       All functions, activities and responsibilities of the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development relating to title 
     VIII of the Civil Rights Act of 1968, as amended by the Fair 
     Housing Amendments Act of 1988, and the Fair Housing Act, 
     including any rights guaranteed under the Fair Housing Act 
     (including any functions relating to the Fair Housing 
     Initiatives program under section 561 of the Housing and 
     Community Development Act of 1987), are hereby transferred to 
     the Attorney General of the United States effective April 1, 
     1997: Provided, That none of the aforementioned authority or 
     responsibility for enforcement of the Fair Housing Act shall 
     be transferred to the Attorney General until adequate 
     personnel and resources allocated to such activity at the 
     Department of Housing and Urban Development are transferred 
     to the Department of Justice.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 65:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 65, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:


                         science and technology

       For science and technology, including research and 
     development activities, which shall include research and 
     development activities under the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation and Liability Act of 1980 (CERCLA), as 
     amended; necessary expenses for personnel and related costs 
     and travel expenses, including uniforms, or allowances 
     therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; services as 
     authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for individuals not 
     to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the rate for GS-18; 
     procurement of laboratory equipment and supplies; other 
     operating expenses in support of research and development; 
     construction, alteration, repair, rehabilitation and 
     renovation of facilities, not to exceed $75,000 per project; 
     $525,000,000, which shall remain available until September 
     30, 1997.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 66:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 66, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:


                 environmental programs and management

       For environmental programs and management, including 
     necessary expenses, not otherwise provided for, for personnel 
     and related costs and travel expenses, including uniforms, or 
     allowances therefore, as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 5901-5902; 
     services as authorized by 5 U.S.C. 3109, but at rates for 
     individuals not to exceed the per diem rate equivalent to the 
     rate for GS-18; hire of passenger motor vehicles; hire, 
     maintenance, and operation of aircraft; purchase of reprints; 
     library memberships in societies or associations which issue 
     publications to

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     members only or at a price to members lower than to 
     subscribers who are not members; construction, alteration, 
     repair, rehabilitation, and renovation of facilities, not to 
     exceed $75,000 per project; and not to exceed $6,000 for 
     official reception and representation expenses; 
     $1,550,300,000, which shall remain available until September 
     30, 1997: Provided, that, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law, for this fiscal year and hereafter, an industrial 
     discharger that is a pharmaceutical manufacturing facility 
     and discharged to the Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant (an 
     advanced wastewater treatment plant with activated carbon) 
     prior to the date of enactment of this Act may be exempted 
     from categorical pretreatment standards under section 307(b) 
     of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as amended, if 
     the following conditions are met: (1) the owner or operator 
     of the Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant applies to the State 
     of Michigan for an exemption for such industrial discharger, 
     (2) the State or Administrator, as applicable, approves such 
     exemption request based upon a determination that the 
     Kalamazoo Water Reclamation Plant will provide treatment and 
     pollution removal equivalent to or better than that which 
     would be required through a combination of pretreatment by 
     such industrial discharger and treatment by the Kalamazoo 
     Water Reclamation Plant in the absence of the exemption, and 
     (3) compliance with paragraph (2) is addressed by the 
     provisions and conditions of a permit issued to the Kalamazoo 
     Water Reclamation Plant under section 402 of such Act, and 
     there exists an operative financial contract between the City 
     of Kalamazoo and the industrial user and an approved local 
     pretreatment program, including a joint monitoring program 
     and local controls to prevent against interference and pass 
     through.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 68:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 68, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $28,500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 70:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 70, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert: consisting of $913,400,000 as authorized 
     by section 517(a) of the Superfund Amendments and 
     Reauthorization Act of 1986 (SARA), as amended by Public Law 
     101-508, and $250,000,000 as a payment from general revenues 
     to the Hazardous Substance Superfund as authorized by section 
     517(b) of SARA, as amended by Public Law 101-508
       On page 61, line 1, of the House engrossed bill, H.R. 2099, 
     delete ``$1,003,400,000'' and insert ``$1,163,400,000''; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 71:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 71, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $11,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 72:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 72, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $59,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 74:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 74, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert: : 
     Provided further, That none of the funds made available under 
     this heading may be used by the Environmental Protection 
     Agency to propose for listing or to list any additional 
     facilities on the National Priorities List established by 
     section 105 of the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation and Liability Act (CERCLA), as amended (42 
     U.S.C. 9605), unless the Administrator receives a written 
     request to propose for listing or to list a facility from the 
     Governor of the State in which the facility is located, or 
     unless legislation to reauthorize CERCLA is enacted; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 76:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 76, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $7,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 77:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 77, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 80:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 80, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert:


                   state and tribal assistance grants

       For environmental programs and infrastructure assistance, 
     including capitalization grants for state revolving funds and 
     performance partnership grants, $2,323,000,000, to remain 
     available unit expended, of which $1,400,000,000 shall be for 
     making capitalization grants for State revolving funds to 
     support water infrastructure financing; $100,000,000 for 
     architectural, engineering, design, construction and related 
     activities in connection with the construction of high 
     priority water and wastewater facilities in the area of the 
     United States-Mexico Border, after consultation with the 
     appropriate border commission; $50,000,000 for grants to the 
     State of Texas, which shall be matched by an equal amount of 
     State funds from State resources, for the purpose of 
     improving wastewater treatment for colonias; $15,000,000 for 
     grants to the State of Alaska, subject to an appropriate cost 
     share as determined by the Administrator, to address 
     wastewater infrastructure needs of rural and Alaska Native 
     villages; and $100,000,000 for making grants for the 
     construction of wastewater treatment facilities and the 
     development of groundwater in accordance with the terms and 
     conditions specified for such grants in the conference report 
     accompanying the Act (H.R. 2099): Provided, That beginning in 
     fiscal year 1996 and each fiscal year thereafter, and 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator 
     is authorized to make grants annually from funds appropriated 
     under this heading, subject to such terms and conditions as 
     the Administrator shall establish, to any State or federally 
     recognized Indian tribe for multimedia or single media 
     pollution prevention, control and abatement and related 
     environmental activities at the request of the Governor or 
     other appropriate State official or the tribe: Provided 
     further, That from funds appropriated under this heading, the 
     Administrator may make grants to federally recognized Indian 
     governments for the development of multimedia environmental 
     programs: Provided further, That of the $1,400,000,000 for 
     capitalization grants for State revolving funds to support 
     water infrastructure financing, $275,000,000 shall be for 
     drinking water State revolving funds, but if no drinking 
     water State revolving fund legislation is enacted by June 1, 
     1996, these funds shall immediately be available for making 
     capitalization grants under title VI of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act, as amended: Provided further, That of 
     the funds made available in Public Law 103-327 and in Public 
     Law 103-124 for capitalization grants for State revolving 
     funds to support water infrastructure financing, $225,000,000 
     shall be made available for capitalization grants for State 
     revolving funds under title VI of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act, as amended, if no drinking water State revolving 
     fund legislation is enacted by June 1, 1996: Provided 
     further, That of the funds made available under this heading 
     for capitalization grants for State Revolving Funds under 
     title VI of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act, as 
     amended, $50,000,000 shall be for wastewater treatment in 
     impoverished communities pursuant to section 102(d) of H.R. 
     961 as approved by the United States House of Representatives 
     on May 16, 1995: Provided further, That of the funds 
     appropriated in the Construction Grants and Water 
     Infrastructure/State Revolving Funds accounts since the 
     appropriation for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1992, 
     and hereafter, for making grants for wastewater treatment 
     works construction projects, portions may be provided by the 
     recipients to States for managing construction grant 
     activities, on condition that the States agree to reimburse 
     the recipients from State funding sources: Provided further, 
     That the funds made available in Public Law 103-327 for a 
     grant to the City of Mt. Arlington, New Jersey, in accordance 
     with House Report 103-715, shall be available for a grant to 
     that city for water and sewer improvements.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 81:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 81, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:

                       Administrative Provisions

       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 83:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 83, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 301. None of the funds provided in this Act may be 
     used within the Environmental Protection Agency for any final 
     action by the Administrator or her delegate for signing and 
     publishing for promulgation of a rule concerning any new 
     standard for radon in drinking water.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 94:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 94, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended as 
     follows:
       In lieu of the sum named in the matter restored, insert: 
     $222,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 102:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 102, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $5,456,600,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 104:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 104, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $5,845,900,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 105:

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       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 105; and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $2,502,200,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 109:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 109, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Upon the determination by the Administrator that such 
     action is necessary, the Administrator may, with the approval 
     of the Office of Management and Budget, transfer not to 
     exceed $50,000,000 of funds made available in this Act to the 
     National Aeronautics and Space Administration between such 
     appropriations or any subdivision thereof, to be merged with 
     and to be available for the same purposes, and for the same 
     time period, as the appropriation to which transferred: 
     Provided, That such authority to transfer may not be used 
     unless for higher priority items, based on unforeseen 
     requirements, than those for which originally appropriated: 
     Provided further, That the Administrator of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration shall notify the 
     Congress promptly of all transfers made pursuant to this 
     authority:
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 110:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 110, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment, insert: 
     $2,274,000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 114:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 114, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:
       Sec. 519. In fiscal year 1996, the Director of the Federal 
     Emergency Management Agency shall sell the disaster housing 
     inventory of mobile homes and trailers, and the proceeds 
     thereof shall be deposited in the Treasury.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       The committee of conference report in disagreement 
     amendment numbered 63.
     Jerry Lewis,
     Tom DeLay,
     Barbara F. Vucanovich,
     James T. Walsh,
     Dave Hobson,
     Joe Knollenberg,
     Rodney P. Frelinghuysen,
     Mark W. Neumann,
     Bob Livingston,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Christopher S. Bond,
     Conrad Burns,
     Ted Stevens,
     Richard Shelby,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Ben Nighthorse Campbell,
     Mark O. Hatfield,
     Barbara A. Mikulski,
     Patrick Leahy,
     J. Bennett Johnston,
     Bob Kerrey,
     Robert C. Byrd,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the conference report on H.R. 2099 to the 
committee of conference with instructions to the managers on the part of 
the House to insist on the House position on Senate amendment numbered 
4.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

198

When there appeared

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Nays

219

para.158.9                   [Roll No. 843]

                                YEAS--198

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tate
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--219

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Chapman
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     Fowler
     Istook
     Morella
     Pelosi
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Scarborough
     Schroeder
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Young (AK)
  So the motion to recommit the conference report to the committee of 
conference was not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.


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It was decided in the

Yeas

227

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affirmative

Nays

190

para.158.10                  [Roll No. 844]

                                YEAS--227

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brown (CA)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Whitfield
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Bevill
     Buyer
     Chapman
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     Fowler
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Kasich
     Pelosi
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schroeder
     Tucker
     Volkmer
     Young (AK)
  So the conference report was agreed to.

para.158.11  amendment in disagreement--h.r. 2099

  The House then proceeded to the consideration of the amendment of the 
Senate reported in disagreement numbered 63.
  Mr. LEWIS of California, pursuant to House Resolution 291, moved that 
the House recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the Senate 
numbered 63 and concur therein with the following amendment:

       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment, insert the following:
       For necessary expenses for the Corporation for National and 
     Community Serivce in carrying out the orderly termination of 
     programs, activities, and initiatives under the National and 
     Community Service Act of 1990, as amended (Public Law 103-
     82), $15,000,000: Provided, That such amount shall be 
     utilized to resolve all responsibilities and obligations in 
     connection with said Corporation and the Corporation's Office 
     of Inspector General.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 291, the previous question was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the motion to recede from its disagreement to the amendment of the 
Senate numbered 63 and concur therein with an amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the foregoing conference 
report and the motion were agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on 
the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.158.12  adjournment over

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 12 
o'clock noon on Monday, December 11, 1995.

para.158.13  order of business--recess

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it be in order at any time on Tuesday, December 12, 
1995, for the Speaker to declare a recess, subject to the call of the 
Chair, for the purpose of receiving in joint meeting His Excellency 
Shimon Peres, Prime Minister of Israel.

para.158.14  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
December 13, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.158.15  ryan white care reauthorization

  On motion of Mr. BLILEY, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 641) to reauthorize the Ryan White CARE Act of 1990, and for other 
purposes; together with the amendments of the House thereto, was taken 
from the Speaker's table.
  When on motion of Mr. BLILEY, it was,
  Resolved, That the House insist upon its amendments and agree to the 
conference asked by the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two 
Houses thereon.
  Thereupon, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, by unanimous consent, 
announced the appointment of Messrs. Bliley, Bilirakis, Coburn, Waxman, 
and Studds, as managers on the part of the House at said conference.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.158.16  federal reporting requirements

  On motion of Mr. EHRLICH, by unanimous consent, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 790) to provide for the modification or elimination of Federal 
reporting requirements; together with the amendments of the Senate to 
the amendment of the House thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table:

       Senate amendments to House amendment:
       Page 3, of the House engrossed amendment, in the table of 
     contents, strike out ``Sec. 2021. Reports eliminated.'' and 
     insert ``Sec. 2021. Reports modified.''.

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       Page 18, of the House engrossed amendment, strike out lines 
     6 and 7.
       Page 18, line 8, of the House engrossed amendment, strike 
     out ``(2)'' and insert ``(1)''.
       Page 18, line 9, of the House engrossed amendment, strike 
     out ``(3)'' and insert ``(2)''.
       Page 39, line 6, of the House engrossed amendment, strike 
     out ``reports'' and insert ``report''.
       Page 39, line 7, of the House engrossed amendment, strike 
     out all after ``936(b))'' down to and including ``Code,'' in 
     line 8.
       Page 43, of the House engrossed amendment, strike out line 
     19 and all that follows over to and including line 2 on page 
     45.
       Page 49, line 21, of the House engrossed amendment, strike 
     out ``ELIMINATED'' and insert ``MODIFIED''. 

  On motion of Mr. EHRLICH, said Senate amendments to the House 
amendment were agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said Senate amendments to the 
House amendment were agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.158.17  message from the president--veto of h.r. 2586

  On motion of Mr. ARCHER, by unanimous consent, the veto message and 
accompanying bill (H.R. 2586) to provide for a temporary increase in the 
public debt limit, and for other purposes, were referred to the 
Committee on Ways and Means.

para.158.18  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2621

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-388) the privileged resolution (H. Res. 293) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 2621) to enforce the public debt limit 
and to protect the social security trust funds and other federal trust 
funds and accounts invested in public debt obligations.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.158.19  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 2204. An Act to extend and reauthorize the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes; and
       H.R. 1058. An Act to reform Federal securities litigation, 
     and for other purposes.

para.158.20  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted to Mr. VOLKMER, for 
today.
  And then,

para.158.21  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. DORNAN, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 7 o'clock and 35 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 
12 o'clock noon on Monday, December 11, 1995.

para.158.22  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 293. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2621) to enforce the public debt limit and to protect the 
     Social Security trust funds and other Federal trust funds and 
     accounts invested in public debt obligations (Rept. No. 104-
     388). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GEKAS. Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 394. A bill to 
     amend title 4 of the United States Code to limit State 
     taxation of certain pension income; with an amendment (Rept. 
     No. 104-389). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.
       Mr. WALKER: Committee on Science. H.R. 2196. A bill to 
     amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 
     with respect to inventions made under cooperative research 
     and development agreements, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-390). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.158.23  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By. Mr. LUCAS:
       H.R. 2736. A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     dispose of certain Federal land holdings in the State of 
     Oklahoma, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committees on Agriculture, 
     and Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Chabot):
       H.R. 2737. A bill to amend section 1114 of title 18, United 
     States Code, to extend its protections to U.S. Customs 
     Service employees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself and Mr. Hansen):
       H.R. 2738. A bill to make amendments to the Central Valley 
     Project Improvement Act and to the Reclamation Wastewater and 
     Groundwater Study and Facilities Act, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H.R. 2739. A bill to provide for a representational 
     allowance for Members of the House of Representatives, to 
     make technical and conforming changes to sundry provisions of 
     law in consequence of administrative reforms in the House of 
     Representatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     House Oversight.
           By Mr. HOKE (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. Cremeans, Mrs. 
             Cubin, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hastings of 
             Florida, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek 
             of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
             Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Portman, Ms. Pryce, Mr. 
             Quinn, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Traficant):
       H.R. 2740. A bill to protect sports fans and communities 
     throughout the Nation, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
             Payne of Virginia):
       H.R. 2741. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 and Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 in 
     order to promote and improve employee stock ownership plans; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H.R. 2742. A bill to set aside a portion of the funds 
     available under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, 
     Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to be used to 
     encourage the redevelopment of marginal brownfield sites, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 2743. A bill to establish a source of funding for 
     certain border infrastructure projects necessary to 
     accommodate increased traffic resulting from implementation 
     of the North American Free-Trade Agreement, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 2744. A bill to require the Postmaster General to 
     submit to the Congress a plan for the reduction of the 
     accumulated debt of the Postal Service within 7 years; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Ms. FURSE (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Brown of 
             California, Mr. Engel, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
             Torricelli, Mr. Yates, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
             Miller of California, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Nadler, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Skaggs, Mr. Studds, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Stark, Ms. 
             Pelosi, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
             Waxman, Mr. Vento, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Porter, Mr. Clay, Mr. Evans, Mr. Rose, 
             Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Olver, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
             Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Waters, Mr. Frank of 
             Massachsetts, Mr. Shays, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Schroeder, 
             and Mr. Bonior):
       H.R. 2745. A bill to repeal the emergency salvage timber 
     sale program enacted as part of Public Law 104-19; to the 
     Committee on Agriculture, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mrs. 
             Lowey):
       H.R. 2746. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to provide for the restriction on assistance to the 
     Government of Indonesia; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
             Boehlert, Mr. Borski, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
             Petri, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Wise, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
             Hayes, Mr. Coble, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
             Poshard, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Baker of 
             California, Miss. Collins of Michigan, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Horn, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
             Blute, Mr.

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             Quinn, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
             Ehlers, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Tucker, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
             Johnson of Texas, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Latham, 
             Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Martini, and Mr. McHale):
       H.R. 2747. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Environmental Protection Agency to make grants to States for 
     the purpose of financing the construction, rehabilitation, 
     and improvement of water supply systems, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure.
           By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Brown 
             of Florida, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
             Faleomavaega, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
             Johnston of Florida, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
             Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Meek of 
             Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Payne 
             of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Roybal-
             Allard, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stokes, Ms. Waters, and Mr. 
             Watt of North Carolina):
       H.R. 2748. A bill to prohibit insurance providers from 
     denying or canceling health insurance coverage, or varying 
     the premiums, terms, or conditions for health insurance 
     coverage on the basis of genetic information or a request for 
     genetic services, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. STOCKMAN (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dreier, 
             Mr. Livingston, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
             Hancock, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Barr, Mrs. Smith of 
             Washington, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. 
             Hilleary, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Graham, Mr. Parker, Mrs. 
             Myrick, Mr. Largent, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Ensign, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
             Smith of Michigan, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
             Souder, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Bartlett of 
             Maryland, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Weldon of 
             Florida, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Jones, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, and Mr. Packard):
       H.R. 2749. A bill to determine if Alfred Kinsey's ``Sexual 
     Behavior in the Human Male'' and/or ``Sexual Behavior in the 
     Human Female'' are the result of any fraud or criminal 
     wrongdoing; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 2750. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to delay the application of the substantiation 
     requirements to reimbursement arrangements of certain 
     loggers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Davis, Mr. Moran, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 2751. A bill to provide temporary authority for the 
     payment of retirement and separation incentives, to provide 
     reemployment assistance to Federal employees who are 
     separated as a result of work force reductions, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, 
             Mr. Costello, Mr. Crane, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
             Ewing, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
             Gutierrez, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
             LaHood, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
             Rush, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Visclosky):
       H. Res. 294. Resolution to congratulate the Northwestern 
     University Wildcats on winning the 1995 Big Ten Conference 
     football championship and on receiving an invitation to 
     compete in the 1996 Rose Bowl, and to commend Northwestern 
     University for its pursuit of athletic and academic 
     excellence; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.

para.158.24  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII, private bills and resolutions were 
introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BARTON of Texas:
       H.R. 2752. A bill to approve Sensor Pad, a medical device; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. VUCANOVICH:
       H.R. 2753. A bill to allow the marketing of the Sensor Pad, 
     a medical device to aid in breast self-examination; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.

para.158.25  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 42: Mr. Conyers.
       H.R. 218: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Camp, Mr. Barr, 
     Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Jones and Mr. Quillen.
       H.R. 266: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 282: Mr. Gejdenson.
       H.R. 351: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Longley, Mr. Barcia of 
     Michigan, and Ms. Pryce.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Ward, and Mr. Johnston of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 1047: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 1078: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 1210: Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 1261: Mr. Torricelli.
       H.R. 1448: Mr. Bryant of Tennessee.
       H.R. 1462: Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Fox, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Farr, 
     Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Davis, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
     Gilman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1500: Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
     and Mr. Rose.
       H.R. 1619: Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 1757: Mr. Stupak, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
     Dellums, and Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 1946: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
     Rohrabacher, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Latham, and Mr. Herger.
       H.R. 1950: Mr. Evans.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. Nethercutt.
       H.R. 2180: Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 2270: Mr. Oxley, Mr. Funderburk, and Mr. Graham.
       H.R. 2310: Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 2320: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Barton of 
     Texas, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of 
     Massachusetts, Ms. Danner, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R. 2463: Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2472: Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Kaptur, 
     Mr. Evans, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Furse, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
     Forbes, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Johnston of Florida, and 
     Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2507: Mr. Hutchinson.
       H.R. 2566: Mr. Johnston of Florida and Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2579: Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Costello, Mr. Bevill, 
     Mr. Tucker, and Mrs. Hilliard.
       H.R 2604: Mr. Moorhead.
       H.R 2634: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland.
       H.R 2654: Mr. Owens and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R 2664: Mr. Scott, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. Norton, Mr. Bliley, 
     Mr. Menendez, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Chapman, Mrs. Chenoweth, and 
     Mr. Klug.
       H.R 2704: Mr. Fawell, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
     Manzullo, Mr. Costello, Mr. Rush, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lipinski, 
     Mr. Yates, Mr. Weller, Mr. Porter, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Poshard, 
     Mr. Crane, Mr. Evans, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R 2722: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R 2723: Mr. Cremeans and Mr. Dornan.
       H.R 2729: Mr. Ward, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mrs. 
     Schroeder.
       H.J. Res. 117: Mr. Studds.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mrs. Meek of Florida and Mr. Upton.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Mr. Menendez.
       H. Con. Res. 85: Mr. Klink.
       H. Con. Res. 91: Mr. Manzullo.
       H. Con. Res. 118: Mr. Stockman, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Kennedy 
     of Rhode Island, Mr. Horn, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Weldon of 
     Florida, and Mr. Castle. 
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                     MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1995 (159)

para.159.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. YOUNG of 
Florida, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                December 11, 1995.
  I hereby designate the Honorable C.W. Bill Young to act as Speaker 
pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                         Speaker of the House of Representatives. 

para.159.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, announced he had 
examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, 
December 7, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.159.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1803. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting final regulations--William D. Ford Federal 
     Direct Loan Program, pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1); to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       1804. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting notification that 
     the Department of State intends to provide training in crisis 
     management to Morocco

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     under the auspices of the Antiterrorism Assistance Program 
     [ATA], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2349aa-3(a)(1); to the Committee 
     on International Relations.
       1805. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report on PLO compliance, pursuant to Public Law 101-246, 
     section 804(b) (104 Stat. 78); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1806. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Secretary of State, transmitting notification that 
     the Department of State intends to provide training to the 
     former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia under the auspices of 
     the Antiterrorism Assistance Program [ATA], pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2349aa-3(a)(1); to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
       1807. A letter from the Secretary of Agriculture, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector general 
     for the period April 1, 1995, through September 30, 1995, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1808. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting the semiannual report of the Office of Inspector 
     General for the period April 1, 1995, through September 30, 
     1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1809. A letter from the Chairman, Pension Benefit Guaranty 
     Corporation, transmitting the semiannual report of the 
     inspector general for the period April 1 through September 
     30, 1995, and the semiannual management report for the same 
     period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1810. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-160, 
     ``Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act of 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1811. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-159, 
     ``Uniform Premarital Agreement Act of 1995,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1812. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-157, 
     ``Uniform Interstate Family Support Act of 1995,'' pursuant 
     to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1813. A letter from the Executive Director, District of 
     Columbia Retirement Board, transmitting the financial 
     disclosure statement of a board member, pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-732 and 1-734(a)(1)(A); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1814. A letter from the Administrator, General Services 
     Administration, transmitting the semiannual report on the 
     activities of the Department's inspector general for the 
     period April 1, 1995, through September 30, 1995, and the 
     management report for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 
     app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1815. A letter from the Chairman, National Labor Relations 
     Board, transmitting the semiannual report of the inspector 
     general for the period April 1, 1995, through September 30, 
     1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 
     5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1816. A letter from the Chairman, U.S. Merit System 
     Protection Board, transmitting the annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 
     1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
       1817. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting proposed regulations governing 
     corporation and labor organization activity, express advocacy 
     and coordination with candidates (11 CFR parts 100, 102, 109, 
     110, and 114), pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 438(d); to the Committee 
     on House Oversight.
       1818. A letter from the Executive Director, National Forest 
     Foundation, transmitting a copy of the Foundation's annual 
     report for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to Public Law 101-593, 
     section 407(b); jointly, to the Committees on Agriculture and 
     Resources.

para.159.4  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                December 11, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     clause 5 of rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following messages 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on Friday, December 8, 1995 
     at 11:45 a.m.: that the Senate passed S. 1431; that the 
     Senate passed with amendments H.R. 1833; that the Senate 
     agreed to conference report H.R. 2076; that the Senate insist 
     on amendment--agree to conference H.R. 2539.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para.159.5  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                December 11, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     clause 5 of rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on Friday, December 8, 
     1995 at 4:25 p.m. and said to contain a message from the 
     President whereby he reports on actions to order the selected 
     reserve of the armed forces to active duty.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para.159.6  coast guard active duty status

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I have today, pursuant to section 12304 of title 10, United States 
Code, authorized the Secretary of Defense, and the Secretary of 
Transportation with respect to the Coast Guard when it is not operating 
as a service in the Department of the Navy, to order to active duty any 
units, and any individual members not assigned to a unit organized to 
serve as a unit, of the Selected Reserve to perform such missions the 
Secretary of Defense may determine necessary. The deployment of United 
States forces to conduct operational missions in and around former 
Yugoslavia necessitates this action.
  A copy of the Executive order implementing this action is attached.
                                                    William J. Clinton. 
  The White House, December 8, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on National Security and ordered 
to be printed (H. Doc. 104-144).

para.159.7  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                December 11, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on Friday, December 8, 
     1995, at 4:25 p.m. and said to contain a message from the 
     President whereby he submits a 6-month periodic report on the 
     national emergency with Yugoslavia.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para.159.8  national emergency with respect to yugoslavia

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  On May 30, 1992, in Executive Order No. 12808, the President declared 
a national emergency to deal with the threat to the national security, 
foreign policy, and economy of the United States arising from actions 
and policies of the Governments of Serbia and Montenegro, acting under 
the name of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or the Federal 
Republic of Yugoslavia, in their involvement in and support for groups 
attempting to seize territory in Croatia and the Republic of Bosnia and 
Herzegovina by force and violence utilizing, in part, the forces of the 
so-called Yugoslav National Army (57 FR 23299, June 2, 1992). I expanded 
the national emergency in Executive Order No. 12934 of October 25, 1994, 
to address the actions and policies of the Bosnian Serb forces and the 
authorities in the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
that they control.
  The present report is submitted pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1641(c) and 
1703(c) and covers the period from May 30, 1995, to November 29, 1995. 
It discusses Administration actions and expenses directly related to the 
exercise of powers and authorities conferred by the declaration of a 
national emergency in Executive Order No. 12808 and Executive Order No. 
12934 and to expanded sanctions against the Federal Republic of 
Yugoslavia (Serbia and Montenegro) (the ``FRY (S&M)'') and the Bosnian 
Serbs contained in Executive Order No. 12810 of June 5, 1992 (57 FR 
24347, June 9, 1992), Executive Order No. 12831 of January 15, 1993 (58 
FR 5253, January 21, 1993), Executive Order No. 12846 of April 25, 1993 
(58 FR 25771, April 27, 1993), and Executive Order No. 12934 of October 
25, 1994 (59 FR 54117, October 27, 1994).
  1. Executive Order No. 12808 blocked all property and interests in 
property

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of the Governments of Serbia and Montenegro, or held in the name of the 
former Govermment of the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia or the 
Government of the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, then or thereafter 
located in the United States or within the possession or control of 
United States persons, including their overseas branches.
  Subsequently, Executive Order No. 12810 expanded U.S. actions to 
implement in the United States the United Nations sanctions against the 
FRY (S&M) adopted in United Nations Security Council (UNSC) Resolution 
757 of May 30, 1992. In addition to reaffirming the blocking of FRY 
(S&M) Government property, this order prohibited transactions with 
respect to the FRY (S&M) involving imports, exports, dealing in FRY 
(S&M)-origin property air and sea transportation, contract performance, 
funds transfers, activity promoting importation or exportation or 
dealings in property, and official sports, scientific, technical, or 
other cultural representation of, or sponsorship by, the FRY (S&M) in 
the United States.
  Executive Order No. 12810 exempted from trade restrictions (1) 
transshipments through the FRY (S&M), and (2) activities related to the 
United Nations Protection Force (UNPROFOR), the Conference on 
Yugoslavia, or the European Community Monitor Mission.
  On January 15, 1993, President Bush issued Executive Order No. 12831 
to implement new sanctions contained in UNSC Resolution 787 of November 
16, 1992. The order revoked the exemption for transshipments through the 
FRY (S&M) contained in Executive Order No. 12810, prohibited 
transactions within the United States or by a United States person 
relating to FRY (S&M) vessels and vessels is which a majority or 
controlled interest is held by a person or entity in, or operating from, 
the FRY (S&M), and stated that all such vessels shall be considered as 
vessels of the FRY (S&M), regardless of the flag under which they sail.
  On April 25, 1993, I issued Executive Order No. 12846 to implement in 
the United States the sanctions adopted in UNSC Resolution 820 of April 
17, 1993. That resolution called on the Bosnian Serbs to accept the 
Vance-Owen peace plan for the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and, if 
they failed to do so by April 26, 1993, called on member states to take 
additional measures to tighten the embargo against the FRY (S&M) and 
Serbian-controlled areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina and 
the United Nations Protected Areas in Croatia. Effective April 26, 
1993, the order blocked all property and interests in property of 
commercial, industrial, or public utility undertakings or entities 
organized or located in the FRY (S&M), including property and interests 
in property of entities (wherever organized or located) owned or 
controlled by such undertakings or entities, that are or thereafter 
come within the possession or control of United States persons.

  On October 25, 1994, in view of UNSC Resolution 942 of September 23, 
1994, I issued Executive Order No. 12934 in order to take additional 
steps with respect to the crisis in the former Yugoslavia (59 FR 54117, 
October 27, 1994). Executive Order No. 12934 expands the scope of the 
national emergency declared in Executive Order No. 12808 to address the 
unusual and extraordinary threat to the national security, foreign 
policy, and economy of the United States posed by the actions and 
policies of the Bosnian Serb forces and the authorities in the 
territory in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina that they control, 
including their refusal to accept the proposed territorial settlement 
of the conflict in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  The Executive order blocks all property and interests in property 
that are in the United States, that hereafter come within the United 
States, or that are or hereafter come within the possession or control 
of United States persons (Including their overseas branches) of: (1) 
the Bosnian Serb military and paramilitary forces and the authorities 
in areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the control of 
those forces; (2) any entity, including any commercial, industrial, or 
public utility undertaking, organized or located in those areas of the 
Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the control of Bosnian Serb 
forces; (3) any entity, wherever organized or located, which is owned 
or controlled directly or indirectly by any person in, or resident in, 
those areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under the control 
of Bosnian Serb forces; and (4) any person acting for or on behalf of 
any person within the scope of the above definitions.
  The Executive order also prohibits the provision or exportation of 
services to those areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under 
the control of Bosnian Serb forces, or to any person for the purpose of 
any business carried on in those areas, either from the United States 
or by a United States person. The order also prohibits the entry of any 
U.S.-flagged vessel, other than a U.S. naval vessel, into the riverine 
ports of those areas of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina under 
the control of Bosnian Serb forces. Finally, any transaction by any 
United States person that evades or avoids, or has the purpose of 
evading or avoiding, or attempts to violate any of the prohibitions set 
forth in the order is prohibited. Executive order No. 12934 became 
effective at 11:59 p.m., e.d.t., on October 25, 1994.
  2. The declaration of the national emergency on May 30, 1992, was 
made pursuant to the authority vested in the President by the 
Constitution and laws of the United States, including the International 
Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), the National 
Emergencies Act (50 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.), and section 301 of title 3 of 
the United States Code. The emergency declaration was reported to the 
Congress on May 30, 1992, pursuant to section 204(b) of the 
International Emergency Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1703 (b)) and 
the expansion of that national emergency under the same authorities was 
reported to the Congress on October 25, 1994. The additional sanctions 
set forth in related Executive orders were imposed pursuant to the 
authority vested in the President by the Constitution and laws of the 
United States, including the statutes cited above, section 1114 of the 
Federal Aviation Act (49 U.S.C. App. 1514), and section 5 of the United 
Nations Participation Act (22 U.S.C. 287c).

  3. Effective June 30, 1995, the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia 
(Serbia and Montenegro) Sanctions Regulations, 31 C.F.R. Part 585 (the 
``Regulations''), were amended to implement Executive Order No. 12934 
(60 FR 34144, June 30, 1995). The name of the Regulations was changed 
to reflect the expansion of the national emergency to the Bosnian 
Serbs, and now reads ``Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia & 
Montenegro) and Bosnian Serb-Controlled Areas of the Republic of Bosnia 
and Herzegovina Sanctions Regulations.'' A copy of the amended 
Regulations is attached.
  Treasury's blocking authority as applied to FRY (S&M) subsidiaries 
and vessels in the United States has been challenged in court. In 
Milena Ship Management Company, Ltd. versus Newcomb, 804 F.Supp. 846, 
855, and 859 (E.D.L.A. 1992) (aff'd, 995 F.2d 620 (5th Cir. 1993), 
cert. denied, 114 S.Ct. 877 (1944), involving five ships owned or 
controlled by FRY (S&M) entities blocked in various U.S. ports, the 
blocking authority as applied to these vessels was upheld. In IPT 
Company, Inc. versus United States Department of the Treasury, No. 92 
CIV 5542 (S.D.N.Y. 1994), the district court also upheld the blocking 
authority as applied to the property of a Yugoslav subsidiary located 
in the United States, and the case was subsequently settled.
  4. Over the past 6 months, the Departments of State and Treasury have 
worked closely with European Union (the ``EU'') member states and other 
U.N. member nations to coordinate implementation of the U.N. sanctions 
against the FRY (S&M). This has included continued deployment of 
Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) sanctions 
assistance missions (SAMs) to Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, the Former 
Yugoslavia Republic of Macedonia, Hungary, Romania, and Ukraine to 
assist in monitoring land and Danube River traffic; support for the 
International Conference on the Former Yugoslavia (ICFY) monitoring 
missions along the Serbia-Montenegro-Bosnia border; bilateral contacts 
between the United States and other countries for the purpose of 
tightening financial and trade restrictions on the FRY (S&M); and 
ongoing multilateral meetings by financial sanctions enforcement 
authorities from various

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countries to coordinate enforcement efforts and to exchange technical 
information.
  5. In accordance with licensing policy and the Regulations, the 
Office of Foreign Assets Control (FAC) has exercised its authority to 
license certain specific transactions with respect to the FRY (S&M), 
which are consistent with U.S. foreign policy and the Security Council 
sanctions. During the reporting period, FAC has issued 90 specific 
licenses regarding transactions pertaining to the FRY (S&M) or assets 
it owns or controls, bringing the total specific licenses issued as of 
October 13, 1995, to 1,020. Specific licenses have been issued: (1) for 
payment to U.S. or third country secured creditors, under certain 
narrowly defined circumstances, for preembargo import and export 
transactions; (2) for legal representation or advice to the Government 
of the FRY (S&M) or FRY (S&M)--located or controlled entities; (3) for 
the liquidation or protection of tangible assets of subsidiaries of FRY 
(S&M)--located or controlled firms located in the United States; (4) 
for limited transactions related to FRY (S&M) diplomatic representation 
in Washington and New York; (5) for patent, trademark, and copyright 
protection in the FRY (S&M) not involving payment to the FRY (S&M) 
Government; (6) for certain communications, news media, and travel-
related transactions; (7) for the payment of crews' wages, vessel 
maintenance, and emergency supplies for FRY (S&M)-controlled ships 
blocked in the United States; (8) for the removal from the FRY (S&M), 
or protection within the FRY (S&M), of certain property owned and 
controlled by U.S. entities; (9) to assist the United Nations in its 
relief operations and the activities of the UNPROFOR; and (10) for 
payment from funds outside the United States where a third country has 
licensed the transaction in accordance with U.N. sanctions. Pursuant to 
U.S. regulations implementing UNSC Resolutions, specific licenses have 
also been issued to authorize exportation of food, medicine, and 
supplies intended for humanitarian purposes in the FRY (S&M).

  During the period, FAC addressed the status of the unallocated debt 
of the former Yugoslavia by authorizing nonblocked U.S. creditors under 
the New Financing Agreement for Yugoslavia (Blocked Debt) to exchange a 
portion of the Blocked Debt for new debt (bonds) issued by the Republic 
of Slovenia. The completion of this exchange will mark the transfer to 
Slovenia of sole liability for a portion of the face value of the $4.2 
billion unallocated debt of the FRY (S&M) for which Slovenia, prior to 
the authorized exchange, was jointly and severally liable. The exchange 
will relieve Slovenia of the joint and several liability for the 
remaining unallocated FRY (S&M) debt and pave the way for its entry 
into international capital markets.
  During the past 6 months, FAC has continued to oversee the 
liquidation of tangible assets of the 15 U.S. subsidiaries of entities 
organized in the FRY (S&M). Subsequent to the issuance of Executive 
Order No. 12846, all operating licenses issued for these U.S.-located 
Serbian or Montenegrin subsidiaries or joint ventures were revoked, and 
the net proceeds of the liquidation of their assets placed in blocked 
accounts.
  In order to reduce the drain on blocked assets caused by continuing 
to rent commercial space, FAC arranged to have the blocked personality, 
files, and records of the two Serbian banking institutions in New York 
moved to secure storage. The personality is being liquidated, with the 
net proceeds placed in blocked accounts.
  Following the sale of the M/V Kapetan Martinovic in January 1995, 
five Yugoslav-owned vessels remain blocked in the United States. 
Approval of the UNSC's Serbian Sanctions Committee was sought and 
obtained for the sale of the M/V Kapetan Martinovic (and the M/V Bor, 
which was sold in June 1994).
  With the FAC-licensed sales of the M/V Kapetan Martinovic and the M/V 
Bor, those vessels were removed from the list of blocked FRY (S&M) 
entities and merchant vessels maintained by FAC. As of October 12, 
1995, five additional vessels have been removed from the list of 
blocked FRY (S&M) entities and merchant vessels maintained by FAC as a 
result of sales conditions that effectively extinguished any FRY (S&M) 
interest: the M/V Blue Star, M/V Budva, M/V Bulk Star, M/V Hanuman, and 
M/V Sumadija. The new owners of several other formerly Yugoslav-owned 
vessels, which have been sold in other countries, have petitioned FAC 
to remove those vessels from the list.
  During the past 6 months, U.S. financial institutions have continued 
to block funds transfers in which there is a possible interest of the 
Government of the FRY (S&M) or an entity or undertaking located in or 
controlled from the FRY (S&M), and to stop prohibited transfers to 
persons in the FRY (S&M). The value of transfers blocked has amounted 
to $137.5 million since the issuance of Executive Order No. 12808, 
including some $13.9 million during the past 6 months.
  To ensure compliance with the terms of the licenses that have been 
issued under the program, stringent reporting requirements are imposed. 
More than 318 submissions have been reviewed by FAC since the last 
report, and more than 130 compliance cases are currently open.
  6. Since the issuance of Executive Order No. 12810, FAC has worked 
closely with the U.S. Customs Service to ensure both that prohibited 
imports and exports (including those in which the Government of the FRY 
(S&M) or Bosnian Serb authorities have an interest) are identified and 
interdicted, and that permitted imports and exports move to their 
intended destination without undue delay. Violations and suspected 
violations of the embargo are being investigated and appropriate 
enforcement actions are being taken. Numerous investigations carried 
over from the prior reporting period are continuing. Since the last 
report, FAC has collected 10 civil penalties totaling more than 
$27,000. Of these, five were paid by U.S. financial institutions for 
violative funds transfers involving the Government of the FRY (S&M), 
persons in the FRY (S&M), or entities located or organized in or 
controlled from the FRY (S&M). One U.S. company and one air carrier 
have also paid penalties related to unlicensed payments to the 
Government of the FRY (S&M) or other violations of the Regulations. Two 
companies and one law firm have also remitted penalties for their 
failure to follow the conditions of FAC licenses.

  7. The expenses incurred by the Federal Government in the 6-month 
period from May 30, 1995, through November 29, 1995, that are directly 
attributable to the declaration of a national emergency with respect to 
the FRY (S&M) and the Bosnian Serb forces and authorities are estimated 
at about $3.5 million, most of which represent wage and salary costs 
for Federal personnel. Personnel costs were largely centered in the 
Department of the Treasury (particularly in FAC and its Chief Counsel's 
Office, and the U.S. Customs Service), the Department of State, the 
National Security Council, the U.S. Coast Guard, and the Department of 
Commerce.
  8. The actions and policies of the Government of the FRY (S&M), in 
its involvement in and support for groups attempting to seize and hold 
territory in the Republics of Croatia and Bosnia and Herzegovina by 
force and violence, and the actions and policies of the Bosnian Serb 
forces and the authorities in the areas of Bosnia and Herzegovina under 
their control, continue to pose an unusual and extraordinary threat to 
the national security, foreign policy, and economy of the United 
States. The United States remains committed to a multilateral 
resolution of the conflict through implementation of the United Nations 
Security Council resolutions.
  I shall continue to exercise the powers at my disposal to apply 
economic sanctions against the FRY (S&M) and the Bosnian Serb forces, 
civil authorities, and entities, as long as these measures are 
appropriate, and will continue to report periodically to the Congress 
on significant developments pursuant to 50 U.S.C. 1703(c).
                                                    William J. Clinton.
  The White House, December 8, 1995. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on International Relations and 
ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-145).

para.159.9  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:


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                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 December 7, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House I have been served 
     with a subpoena issued by the Circuit Court of Michigan.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by the Rule.
           Sincerely,
                                                  David E. Bonior,
                                              Member of Congress. 

para.159.10  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 1431. An Act to make certain technical corrections in 
     laws relating to Native Americans, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Resources. 

para.159.11  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on the following date present to the President, for his 
approval, bills of the House of the following title:

           On December 7, 1995:

       H.R. 1058. An Act to reform Federal securities litigation, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2204. An Act to extend and reauthorize the Defense 
     Production Act of 1950, and for other purposes. 

  And then,

para.159.12  adjournment

  On motion of Ms. NORTON, at 1 o'clock and 18 minutes p.m., the House 
adjourned.

para.159.13  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2538. A bill 
     to make clerical and technical amendments to title 18, United 
     States Code, and other provisions of law relating to crime 
     and criminal justice (Rept. No. 104-391). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 1533. A bill 
     to amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the 
     penalty for escaping from a Federal prison (Rept. No. 104-
     392). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. McCOLLUM: Committee on the Judiciary. H.R. 2418. A bill 
     to improve the capability to analyze deoxyribonucleic acid; 
     with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-393). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee on Ways and Means. H.R. 2685. A bill 
     to repeal the Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank (Rept. 
     No. 104-394, Pt. 1). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2243. A 
     bill to amend the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife 
     Management Act of 1984, to extend for 3 years the 
     availability of moneys for the restoration of fish and 
     wildlife in the Trinity River, and for other purposes; with 
     an amendment (Rept. No. 104-395). Referred to the Committee 
     of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 1745. A 
     bill to designate certain public lands in the State of Utah 
     as wilderness, and for other purposes; with an amendment 
     (Rept. No. 104-396). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 2289. A 
     bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend 
     permanently certain housing programs, to improve the veterans 
     employment and training system, and to make clarifying and 
     technical amendments to further clarify the employment and 
     reemployment rights and responsibilities of members of the 
     uniformed services, as well as those of the employer 
     community, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-397). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

para.159.14  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, and Ms. Dunn of 
             Washington):
       H.R. 2754. A bill to approve and implement the OECD 
     Shipbuilding Trade Agreement; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committee on National Security, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FOGLIETTA (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Dellums):
       H.R. 2755. A bill to establish a Corporate and Farm 
     Independence Commission, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Agriculture, Transportation and Infrastructure, 
     Resources, and Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
             Pelosi, and Mr. Oberstar):
       H.R. 2756. A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to make payments to each State for the 
     operation of a comprehensive health insurance plan ensuring 
     health insurance coverage for individuals and families in the 
     State, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means, and in addition to the Committees on Commerce, and 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

para.159.15  memorials

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII,

       183. The SPEAKER introduced a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, relative 
     to requesting the Congress of the United States to exclude 
     Puerto Rico from the scope of application of the Federal laws 
     on coasting trade; which was referred jointly, to the 
     Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure and 
     Resources.

para.159.16  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 863: Mr. Beilenson.
       H.R. 1127: Mr. Klug and Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 1191: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2276: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H.R. 2618: Mr. Dellums.
       H.R. 2627: Mr. Flake and Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 2664: Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Dooley, Mr. 
     Sisisky, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Mascara, 
     Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Allard, and Mrs. Collins of Illinois.
       H.R. 2665: Mr. Torkildsen.
       H. Con. Res. 63: Mr. Menendez, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Walsh, 
     and Mr. Calvert.


.
                    TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1995 (160)

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER.

para.160.1  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Monday, December 11, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.160.2  recess--10:04 a.m.

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the special order of the House of Thursday, 
December 7, 1995, declared the House in recess until 1 o'clock p.m.

para.160.3  after recess--1:00 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, called the House to order.
  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.160.4  recess--1:41 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess until 2:30 p.m.

para.160.5  after recess--2:30 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, called the House to order.

para.160.6  notice requirement--consideration of resolution--question of 
          privileges

  Mr. SENSENBRENNER, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced 
his intention to call up the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       A resolution providing for the expulsion of Representative 
     Walter R. Tucker, III from the House. Resolved, That pursuant 
     to article I, section 5, clause 2 of the United States 
     Constitution, Representative Walter R. Tucker, III, be, and 
     he hereby is expelled, from the House of Representatives. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, responsded to the foregoing notice 
and said:
  ``The Chair will schedule said resolution within two legislative 
days.''.

para.160.7  proceedings during recess

  On motion of Mr. CHABOT, by unanimous consent, the proceedings had 
during the recess were ordered to be printed in the Record.

para.160.8  change of reference--h.r. 2415

  On motion of Mr. GILCHREST, by unanimous consent, the Committee on

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Ways and Means was discharged from further consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2415) to designate the United States Customs Administrative 
Building at Ysleta/Zaragosa Port of Entry located at 797 South Ysleta in 
El Paso, Texas, as the "Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative 
Building".
  When said bill was rereferred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.

para.160.9  corrections calendar

  Pursuant to clause 4, rule XIII,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, directed the Corrections Calendar 
to be called.
  When,

para.160.10  saccharin notice requirement

  The Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union was 
discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1787) to amend 
the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to repeal the saccharin notice 
requirement.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, 
recognized Mr. BILIRAKIS and Mr. WAXMAN, each for 30 minutes.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, the previous question on the bill 
was considered as ordered.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that three-fifths of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, three-fifths of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.160.11  work related travel option

  The Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union was 
discharged from further consideration of the bill (H.R. 325) to amend 
the Clean Air Act to provide for an optional provision for the reduction 
of work-related vehicle trips and miles traveled in ozone nonattainment 
areas designated as severe, and for other purposes, as amended.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, 
recognized Mr. BILIRAKIS and Mr. WAXMAN, each for 30 minutes.
  The following amendment recommended by the Committee on Commerce, was 
submitted:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. OPTIONAL EMPLOYER MANDATED TRIP REDUCTION.

       Section 182(d)(1)(B) of the Clean Air Act is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(B) The State may also, in its discretion, submit a 
     revision at any time requiring employers in such area to 
     implement programs to reduce work-related vehicle trips and 
     miles travelled by employees. Such revision shall be 
     developed in accordance with guidance issued by the 
     Administrator pursuant to section 108(f) and may require that 
     employers in such area increase average passenger occupancy 
     per vehicle in commuting trips between home and the workplace 
     during peak travel periods. The guidance of the Administrator 
     may specify average vehicle occupancy rates which vary for 
     locations within a nonattainment area (suburban, center city, 
     business district) or among nonattainment areas reflecting 
     existing occupancy rates and the availability of high 
     occupancy modes. Any State required to submit a revision 
     under this subparagraph (as in effect before the date of 
     enactment of this sentence) containing provisions requiring 
     employers to reduce work-related vehicle trips and miles 
     travelled by employees may, in accordance with State law, 
     remove such provisions from the implementation plan, or 
     withdraw its submission, if the State notifies the 
     Administrator, in writing, that the State has undertaken, or 
     will undertake, one or more alternative methods that will 
     achieve emission reductions equivalent to those to be 
     achieved by the removed or withdrawn provisions.''.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to clause 4 of rule XIII, the previous question on the 
amendment and the bill was considered as ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that three-fifths of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, three-fifths of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.160.12  change of reference--h.r. 2415

  On motion of Mr. GILCHREST, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Ways and Means was discharged from further consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2415) to designate the United States Customs Administrative 
Building at the Ysleta/Zaragosa Port of Entry located at 797 South 
Ysleta in El Paso, Texas, as the ``Timothy C. McCaghren Customs 
Administrative Building''.
  When said bill was rereferred to the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.

para.160.13  party affiliation

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, U.S. Capitol.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This letter is to inform you that Jimmy 
     Hayes is no longer a Member of the House Democratic Caucus.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Vic Fazio,
                                                        Chairman. 

para.160.14  committee membership

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                                December 12, 1995.
     Hon. Bud Shuster,
     Chairman, Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, 
         Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: This is to advise you that 
     Representative James A. Hayes' election to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure has been automatically 
     vacated pursuant to clause 6(b) of rule X, effective today.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Newt Gingrich. 

para.160.15  committee membership

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                                December 12, 1995.
     Hon. Robert S. Walker,
     Chairman, Committee on Science, Rayburn House Office 
         Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Chairman: This is to advise you that 
     Representative James A. Hayes' appointment to the Committee 
     on Science has been automatically vacated pursuant to clause 
     6(b) of rule X, effective today.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Newt Gingrich. 

para.160.16  subpoena

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                                 December 7, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker of the House, Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the Los Angeles County 
     Superior Court.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Henry A. Waxman,
                                               Member of Congress.

para.160.17  federally supported health care centers

  Mr. BILIRAKIS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1747) 
to amend the Public Health Services Act to permanently extend and 
clarify malpractice coverage for health centers, and for other purposes; 
as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. BILIRAKIS and Mr. 
WAXMAN, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.

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  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.160.18  trinity river basin fish and wildlife management 
          reauthorization

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
2243) to amend the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act 
of 1984, to extend for three years the availability of moneys for the 
restoration of fish and wildlife in the Trinity River, and for other 
purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. YOUNG of Alaska and 
Mr. MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum 
was not present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.160.19  don edwards san francisco bay national wildlife refuge

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
1253) to rename the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge as the 
Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. YOUNG of Alaska and 
Mr. MILLER of California each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.160.20  state services for national parks and national wildlife 
          refuges

  Mr. YOUNG of Alaska moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 
2677) to require the Secretary of the Interior to accept from a State 
donations of services of State employees to perform, in a period of 
Government budgetary shutdown, otherwise authorized functions in any 
unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System or the National Park System; 
as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. YOUNG of Alaska and 
Mr. MILLER of California, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. VENTO demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.160.21  federal trademark dilution

  Mr. MOORHEAD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1295) 
to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to make certain revisions relating to 
the protection of famous marks; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. MOORHEAD and Mrs. 
SCHROEDER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.160.22  fairness compensation for patent owners

  Mr. MOORHEAD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 632) 
to enhance fairness in compensating owners of patents used by the United 
States; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. MOORHEAD and Mrs. 
SCHROEDER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.160.23  sexual crimes against children prevention

  On motion of Mr. McCOLLUM, by unanimous consent, the bill (H.R. 1240) 
to combat crime by enhancing the penalties for certain sexual crimes 
against children; together with the following amendment of the Senate 
thereto, was taken from the Speaker's table:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Sex Crimes Against Children 
     Prevention Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR CERTAIN CONDUCT INVOLVING THE 
                   SEXUAL EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN.

       The United States Sentencing Commission shall amend the 
     sentencing guidelines to--
       (1) increase the base offense level for an offense under 
     section 2251 of title 18, United States Code, by at lest 2 
     levels; and
       (2) increase the base offense level for an offense under 
     section 2252 of title 18, United States Code, by at least 2 
     levels.

     SEC. 3. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR USE OF COMPUTERS IN SEXUAL 
                   EXPLOITATION OF CHILDREN.

       The United States Sentencing Commission shall amend the 
     sentencing guidelines to increase the base offense level by 
     at least 2 levels for an offense committed under section 
     2251(c)(1)(A) or 2252(a) of title 18, United States Code, if 
     a computer was used to transmit the notice or advertisement 
     to the intended recipient or to transport or ship the visual 
     depiction.

     SEC 4. INCREASED PENALTIES FOR TRANSPORTATION OF CHILDREN 
                   WITH INTENT TO ENGAGE IN CRIMINAL SEXUAL 
                   ACTIVITY.

       The United States Sentencing Commission shall amend the 
     sentencing guidelines to increase the base offense level for 
     an offense under section 2423(a) of title 18, United States 
     Code, by at least 3 levels.

     SEC. 5. TECHNICAL CORRECTION.

       Section 2423(b) of title 18, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``2245'' and inserting ``2246''.

     SEC. 6. REPORT BY THE UNITED STATES SENTENCING COMMISSION.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the United States Sentencing Commission shall 
     submit a report to Congress concerning offenses involving 
     child pornography and other sex offenses against children. 
     The Commission shall include in the report--
       (1) an analysis of the sentences imposed for offenses under 
     sections 2251, 2252, and 2423 of title 18, United States 
     Code, and recommendations regarding any modifications to the 
     sentencing guidelines that may be appropriate with respect to 
     those offenses;

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       (2) an analysis of the sentences imposed for offenses under 
     sections 2241, 2242, 2243, and 2244 of title 18, United 
     States Code, in cases in which the victim was under the age 
     of 18 years, and recommendations regarding any modifications 
     to the sentencing guidelines that may be appropriate with 
     respect to those offenses;
       (3) an analysis of the type of substantial assistance that 
     courts have recognized as warranting a downward departure 
     from the sentencing guidelines relating to offenses under 
     section 2251 or 2252 of title 18, United States Code;
       (4) a survey of the recidivism rate for offenders convicted 
     of committing sex crimes against children, an analysis of the 
     impact on recidivism of sexual abuse treatment provided 
     during or after incarceration or both, and an analysis of 
     whether increased penalties would reduce recidivism for those 
     crimes; and
       (5) such other recommendations with respect to the offenses 
     described in this section as the Commission deems 
     appropriate.

  On motion of Mr. McCOLLUM, said Senate amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said Senate amendment was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.160.24  dna identification grants improvement

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2418) 
to improve the capability to analyze deoxyribonucleic acid; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and Mr. 
SCHUMER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. WATT of North Carolina demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas 
and nays, which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members 
present, so the yeas and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.160.25  criminal law technical amendments

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2538) 
to make clerical and technical amendments to title 18, United States 
Code, and other provisions of law relating to crime and criminal 
justice; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and Mr. 
SCHUMER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.160.26  federal prison escape penalty increase

  Mr. McCOLLUM moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1533) 
to amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalty for 
escaping from a Federal prison.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, recognized Mr. McCOLLUM and Mr. 
SCHUMER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.160.27  technology transfer improvements

  Mrs. MORELLA moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2196) 
to amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 with 
respect to inventions made under cooperative research and development 
agreements, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mrs. MORELLA and Mr. 
TANNER, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.160.28  consideration of a motion to dispose of senate amendments

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-399) the resolution (H. Res. 296) providing for consideration of a 
motion to dispose of the remaining Senate amendment to the bill (H.R. 
1868) making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.160.29  waiving rules two-thirds requirement

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-400) the resolution (H. Res. 297) waiving a requirement of clause 
4(b) of rule XI with respect to consideration of certain resolutions 
reported from the Committee on Rules, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.160.30  veterans housing, employment programs and employment rights 
          benefits

  Mr. STUMP moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2289) to 
amend title 38, United States Code, to extend permanently certain 
housing programs, to improve the veterans employment and training 
system, and to make clarifying and technical amendments to further 
clarify the employment and reemployment rights and responsibilities of 
members of the uniformed services, as well as those of the employer 
community, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. STUMP and Mr. 
MONTGOMERY, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.160.31  standards of official conduct report

  Mrs. JOHNSON, by direction of the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct, submitted a privileged report (Rept. No. 104-401) providing for 
an inquiry into various complaints filed against Representative Newt 
Gingrich.
  When said report was referred to the House Calendar and ordered 
printed.

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para.160.32  fdic protection

  Mrs. ROUKEMA moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1574) 
to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to exclude certain bank 
products from the definition of a deposit.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mrs. ROUKEMA and Mr. 
VENTO, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.160.33  nobel peace prize nominee wei jingsheng

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 117); as amended:

       Whereas Wei Jingsheng is a writer, political philosopher, 
     and human rights advocate who is widely known and respected 
     in China and throughout the world;
       Whereas on November 21, 1995, the Government of the 
     People's Republic of China announced the arrest of Wei 
     Jingsheng and its intention to try him for ``attempt[ing] to 
     overthrow the government'';
       Whereas prior to this announcement Wei had been detained 
     since April 1994 without formal charges or the opportunity to 
     communicate with his family or with legal counsel, in 
     violation of Article 9 of the Universal Declaration of Human 
     Rights and other international standards prohibiting 
     arbitrary arrest and detention;
       Whereas the government had previously imprisoned Wei from 
     1979 until 1993 on a charge of ``spreading 
     counterrevolutionary propaganda'' for his peaceful 
     participation in the Democracy Wall movement;
       Whereas Wei's analysis of democracy in 1979 as a necessary 
     ``fifth modernization'' was an important theoretical and 
     practical contribution to the movement for freedom and 
     democracy in China and also to modern political philosophy;
       Whereas during his long imprisonment Wei was subjected to 
     beatings and other severe ill treatment which left him in 
     extremely poor health;
       Whereas after his release in 1993 Wei devoted his time to 
     humanitarian activities, including visiting and assisting the 
     families of victims of the June 4, 1989, massacre at 
     Tiananmen Square, as well as the surviving victims 
     themselves, and assisting the civilian effort to secure 
     compensation for damages caused to the Chinese people by the 
     Japanese Government during World War II;
       Whereas, far from advocating an ``overthrow'' of the 
     Government of China, Wei has been a strong advocate of 
     nonviolence and a peaceful transition to democracy;
       Whereas Wei was regarded as a leading candidate for the 
     1995 Nobel Peace Prize, having been nominated by 
     parliamentarians throughout the world, including 58 members 
     of the United States Congress;
       Whereas Wei was also the recipient of the 1995 Olaf Palme 
     Foundation Award, the 1994 Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights 
     Award, and the 1993 Gleitsman Foundation International 
     Activist Award; and
       Whereas because of his great courage, the force of his 
     ideas, and his long unjust imprisonment Wei has come to 
     embody the aspirations of the people of China for democracy 
     and for the enjoyment of free speech and other universal and 
     inalienable human rights, and his fate has come to symbolize 
     their fate: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the United States Congress--
       (1) urges the immediate and unconditional release of Wei 
     Jingsheng;
       (2) urges, in the event Wei Jingsheng is not immediately 
     released, that he be afforded all internationally recognized 
     human rights, including the right to consult freely with 
     counsel of his choice, to assist in the preparation of his 
     defense, and to communicate with his family, and that his 
     trial be open to the domestic and foreign press, to 
     diplomatic observers, and to international human rights 
     monitors;
       (3) urges the United States Department of State to make the 
     release of Wei Jingsheng and the protection of his 
     internationally recognized human rights a particularly 
     important objective in relations with the Government of 
     China, and that it raise these issues forcefully and 
     effectively in every relevant bilateral and multilateral 
     forum; and
       (4) recognizes that the efforts of Wei Jingsheng once again 
     merit careful consideration for the Nobel Peace Prize in 
     1996.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
FALEOMAVAEGA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. GILMAN demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that further proceedings on the motion were postponed.

para.160.34  h.r. 2243--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the motion to suspend the rules 
and pass the bill (H.R. 2243) to amend the Trinity River Basin Fish and 
Wildlife Management Act of 1984, to extend for three years the 
availability of moneys for the restoration of fish and wildlife in the 
Trinity River, and for other purposes; as amended.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that two-thirds of 
those present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. RIGGS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

412

When there appeared

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Nays

0

para.160.35                  [Roll No. 845]

                                YEAS--412

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari

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     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Ackerman
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Ford
     Hastert
     Lofgren
     Martini
     McInnis
     Moakley
     Pryce
     Roberts
     Rush
     Studds
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Wyden
     Zimmer
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.160.36  h.r. 2677--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2677) to require the Secretary of the 
Interior to accept from a State donations of services of State employees 
to perform, in a period of Government budgetary shutdown, otherwise 
authorized functions in any unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System 
or the National Park System; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

254

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

156

para.160.37                  [Roll No. 846]

                                YEAS--254

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--156

     Abercrombie
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--22

     Ackerman
     Bryant (TX)
     Buyer
     Chapman
     Dicks
     Ford
     Hastert
     Levin
     Lofgren
     Martini
     McInnis
     Moakley
     Nussle
     Pryce
     Roberts
     Rush
     Studds
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Wyden
     Zimmer
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having not voted in favor 
thereof, the rules were not suspended and said bill, as amended, was not 
passed.

para.160.38  h.r. 2418--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2418) to improve the capability to 
analyze deoxyribonucleic acid; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

407

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

5

para.160.39                  [Roll No. 847]

                                YEAS--407

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)

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     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                 NAYS--5

     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Scarborough
     Waters
     Watt (NC)

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Ackerman
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Dicks
     Ford
     Hastert
     Lofgren
     Markey
     Martini
     McInnis
     Moakley
     Roberts
     Rush
     Studds
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Wyden
     Zimmer
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.160.40  h. con. res. 117--unfinished business

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the further unfinished business to be the motion to suspend 
the rules and agree to a concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 117) 
concerning writer, political philosopher, human rights advocate, and 
Nobel Peace Prize nominee Wei Jingsheng; as amended.
  The question being put,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said concurrent resolution, 
as amended?
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

409

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

0

para.160.41                  [Roll No. 848]

                                YEAS--409

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent

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     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Ackerman
     Bryant (TX)
     Buyer
     Chapman
     Clay
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Flake
     Ford
     Hastert
     Lofgren
     Martini
     McInnis
     Moakley
     Pickett
     Roberts
     Rush
     Studds
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Wyden
     Zimmer
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.160.42  resignation as conferee--h.r. 2539

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, December 12, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I hereby resign as a conferee on H.R. 
     2539, the ICC Elimination Act, effective immediately.
       Thank you for your prompt attention to this matter. With 
     best wishes and kind regards, I remain.
           Sincerely,
                                              William O. Lipinski,
                                               Member of Congress.

  By unanimous consent, the resignation was accepted.

para.160.43  change of conferee--h.r. 2539

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, by unanimous consent, appointed 
Mr. Wise as a conferee on the part of the House to the conference with 
the Senate on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2539) to abolish the Interstate Commerce 
Commission, to amend subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, to 
reform economic regulation of transportation, and for other purposes, 
and modifications committed to conference, vice Mr. Lipinski, resigned.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.160.44  resignation as member of house of representatives

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House the 
following communication, which was read as follows:

                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, December 12, 1995.
     Hon. Pete Wilson,
      Governor, State Capitol,
     Sacramento, CA.
       Dear Mr. Governor: Obviously, you are aware of the recent 
     turn of events in my life. While I finally received my day in 
     court, I, unfortunately, was not judged by a jury of my peers 
     and in my opinion, did not receive a just verdict. 
     Nevertheless, that verdict is a reality pending appeal.
       As I stated to the media immediately after my verdict, it 
     was never my intention to put the Congress through a vote on 
     expulsion if I were convicted. Therefore, I am hereby tending 
     my resignation as representative of the 37th Congressional 
     district effective December 15, 1995.
       Contrary to what anyone has ever said or intimated, I have 
     never sold out my constituency or my oath of office. I am 
     fully persuaded that in the near future God will vindicate my 
     name.
           Sincerely,
                                             Walter R. Tucker III.

para.160.45  submission of conference report--h.r. 1977

  Mr. REGULA submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-402) on the 
bill (H.R. 1977) making appropriations for the Department of the 
Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1996, and for other purposes; together with a statement thereon, for 
printing in the Record under the rule.

para.160.46  enrolled bill signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled a bill of the House of 
the following title, which was thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 2076. An Act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Commerce, Justice and State, the judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes.

para.160.47  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 790. An Act to provide for the modification or 
     elimination of Federal reporting requirements.

para.160.48  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. VELAZQUEZ, for today and December 13;
  To Mr. McINNIS, for today and balance of the week.
  And then,

para.160.49  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, at 11 o'clock and 15 minutes 
p.m., the House adjourned.

para.160.50  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. BLILEY: Committee on Commerce. H.R. 1747. A bill to 
     amend the public Health Services Act to permanently extend 
     and clarify malpractice coverage for health centers, and for 
     other purposes; with amendments (Rept. No. 104-398). Referred 
     to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the 
     Union.
       Mr. Goss: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 296. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of a motion to dispose 
     of the remaining Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 1868) 
     making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
     financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     399). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 297. 
     Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI 
     with respect to consideration of certain resolutions reported 
     from the Committee on Rules, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 104-400). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut: Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct. Inquiry into various complaints filed 
     against Representative Newt Gingrich (Rept. No. 104-401). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. REGULA: Committee on Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 1977. A bill making appropriations for the Department of 
     the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     402. Ordered to be printed.

para.160.51  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilchrest, 
             Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Smith 
             of New Jersey, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Weldon of Florida:
       H.R. 2757. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to require health maintenance organizations 
     participating in the Medicare Program to assure access to 
     out-of-network services to Medicare beneficiaries enrolled 
     with such organizations; to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     and in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to 
     be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. CUNNINGHAM:
       H.R. 2758. A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, 
     relating to required employment investigations of pilots; to 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mr. BONO:
       H.R. 2759. A bill to prevent paid furloughs of Federal and 
     District of Columbia employees during periods of lapsed 
     appropriations; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Klink, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Borski, Mr. Clinger, Mr. 
             English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Foglietta, 
             Mr. Fox, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
             Holden, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. McDade, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
             Shuster, Mr. Walker, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania):
       H.R. 2760. A bill to name the nursing care center at the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs medical center in Aspinwall, 
     PA, as the ``H. John Heinz, III Department of Veterans 
     Affairs Nursing Care Center''; to the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs.

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           By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. McHale:
       H.R. 2761. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide an election for an overpayment in lieu of a 
     basis increase where indebtedness secured by property has 
     original issue discount and is held by a cash method 
     taxpayer; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota:
       H.R. 2762. A bill to require additional research prior to 
     the promulgation of a standard for sulfate under the Safe 
     Drinking Water Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
     on Commerce.
           By Mr. STUDDS (for himself, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. 
             Moakley, Mr. Markey, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Neal of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Blute):
       H.R. 2763. A bill to establish the Boston Harbor Islands 
     National Recreation Area, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 2764. A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to 
     authorize veterans who are totally disabled as the result of 
     a service-connected disability to travel on military aircraft 
     in the same manner and to the same extent as retired members 
     of the Armed Forces are authorized to travel on such 
     aircraft; to the Committee on National Security.
           By Mr. BUYER (for himself and Mr. Skelton):
       H. Res. 295. Resolution relating to the deployment of 
     United States Armed Forces in and around the territory of the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to enforce the peace 
     agreement between the parties to the conflict in the Republic 
     of Bosnia and Herzegovina; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committee on National 
     Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BUYER (for himself and Mr. Skelton):
       H. Res. 298. Resolution relating to the deployment of 
     United States Armed Forces in and around the territory of the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to enforce the peace 
     agreement between the parties to the conflict in the Republic 
     of Bosnia and Herzegovina; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committee on National 
     Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. 
             McDermott, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Goss, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
             Hobson, Mr. Borski, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Sawyer):
       H. Res. 299. Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives regarding outside earned income; to the 
     Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. SENSENBRENNER:
       H. Res. 300. Resolution providing for the expulsion of 
     Representative Walter R. Tucker III, from the House; to the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.

para.160.52  private bills and resolutions

  Under clause 1 of rule XXII.

       Mr. SMITH of Texas introduced a bill (H.R. 2765) for the 
     relief of Rocco A. Trecosta; which was referred to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary. 

para.160.53  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to the public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 142: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 249: Mr. Filner.
       H.R. 294: Mr. Meehan.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Bonior.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Fazio of California.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 864: Mr. Laughlin.
       H.R. 969: Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 1023: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1073: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. 
     Coyne.
       H.R. 1074: Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. 
     Coyne.
       H.R. 1227: Mr. Greenwood.
       H.R. 1416: Mr. Coyne and Mr. Menendez.
       H.R. 1458: Mr. Oberstar.
       H.R. 1512: Mr. Doolittle.
       H.R. 1527: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 1574: Mr. Chrysler.
       H.R. 1656: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
     Cooley, Ms. Jackson-Lee, and Mrs. Maloney.
       H.R. 1684: Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. 
     Hinchey.
       H.R. 1718: Mr. Shuster, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
     Walker, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Goodling.
       H.R. 1803: Mr. Schiff.
       H.R. 1998: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 2190: Mr. Talent, Mr. Bachus, and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 2245: Mr. Coleman.
       H.R. 2326: Mr. Hamilton.
       H.R. 2435: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2458: Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
     Oberstar, and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2463: Mr. Hilliard and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 2529: Mr. Pallone.
       H.R. 2531: Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Burr, 
     Mr. Weldon of Florida, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. 
     Cooley.
       H.R. 2540: Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
     Wicker, Mr. Coble, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 2543: Mr. Foley, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
     and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2579: Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, 
     Mr. Reed, and Mr. Crapo.
       H.R. 2582: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 2597: Mr. Barr, Mr. Kingston, and Mr. McDade.
       H.R. 2651: Mr. Jacobs and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 2654: Mr. Meehan, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Flake, 
     Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Barrett of 
     Wisconsin.
       H.R. 2664: Mr. Flake, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Orton, Mr. 
     Payne of Virginia, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Blute, Ms. 
     Slaughter, and Mrs. Maloney.
       H.R. 2671: Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
     Sisisky, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Bishop, 
     and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2677: Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Brewster, Mr. 
     Dickey, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Radanovich, and Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H.R. 2682: Mr. Flake, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
     Engel.
       H.R. 2691: Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, and Mr. Coleman.
       H.R. 2694: Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 2697: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Fattah, 
     Mr. Bishop, Mr. Owens, Miss Collins of Michigan, Ms. Jackson-
     Lee, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. 
     Moran.
       H.R. 2698: Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 2723: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 2745: Ms. Roybal-Allard and Mr. Reed.
       H.J. Res. 127: Mr. Brewster, Mr. Frazer, and Mr. Calvert.
       H. Con. Res. 102: Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Frost, and Mr. 
     Torricelli.
       H. Con. Res. 117: Mr. Hunter, Mr. Porter, Mr. Burton of 
     Indiana, and Ms. Eshoo.
       H. Con. Res. 118: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Browder, 
     Mr. Murtha, Mr. Holden, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. Fox.


.
                   WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1995 (161)

para.161.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR 
of North Carolina, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                December 13, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Charles H. Taylor to act 
     as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.161.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, announced he 
had examined and approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, 
December 12, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.161.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1819. A letter from the Assistant Secretary of the 
     Treasury, transmitting a copy of the seventh monthly report 
     pursuant to the Mexican Debt Disclosure Act of 1995, pursuant 
     to Public Law 104-6, section 404(a) (109 Stat. 90); to the 
     Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
       1820. A letter from the Comptroller of the Currency, 
     transmitting the annual report on compliance by insured 
     depository institutions, pursuant to Public Law 103-325, 
     section 529(a) (108 Stat. 2266); to the Committee on Banking 
     and Financial Services.
       1821. A letter from the Secretary of Education, 
     transmitting final regulations--direct grant programs, 
     pursuant to 20 U.S.C. 1232(d)(1); to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       1822. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the third annual report to Congress on 
     progress in achieving the performance goals referenced in the 
     Prescription Drug User Fee Act of 1992 [PDUFA], for the 
     fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 21 U.S.C. 379g note; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
       1823. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the quarterly reports in 
     accordance with sections 36(a) and 26(b) of the Arms Export 
     Control Act, the March 24, 1979, report by the Committee on 
     Foreign Affairs, and the seventh report by the Committee on 
     Government Operations for the fourth quarter of fiscal year 
     1995, through September 30, 1995, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2776(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1824. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning 
     cooperation with Germany in the area of rolling airframe 
     missile [RAM] guided missile weapon sys

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     tem, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2767(f); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1825. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Navy's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Greece (Transmittal No. 
     07-96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1826. A letter from the Deputy Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to the NATO Maintenance 
     and Supply Agency (Transmittal No. 06-96), pursuant to 22 
     U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1827. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting the Department's 
     report pursuant to section 5 of the Jerusalem Embassy Act of 
     1995; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1828. A letter from the Auditor, District of Columbia, 
     transmitting a copy of a report entitled, ``Review of 
     Negotiated Services Contracts Between the District of 
     Columbia and the Test Development Committee,'' pursuant to 
     D.C. Code, section 47-117(d); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1829. A letter from the Federal Cochairman, Applachian 
     Regional Commission, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the inspector general for the period April 1, 
     1995, through September 30, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1830. A letter from the Executive Secretary, Barry M. 
     Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Educational 
     Foundation, transmitting the 1995 annual report in compliance 
     with the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant 
     to Public Law 100-504, section 104(a) (102 Stat. 2525); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1831. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the inspector general for the period April 1, 
     1995, through September 30, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S. C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1832. A letter from the Chairman, Merit Systems Protection 
     Board, transmitting the Board's report entitled ``The Rule of 
     Three in Federal Hiring: Boon or Bane?,'' pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. 1204(a)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1833. A letter from the Administrator, National Aeronautics 
     and Space Administration, transmitting the semiannual report 
     on activities of the inspector general for the period April 
     1, 1995, through September 30, 1995, and management report 
     for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1834. A letter from the Chairman, National Science Board, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     inspector general for the period April 1, 1995, through 
     September 30, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1835. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Ethics, transmitting the 1995 annual report in compliance 
     with the Inspector General Act Amendments of 1988, pursuant 
     to Public Law 100-504, section 104(a) (102 Stat. 2525); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1836. A letter from the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     inspector general for the period April 1, 1995, through 
     September 30, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(d); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1837. A letter from the Secretary, Smithsonian Institution, 
     transmitting the semiannual report on activities of the 
     inspector general for the period April 1, 1995, through 
     September 30, 1995, and the management's response for the 
     same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) 
     section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1838. A letter from the Director of Financial Services, 
     Library of Congress, transmitting a copy of the U.S. Capitol 
     Preservation Commission annual report for fiscal year 1995; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
       1839. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting the 19th annual report on the Child 
     Support Enforcement Program, pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     652(a)(10); to the Committee on Ways and Means.

para.161.4  consideration of motion to dispose of senate admendment--
          h.r. 1868

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 296):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to take from the Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 
     1868) making appropriations for foreign operations, export 
     financing, and related programs for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, with the Senate 
     amendment numbered 115 thereto, and to consider in the House 
     the motion printed in section 2 of this resolution. The 
     Senate amendment and the motion shall be considered as read. 
     All points of order against the motion are waived. The motion 
     shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the proponent and an opponent. The previous 
     question shall be considered as ordered on that motion to 
     final adoption without intervening motion or demand for 
     division of the question.
       Sec. 2. The motion to dispose of the amendment of the 
     Senate numbered 115 is as follows:
       Mr. Callahan (or his designee) moves that the House recede 
     from its amendment to the amendment of the Senate numbered 
     115, and concur therein with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       ``Authorization of Population Planning
       ``Sec. 518A. Section 526 of this Act shall not apply to 
     funds made available in this Act for population planning 
     activities or other population assistance pursuant to section 
     104(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act or any other provision 
     of law, or to funds made available in title IV of this Act as 
     a contribution to the United Nations Population Fund 
     (UNFPA).''. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

241

When there appeared

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Nays

178

para.161.5                   [Roll No. 849]

                                YEAS--241

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--178

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski

[[Page 2683]]


     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Horn
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Tanner
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Brewster
     Brown (OH)
     Engel
     Lewis (CA)
     McInnis
     Mfume
     Morella
     Olver
     Roth
     Stockman
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Vento
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.161.6  foreign operations appropriations, fy 1996

  Mr. CALLAHAN, pursuant to House Resolution 296, moved to take from the 
Speaker's table the bill (H.R. 1868) making appropriations for foreign 
operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, together with the 
Senate amendment numbered 115 thereto; and that the House recede from 
its amendment to the amendment of the Senate numbered 115, and concur 
therein with the following amendment:

       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       ``Authorization of Population Planning
       ``Sec. 518A. Section 526 of this Act shall not apply to 
     funds made available in this Act for population planning 
     activities or other population assistance pursuant to section 
     104(b) of the Foreign Assistance Act or any other provision 
     of law, or to funds made available in title IV of this Act as 
     a contribution to the United Nations Population Fund 
     (UNFPA).''.

  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 296, the previous question was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. WILSON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

226

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

201

para.161.7                   [Roll No. 850]

                                YEAS--226

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Forbes
     Fox
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klink
     Knollenberg
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Rush
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--201

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bass
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kaptur
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Kolbe
     Lantos
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Meyers
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Pryce
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Shays
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Smith (TX)
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     White
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--5

     Brown (OH)
     McInnis
     Mfume
     Tucker
     Velazquez
  So the motion that the House recede from its amendment to the 
amendment of the Senate numbered 115 and concur therein with an 
amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.161.8  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

[[Page 2684]]

para.161.9  waiving points of order against further conference report on 
          h.r. 1997

  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported 
(Rept. No. 104-403) the resolution (H. Res. 301) waiving points of order 
against the further conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1977) 
making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.161.10  message from the president--farmington river study

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before the House a message 
from the President, which was read as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  I take pleasure in transmitting the enclosed report for the Farmington 
River in the States of Massachusetts and Connecticut. The report and my 
recommendations are in response to the provisions of the Wild and Scenic 
Rivers Act, Public Law 90-542, as amended. The Farmington River Study 
was authorized by Public Law 99-590.
  The study was conducted by the National Park Service, with invaluable 
assistance from a congressionally mandated study committee. The National 
Park Service determined that the 11-mile study segment in Massachusetts 
and the 14-mile study segment in Connecticut were eligible for 
designation based upon their free-flowing character and recreational, 
fish, wildlife and historic values.
  The 14-mile Connecticut segment of the river has already been 
designated as a Wild and Scenic River pursuant to Public Law 103-313, 
August 26, 1994. The purpose of this transmittal is to inform the 
Congress that, although eligible for designation, I do not recommend 
that the Massachusetts segment be designated at this time due to lack of 
support by the towns adjoining it. If at some future date the towns 
should change their position and the river has retained its present 
characteristics, the Congress could reconsider the issue. Also, for 3 
years from the date of this transmittal, the Massachusetts segment will 
remain subject to section 7(b) of the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act. 
Section 7(b) prohibits licensing of projects by the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission and Federal or federally assisted water resource 
development projects that would have a direct and adverse effect on the 
values for which the river might be designated. Finally, the report 
includes the Upper Farmington River Management Plan that is referenced 
in Public Law 103-313 as the plan by which the designated river will be 
managed.
  The plan demonstrated a true partnership effort of the type that we 
believe will be increasingly necessary if we are to have affordable 
protection of our environment in the future.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, December 13, 1995.

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on Resources.

para.161.11  waiving clause 4(b) of rule xi for consideration of certain 
          resolutions

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 297):

       Resolved, That the requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI 
     for a two-thirds vote to consider a report from the Committee 
     on Rules on the same day it is presented to the House is 
     waived with respect to any resolution reported from that 
     committee for the remainder of the first session of the One 
     Hundred Fourth congress providing the territory of the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, any amendment thereto, 
     any conference report thereon, or any amendment reported in 
     disagreement from a conference thereon. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

230

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

186

para.161.12                  [Roll No. 851]

                                YEAS--230

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--186

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Vento

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     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Ballenger
     Brown (OH)
     Franks (NJ)
     Gallegly
     Hayes
     Hostettler
     Johnston
     McInnis
     Mfume
     Schiff
     Stockman
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     White
     Whitfield
     Wilson 
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.161.13  waiving points of order against further conference report 
          on h.r. 1977

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Commmittee on Rules and pursuant to 
House Resolution 297, called up the following resolution (H. Res. 301):

       Resolved. That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the further conference report to 
     accompany the bill (H.R. 1977) making appropriations for the 
     Department of the Interior and related agencies for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1996 and for other purposes. 
     All points of order against the conference report and against 
     its consideration are waived.
       The conference report shall be considered as read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Ms. PRYCE, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BEILENSON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

231

When there appeared

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Nays

188

para.161.14                  [Roll No. 852]

                                YEAS--231

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Brewster
     Brown (OH)
     Buyer
     Dickey
     McInnis
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Sisisky
     Smith (NJ)
     Tauzin
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Wilson
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.161.15  providing for the consideration of h.r. 1745

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-404) the resolution (H. Res. 303) providing for the consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 1745) to designate certain public lands in the State of 
Utah as wilderness, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.161.16  interior appropriations, fy 1996

  Mr. REGULA called up the following further conference report (Rept. 
No. 104-402):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1977) making appropriations for the Department of the 
     Interior and related agencies, for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, having met, after 
     full and free conference, have agreed to recommend and do 
     recommend to their respective Houses as follows:
       That the Senate recede from its amendments numbered 4, 21, 
     24, 40, 54, 57, 67, 77, 83, 85, 94, 99, 100, 105, 107, 111, 
     117, 118, 123, 136, 138, 147, 148, 155, 163, 166, and 169.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendments of the Senate numbered 10, 11, 13, 15, 16, 17, 18, 
     19, 20, 28, 32, 34, 36, 45, 46, 48, 50, 51, 52, 56, 59, 61, 
     62, 66, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 78, 80, 81, 82, 87, 88, 93, 
     96, 97, 102, 103, 106, 109, 113, 121, 124, 126, 127, 128, 
     129, 130, 131, 133, 134, 137, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 
     145, 149, 150, 157, 159, 160, 161, and 162, and agree to the 
     same.
       Amendment numbered 1:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 1, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following: , and assessment of mineral 
     potential of public lands pursuant to P.L. 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 
     3150 (a)), $568,062,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 2:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 2, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended as 
     follows: After the first comma in said amendment insert: of

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     which $2,000,000 shall be available for assessment of the 
     mineral potential of public lands in Alaska pursuant to 
     section 1010 of P.L. 96-487 (16 U.S.C. 3150), and; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 3:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 3, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $568,062,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 5:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 5, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $3,115,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 6:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 6, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $101,500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 7:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 7, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $12,800,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 8:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 8, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $93,379,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 9:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 9, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following: $497,943,000, to remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 1997, and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 12:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 12, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $37,655,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 14:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 14, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $36,900,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 22:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 22, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert: 
     :Provided further, That the Director of the Fish and Wildlife 
     Service may charge reasonable fees for expenses to the 
     Federal Government for providing training by the National 
     Education and Training Center: Provided further, That all 
     training fees collected shall be available to the Director, 
     until expended, without further appropriation, to be used for 
     the costs of training and education provided by the National 
     Education and Training Center; and the Senate agree to the 
     same.
       Amendment numbered 23:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 23, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended as 
     follows: Following ``Public Law 88-567,'' insert: if for any 
     reason the Secretary disapproves for use in 1996 or does not 
     finally approve for use in 1996 and pesticide or chemical 
     which was approved for use in 1995 or had been requested for 
     use in 1996 by the submission of a pesticide use proposal as 
     of September 19, 1995, ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 25:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 25, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert: 
     :$1,083,151,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 26:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 26, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: , and of which not more than $500,000 shall 
     be available for development of the National Park Service's 
     management plan for the Mojave National Preserve: Provided, 
     That these funds shall be strictly limited to the development 
     activities for the Preserve's management plan ; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 27:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 27, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     :$37,649,000 ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 29:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 29, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $36,212,000 ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 30:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 30, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $143,225,000 ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 31:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 31, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum stricken and inserted by said amendment 
     insert the following: $4,500,000 of the funds provided herein 
     ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 33:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 33, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $49,100,000 ; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 35:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 35, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: : 
     Provided, That any funds made available for the purpose of 
     acquisition of the Elwha and Glines dams shall be used solely 
     for acquisition, and shall not be expended until the full 
     purchase amount has been appropriated by the Congress ; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 37:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 37, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert: 
     None of the funds in this Act may be spent by the National 
     Park Service for activities taken in direct response to the 
     United Nations Biodiversity Convention.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 38:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 38, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       The National Park Service may enter into cooperative 
     agreements that involve the transfer of National Park Service 
     appropriated funds to state, local and tribal governments, 
     other public entities, educational institutions, and private 
     nonprofit organizations for the public purpose of carrying 
     out National Park Service programs.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 39:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 39, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       The National Park Service shall, within existing funds, 
     conduct a Feasibility Study for a northern access route into 
     Denali National Park and preserve in Alaska, to be completed 
     within one year of the enactment of this Act and submitted to 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and to the 
     Senate Committee on Energy and (Natural Resources and the 
     House Committee on Resources. The Feasibility Study shall 
     ensure that resource impacts from any plan to create such 
     access route are evaluated with accurate information and 
     according to a process that takes into consideration park 
     values, visitor needs, a full range of alternatives, the 
     viewpoints of all interested parties, including the tourism 
     industry and the State of Alaska, and potential needs for 
     compliance with the National Environmental Policy Act. The 
     Study shall also address the time required for development of 
     alternatives and identify all associated costs.
       This Feasibility Study shall be conducted solely by the 
     National Park Service planning personnel permanently assigned 
     to National Park Service offices located in the State of 
     Alaska in consultation with the State of Alaska Department of 
     Transportation.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 41:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 41, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following: and to conduct inquiries into 
     the economic conditions affecting mining and materials 
     processing industries (30 U.S.C. 3, 21a, and 1603; 50 U.S.C. 
     98g and related purposes as authorized by law and to publish 
     and disseminate data; $73,503,000; and the Senate agree to 
     the same.
       Amendment numbered 42:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 42, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment amended to 
     read as follows: , and of which $137,000,000 for resource 
     research and the operations of Cooperative Research Units 
     shall remain available until September 30, 1997, and of which 
     $16,000,000 shall remain available until expended for 
     conducting inquiries into the economic conditions affecting 
     mining and materials processing industries; and the Senate 
     agree to the same.

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       Amendment numbered 43:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 43, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment amended to 
     read as follows: : Provided further, That funds available 
     herein for resource research may be used for the purchase of 
     not to exceed 61 passenger motor vehicles, of which 55 are 
     for replacement only: Provided further, That none of the 
     funds available under this head for resource research shall 
     be used to conduct new surveys on private property, including 
     new aerial surveys for the designation of habitat under the 
     Endangered Species Act, except when it is made known to the 
     Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such 
     funds that the survey or research has been requested and 
     authorized in writing by the property owner or the owner's 
     authorized representative: Provided further, that none of the 
     funds provided herein for resource research may be used to 
     administer a volunteer program when it is made known to the 
     Federal official having authority to obligate or expend such 
     funds that the volunteers are not properly trained or that 
     information gathered by the volunteers is not carefully 
     verified: Provided further, That no later than April 1, 1996, 
     the Director of the United States Geological Survey shall 
     issue agency guidelines for resource research that ensure 
     that scientific and technical peer review is utilized as 
     fully as possible in selection of projects for funding and 
     ensure the validity and reliability of research and data 
     collection on Federal lands: Provided further, That no funds 
     available for resource research may be used for any activity 
     that was not authorized prior to the establishment of the 
     National Biological Survey: Provided further, That once every 
     five years the National Academy of Sciences shall review and 
     report on the resource research activities of the Survey: 
     Provided further, That if specific authorizing legislation is 
     enacted during or before the start of fiscal year 1996, the 
     resource research component of the Survey should comply with 
     the provisions of that legislation: Provided further, That 
     unobligated and unexpended balances in the National 
     Biological Survey, Research, inventories and surveys account 
     at the end of the fiscal year 1995, shall be merged with and 
     made a part of the United States Geological Survey, Surveys, 
     investigations, and research account and shall remain 
     available for obligation until September 30, 1996: Provided 
     further, That the authority granted to the United States 
     Bureau of Mines to conduct mineral surveys and to determine 
     mineral values by section 603 of Public Law 94-579 is hereby 
     transferred to, and vested in, the Director of the United 
     States Geological Survey; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 44:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 44, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $182,994,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 47:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 47, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following:
       For expenses necessary for, and incidental to, the closure 
     of the United States Bureau of Mines, $64,000,000, to remain 
     available until expended, of which not to exceed $5,000,000 
     may be used for the completion and/or transfer of certain 
     ongoing projects within the United States Bureau of Mines, 
     such projects to be identified by the Secretary of the 
     Interior within 90 days of enactment of this Act: Provided, 
     That there hereby are transferred to, and vested in, the 
     Secretary of Energy: (1) the functions pertaining to the 
     promotion of health and safety in mines and the mineral 
     industry through research vested by law in the Secretary of 
     the Interior or the United States Bureau of Mines and 
     performed in fiscal year 1995 by the United States Bureau of 
     Mines at its Pittsburgh Research Center in Pennsylvania, and 
     at its Spokane Research Center in Washington; (2) the 
     functions pertaining to the conduct of inquiries, 
     technological investigations and research concerning the 
     extraction, processing, use and disposal of mineral 
     substances vested by law in the Secretary of the Interior or 
     the United States Bureau of Mines and performed in fiscal 
     year 1995 by the United States Bureau of Mines under the 
     minerals and materials science programs at its Pittsburgh 
     Research Center in Pennsylvania, and at its Albany Research 
     Center in Oregon; and (3) the functions pertaining to mineral 
     reclamation industries and the development of methods for the 
     disposal, control, prevention, and reclamation of mineral 
     waste products vested by law in the Secretary of the Interior 
     or the United States Bureau of Mines and performed in fiscal 
     year 1995 by the United States Bureau of Mines at its 
     Pittsburgh Research Center in Pennsylvania: Provided further, 
     That, if any of the same functions were performed in fiscal 
     year 1995 at locations other than those listed above, such 
     functions shall not be transferred to the Secretary of Energy 
     from those other locations; Provided further, That the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Energy and the Secretary 
     of the Interior, is authorized to make such determinations as 
     may be necessary with regard to the transfer of functions 
     which relate to or are used by the Department of the 
     Interior, or component thereof affected by this transfer of 
     functions, and to make such dispositions of personnel, 
     facilities, assets, liabilities, contracts, property, 
     records, and unexpended balances of appropriations, 
     authorizations, allocations, and other funds held, used, 
     arising from, available to or to be made available in 
     connection with, the functions transferred herein as are 
     deemed necessary to accomplish the purposes of this transfer: 
     Provided further, That all reductions in personnel 
     complements resulting from the provisions of this Act shall, 
     as to the functions transferred to the Secretary of Energy, 
     be done by the Secretary of the Interior as though these 
     transfers had not taken place but had been required of the 
     Department of the Interior by all other provisions of this 
     Act before the transfers of function become effective: 
     Provided further, That the transfers of function to the 
     Secretary of Energy shall become effective on the date 
     specified by the Director of the Office of Management and 
     Budget, but in no event later than 90 days after enactment 
     into law of this Act: Provided further, That the reference to 
     ``function'' includes, but is not limited to, any duty, 
     obligation, power, authority, responsibility, right, 
     privilege, and activity, or the plural thereof, as the case 
     may be; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 49:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 49, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $173,887,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 53:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 53, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following: $1,384,434,000; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 55:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 55, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following: $100,255,000 shall be for 
     welfare assistance grants and not to exceed $104,626,000; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 58:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 58, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $68,209,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 60:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 60, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $71,854,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 63:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 63, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended as 
     follows: Before ``: Provided further'' in said amendment, 
     insert: , to become effective on July 1, 1997; and the Senate 
     agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 64:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 64, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $100,833,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 65:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 65, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $80,645,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 68:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 68, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended as 
     follows: In lieu of the sum named in said amendment insert: 
     $500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 69:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 69, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment, amended as 
     follows:
       In lieu of the first sum named in said amendment insert: 
     $4,500,000.
       In lieu of the second sum named in said amendment insert: 
     $35,914,000.
       In lieu of the third sum named in said amendment insert: 
     $500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 70:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 70, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following: $65,188,000, of which (1) 
     $61,661,000 shall be available until expended for technical 
     assistance, including maintenance assistance, disaster 
     assistance, insular management controls, and brown tree snake 
     control and research; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 79:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 79, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended as 
     follows:

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       In lieu of ``October 1, 1995'' named in said amendment 
     insert: March 1, 1996; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 84:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 84, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows: Sec. 108. Prior to the transfer of Presidio 
     properties to the Presidio Trust, when authorized, the 
     Secretary may not obligate in any calendar month more than 
     \1/12\ of the fiscal year 1996 appropriation for operation of 
     the Presidio: Provided, That this section shall expire on 
     December 31, 1995.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered, 86:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 86, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment, insert:
       Sec. 115. (a) Of the funds appropriated by this Act or any 
     subsequent Act providing for appropriations in fiscal years 
     1996 and 1997, not more than 50 percent of any self-
     governance funds that would otherwise be allocated to each 
     Indian tribe in the State of Washington shall actually be 
     paid to or on account of such Indian tribe from and after the 
     time at which such tribe shall--
       (1) take unilateral action that adversely impacts the 
     existing rights to and/or customary uses of, nontribal member 
     owners of fee simple land within the exterior boundary of the 
     tribe's reservation to water, electricity, or any other 
     similar utility or necessity for the nontribal members' 
     residential use of such land; or
       (2) restrict or threaten to restrict said owners use of or 
     access to publicly maintained rights of way necessary or 
     desirable in carrying the utilities or necessities described 
     above.
       (b) Such penalty shall not attach to the initiation of any 
     legal actions with respect to such rights or the enforcement 
     of any final judgments, appeals from which have been 
     exhausted, with respect thereto.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 89:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 89, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert: 
     Sec. 118. Section 4(b) of Public Law 94-241 (90 Stat. 263) as 
     added by section 10 of Public Law 99-396 is amended by 
     deleting ``until Congress otherwise provides by law.'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof: ``except that, for fiscal years 
     1996 through 2002, payments to the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands pursuant to the multi-year funding 
     agreements contemplated under the Covenant shall be 
     $11,000,000 annually, subject to an equal local match and all 
     other requirements set forth in the Agreement of the Special 
     Representatives on Future Federal Financial Assistance of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands, executed on December 17, 1992 
     between the special representative of the President of the 
     United States and special representatives of the Governor of 
     the Northern Mariana Islands with any additional amounts 
     otherwise made available under this section in any fiscal 
     year and not required to meet the schedule of payments in 
     this subsection to be provided as set forth in subsection (c) 
     until Congress otherwise provides by law.
       ``(c) The additional amounts referred to in subsection (b) 
     shall be made available to the Secretary for obligation as 
     follows:
       ``(1) for fiscal years 1996 through 2001, $4,580,000 
     annually for capital infrastructure projects as Impact Aid 
     for Guam under section 104(c)(6) of Public Law 99-239;
       ``(2) for fiscal year 1996, $7,700,000 shall be provided 
     for capital infrastructure projects in American Samoa; 
     $4,420,000 for resettlement of Rongelap Atoll; and
       ``(3) for fiscal years 1997 and thereafter, all such 
     amounts shall be available solely for capital infrastructure 
     projects in Guam, the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, the Republic of 
     Palau, the Federated States of Micronesia and the Republic of 
     the Marshall Islands: Provided, That, in fiscal year 1997, 
     $3,000,000 of such amounts shall be made available to the 
     College of the Northern Marianas and beginning in fiscal year 
     1997, and in each year thereafter, not to exceed $3,000,000 
     may be allocated, as provided in appropriations Acts, to the 
     Secretary of the Interior for use by Federal agencies or the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to address 
     immigration, labor, and law enforcement issues in the 
     Northern Mariana Islands. The specific projects to be funded 
     in American Samoa shall be set forth in a five-year plan for 
     infrastructure assistance developed by the Secretary of the 
     Interior in consultation with the American Samoa Government 
     and updated annually and submitted to the Congress concurrent 
     with the budget justifications for the Department of the 
     Interior. In developing budget recommendations for capital 
     infrastructure funding, the Secretary shall indicate the 
     highest priority projects, consider the extent to which 
     particular projects are part of an overall master plan, 
     whether such project has been reviewed by the Corps of 
     Engineers and any recommendations made as a result of such 
     review, the extent to which a set-aside for maintenance would 
     enhance the life of the project, the degree to which a local 
     cost-share requirement would be consistent with local 
     economic and fiscal capabilities, and may propose an 
     incremental set-aside, not to exceed $2,000,000 per year, to 
     remain available without fiscal year limitation, as an 
     emergency fund in the event of natural or other disasters to 
     supplement other assistance in the repair, replacement, or 
     hardening of essential facilities: Provided further, That the 
     cumulative amount set aside for such emergency fund may not 
     exceed $10,000,000 at any time.
       ``(d) Within the amounts allocated for infrastructure 
     pursuant to this section, and subject to the specific 
     allocations made in subsection (c), additional contributions 
     may be made, as set forth in appropriations Acts, to assist 
     in the resettlement of Rongelap Atoll: Provided, That the 
     total of all contributions from any Federal source after 
     enactment of this Act may not exceed $32,000,000 and shall be 
     contingent upon an agreement, satisfactory to the President, 
     that such contributions are a full and final settlement of 
     all obligations of the United States to assist in the 
     resettlement of Rongelap Atoll and that such funds will be 
     expended solely on resettlement activities and will be 
     properly audited and accounted for. In order to provide such 
     contributions in a timely manner, each Federal agency 
     providing assistance or services, or conducting activities, 
     in the Republic of the Marshall Islands, is authorized to 
     make funds available through the Secretary of the Interior, 
     to assist in the resettlement of Rongelap. Nothing in this 
     subsection shall be construed to limit the provision of ex 
     gratia assistance pursuant to section 105(c)(2) of the 
     Compact of Free Association Act of 1985 (Public Law 99-239, 
     99 Stat. 1770, 1792), including for individuals choosing not 
     to resettle at Rongelap, except that no such assistance for 
     such individuals may be provided until the Secretary notifies 
     the Congress that the full amount of all funds necessary for 
     resettlement at Rongelap has been provided.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 90:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 90, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $178.000,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 91:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 91, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following: $136,794,000, to remain 
     available until expended, as authorized by law; and the 
     Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 92:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 92, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $1,256,253,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 95:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 95, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $163,500,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 98:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 98, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $41,200,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 101:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 101, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Retain the matter proposed by said amendment amended as 
     follows: Following ``Forest Service,'' in said amendment 
     insert: other than the relocation of the Regional Office for 
     Region 5 of the Forest Service from San Francisco to excess 
     military property at Mare Island, Vallejo, California, ; and 
     the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 104:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 104, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:  
     Any funds available to the Forest Service may be used for 
     retrofitting Mare Island facilities to accommodate the 
     relocation: Provided, That funds for the move must come from 
     funds otherwise available to Region 5: Provided further, That 
     any funds to be provided for such purposes shall only be 
     available upon approval of the House and Senate Committees on 
     Appropriations.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 108:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 108, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert: 
       For fiscal years 1996 and 1997, the Secretary shall 
     continue the current Tongass Land Management Plan (TLMP) and 
     may accommodate commercial tourism (if an agreement is signed 
     between the Forest Service and the Alaska Visitors' 
     Association), except that during this period, the Secretary 
     shall maintain at least the number of acres of suitable 
     available and suitable scheduled timber lands, and Allowable 
     Sale Quantity, as identified in the Preferred Alternative 
     (Alternative P) in the Tongass Land and Resources Management 
     Plan and Final Environmental Impact Statement (dated October 
     1992) as selected in the Record of Decision Review Draft #3-
     2/93. Nothing in this section, including the ASQ identified 
     in Alternative P, shall be construed to limit the Secretary's 
     consideration of new information or to prejudice future 
     revision, amendment or modification of TLMP based upon sound, 
     verifiable scientific data.

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       If the Forest Service determines in a Supplemental 
     Evaluation to an Environmental Impact Statement that no 
     additional analysis under the National Environmental Policy 
     Act or section 810 of the Alaska National Interest Lands 
     Conservation Act is necessary for any timber sale or offering 
     which has been prepared for acceptance by, or award to, a 
     purchaser after December 31, 1988, that has been subsequently 
     determined by the Forest Service to be available for sale or 
     offering to one or more other purchaser, the change of 
     purchasers for whatever reason shall not be considered a 
     significant new circumstance, and the Forest Service may 
     offer or award such timber sale or offering to a different 
     purchaser or offeree notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law. A determination by the Forest Service pursuant to this 
     paragraph shall not be subject to judicial review.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 110:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 110, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum stricken and inserted by said amendment 
     insert: and for promoting health and safety in mines and the 
     mineral industry through research (30 U.S.C. 3, 861(b), and 
     951(a)), for conducting inquiries, technological 
     investigations and research concerning the extraction, 
     processing, use, and disposal of mineral substances without 
     objectionable social and environmental costs (30 U.S.C. 3, 
     1602, and 1603), and for the development of methods for the 
     disposal, control, prevention, and reclamation of waste 
     products in the mining, minerals, metal, and mineral 
     reclamation industries (30 U.S.C. 3 and 21a), $417,169,000; 
     and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 112:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 112, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $148,786,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 114:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 114, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $553,293,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 115:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 115, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $140,696,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 116:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 116, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $114,196,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 119:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 119, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $72,266,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 120:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 120, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $1,747,842,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 122:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 122, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $238,958,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 125:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 125, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $308,188,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 132:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 132, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $6,442,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 135:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 135, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the sum proposed by said amendment insert: 
     $5,840,000; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 146:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 146, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:


                           public development

       Funds made available under this heading in prior years 
     shall be available for operating and administrative expenses 
     and for the orderly closure of the Corporation, as well as 
     operating and administrative expenses for the functions 
     transferred to the General Services Administration.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 151:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 151, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended as 
     follows:
       In lieu of Subsection (g) insert the following:
       (g) Section 3(b) of the Pennsylvania Avenue Development 
     Corporation Act of 1972 (40 U.S.C. 872(b)) is amended as 
     follows:
       ``(b) The Corporation shall be dissolved on or before April 
     1, 1996. Upon dissolution, assets, obligations, indebtedness, 
     and all unobligated and unexpended balances of the 
     Corporation shall be transferred in accordance with the 
     Department of the Interior and Related Agencies 
     Appropriations Act, 1996.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment Numbered 152:
       That the House recede for its disagreement to the amendment 
     of the Senate numbered 152, and agree to the same with an 
     amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following:
       Sec. 314. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), no part 
     of any appropriation contained in this Act or any other Act 
     shall be obligated or expended for the operation or 
     implementation of the Interior Columbia Basin Ecosystem 
     Management Project (hereinafter ``Project'').
       (b)(1) From the funds appropriated to the Forest Service 
     and Bureau of Land Management: a sum of $4,000,000 is made 
     available for the Executive Steering Committee of the Project 
     to publish, and submit to the Committees on Agriculture, 
     Nutrition, and Forestry, Appropriations, and Energy and 
     Natural Resources of the Senate and Committees on 
     Agriculture, Appropriations, and Resources of the House of 
     Representatives, by April 30, 1996, an assessment on the 
     National Forest System lands and lands administered by the 
     Bureau of Land Management (hereinafter ``Federal lands'') 
     within the area encompassed by the Project. The assessment 
     shall be accompanied by draft Environmental Impact Statements 
     that are not decisional and not subject to judicial review, 
     contain a range of alternatives, without the identification 
     of a preferred alternative or management recommendations, and 
     provide a methodology for conducting any cumulative effects 
     analysis required by section 102(2)(C) of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)) in the 
     preparation of such amendment to a resource management plan 
     pursuant to subsection (c)(2). The Executive Steering 
     Committee shall release the required draft Environmental 
     Impact Statements for a ninety day public comment period. A 
     summary of the public comments received must accompany these 
     documents upon its submission to Congress.
       (2) The assessment required by paragraph (1) shall contain 
     the scientific information collected and analysis undertaken 
     by the Project on landscape dynamics and forest and rangeland 
     health conditions and the implications of such dynamics and 
     conditions for forest and rangeland management, specifically 
     the management of forest and rangeland vegetation structure, 
     composition, density and related social and economic effects.
       (3) The assessment and draft Environmental Impact 
     Statements required by paragraph (1) shall not: contain any 
     material other than that required in paragraphs (1) and (2); 
     be the subject of consultation or conferencing pursuant to 
     section 7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973 (16 U.S.C. 
     1536); or be accompanied by any record of decision or 
     documentation pursuant to section 102(2) of the National 
     Environmental Policy Act, except as specified in paragraph 
     (1).
       (c)(1) From the funds appropriated to the Forest Service 
     and the Bureau of Land Management, each Forest Supervisor of 
     the Forest Service and District Manager of the Bureau of Land 
     Management with responsibility for a national forest or unit 
     of land administered by the Bureau of Land Management 
     (hereinafter ``forest'') within the area encompassed by the 
     Project shall--
       (A) review the resource management plan (hereinafter 
     ``plan'') for such forest, the scientific information and 
     analysis in the report prepared pursuant to subsection (b) 
     which are applicable to such plan, and any policy which is 
     applicable to such plan upon the date of enactment of this 
     section (whether or not such policy has been added to such 
     plan by amendment), including any which is, or is intended to 
     be, of limited duration, and which the Project addresses; and
       (B) based on such review, develop a modification of such 
     policy, or an alternative policy which serves the basic 
     purpose of such policy, to meet the specific conditions of 
     such forest.
       (2) For each plan reviewed pursuant to paragraph (1), the 
     Forest Supervisor or District Manager concerned shall prepare 
     and adopt an amendment which: contains the modified or 
     alternative policy developed pursuant to paragraph (1)(B); is 
     directed solely to and affects only such plan; and addresses 
     the specific conditions of the forest to which the plan 
     applies and the relationship of the modified or alternative 
     policy to such conditions. The Forest Supervisor or District 
     Manager concerned shall consult at a minimum, with the 
     Governor of the State, and the Commissioners of the county or 
     counties, and affected tribal governments in which the forest 
     to which the plan applies is situated during the review of 
     the plan required by paragraph (1) and the preparation of an 
     amendment to the plan required by this paragraph.
       (3) To the maximum extent practicable, each amendment 
     prepared pursuant to paragraph (2) shall establish site-
     specific standards in lieu of imposing general standards 
     applicable to mul

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     tiple sites. Any amendment which would result in any major 
     change in land use allocations within the plan or would 
     reduce the likelihood of achievement of the goals and 
     objectives of the plan (prior to any previous amendment 
     incorporating in the plan any policy referred to in paragraph 
     (1)(A)) shall be deemed a significant change, pursuant to 
     section 6(f)(4) of the Forest and Rangeland Renewable 
     Resources Planning Act of 1974 (16 U.S.C. 1604(f)(4)) or 
     section 202 of the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 
     1976 (43 U.S.C. 1712), requiring a significant plan amendment 
     or equivalent.
       (4) Each amendment prepared pursuant to paragraph (2) shall 
     comply with any applicable requirements of section 102(2) of 
     the National Environmental Policy Act, except that any 
     cumulative effects analysis conducted in accordance with the 
     methodology provided pursuant to subsection (b)(1) shall be 
     deemed to meet any requirement of such Act for such analysis 
     and the scoping conducted by the Project prior to the date of 
     enactment of this section shall substitute for any scoping 
     otherwise required by such Act for such amendment, unless at 
     the sole discretion of the Forest Supervisor or District 
     Manager additional scoping is deemed necessary.
       (5) The review of each plan required by paragraph (1) shall 
     be conducted, and the preparation and decision to approve an 
     amendment to each plan pursuant to paragraph (2) shall be 
     made, by the Forest Supervisor or District Manager, as the 
     case may be, solely on: the basis of the review conducted 
     pursuant to paragraph (1)(A), any consultation or 
     conferencing pursuant to section 7 of the Endangered Species 
     Act of 1973 required by paragraph (6), any documentation 
     required by section 102(2) of the National Environmental 
     Policy Act, and any applicable guidance or other policy 
     issued prior to the date of enactment of this Act.
       (6)(A) Any policy adopted in an amendment prepared pursuant 
     to paragraph (2) which is a modification of or alternative to 
     a policy referred to in paragraph (1)(A) and upon which 
     consultation or conferencing has occurred pursuant to section 
     7 of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, shall not again be 
     subject to the consultation or conferencing provisions of 
     such section 7.
       (B) If required by such section 7, and not subject to 
     subparagraph (A), the Forest Supervisor or District Manager 
     concerned shall consult or conference separately on each 
     amendment prepared pursuant to paragraph (2).
       (C) No further consultation, other than the consultation 
     specified in subparagraph (B), shall be undertaken on the 
     amendments prepared pursuant to paragraph (2), on any project 
     or activity which is consistent with an applicable amendment, 
     on any policy referred to in paragraph (1)(A), or on any 
     portion of any plan related to such policy or the species to 
     which such policy applies.
       (7) Each amendment prepared pursuant to paragraph (2) shall 
     be adopted on or before October 31, 1996: Provided, That any 
     amendment deemed a significant plan amendment, or equivalent, 
     pursuant to paragraph (3) shall be adopted on or before March 
     31, 1997.
       (8) No policy referred to in paragraph (1)(A), or any 
     provision of a plan or other planning document incorporating 
     such policy, shall be effective in any forest subject to the 
     Project on or after March 31, 1997, or after an amendment to 
     the plan which applies to such forest is adopted pursuant to 
     the provisions of this subsection, whichever occurs first.
       (9) On the signing of a record decision or equivalent 
     document making an amendment for the Clearwater National 
     Forest pursuant to paragraph (2), the requirement for 
     revision referred to in the Stipulation of Dismissal dated 
     September 13, 1993, applicable to the Clearwater National 
     Forest is deemed to be satisfied, and the interim management 
     direction provisions contained in the Stipulation of 
     Dismissal shall be of no further effect with respect to the 
     Clearwater National Forest.
       (d) The documents prepared under the authority of this 
     section shall not be applied or used to regulate non-Federal 
     lands.
       And the Senate agreed to the same.
       Amendment numbered 153:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 153, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following:

     SEC. 315. RECREATIONAL FEE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       (a) The Secretary of the Interior (acting through the 
     Bureau of Land Management, the National Park Service and the 
     United States Fish and Wildlife Service) and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture (acting through the Forest Service) shall each 
     implement a fee program to demonstrate the feasibility of 
     user-generated cost recovery for the operation and 
     maintenance of recreation areas or sites and habitat 
     enhancement projects on Federal lands.
       (b) In carrying out the pilot program established pursuant 
     to this section, the appropriate Secretary shall select from 
     areas under the jurisdiction of each of the four agencies 
     referred to in subsection (a) no fewer than 10, but as many 
     as 50, areas, sites or projects for fee demonstration. For 
     each such demonstration, the Secretary, notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law--
       (1) shall charge and collect fees for admission to the area 
     or for the use of outdoor recreation sites, facilities, 
     visitor centers, equipment, and services by individuals and 
     groups, or any combination thereof;
       (2) shall establish fees under this section based upon a 
     variety of cost recovery and fair market valuation methods to 
     provide a broad basis for feasibility testing;
       (3) may contract, including provisions for reasonable 
     commissions, with any public or private entity to provide 
     visitor services, including reservations and information, and 
     may accept services of volunteers to collect fees charged 
     pursuant to paragraph (1);
       (4) may encourage private investment and partnerships to 
     enhance the delivery of quality customer services and 
     resource enhancement, and provide appropriate recognition to 
     such partners or investors; and
       (5) may assess a fine of not more than $100 for any 
     violation of the authority to collect fees for admission to 
     the area or for the use of outdoor recreation sites, 
     facilities, visitor centers, equipment, and services.
       (c)(1) Amounts collected at each fee demonstration area, 
     site or project shall be distributed as follows:
       (A) Of the amount in excess of 104% of the amount collected 
     in fiscal year 1995, and thereafter annually adjusted upward 
     by 4%, eighty percent to a special account in the Treasury 
     for use without further appropriation, by the agency which 
     administers the site, to remain available for expenditures in 
     accordance with paragraph (2)(A).
       (B) Of the amount in excess of 104% of the amount collected 
     in fiscal year 1995, and thereafter annually adjusted upward 
     by 4%, twenty percent to a special account in the Treasury 
     for use without further appropriation, by the agency which 
     administers the site, to remain available for expenditure in 
     accordance with paragraph (2)(B).
       (C) For agencies other than the Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     up to 15% of current year collections of each agency, but not 
     greater than fee collection costs for that fiscal year, to 
     remain available for expenditure without further 
     appropriation in accordance with paragraph (2)(C).
       (D) For agencies other than the Fish and Wildlife Service, 
     the balance to the special account established pursuant to 
     sub-paragraph (A) of section 4(i)(1) of the Land and Water 
     Conservation Fund Act, as amended.
       (E) For the Fish and Wildlife Service, the balance shall be 
     distributed in accordance with section 201(c) of the 
     Emergency Wetlands Resources Act.
       (2)(A) Expenditures from site specific special funds shall 
     be for further activities of the area, site or project from 
     which funds are collected, and shall be accounted for 
     separately.
       (B) Expenditures from agency specific special funds shall 
     be for use on an agency-wide basis and shall be accounted for 
     separately.
       (C) Expenditures from the fee collection support fund shall 
     be used to cover fee collection costs in accordance with 
     section 4(i)(1)(B) of the Land and Water Conservation Fund 
     Act, as amended: Provided, That funds unexpended and 
     unobligated at the end of the fiscal year shall not be 
     deposited into the special account established pursuant to 
     section 4(i)(1)(A) of said Act and shall remain available for 
     expenditure without further appropriation.
       (3) In order to increase the quality of the visitor 
     experience at public recreational areas and enhance the 
     protection of resources, amounts available for expenditure 
     under this section may only be used for the area, site or 
     project concerned, for backlogged repair and maintenance 
     projects (including projects relating to health and safety) 
     and for interpretation, signage, habitat or facility 
     enhancement, resource preservation, annual operation 
     (including fee collection), maintenance, and law enforcement 
     relating to public use. The agencywide accounts may be used 
     for the same purposes set forth in the preceding sentence, 
     but for areas, sites or projects selected at the discretion 
     of the respective agency head.
       (d)(1) Amounts collected under this section shall not be 
     taken into account for the purposes of the Act of May 23, 
     1908 and the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 500), the Act of 
     March 4, 1913 (16 U.S.C. 501), the Act of July 22, 1937 (7 
     U.S.C. 1012), the Act of August 8, 1937 and the Act of May 
     24, 1939 (43 U.S.C. 1181f et seq.), the Act of June 14, 1926 
     (43 U.S.C. 869-4), chapter 69 of title 31, United States 
     Code, section 401 of the Act of June 15, 1935 (16 U.S.C. 
     715s), the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 (16 
     U.S.C. 460l), and any other provision of law relating to 
     revenue allocation.
       (2) Fees charged pursuant to this section shall be in lieu 
     of fees charged under any other provision of law.
       (e) The Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall carry out this section without promulgating 
     regulations.
       (f) The authority to collect fees under this section shall 
     commence on October 1, 1995, and end on September 30, 1998. 
     Funds in accounts established shall remain available through 
     September 30, 2001.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 154:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 154, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:
       Sec. 316. Section 2001(a)(2) of Public Law 104-19 is 
     amended as follows: Strike ``September 30, 1997'' and insert 
     in lieu thereof ``December 31, 1996''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 156:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 156, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       Restore the matter stricken by said amendment, amended to 
     read as follows:

     SEC. 319. GREAT BASIN NATIONAL PARK.

       Section 3 of the Great Basin National Park Act of 1986 (16 
     U.S.C. 410mm-1) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subsection (e) by striking 
     ``shall'' and inserting ``may''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)--
       (A) by striking ``At the request'' and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(1) Exchanges.--At the request'';

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       (B) by striking ``grazing permits'' and inserting ``grazing 
     permits and grazing leases''; and
       (C) by adding after ``Federal lands.'' the following:
       ``(2) Acquisition by donation.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may acquire by donation 
     valid existing permits and grazing leases authorizing grazing 
     on land in the park.
       ``(B) Termination.--The Secretary shall terminate a grazing 
     permit or grazing lease acquired under subparagraph (A) so as 
     to end grazing previously authorized by the permit or 
     lease.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 158:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 158, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter stricken and inserted by said 
     amendment insert the following:
       Sec. 322. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise 
     made available pursuant to this Act shall be obligated or 
     expended to accept or process applications for a patent for 
     any mining or mill site claim located under the general 
     mining laws.
       (b) The provisions of subsection (a) shall not apply if the 
     Secretary of the Interior determines that, for the claim 
     concerned: (1) a patent application was filed with the 
     Secretary on or before September 30, 1994, and (2) all 
     requirements established under sections 2325 and 2326 of the 
     Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 29 and 30) for vein or lode 
     claims and sections 2329, 2330, 2331, and 2333 of the Revised 
     Statutes (30 U.S.C. 35, 36, and 37) for placer claims, and 
     section 2337 of the Revised Statutes (30 U.S.C. 42) for mill 
     site claims, as the case may be, were fully complied with by 
     the applicant by that date.
       (c) Processing Schedule.--For those applications for 
     patents pursuant to subsection (b) which were filed with the 
     Secretary of the Interior, prior to September 30, 1994, the 
     Secretary of the Interior shall--
       (1) Within three months of the enactment of this Act, file 
     with the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations and 
     the Committee on Resources of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the 
     United States Senate a plan which details how the Department 
     of the Interior will make a final determination as to whether 
     or not an applicant is entitled to a patent under the general 
     mining laws on at least 90 percent of such applications 
     within five years of the enactment of this Act and File 
     reports annually thereafter with the same committees 
     detailing actions taken by the Department of the Interior to 
     carry out such plan; and
       (2) Take such actions as may be necessary to carry out such 
     plan.
       (d) Mineral Examinations.--In order to process patent 
     applications in a timely and responsible manner, upon the 
     request of a patent applicant, the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall allow the applicant to fund a qualified third-party 
     contractor to be selected by the Bureau of Land Management to 
     conduct a mineral examination of the mining claims or mill 
     sites contained in a patent application as set forth in 
     subsection (b). The Bureau of Land Management shall have the 
     sole responsibility to choose and pay the third-party 
     contractor in accordance with the standard procedures 
     employed by the Bureau of Land Management in the retention of 
     third-party contractors.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 164:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 164, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section number named in said amendment, 
     insert: 328; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 165:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 165, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section number named in said amendment, 
     insert: 329; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 167:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 167, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the section number named in said amendment, 
     insert: 330; and the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 168:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 168, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 331. (a) Purposes of National Endowment for the 
     Arts.--Section 2 of the National Foundation on the Arts and 
     the Humanities Act of 1965, as amended (20 U.S.C. 951), sets 
     out findings and purposes for which the National Endowment 
     for the Arts was established, among which are--
       (1) ``The arts and humanities belong to all the people of 
     the United States'';
       (2) ``The arts and humanities reflect the high place 
     accorded by the American people . . . to the fostering of 
     mutual respect for the diverse beliefs and values of all 
     persons and groups'';
       (3) ``Public funding of the arts and humanities is subject 
     to the conditions that traditionally govern the use of public 
     money [and] such funding should contribute to public support 
     and confidence in the use of taxpayer funds''; and
       (4) ``Public funds provided by the Federal Government must 
     ultimately serve public purposes the Congress defines''.
       (b) Additional Congressional Findings.--Congress further 
     finds and declares that the use of scarce funds, which have 
     been taken from all taxpayers of the United States, to 
     promote, disseminate, sponsor, or produce any material or 
     performance that--
       (1) denigrates the religious objects or religious beliefs 
     of the adherents of a particular religion, or
       (2) depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, 
     sexual or excretory activities or organs

     is contrary to the express purposes of the National 
     Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965, as 
     amended.
       (c) Prohibition on Funding That Is Not Consistent With the 
     Purposes of the Act.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, none of the scarce funds which have been taken from all 
     taxpayers of the United States and made available under this 
     Act to the National Endowment for the Arts may be used to 
     promote, disseminate, sponsor, or produce any material or 
     performance that--
       (1) denigrates the religious objects or religious beliefs 
     of the adherents of a particular religion, or
       (2) depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, 
     sexual or excretory activities or organs,

     and this prohibition shall be strictly applied without regard 
     to the content or viewpoint of the material or performance.
       (d) Section Not To Affect Other Works.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to affect in any way the freedom 
     of any artist or performer to create any material or 
     performance using funds which have not been made available 
     under this Act to the National Endowment for the Arts.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 170:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 170, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 332. For purposes related to the closure of the Bureau 
     of Mines, funds made available to the United States 
     Geological Survey, the United States Bureau of Mines, and the 
     Bureau of Land Management shall be available for transfer, 
     with the approval of the Secretary of the Interior, among the 
     following accounts: United States Geological Survey, Surveys, 
     investigations, and research; Bureau of Mines, Mines and 
     minerals; and Bureau of Land Management, Management of lands 
     and resources. The Secretary of Energy shall reimburse the 
     Secretary of the Interior, in an amount to be determined by 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget, for the 
     expenses of the transferred functions between October 1, 1995 
     and the effective date of the transfers of function. Such 
     transfers shall be subject to the reprogramming guidelines of 
     the House and Senate Committees on Appropriations.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 171:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 171, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 333. No funds appropriated under this or any other Act 
     shall be used to review or modify sourcing areas previously 
     approved under section 490(c)(3) of the Forest Resources 
     Conservation and Shortage Relief Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-
     382) or to enforce or implement Federal regulations 36 CFR 
     part 223 promulgated on September 8, 1995. The regulations 
     and interim rules in effect prior to September 8, 1995 (36 
     CFR 223.48, 36 CFR 223.87, 36 CFR 223 Subpart D, 36 CFR 223 
     Subpart F, and 36 CFR 261.6) shall remain in effect. The 
     Secretary of Agriculture or the Secretary of the Interior 
     shall not adopt any policies concerning Public Law 101-382 or 
     existing regulations that would restrain domestic 
     transportation or processing of timber from private lands or 
     impose additional accountability requirements on any timber. 
     The Secretary of Commerce shall extend until September 30, 
     1996, the order issued under section 491(b)(2)(A) of Public 
     Law 101-382 and shall issue an order under section 
     491(b)(2)(B) of such law that will be effective October 1, 
     1996.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 172:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 172, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment, as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert the 
     following:
       Sec. 334. The National Park Service, in accordance with the 
     Memorandum of Agreement between the United States National 
     Park Service and the City of Vancouver dated November 4, 
     1994, shall permit general aviation on its portion of Pearson 
     Field in Vancouver, Washington until the year 2022, during 
     which time a plan and method for transitioning from general 
     aviation aircraft to historic aircraft shall be completed; 
     such transition to be accomplished by that date. This action 
     shall not be construed to limit the authority of the Federal 
     Aviation Administration over air traffic control or aviation 
     activities at Pearson Field or limit operations and airspace 
     of Portland International Airport.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       Amendment numbered 173:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate numbered 173, and agree to the same 
     with an amendment:
       In lieu of the matter proposed by said amendment insert:
       Sec. 335. The United States Forest Service approval of 
     Alternative site 2 (ALT 2), issued on December 6, 1993, is 
     hereby authorized and approved and shall be deemed to be 
     consistent with, and permissible under, the terms of Public 
     Law 100-696 (the Arizona-Idaho Conservation Act of 1988).
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     Ralph Regula,

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     Joseph M. McDade,
     Jim Kolbe,
     Joe Skeen,
     Barbara F. Vucanovich,
     Charles H. Taylor,
     George R. Nethercutt, Jr.,
     Jim Bunn,
     Bob Livingston,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Slade Gorton,
     Ted Stevens,
     Pete V. Domenici,
     Mark O. Hatfield,
     Conrad Burns,
     Robert F. Bennett,
     Connie Mack,
     J. Bennett Johnston,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  Mr. YATES moved to recommit the conference report on H.R. 1977 to the 
committee of conference with instructions for the managers on the part 
of the House to insist on the House position on the amendment of the 
Senate numbered 108 in order to protect the Tongass National Forest from 
increased timber harvests.
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. YATES objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

187

When there appeared

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Nays

241

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                                YEAS--187

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Walsh
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--241

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--4

     McInnis
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Waldholtz
  So the motion to recommit the conference report with instructions was 
not agreed to.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that pursuant to clause 
7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

244

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

181

para.161.18                  [Roll No. 854] 

                                YEAS--244

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen

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     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--181

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cubin
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayworth
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roth
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                              NOT VOTING--7

     Callahan
     Chenoweth
     Hancock
     McInnis
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Waldholtz
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.161.19  providing for consideration of h. res. 304

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-405) the resolution (H. Res. 304) providing for debate and for 
consideration of three measures relating to the deployment of United 
States Armed Forces in and around the territory of the Republic of 
Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.161.20  bosnia/herzegovina

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules and pursuant to 
House Resolution 297, called up the following resolution (H. Res. 304):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to debate the deployment of United States 
     Armed Forces in and around the territory of the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina for one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on International Relations.
       Sec. 2. After debate pursuant to the first section of this 
     resolution it shall be in order to consider in the House the 
     bill (H.R. 2770) to prohibit Federal funds from being used 
     for the deployment on the ground of United States Armed 
     Forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of 
     any peacekeeping operation, or as part of any implementation 
     force. The bill shall be debatable for one hour equally 
     divided and controlled by Representative Dornan of California 
     and an opponent. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the bill to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit.
       Sec. 3. After disposition of or postponement of further 
     proceedings on H.R. 2770, it shall be in order to consider in 
     the House the resolution (H. Res. 302) relating to the 
     deployment of United States Armed Forces in and around the 
     territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to 
     enforce the peace agreement between the parties to the 
     conflict in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The 
     resolution shall be debatable for one hour equally divided 
     and controlled by Representative Buyer of Indiana and an 
     opponent. The previous question shall be considered as 
     ordered on the resolution to final adoption without 
     intervening motion.
       Sec. 4. After disposition of or postponement of further 
     proceedings on House Resolution 302, it shall be in order to 
     consider in the House a resolution relating to the deployment 
     of United States Armed Forces in and around the territory of 
     the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina offered by the 
     Minority Leader or his designee. The resolution shall be 
     debatable for one hour equally divided and controlled by the 
     proponent and an opponent. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the resolution to final adoption 
     without intervening motion.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HALL of Ohio objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was 
not present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

357

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

70

para.161.21                  [Roll No. 855]

                                YEAS--357

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce

[[Page 2694]]


     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--70

     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Fattah
     Filner
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gonzalez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hefner
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Lantos
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     McHale
     Meehan
     Miller (CA)
     Moran
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Torres
     Towns
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Weldon (PA)
     Wyden
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--5

     McInnis
     Tucker
     Velazquez
     Waldholtz
     Wilson
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.161.22  submission of conference report--h.r. 1530

  Mr. SPENCE submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-406) on the 
bill (H.R. 1530) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for 
military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; 
together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the 
rule.

para.161.23  deployment of u.s. armed forces to bosnia

  Pursuant to section one of House Resolution 304, the House debated the 
deployment of United States Armed Forces in and around the territory of 
the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
HAMILTON, each for thirty minutes.
  After debate,
  When,

para.161.24  deployment of u.s. armed forces to bosnia

  On motion of Mr. DORNAN, pursuant to section two of House Resolution 
304, the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on 
National Security were discharged from further consideration of the bill 
(H.R. 2770) to prohibit Federal funds from being used for the deployment 
on the ground of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of Bosnia 
and Herzegovina as part of any peacekeeping operation, or as part of any 
implementation force.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, recognized Mr. DORNAN and Mr. 
HAMILTON, each for thirty minutes.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to section two of House Resolution 304, the previous question 
was considered ordered.
  The bill was ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, was read a 
third time by title.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. HAMILTON demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

210

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

218

para.161.25                  [Roll No. 856]

                                YEAS--210

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunning
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Geren
     Gilman
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wise
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--218

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barrett (WI)
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bunn
     Burr
     Callahan
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goss
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Latham
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Livingston
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)

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     Waxman
     White
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                              NOT VOTING--4

     McInnis
     Riggs
     Tucker
     Velazquez
  So the bill was not passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the bill was not passed was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.161.26  deployment of u.s. armed forces to bosnia

  On motion of Mr. BUYER, pursuant to section three of House Resolution 
304, the Committee on International Relations and the Committee on 
National Security were discharged from further consideration of the 
following resolution (H. Res. 302):

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. FINDINGS.

       The House of Representatives finds the following:
       (1) On October 30, 1995, the House of Representatives 
     agreed to H. Res. 247, which expressed the sense of the House 
     of Representatives that in the negotiations of any peace 
     agreement regarding the conflict in the Republic of Bosnia 
     and Herzegovina there should not be a presumption that United 
     States Armed Forces would be deployed to that country to 
     enforce such an agreement, and that in any event, no United 
     States Armed Forces should be deployed on the ground in the 
     territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to 
     enforce such an agreement until the Congress has approved 
     such a deployment.
       (2) On November 17, 1995, the House of Representatives 
     passed H.R. 2606, which provided that none of the funds 
     appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of 
     Defense could be obligated or expended for the deployment on 
     the ground of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina unless funds for such deployment were 
     specifically appropriated by law.
       (3) Despite the expressed will of the House of 
     Representatives heretofore mentioned, the President has 
     chosen to proceed with the deployment of approximately 20,000 
     members of the United States Armed Forces on the ground in 
     the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to 
     enforce the peace agreement among the parties to the conflict 
     in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina initialed in 
     Dayton, Ohio, on November 21, 1995.

     SEC. 2. DECLARATIONS OF POLICY.

       The House of Representatives declares that--
       (1) it reiterates serious concerns and opposition to the 
     President's policy that results in the deployment of 20,000 
     members of the United States Armed Forces on the ground in 
     the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina;
       (2) it is confident that the members of the United States 
     Armed Forces, in whom it has the greatest pride and 
     admiration, will perform their responsibilities with 
     professional excellence, dedicated patriotism, and exemplary 
     courage;
       (3) the President and the Secretary of Defense should rely 
     on the judgment of the commander of the United States Armed 
     Forces that are deployed in and around the territory of the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina in all matters affecting 
     the safety, support, and well-being of such members of the 
     Armed Forces;
       (4) the President and the Secretary of Defense should 
     ensure that the commander of the United States Armed Forces 
     that are deployed in and around the territory of the Republic 
     of Bosnia and Herzegovina is furnished the resources and 
     support that he needs to ensure the safety, support, and 
     well-being of such members of the Armed Forces; and
       (5) the United States Government in all respects should be 
     impartial and evenhanded with all parties to the conflict in 
     the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as necessary to assure 
     the safety and protection of the United States Armed Forces 
     in and around the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina.

  When said resolution was considered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, recognized Mr. BUYER and Mr. 
TORRICELLI, each for thirty minutes.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to section three of House Resolution 304, the previous 
question was considered ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. BUYER demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

287

It was decided in the

Nays

141

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.161.27                  [Roll No. 857]

                                YEAS--287

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--141

     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Barr
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Dooley
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoke
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Meek
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Myers
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Scarborough
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zeliff

[[Page 2696]]



                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Bateman
       

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Lucas
     McInnis
     Tucker
     Velazquez
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.161.28  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the bill from the House (H.R. 2606) ``An Act to prohibit 
the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense from being 
used for the deployment on the ground of United States Armed Forces in 
the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of any peacekeeping 
operation, or as part of any implementation force, unless funds for such 
deployment are specifically appropriated by law'' did fail to pass the 
Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a joint 
resolution of the following title, in which the concurrence of the House 
is requested:

       S.J. Res. 44. Joint resolution concerning the Deployment of 
     United States Armed Forces in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

para.161.29  deployment of u.s. armed forces to bosnia

  On motion of Mr. HAMILTON, pursuant to section four of House 
Resolution 304, the Committee on International Relations and the 
Committee on National Security were discharged from further 
consideration of the following resolution (H. Res. 306):

       Whereas the President of the United States pledged to 
     commit the United States Armed Forces to participate in 
     implementing a peace agreement in Bosnia and Herzegovina;
       Whereas the United States hosted Proximity Talks in Dayton, 
     Ohio, from November 1, 1995 through November 21, 1995, for 
     the purpose of allowing the negotiation of a peaceful 
     settlement to the longstanding conflict in the former 
     Yugoslavia;
       Whereas the Proximity Talks concluded with the Presidents 
     of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the Republic of 
     Croatia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia initialing a 
     General Framework Agreement for Peace on November 21, 1995;
       Whereas the Presidents of the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina, the Republic of Croatia, and the Federal 
     Republic of Yugoslavia have requested a NATO-led 
     implementation force with United States participation and 
     have pledged full cooperation with this force;
        Whereas some Members of Congress have questions and 
     concerns about certain aspects of the peace implementation 
     process; and
       Whereas the Congress joins the President in wanting to 
     minimize the risks to the United States Armed Forces helping 
     to implement the peace agreement in the former Yugoslavia by 
     ensuring that they have the necessary resources and other 
     support to perform their mission effectively: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives unequivocally 
     supports the men and women of the United States Armed Forces 
     who are carrying out their mission in support of peace in 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina with professional excellence, 
     dedicated patriotism, and exemplary bravery.

  When said resolution was considered.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, recognized Mr. HAMILTON and Mr. 
GILMAN, each for thirty minutes.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to section four of House Resolution 304, the previous 
question was considered ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNNING, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. COLEMAN demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

190

It was decided in the

Nays

237

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

1

para.161.30                  [Roll No. 858]

                                YEAS--190

     Ackerman
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Livingston
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McIntosh
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--237

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Bateman
       

                              NOT VOTING--4

     Gillmor
     McInnis
     Tucker
     Young (AK)



      THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 13), 1995

  So the resolution was not agreed to.

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  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the resolution was not agreed 
to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.161.31  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, a 
bill of the House of the following title:

       H.R. 2076. An Act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes. 

  And then,

para.161.32  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. HAYWORTH, at 12 o'clock and 5 minutes a.m., Thursday, 
December 14 (legislative day of Wednesday, December 13), 1995, the House 
adjourned.

para.161.33  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Ms. PRYCE: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 301. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the further 
     conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1977) making 
     appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
     agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-403). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 303. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     1745) to designate certain public lands in the State of Utah 
     as wilderness, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-404). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 304. 
     Resolution providing for debate and for consideration of 
     three measures relating to the deployment of United States 
     Armed Forces in and around the territory of the Republic of 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina (Rept. No. 104-405). Referred to the 
     House Calendar.
       Mr. SPENCE: Committee of conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 1530. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
     prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, 
     and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-406). Ordered to be 
     printed. 

para.161.34  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. MARTINI (for himself, Mr. Lucas, and Mr. Pombo):
       H.R. 2766. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide funds to the Palisades Interstate Park 
     Commission for acquisition of land in the Sterling Forest 
     area of the New York/New Jersey Highlands Region, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources, and in 
     addition to the Committees on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure, and Agriculture, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Davis, Mr. Baker of California, Mrs. 
             Morella, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 2767. A bill to extend au pair programs; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Smith of 
             Texas, and Mr. Barr):
       H.R. 2768. A bill to combat terrorism; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.
           By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
             Combest, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Laughlin, and Mr. Stockman):
       H.R. 2769. A bill to allow employees of the U.S. Government 
     who have been furloughed, due to a lapse in appropriations, 
     to volunteer to work to serve the needs of the people of the 
     United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
             Neumann, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Metcalf, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
             Stump, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland):
       H.R. 2770. A bill to prohibit Federal funds from being used 
     for the deployment on the ground of United States Armed 
     Forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of 
     any peacekeeping operation, or as part of any implementation 
     force; to the Committee on International Relations, and in 
     addition to the Committee on National Security, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Salmon, 
             Mr. Wamp, Mr. Hoke, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Davis, Mrs. 
             Chenoweth, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Solomon, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Allard, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Brown 
             of California, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
             Chrysler, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
             Coburn, and Mr. Taylor of Mississippi):
       H.R. 2771. A bill to provide that rates of basic pay for 
     Members of Congress be determined as a function of efforts to 
     eliminate the Federal deficit; to the Committee on House 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. HEINEMAN (for himself, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
             Hefner, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Frazer, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Cooley):
       H.R. 2772. A bill to direct the Administrator of the 
     Federal Aviation Administration to develop a system for 
     collecting and disseminating information concerning the 
     quality of aircraft pilot performances in training 
     activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Mrs. MYRICK:
       H.R. 2773. A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal 
     Power Act applicable to the construction of two hydroelectric 
     projects in North Carolina, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Commerce.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Shaw, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. Young of Florida, 
             Mr. Goss, and Mr. Stearns):
       H.R. 2774. A bill to allow the placement of missing 
     children posters in Federal buildings and facilities located 
     within a unit of the National Park System; to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on Resources, the Judiciary, House Oversight, and 
     Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, and Mr. Hamilton):
       H.R. 2775. A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade 
     Development and Assistance Act of 1954, the Food for Progress 
     Act of 1985, and the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
     Trade Act of 1990 to extend the authorities under those Acts; 
     to the Committee on International Relations, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Agriculture, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SKELTON (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
             Spence, Mr. McHale, Mr. Buyer, and Mrs. Fowler):
       H.R. 2776. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that members of the Armed Forces performing 
     service in a contingency operation declared by the President 
     shall be entitled (if the President so designates that 
     operation for such purpose) to exclude from gross income 
     military compensation received for active service in the same 
     manner as if such service was performed in a combat zone, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. CARDIN:
       H.R. 2777. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to provide for expanded coverage of preventive 
     benefits under part B of the Medicare Program; to the 
     Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee on 
     Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Obey, and Mr. 
             Murtha):
       H.J. Res. 131. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations, and in addition 
     to the Committee on National Security, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. Maloney (for herself, Ms. Harman, Mrs. Morella, 
             Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
             Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
             Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Pelosi, 
             Mrs. Kelly, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Miller of 
             California, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Schroeder, Ms. Velazquez, 
             Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, 
             Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ward, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
             Nadler, Mr. Olver, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Dellums, Miss Collins 
             of Michigan, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gejdenson, 
             Mr. Berman, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Yates, Mr. Johnston of 
             Florida, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
             Norton, Mr. Moran, and Ms. Furse):
       H. Con. Res. 119. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     commitments of the United States announced at the United 
     Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, held in Beijing, 
     China, in September 1995; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. BUYER (for himself and Mr. Skelton):
       H. Res. 302. Resolution relating to the deployment of 
     United States Armed Forces in and around the territory of the 
     Republic of

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     Bosnia and Herzegovina to enforce the peace agreement between 
     the parties to the conflict in the Republic of Bosnia and 
     Herzegovina; to the Committee on International Relations, and 
     in addition to the Committee on National Security, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. HAMILTON:
       H. Res. 305. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the deployment of United States 
     Armed Forces to Bosnia; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committee on National 
     Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H. Res. 306. Resolution expressing the sense of the House 
     of Representatives regarding the deployment of United States 
     Armed Forces to Bosnia; to the Committee on International 
     Relations, and in addition to the Committee on National 
     Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned. 

para.161.35  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 103: Mr. Ney, Mr. Abercrombie, and Mr. Quillen.
       H.R. 109: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Canady.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Fields of Louisiana and Mrs. Collins of 
     Illinois.
       H.R. 468: Mr. Smith of New Jersey.
       H.R. 469: Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Cooley and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky.
       H.R. 580: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Hansen.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Peterson of Minnesota.
       H.R. 1021: Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1201: Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 1386: Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 1521: Mr. Holden.
       H.R. 1547: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 1661: Mr. Barr and Mr. Linder.
       H.R. 1662: Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Lewis 
     of Kentucky, and Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 1671: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1856: Mr. Regula, Mr. Jacobs, and Mr. Fields of 
     Louisiana.
       H.R. 1884: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 1920: Mr. Baker  of Louisiana.
       H.R. 1946: Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Foley, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
     Smith of Michigan, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Camp, Mr. Shuster, and 
     Mr. Kim.
       H.R. 1956: Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. 
     Saxton.
       H.R. 2029: Mr. Pombo, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Neal  of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2039: Mr. Nethercutt and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2148: Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
     Gilchrest, and Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 2209: Mr. Camp.
       H.R. 2230: Mr. Hastings  of Washington, Mr. Roberts, and 
     Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 2342: Mr. Livingston and Mr. Jefferson.
       H.R. 2429: Mr. Ehlers, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
     Underwood, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
     Faleomavaega, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Williams, Mr. Kildee, and Mr. 
     Rahall.
       H.R. 2434: Mr. McCollum, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
     Pickett, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 2450: Mr. Norwood.
       H.R. 2506: Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 2508: Mr. Laughlin and Mr. Wamp.
       H.R. 2562: Mr. LaFalce.
       H.R. 2578: Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 2579: Mr. Callahan, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. 
     Cooley, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. Hall of Texas.
       H.R. 2597: Mr. Baker of Louisiana and Mrs. Fowler.
       H.R. 2609: Mr. Stenholm.
       H.R. 2634: Mr. Bunn of Oregon.
       H.R. 2648: Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 2651: Mr. Everett and Mr. Metcalf.
       H.R. 2664: Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Ney, Mr. Fields 
     of Louisiana, Ms. Harman, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Horn.
       H.R. 2676: Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. 
     LaHood.
       H.R. 2697: Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Scott..
       H.R. 2740: Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 2745: Mr. Towns, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
     Clyburn, and Ms. Velazquez.
       H.J. Res. 16: Mr. Pete Geren of Texas.
       H.J. Res. 114: Mr. Luther.
       H. Con. Res. 10: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. 
     Gunderson.
       H. Con. Res. 118: Mr. Gunderson.
       H. Res. 283: Mr. Weldon of Florida.
       H. Res. 286: Mr. DeFazio and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.


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                    THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1995 (162)

para.162.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ENSIGN, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                December 14, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable John E. Ensign to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.162.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. ENSIGN, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, December 13, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.162.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1840. A letter from the Director, the Office of Management 
     and Budget, Transmitting the cumulative report on rescissions 
     and deferrals of budget authority as of December 1, 1995, 
     pursuant to 2 U.S.C. 685(e) (H. Doc. No. 104-146); to the 
     Committee on Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       1841. A letter from the Chairman, National Labor Relations 
     Board, transmitting the 59th annual report of the National 
     Labor Relations Board, pursuant to 29 U.S.C. 154(c); to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
       1842. A letter from the Inspector General, Railroad 
     Retirement Board, transmitting the semiannual report on 
     activities of the Office of Inspector General for the period 
     April 1, 1995, through September 30, 1995, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1843. A letter from the Assistant Attorney General of the 
     United States, transmitting a draft of proposed legislation 
     entitled ``The Parole Commission Phase-Out Act of 1995''; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
       1844. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the Agency's report entitled 
     ``The Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program, 
     Annual Report to Congress FY 1994,'' pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 
     9604; to the Committee on Science.

para.162.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 325. An Act to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for 
     an optional provision for the reduction of work-related 
     vehicle trips and miles travelled in ozone non-attainment 
     areas designated as severe, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with an 
amendment in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a 
concurrent resolution of the House of the following title:

       H. Con. Res. 116. Concurrent resolution directing the 
     Secretary of the Senate to make technical corrections in the 
     enrollment of S. 1060.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills, a joint 
resolution, and a concurrent resolution of the following titles, in 
which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1136. An Act to control and prevent commercial 
     counterfeiting, and for other purposes;
       S. 1331. An Act to adjust and make uniform the dollar 
     amounts used in title 18 to distinguish between grades of 
     offenses, and for other purposes;
       S. 1465. An Act to extend au pair programs;
       S.J. Res. 43. Joint resolution expressing the sense of 
     Congress regarding Wei Jingsheng; Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the 
     next Panchen Lama of Tibet; and the human rights practices of 
     the Government of the People's Republic of China; and
       S. Con. Res. 36. Concurrent resolution directing the 
     Secretary of the Senate to make technical corrections in the 
     enrollment of S. 1060. 

para.162.5  committees and subcommittees to sit

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, by unanimous consent, the following committees 
and their subcommittees were granted permission to sit during the 5-
minute rule today: the Committee on Agriculture, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight, the Committee on International 
Relations, the Committee on the Judiciary, the Committee on National 
Security, the Committee on Resources, and Committee on Transportation 
and Infrastructure.

para.162.6  notice requirement--consideration of resolution--question of 
          privileges

  Mr. BRYANT, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced his 
intention to call up the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:


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       Whereas, on November 29, 1995, the House of Representatives 
     considered S. 1060, a bill which had been passed by the 
     Senate on July 25, 1995 to provide for the disclosure of 
     lobbying activities to influence the Federal Government and 
     for other purposes;
       Whereas, on such date the House passed the bill without 
     amendment, the effect of which was an identical lobbying 
     reform bill passed by both the House and the Senate;
       Whereas, as of December 14, 1995, the bill passed by both 
     Chambers has not been enrolled by the Senate and presented to 
     the President in violation of constitutional requirements to 
     so present;
       Whereas, an unreasonable delay in the presentation of an 
     enrolled bill to the President affects the integrity of the 
     proceedings of the House of Representatives: Therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Speaker of the House of Representatives 
     shall appoint a committee of two Members of the House, one 
     from each major party, to determine whether there has been 
     unreasonable delay in transmitting the enrolled bill, S. 
     1060, to the President, and such committee shall promptly 
     inform the Senate of the concern of the House of 
     Representatives over the delay in the bill's presentation to 
     the President.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, responded to the foregoing notice 
and said:
  ``Under rule IX, a resolution offered from the floor by a Member other 
than the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader as a question of the 
privileges of the House has immediate precedence only at a time or place 
designated by the Speaker in the legislative schedule within two 
legislative days its being properly noticed. The Chair will announce the 
Speaker's designation at a later time. In the meantime, the form of the 
resolution proffered by the gentleman from Texas will appear in the 
Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this point making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Speaker for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para.162.7  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2621

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 293):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the bill (H.R. 
     2621) to enforce the public debt limit and to protect the 
     Social Security trust funds and other Federal trust funds and 
     accounts invested in public debt obligations. The amendment 
     printed in the report of the Committee on Rules accompanying 
     this resolution shall be considered as adopted. The bill, as 
     amended, shall be debatable for one hour equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on Ways and Means. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the bill, as amended, to final 
     passage without intervening motion except one motion to 
     recommit.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. GOSS moved the previous question on the resolution to its adoption 
or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

223

When there appeared

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Nays

183

para.162.8                   [Roll No. 859]

                                YEAS--223

     Allard
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--183

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Armey
     Bilbray
     Boehlert
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Crane
     DeFazio
     Dixon
     Emerson
     Ford
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Harman
     Largent
     McInnis
     McKinney
     Mfume
     Nethercutt
     Pombo
     Rose
     Scarborough
     Sisisky
     Smith (NJ)
     Stockman
     Tucker
     Young (AK)
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.


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It was decided in the

Yeas

228

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

184

para.162.9                   [Roll No. 860]

                                AYES--228

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--184

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--20

     Baldacci
     Barr
     Bishop
     Clay
     Crane
     Dixon
     Emerson
     Ford
     Geren
     Harman
     Jacobs
     McInnis
     McKinney
     Mfume
     Pombo
     Rose
     Smith (NJ)
     Stockman
     Tucker
     Young (AK)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.162.10  public debt limit

  Mr. ARCHER, pursuant to House Resolution 293, called up the bill (H.R. 
2621) to enforce the public debt limit and to protect the social 
security trust funds and other federal trust funds and accounts invested 
in public debt obligations.
  When said bill was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 293, the previous question was ordered on 
the bill, as amended.
  The bill, as amended, was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. GIBBONS moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Ways and 
Means with instructions to report the bill back to the House forthwith 
with the following amendment:

       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. CONTINUATION OF REDEMPTION AND INVESTMENT 
                   POLICIES.

       (a) Social Security Trust Funds.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury--
       (1) may use the social security trust funds only for 
     purposes of paying social security benefits as he did in 
     December 1995 when he followed the normal redemption and 
     investment policies used to pay social security benefits by 
     redeeming--
       (A) on December 1, 1995, $16.8 billion in securities to pay 
     direct-deposit social security benefits, and
       (B) on December 6 and 7, 1995, $9.4 billion to pay social 
     security benefits paid by check, and
       (2) shall continue the investment policies that he has 
     followed since the debt ceiling crisis began in November 1995 
     by continuing to invest social security receipts in the 
     social security trust funds following his normal procedures.
       (b) Civil Service Retirement Funds.--As required by 
     subsections (j), (k), and (l) of section 8348 of title 5, 
     United States Code, and subsections (g) and (h) of section 
     8438 of such title, the Secretary of the Treasury may utilize 
     the civil service retirement funds to avoid Government 
     default in times of a forced debt ceiling crisis, and shall 
     restore those funds fully, including interest, as required by 
     those subsections.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. GIBBONS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

190

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

229

para.162.11                  [Roll No. 861]

                                YEAS--190

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler

[[Page 2701]]


     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NAYS--229

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--13

     Boucher
     Emerson
     Hansen
     Harman
     McInnis
     McKinney
     Mfume
     Owens
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Spence
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Wilson 
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GIBBONS demanded a recorded vote on passage of said bill, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

235

It was decided in the

Nays

103

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

77

para.162.12                  [Roll No. 862]

                                AYES--235

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doggett
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--103

     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clement
     Costello
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeLauro
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Eshoo
     Ford
     Frost
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hefner
     Hoyer
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lincoln
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McHale
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Minge
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton
     Pallone
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Reed
     Rivers
     Rose
     Roukema
     Sabo
     Sawyer
     Schumer
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Wyden

                        ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--77

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Bishop
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dixon
     Engel
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Furse
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (RI)
     Lantos
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Martinez
     Matsui
     McDermott
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Ortiz
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Stark
     Stokes
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Torres
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Boucher
     Emerson
     English
     Fazio
     Hansen
     Harman
     Lewis (CA)
     Lipinski
     McInnis
     McKinney
     Mfume
     Oberstar
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Thomas
     Tucker
     Waldholtz
     Wilson
  So the bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill was passed was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

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para.162.13  order of business--swearing in of member-elect

  On motion of Mr. GEPHARDT, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That, notwithstanding the fact that the certificate of 
election of Mr. Jesse L. Jackson, Jr., 2d District of the State of 
Illinois, has not been received by the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives, Mr. Jackson be permitted to take the oath of office as 
prescribed by law, there being no contest and no question with regard to 
his election.
  Mr. JACKSON then presented himself at the bar of the House and took 
the oath of office prescribed by law.

para.162.14  waiving points of order against conference report on h.r. 
          1530

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-407) the privileged resolution (H. Res. 307) waiving points of 
order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1530) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of 
the Department of Defense, to prescribe military strengths for fiscal 
year 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.162.15  permission to file report

  On motion of Mr. TIAHRT, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight was granted permission until midnight 
tonight to file a report (Rept. No. 104-408) on the bill (H.R. 2661) to 
amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and Governmental 
Reorganization Act to permit the District of Columbia to expend its own 
funds during any portion of a fiscal year for which Congress has not 
enacted the budget of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year, and 
to provide for the appropriation of a monthly pro-rated portion of the 
annual Federal payment to the District of Columbia for such fiscal year 
during such portion of the year.

para.162.16  senate bills referred

  Bills of the Senate of the following titles were taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 1331. An Act to adjust and make uniform the dollar 
     amounts used in title 18 to distinguish between grades of 
     offenses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
     Judiciary.
       S. 1465. An Act to extend au pair programs; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

para.162.17  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 325. An Act to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for 
     an optional provision for the reduction of work-related 
     vehicle trips and miles travelled in ozone nonattainment 
     areas designated as severe, and for other purposes; and
       H.R. 1240. An Act to combat crime by enhancing the 
     penalties for certain sexual crimes against children.

para.162.18  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. EMERSON, for today;
  To Ms. HARMAN, for today; and
  To Mr. HANSEN, for today after 12:30 p.m.
  And then,

para.162.19  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ABERCROMBIE, at 5 o'clock and 31 minutes p.m., the 
House adjourned.

para.162.20  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 307. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1530) to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities 
     of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military personnel 
     strengths for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     104-407). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. CLINGER: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     H.R. 2661. A bill to amend the District of Columbia Self-
     Government and Governmental Reorganization Act to permit the 
     District of Columbia to expend its own funds during any 
     portion of a fiscal year for which Congress has not enacted 
     the budget of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year, 
     and to provide for the appropriation of a monthly prorated 
     portion of the annual Federal payment to the District of 
     Columbia for such fiscal year during such portion of the 
     year; with amendments (Rept. 104-408). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.162.21  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky:
       H.R. 2778. A bill to provide that members of the Armed 
     Forces performing services for the peacekeeping effort in the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be entitled to 
     certain tax benefits in the same manner as if such services 
     were performed in a combat zone; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
             Forbes, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
             Latham, Mr. Linder, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
             Spratt, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. 
             Wicker):
       H.R. 2779. A bill to provide for soft-metric conversion, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
             Mica, and Mr. Barton of Texas):
       H.R. 2780. A bill to specify the circumstances in which 
     compensation may or may not be afforded to Federal and 
     District of Columbia employees for the period of a lapse in 
     appropriations for fiscal year 1996; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. ENSIGN:
       H.R. 2781. A bill to authorize the Secretary of the 
     Interior to provide loan guarantees for water supply, 
     conservation, quality, and transmission projects, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. 
             Blute):
       H.R. 2782. A bill to authorize funds to further the public 
     service mission of the Joseph W. Martin, Jr. Institute for 
     Law and Society; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H.R. 2783. A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 to authorize the President to issue loan guarantees for 
     economic development and job creation activities in the 
     Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Parker):
       H.R. 2784. A bill to provide clarification in the 
     reimbursement to States for federally funded employees 
     carrying out Federal programs during the lapse in 
     appropriations between November 14, 1995, through November 
     19, 1995; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.

para.162.22  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 264: Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 528: Mr. Schiff, Mr. Foley, Mr. Goodling, Mrs. Myrick, 
     Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. Skeen.
       H.R. 761: Ms. DeLauro, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
     Frost, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 878: Mr. King.
       H.R. 1050: Ms. Woolsey and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1094: Mr. Evans and Mrs. Thurman.
       H.R. 1377: Mr. Deal of Georgia.
       H.R. 1448: Mrs. Myrick.
       H.R. 1499: Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1535: Mr. Hinchey.
       H.R. 1627: Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 1684: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Quillen, and Mr. Stearns.
       H.R. 1701: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 1889: Mr. Fox, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Tejeda, and Mr. Torkildsen.
       H.R. 2027: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 2098: Mr. Hastings of Washington.
       H.R. 2178: Mr. Martinez.
       H.R. 2198: Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Calvert, and Mr. 
     Livingston.
       H.R. 2220: Mr. Wicker.
       H.R. 2281: Mr. Brown of Ohio and Mr. Chapman.
       H.R. 2350: Mr. Foley and Mr. Kildee.
       H.R. 2443: Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 2450: Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2567: Mr. Hayes and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2580: Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Hastings of Florida, and Mr. 
     Johnston of Florida.
       H.R. 2618: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2657: Mr. Chapman, Mr. Crane, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
     Doyle, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Gejdenson, 
     Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
     Istook, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. 
     Kaptur, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal of 
     Massachusetts, Mr. Obey, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
     Jefferson, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Clement, Mr. Doolittle, 
     Mr. Dornan, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
     Gonzalez, Mr.

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     Hamilton, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kim, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Owens, Mr. Porter, 
     Mr. Portman, Mr. Regula, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
     Sisisky, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
     Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
     Bishop, Mr. Borski, Mr. Browder, Ms. Brown of Florida, and 
     Mr. Cardin.
       H.R. 2682: Mr. Quinn and Mr. Rangel.
       H.R. 2727: Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Pombo, 
     Mr. Royce, Mrs. Vucanovich, and Mr. Neumann.
       H.R. 2740: Mr. Owens.
       H.R. 2748: Mr. Waxman, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, and Mr. 
     DeFazio.
       H.R. 2757: Mr. Foley and Mr. Fox.
       H.R. 2772: Mr. Forbes.
       H.J. Res. 117: Mr. Gene Green of Texas and Mr. Luther.
       H. Con. Res. 63: Mr. Funderburk and Mr. Cooley.
       H. Res. 220: Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mrs. Mink of 
     Hawaii, and Mr. Deutsch.
       H. Res. 285: Ms. McKinney, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. 
     Roybal-Allard, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. 
     Morella, and Mr. Zimmer.

para.162.23  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 2644: Mr. Brownback.


.
                     FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1995 (163)

para.163.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LONGLEY, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                December 15, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable James B. Longley, Jr., to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.163.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LONGLEY, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, December 14, 1995.
  Mr. TIAHRT, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LONGLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. TIAHRT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LONGLEY, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.163.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:
       [Submitted December 15, 1995]

       1845. A letter from the Chairman, Board of Directors, 
     Corporation for Public Broadcasting, transmitting the 
     semiannual report on activities of the inspector general for 
     the period April 1, 1995, through September 30, 1995, 
     pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1846. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting memorandum of 
     justification regarding certification that Russia and the 
     Commonwealth of Independent States continue to make 
     substantial progress toward withdrawal of their armed forces 
     from Latvia and Estonia, pursuant to Public Law 103-87, 
     section 577(b) (107 Stat. 973); jointly, to the Committees on 
     International Relations and Appropriations.
       [Submitted December 18 (Legislative day of December 15), 
     1995]

       1847. A letter from the Assistant Legal Adviser for Treaty 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting copies of 
     international agreements, other than treaties, entered into 
     by the United States, pursuant to 1 U.S.C. 112b(a); to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

para.163.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 1747. An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     permanently extend and clarify malpractice coverage for 
     health centers, and for other purposes; and
       H.R. 2336. An Act to amend the Doug Barnard, Jr.--1996 
     Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games Commemorative Coin Act, and 
     for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with an 
amendment in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of 
the House of the following title:

       H.R. 927. An Act to seek international sanctions against 
     the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a 
     transition government leading to a democratically elected 
     government in Cuba, and for other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 927) ``An Act to seek international sanctions against 
the Castro government in Cuba, to plan for support of a transition 
government leading to a democratically elected government in Cuba, and 
for other purposes'', disagreed to by the House and agrees to the 
conference asked by the House on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses 
thereon, and appoints Mr. Helms, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Snowe, 
Mr. Pell, Mr. Dodd, and Mr. Robb to be the conferees on the part of the 
Senate.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the 
committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1977) ``An Act making 
appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related agencies 
for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the 
committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2099) ``An Act making 
appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and 
Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes''.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the amendment of the Senate numbered 63 to the above 
entitled bill.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a bill of the 
following title, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1332. An Act to clarify the application of certain 
     Federal criminal laws to territories, possessions, and 
     commonwealths, and for other purposes.

para.163.5  speaker authorized to declare recesses

  Mr. ARMEY moved that the Speaker may be authorized to declare recesses 
subject to the call of the Chair through Monday, December 18, 1995.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LONGLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FAZIO objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

215

When there appeared

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Nays

152

para.163.6                   [Roll No. 863]

                                YEAS--215

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin

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     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--152

     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Holden
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Traficant
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--65

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Baker (CA)
     Beilenson
     Bonior
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Cox
     Crane
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Fields (TX)
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hayes
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jefferson
     Kaptur
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lewis (CA)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Maloney
     Manton
     Martinez
     McDade
     McInnis
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Mfume
     Nadler
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Rose
     Schumer
     Skaggs
     Stokes
     Tejeda
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Wilson
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So the motion was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.163.7  communication from the clerk--certificate of election

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                Washington, DC, December 15, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit herewith a 
     copy of the certificate of election received from the 
     Honorable Bill Jones, Secretary of State, State of 
     California, certifying that, according to the semi-official 
     canvass of the Special Election held on the December 12, the 
     Honorable Tom Campbell was elected to the Office of 
     Representative in Congress from the Fifteenth Congressional 
     District of California.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle.

para.163.8  member-elect sworn in

  Mr. Tom CAMPBELL of the 15th District of California, presented himself 
at the bar of the House and took the oath of office prescribed by law.

para.163.9  enrollment correction--s. 1060

  On motion of Mr. CANADY, by unanimous consent, the following 
concurrent resolution of the Senate was taken from the Speaker's table 
(S. Con. Res. 36):

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That in the enrollment of the bill S. 1060, to 
     provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to 
     influence the Federal Government, and for other purposes, the 
     Secretary of the Senate shall make the following corrections:
       (1) In section 6(8), strike ``6'' and insert ``7''.
       (2) In section 9(7), insert ``and'' after the semicolon, in 
     section 9(8), strike ``; and`` insert a period, and strike 
     paragraph (9) of section 9.
       (3) In section 12(c), strike ``7'' and insert ``6''.
       (4) In section 15(a)(2), strike ``8'' and insert ``7''.
       (5) In section 15(b)(1), strike ``, 5(a)(2),'' and in 
     section 15(b)(2), strike ``8'' and insert ``7''.
       (6) In section 24(b), strike ``13, 14, 15, and 16'' and 
     insert ``9, 10, 11, and 12''.
       (7) In section 12(b)(1), strike ``7'' and insert ``6''.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.163.10  waiving points of order against the conference report on 
          h.r. 1530

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 307):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 1530) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1996 for military activities of the Department of Defense, to 
     prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, 
     and for other purposes. All points of order against the 
     conference report and against its consideration are waived. 
     The conference report shall be considered as read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LONGLEY, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

378

When there appeared

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Nays

29

para.163.11                  [Roll No. 864]

                                YEAS--378

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss

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     Green
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Lantos
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--29

     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Brown (OH)
     Conyers
     DeFazio
     Durbin
     Frank (MA)
     Gunderson
     Lofgren
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     McDermott
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Neal
     Olver
     Owens
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Rangel
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Schroeder
     Serrano
     Stark
     Watt (NC)
     Wyden
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Ackerman
     Bonior
     Clayton
     Collins (IL)
     Cox
     Deutsch
     Graham
     Gutierrez
     Hayes
     Lewis (CA)
     Lightfoot
     McInnis
     Moran
     Nadler
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Schumer
     Stokes
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Visclosky
     Waters
     Waxman
     Young (FL)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.163.12  dod authorization, fy 1996

  Mr. SPENCE called up the following conference report (Rept. No. 104-
406):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1530) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for 
     military activities of the Department of Defense, for 
     military construction, and for defense activities of the 
     Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths for 
     such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other 
     purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have 
     agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996''.

     SEC. 2. ORGANIZATION OF ACT INTO DIVISIONS; TABLE OF 
                   CONTENTS.

       (a) Divisions.--This Act is organized into five divisions 
     as follows:
       (1) Division A--Department of Defense Authorizations.
       (2) Division B--Military Construction Authorizations.
       (3) Division C--Department of Energy National Security 
     Authorizations and Other Authorizations.
       (4) Division D--Federal Acquisition Reform.
       (5) Division E--Information Technology Management Reform.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Organization of Act into divisions; table of contents.
Sec. 3. Congressional defense committees defined.

            DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS

                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 101. Army.
Sec. 102. Navy and Marine Corps.
Sec. 103. Air Force.
Sec. 104. Defense-wide activities.
Sec. 105. Reserve components.
Sec. 106. Defense Inspector General.
Sec. 107. Chemical demilitarization program.
Sec. 108.  Defense health programs.

                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

Sec. 111. Procurement of OH-58D Armed Kiowa Warrior helicopters.
Sec. 112. Repeal of requirements for armored vehicle upgrades.
Sec. 113. Multiyear procurement of helicopters.
Sec. 114. Report on AH-64D engine upgrades.
Sec. 115. Requirement for use of previously authorized multiyear 
              procurement authority for Army small arms procurement.

                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

Sec. 131. Nuclear attack submarines.
Sec. 132. Research for advanced submarine technology.
Sec. 133. Cost limitation for Seawolf submarine program.
Sec. 134. Repeal of prohibition on backfit of Trident submarines.
Sec. 135. Arleigh Burke class destroyer program.
Sec. 136. Acquisition program for crash attenuating seats.
Sec. 137. T-39N trainer aircraft.
Sec. 138. Pioneer unmanned aerial vehicle program.

                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

Sec. 141. B-2 aircraft program.
Sec. 142. Procurement of B-2 bombers.
Sec. 143. MC-130H aircraft program.

             Subtitle E--Chemical Demilitarization Program

Sec. 151. Repeal of requirement to proceed expeditiously with 
              development of chemical demilitarization cryofracture 
              facility at Tooele Army Depot, Utah.
Sec. 152. Destruction of existing stockpile of lethal chemical agents 
              and munitions.
Sec. 153. Administration of chemical demilitarization program.

         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 202. Amount for basic research and exploratory development.
Sec. 203. Modifications to Strategic Environmental Research and 
              Development Program.
Sec. 204. Defense dual use technology initiative.

    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 211. Space launch modernization.
Sec. 212. Tactical manned reconnaissance.
Sec. 213. Joint Advanced Strike Technology (JAST) program.
Sec. 214. Development of laser program.
Sec. 215. Navy mine countermeasures program.
Sec. 216. Space-based infrared system.
Sec. 217. Defense Nuclear Agency programs.
Sec. 218. Counterproliferation support program.
Sec. 219. Nonlethal weapons study.
Sec. 220. Federally funded research and development centers and 
              university-affiliated research centers.
Sec. 221. Joint seismic program and global seismic network.
Sec. 222. Hydra-70 rocket product improvement program.
Sec. 223. Limitation on obligation of funds until receipt of electronic 
              combat consolidation master plan.
Sec. 224. Obligation of certain funds delayed until receipt of report 
              on science and technology rescissions.
Sec. 225. Obligation of certain funds delayed until receipt of report 
              on reductions in research, development, test, and 
              evaluation.
Sec. 226. Advanced Field Artillery System (Crusader).
Sec. 227. Demilitarization of conventional munitions, rockets, and 
              explosives.
Sec. 228. Defense Airborne Reconnaissance program.

           Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense Act of 1995

Sec. 231. Short title.
Sec. 232. Findings.
Sec. 233. Ballistic Missile Defense policy.
Sec. 234. Theater Missile Defense architecture.

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Sec. 235. National Missile Defense system architecture.
Sec. 236. Policy regarding the ABM Treaty.
Sec. 237. Prohibition on use of funds to implement an international 
              agreement concerning Theater Missile Defense systems.
Sec. 238. Ballistic Missile Defense cooperation with allies.
Sec. 239. ABM Treaty defined.
Sec. 240. Repeal of Missile Defense Act of 1991.

         Subtitle D--Other Ballistic Missile Defense Provisions

Sec. 251. Ballistic Missile Defense program elements.
Sec. 252. Testing of Theater Missile Defense interceptors.
Sec. 253. Repeal of missile defense provisions.

        Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Reviews, Studies, and Reports

Sec. 261. Precision-guided munitions.
Sec. 262. Review of C4I by National Research Council.
Sec. 263. Analysis of consolidation of basic research accounts of 
              military departments.
Sec. 264. Change in reporting period from calendar year to fiscal year 
              for annual report on certain contracts to colleges and 
              universities.
Sec. 265. Aeronautical research and test capabilities assessment.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 271. Advanced lithography program.
Sec. 272. Enhanced fiber optic guided missile (EFOG-M) system .
Sec. 273. States eligible for assistance under Defense Experimental 
              Program To Stimulate Competitive Research.
Sec. 274. Cruise missile defense initiative.
Sec. 275. Modification to university research initiative support 
              program.
Sec. 276. Manufacturing technology program.
Sec. 277. Five-year plan for consolidation of defense laboratories and 
              test and evaluation centers.
Sec. 278. Limitation on T-38 avionics upgrade program.
Sec. 279. Global Positioning System.
Sec. 280. Revision of authority for providing Army support for the 
              National Science Center for Communications and 
              Electronics.

                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 301. Operation and maintenance funding.
Sec. 302. Working capital funds.
Sec. 303. Armed Forces Retirement Home.
Sec. 304. Transfer from National Defense Stockpile Transaction Fund.
Sec. 305. Civil Air Patrol.

                   Subtitle B--Depot-Level Activities

Sec. 311. Policy regarding performance of depot-level maintenance and 
              repair for the Department of Defense.
Sec. 312. Management of depot employees.
Sec. 313. Extension of authority for aviation depots and naval 
              shipyards to engage in defense-related production and 
              services.
Sec. 314. Modification of notification requirement regarding use of 
              core logistics functions waiver.

                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

Sec. 321. Revision of requirements for agreements for services under 
              environmental restoration program.
Sec. 322. Addition of amounts creditable to Defense Environmental 
              Restoration Account.
Sec. 323. Use of Defense Environmental Restoration Account.
Sec. 324. Revision of authorities relating to restoration advisory 
              boards.
Sec. 325. Discharges from vessels of the Armed Forces.

  Subtitle D--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities

Sec. 331. Operation of commissary system.
Sec. 332. Limited release of commissary stores sales information to 
              manufacturers, distributors, and other vendors doing 
              business with Defense Commissary Agency.
Sec. 333. Economical distribution of distilled spirits by 
              nonappropriated fund instrumentalities.
Sec. 334. Transportation by commissaries and exchanges to overseas 
              locations.
Sec. 335. Demonstration project for uniform funding of morale, welfare, 
              and recreation activities at certain military 
              installations.
Sec. 336. Operation of combined exchange and commissary stores.
Sec. 337. Deferred payment programs of military exchanges.
Sec. 338. Availability of funds to offset expenses incurred by Army and 
              Air Force Exchange Service on account of troop reductions 
              in Europe.
Sec. 339. Study regarding improving efficiencies in operation of 
              military exchanges and other morale, welfare, and 
              recreation activities and commissary stores.
Sec. 340. Repeal of requirement to convert ships' stores to 
              nonappropriated fund instrumentalities.
Sec. 341. Disposition of excess morale, welfare, and recreation funds.
Sec. 342. Clarification of entitlement to use of morale, welfare, and 
              recreation facilities by members of reserve components 
              and dependents.

     Subtitle E--Performance of Functions by Private-Sector Sources

Sec. 351. Competitive procurement of printing and duplication services.
Sec. 352. Direct vendor delivery system for consumable inventory items 
              of Department of Defense.
Sec. 353. Payroll, finance, and accounting functions of the Department 
              of Defense.
Sec. 354. Demonstration program to identify overpayments made to 
              vendors.
Sec. 355. Pilot program on private operation of defense dependents' 
              schools.
Sec. 356. Program for improved travel process for the Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 357. Increased reliance on private-sector sources for commercial 
              products and services.

        Subtitle F--Miscellaneous Reviews, Studies, and Reports

Sec. 361. Quarterly readiness reports.
Sec. 362. Restatement of requirement for semiannual reports to Congress 
              on transfers from high-priority readiness appropriations.
Sec. 363. Report regarding reduction of costs associated with contract 
              management oversight.
Sec. 364. Reviews of management of inventory control points and 
              Material Management Standard System.
Sec. 365. Report on private performance of certain functions performed 
              by military aircraft.
Sec. 366. Strategy and report on automated information systems of 
              Department of Defense.

                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

Sec. 371. Codification of Defense Business Operations Fund.
Sec. 372. Clarification of services and property that may be exchanged 
              to benefit the historical collection of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 373. Prohibition on capital lease for Defense Business Management 
              University.
Sec. 374. Permanent authority for use of proceeds from the sale of 
              certain lost, abandoned, or unclaimed property.
Sec. 375. Sale of military clothing and subsistence and other supplies 
              of the Navy and Marine Corps.
Sec. 376. Personnel services and logistical support for certain 
              activities held on military installations.
Sec. 377. Retention of monetary awards.
Sec. 378. Provision of equipment and facilities to assist in emergency 
              response actions.
Sec. 379. Report on Department of Defense military and civil defense 
              preparedness to respond to emergencies resulting from a 
              chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear attack.

              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS

                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

Sec. 401. End strengths for active forces.
Sec. 402. Temporary variation in DOPMA authorized end strength 
              limitations for active duty Air Force and Navy officers 
              in certain grades.
Sec. 403. Certain general and flag officers awaiting retirement not to 
              be counted.

                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

Sec. 411. End strengths for Selected Reserve.
Sec. 412. End strengths for Reserves on active duty in support of the 
              Reserves.
Sec. 413. Counting of certain active component personnel assigned in 
              support of reserve component training.
Sec. 414. Increase in number of members in certain grades authorized to 
              serve on active duty in support of the Reserves.
Sec. 415. Reserves on active duty in support of cooperative threat 
              reduction programs not to be counted.
Sec. 416. Reserves on active duty for military-to-military contacts and 
              comparable activities not to be counted.

              Subtitle C--Military Training Student Loads

Sec. 421. Authorization of training student loads.

              Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 431. Authorization of appropriations for military personnel.
Sec. 432. Authorization for increase in active-duty end strengths.

                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

Sec. 501. Joint officer management.
Sec. 502. Retired grade for officers in grades above major general and 
              rear admiral
Sec. 503. Wearing of insignia for higher grade before promotion.
Sec. 504. Authority to extend transition period for officers selected 
              for early retirement.
Sec. 505. Army officer manning levels.

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Sec. 506. Authority for medical department officers other than 
              physicians to be appointed as Surgeon General.
Sec. 507. Deputy Judge Advocate General of the Air Force.
Sec. 508. Authority for temporary promotions for certain Navy 
              lieutenants with critical skills.
Sec. 509. Retirement for years of service of Directors of Admissions of 
              Military and Air Force academies.

           Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Reserve Components

Sec. 511. Extension of certain Reserve officer management authorities.
Sec. 512. Mobilization income insurance program for members of Ready 
              Reserve.
Sec. 513. Military technician full-time support program for Army and 
              Air Force reserve components.
Sec. 514. Revisions to Army Guard Combat Reform Initiative to include 
              Army Reserve under certain provisions and make certain 
              revisions.
Sec. 515. Active duty associate unit responsibility.
Sec. 516. Leave for members of reserve components performing public 
              safety duty.
Sec. 517. Department of Defense funding for National Guard 
              participation in joint disaster and emergency assistance 
              exercises.

                   Subtitle C--Decorations and Awards

Sec. 521. Award of Purple Heart to persons wounded while held as 
              prisoners of war before April 25, 1962.
Sec. 522. Authority to award decorations recognizing acts of valor 
              performed in combat during the Vietnam conflict.
Sec. 523. Military intelligence personnel prevented by secrecy from 
              being considered for decorations and awards.
Sec. 524. Review regarding upgrading of Distinguished-Service Crosses 
              and Navy Crosses awarded to Asian-Americans and Native 
              American Pacific Islanders for World War II service.
Sec. 525. Eligibility for Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal based upon 
              service in El Salvador.
Sec. 526. Procedure for consideration of military decorations not 
              previously submitted in timely fashion.

                 Subtitle D--Officer Education Programs

                       Part I--Service Academies

Sec. 531. Revision of service obligation for graduates of the service 
              academies.
Sec. 532. Nominations to service academies from Commonwealth of the 
              Northern Marianas Islands.
Sec. 533. Repeal of requirement for athletic director and 
              nonappropriated fund account for the athletics programs 
              at the service academies.
Sec. 534. Repeal of requirement for program to test privatization of 
              service academy preparatory schools.

                Part II--Reserve Officer Training Corps

Sec. 541. ROTC access to campuses.
Sec. 542. ROTC scholarships for the National Guard.
Sec. 543. Delay in reorganization of Army ROTC regional headquarters 
              structure.
Sec. 544. Duration of field training or practice cruise required under 
              the Senior ROTC program.
Sec. 545. Active duty officers detailed to ROTC duty at senior military 
              colleges to serve as Commandant and Assistant Commandant 
              of Cadets and as tactical officers.

        Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Reviews, Studies, and Reports

Sec. 551. Report concerning appropriate forum for judicial review of 
              Department of Defense personnel actions.
Sec. 552. Comptroller General review of proposed Army end strength 
              allocations.
Sec. 553. Report on manning status of highly deployable support units.
Sec. 554. Review of system for correction of military records.
Sec. 555. Report on the consistency of reporting of fingerprint cards 
              and final disposition forms to the Federal Bureau of 
              Investigation.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 561. Equalization of accrual of service credit for officers and 
              enlisted members.
Sec. 562. Army ranger training.
Sec. 563. Separation in cases involving extended confinement.
Sec. 564. Limitations on reductions in medical personnel.
Sec. 565. Sense of Congress concerning personnel tempo rates.
Sec. 566. Separation benefits during force reduction for officers of 
              commissioned corps of National Oceanic and Atmospheric 
              Administration.
Sec. 567. Discharge of members of the Armed Forces who have the HIV-1 
              virus.
Sec. 568. Revision and codification of Military Family Act and Military 
              Child Care Act.
Sec. 569. Determination of whereabouts and status of missing persons.
Sec. 570. Associate Director of Central Intelligence for Military 
              Support.

      Subtitle G--Support for Non-Department of Defense Activities

Sec. 571. Repeal of certain civil-military programs.
Sec. 572. Training activities involving support and services for 
              eligible organizations and activities outside the 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 573. National Guard civilian youth opportunities pilot program.
Sec. 574. Termination of funding for Office of Civil-Military Programs 
              in Office of the Secretary of Defense.

          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS

                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

Sec. 601. Military pay raise for fiscal year 1996.
Sec. 602. Limitation on basic allowance for subsistence for members 
              residing without dependents in Government quarters.
Sec. 603. Election of basic allowance for quarters instead of 
              assignment to inadequate quarters.
Sec. 604. Payment of basic allowance for quarters to members in pay 
              grade E-6 who are assigned to sea duty.
Sec. 605. Limitation on reduction of variable housing allowance for 
              certain members.
Sec. 606. Clarification of limitation on eligibility for family 
              separation allowance.

           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

Sec. 611. Extension of certain bonuses for reserve forces.
Sec. 612. Extension of certain bonuses and special pay for nurse 
              officer candidates, registered nurses, and nurse 
              anesthetists.
Sec. 613. Extension of authority relating to payment of other bonuses 
              and special pays.
Sec. 614. Codification and extension of special pay for critically 
              short wartime health specialists in the Selected 
              Reserves.
Sec. 615. Hazardous duty incentive pay for warrant officers and 
              enlisted members serving as air weapons controllers.
Sec. 616. Aviation career incentive pay.
Sec. 617. Clarification of authority to provide special pay for nurses.
Sec. 618. Continuous entitlement to career sea pay for crew members of 
              ships designated as tenders.
Sec. 619. Increase in maximum rate of special duty assignment pay for 
              enlisted members serving as recruiters.

            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

Sec. 621. Repeal of requirement regarding calculation of allowances on 
              basis of mileage tables.
Sec. 622. Departure allowances.
Sec. 623. Transportation of nondependent child from member's station 
              overseas after loss of dependent status while overseas.
Sec. 624. Authorization of dislocation allowance for moves in 
              connection with base realignments and closures.

    Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters

Sec. 631. Effective date for military retiree cost-of-living 
              adjustments for fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998.
Sec. 632. Denial of non-regular service retired pay for Reserves 
              receiving certain court-martial sentences.
Sec. 633. Report on payment of annuities for certain military surviving 
              spouses.
Sec. 634. Payment of back quarters and subsistence allowances to World 
              War II veterans who served as guerilla fighters in the 
              Philippines.
Sec. 635. Authority for relief from previous overpayments under minimum 
              income widows program.
Sec. 636. Transitional compensation for dependents of members of the 
              Armed Forces separated for dependent abuse.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 641. Payment to survivors of deceased members for all leave 
              accrued.
Sec. 642. Repeal of reporting requirements regarding compensation 
              matters.
Sec. 643. Recoupment of administrative expenses in garnishment actions.
Sec. 644. Report on extending to junior noncommissioned officers 
              privileges provided for senior noncommissioned officers.
Sec. 645. Study regarding joint process for determining location of 
              recruiting stations.
Sec. 646. Automatic maximum coverage under Servicemen's Group Life 
              Insurance.
Sec. 647. Termination of Servicemen's Group Life Insurance for members 
              of the Ready Reserve who fail to pay premiums.

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                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS

                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

Sec. 701. Modification of requirements regarding routine physical 
              examinations and immunizations under CHAMPUS.
Sec. 702. Correction of inequities in medical and dental care and death 
              and disability benefits for certain Reserves.
Sec. 703. Medical care for surviving dependents of retired Reserves who 
              die before age 60.
Sec. 704. Medical and dental care for members of the Selected Reserve 
              assigned to early deploying units of the Army Selected 
              Reserve.
Sec. 705. Dental insurance for members of the Selected Reserve.
Sec. 706. Permanent authority to carry out specialized treatment 
              facility program.

                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

Sec. 711. Definition of TRICARE program.
Sec. 712. Priority use of military treatment facilities for persons 
              enrolled in managed care initiatives.
Sec. 713. Staggered payment of enrollment fees for TRICARE program.
Sec. 714. Requirement of budget neutrality for TRICARE program to be 
              based on entire program.
Sec. 715. Training in health care management and administration for 
              TRICARE lead agents.
Sec. 716. Pilot program of individualized residential mental health 
              services.
Sec. 717. Evaluation and report on TRICARE program effectiveness.
Sec. 718. Sense of Congress regarding access to health care under 
              TRICARE program for covered beneficiaries who are 
              medicare eligible.

          Subtitle C--Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities

Sec. 721. Delay of termination of status of certain facilities as 
              Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities.
Sec. 722. Limitation on expenditures to support Uniformed Services 
              Treatment Facilities.
Sec. 723. Application of CHAMPUS payment rules in certain cases.
Sec. 724. Application of Federal Acquisition Regulation to 
              participation agreements with Uniformed Services 
              Treatment Facilities.
Sec. 725. Development of plan for integrating Uniformed Services 
              Treatment Facilities in managed care programs of 
              Department of Defense.
Sec. 726. Equitable implementation of uniform cost sharing requirements 
              for Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities.
Sec. 727. Elimination of unnecessary annual reporting requirement 
              regarding Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities.

   Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health Care 
                               Management

Sec. 731. Maximum allowable payments to individual health-care 
              providers under CHAMPUS.
Sec. 732. Notification of certain CHAMPUS covered beneficiaries of loss 
              of CHAMPUS eligibility.
Sec. 733. Personal services contracts for medical treatment facilities 
              of the Coast Guard.
Sec. 734. Identification of third-party payer situations.
Sec. 735. Redesignation of Military Health Care Account as Defense 
              Health Program Account and two-year availability of 
              certain account funds.
Sec. 736. Expansion of financial assistance program for health-care 
              professionals in reserve components to include dental 
              specialties.
Sec. 737. Applicability of limitation on prices of pharmaceuticals 
              procured for the Coast Guard.
Sec. 738. Restriction on use of Department of Defense facilities for 
              abortions.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 741. Triservice nursing research.
Sec. 742. Termination of program to train military psychologists to 
              prescribe psychotropic medications.
Sec. 743. Waiver of collection of payments due from certain persons 
              unaware of loss of CHAMPUS eligibility.
Sec. 744. Demonstration program to train military medical personnel in 
              civilian shock trauma units.
Sec. 745. Study regarding Department of Defense efforts to determine 
              appropriate force levels of wartime medical personnel.
Sec. 746. Report on improved access to military health care for covered 
              beneficiaries entitled to medicare.
Sec. 747. Report on effect of closure of Fitzsimons Army Medical 
              Center, Colorado, on provision of care to military 
              personnel, retired military personnel, and their 
              dependents.
Sec. 748. Sense of Congress on continuity of health care services for 
              covered beneficiaries adversely affected by closures of 
              military medical treatment facilities.
Sec. 749. State recognition of military advance medical directives.

  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS

                     Subtitle A--Acquisition Reform

Sec. 801.Inapplicability of limitation on expenditure of appropriations 
              to contracts at or below simplified acquisition 
              threshold.
Sec. 802. Authority to delegate contracting authority.
Sec. 803. Quality control in procurements of critical aircraft and ship 
              spare parts.
Sec. 804. Fees for certain testing services.
Sec. 805. Coordination and communication of defense research 
              activities.
Sec. 806. Addition of certain items to domestic source limitation.
Sec. 807. Encouragement of use of leasing authority.
Sec. 808. Cost reimbursement rules for indirect costs attributable to 
              private sector work of defense contractors.
Sec. 809. Subcontracts for ocean transportation services.
Sec. 810. Prompt resolution of audit recommendations.
Sec. 811. Test program for negotiation of comprehensive subcontracting 
              plans.
Sec. 812. Procurement of items for experimental or test purposes.
Sec. 813. Use of funds for acquisition of designs, processes, technical 
              data, and computer software.
Sec. 814. Independent cost estimates for major defense acquisition 
              programs.
Sec. 815. Construction, repair, alteration, furnishing, and equipping 
              of naval vessels.

                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

Sec. 821. Procurement technical assistance programs.
Sec. 822. Defense facility-wide pilot program.
Sec. 823. Treatment of Department of Defense cable television franchise 
              agreements.
Sec. 824. Extension of pilot mentor-protege program.

      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT

                      Subtitle A--General Matters

Sec. 901. Organization of the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 902. Reduction in number of Assistant Secretary of Defense 
              positions.
Sec. 903. Deferred repeal of various statutory positions and offices in 
              Office of the Secretary of Defense.
Sec. 904. Redesignation of the position of Assistant to the Secretary 
              of Defense for Atomic Energy.
Sec. 905. Joint Requirements Oversight Council.
Sec. 906. Restructuring of Department of Defense acquisition 
              organization and workforce.
Sec. 907. Report on Nuclear Posture Review and on plans for nuclear 
              weapons management in event of abolition of Department of 
              Energy.
Sec. 908. Redesignation of Advanced Research Projects Agency.
Sec. 909. Naval nuclear propulsion program.

                    Subtitle B--Financial Management

Sec. 911. Transfer authority regarding funds available for foreign 
              currency fluctuations.
Sec. 912. Defense Modernization Account.
Sec. 913. Designation and liability of disbursing and certifying 
              officials.
Sec. 914. Fisher House trust funds.
Sec. 915. Limitation on use of authority to pay for emergency and 
              extraordinary expenses.

                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

Sec. 1001. Transfer authority.
Sec. 1002. Incorporation of classified annex.
Sec. 1003. Improved funding mechanisms for unbudgeted operations.
Sec. 1004. Operation Provide Comfort.
Sec. 1005. Operation Enhanced Southern Watch.
Sec. 1006. Authority for obligation of certain unauthorized fiscal year 
              1995 defense appropriations.
Sec. 1007. Authorization of prior emergency supplemental appropriations 
              for fiscal year 1995.
Sec. 1008. Authorization reductions to reflect savings from revised 
              economic assumptions.

                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

Sec. 1011. Iowa class battleships.
Sec. 1012. Transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign countries.
Sec. 1013. Contract options for LMSR vessels.
Sec. 1014. National Defense Reserve Fleet.
Sec. 1015. Naval salvage facilities.
Sec. 1016. Vessels subject to repair under phased maintenance 
              contracts.
Sec. 1017. Clarification of requirements relating to repairs of 
              vessels.
Sec. 1018. Sense of Congress concerning naming of amphibious ships.
Sec. 1019. Sense of Congress concerning naming of naval vessel.
Sec. 1020. Transfer of riverine patrol craft.

                  Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities

Sec. 1021. Revision and clarification of authority for Federal support 
              of drug interdiction and counter-drug activities of the 
              National Guard.
Sec. 1022. National Drug Intelligence Center.

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                     Subtitle D--Civilian Personnel

Sec. 1031. Management of Department of Defense civilian personnel.
Sec. 1032. Conversion of military positions to civilian positions.
Sec. 1033. Elimination of 120-day limitation on details of certain 
              employees.
Sec. 1034. Authority for civilian employees of Department of Defense to 
              participate voluntarily in reductions in force.
Sec. 1035. Authority to pay severance payments in lump sums.
Sec. 1036. Continued health insurance coverage.
Sec. 1037. Revision of authority for appointments of involuntarily 
              separated military reserve technicians.
Sec. 1038. Wearing of uniform by National Guard technicians.
Sec. 1039. Military leave for military reserve technicians for certain 
              duty overseas.
Sec. 1040. Personnel actions involving employees of nonappropriated 
              fund instrumentalities.
Sec. 1041. Coverage of nonappropriated fund employees under authority 
              for flexible and compressed work schedules.
Sec. 1042. Limitation on provision of overseas living quarters 
              allowances for nonappropriated fund instrumentality 
              employees.
Sec. 1043. Elections relating to retirement coverage.
Sec. 1044. Extension of temporary authority to pay civilian employees 
              with respect to the evacuation from Guantanamo, Cuba.

            Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements

Sec. 1051. Report on fiscal year 1997 budget submission regarding Guard 
              and reserve components.
Sec. 1052. Report on desirability and feasibility of providing 
              authority for use of funds derived from recovered losses 
              resulting from contractor fraud.
Sec. 1053. Report on national policy on protecting the national 
              information infrastructure against strategic attacks.
Sec. 1054. Report on Department of Defense boards and commissions.
Sec. 1055. Date for submission of annual report on special access 
              programs.

  Subtitle F--Repeal of Certain Reporting and Other Requirements and 
                              Authorities

Sec. 1061. Miscellaneous provisions of law.
Sec. 1062. Reports required by title 10, United States Code.
Sec. 1063. Reports required by defense authorization and appropriations 
              Acts.
Sec. 1064. Reports required by other provisions of law.

          Subtitle G--Department of Defense Education Programs

Sec. 1071. Continuation of Uniformed Services University of the Health 
              Sciences.
Sec. 1072. Additional graduate schools and programs at Uniformed 
              Services University of the Health Sciences.
Sec. 1073. Funding for adult education programs for military personnel 
              and dependents outside the United States.
Sec. 1074. Assistance to local educational agencies that benefit 
              dependents of members of the Armed Forces and Department 
              of Defense civilian employees.
Sec. 1075. Sharing of personnel of Department of Defense domestic 
              dependent schools and defense dependents' education 
              system.
Sec. 1076. Increase in reserve component Montgomery GI Bill educational 
              assistance allowance with respect to skills or 
              specialties for which there is a critical shortage of 
              personnel.
Sec. 1077. Date for annual report on reserve component Montgomery GI 
              Bill educational assistance program.
Sec. 1078. Scope of education programs of Community College of the Air 
              Force.
Sec. 1079. Amendments to education loan repayment programs.

                       Subtitle H--Other Matters

Sec. 1081. National defense technology and industrial base, defense 
              reinvestment, and defense conversion programs.
Sec. 1082. Ammunition industrial base.
Sec. 1083. Policy concerning excess defense industrial capacity.
Sec. 1084. Sense of Congress concerning access to secondary school 
              student information for recruiting purposes.
Sec. 1085. Disclosure of information concerning unaccounted for United 
              States personnel from the Korean Conflict, the Vietnam 
              era, and the Cold War.
Sec. 1086.  Operational support airlift aircraft fleet.
Sec. 1087.  Civil Reserve Air Fleet.
Sec. 1088. Damage or loss to personal property due to emergency 
              evacuation or extraordinary circumstances.
Sec. 1089. Authority to suspend or terminate collection actions against 
              deceased members.
Sec. 1090. Check cashing and exchange transactions for dependents of 
              United States Government personnel.
Sec. 1091.  Designation of National Maritime Center.
Sec. 1092.  Sense of Congress regarding historic preservation of Midway 
              Islands.
Sec. 1093.  Sense of Senate regarding Federal spending.
Sec. 1094. Extension of authority for vessel war risk insurance.

               TITLE XI--UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE

Sec. 1101. Short title.
Sec. 1102. References to Uniform Code of Military Justice.

                          Subtitle A--Offenses

Sec. 1111. Refusal to testify before court-martial.
Sec. 1112. Flight from apprehension.
Sec. 1113. Carnal knowledge.

                         Subtitle B--Sentences

Sec. 1121. Effective date for forfeitures of pay and allowances and 
              reductions in grade by sentence of court-martial.
Sec. 1122. Required forfeiture of pay and allowances during 
              confinement.
Sec. 1123. Deferment of confinement.

              Subtitle C--Pretrial and Post-Trial Actions

Sec. 1131. Article 32 investigations.
Sec. 1132. Submission of matters to the convening authority for 
              consideration.
Sec. 1133. Commitment of accused to treatment facility by reason of 
              lack of mental capacity or mental responsibility.

                     Subtitle D--Appellate Matters

Sec. 1141. Appeals by the United States.
Sec. 1142. Repeal of termination of authority for Chief Justice of 
              United States to designate Article III judges for 
              temporary service on Court of Appeals for the Armed 
              Forces.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 1151. Advisory committee on criminal law jurisdiction over 
              civilians accompanying the Armed Forces in time of armed 
              conflict.
Sec. 1152. Time after accession for initial instruction in the Uniform 
              Code of Military Justice.
Sec. 1153. Technical amendment.

 TITLE XII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF FORMER SOVIET 
                                 UNION

Sec. 1201. Specification of Cooperative Threat Reduction programs.
Sec. 1202. Fiscal year 1996 funding allocations.
Sec. 1203. Prohibition on use of funds for peacekeeping exercises and 
              related activities with Russia.
Sec. 1204. Revision to authority for assistance for weapons 
              destruction.
Sec. 1205. Prior notice to Congress of obligation of funds.
Sec. 1206. Report on accounting for United States assistance.
Sec. 1207. Limitation on assistance to nuclear weapons scientists of 
              former Soviet Union.
Sec. 1208. Limitations relating to offensive biological warfare program 
              of Russia.
Sec. 1209. Limitation on use of funds for chemical weapons destruction 
              facility.

             TITLE XIII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS

                  Subtitle A--Peacekeeping Provisions

Sec. 1301. Placement of United States forces under United Nations 
              operational or tactical control.
Sec. 1302. Limitation on use of Department of Defense funds for United 
              States share of costs of United Nations peacekeeping 
              activities.

              Subtitle B--Humanitarian Assistance Programs

Sec. 1311. Overseas humanitarian, disaster, and civic aid programs.
Sec. 1312. Humanitarian assistance.
Sec. 1313. Landmine clearance program.

            Subtitle C--Arms Exports and Military Assistance

Sec. 1321. Defense export loan guarantees.
Sec. 1322. National security implications of United States export 
              control policy.
Sec. 1323. Department of Defense review of export licenses for certain 
              biological pathogens.
Sec. 1324. Annual reports on improving export control mechanisms and on 
              military assistance.
Sec. 1325. Report on personnel requirements for control of transfer of 
              certain weapons.

 Subtitle D--Burdensharing and Other Cooperative Activities Involving 
                            Allies and NATO

Sec. 1331. Accounting for burdensharing contributions.
Sec. 1332. Authority to accept contributions for expenses of relocation 
              within host nation of United States Armed Forces 
              overseas.
Sec. 1333. Revised goal for allied share of costs for United States 
              installations in Europe.

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Sec. 1334. Exclusion of certain forces from European end strength 
              limitation.
Sec. 1335. Cooperative research and development agreements with NATO 
              organizations.
Sec. 1336. Support services for the Navy at the port of Haifa, Israel.

                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

Sec. 1341. Prohibition on financial assistance to terrorist countries.
Sec. 1342. Judicial assistance to the International Tribunal for 
              Yugoslavia and to the International Tribunal for Rwanda.
Sec. 1343. Semiannual reports concerning United States-People's 
              Republic of China Joint Defense Conversion Commission.

                    TITLE XIV--ARMS CONTROL MATTERS

Sec. 1401. Revision of definition of landmine for purposes of landmine 
              export moratorium.
Sec. 1402. Reports on and certification requirement concerning 
              moratorium on use by Armed Forces of antipersonnel 
              landmines.
Sec. 1403. Extension and amendment of counterproliferation authorities.
Sec. 1404. Limitation on retirement or dismantlement of strategic 
              nuclear delivery systems.
Sec. 1405. Sense of Congress on ABM treaty violations.
Sec. 1406. Sense of Congress on ratification of Chemical Weapons 
              Convention and START II Treaty.
Sec. 1407. Implementation of arms control agreements.
Sec. 1408. Iran and Iraq arms nonproliferation.

              TITLE XV--TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS

Sec. 1501. Amendments related to Reserve Officer Personnel Management 
              Act.
Sec. 1502. Amendments to reflect name change of Committee on Armed 
              Services of the House of Representatives.
Sec. 1503. Miscellaneous amendments to title 10, United States Code.
Sec. 1504. Miscellaneous amendments to annual defense authorization 
              Acts.
Sec. 1505. Miscellaneous amendments to other laws.
Sec. 1506. Coordination with other amendments.

TITLE XVI--CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS 
                                 SAFETY

Sec. 1601. Short title.

         Subtitle A--Establishment and Operation of Corporation

Sec. 1611. Establishment of the Corporation.
Sec. 1612. Conduct of Civilian Marksmanship Program.
Sec. 1613. Eligibility for participation in Civilian Marksmanship 
              Program.
Sec. 1614. Issuance, loan, and sale of firearms and ammunition by the 
              Corporation.
Sec. 1615. Transfer of firearms and ammunition from the Army to the 
              Corporation.
Sec. 1616. Reservation by the Army of firearms and ammunition for the 
              Corporation.
Sec. 1617. Army logistical support for the program.
Sec. 1618. General authorities of the Corporation.
Sec. 1619. Distribution of Corporate assets in event of dissolution.

                  Subtitle B--Transitional Provisions

Sec. 1621. Transfer of funds and property to the Corporation.
Sec. 1622. Continuation of eligibility for certain civil service 
              benefits for former Federal employees of Civilian 
              Marksmanship Program.
Sec. 1623. Certification of completion of transition.
Sec. 1624. Repeal of authority for conduct of Civilian Marksmanship 
              Program by the Army.

            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2001. Short title.

                            TITLE XXI--ARMY

Sec. 2101. Authorized Army construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2102. Family housing.
Sec. 2103. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2104. Authorization of appropriations, Army.

                            TITLE XXII--NAVY

Sec. 2201. Authorized Navy construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2202. Family housing.
Sec. 2203. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2204. Authorization of appropriations, Navy.
Sec. 2205. Revision of fiscal year 1995 authorization of appropriations 
              to clarify availability of funds for large anechoic 
              chamber facility, Patuxent River Naval Warfare Center, 
              Maryland.
Sec. 2206. Authority to carry out land acquisition project, Hampton 
              Roads, Virginia.
Sec. 2207. Acquisition of land, Henderson Hall, Arlington, Virginia.
Sec. 2208. Acquisition or construction of military family housing in 
              vicinity of San Diego, California.

                         TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE

Sec. 2301. Authorized Air Force construction and land acquisition 
              projects.
Sec. 2302. Family housing.
Sec. 2303. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2304. Authorization of appropriations, Air Force.
Sec. 2305. Retention of accrued interest on funds deposited for 
              construction of family housing, Scott Air Force Base, 
              Illinois.

                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES

Sec. 2401. Authorized Defense Agencies construction and land 
              acquisition projects.
Sec. 2402. Military family housing private investment.
Sec. 2403. Improvements to military family housing units.
Sec. 2404. Energy conservation projects.
Sec. 2405. Authorization of appropriations, Defense Agencies.
Sec. 2406. Limitations on use of Department of Defense Base Closure 
              Account 1990.
Sec. 2407. Modification of authority to carry out fiscal year 1995 
              projects.
Sec. 2408. Reduction in amounts authorized to be appropriated for 
              fiscal year 1994 contingency construction projects.

      TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE

Sec. 2501. Authorized NATO construction and land acquisition projects.
Sec. 2502. Authorization of appropriations, NATO.

            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

Sec. 2601. Authorized Guard and Reserve construction and land 
              acquisition projects.
Sec. 2602. Reduction in amount authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
              year 1994 Air National Guard Projects.
Sec. 2603. Correction in authorized uses of funds for Army National 
              Guard projects in Mississippi.

        TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS

Sec. 2701. Expiration of authorizations and amounts required to be 
              specified by law.
Sec. 2702. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1993 
              projects.
Sec. 2703. Extension of authorizations of certain fiscal year 1992 
              projects.

                    TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS

         Subtitle A--Military Housing Privatization Initiative

Sec. 2801.Alternative authority for construction and improvement of 
              military housing.
Sec. 2802. Expansion of authority for limited partnerships for 
              development of military family housing.

  Subtitle B--Other Military Construction Program and Military Family 
                            Housing Changes

Sec. 2811. Special threshold for unspecified minor construction 
              projects to correct life, health, or safety deficiencies.
Sec. 2812. Clarification of scope of unspecified minor construction 
              authority.
Sec. 2813. Temporary authority to waive net floor area limitation for 
              family housing acquired in lieu of construction.
Sec. 2814. Reestablishment of authority to waive net floor area 
              limitation on acquisition by purchase of certain military 
              family housing.
Sec. 2815. Temporary authority to waive limitations on space by pay 
              grade for military family housing units.
Sec. 2816. Rental of family housing in foreign countries.
Sec. 2817. Clarification of scope of report requirement on cost 
              increases under contracts for military family housing 
              construction.
Sec. 2818. Authority to convey damaged or deteriorated military family 
              housing.
Sec. 2819. Energy and water conservation savings for the Department of 
              Defense.
Sec. 2820. Extension of authority to enter into leases of land for 
              special operations activities.
Sec. 2821. Disposition of amounts recovered as a result of damage to 
              real property.
Sec. 2822. Pilot program to provide interest rate buy down authority on 
              loans for housing within housing shortage areas at 
              military installations.

            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

Sec. 2831. Deposit of proceeds from leases of property located at 
              installations being closed or realigned.
Sec. 2832. In-kind consideration for leases at installations to be 
              closed or realigned.
Sec. 2833. Interim leases of property approved for closure or 
              realignment.
Sec. 2834. Authority to lease property requiring environmental 
              remediation at installations approved for closure or 
              realignment.
Sec. 2835. Final funding for Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
              Commission.

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Sec. 2836. Exercise of authority delegated by the Administrator of 
              General Services.
Sec. 2837. Lease back of property disposed from installations approved 
              for closure or realignment.
Sec. 2838. Improvement of base closure and realignment process 
              regarding disposal of property.
Sec. 2839. Agreements for certain services at installations being 
              closed.
Sec. 2840. Authority to transfer property at military installations to 
              be closed to persons who construct or provide military 
              family housing.
Sec. 2841. Use of single base closure authorities for disposal of 
              property and facilities at Fort Holabird, Maryland.

                 Subtitle D--Land Conveyances Generally

                        PART I--ARMY CONVEYANCES

Sec. 2851. Transfer of jurisdiction, Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
Sec. 2852. Transfer of jurisdiction, Fort Bliss, Texas.
Sec. 2853. Transfer of jurisdiction and land conveyance, Fort Devens 
              Military Reservation, Massachusetts.
Sec. 2854. Modification of land conveyance, Fort Belvoir, Virginia.
Sec. 2855. Land exchange, Fort Lewis, Washington.
Sec. 2856. Land exchange, Army Reserve Center, Gainesville, Georgia.
Sec. 2857. Land conveyance, Holston Army Ammunition Plant, Mount 
              Carmel, Tennessee.
Sec. 2858. Land conveyance, Indiana Army Ammunition Plant, Charlestown, 
              Indiana.
Sec. 2859. Land conveyance, Fort Ord, California.
Sec. 2860. Land conveyance, Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, Dublin, 
              California.
Sec. 2861. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Center, Youngstown, Ohio.
Sec. 2862. Land conveyance, Army Reserve Property, Fort Sheridan, 
              Illinois.
Sec. 2863. Land conveyance, property underlying Cummins Apartment 
              Complex, Fort Holabird, Maryland.
Sec. 2864. Modification of existing land conveyance, Army property, 
              Hamilton Air Force Base, California.

                       PART II--NAVY CONVEYANCES

Sec. 2865. Transfer of jurisdiction, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve 
              Plant, Calverton, New York.
Sec. 2866. Modification of land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial 
              Reserve Plant, Calverton, New York.
Sec. 2867. Land conveyance alternative to existing lease authority, 
              Naval Supply Center, Oakland, California.
Sec. 2868. Land conveyance, Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, 
              McGregor, Texas.
Sec. 2869. Land conveyance, Naval Surface Warfare Center, Memphis, 
              Tennessee.
Sec. 2870. Land conveyance, Navy property, Fort Sheridan, Illinois.
Sec. 2871. Land conveyance, Naval Communications Station, Stockton, 
              California.
Sec. 2872. Lease of property, Naval Air Station and Marine Corps Air 
              Station, Miramar, California.

                    PART III--AIR FORCE CONVEYANCES

Sec. 2874. Land acquisition or exchange, Shaw Air Force Base, South 
              Carolina.
Sec. 2875. Land conveyance, Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska.
Sec. 2876. Land conveyance, Radar Bomb Scoring Site, Forsyth, Montana.
Sec. 2877. Land conveyance, Radar Bomb Scoring Site, Powell, Wyoming.
Sec. 2878. Land conveyance, Avon Park Air Force Range, Florida.

            Subtitle E--Land Conveyances Involving Utilities

Sec. 2881. Conveyance of resource recovery facility, Fort Dix, New 
              Jersey.
Sec. 2882. Conveyance of water and wastewater treatment plants, Fort 
              Gordon, Georgia.
Sec. 2883. Conveyance of electricity distribution system, Fort Irwin, 
              California.
Sec. 2884. Conveyance of water treatment plant, Fort Pickett, Virginia.

                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

Sec. 2891. Authority to use funds for certain educational purposes.
Sec. 2892. Department of Defense Laboratory Revitalization 
              Demonstration Program.
Sec. 2893. Authority for Port Authority of State of Mississippi to use 
              Navy property at Naval Construction Battalion Center, 
              Gulfport, Mississippi.
Sec. 2894. Prohibition on joint use of Naval Air Station and Marine 
              Corps Air Station, Miramar, California.
Sec. 2895. Report regarding Army water craft support facilities and 
              activities.
Sec. 2896. Residual value reports.
Sec. 2897. Sense of Congress and report regarding Fitzsimons Army 
              Medical Center, Colorado.

 TITLE XXIX--LAND CONVEYANCES INVOLVING JOLIET ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, 
                                ILLINOIS

Sec. 2901. Short title.
Sec. 2902. Definitions.

   Subtitle A--Conversion of Joliet Army Ammunition Plant to Midewin 
                       National Tallgrass Prairie

Sec. 2911. Principles of transfer.
Sec. 2912. Transfer of management responsibilities and jurisdiction 
              over Arsenal.
Sec. 2913. Responsibility and liability.
Sec. 2914. Establishment and administration of Midewin National 
              Tallgrass Prairie.
Sec. 2915. Special management requirements for Midewin National 
              Tallgrass Prairie.
Sec. 2916. Special transfer rules for certain Arsenal parcels intended 
              for MNP.

  Subtitle B--Other Land Conveyances Involving Joliet Army Ammunition 
                                 Plant

Sec. 2921. Conveyance of certain real property at Arsenal for a 
              national cemetery.
Sec. 2922. Conveyance of certain real property at Arsenal for a county 
              landfill.
Sec. 2923. Conveyance of certain real property at Arsenal for 
              industrial parks.

                  Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Provisions

Sec. 2931. Degree of environmental cleanup.
Sec. 2932. Retention of property used for environmental cleanup.

 DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND 
                          OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS

      TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS

         Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

Sec. 3101. Weapons activities.
Sec. 3102. Environmental restoration and waste management.
Sec. 3103. Other defense activities.
Sec. 3104. Defense nuclear waste disposal.

                Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions

Sec. 3121. Reprogramming.
Sec. 3122. Limits on general plant projects.
Sec. 3123. Limits on construction projects.
Sec. 3124. Fund transfer authority.
Sec. 3125. Authority for conceptual and construction design.
Sec. 3126. Authority for emergency planning, design, and construction 
              activities.
Sec. 3127. Funds available for all national security programs of the 
              Department of Energy.
Sec. 3128. Availability of funds.

   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

Sec. 3131. Authority to conduct program relating to fissile materials.
Sec. 3132. National Ignition Facility.
Sec. 3133. Tritium production program.
Sec. 3134. Payment of penalties.
Sec. 3135. Fissile materials disposition.
Sec. 3136. Tritium recycling.
Sec. 3137. Manufacturing infrastructure for refabrication and 
              certification of nuclear weapons stockpile.
Sec. 3138. Hydronuclear experiments.
Sec. 3139. Limitation on authority to conduct hydronuclear tests.
Sec. 3140. Fellowship program for development of skills critical to the 
              Department of Energy nuclear weapons complex.
Sec. 3141. Limitation on use of funds for certain research and 
              development purposes.
Sec. 3142. Processing and treatment of high-level nuclear waste and 
              spent nuclear fuel rods.
Sec. 3143. Protection of workers at nuclear weapons facilities.
Sec. 3144. Department of Energy Declassification Productivity 
              Initiative.

                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

Sec. 3151. Report on foreign tritium purchases.
Sec. 3152. Study on nuclear test readiness postures.
Sec. 3153. Master plan for the certification, stewardship, and 
              management of warheads in the nuclear weapons stockpile.
Sec. 3154. Prohibition on international inspections of Department of 
              Energy facilities unless protection of restricted data is 
              certified.
Sec. 3155. Review of certain documents before declassification and 
              release.
Sec. 3156. Accelerated schedule for environmental restoration and waste 
              management activities.
Sec. 3157. Sense of Congress regarding certain environmental 
              restoration requirements.
Sec. 3158. Responsibility for Defense Programs Emergency Response 
              Program.
Sec. 3159. Requirements for Department of Energy weapons activities 
              budgets for fiscal years after fiscal year 1996.
Sec. 3160. Report on hydronuclear testing.

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Sec. 3161. Applicability of Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955 to Los 
              Alamos, New Mexico.
Sec. 3162. Sense of Congress regarding shipments of spent nuclear fuel.

          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

Sec. 3201. Authorization.

                TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE

        Subtitle A--Authorization of Disposals and Use of Funds

Sec. 3301. Definitions.
Sec. 3302. Authorized uses of stockpile funds.
Sec. 3303. Disposal of chromite and manganese ores and chromium ferro 
              and manganese metal electrolytic.
Sec. 3304. Restrictions on disposal of manganese ferro.
Sec. 3305. Titanium initiative to support battle tank upgrade program.

                    Subtitle B--Programmatic Change

Sec. 3311. Transfer of excess defense-related materials to stockpile 
              for disposal.

                 TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES

         Subtitle A--Administration of Naval Petroleum Reserves

Sec. 3401. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 3402. Price requirement on sale of certain petroleum during fiscal 
              year 1996.

              Subtitle B--Sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve

Sec. 3411. Definitions.
Sec. 3412. Sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1.
Sec. 3413. Effect of sale of reserve.
Sec. 3414. Conditions on sale process.
Sec. 3415. Treatment of State of California claim regarding reserve.
Sec. 3416. Study of future of other naval petroleum reserves.

                  TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION

              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

Sec. 3501. Short title.
Sec. 3502. Authorization of expenditures.
Sec. 3503. Expenditures in accordance with other laws.

   Subtitle B--Reconstitution of Commission as Government Corporation

Sec. 3521. Short title.
Sec. 3522. Reconstitution of Commission as Government corporation.
Sec. 3523. Supervisory Board.
Sec. 3524. General and specific powers of Commission.
Sec. 3525. Congressional review of budget.
Sec. 3526. Audits.
Sec. 3527. Prescription of measurement rules and rates of tolls.
Sec. 3528. Procedures for changes in rules of measurement and rates of 
              tolls.
Sec. 3529. Miscellaneous technical amendments.
Sec. 3530. Conforming amendment to title 31, United States Code.

                 DIVISION D--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REFORM

Sec. 4001. Short title.

                         TITLE XLI--COMPETITION

Sec. 4101. Efficient competition.
Sec. 4102. Efficient approval procedures.
Sec. 4103. Efficient competitive range determinations.
Sec. 4104. Preaward debriefings.
Sec. 4105. Design-build selection procedures.

                      TITLE XLII--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

Sec. 4201. Commercial item exception to requirement for cost or pricing 
              data.
Sec. 4202. Application of simplified procedures to certain commercial 
              items.
Sec. 4203. Inapplicability of certain procurement laws to commercially 
              available off-the-shelf items.
Sec. 4204. Amendment of commercial items definition.
Sec. 4205. Inapplicability of cost accounting standards to contracts 
              and subcontracts for commercial items.

               TITLE XLIII--ADDITIONAL REFORM PROVISIONS

          Subtitle A--Additional Acquisition Reform Provisions

Sec. 4301. Elimination of certain certification requirements.
Sec. 4302. Authorities conditioned on FACNET capability.
Sec. 4303. International competitiveness.
Sec. 4304. Procurement integrity.
Sec. 4305. Further acquisition streamlining provisions.
Sec. 4306. Value engineering for Federal agencies.
Sec. 4307. Acquisition workforce.
Sec. 4308. Demonstration project relating to certain personnel 
              management policies and procedures.
Sec. 4309. Cooperative purchasing.
Sec. 4310. Procurement notice technical amendments.
Sec. 4311. Micro-purchases without competitive quotations.

                    Subtitle B--Technical Amendments

Sec. 4321. Amendments related to Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act 
              of 1994.
Sec. 4322. Miscellaneous amendments to Federal acquisition laws.

             TITLE XLIV--EFFECTIVE DATES AND IMPLEMENTATION

Sec. 4401. Effective date and applicability.
Sec. 4402. Implementing regulations.

          DIVISION E--INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT REFORM

Sec. 5001. Short title.
Sec. 5002. Definitions.

  TITLE LI--RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACQUISITIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

                     Subtitle A--General Authority

Sec. 5101. Repeal of central authority of the Administrator of General 
              Services.

      Subtitle B--Director of the Office of Management and Budget

Sec. 5111. Responsibility of Director.
Sec. 5112. Capital planning and investment control.
Sec. 5113. Performance-based and results-based management.

                     Subtitle C--Executive Agencies

Sec. 5121. Responsibilities.
Sec. 5122. Capital planning and investment control.
Sec. 5123. Performance and results-based management.
Sec. 5124. Acquisitions of information technology.
Sec. 5125. Agency Chief Information Officer.
Sec. 5126. Accountability.
Sec. 5127. Significant deviations.
Sec. 5128. Interagency support.

                   Subtitle D--Other Responsibilities

Sec. 5131. Responsibilities regarding efficiency, security, and privacy 
              of Federal computer systems.
Sec. 5132. Sense of Congress.

                 Subtitle E--National Security Systems

Sec. 5141. Applicability to national security systems.
Sec. 5142. National security system defined.

     TITLE LII--PROCESS FOR ACQUISITIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Sec. 5201. Procurement procedures.
Sec. 5202. Incremental acquisition of information technology.

     TITLE LIII--INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION PILOT PROGRAMS

                 Subtitle A--Conduct of Pilot Programs

Sec. 5301. Authority to conduct pilot programs.
Sec. 5302. Evaluation criteria and plans.
Sec. 5303. Report.
Sec. 5304. Recommended legislation.
Sec. 5305. Rule of construction.

                  Subtitle B--Specific Pilot Programs

Sec. 5311. Share-in-savings pilot program.
Sec. 5312. Solutions-based contracting pilot program.

     TITLE LIV--ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT MATTERS

Sec. 5401. On-line multiple award schedule contracting.
Sec. 5402. Identification of excess and surplus computer equipment.
Sec. 5403. Access of certain information in information systems to the 
              directory established under section 4101 of title 44, 
              United States code.

   TITLE LV--PROCUREMENT PROTEST AUTHORITY OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL

Sec. 5501. Period for processing protests.
Sec. 5502. Availability of funds following GAO resolution of challenge 
              to contracting action.

             TITLE LVI--CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS

Sec. 5601. Amendments to title 10, United States Code.
Sec. 5602. Amendments to title 28, United States Code.
Sec. 5603. Amendment to title 31, United States Code.
Sec. 5604. Amendments to title 38, United States Code.
Sec. 5605. Provisions of title 44, United States Code, relating to 
              paperwork reduction.
Sec. 5606. Amendment to title 49, United States Code.
Sec. 5607. Other laws.
Sec. 5608. Clerical amendments.

     TITLE LVII--EFFECTIVE DATE, SAVINGS PROVISIONS, AND RULES OF 
                              CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 5701. Effective date.
Sec. 5702. Savings provisions.
Sec. 5703. Rules of construction.

     SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL DEFENSE COMMITTEES DEFINED.

       For purposes of this Act, the term ``congressional defense 
     committees'' means--
       (1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       (2) the Committee on National Security and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives.
            DIVISION A--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE AUTHORIZATIONS
                          TITLE I--PROCUREMENT
              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 101. ARMY.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 for procurement for the Army as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $1,558,805,000.
       (2) For missiles, $865,555,000.
       (3) For weapons and tracked combat vehicles, 
     $1,652,745,000.
       (4) For ammunition, $1,093,991,000.
       (5) For other procurement, $2,763,443,000.

     SEC. 102. NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

       (a) Navy.--Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated 
     for fiscal year 1996 for procurement for the Navy as follows:

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       (1) For aircraft, $4,572,394,000.
       (2) For weapons, including missiles and torpedoes, 
     $1,659,827,000.
       (3) For shipbuilding and conversion, $6,643,958,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $2,414,771,000.
       (b) Marine Corps.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1996 for procurement for the 
     Marine Corps in the amount of $458,947,000.
       (c) Navy and Marine Corps Ammunition.--Funds are hereby 
     authorized to be appropriated for procurement of ammunition 
     for Navy and the Marine Corps in the amount of $430,053,000.

     SEC. 103. AIR FORCE.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 for procurement for the Air Force as follows:
       (1) For aircraft, $7,349,783,000.
       (2) For missiles, $2,938,883,000.
       (3) For ammunition, $343,848,000.
       (4) For other procurement, $6,268,430,000.

     SEC. 104. DEFENSE-WIDE ACTIVITIES.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 for Defense-wide procurement in the amount of 
     $2,124,379,000.

     SEC. 105. RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 for procurement of aircraft, vehicles, 
     communications equipment, and other equipment for the reserve 
     components of the Armed Forces as follows:
       (1) For the Army National Guard, $160,000,000.
       (2) For the Air National Guard, $255,000,000.
       (3) For the Army Reserve, $85,700,000.
       (4) For the Naval Reserve, $67,000,000.
       (5) For the Air Force Reserve, $135,600,000.
       (6) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $73,700,000.

     SEC. 106. DEFENSE INSPECTOR GENERAL.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 for procurement for the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Defense in the amount of $1,000,000.

     SEC. 107. CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION PROGRAM.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 the amount of $672,250,000 for--
       (1) the destruction of lethal chemical agents and munitions 
     in accordance with section 1412 of the Department of Defense 
     Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 1521); and
       (2) the destruction of chemical warfare materiel of the 
     United States that is not covered by section 1412 of such 
     Act.

     SEC. 108. DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAMS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 for the Department of Defense for procurement for 
     carrying out health care programs, projects, and activities 
     of the Department of Defense in the total amount of 
     $288,033,000.
                       Subtitle B--Army Programs

     SEC. 111. PROCUREMENT OF OH-58D ARMED KIOWA WARRIOR 
                   HELICOPTERS.

       The prohibition in section 133(a)(2) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 
     (Public Law 101-189; 103 Stat. 1383) does not apply to the 
     obligation of funds in amounts not to exceed $140,000,000 for 
     the procurement of not more than 20 OH-58D Armed Kiowa 
     Warrior aircraft from funds appropriated for fiscal year 1996 
     pursuant to section 101.

     SEC. 112. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENTS FOR ARMORED VEHICLE 
                   UPGRADES.

       Subsection (j) of section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2761) is repealed.

     SEC. 113. MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT OF HELICOPTERS.

       The Secretary of the Army may, in accordance with section 
     2306b of title 10, United States Code, enter into multiyear 
     procurement contracts for procurement of the following:
       (1) AH-64D Longbow Apache attack helicopters.
       (2) UH-60 Black Hawk utility helicopters.

     SEC. 114. REPORT ON AH-64D ENGINE UPGRADES.

       No later than February 1, 1996, the Secretary of the Army 
     shall submit to Congress a report on plans to procure T700-
     701C engine upgrade kits for Army AH-64D helicopters. The 
     report shall include--
       (1) a plan to provide for the upgrade of all Army AH-64D 
     helicopters with T700-701C engine kits commencing in fiscal 
     year 1996; and
       (2) a detailed timeline and statement of funding 
     requirements for the engine upgrade program described in 
     paragraph (1).

     SEC. 115. REQUIREMENT FOR USE OF PREVIOUSLY AUTHORIZED 
                   MULTIYEAR PROCUREMENT AUTHORITY FOR ARMY SMALL 
                   ARMS PROCUREMENT.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of the Army (subject to the 
     provision of authority in an appropriations Act) shall enter 
     into a multiyear procurement contract during fiscal year 1997 
     in accordance with section 115(b)(2) of the National Defense 
     Authorization for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 
     Stat. 2681).
       1(b) Technical Amendment.--Section 115(b)(1) of the 
     National Defense Authorization for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public 
     Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2681) is amended by striking out 
     ``2306(h)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``2306b''.
                       Subtitle C--Navy Programs

     SEC. 131. NUCLEAR ATTACK SUBMARINES.

       (a) Amounts Authorized.--(1) Of the amount authorized by 
     section 102 to be appropriated for Shipbuilding and 
     Conversion, Navy, for fiscal year 1996--
       (A) $700,000,000 is available for construction of the third 
     vessel (designated SSN-23) in the Seawolf attack submarine 
     class, which shall be the final vessel in that class; and
       (B) $804,498,000 is available for long-lead and advance 
     construction and procurement of components for construction 
     of the fiscal year 1998 and fiscal year 1999 submarines 
     (previously designated by the Navy as the New Attack 
     Submarine), of which--
       (i) $704,498,000 shall be available for long-lead and 
     advance construction and procurement for the fiscal year 1998 
     submarine, which shall be built by Electric Boat Division; 
     and
       (ii) $100,000,000 shall be available for long-lead and 
     advance construction and procurement for the fiscal year 1999 
     submarine, which shall be built by Newport News Shipbuilding.
       (2) Of the amount authorized by section 201(2), $10,000,000 
     shall be available only for participation of Newport News 
     Shipbuilding in the design of the submarine previously 
     designated by the Navy as the New Attack Submarine.
       (b) Competition, Report, and Budget Revision Limitations.--
     (1) Of the amounts specified in subsection (a)(1), not more 
     than $200,000,000 may be obligated or expended until the 
     Secretary of the Navy certifies in writing to the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives that procurement of 
     nuclear attack submarines to be constructed beginning--
       (A) after fiscal year 1999, or
       (B) if four submarines are procured as provided for in the 
     plan described in subsection (c), after fiscal year 2001,

     will be under one or more contracts that are entered into 
     after competition between potential competitors (as defined 
     in subsection (k)) in which the Secretary solicits 
     competitive proposals and awards the contract or contracts on 
     the basis of price.
       (2) Of the amounts specified in subsection (a)(1), not more 
     than $1,000,000,000 may be obligated or expended until the 
     Secretary of Defense, not later than March 15, 1996, 
     accomplishes each of the following:
       (A) Submits to the Committee on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives in accordance with subsection (c) the plan 
     required by that subsection for a program to produce a more 
     capable, less expensive nuclear attack submarine than the 
     submarine design previously designated by the Navy as the New 
     Attack Submarine.
       (B) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, or the 
     funding level in the President's budget for each year after 
     fiscal year 1996, the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller) shall incorporate the costs of the plan 
     required by subsection (c) in the Future Years Defense 
     Program (FYDP) even if the total cost of that Program exceeds 
     the President's budget.
       (C) Directs that the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Technology conduct oversight over the 
     development and improvement of the nuclear attack submarine 
     program of the Navy. Officials of the Department of the Navy 
     exercising management oversight of the program shall report 
     to the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Technology with respect to that program.
       (c) Plan for Fiscal Year 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 
     Submarines.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall, not later 
     than March 15, 1996, develop (and submit to the committees 
     specified in subsection (b)(2)(A)) a detailed plan for 
     development of a program that will lead to production of a 
     more capable, less expensive submarine than the submarine 
     previously designated as the New Attack Submarine.
       (2) As part of such plan, the Secretary shall provide for a 
     program for the design, development, and procurement of four 
     nuclear attack submarines to be procured during fiscal years 
     1998 through 2001, the purpose of which shall be to develop 
     and demonstrate new technologies that will result in each 
     successive submarine of those four being a more capable and 
     more affordable submarine than the submarine that preceded 
     it. The program shall be structured so that--
       (A) one of the four submarines is to be constructed with 
     funds appropriated for each fiscal year from fiscal year 1998 
     through fiscal year 2001;
       (B) in order to ensure flexibility for innovation, the 
     fiscal year 1998 and the fiscal year 2000 submarines are to 
     be constructed by the Electric Boat Division and the fiscal 
     year 1999 and the fiscal year 2001 submarines are to be 
     constructed by Newport News Shipbuilding;
       (C) the design designated by the Navy for the submarine 
     previously designated as the New Attack Submarine will be 
     used as the base design by both contractors;
       (D) each contractor shall be called upon to propose 
     improvements, including design improvements, for each 
     successive submarine as new and better technology is 
     demonstrated and matures so that--
       (i) each successive submarine is more capable and more 
     affordable; and
       (ii) the design for a future class of nuclear attack 
     submarines will incorporate the latest, best, and most 
     affordable technology; and
       (E) the fifth and subsequent nuclear attack submarines to 
     be built after the SSN-23 submarine shall be procured as 
     required by subsection (b)(1).
       (3) The plan under paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) set forth a program to accomplish the design, 
     development, and construction of the four submarines taking 
     maximum advantage of a streamlined acquisition process, as 
     provided under subsection (d);

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       (B) culminate in selection of a design for a next submarine 
     for serial production not earlier than fiscal year 2003, with 
     such submarine to be procured as required by subsection 
     (b)(1);
       (C) identify advanced technologies that are in various 
     phases of research and development, as well as those that are 
     commercially available off-the-shelf, that are candidates to 
     be incorporated into the plan to design, develop, and procure 
     the submarines;
       (D) designate the fifth submarine to be procured as the 
     lead ship in the next generation submarine class, unless the 
     Secretary of the Navy, in consultation with the special 
     submarine review panel described in subsection (f), 
     determines that more submarines should be built before the 
     design of the new class of submarines is fixed, in which case 
     each such additional submarine shall be procured in the same 
     manner as is required by subsection (b)(1); and
       (E) identify the impact of the submarine program described 
     in paragraph (1) on the remainder of the appropriation 
     account known as ``Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy'', as 
     such impact relates to--
       (i) force structure levels required by the October 1993 
     Department of Defense report entitled ``Report on the Bottom-
     Up Review'';
       (ii) force structure levels required by the 1995 report on 
     the Surface Ship Combatant Study that was carried out for the 
     Department of Defense; and
       (iii) the funding requirements for submarine construction, 
     as a percentage of the total ship construction account, for 
     each fiscal year throughout the FYDP.
       (d) Streamlined Acquisition Process.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall prescribe and use streamlined acquisition 
     policies and procedures to reduce the cost and increase the 
     efficiency of the submarine program under this section.
       (e) Annual Revisions to Plan.--The Secretary shall submit 
     to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives an annual update to the plan required to be 
     submitted under subsection (b). Each such update shall be 
     submitted concurrent with the President's budget submission 
     to Congress for each of fiscal years 1998 through 2002.
       (f) Special Submarine Review Panel.--(1) The plan under 
     subsection (c) and each annual update under subsection (e) 
     shall be reviewed by a special bipartisan congressional panel 
     working with the Navy. The panel shall consist of three 
     members of the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, who 
     shall be designated by the chairman of that committee, and 
     three members of the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives, who shall be designated by the 
     chairman of that committee. The members of the panel shall be 
     briefed by the Secretary of the Navy on the status of the 
     submarine modernization program and the status of submarine-
     related research and development under this section.
       (2) Not later than May 1 of each year, the panel shall 
     report to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives on the panel's findings and recommendations 
     regarding the progress of the Secretary in procuring a more 
     capable, less expensive submarine. The panel may recommend 
     any funding adjustments it believes appropriate to achieve 
     this objective.
       (g) Linkage of Fiscal Year 1998 and 1999 Submarines.--Funds 
     referred to in subsection (a)(1)(B) that are available for 
     the fiscal year 1998 and fiscal year 1999 submarines under 
     this section may not be expended during fiscal year 1996 for 
     the fiscal year 1998 submarine (other than for design) unless 
     funds are obligated or expended during such fiscal year for a 
     contract in support of procurement of the fiscal year 1999 
     submarine.
       (h) Contracts Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
     authorized, using funds available pursuant to paragraph 
     (1)(B) of subsection (a), to enter into contracts with 
     Electric Boat Division and Newport News Shipbuilding, and 
     suppliers of components, during fiscal year 1996 for--
       (1) the procurement of long-lead components for the fiscal 
     year 1998 submarine and the fiscal year 1999 submarine under 
     this section; and
       (2) advance construction of such components and other 
     components for such submarines.
       (i) Advanced Research Projects Agency Development of 
     Advanced Technologies.--(1) Of the amount provided in section 
     201(4) for the Advanced Research Projects Agency, 
     $100,000,000 is available only for development and 
     demonstration of advanced technologies for incorporation into 
     the submarines constructed as part of the plan developed 
     under subsection (c). Such advanced technologies shall 
     include the following:
       (A) Electric drive.
       (B) Hydrodynamic quieting.
       (C) Ship control automation.
       (D) Solid-state power electronics.
       (E) Wake reduction technologies.
       (F) Superconductor technologies.
       (G) Torpedo defense technologies.
       (H) Advanced control concept.
       (I) Fuel cell technologies.
       (J) Propulsors.
       (2) The Director of the Advanced Research Projects Agency 
     shall implement a rapid prototype acquisition strategy for 
     both land-based and at-sea subsystem and system 
     demonstrations of advanced technologies under paragraph (1). 
     Such acquisition strategy shall be developed and implemented 
     in concert with Electric Boat Division and Newport News 
     Shipbuilding and the Navy.
       (j) References to Contractors.--For purposes of this 
     section--
       (1) the contractor referred to as ``Electric Boat 
     Division'' is the Electric Boat Division of the General 
     Dynamics Corporation; and
       (2) the contractor referred to as ``Newport News 
     Shipbuilding'' is the Newport News Shipbuilding and Drydock 
     Company.
       (k) Potential Competitor Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``potential competitor'' means any source 
     to which the Secretary of the Navy has awarded, within 10 
     years before the date of the enactment of this Act, a 
     contract or contracts to construct one or more nuclear attack 
     submarines.

     SEC. 132. RESEARCH FOR ADVANCED SUBMARINE TECHNOLOGY.

       Of the amount appropriated for fiscal year 1996 for the 
     National Defense Sealift Fund, $50,000,000 shall be available 
     only for the Director of the Advanced Research Projects 
     Agency for advanced submarine technology activities.

     SEC. 133. COST LIMITATION FOR SEAWOLF SUBMARINE PROGRAM.

       (a) Limitation of Costs.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (b), the total amount obligated or expended for procurement 
     of the SSN-21, SSN-22, and SSN-23 Seawolf class submarines 
     may not exceed $7,223,659,000.
       (b) Automatic Increase of Limitation Amount.--The amount of 
     the limitation set forth in subsection (a) is increased by 
     the following amounts:
       (1) The amounts of outfitting costs and post-delivery costs 
     incurred for the submarines referred to in such subsection.
       (2) The amounts of increases in costs attributable to 
     economic inflation after September 30, 1995.
       (3) The amounts of increases in costs attributable to 
     compliance with changes in Federal, State, or local laws 
     enacted after September 30, 1995.
       (c) Repeal of Superseded Provision.--Section 122 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2682) is repealed.

     SEC. 134. REPEAL OF PROHIBITION ON BACKFIT OF TRIDENT 
                   SUBMARINES.

       Section 124 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2683) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 135. ARLEIGH BURKE CLASS DESTROYER PROGRAM.

       (a) Authorization for Procurement of Six Vessels.--The 
     Secretary of the Navy is authorized to construct six Arleigh 
     Burke class destroyers in accordance with this section. 
     Within the amount authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     section 102(a)(3), $2,169,257,000 is authorized to be 
     appropriated for construction (including advance procurement) 
     for the Arleigh Burke class destroyers.
       (b) Contracts.--(1) The Secretary is authorized to enter 
     into contracts in fiscal year 1996 for the construction of 
     three Arleigh Burke class destroyers.
       (2) The Secretary is authorized, in fiscal year 1997, to 
     enter into contracts for the construction of the other three 
     Arleigh Burke class destroyers covered by subsection (a), 
     subject to the availability of appropriations for such 
     destroyers.
       (3) In awarding contracts for the six vessels covered by 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall continue the contract 
     award pattern and sequence used by the Secretary for the 
     procurement of Arleigh Burke class destroyers during fiscal 
     years 1994 and 1995.
       (4) A contract for construction of a vessel or vessels that 
     is entered into in accordance with paragraph (1) shall 
     include a clause that limits the liability of the Government 
     to the contractor for any termination of the contract. The 
     maximum liability of the Government under the clause shall be 
     the amount appropriated for the vessel or vessels.
       (c) Use of Available Funds.--(1) Subject to paragraph (2), 
     the Secretary may take appropriate actions to use for full 
     funding of a contract entered into in accordance with 
     subsection (b)--
       (A) any funds that, having been appropriated for 
     shipbuilding and conversion programs of the Navy other than 
     Arleigh Burke class destroyer programs pursuant to the 
     authorization in section 102(a)(3), become excess to the 
     needs of the Navy for such programs by reason of cost savings 
     achieved for such programs;
       (B) any unobligated funds that are available to the 
     Secretary for shipbuilding and conversion for any fiscal year 
     before fiscal year 1996; and
       (C) any funds that are appropriated after the date of the 
     enactment of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     1996, to complete the full funding of the contract.
       (2) The Secretary may not, in the exercise of authority 
     provided in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1), 
     obligate funds for a contract entered into in accordance with 
     subsection (b) until 30 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary submits to the congressional defense committees in 
     writing a notification of the intent to obligate the funds. 
     The notification shall set forth the source or sources of the 
     funds and the amount of the funds from each such source that 
     is to be so obligated.

     SEC. 136. ACQUISITION PROGRAM FOR CRASH ATTENUATING SEATS.

       (a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy shall 
     establish a program to procure for, and install in, H-53E 
     military transport helicopters commercially developed, energy 
     absorbing, crash attenuating seats that the Secretary 
     determines are consistent with military specifications for 
     seats for such helicopters.

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       (b) Funding.--To the extent provided in appropriations 
     Acts, of the unobligated balance of amounts appropriated for 
     the Legacy Resource Management Program pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in section 301(5) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2706), not more than 
     $10,000,000 shall be available to the Secretary of the Navy, 
     by transfer to the appropriate accounts, for carrying out the 
     program authorized in subsection (a).

     SEC. 137. T-39N TRAINER AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Navy may not enter 
     into a contract, using funds appropriated for fiscal year 
     1996 for procurement of aircraft for the Navy, for the 
     acquisition of the aircraft described in subsection (b) until 
     60 days after the date on which the Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Technology submits to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on National Security of the House of Representatives--
       (1) an analysis of the proposed acquisition of such 
     aircraft; and
       (2) a certification that the proposed acquisition during 
     fiscal year 1996 (A) is in the best interest of the 
     Government, and (B) is the most cost effective means of 
     meeting the requirements of the Navy for aircraft for use in 
     the training of naval flight officers.
       (b) Covered Aircraft.--Subsection (a) applies to certain T-
     39 trainer aircraft that as of November 1, 1995 (1) are used 
     by the Navy under a lease arrangement for the training of 
     naval flight officers, and (2) are offered for sale to the 
     Government.

     SEC. 138. PIONEER UNMANNED AERIAL VEHICLE PROGRAM.

       Not more than one-sixth of the amount appropriated pursuant 
     to this Act for the activities and operations of the Unmanned 
     Aerial Vehicle Joint Program Office (UAV-JPO), and none of 
     the unobligated balances of funds appropriated for fiscal 
     years before fiscal year 1996 for the activities and 
     operations of such office, may be obligated until the 
     Secretary of the Navy certifies to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives that funds have been 
     obligated to equip nine Pioneer Unmanned Aerial Vehicle 
     systems with the Common Automatic Landing and Recovery System 
     (CARS).
                     Subtitle D--Air Force Programs

     SEC. 141. B-2 AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

       (a) Repeal of Limitations.--The following provisions of law 
     are repealed:
       (1) Section 151(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 
     2339).
       (2) Sections 131(c) and 131(d) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 
     107 Stat. 1569).
       (3) Section 133(e) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 
     2688).
       (b) Conversion of Limitation to Annual Report 
     Requirement.--Section 112 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 
     101-189; 103 Stat. 1373) is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (a);
       (2) by striking out the matter in subsection (b) preceding 
     paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(a) Annual Reporting Requirement.--Not later than March 1 
     of each year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on National Security of the House of Representatives a report 
     that sets forth the finding of the Secretary (as of January 1 
     of such year) on each of the following matters:'';
       (3) by striking out ``That'' in paragraphs (1), (2), (3), 
     (4), and (5) and inserting in lieu thereof ``Whether'';
       (4) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``latest'' and all 
     that follows through ``100-180'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Requirements Correlation Matrix found in the user-
     defined Operational Requirements Document (as contained in 
     Attachment B to a letter from the Secretary of Defense to 
     Congress dated October 14, 1993)'';
       (5) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``congressional 
     defense'';
       (6) in paragraph (4), by striking out ``such certification 
     to be submitted'';
       (7) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) First Report.--The Secretary shall submit the first 
     annual report under subsection (a) not later than March 1, 
     1996.''; and
       (8) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 112. ANNUAL REPORT ON B-2 BOMBER AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.''.

       (c) Repeal of Condition on Obligation of Funds in Enhanced 
     Bomber Capability Fund.--Section 133(d)(3) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 
     103-337; 108 Stat. 2688) is amended by striking out ``If,'' 
     and all that follows through ``bombers, the Secretary'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``The Secretary''.

     SEC. 142. PROCUREMENT OF B-2 BOMBERS.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 103 
     for the B-2 bomber procurement program, not more than 
     $279,921,000 may be obligated or expended before March 31, 
     1996.

     SEC. 143. MC-130H AIRCRAFT PROGRAM.

       The limitation on the obligation of funds for payment of an 
     award fee and the procurement of contractor-furnished 
     equipment for the MC-130H Combat Talon aircraft set forth in 
     section 161(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 103 Stat. 
     1388) shall cease to apply upon determination by the Director 
     of Operational Test and Evaluation (and submission of a 
     certification of that determination to the congressional 
     defense committees) that, based on the operational test and 
     evaluation and the analysis conducted on that aircraft to the 
     date of that determination, such aircraft is operationally 
     effective and meets the needs of its intended users.
             Subtitle E--Chemical Demilitarization Program

     SEC. 151. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO PROCEED EXPEDITIOUSLY WITH 
                   DEVELOPMENT OF CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION 
                   CRYOFRACTURE FACILITY AT TOOELE ARMY DEPOT, 
                   UTAH.

       Subsection (a) of section 173 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 
     101-189; 103 Stat. 1393) is repealed.

     SEC. 152. DESTRUCTION OF EXISTING STOCKPILE OF LETHAL 
                   CHEMICAL AGENTS AND MUNITIONS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall proceed 
     with the program for destruction of the chemical munitions 
     stockpile of the Department of Defense while maintaining the 
     maximum protection of the environment, the general public, 
     and the personnel involved in the actual destruction of the 
     munitions. In carrying out such program, the Secretary shall 
     use technologies and procedures that will minimize the risk 
     to the public at each site.
       (b) Initiation of Demilitarization Operations.--The 
     Secretary of Defense may not initiate destruction of the 
     chemical munitions stockpile stored at a site until the 
     following support measures are in place:
       (1) Support measures that are required by Department of 
     Defense and Army chemical surety and security program 
     regulations.
       (2) Support measures that are required by the general and 
     site chemical munitions demilitarization plans specific to 
     that installation.
       (3) Support measures that are required by the permits 
     required by the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6901 et 
     seq.) and the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 et seq.) for 
     chemical munitions demilitarization operations at that 
     installation, as approved by the appropriate State regulatory 
     agencies.
       (c) Assessment Of Alternatives.-- (1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall conduct an assessment of the current chemical 
     demilitarization program and of measures that could be taken 
     to reduce significantly the total cost of the program, while 
     ensuring maximum protection of the general public, the 
     personnel involved in the demilitarization program, and the 
     environment. The measures considered shall be limited to 
     those that would minimize the risk to the public. The 
     assessment shall be conducted without regard to any 
     limitation that would otherwise apply to the conduct of such 
     an assessment under any provision of law.
       (2) The assessment shall be conducted in coordination with 
     the National Research Council.
       (3) Based on the results of the assessment, the Secretary 
     shall develop appropriate recommendations for revision of the 
     chemical demilitarization program.
       (4) Not later than March 1, 1996, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees an 
     interim report assessing the current status of the chemical 
     stockpile demilitarization program, including the results of 
     the Army's analysis of the physical and chemical integrity of 
     the stockpile and implications for the chemical 
     demilitarization program, and providing recommendations for 
     revisions to that program that have been included in the 
     budget request of the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
     1997. The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees with the submission of the budget request of the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 1998 a final report on 
     the assessment conducted in accordance with paragraph (1) and 
     recommendations for revision to the program, including an 
     assessment of alternative demilitarization technologies and 
     processes to the baseline incineration process and potential 
     reconfiguration of the stockpile that should be incorporated 
     in the program.
       (d) Assistance for Chemical Weapons Stockpile Communities 
     Affected by Base Closure.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     review and evaluate issues associated with closure and 
     reutilization of Department of Defense facilities co-located 
     with continuing chemical stockpile and chemical 
     demilitarization operations.
       (2) The review shall include the following:
       (A) An analysis of the economic impacts on these 
     communities and the unique reuse problems facing local 
     communities associated with ongoing chemical weapons 
     programs.
       (B) Recommendations of the Secretary on methods for 
     expeditious and cost-effective transfer or lease of these 
     facilities to local communities for reuse by those 
     communities.
       (3) The Secretary shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the review and evaluation under this 
     subsection. The report shall be submitted not later than 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 153. ADMINISTRATION OF CHEMICAL DEMILITARIZATION 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Travel Funding for Members of Chemical Demilitarization 
     Citizens' Advisory Commissions.--Section 172(g) of Public Law 
     102-484 (50 U.S.C. 1521 note) is amended to read as follows:

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       ``(g) Pay and Expenses.--Members of each commission shall 
     receive no pay for their involvement in the activities of 
     their commissions. Funds appropriated for the Chemical 
     Stockpile Demilitarization Program may be used for travel and 
     associated travel costs for Citizens' Advisory Commissioners, 
     when such travel is conducted at the invitation of the 
     Assistant Secretary of the Army (Research, Development, and 
     Acquisition).''.
       (b) Quarterly Report Concerning Travel Funding for 
     Citizens' Advisory Commissioners.--Section 1412(g) of the 
     Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 
     1521(g)), is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``(g) Annual Report.--'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``(g) Periodic Reports.--'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking out ``Each such report shall contain--'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Each annual report shall 
     contain--''
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking out ``and'' at the end of clause (iv);
       (ii) by striking out the period at the end of clause (v) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(vi) travel and associated travel costs for Citizens' 
     Advisory Commissioners under section 172(g) of Public Law 
     102-484 (50 U.S.C. 1521 note).'';
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4);
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph (3):
       ``(3) The Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on 
     Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on National Security and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a 
     quarterly report containing an accounting of all funds 
     expended (during the quarter covered by the report) for 
     travel and associated travel costs for Citizens' Advisory 
     Commissioners under section 172(g) of Public Law 102-484 (50 
     U.S.C. 1521 note). The quarterly report for the final quarter 
     of the period covered by a report under paragraph (1) may be 
     included in that report.''; and
       (5) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking out ``this subsection'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``paragraph (1)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``No quarterly 
     report is required under paragraph (3) after the transmittal 
     of the final report under paragraph (1).''.
       (c) Director of Program.--Section 1412(e)(3) of the 
     Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (50 U.S.C. 
     1521(e)(3)), is amended by inserting ``or civilian 
     equivalent'' after ``general officer''.
         TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION
              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 for the use of the Department of Defense for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation as follows:
       (1) For the Army, $4,737,581,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $8,474,783,000.
       (3) For the Air Force, $12,914,868,000.
       (4) For Defense-wide activities, $9,693,180,000, of which--
       (A) $251,082,000 is authorized for the activities of the 
     Director, Test and Evaluation; and
       (B) $22,587,000 is authorized for the Director of 
     Operational Test and Evaluation.

     SEC. 202. AMOUNT FOR BASIC RESEARCH AND EXPLORATORY 
                   DEVELOPMENT.

       (a) Fiscal Year 1996.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated by section 201, $4,088,879,000 shall be 
     available for basic research and exploratory development 
     projects.
       (b) Basic Research and Exploratory Development Defined.--
     For purposes of this section, the term ``basic research and 
     exploratory development'' means work funded in program 
     elements for defense research and development under 
     Department of Defense category 6.1 or 6.2.

     SEC. 203. MODIFICATIONS TO STRATEGIC ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 
                   AND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Council Membership.--Section 2902(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``thirteen'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``12'';
       (2) by striking out paragraph (3);
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), 
     (9), and (10) as paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), and 
     (9), respectively; and
       (4) in paragraph (8), as redesignated, by striking out ``, 
     who shall be nonvoting members''.
       (b) Annual Report.--(1) Section 2902 of such title is 
     amended in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking out paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(3) To prepare an annual report that contains the 
     following:
       ``(A) A description of activities of the strategic 
     environmental research and development program carried out 
     during the fiscal year before the fiscal year in which the 
     report is prepared.
       ``(B) A general outline of the activities planned for the 
     program during the fiscal year in which the report is 
     prepared.
       ``(C) A summary of projects continued from the fiscal year 
     before the fiscal year in which the report is prepared and 
     projects expected to be started during the fiscal year in 
     which the report is prepared and during the following fiscal 
     year.''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking out ``Federal 
     Coordinating Council on Science, Engineering, and 
     Technology'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``National Science 
     and Technology Council''.
       (2) Section 2902 of such title is further amended--
       (A) by striking out subsections (f) and (h);
       (B) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f); and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g)(1) Not later than February 1 of each year, the 
     Council shall submit to the Secretary of Defense the annual 
     report prepared pursuant to subsection (d)(3).
       ``(2) Not later than March 15 of each year, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit such annual report to Congress, along 
     with such comments as the Secretary considers appropriate.''.
       (3) The amendments made by this subsection shall apply with 
     respect to the annual report prepared during fiscal year 1997 
     and each fiscal year thereafter.
       (c) Policies and Procedures.--Section 2902(e) of such title 
     is amended in paragraph (3) by striking out ``programs, 
     particularly'' and all that follows through the end of the 
     paragraph and inserting in lieu thereof ``programs;''.
       (d) Competitive Procedures.--Section 2903(c) of such title 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``or'' after ``contracts'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``using competitive procedures. The 
     Executive Director may enter into''; and
       (2) by striking out ``law, except that'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``law. In either case,''.
       (e) Continuation of Expiring Authority.--(1) Section 
     2903(d) of such title is amended in paragraph (2) by striking 
     out the last sentence.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall take effect 
     as of September 29, 1995.

     SEC. 204. DEFENSE DUAL USE TECHNOLOGY INITIATIVE.

       (a) Fiscal Year 1996 Amount.--Of the amount authorized to 
     be appropriated in section 201(4), $195,000,000 shall be 
     available for the defense dual use technology initiative 
     conducted under chapter 148 of title 10, United States Code.
       (b) Availability of Funds for Existing Technology 
     Reinvestment Projects.--The Secretary of Defense shall use 
     amounts made available for the defense dual use technology 
     initiative under subsection (a) only for the purpose of 
     continuing or completing technology reinvestment projects 
     that were initiated before October 1, 1995.
       (c) Notice Concerning Projects To Be Carried Out.--Of the 
     amounts made available for the defense dual use technology 
     initiative under subsection (a)--
       (1) $145,000,000 shall be available for obligation only 
     after the date on which the Secretary of Defense notifies the 
     congressional defense committees regarding the defense 
     reinvestment projects to be funded using such funds; and
       (2) the remaining $50,000,000 shall be available for 
     obligation only after the date on which the Secretary of 
     Defense certifies to the congressional defense committees 
     that the defense reinvestment projects to be funded using 
     such funds have been determined by the Joint Requirements 
     Oversight Council to be of significant military priority.
    Subtitle B--Program Requirements, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 211. SPACE LAUNCH MODERNIZATION.

       (a) Allocation of Funds.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization in section 201(3), 
     $50,000,000 shall be available for a competitive reusable 
     rocket technology program.
       (b) Limitation.--Funds made available pursuant to 
     subsection (a)(1) may be obligated only to the extent that 
     the fiscal year 1996 current operating plan of the National 
     Aeronautics and Space Administration allocates at least an 
     equal amount for its Reusable Space Launch program.

     SEC. 212. TACTICAL MANNED RECONNAISSANCE.

       (a) Limitation.--None of the amounts appropriated or 
     otherwise made available pursuant to an authorization in this 
     Act may be used by the Secretary of the Air Force to conduct 
     research, development, test, or evaluation for a replacement 
     aircraft, pod, or sensor payload for the tactical manned 
     reconnaissance mission until the report required by 
     subsection (b) is submitted to the congressional defense 
     committees.
       (b) Report.--The Secretary of the Air Force shall submit to 
     the congressional defense committees a report setting forth 
     in detail information about the manner in which the funds 
     authorized by section 201 of this Act and section 201 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2690) are planned to be used 
     during fiscal year 1996 for research, development, test, and 
     evaluation for the Air Force tactical manned reconnaissance 
     mission. At a minimum, the report shall include the sources, 
     by program element, of the funds and the purposes for which 
     the funds are planned to be used.

     SEC. 213. JOINT ADVANCED STRIKE TECHNOLOGY (JAST) PROGRAM.

       (a) Allocation of Funds.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorizations in section 201, 
     $200,156,000 shall be available for the Joint Advanced Strike 
     Technology (JAST) program. Of that amount--
       (1) $83,795,000 shall be available for program element 
     63800N in the budget of the Department of Defense for fiscal 
     year 1996;
       (2) $85,686,000 shall be available for program element 
     63800F in such budget; and

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       (3) $30,675,000 shall be available for program element 
     63800E in such budget.
       (b) Additional Allocation.--Of the amounts made available 
     under paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) of subsection (a)--
       (1) $25,000,000 shall be available from the amount 
     authorized to be appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     in section 201(2) for the conduct, during fiscal year 1996, 
     of a 6-month program definition phase for the A/F117X, an F-
     117 fighter aircraft modified for use by the Navy as a long-
     range, medium attack aircraft; and
       (2) $7,000,000 shall be available to provide for 
     competitive engine concepts.
       (c) Limitation.--Not more than 75 percent of the amount 
     appropriated for the Joint Advanced Strike Technology program 
     pursuant to the authorizations in section 201 may be 
     obligated until a period of 30 days has expired after the 
     report required by subsection (d) is submitted to the 
     congressional defense committees.
       (d) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report, in unclassified 
     and classified forms, not later than March 1, 1996, that sets 
     forth in detail the following information for the period 1997 
     through 2005:
       (1) The total joint requirement, assuming the capability to 
     successfully conduct two nearly simultaneous major regional 
     contingencies, for the following:
       (A) Numbers of bombers, tactical combat aircraft, and 
     attack helicopters and the characteristics required of those 
     aircraft in terms of capabilities, range, and low-
     observability.
       (B) Surface- and air-launched standoff precision guided 
     munitions.
       (C) Cruise missiles.
       (D) Ground-based systems, such as the Extended Range-
     Multiple Launch Rocket System and the Army Tactical Missile 
     System (ATACMS), for joint warfighting capability.
       (2) The warning time assumptions for two nearly 
     simultaneous major regional contingencies, and the effects on 
     future tactical attack/fighter aircraft requirements using 
     other warning time assumptions.
       (3) The requirements that exist for the Joint Advanced 
     Strike Technology program that cannot be met by existing 
     aircraft or by those in development.

     SEC. 214. DEVELOPMENT OF LASER PROGRAM.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated by section 
     201(2), $9,000,000 shall be used for the development by the 
     Naval High Energy Laser Office of a continuous wave, 
     superconducting radio frequency free electron laser program.

     SEC. 215. NAVY MINE COUNTERMEASURES PROGRAM.

       Section 216(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 
     1317) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``Director, Defense Research and 
     Engineering'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Under Secretary 
     of Defense for Acquisition and Technology''; and
       (2) by striking out ``fiscal years 1995 through 1999'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``fiscal years 1996 through 1999''.

     SEC. 216. SPACE-BASED INFRARED SYSTEM.

       (a) Program Baseline.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a program baseline for the Space-Based Infrared 
     System. Such baseline shall--
       (1) include--
       (A) program cost and an estimate of the funds required for 
     development and acquisition activities for each fiscal year 
     in which such activities are planned to be carried out;
       (B) a comprehensive schedule with program milestones and 
     exit criteria; and
       (C) optimized performance parameters for each segment of an 
     integrated space-based infrared system;
       (2) be structured to achieve initial operational capability 
     of the low earth orbit space segment (the Space and Missile 
     Tracking System) in fiscal year 2003, with a first launch of 
     Block I satellites in fiscal year 2002;
       (3) ensure integration of the Space and Missile Tracking 
     System into the architecture of the Space-Based Infrared 
     System; and
       (4) ensure that the performance parameters of all space 
     segment components are selected so as to optimize the 
     performance of the Space-Based Infrared System while 
     minimizing unnecessary redundancy and cost.
       (b) Report on Program Baseline.--Not later than 60 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report, in classified and unclassified forms as necessary, 
     on the program baseline established under subsection (a).
       (c) Establishment of Program Elements.--In the budget 
     justification materials submitted to Congress in support of 
     the Department of Defense budget for any fiscal year after 
     fiscal year 1996 (as submitted in the budget of the President 
     under section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code), the 
     amount requested for the Space-Based Infrared System shall be 
     set forth in accordance with the following program elements:
       (1) Space Segment High.
       (2) Space Segment Low (Space and Missile Tracking System).
       (3) Ground Segment.
       (d) Funding for Fiscal Year 1996.--Of the amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 201(3) for 
     fiscal year 1996, or otherwise made available to the 
     Department of Defense for fiscal year 1996, the following 
     amounts shall be available for the Space-Based Infrared 
     System:
       (1) $265,744,000 for demonstration and validation, of which 
     $249,824,000 shall be available for the Space and Missile 
     Tracking System.
       (2) $162,219,000 for engineering and manufacturing 
     development, of which $9,400,000 shall be available for the 
     Miniature Sensor Technology Integration program.

     SEC. 217. DEFENSE NUCLEAR AGENCY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Agency Funding.--Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Defense in section 201, 
     $241,703,000 shall be available for the Defense Nuclear 
     Agency.
       (b) Tunnel Characterization and Neutralization Program.--Of 
     the amount made available under subsection (a), $3,000,000 
     shall be available for a tunnel characterization and 
     neutralization program to be managed by the Defense Nuclear 
     Agency as part of the counterproliferation activities of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (c) Long-Term Radiation Tolerant Microelectronics 
     Program.--(1) Of the amount made available under subsection 
     (a), $6,000,000 shall be available for the establishment of a 
     long-term radiation tolerant microelectronics program to be 
     managed by the Defense Nuclear Agency for the purposes of--
       (A) providing for the development of affordable and 
     effective hardening technologies and for incorporation of 
     such technologies into systems;
       (B) sustaining the supporting industrial base; and
       (C) ensuring that a use of a nuclear weapon in regional 
     threat scenarios does not interrupt or defeat the continued 
     operability of systems of the Armed Forces exposed to the 
     combined effects of radiation emitted by the weapon.
       (2) Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report on how the long-term radiation tolerant 
     microelectronics program is to be conducted and funded in the 
     fiscal years after fiscal year 1996 that are covered by the 
     future-years defense program submitted to Congress in 1995.
       (d) Electrothermal Gun Technology Program.--Of the amount 
     made available under subsection (a), $4,000,000 shall be 
     available for the electrothermal gun technology program of 
     the Defense Nuclear Agency.

     SEC. 218. COUNTERPROLIFERATION SUPPORT PROGRAM.

       (a) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Department of Defense under section 201(4), $138,237,000 
     shall be available for the Counterproliferation Support 
     Program, of which $30,000,000 shall be available for a 
     tactical antisatellite technologies program.
       (b) Additional Authority To Transfer Authorizations.--(1) 
     In addition to the transfer authority provided in section 
     1001, upon determination by the Secretary of Defense that 
     such action is necessary in the national interest, the 
     Secretary may transfer amounts of authorizations made 
     available to the Department of Defense in this division for 
     fiscal year 1996 to counterproliferation programs, projects, 
     and activities identified as areas for progress by the 
     Counterproliferation Program Review Committee established by 
     section 1605 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1845). 
     Amounts of authorizations so transferred shall be merged with 
     and be available for the same purposes as the authorization 
     to which transferred.
       (2) The total amount of authorizations transferred under 
     the authority of this subsection may not exceed $50,000,000.
       (3) The authority provided by this subsection to transfer 
     authorizations--
       (A) may only be used to provide authority for items that 
     have a higher priority than the items from which authority is 
     transferred; and
       (B) may not be used to provide authority for an item that 
     has been denied authorization by Congress.
       (4) A transfer made from one account to another under the 
     authority of this subsection shall be deemed to increase the 
     amount authorized for the account to which the amount is 
     transferred by an amount equal to the amount transferred.
       (5) The Secretary of Defense shall promptly notify Congress 
     of transfers made under the authority of this subsection.

     SEC. 219. NONLETHAL WEAPONS STUDY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The role of the United States military in operations 
     other than war has increased.
       (2) Weapons and instruments that are nonlethal in 
     application yet immobilizing could have widespread 
     operational utility and application.
       (3) The use of nonlethal weapons in operations other than 
     war poses a number of important doctrine, legal, policy, and 
     operations questions which should be addressed in a 
     comprehensive and coordinated manner.
       (4) The development of nonlethal technologies continues to 
     spread across military and agency budgets.
       (5) The Department of Defense should provide improved 
     budgetary focus and management direction to the nonlethal 
     weapons program.
       (b) Responsibility for Development of Nonlethal Weapons 
     Technology.--Not later than February 15, 1996, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall assign centralized responsibility for 
     development (and any other functional responsibility the 
     Secretary considers appropriate) of nonlethal weapons 
     technology to an existing office within the Office

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     of the Secretary of Defense or to a military service as the 
     executive agent.
       (c) Report.--Not later than February 15, 1996, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     setting forth the following:
       (1) The name of the office or military service assigned 
     responsibility for the nonlethal weapons program by the 
     Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (b) and a 
     discussion of the rationale for such assignment.
       (2) The degree to which nonlethal weapons are required by 
     more than one of the armed forces.
       (3) The time frame for the development and deployment of 
     such weapons.
       (4) The appropriate role of the military departments and 
     defense agencies in the development of such weapons.
       (5) The military doctrine, legal, policy, and operational 
     issues that must be addressed by the Department of Defense 
     before such weapons achieve operational capability.
       (d) Authorization.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated under section 201(4), $37,200,000 shall be 
     available for nonlethal weapons programs and nonlethal 
     technologies programs.
       (e) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``nonlethal weapon'' means a weapon or instrument the effect 
     of which on human targets is less than fatal.

     SEC. 220. FEDERALLY FUNDED RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CENTERS 
                   AND UNIVERSITY-AFFILIATED RESEARCH CENTERS.

       (a) Centers Covered.--Funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1996 
     pursuant to an authorization of appropriations in section 201 
     may be obligated to procure work from a federally funded 
     research and development center (in this section referred to 
     as an ``FFRDC'') or a university-affiliated research center 
     (in this section referred to as a ``UARC'') only in the case 
     of a center named in the report required by subsection (b) 
     and, in the case of such a center, only in an amount not in 
     excess of the amount of the proposed funding level set forth 
     for that center in such report.
       (b) Report on Allocations for Centers.--(1) Not later than 
     30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives a report containing--
       (A) the name of each FFRDC and UARC from which work is 
     proposed to be procured for the Department of Defense for 
     fiscal year 1996; and
       (B) for each such center, the proposed funding level and 
     the estimated personnel level for fiscal year 1996.
       (2) The total of the proposed funding levels set forth in 
     the report for all FFRDCs and UARCs may not exceed the amount 
     set forth in subsection (d).
       (c) Limitation Pending Submission of Report.--Not more than 
     15 percent of the funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available for the Department of Defense for fiscal year 1996 
     pursuant to an authorization of appropriations in section 201 
     for FFRDCs and UARCs may be obligated to procure work from an 
     FFRDC or UARC until the Secretary of Defense submits the 
     report required by subsection (b).
       (d) Funding.--Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated 
     by section 201, not more than a total of $1,668,850,000 may 
     be obligated to procure services from the FFRDCs and UARCs 
     named in the report required by subsection (b).
       (e) Authority To Waive Funding Limitation.--The Secretary 
     of Defense may waive the limitation regarding the maximum 
     funding amount that applies under subsection (a) to an FFRDC 
     or UARC. Whenever the Secretary proposes to make such a 
     waiver, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives notice of the proposed waiver 
     and the reasons for the waiver. The waiver may then be made 
     only after the end of the 60-day period that begins on the 
     date on which the notice is submitted to those committees, 
     unless the Secretary determines that it is essential to the 
     national security that funds be obligated for work at that 
     center in excess of that limitation before the end of such 
     period and notifies those committees of that determination 
     and the reasons for the determination.
       (f) Five-Year Plan.--(1) The Secretary of Defense, in 
     consultation with the Secretaries of the military 
     departments, shall develop a five-year plan to reduce and 
     consolidate the activities performed by FFRDCs and UARCs and 
     establish a framework for the future workload of such 
     centers.
       (2) The plan shall--
       (A) set forth the manner in which the Secretary of Defense 
     could achieve by October 1, 2000, implementation by FFRDCs 
     and UARCs of only those core activities, as defined by the 
     Secretary, that require the unique capabilities and 
     arrangements afforded by such centers; and
       (B) include an assessment of the number of personnel needed 
     in each FFRDC and UARC during each year over the five years 
     covered by the plan.
       (3) Not later than February 1, 1996, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report on the plan required by this subsection.

     SEC. 221. JOINT SEISMIC PROGRAM AND GLOBAL SEISMIC NETWORK.

       Of the amount authorized to be appropriated under section 
     201(3), $9,500,000 shall be available for fiscal year 1996 
     (in program element 61101F in the budget of the Department of 
     Defense for fiscal year 1996) for continuation of the Joint 
     Seismic Program and Global Seismic Network.

     SEC. 222. HYDRA-70 ROCKET PRODUCT IMPROVEMENT PROGRAM.

       (a) Funding Authorization.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated under section 201(1) for Other Missile Product 
     Improvement Programs, $10,000,000 is authorized to be 
     appropriated for a Hydra-70 rocket product improvement 
     program and to be made available under such program for full 
     qualification and operational platform certification of a 
     Hydra-70 rocket described in subsection (b) for use on the 
     Apache attack helicopter.
       (b) Hydra-70 Rocket Covered.--The Hydra-70 rocket referred 
     to in subsection (a) is any Hydra-70 rocket that has as its 
     propulsion component a 2.75-inch rocket motor that is a 
     nondevelopmental item and uses a composite propellant.
       (c) Competition Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     conduct the product improvement program referred to in 
     subsection (a) with full and open competition.
       (d) Submission of Technical Data Package Required.--Upon 
     the full qualification and operational platform certification 
     of a Hydra-70 rocket as described in subsection (a), the 
     contractor providing the rocket so qualified and certified 
     shall submit the technical data package for the rocket to the 
     Secretary of the Army. The Secretary shall use the technical 
     data package in competitions for contracts for the 
     procurement of Hydra-70 rockets described in subsection (b) 
     for the Army.
       (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the terms 
     ``full and open competition'' and ``nondevelopmental item'' 
     have the meanings given such terms in section 4 of the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403).

     SEC. 223. LIMITATION ON OBLIGATION OF FUNDS UNTIL RECEIPT OF 
                   ELECTRONIC COMBAT CONSOLIDATION MASTER PLAN.

       (a) Limitation.--Not more than 75 percent of the amounts 
     appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in section 201 for test and 
     evaluation program elements 65896A, 65864N, 65807F, and 
     65804D in the budget of the Department of Defense for fiscal 
     year 1996 may be obligated until 14 days after the date on 
     which the congressional defense committees receive the plan 
     specified in subsection (b).
       (b) Plan.--The plan referred to in subsection (a) is the 
     master plan for electronic combat consolidation described 
     under Defense-Wide Programs under Research, Development, 
     Test, and Evaluation in the Report of the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the House of Representatives on H.R. 4301 (House 
     Report 103-499), dated May 10, 1994.

     SEC. 224. OBLIGATION OF CERTAIN FUNDS DELAYED UNTIL RECEIPT 
                   OF REPORT ON SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
                   RESCISSIONS.

       (a) Delay in Obligation of Certain Funds.--None of the 
     amounts appropriated or otherwise made available pursuant to 
     the authorization in section 201(4) may be obligated until 14 
     days after the date on which the congressional defense 
     committees receive a report by the Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller) that sets forth in detail the allocation of 
     rescissions for science and technology described in 
     subsection (b).
       (b) Description of Rescissions.--The rescissions for 
     science and technology covered by subsection (a) are the 
     Army, Navy, Air Force, and Defense-wide science and 
     technology (1995/1996) rescissions that are made by the 
     Emergency Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions for the 
     Department of Defense to Preserve and Enhance Military 
     Readiness Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-6), as set forth in the 
     Joint Explanatory Statement of the Committee of Conference in 
     the conference report accompanying that Act (House Report 
     104-101).

     SEC. 225. OBLIGATION OF CERTAIN FUNDS DELAYED UNTIL RECEIPT 
                   OF REPORT ON REDUCTIONS IN RESEARCH, 
                   DEVELOPMENT, TEST, AND EVALUATION.

       (a) Delay in Obligation of Certain Funds.--Not more than 50 
     percent of the amounts appropriated or otherwise made 
     available pursuant to the authorization in section 201(4) may 
     be obligated until 14 days after the date on which the 
     congressional defense committees receive a report by the 
     Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) that sets forth in 
     detail the allocation of reductions for research, 
     development, test, and evaluation described in subsection 
     (b).
       (b) Description of Reductions.--The reductions for 
     research, development, test, and evaluation covered by 
     subsection (a) are the following Army, Navy, Air Force, and 
     Defense-wide reductions, as required by the Department of 
     Defense Appropriations Act, 1996:
       (1) General reductions.
       (2) Reductions to reflect savings from revised economic 
     assumptions.
       (3) Reductions to reflect the funding ceiling for defense 
     federally funded research and development centers.
       (4) Reductions for savings through improved management of 
     contractor automatic data processing costs charged through 
     indirect rates on Department of Defense acquisition 
     contracts.

     SEC. 226. ADVANCED FIELD ARTILLERY SYSTEM (CRUSADER).

       (a) Authority To Use Funds for Alternative Propellant 
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     fiscal year 1996, the Secretary of the Army may use funds 
     appropriated for the liquid propellant portion of the 
     Advanced Field Artillery System (Crusader) program for fiscal 
     year 1996 for alternative propellant technologies and 
     integration of those technologies into the design of the 
     Crusader if--
       (1) the Secretary determines that the technical risk 
     associated with liquid propellant will increase costs and 
     delay the initial operational capability of the Crusader; and
       (2) the Secretary notifies the congressional defense 
     committees of the proposed use of the funds and the reasons 
     for the proposed use of the funds.
       (b) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Army may not spend 
     funds for the liquid propellant portion of the Crusader 
     program after August 15, 1996, unless--
       (1) the report required by subsection (c) has been 
     submitted by that date; and
       (2) such report includes documentation of significant 
     progress, as determined by the Secretary, toward meeting the 
     objectives for the liquid propellant portion of the program, 
     as set forth in the baseline description for the Crusader 
     program and approved by the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense on January 4, 1995.
       (c) Report Required.--Not later than August 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report containing documentation of the 
     progress being made in meeting the objectives set forth in 
     the baseline description for the Crusader program and 
     approved by the Office of the Secretary of Defense on January 
     4, 1995. The report shall specifically address the progress 
     being made toward meeting the following objectives:
       (1) Establishment of breech and ignition design criteria 
     for rate of fire for the cannon of the Crusader.
       (2) Selection of a satisfactory ignition concept for the 
     next prototype of the cannon.
       (3) Selection, on the basis of modeling and simulation, of 
     design concepts to prevent chamber piston reversals, and 
     validation of the selected concepts by gun and mock chamber 
     firings.
       (4) Achievement of an understanding of the chemistry and 
     physics of propellant burn resulting from the firing of 
     liquid propellant into any target zone, and achievement, on 
     the basis of modeling and simulation, of an ignition process 
     that is predictable.
       (5) Completion of an analysis of the management of heat 
     dissipation for the full range of performance requirements 
     for the cannon, completion of concept designs supported by 
     that analysis, and proposal of such concept designs for 
     engineering.
       (6) Development, for integration into the next prototype of 
     the cannon, of engineering designs to control pressure 
     oscillations in the chamber of the cannon during firing.
       (7) Completion of an assessment of the sensitivity of 
     liquid propellant to contamination by various materials to 
     which it may be exposed throughout the handling and operation 
     of the cannon, and documentation of predictable reactions of 
     contaminated or sensitized liquid propellant.
       (d) Additional Matters To Be Covered by Report.--The report 
     required by subsection (c) also shall contain the following:
       (1) An assertion that all the known hazards associated with 
     liquid propellant have been identified and are controllable 
     to acceptable levels.
       (2) An assessment of the technology for each component of 
     the Crusader (the cannon, vehicle, and crew module), 
     including, for each performance goal of the Crusader program 
     (including the goal for total system weight), information 
     about the maturity of the technology to achieve that goal, 
     the maturity of the design of the technology, and the manner 
     in which the design has been proven (for example, through 
     simulation, bench testing, or weapon firing).
       (3) An assessment of the cost of continued development of 
     the Crusader after August 1, 1996, and the cost of each unit 
     of the Crusader in the year the Crusader will be completed.

     SEC. 227. DEMILITARIZATION OF CONVENTIONAL MUNITIONS, 
                   ROCKETS, AND EXPLOSIVES.

       Of the amount appropriated pursuant to the authorization in 
     section 201 for explosives demilitarization technology, 
     $15,000,000 shall be available to establish an integrated 
     program for the development and demonstration of conventional 
     munitions and explosives demilitarization technologies that 
     comply with applicable environmental laws for the 
     demilitarization and disposal of unserviceable, obsolete, or 
     nontreaty compliant munitions, rocket motors, and explosives.

     SEC. 228. DEFENSE AIRBORNE RECONNAISSANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Limitation.--Not more than three percent of the total 
     amount appropriated for research and development under the 
     Defense Airborne Reconnaissance program pursuant to the 
     authorizations of appropriations in section 201 may be 
     obligated for systems engineering and technical assistance 
     (SETA) contracts until--
       (1) funds are obligated (out of such appropriated funds) 
     for--
       (A) the upgrade of U-2 aircraft senior year electro-optical 
     reconnaissance sensors to the newest configuration; and
       (B) the upgrade of the U-2 SIGINT system; and
       (2) the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Technology submits the report required under subsection (b).
       (b) Report on U-2-Related Upgrades.--(1) Not later than 
     April 1, 1996, the Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition 
     and Technology shall transmit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives a report on obligations of 
     funds for upgrades relating to airborne reconnaissance by U-2 
     aircraft.
       (2) The report shall set forth the specific purposes under 
     the general purposes described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     of subsection (a)(1) for which funds have been obligated (as 
     of the date of the report) and the amounts that have been 
     obligated (as of such date) for those specific purposes.
           Subtitle C--Ballistic Missile Defense Act of 1995

     SEC. 231. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Ballistic Missile 
     Defense Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 232. FINDINGS.

       Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The emerging threat that is posed to the national 
     security interests of the United States by the proliferation 
     of ballistic missiles is significant and growing, both in 
     terms of numbers of missiles and in terms of the technical 
     capabilities of those missiles.
       (2) The deployment of ballistic missile defenses is a 
     necessary, but not sufficient, element of a broader strategy 
     to discourage both the proliferation of weapons of mass 
     destruction and the proliferation of the means of their 
     delivery and to defend against the consequences of such 
     proliferation.
       (3) The deployment of effective Theater Missile Defense 
     systems can deter potential adversaries of the United States 
     from escalating a conflict by threatening or attacking United 
     States forces or the forces or territory of coalition 
     partners or allies of the United States with ballistic 
     missiles armed with weapons of mass destruction to offset the 
     operational and technical advantages of the United States and 
     its coalition partners and allies.
       (4) United States intelligence officials have provided 
     intelligence estimates to congressional committees that (A) 
     the trend in missile proliferation is toward longer range and 
     more sophisticated ballistic missiles, (B) North Korea may 
     deploy an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of 
     reaching Alaska or beyond within five years, and (C) although 
     a new, indigenously developed ballastic missile threat to the 
     continental United States is not foreseen within the next ten 
     years, determined countries can acquire intercontinental 
     ballistic missiles in the near future and with little warning 
     by means other than indigenous development.
       (5) The development and deployment by the United States and 
     its allies of effective defenses against ballistic missiles 
     of all ranges will reduce the incentives for countries to 
     acquire such missiles or to augment existing missile 
     capabilities.
       (6) The concept of mutual assured destruction (based upon 
     an offense-only form of deterrence), which is the major 
     philosophical rationale underlying the ABM Treaty, is now 
     questionable as a basis for stability in a multipolar world 
     in which the United States and the states of the former 
     Soviet Union are seeking to normalize relations and eliminate 
     Cold War attitudes and arrangements.
       (7) The development and deployment of a National Missile 
     Defense system against the threat of limited ballistic 
     missile attacks--
       (A) would strengthen deterrence at the levels of forces 
     agreed to by the United States and Russia under the Strategic 
     Arms Reduction Talks Treaty (START-I); and
       (B) would further strengthen deterrence if reductions below 
     the levels permitted under START-I should be agreed to and 
     implemented in the future.
       (8) The distinction made during the Cold War, based upon 
     the technology of the time, between strategic ballistic 
     missiles and nonstrategic ballistic missiles, which resulted 
     in the distinction made in the ABM Treaty between strategic 
     defense and nonstrategic defense, has become obsolete because 
     of technological advancement (including the development by 
     North Korea of long-range Taepo-Dong I and Taepo-Dong II 
     missiles) and, therefore, that distinction in the ABM Treaty 
     should be reviewed.

     SEC. 233. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE POLICY.

       It is the policy of the United States--
       (1) to deploy affordable and operationally effective 
     theater missile defenses to protect forward-deployed and 
     expeditionary elements of the Armed Forces of the United 
     States and to complement the missile defense capabilities of 
     forces of coalition partners and of allies of the United 
     States;
       (2) to--
       (A) deploy a National Missile Defense system that--
       (i) is affordable and operationally effective against 
     limited, accidental, or unauthorized ballistic missile 
     attacks on the territory of the United States; and
       (ii) can be augmented over time as the threat changes to 
     provide a layered defense against limited, accidental, or 
     unauthorized ballistic missile threats;
       (B) initiate negotiations with the Russian Federation as 
     necessary to provide for the National Missile Defense system 
     specified in section 235; and
       (C) consider, if those negotiations fail, the option of 
     withdrawing from the ABM Treaty in accordance with the 
     provisions of Article XV of that treaty, subject to 
     consultations between the President and the Congress;
       (3) to ensure congressional review, before deployment of 
     the system specified in paragraph (2), of (A) the 
     affordability and operational effectiveness of such system, 
     (B) the threat to be countered by such a system, and (C) ABM 
     Treaty considerations with respect to such a system; and

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       (4) to seek a cooperative, negotiated transition to a 
     regime that does not feature an offense-only form of 
     deterrence as the basis for strategic stability.

     SEC. 234. THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE ARCHITECTURE.

       (a) Establishment of Core Program.--To implement the policy 
     established in paragraph (1) of section 233, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall restructure the core theater missile defense 
     program to consist of the following systems, to be carried 
     out so as to achieve the specified capabilities:
       (1) The Patriot PAC-3 system, with a first unit equipped 
     (FUE) during fiscal year 1998.
       (2) The Navy Lower Tier (Area) system, with a user 
     operational evaluation system (UOES) capability during fiscal 
     year 1997 and an initial operational capability (IOC) during 
     fiscal year 1999.
       (3) The Theater High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system, 
     with a user operational evaluation system (UOES) capability 
     not later than fiscal year 1998 and a first unit equipped 
     (FUE) not later than fiscal year 2000.
       (4) The Navy Upper Tier (Theater Wide) system, with a user 
     operational evaluation system (UOES) capability during fiscal 
     year 1999 and an initial operational capability (IOC) during 
     fiscal year 2001.
       (b) Use of Streamlined Acquisition Procedures.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall prescribe and use streamlined 
     acquisition policies and procedures to reduce the cost and 
     increase the efficiency of developing and deploying the 
     theater missile defense systems specified in subsection (a).
       (c) Interoperability and Support of Core Systems.--To 
     maximize effectiveness and flexibility of the systems 
     comprising the core theater missile defense program, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall ensure that those systems are 
     integrated and complementary and are fully capable of 
     exploiting external sensor and battle management support from 
     systems such as--
       (A) the Cooperative Engagement Capability (CEC) system of 
     the Navy;
       (B) airborne sensors; and
       (C) space-based sensors (including, in particular, the 
     Space and Missile Tracking System).
       (d) Follow-on Systems.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prepare an affordable development plan for theater missile 
     defense systems to be developed as follow-on systems to the 
     core systems specified in subsection (a). The Secretary shall 
     make the selection of a system for inclusion in the plan 
     based on the capability of the system to satisfy military 
     requirements not met by the systems in the core program and 
     on the capability of the system to use prior investments in 
     technologies, infrastructure, and battle-management 
     capabilities that are incorporated in, or associated with, 
     the systems in the core program.
       (2) The Secretary may not proceed with the development of a 
     follow-on theater missile defense system beyond the 
     Demonstration/Validation stage of development unless the 
     Secretary designates that system as a part of the core 
     program under this section and submits to the congressional 
     defense committees notice of that designation. The Secretary 
     shall include with any such notification a report 
     describing--
       (A) the requirements for the system and the specific 
     threats that such system is designed to counter;
       (B) how the system will relate to, support, and build upon 
     existing core systems;
       (C) the planned acquisition strategy for the system; and
       (D) a preliminary estimate of total program cost for that 
     system and the effect of development and acquisition of such 
     system on Department of Defense budget projections.
       (e) Program Accountability Report.--(1) As part of the 
     annual report of the Ballistic Missile Defense Organization 
     required by section 224 of Public Law 101-189 (10 U.S.C. 2431 
     note), the Secretary of Defense shall describe the technical 
     milestones, the schedule, and the cost of each phase of 
     development and acquisition (together with total estimated 
     program costs) for each core and follow-on theater missile 
     defense program.
       (2) As part of such report, the Secretary shall describe, 
     with respect to each program covered in the report, any 
     variance in the technical milestones, program schedule 
     milestones, and costs for the program compared with the 
     information relating to that program in the report submitted 
     in the previous year and in the report submitted in the first 
     year in which that program was covered.
       (f) Reports on TMD System Limitations Under ABM Treaty.--
     (1) Whenever, after January 1, 1993, the Secretary of Defense 
     issues a certification with respect to the compliance of a 
     particular Theater Missile Defense system with the ABM 
     Treaty, the Secretary shall transmit to the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives a copy of such 
     certification. Such transmittal shall be made not later than 
     30 days after the date on which such certification is issued, 
     except that in the case of a certification issued before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, such transmittal shall be 
     made not later than 60 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) If a certification under paragraph (1) is based on 
     application of a policy concerning United States compliance 
     with the ABM Treaty that differs from the policy of the 
     United States specified in section 237(b)(1), the Secretary 
     shall include with the transmittal under that paragraph a 
     report providing a detailed assessment of--
       (A) how the policy applied differs from the policy of the 
     United States specified in section 237(b)(1); and
       (B) how the application of that policy (rather than the 
     policy specified in section 237(b)(1)) will affect the cost, 
     schedule, and performance of that system.

     SEC. 235. NATIONAL MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEM ARCHITECTURE.

       (a) Requirement for Development of System.--To implement 
     the policy established in paragraph (2) of section 233, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall develop for deployment an 
     affordable and operationally effective National Missile 
     Defense (NMD) system which shall achieve an initial 
     operational capability (IOC) by the end of 2003.
       (b) Elements of the NMD System.--The system to be developed 
     for deployment shall include the following elements:
       (1) Ground-based interceptors capable of being deployed at 
     multiple sites, the locations and numbers of which are to be 
     determined so as to optimize defensive coverage of the 
     continental United States, Alaska, and Hawaii against 
     limited, accidental, or unauthorized ballistic missile 
     attacks.
       (2) Fixed ground-based radars.
       (3) Space-based sensors, including the type of space-based 
     sensors known as ABM-adjunct sensors (and specifically 
     including the system known as the Space and Missile Tracking 
     System), such ABM-adjunct sensors--
       (A) not being prohibited by the ABM Treaty; and
       (B) being capable of cuing ground-based anti-ballistic 
     missile interceptors and of providing initial targeting 
     vectors.
       (4) Battle management, command, control, and communications 
     (BM/C3).
       (c) Implementation.--The Secretary shall--
       (1) during fiscal year 1996 initiate required preparatory 
     and planning actions (such as initial site surveys and 
     selection and planning for the necessary environmental impact 
     studies) that are necessary so as to be capable of meeting 
     the initial operational capability (IOC) date specified in 
     subsection (a);
       (2) plan to conduct by the end of 1998 an integrated 
     systems test which uses elements (including BM/C3 
     elements) that are representative of and traceable to the 
     national missile defense system architecture specified in 
     subsection (b);
       (3) prescribe and use streamlined acquisition policies and 
     procedures to reduce the cost and increase the efficiency of 
     developing the system specified in subsection (b); and
       (4) develop an affordable NMD follow-on program which--
       (A) leverages off of the NMD system specified in subsection 
     (a), and
       (B) can augment that system, as the threat changes, to 
     provide for a layered defense.
       (d) Report on Plan for NMD System Development and 
     Deployment.--Not later than the date on which the President 
     submits the budget for fiscal year 1997 under section 1105 of 
     title 31, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     containing the following matters:
       (1) The Secretary's plan for carrying out this section.
       (2) The Secretary's estimate of the appropriations required 
     for research, development, test, evaluation, and for 
     procurement, for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2003 in 
     order to achieve the initial operational capability date 
     specified in subsection (a).
       (3) A sensitivity analysis of options to improve the 
     effectiveness of such system by adding one or a combination 
     of the following:
       (A) Additional ground-based interceptors.
       (B) Sea-based missile defense systems.
       (C) Space-based kinetic energy interceptors.
       (D) Space-based directed energy systems.
       (4) A determination of the point at which any activity that 
     is required to be carried out under this section and section 
     233(2) would conflict with the terms of the ABM Treaty, 
     together with a description of any such activity, the legal 
     basis for the Secretary's determination, and an estimate of 
     the time at which such point would be reached in order to 
     meet the initial operational capability date specified in 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 236. POLICY REGARDING THE ABM TREATY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Article XIII of the ABM Treaty envisions ``possible 
     changes in the strategic situation which have a bearing on 
     the provisions of this treaty''.
       (2) Articles XIII and XIV of the treaty establish means for 
     the parties to amend the treaty, and the parties have in the 
     past used those means to amend the treaty.
       (3) Article XV of the treaty establishes the means for a 
     party to withdraw from the treaty, upon six months notice 
     ``if it decides that extraordinary events related to the 
     subject matter of this treaty have jeopardized its supreme 
     interests''.
       (4) The policies, programs, and requirements of this 
     subtitle can be accomplished through processes specified 
     within, or consistent with, the ABM Treaty, which anticipates 
     the need and provides the means for amendment to the Treaty.
       (5) Previous discussions between the United States and 
     Russia, based on Russian President Yeltsin's proposal for a 
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     ment to amend the ABM Treaty to allow (among other measures) 
     deployment of as many as four ground-based interceptor sites 
     in addition to the one site permitted under the ABM Treaty 
     and unrestricted exploitation of sensors based within the 
     atmosphere and in space.
       (b) ABM Treaty Negotiations.--In light of the findings in 
     subsection (a), Congress urges the President to pursue high-
     level discussions with the Russian Federation to amend the 
     ABM Treaty to allow--
       (1) deployment of multiple ground-based ABM sites to 
     provide effective defense of the territory of the United 
     States against limited ballistic missile attack;
       (2) the unrestricted exploitation of sensors based within 
     the atmosphere and in space; and
       (3) increased flexibility for development, testing, and 
     deployment of follow-on NMD systems.

     SEC. 237. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS TO IMPLEMENT AN 
                   INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENT CONCERNING THEATER 
                   MISSILE DEFENSE SYSTEMS.

       (a) Findings.--(1) Congress hereby reaffirms--
       (A) the finding in section 234(a)(7) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 
     103-160; 107 Stat. 1595; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note) that the ABM 
     Treaty was not intended to, and does not, apply to or limit 
     research, development, testing, or deployment of missile 
     defense systems, system upgrades, or system components that 
     are designed to counter modern theater ballistic missiles, 
     regardless of the capabilities of such missiles, unless those 
     systems, system upgrades, or system components are tested 
     against or have demonstrated capabilities to counter modern 
     strategic ballistic missiles; and
       (B) the statement in section 232 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 
     108 Stat. 2700) that the United States shall not be bound by 
     any international agreement entered into by the President 
     that would substantively modify the ABM Treaty unless the 
     agreement is entered into pursuant to the treaty making power 
     of the President under the Constitution.
       (2) Congress also finds that the demarcation standard 
     described in subsection (b)(1) for compliance of a missile 
     defense system, system upgrade, or system component with the 
     ABM Treaty is based upon current technology.
       (b) Sense of Congress Concerning Compliance Policy.--It is 
     the sense of Congress that--
       (1) unless a missile defense system, system upgrade, or 
     system component (including one that exploits data from 
     space-based or other external sensors) is flight tested in an 
     ABM-qualifying flight test (as defined in subsection (e)), 
     that system, system upgrade, or system component has not, for 
     purposes of the ABM Treaty, been tested in an ABM mode nor 
     been given capabilities to counter strategic ballistic 
     missiles and, therefore, is not subject to any application, 
     limitation, or obligation under the ABM Treaty ; and
       (2) any international agreement that would limit the 
     research, development, testing, or deployment of missile 
     defense systems, system upgrades, or system components that 
     are designed to counter modern theater ballistic missiles in 
     a manner that would be more restrictive than the compliance 
     criteria specified in paragraph (1) should be entered into 
     only pursuant to the treaty making powers of the President 
     under the Constitution.
       (c) Prohibition on Funding.--Funds appropriated or 
     otherwise made available to the Department of Defense for 
     fiscal year 1996 may not be obligated or expended to 
     implement an agreement, or any understanding with respect to 
     interpretation of the ABM Treaty, between the United States 
     and any of the independent states of the former Soviet Union 
     entered into after January 1, 1995, that--
       (1) would establish a demarcation between theater missile 
     defense systems and anti-ballistic missile systems for 
     purposes of the ABM Treaty; or
       (2) would restrict the performance, operation, or 
     deployment of United States theater missile defense systems.
       (d) Exceptions.--Subsection (c) does not apply--
       (1) to the extent provided by law in an Act enacted after 
     this Act;
       (2) to expenditures to implement that portion of any such 
     agreement or understanding that implements the policy set 
     forth in subsection (b)(1); or
       (3) to expenditures to implement any such agreement or 
     understanding that is approved as a treaty or by law.
       (e) ABM-Qualifying Flight Test Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, an ABM-qualifying flight test is a flight test 
     against a ballistic missile which, in that flight test, 
     exceeds (1) a range of 3,500 kilometers, or (2) a velocity of 
     5 kilometers per second.

     SEC. 238. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE COOPERATION WITH ALLIES.

       It is in the interest of the United States to develop its 
     own missile defense capabilities in a manner that will permit 
     the United States to complement the missile defense 
     capabilities developed and deployed by its allies and 
     possible coalition partners. Therefore, the Congress urges 
     the President--
       (1) to pursue high-level discussions with allies of the 
     United States and selected other states on the means and 
     methods by which the parties on a bilateral basis can 
     cooperate in the development, deployment, and operation of 
     ballistic missile defenses;
       (2) to take the initiative within the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization to develop consensus in the Alliance for a 
     timely deployment of effective ballistic missile defenses by 
     the Alliance; and
       (3) in the interim, to seek agreement with allies of the 
     United States and selected other states on steps the parties 
     should take, consistent with their national interests, to 
     reduce the risks posed by the threat of limited ballistic 
     missile attacks, such steps to include--
       (A) the sharing of early warning information derived from 
     sensors deployed by the United States and other states;
       (B) the exchange on a reciprocal basis of technical data 
     and technology to support both joint development programs and 
     the sale and purchase of missile defense systems and 
     components; and
       (C) operational level planning to exploit current missile 
     defense capabilities and to help define future requirements.

     SEC. 239. ABM TREATY DEFINED.

       For purposes of this subtitle, the term ``ABM Treaty'' 
     means the Treaty Between the United States of America and the 
     Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on the Limitation of 
     Anti-Ballistic Missile Systems, and signed at Moscow on May 
     26, 1972, and includes the Protocols to that Treaty, signed 
     at Moscow on July 3, 1974.

     SEC. 240. REPEAL OF MISSILE DEFENSE ACT OF 1991.

       The Missile Defense Act of 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2431 note) is 
     repealed.
         Subtitle D--Other Ballistic Missile Defense Provisions

     SEC. 251. BALLISTIC MISSILE DEFENSE PROGRAM ELEMENTS.

       (a) Elements Specified.--In the budget justification 
     materials submitted to Congress in support of the Department 
     of Defense budget for any fiscal year after fiscal year 1996 
     (as submitted with the budget of the President under section 
     1105(a) of title 31, United States Code), the amount 
     requested for activities of the Ballistic Missile Defense 
     Organization shall be set forth in accordance with the 
     following program elements:
       (1) The Patriot system.
       (2) The Navy Lower Tier (Area) system.
       (3) The Theater High-Altitude Area Defense (THAAD) system.
       (4) The Navy Upper Tier (Theater Wide) system.
       (5) The Corps Surface-to-Air Missile (SAM) system.
       (6) Other Theater Missile Defense Activities.
       (7) National Missile Defense.
       (8) Follow-On and Support Technologies.
       (b) Treatment of Core Theater Missile Defense Programs.--
     Amounts requested for core theater missile defense programs 
     specified in section 234 shall be specified in individual, 
     dedicated program elements, and amounts appropriated for such 
     programs shall be available only for activities covered by 
     those program elements.
       (c) BM/C3I Programs.--Amounts requested for 
     programs, projects, and activities involving battle 
     management, command, control, communications, and 
     intelligence (BM/C3I) shall be included in the 
     ``Other Theater Missile Defense Activities'' program element 
     or the ``National Missile Defense'' program element, as 
     determined on the basis of the primary objectives involved.
       (d) Management and Support.--Each program element shall 
     include requests for the amounts necessary for the management 
     and support of the programs, projects, and activities 
     contained in that program element.

     SEC. 252. TESTING OF THEATER MISSILE DEFENSE INTERCEPTORS.

       Subsection (a) of section 237 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 
     107 Stat. 1600) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) Testing of Theater Missile Defense Interceptors.--(1) 
     The Secretary of Defense may not approve a theater missile 
     defense interceptor program proceeding beyond the low-rate 
     initial production acquisition stage until the Secretary 
     certifies to the congressional defense committees that such 
     program has successfully completed initial operational test 
     and evaluation.
       ``(2) In order to be certified under paragraph (1) as 
     having been successfully completed, the initial operational 
     test and evaluation conducted with respect to an interceptors 
     program must have included flight tests--
       ``(A) that were conducted with multiple interceptors and 
     multiple targets in the presence of realistic 
     countermeasures; and
       ``(B) the results of which demonstrate the achievement by 
     the interceptors of the baseline performance thresholds.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, the baseline 
     performance thresholds with respect to a program are the 
     weapons systems performance thresholds specified in the 
     baseline description for the system established (pursuant to 
     section 2435(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code) before 
     the program entered the engineering and manufacturing 
     development stage.
       ``(4) The number of flight tests described in paragraph (2) 
     that are required in order to make the certification under 
     paragraph (1) shall be a number determined by the Secretary 
     of Defense to be sufficient for the purposes of this section.
       ``(5) The Secretary may augment live-fire testing to 
     demonstrate weapons system performance goals for purposes of 
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     cation under paragraph (1) through the use of modeling and 
     simulation that is validated by ground and flight testing.''.

     SEC. 253. REPEAL OF MISSILE DEFENSE PROVISIONS.

       The following provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Section 222 of the Department of Defense Authorization 
     Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145; 99 Stat. 613; 10 U.S.C. 2431 
     note).
       (2) Section 225 of the Department of Defense Authorization 
     Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145; 99 Stat. 614).
       (3) Section 226 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-180; 101 Stat. 
     1057; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note).
       (4) Section 8123 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100-463; 102 Stat. 2270-
     40).
       (5) Section 8133 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1992 (Public Law 102-172; 105 Stat. 
     1211).
       (6) Section 234 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1595; 10 
     U.S.C. 2431 note).
       (7) Section 242 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1603; 10 
     U.S.C. 2431 note).
       (8) Section 235 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2701; 10 
     U.S.C. 221 note).
       (9) Section 2609 of title 10, United States Code.
        Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Reviews, Studies, and Reports

     SEC. 261. PRECISION-GUIDED MUNITIONS.

       (a) Analysis Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     perform an analysis of the full range of precision-guided 
     munitions in production and in research, development, test, 
     and evaluation in order to determine the following:
       (1) The numbers and types of precision-guided munitions 
     that are needed to provide complementary capabilities against 
     each target class.
       (2) The feasibility of carrying out joint development and 
     procurement of additional types of munitions by more than one 
     of the Armed Forces.
       (3) The feasibility of integrating a particular precision-
     guided munition on multiple service platforms.
       (4) The economy and effectiveness of continuing the 
     acquisition of--
       (A) interim precision-guided munitions; or
       (B) precision-guided munitions that, as a result of being 
     procured in decreasing numbers to meet decreasing quantity 
     requirements, have increased in cost per unit by more than 50 
     percent over the cost per unit for such munitions as of 
     December 1, 1991.
       (b) Report.--(1) Not later than April 15, 1996, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the findings 
     and other results of the analysis.
       (2) The report shall include a detailed discussion of the 
     process by which the Department of Defense--
       (A) approves the development of new precision-guided 
     munitions;
       (B) avoids duplication and redundancy in the precision-
     guided munitions programs of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and 
     Marine Corps;
       (C) ensures rationality in the relationship between the 
     funding plans for precision-guided munitions modernization 
     for fiscal years following fiscal year 1996 and the costs of 
     such modernization for those fiscal years; and
       (D) identifies by name and function each person responsible 
     for approving each new precision-guided munition for initial 
     low-rate production.
       (c) Funding Limitation.--Funds authorized to be 
     appropriated by this Act may not be expended for research, 
     development, test, and evaluation or procurement of interim 
     precision-guided munitions after April 15, 1996, unless the 
     Secretary of Defense has submitted the report under 
     subsection (b).
       (d) Interim Precision-Guided Munition Defined.--For 
     purposes of subsection (c), a precision-guided munition is an 
     interim precision-guided munition if the munition is being 
     procured in fiscal year 1996, but funding is not proposed for 
     additional procurement of the munition in the fiscal years 
     after fiscal year 1996 that are covered by the future years 
     defense program submitted to Congress in 1995 under section 
     221(a) of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 262. REVIEW OF C4I BY NATIONAL RESEARCH 
                   COUNCIL.

       (a) Review by National Research Council.--Not later than 90 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall request the National Research 
     Council of the National Academy of Sciences to conduct a 
     comprehensive review of current and planned service and 
     defense-wide programs for command, control, communications, 
     computers, and intelligence (C4I) with a special 
     focus on cross-service and inter-service issues.
       (b) Matters To Be Assessed in Review.--The review shall 
     address the following:
       (1) The match between the capabilities provided by current 
     service and defense-wide C4I programs and the 
     actual needs of users of these programs.
       (2) The interoperability of service and defense-wide 
     C4I systems that are planned to be operational in 
     the future.
       (3) The need for an overall defense-wide architecture for 
     C4I.
       (4) Proposed strategies for ensuring that future 
     C4I acquisitions are compatible and interoperable 
     with an overall architecture.
       (5) Technological and administrative aspects of the 
     C4I modernization effort to determine the 
     soundness of the underlying plan and the extent to which it 
     is consistent with concepts for joint military operations in 
     the future.
       (c) Two-Year Period for Conducting Review.--The review 
     shall be conducted over the two-year period beginning on the 
     date on which the National Research Council and the Secretary 
     of Defense enter into a contract or other agreement for the 
     conduct of the review.
       (d) Reports.--(1) In the contract or other agreement for 
     the conduct of the review, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     provide that the National Research Council shall submit to 
     the Department of Defense and Congress interim reports and 
     progress updates on a regular basis as the review proceeds. A 
     final report on the review shall set forth the findings, 
     conclusions, and recommendations of the Council for defense-
     wide and service C4I programs and shall be 
     submitted to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate, 
     the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives, and the Secretary of Defense.
       (2) To the maximum degree possible, the final report shall 
     be submitted in unclassified form with classified annexes as 
     necessary.
       (e) Interagency Cooperation With Study.--All military 
     departments, defense agencies, and other components of the 
     Department of Defense shall cooperate fully with the National 
     Research Council in its activities in carrying out the review 
     under this section.
       (f) Expedited Processing of Security Clearances for 
     Study.--For the purpose of facilitating the commencement of 
     the study under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     expedite to the fullest degree possible the processing of 
     security clearances that are necessary for the National 
     Research Council to conduct the study.
       (g) Funding.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
     in section 201 for defense-wide activities, $900,000 shall be 
     available for the study under this section.

     SEC. 263. ANALYSIS OF CONSOLIDATION OF BASIC RESEARCH 
                   ACCOUNTS OF MILITARY DEPARTMENTS.

       (a) Analysis Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct an analysis of the cost and effectiveness of 
     consolidating the basic research accounts of the military 
     departments. The analysis shall determine potential 
     infrastructure savings and other benefits of co-locating and 
     consolidating the management of basic research.
       (b) Deadline.--On or before March 1, 1996, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the analysis conducted under 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 264. CHANGE IN REPORTING PERIOD FROM CALENDAR YEAR TO 
                   FISCAL YEAR FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON CERTAIN 
                   CONTRACTS TO COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES.

       Section 2361(c)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``calendar year'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``fiscal year''; and
       (2) by striking out ``the year after the year'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the fiscal year after the fiscal 
     year''.

     SEC. 265. AERONAUTICAL RESEARCH AND TEST CAPABILITIES 
                   ASSESSMENT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) It is in the Nation's long-term national security 
     interests for the United States to maintain preeminence in 
     the area of aeronautical research and test capabilities.
       (2) Continued advances in aeronautical science and 
     engineering are critical to sustaining the strategic and 
     tactical air superiority of the United States and coalition 
     forces, as well as United States economic security and 
     international aerospace leadership.
       (3) It is in the national security and economic interests 
     of the United States and the budgetary interests of the 
     Department of Defense for the department to encourage the 
     establishment of active partnerships between the department 
     and other Government agencies, academic institutions, and 
     private industry to develop, maintain, and enhance 
     aeronautical research and test capabilities.
       (b) Review.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     comprehensive review of the aeronautical research and test 
     facilities and capabilities of the United States in order to 
     assess the current condition of such facilities and 
     capabilities.
       (c) Report.--(1) Not later than March 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report setting forth in detail the 
     findings of the review required by subsection (b).
       (2) The report shall include the following:
       (A) The options for providing affordable, operable, 
     reliable, and responsive long-term aeronautical research and 
     test capabilities for military and civilian purposes and for 
     the organization and conduct of such capabilities within the 
     Department or through shared operations with other Government 
     agencies, academic institutions, and private industry.
       (B) The projected costs of such options, including costs of 
     acquisition and technical and financial arrangements 
     (including the use of Government facilities for reimbursable 
     private use).
       (C) Recommendations on the most efficient and economic 
     means of developing, maintaining, and continually modernizing 
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     nautical research and test capabilities to meet current, 
     planned, and prospective military and civilian needs.
                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

     SEC. 271. ADVANCED LITHOGRAPHY PROGRAM.

       Section 216 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2693) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``to help achieve'' 
     and all that follows through the end of the subsection and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``to ensure that lithographic 
     processes being developed by United States-owned companies or 
     United States-incorporated companies operating in the United 
     States will lead to superior performance electronics systems 
     for the Department of Defense.'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Director of the Defense Advanced Research 
     Projects Agency may set priorities and funding levels for 
     various technologies being developed for the ALP and shall 
     consider funding recommendations made by the Semiconductor 
     Industry Association as being advisory in nature.'';
       (3) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by inserting ``Defense'' before ``Advanced''; and
       (B) by striking out ``ARPA'' both places it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``DARPA''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `United States-owned company' means a 
     company the majority ownership or control of which is held by 
     citizens of the United States.
       ``(2) The term `United States-incorporated company' means a 
     company that the Secretary of Defense finds is incorporated 
     in the United States and has a parent company that is 
     incorporated in a country--
       ``(A) that affords to United States-owned companies 
     opportunities, comparable to those afforded to any other 
     company, to participate in any joint venture similar to those 
     authorized under section 28 of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278n);
       ``(B) that affords to United States-owned companies local 
     investment opportunities comparable to those afforded to any 
     other company; and
       ``(C) that affords adequate and effective protection for 
     the intellectual property rights of United States-owned 
     companies.''.

     SEC. 272. ENHANCED FIBER OPTIC GUIDED MISSILE (EFOG-M) SYSTEM 
                   .

       (a) Limitations.--(1) The Secretary of the Army may not 
     obligate more than $280,000,000 (based on fiscal year 1995 
     constant dollars) to develop and deliver for test and 
     evaluation by the Army the following items:
       (A) 44 enhanced fiber optic guided test missiles.
       (B) 256 fully operational enhanced fiber optic guided 
     missiles.
       (C) 12 fully operational fire units.
       (2) The Secretary of the Army may not spend funds for the 
     enhanced fiber optic guided missile (EFOG-M) system after 
     September 30, 1998, if the items described in paragraph (1) 
     have not been delivered to the Army by that date and at a 
     cost not greater than the amount set forth in paragraph (1).
       (3) The Secretary of the Army may not enter into an 
     advanced development phase for the EFOG-M system unless--
       (A) an advanced concept technology demonstration of the 
     system has been successfully completed; and
       (B) the Secretary certifies to the congressional defense 
     committees that there is a requirement for the EFOG-M system 
     that is supported by a cost and operational effectiveness 
     analysis.
       (b) Government-Furnished Equipment.--The Secretary of the 
     Army shall ensure that all Government-furnished equipment 
     that the Army agrees to provide under the contract for the 
     EFOG-M system is provided to the prime contractor in 
     accordance with the terms of the contract.

     SEC. 273. STATES ELIGIBLE FOR ASSISTANCE UNDER DEFENSE 
                   EXPERIMENTAL PROGRAM TO STIMULATE COMPETITIVE 
                   RESEARCH.

       Subparagraph (A) of section 257(d)(2) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 
     103-337; 108 Stat. 2705; 10 U.S.C. 2358 note) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) the average annual amount of all Department of 
     Defense obligations for science and engineering research and 
     development that were in effect with institutions of higher 
     education in the State for the three fiscal years preceding 
     the fiscal year for which the designation is effective or for 
     the last three fiscal years for which statistics are 
     available is less than the amount determined by multiplying 
     60 percent times the amount equal to \1/50\ of the total 
     average annual amount of all Department of Defense 
     obligations for science and engineering research and 
     development that were in effect with institutions of higher 
     education in the United States for such three preceding or 
     last fiscal years, as the case may be (to be determined in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Defense);''.

     SEC. 274. CRUISE MISSILE DEFENSE INITIATIVE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall undertake 
     an initiative to coordinate and strengthen the cruise missile 
     defense programs of the Department of Defense to ensure that 
     the United States develops and deploys affordable and 
     operationally effective defenses against existing and future 
     cruise missile threats to United States military forces and 
     operations.
       (b) Coordination With Ballistic Missile Defense Efforts.--
     In carrying out subsection (a), the Secretary shall ensure 
     that, to the extent practicable, the cruise missile defense 
     programs of the Department of Defense and the ballistic 
     missile defense programs of the Department of Defense are 
     coordinated with each other and that those programs are 
     mutually supporting.
       (c) Defenses Against Existing and Near-Term Cruise Missile 
     Threats.--As part of the initiative under subsection (a), the 
     Secretary shall ensure that appropriate existing and planned 
     air defense systems are upgraded to provide an affordable and 
     operationally effective defense against existing and near-
     term cruise missile threats to United States military forces 
     and operations.
       (d) Defenses Against Advanced Cruise Missiles.--As part of 
     the initiative under subsection (a), the Secretary shall 
     undertake a well-coordinated development program to support 
     the future deployment of cruise missile defense systems that 
     are affordable and operationally effective against advanced 
     cruise missiles, including cruise missiles with low 
     observable features.
       (e) Implementation Plan.--Not later than the date on which 
     the President submits the budget for fiscal year 1997 under 
     section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a detailed plan, in unclassified and classified 
     forms, as necessary, for carrying out this section. The plan 
     shall include an assessment of the following:
       (1) The systems of the Department of Defense that currently 
     have or could have cruise missile defense capabilities and 
     existing programs of the Department of Defense to improve 
     these capabilities.
       (2) The technologies that could be deployed in the near- to 
     mid-term to provide significant advances over existing cruise 
     missile defense capabilities and the investments that would 
     be required to ready those technologies for deployment.
       (3) The cost and operational tradeoffs, if any, between (A) 
     upgrading existing air and missile defense systems, and (B) 
     accelerating follow-on systems with significantly improved 
     capabilities against advanced cruise missiles.
       (4) The organizational and management changes that would 
     strengthen and further coordinate the cruise missile defense 
     programs of the Department of Defense, including the 
     disadvantages, if any, of implementing such changes.
       (f) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, the term 
     ``cruise missile defense programs'' means the programs, 
     projects, and activities of the military departments, the 
     Advanced Research Projects Agency, and the Ballistic Missile 
     Defense Organization relating to development and deployment 
     of defenses against cruise missiles.

     SEC. 275. MODIFICATION TO UNIVERSITY RESEARCH INITIATIVE 
                   SUPPORT PROGRAM.

       Section 802 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1701) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking out ``shall'' 
     both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``may''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (e), by striking out the sentence 
     beginning with ``Such selection process''.

     SEC. 276. MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--Section 2525 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) The heading is amended by striking out the second and 
     third words.
       (2) Subsection (a) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``Science and''; and
       (B) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``The Secretary shall use the joint planning process of the 
     directors of the Department of Defense laboratories in 
     establishing the program.''.
       (3) Subsection (c) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(c) Execution.--''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The Secretary shall seek, to the extent practicable, 
     the participation of manufacturers of manufacturing equipment 
     in the projects under the program.''.
       (4) Subsection (d) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking out ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (ii) by striking out the period at the end of subparagraph 
     (B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; or''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) will be carried out by an institution of higher 
     education.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(3) At least 25 percent of the funds available for the 
     program each fiscal year shall be used for awarding grants 
     and entering into contracts, cooperative agreements, and 
     other transactions on a cost-share basis under which the 
     ratio of recipient cost to Government cost is two to one.''
       ``(4) If the requirement of paragraph (3) cannot be met by 
     July 15 of a fiscal year, the Under Secretary of Defense for 
     Acquisition and Technology may waive the requirement and 
     obligate the balance of the funds available for the program 
     for that fiscal year on a cost-share basis under which the 
     ratio of recipient cost to Government cost is less than two 
     to one. Before implementing any such waiver, the Under 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of

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     the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives the reasons for the waiver.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 2525 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of subchapter IV of 
     chapter 148 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

``2525. Manufacturing Technology Program.''.

     SEC. 277. FIVE-YEAR PLAN FOR CONSOLIDATION OF DEFENSE 
                   LABORATORIES AND TEST AND EVALUATION CENTERS.

       (a) Five-Year Plan.--The Secretary of Defense, acting 
     through the Vice Chief of Staff of the Army, the Vice Chief 
     of Naval Operations, and the Vice Chief of Staff of the Air 
     Force (in their roles as test and evaluation executive agent 
     board of directors) shall develop a five-year plan to 
     consolidate and restructure the laboratories and test and 
     evaluation centers of the Department of Defense.
       (b) Objective.--The plan shall set forth the specific 
     actions needed to consolidate the laboratories and test and 
     evaluation centers into as few laboratories and centers as is 
     practical and possible, in the judgment of the Secretary, by 
     October 1, 2005.
       (c) Previously Developed Data Required To Be Used.--In 
     developing the plan, the Secretary shall use the following:
       (1) Data and results obtained by the Test and Evaluation 
     Joint Cross-Service Group and the Laboratory Joint Cross-
     Service Group in developing recommendations for the 1995 
     report of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
     Commission.
       (2) The report dated March 1994 on the consolidation and 
     streamlining of the test and evaluation infrastructure, 
     commissioned by the test and evaluation board of directors, 
     along with all supporting data and reports.
       (d) Matters To Be Considered.--In developing the plan, the 
     Secretary shall consider, at a minimum, the following:
       (1) Consolidation of common support functions, including 
     the following:
       (A) Aircraft (fixed wing and rotary) support.
       (B) Weapons support.
       (C) Space systems support.
       (D) Support of command, control, communications, computers, 
     and intelligence.
       (2) The extent to which any military construction, 
     acquisition of equipment, or modernization of equipment is 
     planned at the laboratories and centers.
       (3) The encroachment on the laboratories and centers by 
     residential and industrial expansion.
       (4) The total cost to the Federal Government of continuing 
     to operate the laboratories and centers.
       (5) The cost savings and program effectiveness of locating 
     laboratories and centers at the same sites.
       (6) Any loss of expertise resulting from the 
     consolidations.
       (7) Whether any legislation is neccessary to provide the 
     Secretary with any additional authority necessary to 
     accomplish the downsizing and consolidation of the 
     laboratories and centers.
       (e) Report.--Not later than May 1, 1996, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report on the plan. The report shall include an 
     identification of any additional legislation that the 
     Secretary considers necessary in order for the Secretary to 
     accomplish the downsizing and consolidation of the 
     laboratories and centers.
       (f) Limitation.--Of the amounts appropriated or otherwise 
     made available pursuant to an authorization of appropriations 
     in section 201 for the central test and evaluation investment 
     development program, not more than 75 percent may be 
     obligated before the report required by subsection (e) is 
     submitted to Congress.

     SEC. 278. LIMITATION ON T-38 AVIONICS UPGRADE PROGRAM.

       (a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall ensure 
     that, in evaluating proposals submitted in response to a 
     solicitation issued for a contract for the T-38 Avionics 
     Upgrade Program, the proposal of an entity may not be 
     considered unless--
       (1) in the case of an entity that conducts substantially 
     all of its business in a foreign country, the foreign country 
     provides equal access to similar contract solicitations in 
     that country to United States entities; and
       (2) in the case of an entity that conducts business in the 
     United States but that is owned or controlled by a foreign 
     government or by an entity incorporated in a foreign country, 
     the foreign government or foreign country of incorporation 
     provides equal access to similar contract solicitations in 
     that country to United States entities.
       (b) Definition.--In this section, the term ``United States 
     entity'' means an entity that is owned or controlled by 
     persons a majority of whom are United States citizens.

     SEC. 279. GLOBAL POSITIONING SYSTEM.

       (a) Conditional Prohibition on Use of Selective 
     Availability Feature.--Except as provided in subsection (b), 
     after May 1, 1996, the Secretary of Defense may not (through 
     use of the feature known as ``selective availability'') deny 
     access of non-Department of Defense users to the full 
     capabilities of the Global Positioning System.
       (b) Plan.--Subsection (a) shall cease to apply upon 
     submission by the Secretary of Defense to the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives of a plan for 
     enhancement of the Global Positioning System that provides 
     for--
       (1) development and acquisition of effective capabilities 
     to deny hostile military forces the ability to use the Global 
     Positioning System without hindering the ability of United 
     States military forces and civil users to have access to and 
     use of the system, together with a specific date by which 
     those capabilities could be operational; and
       (2) development and acquisition of receivers for the Global 
     Positioning System and other techniques for weapons and 
     weapon systems that provide substantially improved resistance 
     to jamming and other forms of electronic interference or 
     disruption, together with a specific date by which those 
     receivers and other techniques could be operational with 
     United States military forces.

     SEC. 280. REVISION OF AUTHORITY FOR PROVIDING ARMY SUPPORT 
                   FOR THE NATIONAL SCIENCE CENTER FOR 
                   COMMUNICATIONS AND ELECTRONICS.

       (a) Purpose.--Subsection (b)(2) of section 1459 of the 
     Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-
     145; 99 Stat. 763) is amended by striking out ``to make 
     available'' and all that follows and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``to provide for the management, operation, and 
     maintenance of those areas in the national science center 
     that are designated for use by the Army and to provide 
     incidental support for the operation of those areas in the 
     center that are designated for general use.''.
       (b) Authority for Support.--Subsection (c) of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) National Science Center.--(1) The Secretary may 
     manage, operate, and maintain facilities at the center under 
     terms and conditions prescribed by the Secretary for the 
     purpose of conducting educational outreach programs in 
     accordance with chapter 111 of title 10, United States Code.
       ``(2) The Foundation, or NSC Discovery Center, 
     Incorporated, a nonprofit corporation of the State of 
     Georgia, shall submit to the Secretary for review and 
     approval all matters pertaining to the acquisition, design, 
     renovation, equipping, and furnishing of the center, 
     including all plans, specifications, contracts, sites, and 
     materials for the center.''.
       (c) Authority for Acceptance of Gifts and Fundraising.--
     Subsection (d) of such section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Gifts and Fundraising.--(1) Subject to paragraph (3), 
     the Secretary may accept a conditional or unconditional 
     donation of money or property that is made for the benefit 
     of, or in connection with, the center.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Secretary may endorse, promote, and assist the efforts of the 
     Foundation and NSC Discovery Center, Incorporated, to 
     obtain--
       ``(A) funds for the management, operation, and maintenance 
     of the center; and
       ``(B) donations of exhibits, equipment, and other property 
     for use in the center.
       ``(3) The Secretary may not accept a donation under this 
     subsection that is made subject to--
       ``(A) any condition that is inconsistent with an applicable 
     law or regulation; or
       ``(B) except to the extent provided in appropriations Acts, 
     any condition that would necessitate an expenditure of 
     appropriated funds.
       ``(4) The Secretary shall prescribe in regulations the 
     criteria to be used in determining whether to accept a 
     donation. The Secretary shall include criteria to ensure that 
     acceptance of a donation does not establish an unfavorable 
     appearance regarding the fairness and objectivity with which 
     the Secretary or any other officer or employee of the 
     Department of Defense performs official responsibilities and 
     does not compromise or appear to compromise the integrity of 
     a Government program or any official involved in that 
     program.''.
       (d) Authorized Uses.--Such section is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (f);
       (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f); and
       (3) in paragraph (1) of subsection (f), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (2), by inserting ``areas designated for use by the 
     Army in'' after ``The Secretary may make''.
       (e) Alternative of Additional Development and Management.--
     Such section, as amended by subsection (d), is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Alternative or Additional Development and Management 
     of the Center.--(1) The Secretary may enter into an agreement 
     with NSC Discovery Center, Incorporated, to develop, manage, 
     and maintain a national science center under this section. In 
     entering into an agreement with NSC Discovery Center, 
     Incorporated, the Secretary may agree to any term or 
     condition to which the Secretary is authorized under this 
     section to agree for purposes of entering into an agreement 
     with the Foundation.
       ``(2) The Secretary may exercise the authority under 
     paragraph (1) in addition to, or instead of, exercising the 
     authority provided under this section to enter into an 
     agreement with the Foundation.''.
                  TITLE III--OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE
              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 301. OPERATION AND MAINTENANCE FUNDING.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
     activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
     expenses, not otherwise provided for, for operation and 
     maintenance, in amounts as follows:
       (1) For the Army, $18,746,695,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $21,493,155,000.

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       (3) For the Marine Corps, $2,521,822,000.
       (4) For the Air Force, $18,719,277,000.
       (5) For Defense-wide activities, $9,910,476,000.
       (6) For the Army Reserve, $1,129,191,000.
       (7) For the Naval Reserve, $868,342,000.
       (8) For the Marine Corps Reserve, $100,283,000.
       (9) For the Air Force Reserve, $1,516,287,000.
       (10) For the Army National Guard, $2,361,808,000.
       (11) For the Air National Guard, $2,760,121,000.
       (12) For the Defense Inspector General, $138,226,000.
       (13) For the United States Court of Appeals for the Armed 
     Forces, $6,521,000.
       (14) For Environmental Restoration, Defense, 
     $1,422,200,000.
       (15) For Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities, 
     Defense-wide, $680,432,000.
       (16) For Medical Programs, Defense, $9,876,525,000.
       (17) For support for the 1996 Summer Olympics, $15,000,000.
       (18) For Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, 
     $300,000,000.
       (19) For Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid 
     programs, $50,000,000.

     SEC. 302. WORKING CAPITAL FUNDS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 for the use of the Armed Forces and other 
     activities and agencies of the Department of Defense for 
     providing capital for working capital and revolving funds in 
     amounts as follows:
       (1) For the Defense Business Operations Fund, $878,700,000.
       (2) For the National Defense Sealift Fund, $1,024,220,000.

     SEC. 303. ARMED FORCES RETIREMENT HOME.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 from the Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund 
     the sum of $59,120,000 for the operation of the Armed Forces 
     Retirement Home, including the United States Soldiers' and 
     Airmen's Home and the Naval Home.

     SEC. 304. TRANSFER FROM NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE 
                   TRANSACTION FUND.

       (a) Transfer Authority.--To the extent provided in 
     appropriations Acts, not more than $150,000,000 is authorized 
     to be transferred from the National Defense Stockpile 
     Transaction Fund to operation and maintenance accounts for 
     fiscal year 1996 in amounts as follows:
       (1) For the Army, $50,000,000.
       (2) For the Navy, $50,000,000.
       (3) For the Air Force, $50,000,000.
       (b) Treatment of Transfers.--Amounts transferred under this 
     section--
       (1) shall be merged with, and be available for the same 
     purposes and the same period as, the amounts in the accounts 
     to which transferred; and
       (2) may not be expended for an item that has been denied 
     authorization of appropriations by Congress.
       (c) Relationship to Other Transfer Authority.--The transfer 
     authority provided in this section is in addition to the 
     transfer authority provided in section 1001.

     SEC. 305. CIVIL AIR PATROL.

       Of the amounts authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     this Act, there shall be made available to the Civil Air 
     Patrol $24,500,000, of which $14,704,000 shall be made 
     available for the Civil Air Patrol Corporation.
                   Subtitle B--Depot-Level Activities

     SEC. 311. POLICY REGARDING PERFORMANCE OF DEPOT-LEVEL 
                   MAINTENANCE AND REPAIR FOR THE DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Department of Defense does not have a comprehensive 
     policy regarding the performance of depot-level maintenance 
     and repair of military equipment.
       (2) The absence of such a policy has caused the Congress to 
     establish guidelines for the performance of such functions.
       (3) It is essential to the national security of the United 
     States that the Department of Defense maintain an organic 
     capability within the department, including skilled 
     personnel, technical competencies, equipment, and facilities, 
     to perform depot-level maintenance and repair of military 
     equipment in order to ensure that the Armed Forces of the 
     United States are able to meet training, operational, 
     mobilization, and emergency requirements without impediment.
       (4) The organic capability of the Department of Defense to 
     perform depot-level maintenance and repair of military 
     equipment must satisfy known and anticipated core maintenance 
     and repair requirements across the full range of peacetime 
     and wartime scenarios.
       (5) Although it is possible that savings can be achieved by 
     contracting with private-sector sources for the performance 
     of some work currently performed by Department of Defense 
     depots, the Department of Defense has not determined the type 
     or amount of work that should be performed under contract 
     with private-sector sources nor the relative costs and 
     benefits of contracting for the performance of such work by 
     those sources.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     there is a compelling need for the Department of Defense to 
     articulate known and anticipated core maintenance and repair 
     requirements, to organize the resources of the Department of 
     Defense to meet those requirements economically and 
     efficiently, and to determine what work should be performed 
     by the private sector and how such work should be managed.
       (c) Requirement for Policy.--Not later than March 31, 1996, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall develop and report to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on National Security of the House of Representatives a 
     comprehensive policy on the performance of depot-level 
     maintenance and repair for the Department of Defense that 
     maintains the capability described in section 2464 of title 
     10, United States Code.
       (d) Content of Policy.--In developing the policy, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall do each of the following:
       (1) Identify for each military department, with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of that military department, 
     those depot-level maintenance and repair activities that are 
     necessary to ensure the depot-level maintenance and repair 
     capability as required by section 2464 of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (2) Provide for performance of core depot-level maintenance 
     and repair capabilities in facilities owned and operated by 
     the United States.
       (3) Provide for the core capabilities to include sufficient 
     skilled personnel, equipment, and facilities that--
       (A) is of the proper size (i) to ensure a ready and 
     controlled source of technical competence and repair and 
     maintenance capability necessary to meet the requirements of 
     the National Military Strategy and other requirements for 
     responding to mobilizations and military contingencies, and 
     (ii) to provide for rapid augmentation in time of emergency; 
     and
       (B) is assigned sufficient workload to ensure cost 
     efficiency and technical proficiency in time of peace.
       (4) Address environmental liability.
       (5) In the case of depot-level maintenance and repair 
     workloads in excess of the workload required to be performed 
     by Department of Defense depots, provide for competition for 
     those workloads between public and private entities when 
     there is sufficient potential for realizing cost savings 
     based on adequate private-sector competition and technical 
     capabilities.
       (6) Address issues concerning exchange of technical data 
     between the Federal Government and the private sector.
       (7) Provide for, in the Secretary's discretion and after 
     consultation with the Secretaries of the military 
     departments, the transfer from one military department to 
     another, in accordance with merit-based selection processes, 
     workload that supports the core depot-level maintenance and 
     repair capabilities in facilities owned and operated by the 
     United States.
       (8) Require that, in any competition for a workload 
     (whether among private-sector sources or between depot-level 
     activities of the Department of Defense and private-sector 
     sources), bids are evaluated under a methodology that ensures 
     that appropriate costs to the Government and the private 
     sector are identified.
       (9) Provide for the performance of maintenance and repair 
     for any new weapons systems defined as core, under section 
     2464 of title 10, United States Code, in facilities owned and 
     operated by the United States.
       (e) Considerations.--In developing the policy, the 
     Secretary shall take into consideration the following 
     matters:
       (1) The national security interests of the United States.
       (2) The capabilities of the public depots and the 
     capabilities of businesses in the private sector to perform 
     the maintenance and repair work required by the Department of 
     Defense.
       (3) Any applicable recommendations of the Defense Base 
     Closure and Realignment Commission that are required to be 
     implemented under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
     Act of 1990.
       (4) The extent to which the readiness of the Armed Forces 
     would be affected by a necessity to construct new facilities 
     to accommodate any redistribution of depot-level maintenance 
     and repair workloads that is made in accordance with the 
     recommendation of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
     Commission, under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
     Act of 1990, that such workloads be consolidated at 
     Department of Defense depots or private-sector facilities.
       (5) Analyses of costs and benefits of alternatives, 
     including a comparative analysis of--
       (A) the costs and benefits, including any readiness 
     implications, of any proposed policy to convert to contractor 
     performance of depot-level maintenance and repair workloads 
     where the workload is being performed by Department of 
     Defense personnel; and
       (B) the costs and benefits, including any readiness 
     implications, of a policy to transfer depot-level maintenance 
     and repair workloads among depots.
       (f) Repeal of 60/40 Requirement and Requirement Relating to 
     Competition.--(1) Sections 2466 and 2469 of title 10, United 
     States Code, are repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 146 
     of such title is amended by striking out the items relating 
     to sections 2466 and 2469.
       (3) The amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) shall 
     take effect on the date (after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act) on which legislation is enacted that contains a 
     provision that specifically states one of the following:
       (A) ``The policy on the performance of depot-level 
     maintenance and repair for the Department of Defense that was 
     submitted by the Secretary of Defense to the Com

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     mittee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 
     National Security of the House of Representatives pursuant to 
     section 311 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996 is approved.''; or
       (B) ``The policy on the performance of depot-level 
     maintenance and repair for the Department of Defense that was 
     submitted by the Secretary of Defense to the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives pursuant to section 
     311 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1996 is approved with the following modifications:'' (with 
     the modifications being stated in matter appearing after the 
     colon).
       (g) Annual Report.--If legislation referred to in 
     subsection (f)(3) is enacted, the Secretary of Defense shall, 
     not later than March 1 of each year (beginning with the year 
     after the year in which such legislation is enacted), submit 
     to Congress a report that--
       (1) specifies depot maintenance core capability 
     requirements determined in accordance with the procedures 
     established to comply with the policy prescribed pursuant to 
     subsections (d)(2) and (d)(3);
       (2) specifies the planned amount of workload to be 
     accomplished by the depot-level activities of each military 
     department in support of those requirements for the following 
     fiscal year; and
       (3) identifies the planned amount of workload, which--
       (A) shall be measured by direct labor hours and by amounts 
     to be expended; and
       (B) shall be shown separately for each commodity group.
       (h) Review by General Accounting Office.--(1) The Secretary 
     shall make available to the Comptroller General of the United 
     States all information used by the Department in developing 
     the policy under subsections (c) through (e) of this section.
       (2) Not later than 45 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary submits to Congress the report required by 
     subsection (c), the Comptroller General shall transmit to 
     Congress a report containing a detailed analysis of the 
     Secretary's proposed policy as reported under such 
     subsection.
       (i) Report on Depot-Level Maintenance and Repair 
     Workload.--Not later than March 31, 1996, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the depot-level 
     maintenance and repair workload of the Department of Defense. 
     The report shall, to the maximum extent practicable, include 
     the following:
       (1) An analysis of the need for and effect of the 
     requirement under section 2466 of title 10, United States 
     Code, that no more than 40 percent of the depot-level 
     maintenance and repair work of the Department of Defense be 
     contracted for performance by non-Governmental personnel, 
     including a description of the effect on military readiness 
     and the national security resulting from that requirement and 
     a description of any specific difficulties experienced by the 
     Department of Defense as a result of that requirement.
       (2) An analysis of the distribution during the five fiscal 
     years ending with fiscal year 1995 of the depot-level 
     maintenance and repair workload of the Department of Defense 
     between depot-level activities of the Department of Defense 
     and non-Government personnel, measured by direct labor hours 
     and by amounts expended, and displayed, for that five-year 
     period and for each year of that period, so as to show (for 
     each military department (and separately for the Navy and 
     Marine Corps)) such distribution.
       (3) A projection of the distribution during the five fiscal 
     years beginning with fiscal year 1997 of the depot-level 
     maintenance and repair workload of the Department of Defense 
     between depot-level activities of the Department of Defense 
     and non-Government personnel, measured by direct labor hours 
     and by amounts expended, and displayed, for that five-year 
     period and for each year of that period, so as to show (for 
     each military department (and separately for the Navy and 
     Marine Corps)) such distribution that would be accomplished 
     under a new policy as required under subsection (c).
       (j) Other Review by General Accounting Office.--(1) The 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct an 
     independent audit of the findings of the Secretary of Defense 
     in the report under subsection (i). The Secretary of Defense 
     shall provide to the Comptroller General for such purpose all 
     information used by the Secretary in preparing such report.
       (2) Not later than 45 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary of Defense submits to Congress the report required 
     under subsection (i), the Comptroller General shall transmit 
     to Congress a report containing a detailed analysis of the 
     report submitted under that subsection.

     SEC. 312. MANAGEMENT OF DEPOT EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Depot Employees.--Chapter 146 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 2472. Management of depot employees

       ``(b) Annual Report.--Not later than December 1 of each 
     fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on National Security of the House of Representatives a report 
     on the number of employees employed and expected to be 
     employed by the Department of Defense during that fiscal year 
     to perform depot-level maintenance and repair of materiel. 
     The report shall indicate whether that number is sufficient 
     to perform the depot-level maintenance and repair functions 
     for which funds are expected to be provided for that fiscal 
     year for performance by Department of Defense employees.''.
       (b) Transfer of Subsection.--Subsection (b) of section 2466 
     of title 10, United States Code, is transferred to section 
     2472 of such title, as added by subsection (a), redesignated 
     as subsection (a), and inserted after the section heading.
       (c) Submission of Initial Report.--The report under 
     subsection (b) of section 2472 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a), for fiscal year 1996 shall 
     be submitted not later than March 15, 1996 (notwithstanding 
     the date specified in such subsection).
       (d) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2472. Management of depot employees.''.

     SEC. 313. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR AVIATION DEPOTS AND 
                   NAVAL SHIPYARDS TO ENGAGE IN DEFENSE-RELATED 
                   PRODUCTION AND SERVICES.

       Section 1425(e) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1684) is 
     amended by striking out ``September 30, 1995'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1996''.

     SEC. 314. MODIFICATION OF NOTIFICATION REQUIREMENT REGARDING 
                   USE OF CORE LOGISTICS FUNCTIONS WAIVER.

       Section 2464(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) A waiver under paragraph (2) may not take effect 
     until the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date on 
     which the Secretary submits a report on the waiver to the 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives.''.
                  Subtitle C--Environmental Provisions

     SEC. 321. REVISION OF REQUIREMENTS FOR AGREEMENTS FOR 
                   SERVICES UNDER ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Requirements.--(1) Section 2701(d) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Services of Other Agencies.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary 
     may enter into agreements on a reimbursable or other basis 
     with any other Federal agency, or with any State or local 
     government agency, to obtain the services of the agency to 
     assist the Secretary in carrying out any of the Secretary's 
     responsibilities under this section. Services which may be 
     obtained under this subsection include the identification, 
     investigation, and cleanup of any off-site contamination 
     resulting from the release of a hazardous substance or waste 
     at a facility under the Secretary's jurisdiction.
       ``(2) Limitation on reimbursable agreements.--An agreement 
     with an agency under paragraph (1) may not provide for 
     reimbursement of the agency for regulatory enforcement 
     activities.''.
       (2)(A) Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the total 
     amount of funds available for reimbursements under agreements 
     entered into under section 2710(d) of title 10, United States 
     Code, as amended by paragraph (1), in fiscal year 1996 may 
     not exceed $10,000,000.
       (B) The Secretary of Defense may pay in fiscal year 1996 an 
     amount for reimbursements under agreements referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) in excess of the amount specified in that 
     subparagraph for that fiscal year if--
       (i) the Secretary certifies to Congress that the payment of 
     the amount under this subparagraph is essential for the 
     management of the Defense Environmental Restoration Program 
     under chapter 160 of title 10, United States Code; and
       (ii) a period of 60 days has expired after the date on 
     which the certification is received by Congress.
       (b) Report on Services Obtained.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall include in the report submitted to Congress with 
     respect to fiscal year 1998 under section 2706(a) of title 
     10, United States Code, information on the services, if any, 
     obtained by the Secretary during fiscal year 1996 pursuant to 
     each agreement on a reimbursable basis entered into with a 
     State or local government agency under section 2701(d) of 
     title 10, United States Code, as amended by subsection (a). 
     The information shall include a description of the services 
     obtained under each agreement and the amount of the 
     reimbursement provided for the services.

     SEC. 322. ADDITION OF AMOUNTS CREDITABLE TO DEFENSE 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ACCOUNT.

       Section 2703(e) of title 10, United States Code is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(e) Amounts Recovered.--The following amounts shall be 
     credited to the transfer account:
       ``(1) Amounts recovered under CERCLA for response actions 
     of the Secretary.
       ``(2) Any other amounts recovered by the Secretary or the 
     Secretary of the military department concerned from a 
     contractor, insurer, surety, or other person to reimburse the 
     Department of Defense for any expenditure for environmental 
     response activities.''.

     SEC. 323. USE OF DEFENSE ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION ACCOUNT.

       (a) Goal for Certain DERA Expenditures.--It shall be the 
     goal of the Secretary of Defense to limit, by the end of 
     fiscal year 1997, spending for administration, support,

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     studies, and investigations associated with the Defense 
     Environmental Restoration Account to 20 percent of the total 
     funding for that account.
       (b) Report.--Not later than April 1, 1996, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report that contains specific, 
     detailed information on--
       (1) the extent to which the Secretary has attained the goal 
     described in subsection (a) as of the date of the submission 
     of the report; and
       (2) if the Secretary has not attained such goal by such 
     date, the actions the Secretary plans to take to attain the 
     goal.

     SEC. 324. REVISION OF AUTHORITIES RELATING TO RESTORATION 
                   ADVISORY BOARDS.

       (a) Regulations.--Paragraph (2) of subsection (d) of 
     section 2705 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(2)(A) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
     regarding the establishment, characteristics, composition, 
     and funding of restoration advisory boards pursuant to this 
     subsection.
       ``(B) The issuance of regulations under subparagraph (A) 
     shall not be a precondition to the establishment of 
     restoration advisory boards under this subsection.''.
       (b) Funding for Administrative Expenses.--Paragraph (3) of 
     such subsection is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) The Secretary may authorize the commander of an 
     installation (or, if there is no such commander, an 
     appropriate official of the Department of Defense designated 
     by the Secretary) to pay routine administrative expenses of a 
     restoration advisory board established for that installation. 
     Such payments shall be made from funds available under 
     subsection (g).''.
       (c) Technical Assistance.--Such section is further amended 
     by striking out subsection (e) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following new subsection (e):
       ``(e) Technical Assistance.--(1) The Secretary may, upon 
     the request of the technical review committee or restoration 
     advisory board for an installation, authorize the commander 
     of the installation (or, if there is no such commander, an 
     appropriate official of the Department of Defense designated 
     by the Secretary) to obtain for the committee or advisory 
     board, as the case may be, from private sector sources 
     technical assistance for interpreting scientific and 
     engineering issues with regard to the nature of environmental 
     hazards at the installation and the restoration activities 
     conducted, or proposed to be conducted, at the installation. 
     The commander of an installation (or, if there is no such 
     commander, an appropriate official of the Department of 
     Defense designated by the Secretary) shall use funds made 
     available under subsection (g) for obtaining assistance under 
     this paragraph.
       ``(2) The commander of an installation (or, if there is no 
     such commander, an appropriate official of the Department of 
     Defense designated by the Secretary) may obtain technical 
     assistance under paragraph (1) for a technical review 
     committee or restoration advisory board only if--
       ``(A) the technical review committee or restoration 
     advisory board demonstrates that the Federal, State, and 
     local agencies responsible for overseeing environmental 
     restoration at the installation, and available Department of 
     Defense personnel, do not have the technical expertise 
     necessary for achieving the objective for which the technical 
     assistance is to be obtained; or
       ``(B) the technical assistance--
       ``(i) is likely to contribute to the efficiency, 
     effectiveness, or timeliness of environmental restoration 
     activities at the installation; and
       ``(ii) is likely to contribute to community acceptance of 
     environmental restoration activities at the installation.''.
       (d) Funding.--(1) Such section is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Funding.--The Secretary shall, to the extent provided 
     in appropriations Acts, make funds available for 
     administrative expenses and technical assistance under this 
     section using funds in the following accounts:
       ``(1) In the case of a military installation not approved 
     for closure pursuant to a base closure law, the Defense 
     Environmental Restoration Account established under section 
     2703(a) of this title.
       ``(2) In the case of an installation approved for closure 
     pursuant to such a law, the Department of Defense Base 
     Closure Account 1990 established under section 2906(a) of the 
     Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of 
     title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).''.
       (2)(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the total amount of 
     funds made available under section 2705(g) of title 10, 
     United States Code, as added by paragraph (1), for fiscal 
     year 1996 may not exceed $6,000,000.
       (B) Amounts may not be made available under subsection (g) 
     of such section 2705 after September 15, 1996, unless the 
     Secretary of Defense publishes proposed final or interim 
     final regulations required under subsection (d) of such 
     section, as amended by subsection (a).
       (e) Definition.--Such section is further amended by adding 
     after subsection (g) (as added by subsection (d)) the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h) Definition.--In this section, the term `base closure 
     law' means the following:
       ``(1) Title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and 
     Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note).
       ``(2) The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 
     (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 
     note).
       ``(3) Section 2687 of this title.''.
       (f) Reports on Activities of Technical Review Committees 
     and Restoration Advisory Boards.--Section 2706(a)(2) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(J) A statement of the activities, if any, including 
     expenditures for administrative expenses and technical 
     assistance under section 2705 of this title, of the technical 
     review committee or restoration advisory board established 
     for the installation under such section during the preceding 
     fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 325. DISCHARGES FROM VESSELS OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are to--
       (1) enhance the operational flexibility of vessels of the 
     Armed Forces domestically and internationally;
       (2) stimulate the development of innovative vessel 
     pollution control technology; and
       (3) advance the development by the United States Navy of 
     environmentally sound ships.
       (b) Uniform National Discharge Standards Development.--
     Section 312 of the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 
     U.S.C. 1322) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(n) Uniform National Discharge Standards for Vessels of 
     the Armed Forces.--
       ``(1) Applicability.--This subsection shall apply to 
     vessels of the Armed Forces and discharges, other than 
     sewage, incidental to the normal operation of a vessel of the 
     Armed Forces, unless the Secretary of Defense finds that 
     compliance with this subsection would not be in the national 
     security interests of the United States.
       ``(2) Determination of discharges required to be controlled 
     by marine pollution control devices.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Administrator and the Secretary of 
     Defense, after consultation with the Secretary of the 
     department in which the Coast Guard is operating, the 
     Secretary of Commerce, and interested States, shall jointly 
     determine the discharges incidental to the normal operation 
     of a vessel of the Armed Forces for which it is reasonable 
     and practicable to require use of a marine pollution control 
     device to mitigate adverse impacts on the marine environment. 
     Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1) of section 553 of title 5, 
     United States Code, the Administrator and the Secretary of 
     Defense shall promulgate the determinations in accordance 
     with such section. The Secretary of Defense shall require the 
     use of a marine pollution control device on board a vessel of 
     the Armed Forces in any case in which it is determined that 
     the use of such a device is reasonable and practicable.
       ``(B) Considerations.--In making a determination under 
     subparagraph (A), the Administrator and the Secretary of 
     Defense shall take into consideration--
       ``(i) the nature of the discharge;
       ``(ii) the environmental effects of the discharge;
       ``(iii) the practicability of using the marine pollution 
     control device;
       ``(iv) the effect that installation or use of the marine 
     pollution control device would have on the operation or 
     operational capability of the vessel;
       ``(v) applicable United States law;
       ``(vi) applicable international standards; and
       ``(vii) the economic costs of the installation and use of 
     the marine pollution control device.
       ``(3) Performance standards for marine pollution control 
     devices.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each discharge for which a marine 
     pollution control device is determined to be required under 
     paragraph (2), the Administrator and the Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the Secretary of the department 
     in which the Coast Guard is operating, the Secretary of 
     State, the Secretary of Commerce, other interested Federal 
     agencies, and interested States, shall jointly promulgate 
     Federal standards of performance for each marine pollution 
     control device required with respect to the discharge. 
     Notwithstanding subsection (a)(1) of section 553 of title 5, 
     United States Code, the Administrator and the Secretary of 
     Defense shall promulgate the standards in accordance with 
     such section.
       ``(B) Considerations.--In promulgating standards under this 
     paragraph, the Administrator and the Secretary of Defense 
     shall take into consideration the matters set forth in 
     paragraph (2)(B).
       ``(C) Classes, types, and sizes of vessels.--The standards 
     promulgated under this paragraph may--
       ``(i) distinguish among classes, types, and sizes of 
     vessels;
       ``(ii) distinguish between new and existing vessels; and
       ``(iii) provide for a waiver of the applicability of the 
     standards as necessary or appropriate to a particular class, 
     type, age, or size of vessel.
       ``(4) Regulations for use of marine pollution control 
     devices.--The Secretary of Defense, after consultation with 
     the Administrator and the Secretary of the department in 
     which the Coast Guard is operating, shall promulgate such 
     regulations governing the design, construction, installation, 
     and use of marine pollution control devices on board vessels 
     of the Armed Forces as are necessary to achieve the standards 
     promulgated under paragraph (3).

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       ``(5) Deadlines; effective date.--
       ``(A) Determinations.--The Administrator and the Secretary 
     of Defense shall--
       ``(i) make the initial determinations under paragraph (2) 
     not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of 
     this subsection; and
       ``(ii) every 5 years--

       ``(I) review the determinations; and
       ``(II) if necessary, revise the determinations based on 
     significant new information.

       ``(B) Standards.--The Administrator and the Secretary of 
     Defense shall--
       ``(i) promulgate standards of performance for a marine 
     pollution control device under paragraph (3) not later than 2 
     years after the date of a determination under paragraph (2) 
     that the marine pollution control device is required; and
       ``(ii) every 5 years--

       ``(I) review the standards; and
       ``(II) if necessary, revise the standards, consistent with 
     paragraph (3)(B) and based on significant new information.

       ``(C) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     promulgate regulations with respect to a marine pollution 
     control device under paragraph (4) as soon as practicable 
     after the Administrator and the Secretary of Defense 
     promulgate standards with respect to the device under 
     paragraph (3), but not later than 1 year after the 
     Administrator and the Secretary of Defense promulgate the 
     standards. The regulations promulgated by the Secretary of 
     Defense under paragraph (4) shall become effective upon 
     promulgation unless another effective date is specified in 
     the regulations.
       ``(D) Petition for review.--The Governor of any State may 
     submit a petition requesting that the Secretary of Defense 
     and the Administrator review a determination under paragraph 
     (2) or a standard under paragraph (3), if there is 
     significant new information, not considered previously, that 
     could reasonably result in a change to the particular 
     determination or standard after consideration of the matters 
     set forth in paragraph (2)(B). The petition shall be 
     accompanied by the scientific and technical information on 
     which the petition is based. The Administrator and the 
     Secretary of Defense shall grant or deny the petition not 
     later than 2 years after the date of receipt of the petition.
       ``(6) Effect on other laws.--
       ``(A) Prohibition on regulation by states or political 
     subdivisions of states.--Beginning on the effective date of--
       ``(i) a determination under paragraph (2) that it is not 
     reasonable and practicable to require use of a marine 
     pollution control device regarding a particular discharge 
     incidental to the normal operation of a vessel of the Armed 
     Forces; or
       ``(ii) regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Defense 
     under paragraph (4);

     except as provided in paragraph (7), neither a State nor a 
     political subdivision of a State may adopt or enforce any 
     statute or regulation of the State or political subdivision 
     with respect to the discharge or the design, construction, 
     installation, or use of any marine pollution control device 
     required to control discharges from a vessel of the Armed 
     Forces.
       ``(B) Federal laws.--This subsection shall not affect the 
     application of section 311 to discharges incidental to the 
     normal operation of a vessel.
       ``(7) Establishment of state no-discharge zones.--
       ``(A) State prohibition.--
       ``(i) In general.--After the effective date of--

       ``(I) a determination under paragraph (2) that it is not 
     reasonable and practicable to require use of a marine 
     pollution control device regarding a particular discharge 
     incidental to the normal operation of a vessel of the Armed 
     Forces; or
       ``(II) regulations promulgated by the Secretary of Defense 
     under paragraph (4);

     if a State determines that the protection and enhancement of 
     the quality of some or all of the waters within the State 
     require greater environmental protection, the State may 
     prohibit 1 or more discharges incidental to the normal 
     operation of a vessel, whether treated or not treated, into 
     the waters. No prohibition shall apply until the 
     Administrator makes the determinations described in 
     subclauses (II) and (III) of subparagraph (B)(i).
       ``(ii) Documentation.--To the extent that a prohibition 
     under this paragraph would apply to vessels of the Armed 
     Forces and not to other types of vessels, the State shall 
     document the technical or environmental basis for the 
     distinction.
       ``(B) Prohibition by the administrator.--
       ``(i) In general.--Upon application of a State, the 
     Administrator shall by regulation prohibit the discharge from 
     a vessel of 1 or more discharges incidental to the normal 
     operation of a vessel, whether treated or not treated, into 
     the waters covered by the application if the Administrator 
     determines that--

       ``(I) the protection and enhancement of the quality of the 
     specified waters within the State require a prohibition of 
     the discharge into the waters;
       ``(II) adequate facilities for the safe and sanitary 
     removal of the discharge incidental to the normal operation 
     of a vessel are reasonably available for the waters to which 
     the prohibition would apply; and
       ``(III) the prohibition will not have the effect of 
     discriminating against a vessel of the Armed Forces by reason 
     of the ownership or operation by the Federal Government, or 
     the military function, of the vessel.

       ``(ii) Approval or disapproval.--The Administrator shall 
     approve or disapprove an application submitted under clause 
     (i) not later than 90 days after the date on which the 
     application is submitted to the Administrator. 
     Notwithstanding clause (i)(II), the Administrator shall not 
     disapprove an application for the sole reason that there are 
     not adequate facilities to remove any discharge incidental to 
     the normal operation of a vessel from vessels of the Armed 
     Forces.
       ``(C) Applicability to foreign flagged vessels.--A 
     prohibition under this paragraph--
       ``(i) shall not impose any design, construction, manning, 
     or equipment standard on a foreign flagged vessel engaged in 
     innocent passage unless the prohibition implements a 
     generally accepted international rule or standard; and
       ``(ii) that relates to the prevention, reduction, and 
     control of pollution shall not apply to a foreign flagged 
     vessel engaged in transit passage unless the prohibition 
     implements an applicable international regulation regarding 
     the discharge of oil, oily waste, or any other noxious 
     substance into the waters.
       ``(8) Prohibition relating to vessels of the armed 
     forces.--After the effective date of the regulations 
     promulgated by the Secretary of Defense under paragraph (4), 
     it shall be unlawful for any vessel of the Armed Forces 
     subject to the regulations to--
       ``(A) operate in the navigable waters of the United States 
     or the waters of the contiguous zone, if the vessel is not 
     equipped with any required marine pollution control device 
     meeting standards established under this subsection; or
       ``(B) discharge overboard any discharge incidental to the 
     normal operation of a vessel in waters with respect to which 
     a prohibition on the discharge has been established under 
     paragraph (7).
       ``(9) Enforcement.--This subsection shall be enforceable, 
     as provided in subsections (j) and (k), against any agency of 
     the United States responsible for vessels of the Armed Forces 
     notwithstanding any immunity asserted by the agency.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Definitions.--Section 312(a) of the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1322(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (8)--
       (i) by striking ``or''; and
       (ii) by inserting ``or agency of the United States,'' after 
     ``association,'';
       (B) in paragraph (11), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) `discharge incidental to the normal operation of a 
     vessel'--
       ``(A) means a discharge, including--
       ``(i) graywater, bilge water, cooling water, weather deck 
     runoff, ballast water, oil water separator effluent, and any 
     other pollutant discharge from the operation of a marine 
     propulsion system, shipboard maneuvering system, crew 
     habitability system, or installed major equipment, such as an 
     aircraft carrier elevator or a catapult, or from a 
     protective, preservative, or absorptive application to the 
     hull of the vessel; and
       ``(ii) a discharge in connection with the testing, 
     maintenance, and repair of a system described in clause (i) 
     whenever the vessel is waterborne; and
       ``(B) does not include--
       ``(i) a discharge of rubbish, trash, garbage, or other such 
     material discharged overboard;
       ``(ii) an air emission resulting from the operation of a 
     vessel propulsion system, motor driven equipment, or 
     incinerator; or
       ``(iii) a discharge that is not covered by part 122.3 of 
     title 40, Code of Federal Regulations (as in effect on the 
     date of the enactment of subsection (n));
       ``(13) `marine pollution control device' means any 
     equipment or management practice, for installation or use on 
     board a vessel of the Armed Forces, that is--
       ``(A) designed to receive, retain, treat, control, or 
     discharge a discharge incidental to the normal operation of a 
     vessel; and
       ``(B) determined by the Administrator and the Secretary of 
     Defense to be the most effective equipment or management 
     practice to reduce the environmental impacts of the discharge 
     consistent with the considerations set forth in subsection 
     (n)(2)(B); and
       ``(14) `vessel of the Armed Forces' means--
       ``(A) any vessel owned or operated by the Department of 
     Defense, other than a time or voyage chartered vessel; and
       ``(B) any vessel owned or operated by the Department of 
     Transportation that is designated by the Secretary of the 
     department in which the Coast Guard is operating as a vessel 
     equivalent to a vessel described in subparagraph (A).''.
       (2) Enforcement.--The first sentence of section 312(j) of 
     the Federal Water Pollution Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1322(j)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking ``of this section or'' and inserting a 
     comma; and
       (B) by striking ``of this section shall'' and inserting ``, 
     or subsection (n)(8) shall''.
       (3) Other definitions.--Subparagraph (A) of the second 
     sentence of section 502(6) of the Federal Water Pollution 
     Control Act (33 U.S.C. 1362(6)) is amended by striking `` 
     `sewage from vessels' '' and inserting ```sewage from vessels 
     or a discharge incidental to the normal operation of a vessel 
     of the Armed Forces'''.
       (d) Cooperation in Standards Development.--The 
     Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency and the 
     Secretary of Defense may, by mutual agreement, with or 
     without reimbursement, provide for the use of information, 
     reports, personnel, or

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     other resources of the Environmental Protection Agency or the 
     Department of Defense to carry out section 312(n) of the 
     Federal Water Pollution Control Act (as added by subsection 
     (b)), including the use of the resources--
       (1) to determine--
       (A) the nature and environmental effect of discharges 
     incidental to the normal operation of a vessel of the Armed 
     Forces;
       (B) the practicability of using marine pollution control 
     devices on vessels of the Armed Forces; and
       (C) the effect that installation or use of marine pollution 
     control devices on vessels of the Armed Forces would have on 
     the operation or operational capability of the vessels; and
       (2) to establish performance standards for marine pollution 
     control devices on vessels of the Armed Forces.
  Subtitle D--Commissaries and Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentalities

     SEC. 331. OPERATION OF COMMISSARY SYSTEM.

       (a) Cooperation With Other Entities.--Section 2482 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking out ``private'';
       (2) by inserting ``(a) Private Operation.--'' before 
     ``Private persons''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Contracts With Other Agencies and 
     Instrumentalities.--(1) The Defense Commissary Agency, and 
     any other agency of the Department of Defense that supports 
     the operation of the commissary system, may enter into a 
     contract or other agreement with another department, agency, 
     or instrumentality of the Department of Defense or another 
     Federal agency to provide services beneficial to the 
     efficient management and operation of the commissary system.
       ``(2) A commissary store operated by a nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentality of the Department of Defense shall be 
     operated in accordance with section 2484 of this title. 
     Subject to such section, the Secretary of Defense may 
     authorize a transfer of goods, supplies, and facilities of, 
     and funds appropriated for, the Defense Commissary Agency or 
     any other agency of the Department of Defense that supports 
     the operation of the commissary system to a nonappropriated 
     fund instrumentality for the operation of a commissary 
     store.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to such section 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 147 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:

``2482. Commissary stores: operation.''.

     SEC. 332. LIMITED RELEASE OF COMMISSARY STORES SALES 
                   INFORMATION TO MANUFACTURERS, DISTRIBUTORS, AND 
                   OTHER VENDORS DOING BUSINESS WITH DEFENSE 
                   COMMISSARY AGENCY.

       Section 2487(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     in the second sentence by inserting before the period the 
     following: ``unless the agreement is between the Defense 
     Commissary Agency and a manufacturer, distributor, or other 
     vendor doing business with the Agency and is restricted to 
     information directly related to merchandise provided by that 
     manufacturer, distributor, or vendor''.

     SEC. 333. ECONOMICAL DISTRIBUTION OF DISTILLED SPIRITS BY 
                   NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITIES.

       (a) Economical Distribution.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 
     2488 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after ``most competitive source'' the following: ``and 
     distributed in the most economical manner''.
       (b) Determination of Most Economical Distribution Method.--
     Such section is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c)(1) In the case of covered alcoholic beverage 
     purchases of distilled spirits, to determine whether a 
     nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the Department of 
     Defense provides the most economical method of distribution 
     to package stores, the Secretary of Defense shall consider 
     all components of the distribution costs incurred by the 
     nonappropriated fund instrumentality, such as overhead costs 
     (including costs associated with management, logistics, 
     administration, depreciation, and utilities), the costs of 
     carrying inventory, and handling and distribution costs.
       ``(2) If the use of a private distributor would subject 
     covered alcoholic beverage purchases of distilled spirits to 
     direct or indirect State taxation, a nonappropriated fund 
     instrumentality shall be considered to be the most economical 
     method of distribution regardless of the results of the 
     determination under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) The Secretary shall use the agencies performing audit 
     functions on behalf of the armed forces and the Inspector 
     General of the Department of Defense to make determinations 
     under this subsection.''.

     SEC. 334. TRANSPORTATION BY COMMISSARIES AND EXCHANGES TO 
                   OVERSEAS LOCATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 157 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2643. Commissary and exchange services: transportation 
       overseas

       ``The Secretary of Defense shall authorize the officials 
     responsible for operation of commissaries and military 
     exchanges to negotiate directly with private carriers for the 
     most cost-effective transportation of commissary and exchange 
     supplies by sea without relying on the Military Sealift 
     Command or the Military Traffic Management Command. Section 
     2631 of this title, regarding the preference for vessels of 
     the United States or belonging to the United States in the 
     transportation of supplies by sea, shall apply to the 
     negotiation of transportation contracts under the authority 
     of this section.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2643. Commissary and exchange services: transportation overseas.''.

     SEC. 335. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT FOR UNIFORM FUNDING OF 
                   MORALE, WELFARE, AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES AT 
                   CERTAIN MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Demonstration Project Required.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall conduct a demonstration project to evaluate the 
     feasibility of using only nonappropriated funds to support 
     morale, welfare, and recreation programs at military 
     installations in order to facilitate the procurement of 
     property and services for those programs and the management 
     of employees used to carry out those programs.
       (2) Under the demonstration project--
       (A) procurements of property and services for programs 
     referred to in paragraph (1) may be carried out in accordance 
     with laws and regulations applicable to procurements paid for 
     with nonappropriated funds; and
       (B) appropriated funds available for such programs may be 
     expended in accordance with laws applicable to expenditures 
     of nonappropriated funds as if the appropriated funds were 
     nonappropriated funds.
       (3) The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out 
     paragraph (2). The regulations shall provide for financial 
     management and accounting of appropriated funds expended in 
     accordance with subparagraph (B) of such paragraph.
       (b) Covered Military Installations.--The Secretary shall 
     select not less than three and not more than six military 
     installations to participate in the demonstration project.
       (c) Period of Demonstration Project.--The demonstration 
     project shall terminate not later than September 30, 1998.
       (d) Effect on Employees.--For the purpose of testing fiscal 
     accounting procedures, the Secretary may convert, for the 
     duration of the demonstration project, the status of an 
     employee who carries out a program referred to in subsection 
     (a)(1) from the status of an employee paid by appropriated 
     funds to the status of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality 
     employee, except that such conversion may occur only--
       (1) if the employee whose status is to be converted--
       (A) is fully informed of the effects of such conversion on 
     the terms and conditions of the employment of that employee 
     for purposes of title 5, United States Code, and on the 
     benefits provided to that employee under such title; and
       (B) consents to such conversion; or
       (2) in a manner which does not affect such terms and 
     conditions of employment or such benefits.
       (e) Reports.--(1) Not later than six months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress an interim report on the implementation of this 
     section.
       (2) Not later than December 31, 1998, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a final report on the results of the 
     demonstration project. The report shall include a comparison 
     of--
       (A) the cost incurred under the demonstration project in 
     using employees paid by appropriated funds together with 
     nonappropriated fund instrumentality employees to carry out 
     the programs referred to in subsection (a)(1); and
       (B) an estimate of the cost that would have been incurred 
     if only nonappropriated fund instrumentality employees had 
     been used to carry out such programs.

     SEC. 336. OPERATION OF COMBINED EXCHANGE AND COMMISSARY 
                   STORES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 147 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2490a. Combined exchange and commissary stores

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may authorize a 
     nonappropriated fund instrumentality to operate a military 
     exchange and a commissary store as a combined exchange and 
     commissary store on a military installation.
       ``(b) Limitations.--(1) Not more than ten combined exchange 
     and commissary stores may be operated pursuant to this 
     section.
       ``(2) The Secretary may select a military installation for 
     the operation of a combined exchange and commissary store 
     under this section only if--
       ``(A) the installation is to be closed, or has been or is 
     to be realigned, under a base closure law; or
       ``(B) a military exchange and a commissary store are 
     operated at the installation by separate entities at the time 
     of, or immediately before, such selection and it is not 
     economically feasible to continue that separate operation.
       ``(c) Operation at Carswell Field.--Combined exchange and 
     commissary stores operated under this section shall include 
     the combined exchange and commissary store that is operated 
     at the Naval Air Station

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     Fort Worth, Joint Reserve Center, Carswell Field, Texas, 
     under the authority provided in section 375 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 
     103-337; 108 Stat. 2736).
       ``(d) Adjustments and Surcharges.--Adjustments to, and 
     surcharges on, the sales price of a grocery food item sold in 
     a combined exchange and commissary store under this section 
     shall be provided for in accordance with the same laws that 
     govern such adjustments and surcharges for items sold in a 
     commissary store of the Defense Commissary Agency.
       ``(e) Use of Appropriated Funds.--(1) If a nonappropriated 
     fund instrumentality incurs a loss in operating a combined 
     exchange and commissary store at a military installation 
     under this section as a result of the requirement set forth 
     in subsection (d), the Secretary may authorize a transfer of 
     funds available for the Defense Commissary Agency to the 
     nonappropriated fund instrumentality to offset the loss.
       ``(2) The total amount of appropriated funds transferred 
     during a fiscal year to support the operation of a combined 
     exchange and commissary store at a military installation 
     under this section may not exceed an amount that is equal to 
     25 percent of the amount of appropriated funds that was 
     provided for the operation of the commissary store of the 
     Defense Commissary Agency on that installation during the 
     last full fiscal year of operation of that commissary store.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `nonappropriated fund instrumentality' means 
     the Army and Air Force Exchange Service, Navy Exchange 
     Service Command, Marine Corps exchanges, or any other 
     instrumentality of the United States under the jurisdiction 
     of the Armed Forces which is conducted for the comfort, 
     pleasure, contentment, or physical or mental improvement of 
     members of the Armed Forces.
       ``(2) The term `base closure law' has the meaning given 
     such term by section 2667(g) of this title.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2490a. Combined exchange and commissary stores.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 375 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 
     103-337; 108 Stat. 2736) is amended by striking out ``, until 
     December 31, 1995,''.

     SEC. 337. DEFERRED PAYMENT PROGRAMS OF MILITARY EXCHANGES.

       (a) Use of Commercial Banking Institution.--(1) As soon as 
     practicable after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall seek to enter into an agreement 
     with a commercial banking institution under which the 
     institution agrees to finance and operate the deferred 
     payment program of the Army and Air Force Exchange Service 
     and the deferred payment program of the Navy Exchange Service 
     Command. The Secretary shall use competitive procedures to 
     enter into an agreement under this paragraph.
       (2) In order to facilitate the transition of the operation 
     of the programs referred to in paragraph (1) to commercial 
     operation under an agreement described in that paragraph, the 
     Secretary may initially limit the scope of any such agreement 
     so as to apply to only one of the programs.
       (b) Report.--Not later than December 31, 1995, the 
     Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     implementation of this section. The report shall also include 
     an analysis of the impact of the deferred payment programs 
     referred to in subsection (a)(1), including the impact of the 
     default and collection procedures under such programs, on 
     members of the Armed Forces and their families.

     SEC. 338. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS TO OFFSET EXPENSES INCURRED 
                   BY ARMY AND AIR FORCE EXCHANGE SERVICE ON 
                   ACCOUNT OF TROOP REDUCTIONS IN EUROPE.

       Of funds authorized to be appropriated under section 
     301(5), not less than $70,000,000 shall be available to the 
     Secretary of Defense for transfer to the Army and Air Force 
     Exchange Service to offset expenses incurred by the Army and 
     Air Force Exchange Service on account of reductions in the 
     number of members of the United States Armed Forces assigned 
     to permanent duty ashore in Europe.

     SEC. 339. STUDY REGARDING IMPROVING EFFICIENCIES IN OPERATION 
                   OF MILITARY EXCHANGES AND OTHER MORALE, 
                   WELFARE, AND RECREATION ACTIVITIES AND 
                   COMMISSARY STORES.

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
     a study regarding the manner in which greater efficiencies 
     can be achieved in the operation of--
       (1) military exchanges;
       (2) other instrumentalities of the United States under the 
     jurisdiction of the Armed Forces which are conducted for the 
     comfort, pleasure, contentment, or physical or mental 
     improvement of members of the Armed Forces; and
       (3) commissary stores.
       (b) Report of Study.--Not later than March 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     describing the results of the study and containing such 
     recommendations as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     implement options identified in the study to achieve the 
     greater efficiencies referred to in subsection (a).

     SEC. 340. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT TO CONVERT SHIPS' STORES TO 
                   NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITIES.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 371 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 
     10 U.S.C. 7604 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsections (a) and (b); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (c) and (d) as subsections 
     (a) and (b), respectively.
       (b) Inspector General Review.--Not later than April 1, 
     1996, the Inspector General of the Department of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report that reviews the report on 
     the costs and benefits of converting to operation of Navy 
     ships' stores by nonappropriated fund instrumentalities that 
     the Navy Audit Agency prepared in connection with the 
     postponement of the deadline for the conversion provided for 
     in section 374(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2736).

     SEC. 341. DISPOSITION OF EXCESS MORALE, WELFARE, AND 
                   RECREATION FUNDS.

       Section 2219 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking out ``a military 
     department'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``an armed 
     force'';
       (2) in the second sentence--
       (A) by striking out ``, department-wide''; and
       (B) by striking out ``of the military department'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``for that armed force''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following: ``This section does 
     not apply to the Coast Guard.''.

     SEC. 342. CLARIFICATION OF ENTITLEMENT TO USE OF MORALE, 
                   WELFARE, AND RECREATION FACILITIES BY MEMBERS 
                   OF RESERVE COMPONENTS AND DEPENDENTS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1065 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1065. Morale, welfare, and recreation retail 
       facilities: use by members of reserve components and 
       dependents

       ``(a) Members of the Selected Reserve.--A member of the 
     Selected Reserve in good standing (as determined by the 
     Secretary concerned) shall be permitted to use MWR retail 
     facilities on the same basis as members on active duty.
       ``(b) Members of Ready Reserve Not in Selected Reserve.--
     Subject to such regulations as the Secretary of Defense may 
     prescribe, a member of the Ready Reserve (other than members 
     of the Selected Reserve) may be permitted to use MWR retail 
     facilities on the same basis as members serving on active 
     duty.
       ``(c) Reserve Retirees Under Age 60.--A member or former 
     member of a reserve component under 60 years of age who, but 
     for age, would be eligible for retired pay under chapter 1223 
     of this title shall be permitted to use MWR retail facilities 
     on the same basis as members of the armed forces entitled to 
     retired pay under any other provision of law.
       ``(d) Dependents.--(1) Dependents of a member who is 
     permitted under subsection (a) or (b) to use MWR retail 
     facilities shall be permitted to use such facilities on the 
     same basis as dependents of members on active duty.
       ``(2) Dependents of a member who is permitted under 
     subsection (c) to use MWR retail facilities shall be 
     permitted to use such facilities on the same basis as 
     dependents of members of the armed forces entitled to retired 
     pay under any other provision of law.
       ``(e) MWR Retail Facility Defined.--In this section, the 
     term `MWR retail facilities' means exchange stores and other 
     revenue-generating facilities operated by nonappropriated 
     fund activities of the Department of Defense for the morale, 
     welfare, and recreation of members of the armed forces.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to such section 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 54 of 
     such title is amended to read as follows:

``1065. Morale, welfare, and recreation retail facilities: use by 
              members of reserve components and dependents.''.
     Subtitle E--Performance of Functions by Private-Sector Sources

     SEC. 351. COMPETITIVE PROCUREMENT OF PRINTING AND DUPLICATION 
                   SERVICES.

       (a) Requirement for Competitive Procurement.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall, 
     during fiscal year 1996 and consistent with the requirements 
     of title 44, United States Code, competitively procure 
     printing and duplication services from private-sector sources 
     for the performance of at least 70 percent of the total 
     printing and duplication requirements of the Defense Printing 
     Service.
       (b) Exception for Classified Information.--The requirement 
     of subsection (a) shall not apply to the procurement of 
     services for printing and duplicating classified documents 
     and information.

     SEC. 352. DIRECT VENDOR DELIVERY SYSTEM FOR CONSUMABLE 
                   INVENTORY ITEMS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Implementation of Direct Vendor Delivery System.--Not 
     later than September 30, 1997, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall, to

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     the maximum extent practicable, implement a system under 
     which consumable inventory items referred to in subsection 
     (b) are delivered to military installations throughout the 
     United States directly by the vendors of those items. The 
     purpose for implementing the system is to reduce the expense 
     and necessity of maintaining extensive warehouses for those 
     items within the Department of Defense.
       (b) Covered Items.--The items referred to in subsection (a) 
     are the following:
       (1) Food and clothing.
       (2) Medical and pharmaceutical supplies.
       (3) Automotive, electrical, fuel, and construction 
     supplies.
       (4) Other consumable inventory items the Secretary 
     considers appropriate.

     SEC. 353. PAYROLL, FINANCE, AND ACCOUNTING FUNCTIONS OF THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Plan for Private Operation of Certain Functions.--(1) 
     Not later than March 1, 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a plan for the performance by private-
     sector sources of payroll functions for civilian employees of 
     the Department of Defense other than employees paid from 
     nonappropriated funds.
       (2)(A) The Secretary shall implement the plan referred to 
     in paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the cost of 
     performance by private-sector sources of the functions 
     referred to in that paragraph does not exceed the cost of 
     performance of those functions by employees of the Federal 
     Government.
       (B) In computing the total cost of performance of such 
     functions by employees of the Federal Government, the 
     Secretary shall include the following:
       (i) Managerial and administrative costs.
       (ii) Personnel costs, including the cost of providing 
     retirement benefits for such personnel.
       (iii) Costs associated with the provision of facilities and 
     other support by Federal agencies.
       (C) The Defense Contract Audit Agency shall verify the 
     costs computed for the Secretary under this paragraph by 
     others.
       (3) Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary shall implement 
     the plan not later than October 1, 1996.
       (4) At the same time the Secretary submits the plan 
     required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall submit to 
     Congress a report on other accounting and finance functions 
     of the Department that are appropriate for performance by 
     private-sector sources.
       (b) Pilot Program for Private Operation of NAFI 
     Functions.--(1) The Secretary shall carry out a pilot program 
     to test the performance by private-sector sources of payroll 
     and other accounting and finance functions of nonappropriated 
     fund instrumentalities and to evaluate the extent to which 
     cost savings and efficiencies would result from the 
     performance of such functions by those sources.
       (2) The payroll and other accounting and finance functions 
     designated by the Secretary for performance by private-sector 
     sources under the pilot program shall include at least one 
     major payroll, accounting, or finance function.
       (3) To carry out the pilot program, the Secretary shall 
     enter into discussions with private-sector sources for the 
     purpose of developing a request for proposals to be issued 
     for performance by those sources of functions designated by 
     the Secretary under paragraph (2). The discussions shall be 
     conducted on a schedule that accommodates issuance of a 
     request for proposals within 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (4) A goal of the pilot program is to reduce by at least 25 
     percent the total costs incurred by the Department annually 
     for the performance of a function referred to in paragraph 
     (2) through the performance of that function by a private-
     sector source.
       (5) Before conducting the pilot program, the Secretary 
     shall develop a plan for the program that addresses the 
     following:
       (A) The purposes of the program.
       (B) The methodology, duration, and anticipated costs of the 
     program, including the cost of an arrangement pursuant to 
     which a private-sector source would receive an agreed-upon 
     payment plus an additional negotiated amount not to exceed 50 
     percent of the dollar savings achieved in excess of the goal 
     specified in paragraph (4).
       (C) A specific citation to any provisions of law, rule, or 
     regulation that, if not waived, would prohibit the conduct of 
     the program or any part of the program.
       (D) A mechanism to evaluate the program.
       (E) A provision for all payroll, accounting, and finance 
     functions of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities of the 
     Department of Defense to be performed by private-sector 
     sources, if determined advisable on the basis of a final 
     assessment of the results of the program.
       (6) The Secretary shall act through the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller) in the performance of the Secretary's 
     responsibilities under this subsection.
       (c) Limitation on Opening of New Operating Locations for 
     Defense Finance and Accounting Service.--(1) Except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), the Secretary may not establish a 
     new operating location for the Defense Finance and Accounting 
     Service during fiscal year 1996.
       (2) The Secretary may establish a new operating location 
     for the Defense Finance and Accounting Service if--
       (A) for a new operating location that the Secretary planned 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act to establish on 
     or after that date, the Secretary reconsiders the need for 
     establishing that new operating location; and
       (B) for each new operating location, including a new 
     operating location referred to in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) the Secretary submits to Congress, as part of the 
     report required by subsection (a)(4), an analysis of the need 
     for establishing the new operating location; and
       (ii) a period of 30 days elapses after the Congress 
     receives the report.
       (3) In this subsection, the term ``new operating location'' 
     means an operating location that is not in operation on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, except that such term does 
     not include an operating location for which, as of such 
     date--
       (A) the Secretary has established a date for the 
     commencement of operations; and
       (B) funds have been expended for the purpose of its 
     establishment.

     SEC. 354. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TO IDENTIFY OVERPAYMENTS MADE 
                   TO VENDORS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     demonstration program to evaluate the feasibility of using 
     private contractors to audit accounting and procurement 
     records of the Department of Defense in order to identify 
     overpayments made to vendors by the Department. The 
     demonstration program shall be conducted for the Defense 
     Logistics Agency and include the Defense Personnel Support 
     Center.
       (b) Program Requirements.--(1) Under the demonstration 
     program, the Secretary shall, by contract, provide for one or 
     more persons to audit the accounting and procurement records 
     of the Defense Logistics Agency that relate to (at least) 
     fiscal years 1993, 1994, and 1995. The Secretary may enter 
     into more than one contract under the program.
       (2) A contract under the demonstration program shall 
     require the contractor to use data processing techniques that 
     are generally used in audits of private-sector records 
     similar to the records audited under the contract.
       (c) Audit Requirements.--In conducting an audit under the 
     demonstration program, a contractor shall compare Department 
     of Defense purchase agreements (and related documents) with 
     invoices submitted by vendors under the purchase agreements. 
     A purpose of the comparison is to identify, in the case of 
     each audited purchase agreement, the following:
       (1) Any payments to the vendor for costs that are not 
     allowable under the terms of the purchase agreement or by 
     law.
       (2) Any amounts not deducted from the total amount paid to 
     the vendor under the purchase agreement that should have been 
     deducted from that amount on account of goods and services 
     provided to the vendor by the Department.
       (3) Duplicate payments.
       (4) Unauthorized charges.
       (5) Other discrepancies between the amount paid to the 
     vendor and the amount actually due the vendor under the 
     purchase agreement.
       (d) Bonus Payment.--To the extent provided for in a 
     contract under the demonstration program, the Secretary may 
     pay the contractor a bonus in addition to any other amount 
     paid for performance of the contract. The amount of such 
     bonus may not exceed the amount that is equal to 25 percent 
     of all amounts recovered by the United States on the basis of 
     information obtained as a result of the audit performed under 
     the contract. Any such bonus shall be paid out of amounts 
     made available pursuant to subsection (e).
       (e) Availability of Funds.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to section 301(5), not more than 
     $5,000,000 shall be available for the demonstration program.

     SEC. 355. PILOT PROGRAM ON PRIVATE OPERATION OF DEFENSE 
                   DEPENDENTS' SCHOOLS.

       (a) Pilot Program.--The Secretary of Defense may conduct a 
     pilot program to evaluate the feasibility of using private 
     contractors to operate schools of the defense dependents' 
     education system established under section 1402(a) of the 
     Defense Dependents' Education Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921(a)).
       (b) Selection of School for Program.--If the Secretary 
     conducts the pilot program, the Secretary shall select one 
     school of the defense dependents' education system for 
     participation in the program and provide for the operation of 
     the school by a private contractor for not less than one 
     complete school year.
       (c) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the end of the 
     first school year in which the pilot program is conducted, 
     the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     results of the program. The report shall include the 
     recommendation of the Secretary with respect to the extent to 
     which other schools of the defense dependents' education 
     system should be operated by private contractors.

     SEC. 356. PROGRAM FOR IMPROVED TRAVEL PROCESS FOR THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
     a program to evaluate options to improve the Department of 
     Defense travel process. To carry out the program, the 
     Secretary shall compare the results of the tests conducted 
     under subsection (b) to determine which travel process tested 
     under such subsection is the better option to effectively 
     manage travel of Department personnel.
       (2) The program shall be conducted at not less than three 
     and not more than six military installations, except that an 
     installation may be the subject of only one test conducted 
     under the program.

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       (3) The Secretary shall act through the Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller) in the performance of the Secretary's 
     responsibilities under this section.
       (b) Conduct of Tests.--(1) The Secretary shall conduct a 
     test at an installation referred to in subsection (a)(2) 
     under which the Secretary--
       (A) implements the changes proposed to be made with respect 
     to the Department of Defense travel process by the task force 
     on travel management that was established by the Secretary in 
     July 1994;
       (B) manages and uniformly applies that travel process 
     (including the implemented changes) throughout the 
     Department; and
       (C) provides opportunities for private-sector sources to 
     provide travel reservation services and credit card services 
     to facilitate that travel process.
       (2) The Secretary shall conduct a test at an installation 
     referred to in subsection (a)(2) under which the Secretary--
       (A) enters into one or more contracts with a private-sector 
     source pursuant to which the private-sector source manages 
     the Department of Defense travel process (except for 
     functions referred to in subparagraph (B)), provides for 
     responsive, reasonably priced services as part of the travel 
     process, and uniformly applies the travel process throughout 
     the Department; and
       (B) provides for the performance by employees of the 
     Department of only those travel functions, such as travel 
     authorization, that the Secretary considers to be necessary 
     to be performed by such employees.
       (3) Each test required by this subsection shall begin not 
     later than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act and end two years after the date on which it began. Each 
     such test shall also be conducted in accordance with the 
     guidelines for travel management issued for the Department by 
     the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller).
       (c) Evaluation Criteria.--The Secretary shall establish 
     criteria to evaluate the travel processes tested under 
     subsection (b). The criteria shall, at a minimum, include the 
     extent to which a travel process provides for the following:
       (1) The coordination, at the time of a travel reservation, 
     of travel policy and cost estimates with the mission which 
     necessitates the travel.
       (2) The use of fully integrated travel solutions envisioned 
     by the travel reengineering report of the Department of 
     Defense dated January 1995.
       (3) The coordination of credit card data and travel 
     reservation data with cost estimate data.
       (4) The elimination of the need for multiple travel 
     approvals through the coordination of such data with proposed 
     travel plans.
       (5) A responsive and flexible management information system 
     that enables the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller) to 
     monitor travel expenses throughout the year, accurately plan 
     travel budgets for future years, and assess, in the case of 
     travel of an employee on temporary duty, the relationship 
     between the cost of the travel and the value of the travel to 
     the accomplishment of the mission which necessitates the 
     travel.
       (d) Plan for Program.--Before conducting the program, the 
     Secretary shall develop a plan for the program that addresses 
     the following:
       (1) The purposes of the program, including the achievement 
     of an objective of reducing by at least 50 percent the total 
     cost incurred by the Department annually to manage the 
     Department of Defense travel process.
       (2) The methodology and anticipated cost of the program, 
     including the cost of an arrangement pursuant to which a 
     private-sector source would receive an agreed-upon payment 
     plus an additional negotiated amount that does not exceed 50 
     percent of the total amount saved in excess of the objective 
     specified in paragraph (1).
       (3) A specific citation to any provision or law, rule, or 
     regulation that, if not waived, would prohibit the conduct of 
     the program or any part of the program.
       (4) The evaluation criteria established pursuant to 
     subsection (c).
       (5) A provision for implementing throughout the Department 
     the travel process determined to be the better option to 
     effectively manage travel of Department personnel on the 
     basis of a final assessment of the results of the program.
       (e) Report.--After the first full year of the conduct of 
     the tests required by subsection (b), the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the implementation of the 
     program. The report shall include an analysis of the 
     evaluation criteria established pursuant to subsection (c).

     SEC. 357. INCREASED RELIANCE ON PRIVATE-SECTOR SOURCES FOR 
                   COMMERCIAL PRODUCTS AND SERVICES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall endeavor to 
     carry out through a private-sector source any activity to 
     provide a commercial product or service for the Department of 
     Defense if--
       (1) the product or service can be provided adequately 
     through such a source; and
       (2) an adequate competitive environment exists to provide 
     for economical performance of the activity by such a source.
       (b) Applicability.--(1) Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     any commercial product or service with respect to which the 
     Secretary determines that production, manufacture, or 
     provision of that product or service by the Government is 
     necessary for reasons of national security.
       (2) A determination under paragraph (1) shall be made in 
     accordance with regulations prescribed under subsection (c).
       (c) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
     to carry out this section. Such regulations shall be 
     prescribed in consultation with the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget.
       (d) Report.--(1) The Secretary shall identify activities of 
     the Department (other than activities specified by the 
     Secretary pursuant to subsection (b)) that are carried out by 
     employees of the Department to provide commercial-type 
     products or services for the Department.
       (2) Not later than April 15, 1996, the Secretary shall 
     transmit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     opportunities for increased use of private-sector sources to 
     provide commercial products and services for the Department.
       (3) The report required by paragraph (2) shall include the 
     following:
       (A) A list of activities identified under paragraph (1) 
     indicating, for each activity, whether the Secretary proposes 
     to convert the performance of that activity to performance by 
     private-sector sources and, if not, the reasons why.
       (B) An assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of 
     using private-sector sources, rather than employees of the 
     Department, to provide commercial products and services for 
     the Department that are not essential to the warfighting 
     mission of the Armed Forces.
       (C) A specification of all legislative and regulatory 
     impediments to converting the performance of activities 
     identified under paragraph (1) to performance by private-
     sector sources.
       (D) The views of the Secretary on the desirability of 
     terminating the applicability of OMB Circular A-76 to the 
     Department.
       (4) The Secretary shall carry out paragraph (1) in 
     consultation with the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget and the Comptroller General of the United States. 
     In carrying out that paragraph, the Secretary shall consult 
     with, and seek the views of, representatives of the private 
     sector, including organizations representing small 
     businesses.
        Subtitle F--Miscellaneous Reviews, Studies, and Reports

     SEC. 361. QUARTERLY READINESS REPORTS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 22 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 452. Quarterly readiness reports

       ``(a) Requirement.--Not later than 30 days after the end of 
     each calendar-year quarter, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report on military readiness. The report 
     for any quarter shall be based on assessments that are 
     provided during that quarter--
       ``(1) to any council, committee, or other body of the 
     Department of Defense (A) that has responsibility for 
     readiness oversight, and (B) the membership of which includes 
     at least one civilian officer in the Office of the Secretary 
     of Defense at the level of Assistant Secretary of Defense or 
     higher;
       ``(2) by senior civilian and military officers of the 
     military departments and the commanders of the unified and 
     specified commands; and
       ``(3) as part of any regularly established process of 
     periodic readiness reviews for the Department of Defense as a 
     whole.
       ``(b) Matters To Be Included.--Each such report shall--
       ``(1) specifically describe identified readiness problems 
     or deficiencies and planned remedial actions; and
       ``(2) include the key indicators and other relevant data 
     related to the identified problem or deficiency.
       ``(c) Classification of Reports.--Reports under this 
     section shall be submitted in unclassified form and may, as 
     the Secretary determines necessary, also be submitted in 
     classified form.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``452. Quarterly readiness reports.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--Section 452 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect with the 
     calendar-year quarter during which this Act is enacted.

     SEC. 362. RESTATEMENT OF REQUIREMENT FOR SEMIANNUAL REPORTS 
                   TO CONGRESS ON TRANSFERS FROM HIGH-PRIORITY 
                   READINESS APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 361 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2732) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 361. SEMIANNUAL REPORTS TO CONGRESS ON TRANSFERS FROM 
                   HIGH-PRIORITY READINESS APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Annual Reports.--During 1996 and 1997, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on transfers during the preceding fiscal 
     year from funds available for each budget activity specified 
     in subsection (d) (hereinafter in this section referred to as 
     `covered budget activities'). The report each year shall be 
     submitted not later than the date in that year on which the 
     President submits the budget for the next fiscal year to 
     Congress pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States 
     Code.

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       ``(b) Midyear Reports.--On May 1 of each year specified in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees a report providing the same 
     information, with respect to the first six months of the 
     fiscal year in which the report is submitted, that is 
     provided in reports under subsection (a) with respect to the 
     preceding fiscal year.
       ``(c) Matters To Be Included.--In each report under this 
     section, the Secretary shall include for each covered budget 
     activity the following:
       ``(1) A statement, for the period covered by the report, 
     of--
       ``(A) the total amount of transfers into funds available 
     for that activity;
       ``(B) the total amount of transfers from funds available 
     for that activity; and
       ``(C) the net amount of transfers into, or out of, funds 
     available for that activity.
       ``(2) A detailed explanation of the transfers into, and out 
     of, funds available for that activity during the period 
     covered by the report.
       ``(d) Covered Budget Activities.--The budget activities to 
     which this section applies are the following:
       ``(1) The budget activity groups (known as `subactivities') 
     within the Operating Forces budget activity of the annual 
     Operation and Maintenance, Army, appropriation that are 
     designated as follows:
       ``(A) Combat Units.
       ``(B) Tactical Support.
       ``(C) Force-Related Training/Special Activities.
       ``(D) Depot Maintenance.
       ``(E) JCS Exercises.
       ``(2) The budget activity groups (known as `subactivities') 
     within the Operating Forces budget activity of the annual 
     Operation and Maintenance, Navy, appropriation that are 
     designated as follows:
       ``(A) Mission and Other Flight Operations.
       ``(B) Mission and Other Ship Operations.
       ``(C) Fleet Air Training.
       ``(D) Ship Operational Support and Training.
       ``(E) Aircraft Depot Maintenance.
       ``(F) Ship Depot Maintenance.
       ``(3) The budget activity groups (known as 
     `subactivities'), or other activity, within the Operating 
     Forces budget activity of the annual Operation and 
     Maintenance, Air Force, appropriation that are designated or 
     otherwise identified as follows:
       ``(A) Primary Combat Forces.
       ``(B) Primary Combat Weapons.
       ``(C) Global and Early Warning.
       ``(D) Air Operations Training.
       ``(E) Depot Maintenance.
       ``(F) JCS Exercises.''.

     SEC. 363. REPORT REGARDING REDUCTION OF COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH 
                   CONTRACT MANAGEMENT OVERSIGHT.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than April 1, 1996, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
     Congress a report identifying methods to reduce the cost to 
     the Department of Defense of management oversight of 
     contracts in connection with major defense acquisition 
     programs.
       (b) Major Defense Acquisition Programs Defined.--For 
     purposes of this section, the term ``major defense 
     acquisition program'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 2430(a) of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 364. REVIEWS OF MANAGEMENT OF INVENTORY CONTROL POINTS 
                   AND MATERIEL MANAGEMENT STANDARD SYSTEM.

       (a) Review of Consolidation of Inventory Control Points.--
     (1) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a review of the 
     management by the Defense Logistics Agency of all inventory 
     control points of the Department of Defense. In conducting 
     the review, the Secretary shall examine the management and 
     acquisition practices of the Defense Logistics Agency for 
     inventory of repairable spare parts.
       (2) Not later than March 31, 1996, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Comptroller General of the United States and 
     the congressional defense committees a report on the results 
     the review conducted under paragraph (1).
       (b) Review of Materiel Management Standard System.--(1) The 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a 
     review of the automated data processing system of the 
     Department of Defense known as the Materiel Management 
     Standard System.
       (2) Not later than May 1, 1996, the Comptroller General 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the results of the review conducted under paragraph (1).

     SEC. 365. REPORT ON PRIVATE PERFORMANCE OF CERTAIN FUNCTIONS 
                   PERFORMED BY MILITARY AIRCRAFT.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than May 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     feasibility of providing for the performance by private-
     sector sources of functions necessary to be performed to 
     fulfill the requirements of the Department of Defense for air 
     transportation of personnel and cargo.
       (b) Content of Report.--The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A cost-benefit analysis with respect to the performance 
     by private-sector sources of functions described in 
     subsection (a), including an explanation of the assumptions 
     used in the cost-benefit analysis.
       (2) An assessment of the issues raised by providing for 
     such performance by means of a contract entered into with a 
     private-sector source.
       (3) An assessment of the issues raised by providing for 
     such performance by means of converting functions described 
     in subsection (a) to private ownership and operation, in 
     whole or in part.
       (4) A discussion of the requirements for the performance of 
     such functions in order to fulfill the requirements referred 
     to in subsection (a) during wartime.
       (5) The effect on military personnel and facilities of 
     using private-sector sources to fulfill the requirements 
     referred to in such subsection.
       (6) The performance by private-sector sources of any other 
     military aircraft functions (such as non-combat inflight 
     fueling of aircraft) the Secretary considers appropriate.

     SEC. 366. STRATEGY AND REPORT ON AUTOMATED INFORMATION 
                   SYSTEMS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Development of Strategy.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall develop a strategy for the development or modernization 
     of automated information systems for the Department of 
     Defense.
       (b) Matters to Consider.--In developing the strategy 
     required under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider 
     the following:
       (1) The use of performance measures and management 
     controls.
       (2) Findings of the Functional Management Review conducted 
     by the Secretary.
       (3) Program management actions planned by the Secretary.
       (4) Actions and milestones necessary for completion of 
     functional and economic analyses for--
       (A) the Automated System for Transportation data;
       (B) continuous acquisition and life cycle support;
       (C) electronic data interchange;
       (D) flexible computer integrated manufacturing;
       (E) the Navy Tactical Command Support System; and
       (F) the Defense Information System Network.
       (5) Progress made by the Secretary in resolving problems 
     with respect to the Defense Information System Network and 
     the Joint Computer-Aided Acquisition and Logistics Support 
     System.
       (6) Tasks identified in the review conducted by the 
     Secretary of the Standard Installation/Division Personnel 
     System-3.
       (7) Such other matters as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (c) Report on Strategy.--(1) Not later than April 15, 1996, 
     the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the 
     development of the strategy required under subsection (a).
       (2) In the case of the Air Force Wargaming Center, the Air 
     Force Command Exercise System, the Cheyenne Mountain Upgrade, 
     the Transportation Coordinator Automated Command and Control 
     Information Systems, and the Wing Command and Control 
     Systems, the report required by paragraph (1) shall provide 
     functional economic analyses and address waivers exercised 
     for compelling military importance under section 381(d) of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2739).
       (3) The report required by paragraph (1) shall also include 
     the following:
       (A) A certification by the Secretary of the termination of 
     the Personnel Electronic Record Management System or a 
     justification for the continued need for such system.
       (B) Findings of the Functional Management Review conducted 
     by the Secretary and program management actions planned by 
     the Secretary for--
       (i) the Base Level System Modernization and the Sustaining 
     Base Information System; and
       (ii) the Standard Installation/Division Personnel System-3.
       (C) An assessment of the implementation of migration 
     systems and applications, including--
       (i) identification of the systems and applications by 
     functional or business area, specifying target dates for 
     operation of the systems and applications;
       (ii) identification of the legacy systems and applications 
     that will be terminated;
       (iii) the cost of and schedules for implementing the 
     migration systems and applications; and
       (iv) termination schedules.
       (D) A certification by the Secretary that each information 
     system that is subject to review by the Major Automated 
     Information System Review Committee of the Department is 
     cost-effective and supports the corporate information 
     management goals of the Department, including the results of 
     the review conducted for each such system by the Committee.
                       Subtitle G--Other Matters

     SEC. 371. CODIFICATION OF DEFENSE BUSINESS OPERATIONS FUND.

       (a) Management of Working-Capital Funds.--(1) Chapter 131 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after section 2215 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2216. Defense Business Operations Fund

       ``(a) Management of Working-Capital Funds and Certain 
     Activities.--The Secretary of Defense may manage the 
     performance of the working-capital funds and industrial, 
     commercial, and support type activities described in 
     subsection (b) through the fund known as the Defense Business 
     Operations Fund, which is established on the books of the 
     Treasury. Except for the funds and activities specified in 
     subsection (b), no other functions, activities, funds, or 
     accounts of the Department of Defense may be managed or 
     converted to management through the Fund.

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       ``(b) Funds and Activities Included.--The funds and 
     activities referred to in subsection (a) are the following:
       ``(1) Working-capital funds established under section 2208 
     of this title and in existence on December 5, 1991.
       ``(2) Those activities that, on December 5, 1991, were 
     funded through the use of a working-capital fund established 
     under that section.
       ``(3) The Defense Finance and Accounting Service.
       ``(4) The Defense Commissary Agency.
       ``(5) The Defense Reutilization and Marketing Service.
       ``(6) The Joint Logistics Systems Center.
       ``(c) Separate Accounting, Reporting, and Auditing of Funds 
     and Activities.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall provide 
     in accordance with this subsection for separate accounting, 
     reporting, and auditing of funds and activities managed 
     through the Fund.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall maintain the separate identity of 
     each fund and activity managed through the Fund that (before 
     the establishment of the Fund) was managed as a separate fund 
     or activity.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall maintain separate records for 
     each function for which payment is made through the Fund and 
     which (before the establishment of the Fund) was paid 
     directly through appropriations, including the separate 
     identity of the appropriation account used to pay for the 
     performance of the function.
       ``(d) Charges for Goods and Services Provided Through the 
     Fund.--(1) Charges for goods and services provided through 
     the Fund shall include the following:
       ``(A) Amounts necessary to recover the full costs of the 
     goods and services, whenever practicable, and the costs of 
     the development, implementation, operation, and maintenance 
     of systems supporting the wholesale supply and maintenance 
     activities of the Department of Defense.
       ``(B) Amounts for depreciation of capital assets, set in 
     accordance with generally accepted accounting principles.
       ``(C) Amounts necessary to recover the full cost of the 
     operation of the Defense Finance Accounting Service.
       ``(2) Charges for goods and services provided through the 
     Fund may not include the following:
       ``(A) Amounts necessary to recover the costs of a military 
     construction project (as defined in section 2801(b) of this 
     title), other than a minor construction project financed by 
     the Fund pursuant to section 2805(c)(1) of this title.
       ``(B) Amounts necessary to cover costs incurred in 
     connection with the closure or realignment of a military 
     installation.
       ``(C) Amounts necessary to recover the costs of functions 
     designated by the Secretary of Defense as mission critical, 
     such as ammunition handling safety, and amounts for ancillary 
     tasks not directly related to the mission of the function or 
     activity managed through the Fund.
       ``(3)(A) The Secretary of Defense may submit to a customer 
     a bill for the provision of goods and services through the 
     Fund in advance of the provision of those goods and services.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 
     advance billings made pursuant to subparagraph (A)--
       ``(i) when the aggregate amount of all such billings after 
     the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 reaches $100,000,000; 
     and
       ``(ii) whenever the aggregate amount of all such billings 
     after the date of a preceding report under this subparagraph 
     reaches $100,000,000.
       ``(C) Each report under subparagraph (B) shall include, for 
     each such advance billing, the following:
       ``(i) An explanation of the reason for the advance billing.
       ``(ii) An analysis of the impact of the advance billing on 
     readiness.
       ``(iii) An analysis of the impact of the advance billing on 
     the customer so billed.
       ``(e) Capital Asset Subaccount.--(1) Amounts charged for 
     depreciation of capital assets pursuant to subsection 
     (d)(1)(B) shall be credited to a separate capital asset 
     subaccount established within the Fund.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may award contracts for 
     capital assets of the Fund in advance of the availability of 
     funds in the subaccount.
       ``(f) Procedures For Accumulation of Funds.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall establish billing procedures to ensure that 
     the balance in the Fund does not exceed the amount necessary 
     to provide for the working capital requirements of the Fund, 
     as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(g) Purchase From Other Sources.--The Secretary of 
     Defense or the Secretary of a military department may 
     purchase goods and services that are available for purchase 
     from the Fund from a source other than the Fund if the 
     Secretary determines that such source offers a more 
     competitive rate for the goods and services than the Fund 
     offers.
       ``(h) Annual Reports and Budget.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall annually submit to Congress, at the same time that the 
     President submits the budget under section 1105 of title 31, 
     the following:
       ``(1) A detailed report that contains a statement of all 
     receipts and disbursements of the Fund (including such a 
     statement for each subaccount of the Fund) for the fiscal 
     year ending in the year preceding the year in which the 
     budget is submitted.
       ``(2) A detailed proposed budget for the operation of the 
     Fund for the fiscal year for which the budget is submitted.
       ``(3) A comparison of the amounts actually expended for the 
     operation of the Fund for the fiscal year referred to in 
     paragraph (1) with the amount proposed for the operation of 
     the Fund for that fiscal year in the President's budget.
       ``(4) A report on the capital asset subaccount of the Fund 
     that contains the following information:
       ``(A) The opening balance of the subaccount as of the 
     beginning of the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted.
       ``(B) The estimated amounts to be credited to the 
     subaccount in the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted.
       ``(C) The estimated amounts of outlays to be paid out of 
     the subaccount in the fiscal year in which the report is 
     submitted.
       ``(D) The estimated balance of the subaccount at the end of 
     the fiscal year in which the report is submitted.
       ``(E) A statement of how much of the estimated balance at 
     the end of the fiscal year in which the report is submitted 
     will be needed to pay outlays in the immediately following 
     fiscal year that are in excess of the amount to be credited 
     to the subaccount in the immediately following fiscal year.
       ``(i) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `capital assets' means the following capital 
     assets that have a development or acquisition cost of not 
     less than $50,000:
       ``(A) Minor construction projects financed by the Fund 
     pursuant to section 2805(c)(1) of this title.
       ``(B) Automatic data processing equipment, software.
       ``(C) Equipment other than equipment described in 
     subparagraph (B).
       ``(D) Other capital improvements.
       ``(2) The term `Fund' means the Defense Business Operations 
     Fund.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     2215 the following new item:

``2216. Defense Business Operations Fund.''.

       (b) Conforming Repeals.--The following provisions of law 
     are hereby repealed:
       (1) Subsections (b), (c), (d), and (e) of section 311 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-337; 10 U.S.C. 2208 note).
       (2) Subsections (a) and (b) of section 333 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 
     103-160; 10 U.S.C. 2208 note).
       (3) Section 342 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 2208 
     note).
       (4) Section 316 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 10 U.S.C. 
     2208 note).
       (5) Section 8121 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1992 (Public Law 102-172; 10 U.S.C. 2208 
     note).

     SEC. 372. CLARIFICATION OF SERVICES AND PROPERTY THAT MAY BE 
                   EXCHANGED TO BENEFIT THE HISTORICAL COLLECTION 
                   OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       Section 2572(b)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``not needed by the armed forces'' 
     and all that follows through the end of the paragraph and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``not needed by the 
     armed forces for any of the following items or services if 
     such items or services directly benefit the historical 
     collection of the armed forces:
       ``(A) Similar items held by any individual, organization, 
     institution, agency, or nation.
       ``(B) Conservation supplies, equipment, facilities, or 
     systems.
       ``(C) Search, salvage, or transportation services.
       ``(D) Restoration, conservation, or preservation services.
       ``(E) Educational programs.''.

     SEC. 373. PROHIBITION ON CAPITAL LEASE FOR DEFENSE BUSINESS 
                   MANAGEMENT UNIVERSITY.

       None of the funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for fiscal year 1996 may be used to enter into any lease with 
     respect to the Center for Financial Management Education and 
     Training of the Defense Business Management University if the 
     lease would be treated as a capital lease for budgetary 
     purposes.

     SEC. 374. PERMANENT AUTHORITY FOR USE OF PROCEEDS FROM THE 
                   SALE OF CERTAIN LOST, ABANDONED, OR UNCLAIMED 
                   PROPERTY.

       (a) Permanent Authority.--Section 2575 of title 10 is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(b)(1) In the case of lost, abandoned, or unclaimed 
     personal property found on a military installation, the 
     proceeds from the sale of the property under this section 
     shall be credited to the operation and maintenance account of 
     that installation and used--
       ``(A) to reimburse the installation for any costs incurred 
     by the installation to collect, transport, store, protect, or 
     sell the property; and
       ``(B) to the extent that the amount of the proceeds exceeds 
     the amount necessary for reimbursing all such costs, to 
     support morale, welfare, and recreation activities under the 
     jurisdiction of the armed forces that are conducted for the 
     comfort, pleasure, contentment, or physical or mental 
     improvement of members of the armed forces at such 
     installation.
       ``(2) The net proceeds from the sale of other property 
     under this section shall be

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     covered into the Treasury as miscellaneous receipts.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(d)(1) The owner (or heirs, next of kin, or legal 
     representative of the owner) of personal property the 
     proceeds of which are credited to a military installation 
     under subsection (b)(1) may file a claim with the Secretary 
     of Defense for the amount equal to the proceeds (less costs 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) of such subsection). Amounts 
     to pay the claim shall be drawn from the morale, welfare, and 
     recreation account for the installation that received the 
     proceeds.
       ``(2) The owner (or heirs, next of kin, or legal 
     representative of the owner) may file a claim with the 
     Comptroller General of the United States for proceeds covered 
     into the Treasury under subsection (b)(2).
       ``(3) Unless a claim is filed under this subsection within 
     5 years after the date of the disposal of the property to 
     which the claim relates, the claim may not be considered by a 
     court, the Secretary of Defense (in the case of a claim filed 
     under paragraph (1)), or the Comptroller General of the 
     United States (in the case of a claim filed under paragraph 
     (2)).''.
       (b) Repeal of Authority for Demonstration Program.--Section 
     343 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 1343) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 375. SALE OF MILITARY CLOTHING AND SUBSISTENCE AND OTHER 
                   SUPPLIES OF THE NAVY AND MARINE CORPS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 651 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 7606. Subsistence and other supplies: members of armed 
       forces; veterans; executive or military departments and 
       employees; prices

       ``(a)(1) The Secretary of the Navy shall procure and sell, 
     for cash or credit--
       ``(A) articles designated by the Secretary to members of 
     the Navy and Marine Corps; and
       ``(B) items of individual clothing and equipment to members 
     of the Navy and Marine Corps, under such restrictions as the 
     Secretary may prescribe.
       ``(2) An account of sales on credit shall be kept and the 
     amount due reported to the Secretary. Except for articles and 
     items acquired through the use of working capital funds under 
     section 2208 of this title, sales of articles shall be at 
     cost, and sales of individual clothing and equipment shall be 
     at average current prices, including overhead, as determined 
     by the Secretary.
       ``(b) The Secretary shall sell subsistence supplies to 
     members of other armed forces at the prices at which like 
     property is sold to members of the Navy and Marine Corps.
       ``(c) The Secretary may sell serviceable supplies, other 
     than subsistence supplies, to members of other armed forces 
     for the buyers' use in the service. The prices at which the 
     supplies are sold shall be the same prices at which like 
     property is sold to members of the Navy and Marine Corps.
       ``(d) A person who has been discharged honorably or under 
     honorable conditions from the Army, Navy, Air Force or Marine 
     Corps and who is receiving care and medical treatment from 
     the Public Health Service or the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs may buy subsistence supplies and other supplies, 
     except articles of uniform, at the prices at which like 
     property is sold to members of the Navy and Marine Corps.
       ``(e) Under such conditions as the Secretary may prescribe, 
     exterior articles of uniform may be sold to a person who has 
     been discharged honorably or under honorable conditions from 
     the Navy or Marine Corps, at the prices at which like 
     articles are sold to members of the Navy or Marine Corps. 
     This subsection does not modify sections 772 or 773 of this 
     title.
       ``(f) Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, 
     payment for subsistence supplies shall be made in cash or by 
     commercial credit.
       ``(g)(1) The Secretary may provide for the procurement and 
     sale of stores designated by the Secretary to such civilian 
     officers and employees of the United States, and such other 
     persons, as the Secretary considers proper--
       ``(A) at military installations outside the United States; 
     and
       ``(B) subject to paragraph (2), at military installations 
     inside the United States where the Secretary determines that 
     it is impracticable for those civilian officers, employees, 
     and persons to obtain such stores from commercial enterprises 
     without impairing the efficient operation of military 
     activities.
       ``(2) Sales to civilian officers and employees inside the 
     United States may be made under paragraph (1) only to 
     civilian officers and employees residing within military 
     installations.
       ``(h) Appropriations for subsistence of the Navy or Marine 
     Corps may be applied to the purchase of subsistence supplies 
     for sale to members of the Navy and Marine Corps on active 
     duty for the use of such members and their families.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 651 
     of such title is amended by adding at the end the following:

``7606. Subsistence and other supplies: members of armed forces; 
              veterans; executive or military departments and 
              employees; prices.''.

       (b) Conforming Amendments for Other Armed Forces.--(1) 
     Section 4621 of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``The branch, office, or officer 
     designated by the Secretary of the Army'' in subsection (a) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``The Secretary of the Army'';
       (B) by striking out ``The branch, office, or officer 
     designated by the Secretary'' both places it appears in 
     subsections (b) and (c) and inserting in lieu thereof ``The 
     Secretary''; and
       (C) by inserting before the period at the end of subsection 
     (f) the following: ``or by commercial credit''.
       (2) Section 9621 of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``The Air Force shall'' in subsection 
     (b) and inserting in lieu thereof ``The Secretary shall''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end of subsection 
     (f) the following: ``or by commercial credit''.

     SEC. 376. PERSONNEL SERVICES AND LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR 
                   CERTAIN ACTIVITIES HELD ON MILITARY 
                   INSTALLATIONS.

       Section 2544 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (h); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) In the case of a Boy Scout Jamboree held on a 
     military installation, the Secretary of Defense may provide 
     personnel services and logistical support at the military 
     installation in addition to the support authorized under 
     subsections (a) and (d).''.

     SEC. 377. RETENTION OF MONETARY AWARDS.

       (a) Monetary Awards.--Chapter 155 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 2610. Competitions for excellence: acceptance of 
       monetary awards

       ``(a) Acceptance Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     accept a monetary award given to the Department of Defense by 
     a nongovernmental entity as a result of the participation of 
     the Department in a competition carried out to recognize 
     excellence or innovation in providing services or 
     administering programs.
       ``(b) Disposition of Awards.--A monetary award accepted 
     under subsection (a) shall be credited to one or more 
     nonappropriated fund accounts supporting morale, welfare, and 
     recreation activities for the command, installation, or other 
     activity that is recognized for the award. Amounts so 
     credited may be expended only for such activities.
       ``(c) Incidental Expenses.--Subject to such limitations as 
     may be provided in appropriation Acts, appropriations 
     available to the Department of Defense may be used to pay 
     incidental expenses incurred by the Department to participate 
     in a competition described in subsection (a) or to accept a 
     monetary award under this section.
       ``(d) Regulations and Reporting.--(1) The Secretary shall 
     prescribe regulations to determine the disposition of 
     monetary awards accepted under this section and the payment 
     of incidental expenses under subsection (c).
       ``(2) At the end of each year, the Secretary shall submit 
     to Congress a report for that year describing the disposition 
     of monetary awards accepted under this section and the 
     payment of incidental expenses under subsection (c).
       ``(e) Termination.--The authority of the Secretary under 
     this section shall expire two years after the date of the 
     enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2610. Competitions for excellence: acceptance of monetary awards.''.

     SEC. 378. PROVISION OF EQUIPMENT AND FACILITIES TO ASSIST IN 
                   EMERGENCY RESPONSE ACTIONS.

       Section 372 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) In General.--'' before ``The 
     Secretary of Defense''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) Emergencies Involving Chemical and Biological 
     Agents.--(1) In addition to equipment and facilities 
     described in subsection (a), the Secretary may provide an 
     item referred to in paragraph (2) to a Federal, State, or 
     local law enforcement or emergency response agency to prepare 
     for or respond to an emergency involving chemical or 
     biological agents if the Secretary determines that the item 
     is not reasonably available from another source.
       ``(2) An item referred to in paragraph (1) is any material 
     or expertise of the Department of Defense appropriate for use 
     in preparing for or responding to an emergency involving 
     chemical or biological agents, including the following:
       ``(A) Training facilities.
       ``(B) Sensors.
       ``(C) Protective clothing.
       ``(D) Antidotes.''.

     SEC. 379. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE MILITARY AND CIVIL 
                   DEFENSE PREPAREDNESS TO RESPOND TO EMERGENCIES 
                   RESULTING FROM A CHEMICAL, BIOLOGICAL, 
                   RADIOLOGICAL, OR NUCLEAR ATTACK.

       (a) Report.--(1) Not later than March 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Energy shall submit 
     to Congress a joint report on the military and civil defense 
     plans and programs of the Department of Defense to prepare 
     for and respond to the effects of an emergency in the United 
     States resulting from a chemical, biological, radiological, 
     or nuclear attack on the United States (hereinafter in this 
     section referred to as an ``attack-related civil defense 
     emergency'').

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       (2) The report shall be prepared in consultation with the 
     Director of the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
       (b) Content of Report.--The report shall include the 
     following:
       (1) A discussion of the military and civil defense plans 
     and programs of the Department of Defense for preparing for 
     and responding to an attack-related civil defense emergency 
     arising from an attack of a type for which the Department of 
     Defense has a primary responsibility to respond.
       (2) A discussion of the military and civil defense plans 
     and programs of the Department of Defense for preparing for 
     and providing a response to an attack-related civil defense 
     emergency arising from an attack of a type for which the 
     Department of Defense has responsibility to provide a 
     supporting response.
       (3) A description of any actions, and any recommended 
     legislation, that the Secretaries consider necessary for 
     improving the preparedness of the Department of Defense to 
     respond effectively to an attack-related civil defense 
     emergency.
              TITLE IV--MILITARY PERSONNEL AUTHORIZATIONS
                       Subtitle A--Active Forces

     SEC. 401. END STRENGTHS FOR ACTIVE FORCES.

       (a) Fiscal Year 1996.--The Armed Forces are authorized 
     strengths for active duty personnel as of September 30, 1996, 
     as follows:
       (1) The Army, 495,000, of which not more than 81,300 may be 
     commissioned officers.
       (2) The Navy, 428,340, of which not more than 58,870 may be 
     commissioned officers.
       (3) The Marine Corps, 174,000, of which not more than 
     17,978 may be commissioned officers.
       (4) The Air Force, 388,200, of which not more than 75,928 
     may be commissioned officers.
       (b) Floor on End Strengths.--(1) Chapter 39 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 691. Permanent end strength levels to support two 
       major regional contingencies

       ``(a) The end strengths specified in subsection (b) are the 
     minimum strengths necessary to enable the armed forces to 
     fulfill a national defense strategy calling for the United 
     States to be able to successfully conduct two nearly 
     simultaneous major regional contingencies.
       ``(b) Unless otherwise provided by law, the number of 
     members of the armed forces (other than the Coast Guard) on 
     active duty at the end of any fiscal year shall be not less 
     than the following:
       ``(1) For the Army, 495,000.
       ``(2) For the Navy, 395,000.
       ``(3) For the Marine Corps, 174,000.
       ``(4) For the Air Force, 381,000.
       ``(c) No funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     may be used to implement a reduction of the active duty end 
     strength for any of the armed forces for any fiscal year 
     below the level specified in subsection (b) unless the 
     Secretary of Defense submits to Congress notice of the 
     proposed lower end strength levels and a justification for 
     those levels. No action may then be taken to implement such a 
     reduction for that fiscal year until the end of the six-month 
     period beginning on the date of the receipt of such notice by 
     Congress.
       ``(d) For a fiscal year for which the active duty end 
     strength authorized by law pursuant to section 115(a)(1)(A) 
     of this title for any of the armed forces is identical to the 
     number applicable to that armed force under subsection (b), 
     the Secretary of Defense may reduce that number by not more 
     than 0.5 percent.
       ``(e) The number of members of the armed forces on active 
     duty shall be counted for purposes of this section in the 
     same manner as applies under section 115(a)(1) of this 
     title.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``691. Permanent end strength levels to support two major regional 
              contingencies.''.

       (c) Active Component End Strength Flexibility.--Section 
     115(c)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``0.5 percent'' and ``inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``1 percent''.

     SEC. 402. TEMPORARY VARIATION IN DOPMA AUTHORIZED END 
                   STRENGTH LIMITATIONS FOR ACTIVE DUTY AIR FORCE 
                   AND NAVY OFFICERS IN CERTAIN GRADES.

       (a) Air Force Officers.--In the administration of the 
     limitation under section 523(a)(1) of title 10, United States 
     Code, for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, the numbers applicable 
     to officers of the Air Force serving on active duty in the 
     grades of major, lieutenant colonel, and colonel shall be the 
     numbers set forth for that fiscal year in the following table 
     (rather than the numbers determined in accordance with the 
     table in that section):


----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         Number of officers who may be serving on active duty in
                                                                              the grade of:
                     Fiscal year:                      ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                              Major          Lieutenant colonel       Colonel
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1996................................................            15,566                  9,876           3,609
  1997................................................            15,645                  9,913           3,627
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Navy Officers.--In the administration of the limitation 
     under section 523(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, for 
     fiscal years 1996 and 1997, the numbers applicable to 
     officers of the Navy serving on active duty in the grades of 
     lieutenant commander, commander, and captain shall be the 
     numbers set forth for that fiscal year in the following table 
     (rather than the numbers determined in accordance with the 
     table in that section):

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                         Number of officers who may be serving on active duty in
                                                                              the grade of:
                     Fiscal year:                      ---------------------------------------------------------
                                                            Lieutenant
                                                            commander            Commander            Captain
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  1996................................................            11,924                  7,390           3,234
  1997................................................            11,732                  7,297           3,188
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 403. CERTAIN GENERAL AND FLAG OFFICERS AWAITING 
                   RETIREMENT NOT TO BE COUNTED.

       (a) Distribution of Officers on Active Duty in General and 
     Flag Officer Grades.--Section 525 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) An officer continuing to hold the grade of general or 
     admiral under section 601(b)(4) of this title after relief 
     from the position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
     Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief 
     of Staff of the Air Force, or Commandant of the Marine Corps 
     shall not be counted for purposes of this section.''.
       (b) Number of Officers on Active Duty in Grade of General 
     or Admiral.--Section 528(b) of such title is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) An officer continuing to hold the grade of general or 
     admiral under section 601(b)(4) of this title after relief 
     from the position of Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, 
     Chief of Staff of the Army, Chief of Naval Operations, Chief 
     of Staff of the Air Force, or Commandant of the Marine Corps 
     shall not be counted for purposes of this section.''.
       (c) Clarification.--Section 601(b) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out 
     ``of importance and responsibility designated'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``designated under subsection (a) or by 
     law'';
       (2) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``of importance and 
     responsibility'';
       (3) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``designating'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``designated under subsection (a) 
     or by law''; and
       (4) in paragraph (4), by inserting ``under subsection (a) 
     or by law'' after ``designated''.
                       Subtitle B--Reserve Forces

     SEC. 411. END STRENGTHS FOR SELECTED RESERVE.

       (a) Fiscal Year 1996.--The Armed Forces are authorized 
     strengths for Selected Reserve personnel of the reserve 
     components as of September 30, 1996, as follows:
       (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 373,000.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 230,000.
       (3) The Naval Reserve, 98,894.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 42,274.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 112,707.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 73,969.
       (7) The Coast Guard Reserve, 8,000.
       (b) Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may vary 
     the end strength authorized by subsection (a) by not more 
     than 2 percent.
       (c) Adjustments.--The end strengths prescribed by 
     subsection (a) for the Selected Reserve of any reserve 
     component for a fiscal year shall be proportionately reduced 
     by--
       (1) the total authorized strength of units organized to 
     serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such component 
     which are on active duty (other than for training) at the end 
     of the fiscal year, and
       (2) the total number of individual members not in units 
     organized to serve as units of the Selected Reserve of such 
     component who are on active duty (other than for training or 
     for unsatisfactory participation in training) without their 
     consent at the end of the fiscal year.
     Whenever such units or such individual members are released 
     from active duty during any fiscal year, the end strength 
     prescribed for such fiscal year for the Selected Reserve of 
     such reserve component shall be proportionately increased by 
     the total authorized strengths of such units and by the total 
     number of such individual members.

     SEC. 412. END STRENGTHS FOR RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN 
                   SUPPORT OF THE RESERVES.

       Within the end strengths prescribed in section 411(a), the 
     reserve components of the Armed Forces are authorized, as of 
     September 30, 1996, the following number of Reserves to be 
     serving on full-time active duty or full-time duty, in the 
     case of members of the National Guard, for the purpose of 
     organizing, administering, recruiting, instructing, or 
     training the reserve components:
       (1) The Army National Guard of the United States, 23,390.
       (2) The Army Reserve, 11,575.
       (3) The Naval Reserve, 17,587.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve, 2,559.
       (5) The Air National Guard of the United States, 10,066.
       (6) The Air Force Reserve, 628.

     SEC. 413. COUNTING OF CERTAIN ACTIVE COMPONENT PERSONNEL 
                   ASSIGNED IN SUPPORT OF RESERVE COMPONENT 
                   TRAINING.

       Section 414(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 10 U.S.C. 
     12001 note) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may count toward the number 
     of active component per

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     sonnel required under paragraph (1) to be assigned to serve 
     as advisers under the program under this section any active 
     component personnel who are assigned to an active component 
     unit (A) that was established principally for the purpose of 
     providing dedicated training support to reserve component 
     units, and (B) the primary mission of which is to provide 
     such dedicated training support.''.

     SEC. 414. INCREASE IN NUMBER OF MEMBERS IN CERTAIN GRADES 
                   AUTHORIZED TO SERVE ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT 
                   OF THE RESERVES.

       (a) Officers.--The table in section 12011(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Air     Marine
               ``Grade                  Army     Navy    Force    Corps
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Major or Lieutenant Commander.......    3,219   1,071     643      140
Lieutenant Colonel or Commander.....    1,524     520     672       90
Colonel or Navy Captain.............      412     188     274     30''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Senior Enlisted Members.--The table in section 12012(a) 
     of such title is amended to read as follows:
       

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                          Air     Marine
               ``Grade                  Army     Navy    Force    Corps
------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-9.................................     603     202      366       20
E-8.................................   2,585     429      890     94''.
------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 415. RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY IN SUPPORT OF COOPERATIVE 
                   THREAT REDUCTION PROGRAMS NOT TO BE COUNTED.

       Section 115(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(8) Members of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve 
     on active duty for more that 180 days to support programs 
     described in section 1203(b) of the Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction Act of 1993 (title XII of Public Law 103-160; 22 
     U.S.C. 5952(b)).''.

     SEC. 416. RESERVES ON ACTIVE DUTY FOR MILITARY-TO-MILITARY 
                   CONTACTS AND COMPARABLE ACTIVITIES NOT TO BE 
                   COUNTED.

       Section 168 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (g); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection (f):
       ``(f) Active Duty End Strengths.--(1) A member of a reserve 
     component referred to in paragraph (2) shall not be counted 
     for purposes of the following personnel strength limitations:
       ``(A) The end strength for active-duty personnel authorized 
     pursuant to section 115(a)(1) of this title for the fiscal 
     year in which the member carries out the activities referred 
     to in paragraph (2).
       ``(B) The authorized daily average for members in pay 
     grades E-8 and E-9 under section 517 of this title for the 
     calendar year in which the member carries out such 
     activities.
       ``(C) The authorized strengths for commissioned officers 
     under section 523 of this title for the fiscal year in which 
     the member carries out such activities.
       ``(2) A member of a reserve component referred to in 
     paragraph (1) is any member on active duty under an order to 
     active duty for 180 days or more who is engaged in activities 
     authorized under this section.''.
              Subtitle C--Military Training Student Loads

     SEC. 421. AUTHORIZATION OF TRAINING STUDENT LOADS.

       (a) In General.--For fiscal year 1996, the components of 
     the Armed Forces are authorized average military training 
     loads as follows:
       (1) The Army, 75,013.
       (2) The Navy, 44,238.
       (3) The Marine Corps, 26,095.
       (4) The Air Force, 33,232.
       (b) Scope.--The average military training student loads 
     authorized for an armed force under subsection (a) apply to 
     the active and reserve components of that armed force.
       (c) Adjustments.--The average military training student 
     loads authorized in subsection (a) shall be adjusted 
     consistent with the end strengths authorized in subtitles A 
     and B. The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe the manner in 
     which such adjustments shall be apportioned.
              Subtitle D--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 431. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS FOR MILITARY 
                   PERSONNEL.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Defense for military personnel for fiscal year 
     1996 a total of $69,191,008,000. The authorization in the 
     preceding sentence supersedes any other authorization of 
     appropriations (definite or indefinite) for such purpose for 
     fiscal year 1996.

     SEC. 432. AUTHORIZATION FOR INCREASE IN ACTIVE-DUTY END 
                   STRENGTHS.

       (a) Authorization.--There is hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Defense for fiscal year 
     1996 for military personnel the sum of $112,000,000. Any 
     amount appropriated pursuant to this section shall be 
     allocated, in such manner as the Secretary of Defense 
     prescribes, among appropriations for active-component 
     military personnel for that fiscal year and shall be 
     available only to increase the number of members of the Armed 
     Forces on active duty during that fiscal year (compared to 
     the number of members that would be on active duty but for 
     such appropriation).
       (b) Effect on End Strengths.--The end-strength 
     authorizations in section 401 shall each be deemed to be 
     increased by such number as necessary to take account of 
     additional members of the Armed Forces authorized by the 
     Secretary of Defense pursuant to subsection (a).
                   TITLE V--MILITARY PERSONNEL POLICY

                       [Title V--Mil Pers Policy]

                  Subtitle A--Officer Personnel Policy

     SEC. 501. JOINT OFFICER MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Critical Joint Duty Assignment Positions.--Section 
     661(d)(2)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``1,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``800''.
       (b) Additional Qualifying Joint Service.--Section 664 of 
     such title is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(i) Joint Duty Credit for Certain Joint Task Force 
     Assignments.--(1) In the case of an officer who completes 
     service in a qualifying temporary joint task force 
     assignment, the Secretary of Defense, with the advice of the 
     Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, may (subject to the 
     criteria prescribed under paragraph (4)) grant the officer--
       ``(A) credit for having completed a full tour of duty in a 
     joint duty assignment; or
       ``(B) credit countable for determining cumulative service 
     in joint duty assignments.
       ``(2)(A) For purposes of paragraph (1), a qualifying 
     temporary joint task force assignment of an officer is a 
     temporary assignment, any part of which is performed by the 
     officer on or after the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection--
       ``(i) to the headquarters staff of a United States joint 
     task force that is part of a unified command or the United 
     States element of the headquarters staff of a multinational 
     force; and
       ``(ii) with respect to which the Secretary of Defense 
     determines that service of the officer in that assignment is 
     equivalent to that which would be gained by the officer in a 
     joint duty assignment.
       ``(B) An officer may not be granted credit under this 
     subsection unless the officer is recommended for such credit 
     by the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
       ``(3) Credit under paragraph (1) (including a determination 
     under paragraph (2)(A)(ii) and a recommendation under 
     paragraph (2)(B) with respect to such credit) may be granted 
     only on a case-by-case basis in the case of an individual 
     officer.
       ``(4) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe by 
     regulation criteria for determining whether an officer may be 
     granted credit under paragraph (1) with respect to service in 
     a qualifying temporary joint task force assignment. The 
     criteria shall apply uniformly among the armed forces and 
     shall include the following requirements:
       ``(A) For an officer to be credited as having completed a 
     full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment, the length of 
     the officer's service in the qualifying temporary joint task 
     force assignment must meet the requirements of subsection (a) 
     or (c).
       ``(B) For an officer to be credited with service for 
     purposes of determining cumulative service in joint duty 
     assignments, the officer must serve at least 90 consecutive 
     days in the qualifying temporary joint task force assignment.
       ``(C) The service must be performed in support of a mission 
     that is directed by the President or that is assigned by the 
     President to United States forces in the joint task force 
     involved.
       ``(D) The joint task force must be constituted or 
     designated by the Secretary of Defense or by the commander of 
     a combatant command or of another force.
       ``(E) The joint task force must conduct combat or combat-
     related operations in a unified action under joint or 
     multinational command and control.
       ``(5) Officers for whom joint duty credit is granted 
     pursuant to this subsection may not be taken into account for 
     the purposes of any of the following provisions of this 
     title: section 661(d)(1), section 662(a)(3), section 662(b), 
     subsection (a) of this section, and paragraphs (7), (8), (9), 
     (11), and (12) of section 667.
       ``(6) In the case of an officer credited with having 
     completed a full tour of duty in a joint duty assignment 
     pursuant to this subsection, the Secretary of Defense may 
     waive the requirement in paragraph (1)(B) of section 661(c) 
     of this title that the tour of duty in a joint duty 
     assignment be performed after the officer completes a program 
     of education referred to in paragraph (1)(A) of that section. 
     The provisions of subparagraphs (C) and (D) of section 
     661(c)(3) of this title shall apply to such a waiver in the 
     same manner as to a waiver under subparagraph (A) of that 
     section.''.
       (c) Information in Annual Report.--Section 667 of such 
     title is amended by striking out paragraph (16) and inserting 
     after paragraph (15) the following new paragraph (16):
       ``(16) The number of officers granted credit for service in 
     joint duty assignments under section 664(i) of this title 
     and--
       ``(A) of those officers--
       ``(i) the number of officers credited with having completed 
     a tour of duty in a joint duty assignment; and
       ``(ii) the number of officers granted credit for purposes 
     of determining cumulative service in joint duty assignments; 
     and
       ``(B) the identity of each operation for which an officer 
     has been granted credit pursuant to section 664(i) of this 
     title and a brief description of the mission of the 
     operation.''.
       (d) Applicability of Limitation on Waiver Authority.--
     Section 661(c)(3) of such title is amended--
       (1) in the third sentence of subparagraph (D), by striking 
     out ``The total number'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``In 
     the case of offi

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     cers in grades below brigadier general and rear admiral 
     (lower half), the total number''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) There may not be more than 32 general and flag 
     officers on active duty at the same time who were selected 
     for the joint specialty while holding a general or flag 
     officer grade and for whom a waiver was granted under this 
     subparagraph.''.
       (e) Length of Second Joint Tour.--Section 664 of such title 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)(2), by inserting after subparagraph 
     (B) the following:
       ``(C) Service described in subsection (f)(6), except that 
     no more than 10 percent of all joint duty assignments shown 
     on the list published pursuant to section 668(b)(2)(A) of 
     this title may be so excluded in any year.''; and
       (2) in subsection (f)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out 
     ``completion of--'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``completion of any of the following:'';
       (B) by striking out ``a'' at the beginning of paragraphs 
     (1), (2), (4), and (5) and inserting in lieu thereof ``A'';
       (C) by striking out ``cumulative'' in paragraph (3) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Cumulative'';
       (D) by striking out the semicolon at the end of paragraphs 
     (1), (2), and (3) and ``; or'' at the end of paragraph (4) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) A second joint duty assignment that is less than the 
     period required under subsection (a), but not less than two 
     years, without regard to whether a waiver was granted for 
     such assignment under subsection (b).''.
       (f) Technical Amendment.--Section 664(e)(1) of such title 
     is amended by striking out ``(after fiscal year 1990)''.

     SEC. 502. RETIRED GRADE FOR OFFICERS IN GRADES ABOVE MAJOR 
                   GENERAL AND REAR ADMIRAL.

       (a) Applicability of Time-in-Grade Requirements.--Section 
     1370 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)(A), by striking out ``and below 
     lieutenant general or vice admiral''; and
       (2) in the first sentence of subsection (d)(2)(B), as added 
     effective October 1, 1996, by section 1641 of the Reserve 
     Officer Personnel Management Act (title XVI of Public Law 
     103-337; 108 Stat. 2968), by striking out ``and below 
     lieutenant general or vice admiral''.
       (b) Retirement in Highest Grade Upon Certification of 
     Satisfactory Service.--Subsection (c) of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Officers in O-9 and O-10 Grades.--(1) An officer who 
     is serving in or has served in the grade of general or 
     admiral or lieutenant general or vice admiral may be retired 
     in that grade under subsection (a) only after the Secretary 
     of Defense certifies in writing to the President and Congress 
     that the officer served on active duty satisfactorily in that 
     grade.
       ``(2) In the case of an officer covered by paragraph (1), 
     the three-year service-in-grade requirement in paragraph 
     (2)(A) of subsection (a) may not be reduced or waived under 
     that subsection--
       ``(A) while the officer is under investigation for alleged 
     misconduct; or
       ``(B) while there is pending the disposition of an adverse 
     personnel action against the officer for alleged 
     misconduct.''.
       (c) Repeal of Superseded Provisions.--Sections 3962(a), 
     5034, 5043(c), and 8962(a) of such title are repealed.
       (d) Technical and Clerical Amendments.--(1) Sections 
     3962(b) and 8962(b) of such title are amended by striking out 
     ``(b) Upon'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Upon''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 505 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 5034.
       (e) Effective Date for Amendment to Provision Taking Effect 
     in 1996.--The amendment made by subsection (a)(2) shall take 
     effect on October 1, 1996, immediately after subsection (d) 
     of section 1370 of title 10, United States Code, takes effect 
     under section 1691(b)(1) of the Reserve Officer Personnel 
     Management Act (108 Stat. 3026).
       (f) Preservation of Applicability of Limitation.--Section 
     1370(a)(2)(C) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``The number of officers in an armed force in a 
     grade'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``In the case of a 
     grade below the grade of lieutenant general or vice admiral, 
     the number of members of one of the armed forces in that 
     grade''.
       (g) Stylistic Amendments.--Section 1370 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``(a)(1)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``(a) Rule for Retirement in 
     Highest Grade Held Satisfactorily.--(1)'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting ``Retirement in Next 
     Lower Grade.--'' after ``(b)''; and
       (3) in subsection (d), as added effective October 1, 1996, 
     by section 1641 of the Reserve Officer Personnel Management 
     Act (title XVI of Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2968), by 
     striking out ``(d)(1)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(d) 
     Reserve Officers.--(1)''.

     SEC. 503. WEARING OF INSIGNIA FOR HIGHER GRADE BEFORE 
                   PROMOTION.

       (a) Authority and Limitations.--(1) Chapter 45 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 777. Wearing of insignia of higher grade before 
       promotion (frocking): authority; restrictions

       ``(a) Authority.--An officer who has been selected for 
     promotion to the next higher grade may be authorized, under 
     regulations and policies of the Department of Defense and 
     subject to subsection (b), to wear the insignia for that next 
     higher grade. An officer who is so authorized to wear the 
     insignia of the next higher grade is said to be `frocked' to 
     that grade.
       ``(b) Restrictions.--An officer may not be authorized to 
     wear the insignia for a grade as described in subsection (a) 
     unless--
       ``(1) the Senate has given its advice and consent to the 
     appointment of the officer to that grade; and
       ``(2) the officer is serving in, or has received orders to 
     serve in, a position for which that grade is authorized.
       ``(c) Benefits Not To Be Constured as Accruing.--(1) 
     Authority provided to an officer as described in subsection 
     (a) to wear the insignia of the next higher grade may not be 
     construed as conferring authority for that officer to--
       ``(A) be paid the rate of pay provided for an officer in 
     that grade having the same number of years of service as that 
     officer; or
       ``(B) assume any legal authority associated with that 
     grade.
       ``(2) The period for which an officer wears the insignia of 
     the next higher grade under such authority may not be taken 
     into account for any of the following purposes:
       ``(A) Seniority in that grade.
       ``(B) Time of service in that grade.
       ``(d) Limitation on Number of Officers Frocked to Specified 
     Grades.--(1) The total number of colonels and Navy captains 
     on the active-duty list who are authorized as described in 
     subsection (a) to wear the insignia for the grade of 
     brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half), as the case 
     may be, may not exceed the following:
       ``(A) During fiscal years 1996 and 1997, 75.
       ``(B) During fiscal year 1998, 55.
       ``(C) After fiscal year 1998, 35.
       ``(2) The number of officers of an armed force on the 
     active-duty list who are authorized as described in 
     subsection (a) to wear the insignia for a grade to which a 
     limitation on total number applies under section 523(a) of 
     this title for a fiscal year may not exceed 1 percent of the 
     total number provided for the officers in that grade in that 
     armed force in the administration of the limitation under 
     that section for that fiscal year.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``777. Wearing of insignia of higher grade before promotion (frocking): 
              authority; restrictions.''.

       (b) Temporary Variation of Limitations on Numbers of 
     Frocked Officers.--In the administration of section 777(d)(2) 
     of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (a)), 
     the percent limitation applied under that section for fiscal 
     year 1996 shall be 2 percent (instead of 1 percent).
       (c) Report.--Not later than September 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     providing the assessment of the Secretary on the practice, 
     known as ``frocking'', of authorizing an officer who has been 
     selected for promotion to the next higher grade to wear the 
     insignia for that next higher grade. The report shall include 
     the Secretary's assessment of the appropriate number, if any, 
     of colonels and Navy captains to be eligible under section 
     777(d)(1) of title 10, United States Code (as added by 
     subsection (a)), to wear the insignia for the grade of 
     brigadier general or rear admiral (lower half).

     SEC. 504. AUTHORITY TO EXTEND TRANSITION PERIOD FOR OFFICERS 
                   SELECTED FOR EARLY RETIREMENT.

       (a) Selective Retirement of Warrant Officers.--Section 581 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) The Secretary concerned may defer for not more than 
     90 days the retirement of an officer otherwise approved for 
     early retirement under this section in order to prevent a 
     personal hardship to the officer or for other humanitarian 
     reasons. Any such deferral shall be made on a case-by-case 
     basis considering the circumstances of the case of the 
     particular officer concerned. The authority of the Secretary 
     to grant such a deferral may not be delegated.''.
       (b) Selective Early Retirement of Active-Duty Officers.--
     Section 638(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Secretary concerned may defer for not more than 
     90 days the retirement of an officer otherwise approved for 
     early retirement under this section or section 638a of this 
     title in order to prevent a personal hardship to the officer 
     or for other humanitarian reasons. Any such deferral shall be 
     made on a case-by-case basis considering the circumstances of 
     the case of the particular officer concerned. The authority 
     of the Secretary to grant such a deferral may not be 
     delegated.''.

     SEC. 505. ARMY OFFICER MANNING LEVELS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 331 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after the table of sections the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 3201. Officers on active duty: minimum strength based 
       on requirements

       ``(a) The Secretary of the Army shall ensure that 
     (beginning with fiscal year 1999) the strength at the end of 
     each fiscal year of

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     officers on active duty is sufficient to enable the Army to 
     meet at least that percentage of the programmed manpower 
     structure for officers for the active component of the Army 
     that is provided for in the most recent Defense Planning 
     Guidance issued by the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(b) The number of officers on active duty shall be 
     counted for purposes of this section in the same manner as 
     applies under section 115(a)(1) of this title.
       ``(c) In this section:
       ``(1) The term `programmed manpower structure' means the 
     aggregation of billets describing the full manpower 
     requirements for units and organizations in the programmed 
     force structure.
       ``(2) The term `programmed force structure' means the set 
     of units and organizations that exist in the current year and 
     that is planned to exist in each future year under the then-
     current Future-Years Defense Program.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after ``Sec.'' the following new 
     item:

``3201. Officers on active duty: minimum strength based on 
              requirements.''.

       (b) Assistance in Accomplishing Requirement.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall provide to the Army sufficient personnel and 
     financial resources to enable the Army to meet the 
     requirement specified in section 3201 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a).

     SEC. 506. AUTHORITY FOR MEDICAL DEPARTMENT OFFICERS OTHER 
                   THAN PHYSICIANS TO BE APPOINTED AS SURGEON 
                   GENERAL.

       (a) Surgeon General of the Army.--The third sentence of 
     section 3036(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting after ``The Surgeon General'' the following: 
     ``may be appointed from officers in any corps of the Army 
     Medical Department and''.
       (b) Surgeon General of the Navy.--Section 5137 of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     out ``in the Medical Corps'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``in any corps of the Navy Medical Department''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking out ``in the Medical 
     Corps'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``who is qualified to 
     be the Chief of the Bureau of Medicine and Surgery''.
       (c) Surgeon General of the Air Force.--The first sentence 
     of section 8036 of such title is amended by striking out 
     ``designated as medical officers under section 8067(a) of 
     this title'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``in the Air Force 
     medical department''.

     SEC. 507. DEPUTY JUDGE ADVOCATE GENERAL OF THE AIR FORCE.

       (a) Tenure and Grade of Deputy Judge Advocate General.--
     Section 8037(d)(1) of such title is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence, by striking out ``two years'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``four years''; and
       (2) by striking out the last sentence and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following: ``An officer appointed as Deputy Judge 
     Advocate General who holds a lower regular grade shall be 
     appointed in the regular grade of major general.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     apply to any appointment to the position of Deputy Judge 
     Advocate General of the Air Force that is made after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 508. AUTHORITY FOR TEMPORARY PROMOTIONS FOR CERTAIN NAVY 
                   LIEUTENANTS WITH CRITICAL SKILLS.

       (a) Extension of Authority.--Subsection (f) of section 5721 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1996''.
       (b) Limitation.--Such section is further amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (f), as amended by 
     subsection (a), as subsection (g); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection (f):
       ``(f) Limitation on Number of Eligible Positions.--(1) An 
     appointment under this section may only be made for service 
     in a position designated by the Secretary of the Navy for 
     purposes of this section. The number of positions so 
     designated may not exceed 325.
       ``(2) Whenever the Secretary makes a change to the 
     positions designated under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     submit notice of the change in writing to Congress.''.
       (c) Report.--Not later than April 1, 1996, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report providing the 
     Secretary's assessment of that continuing need for the 
     promotion authority under section 5721 of title 10, United 
     States Code. The Secretary shall include in the report the 
     following:
       (1) The nature and grade structure of the positions for 
     which such authority has been used.
       (2) The cause or causes of the reported chronic shortages 
     of qualified personnel in the required grade to fill the 
     positions specified under paragraph (1).
       (3) The reasons for the perceived inadequacy of the officer 
     promotion system (including ``below-the-zone'' selections) to 
     provide sufficient officers in the required grade to fill 
     those positions.
       (4) The extent to which a bonus program or some other 
     program would be a more appropriate means of resolving the 
     reported chronic shortages in engineering positions.
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--Section 5721 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Subsection (a) is amended by inserting ``Promotion 
     Authority for Certain Officer With Critical Skills.--'' after 
     ``(a)''.
       (2) Subsection (b) is amended by inserting ``Status of 
     Officers Appointed.--'' after ``(b)''.
       (3) Subsection (c) is amended by inserting ``Board 
     Recommendation Required.--'' after ``(c)''.
       (4) Subsection (d) is amended by inserting ``Acceptance and 
     Effective Date of Appointment.--'' after ``(d)''.
       (5) Subsection (e) is amended by inserting ``Termination of 
     Appointment.--'' after ``(e)''.
       (6) Subsection (g), as redesignated by subsection (b)(1), 
     is amended by inserting ``Termination of Appointment 
     Authority.--'' after ``(g)''.
       (e) Effective Date.--Subsection (f) of section 5721 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (b)(2), 
     shall take effect at the end of the 30-day period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to 
     any appointment under that section after the end of such 
     period.

     SEC. 509. RETIREMENT FOR YEARS OF SERVICE OF DIRECTORS OF 
                   ADMISSIONS OF MILITARY AND AIR FORCE ACADEMIES.

       (a) Military Academy.--(1) Section 3920 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 3920. More than thirty years: permanent professors and 
       the Director of Admissions of the United States Military 
       Academy

       ``(a) The Secretary of the Army may retire an officer 
     specified in subsection (b) who has more than 30 years of 
     service as a commissioned officer.
       ``(b) Subsection (a) applies in the case of the following 
     officers:
       ``(1) Any permanent professor of the United States Military 
     Academy.
       ``(2) The Director of Admissions of the United States 
     Military Academy.''.
       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 367 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``3920. More than thirty years: permanent professors and the Director 
              of Admissions of the United States Military Academy.''.

       (b) Air Force Academy.--(1) Section 8920 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 8920. More than thirty years: permanent professors and 
       the Director of Admissions of the United States Air Force 
       Academy

       ``(a) The Secretary of the Air Force may retire an officer 
     specified in subsection (b) who has more than 30 years of 
     service as a commissioned officer.
       ``(b) Subsection (a) applies in the case of the following 
     officers:
       ``(1) Any permanent professor of the United States Air 
     Force Academy.
       ``(2) The Director of Admissions of the United States Air 
     Force Academy.''.
       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 867 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``8920. More than thirty years: permanent professors and the Director 
              of Admissions of the United States Air Force Academy.''.
           Subtitle B--Matters Relating to Reserve Components

     SEC. 511. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN RESERVE OFFICER MANAGEMENT 
                   AUTHORITIES.

       (a) Grade Determination Authority for Certain Reserve 
     Medical Officers.--Section 3359(b) and 8359(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, are each amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1996''.
       (b) Promotion Authority for Certain Reserve Officers 
     Serving on Active Duty.--Sections 3380(d) and 8380(d) of 
     title 10, United States Code, are each amended by striking 
     out ``September 30, 1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1996''.
       (c) Years of Service for Mandatory Transfer to the Retired 
     Reserve.--Section 1016(d) of the Department of Defense 
     Authorization Act, 1984 (10 U.S.C. 3360) is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1995'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 1996''.

     SEC. 512. MOBILIZATION INCOME INSURANCE PROGRAM FOR MEMBERS 
                   OF READY RESERVE.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--(1) Subtitle E of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 
     1213 the following new chapter:

      ``CHAPTER 1214--READY RESERVE MOBILIZATION INCOME INSURANCE

``Sec.
``12521. Definitions.
``12522. Establishment of insurance program.
``12523. Risk insured.
``12524. Enrollment and election of benefits.
``12525. Benefit amounts.
``12526. Premiums.
``12527. Payment of premiums.
``12528. Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Fund.
``12529. Board of Actuaries.
``12530. Payment of benefits.
``12531. Purchase of insurance.
``12532. Termination for nonpayment of premiums; forfeiture.

     ``Sec. 12521. Definitions

       ``In this chapter:
       ``(1) The term `insurance program' means the Ready Reserve 
     Mobilization Income Insurance Program established under 
     section 12522 of this title.
       ``(2) The term `covered service' means active duty 
     performed by a member of a re

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     serve component under an order to active duty for a period of 
     more than 30 days which specifies that the member's service--
       ``(A) is in support of an operational mission for which 
     members of the reserve components have been ordered to active 
     duty without their consent; or
       ``(B) is in support of forces activated during a period of 
     war declared by Congress or a period of national emergency 
     declared by the President or Congress.
       ``(3) The term `insured member' means a member of the Ready 
     Reserve who is enrolled for coverage under the insurance 
     program in accordance with section 12524 of this title.
       ``(4) The term `Secretary' means the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(5) The term `Department' means the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(6) The term `Board of Actuaries' means the Department of 
     Defense Education Benefits Board of Actuaries referred to in 
     section 2006(e)(1) of this title.
       ``(7) The term `Fund' means the Reserve Mobilization Income 
     Insurance Fund established by section 12528(a) of this title.

     ``Sec. 12522. Establishment of insurance program

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish for 
     members of the Ready Reserve (including the Coast Guard 
     Reserve) an insurance program to be known as the `Ready 
     Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Program'.
       ``(b) Administration.--The insurance program shall be 
     administered by the Secretary. The Secretary may prescribe in 
     regulations such rules, procedures, and policies as the 
     Secretary considers necessary or appropriate to carry out the 
     insurance program.
       ``(c) Agreement With Secretary of Transportation.--The 
     Secretary and the Secretary of Transportation shall enter 
     into an agreement with respect to the administration of the 
     insurance program for the Coast Guard Reserve.

     ``Sec. 12523. Risk insured

       ``(a) In General.--The insurance program shall insure 
     members of the Ready Reserve against the risk of being 
     ordered into covered service.
       ``(b) Entitlement to Benefits.--(1) An insured member 
     ordered into covered service shall be entitled to payment of 
     a benefit for each month (and fraction thereof) of covered 
     service that exceeds 30 days of covered service, except that 
     no member may be paid under the insurance program for more 
     than 12 months of covered service served during any period of 
     18 consecutive months.
       ``(2) Payment shall be based solely on the insured status 
     of a member and on the period of covered service served by 
     the member. Proof of loss of income or of expenses incurred 
     as a result of covered service may not be required.

     ``Sec. 12524. Enrollment and election of benefits

       ``(a) Enrollment.--(1) Except as provided in subsection 
     (f), upon first becoming a member of the Ready Reserve, a 
     member shall be automatically enrolled for coverage under the 
     insurance program. An automatic enrollment of a member shall 
     be void if within 60 days after first becoming a member of 
     the Ready Reserve the member declines insurance under the 
     program in accordance with the regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(2) Promptly after the insurance program is established, 
     the Secretary shall offer to members of the reserve 
     components who are then members of the Ready Reserve (other 
     than members ineligible under subsection (f)) an opportunity 
     to enroll for coverage under the insurance program. A member 
     who fails to enroll within 60 days after being offered the 
     opportunity shall be considered as having declined to be 
     insured under the program.
       ``(3) A member of the Ready Reserve ineligible to enroll 
     under subsection (f) shall be afforded an opportunity to 
     enroll upon being released from active duty in accordance 
     with regulations prescribed by the Secretary if the member 
     has not previously had the opportunity to be enrolled under 
     paragraph (1) or (2). A member who fails to enroll within 60 
     days after being afforded that opportunity shall be 
     considered as having declined to be insured under the 
     program.
       ``(b) Election of Benefit Amount.--The amount of a member's 
     monthly benefit under an enrollment shall be the basic 
     benefit under subsection (a) of section 12525 of this title 
     unless the member elects a different benefit under subsection 
     (b) of such section within 60 days after first becoming a 
     member of the Ready Reserve or within 60 days after being 
     offered the opportunity to enroll, as the case may be.
       ``(c) Elections Irrevocable.--(1) An election to decline 
     insurance pursuant to paragraph (1) or (2) of subsection (a) 
     is irrevocable.
       ``(2) The amount of coverage may not be increased after 
     enrollment.
       ``(d) Election To Terminate.--A member may terminate an 
     enrollment at any time.
       ``(e) Information To Be Furnished.--The Secretary shall 
     ensure that members referred to in subsection (a) are given a 
     written explanation of the insurance program and are advised 
     that they have the right to decline to be insured and, if not 
     declined, to elect coverage for a reduced benefit or an 
     enhanced benefit under subsection (b).
       ``(f) Members Ineligible To Enroll.--Members of the Ready 
     Reserve serving on active duty (or full-time National Guard 
     duty) are not eligible to enroll for coverage under the 
     insurance program. The Secretary may define any additional 
     category of members of the Ready Reserve to be excluded from 
     eligibility to purchase insurance under this chapter.

     ``Sec. 12525. Benefit amounts

       ``(a) Basic Benefit.--The basic benefit for an insured 
     member under the insurance program is $1,000 per month (as 
     adjusted under subsection (d)).
       ``(b) Reduced and Enhanced Benefits.--Under the regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary, a person enrolled for coverage 
     under the insurance program may elect--
       ``(1) a reduced coverage benefit equal to one-half the 
     amount of the basic benefit; or
       ``(2) an enhanced benefit in the amount of $1,500, $2,000, 
     $2,500, $3,000, $3,500, $4,000, $4,500, or $5,000 per month 
     (as adjusted under subsection (d)).
       ``(c) Amount for Partial Month.--The amount of insurance 
     payable to an insured member for any period of covered 
     service that is less than one month shall be determined by 
     multiplying \1/30\ of the monthly benefit rate for the member 
     by the number of days of the covered service served by the 
     member during such period.
       ``(d) Adjustment of Amounts.--(1) The Secretary shall 
     determine annually the effect of inflation on benefits and 
     shall adjust the amounts set forth in subsections (a) and 
     (b)(2) to maintain the constant dollar value of the benefit.
       ``(2) If the amount of a benefit as adjusted under 
     paragraph (1) is not evenly divisible by $10, the amount 
     shall be rounded to the nearest multiple of $10, except that 
     an amount evenly divisible by $5 but not by $10 shall be 
     rounded to the next lower amount that is evenly divisible by 
     $10.

     ``Sec. 12526. Premiums

       ``(a) Establishment of Rates.--(1) The Secretary, in 
     consultation with the Board of Actuaries, shall prescribe the 
     premium rates for insurance under the insurance program.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall prescribe a fixed premium rate 
     for each $1,000 of monthly insurance benefit. The premium 
     amount shall be equal to the share of the cost attributable 
     to insuring the member and shall be the same for all members 
     of the Ready Reserve who are insured under the insurance 
     program for the same benefit amount. The Secretary shall 
     prescribe the rate on the basis of the best available 
     estimate of risk and financial exposure, levels of 
     subscription by members, and other relevant factors.
       ``(b) Level Premiums.--The premium rate prescribed for the 
     first year of insurance coverage of an insured member shall 
     be continued without change for subsequent years of insurance 
     coverage, except that the Secretary, after consultation with 
     the Board of Actuaries, may adjust the premium rate in order 
     to fund inflation-adjusted benefit increases on an 
     actuarially sound basis.

     ``Sec. 12527. Payment of premiums

       ``(a) Methods of Payment.--(1) The monthly premium for 
     coverage of a member under the insurance program shall be 
     deducted and withheld from the insured member's pay for each 
     month.
       ``(2) An insured member who does not receive pay on a 
     monthly basis shall pay the Secretary directly the premium 
     amount applicable for the level of benefits for which the 
     member is insured.
       ``(b) Advance Pay for Premium.--The Secretary concerned may 
     advance to an insured member the amount equal to the first 
     insurance premium payment due under this chapter. The advance 
     may be paid out of appropriations for military pay. An 
     advance to a member shall be collected from the member either 
     by deducting and withholding the amount from basic pay 
     payable for the member or by collecting it from the member 
     directly. No disbursing or certifying officer shall be 
     responsible for any loss resulting from an advance under this 
     subsection.
       ``(c) Premiums To Be Deposited in Fund.--Premium amounts 
     deducted and withheld from the pay of insured members and 
     premium amounts paid directly to the Secretary shall be 
     credited monthly to the Fund.

     ``Sec. 12528. Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance Fund

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established on the books of 
     the Treasury a fund to be known as the `Reserve Mobilization 
     Income Insurance Fund', which shall be administered by the 
     Secretary of the Treasury. The Fund shall be used for the 
     accumulation of funds in order to finance the liabilities of 
     the insurance program on an actuarially sound basis.
       ``(b) Assets of Fund.--There shall be deposited into the 
     Fund the following:
       ``(1) Premiums paid under section 12527 of this title.
       ``(2) Any amount appropriated to the Fund.
       ``(3) Any return on investment of the assets of the Fund.
       ``(c) Availability.--Amounts in the Fund shall be available 
     for paying insurance benefits under the insurance program.
       ``(d) Investment of Assets of Fund.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall invest such portion of the Fund as is not in 
     the judgment of the Secretary of Defense required to meet 
     current liabilities. Such investments shall be in public debt 
     securities with maturities suitable to the needs of the Fund, 
     as determined by the Secretary of Defense, and bearing 
     interest at rates determined by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, taking into consideration current market yields on 
     outstanding marketable obligations of the United States of 
     comparable maturities. The income on such investments shall 
     be credited to the Fund.
       ``(e) Annual Accounting.--At the beginning of each fiscal 
     year, the Secretary, in consultation with the Board of 
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     the Secretary of the Treasury, shall determine the following:
       ``(1) The projected amount of the premiums to be collected, 
     investment earnings to be received, and any transfers or 
     appropriations to be made for the Fund for that fiscal year.
       ``(2) The amount for that fiscal year of any cumulative 
     unfunded liability (including any negative amount or any gain 
     to the Fund) resulting from payments of benefits.
       ``(3) The amount for that fiscal year (including any 
     negative amount) of any cumulative actuarial gain or loss to 
     the Fund.

     ``Sec. 12529. Board of Actuaries

       ``(a) Actuarial Responsibility.--The Board of Actuaries 
     shall have the actuarial responsibility for the insurance 
     program.
       ``(b) Valuations and Premium Recommendations.--The Board of 
     Actuaries shall carry out periodic actuarial valuations of 
     the benefits under the insurance program and determine a 
     premium rate methodology for the Secretary to use in setting 
     premium rates for the insurance program. The Board shall 
     conduct the first valuation and determine a premium rate 
     methodology not later than six months after the insurance 
     program is established.
       ``(c) Effects of Changed Benefits.--If at the time of any 
     actuarial valuation under subsection (b) there has been a 
     change in benefits under the insurance program that has been 
     made since the last such valuation and such change in 
     benefits increases or decreases the present value of amounts 
     payable from the Fund, the Board of Actuaries shall determine 
     a premium rate methodology, and recommend to the Secretary a 
     premium schedule, for the liquidation of any liability (or 
     actuarial gain to the Fund) resulting from such change and 
     any previous such changes so that the present value of the 
     sum of the scheduled premium payments (or reduction in 
     payments that would otherwise be made) equals the cumulative 
     increase (or decrease) in the present value of such benefits.
       ``(d) Actuarial Gains or Losses.--If at the time of any 
     such valuation the Board of Actuaries determines that there 
     has been an actuarial gain or loss to the Fund as a result of 
     changes in actuarial assumptions since the last valuation or 
     as a result of any differences, between actual and expected 
     experience since the last valuation, the Board shall 
     recommend to the Secretary a premium rate schedule for the 
     amortization of the cumulative gain or loss to the Fund 
     resulting from such changes in assumptions and any previous 
     such changes in assumptions or from the differences in actual 
     and expected experience, respectively, through an increase or 
     decrease in the payments that would otherwise be made to the 
     Fund.
       ``(e) Insufficient Assets.--If at any time liabilities of 
     the Fund exceed assets of the Fund as a result of members of 
     the Ready Reserve being ordered to active duty as described 
     in section 12521(2) of this title, and funds are unavailable 
     to pay benefits completely, the Secretary shall request the 
     President to submit to Congress a request for a special 
     appropriation to cover the unfunded liability. If 
     appropriations are not made to cover an unfunded liability in 
     any fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce the amount of the 
     benefits paid under the insurance program to a total amount 
     that does not exceed the assets of the Fund expected to 
     accrue by the end of such fiscal year. Benefits that cannot 
     be paid because of such a reduction shall be deferred and may 
     be paid only after and to the extent that additional funds 
     become available.
       ``(f) Definition of Present Value.--The Board of Actuaries 
     shall define the term `present value' for purposes of this 
     subsection.

     ``Sec. 12530. Payment of benefits

       ``(a) Commencement of Payment.--An insured member who 
     serves in excess of 30 days of covered service shall be paid 
     the amount to which such member is entitled on a monthly 
     basis beginning not later than one month after the 30th day 
     of covered service.
       ``(b) Method of Payment.--The Secretary shall prescribe in 
     the regulations the manner in which payments shall be made to 
     the member or to a person designated in accordance with 
     subsection (c).
       ``(c) Designated Recipients.--(1) A member may designate in 
     writing another person (including a spouse, parent, or other 
     person with an insurable interest, as determined in 
     accordance with the regulations prescribed by the Secretary) 
     to receive payments of insurance benefits under the insurance 
     program.
       ``(2) A member may direct that payments of insurance 
     benefits for a person designated under paragraph (1) be 
     deposited with a bank or other financial institution to the 
     credit of the designated person.
       ``(d) Recipients in Event of Death of Insured Member.--Any 
     insurance payable under the insurance program on account of a 
     deceased member's period of covered service shall be paid, 
     upon the establishment of a valid claim, to the beneficiary 
     or beneficiaries which the deceased member designated in 
     writing. If no such designation has been made, the amount 
     shall be payable in accordance with the laws of the State of 
     the member's domicile.

     ``Sec. 12531. Purchase of insurance

       ``(a) Purchase Authorized.--The Secretary may, instead of 
     or in addition to underwriting the insurance program through 
     the Fund, purchase from one or more insurance companies a 
     policy or policies of group insurance in order to provide the 
     benefits required under this chapter. The Secretary may waive 
     any requirement for full and open competition in order to 
     purchase an insurance policy under this subsection.
       ``(b) Eligible Insurers.--In order to be eligible to sell 
     insurance to the Secretary for purposes of subsection (a), an 
     insurance company shall--
       ``(1) be licensed to issue insurance in each of the 50 
     States and in the District of Columbia; and
       ``(2) as of the most recent December 31 for which 
     information is available to the Secretary, have in effect at 
     least one percent of the total amount of insurance that all 
     such insurance companies have in effect in the United States.
       ``(c) Administrative Provisions.--(1) An insurance company 
     that issues a policy for purposes of subsection (a) shall 
     establish an administrative office at a place and under a 
     name designated by the Secretary.
       ``(2) For the purposes of carrying out this chapter, the 
     Secretary may use the facilities and services of any 
     insurance company issuing any policy for purposes of 
     subsection (a), may designate one such company as the 
     representative of the other companies for such purposes, and 
     may contract to pay a reasonable fee to the designated 
     company for its services.
       ``(d) Reinsurance.--The Secretary shall arrange with each 
     insurance company issuing any policy for purposes of 
     subsection (a) to reinsure, under conditions approved by the 
     Secretary, portions of the total amount of the insurance 
     under such policy or policies with such other insurance 
     companies (which meet qualifying criteria prescribed by the 
     Secretary) as may elect to participate in such reinsurance.
       ``(e) Termination.--The Secretary may at any time terminate 
     any policy purchased under this section.

     ``Sec. 12532. Termination for nonpayment of premiums; 
       forfeiture

       ``(a) Termination for Nonpayment.--The coverage of a member 
     under the insurance program shall terminate without prior 
     notice upon a failure of the member to make required monthly 
     payments of premiums for two consecutive months. The 
     Secretary may provide in the regulations for reinstatement of 
     insurance coverage terminated under this subsection.
       ``(b) Forfeiture.--Any person convicted of mutiny, treason, 
     spying, or desertion, or who refuses to perform service in 
     the armed forces or refuses to wear the uniform of any of the 
     armed forces shall forfeit all rights to insurance under this 
     chapter.''.
       (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle E, 
     and at the beginning of part II of subtitle E, of title 10, 
     United States Code, are amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to chapter 1213 the following new item:

``1214. Ready Reserve Mobilization Income Insurance........12521''.....

       (b) Effective Date.--The insurance program provided for in 
     chapter 1214 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), and the requirement for deductions and 
     contributions for that program shall take effect on September 
     30, 1996, or on any earlier date declared by the Secretary 
     and published in the Federal Register.

     SEC. 513. MILITARY TECHNICIAN FULL-TIME SUPPORT PROGRAM FOR 
                   ARMY AND AIR FORCE RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       (a) Requirement of Annual Authorization of End Strength.--
     (1) Section 115 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Congress shall authorize for each fiscal year the end 
     strength for military technicians for each reserve component 
     of the Army and Air Force. Funds available to the Department 
     of Defense for any fiscal year may not be used for the pay of 
     a military technician during that fiscal year unless the 
     technician fills a position that is within the number of such 
     positions authorized by law for that fiscal year for the 
     reserve component of that technician. This subsection applies 
     without regard to section 129 of this title.''.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) does not apply with 
     respect to fiscal year 1995.
       (b) Authorization for Fiscal Years 1996 and 1997.--For each 
     of fiscal years 1996 and 1997, the minimum number of military 
     technicians, as of the last day of that fiscal year, for the 
     Army and the Air Force (notwithstanding section 129 of title 
     10, United States Code) shall be the following:
       (1) Army National Guard, 25,500.
       (2) Army Reserve, 6,630.
       (3) Air National Guard, 22,906.
       (4) Air Force Reserve, 9,802.
       (c) Administration of Military Technician Program.--(1) 
     Chapter 1007 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new section:

     ``Sec. 10216. Military technicians

       ``(a) Priority for Management of Military Technicians.--(1) 
     As a basis for making the annual request to Congress pursuant 
     to section 115 of this title for authorization of end 
     strengths for military technicians of the Army and Air Force 
     reserve components, the Secretary of Defense shall give 
     priority to supporting authorizations for dual status 
     military technicians in the following high-priority units and 
     organizations:
       ``(A) Units of the Selected Reserve that are scheduled to 
     deploy no later than 90 days after mobilization.
       ``(B) Units of the Selected Reserve that are or will deploy 
     to relieve active duty peacetime operations tempo.

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       ``(C) Those organizations with the primary mission of 
     providing direct support surface and aviation maintenance for 
     the reserve components of the Army and Air Force, to the 
     extent that the military technicians in such units would 
     mobilize and deploy in a skill that is compatible with their 
     civilian position skill.
       ``(2) For each fiscal year, the Secretary of Defense shall, 
     for the high-priority units and organizations referred to in 
     paragraph (1), seek to achieve a programmed manning level for 
     military technicians that is not less than 90 percent of the 
     programmed manpower structure for those units and 
     organizations for military technicians for that fiscal year.
       ``(3) Military technician authorizations and personnel in 
     high-priority units and organizations specified in paragraph 
     (1) shall be exempt from any requirement (imposed by law or 
     otherwise) for reductions in Department of Defense civilian 
     personnel and shall only be reduced as part of military force 
     structure reductions.
       ``(b) Dual-Status Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall require the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of 
     the Air Force to establish as a condition of employment for 
     each individual who is hired after the date of the enactment 
     of this section as a military technician that the individual 
     maintain membership in the Selected Reserve (so as to be a 
     so-called `dual-status' technician) and shall require that 
     the civilian and military position skill requirements of 
     dual-status military technicians be compatible. No Department 
     of Defense funds may be spent for compensation for any 
     military technician hired after the date of the enactment of 
     this section who is not a member of the Selected Reserve, 
     except that compensation may be paid for up to six months 
     following loss of membership in the Selected Reserve if such 
     loss of membership was not due to the failure to meet 
     military standards.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``10216. Military technicians.''.
       (d) Review of Reserve Component Management Headquarters.--
     (1) The Secretary of Defense shall, within six months after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, undertake steps to 
     reduce, consolidate, and streamline management headquarters 
     operations of the reserve components. As part of those steps, 
     the Secretary shall identify those military technicians 
     positions in such headquarters operations that are excess to 
     the requirements of those headquarters.
       (2) Of the military technicians positions that are 
     identified under paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     reallocate up to 95 percent of the annual funding required to 
     support those positions for the purpose of creating new 
     positions or filling existing positions in the high-priority 
     units and activities specified in section 10216(a) of title 
     10, United States Code, as added by subsection (c).
       (e) Annual Defense Manpower Requirements Report.--Section 
     115a of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) In each such report, the Secretary shall include a 
     separate report on the Army and Air Force military technician 
     programs. The report shall include a presentation, shown by 
     reserve component and shown both as of the end of the 
     preceding fiscal year and for the next fiscal year, of the 
     following:
       ``(1) The number of military technicians required to be 
     employed (as specified in accordance with Department of 
     Defense procedures), the number authorized to be employed 
     under Department of Defense personnel procedures, and the 
     number actually employed.
       ``(2) Within each of the numbers under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) the number applicable to a reserve component 
     management headquarter organization; and
       ``(B) the number applicable to high-priority units and 
     organizations (as specified in section 10216(a) of this 
     title).
       ``(3) Within each of the numbers under paragraph (1), the 
     numbers of military technicians who are not themselves 
     members of a reserve component (so-called `single-status' 
     technicians), with a further display of such numbers as 
     specified in paragraph (2).''.

     SEC. 514. REVISIONS TO ARMY GUARD COMBAT REFORM INITIATIVE TO 
                   INCLUDE ARMY RESERVE UNDER CERTAIN PROVISIONS 
                   AND MAKE CERTAIN REVISIONS.

       (a) Prior Active Duty Personnel.--Section 1111 of the Army 
     National Guard Combat Readiness Reform Act of 1992 (title XI 
     of Public Law 102-484) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking out the first three 
     words;
       (2) by striking out subsections (a) and (b) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(a) Additional Prior Active Duty Officers.--The Secretary 
     of the Army shall increase the number of qualified prior 
     active-duty officers in the Army National Guard by providing 
     a program that permits the separation of officers on active 
     duty with at least two, but less than three, years of active 
     service upon condition that the officer is accepted for 
     appointment in the Army National Guard. The Secretary shall 
     have a goal of having not fewer than 150 officers become 
     members of the Army National Guard each year under this 
     section.
       ``(b) Additional Prior Active Duty Enlisted Members.--The 
     Secretary of the Army shall increase the number of qualified 
     prior active-duty enlisted members in the Army National Guard 
     through the use of enlistments as described in section 8020 
     of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public 
     Law 103-139). The Secretary shall enlist not fewer than 1,000 
     new enlisted members each year under enlistments described in 
     that section.''; and
       (3) by striking out subsections (d) and (e).
       (b) Service in the Selected Reserve in Lieu of Active Duty 
     Service for ROTC Graduates.--Section 1112(b) of such Act (106 
     Stat. 2537) is amended by striking out ``National Guard'' 
     before the period at the end and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Selected Reserve''.
       (c) Review of Officer Promotions.--Section 1113 of such Act 
     (106 Stat. 2537) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``National Guard'' 
     both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Selected Reserve''; and
       (2) by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(b) Coverage of Selected Reserve Combat and Early 
     Deploying Units.--(1) Subsection (a) applies to officers in 
     all units of the Selected Reserve that are designated as 
     combat units or that are designated for deployment within 75 
     days of mobilization.
       ``(2) Subsection (a) shall take effect with respect to 
     officers of the Army Reserve, and with respect to officers of 
     the Army National Guard in units not subject to subsection 
     (a) as of the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996, at the end of the 90-
     day period beginning on such date of enactment.''.
       (d) Initial Entry Training and Nondeployable Personnel.--
     Section 1115 of such Act (106 Stat. 2538) is amended--
       (1) in subsections (a) and (b), by striking out ``National 
     Guard'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Selected Reserve''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking out ``a member of the Army National Guard 
     enters the National Guard'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``a 
     member of the Army Selected Reserve enters the Army Selected 
     Reserve''; and
       (B) by striking out ``from the Army National Guard''.
       (e) Accounting of Members Who Fail Physical Deployability 
     Standards.--Section 1116 of such Act (106 Stat. 2539) is 
     amended by striking out ``National Guard'' each place it 
     appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Selected Reserve''.
       (f) Use of Combat Simulators.--Section 1120 of such Act 
     (106 Stat. 2539) is amended by inserting ``and the Army 
     Reserve'' before the period at the end.

     SEC. 515. ACTIVE DUTY ASSOCIATE UNIT RESPONSIBILITY.

       (a) Associate Units.--Subsection (a) of section 1131 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 
     (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2540) is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(a) Associate Units.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     require--
       ``(1) that each ground combat maneuver brigade of the Army 
     National Guard that (as determined by the Secretary) is 
     essential for the execution of the National Military Strategy 
     be associated with an active-duty combat unit; and
       ``(2) that combat support and combat service support units 
     of the Army Selected Reserve that (as determined by the 
     Secretary) are essential for the execution of the National 
     Military Strategy be associated with active-duty units.''.
       (b) Responsibilities.--Subsection (b) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``National Guard combat unit'' in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``National Guard unit or Army Selected Reserve unit that (as 
     determined by the Secretary under subsection (a)) is 
     essential for the execution of the National Military 
     Strategy''; and
       (2) by striking out ``of the National Guard unit'' in 
     paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (4) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``of that unit''.

     SEC. 516. LEAVE FOR MEMBERS OF RESERVE COMPONENTS PERFORMING 
                   PUBLIC SAFETY DUTY.

       (a) Election of Leave To Be Charged.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 6323 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following: ``Upon the request of an 
     employee, the period for which an employee is absent to 
     perform service described in paragraph (2) may be charged to 
     the employee's accrued annual leave or to compensatory time 
     available to the employee instead of being charged as leave 
     to which the employee is entitled under this subsection. The 
     period of absence may not be charged to sick leave.''.
       (b) Pay for Period of Absence.--Section 5519 of such title 
     is amended by striking out ``entitled to leave'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``granted military leave''.

     SEC. 517. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDING FOR NATIONAL GUARD 
                   PARTICIPATION IN JOINT DISASTER AND EMERGENCY 
                   ASSISTANCE EXERCISES.

       Section 503(a) of title 32, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) includes authority to provide for 
     participation of the National Guard in conjunction with the 
     Army or the Air Force, or both, in joint exercises for 
     instruction to prepare the National Guard for response to 
     civil emergencies and disasters.''.

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                   Subtitle C--Decorations and Awards

     SEC. 521. AWARD OF PURPLE HEART TO PERSONS WOUNDED WHILE HELD 
                   AS PRISONERS OF WAR BEFORE APRIL 25, 1962.

       (a) Award of Purple Heart.--For purposes of the award of 
     the Purple Heart, the Secretary concerned (as defined in 
     section 101 of title 10, United States Code) shall treat a 
     former prisoner of war who was wounded before April 25, 1962, 
     while held as a prisoner of war (or while being taken 
     captive) in the same manner as a former prisoner of war who 
     is wounded on or after that date while held as a prisoner of 
     war (or while being taken captive).
       (b) Standards for Award.--An award of the Purple Heart 
     under subsection (a) shall be made in accordance with the 
     standards in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     for the award of the Purple Heart to persons wounded on or 
     after April 25, 1962.
       (c) Eligible Former Prisoners of War.--A person shall be 
     considered to be a former prisoner of war for purposes of 
     this section if the person is eligible for the prisoner-of-
     war medal under section 1128 of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 522. AUTHORITY TO AWARD DECORATIONS RECOGNIZING ACTS OF 
                   VALOR PERFORMED IN COMBAT DURING THE VIETNAM 
                   CONFLICT.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The Ia Drang Valley (Pleiku) campaign, carried out by 
     the Armed Forces in the Ia Drang Valley of Vietnam from 
     October 23, 1965, to November 26, 1965, is illustrative of 
     the many battles during the Vietnam conflict which pitted 
     forces of the United States against North Vietnamese Army 
     regulars and Viet Cong in vicious fighting.
       (2) Accounts of those battles that have been published 
     since the end of that conflict authoritatively document 
     numerous and repeated acts of extraordinary heroism, 
     sacrifice, and bravery on the part of members of the Armed 
     Forces, many of which have never been officially recognized.
       (3) In some of those battles, United States military units 
     suffered substantial losses, with some units sustaining 
     casualties in excess of 50 percent.
       (4) The incidence of heavy casualties throughout the 
     Vietnam conflict inhibited the timely collection of 
     comprehensive and detailed information to support 
     recommendations for awards recognizing acts of heroism, 
     sacrifice, and bravery.
       (5) Subsequent requests to the Secretaries of the military 
     departments for review of award recommendations for such acts 
     have been denied because of restrictions in law and 
     regulations that require timely filing of such 
     recommendations and documented justification.
       (6) Acts of heroism, sacrifice, and bravery performed in 
     combat by members of the Armed Forces deserve appropriate and 
     timely recognition by the people of the United States.
       (7) It is appropriate to recognize acts of heroism, 
     sacrifice, or bravery that are belatedly, but properly, 
     documented by persons who witnessed those acts.
       (b) Waiver of Time Limitations for Recommendations for 
     Awards.--(1) Any decoration covered by paragraph (2) may be 
     awarded, without regard to any time limit imposed by law or 
     regulation for a recommendation for such award to any person 
     for actions by that person in the Southeast Asia theater of 
     operations while serving on active duty during the Vietnam 
     era. The waiver of time limitations under this paragraph 
     applies only in the case of awards for acts of valor for 
     which a request for consideration is submitted under 
     subsection (c).
       (2) Paragraph (1) applies to any decoration (including any 
     device in lieu of a decoration) that, during or after the 
     Vietnam era and before the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     was authorized by law or under regulations of the Department 
     of Defense or the military department concerned to be awarded 
     to members of the Armed Forces for acts of valor.
       (c) Review of Requests for Consideration of Awards.--(1) 
     The Secretary of each military department shall review each 
     request for consideration of award of a decoration described 
     in subsection (b) that are received by the Secretary during 
     the one-year period beginning on the date of enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) The Secretaries shall begin the review within 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall 
     complete the review of each request for consideration not 
     later than one year after the date on which the request is 
     received.
       (3) The Secretary may use the same process for carrying out 
     the review as the Secretary uses for reviewing other 
     recommendations for award of decorations to members of the 
     Armed Forces under the Secretary's jurisdiction for valorous 
     acts.
       (d) Report.--(1) Upon completing the review of each such 
     request under subsection (c), the Secretary shall submit a 
     report on the review to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) The report shall include, with respect to each request 
     for consideration received, the following information:
       (A) A summary of the request for consideration.
       (B) The findings resulting from the review.
       (C) The final action taken on the request for 
     consideration.
       (e) Definition.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``Vietnam era'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 101 of title 38, United States Code.
       (2) The term ``active duty'' has the meaning given that 
     term in section 101 of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 523. MILITARY INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL PREVENTED BY 
                   SECRECY FROM BEING CONSIDERED FOR DECORATIONS 
                   AND AWARDS.

       (a) Waiver on Restrictions of Awards.--(1) Any decoration 
     covered by paragraph (2) may be awarded, without regard to 
     any time limit imposed by law or regulation for a 
     recommendation for such award, to any person for an act, 
     achievement, or service that the person performed in carrying 
     out military intelligence duties during the period beginning 
     on January 1, 1940, and ending on December 31, 1990.
       (2) Paragraph (1) applies to any decoration (including any 
     device in lieu of a decoration) that, during or after the 
     period described in paragraph (1) and before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, was authorized by law or under the 
     regulations of the Department of Defense or the military 
     department concerned to be awarded to a person for an act, 
     achievement, or service performed by that person while 
     serving on active duty.
       (b) Review of Requests for Consideration of Awards.--(1) 
     The Secretary of each military department shall review each 
     request for consideration of award of a decoration described 
     in subsection (a) that is received by the Secretary during 
     the one-year period beginning on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (2) The Secretaries shall begin the review within 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act and shall 
     complete the review of each request for consideration not 
     later than one year after the date on which the request is 
     received.
       (3) The Secretary may use the same process for carrying out 
     the review as the Secretary uses for reviewing other 
     recommendations for awarding decorations to members of the 
     Armed Forces under the Secretary's jurisdiction for acts, 
     achievements, or service.
       (c) Report.--(1) Upon completing the review of each such 
     request under subsection (b), the Secretary shall submit a 
     report on the review to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) The report shall include, with respect to each request 
     for consideration reviewed, the following information:
       (A) A summary of the request for consideration.
       (B) The findings resulting from the review.
       (C) The final action taken on the request for 
     consideration.
       (D) Administrative or legislative recommendations to 
     improve award procedures with respect to military 
     intelligence personnel.
       (d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``active duty'' has the meaning given such term in section 
     101 of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 524. REVIEW REGARDING UPGRADING OF DISTINGUISHED-SERVICE 
                   CROSSES AND NAVY CROSSES AWARDED TO ASIAN-
                   AMERICANS AND NATIVE AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDERS 
                   FOR WORLD WAR II SERVICE.

       (a) Review Required.--(1) The Secretary of the Army shall 
     review the records relating to each award of the 
     Distinguished-Service Cross, and the Secretary of the Navy 
     shall review the records relating to each award of the Navy 
     Cross, that was awarded to an Asian-American or a Native 
     American Pacific Islander with respect to service as a member 
     of the Armed Forces during World War II. The purpose of the 
     review shall be to determine whether any such award should be 
     upgraded to the medal of honor.
       (2) If the Secretary concerned determines, based upon the 
     review under paragraph (1), that such an upgrade is 
     appropriate in the case of any person, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the President a recommendation that the President 
     award the medal of honor to that person.
       (b) Waiver of Time Limitations.--A medal of honor may be 
     awarded to a person referred to in subsection (a) in 
     accordance with a recommendation of the Secretary concerned 
     under that subsection without regard to--
       (1) section 3744, 6248, or 8744 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as applicable; and
       (2) any regulation or other administrative restriction on--
       (A) the time for awarding the medal of honor; or
       (B) the awarding of the medal of honor for service for 
     which a Distinguished-Service Cross or Navy Cross has been 
     awarded.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``Native American Pacific Islander'' means a Native Hawaiian 
     and any other Native American Pacific Islander within the 
     meaning of the Native American Programs Act of 1974 (42 
     U.S.C. 2991 et seq.).

     SEC. 525. ELIGIBILITY FOR ARMED FORCES EXPEDITIONARY MEDAL 
                   BASED UPON SERVICE IN EL SALVADOR.

       (a) In General.--For the purpose of determining eligibility 
     of members and former members of the Armed Forces for the 
     Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal, the country of El Salvador 
     during the period beginning on January 1, 1981 and ending on 
     February 1, 1992, shall be treated as having been designated 
     as an area and a period of time in which members of the Armed 
     Forces participated in operations in significant numbers and 
     otherwise met the general requirements for the award of that 
     medal.
       (b) Individual Determination.--The Secretary of the 
     military department concerned

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     shall determine whether individual members or former members 
     of the Armed Forces who served in El Salvador during the 
     period beginning on January 1, 1981 and ending on February 1, 
     1992 meet the individual service requirements for award of 
     the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal as established in 
     applicable regulations. Such determinations shall be made as 
     expeditiously as possible after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 526. PROCEDURE FOR CONSIDERATION OF MILITARY DECORATIONS 
                   NOT PREVIOUSLY SUBMITTED IN TIMELY FASHION.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 57 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 1130. Consideration of proposals for decorations not 
       previously submitted in timely fashion: procedures for 
       review and recommendation

       ``(a) Upon request of a Member of Congress, the Secretary 
     concerned shall review a proposal for the award or 
     presentation of a decoration (or the upgrading of a 
     decoration), either for an individual or a unit, that is not 
     otherwise authorized to be presented or awarded due to 
     limitations established by law or policy for timely 
     submission of a recommendation for such award or 
     presentation. Based upon such review, the Secretary shall 
     make a determination as to the merits of approving the award 
     or presentation of the decoration and the other 
     determinations necessary to comply with subsection (b).
       ``(b) Upon making a determination under subsection (a) as 
     to the merits of approving the award or presentation of the 
     decoration, the Secretary concerned shall submit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on National Security of the House of Representatives and to 
     the requesting member of Congress notice in writing of one of 
     the following:
       ``(1) The award or presentation of the decoration does not 
     warrant approval on the merits.
       ``(2) The award or presentation of the decoration warrants 
     approval and a waiver by law of time restrictions prescribed 
     by law is recommended.
       ``(3) The award or presentation of the decoration warrants 
     approval on the merits and has been approved as an exception 
     to policy.
       ``(4) The award or presentation of the decoration warrants 
     approval on the merits, but a waiver of the time restrictions 
     prescribed by law or policy is not recommended.

     A notice under paragraph (1) or (4) shall be accompanied by a 
     statement of the reasons for the decison of the Secretary.
       ``(c) Determinations under this section regarding the award 
     or presentation of a decoration shall be made in accordance 
     with the same procedures that apply to the approval or 
     disapproval of the award or presentation of a decoration when 
     a recommendation for such award or presentation is submitted 
     in a timely manner as prescribed by law or regulation.
       ``(d) In this section:
       ``(1) The term `Member of Congress' means--
       ``(A) a Senator; or
       ``(B) a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to, Congress.
       ``(2) The term `decoration' means any decoration or award 
     that may be presented or awarded to a member or unit of the 
     armed forces.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``1130. Consideration of proposals for decorations not previously 
              submitted in timely fashion: procedures for review and 
              recommendation.''.
                 Subtitle D--Officer Education Programs

                       PART I--SERVICE ACADEMIES

     SEC. 531. REVISION OF SERVICE OBLIGATION FOR GRADUATES OF THE 
                   SERVICE ACADEMIES.

       (a) Military Academy.--Section 4348(a)(2)(B) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out ``six years'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``five years''.
       (b) Naval Academy.--Section 6959(a)(2)(B) of such title is 
     amended by striking out ``six years'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``five years''.
       (c) Air Force Academy.--Section 9348(a)(2)(B) of such title 
     is amended by striking out ``six years'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``five years''.
       (d) Requirement for Review and Report.--(1) The Secretary 
     of Defense shall review the effects that each of various 
     periods of obligated active duty service for graduates of the 
     United States Military Academy, the United States Naval 
     Academy, and the United States Air Force Academy would have 
     on the number and quality of the eligible and qualified 
     applicants seeking appointment to such academies.
       (2) Not later than April 1, 1996, the Secretary shall 
     submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the Secretary's findings under 
     the review, together with any recommended legislation 
     regarding the minimum periods of obligated active duty 
     service for graduates of the United States Military Academy, 
     the United States Naval Academy, and the United States Air 
     Force Academy.
       (e) Applicability.--The amendments made by this section 
     apply to persons first admitted to the United States Military 
     Academy, United States Naval Academy, and United States Air 
     Force Academy after December 31, 1991.

     SEC. 532. NOMINATIONS TO SERVICE ACADEMIES FROM COMMONWEALTH 
                   OF THE NORTHERN MARIANAS ISLANDS.

       (a) Military Academy.--Section 4342(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(10) One cadet from the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Marianas Islands, nominated by the resident representative 
     from the commonwealth.''.
       (b) Naval Academy.--Section 6954(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(10) One from the Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas 
     Islands, nominated by the resident representative from the 
     commonwealth.''.
       (c) Air Force Academy.--Section 9342(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after paragraph (9) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(10) One cadet from the Commonwealth of the Northern 
     Marianas Islands, nominated by the resident representative 
     from the commonwealth.''.

     SEC. 533. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR ATHLETIC DIRECTOR AND 
                   NONAPPROPRIATED FUND ACCOUNT FOR THE ATHLETICS 
                   PROGRAMS AT THE SERVICE ACADEMIES.

       (a) United States Military Academy.--(1) Section 4357 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 403 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 4357.
       (b) United States Naval Academy.--Section 556 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2774) is amended by striking 
     out subsections (b) and (e).
       (c) United States Air Force Academy.--(1) Section 9356 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 903 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 9356.

     SEC. 534. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT FOR PROGRAM TO TEST 
                   PRIVATIZATION OF SERVICE ACADEMY PREPARATORY 
                   SCHOOLS.

       Section 536 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 10 U.S.C. 4331 note) is 
     repealed.

                PART II--RESERVE OFFICER TRAINING CORPS

     SEC. 541. ROTC ACCESS TO CAMPUSES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 49 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 983. Institutions of higher education that prohibit 
       Senior ROTC units: denial of Department of Defense grants 
       and contracts

       ``(a) Denial of Department of Defense Grants and 
     Contracts.--(1) No funds appropriated or otherwise available 
     to the Department of Defense may be made obligated by 
     contract or by grant (including a grant of funds to be 
     available for student aid) to any institution of higher 
     education that, as determined by the Secretary of Defense, 
     has an anti-ROTC policy and at which, as determined by the 
     Secretary, the Secretary would otherwise maintain or seek to 
     establish a unit of the Senior Reserve Officer Training Corps 
     or at which the Secretary would otherwise enroll or seek to 
     enroll students for participation in a unit of the Senior 
     Reserve Officer Training Corps at another nearby institution 
     of higher education.
       ``(2) In the case of an institution of higher education 
     that is ineligible for Department of Defense grants and 
     contracts by reason of paragraph (1), the prohibition under 
     that paragraph shall cease to apply to that institution upon 
     a determination by the Secretary that the institution no 
     longer has an anti-ROTC policy.
       ``(b) Notice of Determination.--Whenever the Secretary 
     makes a determination under subsection (a) that an 
     institution has an anti-ROTC policy, or that an institution 
     previously determined to have an anti-ROTC policy no longer 
     has such a policy, the Secretary--
       ``(1) shall transmit notice of that determination to the 
     Secretary of Education and to the Committee on Armed Services 
     of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives; and
       ``(2) shall publish in the Federal Register notice of that 
     determination and of the effect of that determination under 
     subsection (a)(1) on the eligibility of that institution for 
     Department of Defense grants and contracts.
       ``(c) Semiannual Notice in Federal Register.--The Secretary 
     shall publish in the Federal Register once every six months a 
     list of each institution of higher education that is 
     currently ineligible for Department of Defense grants and 
     contracts by reason of a determination of the Secretary under 
     subsection (a).
       ``(d) Anti-ROTC Policy.--In this section, the term `anti-
     ROTC policy' means a policy or practice of an institution of 
     higher education that--
       ``(1) prohibits, or in effect prevents, the Secretary of 
     Defense from maintaining or establishing a unit of the Senior 
     Reserve Officer Training Corps at that institution, or
       ``(2) prohibits, or in effect prevents, a student at that 
     institution from enrolling in a unit of the Senior Reserve 
     Officer Training

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     Corps at another institution of higher education.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``983. Institutions of higher education that prohibit Senior ROTC 
              units: denial of Department of Defense grants and 
              contracts.''.

     SEC. 542. ROTC SCHOLARSHIPS FOR THE NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) Clarification of Restriction on Active Duty.--Paragraph 
     (2) of section 2107(h) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``full-time'' before ``active duty'' in 
     the second sentence.
       (b) Redesignation of ROTC Scholarships.--Such paragraph is 
     further amended by inserting after the first sentence the 
     following new sentence: ``A cadet designated under this 
     paragraph who, having initially contracted for service as 
     provided in subsection (b)(5)(A) and having received 
     financial assistance for two years under an award providing 
     for four years of financial assistance under this section, 
     modifies such contract with the consent of the Secretary of 
     the Army to provide for service as described in subsection 
     (b)(5)(B), may be counted, for the year in which the contract 
     is modified, toward the number of appointments required under 
     the preceding sentence for financial assistance awarded for a 
     period of four years.''.

     SEC. 543. DELAY IN REORGANIZATION OF ARMY ROTC REGIONAL 
                   HEADQUARTERS STRUCTURE.

       (a) Delay.--The Secretary of the Army may not take any 
     action to reorganize the regional headquarters and basic camp 
     structure of the Reserve Officers Training Corps program of 
     the Army until six months after the date on which the report 
     required by subsection (d) is submitted.
       (b) Cost-Benefit Analysis.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     conduct a comparative cost-benefit analysis of various 
     options for the reorganization of the regional headquarters 
     and basic camp structure of the Army ROTC program. As part of 
     such analysis, the Secretary shall measure each 
     reorganization option considered against a common set of 
     criteria.
       (c) Selection of Reorganization Option for 
     Implementation.--Based on the findings resulting from the 
     cost-benefit analysis under subsection (b) and such other 
     factors as the Secretary considers appropriate, the Secretary 
     shall select one reorganization option for implementation. 
     The Secretary may select an option for implementation only if 
     the Secretary finds that the cost-benefit analysis and other 
     factors considered clearly demonstrate that such option, 
     better than any other option considered--
       (1) provides the structure to meet projected mission 
     requirements;
       (2) achieves the most significant personnel and cost 
     savings;
       (3) uses existing basic and advanced camp facilities to the 
     maximum extent possible;
       (4) minimizes additional military construction costs; and
       (5) makes maximum use of the reserve components to support 
     basic and advanced camp operations, thereby minimizing the 
     effect of those operations on active duty units.
       (d) Report.--Not later than 60 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Army shall submit 
     to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report describing the reorganization option 
     selected under subsection (c). The report shall include the 
     results of the cost-benefit analysis under subsection (b) and 
     a detailed rationale for the reorganization option selected.

     SEC. 544. DURATION OF FIELD TRAINING OR PRACTICE CRUISE 
                   REQUIRED UNDER THE SENIOR RESERVE OFFICERS' 
                   TRAINING CORPS PROGRAM.

       Section 2104(b)(6)(A)(ii) of title 10, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking out ``not less than six weeks' 
     duration'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``a duration''.

     SEC. 545. ACTIVE DUTY OFFICERS DETAILED TO ROTC DUTY AT 
                   SENIOR MILITARY COLLEGES TO SERVE AS COMMANDANT 
                   AND ASSISTANT COMMANDANT OF CADETS AND AS 
                   TACTICAL OFFICERS.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 103 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2111a. Detail of officers to senior military colleges

       ``(a) Detail of Officers To Serve as Commandant or 
     Assistant Commandant of Cadets.--(1) Upon the request of a 
     senior military college, the Secretary of Defense may detail 
     an officer on the active-duty list to serve as Commandant of 
     Cadets at that college or (in the case of a college with an 
     Assistant Commandant of Cadets) detail an officer on the 
     active-duty list to serve as Assistant Commandant of Cadets 
     at that college (but not both).
       ``(2) In the case of an officer detailed as Commandant of 
     Cadets, the officer may, upon the request of the college, be 
     assigned from among the Professor of Military Science, the 
     Professor of Naval Science (if any), and the Professor of 
     Aerospace Science (if any) at that college or may be in 
     addition to any other officer detailed to that college in 
     support of the program.
       ``(3) In the case of an officer detailed as Assistant 
     Commandant of Cadets, the officer may, upon the request of 
     the college, be assigned from among officers otherwise 
     detailed to duty at that college in support of the program or 
     may be in addition to any other officer detailed to that 
     college in support of the program.
       ``(b) Designation of Officers as Tactical Officers.--Upon 
     the request of a senior military college, the Secretary of 
     Defense may authorize officers (other than officers covered 
     by subsection (a)) who are detailed to duty as instructors at 
     that college to act simultaneously as tactical officers (with 
     or without compensation) for the Corps of Cadets at that 
     college.
       ``(c) Detail of Officers.--The Secretary of a military 
     department shall designate officers for detail to the program 
     at a senior military college in accordance with criteria 
     provided by the college. An officer may not be detailed to a 
     senior military college without the approval of that college.
       ``(d) Senior Military Colleges.--The senior military 
     colleges are the following:
       ``(1) Texas A&M University.
       ``(2) Norwich College.
       ``(3) The Virginia Military Institute.
       ``(4) The Citadel.
       ``(5) Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
       ``(6) North Georgia College.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2111a. Detail of officers to senior military colleges.''.
        Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Reviews, Studies, and Reports

     SEC. 551. REPORT CONCERNING APPROPRIATE FORUM FOR JUDICIAL 
                   REVIEW OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE PERSONNEL 
                   ACTIONS.

       (a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish an advisory committee to consider issues relating 
     to the appropriate forum for judicial review of Department of 
     Defense administrative personnel actions.
       (b) Membership.--(1) The committee shall be composed of 
     five members, who shall be appointed by the Secretary of 
     Defense after consultation with the Attorney General and the 
     Chief Justice of the United States.
       (2) All members of the committee shall be appointed not 
     later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (c) Duties.--The committee shall review, and provide 
     findings and recommendations regarding, the following matters 
     with respect to judicial review of administrative personnel 
     actions of the Department of Defense:
       (1) Whether the existing forum for such review through the 
     United States district courts provides appropriate and 
     adequate review of such actions.
       (2) Whether jurisdiction to conduct judicial review of such 
     actions should be established in a single court in order to 
     provide a centralized review of such actions and, if so, in 
     which court that jurisdiction should be vested.
       (d) Report.--(1) Not later than December 15, 1996, the 
     committee shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a report 
     setting forth it findings and recommendations, including its 
     recommendations pursuant to subsection (c).
       (2) Not later than January 1, 1997, the Secretary of 
     Defense, after consultation with the Attorney General, shall 
     transmit the committee's report to Congress. The Secretary 
     may include in the transmittal any comments on the report 
     that the Secretary or the Attorney General consider 
     appropriate.
       (e) Termination of Committee.--The committee shall 
     terminate 30 days after the date of the submission of its 
     report to Congress under subsection (d)(2).

     SEC. 552. COMPTROLLER GENERAL REVIEW OF PROPOSED ARMY END 
                   STRENGTH ALLOCATIONS.

       (a) In General.--During fiscal years 1996 through 2001, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall analyze the 
     plans of the Secretary of the Army for the allocation of 
     assigned active component end strengths for the Army through 
     the requirements process known as Total Army Analysis 2003 
     and through any subsequent similar requirements process of 
     the Army that is conducted before 2002. The Comptroller 
     General's analysis shall consider whether the proposed active 
     component end strengths and planned allocation of forces for 
     that period will be sufficient to implement the national 
     military strategy. In monitoring those plans, the Comptroller 
     General shall determine the extent to which the Army will be 
     able during that period--
       (1) to man fully the combat force based on the projected 
     active component Army end strength for each of fiscal years 
     1996 through 2001;
       (2) to meet the support requirements for the force and 
     strategy specified in the report of the Bottom-Up Review, 
     including requirements for operations other than war; and
       (3) to streamline further Army infrastructure in order to 
     eliminate duplication and inefficiencies and replace active 
     duty personnel in overhead positions, whenever practicable, 
     with civilian or reserve personnel.
       (b) Access to Documents, Etc.--The Secretary of the Army 
     shall ensure that the Comptroller General is provided access, 
     on a timely basis and in accordance with the needs of the 
     Comptroller General, to all analyses, models, memoranda, 
     reports, and other documents prepared or used in connection 
     with the requirements process of the Army known as Total Army 
     Analysis 2003 and any subsequent similar requirements process 
     of the Army that is conducted before 2002.
       (c) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1 of each year 
     through 2002, the Comptroller

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     General shall submit to Congress a report on the findings and 
     conclusions of the Comptroller General under this section.

     SEC. 553. REPORT ON MANNING STATUS OF HIGHLY DEPLOYABLE 
                   SUPPORT UNITS.

       (a) Report.--Not later than September 30, 1996, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives a report on the units of the 
     Armed Forces under the Secretary's jurisdiction--
       (1) that (as determined by the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned) are high-priority support units that 
     would deploy early in a contingency operation or other 
     crisis; and
       (2) that are, as a matter of policy, managed at less than 
     100 percent of their authorized strengths.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The Secretary shall include in 
     the report--
       (1) the number of such high-priority support units (shown 
     by type of unit) that are so managed;
       (2) the level of manning within such high-priority support 
     units; and
       (3) with respect to each such unit, either the 
     justification for manning of less than 100 percent or the 
     status of corrective action.

     SEC. 554. REVIEW OF SYSTEM FOR CORRECTION OF MILITARY 
                   RECORDS.

       (a) Review of Procedures.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     review the system and procedures for the correction of 
     military records used by the Secretaries of the military 
     departments in the exercise of authority under section 1552 
     of title 10, United States Code, in order to identify 
     potential improvements that could be made in the process for 
     correcting military records to ensure fairness, equity, and 
     (consistent with appropriate service to applicants) maximum 
     efficiency. The Secretary may not delegate responsibility for 
     the review to an officer or official of a military 
     department.
       (b) Issues Reviewed.--In conducting the review, the 
     Secretary shall consider (with respect to each Board for the 
     Correction of Military Records) the following:
       (1) The composition of the board and of the support staff 
     for the board.
       (2) Timeliness of final action.
       (3) Independence of deliberations by the civilian board.
       (4) The authority of the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned to modify the recommendations of the 
     board.
       (5) Burden of proof and other evidentiary standards.
       (6) Alternative methods for correcting military records.
       (7) Whether the board should be consolidated with the 
     Discharge Review Board of the military department.
       (c) Report.--Not later than April 1, 1996, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit a report on the results of the 
     Secretary's review under this section to the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives. The report shall 
     contain the recommendations of the Secretary for improving 
     the process for correcting military records in order to 
     achieve the objectives referred to in subsection (a).

     SEC. 555. REPORT ON THE CONSISTENCY OF REPORTING OF 
                   FINGERPRINT CARDS AND FINAL DISPOSITION FORMS 
                   TO THE FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION.

       (a) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the consistency with which fingerprint 
     cards and final disposition forms, as described in Criminal 
     Investigations Policy Memorandum 10 issued by the Defense 
     Inspector General on March 25, 1987, are reported by the 
     Defense Criminal Investigative Organizations to the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation for inclusion in the Bureau's 
     criminal history identification files. The report shall be 
     prepared in consultation with the Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--In the report, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) survey fingerprint cards and final disposition forms 
     filled out in the past 24 months by each investigative 
     organization;
       (2) compare the fingerprint cards and final disposition 
     forms filled out to all judicial and nonjudicial procedures 
     initiated as a result of actions taken by each investigative 
     service in the past 24 months;
       (3) account for any discrepancies between the forms filled 
     out and the judicial and nonjudicial procedures initiated;
       (4) compare the fingerprint cards and final disposition 
     forms filled out with the information held by the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation criminal history identification 
     files;
       (5) identify any weaknesses in the collection of 
     fingerprint cards and final disposition forms and in the 
     reporting of that information to the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation; and
       (6) determine whether or not other law enforcement 
     activities of the military services collect and report such 
     information or, if not, should collect and report such 
     information.
       (c) Submission of Report.--The report shall be submitted 
     not later than one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (d) Definition.--For the purposes of this section, the term 
     ``criminal history identification files'', with respect to 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation, means the criminal 
     history record system maintained by the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation based on fingerprint identification and any 
     other method of positive identification.
                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

     SEC. 561. EQUALIZATION OF ACCRUAL OF SERVICE CREDIT FOR 
                   OFFICERS AND ENLISTED MEMBERS.

       (a) Enlisted Service Credit.--Section 972 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Enlisted Members Required To Make Up 
     Time Lost.--'' before ``An enlisted member'';
       (2) by striking out paragraphs (3) and (4) and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following:
       ``(3) is confined by military or civilian authorities for 
     more than one day in connection with a trial, whether before, 
     during, or after the trial; or''; and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (5) as paragraph (4).
       (b) Officer Service Credit.--Such section is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Officers Not Allowed Service Credit for Time Lost.--
     In the case of an officer of an armed force who after the 
     date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1996--
       ``(1) deserts;
       ``(2) is absent from his organization, station, or duty for 
     more than one day without proper authority, as determined by 
     competent authority;
       ``(3) is confined by military or civilian authorities for 
     more than one day in connection with a trial, whether before, 
     during, or after the trial; or
       ``(4) is unable for more than one day, as determined by 
     competent authority, to perform his duties because of 
     intemperate use of drugs or alcoholic liquor, or because of 
     disease or injury resulting from his misconduct;

     the period of such desertion, absence, confinement, or 
     inability to perform duties may not be counted in computing, 
     for any purpose other than basic pay under section 205 of 
     title 37, the officer's length of service.''.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 972. Members: effect of time lost

       (2) The item relating to section 972 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 49 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``972. Members: effect of time lost.''.

       (d) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1405(c) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking out ``Made Up.--Time'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Made Up or Excluded.--(1) Time'';
       (B) by striking out ``section 972'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``section 972(a)'';
       (C) by inserting after ``of this title'' the following: ``, 
     or required to be made up by an enlisted member of the Navy, 
     Marine Corps, or Coast Guard under that section with respect 
     to a period of time after the date of the enactment of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995,''; 
     and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) Section 972(b) of this title excludes from 
     computation of an officer's years of service for purposes of 
     this section any time identified with respect to that officer 
     under that section.''.
       (2) Chapter 367 of such title is amended--
       (A) in section 3925(b), by striking out ``section 972'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``section 972(a)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end of section 3926 the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(e) Section 972(b) of this title excludes from 
     computation of an officer's years of service for purposes of 
     this section any time identified with respect to that officer 
     under that section.''.
       (3)(A) Chapter 571 of such title is amended by inserting 
     after section 6327 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 6328. Computation of years of service: voluntary 
       retirement

       ``(a) Enlisted Members.--Time required to be made up under 
     section 972(a) of this title after the date of the enactment 
     of this section may not be counted in computing years of 
     service under this chapter.
       ``(b) Officers.--Section 972(b) of this title excludes from 
     computation of an officer's years of service for purposes of 
     this chapter any time identified with respect to that officer 
     under that section.''.
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     6327 the following new item:

``6328. Computation of years of service: voluntary retirement.''.

       (4) Chapter 867 of such title is amended--
       (A) in section 8925(b), by striking out ``section 972'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``section 972(a)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end of section 8926 the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Section 972(b) of this title excludes from 
     computation of an officer's years of service for purposes of 
     this section any time identified with respect to that officer 
     under that section.''.
       (e) Effective Date and Applicability.--The amendments made 
     by this section shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and shall apply to any period of time 
     covered by section 972 of title 10, United States Code, that 
     occurs after that date.

     SEC. 562. ARMY RANGER TRAINING.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 401 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 4302 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 4303. Army Ranger training: instructor staffing; 
       safety

       ``(a) Levels of Personnel Assigned.--(1) The Secretary of 
     the Army shall ensure that at all times the number of 
     officers, and the

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     number of enlisted members, permanently assigned to the 
     Ranger Training Brigade (or other organizational element of 
     the Army primarily responsible for ranger student training) 
     are not less than 90 percent of the required manning spaces 
     for officers, and for enlisted members, respectively, for 
     that brigade.
       ``(2) In this subsection, the term `required manning 
     spaces' means the number of personnel spaces for officers, 
     and the number of personnel spaces for enlisted members, that 
     are designated in Army authorization documents as the number 
     required to accomplish the missions of a particular unit or 
     organization.
       ``(b) Training Safety Cells.--(1) The Secretary of the Army 
     shall establish and maintain an organizational entity known 
     as a `safety cell' as part of the organizational elements of 
     the Army responsible for conducting each of the three major 
     phases of the Ranger Course. The safety cell in each 
     different geographic area of Ranger Course training shall be 
     comprised of personnel who have sufficient continuity and 
     experience in that geographic area of such training to be 
     knowledgeable of the local conditions year-round, including 
     conditions of terrain, weather, water, and climate and other 
     conditions and the potential effect on those conditions on 
     Ranger student training and safety.
       ``(2) Members of each safety cell shall be assigned in 
     sufficient numbers to serve as advisers to the officers in 
     charge of the major phase of Ranger training and shall assist 
     those officers in making informed daily `go' and `no-go' 
     decisions regarding training in light of all relevant 
     conditions, including conditions of terrain, weather, water, 
     and climate and other conditions.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     4302 the following new item:

``4303. Army Ranger training: instructor staffing; safety.''.

       (b) Accomplishment of Required Manning Levels.--(1) If, as 
     of the date of the enactment of this Act, the number of 
     officers, and the number of enlisted members, permanently 
     assigned to the Army Ranger Training Brigade are not each at 
     (or above) the requirement specified in subsection (a) of 
     section 4303 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall--
       (A) take such steps as necessary to accomplish that 
     requirement within 12 months after such date of enactment; 
     and
       (B) submit to Congress, not later than 90 days after such 
     date of enactment, a plan to achieve and maintain that 
     requirement.
       (2) The requirement specified in subsection (a) of section 
     4303 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection 
     (a), shall expire two years after the date (on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act) on which the required 
     manning levels referred to in paragraph (1) are first 
     attained.
       (c) GAO Assessment.--(1) Not later than one year the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall 
     submit to Congress a report providing a preliminary 
     assessment of the implementation and effectiveness of all 
     corrective actions taken by the Army as a result of the 
     February 1995 accident at the Florida Ranger Training Camp, 
     including an evaluation of the implementation of the required 
     manning levels established by subsection (a) of section 4303 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
       (2) At the end of the two-year period specified in 
     subsection (b)(2), the Comptroller General shall submit to 
     Congress a report providing a final assessment of the matters 
     covered in the preliminary report under paragraph (1). The 
     report shall include the Comptroller General's recommendation 
     as to the need to continue required statutory manning levels 
     as specified in subsection (a) of section 4303 of title 10, 
     United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
       (d) Sense of Congress.--In light of requirement that 
     particularly dangerous training activities (such as Ranger 
     training, Search, Evasion, Rescue, and Escape (SERE) 
     training, SEAL training, and Airborne training) must be 
     adequately manned and resourced to ensure safety and 
     effective oversight, it is the sense of Congress--
       (1) that the Secretary of Defense, in conjunction with the 
     Secretaries of the military departments, should review and, 
     if necessary, enhance oversight of all such training 
     activities; and
       (2) that organizations similar to the safety cells required 
     to be established for Army Ranger training in section 4303 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     should (when appropriate) be used for all such training 
     activities.

     SEC. 563. SEPARATION IN CASES INVOLVING EXTENDED CONFINEMENT.

       (a) Separation.--(1)(A) Chapter 59 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 1166 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 1167. Members under confinement by sentence of court-
       martial: separation after six months confinement

       ``Except as otherwise provided in regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary of Defense, a member sentenced by a court-
     martial to a period of confinement for more than six months 
     may be separated from the member's armed force at any time 
     after the sentence to confinement has become final under 
     chapter 47 of this title and the person has served in 
     confinement for a period of six months.''.
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 59 of 
     such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 1166 the following new item:

``1167. Members under confinement by sentence of court-martial: 
              separation after six months confinement.''.

       (2)(A) Chapter 1221 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``Sec. 12687. Reserves under confinement by sentence of 
       court-martial: separation after six months confinement

       ``Except as otherwise provided in regulations prescribed by 
     the Secretary of Defense, a Reserve sentenced by a court-
     martial to a period of confinement for more than six months 
     may be separated from that Reserve's armed force at any time 
     after the sentence to confinement has become final under 
     chapter 47 of this title and the Reserve has served in 
     confinement for a period of six months.''.
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1221 
     of such title is amended by inserting at the end thereof the 
     following new item:

``12687. Reserves under confinement by sentence of court-martial: 
              separation after six months confinement.''.

       (b) Drop From Rolls.--(1) Section 1161(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out ``or (2)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``(2) who may be separated under 
     section 1178 of this title by reason of a sentence to 
     confinement adjudged by a court-martial, or (3)''.
       (2) Section 12684 of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (C) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) who may be separated under section 12687 of this 
     title by reason of a sentence to confinement adjudged by a 
     court-martial; or''.

     SEC. 564. LIMITATIONS ON REDUCTIONS IN MEDICAL PERSONNEL.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 3 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 129b the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 129c. Medical personnel: limitations on reductions

       ``(a) Limitation on Reduction.--For any fiscal year, the 
     Secretary of Defense may not make a reduction in the number 
     of medical personnel of the Department of Defense described 
     in subsection (b) unless the Secretary makes a certification 
     for that fiscal year described in subsection (c).
       ``(b) Covered Reductions.--Subsection (a) applies to a 
     reduction in the number of medical personnel of the 
     Department of Defense as of the end of a fiscal year to a 
     number that is less than--
       ``(1) 95 percent of the number of such personnel at the end 
     of the immediately preceding fiscal year; or
       ``(2) 90 percent of the number of such personnel at the end 
     of the third fiscal year preceding the fiscal year.
       ``(c) Certification.--A certification referred to in 
     subsection (a) with respect to reductions in medical 
     personnel of the Department of Defense for any fiscal year is 
     a certification by the Secretary of Defense to Congress 
     that--
       ``(1) the number of medical personnel being reduced is 
     excess to the current and projected needs of theDepartment of 
     Defense; and
       ``(2) such reduction will not result in an increase in the 
     cost of health care services provided under the Civilian 
     Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services under 
     chapter 55 of this title.
       ``(d) Policy for Implementing Reductions.--Whenever the 
     Secretary of Defense directs that there be a reduction in the 
     total number of military medical personnel of the Department 
     of Defense, the Secretary shall require that the reduction be 
     carried out so as to ensure that the reduction is not 
     exclusively or disproportionatly borne by any one of the 
     armed forces and is not exclusively or disproportionatly 
     borne by either the active or the reserve components.
       ``(e) Definition.--In this section, the term `medical 
     personnel' means--
       ``(1) the members of the armed forces covered by the term 
     `medical personnel' as defined in section 115a(g)(2) of this 
     title; and
       ``(2) the civilian personnel of the Department of Defense 
     assigned to military medical facilities.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     129b the following new item:

``129c. Medical personnel: limitations on reductions.''.

       (b) Special Transition Rule for Fiscal Year 1996.--For 
     purposes of applying subsection (b)(1) of section 129c of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), 
     during fiscal year 1996, the number against which the 
     percentage limitation of 95 percent is computed shall be the 
     number of medical personnel of the Department of Defense as 
     of the end of fiscal year 1994 (rather than the number as of 
     the end of fiscal year 1995).
       (c) Report on Planned Reductions.--(1) Not later than March 
     1, 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on National Security of the House of

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     Representatives a plan for the reduction of the number of 
     medical personnel of the Department of Defense over the five-
     year period beginning on October 1, 1996.
       (2) The Secretary shall prepare the plan through the 
     Assistant Secretary of Defense having responsibility for 
     health affairs, who shall consult in the preparation of the 
     plan with the Surgeon General of the Army, the Surgeon 
     General of the Navy, and the Surgeon General of the Air 
     Force.
       (3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``medical 
     personnel of the Department of Defense'' shall have the 
     meaning given the term ``medical personnel'' in section 
     129c(e) of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Repeal of Superseded Provisions of Law.--The following 
     provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Section 711 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 115 note).
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 718 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 
     102-190; 10 U.S.C. 115 note).
       (3) Section 518 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 12001 
     note).

     SEC. 565. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING PERSONNEL TEMPO RATES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Excessively high personnel tempo rates for members of 
     the Armed Forces resulting from high-tempo unit operations 
     degrades unit readiness and morale and eventually can be 
     expected to adversely affect unit retention.
       (2) The Armed Forces have begun to develop methods to 
     measure and manage personnel tempo rates.
       (3) The Armed Forces have attempted to reduce operations 
     and personnel tempo for heavily tasked units by employing 
     alternative capabilities and reducing tasking requirements.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--The Secretary of Defense should 
     continue to enhance the knowledge within the Armed Forces of 
     personnel tempo and to improve the techniques by which 
     personnel tempo is defined and managed with a view toward 
     establishing and achieving reasonable personnel tempo 
     standards for all personnel, regardless of service, unit, or 
     assignment.

     SEC. 566. SEPARATION BENEFITS DURING FORCE REDUCTION FOR 
                   OFFICERS OF COMMISSIONED CORPS OF NATIONAL 
                   OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) Separation Benefits.--Subsection (a) of section 3 of 
     the Act of August 10, 1956 (33 U.S.C. 857a), is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(15) Section 1174a, special separation benefits (except 
     that benefits under subsection (b)(2)(B) of such section are 
     subject to the availability of appropriations for such 
     purpose and are provided at the discretion of the Secretary 
     of Commerce).''.
       (b) Technical Corrections.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``Coast and Geodetic Survey'' in 
     subsections (a) and (b) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration''; and
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking out ``including changes 
     in those rules made after the effective date of this Act'' in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``as those provisions are in effect from time to 
     time''.
       (c) Temporary Early Retirement Authority.--Section 4403 
     (other than subsection (f)) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 
     106 Stat. 2702; 10 U.S.C. 1293 note) shall apply to the 
     commissioned officer corps of the National Oceanic and 
     Atmospheric Administration in the same manner and to the same 
     extent as that section applies to the Department of Defense. 
     The Secretary of Commerce shall implement the provisions of 
     that section with respect to such commissioned officer corps 
     and shall apply the provisions of that section to the 
     provisions of the Coast and Geodetic Survey Commissioned 
     Officers' Act of 1948 relating to the retirement of members 
     of such commissioned officer corps.
       (d) Effective Date.--This section shall apply only to 
     members of the commissioned officer corps of the National 
     Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration who are separated 
     after September 30, 1995.

     SEC. 567. DISCHARGE OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED FORCES WHO HAVE 
                   THE HIV-1 VIRUS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Section 1177 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1177. Members infected with HIV-1 virus: mandatory 
       discharge or retirement

       ``(a) Mandatory Separation.--A member of the armed forces 
     who is HIV-positive shall be separated. Such separation shall 
     be made on a date determined by the Secretary concerned, 
     which shall be as soon as practicable after the date on which 
     the determination is made that the member is HIV-positive and 
     not later than the last day of the sixth month beginning 
     after such date.
       ``(b) Form of Separation.--If a member to be separated 
     under this section is eligible to retire under any provision 
     of law or to be transferred to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet 
     Marine Corps Reserve, the member shall be so retired or so 
     transferred. Otherwise, the member shall be discharged. The 
     characterization of the service of the member shall be 
     determined without regard to the determination that the 
     member is HIV-positive.
       ``(c) Deferral of Separation for Members in 18-Year 
     Retirement Sanctuary.--In the case of a member to be 
     discharged under this section who on the date on which the 
     member is to be discharged is within two years of qualifying 
     for retirement under any provision of law, or of qualifying 
     for transfer to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps 
     Reserve under section 6330 of this title, the member may, as 
     determined by the Secretary concerned, be retained on active 
     duty until the member is qualified for retirement or transfer 
     to the Fleet Reserve or Fleet Marine Corps Reserve, as the 
     case may be, and then be so retired or transferred, unless 
     the member is sooner retired or discharged under any other 
     provision of law.
       ``(d) Separation To Be Considered Involuntary.--A 
     separation under this section shall be considered to be an 
     involuntary separation for purposes of any other provision of 
     law.
       ``(e) Entitlement to Health Care.--A member separated under 
     this section shall be entitled to medical and dental care 
     under chapter 55 of this title to the same extent and under 
     the same conditions as a person who is entitled to such care 
     under section 1074(b) of this title.
       ``(f) Counseling About Available Medical Care.--A member to 
     be separated under this section shall be provided 
     information, in writing, before such separation of the 
     available medical care (through the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs and otherwise) to treat the member's condition. Such 
     information shall include identification of specific medical 
     locations near the member's home of record or point of 
     discharge at which the member may seek necessary medical 
     care.
       ``(g) HIV-Positive Members.--A member shall be considered 
     to be HIV-positive for purposes of this section if there is 
     serologic evidence that the member is infected with the virus 
     known as Human Immunodeficiency Virus-1 (HIV-1), the virus 
     most commonly associated with the acquired immune deficiency 
     syndrome (AIDS) in the United States. Such serologic evidence 
     shall be considered to exist if there is a reactive result 
     given by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) 
     serologic test that is confirmed by a reactive and diagnostic 
     immunoelectrophoresis test (Western blot) on two separate 
     samples. Any such serologic test must be one that is approved 
     by the Food and Drug Administration.''.
       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 59 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``1177. Members infected with HIV-1 virus: mandatory discharge or 
              retirement.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--Section 1177 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as amended by subsection (a), applies with 
     respect to members of the Armed Forces determined to be HIV-
     positive before, on, or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act. In the case of a member of the Armed Forces 
     determined to be HIV-positive before such date, the deadline 
     for separation of the member under subsection (a) of such 
     section, as so amended, shall be determined from the date of 
     the enactment of this Act (rather than from the date of such 
     determination).

     SEC. 568. REVISION AND CODIFICATION OF MILITARY FAMILY ACT 
                   AND MILITARY CHILD CARE ACT.

       (a) In General.--(1) Subtitle A of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 87 the following 
     new chapter:

     ``CHAPTER 88--MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAMS AND MILITARY CHILD CARE

``Subchapter                                                       Sec.
    ``I.  Military Family Programs............................     1781
   ``II.  Military Child Care.................................     1791

                ``SUBCHAPTER I--MILITARY FAMILY PROGRAMS

``Sec.
``1781. Office of Family Policy.
``1782. Surveys of military families.
``1783. Family members serving on advisory committees.
``1784. Employment opportunities for military spouses.
``1785. Youth sponsorship program.
``1786. Dependent student travel within the United States.
``1787. Reporting of child abuse.

     ``Sec. 1781. Office of Family Policy

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is in the Office of the 
     Secretary of Defense an Office of Family Policy (hereinafter 
     in this section referred to as the `Office'). The Office 
     shall be under the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Force 
     Management and Personnel.
       ``(b) Duties.--The Office--
       ``(1) shall coordinate programs and activities of the 
     military departments to the extent that they relate to 
     military families; and
       ``(2) shall make recommendations to the Secretaries of the 
     military departments with respect to programs and policies 
     regarding military families.
       ``(c) Staff.--The Office shall have not less than five 
     professional staff members.

     ``Sec. 1782. Surveys of military families

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may conduct 
     surveys of members of the armed forces on active duty or in 
     an active status, members of the families of such members, 
     and retired members of the armed forces to determine the 
     effectiveness of Federal programs relating to military 
     families and the need for new programs.
       ``(b) Responses To Be Voluntary.--Responses to surveys 
     conducted under this section shall be voluntary.

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       ``(c) Federal Recordkeeping Requirements.--With respect to 
     such surveys, family members of members of the armed forces 
     and reserve and retired members of the armed forces shall be 
     considered to be employees of the United States for purposes 
     of section 3502(3)(A)(i) of title 44.

     ``Sec. 1783. Family members serving on advisory committees

       ``A committee within the Department of Defense which 
     advises or assists the Department in the performance of any 
     function which affects members of military families and which 
     includes members of military families in its membership shall 
     not be considered an advisory committee under section 3(2) of 
     the Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) solely 
     because of such membership.

     ``Sec. 1784. Employment opportunities for military spouses

       ``(a) Authority.--The President shall order such measures 
     as the President considers necessary to increase employment 
     opportunities for spouses of members of the armed forces. 
     Such measures may include--
       ``(1) excepting, pursuant to section 3302 of title 5, from 
     the competitive service positions in the Department of 
     Defense located outside of the United States to provide 
     employment opportunities for qualified spouses of members of 
     the armed forces in the same geographical area as the 
     permanent duty station of the members; and
       ``(2) providing preference in hiring for positions in 
     nonappropriated fund activities to qualified spouses of 
     members of the armed forces stationed in the same 
     geographical area as the nonappropriated fund activity for 
     positions in wage grade UA-8 and below and equivalent 
     positions and for positions paid at hourly rates.
       ``(b) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations--
       ``(1) to implement such measures as the President orders 
     under subsection (a);
       ``(2) to provide preference to qualified spouses of members 
     of the armed forces in hiring for any civilian position in 
     the Department of Defense if the spouse is among persons 
     determined to be best qualified for the position and if the 
     position is located in the same geographical area as the 
     permanent duty station of the member;
       ``(3) to ensure that notice of any vacant position in the 
     Department of Defense is provided in a manner reasonably 
     designed to reach spouses of members of the armed forces 
     whose permanent duty stations are in the same geographic area 
     as the area in which the position is located; and
       ``(4) to ensure that the spouse of a member of the armed 
     forces who applies for a vacant position in the Department of 
     Defense shall, to the extent practicable, be considered for 
     any such position located in the same geographic area as the 
     permanent duty station of the member.
       ``(c) Status of Preference Eligibles.--Nothing in this 
     section shall be construed to provide a spouse of a member of 
     the armed forces with preference in hiring over an individual 
     who is a preference eligible.

     ``Sec. 1785. Youth sponsorship program

       ``(a) Requirement.--The Secretary of Defense shall require 
     that there be at each military installation a youth 
     sponsorship program to facilitate the integration of 
     dependent children of members of the armed forces into new 
     surroundings when moving to that military installation as a 
     result of a parent's permanent change of station.
       ``(b) Description of Programs.--The program at each 
     installation shall provide for involvement of dependent 
     children of members presently stationed at the military 
     installation and shall be directed primarily toward children 
     in their preteen and teenage years.

     ``Sec. 1786. Dependent student travel within the United 
       States

       ``Funds available to the Department of Defense for the 
     travel and transportation of dependent students of members of 
     the armed forces stationed overseas may be obligated for 
     transportation allowances for travel within or between the 
     contiguous States.

     ``Sec. 1787. Reporting of child abuse

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall request 
     each State to provide for the reporting to the Secretary of 
     any report the State receives of known or suspected instances 
     of child abuse and neglect in which the person having care of 
     the child is a member of the armed forces (or the spouse of 
     the member).
       ``(b) Definition.--In this section, the term `child abuse 
     and neglect' has the meaning provided in section 3(1) of the 
     Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 5102).

                  ``SUBCHAPTER II--MILITARY CHILD CARE

``Sec.
``1791. Funding for military child care.
``1792. Child care employees.
``1793. Parent fees.
``1794. Child abuse prevention and safety at facilities.
``1795. Parent partnerships with child development centers.
``1796. Subsidies for family home day care.
``1797. Early childhood education program.
``1798. Definitions.

     ``Sec. 1791. Funding for military child care

       ``It is the policy of Congress that the amount of 
     appropriated funds available during a fiscal year for 
     operating expenses for military child development centers and 
     programs shall be not less than the amount of child care fee 
     receipts that are estimated to be received by the Department 
     of Defense during that fiscal year.

     ``Sec. 1792. Child care employees

       ``(a) Required Training.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     shall prescribe regulations implementing, a training program 
     for child care employees. Those regulations shall apply 
     uniformly among the military departments. Subject to 
     paragraph (2), satisfactory completion of the training 
     program shall be a condition of employment of any person as a 
     child care employee.
       ``(2) Under those regulations, the Secretary shall require 
     that each child care employee complete the training program 
     not later than six months after the date on which the 
     employee is employed as a child care employee.
       ``(3) The training program established under this 
     subsection shall cover, at a minimum, training in the 
     following:
       ``(A) Early childhood development.
       ``(B) Activities and disciplinary techniques appropriate to 
     children of different ages.
       ``(C) Child abuse prevention and detection.
       ``(D) Cardiopulmonary resuscitation and other emergency 
     medical procedures.
       ``(b) Training and Curriculum Specialists.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall require that at least one employee 
     at each military child development center be a specialist in 
     training and curriculum development. The Secretary shall 
     ensure that such employees have appropriate credentials and 
     experience.
       ``(2) The duties of such employees shall include the 
     following:
       ``(A) Special teaching activities at the center.
       ``(B) Daily oversight and instruction of other child care 
     employees at the center.
       ``(C) Daily assistance in the preparation of lesson plans.
       ``(D) Assistance in the center's child abuse prevention and 
     detection program.
       ``(E) Advising the director of the center on the 
     performance of other child care employees.
       ``(3) Each employee referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 
     an employee in a competitive service position.
       ``(c) Competitive Rates of Pay.--For the purpose of 
     providing military child development centers with a qualified 
     and stable civilian workforce, employees at a military 
     installation who are directly involved in providing child 
     care and are paid from nonappropriated funds--
       ``(1) in the case of entry-level employees, shall be paid 
     at rates of pay competitive with the rates of pay paid to 
     other entry-level employees at that installation who are 
     drawn from the same labor pool; and
       ``(2) in the case of other employees, shall be paid at 
     rates of pay substantially equivalent to the rates of pay 
     paid to other employees at that installation with similar 
     training, seniority, and experience.
       ``(d) Employment Preference Program for Military Spouses.--
     (1) The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a program under 
     which qualified spouses of members of the armed forces shall 
     be given a preference in hiring for the position of child 
     care employee in a position paid from nonappropriated funds 
     if the spouse is among persons determined to be best 
     qualified for the position.
       ``(2) A spouse who is provided a preference under this 
     subsection at a military child development center may not be 
     precluded from obtaining another preference, in accordance 
     with section 1794 of this title, in the same geographic area 
     as the military child development center.
       ``(e) Competitive Service Position Defined.--In this 
     section, the term `competitive service position' means a 
     position in the competitive service, as defined in section 
     2102(a)(1) of title 5.

     ``Sec. 1793. Parent fees

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe 
     regulations establishing fees to be charged parents for the 
     attendance of children at military child development centers. 
     Those regulations shall be uniform for the military 
     departments and shall require that, in the case of children 
     who attend the centers on a regular basis, the fees shall be 
     based on family income.
       ``(b) Local Waiver Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     provide authority to installation commanders, on a case-by-
     case basis, to establish fees for attendance of children at 
     child development centers at rates lower than those 
     prescribed under subsection (a) if the rates prescribed under 
     subsection (a) are not competitive with rates at local non-
     military child development centers.

     ``Sec. 1794. Child abuse prevention and safety at facilities

       ``(a) Child Abuse Task Force.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall maintain a special task force to respond to allegations 
     of widespread child abuse at a military installation. The 
     task force shall be composed of personnel from appropriate 
     disciplines, including, where appropriate, medicine, 
     psychology, and childhood development. In the case of such 
     allegations, the task force shall provide assistance to the 
     commander of the installation, and to parents at the 
     installation, in helping them to deal with such allegations.
       ``(b) National Hotline.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     maintain a national telephone number for persons to use to 
     report suspected child abuse or safety violations at a 
     military child development center or family home day care 
     site. The Secretary shall ensure that such reports may be 
     made anonymously if so desired by the person making

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     the report. The Secretary shall establish procedures for 
     following up on complaints and information received over that 
     number.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall publicize the existence of the 
     number.
       ``(c) Assistance From Local Authorities.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall prescribe regulations requiring that, in a case 
     of allegations of child abuse at a military child development 
     center or family home day care site, the commander of the 
     military installation or the head of the task force 
     established under subsection (a) shall seek the assistance of 
     local child protective authorities if such assistance is 
     available.
       ``(d) Safety Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations on safety and operating procedures at 
     military child development centers. Those regulations shall 
     apply uniformly among the military departments.
       ``(e) Inspections.--The Secretary of Defense shall require 
     that each military child development center be inspected not 
     less often than four times a year. Each such inspection shall 
     be unannounced. At least one inspection a year shall be 
     carried out by a representative of the installation served by 
     the center, and one inspection a year shall be carried out by 
     a representative of the major command under which that 
     installation operates.
       ``(f) Remedies for Violations.--(1) Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), any violation of a safety, health, or child 
     welfare law or regulation (discovered at an inspection or 
     otherwise) at a military child development center shall be 
     remedied immediately.
       ``(2) In the case of a violation that is not life 
     threatening, the commander of the major command under which 
     the installation concerned operates may waive the requirement 
     that the violation be remedied immediately for a period of up 
     to 90 days beginning on the date of the discovery of the 
     violation. If the violation is not remedied as of the end of 
     that 90-day period, the military child development center 
     shall be closed until the violation is remedied. The 
     Secretary of the military department concerned may waive the 
     preceding sentence and authorize the center to remain open in 
     a case in which the violation cannot reasonably be remedied 
     within that 90-day period or in which major facility 
     reconstruction is required.

     ``Sec. 1795. Parent partnerships with child development 
       centers

       ``(a) Parent Boards.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     require that there be established at each military child 
     development center a board of parents, to be composed of 
     parents of children attending the center. The board shall 
     meet periodically with staff of the center and the commander 
     of the installation served by the center for the purpose of 
     discussing problems and concerns. The board, together with 
     the staff of the center, shall be responsible for 
     coordinating the parent participation program described in 
     subsection (b).
       ``(b) Parent Participation Programs.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall require the establishment of a parent 
     participation program at each military child development 
     center. As part of such program, the Secretary of Defense may 
     establish fees for attendance of children at such a center, 
     in the case of parents who participate in the parent 
     participation program at that center, at rates lower than the 
     rates that otherwise apply.

     ``Sec. 1796. Subsidies for family home day care

       ``The Secretary of Defense may use appropriated funds 
     available for military child care purposes to provide 
     assistance to family home day care providers so that family 
     home day care services can be provided to members of the 
     armed forces at a cost comparable to the cost of services 
     provided by military child development centers. The Secretary 
     shall prescribe regulations for the provision of such 
     assistance.

     ``Sec. 1797. Early childhood education program

       ``The Secretary of Defense shall require that all military 
     child development centers meet standards of operation 
     necessary for accreditation by an appropriate national early 
     childhood programs accrediting body.

     ``Sec. 1798. Definitions

       ``In this subchapter:
       ``(1) The term `military child development center' means a 
     facility on a military installation (or on property under the 
     jurisdiction of the commander of a military installation) at 
     which child care services are provided for members of the 
     armed forces or any other facility at which such child care 
     services are provided that is operated by the Secretary of a 
     military department.
       ``(2) The term `family home day care' means home-based 
     child care services that are provided for members of the 
     armed forces by an individual who (A) is certified by the 
     Secretary of the military department concerned as qualified 
     to provide those services, and (B) provides those services on 
     a regular basis for compensation.
       ``(3) The term `child care employee' means a civilian 
     employee of the Department of Defense who is employed to work 
     in a military child development center (regardless of whether 
     the employee is paid from appropriated funds or 
     nonappropriated funds).
       ``(4) The term `child care fee receipts' means those 
     nonappropriated funds that are derived from fees paid by 
     members of the armed forces for child care services provided 
     at military child development centers.''.
       (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, 
     and at the beginning of part II of subtitle A, of title 10, 
     United States Code, are amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to chapter 87 the following new item:

``88. Military Family Programs and Military Child Care......1781''.....

       (b) Report on Five-Year Demand for Child Care.--(1) Not 
     later than the date of the submission of the budget for 
     fiscal year 1997 pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United 
     States Code, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress a report on the expected demand for child care by 
     military and civilian personnel of the Department of Defense 
     during fiscal years 1997 through 2001.
       (2) The report shall include--
       (A) a plan for meeting the expected child care demand 
     identified in the report; and
       (B) an estimate of the cost of implementing that plan.
       (3) The report shall also include a description of methods 
     for monitoring family home day care programs of the military 
     departments.
       (c) Plan for Implementation of Accreditation Requirement.--
     The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives a plan for carrying 
     out the requirements of section 1787 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a). The plan shall be 
     submitted not later than April 1, 1997.
       (d) Continuation of Delegation of Authority With Respect to 
     Hiring Preference for Qualified Military Spouses.--The 
     provisions of Executive Order No. 12568, issued October 2, 
     1986 (10 U.S.C. 113 note), shall apply as if the reference in 
     that Executive order to section 806(a)(2) of the Department 
     of Defense Authorization Act of 1986 refers to section 1784 
     of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a).
       (e) Repealer.--The following provisions of law are 
     repealed:
       (1) The Military Family Act of 1985 (title VIII of Public 
     Law 99-145; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).
       (2) The Military Child Care Act of 1989 (title XV of Public 
     Law 101-189; 10 U.S.C. 113 note).

     SEC. 569. DETERMINATION OF WHEREABOUTS AND STATUS OF MISSING 
                   PERSONS.

       (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to ensure that 
     any member of the Armed Forces (and any Department of Defense 
     civilian employee or contractor employee who serves with or 
     accompanies the Armed Forces in the field under orders) who 
     becomes missing or unaccounted for is ultimately accounted 
     for by the United States and, as a general rule, is not 
     declared dead solely because of the passage of time.
       (b) In General.--(1) Part II of subtitle A of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after chapter 75 
     the following new chapter:

                     ``CHAPTER 76--MISSING PERSONS

``Sec.
``1501. System for accounting for missing persons.
``1502. Missing persons: initial report.
``1503. Actions of Secretary concerned; initial board inquiry.
``1504. Subsequent board of inquiry.
``1505. Further review.
``1506. Personnel files.
``1507. Recommendation of status of death.
``1508. Judicial review.
``1509. Preenactment, special interest cases.
``1510. Applicability to Coast Guard.
``1511. Return alive of person declared missing or dead.
``1512. Effect on State law.
``1513. Definitions.

     ``Sec. 1501. System for accounting for missing persons

       ``(a) Office for Missing Personnel.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish within the Office of the Secretary of 
     Defense an office to have responsibility for Department of 
     Defense policy relating to missing persons. Subject to the 
     authority, direction, and control of the Secretary of 
     Defense, the responsibilities of the office shall include--
       ``(A) policy, control, and oversight within the Department 
     of Defense of the entire process for investigation and 
     recovery related to missing persons (including matters 
     related to search, rescue, escape, and evasion); and
       ``(B) coordination for the Department of Defense with other 
     departments and agencies of the United States on all matters 
     concerning missing persons.
       ``(2) In carrying out the responsibilities of the office 
     established under this subsection, the head of the office 
     shall be responsible for the coordination for such purposes 
     within the Department of Defense among the military 
     departments, the Joint Staff, and the commanders of the 
     combatant commands.
       ``(3) The office shall establish policies, which shall 
     apply uniformly throughout the Department of Defense, for 
     personnel recovery (including search, rescue, escape, and 
     evasion).
       ``(4) The office shall establish procedures to be followed 
     by Department of Defense boards of inquiry, and by officials 
     reviewing the reports of such boards, under this chapter.
       ``(b) Uniform DoD Procedures.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     shall prescribe procedures, to apply uniformly throughout the 
     Department of Defense, for--
       ``(A) the determination of the status of persons described 
     in subsection (c); and
       ``(B) for the systematic, comprehensive, and timely 
     collection, analysis, review, dissemination, and periodic 
     update of information related to such persons.
       ``(2) Such procedures may provide for the delegation by the 
     Secretary of Defense of

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     any responsibility of the Secretary under this chapter to the 
     Secretary of a military department.
       ``(3) Such procedures shall be prescribed in a single 
     directive applicable to all elements of the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(4) As part of such procedures, the Secretary may provide 
     for the extension, on a case by-case basis, of any time limit 
     specified in section 1502, 1503, or 1504 of this title. Any 
     such extension may not be for a period in excess of the 
     period with respect to which the extension is provided. 
     Subsequent extensions may be provided on the same basis.
       ``(c) Covered Persons.--Section 1502 of this title applies 
     in the case of the following persons:
       ``(1) Any member of the armed forces on active duty who 
     becomes involuntarily absent as a result of a hostile action, 
     or under circumstances suggesting that the involuntary 
     absence is a result of a hostile action, and whose status is 
     undetermined or who is unaccounted for.
       ``(2) Any civilian employee of the Department of Defense, 
     and any employee of a contractor of the Department of 
     Defense, who serves with or accompanies the armed forces in 
     the field under orders who becomes involuntarily absent as a 
     result of a hostile action, or under circumstances suggesting 
     that the involuntary absence is a result of a hostile action, 
     and whose status is undetermined or who is unaccounted for.
       ``(d) Primary Next of Kin.--The individual who is primary 
     next of kin of any person prescribed in subsection (c) may 
     for purposes of this chapter designate another individual to 
     act on behalf of that individual as primary next of kin. The 
     Secretary concerned shall treat an individual so designated 
     as if the individual designated were the primary next of kin 
     for purposes of this chapter. A designation under this 
     subsection may be revoked at any time by the person who made 
     the designation.
       ``(e) Termination of Applicability of Procedures When 
     Missing Person Is Accounted for.--The provisions of this 
     chapter relating to boards of inquiry and to the actions by 
     the Secretary concerned on the reports of those boards shall 
     cease to apply in the case of a missing person upon the 
     person becoming accounted for or otherwise being determined 
     to be in a status other than missing.
       ``(f) Secretary Concerned.--In this chapter, the term 
     `Secretary concerned' includes, in the case of a civilian 
     employee of the Department of Defense or contractor of the 
     Department of Defense, the Secretary of the military 
     department or head of the element of the Department of 
     Defense employing the employee or contracting with the 
     contractor, as the case may be.

     ``Sec. 1502. Missing persons: initial report

       ``(a) Preliminary Assessment and Recommendation by 
     Commander.--After receiving information that the whereabouts 
     and status of a person described in section 1501(c) of this 
     title is uncertain and that the absence of the person may be 
     involuntary, the commander of the unit, facility, or area to 
     or in which the person is assigned shall make a preliminary 
     assessment of the circumstances. If, as a result of that 
     assessment, the commander concludes that the person is 
     missing, the commander shall--
       ``(1) recommend that the person be placed in a missing 
     status; and
       ``(2) not later than 48 hours after receiving such 
     information, transmit a report containing that recommendation 
     to the theater component commander with jurisdiction over the 
     missing person in accordance with procedures prescribed under 
     section 1501(b) of this title.
       ``(b) Transmission Through Theater Component Commander.--
     Upon reviewing a report under subsection (a) recommending 
     that a person be placed in a missing status, the theater 
     component commander shall ensure that all necessary actions 
     are being taken, and all appropriate assets are being used, 
     to resolve the status of the missing person. Not later than 
     14 days after receiving the report, the theater component 
     commander shall forward the report to the Secretary of 
     Defense or the Secretary concerned in accordance with 
     procedures prescribed under section 1501(b) of this title. 
     The theater component commander shall include with such 
     report a certification that all necessary actions are being 
     taken, and all appropriate assets are being used, to resolve 
     the status of the missing person.
       ``(c) Safeguarding and Forwarding of Records.--A commander 
     making a preliminary assessment under subsection (a) with 
     respect to a missing person shall (in accordance with 
     procedures prescribed under section 1501 of this title) 
     safeguard and forward for official use any information 
     relating to the whereabouts and status of the missing person 
     that results from the preliminary assessment or from actions 
     taken to locate the person. The theater component commander 
     through whom the report with respect to the missing person is 
     transmitted under subsection (b) shall ensure that all 
     pertinent information relating to the whereabouts and status 
     of the missing person that results from the preliminary 
     assessment or from actions taken to locate the person is 
     properly safeguarded to avoid loss, damage, or modification.

     ``Sec. 1503. Actions of Secretary concerned; initial board 
       inquiry

       ``(a) Determination by Secretary.--Upon receiving a 
     recommendation under section 1502(b) of this title that a 
     person be placed in a missing status, the Secretary receiving 
     the recommendation shall review the recommendation and, not 
     later than 10 days after receiving such recommendation, shall 
     appoint a board under this section to conduct an inquiry into 
     the whereabouts and status of the person.
       ``(b) Inquiries Involving More Than One Missing Person.--If 
     it appears to the Secretary who appoints a board under this 
     section that the absence or missing status of two or more 
     persons is factually related, the Secretary may appoint a 
     single board under this section to conduct the inquiry into 
     the whereabouts and status of all such persons.
       ``(c) Composition.--(1) A board appointed under this 
     section to inquire into the whereabouts and status of a 
     person shall consist of at least one individual described in 
     paragraph (2) who has experience with and understanding of 
     military operations or activities similar to the operation or 
     activity in which the person disappeared.
       ``(2) An individual referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
     following:
       ``(A) A military officer, in the case of an inquiry with 
     respect to a member of the armed forces.
       ``(B) A civilian, in the case of an inquiry with respect to 
     a civilian employee of the Department of Defense or of a 
     contractor of the Department of Defense.
       ``(3) An individual may be appointed as a member of a board 
     under this section only if the individual has a security 
     clearance that affords the individual access to all 
     information relating to the whereabouts and status of the 
     missing persons covered by the inquiry.
       ``(4) A Secretary appointing a board under this subsection 
     shall, for purposes of providing legal counsel to the board, 
     assign to the board a judge advocate, or appoint to the board 
     an attorney, who has expertise in the law relating to missing 
     persons, the determination of death of such persons, and the 
     rights of family members and dependents of such persons.
       ``(d) Duties of Board.--A board appointed to conduct an 
     inquiry into the whereabouts and status of a missing person 
     under this section shall--
       ``(1) collect, develop, and investigate all facts and 
     evidence relating to the disappearance or whereabouts and 
     status of the person;
       ``(2) collect appropriate documentation of the facts and 
     evidence covered by the board's investigation;
       ``(3) analyze the facts and evidence, make findings based 
     on that analysis, and draw conclusions as to the current 
     whereabouts and status of the person; and
       ``(4) with respect to each person covered by the inquiry, 
     recommend to the Secretary who appointed the board that--
       ``(A) the person be placed in a missing status; or
       ``(B) the person be declared to have deserted, to be absent 
     without leave, or (subject to the requirements of section 
     1507 of this title) to be dead.
       ``(e) Board Proceedings.--During the proceedings of an 
     inquiry under this section, a board shall--
       ``(1) collect, record, and safeguard all facts, documents, 
     statements, photographs, tapes, messages, maps, sketches, 
     reports, and other information (whether classified or 
     unclassified) relating to the whereabouts and status of each 
     person covered by the inquiry;
       ``(2) gather information relating to actions taken to find 
     the person, including any evidence of the whereabouts and 
     status of the person arising from such actions; and
       ``(3) maintain a record of its proceedings.
       ``(f) Counsel for Missing Person.--(1) The Secretary 
     appointing a board to conduct an inquiry under this section 
     shall appoint counsel to represent each person covered by the 
     inquiry or, in a case covered by subsection (b), one counsel 
     to represent all persons covered by the inquiry. Counsel 
     appointed under this paragraph may be referred to as `missing 
     person's counsel' and represents the interests of the person 
     covered by the inquiry (and not any member of the person's 
     family or other interested parties).
       ``(2) To be appointed as a missing person's counsel, a 
     person must--
       ``(A) have the qualifications specified in section 827(b) 
     of this title (article 27(b) of the Uniform Code of Military 
     Justice) for trial counsel or defense counsel detailed for a 
     general court-martial;
       ``(B) have a security clearance that affords the counsel 
     access to all information relating to the whereabouts and 
     status of the person or persons covered by the inquiry; and
       ``(C) have expertise in the law relating to missing 
     persons, the determination of the death of such persons, and 
     the rights of family members and dependents of such persons.
       ``(3) A missing person's counsel--
       ``(A) shall have access to all facts and evidence 
     considered by the board during the proceedings under the 
     inquiry for which the counsel is appointed;
       ``(B) shall observe all official activities of the board 
     during such proceedings;
       ``(C) may question witnesses before the board; and
       ``(D) shall monitor the deliberations of the board.
       ``(4) A missing person's counsel shall assist the board in 
     ensuring that all appropriate information concerning the case 
     is collected, logged, filed, and safeguarded.
       ``(5) A missing person's counsel shall review the report of 
     the board under subsection (h) and submit to the Secretary 
     concerned who appointed the board an independent review of 
     that report. That review

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     shall be made an official part of the record of the board.
       ``(g) Access to Proceedings.--The proceedings of a board 
     during an inquiry under this section shall be closed to the 
     public (including, with respect to the person covered by the 
     inquiry, the primary next of kin, other members of the 
     immediate family, and any other previously designated person 
     of the person).
       ``(h) Report.--(1) A board appointed under this section 
     shall submit to the Secretary who appointed the board a 
     report on the inquiry carried out by the board. The report 
     shall include--
       ``(A) a discussion of the facts and evidence considered by 
     the board in the inquiry;
       ``(B) the recommendation of the board under subsection (d) 
     with respect to each person covered by the report; and
       ``(C) disclosure of whether classified documents and 
     information were reviewed by the board or were otherwise used 
     by the board in forming recommendations under subparagraph 
     (B).
       ``(2) A board shall submit a report under this subsection 
     with respect to the inquiry carried out by the board not 
     later than 30 days after the date of the appointment of the 
     board to carry out the inquiry. The report may include a 
     classified annex.
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe procedures 
     for the release of a report submitted under this subsection 
     with respect to a missing person. Such procedures shall 
     provide that the report may not be made public (except as 
     provided for in subsection (j)) until one year after the date 
     on which the report is submitted.
       ``(i) Determination by Secretary.--(1) Not later than 30 
     days after receiving a report from a board under subsection 
     (h), the Secretary receiving the report shall review the 
     report.
       ``(2) In reviewing a report under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall determine whether or not the report is 
     complete and free of administrative error. If the Secretary 
     determines that the report is incomplete, or that the report 
     is not free of administrative error, the Secretary may return 
     the report to the board for further action on the report by 
     the board.
       ``(3) Upon a determination by the Secretary that a report 
     reviewed under this subsection is complete and free of 
     administrative error, the Secretary shall make a 
     determination concerning the status of each person covered by 
     the report, including whether the person shall--
       ``(A) be declared to be missing;
       ``(B) be declared to have deserted;
       ``(C) be declared to be absent without leave; or
       ``(D) be declared to be dead.
       ``(j) Report to Family Members and Other Interested 
     Persons.--Not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary concerned makes a determination of the status of a 
     person under subsection (i), the Secretary shall take 
     reasonable actions to--
       ``(1) provide to the primary next of kin, the other members 
     of the immediate family, and any other previously designated 
     person of the person--
       ``(A) an unclassified summary of the unit commander's 
     report with respect to the person under section 1502(a) of 
     this title; and
       ``(B) the report of the board (including the names of the 
     members of the board) under subsection (h); and
       ``(2) inform each individual referred to in paragraph (1) 
     that the United States will conduct a subsequent inquiry into 
     the whereabouts and status of the person on or about one year 
     after the date of the first official notice of the 
     disappearance of the person, unless information becomes 
     available sooner that may result in a change in status of the 
     person.
       ``(k) Treatment of Determination.--Any determination of the 
     status of a missing person under subsection (i) shall be 
     treated as the determination of the status of the person by 
     all departments and agencies of the United States.

     ``Sec. 1504. Subsequent board of inquiry

       ``(a) Additional Board.--If information that may result in 
     a change of status of a person covered by a determination 
     under section 1503(i) of this title becomes available within 
     one year after the date of the transmission of a report with 
     respect to the person under section 1502(a)(2) of this title, 
     the Secretary concerned shall appoint a board under this 
     section to conduct an inquiry into the information.
       ``(b) Date of Appointment.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     appoint a board under this section to conduct an inquiry into 
     the whereabouts and status of a missing person on or about 
     one year after the date of the transmission of a report 
     concerning the person under section 1502(a)(2) of this title.
       ``(c) Combined Inquiries.--If it appears to the Secretary 
     concerned that the absence or status of two or more persons 
     is factually related, the Secretary may appoint one board 
     under this section to conduct the inquiry into the 
     whereabouts and status of such persons.
       ``(d) Composition.--(1) A board appointed under this 
     section shall be composed of at least three members as 
     follows:
       ``(A) In the case of a board that will inquire into the 
     whereabouts and status of one or more members of the armed 
     forces (and no civilians described in subparagraph (B)), the 
     board shall be composed of officers having the grade of major 
     or lieutenant commander or above.
       ``(B) In the case of a board that will inquire into the 
     whereabouts and status of one or more civilian employees of 
     the Department of Defense or contractors of the Department of 
     Defense (and no members of the armed forces), the board shall 
     be composed of--
       ``(i) not less than three employees of the Department of 
     Defense whose rate of annual pay is equal to or greater than 
     the rate of annual pay payable for grade GS-13 of the General 
     Schedule under section 5332 of title 5; and
       ``(ii) such members of the armed forces as the Secretary 
     considers advisable.
       ``(C) In the case of a board that will inquire into the 
     whereabouts and status of both one or more members of the 
     armed forces and one or more civilians described in 
     subparagraph (B)--
       ``(i) the board shall include at least one officer 
     described in subparagraph (A) and at least one employee of 
     the Department of Defense described in subparagraph (B)(i); 
     and
       ``(ii) the ratio of such officers to such employees on the 
     board shall be roughly proportional to the ratio of the 
     number of members of the armed forces who are subjects of the 
     board's inquiry to the number of civilians who are subjects 
     of the board's inquiry.
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned shall designate one member of 
     a board appointed under this section as president of the 
     board. The president of the board shall have a security 
     clearance that affords the president access to all 
     information relating to the whereabouts and status of each 
     person covered by the inquiry.
       ``(3) One member of each board appointed under this 
     subsection shall be an individual who--
       ``(A) has a occupational specialty similar to that of one 
     or more of the persons covered by the inquiry; and
       ``(B) has an understanding of and expertise in the type of 
     official activities that one or more such persons were 
     engaged in at the time such person or persons disappeared.
       ``(4) The Secretary who appoints a board under this 
     subsection shall, for purposes of providing legal counsel to 
     the board, assign to the board a judge advocate, or appoint 
     to the board an attorney, with the same qualifications as 
     specified in section 1503(c)(4) of this title.
       ``(e) Duties of Board.--A board appointed under this 
     section to conduct an inquiry into the whereabouts and status 
     of a person shall--
       ``(1) review the reports with respect to the person 
     transmitted under section 1502(a)(2) of this title and 
     submitted under section 1503(h) of this title;
       ``(2) collect and evaluate any document, fact, or other 
     evidence with respect to the whereabouts and status of the 
     person that has become available since the determination of 
     the status of the person under section 1503 of this title;
       ``(3) draw conclusions as to the whereabouts and status of 
     the person;
       ``(4) determine on the basis of the activities under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) whether the status of the person 
     should be continued or changed; and
       ``(5) submit to the Secretary concerned a report describing 
     the findings and conclusions of the board, together with a 
     recommendation for a determination by the Secretary 
     concerning the whereabouts and status of the person.
       ``(f) Counsel for Missing Persons.--(1) When the Secretary 
     concerned appoints a board to conduct an inquiry under this 
     section, the Secretary shall appoint counsel to represent 
     each person covered by the inquiry.
       ``(2) A person appointed as counsel under this subsection 
     shall meet the qualifications and have the duties set forth 
     in section 1503(f) of this title for a missing person's 
     counsel appointed under that section.
       ``(3) The review of the report of a board on an inquiry 
     that is submitted by such counsel shall be made an official 
     part of the record of the board with respect to the inquiry.
       ``(g) Attendance of Family Members and Certain Other 
     Interested Persons at Proceedings.--(1) With respect to any 
     person covered by a inquiry under this section, the primary 
     next of kin, other members of the immediate family, and any 
     other previously designated person of the person may attend 
     the proceedings of the board during the inquiry.
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned shall take reasonable actions 
     to notify each individual referred to in paragraph (1) of the 
     opportunity to attend the proceedings of a board. Such notice 
     shall be provided not less than 60 days before the first 
     meeting of the board.
       ``(3) An individual who receives notice under paragraph (2) 
     shall notify the Secretary of the intent, if any, of that 
     individual to attend the proceedings of the board not later 
     than 21 days after the date on which the individual receives 
     the notice.
       ``(4) Each individual who notifies the Secretary under 
     paragraph (3) of the individual's intent to attend the 
     proceedings of the board--
       ``(A) in the case of a individual who is the primary next 
     of kin or the previously designated person, may attend the 
     proceedings of the board with private counsel;
       ``(B) shall have access to the personnel file of the 
     missing person, to unclassified reports, if any, of the board 
     appointed under section 1503 of this title to conduct the 
     inquiry into the whereabouts and status of the person, and to 
     any other unclassified information or documents relating to 
     the whereabouts and status of the person;
       ``(C) shall be afforded the opportunity to present 
     information at the proceedings of

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     the board that such individual considers to be relevant to 
     those proceedings; and
       ``(D) subject to paragraph (5), shall be given the 
     opportunity to submit in writing an objection to any 
     recommendation of the board under subsection (i) as to the 
     status of the missing person.
       ``(5)(A) Individuals who wish to file objections under 
     paragraph (4)(D) to any recommendation of the board shall--
       ``(i) submit a letter of intent to the president of the 
     board not later than 15 days after the date on which the 
     recommendations are made; and
       ``(ii) submit to the president of the board the objections 
     in writing not later than 30 days after the date on which the 
     recommendations are made.
       ``(B) The president of a board shall include any objections 
     to a recommendation of the board that are submitted to the 
     president of the board under subparagraph (A) in the report 
     of the board containing the recommendation under subsection 
     (i).
       ``(6) An individual referred to in paragraph (1) who 
     attends the proceedings of a board under this subsection 
     shall not be entitled to reimbursement by the United States 
     for any costs (including travel, lodging, meals, local 
     transportation, legal fees, transcription costs, witness 
     expenses, and other expenses) incurred by that individual in 
     attending such proceedings.
       ``(h) Availability of Information to Boards.--(1) In 
     conducting proceedings in an inquiry under this section, a 
     board may secure directly from any department or agency of 
     the United States any information that the board considers 
     necessary in order to conduct the proceedings.
       ``(2) Upon written request from the president of a board, 
     the head of a department or agency of the United States shall 
     release information covered by the request to the board. In 
     releasing such information, the head of the department or 
     agency shall--
       ``(A) declassify to an appropriate degree classified 
     information; or
       ``(B) release the information in a manner not requiring the 
     removal of markings indicating the classified nature of the 
     information.
       ``(3)(A) If a request for information under paragraph (2) 
     covers classified information that cannot be declassified, or 
     if the classification markings cannot be removed before 
     release from the information covered by the request, or if 
     the material cannot be summarized in a manner that prevents 
     the release of classified information, the classified 
     information shall be made available only to the president of 
     the board making the request and the counsel for the missing 
     person appointed under subsection (f).
       ``(B) The president of a board shall close to persons who 
     do not have appropriate security clearances the proceeding of 
     the board at which classified information is discussed. 
     Participants at a proceeding of a board at which classified 
     information is discussed shall comply with all applicable 
     laws and regulations relating to the disclosure of classified 
     information. The Secretary concerned shall assist the 
     president of a board in ensuring that classified information 
     is not compromised through board proceedings.
       ``(i) Recommendation on Status.--(1) Upon completion of an 
     inquiry under this subsection, a board shall make a 
     recommendation as to the current whereabouts and status of 
     each missing person covered by the inquiry.
       ``(2) A board may not recommend under paragraph (1) that a 
     person be declared dead unless in making the recommendation 
     the board complies with section 1507 of this title.
       ``(j) Report.--A board appointed under this section shall 
     submit to the Secretary concerned a report on the inquiry 
     carried out by the board, together with the evidence 
     considered by the board during the inquiry. The report may 
     include a classified annex.
       ``(k) Actions by Secretary Concerned.--(1) Not later than 
     30 days after the receipt of a report from a board under 
     subsection (j), the Secretary shall review--
       ``(A) the report;
       ``(B) the review of the report submitted to the Secretary 
     under subsection (f)(3) by the counsel for each person 
     covered by the report; and
       ``(C) the objections, if any, to the report submitted to 
     the president of the board under subsection (g)(5).
       ``(2) In reviewing a report under paragraph (1) (including 
     the objections described in subparagraph (C) of that 
     paragraph), the Secretary concerned shall determine whether 
     or not the report is complete and free of administrative 
     error. If the Secretary determines that the report is 
     incomplete, or that the report is not free of administrative 
     error, the Secretary may return the report to the board for 
     further action on the report by the board.
       ``(3) Upon a determination by the Secretary that a report 
     reviewed under this subsection is complete and free of 
     administrative error, the Secretary shall make a 
     determination concerning the status of each person covered by 
     the report.
       ``(l) Report to Family Members and Other Interested 
     Persons.--Not later than 60 days after the date on which the 
     Secretary concerned makes a determination with respect to a 
     missing person under subsection (k), the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) provide the report reviewed by the Secretary in 
     making the determination to the primary next of kin, the 
     other members of the immediate family, and any other 
     previously designated person of the person; and
       ``(2) in the case of a person who continues to be in a 
     missing status, inform each individual referred to in 
     paragraph (1) that the United States will conduct a further 
     investigation into the whereabouts and status of the person 
     as specified in section 1505 of this title.
       ``(m) Treatment of Determination.--Any determination of the 
     status of a missing person under subsection (k) shall 
     supersede the determination of the status of the person under 
     section 1503 of this title and shall be treated as the 
     determination of the status of the person by all departments 
     and agencies of the United States.

     ``Sec. 1505. Further review

       ``(a) Subsequent Review.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     conduct subsequent inquiries into the whereabouts and status 
     of any person determined by the Secretary under section 1504 
     of this title to be in a missing status.
       ``(b) Frequency of Subsequent Reviews.--(1) In the case of 
     a missing person who was last known to be alive or who was 
     last suspected of being alive, the Secretary shall appoint a 
     board to conduct an inquiry with respect to a person under 
     this subsection--
       ``(A) on or about three years after the date of the initial 
     report of the disappearance of the person under section 
     1502(a) of this title; and
       ``(B) not later than every three years thereafter.
       ``(2) In addition to appointment of boards under paragraph 
     (1), the Secretary shall appoint a board to conduct an 
     inquiry with respect to a missing person under this 
     subsection upon receipt of information that could result in a 
     change of status of the missing person. When the Secretary 
     appoints a board under this paragraph, the time for 
     subsequent appointments of a board under paragraph (1)(B) 
     shall be determined from the date of the receipt of such 
     information.
       ``(3) The Secretary is not required to appoint a board 
     under paragraph (1) with respect to the disappearance of any 
     person--
       ``(A) more than 30 years after the initial report of the 
     disappearance of the missing person required by section 1502 
     of this title; or
       ``(B) if, before the end of such 30-year period, the 
     missing person is accounted for.
       ``(c) Action Upon Discovery or Receipt of Information.--(1) 
     Whenever any United States intelligence agency or other 
     element of the Government finds or receives information that 
     may be related to a missing person, the information shall 
     promptly be forwarded to the office established under section 
     1501 of this title.
       ``(2) Upon receipt of information under paragraph (1), the 
     head of the office established under section 1501 of this 
     title shall as expeditiously as possible ensure that the 
     information is added to the appropriate case file for that 
     missing person and notify (A) the designated missing person's 
     counsel for that person, and (B) the primary next of kin and 
     any previously designated person for the missing person of 
     the existence of that information.
       ``(3) The head of the office established under section 1501 
     of this title, with the advice of the missing person's 
     counsel notified under paragraph (2), shall determine whether 
     the information is significant enough to require a board 
     review under this section.
       ``(d) Conduct of Proceedings.--If it is determined that 
     such a board should be appointed, the appointment of, and 
     activities before, a board appointed under this section shall 
     be governed by the provisions of section 1504 of this title 
     with respect to a board appointed under that section.

     ``Sec. 1506. Personnel files

       ``(a) Information in Files.--Except as provided in 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d), the Secretary concerned shall, 
     to the maximum extent practicable, ensure that the personnel 
     file of a missing person contains all information in the 
     possession of the United States relating to the disappearance 
     and whereabouts and status of the person.
       ``(b) Classified Information.--The Secretary concerned may 
     withhold classified information from a personnel file under 
     this section. If the Secretary concerned withholds classified 
     information from a personnel file, the Secretary shall ensure 
     that the file contains the following:
       ``(1) A notice that the withheld information exists.
       ``(2) A notice of the date of the most recent review of the 
     classification of the withheld information.
       ``(c) Protection of Privacy.--The Secretary concerned shall 
     maintain personnel files under this section, and shall permit 
     disclosure of or access to such files, in accordance with the 
     provisions of section 552a of title 5 and with other 
     applicable laws and regulations pertaining to the privacy of 
     the persons covered by the files.
       ``(d) Privileged Information.--(1) The Secretary concerned 
     shall withhold from personnel files under this section, as 
     privileged information, debriefing reports provided by 
     missing persons returned to United States control which are 
     obtained under a promise of confidentiality made for the 
     purpose of ensuring the fullest possible disclosure of 
     information.
       ``(2) If a debriefing report contains non-derogatory 
     information about the status and whereabouts of a missing 
     person other than the source of the debriefing report, the 
     Secretary concerned shall prepare an extract of the non-
     derogatory information. That extract, following a review by 
     the source of the debriefing report, shall be placed in the 
     personnel file of the missing person in such a

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     manner as to protect the identity of the source providing the 
     information.
       ``(3) Whenever the Secretary concerned withholds a 
     debriefing report from a personnel file under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall ensure that the file contains 
     a notice that withheld information exists.
       ``(e) Wrongful Withholding.--Except as provided in 
     subsections (a) through (d), any person who knowingly and 
     willfully withholds from the personnel file of a missing 
     person any information relating to the disappearance or 
     whereabouts and status of a missing person shall be fined as 
     provided in title 18 or imprisoned not more than one year, or 
     both.
       ``(f) Availability of Information.--The Secretary concerned 
     shall, upon request, make available the contents of the 
     personnel file of a missing person to the primary next of 
     kin, the other members of the immediate family, or any other 
     previously designated person of the person.

     ``Sec. 1507. Recommendation of status of death

       ``(a) Requirements Relating to Recommendation.--A board 
     appointed under section 1503, 1504, or 1505 of this title may 
     not recommend that a person be declared dead unless--
       ``(1) credible evidence exists to suggest that the person 
     is dead;
       ``(2) the United States possesses no credible evidence that 
     suggests that the person is alive; and
       ``(3) representatives of the United States--
       ``(A) have made a complete search of the area where the 
     person was last seen (unless, after making a good faith 
     effort to obtain access to such area, such representatives 
     are not granted such access); and
       ``(B) have examined the records of the government or entity 
     having control over the area where the person was last seen 
     (unless, after making a good faith effort to obtain access to 
     such records, such representatives are not granted such 
     access).
       ``(b) Submittal of Information on Death.--If a board 
     appointed under section 1503, 1504, or 1505 of this title 
     makes a recommendation that a missing person be declared 
     dead, the board shall include in the report of the board with 
     respect to the person under that section the following:
       ``(1) A detailed description of the location where the 
     death occurred.
       ``(2) A statement of the date on which the death occurred.
       ``(3) A description of the location of the body, if 
     recovered.
       ``(4) If the body has been recovered and is not 
     identifiable through visual means, a certification by a 
     practitioner of an appropriate forensic science that the body 
     recovered is that of the missing person.

     ``Sec. 1508. Judicial review

       ``(a) Right of Review.--A person who is the primary next of 
     kin (or the previously designated person) of a person who is 
     the subject of a finding described in subsection (b) may 
     obtain judicial review in a United States district court of 
     that finding, but only on the basis of a claim that there is 
     information that could affect the status of the missing 
     person's case that was not adequately considered during the 
     administrative review process under this chapter. Any such 
     review shall be as provided in section 706 of title 5.
       ``(b) Findings For Which Judicial Review May be Sought.--
     Subsection (a) applies to the following findings:
       ``(1) A finding by a board appointed under section 1504 or 
     1505 of this title that a missing person is dead.
       ``(2) A finding by a board appointed under section 1509 of 
     this title that confirms that a missing person formerly 
     declared dead is in fact dead.
       ``(c) Subsequent Review.--Appeals from a decision of the 
     district court shall be taken to the appropriate United 
     States court of appeals and to the Supreme Court as provided 
     by law.

     ``Sec. 1509. Preenactment, special interest cases

       ``(a) Review of Status.--In the case of an unaccounted for 
     person covered by section 1501(c) of this title who is 
     described in subsection (b), if new information that could 
     change the status of that person is found or received by a 
     United States intelligence agency, by a Department of Defense 
     agency, or by a person specified in section 1504(g) of this 
     title, that information shall be provided to the Secretary of 
     Defense with a request that the Secretary evaluate the 
     information in accordance with sections 1505(c) and 1505(d) 
     of this title.
       ``(b) Cases Eligible for Review.--The cases eligible for 
     review under this section are the following:
       ``(1) With respect to the Korean conflict, any unaccounted 
     for person who was classified as a prisoner of war or as 
     missing in action during that conflict and who (A) was known 
     to be or suspected to be alive at the end of that conflict, 
     or (B) was classified as missing in action and whose capture 
     was possible.
       ``(2) With respect to the Cold War, any unaccounted person 
     who was engaged in intelligence operations (such as aerial 
     ``ferret'' reconnaissance missions over and around the Soviet 
     Union and China) during the Cold War.
       ``(3) With respect to Indochina war era, any unaccounted 
     for person who was classified as a prisoner of war or as 
     missing in action during the Indochina conflict.
       ``(c) Special Rule for Persons Classified as `KIA/BNR'.--In 
     the case of a person described in subsection (b) who was 
     classified as `killed in action/body not recovered', the case 
     of that person may be reviewed under this section only if the 
     new information referred to in subsection (a) is compelling.
       ``(d) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `Korean conflict' means the period beginning 
     on June 27, 1950, and ending on January 31, 1955.
       ``(2) The term `Cold War' means the period beginning on 
     September 2, 1945, and ending on August 21, 1991.
       ``(3) The term `Indochina war era' means the period 
     beginning on July 8, 1959, and ending on May 15, 1975.

     ``Sec. 1510. Applicability to Coast Guard

       ``(a) Designated Officer To Have Responsibility.--The 
     Secretary of Transportation shall designate an officer of the 
     Department of Transportation to have responsibility within 
     the Department of Transportation for matters relating to 
     missing persons who are members of the Coast Guard.
       ``(b) Procedures.--The Secretary of Transportation shall 
     prescribe procedures for the determination of the status of 
     persons described in section 1501(c) of this title who are 
     members of the Coast Guard and for the collection, analysis, 
     review, and update of information on such persons. To the 
     maximum extent practicable, the procedures prescribed under 
     this section shall be similar to the procedures prescribed by 
     the Secretary of Defense under section 1501(b) of this title.

     ``Sec. 1511. Return alive of person declared missing or dead

       ``(a) Pay and Allowances.--Any person (except for a person 
     subsequently determined to have been absent without leave or 
     a deserter) in a missing status or declared dead under 
     subchapter VII of chapter 55 of title 5 or chapter 10 of 
     title 37 or by a board appointed under this chapter who is 
     found alive and returned to the control of the United States 
     shall be paid for the full time of the absence of the person 
     while given that status or declared dead under the law and 
     regulations relating to the pay and allowances of persons 
     returning from a missing status.
       ``(b) Effect on Gratuities Paid as a Result of Status.--
     Subsection (a) shall not be interpreted to invalidate or 
     otherwise affect the receipt by any person of a death 
     gratuity or other payment from the United States on behalf of 
     a person referred to in subsection (a) before the date of the 
     enactment of this chapter.

     ``Sec. 1512. Effect on State law

       ``(a) Nonpreemption of State Authority.--Nothing in this 
     chapter shall be construed to invalidate or limit the power 
     of any State court or administrative entity, or the power of 
     any court or administrative entity of any political 
     subdivision thereof, to find or declare a person dead for 
     purposes of such State or political subdivision.
       ``(b) State Defined.--In this section, the term `State' 
     includes the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, and any territory or possession of the United States.

     ``Sec. 1513. Definitions

       ``In this chapter:
       ``(1) The term `missing person' means--
       ``(A) a member of the armed forces on active duty who is in 
     a missing status; or
       ``(B) a civilian employee of the Department of Defense or 
     an employee of a contractor of the Department of Defense who 
     serves with or accompanies the armed forces in the field 
     under orders and who is in a missing status.
       ``(2) The term `missing status' means the status of a 
     missing person who is determined to be absent in a category 
     of any of the following:
       ``(A) Missing.
       ``(B) Missing in action.
       ``(C) Interned in a foreign country.
       ``(D) Captured.
       ``(E) Beleaguered.
       ``(F) Besieged.
       ``(G) Detained in a foreign country against that person's 
     will.
       ``(3) The term `accounted for', with respect to a person in 
     a missing status, means that--
       ``(A) the person is returned to United States control 
     alive;
       ``(B) the remains of the person are recovered and, if not 
     identifiable through visual means as those of the missing 
     person, are identified as those of the missing person by a 
     practitioner of an appropriate forensic science; or
       ``(C) credible evidence exists to support another 
     determination of the person's status.
       ``(4) The term `primary next of kin', in the case of a 
     missing person, means the individual authorized to direct 
     disposition of the remains of the person under section 
     1482(c) of this title.
       ``(5) The term `member of the immediate family', in the 
     case of a missing person, means the following:
       ``(A) The spouse of the person.
       ``(B) A natural child, adopted child, step child, or 
     illegitimate child (if acknowledged by the person or 
     parenthood has been established by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction) of the person, except that if such child has 
     not attained the age of 18 years, the term means a surviving 
     parent or legal guardian of such child.
       ``(C) A biological parent of the person, unless legal 
     custody of the person by the parent has been previously 
     terminated by reason of a court decree or otherwise under law 
     and not restored.
       ``(D) A brother or sister of the person, if such brother or 
     sister has attained the age of 18 years.
       ``(E) Any other blood relative or adoptive relative of the 
     person, if such relative was given sole legal custody of the 
     person by a

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     court decree or otherwise under law before the person 
     attained the age of 18 years and such custody was not 
     subsequently terminated before that time.
       ``(6) The term `previously designated person', in the case 
     of a missing person, means an individual designated by the 
     person under section 655 of this title for purposes of this 
     chapter.
       ``(7) The term `classified information' means any 
     information the unauthorized disclosure of which (as 
     determined under applicable law and regulations) could 
     reasonably be expected to damage the national security.
       ``(8) The term `theater component commander' means, with 
     respect to any of the combatant commands, an officer of any 
     of the armed forces who (A) is commander of all forces of 
     that armed force assigned to that combatant command, and (B) 
     is directly subordinate to the commander of the combatant 
     command.''.
       (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, 
     and at the beginning of part II of subtitle A, of title 10, 
     United States Code, are amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to chapter 75 the following new item:

``76. Missing Persons.......................................1501''.....

       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 10 of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 555 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``When a member'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Except as provided in 
     subsection (d), when a member''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) This section does not apply in a case to which 
     section 1502 of title 10 applies.''.
       (2) Section 552 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``for all 
     purposes,'' in the second sentence of the matter following 
     paragraph (2) and all that follows through the end of the 
     sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``for all purposes.'';
       (B) in subsection (b), by inserting ``or under chapter 76 
     of title 10'' before the period at the end; and
       (C) in subsection (e), by inserting ``or under chapter 76 
     of title 10'' after ``section 555 of this title''.
       (3) Section 553 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (f), by striking out ``the date the 
     Secretary concerned receives evidence that'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``the date on which, in a case covered by 
     section 555 of this title, the Secretary concerned receives 
     evidence, or, in a case covered by chapter 76 of title 10, 
     the Secretary concerned determines pursuant to that chapter, 
     that''; and
       (B) in subsection (g), by inserting ``or under chapter 76 
     of title 10'' after ``section 555 of this title''.
       (4) Section 556 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by inserting after paragraph (7) the 
     following:
     ``Paragraphs (1), (5), (6), and (7) only apply with respect 
     to a case to which section 555 of this title applies.'';
       (B) in subsection (b), by inserting ``, in a case to which 
     section 555 of this title applies,'' after ``When the 
     Secretary concerned''; and
       (C) in subsection (h)--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking out ``status'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``pay''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence, by inserting ``in a case to 
     which section 555 of this title applies'' after ``under this 
     section''.
       (d) Designation of Persons Having Interest in Status of 
     Service Members.--(1) Chapter 37 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 655. Designation of persons having interest in status 
       of a missing member

       ``(a) The Secretary concerned shall, upon the enlistment or 
     appointment of a person in the armed forces, require that the 
     person specify in writing the person or persons, if any, 
     other than that person's primary next of kin or immediate 
     family, to whom information on the whereabouts and status of 
     the member shall be provided if such whereabouts and status 
     are investigated under chapter 76 of this title. The 
     Secretary shall periodically, and whenever the member is 
     deployed as part of a contingency operation or in other 
     circumstances specified by the Secretary, require that such 
     designation be reconfirmed, or modified, by the member.
       ``(b) The Secretary concerned shall, upon the request of a 
     member, permit the member to revise the person or persons 
     specified by the member under subsection (a) at any time. Any 
     such revision shall be in writing.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``655. Designation of persons having interest in status of a missing 
              member.''.

       (e) Accounting for Civilian Employee and Contractors of the 
     United States.--(1) The Secretary of State shall carry out a 
     comprehensive study of the provisions of subchapter VII of 
     chapter 55 of title 5, United States Code (commonly referred 
     to as the ``Missing Persons Act of 1942) (5 U.S.C. 5561 et 
     seq.) and any other law or regulation establishing procedures 
     for the accounting for of civilian employees of the United 
     States or contractors of the United States who serve with or 
     accompany the Armed Forces in the field. The purpose of the 
     study shall be to determine the means, if any, by which those 
     procedures may be improved.
       (2) The Secretary of State shall carry out the study 
     required under paragraph (1) in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Transportation, the 
     Director of Central Intelligence, and the heads of such other 
     departments and agencies of the United States as the 
     President designates for that purpose.
       (3) In carrying out the study, the Secretary of State shall 
     examine the procedures undertaken when a civilian employee 
     referred to in paragraph (1) becomes involuntarily absent as 
     a result of a hostile action, or under circumstances 
     suggesting that the involuntary absence is a result of a 
     hostile action, and whose status is undetermined or who is 
     unaccounted for, including procedures for--
       (A) search and rescue for the employee;
       (B) determining the status of the employee;
       (C) reviewing and changing the status of the employee;
       (D) determining the rights and benefits accorded to the 
     family of the employee; and
       (E) maintaining and providing appropriate access to the 
     records of the employee and the investigation into the status 
     of the employee.
       (4) Not later than one year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on National Security of the House of Representatives a report 
     on the study carried out by the Secretary under this 
     subsection. The report shall include the recommendations, if 
     any, of the Secretary for legislation to improve the 
     procedures covered by the study.

     SEC. 570. ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE FOR 
                   MILITARY SUPPORT.

       Section 102 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     403) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) In the event that neither the Director nor Deputy 
     Director of Central Intelligence is a commissioned officer of 
     the Armed Forces, a commissioned officer of the Armed Forces 
     appointed to the position of Associate Director of Central 
     Intelligence for Military Support, while serving in such 
     position, shall not be counted against the numbers and 
     percentages of commissioned officers of the rank and grade of 
     such officer authorized for the armed force of which such 
     officer is a member.''.
      Subtitle G--Support for Non-Department of Defense Activities

     SEC. 571. REPEAL OF CERTAIN CIVIL-MILITARY PROGRAMS.

       (a) Repeal of Civil-Military Cooperative Action Program.--
     The following provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Section 410 of title 10, United States Code.
       (2) Section 1081(a) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 410 
     note).
       (b) Repeal of Related Provision.--Section 1045 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 
     (Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 410 note), relating to a pilot 
     outreach program to reduce demand for illegal drugs, is 
     repealed.
       (c) Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Chapter 20 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out the table of subchapters after the 
     chapter heading;
       (2) by striking out the subchapter heading for subchapter 
     I; and
       (3) by striking out the subchapter heading for subchapter 
     II and the table of sections following that subchapter 
     heading.

     SEC. 572. TRAINING ACTIVITIES RESULTING IN INCIDENTAL SUPPORT 
                   AND SERVICES FOR ELIGIBLE ORGANIZATIONS AND 
                   ACTIVITIES OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 101 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 2012. Support and services for eligible organizations 
       and activities outside Department of Defense

       ``(a) Authority To Provide Services and Support.--Under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, the 
     Secretary of a military department may in accordance with 
     this section authorize units or individual members of the 
     armed forces under that Secretary's jurisdiction to provide 
     support and services to non-Department of Defense 
     organizations and activities specified in subsection (e), but 
     only if--
       ``(1) such assistance is authorized by a provision of law 
     (other than this section); or
       ``(2) the provision of such assistance is incidental to 
     military training.
       ``(b) Scope of Covered Activities Subject to Section.--This 
     section does not--
       ``(1) apply to the provision by the Secretary concerned, 
     under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, of 
     customary community relations and public affairs activities 
     conducted in accordance with Department of Defense policy; or
       ``(2) prohibit the Secretary concerned from encouraging 
     members of the armed forces under the Secretary's 
     jurisdiction to provide volunteer support for community 
     relations activities under regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary of Defense.
       ``(c) Requirement for Specific Request.--Assistance under 
     subsection (a) may only be provided if--
       ``(1) the assistance is requested by a responsible official 
     of the organization to which the assistance is to be 
     provided; and
       ``(2) the assistance is not reasonably available from a 
     commercial entity or (if so available) the official 
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     assistance certifies that the commercial entity that would 
     otherwise provide such services has agreed to the provision 
     of such services by the armed forces.
       ``(d) Relationship to Military Training.--(1) Assistance 
     under subsection (a) may only be provided if the following 
     requirements are met:
       ``(A) The provision of such assistance--
       ``(i) in the case of assistance by a unit, will accomplish 
     valid unit training requirements; and
       ``(ii) in the case of assistance by an individual member, 
     will involve tasks directly related to the specific military 
     occupational specialty of the member.
       ``(B) The provision of such assistance will not adversely 
     affect the quality of training or otherwise interfere with 
     the ability of a member or unit of the armed forces to 
     perform the military functions of the member or unit.
       ``(C) The provision of such assistance will not result in a 
     significant increase in the cost of the training.
       ``(2) Subparagraph (A)(i) of paragraph (1) does not apply 
     in a case in which the assistance to be provided consists 
     primarily of military manpower and the total amount of such 
     assistance in the case of a particular project does not 
     exceed 100 man-hours.
       ``(e) Eligible Entities.--The following organizations and 
     activities are eligible for assistance under this section:
       ``(1) Any Federal, regional, State, or local governmental 
     entity.
       ``(2) Youth and charitable organizations specified in 
     section 508 of title 32.
       ``(3) Any other entity as may be approved by the Secretary 
     of Defense on a case-by-case basis.
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations governing the provision of assistance 
     under this section. The regulations shall include the 
     following:
       ``(1) Rules governing the types of assistance that may be 
     provided.
       ``(2) Procedures governing the delivery of assistance that 
     ensure, to the maximum extent practicable, that such 
     assistance is provided in conjunction with, rather than 
     separate from, civilian efforts.
       ``(3) Procedures for appropriate coordination with civilian 
     officials to ensure that the assistance--
       ``(A) meets a valid need; and
       ``(B) does not duplicate other available public services.
       ``(4) Procedures to ensure that Department of Defense 
     resources are not applied exclusively to the program 
     receiving the assistance.
       ``(g) Advisory Councils.--(1) The Secretary of Defense 
     shall encourage the establishment of advisory councils at 
     regional, State, and local levels, as appropriate, in order 
     to obtain recommendations and guidance concerning assistance 
     under this section from persons who are knowledgeable about 
     regional, State, and local conditions and needs.
       ``(2) The advisory councils should include officials from 
     relevant military organizations, representatives of 
     appropriate local, State, and Federal agencies, 
     representatives of civic and social service organizations, 
     business representatives, and labor representatives.
       ``(3) The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) 
     shall not apply to such councils.
       ``(h) Construction of Provision.--Nothing in this section 
     shall be construed as authorizing--
       ``(1) the use of the armed forces for civilian law 
     enforcement purposes or for response to natural or manmade 
     disasters; or
       ``(2) the use of Department of Defense personnel or 
     resources for any program, project, or activity that is 
     prohibited by law.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new item:

``2012. Support and services for eligible organizations and activities 
              outside Department of Defense.''.

     SEC. 573. NATIONAL GUARD CIVILIAN YOUTH OPPORTUNITIES PILOT 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) Termination.--The authority under subsection (a) of 
     section 1091 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 32 U.S.C. 501 note) to 
     carry out a pilot program under that section is hereby 
     continued through the end of the 18-month period beginning on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act and such authority 
     shall terminate as of the end of that period.
       (b) Limitation on Number of Programs.--During the period 
     beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending 
     on the termination of the pilot program under subsection (a), 
     the number of programs carried out under subsection (d) of 
     that section as part of the pilot program may not exceed the 
     number of such programs as of September 30, 1995.

     SEC. 574. TERMINATION OF FUNDING FOR OFFICE OF CIVIL-MILITARY 
                   PROGRAMS IN OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

       No funds may be obligated or expended after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act (1) for the office that as of the date 
     of the enactment of this Act is designated, within the Office 
     of the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Reserve Affairs, as 
     the Office of Civil-Military Programs, or (2) for any other 
     entity within the Office of the Secretary of Defense that has 
     an exclusive or principal mission of providing centralized 
     direction for activities under section 2012 of title 10, 
     United States Code, as added by section 572.
          TITLE VI--COMPENSATION AND OTHER PERSONNEL BENEFITS
                     Subtitle A--Pay and Allowances

     SEC. 601. MILITARY PAY RAISE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996.

       (a) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--Any adjustment 
     required by section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, in 
     elements of compensation of members of the uniformed services 
     to become effective during fiscal year 1996 shall not be 
     made.
       (b) Increase in Basic Pay and BAS.--Effective on January 1, 
     1996, the rates of basic pay and basic allowance for 
     subsistence of members of the uniformed services are 
     increased by 2.4 percent.
       (c) Increase in BAQ.--Effective on January 1, 1996, the 
     rates of basic allowance for quarters of members of the 
     uniformed services are increased by 5.2 percent.

     SEC. 602. LIMITATION ON BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR SUBSISTENCE FOR 
                   MEMBERS RESIDING WITHOUT DEPENDENTS IN 
                   GOVERNMENT QUARTERS.

       (a) Percentage Limitation.--Subsection (b) of section 402 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding after 
     the last sentence the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) In the case of enlisted members of the Army, Navy, 
     Air Force, or Marine Corps who, when present at their 
     permanent duty station, reside without dependents in 
     Government quarters, the Secretary concerned may not provide 
     a basic allowance for subsistence to more than 12 percent of 
     such members under the jurisdiction of the Secretary 
     concerned. The Secretary concerned may exceed such percentage 
     if the Secretary determines that compliance would increase 
     costs to the Government, would impose financial hardships on 
     members otherwise entitled to a basic allowance for 
     subsistence, or would reduce the quality of life for such 
     members. This paragraph shall not apply to members described 
     in the first sentence when the members are not residing at 
     their permanent duty station. The Secretary concerned shall 
     achieve the percentage limitation specified in this paragraph 
     as soon as possible after the date of the enactment of this 
     paragraph, but in no case later than September 30, 1996.''.
       (b) Stylistic Amendments.--Such subsection is further 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C);
       (2) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';
       (3) by designating the text composed of the second, third, 
     and fourth sentences as paragraph (2); and
       (4) by designating the text composed of the fifth and sixth 
     sentences as paragraph (3).
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Subsection (e) of such 
     section is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``the third sentence 
     of subsection (b)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``subsection (b)(2)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``subsection (b)'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (b)(2)''.
       (2) Section 1012 of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``the last sentence of section 
     402(b)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 402(b)(3)''.
       (d) Report Required.--Not later than March 31, 1996, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     identifying, for the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine 
     Corps--
       (1) the number of members who reside without dependents in 
     Government quarters at their permanent duty stations and 
     receive a basic allowance for subsistence under section 402 
     of title 37, United States Code;
       (2) such number as a percentage of the total number of 
     members who reside without dependents in Government quarters;
       (3) a recommended maximum percentage of the members 
     residing without dependents in Government quarters at their 
     permanent duty station who should receive a basic allowance 
     for subsistence; and
       (4) the reasons such maximum percentage is recommended.

     SEC. 603. ELECTION OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS INSTEAD OF 
                   ASSIGNMENT TO INADEQUATE QUARTERS.

       (a) Election Authorized.--Section 403(b) of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';
       (2) by designating the second sentence as paragraph (2) 
     and, as so designated, by striking out ``However, subject'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Subject''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) A member without dependents who is in pay grade E-6 
     and who is assigned to quarters of the United States that do 
     not meet the minimum adequacy standards established by the 
     Department of Defense for members in such pay grade, or to a 
     housing facility under the jurisdiction of a uniformed 
     service that does not meet such standards, may elect not to 
     occupy such quarters or facility and instead to receive the 
     basic allowance for quarters prescribed for the member's pay 
     grade by this section.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on July 1, 1996.

     SEC. 604. PAYMENT OF BASIC ALLOWANCE FOR QUARTERS TO MEMBERS 
                   IN PAY GRADE E-6 WHO ARE ASSIGNED TO SEA DUTY.

       (a) Payment Authorized.--Section 403(c)(2) of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking out ``E-7'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``E-6''; and

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       (2) in the second sentence, by striking out ``E-6'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``E-5''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on July 1, 1996.

     SEC. 605. LIMITATION ON REDUCTION OF VARIABLE HOUSING 
                   ALLOWANCE FOR CERTAIN MEMBERS.

       (a) Limitation on Reduction in VHA.--(1) Subsection (c)(3) 
     of section 403a of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``However, 
     so long as a member of a uniformed service retains 
     uninterrupted eligibility to receive a variable housing 
     allowance within an area and the member's certified housing 
     costs are not reduced (as indicated by certifications 
     provided by the member under subsection (b)(4)), the monthly 
     amount of a variable housing allowance under this section for 
     the member within that area may not be reduced as a result of 
     systematic adjustments required by changes in housing costs 
     within that area.''.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply for 
     fiscal years after fiscal year 1995.
       (b) Effect on Total Amount Available for VHA.--Subsection 
     (d)(3) of such section is amended by inserting after the 
     first sentence the following new sentence: ``In addition, the 
     total amount determined under paragraph (1) shall be adjusted 
     to ensure that sufficient amounts are available to allow 
     payment of any additional amounts of variable housing 
     allowance necessary as a result of the requirements of the 
     second sentence of subsection (c)(3).''.
       (c) Report on Implementation.--Not later than June 1, 1996, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     describing the procedures to be used to implement the 
     amendments made by this section and the costs of such 
     amendments.
       (d) Resolving VHA Inadequacies in High Housing Cost 
     Areas.--If the Secretary of Defense determines that, despite 
     the amendments made by this section, inadequacies exist in 
     the provision of variable housing allowances under section 
     403a of title 37, United States Code, the Secretary shall 
     submit to Congress a report containing a legislative proposal 
     to address the inadequacies. The Secretary shall make the 
     determination required by this subsection and submit the 
     report, if necessary, not later than May 31, 1996.

     SEC. 606. CLARIFICATION OF LIMITATION ON ELIGIBILITY FOR 
                   FAMILY SEPARATION ALLOWANCE.

       Section 427(b)(4) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended in the first sentence by inserting ``paragraph (1)(A) 
     of'' after ``not entitled to an allowance under''.
           Subtitle B--Bonuses and Special and Incentive Pays

     SEC. 611. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUSES FOR RESERVE FORCES.

       (a) Selected Reserve Reenlistment Bonus.--Section 308b(f) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1997''.
       (b) Selected Reserve Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308c(e) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1997''.
       (c) Selected Reserve Affiliation Bonus.--Section 308e(e) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1997''.
       (d) Ready Reserve Enlistment and Reenlistment Bonus.--
     Section 308h(g) of title 37, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 1997''.
       (e) Prior Service Enlistment Bonus.--Section 308i(i) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1997''.

     SEC. 612. EXTENSION OF CERTAIN BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAY FOR 
                   NURSE OFFICER CANDIDATES, REGISTERED NURSES, 
                   AND NURSE ANESTHETISTS.

       (a) Nurse Officer Candidate Accession Program.--Section 
     2130a(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 1997''.
       (b) Accession Bonus for Registered Nurses.--Section 
     302d(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 1997''.
       (c) Incentive Special Pay for Nurse Anesthetists.--Section 
     302e(a)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 1997''.

     SEC. 613. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY RELATING TO PAYMENT OF OTHER 
                   BONUSES AND SPECIAL PAYS.

       (a) Aviation Officer Retention Bonus.--Section 301b(a) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1995,'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1997''.
       (b) Reenlistment Bonus for Active Members.--Section 308(g) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1997''.
       (c) Enlistment Bonuses for Critical Skills.--Sections 
     308a(c) and 308f(c) of title 37, United States Code, are each 
     amended by striking out ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1997''.
       (d) Special Pay for Enlisted Members of the Selected 
     Reserve Assigned to Certain High Priority Units.--Section 
     308d(c) of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``September 30, 1997''.
       (e) Special Pay for Nuclear Qualified Officers Extending 
     Period of Active Service.--Section 312(e) of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out ``September 30, 
     1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 1997''.
       (f) Nuclear Career Accession Bonus.--Section 312b(c) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``September 30, 1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``September 30, 1997''.
       (g) Nuclear Career Annual Incentive Bonus.--Section 312c(d) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     ``October 1, 1996'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 
     1, 1997''.
       (h) Repayment of Education Loans for Certain Health 
     Professionals Who Serve in the Selected Reserve.--Section 
     16302(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``October 1, 1996'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``October 1, 1997''.
       (i) Coverage of Period of Lapsed Agreement Authority.--(1) 
     In the case of an officer described in section 301b(b) of 
     title 37, United States Code, who executes an agreement 
     described in paragraph (2) during the 90-day period beginning 
     on the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary 
     concerned may treat the agreement for purposes of the 
     retention bonus authorized under the agreement as having been 
     executed and accepted on the first date on which the officer 
     would have qualified for such an agreement had the amendment 
     made by subsection (a) taken effect on October 1, 1995.
       (2) An agreement referred to in this subsection is a 
     service agreement with the Secretary concerned that is a 
     condition for the payment of a retention bonus under section 
     301b of title 37, United States Code.
       (3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``Secretary 
     concerned'' has the meaning given that term in section 101(5) 
     of title 37, United States Code.

     SEC. 614. CODIFICATION AND EXTENSION OF SPECIAL PAY FOR 
                   CRITICALLY SHORT WARTIME HEALTH SPECIALISTS IN 
                   THE SELECTED RESERVES.

       (a) Special Pay Authorized.--(1) Chapter 5 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     302f the following new section:

     ``Sec. 302g. Special pay: Selected Reserve health care 
       professionals in critically short wartime specialties

       ``(a) Special Pay Authorized.--An officer of a reserve 
     component of the armed forces described in subsection (b) who 
     executes a written agreement under which the officer agrees 
     to serve in the Selected Reserve of an armed force for a 
     period of not less than one year nor more than three years, 
     beginning on the date the officer accepts the award of 
     special pay under this section, may be paid special pay at an 
     annual rate not to exceed $10,000.
       ``(b) Eligible Officers.--An officer referred to in 
     subsection (a) is an officer in a health care profession who 
     is qualified in a specialty designated by regulations as a 
     critically short wartime specialty.
       ``(c) Time for Payment.--Special pay under this section 
     shall be paid annually at the beginning of each twelve-month 
     period for which the officer has agreed to serve.
       ``(d) Refund Requirement.--An officer who voluntarily 
     terminates service in the Selected Reserve of an armed force 
     before the end of the period for which a payment was made to 
     such officer under this section shall refund to the United 
     States the full amount of the payment made for the period on 
     which the payment was based.
       ``(e) Inapplicability of Discharge in Bankruptcy.--A 
     discharge in bankruptcy under title 11 that is entered less 
     than five years after the termination of an agreement under 
     this section does not discharge the person receiving special 
     pay under the agreement from the debt arising under the 
     agreement.
       ``(f) Termination of Agreement Authority.--No agreement 
     under this section may be entered into after September 30, 
     1997.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     302f the following new item:

``302g. Special pay: Selected Reserve health care professionals in 
              critically short wartime specialties.''.

       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 303a of title 37, United 
     States Code is amended by striking out ``302, 302a, 302b, 
     302c, 302d, 302e,'' each place it appears and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``302 through 302g,''.
       (c) Conforming Repeal.--(1) Section 613 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100-
     456; 37 U.S.C. 302 note) is repealed.
       (2) The provisions of section 613 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 1989, as in effect on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act, shall continue 
     to apply to agreements entered into under such section before 
     such date.

     SEC. 615. HAZARDOUS DUTY INCENTIVE PAY FOR WARRANT OFFICERS 
                   AND ENLISTED MEMBERS SERVING AS AIR WEAPONS 
                   CONTROLLERS.

       (a) Inclusion of Additional Members.--Subsection (a)(11) of 
     section 301 of title 37, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``an officer (other than a warrant officer)'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``a member''.
       (b) Calculation of Hazardous Duty Incentive Pay.--The table 
     in subparagraph (A)

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     of subsection (c)(2) of such section is amended to read as 
     follows:

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                                                   Years of service as an air weapons controller
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
           ``Pay grade              2 or
                                    less     Over 2    Over 3    Over 4    Over 6    Over 8    Over 10
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
``O-7 and above.................      $200      $200      $200      $200      $200      $200      $200
``O-6...........................       225       250       300       325       350       350       350
``O-5...........................       200       250       300       325       350       350       350
``O-4...........................       175       225       275       300       350       350       350
``O-3...........................       125       156       188       206       350       350       350
``O-2...........................       125       156       188       206       250       300       300
``O-1...........................       125       156       188       206       250       250       250
``W-4...........................       200       225       275       300       325       325       325
``W-3...........................       175       225       275       300       325       325       325
``W-2...........................       150       200       250       275       325       325       325
``W-1...........................       100       125       150       175       325       325       325
``E-9...........................       200       225       250       275       300       300       300
``E-8...........................       200       225       250       275       300       300       300
``E-7...........................       175       200       225       250       275       275       275
``E-6...........................       156       175       200       225       250       250       250
``E-5...........................       125       156       175       188       200       200       200
``E-4 and below.................       125       156       175       188       200       200       200
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                   Over 12   Over 14   Over 16   Over 18   Over 20   Over 22   Over 24   Over 25
                                 -------------------------------------------------------------------------------
``O-7 and above.................      $200      $200      $200      $200      $200      $200      $200      $110
``O-6...........................       350       350       350       350       300       250       250       225
``O-5...........................       350       350       350       350       300       250       250       225
``O-4...........................       350       350       350       350       300       250       250       225
``O-3...........................       350       350       350       300       275       250       225       200
``O-2...........................       300       300       300       275       245       210       200       180
``O-1...........................       250       250       250       245       210       200       180       150
``W-4...........................       325       325       325       325       276       250       225       200
``W-3...........................       325       325       325       325       325       250       225       200
``W-2...........................       325       325       325       325       275       250       225       200
``W-1...........................       325       325       325       325       275       250       225       200
``E-9...........................       300       300       300       300       275       230       200       200
``E-8...........................       300       300       300       300       265       230       200       200
``E-7...........................       300       300       300       300       265       230       200       200
``E-6...........................       300       300       300       300       265       230       200       200
``E-5...........................       250       250       250       250       225       200       175       150
``E-4 and below.................       200       200       200       200       175       150       125    125''.
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       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Subsection (c)(2) of such 
     section is further amended--
       (1) by striking out ``an officer'' each place it appears 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``a member''; and
       (2) by striking out ``the officer'' each place it appears 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``the member''.

     SEC. 616. AVIATION CAREER INCENTIVE PAY.

       (a) Years of Operational Flying Duties Required.--Paragraph 
     (4) of section 301a(a) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended in the first sentence by striking out ``9'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``8''.
       (b) Exercise of Waiver Authority.--Paragraph (5) of such 
     section is amended by inserting after the second sentence the 
     following new sentence: ``The Secretary concerned may not 
     delegate the authority in the preceding sentence to permit 
     the payment of incentive pay under this subsection.''.

     SEC. 617. CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO PROVIDE SPECIAL PAY 
                   FOR NURSES.

       Section 302c(d)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``or'' after ``Air Force,''; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``, an 
     officer of the Nurse Corps of the Army or Navy, or an officer 
     of the Air Force designated as a nurse''.

     SEC. 618. CONTINUOUS ENTITLEMENT TO CAREER SEA PAY FOR CREW 
                   MEMBERS OF SHIPS DESIGNATED AS TENDERS.

       Subparagraph (A) of section 305a(d)(1) of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) while permanently or temporarily assigned to a ship, 
     ship-based staff, or ship-based aviation unit and--
       ``(i) while serving on a ship the primary mission of which 
     is accomplished while under way;
       ``(ii) while serving as a member of the off-crew of a two-
     crewed submarine; or
       ``(iii) while serving as a member of a tender-class ship 
     (with the hull classification of submarine or destroyer); 
     or''.

     SEC. 619. INCREASE IN MAXIMUM RATE OF SPECIAL DUTY ASSIGNMENT 
                   PAY FOR ENLISTED MEMBERS SERVING AS RECRUITERS.

       (a) Special Maximum Rate for Recruiters.--Section 307(a) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new sentence: ``In the case of a member who is 
     serving as a military recruiter and is eligible for special 
     duty assignment pay under this subsection on account of such 
     duty, the Secretary concerned may increase the monthly rate 
     of special duty assignment pay for the member to not more 
     than $375.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996.
            Subtitle C--Travel and Transportation Allowances

     SEC. 621. REPEAL OF REQUIREMENT REGARDING CALCULATION OF 
                   ALLOWANCES ON BASIS OF MILEAGE TABLES.

       Section 404(d)(1)(A) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``, based on distances established 
     over the shortest usually traveled route, under mileage 
     tables prepared under the direction of the Secretary of 
     Defense''.

     SEC. 622. DEPARTURE ALLOWANCES.

       (a) Eligibility When Evacuation Authorized But Not 
     Ordered.--Section 405a(a) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``ordered'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``authorized or ordered''.
       (b) Application of Amendment.--The amendment made by 
     subsection (a) shall apply with respect to persons authorized 
     or ordered to depart as described in section 405a(a) of title 
     37, United States Code, on or after October 1, 1995.

     SEC. 623. TRANSPORTATION OF NONDEPENDENT CHILD FROM MEMBER'S 
                   STATION OVERSEAS AFTER LOSS OF DEPENDENT STATUS 
                   WHILE OVERSEAS.

       Section 406(h)(1) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended in the last sentence--
       (1) by striking out ``who became 21 years of age'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``who, by reason of age or 
     graduation from (or cessation of enrollment in) an 
     institution of higher education, would otherwise cease to be 
     a dependent of the member''; and
       (2) by inserting ``still'' after ``shall''.

     SEC. 624. AUTHORIZATION OF DISLOCATION ALLOWANCE FOR MOVES IN 
                   CONNECTION WITH BASE REALIGNMENTS AND CLOSURES.

       (a) Dislocation Allowance Authorized.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 407 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``or'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (2) by striking out the period at the end of paragraph 
     (4)(B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (4)(B) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) the member is ordered to move in connection with the 
     closure or realignment of a military installation and, as a 
     result, the member's dependents actually move or, in the case 
     of a member without dependents, the member actually moves.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) The last sentence of such 
     subsection is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``clause (3) or (4)(B)'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``paragraph (3) or (4)(B)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``clause (1)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``paragraph (1) or (5)''.
       (2) Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``subsection (a)(3) or (a)(4)(B)'' in 
     the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraph 
     (3) or (4)(B) of subsection (a)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``subsection (a)(1)'' in the second 
     sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraph (1) or (5) 
     of subsection (a)''.

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    Subtitle D--Retired Pay, Survivor Benefits, and Related Matters

     SEC. 631. EFFECTIVE DATE FOR MILITARY RETIREE COST-OF-LIVING 
                   ADJUSTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEARS 1996, 1997, AND 
                   1998.

       (a) Adjustment of Effective Dates.--Subparagraph (B) of 
     section 1401a(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(B) Special rules for fiscal years 1996 and 1998.--
       ``(i) Fiscal year 1996.--In the case of the increase in 
     retired pay that, pursuant to paragraph (1), becomes 
     effective on December 1, 1995, the initial month for which 
     such increase is payable as part of such retired pay shall 
     (notwithstanding such December 1 effective date) be March 
     1996.
       ``(ii) Fiscal year 1998.--In the case of the increase in 
     retired pay that, pursuant to paragraph (1), becomes 
     effective on December 1, 1997, the initial month for which 
     such increase is payable as part of such retired pay shall 
     (notwithstanding such December 1 effective date) be September 
     1998.''.
       (b) Contingent Alternative Date for Fiscal Year 1998.--(1) 
     If a civil service retiree cola that becomes effective during 
     fiscal year 1998 becomes effective on a date other than the 
     date on which a military retiree cola during that fiscal year 
     is specified to become effective under subparagraph (B) of 
     section 1401a(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code, as 
     amended by subsection (a), then the increase in military 
     retired and retainer pay shall become payable as part of such 
     retired and retainer pay effective on the same date on which 
     such civil service retiree cola becomes effective 
     (notwithstanding the date otherwise specified in such 
     subparagraph (B)).
       (2) Paragraph (1) does not apply with respect to the 
     retired pay of a person retired under chapter 61 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (3) For purposes of this subsection:
       (A) The term ``civil service retiree cola'' means an 
     increase in annuities under the Civil Service Retirement 
     System either under section 8340(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code, or pursuant to a law providing a general increase in 
     such annuities.
       (B) The term ``military retiree cola'' means an adjustment 
     in retired and retainer pay pursuant to section 1401a(b) of 
     title 10, United States Code.
       (c) Repeal of Prior Conditional Enactment.--Section 
     8114A(b) of Public Law 103-335 (108 Stat. 2648) is repealed.

     SEC. 632. DENIAL OF NON-REGULAR SERVICE RETIRED PAY FOR 
                   RESERVES RECEIVING CERTAIN COURT-MARTIAL 
                   SENTENCES.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 1223 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 12740. Eligibility: denial upon certain punitive 
       discharges or dismissals

       ``A person who--
       ``(1) is convicted of an offense under the Uniform Code of 
     Military Justice (chapter 47 of this title) and whose 
     sentence includes death; or
       ``(2) is separated pursuant to sentence of a court-martial 
     with a dishonorable discharge, a bad conduct discharge, or 
     (in the case of an officer) a dismissal,

     is not eligible for retired pay under this chapter.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``12740. Eligibility: denial upon certain punitive discharges or 
              dismissals.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--Section 12740 of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall apply with 
     respect to court-martial sentences adjudged after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 633. REPORT ON PAYMENT OF ANNUITIES FOR CERTAIN MILITARY 
                   SURVIVING SPOUSES.

       (a) Study Required.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     conduct a study to determine the number of potential 
     beneficiaries there would be if Congress were to enact 
     authority for the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned to pay an annuity to the qualified surviving spouse 
     of each member of the Armed Forces who--
       (A) died before March 21, 1974, and was entitled to retired 
     or retainer pay on the date of death; or
       (B) was a member of a reserve component who died during the 
     period beginning on September 21, 1972, and ending on October 
     1, 1978, and at the time of death would have been entitled to 
     retired pay under chapter 67 of title 10, United States Code, 
     but for the fact that he was under 60 years of age.
       (2) A qualified surviving spouse for purposes of paragraph 
     (1) is a surviving spouse who has not remarried and who is 
     not eligible for an annuity under section 4 of Public Law 92-
     425 (10 U.S.C. 1448 note).
       (b) Required Determinations.--As part of the study under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall determine the following:
       (1) The number of unremarried surviving spouses of deceased 
     members and deceased former members of the Armed Forces 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) of subsection (a)(1) who 
     would be eligible for an annuity under authority described in 
     such subsection.
       (2) The number of unremarried surviving spouses of deceased 
     members and deceased former members of reserve components 
     referred to in subparagraph (B) of subsection (a)(1) who 
     would be eligible for an annuity under authority described in 
     such subsection.
       (3) The number of persons in each group of unremarried 
     former spouses described in paragraphs (1) and (2) who are 
     receiving a widow's insurance benefit or a widower's 
     insurance benefit under title II of the Social Security Act 
     on the basis of employment of a deceased member or deceased 
     former member referred to in subsection (a)(1).
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 1, 1996, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives a report on the results of the study 
     under this section. The Secretary shall include in the report 
     a recommendation on the amount of the annuity that should be 
     authorized to be paid under any authority described in 
     subsection (a)(1), together with a recommendation on whether 
     the annuity should be adjusted annually to offset increases 
     in the cost of living.

     SEC. 634. PAYMENT OF BACK QUARTERS AND SUBSISTENCE ALLOWANCES 
                   TO WORLD WAR II VETERANS WHO SERVED AS GUERILLA 
                   FIGHTERS IN THE PHILIPPINES.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the military department 
     concerned shall pay, upon request, to an individual described 
     in subsection (b) the amount determined with respect to that 
     individual under subsection (c).
       (b) Covered Individuals.--A payment under subsection (a) 
     shall be made to any individual who as a member of the Armed 
     Forces during World War II--
       (1) was captured on the Island of Bataan in the territory 
     of the Philippines by Japanese forces;
       (2) participated in the Bataan Death March;
       (3) escaped from captivity; and
       (4) served as a guerilla fighter in the Philippines during 
     the period from January 1942 through February 1945.
       (c) Amount To Be Paid.--The amount of a payment under 
     subsection (a) shall be the amount of quarters and 
     subsistence allowance which accrued to an individual 
     described in subsection (b) during the period specified in 
     paragraph (4) of subsection (b) and which was not paid to 
     that individual. The Secretary shall apply interest 
     compounded at the three-month Treasury bill rate.
       (d) Payment to Survivors.--In the case of any individual 
     described in subsection (b) who is deceased, payment under 
     this section with respect to that individual shall be made to 
     that individual's nearest surviving relative, as determined 
     by the Secretary concerned.

     SEC. 635. AUTHORITY FOR RELIEF FROM PREVIOUS OVERPAYMENTS 
                   UNDER MINIMUM INCOME WIDOWS PROGRAM.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may waive recovery 
     by the United States of any overpayment by the United States 
     described in subsection (b). In the case of any such waiver, 
     any debt to the United States arising from such overpayment 
     is forgiven.
       (b) Covered Overpayments.--Subsection (a) applies in the 
     case of an overpayment by the United States that--
       (1) was made before the date of the enactment of this Act 
     under section 4 of Public Law 92-425 (10 U.S.C. 1448 note); 
     and
       (2) is attributable to failure by the Department of Defense 
     to apply the eligibility provisions of subsection (a) of such 
     section in the case of the person to whom the overpayment was 
     made.

     SEC. 636. TRANSITIONAL COMPENSATION FOR DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS 
                   OF THE ARMED FORCES SEPARATED FOR DEPENDENT 
                   ABUSE.

       (a) Coverage of Program.--Subsection (a) of section 1059 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following: ``Upon establishment of such a program, the 
     program shall apply in the case of each such member described 
     in subsection (b) who is under the jurisdiction of the 
     Secretary establishing the program.''.
       (b) Clarification of Payment to Dependents of Members Not 
     Discharged.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking out ``any case of a separation from active 
     duty as described in subsection (b)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the case of any individual described in subsection 
     (b)''; and
       (B) by striking ``former member'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``individual'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking out ``former member'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``individual''; and
       (B) by striking out ``member'' and inserting in lieu there 
     of ``individual'';
       (3) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``former member'' 
     both places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``individual described in subsection (b)'';
       (4) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``former member'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``individual described in 
     subsection (b)''; and
       (5) in paragraph (4), by striking out ``member'' both 
     places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``individual 
     described in subsection (b)''.
       (c) Effective Date.--Section 554(b) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (10 U.S.C. 1059 note) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``after November 29, 1993''; and
       (2) by striking out paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:

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       ``(2) Payments of transitional compensation under that 
     section in the case of any person eligible to receive 
     payments under that section shall be made for each month 
     after November 1993 for which that person may be paid 
     transitional compensation in accordance with that section.''.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 641. PAYMENT TO SURVIVORS OF DECEASED MEMBERS FOR ALL 
                   LEAVE ACCRUED.

       (a) Inapplicability of 60-Day Limitation.--Section 501(d) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out the third sentence; 
     and
       (2) by striking out paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The limitations in the second sentence of subsection 
     (b)(3), subsection (f), and the second sentence of subsection 
     (g) shall not apply with respect to a payment made under this 
     subsection.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 501(f) of such title is 
     amended by striking out ``, (d),'' in the first sentence.

     SEC. 642. REPEAL OF REPORTING REQUIREMENTS REGARDING 
                   COMPENSATION MATTERS.

       (a) Report on Travel and Transportation Allowances for 
     Dependents.--(1) Section 406 of title 37, United States Code, 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (i); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (j), (k), (l), (m), and 
     (n) as subsections (i), (j), (k), (l), and (m), respectively.
       (2) Section 2634(d) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``section 406(l) of title 37'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``section 406(k) of title 37''.
       (b) Annual Review of Pay and Allowances.--Section 1008(a) 
     of title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     the second sentence.
       (c) Report on Quadrennial Review of Adjustments in 
     Compensation.--Section 1009(f) of such title is amended by 
     striking out ``of this title,'' and all that follows through 
     the period at the end and inserting in lieu thereof ``of this 
     title.''.

     SEC. 643. RECOUPMENT OF ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES IN 
                   GARNISHMENT ACTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Subsection (j) of section 5520a of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended by striking out paragraph 
     (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) Such regulations shall provide that an agency's 
     administrative costs incurred in executing legal process to 
     which the agency is subject under this section shall be 
     deducted from the amount withheld from the pay of the 
     employee concerned pursuant to the legal process.''.
       (b) Involuntary Allotments of Pay of Members of the 
     Uniformed Services.--Subsection (k) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) Regulations under this subsection may also provide 
     that the administrative costs incurred in establishing and 
     maintaining an involuntary allotment be deducted from the 
     amount withheld from the pay of the member of the uniformed 
     services concerned pursuant to such regulations.''.
       (c) Disposition of Amounts Withheld for Administrative 
     Expenses.--Such section is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(l) The amount of an agency's administrative costs 
     deducted under regulations prescribed pursuant to subsection 
     (j)(2) or (k)(3) shall be credited to the appropriation, 
     fund, or account from which such administrative costs were 
     paid.''.

     SEC. 644. REPORT ON EXTENDING TO JUNIOR NONCOMMISSIONED 
                   OFFICERS PRIVILEGES PROVIDED FOR SENIOR 
                   NONCOMMISSIONED OFFICERS.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than February 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report 
     containing the determinations of the Secretary regarding 
     whether, in order to improve the working conditions of 
     noncommissioned officers in pay grades E-5 and E-6, any of 
     the privileges afforded noncommissioned officers in any of 
     the pay grades above E-6 should be extended to 
     noncommissioned officers in pay grades E-5 and E-6.
       (b) Specific Recommendation Regarding Election of BAS.--The 
     Secretary shall include in the report a determination on 
     whether noncommissioned officers in pay grades E-5 and E-6 
     should be afforded the same privilege as noncommissioned 
     officers in pay grades above E-6 to elect to mess separately 
     and receive the basic allowance for subsistence.
       (c) Additional Matters.--The report shall also contain a 
     discussion of the following matters:
       (1) The potential costs of extending additional privileges 
     to noncommissioned officers in pay grades E-5 and E-6.
       (2) The effects on readiness that would result from 
     extending the additional privileges.
       (3) The options for extending the privileges on an 
     incremental basis over an extended period.
       (d) Recommended Legislation.--The Secretary shall include 
     in the report any recommended legislation that the Secretary 
     considers necessary in order to authorize extension of a 
     privilege as determined appropriate under subsection (a).

     SEC. 645. STUDY REGARDING JOINT PROCESS FOR DETERMINING 
                   LOCATION OF RECRUITING STATIONS.

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct 
     a study regarding the feasibility of--
       (1) using a joint process among the Armed Forces for 
     determining the location of recruiting stations and the 
     number of military personnel required to operate such 
     stations; and
       (2) basing such determinations on market research and 
     analysis conducted jointly by the Armed Forces.
       (b) Report.--Not later than March 31, 1996, the Secretary 
     of Defense shall submit to Congress a report describing the 
     results of the study. The report shall include a recommended 
     method for measuring the efficiency of individual recruiting 
     stations, such as cost per accession or other efficiency 
     standard, as determined by the Secretary.

     SEC. 646. AUTOMATIC MAXIMUM COVERAGE UNDER SERVICEMEN'S GROUP 
                   LIFE INSURANCE.

       Effective April 1, 1996, section 1967 of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsections (a) and (c), by striking out 
     ``$100,000'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof in each instance ``$200,000'';
       (2) by striking out subsection (e); and
       (3) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).

     SEC. 647. TERMINATION OF SERVICEMEN'S GROUP LIFE INSURANCE 
                   FOR MEMBERS OF THE READY RESERVE WHO FAIL TO 
                   PAY PREMIUMS.

       (a) Authority.--Section 1969(a)(2) of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) If an individual who is required pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) to make a direct remittance of costs to the 
     Secretary concerned fails to make the required remittance 
     within 60 days of the date on which such remittance is due, 
     such individual's insurance with respect to which such 
     remittance is required shall be terminated by the Secretary 
     concerned. Such termination shall be made by written notice 
     to the individual's official address and shall be effective 
     60 days after the date of such notice. Such termination of 
     insurance may be vacated if, before the effective date of 
     termination, the individual remits all amounts past due for 
     such insurance and demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary concerned that the failure to make timely 
     remittances was justifiable.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 1968(a) is amended by 
     inserting ``(or discontinued pursuant to section 
     1969(a)(2)(B) of this title)'' in the matter preceding 
     paragraph (1) after ``upon the written request of the 
     insured''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on April 1, 1996.
                   TITLE VII--HEALTH CARE PROVISIONS
                    Subtitle A--Health Care Services

     SEC. 701. MODIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS REGARDING ROUTINE 
                   PHYSICAL EXAMINATIONS AND IMMUNIZATIONS UNDER 
                   CHAMPUS.

       Section 1079(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) consistent with such regulations as the Secretary of 
     Defense may prescribe regarding the content of health 
     promotion and disease prevention visits, the schedule of pap 
     smears and mammograms, and the types and schedule of 
     immunizations--
       ``(A) for dependents under six years of age, both health 
     promotion and disease prevention visits and immunizations may 
     be provided; and
       ``(B) for dependents six years of age or older, health 
     promotion and disease prevention visits may be provided in 
     connection with immunizations or with diagnostic or 
     preventive pap smears and mammograms;''.

     SEC. 702. CORRECTION OF INEQUITIES IN MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE 
                   AND DEATH AND DISABILITY BENEFITS FOR CERTAIN 
                   RESERVES.

       (a) Medical and Dental Care.--Section 1074a(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3) Each member of the armed forces who incurs or 
     aggravates an injury, illness, or disease in the line of duty 
     while remaining overnight, between successive periods of 
     inactive-duty training, at or in the vicinity of the site of 
     the inactive-duty training, if the site is outside reasonable 
     commuting distance from the member's residence.''.
       (b) Recovery, Care, and Disposition of Remains.--Section 
     1481(a)(2) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking out ``or'' at the end 
     of the subparagraph;
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (E); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) remaining overnight, between successive periods of 
     inactive-duty training, at or in the vicinity of the site of 
     the inactive-duty training, if the site is outside reasonable 
     commuting distance from the member's residence; or''.
       (c) Entitlement to Basic Pay.--(1) Subsection (g)(1) of 
     section 204 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking out ``or'' at the end 
     of the subparagraph;
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking out the period at the 
     end of the subparagraph and inserting in lieu thereof ``; 
     or''; and

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       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) in line of duty while remaining overnight, between 
     successive periods of inactive-duty training, at or in the 
     vicinity of the site of the inactive-duty training, if the 
     site is outside reasonable commuting distance from the 
     member's residence.''.
       (2) Subsection (h)(1) of such section is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking out ``or'' at the end 
     of the subparagraph;
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking out the period at the 
     end of the subparagraph and inserting in lieu thereof ``; 
     or''; and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (C) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(D) in line of duty while remaining overnight, between 
     successive periods of inactive-duty training, at or in the 
     vicinity of the site of the inactive-duty training, if the 
     site is outside reasonable commuting distance from the 
     member's residence.''.
       (d) Compensation for Inactive-Duty Training.--Section 
     206(a)(3) of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``or'' at the end 
     of clause (ii);
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking out the period at the 
     end of the subparagraph and inserting in lieu thereof ``; 
     or''; and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) in line of duty while remaining overnight, between 
     successive periods of inactive-duty training, at or in the 
     vicinity of the site of the inactive-duty training, if the 
     site is outside reasonable commuting distance from the 
     member's residence.''.

     SEC. 703. MEDICAL CARE FOR SURVIVING DEPENDENTS OF RETIRED 
                   RESERVES WHO DIE BEFORE AGE 60.

       (a) Change in Eligibility Requirements.--Paragraph (2) of 
     section 1076(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``death (A) would'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``death would''; and
       (2) by striking out ``, and (B) had elected to participate 
     in the Survivor Benefit Plan established under subchapter II 
     of chapter 73 of this title''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Such paragraph is further 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter following paragraph (2), by striking out 
     ``clause (2)'' the first place it appears and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``paragraph (2)''; and
       (2) by striking out the second sentence.

     SEC. 704. MEDICAL AND DENTAL CARE FOR MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED 
                   RESERVE ASSIGNED TO EARLY DEPLOYING UNITS OF 
                   THE ARMY SELECTED RESERVE.

       (a) Annual Medical and Dental Screenings and Care.--Section 
     1074a of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c), by striking out ``this section'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d)(1) The Secretary of the Army shall provide to members 
     of the Selected Reserve of the Army who are assigned to units 
     scheduled for deployment within 75 days after mobilization 
     the following medical and dental services:
       ``(A) An annual medical screening.
       ``(B) For members who are over 40 years of age, a full 
     physical examination not less often than once every two 
     years.
       ``(C) An annual dental screening.
       ``(D) The dental care identified in an annual dental 
     screening as required to ensure that a member meets the 
     dental standards required for deployment in the event of 
     mobilization.
       ``(2) The services provided under this subsection shall be 
     provided at no cost to the member.''.
       (b) Conforming Repeals.--Sections 1117 and 1118 of the Army 
     National Guard Combat Readiness Reform Act of 1992 (title XI 
     of Public Law 102-484; 10 U.S.C. 3077 note) are repealed.

     SEC. 705. DENTAL INSURANCE FOR MEMBERS OF THE SELECTED 
                   RESERVE.

       (a) Program Authorization.--(1) Chapter 55 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     1076a the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1076b. Selected Reserve dental insurance

       ``(a) Authority To Establish Plan.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish a dental insurance plan for members 
     of the Selected Reserve of the Ready Reserve. The plan shall 
     provide for voluntary enrollment and for premium sharing 
     between the Department of Defense and the members enrolled in 
     the plan. The plan shall be administered under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(b) Premium Sharing.--(1) A member enrolling in the 
     dental insurance plan shall pay a share of the premium 
     charged for the insurance coverage. The member's share may 
     not exceed $25 per month.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may reduce the monthly 
     premium required to be paid by enlisted members under 
     paragraph (1) if the Secretary determines that the reduction 
     is appropriate in order to assist enlisted members to 
     participate in the dental insurance plan.
       ``(3) A member's share of the premium for coverage by the 
     dental insurance plan shall be deducted and withheld from the 
     basic pay payable to the member for inactive duty training 
     and from the basic pay payable to the member for active duty.
       ``(4) The Secretary of Defense shall pay the portion of the 
     premium charged for coverage of a member under the dental 
     insurance plan that exceeds the amount paid by the member.
       ``(c) Benefits Available Under the Plan.--The dental 
     insurance plan shall provide benefits for basic dental care 
     and treatment, including diagnostic services, preventative 
     services, basic restorative services, and emergency oral 
     examinations.
       ``(d) Termination of Coverage.--The coverage of a member by 
     the dental insurance plan shall terminate on the last day of 
     the month in which the member is discharged, transfers to the 
     Individual Ready Reserve, Standby Reserve, or Retired 
     Reserve, or is ordered to active duty for a period of more 
     than 30 days.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1076a the following:

``1076b. Selected Reserve dental insurance.''.

       (b) Implementation.--Beginning not later than October 1, 
     1996, the Secretary of Defense shall offer members of the 
     Selected Reserve the opportunity to enroll in the dental 
     insurance plan required under section 1076b of title 10, 
     United States Code (as added by subsection (a)). During 
     fiscal year 1996, the Secretary shall collect such 
     information and complete such planning and other preparations 
     as are necessary to offer and administer the dental insurance 
     plan by that date. The activities undertaken by the Secretary 
     under this subsection during fiscal year 1996 may include--
       (1) surveys; and
       (2) tests, in not more than three States, of a dental 
     insurance plan or alternative dental insurance plans meeting 
     the requirements of section 1076b of title 10, United States 
     Code.

     SEC. 706. PERMANENT AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT SPECIALIZED 
                   TREATMENT FACILITY PROGRAM.

       Section 1105 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out subsection (h).
                      Subtitle B--TRICARE Program

     SEC. 711. DEFINITION OF TRICARE PROGRAM.

       For purposes of this subtitle, the term ``TRICARE program'' 
     means the managed health care program that is established by 
     the Secretary of Defense under the authority of chapter 55 of 
     title 10, United States Code, principally section 1097 of 
     such title, and includes the competitive selection of 
     contractors to financially underwrite the delivery of health 
     care services under the Civilian Health and Medical Program 
     of the Uniformed Services.

     SEC. 712. PRIORITY USE OF MILITARY TREATMENT FACILITIES FOR 
                   PERSONS ENROLLED IN MANAGED CARE INITIATIVES.

       Section 1097(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     in the third sentence by striking out ``However, the 
     Secretary may'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Notwithstanding the preferences established by sections 
     1074(b) and 1076 of this title, the Secretary shall''.

     SEC. 713. STAGGERED PAYMENT OF ENROLLMENT FEES FOR TRICARE 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 1097(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``Without 
     imposing additional costs on covered beneficiaries who 
     participate in contracts for health care services under this 
     section or health care plans offered under section 1099 of 
     this title, the Secretary shall permit such covered 
     beneficiaries to pay, on a quarterly basis, any enrollment 
     fee required for such participation.''.

     SEC. 714. REQUIREMENT OF BUDGET NEUTRALITY FOR TRICARE 
                   PROGRAM TO BE BASED ON ENTIRE PROGRAM.

       (a) Change in Budget Neutrality Requirements.--Subsection 
     (c) of section 731 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 10 U.S.C. 1073 
     note) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``each managed health care initiative 
     that includes the option'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``the TRICARE program''; and
       (2) by striking out ``covered beneficiaries who enroll in 
     the option'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``members of the 
     uniformed services and covered beneficiaries who participate 
     in the TRICARE program''.
       (b) Addition of Definition of TRICARE Program.--Subsection 
     (d) of such section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       ``(1) The term `covered beneficiary' means a beneficiary 
     under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, other than 
     a beneficiary under section 1074(a) of such title.
       ``(2) The term `TRICARE program' means the managed health 
     care program that is established by the Secretary of Defense 
     under the authority of chapter 55 of title 10, United States 
     Code, principally section 1097 of such title, and includes 
     the competitive selection of contractors to financially 
     underwrite the delivery of health care services under the 
     Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed 
     Services.''.

     SEC. 715. TRAINING IN HEALTH CARE MANAGEMENT AND 
                   ADMINISTRATION FOR TRICARE LEAD AGENTS.

       (a) Provision of Training.--Not later than six months after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall implement a professional educational program to 
     provide appropriate training in health care management and 
     administration--
       (1) to each commander of a military medical treatment 
     facility of the Department of Defense who is selected to 
     serve as a lead agent to coordinate the delivery of health

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     care by military and civilian providers under the TRICARE 
     program; and
       (2) to appropriate members of the support staff of the 
     treatment facility who will be responsible for daily 
     operation of the TRICARE program.
       (b) Report on Implementation.--Not later than six months 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report describing the 
     professional educational program implemented pursuant to this 
     section.

     SEC. 716. PILOT PROGRAM OF INDIVIDUALIZED RESIDENTIAL MENTAL 
                   HEALTH SERVICES.

       (a) Program Required.--(1) During fiscal year 1996, the 
     Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the other 
     administering Secretaries under chapter 55 of title 10, 
     United States Code, shall implement a pilot program to 
     provide residential and wraparound services to children 
     described in paragraph (2) who are in need of mental health 
     services. The Secretary shall implement the pilot program for 
     an initial period of at least two years in a military health 
     care region in which the TRICARE program has been 
     implemented.
       (2) A child shall be eligible for selection to participate 
     in the pilot program if the child is a dependent (as 
     described in subparagraph (D) or (I) of section 1072(2) of 
     title 10, United States Code) who--
       (A) is eligible for health care under section 1079 or 1086 
     of such title; and
       (B) has a serious emotional disturbance that is generally 
     regarded as amenable to treatment.
       (b) Wraparound Services Defined.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``wraparound services'' means 
     individualized mental health services that are provided 
     principally to allow a child to remain in the family home or 
     other least-restrictive and least-costly setting, but also 
     are provided as an aftercare planning service for children 
     who have received acute or residential care. Such term 
     includes montraditional mental health services that will 
     assist the child to be maintained in the least-restrictive 
     and least-costly setting.
       (c) Pilot Program Agreement.--Under the pilot program the 
     Secretary of Defense shall enter into one or more agreements 
     that require a mental health services provider under the 
     agreement--
       (1) to provide wraparound services to a child described in 
     subsection (a)(2);
       (2) to continue to provide such services as needed during 
     the period of the agreement even if the child moves to 
     another location within the same TRICARE program region 
     during that period; and
       (3) to share financial risk by accepting as a maximum 
     annual payment for such services a case-rate reimbursement 
     not in excess of the amount of the annual standard CHAMPUS 
     residential treatment benefit payable (as determined in 
     accordance with section 8.1 of chapter 3 of volume II of the 
     CHAMPUS policy manual).
       (d) Report.--Not later than March 1, 1998, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives a report on the program carried out 
     under this section. The report shall contain--
       (1) an assessment of the effectiveness of the program; and
       (2) the Secretary's views regarding whether the program 
     should be implemented throughout the military health care 
     system.

     SEC. 717. EVALUATION AND REPORT ON TRICARE PROGRAM 
                   EFFECTIVENESS.

       (a) Evaluation Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     arrange for an on-going evaluation of the effectiveness of 
     the TRICARE program in meeting the goals of increasing the 
     access of covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 10, 
     United States Code, to health care and improving the quality 
     of health care provided to covered beneficiaries, without 
     increasing the costs incurred by the Government or covered 
     beneficiaries. The evaluation shall specifically address--
       (1) the impact of the TRICARE program on military retirees 
     with regard to access, costs, and quality of health care 
     services; and
       (2) identify noncatchment areas in which the health 
     maintenance organization option of the TRICARE program is 
     available or is proposed to become available.
       (b) Entity To Conduct Evaluation.--The Secretary may use a 
     federally funded research and development center to conduct 
     the evaluation required by subsection (a).
       (c) Annual Report.--Not later than March 1, 1997, and each 
     March 1 thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
     report describing the results of the evaluation under 
     subsection (a) during the preceding year.

     SEC. 718. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE 
                   UNDER TRICARE PROGRAM FOR COVERED BENEFICIARIES 
                   WHO ARE MEDICARE ELIGIBLE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Medical care provided in facilities of the uniformed 
     services is generally less expensive to the Federal 
     Government than the same care provided at Government expense 
     in the private sector.
       (2) Covered beneficiaries under the military health care 
     provisions of chapter 55, United States Code, who are 
     eligible for medicare under title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) deserve health care 
     options that empower them to choose the health plan that best 
     fits their needs.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--In light of the findings specified 
     in subsection (a), it is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense should develop a program to 
     ensure that such covered beneficiaries who reside in a region 
     in which the TRICARE program has been implemented continue to 
     have adequate access to health care services after the 
     implementation of the TRICARE program; and
       (2) as a means of ensuring such access, the budget for 
     fiscal year 1997 submitted by the President under section 
     1105 of title 31, United States Code, should provide for 
     reimbursement by the Health Care Financing Administration to 
     the Department of Defense for health care services provided 
     to such covered beneficiaries in medical treatment facilities 
     of the Department of Defense.
          Subtitle C--Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities

     SEC. 721. DELAY OF TERMINATION OF STATUS OF CERTAIN 
                   FACILITIES AS UNIFORMED SERVICES TREATMENT 
                   FACILITIES.

       Section 1252(e) of the Department of Defense Authorization 
     Act, 1984 (42 U.S.C. 248d(e)) is amended by striking out 
     ``December 31, 1996'' in the first sentence and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``September 30, 1997''.

     SEC. 722. LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURES TO SUPPORT UNIFORMED 
                   SERVICES TREATMENT FACILITIES.

       Subsection (f) of section 1252 of the Department of Defense 
     Authorization Act, 1984 (42 U.S.C. 248d), is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(f) Limitation on Expenditures.--The total amount of 
     expenditures by the Secretary of Defense to carry out this 
     section and section 911 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act, 1982 (42 U.S.C. 248c), for fiscal year 
     1996 may not exceed $300,000,000, adjusted by the Secretary 
     to reflect the inflation factor used by the Department of 
     Defense for such fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 723. APPLICATION OF CHAMPUS PAYMENT RULES IN CERTAIN 
                   CASES.

       Section 1074 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d)(1) The Secretary of Defense may require, by 
     regulation, a private CHAMPUS provider to apply the CHAMPUS 
     payment rules (subject to any modifications considered 
     appropriate by the Secretary) in imposing charges for health 
     care that the private CHAMPUS provider provides to a member 
     of the uniformed services who is enrolled in a health care 
     plan of a facility deemed to be a facility of the uniformed 
     services under section 911(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act, 1982 (42 U.S.C. 248c(a)) when the health 
     care is provided outside the catchment area of the facility.
       ``(2) In this subsection:
       ``(A) The term `private CHAMPUS provider' means a private 
     facility or health care provider that is a health care 
     provider under the Civilian Health and Medical Program of the 
     Uniformed Services.
       ``(B) The term `CHAMPUS payment rules' means the payment 
     rules referred to in subsection (c).
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall prescribe regulations 
     under this subsection after consultation with the other 
     administering Secretaries.''.

     SEC. 724. APPLICATION OF FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION TO 
                   PARTICIPATION AGREEMENTS WITH UNIFORMED 
                   SERVICES TREATMENT FACILITIES.

       (a) Section 718(c) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1587) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1), by striking 
     out ``A participation agreement'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Except as provided in paragraph (4), a 
     participation agreement'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (6); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) Application of federal acquisition regulation.--On 
     and after the date of the enactment of this paragraph, 
     Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities and any participation 
     agreement between Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities and 
     the Secretary of Defense shall be subject to the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation issued pursuant to section 25(c) of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     421(c)) notwithstanding any provision to the contrary in such 
     a participation agreement. The requirements regarding 
     competition in the Federal Acquisition Regulation shall apply 
     with regard to the negotiation of any new participation 
     agreement between the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities 
     and the Secretary of Defense under this subsection or any 
     other provision of law.''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--(1) Congress finds that the 
     Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities provide quality 
     health care to the 120,000 Department of Defense 
     beneficiaries enrolled in the Uniformed Services Family 
     Health Plan provided by these facilities.
       (2) In light of such finding, it is the sense of Congress 
     that the Uniformed Services Family Health Plan provided by 
     the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities should not be 
     terminated for convenience under provisions of the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation by the Secretary of Defense before the 
     expiration of the current participation agreements.
       (3) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``Uniformed 
     Services Treatment Facility'' means a facility deemed to be a 
     facility of the uniformed services by virtue of section

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     911(a) of the Military Construction Authorization Act, 1982 
     (42 U.S.C. 248c(a)).

     SEC. 725. DEVELOPMENT OF PLAN FOR INTEGRATING UNIFORMED 
                   SERVICES TREATMENT FACILITIES IN MANAGED CARE 
                   PROGRAMS OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       Section 718(c) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1587) is 
     amended by inserting after paragraph (4), as added by section 
     722, the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Plan for integrating facilities.--(A) The Secretary 
     of Defense shall develop a plan under which Uniformed 
     Services Treatment Facilities could be included, before the 
     expiration date of the participation agreements entered into 
     under this section, in the exclusive health care provider 
     networks established by the Secretary for the geographic 
     regions in which the facilities are located. The Secretary 
     shall address in the plan the feasibility of implementing the 
     managed care plan of the Uniformed Services Treatment 
     Facilities, known as Option II, on a mandatory basis for all 
     USTF Medicare-eligible beneficiaries and the potential cost 
     savings to the Military Health Care Program that could be 
     achieved under such option.
       ``(B) The Secretary shall submit the plan developed under 
     this paragraph to Congress not later than March 1, 1996.
       ``(C) The plan developed under this paragraph shall be 
     consistent with the requirements specified in paragraph (4). 
     If the plan is not submitted to Congress by the expiration 
     date of the participation agreements entered into under this 
     section, the participation agreements shall remain in effect, 
     at the option of the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities, 
     until the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date the 
     plan is finally submitted.
       ``(D) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `USTF 
     Medicare-eligible beneficiaries' means covered beneficiaries 
     under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, who are 
     enrolled in a managed health plan offered by the Uniformed 
     Services Treatment Facilities and entitled to hospital 
     insurance benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.).''.

     SEC. 726. EQUITABLE IMPLEMENTATION OF UNIFORM COST SHARING 
                   REQUIREMENTS FOR UNIFORMED SERVICES TREATMENT 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Time for Fee Implementation.--The uniform managed care 
     benefit fee and copayment schedule developed by the Secretary 
     of Defense for use in all managed care initiatives of the 
     military health service system, including the managed care 
     program of the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities, shall 
     be extended to the managed care program of a Uniformed 
     Services Treatment Facility only after the later of--
       (1) the implementation of the TRICARE regional program 
     covering the service area of the Uniformed Services Treatment 
     Facility; or
       (2) the end of the 180-day period beginning on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Submission of Actuarial Estimates.--Paragraph (2) of 
     subsection (a) shall operate as a condition on the extension 
     of the uniform managed care benefit fee and copayment 
     schedule to the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities only 
     if the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities submit to the 
     Comptroller General of the United States, within 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, actuarial 
     estimates in support of their contention that the extension 
     of such fees and copayments will have an adverse effect on 
     the operation of the Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities 
     and the enrollment of participants.
       (c) Evaluation.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit to Congress 
     the results of an evaluation of the effect on the Uniformed 
     Services Treatment Facilities of the extension of the uniform 
     benefit fee and copayment schedule to the Uniformed Services 
     Treatment Facilities. The evaluation shall include an 
     examination of whether the benefit fee and copayment schedule 
     may--
       (A) cause adverse selection of enrollees;
       (B) be inappropriate for a fully at-risk program similar to 
     civilian health maintenance organizations; or
       (C) result in an enrolled population dissimilar to the 
     general beneficiary population.
       (2) The Comptroller General shall not be required to 
     prepare or submit the evaluation under paragraph (1) if the 
     Uniformed Services Treatment Facilities fail to 
     satisfactorily comply with subsection (b), as determined by 
     the Comptroller General.

     SEC. 727. ELIMINATION OF UNNECESSARY ANNUAL REPORTING 
                   REQUIREMENT REGARDING UNIFORMED SERVICES 
                   TREATMENT FACILITIES.

       Section 1252 of the Department of Defense Authorization 
     Act, 1984 (42 U.S.C. 248d), is amended by striking out 
     subsection (d).
   Subtitle D--Other Changes to Existing Laws Regarding Health Care 
                               Management

     SEC. 731. MAXIMUM ALLOWABLE PAYMENTS TO INDIVIDUAL HEALTH-
                   CARE PROVIDERS UNDER CHAMPUS.

       (a) Maximum Payment.--Subsection (h) of section 1079 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(1) Payment for a charge for services by an individual 
     health care professional (or other noninstitutional health 
     care provider) for which a claim is submitted under a plan 
     contracted for under subsection (a) may not exceed the lesser 
     of--
       ``(A) the amount equivalent to the 80th percentile of 
     billed charges made for similar services in the same locality 
     during the base period; or
       ``(B) an amount determined to be appropriate, to the extent 
     practicable, in accordance with the same reimbursement rules 
     as apply to payments for similar services under title XVIII 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 1395 et seq.).''.
       (b) Comparison to Medicare Payments.--Such subsection is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) For the purposes of paragraph (1)(B), the appropriate 
     payment amount shall be determined by the Secretary of 
     Defense, in consultation with the other administering 
     Secretaries.''.
       (c) Exceptions and Limitations.--Such subsection is further 
     amended by inserting after paragraph (3), as added by 
     subsection (b), the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     other administering Secretaries, shall prescribe regulations 
     to provide for such exceptions to the payment limitations 
     under paragraph (1) as the Secretary determines to be 
     necessary to assure that covered beneficiaries retain 
     adequate access to health care services. Such exceptions may 
     include the payment of amounts higher than the amount allowed 
     under paragraph (1) when enrollees in managed care programs 
     obtain covered emergency services from nonparticipating 
     providers. To provide a suitable transition from the payment 
     methodologies in effect before the date of the enactment of 
     this paragraph to the methodology required by paragraph (1), 
     the amount allowable for any service may not be reduced by 
     more than 15 percent below the amount allowed for the same 
     service during the immediately preceding 12-month period (or 
     other period as established by the Secretary of Defense).
       ``(5) The Secretary of Defense, in consultation with the 
     other administering Secretaries, shall prescribe regulations 
     to establish limitations (similar to the limitations 
     established under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395 et seq.)) on beneficiary liability for charges of 
     an individual health care professional (or other 
     noninstitutional health care provider).''.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Paragraph (2) of such subsection 
     is amended by striking out ``paragraph (1)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``paragraph (1)(A)''.
       (e) Report on Effect of Amendments.--Not later than March 
     1, 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report analyzing the effect of the amendments made by this 
     section on the ability or willingness of individual health 
     care professionals and other noninstitutional health care 
     providers to participate in the Civilian Health and Medical 
     Program of the Uniformed Services.

     SEC. 732. NOTIFICATION OF CERTAIN CHAMPUS COVERED 
                   BENEFICIARIES OF LOSS OF CHAMPUS ELIGIBILITY.

       Section 1086(d) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The administering Secretaries shall develop a 
     mechanism by which persons described in paragraph (1) who 
     satisfy only the criteria specified in subparagraphs (A) and 
     (B) of paragraph (2), but not subparagraph (C) of such 
     paragraph, are promptly notified of their ineligibility for 
     health benefits under this section. In developing the 
     notification mechanism, the administering Secretaries shall 
     consult with the administrator of the Health Care Financing 
     Administration.''.

     SEC. 733. PERSONAL SERVICES CONTRACTS FOR MEDICAL TREATMENT 
                   FACILITIES OF THE COAST GUARD.

       (a) Contracting Authority.--Section 1091(a) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting after ``Secretary of Defense'' the 
     following: ``, with respect to medical treatment facilities 
     of the Department of Defense, and the Secretary of 
     Transportation, with respect to medical treatment facilities 
     of the Coast Guard when the Coast Guard is not operating as a 
     service in the Navy,''; and
       (2) by striking out ``medical treatment facilities of the 
     Department of Defense'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``such 
     facilities''.
       (b) Ratification of Existing Contracts.--Any exercise of 
     authority under section 1091 of title 10, United States Code, 
     to enter into a personal services contract on behalf of the 
     Coast Guard before the effective date of the amendments made 
     by subsection (a) is hereby ratified.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall take effect as of October 1, 1995.

     SEC. 734. IDENTIFICATION OF THIRD-PARTY PAYER SITUATIONS.

       Section 1095 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(k)(1) To improve the administration of this section and 
     sections 1079(j)(1) and 1086(d) of this title, the Secretary 
     of Defense, in consultation with the other administering 
     Secretaries, may prescribe regulations providing for the 
     collection of information regarding insurance, medical 
     service, or health plans of third-party payers held by 
     covered beneficiaries.
       ``(2) The collection of information under regulations 
     prescribed under paragraph (1) shall be conducted in the same 
     manner as is

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     provided in section 1862(b)(5) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395y(b)(5)). The Secretary may provide for obtaining 
     from the Commissioner of Social Security employment 
     information comparable to the information provided to the 
     Administrator of the Health Care Financing Administration 
     pursuant to such section. Such regulations may require the 
     mandatory disclosure of social security account numbers for 
     all covered beneficiaries.
       ``(3) The Secretary may disclose relevant employment 
     information collected under this subsection to fiscal 
     intermediaries or other designated contractors.
       ``(4) The Secretary may provide for contacting employers of 
     covered beneficiaries to obtain group health plan information 
     comparable to the information authorized to be obtained under 
     section 1862(b)(5)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1395y(b)(5)(C)). Notwithstanding clause (iii) of such 
     section, clause (ii) of such section regarding the imposition 
     of civil money penalties shall apply to the collection of 
     information under this paragraph.
       ``(5) Information obtained under this subsection may not be 
     disclosed for any purpose other than to carry out the purpose 
     of this section and sections 1079(j)(1) and 1086(d) of this 
     title.''.

     SEC. 735. REDESIGNATION OF MILITARY HEALTH CARE ACCOUNT AS 
                   DEFENSE HEALTH PROGRAM ACCOUNT AND TWO-YEAR 
                   AVAILABILITY OF CERTAIN ACCOUNT FUNDS.

       (a) Redesignation.--Section 1100 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) by striking out ``Military Health Care Account'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Defense Health Program Account''; 
     and
       (B) by striking out ``the Civilian Health and Medical 
     Program of the Uniformed Services'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``medical and health care programs of the Department 
     of Defense''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking out ``entering into a contract'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``conducting programs and 
     activities under this chapter, including contracts entered 
     into''; and
       (B) by inserting a comma after ``title''.
       (b) Two Year Availability of Certain Appropriations.--
     Subsection (a)(2) of such section is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(2) Of the total amount appropriated for a fiscal year 
     for programs and activities carried out under this chapter, 
     the amount equal to three percent of such total amount shall 
     remain available for obligation until the end of the 
     following fiscal year.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out subsections (c), (d), and (f); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (c).
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1100. Defense Health Program Account''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``1100. Defense Health Program Account.''.

     SEC. 736. EXPANSION OF FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM FOR 
                   HEALTH-CARE PROFESSIONALS IN RESERVE COMPONENTS 
                   TO INCLUDE DENTAL SPECIALTIES.

       Section 16201(b) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the subsection heading, by inserting ``and 
     Dentists'' after ``Physicians'';
       (2) in paragraph (1)(A), by inserting ``or dental school'' 
     after ``medical school'';
       (3) in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B), by inserting ``or 
     dental officer'' after ``medical officer''; and
       (4) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking out ``physicians in a 
     medical specialty'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``physicians or dentists in a medical or dental specialty''.

     SEC. 737. APPLICABILITY OF LIMITATION ON PRICES OF 
                   PHARMACEUTICALS PROCURED FOR COAST GUARD.

       (a) Inclusion of Coast Guard.--Section 8126(b) of title 38, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The Coast Guard.''.
       (b) Effective Date; Application of Amendment.--The 
     amendment made by subsection (a) shall take effect as if 
     included in the enactment of section 603 of the Veterans 
     Health Care Act of 1992 (Public Law 102-585; 106 Stat. 4971).

     SEC. 738. RESTRICTION ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   FACILITIES FOR ABORTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1093 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a) Restriction on Use of Funds.--'' 
     before ``Funds available''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Restriction on Use of Facilities.--No medical 
     treatment facility or other facility of the Department of 
     Defense may be used to perform an abortion except where the 
     life of the mother would be endangered if the fetus were 
     carried to term or in a case in which the pregnancy is the 
     result of an act of rape or incest.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1093. Performance of abortions: restrictions''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 55 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``1093. Performance of abortions: restrictions.''.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 741. TRISERVICE NURSING RESEARCH.

       (a) Program Authorized.--Chapter 104 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 2116. Military nursing research

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `military nursing research' means research 
     on the furnishing of care and services by nurses in the armed 
     forces.
       ``(2) The term `TriService Nursing Research Program' means 
     the program of military nursing research authorized under 
     this section.
       ``(b) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     establish at the University a program of military nursing 
     research.
       ``(c) TriService Research Group.--The TriService Nursing 
     Research Program shall be administered by a TriService 
     Nursing Research Group composed of Army, Navy, and Air Force 
     nurses who are involved in military nursing research and are 
     designated by the Secretary concerned to serve as members of 
     the group.
       ``(d) Duties of Group.--The TriService Nursing Research 
     Group shall--
       ``(1) develop for the Department of Defense recommended 
     guidelines for requesting, reviewing, and funding proposed 
     military nursing research projects; and
       ``(2) make available to Army, Navy, and Air Force nurses 
     and Department of Defense officials concerned with military 
     nursing research--
       ``(A) information about nursing research projects that are 
     being developed or carried out in the Army, Navy, and Air 
     Force; and
       ``(B) expertise and information beneficial to the 
     encouragement of meaningful nursing research.
       ``(e) Research Topics.--For purposes of this section, 
     military nursing research includes research on the following 
     issues:
       ``(1) Issues regarding how to improve the results of 
     nursing care and services provided in the armed forces in 
     time of peace.
       ``(2) Issues regarding how to improve the results of 
     nursing care and services provided in the armed forces in 
     time of war.
       ``(3) Issues regarding how to prevent complications 
     associated with battle injuries.
       ``(4) Issues regarding how to prevent complications 
     associated with the transporting of patients in the military 
     medical evacuation system.
       ``(5) Issues regarding how to improve methods of training 
     nursing personnel.
       ``(6) Clinical nursing issues, including such issues as 
     prevention and treatment of child abuse and spouse abuse.
       ``(7) Women's health issues.
       ``(8) Wellness issues.
       ``(9) Preventive medicine issues.
       ``(10) Home care management issues.
       ``(11) Case management issues.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 104 of such title is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

``2116. Military nursing research.''.

     SEC. 742. TERMINATION OF PROGRAM TO TRAIN MILITARY 
                   PSYCHOLOGISTS TO PRESCRIBE PSYCHOTROPIC 
                   MEDICATIONS.

       (a) Termination.--Not later than June 30, 1997, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall terminate the demonstration pilot 
     program for training military psychologists in the 
     prescription of psychotropic medications, which is referred 
     to in section 8097 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1991 (Public Law 101-511; 104 Stat. 
     1897).
       (b) Prohibition on Additional Enrollees Pending 
     Termination.--After the date of the enactment of this Act, 
     The Secretary of Defense may not enroll any new participants 
     for the demonstration pilot program described in subsection 
     (a).
       (c) Effect on Current Participants.--The requirement to 
     terminate the demonstration pilot program described in 
     subsection (a) shall not be construed to affect the training 
     or utilization of military psychologists in the prescription 
     of psychotropic medications who are participating in the 
     demonstration pilot program on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act or who have completed such training before that 
     date.
       (d) Evaluation.--As soon as possible after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, but not later than April 1, 1997, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall submit to 
     Congress a report evaluating the success of the demonstration 
     pilot program described in subsection (a). The report shall 
     include--
       (1) a cost-benefit analysis of the program;
       (2) a discussion of the utilization requirements under the 
     program; and
       (3) recommendations regarding--
       (A) whether the program should be extended so as to 
     continue to provide training to military psychologists in the 
     prescription of psychotropic medications; and
       (B) any modifications that should be made in the manner in 
     which military psychologists are trained and used to 
     prescribe psychotropic medications so as to improve the 
     training provided under the program, if the program is 
     extended.

     SEC. 743. WAIVER OF COLLECTION OF PAYMENTS DUE FROM CERTAIN 
                   PERSONS UNAWARE OF LOSS OF CHAMPUS ELIGIBILITY.

       (a) Authority To Waive Collection.--The administering 
     Secretaries may waive the collection of payments otherwise 
     due from a person described in subsection (b) as a result of 
     the receipt by the person of health benefits under section 
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     States Code, after the termination of the person's 
     eligibility for such benefits.
       (b) Persons Eligible for Waiver.--A person shall be 
     eligible for relief under subsection (a) if the person--
       (1) is a person described in paragraph (1) of subsection 
     (d) of section 1086 of title 10, United States Code;
       (2) in the absence of such paragraph, would have been 
     eligible for health benefits under such section; and
       (3) at the time of the receipt of such benefits, satisfied 
     the criteria specified in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of 
     paragraph (2) of such subsection.
       (c) Extent of Waiver Authority.--The authority to waive the 
     collection of payments pursuant to this section shall apply 
     with regard to health benefits provided under section 1086 of 
     title 10, United States Code, to persons described in 
     subsection (b) during the period beginning on January 1, 
     1967, and ending on the later of--
       (1) the termination date of any special enrollment period 
     provided under title XVIII of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1395 et seq.) specifically for such persons; and
       (2) July 1, 1996.
       (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``administering Secretaries'' has the meaning given such term 
     in section 1072(3) of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 744. DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM TO TRAIN MILITARY MEDICAL 
                   PERSONNEL IN CIVILIAN SHOCK TRAUMA UNITS.

       (a) Demonstration Program.--(1) Not later than April 1, 
     1996, the Secretary of Defense shall implement a 
     demonstration program to evaluate the feasibility of 
     providing shock trauma training for military medical 
     personnel through one or more public or nonprofit hospitals. 
     The Secretary shall carry out the program pursuant to an 
     agreement with such hospitals.
       (2) Under the agreement with a hospital, the Secretary 
     shall assign military medical personnel participating in the 
     demonstration program to temporary duty in shock trauma units 
     operated by the hospitals that are parties to the agreement.
       (3) The agreement shall require, as consideration for the 
     services provided by military medical personnel under the 
     agreement, that the hospital provide appropriate care to 
     members of the Armed Forces and to other persons whose care 
     in the hospital would otherwise require reimbursement by the 
     Secretary. The value of the services provided by the 
     hospitals shall be at least equal to the value of the 
     services provided by military medical personnel under the 
     agreement.
       (b) Termination of Program.--The authority of the Secretary 
     of Defense to conduct the demonstration program under this 
     section, and any agreement entered into under the 
     demonstration program, shall expire on March 31, 1998.
       (c) Report and Evaluation of Program.--(1) Not later than 
     March 1 of each year in which the demonstration program is 
     conducted under this section, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report describing the scope and 
     activities of the demonstration program during the preceding 
     year.
       (2) Not later than May 1, 1998, the Comptroller General of 
     the United States shall submit to Congress a report 
     evaluating the effectiveness of the demonstration program in 
     providing shock trauma training for military medical 
     personnel.

     SEC. 745. STUDY REGARDING DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE EFFORTS TO 
                   DETERMINE APPROPRIATE FORCE LEVELS OF WARTIME 
                   MEDICAL PERSONNEL.

       (a) Study Required.--The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct a study to evaluate the reasonableness 
     of the models used by each military department for 
     determining the appropriate wartime force level for medical 
     personnel in the department. The study shall include the 
     following:
       (1) An assessment of the modeling techniques used by each 
     department.
       (2) An analysis of the data used in the models to identify 
     medical personnel requirements.
       (3) An identification of the ability of the models to 
     integrate personnel of reserve components to meet department 
     requirements.
       (4) An evaluation of the ability of the Secretary of 
     Defense to integrate the various modeling efforts into a 
     comprehensive, coordinated plan for obtaining the optimum 
     force level for wartime medical personnel.
       (b) Report of Study.--Not later than June 30, 1996, the 
     Comptroller General shall report to Congress on the results 
     of the study conducted under subsection (a).

     SEC. 746. REPORT ON IMPROVED ACCESS TO MILITARY HEALTH CARE 
                   FOR COVERED BENEFICIARIES ENTITLED TO MEDICARE.

       Not later than March 1, 1996, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to Congress a report evaluating the feasibility, 
     costs, and consequences for the military health care system 
     of improving access to the system for covered beneficiaries 
     under chapter 55 of title 10, United States Code, who have 
     limited access to military medical treatment facilities and 
     are ineligible for the Civilian Health and Medical Program of 
     the Uniformed Services under section 1086(d)(1) of such 
     title. The alternatives that the Secretary shall consider to 
     improve access for such covered beneficiaries shall include--
       (1) whether CHAMPUS should serve as a second payer for 
     covered beneficiaries who are entitled to hospital insurance 
     benefits under part A of title XVIII of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 1395c et seq.); and
       (2) whether such covered beneficiaries should be offered 
     enrollment in the Federal Employees Health Benefits program 
     under chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code.

     SEC. 747. REPORT ON EFFECT OF CLOSURE OF FITZSIMONS ARMY 
                   MEDICAL CENTER, COLORADO, ON PROVISION OF CARE 
                   TO MILITARY PERSONNEL, RETIRED MILITARY 
                   PERSONNEL, AND THEIR DEPENDENTS.

       (a) Effect of Closure on Members Experiencing Health 
     Difficulties Associated With Persian Gulf Syndrome.--Not 
     later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report that--
       (1) assesses the effects of the closure of Fitzsimons Army 
     Medical Center, Colorado, on the capability of the Department 
     of Defense to provide appropriate and adequate health care to 
     members and former members of the Armed Forces who suffer 
     from undiagnosed illnesses (or combination of illnesses) as a 
     result of service in the Armed Forces in the Southwest Asia 
     theater of operations during the Persian Gulf conflict; and
       (2) describes the plans of the Secretary of Defense and the 
     Secretary of the Army to ensure that adequate and appropriate 
     health care is provided to such members for such illnesses 
     (or combination of illnesses).
       (b) Effect of Closure on Other Covered Beneficiaries.--The 
     report required by subsection (a) shall also include--
       (1) an assessment of the effects of the closure of 
     Fitzsimons Army Medical Center on the capability of the 
     Department of Defense to provide appropriate and adequate 
     health care to the dependents of members and former members 
     of the Armed Forces and retired members and their dependents 
     who currently obtain care at the medical center; and
       (2) a description of the plans of the Secretary of Defense 
     and the Secretary of the Army to ensure that adequate and 
     appropriate health care is provided to such persons, as 
     called for in the recommendations of the Secretary of Defense 
     for the closure of Fitzsimons Army Medical Center.

     SEC. 748. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON CONTINUITY OF HEALTH CARE 
                   SERVICES FOR COVERED BENEFICIARIES ADVERSELY 
                   AFFECTED BY CLOSURES OF MILITARY MEDICAL 
                   TREATMENT FACILITIES.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) Military installations selected for closure in the 1991 
     and 1993 rounds of the base closure process will soon close.
       (2) Additional military installations have been selected 
     for closure in the 1995 round of the base closure process.
       (3) Some of the military installations selected for closure 
     include military medical treatment facilities.
       (3) As a result of these base closures, tens of thousands 
     of covered beneficiaries under chapter 55 of title 10, United 
     States Code, who reside in the vicinity of such installations 
     will be left without immediate access to military medical 
     treatment facilities.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--In light of the findings specified 
     in subsection (a), it is the sense of Congress that the 
     Secretary of Defense should take all appropriate steps 
     necessary to ensure the continuation of medical and 
     pharmaceutical benefits for covered beneficiaries adversely 
     affected by the closure of military installations.

     SEC. 749. STATE RECOGNITION OF MILITARY ADVANCE MEDICAL 
                   DIRECTIVES.

       (a) Requirement for Recognition by States.--(1) Chapter 53 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by inserting 
     after section 1044b the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1044c. Advance medical directives of members and 
       dependents: requirement for recognition by States

       ``(a) Instruments To Be Given Legal Effect Without Regard 
     to State Law.--An advance medical directive executed by a 
     person eligible for legal assistance--
       ``(1) is exempt from any requirement of form, substance, 
     formality, or recording that is provided for advance medical 
     directives under the laws of a State; and
       ``(2) shall be given the same legal effect as an advance 
     medical directive prepared and executed in accordance with 
     the laws of the State concerned.
       ``(b) Advance Medical Directives.--For purposes of this 
     section, an advance medical directive is any written 
     declaration that--
       ``(1) sets forth directions regarding the provision, 
     withdrawal, or withholding of life-prolonging procedures, 
     including hydration and sustenance, for the declarant 
     whenever the declarant has a terminal physical condition or 
     is in a persistent vegetative state; or
       ``(2) authorizes another person to make health care 
     decisions for the declarant, under circumstances stated in 
     the declaration, whenever the declarant is incapable of 
     making informed health care decisions.
       ``(c) Statement To Be Included.--(1) Under regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary concerned, an advance medical 
     directive prepared by an attorney authorized to provide legal 
     assistance shall contain a statement that sets forth the 
     provisions of subsection (a).
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) shall not be construed to make 
     inapplicable the provisions of subsection (a) to an advance 
     medical directive that does not include a statement described 
     in that paragraph.
       ``(d) States Not Recognizing Advance Medical Directives.--
     Subsection (a) does not make an advance medical directive 
     enforceable in a State that does not otherwise recognize and 
     enforce advance medical directives under the laws of the 
     State.

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       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `State' includes the District of Columbia, 
     the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, and a possession of the 
     United States.
       ``(2) The term `person eligible for legal assistance' means 
     a person who is eligible for legal assistance under section 
     1044 of this title.
       ``(3) The term `legal assistance' means legal services 
     authorized under section 1044 of this title.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     1044b the following:

``1044c. Advance medical directives of members and dependents: 
              requirement for recognition by States.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--Section 1044c of title 10, United 
     States Code, shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act and shall apply to advance medical directives 
     referred to in that section that are executed before, on, or 
     after that date.
  TITLE VIII--ACQUISITION POLICY, ACQUISITION MANAGEMENT, AND RELATED 
                                MATTERS
                     Subtitle A--Acquisition Reform

     SEC. 801. INAPPLICABILITY OF LIMITATION ON EXPENDITURE OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS TO CONTRACTS AT OR BELOW 
                   SIMPLIFIED ACQUISITION THRESHOLD.

       Section 2207 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Money appropriated''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(b) This section does not apply to a contract that is for 
     an amount not greater than the simplified acquisition 
     threshold (as defined in section 4(11) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(11))).''.

     SEC. 802. AUTHORITY TO DELEGATE CONTRACTING AUTHORITY.

       (a) Repeal of Duplicative Authority and Restriction.--
     Section 2356 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 139 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out the item relating to section 2356.

     SEC. 803. CONTROL IN PROCUREMENTS OF CRITICAL AIRCRAFT AND 
                   SHIP SPARE PARTS.

       (a) Repeal.--Section 2383 of title 10, United States Code, 
     is repealed.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of chapter 141 of such title is amended by striking 
     out the item relating to section 2383.

     SEC. 804. FEES FOR CERTAIN TESTING SERVICES.

       Section 2539b(c) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by inserting ``and indirect'' after ``recoup the 
     direct'' in the second sentence.

     SEC. 805. COORDINATION AND COMMUNICATION OF DEFENSE RESEARCH 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       Section 2364 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(5), by striking out ``milestone O, 
     milestone I, and milestone II'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``acquisition program''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking out paragraphs (2), (3), 
     and (4) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(2) The term `acquisition program decision' has the 
     meaning prescribed by the Secretary of Defense in 
     regulations.''.

     SEC. 806. ADDITION OF CERTAIN ITEMS TO DOMESTIC SOURCE 
                   LIMITATION.

       (a) Limitation.--(1) Paragraph (3) of section 2534(a) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) Components for naval vessels.--(A) The following 
     components:
       ``(i) Air circuit breakers.
       ``(ii) Welded shipboard anchor and mooring chain with a 
     diameter of four inches or less.
       ``(iii) Vessel propellers with a diameter of six feet or 
     more.
       ``(B) The following components of vessels, to the extent 
     they are unique to marine applications: gyrocompasses, 
     electronic navigation chart systems, steering controls, 
     pumps, propulsion and machinery control systems, and totally 
     enclosed lifeboats.''.
       (2) Subsection (b) of section 2534 of such title is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Manufacturer of vessel propellers.--In the case of a 
     procurement of vessel propellers referred to in subsection 
     (a)(3)(A)(ii), the manufacturer of the propellers meets the 
     requirements of this subsection only if--
       ``(A) the manufacturer meets the requirements set forth in 
     paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) all castings incorporated into such propellers are 
     poured and finished in the United States.''.
       (3) Paragraph (1) of section 2534(c) of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1) Components for naval vessels.--Subsection (a) does 
     not apply to a procurement of spare or repair parts needed to 
     support components for naval vessels produced or manufactured 
     outside the United States.''.
       (4) Section 2534 of such title is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) Implementation of Naval Vessel Component 
     Limitation.--In implementing subsection (a)(3)(B), the 
     Secretary of Defense--
       ``(1) may not use contract clauses or certifications; and
       ``(2) shall use management and oversight techniques that 
     achieve the objective of the subsection without imposing a 
     significant management burden on the Government or the 
     contractor involved.''.
       (5) Subsection (a)(3)(B) of section 2534 of title 10, 
     United States Code, as amended by paragraph (1), shall apply 
     only to contracts entered into after March 31, 1996.
       (b) Extension of Limitation Relating to Ball Bearings and 
     Roller Bearings.--Section 2534(c)(3) of such title is amended 
     by striking out ``October 1, 1995'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``October 1, 2000''.
       (c) Termination of Vessel Propeller Limitation.--Section 
     2534(c) of such title is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Vessel propellers.--Subsection (a)(3)(A)(iii) and 
     this paragraph shall cease to be effective on the date 
     occurring two years after the date of the enactment of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996.''.
       (d) Additional Waiver Authority.--Section 2534(d) of such 
     title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(9) Application of the limitation would result in a 
     retaliatory trade action by a foreign country against the 
     United States, as determined by the Secretary of Defense 
     after consultation with the United States Trade 
     Representative.''.
       (e) Inapplicability of Simplified Acquisition Limitation to 
     Contracts for Ball Bearings and Roller Bearings.--Section 
     2534(g) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``This section''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) does not apply to contracts for items 
     described in subsection (a)(5) (relating to ball bearings and 
     roller bearings), notwithstanding section 33 of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 429).''.

     SEC. 807. ENCOURAGEMENT OF USE OF LEASING AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--(1) Section 2401a of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) by inserting before ``The Secretary of Defense'' the 
     following subsection heading: ``(b) Limitation on Contracts 
     with Terms of 18 Months or More.--'';
       (B) by inserting after the section heading the following:
       ``(a) Leasing of Commercial Vehicles and Equipment.--The 
     Secretary of Defense may use leasing in the acquisition of 
     commercial vehicles and equipment whenever the Secretary 
     determines that leasing of such vehicles is practicable and 
     efficient.''; and
       (C) by amending the section heading to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2401a. Lease of vehicles, equipment, vessels, and 
       aircraft''.

       (2) The item relating to section 2401a in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 141 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``2401a. Lease of vehicles, equipment, vessels, and aircraft.''.

       (b) Report.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report setting forth changes in legislation 
     that would be required to facilitate the use of leasing in 
     the acquisition of equipment by the Department of Defense.
       (c) Pilot Program.--(1) The Secretary of the Army may 
     conduct a pilot program for leasing commercial utility cargo 
     vehicles in accordance with this subsection.
       (2) Under the pilot program--
       (A) the Secretary may trade existing commercial utility 
     cargo vehicles of the Army for credit against the costs of 
     leasing new replacement commercial utility cargo vehicles for 
     the Army;
       (B) the quantities and trade-in value of commercial utility 
     cargo vehicles to be traded in shall be subject to 
     negotiation between the Secretary and the lessors of the new 
     replacement commercial utility cargo vehicles;
       (C) the lease agreement for a new commercial utility cargo 
     vehicle may be executed with or without an option to purchase 
     at the end of the lease period;
       (D) the lease period for a new commercial utility cargo 
     vehicle may not exceed the warranty period for the vehicle; 
     and
       (E) up to 40 percent of the validated requirement for 
     commercial utility cargo vehicles may be satisfied by leasing 
     such vehicles, except that one or more options for satisfying 
     the remainder of the validated requirement may be provided 
     for and exercised (subject to the requirements of paragraph 
     (6)).
       (3) In awarding contracts under the pilot program, the 
     Secretary shall comply with section 2304 of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (4) The pilot program may not be commenced until--
       (A) the Secretary submits to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives a report that contains the 
     plans of the Secretary for implementing the program and that 
     sets forth in detail the savings in operating and support 
     costs expected to be derived from retiring older commercial 
     utility cargo vehicles, as compared to the expected costs of 
     leasing newer commercial utility cargo vehicles; and
       (B) a period of 30 calendar days has elapsed after 
     submission of such report.

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       (5) Not later than one year after the date on which the 
     first lease under the pilot program is entered into, the 
     Secretary of the Army shall submit to the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives a report on the status of the 
     pilot program. Such report shall be based on at least six 
     months of experience in operating the pilot program.
       (6) The Secretary may exercise an option provided for under 
     paragraph (2) only after a period of 60 days has elapsed 
     after the submission of the report.
       (7) No lease of commercial utility cargo vehicles may be 
     entered into under the pilot program after September 30, 
     2000.

     SEC. 808. COST REIMBURSEMENT RULES FOR INDIRECT COSTS 
                   ATTRIBUTABLE TO PRIVATE SECTOR WORK OF DEFENSE 
                   CONTRACTORS.

       (a) Defense Capability Preservation Agreement.--The 
     Secretary of Defense may enter into an agreement, to be known 
     as a ``defense capability preservation agreement'', with a 
     defense contractor under which the cost reimbursement rules 
     described in subsection (b) shall be applied. Such an 
     agreement may be entered into in any case in which the 
     Secretary determines that the application of such cost 
     reimbursement rules would facilitate the achievement of the 
     policy objectives set forth in section 2501(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (b) Cost Reimbursement Rules.--(1) The cost reimbursement 
     rules applicable under an agreement entered into under 
     subsection (a) are as follows:
       (A) The Department of Defense shall, in determining the 
     reimbursement due a contractor for its indirect costs of 
     performing a defense contract, allow the contractor to 
     allocate indirect costs to its private sector work only to 
     the extent of the contractor's allocable indirect private 
     sector costs, subject to subparagraph (C).
       (B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the allocable 
     indirect private sector costs of a contractor are those costs 
     of the contractor that are equal to the sum of--
       (i) the incremental indirect costs attributable to such 
     work; and
       (ii) the amount by which the revenue attributable to such 
     private sector work exceeds the sum of--
       (I) the direct costs attributable to such private sector 
     work; and
       (II) the incremental indirect costs attributable to such 
     private sector work.
       (C) The total amount of allocable indirect private sector 
     costs for a contract in any year of the agreement may not 
     exceed the amount of indirect costs that a contractor would 
     have allocated to its private sector work during that year in 
     accordance with the contractor's established accounting 
     practices.
       (2) The cost reimbursement rules set forth in paragraph (1) 
     may be modified by the Secretary of Defense if the Secretary 
     of Defense determines that modifications are appropriate to 
     the particular situation to facilitate achievement of the 
     policy set forth in section 2501(b) of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (c) Implementation.--Not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish application procedures and procedures for 
     expeditious consideration of defense capability preservation 
     agreements as authorized by this section.
       (d) Contracts Covered.--An agreement entered into with a 
     contractor under subsection (a) shall apply to each 
     Department of Defense contract with the contractor in effect 
     on the date on which the agreement is entered into and each 
     Department of Defense contract that is awarded to the 
     contractor during the term of the agreement.
       (e) Reports.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to the congressional defense committees a report setting 
     forth--
       (1) the number of applications received and the number of 
     applications approved for defense capability preservation 
     agreements; and
       (2) any changes to the authority in this section that the 
     Secretary recommends to further facilitate the policy set 
     forth in section 2501(b) of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 809. SUBCONTRACTS FOR OCEAN TRANSPORTATION SERVICES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, neither section 
     901(b) of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. 1241(b)) 
     nor section 2631 of title 10, United States Code, shall be 
     included before May 1, 1996, on any list promulgated under 
     section 34(b) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 430(b)).

     SEC. 810. PROMPT RESOLUTION OF AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS.

       Section 6009 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 
     1994 (Public Law 103-355; 108 Stat. 3367) is amended to read 
     as follows:

     ``SEC. 6009. PROMPT MANAGEMENT DECISIONS AND IMPLEMENTATION 
                   OF AUDIT RECOMMENDATIONS.

       ``(a) Management Decisions.--(1) The head of a Federal 
     agency shall make management decisions on all findings and 
     recommendations set forth in an audit report of the inspector 
     general of the agency within a maximum of six months after 
     the issuance of the report.
       ``(2) The head of a Federal agency shall make management 
     decisions on all findings and recommendations set forth in an 
     audit report of any auditor from outside the Federal 
     Government within a maximum of six months after the date on 
     which the head of the agency receives the report.
       ``(b) Completion of Final Action.--The head of a Federal 
     agency shall complete final action on each management 
     decision required with regard to a recommendation in an 
     inspector general's report under subsection (a)(1) within 12 
     months after the date of the inspector general's report. If 
     the head of the agency fails to complete final action with 
     regard to a management decision within the 12-month period, 
     the inspector general concerned shall identify the matter in 
     each of the inspector general's semiannual reports pursuant 
     to section 5(a)(3) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.) until final action on the management decision is 
     completed.''.

     SEC. 811. TEST PROGRAM FOR NEGOTIATION OF COMPREHENSIVE 
                   SUBCONTRACTING PLANS.

       (a) Revision of Authority.--Subsection (a) of section 834 
     of National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 
     and 1991 (15 U.S.C. 637 note) is amended by striking out 
     paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(1) The Secretary of Defense shall establish a test 
     program under which contracting activities in the military 
     departments and the Defense Agencies are authorized to 
     undertake one or more demonstration projects to determine 
     whether the negotiation and administration of comprehensive 
     subcontracting plans will reduce administrative burdens on 
     contractors while enhancing opportunities provided under 
     Department of Defense contracts for small business concerns 
     and small business concerns owned and controlled by socially 
     and economically disadvantaged individuals. In selecting the 
     contracting activities to undertake demonstration projects, 
     the Secretary shall take such action as is necessary to 
     ensure that a broad range of the supplies and services 
     acquired by the Department of Defense are included in the 
     test program.''.
       (b) Covered Contractors.--Subsection (b) of such section is 
     amended by striking out paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(3) A Department of Defense contractor referred to in 
     paragraph (1) is, with respect to a comprehensive 
     subcontracting plan negotiated in any fiscal year, a business 
     concern that, during the immediately preceding fiscal year, 
     furnished the Department of Defense with supplies or services 
     (including professional services, research and development 
     services, and construction services) pursuant to at least 
     three Department of Defense contracts having an aggregate 
     value of at least $5,000,000.''.
       (c) Technical Amendments.--Such section is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (g); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).

     SEC. 812. PROCUREMENT OF ITEMS FOR EXPERIMENTAL OR TEST 
                   PURPOSES.

       Section 2373(b) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``only'' after ``applies'' in the second 
     sentence.

     SEC. 813. USE OF FUNDS FOR ACQUISITION OF DESIGNS, PROCESSES, 
                   TECHNICAL DATA, AND COMPUTER SOFTWARE.

       Section 2386(3) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(3) Design and process data, technical data, and computer 
     software.''.

     SEC. 814. INDEPENDENT COST ESTIMATES FOR MAJOR DEFENSE 
                   ACQUISITION PROGRAMS.

       Section 2434(b)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) be prepared--
       ``(i) by an office or other entity that is not under the 
     supervision, direction, or control of the military 
     department, Defense Agency, or other component of the 
     Department of Defense that is directly responsible for 
     carrying out the development or acquisition of the program; 
     or
       ``(ii) if the decision authority for the program has been 
     delegated to an official of a military department, Defense 
     Agency, or other component of the Department of Defense, by 
     an office or other entity that is not directly responsible 
     for carrying out the development or acquisition of the 
     program; and''.

     SEC. 815. CONSTRUCTION, REPAIR, ALTERATION, FURNISHING, AND 
                   EQUIPPING OF NAVAL VESSELS.

       (a) Applicability of Certain Law.--Chapter 633 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     7297 the following:

     ``Sec. 7299. Contracts: applicability of Walsh-Healey Act

       ``Each contract for the construction, alteration, 
     furnishing, or equipping of a naval vessel is subject to the 
     Walsh-Healey Act (41 U.S.C. 35 et seq.) unless the President 
     determines that this requirement is not in the interest of 
     national defense.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 7297 the following:

``7299. Contracts: applicability of Walsh-Healey Act.''.
                       Subtitle B--Other Matters

     SEC. 821. PROCUREMENT TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Funding.--Of the amount authorized to be appropriated 
     under section 301(5), $12,000,000 shall be available for 
     carrying out the provisions of chapter 142 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (b) Specific Programs.--Of the amounts made available 
     pursuant to subsection (a),

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     $600,000 shall be available for fiscal year 1996 for the 
     purpose of carrying out programs sponsored by eligible 
     entities referred to in subparagraph (D) of section 2411(1) 
     of title 10, United States Code, that provide procurement 
     technical assistance in distressed areas referred to in 
     subparagraph (B) of section 2411(2) of such title. If there 
     is an insufficient number of satisfactory proposals for 
     cooperative agreements in such distressed areas to allow 
     effective use of the funds made available in accordance with 
     this subsection in such areas, the funds shall be allocated 
     among the Defense Contract Administration Services regions in 
     accordance with section 2415 of such title.

     SEC. 822. DEFENSE FACILITY-WIDE PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Authority To Conduct Defense Facility-Wide Pilot 
     Program.--The Secretary of Defense may conduct a pilot 
     program, to be known as the ``defense facility-wide pilot 
     program'', for the purpose of determining the potential for 
     increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the 
     acquisition process in facilities by using commercial 
     practices on a facility-wide basis.
       (b) Designation of Participating Facilities.--(1) Subject 
     to paragraph (2), the Secretary may designate up to two 
     facilities as participants in the defense facility-wide pilot 
     program.
       (2) The Secretary may designate for participation in the 
     pilot program only those facilities that are authorized to be 
     so designated in a law authorizing appropriations for 
     national defense programs that is enacted after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Scope of Program.--At a facility designated as a 
     participant in the pilot program, the pilot program shall 
     consist of the following:
       (1) All contracts and subcontracts for defense supplies and 
     services that are performed at the facility.
       (2) All Department of Defense contracts and all 
     subcontracts under Department of Defense contracts performed 
     elsewhere that the Secretary determines are directly and 
     substantially related to the production of defense supplies 
     and services at the facility and are necessary for the pilot 
     program.
       (d) Criteria for Designation of Participating Facilities.--
     The Secretary shall establish criteria for selecting a 
     facility for designation as a participant in the pilot 
     program. In developing such criteria, the Secretary shall 
     consider the following:
       (1) The number of existing and anticipated contracts and 
     subcontracts performed at the facility--
       (A) for which contractors are required to provide certified 
     cost or pricing data pursuant to section 2306a of title 10, 
     United States Code; and
       (B) which are administered with the application of cost 
     accounting standards under section 26(f) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422(f)).
       (2) The relationship of the facility to other organizations 
     and facilities performing under contracts with the Department 
     of Defense and subcontracts under such contracts.
       (3) The impact that the participation of the facility under 
     the pilot program would have on competing domestic 
     manufacturers.
       (4) Such other factors as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       (e) Notification.--(1) The Secretary shall transmit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on National Security of the House of Representatives a 
     written notification of each facility proposed to be 
     designated by the Secretary for participation in the pilot 
     program.
       (2) The Secretary shall include in the notification 
     regarding a facility designated for participation in the 
     program a management plan addressing the following:
       (A) The proposed treatment of research and development 
     contracts or subcontracts to be performed at the facility 
     during the pilot program.
       (B) The proposed treatment of the cost impact of the use of 
     commercial practices on the award and administration of 
     contracts and subcontracts performed at the facility.
       (C) The proposed method for reimbursing the contractor for 
     existing and new contracts.
       (D) The proposed method for measuring the performance of 
     the facility for meeting the management goals of the 
     Secretary.
       (E) Estimates of the annual amount and the total amount of 
     the contracts and subcontracts covered under the pilot 
     program.
       (3)(A) The Secretary shall ensure that the management plan 
     for a facility provides for attainment of the following 
     objectives:
       (i) A significant reduction of the cost to the Government 
     for programs carried out at the facility.
       (ii) A reduction of the schedule associated with programs 
     carried out at the facility.
       (iii) An increased used of commercial practices and 
     procedures for programs carried at the facility.
       (iv) Protection of a domestic manufacturer competing for 
     contracts at such facility from being placed at a significant 
     competitive disadvantage by the participation of the facility 
     in the pilot program.
       (B) The management plan for a facility shall also require 
     that all or substantially all of the contracts to be awarded 
     and performed at the facility after the designation of that 
     facility under subsection (b), and all or substantially all 
     of the subcontracts to be awarded under those contracts and 
     performed at the facility after the designation, be--
       (i) for the production of supplies or services on a firm-
     fixed price basis;
       (ii) awarded without requiring the contractors or 
     subcontractors to provide certified cost or pricing data 
     pursuant to section 2306a of title 10, United States Code; 
     and
       (iii) awarded and administered without the application of 
     cost accounting standards under section 26(f) of the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422(f)).
       (f) Exemption From Certain Requirements.--In the case of a 
     contract or subcontract that is to be performed at a facility 
     designated for participation in the defense facility-wide 
     pilot program and that is subject to section 2306a of title 
     10, United States Code, or section 26(f) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422(f)), the 
     Secretary of Defense may exempt such contract or subcontract 
     from the requirement to obtain certified cost or pricing data 
     under such section 2306a or the requirement to apply 
     mandatory cost accounting standards under such section 26(f) 
     if the Secretary determines that the contract or 
     subcontract--
       (1) is within the scope of the pilot program (as described 
     in subsection (c)); and
       (2) is fairly and reasonably priced based on information 
     other than certified cost and pricing data.
       (g) Special Authority.--The authority provided under 
     subsection (a) includes authority for the Secretary of 
     Defense--
       (1) to apply any amendment or repeal of a provision of law 
     made in this Act to the pilot program before the effective 
     date of such amendment or repeal; and
       (2) to apply to a procurement of items other than 
     commercial items under such program--
       (A) the authority provided in section 34 of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 430) to waive a 
     provision of law in the case of commercial items, and
       (B) any exception applicable under this Act or the Federal 
     Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-355) (or 
     an amendment made by a provision of either Act) in the case 
     of commercial items,

     before the effective date of such provision (or amendment) to 
     the extent that the Secretary determines necessary to test 
     the application of such waiver or exception to procurements 
     of items other than commercial items.
       (h) Applicability.--(1) Subsections (f) and (g) apply to 
     the following contracts, if such contracts are within the 
     scope of the pilot program at a facility designated for the 
     pilot program under subsection (b):
       (A) A contract that is awarded or modified during the 
     period described in paragraph (2).
       (B) A contract that is awarded before the beginning of such 
     period, that is to be performed (or may be performed), in 
     whole or in part, during such period, and that may be 
     modified as appropriate at no cost to the Government.
       (2) The period referred to in paragraph (1), with respect 
     to a facility designated under subsection (b), is the period 
     that--
       (A) begins 45 days after the date of the enactment of the 
     Act authorizing the designation of that facility in 
     accordance with paragraph (2) of such subsection; and
       (B) ends on September 30, 2000.
       (i) Commercial Practices Encouraged.--With respect to 
     contracts and subcontracts within the scope of the defense 
     facility-wide pilot program, the Secretary of Defense may, to 
     the extent the Secretary determines appropriate and in 
     accordance with applicable law, adopt commercial practices in 
     the administration of contracts and subcontracts. Such 
     commercial practices may include the following:
       (1) Substitution of commercial oversight and inspection 
     procedures for Government audit and access to records.
       (2) Incorporation of commercial oversight, inspection, and 
     acceptance procedures.
       (3) Use of alternative dispute resolution techniques 
     (including arbitration).
       (4) Elimination of contract provisions authorizing the 
     Government to make unilateral changes to contracts.

     SEC. 823. TREATMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CABLE TELEVISION 
                   FRANCHISE AGREEMENTS.

       Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the chief judge of the United States Court of 
     Federal Claims shall transmit to Congress a report containing 
     an advisory opinion on the following two questions:
       (1) Is it within the power of the executive branch to treat 
     cable television franchise agreements for the construction, 
     installation, or capital improvement of cable television 
     systems at military installations of the Department of 
     Defense as contracts under part 49 of the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation without violating title VI of the Communications 
     Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 521 et seq.)?
       (2) If the answer to the question in paragraph (1) is in 
     the affirmative, is the executive branch required by law to 
     so treat such franchise agreements?

     SEC. 824. EXTENSION OF PILOT MENTOR-PROTEGE PROGRAM.

       Section 831 (j)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (10 U.S.C. 2301 note) is amended by 
     striking out ``1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``1996''.
      TITLE IX--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT
                      Subtitle A--General Matters

     SEC. 901. ORGANIZATION OF THE OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF 
                   DEFENSE.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:

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       (1) The statutory provisions that as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act govern the organization of the Office 
     of the Secretary of Defense have evolved from enactment of a 
     number of executive branch legislative proposals and 
     congressional initiatives over a period of years.
       (2) The May 1995 report of the congressionally mandated 
     Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces included 
     a number of recommendations relating to the Office of the 
     Secretary of Defense.
       (3) The Secretary of Defense has decided to create a 
     special Department task force and to conduct other reviews to 
     review many of the Commission's recommendations.
       (4) The Secretary of Defense has decided to institute a 5 
     percent per year reduction of civilian personnel assigned to 
     the Office of the Secretary of Defense, including the 
     Washington Headquarters Service and the Defense Support 
     Activities, for the period from fiscal year 1996 through 
     fiscal year 2001.
       (5) Over the ten-year period from 1986 through 1995, 
     defense spending in real dollars has been reduced by 34 
     percent and military end-strengths have been reduced by 28 
     percent. During the same period, the number of civilian 
     employees of the Office of the Secretary of Defense has 
     increased by 22 percent.
       (6) To achieve greater efficiency and to revalidate the 
     role and mission of the Office of the Secretary of Defense, a 
     comprehensive review of the organizations and functions of 
     that Office and of the personnel needed to carry out those 
     functions is required.
       (b) Review.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a 
     further review of the organizations and functions of the 
     Office of the Secretary of Defense, including the Washington 
     Headquarters Service and the Defense Support Activities, and 
     the personnel needed to carry out those functions. The review 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the appropriate functions of the 
     Office and whether the Office of the Secretary of Defense or 
     some of its component parts should be organized along mission 
     lines.
       (2) An assessment of the adequacy of the present 
     organizational structure to efficiently and effectively 
     support the Secretary in carrying out his responsibilities in 
     a manner that ensures civilian authority in the Department of 
     Defense.
       (3) An assessment of the advantages and disadvantages of 
     the use of political appointees to fill the positions of the 
     various Under Secretaries of Defense, Assistant Secretaries 
     of Defense, and Deputy Under Secretaries of Defense.
       (4) An assessment of the extent of unnecessary duplication 
     of functions between the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
     and the Joint Staff.
       (5) An assessment of the extent of unnecessary duplication 
     of functions between the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
     and the military departments.
       (6) An assessment of the appropriate number of positions 
     referred to in paragraph (3) and of Deputy Assistant 
     Secretaries of Defense.
       (7) An assessment of whether some or any of the functions 
     currently performed by the Office of Humanitarian and Refugee 
     Affairs are more properly or effectively performed by another 
     agency of Government or elsewhere within the Department of 
     Defense.
       (8) An assessment of the efficacy of the Joint Requirements 
     Oversight Council and whether it is advisable or necessary to 
     establish a statutory charter for this organization.
       (9) An assessment of any benefits or efficiencies derived 
     from decentralizing certain functions currently performed by 
     the Office of the Secretary of Defense.
       (10) An assessment of the appropriate size, number, and 
     functional responsibilities of the Defense Agencies and other 
     Department of Defense support organizations.
       (c) Report.--Not later than March 1, 1996, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to the congressional defense committees 
     a report containing --
       (1) his findings and conclusions resulting from the review 
     under subsection (b); and
       (2) a plan for implementing resulting recommendations, 
     including proposals for legislation (with supporting 
     rationale) that would be required as a result of the review.
       (d) Personnel Reduction.--(1) Effective October 1, 1999, 
     the number of OSD personnel may not exceed 75 percent of the 
     number of OSD personnel as of October 1, 1994.
       (2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``OSD 
     personnel'' means military and civilian personnel of the 
     Department of Defense who are assigned to, or employed in, 
     functions in the Office of the Secretary of Defense 
     (including Direct Support Activities of that Office and the 
     Washington Headquarters Services of the Department of 
     Defense).
       (3) In carrying out reductions in the number of personnel 
     assigned to, or employed in, the Office of the Department of 
     Defense in order to comply with paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     may not reassign functions solely in order to evade the 
     requirement contained in that paragraph.
       (4) If the Secretary of Defense determines, and certifies 
     to Congress, that the limitation in paragraph (1) would 
     adversely affect United States national security, the 
     limitation under paragraph (1) shall be applied by 
     substituting ``80 percent'' for ``75 percent''.

     SEC. 902. REDUCTION IN NUMBER OF ASSISTANT SECRETARY OF 
                   DEFENSE POSITIONS.

       (a) Reduction.--Section 138(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking out ``eleven'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``ten''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking out ``(11)'' after 
     ``Assistant Secretaries of Defense'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``(10)''.

     SEC. 903. DEFERRED REPEAL OF VARIOUS STATUTORY POSITIONS AND 
                   OFFICES IN OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 31, 1997.
       (b) Termination of Specification by Law of ASD Positions.--
     Subsection (b) of section 138 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) The Assistant Secretaries shall perform such duties 
     and exercise such powers as the Secretary of Defense may 
     prescribe.''.
       (c) Repeal of Certain OSD Presidential Appointment 
     Positions.--The following sections of chapter 4 of such title 
     are repealed:
       (1) Section 133a, relating to the Deputy Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Acquisition and Technology.
       (2) Section 134a, relating to the Deputy Under Secretary of 
     Defense for Policy.
       (3) Section 134a, relating to the Director of Defense 
     Research and Engineering.
       (4) Section 139, relating to the Director of Operational 
     Test and Evaluation.
       (5) Section 142, relating to the Assistant to the Secretary 
     of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense 
     Programs.
       (d) Director of Military Relocation Assistance Programs.--
     Section 1056 of such title is amended by striking out 
     subsection (d).
       (e) Conforming Amendments Relating to Repeal of Various OSD 
     Positions.--Chapter 4 of such title is further amended--
       (1) in section 131(b)--
       (A) by striking out paragraphs (6) and (8); and
       (B) by redesignating paragraphs (7), (9), (10), and (11), 
     as paragraphs (6), (7), (8), and (9), respectively;
       (2) in section 138(d), by striking out ``the Under 
     Secretaries of Defense, and the Director of Defense Research 
     and Engineering'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``and the 
     Under Secretaries of Defense''; and
       (3) in the table of sections at the beginning of the 
     chapter, by striking out the items relating to sections 133a, 
     134a, 137, 139, and 142.
       (f) Conforming Amendments Relating to Repeal of 
     Specification of ASD Positions.--
       (1) Section 176(a)(3) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking out ``Assistant Secretary of Defense for 
     Health Affairs'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``official in 
     the Department of Defense with principal responsibility for 
     health affairs''; and
       (B) by striking out ``Chief Medical Director of the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Under Secretary for Health of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs''.
       (2) Section 1216(d) of such title is amended by striking 
     out ``Assistant Secretary of Defense for Health Affairs'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``official in the Department of 
     Defense with principal responsibility for health affairs''.
       (3) Section 1587(d) of such title is amended by striking 
     out ``Assistant Secretary of Defense for Manpower and 
     Logistics'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``official in the 
     Department of Defense with principal responsibility for 
     personnel and readiness''.
       (4) The text of section 10201 of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``The official in the Department of Defense with 
     responsibility for overall supervision of reserve component 
     affairs of the Department of Defense is the official 
     designated by the Secretary of Defense to have that 
     responsibility.''.
       (5) Section 1211(b)(2) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (P.L. 100-
     180; 101 Stat 1155; 10 U.S.C. 167 note) is amended by 
     striking out ``the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Special 
     Operations and Low Intensity Conflict'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the official designated by the Secretary of Defense 
     to have principal responsibility for matters relating to 
     special operations and low intensity conflict''.
       (g) Conforming Amendments Relating to Operational Test and 
     Evaluation Authority.--(1) Subsection (a) of section 2399 of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``a conventional weapons system that'' 
     after ``means'' in the matter in paragraph (2) preceding 
     subparagraph (A);
       (B) by striking out ``a conventional weapons system that'' 
     in paragraph (2)(A); and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall designate an official 
     of the Department of Defense to perform the duties of the 
     position referred to in this section as the `designated OT&E 
     official'.''.
       (2) Subsection (b) of such section is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``Director of Operational Test and 
     Evaluation of the Department of Defense'' in paragraph (1) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``designated OT&E official''; 
     and
       (B) by striking out ``Director'' each place it appears in 
     paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``designated OT&E official''.
       (3) Subsection (c)(1) of such section is amended by 
     striking out ``Director of Operational Test and Evaluation of 
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     ment of Defense'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``designated 
     OT&E official''.
       (4) Subsection (e) of such section is amended by striking 
     out ``Director'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``designated OT&E official''.
       (5) Such section is further amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (g); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (g).
       (h) Repeal of Minimum Number of Senior Staff for Specified 
     Assistant Secretary of Defense.--Section 355 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 
     101-510; 104 Stat. 1540) is repealed.

     SEC. 904. REDESIGNATION OF THE POSITION OF ASSISTANT TO THE 
                   SECRETARY OF DEFENSE FOR ATOMIC ENERGY.

       (a) In General.--(1) Section 142 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking out the section heading and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following:

     ``Sec. 142. Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear 
       and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs'';

       (B) in subsection (a), by striking out ``Assistant to the 
     Secretary of Defense for Atomic Energy'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for 
     Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense Programs''; and
       (C) by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(b) The Assistant to the Secretary shall--
       ``(1) advise the Secretary of Defense on nuclear energy, 
     nuclear weapons, and chemical and biological defense;
       ``(2) serve as the Staff Director of the Nuclear Weapons 
     Council established by section 179 of this title; and
       ``(3) perform such additional duties as the Secretary may 
     prescribe.''.
       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 4 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``142. Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and Chemical 
              and Biological Defense Programs.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 179(c)(2) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``The 
     Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Atomic Energy'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``The Assistant to the Secretary of 
     Defense for Nuclear and Chemical and Biological Defense 
     Programs''.
       (2) Section 5316 of title 5, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``The Assistant to the Secretary of Defense 
     for Atomic Energy, Department of Defense.'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following:
       ``Assistant to the Secretary of Defense for Nuclear and 
     Chemical and Biological Defense Programs, Department of 
     Defense.''.

     SEC. 905. JOINT REQUIREMENTS OVERSIGHT COUNCIL.

       (a) In General.--(1) Chapter 7 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:

     ``Sec. 181. Joint Requirements Oversight Council

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish a Joint Requirements Oversight Council in the 
     Department of Defense.
       ``(b) Mission.--In addition to other matters assigned to it 
     by the President or Secretary of Defense, the Joint 
     Requirements Oversight Council shall--
       ``(1) assist the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff in 
     identifying and assessing the priority of joint military 
     requirements (including existing systems and equipment) to 
     meet the national military strategy;
       ``(2) assist the Chairman in considering alternatives to 
     any acquisition program that has been identified to meet 
     military requirements by evaluating the cost, schedule, and 
     performance criteria of the program and of the identified 
     alternatives; and
       ``(3) as part of its mission to assist the Chairman in 
     assigning joint priority among existing and future programs 
     meeting valid requirements, ensure that the assignment of 
     such priorities conforms to and reflects resource levels 
     projected by the Secretary of Defense through defense 
     planning guidance.
       ``(c) Composition.--(1) The Joint Requirements Oversight 
     Council is composed of--
       ``(A) the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, who is the 
     chairman of the Council;
       ``(B) an Army officer in the grade of general;
       ``(C) a Navy officer in the grade of admiral;
       ``(D) an Air Force officer in the grade of general; and
       ``(E) a Marine Corps officer in the grade of general.
       ``(2) Members of the Council, other than the Chairman of 
     the Joint Chiefs of Staff, shall be selected by the Chairman 
     of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, after consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, from officers in the grade of general 
     or admiral, as the case may be, who are recommended for such 
     selection by the Secretary of the military department 
     concerned.
       ``(3) The functions of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff as chairman of the Council may only be delegated to the 
     Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``181. Joint Requirements Oversight Council.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on January 31, 1997.

     SEC. 906. RESTRUCTURING OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE ACQUISITION 
                   ORGANIZATION AND WORKFORCE.

       (a) Restructuring Report.--Not later than March 1, 1996, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report on 
     the acquisition organization and workforce of the Department 
     of Defense. The report shall include--
       (1) the plan described in subsection (b); and
       (2) the assessment of streamlining and restructuring 
     options described in subsection (c).
       (b) Plan for Restructuring.--(1) The Secretary shall 
     include in the report under subsection (a) a plan on how to 
     restructure the current acquisition organization of the 
     Department of Defense in a manner that would enable the 
     Secretary to accomplish the following:
       (A) Reduce the number of military and civilian personnel 
     assigned to, or employed in, acquisition organizations of the 
     Department of Defense (as defined by the Secretary) by 25 
     percent over a period of five years, beginning on October 1, 
     1995.
       (B) Eliminate duplication of functions among existing 
     acquisition organizations of the Department of Defense.
       (C) Maximize opportunity for consolidation among 
     acquisition organizations of the Department of Defense to 
     reduce management overhead.
       (2) In the report, the Secretary shall also identify any 
     statutory requirement or congressional directive that 
     inhibits any proposed restructuring plan or reduction in the 
     size of the defense acquisition organization.
       (3) In designing the plan under paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall give full consideration to the process 
     efficiencies expected to be achieved through the 
     implementation of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 
     1994 (Public Law 103-355), the Federal Acquisition Reform Act 
     of 1995 (division D of this Act), and other ongoing 
     initiatives to increase the use of commercial practices and 
     reduce contract overhead in the defense procurement system.
       (c) Assessment of Specified Restructuring Options.--The 
     Secretary shall include in the report under subsection (a) a 
     detailed assessment of each of the following options for 
     streamlining and restructuring the existing defense 
     acquisition organization, together with a specific 
     recommendation as to whether each such option should be 
     implemented:
       (1) Consolidation of certain functions of the Defense 
     Contract Audit Agency and the Defense Contract Management 
     Command.
       (2) Contracting for performance of a significant portion of 
     the workload of the Defense Contract Audit Agency and other 
     Defense Agencies that perform acquisition functions.
       (3) Consolidation or selected elimination of Department of 
     Defense acquisition organizations.
       (4) Any other defense acquisition infrastructure 
     streamlining or restructuring option the Secretary may 
     determine.
       (d) Reduction of Acquisition Workforce.--(1) The Secretary 
     of Defense shall accomplish reductions in defense acquisition 
     personnel positions during fiscal year 1996 so that the total 
     number of such personnel as of October 1, 1996, is less than 
     the total number of such personnel as of October 1, 1995, by 
     at least 15,000.
       (2) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``defense 
     acquisition personnel'' means military and civilian personnel 
     assigned to, or employed in, acquisition organizations of the 
     Department of Defense (as specified in Department of Defense 
     Instruction numbered 5000.58 dated January 14, 1992) with the 
     exception of personnel who possess technical competence in 
     trade-skill maintenance and repair positions involved in 
     performing depot maintenance functions.

     SEC. 907. REPORT ON NUCLEAR POSTURE REVIEW AND ON PLANS FOR 
                   NUCLEAR WEAPONS MANAGEMENT IN EVENT OF 
                   ABOLITION OF DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

       (a) Report Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit 
     to Congress a report concerning the nuclear weapons complex. 
     The report shall set forth--
       (1) the Secretary's views on the effectiveness of the 
     Department of Energy in managing the nuclear weapons complex, 
     including the fulfillment of the requirements for nuclear 
     weapons established for the Department of Energy in the 
     Nuclear Posture Review; and
       (1) the Secretary's recommended plan for the incorporation 
     into the Department of Defense of the national security 
     programs of the Department of Energy if the Department of 
     Energy should be abolished and those programs be transferred 
     to the Department of Defense.
       (b) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``Nuclear Posture Review'' means the Department of Defense 
     Nuclear Posture Review as contained in the report entitled 
     ``Report of the Secretary of Defense to the President and the 
     Congress'', dated February 19, 1995, or in subsequent such 
     reports.
       (c) Submission Of Report.--The report under subsection (a) 
     shall be submitted not later than March 15, 1996.

     SEC. 908. REDESIGNATION OF ADVANCED RESEARCH PROJECTS AGENCY.

       (a) Redesignation.--The agency in the Department of Defense 
     known as the Advanced Research Projects Agency shall after 
     the date of the enactment of this Act be designated as the 
     Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency.
       (b) References.--Any reference in any law, regulation, 
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     sion of this Act to the Advanced Research Projects Agency 
     shall be considered to be a reference to the Defense Advanced 
     Research Projects Agency.

     SEC. 909. NAVAL NUCLEAR PROPULSION PROGRAM.

       (a) Repeal of Provision Giving Permanent Status to 
     Executive Order.--Effective October 1, 1998, section 1634 of 
     the Department of Defense Authorization, 1985 (Public Law 98-
     525; 42 U.S.C. 7158 note), is repealed.
       (b) Notice-and-Wait for Changes to Executive Order.--An 
     Executive order that includes a provision that after the 
     effective date of subsection (a) would amend, modify, or 
     repeal Executive order 12344 (42 U.S.C. 7158 note) may not be 
     issued until 60 days after the date on which notice of the 
     intent to issue an Executive order containing such a 
     provision (together with the text of that provision) is 
     submitted in writing to the congressional defense committees.
                    Subtitle B--Financial Management

     SEC. 911. TRANSFER AUTHORITY REGARDING FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR 
                   FOREIGN CURRENCY FLUCTUATIONS.

       (a) Transfers to Military Personnel Accounts Authorized.--
     Section 2779 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(c) Transfers to Military Personnel Accounts.--The 
     Secretary of Defense may transfer funds to military personnel 
     appropriations for a fiscal year out of funds available to 
     the Department of Defense for that fiscal year under the 
     appropriation `Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense'.''.
       (b) Revision and Codification of Authority for Transfers to 
     Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account.--Section 2779 of such 
     title, as amended by subsection (a), is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(d) Transfers to Foreign Currency Fluctuations Account.--
     (1) The Secretary of Defense may transfer to the 
     appropriation `Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense' 
     unobligated amounts of funds appropriated for operation and 
     maintenance and unobligated amounts of funds appropriated for 
     military personnel.
       ``(2) Any transfer from an appropriation under paragraph 
     (1) shall be made not later than the end of the second fiscal 
     year following the fiscal year for which the appropriation is 
     provided.
       ``(3) Any transfer made pursuant to the authority provided 
     in this subsection shall be limited so that the amount in the 
     appropriation `Foreign Currency Fluctuations, Defense' does 
     not exceed $970,000,000 at the time the transfer is made.''.
       (c) Conditions of Availability for Transferred Funds.--
     Section 2779 of such title, as amended by subsection (b), is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) Conditions of Availability for Transferred Funds.--
     Amounts transferred under subsection (c) or (d) shall be 
     merged with and be available for the same purposes and for 
     the same period as the appropriations to which 
     transferred.''.
       (d) Repeal of Superseded Provisions.--(1) Section 767A of 
     Public Law 96-527 (94 Stat. 3093) is repealed.
       (2) Section 791 of the Department of Defense Appropriation 
     Act, 1983 (enacted in section 101(c) of Public Law 97-377; 96 
     Stat. 1865) is repealed.
       (e) Technical Amendments.--Section 2779 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``(a)(1)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``(a) Transfers Back to Foreign 
     Currency Fluctuations Appropriation.--(1)'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out ``2d fiscal 
     year'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``second fiscal year''; 
     and
       (3) in subsection (b), by striking out ``(b)(1)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``(b) Funding for Losses in 
     Military Construction and Family Housing.--(1)''.
       (f) Effective Date.--Subsections (c) and (d) of section 
     2779 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsections 
     (a) and (b), and the repeals made by subsection (d), shall 
     apply only with respect to amounts appropriated for a fiscal 
     year after fiscal year 1995.

     SEC. 912. DEFENSE MODERNIZATION ACCOUNT.

       (a) Establishment and Use.--(1) Chapter 131 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     2215 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2216. Defense Modernization Account

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is established in the Treasury 
     an account to be known as the `Defense Modernization 
     Account'.
       ``(b) Transfers to Account.--(1)(A) Upon a determination by 
     the Secretary of a military department or the Secretary of 
     Defense with respect to Defense-wide appropriations accounts 
     of the availability and source of funds described in 
     subparagraph (B), that Secretary may transfer to the Defense 
     Modernization Account during any fiscal year any amount of 
     funds available to the Secretary described in that 
     subparagraph. Such funds may be transferred to that account 
     only after the Secretary concerned notifies the congressional 
     defense committees in writing of the amount and source of the 
     proposed transfer.
       ``(B) This subsection applies to the following funds 
     available to the Secretary concerned:
       ``(i) Unexpired funds in appropriations accounts that are 
     available for procurement and that, as a result of economies, 
     efficiencies, and other savings achieved in a carrying out a 
     particular procurement, are excess to the requirements of 
     that procurement.
       ``(ii) Unexpired funds that are available during the final 
     30 days of a fiscal year for support of installations and 
     facilities and that, as a result of economies, efficiencies, 
     and other savings, are excess to the requirements for support 
     of installations and facilities.
       ``(C) Any transfer under subparagraph (A) shall be made 
     under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(2) Funds referred to in paragraph (1) may not be 
     transferred to the Defense Modernization Account if--
       ``(A) the funds are necessary for programs, projects, and 
     activities that, as determined by the Secretary, have a 
     higher priority than the purposes for which the funds would 
     be available if transferred to that account; or
       ``(B) the balance of funds in the account, after transfer 
     of funds to the account, would exceed $1,000,000,000.
       ``(3) Amounts credited to the Defense Modernization Account 
     shall remain available for transfer until the end of the 
     third fiscal year that follows the fiscal year in which the 
     amounts are credited to the account.
       ``(4) The period of availability of funds for expenditure 
     provided for in sections 1551 and 1552 of title 31 may not be 
     extended by transfer into the Defense Modernization Account.
       ``(c) Scope of Use of Funds.--Funds transferred to the 
     Defense Modernization Account from funds appropriated for a 
     military department, Defense Agency, or other element of the 
     Department of Defense shall be available in accordance with 
     subsections (f) and (g) only for transfer to funds available 
     for that military department, Defense Agency, or other 
     element.
       ``(d) Authorized Use of Funds.--Funds available from the 
     Defense Modernization Account pursuant to subsection (f) or 
     (g) may be used for the following purposes:
       ``(1) For increasing, subject to subsection (e), the 
     quantity of items and services procured under a procurement 
     program in order to achieve a more efficient production or 
     delivery rate.
       ``(2) For research, development, test, and evaluation and 
     for procurement necessary for modernization of an existing 
     system or of a system being procured under an ongoing 
     procurement program.
       ``(e) Limitations.--(1) Funds in the Defense Modernization 
     Account may not be used to increase the quantity of an item 
     or services procured under a particular procurement program 
     to the extent that doing so would--
       ``(A) result in procurement of a total quantity of items or 
     services in excess of--
       ``(i) a specific limitation provided by law on the quantity 
     of the items or services that may be procured; or
       ``(ii) the requirement for the items or services as 
     approved by the Joint Requirements Oversight Council and 
     reported to Congress by the Secretary of Defense; or
       ``(B) result in an obligation or expenditure of funds in 
     excess of a specific limitation provided by law on the amount 
     that may be obligated or expended, respectively, for that 
     procurement program.
       ``(2) Funds in the Defense Modernization Account may not be 
     used for a purpose or program for which Congress has not 
     authorized appropriations.
       ``(3) Funds may not be transferred from the Defense 
     Modernization Account in any year for the purpose of--
       ``(A) making an expenditure for which there is no 
     corresponding obligation; or
       ``(B) making an expenditure that would satisfy an 
     unliquidated or unrecorded obligation arising in a prior 
     fiscal year.
       ``(f) Transfer of Funds.--(1) The Secretary of Defense may 
     transfer funds in the Defense Modernization Account to 
     appropriations available for purposes set forth in subsection 
     (d).
       ``(2) Funds in the Defense Modernization Account may not be 
     transferred under paragraph (1) until 30 days after the date 
     on which the Secretary concerned notifies the congressional 
     defense committees in writing of the amount and purpose of 
     the proposed transfer.
       ``(3) The total amount of transfers from the Defense 
     Modernization Account during any fiscal year under this 
     subsection may not exceed $500,000,000.
       ``(g) Availability of Funds by Appropriation.--In addition 
     to transfers under under subsection (f), funds in the Defense 
     Modernization Account may be made available for purposes set 
     forth in subsection (d) in accordance with the provisions of 
     appropriations Acts, but only to the extent authorized in an 
     Act other than an appropriations Act.
       ``(h) Secretary To Act Through Comptroller.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall carry out this section through the Under 
     Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), who shall be authorized 
     to implement this section through the issuance of any 
     necessary regulations, policies, and procedures after 
     consultation with the General Counsel and Inspector General 
     of the Department of Defense.
       ``(i) Quarterly Reports.--(1) Not later than 15 days after 
     the end of each calendar quarter, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit to the congressional committees specified in 
     paragraph (2) a report on the Defense Modernization Account. 
     Each such report shall set forth the following:
       ``(A) The amount and source of each credit to the account 
     during that quarter.
       ``(B) The amount and purpose of each transfer from the 
     account during that quarter.
       ``(C) The balance in the account at the end of the quarter 
     and, of such balance, the amount attributable to transfers to 
     the account from each Secretary concerned.

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       ``(2) The committees referred to in paragraph (1) are the 
     congressional defense committees and the Committee on 
     Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(j) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) The term `Secretary concerned' includes the Secretary 
     of Defense with respect to Defense-wide appropriations 
     accounts.
       ``(2) The term `unexpired funds' means funds appropriated 
     for a definite period that remain available for obligation.
       ``(3) The term `congressional defense committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on National Security and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 131 
     of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 2215 the following new item:

``2216. Defense Modernization Account.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--Section 2216 of title 10, United 
     States Code (as added by subsection (a)), shall apply only to 
     funds appropriated for fiscal years after fiscal year 1995.
       (c) Expiration of Authority and Account.--(1) The authority 
     under section 2216(b) of title 10, United States Code (as 
     added by subsection (a)), to transfer funds into the Defense 
     Modernization Account terminates at the close of September 
     30, 2003.
       (2) Three years after the termination date specified in 
     paragraph (1), the Defense Modernization Account shall be 
     closed and any remaining balance in the account shall be 
     canceled and thereafter shall not be available for any 
     purpose.
       (d) GAO Reviews.--(1) The Comptroller General of the United 
     States shall conduct two reviews of the administration of the 
     Defense Modernization Account. In each review, the 
     Comptroller General shall assess the operations and benefits 
     of the account.
       (2) Not later than March 1, 2000, the Comptroller General 
     shall--
       (A) complete the first review; and
       (B) submit to the specified committees of Congress an 
     initial report on the administration and benefits of the 
     Defense Modernization Account.
       (3) Not later than March 1, 2003, the Comptroller General 
     shall--
       (A) complete the second review; and
       (B) submit to the specified committees of Congress a final 
     report on the administration and benefits of the Defense 
     Modernization Account.
       (4) Each such report shall include any recommended 
     legislation regarding the account that the Comptroller 
     General considers appropriate.
       (5) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``specified 
     committees of Congress'' means the congressional committees 
     referred to in section 2216(i)(2) of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a).

     SEC. 913. DESIGNATION AND LIABILITY OF DISBURSING AND 
                   CERTIFYING OFFICIALS.

       (a) Disbursing Officials.--(1) Section 3321(c) of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out paragraph (2) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(2) The Department of Defense.''.
       (2) Section 2773 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in paragraph(1), by striking out ``With the approval of 
     a Secretary of a military department when the Secretary 
     considers it necessary, a disbursing official of the military 
     department'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Subject to 
     paragraph (3), a disbursing official of the Department of 
     Defense''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) A disbursing official may make a designation under 
     paragraph (1) only with the approval of the Secretary of 
     Defense or, in the case of a disbursing official of a 
     military department, the Secretary of that military 
     department.''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)(1), by striking out ``any military 
     department'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Department 
     of Defense''.
       (b) Designation of Members of the Armed Forces To Have 
     Authority To Certify Vouchers.--Section 3325(b) of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) In addition to officers and employees referred to in 
     subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section as having authorization 
     to certify vouchers, members of the armed forces under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary of Defense may certify vouchers 
     when authorized, in writing, by the Secretary to do so.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 1012 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is amended by striking out ``Secretary 
     concerned'' both places it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Secretary of Defense''.
       (2) Section 1007(a) of title 37, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``Secretary concerned'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``Secretary of Defense, or upon the denial of 
     relief of an officer pursuant to section 3527 of title 31''.
       (3)(A) Section 7863 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (i) in the first sentence, by striking out ``disbursements 
     of public moneys or'' and ``the money was paid or''; and
       (ii) in the second sentence, by striking out ``disbursement 
     or''.
       (B)(i) The heading of such section is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 7863. Disposal of public stores by order of commanding 
       officer''.

       (ii) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 661 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``7863. Disposal of public stores by order of commanding officer.''.

       (4) Section 3527(b)(1) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking out ``a disbursing official of the armed 
     forces'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``an official of the 
     armed forces referred to in subsection (a)'';
       (B) by striking out ``records,'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``records, or a payment described in section 
     3528(a)(4)(A) of this title,'';
       (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) as 
     clauses (i), (ii), and (iii), and realigning such clauses 
     four ems from the left margin;
       (D) by inserting before clause (i), as so redesignated, the 
     following:
       ``(A) in the case of a physical loss or deficiency--'';
       (E) in clause (iii), as so redesignated, by striking out 
     the period at the end and inserting in lieu thereof ``; or''; 
     and
       (F) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(B) in the case of a payment described in section 
     3528(a)(4)(A) of this title, the Secretary of Defense or the 
     Secretary of the appropriate military department, after 
     taking a diligent collection action, finds that the criteria 
     of section 3528(b)(1) of this title are satisfied.''.

     SEC. 914. FISHER HOUSE TRUST FUNDS.

       (a) Establishment.--(1) Chapter 131 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 2221. Fisher House trust funds

       ``(a) Establishment.--The following trust funds are 
     established on the books of the Treasury:
       ``(1) The Fisher House Trust Fund, Department of the Army.
       ``(2) The Fisher House Trust Fund, Department of the Air 
     Force.
       ``(b) Investment.--Funds in the trust funds may be invested 
     in securities of the United States. Earnings and gains 
     realized from the investment of funds in a trust fund shall 
     be credited to the trust fund.
       ``(c) Use of Funds.--(1) Amounts in the Fisher House Trust 
     Fund, Department of the Army, that are attributable to 
     earnings or gains realized from investments shall be 
     available for the operation and maintenance of Fisher houses 
     that are located in proximity to medical treatment facilities 
     of the Army.
       ``(2) Amounts in the Fisher House Trust Fund, Department of 
     the Air Force, that are attributable to earnings or gains 
     realized from investments shall be available for the 
     operation and maintenance of Fisher houses that are located 
     in proximity to medical treatment facilities of the Air 
     Force.
       ``(3) The use of funds under this section is subject to 
     section 1321(b)(2) of title 31.
       ``(d) Fisher House Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `Fisher house' means a housing facility that--
       ``(1) is located in proximity to a medical treatment 
     facility of the Army or the Air Force; and
       ``(2) is available for residential use on a temporary basis 
     by patients at such facilities, members of the family of such 
     patients, and others providing the equivalent of familial 
     support for such patients.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2221. Fisher House trust funds.''.
       (b) Corpus of Trust Funds.--(1) The Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall--
       (A) close the accounts established with the funds that were 
     required by section 8019 of Public Law 102-172 (105 Stat. 
     1175) and section 9023 of Public Law 102-396 (106 Stat. 1905) 
     to be transferred to an appropriated trust fund; and
       (B) transfer the amounts in such accounts to the Fisher 
     House Trust Fund, Department of the Army, established by 
     subsection (a)(1) of section 2221 of title 10, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (a).
       (2) The Secretary of the Air Force shall transfer to the 
     Fisher House Trust Fund, Department of the Air Force, 
     established by subsection (a)(2) of section 2221 of title 10, 
     United States Code (as added by section (a)), all amounts in 
     the accounts for Air Force installations and other facilities 
     that, as of the date of the enactment of this Act, are 
     available for operation and maintenance of Fisher houses (as 
     defined in subsection (d) of such section 2221).
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Section 1321 of title 31, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by adding at the end of subsection (a) the following:
       ``(92) Fisher House Trust Fund, Department of the Army.
       ``(93) Fisher House Trust Fund, Department of the Air 
     Force.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)'';
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking out ``Amounts 
     accruing to these funds (except to the trust fund `Armed 
     Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund')'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Except as provided in paragraph (2), amounts 
     accruing to these funds'';
       (C) by striking out the third sentence; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:

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       ``(2) Expenditures from the following trust funds may be 
     made only under annual appropriations and only if the 
     appropriations are specifically authorized by law:
       ``(A) Armed Forces Retirement Home Trust Fund.
       ``(B) Fisher House Trust Fund, Department of the Army.
       ``(C) Fisher House Trust Fund, Department of the Air 
     Force.''.
       (d) Repeal of Superseded Provisions.--The following 
     provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Section 8019 of Public Law 102-172 (105 Stat. 1175).
       (2) Section 9023 of Public Law 102-396 (106 Stat. 1905).
       (3) Section 8019 of Public Law 103-139 (107 Stat. 1441).
       (4) Section 8017 of Public Law 103-335 (108 Stat. 2620; 10 
     U.S.C. 1074 note).

     SEC. 915. LIMITATION ON USE OF AUTHORITY TO PAY FOR EMERGENCY 
                   AND EXTRAORDINARY EXPENSES.

       Section 127 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (d); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection (c):
       ``(c)(1) Funds may not be obligated or expended in an 
     amount in excess of $500,000 under the authority of 
     subsection (a) or (b) until the Secretary of Defense has 
     notified the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives of the intent to obligate or expend the 
     funds, and--
       ``(A) in the case of an obligation or expenditure in excess 
     of $1,000,000, 15 days have elapsed since the date of the 
     notification; or
       ``(B) in the case of an obligation or expenditure in excess 
     of $500,000, but not in excess of $1,000,000, 5 days have 
     elapsed since the date of the notification.
       ``(2) Subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph (1) shall not 
     apply to an obligation or expenditure of funds otherwise 
     covered by such subparagraph if the Secretary of Defense 
     determines that the national security objectives of the 
     United States will be compromised by the application of the 
     subparagraph to the obligation or expenditure. If the 
     Secretary makes a determination with respect to an obligation 
     or expenditure under the preceding sentence, the Secretary 
     shall immediately notify the committees referred to in 
     paragraph (1) that such obligation or expenditure is 
     necessary and provide any relevant information (in classified 
     form, if necessary) jointly to the chairman and ranking 
     minority member (or their designees) of such committees.
       ``(3) A notification under paragraph (1) and information 
     referred to in paragraph (2) shall include the amount to be 
     obligated or expended, as the case may be, and the purpose of 
     the obligation or expenditure.''.
                      TITLE X--GENERAL PROVISIONS
                     Subtitle A--Financial Matters

     SEC. 1001. TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

       (a) Authority To Transfer Authorizations.--(1) Upon 
     determination by the Secretary of Defense that such action is 
     necessary in the national interest, the Secretary may 
     transfer amounts of authorizations made available to the 
     Department of Defense in this division for fiscal year 1996 
     between any such authorizations for that fiscal year (or any 
     subdivisions thereof). Amounts of authorizations so 
     transferred shall be merged with and be available for the 
     same purposes as the authorization to which transferred.
       (2) The total amount of authorizations that the Secretary 
     of Defense may transfer under the authority of this section 
     may not exceed $2,000,000,000.
       (b) Limitations.--The authority provided by this section to 
     transfer authorizations--
       (1) may only be used to provide authority for items that 
     have a higher priority than the items from which authority is 
     transferred; and
       (2) may not be used to provide authority for an item that 
     has been denied authorization by Congress.
       (c) Effect on Authorization Amounts.--A transfer made from 
     one account to another under the authority of this section 
     shall be deemed to increase the amount authorized for the 
     account to which the amount is transferred by an amount equal 
     to the amount transferred.
       (d) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary shall promptly 
     notify Congress of each transfer made under subsection (a).

     SEC. 1002. INCORPORATION OF CLASSIFIED ANNEX.

       (a) Status of Classified Annex.--The Classified Annex 
     prepared by the committee on conference to accompany the bill 
     H.R. 1530 of the One Hundred Fourth Congress and transmitted 
     to the President is hereby incorporated into this Act.
       (b) Construction With Other Provisions of Act.--The amounts 
     specified in the Classified Annex are not in addition to 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated by other provisions of 
     this Act.
       (c) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Funds appropriated 
     pursuant to an authorization contained in this Act that are 
     made available for a program, project, or activity referred 
     to in the Classified Annex may only be expended for such 
     program, project, or activity in accordance with such terms, 
     conditions, limitations, restrictions, and requirements as 
     are set out for that program, project, or activity in the 
     Classified Annex.
       (d) Distribution of Classified Annex.--The President shall 
     provide for appropriate distribution of the Classified Annex, 
     or of appropriate portions of the annex, within the executive 
     branch of the Government.

     SEC. 1003. IMPROVED FUNDING MECHANISMS FOR UNBUDGETED 
                   OPERATIONS.

       (a) Revision of Funding Mechanism.--(1) Section 127a of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 127a. Operations for which funds are not provided in 
       advance: funding mechanisms

       ``(a) In General.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall use 
     the procedures prescribed by this section with respect to any 
     operation specified in paragraph (2) that involves--
       ``(A) the deployment (other than for a training exercise) 
     of elements of the armed forces for a purpose other than a 
     purpose for which funds have been specifically provided in 
     advance; or
       ``(B) the provision of humanitarian assistance, disaster 
     relief, or support for law enforcement (including immigration 
     control) for which funds have not been specifically provided 
     in advance.
       ``(2) This section applies to--
       ``(A) any operation the incremental cost of which is 
     expected to exceed $50,000,000; and
       ``(B) any other operation the expected incremental cost of 
     which, when added to the expected incremental costs of other 
     operations that are currently ongoing, is expected to result 
     in a cumulative incremental cost of ongoing operations of the 
     Department of Defense in excess of $100,000,000.
     Any operation the incremental cost of which is expected not 
     to exceed $10,000,000 shall be disregarded for the purposes 
     of subparagraph (B).
       ``(3) Whenever an operation to which this section applies 
     is commenced or subsequently becomes covered by this section, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall designate and identify that 
     operation for the purposes of this section and shall promptly 
     notify Congress of that designation (and of the 
     identification of the operation).
       ``(4) This section does not provide authority for the 
     President or the Secretary of Defense to carry out any 
     operation, but establishes mechanisms for the Department of 
     Defense by which funds are provided for operations that the 
     armed forces are required to carry out under some other 
     authority.
       ``(b) Waiver of Requirement To Reimburse Support Units.--
     (1) The Secretary of Defense shall direct that, when a unit 
     of the armed forces participating in an operation described 
     in subsection (a) receives services from an element of the 
     Department of Defense that operates through the Defense 
     Business Operations Fund (or a successor fund), such unit of 
     the armed forces may not be required to reimburse that 
     element for the incremental costs incurred by that element in 
     providing such services, notwithstanding any other provision 
     of law or any Government accounting practice.
       ``(2) The amounts which but for paragraph (1) would be 
     required to be reimbursed to an element of the Department of 
     Defense (or a fund) shall be recorded as an expense 
     attributable to the operation and shall be accounted for 
     separately.
       ``(c) Transfer Authority.--(1) Whenever there is an 
     operation of the Department of Defense described in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Defense may transfer amounts 
     described in paragraph (3) to accounts from which incremental 
     expenses for that operation were incurred in order to 
     reimburse those accounts for those incremental expenses. 
     Amounts so transferred shall be merged with and be available 
     for the same purposes as the accounts to which transferred.
       ``(2) The total amount that the Secretary of Defense may 
     transfer under the authority of this section in any fiscal 
     year is $200,000,000.
       ``(3) Transfers under this subsection may only be made from 
     amounts appropriated to the Department of Defense for any 
     fiscal year that remain available for obligation, other than 
     amounts within any operation and maintenance appropriation 
     that are available for (A) an account (known as a budget 
     activity 1 account) that is specified as being for operating 
     forces, or (B) an account (known as a budget activity 2 
     account) that is specified as being for mobilization.
       ``(4) The authority provided by this subsection is in 
     addition to any other authority provided by law authorizing 
     the transfer of amounts available to the Department of 
     Defense. However, the Secretary may not use any such 
     authority under another provision of law for a purpose 
     described in paragraph (1) if there is authority available 
     under this subsection for that purpose.
       ``(5) The authority provided by this subsection to transfer 
     amounts may not be used to provide authority for an activity 
     that has been denied authorization by Congress.
       ``(6) A transfer made from one account to another under the 
     authority of this subsection shall be deemed to increase the 
     amount authorized for the account to which the amount is 
     transferred by an amount equal to the amount transferred.
       ``(d) Report Upon Designation of an Operation.--Within 45 
     days after the Secretary of Defense identifies an operation 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(2), the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a report that sets forth the following:
       ``(1) The manner by which the Secretary proposes to obtain 
     funds for the cost to the United States of the operation, 
     including a specific discussion of how the Secretary proposes 
     to restore balances in--
       ``(A) the Defense Business Operations Fund (or a successor 
     fund), or

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       ``(B) the accounts from which the Secretary transfers funds 
     under the authority of subsection (c),
     to the levels that would have been anticipated but for the 
     provisions of subsection (c).
       ``(2) If the operation is described in subsection 
     (a)(1)(B), a justification why the budgetary resources of 
     another department or agency of the Federal Government, 
     instead of resources of the Department of Defense, are not 
     being used for carrying out the operation.
       ``(3) The objectives of the operation.
       ``(4) The estimated duration of the operation and of any 
     deployment of armed forces personnel in such operation.
       ``(5) The estimated incremental cost of the operation to 
     the United States.
       ``(6) The exit criteria for the operation and for the 
     withdrawal of the elements of the armed forces involved in 
     the operation.
       ``(e) Limitations.--(1) The Secretary may not restore 
     balances in the Defense Business Operations Fund through 
     increases in rates charged by that fund in order to 
     compensate for costs incurred and not reimbursed due to 
     subsection (b).
       ``(2) The Secretary may not restore balances in the Defense 
     Business Operations Fund or any other fund or account through 
     the use of unobligated amounts in an operation and 
     maintenance appropriation that are available within that 
     appropriation for (A) an account (known as a budget activity 
     1 account) that is specified as being for operating forces, 
     or (B) an account (known as a budget activity 2 account) that 
     is specified as being for mobilization.
       ``(f) Submission of Requests for Supplemental 
     Appropriations.--(1) Whenever there is an operation described 
     in subsection (a), the President shall submit to Congress a 
     request for the enactment of supplemental appropriations for 
     the then-current fiscal year in order to provide funds to 
     replenish the Defense Business Operations Fund or any other 
     fund or account of the Department of Defense from which funds 
     for the incremental expenses of that operation were derived 
     under this section.
       ``(2) A request under paragraph (1) shall be submitted not 
     later than 45 days after the date on which notification is 
     provided pursuant to subsection (a)(3). The request shall be 
     submitted as a separate request from any other legislative 
     proposal.
       ``(g) Requirements Relating to Additional Supplemental 
     Appropriations.--If, after a supplemental appropriation has 
     been requested for an operation under subsection (f) and has 
     been provided by law, enactment of an additional supplemental 
     appropriation becomes necessary for the operation before the 
     withdrawal of all armed forces personnel from the operation, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a revised 
     report described in subsection (d) and the President shall 
     submit to Congress an additional request for enactment of a 
     supplemental appropriation as described in subsection (f). 
     The revised report and the request shall be submitted as soon 
     as it is determined that the additional supplemental 
     appropriation is necessary.
       ``(h) Incremental Costs.--For purposes of this section, 
     incremental costs of the Department of Defense with respect 
     to an operation are the costs of the Department that are 
     directly attributable to the operation (and would not have 
     been incurred but for the operation). Incremental costs do 
     not include the cost of property or services acquired by the 
     Department that are paid for by a source outside the 
     Department or out of funds contributed by such a source.
       ``(i) Relationship to War Powers Resolution.--This section 
     may not be construed as altering or superseding the War 
     Powers Resolution. This section does not provide authority to 
     conduct any military operation.
       ``(j) GAO Compliance Reviews.--The Comptroller General of 
     the United States shall from time to time, and when requested 
     by a committee of Congress, conduct a review of the defense 
     funding structure under this section to determine whether the 
     Department of Defense is complying with the requirements and 
     limitations of this section.''.
       (2) The item relating to section 127a in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 3 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``127a. Operations for which funds are not provided in advance: funding 
              mechanisms.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment to section 127a of title 
     10, United States Code, made by subsection (a) shall take 
     effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall 
     apply to any operation of the Department of Defense that is 
     in effect on or after that date, whether such operation is 
     begun before, on, or after such date of enactment. In the 
     case of an operation begun before such date, any reference in 
     such section to the commencement of such operation shall be 
     treated as referring to the effective date under the 
     preceding sentence.

     SEC. 1004. OPERATION PROVIDE COMFORT.

       (a) Authorization of Amounts Available.--Within the total 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated in titles III and IV, 
     there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     1996 for costs associated with Operation Provide Comfort--
       (1) $136,300,000 for operation and maintenance costs; and
       (2) $7,000,000 for incremental military personnel costs.
       (b) Report.--Not more than $70,000,000 of the amount 
     appropriated under subsection (a) may be obligated until the 
     Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on Operation Provide Comfort which 
     includes the following:
       (1) A detailed presentation of the projected costs to be 
     incurred by the Department of Defense for Operation Provide 
     Comfort during fiscal year 1996, together with a discussion 
     of missions and functions expected to be performed by the 
     Department as part of that operation during that fiscal year.
       (2) A detailed presentation of the projected costs to be 
     incurred by other departments and agencies of the Federal 
     Government participating in or providing support to Operation 
     Provide Comfort during fiscal year 1996.
       (3) A discussion of available options to reduce the 
     involvement of the Department of Defense in those aspects of 
     Operation Provide Comfort that are not directly related to 
     the military mission of the Department of Defense.
       (4) A plan establishing an exit strategy for United States 
     involvement in, and support for, Operation Provide Comfort.
       (c) Operation Provide Comfort.--For purposes of this 
     section, the term ``Operation Provide Comfort'' means the 
     operation of the Department of Defense that as of October 30, 
     1995, is designated as Operation Provide Comfort.

     SEC. 1005. OPERATION ENHANCED SOUTHERN WATCH.

       (a) Authorization of Amounts Available.--Within the total 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated in titles III and IV, 
     there is hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     1996 for costs associated with Operation Enhanced Southern 
     Watch--
       (1) $433,400,000 for operation and maintenance costs; and
       (2) $70,400,000 for incremental military personnel costs.
       (b) Report.--(1) Of the amounts specified in subsection 
     (a), not more than $250,000,000 may be obligated until the 
     Secretary of Defense submits to the congressional defense 
     committees a report designating Operation Enhanced Southern 
     Watch, or significant elements thereof, as a forward presence 
     operation for which funding should be budgeted as part of the 
     annual defense budget process in the same manner as other 
     activities of the Armed Forces involving forward presence or 
     forward deployed forces.
       (2) The report shall set forth the following:
       (A) The expected duration and annual costs of the various 
     elements of Operation Enhanced Southern Watch.
       (B) Those elements of Operation Enhanced Southern Watch 
     that are semi-permanent in nature and should be budgeted in 
     the future as part of the annual defense budget process in 
     the same manner as other activities of the Armed Forces 
     involving forward presence or forward deployed forces.
       (C) The political and military objectives associated with 
     Operation Enhanced Southern Watch.
       (D) The contributions (both in-kind and actual) by other 
     nations to the costs of conducting Operation Enhanced 
     Southern Watch.
       (c) Operation Enhanced Southern Watch.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``Operation Enhanced Southern Watch'' 
     means the operation of the Department of Defense that as of 
     October 30, 1995, is designated as Operation Enhanced 
     Southern Watch.

     SEC. 1006. AUTHORITY FOR OBLIGATION OF CERTAIN UNAUTHORIZED 
                   FISCAL YEAR 1995 DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Authority.--The amounts described in subsection (b) may 
     be obligated and expended for programs, projects, and 
     activities of the Department of Defense in accordance with 
     fiscal year 1995 defense appropriations except as otherwise 
     provided in subsection (c).
       (b) Covered Amounts.--The amounts referred to in subsection 
     (a) are the amounts provided for programs, projects, and 
     activities of the Department of Defense in fiscal year 1995 
     defense appropriations that are in excess of the amounts 
     provided for such programs, projects, and activities in 
     fiscal year 1995 defense authorizations.
       (c) Programs Not Available for Obligation.--Amounts 
     described in subsection (b) which remain available for 
     obligation on the date of the enactment of this Act may not 
     be obligated or expended for the following programs, 
     projects, and activities of the Department of Defense (for 
     which amounts were provided in fiscal year 1995 defense 
     appropriations):
       (1) The TARTAR support equipment program under ``Weapons 
     Procurement, Navy'' in the amount of $2,400,000.
       (2) The natural gas utilization equipment program under 
     ``Other Procurement, Navy'' in the amount of $8,000,000.
       (3) The munitions standardization-plasma furnace technology 
     program under ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, 
     Army'' in the amount of $7,500,000.
       (4) The logistics technology-cold pasteurization/
     sterilization program under ``Research, Development, Test, 
     and Evaluation, Army'' in the amount of $2,000,000.
       (5) The logistics technology-air beam tents program under 
     ``Research, Development, Test, and Evaluation, Army'' in the 
     amount of $500,000.
       (d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       (1) Fiscal year 1995 defense appropriations.--The term 
     ``fiscal year 1995 defense appropriations'' means amounts 
     appropriated or otherwise made available to the Department of 
     Defense for fiscal year 1995 in the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1995 (Public Law 103-335).

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       (2) Fiscal year 1995 defense authorizations.--The term 
     ``fiscal year 1995 defense authorizations'' means amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated for the Department of Defense 
     for fiscal year 1995 in the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337).

     SEC. 1007. AUTHORIZATION OF PRIOR EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL 
                   APPROPRIATIONS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1995.

       (a) Adjustment to Previous Authorizations.--Amounts 
     authorized to be appropriated to the Department of Defense 
     for fiscal year 1995 in the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337) are hereby 
     adjusted, with respect to any such authorized amount, by the 
     amount by which appropriations pursuant to such authorization 
     were increased (by a supplemental appropriation) or decreased 
     (by a rescission), or both, in title I of the Emergency 
     Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions for the 
     Department of Defense to Preserve and Enhance Military 
     Readiness Act of 1995 (Public Law 104-6; 109 Stat. 73).
       (b) New Authorization.--The appropriation provided in 
     section 104 of such Act (109 Stat. 79) is hereby authorized.

     SEC. 1008. AUTHORIZATION REDUCTIONS TO REFLECT SAVINGS FROM 
                   REVISED ECONOMIC ASSUMPTIONS.

       (a) Reduction.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in titles I, II, and III of this Act is hereby 
     reduced by $832,000,000 to reflect savings from revised 
     economic assumptions. Such reduction shall be made from 
     accounts in those titles as follows:
       Operation and Maintenance, Army, $54,000,000.
       Operation and Maintenance, Navy, $80,000,000.
       Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps, $9,000,000.
       Operation and Maintenance, Air Force, $51,000,000.
       Operation and Maintenance, Defense-Wide, $36,000,000.
       Operation and Maintenance, Army Reserve, $4,000,000.
       Operation and Maintenance, Navy Reserve, $4,000,000.
       Operation and Maintenance, Marine Corps Reserve, 
     $1,000,000.
       Operation and Maintenance, Air Force Reserve, $3,000,000.
       Operation and Maintenance, Army National Guard, $7,000,000.
       Operation and Maintenance, Air National Guard, $7,000,000.
       Drug Interdiction and Counter-Drug Activities, Defense, 
     $5,000,000.
       Environmental Restoration, Defense, $11,000,000.
       Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and Civic Aid, $1,000,000.
       Former Soviet Union Threat Reduction, $2,000,000.
       Defense Health Program, $51,000,000.
       Aircraft Procurement, Army, $9,000,000.
       Missile Procurement, Army, $5,000,000.
       Procurement of Weapons and Tracked Combat Vehicles, Army, 
     $10,000,000.
       Procurement of Ammunition, Army, $6,000,000.
       Other Procurement, Army, $17,000,000.
       Aircraft Procurement, Navy, $29,000,000.
       Weapons Procurement, Navy, $13,000,000.
       Shipbuilding and Conversion, Navy, $42,000,000.
       Other Procurement, Navy, $18,000,000.
       Procurement, Marine Corps, $4,000,000.
       Aircraft Procurement, Air Force, $50,000,000.
       Missile Procurement, Air Force, $29,000,000.
       Other Procurement, Air Force, $45,000,000.
       Procurement, Defense-Wide, $16,000,000.
       Chemical Agents and Munitions Destruction, Defense, 
     $5,000,000.
       Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Army, 
     $20,000,000.
       Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Navy, 
     $50,000,000.
       Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Air Force, 
     $79,000,000.
       Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense-Wide, 
     $57,000,000.
       Research, Development, Test and Evaluation, Defense, 
     $2,000,000.
       (b) Reductions To Be Applied Proportionally.--Reductions 
     under this section shall be applied proportionally to each 
     budget activity, activity group, and subactivity group and to 
     each program, project, and activity within each account.
                Subtitle B--Naval Vessels and Shipyards

     SEC. 1011. IOWA CLASS BATTLESHIPS.

       (a) Return to Naval Vessel Register.--The Secretary of the 
     Navy shall list on the Naval Vessel Register, and maintain on 
     such register, at least two of the Iowa-class battleships 
     that were stricken from the register in February 1995.
       (b) Support.--The Secretary shall retain the existing 
     logistical support necessary for support of at least two 
     operational Iowa class battleships in active service, 
     including technical manuals, repair and replacement parts, 
     and ordnance.
       (c) Selection of Ships.--The Secretary shall select for 
     listing on the Naval Vessel Register under subsection (a) 
     Iowa class battleships that are in good material condition 
     and can provide adequate fire support for an amphibious 
     assault.
       (d) Replacement Fire-Support Capability.--(1) If the 
     Secretary of the Navy makes a certification described in 
     paragraph (2), the requirements of subsections (a) and (b) 
     shall terminate, effective 60 days after the date of the 
     submission of such certification.
       (2) A certification referred to in paragraph (1) is a 
     certification submitted by the Secretary of the Navy in 
     writing to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives that the Navy has within the fleet an 
     operational surface fire-support capability that equals or 
     exceeds the fire-support capability that the Iowa class 
     battleships listed on the Naval Vessel Register pursuant to 
     subsection (a) would, if in active service, be able to 
     provide for Marine Corps amphibious assaults and operations 
     ashore.

     SEC. 1012. TRANSFER OF NAVAL VESSELS TO CERTAIN FOREIGN 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) Transfers by Grant.--The Secretary of the Navy is 
     authorized to transfer on a grant basis under section 516 of 
     the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 (22 U.S.C. 2321j) frigates 
     of the Oliver Hazard Perry class to other countries as 
     follows:
       (1) To the Government of Bahrain, the guided missile 
     frigate Jack Williams (FFG 24).
       (2) To the Government of Egypt, the frigate Copeland (FFG 
     25).
       (3) To the Government of Turkey, the frigates Clifton 
     Sprague (FFG 16) and Antrim (FFG 20).
       (b) Transfers by Lease or Sale.--The Secretary of the Navy 
     is authorized to transfer on a lease basis under section 61 
     of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2796) or on a sale 
     basis under section 21 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2761) frigates of the Oliver Hazard Perry class to 
     other countries as follows:
       (1) To the Government of Egypt, the frigate Duncan (FFG 
     10).
       (2) To the Government of Oman, the guided missile frigate 
     Mahlon S. Tisdale (FFG 27).
       (3) To the Government of Turkey, the frigate Flatley (FFG 
     21).
       (4) To the Government of the United Arab Emirates, the 
     guided missile frigate Gallery (FFG 26).
       (c) Financing for Transfers by Lease.--Section 23 of the 
     Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2763) may be used to 
     provide financing for any transfer by lease under subsection 
     (b) in the same manner as if such transfer were a procurement 
     by the recipient nation of a defense article.
       (d) Costs of Transfers.--Any expense incurred by the United 
     States in connection with a transfer authorized by subsection 
     (a) or (b) shall be charged to the recipient.
       (e) Expiration of Authority.--The authority to transfer a 
     vessel under subsection (a) and under subsection (b) shall 
     expire at the end of the two-year period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, except that a lease 
     entered into during that period under any provision of 
     subsection (b) may be renewed.
       (f) Repair and Refurbishment in United States Shipyards.--
     The Secretary of the Navy shall require, as a condition of 
     the transfer of a vessel under this section, that the country 
     to which the vessel is transferred have such repair or 
     refurbishment of the vessel as is needed, before the vessel 
     joins the naval forces of that country, performed at a 
     shipyard located in the United States, including a United 
     States Navy shipyard.
       (g) Prohibition on Certain Transfers of Vessels on Grant 
     Basis.--(1) Section 516 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 
     (22 U.S.C. 2321j) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(g) Prohibition on Certain Transfers of Vessels on Grant 
     Basis.--(1) The President may not transfer on a grant basis 
     under this section a vessel that is in excess of 3,000 tons 
     or that is less than 20 years of age.
       ``(2) If the President determines that it is in the 
     national security interests of the United States to transfer 
     a particular vessel on a grant basis under this section, the 
     President may request that Congress enact legislation 
     exempting the transfer from the prohibition in paragraph 
     (1).''.
       (2) The amendment made by paragraph (1) shall apply with 
     respect to the transfer of a vessel on or after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act (other than a vessel the transfer 
     of which is authorized by subsection (a) or by law before the 
     date of the enactment of this Act).

     SEC. 1013. CONTRACT OPTIONS FOR LMSR VESSELS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) A requirement for the Department of the Navy to acquire 
     19 large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) vessels was 
     established by the Secretary of Defense in the Mobility 
     Requirements Study conducted after the Persian Gulf War 
     pursuant to section 909 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public law 101-510; 104 Stat. 1623) 
     and was revalidated by the Secretary of Defense in the report 
     entitled ``Mobility Requirements Study Bottom-Up Review 
     Update'', submitted to Congress in April 1995.
       (2) The Strategic Sealift Program is a vital element of the 
     national military strategy calling for the Nation to be able 
     to fight and win two nearly simultaneous major regional 
     contingencies.
       (3) The Secretary of the Navy has entered into contracts 
     with shipyards covering acquisition of a total of 17 such 
     LMSR vessels, of which five are vessel conversions and 12 are 
     new construction vessels. Under those contracts, the 
     Secretary has placed orders for the acquisition of 11 vessels 
     and has options for the acquisition of six more, all of which 
     would be new construction vessels.

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     The options allow the Secretary to place orders for one 
     vessel to be constructed at each of two shipyards for award 
     before December 31, 1995, December 31, 1996, and December 31, 
     1997, respectively.
       (4) Acquisition of an additional two such LMSR vessels, for 
     a total of 19 vessels (the requirement described in paragraph 
     (1)) would contribute to preservation of the industrial base 
     of United States shipyards capable of building auxiliary and 
     sealift vessels.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of the Navy should plan for, and budget to 
     provide for, the acquisition as soon as possible of a total 
     of 19 large, medium-speed, roll-on/roll-off (LMSR) vessels 
     (the number determined to be required in the Mobility 
     Requirements Study referred to in subsection (a)(1)), rather 
     than only 17 such vessels (the number of vessels under 
     contract as of May 1995).
       (c) Additional New Construction Contract Option.--The 
     Secretary of the Navy should negotiate with each of the two 
     shipyards holding new construction contracts referred to in 
     subsection (a)(3) (Department of the Navy contracts numbered 
     N00024-93-C-2203 and N00024-93-C-2205) for an option under 
     each such contract for construction of one additional such 
     LMSR vessel, with such option to be available to the 
     Secretary for exercise during 1995, 1996, or 1997.
       (d) Report.--The Secretary of the Navy shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees, by March 31, 1996, a report 
     stating the intentions of the Secretary regarding the 
     acquisition of options for the construction of two additional 
     LMSR vessels as described in subsection (c).

     SEC. 1014. NATIONAL DEFENSE RESERVE FLEET.

       (a) Availability of National Defense Sealift Fund.--Section 
     2218 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (A) by striking out ``only for--'' in the matter preceding 
     subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof ``only for the 
     following purposes:'';
       (B) by capitalizing the first letter of the first word of 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), (C), and (D);
       (C) by striking out the semicolon at the end of 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) and inserting in lieu thereof a 
     period;
       (D) by striking out ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph 
     (C) and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) Expenses for maintaining the National Defense Reserve 
     Fleet under section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales Act of 1946 
     (50 U.S.C. App. 1744), and for the costs of acquisition of 
     vessels for, and alteration and conversion of vessels in (or 
     to be placed in), the fleet, but only for vessels built in 
     United States shipyards.''; and
       (2) in subsection (i), by inserting ``(other than 
     subsection (c)(1)(E))'' after ``Nothing in this section''.
       (b) Clarification of Exemption of NDRF Vessels From 
     Retrofit Requirement.--Section 11 of the Merchant Ship Sales 
     Act of 1946 (50 U.S.C. App. 1744) is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Vessels in the National Defense Reserve Fleet are 
     exempt from the provisions of section 3703a of title 46, 
     United States Code.''.
       (c) Authority to Use National Defense Sealift Fund To 
     Convert Two Vessels.--Of the amount authorized to be 
     appropriated in section 302 for fiscal year 1996 for the 
     National Defense Sealift Fund under section 2218 of title 10, 
     United States Code, not more than $20,000,000 shall be 
     available for conversion work on the following two roll-on/
     roll-off vessels, which were acquired by the Maritime 
     Administration during fiscal year 1995:
       (1) M/V Cape Knox (ON-1036323).
       (2) M/V Cape Kennedy (ON-1036324).

     SEC. 1015. NAVAL SALVAGE FACILITIES.

       Chapter 637 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

                   ``CHAPTER 637--SALVAGE FACILITIES

``Sec.
``7361. Authority to provide for necessary salvage facilities.
``7362. Acquisition and transfer of vessels and equipment.
``7363. Settlement of claims.
``7364. Disposition of receipts.

     ``Sec. 7361. Authority to provide for necessary salvage 
       facilities

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy may provide, by 
     contract or otherwise, necessary salvage facilities for 
     public and private vessels.
       ``(b) Coordination With Secretary of Transportation.--The 
     Secretary shall submit to the Secretary of Transportation for 
     comment each proposed contract for salvage facilities that 
     affects the interests of the Department of Transportation.
       ``(c) Limitation.--The Secretary of the Navy may enter into 
     a term contract under subsection (a) only if the Secretary 
     determines that available commercial salvage facilities are 
     inadequate to meet the requirements of national defense.
       ``(d) Public Notice.--The Secretary may not enter into a 
     contract under subsection (a) until the Secretary has 
     provided public notice of the intent to enter into such a 
     contract.

     ``Sec. 7362. Acquisition and transfer of vessels and 
       equipment

       ``(a) Authority.--The Secretary of the Navy may acquire or 
     transfer for operation by private salvage companies such 
     vessels and equipment as the Secretary considers necessary.
       ``(b) Agreement on Use.--Before any salvage vessel or 
     salvage gear is transferred by the Secretary to a private 
     party, the private party must agree in writing with the 
     Secretary that the vessel or gear will be used to support 
     organized offshore salvage facilities for a period of as many 
     years as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       ``(c) Reference to Authority To Advance Funds for Immediate 
     Salvage Operations.--For authority for the Secretary of the 
     Navy to advance to private salvage companies such funds as 
     the Secretary considers necessary to provide for the 
     immediate financing of salvage operations, see section 
     2307(g)(2) of this title.

     ``Sec. 7363. Settlement of claims

       ``The Secretary of the Navy may settle any claim by the 
     United States for salvage services rendered by the Department 
     of the Navy and may receive payment of any such claim.

     ``Sec. 7364. Disposition of receipts

       ``Amounts received under this chapter shall be credited to 
     appropriations for maintaining naval salvage facilities. 
     However, any amount received under this chapter in any fiscal 
     year in excess of naval salvage costs incurred by the Navy 
     during that fiscal year shall be deposited into the general 
     fund of the Treasury.''.

     SEC. 1016. VESSELS SUBJECT TO REPAIR UNDER PHASED MAINTENANCE 
                   CONTRACTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure 
     that any vessel that is covered by the contract referred to 
     in subsection (b) remains covered by that contract, 
     regardless of the operating command to which the vessel is 
     subsequently assigned, unless the vessel is taken out of 
     service for the Department of the Navy.
       (b) Covered Contract.--The contract referred to in 
     subsection (a) is the contract entered into before the date 
     of the enactment of this Act for the phased maintenance of AE 
     class ships.

     SEC. 1017. CLARIFICATION OF REQUIREMENTS RELATING TO REPAIRS 
                   OF VESSELS.

       Section 7310(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by inserting ``or Guam'' after ``the United States'' the 
     second place it appears.

     SEC. 1018. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING NAMING OF AMPHIBIOUS 
                   SHIPS.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the 
     Navy--
       (1) should name the vessel to be designated LHD-7 as the 
     U.S.S. Iwo Jima; and
       (2) should name the vessel to be designated LPD-17, and 
     each subsequent ship of the LPD-17 class, after a Marine 
     Corps battle or a member of the Marine Corps.

     SEC. 1019. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING NAMING OF NAVAL 
                   VESSEL.

       It is the sense of Congress that the Secretary of the Navy 
     should name an appropriate ship of the United States Navy the 
     U.S.S. Joseph Vittori, in honor of Marine Corporal Joseph 
     Vittori (1929-1951) of Beverly, Massachusetts, who was 
     posthumously awarded the Medal of Honor for actions against 
     the enemy in Korea on September 15-16, 1951.

     SEC. 1020. TRANSFER OF RIVERINE PATROL CRAFT.

       (a) Authority To Transfer Vessel.--Notwithstanding 
     subsections (a) and (d) of section 7306 of title 10, United 
     States Code, but subject to subsections (b) and (c) of that 
     section, the Secretary of the Navy may transfer a vessel 
     described in subsection (b) to Tidewater Community College, 
     Portsmouth, Virginia, for scientific and educational 
     purposes.
       (b) Vessel.--The authority under subsection (a) applies in 
     the case of a riverine patrol craft of the U.S.S. Swift 
     class.
       (c) Limitation.--The transfer authorized by subsection (a) 
     may be made only if the Secretary determines that the vessel 
     to be transferred is of no further use to the United States 
     for national security purposes.
       (d) Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may require such 
     terms and conditions in connection with the transfer 
     authorized by this section as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
                  Subtitle C--Counter-Drug Activities

     SEC. 1021. REVISION AND CLARIFICATION OF AUTHORITY FOR 
                   FEDERAL SUPPORT OF DRUG INTERDICTION AND 
                   COUNTER-DRUG ACTIVITIES OF THE NATIONAL GUARD.

       (a) Funding Assistance Authorized.--Subsection (a) of 
     section 112 of title 32, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(a) Funding Assistance.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     provide funds to the Governor of a State who submits to the 
     Secretary a State drug interdiction and counter-drug 
     activities plan satisfying the requirements of subsection 
     (c). Such funds shall be used for--
       ``(1) the pay, allowances, clothing, subsistence, 
     gratuities, travel, and related expenses, as authorized by 
     State law, of personnel of the National Guard of that State 
     used, while not in Federal service, for the purpose of 
     druginterdiction and counter-drug activities;
       ``(2) the operation and maintenance of the equipment and 
     facilities of the National Guard of that State used for the 
     purpose of drug interdiction and counter-drug activities; and
       ``(3) the procurement of services and leasing of equipment 
     for the National Guard of that State used for the purpose of 
     drug interdiction and counter-drug activities.''.
       (b) Reorganization of Section.--Such section is further 
     amended--

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       (1) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (h);
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (g) and 
     transferring that subsection to appear before subsection (h), 
     as redesignated by paragraph (1); and
       (3) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (c) and (d), respectively.
       (c) State Drug Interdiction and Counter-drug Activities 
     Plan.--Subsection (c) of such section, as redesignated by 
     subsection (b)(3), is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out 
     ``A plan referred to in subsection (a)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``A State drug interdiction and counter-drug 
     activities plan'';
       (2) by striking out ``and'' at the end of paragraph (2); 
     and
       (3) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking out ``annual training'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``training'';
       (B) by striking out the period at the end and inserting in 
     lieu thereof a semicolon; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs:
       ``(4) include a certification by the Attorney General of 
     the State (or, in the case of a State with no position of 
     Attorney General, a civilian official of the State equivalent 
     to a State attorney general) that the use of the National 
     Guard of the State for the activities proposed under the plan 
     is authorized by, and is consistent with, State law; and
       ``(5) certify that the Governor of the State or a civilian 
     law enforcement official of the State designated by the 
     Governor has determined that any activities included in the 
     plan that are carried out in conjunction with Federal law 
     enforcement agencies serve a State law enforcement 
     purpose.''.
       (d) Examination of State Plan.--Subsection (d) of such 
     section, as redesignated by subsection (b)(3), is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking out ``subsection (b)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``subsection (c)''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``Before funds are provided to the 
     Governor of a State under this section'' the following: ``and 
     before members of the National Guard of that State are 
     ordered to full-time National Guard duty as authorized in 
     subsection (b)''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``subsection (b)'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (c)''; and
       (B) by striking out subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(B) pursuant to the plan submitted for a previous fiscal 
     year, funds were provided to the State in accordance with 
     subsection (a) or personnel of the National Guard of the 
     State were ordered to perform full-time National Guard duty 
     in accordance with subsection (b).''.
       (e) Use of Personnel Performing Full-Time National Guard 
     Duty.--Such section is further amended by inserting after 
     subsection (a) the following new subsection (b):
       ``(b) Use of Personnel Performing Full Time National Guard 
     Duty.--Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary of 
     Defense, personnel of the National Guard of a State may, in 
     accordance with the State drug interdiction and counter-drug 
     activities plan referred to in subsection (c), be ordered to 
     perform full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f) of 
     this title for the purpose of carrying out drug interdiction 
     and counter-drug activities.''.
       (f) End Strength Limitation.--Such section is further 
     amended by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection (f):
       ``(f) End Strength Limitation.--(1) Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), at the end of a fiscal year there may not be 
     more than 4000 members of the National Guard--
       ``(A) on full-time National Guard duty under section 502(f) 
     of this title to perform drug interdiction or counter-drug 
     activities pursuant to an order to duty for a period of more 
     than 180 days; or
       ``(B) on duty under State authority to perform drug 
     interdiction or counter-drug activities pursuant to an order 
     to duty for a period of more than 180 days with State pay and 
     allowances being reimbursed with funds provided under 
     subsection (a)(1).
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may increase the end 
     strength authorized under paragraph (1) by not more than 20 
     percent for any fiscal year if the Secretary determines that 
     such an increase is necessary in the national security 
     interests of the United States.''.
       (g) Definitions.--Subsection (h) of such section, as 
     redesignated by subsection (b)(1), is amended by striking out 
     paragraph (1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(1) The term `drug interdiction and counter-drug 
     activities', with respect to the National Guard of a State, 
     means the use of National Guard personnel in drug 
     interdiction and counter-drug law enforcement activities 
     authorized by the law of the State and requested by the 
     Governor of the State.''.
       (h) Technical Amendments.--Subsection (e) of such section 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``sections 517 and 
     524'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``sections 12011 and 
     12012''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on National Security 
     of the House of Representatives''.

     SEC. 1022. NATIONAL DRUG INTELLIGENCE CENTER.

       (a) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Except as provided in 
     subsection (b), funds appropriated or otherwise made 
     available for the Department of Defense pursuant to this or 
     any other Act may not be obligated or expended for the 
     National Drug Intelligence Center, Johnstown, Pennsylvania.
       (b) Exception.--If the Attorney General operates the 
     National Drug Intelligence Center using funds available for 
     the Department of Justice, the Secretary of Defense may 
     continue to provide Department of Defense intelligence 
     personnel to support intelligence activities at the Center. 
     The number of such personnel providing support to the Center 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act may not exceed 
     the number of the Department of Defense intelligence 
     personnel who are supporting intelligence activities at the 
     Center on the day before such date.
                     Subtitle D--Civilian Personnel

     SEC. 1031. MANAGEMENT OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN 
                   PERSONNEL.

       Section 129 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking out ``man-year constraint or limitation'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``constraint or limitation in 
     terms of man years, end strength, full-time equivalent 
     positions, or maximum number of employees''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     Secretary of Defense and the Secretaries of the military 
     departments may not be required to make a reduction in the 
     number of full-time equivalent positions in the Department of 
     Defense unless such reduction is necessary due to a reduction 
     in funds available to the Department or is required under a 
     law that is enacted after the date of the enactment of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 and 
     that refers specifically to this subsection.'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking out ``any end-
     strength'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``any constraint or 
     limitation in terms of man years, end strength, full-time 
     equivalent positions, or maximum number of employees''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) With respect to each budget activity within an 
     appropriation for a fiscal year for operations and 
     maintenance, the Secretary of Defense shall ensure that there 
     are employed during that fiscal year employees in the number 
     and with the combination of skills and qualifications that 
     are necessary to carry out the functions within that budget 
     activity for which funds are provided for that fiscal 
     year.''.

     SEC. 1032. CONVERSION OF MILITARY POSITIONS TO CIVILIAN 
                   POSITIONS.

       (a) Conversion Requirement.--(1) By September 30, 1997, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall convert at least 10,000 military 
     positions to civilian positions.
       (2) At least 3,000 of the military positions converted to 
     satisfy the requirement of paragraph (1) shall be converted 
     to civilian positions not later than September 30, 1996.
       (3) In this subsection:
       (A) The term ``military position'' means a position that, 
     as of the date of the enactment of this Act, is authorized to 
     be filled by a member of the Armed Forces on active duty.
       (B) The term ``civilian position'' means a position that is 
     required to be filled by a civilian employee of the 
     Department of Defense.
       (b) Implementation Plan.--Not later than March 31, 1996, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives a plan for the 
     implementation of subsection (a).

     SEC. 1033. ELIMINATION OF 120-DAY LIMITATION ON DETAILS OF 
                   CERTAIN EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Elimination of Limitation.--Subsection (b) of section 
     3341 of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(b)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The 120-day limitation in paragraph (1) for details 
     and renewals of details does not apply to the Department of 
     Defense in the case of a detail--
       ``(A) made in connection with the closure or realignment of 
     a military installation pursuant to a base closure law or an 
     organizational restructuring of the Department as part of a 
     reduction in the size of the armed forces or the civilian 
     workforce of the Department; and
       ``(B) in which the position to which the employee is 
     detailed is eliminated on or before the date of the closure, 
     realignment, or restructuring.
       ``(c) For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) the term `base closure law' means--
       ``(A) section 2687 of title 10;
       ``(B) title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and 
     Base Closure and Realignment Act (10 U.S.C. 2687 note); and
       ``(C) the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 
     (10 U.S.C. 2687 note); and
       ``(2) the term `military installation'--
       ``(A) in the case of an installation covered by section 
     2687 of title 10, has the meaning given such term in 
     subsection (e)(1) of such section;
       ``(B) in the case of an installation covered by the Act 
     referred to in subparagraph (B) of paragraph (1), has the 
     meaning given such term in section 209(6) of such Act; and

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       ``(C) in the case of an installation covered by the Act 
     referred to in subparagraph (C) of that paragraph, has the 
     meaning given such term in section 2910(4) of such Act.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     apply to details made before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act but still in effect on that date and details made on 
     or after that date.

     SEC. 1034. AUTHORITY FOR CIVILIAN EMPLOYEES OF DEPARTMENT OF 
                   DEFENSE TO PARTICIPATE VOLUNTARILY IN 
                   REDUCTIONS IN FORCE.

       Section 3502 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(f)(1) The Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of a 
     military department may--
       ``(A) release in a reduction in force an employee who 
     volunteers for the release even though the employee is not 
     otherwise subject to release in the reduction in force under 
     the criteria applicable under the other provisions of this 
     section; and
       ``(B) for each employee voluntarily released in the 
     reduction in force under subparagraph (A), retain an employee 
     in a similar position who would otherwise be released in the 
     reduction in force under such criteria.
       ``(2) A voluntary release of an employee in a reduction in 
     force pursuant to paragraph (1) shall be treated as an 
     involuntary release in the reduction in force.
       ``(3) An employee with critical knowledge and skills (as 
     defined by the Secretary concerned) may not participate in a 
     voluntary release under paragraph (1) if the Secretary 
     concerned determines that such participation would impair the 
     performance of the mission of the Department of Defense or 
     the military department concerned.
       ``(4) The regulations prescribed under this section shall 
     incorporate the authority provided in this subsection.
       ``(5) The authority under paragraph (1) may not be 
     exercised after September 30, 1996.''.

     SEC. 1035. AUTHORITY TO PAY SEVERANCE PAYMENTS IN LUMP SUMS.

       Section 5595 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(i)(1) In the case of an employee of the Department of 
     Defense who is entitled to severance pay under this section, 
     the Secretary of Defense or the Secretary of the military 
     department concerned may, upon application by the employee, 
     pay the total amount of the severance pay to the employee in 
     one lump sum.
       ``(2)(A) If an employee paid severance pay in a lump sum 
     under this subsection is reemployed by the Government of the 
     United States or the government of the District of Columbia 
     at such time that, had the employee been paid severance pay 
     in regular pay periods under subsection (b), the payments of 
     such pay would have been discontinued under subsection (d) 
     upon such reemployment, the employee shall repay to the 
     Department of Defense (for the military department that 
     formerly employed the employee, if applicable) an amount 
     equal to the amount of severance pay to which the employee 
     was entitled under this section that would not have been paid 
     to the employee under subsection (d) by reason of such 
     reemployment.
       ``(B) The period of service represented by an amount of 
     severance pay repaid by an employee under subparagraph (A) 
     shall be considered service for which severance pay has not 
     been received by the employee under this section.
       ``(C) Amounts repaid to an agency under this paragraph 
     shall be credited to the appropriation available for the pay 
     of employees of the agency for the fiscal year in which 
     received. Amounts so credited shall be merged with, and shall 
     be available for the same purposes and the same period as, 
     the other funds in that appropriation.
       ``(3) If an employee fails to repay to an agency an amount 
     required to be repaid under paragraph (2)(A), that amount is 
     recoverable from the employee as a debt due the United 
     States.
       ``(4) This subsection applies with respect to severance pay 
     payable under this section for separations taking effect on 
     or after the date of the enactment of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996 and before October 1, 
     1999.''.

     SEC. 1036. CONTINUED HEALTH INSURANCE COVERAGE.

       Section 8905a(d)(4) of title 5, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``, or a voluntary 
     separation from a surplus position,'' after ``an involuntary 
     separation from a position''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(C) For the purpose of this paragraph, `surplus position' 
     means a position which is identified in pre-reduction-in-
     force planning as no longer required, and which is expected 
     to be eliminated under formal reduction-in-force 
     procedures.''.

     SEC. 1037. REVISION OF AUTHORITY FOR APPOINTMENTS OF 
                   INVOLUNTARILY SEPARATED MILITARY RESERVE 
                   TECHNICIANS.

       (a) Revision of Authority.--Section 3329 of title 5, United 
     States Code, as added by section 544 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 
     106 Stat. 2415), is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking out ``be offered'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``be provided placement 
     consideration in a position described in subsection (c) 
     through a priority placement program of the Department of 
     Defense''; and
       (2) by striking out subsection (c) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new subsection (c):
       ``(c)(1) The position for which placement consideration 
     shall be provided to a former military technician under 
     subsection (b) shall be a position--
       ``(A) in either the competitive service or the excepted 
     service;
       ``(B) within the Department of Defense; and
       ``(C) in which the person is qualified to serve, taking 
     into consideration whether the employee in that position is 
     required to be a member of a reserve component of the armed 
     forces as a condition of employment.
       ``(2) To the maximum extent practicable, the position shall 
     also be in a pay grade or other pay classification sufficient 
     to ensure that the rate of basic pay of the former military 
     technician, upon appointment to the position, is not less 
     than the rate of basic pay last received by the former 
     military technician for technician service before 
     separation.''.
       (b) Technical and Clerical Amendments.--(1) The section 
     3329 of title 5, United States Code, that was added by 
     section 4431 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2719) is 
     redesignated as section 3330 of such title.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 33 of 
     such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 3329, as added by section 4431(b) of such Act (106 
     Stat. 2720), and inserting in lieu thereof the following new 
     item:

``3330. Government-wide list of vacant positions.''.

     SEC. 1038. WEARING OF UNIFORM BY NATIONAL GUARD TECHNICIANS.

       (a) Requirement.--Section 709(b) of title 32, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Except as prescribed by the Secretary concerned, a 
     technician employed under subsection (a) shall, while so 
     employed--
       ``(1) be a member of the National Guard;
       ``(2) hold the military grade specified by the Secretary 
     concerned for that position; and
       ``(3) wear the uniform appropriate for the member's grade 
     and component of the armed forces while performing duties as 
     a technician.''.
       (b) Uniform Allowances for Officers.--Section 417 of title 
     37, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(d)(1) For purposes of sections 415 and 416 of this 
     title, a period for which an officer of an armed force, while 
     employed as a National Guard technician, is required to wear 
     a uniform under section 709(b) of title 32 shall be treated 
     as a period of active duty (other than for training).
       ``(2) A uniform allowance may not be paid, and uniforms may 
     not be furnished, to an officer under section 1593 of title 
     10 or section 5901 of title 5 for a period of employment 
     referred to in paragraph (1) for which an officer is paid a 
     uniform allowance under section 415 or 416 of this title.''.
       (c) Clothing or Allowances for Enlisted Members.--Section 
     418 of title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``The President''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) In determining the quantity and kind of clothing or 
     allowances to be furnished pursuant to regulations prescribed 
     under this section to persons employed as National Guard 
     technicians under section 709 of title 32, the President 
     shall take into account the requirement under subsection (b) 
     of such section for such persons to wear a uniform.
       ``(c) A uniform allowance may not be paid, and uniforms may 
     not be furnished, under section 1593 of title 10 or section 
     5901 of title 5 to a person referred to in subsection (b) for 
     a period of employment referred to in that subsection for 
     which a uniform allowance is paid under section 415 or 416 of 
     this title.''.

     SEC. 1039. MILITARY LEAVE FOR MILITARY RESERVE TECHNICIANS 
                   FOR CERTAIN DUTY OVERSEAS.

       Section 6323 of title 5, United States Code is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d)(1) A military reserve technician described in section 
     8401(30) is entitled at such person's request to leave 
     without loss of, or reduction in, pay, leave to which such 
     person is otherwise entitled, credit for time or service, or 
     performance or efficiency rating for each day, not to exceed 
     44 workdays in a calendar year, in which such person is on 
     active duty without pay, as authorized pursuant to section 
     12315 of title 10, under section 12301(b) or 12301(d) of 
     title 10 (other than active duty during a war or national 
     emergency declared by the President or Congress) for 
     participation in noncombat operations outside the United 
     States, its territories and possessions.
       ``(2) An employee who requests annual leave or compensatory 
     time to which the employee is otherwise entitled, for a 
     period during which the employee would have been entitled 
     upon request to leave under this subsection, may be granted 
     such annual leave or compensatory time without regard to this 
     section or section 5519.''.

     SEC. 1040. PERSONNEL ACTIONS INVOLVING EMPLOYEES OF 
                   NONAPPROPRIATED FUND INSTRUMENTALITIES.

       (a) Clarification of Definition of Nonappropriated Fund 
     Instrumentality Employee.--Subsection (a)(1) of section 1587 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new sentence: ``Such term includes a 
     civilian employee of a support organization within the

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     Department of Defense or a military department, such as the 
     Defense Finance and Accounting Service, who is paid from 
     nonappropriated funds on account of the nature of the 
     employee's duties.''.
       (b) Direct Reporting of Violations.--Subsection (e) of such 
     section is amended in the second sentence by inserting before 
     the period the following: ``and to permit the reporting of 
     alleged violations of subsection (b) directly to the 
     Inspector General of the Department of Defense''.
       (c) Technical Amendment.--Subsection (a)(1) of such section 
     is further amended by striking out ``Navy Resale and Services 
     Support Office'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Navy 
     Exchange Service Command''.
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1587. Employees of nonappropriated fund 
       instrumentalities: reprisals''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 81 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``1587. Employees of nonappropriated fund instrumentalities: 
              reprisals.''.

     SEC. 1041. COVERAGE OF NONAPPROPRIATED FUND EMPLOYEES UNDER 
                   AUTHORITY FOR FLEXIBLE AND COMPRESSED WORK 
                   SCHEDULES.

       Paragraph (2) of section 6121 of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(2) `employee' has the meaning given the term in 
     subsection (a) of section 2105 of this title, except that 
     such term also includes an employee described in subsection 
     (c) of that section;''.

     SEC. 1042. LIMITATION ON PROVISION OF OVERSEAS LIVING 
                   QUARTERS ALLOWANCES FOR NONAPPROPRIATED FUND 
                   INSTRUMENTALITY EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Conforming Allowance to Allowances for Other Civilian 
     Employees.--Subject to subsection (b), an overseas living 
     quarters allowance paid from nonappropriated funds and 
     provided to a nonappropriated fund instrumentality employee 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act may not exceed 
     the amount of a quarters allowance provided under subchapter 
     III of chapter 59 of title 5 to a similarly situated civilian 
     employee of the Department of Defense paid from appropriated 
     funds.
       (b) Application to Certain Current Employees.--In the case 
     of a nonappropriated fund instrumentality employee who, as of 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, receives an overseas 
     living quarters allowance under any other authority, 
     subsection (a) shall apply to such employee only after the 
     earlier of--
       (1) September 30, 1997; or
       (2) the date on which the employee otherwise ceases to be 
     eligible for such an allowance under such other authority.
       (c) Nonappropriated Fund Instrumentality Employee 
     Defined.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``nonappropriated fund instrumentality employee'' has the 
     meaning given such term in section 1587(a)(1) of title 10, 
     United States Code.

     SEC. 1043. ELECTIONS RELATING TO RETIREMENT COVERAGE.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Civil service retirement system.--Section 8347(q) of 
     title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``of the Department of Defense or the Coast 
     Guard'' in the matter before subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) by striking ``3 days'' and inserting ``1 year''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(C)--
       (i) by striking ``3 days'' and inserting ``1 year''; and
       (ii) by striking ``in the Department of Defense or the 
     Coast Guard, respectively,''.
       (2) Federal employees' retirement system.--Section 8461(n) 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``of the Department of Defense or the Coast 
     Guard'' in the matter before subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) by striking ``3 days'' and inserting ``1 year''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(C)--
       (i) by striking ``3 days'' and inserting ``1 year''; and
       (ii) by striking ``in the Department of Defense or the 
     Coast Guard, respectively,''.
       (b) Regulations.--Not later than 6 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Office of Personnel Management 
     (and each of the other administrative authorities, within the 
     meaning of subsection (c)(2)(C)(iii)) shall prescribe any 
     regulations (or make any modifications in existing 
     regulations) necessary to carry out this section and the 
     amendments made by this section, including regulations to 
     provide for the notification of individuals who may be 
     affected by the enactment of this section. All regulations 
     (and modifications to regulations) under the preceding 
     sentence shall take effect on the same date.
       (c) Applicability; Related Provisions.--
       (1) Prospective rules.--Except as otherwise provided in 
     this subsection, the amendments made by this section shall 
     apply with respect to moves occurring on or after the 
     effective date of the regulations under subsection (b). Moves 
     occurring on or after the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and before the effective date of such regulations shall be 
     subject to applicable provisions of title 5, United States 
     Code, disregarding the amendments made by this section, 
     except that any individual making an election pursuant to 
     this sentence shall be ineligible to make an election 
     otherwise allowable under paragraph (2).
       (2) Retroactive rules.--
       (A) In general.--The regulations under subsection (b) shall 
     include provisions for the application of sections 8347(q) 
     and 8461(n) of title 5, United States Code, as amended by 
     this section, with respect to any individual who, at any time 
     after December 31, 1965, and before the effective date of 
     such regulations, moved between positions in circumstances 
     that would have qualified such individual to make an election 
     under the provisions of such section 8347(q) or 8461(n), as 
     so amended, if such provisions had then been in effect.
       (B) Deadline; related provisions.--An election pursuant to 
     this paragraph--
       (i) shall be made within 1 year after the effective date of 
     the regulations under subsection (b), and
       (ii) shall have the same force and effect as if it had been 
     timely made at the time of the move,

     except that no such election may be made by any individual--
       (I) who has previously made, or had an opportunity to make, 
     an election under section 8347(q) or 8461(n) of title 5, 
     United States Code (as in effect before being amended by this 
     section); however, this subclause shall not be considered to 
     render an individual ineligible, based on an opportunity 
     arising out of a move occurring during the period described 
     in the second sentence of paragraph (1), if no election has 
     in fact been made by such individual based on such move;
       (II) who has not, since the move on which eligibility for 
     the election is based, remained continuously subject 
     (disregarding any break in service of less than 3 days) to 
     CSRS or FERS or both seriatim (if the move was from a NAFI 
     position) or any retirement system (or 2 or more such systems 
     seriatim) established for employees described in section 
     2105(c) of such title (if the move was to a NAFI position); 
     or
       (III) if such election would be based on a move to the 
     Civil Service Retirement System from a retirement system 
     established for employees described in section 2105(c) of 
     such title.
       (C) Transfers of contributions.--
       (i) In general.--If an individual makes an election under 
     this paragraph to be transferred back to a retirement system 
     in which such individual previously participated (in this 
     section referred to as the ``previous system''), all 
     individual contributions (including interest) and Government 
     contributions to the retirement system in which such 
     individual is then currently participating (in this section 
     referred to as the ``current system''), excluding those made 
     to the Thrift Savings Plan or any other defined contribution 
     plan, which are attributable to periods of service performed 
     since the move on which the election is based, shall be paid 
     to the fund, account, or other repository for contributions 
     made under the previous system. For purposes of this section, 
     the term ``current system'' shall be considered also to 
     include any retirement system (besides the one in which the 
     individual is participating at the time of making the 
     election) in which such individual previously participated 
     since the move on which the election is based.
       (ii) Condition subsequent relating to repayment of lump-sum 
     credit.--In the case of an individual who has received such 
     individual's lump-sum credit (within the meaning of section 
     8401(19) of title 5, United States Code, or a similar 
     payment) from such individual's previous system, the payment 
     described in clause (i) shall not be made (and the election 
     to which it relates shall be ineffective) unless such lump-
     sum credit is redeposited or otherwise paid at such time and 
     in such manner as shall be required under applicable 
     regulations. Regulations to carry out this clause shall 
     include provisions for the computation of interest 
     (consistent with section 8334(e)(2) and (3) of title 5, 
     United States Code), if no provisions for such computation 
     otherwise exist.
       (iii) Condition subsequent relating to deficiency in 
     payments relative to amounts needed to ensure that benefits 
     are fully funded.--

       (I) In general.--Except as provided in subclause (II), the 
     payment described in clause (i) shall not be made (and the 
     election to which it relates shall be ineffective) if the 
     actuarial present value of the future benefits that would be 
     payable under the previous system with respect to service 
     performed by such individual after the move on which the 
     election under this paragraph is based and before the 
     effective date of the election, exceeds the total amounts 
     required to be transferred to the previous system under the 
     preceding provisions of this subparagraph with respect to 
     such service, as determined by the authority administering 
     such previous system (in this section referred to as the 
     ``administrative authority'').
       (II) Payment of deficiency.--A determination of a 
     deficiency under this clause shall not render an election 
     ineffective if the individual pays or arranges to pay, at a 
     time and in a manner satisfactory to such administrative 
     authority, the full amount of the deficiency described in 
     subclause (I).

       (D) Alternative election for an individual then 
     participating in fers.--
       (i) Applicability.--This subparagraph applies with respect 
     to any individual who--

       (I) is then currently participating in FERS; and
       (II) would then otherwise be eligible to make an election 
     under subparagraphs (A) through (C) of this paragraph, 
     determined disregarding the matter in subclause (I) of

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     subparagraph (B) before the first semicolon therein.

       (ii) Election.--An individual described in clause (i) may, 
     instead of making an election for which such individual is 
     otherwise eligible under this paragraph, elect to have all 
     prior qualifying NAFI service of such individual treated as 
     creditable service for purposes of any annuity under FERS 
     payable out of the Civil Service Retirement and Disability 
     Fund.
       (iii) Qualifying nafi service.--For purposes of this 
     subparagraph, the term ``qualifying NAFI service'' means any 
     service which, but for this subparagraph, would be creditable 
     for purposes of any retirement system established for 
     employees described in section 2105(c) of title 5, United 
     States Code.
       (iv) Service ceases to be creditable for nafi retirement 
     system purposes.--Any qualifying NAFI service that becomes 
     creditable for FERS purposes by virtue of an election made 
     under this subparagraph shall not be creditable for purposes 
     of any retirement system referred to in clause (iii).
       (v) Conditions.--An election under this subparagraph shall 
     be subject to requirements, similar to those set forth in 
     subparagraph (C), to ensure that--

       (I) appropriate transfers of individual and Government 
     contributions are made to the Civil Service Retirement and 
     Disability Fund; and
       (II) the actuarial present value of future benefits under 
     FERS attributable to service made creditable by such election 
     is fully funded.

       (E) Alternative election for an individual then 
     participating in a nafi retirement system.--
       (i) Applicability.--This subparagraph applies with respect 
     to any individual who--

       (I) is then currently participating in any retirement 
     system established for employees described in section 2105(c) 
     of title 5, United States Code (in this subparagraph referred 
     to as a ``NAFI retirement system''); and
       (II) would then otherwise be eligible to make an election 
     under subparagraphs (A) through (C) of this paragraph 
     (determined disregarding the matter in subclause (I) of 
     subparagraph (B) before the first semicolon therein) based on 
     a move from FERS.

       (ii) Election.--An individual described in clause (i) may, 
     instead of making an election for which such individual is 
     otherwise eligible under this paragraph, elect to have all 
     prior qualifying FERS service of such individual treated as 
     creditable service for purposes of determining eligibility 
     for benefits under a NAFI retirement system, but not for 
     purposes of computing the amount of any such benefits except 
     as provided in clause (v)(II).
       (iii) Qualifying fers service.--For purposes of this 
     subparagraph, the term ``qualifying FERS service'' means any 
     service which, but for this subparagraph, would be creditable 
     for purposes of the Federal Employees' Retirement System.
       (iv) Service ceases to be creditable for purposes of 
     fers.--Any qualifying FERS service that becomes creditable 
     for NAFI purposes by virtue of an election made under this 
     subparagraph shall not be creditable for purposes of the 
     Federal Employees' Retirement System.
       (v) Funding requirements.--

       (I) In general.--Except as provided in subclause (II), 
     nothing in this section or in any other provision of law or 
     any other authority shall be considered to require any 
     payment or transfer of monies in order for an election under 
     this subparagraph to be effective.
       (II) Contribution required only if individual elects to 
     have service made creditable for computation purposes as 
     well.--Under regulations prescribed by the appropriate 
     administrative authority, an individual making an election 
     under this subparagraph may further elect to have the 
     qualifying FERS service made creditable for computation 
     purposes under a NAFI retirement system, but only if the 
     individual pays or arranges to pay, at a time and in a manner 
     satisfactory to such administrative authority, the amount 
     necessary to fully fund the actuarial present value of future 
     benefits under the NAFI retirement system attributable to the 
     qualifying FERS service.

       (3) Information.--The regulations under subsection (b) 
     shall include provisions under which any individual--
       (A) shall, upon request, be provided information or 
     assistance in determining whether such individual is eligible 
     to make an election under paragraph (2) and, if so, the exact 
     amount of any payment which would be required of such 
     individual in connection with any such election; and
       (B) may seek any other information or assistance relating 
     to any such election.
       (d) Creditability of NAFI Service for RIF Purposes.--
       (1) In general.--Clause (ii) of section 3502(a)(C) of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended by striking ``January 1, 
     1987'' and inserting ``January 1, 1966''.
       (2) Effective date.--Notwithstanding any provision of 
     subsection (c), the amendment made by paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act; 
     and
       (B) apply with respect to any reduction in force carried 
     out on or after such date.

     SEC. 1044. EXTENSION OF TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO PAY CIVILIAN 
                   EMPLOYEES WITH RESPECT TO THE EVACUATION FROM 
                   GUANTANAMO, CUBA.

       (a) Extension of Authority.--The Secretary of Defense may, 
     until the end of January 31, 1996 and without regard to the 
     time limitations specified in subsection (a) of section 5523 
     of title 5, United States Code, make payments under the 
     provisions of such section from funds available for the pay 
     of civilian personnel in the case of employees, or an 
     employee's dependents or immediate family, evacuated from 
     Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, pursuant to the August 26, 1994 order 
     of the Secretary. This section shall take effect as of 
     October 1, 1995, and shall apply with respect to payments 
     made for periods occurring on or after that date.
       (b) Monthly Report.--On the first day of each month 
     beginning after the date of the enactment of this Act and 
     ending before March 1996, the Secretary of the Navy shall 
     transmit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report regarding the payment of employees 
     pursuant to subsection (a). Each such report shall include, 
     for the month preceding the month in which the report is 
     transmitted, a statement of the following:
       (1) The number of the employees paid pursuant to such 
     section.
       (2) The positions of employment of the employees.
       (3) The number and location of the employees' dependents 
     and immediate families.
       (4) The actions taken by the Secretary to eliminate the 
     conditions which necessitated the payments.
            Subtitle E--Miscellaneous Reporting Requirements

     SEC. 1051. REPORT ON FISCAL YEAR 1997 BUDGET SUBMISSION 
                   REGARDING GUARD AND RESERVE COMPONENTS.

       (a) Report.--The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional defense committees, at the same time that the 
     President submits the budget for fiscal year 1997 under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, a report on 
     amounts requested in that budget for the Guard and Reserve 
     components.
       (b) Content.--The report shall include the following:
       (1) A description of the anticipated effect that the 
     amounts requested (if approved by Congress) will have to 
     enhance the capabilities of each of the Guard and Reserve 
     components.
       (2) A listing, with respect to each such component, of each 
     of the following:
       (A) The amount requested for each major weapon system for 
     which funds are requested in the budget for that component.
       (B) The amount requested for each item of equipment (other 
     than a major weapon system) for which funds are requested in 
     the budget for that component.
       (C) The amount requested for each military construction 
     project, together with the location of each such project, for 
     which funds are requested in the budget for that component.
       (c) Inclusion of Information in Next FYDP.--The Secretary 
     of Defense shall specifically display in the next future-
     years defense program (or program revision) submitted to 
     Congress after the date of the enactment of this Act the 
     amounts programmed for procurement of equipment and for 
     military construction for each of the Guard and Reserve 
     components.
       (d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``Guard and Reserve components'' means the following:
       (1) The Army Reserve.
       (2) The Army National Guard of the United States.
       (3) The Naval Reserve.
       (4) The Marine Corps Reserve.
       (5) The Air Force Reserve.
       (6) The Air National Guard of the United States.

     SEC. 1052. REPORT ON DESIRABILITY AND FEASIBILITY OF 
                   PROVIDING AUTHORITY FOR USE OF FUNDS DERIVED 
                   FROM RECOVERED LOSSES RESULTING FROM CONTRACTOR 
                   FRAUD.

       (a) Report.--Not later than April 1, 1996, the Secretary of 
     Defense shall submit to Congress a report on the desirability 
     and feasibility of authorizing by law the retention and use 
     by the Department of Defense of a specified portion (not to 
     exceed three percent) of amounts recovered by the Government 
     during any fiscal year from losses and expenses incurred by 
     the Department of Defense as a result of contractor fraud at 
     military installations.
       (b) Matters To Be Included.--The report shall include the 
     views of the Secretary of Defense regarding--
       (1) the degree to which such authority would create 
     enhanced incentives for the discovery, investigation, and 
     resolution of contractor fraud at military installations; and
       (2) the appropriate allocation for funds that would be 
     available for expenditure pursuant to such authority.

     SEC. 1053. REPORT OF NATIONAL POLICY ON PROTECTING THE 
                   NATIONAL INFORMATION INFRASTRUCTURE AGAINST 
                   STRATEGIC ATTACKS.

       Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the President shall submit to Congress a report 
     setting forth the results of a review of the national policy 
     on protecting the national information infrastructure against 
     strategic attacks. The report shall include the following:
       (1) A description of the national policy and architecture 
     governing the plans for establishing procedures, 
     capabilities, systems, and processes necessary to perform 
     indications, warning, and assessment functions regarding 
     strategic attacks by foreign nations, groups, or individuals, 
     or any other entity against the national information 
     infrastructure.
       (2) An assessment of the future of the National 
     Communications System (NCS), which

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     has performed the central role in ensuring national security 
     and emergency preparedness communications for essential 
     United States Government and private sector users, including 
     a discussion of--
       (A) whether there is a Federal interest in expanding or 
     modernizing the National Communications System in light of 
     the changing strategic national security environment and the 
     revolution in information technologies; and
       (B) the best use of the National Communications System and 
     the assets and experience it represents as an integral part 
     of a larger national strategy to protect the United States 
     against a strategic attack on the national information 
     infrastructure.

     SEC. 1054. REPORT ON DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BOARDS AND 
                   COMMISSIONS.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary of Defense shall conduct a study 
     of the boards and commissions described in subsection (c). As 
     part of such study, the Secretary shall determine, with 
     respect to each such board or commission that received 
     support from the Department of Defense during fiscal year 
     1995, whether that board or commission merits continued 
     support from the Department.
       (b) Report.--Not later than April 1, 1996, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the results of the study. The 
     report shall include the following:
       (1) A list of each board and commission described in 
     subsection (c) that received support from the Department of 
     Defense during fiscal year 1995.
       (2) With respect to the boards and commissions specified on 
     the list under paragraph (1)--
       (A) a list of each such board or commission concerning 
     which the Secretary determined under subsection (a) that 
     continued support from the Department of Defense is merited; 
     and
       (B) a list of each such board or commission concerning 
     which the Secretary determined under subsection (a) that 
     continued support from the Department if not merited.
       (3) For each board and commission specified on the list 
     under paragraph (2)(A), a description of--
       (A) the purpose of the board or commission;
       (B) the nature and cost of the support provided by the 
     Department to the board or commission during fiscal year 
     1995;
       (C) the nature and duration of the support that the 
     Secretary proposes to provide to the board or commission;
       (D) the anticipated cost to the Department of providing 
     such support; and
       (E) a justification of the determination that the board or 
     commission merits the continued support of the Department.
       (4) For each board and commission specified on the list 
     under paragraph (2)(B), a description of--
       (A) the purpose of the board or commission;
       (B) the nature and cost of the support provided by the 
     Department to the board or commission during fiscal year 
     1995; and
       (C) a justification of the determination that the board or 
     commission does not merit the continued support of the 
     Department.
       (c) Covered Boards and Commissions.--Subsection (a) applies 
     to any board or commission (including any board or commission 
     authorized by law) that operates within or for the Department 
     of Defense and that--
       (1) provides only policy-making assistance or advisory 
     services for the Department; or
       (2) carries out only activities that are not routine 
     activities, on-going activities, or activities necessary to 
     the routine, on-going operations of the Department.
       (d) Support Defined.--For purposes of this section, the 
     term ``support'' includes the provision of any of the 
     following:
       (1) Funds.
       (2) Equipment, materiel, or other assets.
       (3) Services of personnel.

     SEC. 1055. DATE FOR SUBMISSION OF ANNUAL REPORT ON SPECIAL 
                   ACCESS PROGRAMS.

       Section 119(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``February 1'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``March 1''.
  Subtitle F--Repeal of Certain Reporting and Other Requirements and 
                              Authorities

     SEC. 1061. REPEAL OF MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS OF LAW.

       (a) Volunteers Investing in Peace and Security Program.--
     (1) Chapter 89 of title 10, United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, 
     and at the beginning of part II of subtitle A, of such title 
     are each amended by striking out the item relating to chapter 
     89.
       (b) Security and Control of Supplies.--(1) Chapter 171 of 
     such title is repealed.
       (2) The tables of chapters at the beginning of subtitle A, 
     and at the beginning of part IV of subtitle A, of such title 
     are each amended by striking out the item relating to chapter 
     171.
       (c) Annual Authorization of Military Training Student 
     Loads.--Section 115 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out paragraph (3);
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by inserting ``or'' at the end of paragraph (1);
       (B) by striking out ``; or'' at the end of paragraph (2) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (C) by striking out paragraph (3); and
       (3) by striking out subsection (f).
       (d) Portions of Annual Manpower Requirements Report.--
     Section 115a of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(2), by striking out subparagraph (C);
       (2) by striking out subsection (d);
       (3) by redesignating subsection (e) as subsection (d) and 
     striking out paragraphs (4) and (5) thereof;
       (4) by striking out subsection (f); and
       (5) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (e).
       (e) Obsolete Authority for Payment of Stipends for Members 
     of Certain Advisory Committees and Boards of Visitors of 
     Service Academies.--(1) The second sentence of each of 
     sections 173(b) and 174(b) of such title is amended to read 
     as follows: ``Other members and part-time advisers shall 
     (except as otherwise specifically authorized by law) serve 
     without compensation for such service.''.
       (2) Sections 4355(h), 6968(h), and 9355(h) of such title 
     are amended by striking out ``is entitled to not more than $5 
     a day and''.
       (f) Annual Budget Information Concerning Recruiting 
     Costs.--(1) Section 227 of such title is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 9 of 
     such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 227.
       (g) Expired Authority Relating to Peacekeeping 
     Activities.--(1) Section 403 of such title is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I 
     of chapter 20 of such title is amended by striking out the 
     item relating to section 403.
       (h) Procurement of Gasohol for Department of Defense Motor 
     Vehicles.--(1) Subsection (a) of section 2398 of such title 
     is repealed.
       (2) Such section is further amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsections (b) and (c) as subsections 
     (a) and (b), respectively; and
       (B) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by striking out 
     ``subsection (b)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection 
     (a)''.
       (i) Requirement of Notice of Certain Disposals and Gifts by 
     Secretary of Navy.--Section 7545 of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (c); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (c).
       (j) Annual Report on Biological Defense Research Program.--
     (1) Section 2370 of such title is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 139 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     such section.
       (k) Reports and Notifications Relating to Chemical and 
     Biological Agents.--Subsection (a) of section 409 of Public 
     Law 91-121 (50 U.S.C. 1511) is repealed.
       (l) Annual Report on Balanced Technology Initiative.--
     Subsection (e) of section 211 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 
     101-189; 103 Stat. 1394) is repealed.
       (m) Report on Environmental Restoration Costs for 
     Installations To Be Closed Under 1990 Base Closure Law.--
     Section 2827 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 10 U.S.C. 
     2687 note) is amended by striking out subsection (b).
       (n) Limitation on American Diplomatic Facilities in 
     Germany.--Section 1432 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1833) 
     is repealed.

     SEC. 1062. REPORTS REQUIRED BY TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.

       (a) Annual Report on Relocation Assistance Programs.--
     Section 1056 of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (f); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (f).
       (b) Notice of Salary Increases for Foreign National 
     Employees.--Section 1584 of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (b); and
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking out ``(a) Waiver of 
     Employment Restrictions for Certain Personnel.--''.
       (c) Notice Regarding Contracts Performed for Periods 
     Exceeding 10 Years.--(1) Section 2352 of such title is 
     repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 139 
     of such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 2352.
       (d) Report on Low-Rate Production Under Naval Vessel and 
     Military Satellite Programs.--Section 2400(c) of such title 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (2); and
       (2) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking out ``(1)''; and
       (B) by redesignating clauses (A) and (B) as clauses (1) and 
     (2), respectively.
       (e) Report on Waivers of Prohibition on Employment of 
     Felons.--Section 2408(a)(3) of such title is amended by 
     striking out the second sentence.
       (f) Report on Determination Not To Debar for Fraudulent Use 
     of Labels.--Section 2410f(a) of such title is amended by 
     striking out the second sentence.
       (g) Notice of Military Construction Contracts on Guam.--
     Section 2864(b) of such title is amended by striking out 
     ``after the 21-day period'' and all that follows through 
     ``determination''.

     SEC. 1063. REPORTS REQUIRED BY DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION AND 
                   APPROPRIATIONS ACTS.

       (a) Public Law 99-661 Requirement for Report on Funding for 
     Nicaraguan Democratic Resistance.--Section 1351 of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1987 
     (Public Law 99-661; 100 Stat. 3995; 10 U.S.C. 114 note) is 
     amended--

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       (1) by striking out subsection (b); and
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking out ``(a) Limitation.--
     ''.
       (b) Annual Report on Overseas Military Facility Investment 
     Recovery Account.--Section 2921 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (division B of Public 
     Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (f); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 
     (f) and (g), respectively.
       (c) Science, Mathematics, and Engineering Education Master 
     Plan.--Section 829 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 
     1444; 10 U.S.C. 2192 note) is repealed.
       (d) Report Regarding Heating Facility Modernization at 
     Kaiserslautern.--Section 8008 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1994 (Public Law 103-139; 107 Stat. 
     1438), is amended by inserting ``but without regard to the 
     notification requirement in subsection (b)(2) of such 
     section,'' after ``section 2690 of title 10, United States 
     Code,''.

     SEC. 1064. REPORTS REQUIRED BY OTHER PROVISIONS OF LAW.

       (a) Requirement Under Arms Export Control Act for Quarterly 
     Report on Price and Availability Estimates.--Section 28 of 
     the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 2768) is repealed.
       (b) Annual Report on National Security Agency Executive 
     Personnel.--Section 12(a) of the National Security Agency Act 
     of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 402 note) is amended by striking out 
     paragraph (5).
       (c) Reports Concerning Certain Federal Contracting and 
     Financial Transactions.--Section 1352 of title 31, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(6)(A), by inserting ``(other than the 
     Secretary of Defense and Secretary of a military 
     department)'' after ``The head of each agency''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(1), by inserting ``(other than in the 
     case of the Department of Defense or a military department)'' 
     after ``paragraph (3) of this subsection''.
       (d) Annual Report on Water Resources Project Agreements.--
     Section 221 of the Flood Control Act of 1970 (42 U.S.C. 
     1962d-5b) is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (e); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).
       (e) Annual Report on Construction of Tennessee-Tombigbee 
     Waterway.--Section 185 of the Water Resources Development Act 
     of 1976 (33 U.S.C. 544c) is amended by striking out the 
     second sentence.
       (f) Annual Report on Monitoring of Navy Home Port Waters.--
     Section 7 of the Organotin Antifouling Paint Control Act of 
     1988 (33 U.S.C. 2406) is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (d); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f) as subsections 
     (d) and (e), respectively.
          Subtitle G--Department of Defense Education Programs

     SEC. 1071. CONTINUATION OF UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF 
                   THE HEALTH SCIENCES.

       (a) Policy.--Congress reaffirms--
       (1) the prohibition set forth in subsection (a) of section 
     922 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2829; 10 U.S.C. 2112 
     note) regarding closure of the Uniformed Services University 
     of the Health Sciences; and
       (2) the expression of the sense of Congress set forth in 
     subsection (b) of such section regarding the budgetary 
     commitment to continuation of the university.
       (b) Personnel Strength.--During the five-year period 
     beginning on October 1, 1995, the personnel staffing levels 
     for the Uniformed Services University of the Health Services 
     may not be reduced below the personnel staffing levels for 
     the university as of October 1, 1993.
       (c) Budgetary Commitment to Continuation.--It is the sense 
     of Congress that the Secretary of Defense should budget for 
     the operation of the Uniformed Services University of the 
     Health Sciences during fiscal year 1997 at a level at least 
     equal to the level of operations conducted at the University 
     during fiscal year 1995.

     SEC. 1072. ADDITIONAL GRADUATE SCHOOLS AND PROGRAMS AT 
                   UNIFORMED SERVICES UNIVERSITY OF THE HEALTH 
                   SCIENCES.

       (a) Additional Schools and Programs.--Subsection (h) of 
     section 2113 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(h) The Secretary of Defense may establish the following 
     educational programs at the University:
       ``(1) Postdoctoral, postgraduate, and technological 
     institutes.
       ``(2) A graduate school of nursing.
       ``(3) Other schools or programs that the Secretary 
     determines necessary in order to operate the University in a 
     cost-effective manner.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments to Reflect Advisory Nature of 
     Board of Regents.--(1) Section 2112(b) of such title is 
     amended by striking out ``, upon recommendation of the Board 
     of Regents,''.
       (2) Section 2113 of such title is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking out ``a Board of Regents (hereinafter in 
     this chapter referred to as the `Board')'' in the first 
     sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Secretary of 
     Defense''; and
       (ii) by inserting after the first sentence the following 
     new sentence: ``To assist the Secretary in an advisory 
     capacity, there is a Board of Regents for the University.'';
       (B) in subsection (d), by striking out ``Board'' the first 
     place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary'';
       (C) in subsection (e), by striking out ``of Defense'';
       (D) in subsection (f)(1), by striking out ``of Defense'';
       (E) in subsection (g)--
       (i) by striking out ``Board is authorized to'' in the first 
     sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary may'';
       (ii) by striking out ``Board is also authorized to'' in the 
     third sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary 
     may''; and
       (iii) by striking out ``Board may also, subject to the 
     approval of the Secretary of Defense,'' in the fifth sentence 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary may''; and
       (F) by striking out ``Board'' each place it appears in 
     subsections (f), (i), and (j) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Secretary''.
       (3) Section 2114(e)(1) of such title is amended by striking 
     out ``Board, upon approval of the Secretary of Defense,'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary of Defense''.
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The heading of section 2113 
     of such title is amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2113. Administration of University''.

       (2) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 104 of such title is 
     amended to read as follows:

``2113. Administration of University.''.

     SEC. 1073. FUNDING FOR ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAMS FOR MILITARY 
                   PERSONNEL AND DEPENDENTS OUTSIDE THE UNITED 
                   STATES.

       Of amounts appropriated pursuant to section 301, $600,000 
     shall be available to carry out adult education programs, 
     consistent with the Adult Education Act (20 U.S.C. 1201 et 
     seq.), for the following:
       (1) Members of the Armed Forces who are serving in 
     locations--
       (A) that are outside the United States; and
       (B) for which amounts are not required to be allotted under 
     section 313(b) of such Act (20 U.S.C. 1201b(b)).
       (2) The dependents of such members.

     SEC. 1074. ASSISTANCE TO LOCAL EDUCATIONAL AGENCIES THAT 
                   BENEFIT DEPENDENTS OF MEMBERS OF THE ARMED 
                   FORCES AND DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE CIVILIAN 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Continuation of Department of Defense Program for 
     Fiscal Year 1996.--(1) Of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in section 301(5)--
       (A) $30,000,000 shall be available for providing 
     educational agencies assistance (as defined in paragraph 
     (4)(A)) to local educational agencies; and
       (B) $5,000,000 shall be available for making educational 
     agencies payments (as defined in paragraph (4)(B)) to local 
     educational agencies.
       (2) Not later than June 30, 1996, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall--
       (A) notify each local educational agency that is eligible 
     for educational agencies assistance for fiscal year 1996 of 
     that agency's eligibility for such assistance and the amount 
     of such assistance for which that agency is eligible; and
       (B) notify each local educational agency that is eligible 
     for an educational agencies payment for fiscal year 1996 of 
     that agency's eligibility for such payment and the amount of 
     the payment for which that agency is eligible.
       (3) The Secretary of Defense shall disburse funds made 
     available under subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1) 
     not later than 30 days after the date on which notification 
     to the eligible local educational agencies is provided 
     pursuant to paragraph (2).
       (4) In this section:
       (A) The term ``educational agencies assistance'' means 
     assistance authorized under subsection (b) of section 386 of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 
     (Public Law 102-484; 20 U.S.C. 238 note).
       (B) The term ``educational agencies payments'' means 
     payments authorized under subsection (d) of that section, as 
     amended by subsection (d).
       (b) Special Rule for 1994 Payments.--The Secretary of 
     Education shall not consider any payment to a local 
     educational agency by the Department of Defense, that is 
     available to such agency for current expenditures and used 
     for capital expenses, as funds available to such agency for 
     purposes of making a determination for fiscal year 1994 under 
     section 3(d)(2)(B)(i) of the Act of September 30, 1950 
     (Public Law 874, 81st Congress) (as such Act was in effect on 
     September 30, 1994).
       (c) Reduction in Impact Threshold.--Subsection (c)(1) of 
     section 386 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 20 U.S.C. 238 note) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out ``30 percent'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``20 percent''; and
       (2) by striking out ``counted under subsection (a) or (b) 
     of section 3 of the Act of September 30, 1950 (Public Law 
     874, Eighty-first Congress; 20 U.S.C. 238)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``counted under section 8003(a) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     7703(a))''.
       (d) Adjustments Related to Base Closures and 
     Realignments.--Subsection (d) of section 386 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 
     102-484; 28 U.S.C. 238 note) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) Adjustments Related to Base Closures and 
     Realignments.--To assist com

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     munities in making adjustments resulting from reductions in 
     the size of the Armed Forces, the Secretary of Defense shall, 
     in consultation with the Secretary of Education, make 
     payments to local educational agencies that, during the 
     period between the end of the school year preceding the 
     fiscal year for which the payments are authorized and the 
     beginning of the school year immediately preceding that 
     school year, had an overall reduction of not less than 20 
     percent in the number of military dependent students as a 
     result of the closure or realignment of military 
     installations.''.
       (e) Extension of Reporting Requirement.--Subsection (e)(1) 
     of section 386 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 20 U.S.C. 238 note) is 
     amended by striking out ``and 1995'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``1995, and 1996''.
       (f) Payments for Eligible Federally Connected Children.--
     Subsection (f) of section 8003 of the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7703) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i) of subparagraph (A), 
     by striking ``only if such agency'' and inserting ``if such 
     agency is eligible for a supplementary payment in accordance 
     with subparagraph (B) or such agency''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(D) A local educational agency shall only be eligible to 
     receive additional assistance under this subsection if the 
     Secretary determines that--
       ``(i) such agency is exercising due diligence in availing 
     itself of State and other financial assistance; and
       ``(ii) the eligibility of such agency under State law for 
     State aid with respect to the free public education of 
     children described in subsection (a)(1) and the amount of 
     such aid are determined on a basis no less favorable to such 
     agency than the basis used in determining the eligibility of 
     local educational agencies for State aid, and the amount of 
     such aid, with respect to the free public education of other 
     children in the State.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) in the matter preceding clause (i), by inserting 
     ``(other than any amount received under paragraph (2)(B))'' 
     after ``subsection'';
       (ii) in subclause (I) of clause (i), by striking ``or the 
     average per-pupil expenditure of all the States'';
       (iii) by amending clause (ii) to read as follows:
       ``(ii) The Secretary shall next multiply the amount 
     determined under clause (i) by the total number of students 
     in average daily attendance at the schools of the local 
     educational agency.''; and
       (iv) by amending clause (iii) to read as follows:
       ``(iii) The Secretary shall next subtract from the amount 
     determined under clause (ii) all funds available to the local 
     educational agency for current expenditures, but shall not so 
     subtract funds provided--

       ``(I) under this Act; or
       ``(II) by any department or agency of the Federal 
     Government (other than the Department) that are used for 
     capital expenses.''; and

       (B) by amending subparagraph (B) to read as follows:
       ``(B) Special rule.--With respect to payments under this 
     subsection for a fiscal year for a local educational agency 
     described in clause (ii) or (iii) of paragraph (2)(A), the 
     maximum amount of payments under this subsection shall be 
     equal to--
       ``(i) the product of--

       ``(I) the average per-pupil expenditure in all States 
     multiplied by 0.7, except that such amount may not exceed 125 
     percent of the average per-pupil expenditure in all local 
     educational agencies in the State; multiplied by
       ``(II) the number of students described in subparagraph (A) 
     or (B) of subsection (a)(1) for such agency; minus

       ``(ii) the amount of payments such agency receives under 
     subsections (b) and (d) for such year.''.
       (g) Current Year Data.--Paragraph (4) of section 8003(f) of 
     such Act (20 U.S.C. 7703(f)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4) Current year data.--For purposes of providing 
     assistance under this subsection the Secretary--
       ``(A) shall use student and revenue data from the fiscal 
     year for which the local educational agency is applying for 
     assistance under this subsection; and
       ``(B) shall derive the per pupil expenditure amount for 
     such year for the local educational agency's comparable 
     school districts by increasing or decreasing the per pupil 
     expenditure data for the second fiscal year preceding the 
     fiscal year for which the determination is made by the same 
     percentage increase or decrease reflected between the per 
     pupil expenditure data for the fourth fiscal year preceding 
     the fiscal year for which the determination is made and the 
     per pupil expenditure data for such second year.''.
       (h) Technical Amendments To Correct References to Repealed 
     Law.--Section 386 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484; 20 U.S.C. 238 note) 
     is amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)(2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (C), by inserting after ``et seq.),'' 
     the following: ``title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary 
     Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7701 et seq.),''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (D)(iii), by striking out ``under 
     subsections (a) and (b) of section 3 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
     238)''; and
       (2) in subsection (h)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``section 14101 of 
     the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``section 8013(9) of the Elementary 
     and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 7713(9))''; 
     and
       (B) by striking out paragraph (3) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The term `State' means each of the 50 States and the 
     District of Columbia.''.

     SEC. 1075. SHARING OF PERSONNEL OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE 
                   DOMESTIC DEPENDENT SCHOOLS AND DEFENSE 
                   DEPENDENTS' EDUCATION SYSTEM.

       Section 2164(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4)(A) The Secretary may, without regard to the 
     provisions of any law relating to the number, classification, 
     or compensation of employees--
       ``(i) transfer employees from schools established under 
     this section to schools in the defense dependents' education 
     system in order to provide the services referred to in 
     subparagraph (B) to such system; and
       ``(ii) transfer employees from such system to schools 
     established under this section in order to provide such 
     services to those schools.
       ``(B) The services referred to in subparagraph (A) are the 
     following:
       ``(i) Administrative services.
       ``(ii) Logistical services.
       ``(iii) Personnel services.
       ``(iv) Such other services as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(C) Transfers under this paragraph shall extend for such 
     periods as the Secretary considers appropriate. The Secretary 
     shall provide appropriate compensation for employees so 
     transferred.
       ``(D) The Secretary may provide that the transfer of an 
     employee under this paragraph occur without reimbursement of 
     the school or system concerned.
       ``(E) In this paragraph, the term `defense dependents' 
     education system' means the program established and operated 
     under section 1402(a) of the Defense Dependents' Education 
     Act of 1978 (20 U.S.C. 921(a)).''.

     SEC. 1076. INCREASE IN RESERVE COMPONENT MONTGOMERY GI BILL 
                   EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE ALLOWANCE WITH RESPECT 
                   TO SKILLS OR SPECIALTIES FOR WHICH THERE IS A 
                   CRITICAL SHORTAGE OF PERSONNEL.

       Section 16131 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j)(1) In the case of a person who has a skill or 
     specialty designated by the Secretary concerned as a skill or 
     specialty in which there is a critical shortage of personnel 
     or for which it is difficult to recruit or, in the case of 
     critical units, retain personnel, the Secretary concerned may 
     increase the rate of the educational assistance allowance 
     applicable to that person to such rate in excess of the rate 
     prescribed under subparagraphs (A) through (D) of subsection 
     (b)(1) as the Secretary of Defense considers appropriate, but 
     the amount of any such increase may not exceed $350 per 
     month.
       ``(2) In the case of a person who has a skill or specialty 
     designated by the Secretary concerned as a skill or specialty 
     in which there is a critical shortage of personnel or for 
     which it is difficult to recruit or, in the case of critical 
     units, retain personnel, who is eligible for educational 
     benefits under chapter 30 (other than section 3012) of title 
     38 and who meets the eligibility criteria specified in 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 16132(a)(1) of this 
     title, the Secretary concerned may increase the rate of the 
     educational assistance allowance applicable to that person to 
     such rate in excess of the rate prescribed under section 3015 
     of title 38 as the Secretary of Defense considers 
     appropriate, but the amount of any such increase may not 
     exceed $350 per month.
       ``(3) The authority provided by paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     shall be exercised by the Secretaries concerned under 
     regulations prescribed by the Secretary of Defense.''.

     SEC. 1077. DATE FOR ANNUAL REPORT ON RESERVE COMPONENT 
                   MONTGOMERY GI BILL EDUCATIONAL ASSISTANCE 
                   PROGRAM.

       Section 16137 of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out ``December 15 of each year'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``March 1 of each year''.

     SEC. 1078. SCOPE OF EDUCATION PROGRAMS OF COMMUNITY COLLEGE 
                   OF THE AIR FORCE.

       (a) Limitation to Members of the Air Force.--Section 
     9315(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``for enlisted members of the armed forces'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``for enlisted members of the Air 
     Force''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply with respect to enrollments in the Community 
     College of the Air Force after March 31, 1996.

     SEC. 1079. AMENDMENTS TO EDUCATION LOAN REPAYMENT PROGRAMS.

       (a) General Education Loan Repayment Program.--Section 
     2171(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph (B):

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       ``(B) any loan made under part D of such title (the William 
     D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, 20 U.S.C. 1087a et 
     seq.); or''.
       (b) Education Loan Repayment Program for Enlisted Members 
     of Selected Reserve With Critical Specialties.--Section 
     16301(a)(1) of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (3) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph (B):
       ``(B) any loan made under part D of such title (the William 
     D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, 20 U.S.C. 1087a et 
     seq.); or''.
       (c) Education Loan Repayment Program for Health Professions 
     Officers Serving in Selected Reserve With Wartime Critical 
     Medical Skill Shortages.--Section 16302(a) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (2) through (4) as 
     paragraphs (3) through (5) respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph (2):
       ``(2) any loan made under part D of such title (the William 
     D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, 20 U.S.C. 1087a et 
     seq.); or''.
                       Subtitle H--Other Matters

     SEC. 1081. NATIONAL DEFENSE TECHNOLOGY AND INDUSTRIAL BASE, 
                   DEFENSE REINVESTMENT, AND DEFENSE CONVERSION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) National Security Objectives for National Technology 
     and Industrial Base.--(1) Section 2501 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking out ``Defense Policy'' in the subsection 
     heading and inserting in lieu thereof ``National Security''; 
     and
       (ii) by striking out paragraph (5);
       (B) by striking out subsection (b); and
       (C) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (b).
       (2) The heading of such section is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 2501. National security objectives concerning national 
       technology and industrial base''.

       (b) National Defense Technology and Industrial Base 
     Council.--Section 2502(c) of such title is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking out subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) programs for achieving such national security 
     objectives; and'';
       (2) by striking out paragraph (2); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (c) Modification of Defense Dual-Use Critical Technology 
     Partnerships Program.--Section 2511 of such title is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 2511. Defense dual-use critical technology program

       ``(a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall conduct a program to further the national security 
     objectives set forth in section 2501(a) of this title by 
     encouraging and providing for research, development, and 
     application of dual-use critical technologies. The Secretary 
     may make grants, enter into contracts, or enter into 
     cooperative agreements and other transactions pursuant to 
     section 2371 of this title in furtherance of the program. The 
     Secretary shall identify projects to be conducted as part of 
     the program.
       ``(b) Assistance Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may 
     provide technical and other assistance to facilitate the 
     achievement of the purposes of projects conducted under the 
     program. In providing such assistance, the Secretary shall 
     make available, as appropriate for the work to be performed, 
     equipment and facilities of Department of Defense 
     laboratories (including the scientists and engineers at those 
     laboratories) for purposes of projects selected by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(c) Financial Commitment of Non-Federal Government 
     Participants.--(1) The total amount of funds provided by the 
     Federal Government for a project conducted under the program 
     may not exceed 50 percent of the total cost of the project. 
     However, the Secretary of Defense may agree to a project in 
     which the total amount of funds provided by the Federal 
     Government exceeds 50 percent if the Secretary determines the 
     project is particularly meritorious, but the project would 
     not otherwise have sufficient non-Federal funding or in-kind 
     contributions.
       ``(2) The Secretary may prescribe regulations to provide 
     for consideration of in-kind contributions by non-Federal 
     Government participants in a project conducted under the 
     program for the purpose of calculating the share of the 
     project costs that has been or is being undertaken by such 
     participants. In such regulations, the Secretary may 
     authorize a participant that is a small business concern to 
     use funds received under the Small Business Innovation 
     Research Program or the Small Business Technology Transfer 
     Program to help pay the costs of project activities. Any such 
     funds so used may be considered in calculating the amount of 
     the financial commitment undertaken by the non-Federal 
     Government participants unless the Secretary determines that 
     the small business concern has not made a significant equity 
     percentage contribution in the project from non-Federal 
     sources.
       ``(3) The Secretary shall consider a project proposal 
     submitted by a small business concern without regard to the 
     ability of the small business concern to immediately meet its 
     share of the anticipated project costs. Upon the selection of 
     a project proposal submitted by a small business concern, the 
     small business concern shall have a period of not less than 
     120 days in which to arrange to meet its financial commitment 
     requirements under the project from sources other than a 
     person of a foreign country. If the Secretary determines upon 
     the expiration of that period that the small business concern 
     will be unable to meet its share of the anticipated project 
     costs, the Secretary shall revoke the selection of the 
     project proposal submitted by the small business concern.
       ``(d) Selection Process.--Competitive procedures shall be 
     used in the conduct of the program.
       ``(e) Selection Criteria.--The criteria for the selection 
     of projects under the program shall include the following:
       ``(1) The extent to which the proposed project advances and 
     enhances the national security objectives set forth in 
     section 2501(a) of this title.
       ``(2) The technical excellence of the proposed project.
       ``(3) The qualifications of the personnel proposed to 
     participate in the research activities of the proposed 
     project.
       ``(4) An assessment of timely private sector investment in 
     activities to achieve the goals and objectives of the 
     proposed project other than through the project.
       ``(5) The potential effectiveness of the project in the 
     further development and application of each technology 
     proposed to be developed by the project for the national 
     technology and industrial base.
       ``(6) The extent of the financial commitment of eligible 
     firms to the proposed project.
       ``(7) The extent to which the project does not 
     unnecessarily duplicate projects undertaken by other 
     agencies.
       ``(f) Regulations.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe regulations for the purposes of this section.''.
       (d) Federal Defense Laboratory Diversification Program.--
     Section 2519 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b), by striking out ``referred to in 
     section 2511(b) of this title''; and
       (2) in subsection (f), by striking out ``section 2511(f)'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 2511(e)''.
       (e) Manufacturing Science and Technology Program.--
     Subsection (b) of section 2525 of such title is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(b) Purpose of Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     use the program--
       ``(1) to provide centralized guidance and direction 
     (including goals, milestones, and priorities) to the military 
     departments and the Defense Agencies on all matters relating 
     to manufacturing technology;
       ``(2) to direct the development and implementation of 
     Department of Defense plans, programs, projects, activities, 
     and policies that promote the development and application of 
     advanced technologies to manufacturing processes, tools, and 
     equipment;
       ``(3) to improve the manufacturing quality, productivity, 
     technology, and practices of businesses and workers providing 
     goods and services to the Department of Defense;
       ``(4) to promote dual-use manufacturing processes;
       ``(5) to disseminate information concerning improved 
     manufacturing improvement concepts, including information on 
     such matters as best manufacturing practices, product data 
     exchange specifications, computer-aided acquisition and 
     logistics support, and rapid acquisition of manufactured 
     parts;
       ``(6) to sustain and enhance the skills and capabilities of 
     the manufacturing work force;
       ``(7) to promote high-performance work systems (with 
     development and dissemination of production technologies that 
     build upon the skills and capabilities of the work force), 
     high levels of worker education and training; and
       ``(8) to ensure appropriate coordination between the 
     manufacturing technology programs and industrial preparedness 
     programs of the Department of Defense and similar programs 
     undertaken by other departments and agencies of the Federal 
     Government or by the private sector.''.
       (f) Repeal of Various Assistance Programs.--Sections 2512, 
     2513, 2520, 2521, 2522, 2523, and 2524 of such title are 
     repealed.
       (g) Repeal of Military-Civilian Integration and Technology 
     Transfer Advisory Board.--Section 2516 of such title is 
     repealed.
       (h) Repeal of Obsolete Definitions.--Section 2491 of such 
     title is amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraphs (11) and (12); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (13), (14), (15), and (16) 
     as paragraphs (11) (12), (13), and (14), respectively.
       (i) Clerical Amendments.--(1) The table of sections at the 
     beginning of subchapter II of chapter 148 of such title is 
     amended by striking out the item relating to section 2501 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following new item:

``2501. National security objectives concerning national technology and 
              industrial base.''.

       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter 
     III of such chapter is amended--
       (A) by striking out the item relating to section 2511 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following new item:

``2511. Defense dual-use critical technology program.''; and

       (B) by striking out the items relating to sections 2512, 
     2513, 2516, and 2520.

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       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter IV 
     of such chapter is amended by striking out the items relating 
     to sections 2521, 2522, 2523, and 2524.

     SEC. 1082. AMMUNITION INDUSTRIAL BASE.

       (a) Review of Ammunition Procurement Programs.--The 
     Secretary of Defense shall carry out a review of the programs 
     of the Department of Defense for the procurement of 
     ammunition. The review shall include the Department of 
     Defense management of ammunition procurement programs, 
     including the procedures of the Department for the planning 
     for, budgeting for, administration, and carrying out of such 
     programs. The Secretary shall begin the review not later than 
     30 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Matters To Be Reviewed.--The review under subsection 
     (a) shall include an assessment of the following:
       (1) The practicability and desirability of (A) continuing 
     to use centralized procurement practices (through a single 
     executive agent) for the procurement of ammunition required 
     by the Armed Forces, and (B) using such centralized 
     procurement practices for the procurement of all such 
     ammunition.
       (2) The capability of the ammunition production facilities 
     of the Government to meet the requirements of the Armed 
     Forces for procurement of ammunition.
       (3) The practicability and desirability of converting those 
     ammunition production facilities to ownership or operation by 
     private sector entities.
       (4) The practicability and desirability of integrating the 
     budget planning for the procurement of ammunition among the 
     Armed Forces.
       (5) The practicability and desirability of establishing an 
     advocate within the Department of Defense for matters 
     relating to the ammunition industrial base, with such an 
     advocate to be responsible for--
       (A) establishing the quantity and price of ammunition 
     procured by the Armed Forces; and
       (B) establishing and implementing policy to ensure the 
     continuing capability of the ammunition industrial base in 
     the United States to meet the requirements of the Armed 
     Forces.
       (6) The practicability and desirability of providing 
     information on the ammunition procurement practices of the 
     Armed Forces to Congress through a single source.
       (c) Report.--Not later than April 1, 1996, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the review carried out under subsection (a). The report 
     shall include the following:
       (1) The results of the review.
       (2) A discussion of the methodologies used in carrying out 
     the review.
       (3) An assessment of various methods of ensuring the 
     continuing capability of the ammunition industrial base of 
     the United States to meet the requirements of the Armed 
     Forces.
       (4) Recommendations of means (including legislation) of 
     implementing those methods in order to ensure such continuing 
     capability.

     SEC. 1083. POLICY CONCERNING EXCESS DEFENSE INDUSTRIAL 
                   CAPACITY.

       No funds appropriated pursuant to an authorization of 
     appropriations in this Act may be used for capital investment 
     in, or the development and construction of, a Government-
     owned, Government-operated defense industrial facility unless 
     the Secretary of Defense certifies to the Congress that no 
     similar capability or minimally used capacity exists in any 
     other Government-owned, Government-operated defense 
     industrial facility.

     SEC. 1084. SENSE OF CONGRESS CONCERNING ACCESS TO SECONDARY 
                   SCHOOL STUDENT INFORMATION FOR RECRUITING 
                   PURPOSES.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the States (with respect to public schools) and 
     entities operating private secondary schools should not have 
     a policy of denying, or otherwise effectively preventing, the 
     Secretary of Defense from obtaining for military recruiting 
     purposes--
       (A) entry to any secondary school or access to students at 
     any secondary school equal to that of other employers; or
       (B) access to directory information pertaining to students 
     at secondary schools equal to that of other employers (other 
     than in a case in which an objection has been raised as 
     described in paragraph (2)); and
       (2) any State, and any entity operating a private secondary 
     school, that releases directory information secondary school 
     students should--
       (A) give public notice of the categories of such 
     information to be released; and
       (B) allow a reasonable period after such notice has been 
     given for a student or (in the case of an individual younger 
     than 18 years of age) a parent to inform the school that any 
     or all of such information should not be released without 
     obtaining prior consent from the student or the parent, as 
     the case may be.
       (b) Report on DOD Procedures.--Not later than March 1, 
     1996, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to Congress a 
     report on Department of Defense procedures for determining if 
     and when a State or an entity operating a private secondary 
     school has denied or prevented access to students or 
     information as described in subsection (a)(1).
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``directory information'' means, with respect 
     to a student, the student's name, address, telephone listing, 
     date and place of birth, level of education, degrees 
     received, and (if available) the most recent previous 
     educational program enrolled in by the student.
       (2) The term ``student'' means an individual enrolled in 
     any program of education who is 17 years of age or older.

     SEC. 1085. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION CONCERNING UNACCOUNTED 
                   FOR UNITED STATES PERSONNEL FROM THE KOREAN 
                   CONFLICT, THE VIETNAM ERA, AND THE COLD WAR.

       Section 1082 of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 50 U.S.C. 401 
     note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)(3)(A), by striking out ``cannot be 
     located after a reasonable effort.'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``cannot be located by the Secretary of Defense--
       ``(i) in the case of a person missing from the Vietnam era, 
     after a reasonable effort; and
       ``(ii) in the case of a person missing from the Korean 
     Conflict or Cold War, after a period of 90 days from the date 
     on which any record or other information referred to in 
     paragraph (2) is received by the Department of Defense for 
     disclosure review from the Archivist of the United States, 
     the Library of Congress, or the Joint United States-Russian 
     Commission on POW/MIAs.''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking out ``not later than 
     September 30, 1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``not 
     later than January 2, 1996''.

     SEC. 1086. OPERATIONAL SUPPORT AIRLIFT AIRCRAFT FLEET.

       (a) Submittal of JCS Report on Aircraft.--Not later than 
     February 1, 1996, the Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress the report that, as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, is in preparation by the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff on operational support airlift aircraft.
       (b) Content of Report.--(1) The report referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall contain findings and recommendations on 
     the following:
       (A) Requirements for the modernization and safety of the 
     operational support airlift aircraft fleet.
       (B) The disposition of aircraft that would be excess to 
     that fleet upon fulfillment of the requirements referred to 
     in subparagraph (A).
       (C) Plans and requirements for the standardization of the 
     fleet, including plans and requirements for the provision of 
     a single manager for all logistical support and operational 
     requirements.
       (D) Central scheduling of all operational support airlift 
     aircraft.
       (E) Needs of the Department for helicopter support in the 
     National Capital Region, including the acceptable uses of 
     that support.
       (2) In preparing the report, the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff shall take into account the recommendation of 
     the Commission on Roles and Missions of the Armed Forces to 
     reduce the size of the operational support airlift aircraft 
     fleet.
       (c) Regulations.--(1) Upon completion of the report 
     referred to in subsection (a), the Secretary shall prescribe 
     regulations, consistent with the findings and recommendations 
     set forth in the report, for the operation, maintenance, 
     disposition, and use of operational support airlift aircraft.
       (2) The regulations shall, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, provide for, and encourage the use of, 
     commercial airlines in lieu of the use of such aircraft.
       (3) The regulations shall apply uniformly throughout the 
     Department.
       (4) The regulations shall not require exclusive use of such 
     aircraft for any particular class of government personnel.
       (d) Reductions in Flying Hours.--(1) The Secretary shall 
     ensure that the number of hours flown during fiscal year 1996 
     by operational support airlift aircraft does not exceed the 
     number equal to 85 percent of the number of hours flown 
     during fiscal year 1995 by operational support airlift 
     aircraft.
       (2) The Secretary should ensure that the number of hours 
     flown in the National Capital Region during fiscal year 1996 
     by helicopters of the operational support airlift aircraft 
     fleet does not exceed the number equal to 85 percent of the 
     number of hours flown in the National Capital Region during 
     fiscal year 1995 by helicopters of the operational support 
     airlift aircraft fleet.
       (e) Restriction on Availability of Funds.--Of the funds 
     appropriated pursuant to section 301 for the operation and 
     use of operational support airlift aircraft, not more than 50 
     percent is available for obligation until the Secretary 
     submits to Congress the report referred to in subsection (a).
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``operational support airlift aircraft'' means 
     aircraft of the Department of Defense designated within the 
     Department as operational support airlift aircraft.
       (2) The term ``National Capital Region'' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 2674(f)(2) of title 10, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 1087. CIVIL RESERVE AIR FLEET.

       Section 9512 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``full Civil Reserve Air Fleet'' in subsections 
     (b)(2) and (e) and inserting in lieu thereof ``Civil Reserve 
     Air Fleet''.

     SEC. 1088. DAMAGE OR LOSS TO PERSONAL PROPERTY DUE TO 
                   EMERGENCY EVACUATION OR EXTRAORDINARY 
                   CIRCUMSTANCES.

       (a) Settlement of Claims of Personnel.--Section 3721(b)(1) 
     of title 31, United

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     States Code, is amended by inserting after the first sentence 
     the following: ``If, however, the claim arose from an 
     emergency evacuation or from extraordinary circumstances, the 
     amount settled and paid under the authority of the preceding 
     sentence may exceed $40,000, but may not exceed $100,000.''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to claims arising before, on, or after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Representments of Previously Presented Claims.--(1) A 
     claim under subsection (b) of section 3721 of title 31, 
     United States Code, that was settled under such section 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act may be 
     represented under such section, as amended by subsection (a), 
     to the head of the agency concerned to recover the amount 
     equal to the difference between the actual amount of the 
     damage or loss and the amount settled and paid under the 
     authority of such section before the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, except that--
       (A) the claim shall be represented in writing within two 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act;
       (B) a determination of the actual amount of the damage or 
     loss shall have been made by the head of the agency concerned 
     pursuant to settlement of the claim under the authority of 
     such section before the date of the enactment of this Act;
       (C) the claimant shall have proof of the determination 
     referred to in subparagraph (B); and
       (D) the total of all amounts paid in settlement of the 
     claim under the authority of such section may not exceed 
     $100,000.
       (2) Subsection (k) of such section shall not apply to bar 
     representment of a claim described in paragraph (1), but 
     shall apply to such a claim that is represented and settled 
     under that section after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

     SEC. 1089. AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND OR TERMINATE COLLECTION 
                   ACTIONS AGAINST DECEASED MEMBERS.

       Section 3711 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(g)(1) The Secretary of Defense may suspend or terminate 
     an action by the Secretary or by the Secretary of a military 
     department under subsection (a) to collect a claim against 
     the estate of a person who died while serving on active duty 
     as a member of the Army, Navy, Air Force, or Marine Corps if 
     the Secretary determines that, under the circumstances 
     applicable with respect to the deceased person, it is 
     appropriate to do so.
       ``(2) In this subsection, the term `active duty' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 101 of title 10.''.

     SEC. 1090. CHECK CASHING AND EXCHANGE TRANSACTIONS FOR 
                   DEPENDENTS OF UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT 
                   PERSONNEL.

       (a) Authority To Carry Out Transactions.--Subsection (b) of 
     section 3342 of title 31, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) as 
     paragraphs (4), (5), and (6), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3) a dependent of personnel of the Government, but 
     only--
       ``(A) at a United States installation at which adequate 
     banking facilities are not available; and
       ``(B) in the case of negotiation of negotiable instruments, 
     if the dependent's sponsor authorizes, in writing, the 
     presentation of negotiable instruments to the disbursing 
     official for negotiation.''.
       (b) Pay Offset.--Subsection (c) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (4); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following new 
     paragraph (3):
       ``(3) The amount of any deficiency resulting from cashing a 
     check for a dependent under subsection (b)(3), including any 
     charges assessed against the disbursing official by a 
     financial institution for insufficient funds to pay the 
     check, may be offset from the pay of the dependent's 
     sponsor.''.
       (c) Definitions.--Such section is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(e) Regulations prescribed under subsection (d) shall 
     include regulations that define the terms `dependent' and 
     `sponsor' for the purposes of this section. In the 
     regulations, the term `dependent', with respect to a member 
     of a uniformed service, shall have the meaning given that 
     term in section 401 of title 37.''.

     SEC. 1091. DESIGNATION OF NATIONAL MARITIME CENTER.

       (a) Designation of National Maritime Center.--The NAUTICUS 
     building, located at one Waterside Drive, Norfolk, Virginia, 
     shall be known and designated as the ``National Maritime 
     Center''.
       (b) Reference to National Maritime Center.--Any reference 
     in a law, map, regulation, document, paper, or other record 
     of the United States to the building referred to in 
     subsection (a) shall be deemed to be a reference to the 
     ``National Maritime Center''.

     SEC. 1092. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING HISTORIC PRESERVATION 
                   OF MIDWAY ISLANDS.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) September 2, 1995, marks the 50th anniversary of the 
     United States victory over Japan in World War II.
       (2) The Battle of Midway proved to be the turning point in 
     the war in the Pacific, as United States Navy forces 
     inflicted such severe losses on the Imperial Japanese Navy 
     during the battle that the Imperial Japanese Navy never again 
     took the offensive against United States or allied forces.
       (3) During the Battle of Midway, an outnumbered force of 
     the United States Navy, consisting of 29 ships and other 
     units of the Armed Forces under the command of Admiral Nimitz 
     and Admiral Spruance, out-maneuvered and out-fought 350 ships 
     of the Imperial Japanese Navy.
       (4) It is in the public interest to erect a memorial to the 
     Battle of Midway that is suitable to express the enduring 
     gratitude of the American people for victory in the battle 
     and to inspire future generations of Americans with the 
     heroism and sacrifice of the members of the Armed Forces who 
     achieved that victory.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Midway Islands and the surrounding seas deserve to 
     be memorialized;
       (2) the historic structures related to the Battle of Midway 
     should be maintained, in accordance with the National 
     Historic Preservation Act (16 U.S.C. 470-470t), and subject 
     to the availability of appropriations for that purpose.
       (3) appropriate access to the Midway Islands by survivors 
     of the Battle of Midway, their families, and other visitors 
     should be provided in a manner that ensures the public health 
     and safety on the Midway Islands and the conservation of the 
     natural resources of those islands in accordance with 
     existing Federal law.

     SEC. 1093. SENSE OF SENATE REGARDING FEDERAL SPENDING.

       It is the sense of the Senate that in pursuit of a balanced 
     Federal budget, Congress should exercise fiscal restraint, 
     particularly in authorizing spending not requested by the 
     executive branch and in proposing new programs.

     SEC. 1094. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY FOR VESSEL WAR RISK 
                   INSURANCE.

       Section 1214 of the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 App. 
     U.S.C. 1294), is amended by striking ``June 30, 1995'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``June 30, 2000''.
               TITLE XI--UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE

     SEC. 1101. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Military Justice 
     Amendments of 1995''.

     SEC. 1102. REFERENCES TO UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.

       Except as otherwise expressly provided, whenever in this 
     title an amendment or repeal is expressed in terms of an 
     amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other provision, the 
     reference shall be considered to be made to a section or 
     other provision of chapter 47 of title 10, United States Code 
     (the Uniform Code of Military Justice).
                          Subtitle A--Offenses

     SEC. 1111. REFUSAL TO TESTIFY BEFORE COURT-MARTIAL.

       Section 847(b) (article 47(b)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``indictment or'' 
     after ``shall be tried on''; and
       (2) in the second sentence, by striking out ``shall be'' 
     and all that follows and inserting in lieu thereof ``shall be 
     fined or imprisoned, or both, at the court's discretion.''.

     SEC. 1112. FLIGHT FROM APPREHENSION.

       (a) In General.--Section 895 (article 95) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 895. Art. 95. Resistance, flight, breach of arrest, 
       and escape

       ``Any person subject to this chapter who--
       ``(1) resists apprehension;
       ``(2) flees from apprehension;
       ``(3) breaks arrest; or
       ``(4) escapes from custody or confinement;
     shall be punished as a court-martial may direct.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to section 895 
     (article 95) in the table of sections at the beginning of 
     subchapter X is amended to read as follows:

``895. Art. 95. Resistance, flight, breach of arrest, and escape.''.

     SEC. 1113. CARNAL KNOWLEDGE.

       (a) Gender Neutrality.--Subsection (b) of section 920 
     (article 120) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Any person subject to this chapter who, under 
     circumstances not amounting to rape, commits an act of sexual 
     intercourse with a person--
       ``(1) who is not that person's spouse; and
       ``(2) who has not attained the age of sixteen years;
     is guilty of carnal knowledge and shall be punished as a 
     court-martial may direct.''.
       (b) Mistake of Fact.--Such section (article) is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d)(1) In a prosecution under subsection (b), it is an 
     affirmative defense that--
       ``(A) the person with whom the accused committed the act of 
     sexual intercourse had at the time of the alleged offense 
     attained the age of twelve years; and
       ``(B) the accused reasonably believed that that person had 
     at the time of the alleged offense attained the age of 
     sixteen years.
       ``(2) The accused has the burden of proving a defense under 
     paragraph (1) by a preponderance of the evidence.''.
                         Subtitle B--Sentences

     SEC. 1121. EFFECTIVE DATE FOR FORFEITURES OF PAY AND 
                   ALLOWANCES AND REDUCTIONS IN GRADE BY SENTENCE 
                   OF COURT-MARTIAL.

       (a) Effective Date of Specified Punishments.--Subsection 
     (a) of section 857 (article 57) is amended to read as 
     follows:

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       ``(a)(1) Any forfeiture of pay or allowances or reduction 
     in grade that is included in a sentence of a court-martial 
     takes effect on the earlier of--
       ``(A) the date that is 14 days after the date on which the 
     sentence is adjudged; or
       ``(B) the date on which the sentence is approved by the 
     convening authority.
       ``(2) On application by an accused, the convening authority 
     may defer a forfeiture of pay or allowances or reduction in 
     grade that would otherwise become effective under paragraph 
     (1)(A) until the date on which the sentence is approved by 
     the convening authority. Such a deferment may be rescinded at 
     any time by the convening authority.
       ``(3) A forfeiture of pay or allowances shall be applicable 
     to pay and allowances accruing on and after the date on which 
     the sentence takes effect.
       ``(4) In this subsection, the term `convening authority', 
     with respect to a sentence of a court-martial, means any 
     person authorized to act on the sentence under section 860 of 
     this title (article 60).''.
       (b) Applicability.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to a case in which a sentence is adjudged by a 
     court-martial on or after the first day of the first month 
     that begins at least 30 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 1122. REQUIRED FORFEITURE OF PAY AND ALLOWANCES DURING 
                   CONFINEMENT.

       (a) Effect of Punitive Separation or Confinement for More 
     Than Six Months.--(1) Subchapter VIII is amended by inserting 
     after section 858a (article 58a) the following:

     ``Sec. 858b. Art. 58b. Sentences: forfeiture of pay and 
       allowances during confinement

       ``(a)(1) A court-martial sentence described in paragraph 
     (2) shall result in the forfeiture of pay and allowances due 
     that member during any period of confinement or parole. The 
     forfeiture pursuant to this section shall take effect on the 
     date determined under section 857(a) of this title (article 
     57(a)) and may be deferred as provided in that section. The 
     pay and allowances forfeited, in the case of a general court-
     martial, shall be all pay and allowances due that member 
     during such period and, in the case of a special court-
     martial, shall be two-thirds of all pay and allowances due 
     that member during such period.
       ``(2) A sentence covered by this section is any sentence 
     that includes--
       ``(A) confinement for more than six months or death; or
       ``(B) confinement for six months or less and a dishonorable 
     or bad-conduct discharge or dismissal.
       ``(b) In a case involving an accused who has dependents, 
     the convening authority or other person acting under section 
     860 of this title (article 60) may waive any or all of the 
     forfeitures of pay and allowances required by subsection (a) 
     for a period not to exceed six months. Any amount of pay or 
     allowances that, except for a waiver under this subsection, 
     would be forfeited shall be paid, as the convening authority 
     or other person taking action directs, to the dependents of 
     the accused.
       ``(c) If the sentence of a member who forfeits pay and 
     allowances under subsection (a) is set aside or disapproved 
     or, as finally approved, does not provide for a punishment 
     referred to in subsection (a)(2), the member shall be paid 
     the pay and allowances which the member would have been paid, 
     except for the forfeiture, for the period during which the 
     forfeiture was in effect.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter 
     VIII is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``858b. 58b. Sentences: forfeiture of pay and allowances during 
              confinement.''.

       (b) Applicability.--The section (article) added by the 
     amendment made by subsection (a)(1) shall apply to a case in 
     which a sentence is adjudged by a court-martial on or after 
     the first day of the first month that begins at least 30 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--(1) Section 804 of title 37, 
     United States Code, is repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 15 of 
     such title is amended by striking out the item relating to 
     section 804.

     SEC. 1123. DEFERMENT OF CONFINEMENT.

       (a) Deferment.--Subchapter VIII is amended--
       (1) by inserting after subsection (c) of section 857 
     (article 57) the following:

     ``Sec. 857a. Art. 57a. Deferment of sentences'';

       (2) by redesignating the succeeding two subsections as 
     subsection (a) and (b);
       (3) in subsection (b), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
     striking out ``postpone'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``defer''; and
       (4) by inserting after subsection (b), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (2), the following:
       ``(c) In any case in which a court-martial sentences a 
     person to confinement and the sentence to confinement has 
     been ordered executed, but in which review of the case under 
     section 867(a)(2) of this title (article 67(a)(2)) is 
     pending, the Secretary concerned may defer further service of 
     the sentence to confinement while that review is pending.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such subchapter is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 857 (article 57) the following 
     new item:

``857a. 57a. Deferment of sentences.''.
              Subtitle C--Pretrial and Post-Trial Actions

     SEC. 1131. ARTICLE 32 INVESTIGATIONS.

       Section 832 (article 32) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (e); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new 
     subsection (d):
       ``(d) If evidence adduced in an investigation under this 
     article indicates that the accused committed an uncharged 
     offense, the investigating officer may investigate the 
     subject matter of that offense without the accused having 
     first been charged with the offense if the accused--
       ``(1) is present at the investigation;
       ``(2) is informed of the nature of each uncharged offense 
     investigated; and
       ``(3) is afforded the opportunities for representation, 
     cross-examination, and presentation prescribed in subsection 
     (b).''.

     SEC. 1132. SUBMISSION OF MATTERS TO THE CONVENING AUTHORITY 
                   FOR CONSIDERATION.

       Section 860(b)(1) (article 60(b)(1)) is amended by 
     inserting after the first sentence the following: ``Any such 
     submission shall be in writing.''.

     SEC. 1133. COMMITMENT OF ACCUSED TO TREATMENT FACILITY BY 
                   REASON OF LACK OF MENTAL CAPACITY OR MENTAL 
                   RESPONSIBILITY.

       (a) Applicable Procedures.--(1) Subchapter IX is amended by 
     inserting after section 876a (article 76a) the following:

     ``Sec. 876b. Art. 76b. Lack of mental capacity or mental 
       responsibility: commitment of accused for examination and 
       treatment

       ``(a) Persons Incompetent To Stand Trial.--(1) In the case 
     of a person determined under this chapter to be presently 
     suffering from a mental disease or defect rendering the 
     person mentally incompetent to the extent that the person is 
     unable to understand the nature of the proceedings against 
     that person or to conduct or cooperate intelligently in the 
     defense of the case, the general court-martial convening 
     authority for that person shall commit the person to the 
     custody of the Attorney General.
       ``(2) The Attorney General shall take action in accordance 
     with section 4241(d) of title 18.
       ``(3) If at the end of the period for hospitalization 
     provided for in section 4241(d) of title 18, it is determined 
     that the committed person's mental condition has not so 
     improved as to permit the trial to proceed, action shall be 
     taken in accordance with section 4246 of such title.
       ``(4)(A) When the director of a facility in which a person 
     is hospitalized pursuant to paragraph (2) determines that the 
     person has recovered to such an extent that the person is 
     able to understand the nature of the proceedings against the 
     person and to conduct or cooperate intelligently in the 
     defense of the case, the director shall promptly transmit a 
     notification of that determination to the Attorney General 
     and to the general court-martial convening authority for the 
     person. The director shall send a copy of the notification to 
     the person's counsel.
       ``(B) Upon receipt of a notification, the general court-
     martial convening authority shall promptly take custody of 
     the person unless the person covered by the notification is 
     no longer subject to this chapter. If the person is no longer 
     subject to this chapter, the Attorney General shall take any 
     action within the authority of the Attorney General that the 
     Attorney General considers appropriate regarding the person.
       ``(C) The director of the facility may retain custody of 
     the person for not more than 30 days after transmitting the 
     notifications required by subparagraph (A).
       ``(5) In the application of section 4246 of title 18 to a 
     case under this subsection, references to the court that 
     ordered the commitment of a person, and to the clerk of such 
     court, shall be deemed to refer to the general court-martial 
     convening authority for that person. However, if the person 
     is no longer subject to this chapter at a time relevant to 
     the application of such section to the person, the United 
     States district court for the district where the person is 
     hospitalized or otherwise may be found shall be considered as 
     the court that ordered the commitment of the person.
       ``(b) Persons Found Not Guilty by Reason of Lack of Mental 
     Responsibility.--(1) If a person is found by a court-martial 
     not guilty only by reason of lack of mental responsibility, 
     the person shall be committed to a suitable facility until 
     the person is eligible for release in accordance with this 
     section.
       ``(2) The court-martial shall conduct a hearing on the 
     mental condition in accordance with subsection (c) of section 
     4243 of title 18. Subsections (b) and (d) of that section 
     shall apply with respect to the hearing.
       ``(3) A report of the results of the hearing shall be made 
     to the general court-martial convening authority for the 
     person.
       ``(4) If the court-martial fails to find by the standard 
     specified in subsection (d) of section 4243 of title 18 that 
     the person's release would not create a substantial risk of 
     bodily injury to another person or serious damage of property 
     of another due to a present mental disease or defect--
       ``(A) the general court-martial convening authority may 
     commit the person to the custody of the Attorney General; and
       ``(B) the Attorney General shall take action in accordance 
     with subsection (e) of section 4243 of title 18.
       ``(5) Subsections (f), (g), and (h) of section 4243 of 
     title 18 shall apply in the case of a person hospitalized 
     pursuant to paragraph (4)(B), except that the United States 
     district court for the district where the person is 
     hospitalized shall be considered as the court that ordered 
     the person's commitment.

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       ``(c) General Provisions.--(1) Except as otherwise provided 
     in this subsection and subsection (d)(1), the provisions of 
     section 4247 of title 18 apply in the administration of this 
     section.
       ``(2) In the application of section 4247(d) of title 18 to 
     hearings conducted by a court-martial under this section or 
     by (or by order of) a general court-martial convening 
     authority under this section, the reference in that section 
     to section 3006A of such title does not apply.
       ``(d) Applicability.--(1) The provisions of chapter 313 of 
     title 18 referred to in this section apply according to the 
     provisions of this section notwithstanding section 4247(j) of 
     title 18.
       ``(2) If the status of a person as described in section 802 
     of this title (article 2) terminates while the person is, 
     pursuant to this section, in the custody of the Attorney 
     General, hospitalized, or on conditional release under a 
     prescribed regimen of medical, psychiatric, or psychological 
     care or treatment, the provisions of this section 
     establishing requirements and procedures regarding a person 
     no longer subject to this chapter shall continue to apply to 
     that person notwithstanding the change of status.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
     subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 876a (article 76a) the following:

``876b. 76b. Lack of mental capacity or mental responsibility: 
              commitment of accused for examination and treatment.''.

       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 802 (article 2) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) The provisions of this section are subject to section 
     876b(d)(2) of this title (article 76b(d)(2)).''.
       (c) Effective Date.--Section 876b of title 10, United 
     States Code (article 76b of the Uniform Code of Military 
     Justice), as added by subsection (a), shall take effect at 
     the end of the six-month period beginning on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and shall apply with respect to charges 
     referred to courts-martial after the end of that period.
                     Subtitle D--Appellate Matters

     SEC. 1141. APPEALS BY THE UNITED STATES.

       (a) Appeals Relating To Disclosure of Classified 
     Information.--Section 862(a)(1) (article 62(a)(1)) is amended 
     to read as follows:
       ``(a)(1) In a trial by court-martial in which a military 
     judge presides and in which a punitive discharge may be 
     adjudged, the United States may appeal the following (other 
     than an order or ruling that is, or that amounts to, a 
     finding of not guilty with respect to the charge or 
     specification):
       ``(A) An order or ruling of the military judge which 
     terminates the proceedings with respect to a charge or 
     specification.
       ``(B) An order or ruling which excludes evidence that is 
     substantial proof of a fact material in the proceeding.
       ``(C) An order or ruling which directs the disclosure of 
     classified information.
       ``(D) An order or ruling which imposes sanctions for 
     nondisclosure of classified information.
       ``(E) A refusal of the military judge to issue a protective 
     order sought by the United States to prevent the disclosure 
     of classified information.
       ``(F) A refusal by the military judge to enforce an order 
     described in subparagraph (E) that has previously been issued 
     by appropriate authority.''.
       (b) Definitions.--Section 801 (article 1) is amended by 
     inserting after paragraph (14) the following new paragraphs:
       ``(15) The term `classified information' means (A) any 
     information or material that has been determined by an 
     official of the United States pursuant to law, an Executive 
     order, or regulation to require protection against 
     unauthorized disclosure for reasons of national security, and 
     (B) any restricted data, as defined in section 11(y) of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(y)).
       ``(16) The term `national security' means the national 
     defense and foreign relations of the United States.''.

     SEC. 1142. REPEAL OF TERMINATION OF AUTHORITY FOR CHIEF 
                   JUSTICE OF UNITED STATES TO DESIGNATE ARTICLE 
                   III JUDGES FOR TEMPORARY SERVICE ON COURT OF 
                   APPEALS FOR THE ARMED FORCES.

       Subsection (i) of section 1301 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 
     101-189; 10 U.S.C. 942 note) is repealed.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 1151. ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON CRIMINAL LAW JURISDICTION 
                   OVER CIVILIANS ACCOMPANYING THE ARMED FORCES IN 
                   TIME OF ARMED CONFLICT.

       (a) Establishment.--Not later than 45 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense and 
     the Attorney General shall jointly appoint an advisory 
     committee to review and make recommendations concerning the 
     appropriate forum for criminal jurisdiction over civilians 
     accompanying the Armed Forces in the field outside the United 
     States in time of armed conflict.
       (b) Membership.--The committee shall be composed of at 
     least five individuals, including experts in military law, 
     international law, and federal civilian criminal law. In 
     making appointments to the committee, the Secretary and the 
     Attorney General shall ensure that the members of the 
     committee reflect diverse experiences in the conduct of 
     prosecution and defense functions.
       (c) Duties.--The committee shall do the following:
       (1) Review historical experiences and current practices 
     concerning the use, training, discipline, and functions of 
     civilians accompanying the Armed Forces in the field.
       (2) Based upon such review and other information available 
     to the commitee, develop specific recommendations concerning 
     the advisability and feasibility of establishing United 
     States criminal law jurisdiction over persons who as 
     civilians accompany the Armed Forces in the field outside the 
     United States during time of armed conflict not involving a 
     war declared by Congress, including whether such jurisdiction 
     should be established through any of the following means (or 
     a combination of such means depending upon the degree of the 
     armed conflict involved):
       (A) Establishing court-martial jurisdiction over such 
     persons.
       (B) Extending the jurisdiction of the Article III courts to 
     cover such persons.
       (C) Establishing an Article I court to exercise criminal 
     jurisdiction over such persons.
       (3) Develop such additional recommendations as the 
     committee considers appropriate as a result of the review.
       (d) Report.--(1) Not later than December 15, 1996, the 
     advisory committee shall transmit to the Secretary of Defense 
     and the Attorney General a report setting forth its findings 
     and recommendations, including the recommendations required 
     under subsection (c)(2).
       (2) Not later than January 15, 1997, the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Attorney General shall jointly transmit the 
     report of the advisory committee to Congress. The Secretary 
     and the Attorney General may include in the transmittal any 
     joint comments on the report that they consider appropriate, 
     and either such official may include in the transmittal any 
     separate comments on the report that such official considers 
     appropriate.
       (e) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``Article I court'' means a court established 
     under Article I of the Constitution.
       (2) The term ``Article III court'' means a court 
     established under Article III of the Constitution.
       (f) Termination of Committee.--The advisory committee shall 
     terminate 30 days after the date on which the report of the 
     committee is submitted to Congress under subsection (d)(2).

     SEC. 1152. TIME AFTER ACCESSION FOR INITIAL INSTRUCTION IN 
                   THE UNIFORM CODE OF MILITARY JUSTICE.

       Section 937(a)(1) (article 137(a)(1)) is amended by 
     striking out ``within six days'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``within fourteen days''.

     SEC. 1153. TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

       Section 866(f) (article 66(f)) is amended by striking out 
     ``Courts of Military Review'' both places it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Courts of Criminal Appeals''.
 TITLE XII--COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION WITH STATES OF FORMER SOVIET 
                                 UNION

     SEC. 1201. SPECIFICATION OF COOPERATIVE THREAT REDUCTION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--For purposes of section 301 and other 
     provisions of this Act, Cooperative Threat Reduction programs 
     are the programs specified in subsection (b).
       (b) Specified Programs.--The programs referred to in 
     subsection (a) are the following programs with respect to 
     states of the former Soviet Union:
       (1) Programs to facilitate the elimination, and the safe 
     and secure transportation and storage, of nuclear, chemical, 
     and other weapons and their delivery vehicles.
       (2) Programs to facilitate the safe and secure storage of 
     fissile materials derived from the elimination of nuclear 
     weapons.
       (3) Programs to prevent the proliferation of weapons, 
     weapons components, and weapons-related technology and 
     expertise.
       (4) Programs to expand military-to-military and defense 
     contacts.

     SEC. 1202. FISCAL YEAR 1996 FUNDING ALLOCATIONS.

       (a) In General.--Of the amount appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in section 301 for 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction programs, not more than the 
     following amounts may be obligated for the purposes 
     specified:
       (1) For elimination of strategic offensive weapons in 
     Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan, $90,000,000.
       (2) For weapons security in Russia, $42,500,000.
       (3) For the Defense Enterprise Fund, $0.
       (4) For nuclear infrastructure elimination in Ukraine, 
     Belarus, and Kazakhstan, $35,000,000.
       (5) For planning and design of a storage facility for 
     Russian fissile material, $29,000,000.
       (6) For planning and design of a chemical weapons 
     destruction facility in Russia, $73,000,000.
       (7) For activities designated as Defense and Military 
     Contacts/General Support/Training in Russia, Ukraine, 
     Belarus, and Kazakhstan, $10,000,000.
       (8) For activities designated as Other Assessments/Support 
     $20,500,000.
       (b) Limited Authority To Vary Individual Amounts.--(1) If 
     the Secretary of Defense determines that it is necessary to 
     do so in the national interest, the Secretary may, subject to 
     paragraph (2), obligate amounts for the purposes stated in 
     any of the paragraphs of subsection (a) in excess of the 
     amount specified for those purposes in that

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     paragraph, but not in excess of 115 percent of that amount. 
     However, the total amount obligated for the purposes stated 
     in the paragraphs in subsection (a) may not by reason of the 
     use of the authority provided in the preceding sentence 
     exceed the sum of the amounts specified in those paragraphs.
       (2) An obligation for the purposes stated in any of the 
     paragraphs in subsection (a) in excess of the amount 
     specified in that paragraph may be made using the authority 
     provided in paragraph (1) only after--
       (A) the Secretary submits to Congress a notification of the 
     intent to do so together with a complete discussion of the 
     justification for doing so; and
       (B) 15 days have elapsed following the date of the 
     notification.
       (c) Reimbursement of Pay Accounts.--Funds appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     301 for Cooperative Threat Reduction programs may be 
     transferred to military personnel accounts for reimbursement 
     of those accounts for the amount of pay and allowances paid 
     to reserve component personnel for service while engaged in 
     any activity under a Cooperative Threat Reduction program.

     SEC. 1203. PROHIBITION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR PEACEKEEPING 
                   EXERCISES AND RELATED ACTIVITIES WITH RUSSIA.

       None of the funds appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization in section 301 for Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs may be obligated or expended for the purpose of 
     conducting with Russia any peacekeeping exercise or other 
     peacekeeping-related activity.

     SEC. 1204. REVISION TO AUTHORITY FOR ASSISTANCE FOR WEAPONS 
                   DESTRUCTION.

       Section 211 of Public Law 102-228 (22 U.S.C. 2551 note) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) As part of a transmission to Congress under 
     subsection (b) of a certification that a proposed recipient 
     of United States assistance under this title is committed to 
     carrying out the matters specified in each of paragraphs (1) 
     through (6) of that subsection, the President shall include a 
     statement setting forth, in unclassified form (together with 
     a classified annex if necessary), the determination of the 
     President, with respect to each such paragraph, as to whether 
     that proposed recipient is at that time in fact carrying out 
     the matter specified in that paragraph.''.

     SEC. 1205. PRIOR NOTICE TO CONGRESS OF OBLIGATION OF FUNDS.

       (a) Annual Requirement.--(1) Not less than 15 days before 
     any obligation of any funds appropriated for any fiscal year 
     for a program specified under section 1201 as a Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction program, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional committees specified in paragraph 
     (2) a report on that proposed obligation for that program for 
     that fiscal year.
       (2) The congressional committees referred to in paragraph 
     (1) are the following:
       (A) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.
       (B) The Committee on National Security, the Committee on 
     International Relations, and the Committee on Appropriations 
     of the House of Representatives.
       (b) Matters To Be Specified in Reports.--Each such report 
     shall specify--
       (1) the activities and forms of assistance for which the 
     Secretary of Defense plans to obligate funds;
       (2) the amount of the proposed obligation; and
       (3) the projected involvement (if any) of any department or 
     agency of the United States (in addition to the Department of 
     Defense) and of the private sector of the United States in 
     the activities and forms of assistance for which the 
     Secretary of Defense plans to obligate such funds.

     SEC. 1206. REPORT ON ACCOUNTING FOR UNITED STATES ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Report.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to 
     Congress an annual report on the efforts made by the United 
     States (including efforts through the use of audits, 
     examinations, and on-site inspections) to ensure that 
     assistance provided under Cooperative Threat Reduction 
     programs is fully accounted for and that such assistance is 
     being used for its intended purposes.
       (2) A report shall be submitted under this section not 
     later than January 31 of each year until the Cooperative 
     Threat Reduction programs are completed.
       (b) Information To Be Included.--Each report under this 
     section shall include the following:
       (1) A list of cooperative threat reduction assistance that 
     has been provided before the date of the report.
       (2) A description of the current location of the assistance 
     provided and the current condition of such assistance.
       (3) A determination of whether the assistance has been used 
     for its intended purpose.
       (4) A description of the activities planned to be carried 
     out during the next fiscal year to ensure that cooperative 
     threat reduction assistance provided during that fiscal year 
     is fully accounted for and is used for its intended purpose.
       (c) Comptroller General Assessment.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the date on which a report of the Secretary under 
     subsection (a) is submitted to Congress, the Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall submit to Congress a 
     report giving the Comptroller General's assessment of the 
     report and making any recommendations that the Comptroller 
     General considers appropriate.

     SEC. 1207. LIMITATION ON ASSISTANCE TO NUCLEAR WEAPONS 
                   SCIENTISTS OF FORMER SOVIET UNION.

       Amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 301 for Cooperative Threat 
     Reduction programs may not be obligated for any program 
     established primarily to assist nuclear weapons scientists in 
     states of the former Soviet Union until 30 days after the 
     date on which the Secretary of Defense certifies in writing 
     to Congress that the funds to be obligated will not be used 
     (1) to contribute to the modernization of the strategic 
     nuclear forces of such states, or (2) for research, 
     development, or production of weapons of mass destruction.

     SEC. 1208. LIMITATION RELATING TO OFFENSIVE BIOLOGICAL 
                   WARFARE PROGRAM OF RUSSIA.

       (a) Limitation.--Of the amount appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in section 301 for 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction programs that is available for 
     the purpose stated in section 1202(a)(6), $60,000,000 may not 
     be obligated or expended until the President submits to 
     Congress either a certification as provided in subsection (b) 
     or a certification as provided in subsection (c).
       (b) Certification With Respect to Offensive Biological 
     Warfare Program of Russia.--A certification under this 
     subsection is a certification by the President of each of the 
     following:
       (1) That Russia is in compliance with its obligations under 
     the Biological Weapons Convention.
       (2) That Russia has agreed with the United States and the 
     United Kingdom on a common set of procedures to govern visits 
     by officials of the United States and United Kingdom to 
     military biological facilities of Russia, as called for under 
     the Joint Statement on Biological Weapons issued by officials 
     of the United States, the United Kingdom, and Russia on 
     September 14, 1992.
       (3) That visits by officials of the United States and 
     United Kingdom to the four declared military biological 
     facilities of Russia have occurred.
       (c) Alternative Certification.--A certification under this 
     subsection is a certification by the President that the 
     President is unable to make a certification under subsection 
     (b).
       (d) Use of Funds Upon Alternative Certification.--If the 
     President makes a certification under subsection (c), the 
     $60,000,000 specified in subsection (a)--
       (1) shall not be available for the purpose stated in 
     section 1202(a)(6); and
       (2) shall be available for activities in Ukraine, 
     Kazakhstan, and Belarus--
       (A) for the elimination of strategic offensive weapons (in 
     addition to the amount specified in section 1202(a)(1)); and
       (B) for nuclear infrastructure elimination (in addition to 
     the amount specified in section 1202(a)(4)).

     SEC. 1209. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CHEMICAL WEAPONS 
                   DESTRUCTION FACILITY.

       (a) Limitation.--Of the amount appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in section 301 for 
     Cooperative Threat Reduction programs that is available for 
     planning and design of a chemical weapons destruction 
     facility, not more than one-half of such amount may be 
     obligated or expended until the President certifies to 
     Congress the following:
       (1) That the United States and Russia have completed a 
     joint laboratory study to determine the feasibility of an 
     appropriate technology for destruction of chemical weapons of 
     Russia.
       (2) That Russia is making reasonable progress, with the 
     assistance of the United States (if necessary), toward the 
     completion of a comprehensive implementation plan for 
     managing and funding the dismantlement and destruction of 
     Russia's chemical weapons stockpile.
       (3) That the United States and Russia have made substantial 
     progress toward resolution, to the satisfaction of the United 
     States, of outstanding compliance issues under the 1989 
     Wyoming Memorandum of Understanding and the 1990 Bilateral 
     Destruction Agreement.
       (b) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``1989 Wyoming Memorandum of Understanding'' 
     means the Memorandum of Understanding between the Government 
     of the United States of America and the Government of the 
     Union of Soviet Socialist Republics Regarding a Bilateral 
     Verification Experiment and Data Exchange Related to 
     Prohibition on Chemical Weapons, signed at Jackson Hole, 
     Wyoming, on September 23, 1989.
       (2) The term ``1990 Bilateral Destruction Agreement'' means 
     the Agreement between the United States of America and the 
     Union of Soviet Socialist Republics on destruction and non-
     production of chemical weapons and on measures to facilitate 
     the multilateral convention on banning chemical weapons 
     signed on June 1, 1990.
             TITLE XIII--MATTERS RELATING TO OTHER NATIONS
                  Subtitle A--Peacekeeping Provisions

     SEC. 1301. PLACEMENT OF UNITED STATES FORCES UNDER UNITED 
                   NATIONS OPERATIONAL OR TACTICAL CONTROL.

       (a) Findings.--Congress finds the following:
       (1) The President has made United Nations peace operations 
     a major component of the foreign and security policies of the 
     United States.

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       (2) The President has committed United States military 
     personnel under United Nations operational control to 
     missions in Haiti, Croatia, and Macedonia that could endanger 
     those personnel.
       (3) The President has committed the United States to deploy 
     as many as 25,000 military personnel to Bosnia-Herzegovina as 
     peacekeepers under NATO operational control in the event that 
     the parties to that conflict reach a peace agreement.
       (4) Although the President has insisted that he will retain 
     command of United States forces at all times, in the past 
     this has meant administrative control of United States forces 
     only, while operational control has been ceded to United 
     Nations commanders, some of whom were foreign nationals.
       (5) The experience of United States forces participating in 
     combined United States-United Nations operations in Somalia, 
     and in combined United Nations-NATO operations in the former 
     Yugoslavia, demonstrate that prerequisites for effective 
     military operations such as unity of command and clarity of 
     mission have not been met by United Nations command and 
     control arrangements.
       (6) Despite the many deficiencies in the conduct of United 
     Nations peace operations, there may be unique occasions when 
     it is in the national security interests of the United States 
     to participate in such operations.
       (b) Policy.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the President should consult closely with Congress 
     regarding any United Nations peace operation that could 
     involve United States combat forces and that such 
     consultations should continue throughout the duration of such 
     activities;
       (2) the President should consult with Congress before a 
     vote within the United Nations Security Council on any 
     resolution which would authorize, extend, or revise the 
     mandate for any such activity;
       (3) in view of the complexity of United Nations peace 
     operations and the difficulty of achieving unity of command 
     and expeditious decisionmaking, the United States should 
     participate in such operations only when it is clearly in the 
     national security interest to do so;
       (4) United States combat forces should be under the 
     operational control of qualified commanders and should have 
     clear and effective command and control arrangements and 
     rules of engagement (which do not restrict their self-defense 
     in any way) and clear and unambiguous mission statements; and
       (5) none of the Armed Forces of the United States should be 
     under the operational control of foreign nationals in United 
     Nations peace enforcement operations except in the most 
     extraordinary circumstances.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of subsections (a) and (b):
       (1) The term ``United Nations peace enforcement 
     operations'' means any international peace enforcement or 
     similar activity that is authorized by the United Nations 
     Security Council under chapter VII of the Charter of the 
     United Nations.
       (2) The term ``United Nations peace operations'' means any 
     international peacekeeping, peacemaking, peace enforcement, 
     or similar activity that is authorized by the United Nations 
     Security Council under chapter VI or VII of the Charter of 
     the United Nations.
       (d) In General.--(1) Chapter 20 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 404 the following 
     new section:

     ``Sec. 405. Placement of United States forces under United 
       Nations opertional or tactical control: limitation

       ``(a) Limitation.--Except as provided in subsections (b) 
     and (c), funds appropriated or otherwise made available for 
     the Department of Defense may not be obligated or expended 
     for activities of any element of the armed forces that after 
     the date of the enactment of this section is placed under 
     United Nations operational or tactical control, as defined in 
     subsection (f).
       ``(b) Exception for Presidential Certification.--(1) 
     Subsection (a) shall not apply in the case of a proposed 
     placement of an element of the armed forces under United 
     Nations operational or tactical control if the President, not 
     less than 15 days before the date on which such United 
     Nations operational or tactical control is to become 
     effective (or as provided in paragraph (2)), meets the 
     requirements of subsection (d).
       ``(2) If the President certifies to Congress that an 
     emergency exists that precludes the President from meeting 
     the requirements of subsection (d) 15 days before placing an 
     element of the armed forces under United Nations operational 
     or tactical control, the President may place such forces 
     under such operational or tactical control and meet the 
     requirements of subsection (d) in a timely manner, but in no 
     event later than 48 hours after such operational or tactical 
     control becomes effective.
       ``(c) Additional Exceptions.--(1) Subsection (a) shall not 
     apply in the case of a proposed placement of any element of 
     the Armed Forces under United Nations operational or tactical 
     control if the Congress specifically authorizes by law that 
     particular placement of United States forces under United 
     Nations operational or tactical control.
       ``(2) Subsection (a) shall not apply in the case of a 
     proposed placement of any element of the armed forces in an 
     operation conducted by the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization.
       ``(d) Presidential Certifications.--The requirements 
     referred to in subsection (b)(1) are that the President 
     submit to Congress the following:
       ``(1) Certification by the President that it is in the 
     national security interests of the United States to place any 
     element of the armed forces under United Nations operational 
     or tactical control.
       ``(2) A report setting forth the following:
       ``(A) A description of the national security interests that 
     would be advanced by the placement of United States forces 
     under United Nations operation or tactical control.
       ``(B) The mission of the United States forces involved.
       ``(C) The expected size and composition of the United 
     States forces involved.
       ``(D) The precise command and control relationship between 
     the United States forces involved and the United Nations 
     command structure.
       ``(E) The precise command and control relationship between 
     the United States forces involved and the commander of the 
     United States unified command for the region in which those 
     United States forces are to operate.
       ``(F) The extent to which the United States forces involved 
     will rely on forces of other countries for security and 
     defense and an assessment of the capability of those other 
     forces to provide adequate security to the United States 
     forces involved.
       ``(G) The exit strategy for complete withdrawal of the 
     United States forces involved.
       ``(H) The extent to which the commander of any unit of the 
     Armed Forces proposed for placement under United Nations 
     operational or tactical control will at all times retain the 
     right--
       ``(i) to report independently to superior United States 
     military authorities; and
       ``(ii) to decline to comply with orders judged by the 
     commander to be illegal or beyond the mandate of the mission 
     to which the United States agreed with the United Nations, 
     until such time as that commander receives direction from 
     superior United States military authorities with respect to 
     the orders that the commander has declined to comply with.
       ``(I) The extent to which the United States will retain the 
     authority to withdraw any element of the Armed Forces from 
     the proposed operation at any time and to take any action it 
     considers necessary to protect those forces if they are 
     engaged.
       ``(J) The anticipated monthly incremental cost to the 
     United States of participation in the United Nations 
     operation by the United States forces which are proposed to 
     be placed under United Nations operational or tactical 
     control.
       ``(e) Classification of Report.--A report under subsection 
     (d) shall be submitted in unclassified form and, if 
     necessary, in classified form.
       ``(f) United Nations Operational or Tactical Control.--For 
     purposes of this section, an element of the Armed Forces 
     shall be considered to be placed under United Nations 
     operational or tactical control if--
       ``(1) that element is under the operational or tactical 
     control of an individual acting on behalf of the United 
     Nations for the purpose of international peacekeeping, 
     peacemaking, peace-enforcing, or similar activity that is 
     authorized by the Security Council under chapter VI or VII of 
     the Charter of the United Nations; and
       ``(2) the senior military commander of the United Nations 
     force or operation is a foreign national or is a citizen of 
     the United States who is not a United States military officer 
     serving on active duty.
       ``(g) Interpretation.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed--
       ``(1) as authority for the President to use any element of 
     the armed forces in any operation; and
       ``(2) as authority for the President to place any element 
     of the armed forces under the command or operational control 
     of a foreign national.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I 
     of such chapter is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:

``405. Placement of United States forces under United Nations 
              operational or tactical control: limitation.''.

       (e) Exception for Ongoing Operations in Macedonia and 
     Croatia.--Section 405 of title 10, United States Code, as 
     added by subsection (d), does not apply in the case of 
     activities of the Armed Forces as part of the United Nations 
     force designated as the United Nations Protection Force 
     (UNPROFOR) that are carried out--
       (1) in Macedonia pursuant to United Nations Security 
     Council Resolution 795, adopted December 11, 1992, and 
     subsequent reauthorization Resolutions; or
       (2) in Croatia pursuant to United Nations Security Council 
     Resolution 743, adopted February 21, 1992, and subsequent 
     reauthorization Resolutions.

     SEC. 1302. LIMITATION ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE FUNDS 
                   FOR UNITED STATES SHARE OF COSTS OF UNITED 
                   NATIONS PEACEKEEPING ACTIVITIES.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 20 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 405, as added by 
     section 1301, the following new section:

     ``Sec. 406. Use of Department of Defense funds for United 
       States share of costs of United Nations peacekeeping 
       activities: limitation

       ``(a) Prohibition on Use of Funds.--Funds available to the 
     Department of Defense may not be used to make a financial 
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     agency of the United States) to the United Nations--
       ``(1) for the costs of a United Nations peacekeeping 
     activity; or
       ``(2) for any United States arrearage to the United 
     Nations.
       ``(b) Application of Prohibition.--The prohibition in 
     subsection (a) applies to voluntary contributions, as well as 
     to contributions pursuant to assessment by the United Nations 
     for the United States share of the costs of a peacekeeping 
     activity.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 405, as added by section 1301, the 
     following new item:

``406. Use of Department of Defense funds for United States share of 
              costs of United Nations peacekeeping activities: 
              limitation.''.
              Subtitle B--Humanitarian Assistance Programs

     SEC. 1311. OVERSEAS HUMANITARIAN, DISASTER, AND CIVIC AID 
                   PROGRAMS.

       (a) Covered Programs.--For purposes of section 301 and 
     other provisions of this Act, programs of the Department of 
     Defense designated as Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, and 
     Civic Aid (OHDACA) programs are the programs provided by 
     sections 401, 402, 404, 2547, and 2551 of title 10, United 
     States Code.
       (b) GAO Report.--Not later than March 1, 1996, the 
     Comptroller General of the United States shall provide to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on--
       (1) existing funding mechanisms available to cover the 
     costs associated with the Overseas Humanitarian, Disaster, 
     and Civic Assistance activities through funds provided to the 
     Department of State or the Agency for International 
     Development, and
       (2) if such mechanisms do not exist, actions necessary to 
     institute such mechanisms, including any changes in existing 
     law or regulations.

     SEC. 1312. HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE.

       Section 2551 of title 10, United States Code is amended--
       (1) by striking out subsections (b) and (c);
       (2) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (b);
       (3) by striking out subsection (e) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(c) Status Reports.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional committees specified in 
     subsection (f) an annual report on the provision of 
     humanitarian assistance pursuant to this section for the 
     prior fiscal year. The report shall be submitted each year at 
     the time of the budget submission by the President for the 
     next fiscal year.
       ``(2) Each report required by paragraph (1) shall cover all 
     provisions of law that authorize appropriations for 
     humanitarian assistance to be available from the Department 
     of Defense for the purposes of this section.
       ``(3) Each report under this subsection shall set forth the 
     following information regarding activities during the 
     previous fiscal year:
       ``(A) The total amount of funds obligated for humanitarian 
     relief under this section.
       ``(B) The number of scheduled and completed transportation 
     missions for purposes of providing humanitarian assistance 
     under this section.
       ``(C) A description of any transfer of excess nonlethal 
     supplies of the Department of Defense made available for 
     humanitarian relief purposes under section 2547 of this 
     title. The description shall include the date of the 
     transfer, the entity to whom the transfer is made, and the 
     quantity of items transferred.'';
       (4) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (d) and 
     in that subsection striking out ``the Committees on'' and all 
     that follows through ``House of Representatives of the'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the congressional committees 
     specified in subsection (f) and the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives of 
     the'';
       (5) by redesignating subsection (g) as subsection (e); and
       (6) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Congressional Committees.--The congressional 
     committees referred to in subsections (c)(1) and (d) are the 
     following:
       ``(1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate.
       ``(2) The Committee on National Security and the Committee 
     on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives.''.

     SEC. 1313. LANDMINE CLEARANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Inclusion in General Humanitarian Assistance Program.--
     Subsection (e) of section 401 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``means--'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``means:'';
       (2) by revising the first word in each of paragraphs (1) 
     through (4) so that the first letter of such word is upper 
     case;
       (3) by striking out the semicolon at the end of paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) and inserting in lieu thereof a period;
       (4) by striking out ``; and'' at the end of paragraph (3) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a period; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Detection and clearance of landmines, including 
     activities relating to the furnishing of education, training, 
     and technical assistance with respect to the detection and 
     clearance of landmines.''.
       (b) Limitation on Landmine Assistance by Members of Armed 
     Forces.--Subsection (a) of such section is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The Secretary of Defense shall ensure that no member 
     of the armed forces, while providing assistance under this 
     section that is described in subsection (e)(5)--
       ``(A) engages in the physical detection, lifting, or 
     destroying of landmines (unless the member does so for the 
     concurrent purpose of supporting a United States military 
     operation); or
       ``(B) provides such assistance as part of a military 
     operation that does not involve the armed forces.''.
       (c) Repeal.--Section 1413 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 
     108 Stat. 2913; 10 U.S.C. 401 note) is repealed.
            Subtitle C--Arms Exports and Military Assistance

     SEC. 1321. DEFENSE EXPORT LOAN GUARANTEES.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--(1) Chapter 148 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subchapter:

            ``SUBCHAPTER VI--DEFENSE EXPORT LOAN GUARANTEES

``Sec.
``2540. Establishment of loan guarantee program.
``2540a. Transferability.
``2540b. Limitations.
``2540c. Fees charged and collected.
``2540d. Definitions.

     ``Sec. 2540. Establishment of loan guarantee program

       ``(a) Establishment.--In order to meet the national 
     security objectives in section 2501(a) of this title, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall establish a program under which 
     the Secretary may issue guarantees assuring a lender against 
     losses of principal or interest, or both principal and 
     interest, arising out of the financing of the sale or long-
     term lease of defense articles, defense services, or design 
     and construction services to a country referred to in 
     subsection (b).
       ``(b) Covered Countries.--The authority under subsection 
     (a) applies with respect to the following countries:
       ``(1) A member nation of the North Atlantic Treaty 
     Organization (NATO).
       ``(2) A country designated as of March 31, 1995, as a major 
     non-NATO ally pursuant to section 2350a(i)(3) of this title.
       ``(3) A country in Central Europe that, as determined by 
     the Secretary of State--
       ``(A) has changed its form of national government from a 
     nondemocratic form of government to a democratic form of 
     government since October 1, 1989; or
       ``(B) is in the process of changing its form of national 
     government from a nondemocratic form of government to a 
     democratic form of government.
       ``(4) A noncommunist country that was a member nation of 
     the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) as of October 
     31, 1993.
       ``(c) Authority Subject to Provisions of Appropriations.--
     The Secretary may guarantee a loan under this subchapter only 
     to such extent or in such amounts as may be provided in 
     advance in appropriations Acts.

     ``Sec. 2540a. Transferability

       ``A guarantee issued under this subchapter shall be fully 
     and freely transferable.

     ``Sec. 2540b. Limitations

       ``(a) Terms and Conditions of Loan Guarantees.--In issuing 
     a guarantee under this subchapter for a medium-term or long-
     term loan, the Secretary may not offer terms and conditions 
     more beneficial than those that would be provided to the 
     recipient by the Export-Import Bank of the United States 
     under similar circumstances in conjunction with the provision 
     of guarantees for nondefense articles and services.
       ``(b) Losses Arising From Fraud or Misrepresentation.--No 
     payment may be made under a guarantee issued under this 
     subchapter for a loss arising out of fraud or 
     misrepresentation for which the party seeking payment is 
     responsible.
       ``(c) No Right of Acceleration.--The Secretary of Defense 
     may not accelerate any guaranteed loan or increment, and may 
     not pay any amount, in respect of a guarantee issued under 
     this subchapter, other than in accordance with the original 
     payment terms of the loan.

     ``Sec. 2540c. Fees charged and collected

       ``(a) Exposure Fees.--The Secretary of Defense shall charge 
     a fee (known as `exposure fee') for each guarantee issued 
     under this subchapter.
       ``(b) Amount of Exposure Fee.--To the extent that the cost 
     of the loan guarantees under this subchapter is not otherwise 
     provided for in appropriations Acts, the fee imposed under 
     subsection (a) with respect to a loan guarantee shall be 
     fixed in an amount that is sufficient to meet potential 
     liabilities of the United States under the loan guarantee.
       ``(c) Payment Terms.--The fee under subsection (a) for each 
     guarantee shall become due as the guarantee is issued. In the 
     case of a guarantee for a loan which is disbursed 
     incrementally, and for which the guarantee is correspondingly 
     issued incrementally as portions of the loan are disbursed, 
     the fee shall be paid incrementally in proportion to the 
     amount of the guarantee that is issued.
       ``(d) Administrative Fees.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     charge a fee for each guarantee issued under this subchapter 
     to reflect the additional administrative costs of the 
     Department of Defense that are directly attributable to the 
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     gram under this subchapter. Such fees shall be credited to a 
     special account in the Treasury. Amounts in the special 
     account shall be available, to the extent and in amounts 
     provided in appropriations Acts, for paying the costs of 
     administrative expenses of the Department of Defense that are 
     attributable to the loan guarantee program under this 
     subchapter.

     ``Sec. 2540d. Definitions

       ``In this subchapter:
       ``(1) The terms `defense article', `defense services', and 
     `design and construction services' have the meanings given 
     those terms in section 47 of the Arms Export Control Act (22 
     U.S.C. 2794).
       ``(2) The term `cost', with respect to a loan guarantee, 
     has the meaning given that term in section 502 of the 
     Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 1974 (2 
     U.S.C. 661a).''.
       (2) The table of subchapters at the beginning of such 
     chapter is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     item:

``VI. Defense Export Loan Guarantees........................2540''.....

       (b) Report.--Not later than two years after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the President shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the loan guarantee program established pursuant 
     to section 2540 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a). The report shall include--
       (1) an analysis of the costs and benefits of the loan 
     guarantee program; and
       (2) any recommendations for modification of the program 
     that the President considers appropriate, including--
       (A) any recommended addition to the list of countries for 
     which a guarantee may be issued under the program; and
       (B) any proposed legislation necessary to authorize a 
     recommended modification.
       (c) First Year Costs.--The Secretary of Defense shall make 
     available, from amounts appropriated to the Department of 
     Defense for fiscal year 1996 for operations and maintenance, 
     such amounts as may be necessary, not to exceed $500,000, for 
     the expenses of the Department of Defense during fiscal year 
     1996 that are directly attributable to the administration of 
     the defense export loan guarantee program under subchapter VI 
     of chapter 148 of title 10, United States Code, as added by 
     subsection (a).
       (d) Replenishment of Operations and Maintenance Accounts 
     for First Year Costs.--The Secretary of Defense shall, using 
     funds in the special account referred to in section 2540c(d) 
     of title 10, United States Code (as added by subsection (b)), 
     replenish operations and maintenance accounts for amounts 
     expended from such accounts for expenses referred to in 
     subsection (c).

     SEC. 1322. NATIONAL SECURITY IMPLICATIONS OF UNITED STATES 
                   EXPORT CONTROL POLICY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Export controls remain an important element of the 
     national security policy of the United States.
       (2) It is in the national security interest that United 
     States export control policy be effective in preventing the 
     transfer, to potential adversaries or combatants of the 
     United States, of technology that threatens the national 
     security or defense of the United States.
       (3) It is in the national security interest that the United 
     States monitor aggressively the export of militarily critical 
     technology in order to prevent its diversion to potential 
     adversaries or combatants of the United States.
       (4) The Department of Defense relies increasingly on 
     commercial and dual-use technologies, products, and processes 
     to support United States military capabilities and economic 
     strength.
       (5) The maintenance of the military advantage of the United 
     States depends on effective export controls on dual-use items 
     and technologies that are critical to the military 
     capabilities of the Armed Forces.
       (b)  Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) the Secretary of Defense should evaluate license 
     applications for the export of militarily critical 
     commodities the export of which is controlled for national 
     security reasons if those commodities are to be exported to 
     certain countries of concern;
       (2) the Secretary of Defense should identify the dual-use 
     items and technologies that are critical to the military 
     capabilities of the Armed Forces, including the military use 
     made of such items and technologies;
       (3) upon identification by the Secretary of Defense of the 
     dual-use items and technologies referred to in paragraph (2), 
     the President should ensure effective export controls or use 
     unilateral export controls on dual-use items and technologies 
     that are critical to the military capabilities of the Armed 
     Forces (regardless of the availability of such items or 
     technologies overseas) with respect to the countries that--
       (A) pose a threat to the national security interests of the 
     United States; and
       (B) are not members in good standing of bilateral or 
     multilateral agreements to which the United States is a party 
     on the use of such items and technologies; and
       (4) the President, upon recommendation of the Secretary of 
     Defense, should ensure effective controls on the re-export by 
     other countries of dual-use items and technologies that are 
     critical to the military capabilities of the Armed Forces.
       (c) Annual Report.--(1) Not later than December 1 of each 
     year through 1999, the President shall submit to the 
     committees specified in paragraph (4) a report on the effect 
     of the export control policy of the United States on the 
     national security interests of the United States.
       (2) The report shall include the following:
       (A) A list setting forth each country determined by the 
     Secretary of Defense, the intelligence community, and other 
     appropriate agencies to be a rogue nation or potential 
     adversary or combatant of the United States.
       (B) For each country so listed, a list of--
       (i) the categories of items that the United States 
     currently prohibits for export to the country;
       (ii) the categories of items that may be exported from the 
     United States with an individual license, and in such cases, 
     any licensing conditions normally required and the policy 
     grounds used for approvals and denials; and
       (iii) the categories of items that may be exported under a 
     general license designated ``G-DEST''.
       (C) For each category of items listed under subparagraph 
     (B)--
       (i) a statement whether a prohibition, control, or 
     licensing requirement on a category of items is imposed 
     pursuant to an international multilateral agreement or is 
     unilateral;
       (ii) a statement whether a prohibition, control, or 
     licensing requirement on a category of items is imposed by 
     the other members of an international agreement or is 
     unilateral;
       (iii) when the answer under either clause (i) or clause 
     (ii) is unilateral, a statement concerning the efforts being 
     made to ensure that the prohibition, control, or licensing 
     requirement is made multilateral; and
       (iv) a statement on what impact, if any, a unilateral 
     prohibition is having, or would have, on preventing the rogue 
     nation or potential adversary from attaining the items in 
     question for military purposes.
       (D) A description of United States policy on sharing 
     satellite imagery that has military significance and a 
     discussion of the criteria for determining the imagery that 
     has that significance.
       (E) A description of the relationship between United States 
     policy on the export of space launch vehicle technology and 
     the Missile Technology Control Regime.
       (F) An assessment of United States efforts to support the 
     inclusion of additional countries in the Missile Technology 
     Control Regime.
       (G) An assessment of the on-going efforts made by potential 
     participant countries in the Missile Technology Control 
     Regime to meet the guidelines established by the Missile 
     Technology Control Regime.
       (H) A discussion of the history of the space launch vehicle 
     programs of other countries, including a discussion of the 
     military origins and purposes of such programs and the 
     current level of military involvement in such programs.
       (3) The President shall submit the report in unclassified 
     form, but may include a classified annex.
       (4) The committees referred to in paragraph (1) are the 
     following:
       (A) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate.
       (B) The Committee on National Security and the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives.
       (5) For purposes of this subsection, the term ``Missile 
     Technology Control Regime'' means the policy statement 
     announced on April 16, 1987, between the United States, the 
     United Kingdom, the Federal Republic of Germany, France, 
     Italy, Canada, and Japan to restrict sensitive missile-
     relevant transfers based on the Missile Technology Control 
     Regime Annex, and any amendment thereto.

     SEC. 1323. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE REVIEW OF EXPORT LICENSES 
                   FOR CERTAIN BIOLOGICAL PATHOGENS.

       (a) Department of Defense Review.--Any application to the 
     Secretary of Commerce for a license for the export of a class 
     2, class 3, or class 4 biological pathogen to a country 
     identified to the Secretary under subsection (c) as a country 
     that is known or suspected to have a biological weapons 
     program shall be referred to the Secretary of Defense for 
     review. The Secretary of Defense shall notify the Secretary 
     of Commerce within 15 days after receipt of an application 
     under the preceding sentence whether the export of such 
     biological pathogen pursuant to the license would be contrary 
     to the national security interests of the United States.
       (b) Denial of License if Contrary to National Security 
     Interest.--A license described in subsection (a) shall be 
     denied by the Secretary of Commerce if it is determined that 
     the export of such biological pathogen to that country would 
     be contrary to the national security interests of the United 
     States.
       (c) Identification of Countries Known or Suspected To Have 
     a Program To Develop Offensive Biological Weapons.--(1) The 
     Secretary of Defense shall determine, for the purposes of 
     this section, those countries that are known or suspected to 
     have a program to develop offensive biological weapons. Upon 
     making such determination, the Secretary shall provide to the 
     Secretary of Commerce a list of those countries.
       (2) The Secretary of Defense shall update the list under 
     paragraph (1) on a regular basis. Whenever a country is added 
     to or deleted from such list, the Secretary shall notify the 
     Secretary of Commerce.
       (3) Determination under this subsection of countries that 
     are known or suspected to

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     have a program to develop offensive biological weapons shall 
     be made in consultation with the Secretary of State and the 
     intelligence community.
       (d) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``class 2, class 3, or class 4 biological pathogen'' means 
     any biological pathogen that is characterized by the Centers 
     for Disease Control as a class 2, class 3, or class 4 
     biological pathogen.

     SEC. 1324. ANNUAL REPORTS ON IMPROVING EXPORT CONTROL 
                   MECHANISMS AND ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Joint Reports by Secretaries of State and Commerce.--
     Not later than April 1 of each of 1996 and 1997, the 
     Secretary of State and the Secretary of Commerce shall submit 
     to Congress a joint report, prepared in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, relating to United States export-
     control mechanisms. Each such report shall set forth measures 
     to be taken to strengthen United States export-control 
     mechanisms, including--
       (1) steps being taken by each Secretary (A) to share on a 
     regular basis the export licensing watchlist of that 
     Secretary's department with the other Secretary, and (B) to 
     incorporate the export licensing watchlist data received from 
     the other Secretary into the watchlist of that Secretary's 
     department;
       (2) steps being taken by each Secretary to incorporate into 
     the watchlist of that Secretary's department similar data 
     from systems maintained by the Department of Defense and the 
     United States Customs Service; and
       (3) a description of such further measures to be taken to 
     strengthen United States export-control mechanisms as the 
     Secretaries consider to be appropriate.
       (b) Reports by Inspectors General.--(1) Not later than 
     April 1 of each of 1996 and 1997, the Inspector General of 
     the Department of State and the Inspector General of the 
     Department of Commerce shall each submit to Congress a report 
     providing that official's evaluation of the effectiveness 
     during the preceding year of the export licensing watchlist 
     screening process of that official's department. The reports 
     shall be submitted in both a classified and unclassified 
     version.
       (2) Each report of an Inspector General under paragraph (1) 
     shall (with respect to that official's department)--
       (A) set forth the number of export licenses granted to 
     parties on the export licensing watchlist;
       (B) set forth the number of end-use checks performed with 
     respect to export licenses granted to parties on the export 
     licensing watchlist the previous year;
       (C) assess the screening process used in granting an export 
     license when an applicant is on the export licensing 
     watchlist; and
       (D) assess the extent to which the export licensing 
     watchlist contains all relevant information and parties 
     required by statute or regulation.
       (c) Annual Military Assistance Report.--The Foreign 
     Assistance Act of 1961 is amended by inserting after section 
     654 (22 U.S.C. 2414) the following new section:

     ``SEC. 655. ANNUAL REPORT ON MILITARY ASSISTANCE, MILITARY 
                   EXPORTS, AND MILITARY IMPORTS.

       ``(a) Report Required.--Not later than February 1 of each 
     of 1996 and 1997, the President shall transmit to Congress a 
     report concerning military assistance authorized or furnished 
     for the fiscal year ending the previous September 30.
       ``(b) Information Relating to Military Assistance and 
     Military Exports.--Each such report shall show the aggregate 
     dollar value and quantity of defense articles (including 
     excess defense articles) and defense services, and of 
     military education and training, authorized or furnished by 
     the United States to each foreign country and international 
     organization. The report shall specify, by category, whether 
     those articles and services, and that education and training, 
     were furnished by grant under chapter 2 or chapter 5 of part 
     II of this Act or by sale under chapter 2 of the Arms Export 
     Control Act or were authorized by commercial sale licensed 
     under section 38 of the Arms Export Control Act.
       ``(c) Information Relating to Military Imports.--Each such 
     report shall also include the total amount of military items 
     of non-United States manufacture that were imported into the 
     United States during the fiscal year covered by the report. 
     The report shall show the country of origin, the type of item 
     being imported, and the total amount of items.''.

     SEC. 1325. REPORT ON PERSONNEL REQUIREMENTS FOR CONTROL OF 
                   TRANSFER OF CERTAIN WEAPONS.

       Not later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Energy shall submit to the committees of Congress referred to 
     in subsection (c) of section 1154 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 
     107 Stat. 1761) the report required under subsection (a) of 
     that section. The Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of 
     Energy shall include with the report an explanation of the 
     failure of such Secretaries to submit the report in 
     accordance with such subsection (a) and with all other 
     previous requirements for the submittal of the report.
 Subtitle D--Burdensharing and Other Cooperative Activities Involving 
                            Allies and NATO

     SEC. 1331. ACCOUNTING FOR BURDENSHARING CONTRIBUTIONS.

       (a) Authority To Manage Contributions in Local Currency, 
     Etc.--Subsection (b) of section 2350j of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Accounting.--Contributions accepted under subsection 
     (a) which are not related to security assistance may be 
     accepted, managed, and expended in dollars or in the currency 
     of the host nation (or, in the case of a contribution from a 
     regional organization, in the currency in which the 
     contribution was provided). Any such contribution shall be 
     placed in an account established for such purpose and shall 
     remain available until expended for the purposes specified in 
     subsection (c). The Secretary of Defense shall establish a 
     separate account for such purpose for each country or 
     regional organization from which such contributions are 
     accepted under subsection (a).''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (d) of such section 
     is amended by striking out ``credited under subsection (b) to 
     an appropriation account of the Department of Defense'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``placed in an account established 
     under subsection (b)''.
       (c) Technical Amendment.--Such section is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)(1), by striking out ``a report to the 
     congressional defense committees'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``to the congressional committees specified in 
     subsection (g) a report''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Congressional Committees.--The congressional 
     committees referred to in subsection (e)(1) are--
       ``(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       ``(2) the Committee on National Security and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.

     SEC. 1332. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CONTRIBUTIONS FOR EXPENSES OF 
                   RELOCATION WITHIN HOST NATION OF UNITED STATES 
                   ARMED FORCES OVERSEAS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Subchapter II of chapter 138 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2350k. Relocation within host nation of elements of 
       armed forces overseas

       ``(a) Authority to Accept Contributions.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may accept contributions from any nation because of 
     or in support of the relocation of elements of the armed 
     forces from or to any location within that nation. Such 
     contributions may be accepted in dollars or in the currency 
     of the host nation. Any such contribution shall be placed in 
     an account established for such purpose and shall remain 
     available until expended for the purposes specified in 
     subsection (b). The Secretary shall establish a separate 
     account for such purpose for each country from which such 
     contributions are accepted.
       ``(b) Use of Contributions.--The Secretary may use a 
     contribution accepted under subsection (a) only for payment 
     of costs incurred in connection with the relocation 
     concerning which the contribution was made. Those costs 
     include the following:
       ``(1) Design and construction services, including 
     development and review of statements of work, master plans 
     and designs, acquisition of construction, and supervision and 
     administration of contracts relating thereto.
       ``(2) Transportation and movement services, including 
     packing, unpacking, storage, and transportation.
       ``(3) Communications services, including installation and 
     deinstallation of communications equipment, transmission of 
     messages and data, and rental of transmission capability.
       ``(4) Supply and administration, including acquisition of 
     expendable office supplies, rental of office space, budgeting 
     and accounting services, auditing services, secretarial 
     services, and translation services.
       ``(5) Personnel costs, including salary, allowances and 
     overhead of employees whether full-time or part-time, 
     temporary or permanent (except for military personnel), and 
     travel and temporary duty costs.
       ``(6) All other clearly identifiable expenses directly 
     related to relocation.
       ``(c) Method of Contribution.--Contributions may be 
     accepted in any of the following forms:
       ``(1) Irrevocable letter of credit issued by a financial 
     institution acceptable to the Treasurer of the United States.
       ``(2) Drawing rights on a commercial bank account 
     established and funded by the host nation, which account is 
     blocked such that funds deposited cannot be withdrawn except 
     by or with the approval of the United States.
       ``(3) Cash, which shall be deposited in a separate trust 
     fund in the United States Treasury pending expenditure and 
     which shall accrue interest in accordance with section 9702 
     of title 31.
       ``(d) Annual Report to Congress.--Not later than 30 days 
     after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall submit 
     to Congress a report specifying--
       ``(1) the amount of the contributions accepted by the 
     Secretary during the preceding fiscal year under subsection 
     (a) and the purposes for which the contributions were made; 
     and
       ``(2) the amount of the contributions expended by the 
     Secretary during the preceding fiscal year and the purposes 
     for which the contributions were expended.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter II 
     of chapter 138 of such title is

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     amended by adding at the end the following new item:

``2350k. Relocation within host nation of elements of armed forces 
              overseas.''.

       (b) Effective Date.--Section 2350k of title 10, United 
     States Code, as added by subsection (a), shall take effect on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to 
     contributions for relocation of elements of the Armed Forces 
     in or to any nation received on or after such date.

     SEC. 1333. REVISED GOAL FOR ALLIED SHARE OF COSTS FOR UNITED 
                   STATES INSTALLATIONS IN EUROPE.

       Section 1304(a) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2890) is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``so that''; and
       (2) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, and (2) by September 30, 1997, those nations 
     have assumed 42.5 percent of such costs''.

     SEC. 1334. EXCLUSION OF CERTAIN FORCES FROM EUROPEAN END 
                   STRENGTH LIMITATION.

       (a) Exclusion of Members Performing Duties Under Military-
     To-Military Contact Program.--Paragraph (3) of section 
     1002(c) of the Department of Defense Authorization Act, 1985 
     (22 U.S.C. 1928 note) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection, the following 
     members of the Armed Forces are excluded in calculating the 
     end strength level of members of the Armed Forces of the 
     United States assigned to permanent duty ashore in European 
     member nations of NATO:
       ``(A) Members assigned to permanent duty ashore in Iceland, 
     Greenland, and the Azores.
       ``(B) Members performing duties in Europe for more than 179 
     days under a military-to-military contact program under 
     section 168 of title 10, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 1335. COOPERATIVE RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENTS 
                   WITH NATO ORGANIZATIONS.

       Section 2350b(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by inserting ``or a NATO 
     organization'' after ``a participant (other than the United 
     States)''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``a cooperative 
     project'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``such a cooperative 
     project or a NATO organization''.

     SEC. 1336. SUPPORT SERVICES FOR THE NAVY AT THE PORT OF 
                   HAIFA, ISRAEL.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the Secretary of Defense should promptly seek to undertake 
     such actions as are necessary--
       (1) to ensure that suitable port services are available to 
     the Navy at the Port of Haifa, Israel; and
       (2) to ensure the availability to the Navy of suitable 
     services at that port in light of the continuing increase in 
     commercial activities at the port.
       (b) Report.--Not later than 30 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of the Navy shall submit 
     to Congress a report on the availablity of port services for 
     the Navy in the eastern Mediterranean Sea region. The report 
     shall specify--
       (1) the services required by the Navy when calling at the 
     port of Haifa, Israel; and
       (2) the availability of those services at ports elsewhere 
     in the region.
                       Subtitle E--Other Matters

     SEC. 1341. PROHIBITION ON FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE TO TERRORIST 
                   COUNTRIES.

       (a) Prohibition.--Subchapter I of chapter 134 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 2249a. Prohibition on providing financial assistance 
       to terrorist countries

       ``(a) Prohibition.--Funds available to the Department of 
     Defense may not be obligated or expended to provide financial 
     assistance to--
       ``(1) any country with respect to which the Secretary of 
     State has made a determination under section 6(j)(1)(A) of 
     the Export Administration Act of 1979 (50 App. 2405(j));
       ``(2) any country identified in the latest report submitted 
     to Congress under section 140 of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 
     2656f), as providing significant support for international 
     terrorism; or
       ``(3) any other country that, as determined by the 
     President--
       ``(A) grants sanctuary from prosecution to any individual 
     or group that has committed an act of international 
     terrorism; or
       ``(B) otherwise supports international terrorism.
       ``(b) Waiver.--(1) The President may waive the application 
     of subsection (a) to a country if the President determines--
       ``(A) that it is in the national security interests of the 
     United States to do so; or
       ``(B) that the waiver should be granted for humanitarian 
     reasons.
       ``(2) The President shall--
       ``(A) notify the Committee on Armed Services and the 
     Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on National Security and the Committee on 
     International Relations of the House of Representatives at 
     least 15 days before the waiver takes effect; and
       ``(B) publish a notice of the waiver in the Federal 
     Register.
       ``(c) Definition.--In this section, the term `international 
     terrorism' has the meaning given that term in section 140(d) 
     of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1988 
     and 1989 (22 U.S.C. 2656f(d)).''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of subchapter I of such chapter is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

``2249a. Prohibition on providing financial assistance to terrorist 
              countries.''.

     SEC. 1342. JUDICIAL ASSISTANCE TO THE INTERNATIONAL TRIBUNAL 
                   FOR YUGOSLAVIA AND TO THE INTERNATIONAL 
                   TRIBUNAL FOR RWANDA.

       (a) Surrender of Persons.--
       (1) Application of united states extradition laws.--Except 
     as provided in paragraphs (2) and (3), the provisions of 
     chapter 209 of title 18, United States Code, relating to the 
     extradition of persons to a foreign country pursuant to a 
     treaty or convention for extradition between the United 
     States and a foreign government, shall apply in the same 
     manner and extent to the surrender of persons, including 
     United States citizens, to--
       (A) the International Tribunal for Yugoslavia, pursuant to 
     the Agreement Between the United States and the International 
     Tribunal for Yugoslavia; and
       (B) the International Tribunal for Rwanda, pursuant to the 
     Agreement Between the United States and the International 
     Tribunal for Rwanda.
       (2) Evidence on hearings.--For purposes of applying section 
     3190 of title 18, United States Code, in accordance with 
     paragraph (1), the certification referred to in that section 
     may be made by the principal diplomatic or consular officer 
     of the United States resident in such foreign countries where 
     the International Tribunal for Yugoslavia or the 
     International Tribunal for Rwanda may be permanently or 
     temporarily situated.
       (3) Payment of fees and costs.--(A) The provisions of the 
     Agreement Between the United States and the International 
     Tribunal for Yugoslavia and of the Agreement Between the 
     United States and the International Tribunal for Rwanda shall 
     apply in lieu of the provisions of section 3195 of title 18, 
     United States Code, with respect to the payment of expenses 
     arising from the surrender by the United States of a person 
     to the International Tribunal for Yugoslavia or the 
     International Tribunal for Rwanda, respectively, or from any 
     proceedings in the United States relating to such surrender.
       (B) The authority of subparagraph (A) may be exercised only 
     to the extent and in the amounts provided in advance in 
     appropriations Acts.
       (4) Nonapplicability of the federal rules.--The Federal 
     Rules of Evidence and the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure 
     do not apply to proceedings for the surrender of persons to 
     the International Tribunal for Yugoslavia or the 
     International Tribunal for Rwanda.
       (b) Assistance to Foreign and International Tribunals and 
     to Litigants Before Such Tribunals.--Section 1782(a) of title 
     28, United States Code, is amended by inserting in the first 
     sentence after ``foreign or international tribunal'' the 
     following: ``, including criminal investigations conducted 
     before formal accusation''.
       (c) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) International tribunal for yugoslavia.--The term 
     ``International Tribunal for Yugoslavia'' means the 
     International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons 
     Responsible for Serious Violations of International 
     Humanitarian Law in the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia, 
     as established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 
     827 of May 25, 1993.
       (2) International tribunal for rwanda.--The term 
     ``International Tribunal for Rwanda'' means the International 
     Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for 
     Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International 
     Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and 
     Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such 
     Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighboring States, 
     as established by United Nations Security Council Resolution 
     955 of November 8, 1994.
       (3) Agreement between the united states and the 
     international tribunal for yugoslavia.--The term ``Agreement 
     Between the United States and the International Tribunal for 
     Yugoslavia'' means the Agreement on Surrender of Persons 
     Between the Government of the United States and the 
     International Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons 
     Responsible for Serious Violations of International Law in 
     the Territory of the Former Yugoslavia, signed at The Hague, 
     October 5, 1994.
       (4) Agreement between the united states and the 
     international tribunal for rwanda.--The term ``Agreement 
     between the United States and the International Tribunal for 
     Rwanda'' means the Agreement on Surrender of Persons Between 
     the Government of the United States and the International 
     Tribunal for the Prosecution of Persons Responsible for 
     Genocide and Other Serious Violations of International 
     Humanitarian Law Committed in the Territory of Rwanda and 
     Rwandan Citizens Responsible for Genocide and Other Such 
     Violations Committed in the Territory of Neighboring States, 
     signed at The Hague, January 24, 1995.

     SEC. 1343. SEMIANNUAL REPORTS CONCERNING UNITED STATES-
                   PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF CHINA JOINT DEFENSE 
                   CONVERSION COMMISSION.

       (a) Reports Required.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to Congress a semiannual report on the United States-
     People's

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     Republic of China Joint Defense Conversion Commission. Each 
     such report shall include the following:
       (1) A description of the extent to which the activities 
     conducted in, through, or as a result of the Commission could 
     have directly or indirectly assisted, or may directly or 
     indirectly assist, the military modernization efforts of the 
     People's Republic of China.
       (2) A discussion of the activities and operations of the 
     Commission, including--
       (A) United States funding;
       (B) a listing of participating United States officials;
       (C) specification of meeting dates and locations 
     (prospective and retrospective);
       (D) summary of discussions; and
       (E) copies of any agreements reached.
       (3) A discussion of the relationship between the ``defense 
     conversion'' activities of the People's Republic of China and 
     its defense modernization efforts.
       (4) A discussion of the extent to which United States 
     business activities pursued, or proposed to be pursued, under 
     the imprimatur of the Commission, or the importation of 
     western technology in general, contributes to the 
     modernization of China's military industrial base, including 
     any steps taken by the United States or by United States 
     commercial entities to safeguard the technology or 
     intellectual property rights associated with any materials or 
     information transferred.
       (5) An assessment of the benefits derived by the United 
     States from its participation in the Commission, including 
     whether or to what extent United States participation in the 
     Commission has resulted or will result in the following:
       (A) Increased transparency in the current and projected 
     military budget and doctrine of the People's Republic of 
     China.
       (B) Improved behavior and cooperation by the People's 
     Republic of China in the areas of missile and nuclear 
     proliferation.
       (C) Increased transparency in the plans of the People's 
     Republic of China's for nuclear and missile force 
     modernization and testing.
       (6) Efforts undertaken by the Secretary of Defense to--
       (A) establish a list of enterprises controlled by the 
     People's Liberation Army, including those which have been 
     successfully converted to produce products solely for 
     civilian use; and
       (B) provide estimates of the total revenues of those 
     enterprises.
       (7) A description of current or proposed mechanisms for 
     improving the ability of the United States to track the flow 
     of revenues from the enterprises specified on the list 
     established under paragraph (6)(A).
       (b) Submittal of Reports.--A report shall be submitted 
     under subsection (a) not later than August 1 of each year 
     with respect to the first six months of that year and shall 
     be submitted not later than February 1 of each year with 
     respect to the last six months of the preceding year. The 
     first report under such subsection shall be submitted not 
     less than 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and shall apply with respect to the six-month period 
     preceding the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (c) Final Report Upon Termination of Commission.--Upon the 
     termination of the United States-People's Republic of China 
     Joint Defense Conversion Commission, the Secretary of Defense 
     shall submit a final report under this section covering the 
     period from the end of the period covered by the last such 
     report through the termination of the Commission, and 
     subsection (a) shall cease to apply after the submission of 
     such report.
                    TITLE XIV--ARMS CONTROL MATTERS

     SEC. 1401. REVISION OF DEFINITION OF LANDMINE FOR PURPOSES OF 
                   LANDMINE EXPORT MORATORIUM.

       Section 1423(d) of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1832) is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (3) as 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively;
       (2) in subparagraph (C), as so redesignated, by striking 
     out ``by remote control or'';
       (3) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``For purposes of''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The term does not include command detonated anti-
     personnel land mines (such as the M18A1 ``Claymore'' mine).

     SEC. 1402. REPORTS ON AND CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENT 
                   CONCERNING MORATORIUM ON USE BY ARMED FORCES OF 
                   ANTIPERSONNEL LANDMINES.

       (a) Report on Effects of Moratorium.--Not later than April 
     30 of each of 1996, 1997, and 1998, the Chairman of the Joint 
     Chiefs of Staff shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees a report on the projected effects of a moratorium 
     on the defensive use of antipersonnel mines and antitank 
     mines by the Armed Forces. The report shall include a 
     discussion of the following matters:
       (1) The extent to which current doctrine and practices of 
     the Armed Forces on the defensive use of antipersonnel mines 
     and antitank mines adhere to applicable international law.
       (2) The effects that a moratorium would have on the 
     defensive use of the current United States inventory of 
     remotely delivered, self-destructing antitank systems, 
     antipersonnel mines, and antitank mines.
       (3) The reliability of the self-destructing antipersonnel 
     mines and self-destructing antitank mines of the United 
     States.
       (4) The cost of clearing the antipersonnel minefields 
     currently protecting Naval Station Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, and 
     other United States installations.
       (5) The cost of replacing antipersonnel mines in such 
     minefields with substitute systems such as the Claymore mine, 
     and the level of protection that would be afforded by use of 
     such a substitute.
       (6) The extent to which the defensive use of antipersonnel 
     mines and antitank mines by the Armed Forces is a source of 
     civilian casualties around the world, and the extent to which 
     the United States, and the Department of Defense 
     particularly, contributes to alleviating the illegal and 
     indiscriminate use of such munitions.
       (7) The extent to which the threat to the security of 
     United States forces during operations other than war and 
     combat operations would increase as a result of such a 
     moratorium.
       (b) Certification Required Before Observance of 
     Moratorium.--Any moratorium imposed by law (whether enacted 
     before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act) 
     on the use of antipersonnel landmines by the Armed Forces may 
     be implemented only if (and after) the Secretary of Defense, 
     after consultation with the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of 
     Staff, certifies to Congress that--
       (1) the moratorium will not adversely affect the ability of 
     United States forces to defend against attack on land by 
     hostile forces; and
       (2) the Armed Forces have systems that are effective 
     substitutes for antipersonnel landmines.

     SEC. 1403. EXTENSION AND AMENDMENT OF COUNTERPROLIFERATION 
                   AUTHORITIES.

       (a) One-Year Extension of Program.--Section 1505 of the 
     Weapons of Mass Destruction Control Act of 1992 (title XV of 
     Public Law 102-484; 22 U.S.C. 5859a) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``during fiscal 
     years 1994 and 1995'';
       (2) in subsection (e)(1), by striking out ``fiscal years 
     1994 and 1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``a fiscal year 
     during which the authority of the Secretary of Defense to 
     provide assistance under this section is in effect''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Termination of Authority.--The authority of the 
     Secretary of Defense to provide assistance under this section 
     terminates at the close of fiscal year 1996.''.
       (b) Program Authorities.--(1) Subsections (b)(2) and (d)(3) 
     of such section are amended by striking out ``the On-Site 
     Inspection Agency'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     Department of Defense''.
       (2) Subsection (c)(3) of such section is amended by 
     striking out ``will be counted'' and all that follows and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``will be counted as discretionary 
     spending in the national defense budget function (function 
     050).''.
       (c) Amount of Assistance.--Subsection (d) of such section 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking out ``for fiscal year 1994'' the first 
     place it appears and all that follows through the period at 
     the end of the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``for any fiscal year shall be derived from amounts made 
     available to the Department of Defense for that fiscal 
     year.''; and
       (B) by striking out ``referred to in this paragraph''; and
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking out ``may not exceed'' and all that follows 
     through ``1995''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``, may not exceed $25,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1994, $20,000,000 for fiscal year 1995, or $15,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1996''.

     SEC. 1404. LIMITATION ON RETIREMENT OR DISMANTLEMENT OF 
                   STRATEGIC NUCLEAR DELIVERY SYSTEMS.

       (a) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that, 
     unless and until the START II Treaty enters into force, the 
     Secretary of Defense should not take any action to retire or 
     dismantle, or to prepare to retire or dismantle, any of the 
     following strategic nuclear delivery systems:
       (1) B-52H bomber aircraft.
       (2) Trident ballistic missile submarines.
       (3) Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missiles.
       (4) Peacekeeper intercontinental ballistic missiles.
       (b) Limitation on Use of Funds.--Funds available to the 
     Department of Defense may not be obligated or expended during 
     fiscal year 1996 for retiring or dismantling, or for 
     preparing to retire or dismantle, any of the strategic 
     nuclear delivery systems specified in subsection (a).

     SEC. 1405. CONGRESSIONAL FINDINGS AND SENSE OF CONGRESS 
                   CONCERNING TREATY VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Reaffirmation of Prior Findings Concerning the 
     Krasnoyarsk Radar.--Congress, noting its previous findings 
     with respect to the large phased-array radar of the Soviet 
     Union known as the ``Krasnoyarsk radar'' stated in paragraphs 
     (1) through (4) of section 902(a) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 (Public Law 
     100-180; 101 Stat. 1135) (and reaffirmed in section 1006(a) 
     of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 
     1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189; 103 Stat. 1543)), hereby 
     reaffirms those findings as follows:
       (1) The 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty prohibits each 
     party from deploying ballistic

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     missile early warning radars except at locations along the 
     periphery of its national territory and oriented outward.
       (2) The 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty prohibits each 
     party from deploying an ABM system to defend its national 
     territory and from providing a base for any such nationwide 
     defense.
       (3) Large phased-array radars were recognized during 
     negotiation of the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty as the 
     critical long lead-time element of a nationwide defense 
     against ballistic missiles.
       (4) In 1983 the United States discovered the construction, 
     in the interior of the Soviet Union near the town of 
     Krasnoyarsk, of a large phased-array radar that has 
     subsequently been judged to be for ballistic missile early 
     warning and tracking.
       (b) Further Reference to 1987 Congressional Statements.--
     Congress further notes that in section 902 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1988 and 1989 
     (Public Law 100-180; 101 Stat. 1135) Congress also--
       (1) noted that the President had certified that the 
     Krasnoyarsk radar was an unequivocal violation of the 1972 
     Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty; and
       (2) stated it to be the sense of the Congress that the 
     Soviet Union was in violation of its legal obligation under 
     that treaty.
       (c) Further Reference to 1989 Congressional Statements.--
     Congress further notes that in section 1006(b) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 
     1991 (Public Law 101-189; 103 Stat. 1543) Congress also--
       (1) again noted that in 1987 the President declared that 
     radar to be a clear violation of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic 
     Missile Treaty and noted that on October 23, 1989, the 
     Foreign Minister of the Soviet Union conceded that the 
     Krasnoyarsk radar is a violation of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic 
     Missile Treaty; and
       (2) stated it to be the sense of the Congress that the 
     Soviet Union should dismantle the Krasnoyarsk radar 
     expeditiously and without conditions and that until such 
     radar was completely dismantled it would remain a clear 
     violation of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty.
       (d) Additional Findings.--Congress also finds, with respect 
     to the Krasnoyarsk radar, that retired Soviet General Y.V. 
     Votintsev, Director of the Soviet National Air Defense Forces 
     from 1967 to 1985, has publicly stated--
       (1) that he was directed by the Chief of the Soviet General 
     staff to locate the large phased-array radar at Krasnoyarsk 
     despite the recognition by Soviet authorities that the 
     location of such a radar at that location would be a clear 
     violation of the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty; and
       (2) that Marshal D.F. Ustinov, Soviet Minister of Defense, 
     threatened to relieve from duty any Soviet officer who 
     continued to object to the construction of a large-phased 
     array radar at Krasnoyarsk.
       (e) Sense of Congress Concerning Soviet Treaty 
     Violations.--It is the sense of Congress that the government 
     of the Soviet Unionintentionally violated its legal 
     obligations under the 1972 Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty in 
     order to advance its national security interests.
       (f) Sense of Congress Concerning Compliance by Russia With 
     Arms Control Obligations.--In light of subsections (a) 
     through (e), it is the sense of Congress that the United 
     States should remain vigilant in ensuring compliance by 
     Russia with its arms control obligations and should, when 
     pursuing future arms control agreements with Russia, bear in 
     mind violations of arms control obligations by the Soviet 
     Union.

     SEC. 1406. SENSE OF CONGRESS ON RATIFICATION OF CHEMICAL 
                   WEAPONS CONVENTION AND START II TREATY.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Proliferation of chemical or nuclear weapons materials 
     poses a danger to United States national security, and the 
     threat or use of such materials by terrorists would directly 
     threaten United States citizens at home and abroad.
       (2) Events such as the March 1995 terrorist release of a 
     chemical nerve agent in the Tokyo subway, the threatened use 
     of chemical weapons during the 1991 Persian Gulf War, and the 
     widespread use of chemical weapons during the Iran-Iraq War 
     of the 1980's are all potent reminders of the menace posed by 
     chemical weapons, of the fact that the threat of chemical 
     weapons is not sufficiently addressed, and of the need to 
     outlaw the development, production, and possession of 
     chemical weapons.
       (3) The Chemical Weapons Convention negotiated and signed 
     by President Bush would make it more difficult for would-be 
     proliferators, including terrorists, to acquire or use 
     chemical weapons, if ratified and fully implemented, as 
     signed, by all signatories.
       (4) United States military authorities, including Chairman 
     of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General John Shalikashvili, have 
     stated that United States military forces will deter and 
     respond to chemical weapons threats with a robust chemical 
     defense and an overwhelming superior conventional response, 
     as demonstrated in the Persian Gulf War, and have testified 
     in support of the ratification of the Chemical Weapons 
     Convention.
       (5) The United States intelligence community has testified 
     that the Convention will provide new and important sources of 
     information, through regular data exchanges and routine and 
     challenge inspections, to improve the ability of the United 
     States to assess the chemical weapons status in countries of 
     concern.
       (6) The Convention has not entered into force for lack of 
     the requisite number of ratifications.
       (7) Russia has signed the Convention, but has not yet 
     ratified it.
       (8) There have been reports by Russian sources of continued 
     Russian production and testing of chemical weapons, including 
     a statement by a spokesman of the Russian Ministry of Defense 
     on December 5, 1994, that ``We cannot say that all chemical 
     weapons production and testing has stopped altogether.''.
       (9) The Convention will impose a legally binding obligation 
     on Russia and other nations that possess chemical weapons and 
     that ratify the Convention to cease offensive chemical 
     weapons activities and to destroy their chemical weapons 
     stockpiles and production facilities.
       (10) The United States must be prepared to exercise fully 
     its rights under the Convention, including the request of 
     challenge inspections when warranted, and to exercise 
     leadership in pursuing punitive measures against violators of 
     the Convention, when warranted.
       (11) The United States should strongly encourage full 
     implementation at the earliest possible date of the terms and 
     conditions of the United States-Russia bilateral chemical 
     weapons destruction agreement signed in 1990.
       (12) The START II Treaty negotiated and signed by President 
     Bush would help reduce the danger of potential proliferators, 
     including terrorists, acquiring nuclear warheads and 
     materials, and would contribute to United States-Russian 
     bilateral efforts to secure and dismantle nuclear warheads, 
     if ratified and fully implemented as signed by both parties.
       (13) It is in the national security interest of the United 
     States to take effective steps to make it more difficult for 
     proliferators or would-be terrorists to obtain chemical or 
     nuclear materials for use in weapons.
       (14) The President has urged prompt Senate action on, and 
     advice and consent to ratification of, the START II Treaty 
     and the Chemical Weapons Convention.
       (15) The Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff has 
     testified to Congress that ratification and full 
     implementation of both treaties by all parties is in the 
     United States national interest and has strongly urged prompt 
     Senate advice and consent to their ratification.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that 
     the United States, Russia, and all other parties to the START 
     II Treaty and the Chemical Weapons Convention should promptly 
     ratify and fully implement, as negotiated, both treaties.

     SEC. 1407. IMPLEMENTATION OF ARMS CONTROL AGREEMENTS.

       (a) Funding.--Of the amounts appropriated pursuant to 
     authorizations in sections 102, 103, 104, 201, and 301, the 
     Secretary of Defense may use an amount not to exceed 
     $239,941,000 for implementing arms control agreements to 
     which the United States is a party.
       (b) Limitation.--(1) Funds made available pursuant to 
     subsection (a) for the costs of implementing an arms control 
     agreement may not (except as provided in paragraph (2)) be 
     used to reimburse expenses incurred by any other party to the 
     agreement for which (without regard to any executive 
     agreement or any policy not part of an arms control 
     agreement)--
       (A) the other party is responsible under the terms of the 
     arms control agreement; and
       (B) the United States has no responsibility under the 
     agreement.
       (2) The limitation in paragraph (1) does not apply to a use 
     of funds to carry out an arms control expenses reimbursement 
     policy of the United States described in subsection (c).
       (c) Covered Arms Control Expenses Reimbusement Policies.--
     Subsection (b)(2) applies to a policy of the United States to 
     reimburse expenses incurred by another party to an arms 
     control agreement if--
       (1) the policy does not modify any obligation imposed by 
     the arms control agreement;
       (2) the President--
       (A) issued or approved the policy before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act; or
       (B) entered into an agreement on the policy with the 
     government of another country or approved an agreement on the 
     policy entered into by an official of the United States and 
     the government of another country; and
       (3) the President has notified the designated congressional 
     committees of the policy or the policy agreement (as the case 
     may be), in writing, at least 30 days before the date on 
     which the President issued or approved the policy or has 
     entered into or approved the policy agreement.
       (d) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``arms control agreement'' means an arms 
     control treaty or other form of international arms control 
     agreement.
       (2) The term ``executive agreement'' means an international 
     agreement entered into by the President that is not 
     authorized by law or entered into as a Treaty to which the 
     Senate has given its advice and consent to ratification.
       (3) The term ``designated congressional commitees'' means 
     the following:
       (A) The Committee on Foreign Relations, the Committee on 
     Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate.
       (B) The Committee on International Relations, the Committee 
     on National Security, and the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the House of Representatives.

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     SEC. 1408. IRAN AND IRAQ ARMS NONPROLIFERATION.

       (a) Sanctions Against Transfers of Persons.--Section 
     1604(a) of the Iran-Iraq Arms Non-Proliferation Act of 1992 
     (title XVI of Public Law 102-484; 50 U.S.C. 1701 note) is 
     amended by inserting ``to acquire chemical, biological, or 
     nuclear weapons or'' before ``to acquire''.
       (b) Sanctions Against Transfers of Foreign Countries.--
     Section 1605(a) of such Act is amended by inserting ``to 
     acquire chemical, biological, or nuclear weapons or'' before 
     ``to acquire''.
       (c) Clarification of United States Assistance.--
     Subparagraph (A) of section 1608(7) of such Act is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(A) any assistance under the Foreign Assistance Act of 
     1961 (22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.), other than urgent humanitarian 
     assistance or medicine;''.
       (d) Notification of Certain Waivers Under MTCR 
     Procedures.--Section 73(e)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act 
     (22 U.S.C. 2797b(e)(2) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``the Congress'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
     National Security and the Committee on International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives''; and
       (2) by striking out ``20 working days'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``45 working days''.
              TITLE XV--TECHNICAL AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 1501. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO RESERVE OFFICER PERSONNEL 
                   MANAGEMENT ACT.

       (a) Public Law 103-337.--The Reserve Officer Personnel 
     Management Act (title XVI of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337)) 
     is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 1624 (108 Stat. 2961) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``641'' and all that follows through 
     ``(2)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``620 is amended''; and
       (B) by redesignating as subsection (d) the subsection added 
     by the amendment made by that section.
       (2) Section 1625 (108 Stat. 2962) is amended by striking 
     out ``Section 689'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Section 
     12320''.
       (3) Section 1626(1) (108 Stat. 2962) is amended by striking 
     out ``(W-5)'' in the second quoted matter therein and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``, W-5,''.
       (4) Section 1627 (108 Stat. 2962) is amended by striking 
     out ``Section 1005(b)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Section 12645(b)''.
       (5) Section 1631 (108 Stat. 2964) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``Section 510'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Section 12102''; and
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking out ``Section 591'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Section 12201''.
       (6) Section 1632 (108 Stat. 2965) is amended by striking 
     out ``Section 593(a)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Section 12203(a)''.
       (7) Section 1635(a) (108 Stat. 2968) is amended by striking 
     out ``section 1291'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     1691(b)''.
       (8) Section 1671 (108 Stat. 3013) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking out ``512, and 517'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``and 512''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(2), by striking out the comma after 
     ``861'' in the first quoted matter therein.
       (9) Section 1684(b) (108 Stat. 3024) is amended by striking 
     out ``section 14110(d)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 14111(c)''.
       (b) Subtitle E of Title 10.--Subtitle E of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) The tables of chapters preceding part I and at the 
     beginning of part IV are amended by striking out 
     ``Repayments'' in the item relating to chapter 1609 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Repayment Programs''.
       (2)(A) The heading for section 10103 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 10103. Basic policy for order into Federal service''.

       (B) The item relating to section 10103 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 1003 is amended to read 
     as follows:

``10103. Basic policy for order into Federal service.''.
       (3) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1005 
     is amended by striking out the third word in the item 
     relating to section 10142.
       (4) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1007 
     is amended--
       (A) by striking out the third word in the item relating to 
     section 10205; and
       (B) by capitalizing the initial letter of the sixth word in 
     the item relating to section 10211.
       (5) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1011 
     is amended by inserting ``Sec.'' at the top of the column of 
     section numbers.
       (6) Section 10507 is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``section 124402(b)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``section 12402(b)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``Air Forces'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Air Force''.
       (7)(A) Section 10508 is repealed.
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1011 
     is amended by striking out the item relating to section 
     10508.
       (8) Section 10542 is amended by striking out subsection 
     (d).
       (9) Section 12004(a) is amended by striking out ``active-
     status'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``active status''.
       (10) Section 12012 is amended by inserting ``the'' in the 
     section heading before the penultimate word.
       (11)(A) The heading for section 12201 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 12201. Reserve officers: qualifications for 
       appointment''.

       (B) The item relating to that section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 1205 is amended to read 
     as follows:

``12201. Reserve officers: qualifications for appointment.''.
       (12)(A) The heading for section 12209 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 12209. Officer candidates: enlisted Reserves''.

       (B) The heading for section 12210 is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 12210. Attending Physician to the Congress: reserve 
       grade while so serving''.

       (13)(A) The headings for sections 12211, 12212, 12213, and 
     12214 are amended by inserting ``the'' after ``National Guard 
     of''
       (B) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1205 
     is amended by inserting ``the'' in the items relating to 
     sections 12211, 12212, 12213, and 12214 after ``National 
     Guard of''.
       (14) Section 12213(a) is amended by striking out ``section 
     593'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 12203''.
       (15) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1207 
     is amended by striking out ``promotions'' in the item 
     relating to section 12243 and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``promotion''.
       (16) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1209 
     is amended--
       (A) in the item relating to section 12304, by striking out 
     the colon and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
       (B) in the item relating to section 12308, by striking out 
     the second, third, and fourth words.
       (17) Section 12307 is amended by striking out ``Ready 
     Reserve'' in the second sentence and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Retired Reserve''.
       (18)(A) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 
     1211 is amended by inserting ``the'' in the items relating to 
     sections 12401, 12402, 12403, and 12404 after ``Army and Air 
     National Guard of''.
       (B) The headings for sections 12402, 12403, and 12404 are 
     amended by inserting ``the'' after ``Army and Air National 
     Guard of''
       (19) Section 12407(b) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``of those jurisdictions'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``State''; and
       (B) by striking out ``jurisdictions'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``States''
       (20) Section 12731(f) is amended by striking out ``the date 
     of the enactment of this subsection'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``October 5, 1994,''.
       (21) Section 12731a(c)(3) is amended by inserting a comma 
     after ``Defense Conversion''.
       (22) Section 14003 is amended by inserting ``lists'' in the 
     section heading immediately before the colon.
       (23) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1403 
     is amended by striking out ``selection board'' in the item 
     relating to section 14105 and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``promotion board''.
       (24) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1405 
     is amended--
       (A) in the item relating to section 14307, by striking out 
     ``Numbers'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Number'';
       (B) in the item relating to section 14309, by striking out 
     the colon and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon; and
       (C) in the item relating to section 14314, by capitalizing 
     the initial letter of the antepenultimate word.
       (25) Section 14315(a) is amended by striking out ``a 
     Reserve officer'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``a reserve 
     officer''.
       (26) Section 14317(e) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``Officers Ordered to Active Duty in Time 
     of War or National Emergency.--'' after ``(e)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``section 10213 or 644'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``section 123 or 10213''.
       (27) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1407 
     is amended--
       (A) in the item relating to section 14506, by inserting 
     ``reserve'' after ``Marine Corps and''; and
       (B) in the item relating to section 14507, by inserting 
     ``reserve'' after ``Removal from the''; and
       (C) in the item relating to section 14509, by inserting 
     ``in grades'' after ``reserve officers''.
       (28) Section 14501(a) is amended by inserting ``Officers 
     Below the Grade of Colonel or Navy Captain.--'' after 
     ``(a)''.
       (29) The heading for section 14506 is amended by inserting 
     a comma after ``Air Force''.
       (30) Section 14508 is amended by striking out ``this'' 
     after ``from an active status under'' in subsections (c) and 
     (d).
       (31) Section 14515 is amended by striking out ``inactive 
     status'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``inactive-status''.
       (32) Section 14903(b) is amended by striking out 
     ``chapter'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``title''.
       (33) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 1606 
     is amended in the item relating to section 16133 by striking 
     out ``limitations'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``limitation''.
       (34) Section 16132(c) is amended by striking out 
     ``section'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``sections''.

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       (35) Section 16135(b)(1)(A) is amended by striking out 
     ``section 2131(a)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``sections 
     16131(a)''.
       (36) Section 18236(b)(1) is amended by striking out 
     ``section 2233(e)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     18233(e)''.
       (37) Section 18237 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``section 
     2233(a)(1)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     18233(a)(1)''; and
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking out ``section 2233(a)'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 18233(a)''.
       (c) Other Provisions of Title 10.--Effective as of December 
     1, 1994 (except as otherwise expressly provided), and as if 
     included as amendments made by the Reserve Officer Personnel 
     Management Act (title XVI of Public Law 103-360) as 
     originally enacted, title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     as follows:
       (1) Section 101(d)(6)(B)(i) is amended by striking out 
     ``section 175'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     10301''.
       (2) Section 114(b) is amended by striking out ``chapter 
     133'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``chapter 1803''.
       (3) Section 115(d) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``section 673'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``section 12302'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``section 673b'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``section 12304''; and
       (C) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``section 3500 or 
     8500'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 12406''.
       (4) Section 123(a) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``281, 592, 1002, 1005, 1006, 1007, 
     1374, 3217, 3218, 3219, 3220, 3352(a) (last sentence),'', 
     ``5414, 5457, 5458, 5506,'', and ``8217, 8218, 8219,''; and
       (B) by striking out ``and 8855'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``8855, 10214, 12003, 12004, 12005, 12007, 12202, 
     12213(a) (second sentence), 12642, 12645, 12646, 12647, 
     12771, 12772, and 12773''.
       (5) Section 582(1) is amended by striking out ``section 
     672(d)'' in subparagraph (B) and ``section 673b'' in 
     subparagraph (D) and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     12301(d)'' and ``section 12304'', respectively.
       (6) Section 641(1)(B) is amended by striking out ``10501'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``10502, 10505, 10506(a), 
     10506(b), 10507''.
       (7) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 39 is 
     amended by striking out the items relating to sections 687 
     and 690.
       (8) Sections 1053(a)(1) and 1064 are amended by striking 
     out ``chapter 67'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``chapter 
     1223''.
       (9) Section 1063(a)(1) is amended by striking out ``section 
     1332(a)(2)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     12732(a)(2)''.
       (10) Section 1074b(b)(2) is amended by striking out 
     ``section 673c'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     12305''.
       (11) Section 1076(b)(2)(A) is amended by striking out 
     ``before the effective date of the Reserve Officer Personnel 
     Management Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``before 
     December 1, 1994''.
       (12) Section 1176(b) is amended by striking out ``section 
     1332'' in the matter preceding paragraph (1) and in 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 12732''.
       (13) Section 1208(b) is amended by striking out ``section 
     1333'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 12733''.
       (14) Section 1209 is amended by striking out ``section 
     1332'', ``section 1335'', and ``chapter 71'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``section 12732'', ``section 12735'', and 
     ``section 12739'', respectively.
       (15) Section 1407 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (c)(1) and (d)(1), by striking out 
     ``section 1331'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     12731''; and
       (B) in the heading for paragraph (1) of subsection (d), by 
     striking out ``chapter 67'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``chapter 1223''.
       (16) Section 1408(a)(5) is amended by striking out 
     ``section 1331'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     12731''.
       (17) Section 1431(a)(1) is amended by striking out 
     ``section 1376(a)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     12774(a)''.
       (18) Section 1463(a)(2) is amended by striking out 
     ``chapter 67'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``chapter 
     1223''.
       (19) Section 1482(f)(2) is amended by inserting ``section'' 
     before ``12731 of this title''.
       (20) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 533 
     is amended by striking out the item relating to section 5454.
       (21) Section 2006(b)(1) is amended by striking out 
     ``chapter 106 of this title'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``chapter 1606 of this title''.
       (22) Section 2121(c) is amended by striking out ``section 
     3353, 5600, or 8353'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     12207'', effective on the effective date specified in section 
     1691(b)(1) of Public Law 103-337.
       (23) Section 2130a(b)(3) is amended by striking out 
     ``section 591'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     12201''.
       (24) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 337 
     is amended by striking out the items relating to section 3351 
     and 3352.
       (25) Sections 3850, 6389(c), 6391(c), and 8850 are amended 
     by striking out ``section 1332'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``section 12732''.
       (26) Section 5600 is repealed, effective on the effective 
     date specified in section 1691(b)(1) of Public Law 103-337.
       (27) Section 5892 is amended by striking out ``section 5457 
     or section 5458'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     12004 or section 12005''.
       (28) Section 6410(a) is amended by striking out ``section 
     1005'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 12645''.
       (29) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 837 
     is amended by striking out the items relating to section 8351 
     and 8352.
       (30) Section 8360(b) is amended by striking out ``section 
     1002'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 12642''.
       (31) Section 8380 is amended by striking out ``section 
     524'' in subsections (a) and (b) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``section 12011''.
       (32) Sections 8819(a), 8846(a), and 8846(b) are amended by 
     striking out ``sections 1005 and 1006'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``sections 12645 and 12646''.
       (33) Section 8819 is amended by striking out ``section 
     1005'' and ``section 1006'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 12645'' and ``section 12646'', respectively.
       (d) Cross References in Other Defense Laws.--
       (1) Section 337(b) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 2717) 
     is amended by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``or who after November 30, 1994, transferred to 
     the Retired Reserve under section 10154(2) of title 10, 
     United States Code, without having completed the years of 
     service required under section 12731(a)(2) of such title for 
     eligibility for retired pay under chapter 1223 of such 
     title''.
       (2) Section 525 of the National Defense Authorization Act 
     for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (P.L. 102-190, 105 Stat. 1363) 
     is amended by striking out ``section 690'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``section 12321''.
       (3) Subtitle B of title XLIV of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (P.L. 102-484; 10 
     U.S.C. 12681 note) is amended--
       (A) in section 4415, by striking out ``section 1331a'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``section 12731a'';
       (B) in subsection 4416--
       (i) in subsection (a), by striking out ``section 1331'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``section 12731'';
       (ii) in subsection (b)--

       (I) by inserting ``or section 12732'' in paragraph (1) 
     after ``under that section''; and
       (II) by inserting ``or 12731(a)'' in paragraph (2) after 
     ``section 1331(a)'';

       (iii) in subsection (e)(2), by striking out ``section 
     1332'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 12732''; and
       (iv) in subsection (g), by striking out ``section 1331a'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 12731a''; and
       (C) in section 4418--
       (i) in subsection (a), by striking out ``section 1332'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``section 12732''; and
       (ii) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking out ``section 
     1333'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 12733''.
       (4) Title 37, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in section 302f(b), by striking out ``section 673c of 
     title 10'' in paragraphs (2) and (3)(A) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``section 12305 of title 10''; and
       (B) in section 433(a), by striking out ``section 687 of 
     title 10'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 12319 of 
     title 10''.
       (e) Cross References in Other Laws.--
       (1) Title 14, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in section 705(f), by striking out ``600 of title 10'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``12209 of title 10''; and
       (B) in section 741(c), by striking out ``section 1006 of 
     title 10'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 12646 of 
     title 10''.
       (2) Title 38, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in section 3011(d)(3), by striking out ``section 672, 
     673, 673b, 674, or 675 of title 10'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``section 12301, 12302, 12304, 12306, or 12307 of 
     title 10'';
       (B) in sections 3012(b)(1)(B)(iii) and 3701(b)(5)(B), by 
     striking out ``section 268(b) of title 10'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``section 10143(a) of title 10'';
       (C) in section 3501(a)(3)(C), by striking out ``section 
     511(d) of title 10'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     12103(d) of title 10''; and
       (D) in section 4211(4)(C), by striking out ``section 
     672(a), (d), or (g), 673, or 673b of title 10'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``section 12301(a), (d), or (g), 12302, or 
     12304 of title 10''.
       (3) Section 702(a)(1) of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil 
     Relief Act of 1940 (50 U.S.C. App. 592(a)(1)) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``section 672 (a) or (g), 673, 673b, 
     674, 675, or 688 of title 10'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 688, 12301(a), 12301(g), 12302, 12304, 12306, or 
     12307 of title 10''; and
       (B) by striking out ``section 672(d) of such title'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``section 12301(d) of such title''.
       (4) Section 463A of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1087cc-1) is amended in subsection (a)(10) by striking 
     out ``(10 U.S.C. 2172)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(10 
     U.S.C. 16302)''.
       (5) Section 179 of the National and Community Service Act 
     of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 12639) is amended in subsection (a)(2)(C) 
     by striking out ``section 216(a) of title 5'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``section 10101 of title 10''.
       (f) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Section 1636 of the Reserve Officer Personnel 
     Management Act shall take effect on the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (2) The amendments made by sections 1672(a), 1673(a) (with 
     respect to chapters 541 and 549), 1673(b)(2), 1673(b)(4), 
     1674(a), and 1674(b)(7) shall take effect on the effective 
     date specified in section 1691(b)(1) of the Reserve Officer 
     Personnel Management Act (notwithstanding section 1691(a) of 
     such Act).

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       (3) The amendments made by this section shall take effect 
     as if included in the Reserve Officer Personnel Management 
     Act as enacted on October 5, 1994.

     SEC. 1502. AMENDMENTS TO REFLECT NAME CHANGE OF COMMITTEE ON 
                   ARMED SERVICES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES.

       (a) Title 10, United States Code.--Title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Sections 503(b)(5), 520a(d), 526(d)(1), 619a(h)(2), 
     806a(b), 838(b)(7), 946(c)(1)(A), 1098(b)(2), 2313(b)(4), 
     2361(c)(1), 2371(h), 2391(c), 2430(b), 2432(b)(3)(B), 
     2432(c)(2), 2432(h)(1), 2667(d)(3), 2672a(b), 2687(b)(1), 
     4342(g), 7307(b)(1)(A), and 9342(g) are amended by striking 
     out ``Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives''.
       (2) Sections 178(c)(1)(A), 942(e)(5), 2350f(c), 7426(e), 
     7431(a), 7431(b)(1), 7431(c), 7438(b), 12302(b), 18235(a), 
     and 18236(a) are amended by striking out ``Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives''.
       (3) Section 113(j)(1) is amended by striking out 
     ``Committees on Armed Services and Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the''.
       (4) Section 119(g) is amended by striking out paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and the Defense Subcommittee of the Committee 
     on Appropriations, of the Senate; and
       ``(2) the Committee on National Security and the Committee 
     on Appropriations, and the National Security Subcommittee of 
     the Committee on Appropriations, of the House of 
     Representatives.''.
       (5) Section 127(c) is amended by striking out ``Committees 
     on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate and'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee on Armed Services and 
     the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     Committee on National Security and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of''.
       (6) Section 135(e) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(e)'';
       (B) by striking out ``the Committees on Armed Services and 
     the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives are each'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``each congressional committee specified in paragraph (2) 
     is''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(2) The committees referred to in paragraph (1) are--
       ``(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on National Security and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.
       (7) Section 179(e) is amended by striking out ``to the 
     Committees on Armed Services and Appropriations of the Senate 
     and'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``to the Committee on 
     Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on National Security and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the''.
       (8) Sections 401(d) and 402(d) are amended by striking out 
     ``submit to the'' and all that follows through ``Foreign 
     Affairs'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``submit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security and the Committee on International Relations''.
       (9) Section 2367(d)(2) is amended by striking out ``the 
     Committees on Armed Services and the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the''.
       (10) Sections 2306b(g), 2801(c)(4), and 18233a(a)(1) are 
     amended by striking out ``the Committees on Armed Services 
     and on Appropriations of the Senate and'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``the Committee on Armed Services and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee 
     on National Security and the Committee on Appropriations of 
     the''.
       (11) Section 1599(e)(2) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``The Committees 
     on Armed Services and Appropriations'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``The Committee on National Security, the Committee 
     on Appropriations,''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking out ``The Committees 
     on Armed Services and Appropriations'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Appropriations,''.
       (12) Sections 4355(a)(3), 6968(a)(3), and 9355(a)(3) are 
     amended by striking out ``Armed Services'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``National Security''.
       (13) Section 1060(d) is amended by striking out ``Committee 
     on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign Affairs'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee on National Security 
     and the Committee on International Relations''.
       (14) Section 2215 is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(a) Certification Required.--'' at the 
     beginning of the text of the section;
       (B) by striking out ``to the Committees'' and all that 
     follows through ``House of Representatives'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``to the congressional committees specified in 
     subsection (b)''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Congressional Committees.--The committees referred to 
     in subsection (a) are--
       ``(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       ``(2) the Committee on National Security and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.
       (15) Section 2218 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (j), by striking out ``the Committees on 
     Armed Services and on Appropriations of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``the congressional defense committees''; and
       (B) by adding at the end of subsection (k) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) The term `congressional defense committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on National Security and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.
       (16) Section 2342(b) is amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out 
     ``section--'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     unless--'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``unless''; and
       (C) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``notifies the'' and 
     all that follows through ``House of Representatives'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the Secretary submits to the 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Foreign 
     Relations of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security and the Committee on International Relations of the 
     House of Representatives notice of the intended 
     designation''.
       (17) Section 2350a(f)(2) is amended by striking out 
     ``submit to the Committees'' and all that follows through 
     ``House of Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``submit to the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee 
     on Foreign Relations of the Senate and the Committee on 
     National Security and the Committee on International 
     Relations of the House of Representatives''.
       (18) Section 2366 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (d), by striking out ``the Committees on 
     Armed Services and on Appropriations of the Senate and House 
     of Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     congressional defense committees''; and
       (B) by adding at the end of subsection (e) the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(7) The term `congressional defense committees' means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on National Security and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.
       (19) Section 2399(h)(2) is amended by striking out 
     ``means'' and all the follows and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following: ``means--
       ``(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on National Security and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.
       (20) Section 2401(b)(1) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking out ``the Committees 
     on Armed Services and on Appropriations of the Senate and'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Committee on Armed 
     Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and the Committee on National Security and the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking out ``the Committees 
     on Armed Services and on Appropriations of the Senate and 
     House of Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``those committees''.
       (21) Section 2403(e) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' before ``Before making'';
       (B) by striking out ``shall notify the Committees on Armed 
     Services and on Appropriations of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``shall 
     submit to the congressional committees specified in paragraph 
     (2) notice''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The committees referred to in paragraph (1) are--
       ``(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on National Security and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.
       (22) Section 2515(d) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``Reporting'' and all that follows 
     through ``same time'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Annual 
     Report.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall submit to the 
     congressional committees specified in paragraph (2) an annual 
     report on the activities of the Office. The report shall be 
     submitted each year at the same time''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) The committees referred to in paragraph (1) are--
       ``(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate; and

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       ``(B) the Committee on National Security and the Committee 
     on Appropriations of the House of Representatives.''.
       (23) Section 2662 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out 
     ``the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on National Security of the House of Representatives''; and
       (ii) in the matter following paragraph (6), by striking out 
     ``to be submitted to the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and House of Representatives'';
       (B) in subsection (b), by striking out ``shall report 
     annually to the Committees on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the House of Representatives'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``shall submit annually to the congressional 
     committees named in subsection (a) a report'';
       (C) in subsection (e), by striking out ``the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     congressional committees named in subsection (a)''; and
       (D) in subsection (f), by striking out ``the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     shall'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the congressional 
     committees named in subsection (a) shall''.
       (24) Section 2674(a) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives, the 
     Committee on Environment and Public Works of the Senate, and 
     the Committee on Public Works and Transportation of the House 
     of Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``congressional committees specified in paragraph (3)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) The committees referred to in paragraph (2) are--
       ``(A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Environment and Public Works of the Senate; and
       ``(B) the Committee on National Security and the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives.''.
       (25) Section 2813(c) is amended by striking out 
     ``Committees on Armed Services and the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``appropriate committees of 
     Congress''.
       (26) Sections 2825(b)(1) and 2832(b)(2) are amended by 
     striking out ``Committees on Armed Services and the 
     Committees on Appropriations of the Senate and of the House 
     of Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``appropriate committees of Congress''.
       (27) Section 2865(e)(2) and 2866(c)(2) are amended by 
     striking out ``Committees on Armed Services and 
     Appropriations of the Senate and House of Representatives'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``appropriate committees of 
     Congress''.
       (28)(A) Section 7434 of such title is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``Sec. 7434. Annual report to congressional committees

       ``Not later than October 31 of each year, the Secretary 
     shall submit to the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a report on the production from the naval 
     petroleum reserves during the preceding calendar year.''.
       (B) The item relating to such section in the table of 
     contents at the beginning of chapter 641 is amended to read 
     as follows:

``7434. Annual report to congressional committees.''.
       (b) Title 37, United States Code.--Sections 301b(i)(2) and 
     406(i) of title 37, United States Code, are amended by 
     striking out ``Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     House of Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on National Security of the House of Representatives''.
       (c) Annual Defense Authorization Acts.--
       (1) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1994 (Public Law 103-160) is amended in sections 2922(b) and 
     2925(b) (10 U.S.C. 2687 note) by striking out ``Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee on Armed Services 
     of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives''.
       (2) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1993 (Public Law 102-484) is amended--
       (A) in section 326(a)(5) (10 U.S.C. 2301 note) and section 
     1304(a) (10 U.S.C. 113 note), by striking out ``Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee on Armed Services 
     of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives''; and
       (B) in section 1505(e)(2)(B) (22 U.S.C. 5859a), by striking 
     out ``the Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and the 
     Committee on Energy and Commerce'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the Committee on National Security, the Committee 
     on Appropriations, the Committee on International Relations, 
     and the Committee on Commerce''.
       (3) Section 1097(a)(1) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 
     102-190; 22 U.S.C. 2751 note) is amended by striking out 
     ``the Committees on Armed Services and Foreign Affairs'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the Committee on National 
     Security and the Committee on International Relations''.
       (4) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1991 (Public Law 101-510) is amended as follows:
       (A) Section 402(a) and section 1208(b)(3) (10 U.S.C. 1701 
     note) are amended by striking out ``Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives''.
       (B) Section 1403 (50 U.S.C. 404b) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (a), by striking out ``the Committees 
     on'' and all that follows through ``each year'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``the congressional committees specified in 
     subsection (d) each year''; and
       (ii) by adding at the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Specified Congressional Committees.--The 
     congressional committees referred to in subsection (a) are 
     the following:
       ``(1) The Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate.
       ``(2) The Committee on National Security, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and the Permanent Select Committee on 
     Intelligence of the House of Representatives.''.
       (C) Section 1457 (50 U.S.C. 404c) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (a), by striking out ``shall submit to 
     the'' and all that follows through ``each year'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``shall submit to the congressional 
     committees specified in subsection (d) each year'';
       (ii) in subsection (c)--

       (I) by striking out ``(1) Except as provided in paragraph 
     (2), the President'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The 
     President''; and
       (II) by striking out paragraph (2); and

       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Specified Congressional Committees.--The 
     congressional committees referred to in subsection (a) are 
     the following:
       ``(1) The Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Foreign Relations of the Senate.
       ``(2) The Committee on National Security and the Committee 
     on International Relations of the House of 
     Representatives.''.
       (D) Section 2921 (10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (e)(3)(A), by striking out ``the 
     Committee on Armed Services, the Committee on Appropriations, 
     and the Defense Subcommittees'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``the Committee on National Security, the Committee on 
     Appropriations, and the National Security Subcommittee''; and
       (ii) in subsection (g)(2), by striking out ``the Committees 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on National Security of the House of Representatives''.
       (5) Section 613(h)(1) of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act, Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100-456; 37 U.S.C. 302 
     note), is amended by striking out ``the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the Committee on Armed Services 
     of the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives''.
       (6) Section 1412 of the Department of Defense Authorization 
     Act, 1986 (Public Law 99-145; 50 U.S.C. 1521), is amended in 
     subsections (b)(4) and (k)(2), by striking out ``Committees 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives''.
       (7) Section 1002(d) of the Department of Defense 
     Authorization Act, 1985 (Public Law 98-525; 22 U.S.C. 1928 
     note), is amended by striking out ``the Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the House of Representatives'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the Committee on Armed Services 
     of the Senate, the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives''.
       (8) Section 1252 of the Department of Defense Authorization 
     Act, 1984 (42 U.S.C. 248d), is amended--
       (A) in subsection (d), by striking out ``Committees on 
     Appropriations and on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Committee on Appropriations and the Committee on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations 
     and the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives''; and
       (B) in subsection (e), by striking out ``Committees on 
     Appropriations and on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``congressional committees specified in subsection (d)''.
       (d) Base Closure Law.--The Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 
     101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended as follows:
       (1) Sections 2902(e)(2)(B)(ii) and 2908(b) are amended by 
     striking out ``Armed Services'' the first place it appears 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``National Security''.

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       (2) Section 2910(2) is amended by striking out ``the 
     Committees on Armed Services and the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and of the House of 
     Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives''.
       (e) National Defense Stockpile.--The Strategic and Critical 
     Materials Stock Piling Act is amended--
       (1) in section 6(d) (50 U.S.C. 98e(d))--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``Committees on Armed 
     Services of the Senate and House of Representatives'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee on Armed Services of 
     the Senate and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``the Committees on 
     Armed Services of the Senate and House of Representatives'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``such congressional 
     committees''; and
       (2) in section 7(b) (50 U.S.C. 98f(b)), by striking out 
     ``Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives''.
       (f) Other Defense-Related Provisions.--
       (1) Section 8125(g)(2) of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1989 (Public Law 100-463; 10 U.S.C. 113 
     note), is amended by striking out ``Committees on 
     Appropriations and Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee 
     on Appropriations and the Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Appropriations and the Committees 
     on National Security of the House of Representatives''.
       (2) Section 9047A of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-396; 10 U.S.C. 2687 
     note), is amended by striking out ``the Committees on 
     Appropriations and Armed Services of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the Committee on Appropriations and the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Appropriations and the Committee on National Security of the 
     House of Representatives''.
       (3) Section 3059(c)(1) of the Defense Drug Interdiction 
     Assistance Act (subtitle A of title III of Public Law 99-570; 
     10 U.S.C. 9441 note) is amended by striking out ``Committees 
     on Appropriations and on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     House of Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives''.
       (4) Section 7606(b) of the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 
     (Public Law 100-690; 10 U.S.C. 9441 note) is amended by 
     striking out ``Committees on Appropriations and the Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the House of 
     Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee 
     on Armed Services and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the Committee on National Security and the 
     Committee on Appropriations of the House of 
     Representatives''.
       (5) Section 104(d)(5) of the National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 403-4(d)(5)) is amended by striking out 
     ``Committees on Armed Services of the Senate and House of 
     Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Committee 
     on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives''.
       (6) Section 8 of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)(3), by striking out ``Committees on 
     Armed Services and Government Operations'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Committee on National Security and the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight'';
       (B) in subsection (b)(4), by striking out ``Committees on 
     Armed Services and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committees on Armed Services and Government Operations of the 
     House of Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``congressional committees specified in paragraph (3)'';
       (C) in subsection (f)(1), by striking out ``Committees on 
     Armed Services and Government Operations'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Committee on National Security and the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight''; and
       (D) in subsection (f)(2), by striking out ``Committees on 
     Armed Services and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the 
     Committees on Armed Services and Government Operations of the 
     House of Representatives'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``congressional committees specified in paragraph (1)''.
       (7) Section 204(h)(3) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 485(h)(3)) is 
     amended by striking out ``Committees on Armed Services of the 
     Senate and of the House of Representatives'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and 
     the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives''.

     SEC. 1503. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED 
                   STATES CODE.

       (a) Subtitle A.--Subtitle A of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 113(i)(2)(B) is amended by striking out ``the 
     five years covered'' and all that follows through ``section 
     114(g)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the period covered 
     by the future-years defense program submitted to Congress 
     during that year pursuant to section 221''.
       (2) Section 136(c) is amended by striking out 
     ``Comptroller'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Under 
     Secretary of Defense (Comptroller)''.
       (3) Section 526 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking out paragraphs (1), (2), 
     and (3) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(1) For the Army, 302.
       ``(2) For the Navy, 216.
       ``(3) For the Air Force, 279.'';
       (B) by striking out subsection (b);
       (C) by redesignating subsections (c), (d), and (e) as 
     subsections (b), (c), and (d);
       (D) in subsection (b), as so redesignated, by striking out 
     ``that are applicable on and after October 1, 1995''; and
       (E) in paragraph (2)(B) of subsection (c), as redesignated 
     by subparagraph (C), is amended--
       (i) by striking out ``the'' after ``in the'';
       (ii) by inserting ``to'' after ``reserve component, or''; 
     and
       (iii) by inserting ``than'' after ``in a grade other''.
       (4) Section 528(a) is amended by striking out ``after 
     September 30, 1995,''
       (5) Section 573(a)(2) is amended by striking out ``active 
     duty list'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``active-duty 
     list''.
       (6) Section 661(d)(2) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking out ``Until January 1, 
     1994'' and all that follows through ``each position so 
     designated'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Each position 
     designated by the Secretary under subparagraph (A)'';
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by striking out ``the second 
     sentence of''; and
       (C) by striking out subparagraph (D).
       (7) Section 706(c)(1) is amended by striking out ``section 
     4301 of title 38'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``chapter 43 
     of title 38''.
       (8) Section 1059 is amended by striking out ``subsection 
     (j)'' in subsections (c)(2) and (g)(3) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``subsection (k)''.
       (9) Section 1060a(f)(2)(B) is amended by striking out ``(as 
     defined in section 101(a)(22) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(22)))'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``, as determined in accordance with the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.)''.
       (10) Section 1151 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking out ``(20 U.S.C. 2701 et 
     seq.)'' in paragraphs (2)(A) and (3)(A) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``(20 U.S.C. 6301 et seq.)''; and
       (B) in subsection (e)(1)(B), by striking out ``not later 
     than one year after the date of the enactment of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``not later than October 5, 1995''.
       (11) Section 1152(g)(2) is amended by striking out ``not 
     later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``not later than April 3, 1994,''.
       (12) Section 1177(b)(2) is amended by striking out 
     ``provisonof law'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``provision 
     of law''.
       (13) The heading for chapter 67 is amended by striking out 
     ``NONREGULAR'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``NON-REGULAR''.
       (14) Section 1598(a)(2)(A) is amended by striking out 
     ``2701'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``6301''.
       (15) Section 1745(a) is amended by striking out ``section 
     4107(d)'' both places it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``section 4107(b)''.
       (16) Section 1746(a) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``(1)'' before ``The Secretary of 
     Defense''; and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) and (B) as 
     paragraphs (1) and (2), respectively.
       (17) Section 2006(b)(2)(B)(ii) is amended by striking out 
     ``section 1412 of such title'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 3012 of such title''.
       (18) Section 2011(a) is amended by striking out ``to'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``To''.
       (19) Section 2194(e) is amended by striking out ``(20 
     U.S.C. 2891(12))'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(20 U.S.C. 
     8801)''.
       (20) Sections 2217(b) and 2220(a)(2) are amended by 
     striking out ``Comptroller of the Department of Defense'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Under Secretary of Defense 
     (Comptroller)''.
       (21) Section 2401(c)(2) is amended by striking out 
     ``pursuant to'' and all that follows through ``September 24, 
     1983,''.
       (22) Section 2410f(b) is amended by striking out ``For 
     purposes of'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``In''.
       (23) Section 2410j(a)(2)(A) is amended by striking out 
     ``2701'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``6301''.
       (24) Section 2457(e) is amended by striking out ``title III 
     of the Act of March 3, 1933 (41 U.S.C. 10a),'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 10a)''.
       (25) Section 2465(b)(3) is amended by striking out ``under 
     contract'' and all that follows through the period and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``under contract on September 24, 
     1983.''.
       (26) Section 2471(b) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``by'' after ``as 
     determined''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``of'' after ``arising 
     out''.
       (27) Section 2524(e)(4)(B) is amended by inserting a comma 
     before ``with respect to''.

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       (28) The heading of section 2525 is amended by capitalizing 
     the initial letter of the second, fourth, and fifth words.
       (29) Chapter 152 is amended by striking out the table of 
     subchapters at the beginning and the headings for subchapters 
     I and II.
       (30) Section 2534(c) is amended by capitalizing the initial 
     letter of the third and fourth words of the subsection 
     heading.
       (31) The table of sections at the beginning of subchapter I 
     of chapter 169 is amended by adding a period at the end of 
     the item relating to section 2811.
       (b) Other Subtitles.--Subtitles B, C, and D of title 10, 
     United States Code, are amended as follows:
       (1) Sections 3022(a)(1), 5025(a)(1), and 8022(a)(1) are 
     amended by striking out ``Comptroller of the Department of 
     Defense'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Under Secretary of 
     Defense (Comptroller)''.
       (2) Section 6241 is amended by inserting ``or'' at the end 
     of paragraph (2).
       (3) Section 0634(a) is amended by striking out the first 
     period after ``section 1405'' in formula C in the table under 
     the column designated ``Column 2''.
       (4) The item relating to section 7428 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 641 is amended by 
     striking out ``Agreement'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Agreements''.
       (5) The item relating to section 7577 in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 649 is amended by 
     striking out ``Officers'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``officers''.
       (6) The center heading for part IV in the table of chapters 
     at the beginning of subtitle D is amended by inserting a 
     comma after ``SUPPLY''.

     SEC. 1504. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO ANNUAL DEFENSE 
                   AUTHORIZATION ACTS.

       (a) Public Law 103-337.--Effective as of October 5, 1994, 
     and as if included therein as enacted, the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (Public Law 103-337) 
     is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 322(1) (108 Stat. 2711) is amended by striking 
     out ``Service'' in both sets of quoted matter and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``Services''.
       (2) Section 531(g)(2) (108 Stat. 2758) is amended by 
     inserting ``item relating to section 1034 in the'' after 
     ``The''.
       (3) Section 541(c)(1) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by inserting a comma after ``chief 
     warrant officer''; and
       (B) in the matter after subparagraph (C), by striking out 
     ``this''.
       (4) Section 721(f)(2) (108 Stat. 2806) is amended by 
     striking out ``revaluated'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``reevaluated''.
       (5) Section 722(d)(2) (108 Stat. 2808) is amended by 
     striking out ``National Academy of Science'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``National Academy of Sciences''.
       (6) Section 904(d) (108 Stat. 2827) is amended by striking 
     out ``subsection (c)'' the first place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``subsection (b)''.
       (7) Section 1202 (108 Stat. 2882) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``(title XII of Public Law 103-60'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``(title XII of Public Law 103-
     160''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``in the first 
     sentence'' before ``and inserting in lieu thereof''.
       (8) Section 1312(a)(2) (108 Stat. 2894) is amended by 
     striking out ``adding at the end'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``inserting after the item relating to section 
     123a''.
       (9) Section 2813(c) (108 Stat. 3055) is amended by striking 
     out ``above paragraph (1)'' both places it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``preceding subparagraph (A)''.
       (b) Public Law 103-160.--The National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (Public Law 103-160) is amended in 
     section 1603(d) (22 U.S.C. 2751 note)--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out 
     the second comma after ``Not later than April 30 of each 
     year'';
       (2) in paragraph (4), by striking out ``contributes'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``contribute''; and
       (3) in paragraph (5), by striking out ``is'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``are''.
       (c) Public Law 102-484.--The National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (Public Law 102-484) is amended as 
     follows:
       (1) Section 326(a)(5) (106 Stat. 2370; 10 U.S.C. 2301 note) 
     is amended by inserting ``report'' after ``each''.
       (2) Section 3163(1)(E) is amended by striking out 
     ``paragraphs (1) through (4)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``subparagraphs (A) through (D)''.
       (3) Section 4403(a) (10 U.S.C. 1293 note) is amended by 
     striking out ``through 1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``through fiscal year 1999''.
       (d) Public Law 102-190.--Section 1097(d) of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 
     (Public Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 1490) is amended by striking 
     out ``the Federal Republic of Germany, France'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``France, Germany''.

     SEC. 1505. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS.

       (a) Officer Personnel Act of 1947.--Section 437 of the 
     Officer Personnel Act of 1947 is repealed.
       (b) Title 5, United States Code.--Title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 8171--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``903(3)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``903(a)'';
       (B) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``section'' before 
     ``39(b)''; and
       (C) in subsection (d), by striking out ``(33 U.S.C. 18 and 
     21, respectively)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(33 
     U.S.C. 918 and 921)'';
       (2) in sections 8172 and 8173, by striking out ``(33 U.S.C. 
     2(2))'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(33 U.S.C. 902(2))''; 
     and
       (3) in section 8339(d)(7), by striking out ``Court of 
     Military Appeals'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Court of 
     Appeals for the Armed Forces''.
       (c) Public Law 90-485.--Effective as of August 13, 1968, 
     and as if included therein as originally enacted, section 
     1(6) of Public Law 90-485 (82 Stat. 753) is amended--
       (1) by striking out the close quotation marks after the end 
     of clause (4) of the matter inserted by the amendment made by 
     that section; and
       (2) by adding close quotation marks at the end.
       (d) Title 37, United States Code.--Section 406(b)(1)(E) of 
     title 37, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``of 
     this paragraph''.
       (e) Base Closure Laws.--(1) The Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 
     101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended--
       (A) in section 2905(b)(1)(C), by striking out ``of the 
     Administrator to grant approvals and make determinations 
     under section 13(g) of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (50 
     U.S.C. App. 1622(g))'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``to 
     dispose of surplus property for public airports under 
     sections 47151 through 47153 of title 49, United States 
     Code'';
       (B) in section 2906(d)(1), by striking out ``section 
     204(b)(4)(C)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     204(b)(7)(C)''; and
       (C) in section 2910--
       (i) by designating the second paragraph (10), as added by 
     section 2(b) of the Base Closure Community Redevelopment and 
     Homeless Assistance Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-421; 108 
     Stat. 4352), as paragraph (11); and
       (ii) in such paragraph, as so designated, by striking out 
     ``section 501(h)(4) of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411(h)(4))'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``section 501(i)(4) of the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411(i)(4))''.
       (2) Section 2921(d)(1) of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510; 
     10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended by striking out ``section 
     204(b)(4)(C)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     204(b)(7)(C)''.
       (3) Section 204 of the Defense Authorization Amendments and 
     Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended
       (A) in subsection (b)(1)(C), by striking out ``of the 
     Administrator to grant approvals and make determinations 
     under section 13(g) of the Surplus Property Act of 1944 (50 
     U.S.C. App. 1622(g))'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``to 
     dispose of surplus property for public airports under 
     sections 47151 through 47153 of title 49, United States 
     Code''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)(7)(A)(i), by striking out ``paragraph 
     (3)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``paragraphs (3) through 
     (6)''.
       (f) Public Law 103-421.--Section 2(e)(5) of Public Law 103-
     421 (108 Stat. 4354) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``(A)'' after ``(5)''; and
       (2) by striking out ``clause'' in subparagraph (B)(iv) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``clauses''.
       (g) Atomic Energy Act.--Section 123a. of the Atomic Energy 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 2153a.) is amended by striking out ``144b., or 
     144d.'' and inserting ``, 144b., or 144d.''.

     SEC. 1506. COORDINATION WITH OTHER AMENDMENTS.

       For purposes of applying amendments made by provisions of 
     this Act other than provisions of this title, this title 
     shall be treated as having been enacted immediately before 
     the other provisions of this Act.
TITLE XVI--CORPORATION FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE AND FIREARMS 
                                 SAFETY

     SEC. 1601. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Corporation for the 
     Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety Act''.
         Subtitle A--Establishment and Operation of Corporation

     SEC. 1611. ESTABLISHMENT OF THE CORPORATION.

       (a) Establishment.--There is established a private, 
     nonprofit corporation to be known as the ``Corporation for 
     the Promotion of Rifle Practice and Firearms Safety'' (in 
     this title referred to as the ``Corporation'').
       (b) Private, Nonprofit Status.--(1) The Corporation shall 
     not be considered to be a department, agency, or 
     instrumentality of the Federal Government. An officer or 
     employee of the Corporation shall not be considered to be an 
     officer or employee of the Federal Government.
       (2) The Corporation shall be operated in a manner and for 
     purposes that qualify the Corporation for exemption from 
     taxation under section 501(a) of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 as an organization described in section 501(c)(3) of 
     such Code.
       (c) Board of Directors.--(1) The Corporation shall have a 
     Board of Directors consisting of not less than nine members.
       (2) The Board of Directors may adopt by-laws, policies, and 
     procedures for the Corporation and may take any other action 
     that the Board of Directors considers necessary for the 
     management and operation of the Corporation.
       (3) Each member of the Board of Directors shall serve for a 
     term of two years. Members of the Board of Directors are 
     eligible for reappointment.

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       (4) A vacancy on the Board of Directors shall be filled by 
     a majority vote of the remaining members of the Board.
       (5) The Secretary of the Army shall appoint the initial 
     Board of Directors. Four of the members of the initial Board 
     of Directors, to be designated by the Secretary at the time 
     of appointment, shall (notwithstanding paragraph (3)) serve 
     for a term of one year.
       (d) Director of Civilian Marksmanship.--(1) The Board of 
     Directors shall appoint an individual to serve as the 
     Director of Civilian Marksmanship.
       (2) The Director shall be responsible for the performance 
     of the daily operations of the Corporation and the functions 
     described in section 1612.

     SEC. 1612. CONDUCT OF CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) Functions.--The Corporation shall have responsibility 
     for the overall supervision, oversight, and control of the 
     Civilian Marksmanship Program, pursuant to the transfer of 
     the program under subsection (d), including the performance 
     of the following:
       (1) The instruction of citizens of the United States in 
     marksmanship.
       (2) The promotion of practice and safety in the use of 
     firearms, including the conduct of matches and competitions 
     in the use of those firearms.
       (3) The award to competitors of trophies, prizes, badges, 
     and other insignia.
       (4) The provision of security and accountability for all 
     firearms, ammunition, and other equipment under the custody 
     and control of the Corporation.
       (5) The issue, loan, or sale of firearms, ammunition, 
     supplies, and appliances under section 1614.
       (6) The procurement of necessary supplies, appliances, 
     clerical services, other related services, and labor to carry 
     out the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
       (b) Priority for Youth Activities.--In carrying out the 
     Civilian Marksmanship Program, the Corporation shall give 
     priority to activities that benefit firearms safety, 
     training, and competition for youth and that reach as many 
     youth participants as possible.
       (c) Access to Surplus Property.--(1) The Corporation may 
     obtain surplus property and supplies from the Defense 
     Reutilization Marketing Service to carry out the Civilian 
     Marksmanship Program.
       (2) Any transfer of property and supplies to the 
     Corporation under paragraph (1) shall be made without cost to 
     the Corporation.
       (d) Transfer of Civilian Marksmanship Program to 
     Corporation.--(1) The Secretary of the Army shall provide for 
     the transition of the Civilian Marksmanship Program, as 
     defined in section 4308(e) of title 10, United States Code 
     (as such section was in effect on the day before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act), from conduct by the Department of 
     the Army to conduct by the Corporation. The transition shall 
     be completed not later than September 30, 1996.
       (2) To carry out paragraph (1), the Secretary shall provide 
     such assistance and take such action as is necessary to 
     maintain the viability of the program and to maintain the 
     security of firearms, ammunition, and other property that are 
     transferred or reserved for transfer to the Corporation under 
     section 1615, 1616, or 1621.

     SEC. 1613. ELIGIBILITY FOR PARTICIPATION IN CIVILIAN 
                   MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) Certification Requirement.--(1) Before a person may 
     participate in any activity sponsored or supported by the 
     Corporation, the person shall be required to certify by 
     affidavit the following:
       (A) The person has not been convicted of any Federal or 
     State felony or violation of section 922 of title 18, United 
     States Code.
       (B) The person is not a member of any organization that 
     advocates the violent overthrow of the United States 
     Government.
       (2) The Director of Civilian Marksmanship may require any 
     person to attach to the person's affidavit a certification 
     from the appropriate State or Federal law enforcement agency 
     for purposes of paragraph (1)(A).
       (b) Ineligibility Resulting From Certain Convictions.--A 
     person who has been convicted of a Federal or State felony or 
     a violation of section 922 of title 18, United States Code, 
     shall not be eligible to participate in any activity 
     sponsored or supported by the Corporation through the 
     Civilian Marksmanship Program.
       (c) Authority To Limit Participation.--The Director of 
     Civilian Marksmanship may limit participation as necessary to 
     ensure--
       (1) quality instruction in the use of firearms;
       (2) the safety of participants; and
       (3) the security of firearms, ammunition, and equipment.

     SEC. 1614. ISSUANCE, LOAN, AND SALE OF FIREARMS AND 
                   AMMUNITION BY THE CORPORATION.

       (a) Issuance and Loan.--For purposes of training and 
     competition, the Corporation may issue or loan, with or 
     without charges to recover administrative costs, caliber .22 
     rimfire and caliber .30 surplus rifles, caliber .22 and .30 
     ammunition, air rifles, targets, and other supplies and 
     appliances necessary for activities related to the Civilian 
     Marksmanship Program to the following:
       (1) Organizations affiliated with the Corporation that 
     provide training in the use of firearms to youth.
       (2) The Boy Scouts of America.
       (3) 4-H Clubs.
       (4) Future Farmers of America.
       (5) Other youth-oriented organizations.
       (b) Sales.--(1) The Corporation may sell at fair market 
     value caliber .22 rimfire and caliber .30 surplus rifles, 
     caliber .22 and .30 ammunition, air rifles, repair parts, and 
     accouterments to organizations affiliated with the 
     Corporation that provide training in the use of firearms.
       (2) Subject to subsection (e), the Corporation may sell at 
     fair market value caliber .22 rimfire and caliber .30 surplus 
     rifles, ammunition, targets, repair parts and accouterments, 
     and other supplies and appliances necessary for target 
     practice to citizens of the United States over 18 years of 
     age who are members of a gun club affiliated with the 
     Corporation. In addition to any other requirement, the 
     Corporation shall establish procedures to obtain a criminal 
     records check of the person with appropriate Federal and 
     State law enforcement agencies.
       (c) Limitations on Sales.--(1) The Corporation may not 
     offer for sale any repair part designed to convert any 
     firearm to fire in a fully automatic mode.
       (2) The Corporation may not sell rifles, ammunition, or any 
     other item available for sale to individuals under the 
     Civilian Marksmanship Program to a person who has been 
     convicted of a felony or a violation of section 922 of title 
     18, United States Code.
       (d) Oversight and Accountability.--The Corporation shall be 
     responsible for ensuring adequate oversight and 
     accountability of all firearms issued or loaned under this 
     section. The Corporation shall prescribe procedures for the 
     security of issued or loaned firearms in accordance with 
     Federal, State, and local laws.
       (e) Applicability of Other Law.--(1) Subject to paragraph 
     (2), sales under subsection (b)(2) are subject to applicable 
     Federal, State, and local laws.
       (2) Paragraphs (1), (2), (3), and (5) of section 922(a) of 
     title 18, United States Code, do not apply to the shipment, 
     transportation, receipt, transfer, sale, issuance, loan, or 
     delivery by the Corporation of any item that the Corporation 
     is authorized to issue, loan, sell, or receive under this 
     title.

     SEC. 1615. TRANSFER OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION FROM THE ARMY 
                   TO THE CORPORATION.

       (a) Transfers Required.--The Secretary of the Army shall, 
     in accordance with subsection (b), transfer to the 
     Corporation all firearms and ammunition that on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act are under the 
     control of the Director of the Civilian Marksmanship Program, 
     including--
       (1) all firearms on loan to affiliated clubs and State 
     associations;
       (2) all firearms in the possession of the Civilian 
     Marksmanship Support Detachment; and
       (3) all M-1 Garand and caliber .22 rimfire rifles stored at 
     Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, Alabama.
       (b) Time for Transfer.--The Secretary shall transfer 
     firearms and ammunition under subsection (a) as and when 
     necessary to enable the Corporation--
       (1) to issue or loan such items in accordance with section 
     1614(a); or
       (2) to sell such items to purchasers in accordance with 
     section 1614(b).
       (c) Parts.--The Secretary may make available to the 
     Corporation any part from a rifle designated to be 
     demilitarized in the inventory of the Department of the Army.
       (d) Vesting of Title in Transferred Items.--Title to an 
     item transferred to the Corporation under this section shall 
     vest in the Corporation--
       (1) upon the issuance of the item to a recipient eligible 
     under section 1614(a) to receive the item; or
       (2) immediately before the Corporation delivers the item to 
     a purchaser of the item in accordance with a contract for a 
     sale of the item that is authorized under section 1614(b).
       (e) Costs of Transfers.--Any transfer of firearms, 
     ammunition, or parts to the Corporation under this section 
     shall be made without cost to the Corporation, except that 
     the Corporation shall assume the cost of preparation and 
     transportation of firearms and ammunition transferred under 
     this section.

     SEC. 1616. RESERVATION BY THE ARMY OF FIREARMS AND AMMUNITION 
                   FOR THE CORPORATION.

       (a) Reservation of Firearms and Ammunition.--The Secretary 
     of the Army shall reserve for the Corporation the following:
       (1) All firearms referred to in section 1615(a).
       (2) Ammunition for such firearms.
       (3) All M-16 rifles used to support the small arms firing 
     school that are held by the Department of the Army on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.
       (4) Any parts from, and accessories and accouterments for, 
     surplus caliber .30 and caliber .22 rimfire rifles.
       (b) Storage of Firearms and Ammunition.--Firearms stored at 
     Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, Alabama, before the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and used for the Civilian 
     Marksmanship Program shall remain at that facility, or 
     another storage facility designated by the Secretary of the 
     Army, without cost to the Corporation, until the firearms are 
     issued, loaned, or sold by, or otherwise transferred to, the 
     Corporation.
       (c) Limitation on Demilitarization of M-1 Rifles.--After 
     the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary may not 
     demilitarize any M-1 Garand rifle in the inventory of the 
     Army unless that rifle is determined by the Defense Logistics 
     Agency to be unserviceable.
       (d) Exception for Transfers to Federal and State Agencies 
     for Counterdrug Purposes.--The requirement specified in 
     subsection (a) does not supersede the authority

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     provided in section 1208 of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (Public Law 
     101-189; 10 U.S.C. 372 note).

     SEC. 1617. ARMY LOGISTICAL SUPPORT FOR THE PROGRAM.

       (a) Logistical Support.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     provide logistical support to the Civilian Marksmanship 
     Program and for competitions and other activities conducted 
     by the Corporation. The Corporation shall reimburse the 
     Secretary for incremental direct costs incurred in providing 
     such support. Such reimbursements shall be credited to the 
     appropriations account of the Department of the Army that is 
     charged to provide such support.
       (b) Reserve Component Personnel.--The Secretary shall 
     provide, without cost to the Corporation, for the use of 
     members of the National Guard and Army Reserve to support the 
     National Matches as part of the performance of annual 
     training pursuant to titles 10 and 32, United States Code.
       (c) Use of Department of Defense Facilities for National 
     Matches.--The National Matches may continue to be held at 
     those Department of Defense facilities at which the National 
     Matches were held before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.
       (d) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
     to carry out this section.

     SEC. 1618. GENERAL AUTHORITIES OF THE CORPORATION.

       (a) Donations and Fees.--(1) The Corporation may solicit, 
     accept, hold, use, and dispose of donations of money, 
     property, and services received by gift, devise, bequest, or 
     otherwise.
       (2) The Corporation may impose, collect, and retain such 
     fees as are reasonably necessary to cover the direct and 
     indirect costs of the Corporation to carry out the Civilian 
     Marksmanship Program.
       (3) Amounts collected by the Corporation under the 
     authority of this subsection, including the proceeds from the 
     sale of firearms, ammunition, targets, and other supplies and 
     appliances, may be used only to support the Civilian 
     Marksmanship Program.
       (b) Corporate Seal.--The Corporation may adopt, alter, and 
     use a corporate seal, which shall be judicially noticed.
       (c) Contracts.--The Corporation may enter into contracts, 
     leases, agreements, or other transactions.
       (d) Obligations and Expenditures.--The Corporation may 
     determine the character of, and necessity for, its 
     obligations and expenditures and the manner in which they 
     shall be incurred, allowed, and paid and may incur, allow, 
     and pay such obligations and expenditures.
       (e) Related Authority.--The Corporation may take such other 
     actions as are necessary or appropriate to carry out the 
     authority provided in this section.

     SEC. 1619. DISTRIBUTION OF CORPORATE ASSETS IN EVENT OF 
                   DISSOLUTION.

       (a) Distribution.--If the Corporation dissolves, then--
       (1) upon the dissolution of the corporation, title to all 
     firearms stored at Anniston Army Depot, Anniston, Alabama, on 
     the date of the dissolution, all M-16 rifles that are 
     transferred to the Corporation under section 1615(a)(2), that 
     are referred to in section 1616(a)(3), or that are otherwise 
     under the control of the Corporation, and all trophies 
     received by the Corporation from the National Board for the 
     Promotion of Rifle Practice as of such date, shall vest in 
     the Secretary of the Army, and the Secretary shall have the 
     immediate right to the possession of such items;
       (2) assets of the Corporation, other than assets described 
     in paragraph (1), may be distributed by the Corporation to an 
     organization that--
       (A) is exempt from taxation under section 501(a) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 as an organization described in 
     section 501(c)(3) of such Code; and
       (B) performs functions similar to the functions described 
     in section 1612(a); and
       (3) all assets of the Corporation that are not distributed 
     pursuant to paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be sold, and the 
     proceeds from the sale of such assets shall be deposited in 
     the Treasury.
       (b) Prohibition.--Assets of the Corporation that are 
     distributed pursuant to the authority of subsection (a) may 
     not be distributed to an individual.
                  Subtitle B--Transitional Provisions

     SEC. 1621. TRANSFER OF FUNDS AND PROPERTY TO THE CORPORATION.

       (a) Funds.--(1) On the date of the submission of a 
     certification in accordance with section 1623 or, if earlier, 
     October 1, 1996, the Secretary of the Army shall transfer to 
     the Corporation--
       (A) the amounts that are available to the National Board 
     for the Promotion of Rifle Practice from sales programs and 
     fees collected in connection with competitions sponsored by 
     the Board; and
       (B) all funds that are in the nonappropriated fund account 
     known as the National Match Fund.
       (2) The funds transferred under paragraph (1)(A) shall be 
     used to carry out the Civilian Marksmanship Program.
       (3) Transfers under paragraph (1)(B) shall be made without 
     cost to the Corporation.
       (b) Property.--The Secretary of the Army shall, as soon as 
     practicable, transfer to the Corporation the following:
       (1) All automated data equipment, all other office 
     equipment, targets, target frames, vehicles, and all other 
     property under the control of the Director of Civilian 
     Marksmanship and the Civilian Marksmanship Support Detachment 
     on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act 
     (other than property to which section 1615(a) applies).
       (2) Title to property under the control of the National 
     Match Fund on such day.
       (3) All supplies and appliances under the control of the 
     Director of the Civilian Marksmanship Program on such day.
       (c) Offices.--The Corporation may use the office space of 
     the Office of the Director of Civilian Marksmanship until the 
     date on which the Secretary of the Army completes the 
     transfer of the Civilian Marksmanship Program to the 
     Corporation. The Corporation shall assume control of the 
     leased property occupied as of the date of the enactment of 
     this Act by the Civilian Marksmanship Support Detachment, 
     located at the Erie Industrial Park, Port Clinton, Ohio.
       (d) Costs of Transfers.--Any transfer of items to the 
     Corporation under this section shall be made without cost to 
     the Corporation.

     SEC. 1622. CONTINUATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR CERTAIN CIVIL 
                   SERVICE BENEFITS FOR FORMER FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 
                   OF CIVILIAN MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM.

       (a) Continuation of Eligibility.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, a Federal employee who is employed by the 
     Department of Defense to support the Civilian Marksmanship 
     Program as of the day before the date of the transfer of the 
     Program to the Corporation and is offered employment by the 
     Corporation as part of the transition described in section 
     1612(d) may, if the employee becomes employed by the 
     Corporation, continue to be eligible during continuous 
     employment with the Corporation for the Federal health, 
     retirement, and similar benefits (including life insurance) 
     for which the employee would have been eligible had the 
     employee continued to be employed by the Department of 
     Defense. The employer's contribution for such benefits shall 
     be paid by the Corporation.
       (b) Regulations.--The Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management shall prescribe regulations to carry out 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 1623. CERTIFICATION OF COMPLETION OF TRANSITION.

       (a) Certification Requirement.--Upon completion of the 
     appointment of the Board of Directors for the Corporation 
     under section 1611(c)(5) and of the transition required under 
     section 1612(d), the Secretary of the Army shall submit to 
     the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives a certification of the completion of such 
     actions.
       (b) Publication of Certification.--The Secretary shall take 
     such actions as are necessary to ensure that the 
     certification is published in the Federal Register promptly 
     after the submission of the certification under subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 1624. REPEAL OF AUTHORITY FOR CONDUCT OF CIVILIAN 
                   MARKSMANSHIP PROGRAM BY THE ARMY.

       (a) Repeals.--(1) Sections 4307, 4308, 4310, and 4311 of 
     title 10, United States Code, are repealed.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 401 
     of such title is amended by striking out the items relating 
     to sections 4307, 4308, 4310, and 4311.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--(1) Section 4313 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (b); and
       (B) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking out ``(a) Junior Competitors.--'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``(a) Allowances for Participation 
     of Junior Competitors.--''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``(3) For the 
     purposes of this subsection'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``(b) Junior Competitor Defined.--For the purposes of 
     subsection (a)''.
       (2) Section 4316 of such title is amended by striking out 
     ``, including fees charged and amounts collected pursuant to 
     subsections (b) and (c) of section 4308,''.
       (3) Section 925(a)(2)(A) of title 18, United States Code, 
     is amended by inserting after ``section 4308 of title 10'' 
     the following: ``before the repeal of such section by section 
     1624(a) of the Corporation for the Promotion of Rifle 
     Practice and Firearms Safety Act''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the earlier of--
       (1) the date on which the Secretary of the Army submits a 
     certification in accordance with section 1623; or
       (2) October 1, 1996.
            DIVISION B--MILITARY CONSTRUCTION AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 2001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996''.
                            TITLE XXI--ARMY

     SEC. 2101. AUTHORIZED ARMY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2104(a)(1), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations inside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:

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                     Army: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            State              Installation or location       Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Alabama.....................  Fort Rucker...............      $5,900,000
                              Redstone Arsenal..........      $5,000,000

Arizona.....................  Fort Huachuca.............     $16,000,000

California..................  Fort Irwin................     $25,500,000
                              Presidio of San Francisco.      $3,000,000

Colorado....................  Fort Carson...............     $30,850,000

District of Columbia........  Fort McNair...............     $13,500,000

Georgia.....................  Fort Benning..............     $37,900,000
                              Fort Gordon...............      $5,750,000
                              Fort Stewart..............      $8,400,000

Hawaii......................  Schofield Barracks........     $30,000,000

Kansas......................  Fort Riley................      $7,000,000

Kentucky....................  Fort Campbell.............     $10,000,000
                              Fort Knox.................      $5,600,000

New Jersey..................  Picatinny Arsenal.........      $5,500,000

New Mexico..................  White Sands Missile Range.      $2,050,000

New York....................  Fort Drum.................      $8,800,000
                              United States Military          $8,300,000
                               Academy.
                              Watervliet Arsenal........        $680,000

North Carolina..............  Fort Bragg................     $29,700,000

Oklahoma....................  Fort Sill.................     $14,300,000

South Carolina..............  Naval Weapons Station,         $25,700,000
                               Charleston...............
                              Fort Jackson..............     $32,000,000

Texas.......................  Fort Hood.................     $32,500,000
                              Fort Bliss................     $56,900,000
                              Fort Sam Houston..........      $7,000,000

Virginia....................  Fort Eustis...............     $16,400,000

Washington..................  Fort Lewis................     $32,100,000

CONUS Classified............  Classified Location.......      $1,900,000

                                Total:..................    $478,230,000

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       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2104(a)(2), the Secretary of the Army may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     locations outside the United States, and in the amounts, set 
     forth in the following table:

                     Army: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Country              Installation or location      Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Korea........................  Camp Casey...............      $4,150,000
                               Camp Hovey...............     $13,500,000
                               Camp Pelham..............      $5,600,000
                               Camp Stanley.............      $6,800,000
                               Yongsan..................      $4,500,000

Overseas Classified..........  Classified Location......     $48,000,000

Worldwide....................  Host Nation Support......     $20,000,000

                                 Total:.................    $102,550,000

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     SEC. 2102. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Army may 
     construct or acquire family housing units (including land 
     acquisition) at the installations, for the purposes, and in 
     the amounts set forth in the following table:

                                              Army: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                          Installation                   Purpose               Amount
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Kentucky................................  Fort Knox.................  150 units.................     $19,000,000

New York................................  United States Military      119 units.................     $16,500,000
                                           Academy, West Point......

Virginia................................  Fort Lee..................  135 units.................     $19,500,000

Washington..............................  Fort Lewis................  84 units..................     $10,800,000

                                                                        Total:..................     $65,800,000

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       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Army may carry out 
     architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design activities with respect to the construction or 
     improvement of family housing units in an amount not to 
     exceed $2,000,000.

     SEC. 2103. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
     and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriations in section 2104(a)(5)(A), the Secretary

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     of the Army may improve existing military family housing in 
     an amount not to exceed $48,856,000.

     SEC. 2104. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, ARMY.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c), funds are 
     hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 1995, for military 
     construction, land acquisition, and military family housing 
     functions of the Department of the Army in the total amount 
     of $2,147,427,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2101(a), $478,230,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2101(b), $102,550,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor military construction projects 
     authorized by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, 
     $9,000,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $34,194,000.
       (5) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvements of military family housing and facilities, 
     $116,656,000.
       (B) For support of military family housing (including the 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), $1,337,596,000.
       (6) For the Homeowners Assistance Program, as authorized by 
     section 2832 of title 10, United States Code, $75,586,000, to 
     remain available until expended.
       (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
     Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 
     2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost 
     variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects 
     carried out under section 2101 of this Act may not exceed the 
     total amount authorized to be appropriated under paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) of subsection (a).
       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (6) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by $6,385,000, which 
     represents the combination of project savings resulting from 
     favorable bids, reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due 
     to force structure changes.
                            TITLE XXII--NAVY

     SEC. 2201. AUTHORIZED NAVY CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2204(a)(1), and, in the case of the project described in 
     section 2204(b)(2), other amounts appropriated pursuant to 
     authorizations enacted after this Act for that project, the 
     Secretary of the Navy may acquire real property and carry out 
     military construction projects for the installations and 
     locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set 
     forth in the following table:

                     Navy: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            State              Installation or location       Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------

California..................  Marine Corps Air-Ground         $2,490,000
                              Marine Corps Base, Camp        $27,584,000
                               Pendleton................
                              Naval Command, Control,         $3,170,000
                               and Ocean Surveillance
                               Center, San Diego........
                              Naval Air Station, Lemoore      $7,600,000
                              Naval Air Station, North       $99,150,000
                               Island...................
                              Naval Air Warfare Center        $3,700,000
                               Weapons Division, China
                               Lake.....................
                              Naval Air Warfare Center        $1,300,000
                               Weapons Division, Point
                               Mugu.....................
                              Naval Construction              $9,000,000
                               Batallion Center, Port
                               Hueneme..................
                              Naval Station, San Diego..     $19,960,000

Florida.....................  Naval School Explosive         $16,150,000
                               Ordinance Disposal, Eglin
                               Air Force Base...........
                              Naval Technical Training        $2,565,000
                               Center, Corry Station,
                               Pensacola................

Georgia.....................  Strategic Weapons               $2,450,000
                               Facility, Atlantic, Kings
                               Bay......................

Hawaii......................  Honolulu Naval Computer         $1,980,000
                               and Telecommunications
                               Area, Master Station
                               Eastern Pacific..........
                              Intelligence Center             $2,200,000
                               Pacific, Pearl Harbor....
                              Naval Submarine Base,          $22,500,000
                               Pearl Harbor.............

Illinois....................  Naval Training Center,         $12,440,000
                               Great Lakes..............

Indiana.....................  Crane Naval Surface             $3,300,000
                               Warfare Center...........

Maryland....................  Naval Academy, Annapolis..      $3,600,000

New Jersey..................  Naval Air Warfare Center        $1,700,000
                               Aircraft Division,
                               Lakehurst................

North Carolina..............  Marine Corps Air Station,      $11,430,000
                               Cherry Point.............
                              Marine Corps Air Station,      $14,650,000
                               New River................
                              Marine Corps Base, Camp        $59,300,000
                               LeJeune..................

Pennsylvania................  Philadelphia Naval              $6,000,000
                               Shipyard.................

South Carolina..............  Marine Corps Air Station,      $15,000,000
                               Beaufort.................

Texas.......................  Naval Air Station, Corpus       $4,400,000
                               Christi..................
                              Naval Air Station,              $2,710,000
                               Kingsville...............
                              Naval Station, Ingleside..      $2,640,000

Virginia....................  Fleet and Industrial            $8,390,000
                               Supply Center,
                               Williamsburg.............
                              Henderson Hall, Arlington.      $1,900,000
                              Marine Corps Combat             $3,500,000
                               Development Command,
                               Quantico.................
                              Naval Hospital, Portsmouth      $9,500,000
                              Naval Station, Norfolk....     $10,580,000
                              Naval Weapons Station,          $1,300,000
                               Yorktown.................

Washington..................  Naval Undersea Warfare          $5,300,000
                               Center Division, Keyport.
                              Puget Sound Naval              $19,870,000
                               Shipyard, Bremerton......

West Virginia...............  Naval Security Group            $7,200,000
                               Detachment...............

CONUS Classified............  Classified Locations......      $1,200,000

                                Total:..................    $427,709,000

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       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2204(a)(2), the Secretary of the Navy may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations outside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                     Navy: Outside the United States
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           Country             Installation or location       Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Guam........................  Naval Computer and              $2,250,000
                              Navy Public Works Center,      $16,180,000
                               Guam.....................

Italy.......................  Naval Air Station,             $12,170,000
                               Sigonella................
                              Naval Support Activity,        $24,950,000
                               Naples...................

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Puerto Rico.................  Naval Security Group            $2,200,000
                               Activity, Sabana Seca....
                              Naval Station, Roosevelt       $11,500,000
                               Roads....................

                                Total...................     $69,250,000

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     SEC. 2202. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 2204(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Navy may 
     construct or acquire family housing units (including land 
     acquisition) at the installations, for the purposes, and in 
     the amounts set forth in the following table:

                                              Navy: Family Housing
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                  State                          Installation                   Purpose               Amount
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California..............................  Marine Corps Base, Camp     138 units.................     $20,000,000
                                          Marine Corps Base, Camp     Community Center..........      $1,438,000
                                           Pendleton................
                                          Marine Corps Base, Camp     Housing Office............        $707,000
                                           Pendleton................
                                          Naval Air Station, Lemoore  240 units.................     $34,900,000
                                          Pacific Missile Test        Housing Office............      $1,020,000
                                           Center, Point Mugu.......
                                          Public Works Center, San    346 units.................     $49,310,000
                                           Diego....................

Hawaii..................................  Naval Complex, Oahu.......  252 units.................     $48,400,000

Maryland................................  Naval Air Test Center,      Warehouse.................        $890,000
                                           Patuxent River...........
                                          US Naval Academy,           Housing Office............        $800,000
                                           Annapolis................

North Carolina..........................  Marine Corps Air Station,   Community Center..........      $1,003,000
                                           Cherry Point.............

Pennsylvania............................  Navy Ships Parts Control    Housing Office............        $300,000
                                           Center, Mechanicsburg....

Puerto Rico.............................  Naval Station, Roosevelt    Housing Office............        $710,000
                                           Roads....................

Virginia................................  Naval Surface Warfare       Housing Office............        $520,000
                                           Center, Dahlgren.........
                                          Public Works Center,        320 units.................     $42,500,000
                                           Norfolk..................
                                          Public Works Center,        Housing Office............      $1,390,000
                                           Norfolk..................

West Virginia...........................  Security Group Naval         23 units.................      $3,590,000
                                           Detachment, Sugar Grove..

                                                                        Total:..................    $207,478,000

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       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2204(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Navy may carry out 
     architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design activities with respect to the construction or 
     improvement of military family housing units in an amount not 
     to exceed $24,390,000.

     SEC. 2203. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
     and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriations in section 2204(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of 
     the Navy may improve existing military family housing units 
     in an amount not to exceed $290,831,000.

     SEC. 2204. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NAVY.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c), funds are 
     hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 1995, for military 
     construction, land acquisition, and military family housing 
     functions of the Department of the Navy in the total amount 
     of $2,119,317,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2201(a), $427,709,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2201(b), $69,250,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $7,200,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $50,515,000.
       (5) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design, 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $522,699,000.
       (B) For support of military housing (including functions 
     described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $1,048,329,000.
       (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
     Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 
     2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost 
     variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects 
     carried out under section 2201 of this Act may not exceed--
       (1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a); and
       (2) $7,700,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2201(a) for the construction of a bachelor enlisted 
     quarters at the Naval Construction Batallion Center, Port 
     Hueneme, California).
       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by $6,385,000, which 
     represents the combination of project savings resulting from 
     favorable bids, reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due 
     to force structure changes.

     SEC. 2205. REVISION OF FISCAL YEAR 1995 AUTHORIZATION OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS TO CLARIFY AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS 
                   FOR LARGE ANECHOIC CHAMBER FACILITY, PATUXENT 
                   RIVER NAVAL WARFARE CENTER, MARYLAND.

       Section 2204(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public Law 103-337; 
     108 Stat. 3033) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out 
     ``$1,591,824,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$1,601,824,000'' and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) For the construction of the large anechoic chamber 
     facility at the Patuxent River Naval Warfare Center, Aircraft 
     Division, Maryland, authorized by section 2201(a) of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 
     (division B of Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2590), 
     $10,000,000.''.

     SEC. 2206. AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT LAND ACQUISITION PROJECT, 
                   HAMPTON ROADS, VIRGINIA.

       The table in section 2201(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (division B of Public 
     Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2589) is amended--
       (1) in the item relating to Damneck, Fleet Combat Training 
     Center, Virginia, by striking out ``$19,427,000'' in the 
     amount column and inserting in lieu thereof ``$14,927,000''; 
     and
       (2) by inserting after the item relating to Damneck, Fleet 
     Combat Training Center, Virginia, the following new item:


------------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                 Hampton Roads..........      $4,500,000
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     SEC. 2207. ACQUISITION OF LAND, HENDERSON HALL, ARLINGTON, 
                   VIRGINIA.

       (a) Authority To Acquire.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2204(a)(1), the Secretary of the Navy may acquire all right, 
     title, and interest of any party in and to a parcel of real 
     property, including an abandoned mausoleum, consisting of 
     approximately 0.75 acres and located in Arlington, Virginia, 
     the site of Henderson Hall.
       (b) Demolition of Mausoleum.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2204(a)(1), the Secretary may--
       (1) demolish the mausoleum located on the parcel acquired 
     under subsection (a); and
       (2) provide for the removal and disposition in an 
     appropriate manner of the remains contained in the mausoleum.

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       (c) Authority To Design Public Works Facility.--Using 
     amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 2204(a)(1), the Secretary may 
     obtain architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design for a warehouse and office facility for 
     the Marine Corps to be constructed on the property acquired 
     under subsection (a).
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property authorized to be acquired 
     under subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey that is 
     satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall 
     be borne by the Secretary.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the acquisition under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2208. ACQUISITION OR CONSTRUCTION OF MILITARY FAMILY 
                   HOUSING IN VICINITY OF SAN DIEGO, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Authority To Use Litigation Proceeds.--Upon final 
     settlement in the case of Rossmoor Liquidating Trust against 
     United States, in the United States District Court for the 
     Central District of California (Case No. CV 82-0956 LEW 
     (Px)), the Secretary of the Treasury shall deposit in a 
     separate account any funds paid to the United States in 
     settlement of such case. At the request of the Secretary of 
     the Navy, the Secretary of the Treasury shall make available 
     amounts in the account to the Secretary of the Navy solely 
     for the acquisition or construction of military family 
     housing, including the acquisition of land necessary for such 
     acquisition or construction, for members of the Armed Forces 
     and their dependents stationed in, or in the vicinity of, San 
     Diego, California. In using amounts in the account, the 
     Secretary of the Navy may use the authorities provided in 
     subchapter IV of chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, 
     as added by section 2801 of this Act.
       (b) Units Authorized.--Not more than 150 military family 
     housing units may be acquired or constructed with funds 
     referred to in subsection (a). The units authorized by this 
     subsection are in addition to any other units of military 
     family housing authorized to be acquired or constructed in, 
     or in the vicinity of, San Diego, California.
       (c) Payment of Excess Into Treasury.--The Secretary of the 
     Treasury shall deposit into the Treasury as miscellaneous 
     receipts funds referred to in subsection (a) that have not 
     been obligated for construction under this section within 
     four years after receipt thereof.
       (d) Limitation.--The Secretary may not enter into any 
     contract for the acquisition or construction of military 
     family housing under this section until after the expiration 
     of the 21-day period beginning on the day after the day on 
     which the Secretary transmits to the congressional defense 
     committees a report containing the details of such contract.
       (e) Repeal of Existing Authority.--Section 2848 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 
     and 1991 (division B of Public Law 101-189; 103 Stat. 1666) 
     is repealed.
                         TITLE XXIII--AIR FORCE

     SEC. 2301. AUTHORIZED AIR FORCE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2304(a)(1), and, in the case of the project described in 
     section 2304(b)(2), other amounts appropriated pursuant to 
     authorizations enacted after this Act for that project, the 
     Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real property and 
     carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations inside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                   Air Force: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
            State              Installation or location       Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Alabama.....................  Maxwell Air Force Base....      $5,200,000

Alaska......................  Eielson Air Force Base....      $7,850,000
                              Elmendorf Air Force Base..      $9,100,000
                              Tin City Long Range RADAR       $2,500,000
                               Site.....................

Arizona.....................  Davis-Monthan Air Force         $4,800,000
                               Base.
                              Luke Air Force Base.......      $5,200,000

Arkansas....................  Little Rock Air Force Base      $2,500,000

California..................  Beale Air Force Base......      $7,500,000
                              Edwards Air Force Base....     $33,800,000
                              Travis Air Force Base.....     $26,700,000
                              Vandenberg Air Force Base.      $6,000,000

Colorado....................  Buckley Air National Guard      $5,500,000
                               Base.
                              Peterson Air Force Base...      $4,390,000
                              US Air Force Academy......     $12,874,000

Delaware....................  Dover Air Force Base......      $5,500,000

District of Columbia........  Bolling Air Force Base....     $12,100,000

Florida.....................  Cape Canaveral Air Force        $1,600,000
                               Station.
                              Eglin Air Force Base......     $13,500,000
                              Tyndall Air Force Base....      $1,200,000

Georgia.....................  Moody Air Force Base......     $25,190,000
                              Robins Air Force Base.....     $12,400,000

Hawaii......................  Hickam Air Force Base.....     $10,700,000

Idaho.......................  Mountain Home Air Force        $18,650,000
                               Base.

Illinois....................  Scott Air Force Base......     $12,700,000

Kansas......................  McConnell Air Force Base..      $9,450,000

Louisiana...................  Barksdale Air Force Base..      $2,500,000

Maryland....................  Andrews Air Force Base....     $12,886,000

Mississippi.................  Columbus Air Force Base...      $1,150,000
                              Keesler Air Force Base....      $6,500,000

Missouri....................  Whiteman Air Force Base...     $24,600,000

Nevada......................  Nellis Air Force Base.....     $17,500,000

New Jersey..................  McGuire Air Force Base....     $16,500,000

New Mexico..................  Cannon Air Force Base.....     $13,420,000
                              Holloman Air Force Base...      $6,000,000
                              Kirtland Air Force Base...      $9,156,000

North Carolina..............  Pope Air Force Base.......      $8,250,000
                              Seymour Johnson Air Force       $5,530,000
                               Base.

North Dakota................  Grand Forks Air Force Base     $14,800,000
                              Minot Air Force Base......      $1,550,000

Ohio........................  Wright Patterson Air Force      $4,100,000
                               Base.

Oklahoma....................  Altus Air Force Base......      $4,800,000
                              Tinker Air Force Base.....     $11,100,000


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South Carolina..............  Charleston Air Force Base.     $12,500,000
                              Shaw Air Force Base.......      $1,300,000

South Dakota................  Ellsworth Air Force Base..      $7,800,000

Tennessee...................  Arnold Air Force Base.....      $5,000,000

Texas.......................  Dyess Air Force Base......      $5,400,000
                              Goodfellow Air Force Base.      $1,000,000
                              Kelly Air Force Base......      $3,244,000
                              Laughlin Air Force Base...      $1,400,000
                              Randolph Air Force Base...      $3,100,000
                              Sheppard Air Force Base...      $1,500,000

Utah........................  Hill Air Force Base.......      $8,900,000

Virginia....................  Langley Air Force Base....      $1,000,000

Washington..................  Fairchild Air Force Base..     $15,700,000
                              McChord Air Force Base....      $9,900,000

Wyoming.....................  F.E. Warren Air Force Base      $9,000,000

CONUS Classified............  Classified Location.......        $700,000

                                Total:..................    $504,690,000

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       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2304(a)(2), the Secretary of the Air Force may acquire real 
     property and may carry out military construction projects for 
     the installations and locations outside the United States, 
     and in the amounts, set forth in the following table:

                  Air Force: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
           Country             Installation or location       Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Germany.....................  Spangdahlem Air Base......      $8,380,000
                              Vogelweh Annex............      $2,600,000

Greece......................  Araxos Radio Relay Site...      $1,950,000

Italy.......................  Aviano Air Base...........      $2,350,000
                              Ghedi Radio Relay Site....      $1,450,000

Turkey......................  Ankara Air Station........      $7,000,000
                              Incirlik Air Base.........      $4,500,000

United Kingdom..............  Lakenheath Royal Air Force      $1,820,000
                               Base.....................
                              Mildenhall Royal Air Force      $2,250,000
                               Base.

Overseas Classified.........  Classified Location.......     $17,100,000

                                Total:..................     $49,400,000

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     SEC. 2302. FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Construction and Acquisition.--Using amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may 
     construct or acquire family housing units (including land 
     acquisition) at the installations, for the purposes, and in 
     the amounts set forth in the following table:

                                            Air Force: Family Housing
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
              State/Country                      Installation                   Purpose               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Alaska..................................  Elmendorf Air Force Base..  Housing Office/Maintenance      $3,000,000

Arizona.................................  Davis-Monthan Air Force     80 units..................      $9,498,000
                                           Base.....................

Arkansas................................  Little Rock Air Force Base  Replace 1 General Officer         $210,000
                                                                       Quarters.................

California..............................  Beale Air Force Base......  Family Housing Office.....        $842,000
                                          Edwards Air Force Base....  127 units.................     $20,750,000
                                          Vandenberg Air Force Base.  Family Housing Office.....        $900,000
                                          Vandenberg Air Force Base.  143 units.................     $20,200,000

Colorado................................  Peterson Air Force Base...  Family Housing Office.....        $570,000

District of Columbia....................  Bolling Air Force Base....  32 units..................      $4,100,000

Florida.................................  Eglin Air Force Base......  Family Housing Office.....        $500,000
                                          Eglin Auxiliary Field 9...  Family Housing Office.....        $880,000
                                          MacDill Air Force Base....  Family Housing Office.....        $646,000
                                          Patrick Air Force Base....  70 units..................      $7,947,000
                                          Tyndall Air Force Base....  82 units..................      $9,800,000

Georgia.................................  Moody Air Force Base......  1 Officer & 1 General             $513,000
                                                                       Officer Quarter..........
                                          Robins Air Force Base.....  83 units..................      $9,800,000

Guam....................................  Andersen Air Force Base...  Housing Maintenance             $1,700,000
                                                                       Facility.................

Idaho...................................  Mountain Home Air Force     Housing Management                $844,000
                                           Base.....................   Facility.................

Kansas..................................  McConnell Air Force Base..  39 units..................      $5,193,000

Louisiana...............................  Barksdale Air Force Base..  62 units..................     $10,299,000

Massachusetts...........................  Hanscom Air Force Base....  32 units..................      $4,900,000

Mississippi.............................  Keesler Air Force Base....  98 units..................      $9,300,000


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Missouri................................  Whiteman Air Force Base...  72 units..................      $9,948,000

Nevada..................................  Nellis Air Force Base.....  102 Units.................     $16,357,000

New Mexico..............................  Holloman Air Force Base...  1 General Officer Quarters        $225,000
                                          Kirtland Air Force Base...  105 units.................     $11,000,000

North Carolina..........................  Pope Air Force Base.......  104 units.................      $9,984,000
                                          Seymour Johnson Air Force   1 General Officer Quarters        $204,000
                                           Base.....................

South Carolina..........................  Shaw Air Force Base.......  Housing Maintenance               $715,000
                                                                       Facility.................

Texas...................................  Dyess Air Force Base......  Housing Maintenance               $580,000
                                                                       Facility.................
                                          Lackland Air Force Base...  67 units..................      $6,200,000
                                          Sheppard Air Force Base...  Management Office.........        $500,000
                                          Sheppard Air Force Base...  Housing Maintenance               $600,000
                                                                       Facility.................

Turkey..................................  Incirlik Air Base.........  150 units.................     $10,146,000

Washington..............................  McChord Air Force Base....  50 units..................      $9,504,000

                                                                        Total:..................    $198,355,000

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


       (b) Planning and Design.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of the Air Force may carry out 
     architectural and engineering services and construction 
     design activities with respect to the construction or 
     improvement of military family housing units in an amount not 
     to exceed $8,989,000.

     SEC. 2303. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
     and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriations in section 2304(a)(5)(A), the Secretary of 
     the Air Force may improve existing military family housing 
     units in an amount not to exceed $90,959,000.

     SEC. 2304. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, AIR FORCE.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (c), funds are 
     hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 1995, for military 
     construction, land acquisition, and military family housing 
     functions of the Department of the Air Force in the total 
     amount of $1,735,086,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2301(a), $504,690,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2301(b), $49,400,000.
       (3) For unspecified minor construction projects authorized 
     by section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $9,030,000.
       (4) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     States Code, $30,835,000.
       (5) For military housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition, planning and design 
     and improvement of military family housing and facilities, 
     $298,303,000.
       (B) For support of military family housing (including the 
     functions described in section 2833 of title 10, United 
     States Code), $849,213,000.
       (b) Limitation on Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
     Notwithstanding the cost variations authorized by section 
     2853 of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost 
     variation authorized by law, the total cost of all projects 
     carried out under section 2301 of this Act may not exceed--
       (1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a); and
       (2) $5,400,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2301(a) for the construction of a corrosion control 
     facility at Tinker Air Force Base, Oklahoma).
       (c) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to paragraphs (1) through (5) of 
     subsection (a) is the sum of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated in such paragraphs, reduced by $6,385,000, which 
     represents the combination of project savings resulting from 
     favorable bids, reduced overhead costs, and cancellations due 
     to force structure changes.

     SEC. 2305. RETENTION OF ACCRUED INTEREST ON FUNDS DEPOSITED 
                   FOR CONSTRUCTION OF FAMILY HOUSING, SCOTT AIR 
                   FORCE BASE, ILLINOIS.

       (a) Retention of Interest.--Section 2310 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (division 
     B of Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1874) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (c); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Retention of Interest.--Interest accrued on the funds 
     transferred to the County pursuant to subsection (a) shall be 
     retained in the same account as the transferred funds and 
     shall be available to the County for the same purpose as the 
     transferred funds.''.
       (b) Limitation on Units Constructed.--Subsection (c) of 
     such section, as redesignated by subsection (a)(1), is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new sentence: 
     ``The number of units constructed using the transferred funds 
     (and interest accrued on such funds) may not exceed the 
     number of units of military family housing authorized for 
     Scott Air Force Base in section 2302(a) of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993.''.
       (c) Effect of Completion of Construction.--Such section is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(d) Completion of Construction.--Upon the completion of 
     the construction authorized by this section, all funds 
     remaining from the funds transferred pursuant to subsection 
     (a), and the remaining interest accrued on such funds, shall 
     be deposited in the general fund of the Treasury of the 
     United States.''.
       (d) Reports on Accrued Interest.--Such section is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Reports on Accrued Interest.--Not later than March 1 
     of each year following a year in which funds available to the 
     County under this section are used by the County for the 
     purpose referred to in subsection (c), the Secretary shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     setting forth the amount of interest that accrued on such 
     funds during the preceding year.''.
                      TITLE XXIV--DEFENSE AGENCIES

     SEC. 2401. AUTHORIZED DEFENSE AGENCIES CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

       (a) Inside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2405(a)(1), and, in the case of the project described in 
     section 2405(b)(2), other amounts appropriated pursuant to 
     authorizations enacted after this Act for that project, the 
     Secretary of Defense may acquire real property and carry out 
     military construction projects for the installations and 
     locations inside the United States, and in the amounts, set 
     forth in the following table:

               Defense Agencies: Inside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
        Agency/State           Installation or location       Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ballistic Missile Defense

Texas.......................  Fort Bliss................     $13,600,000

Defense Finance & Accounting
 Service

Ohio........................  Columbus Center...........     $72,403,000

Defense Intelligence Agency

District of Columbia........  Bolling Air Force Base....        $498,000

Defense Logistics Agency

Alabama.....................  Defense Distribution            $3,550,000
                               Anniston.................


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California..................  Defense Distribution           $15,000,000
                               Stockton.................
                              DFSC, Point Mugu..........        $750,000

Delaware....................  DFSC, Dover Air Force Base     $15,554,000

Florida.....................  DFSC, Eglin Air Force Base      $2,400,000

Louisiana...................  DFSC, Barksdale Air Force      $13,100,000
                               Base.....................

New Jersey..................  DFSC, McGuire Air Force        $12,000,000
                               Base.....................

Pennsylvania................  Def Distribution New            $4,600,000
                               Cumberland--DDSP.........

Virginia....................  Defense Distribution           $10,400,000
                               Depot--DDNV..............

Defense Mapping Agency

Missouri....................  Defense Mapping Agency         $40,300,000
                               Aerospace Center.........

Defense Medical Facility
 Office

Alabama.....................  Maxwell Air Force Base....     $10,000,000

Arizona.....................  Luke Air Force Base.......      $8,100,000

California..................  Fort Irwin................      $6,900,000
                              Marine Corps Base, Camp         $1,700,000
                               Pendleton................
                              Vandenberg Air Force Base.      $5,700,000

Delaware....................  Dover Air Force Base......      $4,400,000

Georgia.....................  Fort Benning..............      $5,600,000

Louisiana...................  Barksdale Air Force Base..      $4,100,000

Maryland....................  Bethesda Naval Hospital...      $1,300,000
                              Walter Reed Army Institute      $1,550,000
                               of Research..............

Texas.......................  Fort Hood.................      $5,500,000
                              Lackland Air Force Base...      $6,100,000

Virginia....................  Northwest Naval Security        $4,300,000
                               Group Activity...........

National Security Agency

Maryland....................  Fort Meade................     $18,733,000

Office of the Secretary of
 Defense

Inside the United States....  Classified location.......     $11,500,000

Department of Defense
 Dependents Schools

Alabama.....................  Maxwell Air Force Base....      $5,479,000

Georgia.....................  Fort Benning..............      $1,116,000

South Carolina..............  Fort Jackson..............        $576,000

Special Operations Command

California..................  Camp Pendleton............      $5,200,000

Florida.....................  Eglin Air Force Base (Duke      $2,400,000
                               Field)...................
                              Eglin Auxiliary Field 9...     $14,150,000

North Carolina..............  Fort Bragg................     $23,800,000

Pennsylvania................  Olmstead Field, Harrisburg      $1,643,000
                               IAP......................

Virginia....................  Dam Neck..................      $4,500,000
                              Naval Amphibious Base,          $6,100,000
                               Little Creek.............

                                Total:..................    $364,602,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------

       (b) Outside the United States.--Using amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2405(a)(2), the Secretary of Defense may acquire real 
     property and carry out military construction projects for the 
     installations and locations outside the United States, and in 
     the amounts, set forth in the following table:

               Defense Agencies: Outside the United States
------------------------------------------------------------------------
       Agency/Country              Installation Name          Amount
------------------------------------------------------------------------

Defense Logistics Agency

Puerto Rico.................  Defense Fuel Support            $6,200,000
                               Point, Roosevelt Roads...

Spain.......................  DFSC Rota.................      $7,400,000

Defense Medical Facility
 Office

Italy.......................  Naval Support Activity,         $5,000,000
                               Naples...................

Department of Defense
 Dependents Schools

Germany.....................  Ramstein Air Force Base...     $19,205,000

Italy.......................  Naval Air Station,              $7,595,000
                               Sigonella................

National Security Agency

United Kingdom..............  Menwith Hill Station......        $677,000

Special Operations Command

Guam........................  Naval Station, Guam.......      $8,800,000

                                Total:..................     $54,877,000
------------------------------------------------------------------------


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     SEC. 2402. MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING PRIVATE INVESTMENT.

       (a) Availability of Funds for Investment.--Of the amount 
     authorized to be appropriated pursuant to section 
     2405(a)(11)(A), $22,000,000 shall be available for crediting 
     to the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund 
     established by section 2883(a)(1) of title 10, United States 
     Code (as added by section 2801 of this Act).
       (b) Use of Funds.--The Secretary of Defense may use funds 
     credited to the Department of Defense Family Housing 
     Improvement Fund under subsection (a) to carry out any 
     activities authorized by subchapter IV of chapter 169 of such 
     title (as added by such section) with respect to military 
     family housing.

     SEC. 2403. IMPROVEMENTS TO MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Subject to section 2825 of title 10, United States Code, 
     and using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization 
     of appropriations in section 2405(a)(11)(A), the Secretary of 
     Defense may improve existing military family housing units in 
     an amount not to exceed $3,772,000.

     SEC. 2404. ENERGY CONSERVATION PROJECTS.

       Using amounts appropriated pursuant to the authorization of 
     appropriations in section 2405(a)(9), the Secretary of 
     Defense may carry out energy conservation projects under 
     section 2865 of title 10, United States Code.

     SEC. 2405. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, DEFENSE AGENCIES.

       (a) In General.--Funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal years beginning after September 30, 
     1995, for military construction, land acquisition, and 
     military family housing functions of the Department of 
     Defense (other than the military departments), in the total 
     amount of $4,629,491,000 as follows:
       (1) For military construction projects inside the United 
     States authorized by section 2401(a), $329,599,000.
       (2) For military construction projects outside the United 
     States authorized by section 2401(b), $54,877,000.
       (3) For military construction projects at Portsmouth Naval 
     Hospital, Virginia, authorized by section 2401(a) of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1990 
     and 1991 (division B of Public Law 101-189; 103 Stat. 1640), 
     $47,900,000.
       (4) For military construction projects at Elmendorf Air 
     Force Base, Alaska, hospital replacement, authorized by 
     section 2401(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (division B of Public Law 102-484; 
     106 Stat. 2599), $28,100,000.
       (5) For military construction projects at Walter Reed Army 
     Institute of Research, Maryland, hospital replacement, 
     authorized by section 2401(a) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (division B of Public 
     Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2599), $27,000,000.
       (6) For unspecified minor construction projects under 
     section 2805 of title 10, United States Code, $23,007,000.
       (7) For contingency construction projects of the Secretary 
     of Defense under section 2804 of title 10, United States 
     Code, $11,037,000.
       (8) For architectural and engineering services and 
     construction design under section 2807 of title 10, United 
     State Code, $68,837,000.
       (9) For energy conservation projects authorized by section 
     2404, $40,000,000.
       (10) For base closure and realignment activities as 
     authorized by the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 
     1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 
     2687 note), $3,897,892,000.
       (11) For military family housing functions:
       (A) For construction and acquisition and improvement of 
     military family housing and facilities, $25,772,000.
       (B) For support of military housing (including functions 
     described in section 2833 of title 10, United States Code), 
     $40,467,000, of which not more than $24,874,000 may be 
     obligated or expended for the leasing of military family 
     housing units worldwide.
       (b) Limitation of Total Cost of Construction Projects.--
     Notwithstanding the cost variation authorized by section 2853 
     of title 10, United States Code, and any other cost 
     variations authorized by law, the total cost of all projects 
     carried out under section 2401 of this Act may not exceed--
       (1) the total amount authorized to be appropriated under 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a); and
       (2) $35,003,000 (the balance of the amount authorized under 
     section 2401(a) for the construction of a center of the 
     Defense Finance and Accounting Service at Columbus, Ohio).

     SEC. 2406. LIMITATIONS ON USE OF DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE BASE 
                   CLOSURE ACCOUNT 1990.

       (a) Set Aside for 1995 Round.--Of the amounts appropriated 
     pursuant to the authorization of appropriations in section 
     2405(a)(10), $784,569,000 shall be available only for the 
     purposes described in section 2905 of the Defense Base 
     Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of 
     Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) with respect to 
     military installations approved for closure or realignment in 
     1995.
       (b) Construction.--Amounts appropriated pursuant to the 
     authorization of appropriations in section 2405(a)(10) may 
     not be obligated to carry out a construction project with 
     respect to military installations approved for closure or 
     realignment in 1995 until after the date on which the 
     Secretary of Defense submits to Congress a five-year program 
     for executing the 1995 base realignment and closure plan. The 
     limitation contained in this subsection shall not prohibit 
     site surveys, environmental baseline surveys, environmental 
     analysis under the National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 
     (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), and planning and design work 
     conducted in anticipation of such construction.

     SEC. 2407. MODIFICATION OF AUTHORITY TO CARRY OUT FISCAL YEAR 
                   1995 PROJECTS.

       The table in section 2401 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public 
     Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3040), under the agency heading 
     relating to Chemical Weapons and Munitions Destruction, is 
     amended--
       (1) in the item relating to Pine Bluff Arsenal, Arkansas, 
     by striking out ``$3,000,000'' in the amount column and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$115,000,000''; and
       (2) in the item relating to Umatilla Army Depot, Oregon, by 
     striking out ``$12,000,000'' in the amount column and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$186,000,000''.

     SEC. 2408. REDUCTION IN AMOUNTS AUTHORIZED TO BE APPROPRIATED 
                   FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994 CONTINGENCY CONSTRUCTION 
                   PROJECTS.

       Section 2403(a) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (division B of Public Law 103-160; 
     107 Stat. 1876) is amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking out 
     ``$3,268,394,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$3,260,263,000''; and
       (2) in paragraph (10), by striking out ``$12,200,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$4,069,000''.
      TITLE XXV--NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION INFRASTRUCTURE

     SEC. 2501. AUTHORIZED NATO CONSTRUCTION AND LAND ACQUISITION 
                   PROJECTS.

       The Secretary of Defense may make contributions for the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure program as 
     provided in section 2806 of title 10, United States Code, in 
     an amount not to exceed the sum of the amount authorized to 
     be appropriated for this purpose in section 2502 and the 
     amount collected from the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     as a result of construction previously financed by the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2502. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS, NATO.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     years beginning after September 30, 1995, for contributions 
     by the Secretary of Defense under section 2806 of title 10, 
     United States Code, for the share of the United States of the 
     cost of projects for the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Infrastructure program, as authorized by section 2501, in the 
     amount of $161,000,000.
            TITLE XXVI--GUARD AND RESERVE FORCES FACILITIES

     SEC. 2601. AUTHORIZED GUARD AND RESERVE CONSTRUCTION AND LAND 
                   ACQUISITION PROJECTS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal years 
     beginning after September 30, 1995, for the costs of 
     acquisition, architectural and engineering services, and 
     construction of facilities for the Guard and Reserve Forces, 
     and for contributions therefor, under chapter 133 of title 
     10, United States Code (including the cost of acquisition of 
     land for those facilities), the following amounts:
       (1) For the Department of the Army--
       (A) for the Army National Guard of the United States, 
     $134,802,000; and
       (B) for the Army Reserve, $73,516,000.
       (2) For the Department of the Navy, for the Naval and 
     Marine Corps Reserve, $19,055,000.
       (3) For the Department of the Air Force--
       (A) for the Air National Guard of the United States, 
     $170,917,000; and
       (B) for the Air Force Reserve, $36,232,000.

     SEC. 2602. REDUCTION IN AMOUNT AUTHORIZED TO BE APPROPRIATED 
                   FOR FISCAL YEAR 1994 AIR NATIONAL GUARD 
                   PROJECTS.

       Section 2601(3)(A) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (division B of Public 
     Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1878) is amended by striking out 
     ``$236,341,000'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``$229,641,000''.

     SEC. 2603. CORRECTION IN AUTHORIZED USES OF FUNDS FOR ARMY 
                   NATIONAL GUARD PROJECTS IN MISSISSIPPI.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to the authorization of appropriations 
     in section 2601(1)(A) of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (division B of Public 
     Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1878) for the addition or alteration 
     of Army National Guard Armories at various locations in the 
     State of Mississippi shall be available for the addition, 
     alteration, or new construction of armory facilities and an 
     operation and maintenance shop facility (including the 
     acquisition of land for such facilities) at various locations 
     in the State of Mississippi.
       (b) Notice and Wait.--The amounts referred to in subsection 
     (a) shall not be available for construction with respect to a 
     facility referred to in that subsection until 21 days after 
     the date on which the Secretary of the Army submits to 
     Congress a report describing the construction (including any 
     land acquisition) to be carried out with respect to the 
     facility.
        TITLE XXVII--EXPIRATION AND EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS

     SEC. 2701. EXPIRATION OF AUTHORIZATIONS AND AMOUNTS REQUIRED 
                   TO BE SPECIFIED BY LAW.

       (a) Expiration of Authorizations After Three Years.--Except 
     as provided in subsection (b), all authorizations contained 
     in titles XXI through XXVI for military construction 
     projects, land acquisition, family

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     housing projects and facilities, and contributions to the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization Infrastructure program 
     (and authorizations of appropriations therefor) shall expire 
     on the later of--
       (1) October 1, 1998; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for military construction for fiscal year 1999.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to 
     authorizations for military construction projects, land 
     acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, and 
     contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Infrastructure program (and authorizations of appropriations 
     therefor), for which appropriated funds have been obligated 
     before the later of--
       (1) October 1, 1998; or
       (2) the date of the enactment of an Act authorizing funds 
     for fiscal year 1999 for military construction projects, land 
     acquisition, family housing projects and facilities, or 
     contributions to the North Atlantic Treaty Organization 
     Infrastructure program.

     SEC. 2702. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                   1993 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extensions.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1993 
     (division B of Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2602), 
     authorizations for the projects set forth in the tables in 
     subsection (b), as provided in section 2101, 2301, or 2601 of 
     that Act or in section 2201 of that Act (as amended by 
     section 2206 of this Act), shall remain in effect until 
     October 1, 1996, or the date of the enactment of an Act 
     authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal year 
     1997, whichever is later.
       (b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are 
     as follows:

                                 Army: Extension of 1993 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                    Installation or Location             Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arkansas................................  Pine Bluff Arsenal........  Ammunition                     $15,000,000
                                                                       Demilitarization Support
                                                                       Facility.................
Hawaii..................................  Schofield Barracks........  Add/Alter Sewage Treatment     $17,500,000
                                                                       Plant....................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



                                 Navy: Extension of 1993 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                    Installation or Location             Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
California..............................  Camp Pendleton Marine       Sewage Treatment Plant         $19,740,000
                                           Corps Base...............   Modifications............
Maryland................................  Patuxent River Naval        Large Anechoic Chamber,        $60,990,000
                                           Warfare Center...........   Phase I..................
Mississippi.............................  Meridian Naval Air Station  Child Development Center..      $1,100,000
Virginia................................  Hampton Roads.............  Land Acquisition..........      $4,500,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


                               Air Force: Extension of 1993 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                    Installation or Location             Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Arkansas................................  Little Rock Air Force Base  Fire Training Facility....        $710,000
District of Columbia....................  Bolling Air Force Base....  Civil Engineer Complex....      $9,400,000
Mississippi.............................  Keesler Air Force Base....  Alter Student Dormitory...      $3,100,000
North Carolina..........................  Pope Air Force Base.......  Construct Bridge Road and       $4,000,000
                                                                       Utilities................
                                          Pope Air Force Base.......  Munitions Storage Complex.      $4,300,000
Virginia................................  Langley Air Force Base....  Base Engineer Complex.....      $5,300,000
Guam....................................  Andersen Air Base.........  Landfill..................     $10,000,000
Portugal................................  Lajes Field...............  Water Wells...............        $865,000
                                          Lajes Field...............  Fire Training Facility....        $950,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



                          Army National Guard: Extension of 1993 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                    Installation or Location             Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Alabama.................................  Tuscaloosa................  Armory....................      $2,273,000
                                          Union Springs.............  Armory....................        $813,000
Oregon..................................  La Grande.................  Organizational Maintenance      $1,220,000
                                                                       Shop.....................
                                          La Grande.................  Armory Addition...........      $3,049,000
Pennsylvania............................  Indiana...................  Armory....................      $1,700,000
Rhode Island............................  North Kingston............  Add/Alter Armory..........      $3,330,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



                             Army Reserve: Extension of 1993 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                    Installation or Location             Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
West Virginia...........................  Bluefield.................  United States Army Reserve      $1,921,000
                                                                       Center...................
                                          Clarksburg................  United States Army Reserve      $1,566,000
                                                                       Center...................
                                          Grantville................  United States Army Reserve      $2,785,000
                                                                       Center...................
                                          Lewisburg.................  United States Army Reserve      $1,631,000
                                                                       Center...................
                                          Weirton...................  United States Army Reserve      $3,481,000
                                                                       Center...................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

     SEC. 2703. EXTENSION OF AUTHORIZATIONS OF CERTAIN FISCAL YEAR 
                   1992 PROJECTS.

       (a) Extensions.--Notwithstanding section 2701 of the 
     Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1992 
     (division B of Public Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 1535), 
     authorizations for the projects set forth in the tables in 
     subsection (b), as provided in section 2101 or 2601 of that 
     Act, and extended by section 2702 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division 
     B of Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3047), shall remain in 
     effect until October 1, 1996, or the date of the enactment of 
     an Act authorizing funds for military construction for fiscal 
     year 1997, whichever is later.
       (b) Tables.--The tables referred to in subsection (a) are 
     as follows:


                                 Army: Extension of 1992 Project Authorizations
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                    Installation or Location             Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Oregon..................................  Umatilla Army Depot.......  Ammunition                      $3,600,000
                                                                       Demilitarization Support
                                                                       Facility.................
                                          Umatilla Army Depot.......  Ammunition                      $7,500,000
                                                                       Demilitarization
                                                                       Utilities................
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



                          Army National Guard: Extension of 1992 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                    Installation or Location             Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Ohio....................................  Toledo....................  Armory....................      $3,183,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------



                              Army Reserve: Extension of 1992 Project Authorization
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                  State                    Installation or Location             Project               Amount
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tennessee...............................  Jackson...................  Joint Training Facility...      $1,537,000
----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


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                    TITLE XXVIII--GENERAL PROVISIONS
         Subtitle A--Military Housing Privatization Initiative

     SEC. 2801. ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY FOR CONSTRUCTION AND 
                   IMPROVEMENT OF MILITARY HOUSING.

       (a) Alternative Authority To Construct and Improve Military 
     Housing.--(1) Chapter 169 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subchapter:

``SUBCHAPTER IV--ALTERNATIVE AUTHORITY FOR ACQUISITION AND IMPROVEMENT 
                          OF MILITARY HOUSING

``Sec.
``2871. Definitions.
``2872. General authority.
``2873. Direct loans and loan guarantees.
``2874. Leasing of housing to be constructed.
``2875. Investments in nongovernmental entities.
``2876. Rental guarantees.
``2877. Differential lease payments.
``2878. Conveyance or lease of existing property and facilities.
``2879. Interim leases.
``2880. Unit size and type.
``2881. Ancillary supporting facilities.
``2882. Assignment of members of the armed forces to housing units.
``2883. Department of Defense Housing Funds.
``2884. Reports.
``2885. Expiration of authority.

     ``Sec. 2871. Definitions

       ``In this subchapter:
       ``(1) The term `ancillary supporting facilities' means 
     facilities related to military housing units, including child 
     care centers, day care centers, tot lots, community centers, 
     housing offices, dining facilities, unit offices, and other 
     similar facilities for the support of military housing.
       ``(2) The term `base closure law' means the following:
       ``(A) Section 2687 of this title.
       ``(B) Title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and 
     Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note).
       ``(C) The Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 
     (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 
     note).
       ``(3) The term `construction' means the construction of 
     military housing units and ancillary supporting facilities or 
     the improvement or rehabilitation of existing units or 
     ancillary supporting facilities.
       ``(4) The term `contract' includes any contract, lease, or 
     other agreement entered into under the authority of this 
     subchapter.
       ``(5) The term `Fund' means the Department of Defense 
     Family Housing Improvement Fund or the Department of Defense 
     Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund established 
     under section 2883(a) of this title.
       ``(6) The term `military unaccompanied housing' means 
     military housing intended to be occupied by members of the 
     armed forces serving a tour of duty unaccompanied by 
     dependents.
       ``(7) The term `United States' includes the Commonwealth of 
     Puerto Rico.

     ``Sec. 2872. General authority

       ``In addition to any other authority provided under this 
     chapter for the acquisition or construction of military 
     family housing or military unaccompanied housing, the 
     Secretary concerned may exercise any authority or any 
     combination of authorities provided under this subchapter in 
     order to provide for the acquisition or construction by 
     private persons of the following:
       ``(1) Family housing units on or near military 
     installations within the United States and its territories 
     and possessions.
       ``(2) Military unaccompanied housing units on or near such 
     military installations.

     ``Sec. 2873. Direct loans and loan guarantees

       ``(a) Direct Loans.--(1) Subject to subsection (c), the 
     Secretary concerned may make direct loans to persons in the 
     private sector in order to provide funds to such persons for 
     the acquisition or construction of housing units that the 
     Secretary determines are suitable for use as military family 
     housing or as military unaccompanied housing.
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned shall establish such terms 
     and conditions with respect to loans made under this 
     subsection as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
     the interests of the United States, including the period and 
     frequency for repayment of such loans and the obligations of 
     the obligors on such loans upon default.
       ``(b) Loan Guarantees.--(1) Subject to subsection (c), the 
     Secretary concerned may guarantee a loan made to any person 
     in the private sector if the proceeds of the loan are to be 
     used by the person to acquire, or construct housing units 
     that the Secretary determines are suitable for use as 
     military family housing or as military unaccompanied housing.
       ``(2) The amount of a guarantee on a loan that may be 
     provided under paragraph (1) may not exceed the amount equal 
     to the lesser of--
       ``(A) the amount equal to 80 percent of the value of the 
     project; or
       ``(B) the amount of the outstanding principal of the loan.
       ``(3) The Secretary concerned shall establish such terms 
     and conditions with respect to guarantees of loans under this 
     subsection as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
     the interests of the United States, including the rights and 
     obligations of obligors of such loans and the rights and 
     obligations of the United States with respect to such 
     guarantees.
       ``(c) Limitation on Direct Loan and Guarantee Authority.--
     Direct loans and loan guarantees may be made under this 
     section only to the extent that appropriations of budget 
     authority to cover their cost (as defined in section 502(5) 
     of the Federal Credit Reform Act of 1990 (2 U.S.C. 661a(5)) 
     are made in advance, or authority is otherwise provided in 
     appropriation Acts. If such appropriation or other authority 
     is provided, there may be established a financing account (as 
     defined in section 502(7) of such Act (2 U.S.C. 661a(7)), 
     which shall be available for the disbursement of direct loans 
     or payment of claims for payment on loan guarantees under 
     this section and for all other cash flows to and from the 
     Government as a result of direct loans and guarantees made 
     under this section.

     ``Sec. 2874. Leasing of housing to be constructed

       ``(a) Build and Lease Authorized.--The Secretary concerned 
     may enter into contracts for the lease of military family 
     housing units or military unaccompanied housing units to be 
     constructed under this subchapter.
       ``(b) Lease Terms.--A contract under this section may be 
     for any period that the Secretary concerned determines 
     appropriate and may provide for the owner of the leased 
     property to operate and maintain the property.

     ``Sec. 2875. Investments in nongovernmental entities

       ``(a) Investments Authorized.--The Secretary concerned may 
     make investments in nongovernmental entities carrying out 
     projects for the acquisition or construction of housing units 
     suitable for use as military family housing or as military 
     unaccompanied housing.
       ``(b) Forms of Investment.--An investment under this 
     section may take the form of an acquisition of a limited 
     partnership interest by the United States, a purchase of 
     stock or other equity instruments by the United States, a 
     purchase of bonds or other debt instruments by the United 
     States, or any combination of such forms of investment.
       ``(c) Limitation on Value of Investment.--(1) The cash 
     amount of an investment under this section in a 
     nongovernmental entity may not exceed an amount equal to 
     33\1/3\ percent of the capital cost (as determined by the 
     Secretary concerned) of the project or projects that the 
     entity proposes to carry out under this section with the 
     investment.
       ``(2) If the Secretary concerned conveys land or facilities 
     to a nongovernmental entity as all or part of an investment 
     in the entity under this section, the total value of the 
     investment by the Secretary under this section may not exceed 
     an amount equal to 45 percent of the capital cost (as 
     determined by the Secretary) of the project or projects that 
     the entity proposes to carry out under this section with the 
     investment.
       ``(3) In this subsection, the term `capital cost', with 
     respect to a project for the acquisition or construction of 
     housing, means the total amount of the costs included in the 
     basis of the housing for Federal income tax purposes.
       ``(d) Collateral Incentive Agreements.--The Secretary 
     concerned shall enter into collateral incentive agreements 
     with nongovernmental entities in which the Secretary makes an 
     investment under this section to ensure that a suitable 
     preference will be afforded members of the armed forces and 
     their dependents in the lease or purchase, as the case may 
     be, of a reasonable number of the housing units covered by 
     the investment.

     ``Sec. 2876. Rental guarantees

       ``The Secretary concerned may enter into agreements with 
     private persons that acquire or construct military family 
     housing units or military unaccompanied housing units under 
     this subchapter in order to assure--
       ``(1) the occupancy of such units at levels specified in 
     the agreements; or
       ``(2) rental income derived from rental of such units at 
     levels specified in the agreements.

     ``Sec. 2877. Differential lease payments

       ``Pursuant to an agreement entered into by the Secretary 
     concerned and a private lessor of military family housing or 
     military unaccompanied housing to members of the armed 
     forces, the Secretary may pay the lessor an amount in 
     addition to the rental payments for the housing made by the 
     members as the Secretary determines appropriate to encourage 
     the lessor to make the housing available to members of the 
     armed forces as military family housing or as military 
     unaccompanied housing.

     ``Sec. 2878. Conveyance or lease of existing property and 
       facilities

       ``(a) Conveyance or Lease Authorized.--The Secretary 
     concerned may convey or lease property or facilities 
     (including ancillary supporting facilities) to private 
     persons for purposes of using the proceeds of such conveyance 
     or lease to carry out activities under this subchapter.
       ``(b) Inapplicability to Property at Installation Approved 
     for Closure.--The authority of this section does not apply to 
     property or facilities located on or near a military 
     installation approved for closure under a base closure law.
       ``(c) Terms and Conditions.--(1) The conveyance or lease of 
     property or facilities under this section shall be for such 
     consideration and upon such terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary concerned considers appropriate for the purposes of 
     this subchapter and to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

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       ``(2) As part or all of the consideration for a conveyance 
     or lease under this section, the purchaser or lessor (as the 
     case may be) shall enter into an agreement with the Secretary 
     to ensure that a suitable preference will be afforded members 
     of the armed forces and their dependents in the lease or 
     sublease of a reasonable number of the housing units covered 
     by the conveyance or lease, as the case may be, or in the 
     lease of other suitable housing units made available by the 
     purchaser or lessee.
       ``(d) Inapplicability of Certain Property Management 
     Laws.--The conveyance or lease of property or facilities 
     under this section shall not be subject to the following 
     provisions of law:
       ``(1) Section 2667 of this title.
       ``(2) The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
     of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.).
       ``(3) Section 321 of the Act of June 30, 1932 (commonly 
     known as the Economy Act) (40 U.S.C. 303b).
       ``(4) Section 501 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11401).

     ``Sec. 2879. Interim leases

       ``Pending completion of a project to acquire or construct 
     military family housing units or military unaccompanied 
     housing units under this subchapter, the Secretary concerned 
     may provide for the interim lease of such units of the 
     project as are complete. The term of a lease under this 
     section may not extend beyond the date of the completion of 
     the project concerned.

     ``Sec. 2880. Unit size and type

       ``(a) Conformity with Similar Housing Units in Locale.--The 
     Secretary concerned shall ensure that the room patterns and 
     floor areas of military family housing units and military 
     unaccompanied housing units acquired or constructed under 
     this subchapter are generally comparable to the room patterns 
     and floor areas of similar housing units in the locality 
     concerned.
       ``(b) Inapplicability of Limitations on Space by Pay 
     Grade.--(1) Section 2826 of this title shall not apply to 
     military family housing units acquired or constructed under 
     this subchapter.
       ``(2) The regulations prescribed under section 2856 of this 
     title shall not apply to any military unaccompanied housing 
     unit acquired or constructed under this subchapter unless the 
     unit is located on a military installation.

     ``Sec. 2881. Ancillary supporting facilities

       ``Any project for the acquisition or construction of 
     military family housing units or military unaccompanied 
     housing units under this subchapter may include the 
     acquisition or construction of ancillary supporting 
     facilities for the housing units concerned.

     ``Sec. 2882. Assignment of members of the armed forces to 
       housing units

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary concerned may assign 
     members of the armed forces to housing units acquired or 
     constructed under this subchapter.
       ``(b) Effect of Certain Assignments on Entitlement to 
     Housing Allowances.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     housing referred to in subsection (a) shall be considered as 
     quarters of the United States or a housing facility under the 
     jurisdiction of a uniformed service for purposes of section 
     403(b) of title 37.
       ``(2) A member of the armed forces who is assigned in 
     accordance with subsection (a) to a housing unit not owned or 
     leased by the United States shall be entitled to a basic 
     allowance for quarters under section 403 of title 37 and, if 
     in a high housing cost area, a variable housing allowance 
     under section 403a of that title.
       ``(c) Lease Payments Through Pay Allotments.--The Secretary 
     concerned may require members of the armed forces who lease 
     housing in housing units acquired or constructed under this 
     subchapter to make lease payments for such housing pursuant 
     to allotments of the pay of such members under section 701 of 
     title 37.

     ``Sec. 2883. Department of Defense Housing Funds

       ``(a) Establishment.--There are hereby established on the 
     books of the Treasury the following accounts:
       ``(1) The Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement 
     Fund.
       ``(2) The Department of Defense Military Unaccompanied 
     Housing Improvement Fund.
       ``(b) Commingling of Funds Prohibited.--(1) The Secretary 
     of Defense shall administer each Fund separately.
       ``(2) Amounts in the Department of Defense Family Housing 
     Improvement Fund may be used only to carry out activities 
     under this subchapter with respect to military family 
     housing.
       ``(3) Amounts in the Department of Defense Military 
     Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund may be used only to 
     carry out activities under this subchapter with respect to 
     military unaccompanied housing.
       ``(c) Credits to Funds.--(1) There shall be credited to the 
     Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund the 
     following:
       ``(A) Amounts authorized for and appropriated to that Fund.
       ``(B) Subject to subsection (f), any amounts that the 
     Secretary of Defense transfers, in such amounts as provided 
     in appropriation Acts, to that Fund from amounts authorized 
     and appropriated to the Department of Defense for the 
     acquisition or construction of military family housing.
       ``(C) Proceeds from the conveyance or lease of property or 
     facilities under section 2878 of this title for the purpose 
     of carrying out activities under this subchapter with respect 
     to military family housing.
       ``(D) Income derived from any activities under this 
     subchapter with respect to military family housing, including 
     interest on loans made under section 2873 of this title, 
     income and gains realized from investments under section 2875 
     of this title, and any return of capital invested as part of 
     such investments.
       ``(2) There shall be credited to the Department of Defense 
     Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund the 
     following:
       ``(A) Amounts authorized for and appropriated to that Fund.
       ``(B) Subject to subsection (f), any amounts that the 
     Secretary of Defense transfers, in such amounts as provided 
     in appropriation Acts, to that Fund from amounts authorized 
     and appropriated to the Department of Defense for the 
     acquisition or construction of military unaccompanied 
     housing.
       ``(C) Proceeds from the conveyance or lease of property or 
     facilities under section 2878 of this title for the purpose 
     of carrying out activities under this subchapter with respect 
     to military unaccompanied housing.
       ``(D) Income derived from any activities under this 
     subchapter with respect to military unaccompanied housing, 
     including interest on loans made under section 2873 of this 
     title, income and gains realized from investments under 
     section 2875 of this title, and any return of capital 
     invested as part of such investments.
       ``(d) Use of Amounts in Funds.--(1) In such amounts as 
     provided in appropriation Acts and except as provided in 
     subsection (e), the Secretary of Defense may use amounts in 
     the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund to 
     carry out activities under this subchapter with respect to 
     military family housing, including activities required in 
     connection with the planning, execution, and administration 
     of contracts entered into under the authority of this 
     subchapter.
       ``(2) In such amounts as provided in appropriation Acts and 
     except as provided in subsection (e), the Secretary of 
     Defense may use amounts in the Department of Defense Military 
     Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund to carry out 
     activities under this subchapter with respect to military 
     unaccompanied housing, including activities required in 
     connection with the planning, execution, and administration 
     of contracts entered into under the authority of this 
     subchapter.
       ``(3) Amounts made available under this subsection shall 
     remain available until expended. The Secretary of Defense may 
     transfer amounts made available under this subsection to the 
     Secretaries of the military departments to permit such 
     Secretaries to carry out the activities for which such 
     amounts may be used.
       ``(e) Limitation on Obligations.--The Secretary may not 
     incur an obligation under a contract or other agreement 
     entered into under this subchapter in excess of the 
     unobligated balance, at the time the contract is entered 
     into, of the Fund required to be used to satisfy the 
     obligation.
       ``(f) Notification Required for Transfers.--A transfer of 
     appropriated amounts to a Fund under paragraph (1)(B) or 
     (2)(B) of subsection (c) may be made only after the end of 
     the 30-day period beginning on the date the Secretary of 
     Defense submits written notice of, and justification for, the 
     transfer to the appropriate committees of Congress.
       ``(g) Limitation on Amount of Budget Authority.--The total 
     value in budget authority of all contracts and investments 
     undertaken using the authorities provided in this subchapter 
     shall not exceed--
       ``(1) $850,000,000 for the acquisition or construction of 
     military family housing; and
       ``(2) $150,000,000 for the acquisition or construction of 
     military unaccompanied housing.

     ``Sec. 2884. Reports

       ``(a) Project Reports.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall 
     transmit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report 
     describing--
       (A) each contract for the acquisition or construction of 
     family housing units or unaccompanied housing units that the 
     Secretary proposes to solicit under this subchapter; and
       (B) each conveyance or lease proposed under section 2878 of 
     this title.
       (2) The report shall describe the proposed contract, 
     conveyance, or lease and the intended method of participation 
     of the United States in the contract, conveyance, or lease 
     and provide a justification of such method of participation. 
     The report shall be submitted not later than 30 days before 
     the date on which the Secretary issues the contract 
     solicitation or offers the conveyance or lease.
       ``(b) Annual Reports.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     include each year in the materials that the Secretary submits 
     to Congress in support of the budget submitted by the 
     President pursuant to section 1105 of title 31 the following:
       ``(1) A report on the expenditures and receipts during the 
     preceding fiscal year covering the Funds established under 
     section 2883 of this title.
       ``(2) A methodology for evaluating the extent and 
     effectiveness of the use of the authorities under this 
     subchapter during such preceding fiscal year.
       ``(3) A description of the objectives of the Department of 
     Defense for providing military family housing and military 
     unaccompanied housing for members of the armed forces.

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     ``Sec. 2885. Expiration of authority

       ``The authority to enter into a contract under this 
     subchapter shall expire five years after the date of the 
     enactment of the National Defense Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Year 1996.''.
       (2) The table of subchapters at the beginning of such 
     chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     subchapter III the following new item:

``IV. Alternative Authority for Acquisition and Improvement of Military 
    Housing.................................................2871''.....

       (b) Final Report.--Not later than March 1, 2000, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report on the use by the Secretary of 
     Defense and the Secretaries of the military departments of 
     the authorities provided by subchapter IV of chapter 169 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). The 
     report shall assess the effectiveness of such authority in 
     providing for the construction and improvement of military 
     family housing and military unaccompanied housing.

     SEC. 2802. EXPANSION OF AUTHORITY FOR LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS 
                   FOR DEVELOPMENT OF MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Participation of Other Military Departments.--(1) 
     Subsection (a)(1) of section 2837 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking out ``of the naval service'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``of the armed forces''.
       (2) Subsection (b)(1) of such section is amended by 
     striking out ``of the naval service'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``of the armed forces''.
       (b) Administration.--(1) Subsection (a)(1) of such section 
     is further amended by striking out ``the Secretary of the 
     Navy'' in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``the Secretary of a military department''.
       (2) Subsections (a)(2), (b), (c), (g), and (h) of such 
     section are amended by striking out ``Secretary'' each place 
     it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Secretary 
     concerned''.
       (c) Account.--Subsection (d) of such section is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(d) Account.--(1) There is hereby established on the 
     books of the Treasury an account to be known as the `Defense 
     Housing Investment Account'.
       ``(2) There shall be deposited into the Account--
       ``(A) such funds as may be authorized for and appropriated 
     to the Account;
       ``(B) any proceeds received by the Secretary concerned from 
     the repayment of investments or profits on investments of the 
     Secretary under subsection (a); and
       ``(C) any unobligated balances which remain in the Navy 
     Housing Investment Account as of the date of the enactment of 
     the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996.
       ``(3) From such amounts as are provided in advance in 
     appropriation Acts, funds in the Account shall be available 
     to the Secretaries concerned in amounts determined by the 
     Secretary of Defense for contracts, investments, and expenses 
     necessary for the implementation of this section.
       ``(4) The Secretary concerned may not enter into a contract 
     in connection with a limited partnership under subsection (a) 
     or a collateral incentive agreement under subsection (b) 
     unless a sufficient amount of the unobligated balance of the 
     funds in the Account is available to the Secretary, as of the 
     time the contract is entered into, to satisfy the total 
     obligations to be incurred by the United States under the 
     contract.''.
       (d) Termination of Navy Housing Investment Board.--Such 
     section is further amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (e); and
       (2) in subsection (h)--
       (A) by striking out ``Authorities'' in the subsection 
     heading and inserting in lieu thereof ``Authority'';
       (B) by striking out ``(1)''; and
       (C) by striking out paragraph (2).
       (e) Report.--Subsection (f) of such section is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``the Secretary carries out 
     activities'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``activities are 
     carried out''; and
       (2) by striking out ``the Secretary shall'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``the Secretaries concerned shall jointly''.
       (f) Extension of Authority.--Subsection (h) of such section 
     is further amended by striking out ``September 30, 1999'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2000''.
       (g) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (g) of such section 
     is further amended by striking out ``Navy'' in the subsection 
     heading.
  Subtitle B--Other Military Construction Program and Military Family 
                            Housing Changes

     SEC. 2811. SPECIAL THRESHOLD FOR UNSPECIFIED MINOR 
                   CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS TO CORRECT LIFE, HEALTH, 
                   OR SAFETY DEFICIENCIES.

       (a) Special Threshold.--Section 2805 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1), by adding at the end the 
     following new sentence: ``However, if the military 
     construction project is intended solely to correct a 
     deficiency that is life-threatening, health-threatening, or 
     safety-threatening, a minor military construction project may 
     have an approved cost equal to or less than $3,000,000.''; 
     and
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking out ``not more than 
     $300,000.'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``not more than--
       ``(A) $1,000,000, in the case of an unspecified military 
     construction project intended solely to correct a deficiency 
     that is life-threatening, health-threatening, or safety-
     threatening; or
       ``(B) $300,000, in the case of any other unspecified 
     military construction project.''.
       (b) Technical Amendment.--Section 2861(b)(6) of such title 
     is amended by striking out ``section 2805(a)(2)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``section 2805(a)(1)''.

     SEC. 2812. CLARIFICATION OF SCOPE OF UNSPECIFIED MINOR 
                   CONSTRUCTION AUTHORITY.

       Section 2805(a)(1) of title 10, United States Code, as 
     amended by section 2811 of this Act, is further amended by 
     striking out ``(1) that is for a single undertaking at a 
     military installation, and (2)'' in the second sentence.

     SEC. 2813. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO WAIVE NET FLOOR AREA 
                   LIMITATION FOR FAMILY HOUSING ACQUIRED IN LIEU 
                   OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Section 2824(c) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``The 
     Secretary concerned may waive the limitation set forth in the 
     preceding sentence to family housing units acquired under 
     this section during the five-year period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1996.''.

     SEC. 2814. REESTABLISHMENT OF AUTHORITY TO WAIVE NET FLOOR 
                   AREA LIMITATION ON ACQUISITION BY PURCHASE OF 
                   CERTAIN MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING.

       Section 2826(e) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking out the second sentence.

     SEC. 2815. TEMPORARY AUTHORITY TO WAIVE LIMITATIONS ON SPACE 
                   BY PAY GRADE FOR MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING UNITS.

       Section 2826 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i)(1) The Secretary concerned may waive the provisions 
     of subsection (a) with respect to military family housing 
     units constructed, acquired, or improved during the five-year 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996.
       ``(2) The total number of military family housing units 
     constructed, acquired, or improved during any fiscal year in 
     the period referred to in paragraph (1) shall be the total 
     number of such units authorized by law for that fiscal 
     year.''.

     SEC. 2816. RENTAL OF FAMILY HOUSING IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       Section 2828(e) of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking out ``300 units'' in the first sentence and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``450 units''; and
       (B) by striking out ``220 such units'' in the second 
     sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``350 such units''; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``300 units'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``450 units''.

     SEC. 2817. CLARIFICATION OF SCOPE OF REPORT REQUIREMENT ON 
                   COST INCREASES UNDER CONTRACTS FOR MILITARY 
                   FAMILY HOUSING CONSTRUCTION.

       Subsection (d) of section 2853 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) The limitation on cost increases in subsection (a) 
     does not apply to the settlement of a contractor claim under 
     a contract.''.

     SEC. 2818. AUTHORITY TO CONVEY DAMAGED OR DETERIORATED 
                   MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) Authority.--(1) Subchapter III of chapter 169 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     2854 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2854a. Conveyance of damaged or deteriorated military 
       family housing; use of proceeds

       ``(a) Authority To Convey.--(1) The Secretary concerned may 
     convey any family housing facility that, due to damage or 
     deterioration, is in a condition that is uneconomical to 
     repair. Any conveyance of a family housing facility under 
     this section may include a conveyance of the real property 
     associated with the facility conveyed.
       ``(2) The authority of this section does not apply to 
     family housing facilities located at military installations 
     approved for closure under a base closure law or family 
     housing facilities located at installation outside the United 
     States at which the Secretary of Defense terminates 
     operations.
       ``(3) The aggregate total value of the family housing 
     facilities conveyed by the Department of Defense under the 
     authority in this subsection in any fiscal year may not 
     exceed $5,000,000.
       ``(4) For purposes of this subsection, a family housing 
     facility is in a condition that is uneconomical to repair if 
     the cost of the necessary repairs for the facility would 
     exceed the amount equal to 70 percent of the cost of 
     constructing a family housing facility to replace such 
     facility.
       ``(b) Consideration.--(1) As consideration for the 
     conveyance of a family housing facility under subsection (a), 
     the person to whom the facility is conveyed shall pay the 
     United States an amount equal to the fair market value of the 
     facility conveyed, including any real property conveyed along 
     with the facility.
       ``(2) The Secretary concerned shall determine the fair 
     market value of any family housing facility and associated 
     real property that is conveyed under subsection (a). Such 
     determination shall be final.
       ``(c) Notice and Wait Requirements.--The Secretary 
     concerned may not enter into an

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     agreement to convey a family housing facility under this 
     section until--
       ``(1) the Secretary submits to the appropriate committees 
     of Congress, in writing, a justification for the conveyance 
     under the agreement, including--
       ``(A) an estimate of the consideration to be provided the 
     United States under the agreement;
       ``(B) an estimate of the cost of repairing the family 
     housing facility to be conveyed; and
       ``(C) an estimate of the cost of replacing the family 
     housing facility to be conveyed; and
       ``(2) a period of 21 calendar days has elapsed after the 
     date on which the justification is received by the 
     committees.
       ``(d) Inapplicability of Certain Property Disposal Laws.--
     The following provisions of law do not apply to the 
     conveyance of a family housing facility under this section:
       ``(1) The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
     of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 471 et seq.).
       ``(2) Title V of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11411 et seq.).
       ``(e) Use of Proceeds.--(1) The proceeds of any conveyance 
     of a family housing facility under this section shall be 
     credited to the appropriate fund established under section 
     2883 of this title and shall be available--
       ``(A) to construct family housing units to replace the 
     family housing facility conveyed under this section, but only 
     to the extent that the number of units constructed with such 
     proceeds does not exceed the number of units of military 
     family housing of the facility conveyed;
       ``(B) to repair or restore existing military family 
     housing; and
       ``(C) to reimburse the Secretary concerned for the costs 
     incurred by the Secretary in conveying the family housing 
     facility.
       ``(2) Notwithstanding section 2883(d) of this title, 
     proceeds derived from a conveyance of a family housing 
     facility under this section shall be available under 
     paragraph (1) without any further appropriation.
       ``(f) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of any family housing facility conveyed under 
     this section, including any real property associated with 
     such facility, shall be determined by such means as the 
     Secretary concerned considers satisfactory, including by 
     survey in the case of real property.
       ``(g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary 
     concerned may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the conveyance of family housing facilities 
     under this section as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     protect the interests of the United States.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such 
     subchapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
     section 2854 the following new item:

``2854a. Conveyance of damaged or deteriorated military family housing; 
              use of proceeds.''.

       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 204(h) of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     485(h)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (5); and
       (2) by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph (4):
       ``(4) This subsection does not apply to damaged or 
     deteriorated military family housing facilities conveyed 
     under section 2854a of title 10, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 2819. ENERGY AND WATER CONSERVATION SAVINGS FOR THE 
                   DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE.

       (a) Inclusion of Water Efficient Maintenance in Energy 
     Performance Plan.--Paragraph (3) of section 2865(a) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by striking out ``energy 
     efficient maintenance'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``energy efficient maintenance or water efficient 
     maintenance''.
       (b) Scope of Term.--Paragraph (4) of such section is 
     amended--
       (1) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     out `` `energy efficient maintenance' '' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof `` `energy efficient maintenance or water 
     efficient maintenance' '';
       (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``systems or 
     industrial processes,'' in the matter preceding clause (i) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``systems, industrial 
     processes, or water efficiency applications,''; and
       (3) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``or water cost 
     savings'' before the period at the end.

     SEC. 2820. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO ENTER INTO LEASES OF 
                   LAND FOR SPECIAL OPERATIONS ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Extension of Authority.--Subsection (d) of section 2680 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended in the first 
     sentence by striking out ``September 30, 1995'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``September 30, 2000''.
       (b) Reporting Requirement.--Such section is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Reports.--Not later than March 1 of each year, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall submit to the Committee on the 
     Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee on National 
     Security of the House of Representatives a report that--
       ``(1) identifies each leasehold interest acquired during 
     the previous fiscal year under subsection (a); and
       ``(2) contains a discussion of each project for the 
     construction or modification of facilities carried out 
     pursuant to subsection (c) during such fiscal year.''.
       (c) Conforming Repeal.--Section 2863 of the National 
     Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 1992 and 1993 
     (Public Law 102-190; 10 U.S.C. 2680 note) is amended by 
     striking out subsection (b).

     SEC. 2821. DISPOSITION OF AMOUNTS RECOVERED AS A RESULT OF 
                   DAMAGE TO REAL PROPERTY.

       (a) In General.--Chapter 165 of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended by inserting after section 2781 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 2782. Damage to real property: disposition of amounts 
       recovered

       ``Except as provided in section 2775 of this title, amounts 
     recovered for damage caused to real property under the 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary of a military department or, 
     with respect to the Defense Agencies, under the jurisdiction 
     of the Secretary of Defense shall be credited to the account 
     available for the repair or replacement of the real property 
     at the time of recovery. In such amounts as are provided in 
     advance in appropriation Acts, amounts so credited shall be 
     available for use for the same purposes and under the same 
     circumstances as other funds in the account.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the 
     item relating to section 2781 the following new item:

``2782. Damage to real property: disposition of amounts recovered.''.

     SEC. 2822. PILOT PROGRAM TO PROVIDE INTEREST RATE BUY DOWN 
                   AUTHORITY ON LOANS FOR HOUSING WITHIN HOUSING 
                   SHORTAGE AREAS AT MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.

       (a) Short Title.--This section may be cited as the 
     ``Military Housing Assistance Act of 1995''.
       (b) Mortgage Assistance Payment Authority of the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs.--(1) Chapter 37 of title 38, United 
     States Code, is amended by inserting after section 3707 the 
     following:

     ``Sec. 3708. Authority to buy down interest rates: pilot 
       program

       ``(a) In order to enable the purchase of housing in areas 
     where the supply of suitable military housing is inadequate, 
     the Secretary may conduct a pilot program under which the 
     Secretary may make periodic or lump sum assistance payments 
     on behalf of an eligible veteran for the purpose of buying 
     down the interest rate on a loan to that veteran that is 
     guaranteed under this chapter for a purpose described in 
     paragraph (1), (6), or (10) of section 3710(a) of this title.
       ``(b) An individual is an eligible veteran for the purposes 
     of this section if--
       ``(1) the individual is a veteran, as defined in section 
     3701(b)(4) of this title;
       ``(2) the individual submits an application for a loan 
     guaranteed under this chapter within one year of an 
     assignment of the individual to duty at a military 
     installation in the United States designated by the Secretary 
     of Defense as a housing shortage area;
       ``(3) at the time the loan referred to in subsection (a) is 
     made, the individual is an enlisted member, warrant officer, 
     or an officer (other than a warrant officer) at a pay grade 
     of O-3 or below;
       ``(4) the individual has not previously used any of the 
     individual's entitlement to housing loan benefits under this 
     chapter; and
       ``(5) the individual receives comprehensive prepurchase 
     counseling from the Secretary (or the designee of the 
     Secretary) before making application for a loan guaranteed 
     under this chapter.
       ``(c) Loans with respect to which the Secretary may 
     exercise the buy down authority under subsection (a) shall--
       ``(1) provide for a buy down period of not more than three 
     years in duration;
       ``(2) specify the maximum and likely amounts of increases 
     in mortgage payments that the loans would require; and
       ``(3) be subject to such other terms and conditions as the 
     Secretary may prescribe by regulation.
       ``(d) The Secretary shall promulgate underwriting standards 
     for loans for which the interest rate assistance payments may 
     be made under subsection (a). Such standards shall be based 
     on the interest rate for the second year of the loan.
       ``(e) The Secretary or lender shall provide comprehensive 
     prepurchase counseling to eligible veterans explaining the 
     features of interest rate buy downs under subsection (a), 
     including a hypothetical payment schedule that displays the 
     increases in monthly payments to the mortgagor over the first 
     five years of the mortgage term. For the purposes of this 
     subsection, the Secretary may assign personnel to military 
     installations referred to in subsection (b)(2).
       ``(f) There is authorized to be appropriated $3,000,000 
     annually to carry out this section.
       ``(g) The Secretary may not guarantee a loan under this 
     chapter after September 30, 1998, on which the Secretary is 
     obligated to make payments under this section.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 37 of 
     title 38, United States Code, is amended by inserting after 
     the item relating to section 3707 to following new item:

``3708. Authority to buy down interest rates: pilot program.''.

       (c) Authority of Secretary of Defense.--
       (1) Reimbursement for buy down costs.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall reimburse the Secretary of Veterans Affairs for 
     amounts paid by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to 
     mortgagees under section 3708 of title 38, United States 
     Code, as added by subsection (b).
       (2) Designation of housing shortage areas.--For purposes of 
     section 3708 of title

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     38, United States Code, the Secretary of Defense may 
     designate as a housing shortage area a military installation 
     in the United States at which the Secretary determines there 
     is a shortage of suitable housing to meet the military family 
     needs of members of the Armed Forces and the dependents of 
     such members.
       (3) Report.--Not later than March 30, 1998, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report regarding the effectiveness 
     of the authority provided in section 3708 of title 38, United 
     States Code, in ensuring that members of the Armed Forces and 
     their dependents have access to suitable housing. The report 
     shall include the recommendations of the Secretary regarding 
     whether the authority provided in this subsection should be 
     extended beyond the date specified in paragraph (5).
       (4) Earmark.--Of the amount provided in section 
     2405(a)(11)(B), $10,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 shall be 
     available to carry out this subsection.
       (5) Sunset.--This subsection shall not apply with respect 
     to housing loans guaranteed after September 30, 1998, for 
     which assistance payments are paid under section 3708 of 
     title 38, United States Code.
            Subtitle C--Defense Base Closure and Realignment

     SEC. 2831. DEPOSIT OF PROCEEDS FROM LEASES OF PROPERTY 
                   LOCATED AT INSTALLATIONS BEING CLOSED OR 
                   REALIGNED.

       (a) Exception to Existing Requirements.--Section 2667(d) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)(A)(ii), by inserting ``or (5)'' after 
     ``paragraph (4)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Money rentals received by the United States from a 
     lease under subsection (f) shall be deposited into the 
     account established under section 2906(a) of the Defense Base 
     Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of 
     Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).''.
       (b) Corresponding Amendments to Base Closure Laws.--(1) 
     Section 207(a)(7) of the Defense Authorization Amendments and 
     Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended by striking out ``transfer or 
     disposal'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``lease, transfer, 
     or disposal''.
       (2) Section 2906(a)(2) of the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 
     101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2867 note) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (C), by striking out ``transfer or 
     disposal'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``lease, transfer, 
     or disposal''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (D), by striking out ``transfer or 
     disposal'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``lease, transfer, 
     or disposal''.

     SEC. 2832. IN-KIND CONSIDERATION FOR LEASES AT INSTALLATIONS 
                   TO BE CLOSED OR REALIGNED.

       Section 2667(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The Secretary concerned may accept under subsection 
     (b)(5) services of a lessee for an entire installation to be 
     closed or realigned under a base closure law, or for any part 
     of such installation, without regard to the requirement in 
     subsection (b)(5) that a substantial part of the installation 
     be leased.''.

     SEC. 2833. INTERIM LEASES OF PROPERTY APPROVED FOR CLOSURE OR 
                   REALIGNMENT.

       Section 2667(f) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding after paragraph (4), as added by section 2832 of 
     this Act, the following new paragraph:
       ``(5)(A) Notwithstanding the National Environmental Policy 
     Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.), the scope of any 
     environmental impact analysis necessary to support an interim 
     lease of property under this subsection shall be limited to 
     the environmental consequences of activities authorized under 
     the proposed lease and the cumulative impacts of other past, 
     present, and reasonably foreseeable future actions during the 
     period of the proposed lease.
       ``(B) Interim leases entered into under this subsection 
     shall be deemed not to prejudice the final disposal decision 
     with respect to the property, even if final disposal of the 
     property is delayed until completion of the term of the 
     interim lease. An interim lease under this subsection shall 
     not be entered into without prior consultation with the 
     redevelopment authority concerned.
       ``(C) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) shall not apply to an 
     interim lease under this subsection if authorized activities 
     under the lease would--
       ``(i) significantly affect the quality of the human 
     environment; or
       ``(ii) irreversibly alter the environment in a way that 
     would preclude any reasonable disposal alternative of the 
     property concerned.''.

     SEC. 2834. AUTHORITY TO LEASE PROPERTY REQUIRING 
                   ENVIRONMENTAL REMEDIATION AT INSTALLATIONS 
                   APPROVED FOR CLOSURE OR REALIGNMENT.

       Section 120(h)(3) of the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9620(h)(3)) is amended in the matter following subparagraph 
     (C)--
       (1) by striking out the first sentence; and
       (2) by adding at the end, flush to the paragraph margin, 
     the following:

     ``The requirements of subparagraph (B) shall not apply in any 
     case in which the person or entity to whom the real property 
     is transferred is a potentially responsible party with 
     respect to such property. The requirements of subparagraph 
     (B) shall not apply in any case in which the transfer of the 
     property occurs or has occurred by means of a lease, without 
     regard to whether the lessee has agreed to purchase the 
     property or whether the duration of the lease is longer than 
     55 years. In the case of a lease entered into after September 
     30, 1995, with respect to real property located at an 
     installation approved for closure or realignment under a base 
     closure law, the agency leasing the property, in consultation 
     with the Administrator, shall determine before leasing the 
     property that the property is suitable for lease, that the 
     uses contemplated for the lease are consistent with 
     protection of human health and the environment, and that 
     there are adequate assurances that the United States will 
     take all remedial action referred to in subparagraph (B) that 
     has not been taken on the date of the lease.''.

     SEC. 2835. FINAL FUNDING FOR DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND 
                   REALIGNMENT COMMISSION.

       Section 2902(k) of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment 
     Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) The Secretary may transfer not more than $300,000 
     from unobligated funds in the account referred to in 
     subparagraph (B) for the purpose of assisting the Commission 
     in carrying out its duties under this part during October, 
     November, and December 1995. Funds transferred under the 
     preceding sentence shall remain available until December 31, 
     1995.
       ``(B) The account referred to in subparagraph (A) is the 
     Department of Defense Base Closure Account established under 
     section 207(a) of the Defense Authorization Amendments and 
     Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note).''.

     SEC. 2836. EXERCISE OF AUTHORITY DELEGATED BY THE 
                   ADMINISTRATOR OF GENERAL SERVICES.

       Section 2905(b)(2) of the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 
     101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking out ``Subject to subparagraph (C)'' in the 
     matter preceding clause (i) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Subject to subparagraph (B)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``in effect on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act'' each place it appears in clauses (i) 
     and (ii);
       (2) by striking out subparagraphs (B) and (C) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof the following new subparagraph (B):
       ``(B) The Secretary may, with the concurrence of the 
     Administrator of General Services--
       ``(i) prescribe general policies and methods for utilizing 
     excess property and disposing of surplus property pursuant to 
     the authority delegated under paragraph (1); and
       ``(ii) issue regulations relating to such policies and 
     methods, which shall supersede the regulations referred to in 
     subparagraph (A) with respect to that authority.''; and
       (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (D) and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (C) and (D), respectively.

     SEC. 2837. LEASE BACK OF PROPERTY DISPOSED FROM INSTALLATIONS 
                   APPROVED FOR CLOSURE OR REALIGNMENT.

       (a) Authority.--Section 2905(b)(4) of the Defense Base 
     Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of 
     Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E) as 
     subparagraphs (D), (E), and (F), respectively; and
       (2) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph (C):
       ``(C)(i) The Secretary may transfer real property at an 
     installation approved for closure or realignment under this 
     part (including property at an installation approved for 
     realignment which will be retained by the Department of 
     Defense or another Federal agency after realignment) to the 
     redevelopment authority for the installation if the 
     redevelopment authority agrees to lease, directly upon 
     transfer, one or more portions of the property transferred 
     under this subparagraph to the Secretary or to the head of 
     another department or agency of the Federal Government. 
     Subparagraph (B) shall apply to a transfer under this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(ii) A lease under clause (i) shall be for a term of not 
     to exceed 50 years, but may provide for options for renewal 
     or extension of the term by the department or agency 
     concerned.
       ``(iii) A lease under clause (i) may not require rental 
     payments by the United States.
       ``(iv) A lease under clause (i) shall include a provision 
     specifying that if the department or agency concerned ceases 
     requiring the use of the leased property before the 
     expiration of the term of the lease, the remainder of the 
     lease term may be satisfied by the same or another department 
     or agency of the Federal Government using the property for a 
     use similar to the use under the lease. Exercise of the 
     authority provided by this clause shall be made in 
     consultation with the redevelopment authority concerned.''.
       (b) Use of Funds To Improve Leased Property.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a department or 
     agency of the Federal Government that enters into a lease of 
     property under section 2905(b)(4)(C) of the Defense Base 
     Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of 
     Public Law

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     101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), as amended by subsection (a), 
     may improve the leased property using funds appropriated or 
     otherwise available to the department or agency for such 
     purpose.

     SEC. 2838. IMPROVEMENT OF BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT 
                   PROCESS REGARDING DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY

       (a) Applicability.--Subparagraph (A) of section 2905(b)(7) 
     of the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part 
     A of title XXIX of Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(A) The disposal of buildings and property located at 
     installations approved for closure or realignment under this 
     part after October 25, 1994, shall be carried out in 
     accordance with this paragraph rather than paragraph (6).''.
       (b) Agreements Under Redevelopment Plans.--Subparagraph 
     (F)(ii)(I) of such section is amended in the second sentence 
     by striking out ``the approval of the redevelopment plan by 
     the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under 
     subparagraph (H) or (J)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     decision regarding the disposal of the buildings and property 
     covered by the agreements by the Secretary of Defense under 
     subparagraph (K) or (L)''.
       (c) Revision of Redevelopment Plans.--Subparagraph (I) of 
     such section is amended--
       (1) in clause (i)(II), by inserting ``the Secretary of 
     Defense and'' before ``the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development''; and
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking out ``the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``such Secretaries''.
       (d) Disposal of Buildings and Property.--(1) Subparagraph 
     (K) of such section is amended to read as follows:
       ``(K)(i) Upon receipt of a notice under subparagraph 
     (H)(iv) or (J)(ii) of the determination of the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development that a redevelopment plan for 
     an installation meets the requirements set forth in 
     subparagraph (H)(i), the Secretary of Defense shall dispose 
     of the buildings and property at the installation.
       ``(ii) For purposes of carrying out an environmental 
     assessment of the closure or realignment of an installation, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall treat the redevelopment plan 
     for the installation (including the aspects of the plan 
     providing for disposal to State or local governments, 
     representatives of the homeless, and other interested 
     parties) as part of the proposed Federal action for the 
     installation.
       ``(iii) The Secretary of Defense shall dispose of buildings 
     and property under clause (i) in accordance with the record 
     of decision or other decision document prepared by the 
     Secretary in accordance with the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.). In preparing the 
     record of decision or other decision document, the Secretary 
     shall give substantial deference to the redevelopment plan 
     concerned.
       ``(iv) The disposal under clause (i) of buildings and 
     property to assist the homeless shall be without 
     consideration.
       ``(v) In the case of a request for a conveyance under 
     clause (i) of buildings and property for public benefit under 
     section 203(k) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(k)) or sections 47151 
     through 47153 of title 49, United States Code, the sponsoring 
     Federal agency shall use the eligibility criteria set forth 
     in such section or such subchapter (as the case may be) to 
     determine the eligibility of the applicant and use proposed 
     in the request for the public benefit conveyance. The 
     determination of such eligibility should be made before 
     submission of the redevelopment plan concerned under 
     subparagraph (G).''.
       (2) Subparagraph (L) of such section is amended by striking 
     out clauses (iii) and (iv) and inserting in lieu thereof the 
     following new clauses (iii) and (iv):
       ``(iii) Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     receipt of a revised plan for an installation under 
     subparagraph (J), the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development shall--
       ``(I) notify the Secretary of Defense and the redevelopment 
     authority concerned of the buildings and property at an 
     installation under clause (i)(IV) that the Secretary of 
     Housing and Urban Development determines are suitable for use 
     to assist the homeless; and
       ``(II) notify the Secretary of Defense of the extent to 
     which the revised plan meets the criteria set forth in 
     subparagraph (H)(i).
       ``(iv)(I) Upon notice from the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development with respect to an installation under 
     clause (iii), the Secretary of Defense shall dispose of 
     buildings and property at the installation in consultation 
     with the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development and the 
     redevelopment authority concerned.
       ``(II) For purposes of carrying out an environmental 
     assessment of the closure or realignment of an installation, 
     the Secretary of Defense shall treat the redevelopment plan 
     submitted by the redevelopment authority for the installation 
     (including the aspects of the plan providing for disposal to 
     State or local governments, representatives of the homeless, 
     and other interested parties) as part of the proposed Federal 
     action for the installation. The Secretary of Defense shall 
     incorporate the notification of the Secretary of Housing and 
     Urban Development under clause (iii)(I) as part of the 
     proposed Federal action for the installation only to the 
     extent, if any, that the Secretary of Defense considers such 
     incorporation to be appropriate and consistent with the best 
     and highest use of the installation as a whole, taking into 
     consideration the redevelopment plan submitted by the 
     redevelopment authority.
       ``(III) The Secretary of Defense shall dispose of buildings 
     and property under subclause (I) in accordance with the 
     record of decision or other decision document prepared by the 
     Secretary in accordance with the National Environmental 
     Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4331 et seq.). In preparing the 
     record of decision or other decision document, the Secretary 
     shall give deference to the redevelopment plan submitted by 
     the redevelopment authority for the installation.
       ``(IV) The disposal under subclause (I) of buildings and 
     property to assist the homeless shall be without 
     consideration.
       ``(V) In the case of a request for a conveyance under 
     subclause (I) of buildings and property for public benefit 
     under section 203(k) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(k)) or 
     sections 47151 through 47153 of title 49, United States Code, 
     the sponsoring Federal agency shall use the eligibility 
     criteria set forth in such section or such subchapter (as the 
     case may be) to determine the eligibility of the applicant 
     and use proposed in the request for the public benefit 
     conveyance. The determination of such eligibility should be 
     made before submission of the redevelopment plan concerned 
     under subparagraph (G).''.
       (e) Conforming Amendment.--Subparagraph (M)(i) of such 
     section is amended by inserting ``or (L)'' after 
     ``subparagraph (K)''.
       (f) Clarification of Participants In Process.--Such section 
     is further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(P) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `other 
     interested parties', in the case of an installation, includes 
     any parties eligible for the conveyance of property of the 
     installation under section 203(k) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484(k)) or 
     sections 47151 through 47153 of title 49, United States Code, 
     whether or not the parties assist the homeless.''.

     SEC. 2839. AGREEMENTS FOR CERTAIN SERVICES AT INSTALLATIONS 
                   BEING CLOSED.

       (a) 1988 Law.--Section 204(b)(8) of the Defense 
     Authorization Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act 
     (Public Law 100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended by 
     striking out subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) Subject to subparagraph (C), the Secretary may enter 
     into agreements (including contracts, cooperative agreements, 
     or other arrangements for reimbursement) with local 
     governments for the provision of police or security services, 
     fire protection services, airfield operation services, or 
     other community services by such governments at military 
     installations to be closed under this title if the Secretary 
     determines that the provision of such services under such 
     agreements is in the best interests of the Department of 
     Defense.''.
       (b) 1990 Law.--Section 2905(b)(8) of the Defense Base 
     Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of 
     Public Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2867 note) is amended by 
     striking out subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) Subject to subparagraph (C), the Secretary may enter 
     into agreements (including contracts, cooperative agreements, 
     or other arrangements for reimbursement) with local 
     governments for the provision of police or security services, 
     fire protection services, airfield operation services, or 
     other community services by such governments at military 
     installations to be closed under this part if the Secretary 
     determines that the provision of such services under such 
     agreements is in the best interests of the Department of 
     Defense.''.

     SEC. 2840. AUTHORITY TO TRANSFER PROPERTY AT MILITARY 
                   INSTALLATIONS TO BE CLOSED TO PERSONS WHO 
                   CONSTRUCT OR PROVIDE MILITARY FAMILY HOUSING.

       (a) 1988 Law.--Section 204 of the Defense Authorization 
     Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 
     100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Transfer Authority in Connection With Construction or 
     Provision of Military Family Housing.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary may enter into an agreement to 
     transfer by deed real property or facilities located at or 
     near an installation closed or to be closed under this title 
     with any person who agrees, in exchange for the real property 
     or facilities, to transfer to the Secretary housing units 
     that are constructed or provided by the person and located at 
     or near a military installation at which there is a shortage 
     of suitable housing to meet the requirements of members of 
     the Armed Forces and their dependents. The Secretary may not 
     select real property for transfer under this paragraph if the 
     property is identified in the redevelopment plan for the 
     installation as items essential to the reuse or redevelopment 
     of the installation.
       ``(2) A transfer of real property or facilities may be made 
     under paragraph (1) only if--
       ``(A) the fair market value of the housing units to be 
     received by the Secretary in exchange for the property or 
     facilities to be transferred is equal to or greater than the 
     fair market value of such property or facilities, as 
     determined by the Secretary; or
       ``(B) in the event the fair market value of the housing 
     units is less than the fair market value of property or 
     facilities to be transferred, the recipient of the property 
     or facilities agrees to pay to the Secretary the amount equal 
     to the excess of the fair market value of the property or

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     facilities over the fair market value of the housing units.
       ``(3) Notwithstanding section 207(a)(7), the Secretary may 
     deposit funds received under paragraph (2)(B) in the 
     Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund 
     established under section 2873(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       ``(4) The Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     committees of Congress a report describing each agreement 
     proposed to be entered into under paragraph (1), including 
     the consideration to be received by the United States under 
     the agreement. The Secretary may not enter into the agreement 
     until the end of the 21-day period beginning on the date the 
     appropriate committees of Congress receive the report 
     regarding the agreement.
       ``(5) The Secretary may require any additional terms and 
     conditions in connection with an agreement authorized by this 
     subsection as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
     the interests of the United States.''.
       (b) 1990 Law.--Section 2905 of the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 
     101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Transfer Authority in Connection With Construction or 
     Provision of Military Family Housing.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary may enter into an agreement to 
     transfer by deed real property or facilities located at or 
     near an installation closed or to be closed under this part 
     with any person who agrees, in exchange for the real property 
     or facilities, to transfer to the Secretary housing units 
     that are constructed or provided by the person and located at 
     or near a military installation at which there is a shortage 
     of suitable housing to meet the requirements of members of 
     the Armed Forces and their dependents. The Secretary may not 
     select real property for transfer under this paragraph if the 
     property is identified in the redevelopment plan for the 
     installation as property essential to the reuse or 
     redevelopment of the installation.
       ``(2) A transfer of real property or facilities may be made 
     under paragraph (1) only if--
       ``(A) the fair market value of the housing units to be 
     received by the Secretary in exchange for the property or 
     facilities to be transferred is equal to or greater than the 
     fair market value of such property or facilities, as 
     determined by the Secretary; or
       ``(B) in the event the fair market value of the housing 
     units is less than the fiar market value of property or 
     facilities to be transferred, the recipient of the property 
     or facilities agrees to pay to the Secretary the amount equal 
     to the excess of the fair market value of the property or 
     facilities over the fair market value of the housing units.
       ``(3) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of section 2906(a), the 
     Secretary may deposit funds received under paragraph (2)(B) 
     in the Department of Defense Family Housing Improvement Fund 
     established under section 2873(a) of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       ``(4) The Secretary shall submit to the congressional 
     defense committees a report describing each agreement 
     proposed to be entered into under paragraph (1), including 
     the consideration to be received by the United States under 
     the agreement. The Secretary may not enter into the agreement 
     until the end of the 30-day period beginning on the date the 
     congressional defense committees receive the report regarding 
     the agreement.
       ``(5) The Secretary may require any additional terms and 
     conditions in connection with an agreement authorized by this 
     subsection as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect 
     the interests of the United States.''.
       (c) Regulations.--Not later than nine months after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     prescribe any regulations necessary to carry out subsection 
     (e) of section 204 of the Defense Authorization Amendments 
     and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 100-526; 10 
     U.S.C. 2687 note), as added by subsection (a), and subsection 
     (f) of section 2905 of the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 
     101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), as added by subsection (b).

     SEC. 2841. USE OF SINGLE BASE CLOSURE AUTHORITIES FOR 
                   DISPOSAL OF PROPERTY AND FACILITIES AT FORT 
                   HOLABIRD, MARYLAND.

       (a) Consolidation of Base Closure Authorities.--In the case 
     of the property and facilities at Fort Holabird, Maryland, 
     described in subsection (b), the Secretary of Defense shall 
     dispose of such property and facilities in accordance with 
     section 2905(b)(7) of the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 
     101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), as amended by section 2838 of 
     this Act.
       (b) Covered Property and Facilities.--Subsection (a) 
     applies to the following property and facilities at Fort 
     Holabird, Maryland:
       (1) Property and facilities that were approved for closure 
     or realignment under title II of the Defense Authorization 
     Amendments and Base Closure and Realignment Act (Public Law 
     100-526; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note), but have not been disposed of 
     as of the date of the enactment of this Act, including 
     buildings 305 and 306 and the parking lots and other property 
     associated with such buildings.
       (2) Property and facilities that were approved in 1995 for 
     closure or realignment under the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public Law 
     101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
       (c) Use of Surveys and Other Evaluations of Property.--In 
     carrying out the disposal of the property and facilities 
     referred to in subsection (b)(1), the Secretary shall utilize 
     any surveys and other evaluations of such property and 
     facilities that were prepared by the Corps of Engineers 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act as part of the 
     process for the disposal of such property and facilities.
                 Subtitle D--Land Conveyances Generally

                        PART I--ARMY CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2851. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION, FORT SAM HOUSTON, TEXAS.

       (a) Transfer of Land for National Cemetery.--The Secretary 
     of the Army may transfer, without reimbursement, to the 
     administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs a parcel of real property (including any improvements 
     thereon) consisting of approximately 53 acres and comprising 
     a portion of Fort Sam Houston, Texas.
       (b) Use of Land.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     use the real property transferred under subsection (a) as a 
     national cemetery under chapter 24 of title 38, United States 
     Code.
       (c) Legal Description.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be transferred under this 
     section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary of the Army. The cost of the survey shall be borne 
     by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the transfer under this section as the 
     Secretary of the Army considers appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2852. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION, FORT BLISS, TEXAS.

       (a) Transfer of Land for National Cemetery.--The Secretary 
     of the Army may transfer, without reimbursement, to the 
     administrative jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans 
     Affairs a parcel of real property (including any improvements 
     thereon) consisting of approximately 22 acres and comprising 
     a portion of Fort Bliss, Texas.
       (b) Use of Land.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     use the real property transferred under subsection (a) as an 
     addition to the Fort Bliss National Cemetery and administer 
     such real property pursuant to chapter 24 of title 38, United 
     States Code.
       (c) Legal Description.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be transferred under this 
     section shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary of the Army. The cost of the survey shall be borne 
     by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the transfer under this section as the 
     Secretary of the Army considers appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2853. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION AND LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT 
                   DEVENS MILITARY RESERVATION, MASSACHUSETTS.

       (a) Transfer of Land for Wildlife Refuge.--Subject to 
     subsections (b) and (c), the Secretary of the Army shall 
     transfer, without reimbursement, to the administrative 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary of the Interior that portion of 
     Fort Devens Military Reservation, Massachusetts, that is 
     situated south of Massachusetts State Route 2, for inclusion 
     in the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge.
       (b) Land Conveyance.--Subject to subsection (c), the 
     Secretary of the Army shall convey to the Town of Lancaster, 
     Massachusetts (in this section referred to as the ``Town''), 
     all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     a parcel of real property consisting of approximately 100 
     acres of the parcel available for transfer under subsection 
     (a) and located adjacent to Massachusetts State Highway 70.
       (c) Requirements Relating to Transfer and Conveyance.--(1) 
     The transfer under subsection (a) and the conveyance under 
     subsection (b) may not be made unless the property to be 
     transferred and conveyed is determined to be excess to the 
     needs of the Department of Defense.
       (2) The transfer and conveyance shall be made as soon as 
     practicable after the date on which the property is 
     determined to be excess to the needs of the Department of 
     Defense.
       (d) Legal Description.--(1) The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be transferred under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey mutually 
     satisfactory to the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary 
     of the Interior. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the 
     Secretary of the Interior.
       (2) The exact acreage and legal description of the real 
     property to be conveyed under subsection (b) shall be 
     determined by a survey mutually satisfactory to the Secretary 
     of the Army, the Secretary of the Interior, and the Board of 
     Selectman of the Town. The cost of the survey shall be borne 
     by the Town.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the transfer under subsection (a) and the 
     conveyance under subsection (b) as the Secretary of the Army 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

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     SEC. 2854. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT BELVOIR, 
                   VIRGINIA.

       (a) Designation of Recipient.--Subsection (a) of section 
     2821 of the Military Construction Authorization Act for 
     Fiscal Years 1990 and 1991 (division B of Public Law 101-189; 
     103 Stat. 1658) is amended by striking out ``any grantee 
     selected in accordance with subsection (e)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``the County of Fairfax, Virginia (in this 
     section referred to as the `grantee'),''.
       (b) Consideration.--Subsection (b)(1) of such section is 
     amended by striking out subparagraph (B) and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) grant title, free of liens and other encumbrances, to 
     the Department to such facilities and, if not already owned 
     by the Department, to the underlying land; and''.
       (c) Content of Agreement.--Subsection (c) of such section 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(c) Content of Agreement.--An agreement entered into 
     under this section shall include the following:
       ``(1) A requirement that the grantee construct facilities 
     and make infrastructure improvements for the Department of 
     the Army that the Secretary determines are necessary for the 
     Department at Fort Belvoir and at other sites at which 
     activities will be relocated as a result of the conveyance 
     made under this section.
       ``(2) A requirement that the construction of facilities and 
     infrastructure improvements referred to in paragraph (1) be 
     carried out in accordance with plans and specifications 
     approved by the Secretary.
       ``(3) A requirement that the Secretary retain a lien or 
     other security interest against the property conveyed to the 
     grantee in the amount of the fair market value of the 
     property, as determined under subsection (b)(2). The 
     agreement will specify the terms for releasing the lien or 
     other security interest, in whole or in part. In the event of 
     default by the County on its obligations under the terms of 
     the agreement, the Secretary shall enforce the lien or 
     security interest. The proceeds obtained through enforcing 
     the lien or security interest may be used by the Secretary to 
     construct facilities and make infrastructure improvements in 
     lieu of those provided for in the agreement.''.
       (d) Surveys.--Subsection (g) of such section is amended by 
     striking out the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following: ``The grantee shall be responsible for 
     completing any such survey without cost to the United 
     States.''.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--Such section is further 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``Subject to 
     subsections (b) through (h), the'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``The'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1), by striking out ``subsection 
     (c)(1)(D)'' both places it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``subsection (c)(1)(A)'';
       (3) by striking out subsections (e) and (f); and
       (4) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections 
     (e) and (f), respectively.

     SEC. 2855. LAND EXCHANGE, FORT LEWIS, WASHINGTON.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to Weyerhaeuser Real Estate Company, Tacoma, 
     Washington (in this section referred to as ``WRECO''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property at Fort Lewis, Washington, known as 
     an unimproved portion of Tract 1000 (formerly being in the 
     DuPont Steilacoom Road, consisting of approximately 1.23 
     acres), and Tract 26E (consisting of 0.03 acre).
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     authorized by subsection (a), WRECO shall convey or cause to 
     be conveyed to the United States, by warranty deed acceptable 
     to the Secretary, a 0.39 acre parcel of real property located 
     adjacent to Fort Lewis, Washington, together with other 
     consideration acceptable to the Secretary. The total 
     consideration conveyed to the United States shall not be less 
     than the fair market value of the land conveyed under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Determination of Fair Market Value.--The determinations 
     of the Secretary regarding the fair market values of the 
     parcels of real property and improvements to be conveyed 
     pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) shall be final.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the parcels of real property to be conveyed 
     pursuant to subsections (a) and (b) shall be determined by a 
     survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey 
     shall be borne by WRECO.
       (e) Effect on Existing Reversionary Interest.--The 
     Secretary may enter into an agreement with the appropriate 
     officials of Pierce County, Washington, under which--
       (1) the existing reversionary interest of Pierce County in 
     the lands to be conveyed by the United States under 
     subsection (a) is extinguished; and
       (2) the conveyance to the United States under subsection 
     (b) is made subject to a similar reversionary interest in 
     favor of Pierce County in the lands conveyed under such 
     subsection.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyances under this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2856. LAND EXCHANGE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, GAINESVILLE, 
                   GEORGIA.

       (a) Land Exchange Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army 
     may convey to the City of Gainesville, Georgia (in this 
     section referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property, together with any improvements thereon, consisting 
     of approximately 4.2 acres and located on Shallowford Road in 
     Gainesville, Georgia, the site of the Army Reserve Center, 
     Gainesville, Georgia.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     authorized by subsection (a), the City shall--
       (1) convey to the United States all right, title, and 
     interest in and to a parcel of real property consisting of 
     approximately 8 acres located in the Atlas Industrial Park, 
     Gainesville, Georgia, that is acceptable to the Secretary;
       (2) design and construct on such real property suitable 
     facilities (as determined by the Secretary) for training 
     activities of the Army Reserve to replace facilities conveyed 
     under subsection (a);
       (3) carry out, at cost to the City, any environmental 
     assessments and any other studies, analyses, and assessments 
     that may be required under Federal law in connection with the 
     land conveyances under subsection (a) and paragraph (1) and 
     the construction under paragraph (2);
       (4) pay the Secretary the amount (as determined by the 
     Secretary) equal to the cost of relocating Army Reserve units 
     from the real property to be conveyed under subsection (a) to 
     the replacement facilities to be constructed under paragraph 
     (2); and
       (5) if the fair market value of the real property conveyed 
     by the Secretary under subsection (a) exceeds the fair market 
     value of the consideration provided by the City under 
     paragraphs (1) through (4), pay the United States the amount 
     equal to the amount of such excess.
       (c) Determination of Fair Market Value.--The Secretary 
     shall determine the fair market value of the real property to 
     be conveyed under subsection (a) and of the consideration to 
     be furnished by the City under subsection (b). Such 
     determination shall be final.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the parcels of real property to be conveyed 
     under subsections (a) and (b) shall be determined by a survey 
     satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall 
     be borne by the City.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyances authorized by this section as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.

     SEC. 2857. LAND CONVEYANCE, HOLSTON ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, 
                   MOUNT CARMEL, TENNESSEE.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without reimbursement, to the City of Mount Carmel, 
     Tennessee (in this section referred to as the ``City''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property, including improvements thereon, 
     consisting of approximately 6.5 acres located at Holston Army 
     Ammunition Plant, Tennessee. The property is located adjacent 
     to the Mount Carmel Cemetery and is intended for expansion of 
     the cemetery.
       (b) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the City.
       (c) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2858. LAND CONVEYANCE, INDIANA ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, 
                   CHARLESTOWN, INDIANA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the State of Indiana (in 
     this section referred to as the ``State''), all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property, including any improvements thereon, that consists 
     of approximately 1125 acres at the inactivated Indiana Army 
     Ammunition Plant in Charlestown, Indiana, and is the subject 
     of a 25-year lease between the Secretary and the State.
       (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized 
     under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that 
     the State use the conveyed property for recreational 
     purposes.
       (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the State.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2859. LAND CONVEYANCE, FORT ORD, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to the City of Seaside, California (in this section 
     referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to a parcel of real property 
     (including improvements thereon) consisting of approximately 
     477 acres located in Monterey County, California, and 
     comprising a portion of the former Fort Ord Military Complex. 
     The real property to be conveyed to the City includes

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     the two Fort Ord Golf Courses, Black Horse and Bayonet, and a 
     portion of the Hayes Housing Facilities.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance of 
     the real property and improvements under subsection (a), the 
     City shall pay to the United States an amount equal to the 
     fair market value of the property to be conveyed, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       (c) Use and Deposit of Proceeds.--(1) From the funds paid 
     by the City under subsection (b), the Secretary shall deposit 
     in the Morale, Welfare, and Recreation Fund Account of the 
     Department of the Army such amounts as may be necessary to 
     cover morale, welfare, and recreation activities at Army 
     installations in the general vicinity of Fort Ord during 
     fiscal years 1996 through 2000. The amount deposited by the 
     Secretary into the Account shall not exceed the fair market 
     value, as established under subsection (b), of the two Fort 
     Ord Golf Courses conveyed under subsection (a). The Secretary 
     shall notify Congress of the amount to be deposited not later 
     than 90 days after the date of the conveyance.
       (2) The Secretary shall deposit the balance of any funds 
     paid by the City under subsection (b), after deducting the 
     amount deposited under paragraph (1), in the Department of 
     Defense Base Closure Account 1990.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey mutually 
     satisfactory to the Secretary and the City. The cost of the 
     survey shall be borne by the City.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2860. LAND CONVEYANCE, PARKS RESERVE FORCES TRAINING 
                   AREA, DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--(1) Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Army may convey to the 
     County of Alameda, California (in this section referred to as 
     the ``County''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a parcel of real property, including 
     improvements thereon, consisting of approximately 31 acres 
     located at Parks Reserve Forces Training Area, Dublin, 
     California.
       (2) The conveyance authorized by this section shall not 
     include any oil, gas, or mineral interest of the United 
     States in the real property to be conveyed.
       (b) Consideration.--(1) As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a)(1), the County shall provide the Army 
     with the following services at the portion of Parks Reserve 
     Forces Training Area retained by the Army:
       (A) Relocation of the main gate of the retained Training 
     Area from Dougherty Road to Dublin Boulevard across from the 
     Bay Area Rapid Transit District East Dublin station, 
     including the closure of the existing main gate on Dougherty 
     Road, construction of a security facility, and construction 
     of a roadway from the new entrance to Fifth Street.
       (B) Enclosing and landscaping of the southern boundary of 
     the retained Training Area installation located northerly of 
     Dublin Boulevard.
       (C) Enclosing and landscaping of the eastern boundary of 
     the retained Training Area from Dublin Boulevard to Gleason 
     Drive.
       (D) Resurfacing of roadways within the retained Training 
     Area.
       (E) Provision of such other services in connection with the 
     retained Training Area, including relocation or 
     reconstruction of water lines, relocation or reconstruction 
     of sewer lines, construction of drainage improvements, and 
     construction of buildings, as the Secretary and the County 
     may determine to be appropriate.
       (F) Provision for and funding of any environmental 
     mitigation that is necessary as a result of a change in use 
     of the conveyed property by the County.
       (2) The detailed specifications for the services to be 
     provided under paragraph (1) may be determined and approved 
     on behalf of the Secretary by the Commander of Parks Reserve 
     Forces Training Area. The preparation costs of such 
     specifications shall be borne by the County.
       (3) The fair market value of improvements and services 
     received by the United States from the County under paragraph 
     (1) must be equal to or exceed the appraised fair market 
     value of the real property to be conveyed under subsection 
     (a)(1). The appraisal of the fair market value of the 
     property shall be subject to Secretary review and approval.
       (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a)(1) shall be determined by a survey 
     satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall 
     be borne by the County.
       (d) Time for Transfer of Title.--The transfer of title to 
     the County under subsection (a)(1) may be executed by the 
     Secretary only upon the satisfactory guarantee by the County 
     of completion of the services to be provided under subsection 
     (b).
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a)(1) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2861. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE CENTER, YOUNGSTOWN, 
                   OHIO.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey, without consideration, to the City of Youngstown, 
     Ohio (in this section referred to as the ``City''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of excess real property, including improvements 
     thereon, that is located at 399 Miller Street in Youngstown, 
     Ohio, and contains the Kefurt Army Reserve Center.
       (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized 
     under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that 
     the City retain the conveyed property for the use and benefit 
     of the Youngstown Fire Department.
       (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the City.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2862. LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY RESERVE PROPERTY, FORT 
                   SHERIDAN, ILLINOIS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--Subject to subsection (b), the 
     Secretary of the Army may convey to any transferee selected 
     under subsection (g) all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of real property (including 
     improvements thereon) at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, consisting 
     of approximately 114 acres and comprising an Army Reserve 
     area.
       (b) Requirement for Federal Screening of Property.--The 
     Secretary may not carry out the conveyance of property 
     authorized by subsection (a) unless the Secretary determines 
     that no department or agency of the Federal Government will 
     accept the transfer of the property.
       (c) Consideration.--(1) As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the transferee selected under 
     subsection (g) shall--
       (A) convey to the United States a parcel of real property 
     that meets the requirements of subsection (d);
       (B) design for and construct on the property conveyed under 
     subparagraph (A) such facilities (including support 
     facilities and infrastructure) to replace the facilities 
     conveyed pursuant to the authority in subsection (a) as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate; and
       (C) pay the cost of relocating Army personnel in the 
     facilities located on the real property conveyed pursuant to 
     the authority in subsection (a) to the facilities constructed 
     under subparagraph (B).
       (2) The Secretary shall ensure that the fair market value 
     of the consideration provided by the transferee under 
     paragraph (1) is not less than the fair market value of the 
     real property conveyed by the Secretary under subsection (a).
       (d) Requirements Relating to Property To Be Conveyed to 
     United States.--The real property conveyed to the United 
     States under subsection (c)(1)(A) by the transferee selected 
     under subsection (g) shall--
       (1) be located not more than 25 miles from Fort Sheridan;
       (2) be located in a neighborhood or area having social and 
     economic conditions similar to the social and economic 
     conditions of the area in which Fort Sheridan is located; and
       (3) be acceptable to the Secretary.
       (e) Interim Relocation of Army Personnel.--Pending 
     completion of the construction of all the facilities proposed 
     to be constructed under subsection (c)(1)(B) by the 
     transferee selected under subsection (g), the Secretary may 
     relocate Army personnel in the facilities located on the 
     property to be conveyed pursuant to the authority in 
     subsection (a) to the facilities that have been constructed 
     by the transferee under such subsection (c)(1)(B).
       (f) Determination of Fair Market Value.--The Secretary 
     shall determine the fair market value of the real property to 
     be conveyed under subsection (a) and of the consideration to 
     be provided under subsection (c)(1). Such determination shall 
     be final.
       (g) Selection of Transferee.--(1) The Secretary shall use 
     competitive procedures for the selection of a transferee 
     under subsection (a).
       (2) In evaluating the offers of prospective transferees, 
     the Secretary shall--
       (A) consider such criteria as the Secretary considers to be 
     appropriate to determine whether prospective transferees will 
     be able to satisfy the consideration requirements specified 
     in subsection (c)(1); and
       (B) consult with the communities and jurisdictions in the 
     vicinity of Fort Sheridan (including the City of Lake Forest, 
     the City of Highwood, and the City of Highland Park and the 
     County of Lake. Illinois) in order to determine the most 
     appropriate use of the property to be conveyed.
       (h) Descriptions of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     descriptions of the real property to be conveyed by the 
     Secretary under subsection (a) and the real property to be 
     conveyed under subsection (c)(1)(A) shall be determined by a 
     survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey 
     shall be borne by the transferee selected under subsection 
     (g).
       (i) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the

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     conveyances under this section as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2863. LAND CONVEYANCE, PROPERTY UNDERLYING CUMMINS 
                   APARTMENT COMPLEX, FORT HOLABIRD, MARYLAND.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the Secretary of the Army may convey to the 
     existing owner of the improvements thereon all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property underlying the Cummins Apartment Complex at Fort 
     Holabird, Maryland, that consists of approximately 6 acres, 
     and any interest the United States may have in the 
     improvements thereon.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the owner of the improvements referred 
     to in that subsection shall provide compensation to the 
     United States in an amount equal to the fair market value (as 
     determined by the Secretary) of the property interest to be 
     conveyed.
       (c) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey that is 
     satisfactory to the Secretary.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2864. MODIFICATION OF EXISTING LAND CONVEYANCE, ARMY 
                   PROPERTY, HAMILTON AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Application of Section.--The authority provided in 
     subsection (b) shall apply only in the event that the 
     purchaser purchases only a portion of the Sale Parcel 
     referred to in section 9099 of the Department of Defense 
     Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-396; 106 Stat. 1924) 
     and exercises the purchaser's option to withdraw from the 
     sale as to the rest of the Sale Parcel.
       (b) Conveyance Authority in Event of Partial Sale.--The 
     Secretary of the Army may convey to the City of Novato, 
     California (in this section referred to as the ``City'')--
       (1) that portion of the Sale Parcel (other than Landfill 26 
     and an appropriate buffer area around it and the groundwater 
     treatment facility site) that is not purchased as provided in 
     subsection (a); and
       (2) any of the land referred to in subsection (e) of such 
     section 9099 that is not purchased by the purchaser.
       (c) Consideration and Conditions on Conveyance.--The 
     conveyance under subsection (b) shall be made as a public 
     benefit transfer to the City for the sum of One Dollar, 
     subject to the condition that the conveyed property be used 
     for school, classroom, or other educational purposes or as a 
     public park or recreation area.
       (d) Subsequent Conveyance by the City.--(1) If, within 10 
     years after the conveyance under subsection (b), the City 
     conveys all or any part of the conveyed property to a third 
     party without the use restrictions specified in subsection 
     (c), the City shall pay to the Secretary of the Army an 
     amount equal to the proceeds received by the City from the 
     conveyance, minus the demonstrated reasonable costs of making 
     the conveyance and of any improvements made by the City to 
     the property following its acquisition of the land (but only 
     to the extent such improvements increase the value of the 
     property conveyed). The Secretary of the Army shall deliver 
     into the applicable closing escrow an acknowledgement of 
     receipt of the proceeds and a release of the reverter right 
     under subsection (e) as to the affected land, effective upon 
     such receipt.
       (2) Until one year after the completion of the cleanup of 
     contaminated soil in the Landfill located on the Sale Parcel 
     and completion of the groundwater treatment facilities, any 
     conveyance by the City must be at a per-acre price for the 
     portion sold that is at least equal to the per-acre contract 
     price paid by the purchaser for the portion of the Sale 
     Parcel purchased under the Agreement and Modification for the 
     purchase of the Sale Parcel by the purchaser. Thereafter, any 
     conveyance by the City must be at a price at least equal to 
     the fair market value of the portion sold.
       (3) This subsection shall not apply to a conveyance by the 
     City to another public or quasi-public agency for public uses 
     of the kind described in subsection (c).
       (e) Reversion.--If the Secretary of the Army determines 
     that the City has failed to make a payment as required by 
     subsection (d)(1) or that any portion of the conveyed 
     property retained by the City or conveyed under subsection 
     (d)(3) is not being utilized in accordance with subsection 
     (c), title to the applicable portion of such property shall 
     revert to the United States at the election of the 
     Administrator of the General Services Administration.
       (f) Special Conveyance Regarding Building 138 Parcel.--The 
     Secretary of the Army may convey to the purchaser of the Sale 
     Parcel the Building 138 parcel, which has been designated by 
     the parties as Parcel A4. The per-acre price for the portion 
     conveyed under this subsection shall be at least equal to the 
     per-acre contract price paid by the purchaser for the portion 
     of the Sale Parcel purchased under the Agreement and 
     Modification, dated September 25, 1990, as amended.

                       PART II--NAVY CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2865. TRANSFER OF JURISDICTION, NAVAL WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL 
                   RESERVE PLANT, CALVERTON, NEW YORK.

       (a) Transfer Authorized.--Notwithstanding section 2854 of 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1993 (division B of Public Law 102-484; 106 Stat. 2626), as 
     amended by section 2823 of the Military Construction 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division B of Public 
     Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3058), the Secretary of the Navy may 
     transfer, without reimbursement, to the administrative 
     jurisdiction of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs a parcel of 
     real property consisting of approximately 150 acres located 
     adjacent to the Calverton National Cemetery, Calverton, New 
     York, and comprising a portion of the buffer zone of the 
     Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, Calverton, New York.
       (b) Use of Property.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall use the real property transferred under subsection (a) 
     as an addition to the Calverton National Cemetery and 
     administer such real property pursuant to chapter 24 of title 
     38, United States Code.
       (c) Survey.--The cost of any survey necessary for the 
     transfer of jurisdiction of the real property described in 
     subsection (a) from the Secretary of the Navy to the 
     Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall be borne by the Secretary 
     of Veterans Affairs.
       (d) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Navy may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the transfer under this section as the 
     Secretary of the Navy considers appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2866. MODIFICATION OF LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL WEAPONS 
                   INDUSTRIAL RESERVE PLANT, CALVERTON, NEW YORK.

       (a) Removal of Reversionary Interest; Addition of Lease 
     Authority.--Subsection (c) of section 2833 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 (division 
     B of Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3061) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(c) Lease Authority.--Until such time as the real 
     property described in subsection (a) is conveyed by deed, the 
     Secretary may lease the property, along with improvements 
     thereon, to the Community Development Agency in exchange for 
     security services, fire protection services, and maintenance 
     services provided by the Community Development Agency for the 
     property.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (e) of such section 
     is amended by striking out ``subsection (a)'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``subsection (a) or a lease under subsection 
     (c)''.

     SEC. 2867. LAND CONVEYANCE ALTERNATIVE TO EXISTING LEASE 
                   AUTHORITY, NAVAL SUPPLY CENTER, OAKLAND, 
                   CALIFORNIA.

       Section 2834(b) of the Military Construction Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1993 (division B of Public Law 102-484; 
     106 Stat. 2614), as amended by section 2833 of the Military 
     Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (division 
     B of Public Law 103-160; 107 Stat. 1896) and section 2821 of 
     the Military Construction Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1995 (division B of Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3057), is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(4) In lieu of entering into a lease under paragraph (1), 
     or in place of an existing lease under that paragraph, the 
     Secretary may convey, without consideration, the property 
     described in that paragraph to the City of Oakland, 
     California, the Port of Oakland, California, the City of 
     Alameda, California, or the City of Richmond, California, 
     under such terms and conditions as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate.
       ``(5) The exact acreage and legal description of any 
     property conveyed under paragraph (4) shall be determined by 
     a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of each 
     survey shall be borne by the recipient of the property.''.

     SEC. 2868. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL WEAPONS INDUSTRIAL RESERVE 
                   PLANT, MCGREGOR, TEXAS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--(1) The Secretary of the Navy 
     may convey, without consideration, to the City of McGregor, 
     Texas (in this section referred to as the ``City''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon, 
     containing the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant, 
     McGregor, Texas.
       (2) After screening the facilities, equipment, and fixtures 
     (including special tooling and special test equipment) 
     located on the parcel for other uses by the Department of the 
     Navy, the Secretary may include in the conveyance under 
     paragraph (1) any facilities, equipment, and fixtures on the 
     parcel not to be so used if the Secretary determines that 
     manufacturing activities requiring the use of such 
     facilities, equipment, and fixtures are likely to continue or 
     be reinstated on the parcel after conveyance under paragraph 
     (1).
       (b) Lease Authority.--Until such time as the real property 
     described in subsection (a)(1) is conveyed by deed, the 
     Secretary may lease the property, along with improvements 
     thereon, to the City in exchange for security services, fire 
     protection services, and maintenance services provided by the 
     City for the property.
       (c) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized 
     under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that 
     the City, directly or through an agreement with a public or 
     private entity, use the conveyed property (or offer the 
     conveyed property for use) for economic redevelopment to 
     replace all or a part of the economic activity being lost at 
     the parcel.

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       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a)(1) shall be determined by a survey 
     satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall 
     be borne by the City.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) or a lease under 
     subsection (b) as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     protect the interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2869. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL SURFACE WARFARE CENTER, 
                   MEMPHIS, TENNESSEE.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Navy may 
     convey to the Memphis and Shelby County Port Commission, 
     Memphis, Tennessee (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Port''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a parcel of real property (including any 
     improvements thereon) consisting of approximately 26 acres 
     that is located at the Carderock Division, Naval Surface 
     Warfare Center, Memphis Detachment, Presidents Island, 
     Memphis, Tennessee.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance of 
     real property under subsection (a), the Port shall--
       (1) grant to the United States a restrictive easement in 
     and to a parcel of real property consisting of approximately 
     100 acres that is adjacent to the Memphis Detachment, 
     Presidents Island, Memphis, Tennessee; and
       (2) if the fair market value of the easement granted under 
     paragraph (1) is less than the fair market value of the real 
     property conveyed under subsection (a), provide the United 
     States such additional consideration as the Secretary and the 
     Port jointly determine appropriate so that the value of the 
     consideration received by the United States under this 
     subsection is equal to or greater than the fair market value 
     of the real property conveyed under subsection (a).
       (c) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) shall be carried out in accordance with the 
     provisions of the Land Exchange Agreement between the United 
     States and the Memphis and Shelby County Port Commission, 
     Memphis, Tennessee.
       (d) Determination of Fair Market Value.--The Secretary 
     shall determine the fair market value of the real property to 
     be conveyed under subsection (a) and of the easement to be 
     granted under subsection (b)(1). Such determinations shall be 
     final.
       (e) Use of Proceeds.--The Secretary shall deposit any 
     proceeds received under subsection (b)(2) as consideration 
     for the conveyance of real property authorized under 
     subsection (a) in the special account established pursuant to 
     section 204(h)(2) of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 485(h)(2)).
       (f) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) and the easement to be granted under 
     subsection (b)(1) shall be determined by a survey 
     satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall 
     be borne by the Port.
       (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance authorized by subsection (a) and the 
     easement granted under subsection (b)(1) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2870. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVY PROPERTY, FORT SHERIDAN, 
                   ILLINOIS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--Subject to subsection (b), the 
     Secretary of the Navy may convey to any transferee selected 
     under subsection (i) all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to a parcel of real property (including 
     any improvements thereon) at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, 
     consisting of approximately 182 acres and comprising the Navy 
     housing areas at Fort Sheridan.
       (b) Requirement for Federal Screening of Property.--The 
     Secretary may not carry out the conveyance of property 
     authorized by subsection (a) unless the Secretary determines 
     that no department or agency of the Federal Government will 
     accept the transfer of the property.
       (c) Consideration.--(1) As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the transferee selected under 
     subsection (i) shall--
       (A) convey to the United States a parcel of real property 
     that meets the requirements of subsection (d);
       (B) design for and construct on the property conveyed under 
     subparagraph (A) such housing facilities (including support 
     facilities and infrastructure) to replace the housing 
     facilities conveyed pursuant to the authority in subsection 
     (a) as the Secretary considers appropriate;
       (C) pay the cost of relocating members of the Armed Forces 
     residing in the housing facilities located on the real 
     property conveyed pursuant to the authority in subsection (a) 
     to the housing facilities constructed under subparagraph (B);
       (D) provide for the education of dependents of such members 
     under subsection (e); and
       (E) carry out such activities for the operation, 
     maintenance, and improvement of the facilities constructed 
     under subparagraph (B) as the Secretary and the transferee 
     jointly determine appropriate.
       (2) The Secretary shall ensure that the fair market value 
     of the consideration provided by the transferee under 
     paragraph (1) is not less than the fair market value of the 
     property interest conveyed by the Secretary under subsection 
     (a).
       (d) Requirements Relating to Property To Be Conveyed to 
     United States.--The property interest conveyed to the United 
     States under subsection (c)(1)(A) by the transferee selected 
     under subsection (i) shall--
       (1) be located not more than 25 miles from the Great Lakes 
     Naval Training Center, Illinois;
       (2) be located in a neighborhood or area having social and 
     economic conditions similar to the social and economic 
     conditions of the area in which Fort Sheridan is located; and
       (3) be acceptable to the Secretary.
       (e) Education of Dependents of Members of the Armed 
     Forces.--In providing for the education of dependents of 
     members of the Armed Forces under subsection (c)(1)(D), the 
     transferee selected under subsection (i) shall ensure that 
     such dependents may enroll at the schools of one or more 
     school districts in the vicinity of the real property 
     conveyed to the United States under subsection (c)(1)(A) 
     which schools and districts--
       (1) meet such standards for schools and schools districts 
     as the Secretary shall establish; and
       (2) will continue to meet such standards after the 
     enrollment of such dependents regardless of the receipt by 
     such school districts of Federal impact aid.
       (f) Interim Relocation of Members of the Armed Forces.--
     Pending completion of the construction of all the housing 
     facilities proposed to be constructed under subsection 
     (c)(1)(B) by the transferee selected under subsection (i), 
     the Secretary may relocate--
       (1) members of the Armed Forces residing in housing 
     facilities located on the property to be conveyed pursuant to 
     the authority in subsection (a) to the housing facilities 
     that have been constructed by the transferee under such 
     subsection (c)(1)(B); and
       (2) other Government tenants located on such property to 
     other facilities.
       (g) Applicability of Certain Agreements.--The property 
     conveyed by the Secretary pursuant to the authority in 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the Memorandum of 
     Understanding concerning the Transfer of Certain Properties 
     at Fort Sheridan, Illinois, dated August 8, 1991, between the 
     Department of the Army and the Department of the Navy.
       (h) Determination of Fair Market Value.--The Secretary 
     shall determine the fair market value of the real property 
     interest to be conveyed under subsection (a) and of the 
     consideration to be provided under subsection (c)(1). Such 
     determination shall be final.
       (i) Selection of Transferee.--(1) The Secretary shall use 
     competitive procedures for the selection of a transferee 
     under subsection (a).
       (2) In evaluating the offers of prospective transferees, 
     the Secretary shall--
       (A) consider such criteria as the Secretary considers to be 
     appropriate to determine whether prospective transferees will 
     be able to satisfy the consideration requirements specified 
     in subsection (c)(1); and
       (B) consult with the communities and jurisdictions in the 
     vicinity of Fort Sheridan (including the City of Lake Forest, 
     the City of Highwood, and the City of Highland Park and the 
     County of Lake, Illinois) in order to determine the most 
     appropriate use of the property to be conveyed.
       (j) Descriptions of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     descriptions of the real property to be conveyed by the 
     Secretary under subsection (a) and the real property to be 
     conveyed under subsection (c)(1)(A) shall be determined by a 
     survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The cost of the survey 
     shall be borne by the transferee selected under subsection 
     (i).
       (k) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyances under this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2871. LAND CONVEYANCE, NAVAL COMMUNICATIONS STATION, 
                   STOCKTON, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--Subject to subsection (b), the 
     Secretrary of the Navy may convey to the Port of Stockton, 
     California (in this section referred to as the ``Port''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property, including any improvements thereon, 
     consisting of approximately 1,450 acres at the Naval 
     Communication Station, Stockton, California.
       (b) Requirement for Federal Screening of Property.--The 
     Secretary may not carry out the conveyance of property 
     authorized by subsection (a) unless the Secretary determines 
     that no department or agency of the Federal Government will 
     accept the transfer of the property.
       (c) Interim Lease.--Until such time as the real property 
     described in subsection (a) is conveyed by deed, the 
     Secretary may lease the property, along with improvements 
     thereon, to the Port under terms and conditions satisfactory 
     to the Secretary.
       (d) Consideration.--The conveyance may be made as a public 
     benefit conveyance for port development as defined in section 
     203 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
     of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 484) if the Port satisfies the criteria in 
     such section and the regulations prescribed to implement such 
     section. If the Port fails to qualify for a public benefit 
     conveyance and still desires to acquire the property, the 
     Port shall pay to the United States an amount equal to the 
     fair market value of the property to be conveyed, as 
     determined by the Secretary.

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       (e) Federal Lease of Conveyed Property.--As a condition for 
     transfer of this property under subparagraph (a), the 
     Secretary may require that the Port lease to the Department 
     of Defense or any other Federal agency all or any part of the 
     property being used by the Federal Government at the time of 
     conveyance. Any such lease shall be made under the same terms 
     and conditions as in force at the time of the conveyance. 
     Such terms and conditions will continue to include payment to 
     the Port for maintenance of facilities leased to the Federal 
     Government. Such maintenance of the Federal premises shall be 
     to the reasonable satisfaction of the United States, or as 
     required by all applicable Federal, State, and local laws and 
     ordinances.
       (f) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property to be conveyed under subsection 
     (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by the Port.
       (g) Additional Terms.--The Secretary may require such 
     additional terms and conditions in connection with the 
     conveyance under subsection (a) or the lease under subsection 
     (c) as the Secretary considers appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2872. LEASE OF PROPERTY, NAVAL AIR STATION AND MARINE 
                   CORPS AIR STATION, MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Lease Authorized.--Notwithstanding section 2692(a)(1) 
     of title 10, United States Code, the Secretary of the Navy 
     may lease to the City of San Diego, California (in this 
     subsection referred to as the ``City''), the parcel of real 
     property, including improvements thereon, described in 
     subsection (b) in order to permit the City to carry out 
     activities on the parcel relating to solid waste management, 
     including the operation and maintenance of one or more solid 
     waste landfills. Pursuant to the lease, the Secretary may 
     authorize the City to construct and operate on the parcel 
     facilities related to solid waste management, including a 
     sludge processing facility.
       (b) Covered Property.--The parcel of property to be leased 
     under subsection (a) is a parcel of real property consisting 
     of approximately 1,400 acres that is located at Naval Air 
     Station, Miramar, California, or Marine Corps Air Station, 
     Miramar, California.
       (c) Lease Term.--The lease authorized under subsection (a) 
     shall be for an initial term of not more than 50 years. Under 
     the lease, the Secretary may provide the City with an option 
     to extend the lease for such number of additional periods of 
     such length as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (d) Form of Consideration.--The Secretary may provide in 
     the lease under subsection (a) for the provision by the City 
     of in-kind consideration under the lease.
       (e) Use of Money Rentals.--In such amounts as are provided 
     in advance in appropriation Acts, the Secretary may use money 
     rentals received by the Secretary under the lease authorized 
     under subsection (a) to carry out the following programs at 
     Department of the Navy installations that utilize the solid 
     waste landfill or landfills located on the leased property:
       (1) Environmental programs, including natural resource 
     management programs, recycling programs, and pollution 
     prevention programs.
       (2) Programs to improve the quality of military life, 
     including programs to improve military unaccompanied housing 
     and military family housing.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the lease under subsection (a) as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
       (g) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``sludge'', 
     ``solid waste'', and ``solid waste management'' have the 
     meanings given such terms in paragraphs (26A), (27), and 
     (28), respectively, of section 1004 of the Solid Waste 
     Disposal Act (42 U.S.C. 6903).

                    PART III--AIR FORCE CONVEYANCES

     SEC. 2874. LAND ACQUISITION OR EXCHANGE, SHAW AIR FORCE BASE, 
                   SOUTH CAROLINA.

       (a) Land Acquisition.--By means of an exchange of property, 
     acceptance as a gift, or other means that do not require the 
     use of appropriated funds, the Secretary of the Air Force may 
     acquire all right, title, and interest in and to a parcel of 
     real property (together with any improvements thereon) 
     consisting of approximately 1,100 acres and located adjacent 
     to the eastern end of Shaw Air Force Base, South Carolina, 
     and extending to Stamey Livestock Road in Sumter County, 
     South Carolina.
       (b) Land Exchange Authorized.--For purposes of acquiring 
     the real property described in subsection (a), the Secretary 
     may participate in a land exchange and convey all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to a parcel 
     of real property in the possession of the Air Force if--
       (1) the Secretary determines that the land exchange is in 
     the best interests of the Air Force; and
       (2) the fair market value of the parcel to be conveyed by 
     the Secretary does not exceed the fair market value of the 
     parcel to be acquired by the Secretary.
       (c) Determinations of Fair Market Value.--The Secretary 
     shall determine the fair market value of the parcels of real 
     property to be exchanged, accepted, or otherwise acquired 
     pursuant to subsection (a) and exchanged pursuant to 
     subsection (b). Such determinations shall be final.
       (d) Reversion of Gift Conveyance.--If the Secretary 
     acquires the real property described in subsection (a) by way 
     of gift, the Secretary may accept in the deed of conveyance 
     terms or conditions that require that the land be reconveyed 
     to the donor, or the heirs of the donor, if Shaw Air Force 
     Base ceases operations and is closed.
       (e) Descriptions of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     descriptions of the parcels of real property to be to be 
     exchanged, accepted, or otherwise acquired pursuant to 
     subsection (a) and exchanged pursuant to subsection (b) shall 
     be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the acquisition under subsection (a) or conveyance under 
     subsection (b) as the Secretary considers appropriate to 
     protect the interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2875. LAND CONVEYANCE, ELMENDORF AIR FORCE BASE, ALASKA.

       (a) Conveyance to Private Person Authorized.--The Secretary 
     of the Air Force may convey to such private person as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate, all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property consisting of approximately 31.69 acres that is 
     located at Elmendorf Air Force Base, Alaska, and identified 
     in land lease W-95-507-ENG-58.
       (b) Consideration.--As consideration for the conveyance 
     under subsection (a), the purchaser shall pay to the United 
     States an amount equal to the fair market value of the real 
     property to be conveyed, as determined by the Secretary. In 
     determining the fair market value of the real property, the 
     Secretary shall consider the property as encumbered by land 
     lease W-95-507-ENG-58, with an expiration date of June 13, 
     2024.
       (c) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     purchaser of the property--
       (1) permit the lease of the apartment complex located on 
     the property by members of the Armed Forces stationed at 
     Elmendorf Air Force Base and their dependents; and
       (2) maintain the apartment complex in a condition suitable 
     for such leases.
       (d) Deposit of Proceeds.--The Secretary shall deposit the 
     amount received from the purchaser under subsection (b) in 
     the special account established under section 204(h)(2) of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
     (40 U.S.C. 485(h)(2)).
       (e) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the purchaser of the real property.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2876. LAND CONVEYANCE, RADAR BOMB SCORING SITE, FORSYTH, 
                   MONTANA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, without consideration, to the City of Forsyth, 
     Montana (in this section referred to as the ``City''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     parcel of property (including any improvements thereon) 
     consisting of approximately 58 acres located in Forsyth, 
     Montana, which has served as a support complex and 
     recreational facilities for the Radar Bomb Scoring Site, 
     Forsyth, Montana.
       (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance under 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     City--
       (1) utilize the property and recreational facilities 
     conveyed under that subsection for housing and recreation 
     purposes; or
       (2) enter into an agreement with an appropriate public or 
     private entity to lease such property and facilities to that 
     entity for such purposes.
       (c) Reversion.--If the Secretary determines at any time 
     that the property conveyed under subsection (a) is not being 
     utilized in accordance with paragraph (1) or paragraph (2) of 
     subsection (b), all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     conveyed property, including any improvements thereon, shall 
     revert to the United States and the United States shall have 
     the right of immediate entry onto the property.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property conveyed under this section shall 
     be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The 
     cost of the survey shall be borne by the City.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under this section as the Secretary 
     determines appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2877. LAND CONVEYANCE, RADAR BOMB SCORING SITE, POWELL, 
                   WYOMING.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, without consideration, to the Northwest College 
     Board of Trustees (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Board''), all right, title, and interest of the United 
     States in and to a parcel of real property (including any 
     improvements thereon) consisting of approximately 24 acres 
     located in Powell, Wyoming, which has served as the location 
     of a support complex, recreational facilities, and housing 
     facilities

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     for the Radar Bomb Scoring Site, Powell, Wyoming.
       (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized 
     under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that 
     the Board use the property conveyed under that subsection for 
     housing and recreation purposes and for such other purposes 
     as the Secretary and the Board jointly determine appropriate.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--During the five-year period 
     beginning on the date that the Secretary makes the conveyance 
     authorized under subsection (a), if the Secretary determines 
     that the conveyed property is not being used in accordance 
     with subsection (b), all right, title, and interest in and to 
     the conveyed property, including any improvements thereon, 
     shall revert to the United States and the United States shall 
     have the right of immediate entry onto the property.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the property conveyed under this section shall 
     be determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The 
     cost of the survey shall be borne by the Board.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.

     SEC. 2878. LAND CONVEYANCE, AVON PARK AIR FORCE RANGE, 
                   FLORIDA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Air Force 
     may convey, without consideration, to Highlands County, 
     Florida (in this section referred to as the ``County''), all 
     right, title, and interest of the United States in and to a 
     parcel of real property, together with any improvements 
     thereon, located within the boundaries of the Avon Park Air 
     Force Range near Sebring, Florida, which has previously 
     served as the location of a support complex and recreational 
     facilities for the Avon Park Air Force Range.
       (b) Condition of Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized 
     under subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that 
     the County, directly or through an agreement with an 
     appropriate public or private entity, use the conveyed 
     property, including the support complex and recreational 
     facilities, for operation of a juvenile or other correctional 
     facility.
       (c) Reversionary Interest.--If the Secretary determines at 
     any time that the property conveyed under subsection (a) is 
     not being used in accordance with subsection (b), all right, 
     title, and interest in the property, including any 
     improvements thereon, shall revert to the United States, and 
     the United States shall have the right of immediate entry 
     onto the property.
       (d) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of the survey shall be borne by 
     the County.
       (e) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under this section as the Secretary 
     considers appropriate to protect the interests of the United 
     States.
            Subtitle E--Land Conveyances Involving Utilities

     SEC. 2881. CONVEYANCE OF RESOURCE RECOVERY FACILITY, FORT 
                   DIX, NEW JERSEY.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to Burlington County, New Jersey (in this section 
     referred to as the ``County''), all right, title, and 
     interest of the United States in and to a parcel of real 
     property at Fort Dix, New Jersey, consisting of approximately 
     six acres and containing a resource recovery facility, known 
     as the Fort Dix resource recovery facility.
       (b) Related Easements.--The Secretary may grant to the 
     County any easement that is necessary for access to and 
     operation of the resource recovery facility conveyed under 
     subsection (a).
       (c) Requirement Relating to Conveyance.--The Secretary may 
     not carry out the conveyance of the resource recovery 
     facility authorized by subsection (a) unless the County 
     agrees to accept the facility in its existing condition at 
     the time of the conveyance.
       (d) Conditions on Conveyance.--The conveyance of the 
     resource recovery facility authorized by subsection (a) is 
     subject to the following conditions:
       (1) That the County provide refuse and steam service to 
     Fort Dix, New Jersey, at the rate established by the 
     appropriate Federal or State regulatory authority.
       (2) That the County comply with all applicable 
     environmental laws and regulations (including any permit or 
     license requirements) relating to the resource recovery 
     facility.
       (3) That the County assume full responsibility for 
     ownership, operation, maintenance, repair, and all regulatory 
     compliance requirements for the resource recovery facility.
       (4) That the County not commence any expansion of the 
     resource recovery facility without approval of such expansion 
     by the Secretary.
       (e) Description of the Property.--The exact acreage and 
     legal description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a), and of any easements to be granted under 
     subsection (b), shall be determined by a survey satisfactory 
     to the Secretary. The cost of such survey shall be borne by 
     the County.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) and the grant of any 
     easement under subsection (b) as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2882. CONVEYANCE OF WATER AND WASTEWATER TREATMENT 
                   PLANTS, FORT GORDON, GEORGIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to the city of Augusta, Georgia (in this section 
     referred to as the ``City''), all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States to several parcels of real property 
     located at Fort Gordon, Georgia, and consisting of 
     approximately seven acres each. The parcels are improved with 
     a water filtration plant, water distribution system with 
     storage tanks, sewage treatment plant, and sewage collection 
     system.
       (b) Related Easements.--The Secretary may grant to the City 
     any easement that is necessary for access to the real 
     property conveyed under subsection (a) and operation of the 
     water and wastewater treatment plants and distribution and 
     collection systems conveyed under subsection (a).
       (c) Requirement Relating to Conveyance.--The Secretary may 
     not carry out the conveyance of the water and wastewater 
     treatment plants and distribution and collection systems 
     authorized by subsection (a) unless the City agrees to accept 
     the water and wastewater treatment plants and distribution 
     and collection systems in their existing condition at the 
     time of the conveyance.
       (d) Conditions on Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) is subject to the following conditions:
       (1) That the City provide water and sewer service to Fort 
     Gordon, Georgia, at a rate established by the appropriate 
     Federal or State regulatory authority.
       (2) That the City comply with all applicable environmental 
     laws and regulations (including any permit or license 
     requirements) regarding the real property conveyed under 
     subsection (a).
       (3) That the City assume full responsibility for ownership, 
     operation, maintenance, repair, and all regulatory compliance 
     requirements for the water and wastewater treatment plants 
     and distribution and collection systems.
       (4) That the City not commence any expansion of the water 
     and wastewater treatment plants and distribution and 
     collection systems without approval of such expansion by the 
     Secretary.
       (e) Description of Property.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of the real property to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a), and of any easements granted under subsection 
     (b), shall be determined by a survey satisfactory to the 
     Secretary. The cost of such survey shall be borne by the 
     City.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) and the grant of any 
     easement under subsection (b) as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2883. CONVEYANCE OF ELECTRICITY DISTRIBUTION SYSTEM, 
                   FORT IRWIN, CALIFORNIA.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to the Southern California Edison Company, California 
     (in this section referred to as the ``Company''), all right, 
     title, and interest of the United States in and to the 
     electricity distribution system located at Fort Irwin, 
     California.
       (b) Description of System and Conveyance.--The electricity 
     distribution system authorized to be conveyed under 
     subsection (a) consists of approximately 115 miles of 
     electricity distribution lines (including poles, switches, 
     reclosers, transformers, regulators, switchgears, and service 
     lines) and includes the equipment, fixtures, structures, and 
     other improvements the Federal Government utilizes to provide 
     electricity services at Fort Irwin. The system does not 
     include any real property.
       (c) Related Easements.--The Secretary may grant to the 
     Company any easement that is necessary for access to and 
     operation of the electricity distribution system conveyed 
     under subsection (a).
       (d) Requirement Relating to Conveyance.--The Secretary may 
     not carry out the electricity distribution system authorized 
     by subsection (a) unless the Company agrees to accept the 
     electricity distribution system in its existing condition at 
     the time of the conveyance.
       (e) Conditions on Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized by 
     subsection (a) is subject to the following conditions:
       (1) That the Company provide electricity service to Fort 
     Irwin, California, at a rate established by the appropriate 
     Federal or State regulatory authority.
       (2) That the Company comply with all applicable 
     environmental laws and regulations (including any permit or 
     license requirements) regarding the electricity distribution 
     system.
       (3) That the Company assume full responsibility for 
     ownership, operation, maintenance, repair, and all regulatory 
     compliance requirements for the electricity distribution 
     system.
       (4) That the Company not commence any expansion of the 
     electricity distribution system without approval of such 
     expansion by the Secretary.
       (f) Description of Easement.--The exact acreage and legal 
     description of any easement granted under subsection (c) 
     shall be

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     determined by a survey satisfactory to the Secretary. The 
     cost of such survey shall be borne by the Company.
       (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance under subsection (a) and the grant of any 
     easement under subsection (c) as the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2884. CONVEYANCE OF WATER TREATMENT PLANT, FORT PICKETT, 
                   VIRGINIA.

       (a) Authority To Convey.--(1) The Secretary of the Army may 
     convey to the Town of Blackstone, Virginia (in this section 
     referred to as the ``Town''), all right, title, and interest 
     of the United States in and to the property described in 
     paragraph (2).
       (2) The property referred to in paragraph (1) is the 
     following property located at Fort Pickett, Virginia:
       (A) A parcel of real property consisting of approximately 
     10 acres, including a reservoir and improvements thereon, the 
     site of the Fort Pickett water treatment plant.
       (B) Any equipment, fixtures, structures, or other 
     improvements (including any water transmission lines, water 
     distribution and service lines, fire hydrants, water pumping 
     stations, and other improvements) not located on the parcel 
     described in subparagraph (A) that are jointly identified by 
     the Secretary and the Town as owned and utilized by the 
     Federal Government in order to provide water to and 
     distribute water at Fort Pickett.
       (b) Related Easements.--The Secretary may grant to the Town 
     the following easements relating to the conveyance of the 
     property authorized by subsection (a):
       (1) Such easements, if any, as the Secretary and the Town 
     jointly determine are necessary in order to provide access to 
     the water distribution system referred to in paragraph (2) of 
     such subsection for maintenance, safety, and other purposes.
       (2) Such easements, if any, as the Secretary and the Town 
     jointly determine are necessary in order to provide access to 
     the finished water lines from the system to the Town.
       (3) Such rights of way appurtenant, if any, as the 
     Secretary and the Town jointly determine are necessary in 
     order to satisfy requirements imposed by any Federal, State, 
     or municipal agency relating to the maintenance of a buffer 
     zone around the water distribution system.
       (c) Water Rights.--The Secretary shall grant to the Town as 
     part of the conveyance under subsection (a) all right, title, 
     and interest of the United States in and to any water of the 
     Nottoway River, Virginia, that is connected with the 
     reservoir referred to in paragraph (2)(A) of such subsection. 
     The grant of such water rights shall not impair the right 
     that any other local jurisidiction may have to withdraw water 
     from the Nottoway River, on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, pursuant to the law of the 
     Commonwealth of Virginia.
       (d) Requirements Relating to Conveyance.--(1) The Secretary 
     may not carry out the conveyance of the water distribution 
     system authorized under subsection (a) unless the Town agrees 
     to accept the system in its existing condition at the time of 
     the conveyance.
       (2) The Secretary shall complete any environmental removal 
     or remediation required under the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9601 et seq.) with respect to the system to be conveyed under 
     this section before carrying out the conveyance.
       (e) Conditions on Conveyance.--The conveyance authorized in 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the following conditions:
       (1) That the Town reserve for provision to Fort Pickett, 
     and provide to Fort Pickett on demand, not less than 
     1,500,000 million gallons per day of treated water from the 
     water distribution system.
       (2) That the Town provide water to and distribute water at 
     Fort Pickett at a rate established by the appropriate Federal 
     or State regulatory authority.
       (3) That the Town maintain and operate the water 
     distribution system in compliance with all applicable Federal 
     and State environmental laws and regulations (including any 
     permit and license requirements).
       (f) Description of Property.--The exact legal description 
     of the property to be conveyed under subsection (a), of any 
     easements granted under subsection (b), and of any water 
     rights granted under subsection (c) shall be determined by a 
     survey and other means satisfactory to the Secretary. The 
     cost of any survey or other services performed at the 
     direction of the Secretary under the authority in the 
     preceding sentence shall be borne by the Town.
       (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the conveyance authorized under subsection (a), the 
     easements granted under subsection (b), and the water rights 
     granted under subsection (c) that the Secretary considers 
     appropriate to protect the interests of the United States.
                       Subtitle F--Other Matters

     SEC. 2891. AUTHORITY TO USE FUNDS FOR CERTAIN EDUCATIONAL 
                   PURPOSES.

       Section 2008 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out ``section 10'' and all that follows through the 
     period at the end and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``construction, as defined in section 8013(3) of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 
     7713(3)), or to carry out section 8008 of such Act (20 U.S.C. 
     7708), relating to the provision of assistance to certain 
     school facilities under the impact aid program.''.

     SEC. 2892. DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE LABORATORY REVITALIZATION 
                   DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM.

       (a) Program Authorized.--The Secretary of Defense may carry 
     out a program (to be known as the ``Department of Defense 
     Laboratory Revitalization Demonstration Program'') for the 
     revitalization of Department of Defense laboratories. Under 
     the program, the Secretary may carry out minor military 
     construction projects in accordance with subsection (b) and 
     other applicable law to improve Department of Defense 
     laboratories covered by the program.
       (b) Increased Maximum Amounts Applicable to Minor 
     Construction Projects.--For purpose of any military 
     construction project carried out under the program--
       (1) the amount provided in the second sentence of 
     subsection (a)(1) of section 2805 of title 10, United States 
     Code, shall be deemed to be $3,000,000;
       (2) the amount provided in subsection (b)(1) of such 
     section shall be deemed to be $1,500,000; and
       (3) the amount provided in subsection (c)(1)(B) of such 
     section shall be deemed to be $1,000,000.
       (c) Program Requirements.--(1) Not later than 30 days 
     before commencing the program, the Secretary shall--
       (A) designate the Department of Defense laboratories at 
     which construction may be carried out under the program; and
       (B) establish procedures for the review and approval of 
     requests from such laboratories to carry out such 
     construction.
       (2) The laboratories designated under paragraph (1)(A) may 
     not include Department of Defense laboratories that are 
     contractor owned.
       (3) The Secretary shall notify Congress of the laboratories 
     designated under paragraph (1)(A).
       (d) Report.--Not later than February 1, 1998, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the program. The report 
     shall include the Secretary's conclusions and recommendations 
     regarding the desirability of extending the authority set 
     forth in subsection (b) to cover all Department of Defense 
     laboratories.
       (e) Exclusivity of Program.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to limit any other authority provided by law for 
     any military construction project at a Department of Defense 
     laboratory covered by the program.
       (f) Definitions.--In this section:
       (1) The term ``laboratory'' includes--
       (A) a research, engineering, and development center;
       (B) a test and evaluation activity owned, funded, and 
     operated by the Federal Government through the Department of 
     Defense; and
       (C) a supporting facility of a laboratory.
       (2) The term ``supporting facility'', with respect to a 
     laboratory, means any building or structure that is used in 
     support of research, development, test, and evaluation at the 
     laboratory.
       (g) Expiration of Authority.--The Secretary may not 
     commence a construction project under the program after 
     September 30, 1998.

     SEC. 2893. AUTHORITY FOR PORT AUTHORITY OF STATE OF 
                   MISSISSIPPI TO USE NAVY PROPERTY AT NAVAL 
                   CONSTRUCTION BATTALION CENTER, GULFPORT, 
                   MISSISSIPPI.

       (a) Joint Use Agreement Authorized.--The Secretary of the 
     Navy may enter into an agreement with the Port Authority of 
     the State of Mississippi (in this section referred to as the 
     ``Port Authority''), under which the Port Authority may use 
     real property comprising up to 50 acres located at the Naval 
     Construction Battalion Center, Gulfport, Mississippi (in this 
     section referred to as the ``Center'').
       (b) Term of Agreement.--The agreement authorized under 
     subsection (a) may be for an initial period of not more than 
     15 years. Under the agreement, the Secretary shall provide 
     the Port Authority with an option to extend the agreement for 
     at least three additional periods of five years each.
       (c) Conditions on Use.--The agreement authorized under 
     subsection (a) shall require the Port Authority--
       (1) to suspend operations under the agreement in the event 
     Navy contingency operations are conducted at the Center; and
       (2) to use the property covered by the agreement in a 
     manner consistent with Navy operations conducted at the 
     Center.
       (d) Consideration.--(1) As consideration for the use of the 
     property covered by the agreement under subsection (a), the 
     Port Authority shall pay to the Navy an amount equal to the 
     fair market rental value of the property, as determined by 
     the Secretary taking into consideration the Port Authority's 
     use of the property.
       (2) The Secretary may include a provision in the agreement 
     requiring the Port Authority--
       (A) to pay the Navy an amount (as determined by the 
     Secretary) to cover the costs of replacing at the Center any 
     facilities vacated by the Navy on account of the agreement or 
     to construct suitable replacement facilities for the Navy; 
     and
       (B) to pay the Navy an amount (as determined by the 
     Secretary) for the costs of relocating Navy operations from 
     the vacated facilities to the replacement facilities.
       (e) Congressional Notification.--The Secretary may not 
     enter into the agreement authorized by subsection (a) until 
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     the 21-day period beginning on the date on which the 
     Secretary submits to Congress a report containing an 
     explanation of the terms of the proposed agreement and a 
     description of the consideration that the Secretary expects 
     to receive under the agreement.
       (f) Use of Payment.--(1) In such amounts as are provided in 
     advance in appropriation Acts, the Secretary may use amounts 
     paid under subsection (d)(1) to pay for general supervision, 
     administration, and overhead expenses and for improvement, 
     maintenance, repair, construction, or restoration of the 
     roads, railways, and facilities serving the Center.
       (2) In such amounts as are provided in advance in 
     appropriation Acts, the Secretary may use amounts paid under 
     subsection (d)(2) to pay for constructing new facilities, or 
     making modifications to existing facilities, that are 
     necessary to replace facilities vacated by the Navy on 
     account of the agreement under subsection (a) and for 
     relocating operations of the Navy from the vacated facilities 
     to replacement facilities.
       (g) Construction by Port Authority.--The Secretary may 
     authorize the Port Authority to demolish existing facilities 
     located on the property covered by the agreement under 
     subsection (a) and, consistent with the restriction specified 
     in subsection (c)(2), construct new facilities on the 
     property for joint use by the Port Authority and the Navy.
       (h) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     require such additional terms and conditions in connection 
     with the agreement authorized under subsection (a) as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.

     SEC. 2894. PROHIBITION ON JOINT USE OF NAVAL AIR STATION AND 
                   MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, MIRAMAR, CALIFORNIA.

       The Secretary of the Navy may not enter into any agreement 
     that provides for or permits civil aircraft to regularly use 
     Naval Air Station or Marine Corps Air Station, Miramar, 
     California.

     SEC. 2895. REPORT REGARDING ARMY WATER CRAFT SUPPORT 
                   FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES.

       Not later than February 15, 1996, the Secretary of the Army 
     shall submit to Congress a report setting forth--
       (1) the location, assets, and mission of each Army 
     facility, active or reserve component, that supports water 
     transportation operations;
       (2) an infrastructure inventory and utilization rate of 
     each Army facility supporting water transportation 
     operations;
       (3) options for consolidating these operations to reduce 
     overhead; and
       (4) actions that can be taken to respond affirmatively to 
     requests from the residents of Marcus Hook, Pennsylvania, to 
     close the Army Reserve facility located in Marcus Hook and 
     make the facility available for use by the community.

     SEC. 2896. RESIDUAL VALUE REPORTS.

       (a) Reports Required.--The Secretary of Defense, in 
     coordination with the Director of the Office of Management 
     and Budget, shall submit to the congressional defense 
     committees status reports on the results of residual value 
     negotiations between the United States and Germany. Such 
     status reports shall be submitted within 30 days after the 
     receipt of such reports by the Office of Management and 
     Budget.
       (b) Content of Status Reports.--The status reports required 
     by subsection (a) shall include the following information:
       (1) The estimated residual value of United States capital 
     value and improvements to facilities in Germany that the 
     United States has turned over to Germany.
       (2) The actual value obtained by the United States for each 
     facility or installation turned over to Germany.
       (3) The reasons for any difference between the estimated 
     and actual value obtained.

     SEC. 2897. SENSE OF CONGRESS AND REPORT REGARDING FITZSIMONS 
                   ARMY MEDICAL CENTER, COLORADO.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Fitzsimons Army Medical Center in Aurora, Colorado, was 
     approved for closure in 1995 under the Defense Base Closure 
     and Realignment Act of 1990 (part A of title XXIX of Public 
     Law 101-510; 10 U.S.C. 2687 note).
       (2) The University of Colorado Health Sciences Center and 
     the University of Colorado Hospital Authority are in urgent 
     need of space to maintain their ability to deliver health 
     care to meet the growing demand for their services.
       (3) Reuse of the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center at the 
     earliest opportunity would provide significant benefit to the 
     cities of Aurora, Colorado, and Denver, Colorado.
       (4) Reuse of the Fitzsimons Army Medical Center by the 
     communities in the vicinity of the center will ensure that 
     the center is fully utilized, thereby providing a benefit to 
     such communities.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) determinations as to the use by other departments and 
     agencies of the Federal Government of buildings and property 
     at military installations approved for closure under the 
     Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990, including 
     Fitzsimons Army Medical Center, Colorado, should be completed 
     as soon as practicable;
       (2) the Secretary of Defense should consider the expedited 
     transfer of appropriate facilities (including facilities that 
     remain operational) at such installations to the 
     redevelopment authorities for such installations in order to 
     ensure continuity of use of such facilities after the closure 
     of such installations, in particular, the Secretary should 
     consider the expedited transfer of the Fitzsimons Army 
     Medical Center because of the significant preparation 
     underway by the redevelopment authority concerned;
       (3) the Secretary should not enter into leases with 
     redevelopment authorities for facilities at such 
     installations until the Secretary determines that such leases 
     fall within the categorical exclusions established by the 
     Secretary pursuant to the National Environmental Policy Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 4321 et seq.).
       (c) Report.--(1) Not later than 180 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall 
     submit to the congressional defense committees a report on 
     the closure and redevelopment of Fitzsimons Army Medical 
     Center.
       (2) The report shall include the following:
       (1) The results of the determinations as to the use of 
     buildings and property at Fitzsimons Army Medical Center by 
     other departments and agencies of the Federal Government 
     under section 2905(b)(1) of the Defense Base Closure and 
     Realignment Act of 1990.
       (2) A description of any actions taken to expedite such 
     determinations.
       (3) A discussion of any impediments raised as a result of 
     such determinations to the transfer or lease of Fitzsimons 
     Army Medical Center.
       (4) A description of any actions taken by the Secretary to 
     lease Fitzsimons Army Medical Center to the redevelopment 
     authority.
       (5) The results of any environmental reviews under the 
     National Environmental Policy Act in which such a lease would 
     fall into the categorical exclusions established by the 
     Secretary of the Army.
       (6) The results of the environmental baseline survey 
     regarding Fitzsimons Army Medical Center and a finding of 
     suitability or nonsuitability.
 TITLE XXIX--LAND CONVEYANCES INVOLVING JOLIET ARMY AMMUNITION PLANT, 
                                ILLINOIS

     SEC. 2901. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Illinois Land Conservation 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2902. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this title, the following definitions 
     apply:
       (1) Administrator.--The term ``Administrator'' means the 
     Administrator of the United States Environmental Protection 
     Agency.
       (2) Agricultural purposes.--The term ``agricultural 
     purposes'' means the use of land for row crops, pasture, hay, 
     and grazing.
       (3) Arsenal.--The term ``Arsenal'' means the Joliet Army 
     Ammunition Plant located in the State of Illinois.
       (4) Arsenal land use concept.--The term ``Arsenal land use 
     concept'' means the land use proposals that were developed 
     and unanimously approved on May 30, 1995, by the Joliet 
     Arsenal Citizen Planning Commission.
       (5) CERCLA.--The term ``CERCLA'' means the Comprehensive 
     Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 
     1980 (42 U.S.C. 9601 et seq.).
       (6) Environmental law.--The term ``environmental law'' 
     means all applicable Federal, State, and local laws, 
     regulations, and requirements related to protection of human 
     health, natural and cultural resources, or the environment. 
     Such term includes CERCLA, the Solid Waste Disposal Act (42 
     U.S.C. 6901 et seq.), the Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
     (33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.), the Clean Air Act (42 U.S.C. 7401 
     et seq.), the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 136 et seq.), the Toxic Substances Control Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 2601 et seq.), and the Safe Drinking Water Act (42 
     U.S.C. 300f et seq.).
       (7) Hazardous substance.--The term ``hazardous substance'' 
     has the meaning given such term by section 101(14) of CERCLA 
     (42 U.S.C. 9601(14)).
       (8) MNP.--The term ``MNP'' means the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie established pursuant to section 2914 and 
     managed as a part of the National Forest System.
       (9) Person.--The term ``person'' has the meaning given such 
     term by section 101(21) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601(21)).
       (10) Pollutant or contaminant.--The term ``pollutant or 
     contaminant'' has the meaning given such term by section 
     101(33) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601(33)).
       (11) Release.--The term ``release'' has the meaning given 
     such term by section 101(22) of CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601(22)).
       (12) Response action.--The term ``response action'' has the 
     meaning given the term ``response'' by section 101(25) of 
     CERCLA (42 U.S.C. 9601(25)).
   Subtitle A--Conversion of Joliet Army Ammunition Plant to Midewin 
                       National Tallgrass Prairie

     SEC. 2911. PRINCIPLES OF TRANSFER.

       (a) Land Use Plan.--The Congress ratifies in principle the 
     proposals generally identified by the land use plan which was 
     developed by the Joliet Arsenal Citizen Planning Commission 
     and unanimously approved on May 30, 1995.
       (b) Transfer Without Reimbursement.--The area constituting 
     the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie shall be transferred, 
     without reimbursement, to the Secretary of Agriculture.
       (c) Management of MNP.--Management by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture of those portions of the Arsenal transferred to 
     the Sec

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     retary under this title shall be in accordance with sections 
     2914 and 2915 regarding the Midewin National Tallgrass 
     Prairie.
       (d) Security Measures.--The Secretary of the Army and the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall each provide and maintain 
     physical and other security measures on such portion of the 
     Arsenal as is under the administrative jurisdiction of such 
     Secretary, unless the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary 
     of Agriculture agree otherwise. Such security measures (which 
     may include fences and natural barriers) shall include 
     measures to prevent members of the public from gaining 
     unauthorized access to such portions of the Arsenal as are 
     under the administrative jurisdiction of such Secretary and 
     that may endanger health or safety.
       (e) Cooperative Agreements.--The Secretary of the Army, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture, and the Administrator are 
     individually and collectively authorized to enter into 
     cooperative agreements and memoranda of understanding among 
     each other and with other affected Federal agencies, State 
     and local governments, private organizations, and 
     corporations to carry out the purposes for which the Midewin 
     National Tallgrass Prairie is established.
       (f) Interim Activities of the Secretary of Agriculture.--
     Prior to transfer and subject to such reasonable terms and 
     conditions as the Secretary of the Army may prescribe, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture may enter upon the Arsenal property 
     for purposes related to planning, resource inventory, fish 
     and wildlife habitat manipulation (which may include 
     prescribed burning), and other such activities consistent 
     with the purposes for which the Midewin National Tallgrass 
     Prairie is established.

     SEC. 2912. TRANSFER OF MANAGEMENT RESPONSIBILITIES AND 
                   JURISDICTION OVER ARSENAL.

       (a) General Rule for Transfer of Jurisdiction.--
       (1) Transfer required subject to response actions.--Subject 
     to subsection (d), not later than 270 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this title, the Secretary of the Army shall 
     transfer, without reimbursement, to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture those portions of the Arsenal that--
       (A) are identified on the map described in subsection 
     (e)(1) as appropriate for transfer under this subsection to 
     the Secretary of Agriculture; and
       (B) the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator concur 
     in finding that all response actions have been taken under 
     CERCLA necessary to protect human health and the environment 
     with respect to any hazardous substance remaining on the 
     property.
       (2) Effect of less than complete transfer.--If the 
     concurrence requirement in paragraph (1)(B) results in the 
     transfer, within such 270-day period, of less than all of the 
     Arsenal property covered by paragraph (1)(A), the Secretary 
     of the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture shall enter into 
     a memorandum of understanding providing for the performance 
     by the Secretary of the Army of the additional response 
     actions necessary to allow fulfillment of the concurrence 
     requirement with respect to such Arsenal property. The 
     memorandum of understanding shall be entered into within 60 
     days of the end of such 270-day period and shall include a 
     schedule for the completion of the additional response 
     actions as soon as practicable. Subject to subsection (d), 
     the Secretary of the Army shall transfer Arsenal property 
     covered by this paragraph to the Secretary of Agriculture as 
     soon as possible after the Secretary of the Army and the 
     Administrator concur that all additional response actions 
     have been taken under CERCLA necessary to protect human 
     health and the environment with respect to any hazardous 
     substance remaining on the property. The Secretary of the 
     Army may make transfers under this paragraph on a parcel-by-
     parcel basis.
       (3) Rule of construction regarding concurrences.--For the 
     purpose of reaching the concurrences required by this 
     subsection and subsection (b), if a response action requires 
     construction and installation of an approved remedial design, 
     the response action shall be considered to have been taken 
     when the construction and installation of the approved 
     remedial design is completed and the remedy is demonstrated 
     to the satisfaction of the Administrator to be operating 
     properly and successfully.
       (b) Special Transfer Requirements for Certain Parcels.--
     Subject to subsection (d), the Secretary of the Army shall 
     transfer, without reimbursement, to the Secretary of 
     Agriculture the Arsenal property known as LAP Area Sites L2, 
     L3, and L5 and Manufacturing Area Site 1. The transfer shall 
     occur as soon as possible after the Secretary of the Army and 
     the Administrator concur that all response actions have been 
     taken under CERCLA necessary to protect human health and the 
     environment with respect to any hazardous substance remaining 
     on the property. The Secretary of the Army may make transfers 
     under this subsection on a parcel-by-parcel basis.
       (c) Documentation of Environmental Condition of Parcels; 
     Assessment of Required Actions Under Other Environmental 
     Laws.--
       (1) Documentation.--The Secretary of the Army and the 
     Administrator shall provide to the Secretary of Agriculture 
     all documentation and information that exists on the date the 
     documentation and information is provided relating to the 
     environmental condition of the Arsenal property proposed for 
     transfer under subsection (a) or (b), including documentation 
     that supports the finding that all response actions have been 
     taken under CERCLA necessary to protect human health and the 
     environment with respect to any hazardous substance remaining 
     on the property.
       (2) Assessment.--The Secretary of the Army shall provide to 
     the Secretary of Agriculture an assessment, based on 
     information in existence at the time the assessment is 
     provided, indicating what further action, if any, is required 
     under any environmental law (other than CERCLA) on the 
     Arsenal property proposed for transfer under subsection (a) 
     or (b).
       (3) Time for submission of documentation and assessment.--
     The documentation and assessments required to be submitted to 
     the Secretary of Agriculture under this subsection shall be 
     submitted--
       (A) in the case of the transfers required by subsection 
     (a), not later than 210 days after the date of the enactment 
     of this title; and
       (B) in the case of the transfers required by subsection 
     (b), not later than 60 days before the earliest date on which 
     the property could be transferred.
       (4) Submission of additional information.--The Secretary of 
     the Army and the Administrator shall have a continuing 
     obligation to provide to the Secretary of Agriculture any 
     additional information regarding the environmental condition 
     of property to be transferred under subsection (a) or (b) as 
     such information becomes available.
       (d) Effect of Environmental Assessment.--
       (1) Authority of secretary of agriculture to decline 
     immediate transfer.--If a parcel of Arsenal property to be 
     transferred under subsection (a) or (b) includes property for 
     which the assessment under subsection (c)(2) concludes 
     further action is required under any environmental law (other 
     than CERCLA), the Secretary of Agriculture may decline 
     immediate transfer of the parcel. With respect to such a 
     parcel, the Secretary of the Army and the Secretary of 
     Agriculture shall enter into a memorandum of understanding 
     providing for the performance by the Secretary of the Army of 
     the required actions identified in the Army assessment. The 
     memorandum of understanding shall be entered into within 90 
     days after the date on which the Secretary of Agriculture 
     declines immediate transfer of the parcel and shall include a 
     schedule for the completion of the required actions as soon 
     as practicable.
       (2) Eventual transfer.--In the case of a parcel of Arsenal 
     property that the Secretary of Agriculture declines immediate 
     transfer under paragraph (1), the Secretary may accept 
     transfer of the parcel at any time after the original finding 
     with respect to the parcel that all response actions have 
     been taken under CERCLA necessary to protect human health and 
     the environment with respect to any hazardous substance 
     remaining on the property. The Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     accept transfer of the parcel as soon as possible after the 
     date on which all required further actions identified in the 
     assessment have been taken and the terms of any memorandum of 
     understanding have been satisfied.
       (e) Identification of Arsenal Property for Transfer.--
       (1) Map of proposed transfers.--The lands subject to 
     transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture under subsections 
     (a) and (b) and section 2916 are depicted on the map dated 
     September 22, 1995, which is on file and available for public 
     inspection at the Office of the Chief of the Forest Service 
     and the Office of the Assistant Secretary of the Army for 
     Installations, Logistics and the Environment.
       (2) Method of effecting transfer.--The Secretary of the 
     Army shall effect the transfer of jurisdiction of Arsenal 
     property under subsections (a) and (b) and section 2916 by 
     publication of notices in the Federal Register. The Secretary 
     of Agriculture shall give prior concurrence to the 
     publication of such notices. Each notice published in the 
     Federal Register shall refer to the parcel being transferred 
     by legal description, references to maps or surveys, or other 
     forms of description mutually acceptable to the Secretary of 
     the Army and the Secretary of Agriculture. The Secretary of 
     the Army shall provide, without reimbursement, to the 
     Secretary of Agriculture copies of all surveys and land title 
     information on lands transferred under this section or 
     section 2916.
       (f) Surveys.--All costs of necessary surveys for the 
     transfer of jurisdiction of Arsenal property from the 
     Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     be borne by the Secretary of Agriculture.

     SEC. 2913. RESPONSIBILITY AND LIABILITY.

       (a) Continued Liability of Secretary of the Army.--The 
     transfers of Arsenal property under sections 2912 and 2916, 
     and the requirements of such sections, shall not in any way 
     affect the responsibilities and liabilities of the Secretary 
     of the Army specified in this section. The Secretary of the 
     Army shall retain any obligation or other liability at the 
     Arsenal that the Secretary of the Army has under CERCLA or 
     other environmental laws. Following transfer of a portion of 
     the Arsenal under this subtitle, the Secretary of the Army 
     shall be accorded any easement or access to the property that 
     may be reasonably required by the Secretary to carry out the 
     obligation or satisfy the liability.
       (b) Special Protections for Secretary of Agriculture.--The 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall not be liable under any 
     environmental law for matters which are related directly or 
     indirectly to activities of the

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     Secretary of the Army at the Arsenal or any party acting 
     under the authority of the Secretary of the Army at the 
     Arsenal, including any of the following:
       (1) Costs or performance of response actions required under 
     CERCLA at or related to the Arsenal.
       (2) Costs, penalties, fines, or performance of actions 
     related to noncompliance with any environmental law at or 
     related to the Arsenal or related to the presence, release, 
     or threat of release of any hazardous substance, pollutant or 
     contaminant, hazardous waste, or hazardous material of any 
     kind at or related to the Arsenal, including contamination 
     resulting from migration of a hazardous substance, pollutant 
     or contaminant, hazardous waste, hazardous material, or 
     petroleum products or their derivatives.
       (3) Costs or performance of actions necessary to remedy 
     noncompliance or another problem specified in paragraph (2).
       (c) Liability of Other Persons.--Nothing in this title 
     shall be construed to effect, modify, amend, repeal, alter, 
     limit or otherwise change, directly or indirectly, the 
     responsibilities or liabilities under any environmental law 
     of any person (including the Secretary of Agriculture), 
     except as provided in subsection (b) with respect to the 
     Secretary of Agriculture.
       (d) Payment of Response Action Costs.--A Federal agency 
     that had or has operations at the Arsenal resulting in the 
     release or threatened release of a hazardous substance or 
     pollutant or contaminant for which that agency would be 
     liable under any environmental law, subject to the provisions 
     of this subtitle, shall pay the costs of related response 
     actions and shall pay the costs of related actions to 
     remediate petroleum products or the derivatives of the 
     products, including motor oil and aviation fuel.
       (e) Consultation.--
       (1) Responsibility of secretary of agriculture.--The 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall consult with the Secretary of 
     the Army with respect to the management by the Secretary of 
     Agriculture of real property included in the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie subject to any response action or other 
     action at the Arsenal being carried out by or under the 
     authority of the Secretary of the Army under any 
     environmental law. The Secretary of Agriculture shall consult 
     with the Secretary of the Army prior to undertaking any 
     activities on the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie that may 
     disturb the property to ensure that such activities will not 
     exacerbate contamination problems or interfere with 
     performance by the Secretary of the Army of response actions 
     at the property.
       (2) Responsibility of secretary of the army.--In carrying 
     out response actions at the Arsenal, the Secretary of the 
     Army shall consult with the Secretary of Agriculture to 
     ensure that such actions are carried out in a manner 
     consistent with the purposes for which the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie is established, as specified in section 
     2914(c), and the other provisions of sections 2914 and 2915.

     SEC. 2914. ESTABLISHMENT AND ADMINISTRATION OF MIDEWIN 
                   NATIONAL TALLGRASS PRAIRIE.

       (a) Establishment.--On the effective date of the initial 
     transfer of jurisdiction of portions of the Arsenal to the 
     Secretary of Agriculture under section 2912(a), the Secretary 
     of Agriculture shall establish the Midewin National Tallgrass 
     Prairie. The MNP shall--
       (1) be administered by the Secretary of Agriculture; and
       (2) consist of the real property so transferred and such 
     other portions of the Arsenal subsequently transferred under 
     section 2912(b) or 2916 or acquired under section 2914(d).
       (b) Administration.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture shall manage 
     the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie as a part of the 
     National Forest System in accordance with this title and the 
     laws, rules, and regulations pertaining to the National 
     Forest System, except that the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act 
     of 1937 (7 U.S.C. 1010-1012) shall not apply to the MNP.
       (2) Initial management activities.--In order to expedite 
     the administration and public use of the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie, the Secretary of Agriculture may conduct 
     management activities at the MNP to effectuate the purposes 
     for which the MNP is established, as set forth in subsection 
     (c), in advance of the development of a land and resource 
     management plan for the MNP.
       (3) Land and resource management plan.--In developing a 
     land and resource management plan for the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie, the Secretary of Agriculture shall consult 
     with the Illinois Department of Natural Resources and local 
     governments adjacent to the MNP and provide an opportunity 
     for public comment. Any parcel transferred to the Secretary 
     of Agriculture under this title after the development of a 
     land and resource management plan for the MNP may be managed 
     in accordance with such plan without need for an amendment to 
     the plan.
       (c) Purposes of the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.--
     The Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is established to be 
     managed for National Forest System purposes, including the 
     following:
       (1) To manage the land and water resources of the MNP in a 
     manner that will conserve and enhance the native populations 
     and habitats of fish, wildlife, and plants.
       (2) To provide opportunities for scientific, environmental, 
     and land use education and research.
       (3) To allow the continuation of agricultural uses of lands 
     within the MNP consistent with section 2915(b).
       (4) To provide a variety of recreation opportunities that 
     are not inconsistent with the preceding purposes.
       (d) Other Land Acquisition for MNP.--
       (1) Availability of land acquisition funds.--
     Notwithstanding section 7 of the Land and Water Conservation 
     Fund Act of 1965 (16 U.S.C. 460l-9), the Secretary of 
     Agriculture may use monies appropriated from the Land and 
     Water Conservation Fund established under section 2 of such 
     Act (16 U.S.C. 460l-5) for the acquisition of lands and 
     interests in land for inclusion in the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie.
       (2) Acquisition of lands.--The Secretary of Agriculture may 
     acquire lands or interests therein for inclusion in the 
     Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie by donation, purchase, or 
     exchange, except that the acquisition of private lands for 
     inclusion in the MNP shall be on a willing seller basis only.
       (e) Cooperation With States, Local Governments and Other 
     Entities.--In the management of the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie, the Secretary of Agriculture is authorized 
     and encouraged to cooperate with appropriate Federal, State 
     and local governmental agencies, private organizations and 
     corporations. Such cooperation may include cooperative 
     agreements as well as the exercise of the existing 
     authorities of the Secretary under the Cooperative Forestry 
     Assistance Act of 1978 (16 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.) and the 
     Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Research Act of 1978 
     (16 U.S.C. 1641 et seq.). The objects of such cooperation may 
     include public education, land and resource protection, and 
     cooperative management among government, corporate, and 
     private landowners in a manner which furthers the purposes 
     for which the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is 
     established.

     SEC. 2915. SPECIAL MANAGEMENT REQUIREMENTS FOR MIDEWIN 
                   NATIONAL TALLGRASS PRAIRIE.

       (a) Prohibition Against the Construction of New Through 
     Roads.--No new construction of any highway, public road, or 
     any part of the interstate system, whether Federal, State, or 
     local, shall be permitted through or across any portion of 
     the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. Nothing in this title 
     shall preclude construction and maintenance of roads for use 
     within the MNP, the granting of authorizations for utility 
     rights-of-way under applicable Federal law, or such access as 
     is necessary. Nothing in this title shall preclude necessary 
     access by the Secretary of the Army for purposes of 
     restoration and cleanup as provided in this title.
       (b) Agricultural Leases and Special Use Authorizations.--
     Within the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, use of the 
     lands for agricultural purposes shall be permitted subject to 
     the following terms and conditions:
       (1) If at the time of transfer of jurisdiction under 
     section 2912 or 2916 there exists any lease issued by the 
     Secretary of the Army or the Secretary of Defense for 
     agricultural purposes upon the parcel transferred, the 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall issue a special use 
     authorization to supersede the lease. The terms of the 
     special use authorization shall be identical in substance to 
     the lease that the special use authorization is superseding, 
     including the expiration date and any payments owed the 
     United States. On issuance of the special use authorization, 
     the lease shall become void.
       (2) In addition to the authority provided in paragraph (1), 
     the Secretary of Agriculture may issue special use 
     authorizations to persons for use of the Midewin National 
     Tallgrass Prairie for agricultural purposes. Special use 
     authorizations issued pursuant to this paragraph shall 
     include terms and conditions as the Secretary of Agriculture 
     may deem appropriate.
       (3) No agricultural special use authorization shall be 
     issued for agricultural purposes which has a term extending 
     beyond the date 20 years from the date of the enactment of 
     this title, except that nothing in this title shall preclude 
     the Secretary of Agriculture from issuing agricultural 
     special use authorizations or grazing permits which are 
     effective after twenty years from the date of enactment of 
     this title for purposes primarily related to erosion control, 
     provision for food and habitat for fish and wildlife, or 
     other resource management activities consistent with the 
     purposes of the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie.
       (c) Treatment of Rental Fees.--Monies received under a 
     special use authorization issued under subsection (b) shall 
     be subject to distribution to the State of Illinois and 
     affected counties pursuant to the Act of May 23, 1908, and 
     section 13 of the Act of March 1, 1911 (16 U.S.C. 500). All 
     monies not distributed pursuant to such Acts shall be covered 
     into the Treasury and shall constitute a special fund (to be 
     known as the ``MNP Rental Fee Account''). The Secretary of 
     Agriculture may use amounts in the fund, until expended and 
     without fiscal year limitation, to cover the cost to the 
     United States of prairie improvement work at the Midewin 
     National Tallgrass Prairie. Any amounts in the fund that the 
     Secretary of Agriculture determines to be in excess of the 
     cost of doing such work shall be transferred, upon such 
     determination, to miscellaneous receipts, Forest Service 
     Fund, as a National Forest receipt of the fiscal year in 
     which the transfer is made.
       (d) User Fees.--The Secretary of Agriculture is authorized 
     to charge reasonable fees for the admission, occupancy, and 
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     may prescribe a fee schedule providing for reduced or a 
     waiver of fees for persons or groups engaged in authorized 
     activities including those providing volunteer services, 
     research, or education. The Secretary shall permit admission, 
     occupancy, and use at no additional charge for persons 
     possessing a valid Golden Eagle Passport or Golden Age 
     Passport.
       (e) Salvage of Improvements.--The Secretary of Agriculture 
     may sell for salvage value any facilities and improvements 
     which have been transferred to the Secretary pursuant to this 
     title.
       (f) Treatment of User Fees and Salvage Receipts.--Monies 
     collected pursuant to subsections (d) and (e) shall be 
     covered into the Treasury and constitute a special fund (to 
     be known as the ``Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie 
     Restoration Fund''). The Secretary of Agriculture may use 
     amounts in the fund, in such amounts as are provided in 
     advance in appropriation Acts, for restoration and 
     administration of the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie, 
     including construction of a visitor and education center, 
     restoration of ecosystems, construction of recreational 
     facilities (such as trails), construction of administrative 
     offices, and operation and maintenance of the MNP. The 
     Secretary of Agriculture shall include the MNP among the 
     areas under the jurisdiction of the Secretary selected for 
     inclusion in any cost recovery or any pilot program of the 
     Secretary for the collection, use, and distribution of user 
     fees.

     SEC. 2916. SPECIAL TRANSFER RULES FOR CERTAIN ARSENAL PARCELS 
                   INTENDED FOR MNP.

       (a) Description of Parcels.--The following areas of the 
     Arsenal may be transferred under this section:
       (1) Study Area 2, explosive burning ground.
       (2) Study Area 3, flashing ground.
       (3) Study Area 4, lead azide area.
       (4) Study Area 10, toluene tank farms.
       (5) Study Area 11, landfill.
       (6) Study Area 12, sellite manufacturing area.
       (7) Study Area 14, former pond area.
       (8) Study Area 15, sewage treatment plan.
       (9) Study Area L1, load assemble packing area, group 61.
       (10) Study Area L4, landfill area.
       (11) Study Area L7, group 1.
       (12) Study Area L8, group 2.
       (13) Study Area L9, group 3.
       (14) Study Area L10, group 3A.
       (15) Study Area L14, group 4.
       (16) Study Area L15, group 5.
       (17) Study Area L18, group 8.
       (18) Study Area L19, group 9.
       (19) Study Area L33, PVC area.
       (20) Any other lands proposed for transfer as depicted on 
     the map described in section 2912(e)(1) and not otherwise 
     specifically identified for transfer under this subtitle.
       (b) Information Regarding Environmental Condition of 
     Parcels; Assessment of Required Actions Under Other 
     Environmental Laws.--
       (1) Information.--Not later than 180 days after the date on 
     which the Secretary of the Army and the Administrator concur 
     in finding that, with respect to a parcel of Arsenal property 
     described in subsection (a), all response actions have been 
     taken under CERCLA necessary to protect human health and the 
     environment with respect to any hazardous substance remaining 
     on the parcel, the Secretary of the Army and the 
     Administrator shall provide to the Secretary of Agriculture 
     all information that exists on such date regarding the 
     environmental condition of the parcel and the implementation 
     of any response action, including information regarding the 
     effectiveness of the response action.
       (2) Assessment.--At the same time as information is 
     provided under paragraph (1) with regard to a parcel of 
     Arsenal property described in subsection (a), the Secretary 
     of the Army shall provide to the Secretary of Agriculture an 
     assessment, based on information in existence at the time the 
     assessment is provided, indicating what further action, if 
     any, is required under any environmental law (other than 
     CERCLA) with respect to the parcel.
       (3) Submission of additional information.--The Secretary of 
     the Army and the Administrator shall have a continuing 
     obligation to provide to the Secretary of Agriculture any 
     additional information regarding the environmental condition 
     of a parcel of the Arsenal property described in subsection 
     (a) as such information becomes available.
       (c) Offer of Transfer.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     date on which information is provided under subsection (b)(1) 
     with regard to a parcel of the Arsenal property described in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of the Army shall offer the 
     Secretary of Agriculture the option of accepting a transfer 
     of the parcel, without reimbursement, to be added to the 
     Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. The transfer shall be 
     subject to the terms and conditions of this subtitle, 
     including the liability provisions contained in section 2913. 
     The Secretary of Agriculture has the option to accept or 
     decline the offered transfer. The transfer of property under 
     this section may be made on a parcel-by-parcel basis.
       (d) Effect of Environmental Assessment.--
       (1) Authority of secretary of agriculture to decline 
     transfer.--If a parcel of Arsenal property described in 
     subsection (a) includes property for which the assessment 
     under subsection (b)(2) concludes further action is required 
     under any other environmental law, the Secretary of 
     Agriculture may decline any transfer of the parcel. 
     Alternatively, the Secretary of Agriculture may decline 
     immediate transfer of the parcel and enter into a memorandum 
     of understanding with the Secretary of the Army providing for 
     the performance by the Secretary of the Army of the required 
     actions identified in the Army assessment with respect to the 
     parcel. The memorandum of understanding shall be entered into 
     within 90 days, or such later date as the Secretaries may 
     establish, after the date on which the Secretary of 
     Agriculture declines immediate transfer of the parcel and 
     shall include a schedule for the completion of the required 
     actions as soon as practicable.
       (2) Eventual transfer.--The Secretary of Agriculture may 
     accept or decline at any time for any reason the transfer of 
     a parcel covered by this section. However, if the Secretary 
     of Agriculture and the Secretary of the Army enter into a 
     memorandum of understanding under paragraph (1) providing for 
     transfer of the parcel, the Secretary of Agriculture shall 
     accept transfer of the parcel as soon as possible after the 
     date on which all required further actions identified in the 
     assessment have been taken and the requirements of the 
     memorandum of understanding have been satisfied.
       (e) Rule of Construction Regarding Concurrences.--For the 
     purpose of the reaching the concurrence required by 
     subsection (b)(1), if a response action requires construction 
     and installation of an approved remedial design, the response 
     action shall be considered to have been taken when the 
     construction and installation of the approved remedial design 
     is completed and the remedy is demonstrated to the 
     satisfaction of the Administrator to be operating properly 
     and successfully.
       (f) Inclusions and Exceptions.--
       (1) Inclusions.--The parcels of Arsenal property described 
     in subsection (a) shall include all associated inventoried 
     buildings and structures as identified in the Joliet Army 
     Ammunition Plant Plantwide Building and Structures Report and 
     the contaminate study sites for both the manufacturing and 
     load assembly and packing sites of the Arsenal as shown in 
     the Dames and Moore Final Report, Phase 2 Remedial 
     Investigation Manufacturing (MFG) Area Joliet Army Ammunition 
     Plant, Joliet, Illinois (May 30, 1993, Contract No. DAAA15-
     90-D-0015 task order No. 6 prepared for the United States 
     Army Environmental Center).
       (2) Exception.--The parcels described in subsection (a) 
     shall not include the property at the Arsenal designated for 
     transfer or conveyance under subtitle B.
  Subtitle B--Other Land Conveyances Involving Joliet Army Ammunition 
                                 Plant

     SEC. 2921. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT ARSENAL FOR 
                   A NATIONAL CEMETERY.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--Subject to section 2931, the 
     Secretary of the Army may transfer, without reimbursement, to 
     the Secretary of Veterans Affairs the parcel of real property 
     at the Arsenal described in subsection (b) for use as a 
     national cemetery operated as part of the National Cemetery 
     System of the Department of Veterans Affairs under chapter 24 
     of title 38, United States Code.
       (b) Description of Property.--The real property authorized 
     to be transferred under subsection (a) is a parcel of real 
     property at the Arsenal consisting of approximately 982 
     acres, the approximate legal description of which includes 
     part of sections 30 and 31, Jackson Township, Township 34 
     North, Range 10 East, and part of sections 25 and 36, 
     Channahon Township, Township 34 North, Range 10 East, Will 
     County, Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal land use 
     concept.
       (c) Security Measures.--The Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall provide and maintain physical and other security 
     measures on the real property transferred under subsection 
     (a). Such security measures (which may include fences and 
     natural barriers) shall include measures to prevent members 
     of the public from gaining unauthorized access to the portion 
     of the Arsenal that is under the administrative jurisdiction 
     of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs and that may endanger 
     health or safety.
       (d) Surveys.--All costs of necessary surveys for the 
     transfer of jurisdiction of Arsenal properties from the 
     Secretary of the Army to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
     shall be borne solely by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs.

     SEC. 2922. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT ARSENAL FOR 
                   A COUNTY LANDFILL.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--Subject to section 2931, the 
     Secretary of the Army may convey, without compensation, to 
     Will County, Illinois, all right, title, and interest of the 
     United States in and to the parcel of real property at the 
     Arsenal described in subsection (b), which shall be operated 
     as a landfill by the County.
       (b) Description of Property.--The real property authorized 
     to be conveyed under subsection (a) is a parcel of real 
     property at the Arsenal consisting of approximately 455 
     acres, the approximate legal description of which includes 
     part of sections 8, 9, 16, and 17, Florence Township, 
     Township 33 North, Range 10 East, Will County, Illinois, as 
     depicted in the Arsenal land use concept.
       (c) Condition on Conveyance.--The conveyance shall be 
     subject to the condition that the Department of the Army, the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs, and the Department of 
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     assigns) may use the landfill established on the real 
     property conveyed under subsection (a) for the disposal of 
     construction debris, refuse, and other materials related to 
     any restoration and cleanup of Arsenal property. Such use 
     shall be subject to applicable environmental laws and at no 
     cost to the Federal Government.
       (d) Reversionary Interest.--If, at the end of the five-year 
     period beginning on the date of the conveyance under 
     subsection (a), the Secretary of Agriculture determines that 
     the conveyed property is not opened for operation as a 
     landfill, then, at the option of the Secretary of 
     Agriculture, all right, title, and interest in and to the 
     property, including improvements thereon, shall revert to the 
     United States. Upon any such reversion, the property shall be 
     included in the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie. In the 
     event the United States exercises its option to cause the 
     property to revert, the United States shall have the right of 
     immediate entry onto the property.
       (e) Information Regarding Environmental Conditions.--At the 
     request of the Secretary of Agriculture, Will County, the 
     Secretary of the Army, and the Administrator shall provide to 
     the Secretary of Agriculture all information in their 
     possession at the time of the request regarding the 
     environmental condition of the real property to be conveyed 
     under this section. The liability and responsibility of any 
     person under any environmental law shall remain unchanged 
     with respect to the landfill, except as provided in this 
     title, including section 2913.
       (f) Surveys.--All costs of necessary surveys for the 
     conveyance of real property under this section shall be borne 
     by Will County, Illinois.
       (g) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the conveyance under this section as the 
     Secretary of the Army considers appropriate to protect the 
     interests of the United States.

     SEC. 2923. CONVEYANCE OF CERTAIN REAL PROPERTY AT ARSENAL FOR 
                   INDUSTRIAL PARKS.

       (a) Conveyance Authorized.--Subject to section 2931, the 
     Secretary of the Army may convey to the State of Illinois, 
     all right, title, and interest of the United States in and to 
     the parcels of real property at the Arsenal described in 
     subsection (b), which shall be used as industrial parks to 
     replace all or a part of the economic activity lost at the 
     Arsenal.
       (b) Description of Property.--The real property at the 
     Arsenal authorized to be transferred under subsection (a) 
     consists of the following parcels:
       (1) A parcel of approximately 1,900 acres, the approximate 
     legal description of which includes part of section 30, 
     Jackson Township, Township 34 North, Range 10 East, and 
     sections or parts of sections 24, 25, 26, 35, and 36, 
     Township 34 North, Range 9 East, in Channahon Township, an 
     area of 9.77 acres around the Des Plaines River Pump Station 
     located in the southeast quarter of section 15, Township 34 
     North, Range 9 East of the Third Principal Meridian, in 
     Channahon Township, and an area of 511 feet by 596 feet 
     around the Kankakee River Pump Station in the Northwest 
     Quarter of section 5, Township 33 North, Range 9 East, east 
     of the Third Principal Meridian in Wilmington Township, 
     containing 6.99 acres, located along the easterly side of the 
     Kankakee Cut-Off in Will County, Illinois, as depicted in the 
     Arsenal land use concept, and the connecting piping to the 
     northern industrial site, as described by the United States 
     Army Report of Availability, dated 13 December 1993.
       (2) A parcel of approximately 1,100 acres, the approximate 
     legal description of which includes part of sections 16, 17, 
     and 18 in Florence Township, Township 33 North, Range 10 
     East, Will County, Illinois, as depicted in the Arsenal land 
     use concept.
       (c) Consideration.--
       (1) Delay in payment of consideration.--After the end of 
     the 20-year period beginning on the date on which the 
     conveyance under subsection (a) is completed, the State of 
     Illinois shall pay to the United States an amount equal to 
     fair market value of the conveyed property as of the time of 
     the conveyance.
       (2) Effect of reconveyance by state.--If the State of 
     Illinois reconveys all or any part of the conveyed property 
     during such 20-year period, the State shall pay to the United 
     States an amount equal to the fair market value of the 
     reconveyed property as of the time of the reconveyance, 
     excluding the value of any improvements made to the property 
     by the State.
       (3) Determination of fair market value.--The Secretary of 
     the Army shall determine fair market value in accordance with 
     Federal appraisal standards and procedures.
       (4) Treatment of leases.--The Secretary of the Army may 
     treat a lease of the property within such 20-year period as a 
     reconveyance if the Secretary determines that the lease is 
     being used to avoid application of paragraph (2).
       (5) Deposit of proceeds.--The Secretary of the Army shall 
     deposit any proceeds received under this subsection in the 
     special account established pursuant to section 204(h)(2) of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
     (40 U.S.C. 485(h)(2)).
       (d) Conditions of Conveyance.--
       (1) Redevelopment authority.--The conveyance under 
     subsection (a) shall be subject to the condition that the 
     Governor of the State of Illinois, in consultation with the 
     Mayor of the Village of Elwood, Illinois, and the Mayor of 
     the City of Wilmington, Illinois, establish a redevelopment 
     authority to be responsible for overseeing the development of 
     the industrial parks on the conveyed property.
       (2) Time for establishment.--To satisfy the condition 
     specified in paragraph (1), the redevelopment authority shall 
     be established within one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this title.
       (e) Surveys.--All costs of necessary surveys for the 
     conveyance of real property under this section shall be borne 
     by the State of Illinois.
       (f) Additional Terms and Conditions.--The Secretary of the 
     Army may require such additional terms and conditions in 
     connection with the conveyance under this section as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate to protect the interests of 
     the United States.
                  Subtitle C--Miscellaneous Provisions

     SEC. 2931. DEGREE OF ENVIRONMENTAL CLEANUP.

       (a) In General.--Nothing in this title shall be construed 
     to restrict or lessen the degree of cleanup at the Arsenal 
     required to be carried out under provisions of any 
     environmental law.
       (b) Response Action.--The establishment of the Midewin 
     National Tallgrass Prairie under subtitle A and the 
     additional real property transfers or conveyances authorized 
     under subtitle B shall not restrict or lessen in any way any 
     response action or degree of cleanup under CERCLA or other 
     environmental law, or any action required under any 
     environmental law to remediate petroleum products or their 
     derivatives (including motor oil and aviation fuel), required 
     to be carried out under the authority of the Secretary of the 
     Army at the Arsenal and surrounding areas.
       (c) Environmental Quality of Property.--Any contract for 
     sale, deed, or other transfer of real property under subtitle 
     B shall be carried out in compliance with all applicable 
     provisions of section 120(h) of CERCLA and other 
     environmental laws.

     SEC. 2932. RETENTION OF PROPERTY USED FOR ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   CLEANUP.

       (a) Retention of Certain Property.--Unless and until the 
     Arsenal property described in this subsection is actually 
     transferred or conveyed under this title or other applicable 
     law, the Secretary of the Army may retain jurisdiction, 
     authority, and control over real property at the Arsenal to 
     be used for--
       (1) water treatment;
       (2) the treatment, storage, or disposal of any hazardous 
     substance, pollutant or contaminant, hazardous material, or 
     petroleum products or their derivatives;
       (3) other purposes related to any response action at the 
     Arsenal; and
       (4) other actions required at the Arsenal under any 
     environmental law to remediate contamination or conditions of 
     noncompliance with any environmental law.
       (b) Conditions.--The Secretary of the Army shall consult 
     with the Secretary of Agriculture regarding the 
     identification and management of the real property retained 
     under this section and ensure that activities carried out on 
     that property are consistent, to the extent practicable, with 
     the purposes for which the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie 
     is established, as specified in section 2914(c), and with the 
     other provisions of sections 2914 and 2915.
       (c) Priority of Response Actions.--In the case of any 
     conflict between management of the property by the Secretary 
     of Agriculture and any response action required under CERCLA, 
     or any other action required under any other environmental 
     law, including actions to remediate petroleum products or 
     their derivatives, the response action or other action shall 
     take priority.
               DIVISION C--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL
            SECURITY AUTHORIZATIONS AND OTHER AUTHORIZATIONS
      TITLE XXXI--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS
         Subtitle A--National Security Programs Authorizations

     SEC. 3101. WEAPONS ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Stockpile Stewardship.--Subject to subsection (d), 
     funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 for stockpile 
     stewardship in carrying out weapons activities necessary for 
     national security programs in the amount of $1,567,175,000, 
     to be allocated as follows:
       (1) For core stockpile stewardship, $1,159,708,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $1,078,403,000.
       (B) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $81,305,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 96-D-102, stockpile stewardship facilities 
     revitalization, Phase VI, various locations, $2,520,000.
       Project 96-D-103, ATLAS, Los Alamos National Laboratory, 
     Los Alamos, New Mexico, $8,400,000.
       Project 96-D-104, processing and environmental technology 
     laboratory (PETL), Sandia National Laboratories, Albuquerque, 
     New Mexico, $1,800,000.
       Project 96-D-105, contained firing facility addition, 
     Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $6,600,000.
       Project 95-D-102, Chemical and Metallurgy Research Building 
     upgrades project, Los Ala

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     mos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New Mexico, $9,940,000.
       Project 94-D-102, nuclear weapons research, development, 
     and testing facilities revitalization, Phase V, various 
     locations, $12,200,000.
       Project 93-D-102, Nevada support facility, North Las Vegas, 
     Nevada, $15,650,000.
       Project 90-D-102, nuclear weapons research, development, 
     and testing facilities revitalization, Phase III, various 
     locations, $6,200,000.
       Project 88-D-106, nuclear weapons research, development, 
     and testing facilities revitalization, Phase II, various 
     locations, $17,995,000.
       (2) For inertial fusion, $240,667,000, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (A) For operation and maintenance, $203,267,000.
       (B) For the following plant project (including maintenance, 
     restoration, planning, construction, acquisition, and 
     modification of facilities, and land acquisition related 
     thereto), $37,400,000:
       Project 96-D-111, national ignition facility, location to 
     be determined, $37,400,000.
       (3) For technology transfer and education, $160,000,000.
       (4) For Marshall Islands, $6,800,000.
       (b) Stockpile Management.--Subject to subsection (d), funds 
     are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
     Energy for fiscal year 1996 for stockpile management in 
     carrying out weapons activities necessary for national 
     security programs in the amount of $2,025,083,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (1) For operation and maintenance, $1,911,458,000.
       (2) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $113,625,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 96-D-122, sewage treatment quality upgrade (STQU), 
     Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $600,000.
       Project 96-D-123, retrofit heating, ventilation, and air 
     conditioning and chillers for ozone protection, Y-12 Plant, 
     Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $3,100,000.
       Project 96-D-125, Washington measurements operations 
     facility, Andrews Air Force Base, Camp Springs, Maryland, 
     $900,000.
       Project 96-D-126, tritium loading line modifications, 
     Savannah River Site, South Carolina, $12,200,000.
       Project 95-D-122, sanitary sewer upgrade, Y-12 Plant, Oak 
     Ridge, Tennessee, $6,300,000.
       Project 94-D-124, hydrogen fluoride supply system, Y-12 
     Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee, $8,700,000.
       Project 94-D-125, upgrade life safety, Kansas City Plant, 
     Kansas City, Missouri, $5,500,000.
       Project 94-D-127, emergency notification system, Pantex 
     Plant, Amarillo, Texas, $2,000,000.
       Project 94-D-128, environmental safety and health 
     analytical laboratory, Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas, 
     $4,000,000.
       Project 93-D-122, life safety upgrades, Y-12 Plant, Oak 
     Ridge, Tennessee, $7,200,000.
       Project 93-D-123, complex-21, various locations, 
     $41,065,000.
       Project 88-D-122, facilities capability assurance program, 
     various locations, $8,660,000.
       Project 88-D-123, security enhancement, Pantex Plant, 
     Amarillo, Texas, $13,400,000.
       (c) Program Direction.--Subject to subsection (d), funds 
     are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
     Energy for fiscal year 1996 for program direction in carrying 
     out weapons activities necessary for national security 
     programs in the amount of $115,000,000.
       (d) Adjustments.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to this section is the sum of the 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated in subsections (a) 
     through (c) reduced by the sum of--
       (1) $37,200,000, for savings resulting from procurement 
     reform; and
       (2) $209,744,000, for use of prior year balances.

     SEC. 3102. ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION AND WASTE MANAGEMENT.

       (a) Environmental Restoration.--Subject to subsection (h), 
     funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 for environmental 
     restoration in carrying out environmental restoration and 
     waste management activities necessary for national security 
     programs in the amount of $1,635,973,000.
       (b) Waste Management.--Subject to subsection (h), funds are 
     hereby authorized to be appropriated to the Department of 
     Energy for fiscal year 1996 for waste management in carrying 
     out environmental restoration and waste management activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $2,470,598,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (1) For operation and maintenance, $2,295,994,000.
       (2) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $174,604,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 96-D-406, spent nuclear fuels canister storage and 
     stabilization facility, Richland, Washington, $42,000,000.
       Project 96-D-407, mixed waste/low-level waste treatment 
     projects, Rocky Flats Plant, Golden, Colorado, $2,900,000.
       Project 96-D-408, waste management upgrades, various 
     locations, $5,615,000.
       Project 95-D-402, install permanent electrical service, 
     Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, Carlsbad, New Mexico, 
     $4,314,000.
       Project 95-D-405, industrial landfill V and construction/
     demolition landfill VII, Phase III, Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, 
     Tennessee, $4,600,000.
       Project 95-D-406, road 5-01 reconstruction, area 5, Nevada 
     Test Site, Nevada, $1,023,000.
       Project 95-D-407, 219-S secondary containment upgrade, 
     Richland Washington, $1,000,000.
       Project 94-D-400, high explosive wastewater treatment 
     system, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $4,445,000.
       Project 94-D-402, liquid waste treatment system, Nevada 
     Test Site, Nevada, $282,000.
       Project 94-D-404, Melton Valley storage tank capacity 
     increase, Oak Ridge National Laboratory, Oak Ridge, 
     Tennessee, $11,000,000.
       Project 94-D-407, initial tank retrieval systems, Richland, 
     Washington, $12,000,000.
       Project 94-D-411, solid waste operation complex, Richland, 
     Washington, $6,606,000.
       Project 93-D-178, building 374 liquid waste treatment 
     facility, Rocky Flats Plant, Golden, Colorado, $3,900,000.
       Project 93-D-181, radioactive liquid waste line 
     replacement, Richland, Washington, $5,000,000.
       Project 93-D-182, replacement of cross-site transfer 
     system, Richland, Washington, $19,795,000.
       Project 93-D-187, high-level waste removal from filled 
     waste tanks, Savannah River Site, South Carolina, 
     $19,700,000.
       Project 92-D-171, mixed waste receiving and storage 
     facility, Los Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, $1,105,000.
       Project 92-D-188, waste management environmental, safety 
     and health (ES&H) and compliance activities, various 
     locations, $1,100,000.
       Project 90-D-172, aging waste transfer lines, Richland, 
     Washington, $2,000,000.
       Project 90-D-177, RWMC transuranic (TRU) waste 
     characterization and storage facility, Idaho National 
     Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $1,428,000.
       Project 90-D-178, TSA retrieval enclosure, Idaho National 
     Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $2,606,000.
       Project 89-D-173, tank farm ventilation upgrade, Richland, 
     Washington, $800,000.
       Project 89-D-174, replacement high-level waste evaporator, 
     Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $11,500,000.
       Project 86-D-103, decontamination and waste treatment 
     facility, Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, 
     California, $8,885,000.
       Project 83-D-148, nonradioactive hazardous waste 
     management, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
     $1,000,000.
       (c) Technology Development.--Subject to subsection (h), 
     funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 for technology 
     development in carrying out environmental restoration and 
     waste management activities necessary for national security 
     programs in the amount of $440,510,000.
       (d) Transportation Management.--Subject to subsection (h), 
     funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 for transportation 
     management in carrying out environmental restoration and 
     waste management activities necessary for national security 
     programs in the amount of $13,158,000.
       (e) Nuclear Materials and Facilities Stabilization.--
     Subject to subsection (h), funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 
     for nuclear materials and facilities stabilization in 
     carrying out environmental restoration and waste management 
     activities necessary for national security programs in the 
     amount of $1,561,854,000 to be allocated as follows:
       (1) For operation and maintenance, $1,447,108,000.
       (2) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $114,746,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project 96-D-457, thermal treatment system, Richland 
     Washington, $1,000,000.
       Project 96-D-458, site drainage control, Mound Plant, 
     Miamisburg, Ohio, $885,000.
       Project 96-D-461, electrical distribution upgrade, Idaho 
     National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $1,539,000.
       Project 96-D-464, electrical and utility systems upgrade, 
     Idaho Chemical Processing Plant, Idaho National Engineering 
     Laboratory, Idaho, $4,952,000.
       Project 96-D-468, residue elimination project, Rocky Flats 
     Plant, Golden, Colorado, $33,100,000.
       Project 96-D-471, chlorofluorocarbon heating, ventilation, 
     and air conditioning and chiller retrofit, Savannah River 
     Site, Aiken, South Carolina, $1,500,000.
       Project 95-D-155, upgrade site road infrastructure, 
     Savannah River Site, South Carolina, $2,900,000.
       Project 95-D-156, radio trunking system, Savannah River 
     Site, South Carolina, $6,000,000.
       Project 95-D-454, 324 facility compliance/renovation, 
     Richland, Washington, $3,500,000.
       Project 95-D-456, security facilities upgrade, Idaho 
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     Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $8,382,000.
       Project 94-D-122, underground storage tanks, Rocky Flats 
     Plant, Golden, Colorado, $5,000,000.
       Project 94-D-401, emergency response facility, Idaho 
     National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $5,074,000.
       Project 94-D-412, 300 area process sewer piping upgrade, 
     Richland, Washington, $1,000,000.
       Project 94-D-415, medical facilities, Idaho National 
     Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $3,601,000.
       Project 94-D-451, infrastructure replacement, Rocky Flats 
     Plant, Golden, Colorado, $2,940,000.
       Project 93-D-147, domestic water system upgrade, Phase I 
     and II, Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina, 
     $7,130,000.
       Project 92-D-123, plant fire/security alarm systems 
     replacement, Rocky Flats Plant, Golden, Colorado, $9,560,000.
       Project 92-D-125, master safeguards and security agreement/
     materials surveillance task force security upgrades, Rocky 
     Flats Plant, Golden, Colorado, $7,000,000.
       Project 92-D-181, fire and life safety improvements, Idaho 
     National Engineering Laboratory, Idaho, $6,883,000.
       Project 91-D-127, criticality alarm and plant annunciation 
     utility replacement, Rocky Flats Plant, Golden, Colorado, 
     $2,800,000.
       (f) Compliance and Program Coordination.--Subject to 
     subsection (h), funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 
     for compliance and program coordination in carrying out 
     environmental restoration and waste management activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $46,251,000, to be allocated as follows:
       (1) For operation and maintenance, $31,251,000.
       (2) For the following plant project (including maintenance, 
     restoration, planning, construction, acquisition, 
     modification of facilities, and the continuation of a project 
     authorized in prior years, and land acquisition related 
     thereto):
       Project 95-E-600, hazardous materials training center, 
     Richland, Washington, $15,000,000.
       (g) Analysis, Education, and Risk Management.--Subject to 
     subsection (h), funds are hereby authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 
     for analysis, education, and risk management in carrying out 
     environmental restoration and waste management activities 
     necessary for national security programs in the amount of 
     $78,522,000.
       (h) Adjustments.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to this section is the sum of the 
     amounts specified in subsections (a) through (g) reduced by 
     the sum of--
       (1) $652,334,000, for use of prior year balances; and
       (2) $37,000,000, for Savannah River Pension Refund.

     SEC. 3103. OTHER DEFENSE ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Other Defense Activities.--Subject to subsection (b), 
     funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 for other defense 
     activities in carrying out programs necessary for national 
     security in the amount of $1,351,975,600, to be allocated as 
     follows:
       (1) For verification and control technology, $428,205,600, 
     to be allocated as follows:
       (A) For nonproliferation and verification research and 
     development, $224,905,000.
       (B) For arms control, $160,964,600.
       (C) For intelligence, $42,336,000.
       (2) For nuclear safeguards and security, $83,395,000.
       (3) For security investigations, $20,000,000.
       (4) For security evaluations, $14,707,000.
       (5) For the Office of Nuclear Safety, $17,679,000.
       (6) For worker and community transition assistance, 
     $82,500,000.
       (7) For fissile materials disposition, $70,000,000.
       (8) For emergency management, $23,321,000.
       (9) For naval reactors development, $682,168,000, to be 
     allocated as follows:
       (A) For operation and infrastructure, $652,568,000.
       (B) For plant projects (including maintenance, restoration, 
     planning, construction, acquisition, modification of 
     facilities, and the continuation of projects authorized in 
     prior years, and land acquisition related thereto), 
     $29,600,000, to be allocated as follows:
       Project GPN-101, general plant projects, various locations, 
     $6,600,000.
       Project 95-D-200, laboratory systems and hot cell upgrades, 
     various locations, $11,300,000.
       Project 95-D-201, advanced test reactor radioactive waste 
     system upgrades, Idaho National Engineering Laboratory, 
     Idaho, $4,800,000.
       Project 93-D-200, engineering services facilities, Knolls 
     Atomic Power Laboratory, Niskayuna, New York, $3,900,000.
       Project 90-N-102, expended core facility dry cell project, 
     Naval Reactors Facility, Idaho, $3,000,000.
       (b) Adjustment.--The total amount authorized to be 
     appropriated pursuant to this section is the amount 
     authorized to be appropriated in subsection (a) reduced by 
     $70,000,000, for use of prior year balances.

     SEC. 3104. DEFENSE NUCLEAR WASTE DISPOSAL.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 for payment to the 
     Nuclear Waste Fund established in section 302(c) of the 
     Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10222(c)) in the 
     amount of $248,400,000.
                Subtitle B--Recurring General Provisions

     SEC. 3121. REPROGRAMMING.

       (a) In General.--Until the Secretary of Energy submits to 
     the congressional defense committees the report referred to 
     in subsection (b) and a period of 30 days has elapsed after 
     the date on which such committees receive the report, the 
     Secretary may not use amounts appropriated pursuant to this 
     title for any program--
       (1) in amounts that exceed, in a fiscal year--
       (A) 110 percent of the amount authorized for that program 
     by this title; or
       (B) $1,000,000 more than the amount authorized for that 
     program by this title; or
       (2) which has not been presented to, or requested of, 
     Congress.
       (b) Report.--(1) The report referred to in subsection (a) 
     is a report containing a full and complete statement of the 
     action proposed to be taken and the facts and circumstances 
     relied upon in support of such proposed action.
       (2) In the computation of the 30-day period under 
     subsection (a), there shall be excluded any day on which 
     either House of Congress is not in session because of an 
     adjournment of more than 3 days to a day certain.
       (c) Limitations.--(1) In no event may the total amount of 
     funds obligated pursuant to this title exceed the total 
     amount authorized to be appropriated by this title.
       (2) Funds appropriated pursuant to this title may not be 
     used for an item for which Congress has specifically denied 
     funds.

     SEC. 3122. LIMITS ON GENERAL PLANT PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy may carry out any 
     construction project under the general plant projects 
     authorized by this title if the total estimated cost of the 
     construction project does not exceed $2,000,000.
       (b) Report to Congress.--If, at any time during the 
     construction of any general plant project authorized by this 
     title, the estimated cost of the project is revised because 
     of unforeseen cost variations and the revised cost of the 
     project exceeds $2,000,000, the Secretary shall immediately 
     furnish a complete report to the congressional defense 
     committees explaining the reasons for the cost variation.

     SEC. 3123. LIMITS ON CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS.

       (a) In General.--(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), 
     construction on a construction project may not be started or 
     additional obligations incurred in connection with the 
     project above the total estimated cost, whenever the current 
     estimated cost of the construction project, which is 
     authorized by sections 3101, 3102, or 3103, or which is in 
     support of national security programs of the Department of 
     Energy and was authorized by any previous Act, exceeds by 
     more than 25 percent the higher of--
       (A) the amount authorized for the project; or
       (B) the amount of the total estimated cost for the project 
     as shown in the most recent budget justification data 
     submitted to Congress.
       (2) An action described in paragraph (1) may be taken if--
       (A) the Secretary of Energy has submitted to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the actions and 
     the circumstances making such action necessary; and
       (B) a period of 30 days has elapsed after the date on which 
     the report is received by the committees.
       (3) In the computation of the 30-day period under paragraph 
     (2), there shall be excluded any day on which either House of 
     Congress is not in session because of an adjournment of more 
     than 3 days to a day certain.
       (b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply to any 
     construction project which has a current estimated cost of 
     less than $5,000,000.

     SEC. 3124. FUND TRANSFER AUTHORITY.

       (a) Transfer to Other Federal Agencies.--The Secretary of 
     Energy may transfer funds authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Department of Energy pursuant to this title to other 
     Federal agencies for the performance of work for which the 
     funds were authorized. Funds so transferred may be merged 
     with and be available for the same purposes and for the same 
     period as the authorizations of the Federal agency to which 
     the amounts are transferred.
       (b) Transfer Within Department of Energy; Limitations.--(1) 
     Subject to paragraph (2), the Secretary of Energy may 
     transfer funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy pursuant to this title between any such 
     authorizations. Amounts of authorizations so transferred may 
     be merged with and be available for the same purposes and for 
     the same period as the authorization to which the amounts are 
     transferred.
       (2) Not more than five percent of any such authorization 
     may be transferred between authorizations under paragraph 
     (1). No such authorization may be increased or decreased by 
     more than five percent by a transfer under such paragraph.
       (3) The authority provided by this section to transfer 
     authorizations--
       (A) may only be used to provide funds for items relating to 
     weapons activities necessary for national security programs 
     that have a higher priority than the items from which the 
     funds are transferred; and
       (B) may not be used to provide authority for an item that 
     has been denied funds by Congress.

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       (c) Notice to Congress.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     promptly notify the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate 
     and the Committee on National Security of the House of 
     Representatives of any transfer of funds to or from 
     authorizations under this title.

     SEC. 3125. AUTHORITY FOR CONCEPTUAL AND CONSTRUCTION DESIGN.

       (a) Requirement for Conceptual Design.--(1) Subject to 
     paragraph (2) and except as provided in paragraph (3), before 
     submitting to Congress a request for funds for a construction 
     project that is in support of a national security program of 
     the Department of Energy, the Secretary of Energy shall 
     complete a conceptual design for that project.
       (2) If the estimated cost of completing a conceptual design 
     for a construction project exceeds $3,000,000, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a request for funds for the 
     conceptual design before submitting a request for funds for 
     the construction project.
       (3) The requirement in paragraph (1) does not apply to a 
     request for funds--
       (A) for a construction project the total estimated cost of 
     which is less than $2,000,000; or
       (B) for emergency planning, design, and construction 
     activities under section 3126.
       (b) Authority for Construction Design.--(1) Within the 
     amounts authorized by this title, the Secretary of Energy may 
     carry out construction design (including architectural and 
     engineering services) in connection with any proposed 
     construction project if the total estimated cost for such 
     design does not exceed $600,000.
       (2) If the total estimated cost for construction design in 
     connection with any construction project exceeds $600,000, 
     funds for such design must be specifically authorized by law.

     SEC. 3126. AUTHORITY FOR EMERGENCY PLANNING, DESIGN, AND 
                   CONSTRUCTION ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Energy may use any funds 
     available to the Department of Energy pursuant to an 
     authorization in this title, including those funds authorized 
     to be appropriated for advance planning and construction 
     design under sections 3101, 3102, and 3103, to perform 
     planning, design, and construction activities for any 
     Department of Energy national security program construction 
     project that, as determined by the Secretary, must proceed 
     expeditiously in order to protect public health and safety, 
     to meet the needs of national defense, or to protect 
     property.
       (b) Limitation.--The Secretary may not exercise the 
     authority under subsection (a) in the case of any 
     construction project until the Secretary has submitted to the 
     congressional defense committees a report on the activities 
     that the Secretary intends to carry out under this section 
     and the circumstances making such activities necessary.
       (c) Specific Authority.--The requirement of section 
     3125(b)(2) does not apply to emergency planning, design, and 
     construction activities conducted under this section.

     SEC. 3127. FUNDS AVAILABLE FOR ALL NATIONAL SECURITY PROGRAMS 
                   OF THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY.

       Subject to the provisions of appropriations Acts and 
     section 3121, amounts appropriated pursuant to this title for 
     management and support activities and for general plant 
     projects are available for use, when necessary, in connection 
     with all national security programs of the Department of 
     Energy.

     SEC. 3128. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS.

       When so specified in an appropriation Act, amounts 
     appropriated for operation and maintenance or for plant 
     projects may remain available until expended.
   Subtitle C--Program Authorizations, Restrictions, and Limitations

     SEC. 3131. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT PROGRAM RELATING TO FISSILE 
                   MATERIALS.

       (a) Authority.--The Secretary of Energy may conduct 
     programs designed to improve the protection, control, and 
     accountability of fissile materials in Russia.
       (b) Semi-Annual Reports on Obligation of Funds.--(1) Not 
     later than 30 days after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, and thereafter not later than April 1 and October 1 of 
     each year, the Secretary of Energy shall submit to Congress a 
     report on each obligation during the preceding six months of 
     funds appropriated for a program described in subsection (a).
       (2) Each such report shall specify--
       (A) the activities and forms of assistance for which the 
     Secretary of Energy has obligated funds;
       (B) the amount of the obligation;
       (C) the activities and forms of assistance for which the 
     Secretary anticipates obligating funds during the six months 
     immediately following the report, and the amount of each such 
     anticipated obligation; and
       (D) the projected involvement (if any) of any department or 
     agency of the United States (in addition to the Department of 
     Energy) and of the private sector of the United States in the 
     activities and forms of assistance for which the Secretary of 
     Energy has obligated funds referred to in subparagraph (A).

     SEC. 3132. NATIONAL IGNITION FACILITY.

       None of the funds authorized to be appropriated pursuant to 
     this title for construction of the National Ignition Facility 
     may be obligated until--
       (1) the Secretary of Energy determines that the 
     construction of the National Ignition Facility will not 
     impede the nuclear nonproliferation objectives of the United 
     States; and
       (2) the Secretary of Energy notifies the congressional 
     defense committees of that determination.

     SEC. 3133. TRITIUM PRODUCTION PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--The Secretary of Energy 
     shall establish a tritium production program that is capable 
     of meeting the tritium requirements of the United States for 
     nuclear weapons. In carrying out the tritium production 
     program, the Secretary shall--
       (1) complete the tritium supply and recycling environmental 
     impact statement in preparation by the Secretary as of the 
     date of the enactment of this Act; and
       (2) assess alternative means for tritium production, 
     including production through--
       (A) types of new and existing reactors, including 
     multipurpose reactors (such as advanced light water reactors 
     and gas turbine gas-cooled reactors) capable of meeting both 
     the tritium production requirements and the plutonium 
     disposition requirements of the United States for nuclear 
     weapons;
       (B) an accelerator; and
       (C) multipurpose reactor projects carried out by the 
     private sector and the Government.
       (b) Funding.--Of funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy pursuant to section 3101, not more than 
     $50,000,000 shall be available for the tritium production 
     program established pursuant to subsection (a).
       (c) Location of Tritium Production Facility.--The Secretary 
     shall locate any new tritium production facility of the 
     Department of Energy at the Savannah River Site, South 
     Carolina.
       (d) Cost-Benefit Analysis.--(1) The Secretary shall include 
     in the statements referred to in paragraph (2) a comparison 
     of the costs and benefits of carrying out two projects for 
     the separate performance of the tritium production mission of 
     the Department and the plutonium disposition mission of the 
     Department with the costs and benefits of carrying out one 
     multipurpose project for the performance of both such 
     missions.
       (2) The statements referred to in paragraph (1) are--
       (A) the environmental impact statement referred to in 
     subsection (a)(1);
       (B) the plutonium disposition environmental impact 
     statement in preparation by the Secretary as of the date of 
     the enactment of this Act; and
       (C) assessments related to the environmental impact 
     statements referred to in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       (e) Report.--Not later than 45 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the 
     Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the Committee 
     on National Security of the House of Representatives a report 
     on the tritium production program established pursuant to 
     subsection (a). The report shall include a specification of--
       (1) the planned expenditures of the Department during 
     fiscal year 1996 for any of the alternative means for tritium 
     production assessed under subsection (a)(2);
       (2) the amount of funds required to be expended by the 
     Department, and the program milestones (including feasibility 
     demonstrations) required to be met, during fiscal years 1997 
     through 2001 to ensure tritium production beginning not later 
     than 2005 that is adequate to meet the tritium requirements 
     of the United States for nuclear weapons; and
       (3) the amount of such funds to be expended and such 
     program milestones to be met during such fiscal years to 
     ensure such tritium production beginning not later than 2011.
       (f) Tritium Targets.--Of the funds made available pursuant 
     to subsection (b), not more than $5,000,000 shall be 
     available for the Idaho National Engineering Laboratory for 
     the test and development of nuclear reactor tritium targets 
     for the types of reactors assessed under subsection 
     (a)(2)(A).

     SEC. 3134. PAYMENT OF PENALTIES.

       The Secretary of Energy may pay to the Hazardous Substance 
     Superfund established under section 9507 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 9507), from funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy for environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities pursuant to 
     section 3102, stipulated civil penalties in the amount of 
     $350,000 assessed under the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 
     9601 et seq.) against the Rocky Flats Site, Colorado.

     SEC. 3135. FISSILE MATERIALS DISPOSITION.

       (a) In General.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
     to the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 pursuant to 
     section 3103, $70,000,000 shall be available only for 
     purposes of completing the evaluation of, and commencing 
     implementation of, the interim- and long-term storage and 
     disposition (including storage and disposition through the 
     use of advanced light water reactors and gas turbine gas-
     cooled reactors) of fissile materials (including plutonium, 
     highly enriched uranium, and other fissile materials) that 
     are excess to the national security needs of the United 
     States.
       (b) Availability of Funds for Multipurpose Reactors.--Of 
     funds made available pursuant to subsection (a), sufficient 
     funds shall be made available for the complete consideration 
     of multipurpose reactors for the disposition of fissile 
     materials in the programmatic environmental impact statement 
     of the Department.
       (c) Limitation.--Of funds made available pursuant to 
     subsection (a), $10,000,000 shall

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     be available only for a plutonium resource assessment.

     SEC. 3136. TRITIUM RECYCLING.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), the 
     following activities shall be carried out at the Savannah 
     River Site, South Carolina:
       (1) All tritium recycling for weapons, including tritium 
     refitting.
       (2) All activities regarding tritium formerly carried out 
     at the Mound Plant, Ohio.
       (b) Exception.--The following activities may be carried out 
     at the Los Alamos National Laboratory, New Mexico:
       (1) Research on tritium.
       (2) Work on tritium in support of the defense inertial 
     confinement fusion program.
       (3) Provision of technical assistance to the Savannah River 
     Site regarding the weapons surveillance program.

     SEC. 3137. MANUFACTURING INFRASTRUCTURE FOR REFABRICATION AND 
                   CERTIFICATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS STOCKPILE.

       (a) Manufacturing Program.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     carry out a program for purposes of establishing within the 
     Government a manufacturing infrastructure that has the 
     capabilities of meeting the following objectives as specified 
     in the Nuclear Posture Review:
       (1) To provide a stockpile surveillance engineering base.
       (2) To refabricate and certify weapon components and types 
     in the enduring nuclear weapons stockpile, as necessary.
       (3) To fabricate and certify new nuclear warheads, as 
     necessary.
       (4) To support nuclear weapons.
       (5) To supply sufficient tritium in support of nuclear 
     weapons to ensure an upload hedge in the event circumstances 
     require.
       (b) Required Capabilities.--The manufacturing 
     infrastructure established under the program under subsection 
     (a) shall include the following capabilities (modernized to 
     attain the objectives referred to in that subsection):
       (1) The weapons assembly capabilities of the Pantex Plant.
       (2) The weapon secondary fabrication capabilities of the Y-
     12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
       (3) The tritium production, recycling, and other weapons-
     related capabilities of the Savannah River Site.
       (4) The non-nuclear component capabilities of the Kansas 
     City Plant.
       (c) Nuclear Posture Review.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a), the term ``Nuclear Posture Review'' means the Department 
     of Defense Nuclear Posture Review as contained in the Report 
     of the Secretary of Defense to the President and the Congress 
     dated February 19, 1995, or subsequent such reports.
       (d) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated 
     under section 3101(b), $143,000,000 shall be available for 
     carrying out the program required under this section, of 
     which--
       (1) $35,000,000 shall be available for activities at the 
     Pantex Plant;
       (2) $30,000,000 shall be available for activities at the Y-
     12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee;
       (3) $35,000,000 shall be available for activities at the 
     Savannah River Site; and
       (4) $43,000,000 shall be available for activities at the 
     Kansas City Plant.
       (e) Plan and Report.--The Secretary shall develop a plan 
     for the implementation of this section. Not later than March 
     1, 1996, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on 
     the obligations the Secretary has incurred, and plans to 
     incur, during fiscal year 1996 for the program referred to in 
     subsection (a).

     SEC. 3138. HYDRONUCLEAR EXPERIMENTS.

       Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy pursuant to section 3101, $30,000,000 
     shall be available to prepare for the commencement of a 
     program of hydronuclear experiments at the nuclear weapons 
     design laboratories at the Nevada Test Site, Nevada. The 
     purpose of the program shall be to maintain confidence in the 
     reliability and safety of the nuclear weapons stockpile.

     SEC. 3139. LIMITATION ON AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT HYDRONUCLEAR 
                   TESTS.

       Nothing in this Act may be construed to authorize the 
     conduct of hydronuclear tests or to amend or repeal the 
     requirements of section 507 of the Energy and Water 
     Development Appropriations Act, 1993 (Public Law 102-377; 106 
     Stat. 1343; 42 U.S.C. 2121 note).

     SEC. 3140. FELLOWSHIP PROGRAM FOR DEVELOPMENT OF SKILLS 
                   CRITICAL TO THE DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY NUCLEAR 
                   WEAPONS COMPLEX.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall conduct a 
     fellowship program for the development of skills critical to 
     the ongoing mission of the Department of Energy nuclear 
     weapons complex. Under the fellowship program, the Secretary 
     shall--
       (1) provide educational assistance and research assistance 
     to eligible individuals to facilitate the development by such 
     individuals of skills critical to maintaining the ongoing 
     mission of the Department of Energy nuclear weapons complex;
       (2) employ eligible individuals at the facilities described 
     in subsection (c) in order to facilitate the development of 
     such skills by these individuals; or
       (3) provide eligible individuals with the assistance and 
     the employment.
       (b) Eligible Individuals.--Individuals eligible for 
     participation in the fellowship program are the following:
       (1) Students pursuing graduate degrees in fields of science 
     or engineering that are related to nuclear weapons 
     engineering or to the science and technology base of the 
     Department of Energy.
       (2) Individuals engaged in postdoctoral studies in such 
     fields.
       (c) Covered Facilities.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
     fellowship program at or in connection with the following 
     facilities:
       (1) The Kansas City Plant, Kansas City, Missouri.
       (2) The Pantex Plant, Amarillo, Texas.
       (3) The Y-12 Plant, Oak Ridge, Tennessee.
       (4) The Savannah River Site, Aiken, South Carolina.
       (d) Administration.--The Secretary shall carry out the 
     fellowship program at a facility referred to in subsection 
     (c) through the stockpile manager of the facility.
       (e) Allocation of Funds.--The Secretary shall, in 
     consultation with the Assistant Secretary of Energy for 
     Defense Programs, allocate funds available for the fellowship 
     program under subsection (f) among the facilities referred to 
     in subsection (c). The Secretary shall make the allocation 
     after evaluating an assessment by the weapons program 
     director of each such facility of the personnel and critical 
     skills necessary at the facility for carrying out the ongoing 
     mission of the facility.
       (f) Funding.--Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to 
     the Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 under section 
     3101(b), $10,000,000 may be used for the purpose of carrying 
     out the fellowship program under this section.

     SEC. 3141. LIMITATION ON USE OF FUNDS FOR CERTAIN RESEARCH 
                   AND DEVELOPMENT PURPOSES.

       Funds appropriated or otherwise made available to the 
     Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996 under section 3101 
     may be obligated and expended for activities under the 
     Department of Energy Laboratory Directed Research and 
     Development Program or under Department of Energy technology 
     transfer programs only if such activities support the 
     national security mission of the Department.

     SEC. 3142. PROCESSING AND TREATMENT OF HIGH-LEVEL NUCLEAR 
                   WASTE AND SPENT NUCLEAR FUEL RODS.

       (a) Processing of Spent Nuclear Fuel Rods.--Of the amounts 
     appropriated pursuant to section 3102, there shall be 
     available to the Secretary of Energy to respond effectively 
     to new requirements for managing spent nuclear fuel--
       (1) not more than $30,000,000, for the Savannah River Site 
     for the development and implementation of a program for the 
     processing, reprocessing, separation, reduction, isolation, 
     and interim storage of high-level nuclear waste associated 
     with aluminum clad spent fuel rods and foreign spent fuel 
     rods; and
       (2) not more than $15,000,000, for the Idaho National 
     Engineering Laboratory for the development and implementation 
     of a program for the treatment, preparation, and conditioning 
     of high-level nuclear waste and spent nuclear fuel (including 
     naval spent nuclear fuel), nonaluminum clad fuel rods, and 
     foreign fuel rods for interim storage and final disposition.
       (b) Implementation Plan.--Not later than April 30, 1996, 
     the Secretary shall submit to Congress a five-year plan for 
     the implementation of the programs referred to in subsection 
     (a). The plan shall include--
       (1) an assessment of the facilities required to be 
     constructed or upgraded to carry out the processing, 
     separation, reduction, isolation and interim storage of high-
     level nuclear waste;
       (2) a description of the technologies, including 
     stabilization technologies, that are required to be developed 
     for the efficient conduct of the programs;
       (3) a projection of the dates upon which activities under 
     the programs are sufficiently completed to provide for the 
     transfers of such waste to permanent repositories; and
       (4) a projection of the total cost to complete the 
     programs.
       (c) Electrometallurgical Waste Treatment Technologies.--Of 
     the amount appropriated pursuant to section 3102(c), not more 
     than $25,000,000 shall be available for development of 
     electrometallurgical waste treatment technologies at the 
     Argonne National Laboratory.
       (d) Use of Funds for Settlement Agreement.--Funds made 
     available pursuant to subsection (a)(2) for the Idaho 
     National Engineering Laboratory shall be considered to be 
     funds made available in partial fulfillment of the terms and 
     obligations set forth in the settlement agreement entered 
     into by the United States with the State of Idaho in the 
     actions captioned Public Service Co. of Colorado v. Batt, 
     Civil No. 91-0035-S-EJL, and United States v. Batt, Civil No. 
     91-0054-S-EJL, in the United States District Court for the 
     District of Idaho and the consent order of the United States 
     District Court for the District of Idaho, dated October 17, 
     1995, that effectuates the settlement agreement.

     SEC. 3143. PROTECTION OF WORKERS AT NUCLEAR WEAPONS 
                   FACILITIES.

       Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy under section 3102, $10,000,000 shall be 
     available to carry out activities authorized under section 
     3131 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Years 1992 and 1993 (Public Law 102-190; 105 Stat. 1571; 42 
     U.S.C. 7274d), relating to worker protection at nuclear 
     weapons facilities.

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     SEC. 3144. DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY DECLASSIFICATION PRODUCTIVITY 
                   INITIATIVE.

       Of the funds authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Department of Energy under section 3103, $3,000,000 shall be 
     available for the Declassification Productivity Initiative of 
     the Department of Energy.
                       Subtitle D--Other Matters

     SEC. 3151. REPORT ON FOREIGN TRITIUM PURCHASES.

       (a) Report.--Not later than May 1, 1996, the President 
     shall submit to the congressional defense committees a report 
     on the feasibility of, the cost of, and the policy, legal, 
     and other issues associated with purchasing tritium from 
     various foreign suppliers in order to ensure an adequate 
     supply of tritium in the United States for nuclear weapons.
       (b) Form of Report.--The report shall be submitted in 
     unclassified form, but may contain a classified appendix.

     SEC. 3152. STUDY ON NUCLEAR TEST READINESS POSTURES.

       Not later than February 15, 1996, the Secretary of Energy 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the costs, programmatic 
     issues, and other issues associated with sustaining the 
     capability of the Department of Energy--
       (1) to conduct an underground nuclear test 6 months after 
     the date on which the President determines that such a test 
     is necessary to ensure the national security of the United 
     States;
       (2) to conduct such a test 18 months after such date; and
       (3) to conduct such a test 36 months after such date.

     SEC. 3153. MASTER PLAN FOR THE CERTIFICATION, STEWARDSHIP, 
                   AND MANAGEMENT OF WARHEADS IN THE NUCLEAR 
                   WEAPONS STOCKPILE.

       (a) Master Plan Requirement.--Not later than March 15, 
     1996, the President shall submit to Congress a master plan 
     for maintaining the nuclear weapons stockpile. The President 
     shall submit to Congress an update of the master plan not 
     later than March 15 of each year thereafter.
       (b) Plan Elements.--The master plan and each update of the 
     master plan shall set forth the following:
       (1) The numbers of weapons (including active and inactive 
     weapons) for each type of weapon in the nuclear weapons 
     stockpile.
       (2) The expected design lifetime of each weapon type, the 
     current age of each weapon type, and any plans (including the 
     analytical basis for such plans) for lifetime extensions of a 
     weapon type.
       (3) An estimate of the lifetime of the nuclear and 
     nonnuclear components of the weapons (including active 
     weapons and inactive weapons) in the nuclear weapons 
     stockpile, and any plans (including the analytical basis for 
     such plans) for lifetime extensions of such components.
       (4) A schedule of the modifications, if any, required for 
     each weapon type (including active and inactive weapons) in 
     the nuclear weapons stockpile and the cost of such 
     modifications.
       (5) The process to be used in recertifying the safety, 
     reliability, and performance of each weapon type (including 
     active weapons and inactive weapons) in the nuclear weapons 
     stockpile.
       (6) The manufacturing infrastructure required to maintain 
     the nuclear weapons stockpile stewardship and management 
     programs, including a detailed project plan that demonstrates 
     the manner by which the Government will develop by 2002 the 
     capability to refabricate and certify warheads in the nuclear 
     weapons stockpile and to design, fabricate, and certify new 
     warheads.
       (c) Form of Plan.--The master plan and each update of the 
     master plan shall be submitted in unclassified form, but may 
     contain a classified appendix.

     SEC. 3154. PROHIBITION ON INTERNATIONAL INSPECTIONS OF 
                   DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY FACILITIES UNLESS 
                   PROTECTION OF RESTRICTED DATA IS CERTIFIED.

       (a) Prohibition on Inspections.--(1) The Secretary of 
     Energy may not allow an inspection of a nuclear weapons 
     facility by the International Atomic Energy Agency until the 
     Secretary certifies to Congress that no restricted data will 
     be revealed during such inspection.
       (2) For purposes of paragraph (1), the term ``restricted 
     data'' has the meaning provided by section 11 y. of the 
     Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(y)).
       (b) Extension of Notice-and-Wait Requirement Regarding 
     Proposed Cooperation Agreements.--Section 3155(b) of the 
     National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1995 
     (Public Law 103-337; 108 Stat. 3092) is amended by striking 
     out ``December 31, 1995'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``October 1, 1996''.

     SEC. 3155. REVIEW OF CERTAIN DOCUMENTS BEFORE 
                   DECLASSIFICATION AND RELEASE.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Energy shall ensure that, 
     before a document of the Department of Energy that contains 
     national security information is released or declassified, 
     such document is reviewed to determine whether it contains 
     restricted data.
       (b) Limitation on Declassification.--The Secretary may not 
     implement the automatic declassification provisions of 
     Executive Order 12958 if the Secretary determines that such 
     implementation could result in the automatic declassification 
     and release of documents containing restricted data.
       (c) Restricted Data Defined.--In this section, the term 
     ``restricted data'' has the meaning provided by section 11 y. 
     of the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2014(y)).

     SEC. 3156. ACCELERATED SCHEDULE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESTORATION 
                   AND WASTE MANAGEMENT ACTIVITIES.

       (a) Accelerated Cleanup.--The Secretary of Energy shall 
     accelerate the schedule for environmental restoration and 
     waste management activities and projects for a site at a 
     Department of Energy defense nuclear facility if the 
     Secretary determines that such an accelerated schedule will 
     achieve meaningful, long-term cost savings to the Federal 
     Government and could substantially accelerate the release of 
     land for local reuse.
       (b) Consideration of Factors.--In making a determination 
     under subsection (a), the Secretary shall consider the 
     following:
       (1) The cost savings achievable by the Federal Government.
       (2) The amount of time for completion of environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities and projects at 
     the site that can be reduced from the time specified for 
     completion of such activities and projects in the baseline 
     environmental management report required to be submitted for 
     1995 under section 3153 of the National Defense Authorization 
     Act for Fiscal Year 1994 (42 U.S.C. 7274k).
       (3) The potential for reuse of the site.
       (4) The risks that the site poses to local health and 
     safety.
       (5) The proximity of the site to populated areas.
       (c) Report.--Not later than May 1, 1996, the Secretary 
     shall submit to Congress a report on each site for which the 
     Secretary has accelerated the schedule for environmental 
     restoration and waste management activities and projects 
     under subsection (a). The report shall include an explanation 
     of the basis for the determination for that site required by 
     such subsection, including an explanation of the 
     consideration of the factors described in subsection (b).
       (d) Savings Provision.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to affect a specific statutory requirement for a 
     specific environmental restoration or waste management 
     activity or project or to modify or otherwise affect 
     applicable statutory or regulatory environmental restoration 
     and waste management requirements, including substantive 
     standards intended to protect public health and the 
     environment.

     SEC. 3157. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING CERTAIN ENVIRONMENTAL 
                   RESTORATION REQUIREMENTS.

       It is the sense of Congress that--
       (1) an individual acting within the scope of that 
     individual's employment with a Federal agency should not be 
     personally subject to civil or criminal sanctions (to the 
     extent such sanctions are provided for by law) as a result of 
     the failure to comply with an environmental cleanup 
     requirement under the Solid Waste Disposal Act or the 
     Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and 
     Liability Act or an analogous requirement under a comparable 
     Federal, State, or local law, in any circumstance under which 
     such failure to comply is due to an insufficiency of funds 
     appropriated to carry out such requirement;
       (2) Federal and State enforcement authorities should 
     refrain from an enforcement action in a circumstance 
     described in paragraph (1); and
       (3) if funds appropriated for a fiscal year after fiscal 
     year 1995 are insufficient to carry out any such 
     environmental cleanup requirement, Congress should elicit the 
     views of Federal agencies, affected States, and the public, 
     and consider appropriate legislative action to address 
     personal criminal liability in a circumstance described in 
     paragraph (1) and any related issues pertaining to potential 
     liability of a Federal agency.

     SEC. 3158. RESPONSIBILITY FOR DEFENSE PROGRAMS EMERGENCY 
                   RESPONSE PROGRAM.

       The Office of Military Applications under the Assistant 
     Secretary of Energy for Defense Programs shall retain 
     responsibility for the Defense Programs Emergency Response 
     Program within the Department of Energy.

     SEC. 3159. REQUIREMENTS FOR DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY WEAPONS 
                   ACTIVITIES BUDGETS FOR FISCAL YEARS AFTER 
                   FISCAL YEAR 1996.

       (a) In General.--The weapons activities budget of the 
     Department of Energy shall be developed in accordance with 
     the Nuclear Posture Review, the Post Nuclear Posture Review 
     Stockpile Memorandum currently under development, and the 
     programmatic and technical requirements associated with the 
     review and memorandum.
       (b) Required Detail.--The Secretary of Energy shall include 
     in the materials that the Secretary submits to Congress in 
     support of the budget for a fiscal year submitted by the 
     President pursuant to section 1105 of title 31, United States 
     Code, a long-term program plan, and a near-term program plan, 
     for the certification and stewardship of the nuclear weapons 
     stockpile.
       (c) Definition.--In this section, the term ``Nuclear 
     Posture Review'' means the Department of Defense Nuclear 
     Posture Review as contained in the report of the Secretary of 
     Defense to the President and the Congress dated February 19, 
     1995, or in subsequent such reports.

     SEC. 3160. REPORT ON HYDRONUCLEAR TESTING.

       (a) Report.--The Secretary of Energy shall direct the joint 
     preparation by the Directors of the Lawrence Livermore 
     National Laboratory and the Los Alamos National Laboratory of 
     a report on the advantages and disadvantages with respect to 
     the safety and reliability of the nuclear weapons stockpile 
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     permitting alternative limits to the current limit on the 
     explosive yield of hydronuclear and other explosive tests. 
     The report shall address the following explosive yield 
     limits:
       (1) 4 pounds (TNT equivalent).
       (2) 400 pounds (TNT equivalent).
       (3) 4,000 pounds (TNT equivalent).
       (4) 40,000 pounds (TNT equivalent).
       (5) 400 tons (TNT equivalent).
       (b) Funding.--The Secretary shall make available funds 
     appropriated to the Department of Energy pursuant to section 
     3101 for preparation of the report required under subsection 
     (a).

     SEC. 3161. APPLICABILITY OF ATOMIC ENERGY COMMUNITY ACT OF 
                   1955 TO LOS ALAMOS, NEW MEXICO.

       (a) Date of Transfer of Utilities.--Section 72 of the 
     Atomic Energy Community Act of 1955 (42 U.S.C. 2372) is 
     amended by striking out ``not later than five years after the 
     date it is included within this Act'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``not later than June 30, 1998''.
       (b) Date of Transfer of Municipal Installations.--Section 
     83 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2383) is amended by striking out 
     ``not later than five years after the date it is included 
     within this Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``not later 
     than June 30, 1998''.
       (c) Recommendation for Further Assistance Payments.--
     Section 91d. of such Act (42 U.S.C. 2391) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``, and the Los Alamos School Board;'' 
     and all that follows through ``county of Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``; or not later than 
     June 30, 1996, in the case of the Los Alamos School Board and 
     the county of Los Alamos, New Mexico''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``If 
     the recommendation under the preceding sentence regarding the 
     Los Alamos School Board or the county of Los Alamos, New 
     Mexico, indicates a need for further assistance for the 
     school board or the county, as the case may be, after June 
     30, 1997, the recommendation shall include a report and plan 
     describing the actions required to eliminate the need for 
     further assistance for the school board or the county, 
     including a proposal for legislative action to carry out the 
     plan.''.
       (d) Contract To Make Payments.--Section 94 of such Act (42 
     U.S.C. 2394) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``June 30, 1996'' each place it appears 
     in the proviso in the first sentence and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``June 30, 1997''; and
       (2) by striking out ``July 1, 1996'' in the second sentence 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``July 1, 1997''.

     SEC. 3162. SENSE OF CONGRESS REGARDING SHIPMENTS OF SPENT 
                   NUCLEAR FUEL.

       (a) Findings.--Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The United States has entered into a settlement 
     agreement with the State of Idaho in the actions captioned 
     Public Service Co. of Colorado v. Batt, Civil No. 91-0035-S-
     EJL, and United States v. Batt, Civil No. 91-0054-S-EJL, in 
     the United States District Court for the District of Idaho, 
     regarding shipment of naval spent nuclear fuel to Idaho, 
     examination and storage of such fuel in Idaho, and other 
     matters.
       (2) Under this court enforceable agreement--
       (A) the State of Idaho has agreed--
       (i) to accept 575 shipments of naval spent nuclear fuel 
     from the Navy into Idaho between October 17, 1995 and 2035;
       (ii) to accept certain shipments of spent nuclear fuel from 
     the Department of Energy into Idaho between October 17, 1995 
     and 2035; and
       (iii) to allow the Navy and the Department of Energy, on an 
     interim basis, to store the spent nuclear fuel in Idaho over 
     the next 40 years; and
       (B) the United States has made commitments--
       (i) to remove all spent nuclear fuel (except certain 
     quantities for testing) from Idaho by 2035; and
       (ii) to facilitate the cleanup and stabilization of 
     radioactive waste at the Idaho National Engineering 
     Laboratory.
       (3) The settlement agreement allows the Department of 
     Energy and the Department of the Navy to meet 
     responsibilities that are important to the national security 
     interests of the United States.
       (4) Authorizations and appropriations of funds will be 
     necessary in order to provide for fulfillment of the terms 
     and obligations set forth in the settlement agreement.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--(1) Congress recognizes the need to 
     implement the terms, conditions, rights, and obligations 
     contained in the settlement agreement referred to in 
     subsection (a)(1) and the consent order of the United States 
     District Court for the District of Idaho, dated October 17, 
     1995, that effectuates the settlement agreement in accordance 
     with those terms, conditions, rights, and obligations.
       (2) It is the sense of Congress that funds requested by the 
     President to carry out the settlement agreement and such 
     consent order should be appropriated for that purpose.
          TITLE XXXII--DEFENSE NUCLEAR FACILITIES SAFETY BOARD

     SEC. 3201. AUTHORIZATION.

       There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal year 
     1996, $17,000,000 for the operation of the Defense Nuclear 
     Facilities Safety Board under chapter 21 of the Atomic Energy 
     Act of 1954 (42 U.S.C. 2286 et seq.).
                TITLE XXXIII--NATIONAL DEFENSE STOCKPILE
        Subtitle A--Authorization of Disposals and Use of Funds

     SEC. 3301. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle:
       (1) The term ``National Defense Stockpile'' means the 
     stockpile provided for in section 4 of the Strategic and 
     Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c).
       (2) The term ``National Defense Stockpile Transaction 
     Fund'' means the fund in the Treasury of the United States 
     established under section 9(a) of the Strategic and Critical 
     Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h(a)).

     SEC. 3302. AUTHORIZED USES OF STOCKPILE FUNDS.

       (a) Obligation of Stockpile Funds.--During fiscal year 
     1996, the National Defense Stockpile Manager may obligate up 
     to $77,100,000 of the funds in the National Defense Stockpile 
     Transaction Fund for the authorized uses of such funds under 
     section 9(b)(2) of the Strategic and Critical Materials Stock 
     Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98h(b)(2)).
       (b) Additional Obligations.--The National Defense Stockpile 
     Manager may obligate amounts in excess of the amount 
     specified in subsection (a) if the National Defense Stockpile 
     Manager notifies Congress that extraordinary or emergency 
     conditions necessitate the additional obligations. The 
     National Defense Stockpile Manager may make the additional 
     obligations described in the notification after the end of 
     the 45-day period beginning on the date Congress receives the 
     notification.
       (c) Limitations.--The authorities provided by this section 
     shall be subject to such limitations as may be provided in 
     appropriations Acts.

     SEC. 3303. DISPOSAL OF CHROMITE AND MANGANESE ORES AND 
                   CHROMIUM FERRO AND MANGANESE METAL 
                   ELECTROLYTIC.

       (a) Domestic Upgrading.--In offering to enter into 
     agreements pursuant to any provision of law for the disposal 
     from the National Defense Stockpile of chromite and manganese 
     ores or chromium ferro and manganese metal electrolytic, the 
     President shall give a right of first refusal on all such 
     offers to domestic ferroalloy upgraders.
       (b) Domestic Ferroalloy Upgrader Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``domestic ferroalloy upgrader'' means 
     a company or other business entity that, as determined by the 
     President--
       (1) is engaged in operations to upgrade chromite or 
     manganese ores of metallurgical grade or chromium ferro and 
     manganese metal electrolytic; and
       (2) conducts a significant level of its research, 
     development, engineering, and upgrading operations in the 
     United States.

     SEC. 3304. RESTRICTIONS ON DISPOSAL OF MANGANESE FERRO.

       (a) Disposal of Lower Grade Material First.--The President 
     may not dispose of high carbon manganese ferro in the 
     National Defense Stockpile that meets the National Defense 
     Stockpile classification of Grade One, Specification 30(a), 
     as revised on May 22, 1992, until completing the disposal of 
     all manganese ferro in the National Defense Stockpile that 
     does not meet such classification. The President may not 
     reclassify manganese ferro in the National Defense Stockpile 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Requirement for Remelting by Domestic Ferroalloy 
     Producers.--Manganese ferro in the National Defense Stockpile 
     that does not meet the classification specified in subsection 
     (a) may be sold only for remelting by a domestic ferroalloy 
     producer unless the President determines that a domestic 
     ferroalloy producer is not available to acquire the material.
       (c) Domestic Ferroalloy Producer Defined.--For purposes of 
     this section, the term ``domestic ferroalloy producer'' means 
     a company or other business entity that, as determined by the 
     President--
       (1) is engaged in operations to upgrade manganese ores of 
     metallurgical grade or manganese ferro; and
       (2) conducts a significant level of its research, 
     development, engineering, and upgrading operations in the 
     United States.

     SEC. 3305. TITANIUM INITIATIVE TO SUPPORT BATTLE TANK UPGRADE 
                   PROGRAM.

       During each of the fiscal years 1996 through 2003, the 
     Secretary of Defense shall transfer from stocks of the 
     National Defense Stockpile up to 250 short tons of titanium 
     sponge to the Secretary of the Army for use in the weight 
     reduction portion of the main battle tank upgrade program. 
     Transfers under this section shall be without charge to the 
     Army, except that the Secretary of the Army shall pay all 
     transportation and related costs incurred in connection with 
     the transfer.
                    Subtitle B--Programmatic Change

     SEC. 3311. TRANSFER OF EXCESS DEFENSE-RELATED MATERIALS TO 
                   STOCKPILE FOR DISPOSAL.

       (a) Transfer and Disposal.--Section 4 of the Strategic and 
     Critical Materials Stock Piling Act (50 U.S.C. 98c) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c)(1) The Secretary of Energy, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Defense, shall transfer to the stockpile for 
     disposal in accordance with this Act uncontaminated materials 
     that are in the Department of Energy inventory of materials 
     for the production of defense-related items, are excess to

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     the requirements of the Department for that purpose, and are 
     suitable for transfer to the stockpile and disposal through 
     the stockpile.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense shall determine whether 
     materials are suitable for transfer to the stockpile under 
     this subsection, are suitable for disposal through the 
     stockpile, and are uncontaminated.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Subsection (a) of such section 
     is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(10) Materials transferred to the stockpile under 
     subsection (c).''.
                 TITLE XXXIV--NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES
         Subtitle A--Administration of Naval Petroleum Reserves

     SEC. 3401. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to the 
     Secretary of Energy $101,028,000 for fiscal year 1996 for the 
     purpose of carrying out activities under chapter 641 of title 
     10, United States Code, relating to the naval petroleum 
     reserves (as defined in section 7420(2) of such title). Funds 
     appropriated pursuant to such authorization shall remain 
     available until expended.

     SEC. 3402. PRICE REQUIREMENT ON SALE OF CERTAIN PETROLEUM 
                   DURING FISCAL YEAR 1996.

       Notwithstanding section 7430(b)(2) of title 10, United 
     States Code, during fiscal year 1996, any sale of any part of 
     the United States share of petroleum produced from Naval 
     Petroleum Reserves Numbered 1, 2, and 3 shall be made at a 
     price not less than 90 percent of the current sales price, as 
     estimated by the Secretary of Energy, of comparable petroleum 
     in the same area.
              Subtitle B--Sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve

     SEC. 3411. DEFINITIONS.

       For purposes of this subtitle:
       (1) The terms ``Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1'' and 
     ``reserve'' mean Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1, commonly 
     referred to as the Elk Hills Unit, located in Kern County, 
     California, and established by Executive order of the 
     President, dated September 2, 1912.
       (2) The term ``naval petroleum reserves'' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 7420(2) of title 10, United States 
     Code, except that the term does not include Naval Petroleum 
     Reserve Numbered 1.
       (3) The term ``unit plan contract'' means the unit plan 
     contract between equity owners of the lands within the 
     boundaries of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 entered into 
     on June 19, 1944.
       (4) The term ``effective date'' means the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (5) The term ``Secretary'' means the Secretary of Energy.
       (6) The term ``appropriate congressional committees means 
     the Committee on Armed Services of the Senate and the 
     Committee on National Security and the Committee on Commerce 
     of the House of Representatives.

     SEC. 3412. SALE OF NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVE NUMBERED 1.

       (a) Sale of Reserve Required.--Subject to section 3414, not 
     later than one year after the effective date, the Secretary 
     of Energy shall enter into one or more contracts for the sale 
     of all right, title, and interest of the United States in and 
     to all lands owned or controlled by the United States inside 
     Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1. Chapter 641 of title 10, 
     United States Code, shall not apply to the sale of the 
     reserve.
       (b) Equity Finalization.--(1) Not later than five months 
     after the effective date, the Secretary shall finalize equity 
     interests of the known oil and gas zones in Naval Petroleum 
     Reserve Numbered 1 in the manner provided by this subsection.
       (2) The Secretary shall retain the services of an 
     independent petroleum engineer, mutually acceptable to the 
     equity owners, who shall prepare a recommendation on final 
     equity figures. The Secretary may accept the recommendation 
     of the independent petroleum engineer for final equity in 
     each known oil and gas zone and establish final equity 
     interest in Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 in accordance 
     with the recommendation, or the Secretary may use such other 
     method to establish final equity interest in the reserve as 
     the Secretary considers appropriate.
       (3) If, on the effective date, there is an ongoing equity 
     redetermination dispute between the equity owners under 
     section 9(b) of the unit plan contract, the dispute shall be 
     resolved in the manner provided in the unit plan contract 
     within five months after the effective date. The resolution 
     shall be considered final for all purposes under this 
     section.
       (c) Notice of Sale.--Not later than two months after the 
     effective date, the Secretary shall publish a notice of 
     intent to sell Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1. The 
     Secretary shall make all technical, geological, and financial 
     information relevant to the sale of the reserve available to 
     all interested and qualified buyers upon request. The 
     Secretary, in consultation with the Administrator of General 
     Services, shall ensure that the sale process is fair and open 
     to all interested and qualified parties.
       (d) Establishment of Minimum Sale Price.--(1) Not later 
     than two months after the effective date, the Secretary shall 
     retain the services of five independent experts in the 
     valuation of oil and gas fields to conduct separate 
     assessments, in a manner consistent with commercial 
     practices, of the value of the interest of the United States 
     in Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1. The independent 
     experts shall complete their assessments within six months 
     after the effective date. In making their assessments, the 
     independent experts shall consider (among other factors)--
       (A) all equipment and facilities to be included in the 
     sale;
       (B) the estimated quantity of petroleum and natural gas in 
     the reserve; and
       (C) the net present value of the anticipated revenue stream 
     that the Secretary and the Director of the Office of 
     Management and Budget jointly determine the Treasury would 
     receive from the reserve if the reserve were not sold, 
     adjusted for any anticipated increases in tax revenues that 
     would result if the reserve were sold.
       (2) The independent experts retained under paragraph (1) 
     shall also determine and submit to the Secretary the 
     estimated total amount of the cost of any environmental 
     restoration and remediation necessary at the reserve. The 
     Secretary shall report the estimate to the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary of the 
     Treasury, and Congress.
       (3) The Secretary, in consultation with the Director of the 
     Office of Management and Budget, shall set the minimum 
     acceptable price for the reserve. The Secretary may not set 
     the minimum acceptable price below the higher of--
       (A) the average of the five assessments prepared under 
     paragraph (1); and
       (B) the average of three assessments after excluding the 
     high and low assessments.
       (e) Administration of Sale; Draft Contract.--(1) Not later 
     than two months after the effective date, the Secretary shall 
     retain the services of an investment banker to independently 
     administer, in a manner consistent with commercial practices 
     and in a manner that maximizes sale proceeds to the 
     Government, the sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 
     under this section. Costs and fees of retaining the 
     investment banker may be paid out of the proceeds of the sale 
     of the reserve.
       (2) Not later than six months after the effective date, the 
     investment banker retained under paragraph (1) shall complete 
     a draft contract or contracts for the sale of Naval Petroleum 
     Reserve Numbered 1, which shall accompany the solicitation of 
     offers and describe the terms and provisions of the sale of 
     the interest of the United States in the reserve.
       (3) The draft contract or contracts shall identify--
       (A) all equipment and facilities to be included in the 
     sale; and
       (B) any potential claim or liability (including liability 
     for environmental restoration and remediation), and the 
     extent of any such claim or liability, for which the United 
     States is responsible under subsection (g).
       (4) The draft contract or contracts, including the terms 
     and provisions of the sale of the interest of the United 
     States in the reserve, shall be subject to review and 
     approval by the Secretary, the Secretary of the Treasury, and 
     the Director of the Office of Management and Budget. Each of 
     those officials shall complete the review of, and approve or 
     disapprove, the draft contract or contracts not later than 
     seven months after the effective date.
       (f) Solicitation of Offers.--(1) Not later than seven 
     months after the effective date, the Secretary shall publish 
     the solicitation of offers for Naval Petroleum Reserve 
     Numbered 1.
       (2) Not later than 10 months after the effective date, the 
     Secretary shall identify the highest responsible offer or 
     offers for purchase of the interest of the United States in 
     Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 that, in total, meet or 
     exceed the minimum acceptable price determined under 
     subsection (d)(3).
       (3) The Secretary shall take such action immediately after 
     the effective date as is necessary to obtain from an 
     independent petroleum engineer within six months after that 
     date a reserve report prepared in a manner consistent with 
     commercial practices. The Secretary shall use the reserve 
     report in support of the preparation of the solicitation of 
     offers for the reserve.
       (g) Future Liabilities.--To effectuate the sale of the 
     interest of the United States in Naval Petroleum Reserve 
     Numbered 1, the Secretary may extend such indemnities and 
     warranties as the Secretary considers reasonable and 
     necessary to protect the purchaser from claims arising from 
     the ownership in the reserve by the United States.
       (h) Maintaining Production.--Until the sale of Naval 
     Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 is completed under this section, 
     the Secretary shall continue to produce the reserve at the 
     maximum daily oil or gas rate from a reservoir, which will 
     permit maximum economic development of the reservoir 
     consistent with sound oil field engineering practices in 
     accordance with section 3 of the unit plan contract.
       (i) Noncompliance With Deadlines.--At any time during the 
     one-year period beginning on the effective date, if the 
     Secretary determines that the actions necessary to complete 
     the sale of the reserve within that period are not being 
     taken or timely completed, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     the appropriate congressional committees a written 
     notification of that determination together with a plan 
     setting forth the actions that will be taken to ensure that 
     the sale of the reserve will be completed within that period. 
     The Secretary shall consult with the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget in preparing the plan for submission 
     to the committees.
       (j) Oversight.--The Comptroller General shall monitor the 
     actions of the Secretary relating to the sale of the reserve 
     and report to the appropriate congressional committees

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     any findings on such actions that the Comptroller General 
     considers appropriate to report to the committees.
       (k) Acquisition of Services.--The Secretary may enter into 
     contracts for the acquisition of services required under this 
     section under the authority of paragraph (7) of section 
     303(c) of the Federal Property and Administrative Services 
     Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(c)), except that the notification 
     required under subparagraph (B) of such paragraph for each 
     contract shall be submitted to Congress not less than 7 days 
     before the award of the contract.

     SEC. 3413. EFFECT OF SALE OF RESERVE.

       (a) Effect on Existing Contracts.--(1) In the case of any 
     contract, in effect on the effective date, for the purchase 
     of production from any part of the United States' share of 
     Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1, the sale of the interest 
     of the United States in the reserve shall be subject to the 
     contract for a period of three months after the closing date 
     of the sale or until termination of the contract, whichever 
     occurs first. The term of any contract entered into after the 
     effective date for the purchase of the production shall not 
     exceed the anticipated closing date for the sale of the 
     reserve.
       (2) The Secretary shall exercise the termination procedures 
     provided in the contract between the United States and 
     Bechtel Petroleum Operation, Inc., Contract Number DE-ACO1-
     85FE60520 so that the contract terminates not later than the 
     date of closing of the sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve 
     Numbered 1 under section 3412.
       (3) The Secretary shall exercise the termination procedures 
     provided in the unit plan contract so that the unit plan 
     contract terminates not later than the date of closing of the 
     sale of reserve.
       (b) Effect on Antitrust Laws.--Nothing in this subtitle 
     shall be construed to alter the application of the antitrust 
     laws of the United States to the purchaser or purchasers (as 
     the case may be) of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 or to 
     the lands in the reserve subject to sale under section 3412 
     upon the completion of the sale.
       (c) Preservation of Private Right, Title, and Interest.--
     Nothing in this subtitle shall be construed to adversely 
     affect the ownership interest of any other entity having any 
     right, title, and interest in and to lands within the 
     boundaries of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 and which 
     are subject to the unit plan contract.
       (d) Transfer of Otherwise Nontransferable Permit.--The 
     Secretary may transfer to the purchaser or purchasers (as the 
     case may be) of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 the 
     incidental take permit regarding the reserve issued to the 
     Secretary by the United States Fish and Wildlife Service and 
     in effect on the effective date if the Secretary determines 
     that transfer of the permit is necessary to expedite the sale 
     of the reserve in a manner that maximizes the value of the 
     sale to the United States. The transferred permit shall cover 
     the identical activities, and shall be subject to the same 
     terms and conditions, as apply to the permit at the time of 
     the transfer.

     SEC. 3414. CONDITIONS ON SALE PROCESS.

       (a) Notice Regarding Sale Conditions.--The Secretary may 
     not enter into any contract for the sale of Naval Petroleum 
     Reserve Numbered 1 under section 3412 until the end of the 
     31-day period beginning on the date on which the Secretary 
     submits to the appropriate congressional committees a written 
     notification--
       (1) describing the conditions of the proposed sale; and
       (2) containing an assessment by the Secretary of whether it 
     is in the best interests of the United States to sell the 
     reserve under such conditions.
       (b) Authority to Suspend Sale.--(1) The Secretary may 
     suspend the sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 under 
     section 3412 if the Secretary and the Director of the Office 
     of Management and Budget jointly determine that--
       (A) the sale is proceeding in a manner inconsistent with 
     achievement of a sale price that reflects the full value of 
     the reserve; or
       (B) a course of action other than the immediate sale of the 
     reserve is in the best interests of the United States.
       (2) Immediately after making a determination under 
     paragraph (1) to suspend the sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve 
     Numbered 1, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate 
     congressional committees a written notification describing 
     the basis for the determination and requesting a 
     reconsideration of the merits of the sale of the reserve.
       (c) Effect of Reconsideration Notice.--After the Secretary 
     submits a notification under subsection (b), the Secretary 
     may not complete the sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 
     1 under section 3412 or any other provision of law unless the 
     sale of the reserve is authorized in an Act of Congress 
     enacted after the date of the submission of the notification.

     SEC. 3415. TREATMENT OF STATE OF CALIFORNIA CLAIM REGARDING 
                   RESERVE.

       (a) Reservation of Funds.--After the costs incurred in the 
     conduct of the sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 
     under section 3412 are deducted, nine percent of the 
     remaining proceeds from the sale of the reserve shall be 
     reserved in a contingent fund in the Treasury for payment to 
     the State of California for the Teachers' Retirement Fund of 
     the State in the event that, and to the extent that, the 
     claims of the State against the United States regarding 
     production and proceeds of sale from Naval Petroleum Reserve 
     Numbered 1 are--
       (1) settled by agreement with the United States under 
     subsection (c); or
       (2) finally resolved in favor of the State by a court of 
     competent jurisdiction, if a settlement agreement is not 
     reached.
       (b) Disposition of Funds.--In such amounts as may be 
     provided in appropriation Acts, amounts in the contingent 
     fund shall be available for paying a claim described in 
     subsection (a). After final disposition of the claims, any 
     unobligated balance in the contingent fund shall be credited 
     to the general fund of the Treasury. If no payment is made 
     from the contingent fund within 10 years after the effective 
     date, amounts in the contingent fund shall be credited to the 
     general fund of the Treasury.
       (c) Settlement Offer.--Not later than 30 days after the 
     date of the sale of Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1 under 
     section 3412, the Secretary shall offer to settle all claims 
     of the State of California against the United States with 
     respect to lands in the reserve located in sections 16 and 36 
     of township 30 south, range 23 east, Mount Diablo Principal 
     Meridian, California, and production or proceeds of sale from 
     the reserve, in order to provide proper compensation for the 
     State's claims. The Secretary shall base the amount of the 
     offered settlement payment from the contingent fund on the 
     fair value for the State's claims, including the mineral 
     estate, not to exceed the amount reserved in the contingent 
     fund.
       (d) Release of Claims.--Acceptance of the settlement offer 
     made under subsection (c) shall be subject to the condition 
     that all claims against the United States by the State of 
     California for the Teachers' Retirement Fund of the State be 
     released with respect to lands in Naval Petroleum Reserve 
     Numbered 1, including sections 16 and 36 of township 30 
     south, range 23 east, Mount Diablo Principal Meridian, 
     California, or production or proceeds of sale from the 
     reserve.

     SEC. 3416, STUDY OF FUTURE OF OTHER NAVAL PETROLEUM RESERVES.

       (a) Study Required.--The Secretary of Energy shall conduct 
     a study to determine which of the following options, or 
     combinations of options, regarding the naval petroleum 
     reserves (other than Naval Petroleum Reserve Numbered 1) 
     would maximize the value of the reserves to the United 
     States:
       (1) Retention and operation of the naval petroleum reserves 
     by the Secretary under chapter 641 of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (2) Transfer of all or a part of the naval petroleum 
     reserves to the jurisdiction of another Federal agency for 
     administration under chapter 641 of title 10, United States 
     Code.
       (3) Transfer of all or a part of the naval petroleum 
     reserves to the Department of the Interior for leasing in 
     accordance with the Mineral Leasing Act (30 U.S.C. 181 et 
     seq.) and surface management in accordance with the Federal 
     Land Policy and Management Act (43 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.).
       (4) Sale of the interest of the United States in the naval 
     petroleum reserves.
       (b) Conduct of Study.--The Secretary shall retain an 
     independent petroleum consultant to conduct the study.
       (c) Considerations Under Study.--An examination of the 
     value to be derived by the United States from the transfer or 
     sale of the naval petroleum reserves shall include an 
     assessment and estimate of the fair market value of the 
     interest of the United States in the naval petroleum 
     reserves. The assessment and estimate shall be made in a 
     manner consistent with customary property valuation practices 
     in the oil and gas industry.
       (d) Report and Recommendations Regarding Study.--Not later 
     than June 1, 1996, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a 
     report describing the results of the study and containing 
     such recommendations (including proposed legislation) as the 
     Secretary considers necessary to implement the option, or 
     combination of options, identified in the study that would 
     maximize the value of the naval petroleum reserves to the 
     United States.
                  TITLE XXXV--PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION
              Subtitle A--Authorization of Appropriations

     SEC. 3501. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Panama Canal Commission 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996''.

     SEC. 3502. AUTHORIZATION OF EXPENDITURES.

       (a) In General.--Subject to subsection (b), the Panama 
     Canal Commission is authorized to make such expenditures 
     within the limits of funds and borrowing authority available 
     to it in accordance with law, and to make such contracts and 
     commitments without regard to fiscal year limitations, as may 
     be necessary under the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 
     3601 et seq.) for the operation, maintenance, and improvement 
     of the Panama Canal for fiscal year 1996.
       (b) Limitations.--For fiscal year 1996, the Panama Canal 
     Commission may expend from funds in the Panama Canal 
     Revolving Fund not more than $50,741,000 for administrative 
     expenses, of which--
       (1) not more than $15,000 may be used for official 
     reception and representation expenses of the Supervisory 
     Board of the Commission;
       (2) not more than $10,000 may be used for official 
     reception and representation expenses of the Secretary of the 
     Commission; and
       (3) not more than $45,000 may be used for official 
     reception and representation expenses of the Administrator of 
     the Commission.
       (c) Replacement Vehicles.--Funds available to the Panama 
     Canal Commission shall

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     be available for the purchase of not to exceed 38 passenger 
     motor vehicles (including large heavy-duty vehicles to be 
     used to transport Commission personnel across the isthmus of 
     Panama) at a cost per vehicle of not more than $19,500. A 
     vehicle may be purchased with such funds only as necessary to 
     replace another passenger motor vehicle of the Commission.

     SEC. 3503. EXPENDITURES IN ACCORDANCE WITH OTHER LAWS.

       Expenditures authorized under this subtitle may be made 
     only in accordance with the Panama Canal Treaties of 1977 and 
     any law of the United States implementing those treaties.
   Subtitle B--Reconstitution of Commission as Government Corporation

     SEC. 3521. SHORT TITLE.

       This subtitle may be cited as the ``Panama Canal Amendments 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 3522. RECONSTITUTION OF COMMISSION AS GOVERNMENT 
                   CORPORATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 1101 of the Panama Canal Act of 
     1979 (22 U.S.C. 3611) is amended to read as follows:


    ``establishment, purposes, offices, and residence of commission

       ``Sec. 1101. (a) For the purposes of managing, operating, 
     and maintaining the Panama Canal and its complementary works, 
     installations and equipment, and of conducting operations 
     incident thereto, in accordance with the Panama Canal Treaty 
     of 1977 and related agreements, the Panama Canal Commission 
     (hereinafter in this Act referred to as the `Commission') is 
     established as a wholly owned government corporation (as that 
     term is used in chapter 91 of title 31, United States Code) 
     within the executive branch of the Government of the United 
     States. The authority of the President with respect to the 
     Commission shall be exercised through the Secretary of 
     Defense.
       ``(b) The principal office of the Commission shall be 
     located in the Republic of Panama in one of the areas made 
     available for use of the United States under the Panama Canal 
     Treaty of 1977 and related agreements, but the Commission may 
     establish branch offices in such other places as it considers 
     necessary or appropriate for the conduct of its business. 
     Within the meaning of the laws of the United States relating 
     to venue in civil actions, the Commission is an inhabitant 
     and resident of the District of Columbia and the eastern 
     judicial district of Louisiana.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to such section 
     in the table of contents in section 1 of such Act is amended 
     to read as follows:

``1101. Establishment, Purposes, Offices, and Residence of 
              Commission.''.

     SEC. 3523. SUPERVISORY BOARD.

       Section 1102 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 
     3612) is amended by striking out so much as precedes 
     subsection (b) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:


                          ``supervisory board

       ``Sec. 1102. (a) The Commission shall be supervised by a 
     Board composed of nine members, one of whom shall be the 
     Secretary of Defense or an officer of the Department of 
     Defense designated by the Secretary. Not less than five 
     members of the Board shall be nationals of the United States 
     and the remaining members of the Board shall be nationals of 
     the Republic of Panama. Three members of the Board who are 
     nationals of the United States shall hold no other office in, 
     and shall not be employed by, the Government of the United 
     States, and shall be chosen for the independent perspective 
     they can bring to the Commission's affairs. Members of the 
     Board who are nationals of the United States shall cast their 
     votes as directed by the Secretary of Defense or a designee 
     of the Secretary of Defense.''.

     SEC. 3524. GENERAL AND SPECIFIC POWERS OF COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--The Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 
     3601 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 1102 the 
     following new sections:


                     ``general powers of commission

       ``Sec. 1102a. (a) The Commission may adopt, alter, and use 
     a corporate seal, which shall be judicially noticed.
       ``(b) The Commission may by action of the Board of 
     Directors adopt, amend, and repeal bylaws governing the 
     conduct of its general business and the performance of the 
     powers and duties granted to or imposed upon it by law.
       ``(c) The Commission may sue and be sued in its corporate 
     name, except that--
       ``(1) the amenability of the Commission to suit is limited 
     by Article VIII of the Panama Canal Treaty of 1977, section 
     1401 of this Act, and otherwise by law;
       ``(2) an attachment, garnishment, or similar process may 
     not be issued against salaries or other moneys owed by the 
     Commission to its employees except as provided by section 
     5520a of title 5, United States Code, and sections 459, 461, 
     and 462 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659, 661, 662), 
     or as otherwise specifically authorized by the laws of the 
     United States; and
       ``(3) the Commission is exempt from the payment of interest 
     on claims and judgments.
       ``(d) The Commission may enter into contracts, leases, 
     agreements, or other transactions.
       ``(e) The Commission--
       ``(1) may determine the character of, and necessity for, 
     its obligations and expenditures and the manner in which they 
     shall be incurred, allowed, and paid; and
       ``(2) may incur, allow, and pay its obligations and 
     expenditures, subject to pertinent provisions of law 
     generally applicable to Government corporations.
       ``(f) The Commission shall have the priority of the 
     Government of the United States in the payment of debts out 
     of bankrupt estates.
       ``(g) The authority of the Commission under this section 
     and section 1102B is subject to the Panama Canal Treaty of 
     1977 and related agreements, and to chapter 91 of title 31, 
     United States Code.


                    ``specific powers of commission

       ``Sec. 1102b. (a) The Commission may manage, operate, and 
     maintain the Panama Canal.
       ``(b) The Commission may construct or acquire, establish, 
     maintain, and operate such activities, facilities, and 
     appurtenances as necessary and appropriate for the 
     accomplishment of the purposes of this Act, including the 
     following:
       ``(1) Docks, wharves, piers, and other shoreline 
     facilities.
       ``(2) Shops and yards.
       ``(3) Marine railways, salvage and towing facilities, fuel-
     handling facilities, and motor transportation facilities.
       ``(4) Power systems, water systems, and a telephone system.
       ``(5) Construction facilities.
       ``(6) Living quarters and other buildings.
       ``(7) Warehouses, storehouses, a printing plant, and 
     manufacturing, processing, or service facilities in 
     connection therewith.
       ``(8) Recreational facilities.
       ``(c) The Commission may use the United States mails in the 
     same manner and under the same conditions as the executive 
     departments of the Federal Government.
       ``(d) The Commission may take such actions as are necessary 
     or appropriate to carry out the powers specifically conferred 
     upon it.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 1 
     of such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating 
     to section 1102 the following new items:

``1102a. General powers of Commission.
``1102b. Specific powers of Commission.''.

     SEC. 3525. CONGRESSIONAL REVIEW OF BUDGET.

       Section 1302 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 
     3712) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking out ``and subject to paragraph (2)'' in 
     paragraph (1);
       (B) by striking out paragraph (2); and
       (C) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and
       (2) by striking out subsection (e) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new subsection (e):
       ``(e) In accordance with section 9104 of title 31, United 
     States Code, Congress shall review the annual budget of the 
     Commission.''.

     SEC. 3526. AUDITS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1313 of the Panama Canal Act of 
     1979 (22 U.S.C. 3723) is amended--
       (1) by striking out the heading for the section and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following: ``audits'';
       (2) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking out ``Financial transactions'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, and subject to subsection (d), financial 
     transactions'';
       (B) by striking out ``pursuant to the Accounting and 
     Auditing Act of 1950 (31 U.S.C. 65 et seq.)'';
       (C) by striking out ``audit pursuant to such Act'' in the 
     second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``such audit'';
       (D) by striking out ``An audit pursuant to such Act'' in 
     the last sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``Any such 
     audit''; and
       (E) by adding at the end the following new sentence: ``An 
     audit performed under this section is subject to the 
     requirements of paragraphs (2), (3), and (5) of section 
     9105(a) of title 31, United States Code.'';
       (3) in subsection (b), by striking out ``The Comptroller 
     General'' in the first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Subject to subsection (d), the Comptroller General''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(d) At the discretion of the Board provided for in 
     section 1102, the Commission may hire independent auditors to 
     perform, in lieu of the Comptroller General, the audit and 
     reporting functions prescribed in subsections (a) and (b).
       ``(e) In addition to auditing the financial statements of 
     the Commission, the Comptroller General (or the independent 
     auditor if one is employed pursuant to subsection (d)) shall, 
     in accordance with standards for an examination of a 
     financial forecast established by the American Institute of 
     Certified Public Accountants, examine and report on the 
     Commission's financial forecast that it will be in a position 
     to meet its financial liabilities on December 31, 1999.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to such section 
     in the table of contents in section 1 of such Act is amended 
     to read as follows:

``1313. Audits.''.

     SEC. 3527. PRESCRIPTION OF MEASUREMENT RULES AND RATES OF 
                   TOLLS.

       Section 1601 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 
     3791) is amended to read as follows:


         ``prescription of measurement rules and rates of tolls

       ``Sec. 1601. The Commission may, subject to the provisions 
     of this Act, prescribe and from time to time change--

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       ``(1) the rules for the measurement of vessels for the 
     Panama Canal; and
       ``(2) the tolls that shall be levied for use of the Panama 
     Canal.''.

     SEC. 3528. PROCEDURES FOR CHANGES IN RULES OF MEASUREMENT AND 
                   RATES OF TOLLS.

       Section 1604 of the Panama Canal Act of 1979 (22 U.S.C. 
     3794) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``1601(a)'' in the 
     first sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``1601'';
       (2) by striking out subsection (c) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following new subsection (c):
       ``(c) After the proceedings have been conducted pursuant to 
     subsections (a) and (b), the Commission may change the rules 
     of measurement or rates of tolls, as the case may be. The 
     Commission shall publish notice of any such change in the 
     Federal Register not less than 30 days before the effective 
     date of the change.''; and
       (3) by striking out subsections (d) and (e) and 
     redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (d).

     SEC. 3529. MISCELLANEOUS TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       The Panama Canal Act of 1979 is amended--
       (1) in section 1205 (22 U.S.C. 3645), by striking out 
     ``appropriation'' in the last sentence and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``fund'';
       (2) in section 1303 (22 U.S.C. 3713), by striking out ``The 
     authority of this section may not be used for administrative 
     expenses.'';
       (3) in section 1321(d) (22 U.S.C. 3731(d)), by striking out 
     ``appropriations or'' in the second sentence;
       (4) in section 1401(c) (22 U.S.C. 3761(c)), by striking out 
     ``appropriated for or'' in the first sentence;
       (5) in section 1415 (22 U.S.C. 3775), by striking out 
     ``appropriated or'' in the second sentence; and
       (6) in section 1416 (22 U.S.C. 3776), by striking out 
     ``appropriated or'' in the third sentence.

     SEC. 3530. CONFORMING AMENDMENT TO TITLE 31, UNITED STATES 
                   CODE.

       Section 9101(3) of title 31, United States Code, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(P) the Panama Canal Commission.''.
                 DIVISION D--FEDERAL ACQUISITION REFORM

     SEC. 4001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Federal Acquisition 
     Reform Act of 1995''.
                         TITLE XLI--COMPETITION

     SEC. 4101. EFFICIENT COMPETITION.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Section 2304 of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (j) as subsection (k); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (i) the following new 
     subsection (j):
       ``(j) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall ensure that 
     the requirement to obtain full and open competition is 
     implemented in a manner that is consistent with the need to 
     efficiently fulfill the Government's requirements.''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--Section 303 of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 253) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (h) as subsection (i); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (g) the following new 
     subsection (h):
       ``(h) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall ensure that 
     the requirement to obtain full and open competition is 
     implemented in a manner that is consistent with the need to 
     efficiently fulfill the Government's requirements.''.
       (c) Revisions to Notice Thresholds.--Section 18(a)(1)(B) of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     416(a)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``subsection (f)--'' and all that 
     follows through the end of the subparagraph and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``subsection (b); and''; and
       (B) by inserting after ``property or services'' the 
     following: ``for a price expected to exceed $10,000, but not 
     to exceed $25,000,''.

     SEC. 4102. EFFICIENT APPROVAL PROCEDURES.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Section 2304(f)(1)(B) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in clause (i)--
       (A) by striking out ``$100,000 (but equal to or less than 
     $1,000,000)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$500,000 (but 
     equal to or less than $10,000,000)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``(ii), (iii), or (iv)'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``(ii) or (iii)'';
       (2) in clause (ii)--
       (A) by striking out ``$1,000,000 (but equal to or less than 
     $10,000,000)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$10,000,000 
     (but equal to or less than $50,000,000)''; and
       (B) by adding ``or'' at the end;
       (3) by striking out clause (iii); and
       (4) by redesignating clause (iv) as clause (iii).
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--Section 303(f)(1)(B) of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
     (41 U.S.C. 253(f)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i)--
       (A) by striking out ``$100,000 (but equal to or less than 
     $1,000,000)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$500,000 (but 
     equal to or less than $10,000,000)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``(ii), (iii), or (iv);'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``(ii) or (iii); and'';
       (2) in clause (ii)--
       (A) by striking out ``$1,000,000 (but equal to or less than 
     $10,000,000)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``$10,000,000 
     (but equal to or less than $50,000,000)''; and
       (B) by striking out the semicolon after ``civilian'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof a comma; and
       (3) in clause (iii), by striking out ``$10,000,000'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``$50,000,000''.

     SEC. 4103. EFFICIENT COMPETITIVE RANGE DETERMINATIONS.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Paragraph (4) of 2305(b) 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking out ``(C)'', by 
     transferring the text to the end of subparagraph (B), and in 
     that text by striking out ``Subparagraph (B)'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``This subparagraph'';
       (2) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (3) by inserting before subparagraph (C) (as so 
     redesignated) the following new subparagraph (B):
       ``(B) If the contracting officer determines that the number 
     of offerors that would otherwise be included in the 
     competitive range under subparagraph (A)(i) exceeds the 
     number at which an efficient competition can be conducted, 
     the contracting officer may limit the number of proposals in 
     the competitive range, in accordance with the criteria 
     specified in the solicitation, to the greatest number that 
     will permit an efficient competition among the offerors rated 
     most highly in accordance with such criteria.''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--Section 303B(d) of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 253b(d)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and
       (2) by inserting before paragraph (3) (as so redesignated) 
     the following new paragraph (2):
       ``(2) If the contracting officer determines that the number 
     of offerors that would otherwise be included in the 
     competitive range under paragraph (1)(A) exceeds the number 
     at which an efficient competition can be conducted, the 
     contracting officer may limit the number of proposals in the 
     competitive range, in accordance with the criteria specified 
     in the solicitation, to the greatest number that will permit 
     an efficient competition among the offerors rated most highly 
     in accordance with such criteria.''.

     SEC. 4104. PREAWARD DEBRIEFINGS.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--Section 2305(b) of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking out subparagraph (F) of paragraph (5);
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (6) as paragraph (9); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (5) the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(6)(A) When the contracting officer excludes an offeror 
     submitting a competitive proposal from the competitive range 
     (or otherwise excludes such an offeror from further 
     consideration prior to the final source selection decision), 
     the excluded offeror may request in writing, within three 
     days after the date on which the excluded offeror receives 
     notice of its exclusion, a debriefing prior to award. The 
     contracting officer shall make every effort to debrief the 
     unsuccessful offeror as soon as practicable but may refuse 
     the request for a debriefing if it is not in the best 
     interests of the Government to conduct a debriefing at that 
     time.
       ``(B) The contracting officer is required to debrief an 
     excluded offeror in accordance with paragraph (5) of this 
     section only if that offeror requested and was refused a 
     preaward debriefing under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph.
       ``(C) The debriefing conducted under this subsection shall 
     include--
       ``(i) the executive agency's evaluation of the significant 
     elements in the offeror's offer;
       ``(ii) a summary of the rationale for the offeror's 
     exclusion; and
       ``(iii) reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by 
     the debriefed offeror as to whether source selection 
     procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable 
     regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed 
     by the executive agency.
       ``(D) The debriefing conducted pursuant to this subsection 
     may not disclose the number or identity of other offerors and 
     shall not disclose information about the content, ranking, or 
     evaluation of other offerors' proposals.
       ``(7) The contracting officer shall include a summary of 
     any debriefing conducted under paragraph (5) or (6) in the 
     contract file.
       ``(8) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include a 
     provision encouraging the use of alternative dispute 
     resolution techniques to provide informal, expeditious, and 
     inexpensive procedures for an offeror to consider using 
     before filing a protest, prior to the award of a contract, of 
     the exclusion of the offeror from the competitive range (or 
     otherwise from further consideration) for that contract.''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--Section 303B of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 253b) is amended--
       (1) by striking out paragraph (6) of subsection (e);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), (h), and (i) as 
     subsections (i), (j), (k), and (l), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsections:
       ``(f)(1) When the contracting officer excludes an offeror 
     submitting a competitive

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     proposal from the competitive range (or otherwise excludes 
     such an offeror from further consideration prior to the final 
     source selection decision), the excluded offeror may request 
     in writing, within 3 days after the date on which the 
     excluded offeror receives notice of its exclusion, a 
     debriefing prior to award. The contracting officer shall make 
     every effort to debrief the unsuccessful offeror as soon as 
     practicable but may refuse the request for a debriefing if it 
     is not in the best interests of the Government to conduct a 
     debriefing at that time.
       ``(2) The contracting officer is required to debrief an 
     excluded offeror in accordance with subsection (e) of this 
     section only if that offeror requested and was refused a 
     preaward debriefing under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
       ``(3) The debriefing conducted under this subsection shall 
     include--
       ``(A) the executive agency's evaluation of the significant 
     elements in the offeror's offer;
       ``(B) a summary of the rationale for the offeror's 
     exclusion; and
       ``(C) reasonable responses to relevant questions posed by 
     the debriefed offeror as to whether source selection 
     procedures set forth in the solicitation, applicable 
     regulations, and other applicable authorities were followed 
     by the executive agency.
       ``(4) The debriefing conducted pursuant to this subsection 
     may not disclose the number or identity of other offerors and 
     shall not disclose information about the content, ranking, or 
     evaluation of other offerors' proposals.
       ``(g) The contracting officer shall include a summary of 
     any debriefing conducted under subsection (e) or (f) in the 
     contract file.
       ``(h) The Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include a 
     provision encouraging the use of alternative dispute 
     resolution techniques to provide informal, expeditious, and 
     inexpensive procedures for an offeror to consider using 
     before filing a protest, prior to the award of a contract, of 
     the exclusion of the offeror from the competitive range (or 
     otherwise from further consideration) for that contract.''.

     SEC. 4105. DESIGN-BUILD SELECTION PROCEDURES.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--(1) Chapter 137 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section 
     2305 the following new section:

     ``Sec. 2305a. Design-build selection procedures

       ``(a) Authorization.--Unless the traditional acquisition 
     approach of design-bid-build established under the Brooks 
     Architect-Engineers Act (41 U.S.C. 541 et seq.) is used or 
     another acquisition procedure authorized by law is used, the 
     head of an agency shall use the two-phase selection 
     procedures authorized in this section for entering into a 
     contract for the design and construction of a public 
     building, facility, or work when a determination is made 
     under subsection (b) that the procedures are appropriate for 
     use.
       ``(b) Criteria for Use.--A contracting officer shall make a 
     determination whether two-phase selection procedures are 
     appropriate for use for entering into a contract for the 
     design and construction of a public building, facility, or 
     work when the contracting officer anticipates that three or 
     more offers will be received for such contract, design work 
     must be performed before an offeror can develop a price or 
     cost proposal for such contract, the offeror will incur a 
     substantial amount of expense in preparing the offer, and the 
     contracting officer has considered information such as the 
     following:
       ``(1) The extent to which the project requirements have 
     been adequately defined.
       ``(2) The time constraints for delivery of the project.
       ``(3) The capability and experience of potential 
     contractors.
       ``(4) The suitability of the project for use of the two-
     phase selection procedures.
       ``(5) The capability of the agency to manage the two-phase 
     selection process.
       ``(6) Other criteria established by the agency.
       ``(c) Procedures Described.--Two-phase selection procedures 
     consist of the following:
       ``(1) The agency develops, either in-house or by contract, 
     a scope of work statement for inclusion in the solicitation 
     that defines the project and provides prospective offerors 
     with sufficient information regarding the Government's 
     requirements (which may include criteria and preliminary 
     design, budget parameters, and schedule or delivery 
     requirements) to enable the offerors to submit proposals 
     which meet the Government's needs. If the agency contracts 
     for development of the scope of work statement, the agency 
     shall contract for architectural and engineering services as 
     defined by and in accordance with the Brooks Architect-
     Engineers Act (40 U.S.C. 541 et seq.).
       ``(2) The contracting officer solicits phase-one proposals 
     that--
       ``(A) include information on the offeror's--
       ``(i) technical approach; and
       ``(ii) technical qualifications; and
       ``(B) do not include--
       ``(i) detailed design information; or
       ``(ii) cost or price information.
       ``(3) The evaluation factors to be used in evaluating 
     phase-one proposals are stated in the solicitation and 
     include specialized experience and technical competence, 
     capability to perform, past performance of the offeror's team 
     (including the architect-engineer and construction members of 
     the team) and other appropriate factors, except that cost-
     related or price-related evaluation factors are not 
     permitted. Each solicitation establishes the relative 
     importance assigned to the evaluation factors and subfactors 
     that must be considered in the evaluation of phase-one 
     proposals. The agency evaluates phase-one proposals on the 
     basis of the phase-one evaluation factors set forth in the 
     solicitation.
       ``(4) The contracting officer selects as the most highly 
     qualified the number of offerors specified in the 
     solicitation to provide the property or services under the 
     contract and requests the selected offerors to submit phase-
     two competitive proposals that include technical proposals 
     and cost or price information. Each solicitation establishes 
     with respect to phase two--
       ``(A) the technical submission for the proposal, including 
     design concepts or proposed solutions to requirements 
     addressed within the scope of work (or both), and
       ``(B) the evaluation factors and subfactors, including cost 
     or price, that must be considered in the evaluations of 
     proposals in accordance with paragraphs (2), (3), and (4) of 
     section 2305(a) of this title.

     The contracting officer separately evaluates the submissions 
     described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       ``(5) The agency awards the contract in accordance with 
     section 2305(b)(4) of this title.
       ``(d) Solicitation to State Number of Offerors To Be 
     Selected for Phase Two Requests for Competitive Proposals.--A 
     solicitation issued pursuant to the procedures described in 
     subsection (c) shall state the maximum number of offerors 
     that are to be selected to submit competitive proposals 
     pursuant to subsection (c)(4). The maximum number specified 
     in the solicitation shall not exceed 5 unless the agency 
     determines with respect to an individual solicitation that a 
     specified number greater than 5 is in the Government's 
     interest and is consistent with the purposes and objectives 
     of the two-phase selection process.
       ``(e) Requirement for Guidance and Regulations.--The 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include guidance--
       ``(1) regarding the factors that may be considered in 
     determining whether the two-phase contracting procedures 
     authorized by subsection (a) are appropriate for use in 
     individual contracting situations;
       ``(2) regarding the factors that may be used in selecting 
     contractors; and
       ``(3) providing for a uniform approach to be used 
     Government-wide.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 137 
     of such title is amended by adding after the item relating to 
     section 2305 the following new item:

``2305a. Design-build selection procedures.''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--(1) Title III of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 
     U.S.C. 251 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 
     303L the following new section:

     ``SEC. 303M. DESIGN-BUILD SELECTION PROCEDURES.

       ``(a) Authorization.--Unless the traditional acquisition 
     approach of design-bid-build established under the Brooks 
     Architect-Engineers Act (title IX of this Act) is used or 
     another acquisition procedure authorized by law is used, the 
     head of an executive agency shall use the two-phase selection 
     procedures authorized in this section for entering into a 
     contract for the design and construction of a public 
     building, facility, or work when a determination is made 
     under subsection (b) that the procedures are appropriate for 
     use.
       ``(b) Criteria for Use.--A contracting officer shall make a 
     determination whether two-phase selection procedures are 
     appropriate for use for entering into a contract for the 
     design and construction of a public building, facility, or 
     work when the contracting officer anticipates that three or 
     more offers will be received for such contract, design work 
     must be performed before an offeror can develop a price or 
     cost proposal for such contract, the offeror will incur a 
     substantial amount of expense in preparing the offer, and the 
     contracting officer has considered information such as the 
     following:
       ``(1) The extent to which the project requirements have 
     been adequately defined.
       ``(2) The time constraints for delivery of the project.
       ``(3) The capability and experience of potential 
     contractors.
       ``(4) The suitability of the project for use of the two-
     phase selection procedures.
       ``(5) The capability of the agency to manage the two-phase 
     selection process.
       ``(6) Other criteria established by the agency.
       ``(c) Procedures Described.--Two-phase selection procedures 
     consist of the following:
       ``(1) The agency develops, either in-house or by contract, 
     a scope of work statement for inclusion in the solicitation 
     that defines the project and provides prospective offerors 
     with sufficient information regarding the Government's 
     requirements (which may include criteria and preliminary 
     design, budget parameters, and schedule or delivery 
     requirements) to enable the offerors to submit proposals 
     which meet the Government's needs. If the agency contracts 
     for development of the scope of work statement, the agency 
     shall contract for architectural and engineering services as 
     defined by and in accordance with the Brooks Architect-
     Engineers Act (40 U.S.C. 541 et seq.).
       ``(2) The contracting officer solicits phase-one proposals 
     that--
       ``(A) include information on the offeror's--
       ``(i) technical approach; and
       ``(ii) technical qualifications; and
       ``(B) do not include--
       ``(i) detailed design information; or

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       ``(ii) cost or price information.
       ``(3) The evaluation factors to be used in evaluating 
     phase-one proposals are stated in the solicitation and 
     include specialized experience and technical competence, 
     capability to perform, past performance of the offeror's team 
     (including the architect-engineer and construction members of 
     the team) and other appropriate factors, except that cost-
     related or price-related evaluation factors are not 
     permitted. Each solicitation establishes the relative 
     importance assigned to the evaluation factors and subfactors 
     that must be considered in the evaluation of phase-one 
     proposals. The agency evaluates phase-one proposals on the 
     basis of the phase-one evaluation factors set forth in the 
     solicitation.
       ``(4) The contracting officer selects as the most highly 
     qualified the number of offerors specified in the 
     solicitation to provide the property or services under the 
     contract and requests the selected offerors to submit phase-
     two competitive proposals that include technical proposals 
     and cost or price information. Each solicitation establishes 
     with respect to phase two--
       ``(A) the technical submission for the proposal, including 
     design concepts or proposed solutions to requirements 
     addressed within the scope of work (or both), and
       ``(B) the evaluation factors and subfactors, including cost 
     or price, that must be considered in the evaluations of 
     proposals in accordance with subsections (b), (c), and (d) of 
     section 303A.
     The contracting officer separately evaluates the submissions 
     described in subparagraphs (A) and (B).
       ``(5) The agency awards the contract in accordance with 
     section 303B of this title.
       ``(d) Solicitation to State Number of Offerors To Be 
     Selected for Phase Two Requests for Competitive Proposals.--A 
     solicitation issued pursuant to the procedures described in 
     subsection (c) shall state the maximum number of offerors 
     that are to be selected to submit competitive proposals 
     pursuant to subsection (c)(4). The maximum number specified 
     in the solicitation shall not exceed 5 unless the agency 
     determines with respect to an individual solicitation that a 
     specified number greater than 5 is in the Government's 
     interest and is consistent with the purposes and objectives 
     of the two-phase selection process.
       ``(e) Requirement for Guidance and Regulations.--The 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include guidance--
       ``(1) regarding the factors that may be considered in 
     determining whether the two-phase contracting procedures 
     authorized by subsection (a) are appropriate for use in 
     individual contracting situations;
       ``(2) regarding the factors that may be used in selecting 
     contractors; and
       ``(3) providing for a uniform approach to be used 
     Government-wide.''.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of such Act is 
     amended by inserting after the item relating to section 303L 
     the following new item:

``Sec. 303M. Design-build selection procedures.''.
                      TITLE XLII--COMMERCIAL ITEMS

     SEC. 4201. COMMERCIAL ITEM EXCEPTION TO REQUIREMENT FOR 
                   CERTIFIED COST OR PRICING DATA.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--(1) Subsections (b), (c), 
     and (d) of section 2306a of title 10, United States Code, are 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Submission of certified cost or pricing 
     data shall not be required under subsection (a) in the case 
     of a contract, a subcontract, or modification of a contract 
     or subcontract--
       ``(A) for which the price agreed upon is based on--
       ``(i) adequate price competition; or
       ``(ii) prices set by law or regulation;
       ``(B) for the acquisition of a commercial item; or
       ``(C) in an exceptional case when the head of the procuring 
     activity, without delegation, determines that the 
     requirements of this section may be waived and justifies in 
     writing the reasons for such determination.
       ``(2) Modifications of contracts and subcontracts for 
     commercial items.--In the case of a modification of a 
     contract or subcontract for a commercial item that is not 
     covered by the exception to the submission of certified cost 
     or pricing data in paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B), submission of 
     certified cost or pricing data shall not be required under 
     subsection (a) if--
       ``(A) the contract or subcontract being modified is a 
     contract or subcontract for which submission of certified 
     cost or pricing data may not be required by reason of 
     paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B); and
       ``(B) the modification would not change the contract or 
     subcontract, as the case may be, from a contract or 
     subcontract for the acquisition of a commercial item to a 
     contract or subcontract for the acquisition of an item other 
     than a commercial item.
       ``(c) Cost or Pricing Data on Below-Threshold Contracts.--
       ``(1) Authority to require submission.--Subject to 
     paragraph (2), when certified cost or pricing data are not 
     required to be submitted by subsection (a) for a contract, 
     subcontract, or modification of a contract or subcontract, 
     such data may nevertheless be required to be submitted by the 
     head of the procuring activity, but only if the head of the 
     procuring activity determines that such data are necessary 
     for the evaluation by the agency of the reasonableness of the 
     price of the contract, subcontract, or modification of a 
     contract or subcontract. In any case in which the head of the 
     procuring activity requires such data to be submitted under 
     this subsection, the head of the procuring activity shall 
     justify in writing the reason for such requirement.
       ``(2) Exception.--The head of the procuring activity may 
     not require certified cost or pricing data to be submitted 
     under this paragraph for any contract or subcontract, or 
     modification of a contract or subcontract, covered by the 
     exceptions in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1).
       ``(3) Delegation of authority prohibited.--The head of a 
     procuring activity may not delegate functions under this 
     paragraph.
       ``(d) Submission of Other Information.--
       ``(1) Authority to require submission.--When certified cost 
     or pricing data are not required to be submitted under this 
     section for a contract, subcontract, or modification of a 
     contract or subcontract, the contracting officer shall 
     require submission of data other than certified cost or 
     pricing data to the extent necessary to determine the 
     reasonableness of the price of the contract, subcontract, or 
     modification of the contract or subcontract. Except in the 
     case of a contract or subcontract covered by the exceptions 
     in subsection (b)(1)(A), the data submitted shall include, at 
     a minimum, appropriate information on the prices at which the 
     same item or similar items have previously been sold that is 
     adequate for evaluating the reasonableness of the price for 
     the procurement.
       ``(2) Limitations on authority.--The Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation shall include the following provisions regarding 
     the types of information that contracting officers may 
     require under paragraph (1):
       ``(A) Reasonable limitations on requests for sales data 
     relating to commercial items.
       ``(B) A requirement that a contracting officer limit, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, the scope of any request for 
     information relating to commercial items from an offeror to 
     only that information that is in the form regularly 
     maintained by the offeror in commercial operations.
       ``(C) A statement that any information received relating to 
     commercial items that is exempt from disclosure under section 
     552(b) of title 5 shall not be disclosed by the Federal 
     Government.''.
       (2) Section 2306a of such title is further amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (h); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h).
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--(1) Subsections (b), (c) 
     and (d) of section 304A of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254b) are 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) In general.--Submission of certified cost or pricing 
     data shall not be required under subsection (a) in the case 
     of a contract, a subcontract, or a modification of a contract 
     or subcontract--
       ``(A) for which the price agreed upon is based on--
       ``(i) adequate price competition; or
       ``(ii) prices set by law or regulation;
       ``(B) for the acquisition of a commercial item; or
       ``(C) in an exceptional case when the head of the procuring 
     activity, without delegation, determines that the 
     requirements of this section may be waived and justifies in 
     writing the reasons for such determination.
       ``(2) Modifications of contracts and subcontracts for 
     commercial items.--In the case of a modification of a 
     contract or subcontract for a commercial item that is not 
     covered by the exception to the submission of certified cost 
     or pricing data in paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B), submission of 
     certified cost or pricing data shall not be required under 
     subsection (a) if--
       ``(A) the contract or subcontract being modified is a 
     contract or subcontract for which submission of certified 
     cost or pricing data may not be required by reason of 
     paragraph (1)(A) or (1)(B); and
       ``(B) the modification would not change the contract or 
     subcontract, as the case may be, from a contract or 
     subcontract for the acquisition of a commercial item to a 
     contract or subcontract for the acquisition of an item other 
     than a commercial item.
       ``(c) Cost or Pricing Data on Below-Threshold Contracts.--
       ``(1) Authority to require submission.--Subject to 
     paragraph (2), when certified cost or pricing data are not 
     required to be submitted by subsection (a) for a contract, 
     subcontract, or modification of a contract or subcontract, 
     such data may nevertheless be required to be submitted by the 
     head of the procuring activity, but only if the head of the 
     procuring activity determines that such data are necessary 
     for the evaluation by the agency of the reasonableness of the 
     price of the contract, subcontract, or modification of a 
     contract or subcontract. In any case in which the head of the 
     procuring activity requires such data to be submitted under 
     this subsection, the head of the procuring activity shall 
     justify in writing the reason for such requirement.
       ``(2) Exception.--The head of the procuring activity may 
     not require certified cost or pricing data to be submitted 
     under this paragraph for any contract or subcontract, or 
     modification of a contract or subcontract, covered by the 
     exceptions in subparagraph (A) or (B) of subsection (b)(1).
       ``(3) Delegation of authority prohibited.--The head of a 
     procuring activity may not delegate the functions under this 
     paragraph.
       ``(d) Submission of Other Information.--

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       ``(1) Authority to require submission.--When certified cost 
     or pricing data are not required to be submitted under this 
     section for a contract, subcontract, or modification of a 
     contract or subcontract, the contracting officer shall 
     require submission of data other than certified cost or 
     pricing data to the extent necessary to determine the 
     reasonableness of the price of the contract, subcontract, or 
     modification of the contract or subcontract. Except in the 
     case of a contract or subcontract covered by the exceptions 
     in subsection (b)(1)(A), the data submitted shall include, at 
     a minimum, appropriate information on the prices at which the 
     same item or similar items have previously been sold that is 
     adequate for evaluating the reasonableness of the price for 
     the procurement.
       ``(2) Limitations on authority.--The Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation shall include the following provisions regarding 
     the types of information that contracting officers may 
     require under paragraph (1):
       ``(A) Reasonable limitations on requests for sales data 
     relating to commercial items.
       ``(B) A requirement that a contracting officer limit, to 
     the maximum extent practicable, the scope of any request for 
     information relating to commercial items from an offeror to 
     only that information that is in the form regularly 
     maintained by the offeror in commercial operations.
       ``(C) A statement that any information received relating to 
     commercial items that is exempt from disclosure under section 
     552(b) of title 5 shall not be disclosed by the Federal 
     Government.''.
       (2) Section 304A of such Act is further amended--
       (A) by striking out subsection (h); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (i) as subsection (h).

     SEC. 4202. APPLICATION OF SIMPLIFIED PROCEDURES TO CERTAIN 
                   COMMERCIAL ITEMS.

       (a) Armed Services Acquisitions.--(1) Section 2304(g) of 
     title 10, United States Code, is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``shall provide for 
     special simplified procedures for purchases of'' and all that 
     follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following: ``shall provide for--
       ``(A) special simplified procedures for purchases of 
     property and services for amounts not greater than the 
     simplified acquisition threshold; and
       ``(B) special simplified procedures for purchases of 
     property and services for amounts greater than the simplified 
     acquisition threshold but not greater than $5,000,000 with 
     respect to which the contracting officer reasonably expects, 
     based on the nature of the property or services sought and on 
     market research, that offers will include only commercial 
     items.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(4) The head of an agency shall comply with the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation provisions referred to in section 
     31(g) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
     U.S.C. 427).''.
       (2) Section 2305 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended in subsection (a)(2) by inserting after ``(other than 
     for'' the following: ``a procurement for commercial items 
     using special simplified procedures or''.
       (b) Civilian Agency Acquisitions.--(1) Section 303(g) of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
     (41 U.S.C. 253(g)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``shall provide for 
     special simplified procedures for purchases of'' and all that 
     follows through the end of the paragraph and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following: ``shall provide for--
       ``(A) special simplified procedures for purchases of 
     property and services for amounts not greater than the 
     simplified acquisition threshold; and
       ``(B) special simplified procedures for purchases of 
     property and services for amounts greater than the simplified 
     acquisition threshold but not greater than $5,000,000 with 
     respect to which the contracting officer reasonably expects, 
     based on the nature of the property or services sought and on 
     market research, that offers will include only commercial 
     items.''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) An executive agency shall comply with the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation provisions referred to in section 
     31(g) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
     U.S.C. 427).''.
       (2) Section 303A of such Act (41 U.S.C. 253a) is amended in 
     subsection (b) by inserting after ``(other than for'' the 
     following: ``a procurement for commercial items using special 
     simplified procedures or''.
       (c) Acquisitions Generally.--Section 31 of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 427) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking out ``shall provide for 
     special simplified procedures for purchases of'' and all that 
     follows through the end of the subsection and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following: ``shall provide for--
       ``(1) special simplified procedures for purchases of 
     property and services for amounts not greater than the 
     simplified acquisition threshold; and
       ``(2) special simplified procedures for purchases of 
     property and services for amounts greater than the simplified 
     acquisition threshold but not greater than $5,000,000 with 
     respect to which the contracting officer reasonably expects, 
     based on the nature of the property or services sought and on 
     market research, that offers will include only commercial 
     items.''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Special Rules for Commercial Items.--The Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation shall provide that, in the case of a 
     purchase of commercial items using special simplified 
     procedures, an executive agency--
       ``(1) shall publish a notice in accordance with section 18 
     and, as provided in subsection (b)(4) of such section, permit 
     all responsible sources to submit a bid, proposal, or 
     quotation (as appropriate) which shall be considered by the 
     agency;
       ``(2) may not conduct the purchase on a sole source basis 
     unless the need to do so is justified in writing and approved 
     in accordance with section 2304 of title 10, United States 
     Code, or section 303 of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253), as 
     applicable; and
       ``(3) shall include in the contract file a written 
     description of the procedures used in awarding the contract 
     and the number of offers received.''.
       (d) Simplified Notice.--(1) Section 18 of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 416) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(6), by inserting before 
     ``submission'' the following: ``issuance of solicitations and 
     the''; and
       (B) in subsection (b)(6), by striking out ``threshold--'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``threshold, or a contract for 
     the procurement of commercial items using special simplified 
     procedures--''.
       (e) Effective Date.--The authority to issue solicitations 
     for purchases of commercial items in excess of the simplified 
     acquisition threshold pursuant to the special simplified 
     procedures authorized by section 2304(g)(1) of title 10, 
     United States Code, section 303(g)(1) of the Federal Property 
     and Administrative Services Act of 1949, and section 31(a) of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act, as amended by 
     this section, shall expire three years after the date on 
     which such amendments take effect pursuant to section 
     4401(b). Contracts may be awarded pursuant to solicitations 
     that have been issued before such authority expires, 
     notwithstanding the expiration of such authority.

     SEC. 4203. INAPPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN PROCUREMENT LAWS TO 
                   COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF ITEMS.

       (a) Laws Listed in the FAR.--The Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401) et seq.) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 35. COMMERCIALLY AVAILABLE OFF-THE-SHELF ITEM 
                   ACQUISITIONS: LISTS OF INAPPLICABLE LAWS IN 
                   FEDERAL ACQUISITION REGULATION.

       ``(a) Lists of Inapplicable Provisions of Law.--(1) The 
     Federal Acquisition Regulation shall include a list of 
     provisions of law that are inapplicable to contracts for the 
     procurement of commercially available off-the-shelf items.
       ``(2) A provision of law that, pursuant to paragraph (3), 
     is properly included on a list referred to in paragraph (1) 
     may not be construed as being applicable to contracts 
     referred to in paragraph (1). Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to render inapplicable to such contracts any 
     provision of law that is not included on such list.
       ``(3) A provision of law described in subsection (b) shall 
     be included on the list of inapplicable provisions of law 
     required by paragraph (1) unless the Administrator for 
     Federal Procurement Policy makes a written determination that 
     it would not be in the best interest of the United States to 
     exempt such contracts from the applicability of that 
     provision of law. Nothing in this section shall be construed 
     as modifying or superseding, or as being intended to impair 
     or restrict authorities or responsibilities under--
       ``(A) section 15 of the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 644); 
     or
       ``(B) bid protest procedures developed under the authority 
     of subchapter V of chapter 35 of title 31, United States 
     Code; subsections (e) and (f) of section 2305 of title 10, 
     United States Code; or subsections (h) and (i) of section 
     303B of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
     of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253b).
       ``(b) Covered Law.--Except as provided in subsection 
     (a)(3), the list referred to in subsection (a)(1) shall 
     include each provision of law that, as determined by the 
     Administrator, imposes on persons who have been awarded 
     contracts by the Federal Government for the procurement of 
     commercially available off-the-shelf items Government-unique 
     policies, procedures, requirements, or restrictions for the 
     procurement of property or services, except the following:
       ``(1) A provision of law that provides for criminal or 
     civil penalties.
       ``(2) A provision of law that specifically refers to this 
     section and provides that, notwithstanding this section, such 
     provision of law shall be applicable to contracts for the 
     procurement of commercial off-the-shelf items.
       ``(c) Definition.--(1) As used in this section, the term 
     `commercially available off-the-shelf item' means, except as 
     provided in paragraph (2), an item that--
       ``(A) is a commercial item (as described in section 
     4(12)(A));
       ``(B) is sold in substantial quantities in the commercial 
     marketplace; and
       ``(C) is offered to the Government, without modification, 
     in the same form in which it is sold in the commercial 
     marketplace.

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       ``(2) The term `commercially available off-the-shelf item' 
     does not include bulk cargo, as defined in section 3 of the 
     Shipping Act of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1702), such as 
     agricultural products and petroleum products.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 34 the following:

``Sec. 35. Commercially available off-the-shelf item acquisitions: 
              lists of inapplicable laws in Federal Acquisition 
              Regulation.''.

     SEC. 4204. AMENDMENT OF COMMERCIAL ITEMS DEFINITION.

       Section 4(12)(F) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)(F)) is amended by inserting 
     ``or market'' after ``catalog''.

     SEC. 4205. INAPPLICABILITY OF COST ACCOUNTING STANDARDS TO 
                   CONTRACTS AND SUBCONTRACTS FOR COMMERCIAL 
                   ITEMS.

       Paragraph (2)(B) of section 26(f) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 422(f)) is amended--
       (1) by striking out clause (i) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(i) Contracts or subcontracts for the acquisition of 
     commercial items.''; and
       (2) by striking out clause (iii).
               TITLE XLIII--ADDITIONAL REFORM PROVISIONS
          Subtitle A--Additional Acquisition Reform Provisions

     SEC. 4301. ELIMINATION OF CERTAIN CERTIFICATION REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Elimination of Certain Statutory Certification 
     Requirements.--(1) Section 2410b of title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended in paragraph (2) by striking out 
     ``certification and''.
       (2) Section 1352(b)(2) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking out subparagraph (C); and
       (B) by inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     subparagraph (A).
       (3) Section 5152 of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 1988 (41 
     U.S.C. 701) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ``has certified 
     to the contracting agency that it will'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``agrees to'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(2), by striking out ``contract 
     includes a certification by the individual'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``individual agrees''; and
       (C) in subsection (b)(1)--
       (i) by striking out subparagraph (A);
       (ii) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (A) 
     and in that subparagraph by striking out ``such certification 
     by failing to carry out''; and
       (iii) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph 
     (B).
       (b) Elimination of Certain Regulatory Certification 
     Requirements.--
       (1) Current certification requirements.--(A) Not later than 
     210 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the 
     Administrator for Federal Procurement Policy shall issue for 
     public comment a proposal to amend the Federal Acquisition 
     Regulation to remove from the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     certification requirements for contractors and offerors that 
     are not specifically imposed by statute. The Administrator 
     may omit such a certification requirement from the proposal 
     only if--
       (i) the Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council provides the 
     Administrator with a written justification for the 
     requirement and a determination that there is no less 
     burdensome means for administering and enforcing the 
     particular regulation that contains the certification 
     requirement; and
       (ii) the Administrator approves in writing the retention of 
     the certification requirement.
       (B)(i) Not later than 210 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the head of each executive agency that 
     has agency procurement regulations containing one or more 
     certification requirements for contractors and offerors that 
     are not specifically imposed by statute shall issue for 
     public comment a proposal to amend the regulations to remove 
     the certification requirements. The head of the executive 
     agency may omit such a certification requirement from the 
     proposal only if--
       (I) the senior procurement executive for the executive 
     agency provides the head of the executive agency with a 
     written justification for the requirement and a determination 
     that there is no less burdensome means for administering and 
     enforcing the particular regulation that contains the 
     certification requirement; and
       (II) the head of the executive agency approves in writing 
     the retention of such certification requirement.
       (ii) For purposes of clause (i), the term ``head of the 
     executive agency'' with respect to a military department 
     means the Secretary of Defense.
       (2) Future certification requirements.--(A) Section 29 of 
     the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 425) 
     is amended--
       (i) by amending the heading to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 29. CONTRACT CLAUSES AND CERTIFICATIONS.'';

       (ii) by inserting ``(a) Nonstandard Contract Clauses.--'' 
     before ``The Federal Acquisition''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(c) Prohibition on Certification Requirements.--(1) A 
     requirement for a certification by a contractor or offeror 
     may not be included in the Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     unless--
       ``(A) the certification requirement is specifically imposed 
     by statute; or
       ``(B) written justification for such certification 
     requirement is provided to the Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy by the Federal Acquisition Regulatory 
     Council, and the Administrator approves in writing the 
     inclusion of such certification requirement.
       ``(2)(A) A requirement for a certification by a contractor 
     or offeror may not be included in a procurement regulation of 
     an executive agency unless--
       ``(i) the certification requirement is specifically imposed 
     by statute; or
       ``(ii) written justification for such certification 
     requirement is provided to the head of the executive agency 
     by the senior procurement executive of the agency, and the 
     head of the executive agency approves in writing the 
     inclusion of such certification requirement.
       ``(B) For purposes of subparagraph (A), the term `head of 
     the executive agency' with respect to a military department 
     means the Secretary of Defense.''.
       (B) The item relating to section 29 in the table of 
     contents for the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (contained in section 1(b)) (41 U.S.C. 401 note) is amended 
     to read as follows:

``Sec. 29. Contract clauses and certifications.''.

       (c) Policy of Congress.--Section 29 of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 425) is further 
     amended by adding after subsection (a) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Construction of Certification Requirements.--A 
     provision of law may not be construed as requiring a 
     certification by a contractor or offeror in a procurement 
     made or to be made by the Federal Government unless that 
     provision of law specifically provides that such a 
     certification shall be required.''.

     SEC. 4302. AUTHORITIES CONDITIONED ON FACNET CAPABILITY.

       (a) Commencement and Expiration of Authority To Conduct 
     Certain Tests of Procurement Procedures.--Subsection (j) of 
     section 5061 of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 
     1994 (41 U.S.C. 413 note; 108 Stat. 3355) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(j) Commencement and Expiration of Authority.--The 
     authority to conduct a test under subsection (a) in an agency 
     and to award contracts under such a test shall take effect on 
     January 1, 1997, and shall expire on January 1, 2001. A 
     contract entered into before such authority expires in an 
     agency pursuant to a test shall remain in effect, in 
     accordance with the terms of the contract, the 
     notwithstanding of expiration the authority to conduct the 
     test under this section.''.
       (b) Use of Simplified Acquisition Procedures.--Subsection 
     (e) of section 31 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 427) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``Acquisition Procedures.--'' and all 
     that follows through ``(B) The simplified acquisition'' in 
     paragraph (2)(B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``Acquisition 
     Procedures.--The simplified acquisition''; and
       (2) by striking out ``pursuant to this section'' in the 
     remaining text and inserting in lieu thereof ``pursuant to 
     section 2304(g)(1)(A) of title 10, United States Code, 
     section 303(g)(1)(A) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253(g)(1)(A)), 
     and subsection (a)(1) of this section''.

     SEC. 4303. INTERNATIONAL COMPETITIVENESS.

       (a) Additional Authority to Waive Research, Development, 
     and Production Costs.--Subject to subsection (b), section 
     21(e)(2) of the Arms Export Control Act (22 U.S.C. 
     2761(e)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new subparagraphs:
       ``(B) The President may waive the charge or charges which 
     would otherwise be considered appropriate under paragraph 
     (1)(B) for a particular sale if the President determines 
     that--
       ``(i) imposition of the charge or charges likely would 
     result in the loss of the sale; or
       ``(ii) in the case of a sale of major defense equipment 
     that is also being procured for the use of the Armed Forces, 
     the waiver of the charge or charges would (through a 
     resulting increase in the total quantity of the equipment 
     purchased from the source of the equipment that causes a 
     reduction in the unit cost of the equipment) result in a 
     savings to the United States on the cost of the equipment 
     procured for the use of the Armed Forces that substantially 
     offsets the revenue foregone by reason of the waiver of the 
     charge or charges.
       ``(C) The President may waive, for particular sales of 
     major defense equipment, any increase in a charge or charges 
     previously considered appropriate under paragraph (1)(B) if 
     the increase results from a correction of an estimate 
     (reasonable when made) of the production quantity base that 
     was used for calculating the charge or charges for purposes 
     of such paragraph.''.
       (b) Conditions.--Subsection (a) shall be effective only 
     if--
       (1) the President, in the budget of the President for 
     fiscal year 1997, proposes legislation that if enacted would 
     be qualifying offsetting legislation; and
       (2) there is enacted qualifying offsetting legislation.
       (c) Effective Date.--If the conditions in subsection (b) 
     are met, then the amendments

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     made by subsection (a) shall take effect on the date of the 
     enactment of qualifying offsetting legislation.
       (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section:
       (1) The term ``qualifying offsetting legislation'' means 
     legislation that includes provisions that--
       (A) offset fully the estimated revenues lost as a result of 
     the amendments made by subsection (a) for each of the fiscal 
     years 1997 through 2005;
       (B) expressly state that they are enacted for the purpose 
     of the offset described in subparagraph (A); and
       (C) are included in full on the PayGo scorecard.
       (2) The term ``PayGo scorecard'' means the estimates that 
     are made by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office 
     and the Director of the Office of Management and Budget under 
     section 252(d) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit 
     Control Act of 1985.

     SEC. 4304. PROCUREMENT INTEGRITY.

       (a) Amendment of Procurement Integrity Provision.--Section 
     27 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 
     423) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 27. RESTRICTIONS ON DISCLOSING AND OBTAINING 
                   CONTRACTOR BID OR PROPOSAL INFORMATION OR 
                   SOURCE SELECTION INFORMATION.

       ``(a) Prohibition on Disclosing Procurement Information.--
     (1) A person described in paragraph (2) shall not, other than 
     as provided by law, knowingly disclose contractor bid or 
     proposal information or source selection information before 
     the award of a Federal agency procurement contract to which 
     the information relates.
       ``(2) Paragraph (1) applies to any person who--
       ``(A) is a present or former officer or employee of the 
     United States, or a person who is acting or has acted for or 
     on behalf of, or who is advising or has advised the United 
     States with respect to, a Federal agency procurement; and
       ``(B) by virtue of that office, employment, or relationship 
     has or had access to contractor bid or proposal information 
     or source selection information.
       ``(b) Prohibition on Obtaining Procurement Information.--A 
     person shall not, other than as provided by law, knowingly 
     obtain contractor bid or proposal information or source 
     selection information before the award of a Federal agency 
     procurement contract to which the information relates.
       ``(c) Actions Required of Procurement Officers When 
     Contacted by Offerors Regarding Non-Federal Employment.--(1) 
     If an agency employee who is participating personally and 
     substantially in a Federal agency procurement for a contract 
     in excess of the simplified acquisition threshold contacts or 
     is contacted by a person who is a bidder or offeror in that 
     Federal agency procurement regarding possible non-Federal 
     employment for that employee, the employee shall--
       ``(A) promptly report the contact in writing to the 
     employee's supervisor and to the designated agency ethics 
     official (or designee) of the agency in which the employee is 
     employed; and
       ``(B)(i) reject the possibility of non-Federal employment; 
     or
       ``(ii) disqualify himself or herself from further personal 
     and substantial participation in that Federal agency 
     procurement until such time as the agency has authorized the 
     employee to resume participation in such procurement, in 
     accordance with the requirements of section 208 of title 18, 
     United States Code, and applicable agency regulations on the 
     grounds that--
       ``(I) the person is no longer a bidder or offeror in that 
     Federal agency procurement; or
       ``(II) all discussions with the bidder or offeror regarding 
     possible non-Federal employment have terminated without an 
     agreement or arrangement for employment.
       ``(2) Each report required by this subsection shall be 
     retained by the agency for not less than two years following 
     the submission of the report. All such reports shall be made 
     available to the public upon request, except that any part of 
     a report that is exempt from the disclosure requirements of 
     section 552 of title 5, United States Code, under subsection 
     (b)(1) of such section may be withheld from disclosure to the 
     public.
       ``(3) An employee who knowingly fails to comply with the 
     requirements of this subsection shall be subject to the 
     penalties and administrative actions set forth in subsection 
     (e).
       ``(4) A bidder or offeror who engages in employment 
     discussions with an employee who is subject to the 
     restrictions of this subsection, knowing that the employee 
     has not complied with subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph 
     (1), shall be subject to the penalties and administrative 
     actions set forth in subsection (e).
       ``(d) Prohibition on Former Employee's Acceptance of 
     Compensation From Contractor.--(1) A former employee of a 
     Federal agency may not accept compensation from a contractor 
     as an employee, officer, director, or consultant of the 
     contractor within a period of one year after such former 
     employee--
       ``(A) served, at the time of selection of the contractor or 
     the award of a contract to that contractor, as the procuring 
     contracting officer, the source selection authority, a member 
     of the source selection evaluation board, or the chief of a 
     financial or technical evaluation team in a procurement in 
     which that  contractor was selected for award of a contract 
     in excess of $10,000,000;
       ``(B) served as the program manager, deputy program 
     manager, or administrative contracting officer for a contract 
     in excess of $10,000,000 awarded to that contractor; or
       ``(C) personally made for the Federal agency--
       ``(i) a decision to award a contract, subcontract, 
     modification of a contract or subcontract, or a task order or 
     delivery order in excess of $10,000,000 to that contractor;
       ``(ii) a decision to establish overhead or other rates 
     applicable to a contract or contracts for that contractor 
     that are valued in excess of $10,000,000;
       ``(iii) a decision to approve issuance of a contract 
     payment or payments in excess of $10,000,000 to that 
     contractor; or
       ``(iv) a decision to pay or settle a claim in excess of 
     $10,000,000 with that contractor.
       ``(2) Nothing in paragraph (1) may be construed to prohibit 
     a former employee of a Federal agency from accepting 
     compensation from any division or affiliate of a contractor 
     that does not produce the same or similar products or 
     services as the entity of the contractor that is responsible 
     for the contract referred to in subparagraph (A), (B), or (C) 
     of such paragraph.
       ``(3) A former employee who knowingly accepts compensation 
     in violation of this subsection shall be subject to penalties 
     and administrative actions as set forth in subsection (e).
       ``(4) A contractor who provides compensation to a former 
     employee knowing that such compensation is accepted by the 
     former employee in violation of this subsection shall be 
     subject to penalties and administrative actions as set forth 
     in subsection (e).
       ``(5) Regulations implementing this subsection shall 
     include procedures for an employee or former employee of a 
     Federal agency to request advice from the appropriate 
     designated agency ethics official regarding whether the 
     employee or former employee is or would be precluded by this 
     subsection from accepting compensation from a particular 
     contractor.
       ``(e) Penalties and Administrative Actions.--
       ``(1) Criminal penalties.--Whoever engages in conduct 
     constituting a violation of subsection (a) or (b) for the 
     purpose of either--
       ``(A) exchanging the information covered by such subsection 
     for anything of value, or
       ``(B) obtaining or giving anyone a competitive advantage in 
     the award of a Federal agency procurement contract,

     shall be imprisoned for not more than 5 years or fined as 
     provided under title 18, United States Code, or both.
       ``(2) Civil penalties.--The Attorney General may bring a 
     civil action in an appropriate United States district court 
     against any person who engages in conduct constituting a 
     violation of subsection (a), (b), (c), or (d). Upon proof of 
     such conduct by a preponderance of the evidence, the person 
     is subject to a civil penalty. An individual who engages in 
     such conduct is subject to a civil penalty of not more than 
     $50,000 for each violation plus twice the amount of 
     compensation which the individual received or offered for the 
     prohibited conduct. An organization that engages in such 
     conduct is subject to a civil penalty of not more than 
     $500,000 for each violation plus twice the amount of 
     compensation which the organization received or offered for 
     the prohibited conduct.
       ``(3) Administrative actions.--(A) If a Federal agency 
     receives information that a contractor or a person has 
     engaged in conduct constituting a violation of subsection 
     (a), (b), (c), or (d), the Federal agency shall consider 
     taking one or more of the following actions, as appropriate:
       ``(i) Cancellation of the Federal agency procurement, if a 
     contract has not yet been awarded.
       ``(ii) Rescission of a contract with respect to which--
       ``(I) the contractor or someone acting for the contractor 
     has been convicted for an offense punishable under paragraph 
     (1), or
       ``(II) the head of the agency that awarded the contract has 
     determined, based upon a preponderance of the evidence, that 
     the contractor or someone acting for the contractor has 
     engaged in conduct constituting such an offense.
       ``(iii) Initiation of suspension or debarment proceedings 
     for the protection of the Government in accordance with 
     procedures in the Federal Acquisition Regulation.
       ``(iv) Initiation of adverse personnel action, pursuant to 
     the procedures in chapter 75 of title 5, United States Code, 
     or other applicable law or regulation.
       ``(B) If a Federal agency rescinds a contract pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A)(ii), the United States is entitled to 
     recover, in addition to any penalty prescribed by law, the 
     amount expended under the contract.
       ``(C) For purposes of any suspension or debarment 
     proceedings initiated pursuant to subparagraph (A)(iii), 
     engaging in conduct constituting an offense under subsection 
     (a), (b), (c), or (d) affects the present responsibility of a 
     Government contractor or subcontractor.
       ``(f) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) The term `contractor bid or proposal information' 
     means any of the following information submitted to a Federal 
     agency as part of or in connection with a bid or proposal to 
     enter into a Federal agency procurement contract, if that 
     information has not been previously made available to the 
     public or disclosed publicly:
       ``(A) Cost or pricing data (as defined by section 2306a(h) 
     of title 10, United States

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     Code, with respect to procurements subject to that section, 
     and section 304A(h) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 254b(h)), with 
     respect to procurements subject to that section).
       ``(B) Indirect costs and direct labor rates.
       ``(C) Proprietary information about manufacturing 
     processes, operations, or techniques marked by the contractor 
     in accordance with applicable law or regulation.
       ``(D) Information marked by the contractor as `contractor 
     bid or proposal information', in accordance with applicable 
     law or regulation.
       ``(2) The term `source selection information' means any of 
     the following information prepared for use by a Federal 
     agency for the purpose of evaluating a bid or proposal to 
     enter into a Federal agency procurement contract, if that 
     information has not been previously made available to the 
     public or disclosed publicly:
       ``(A) Bid prices submitted in response to a Federal agency 
     solicitation for sealed bids, or lists of those bid prices 
     before public bid opening.
       ``(B) Proposed costs or prices submitted in response to a 
     Federal agency solicitation, or lists of those proposed costs 
     or prices.
       ``(C) Source selection plans.
       ``(D) Technical evaluation plans.
       ``(E) Technical evaluations of proposals.
       ``(F) Cost or price evaluations of proposals.
       ``(G) Competitive range determinations that identify 
     proposals that have a reasonable chance of being selected for 
     award of a contract.
       ``(H) Rankings of bids, proposals, or competitors.
       ``(I) The reports and evaluations of source selection 
     panels, boards, or advisory councils.
       ``(J) Other information marked as `source selection 
     information' based on a case-by-case determination by the 
     head of the agency, his designee, or the contracting officer 
     that its disclosure would jeopardize the integrity or 
     successful completion of the Federal agency procurement to 
     which the information relates.
       ``(3) The term `Federal agency' has the meaning provided 
     such term in section 3 of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 472).
       ``(4) The term `Federal agency procurement' means the 
     acquisition (by using competitive procedures and awarding a 
     contract) of goods or services (including construction) from 
     non-Federal sources by a Federal agency using appropriated 
     funds.
       ``(5) The term `contracting officer' means a person who, by 
     appointment in accordance with applicable regulations, has 
     the authority to enter into a Federal agency procurement 
     contract on behalf of the Government and to make 
     determinations and findings with respect to such a contract.
       ``(6) The term `protest' means a written objection by an 
     interested party to the award or proposed award of a Federal 
     agency procurement contract, pursuant to subchapter V of 
     chapter 35 of title 31, United States Code.
       ``(g) Limitation on Protests.--No person may file a protest 
     against the award or proposed award of a Federal agency 
     procurement contract alleging a violation of subsection (a), 
     (b), (c), or (d), nor may the Comptroller General of the 
     United States consider such an allegation in deciding a 
     protest, unless that person reported to the Federal agency 
     responsible for the procurement, no later than 14 days after 
     the person first discovered the possible violation, the 
     information that the person believed constitutes evidence of 
     the offense.
       ``(h) Savings Provisions.--This section does not--
       ``(1) restrict the disclosure of information to, or its 
     receipt by, any person or class of persons authorized, in 
     accordance with applicable agency regulations or procedures, 
     to receive that information;
       ``(2) restrict a contractor from disclosing its own bid or 
     proposal information or the recipient from receiving that 
     information;
       ``(3) restrict the disclosure or receipt of information 
     relating to a Federal agency procurement after it has been 
     canceled by the Federal agency before contract award unless 
     the Federal agency plans to resume the procurement;
       ``(4) prohibit individual meetings between a Federal agency 
     employee and an offeror or potential offeror for, or a 
     recipient of, a contract or subcontract under a Federal 
     agency procurement, provided that unauthorized disclosure or 
     receipt of contractor bid or proposal information or source 
     selection information does not occur;
       ``(5) authorize the withholding of information from, nor 
     restrict its receipt by, Congress, a committee or 
     subcommittee of Congress, the Comptroller General, a Federal 
     agency, or an inspector general of a Federal agency;
       ``(6) authorize the withholding of information from, nor 
     restrict its receipt by, the Comptroller General of the 
     United States in the course of a protest against the award or 
     proposed award of a Federal agency procurement contract; or
       ``(7) limit the applicability of any requirements, 
     sanctions, contract penalties, and remedies established under 
     any other law or regulation.''.
       (b) Repeals.--The following provisions of law are repealed:
       (1) Sections 2397, 2397a, 2397b, and 2397c of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       (2) Section 33 of the Federal Energy Administration Act of 
     1974 (15 U.S.C. 789).
       (3) Section 281 of title 18, United States Code.
       (4) Subsection (c) of section 32 of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 428).
       (5) The first section 19 of the Federal Nonnuclear Energy 
     Research and Development Act of 1974 (42 U.S.C. 5918).
       (6) Part A of title VI of the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act and its catchline (42 U.S.C. 7211, 7212, and 
     7218).
       (7) Section 308 of the Energy Research and Development 
     Administration Appropriation Authorization Act for Fiscal 
     Year 1977 (42 U.S.C. 5816a).
       (8) Section 522 of the Energy Policy and Conservation Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 6392).
       (c) Clerical Amendments.--
       (1) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 141 
     of title 10, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
     the items relating to sections 2397, 2397a, 2397b, and 2397c.
       (2) The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 15 of 
     title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking out the 
     item relating to section 281.
       (3) Section 32 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 428) is amended by redesignating subsections 
     (d), (e), (f), and (g) as subsections (c), (d), (e), and (f), 
     respectively.
       (4) The table of contents for the Department of Energy 
     Organization Act is amended by striking out the items 
     relating to part A of title VI including sections 601 through 
     603.
       (5) The table of contents for the Energy Policy and 
     Conservation Act is amended by striking out the item relating 
     to section 522.

     SEC. 4305. FURTHER ACQUISITION STREAMLINING PROVISIONS.

       (a) Purpose of Office of Federal Procurement Policy.--
       (1) Revised statement of purpose.--Section 5(a) of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 404) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(a) There is in the Office of Management and Budget an 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy (hereinafter referred to 
     as the `Office') to provide overall direction of Government-
     wide procurement policies, regulations, procedures, and forms 
     for executive agencies and to promote economy, efficiency, 
     and effectiveness in the procurement of property and services 
     by the executive branch of the Federal Government.''.
       (2) Repeal of findings, policies, and purposes.--Sections 2 
     and 3 of such Act (41 U.S.C. 401 and 402) are repealed.
       (b) Repeal of Report Requirement.--Section 8 of the Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 407) is 
     repealed.
       (c) Obsolete Provisions.--
       (1) Relationship to former regulations.--Section 10 of the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 409) is 
     repealed.
       (2) Authorization of appropriations.--Section 11 of such 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 410) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 11. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There is authorized to be appropriated for the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy each fiscal year such sums as may 
     be necessary for carrying out the responsibilities of that 
     office for such fiscal year.''.
       (d) Clerical Amendments.--The table of contents for the 
     Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (contained in 
     section 1(b)) is amended by striking out the items relating 
     to sections 2, 3, 8, and 10.

     SEC. 4306. VALUE ENGINEERING FOR FEDERAL AGENCIES.

       (a) Use of Value Engineering.--The Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), as amended by 
     section 4203, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 36. VALUE ENGINEERING.

       ``(a) In General.--Each executive agency shall establish 
     and maintain cost-effective value engineering procedures and 
     processes.
       ``(b) Definition.--As used in this section, the term `value 
     engineering' means an analysis of the functions of a program, 
     project, system, product, item of equipment, building, 
     facility, service, or supply of an executive agency, 
     performed by qualified agency or contractor personnel, 
     directed at improving performance, reliability, quality, 
     safety, and life cycle costs.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents for such 
     Act, contained in section 1(b), is amended by adding at the 
     end the following new item:

``Sec. 36. Value engineering.''.

     SEC. 4307. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.

       (a) Acquisition Workforce.--(1) The Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), as amended by 
     section 4306, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 37. ACQUISITION WORKFORCE.

       ``(a) Applicability.--This section does not apply to an 
     executive agency that is subject to chapter 87 of title 10, 
     United States Code.
       ``(b) Management Policies.--
       ``(1) Policies and procedures.--The head of each executive 
     agency, after consultation with the Administrator for Federal 
     Procurement Policy, shall establish policies and procedures 
     for the effective management (including accession, education, 
     training, career development, and performance incentives) of 
     the acquisition workforce of the agency. The development of 
     acquisition workforce policies under this section shall be 
     carried out consistent with the merit system principles set 
     forth in section 2301(b) of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(2) Uniform implementation.--The head of each executive 
     agency shall ensure that,

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     to the maximum extent practicable, acquisition workforce 
     policies and procedures established are uniform in their 
     implementation throughout the agency.
       ``(3) Government-wide policies and evaluation.--The 
     Administrator shall issue policies to promote uniform 
     implementation of this section by executive agencies, with 
     due regard for differences in program requirements among 
     agencies that may be appropriate and warranted in view of the 
     agency mission. The Administrator shall coordinate with the 
     Deputy Director for Management of the Office of Management 
     and Budget to ensure that such policies are consistent with 
     the policies and procedures established and enhanced system 
     of incentives provided pursuant to section 5051(c) of the 
     Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (41 U.S.C. 263 
     note). The Administrator shall evaluate the implementation of 
     the provisions of this section by executive agencies.
       ``(c) Senior Procurement Executive Authorities and 
     Responsibilities.--Subject to the authority, direction, and 
     control of the head of an executive agency, the senior 
     procurement executive of the agency shall carry out all 
     powers, functions, and duties of the head of the agency with 
     respect to implementation of this section. The senior 
     procurement executive shall ensure that the policies of the 
     head of the executive agency established in accordance with 
     this section are implemented throughout the agency.
       ``(d) Management Information Systems.--The Administrator 
     shall ensure that the heads of executive agencies collect and 
     maintain standardized information on the acquisition 
     workforce related to implementation of this section. To the 
     maximum extent practicable, such data requirements shall 
     conform to standards established by the Office of Personnel 
     Management for the Central Personnel Data File.
       ``(e) Applicability to Acquisition Workforce.--The programs 
     established by this section shall apply to the acquisition 
     workforce of each executive agency. For purposes of this 
     section, the acquisition workforce of an agency consists of 
     all employees serving in acquisition positions listed in 
     subsection (g)(1)(A).
       ``(f) Career Development.--
       ``(1) Career paths.--The head of each executive agency 
     shall ensure that appropriate career paths for personnel who 
     desire to pursue careers in acquisition are identified in 
     terms of the education, training, experience, and assignments 
     necessary for career progression to the most senior 
     acquisition positions. The head of each executive agency 
     shall make information available on such career paths.
       ``(2) Critical duties and tasks.--For each career path, the 
     head of each executive agency shall identify the critical 
     acquisition-related duties and tasks in which, at minimum, 
     employees of the agency in the career path shall be competent 
     to perform at full performance grade levels. For this 
     purpose, the head of the executive agency shall provide 
     appropriate coverage of the critical duties and tasks 
     identified by the Director of the Federal Acquisition 
     Institute.
       ``(3) Mandatory training and education.--For each career 
     path, the head of each executive agency shall establish 
     requirements for the completion of course work and related 
     on-the-job training in the critical acquisition-related 
     duties and tasks of the career path. The head of each 
     executive agency shall also encourage employees to maintain 
     the currency of their acquisition knowledge and generally 
     enhance their knowledge of related acquisition management 
     disciplines through academic programs and other self-
     developmental activities.
       ``(4) Performance incentives.--The head of each executive 
     agency shall provide for an enhanced system of incentives for 
     the encouragement of excellence in the acquisition workforce 
     which rewards performance of employees that contribute to 
     achieving the agency's performance goals. The system of 
     incentives shall include provisions that--
       ``(A) relate pay to performance (including the extent to 
     which the performance of personnel in such workforce 
     contributes to achieving the cost goals, schedule goals, and 
     performance goals established for acquisition programs 
     pursuant to section 313(b) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 263(b))); and
       ``(B) provide for consideration, in personnel evaluations 
     and promotion decisions, of the extent to which the 
     performance of personnel in such workforce contributes to 
     achieving such cost goals, schedule goals, and performance 
     goals.
       ``(g) Qualification Requirements.--
       ``(1) In general.--(A) Subject to paragraph (2), the 
     Administrator shall establish qualification requirements, 
     including education requirements, for the following 
     positions:
       ``(i) Entry-level positions in the General Schedule 
     Contracting series (GS-1102).
       ``(ii) Senior positions in the General Schedule Contracting 
     series (GS-1102).
       ``(iii) All positions in the General Schedule Purchasing 
     series (GS-1105).
       ``(iv) Positions in other General Schedule series in which 
     significant acquisition-related functions are performed.
       ``(B) Subject to paragraph (2), the Administrator shall 
     prescribe the manner and extent to which such qualification 
     requirements shall apply to any person serving in a position 
     described in subparagraph (A) at the time such requirements 
     are established.
       ``(2) Relationship to requirements applicable to defense 
     acquisition workforce.--The Administrator shall establish 
     qualification requirements and make prescriptions under 
     paragraph (1) that are comparable to those established for 
     the same or equivalent positions pursuant to chapter 87 of 
     title 10, United States Code, with appropriate modifications.
       ``(3) Approval of requirements.--The Administrator shall 
     submit any requirement established or prescription made under 
     paragraph (1) to the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management for approval. If the Director does not disapprove 
     a requirement or prescription within 30 days after the date 
     on which the Director receives it, the requirement or 
     prescription is deemed to be approved by the Director.
       ``(h) Education and Training.--
       ``(1) Funding levels.--(A) The head of an executive agency 
     shall set forth separately the funding levels requested for 
     education and training of the acquisition workforce in the 
     budget justification documents submitted in support of the 
     President's budget submitted to Congress under section 1105 
     of title 31, United States Code.
       ``(B) Funds appropriated for education and training under 
     this section may not be obligated for any other purpose.
       ``(2) Tuition assistance.--The head of an executive agency 
     may provide tuition reimbursement in education (including a 
     full-time course of study leading to a degree) in accordance 
     with section 4107 of title 5, United States Code, for 
     personnel serving in acquisition positions in the agency.''.
       (2) The table of contents for such Act, contained in 
     section 1(b), is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new item:

``Sec. 37. Acquisition workforce.''.
       (b) Additional Amendments.--Section 6(d) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 405), is amended--
       (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6), (7), (8), (9), (10), 
     (11), and (12) (as transferred by section 4321(h)(1)) as 
     paragraphs (7), (8), (9), (10), (11), (12), and (13), 
     respectively;
       (2) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking out ``Government-wide 
     career management programs for a professional procurement 
     work force'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the development 
     of a professional acquisition workforce Government-wide''; 
     and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)--
       (i) by striking out ``procurement by the'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``acquisition by the'';
       (ii) by striking out ``and'' at the end of the 
     subparagraph; and
       (iii) by striking out subparagraph (C) and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following:
       ``(C) collect data and analyze acquisition workforce data 
     from the Office of Personnel Management, the heads of 
     executive agencies, and, through periodic surveys, from 
     individual employees;
       ``(D) periodically analyze acquisition career fields to 
     identify critical competencies, duties, tasks, and related 
     academic prerequisites, skills, and knowledge;
       ``(E) coordinate and assist agencies in identifying and 
     recruiting highly qualified candidates for acquisition 
     fields;
       ``(F) develop instructional materials for acquisition 
     personnel in coordination with private and public acquisition 
     colleges and training facilities;
       ``(G) evaluate the effectiveness of training and career 
     development programs for acquisition personnel;
       ``(H) promote the establishment and utilization of academic 
     programs by colleges and universities in acquisition fields;
       ``(I) facilitate, to the extent requested by agencies, 
     interagency intern and training programs; and
       ``(J) perform other career management or research functions 
     as directed by the Administrator.''; and
       (3) by inserting before paragraph (7) (as so redesignated) 
     the following new paragraph (6):
       ``(6) administering the provisions of section 37;''.

     SEC. 4308. DEMONSTRATION PROJECT RELATING TO CERTAIN 
                   PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT POLICIES AND PROCEDURES.

       (a) Commencement.--The Secretary of Defense is encouraged 
     to take such steps as may be necessary to provide for the 
     commencement of a demonstration project, the purpose of which 
     would be to determine the feasibility or desirability of one 
     or more proposals for improving the personnel management 
     policies or procedures that apply with respect to the 
     acquisition workforce of the Department of Defense.
       (b) Terms and Conditions.--
       (1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, any demonstration project described in subsection 
     (a) shall be subject to section 4703 of title 5, United 
     States Code, and all other provisions of such title that 
     apply with respect to any demonstration project under such 
     section.
       (2) Exceptions.--Subject to paragraph (3), in applying 
     section 4703 of title 5, United States Code, with respect to 
     a demonstration project described in subsection (a)--
       (A) ``180 days'' in subsection (b)(4) of such section shall 
     be deemed to read ``120 days'';
       (B) ``90 days'' in subsection (b)(6) of such section shall 
     be deemed to read ``30 days''; and
       (C) subsection (d)(1)(A) of such section shall be 
     disregarded.
       (3) Condition.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply with respect 
     to a demonstration project unless it--
       (A) involves only the acquisition workforce of the 
     Department of Defense (or any part thereof); and
       (B) commences during the 3-year period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act.

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       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``acquisition workforce'' refers to the persons serving in 
     acquisition positions within the Department of Defense, as 
     designated pursuant to section 1721(a) of title 10, United 
     States Code.

     SEC. 4309. COOPERATIVE PURCHASING.

       (a) Delay in Opening Certain Federal Supply Schedules To 
     Use by State, Local, and Indian Tribal Governments.--The 
     Administrator of General Services may not use the authority 
     of section 201(b)(2) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481(b)(2)) to 
     provide for the use of Federal supply schedules of the 
     General Services Administration until after the later of--
       (1) the date on which the 18-month period beginning on the 
     date of the enactment of this Act expires; or
       (2) the date on which all of the following conditions are 
     met:
       (A) The Administrator has considered the report of the 
     Comptroller General required by subsection (b).
       (B) The Administrator has submitted comments on such report 
     to Congress as required by subsection (c).
       (C) A period of 30 days after the date of submission of 
     such comments to Congress has expired.
       (b) Report.--Not later than one year after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Comptroller General shall submit 
     to the Administrator of General Services and to Congress a 
     report on the implementation of section 201(b) of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949. The report 
     shall include the following:
       (1) An assessment of the effect on industry, including 
     small businesses and local dealers, of providing for the use 
     of Federal supply schedules by the entities described in 
     section 201(b)(2)(A) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949.
       (2) An assessment of the effect on such entities of 
     providing for the use of Federal supply schedules by them.
       (c) Comments on Report by Administrator.--Not later than 30 
     days after receiving the report of the Comptroller General 
     required by subsection (b), the Administrator of General 
     Services shall submit to Congress comments on the report, 
     including the Administrator's comments on whether the 
     Administrator plans to provide any Federal supply schedule 
     for the use of any entity described in section 201(b)(2)(A) 
     of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949.
       (d) Calculation of 30-Day Period.--For purposes of 
     subsection (a)(2)(C), the calculation of the 30-day period 
     shall exclude Saturdays, Sundays, and holidays, and any day 
     on which neither House of Congress is in session because of 
     an adjournment sine die, a recess of more than 3 days, or an 
     adjournment of more than 3 days.

     SEC. 4310. PROCUREMENT NOTICE TECHNICAL AMENDMENT.

       Section 18(c)(1)(E) of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 416(c)(1)(E)) is amended by inserting 
     after ``requirements contract'' the following: ``, a task 
     order contract, or a delivery order contract''.

     SEC. 4311. MICRO-PURCHASES WITHOUT COMPETITIVE QUOTATIONS.

       Section 32(c) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act (41 U.S.C. 428), as redesignated by section 4304(c)(3), 
     is amended by striking out ``the contracting officer'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``an employee of an executive 
     agency or a member of the Armed Forces of the United States 
     authorized to do so''.
                    Subtitle B--Technical Amendments

     SEC. 4321. AMENDMENTS RELATED TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION 
                   STREAMLINING ACT OF 1994.

       (a) Public Law 103-355.--Effective as of October 13, 1994, 
     and as if included therein as enacted, the Federal 
     Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-355; 108 
     Stat. 3243 et seq.) is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 1073 (108 Stat. 3271) is amended by striking 
     out ``section 303I'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     303K''.
       (2) Section 1202(a) (108 Stat. 3274) is amended by striking 
     out the closing quotation marks and second period at the end 
     of paragraph (2)(B) of the subsection inserted by the 
     amendment made by that section.
       (3) Section 1251(b) (108 Stat. 3284) is amended by striking 
     out ``Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949''.
       (4) Section 2051(e) (108 Stat. 3304) is amended by striking 
     out the closing quotation marks and second period at the end 
     of subsection (f)(3) in the matter inserted by the amendment 
     made by that section.
       (5) Section 2101(a)(6)(B)(ii) (108 Stat. 3308) is amended 
     by replacing ``regulation'' with ``regulations'' in the first 
     quoted matter.
       (6) Section 2351(a) (108 Stat. 3322) is amended by 
     inserting ``(1)'' before ``Section 6''.
       (7) The heading of section 2352(b) (108 Stat. 3322) is 
     amended by striking out ``Procedures to Small Business 
     Government Contractors.--'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Procedures.--''.
       (8) Section 3022 (108 Stat. 3333) is amended by striking 
     out ``each place'' and all that follows through the end of 
     the section and inserting in lieu thereof ``in paragraph (1) 
     and `, rent,' after `sell' in paragraph (2).''.
       (9) Section 5092(b) (108 Stat. 3362) is amended by 
     inserting ``of paragraph (2)'' after ``second sentence''.
       (10) Section 6005(a) (108 Stat. 3364) is amended by 
     striking out the closing quotation marks and second period at 
     the end of subsection (e)(2) of the matter inserted by the 
     amendment made by that section.
       (11) Section 10005(f)(4) (108 Stat. 3409) is amended in the 
     second matter in quotation marks by striking out `` `Sec. 5. 
     This Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof `` `Sec. 7. This 
     title''.
       (b) Title 10, United States Code.--Title 10, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 2220(b) is amended by striking out ``the date 
     of the enactment of the Federal Acquisition Streamlining Act 
     of 1994'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``October 13, 1994''.
       (2)(A) The section 2247 added by section 7202(a)(1) of 
     Public Law 103-355 (108 Stat. 3379) is redesignated as 
     section 2249.
       (B) The item relating to that section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of subchapter I of chapter 134 is 
     revised to conform to the redesignation made by subparagraph 
     (A).
       (3) Section 2302(3)(K) is amended by adding a period at the 
     end.
       (4) Section 2304(f)(2)(D) is amended by striking out ``the 
     Act of June 25, 1938 (41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.), popularly 
     referred to as the Wagner-O'Day Act,'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46 et 
     seq.),''.
       (5) Section 2304(h) is amended by striking out paragraph 
     (1) and inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(1) The Walsh-Healey Act (41 U.S.C. 35 et seq.).''.
       (6)(A) The section 2304a added by section 848(a)(1) of 
     Public Law 103-160 (107 Stat. 1724) is redesignated as 
     section 2304e.
       (B) The item relating to that section in the table of 
     sections at the beginning of chapter 137 is revised to 
     conform to the redesignation made by subparagraph (A).
       (7) Section 2306a is amended--
       (A) in subsection (d)(2)(A)(ii), by inserting ``to'' after 
     ``The information referred'';
       (B) in subsection (e)(4)(B)(ii), by striking out the second 
     comma after ``parties''; and
       (C) in subsection (i)(3), by inserting ``(41 U.S.C. 
     403(12))'' before the period at the end.
       (8) Section 2323 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1)(C), by inserting a closing 
     parenthesis after ``1135d-5(3))'' and after ``1059c(b)(1))'';
       (B) in subsection (a)(3), by striking out ``(issued under'' 
     and all that follows through ``421(c))'';
       (C) in subsection (b), by inserting ``(1)'' after 
     ``Amount.--''; and
       (D) in subsection (i)(3), by adding at the end a 
     subparagraph (D) identical to the subparagraph (D) set forth 
     in the amendment made by section 811(e) of Public Law 103-160 
     (107 Stat. 1702).
       (9) Section 2324 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (e)(2)(C)--
       (i) by striking out ``awarding the contract'' at the end of 
     the first sentence; and
       (ii) by striking out ``title III'' and all that follows 
     through ``Act)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Buy 
     American Act (41 U.S.C. 10b-1)''; and
       (B) in subsection (h)(2), by inserting ``the head of the 
     agency or'' after ``in the case of any contract if''.
       (10) Section 2350b is amended--
       (A) in subsection (c)(1)--
       (i) by striking out ``specifically--'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``specifically prescribes--''; and
       (ii) by striking out ``prescribe'' in each of subparagraphs 
     (A), (B), (C), and (D); and
       (B) in subsection (d)(1), by striking out ``subcontract to 
     be'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subcontract be''.
       (11) Section 2372(i)(1) is amended by striking out 
     ``section 2324(m)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     2324(l)''.
       (12) Section 2384(b) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking ``items, as'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``items (as''; and
       (ii) by inserting a closing parenthesis after ``403(12))''; 
     and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting a closing parenthesis 
     after ``403(11))''.
       (13) Section 2400(a)(5) is amended by striking out ``the 
     preceding sentence'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``this 
     paragraph''.
       (14) Section 2405 is amended--
       (A) in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a), by 
     striking out ``the date of the enactment of the Federal 
     Acquisition Streamlining Act of 1994'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``October 13, 1994''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(3)--
       (i) by striking out ``the later of--'' and all that follows 
     through ``(B)''; and
       (ii) by redesignating clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) as 
     subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C), respectively, and realigning 
     those subparagraphs accordingly.
       (15) Section 2410d(b) is amended by striking out paragraph 
     (3).
       (16) Section 2410g(d)(1) is amended by inserting before the 
     period at the end the following: ``(as defined in section 
     4(12) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
     U.S.C. 403(12)))''.
       (17) Section 2424(c) is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``Exception.--'' after ``(c)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``drink'' the first and third places it 
     appears in the second sentence and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``beverage''.
       (18) Section 2431 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b)--

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       (i) by striking out ``Any report'' in the first sentence 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Any documents''; and
       (ii) by striking out ``the report'' in paragraph (3) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the documents''; and
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking ``reporting'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``documentation''.
       (19) Section 2461(e)(1) is amended by striking out ``the 
     Act of June 25, 1938 (41 U.S.C. 47), popularly referred to as 
     the Wagner-O'Day Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 47)''.
       (20) Section 2533(a) is amended by striking out ``title III 
     of the Act'' and all that follows through ``such Act'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the Buy American Act (41 U.S.C. 
     10a)) whether application of such Act''.
       (21) Section 2662(b) is amended by striking out ``small 
     purchase threshold'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``simplified acquisition threshold''.
       (22) Section 2701(i)(1) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``Act of August 24, 1935 (40 U.S.C. 
     270a-270d), commonly referred to as the `Miller Act','' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270a et 
     seq.)''; and
       (B) by striking out ``such Act of August 24, 1935'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``the Miller Act''.
       (c) Small Business Act.--The Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 
     632 et seq.) is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 8(d) (15 U.S.C. 637(d)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking out the second comma 
     after ``small business concerns'' the first place it appears; 
     and
       (B) in paragraph (6)(C), by striking out ``and small 
     business concerns owned and controlled by the socially and 
     economically disadvantaged individuals'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``, small business concerns owned and controlled 
     by socially and economically disadvantaged individuals, and 
     small business concerns owned and controlled by women''.
       (2) Section 8(f) (15 U.S.C. 637(f)) is amended by inserting 
     ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of paragraph (5).
       (3) Section 15(g)(2) (15 U.S.C. 644(g)(2)) is amended by 
     striking out the second comma after the first appearance of 
     ``small business concerns''.
       (d) Title 31, United States Code.--Title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 3551 is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``subchapter--'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``subchapter:''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``or proposed 
     contract'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``or a solicitation 
     or other request for offers''.
       (2) Section 3553(b)(3) is amended by striking out 
     ``3554(a)(3)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``3554(a)(4)''.
       (3) Section 3554(b)(2) is amended by striking out ``section 
     3553(d)(2)(A)(i)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     3553(d)(3)(C)(i)(I)''.
       (e) Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949.--The Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
     of 1949 is amended as follows:
       (1) The table of contents in section 1 (40 U.S.C. 471 
     prec.) is amended--
       (A) by striking out the item relating to section 104;
       (B) by striking out the item relating to section 201 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``Sec. 201. Procurements, warehousing, and related activities.'';
       (C) by inserting after the item relating to section 315 the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 316. Merit-based award of grants for research and 
              development.'';
       (D) by striking out the item relating to section 603 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``Sec. 603. Authorizations for appropriations and transfer 
              authority.''; and
       (E) by inserting after the item relating to section 605 the 
     following new item:

``Sec. 606. Sex discrimination.''.
       (2) Section 303(f)(2)(D) (41 U.S.C. 253(f)(2)(D)) is 
     amended by striking out ``the Act of June 25, 1938 (41 U.S.C. 
     46 et seq.), popularly referred to as the Wagner-O'Day Act,'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.),''.
       (3) The heading for paragraph (1) of section 304A(c) (41 
     U.S.C. 254b(c)) is amended by changing each letter that is 
     capitalized (other than the first letter of the first word) 
     to lower case.
       (4) Subsection (d)(2)(A)(ii) of section 304A (41 U.S.C. 
     254b) is amended by inserting ``to'' after ``The information 
     referred''.
       (5) Section 304C(a)(2) is amended by striking out ``section 
     304B'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 304A''.
       (6) Section 307(b) is amended by striking out ``section 
     305(c)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 305(d)''.
       (7) The heading for section 314A (41 U.S.C. 264a) is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 314A. DEFINITIONS RELATING TO PROCUREMENT OF 
                   COMMERCIAL ITEMS.''.

       (8) Section 315(b) (41 U.S.C. 265(b)) is amended by 
     striking out ``inspector general'' both places it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Inspector General''.
       (9) The heading for section 316 (41 U.S.C. 266) is amended 
     by inserting at the end a period.
       (f) Walsh-Healey Act.--
       (1) The Walsh-Healey Act (41 U.S.C. 35 et seq.) is 
     amended--
       (A) by transferring the second section 11 (as added by 
     section 7201(4) of Public Law 103-355) so as to appear after 
     section 10; and
       (B) by redesignating the three sections following such 
     section 11 (as so transferred) as sections 12, 13, and 14.
       (2) Such Act is further amended in section 10--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking out ``section 1(b)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``section 1(a)''; and
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking out the comma after `` 
     `locality' ''.
       (g) Anti-Kickback Act of 1986.--Section 7(d) of the Anti-
     Kickback Act of 1986 (41 U.S.C. 57(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking out ``such Act'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act''; and
       (2) by striking out the second period at the end.
       (h) Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.--The Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is 
     amended as follows:
       (1) Section 6 (41 U.S.C. 405) is amended by transferring 
     paragraph (12) of subsection (d) (as such paragraph was 
     redesignated by section 5091(2) of the Federal Acquisition 
     Streamlining Act of 1994 (P.L. 103-355; 108 Stat. 3361)) to 
     the end of that subsection.
       (2) Section 6(11) (41 U.S.C. 405(11)) is amended by 
     striking out ``small business'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``small businesses''.
       (3) Section 18(b) (41 U.S.C. 416(b)) is amended by 
     inserting ``and'' after the semicolon at the end of paragraph 
     (5).
       (4) Section 26(f)(3) (41 U.S.C. 422(f)(3)) is amended in 
     the first sentence by striking out ``Not later than 180 days 
     after the date of enactment of this section, the 
     Administrator'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``The 
     Administrator''.
       (i) Other Laws.--
       (1) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
     1994 (Public Law 103-160) is amended as follows:
       (A) Section 126(c) (107 Stat. 1567) is amended by striking 
     out ``section 2401 of title 10, United States Code, or 
     section 9081 of the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 
     1990 (10 U.S.C. 2401 note).'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 2401 or 2401a of title 10, United States Code.''.
       (B) Section 127 (107 Stat. 1568) is amended--
       (i) in subsection (a), by striking out ``section 2401 of 
     title 10, United States Code, or section 9081 of the 
     Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1990 (10 U.S.C. 
     2401 note).'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 2401 or 
     2401a of title 10, United States Code.''; and
       (ii) in subsection (e), by striking out ``section 9081 of 
     the Department of Defense Appropriations Act, 1990 (10 U.S.C. 
     2401 note).'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 2401a 
     of title 10, United States Code.''.
       (2) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 
     1990 and 1991 (Public Law 101-189) is amended by striking out 
     section 824.
       (3) Section 117 of the National Defense Authorization Act, 
     Fiscal Year 1989 (Public Law 100-456; 10 U.S.C. 2431 note) is 
     amended by striking out subsection (c).
       (4) The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Years 
     1988 and 1989 (Public Law 100-180) is amended by striking out 
     section 825 (10 U.S.C. 2432 note).
       (5) Section 11 of Public Law 101-552 (5 U.S.C. 581 note) is 
     amended by inserting ``under'' before ``the amendments made 
     by this Act''.
       (6) The last sentence of section 6 of the Federal Power Act 
     (16 U.S.C. 799) is repealed.
       (7) Section 101(a)(11)(A) of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 
     (29 U.S.C. 721(a)(11)(A)) is amended by striking out ``the 
     Act entitled `An Act to create a Committee on Purchases of 
     Blind-made Products, and for other purposes', approved June 
     25, 1938 (commonly known as the Wagner-O'Day Act; 41 U.S.C. 
     46 et seq.)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the Javits-
     Wagner-O'Day Act (41 U.S.C. 46 et seq.)''.
       (8) The first section 5 of the Miller Act (40 U.S.C. 270a 
     note) is redesignated as section 7 and, as so redesignated, 
     is transferred to the end of that Act.
       (9) Section 3737(g) of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States (41 U.S.C. 15(g)) is amended by striking out ``rights 
     of obligations'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``rights or 
     obligations''.
       (10) The Act of June 15, 1940 (41 U.S.C. 20a; Chapter 367; 
     54 Stat. 398), is repealed.
       (11) The Act of November 28, 1943 (41 U.S.C. 20b; Chapter 
     328; 57 Stat. 592), is repealed.
       (12) Section 3741 of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States (41 U.S.C. 22), as amended by section 6004 of Public 
     Law 103-355 (108 Stat. 3364), is amended by striking out ``No 
     member'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Sec. 3741. No 
     Member''.
       (13) Section 5152(a)(1) of the Drug-Free Workplace Act of 
     1988 (41 U.S.C. 701(a)(1)) is amended by striking out ``as 
     defined in section 4 of the Office of Federal Procurement 
     Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``(as defined in section 4(12) of such Act (41 U.S.C. 
     403(12)))''.

     SEC. 4322. MISCELLANEOUS AMENDMENTS TO FEDERAL ACQUISITION 
                   LAWS.

       (a) Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.--The Office 
     of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is 
     amended as follows:
       (1) Section 6(b) (41 U.S.C. 405(b)) is amended by striking 
     out the second comma after ``under subsection (a)'' in the 
     first sentence.
       (2) Section 25(b)(2) (41 U.S.C. 421(b)(2)) is amended by 
     striking out ``Under Secretary

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     of Defense for Acquisition'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Under Secretary of Defense for Acquisition and 
     Technology''.
       (b) Other Laws.--
       (1) Section 11(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking out the second comma 
     after ``Community Service''.
       (2) Section 908(e) of the Defense Acquisition Improvement 
     Act of 1986 (10 U.S.C. 2326 note) is amended by striking out 
     ``section 2325(g)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     2326(g)''.
       (3) Effective as of August 9, 1989, and as if included 
     therein as enacted, Public Law 101-73 is amended in section 
     501(b)(1)(A) (103 Stat. 393) by striking out ``be,'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``be;'' in the second quoted matter 
     therein.
       (4) Section 3732(a) of the Revised Statutes of the United 
     States (41 U.S.C. 11(a)) is amended by striking out the 
     second comma after ``quarters''.
       (5) Section 2 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 601) is amended in paragraphs (3), (5), (6), and (7), 
     by striking out ``The'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``the''.
       (6) Section 6 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 605) is amended in subsections (d) and (e) by 
     inserting after ``United States Code'' each place it appears 
     the following: ``(as in effect on September 30, 1995)''.
       (7) Section 13 of the Contract Disputes Act of 1978 (41 
     U.S.C. 612) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking out ``section 1302 of 
     the Act of July 27, 1956, (70 Stat. 694, as amended; 31 
     U.S.C. 724a)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 1304 
     of title 31, United States Code''; and
       (B) in subsection (c), by striking out ``section 1302 of 
     the Act of July 27, 1956, (70 Stat. 694, as amended; 31 
     U.S.C. 724a)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 1304 
     of title 31, United States Code,''.
             TITLE XLIV--EFFECTIVE DATES AND IMPLEMENTATION

     SEC. 4401. EFFECTIVE DATE AND APPLICABILITY.

       (a) Effective Date.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     division, this division and the amendments made by this 
     division shall take effect on the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (b) Applicability of Amendments.--
       (1) Solicitations, unsolicited proposals, and related 
     contracts.--An amendment made by this division shall apply, 
     in the manner prescribed in the final regulations promulgated 
     pursuant to section 4402 to implement such amendment, with 
     respect to any solicitation that is issued, any unsolicited 
     proposal that is received, and any contract entered into 
     pursuant to such a solicitation or proposal, on or after the 
     date described in paragraph (3).
       (2) Other matters.--An amendment made by this division 
     shall also apply, to the extent and in the manner prescribed 
     in the final regulations promulgated pursuant to section 4402 
     to implement such amendment, with respect to any matter 
     related to--
       (A) a contract that is in effect on the date described in 
     paragraph (3);
       (B) an offer under consideration on the date described in 
     paragraph (3); or
       (C) any other proceeding or action that is ongoing on the 
     date described in paragraph (3).
       (3) Demarcation date.--The date referred to in paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) is the date specified in such final regulations. 
     The date so specified shall be January 1, 1997, or any 
     earlier date that is not within 30 days after the date on 
     which such final regulations are published.

     SEC. 4402. IMPLEMENTING REGULATIONS.

       (a) Proposed Revisions.--Proposed revisions to the Federal 
     Acquisition Regulation and such other proposed regulations 
     (or revisions to existing regulations) as may be necessary to 
     implement this Act shall be published in the Federal Register 
     not later than 210 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.
       (b) Public Comment.--The proposed regulations described in 
     subsection (a) shall be made available for public comment for 
     a period of not less than 60 days.
       (c) Final Regulations.--Final regulations shall be 
     published in the Federal Register not later than 330 days 
     after the date of enactment of this Act.
       (d) Modifications.--Final regulations promulgated pursuant 
     to this section to implement an amendment made by this Act 
     may provide for modification of an existing contract without 
     consideration upon the request of the contractor.
       (e) Savings Provisions.--
       (1) Validity of prior actions.--Nothing in this division 
     shall be construed to affect the validity of any action taken 
     or any contract entered into before the date specified in the 
     regulations pursuant to section 4401(b)(3) except to the 
     extent and in the manner prescribed in such regulations.
       (2) Renegotiation and modification of preexisting 
     contracts.--Except as specifically provided in this division, 
     nothing in this division shall be construed to require the 
     renegotiation or modification of contracts in existence on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Continued applicability of preexisting law.--Except as 
     otherwise provided in this division, a law amended by this 
     division shall continue to be applied according to the 
     provisions thereof as such law was in effect on the day 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act until--
       (A) the date specified in final regulations implementing 
     the amendment of that law (as promulgated pursuant to this 
     section); or
       (B) if no such date is specified in regulations, January 1, 
     1997.
          DIVISION E--INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT REFORM

     SEC. 5001. SHORT TITLE.

       This division may be cited as the ``Information Technology 
     Management Reform Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 5002. DEFINITIONS.

       In this division:
       (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget.
       (2) Executive agency.--The term ``executive agency'' has 
     the meaning given that term in section 4(1) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(1)).
       (3) Information technology.--(A) The term ``information 
     technology'', with respect to an executive agency means any 
     equipment or interconnected system or subsystem of equipment, 
     that is used in the automatic acquisition, storage, 
     manipulation, management, movement, control, display, 
     switching, interchange, transmission, or reception of data or 
     information by the executive agency. For purposes of the 
     preceding sentence, equipment is used by an executive agency 
     if the equipment is used by the executive agency directly or 
     is used by a contractor under a contract with the executive 
     agency which (i) requires the use of such equipment, or (ii) 
     requires the use, to a significant extent, of such equipment 
     in the performance of a service or the furnishing of a 
     product.
       (B) The term ``information technology'' includes computers, 
     ancillary equipment, software, firmware and similar 
     procedures, services (including support services), and 
     related resources.
       (C) Notwithstanding subparagraphs (A) and (B), the term 
     ``information technology'' does not include any equipment 
     that is acquired by a Federal contractor incidental to a 
     Federal contract.
       (4) Information resources.--The term ``information 
     resources'' has the meaning given such term in section 
     3502(6) of title 44, United States Code.
       (5) Information resources management.--The term 
     ``information resources management'' has the meaning given 
     such term in section 3502(7) of title 44, United States Code.
       (6) Information system.--The term ``information system'' 
     has the meaning given such term in section 3502(8) of title 
     44, United States Code.
       (7) Commercial item.--The term ``commercial item'' has the 
     meaning given that term in section 4(12) of the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 403(12)).
  TITLE LI--RESPONSIBILITY FOR ACQUISITIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
                     Subtitle A--General Authority

     SEC. 5101. REPEAL OF CENTRAL AUTHORITY OF THE ADMINISTRATOR 
                   OF GENERAL SERVICES.

       Section 111 of the Federal Property and Administrative 
     Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 759) is repealed.
      Subtitle B--Director of the Office of Management and Budget

     SEC. 5111. RESPONSIBILITY OF DIRECTOR.

       In fulfilling the responsibility to administer the 
     functions assigned under chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code, the Director shall comply with this title with 
     respect to the specific matters covered by this title.

     SEC. 5112. CAPITAL PLANNING AND INVESTMENT CONTROL.

       (a) Federal Information Technology.--The Director shall 
     perform the responsibilities set forth in this section in 
     fulfilling the responsibilities under section 3504(h) of 
     title 44, United States Code.
       (b) Use of Information Technology in Federal Programs.--The 
     Director shall promote and be responsible for improving the 
     acquisition, use, and disposal of information technology by 
     the Federal Government to improve the productivity, 
     efficiency, and effectiveness of Federal programs, including 
     through dissemination of public information and the reduction 
     of information collection burdens on the public.
       (c) Use of Budget Process.--The Director shall develop, as 
     part of the budget process, a process for analyzing, 
     tracking, and evaluating the risks and results of all major 
     capital investments made by an executive agency for 
     information systems. The process shall cover the life of each 
     system and shall include explicit criteria for analyzing the 
     projected and actual costs, benefits, and risks associated 
     with the investments. At the same time that the President 
     submits the budget for a fiscal year to Congress under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code, the Director 
     shall submit to Congress a report on the net program 
     performance benefits achieved as a result of major capital 
     investments made by executive agencies in information systems 
     and how the benefits relate to the accomplishment of the 
     goals of the executive agencies.
       (d) Information Technology Standards.--The Director shall 
     oversee the development and implementation of standards and 
     guidelines pertaining to Federal computer systems by the 
     Secretary of Commerce through the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology under section 5131 and section 20 of 
     the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
     U.S.C. 278g-3).
       (e) Designation of Executive Agents for Acquisitions.--The 
     Director shall designate (as the Director considers 
     appropriate) one or more heads of executive agencies as 
     executive agent for Government-wide acquisitions of 
     information technology.

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       (f) Use of Best Practices in Acquisitions.--The Director 
     shall encourage the heads of the executive agencies to 
     develop and use the best practices in the acquisition of 
     information technology.
       (g) Assessment of Other Models for Managing Information 
     Technology.--The Director shall assess, on a continuing 
     basis, the experiences of executive agencies, State and local 
     governments, international organizations, and the private 
     sector in managing information technology.
       (h) Comparison of Agency Uses of Information Technology.--
     The Director shall compare the performances of the executive 
     agencies in using information technology and shall 
     disseminate the comparisons to the heads of the executive 
     agencies.
       (i) Training.--The Director shall monitor the development 
     and implementation of training in information resources 
     management for executive agency personnel.
       (j) Informing Congress.--The Director shall keep Congress 
     fully informed on the extent to which the executive agencies 
     are improving the performance of agency programs and the 
     accomplishment of agency missions through the use of the best 
     practices in information resources management.
       (k) Procurement Policy and Acquisitions of Information 
     Technology.--The Director shall coordinate the development 
     and review by the Administrator of the Office of Information 
     and Regulatory Affairs of policy associated with Federal 
     acquisition of information technology with the Office of 
     Federal Procurement Policy.

     SEC. 5113. PERFORMANCE-BASED AND RESULTS-BASED MANAGEMENT.

       (a) In General.--The Director shall encourage the use of 
     performance-based and results-based management in fulfilling 
     the responsibilities assigned under section 3504(h), of title 
     44, United States Code.
       (b) Evaluation of Agency Programs and Investments.--
       (1) Requirement.--The Director shall evaluate the 
     information resources management practices of the executive 
     agencies with respect to the performance and results of the 
     investments made by the executive agencies in information 
     technology.
       (2) Direction for executive agency action.--The Director 
     shall issue clear and concise direction to the head of each 
     executive agency--
       (A) to establish for the executive agency and each of its 
     major components effective and efficient capital planning 
     processes for selecting, managing, and evaluating the results 
     of all of its major investments in information systems;
       (B) to determine, before making an investment in a new 
     information system--
       (i) whether the function to be supported by the system 
     should be performed by the private sector and, if so, whether 
     any component of the executive agency performing that 
     function should be converted from a governmental organization 
     to a private sector organization; or
       (ii) whether the function should be performed by the 
     executive agency and, if so, whether the function should be 
     performed by a private sector source under contract or by 
     executive agency personnel;
       (C) to analyze the missions of the executive agency and, 
     based on the analysis, revise the executive agency's mission-
     related processes and administrative processes, as 
     appropriate, before making significant investments in 
     information technology to be used in support of those 
     missions; and
       (D) to ensure that the information security policies, 
     procedures, and practices are adequate.
       (3) Guidance for multiagency investments.--The direction 
     issued under paragraph (2) shall include guidance for 
     undertaking efficiently and effectively interagency and 
     Government-wide investments in information technology to 
     improve the accomplishment of missions that are common to the 
     executive agencies.
       (4) Periodic reviews.--The Director shall implement through 
     the budget process periodic reviews of selected information 
     resources management activities of the executive agencies in 
     order to ascertain the efficiency and effectiveness of 
     information technology in improving the performance of the 
     executive agency and the accomplishment of the missions of 
     the executive agency.
       (5) Enforcement of accountability.--
       (A) In general.--The Director may take any authorized 
     action that the Director considers appropriate, including an 
     action involving the budgetary process or appropriations 
     management process, to enforce accountability of the head of 
     an executive agency for information resources management and 
     for the investments made by the executive agency in 
     information technology.
       (B) Specific actions.--Actions taken by the Director in the 
     case of an executive agency may include--
       (i) recommending a reduction or an increase in any amount 
     for information resources that the head of the executive 
     agency proposes for the budget submitted to Congress under 
     section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code;
       (ii) reducing or otherwise adjusting apportionments and 
     reapportionments of appropriations for information resources;
       (iii) using other authorized administrative controls over 
     appropriations to restrict the availability of funds for 
     information resources; and
       (iv) designating for the executive agency an executive 
     agent to contract with private sector sources for the 
     performance of information resources management or the 
     acquisition of information technology.
                     Subtitle C--Executive Agencies

     SEC. 5121. RESPONSIBILITIES.

       In fulfilling the responsibilities assigned under chapter 
     35 of title 44, United States Code, the head of each 
     executive agency shall comply with this subtitle with respect 
     to the specific matters covered by this subtitle.

     SEC. 5122. CAPITAL PLANNING AND INVESTMENT CONTROL.

       (a) Design of Process.--In fulfilling the responsibilities 
     assigned under section 3506(h) of title 44, United States 
     Code, the head of each executive agency shall design and 
     implement in the executive agency a process for maximizing 
     the value and assessing and managing the risks of the 
     information technology acquisitions of the executive agency.
       (b) Content of Process.--The process of an executive agency 
     shall--
       (1) provide for the selection of information technology 
     investments to be made by the executive agency, the 
     management of such investments, and the evaluation of the 
     results of such investments;
       (2) be integrated with the processes for making budget, 
     financial, and program management decisions within the 
     executive agency;
       (3) include minimum criteria to be applied in considering 
     whether to undertake a particular investment in information 
     systems, including criteria related to the quantitatively 
     expressed projected net, risk-adjusted return on investment 
     and specific quantitative and qualitative criteria for 
     comparing and prioritizing alternative information systems 
     investment projects;
       (4) provide for identifying information systems investments 
     that would result in shared benefits or costs for other 
     Federal agencies or State or local governments;
       (5) provide for identifying for a proposed investment 
     quantifiable measurements for determining the net benefits 
     and risks of the investment; and
       (6) provide the means for senior management personnel of 
     the executive agency to obtain timely information regarding 
     the progress of an investment in an information system, 
     including a system of milestones for measuring progress, on 
     an independently verifiable basis, in terms of cost, 
     capability of the system to meet specified requirements, 
     timeliness, and quality.

     SEC. 5123. PERFORMANCE AND RESULTS-BASED MANAGEMENT.

       In fulfilling the responsibilities under section 3506(h) of 
     title 44, United States Code, the head of an executive agency 
     shall--
       (1) establish goals for improving the efficiency and 
     effectiveness of agency operations and, as appropriate, the 
     delivery of services to the public through the effective use 
     of information technology;
       (2) prepare an annual report, to be included in the 
     executive agency's budget submission to Congress, on the 
     progress in achieving the goals;
       (3) ensure that performance measurements are prescribed for 
     information technology used by or to be acquired for, the 
     executive agency and that the performance measurements 
     measure how well the information technology supports programs 
     of the executive agency;
       (4) where comparable processes and organizations in the 
     public or private sectors exist, quantitatively benchmark 
     agency process performance against such processes in terms of 
     cost, speed, productivity, and quality of outputs and 
     outcomes;
       (5) analyze the missions of the executive agency and, based 
     on the analysis, revise the executive agency's mission-
     related processes and administrative processes as appropriate 
     before making significant investments in information 
     technology that is to be used in support of the performance 
     of those missions; and
       (6) ensure that the information security policies, 
     procedures, and practices of the executive agency are 
     adequate.

     SEC. 5124. ACQUISITIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) In General.--The authority of the head of an executive 
     agency to conduct an acquisition of information technology 
     includes the following authorities:
       (1) To acquire information technology as authorized by law.
       (2) To enter into a contract that provides for multiagency 
     acquisitions of information technology in accordance with 
     guidance issued by the Director.
       (3) If the Director finds that it would be advantageous for 
     the Federal Government to do so, to enter into a multiagency 
     contract for procurement of commercial items of information 
     technology that requires each executive agency covered by the 
     contract, when procuring such items, either to procure the 
     items under that contract or to justify an alternative 
     procurement of the items.
       (b) FTS 2000 Program.--Notwithstanding any other provision 
     of this or any other law, the Administrator of General 
     Services shall continue to manage the FTS 2000 program, and 
     to coordinate the follow-on to that program, on behalf of and 
     with the advice of the heads of executive agencies.

     SEC. 5125. AGENCY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER.

       (a) Designation of Chief Information Officers.--Section 
     3506 of title 44, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(A), by striking out ``senior 
     official'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Information 
     Officer'';

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       (B) in paragraph (2)(B)--
       (i) by striking out ``senior officials'' in the first 
     sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Information 
     Officers'';
       (ii) by striking out ``official'' in the second sentence 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Information Officer''; 
     and
       (iii) by striking out ``officials'' in the second sentence 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chief Information Officers''; 
     and
       (C) in paragraphs (3) and (4), by striking out ``senior 
     official'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Chief Information Officer''; and
       (2) in subsection (c)(1), by striking out ``official'' in 
     the matter preceding subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Chief Information Officer''.
       (b) General Responsibilities.--The Chief Information 
     Officer of an executive agency shall be responsible for--
       (1) providing advice and other assistance to the head of 
     the executive agency and other senior management personnel of 
     the executive agency to ensure that information technology is 
     acquired and information resources are managed for the 
     executive agency in a manner that implements the policies and 
     procedures of this division, consistent with chapter 35 of 
     title 44, United States Code, and the priorities established 
     by the head of the executive agency;
       (2) developing, maintaining, and facilitating the 
     implementation of a sound and integrated information 
     technology architecture for the executive agency; and
       (3) promoting the effective and efficient design and 
     operation of all major information resources management 
     processes for the executive agency, including improvements to 
     work processes of the executive agency.
       (c) Duties and Qualifications.--The Chief Information 
     Officer of an agency that is listed in section 901(b) of 
     title 31, United States Code, shall--
       (1) have information resources management duties as that 
     official's primary duty;
       (2) monitor the performance of information technology 
     programs of the agency, evaluate the performance of those 
     programs on the basis of the applicable performance 
     measurements, and advise the head of the agency regarding 
     whether to continue, modify, or terminate a program or 
     project; and
       (3) annually, as part of the strategic planning and 
     performance evaluation process required (subject to section 
     1117 of title 31, United States Code) under section 306 of 
     title 5, United States Code, and sections 1105(a)(29), 1115, 
     1116, 1117, and 9703 of title 31, United States Code--
       (A) assess the requirements established for agency 
     personnel regarding knowledge and skill in information 
     resources management and the adequacy of such requirements 
     for facilitating the achievement of the performance goals 
     established for information resources management;
       (B) assess the extent to which the positions and personnel 
     at the executive level of the agency and the positions and 
     personnel at management level of the agency below the 
     executive level meet those requirements;
       (C) in order to rectify any deficiency in meeting those 
     requirements, develop strategies and specific plans for 
     hiring, training, and professional development; and
       (D) report to the head of the agency on the progress made 
     in improving information resources management capability.
       (d) Information Technology Architecture Defined.--In this 
     section, the term ``information technology architecture'', 
     with respect to an executive agency, means an integrated 
     framework for evolving or maintaining existing information 
     technology and acquiring new information technology to 
     achieve the agency's strategic goals and information 
     resources management goals.
       (e) Executive Level IV.--Section 5315 of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``Chief Information Officer, Department of Agriculture.
       ``Chief Information Officer, Department of Commerce.
       ``Chief Information Officer, Department of Defense (unless 
     the official designated as the Chief Information Officer of 
     the Department of Defense is an official listed under section 
     5312, 5313, or 5314 of this title).
       ``Chief Information Officer, Department of Education.
       ``Chief Information Officer, Department of Energy.
       ``Chief Information Officer, Department of Health and Human 
     Services.
       ``Chief Information Officer, Department of Housing and 
     Urban Development.
       ``Chief Information Officer, Department of Interior.
       ``Chief Information Officer, Department of Justice.
       ``Chief Information Officer, Department of Labor.
       ``Chief Information Officer, Department of State.
       ``Chief Information Officer, Department of Transportation.
       ``Chief Information Officer, Department of Treasury.
       ``Chief Information Officer, Department of Veterans 
     Affairs.
       ``Chief Information Officer, Environmental Protection 
     Agency.
       ``Chief Information Officer, National Aeronautics and Space 
     Administration.
       ``Chief Information Officer, Agency for International 
     Development.
       ``Chief Information Officer, Federal Emergency Management 
     Agency.
       ``Chief Information Officer, General Services 
     Administration.
       ``Chief Information Officer, National Science Foundation.
       ``Chief Information Officer, Nuclear Regulatory Agency.
       ``Chief Information Officer, Office of Personnel 
     Management.
       ``Chief Information Officer, Small Business 
     Administration.''.

     SEC. 5126. ACCOUNTABILITY.

       The head of each executive agency, in consultation with the 
     Chief Information Officer and the Chief Financial Officer of 
     that executive agency (or, in the case of an executive agency 
     without a Chief Financial Officer, any comparable official), 
     shall establish policies and procedures that--
       (1) ensure that the accounting, financial, and asset 
     management systems and other information systems of the 
     executive agency are designed, developed, maintained, and 
     used effectively to provide financial or program performance 
     data for financial statements of the executive agency;
       (2) ensure that financial and related program performance 
     data are provided on a reliable, consistent, and timely basis 
     to executive agency financial management systems; and
       (3) ensure that financial statements support--
       (A) assessments and revisions of mission-related processes 
     and administrative processes of the executive agency; and
       (B) performance measurement of the performance in the case 
     of investments made by the agency in information systems.

     SEC. 5127. SIGNIFICANT DEVIATIONS.

       The head of an executive agency shall identify in the 
     strategic information resources management plan required 
     under section 3506(b)(2) of title 44, United States Code, any 
     major information technology acquisition program, or any 
     phase or increment of such a program, that has significantly 
     deviated from the cost, performance, or schedule goals 
     established for the program.

     SEC. 5128. INTERAGENCY SUPPORT.

       Funds available for an executive agency for oversight, 
     acquisition, and procurement of information technology may be 
     used by the head of the executive agency to support jointly 
     with other executive agencies the activities of interagency 
     groups that are established to advise the Director in 
     carrying out the Director's responsibilities under this 
     title. The use of such funds for that purpose shall be 
     subject to such requirements and limitations on uses and 
     amounts as the Director may prescribe. The Director shall 
     prescribe any such requirements and limitations during the 
     Director's review of the executive agency's proposed budget 
     submitted to the Director by the head of the executive agency 
     for purposes of section 1105 of title 31, United States Code.
                   Subtitle D--Other Responsibilities

     SEC. 5131. RESPONSIBILITIES REGARDING EFFICIENCY, SECURITY, 
                   AND PRIVACY OF FEDERAL COMPUTER SYSTEMS.

       (a) Standards and Guidelines.--
       (1) Authority.--The Secretary of Commerce shall, on the 
     basis of standards and guidelines developed by the National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology pursuant to paragraphs 
     (2) and (3) of section 20(a) of the National Institute of 
     Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3(a)), 
     promulgate standards and guidelines pertaining to Federal 
     computer systems. The Secretary shall make such standards 
     compulsory and binding to the extent to which the Secretary 
     determines necessary to improve the efficiency of operation 
     or security and privacy of Federal computer systems. The 
     President may disapprove or modify such standards and 
     guidelines if the President determines such action to be in 
     the public interest. The President's authority to disapprove 
     or modify such standards and guidelines may not be delegated. 
     Notice of such disapproval or modification shall be published 
     promptly in the Federal Register. Upon receiving notice of 
     such disapproval or modification, the Secretary of Commerce 
     shall immediately rescind or modify such standards or 
     guidelines as directed by the President.
       (2) Exercise of authority.--The authority conferred upon 
     the Secretary of Commerce by this section shall be exercised 
     subject to direction by the President and in coordination 
     with the Director to ensure fiscal and policy consistency.
       (b) Application of More Stringent Standards.--The head of a 
     Federal agency may employ standards for the cost-effective 
     security and privacy of sensitive information in a Federal 
     computer system within or under the supervision of that 
     agency that are more stringent than the standards promulgated 
     by the Secretary of Commerce under this section, if such 
     standards contain, at a minimum, the provisions of those 
     applicable standards made compulsory and binding by the 
     Secretary of Commerce.
       (c) Waiver of Standards.--The standards determined under 
     subsection (a) to be compulsory and binding may be waived by 
     the Secretary of Commerce in writing upon a determination 
     that compliance would adversely affect the accomplishment of 
     the mission of an operator of a Federal computer system, or 
     cause a major adverse financial impact on the operator which 
     is not offset by Government-wide savings. The Secretary may 
     delegate to the head of one or more Federal agencies 
     authority to waive such standards to the extent to which the 
     Secretary determines such action to be necessary and 
     desirable to allow for timely and effective implementation of 
     Federal computer system standards. The head of such agency 
     may redelegate such authority only to a Chief In

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     formation Officer designated pursuant to section 3506 of 
     title 44, United States Code. Notice of each such waiver and 
     delegation shall be transmitted promptly to Congress and 
     shall be published promptly in the Federal Register.
       (d) Definitions.--In this section, the terms ``Federal 
     computer system'' and ``operator of a Federal computer 
     system'' have the meanings given such terms in section 20(d) 
     of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act (15 
     U.S.C. 278g-3(d)).
       (e) Technical Amendments.--Chapter 35 of title 44, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 3504(g)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``the Computer 
     Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 759 note)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``sections 20 and 21 of the National Institute 
     of Standards and Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3 and 278g-
     4), section 5131 of the Information Technology Management 
     Reform Act of 1995, and sections 5 and 6 of the Computer 
     Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 759 note)''; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``the Computer 
     Security Act of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 759 note)'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``the standards and guidelines promulgated under 
     section 5131 of the Information Technology Management Reform 
     Act of 1995 and sections 5 and 6 of the Computer Security Act 
     of 1987 (40 U.S.C. 759 note)''; and
       (2) in section 3518(d), by striking out ``Public Law 89-306 
     on the Administrator of the General Services Administration, 
     the Secretary of Commerce, or'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 5131 of the Information Technology Management 
     Reform Act of 1995 and the Computer Security Act of 1987 (40 
     U.S.C. 759 note) on the Secretary of Commerce or''.

     SEC. 5132. SENSE OF CONGRESS.

       It is the sense of Congress that, during the next five-year 
     period beginning with 1996, executive agencies should achieve 
     each year at least a 5 percent decrease in the cost (in 
     constant fiscal year 1996 dollars) that is incurred by the 
     agency for operating and maintaining information technology, 
     and each year a 5 percent increase in the efficiency of the 
     agency operations, by reason of improvements in information 
     resources management by the agency.
                 Subtitle E--National Security Systems

     SEC. 5141. APPLICABILITY TO NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEMS.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this 
     title does not apply to national security systems.
       (b) Exceptions.--
       (1) In general.--Sections 5123, 5125, and 5126 apply to 
     national security systems.
       (2) Capital planning and investment control.--The heads of 
     executive agencies shall apply sections 5112 and 5122 to 
     national security systems to the extent practicable.
       (3) Performance and results of information technology 
     investments.--(A) Subject to subparagraph (B), the heads of 
     executive agencies shall apply section 5113 to national 
     security systems to the extent practicable.
       (B) National security systems shall be subject to section 
     5113(b)(5) except for subparagraph (B)(iv) of that section.

     SEC. 5142. NATIONAL SECURITY SYSTEM DEFINED.

       (a) Definition.--In this subtitle, the term ``national 
     security system'' means any telecommunications or information 
     system operated by the United States Government, the 
     function, operation, or use of which--
       (1) involves intelligence activities;
       (2) involves cryptologic activities related to national 
     security;
       (3) involves command and control of military forces;
       (4) involves equipment that is an integral part of a weapon 
     or weapons system; or
       (5) subject to subsection (b), is critical to the direct 
     fulfillment of military or intelligence missions.
       (b) Limitation.--Subsection (a)(5) does not include a 
     system that is to be used for routine administrative and 
     business applications (including payroll, finance, logistics, 
     and personnel management applications).
     TITLE LII--PROCESS FOR ACQUISITIONS OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

     SEC. 5201. PROCUREMENT PROCEDURES.

       The Federal Acquisition Regulatory Council shall ensure 
     that, to the maximum extent practicable, the process for 
     acquisition of information technology is a simplified, clear, 
     and understandable process that specifically addresses the 
     management of risk, incremental acquisitions, and the need to 
     incorporate commercial information technology in a timely 
     manner.

     SEC. 5202. INCREMENTAL ACQUISITION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

       (a) Policy.--The Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 401 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 35. MODULAR CONTRACTING FOR INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY.

       ``(a) In General.--The head of an executive agency should, 
     to the maximum extent practicable, use modular contracting 
     for an acquisition of a major system of information 
     technology.
       ``(b) Modular Contracting Described.--Under modular 
     contracting, an executive agency's need for a system is 
     satisfied in successive acquisitions of interoperable 
     increments. Each increment complies with common or 
     commercially accepted standards applicable to information 
     technology so that the increments are compatible with other 
     increments of information technology comprising the system.
       ``(c) Implementation.--The Federal Acquisition Regulation 
     shall provide that--
       ``(1) under the modular contracting process, an acquisition 
     of a major system of information technology may be divided 
     into several smaller acquisition increments that--
       ``(A) are easier to manage individually than would be one 
     comprehensive acquisition;
       ``(B) address complex information technology objectives 
     incrementally in order to enhance the likelihood of achieving 
     workable solutions for attainment of those objectives;
       ``(C) provide for delivery, implementation, and testing of 
     workable systems or solutions in discrete increments each of 
     which comprises a system or solution that is not dependent on 
     any subsequent increment in order to perform its principal 
     functions; and
       ``(D) provide an opportunity for subsequent increments of 
     the acquisition to take advantage of any evolution in 
     technology or needs that occur during conduct of the earlier 
     increments;
       ``(2) a contract for an increment of an information 
     technology acquisition should, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, be awarded within 180 days after the date on 
     which the solicitation is issued and, if the contract for 
     that increment cannot be awarded within such period, the 
     increment should be considered for cancellation; and
       ``(3) the information technology provided for in a contract 
     for acquisition of information technology should be delivered 
     within 18 months after the date on which the solicitation 
     resulting in award of the contract was issued.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in section 
     1(b) of such Act is amended by inserting after the item 
     relating to section 34 the following new item:

``Sec. 35. Modular contracting for information technology.''.
     TITLE LIII--INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY ACQUISITION PILOT PROGRAMS
                 Subtitle A--Conduct of Pilot Programs

     SEC. 5301. AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT PILOT PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) Purpose.--The Administrator for Federal Procurement 
     Policy (hereinafter referred to as the ``Administrator''), in 
     consultation with the Administrator for the Office of 
     Information and Regulatory Affairs, may conduct pilot 
     programs in order to test alternative approaches for 
     acquisition of information technology by executive agencies.
       (2) Multiagency, multi-activity conduct of each program.--
     Except as otherwise provided in this title, each pilot 
     program conducted under this title shall be carried out in 
     not more than two procuring activities in each of the 
     executive agencies that are designated by the Administrator 
     in accordance with this title to carry out the pilot program. 
     The head of each designated executive agency shall, with the 
     approval of the Administrator, select the procuring 
     activities of the executive agency that are to participate in 
     the test and shall designate a procurement testing official 
     who shall be responsible for the conduct and evaluation of 
     the pilot program within the executive agency.
       (b) Limitations.--
       (1) Number.--Not more than two pilot programs may be 
     conducted under the authority of this title, including one 
     pilot program each pursuant to the requirements of sections 
     5311 and 5312.
       (2) Amount.--The total amount obligated for contracts 
     entered into under the pilot programs conducted under the 
     authority of this title may not exceed $750,000,000. The 
     Administrator shall monitor such contracts and ensure that 
     contracts are not entered into in violation of the limitation 
     in the preceding sentence.
       (c) Period of Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), any pilot 
     program may be carried out under this title for the period, 
     not in excess of five years, that is determined by the 
     Administrator as being sufficient to establish reliable 
     results.
       (2) Continuing validity of contracts.--A contract entered 
     into under the pilot program before the expiration of that 
     program shall remain in effect according to the terms of the 
     contract after the expiration of the program.

     SEC. 5302. EVALUATION CRITERIA AND PLANS.

       (a) Measurable Test Criteria.--The head of each executive 
     agency conducting a pilot program under section 5301 shall 
     establish, to the maximum extent practicable, measurable 
     criteria for evaluating the effects of the procedures or 
     techniques to be tested under the program.
       (b) Test Plan.--Before a pilot program may be conducted 
     under section 5301, the Administrator shall submit to 
     Congress a detailed test plan for the program, including a 
     detailed description of the procedures to be used and a list 
     of any regulations that are to be waived.

     SEC. 5303. REPORT.

       (a) Requirement.--Not later than 180 days after the 
     completion of a pilot program under this title, the 
     Administrator shall--
       (1) submit to the Director a report on the results and 
     findings under the program; and
       (2) provide a copy of the report to Congress.
       (b) Content.--The report shall include the following:
       (1) A detailed description of the results of the program, 
     as measured by the criteria established for the program.
       (2) A discussion of any legislation that the Administrator 
     recommends, or changes in

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     regulations that the Administrator considers necessary, in 
     order to improve overall information resources management 
     within the Federal Government.

     SEC. 5304. RECOMMENDED LEGISLATION.

       If the Director determines that the results and findings 
     under a pilot program under this title indicate that 
     legislation is necessary or desirable in order to improve the 
     process for acquisition of information technology, the 
     Director shall transmit the Director's recommendations for 
     such legislation to Congress.

     SEC. 5305. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       Nothing in this title shall be construed as authorizing the 
     appropriation or obligation of funds for the pilot programs 
     authorized under this title.
                  Subtitle B--Specific Pilot Programs

     SEC. 5311. SHARE-IN-SAVINGS PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) Requirement.--The Administrator may authorize the heads 
     of two executive agencies to carry out a pilot program to 
     test the feasibility of--
       (1) contracting on a competitive basis with a private 
     sector source to provide the Federal Government with an 
     information technology solution for improving mission-related 
     or administrative processes of the Federal Government; and
       (2) paying the private sector source an amount equal to a 
     portion of the savings derived by the Federal Government from 
     any improvements in mission-related processes and 
     administrative processes that result from implementation of 
     the solution.
       (b) Limitations.--The head of an executive agency 
     authorized to carry out the pilot program may, under the 
     pilot program, carry out one project and enter into not more 
     than five contracts for the project.
       (c) Selection of Projects.--The projects shall be selected 
     by the Administrator, in consultation with the Administrator 
     for the Office of Information and Regulatory Affairs.

     SEC. 5312. SOLUTIONS-BASED CONTRACTING PILOT PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Administrator may authorize the heads 
     of any of the executive agencies, in accordance with 
     subsection (d)(2), to carry out a pilot program to test the 
     feasibility of using solutions-based contracting for 
     acquisition of information technology.
       (b) Solutions-Based Contracting Described.--For purposes of 
     this section, solutions-based contracting is an acquisition 
     method under which the acquisition objectives are defined by 
     the Federal Government user of the technology to be acquired, 
     a streamlined contractor selection process is used, and 
     industry sources are allowed to provide solutions that attain 
     the objectives effectively.
       (c) Process Requirements.--The Administrator shall require 
     use of a process with the following aspects for acquisitions 
     under the pilot program:
       (1) Acquisition plan emphasizing desired result.--
     Preparation of an acquisition plan that defines the 
     functional requirements of the intended users of the 
     information technology to be acquired, identifies the 
     operational improvements to be achieved, and defines the 
     performance measurements to be applied in determining whether 
     the information technology acquired satisfies the defined 
     requirements and attains the identified results.
       (2) Results-oriented statement of work.--Use of a statement 
     of work that is limited to an expression of the end results 
     or performance capabilities desired under the acquisition 
     plan.
       (3) Small acquisition organization.--Assembly of a small 
     acquisition organization consisting of the following:
       (A) An acquisition management team, the members of which 
     are to be evaluated and rewarded under the pilot program for 
     contributions toward attainment of the desired results 
     identified in the acquisition plan.
       (B) A small source selection team composed of 
     representatives of the specific mission or administrative 
     area to be supported by the information technology to be 
     acquired, together with a contracting officer and persons 
     with relevant expertise.
       (4) Use of source selection factors emphasizing source 
     qualifications and costs.--Use of source selection factors 
     that emphasize--
       (A) the qualifications of the offeror, including such 
     factors as personnel skills, previous experience in providing 
     other private or public sector organizations with solutions 
     for attaining objectives similar to the objectives of the 
     acquisition, past contract performance, qualifications of the 
     proposed program manager, and the proposed management plan; 
     and
       (B) the costs likely to be associated with the conceptual 
     approach proposed by the offeror.
       (5) Open communications with contractor community.--Open 
     availability of the following information to potential 
     offerors:
       (A) The agency mission to be served by the acquisition.
       (B) The functional process to be performed by use of 
     information technology.
       (C) The process improvements to be attained.
       (6) Simple solicitation.--Use of a simple solicitation that 
     sets forth only the functional work description, the source 
     selection factors to be used in accordance with paragraph 
     (4), the required terms and conditions, instructions 
     regarding submission of offers, and the estimate of the 
     Federal Government's budget for the desired work.
       (7) Simple proposals.--Submission of oral presentations and 
     written proposals that are limited in size and scope and 
     contain information on--
       (A) the offeror's qualifications to perform the desired 
     work;
       (B) past contract performance;
       (C) the proposed conceptual approach; and
       (D) the costs likely to be associated with the proposed 
     conceptual approach.
       (8) Simple evaluation.--Use of a simplified evaluation 
     process, to be completed within 45 days after receipt of 
     proposals, which consists of the following:
       (A) Identification of the most qualified offerors that are 
     within the competitive range.
       (B) Issuance of invitations for at least three and not more 
     than five of the identified offerors to make oral 
     presentations to, and engage in discussions with, the 
     evaluating personnel regarding, for each offeror--
       (i) the qualifications of the offeror, including how the 
     qualifications of the offeror relate to the approach proposed 
     to be taken by the offeror in the acquisition; and
       (ii) the costs likely to be associated with the approach.
       (C) Evaluation of the qualifications of the identified 
     offerors and the costs likely to be associated with the 
     offerors' proposals on the basis of submissions required 
     under the process and any oral presentations made by, and any 
     discussions with, the offerors.
       (9) Selection of most qualified offeror.--A selection 
     process consisting of the following:
       (A) Identification of the most qualified source, and 
     ranking of alternative sources, primarily on the basis of the 
     oral proposals, presentations, and discussions, and written 
     proposals submitted in accordance with paragraph (7).
       (B) Conduct for 30 to 60 days of a program definition phase 
     (funded, in the case of the source ultimately awarded the 
     contract, by the Federal Government)--
       (i) during which the selected source, in consultation with 
     one or more intended users, develops a conceptual system 
     design and technical approach, defines logical phases for the 
     project, and estimates the total cost and the cost for each 
     phase; and
       (ii) after which a contract for performance of the work may 
     be awarded to that source on the basis of cost, the 
     responsiveness, reasonableness, and quality of the proposed 
     performance, and a sharing of risk and benefits between the 
     source and the Government.
       (C) Conduct of as many successive program definition phases 
     with alternative sources (in the order ranked) as is 
     necessary in order to award a contract in accordance with 
     subparagraph (B).
       (10) System implementation phasing.--System implementation 
     to be executed in phases that are tailored to the solution, 
     with various contract arrangements being used, as 
     appropriate, for various phases and activities.
       (11) Mutual authority to terminate.--Authority for the 
     Federal Government or the contractor to terminate the 
     contract without penalty at the end of any phase defined for 
     the project.
       (12) Time management discipline.--Application of a standard 
     for awarding a contract within 105 to 120 days after issuance 
     of the solicitation.
       (d) Pilot Program Design.--
       (1) Joint public-private working group.--The Administrator, 
     in consultation with the Administrator for the Office of 
     Information and Regulatory Affairs, shall establish a joint 
     working group of Federal Government personnel and 
     representatives of the information technology industry to 
     design a plan for conduct of any pilot program carried out 
     under this section.
       (2) Content of plan.--The plan shall provide for use of 
     solutions-based contracting in the Department of Defense and 
     not more than two other executive agencies for a total of--
       (A) not more than 10 projects, each of which has an 
     estimated cost of between $25,000,000 and $100,000,000; and
       (B) not more than 10 projects, each of which has an 
     estimated cost of between $1,000,000 and $5,000,000, to be 
     set aside for small business concerns.
       (3) Complexity of projects.--(A) Subject to subparagraph 
     (C), each acquisition project under the pilot program shall 
     be sufficiently complex to provide for meaningful evaluation 
     of the use of solutions-based contracting for acquisition of 
     information technology for executive agencies.
       (B) In order for an acquisition project to satisfy the 
     requirement in subparagraph (A), the solution for attainment 
     of the executive agency's objectives under the project should 
     not be obvious, but rather shall involve a need for some 
     innovative development and systems integration.
       (C) An acquisition project should not be so extensive or 
     lengthy as to result in undue delay in the evaluation of the 
     use of solutions-based contracting.
       (e) Monitoring by GAO.--The Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall--
       (1) monitor the conduct, and review the results, of 
     acquisitions under the pilot program; and
       (2) submit to Congress periodic reports containing the 
     views of the Comptroller General on the activities, results, 
     and findings under the pilot program.
     TITLE LIV--ADDITIONAL INFORMATION RESOURCES MANAGEMENT MATTERS

     SEC. 5401. ON-LINE MULTIPLE AWARD SCHEDULE CONTRACTING.

       (a) Automation of Multiple Award Schedule Contracting.--In 
     order to provide

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     for the economic and efficient procurement of information 
     technology and other commercial items, the Administrator of 
     General Services shall provide through the Federal 
     Acquisition Computer Network (in this section referred to as 
     ``FACNET''), not later than January 1, 1998, Government-wide 
     on-line computer access to information on products and 
     services that are available for ordering under the multiple 
     award schedules. If the Administrator determines it is not 
     practicable to provide such access through FACNET, the 
     Administrator shall provide such access through another 
     automated system that has the capability to perform the 
     functions listed in subsection (b)(1) and meets the 
     requirement of subsection (b)(2).
       (b) Additional FACNET Functions.--(1) In addition to the 
     functions specified in section 30(b) of the Office of Federal 
     Procurement Policy Act (41 U.S.C. 426(b)), the FACNET 
     architecture shall have the capability to perform the 
     following functions:
       (A) Provide basic information on prices, features, and 
     performance of all products and services available for 
     ordering through the multiple award schedules.
       (B) Provide for updating that information to reflect 
     changes in prices, features, and performance as soon as 
     information on the changes becomes available.
       (C) Enable users to make on-line computer comparisons of 
     the prices, features, and performance of similar products and 
     services offered by various vendors.
       (2) The FACNET architecture shall be used to place orders 
     under the multiple award schedules in a fiscal year for an 
     amount equal to at least 60 percent of the total amount spent 
     for all orders under the multiple award schedules in that 
     fiscal year.
       (c) Streamlined Procedures.--
       (1) Pilot program.--Upon certification by the Administrator 
     of General Services that the FACNET architecture meets the 
     requirements of subsection (b)(1) and was used as required by 
     subsection (b)(2) in the fiscal year preceding the fiscal 
     year in which the certification is made, the Administrator 
     for Federal Procurement Policy may establish a pilot program 
     to test streamlined procedures for the procurement of 
     information technology products and services available for 
     ordering through the multiple award schedules.
       (2) Applicability to multiple award schedule contracts.--
     Except as provided in paragraph (4), the pilot program shall 
     be applicable to all multiple award schedule contracts for 
     the purchase of information technology and shall test the 
     following procedures:
       (A) A procedure under which negotiation of the terms and 
     conditions for a covered multiple award schedule contract is 
     limited to terms and conditions other than price.
       (B) A procedure under which the vendor establishes the 
     prices under a covered multiple award schedule contract and 
     may adjust those prices at any time in the discretion of the 
     vendor.
       (C) A procedure under which a covered multiple award 
     schedule contract is awarded to any responsible offeror 
     that--
       (i) has a suitable record of past performance, which may 
     include past performance on multiple award schedule 
     contracts;
       (ii) agrees to terms and conditions that the Administrator 
     determines as being required by law or as being appropriate 
     for the purchase of commercial items; and
       (iii) agrees to establish and update prices, features, and 
     performance and to accept orders electronically through the 
     automated system established pursuant to subsection (a).
       (3) Comptroller general review and report.--(A) Not later 
     than three years after the date on which the pilot program is 
     established, the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall review the pilot program and report to the Congress on 
     the results of the pilot program.
       (B) The report shall include the following:
       (i) An evaluation of the extent to which there is 
     competition for the orders placed under the pilot program.
       (ii) The effect that the streamlined procedures under the 
     pilot program have on prices charged under multiple award 
     schedule contracts.
       (iii) The effect that such procedures have on paperwork 
     requirements for multiple award schedule contracts and 
     orders.
       (iv) The impact of the pilot program on small businesses 
     and socially and economically disadvantaged small businesses.
       (4) Withdrawal of schedule or portion of schedule from 
     pilot program.--The Administrator may withdraw a multiple 
     award schedule or portion of a schedule from the pilot 
     program if the Administrator determines that (A) price 
     competition is not available under such schedule or portion 
     thereof, or (B) the cost to the Government for that schedule 
     or portion thereof for the previous year was higher than it 
     would have been if the contracts for such schedule or portion 
     thereof had been awarded using procedures that would apply if 
     the pilot program were not in effect. The Administrator shall 
     notify Congress at least 30 days before the date on which the 
     Administrator withdraws a schedule or portion thereof under 
     this paragraph. The authority under this paragraph may not be 
     delegated.
       (5) Termination of pilot program.--Unless reauthorized by 
     law, the authority of the Administrator to award contracts 
     under the pilot program shall expire four years after the 
     date on which the pilot program is established. Contracts 
     entered into before the authority expires shall remain in 
     effect in accordance with their terms notwithstanding the 
     expiration of the authority to award new contracts under the 
     pilot program.
       (d) Definition.--In this section, the term ``FACNET'' means 
     the Federal Acquisition Computer Network established under 
     section 30 of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act 
     (41 U.S.C. 426).

     SEC. 5402. IDENTIFICATION OF EXCESS AND SURPLUS COMPUTER 
                   EQUIPMENT.

       Not later than six months after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act, the head of an executive agency shall inventory 
     all computer equipment under the control of that official. 
     After completion of the inventory, the head of the executive 
     agency shall maintain, in accordance with title II of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 481 et seq.), an inventory of any such equipment that 
     is excess or surplus property.

     SEC. 5403. ACCESS OF CERTAIN INFORMATION IN INFORMATION 
                   SYSTEMS TO THE DIRECTORY ESTABLISHED UNDER 
                   SECTION 4101 OF TITLE 44, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of this division, if in 
     designing an information technology system pursuant to this 
     division, the head of an executive agency determines that a 
     purpose of the system is to disseminate information to the 
     public, then the head of such executive agency shall 
     reasonably ensure that an index of information disseminated 
     by such system is included in the directory created pursuant 
     to section 4101 of title 44, United States Code. Nothing in 
     this section authorizes the dissemination of information to 
     the public unless otherwise authorized.
   TITLE LV--PROCUREMENT PROTEST AUTHORITY OF THE COMPTROLLER GENERAL

     SEC. 5501. PERIOD FOR PROCESSING PROTESTS.

       Title 31, United States Code, is amended as follows:
       (1) Section 3553(b)(2)(A) is amended by striking out ``35'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``30''.
       (2) Section 3554 is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(1), by striking out ``125'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``100''; and
       (B) in subsection (e)--
       (i) in paragraph (1), by striking out ``Government 
     Operations'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Government 
     Reform and Oversight''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (2), by striking out ``125'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``100''.

     SEC. 5502. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOLLOWING GAO RESOLUTION OF 
                   CHALLENGE TO CONTRACTING ACTION.

       (a) In General.--Section 1558 of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``or other action referred to in 
     subsection (b)'' after ``protest'' the first place it 
     appears;
       (B) by striking out ``90 working days'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``100 days''; and
       (C) by inserting ``or other action'' after ``protest'' the 
     second place it appears; and
       (2) by striking out subsection (b) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(b) Subsection (a) applies with respect to--
       ``(1) any protest filed under subchapter V of chapter 35 of 
     this title; or
       ``(2) an action commenced under administrative procedures 
     or for a judicial remedy if--
       ``(A) the action involves a challenge to--
       ``(i) a solicitation for a contract;
       ``(ii) a proposed award of a contract;
       ``(iii) an award of a contract; or
       ``(iv) the eligibility of an offeror or potential offeror 
     for a contract or of the contractor awarded the contract; and
       ``(B) commencement of the action delays or prevents an 
     executive agency from making an award of a contract or 
     proceeding with a procurement.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The heading of such section is 
     amended to read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1558. Availability of funds following resolution of a 
       formal protest or other challenge''.

       (c) Clerical Amendment.--The item relating to such section 
     in the table of sections at the beginning of chapter 15 of 
     title 31, United States Code, is amended to read as follows:

``1558. Availability of funds following resolution of a formal protest 
              or other challenge.''.
             TITLE LVI--CONFORMING AND CLERICAL AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 5601. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 10, UNITED STATES CODE.

       (a) Protest File.--Section 2305(e) is amended by striking 
     out paragraph (3).
       (b) Multiyear Contracts.--Section 2306b of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking out subsection (k); and
       (2) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (k).
       (c) Law Inapplicable to Procurement of Information 
     Technology.--Section 2315 of title 10, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``Section 111'' and all that follows 
     through ``use of equipment or services if,'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof the following: ``For the purposes of the 
     Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1995, the 
     term `national security systems' means those 
     telecommunications and information systems operated by the 
     Department of Defense, the functions, operation or use of 
     which''.

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     SEC. 5602. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 28, UNITED STATES CODE.

       (a) References to Brooks Automatic Data Processing Act.--
     Section 612 of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (f), by striking out ``section 111 of the 
     Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 
     U.S.C. 759)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the provisions 
     of law, policies, and regulations applicable to executive 
     agencies under the Information Technology Management Reform 
     Act of 1995'';
       (2) in subsection (g), by striking out ``sections 111 and 
     201 of the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act 
     of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481 and 759)'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``section 201 of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 481)'';
       (3) by striking out subsection (l); and
       (4) by redesignating subsection (m) as subsection (l).
       (b) References to Automatic Data Processing.--Section 612 
     of title 28, United States Code, is further amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking out the second word and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Information Technology'';
       (2) in subsection (a), by striking out ``Judiciary 
     Automation Fund'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Judiciary 
     Information Technology Fund''; and
       (3) by striking out ``automatic data processing'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``information technology'' each 
     place it appears in subsections (a), (b), (c)(2), (e), (f), 
     and (h)(1).

     SEC. 5603. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 31, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Section 3552 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by 
     striking out the second sentence.

     SEC. 5604. AMENDMENTS TO TITLE 38, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Section 310 of title 38, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 310. Chief Information Officer

       ``(a) The Chief Information Officer for the Department is 
     designated pursuant to section 3506(a)(2) of title 44.
       ``(b) The Chief Information Officer performs the duties 
     provided for chief information officers of executive agencies 
     under chapter 35 of title 44 and the Information Technology 
     Management Reform Act of 1995.''.

     SEC. 5605. PROVISIONS OF TITLE 44, UNITED STATES CODE, 
                   RELATING TO PAPERWORK REDUCTION.

       (a) Definition.--Section 3502 of title 44, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking out paragraph (9) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(9) the term `information technology' has the meaning 
     given that term in section 5002 of the Information Technology 
     Management Reform Act of 1995 but does not include national 
     security systems as defined in section 5142 of that Act;''.
       (b) Development of Standards and Guidelines by National 
     Institute of Standards and Technology.--Section 3504(h)(1)(B) 
     of such title is amended by striking out ``section 111(d) of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
     (40 U.S.C. 759(d))'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 
     5131 of the Information Technology Management Reform Act of 
     1995''.
       (c) Compliance With Directives.--Section 3504(h)(2) of such 
     title is amended by striking out ``sections 110 and 111 of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 
     (40 U.S.C. 757 and 759)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``the 
     Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1995 and 
     directives issued under section 110 of the Federal Property 
     and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 757)''.
       (d) Collection of Information.--Section 3507(j)(2) of such 
     title is amended by striking out ``90 days'' in the second 
     sentence and inserting in lieu thereof ``180 days''.

     SEC. 5606. AMENDMENT TO TITLE 49, UNITED STATES CODE.

       Section 40112(a) of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking out ``or a contract to purchase property 
     to which section 111 of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 759) 
     applies''.

     SEC. 5607. OTHER LAWS.

       (a) National Institute of Standards and Technology Act.--
     Section 20 of the National Institute of Standards and 
     Technology Act (15 U.S.C. 278g-3) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by striking out ``section 3502(2) of title 44'' each 
     place it appears in paragraphs (2) and (3)(A) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``section 3502(9) of title 44''; and
       (B) in paragraph (4), by striking out ``section 111(d) of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 5131 of the 
     Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1995'';
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking out paragraph (2);
       (B) in paragraph (3), by striking out ``section 111(d) of 
     the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 5131 of the 
     Information Technology Management Reform Act of 1995''; and
       (C) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), and (6) as 
     paragraphs (2), (3), (4), and (5); and
       (3) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B)(v), by striking out ``as defined'' 
     and all that follows and inserting in lieu thereof a 
     semicolon; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) by striking out ``system'--'' and all that follows 
     through ``means'' in subparagraph (A) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``system' means''; and
       (ii) by striking out ``; and'' at the end of subparagraph 
     (A) and all that follows through the end of subparagraph (B) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon.
       (b) Computer Security Act of 1987.--
       (1) Purposes.--Section 2(b)(2) of the Computer Security Act 
     of 1987 (Public Law 100-235; 101 Stat. 1724) is amended by 
     striking out ``by amending section 111(d) of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     759(d))''.
       (2) Security plan.--Section 6(b) of such Act (101 Stat. 
     1729; 40 U.S.C. 759 note) is amended--
       (A) by striking out ``Within one year after the date of 
     enactment of this Act, each such agency shall, consistent 
     with the standards, guidelines, policies, and regulations 
     prescribed pursuant to section 111(d) of the Federal Property 
     and Administrative Services Act of 1949,'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Each such agency shall, consistent with the 
     standards, guidelines, policies, and regulations prescribed 
     pursuant to section 5131 of the Information Technology 
     Management Reform Act of 1995,''; and
       (B) by striking out ``Copies'' and all that follows through 
     ``Code.''.
       (c) Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949.--Section 303B(h) of the Federal Property and 
     Administrative Services Act of 1949 (41 U.S.C. 253b(h)) is 
     amended by striking out paragraph (3).
       (d) Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act.--Section 
     6(h)(1) of the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act (41 
     U.S.C. 405(h)(1)) is amended by striking out ``of automatic 
     data processing and telecommunications equipment and services 
     or''.
       (e) National Energy Conservation Policy Act.--Section 
     801(b)(3) of the National Energy Conservation Policy Act (42 
     U.S.C. 8287(b)(3)) is amended by striking out the second 
     sentence.
       (f) Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949.--Section 3 of 
     the Central Intelligence Agency Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403c) 
     is amended by striking out subsection (e).

     SEC. 5608. CLERICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
     1949.--The table of contents in section 1(b) of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 is amended 
     by striking out the item relating to section 111.
       (b) Title 38, United States Code.--The table of sections at 
     the beginning of chapter 3 of title 38, United States Code, 
     is amended by striking out the item relating to section 310 
     and inserting in lieu thereof the following:

``310. Chief Information Officer.''.
     TITLE LVII--EFFECTIVE DATE, SAVINGS PROVISIONS, AND RULES OF 
                              CONSTRUCTION

     SEC. 5701. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This division and the amendments made by this division 
     shall take effect 180 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act.

     SEC. 5702. SAVINGS PROVISIONS.

       (a) Regulations, Instruments, Rights, and Privileges.--All 
     rules, regulations, contracts, orders, determinations, 
     permits, certificates, licenses, grants, and privileges--
       (1) which have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to 
     become effective by the Administrator of General Services or 
     the General Services Board of Contract Appeals, or by a court 
     of competent jurisdiction, in connection with an acquisition 
     activity carried out under the section 111 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     759), and
       (2) which are in effect on the effective date of this 
     division,
     shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
     modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
     accordance with law by the Director or any other authorized 
     official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by 
     operation of law.
       (b) Proceedings.--
       (1) Proceedings generally.--This division and the 
     amendments made by this division shall not affect any 
     proceeding, including any proceeding involving a claim, 
     application, or protest in connection with an acquisition 
     activity carried out under section 111 of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     759) that is pending before the Administrator of General 
     Services or the General Services Board of Contract Appeals on 
     the effective date of this division.
       (2) Orders.--Orders may be issued in any such proceeding, 
     appeals may be taken therefrom, and payments may be made 
     pursuant to such orders, as if this division had not been 
     enacted. An order issued in any such proceeding shall 
     continue in effect until modified, terminated, superseded, or 
     revoked in accordance with law by the Director or any other 
     authorized official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or 
     by operation of law.
       (3) Discontinuance or modification of proceedings not 
     prohibited.--Nothing in this subsection prohibits the 
     discontinuance or modification of any such proceeding under 
     the same terms and conditions and to the same extent that 
     such proceeding could have been discontinued or modified if 
     this Act had not been enacted.
       (4) Other authority and prohibition.--Section 1558(a) of 
     title 31, United States Code, and the second sentence of 
     section 3552 of such title shall continue to apply with 
     respect to a protest process in accordance with this 
     subsection.

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       (5) Regulations for transfer of proceedings.--The Director 
     may prescribe regulations providing for the orderly transfer 
     of proceedings continued under paragraph (1).
       (c) Standards and Guidelines for Federal Computer 
     Systems.--Standards and guidelines that are in effect for 
     Federal computer systems under section 111(d) of the Federal 
     Property and Administrative Services Act of 1949 (40 U.S.C. 
     759(d)) on the day before the effective date of this division 
     shall remain in effect until modified, terminated, 
     superseded, revoked, or disapproved under the authority of 
     section 5131 of this Act.

     SEC. 5703. RULES OF CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Relationship to Title 44, United States Code.--Nothing 
     in this division shall be construed to amend, modify, or 
     supersede any provision of title 44, United States Code, 
     other than chapter 35 of such title.
       (b) Relationship to Computer Security Act of 1987.--Nothing 
     in this division shall affect the limitations on authority 
     that is provided for in the administration of the Computer 
     Security Act of 1987 (Public Law 100-235) and the amendments 
     made by such Act.

     And the Senate agree to the same.
     From the Committee on National Security, for consideration of 
     the House bill (except for sections 801-03, 811-14, 826, 828-
     32, 834-38, 842-43, and 850-96) and the Senate amendment 
     (except for sections 801-03, 815-18, 2851-57, and 4001-4801), 
     and modifications committed to conference:
     Floyd Spence,
     Bob Stump,
     Duncan Hunter,
     John R. Kasich,
     Herbert H. Bateman,
     James V. Hansen,
     Curt Weldon,
     R.K. Dornan,
     Joel Hefley,
     Jim Saxton,
     Randy Duke Cunningham,
     Steve Buyer,
     Peter G. Torkildsen,
     Tillie Fowler,
     John M. McHugh,
     J.C. Watts, Jr.,
     Walter B. Jones, Jr.,
     Jim Longley,
     G.V. Montgomery,
     Ike Skelton,
     Norman Sisisky,
     Solomon P. Ortiz,
     Owen Pickett,
     John Tanner,
     Glenn Browder,
     Gene Taylor,
     Neil Abercrombie,
     From the Committee on National Security, for consideration of 
     sections 801-03, 811-14, 826, 828-32, 834-38, 842-43, and 
     850-96 of the House bill and sections 801-03 and 815-18 of 
     the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     Floyd Spence,
     Bob Stump,
     J.C. Watts, Jr.,
     From the Committee on National Security, for consideration of 
     sections 2851-57 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Floyd Spence,
     Joel Hefley,
     Walter B. Jones, Jr.,
     G.V. Montgomery,
     From the Committee on National Security, for consideration of 
     sections 4001-4801 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Floyd Spence,
     Bob Stump,
     Peter G. Torkildsen,
     J. C. Watts, Jr.,
     Jim Longley,
     As additional conferees from the Permanent Select Committee 
     on Intelligence, for consideration of matters within the 
     jurisdiction of that committee under clause 2 of rule XLVIII:
     Larry Combest,
     Bill Young,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Agriculture, 
     for consideration of sections 2851-57 of the Senate 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Pat Roberts,
     Wayne Allard,
     Ray LaHood,
     E de la Garza,
     Tim Johnson,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Commerce, for 
     consideration of sections 601 and 3402-04 of the House bill 
     and sections 323, 601, 705, 734, 2824, 2851-57, 3106-07, 
     3166, and 3301-02 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Tom Bliley,
     Dan Schaefer,
     Provided, Mr. Oxley is appointed in lieu of Mr. Schaefer for 
     consideration of sections 323, 2824, and 3107 of the Senate 
     amendment:
     Michael G. Oxley,
     Provided, Mr. Bilirakis is appointed in lieu of Mr. Schaefer 
     for consideration of section 601 of the House bill and 
     sections 601, 705, and 734 of the Senate amendment:
     Michael Bilirakis,
     Provided, Mr. Hastert is appointed in lieu of Mr. Schaefer 
     for consideration of sections 2851-1-57 of the Senate 
     amendment:
     J. Dennis Hastert,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities, for consideration of section 394 
     of the House bill, and sections 387 and 2813 of the Senate 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     William F. Goodling,
     Frank Riggs,
     Bill Clay,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, for consideration of sections 332-33, 
     and 338 of the House bill, and sections 333 and 336-43 of the 
     Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Bill Clinger,
     John L. Mica,
     C.F. Bass,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, for consideration of sections 801-03, 
     811-14, 826, 828-32, 834-40, and 842-43 of the House bill, 
     and sections 801-03 and 815-18 of the Senate amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Bill Clinger,
     Stephen Horn,
     Thomas M. Davis,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, for consideration of sections 850-96 of 
     the House bill, and modifications committed to conference:
     Bill Clinger,
     Thomas M. Davis,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight, for consideration of sections 4001-4801 
     of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     Bill Clinger,
     Steven Schiff,
     Bill Zeliff,
     Stephen Horn,
     Thomas M. Davis,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on House 
     Oversight, for consideration of section 1077 of the Senate 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     William M. Thomas,
     Pat Roberts,
     Steny Hoyer,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on International 
     Relations, for consideration of sections 231-32, 235, 237-38, 
     242, 244, 1101-08, 1201, 1213, 1221-30, and 3131 of the House 
     bill and sections 231-33, 237-38, 240-41, 1012, 1041-44, 
     1051-64, and 1099 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Benjamin, A. Gilman,
     William F. Goodling,
     Toby Roth,
     Doug Bereuter,
     Chris Smith,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     for consideration of sections 831 (only as it adds a new 
     section 27(d) to the Office of Federal Procurement Policy 
     Act), and 850-96 of the House bill and sections 525, 1075, 
     and 1098 of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed 
     to conference:
     Henry Hyde,
     George W. Gekas,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Rules, for 
     consideration of section 3301 of the Senate amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Jerry Solomon,
     David Dreier,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Science, for 
     consideration of sections 203, 211, and 214 of the House bill 
     and sections 220-21, 3137, 4122(a)(3), 4161, 4605, and 4607 
     of the Senate amendment, and modifications committed to 
     conference:
     Robert S. Walker,
     James F. Sensenbrenner, Jr.,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, for consideration of sections 223, 322, 
     2824, and 2851-57 of the Senate amendment, and modifications 
     committed to conference:
     Bud Shuster,
     Jerry Weller,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Veterans' 
     Affairs, for consideration of section 2806 of the House bill 
     and sections 644-45 and 4604 of the Senate amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Christopher H. Smith,
     Tim Hutchinson,
     Joe Kennedy,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on Ways and Means, 
     for consideration of sections 705, 734, and 1021 of the 
     Senate amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Bill Archer,
     William Thomas,
     Pete Stark,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Strom Thurmond,
     John Warner,
     Bill Cohen,
     John McCain,
     Trent Lott,
     Dan Coats,
     Bob Smith,
     Dirk Kempthorne,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Jim Inhofe,
     Rick Santorum,
     Sam Nunn,
     Robert C. Byrd,
     Chuck Robb,
     Joseph Lieberman,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. SPENCE objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

267

When there appeared

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Nays

149

para.163.13                  [Roll No. 865]

                                YEAS--267

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Edwards
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (KY)
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Matsui
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meek
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Mink
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Radanovich
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--149

     Andrews
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Blute
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Camp
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Coyne
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (NJ)
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutknecht
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Neumann
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pomeroy
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shays
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Studds
     Stupak
     Thurman
     Torricelli
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Volkmer
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--17

     Ackerman
     Bonior
     DeFazio
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hancock
     Lewis (CA)
     Lightfoot
     McInnis
     Mfume
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Stokes
     Towns
     Visclosky
     Young (FL)
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.163.14  recess--3:01 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 3 o'clock and 1 minute p.m., subject 
to the call of the Chair.



      SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 15), 1995

  The House remained in recess.



       SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 15), 1995

  The House remained in recess.



       MONDAY, DECEMBER 18 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 15), 1995

para.163.15  after recess--12 o'clock noon

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, called the House to order.

para.163.16  enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that pursuant to 
clause 4, rule I, the Speaker signed the following enrolled bills on the 
following dates:

           On December 15, 1995:

       S. 1060. An Act to provide for the disclosure of lobbying 
     activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other 
     purposes.

           On December 16, 1995:

       H.R. 1747. An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     permanently extend and clarify malpractice coverage for 
     health centers, and for other purposes.

       H.R. 1977. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     sending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

       H.R. 2099. An Act making appropriations for the the 
     Department of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban 
     Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
     commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.

       H.R. 2336. An Act to amend the Doug Barnard, Jr.-1996 
     Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games Commemorative Coin Act, and 
     for other purposes.

para.163.17  further message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 1561. An Act to consolidate the foreign affairs 
     agencies of the United States; to authorize appropriations 
     for the Department of State and related agencies for fiscal 
     years 1996 and 1997;  to responsibly reduce the 
     authorizations  of  appropriations  for United States foreign 
     assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for 
     other purposes.

  The message also announced that the Senate insists upon its amendment 
to the bill (H.R. 1561) ``An Act to consolidate the foreign affairs 
agencies of the United States; to authorize appropriations for the 
Department of State and related agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997; 
to responsibly reduce the authorizations of appropriations for

United States foreign assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 
1997, and for other purposes,'' requests a conference with the House on 
the dis

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agreeing votes of the two Houses thereon, and appoints Mr. Helms, Ms. 
Snowe, Mr. Brown, Mr. Coverdell, Mr. Ashcroft, Mr. Pell, Mr. Kerry, Mr. 
Sarbanes, and Mr. Dodd, to be the conferees on the part of the Senate.
  The message also announced that pursuant to Public Law 94-304, as 
amended by Public Law 99-7, the Chair, on behalf of the Vice President, 
appoints Mr. Feingold to the Commission on Security and Cooperation in 
Europe.

para.163.18  stuttgart national aquaculture research center

  Mr. SAXTON moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 33) to 
transfer the Fish Farming Experimental Laboratory in Stuttgart, 
Arkansas, to the Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. SAXTON and Mr. 
STUDDS, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.163.19  housing for older persons

  Mr. CANADY moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 660) to amend the Fair Housing 
Act to modify the exemption from certain familial status discrimination 
prohibitions granted to housing for older persons:

       Senate amendment:
       Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Housing for Older Persons 
     Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. DEFINITION OF HOUSING FOR OLDER PERSONS.

       Section 807(b)(2)(C) of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 
     3607(b)(2)(C)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) intended and operated for occupancy by persons 55 
     years of age or older, and--
       ``(i) at least 80 percent of the occupied units are 
     occupied by at least one person who is 55 years of age or 
     older;
       ``(ii) the housing facility or community publishes and 
     adheres to policies and procedures that demonstrate the 
     intent required under this subparagraph; and
       ``(iii) the housing facility or community complies with 
     rules issued by the Secretary for verification of occupancy, 
     which shall--
       ``(I) provide for verification by reliable surveys and 
     affidavits; and
       ``(II) include examples of the types of policies and 
     procedures relevant to a determination of compliance with the 
     requirement of clause (ii). Such surveys and affidavits shall 
     be admissible in administrative and judicial proceedings for 
     the purposes of such verification.''.

     SEC. 3. GOOD FAITH ATTEMPT AT COMPLIANCE; DEFENSE AGAINST 
                   CIVIL MONEY DAMAGES.

       Section 807(b) of the Fair Housing Act (42 U.S.C. 3607(b)) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5)(A) A person shall not be held personally liable for 
     monetary damages for a violation of this title if such person 
     reasonably relied, in good faith, on the application of the 
     exemption under this subsection relating to housing for older 
     persons.
       ``(B) For the purposes of this paragraph, a person may only 
     show good faith reliance on the application of the exemption 
     by showing that--
       ``(i) such person has no actual knowledge that the facility 
     or community is not, or will not be, eligible for such 
     exemption; and
       ``(ii) the facility or community has stated formally, in 
     writing, that the facility or community complies with the 
     requirements for such exemption.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. CANADY and Mr. 
FRANK, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said amendment was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said amendment was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.163.20  state taxation of pension income

  Mr. GEKAS moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 394) to 
amend title 4 of the United States Code to limit State taxation of 
certain pension income; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. GEKAS and Mr. 
SCOTT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.163.21  au pair programs

  Mr. SMITH of New Jersey moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill 
of the Senate (S. 1465) to extend au pair programs.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. SMITH of New 
Jersey and Mr. WYNN, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.163.22  max rosenn u.s. courthouse

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1718) 
to designate the United States Courthouse located at 197 South Main 
Street in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania as the ``Max Rosenn United States 
Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. GILCHREST and 
Mr. TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.163.23  david j. wheeler federal building

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2061) 
to designate the Federal building located at 1550 Dewey Avenue, Baker 
City, Oregon as the ``David J. Wheeler Federal Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. GILCHREST and 
Mr. TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.

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  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.163.24  frank j. hagel federal building

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2111) 
to designate the Western Program Service Center of the Social Security 
Administration located at 1221 Nevin Avenue, Richmond, California, as 
the ``Francis J. Hagel Building'', and for other purposes; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. GILCHREST and 
Mr. TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
designate the Federal building located at 1221 Nevin Avenue in Richmond, 
California, as the `Frank Hagel Federal Building'.''
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.163.25  timothy mccaghren administrative building

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2415) 
to designate the United States Customs Administrative Building at the 
Ysleta/Zaragosa Port of Entry located at 797 South Ysleta in El Paso, 
Texas, as the ``Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building''; 
as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. HAYWORTH and Mr. 
TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
designate the United States Customs Administrative Building at the 
Ysleta/Zaragosa Port of Entry located at 797 South Zaragosa Road in El 
Paso, Texas, as the `Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative 
Building'.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.163.26  ronald reagan building and international trade center

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2481) 
to designate the Federal Triangle Project under construction at 14th 
Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, Northwest, in the District of Columbia, 
as the ``Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. GILCHREST and 
Mr. TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.163.27  veach-baley federal complex

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2504) 
to designate the Federal Building located at the corner of Patton Avenue 
and Otis Street, and the United States Courthouse located on Otis 
Street, in Asheville, North Carolina, as the ``Veach-Baley Federal 
Complex''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. GILCHREST and 
Mr. TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.163.28  howard h. baker, jr. u.s. courthouse

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2547) 
to designate the United States Courthouse located at 800 Market Street 
in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the ``Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States 
Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. GILCHREST and 
Mr. TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.163.29  vincent e. mckelvey federal building

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2556) 
to redesignate the Federal building located at 345 Middlefield Road in 
Menlo Park, California, and known as the Earth Sciences and Library 
Building, as the ``Vincent E. McKelvey Federal Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. GILCHREST and 
Mr. TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.163.30  james l. foreman u.s. courthouse

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2689) 
to designate the United States Courthouse located at 301 West Main 
Street in Benton, Illinois, as the ``James L. Foreman United States 
Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. GILCHREST and 
Mr. TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-

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thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.163.31  seybourn h. lynn federal courthouse

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 369) to designate the Federal Courthouse in Decatur, Alabama, 
as the ``Seybourn H. Lynn Federal Courthouse'', and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. GILCHREST and 
Mr. TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.163.32  dayton area health plan

  Mr. BURR moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1878) to 
extend for 2 years the period of applicability of enrollment mix 
requirement to certain health maintenance organizations providing 
services under Dayton Area Health Plan; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. BURR and Mr. 
HALL of Ohio, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
extend for 4 years the period of applicability of enrollment mix 
requirement to certain health maintenance organizations providing 
services under Dayton Area Health Plan.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.163.33  albert v. bryan u.s. courthouse

  Mr. GILCHREST moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill of the 
Senate (S. 965) to designate the United States Courthouse for the 
Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, Virginia, as the ``Albert V. 
Bryan United States Courthouse''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. GILCHREST and 
Mr. TRAFICANT, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.163.34  recess--2:20 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 20 minutes p.m., 
subject to the call of the Chair.

para.163.35  after recess--4:26 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, called the House to order.

para.163.36  seven-year balanced budget

  Mr. KASICH moved to suspend the rules and pass the joint resolution 
(H.J. Res. 132) affirming that budget negotiations shall be based on the 
most recent technical and economic assumptions of the Congressional 
Budget Office and shall achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002 
based on those assumptions.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, recognized Mr. KASICH and Mr. 
SABO, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. ABERCROMBIE, by unanimous consent, debate time was 
increased for an additional ten minutes.
  After further debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HAYWORTH, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  Mr. SHAYS demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the yeas 
and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

351

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affirmative

Nays

40

para.163.37                  [Roll No. 866]

                                YEAS--351

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonior
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Gonzalez
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer

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     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--40

     Abercrombie
     Becerra
     Borski
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Coyne
     Dellums
     Engel
     Filner
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Gutierrez
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Jackson (IL)
     Jacobs
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (RI)
     Martinez
     McDermott
     Meek
     Mink
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Rahall
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Serrano
     Thompson
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams

                             NOT VOTING--43

     Baker (LA)
     Berman
     Bilbray
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Browder
     Callahan
     Chapman
     Coburn
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     Dickey
     Edwards
     Ensign
     Ford
     Fowler
     Frost
     Gibbons
     Goodlatte
     Harman
     Hilliard
     Hunter
     Lantos
     Laughlin
     Maloney
     McDade
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Mfume
     Molinari
     Owens
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Rangel
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Schroeder
     Stockman
     Tejeda
     Towns
     Vento
     Yates
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said joint resolution was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.163.38  messages from the president

  Sundry messages in writing from the President of the United States 
were communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his 
secretaries.

para.163.39  submission of conference report--h.r. 2539

  Mr. SHUSTER submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-422) on the 
bill (H.R. 2539) to abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, to amend 
subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, to reform economic 
regulation of transportation, and for other purposes; together with a 
statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para.163.40  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, pursuant to 
clause 5, rule I, announced the unfinished business to be the question 
on agreeing to the Chair's approval of the Journal of Thursday, December 
14, 1995.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
the yeas had it.
  So the Journal was approved.

para.163.41  message from the president--veto of h.r. 1977

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, laid before the 
House a message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the House of Representatives:
  I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 1977, the 
``Department of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 
1996.''
  This bill is unacceptable because it would unduly restrict our ability 
to protect America's natural resources and cultural heritage, promote 
the technology we need for long-term energy conservation and economic 
growth, and provide adequate health, educational, and other services to 
Native Americans.
  First, the bill makes wrong-headed choices with regard to the 
management and preservation of some of our most precious assets. In the 
Tongass National Forest in Alaska, it would allow harmful clear-cutting, 
require the sale of timber at unsustainable levels, and dictate the use 
of an outdated forest plan for the next 2 fiscal years.
  In the Columbia River basin in the Pacific Northwest, the bill would 
impede implementation of our comprehensive plan for managing public 
lands--the Columbia River Basin Ecosystem Management Project. It would 
do this by prohibiting publication of a final Environmental Impact 
Statement or Record of Decision and requiring the exclusion of 
information on fisheries and watersheds. The result: A potential return 
to legal gridlock on timber harvesting, grazing, mining, and other 
economically important activities.
  And in the California desert, the bill undermines our designation of 
the Mojave National Preserve by cutting funding for the Preserve and 
shifting responsibility for its management from the National Park 
Service to the Bureau of Land Management. The Mojave is our newest 
national park and part of the 1994 California Desert Protection Act--the 
largest addition to our park system in the lower 48 States. It deserves 
our support.
  Moreover, the bill would impose a misguided moratorium on future 
listings and critical habitat designations under the Endangered Species 
Act. And in the case of one endangered species, the marbled murrelet, it 
would eliminate the normal flexibility for both the Departments of the 
Interior and Agriculture to use new scientific information in managing 
our forests.

  Second, the bill slashes funding for the Department of Energy's 
energy conservation programs. This is short-sighted and unwise. 
Investment in the technology of energy conservation is important for 
our Nation's long-term economic strength and environmental health. We 
should be doing all we can to maintain and sharpen our competitive 
edge, not back off.
  Third, this bill fails to honor our historic obligations toward 
Native Americans. It provides inadequate funding for the Indian Health 
Service and our Indian Education programs. And the cuts targeted at key 
programs in the Bureau of Indian Affairs' are crippling--including 
programs that support child welfare; adult vocational training; law 
enforcement and detention services; community fire protection; and 
general assistance to low-income Indian individuals and families. 
Moreover, the bill would unfairly single out certain self-governance 
tribes in Washington State for punitive treatment. Specifically, it 
would penalize these tribes financially for using legal remedies in 
disputes with non-tribal owners of land within reservations.
  Finally, the bill represents a dramatic departure from our commitment 
to support for the arts and the humanities. It cuts funding of the 
National Endowments for the Arts and Humanities so deeply as to 
jeopardize their capacity to keep providing the cultural, educational, 
and artistic programs that enrich America's communities large and 
small.
  For these reasons and others my Administration has conveyed to the 
Congress in earlier communications, I cannot accept this bill. It does 
not reflect my priorities or the values of the American people. I urge 
the Congress to send me a bill that truly serves the interests of our 
Nation and our citizens.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, December 18, 1995. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by unanimous 
consent, ordered that the veto message together with the accompanying 
bill, be printed (H. Doc. 104-147) and announced that the objections of 
the President would be spread upon the pages of the Journal.
  Mr. REGULA moved that the veto message and accompanying bill be 
referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to refer the veto message and the bill.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House refer said veto message and accompanying bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
the yeas had it.

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  So the motion to refer the bill and message to the Committee on 
Appropriations was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.163.42  message from the president--veto of h.r. 2099

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, laid before the 
House a message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the House of Representatives:
  I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 2099, the 
``Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
Independent Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.''
  H.R. 2099 would threaten public health and the environment, end 
programs that are helping communities help themselves, close the door on 
college for thousands of young people, and leave veterans seeking 
medical care with fewer treatment options.
  The bill includes no funds for the highly successful National Service 
program. If such funding were eliminated, the bill would cost nearly 
50,000 young Americans the opportunity to help their community, through 
AmeriCorps, to address vital local needs such as health care, crime 
prevention, and education while earning a monetary award to help them 
pursue additional education or training. I will not sign any version of 
this appropriations bill that does not restore funds for this vital 
program.
  This bill includes a 22 percent cut in requested funding for the 
Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), including a 25 percent cut in 
enforcement that would cripple EPA efforts to enforce law against 
polluters. Particularly objectionable are the bill's 25 percent cut in 
Superfund, which would continue to expose hundreds of thousands of 
citizens to dangerous chemicals and cuts, which would hamper efforts to 
train workers in hazardous waste cleanup.
  In addition to severe funding cuts for EPA, the bill also includes 
legislative riders that were tacked onto the bill without any hearings 
or adequate public input, including one that would prevent EPA from 
exercising its authority under the Clean Water Act to prevent wetlands 
losses.
  I am concerned about the bill's $762 million reduction to my request 
for funds that would go directly to States and needy cities for clear 
water and drinking water needs, such as assistance to clean up Boston 
Harbor. I also object to cuts the Congress has made in environmental 
technology, the climate change action plan, and other environmental 
programs.
  The bill would reduce funding for the Council for Environmental 
Quality by more then half. Such a reduction would severely hamper the 
Council's ability to provide me with advice on environmental policy and 
carry out its responsibilities under the National Environmental Policy 
Act.
  The bill provides no new funding for the Community Development 
Financial Institutions program, an important initiative for bringing 
credit and growth to communities long left behind.
  While the bill provides spending authority for several important 
initiatives of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), 
including Community Development Block Grants, homeless assistance and 
the sale of HUD-owned properties, it lacks funding for others. For 
example, the bill provides no funds to support economic development 
initiatives; it has insufficient funds for incremental rental vouchers; 
and it cuts nearly in half my request for tearing down the most severely 
distressed housing projects. Also, the bill contains harmful riders that 
would transfer HUD's Fair Housing activities to the Justice Department 
and eliminate Federal preferences in the section 8, tenant-based 
program.
  The bill provides less than I requested for the medical care of this 
Nation's veterans. It includes significant restrictions on funding for 
the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that appear designed to impede him 
from carrying out his duties as an advocate for veterans. Further, the 
bill does not provide necessary funding for VA hospital construction.
  For these reasons and others my Administration has conveyed to the 
Congress in earlier communications, I cannot accept this bill. This bill 
does not reflect the values that Americans hold dear. I urge the 
Congress to send me an appropriations bill for these important 
priorities that truly serves the American people.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, December 18, 1995.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by unanimous 
consent, ordered that the veto message together with the accompanying 
bill, be printed (H. Doc. 104-148) and announced that the objections of 
the President would be spread upon the pages of the Journal.
  Mr. LEWIS of California moved that the veto message and accompanying 
bill be referred to the Committee on Appropriations.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House refer said veto message and accompanying bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
the yeas had it.
  So the motion to refer the bill and message to the Committee on 
Appropriations was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.


para.163.43  general leave for the remainder of the first session of the 
          104th congress

  On motion of Mr. BEREUTER, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That for the remainder of the First Session of the 104th 
Congress, all Members be permitted to extend their remarks and to 
include extraneous material in that section of the Record entitled 
``Extension of Remarks''.

para.163.44  providing for the consideration of h. con. res. 122

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-423) the resolution (H. Res. 309) providing for the consideration of 
the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 122) setting forth the revised 
Congressional Budget for the U. S. Government for the fiscal years 1996, 
1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 and 2002.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.163.45  expediting committee hearings

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-424) the resolution (H. Res. 310) expediting the commencement of 
committee hearings during the remainder of the First Session of the 
104th Congress.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.163.46  senate bill referred

  A bill of the Senate of the following title was taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S. 1332. An Act to clarify the application of certain 
     Federal criminal laws to territories, possessions, and 
     commonwealths, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     the Judiciary.

para.163.47  senate enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to an enrolled bill of the Senate 
of the following title:

       S. 1060. An Act to provide for the disclosure of lobbying 
     activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other 
     purposes.

para.163.48  bills presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on the following dates present to the President, for his 
approval, bills of the House of the following titles:

           On December 14, 1995:
       H.R. 325. An Act to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for 
     an optional provision for the reduction of work-related 
     vehicle trips and miles travelled in ozone nonattainment 
     areas designated as severe, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1240. An Act to combat crime by enhancing the 
     penalties for certain sexual crimes against children.

           On December 16, 1995:
       H.R. 1977. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of the Interior and re

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     lated agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2099. An Act making appropriations for the Departments 
     of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, and 
     for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
     corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
     September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2336. An Act to amend the Doug Barnard, Jr. 1996 
     Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games Commemorative Coin Act, and 
     for other purposes.
       H.R. 1747. An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act 
     permanently extend and clarify malpractice coverage for 
     health centers, and for other purposes.

para.163.49  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. LIGHTFOOT, for Deceember 15;
  To Mr. STOKES, for December 15;
  To Mr. TOWNS, for December 15;
  To Mr. YOUNG of Florida, for December 15;
  To Mr. GUNDERSON, for December 15 after 1 p.m.;
  To Mr. McNULTY, for December 15 after 3 p.m.;
  To Mr. EDWARDS, for December 18;
  To Mrs. FOWLER, for December 18;
  To Ms. HARMON, for December 18 after 5 p.m.;
  To Ms. MOLINARI, for December 18; and
  To Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN, for December 18.
  And then,

para.163.50  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana, at 10 o'clock and 13 minutes 
p.m., Monday, December 18 (legislative day of December 15), 1995, the 
House adjourned.

para.163.51  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

       [Submitted December 15, 1995]
  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as 
follows:

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2402. A 
     bill to authorize an exchange of lands in the State of Utah 
     at Snowbasin Ski Area; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-409). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.

       [Submitted December 18 (Legislative day of December 15), 
     1995]

       Mr. ROBERTS: Committee on Agriculture. H.R. 2029. A bill to 
     amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to provide regulatory 
     relief; with amendments (Rept. No. 104-421). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 2539. A bill to abolish the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission, to amend subtitle IV of title 49, United States 
     Code, to reform economic regulation of transportation, and 
     for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-422). Ordered to be 
     printed.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 309. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the concurrent 
     resolution (H. Con. Res. 122) setting forth a revised 
     congressional budget for the U.S. Government for the fiscal 
     years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 (Rept. No. 
     104-423). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 310. 
     Resolution expediting the commencement of committee hearings 
     during the remainder of the first session of the 104th 
     Congress (Rept. No. 104-424). Referred to the House Calendar.
       [Submitted December 19, 1995]

       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2689. A bill to designate the U.S. 
     Courthouse located at 301 West Main Street in Benton, IL, as 
     the ``James L. Foreman United States Courthouse'' (Rept. No. 
     104-410). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2111. A bill to designate the Social 
     Security Administration's Western Program Service Center 
     located at 1221 Nevin Avenue, Richmond, CA, as the ``Francis 
     J. Hagel Building''; with amendments (Rept. No. 104-411). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2061. A bill to designate the Federal 
     building located at 1550 Dewey Avenue, Baker City, OR, as the 
     ``David J. Wheeler Federal Building'' (Rept. No. 104-412). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 1718. A bill to designate the U.S. 
     courthouse located at 197 South Main Street in Wilkes-Barre, 
     PA, as the ``Max Rosenn United States Courthouse'' (Rept. No. 
     104-413). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2481. A bill to designate the Federal 
     Triangle project under construction at 14th Street and 
     Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in the District of Columbia, as the 
     ``Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center'' 
     (Rept. No. 104-414). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2415. A bill to designate the U.S. 
     Customs Administrative Building at the Ysleta/Zaragosa Port 
     of Entry located at 797 South Ysleta in El Paso, TX, as the 
     ``Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building''; 
     with amendments (Rept. No. 104-415). Referred to the House 
     Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2504. A bill to designate the Federal 
     Building located at the corner of Patton Avenue and Otis 
     Street, and the U.S. courthouse located on Otis Street, in 
     Asheville, NC, as the ``Veach-Baley Federal Complex'' (Rept. 
     No. 104-416). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2547. A bill to designate the U.S. 
     courthouse located at 800 Market Street in Knoxville, TN, as 
     the ``Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse'' (Rept. 
     No. 104-417). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2556. A bill to redesignate the Federal 
     building located at 345 Middlefield Road in Menlo Park, CA, 
     and known as the Earth Sciences and Library Building, as the 
     ``Vincent E. McKelvey Federal Building'' (Rept. No. 104-418). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. S. 369. An Act to redesignate the Federal 
     Courthouse in Decautur, AL, as the ``Seybourn H. Lynne 
     Federal Courthouse'', and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-
     419). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. S. 965. An Act to redesignate the U.S. 
     Courthouse for the Eastern District of Virginia in 
     Alexandria, VA, as the ``Albert V. Bryan United States 
     Courthouse'' (Rept. No. 104-420). Referred to the House 
     Calendar. 

para.163.52  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       H.R. 1816. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than January 3, 1996.

para.163.53  public bills and resolutions

       [Submitted December 15, 1995]

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. SKAGGS (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
             Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and 
             Mr. McHale):
       H.R. 2785. A bill to repeal section 18 of the Lobbying 
     Disclosure Act of 1995; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. CREMEANS:
       H.R. 2786. A bill to provide for the modification of the 
     reversionary interest retained by the United States as part 
     of the conveyance of certain real property to Lawrence 
     County, OH; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts:
       H.R. 2787. A bill to repeal the price support programs and 
     related acreage allotment and marketing quota programs for 
     agricultural commodities, to repeal marketing orders issued 
     to regulate the handling of certain agricultural commodities, 
     and to establish a special fund to assist farmers whose 
     annual net income from all sources is less than $30,000; to 
     the Committee on Agriculture.
       H.R. 2788. A bill to provide that if a member nation of the 
     North Atlantic Treaty Organization or Japan does not agree, 
     by the end of fiscal year 1997, to assume the full 
     nonpersonnel costs of United States military forces 
     permanently stationed ashore in that country, all such United 
     States Forces assigned in that country shall be withdrawn not 
     later than the end of fiscal year 1999; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut:
       H.R. 2789. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide for the establishment of a intercity 
     passenger rail trust fund, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. LINCOLN:
       H.R. 2790. A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the 
     Social Security Act to authorize States to impose fees for 
     the initial certification and survey of health care 
     facilities in order to provide for timely certification of 
     these facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid Programs; to 
     the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
     by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. MANTON:
       H.R. 2791. A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and 
     Safe Streets Act of 1968 to limit funds to States that do not 
     enact laws that require a test to detect the presence of the 
     etiologic agent for acquired immune deficiency syndrome in 
     certain cases of assault; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
             Shaw, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. 
             Hastings of Florida):

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       H.R. 2792. A bill to direct the head of each Federal agency 
     to designate space in each Federal building owned or leased 
     for use by the agency for the display of posters of missing 
     children, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure, and in addition to the 
     Committees on the Judiciary, House Oversight, Government 
     Reform and Oversight, and Resources, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. ROSE:
       H.R. 2793. A bill to provide for the establishment and 
     funding of a conservation incentives program to assist 
     farmers and ranchers in developing and implementing 
     conservation practices to protect soil, water, and related 
     resources; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. ROSE (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. 
             Torricelli):
       H.R. 2794. A bill to extend and improve the price support 
     and production adjustment program for peanuts, to establish 
     standards for the inspection, handling, storage, and labeling 
     of all peanuts and peanut products sold in the United States, 
     and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture, and 
     in addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Canady, Mr. McCollum, and 
             Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 2795. A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 and the 
     Tariff Act of 1930 to clarify the definitions of domestic 
     industry and like articles in certain investigations 
     involving perishable agricultural products, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
             Mr. Thompson, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rahall, 
             Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Molinari, and Ms. 
             Roybal-Allard):
       H.R. 2796. A bill to require the surgical removal of 
     silicone gel and saline filled breast implants, to provide 
     for research on silicone and other chemicals used in the 
     manufacture of breast implants, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. VOLKMER:
       H.R. 2797. A bill to abolish the Committee on Standards of 
     Official Conduct in the House of Representatives, establish 
     an Independent Commission on Congressional Ethics, and 
     provide for the transfer of the duties and functions of the 
     Committee to the Independent Commission; to the Committee on 
     Rules, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for 
     a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WELDON of Florida:
       H.R. 2798. A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to 
     revise certain authorities relating to management and 
     contracting in the provision of health care services; to the 
     Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 2799. A bill to designate certain National Forest 
     lands in the State of Montana as wilderness, to release other 
     National Forest lands in the State of Montana for multiple 
     use management, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Resources, and in addition to the Committee on Agriculture, 
     for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
     each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 
     the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Solomon, 
             and Mr. Hoke):
       H. Con. Res. 120. Concurrent resolution supporting the 
     independence and sovereignty of Ukraine and the progress of 
     its political and economic reforms; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mrs. MALONEY:
       H. Con. Res. 121. Concurrent resolution urging the 
     President of the United States to seek negotiations with the 
     Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, the European Union, 
     and international financial institutions for the purpose of 
     establishing an Ireland Development Bank; to the Committee on 
     Banking and Financial Services.
           By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Hoke, and Mr. Tiahrt):
       H. Res. 308. Resolution expressing the sense of the 
     Congress that President Clinton should ask for the 
     resignation of Hazel O'Leary as Secretary of Energy and the 
     General Accounting Office should investigate her travel 
     practices as Secretary of Energy; to the Committee on 
     Commerce.

       [Submitted December 18 (Legislative day of December 15), 
     1995]

           By Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana:
       H.R. 2800. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to impose a 5-percent tax on all wagering and to use the 
     revenues from such tax to enhance funding for public 
     elementary and secondary education, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN:
       H.R. 2801. A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental 
     Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 to provide 
     that the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers perform contract 
     oversight of fund financed remedial actions under that act; 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LONGLEY (for himself, Mr. English of 
             Pennsylvania, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
             Metcalf, and Mr. Cooley):
       H.R. 2802. A bill to impose temporarily a 25-percent duty 
     on imports of certain Canadian wood and lumber products, to 
     require the administering authority to initiate an 
     investigation under title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 with 
     respect to such products, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, and in addition to the Committee 
     on Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Coble, 
             Mr. Heineman, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Bryant of 
             Tennessee, and Ms. Lofgren):
       H.R. 2803. A bill to amend the anti-car theft provisions of 
     title 49, United States Code, to increase the utility of 
     motor vehicle title information to State and Federal law 
     enforcement officials, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 2804. A bill to amend the auto theft provisions of 
     title 49, United States Code, to add air bag modules to the 
     list of major auto parts protected under such provisions; to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary.
           By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. Matsui):
       H.R. 2805. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to reduce the amount of the premium charged for 
     enrollment in part A of the Medicare Program for individuals 
     80 years of age or older; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. TORKILDSEN.
       H.R. 2806. A bill to amend the Small Business Investment 
     Act of 1958 to create the Venture Capital Marketing 
     Association, to transfer certain functions of the Small 
     Business Administration to the Association, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Small Business, and in addition 
     to the Committee on Commerce, and Banking and Financial 
     Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Ms. Molinari, 
             Mr. Payne of New Jersey, and Mr. Talent):
       H.R. 2807. A bill to consolidate Federal youth prevention 
     and youth development programs and create a new process and 
     structure for providing Federal assistance for these 
     programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in addition to 
     the Committees on the Judiciary, and Commerce, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Condit, and Mr. 
             Hobson):
       H.J. Res. 132. Joint resolution affirming that budget 
     negotiations shall be based on the most recent technical and 
     economic assumptions of the Congressional Budget Office and 
     shall achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002 based on 
     those assumptions.
           By Mr. WALSH:
       H.J. Res. 133. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. KASICH (by request):
       H. Con. Res. 122. Concurrent resolution setting forth the 
     congressional budget for the U.S. Government for the fiscal 
     years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002; to the 
     Committee on the Budget. 

para.163.54  memorials

       [Submitted December 18 (Legislative day of December 15), 
     1995]

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII.

       184. The SPEAKER presented a memorial of the House of 
     Representatives of the State of Oklahoma, relative to U.S. 
     military forces and the United Nations; memorializing 
     Congress to cease certain activities concerning the United 
     Nations; and directing distribution. Referred to the 
     Committee on International Relations.

para.163.55  additional sponsors

       [Submitted December 15, 1995]

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 109: Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 766: Mr. Thornberry.
       H.R. 785: Mr. Torricelli and Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 862: Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 885: Mr. Flake and Mr. Boehlert.
       H.R. 1124: Mr. Traficant.
       H.R. 1129: Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 1256: Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Quinn.
       H.R. 1279: Mr. Burr, Mr. Dornan, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Spence, 
     Mr. Heineman, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Stearns.

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       H.R. 1733: Mr. Skeen and Mr. Flanagan.
       H.R. 1950: Mr. Jefferson, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. 
     Hilliard, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2090: Mr. Goodling and Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 2245: Mr. McKinney and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 2310: Mr. Schumer and Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2333: Mr. Boehner and Mr. Hilleary.
       H.R. 2335: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Taylor of 
     Mississippi, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Bartlett of 
     Maryland, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
     Bereuter, Mr. Jones, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
     Traficant, and Mr. Goodlatte.
       H.R. 2407: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Evans, and Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2429: Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hastings of 
     Florida, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Torres, Mr. Wise, Mr. Schumer, 
     Mr. Gordon, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, 
     Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Parker, Mr. Moran, Ms. Kaptur, 
     Mr. Moakley, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Mr. Payne of Virginia, and Mr. McDermott.
       H.R. 2531: Mr. Largent, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 2548: Ms. Rivers.
       H.R. 2579: Mr. Fox, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and 
     Ms. Dunn of Washington.
       H.R. 2654: Ms. Furse, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 2657: Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Cremeans, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Brown of California, and Mr. 
     Ackerman.
       H.R. 2676: Mr. Frost and Mr. Ehlers.
       H.R. 2701: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. 
     Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2729: Mr. Gutierrez.
       H.R. 2740: Mr. Dornan, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. 
     Miller of Florida.
       H.R. 2772: Mr. Ballenger.
       H.R. 2778: Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Crane, 
     Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
     McCrery, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Camp, Mr. Sam Johnson, Ms. Dunn of 
     Washington, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
     Laughlin, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
     Dornan, Mr. Spence, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
     Ballenger, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, 
     Mr. Schiff, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
     Bilirakis, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
     Whitfield, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Upton, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. King, 
     Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
     Traficant, and Mrs. Meek of Florida.
       H.R. 2779: Mr. Talent and Mr. Calvert.
       H.R. 2780: Mr. Davis.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. LoBiondo and Mr. Walsh.
       H. Res. 220: Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Miller of 
     California, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Studds, Mr. Richardson, Ms. 
     McCarthy, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Vento, and Mr. Markey.

       [Submitted December 18 (Legislative day of December 15), 
     1995]

       H.R. 835: Mr. Sisisky.
       H.R. 911: Mr. Barcia of Michigan.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Taylor of Mississippi.
       H.R. 1057: Mr. Doyle, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Hall of Ohio, Mr. Fox, Mr. Vento, Mr. Sanders, Ms. Woolsey, 
     and Mr. Mfume.
       H.R. 1202: Mr. Hobson and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut.
       H.R. 1406: Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 1687: Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Baker of California, and Mr. 
     Coyne.
       H.R. 1883: Mr. Sensenbrenner.
       H.R. 1948: Mr. Markey.
       H.R. 2011: Mr. Wilson, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
     Lofgren, and Mr. Kleczka.
       H.R. 2101: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 2244: Mr. Bliley.
       H.R. 2551: Mr. Durbin and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 2579: Mr. Clinger.
       H.R. 2651: Mr. Stearns, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina, Mr. Cooley, and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2657: Mr. Flake.
       H.R. 2712: Mr. Cunningham.
       H.R. 2713: Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Watts of 
     Oklahoma.
       H.R. 2723: Mr. Livingston and Mr. Petri.
       H.R. 2740: Mr. Gilchrest and Mr. Klug.
       H.R. 2772: Mr. Lazio of New York.
       H. Con. Res. 102: Mr. Shays, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. de la 
     Garza.


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                    TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1995 (164)

para.164.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order at 9 o'clock a.m. by the SPEAKER pro 
tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, who laid before the House the following 
communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                December 19, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Gil Gutknecht to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  Whereupon, pursuant to the order of the House of Friday, May 12, 1995, 
Members were recognized for ``morning hour'' debates.

para.164.2  recess--9:50 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess until 10 o'clock a.m.

para.164.3  after recess--10:00 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order.

para.164.4  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER announced he had examined and approved the Journal of the 
proceedings of Friday, December 15, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.164.5  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1848. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Rwanda (Transmittal No. 
     05-96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1849. A letter from the Acting Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Army's 
     proposed lease of defense articles to Rwanda (Transmittal No. 
     08-96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1850. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a report to 
     Congress on Brazil's status as an adherent to the Missile 
     Technology Control Regime [MTCR], pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2797b-1; to the Committee on International Relations.
       1851. A letter from the Executive Director, Committee for 
     Purchase from People who are Blind or Severely Disabled, 
     transmitting the annual report under the Federal Managers' 
     Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1995, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1852. A letter from the Chairman, Consumer Product Safety 
     Commission, transmitting a copy of the annual report in 
     compliance with the Government in the Sunshine Act during the 
     calendar year 1994, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. 552b(j); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1853. A letter from the Director, Office of Management and 
     Budget, transmitting OMB's estimate of the amount of 
     discretionary new budget authority and outlays for the 
     current year, if any, and the budget year provided by House 
     Joint Resolution 122 and H.R. 2126, pursuant to Public Law 
     101-508, section 13101(a) (104 Stat. 1388-578); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1854. A letter from the Commissioner of Social Security, 
     Social Security Administration, transmitting the semiannual 
     report on activities of the inspector general for the period 
     April 1, 1995, through September 30, 1995, pursuant to 5 
     U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.

para.164.6  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 395. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     and Federal building to be constructed at the southeastern 
     corner of Liberty and South Virginia Streets in Reno, Nevada, 
     as the ``Bruce R. Thompson United States Courthouse and 
     Federal Building.''

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a joint 
resolution of the following title, in which the concurrence of the House 
is requested:

       S.J. Res. 38. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water 
     Supply Compact.

para.164.7  private calendar

  Pursuant to clause 6, rule XXIV,
  The SPEAKER directed the Private Calendar to be called.
  When,

para.164.8  bills passed

  The bills of the following titles were severally considered, read 
twice, ordered to be engrossed and read a third time, were severally 
read a third time by title, and passed:
  H.R. 418. A bill for the relief of Arthur J. Carron, Jr.
  H.R. 419. A bill for the relief of Benchmark Rail Group, Inc.
  H.R. 1315. A bill for the relief of Kris Murty.
  Motions severally made to reconsider the votes whereby each bill on 
the Private Calendar was disposed of today were, by unanimous consent, 
laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bills, severally.

para.164.9  expo '98 participation

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 91): 


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       Whereas there was international concern expressed at the 
     Rio Conference of 1992 about conservation of the seas;
       Whereas 1998 has been declared the ``International Year of 
     the Ocean'' by the United Nations in an effort to alert the 
     world to the need for improving the physical and cultural 
     assets offered by the world's oceans;
       Whereas the theme of Expo '98 is ``The Oceans, a Heritage 
     for the Future'';
       Whereas Expo '98 has a fundamental aim of alerting 
     political, economic, and public opinion to the growing 
     importance of the world's oceans;
       Whereas Portugal has established a vast network of 
     relationships through ocean exploration;
       Whereas Portugal's history is rich with examples of the 
     courage and exploits of Portuguese explorers;
       Whereas Portugal and the United States have a relationship 
     based on mutual respect, and a sharing of interests ideals, 
     particularly the deeply held commitment to democratic values;
       Whereas today over 2,000,000 Americans can trace their 
     ancestry to Portugal; and
       Whereas the United States and Portugal agreed in the 1995 
     Agreement on Cooperation and Defense that in 1998 the 2 
     countries would consider and develop appropriate means of 
     commemorating the upcoming quincentennial anniversary of the 
     historic voyage of discovery by Vasco da Gama: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the United States should fully participate 
     in Expo '98 in Lisbon, Portugal, and encourage the private 
     sector to support this worthwhile undertaking.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNN, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNN, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution was agreed to.
  On motion of Mr. GILMAN, by unanimous consent, the Committee on 
International Relations was discharged from further consideration of the 
concurrent resolution of the Senate (S. Con. Res. 22) expressing the 
sense of the Congress that the United States should participate in Expo 
'98 in Lisbon, Portugal.
  When said concurrent resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.
  By unanimous consent, H. Con. Res. 91, a similar House concurrent 
resolution, was laid on the table.

para.164.10  burma and un general assembly

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 274); as amended: 

       Whereas the military government of Burma, as a member of 
     the United Nations, is obligated to uphold the Universal 
     Declaration of Human Rights and all other international human 
     rights standards and conventions to which it is a signatory;
       Whereas the ruling State Law and Order Restoration Council 
     (hereinafter referred to as the ``SLORC'') in Burma has 
     refused to recognize the results of the May 1990 elections, 
     which the National League for Democracy, led by Aung San Suu 
     Kyi, won by a landslide;
       Whereas the United Nations Commission on Human Rights in 
     March 1995 unanimously condemned the SLORC's refusal to 
     ``take all necessary steps towards democracy in light of 
     those elections'';
       Whereas the United Nations Commission on Human Rights also 
     expressed grave concern about violations of fundamental human 
     rights in Burma, including torture, summary and arbitrary 
     executions, massive use of forced labor including forced 
     portering for the military, abuse of women, political arrests 
     and detentions, restrictions on freedom of expression and 
     association, and oppressive measures directed at ethnic and 
     religious minorities;
       Whereas the United Nations Commission on Human Rights noted 
     that most of the 1990 democratically elected representatives 
     have been excluded from the SLORC's ``National Convention'' 
     and concluded that the convention does not ``appear to 
     constitute the necessary steps towards the restoration of 
     democracy,'';
       Whereas Burma continues to be one of the world's leading 
     sites of narcotics production and trafficking and, according 
     to the United States State Department, production of opium 
     nearly doubled in Burma since the SLORC took power in a 
     violent coup in 1988;
       Whereas, according to the State Department's International 
     Narcotics Control Strategy Report of March 1995, the SLORC's 
     antinarcotics efforts last year fell far short of the 
     measures necessary to make serious progress against the drug 
     trade, and in addition, the SLORC's lack of control over 
     heroin-producing areas is due to the SLORC's allowing wide-
     ranging, local autonomy (to ethnic armies) in exchange for 
     halting their active insurgencies against Rangoon;
       Whereas the peace agreements signed by the SLORC with 
     ethnic insurgencies since 1989 were supposed to lead to both 
     a decrease in opium production and economic development, but 
     according to the State Department's report, ``neither 
     development nor a reduction in opium cultivation has 
     occurred'';
       Whereas in 1948 when Burma became independent, the annual 
     production of opium was 30 tons, Burma was then a democracy, 
     it exported rice to its neighbors and the world, and it 
     enjoyed a free-market system;
       Whereas today Burma is one of the poorest nations in the 
     world and its opium production has increased some 8,000 
     percent to about 2,575 tons (1992-1993);
       Whereas the drug production increase is the consequence in 
     large degree of the inability of the successive military 
     governments in Rangoon to come to terms with the country's 
     ethnic minorities and the refusal of post-1962 military-
     dominated regimes to permit an open pluralistic society;
       Whereas it is primarily through a democratically elected 
     civilian government in Burma, supported by the Burmese people 
     including the ethnic minorities, that Burma can make 
     significant progress in controlling narcotics production and 
     trafficking;
       Whereas on July 10, 1995, the SLORC responded to 
     international pressure, including 5 resolutions by the United 
     Nations General Assembly, by releasing Aung San Suu Kyi, who 
     had been held under house arrest for 6 years;
       Whereas 16 elected Members of Parliament remain in 
     detention in Burma, along with thousands of other political 
     prisoners, according to Human Rights Watch/Asia, Amnesty 
     International, and other human rights monitoring groups;
       Whereas in July 1995 the International Committee of the Red 
     Cross (hereinafter referred to as the ``ICRC'') closed its 
     office in Burma due to the SLORC's refusal to agree to allow 
     the ICRC confidential regular access to prisoners;
       Whereas the United States ambassador to the United Nations 
     visited Burma in September 1995, met with Aung San Suu Kyi, 
     and also met with leaders of the SLORC and urged them to 
     ``choose the path'' of ``democracy, rather than continued 
     repression and dictatorial control,'' and declared that 
     ``fundamental change in the United States policy towards 
     Burma would depend on fundamental change in the SLORC's 
     treatment of the Burmese people; and
       Whereas the United Nations Special Rapporteur on Burma, 
     Professor Yozo Yokota, visited the country in October 1995 
     and will deliver a preliminary report of his findings to the 
     current session of the United Nations General Assembly: Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the House of Representatives calls on--
       (1) the Burmese Government to immediately begin a political 
     dialogue with Aung San Suu Kyi, other democratic leaders, and 
     representatives of the ethnic minorities to release 
     immediately and unconditionally detained Members of 
     Parliament and other political prisoners, to repeal 
     repressive laws which prohibit freedom of association and 
     expression and the right of citizens to participate freely in 
     the political life of their country, to resume negotiations 
     with the International Committee of the Red Cross on access 
     to prisoners, and help control the massive flow of heroin 
     from Burma; and
       (2) the President, the Secretary of State, and the United 
     States ambassador to the United Nations to actively support 
     and promote a resolution at the current session of the United 
     Nations General Assembly reiterating the grave concerns of 
     the international community and calling on the SLORC to take 
     concrete, significant steps to fulfill its obligations to 
     guarantee respect to basic human rights and to restore 
     civilian, democratic rule to the people of Burma.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNN, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution, as 
amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNN, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.164.11  middle east peace facilitation

  Mr. GILMAN moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2808) to 
extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 
until March 31, 1996, and for other purposes.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNN, recognized Mr. GILMAN and Mr. 
HAMILTON, each for 20 minutes.

[[Page 2870]]

  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNN, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.164.12  tied aid credit program reauthorization

  Mr. CASTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2203) to 
reauthorize the tied aid credit program of the Export-Import Bank of the 
United States, and to allow the Export-Import Bank to conduct a 
demonstration project; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNN, recognized Mr. CASTLE and Mr. 
FLAKE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNN, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.164.13  smithsonian sesquicentennial commemorative coin

  Mr. CASTLE moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2627) to 
require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in commemoration of 
the sesquicentennial of the founding of the Smithsonian Institution; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNN, recognized Mr. CASTLE and Mr. 
FLAKE, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNN, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.164.14  house employees

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 311):

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF REGULATIONS.

       The regulations applicable to the House of Representatives 
     and the employees of the House of Representatives which are 
     to be issued by the Office of Compliance before January 23, 
     1996, are hereby approved on a provisional basis until such 
     time as such regulations are approved in accordance with 
     section 304(c) of the Congressional Accountability Act of 
     1995 (2 U.S.C. 1384(c)). 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNN, recognized Mr. THOMAS and Mr. 
GEJDENSON, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNN, announced that two-thirds of the 
Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.164.15  providing for the consideration of h. con. res. 122

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 309):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order without intervention of any point of order 
     to consider in the House the concurrent resolution (H. Con. 
     Res. 122) setting forth a revised congressional budget for 
     the United States Government for the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 
     1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002. The concurrent resolution 
     shall be debatable for two hours equally divided and 
     controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of the 
     Committee on the Budget. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the concurrent resolution to final 
     adoption without intervening motion or demand for division of 
     the question. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,

para.164.16  words taken down

  Mr. McINNIS during debate addressed the House and, during the course 
of his remarks,
  Mr. ABERCROMBIE demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:

       Yesterday he puts a bunch of children behind him kind of as 
     props and attacks everybody who is expecting him to keep his 
     word. It is very simple. Mr. President, keep your word to the 
     American people. When you talk to those children, talk to 
     them about scout's honor, talk to them about the importance 
     of keeping your word. That is what it all comes down to. 

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNN, held the words taken down not to be 
unparliamentary, and said:
  ``While the Chair will remind all Members to address the Speaker, not 
the President, the words were not a pejorative reference to the 
President.''.
  After further debate,
  Mr. SOLOMON moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

230

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

188

para.164.17                  [Roll No. 867]

                                YEAS--230

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman

[[Page 2871]]


     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--188

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Berman
     Chapman
     Clinger
     de la Garza
     Edwards
     Kaptur
     Lantos
     Mfume
     Pryce
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Tejeda
     Waxman
     Young (AK)
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BUNN, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. MOAKLEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

229

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

189

para.164.18                  [Roll No. 868]

                                AYES--229

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--189

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--15

     Berman
     Chapman
     Clinger
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Edwards
     Kaptur
     Lantos
     Mfume
     Pryce
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rush
     Scarborough
     Tejeda
     Young (AK)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.164.19  permission to file conference report

  On motion of Mr. COMBEST, by unanimous consent, the managers on the 
part of the House were granted permission until midnight tonight to file 
a conference report (Rept. No. 104-427) on the bill (H.R. 1655) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the 
Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes; together with 
a statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para.164.20  congressional budget resolution

  Mr. KASICH, pursuant to House Resolution 309, called up the following 
concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 122):

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), 

     SECTION 1. CONCURRENT RESOLUTION ON THE BUDGET FOR FISCAL 
                   YEAR 1996.

       That the Congress determines and declares that the 
     concurrent resolution on the budget

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     for fiscal year 1996 is hereby revised and replaced and the 
     appropriate budgetary levels for fiscal years 1997 through 
     2002 are hereby set forth.

     SEC. 2. RECOMMENDED LEVELS AND AMOUNTS.

       The following budgetary levels are appropriate for the 
     fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002:
       (1) Federal revenues.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution:
       (A) The recommended levels of Federal revenues are as 
     follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $1,039,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $1,073,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,114,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,162,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,214,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,291,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,354,000,000,000.
       (B) The amounts by which the aggregate levels of Federal 
     revenues should be changed are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: -$3,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: -$9,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: -$9,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: -$11,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: -$17,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $3,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $3,000,000,000.
       (2) New budget authority.--For purposes of the enforcement 
     of this resolution, the appropriate levels of total new 
     budget authority are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $1,282,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $1,334,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,399,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,438,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,493,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,539,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,569,000,000,000.
       (3) Budget outlays.--For purposes of the enforcement of 
     this resolution, the appropriate levels of total budget 
     outlays are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $1,268,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $1,334,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $1,378,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $1,426,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $1,482,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $1,525,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $1,556,000,000,000.
       (4) Deficits.--For purposes of the enforcement of this 
     resolution, the amounts of the deficits are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $229,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $261,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $264,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $264,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $268,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $234,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $202,000,000,000.
       (5) Public debt.--The appropriate levels of the public debt 
     are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $5,149,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $5,423,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $5,691,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $5,954,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $6,200,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $6,474,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $6,718,000,000,000.

     SEC. 3. DEBT INCREASE.

       The amounts of the increase in the public debt subject to 
     limitation are as follows:
       Fiscal year 1996: $264,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997: $274,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998: $268,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999: $263,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000: $266,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001: $254,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002: $244,000,000,000.

     SEC. 4. MAJOR FUNCTIONAL CATEGORIES.

       The Congress determines and declares that the appropriate 
     levels of new budget authority, budget outlays, new direct 
     loan obligations, and new primary loan guarantee commitments 
     for fiscal years 1996 through 2002 for each major functional 
     category are:
       (1) National Defense (050):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $257,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $261,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $253,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $256,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $259,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $254,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $266,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $259,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $276,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $268,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $286,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $275,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $286,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $280,000,000,000.
       (2) International Affairs (150):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,000,000,000.
       (3) General Science, Space, and Technology (250):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $17,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $17,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,000,000,000.
       (4) Energy (270):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $5,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $4,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $3,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $3,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $2,000,000,000.
       (5) Natural Resources and Environment (300):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $21,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $20,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $21,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $20,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $19,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $19,000,000,000.
       (6) Agriculture (350):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $13,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,000,000,000.
       (7) Commerce and Housing Credit (370):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$6,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$4,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $3,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$5,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$3,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $4,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $0.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $2,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$1,000,000,000.
       (8) Transportation (400):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $37,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $38,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $39,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $38,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $38,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $37,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $35,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $38,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $34,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $36,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $34,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $36,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $34,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $35,000,000,000.
       (9) Community and Regional Development (450):

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       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $10,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $8,000,000,000.
       (10) Education, Training, Employment, and Social Services 
     (500):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $59,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $55,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $60,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $59,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $62,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $60,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $63,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $62,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $65,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $64,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $66,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $64,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $67,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $66,000,000,000.
       (11) Health (550):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $124,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $123,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $132,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $132,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $142,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $142,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $154,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $153,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $167,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $166,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $181,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $181,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $197,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $197,000,000,000.
       (12) Medicare (570):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $180,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $178,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $196,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $195,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $211,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $209,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $226,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $224,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $240,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $238,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $258,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $256,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $277,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $275,000,000,000.
       (13) Income Security (600):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $216,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $219,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $233,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $237,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $252,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $246,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $257,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $257,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $267,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $268,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $276,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $275,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $286,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $283,000,000,000.
       (14) Social Security (650):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $6,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $9,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $8,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $11,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $9,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $12,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $10,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $13,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $11,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $12,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,000,000,000.
       (15) Veterans Benefits and Services (700):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $39,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $37,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $39,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $39,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $39,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $39,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $40,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $40,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $40,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $42,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $40,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $42,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $42,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $43,000,000,000.
       (16) Administration of Justice (750):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $20,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $23,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $22,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $24,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $25,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $24,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $25,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $22,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $23,000,000,000.
       (17) General Government (800):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $14,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $14,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $16,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $15,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $16,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $15,000,000,000.
       (18) Net Interest (900):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, $279,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $279,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, $291,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $291,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, $302,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $302,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, $309,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $309,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, $316,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $316,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, $320,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $320,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, $325,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, $325,000,000,000.
       (19) Allowances (920):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, -$5,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$5,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, -$6,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$6,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, -$5,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$5,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$6,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$6,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$3,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$3,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$7,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$7,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$23,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$23,000,000,000.
       (20) Undistributed Offsetting Receipts (950):
       Fiscal year 1996:
       (A) New budget authority, -$32,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$32,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1997:
       (A) New budget authority, -$31,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$31,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1998:
       (A) New budget authority, -$31,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$31,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 1999:
       (A) New budget authority, -$33,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$33,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2000:
       (A) New budget authority, -$39,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$39,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2001:
       (A) New budget authority, -$41,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$41,000,000,000.
       Fiscal year 2002:
       (A) New budget authority, -$48,000,000,000.
       (B) Outlays, -$48,000,000,000.

     SEC. 5. RECONCILIATION INSTRUCTIONS.

       Upon the adoption of this resolution, the chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget of

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     the House of Representatives and the chairman of the 
     Committee on the Budget of the Senate, after consultation 
     with the ranking minority member of such committee, shall 
     each file reconciliation directives in the Congressional 
     Record to effectuate the provisions and requirements of this 
     resolution. For all purposes of the Congressional Budget Act 
     of 1974, those reconciliation directives shall be deemed to 
     be reconciliation directives set forth in this revised 
     concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.

  When said concurrent resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Pursuant to House Resolution 309, the previous question was ordered on 
the concurrent resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put,
  Will the House agree to said concurrent resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EMERSON, announced that pursuant to 
clause 7 of rule XV the yeas and nays were ordered, and the call was 
taken by electronic device.

Yeas

0

It was decided in the

Nays

412

<3-line {>

negative

Answered present

5

para.164.21                  [Roll No. 869]

                                NAYS--412

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Conyers
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myers
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--5

     Clyburn
     Engel
     Filner
     Mink
     Williams

                             NOT VOTING--16

     Berman
     Chapman
     Coleman
     Edwards
     Gephardt
     Kaptur
     Lantos
     Murtha
     Pryce
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Rush
     Scarborough
     White
     Yates
     Young (AK)
  So the concurrent resolution was not agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said concurrent resolution was 
not agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.164.22  regulations protecting house employees

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following 
resolution (H. Res. 123):

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. APPROVAL OF REGULATIONS.

       The regulations applicable to employing offices which are 
     not the House of Representatives or the Senate and covered 
     employees who are not the employees of the House of 
     Representatives or the Senate which are to be issued by the 
     Office of Compliance before January 23, 1996, are hereby 
     approved on a provisional basis until such time as such 
     regulations are approved in accordance with section 304(c) of 
     the Congressional Accountability Act of 1995 (2 U.S.C. 
     1384(c)).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, recognized Mr. 
THOMAS and Mr. FAZIO, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said resolution was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

para.164.23  order of business--consideration of veto message--h.r. 2076

  On motion of Mr. ROGERS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That if a veto message from the President on the bill (H.R. 
2076) making appropriations for the Department of Commerce, Justice, and 
State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
September 30, 1996, and for other purposes, is laid before the House 
today, the objections of the President be spread at large upon the 
Journal and that the message and bill be ordered printed as a House 
document; and
  Ordered further, That consideration of the veto message be postponed 
until Wednesday, December 20, 1995.

para.164.24  order of business--consideration of veto message--h.r. 1058

  On motion of Mr. THOMAS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That if a veto message from the President on the bill (H.R. 
1058) to reform Federal securities litigation, and for other purposes, 
is laid before the House today, the objections of the President be 
spread at large upon the Journal and that the message and bill be 
ordered printed as a House document; and
  Ordered further, That consideration of the veto message be postponed 
until Wednesday, December 20, 1995.

para.164.25  holocaust commemoration

  Mr. THOMAS moved to suspend the rules and agree to the following

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concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 106); as amended:

       Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate 
     concurring), That the rotunda of the Capitol is authorized to 
     be used from 8 o'clock ante meridiem until 3 o'clock post 
     meridiem on April 16, 1996, for a ceremony as part of the 
     commemoration of the days of remembrance of victims of the 
     Holocaust. Physical preparations for the ceremony shall be 
     carried out in accordance with such conditions as the 
     Architect of the Capitol may prescribe.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, recognized Mr. 
THOMAS and Mr. FAZIO, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and agree to said concurrent 
resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said concurrent resolution, as amended, was 
agreed to.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: 
``Concurrent resolution permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol 
for a ceremony as part of the commemoration of the days of remembrance 
of victims of the Holocaust.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said concurrent resolution, as amended, was agreed to and the title was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
concurrent resolution.

para.164.26  charles j. coyle post office building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1398) to 
designate the United Post Office building located at 1203 Lemay Ferry 
Road, St. Louis, Missouri, as the ``Charles J. Coyle Post Office 
Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, recognized Mr. 
McHUGH and Miss COLLINS of Michigan, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.164.27  edward madigan post office building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 1880) to 
designate the United States Post Office building located at 102 South 
McLean, Lincoln, Illinois, as the ``Edward Madigan Post Office 
Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, recognized Mr. 
McHUGH and Miss COLLINS of Michigan, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.164.28  holk post office building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2262) to 
designate the United States Post Office building located at 218 North 
Alston Street in Foley, Alabama, as the ``Holk Post Office Building''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, recognized Mr. 
McHUGH and Miss COLLINS of Michigan, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill was passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.164.29  charles a. hayes post office building

  Mr. McHUGH moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2704) to 
provide that the United States Post Office Building that is to be 
located on the 2600 block of East 75th Street in Chicago, Illinois, 
shall be known and designated as the ``Charles A. Hayes Post Office 
Building''; as amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, recognized Mr. 
McHUGH and Miss COLLINS of Michigan, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, announced that 
two-thirds of the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
provide that the United States Post Office building that is to be 
located at 7436 South Exchange Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, shall be known 
and designated as the `Charles A. Hayes Post Office Building'.''
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.164.30  message from the president

  A message in writing from the President of the United States was 
communicated to the House by Mr. Edwin Thomas, one of his secretaries.

para.164.31  farm credit system regulatory relief

  Mr. ALLARD moved to suspend the rules and pass the bill (H.R. 2029) to 
amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to provide regulatory relief; as 
amended.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, recognized Mr. 
ALLARD and Mr. de la GARZA, each for 20 minutes.
  After debate,
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House suspend the rules and pass said bill, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS, announced that two-thirds of 
the Members present had voted in the affirmative.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the rules were suspended and said bill, as amended, was passed.
  By unanimous consent, the title was amended so as to read: ``An Act to 
amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to provide regulatory relief, and for 
other purposes.''.
  A motion to reconsider the votes whereby the rules were suspended and 
said bill, as amended, was passed and the title was amended was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
bill.

para.164.32  message from the president--veto of h.r. 2076

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, laid before the 
House a message from the President, which was read as follows:

To the House of Representatives: 
  I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 2076, the 
``Departments of Commerce, Justice, and State, the Judiciary, and 
Related Agencies Appropriations Act, 1996.''
  This bill does not meet the priorities and needs of our Nation and 
people. It

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would undermine our ability to fight the war on crime; decimate 
technology programs that are critical to building a strong U.S. economy; 
and weaken our leadership in the world by drastically cutting funding 
for international organizations, peacekeeping, and other international 
affairs activities.
  First, the bill represents an unacceptable retreat in our fight 
against crime and drugs. It eliminates my COPS initiative (Community 
Oriented Policing Services) to put 100,000 more police officers on the 
street. Already, this initiative has put thousands of police on the 
street, working hand-in-hand with their communities to fight crime. The 
block grant that H.R. 2076 would offer instead would not guarantee a 
single new police officer. That's not what the American people want, and 
I won't accept it. As I have said, I will not sign any version of this 
bill that does not fund the COPS initiative as a free-standing, 
discretionary grant program, as authorized.
  The bill also eliminates my ``drug courts'' initiative. And it 
unwisely abandons crime prevention efforts such as the Ounce of 
Prevention Council and the Community Relations Service. I am also 
disappointed that the funding levels in the bill fall short of my 
request for the Drug Enforcement Administration, and OCDETF (Organized 
Crime Drug Enforcement Task Force). This is no time to let down our 
guard in the fight against drugs.
  Second, the bill constitutes a short-sighted assault on the Commerce 
Department's technology programs that work effectively with business to 
expand our economy, help Americans compete in the global marketplace, 
and create high quality jobs. As we approach a new, technology-driven 
century, it makes no sense to eliminate an industry-driven, highly 
competitive, cost-shared initiative like our Advanced Technology 
Program (ATP), which fosters technology development, promotes 
industrial alliances, and creates jobs. Nor does it make sense to 
sharply cut funding for measures that will help assure our long-term 
growth and competitiveness--such as our National Information 
Infrastructure grants program, which helps connect schools, hospitals, 
and libraries to the information superhighway; the GLOBE program, which 
promotes the study of science and the environment in our schools; the 
Manufacturing Extension Partnership, which helps small manufacturers 
meet the hi-tech demands of the new marketplace; Defense Conversion; or 
the Technology Administration. And I oppose the bill's harmful cuts for 
the Census Bureau and for economic and statistical analysis.

  Third, I am deeply concerned that this bill would undermine our 
global leadership and impair our ability to protect and defend 
important U.S. interests around the world--both by making unwise cuts 
in funding for international organizations and peacekeeping activities, 
and by cutting programs of the State Department, the Arms Control and 
Disarmament Agency, and the United States Information Agency. These 
cuts would impair our ability to support important activities such as 
the nonproliferation of weapons, the promotion of human rights, and the 
control of infectious disease like the Ebola virus. Moreover, sections 
of the bill include inappropriate restrictive language, including 
language limiting the conduct of U.S. diplomatic relations with 
Vietnam, that I believe infringe on Presidential prerogatives. And I 
cannot accept the provision that would cut off all funding for these 
agencies on April 1, 1996, unless the State Department Authorization 
Act and related legislation had been signed into law.
  Fourth, the bill includes three additional provisions that I cannot 
accept.
  It cripples the capacity of the Legal Services Corporation (LSC) to 
fulfill its historic mission of serving people in need--slashing its 
overall funding, sharply limiting the administrative funds LSC needs to 
conduct its business, and imposing excessive restrictions on LSC's 
operations. LSC should be allowed to carry on its work in an 
appropriate manner, both in its basic programs and in special 
initiatives like the migrant legal services program.
  Section 103 of the bill would prohibit the use of funds for 
performing abortions, except in cases involving rape or danger to the 
life of the mother. The Justice Department has advised that there is a 
substantial risk that this provision would be held unconstitutional as 
applied to female prison inmates.
  The bill also includes an ill-considered legislative rider that would 
impose a moratorium on future listings under the Endangered Species Act 
by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration and other 
agencies. That rider not only would make bad policy, it also has no 
place in this bill.
  Finally, I would urge the Congress to continue the Associate Attorney 
General's office.
  For these reasons and others my Administration has conveyed to the 
Congress in earlier communications, I cannot accept this bill. H.R. 
2076 does not reflect my priorities or the values of the American 
people. I urge the Congress to send me an appropriations bill that 
truly serves this Nation and its people.
                                                   William J. Clinton. 
  The White House, December 19, 1995.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, by unanimous 
consent, ordered that the veto message; together with the accompanying 
bill, be printed (H. Doc. 104-149) and spread upon the pages of the 
Journal of the House.
  Pursuant to the order of the House heretofore agreed to, further 
consideration of the veto message was postponed until Wednesday, 
December 20, 1995.

para.164.33  waiving points of order against conference report on h.r. 
          2539

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-425) the resolution (H. Res. 312) waiving points of order 
against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2539) to 
abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, to amend subtitle IV of 
title 49, United States Code, to reform economic regulation of 
transportation, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.164.34  providing for the consideration of h.r. 558

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-426) the resolution (H. Res. 313) providing for the 
consideration of the bill (H.R. 558) to grant the consent of the 
Congress to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.164.35  senate joint resolution referred

  A joint resolution of the Senate of the following title was taken from 
the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows:

       S.J. Res. 38. Joint resolution granting the consent of 
     Congress to the Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water 
     Supply Compact; to the Committee on the Judiciary.

para.164.36  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills of the House of 
the following titles, which were thereupon signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 395. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     and Federal building to be constructed at the southeastern 
     corner of Liberty and South Virginia Streets in Reno, Nevada, 
     as the ``Bruce R. Thompson United States Courthouse and 
     Federal Building.''
       H.R. 660. An Act to amend the Fair Housing Act to modify 
     the exemption from certain familial status discrimination 
     prohibitions granted to housing for older persons.

para.164.37  senate enrolled bills signed

  The SPEAKER announced his signature to enrolled bills of the Senate of 
the following titles:

       S. 369. An Act to designate the Federal Courthouse in 
     Decatur, Alabama, as the ``Seybourn H. Lynne Federal 
     Courthouse,'' and for other purposes.
       S. 965. An Act to designate the United States Courthouse 
     for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, Virginia, 
     as the ``Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse.''
       S. 1465. An Act to extend au pair programs.

para.164.38  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight reported that that 
committee did on this day present to the President, for his approval, a 
bill of the House of the following title:


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       H.R. 660. An Act to amend the Fair Housing Act to modify 
     the exemption from certain familial status discrimination 
     prohibitions granted to housing for older persons.

para.164.39  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. EDWARDS, for today;
  To Mr. SCARBOROUGH, for today;
  To Mr. ROS-LEHTINEN, for today; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 3 p.m.
  And then,

para.164.40  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, at 10 o'clock and 45 minutes 
p.m., the House adjourned.

para.164.41  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. QUILLEN: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 312. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2539) to abolish the 
     Interstate Commerce Commission, to amend subtitle IV of title 
     49, United States Code, to reform economic regulation of 
     transportation, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-425). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 313. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 558) 
     to grant the consent of the Congress to the Texas Low-Level 
     Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact (Rept. No. 104-426). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para.164.42  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. GILMAN:
       H.R. 2808. A bill to extend authorities under the Middle 
     East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until March 31, 1996, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
     Relations.
           By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Farr):
       H.R. 2809. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to eliminate the requirement that States pay 
     unemployment compensation on the basis of services performed 
     by election workers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FILNER:
       H.R. 2810. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that cafeteria plans which provide for 
     grandfathered 401(k) plans may also provide for contributions 
     to section 457 plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 2811. A bill to designate the nature preserve located 
     at the Naval Weapons Industrial Reserve Plant in Calverton, 
     NY, and administered by the Department of the Navy as the 
     ``Otis G. Pike Preserve''; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. THORNBERRY:
       H.R. 2812. A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986 to provide that the rate of tax on liquefied natural gas 
     shall be equivalent to the rate of tax on compressed natural 
     gas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. THOMAS:
       H. Con. Res. 123. Concurrent resolution to provide for the 
     provisional approval of regulations applicable to certain 
     covered employing offices and covered employees and to be 
     issued by the Office of Compliance before January 23, 1996; 
     to the Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a 
     period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
     case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
       H. Res. 311. Resolution to provide for the provisional 
     approval of regulations applicable to the House of 
     Representatives and employees of the House of Representatives 
     and to be issued by the Office of Compliance before January 
     23, 1996; to the Committee on House Oversight, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Lewis of 
             Kentucky, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Hostettler, 
             Mr. Neumann, Mr. Herger, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Sam 
             Johnson, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jones, Mr. Myers of Indiana, 
             Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Souder, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
             Callahan, and Mr. Moorhead):
       H. Res. 314. Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives to discourage frivolous ethics complaints; to 
     the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. LIGHTFOOT:
       H. Res. 315. Resolution calling on the people of the United 
     States to set a place at their tables during the 1995 holiday 
     season as a reminder of the men and women of the United 
     States serving their country in the peacekeeping efforts for 
     Bosnia and Herzegovina; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight. 

para.164.43  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 676: Mr. Torricelli.
       H.R. 739: Mr. Jones.
       H.R. 789: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 791: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 1050: Ms. Brown of Florida.
       H.R. 1129: Mr. Everett.
       H.R. 1201: Mrs. Lowey.
       H.R. 1274: Mr. Nadler and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 1484: Mr. Bryant of Texas.
       H.R. 1514: Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
     Clyburn, Mrs. Clayton, and Mrs. Cubin.
       H.R. 1573: Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 1684: Mr. Mascara, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and 
     Ms. Furse.
       H.R. 1794: Mr. Smith of New Jersey and Mr. Christensen.
       H.R. 1998: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Cremeans.
       H.R. 2026: Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Burton 
     of Indiana, Mr. Gekas, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Canady, 
     Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Jones, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
     Royce, Mr. King, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Roth, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. 
     Gillmor, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. 
     Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Burr, Mrs. 
     Seastrand, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Portman, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Deal of 
     Georgia, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Camp, 
     Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Gunderson, and 
     Mr. Cooley.
       H.R. 2036: Mr. Combest.
       H.R. 2089: Mr. Linder and Mr. Ewing.
       H.R. 2200: Mr. Rogers.
       H.R. 2202: Mr. Talent.
       H.R. 2245: Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 2265: Mr. Bonilla.
       H.R. 2407: Mr. Waxman, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Serrano.
       H.R. 2497: Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Ehlers, and Mr. Livingston.
       H.R. 2500: Mr. Stenholm and Mr. Whitfield.
       H.R. 2580: Ms. Slaughter.
       H.R. 2599: Mr. Hoekstra.
       H.R. 2602: Mr. Shaw, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Bilbray, 
     and Mr. King.
       H.R. 2654: Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Clayton, and Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida.
       H.R. 2664: Mr. Archer, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. 
     Torres.
       H.R. 2704: Mr. Clay, Mr. Towns, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Frazer, Mr. 
     Kleczka, Mr. Jackson, Mr. Skelton, and Miss Collins of 
     Michigan.
       H.R. 2740: Mr. Duncan.
       H.R. 2745: Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Torres, Mr. Berman, 
     Ms. Rivers, Mr. Markey, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Dellums, 
     Mr. Owens, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
     Hastings of Florida, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
     Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 2769: Mr. Ensign and Mr. Brownback.
       H.R. 2778: Mr. Rogers, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, 
     Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Souder, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
     Hutchinson, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Tate, Mr. 
     Calvert, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Doolittle, and 
     Mr. Hayes.
       H.R. 2779: Mr. Hancock and Mr. Coble.
       H.R. 2785: Mr. Cardin.
       H.J. Res. 106: Mr. Andrews.
       H.J. Res. 127: Mr. Hastings of Washington and Mr. LaHood.
       H. Res. 282: Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
     Ackerman, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Porter, Mr. Serrano, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
     Brown of California, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
     Mr. Zimmer, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
     Berman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Johnston of Florida, 
     Mr. Menendez, Mr. Jones, Mr. Rush, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Gene 
     Green of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
     Ward, Mr. Lipinski, and Ms. Slaughter.


.
                   WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1995 (165)

para.165.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                December 20, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Roger F. Wicker to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.165.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Tuesday, December 19, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.165.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:


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       1855. A letter from the Chief, Programs and Legislation 
     Division, Office of Legislative Liaison, Department of the 
     Air Force; transmitting a report concerning contracting of 
     work currently performed at Newark Air Force Base [AFB], OH, 
     pursuant to 10 U.S.C. 2304 note; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
       1856. A letter from the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, transmitting a report on activities of the Office 
     of Minority Health, pursuant to Public Law 101-527, section 
     (104 Stat. 2313); to the Committee on Commerce.
       1857. A letter from the Assistant Secretary for Legislative 
     Affairs, Department of State, transmitting a copy of the 
     Secretary's determination and justification for authorizing 
     the use of $8.1 million in fiscal year 1996 funds made 
     available to carry out chapter 6 of part II of the FAA for 
     assistance for states participating in the ECOMOG 
     peacekeeping mission in Liberia, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2261(a)(2); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1858. A letter from the Director, Division of Commissioned 
     Personnel, Department of Health and human Services, 
     transmitting the annual report of the Public Health Service 
     Commissioned Corps retirement system, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1859. A letter from the President, National Railroad 
     Passenger Corporation [Amtrak], transmitting the semiannual 
     report on activities of the inspector general for the period 
     April 1, 1995, through September 30, 1995, and management's 
     response for the same period, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. 
     (Insp. Gen. Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1860. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting a report on the U.S. Coast Guard military 
     retirement system for fiscal year 1994, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 
     9503(a)(1)(B); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1861. A letter from the Chairman, Federal Election 
     Commission, transmitting reports regarding the receipt and 
     use of Federal funds by candidates who accepted public 
     financing for the 1992 Presidential primary and general 
     elections, pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 9009(a)(5)(A) and 9039(a); 
     to the Committee on House Oversight.
       1862. A letter from the Administrator, Federal Highway 
     Administration, transmitting the Administration's status 
     report entitled, ``Progress Made in Implementing Sections 
     6016 and 1038 of the Intermodal Surface Transportation 
     Efficiency Act of 1991 (ISTEA),'' pursuant to Public Law 102-
     240, section 6016(e) (105 Stat. 2183); to the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1863. A letter from the Secretary of Transportation, 
     transmitting the Department's report entitled, ``Ability of 
     Crewmembers to Take Emergency Actions,'' pursuant to Public 
     Law 101-380, section 4111(c) (104 Stat. 516); to the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1864. A letter from the Administrator, Environmental 
     Protection Agency, transmitting the 1994 National Water 
     Quality Inventory Report, pursuant to 33 U.S.C. 1315(b)(2); 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
       1865. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the Department's report on the impact of the Andean Trade 
     Preference Act, pursuant to Public Law 102-182, section 207 
     (105 Stat. 1244); to the Committee on Ways and Means.
       1866. A letter from the Secretary of Labor, transmitting 
     the 11th report on trade and employment effects of the 
     Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act, pursuant to 19 U.S.C. 
     2705; to the Committee on Ways and Means. 

para.165.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the committee of 
conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on the amendment 
of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1530), ``An Act to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the 
Department of Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe personnel strengths 
for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and for other purposes.'' 

para.165.5  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. STEARNS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order today for consideration, under clause 
7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday rule, be dispensed with.

para.165.6  communication from the clerk--message from the president--
          veto of h.r. 1058

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                Washington, DC, December 20, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on Tuesday, December 
     19, 1995 at 11:11 p.m. and said to contain a message from the 
     President whereby he returns without his approval H.R. 1058 
     the ``Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.''
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.165.7  veto of h.r. 1058

  The Clerk then read the veto message from the President, as follows:

To the House of Representatives:
  I am returning herewith without my approval H.R. 1058, the ``Private 
Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995.'' This legislation is designed 
to reform portions of the Federal securities laws to end frivolous 
lawsuits and to ensure that investors receive the best possible 
information by reducing the litigation risk to companies that make 
forward-looking statements.
  I support those goals. Indeed, I made clear my willingness to support 
the bill passed by the Senate with appropriate ``safe harbor'' language, 
even though it did not include certain provisions that I favor--such as 
enhanced provisions with respect to joint and several liability, aider 
and abettor liability, and statute of limitations.
  I am not, however, willing to sign legislation that will have the 
effect of closing the courthouse door on investors who have legitimate 
claims. Those who are the victims of fraud should have recourse in our 
courts. Unfortunately, changes made in this bill during conference could 
well prevent that.
  This country is blessed by strong and vibrant markets and I believe 
that they function best when corporations can raise capital by providing 
investors with their best good-faith assessment of future prospects, 
without fear of costly, unwarranted litigation. But I also know that our 
markets are as strong and effective as they are because they operate--
and are seen to operate--with integrity. I believe that this bill, as 
modified in conference, could erode this crucial basis of our markets' 
strength.
  Specifically, I object to the following elements of this bill. First, 
I believe that the pleading requirements of the Conference Report with 
regard to a defendant's state of mind impose an unacceptable procedural 
hurdle to meritorious claims being heard in Federal courts. I am 
prepared to support the high pleading standard of the U.S. Court of 
Appeals for the Second Circuit--the highest pleading standard of any 
Federal circuit court. But the conferees make crystal clear in the 
Statement of Managers their intent to raise the standard even beyond 
that level. I am not prepared to accept that.

  The conferees deleted an amendment offered by Senator Specter and 
adopted by the Senate that specifically incorporated Second Circuit 
case law with respect to pleading a claim of fraud. Then they 
specifically indicated that they were not adopting Second Circuit case 
law but instead intended to ``strengthen'' the existing pleading 
requirements of the Second Circuit. All this shows that the conferees 
meant to erect a higher barrier to bringing suit than any now 
existing--one so high that even the most aggrieved investors with the 
most painful losses may get tossed out of court before they have a 
chance to prove their case.
  Second, while I support the language of the Conference Report 
providing a ``safe harbor'' for companies that include meaningful 
cautionary statements in their projections of earnings, the Statement 
of Managers--which will be used by courts as a guide to the intent of 
the Congress with regard to the meaning of the bill--attempts to weaken 
the cautionary language that the bill itself requires. Once again, the 
end result may be that investors find their legitimate claims unfairly 
dismissed.
  Third, the Conference Report's Rule 11 provision lacks balance, 
treating plaintiffs more harshly than defendants in a manner that comes 
too close to the ``loser pays'' standard I oppose.
  I want to sign a good bill and I am prepared to do exactly that if 
the Congress will make the following changes to this legislation: 
first, adopt the Second Circuit pleading standards and reinsert the 
Specter amendment into the bill. I will support a bill that submits all 
plaintiffs to the tough pleading standards of the Second Circuit, but I

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am not prepared to go beyond that. Second, remove the language in the 
Statement of Managers that waters down the nature of the cautionary 
language that must be included to make the safe harbor safe. Third, 
restore the Rule 11 language to that of the Senate bill.

  While it is true that innocent companies are hurt by frivolous 
lawsuits and that valuable information may be withheld from investors 
when companies fear the risk of such suits, it is also true that there 
are innocent investors who are defrauded and who are able to recover 
their losses only because they can go to court. It is appropriate to 
change the law to ensure that companies can make reasonable statements 
and future projections without getting sued every time earnings turn 
out to be lower than expected or stock prices drop. But it is not 
appropriate to erect procedural barriers that will keep wrongly injured 
persons from having their day in court.
  I ask the Congress to send me a bill promptly that will put an end to 
litigation abuses while still protecting the legitimate rights of 
ordinary investors. I will sign such a bill as soon as it reaches my 
desk.
                                                  William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, December 19, 1995.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, ordered that the veto message, 
together with the accompanying bill, be printed (H. Doc. 104-150) and 
spread upon the pages of the Journal of the House.
  The question being on passage of the bill, the objections of the 
President to the contrary notwithstanding.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the bill.
  The question being put,
  Will the House, upon reconsideration, agree to pass the bill, the 
objections of the President to the contrary notwithstanding?

Yeas

319

It was decided in the

Nays

100

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affirmative

Answered present

1

para.165.8                   [Roll No. 870]

                                YEAS--319

     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myers
     Myrick
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Reed
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--100

     Baldacci
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Berman
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Bryant (TX)
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Costello
     Coyne
     DeFazio
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Durbin
     Engel
     Evans
     Fattah
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Jacobs
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kildee
     Klink
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McKinney
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Owens
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roybal-Allard
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Velazquez
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Lowey
       

                             NOT VOTING--14

     Abercrombie
     Chapman
     Crane
     de la Garza
     Dooley
     Dornan
     Edwards
     Emerson
     Filner
     Lantos
     Peterson (MN)
     Pryce
     Watts (OK)
     Young (AK)
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WICKER, announced that 319 Members had 
voted in the affirmative, 100 Members had voted in the negative, and 1 
Member had voted present.
  So, two-thirds of the Members present having voted in favor thereof, 
the bill was passed, the objections of the President to the contrary 
notwithstanding.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.165.9  submission of conference report--h.r. 1655

  Mr. COMBEST submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-427) on the 
bill (H.R. 1655) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for 
intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the United States 
Government, the Community Management Account, and the Central 
Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability System, and for other 
purposes; together with a statement thereon, for printing in the Record 
under the rule.

para.165.10  unfinished business--veto of h.r. 2076

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced the unfinished business 
to be the consideration of the veto of the bill (H.R. 2076) making 
appropriations for the Department of Commerce, Justice, and State, the 
Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
1996, and for other purposes.
  Mr. ROGERS moved to refer the bill and the accompanying message to the 
Committee on Appropriations.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to refer the bill.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said motion?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. UPTON, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the motion to refer the bill and accompanying message to the 
Committee on Appropriations was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to

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was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.165.11  waiving points of order against the conference report on 
          h.r. 2539

  Mr. QUILLEN, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 312):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 2539) to abolish the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission, to amend subtitle IV of title 49, United States 
     Code, to reform economic regulation of transportation, and 
     for other purposes. All points of order against the 
     conference report and against its consideration are waived. 
     The conference report shall be considered as read. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. QUILLEN, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.165.12  providing for the consideration of h.r. 558

  Mr. McINNIS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 313):

       Resolved, That at any time after the adoption of this 
     resolution the Speaker may, pursuant to clause 1(b) of rule 
     XXIII, declare the House resolved into the Committee of the 
     Whole House on the state of the Union for consideration of 
     the bill (H.R. 558) to grant the consent of the Congress to 
     the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact. The 
     first reading of the bill shall be dispensed with. General 
     debate shall be confined to the bill and shall not exceed one 
     hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Commerce. After 
     general debate the bill shall be considered for amendment 
     under the five-minute rule. Each section shall be considered 
     as read. During consideration of the bill for amendment, the 
     Chairman of the Committee of the Whole may accord priority in 
     recognition on the basis of whether the Member offering an 
     amendment has caused it to be printed in the portion of the 
     Congressional Record designated for that purpose in clause 6 
     of rule XXIII. Amendments so printed shall be considered as 
     read. At the conclusion of consideration of the bill for 
     amendment the Committee shall rise and report the bill to the 
     House with such amendments as may have been adopted. The 
     previous question shall be considered as ordered on the bill 
     and amendments thereto to final passage without intervening 
     motion except one motion to recommit with or without 
     instructions.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. McINNIS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.165.13  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 134

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-428) the privileged resolution (H. Res. 317) providing for 
consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 134) making further 
continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.165.14  waiving points of order against the conference report on 
          h.r. 1655

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-429) the privileged resolution (H. Res. 318) waiving points of 
order against the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1655) to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the 
Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.165.15  providing for the consideration of h.j. res. 134

  Mr. LINDER, by direction of the Committee on Rules and pursuant to 
House Resolution 297, called up the following resolution (H. Res. 317):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 134) making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes. The joint resolution shall be debatable for one 
     hour equally divided and controlled by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member of the Committee on Appropriations. 
     The previous question shall be considered as ordered on the 
     joint resolution to final passage without intervening motion 
     except one motion to recommit. The motion to recommit may 
     include instructions only if offered by the Minority Leader 
     or his designee.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Mr. LINDER moved the previous question on the resolution to its 
adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. FROST objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

238

When there appeared

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Nays

172

para.165.16                  [Roll No. 871]

                                YEAS--238

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--172

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro

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     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--23

     Beilenson
     Chapman
     Conyers
     Edwards
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gilchrest
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Istook
     Lantos
     Martinez
     Myers
     Packard
     Payne (VA)
     Rose
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the previous question on the resolution was ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.165.17  submission of conference report--h.r. 4

  Mr. ARCHER submitted a conference report (Rept. No. 104-430) on the 
bill (H.R. 4) to restore the American family, reduce illegitimacy, 
control welfare spending, and reduce welfare dependence; together with a 
statement thereon, for printing in the Record under the rule.

para.165.18  further continuing appropriations for 1996

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to House Resolution 317, called up the joint 
resolution (H.J. Res. 134) making further continuing appropriations for 
the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  The previous question having been ordered by said resolution.
  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the joint resolution to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report back said joint resolution to 
the House forthwith with the following amendment:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert:

     SEC. 101. ENSURED PAYMENT DURING FISCAL YEAR 1996 OF 
                   VETERANS' BENEFITS IN EVENT OF LACK OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Payments Required.--In any case during fiscal year 1996 
     in which appropriations are not otherwise available for 
     programs, projects, and activities of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     nevertheless ensure that--
       (1) payments of existing veterans benefits are made in 
     accordance with regular procedures and schedules and in 
     accordance with eligibility requirements for such benefits; 
     and
       (2) payments to contractors of the Veterans Health 
     Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs are made 
     when due in the case of services provided that directly 
     relate to patient health and safety.
       (b) Funding.--There is hereby appropriated such sums as may 
     be necessary for the payments pursuant to subsection (a), 
     including such amounts as may be necessary for the costs of 
     administration of such payments.
       (c) Charging of Accounts When Appropriations Made.--In any 
     case in which the Secretary uses the authority of subsection 
     (a) to make payments, applicable accounts shall be charged 
     for amounts so paid, and for the costs of administration of 
     such payments, when regular appropriations become available 
     for those purposes.
       (d) Existing Benefits Specified.--For purposes of this 
     section, existing veterans benefits are benefits under laws 
     administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that have 
     been adjudicated and authorized for payment as of--
       (1) December 15, 1995; or
       (2) if appropriations for such benefits are available 
     (other than pursuant to subsection (b)) after December 15, 
     1995, the last day on which appropriations for payment of 
     such benefits are available (other than pursuant to 
     subsection (b)).

     SEC. 102 FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS.

       Section 106(c) of Public Law 104-56 is amended by striking 
     ``December 15, 1995'' and inserting ``January 26, 1996''.

     SEC. 103. MILITARY PAY RAISE FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996.

       (a) Waiver of Section 1009 Adjustment.--Any adjustment 
     required by section 1009 of title 37, United States Code, in 
     elements of compensation of members of the uniformed services 
     to become effective during fiscal year 1996 shall not be 
     made.
       (b) Increase in Basic Pay and BAS.--Effective on January 1, 
     1996, the rates of basic pay and basic allowance for 
     subsistence of members of the uniformed services are 
     increased by 2.4 percent.
       (c) Increase in BAQ.--Effective on January 1, 1996, the 
     rates of basic allowance for quarters of members of the 
     uniformed services are increased by 5.2 percent.

     SEC. 104 ELIMINATION OF DISPARITY BETWEEN EFFECTIVE DATES FOR 
                   MILITARY AND CIVILIAN RETIREE COST-OF-LIVING 
                   ADJUSTMENTS FOR FISCAL YEAR 1996.

       (a) In General.--The fiscal year 1996 increase in military 
     retired pay shall (notwithstanding subparagraph (B) of 
     section 1401a(b)(2) of title 10, United States Code) first be 
     payable as part of such retired pay for the month of March 
     1996.
       (b) Definitions.--For the purposes of subsection (a):
       (1) The term ``fiscal year 1996 increased in military 
     retired pay'' means the increase in retired pay that, 
     pursuant to paragraph (1) of section 1401a(b) of title 10, 
     United States Code, becomes effective on December 1, 1995.
       (2) The Term ``retired pay'' includes retainer pay.
       (c) Financing.--The Secretary of Defense shall transfer, 
     from any other funds made available to the Department of 
     Defense, such sums as may be necessary for payment to the 
     Department of Defense Military Retirement Fund solely for the 
     purpose of offsetting the estimated increase in outlays to be 
     made from such Fund in fiscal year 1996 by reason of the 
     provisions of subsection (a). Nothwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, the transfer authority made available to 
     the Secretary in Public Law 104-61 or any other law shall be 
     increased by the amounts required to carry out the provisions 
     of this section.

para.165.19  point of order

  Mr. LIVINGSTON made a point of order against the motion to recommit, 
and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I make a point of order against the motion to recommit 
with instructions because it is not germane to the underlying 
resolution, and as such in violation of clause 7 of rule XVI.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I quote from the Precedents of the House:
  `It is not in order to do indirectly by a motion to commit with 
instructions what may not be done directly by way of amendment.'
  ``Mr. Speaker, a specific proposition cannot be amended by another 
proposition broader in scope. The motion to recommit deals with funding 
and authorizing activities outside the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and therefore is not germane to the underlying resolution which deals 
only with funding for selected activities in this department.
  ``Mr. Speaker, the gentleman's motion to instruct is not germane, Mr. 
Speaker, and I ask for a ruling from the Chair.''.

  Mr. OBEY was recognized to speak to the point of order, and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I would simply say the purpose of the resolution 
before us this evening is to provide additional services to taxpayers. 
The purpose of my motion is to provide additional services to 
taxpayers. It simply expands the number of services available. It is 
the same taxpayers we are talking about, and I think they are entitled 
to a full range of services. I would therefore urge the Chair support 
the germaneness of the proposition.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, sustained the point of order, and 
said:

  ``The pending joint resolution continues the availability of 
appropriations for a specified fiscal period to fund certain activities 
of the Department of Veterans' Affairs.

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  ``The amendment proposed in the motion to recommit offered by the 
gentleman from Wisconsin seeks to continue the availability of 
appropriations for a similar fiscal period to fund the activities of 
other departments and agencies for which regular appropriations for 
fiscal year 1996 have not yet been enacted.
  ``One of the important lines of precedent under clause 7 of rule 16--
the germaneness rule--holds that a proposition addressing a specific 
subject may not be amended by a proposition more general in nature.
  ``For example, the Chair held on September 27, 1967, that an 
amendment applicable to all departments and agencies was not germane to 
a bill limited in its applicability to certain departments and agencies 
of Government. That precedent is annotated in section 798f of the House 
Rules and Manual.
  ``The Chair notes another illustrative ruling that is recorded in the 
Deschler-Brown precedents of the House at volume 10, chapter 28, 
section 9.22. On that occasion in 1967 the House was considering a 
joint resolution continuing appropriations for a portion of a fiscal 
year. An amendment was offered to restrict total administrative 
expenditures for the fiscal year. Noting that the amendment affected 
funding beyond that continued by the joint resolution, the Chair 
sustained a point of order that the amendment was not germane.
  ``The amendment proposed in the motion to recommit offered by the 
gentleman from Wisconsin addresses funding not continued by the pending 
joint resolution. Where the joint resolution confines itself to funding 
within one department, the amendment ranges to at least six others. As 
such, the amendment is not germane.
  ``The point of order is sustained. The motion to recommit is ruled 
out of order.''.

  Mr. OBEY appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the decision of the Chair stand as the judgement of the House?
  Mr. LIVINGSTON moved to lay the appeal on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on the motion to lay on the table 
the appeal of the ruling of the Chair, which demand was supported by 
one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

236

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affirmative

Nays

176

para.165.20                  [Roll No. 872]

                                AYES--236

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--176

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Beilenson
     Berman
     Chapman
     Conyers
     Edwards
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gilchrest
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Lantos
     Myers
     Payne (VA)
     Rose
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the motion to lay the appeal on the table was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the joint resolution to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report back said joint resolution to 
the House forthwith with the following amendment:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert:

     SEC. 101. ENSURED PAYMENT DURING FISCAL YEAR 1996 OF 
                   VETERANS' BENEFITS IN EVENT OF LACK OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Payments Required.--In any case during fiscal year 1996 
     in which appropriations are not otherwise available for 
     programs, projects, and activities of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     nevertheless ensure that--
       (1) payments of existing veterans benefits are made in 
     accordance with regular procedures and schedules and in 
     accordance with eligibility requirements for such benefits; 
     and
       (2) payments to contractors of the Veterans Health 
     Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs are made 
     when due in the case of services provided that directly 
     relate to patient health and safety.
       (b) Funding.--There is hereby appropriated such sums as may 
     be necessary for the payments pursuant to subsection (a), 
     including such amounts as may be necessary for the costs of 
     administration of such payments.
       (c) Charging of Accounts When Appropriations Made.--In any 
     case in which the Secretary uses the authority of subsection 
     (a) to make payments, applicable accounts shall be charged 
     for amounts so paid, and for the costs of administration of 
     such pay

[[Page 2883]]

     ments, when regular appropriations become available for those 
     purposes.
       (d) Existing Benefits Specified.--For purposes of this 
     section, existing veterans benefits are benefits under laws 
     administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that have 
     been adjudicated and authorized for payment as of--
       (1) December 15, 1995; or
       (2) if appropriations for such benefits are available 
     (other than pursuant to subsection (b)) after December 15, 
     1995, the last day on which appropriations for payment of 
     such benefits are available (other than pursuant to 
     subsection (b)).

     SECTION 201. PAY FOR FEDERAL AND DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA 
                   EMPLOYEES DURING LAPSE IN APPROPRIATIONS FOR 
                   FISCAL YEAR 1996.

       (a) Provisions Relating to Those Who Are Permitted or 
     Required to Serve.--Any officer or employee of the United 
     States Government or of the District of Columbia government 
     who is permitted or required to serve during any period in 
     which there is a lapse in appropriations with respect to the 
     agency in or under which such officer or employee is employed 
     shall be compensated at the standard rate of compensation for 
     such officer or employee for such period.
       (b) Provisions Relating to Those Who Have Been 
     Furloughed.--
       (1) In general.--Any officer or employee of the United 
     States Government or of the District of Columbia government 
     who is furloughed for any period as a result of a lapse in 
     appropriations shall not be entitled to basic pay with 
     respect to any portion of such period, except as provided in 
     paragraph (2)
       (2) Exception.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     any officer or employee referred to in paragraph (1) who is 
     willing and able to serve during the period of the lapse in 
     appropriations--
       (A) shall be permitted to serve; and
       (B) shall be compensated for any such service in accordance 
     with subsection (a).
       (c) Definition.--For the purpose of this section, the term 
     ``agency'' includes any employing entity of the United States 
     Government or of the District of Columbia government.
       (d) Applicability.--This section shall apply with respect 
     to any lapse in appropriations for fiscal year 1996 occurring 
     after December 15, 1995.

para.165.21  point of order

  Mr. LIVINGSTON made a point of order against the motion to recommit, 
and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I echo the gentleman's remarks about the way the 
Speaker has maintained order throughout this debate.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I make a point of order against the motion to recommit 
with instructions because it is not germane to the underlying 
resolution, and as such is in violation of clause 7, of Rule XVI.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I quote from the Precedents of the House:

       `It is not in order to do indirectly by a motion to commit 
     with instructions what may not be done directly by way of 
     amendment.'.

  ``Mr. Speaker, a specific proposition can not be amended by another 
proposition broader in scope. The motion to recommit deals with funding 
and authorizing activities outside the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and therefore is not germane to the underlying resolution which deals 
only with funding for selected activities in this department.
  ``Mr. Speaker, the gentleman's motion to instruct is not germane, and 
I ask for a ruling from the Chair.''.

  Mr. OBEY was recognized to speak to the point of order, and said:

  ``Mr. Speaker, I would simply say that the purpose of this resolution 
tonight is to open certain functions of the veterans Department so that 
the public can receive the benefit of the services from that department.
  ``We are simply saying that since it has already been announced that 
government workers will be paid afterwards, whether they work or not, 
that we think they ought to be allowed to work, and I will leave the 
ruling in the hands of the Chair.''.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, sustained the point of order, and 
said:

  ``Using the same reasoning as in the case of the previous point of 
order, the Chair finds that the amendment proposed in this second motion 
to recommit exceeds the relatively narrow ambit of the joint resolution 
by addressing the compensation of Federal employees on government-wide 
bases. Accordingly, the point of order is sustained, and the motion to 
recommit is ruled out of order.''.

  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the joint resolution to the Committee on 
Appropriations with instructions to report back said joint resolution to 
the House forthwith with the following amendment:

       Strike all after the resolving clause and insert:

     SEC. 101. ENSURED PAYMENT DURING FISCAL YEAR 1996 OF 
                   VETERANS' BENEFITS IN EVENT OF LACK OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Payments Required.--In any case during fiscal year 1996 
     in which appropriations are not otherwise available for 
     programs, projects, and activities of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     nevertheless ensure that--
       (1) payments of existing veterans benefits are made in 
     accordance with regular procedures and schedules and in 
     accordance with eligibility requirements for such benefits; 
     and
       (2) payments to contractors of the Veterans Health 
     Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs are made 
     when due in the case of services provided that directly 
     relate to patient health and safety.
       ``(3) all other authorized activities of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs including processing of existing and new 
     applications for benefits and pensions, processing of 
     certificates of eligibility for homeownership loans and loan 
     guarantees, and payment of salaries of federal government 
     personnel providing health care for our nation's veterans, 
     are continued at a rate for operations not to exceed the rate 
     in existence on December 15, 1995.
       (b) Funding.--There is hereby appropriated such sums as may 
     be necessary for the payments pursuant to subsection (a), 
     including such amounts as may be necessary for the costs of 
     administration of such payments.
       (c) Charging of Accounts When Appropriations Made.--In any 
     case in which the Secretary uses the authority of subsection 
     (a) to make payments, applicable accounts shall be charged 
     for amounts so paid, and for the costs of administration of 
     such payments, when regular appropriations become available 
     for those purposes.
       (d) Existing Benefits Specified.--For purposes of this 
     section, existing veterans benefits are benefits under laws 
     administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that have 
     been adjudicated and authorized for payment as of--
       (1) December 15, 1995; or
       (2) if appropriations for such benefits are available 
     (other than pursuant to subsection (b)) after December 15, 
     1995, the last day on which appropriations for payment for 
     such benefits are available (other than pursuant to 
     subsection (b)).

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said bill with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on the motion to recommit with 
instructions, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

178

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

234

para.165.22                  [Roll No. 873]

                                AYES--178

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Hamilton
     Harman
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt

[[Page 2884]]


     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn

                                NOES--234

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Beilenson
     Chapman
     Conyers
     Edwards
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gilchrest
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Lantos
     Myers
     Olver
     Payne (VA)
     Rose
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. LIVINGSTON demanded that the vote be taken by the yeas and nays, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of the Members present, so the 
yeas and nays were ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

411

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

1

para.165.23                  [Roll No. 874]

                                YEAS--411

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Costello
     Cox
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Ford
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Green
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Harman
     Hastert
     Hastings (FL)
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Manzullo
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (CA)
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Waxman
     Weldon (FL)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                 NAYS--1

       
     Obey
       

                             NOT VOTING--21

     Beilenson
     Chapman
     Conyers
     Edwards
     Filner
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Gibbons
     Gilchrest
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Lantos
     Myers
     Payne (VA)
     Rose
     Skaggs
     Stark
     Weldon (PA)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Yates
  So the joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.165.24  notice requirement--consideration of resolution--question 
          of privileges

  Mr. TAYLOR, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced his 
intention to call up the bill (H.R. 2530) entitled ``Common Sense 
Balanced Budget Act of 1995'', as a question of the privileges of the 
House.

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  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, responded to the foregoing 
notice, and said:
  ``Under rule IX, a bill offered from the floor by a Member other than 
the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader as a question of the 
privileges of the House has immediate precedence only at a time or place 
designated by the Speaker in the legislative schedule within two 
legislative days its being properly noticed. The Chair will announce the 
Speaker's designation at a later time. In the meantime, without 
objection, the title of the bill proffered by the gentleman from 
Mississippi will appear in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this point making a determination as to whether 
the bill constitutes a question of privilege. That determination will be 
made at the time designated by the Speaker for consideration of the 
bill.''.



      THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 20), 1995

para.165.25  recess--12:05 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHRYSLER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule 
I, declared the House in recess at the call of the Chair.

para.165.26  after recess--12:10 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHRYSLER, called the House to order.

para.165.27  waiving points of order against the conference report on 
          h.r. 4

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-431) the resolution (H. Res. 319) waiving points of order against 
the conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4) to restore the 
American family, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare spending and 
reduce welfare dependence.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.165.28  authorizing the Speaker to declare recesses

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. No. 
104-432) on the reolution (H. Res. 320) authorizing the Speaker to 
declare recesses subject to the call of the Chair from December 23, 1995 
through December 27, 1995.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.165.29  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. EMERSON, for today until 7 p.m.;
  To Mr. EDWARDS, for today; and
  To Mr. YATES, for today after 7 p.m.
  And then,

para.165.30  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. GOSS, at 12 o'clock and 11 minutes a.m., Thursday, 
December 21 (legislative day of Wednesday, December 20), 1995, the House 
adjourned.

para.165.31  oath of office, members, resident commissioner, and 
          delegates

  The oath of office required by the sixth article of the Constitution 
of the United States, and as provided by section 2 of the act of May 13, 
1884 (23 Stat. 22), to be administered to Members, Resident 
Commissioner, and Delegates of the House of Representatives, the text of 
which is carried in 5 U.S.C. 3331:
   ``I AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend 
    the Constitution of the United States against all enemies, foreign 
    and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the 
    same; that I take this obligation freely; without any mental 
    reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and 
    faithfully discharge the duties of the office on which I am about to 
    enter. So help me God.''
has been subscribed to in person and filed in duplicate with the Clerk 
of the House of Representatives by the following Members of the 104th 
Congress, pursuant to the provisions of 2 U.S.C. 2b:
  Honorable Jesse L. Jackson, Second District, Illinois.
  Honorable Tom Campbell, 15th District, California.

para.165.32  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. COMBEST: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 1655. A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1996 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 
     the U.S. Government, the community management account, and 
     the Central Intelligence Agency retirement and disability 
     system, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-427). Ordered 
     to be printed.
       Mr. LINDER: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 317. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the joint 
     resolution (H.J. Res. 134) making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-428). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. GOSS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 318. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 1655) to authorize 
     appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for intelligence and 
     intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government, the 
     community management account, and the Central Intelligence 
     Agency retirement and disability system, and for other 
     purposes (Rept. No. 104-429). Referred to the House Calendar.
       Mr. ARCHER: Committee of Conference. Conference report on 
     H.R. 4. A bill to restore the American family, reduce 
     illegitimacy, control welfare spending, and reduce welfare 
     dependence (Rept. No. 104-430). Ordered to be printed.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 319. 
     Resolution waiving points of order against the conference 
     report to accompany the bill (H.R. 4) to restore the American 
     family, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare spending and 
     reduce welfare dependence (Rept. No. 104-431). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.
       Ms. PRYCE: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 320. 
     Resolution authorizing the Speaker to declare recesses 
     subject to the call of the Chair from December 23, 1995, 
     through December 27, 1995 (Rept. No. 104-432). Referred to 
     the House Calendar.

para.165.33  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Smith of 
             New Jersey, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
             Bachus, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Ney, Mr. Fox, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
             Hayworth, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
             Weldon of Florida, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
             Montgomery, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Spence, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
             Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Cunningham, 
             Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Everett, Mr. Weller, Mr. Flanagan, 
             Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
             Riggs, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
             Davis, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dicks, 
             Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hastings 
             of Florida, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
             Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Parker, Mr. LaHood, Ms. Danner, 
             Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Ehlers, 
             Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
             Ballenger, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
             Emerson, Mr. Largent, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Heineman, 
             Mr. Hancock, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Tanner, 
             Mr. Duncan, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Nethercutt, 
             Mr. McInnis, Mr. Linder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Metcalf, 
             Mr. Martini, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Hayes, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
             McDade, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
             Lazio of New York, and Mr. Horn):
       H.R. 2813. A bill to ensure that payments during fiscal 
     year 1996 of compensation for veterans with service-connected 
     disabilities, of dependency and indemnity compensation for 
     survivors of such veterans, and of other veterans benefits, 
     and payments to Department of Veterans Affairs contractors 
     providing services directly related to patient health and 
     safety, are made regardless of Government financial 
     shortfalls; to the Committee on Appropriations, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
             Hutchinson, and Mr. Edwards):
       H.R. 2814. A bill to authorize major medical facility 
     projects and major medical facility leases for the Department 
     of Veterans Affairs for fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Bono, Mr. Boucher, 
             Mr. Heineman, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Smith of Texas):
       H.R. 2815. A bill to amend section 101 of title 11 of the 
     United States Code to modify the definition of single asset 
     real estate and to make technical corrections; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.

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           By Mr. NEY (for himself and Mr. Regula):
       H.R. 2816. A bill to reinstate the license for, and extend 
     the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to the 
     construction of, a hydroelectric project in Ohio, and for 
     other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. SCHUMER:
       H.R. 2817. A bill to treat juvenile records in the same 
     manner as adult records in certain cases; to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities, and in addition to 
     the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. SERRANO:
       H.R. 2818. A bill to provide demonstration grants to 
     establish clearing houses for the distribution to community-
     based organizations of information on prevention of youth 
     violence and crime; to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. WILLIAMS:
       H.R. 2819. A bill to authorize the construction of the Fort 
     Peck Rural County Water Supply System, to authorize 
     assistance to the Fort Peck Rural County Water District, 
     Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the planning, design, and 
     construction of the water supply system, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma:
       H.R. 2820. A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection 
     Act to assure meaningful disclosures of the terms of rental-
     purchase agreements, including disclosures of all costs to 
     consumers under such agreements, to provide certain 
     substantive rights to consumers under such agreements, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
           By Mr. STUPAK:
       H.R. 2821. A bill to provide for the transfer of six 
     obsolete tugboats of the Navy; to the Committee on National 
     Security.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 134. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. DORNAN:
       H.J. Res. 135. Joint resolution to establish a joint 
     committee to oversee the conduct of Operation Joint Endeavor/
     Task Force Eagle; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Yates, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
             LaTourette, and Mr. Regula):
       H. Res. 316. Resolution deploring individuals who deny the 
     historical reality of the Holocaust and commending the vital, 
     ongoing work of the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum; to the 
     Committee on Resources.

para.165.34  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 104: Mr. Moran.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 885: Mr. King and Mr. Houghton.
       H.R. 969: Mr. Shaw.
       H.R. 1073: Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 1074: Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 1305: Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 1656: Mr. Olver.
       H.R. 1674: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 1972: Mr. McHugh, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Martini, and Mr. 
     Packard.
       H.R. 2223: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 2246: Mr. Frazer, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
     Lipinski, and Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 2309: Mr. Matsui.
       H.R. 2406: Mr. Bachus, Mr. King, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
     Chrysler, and Mr. Stockman.
       H.R. 2407: Mr. Zimmer.
       H.R. 2531: Mr. Ensign and Mr. Hayworth.
       H.R. 2535: Mr. Hancock.
       H.R. 2540: Mr. Coburn.
       H.R. 2575: Mr. Lewis of Georgia.
       H.R. 2579: Mr. Hobson and Mr. Riggs.
       H.R. 2632: Mr. Bilirakis.
       H.R. 2657: Mr. Ehrlich.
       H.R. 2697: Mr. Conyers, Mr. Towns, Mr. Reed, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
     Waxman, and Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 2727: Mr. Norwood, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Stockman, and Mr. 
     Chrysler.
       H.R. 2729: Mr. Pastor.
       H.R. 2747: Mrs. Kelly and Mr. Clyburn.
       H.R. 2757: Mr. Regula, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Wilson, Ms. Pelosi, 
     and Mr. Ney.
       H.R. 2785: Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Fazio of California, Ms. 
     Pelosi, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Scott, and Mr. Borski.
       H.R. 2807: Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H. Con. Res. 50: Ms. Ros-Lehtinen.
       H. Res. 283: Mr. Walsh, Mr. Zimmer, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. 
     Roth.
       H. Res. 286: Mr. Ward.
       H. Res. 315: Mr. Gilman, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
     Hefley, Mr. Leach, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Latham, Mr. Heineman, 
     Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. Manzullo. 


.
                    THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1995 (166)

para.166.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. 
CHAMBLISS, who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                December 21, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Saxby Chambliss to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.166.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHAMBLISS, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Wednesday, December 20, 1995.
  Pursuant to clause 1, rule I, the Journal was approved.

para.166.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1867. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the fiscal year 1995 annual 
     report on the operation of the special defense acquisition 
     fund, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2795b(a); to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
       1868. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting an updated report concerning United 
     States support for the United Nations and North Atlantic 
     Treaty Organization [NATO] efforts to bring peace to the 
     former Yugoslavia (H. Doc. No. 104-151); to the Committee on 
     International Relations and ordered to be printed.
       1869. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-158, ``Child 
     Support Enforcement and Compliance Amendment Act of 1995,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1870. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-163, 
     ``Uniform Foreign Money Judgments Recognition Act 1995,'' 
     pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee 
     on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1871. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-164, 
     ``Uniform Foreign Money Claims Act 1995,'' pursuant to D.C. 
     Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the Committee on Government 
     Reform and Oversight.
       1872. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-165, ``Real 
     Property Tax Rates for Tax Year 1996 Temporary Amendment Act 
     of 1995'', pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1873. A letter from the Chairman, Council of the District 
     of Columbia, transmitting a copy of D.C. Act 11-166, 
     ``Council Contract Approval Modification Temporary Amendment 
     Act of 1995'', pursuant to D.C. Code, section 1-233(c)(1); to 
     the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
       1874. A letter from the Commissioner, Social Security 
     Administration, transmitting the annual report under the 
     Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 
     1995, pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight. 

para.166.4  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills and joint 
resolutions of the House of the following titles:

       H.R. 965. An Act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 600 Martin Luther King, Jr. Place in Louisville, Kentucky, 
     as the ``Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building'';
       H.R. 1253. An Act to rename the San Francisco Bay National 
     Wildlife Refuge as the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National 
     Wildlife Refuge;
       H.R. 2481. An Act to designate the Federal Triangle Project 
     under construction at 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, 
     Northwest, in the District of Columbia, as the ``Ronald 
     Reagan Building and International Trade Center'';
       H.R. 2527. An Act to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to improve the electoral process by permitting 
     electronic filing and preservation of Federal Election 
     Commission reports and for other purposes;
       H.R. 2547. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 800 Market Street in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the 
     ``Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse'';
       H.J. Res. 69. Joint Resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Homer Alfred Neal as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution;
       H.J. Res. 110. Joint Resolution providing for the 
     appointment of Howard H. Baker, Jr. as a citizen regent of 
     the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution;
       H.J. Res. 111. Joint Resolution providing for the 
     appointment of Anne D'Harnoncourt as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; and
       H.J. Res. 112. Joint Resolution providing for the 
     appointment of Louis Gerstner as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills and a 
concurrent resolution of the following titles,

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in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1228. An Act to deter investment in the development of 
     Iran's petroleum resources;
       S. 1340. An Act to establish a Commission on Concentration 
     in the Livestock Industry, and for other purposes;
       S. 1429. An Act to provide clarification in the 
     reimbursement to States for federally funded employees 
     carrying out Federal programs during the lapse in 
     appropriations between November 14, 1995, through November 
     19, 1995; and
       S. Con. Res. 34. Concurrent Resolution to authorize the 
     printing of ``Vice Presidents of the United States, 1789-
     1993''. 

para.166.5  fdr memorial commission

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHAMBLISS, by unanimous consent, 
announced that pursuant to the provisions of Public Law 84-372, the 
Speaker did appoint to the Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial 
Commission, Messrs. English and Hinchey, on the part of the House.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate of the foregoing 
appointments.

para.166.6  waiving points of order against the conference report on 
          h.r. 4

  Mr. GOSS, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 318):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 1655) to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
     1996 for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 
     the United States Government, the Community Management 
     Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and 
     Disability System, and for other purposes. All points of 
     order against the conference report and against its 
     consideration are waived. The conference report shall be 
     considered as read.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. GOSS, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.166.7  intelligence authorization

  Mr. COMBEST, pursuant to House Resolution 318, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 104-427):

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     1655), to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for 
     intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
     United States Government, the Community Management Account, 
     and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
     System, and for other purposes, having met, after full and 
     free conference, have agreed to recommend and do recommend to 
     their respective Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the 
     ``Intelligence Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1996''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--The table of contents for this Act 
     is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.

                    TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 101. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 102. Classified schedule of authorizations.
Sec. 103. Personnel ceiling adjustments.
Sec. 104. Community Management Account.

 TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM

Sec. 201. Authorization of appropriations.

                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

Sec. 301. Increase in employee compensation and benefits authorized by 
              law.
Sec. 302. Restriction on conduct of intelligence activities.
Sec. 303. Application of sanctions laws to intelligence activities.
Sec. 304. Thrift savings plan forfeiture.
Sec. 305. Authority to restore spousal pension benefits to spouses who 
              cooperate in criminal investigations and prosecutions for 
              national security offenses.
Sec. 306. Secrecy agreements used in intelligence activities.
Sec. 307. Limitation on availability of funds for automatic 
              declassification of records over 25 years old.
Sec. 308. Amendment to the Hatch Act Reform Amendments of 1993.
Sec. 309. Report on personnel policies.
Sec. 310. Assistance to foreign countries.
Sec. 311. Financial management of the National Reconnaissance Office.

                 TITLE IV--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

Sec. 401. Extension of the CIA Voluntary Separation Pay Act.
Sec. 402. Volunteer service program.
Sec. 403. Authorities of the Inspector General of the Central 
              Intelligence Agency.

         TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

Sec. 501. Defense intelligence senior level positions.
Sec. 502. Comparable benefits and allowances for civilian and military 
              personnel assigned to defense intelligence functions 
              overseas.
Sec. 503. Extension of authority to conduct intelligence commercial 
              activities.
Sec. 504. Availability of funds for Tier II UAV.
Sec. 505. Military Department Civilian Intelligence Personnel 
              Management System.
Sec. 506. Enhancement of capabilities of certain army facilities.

               TITLE VI--FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

Sec. 601. Disclosure of information and consumer reports to FBI for 
              counterintelligence purposes.

                    TITLE VII--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

Sec. 701. Clarification with respect to pay for Director or Deputy 
              Director of Central Intelligence appointed from 
              commissioned officers of the Armed Forces.
Sec. 702. Change of designation of CIA Office of Security.
                    TITLE I--INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 101. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       Funds are hereby authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
     year 1996 for the conduct of the intelligence and 
     intelligence-related activities of the following elements of 
     the United States Government:
       (1) The Central Intelligence Agency.
       (2) The Department of Defense.
       (3) The Defense Intelligence Agency.
       (4) The National Security Agency.
       (5) The Department of the Army, the Department of the Navy, 
     and the Department of the Air Force.
       (6) The Department of State.
       (7) The Department of Treasury.
       (8) The Department of Energy.
       (9) The Federal Bureau of Investigation.
       (10) The Drug Enforcement Administration.
       (11) The National Reconnaissance Office.
       (12) The Central Imagery Office.

     SEC. 102. CLASSIFIED SCHEDULE OF AUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Specifications of Amounts and Personnel Ceilings.--The 
     amounts authorized to be appropriated under section 101, and 
     the authorized personnel ceilings as of September 30, 1996, 
     for the conduct of the intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the elements listed in such section, are those 
     specified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations 
     prepared to accompany the conference report on the bill H.R. 
     1655 of the One Hundred Fourth Congress.
       (b) Availability of Classified Schedule of 
     Authorizations.--The Schedule of Authorizations shall be made 
     available to the Committees on Appropriations of the Senate 
     and House of Representatives and to the President. The 
     President shall provide for suitable distribution of the 
     Schedule, or of appropriate portions of the Schedule, within 
     the executive branch.

     SEC. 103. PERSONNEL CEILING ADJUSTMENTS.

       (a) Authority for Adjustments.--With the approval of the 
     Director of the Office of Management and Budget, the Director 
     of Central Intelligence may authorize employment of civilian 
     personnel in excess of the number authorized for fiscal year 
     1996 under section 102 when the Director of Central 
     Intelligence determines that such action is necessary to the 
     performance of important intelligence functions, except that 
     the number of personnel employed in excess of the number 
     authorized under such section may not, for any element of the 
     intelligence community, exceed two percent of the number of 
     civilian personnel authorized under such section for such 
     element.
       (b) Notice to Intelligence Committees.--The Director of 
     Central Intelligence shall promptly notify the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate whenever he exercises the authority granted by 
     this section.

     SEC. 104. COMMUNITY MANAGEMENT ACCOUNT.

       (a) Authorization of Appropriations.--There is authorized 
     to be appropriated for the Community Management Account of 
     the Director of Central Intelligence for fiscal year 1996 the 
     sum of $90,713,000. Within such amounts authorized, funds 
     identified in the classified Schedule of Authorizations 
     referred to in section 102(a) for the Advanced Research and 
     Development Committee and the Environmental Task Force shall 
     remain available until September 30, 1997.
       (b) Authorized Personnel Levels.--The Community Management 
     Staff of the Director of Central Intelligence is authorized 
     247 full-time personnel as of September 30, 1996. Such 
     personnel of the Community Management Staff may be permanent 
     employees of the Community Management Staff or personnel 
     detailed from other elements of the United States Government.
       (c) Reimbursement.--During fiscal year 1996, any officer or 
     employee of the United States or a member of the Armed Forces 
     who

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     is detailed to the Community Management Staff from another 
     element of the United States Government shall be detailed on 
     a reimbursable basis, except that any such officer, employee 
     or member may be detailed on a nonreimbursable basis for a 
     period of less than one year for the performance of temporary 
     functions as required by the Director of Central 
     Intelligence.
 TITLE II--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY RETIREMENT AND DISABILITY SYSTEM

     SEC. 201. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There is authorized to be appropriated for the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability Fund for fiscal 
     year 1996 the sum of $213,900,000.
                     TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     SEC. 301. INCREASE IN EMPLOYEE COMPENSATION AND BENEFITS 
                   AUTHORIZED BY LAW.

       Appropriations authorized by this Act for salary, pay, 
     retirement, and other benefits for Federal employees may be 
     increased by such additional or supplemental amounts as may 
     be necessary for increases in such compensation or benefits 
     authorized by law.

     SEC. 302. RESTRICTION ON CONDUCT OF INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.

       The authorization of appropriations by this Act shall not 
     be deemed to constitute authority for the conduct of any 
     intelligence activity which is not otherwise authorized by 
     the Constitution or the laws of the United States.

     SEC. 303. APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO INTELLIGENCE 
                   ACTIVITIES.

       (a) General Provisions.--The National Security Act of 1947 
     (50 U.S.C. 401 et seq.), is amended by adding at the end 
     thereof the following new title:

  ``TITLE IX--APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES


                          ``stay of sanctions

       ``Sec. 901. Notwithstanding any provision of law identified 
     in section 904, the President may stay the imposition of an 
     economic, cultural, diplomatic, or other sanction or related 
     action by the United States Government concerning a foreign 
     country, organization, or person when the President 
     determines and reports to Congress in accordance with section 
     903 that to proceed without delay would seriously risk the 
     compromise of an ongoing criminal investigation directly 
     related to the activities giving rise to the sanction or an 
     intelligence source or method directly related to the 
     activities giving rise to the sanction. Any such stay shall 
     be effective for a period of time specified by the President, 
     which period may not exceed 120 days, unless such period is 
     extended in accordance with section 902.


                          ``extension of stay

       ``Sec. 902. Whenever the President determines and reports 
     to Congress in accordance with section 903 that a stay of 
     sanctions or related actions pursuant to section 901 has not 
     afforded sufficient time to obviate the risk to an ongoing 
     criminal investigation or to an intelligence source or method 
     that gave rise to the stay, he may extend such stay for a 
     period of time specified by the President, which period may 
     not exceed 120 days. The authority of this section may be 
     used to extend the period of a stay pursuant to section 901 
     for successive periods of not more than 120 days each.


                               ``reports

       ``Sec. 903. Reports to Congress pursuant to sections 901 
     and 902 shall be submitted promptly upon determinations under 
     this title. Such reports shall be submitted to the Committee 
     on International Relations of the House of Representatives 
     and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate. With 
     respect to determinations relating to intelligence sources 
     and methods, reports shall also be submitted to the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate. With respect to determinations relating to 
     ongoing criminal investigations, reports shall also be 
     submitted to the Committees on the Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives and the Senate.


                         ``laws subject to stay

       ``Sec. 904. The President may use the authority of sections 
     901 and 902 to stay the imposition of an economic, cultural, 
     diplomatic, or other sanction or related action by the United 
     States Government related to the proliferation of weapons of 
     mass destruction, their delivery systems, or advanced 
     conventional weapons otherwise required to be imposed by the 
     Chemical and Biological Weapons Control and Warfare 
     Elimination Act of 1991 (title III of Public Law 102-182); 
     the Nuclear Proliferation Prevention Act of 1994 (title VIII 
     of Public Law 103-236); title XVII of the National Defense 
     Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 1991 (Public Law 101-510) 
     (relating to the nonproliferation of missile technology); the 
     Iran-Iraq Arms Nonproliferation Act of 1992 (title XVI of 
     Public Law 102-484); section 573 of the Foreign Operations, 
     Export Financing Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1994 
     (Public Law 103-87); section 563 of the Foreign Operations, 
     Export Financing Related Programs Appropriations Act, 1995 
     (Public Law 103-306); and comparable provisions.


                             ``application

       ``Sec. 905. This title shall cease to be effective on the 
     date which is one year after the date of the enactment of 
     this title.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents in the first 
     section of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof 
     the following:


  ``TITLE IX--APPLICATION OF SANCTIONS LAWS TO INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

``Sec. 901. Stay of sanctions.
``Sec. 902. Extension of stay.
``Sec. 903. Reports.
``Sec. 904. Laws subject to stay.
``Sec. 905. Application.''.

     SEC. 304. THRIFT SAVINGS PLAN FORFEITURE.

       (a) In General.--Section 8432(g) of title 5, United States 
     Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     contributions made by the Government for the benefit of an 
     employee or Member under subsection (c), and all earnings 
     attributable to such contributions, shall be forfeited if the 
     annuity of the employee or Member, or that of a survivor or 
     beneficiary, is forfeited under subchapter II of chapter 
     83.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to offenses upon which the requisite annuity 
     forfeitures are based occurring on or after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 305. AUTHORITY TO RESTORE SPOUSAL PENSION BENEFITS TO 
                   SPOUSES WHO COOPERATE IN CRIMINAL 
                   INVESTIGATIONS AND PROSECUTIONS FOR NATIONAL 
                   SECURITY OFFENSES.

       Section 8318 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(e) The spouse of an individual whose annuity or retired 
     pay is forfeited under section 8312 or 8313 after the date of 
     enactment of this subsection shall be eligible for spousal 
     pension benefits if the Attorney General of the United States 
     determines that the spouse fully cooperated with Federal 
     authorities in the conduct of a criminal investigation and 
     subsequent prosecution of the individual which resulted in 
     such forfeiture.''.

     SEC. 306. SECRECY AGREEMENTS USED IN INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law not specifically 
     referencing this section, a nondisclosure policy form or 
     agreement that is to be executed by a person connected with 
     the conduct of an intelligence or intelligence-related 
     activity, other than an employee or officer of the United 
     States Government, may contain provisions appropriate to the 
     particular activity for which such document is to be used. 
     Such form or agreement shall, at a minimum--
       (1) require that the person will not disclose any 
     classified information received in the course of such 
     activity unless specifically authorized to do so by the 
     United States Government; and
       (2) provide that the form or agreement does not bar--
       (A) disclosures to Congress; or
       (B) disclosures to an authorized official of an executive 
     agency that are deemed essential to reporting a violation of 
     United States law.

     SEC. 307. LIMITATION ON AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR AUTOMATIC 
                   DECLASSIFICATION OF RECORDS OVER 25 YEARS OLD.

       (a) In General.--The Director of Central Intelligence shall 
     use no more than $25,000,000 of the amounts authorized to be 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1996 by this Act for the 
     National Foreign Intelligence Program to carry out the 
     provisions of section 3.4 of Executive Order 12958. The 
     Director may, in the Director's discretion, draw on this 
     amount for allocation to the agencies within the National 
     Foreign Intelligence Program for the purpose of automatic 
     declassification of records over 25 years old.
       (b) Required Budget Submission.--The President shall submit 
     for fiscal year 1997 and each of the following fiscal years 
     through fiscal year 2000 a budget request which specifically 
     sets forth the funds requested for implementation of section 
     3.4 of Executive Order 12958.

     SEC. 308. AMENDMENT TO THE HATCH ACT REFORM AMENDMENTS OF 
                   1993.

       Section 7325 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding after ``section 7323(a)'' the following: ``and 
     paragraph (2) of section 7323(b)''.

     SEC. 309. REPORT ON PERSONNEL POLICIES.

       (a) Report Required.--Not later than three months after the 
     date of enactment of this Act, the Director of Central 
     Intelligence shall submit to the intelligence committees of 
     Congress a report describing personnel procedures, and 
     recommending necessary legislation, to provide for mandatory 
     retirement for expiration of time in class, comparable to the 
     applicable provisions of section 607 of the Foreign Service 
     Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4007), and termination based on 
     relative performance, comparable to section 608 of the 
     Foreign Service Act of 1980 (22 U.S.C. 4008), and to provide 
     for other personnel review systems for all civilian employees 
     of the Central Intelligence Agency, the National Security 
     Agency, the Defense Intelligence Agency, and the intelligence 
     elements of the Army, Navy, Air Force, and Marine Corps. Such 
     report shall contain a description and analysis of voluntary 
     separation incentive options, including a waiver of the 2 
     percent penalty reduction for early retirement under certain 
     Federal retirement systems.
       (b) Coordination.--The preparation of the report required 
     by subsection (a) shall be coordinated as appropriate with 
     elements of the intelligence community (as defined in

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     section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 
     401(4)).
       (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``intelligence committees of Congress'' means the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 310. ASSISTANCE TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, funds 
     authorized to be appropriated by this Act may be used to 
     provide assistance to a foreign country for counterterrorism 
     efforts if--
       (1) such assistance is provided for the purpose of 
     protecting the property of the United States Government or 
     the life and property of any United States citizen, or 
     furthering the apprehension of any individual involved in any 
     act of terrorism against such property or persons; and
       (2) the Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives are notified not later than 15 days prior to 
     the provision of such assistance.

     SEC. 311. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF THE NATIONAL RECONNAISSANCE 
                   OFFICE.

       (a) Management Review.--(1) The Inspector General for the 
     Central Intelligence Agency, assisted by the Inspector 
     General of the Department of Defense, shall undertake a 
     comprehensive review of the financial management of the 
     National Reconnaissance Office to evaluate the effectiveness 
     of policies and internal controls over the budget of the 
     National Reconnaissance Office, including the use of carry-
     forward funding, to ensure that National Reconnaissance 
     Office funds are used in accordance with applicable Federal 
     acquisition regulations and the policies of the Director of 
     Central Intelligence and consistent with those of the 
     Department of Defense, the guidelines of the National 
     Reconnaissance Office, and congressional direction.
       (2) The review required by paragraph (1) shall--
       (A) determine the quality of the development and 
     implementation of the budget process within the National 
     Reconnaissance Office at both the comptroller and directorate 
     level;
       (B) assess the advantages and disadvantages of the use of 
     incremental versus full funding for contracts entered into by 
     the National Reconnaissance Office;
       (C) assess the advantages and disadvantages of the National 
     Reconnaissance Office's use of carry-forward funding;
       (D) determine how the National Reconnaissance Office 
     defines, identifies, and justifies carry-forward funding 
     requirements;
       (E) determine how the National Reconnaissance Office tracks 
     and manages carry-forward funding;
       (F) determine how the National Reconnaissance Office plans 
     to comply with congressional direction regarding carry-
     forward funding;
       (G) determine whether or not a contract entered into by the 
     National Reconnaissance Office has ever encountered a 
     contingency which required the utilization of more than 30 
     days of carry-forward funding;
       (H) consider the proposal by the Director of Central 
     Intelligence for the establishment of a position of a Chief 
     Financial Officer, and assess how the functions to be 
     performed by that officer would enhance the financial 
     management of the National Reconnaissance Office; and
       (I) make recommendations, as appropriate, to improve 
     control and management of the budget process of the National 
     Reconnaissance Office.
       (3) The Director of Central Intelligence shall submit a 
     report to the Congress setting forth the findings of the 
     review required by paragraph (1) not later than March 1, 
     1996, with an interim report provided to the Congress not 
     later than 2 weeks after the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Report.--(1) Not later than January 30, 1996, the 
     President shall submit a report to the appropriate committees 
     of the Congress on a proposal to subject the budget of the 
     intelligence community to greater oversight by the executive 
     branch of Government.
       (2) Such report shall include (among other things)--
       (A) consideration of establishing by statute a financial 
     control officer for the National Reconnaissance Office, other 
     elements of the intelligence community, and for the 
     intelligence community as a whole;
       (B) recommendations for procedures to be used by the Office 
     of Management and Budget for review of the budget of the 
     National Reconnaissance Office;
       (C) a proposed statutory provision that would require the 
     Director of Central Intelligence to establish a policy to 
     restrict the National Reconnaissance Office authority on 
     carry-forward funding in a manner consistent with the 
     restriction on such authority within the Department of 
     Defense; and
       (D) an evaluation of how changes proposed as a result of 
     the review required by subsection (a) will affect, directly 
     or indirectly, the National Reconnaissance Office's 
     streamlined acquisition process and, ultimately, program 
     costs.
       (c) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     ``intelligence community'' has the meaning given to the term 
     in section 3(4) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 401a(4)).
                 TITLE IV--CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

     SEC. 401. EXTENSION OF THE CIA VOLUNTARY SEPARATION PAY ACT.

       (a) Extension of Authority.--Section 2(f) of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Voluntary Separation Pay Act (50 U.S.C. 
     403-4(f)) is amended by striking ``September 30, 1997'' and 
     inserting ``September 30, 1999''.
       (b) Remittance of Funds.--Section 2 of the Central 
     Intelligence Agency Voluntary Separation Pay Act (50 U.S.C. 
     403-4) is amended by inserting at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(i) Remittance of Funds.--The Director shall remit to the 
     Office of Personnel Management for deposit in the Treasury of 
     the United States to the credit of the Civil Service 
     Retirement and Disability Fund (in addition to any other 
     payments which the Director is required to make under 
     subchapter III of chapter 83 and subchapter II of chapter 84 
     of title 5, United States Code), an amount equal to 15 
     percent of the final basic pay of each employee who, in 
     fiscal year 1998 or fiscal year 1999, retires voluntarily 
     under section 8336, 8412, or 8414 of such title or resigns 
     and to whom a voluntary separation incentive payment has been 
     or is to be paid under this section.''.

     SEC. 402. VOLUNTEER SERVICE PROGRAM.

       (a) General Authority.--The Director of Central 
     Intelligence is authorized to establish and maintain a 
     program from fiscal years 1996 through 2001 to utilize the 
     services contributed by not more than 50 annuitants who serve 
     without compensation as volunteers in aid of the review for 
     declassification or downgrading of classified information by 
     the Central Intelligence Agency under applicable Executive 
     orders governing the classification and declassification of 
     national security information and Public Law 102-526.
       (b) Costs Incidental to Services.--The Director is 
     authorized to use sums made available to the Central 
     Intelligence Agency by appropriations or otherwise for paying 
     the costs incidental to the utilization of services 
     contributed by individuals under subsection (a). Such costs 
     may include (but need not be limited to) training, 
     transportation, lodging, subsistence, equipment, and 
     supplies. The Director may authorize either direct 
     procurement of equipment, supplies, and services, or 
     reimbursement for expenses, incidental to the effective use 
     of volunteers. Such expenses or services shall be in 
     accordance with volunteer agreements made with such 
     individuals. Sums made available for such costs may not 
     exceed $100,000.
       (c) Application of Certain Provisions of Law.--A volunteer 
     under this section shall be considered to be a Federal 
     employee for the purposes of subchapter I of title 81 
     (relating to compensation of Federal employees for work 
     injuries) and section 1346(b) and chapter 171 of title 28 
     (relating to tort claims). A volunteer under this section 
     shall be covered by and subject to the provisions of chapter 
     11 of title 18 of the United States Code as if they were 
     employees or special Government employees depending upon the 
     days of expected service at the time they begin volunteering.

     SEC. 403. AUTHORITIES OF THE INSPECTOR GENERAL OF THE CENTRAL 
                   INTELLIGENCE AGENCY.

       (a) Reports by the Inspector General.--Section 17(b)(5) of 
     the Central Intelligence Act of 1949 (50 U.S.C. 403q(b)(5)) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) In accordance with section 535 of title 28, United 
     States Code, the Inspector General shall report to the 
     Attorney General any information, allegation, or complaint 
     received by the Inspector General relating to violations of 
     Federal criminal law that involve a program or operation of 
     the Agency, consistent with such guidelines as may be issued 
     by the Attorney General pursuant to subsection (b)(2) of such 
     section. A copy of all such reports shall be furnished to the 
     Director.''.
       (b) Exception to Nondisclosure Requirement.--Section 
     17(e)(3)(A) of such Act is amended by inserting after 
     ``investigation'' the following: ``or the disclosure is made 
     to an official of the Department of Justice responsible for 
     determining whether a prosecution should be undertaken''.
         TITLE V--DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE ACTIVITIES

     SEC. 501. DEFENSE INTELLIGENCE SENIOR LEVEL POSITIONS.

       Section 1604 of title 10, United States Code, is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``Sec. 1604. Civilian personnel management

       ``(a) General Personnel Authority.--The Secretary of 
     Defense may, without regard to the provisions of any other 
     law relating to the number, classification, or compensation 
     of Federal employees--
       ``(1) establish such positions for employees in the Defense 
     Intelligence Agency and the Central Imagery Office as the 
     Secretary considers necessary to carry out the functions of 
     that Agency and Office, including positions designated under 
     subsection (f) as Defense Intelligence Senior Level 
     positions;
       ``(2) appoint individuals to those positions; and
       ``(3) fix the compensation for service in those positions.
       ``(b) Authority To Fix Rates of Basic Pay; Other Allowances 
     and Benefits.--(1) The Secretary of Defense shall, subject to 
     subsection (c), fix the rates of basic pay for positions 
     established under subsection (a) in relation to the rates of 
     basic pay provided in subpart D of part III of title 5 for 
     positions subject to that title which have corresponding 
     levels of duties and responsibilities. Except as otherwise 
     provided by law, an employee of the Defense Intelligence 
     Agency or the Central Imagery Office may not be paid basic 
     pay at a rate in excess of

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     the maximum rate payable under section 5376 of title 5.
       ``(2) The Secretary of Defense may provide employees of the 
     Defense Intelligence Agency and the Central Imagery Office 
     compensation (in addition to basic pay under paragraph (1)) 
     and benefits, incentives, and allowances consistent with, and 
     not in excess of the levels authorized for, comparable 
     positions authorized by title 5.
       ``(c) Prevailing Rates Systems.--The Secretary of Defense 
     may, consistent with section 5341 of title 5, adopt such 
     provisions of that title as provide for prevailing rate 
     systems of basic pay and may apply those provisions to 
     positions in or under which the Defense Intelligence Agency 
     or the Central Imagery Office may employ individuals 
     described by section 5342(a)(2)(A) of such title.
       ``(d) Allowances Based on Living Costs and Environment for 
     Employees Stationed Outside Continental United States or in 
     Alaska.--(1) In addition to the basic compensation payable 
     under subsection (b), employees of the Defense Intelligence 
     Agency and the Central Imagery Office described in paragraph 
     (3) may be paid an allowance, in accordance with regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary of Defense, at a rate not in 
     excess of the allowance authorized to be paid under section 
     5941(a) of title 5 for employees whose rates of basic pay are 
     fixed by statute.
       ``(2) Such allowance shall be based on--
       ``(A) living costs substantially higher than in the 
     District of Columbia;
       ``(B) conditions of environment which--
       ``(i) differ substantially from conditions of environment 
     in the continental United States; and
       ``(ii) warrant an allowance as a recruitment incentive; or
       ``(C) both of those factors.
       ``(3) This subsection applies to employees who--
       ``(A) are citizens or nationals of the United States; and
       ``(B) are stationed outside the continental United States 
     or in Alaska.
       ``(e) Termination of Employees.--(1) Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, the Secretary of Defense may 
     terminate the employment of any employee of the Defense 
     Intelligence Agency or the Central Imagery Office if the 
     Secretary--
       ``(A) considers such action to be in the interests of the 
     United States; and
       ``(B) determines that the procedures prescribed in other 
     provisions of law that authorize the termination of the 
     employment of such employee cannot be invoked in a manner 
     consistent with the national security.
       ``(2) A decision by the Secretary of Defense to terminate 
     the employment of an employee under this subsection is final 
     and may not be appealed or reviewed outside the Department of 
     Defense.
       ``(3) The Secretary of Defense shall promptly notify the 
     Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives and the Select Committee on Intelligence of 
     the Senate whenever the Secretary terminates the employment 
     of any employee under the authority of this subsection.
       ``(4) Any termination of employment under this subsection 
     shall not affect the right of the employee involved to seek 
     or accept employment with any other department or agency of 
     the United States if that employee is declared eligible for 
     such employment by the Director of the Office of Personnel 
     Management.
       ``(5) The authority of the Secretary of Defense under this 
     subsection may be delegated only to the Deputy Secretary of 
     Defense, the Director of the Defense Intelligence Agency 
     (with respect to employees of the Defense Intelligence 
     Agency), and the Director of the Central Imagery Office (with 
     respect to employees of the Central Imagery Office). An 
     action to terminate employment of an employee by any such 
     officer may be appealed to the Secretary of Defense.
       ``(f) Defense Intelligence Senior Level Positions.--(1) In 
     carrying out subsection (a)(1), the Secretary may designate 
     positions described in paragraph (3) as Defense Intelligence 
     Senior Level positions. The total number of positions 
     designated under this subsection, when combined with the 
     total number of positions in the Defense Intelligence Senior 
     Executive Service under section 1601 of this title, may not 
     exceed the total number of positions in the Defense 
     Intelligence Senior Executive Service as of June 1, 1995.
       ``(2) Positions designated under this subsection shall be 
     treated as equivalent for purposes of compensation to the 
     senior level positions to which section 5376 of title 5 is 
     applicable.
       ``(3) Positions that may be designated as Defense 
     Intelligence Senior Level positions are positions in the 
     Defense Intelligence Agency and Central Imagery Office that 
     (A) are classified above the GS-15 level, (B) emphasize 
     functional expertise and advisory activity, but (C) do not 
     have the organizational or program management functions 
     necessary for inclusion in the Defense Intelligence Senior 
     Executive Service.
       ``(4) Positions referred to in paragraph (3) include 
     Defense Intelligence Senior Technical positions and Defense 
     Intelligence Senior Professional positions. For purposes of 
     this subsection--
       ``(A) Defense Intelligence Senior Technical positions are 
     positions covered by paragraph (3) that involve any of the 
     following:
       ``(i) Research and development.
       ``(ii) Test and evaluation.
       ``(iii) Substantive analysis, liaison, or advisory activity 
     focusing on engineering, physical sciences, computer science, 
     mathematics, biology, chemistry, medicine, or other closely 
     related scientific and technical fields.
       ``(iv) Intelligence disciplines including production, 
     collection, and operations in close association with any of 
     the activities described in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) or 
     related activities; and
       ``(B) Defense Intelligence Senior Professional positions 
     are positions covered by paragraph (3) that emphasize staff, 
     liaison, analytical, advisory, or other activity focusing on 
     intelligence, law, finance and accounting, program and 
     budget, human resources management, training, information 
     services, logistics, security, and other appropriate fields.
       ``(g) `Employee' Defined as Including Officers.--In this 
     section, the term `employee', with respect to the Defense 
     Intelligence Agency or the Central Imagery Office, includes 
     any civilian officer of that Agency or Office.''.

     SEC. 502. COMPARABLE BENEFITS AND ALLOWANCES FOR CIVILIAN AND 
                   MILITARY PERSONNEL ASSIGNED TO DEFENSE 
                   INTELLIGENCE FUNCTIONS OVERSEAS.

       (a) Civilian Personnel.--Section 1605 of title 10, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) by inserting ``(1)'' after ``(a)'';
       (B) by striking ``of the Department of Defense'' and all 
     that follows through ``this subsection,'' and inserting 
     ``described in subsection (d)''; and
       (C) by designating the second sentence as paragraph (2);
       (2) by striking subsection (c) and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Regulations prescribed under subsection (a) may not 
     take effect until the Secretary of Defense has submitted such 
     regulations to--
       ``(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       ``(2) the Committee on National Security and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(d) Subsection (a) applies to civilian personnel of the 
     Department of Defense who--
       ``(1) are United States nationals;
       ``(2) in the case of employees of the Defense Intelligence 
     Agency, are assigned to duty outside the United States and, 
     in the case of other employees, are assigned to Defense 
     Attache Offices or Defense Intelligence Agency Liaison 
     Offices outside the United States; and
       ``(3) are designated by the Secretary of Defense for the 
     purposes of subsection (a).''.
       (b) Military Personnel.--Section 431 of title 37, United 
     States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``who are assigned to'' 
     and all that follows through ``of this subsection'' and 
     inserting ``described in subsection (e)'';
       (2) by striking subsection (d) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Regulations prescribed under subsection (a) may not 
     take effect until the Secretary of Defense has submitted such 
     regulations to--
       ``(1) the Committee on Armed Services and the Select 
     Committee on Intelligence of the Senate; and
       ``(2) the Committee on National Security and the Permanent 
     Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of 
     Representatives.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Subsection (a) applies to members of the armed forces 
     who--
       ``(1) are assigned--
       ``(A) to Defense Attache Offices or Defense Intelligence 
     Agency Liaison Offices outside the United States; or
       ``(B) to the Defense Intelligence Agency and engaged in 
     intelligence-related duties outside the United States; and
       ``(2) are designated by the Secretary of Defense for the 
     purposes of subsection (a).''.

     SEC. 503. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITY TO CONDUCT INTELLIGENCE 
                   COMMERCIAL ACTIVITIES.

       Section 431(a) of title 10, United States Code, is amended 
     by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``1998''.

     SEC. 504. AVAILABILITY OF FUNDS FOR TIER II UAV.

       All funds appropriated for fiscal year 1995 for the Medium 
     Altitude Endurance Unmanned Aerial Vehicle (Tier II) are 
     specifically authorized, within the meaning of section 504 of 
     the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 414), for such 
     purpose.

     SEC. 505. MILITARY DEPARTMENT CIVILIAN INTELLIGENCE PERSONNEL 
                   MANAGEMENT SYSTEM.

       (a) Establishment of Training Program.--Chapter 81 of title 
     10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end 
     thereof the following new section:

     ``Sec. 1599a. Financial assistance to certain employees in 
       acquisition of critical skills

       ``(a) Training Program.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     establish an undergraduate training program with respect to 
     civilian employees in the Military Department Civilian 
     Intelligence Personnel Management System that is similar in 
     purpose, conditions, content, and administration to the 
     program established by the Secretary of Defense under section 
     16 of the National Security Act of 1959 (50 U.S.C. 402 note) 
     for civilian employees of the National Security Agency.
       ``(b) Use of Funds for Training Program.--Any payment made 
     by the Secretary

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     to carry out the program required to be established by 
     subsection (a) may be made in any fiscal year only to the 
     extent that appropriated funds are available for that 
     purpose.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of that chapter is amended by adding at the end 
     thereof the following new item:

``Sec. 1599a. Financial assistance to certain employees in acquisition 
              of critical skills.''.

     SEC. 506. ENHANCEMENT OF CAPABILITIES OF CERTAIN ARMY 
                   FACILITIES.

       (a) Authority.--(1) In addition to funds otherwise 
     available for such purpose, the Secretary of the Army may 
     transfer or reprogram funds for the enhancement of the 
     capabilities of the Bad Aibling Station and the Menwith Hill 
     Station, including improvements of facility infrastructure 
     and quality of life programs at those installations.
       (2) The authority of paragraph (1) may be exercised 
     notwithstanding any other provision of law.
       (b) Source of Funds.--Funds available for the Army for 
     operations and maintenance for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 
     shall be available to carry out subsection (a).
       (c) Congressional Notification.--Whenever the Secretary of 
     the Army determines that an amount to be transferred or 
     reprogrammed under this section would cause the total amount 
     transferred or reprogrammed in that fiscal year under this 
     section to exceed $1,000,000, the Secretary shall notify in 
     advance the Select Committee on Intelligence, the Committee 
     on Armed Services, and the Committee on Appropriations of the 
     Senate and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, 
     the Committee on National Security, and the Committee on 
     Appropriations of the House of Representatives and provide a 
     justification for the increased expenditure.
       (d) Statutory Construction.--Nothing in this section may be 
     construed to modify or obviate existing law or practice with 
     regard to the transfer or reprogramming of funds in excess of 
     $2,000,000 from the Department of the Army to the Bad Aibling 
     Station and the Menwith Hill Station.
               TITLE VI--FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION

     SEC. 601. DISCLOSURE OF INFORMATION AND CONSUMER REPORTS TO 
                   FBI FOR COUNTERINTELLIGENCE PURPOSES.

       (a) In General.--The Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1681 et seq.) is amended by adding after section 623 the 
     following new section:

     ``Sec. 624. Disclosures to FBI for counterintelligence 
       purposes

       ``(a) Identity of Financial Institutions.--Notwithstanding 
     section 604 or any other provision of this title, a consumer 
     reporting agency shall furnish to the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation the names and addresses of all financial 
     institutions (as that term is defined in section 1101 of the 
     Right to Financial Privacy Act of 1978) at which a consumer 
     maintains or has maintained an account, to the extent that 
     information is in the files of the agency, when presented 
     with a written request for that information, signed by the 
     Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, or the 
     Director's designee, which certifies compliance with this 
     section. The Director or the Director's designee may make 
     such a certification only if the Director or the Director's 
     designee has determined in writing that--
       ``(1) such information is necessary for the conduct of an 
     authorized foreign counterintelligence investigation; and
       ``(2) there are specific and articulable facts giving 
     reason to believe that the consumer--
       ``(A) is a foreign power (as defined in section 101 of the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978) or a person 
     who is not a United States person (as defined in such section 
     101) and is an official of a foreign power; or
       ``(B) is an agent of a foreign power and is engaging or has 
     engaged in an act of international terrorism (as that term is 
     defined in section 101(c) of the Foreign Intelligence 
     Surveillance Act of 1978) or clandestine intelligence 
     activities that involve or may involve a violation of 
     criminal statutes of the United States.
       ``(b) Identifying Information.--Notwithstanding the 
     provisions of section 604 or any other provision of this 
     title, a consumer reporting agency shall furnish identifying 
     information respecting a consumer, limited to name, address, 
     former addresses, places of employment, or former places of 
     employment, to the Federal Bureau of Investigation when 
     presented with a written request, signed by the Director or 
     the Director's designee, which certifies compliance with this 
     subsection. The Director or the Director's designee may make 
     such a certification only if the Director or the Director's 
     designee has determined in writing that--
       ``(1) such information is necessary to the conduct of an 
     authorized counterintelligence investigation; and
       ``(2) there is information giving reason to believe that 
     the consumer has been, or is about to be, in contact with a 
     foreign power or an agent of a foreign power (as defined in 
     section 101 of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 
     1978).
       ``(c) Court Order for Disclosure of Consumer Reports.--
     Notwithstanding section 604 or any other provision of this 
     title, if requested in writing by the Director of the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation, or a designee of the Director, a 
     court may issue an order ex parte directing a consumer 
     reporting agency to furnish a consumer report to the Federal 
     Bureau of Investigation, upon a showing in camera that--
       ``(1) the consumer report is necessary for the conduct of 
     an authorized foreign counterintelligence investigation; and
       ``(2) there are specific and articulable facts giving 
     reason to believe that the consumer whose consumer report is 
     sought--
       ``(A) is an agent of a foreign power, and
       ``(B) is engaging or has engaged in an act of international 
     terrorism (as that term is defined in section 101(c) of the 
     Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act of 1978) or clandestine 
     intelligence activities that involve or may involve a 
     violation of criminal statutes of the United States.
     The terms of an order issued under this subsection shall not 
     disclose that the order is issued for purposes of a 
     counterintelligence investigation.
       ``(d) Confidentiality.--No consumer reporting agency or 
     officer, employee, or agent of a consumer reporting agency 
     shall disclose to any person, other than those officers, 
     employees, or agents of a consumer reporting agency necessary 
     to fulfill the requirement to disclose information to the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation under this section, that the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation has sought or obtained the 
     identity of financial institutions or a consumer report 
     respecting any consumer under subsection (a), (b), or (c), 
     and no consumer reporting agency or officer, employee, or 
     agent of a consumer reporting agency shall include in any 
     consumer report any information that would indicate that the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation has sought or obtained such 
     information or a consumer report.
       ``(e) Payment of Fees.--The Federal Bureau of Investigation 
     shall, subject to the availability of appropriations, pay to 
     the consumer reporting agency assembling or providing report 
     or information in accordance with procedures established 
     under this section a fee for reimbursement for such costs as 
     are reasonably necessary and which have been directly 
     incurred in searching, reproducing, or transporting books, 
     papers, records, or other data required or requested to be 
     produced under this section.
       ``(f) Limit on Dissemination.--The Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation may not disseminate information obtained 
     pursuant to this section outside of the Federal Bureau of 
     Investigation, except to other Federal agencies as may be 
     necessary for the approval or conduct of a foreign 
     counterintelligence investigation, or, where the information 
     concerns a person subject to the Uniform Code of Military 
     Justice, to appropriate investigative authorities within the 
     military department concerned as may be necessary for the 
     conduct of a joint foreign counterintelligence investigation.
       ``(g) Rules of Construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     be construed to prohibit information from being furnished by 
     the Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant to a subpoena or 
     court order, in connection with a judicial or administrative 
     proceeding to enforce the provisions of this Act. Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed to authorize or permit the 
     withholding of information from the Congress.
       ``(h) Reports to Congress.--On a semiannual basis, the 
     Attorney General shall fully inform the Permanent Select 
     Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on Banking, 
     Finance and Urban Affairs of the House of Representatives, 
     and the Select Committee on Intelligence and the Committee on 
     Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate concerning 
     all requests made pursuant to subsections (a), (b), and (c).
       ``(i) Damages.--Any agency or department of the United 
     States obtaining or disclosing any consumer reports, records, 
     or information contained therein in violation of this section 
     is liable to the consumer to whom such consumer reports, 
     records, or information relate in an amount equal to the sum 
     of--
       ``(1) $100, without regard to the volume of consumer 
     reports, records, or information involved;
       ``(2) any actual damages sustained by the consumer as a 
     result of the disclosure;
       ``(3) if the violation is found to have been willful or 
     intentional, such punitive damages as a court may allow; and
       ``(4) in the case of any successful action to enforce 
     liability under this subsection, the costs of the action, 
     together with reasonable attorney fees, as determined by the 
     court.
       ``(j) Disciplinary Actions for Violations.--If a court 
     determines that any agency or department of the United States 
     has violated any provision of this section and the court 
     finds that the circumstances surrounding the violation raise 
     questions of whether or not an officer or employee of the 
     agency or department acted willfully or intentionally with 
     respect to the violation, the agency or department shall 
     promptly initiate a proceeding to determine whether or not 
     disciplinary action is warranted against the officer or 
     employee who was responsible for the violation.
       ``(k) Good-Faith Exception.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this title, any consumer reporting agency or 
     agent or employee thereof making disclosure of consumer 
     reports or identifying information pursuant to this 
     subsection in good-faith reliance upon a certification of the 
     Federal Bureau of Investigation pursuant to provisions of 
     this section shall not be liable to any person for such 
     disclosure under this title, the constitution of any State, 
     or any law or reg

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     ulation of any State or any political subdivision of any 
     State.
       ``(l) Limitation of Remedies.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this title, the remedies and sanctions set forth 
     in this section shall be the only judicial remedies and 
     sanctions for violation of this section.
       ``(m) Injunctive Relief.--In addition to any other remedy 
     contained in this section, injunctive relief shall be 
     available to require compliance with the procedures of this 
     section. In the event of any successful action under this 
     subsection, costs together with reasonable attorney fees, as 
     determined by the court, may be recovered.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections at the 
     beginning of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 1681 et 
     seq.) is amended by adding after the item relating to section 
     623 the following new item:

``624. Disclosures to FBI for counterintelligence purposes.''.
                    TITLE VII--TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS

     SEC. 701. CLARIFICATION WITH RESPECT TO PAY FOR DIRECTOR OR 
                   DEPUTY DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE 
                   APPOINTED FROM COMMISSIONED OFFICERS OF THE 
                   ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Clarification.--Subparagraph (C) of section 102(c)(3) 
     of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 403(c)(3)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(C) A commissioned officer of the Armed Forces on active 
     duty who is appointed to the position of Director or Deputy 
     Director, while serving in such position and while remaining 
     on active duty, shall continue to receive military pay and 
     allowances and shall not receive the pay prescribed for the 
     Director or Deputy Director. Funds from which such pay and 
     allowances are paid shall be reimbursed from funds available 
     to the Director.''.
       (b) Technical Corrections.--(1) Subparagraphs (A) and (B) 
     of such section are amended by striking ``pursuant to 
     paragraph (2) or (3)'' and inserting ``to the position of 
     Director or Deputy Director''.
       (2) Subparagraph (B) of such section is amended by striking 
     ``paragraph (A)'' and inserting ``subparagraph (A)''.

     SEC. 702. CHANGE OF DESIGNATION OF CIA OFFICE OF SECURITY.

       Section 701(b)(3) of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 
     U.S.C. 431(b)(3)), is amended by striking ``Office of 
     Security'' and inserting ``Office of Personnel Security''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     From the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence, for 
     consideration of the House bill, and the Senate amendment, 
     and modifications committed to conference:
     Larry Combest,
     R.K. Dornan,
     Bill Young,
     James V. Hansen,
     Jerry Lewis,
     Proter J. Goss,
     Bud Shuster,
     Bill McCollum,
     Michael N. Castle,
     Norman Dicks,
     Bill Richardson,
     Julian C. Dixon,
     Robert G. Torricelli,
     Ron Coleman,
     David E. Skaggs,
     Nancy Pelosi,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on National 
     Security, for consideration of defense tactical intelligence 
     and related activities:
     Floyd Spence,
     Bob Stump,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on International 
     Relations, for consideration of section 303 of the House 
     bill, and section 303 of the Senate amendment, and 
     modifications committed to conference:
     Benjamin A. Gilman,
     Christopher Smith,
     Howard L. Berman,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Arlen Specter,
     Richard G. Lugar,
     Richard Shelby,
     Mike DeWine,
     Jon Kyl,
     Jim Inhofe,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     Connie Mack,
     Bill Cohen,
     Strom Thurmond,
     Robert Kerrey,
     John Glenn,
     Richard H. Bryan,
     Bob Graham,
     John F. Kerry,
     Max Baucus,
     J. Bennett Johnston,
     Charles Robb,
     Sam Nunn,
                              Managers on the Part of the Senate. 
  When said conference report was considered.
  Pending further consideration of the conference report,
  On demand of Mr. FRANK, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXVIII,
  Ordered, That time for debate be equally divided among Messrs. 
COMBEST, DICKS, and FRANK.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. COMBEST, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection and, under the operation 
thereof, the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.166.8  waiving points of order against the conference report on 
          h.r. 4

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 319):

       Resolved, That upon adoption of this resolution it shall be 
     in order to consider the conference report to accompany the 
     bill (H.R. 4) to restore the American family, reduce 
     illegitimacy, control welfare spending and reduce welfare 
     dependence. All points of order against the conference report 
     and against its consideration are waived. The conference 
     report shall be considered as read. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection and under the operation thereof, 
the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.166.9  welfare reform

  Mr. ARCHER, pursuant to House Resolution 319, called up the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 104-430):

         The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of 
     the two Houses on the amendments of the Senate to the bill 
     (H.R. 4), to restore the American family, reduce 
     illegitimacy, control welfare spending and reduce welfare 
     dependence, having met, after full and free conference, have 
     agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
         That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate to the text of the bill and agree to 
     the same with an amendment as follows:
         In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the 
     Senate amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

       This Act may be cited as the ``Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Act of 1995''.

     SEC. 2. TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       The table of contents of this Act is as follows:

Sec. 1. Short title.
Sec. 2. Table of contents.

   TITLE I--BLOCK GRANTS FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES

Sec. 101. Findings.
Sec. 102. Reference to Social Security Act.
Sec. 103. Block grants to States.
Sec. 104. Services provided by charitable, religious, or private 
              organizations.
Sec. 105. Census data on grandparents as primary caregivers for their 
              grandchildren.
Sec. 106. Report on data processing.
Sec. 107. Study on alternative outcomes measures.
Sec. 108. Conforming amendments to the Social Security Act.
Sec. 109. Conforming amendments to the Food Stamp Act of 1977 and 
              related provisions.
Sec. 110. Conforming amendments to other laws.
Sec. 111. Development of prototype of counterfeit-resistant social 
              security card required.
Sec. 112. Disclosure of receipt of Federal funds.
Sec. 113. Modifications to the job opportunities for certain low-income 
              individuals program.
Sec. 114. Medicaid eligibility under title IV of the Social Security 
              Act.
Sec. 115. Secretarial submission of legislative proposal for technical 
              and conforming amendments.
Sec. 116. Effective date; transition rule.

                 TITLE II--SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME

Sec. 200. Reference to Social Security Act.

                  Subtitle A--Eligibility Restrictions

Sec. 201. Denial of SSI benefits for 10 years to individuals found to 
              have fraudulently misrepresented residence in order to 
              obtain benefits simultaneously in 2 or more States.
Sec. 202. Denial of SSI benefits for fugitive felons and probation and 
              parole violators.

               Subtitle B--Benefits for Disabled Children

Sec. 211. Definition and eligibility rules.
Sec. 212. Eligibility redeterminations and continuing disability 
              reviews.
Sec. 213. Additional accountability requirements.
Sec. 214. Reduction in cash benefits payable to institutionalized 
              individuals whose medical costs are covered by private 
              insurance.
Sec. 215. Regulations.

               Subtitle C--State Supplementation Programs

Sec. 221. Repeal of maintenance of effort requirements applicable to 
              optional State programs for supplementation of SSI 
              benefits.

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   Subtitle D--Studies Regarding Supplemental Security Income Program

Sec. 231. Annual report on the supplemental security income program.
Sec. 232. Study of disability determination process.
Sec. 233. Study by General Accounting Office.

      Subtitle E--National Commission on the Future of Disability

Sec. 241. Establishment.
Sec. 242. Duties of the Commission.
Sec. 243. Membership.
Sec. 244. Staff and support services.
Sec. 245. Powers of Commission.
Sec. 246. Reports.
Sec. 247. Termination.
Sec. 248. Authorization of appropriations.

                 Subtitle F--Retirement Age Eligibility

Sec. 251. Eligibility for supplemental security income benefits based 
              on social security retirement age.

                        TITLE III--CHILD SUPPORT

Sec. 300. Reference to Social Security Act.

     Subtitle A--Eligibility for Services; Distribution of Payments

Sec. 301. State obligation to provide child support enforcement 
              services.
Sec. 302. Distribution of child support collections.
Sec. 303. Privacy safeguards.
Sec. 304. Rights to notification and hearings.

                  Subtitle B--Locate and Case Tracking

Sec. 311. State case registry.
Sec. 312. Collection and disbursement of support payments.
Sec. 313. State directory of new hires.
Sec. 314. Amendments concerning income withholding.
Sec. 315. Locator information from interstate networks.
Sec. 316. Expansion of the Federal parent locator service.
Sec. 317. Collection and use of social security numbers for use in 
              child support enforcement.

         Subtitle C--Streamlining and Uniformity of Procedures

Sec. 321. Adoption of uniform State laws.
Sec. 322. Improvements to full faith and credit for child support 
              orders.
Sec. 323. Administrative enforcement in interstate cases.
Sec. 324. Use of forms in interstate enforcement.
Sec. 325. State laws providing expedited procedures.

                  Subtitle D--Paternity Establishment

Sec. 331. State laws concerning paternity establishment.
Sec. 332. Outreach for voluntary paternity establishment.
Sec. 333. Cooperation by applicants for and recipients of temporary 
              family assistance.

             Subtitle E--Program Administration and Funding

Sec. 341. Performance-based incentives and penalties.
Sec. 342. Federal and State reviews and audits.
Sec. 343. Required reporting procedures.
Sec. 344. Automated data processing requirements.
Sec. 345. Technical assistance.
Sec. 346. Reports and data collection by the Secretary.

      Subtitle F--Establishment and Modification of Support Orders

Sec. 351. Simplified process for review and adjustment of child support 
              orders.
Sec. 352. Furnishing consumer reports for certain purposes relating to 
              child support.
Sec. 353. Nonliability for financial institutions providing financial 
              records to State child support enforcement agencies in 
              child support cases.

               Subtitle G--Enforcement of Support Orders

Sec. 361. Internal Revenue Service collection of arrearages.
Sec. 362. Authority to collect support from Federal employees.
Sec. 363. Enforcement of child support obligations of members of the 
              Armed Forces.
Sec. 364. Voiding of fraudulent transfers.
Sec. 365. Work requirement for persons owing past-due child support.
Sec. 366. Definition of support order.
Sec. 367. Reporting arrearages to credit bureaus.
Sec. 368. Liens.
Sec. 369. State law authorizing suspension of licenses.
Sec. 370. Denial of passports for nonpayment of child support.
Sec. 371. International child support enforcement.
Sec. 372. Financial institution data matches.
Sec. 373. Enforcement of orders against paternal or maternal 
              grandparents in cases of minor parents.
Sec. 374. Nondischargeability in bankruptcy of certain debts for the 
              support of a child.

                      Subtitle H--Medical Support

Sec. 376. Correction to ERISA definition of medical child support 
              order.
Sec. 377. Enforcement of orders for health care coverage.

     Subtitle I--Enhancing Responsibility and Opportunity for Non-
                          Residential Parents

Sec. 381. Grants to States for access and visitation programs.

                    Subtitle J--Effect of Enactment

Sec. 391. Effective dates.

      TITLE IV--RESTRICTING WELFARE AND PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR ALIENS

Sec. 400. Statements of national policy concerning welfare and 
              immigration.

              Subtitle A--Eligibility for Federal Benefits

Sec. 401. Aliens who are not qualified aliens ineligible for Federal 
              public benefits.
Sec. 402. Limited eligibility of certain qualified aliens for certain 
              Federal programs.
Sec. 403. Five-year limited eligibility of qualified aliens for Federal 
              means-tested public benefit.
Sec. 404. Notification and information reporting.

  Subtitle B--Eligibility for State and Local Public Benefits Programs

Sec. 411. Aliens who are not qualified aliens or nonimmigrants 
              ineligible for State and local public benefits.
Sec. 412. State authority to limit eligibility of qualified aliens for 
              State public benefits.

      Subtitle C--Attribution of Income and Affidavits of Support

Sec. 421. Federal attribution of sponsor's income and resources to 
              alien.
Sec. 422. Authority for States to provide for attribution of sponsors 
              income and resources to the alien with respect to State 
              programs.
Sec. 423. Requirements for sponsor's affidavit of support.
Sec. 424. Cosignature of alien student loans.

                     Subtitle D--General Provisions

Sec. 431. Definitions.
Sec. 432. Reapplication for SSI benefits.
Sec. 433. Verification of eligibility for Federal public benefits.
Sec. 434. Statutory construction.
Sec. 435. Communication between State and local government agencies, 
              and the Immigration and Naturalization Service.
Sec. 436. Qualifying quarters.

                   Subtitle E--Conforming Amendments

Sec. 441. Conforming amendments relating to assisted housing.

          TITLE V--REDUCTIONS IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POSITIONS

Sec. 501. Reductions.
Sec. 502. Reductions in Federal bureaucracy.
Sec. 503. Reducing personnel in Washington, D.C. Area.

                   TITLE VI--REFORM OF PUBLIC HOUSING

Sec. 601. Failure to comply with other welfare and public assistance 
              programs.
Sec. 602. Fraud under means-tested welfare and public assistance 
              programs.
Sec. 603. Effective date.

  TITLE VII--CHILD PROTECTION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AND FOSTER CARE AND 
                          ADOPTION ASSISTANCE

 Subtitle A--Block Grants to States for the Protection of Children and 
       Matching Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance

Sec. 701. Establishment of program.
Sec. 702. Conforming amendments.
Sec. 703. Transfer and amendment to foster care protection requirement.
Sec. 704. Effective date; transition rule.
Sec. 705. Sense of the Congress regarding timely adoption of children.

           Subtitle B--Child and Family Services Block Grant

Sec. 751. Child and family services block grant.
Sec. 752. Reauthorizations.
Sec. 753. Repeals.

                         TITLE VIII--CHILD CARE

Sec. 801. Short title and references.
Sec. 802. Goals.
Sec. 803. Authorization of appropriations.
Sec. 804. Lead agency.
Sec. 805. Application and plan.
Sec. 806. Limitation on State allotments.
Sec. 807. Activities to improve the quality of child care.
Sec. 808. Repeal of early childhood development and before- and after-
              school care requirement.
Sec. 809. Administration and enforcement.
Sec. 810. Payments.
Sec. 811. Annual report and audits.
Sec. 812. Report by the Secretary.
Sec. 813. Allotments.
Sec. 814. Definitions.
Sec. 815. Repeals.

                   TITLE IX--CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS

                 Subtitle A--National School Lunch Act

Sec. 901. State disbursement to schools.
Sec. 902. Nutritional and other program requirements.
Sec. 903. Free and reduced price policy statement.
Sec. 904. Special assistance.
Sec. 905. Miscellaneous provisions and definitions.
Sec. 906. Summer food service program for children.
Sec. 907. Commodity distribution.
Sec. 908. Child care food program.
Sec. 909. Pilot projects.
Sec. 910. Reduction of paperwork.
Sec. 911. Information on income eligibility.
Sec. 912. Nutrition guidance for child nutrition programs.
Sec. 913. Information clearinghouse.
Sec. 914. School nutrition optional block grant demonstration program.

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                Subtitle B--Child Nutrition Act of 1966

Sec. 921. Special milk program.
Sec. 922. Free and reduced price policy statement.
Sec. 923. School breakfast program authorization.
Sec. 924. State administrative expenses.
Sec. 925. Regulations.
Sec. 926. Prohibitions.
Sec. 927. Miscellaneous provisions and definitions.
Sec. 928. Accounts and records.
Sec. 929. Special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, 
              and children.
Sec. 930. Cash grants for nutrition education.
Sec. 931. Nutrition education and training.
Sec. 932. Breastfeeding promotion program.

            TITLE X--FOOD STAMPS AND COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION

Sec. 1001. Short title.

                     Subtitle A--Food Stamp Program

Sec. 1011. Definition of certification period.
Sec. 1012. Definition of coupon.
Sec. 1013. Treatment of children living at home.
Sec. 1014. Optional additional criteria for separate household 
              determinations.
Sec. 1015. Adjustment of thrifty food plan.
Sec. 1016. Definition of homeless individual.
Sec. 1017. State option for eligibility standards.
Sec. 1018. Earnings of students.
Sec. 1019. Energy assistance.
Sec. 1020. Deductions from income.
Sec. 1021. Vehicle allowance.
Sec. 1022. Vendor payments for transitional housing counted as income.
Sec. 1023. Doubled penalties for violating food stamp program 
              requirements.
Sec. 1024. Disqualification of convicted individuals.
Sec. 1025. Disqualification.
Sec. 1026. Caretaker exemption.
Sec. 1027. Employment and training.
Sec. 1028. Comparable treatment for disqualification.
Sec. 1029. Disqualification for receipt of multiple food stamp 
              benefits.
Sec. 1030. Disqualification of fleeing felons.
Sec. 1031. Cooperation with child support agencies.
Sec. 1032. Disqualification relating to child support arrears.
Sec. 1033. Work requirement.
Sec. 1034. Encourage electronic benefit transfer systems.
Sec. 1035. Value of minimum allotment.
Sec. 1036. Benefits on recertification.
Sec. 1037. Optional combined allotment for expedited households.
Sec. 1038. Failure to comply with other means-tested public assistance 
              programs.
Sec. 1039. Allotments for households residing in centers.
Sec. 1040. Condition precedent for approval of retail food stores and 
              wholesale food concerns.
Sec. 1041. Authority to establish authorization periods.
Sec. 1042. Information for verifying eligibility for authorization.
Sec. 1043. Waiting period for stores that fail to meet authorization 
              criteria.
Sec. 1044. Operation of food stamp offices.
Sec. 1045. State employee and training standards.
Sec. 1046. Exchange of law enforcement information.
Sec. 1047. Expedited coupon service.
Sec. 1048. Withdrawing fair hearing requests.
Sec. 1049. Income, eligibility, and immigration status verification 
              systems.
Sec. 1050. Disqualification of retailers who intentionally submit 
              falsified applications.
Sec. 1051. Disqualification of retailers who are disqualified under the 
              WIC program.
Sec. 1052. Collection of overissuances.
Sec. 1053. Authority to suspend stores violating program requirements 
              pending administrative and judicial review.
Sec. 1054. Expanded criminal forfeiture for violations.
Sec. 1055. Limitation of Federal match.
Sec. 1056. Standards for administration.
Sec. 1057. Work supplementation or support program.
Sec. 1058. Waiver authority.
Sec. 1059. Authorization of pilot projects.
Sec. 1060. Response to waivers.
Sec. 1061. Employment initiatives program.
Sec. 1062. Adjustable food stamp cap.
Sec. 1063. Reauthorization of Puerto Rico nutrition assistance program.
Sec. 1064. Simplified food stamp program.
Sec. 1065. State food assistance block grant.
Sec. 1066. American Samoa.
Sec. 1067. Assistance for community food projects.

              Subtitle B--Commodity Distribution Programs

Sec. 1071. Commodity distribution program; commodity supplemental food 
              program.
Sec. 1072. Emergency food assistance program.
Sec. 1073. Food bank demonstration project.
Sec. 1074. Hunger prevention programs.
Sec. 1075. Report on entitlement commodity processing.
Sec. 1076. National commodity processing.

                        TITLE XI--MISCELLANEOUS

                     Subtitle A--General Provisions

Sec. 1101. Expenditure of Federal funds in accordance with laws and 
              procedures applicable to expenditure of State funds.
Sec. 1102. Elimination of housing assistance with respect to fugitive 
              felons and probation and parole violators.
Sec. 1103. Sense of the Senate regarding enterprise zones.
Sec. 1104. Sense of the Senate regarding the inability of the non-
              custodial parent to pay child support.
Sec. 1105. Food stamp eligibility.
Sec. 1106. Establishing national goals to prevent teenage pregnancies.
Sec. 1107. Sense of the Senate regarding enforcement of statutory rape 
              laws.
Sec. 1108. Sanctioning for testing positive for controlled substances.
Sec. 1109. Abstinence education.
Sec. 1110. Provisions to encourage electronic benefit transfer systems.
Sec. 1111. Reduction in block grants to States for social services.
   TITLE I--BLOCK GRANTS FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY FAMILIES

     SEC. 101. FINDINGS.

       The Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) Marriage is the foundation of a successful society.
       (2) Marriage is an essential institution of a successful 
     society which promotes the interests of children.
       (3) Promotion of responsible fatherhood and motherhood is 
     integral to successful child rearing and the well-being of 
     children.
       (4) In 1992, only 54 percent of single-parent families with 
     children had a child support order established and, of that 
     54 percent, only about one-half received the full amount due. 
     Of the cases enforced through the public child support 
     enforcement system, only 18 percent of the caseload has a 
     collection.
       (5) The number of individuals receiving aid to families 
     with dependent children (in this section referred to as 
     ``AFDC'') has more than tripled since 1965. More than two-
     thirds of these recipients are children. Eighty-nine percent 
     of children receiving AFDC benefits now live in homes in 
     which no father is present.
       (A)(i) The average monthly number of children receiving 
     AFDC benefits--
       (I) was 3,300,000 in 1965;
       (II) was 6,200,000 in 1970;
       (III) was 7,400,000 in 1980; and
       (IV) was 9,300,000 in 1992.
       (ii) While the number of children receiving AFDC benefits 
     increased nearly threefold between 1965 and 1992, the total 
     number of children in the United States aged 0 to 18 has 
     declined by 5.5 percent.
       (B) The Department of Health and Human Services has 
     estimated that 12,000,000 children will receive AFDC benefits 
     within 10 years.
       (C) The increase in the number of children receiving public 
     assistance is closely related to the increase in births to 
     unmarried women. Between 1970 and 1991, the percentage of 
     live births to unmarried women increased nearly threefold, 
     from 10.7 percent to 29.5 percent.
       (6) The increase of out-of-wedlock pregnancies and births 
     is well documented as follows:
       (A) It is estimated that the rate of nonmarital teen 
     pregnancy rose 23 percent from 54 pregnancies per 1,000 
     unmarried teenagers in 1976 to 66.7 pregnancies in 1991. The 
     overall rate of nonmarital pregnancy rose 14 percent from 
     90.8 pregnancies per 1,000 unmarried women in 1980 to 103 in 
     both 1991 and 1992. In contrast, the overall pregnancy rate 
     for married couples decreased 7.3 percent between 1980 and 
     1991, from 126.9 pregnancies per 1,000 married women in 1980 
     to 117.6 pregnancies in 1991.
       (B) The total of all out-of-wedlock births between 1970 and 
     1991 has risen from 10.7 percent to 29.5 percent and if the 
     current trend continues, 50 percent of all births by the year 
     2015 will be out-of-wedlock.
       (7) The negative consequences of an out-of-wedlock birth on 
     the mother, the child, the family, and society are well 
     documented as follows:
       (A) Young women 17 and under who give birth outside of 
     marriage are more likely to go on public assistance and to 
     spend more years on welfare once enrolled. These combined 
     effects of ``younger and longer'' increase total AFDC costs 
     per household by 25 percent to 30 percent for 17-year olds.
       (B) Children born out-of-wedlock have a substantially 
     higher risk of being born at a very low or moderately low 
     birth weight.
       (C) Children born out-of-wedlock are more likely to 
     experience low verbal cognitive attainment, as well as more 
     child abuse, and neglect.
       (D) Children born out-of-wedlock were more likely to have 
     lower cognitive scores, lower educational aspirations, and a 
     greater likelihood of becoming teenage parents themselves.
       (E) Being born out-of-wedlock significantly reduces the 
     chances of the child growing up to have an intact marriage.
       (F) Children born out-of-wedlock are 3 times more likely to 
     be on welfare when they grow up.
       (8) Currently 35 percent of children in single-parent homes 
     were born out-of-wedlock, nearly the same percentage as that 
     of children in single-parent homes whose parents are divorced 
     (37 percent). While many parents find themselves, through 
     divorce or tragic circumstances beyond their control, facing 
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     alone, nevertheless, the negative consequences of raising 
     children in single-parent homes are well documented as 
     follows:
       (A) Only 9 percent of married-couple families with children 
     under 18 years of age have income below the national poverty 
     level. In contrast, 46 percent of female-headed households 
     with children under 18 years of age are below the national 
     poverty level.
       (B) Among single-parent families, nearly \1/2\ of the 
     mothers who never married received AFDC while only \1/5\ of 
     divorced mothers received AFDC.
       (C) Children born into families receiving welfare 
     assistance are 3 times more likely to be on welfare when they 
     reach adulthood than children not born into families 
     receiving welfare.
       (D) Mothers under 20 years of age are at the greatest risk 
     of bearing low-birth-weight babies.
       (E) The younger the single parent mother, the less likely 
     she is to finish high school.
       (F) Young women who have children before finishing high 
     school are more likely to receive welfare assistance for a 
     longer period of time.
       (G) Between 1985 and 1990, the public cost of births to 
     teenage mothers under the aid to families with dependent 
     children program, the food stamp program, and the medicaid 
     program has been estimated at $120,000,000,000.
       (H) The absence of a father in the life of a child has a 
     negative effect on school performance and peer adjustment.
       (I) Children of teenage single parents have lower cognitive 
     scores, lower educational aspirations, and a greater 
     likelihood of becoming teenage parents themselves.
       (J) Children of single-parent homes are 3 times more likely 
     to fail and repeat a year in grade school than are children 
     from intact 2-parent families.
       (K) Children from single-parent homes are almost 4 times 
     more likely to be expelled or suspended from school.
       (L) Neighborhoods with larger percentages of youth aged 12 
     through 20 and areas with higher percentages of single-parent 
     households have higher rates of violent crime.
       (M) Of those youth held for criminal offenses within the 
     State juvenile justice system, only 29.8 percent lived 
     primarily in a home with both parents. In contrast to these 
     incarcerated youth, 73.9 percent of the 62,800,000 children 
     in the Nation's resident population were living with both 
     parents.
       (9) Therefore, in light of this demonstration of the crisis 
     in our Nation, it is the sense of the Congress that 
     prevention of out-of-wedlock pregnancy and reduction in out-
     of-wedlock birth are very important Government interests and 
     the policy contained in part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act (as amended by section 103 of this Act) is 
     intended to address the crisis.

     SEC. 102. REFERENCE TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, wherever in this 
     title an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to 
     or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference 
     shall be considered to be made to that section or other 
     provision of the Social Security Act.

     SEC. 103. BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES.

       Part A of title IV (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) is amended to 
     read as follows:

  ``PART A--BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR TEMPORARY ASSISTANCE FOR NEEDY 
                                FAMILIES

     ``SEC. 401. PURPOSE.

       ``(a) In General.--The purpose of this part is to increase 
     the flexibility of States in operating a program designed 
     to--
       ``(1) provide assistance to needy families so that children 
     may be cared for in their own homes or in the homes of 
     relatives;
       ``(2) end the dependence of needy parents on government 
     benefits by promoting job preparation, work, and marriage;
       ``(3) prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock 
     pregnancies and establish annual numerical goals for 
     preventing and reducing the incidence of these pregnancies; 
     and
       ``(4) encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent 
     families.
       ``(b) No Individual Entitlement.--This part shall not be 
     interpreted to entitle any individual or family to assistance 
     under any State program funded under this part.

     ``SEC. 402. ELIGIBLE STATES; STATE PLAN.

       ``(a) In General.--As used in this part, the term `eligible 
     State' means, with respect to a fiscal year, a State that, 
     during the 2-year period immediately preceding the fiscal 
     year, has submitted to the Secretary a plan that includes the 
     following:
       ``(1) Outline of family assistance program.--
       ``(A) General provisions.--A written document that outlines 
     how the State intends to do the following:
       ``(i) Conduct a program, designed to serve all political 
     subdivisions in the State, that provides assistance to needy 
     families with (or expecting) children and provides parents 
     with job preparation, work, and support services to enable 
     them to leave the program and become self-sufficient.
       ``(ii) Require a parent or caretaker receiving assistance 
     under the program to engage in work (as defined by the State) 
     once the State determines the parent or caretaker is ready to 
     engage in work, or once the parent or caretaker has received 
     assistance under the program for 24 months (whether or not 
     consecutive), whichever is earlier.
       ``(iii) Ensure that parents and caretakers receiving 
     assistance under the program engage in work activities in 
     accordance with section 407.
       ``(iv) Take such reasonable steps as the State deems 
     necessary to restrict the use and disclosure of information 
     about individuals and families receiving assistance under the 
     program attributable to funds provided by the Federal 
     Government.
       ``(v) Establish goals and take action to prevent and reduce 
     the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies, with special 
     emphasis on teenage pregnancies, and establish numerical 
     goals for reducing the illegitimacy ratio of the State (as 
     defined in section 403(a)(2)(B)) for calendar years 1996 
     through 2005.
       ``(B) Special provisions.--
       ``(i) The document shall indicate whether the State intends 
     to treat families moving into the State from another State 
     differently than other families under the program, and if so, 
     how the State intends to treat such families under the 
     program.
       ``(ii) The document shall indicate whether the State 
     intends to provide assistance under the program to 
     individuals who are not citizens of the United States, and if 
     so, shall include an overview of such assistance.
       ``(2) Certification that the state will operate a child 
     support enforcement program.--A certification by the chief 
     executive officer of the State that, during the fiscal year, 
     the State will operate a child support enforcement program 
     under the State plan approved under part D.
       ``(3) Certification that the state will operate a child 
     protection program.--A certification by the chief executive 
     officer of the State that, during the fiscal year, the State 
     will operate a child protection program under the State plan 
     approved under part B.
       ``(4) Certification of the administration of the program.--
     A certification by the chief executive officer of the State 
     specifying which State agency or agencies will administer and 
     supervise the program referred to in paragraph (1) for the 
     fiscal year, which shall include assurances that local 
     governments and private sector organizations--
       ``(A) have been consulted regarding the plan and design of 
     welfare services in the State so that services are provided 
     in a manner appropriate to local populations; and
       ``(B) have had at least 60 days to submit comments on the 
     plan and the design of such services.
       ``(5) Certification that the state will provide indians 
     with equitable access to assistance.--A certification by the 
     chief executive officer of the State that, during the fiscal 
     year, the State will provide each Indian who is a member of 
     an Indian tribe in the State that does not have a tribal 
     family assistance plan approved under section 412 with 
     equitable access to assistance under the State program funded 
     under this part attributable to funds provided by the Federal 
     Government.
       ``(b) Public Availability of State Plan Summary.--The State 
     shall make available to the public a summary of any plan 
     submitted by the State under this section.

     ``SEC. 403. GRANTS TO STATES.

       ``(a) Grants.--
       ``(1) Family assistance grant.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each eligible State shall be entitled to 
     receive from the Secretary, for each of fiscal years 1996, 
     1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001 a grant in an amount equal 
     to the State family assistance grant.
       ``(B) State family assistance grant defined.--As used in 
     this part, the term `State family assistance grant' means the 
     greatest of--
       ``(i) \1/3\ of the total amount required to be paid to the 
     State under former section 403 (as in effect on September 30, 
     1995) for fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994 (other than with 
     respect to amounts expended by the State for child care under 
     subsection (g) or (i) of former section 402 (as so in 
     effect));
       ``(ii)(I) the total amount required to be paid to the State 
     under former section 403 for fiscal year 1994 (other than 
     with respect to amounts expended by the State for child care 
     under subsection (g) or (i) of former section 402 (as so in 
     effect)); plus
       ``(II) an amount equal to 85 percent of the amount (if any) 
     by which the total amount required to be paid to the State 
     under former section 403(a)(5) for emergency assistance for 
     fiscal year 1995 exceeds the total amount required to be paid 
     to the State under former section 403(a)(5) for fiscal year 
     1994, if, during fiscal year 1994, the Secretary approved 
     under former section 402 an amendment to the former State 
     plan with respect to the provision of emergency assistance in 
     the context of family preservation; or
       ``(iii) \4/3\ of the total amount required to be paid to 
     the State under former section 403 (as in effect on September 
     30, 1995) for the 1st 3 quarters of fiscal year 1995 (other 
     than with respect to amounts expended by the State under the 
     State plan approved under part F (as so in effect) or for 
     child care under subsection (g) or (i) of former section 402 
     (as so in effect)), plus the total amount required to be paid 
     to the State for fiscal year 1995 under former section 403(l) 
     (as so in effect).
       ``(C) Total amount required to be paid to the state under 
     former section 403 defined.--As used in this part, the term 
     `total amount required to be paid to the State under former 
     section 403' means, with respect to a fiscal year--
       ``(i) in the case of a State to which section 1108 does not 
     apply, the sum of--

       ``(I) the Federal share of maintenance assistance 
     expenditures for the fiscal year, before reduction pursuant 
     to subparagraph (B) or (C) of section 403(b)(2) (as in effect 
     on Sep

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     tember 30, 1995), as reported by the State on ACF Form 231;
       ``(II) the Federal share of administrative expenditures 
     (including administrative expenditures for the development of 
     management information systems) for the fiscal year, as 
     reported by the State on ACF Form 231;
       ``(III) the Federal share of emergency assistance 
     expenditures for the fiscal year, as reported by the State on 
     ACF Form 231;
       ``(IV) the Federal share of expenditures for the fiscal 
     year with respect to child care pursuant to subsections (g) 
     and (i) of former section 402 (as in effect on September 30, 
     1995), as reported by the State on ACF Form 231; and
       ``(V) the aggregate amount required to be paid to the State 
     for the fiscal year with respect to the State program 
     operated under part F (as in effect on September 30, 1995), 
     as determined by the Secretary, including additional 
     obligations or reductions in obligations made after the close 
     of the fiscal year; and

       ``(ii) in the case of a State to which section 1108 
     applies, the lesser of--

       ``(I) the sum described in clause (i); or
       ``(II) the total amount certified by the Secretary under 
     former section 403 (as in effect during the fiscal year) with 
     respect to the territory.

       ``(D) Information to be used in determining amounts.--
       ``(i) For fiscal years 1992 and 1993.--

       ``(I) In determining the amounts described in subclauses 
     (I) through (IV) of subparagraph (C)(i) for any State for 
     each of fiscal years 1992 and 1993, the Secretary shall use 
     information available as of April 28, 1995.
       ``(II) In determining the amount described in subparagraph 
     (C)(i)(V) for any State for each of fiscal years 1992 and 
     1993, the Secretary shall use information available as of 
     January 6, 1995.

       ``(ii) For fiscal year 1994.--In determining the amounts 
     described in subparagraph (C)(i) for any State for fiscal 
     year 1994, the Secretary shall use information available as 
     of April 28, 1995.
       ``(iii) For fiscal year 1995.--

       ``(I) In determining the amount described in subparagraph 
     (B)(ii)(II) for any State for fiscal year 1995, the Secretary 
     shall use the information which was reported by the States 
     and estimates made by the States with respect to emergency 
     assistance expenditures and was available as of August 11, 
     1995.
       ``(I) In determining the amounts described in subclauses 
     (I) through (IV) of subparagraph (C)(i) for any State for 
     fiscal year 1995, the Secretary shall use information 
     available as of October 2, 1995.
       ``(II) In determining the amount described in subparagraph 
     (C)(i)(V) for any State for fiscal year 1995, the Secretary 
     shall use information available as of October 5, 1995.

       ``(E) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury of 
     the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated for fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 
     and 2001 such sums as are necessary for grants under this 
     paragraph.
       ``(2) Grant to reward states that reduce out-of-wedlock 
     births.--
       ``(A) In general.--In addition to any grant under paragraph 
     (1), each eligible State shall be entitled to receive from 
     the Secretary for fiscal year 1998 or any succeeding fiscal 
     year, a grant in an amount equal to the State family 
     assistance grant multiplied by--
       ``(i) 5 percent if--

       ``(I) the illegitimacy ratio of the State for the fiscal 
     year is at least 1 percentage point lower than the 
     illegitimacy ratio of the State for fiscal year 1995; and
       ``(II) the rate of induced pregnancy terminations in the 
     State for the fiscal year is less than the rate of induced 
     pregnancy terminations in the State for fiscal year 1995; or

       ``(ii) 10 percent if--

       ``(I) the illegitimacy ratio of the State for the fiscal 
     year is at least 2 percentage points lower than the 
     illegitimacy ratio of the State for fiscal year 1995; and
       ``(II) the rate of induced pregnancy terminations in the 
     State for the fiscal year is less than the rate of induced 
     pregnancy terminations in the State for fiscal year 1995.

       ``(B) Illegitimacy ratio.--As used in this paragraph, the 
     term `illegitimacy ratio' means, with respect to a State and 
     a fiscal year--
       ``(i) the number of out-of-wedlock births that occurred in 
     the State during the most recent fiscal year for which such 
     information is available; divided by
       ``(ii) the number of births that occurred in the State 
     during the most recent fiscal year for which such information 
     is available.
       ``(C) Disregard of changes in data due to changed reporting 
     methods.--For purposes of subparagraph (A), the Secretary 
     shall disregard--
       ``(i) any difference between the illegitimacy ratio of a 
     State for a fiscal year and the illegitimacy ratio of the 
     State for fiscal year 1995 which is attributable to a change 
     in State methods of reporting data used to calculate the 
     illegitimacy ratio; and
       ``(ii) any difference between the rate of induced pregnancy 
     terminations in a State for a fiscal year and such rate for 
     fiscal year 1995 which is attributable to a change in State 
     methods of reporting data used to calculate such rate.
       ``(D) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury of 
     the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated for fiscal year 1998 and for each succeeding 
     fiscal year such sums as are necessary for grants under this 
     paragraph.
       ``(3) Supplemental grant for population increases in 
     certain states.--
       ``(A) In general.--Each qualifying State shall, subject to 
     subparagraph (F), be entitled to receive from the Secretary--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 1997 a grant in an amount equal 2.5 
     percent of the total amount required to be paid to the State 
     under former section 403 (as in effect during fiscal year 
     1994) for fiscal year 1994; and
       ``(ii) for each of fiscal years 1998, 1999, and 2000, a 
     grant in an amount equal to the sum of--

       ``(I) the amount (if any) required to be paid to the State 
     under this paragraph for the immediately preceding fiscal 
     year; and
       ``(II) 2.5 percent of the sum of--

       ``(aa) the total amount required to be paid to the State 
     under former section 403 (as in effect during fiscal year 
     1994) for fiscal year 1994; and
       ``(bb) the amount (if any) required to be paid to the State 
     under this paragraph for the fiscal year preceding the fiscal 
     year for which the grant is to be made.
       ``(B) Preservation of grant without increases for states 
     failing to remain qualifying states.--Each State that is not 
     a qualifying State for a fiscal year specified in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii) but was a qualifying State for a prior 
     fiscal year shall, subject to subparagraph (F), be entitled 
     to receive from the Secretary for the specified fiscal year, 
     a grant in an amount equal to the amount required to be paid 
     to the State under this paragraph for the most recent fiscal 
     year for which the State was a qualifying State.
       ``(C) Qualifying state.--
       ``(i) In general.--For purposes of this paragraph, a State 
     is a qualifying State for a fiscal year if--

       ``(I) the level of welfare spending per poor person by the 
     State for the immediately preceding fiscal year is less than 
     the national average level of State welfare spending per poor 
     person for such preceding fiscal year; and
       ``(II) the population growth rate of the State (as 
     determined by the Bureau of the Census for the most recent 
     fiscal year for which information is available exceeds the 
     average population growth rate for all States (as so 
     determined) for such most recent fiscal year.

       ``(ii) State must qualify in fiscal year 1997.--
     Notwithstanding clause (i), a State shall not be a qualifying 
     State for any fiscal year after 1997 by reason of clause (i) 
     if the State is not a qualifying State for fiscal year 1997 
     by reason of clause (i).
       ``(iii) Certain states deemed qualifying states.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph, a State is deemed to be a 
     qualifying State for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 
     if--

       ``(I) the level of welfare spending per poor person by the 
     State for fiscal year 1996 is less than 35 percent of the 
     national average level of State welfare spending per poor 
     person for fiscal year 1996; or
       ``(II) the population of the State increased by more than 
     10 percent from April 1, 1990 to July 1, 1994, as determined 
     by the Bureau of the Census.

       ``(D) Definitions.--As used in this paragraph:
       ``(i) Level of welfare spending per poor person.--The term 
     `level of State welfare spending per poor person' means, with 
     respect to a State and a fiscal year--

       ``(I) the sum of--

       ``(aa) the total amount required to be paid to the State 
     under former section 403 (as in effect during fiscal year 
     1994) for fiscal year 1994; and
       ``(bb) the amount (if any) paid to the State under this 
     paragraph for the immediately preceding fiscal year; divided 
     by

       ``(II) the number of individuals, according to the 1990 
     decennial census, who were residents of the State and whose 
     income was below the poverty line.

       ``(ii) National average level of state welfare spending per 
     poor person.--The term `national average level of State 
     welfare spending per poor person' means, with respect to a 
     fiscal year, an amount equal to--

       ``(I) the total amount required to be paid to the States 
     under former section 403 (as in effect during fiscal year 
     1994) for fiscal year 1994; divided by
       ``(II) the number of individuals, according to the 1990 
     decennial census, who were residents of any State and whose 
     income was below the poverty line.

       ``(iii) State.--The term `State' means each of the 50 
     States of the United States and the District of Columbia.
       ``(E) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury of 
     the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000 such 
     sums as are necessary for grants under this paragraph, in a 
     total amount not to exceed $800,000,000.
       ``(F) Grants reduced pro rata if insufficient 
     appropriations.--If the amount appropriated pursuant to this 
     paragraph for a fiscal year is less than the total amount of 
     payments otherwise required to be made under this paragraph 
     for the fiscal year, then the amount otherwise payable to any 
     State for the fiscal year under this paragraph shall be 
     reduced by a percentage equal to the amount so appropriated 
     divided by such total amount.
       ``(G) Budget scoring.--Notwithstanding section 257(b)(2) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, the baseline shall assume that no grant shall be made 
     under this paragraph after fiscal year 2000.
       ``(b) Contingency Fund.--
       ``(1) Establishment.--There is hereby established in the 
     Treasury of the United

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     States a fund which shall be known as the `Contingency Fund 
     for State Welfare Programs' (in this section referred to as 
     the `Fund').
       ``(2) Deposits into fund.--Out of any money in the Treasury 
     of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 
     2001 such sums as are necessary for payment to the Fund in a 
     total amount not to exceed $1,000,000,000.
       ``(3) Grants.--From amounts appropriated pursuant to 
     paragraph (2), the Secretary of the Treasury shall pay to 
     each eligible State for a fiscal year an amount equal to the 
     lesser of--
       ``(A) the Federal medical assistance percentage for the 
     State for the fiscal year (as defined in section 1905(b), as 
     in effect on September 30, 1995) of the amount (if any) by 
     which the expenditures of the State in the fiscal year under 
     the State program funded under this part exceed the historic 
     State expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(iii)) 
     for the State with respect to the fiscal year; or
       ``(B) 20 percent of the State family assistance grant for 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(4) Eligible state.--For purposes of this subsection, a 
     State is an eligible State for a fiscal year, if--
       ``(A) the average rate of total unemployment in such State 
     (seasonally adjusted) for the period consisting of the most 
     recent 3 months for which data for all States are published 
     equals or exceeds 6.5 percent;
       ``(B) the average rate of total unemployment in such State 
     (seasonally adjusted) for the 3-month period equals or 
     exceeds 110 percent of such average rate for either (or both) 
     of the corresponding 3-month periods ending in the 2 
     preceding calendar years; and
       ``(C) the total amount expended by the State during the 
     fiscal year under the State program funded under this part is 
     not less than 100 percent of the level of historic State 
     expenditures (as defined in section 409(a)(7)(B)(iii)) with 
     respect to the fiscal year.
       ``(5) State.--As used in this subsection, the term `State' 
     means each of the 50 States of the United States and the 
     District of Columbia.
       ``(6) Payment priority.--The Secretary shall make payments 
     under paragraph (3) in the order in which the Secretary 
     receives claims for such payments.
       ``(7) Annual reports.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     annually report to the Congress on the status of the Fund.
       ``(8) Budget scoring.--Notwithstanding section 257(b)(2) of 
     the Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 
     1985, the baseline shall assume that no grant shall be made 
     under this subsection after fiscal year 2001.

     ``SEC. 404. USE OF GRANTS.

       ``(a) General Rules.--Subject to this part, a State to 
     which a grant is made under section 403 may use the grant--
       ``(1) in any manner that is reasonably calculated to 
     accomplish the purpose of this part, including to provide low 
     income households with assistance in meeting home heating and 
     cooling costs; or
       ``(2) in any manner that the State was authorized to use 
     amounts received under part A or F, as such parts were in 
     effect on September 30, 1995.
       ``(b) Limitation on Use of Grant for Administrative 
     Purposes.--
       ``(1) Limitation.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 403 shall not expend more than 15 percent of the 
     grant for administrative purposes.
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply to the use 
     of a grant for information technology and computerization 
     needed for tracking or monitoring required by or under this 
     part.
       ``(c) Authority to Treat Interstate Immigrants Under Rules 
     of Former State.--A State operating a program funded under 
     this part may apply to a family the rules (including benefit 
     amounts) of the program funded under this part of another 
     State if the family has moved to the State from the other 
     State and has resided in the State for less than 12 months.
       ``(d) Authority to Use Portion of Grant for Other 
     Purposes.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State may use not more than 30 percent 
     of the amount of the grant made to the State under section 
     403 for a fiscal year to carry out a State program pursuant 
     to any or all of the following provisions of law:
       ``(A) Part B of this title.
       ``(B) Title XX of this Act.
       ``(C) The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 
     1990.
       ``(2) Applicable rules.--Any amount paid to the State under 
     this part that is used to carry out a State program pursuant 
     to a provision of law specified or described in paragraph (1) 
     shall not be subject to the requirements of this part, but 
     shall be subject to the requirements that apply to Federal 
     funds provided directly under the provision of law to carry 
     out the program.
       ``(e) Authority to Reserve Certain Amounts for 
     Assistance.--A State may reserve amounts paid to the State 
     under this part for any fiscal year for the purpose of 
     providing, without fiscal year limitation, assistance under 
     the State program funded under this part.
       ``(f) Authority to Operate Employment Placement Program.--A 
     State to which a grant is made under section 403 may use the 
     grant to make payments (or provide job placement vouchers) to 
     State-approved public and private job placement agencies that 
     provide employment placement services to individuals who 
     receive assistance under the State program funded under this 
     part.
       ``(g) Implementation of Electronic Benefit Transfer 
     System.--A State to which a grant is made under section 403 
     is encouraged to implement an electronic benefit transfer 
     system for providing assistance under the State program 
     funded under this part, and may use the grant for such 
     purpose.

     ``SEC. 405. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS.

       ``(a) Quarterly.--The Secretary shall pay each grant 
     payable to a State under section 403 in quarterly 
     installments.
       ``(b) Notification.--Not later than 3 months before the 
     payment of any such quarterly installment to a State, the 
     Secretary shall notify the State of the amount of any 
     reduction determined under section 412(a)(1)(B) with respect 
     to the State.
       ``(c) Computation and Certification of Payments to 
     States.--
       ``(1) Computation.--The Secretary shall estimate the amount 
     to be paid to each eligible State for each quarter under this 
     part, such estimate to be based on a report filed by the 
     State containing an estimate by the State of the total sum to 
     be expended by the State in the quarter under the State 
     program funded under this part and such other information as 
     the Secretary may find necessary.
       ``(2) Certification.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall certify to the Secretary of the Treasury the 
     amount estimated under paragraph (1) with respect to a State, 
     reduced or increased to the extent of any overpayment or 
     underpayment which the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     determines was made under this part to the State for any 
     prior quarter and with respect to which adjustment has not 
     been made under this paragraph.
       ``(d) Payment Method.--Upon receipt of a certification 
     under subsection (c)(2) with respect to a State, the 
     Secretary of the Treasury shall, through the Fiscal Service 
     of the Department of the Treasury and before audit or 
     settlement by the General Accounting Office, pay to the 
     State, at the time or times fixed by the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services, the amount so certified.
       ``(e) Collection of State Overpayments to Families From 
     Federal Tax Refunds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Upon receiving notice from the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services that a State agency 
     administering a program funded under this part has notified 
     the Secretary that a named individual has been overpaid under 
     the State program funded under this part, the Secretary of 
     the Treasury shall determine whether any amounts as refunds 
     of Federal taxes paid are payable to such individual, 
     regardless of whether the individual filed a tax return as a 
     married or unmarried individual. If the Secretary of the 
     Treasury finds that any such amount is so payable, the 
     Secretary shall withhold from such refunds an amount equal to 
     the overpayment sought to be collected by the State and pay 
     such amount to the State agency.
       ``(2) Regulations.--The Secretary of the Treasury shall 
     issue regulations, after review by the Secretary of Health 
     and Human services, that provide--
       ``(A) that a State may only submit under paragraph (1) 
     requests for collection of overpayments with respect to 
     individuals--
       ``(i) who are no longer receiving assistance under the 
     State program funded under this part;
       ``(ii) with respect to whom the State has already taken 
     appropriate action under State law against the income or 
     resources of the individuals or families involved to collect 
     the past-due legally enforceable debt; and
       ``(iii) to whom the State agency has given notice of its 
     intent to request withholding by the Secretary of the 
     Treasury from the income tax refunds of such individuals;
       ``(B) that the Secretary of the Treasury will give a timely 
     and appropriate notice to any other person filing a joint 
     return with the individual whose refund is subject to 
     withholding under paragraph (1); and
       ``(C) the procedures that the State and the Secretary of 
     the Treasury will follow in carrying out this subsection 
     which, to the maximum extent feasible and consistent with the 
     provisions of this subsection, will be the same as those 
     issued pursuant to section 464(b) applicable to collection of 
     past-due child support.

     ``SEC. 406. FEDERAL LOANS FOR STATE WELFARE PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) Loan Authority.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make loans to any 
     loan-eligible State, for a period to maturity of not more 
     than 3 years.
       ``(2) Loan-eligible state.--As used in paragraph (1), the 
     term `loan-eligible State' means a State against which a 
     penalty has not been imposed under section 409(a)(1).
       ``(b) Rate of Interest.--The Secretary shall charge and 
     collect interest on any loan made under this section at a 
     rate equal to the current average market yield on outstanding 
     marketable obligations of the United States with remaining 
     periods to maturity comparable to the period to maturity of 
     the loan.
       ``(c) Use of Loan.--A State shall use a loan made to the 
     State under this section only for any purpose for which grant 
     amounts received by the State under section 403(a) may be 
     used, including--
       ``(1) welfare anti-fraud activities; and
       ``(2) the provision of assistance under the State program 
     to Indian families that have

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     moved from the service area of an Indian tribe with a tribal 
     family assistance plan approved under section 412.
       ``(d) Limitation on Total Amount of Loans to a State.--The 
     cumulative dollar amount of all loans made to a State under 
     this section during fiscal years 1997 through 2001 shall not 
     exceed 10 percent of the State family assistance grant.
       ``(e) Limitation on Total Amount of Outstanding Loans.--The 
     total dollar amount of loans outstanding under this section 
     may not exceed $1,700,000,000.
       ``(f) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury of 
     the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated such sums as may be necessary for the cost of 
     loans under this section.

     ``SEC. 407. MANDATORY WORK REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) Participation Rate Requirements.--
       ``(1) All families.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 403 for a fiscal year shall achieve the minimum 
     participation rate specified in the following table for the 
     fiscal year with respect to all families receiving assistance 
     under the State program funded under this part:

                                                            The minimum
                                                          participation
      ``If the fiscal year is:                                 rate is:
        1996......................................................15   
        1997......................................................20   
        1998......................................................25   
        1999......................................................30   
        2000......................................................35   
        2001......................................................40   
        2002 or thereafter........................................50.  

       ``(2) 2-parent families.--A State to which a grant is made 
     under section 403 for a fiscal year shall achieve the minimum 
     participation rate specified in the following table for the 
     fiscal year with respect to 2-parent families receiving 
     assistance under the State program funded under this part:

                                                            The minimum
                                                          participation
      ``If the fiscal year is:                                 rate is:
        1996......................................................50   
        1997......................................................75   
        1998......................................................75   
        1999 or thereafter........................................90.  

       ``(b) Calculation of Participation Rates.--
       ``(1) All families.--
       ``(A) Average monthly rate.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a)(1), the participation rate for all families of a State 
     for a fiscal year is the average of the participation rates 
     for all families of the State for each month in the fiscal 
     year.
       ``(B) Monthly participation rates.--The participation rate 
     of a State for all families of the State for a month, 
     expressed as a percentage, is--
       ``(i) the number of families receiving assistance under the 
     State program funded under this part that include an adult 
     who is engaged in work for the month; divided by
       ``(ii) the amount by which--

       ``(I) the number of families receiving such assistance 
     during the month that include an adult receiving such 
     assistance; exceeds
       ``(II) the number of families receiving such assistance 
     that are subject in such month to a penalty described in 
     subsection (e)(1) but have not been subject to such penalty 
     for more than 3 months within the preceding 12-month period 
     (whether or not consecutive).

       ``(2) 2-parent families.--
       ``(A) Average monthly rate.--For purposes of subsection 
     (a)(2), the participation rate for 2-parent families of a 
     State for a fiscal year is the average of the participation 
     rates for 2-parent families of the State for each month in 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Monthly participation rates.--The participation rate 
     of a State for 2-parent families of the State for a month 
     shall be calculated by use of the formula set forth in 
     paragraph (1)(B), except that in the formula the term `number 
     of 2-parent families' shall be substituted for the term 
     `number of families' each place such latter term appears.
       ``(3) Pro rata reduction of participation rate due to 
     caseload reductions not required by federal law.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall prescribe 
     regulations for reducing the minimum participation rate 
     otherwise required by this section for a fiscal year by the 
     number of percentage points equal to the number of percentage 
     points (if any) by which--
       ``(i) the number of families receiving assistance during 
     the fiscal year under the State program funded under this 
     part is less than
       ``(ii) the number of families that received aid under the 
     State plan approved under part A (as in effect on September 
     30, 1995) during fiscal year 1995.

     The minimum participation rate shall not be reduced to the 
     extent that the Secretary determines that the reduction in 
     the number of families receiving such assistance is required 
     by Federal law.
       ``(B) Eligibility changes not counted.--The regulations 
     described in subparagraph (A) shall not take into account 
     families that are diverted from a State program funded under 
     this part as a result of differences in eligibility criteria 
     under a State program funded under this part and eligibility 
     criteria under the State program operated under the State 
     plan approved under part A (as such plan and such part were 
     in effect on September 30, 1995). Such regulations shall 
     place the burden on the Secretary to prove that such families 
     were diverted as a direct result of differences in such 
     eligibility criteria.
       ``(4) State option to include individuals receiving 
     assistance under a tribal family assistance plan.--For 
     purposes of paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B), a State may, at its 
     option, include families receiving assistance under a tribal 
     family assistance plan approved under section 412.
       ``(5) State option for participation requirement 
     exemptions.--For any fiscal year, a State may, at its option, 
     not require an individual who is a single custodial parent 
     caring for a child who has not attained 12 months of age to 
     engage in work and may disregard such an individual in 
     determining the participation rates under subsection (a).
       ``(c) Engaged in Work.--
       ``(1) All families.--For purposes of subsection 
     (b)(1)(B)(i), a recipient is engaged in work for a month in a 
     fiscal year if the recipient is participating in such 
     activities for at least the minimum average number of hours 
     per week specified in the following table during the month, 
     not fewer than 20 hours per week of which are attributable to 
     an activity described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), 
     (7), or (8) of subsection (d) (or, in the case of the first 4 
     weeks for which the recipient is required pursuant to this 
     section to participate in work activities, an activity 
     described in subsection (d)(6)):

                                                            The minimum
      ``If the month is                               average number of
      in fiscal year:                                hours per week is:
        1996......................................................20   
        1997......................................................20   
        1998......................................................20   
        1999..................................................25   

        2000......................................................30   
        2001......................................................30   
        2002......................................................35   
        2003 or thereafter........................................35.  

       ``(2) 2-parent families.--For purposes of subsection 
     (b)(2)(B)(i), an adult is engaged in work for a month in a 
     fiscal year if the adult is making progress in such 
     activities for at least 35 hours per week during the month, 
     not fewer than 30 hours per week of which are attributable to 
     an activity described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), 
     (7), or (8) of subsection (d) (or, in the case of the first 4 
     weeks for which the recipient is required pursuant to this 
     section to participate in work activities, an activity 
     described in subsection (d)(6)).
       ``(3) Limitation on vocational education activities counted 
     as work.--For purposes of determining monthly participation 
     rates under paragraphs (1)(B)(i) and (2)(B)(i) of subsection 
     (b), not more than 20 percent of adults in all families and 
     in 2-parent families determined to be engaged in work in the 
     State for a month may meet the work activity requirement 
     through participation in vocational educational training.
       ``(d) Work Activities Defined.--As used in this section, 
     the term `work activities' means--
       ``(1) unsubsidized employment;
       ``(2) subsidized private sector employment;
       ``(3) subsidized public sector employment;
       ``(4) work experience (including work associated with the 
     refurbishing of publicly assisted housing) if sufficient 
     private sector employment is not available;
       ``(5) on-the-job training;
       ``(6) job search and job readiness assistance;
       ``(7) community service programs;
       ``(8) vocational educational training (not to exceed 12 
     months with respect to any individual);
       ``(9) job skills training directly related to employment;
       ``(10) education directly related to employment, in the 
     case of a recipient who has not attained 20 years of age, and 
     has not received a high school diploma or a certificate of 
     high school equivalency; and
       ``(11) satisfactory attendance at secondary school, in the 
     case of a recipient who--
       ``(A) has not completed secondary school; and
       ``(B) is a dependent child, or a head of household who has 
     not attained 20 years of age.
       ``(e) Penalties Against Individuals.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), if 
     an adult in a family receiving assistance under the State 
     program funded under this part refuses to engage in work 
     required in accordance with this section, the State shall--
       ``(A) reduce the amount of assistance otherwise payable to 
     the family pro rata (or more, at the option of the State) 
     with respect to any period during a month in which the adult 
     so refuses; or
       ``(B) terminate such assistance,

     subject to such good cause and other exceptions as the State 
     may establish.
       ``(2) Exception.--Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a State 
     may not reduce or terminate assistance under the State 
     program funded under this part based on a refusal of an adult 
     to work if the adult is a single custodial parent caring for 
     a child who has not attained 6 years of age, and the adult 
     proves that the adult has a demonstrated inability (as 
     determined by the State) to obtain needed child care, for 1 
     or more of the following reasons:
       ``(A) Unavailability of appropriate child care within a 
     reasonable distance from the individual's home or work site.
       ``(B) Unavailability or unsuitability of informal child 
     care by a relative or under other arrangements.
       ``(C) Unavailability of appropriate and affordable formal 
     child care arrangements.
       ``(f) Nondisplacement in Work Activities.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), an adult in a 
     family receiving assistance

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     under a State program funded under this part attributable to 
     funds provided by the Federal Government may fill a vacant 
     employment position in order to engage in a work activity 
     described in subsection (d).
       ``(2) No filling of certain vacancies.--No adult in a work 
     activity described in subsection (d) which is funded, in 
     whole or in part, by funds provided by the Federal Government 
     shall be employed or assigned--
       ``(A) when any other individual is on layoff from the same 
     or any substantially equivalent job; or
       ``(B) if the employer has terminated the employment of any 
     regular employee or otherwise caused an involuntary reduction 
     of its workforce in order to fill the vacancy so created with 
     an adult described in paragraph (1).
       ``(3) No preemption.--Nothing in this subsection shall 
     preempt or supersede any provision of State or local law that 
     provides greater protection for employees from displacement.
       ``(g) Sense of the Congress.--It is the sense of the 
     Congress that in complying with this section, each State that 
     operates a program funded under this part is encouraged to 
     assign the highest priority to requiring adults in 2-parent 
     families and adults in single-parent families that include 
     older preschool or school-age children to be engaged in work 
     activities.
       ``(h) Sense of the Congress That States Should Impose 
     Certain Requirements on Noncustodial, Nonsupporting Minor 
     Parents.--It is the sense of the Congress that the States 
     should require noncustodial, nonsupporting parents who have 
     not attained 18 years of age to fulfill community work 
     obligations and attend appropriate parenting or money 
     management classes after school.

     ``SEC. 408. PROHIBITIONS; REQUIREMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) No assistance for families without a minor child.--A 
     State to which a grant is made under section 403 shall not 
     use any part of the grant to provide assistance to a family, 
     unless the family includes--
       ``(A) a minor child who resides with a custodial parent or 
     other adult caretaker relative of the child; or
       ``(B) a pregnant individual.
       ``(2) No additional cash assistance for children born to 
     families receiving assistance.--
       ``(A) General rule.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 403 shall not use any part of the grant to provide 
     cash benefits for a minor child who is born to--
       ``(i) a recipient of assistance under the program operated 
     under this part; or
       ``(ii) a person who received such assistance at any time 
     during the 10-month period ending with the birth of the 
     child.
       ``(B) Exception for children born into families with no 
     other children.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a minor 
     child who is born into a family that does not include any 
     other children.
       ``(C) Exception for vouchers.--Subparagraph (A) shall not 
     apply to vouchers which are provided in lieu of cash benefits 
     and which may be used only to pay for particular goods and 
     services specified by the State as suitable for the care of 
     the child involved.
       ``(D) Exception for rape or incest.--Subparagraph (A) shall 
     not apply with respect to a child who is born as a result of 
     rape or incest.
       ``(E) State election to opt out.--Subparagraph (A) shall 
     not apply to a State if State law specifically exempts the 
     State program funded under this part from the application of 
     subparagraph (A).
       ``(F) Substitution of family caps in effect under 
     waivers.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply to a State--
       ``(i) if, as of the date of the enactment of this part, 
     there is in effect a waiver approved by the Secretary under 
     section 1115 which permits the State to deny aid under the 
     State plan approved under part A of this title (as in effect 
     without regard to the amendments made by title I of the 
     Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995) to 
     a family by reason of the birth of a child to a family member 
     otherwise eligible for such aid; and
       ``(ii) for so long as the State continues to implement such 
     policy under the State program funded under this part, under 
     rules prescribed by the State.
       ``(3) Reduction or elimination of assistance for 
     noncooperation in child support.--If the agency responsible 
     for administering the State plan approved under part D 
     determines that an individual is not cooperating with the 
     State in establishing, modifying, or enforcing a support 
     order with respect to a child of the individual, then the 
     State--
       ``(A) shall deduct from the assistance that would otherwise 
     be provided to the family of the individual under the State 
     program funded under this part the share of such assistance 
     attributable to the individual; and
       ``(B) may deny the family any assistance under the State 
     program.
       ``(4) No assistance for families not assigning certain 
     support rights to the state.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 403 shall require, as a condition of providing 
     assistance to a family under the State program funded under 
     this part, that a member of the family assign to the State 
     any rights the family member may have (on behalf of the 
     family member or of any other person for whom the family 
     member has applied for or is receiving such assistance) to 
     support from any other person, not exceeding the total amount 
     of assistance so provided to the family, which accrue (or 
     have accrued) before the date the family leaves the program, 
     which assignment, on and after the date the family leaves the 
     program, shall not apply with respect to any support (other 
     than support collected pursuant to section 464) which accrued 
     before the family received such assistance and which the 
     State has not collected by--
       ``(i) September 30, 2000, if the assignment is executed on 
     or after October 1, 1997, and before October 1, 2000; or
       ``(ii) the date the family leaves the program, if the 
     assignment is executed on or after October 1, 2000.
       ``(B) Limitation.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 403 shall not require, as a condition of providing 
     assistance to any family under the State program funded under 
     this part, that a member of the family assign to the State 
     any rights to support described in subparagraph (A) which 
     accrue after the date the family leaves the program, except 
     to the extent necessary to enable the State to comply with 
     section 457.
       ``(5) No assistance for teenage parents who do not attend 
     high school or other equivalent training program.--A State to 
     which a grant is made under section 403 shall not use any 
     part of the grant to provide assistance to an individual who 
     has not attained 18 years of age, is not married, has a minor 
     child at least 12 weeks of age in his or her care, and has 
     not successfully completed a high-school education (or its 
     equivalent), if the individual does not participate in--
       ``(A) educational activities directed toward the attainment 
     of a high school diploma or its equivalent; or
       ``(B) an alternative educational or training program that 
     has been approved by the State.
       ``(6) No assistance for teenage parents not living in 
     adult-supervised settings.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Requirement.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     a State to which a grant is made under section 403 shall not 
     use any part of the grant to provide assistance to an 
     individual described in clause (ii) of this subparagraph if 
     the individual and the minor child referred to in clause 
     (ii)(II) do not reside in a place of residence maintained by 
     a parent, legal guardian, or other adult relative of the 
     individual as such parent's, guardian's, or adult relative's 
     own home.
       ``(ii) Individual described.-- For purposes of clause (i), 
     an individual described in this clause is an individual who--

       ``(I) has not attained 18 years of age; and
       ``(II) is not married, and has a minor child in his or her 
     care.

       ``(B) Exception.--
       ``(i) Provision of, or assistance in locating, adult-
     supervised living arrangement.--In the case of an individual 
     who is described in clause (ii), the State agency referred to 
     in section 402(a)(4) shall provide, or assist the individual 
     in locating, a second chance home, maternity home, or other 
     appropriate adult-supervised supportive living arrangement, 
     taking into consideration the needs and concerns of the 
     individual, unless the State agency determines that the 
     individual's current living arrangement is appropriate, and 
     thereafter shall require that the individual and the minor 
     child referred to in subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) reside in such 
     living arrangement as a condition of the continued receipt of 
     assistance under the State program funded under this part 
     attributable to funds provided by the Federal Government (or 
     in an alternative appropriate arrangement, should 
     circumstances change and the current arrangement cease to be 
     appropriate).
       ``(ii) Individual described.--For purposes of clause (i), 
     an individual is described in this clause if the individual 
     is described in subparagraph (A)(ii), and--

       ``(I) the individual has no parent, legal guardian or other 
     appropriate adult relative described in subclause (II) of his 
     or her own who is living or whose whereabouts are known;
       ``(II) no living parent, legal guardian, or other 
     appropriate adult relative, who would otherwise meet 
     applicable State criteria to act as the individual's legal 
     guardian, of such individual allows the individual to live in 
     the home of such parent, guardian, or relative;
       ``(III) the State agency determines that--

       ``(aa) the individual or the minor child referred to in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii)(II) is being or has been subjected to 
     serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse, or 
     exploitation in the residence of the individual's own parent 
     or legal guardian; or
       ``(bb) substantial evidence exists of an act or failure to 
     act that presents an imminent or serious harm if the 
     individual and the minor child lived in the same residence 
     with the individual's own parent or legal guardian; or

       ``(IV) the State agency otherwise determines that it is in 
     the best interest of the minor child to waive the requirement 
     of subparagraph (A) with respect to the individual or the 
     minor child.

       ``(iii) Second-chance home.--For purposes of this 
     subparagraph, the term `second-chance home' means an entity 
     that provides individuals described in clause (ii) with a 
     supportive and supervised living arrangement in which such 
     individuals are required to learn parenting skills, including 
     child development, family budgeting, health and nutrition, 
     and other skills to promote their long-term economic 
     independence and the well-being of their children.
       ``(7) No medical services.--

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       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     a State to which a grant is made under section 403 shall not 
     use any part of the grant to provide medical services.
       ``(B) Exception for family planning services.--As used in 
     subparagraph (A), the term `medical services' does not 
     include family planning services.
       ``(8) No assistance for more than 5 years.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), a State to which a grant is made under section 403 
     shall not use any part of the grant to provide cash 
     assistance to a family that includes an adult who has 
     received assistance under any State program funded under this 
     part attributable to funds provided by the Federal 
     Government, for 60 months (whether or not consecutive) after 
     the date the State program funded under this part commences.
       ``(B) Minor child exception.--In determining the number of 
     months for which an individual who is a parent or pregnant 
     has received assistance under the State program funded under 
     this part, the State shall disregard any month for which such 
     assistance was provided with respect to the individual and 
     during which the individual was--
       ``(i) a minor child; and
       ``(ii) not the head of a household or married to the head 
     of a household.
       ``(C) Hardship exception.--
       ``(i) In general.--The State may exempt a family from the 
     application of subparagraph (A) by reason of hardship or if 
     the family includes an individual who has been battered or 
     subjected to extreme cruelty.
       ``(ii) Limitation.--The number of families with respect to 
     which an exemption made by a State under clause (i) is in 
     effect for a fiscal year shall not exceed 15 percent of the 
     average monthly number of families to which assistance is 
     provided under the State program funded under this part.
       ``(iii) Battered or subject to extreme cruelty defined.--
     For purposes of clause (i), an individual has been battered 
     or subjected to extreme cruelty if the individual has been 
     subjected to--

       ``(I) physical acts that resulted in, or threatened to 
     result in, physical injury to the individual;
       ``(II) sexual abuse;
       ``(III) sexual activity involving a dependent child;
       ``(IV) being forced as the caretaker relative of a 
     dependent child to engage in nonconsensual sexual acts or 
     activities;
       ``(V) threats of, or attempts at, physical or sexual abuse;
       ``(VI) mental abuse; or
       ``(VII) neglect or deprivation of medical care.

       ``(D) Rule of interpretation.--Subparagraph (A) shall not 
     be interpreted to require any State to provide assistance to 
     any individual for any period of time under the State program 
     funded under this part.
       ``(9) Denial of assistance for 10 years to a person found 
     to have fraudulently misrepresented residence in order to 
     obtain assistance in 2 or more states.--A State to which a 
     grant is made under section 403 shall not use any part of the 
     grant to provide cash assistance to an individual during the 
     10-year period that begins on the date the individual is 
     convicted in Federal or State court of having made a 
     fraudulent statement or representation with respect to the 
     place of residence of the individual in order to receive 
     assistance simultaneously from 2 or more States under 
     programs that are funded under this title, title XIX, or the 
     Food Stamp Act of 1977, or benefits in 2 or more States under 
     the supplemental security income program under title XVI.
       ``(10) Denial of assistance for fugitive felons and 
     probation and parole violators.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 403 shall not use any part of the grant to provide 
     assistance to any individual who is--
       ``(i) fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
     confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place 
     from which the individual flees, for a crime, or an attempt 
     to commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws of the 
     place from which the individual flees, or which, in the case 
     of the State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the 
     laws of such State; or
       ``(ii) violating a condition of probation or parole imposed 
     under Federal or State law.
       ``(B) Exchange of information with law enforcement 
     agencies.--If a State to which a grant is made under section 
     403 establishes safeguards against the use or disclosure of 
     information about applicants or recipients of assistance 
     under the State program funded under this part, the 
     safeguards shall not prevent the State agency administering 
     the program from furnishing a Federal, State, or local law 
     enforcement officer, upon the request of the officer, with 
     the current address of any recipient if the officer furnishes 
     the agency with the name of the recipient and notifies the 
     agency that--
       ``(i) the recipient--

       ``(I) is described in subparagraph (A); or
       ``(II) has information that is necessary for the officer to 
     conduct the official duties of the officer; and

       ``(ii) the location or apprehension of the recipient is 
     within such official duties.
       ``(11) Denial of assistance for minor children who are 
     absent from the home for a significant period.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     section 403 shall not use any part of the grant to provide 
     assistance for a minor child who has been, or is expected by 
     a parent (or other caretaker relative) of the child to be, 
     absent from the home for a period of 45 consecutive days or, 
     at the option of the State, such period of not less than 30 
     and not more than 90 consecutive days as the State may 
     provide for in the State plan submitted pursuant to section 
     402.
       ``(B) State authority to establish good cause exceptions.--
     The State may establish such good cause exceptions to 
     subparagraph (A) as the State considers appropriate if such 
     exceptions are provided for in the State plan submitted 
     pursuant to section 402.
       ``(C) Denial of assistance for relative who fails to notify 
     state agency of absence of child.--A State to which a grant 
     is made under section 403 shall not use any part of the grant 
     to provide assistance for an individual who is a parent (or 
     other caretaker relative) of a minor child and who fails to 
     notify the agency administering the State program funded 
     under this part of the absence of the minor child from the 
     home for the period specified in or provided for pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A), by the end of the 5-day period that begins 
     with the date that it becomes clear to the parent (or 
     relative) that the minor child will be absent for such period 
     so specified or provided for.
       ``(12) Income security payments not to be disregarded in 
     determining the amount of assistance to be provided to a 
     family.--If a State to which a grant is made under section 
     403 uses any part of the grant to provide assistance for any 
     individual who is receiving a payment under a State plan for 
     old-age assistance approved under section 2, a State program 
     funded under part B that provides cash payments for foster 
     care, or the supplemental security income program under title 
     XVI, then the State shall not disregard the payment in 
     determining the amount of assistance to be provided under the 
     State program funded under this part, from funds provided by 
     the Federal Government, to the family of which the individual 
     is a member.
       ``(b) Aliens.--For special rules relating to the treatment 
     of aliens, see section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Act of 1995.

     ``SEC. 409. PENALTIES.

       ``(a) In General.--Subject to this section:
       ``(1) Use of grant in violation of this part.--
       ``(A) General penalty.--If an audit conducted under chapter 
     75 of title 31, United States Code, finds that an amount paid 
     to a State under section 403 for a fiscal year has been used 
     in violation of this part, the Secretary shall reduce the 
     grant payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) for the 
     immediately succeeding fiscal year quarter by the amount so 
     used.
       ``(B) Enhanced penalty for intentional violations.--If the 
     State does not prove to the satisfaction of the Secretary 
     that the State did not intend to use the amount in violation 
     of this part, the Secretary shall further reduce the grant 
     payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) for the 
     immediately succeeding fiscal year quarter by an amount equal 
     to 5 percent of the State family assistance grant.
       ``(2) Failure to submit required report.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a State 
     has not, within 1 month after the end of a fiscal quarter, 
     submitted the report required by section 411(a) for the 
     quarter year, the Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to 
     the State under section 403(a)(1) for the immediately 
     succeeding fiscal year by an amount equal to 4 percent of the 
     State family assistance grant.
       ``(B) Rescission of penalty.--The Secretary shall rescind a 
     penalty imposed on a State under subparagraph (A) with 
     respect to a report for a fiscal quarter if the State submits 
     the report before the end of the immediately succeeding 
     fiscal quarter.
       ``(3) Failure to satisfy minimum participation rates.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a State 
     to which a grant is made under section 403 for a fiscal year 
     has failed to comply with section 407(a) for the fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the State 
     under section 403(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding fiscal 
     year by an amount equal to not more than 5 percent of the 
     State family assistance grant.
       ``(B) Penalty based on severity of failure.--The Secretary 
     shall impose reductions under subparagraph (A) based on the 
     degree of noncompliance.
       ``(4) Failure to participate in the income and eligibility 
     verification system.--If the Secretary determines that a 
     State program funded under this part is not participating 
     during a fiscal year in the income and eligibility 
     verification system required by section 1137, the Secretary 
     shall reduce the grant payable to the State under section 
     403(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding fiscal year by an 
     amount equal to not more than 2 percent of the State family 
     assistance grant.
       ``(5) Failure to comply with paternity establishment and 
     child support enforcement requirements under part d.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, if the 
     Secretary determines that the State agency that administers a 
     program funded under this part does not enforce the penalties 
     requested by the agency administering part D against 
     recipients of assistance under the State program who fail to 
     cooperate in establishing paternity in accordance with such 
     part, the Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the 
     State under section 403(a)(1) for the immediately succeeding 
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     cal year (without regard to this section) by not more than 5 
     percent.
       ``(6) Failure to timely repay a federal loan fund for state 
     welfare programs.--If the Secretary determines that a State 
     has failed to repay any amount borrowed from the Federal Loan 
     Fund for State Welfare Programs established under section 406 
     within the period of maturity applicable to the loan, plus 
     any interest owed on the loan, the Secretary shall reduce the 
     grant payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) for the 
     immediately succeeding fiscal year quarter (without regard to 
     this section) by the outstanding loan amount, plus the 
     interest owed on the outstanding amount. The Secretary shall 
     not forgive any outstanding loan amount or interest owed on 
     the outstanding amount.
       ``(7) Failure of any state to maintain certain level of 
     historic effort.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall reduce the grant 
     payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) for fiscal year 
     1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, or 2001 by the amount (if any) by 
     which qualified State expenditures for the then immediately 
     preceding fiscal year is less than the applicable percentage 
     of historic State expenditures with respect to the fiscal 
     year.
       ``(B) Definitions.--As used in this paragraph:
       ``(i) Qualified state expenditures.--

       ``(I) In general.--The term `qualified State expenditures' 
     means, with respect to a State and a fiscal year, the total 
     expenditures by the State during the fiscal year, under all 
     State programs, for any of the following with respect to 
     eligible families:

       ``(aa) Cash assistance.
       ``(bb) Child care assistance.
       ``(cc) Educational activities designed to increase self-
     sufficiency, job training, and work.
       ``(dd) Administrative costs.
       ``(ee) Any other use of funds allowable under section 
     404(a)(1).

       ``(II) Exclusion of transfers from other state and local 
     programs.--Such term does not include funding supplanted by 
     transfers from other State and local programs.
       ``(III) Eligible families.--As used in subclause (I), the 
     term `eligible families' means families eligible for 
     assistance under the State program funded under this part, 
     and families who would be eligible for such assistance but 
     for the application of paragraph (2) or (8) of section 408(a) 
     of this Act or section 402 of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Act of 1995.

       ``(ii) Applicable percentage.--The term `applicable 
     percentage' means--

       ``(I) for fiscal year 1996, 75 percent; and
       ``(II) for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, and 2000, 75 
     percent reduced (if appropriate) in accordance with 
     subparagraph (C)(iii).

       ``(iii) Historic state expenditures.--The term `historic 
     State expenditures' means, with respect to a State and a 
     fiscal year specified in subparagraph (A), the lesser of--

       ``(I) the expenditures by the State under parts A and F (as 
     in effect during fiscal year 1994) for fiscal year 1994; or
       ``(II) the amount which bears the same ratio to the amount 
     described in subclause (I) as--

       ``(aa) the State family assistance grant for the fiscal 
     year immediately preceding the fiscal year specified in 
     subparagraph (A), plus the total amount required to be paid 
     to the State under former section 403 for fiscal year 1994 
     with respect to amounts expended by the State for child care 
     under subsection (g) or (i) of section 402 (as in effect 
     during fiscal year 1994); bears to
       ``(bb) the total amount required to be paid to the State 
     under former section 403 (as in effect during fiscal year 
     1994) for fiscal year 1994.

     Such term does not include any expenditures under the State 
     plan approved under part A (as so in effect) on behalf of 
     individuals covered by a tribal family assistance plan 
     approved under section 412, as determined by the Secretary.
       ``(iv) Expenditures by the state.--The term `expenditures 
     by the State' does not include--

       ``(I) any expenditures from amounts made available by the 
     Federal Government;
       ``(II) State funds expended for the medicaid program under 
     title XIX; or
       ``(III) any State funds which are used to match Federal 
     funds or are expended as a condition of receiving Federal 
     funds under Federal programs other than under this title.

       ``(C) Applicable percentage reduced for states with best or 
     most improved performance in certain areas.--
       ``(i) Scoring of state performance.--Beginning with fiscal 
     year 1997, the Secretary shall assign to each State a score 
     that represents the performance of the State for the fiscal 
     year in each category described in clause (ii).
       ``(ii) Categories.--The categories described in this clause 
     are the following:

       ``(I) Increasing the number of families that received 
     assistance under a State program funded under this part in 
     the fiscal year, and that, during the fiscal year, become 
     ineligible for such assistance as a result of unsubsidized 
     employment.
       ``(II) Reducing the percentage of families that, within 18 
     months after becoming ineligible for assistance under the 
     State program funded under this part, become eligible for 
     such assistance.
       ``(III) Increasing the average earnings of families that 
     receive assistance under this part.
       ``(IV) Reducing the percentage of children in the State 
     that receive assistance under the State program funded under 
     this part.

       ``(iii) Reduction of maintenance of effort threshold.--

       ``(I) Reduction for states with 5 greatest scores in each 
     category of performance.--The applicable percentage for a 
     State for a fiscal year shall be reduced by 2 percentage 
     points, with respect to each category described in clause 
     (ii) for which the score assigned to the State under clause 
     (i) for the immediately preceding fiscal year is 1 of the 5 
     highest scores so assigned to States.
       ``(II) Reduction for states with 5 greatest improvement in 
     scores in each category of performance.--The applicable 
     percentage for a State for a fiscal year shall be reduced by 
     2 percentage points for a State for a fiscal year, with 
     respect to each category described in clause (ii) for which 
     the difference between the score assigned to the State under 
     clause (i) for the immediately preceding fiscal year and the 
     score so assigned to the State for the 2nd preceding fiscal 
     year is 1 of the 5 greatest such differences.
       ``(III) Limitation on reduction.--The applicable percentage 
     for a State for a fiscal year may not be reduced by more than 
     8 percentage points pursuant to this clause.

       ``(8) Substantial noncompliance of state child support 
     enforcement program with requirements of part d.--
       ``(A) In general.--If a State program operated under part D 
     is found as a result of a review conducted under section 
     452(a)(4) not to have complied substantially with the 
     requirements of such part for any quarter, and the Secretary 
     determines that the program is not complying substantially 
     with such requirements at the time the finding is made, the 
     Secretary shall reduce the grant payable to the State under 
     section 403(a)(1) for the quarter and each subsequent quarter 
     that ends before the 1st quarter throughout which the program 
     is found not to be in substantial compliance with such 
     requirements by--
       ``(i) not less than 1 nor more than 2 percent;
       ``(ii) not less than 2 nor more than 3 percent, if the 
     finding is the 2nd consecutive such finding made as a result 
     of such a review; or
       ``(iii) not less than 3 nor more than 5 percent, if the 
     finding is the 3rd or a subsequent consecutive such finding 
     made as a result of such a review.
       ``(B) Disregard of noncompliance which is of a technical 
     nature.--For purposes of subparagraph (A) and section 
     452(a)(4), a State which is not in full compliance with the 
     requirements of this part shall be determined to be in 
     substantial compliance with such requirements only if the 
     Secretary determines that any noncompliance with such 
     requirements is of a technical nature which does not 
     adversely affect the performance of the State's program 
     operated under part D.
       ``(9) Failure of state receiving amounts from contingency 
     fund to maintain 100 percent of historic effort.--If, at the 
     end of any fiscal year during which amounts from the 
     Contingency Fund for State Welfare Programs have been paid to 
     a State, the Secretary finds that the State has failed, 
     during the fiscal year, to expend under the State program 
     funded under this part an amount equal to at least 100 
     percent of the level of historic State expenditures (as 
     defined in paragraph (7)(B)(iii) of this subsection) with 
     respect to the fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce the 
     grant payable to the State under section 403(a)(1) for the 
     immediately succeeding fiscal year by the total of the 
     amounts so paid to the State.
       ``(10) Failure to expend additional state funds to replace 
     grant reductions.--If the grant payable to a State under 
     section 403(a)(1) for a fiscal year is reduced by reason of 
     this subsection, the State shall, during the immediately 
     succeeding fiscal year, expend under the State program funded 
     under this part an amount equal to the total amount of such 
     reductions.
       ``(b) Reasonable Cause Exception.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may not impose a penalty 
     on a State under subsection (a) with respect to a requirement 
     if the Secretary determines that the State has reasonable 
     cause for failing to comply with the requirement.
       ``(2) Exception.--Paragraph (1) of this subsection shall 
     not apply to any penalty under subsection (a)(7).
       ``(c) Corrective Compliance Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Notification of violation.--Before imposing a penalty 
     against a State under subsection (a) with respect to a 
     violation of this part, the Secretary shall notify the State 
     of the violation and allow the State the opportunity to enter 
     into a corrective compliance plan in accordance with this 
     subsection which outlines how the State will correct the 
     violation and how the State will insure continuing compliance 
     with this part.
       ``(B) 60-day period to propose a corrective compliance 
     plan.--During the 60-day period that begins on the date the 
     State receives a notice provided under subparagraph (A) with 
     respect to a violation, the State may submit to the Federal 
     Government a corrective compliance plan to correct the 
     violation.
       ``(C) Consultation about modifications.--During the 60-day 
     period that begins with the date the Secretary receives a 
     corrective compliance plan submitted by a State in accordance 
     with subparagraph (B), the Sec

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     retary may consult with the State on modifications to the 
     plan.
       ``(D) Acceptance of plan.-- A corrective compliance plan 
     submitted by a State in accordance with subparagraph (B) is 
     deemed to be accepted by the Secretary if the Secretary does 
     not accept or reject the plan during 60-day period that 
     begins on the date the plan is submitted.
       ``(2) Effect of correcting violation.--The Secretary may 
     not impose any penalty under subsection (a) with respect to 
     any violation covered by a State corrective compliance plan 
     accepted by the Secretary if the State corrects the violation 
     pursuant to the plan.
       ``(3) Effect of failing to correct violation.--The 
     Secretary shall assess some or all of a penalty imposed on a 
     State under subsection (a) with respect to a violation if the 
     State does not, in a timely manner, correct the violation 
     pursuant to a State corrective compliance plan accepted by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(d) Limitation on Amount of Penalty.--
       ``(1) In general.--In imposing the penalties described in 
     subsection (a), the Secretary shall not reduce any quarterly 
     payment to a State by more than 25 percent.
       ``(2) Carryforward of unrecovered penalties.--To the extent 
     that paragraph (1) of this subsection prevents the Secretary 
     from recovering during a fiscal year the full amount of 
     penalties imposed on a State under subsection (a) of this 
     section for a prior fiscal year, the Secretary shall apply 
     any remaining amount of such penalties to the grant payable 
     to the State under section 403(a)(1) for the immediately 
     succeeding fiscal year.

     ``SEC. 410. APPEAL OF ADVERSE DECISION.

       ``(a) In General.--Within 5 days after the date the 
     Secretary takes any adverse action under this part with 
     respect to a State, the Secretary shall notify the chief 
     executive officer of the State of the adverse action, 
     including any action with respect to the State plan submitted 
     under section 402 or the imposition of a penalty under 
     section 409.
       ``(b) Administrative Review.--
       ``(1) In general.--Within 60 days after the date a State 
     receives notice under subsection (a) of an adverse action, 
     the State may appeal the action, in whole or in part, to the 
     Departmental Appeals Board established in the Department of 
     Health and Human Services (in this section referred to as the 
     `Board') by filing an appeal with the Board.
       ``(2) Procedural rules.--The Board shall consider an appeal 
     filed by a State under paragraph (1) on the basis of such 
     documentation as the State may submit and as the Board may 
     require to support the final decision of the Board. In 
     deciding whether to uphold an adverse action or any portion 
     of such an action, the Board shall conduct a thorough review 
     of the issues and take into account all relevant evidence. 
     The Board shall make a final determination with respect to an 
     appeal filed under paragraph (1) not less than 60 days after 
     the date the appeal is filed.
       ``(c) Judicial Review of Adverse Decision.--
       ``(1) In general.--Within 90 days after the date of a final 
     decision by the Board under this section with respect to an 
     adverse action taken against a State, the State may obtain 
     judicial review of the final decision (and the findings 
     incorporated into the final decision) by filing an action 
     in--
       ``(A) the district court of the United States for the 
     judicial district in which the principal or headquarters 
     office of the State agency is located; or
       ``(B) the United States District Court for the District of 
     Columbia.
       ``(2) Procedural rules.--The district court in which an 
     action is filed under paragraph (1) shall review the final 
     decision of the Board on the record established in the 
     administrative proceeding, in accordance with the standards 
     of review prescribed by subparagraphs (A) through (E) of 
     section 706(2) of title 5, United States Code. The review 
     shall be on the basis of the documents and supporting data 
     submitted to the Board.

     ``SEC. 411. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.

       ``(a) Quarterly Reports by States.--
       ``(1) General reporting requirement.--
       ``(A) Contents of report.--Beginning July 1, 1996, each 
     State shall collect on a monthly basis, and report to the 
     Secretary on a quarterly basis, the following disaggregated 
     case record information on the families receiving assistance 
     under the State program funded under this part:
       ``(i) The county of residence of the family.
       ``(ii) Whether a child receiving such assistance or an 
     adult in the family is disabled.
       ``(iii) The ages of the members of such families.
       ``(iv) The number of individuals in the family, and the 
     relation of each family member to the youngest child in the 
     family.
       ``(v) The employment status and earnings of the employed 
     adult in the family.
       ``(vi) The marital status of the adults in the family, 
     including whether such adults have never married, are 
     widowed, or are divorced.
       ``(vii) The race and educational status of each adult in 
     the family.
       ``(viii) The race and educational status of each child in 
     the family.
       ``(ix) Whether the family received subsidized housing, 
     medical assistance under the State plan approved under title 
     XIX, food stamps, or subsidized child care, and if the latter 
     2, the amount received.
       ``(x) The number of months that the family has received 
     each type of assistance under the program.
       ``(xi) If the adults participated in, and the number of 
     hours per week of participation in, the following activities:

       ``(I) Education.
       ``(II) Subsidized private sector employment.
       ``(III) Unsubsidized employment.
       ``(IV) Public sector employment, work experience, or 
     community service.
       ``(V) Job search.
       ``(VI) Job skills training or on-the-job training.
       ``(VII) Vocational education.

       ``(xii) Information necessary to calculate participation 
     rates under section 407.
       ``(xiii) The type and amount of assistance received under 
     the program, including the amount of and reason for any 
     reduction of assistance (including sanctions).
       ``(xiv) From a sample of closed cases, whether the family 
     left the program, and if so, whether the family left due to--

       ``(I) employment;
       ``(II) marriage;
       ``(III) the prohibition set forth in section 408(a)(8);
       ``(IV) sanction; or
       ``(V) State policy.

       ``(xv) Any amount of unearned income received by any member 
     of the family.
       ``(xvi) The citizenship of the members of the family.
       ``(B) Use of estimates.--
       ``(i) Authority.--A State may comply with subparagraph (A) 
     by submitting an estimate which is obtained through the use 
     of scientifically acceptable sampling methods approved by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(ii) Sampling and other methods.--The Secretary shall 
     provide the States with such case sampling plans and data 
     collection procedures as the Secretary deems necessary to 
     produce statistically valid estimates of the performance of 
     State programs funded under this part. The Secretary may 
     develop and implement procedures for verifying the quality of 
     data submitted by the States.
       ``(2) Report on use of federal funds to cover 
     administrative costs and overhead.--The report required by 
     paragraph (1) for a fiscal quarter shall include a statement 
     of the percentage of the funds paid to the State under this 
     part for the quarter that are used to cover administrative 
     costs or overhead.
       ``(3) Report on state expenditures on programs for needy 
     families.--The report required by paragraph (1) for a fiscal 
     quarter shall include a statement of the total amount 
     expended by the State during the quarter on programs for 
     needy families.
       ``(4) Report on noncustodial parents participating in work 
     activities.--The report required by paragraph (1) for a 
     fiscal quarter shall include the number of noncustodial 
     parents in the State who participated in work activities (as 
     defined in section 407(d)) during the quarter.
       ``(5) Report on transitional services.--The report required 
     by paragraph (1) for a fiscal quarter shall include the total 
     amount expended by the State during the quarter to provide 
     transitional services to a family that has ceased to receive 
     assistance under this part because of employment, along with 
     a description of such services.
       ``(6) Regulations.--The Secretary shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to define the data elements 
     with respect to which reports are required by this 
     subsection.
       ``(b) Annual Reports to the Congress by the Secretary.--Not 
     later than 6 months after the end of fiscal year 1997, and 
     each fiscal year thereafter, the Secretary shall transmit to 
     the Congress a report describing--
       ``(1) whether the States are meeting--
       ``(A) the participation rates described in section 407(a); 
     and
       ``(B) the objectives of--
       ``(i) increasing employment and earnings of needy families, 
     and child support collections; and
       ``(ii) decreasing out-of-wedlock pregnancies and child 
     poverty;
       ``(2) the demographic and financial characteristics of 
     families applying for assistance, families receiving 
     assistance, and families that become ineligible to receive 
     assistance;
       ``(3) the characteristics of each State program funded 
     under this part; and
       ``(4) the trends in employment and earnings of needy 
     families with minor children living at home.

     ``SEC. 412. DIRECT FUNDING AND ADMINISTRATION BY INDIAN 
                   TRIBES.

       ``(a) Grants for Indian Tribes.--
       ``(1) Tribal family assistance grant.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each of fiscal years 1997, 1998, 
     1999, and 2000, the Secretary shall pay to each Indian tribe 
     that has an approved tribal family assistance plan a tribal 
     family assistance grant for the fiscal year in an amount 
     equal to the amount determined under subparagraph (B), and 
     shall reduce the grant payable under section 403(a)(1) to any 
     State in which lies the service area or areas of the Indian 
     tribe by that portion of the amount so determined that is 
     attributable to expenditures by the State.
       ``(B) Amount determined.--
       ``(i) In general.--The amount determined under this 
     subparagraph is an amount equal to the total amount of the 
     Federal payments to a State or States under section 403 (as 
     in effect during such fiscal year) for fiscal year 1994 
     attributable to expenditures (other than child care 
     expenditures) by the State or States under parts A and F (as 
     so in effect) for fiscal year 1994 for Indian families 
     residing in the service area or areas identified by the 
     Indian tribe pursuant to subsection (b)(1)(C) of this 
     section.

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       ``(ii) Use of state submitted data.--

       ``(I) In general.--The Secretary shall use State submitted 
     data to make each determination under clause (i).
       ``(II) Disagreement with determination.--If an Indian tribe 
     or tribal organization disagrees with State submitted data 
     described under subclause (I), the Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization may submit to the Secretary such additional 
     information as may be relevant to making the determination 
     under clause (i) and the Secretary may consider such 
     information before making such determination.

       ``(2) Grants for indian tribes that received jobs funds.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall pay to each eligible 
     Indian tribe for each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 
     and 2000 a grant in an amount equal to the amount received by 
     the Indian tribe in fiscal year 1994 under section 482(i) (as 
     in effect during fiscal year 1994).
       ``(B) Eligible indian tribe.--For purposes of subparagraph 
     (A), the term `eligible Indian tribe' means an Indian tribe 
     or Alaska Native organization that conducted a job 
     opportunities and basic skills training program in fiscal 
     year 1995 under section 482(i) (as in effect during fiscal 
     year 1995).
       ``(C) Use of grant.--Each Indian tribe to which a grant is 
     made under this paragraph shall use the grant for the purpose 
     of operating a program to make work activities available to 
     members of the Indian tribe.
       ``(D) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury of 
     the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated $7,638,474 for each fiscal year specified in 
     subparagraph (A) for grants under subparagraph (A).
       ``(b) 3-Year Tribal Family Assistance Plan.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any Indian tribe that desires to receive 
     a tribal family assistance grant shall submit to the 
     Secretary a 3-year tribal family assistance plan that--
       ``(A) outlines the Indian tribe's approach to providing 
     welfare-related services for the 3-year period, consistent 
     with this section;
       ``(B) specifies whether the welfare-related services 
     provided under the plan will be provided by the Indian tribe 
     or through agreements, contracts, or compacts with 
     intertribal consortia, States, or other entities;
       ``(C) identifies the population and service area or areas 
     to be served by such plan;
       ``(D) provides that a family receiving assistance under the 
     plan may not receive duplicative assistance from other State 
     or tribal programs funded under this part;
       ``(E) identifies the employment opportunities in or near 
     the service area or areas of the Indian tribe and the manner 
     in which the Indian tribe will cooperate and participate in 
     enhancing such opportunities for recipients of assistance 
     under the plan consistent with any applicable State 
     standards; and
       ``(F) applies the fiscal accountability provisions of 
     section 5(f)(1) of the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450c(f)(1)), relating to 
     the submission of a single-agency audit report required by 
     chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code.
       ``(2) Approval.--The Secretary shall approve each tribal 
     family assistance plan submitted in accordance with paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(3) Consortium of tribes.--Nothing in this section shall 
     preclude the development and submission of a single tribal 
     family assistance plan by the participating Indian tribes of 
     an intertribal consortium.
       ``(c) Minimum Work Participation Requirements and Time 
     Limits.--The Secretary, with the participation of Indian 
     tribes, shall establish for each Indian tribe receiving a 
     grant under this section minimum work participation 
     requirements, appropriate time limits for receipt of welfare-
     related services under the grant, and penalties against 
     individuals--
       ``(1) consistent with the purposes of this section;
       ``(2) consistent with the economic conditions and resources 
     available to each tribe; and
       ``(3) similar to comparable provisions in section 407(d).
       ``(d) Emergency Assistance.--Nothing in this section shall 
     preclude an Indian tribe from seeking emergency assistance 
     from any Federal loan program or emergency fund.
       ``(e) Accountability.--Nothing in this section shall be 
     construed to limit the ability of the Secretary to maintain 
     program funding accountability consistent with--
       ``(1) generally accepted accounting principles; and
       ``(2) the requirements of the Indian Self-Determination and 
     Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450 et seq.).
       ``(f) Penalties.--
       ``(1) Subsections (a)(1), (a)(6), and (b) of section 409, 
     shall apply to an Indian tribe with an approved tribal 
     assistance plan in the same manner as such subsections apply 
     to a State.
       ``(2) Section 409(a)(3) shall apply to an Indian tribe with 
     an approved tribal assistance plan by substituting `meet 
     minimum work participation requirements established under 
     section 412(c)' for `comply with section 407(a)'.
       ``(g) Data Collection and Reporting.--Section 411 shall 
     apply to an Indian tribe with an approved tribal family 
     assistance plan.
       ``(h) Special Rule for Indian Tribes in Alaska.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this section, and except as provided in paragraph (2), an 
     Indian tribe in the State of Alaska that receives a tribal 
     family assistance grant under this section shall use the 
     grant to operate a program in accordance with requirements 
     comparable to the requirements applicable to the program of 
     the State of Alaska funded under this part. Comparability of 
     programs shall be established on the basis of program 
     criteria developed by the Secretary in consultation with the 
     State of Alaska and such Indian tribes.
       ``(2) Waiver.--An Indian tribe described in paragraph (1) 
     may apply to the appropriate State authority to receive a 
     waiver of the requirement of paragraph (1).

     ``SEC. 413. RESEARCH, EVALUATIONS, AND NATIONAL STUDIES.

       ``(a) Research.--The Secretary shall conduct research on 
     the benefits, effects, and costs of operating different State 
     programs funded under this part, including time limits 
     relating to eligibility for assistance. The research shall 
     include studies on the effects of different programs and the 
     operation of such programs on welfare dependency, 
     illegitimacy, teen pregnancy, employment rates, child well-
     being, and any other area the Secretary deems appropriate. 
     The Secretary shall also conduct research on the costs and 
     benefits of State activities under section 409.
       ``(b) Development and Evaluation of Innovative Approaches 
     To Reducing Welfare Dependency and Increasing Child Well-
     Being.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary may assist States in 
     developing, and shall evaluate, innovative approaches for 
     reducing welfare dependency and increasing the well-being of 
     minor children living at home with respect to recipients of 
     assistance under programs funded under this part. The 
     Secretary may provide funds for training and technical 
     assistance to carry out the approaches developed pursuant to 
     this paragraph.
       ``(2) Evaluations.--In performing the evaluations under 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall, to the maximum extent 
     feasible, use random assignment as an evaluation methodology.
       ``(c) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary shall 
     develop innovative methods of disseminating information on 
     any research, evaluations, and studies conducted under this 
     section, including the facilitation of the sharing of 
     information and best practices among States and localities 
     through the use of computers and other technologies.
       ``(d) Annual Ranking of States and Review of Most and Least 
     Successful Work Programs.--
       ``(1) Annual ranking of states.--The Secretary shall rank 
     annually the States to which grants are paid under section 
     403 in the order of their success in placing recipients of 
     assistance under the State program funded under this part 
     into long-term private sector jobs, reducing the overall 
     welfare caseload, and, when a practicable method for 
     calculating this information becomes available, diverting 
     individuals from formally applying to the State program and 
     receiving assistance. In ranking States under this 
     subsection, the Secretary shall take into account the average 
     number of minor children living at home in families in the 
     State that have incomes below the poverty line and the amount 
     of funding provided each State for such families.
       ``(2) Annual review of most and least successful work 
     programs.--The Secretary shall review the programs of the 3 
     States most recently ranked highest under paragraph (1) and 
     the 3 States most recently ranked lowest under paragraph (1) 
     that provide parents with work experience, assistance in 
     finding employment, and other work preparation activities and 
     support services to enable the families of such parents to 
     leave the program and become self-sufficient.
       ``(e) Annual Ranking of States and Review of Issues 
     Relating to Out-of-Wedlock Births.--
       ``(1) Annual ranking of states.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall annually rank States 
     to which grants are made under section 403 based on the 
     following ranking factors:
       ``(i) Absolute out-of-wedlock ratios.--The ratio 
     represented by--

       ``(I) the total number of out-of-wedlock births in families 
     receiving assistance under the State program under this part 
     in the State for the most recent fiscal year for which 
     information is available; over
       ``(II) the total number of births in families receiving 
     assistance under the State program under this part in the 
     State for such year.

       ``(ii) Net changes in the out-of-wedlock ratio.--The 
     difference between the ratio described in subparagraph (A)(i) 
     with respect to a State for the most recent fiscal year for 
     which such information is available and the ratio with 
     respect to the State for the immediately preceding year.
       ``(2) Annual review.--The Secretary shall review the 
     programs of the 5 States most recently ranked highest under 
     paragraph (1) and the 5 States most recently ranked the 
     lowest under paragraph (1).
       ``(f) State-Initiated Evaluations.--A State shall be 
     eligible to receive funding to evaluate the State program 
     funded under this part if--
       ``(1) the State submits a proposal to the Secretary for the 
     evaluation;
       ``(2) the Secretary determines that the design and approach 
     of the evaluation is rigorous and is likely to yield 
     information that is credible and will be useful to other 
     States, and
       ``(3) unless otherwise waived by the Secretary, the State 
     contributes to the cost of the evaluation, from non-Federal 
     sources, an

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     amount equal to at least 10 percent of the cost of the 
     evaluation.
       ``(g) Funding of Studies and Demonstrations.--
       ``(1) In general.--Out of any money in the Treasury of the 
     United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated $15,000,000 for each fiscal year specified in 
     section 403(a)(1) for the purpose of paying--
       ``(A) the cost of conducting the research described in 
     subsection (a);
       ``(B) the cost of developing and evaluating innovative 
     approaches for reducing welfare dependency and increasing the 
     well-being of minor children under subsection (b);
       ``(C) the Federal share of any State-initiated study 
     approved under subsection (f); and
       ``(D) an amount determined by the Secretary to be necessary 
     to operate and evaluate demonstration projects, relating to 
     this part, that are in effect or approved under section 1115 
     as of September 30, 1995, and are continued after such date.
       ``(2) Allocation.--Of the amount appropriated under 
     paragraph (1) for a fiscal year--
       ``(A) 50 percent shall be allocated for the purposes 
     described in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of paragraph (1), and
       ``(B) 50 percent shall be allocated for the purposes 
     described in subparagraphs (C) and (D) of paragraph (1).

     ``SEC. 414. STUDY BY THE CENSUS BUREAU.

       ``(a) In General.--The Bureau of the Census shall expand 
     the Survey of Income and Program Participation as necessary 
     to obtain such information as will enable interested persons 
     to evaluate the impact of the amendments made by title I of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995 
     on a random national sample of recipients of assistance under 
     State programs funded under this part and (as appropriate) 
     other low income families, and in doing so, shall pay 
     particular attention to the issues of out-of-wedlock birth, 
     welfare dependency, the beginning and end of welfare spells, 
     and the causes of repeat welfare spells.
       ``(b) Appropriation.--Out of any money in the Treasury of 
     the United States not otherwise appropriated, there are 
     appropriated $10,000,000 for each of fiscal years 1996, 1997, 
     1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002 for payment to the Bureau of 
     the Census to carry out subsection (a).

     ``SEC. 415. WAIVERS.

       ``(a) Continuation of Waivers.--
       ``(1) Waivers in effect on date of enactment of welfare 
     reform.--Except as provided in paragraph (3), if any waiver 
     granted to a State under section 1115 or otherwise which 
     relates to the provision of assistance under a State plan 
     under this part (as in effect on September 30, 1995) is in 
     effect as of the date of the enactment of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995, the 
     amendments made by such Act shall not apply with respect to 
     the State before the expiration (determined without regard to 
     any extensions) of the waiver to the extent such amendments 
     are inconsistent with the waiver.
       ``(2) Waivers granted subsequently.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (3), if any waiver granted to a State under section 
     1115 or otherwise which relates to the provision of 
     assistance under a State plan under this part (as in effect 
     on September 30, 1995) is submitted to the Secretary before 
     the date of the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Act of 1995 and approved by the Secretary 
     before the effective date of this title, and the State 
     demonstrates to the satisfaction of the Secretary that the 
     waiver will not result in Federal expenditures under title IV 
     of this Act (as in effect without regard to the amendments 
     made by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act 
     of 1995) that are greater than would occur in the absence of 
     the waiver, such amendments shall not apply with respect to 
     the State before the expiration (determined without regard to 
     any extensions) of the waiver to the extent such amendments 
     are inconsistent with the waiver.
       ``(3) Financing limitation.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, beginning with fiscal year 1996, a State 
     operating under a waiver described in paragraph (1) shall be 
     entitled to payment under section 403 for the fiscal year, in 
     lieu of any other payment provided for in the waiver.
       ``(b) State Option To Terminate Waiver.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State may terminate a waiver described 
     in subsection (a) before the expiration of the waiver.
       ``(2) Report.--A State which terminates a waiver under 
     paragraph (1) shall submit a report to the Secretary 
     summarizing the waiver and any available information 
     concerning the result or effect of the waiver.
       ``(3) Hold harmless provision.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a State that, not later than the date described in 
     subparagraph (B), submits a written request to terminate a 
     waiver described in subsection (a) shall be held harmless for 
     accrued cost neutrality liabilities incurred under the 
     waiver.
       ``(B) Date described.--The date described in this 
     subparagraph is the later of--
       ``(i) January 1, 1996; or
       ``(ii) 90 days following the adjournment of the first 
     regular session of the State legislature that begins after 
     the date of the enactment of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Act of 1995.
       ``(c) Secretarial Encouragement of Current Waivers.--The 
     Secretary shall encourage any State operating a waiver 
     described in subsection (a) to continue the waiver and to 
     evaluate, using random sampling and other characteristics of 
     accepted scientific evaluations, the result or effect of the 
     waiver.
       ``(d) Continuation of Individual Waivers.--A State may 
     elect to continue 1 or more individual waivers described in 
     subsection (a).

     ``SEC. 416. ASSISTANT SECRETARY FOR FAMILY SUPPORT.

       ``The programs under this part and part D shall be 
     administered by an Assistant Secretary for Family Support 
     within the Department of Health and Human Services, who shall 
     be appointed by the President, by and with the advice and 
     consent of the Senate, and who shall be in addition to any 
     other Assistant Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     provided for by law.

     ``SEC. 417. LIMITATION ON FEDERAL AUTHORITY.

       ``No officer or employee of the Federal Government may 
     regulate the conduct of States under this part or enforce any 
     provision of this part, except to the extent expressly 
     provided in this part.

     ``SEC. 418. DEFINITIONS.

       ``As used in this part:
       ``(1) Adult.--The term `adult' means an individual who is 
     not a minor child.
       ``(2) Minor child.--The term `minor child' means an 
     individual who--
       ``(A) has not attained 18 years of age; or
       ``(B) has not attained 19 years of age and is a full-time 
     student in a secondary school (or in the equivalent level of 
     vocational or technical training).
       ``(3) Fiscal year.--The term `fiscal year' means any 12-
     month period ending on September 30 of a calendar year.
       ``(4) Indian, indian tribe, and tribal organization.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     the terms `Indian', `Indian tribe', and `tribal organization' 
     have the meaning given such terms by section 4 of the Indian 
     Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 
     450b).
       ``(B) Special rule for indian tribes in alaska.--The term 
     `Indian tribe' means, with respect to the State of Alaska, 
     only the Metlakatla Indian Community of the Annette Islands 
     Reserve and the following Alaska Native regional nonprofit 
     corporations:
       ``(i) Arctic Slope Native Association.
       ``(ii) Kawerak, Inc.
       ``(iii) Maniilaq Association.
       ``(iv) Association of Village Council Presidents.
       ``(v) Tanana Chiefs Conference.
       ``(vi) Cook Inlet Tribal Council.
       ``(vii) Bristol Bay Native Association.
       ``(viii) Aleutian and Pribilof Island Association.
       ``(ix) Chugachmuit.
       ``(x) Tlingit Haida Central Council.
       ``(xi) Kodiak Area Native Association.
       ``(xii) Copper River Native Association.
       ``(5) State.--Except as otherwise specifically provided, 
     the term `State' means the 50 States of the United States, 
     the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 
     the United States Virgin Islands, Guam, and American 
     Samoa.''.

     SEC. 104. SERVICES PROVIDED BY CHARITABLE, RELIGIOUS, OR 
                   PRIVATE ORGANIZATIONS.

       (a) In General.--
       (1) State options.--A State may--
       (A) administer and provide services under the programs 
     described in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(i) of paragraph (2) 
     through contracts with charitable, religious, or private 
     organizations; and
       (B) provide beneficiaries of assistance under the programs 
     described in subparagraphs (A) and (B)(ii) of paragraph (2) 
     with certificates, vouchers, or other forms of disbursement 
     which are redeemable with such organizations.
       (2) Programs described.--The programs described in this 
     paragraph are the following programs:
       (A) A State program funded under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (as amended by section 103 of this Act).
       (B) Any other program established or modified under title 
     I, II, or VI of this Act, that--
       (i) permits contracts with organizations; or
       (ii) permits certificates, vouchers, or other forms of 
     disbursement to be provided to beneficiaries, as a means of 
     providing assistance.
       (b) Religious Organizations.--The purpose of this section 
     is to allow States to contract with religious organizations, 
     or to allow religious organizations to accept certificates, 
     vouchers, or other forms of disbursement under any program 
     described in subsection (a)(2), on the same basis as any 
     other nongovernmental provider without impairing the 
     religious character of such organizations, and without 
     diminishing the religious freedom of beneficiaries of 
     assistance funded under such program.
       (c) Nondiscrimination Against Religious Organizations.--In 
     the event a State exercises its authority under subsection 
     (a), religious organizations are eligible, on the same basis 
     as any other private organization, as contractors to provide 
     assistance, or to accept certificates, vouchers, or other 
     forms of disbursement, under any program described in 
     subsection (a)(2) so long as the programs are implemented 
     consistent with the Establishment Clause of the United States 
     Constitution. Except as provided in subsection (k), neither 
     the Federal Government nor a State receiving funds under such 
     programs shall discriminate against an organization which is 
     or applies to be a contractor to provide assistance, or which 
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     cates, vouchers, or other forms of disbursement, on the basis 
     that the organization has a religious character.
       (d) Religious Character and Freedom.--
       (1) Religious organizations.--A religious organization with 
     a contract described in subsection (a)(1)(A), or which 
     accepts certificates, vouchers, or other forms of 
     disbursement under subsection (a)(1)(B), shall retain its 
     independence from Federal, State, and local governments, 
     including such organization's control over the definition, 
     development, practice, and expression of its religious 
     beliefs.
       (2) Additional safeguards.--Neither the Federal Government 
     nor a State shall require a religious organization to--
       (A) alter its form of internal governance; or
       (B) remove religious art, icons, scripture, or other 
     symbols;

     in order to be eligible to contract to provide assistance, or 
     to accept certificates, vouchers, or other forms of 
     disbursement, funded under a program described in subsection 
     (a)(2).
       (e) Rights of Beneficiaries of Assistance.--
       (1) In general.--If an individual described in paragraph 
     (2) has an objection to the religious character of the 
     organization or institution from which the individual 
     receives, or would receive, assistance funded under any 
     program described in subsection (a)(2), the State in which 
     the individual resides shall provide such individual (if 
     otherwise eligible for such assistance) within a reasonable 
     period of time after the date of such objection with 
     assistance from an alternative provider that is accessible to 
     the individual and the value of which is not less than the 
     value of the assistance which the individual would have 
     received from such organization.
       (2) Individual described.--An individual described in this 
     paragraph is an individual who receives, applies for, or 
     requests to apply for, assistance under a program described 
     in subsection (a)(2).
       (f) Employment Practices.--A religious organization's 
     exemption provided under section 702 of the Civil Rights Act 
     of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 2000e-1a) regarding employment practices 
     shall not be affected by its participation in, or receipt of 
     funds from, programs described in subsection (a)(2).
       (g) Nondiscrimination Against Beneficiaries.--Except as 
     otherwise provided in law, a religious organization shall not 
     discriminate against an individual in regard to rendering 
     assistance funded under any program described in subsection 
     (a)(2) on the basis of religion, a religious belief, or 
     refusal to actively participate in a religious practice.
       (h) Fiscal Accountability.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), any 
     religious organization contracting to provide assistance 
     funded under any program described in subsection (a)(2) shall 
     be subject to the same regulations as other contractors to 
     account in accord with generally accepted auditing principles 
     for the use of such funds provided under such programs.
       (2) Limited audit.--If such organization segregates Federal 
     funds provided under such programs into separate accounts, 
     then only the financial assistance provided with such funds 
     shall be subject to audit.
       (i) Compliance.--Any party which seeks to enforce its 
     rights under this section may assert a civil action for 
     injunctive relief exclusively in an appropriate State court 
     against the entity or agency that allegedly commits such 
     violation.
       (j) Limitations on Use of Funds for Certain Purposes.--No 
     funds provided directly to institutions or organizations to 
     provide services and administer programs under subsection 
     (a)(1)(A) shall be expended for sectarian worship, 
     instruction, or proselytization.
       (k) Preemption.--Nothing in this section shall be construed 
     to preempt any provision of a State constitution or State 
     statute that prohibits or restricts the expenditure of State 
     funds in or by religious organizations.

     SEC. 105. CENSUS DATA ON GRANDPARENTS AS PRIMARY CAREGIVERS 
                   FOR THEIR GRANDCHILDREN.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Commerce, in 
     carrying out section 141 of title 13, United States Code, 
     shall expand the data collection efforts of the Bureau of the 
     Census (in this section referred to as the ``Bureau'') to 
     enable the Bureau to collect statistically significant data, 
     in connection with its decennial census and its mid-decade 
     census, concerning the growing trend of grandparents who are 
     the primary caregivers for their grandchildren.
       (b) Expanded Census Question.--In carrying out subsection 
     (a), the Secretary of Commerce shall expand the Bureau's 
     census question that details households which include both 
     grandparents and their grandchildren. The expanded question 
     shall be formulated to distinguish between the following 
     households:
       (1) A household in which a grandparent temporarily provides 
     a home for a grandchild for a period of weeks or months 
     during periods of parental distress.
       (2) A household in which a grandparent provides a home for 
     a grandchild and serves as the primary caregiver for the 
     grandchild.

     SEC. 106. REPORT ON DATA PROCESSING.

       (a) In General.--Within 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall prepare and submit to the Congress a report 
     on--
       (1) the status of the automated data processing systems 
     operated by the States to assist management in the 
     administration of State programs under part A of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act (whether in effect before or after 
     October 1, 1995); and
       (2) what would be required to establish a system capable 
     of--
       (A) tracking participants in public programs over time; and
       (B) checking case records of the States to determine 
     whether individuals are participating in public programs of 2 
     or more States.
       (b) Preferred Contents.--The report required by subsection 
     (a) should include--
       (1) a plan for building on the automated data processing 
     systems of the States to establish a system with the 
     capabilities described in subsection (a)(2); and
       (2) an estimate of the amount of time required to establish 
     such a system and of the cost of establishing such a system.

     SEC. 107. STUDY ON ALTERNATIVE OUTCOMES MEASURES.

       (a) Study.--The Secretary shall, in cooperation with the 
     States, study and analyze outcomes measures for evaluating 
     the success of the States in moving individuals out of the 
     welfare system through employment as an alternative to the 
     minimum participation rates described in section 407 of the 
     Social Security Act. The study shall include a determination 
     as to whether such alternative outcomes measures should be 
     applied on a national or a State-by-State basis and a 
     preliminary assessment of the effects of section 409(a)(7)(C) 
     of such Act.
       (b) Report.--Not later than September 30, 1998, the 
     Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Finance of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives a report containing the findings of the study 
     required by subsection (a).

     SEC. 108. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.

       (a) Amendments to Title II.--
       (1) Section 205(c)(2)(C)(vi) (42 U.S.C. 405(c)(2)(C)(vi)), 
     as so redesignated by section 321(a)(9)(B) of the Social 
     Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994, 
     is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``an agency administering a program funded 
     under part A of title IV or'' before ``an agency operating''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``A or D of title IV of this Act'' and 
     inserting ``D of such title''.
       (2) Section 228(d)(1) (42 U.S.C. 428(d)(1)) is amended by 
     inserting ``under a State program funded under'' before 
     ``part A of title IV''.
       (b) Amendments to Part D of Title IV.--
       (1) Section 451 (42 U.S.C. 651) is amended by striking 
     ``aid'' and inserting ``assistance under a State program 
     funded''.
       (2) Section 452(a)(10)(C) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(C)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``aid to families with dependent children'' 
     and inserting ``assistance under a State program funded under 
     part A'';
       (B) by striking ``such aid'' and inserting ``such 
     assistance''; and
       (C) by striking ``under section 402(a)(26) or'' and 
     inserting ``pursuant to section 408(a)(4) or under section''.
       (3) Section 452(a)(10)(F) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(F)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``aid under a State plan approved'' and 
     inserting ``assistance under a State program funded''; and
       (B) by striking ``in accordance with the standards referred 
     to in section 402(a)(26)(B)(ii)'' and inserting ``by the 
     State''.
       (4) Section 452(b) (42 U.S.C. 652(b)) is amended in the 
     first sentence by striking ``aid under the State plan 
     approved under part A'' and inserting ``assistance under the 
     State program funded under part A''.
       (5) Section 452(d)(3)(B)(i) (42 U.S.C. 652(d)(3)(B)(i)) is 
     amended by striking ``1115(c)'' and inserting ``1115(b)''.
       (6) Section 452(g)(2)(A)(ii)(I) (42 U.S.C. 
     652(g)(2)(A)(ii)(I)) is amended by striking ``aid is being 
     paid under the State's plan approved under part A or E'' and 
     inserting ``assistance is being provided under the State 
     program funded under part A''.
       (7) Section 452(g)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)(A)) is 
     amended in the matter following clause (iii) by striking 
     ``aid was being paid under the State's plan approved under 
     part A or E'' and inserting ``assistance was being provided 
     under the State program funded under part A''.
       (8) Section 452(g)(2) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)) is amended in 
     the matter following subparagraph (B)--
       (A) by striking ``who is a dependent child'' and inserting 
     ``with respect to whom assistance is being provided under the 
     State program funded under part A'';
       (B) by inserting ``by the State agency administering the 
     State plan approved under this part'' after ``found''; and
       (C) by striking ``under section 402(a)(26)'' and inserting 
     ``with the State in establishing paternity''.
       (9) Section 452(h) (42 U.S.C. 652(h)) is amended by 
     striking ``under section 402(a)(26)'' and inserting 
     ``pursuant to section 408(a)(4)''.
       (10) Section 453(c)(3) (42 U.S.C. 653(c)(3)) is amended by 
     striking ``aid under part A of this title'' and inserting 
     ``assistance under a State program funded under part A''.
       (11) Section 454(5)(A) (42 U.S.C. 654(5)(A))) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``under section 402(a)(26)'' and inserting 
     ``pursuant to section 408(a)(4)''; and

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       (B) by striking ``; except that this paragraph shall not 
     apply to such payments for any month following the first 
     month in which the amount collected is sufficient to make 
     such family ineligible for assistance under the State plan 
     approved under part A;'' and inserting a comma.
       (12) Section 454(6)(D) (42 U.S.C. 654(6)(D)) is amended by 
     striking ``aid under a State plan approved'' and inserting 
     ``assistance under a State program funded''.
       (13) Section 456(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 656(a)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``under section 402(a)(26)''.
       (14) Section 466(a)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(3)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``402(a)(26)'' and inserting 
     ``408(a)(4)''.
       (15) Section 466(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)(2)) is amended by 
     striking ``aid'' and inserting ``assistance under a State 
     program funded''.
       (16) Section 469(a) (42 U.S.C. 669(a)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``aid under plans approved'' and inserting 
     ``assistance under State programs funded''; and
       (B) by striking ``such aid'' and inserting ``such 
     assistance''.
       (c) Repeal of Part F of Title IV.--Part F of title IV (42 
     U.S.C. 681-687) is repealed.
       (d) Amendment to Title X.--Section 1002(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 
     1202(a)(7)) is amended by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children under the State plan approved under 
     section 402 of this Act'' and inserting ``assistance under a 
     State program funded under part A of title IV''.
       (e) Amendments to Title XI.--
       (1) Section 1108 (42 U.S.C. 1308) is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsection (c) as subsection (g);
       (B) by striking all that precedes subsection (c) and 
     inserting the following:

     ``SEC. 1108. ADDITIONAL GRANTS TO PUERTO RICO, THE VIRGIN 
                   ISLANDS, GUAM, AND AMERICAN SAMOA; LIMITATION 
                   ON TOTAL PAYMENTS.

       ``(a) Limitation on Total Payments to Each Territory.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, the total 
     amount certified by the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services under titles I, X, XIV, and XVI, under parts A and B 
     of title IV, and under subsection (b) of this section, for 
     payment to any territory for a fiscal year shall not exceed 
     the ceiling amount for the territory for the fiscal year.
       ``(b) Entitlement to Matching Grant.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each territory shall be entitled to 
     receive from the Secretary for each fiscal year a grant in an 
     amount equal to 75 percent of the amount (if any) by which--
       ``(A) the total expenditures of the territory during the 
     fiscal year under the territory programs funded under parts A 
     and B of title IV; exceeds
       ``(B) the sum of--
       ``(i) the total amount required to be paid to the territory 
     (other than with respect to child care) under former section 
     403 (as in effect on September 30, 1995) for fiscal year 
     1995, which shall be determined by applying subparagraphs (C) 
     and (D) of section 403(a)(1) to the territory;
       ``(ii) the total amount required to be paid to the 
     territory under former section 434 (as so in effect) for 
     fiscal year 1995; and
       ``(iii) the total amount expended by the territory during 
     fiscal year 1995 pursuant to parts A, B, and F of title IV 
     (as so in effect), other than for child care.
       ``(2) Use of grant.--Any territory to which a grant is made 
     under paragraph (1) may expend the amount under any program 
     operated or funded under any provision of law specified in 
     subsection (a).
       ``(c) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Territory.--The term `territory' means Puerto Rico, 
     the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa.
       ``(2) Ceiling amount.--The term `ceiling amount' means, 
     with respect to a territory and a fiscal year, the mandatory 
     ceiling amount with respect to the territory plus the 
     discretionary ceiling amount with respect to the territory, 
     reduced for the fiscal year in accordance with subsection 
     (f).
       ``(3) Mandatory ceiling amount.--The term `mandatory 
     ceiling amount' means--
       ``(A) $105,538,000 with respect to for Puerto Rico;
       ``(B) $4,902,000 with respect to Guam;
       ``(C) $3,742,000 with respect to the Virgin Islands; and
       ``(D) $1,122,000 with respect to American Samoa.
       ``(4) Discretionary ceiling amount.--The term 
     `discretionary ceiling amount' means, with respect to a 
     territory and a fiscal year, the total amount appropriated 
     pursuant to subsection (d)(3) for the fiscal year for payment 
     to the territory.
       ``(5) Total amount expended by the territory.--The term 
     `total amount expended by the territory'--
       ``(A) does not include expenditures during the fiscal year 
     from amounts made available by the Federal Government; and
       ``(B) when used with respect to fiscal year 1995, also does 
     not include--
       ``(i) expenditures during fiscal year 1995 under subsection 
     (g) or (i) of section 402 (as in effect on September 30, 
     1995); or
       ``(ii) any expenditures during fiscal year 1995 for which 
     the territory (but for section 1108, as in effect on 
     September 30, 1995) would have received reimbursement from 
     the Federal Government.
       ``(d) Discretionary Grants.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall make a grant to each 
     territory for any fiscal year in the amount appropriated 
     pursuant to paragraph (3) for the fiscal year for payment to 
     the territory.
       ``(2) Use of grant.--Any territory to which a grant is made 
     under paragraph (1) may expend the amount under any program 
     operated or funded under any provision of law specified in 
     subsection (a).
       ``(3) Limitation on authorization of appropriations.--For 
     grants under paragraph (1), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary for each fiscal year--
       ``(A) $7,951,000 for payment to Puerto Rico;
       ``(B) $345,000 for payment to Guam;
       ``(C) $275,000 for payment to the Virgin Islands; and
       ``(D) $190,000 for payment to American Samoa.
       ``(e) Authority to Transfer Funds Among Programs.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, any 
     territory to which an amount is paid under any provision of 
     law specified in subsection (a) may use part or all of the 
     amount to carry out any program operated by the territory, or 
     funded, under any other such provision of law.
       ``(f) Maintenance of Effort.--The ceiling amount with 
     respect to a territory shall be reduced for a fiscal year by 
     an amount equal to the amount (if any) by which--
       ``(1) the total amount expended by the territory under all 
     programs of the territory operated pursuant to the provisions 
     of law specified in subsection (a) (as such provisions were 
     in effect for fiscal year 1995) for fiscal year 1995; exceeds
       ``(2) the total amount expended by the territory under all 
     programs of the territory that are funded under the 
     provisions of law specified in subsection (a) for the fiscal 
     year that immediately precedes the fiscal year referred to in 
     the matter preceding paragraph (1).''; and
       (C) by striking subsections (d) and (e).
       (2) Section 1109 (42 U.S.C. 1309) is amended by striking 
     ``or part A of title IV,''.
       (3) Section 1115 (42 U.S.C. 1315) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)(2)--
       (i) by inserting ``(A)'' after ``(2)'';
       (ii) by striking ``403,'';
       (iii) by striking the period at the end and inserting ``, 
     and''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) costs of such project which would not otherwise be a 
     permissible use of funds under part A of title IV and which 
     are not included as part of the costs of projects under 
     section 1110, shall to the extent and for the period 
     prescribed by the Secretary, be regarded as a permissible use 
     of funds under such part.''; and
       (B) in subsection (c)(3), by striking ``under the program 
     of aid to families with dependent children'' and inserting 
     ``part A of such title''.
       (4) Section 1116 (42 U.S.C. 1316) is amended--
       (A) in each of subsections (a)(1), (b), and (d), by 
     striking ``or part A of title IV,''; and
       (B) in subsection (a)(3), by striking ``404,''.
       (5) Section 1118 (42 U.S.C. 1318) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``403(a),'';
       (B) by striking ``and part A of title IV,''; and
       (C) by striking ``, and shall, in the case of American 
     Samoa, mean 75 per centum with respect to part A of title 
     IV''.
       (6) Section 1119 (42 U.S.C. 1319) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``or part A of title IV''; and
       (B) by striking ``403(a),''.
       (7) Section 1133(a) (42 U.S.C. 1320b-3(a)) is amended by 
     striking ``or part A of title IV,''.
       (8) Section 1136 (42 U.S.C. 1320b-6) is repealed.
       (9) Section 1137 (42 U.S.C. 1320b-7) is amended--
       (A) in subsection (b), by striking paragraph (1) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(1) any State program funded under part A of title IV of 
     this Act;''; and
       (B) in subsection (d)(1)(B)--
       (i) by striking ``In this subsection--'' and all that 
     follows through ``(ii) in'' and inserting ``In this 
     subsection, in'';
       (ii) by redesignating subclauses (I), (II), and (III) as 
     clauses (i), (ii), and (iii); and
       (iii) by moving such redesignated material 2 ems to the 
     left.
       (f) Amendment to Title XIV.--Section 1402(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 
     1352(a)(7)) is amended by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children under the State plan approved under 
     section 402 of this Act'' and inserting ``assistance under a 
     State program funded under part A of title IV''.
       (g) Amendment to Title XVI as in Effect With Respect to the 
     Territories.--Section 1602(a)(11), as in effect without 
     regard to the amendment made by section 301 of the Social 
     Security Amendments of 1972 (42 U.S.C. 1382 note), is amended 
     by striking ``aid under the State plan approved'' and 
     inserting ``assistance under a State program funded''.
       (h) Amendment to Title XVI as in Effect With Respect to the 
     States.--Section 1611(c)(5)(A) (42 U.S.C. 1382(c)(5)(A)) is 
     amended to read as follows: ``(A) a State program funded 
     under part A of title IV,''.
       (i) Amendment to Title XIX.--Section 1902(j) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(j)) is amended by striking ``1108(c)'' and inserting 
     ``1108(g)''.

     SEC. 109. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO THE FOOD STAMP ACT OF 1977 
                   AND RELATED PROVISIONS.

       (a) Section 5 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2014) 
     is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``plan approved'' and all that follows through ``title IV of 
     the Social Security

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     Act'' and inserting ``program funded under part A of title IV 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)'';
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``assistance to families 
     with dependent children'' and inserting ``assistance under a 
     State program funded''; and
       (B) by striking paragraph (13) and redesignating paragraphs 
     (14), (15), and (16) as paragraphs (13), (14), and (15), 
     respectively;
       (3) in subsection (j), by striking ``plan approved under 
     part A of title IV of such Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)'' and 
     inserting ``program funded under part A of title IV of the 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)''; and
       (4) by striking subsection (m).
       (b) Section 6 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2015) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(5), by striking ``the State plan 
     approved'' and inserting ``the State program funded''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)(6), by striking ``aid to families 
     with dependent children'' and inserting ``benefits under a 
     State program funded''.
       (c) Section 16(g)(4) of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2025(g)(4)) is 
     amended by striking ``State plans under the Aid to Families 
     with Dependent Children Program under'' and inserting ``State 
     programs funded under part A of''.
       (d) Section 17 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2026) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of subsection (b)(1)(A), by 
     striking ``to aid to families with dependent children under 
     part A of title IV of the Social Security Act'' and inserting 
     ``or are receiving assistance under a State program funded 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.)''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(3), by adding at the end the 
     following new subparagraph:
        ``(I) The Secretary may not grant a waiver under this 
     paragraph on or after October 1, 1995. Any reference in this 
     paragraph to a provision of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act shall be deemed to be a reference to such provision as in 
     effect on September 30, 1995.'';
       (e) Section 20 of such Act (7 U.S.C. 2029) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2)(B) by striking ``operating--'' and 
     all that follows through ``(ii) any other'' and inserting 
     ``operating any''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) by striking ``(b)(1) A household'' and inserting ``(b) 
     A household''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``training program'' 
     and inserting ``activity'';
       (B) by striking paragraph (2); and
       (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (F) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (6), respectively.
       (f) Section 5(h)(1) of the Agriculture and Consumer 
     Protection Act of 1973 (Public Law 93-186; 7 U.S.C. 612c 
     note) is amended by striking ``the program for aid to 
     families with dependent children'' and inserting ``the State 
     program funded''.
       (g) Section 9 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1758) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)(C)(ii)(II)--
       (i) by striking ``program for aid to families with 
     dependent children'' and inserting ``State program funded''; 
     and
       (ii) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``that the Secretary determines complies with 
     standards established by the Secretary that ensure that the 
     standards under the State program are comparable to or more 
     restrictive than those in effect on June 1, 1995''; and
       (B) in paragraph (6)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)(ii)--

       (I) by striking ``an AFDC assistance unit (under the aid to 
     families with dependent children program authorized'' and 
     inserting ``a family (under the State program funded''; and
       (II) by striking ``, in a State'' and all that follows 
     through ``9902(2)))'' and inserting ``that the Secretary 
     determines complies with standards established by the 
     Secretary that ensure that the standards under the State 
     program are comparable to or more restrictive than those in 
     effect on June 1, 1995''; and

       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``aid to families 
     with dependent children'' and inserting ``assistance under 
     the State program funded under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) that the 
     Secretary determines complies with standards established by 
     the Secretary that ensure that the standards under the State 
     program are comparable to or more restrictive than those in 
     effect on June 1, 1995''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(2)(C)--
       (A) by striking ``program for aid to families with 
     dependent children'' and inserting ``State program funded''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``that the Secretary determines complies with 
     standards established by the Secretary that ensure that the 
     standards under the State program are comparable to or more 
     restrictive than those in effect on June 1, 1995''.
       (h) Section 17(d)(2)(A)(ii)(II) of the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(d)(2)(A)(ii)(II)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``program for aid to families with 
     dependent children established'' and inserting ``State 
     program funded''; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon the following: ``that 
     the Secretary determines complies with standards established 
     by the Secretary that ensure that the standards under the 
     State program are comparable to or more restrictive than 
     those in effect on June 1, 1995''.

     SEC. 110. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS TO OTHER LAWS.

       (a) Subsection (b) of section 508 of the Unemployment 
     Compensation Amendments of 1976 (42 U.S.C. 603a; Public Law 
     94-566; 90 Stat. 2689) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(b) Provision for Reimbursement of Expenses.--For 
     purposes of section 455 of the Social Security Act, expenses 
     incurred to reimburse State employment offices for furnishing 
     information requested of such offices--
       ``(1) pursuant to the third sentence of section 3(a) of the 
     Act entitled `An Act to provide for the establishment of a 
     national employment system and for cooperation with the 
     States in the promotion of such system, and for other 
     purposes', approved June 6, 1933 (29 U.S.C. 49b(a)), or
       ``(2) by a State or local agency charged with the duty of 
     carrying a State plan for child support approved under part D 
     of title IV of the Social Security Act,

     shall be considered to constitute expenses incurred in the 
     administration of such State plan.''.
       (b) Section 9121 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 602 note) is repealed.
       (c) Section 9122 of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
     of 1987 (42 U.S.C. 602 note) is repealed.
       (d) Section 221 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act 
     of 1983 (42 U.S.C. 602 note), relating to treatment under 
     AFDC of certain rental payments for federally assisted 
     housing, is repealed.
       (e) Section 159 of the Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility 
     Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 602 note) is repealed.
       (f) Section 202(d) of the Social Security Amendments of 
     1967 (81 Stat. 882; 42 U.S.C. 602 note) is repealed.
       (g) Section 903 of the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless 
     Assistance Amendments Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 11381 note), 
     relating to demonstration projects to reduce number of AFDC 
     families in welfare hotels, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children under a State plan approved'' and 
     inserting ``assistance under a State program funded''; and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children in the State under a State plan approved'' 
     and inserting ``assistance in the State under a State program 
     funded''.
       (h) The Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 404C(c)(3) (20 U.S.C. 1070a-23(c)(3)), by 
     striking ``(Aid to Families with Dependent Children)''; and
       (2) in section 480(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 1087vv(b)(2)), by 
     striking ``aid to families with dependent children under a 
     State plan approved'' and inserting ``assistance under a 
     State program funded''.
       (i) The Carl D. Perkins Vocational and Applied Technology 
     Education Act (20 U.S.C. 2301 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 231(d)(3)(A)(ii) (20 U.S.C. 
     2341(d)(3)(A)(ii)), by striking ``the program for aid to 
     dependent children'' and inserting ``the State program 
     funded'';
       (2) in section 232(b)(2)(B) (20 U.S.C. 2341a(b)(2)(B)), by 
     striking ``the program for aid to families with dependent 
     children'' and inserting ``the State program funded''; and
       (3) in section 521(14)(B)(iii) (20 U.S.C. 
     2471(14)(B)(iii)), by striking ``the program for aid to 
     families with dependent children'' and inserting ``the State 
     program funded''.
       (j) The Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 2701 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 1113(a)(5) (20 U.S.C. 6313(a)(5)), by 
     striking ``Aid to Families with Dependent Children Program'' 
     and inserting ``State program funded under part A of title IV 
     of the Social Security Act'';
       (2) in section 1124(c)(5) (20 U.S.C. 0634(c)(5)), by 
     striking ``the program of aid to families with dependent 
     children under a State plan approved under'' and inserting 
     ``a State program funded under part A of''; and
       (3) in section 5203(b)(2) (20 U.S.C. 7233(b)(2))--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)(xi), by striking ``Aid to Families 
     with Dependent Children benefits'' and inserting ``assistance 
     under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(viii), by striking ``Aid to 
     Families with Dependent Children'' and inserting ``assistance 
     under the State program funded under part A of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act''.
       (k) Chapter VII of title I of Public Law 99-88 (25 U.S.C. 
     13d-1) is amended to read as follows: ``Provided further, 
     That general assistance payments made by the Bureau of Indian 
     Affairs shall be made--
       ``(1) after April 29, 1985, and before October 1, 1995, on 
     the basis of Aid to Families with Dependent Children (AFDC) 
     standards of need; and
       ``(2) on and after October 1, 1995, on the basis of 
     standards of need established under the State program funded 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act,

     except that where a State ratably reduces its AFDC or State 
     program payments, the Bureau shall reduce general assistance 
     payments in such State by the same percentage as the State 
     has reduced the AFDC or State program payment.''.
       (l) The Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (26 U.S.C. 1 et seq.) 
     is amended--

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       (1) in section 51(d)(9) (26 U.S.C. 51(d)(9)), by striking 
     all that follows ``agency as'' and inserting ``being eligible 
     for financial assistance under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act and as having continually received such 
     financial assistance during the 90-day period which 
     immediately precedes the date on which such individual is 
     hired by the employer.'';
       (2) in section 3304(a)(16) (26 U.S.C. 3304(a)(16)), by 
     striking ``eligibility for aid or services,'' and all that 
     follows through ``children approved'' and inserting 
     ``eligibility for assistance, or the amount of such 
     assistance, under a State program funded'';
       (3) in section 6103(l)(7)(D)(i) (26 U.S.C. 
     6103(l)(7)(D)(i)), by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children provided under a State plan approved'' and 
     inserting ``a State program funded'';
       (4) in section 6103(l)(10) (26 U.S.C. 6103(l)(10))--
       (A) by striking ``(c) or (d)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``(c), (d), or (e)''; and
       (B) by adding at the end of subparagraph (B) the following 
     new sentence: ``Any return information disclosed with respect 
     to section 6402(e) shall only be disclosed to officers and 
     employees of the State agency requesting such information.'';
       (5) in section 6103(p)(4) (26 U.S.C. 6103(p)(4)), in the 
     matter preceding subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``(5), (10)'' and inserting ``(5)''; and
       (B) by striking ``(9), or (12)'' and inserting ``(9), (10), 
     or (12)'';
       (6) in section 6334(a)(11)(A) (26 U.S.C. 6334(a)(11)(A)), 
     by striking ``(relating to aid to families with dependent 
     children)'';
       (7) in section 6402 (26 U.S.C. 6402)--
       (A) in subsection (a), by striking ``(c) and (d)'' and 
     inserting ``(c), (d), and (e)'';
       (B) by redesignating subsections (e) through (i) as 
     subsections (f) through (j), respectively; and
       (C) by inserting after subsection (d) the following:
       ``(e) Collection of Overpayments Under Title IV-A of the 
     Social Security Act.--The amount of any overpayment to be 
     refunded to the person making the overpayment shall be 
     reduced (after reductions pursuant to subsections (c) and 
     (d), but before a credit against future liability for an 
     internal revenue tax) in accordance with section 405(e) of 
     the Social Security Act (concerning recovery of overpayments 
     to individuals under State plans approved under part A of 
     title IV of such Act).''; and
       (8) in section 7523(b)(3)(C) (26 U.S.C. 7523(b)(3)(C)), by 
     striking ``aid to families with dependent children'' and 
     inserting ``assistance under a State program funded under 
     part A of title IV of the Social Security Act''.
       (m) Section 3(b) of the Wagner-Peyser Act (29 U.S.C. 
     49b(b)) is amended by striking ``State plan approved under 
     part A of title IV'' and inserting ``State program funded 
     under part A of title IV''.
       (n) The Job Training Partnership Act (29 U.S.C. 1501 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 4(29)(A)(i) (29 U.S.C. 1503(29)(A)(i)), by 
     striking ``(42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)'';
       (2) in section 106(b)(6)(C) (29 U.S.C. 1516(b)(6)(C)), by 
     striking ``State aid to families with dependent children 
     records,'' and inserting ``records collected under the State 
     program funded under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act,'';
       (3) in section 121(b)(2) (29 U.S.C. 1531(b)(2))--
       (A) by striking ``the JOBS program'' and inserting ``the 
     work activities required under title IV of the Social 
     Security Act''; and
       (B) by striking the second sentence;
       (4) in section 123(c) (29 U.S.C. 1533(c))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(E), by repealing clause (vi); and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(D), by repealing clause (v);
       (5) in section 203(b)(3) (29 U.S.C. 1603(b)(3)), by 
     striking ``, including recipients under the JOBS program'';
       (6) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 204(a)(1) (29 
     U.S.C. 1604(a)(1) (A) and (B)), by striking ``(such as the 
     JOBS program)'' each place it appears;
       (7) in section 205(a) (29 U.S.C. 1605(a)), by striking 
     paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) the portions of title IV of the Social Security Act 
     relating to work activities;'';
       (8) in section 253 (29 U.S.C. 1632)--
       (A) in subsection (b)(2), by repealing subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (B) in paragraphs (1)(B) and (2)(B) of subsection (c), by 
     striking ``the JOBS program or'' each place it appears;
       (9) in section 264 (29 U.S.C. 1644)--
       (A) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (b)(1), by 
     striking ``(such as the JOBS program)'' each place it 
     appears; and
       (B) in subparagraphs (A) and (B) of subsection (d)(3), by 
     striking ``and the JOBS program'' each place it appears;
       (10) in section 265(b) (29 U.S.C. 1645(b)), by striking 
     paragraph (6) and inserting the following:
       ``(6) the portion of title IV of the Social Security Act 
     relating to work activities;'';
       (11) in the second sentence of section 429(e) (29 U.S.C. 
     1699(e)), by striking ``and shall be in an amount that does 
     not exceed the maximum amount that may be provided by the 
     State pursuant to section 402(g)(1)(C) of the Social Security 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 602(g)(1)(C))'';
       (12) in section 454(c) (29 U.S.C. 1734(c)), by striking 
     ``JOBS and'';
       (13) in section 455(b) (29 U.S.C. 1735(b)), by striking 
     ``the JOBS program,'';
       (14) in section 501(1) (29 U.S.C. 1791(1)), by striking 
     ``aid to families with dependent children under part A of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)'' 
     and inserting ``assistance under the State program funded 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act'';
       (15) in section 506(1)(A) (29 U.S.C. 1791e(1)(A)), by 
     striking ``aid to families with dependent children'' and 
     inserting ``assistance under the State program funded'';
       (16) in section 508(a)(2)(A) (29 U.S.C. 1791g(a)(2)(A)), by 
     striking ``aid to families with dependent children'' and 
     inserting ``assistance under the State program funded''; and
       (17) in section 701(b)(2)(A) (29 U.S.C. 1792(b)(2)(A))--
       (A) in clause (v), by striking the semicolon and inserting 
     ``; and''; and
       (B) by striking clause (vi).
       (o) Section 3803(c)(2)(C)(iv) of title 31, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:
       ``(iv) assistance under a State program funded under part A 
     of title IV of the Social Security Act''.
       (p) Section 2605(b)(2)(A)(i) of the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(b)(2)(A)(i)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(i) assistance under the State program funded under part 
     A of title IV of the Social Security Act;''.
       (q) Section 303(f)(2) of the Family Support Act of 1988 (42 
     U.S.C. 602 note) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(A)''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C).
       (r) The Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act 
     of 1985 (2 U.S.C. 900 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in the first section 255(h) (2 U.S.C. 905(h)), by 
     striking ``Aid to families with dependent children (75-0412-
     0-1-609);'' and inserting ``Block grants to States for 
     temporary assistance for needy families;''; and
       (2) in section 256 (2 U.S.C. 906)--
       (A) by striking subsection (k); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (l) as subsection (k).
       (s) The Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1101 et 
     seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 210(f) (8 U.S.C. 1160(f)), by striking ``aid 
     under a State plan approved under'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``assistance under a State program funded under'';
       (2) in section 245A(h) (8 U.S.C. 1255a(h))--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(A)(i), by striking ``program of aid to 
     families with dependent children'' and inserting ``State 
     program of assistance''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2)(B), by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children'' and inserting ``assistance under a State 
     program funded under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act''; and
       (3) in section 412(e)(4) (8 U.S.C. 1522(e)(4)), by striking 
     ``State plan approved'' and inserting ``State program 
     funded''.
       (t) Section 640(a)(4)(B)(i) of the Head Start Act (42 
     U.S.C. 9835(a)(4)(B)(i)) is amended by striking ``program of 
     aid to families with dependent children under a State plan 
     approved'' and inserting ``State program of assistance 
     funded''.
       (u) Section 9 of the Act of April 19, 1950 (64 Stat. 47, 
     chapter 92; 25 U.S.C. 639) is repealed.
       (v) Subparagraph (E) of section 213(d)(6) of the School-To-
     Work Opportunities Act of 1994 (20 U.S.C. 6143(d)(6)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(E) part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.) relating to work activities;''.
       (w) Section 552a(a)(8)(B)(iv)(III) of title 5, United 
     States Code, is amended by striking ``section 464 or 1137 of 
     the Social Security Act'' and inserting ``section 404(e), 
     464, or 1137 of the Social Security Act.''.

     SEC. 111. DEVELOPMENT OF PROTOTYPE OF COUNTERFEIT-RESISTANT 
                   SOCIAL SECURITY CARD REQUIRED.

       (a) Development.--
       (1) In general.--The Commissioner of Social Security (in 
     this section referred to as the ``Commissioner'') shall, in 
     accordance with this section, develop a prototype of a 
     counterfeit-resistant social security card. Such prototype 
     card shall--
       (A) be made of a durable, tamper-resistant material such as 
     plastic or polyester,
       (B) employ technologies that provide security features, 
     such as magnetic stripes, holograms, and integrated circuits, 
     and
       (C) be developed so as to provide individuals with reliable 
     proof of citizenship or legal resident alien status.
       (2) Assistance by attorney general.--The Attorney General 
     of the United States shall provide such information and 
     assistance as the Commissioner deems necessary to enable the 
     Commissioner to comply with this section.
       (b) Study and Report.--
       (1) In general.--The Commissioner shall conduct a study and 
     issue a report to Congress which examines different methods 
     of improving the social security card application process.
       (2) Elements of study.--The study shall include an 
     evaluation of the cost and work load implications of issuing 
     a counterfeit-resistant social security card for all 
     individuals over a 3-, 5-, and 10-year period. The study 
     shall also evaluate the feasibility and cost implications of 
     imposing a user fee for replacement cards and cards issued to 
     individuals who apply for such a card prior to the scheduled 
     3-, 5-, and 10-year phase-in options.
       (3) Distribution of report.--The Commissioner shall submit 
     copies of the report de

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     scribed in this subsection along with a facsimile of the 
     prototype card as described in subsection (a) to the 
     Committees on Ways and Means and Judiciary of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committees on Finance and Judiciary 
     of the Senate within 1 year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 112. DISCLOSURE OF RECEIPT OF FEDERAL FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Whenever an organization that accepts 
     Federal funds under this Act or the amendments made by this 
     Act makes any communication that in any way intends to 
     promote public support or opposition to any policy of a 
     Federal, State, or local government through any broadcasting 
     station, newspaper, magazine, outdoor advertising facility, 
     direct mailing, or any other type of general public 
     advertising, such communication shall state the following: 
     ``This was prepared and paid for by an organization that 
     accepts taxpayer dollars.''.
       (b) Failure To Comply.--If an organization makes any 
     communication described in subsection (a) and fails to 
     provide the statement required by that subsection, such 
     organization shall be ineligible to receive Federal funds 
     under this Act or the amendments made by this Act.
       (c) Definition.--For purposes of this section, the term 
     ``organization'' means an organization described in section 
     501(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       (d) Effective Dates.--This section shall take effect--
       (1) with respect to printed communications 1 year after the 
     date of enactment of this Act; and
       (2) with respect to any other communication on the date of 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 113. MODIFICATIONS TO THE JOB OPPORTUNITIES FOR CERTAIN 
                   LOW-INCOME INDIVIDUALS PROGRAM.

       Section 505 of the Family Support Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 
     1315 note) is amended--
       (1) in the heading, by striking ``DEMONSTRATION'';
       (2) by striking ``demonstration'' each place such term 
     appears;
       (3) in subsection (a), by striking ``in each of fiscal 
     years'' and all that follows through ``10'' and inserting 
     ``shall enter into agreements with'';
       (4) in subsection (b)(3), by striking ``aid to families 
     with dependent children under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act'' and inserting ``assistance under the 
     program funded part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
     of the State in which the individual resides'';
       (5) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(C), by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act'' and inserting ``assistance under a State 
     program funded part A of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children under title IV of such Act'' and inserting 
     ``assistance under a State program funded part A of title IV 
     of the Social Security Act'';
       (6) in subsection (d), by striking ``job opportunities and 
     basic skills training program (as provided for under title IV 
     of the Social Security Act)'' and inserting ``the State 
     program funded under part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act''; and
       (7) by striking subsections (e) through (g) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(e) Authorization of Appropriations.--For the purpose of 
     conducting projects under this section, there is authorized 
     to be appropriated an amount not to exceed $25,000,000 for 
     any fiscal year.''.

     SEC. 114. MEDICAID ELIGIBILITY UNDER TITLE IV OF THE SOCIAL 
                   SECURITY ACT.

       (a) In General.--Section 1902(a)(10)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     1396a(a)(10)(A)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by amending subclause (I) to read as 
     follows:

       ``(I) who are receiving a foster care maintenance payment 
     described in section 423(b)(1)(A) or an adoption assistance 
     payment described in section 423(b)(1)(B),''; and

       (2) in clause (ii)--
       (A) by striking ``or'' at the end of subclause (XI),
       (B) by adding ``or'' at the end of subclause (XII), and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subclause:

       ``(XIII) to individuals (which may include individuals who 
     receive payment under any plan of the State approved under 
     title I, X, XIV, or XVI, or a program funded under part A of 
     title IV of this Act, as amended by the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995, and other 
     similar individuals) who meet such eligibility criteria as 
     the State establishes, so long as the State demonstrates to 
     the satisfaction of the Secretary that the application of 
     such criteria does not result in Federal expenditures under 
     this title that are greater than the Federal expenditures 
     that would have been made under this title if such Act had 
     not been enacted,''.

       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall apply to medical assistance for items and services 
     furnished on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 115. SECRETARIAL SUBMISSION OF LEGISLATIVE PROPOSAL FOR 
                   TECHNICAL AND CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services and the 
     Commissioner of Social Security, in consultation, as 
     appropriate, with the heads of other Federal agencies, shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     legislative proposal proposing such technical and conforming 
     amendments as are necessary to bring the law into conformity 
     with the policy embodied in this title.

     SEC. 116. EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION RULE.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     title, this title and the amendments made by this title shall 
     take effect on October 1, 1996.
       (b) Transition Rules.--
       (1) State option to accelerate effective date.--
       (A) In general.--If, within 3 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services receives from a State a plan described in section 
     402(a) of the Social Security Act (as added by the amendment 
     made by section 103 of this Act), this title and the 
     amendments made by this title (except section 409(a)(7) of 
     the Social Security Act, as added by the amendment made by 
     such section 103) shall also apply with respect to the State 
     during the period that begins on the date of such receipt and 
     ends on September 30, 1996, except that the State shall be 
     considered an eligible State for fiscal year 1996 for 
     purposes of part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (as 
     in effect pursuant to the amendment made by such section 
     103).
       (B) Limitations on federal obligations.--
       (i) Under afdc program.--If the Secretary receives from a 
     State the plan referred to in subparagraph (A), the total 
     obligations of the Federal Government to the State under part 
     A of title IV of the Social Security Act (as in effect on 
     September 30, 1995) with respect to expenditures by the State 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act shall not exceed 
     an amount equal to--

       (I) the State family assistance grant (as defined in 
     section 403(a)(1)(B) of the Social Security Act (as in effect 
     pursuant to the amendment made by section 103 of this Act)); 
     minus
       (II) any obligations of the Federal Government to the State 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (as in 
     effect on September 30, 1995) with respect to expenditures by 
     the State during the period that begins on October 1, 1995, 
     and ends on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     Act.

       (ii) Under temporary family assistance program.--
     Notwithstanding section 403(a)(1) of the Social Security Act 
     (as in effect pursuant to the amendment made by section 103 
     of this Act), the total obligations of the Federal Government 
     to a State under such section 403(a)(1) for fiscal year 1996 
     after the termination of the State AFDC program shall not 
     exceed an amount equal to--

       (I) the amount described in clause (i)(I) of this 
     subparagraph; minus
       (II) any obligations of the Federal Government to the State 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (as in 
     effect on September 30, 1995) with respect to expenditures by 
     the State on or after October 1, 1995.

       ``(iii) Child care obligations excluded in determining 
     federal afdc obligations.--As used in this subparagraph, the 
     term ``obligations of the Federal Government to the State 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act'' does 
     not include any obligation of the Federal Government with 
     respect to child care expenditures by the State.
       (C) Submission of state plan for fiscal year 1996 deemed 
     acceptance of grant limitations and formula.--The submission 
     of a plan by a State pursuant to subparagraph (A) is deemed 
     to constitute the State's acceptance of the grant reductions 
     under subparagraph (B)(ii) (including the formula for 
     computing the amount of the reduction).
       (D) Definitions.--As used in this paragraph:
       (i) State afdc program.--The term ``State AFDC program'' 
     means the State program under parts A and F of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act (as in effect on September 30, 1995).
       ``(ii) State.--The term ``State'' means the 50 States and 
     the District of Columbia.
       (2) Claims, actions, and proceedings.--The amendments made 
     by this title shall not apply with respect to--
       (A) powers, duties, functions, rights, claims, penalties, 
     or obligations applicable to aid, assistance, or services 
     provided before the effective date of this title under the 
     provisions amended; and
       (B) administrative actions and proceedings commenced before 
     such date, or authorized before such date to be commenced, 
     under such provisions.
       (3) Closing out account for those programs terminated or 
     substantially modified by this title.--In closing out 
     accounts, Federal and State officials may use scientifically 
     acceptable statistical sampling techniques. Claims made with 
     respect to State expenditures under a State plan approved 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (as in 
     effect before the effective date of this Act) with respect to 
     assistance or services provided on or before September 30, 
     1995, shall be treated as claims with respect to expenditures 
     during fiscal year 1995 for purposes of reimbursement even if 
     payment was made by a State on or after October 1, 1995. Each 
     State shall complete the filing of all claims under the State 
     plan (as so in effect) no later than September 30, 1997. The 
     head of each Federal department shall--
       (A) use the single audit procedure to review and resolve 
     any claims in connection with the close out of programs under 
     such State plans; and

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       (B) reimburse States for any payments made for assistance 
     or services provided during a prior fiscal year from funds 
     for fiscal year 1995, rather than from funds authorized by 
     this title.
       (4) Continuance in office of assistant secretary for family 
     support.--The individual who, on the day before the effective 
     date of this title, is serving as Assistant Secretary for 
     Family Support within the Department of Health and Human 
     Services shall, until a successor is appointed to such 
     position--
       (A) continue to serve in such position; and
       (B) except as otherwise provided by law--
       (i) continue to perform the functions of the Assistant 
     Secretary for Family Support under section 417 of the Social 
     Security Act (as in effect before such effective date); and
       (ii) have the powers and duties of the Assistant Secretary 
     for Family Support under section 416 of the Social Security 
     Act (as in effect pursuant to the amendment made by section 
     103 of this Act).
                 TITLE II--SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME

     SEC. 200. REFERENCE TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, wherever in this 
     title an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment to 
     or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference 
     shall be considered to be made to that section or other 
     provision of the Social Security Act.
                  Subtitle A--Eligibility Restrictions

     SEC. 201. DENIAL OF SSI BENEFITS FOR 10 YEARS TO INDIVIDUALS 
                   FOUND TO HAVE FRAUDULENTLY MISREPRESENTED 
                   RESIDENCE IN ORDER TO OBTAIN BENEFITS 
                   SIMULTANEOUSLY IN 2 OR MORE STATES.

       (a) In General.--Section 1614(a) (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) An individual shall not be considered an eligible 
     individual for the purposes of this title during the 10-year 
     period that begins on the date the individual is convicted in 
     Federal or State court of having made a fraudulent statement 
     or representation with respect to the place of residence of 
     the individual in order to receive assistance simultaneously 
     from 2 or more States under programs that are funded under 
     title IV, title XIX, or the Food Stamp Act of 1977, or 
     benefits in 2 or more States under the supplemental security 
     income program under this title.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 202. DENIAL OF SSI BENEFITS FOR FUGITIVE FELONS AND 
                   PROBATION AND PAROLE VIOLATORS.

       (a) In General.--Section 1611(e) (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)) is 
     amended by inserting after paragraph (3) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(4) A person shall not be considered an eligible 
     individual or eligible spouse for purposes of this title with 
     respect to any month if during such month the person is--
       ``(A) fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
     confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place 
     from which the person flees, for a crime, or an attempt to 
     commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws of the place 
     from which the person flees, or which, in the case of the 
     State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the laws of 
     such State; or
       ``(B) violating a condition of probation or parole imposed 
     under Federal or State law.''.
       (b) Exchange of Information With Law Enforcement 
     Agencies.--Section 1611(e) (42 U.S.C. 1382(e)), as amended by 
     subsection (a), is amended by inserting after paragraph (4) 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Commissioner shall furnish any Federal, State, or local law 
     enforcement officer, upon the request of the officer, with 
     the current address, Social Security number, and photograph 
     (if applicable) of any recipient of benefits under this 
     title, if the officer furnishes the Commissioner with the 
     name of the recipient and notifies the Commissioner that--
       ``(A) the recipient--
       ``(i) is described in subparagraph (A) or (B) of paragraph 
     (4); or
       ``(ii) has information that is necessary for the officer to 
     conduct the officer's official duties; and
       ``(B) the location or apprehension of the recipient is 
     within the officer's official duties.''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
               Subtitle B--Benefits for Disabled Children

     SEC. 211. DEFINITION AND ELIGIBILITY RULES.

       (a) Definition of Childhood Disability.--Section 1614(a)(3) 
     (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)), as amended by section 201(a), is 
     amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``An individual'' and 
     inserting ``Except as provided in subparagraph (C), an 
     individual'';
       (2) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(or, in the case of 
     an individual under the age of 18, if he suffers from any 
     medically determinable physical or mental impairment of 
     comparable severity)'';
       (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) through (I) as 
     subparagraphs (D) through (J), respectively;
       (4) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(C) An individual under the age of 18 shall be considered 
     disabled for the purposes of this title if that individual 
     has a medically determinable physical or mental impairment, 
     which results in marked and severe functional limitations, 
     and which can be expected to result in death or which has 
     lasted or can be expected to last for a continuous period of 
     not less than 12 months. Notwithstanding the preceding 
     sentence, no individual under the age of 18 who engages in 
     substantial gainful activity (determined in accordance with 
     regulations prescribed pursuant to subparagraph (E)) may be 
     considered to be disabled.''; and
       (5) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by paragraph (3), 
     by striking ``(D)'' and inserting ``(E)''.
       (b) Changes to Childhood SSI Regulations.--
       (1) Modification to medical criteria for evaluation of 
     mental and emotional disorders.--The Commissioner of Social 
     Security shall modify sections 112.00C.2. and 112.02B.2.c.(2) 
     of appendix 1 to subpart P of part 404 of title 20, Code of 
     Federal Regulations, to eliminate references to maladaptive 
     behavior in the domain of personal/behavorial function.
       (2) Discontinuance of individualized functional 
     assessment.--The Commissioner of Social Security shall 
     discontinue the individualized functional assessment for 
     children set forth in sections 416.924d and 416.924e of title 
     20, Code of Federal Regulations.
       (c) Medical Improvement Review Standard as it Applies to 
     Individuals Under the Age of 18.--Section 1614(a)(4) (42 
     U.S.C. 1382(a)(4)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) of clauses (i) 
     and (ii) of subparagraph (B) as items (aa) and (bb), 
     respectively;
       (2) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B) as subclauses (I) and (II), respectively;
       (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (C) as 
     clauses (i) through (iii), respectively, and by moving their 
     left hand margin 2 ems to the right;
       (4) by inserting before clause (i) (as redesignated by 
     paragraph (3)) the following:
       ``(A) in the case of an individual who is age 18 or older--
     '';
       (5) at the end of subparagraph (A)(iii) (as redesignated by 
     paragraphs (3) and (4)), by striking the period and inserting 
     ``; or'';
       (6) by inserting after and below subparagraph (A)(iii) (as 
     so redesignated) the following:
       ``(B) in the case of an individual who is under the age of 
     18--
       ``(i) substantial evidence which demonstrates that there 
     has been medical improvement in the individual's impairment 
     or combination of impairments, and that such impairment or 
     combination of impairments no longer results in marked and 
     severe functional limitations; or
       ``(ii) substantial evidence which demonstrates that, as 
     determined on the basis of new or improved diagnostic 
     techniques or evaluations, the individual's impairment or 
     combination of impairments, is not as disabling as it was 
     considered to be at the time of the most recent prior 
     decision that the individual was under a disability or 
     continued to be under a disability, and such impairment or 
     combination of impairments does not result in marked or 
     severe functional limitations; or'';
       (7) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (C) 
     and by inserting in such subparagraph ``in the case of any 
     individual,'' before ``substantial evidence''; and
       (8) in the first sentence following subparagraph (C) (as 
     redesignated by paragraph (7)), by--
       (A) inserting ``(i)'' before ``to restore''; and
       (B) inserting ``, or (ii) in the case of an individual 
     under the age of 18, to eliminate or improve the individual's 
     impairment or combination of impairments so that it no longer 
     results in marked and severe functional limitations'' 
     immediately before the period.
       (d) Amount of Benefits.--Section 1611(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) Except with respect to individuals described in 
     subparagraph (B), the benefit under this title for an 
     individual described in section 1614(a)(3)(C) shall be 
     payable at a rate equal to 75 percent of the rate otherwise 
     determined under this subsection.
       ``(B) An individual is described in this subparagraph if 
     such individual is described in section 1614(a)(3)(C), and--
       ``(i) in the case of such an individual under the age of 6, 
     such individual has a medical impairment that severely limits 
     the individual's ability to function in a manner appropriate 
     to individuals of the same age and who without special 
     personal assistance would require specialized care outside 
     the home; or
       ``(ii) in the case of such an individual who has attained 
     the age of 6, such individual requires personal care 
     assistance with--
       ``(I) at least 2 activities of daily living;
       ``(II) continual 24-hour supervision or monitoring to avoid 
     causing injury or harm to self or others; or
       ``(III) the administration of medical treatment; and
     who without such assistance would require full-time or part-
     time specialized care outside the home.
       ``(C)(i) For purposes of subparagraph (B), the term 
     `specialized care' means medical care beyond routine 
     administration of medication.
       ``(ii) For purposes of subparagraph (B)(ii)--
       ``(I) the term `personal care assistance' means at least 
     hands-on and stand-by assistance, supervision, or cueing; and
       ``(II) the term `activities of daily living' means eating, 
     toileting, dressing, bathing, and mobility.''.
       (e) Effective Dates, Etc.--
       (1) Effective dates.--

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       (A) In general.--The provisions of, and amendments made by, 
     subsections (a), (b), and (c) shall apply to applicants for 
     benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act for 
     months beginning on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act, without regard to whether regulations have been 
     issued to implement such provisions and amendments.
       (B) Eligibility rules.--The amendments made by subsection 
     (d) shall apply to--
       (i) applicants for benefits under title XVI of the Social 
     Security Act for months beginning on or after January 1, 
     1997; and
       (ii) with respect to continuing disability reviews of 
     eligibility for benefits under such title occurring on or 
     after such date.
       (2) Application to current recipients.--
       (A) Eligibility determinations.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner 
     of Social Security shall redetermine the eligibility of any 
     individual under age 18 who is receiving supplemental 
     security income benefits by reason of disability under title 
     XVI of the Social Security Act as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and whose eligibility for such benefits 
     may terminate by reason of the provisions of, or amendments 
     made by, subsections (a), (b), and (c). With respect to any 
     redetermination under this subparagraph--
       (i) section 1614(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1382c(a)(4)) shall not apply;
       (ii) the Commissioner of Social Security shall apply the 
     eligibility criteria for new applicants for benefits under 
     title XVI of such Act;
       (iii) the Commissioner shall give such redetermination 
     priority over all continuing eligibility reviews and other 
     reviews under such title; and
       (iv) such redetermination shall be counted as a review or 
     redetermination otherwise required to be made under section 
     208 of the Social Security Independence and Program 
     Improvements Act of 1994 or any other provision of title XVI 
     of the Social Security Act.
       (B) Grandfather provision.--The provisions of, and 
     amendments made by, subsections (a), (b), and (c), and the 
     redetermination under subparagraph (A), shall only apply with 
     respect to the benefits of an individual described in 
     subparagraph (A) for months beginning on or after January 1, 
     1997.
       (C) Notice.--Not later than 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Commissioner of Social Security 
     shall notify an individual described in subparagraph (A) of 
     the provisions of this paragraph.
       (3) Report.--The Commissioner of Social Security shall 
     report to the Congress regarding the progress made in 
     implementing the provisions of, and amendments made by, this 
     section on child disability evaluations not later than 180 
     days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (4) Regulations.--The Commissioner of Social Security shall 
     submit for review to the committees of jurisdiction in the 
     Congress any final regulation pertaining to the eligibility 
     of individuals under age 18 for benefits under title XVI of 
     the Social Security Act at least 45 days before the effective 
     date of such regulation. The submission under this paragraph 
     shall include supporting documentation providing a cost 
     analysis, workload impact, and projections as to how the 
     regulation will effect the future number of recipients under 
     such title.
       (5) Appropriations.--
       (A) In general.--Out of any money in the Treasury not 
     otherwise appropriated, there are authorized to be 
     appropriated and are hereby appropriated, to remain available 
     without fiscal year limitation, $200,000,000 for fiscal year 
     1996, $75,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, and $25,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1998, for the Commissioner of Social Security to 
     utilize only for continuing disability reviews and 
     redeterminations under title XVI of the Social Security Act, 
     with reviews and redeterminations for individuals affected by 
     the provisions of subsection (b) given highest priority.
       (B) Additional funds.--Amounts appropriated under 
     subparagraph (A) shall be in addition to any funds otherwise 
     appropriated for continuing disability reviews and 
     redeterminations under title XVI of the Social Security Act.
       (6) Benefits under title xvi.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term ``benefits under title XVI of the Social 
     Security Act'' includes supplementary payments pursuant to an 
     agreement for Federal administration under section 1616(a) of 
     the Social Security Act, and payments pursuant to an 
     agreement entered into under section 212(b) of Public Law 93-
     66.

     SEC. 212. ELIGIBILITY REDETERMINATIONS AND CONTINUING 
                   DISABILITY REVIEWS.

       (a) Continuing Disability Reviews Relating to Certain 
     Children.--Section 1614(a)(3)(H) (42 U.S.C. 1382c(a)(3)(H)), 
     as redesignated by section 211(a)(3), is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(i)'' after ``(H)''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(ii)(I) Not less frequently than once every 3 years, the 
     Commissioner shall review in accordance with paragraph (4) 
     the continued eligibility for benefits under this title of 
     each individual who has not attained 18 years of age and is 
     eligible for such benefits by reason of an impairment (or 
     combination of impairments) which may improve (or, at the 
     option of the Commissioner, which is unlikely to improve).
       ``(II) A representative payee of a recipient whose case is 
     reviewed under this clause shall present, at the time of 
     review, evidence demonstrating that the recipient is, and has 
     been, receiving treatment, to the extent considered medically 
     necessary and available, of the condition which was the basis 
     for providing benefits under this title.
       ``(III) If the representative payee refuses to comply 
     without good cause with the requirements of subclause (II), 
     the Commissioner of Social Security shall, if the 
     Commissioner determines it is in the best interest of the 
     individual, promptly terminate payment of benefits to the 
     representative payee, and provide for payment of benefits to 
     an alternative representative payee of the individual or, if 
     the interest of the individual under this title would be 
     served thereby, to the individual.
       ``(IV) Subclause (II) shall not apply to the representative 
     payee of any individual with respect to whom the Commissioner 
     determines such application would be inappropriate or 
     unnecessary. In making such determination, the Commissioner 
     shall take into consideration the nature of the individual's 
     impairment (or combination of impairments). Section 1631(c) 
     shall not apply to a finding by the Commissioner that the 
     requirements of subclause (II) should not apply to an 
     individual's representative payee.''.
       (b) Disability Eligibility Redeterminations Required for 
     SSI Recipients Who Attain 18 Years of Age.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1614(a)(3)(H) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382c(a)(3)(H)), as amended by subsection (a), is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) If an individual is eligible for benefits under 
     this title by reason of disability for the month preceding 
     the month in which the individual attains the age of 18 
     years, the Commissioner shall redetermine such eligibility--
       ``(I) during the 1-year period beginning on the 
     individual's 18th birthday; and
       ``(II) by applying the criteria used in determining the 
     initial eligibility for applicants who are age 18 or older.
     With respect to a redetermination under this clause, 
     paragraph (4) shall not apply and such redetermination shall 
     be considered a substitute for a review or redetermination 
     otherwise required under any other provision of this 
     subparagraph during that 1-year period.''.
       (2) Conforming repeal.--Section 207 of the Social Security 
     Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 
     1382 note; 108 Stat. 1516) is hereby repealed.
       (c) Continuing Disability Review Required for Low Birth 
     Weight Babies.--Section 1614(a)(3)(H) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382c(a)(3)(H)), as amended by subsections (a) and (b), is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iv)(I) Not later than 12 months after the birth of an 
     individual, the Commissioner shall review in accordance with 
     paragraph (4) the continuing eligibility for benefits under 
     this title by reason of disability of such individual whose 
     low birth weight is a contributing factor material to the 
     Commissioner's determination that the individual is disabled.
       ``(II) A review under subclause (I) shall be considered a 
     substitute for a review otherwise required under any other 
     provision of this subparagraph during that 12-month period.
       ``(III) A representative payee of a recipient whose case is 
     reviewed under this clause shall present, at the time of 
     review, evidence demonstrating that the recipient is, and has 
     been, receiving treatment, to the extent considered medically 
     necessary and available, of the condition which was the basis 
     for providing benefits under this title.
       ``(IV) If the representative payee refuses to comply 
     without good cause with the requirements of subclause (III), 
     the Commissioner of Social Security shall, if the 
     Commissioner determines it is in the best interest of the 
     individual, promptly terminate payment of benefits to the 
     representative payee, and provide for payment of benefits to 
     an alternative representative payee of the individual or, if 
     the interest of the individual under this title would be 
     served thereby, to the individual.
       ``(V) Subclause (III) shall not apply to the representative 
     payee of any individual with respect to whom the Commissioner 
     determines such application would be inappropriate or 
     unnecessary. In making such determination, the Commissioner 
     shall take into consideration the nature of the individual's 
     impairment (or combination of impairments). Section 1631(c) 
     shall not apply to a finding by the Commissioner that the 
     requirements of subclause (III) should not apply to an 
     individual's representative payee.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to benefits for months beginning on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this Act, without regard to whether 
     regulations have been issued to implement such amendments.

     SEC. 213. ADDITIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Disposal of Resources for Less Than Fair Market 
     Value.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1613(c) (42 U.S.C. 1382b(c)) is 
     amended to read as follows:

        ``Disposal of Resources for Less Than Fair Market Value

       ``(c)(1)(A)(i) If an individual who has not attained 18 
     years of age (or any person acting on such individual's 
     behalf) disposes of resources of the individual for less than 
     fair market value on or after the look-back date specified in 
     clause (ii)(I), the individual is ineligible for benefits 
     under this title for months during the period beginning on 
     the date specified in clause (iii) and equal to the number of 
     months specified in clause (iv).

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       ``(ii)(I) The look-back date specified in this subclause is 
     a date that is 36 months before the date specified in 
     subclause (II).
       ``(II) The date specified in this subclause is the date on 
     which the individual applies for benefits under this title 
     or, if later, the date on which the disposal of the 
     individual's resources for less than fair market value 
     occurs.
       ``(iii) The date specified in this clause is the first day 
     of the first month that follows the month in which the 
     individual's resources were disposed of for less than fair 
     market value and that does not occur in any other period of 
     ineligibility under this paragraph.
       ``(iv) The number of months of ineligibility under this 
     clause for an individual shall be equal to--
       ``(I) the total, cumulative uncompensated value of all the 
     individual's resources so disposed of on or after the look-
     back date specified in clause (ii)(I), divided by
       ``(II) the amount of the maximum monthly benefit payable 
     under section 1611(b) to an eligible individual for the month 
     in which the date specified in clause (ii)(II) occurs.
       ``(B) An individual shall not be ineligible for benefits 
     under this title by reason of subparagraph (A) if the 
     Commissioner determines that--
       ``(i) the individual intended to dispose of the resources 
     at fair market value;
       ``(ii) the resources were transferred exclusively for a 
     purpose other than to qualify for benefits under this title;
       ``(iii) all resources transferred for less than fair market 
     value have been returned to the individual; or
       ``(iv) the denial of eligibility would work an undue 
     hardship on the individual (as determined on the basis of 
     criteria established by the Commissioner in regulations).
       ``(C) For purposes of this paragraph, in the case of a 
     resource held by an individual in common with another person 
     or persons in a joint tenancy, tenancy in common, or similar 
     arrangement, the resource (or the affected portion of such 
     resource) shall be considered to be disposed of by such 
     individual when any action is taken, either by such 
     individual or by any other person, that reduces or eliminates 
     such individual's ownership or control of such resource.
       ``(D)(i) Notwithstanding subparagraph (A), this subsection 
     shall not apply to a transfer of a resource to a trust if the 
     portion of the trust attributable to such resource is 
     considered a resource available to the individual pursuant to 
     subsection (e)(3) (or would be so considered, but for the 
     application of subsection (e)(4)).
       ``(ii) In the case of a trust established by an individual 
     (within the meaning of subsection (e)(2)(A)), if from such 
     portion of the trust (if any) that is considered a resource 
     available to the individual pursuant to subsection (e)(3) (or 
     would be so considered but for the application of subsection 
     (e)(2)) or the residue of such portion upon the termination 
     of the trust--
       ``(I) there is made a payment other than to or for the 
     benefit of the individual, or
       ``(II) no payment could under any circumstance be made to 
     the individual,
     then the payment described in subclause (I) or the 
     foreclosure of payment described in subclause (II) shall be 
     considered a disposal of resources by the individual subject 
     to this subsection, as of the date of such payment or 
     foreclosure, respectively.
       ``(2)(A) At the time an individual (and the individual's 
     eligible spouse, if any) applies for benefits under this 
     title, and at the time the eligibility of an individual (and 
     such spouse, if any) for such benefits is redetermined, the 
     Commissioner of Social Security shall--
       ``(i) inform such individual of the provisions of paragraph 
     (1) providing for a period of ineligibility for benefits 
     under this title for individuals who make certain 
     dispositions of resources for less than fair market value, 
     and inform such individual that information obtained pursuant 
     to clause (ii) will be made available to the State agency 
     administering a State plan approved under title XIX (as 
     provided in subparagraph (B)); and
       ``(ii) obtain from such individual information which may be 
     used in determining whether or not a period of ineligibility 
     for such benefits would be required by reason of paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(B) The Commissioner of Social Security shall make the 
     information obtained under subparagraph (A)(ii) available, on 
     request, to any State agency administering a State plan 
     approved under title XIX.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `trust' includes any legal instrument or 
     device that is similar to a trust; and
       ``(B) the term `benefits under this title' includes 
     supplementary payments pursuant to an agreement for Federal 
     administration under section 1616(a), and payments pursuant 
     to an agreement entered into under section 212(b) of Public 
     Law 93-66.''.
       (2) Effective date.--The amendment made by this subsection 
     shall be effective with respect to transfers that occur at 
     least 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Treatment of Assets Held in Trust.--
       (1) Treatment as resource.--Section 1613 (42 U.S.C. 1382) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

                                ``Trusts

       ``(e)(1) In determining the resources of an individual who 
     has not attained 18 years of age, the provisions of paragraph 
     (3) shall apply to a trust established by such individual.
       ``(2)(A) For purposes of this subsection, an individual 
     shall be considered to have established a trust if any assets 
     of the individual were transferred to the trust.
       ``(B) In the case of an irrevocable trust to which the 
     assets of an individual and the assets of any other person or 
     persons were transferred, the provisions of this subsection 
     shall apply to the portion of the trust attributable to the 
     assets of the individual.
       ``(C) This subsection shall apply without regard to--
       ``(i) the purposes for which the trust is established;
       ``(ii) whether the trustees have or exercise any discretion 
     under the trust;
       ``(iii) any restrictions on when or whether distributions 
     may be made from the trust; or
       ``(iv) any restrictions on the use of distributions from 
     the trust.
       ``(3)(A) In the case of a revocable trust, the corpus of 
     the trust shall be considered a resource available to the 
     individual.
       ``(B) In the case of an irrevocable trust, if there are any 
     circumstances under which payment from the trust could be 
     made to or for the benefit of the individual, the portion of 
     the corpus from which payment to or for the benefit of the 
     individual could be made shall be considered a resource 
     available to the individual.
       ``(4) The Commissioner may waive the application of this 
     subsection with respect to any individual if the Commissioner 
     determines, on the basis of criteria prescribed in 
     regulations, that such application would work an undue 
     hardship on such individual.
       ``(5) For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `trust' includes any legal instrument or 
     device that is similar to a trust;
       ``(B) the term `corpus' means all property and other 
     interests held by the trust, including accumulated earnings 
     and any other addition to such trust after its establishment 
     (except that such term does not include any such earnings or 
     addition in the month in which such earnings or addition is 
     credited or otherwise transferred to the trust);
       ``(C) the term `asset' includes any income or resource of 
     the individual, including--
       ``(i) any income otherwise excluded by section 1612(b);
       ``(ii) any resource otherwise excluded by this section; and
       ``(iii) any other payment or property that the individual 
     is entitled to but does not receive or have access to because 
     of action by--
       ``(I) such individual;
       ``(II) a person or entity (including a court) with legal 
     authority to act in place of, or on behalf of, such 
     individual; or
       ``(III) a person or entity (including a court) acting at 
     the direction of, or upon the request of, such individual; 
     and
       ``(D) the term `benefits under this title' includes 
     supplementary payments pursuant to an agreement for Federal 
     administration under section 1616(a), and payments pursuant 
     to an agreement entered into under section 212(b) of Public 
     Law 93-66.''.
       (2) Treatment as income.--Section 1612(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382a(a)(2)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (E);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (F) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(G) any earnings of, and additions to, the corpus of a 
     trust (as defined in section 1613(f)) established by an 
     individual (within the meaning of section 1613(e)(2)(A)) and 
     of which such individual is a beneficiary (other than a trust 
     to which section 1613(e)(4) applies), except that in the case 
     of an irrevocable trust, there shall exist circumstances 
     under which payment from such earnings or additions could be 
     made to, or for the benefit of, such individual.''.
       (3) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall take effect on January 1, 1996, and shall apply to 
     trusts established on or after such date.
       (c) Requirement To Establish Account.--
       (1) In general.--Section 1631(a)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1383(a)(2)) 
     is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subparagraphs (F) and (G) as 
     subparagraphs (G) and (H), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subparagraph (E) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(F)(i)(I) Each representative payee of an eligible 
     individual under the age of 18 who is eligible for the 
     payment of benefits described in subclause (II) shall 
     establish on behalf of such individual an account in a 
     financial institution into which such benefits shall be paid, 
     and shall thereafter maintain such account for use in 
     accordance with clause (ii).
       ``(II) Benefits described in this subclause are past-due 
     monthly benefits under this title (which, for purposes of 
     this subclause, include State supplementary payments made by 
     the Commissioner pursuant to an agreement under section 1616 
     or section 212(b) of Public Law 93-66) in an amount (after 
     any withholding by the Commissioner for reimbursement to a 
     State for interim assistance under subsection (g)) that 
     exceeds the product of--
       ``(aa) 6, and
       ``(bb) the maximum monthly benefit payable under this title 
     to an eligible individual.
       ``(ii)(I) A representative payee may use funds in the 
     account established under clause (i) to pay for allowable 
     expenses described in subclause (II).
       ``(II) An allowable expense described in this subclause is 
     an expense for--
       ``(aa) education or job skills training;
       ``(bb) personal needs assistance;
       ``(cc) special equipment;

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       ``(dd) housing modification;
       ``(ee) medical treatment;
       ``(ff) therapy or rehabilitation; or
       ``(gg) any other item or service that the Commissioner 
     determines to be appropriate;
     provided that such expense benefits such individual and, in 
     the case of an expense described in item (cc), (dd), (ff), or 
     (gg), is related to the impairment (or combination of 
     impairments) of such individual.
       ``(III) The use of funds from an account established under 
     clause (i) in any manner not authorized by this clause--
       ``(aa) by a representative payee shall constitute misuse of 
     benefits for all purposes of this paragraph, and any 
     representative payee who knowingly misuses benefits from such 
     an account shall be liable to the Commissioner in an amount 
     equal to the total amount of such misused benefits; and
       ``(bb) by an eligible individual who is his or her own 
     representative payee shall be considered an overpayment 
     subject to recovery under subsection (b).
       ``(IV) This clause shall continue to apply to funds in the 
     account after the child has reached age 18, regardless of 
     whether benefits are paid directly to the beneficiary or 
     through a representative payee.
       ``(iii) The representative payee may deposit into the 
     account established pursuant to clause (i)--
       ``(I) past-due benefits payable to the eligible individual 
     in an amount less than that specified in clause (i)(II), and
       ``(II) any other funds representing an underpayment under 
     this title to such individual, provided that the amount of 
     such underpayment is equal to or exceeds the maximum monthly 
     benefit payable under this title to an eligible individual.
       ``(iv) The Commissioner of Social Security shall establish 
     a system for accountability monitoring whereby such 
     representative payee shall report, at such time and in such 
     manner as the Commissioner shall require, on activity 
     respecting funds in the account established pursuant to 
     clause (i).''.
       (2) Exclusion from resources.--Section 1613(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382b(a)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (9), by striking ``; and'' and inserting a 
     semicolon;
       (B) in the first paragraph (10), by striking the period and 
     inserting a semicolon;
       (C) by redesignating the second paragraph (10) as paragraph 
     (11), and by striking the period and inserting ``; and''; and
       (D) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(12) the assets and accrued interest or other earnings of 
     any account established and maintained in accordance with 
     section 1631(a)(2)(F).''.
       (3) Exclusion from income.--Section 1612(b) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382a(b)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (19);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (20) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(21) the interest or other earnings on any account 
     established and maintained in accordance with section 
     1631(a)(2)(F).''.
       (4) Effective date.--The amendments made by this subsection 
     shall apply to payments made after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 214. REDUCTION IN CASH BENEFITS PAYABLE TO 
                   INSTITUTIONALIZED INDIVIDUALS WHOSE MEDICAL 
                   COSTS ARE COVERED BY PRIVATE INSURANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1611(e)(1)(B) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382(e)(1)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``title XIX, or'' and inserting ``title 
     XIX,''; and
       (2) by inserting ``or, in the case of an eligible 
     individual under the age of 18 receiving payments (with 
     respect to such individual) under any health insurance policy 
     issued by a private provider of such insurance'' after 
     ``section 1614(f)(2)(B),''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by this section 
     shall apply to benefits for months beginning 90 or more days 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, without regard 
     to whether regulations have been issued to implement such 
     amendments.

     SEC. 215. REGULATIONS.

       Within 3 months after the date of the enactment of this 
     Act, the Commissioner of Social Security shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to implement the amendments 
     made by this subtitle.
               Subtitle C--State Supplementation Programs

     SEC. 221. REPEAL OF MAINTENANCE OF EFFORT REQUIREMENTS 
                   APPLICABLE TO OPTIONAL STATE PROGRAMS FOR 
                   SUPPLEMENTATION OF SSI BENEFITS.

       Section 1618 (42 U.S.C. 1382g) is hereby repealed.
   Subtitle D--Studies Regarding Supplemental Security Income Program

     SEC. 231. ANNUAL REPORT ON THE SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME 
                   PROGRAM.

       Title XVI (42 U.S.C. 1381 et seq.), as amended by section 
     201(c), is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     section:


                       ``ANNUAL REPORT ON PROGRAM

       ``Sec. 1637. (a) Not later than May 30 of each year, the 
     Commissioner of Social Security shall prepare and deliver a 
     report annually to the President and the Congress regarding 
     the program under this title, including--
       ``(1) a comprehensive description of the program;
       ``(2) historical and current data on allowances and 
     denials, including number of applications and allowance rates 
     at initial determinations, reconsiderations, administrative 
     law judge hearings, council of appeals hearings, and Federal 
     court appeal hearings;
       ``(3) historical and current data on characteristics of 
     recipients and program costs, by recipient group (aged, 
     blind, work disabled adults, and children);
       ``(4) projections of future number of recipients and 
     program costs, through at least 25 years;
       ``(5) number of redeterminations and continuing disability 
     reviews, and the outcomes of such redeterminations and 
     reviews;
       ``(6) data on the utilization of work incentives;
       ``(7) detailed information on administrative and other 
     program operation costs;
       ``(8) summaries of relevant research undertaken by the 
     Social Security Administration, or by other researchers;
       ``(9) State supplementation program operations;
       ``(10) a historical summary of statutory changes to this 
     title; and
       ``(11) such other information as the Commissioner deems 
     useful.
       ``(b) Each member of the Social Security Advisory Board 
     shall be permitted to provide an individual report, or a 
     joint report if agreed, of views of the program under this 
     title, to be included in the annual report under this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 232. STUDY OF DISABILITY DETERMINATION PROCESS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, and from funds otherwise 
     appropriated, the Commissioner of Social Security shall make 
     arrangements with the National Academy of Sciences, or other 
     independent entity, to conduct a study of the disability 
     determination process under titles II and XVI of the Social 
     Security Act. This study shall be undertaken in consultation 
     with professionals representing appropriate disciplines.
       (b) Study Components.--The study described in subsection 
     (a) shall include--
       (1) an initial phase examining the appropriateness of, and 
     making recommendations regarding--
       (A) the definitions of disability in effect on the date of 
     the enactment of this Act and the advantages and 
     disadvantages of alternative definitions; and
       (B) the operation of the disability determination process, 
     including the appropriate method of performing comprehensive 
     assessments of individuals under age 18 with physical and 
     mental impairments;
       (2) a second phase, which may be concurrent with the 
     initial phase, examining the validity, reliability, and 
     consistency with current scientific knowledge of the 
     standards and individual listings in the Listing of 
     Impairments set forth in appendix 1 of subpart P of part 404 
     of title 20, Code of Federal Regulations, and of related 
     evaluation procedures as promulgated by the Commissioner of 
     Social Security; and
       (3) such other issues as the applicable entity considers 
     appropriate.
       (c) Reports and Regulations.--
       (1) Reports.--The Commissioner of Social Security shall 
     request the applicable entity, to submit an interim report 
     and a final report of the findings and recommendations 
     resulting from the study described in this section to the 
     President and the Congress not later than 18 months and 24 
     months, respectively, from the date of the contract for such 
     study, and such additional reports as the Commissioner deems 
     appropriate after consultation with the applicable entity.
       (2) Regulations.--The Commissioner of Social Security shall 
     review both the interim and final reports, and shall issue 
     regulations implementing any necessary changes following each 
     report.

     SEC. 233. STUDY BY GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE.

       Not later than January 1, 1998, the Comptroller General of 
     the United States shall study and report on--
       (1) the impact of the amendments made by, and the 
     provisions of, this title on the supplemental security income 
     program under title XVI of the Social Security Act; and
       (2) extra expenses incurred by families of children 
     receiving benefits under such title that are not covered by 
     other Federal, State, or local programs.
      Subtitle E--National Commission on the Future of Disability

     SEC. 241. ESTABLISHMENT.

       There is established a commission to be known as the 
     National Commission on the Future of Disability (referred to 
     in this subtitle as the ``Commission'').

     SEC. 242. DUTIES OF THE COMMISSION.

       (a) In General.--The Commission shall develop and carry out 
     a comprehensive study of all matters related to the nature, 
     purpose, and adequacy of all Federal programs serving 
     individuals with disabilities. In particular, the Commission 
     shall study the disability insurance program under title II 
     of the Social Security Act and the supplemental security 
     income program under title XVI of such Act.
       (b) Matters Studied.--The Commission shall prepare an 
     inventory of Federal programs serving individuals with 
     disabilities, and shall examine--
       (1) trends and projections regarding the size and 
     characteristics of the population of individuals with 
     disabilities, and the implications of such analyses for 
     program planning;
       (2) the feasibility and design of performance standards for 
     the Nation's disability programs;
       (3) the adequacy of Federal efforts in rehabilitation 
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     tunities to improve the lives of individuals with 
     disabilities through all manners of scientific and 
     engineering research; and
       (4) the adequacy of policy research available to the 
     Federal Government, and what actions might be undertaken to 
     improve the quality and scope of such research.
       (c) Recommendations.--The Commission shall submit to the 
     appropriate committees of the Congress and to the President 
     recommendations and, as appropriate, proposals for 
     legislation, regarding--
       (1) which (if any) Federal disability programs should be 
     eliminated or augmented;
       (2) what new Federal disability programs (if any) should be 
     established;
       (3) the suitability of the organization and location of 
     disability programs within the Federal Government;
       (4) other actions the Federal Government should take to 
     prevent disabilities and disadvantages associated with 
     disabilities; and
       (5) such other matters as the Commission considers 
     appropriate.

     SEC. 243. MEMBERSHIP.

       (a) Number and Appointment.--
       (1) In general.--The Commission shall be composed of 15 
     members, of whom--
       (A) five shall be appointed by the President, of whom not 
     more than 3 shall be of the same major political party;
       (B) three shall be appointed by the Majority Leader of the 
     Senate;
       (C) two shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
     Senate;
       (D) three shall be appointed by the Speaker of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (E) two shall be appointed by the Minority Leader of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (2) Representation.--The Commission members shall be chosen 
     based on their education, training, or experience. In 
     appointing individuals as members of the Commission, the 
     President and the Majority and Minority Leaders of the Senate 
     and the Speaker and Minority Leader of the House of 
     Representatives shall seek to ensure that the membership of 
     the Commission reflects the general interests of the business 
     and taxpaying community and the diversity of individuals with 
     disabilities in the United States.
       (b) Comptroller General.--The Comptroller General of the 
     United States shall advise the Commission on the methodology 
     and approach of the study of the Commission.
       (c) Term of Appointment.--The members shall serve on the 
     Commission for the life of the Commission.
       (d) Meetings.--The Commission shall locate its headquarters 
     in the District of Columbia, and shall meet at the call of 
     the Chairperson, but not less than 4 times each year during 
     the life of the Commission.
       (e) Quorum.--Ten members of the Commission shall constitute 
     a quorum, but a lesser number may hold hearings.
       (f) Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.--Not later than 15 
     days after the members of the Commission are appointed, such 
     members shall designate a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson 
     from among the members of the Commission.
       (g) Continuation of Membership.--If a member of the 
     Commission becomes an officer or employee of any government 
     after appointment to the Commission, the individual may 
     continue as a member until a successor member is appointed.
       (h) Vacancies.--A vacancy on the Commission shall be filled 
     in the manner in which the original appointment was made not 
     later than 30 days after the Commission is given notice of 
     the vacancy.
       (i) Compensation.--Members of the Commission shall receive 
     no additional pay, allowances, or benefits by reason of their 
     service on the Commission.
       (j) Travel Expenses.--Each member of the Commission shall 
     receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of 
     subsistence, in accordance with sections 5702 and 5703 of 
     title 5, United States Code.

     SEC. 244. STAFF AND SUPPORT SERVICES.

       (a) Director.--
       (1) Appointment.--Upon consultation with the members of the 
     Commission, the Chairperson shall appoint a Director of the 
     Commission.
       (2) Compensation.--The Director shall be paid the rate of 
     basic pay for level V of the Executive Schedule.
       (b) Staff.--With the approval of the Commission, the 
     Director may appoint such personnel as the Director considers 
     appropriate.
       (c) Applicability of Civil Service Laws.--The staff of the 
     Commission shall be appointed without regard to the 
     provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing 
     appointments in the competitive service, and shall be paid 
     without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter 
     III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification 
     and General Schedule pay rates.
       (d) Experts and Consultants.--With the approval of the 
     Commission, the Director may procure temporary and 
     intermittent services under section 3109(b) of title 5, 
     United States Code.
       (e) Staff of Federal Agencies.--Upon the request of the 
     Commission, the head of any Federal agency may detail, on a 
     reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of such agency to 
     the Commission to assist in carrying out the duties of the 
     Commission under this subtitle.
       (f) Other Resources.--The Commission shall have reasonable 
     access to materials, resources, statistical data, and other 
     information from the Library of Congress and agencies and 
     elected representatives of the executive and legislative 
     branches of the Federal Government. The Chairperson of the 
     Commission shall make requests for such access in writing 
     when necessary.
       (g) Physical Facilities.--The Administrator of the General 
     Services Administration shall locate suitable office space 
     for the operation of the Commission. The facilities shall 
     serve as the headquarters of the Commission and shall include 
     all necessary equipment and incidentals required for proper 
     functioning of the Commission.

     SEC. 245. POWERS OF COMMISSION.

       (a) Hearings.--The Commission may conduct public hearings 
     or forums at the discretion of the Commission, at any time 
     and place the Commission is able to secure facilities and 
     witnesses, for the purpose of carrying out the duties of the 
     Commission under this subtitle.
       (b) Delegation of Authority.--Any member or agent of the 
     Commission may, if authorized by the Commission, take any 
     action the Commission is authorized to take by this section.
       (c) Information.--The Commission may secure directly from 
     any Federal agency information necessary to enable the 
     Commission to carry out its duties under this subtitle. Upon 
     request of the Chairperson or Vice Chairperson of the 
     Commission, the head of a Federal agency shall furnish the 
     information to the Commission to the extent permitted by law.
       (d) Gifts, Bequests, and Devises.--The Commission may 
     accept, use, and dispose of gifts, bequests, or devises of 
     services or property, both real and personal, for the purpose 
     of aiding or facilitating the work of the Commission. Gifts, 
     bequests, or devises of money and proceeds from sales of 
     other property received as gifts, bequests, or devises shall 
     be deposited in the Treasury and shall be available for 
     disbursement upon order of the Commission.
       (e) Mails.--The Commission may use the United States mails 
     in the same manner and under the same conditions as other 
     Federal agencies.

     SEC. 246. REPORTS.

       (a) Interim Report.--Not later than 1 year prior to the 
     date on which the Commission terminates pursuant to section 
     247, the Commission shall submit an interim report to the 
     President and to the Congress. The interim report shall 
     contain a detailed statement of the findings and conclusions 
     of the Commission, together with the Commission's 
     recommendations for legislative and administrative action, 
     based on the activities of the Commission.
       (b) Final Report.--Not later than the date on which the 
     Commission terminates, the Commission shall submit to the 
     Congress and to the President a final report containing--
       (1) a detailed statement of final findings, conclusions, 
     and recommendations; and
       (2) an assessment of the extent to which recommendations of 
     the Commission included in the interim report under 
     subsection (a) have been implemented.
       (c) Printing and Public Distribution.--Upon receipt of each 
     report of the Commission under this section, the President 
     shall--
       (1) order the report to be printed; and
       (2) make the report available to the public upon request.

     SEC. 247. TERMINATION.

       The Commission shall terminate on the date that is 2 years 
     after the date on which the members of the Commission have 
     met and designated a Chairperson and Vice Chairperson.

     SEC. 248. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as are 
     necessary to carry out the purposes of the Commission.
                 Subtitle F--Retirement Age Eligibility

     SEC. 251. ELIGIBILITY FOR SUPPLEMENTAL SECURITY INCOME 
                   BENEFITS BASED ON SOCIAL SECURITY RETIREMENT 
                   AGE.

       (a) In General.--Section 1614(a)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 
     1382C(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``is 65 years of age 
     or older,'' and inserting ``has attained retirement age.''.
       (b) Retirement Age Defined.--Section 1614 (42 U.S.C. 1382c) 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:

                            ``Retirement Age

       ``(g) For purposes of this title, the term ``retirement 
     age'' has the meaning given such term by section 
     216(l)(1).''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--Sections 1601, 1612(b)(4), 
     1615(a)(1), and 1620(b)(2) (42 U.S.C. 1381, 1382a(b)(4), 
     1382d(a)(1), and 1382i(b)(2)) are amended by striking ``age 
     65'' each place it appears and inserting ``retirement age''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall apply to applicants for benefits for months beginning 
     after September 30, 1995.
                        TITLE III--CHILD SUPPORT

     SEC. 300. REFERENCE TO SOCIAL SECURITY ACT.

       Except as otherwise specifically provided, where ever in 
     this title an amendment is expressed in terms of an amendment 
     to or repeal of a section or other provision, the reference 
     shall be considered to be made to that section or other 
     provision of the Social Security Act.
     Subtitle A--Eligibility for Services; Distribution of Payments

     SEC. 301. STATE OBLIGATION TO PROVIDE CHILD SUPPORT 
                   ENFORCEMENT SERVICES.

       (a) State Plan Requirements.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(4) provide that the State will--
       ``(A) provide services relating to the establishment of 
     paternity or the establishment,

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     modification, or enforcement of child support obligations, as 
     appropriate, under the plan with respect to--
       ``(i) each child for whom (I) assistance is provided under 
     the State program funded under part A of this title, (II) 
     benefits or services for foster care maintenance and adoption 
     assistance are provided under the State program funded under 
     part B of this title, or (III) medical assistance is provided 
     under the State plan approved under title XIX, unless the 
     State agency administering the plan determines (in accordance 
     with paragraph (29)) that it is against the best interests of 
     the child to do so; and
       ``(ii) any other child, if an individual applies for such 
     services with respect to the child; and
       ``(B) enforce any support obligation established with 
     respect to--
       ``(i) a child with respect to whom the State provides 
     services under the plan; or
       ``(ii) the custodial parent of such a child.''; and
       (2) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by striking ``provide that'' and inserting ``provide 
     that--'';
       (B) by striking subparagraph (A) and inserting the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(A) services under the plan shall be made available to 
     residents of other States on the same terms as to residents 
     of the State submitting the plan;'';
       (C) in subparagraph (B), by inserting ``on individuals not 
     receiving assistance under any State program funded under 
     part A'' after ``such services shall be imposed'';
       (D) in each of subparagraphs (B), (C), (D), and (E)--
       (i) by indenting the subparagraph in the same manner as, 
     and aligning the left margin of the subparagraph with the 
     left margin of, the matter inserted by subparagraph (B) of 
     this paragraph; and
       (ii) by striking the final comma and inserting a semicolon; 
     and
       (E) in subparagraph (E), by indenting each of clauses (i) 
     and (ii) 2 additional ems.
       (b) Continuation of Services for Families Ceasing To 
     Receive Assistance Under the State Program Funded Under Part 
     A.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (23);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (24) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (24) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(25) provide that if a family with respect to which 
     services are provided under the plan ceases to receive 
     assistance under the State program funded under part A, the 
     State shall provide appropriate notice to the family and 
     continue to provide such services, subject to the same 
     conditions and on the same basis as in the case of other 
     individuals to whom services are furnished under the plan, 
     except that an application or other request to continue 
     services shall not be required of such a family and paragraph 
     (6)(B) shall not apply to the family.''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 452(b) (42 U.S.C. 652(b)) is amended by 
     striking ``454(6)'' and inserting ``454(4)''.
       (2) Section 452(g)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)(A)) is 
     amended by striking ``454(6)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``454(4)(A)(ii)''.
       (3) Section 466(a)(3)(B) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(3)(B)) is 
     amended by striking ``in the case of overdue support which a 
     State has agreed to collect under section 454(6)'' and 
     inserting ``in any other case''.
       (4) Section 466(e) (42 U.S.C. 666(e)) is amended by 
     striking ``paragraph (4) or (6) of section 454'' and 
     inserting ``section 454(4)''.

     SEC. 302. DISTRIBUTION OF CHILD SUPPORT COLLECTIONS.

       (a) In General.--Section 457 (42 U.S.C. 657) is amended to 
     read as follows:

     ``SEC. 457. DISTRIBUTION OF COLLECTED SUPPORT.

       ``(a) In General.--An amount collected on behalf of a 
     family as support by a State pursuant to a plan approved 
     under this part shall be distributed as follows:
       ``(1) Families receiving assistance.--In the case of a 
     family receiving assistance from the State, the State shall--
       ``(A) pay to the Federal Government the Federal share of 
     the amount so collected; and
       ``(B) retain, or distribute to the family, the State share 
     of the amount so collected.
       ``(2) Families that formerly received assistance.--In the 
     case of a family that formerly received assistance from the 
     State:
       ``(A) Current support payments.--To the extent that the 
     amount so collected does not exceed the amount required to be 
     paid to the family for the month in which collected, the 
     State shall distribute the amount so collected to the family.
       ``(B) Payments of arrearages.--To the extent that the 
     amount so collected exceeds the amount required to be paid to 
     the family for the month in which collected, the State shall 
     distribute the amount so collected as follows:
       ``(i) Distribution of arrearages that accrued after the 
     family ceased to receive assistance.--

       ``(I) Pre-October 1997.--The provisions of this section 
     (other than subsection (b)(1)) as in effect and applied on 
     the day before the date of the enactment of section 302 of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995 
     shall apply with respect to the distribution of support 
     arrearages that--

       ``(aa) accrued after the family ceased to receive 
     assistance, and
       ``(bb) are collected before October 1, 1997.

       ``(II) Post-September 1997.--With respect the amount so 
     collected on or after October 1, 1997, or before such date, 
     at the option of the State--

       ``(aa) In general.--The State shall first distribute the 
     amount so collected (other than any amount described in 
     clause (iv)) to the family to the extent necessary to satisfy 
     any support arrearages with respect to the family that 
     accrued after the family ceased to receive assistance from 
     the State.
       ``(bb) Reimbursement of governments for assistance provided 
     to the family.--After the application of division (aa) and 
     clause (ii)(II)(aa) with respect to the amount so collected, 
     the State shall retain the State share of the amount so 
     collected, and pay to the Federal Government the Federal 
     share (as defined in subsection (c)(2)(A)) of the amount so 
     collected, but only to the extent necessary to reimburse 
     amounts paid to the family as assistance by the State.
       ``(cc) Distribution of the remainder to the family.--To the 
     extent that neither division (aa) nor division (bb) applies 
     to the amount so collected, the State shall distribute the 
     amount to the family.
       ``(ii) Distribution of arrearages that accrued before the 
     family received assistance.--

       ``(I) Pre-October 2000.--The provisions of this section 
     (other than subsection (b)(1)) as in effect and applied on 
     the day before the date of the enactment of section 302 of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995 
     shall apply with respect to the distribution of support 
     arrearages that--

       ``(aa) accrued before the family received assistance, and
       ``(bb) are collected before October 1, 2000.

       ``(II) Post-September 2000.--Unless, based on the report 
     required by paragraph (4), the Congress determines otherwise, 
     with respect to the amount so collected on or after October 
     1, 2000, or before such date, at the option of the State--

       ``(aa) In general.--The State shall first distribute the 
     amount so collected (other than any amount described in 
     clause (iv)) to the family to the extent necessary to satisfy 
     any support arrearages with respect to the family that 
     accrued before the family received assistance from the State.
       ``(bb) Reimbursement of governments for assistance provided 
     to the family.--After the application of clause (i)(II)(aa) 
     and division (aa) with respect to the amount so collected, 
     the State shall retain the State share of the amount so 
     collected, and pay to the Federal Government the Federal 
     share (as defined in subsection (c)(2)) of the amount so 
     collected, but only to the extent necessary to reimburse of 
     the amounts paid to the family as assistance by the State.
       ``(cc) Distribution of the remainder to the family.--To the 
     extent that neither division (aa) nor division (bb) applies 
     to the amount so collected, the State shall distribute the 
     amount to the family.
       ``(iii) Distribution of arrearages that accrued while the 
     family received assistance.--In the case of a family 
     described in this subparagraph, the provisions of paragraph 
     (1) shall apply with respect to the distribution of support 
     arrearages that accrued while the family received assistance.
       ``(iv) Amounts collected pursuant to section 464.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, any 
     amount of support collected pursuant to section 464 shall be 
     retained by the State to the extent necessary to reimburse 
     amounts paid to the family as assistance by the State. The 
     State shall pay to the Federal Government the Federal share 
     of the amounts so retained. To the extent the amount 
     collected pursuant to section 464 exceeds the amount so 
     retained, the State shall distribute the excess to the 
     family.
       ``(v) Ordering rules for distributions.--For purposes of 
     this subparagraph, the State shall treat any support 
     arrearages collected as accruing in the following order:

       ``(I) to the period after the family ceased to receive 
     assistance;
       ``(II) to the period before the family received assistance; 
     and
       ``(III) to the period while the family was receiving 
     assistance.

       ``(3) Families that never received assistance.--In the case 
     of any other family, the State shall distribute the amount so 
     collected to the family.
       ``(4) Study and report.--Not later than October 1, 1998, 
     the Secretary shall report to the Congress the Secretary's 
     findings with respect to--
       ``(A) whether the distribution of post-assistance 
     arrearages to families has been effective in moving people 
     off of welfare and keeping them off of welfare;
       ``(B) whether early implementation of a pre-assistance 
     arrearage program by some states has been effective in moving 
     people off of welfare and keeping them off of welfare;
       ``(C) what the overall impact has been of the amendments 
     made by the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act 
     of 1995 with respect to child support enforcement in moving 
     people off of welfare and keeping them off of welfare; and
       ``(D) based on the information and data the Secretary has 
     obtained, what changes, if any, should be made in the 
     policies related to the distribution of child support 
     arrearages.
       ``(b) Continuation Of Assignments.--Any rights to support 
     obligations, which were assigned to a State as a condition of 
     receiving assistance from the State under part A and which 
     were in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
     the Personal Re

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     sponsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995, shall remain 
     assigned after such date.
       ``(c) Definitions.--As used in subsection (a):
       ``(1) Assistance.--The term `assistance from the State' 
     means--
       ``(A) assistance under the State program funded under part 
     A or under the State plan approved under part A of this title 
     (as in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 
     1995); or
       ``(B) benefits under the State plan approved under part E 
     of this title (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity 
     Act of 1995).
       ``(2) Federal share.--The term `Federal share' means that 
     portion of the amount collected resulting from the 
     application of the Federal medical percentage in effect for 
     the fiscal year in which the amount is collected.
       ``(3) Federal medical assistance percentage.--The term 
     `Federal medical assistance percentage' means--
       ``(A) the Federal medical assistance percentage (as defined 
     in section 1118), in the case of Puerto Rico, the Virgin 
     Islands, Guam, and American Samoa; or
       ``(B) the Federal medical assistance percentage (as defined 
     in section 1905(b)) in the case of any other State.
       ``(4) State share.--The term `State share' means 100 
     percent minus the Federal share.
       ``(d) Hold Harmless Provision.--If the amounts collected 
     which could be retained by the State in the fiscal year (to 
     the extent necessary to reimburse the State for amounts paid 
     to families as assistance by the State) are less than the 
     State share of the amounts collected in fiscal year 1995 
     (determined in accordance with section 457 as in effect on 
     the day before the date of the enactment of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995), the State 
     share for the fiscal year shall be an amount equal to the 
     State share in fiscal year 1995.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 464(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 664(a)(1)) is amended by 
     striking ``section 457(b)(4) or (d)(3)'' and inserting 
     ``section 457''.
       (2) Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (11)--
       (i) by striking ``(11)'' and inserting ``(11)(A)''; and
       (ii) by inserting after the semicolon ``and''; and
       (B) by redesignating paragraph (12) as subparagraph (B) of 
     paragraph (11).
       (c) Effective Dates.--
       (1) In General.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall be effective on October 
     1, 1996, or earlier at the State's option.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--The amendments made by 
     subsection (b)(2) shall become effective on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 303. PRIVACY SAFEGUARDS.

       (a) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), 
     as amended by section 301(b) of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (24);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (25) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (25) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(26) will have in effect safeguards, applicable to all 
     confidential information handled by the State agency, that 
     are designed to protect the privacy rights of the parties, 
     including--
       ``(A) safeguards against unauthorized use or disclosure of 
     information relating to proceedings or actions to establish 
     paternity, or to establish or enforce support;
       ``(B) prohibitions against the release of information on 
     the whereabouts of 1 party to another party against whom a 
     protective order with respect to the former party has been 
     entered; and
       ``(C) prohibitions against the release of information on 
     the whereabouts of 1 party to another party if the State has 
     reason to believe that the release of the information may 
     result in physical or emotional harm to the former party.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall become effective on October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 304. RIGHTS TO NOTIFICATION AND HEARINGS.

       (a) In General.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), as amended by 
     section 302(b)(2) of this Act, is amended by inserting after 
     paragraph (11) the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) provide for the establishment of procedures to 
     require the State to provide individuals who are applying for 
     or receiving services under the State plan, or who are 
     parties to cases in which services are being provided under 
     the State plan--
       ``(A) with notice of all proceedings in which support 
     obligations might be established or modified; and
       ``(B) with a copy of any order establishing or modifying a 
     child support obligation, or (in the case of a petition for 
     modification) a notice of determination that there should be 
     no change in the amount of the child support award, within 14 
     days after issuance of such order or determination;''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendment made by subsection (a) 
     shall become effective on October 1, 1997.
                  Subtitle B--Locate and Case Tracking

     SEC. 311. STATE CASE REGISTRY.

       Section 454A, as added by section 344(a)(2) of this Act, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(e) State Case Registry.--
       ``(1) Contents.--The automated system required by this 
     section shall include a registry (which shall be known as the 
     `State case registry') that contains records with respect 
     to--
       ``(A) each case in which services are being provided by the 
     State agency under the State plan approved under this part; 
     and
       ``(B) each support order established or modified in the 
     State on or after October 1, 1998.
       ``(2) Linking of local registries.--The State case registry 
     may be established by linking local case registries of 
     support orders through an automated information network, 
     subject to this section.
       ``(3) Use of standardized data elements.--Such records 
     shall use standardized data elements for both parents (such 
     as names, social security numbers and other uniform 
     identification numbers, dates of birth, and case 
     identification numbers), and contain such other information 
     (such as on-case status) as the Secretary may require.
       ``(4) Payment records.--Each case record in the State case 
     registry with respect to which services are being provided 
     under the State plan approved under this part and with 
     respect to which a support order has been established shall 
     include a record of--
       ``(A) the amount of monthly (or other periodic) support 
     owed under the order, and other amounts (including 
     arrearages, interest or late payment penalties, and fees) due 
     or overdue under the order;
       ``(B) any amount described in subparagraph (A) that has 
     been collected;
       ``(C) the distribution of such collected amounts;
       ``(D) the birth date of any child for whom the order 
     requires the provision of support; and
       ``(E) the amount of any lien imposed with respect to the 
     order pursuant to section 466(a)(4).
       ``(5) Updating and monitoring.--The State agency operating 
     the automated system required by this section shall promptly 
     establish and maintain, and regularly monitor, case records 
     in the State case registry with respect to which services are 
     being provided under the State plan approved under this part, 
     on the basis of--
       ``(A) information on administrative actions and 
     administrative and judicial proceedings and orders relating 
     to paternity and support;
       ``(B) information obtained from comparison with Federal, 
     State, or local sources of information;
       ``(C) information on support collections and distributions; 
     and
       ``(D) any other relevant information.
       ``(f) Information Comparisons and Other Disclosures of 
     Information.--The State shall use the automated system 
     required by this section to extract information from (at such 
     times, and in such standardized format or formats, as may be 
     required by the Secretary), to share and compare information 
     with, and to receive information from, other data bases and 
     information comparison services, in order to obtain (or 
     provide) information necessary to enable the State agency (or 
     the Secretary or other State or Federal agencies) to carry 
     out this part, subject to section 6103 of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986. Such information comparison activities 
     shall include the following:
       ``(1) Federal case registry of child support orders.--
     Furnishing to the Federal Case Registry of Child Support 
     Orders established under section 453(h) (and update as 
     necessary, with information including notice of expiration of 
     orders) the minimum amount of information on child support 
     cases recorded in the State case registry that is necessary 
     to operate the registry (as specified by the Secretary in 
     regulations).
       ``(2) Federal parent locator service.--Exchanging 
     information with the Federal Parent Locator Service for the 
     purposes specified in section 453.
       ``(3) Temporary family assistance and medicaid agencies.--
     Exchanging information with State agencies (of the State and 
     of other States) administering programs funded under part A, 
     programs operated under State plans under title XIX, and 
     other programs designated by the Secretary, as necessary to 
     perform State agency responsibilities under this part and 
     under such programs.
       ``(4) Intrastate and interstate information comparisons.--
     Exchanging information with other agencies of the State, 
     agencies of other States, and interstate information 
     networks, as necessary and appropriate to carry out (or 
     assist other States to carry out) the purposes of this 
     part.''.

     SEC. 312. COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT PAYMENTS.

       (a) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), 
     as amended by sections 301(b) and 303(a) of this Act, is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (25);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (26) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (26) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(27) provide that, on and after October 1, 1998, the 
     State agency will--
       ``(A) operate a State disbursement unit in accordance with 
     section 454B; and
       ``(B) have sufficient State staff (consisting of State 
     employees) and (at State option) contractors reporting 
     directly to the State agency to--
       ``(i) monitor and enforce support collections through the 
     unit in cases being enforced by the State pursuant to section 
     454(4) (including carrying out the automated data processing 
     responsibilities described in section 454A(g)); and

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       ``(ii) take the actions described in section 466(c)(1) in 
     appropriate cases.''.
       (b) Establishment of State Disbursement Unit.--Part D of 
     title IV (42 U.S.C. 651-669), as amended by section 344(a)(2) 
     of this Act, is amended by inserting after section 454A the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 454B. COLLECTION AND DISBURSEMENT OF SUPPORT PAYMENTS.

       ``(a) State Disbursement Unit.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order for a State to meet the 
     requirements of this section, the State agency must establish 
     and operate a unit (which shall be known as the `State 
     disbursement unit') for the collection and disbursement of 
     payments under support orders--
       ``(A) in all cases being enforced by the State pursuant to 
     section 454(4); and
       ``(B) in all cases not being enforced by the State under 
     this part in which the support order is initially issued in 
     the State on or after January 1, 1994 and in which the wages 
     of the absent parent are subject to withholding pursuant to 
     section 466(a)(8)(B).
       ``(2) Operation.--The State disbursement unit shall be 
     operated--
       ``(A) directly by the State agency (or 2 or more State 
     agencies under a regional cooperative agreement), or (to the 
     extent appropriate) by a contractor responsible directly to 
     the State agency; and
       ``(B) except in cases described in paragraph (1)(B), in 
     coordination with the automated system established by the 
     State pursuant to section 454A.
       ``(3) Linking of local disbursement units.--The State 
     disbursement unit may be established by linking local 
     disbursement units through an automated information network, 
     subject to this section, if the Secretary agrees that the 
     system will not cost more nor take more time to establish or 
     operate than a centralized system. In addition, employers 
     shall be given 1 location to which income withholding is 
     sent.
       ``(b) Required Procedures.--The State disbursement unit 
     shall use automated procedures, electronic processes, and 
     computer-driven technology to the maximum extent feasible, 
     efficient, and economical, for the collection and 
     disbursement of support payments, including procedures--
       ``(1) for receipt of payments from parents, employers, and 
     other States, and for disbursements to custodial parents and 
     other obligees, the State agency, and the agencies of other 
     States;
       ``(2) for accurate identification of payments;
       ``(3) to ensure prompt disbursement of the custodial 
     parent's share of any payment; and
       ``(4) to furnish to any parent, upon request, timely 
     information on the current status of support payments under 
     an order requiring payments to be made by or to the parent.
       ``(c) Timing of Disbursements.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     State disbursement unit shall distribute all amounts payable 
     under section 457(a) within 2 business days after receipt 
     from the employer or other source of periodic income, if 
     sufficient information identifying the payee is provided.
       ``(2) Permissive retention of arrearages.--The State 
     disbursement unit may delay the distribution of collections 
     toward arrearages until the resolution of any timely appeal 
     with respect to such arrearages.
       ``(d) Business Day Defined.--As used in this section, the 
     term `business day' means a day on which State offices are 
     open for regular business.''.
       (c) Use of Automated System.--Section 454A, as added by 
     section 344(a)(2) and as amended by section 311 of this Act, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(g) Collection and Distribution of Support Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--The State shall use the automated system 
     required by this section, to the maximum extent feasible, to 
     assist and facilitate the collection and disbursement of 
     support payments through the State disbursement unit operated 
     under section 454B, through the performance of functions, 
     including, at a minimum--
       ``(A) transmission of orders and notices to employers (and 
     other debtors) for the withholding of wages and other 
     income--
       ``(i) within 2 business days after receipt from a court, 
     another State, an employer, the Federal Parent Locator 
     Service, or another source recognized by the State of notice 
     of, and the income source subject to, such withholding; and
       ``(ii) using uniform formats prescribed by the Secretary;
       ``(B) ongoing monitoring to promptly identify failures to 
     make timely payment of support; and
       ``(C) automatic use of enforcement procedures (including 
     procedures authorized pursuant to section 466(c)) if payments 
     are not timely made.
       ``(2) Business day defined.--As used in paragraph (1), the 
     term `business day' means a day on which State offices are 
     open for regular business.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall become effective on October 1, 1998.

     SEC. 313. STATE DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES.

       (a) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), 
     as amended by sections 301(b), 303(a) and 312(a) of this Act, 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (26);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (27) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (27) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(28) provide that, on and after October 1, 1997, the 
     State will operate a State Directory of New Hires in 
     accordance with section 453A.''.
       (b) State Directory of New Hires.--Part D of title IV (42 
     U.S.C. 651-669) is amended by inserting after section 453 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 453A. STATE DIRECTORY OF NEW HIRES.

       ``(a) Establishment.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Requirement for States that have no directory.--
     Except as provided in subparagraph (B), not later than 
     October 1, 1997, each State shall establish an automated 
     directory (to be known as the `State Directory of New Hires') 
     which shall contain information supplied in accordance with 
     subsection (b) by employers on each newly hired employee.
       ``(B) States with new hire reporting in existence.--A State 
     which has a new hire reporting law in existence on the date 
     of the enactment of this section may continue to operate 
     under the State law, but the State must meet the requirements 
     of this section (other than subsection (f)) not later than 
     October 1, 1997.
       ``(2) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(A) Employee.--The term `employee'--
       ``(i) means an individual who is an employee within the 
     meaning of chapter 24 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; 
     and
       ``(ii) does not include an employee of a Federal or State 
     agency performing intelligence or counterintelligence 
     functions, if the head of such agency has determined that 
     reporting pursuant to paragraph (1) with respect to the 
     employee could endanger the safety of the employee or 
     compromise an ongoing investigation or intelligence mission.
       ``(B) Employer.--
       ``(i) In general.--The term `employer' has the meaning 
     given such term in section 3401(d) of the Internal Revenue 
     Code of 1996 and includes any governmental entity and any 
     labor organization.
       ``(ii) Labor organization.--The term `labor organization' 
     shall have the meaning given such term in section 2(5) of the 
     National Labor Relations Act, and includes any entity (also 
     known as a `hiring hall') which is used by the organization 
     and an employer to carry out requirements described in 
     section 8(f)(3) of such Act of an agreement between the 
     organization and the employer.
       ``(b) Employer Information.--
       ``(1) Reporting requirement.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) 
     and (C), each employer shall furnish to the Directory of New 
     Hires of the State in which a newly hired employee works, a 
     report that contains the name, address, and social security 
     number of the employee, and the name and address of, and 
     identifying number assigned under section 6109 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to, the employer.
       ``(B) Multistate employers.--An employer that has employees 
     who are employed in 2 or more States and that transmits 
     reports magnetically or electronically may comply with 
     subparagraph (A) by designating 1 State in which such 
     employer has employees to which the employer will transmit 
     the report described in subparagraph (A), and transmitting 
     such report to such State. Any employer that transmits 
     reports pursuant to this subparagraph shall notify the 
     Secretary in writing as to which State such employer 
     designates for the purpose of sending reports.
       ``(C) Federal government employers.--Any department, 
     agency, or instrumentality of the United States shall comply 
     with subparagraph (A) by transmitting the report described in 
     subparagraph (A) to the National Directory of New Hires 
     established pursuant to section 453.
       ``(2) Timing of report.--Each State may provide the time 
     within which the report required by paragraph (1) shall be 
     made with respect to an employee, but such report shall be 
     made--
       ``(A) not later than 20 days after the date the employer 
     hires the employee; or
       ``(B) in the case of an employer transmitting reports 
     magnetically or electronically, by 2 monthly transmissions 
     (if necessary) not less than 12 days nor more than 16 days 
     apart.
       ``(c) Reporting Format and Method.--Each report required by 
     subsection (b) shall be made on a W-4 form or, at the option 
     of the employer, an equivalent form, and may be transmitted 
     by 1st class mail, magnetically, or electronically.
       ``(d) Civil Money Penalties on Noncomplying Employers.--The 
     State shall have the option to set a State civil money 
     penalty which shall be less than--
       ``(1) $25; or
       ``(2) $500 if, under State law, the failure is the result 
     of a conspiracy between the employer and the employee to not 
     supply the required report or to supply a false or incomplete 
     report.
       ``(e) Entry of Employer Information.--Information shall be 
     entered into the data base maintained by the State Directory 
     of New Hires within 5 business days of receipt from an 
     employer pursuant to subsection (b).
       ``(f) Information Comparisons.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than May 1, 1998, an agency 
     designated by the State shall, directly or by contract, 
     conduct automated comparisons of the social security numbers 
     reported by employers pursuant to subsection (b) and the 
     social security numbers appearing in the records of the State 
     case registry for cases being enforced under the State plan.

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       ``(2) Notice of match.--When an information comparison 
     conducted under paragraph (1) reveals a match with respect to 
     the social security number of an individual required to 
     provide support under a support order, the State Directory of 
     New Hires shall provide the agency administering the State 
     plan approved under this part of the appropriate State with 
     the name, address, and social security number of the employee 
     to whom the social security number is assigned, and the name 
     of, and identifying number assigned under section 6109 of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to, the employer.
       ``(g) Transmission of Information.--
       ``(1) Transmission of wage withholding notices to 
     employers.--Within 2 business days after the date information 
     regarding a newly hired employee is entered into the State 
     Directory of New Hires, the State agency enforcing the 
     employee's child support obligation shall transmit a notice 
     to the employer of the employee directing the employer to 
     withhold from the wages of the employee an amount equal to 
     the monthly (or other periodic) child support obligation 
     (including any past due support obligation) of the employee, 
     unless the employee's wages are not subject to withholding 
     pursuant to section 466(b)(3).
       ``(2) Transmissions to the national directory of new 
     hires.--
       ``(A) New hire information.--Within 3 business days after 
     the date information regarding a newly hired employee is 
     entered into the State Directory of New Hires, the State 
     Directory of New Hires shall furnish the information to the 
     National Directory of New Hires.
       ``(B) Wage and unemployment compensation information.--The 
     State Directory of New Hires shall, on a quarterly basis, 
     furnish to the National Directory of New Hires extracts of 
     the reports required under section 303(a)(6) to be made to 
     the Secretary of Labor concerning the wages and unemployment 
     compensation paid to individuals, by such dates, in such 
     format, and containing such information as the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services shall specify in regulations.
       ``(3) Business day defined.--As used in this subsection, 
     the term `business day' means a day on which State offices 
     are open for regular business.
       ``(h) Other Uses of New Hire Information.--
       ``(1) Location of child support obligors.--The agency 
     administering the State plan approved under this part shall 
     use information received pursuant to subsection (f)(2) to 
     locate individuals for purposes of establishing paternity and 
     establishing, modifying, and enforcing child support 
     obligations.
       ``(2) Verification of eligibility for certain programs.--A 
     State agency responsible for administering a program 
     specified in section 1137(b) shall have access to information 
     reported by employers pursuant to subsection (b) of this 
     section for purposes of verifying eligibility for the 
     program.
       ``(3) Administration of employment security and workers' 
     compensation.--State agencies operating employment security 
     and workers' compensation programs shall have access to 
     information reported by employers pursuant to subsection (b) 
     for the purposes of administering such programs.''.
       (c) Quarterly Wage Reporting.--Section 1137(a)(3) (42 
     U.S.C. 1320b-7(a)(3)) is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(including State and local governmental 
     entities and labor organizations (as defined in section 
     453A(a)(2)(B)(iii))'' after ``employers''; and
       (2) by inserting ``, and except that no report shall be 
     filed with respect to an employee of a State or local agency 
     performing intelligence or counterintelligence functions, if 
     the head of such agency has determined that filing such a 
     report could endanger the safety of the employee or 
     compromise an ongoing investigation or intelligence mission'' 
     after ``paragraph (2)''.

     SEC. 314. AMENDMENTS CONCERNING INCOME WITHHOLDING.

       (a) Mandatory Income Withholding.--
       (1) In general.--Section 466(a)(1) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(1)) is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(1)(A) Procedures described in subsection (b) for the 
     withholding from income of amounts payable as support in 
     cases subject to enforcement under the State plan.
       ``(B) Procedures under which the wages of a person with a 
     support obligation imposed by a support order issued (or 
     modified) in the State before October 1, 1996, if not 
     otherwise subject to withholding under subsection (b), shall 
     become subject to withholding as provided in subsection (b) 
     if arrearages occur, without the need for a judicial or 
     administrative hearing.''.
       (2) Conforming amendments.--
       (A) Section 466(b) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)) is amended in the 
     matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking ``subsection 
     (a)(1)'' and inserting ``subsection (a)(1)(A)''.
       (B) Section 466(b)(4) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)(4)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(4)(A) Such withholding must be carried out in full 
     compliance with all procedural due process requirements of 
     the State, and the State must send notice to each 
     noncustodial parent to whom paragraph (1) applies--
       ``(i) that the withholding has commenced; and
       ``(ii) of the procedures to follow if the noncustodial 
     parent desires to contest such withholding on the grounds 
     that the withholding or the amount withheld is improper due 
     to a mistake of fact.
       ``(B) The notice under subparagraph (A) of this paragraph 
     shall include the information provided to the employer under 
     paragraph (6)(A).''.
       (C) Section 466(b)(5) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)(5)) is amended by 
     striking all that follows ``administered by'' and inserting 
     ``the State through the State disbursement unit established 
     pursuant to section 454B, in accordance with the requirements 
     of section 454B.''.
       (D) Section 466(b)(6)(A) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)(6)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (i) in clause (i), by striking ``to the appropriate 
     agency'' and all that follows and inserting ``to the State 
     disbursement unit within 2 business days after the date the 
     amount would (but for this subsection) have been paid or 
     credited to the employee, for distribution in accordance with 
     this part. The employer shall comply with the procedural 
     rules relating to income withholding of the State in which 
     the employee works, regardless of the State where the notice 
     originates.''.
       (ii) in clause (ii), by inserting ``be in a standard format 
     prescribed by the Secretary, and'' after ``shall''; and
       (iii) by adding at the end the following new clause:
       ``(iii) As used in this subparagraph, the term `business 
     day' means a day on which State offices are open for regular 
     business.''.
       (E) Section 466(b)(6)(D) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)(6)(D)) is 
     amended by striking ``any employer'' and all that follows and 
     inserting ``any employer who--
       ``(i) discharges from employment, refuses to employ, or 
     takes disciplinary action against any noncustodial parent 
     subject to wage withholding required by this subsection 
     because of the existence of such withholding and the 
     obligations or additional obligations which it imposes upon 
     the employer; or
       ``(ii) fails to withhold support from wages, or to pay such 
     amounts to the State disbursement unit in accordance with 
     this subsection.''.
       (F) Section 466(b) (42 U.S.C. 666(b)) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) Procedures under which the agency administering the 
     State plan approved under this part may execute a withholding 
     order without advance notice to the obligor, including 
     issuing the withholding order through electronic means.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 466(c) (42 U.S.C. 
     666(c)) is repealed.

     SEC. 315. LOCATOR INFORMATION FROM INTERSTATE NETWORKS.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)) is amended by adding at 
     the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(12) Locator information from interstate networks.--
     Procedures to ensure that all Federal and State agencies 
     conducting activities under this part have access to any 
     system used by the State to locate an individual for purposes 
     relating to motor vehicles or law enforcement.''.

     SEC. 316. EXPANSION OF THE FEDERAL PARENT LOCATOR SERVICE.

       (a) Expanded Authority To Locate Individuals and Assets.--
     Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking all that follows 
     ``subsection (c))'' and inserting ``, for the purpose of 
     establishing parentage, establishing, setting the amount of, 
     modifying, or enforcing child support obligations, or 
     enforcing child custody or visitation orders--
       ``(1) information on, or facilitating the discovery of, the 
     location of any individual--
       ``(A) who is under an obligation to pay child support or 
     provide child custody or visitation rights;
       ``(B) against whom such an obligation is sought;
       ``(C) to whom such an obligation is owed,
     including the individual's social security number (or 
     numbers), most recent address, and the name, address, and 
     employer identification number of the individual's employer;
       ``(2) information on the individual's wages (or other 
     income) from, and benefits of, employment (including rights 
     to or enrollment in group health care coverage); and
       ``(3) information on the type, status, location, and amount 
     of any assets of, or debts owed by or to, any such 
     individual.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``social security'' and all that follows through ``absent 
     parent'' and inserting ``information described in subsection 
     (a)''; and
       (B) in the flush paragraph at the end, by adding the 
     following: ``No information shall be disclosed to any person 
     if the State has notified the Secretary that the State has 
     reasonable evidence of domestic violence or child abuse and 
     the disclosure of such information could be harmful to the 
     custodial parent or the child of such parent. Information 
     received or transmitted pursuant to this section shall be 
     subject to the safeguard provisions contained in section 
     454(26).''.
       (b) Authorized Person for Information Regarding Visitation 
     Rights.--Section 453(c) (42 U.S.C. 653(c)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``support'' and inserting 
     ``support or to seek to enforce orders providing child 
     custody or visitation rights''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``, or any agent of such 
     court; and'' and inserting ``or to issue an order against a 
     resident parent for child custody or visitation rights, or 
     any agent of such court;''.
       (c) Reimbursement for Information From Federal Agencies.--
     Section 453(e)(2) (42 U.S.C. 653(e)(2)) is amended in the 4th 
     sen

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     tence by inserting ``in an amount which the Secretary 
     determines to be reasonable payment for the information 
     exchange (which amount shall not include payment for the 
     costs of obtaining, compiling, or maintaining the 
     information)'' before the period.
       (d) Reimbursement for Reports by State Agencies.--Section 
     453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(g) Reimbursement for Reports by State Agencies.--The 
     Secretary may reimburse Federal and State agencies for the 
     costs incurred by such entities in furnishing information 
     requested by the Secretary under this section in an amount 
     which the Secretary determines to be reasonable payment for 
     the information exchange (which amount shall not include 
     payment for the costs of obtaining, compiling, or maintaining 
     the information).''.
       (e) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Sections 452(a)(9), 453(a), 453(b), 463(a), 463(e), and 
     463(f) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(9), 653(a), 653(b), 663(a), 663(e), 
     and 663(f)) are each amended by inserting ``Federal'' before 
     ``Parent'' each place such term appears.
       (2) Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) is amended in the heading 
     by adding ``federal'' before ``parent''.
       (f) New Components.--Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653), as 
     amended by subsection (d) of this section, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsections:
       ``(h) Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than October 1, 1998, in order 
     to assist States in administering programs under State plans 
     approved under this part and programs funded under part A, 
     and for the other purposes specified in this section, the 
     Secretary shall establish and maintain in the Federal Parent 
     Locator Service an automated registry (which shall be known 
     as the `Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders'), 
     which shall contain abstracts of support orders and other 
     information described in paragraph (2) with respect to each 
     case in each State case registry maintained pursuant to 
     section 454A(e), as furnished (and regularly updated), 
     pursuant to section 454A(f), by State agencies administering 
     programs under this part.
       ``(2) Case information.--The information referred to in 
     paragraph (1) with respect to a case shall be such 
     information as the Secretary may specify in regulations 
     (including the names, social security numbers or other 
     uniform identification numbers, and State case identification 
     numbers) to identify the individuals who owe or are owed 
     support (or with respect to or on behalf of whom support 
     obligations are sought to be established), and the State or 
     States which have the case.
       ``(i) National Directory of New Hires.--
       ``(1) In general.--In order to assist States in 
     administering programs under State plans approved under this 
     part and programs funded under part A, and for the other 
     purposes specified in this section, the Secretary shall, not 
     later than October 1, 1996, establish and maintain in the 
     Federal Parent Locator Service an automated directory to be 
     known as the National Directory of New Hires, which shall 
     contain the information supplied pursuant to section 
     453A(g)(2).
       ``(2) Entry of data.--Information shall be entered into the 
     data base maintained by the National Directory of New Hires 
     within 2 business days of receipt pursuant to section 
     453A(g)(2).
       ``(3) Administration of federal tax laws.--The Secretary of 
     the Treasury shall have access to the information in the 
     National Directory of New Hires for purposes of administering 
     section 32 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, or the 
     advance payment of the earned income tax credit under section 
     3507 of such Code, and verifying a claim with respect to 
     employment in a tax return.
       ``(4) List of multistate employers.--The Secretary shall 
     maintain within the National Directory of New Hires a list of 
     multistate employers that report information regarding newly 
     hired employees pursuant to section 453A(b)(1)(B), and the 
     State which each such employer has designated to receive such 
     information.
       ``(j) Information Comparisons and Other Disclosures.--
       ``(1) Verification by social security administration.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall transmit information 
     on individuals and employers maintained under this section to 
     the Social Security Administration to the extent necessary 
     for verification in accordance with subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Verification by ssa.--The Social Security 
     Administration shall verify the accuracy of, correct, or 
     supply to the extent possible, and report to the Secretary, 
     the following information supplied by the Secretary pursuant 
     to subparagraph (A):
       ``(i) The name, social security number, and birth date of 
     each such individual.
       ``(ii) The employer identification number of each such 
     employer.
       ``(2) Information comparisons.--For the purpose of locating 
     individuals in a paternity establishment case or a case 
     involving the establishment, modification, or enforcement of 
     a support order, the Secretary shall--
       ``(A) compare information in the National Directory of New 
     Hires against information in the support case abstracts in 
     the Federal Case Registry of Child Support Orders not less 
     often than every 2 business days; and
       ``(B) within 2 such days after such a comparison reveals a 
     match with respect to an individual, report the information 
     to the State agency responsible for the case.
       ``(3) Information comparisons and disclosures of 
     information in all registries for title iv program 
     purposes.--To the extent and with the frequency that the 
     Secretary determines to be effective in assisting States to 
     carry out their responsibilities under programs operated 
     under this part and programs funded under part A, the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(A) compare the information in each component of the 
     Federal Parent Locator Service maintained under this section 
     against the information in each other such component (other 
     than the comparison required by paragraph (2)), and report 
     instances in which such a comparison reveals a match with 
     respect to an individual to State agencies operating such 
     programs; and
       ``(B) disclose information in such registries to such State 
     agencies.
       ``(4) Provision of new hire information to the social 
     security administration.--The National Directory of New Hires 
     shall provide the Commissioner of Social Security with all 
     information in the National Directory, which shall be used to 
     determine the accuracy of payments under the supplemental 
     security income program under title XVI and in connection 
     with benefits under title II.
       ``(5) Research.--The Secretary may provide access to 
     information reported by employers pursuant to section 453A(b) 
     for research purposes found by the Secretary to be likely to 
     contribute to achieving the purposes of part A or this part, 
     but without personal identifiers.
       ``(k) Fees.--
       ``(1) For ssa verification.--The Secretary shall reimburse 
     the Commissioner of Social Security, at a rate negotiated 
     between the Secretary and the Commissioner, for the costs 
     incurred by the Commissioner in performing the verification 
     services described in subsection (j).
       ``(2) For information from state directories of new 
     hires.--The Secretary shall reimburse costs incurred by State 
     directories of new hires in furnishing information as 
     required by subsection (j)(3), at rates which the Secretary 
     determines to be reasonable (which rates shall not include 
     payment for the costs of obtaining, compiling, or maintaining 
     such information).
       ``(3) For information furnished to state and federal 
     agencies.--A State or Federal agency that receives 
     information from the Secretary pursuant to this section shall 
     reimburse the Secretary for costs incurred by the Secretary 
     in furnishing the information, at rates which the Secretary 
     determines to be reasonable (which rates shall include 
     payment for the costs of obtaining, verifying, maintaining, 
     and comparing the information).
       ``(l) Restriction on Disclosure and Use.--Information in 
     the Federal Parent Locator Service, and information resulting 
     from comparisons using such information, shall not be used or 
     disclosed except as expressly provided in this section, 
     subject to section 6103 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.
       ``(m) Information Integrity and Security.--The Secretary 
     shall establish and implement safeguards with respect to the 
     entities established under this section designed to--
       ``(1) ensure the accuracy and completeness of information 
     in the Federal Parent Locator Service; and
       ``(2) restrict access to confidential information in the 
     Federal Parent Locator Service to authorized persons, and 
     restrict use of such information to authorized purposes.
       ``(n) Federal Government Reporting.--Each department, 
     agency, and instrumentality of the United States shall on a 
     quarterly basis report to the Federal Parent Locator Service 
     the name and social security number of each employee and the 
     wages paid to the employee during the previous quarter, 
     except that such a report shall not be filed with respect to 
     an employee of a department, agency, or instrumentality 
     performing intelligence or counterintelligence functions, if 
     the head of such department, agency, or instrumentality has 
     determined that filing such a report could endanger the 
     safety of the employee or compromise an ongoing investigation 
     or intelligence mission.''.
       (g) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) To part d of title iv of the social security act.--
       (A) Section 454(8)(B) (42 U.S.C. 654(8)(B)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(B) the Federal Parent Locator Service established under 
     section 453;''.
       (B) Section 454(13) (42 U.S.C.654(13)) is amended by 
     inserting ``and provide that information requests by parents 
     who are residents of other States be treated with the same 
     priority as requests by parents who are residents of the 
     State submitting the plan'' before the semicolon.
       (2) To federal unemployment tax act.--Section 3304(a)(16) 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended--
       (A) by striking ``Secretary of Health, Education, and 
     Welfare'' each place such term appears and inserting 
     ``Secretary of Health and Human Services'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``such information'' 
     and all that follows and inserting ``information furnished 
     under subparagraph (A) or (B) is used only for the purposes 
     authorized under such subparagraph;'';
       (C) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (A);
       (D) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (E) by inserting after subparagraph (A) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) wage and unemployment compensation information 
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     such agency shall be furnished to the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services (in accordance with regulations promulgated by 
     such Secretary) as necessary for the purposes of the National 
     Directory of New Hires established under section 453(i) of 
     the Social Security Act, and''.
       (3) To state grant program under title iii of the social 
     security act.--Subsection (h) of section 303 (42 U.S.C. 503) 
     is amended to read as follows:
       ``(h)(1) The State agency charged with the administration 
     of the State law shall, on a reimbursable basis--
       ``(A) disclose quarterly, to the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services wage and claim information, as required 
     pursuant to section 453(i)(1), contained in the records of 
     such agency;
       ``(B) ensure that information provided pursuant to 
     subparagraph (A) meets such standards relating to correctness 
     and verification as the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, with the concurrence of the Secretary of Labor, may 
     find necessary; and
       ``(C) establish such safeguards as the Secretary of Labor 
     determines are necessary to insure that information disclosed 
     under subparagraph (A) is used only for purposes of section 
     453(i)(1) in carrying out the child support enforcement 
     program under title IV.
       ``(2) Whenever the Secretary of Labor, after reasonable 
     notice and opportunity for hearing to the State agency 
     charged with the administration of the State law, finds that 
     there is a failure to comply substantially with the 
     requirements of paragraph (1), the Secretary of Labor shall 
     notify such State agency that further payments will not be 
     made to the State until the Secretary of Labor is satisfied 
     that there is no longer any such failure. Until the Secretary 
     of Labor is so satisfied, the Secretary shall make no future 
     certification to the Secretary of the Treasury with respect 
     to the State.
       ``(3) For purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `wage information' means information 
     regarding wages paid to an individual, the social security 
     account number of such individual, and the name, address, 
     State, and the Federal employer identification number of the 
     employer paying such wages to such individual; and
       ``(B) the term `claim information' means information 
     regarding whether an individual is receiving, has received, 
     or has made application for, unemployment compensation, the 
     amount of any such compensation being received (or to be 
     received by such individual), and the individual's current 
     (or most recent) home address.''.
       (4) Disclosure of certain information to agents of child 
     support enforcement agencies.--
       (A) In general.--Paragraph (6) of section 6103(l) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to disclosure of 
     return information to Federal, State, and local child support 
     enforcement agencies) is amended by redesignating 
     subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C) and by inserting after 
     subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) Disclosure to certain agents.--The following 
     information disclosed to any child support enforcement agency 
     under subparagraph (A) with respect to any individual with 
     respect to whom child support obligations are sought to be 
     established or enforced may be disclosed by such agency to 
     any agent of such agency which is under contract with such 
     agency to carry out the purposes described in subparagraph 
     (C):
       ``(i) The address and social security account number (or 
     numbers) of such individual.
       ``(ii) The amount of any reduction under section 6402(c) 
     (relating to offset of past-due support against overpayments) 
     in any overpayment otherwise payable to such individual.''
       (B) Conforming amendments.--
       (i) Paragraph (3) of section 6103(a) of such Code is 
     amended by striking ``(l)(12)'' and inserting ``paragraph (6) 
     or (12) of subsection (l)''.
       (ii) Subparagraph (C) of section 6103(l)(6) of such Code, 
     as redesignated by subsection (a), is amended to read as 
     follows:
       ``(C) Restriction on disclosure.--Information may be 
     disclosed under this paragraph only for purposes of, and to 
     the extent necessary in, establishing and collecting child 
     support obligations from, and locating, individuals owing 
     such obligations.''
       (iii) The material following subparagraph (F) of section 
     6103(p)(4) of such Code is amended by striking ``subsection 
     (l)(12)(B)'' and inserting ``paragraph (6)(A) or (12)(B) of 
     subsection (l)''.

     SEC. 317. COLLECTION AND USE OF SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS FOR 
                   USE IN CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) State Law Requirement.--Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 
     666(a)), as amended by section 315 of this Act, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(13) Recording of social security numbers in certain 
     family matters.--Procedures requiring that the social 
     security number of--
       ``(A) any applicant for a professional license, commercial 
     driver's license, occupational license, or marriage license 
     be recorded on the application;
       ``(B) any individual who is subject to a divorce decree, 
     support order, or paternity determination or acknowledgment 
     be placed in the records relating to the matter; and
       ``(C) any individual who has died be placed in the records 
     relating to the death and be recorded on the death 
     certificate.

     For purposes of subparagraph (A), if a State allows the use 
     of a number other than the social security number, the State 
     shall so advise any applicants.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 205(c)(2)(C) (42 U.S.C. 
     405(c)(2)(C)), as amended by section 321(a)(9) of the Social 
     Security Independence and Program Improvements Act of 1994, 
     is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``may require'' and 
     inserting ``shall require'';
       (2) in clause (ii), by inserting after the 1st sentence the 
     following: ``In the administration of any law involving the 
     issuance of a marriage certificate or license, each State 
     shall require each party named in the certificate or license 
     to furnish to the State (or political subdivision thereof), 
     or any State agency having administrative responsibility for 
     the law involved, the social security number of the party.'';
       (3) in clause (ii), by inserting ``or marriage 
     certificate'' after ``Such numbers shall not be recorded on 
     the birth certificate''.
       (4) in clause (vi), by striking ``may'' and inserting 
     ``shall''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
       ``(x) An agency of a State (or a political subdivision 
     thereof) charged with the administration of any law 
     concerning the issuance or renewal of a license, certificate, 
     permit, or other authorization to engage in a profession, an 
     occupation, or a commercial activity shall require all 
     applicants for issuance or renewal of the license, 
     certificate, permit, or other authorization to provide the 
     applicant's social security number to the agency for the 
     purpose of administering such laws, and for the purpose of 
     responding to requests for information from an agency 
     operating pursuant to part D of title IV.
       ``(xi) All divorce decrees, support orders, and paternity 
     determinations issued, and all paternity acknowledgments 
     made, in each State shall include the social security number 
     of each party to the decree, order, determination, or 
     acknowledgement in the records relating to the matter, for 
     the purpose of responding to requests for information from an 
     agency operating pursuant to part D of title IV.''.
         Subtitle C--Streamlining and Uniformity of Procedures

     SEC. 321. ADOPTION OF UNIFORM STATE LAWS.

       Section 466 (42 U.S.C. 666) is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new subsection:
       ``(f) Uniform Interstate Family Support Act.--
       ``(1) Enactment and use.--In order to satisfy section 
     454(20)(A), on and after January 1, 1998, each State must 
     have in effect the Uniform Interstate Family Support Act, as 
     approved by the American Bar Association on February 9, 1993, 
     together with any amendments officially adopted before 
     January 1, 1998 by the National Conference of Commissioners 
     on Uniform State Laws.
       ``(2) Employers to follow procedural rules of State where 
     employee works.--The State law enacted pursuant to paragraph 
     (1) shall provide that an employer that receives an income 
     withholding order or notice pursuant to section 501 of the 
     Uniform Interstate Family Support Act follow the procedural 
     rules that apply with respect to such order or notice under 
     the laws of the State in which the obligor works.

     SEC. 322. IMPROVEMENTS TO FULL FAITH AND CREDIT FOR CHILD 
                   SUPPORT ORDERS.

       Section 1738B of title 28, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``subsection (e)'' 
     and inserting ``subsections (e), (f), and (i)'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after the 2nd 
     undesignated paragraph the following:
       `` `child's home State' means the State in which a child 
     lived with a parent or a person acting as parent for at least 
     6 consecutive months immediately preceding the time of filing 
     of a petition or comparable pleading for support and, if a 
     child is less than 6 months old, the State in which the child 
     lived from birth with any of them. A period of temporary 
     absence of any of them is counted as part of the 6-month 
     period.'';
       (3) in subsection (c), by inserting ``by a court of a 
     State'' before ``is made'';
       (4) in subsection (c)(1), by inserting ``and subsections 
     (e), (f), and (g)'' after ``located'';
       (5) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by inserting ``individual'' before ``contestant''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (e) and (f)'';
       (6) in subsection (e), by striking ``make a modification of 
     a child support order with respect to a child that is made'' 
     and inserting ``modify a child support order issued'';
       (7) in subsection (e)(1), by inserting ``pursuant to 
     subsection (i)'' before the semicolon;
       (8) in subsection (e)(2)--
       (A) by inserting ``individual'' before ``contestant'' each 
     place such term appears; and
       (B) by striking ``to that court's making the modification 
     and assuming'' and inserting ``with the State of continuing, 
     exclusive jurisdiction for a court of another State to modify 
     the order and assume'';
       (9) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g) as subsections 
     (g) and (h), respectively;
       (10) by inserting after subsection (e) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(f) Recognition of Child Support Orders.--If 1 or more 
     child support orders have been issued in this or another 
     State with regard to an obligor and a child, a court shall 
     apply the following rules in determining which order to 
     recognize for purposes of continuing, exclusive jurisdiction 
     and enforcement:

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       ``(1) If only 1 court has issued a child support order, the 
     order of that court must be recognized.
       ``(2) If 2 or more courts have issued child support orders 
     for the same obligor and child, and only 1 of the courts 
     would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this 
     section, the order of that court must be recognized.
       ``(3) If 2 or more courts have issued child support orders 
     for the same obligor and child, and more than 1 of the courts 
     would have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this 
     section, an order issued by a court in the current home State 
     of the child must be recognized, but if an order has not been 
     issued in the current home State of the child, the order most 
     recently issued must be recognized.
       ``(4) If 2 or more courts have issued child support orders 
     for the same obligor and child, and none of the courts would 
     have continuing, exclusive jurisdiction under this section, a 
     court may issue a child support order, which must be 
     recognized.
       ``(5) The court that has issued an order recognized under 
     this subsection is the court having continuing, exclusive 
     jurisdiction.'';
       (11) in subsection (g) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) by striking ``Prior'' and inserting ``Modified''; and
       (B) by striking ``subsection (e)'' and inserting 
     ``subsections (e) and (f)'';
       (12) in subsection (h) (as so redesignated)--
       (A) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``including the duration 
     of current payments and other obligations of support'' before 
     the comma; and
       (B) in paragraph (3), by inserting ``arrears under'' after 
     ``enforce''; and
       (13) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(i) Registration for Modification.--If there is no 
     individual contestant or child residing in the issuing State, 
     the party or support enforcement agency seeking to modify, or 
     to modify and enforce, a child support order issued in 
     another State shall register that order in a State with 
     jurisdiction over the nonmovant for the purpose of 
     modification.''.

     SEC. 323. ADMINISTRATIVE ENFORCEMENT IN INTERSTATE CASES.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     315 and 317(a) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(14) Administrative enforcement in interstate cases.--
     Procedures under which--
       ``(A)(i) the State shall respond within 5 business days to 
     a request made by another State to enforce a support order; 
     and
       ``(ii) the term `business day' means a day on which State 
     offices are open for regular business;
       ``(B) the State may, by electronic or other means, transmit 
     to another State a request for assistance in a case involving 
     the enforcement of a support order, which request--
       ``(i) shall include such information as will enable the 
     State to which the request is transmitted to compare the 
     information about the case to the information in the data 
     bases of the State; and
       ``(ii) shall constitute a certification by the requesting 
     State--

       ``(I) of the amount of support under the order the payment 
     of which is in arrears; and
       ``(II) that the requesting State has complied with all 
     procedural due process requirements applicable to the case;

       ``(C) if the State provides assistance to another State 
     pursuant to this paragraph with respect to a case, neither 
     State shall consider the case to be transferred to the 
     caseload of such other State; and
       ``(D) the State shall maintain records of--
       ``(i) the number of such requests for assistance received 
     by the State;
       ``(ii) the number of cases for which the State collected 
     support in response to such a request; and
       ``(iii) the amount of such collected support.''.

     SEC. 324. USE OF FORMS IN INTERSTATE ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Promulgation.--Section 452(a) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (9);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (10) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(11) not later than June 30, 1996, after consulting with 
     the State directors of programs under this part, promulgate 
     forms to be used by States in interstate cases for--
       ``(A) collection of child support through income 
     withholding;
       ``(B) imposition of liens; and
       ``(C) administrative subpoenas.''.
       (b) Use by States.--Section 454(9) (42 U.S.C. 654(9)) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
       (2) by inserting ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) no later than October 1, 1996, in using the forms 
     promulgated pursuant to section 452(a)(11) for income 
     withholding, imposition of liens, and issuance of 
     administrative subpoenas in interstate child support 
     cases;''.

     SEC. 325. STATE LAWS PROVIDING EXPEDITED PROCEDURES.

       (a) State Law Requirements.--Section 466 (42 U.S.C. 666), 
     as amended by section 314 of this Act, is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking the 1st sentence and 
     inserting the following: ``Expedited administrative and 
     judicial procedures (including the procedures specified in 
     subsection (c)) for establishing paternity and for 
     establishing, modifying, and enforcing support 
     obligations.''; and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (b) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(c) Expedited Procedures.--The procedures specified in 
     this subsection are the following:
       ``(1) Administrative action by state agency.--Procedures 
     which give the State agency the authority to take the 
     following actions relating to establishment or enforcement of 
     support orders, without the necessity of obtaining an order 
     from any other judicial or administrative tribunal, and to 
     recognize and enforce the authority of State agencies of 
     other States) to take the following actions:
       ``(A) Genetic testing.--To order genetic testing for the 
     purpose of paternity establishment as provided in section 
     466(a)(5).
       ``(B) Financial or other information.--To subpoena any 
     financial or other information needed to establish, modify, 
     or enforce a support order, and to impose penalties for 
     failure to respond to such a subpoena.
       ``(C) Response to state agency request.--To require all 
     entities in the State (including for-profit, nonprofit, and 
     governmental employers) to provide promptly, in response to a 
     request by the State agency of that or any other State 
     administering a program under this part, information on the 
     employment, compensation, and benefits of any individual 
     employed by such entity as an employee or contractor, and to 
     sanction failure to respond to any such request.
       ``(D) Access to certain records.--To obtain access, subject 
     to safeguards on privacy and information security, to the 
     following records (including automated access, in the case of 
     records maintained in automated data bases):
       ``(i) Records of other State and local government agencies, 
     including--

       ``(I) vital statistics (including records of marriage, 
     birth, and divorce);
       ``(II) State and local tax and revenue records (including 
     information on residence address, employer, income and 
     assets);
       ``(III) records concerning real and titled personal 
     property;
       ``(IV) records of occupational and professional licenses, 
     and records concerning the ownership and control of 
     corporations, partnerships, and other business entities;
       ``(V) employment security records;
       ``(VI) records of agencies administering public assistance 
     programs;
       ``(VII) records of the motor vehicle department; and
       ``(VIII) corrections records.

       ``(ii) Certain records held by private entities, 
     including--

       ``(I) customer records of public utilities and cable 
     television companies; and
       ``(II) information (including information on assets and 
     liabilities) on individuals who owe or are owed support (or 
     against or with respect to whom a support obligation is 
     sought) held by financial institutions (subject to 
     limitations on liability of such entities arising from 
     affording such access), as provided pursuant to agreements 
     described in subsection (a)(18).

       ``(E) Change in payee.--In cases in which support is 
     subject to an assignment in order to comply with a 
     requirement imposed pursuant to part A or section 1912, or to 
     a requirement to pay through the State disbursement unit 
     established pursuant to section 454B, upon providing notice 
     to obligor and obligee, to direct the obligor or other payor 
     to change the payee to the appropriate government entity.
       ``(F) Income withholding.--To order income withholding in 
     accordance with subsections (a)(1) and (b) of section 466.
       ``(G) Securing assets.--In cases in which there is a 
     support arrearage, to secure assets to satisfy the arrearage 
     by--
       ``(i) intercepting or seizing periodic or lump-sum payments 
     from--

       ``(I) a State or local agency, including unemployment 
     compensation, workers' compensation, and other benefits; and
       ``(II) judgments, settlements, and lotteries;

       ``(ii) attaching and seizing assets of the obligor held in 
     financial institutions;
       ``(iii) attaching public and private retirement funds; and
       ``(iv) imposing liens in accordance with subsection (a)(4) 
     and, in appropriate cases, to force sale of property and 
     distribution of proceeds.
       ``(H) Increase monthly payments.--For the purpose of 
     securing overdue support, to increase the amount of monthly 
     support payments to include amounts for arrearages, subject 
     to such conditions or limitations as the State may provide.

     Such procedures shall be subject to due process safeguards, 
     including (as appropriate) requirements for notice, 
     opportunity to contest the action, and opportunity for an 
     appeal on the record to an independent administrative or 
     judicial tribunal.
       ``(2) Substantive and procedural rules.--The expedited 
     procedures required under subsection (a)(2) shall include the 
     following rules and authority, applicable with respect to all 
     proceedings to establish paternity or to establish, modify, 
     or enforce support orders:
       ``(A) Locator information; presumptions concerning 
     notice.--Procedures under which--

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       ``(i) each party to any paternity or child support 
     proceeding is required (subject to privacy safeguards) to 
     file with the tribunal and the State case registry upon entry 
     of an order, and to update as appropriate, information on 
     location and identity of the party, including social security 
     number, residential and mailing addresses, telephone number, 
     driver's license number, and name, address, and name and 
     telephone number of employer; and
       ``(ii) in any subsequent child support enforcement action 
     between the parties, upon sufficient showing that diligent 
     effort has been made to ascertain the location of such a 
     party, the tribunal may deem State due process requirements 
     for notice and service of process to be met with respect to 
     the party, upon delivery of written notice to the most recent 
     residential or employer address filed with the tribunal 
     pursuant to clause (i).
       ``(B) Statewide jurisdiction.--Procedures under which--
       ``(i) the State agency and any administrative or judicial 
     tribunal with authority to hear child support and paternity 
     cases exerts statewide jurisdiction over the parties; and
       ``(ii) in a State in which orders are issued by courts or 
     administrative tribunals, a case may be transferred between 
     local jurisdictions in the State without need for any 
     additional filing by the petitioner, or service of process 
     upon the respondent, to retain jurisdiction over the parties.
       ``(3) Coordination with erisa.--Notwithstanding subsection 
     (d) of section 514 of the Employee Retirement Income Security 
     Act of 1974 (relating to effect on other laws), nothing in 
     this subsection shall be construed to alter, amend, modify, 
     invalidate, impair, or supersede subsections (a), (b), and 
     (c) of such section 514 as it applies with respect to any 
     procedure referred to in paragraph (1) and any expedited 
     procedure referred to in paragraph (2), except to the extent 
     that such procedure would be consistent with the requirements 
     of section 206(d)(3) of such Act (relating to qualified 
     domestic relations orders) or the requirements of section 
     609(a) of such Act (relating to qualified medical child 
     support orders) if the reference in such section 206(d)(3) to 
     a domestic relations order and the reference in such section 
     609(a) to a medical child support order were a reference to a 
     support order referred to in paragraphs (1) and (2) relating 
     to the same matters, respectively.''.
       (b) Automation of State Agency Functions.--Section 454A, as 
     added by section 344(a)(2) and as amended by sections 311 and 
     312(c) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(h) Expedited Administrative Procedures.--The automated 
     system required by this section shall be used, to the maximum 
     extent feasible, to implement the expedited administrative 
     procedures required by section 466(c).''.
                  Subtitle D--Paternity Establishment

     SEC. 331. STATE LAWS CONCERNING PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT.

       (a) State Laws Required.--Section 466(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 
     666(a)(5)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(5) Procedures concerning paternity establishment.--
       ``(A) Establishment process available from birth until age 
     18.--
       ``(i) Procedures which permit the establishment of the 
     paternity of a child at any time before the child attains 18 
     years of age.
       ``(ii) As of August 16, 1984, clause (i) shall also apply 
     to a child for whom paternity has not been established or for 
     whom a paternity action was brought but dismissed because a 
     statute of limitations of less than 18 years was then in 
     effect in the State.
       ``(B) Procedures concerning genetic testing.--
       ``(i) Genetic testing required in certain contested 
     cases.--Procedures under which the State is required, in a 
     contested paternity case (unless otherwise barred by State 
     law) to require the child and all other parties (other than 
     individuals found under section 454(29) to have good cause 
     for refusing to cooperate) to submit to genetic tests upon 
     the request of any such party, if the request is supported by 
     a sworn statement by the party--

       ``(I) alleging paternity, and setting forth facts 
     establishing a reasonable possibility of the requisite sexual 
     contact between the parties; or
       ``(II) denying paternity, and setting forth facts 
     establishing a reasonable possibility of the nonexistence of 
     sexual contact between the parties.

       ``(ii) Other requirements.--Procedures which require the 
     State agency, in any case in which the agency orders genetic 
     testing--

       ``(I) to pay costs of such tests, subject to recoupment (if 
     the State so elects) from the alleged father if paternity is 
     established; and
       ``(II) to obtain additional testing in any case if an 
     original test result is contested, upon request and advance 
     payment by the contestant.

       ``(C) Voluntary paternity acknowledgment.--
       ``(i) Simple civil process.--Procedures for a simple civil 
     process for voluntarily acknowledging paternity under which 
     the State must provide that, before a mother and a putative 
     father can sign an acknowledgment of paternity, the mother 
     and the putative father must be given notice, orally and in 
     writing, of the alternatives to, the legal consequences of, 
     and the rights (including, if 1 parent is a minor, any rights 
     afforded due to minority status) and responsibilities that 
     arise from, signing the acknowledgment.
       ``(ii) Hospital-based program.--Such procedures must 
     include a hospital-based program for the voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity focusing on the period 
     immediately before or after the birth of a child, subject to 
     such good cause exceptions, taking into account the best 
     interests of the child, as the State may establish.
       ``(iii) Paternity establishment services.--

       ``(I) State-offered services.--Such procedures must require 
     the State agency responsible for maintaining birth records to 
     offer voluntary paternity establishment services.
       ``(II) Regulations.--

       ``(aa) Services offered by hospitals and birth record 
     agencies.--The Secretary shall prescribe regulations 
     governing voluntary paternity establishment services offered 
     by hospitals and birth record agencies.
       ``(bb) Services offered by other entities.--The Secretary 
     shall prescribe regulations specifying the types of other 
     entities that may offer voluntary paternity establishment 
     services, and governing the provision of such services, which 
     shall include a requirement that such an entity must use the 
     same notice provisions used by, use the same materials used 
     by, provide the personnel providing such services with the 
     same training provided by, and evaluate the provision of such 
     services in the same manner as the provision of such services 
     is evaluated by, voluntary paternity establishment programs 
     of hospitals and birth record agencies.
       ``(iv) Use of paternity acknowledgment affidavit.--Such 
     procedures must require the State to develop and use an 
     affidavit for the voluntary acknowledgment of paternity which 
     includes the minimum requirements of the affidavit developed 
     by the Secretary under section 452(a)(7) for the voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity, and to give full faith and 
     credit to such an affidavit signed in any other State 
     according to its procedures.
       ``(D) Status of signed paternity acknowledgment.--
       ``(i) Inclusion in birth records.--Procedures under which 
     the name of the father shall be included on the record of 
     birth of the child of unmarried parents only if--

       ``(I) the father and mother have signed a voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity; or
       ``(II) a court or an administrative agency of competent 
     jurisdiction has issued an adjudication of paternity.

     Nothing in this clause shall preclude a State agency from 
     obtaining an admission of paternity from the father for 
     submission in a judicial or administrative proceeding, or 
     prohibit the issuance of an order in a judicial or 
     administrative proceeding which bases a legal finding of 
     paternity on an admission of paternity by the father and any 
     other additional showing required by State law.
       ``(ii) Legal finding of paternity.--Procedures under which 
     a signed voluntary acknowledgment of paternity is considered 
     a legal finding of paternity, subject to the right of any 
     signatory to rescind the acknowledgment within the earlier 
     of--

       ``(I) 60 days; or
       ``(II) the date of an administrative or judicial proceeding 
     relating to the child (including a proceeding to establish a 
     support order) in which the signatory is a party.

       ``(iii) Contest.--Procedures under which, after the 60-day 
     period referred to in clause (ii), a signed voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity may be challenged in court only 
     on the basis of fraud, duress, or material mistake of fact, 
     with the burden of proof upon the challenger, and under which 
     the legal responsibilities (including child support 
     obligations) of any signatory arising from the acknowledgment 
     may not be suspended during the challenge, except for good 
     cause shown.
       ``(E) Bar on acknowledgment ratification proceedings.--
     Procedures under which judicial or administrative proceedings 
     are not required or permitted to ratify an unchallenged 
     acknowledgment of paternity.
       ``(F) Admissibility of genetic testing results.--
     Procedures--
       ``(i) requiring the admission into evidence, for purposes 
     of establishing paternity, of the results of any genetic test 
     that is--

       ``(I) of a type generally acknowledged as reliable by 
     accreditation bodies designated by the Secretary; and
       ``(II) performed by a laboratory approved by such an 
     accreditation body;

       ``(ii) requiring an objection to genetic testing results to 
     be made in writing not later than a specified number of days 
     before any hearing at which the results may be introduced 
     into evidence (or, at State option, not later than a 
     specified number of days after receipt of the results); and
       ``(iii) making the test results admissible as evidence of 
     paternity without the need for foundation testimony or other 
     proof of authenticity or accuracy, unless objection is made.
       ``(G) Presumption of paternity in certain cases.--
     Procedures which create a rebuttable or, at the option of the 
     State, conclusive presumption of paternity upon genetic 
     testing results indicating a threshold probability that the 
     alleged father is the father of the child.
       ``(H) Default orders.--Procedures requiring a default order 
     to be entered in a paternity case upon a showing of service 
     of process on the defendant and any additional showing 
     required by State law.
       ``(I) No right to jury trial.--Procedures providing that 
     the parties to an action to establish paternity are not 
     entitled to a trial by jury.
       ``(J) Temporary support order based on probable paternity 
     in contested cases.--

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     Procedures which require that a temporary order be issued, 
     upon motion by a party, requiring the provision of child 
     support pending an administrative or judicial determination 
     of parentage, if there is clear and convincing evidence of 
     paternity (on the basis of genetic tests or other evidence).
       ``(K) Proof of certain support and paternity establishment 
     costs.--Procedures under which bills for pregnancy, 
     childbirth, and genetic testing are admissible as evidence 
     without requiring third-party foundation testimony, and shall 
     constitute prima facie evidence of amounts incurred for such 
     services or for testing on behalf of the child.
       ``(L) Standing of putative fathers.--Procedures ensuring 
     that the putative father has a reasonable opportunity to 
     initiate a paternity action.
       ``(M) Filing of acknowledgments and adjudications in state 
     registry of birth records.--Procedures under which voluntary 
     acknowledgments and adjudications of paternity by judicial or 
     administrative processes are filed with the State registry of 
     birth records for comparison with information in the State 
     case registry.''.
       (b) National Paternity Acknowledgment Affidavit.--Section 
     452(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(7)) is amended by inserting ``, 
     and develop an affidavit to be used for the voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity which shall include the social 
     security number of each parent and, after consultation with 
     the States, other common elements as determined by such 
     designee'' before the semicolon.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 468 (42 U.S.C. 668) is 
     amended by striking ``a simple civil process for voluntarily 
     acknowledging paternity and''.

     SEC. 332. OUTREACH FOR VOLUNTARY PATERNITY ESTABLISHMENT.

       Section 454(23) (42 U.S.C. 654(23)) is amended by inserting 
     ``and will publicize the availability and encourage the use 
     of procedures for voluntary establishment of paternity and 
     child support by means the State deems appropriate'' before 
     the semicolon.

     SEC. 333. COOPERATION BY APPLICANTS FOR AND RECIPIENTS OF 
                   TEMPORARY FAMILY ASSISTANCE.

       Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), as amended by sections 301(b), 
     303(a), 312(a), and 313(a) of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (27);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (28) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (28) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(29) provide that the State agency responsible for 
     administering the State plan--
       ``(A) shall make the determination (and redetermination at 
     appropriate intervals) as to whether an individual who has 
     applied for or is receiving assistance under the State 
     program funded under part A or the State program under title 
     XIX is cooperating in good faith with the State in 
     establishing the paternity of, or in establishing, modifying, 
     or enforcing a support order for, any child of the individual 
     by providing the State agency with the name of, and such 
     other information as the State agency may require with 
     respect to, the noncustodial parent of the child, subject to 
     such good cause exceptions, taking into account the best 
     interests of the child, as the State may establish through 
     the State agency, or at the option of the State, through the 
     State agencies administering the State programs funded under 
     part A and title XIX;
       ``(B) shall require the individual to supply additional 
     necessary information and appear at interviews, hearings, and 
     legal proceedings;
       ``(C) shall require the individual and the child to submit 
     to genetic tests pursuant to judicial or administrative 
     order;
       ``(D) may request that the individual sign a voluntary 
     acknowledgment of paternity, after notice of the rights and 
     consequences of such an acknowledgment, but may not require 
     the individual to sign an acknowledgment or otherwise 
     relinquish the right to genetic tests as a condition of 
     cooperation and eligibility for assistance under the State 
     program funded under part A or the State program under title 
     XIX; and
       ``(E) shall promptly notify the individual and the State 
     agency administering the State program funded under part A 
     and the State agency administering the State program under 
     title XIX of each such determination, and if noncooperation 
     is determined, the basis therefore.''.
             Subtitle E--Program Administration and Funding

     SEC. 341. PERFORMANCE-BASED INCENTIVES AND PENALTIES.

       (a) Development of New System.--The Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, in consultation with State directors of 
     programs under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act, 
     shall develop a new incentive system to replace, in a revenue 
     neutral manner, the system under section 458 of such Act. The 
     new system shall provide additional payments to any State 
     based on such State's performance under such a program. Not 
     later than June 1, 1996, the Secretary shall report on the 
     new system to the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Finance of the Senate.
       (b) Conforming Amendments to Present System.--Section 458 
     (42 U.S.C. 658) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``aid to families with 
     dependent children under a State plan approved under part A 
     of this title'' and inserting ``assistance under a program 
     funded under part A'';
       (2) in subsection (b)(1)(A), by striking ``section 
     402(a)(26)'' and inserting ``section 408(a)(4)'';
       (3) in subsections (b) and (c)--
       (A) by striking ``AFDC collections'' each place it appears 
     and inserting ``title IV-A collections'', and
       (B) by striking ``non-AFDC collections'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``non-title IV-A collections''; and
       (4) in subsection (c), by striking ``combined AFDC/non-AFDC 
     administrative costs'' both places it appears and inserting 
     ``combined title IV-A/non-title IV-A administrative costs''.
       (c) Calculation of IV-D Paternity Establishment 
     Percentage.--
       (1) Section 452(g)(1)(A) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(1)(A)) is 
     amended by striking ``75'' and inserting ``90''.
       (2) Section 452(g)(1) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(1)) is amended by 
     redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (E) as subparagraphs 
     (C) through (F), respectively, and by inserting after 
     subparagraph (A) the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) for a State with a paternity establishment percentage 
     of not less than 75 percent but less than 90 percent for such 
     fiscal year, the paternity establishment percentage of the 
     State for the immediately preceding fiscal year plus 2 
     percentage points;''.
       (3) Section 452(g)(2)(A) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)(A)) is 
     amended in the matter preceding clause (i)--
       (A) by striking ``paternity establishment percentage'' and 
     inserting ``IV-D paternity establishment percentage''; and
       (B) by striking ``(or all States, as the case may be)''.
       (4) Section 452(g)(2) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(2)) is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new sentence: ``In meeting 
     the 90 percent paternity establishment requirement, a State 
     may calculate either the paternity establishment rate of 
     cases in the program funded under this part or the paternity 
     establishment rate of all out-of-wedlock births in the 
     State.''.
       (5) Section 452(g)(3) (42 U.S.C. 652(g)(3)) is amended--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A) and redesignating 
     subparagraphs (B) and (C) as subparagraphs (A) and (B), 
     respectively;
       (B) in subparagraph (A) (as so redesignated), by striking 
     ``the percentage of children born out-of-wedlock in a State'' 
     and inserting ``the percentage of children in a State who are 
     born out of wedlock or for whom support has not been 
     established''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B) (as so redesignated) by inserting 
     ``and securing support'' before the period.
       (d) Effective Dates.--
       (1) Incentive adjustments.--
       (A) In general.--The system developed under subsection (a) 
     and the amendments made by subsection (b) shall become 
     effective on October 1, 1997, except to the extent provided 
     in subparagraph (B).
       (B) Application of section 458.--Section 458 of the Social 
     Security Act, as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this section, shall be effective for purposes of 
     incentive payments to States for fiscal years before fiscal 
     year 1999.
       (2) Penalty reductions.--The amendments made by subsection 
     (c) shall become effective with respect to calendar quarters 
     beginning on or after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 342. FEDERAL AND STATE REVIEWS AND AUDITS.

       (a) State Agency Activities.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (14), by striking ``(14)'' and inserting 
     ``(14)(A)'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraph (15) as subparagraph (B) of 
     paragraph (14); and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (14) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(15) provide for--
       ``(A) a process for annual reviews of and reports to the 
     Secretary on the State program operated under the State plan 
     approved under this part, including such information as may 
     be necessary to measure State compliance with Federal 
     requirements for expedited procedures, using such standards 
     and procedures as are required by the Secretary, under which 
     the State agency will determine the extent to which the 
     program is operated in compliance with this part; and
       ``(B) a process of extracting from the automated data 
     processing system required by paragraph (16) and transmitting 
     to the Secretary data and calculations concerning the levels 
     of accomplishment (and rates of improvement) with respect to 
     applicable performance indicators (including IV-D paternity 
     establishment percentages to the extent necessary for 
     purposes of sections 452(g) and 458.''.
       (b) Federal Activities.--Section 452(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 
     652(a)(4)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(4)(A) review data and calculations transmitted by State 
     agencies pursuant to section 454(15)(B) on State program 
     accomplishments with respect to performance indicators for 
     purposes of subsection (g) of this section and section 458;
       ``(B) review annual reports submitted pursuant to section 
     454(15)(A) and, as appropriate, provide to the State 
     comments, recommendations for additional or alternative 
     corrective actions, and technical assistance; and
       ``(C) conduct audits, in accordance with the Government 
     auditing standards of the Comptroller General of the United 
     States--

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       ``(i) at least once every 3 years (or more frequently, in 
     the case of a State which fails to meet the requirements of 
     this part concerning performance standards and reliability of 
     program data) to assess the completeness, reliability, and 
     security of the data, and the accuracy of the reporting 
     systems, used in calculating performance indicators under 
     subsection (g) of this section and section 458;
       ``(ii) of the adequacy of financial management of the State 
     program operated under the State plan approved under this 
     part, including assessments of--
       ``(I) whether Federal and other funds made available to 
     carry out the State program are being appropriately expended, 
     and are properly and fully accounted for; and
       ``(II) whether collections and disbursements of support 
     payments are carried out correctly and are fully accounted 
     for; and
       ``(iii) for such other purposes as the Secretary may find 
     necessary;''.
       (c) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall be effective with respect to calendar quarters 
     beginning 12 months or more after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.

     SEC. 343. REQUIRED REPORTING PROCEDURES.

       (a) Establishment.--Section 452(a)(5) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(5)) 
     is amended by inserting ``, and establish procedures to be 
     followed by States for collecting and reporting information 
     required to be provided under this part, and establish 
     uniform definitions (including those necessary to enable the 
     measurement of State compliance with the requirements of this 
     part relating to expedited processes) to be applied in 
     following such procedures'' before the semicolon.
       (b) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), 
     as amended by sections 301(b), 303(a), 312(a), 313(a), and 
     333 of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (28);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (29) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (29) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(30) provide that the State shall use the definitions 
     established under section 452(a)(5) in collecting and 
     reporting information as required under this part.''.

     SEC. 344. AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Revised Requirements.--
       (1) In general.--Section 454(16) (42 U.S.C. 654(16)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``, at the option of the State,'';
       (B) by inserting ``and operation by the State agency'' 
     after ``for the establishment'';
       (C) by inserting ``meeting the requirements of section 
     454A'' after ``information retrieval system'';
       (D) by striking ``in the State and localities thereof, so 
     as (A)'' and inserting ``so as'';
       (E) by striking ``(i)''; and
       (F) by striking ``(including'' and all that follows and 
     inserting a semicolon.
       (2) Automated data processing.--Part D of title IV (42 
     U.S.C. 651-669) is amended by inserting after section 454 the 
     following new section:

     ``SEC. 454A. AUTOMATED DATA PROCESSING.

       ``(a) In General.--In order for a State to meet the 
     requirements of this section, the State agency administering 
     the State program under this part shall have in operation a 
     single statewide automated data processing and information 
     retrieval system which has the capability to perform the 
     tasks specified in this section with the frequency and in the 
     manner required by or under this part.
       ``(b) Program Management.--The automated system required by 
     this section shall perform such functions as the Secretary 
     may specify relating to management of the State program under 
     this part, including--
       ``(1) controlling and accounting for use of Federal, State, 
     and local funds in carrying out the program; and
       ``(2) maintaining the data necessary to meet Federal 
     reporting requirements under this part on a timely basis.
       ``(c) Calculation of Performance Indicators.--In order to 
     enable the Secretary to determine the incentive payments and 
     penalty adjustments required by sections 452(g) and 458, the 
     State agency shall--
       ``(1) use the automated system--
       ``(A) to maintain the requisite data on State performance 
     with respect to paternity establishment and child support 
     enforcement in the State; and
       ``(B) to calculate the IV-D paternity establishment 
     percentage for the State for each fiscal year; and
       ``(2) have in place systems controls to ensure the 
     completeness and reliability of, and ready access to, the 
     data described in paragraph (1)(A), and the accuracy of the 
     calculations described in paragraph (1)(B).
       ``(d) Information Integrity and Security.--The State agency 
     shall have in effect safeguards on the integrity, accuracy, 
     and completeness of, access to, and use of data in the 
     automated system required by this section, which shall 
     include the following (in addition to such other safeguards 
     as the Secretary may specify in regulations):
       ``(1) Policies restricting access.--Written policies 
     concerning access to data by State agency personnel, and 
     sharing of data with other persons, which--
       ``(A) permit access to and use of data only to the extent 
     necessary to carry out the State program under this part; and
       ``(B) specify the data which may be used for particular 
     program purposes, and the personnel permitted access to such 
     data.
       ``(2) Systems controls.--Systems controls (such as 
     passwords or blocking of fields) to ensure strict adherence 
     to the policies described in paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Monitoring of access.--Routine monitoring of access 
     to and use of the automated system, through methods such as 
     audit trails and feedback mechanisms, to guard against and 
     promptly identify unauthorized access or use.
       ``(4) Training and information.--Procedures to ensure that 
     all personnel (including State and local agency staff and 
     contractors) who may have access to or be required to use 
     confidential program data are informed of applicable 
     requirements and penalties (including those in section 6103 
     of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986), and are adequately 
     trained in security procedures.
       ``(5) Penalties.--Administrative penalties (up to and 
     including dismissal from employment) for unauthorized access 
     to, or disclosure or use of, confidential data.''.
       (3) Regulations.--The Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services shall prescribe final regulations for implementation 
     of section 454A of the Social Security Act not later than 2 
     years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (4) Implementation timetable.--Section 454(24) (42 U.S.C. 
     654(24)), as amended by section 303(a)(1) of this Act, is 
     amended to read as follows:
       ``(24) provide that the State will have in effect an 
     automated data processing and information retrieval system--
       ``(A) by October 1, 1997, which meets all requirements of 
     this part which were enacted on or before the date of 
     enactment of the Family Support Act of 1988, and
       ``(B) by October 1, 1999, which meets all requirements of 
     this part enacted on or before the date of the enactment of 
     the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995, 
     except that such deadline shall be extended by 1 day for each 
     day (if any) by which the Secretary fails to meet the 
     deadline imposed by section 344(a)(3) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995;''.
       (b) Special Federal Matching Rate for Development Costs of 
     Automated Systems.--
       (1) In general.--Section 455(a) (42 U.S.C. 655(a)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)(B)--
       (i) by striking ``90 percent'' and inserting ``the percent 
     specified in paragraph (3)'';
       (ii) by striking ``so much of''; and
       (iii) by striking ``which the Secretary'' and all that 
     follows and inserting ``, and''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3)(A) The Secretary shall pay to each State, for each 
     quarter in fiscal years 1996 and 1997, 90 percent of so much 
     of the State expenditures described in paragraph (1)(B) as 
     the Secretary finds are for a system meeting the requirements 
     specified in section 454(16) (as in effect on September 30, 
     1995) but limited to the amount approved for States in the 
     advance planning documents of such States submitted on or 
     before May 1, 1995.
       ``(B)(i) The Secretary shall pay to each State, for each 
     quarter in fiscal years 1996 through 2001, the percentage 
     specified in clause (ii) of so much of the State expenditures 
     described in paragraph (1)(B) as the Secretary finds are for 
     a system meeting the requirements of sections 454(16) and 
     454A.
       ``(ii) The percentage specified in this clause is 80 
     percent.''.
       (2) Temporary limitation on payments under special federal 
     matching rate.--
       (A) In general.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     may not pay more than $400,000,000 in the aggregate under 
     section 455(a)(3)(B) of the Social Security Act for fiscal 
     years 1996 through 2001.
       (B) Allocation of limitation among states.--The total 
     amount payable to a State under section 455(a)(3)(B) of such 
     Act for fiscal years 1996 through 2001 shall not exceed the 
     limitation determined for the State by the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services in regulations.
       (C) Allocation formula.--The regulations referred to in 
     subparagraph (B) shall prescribe a formula for allocating the 
     amount specified in subparagraph (A) among States with plans 
     approved under part D of title IV of the Social Security Act, 
     which shall take into account--
       (i) the relative size of State caseloads under such part; 
     and
       (ii) the level of automation needed to meet the automated 
     data processing requirements of such part.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 123(c) of the Family 
     Support Act of 1988 (102 Stat. 2352; Public Law 100-485) is 
     repealed.

     SEC. 345. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) For Training of Federal and State Staff, Research and 
     Demonstration Programs, and Special Projects of Regional or 
     National Significance.--Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 652) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(j) Out of any money in the Treasury of the United States 
     not otherwise appropriated, there is hereby appropriated to 
     the Secretary for each fiscal year an amount equal to 1 
     percent of the total amount paid to the Federal Government 
     pursuant to section 457(a) during the immediately preceding 
     fiscal year (as determined on the basis of the most recent 
     reliable data available to the Secretary as of the end of the 
     3rd calendar quarter following the end of such preceding 
     fiscal year), to cover costs incurred by the Secretary for--
       ``(1) information dissemination and technical assistance to 
     States, training of State

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     and Federal staff, staffing studies, and related activities 
     needed to improve programs under this part (including 
     technical assistance concerning State automated systems 
     required by this part); and
       ``(2) research, demonstration, and special projects of 
     regional or national significance relating to the operation 
     of State programs under this part.

     The amount appropriated under this subsection shall remain 
     available until expended.''.
       (b) Operation of Federal Parent Locator Service.--Section 
     453 (42 U.S.C. 653), as amended by section 316 of this Act, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(o) Recovery of Costs.--Out of any money in the Treasury 
     of the United States not otherwise appropriated, there is 
     hereby appropriated to the Secretary for each fiscal year an 
     amount equal to 2 percent of the total amount paid to the 
     Federal Government pursuant to section 457(a) during the 
     immediately preceding fiscal year (as determined on the basis 
     of the most recent reliable data available to the Secretary 
     as of the end of the 3rd calendar quarter following the end 
     of such preceding fiscal year), to cover costs incurred by 
     the Secretary for operation of the Federal Parent Locator 
     Service under this section, to the extent such costs are not 
     recovered through user fees.''.

     SEC. 346. REPORTS AND DATA COLLECTION BY THE SECRETARY.

       (a) Annual Report to Congress.--
       (1) Section 452(a)(10)(A) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(A)) is 
     amended--
       (A) by striking ``this part;'' and inserting ``this part, 
     including--''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following new clauses:
       ``(i) the total amount of child support payments collected 
     as a result of services furnished during the fiscal year to 
     individuals receiving services under this part;
       ``(ii) the cost to the States and to the Federal Government 
     of so furnishing the services; and
       ``(iii) the number of cases involving families--

       ``(I) who became ineligible for assistance under State 
     programs funded under part A during a month in the fiscal 
     year; and
       ``(II) with respect to whom a child support payment was 
     received in the month;''.

       (2) Section 452(a)(10)(C) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(C)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i)--
       (i) by striking ``with the data required under each clause 
     being separately stated for cases'' and inserting 
     ``separately stated for (1) cases'';
       (ii) by striking ``cases where the child was formerly 
     receiving'' and inserting ``or formerly received'';
       (iii) by inserting ``or 1912'' after ``471(a)(17)''; and
       (iv) by inserting ``(2)'' before ``all other'';
       (B) in each of clauses (i) and (ii), by striking ``, and 
     the total amount of such obligations'';
       (C) in clause (iii), by striking ``described in'' and all 
     that follows and inserting ``in which support was collected 
     during the fiscal year;'';
       (D) by striking clause (iv); and
       (E) by redesignating clause (v) as clause (vii), and 
     inserting after clause (iii) the following new clauses:
       ``(iv) the total amount of support collected during such 
     fiscal year and distributed as current support;
       ``(v) the total amount of support collected during such 
     fiscal year and distributed as arrearages;
       ``(vi) the total amount of support due and unpaid for all 
     fiscal years; and''.
       (3) Section 452(a)(10)(G) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(G)) is 
     amended by striking ``on the use of Federal courts and''.
       (4) Section 452(a)(10) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)) is amended--
       (A) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``and'';
       (B) in subparagraph (I), by striking the period and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by inserting after subparagraph (I) the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(J) compliance, by State, with the standards established 
     pursuant to subsections (h) and (i).''.
       (5) Section 452(a)(10) (42 U.S.C. 652(a)(10)) is amended by 
     striking all that follows subparagraph (J), as added by 
     paragraph (4).
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (a) 
     shall be effective with respect to fiscal year 1996 and 
     succeeding fiscal years.
      Subtitle F--Establishment and Modification of Support Orders

     SEC. 351. SIMPLIFIED PROCESS FOR REVIEW AND ADJUSTMENT OF 
                   CHILD SUPPORT ORDERS.

       Section 466(a)(10) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(10)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(10) Review and adjustment of support orders upon 
     request.--Procedures under which the State shall review and 
     adjust each support order being enforced under this part upon 
     the request of either parent or the State if there is an 
     assignment. Such procedures shall provide the following:
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) 3-year cycle.--Except as provided in subparagraphs 
     (B) and (C), the State shall review and, as appropriate, 
     adjust the support order every 3 years, taking into account 
     the best interests of the child involved.
       ``(ii) Methods of adjustment.--The State may elect to 
     review and, if appropriate, adjust an order pursuant to 
     clause (i) by--

       ``(I) reviewing and, if appropriate, adjusting the order in 
     accordance with the guidelines established pursuant to 
     section 467(a) if the amount of the child support award under 
     the order differs from the amount that would be awarded in 
     accordance with the guidelines; or
       ``(II) applying a cost-of-living adjustment to the order in 
     accordance with a formula developed by the State and permit 
     either party to contest the adjustment, within 30 days after 
     the date of the notice of the adjustment, by making a request 
     for review and, if appropriate, adjustment of the order in 
     accordance with the child support guidelines established 
     pursuant to section 467(a).

       ``(iii) No proof of change in circumstances necessary.--Any 
     adjustment under this subparagraph (A) shall be made without 
     a requirement for proof or showing of a change in 
     circumstances.
       ``(B) Automated method.--The State may use automated 
     methods (including automated comparisons with wage or State 
     income tax data) to identify orders eligible for review, 
     conduct the review, identify orders eligible for adjustment, 
     and apply the appropriate adjustment to the orders eligible 
     for adjustment under the threshold established by the State.
       ``(C) Request upon substantial change in circumstances.--
     The State shall, at the request of either parent subject to 
     such an order or of any State child support enforcement 
     agency, review and, if appropriate, adjust the order in 
     accordance with the guidelines established pursuant to 
     section 467(a) based upon a substantial change in the 
     circumstances of either parent.
       ``(D) Notice of right to review.--The State shall provide 
     notice not less than once every 3 years to the parents 
     subject to such an order informing them of their right to 
     request the State to review and, if appropriate, adjust the 
     order pursuant to this paragraph. The notice may be included 
     in the order.''.

     SEC. 352. FURNISHING CONSUMER REPORTS FOR CERTAIN PURPOSES 
                   RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT.

       Section 604 of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1681b) is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     paragraphs:
       ``(4) In response to a request by the head of a State or 
     local child support enforcement agency (or a State or local 
     government official authorized by the head of such an 
     agency), if the person making the request certifies to the 
     consumer reporting agency that--
       ``(A) the consumer report is needed for the purpose of 
     establishing an individual's capacity to make child support 
     payments or determining the appropriate level of such 
     payments;
       ``(B) the paternity of the consumer for the child to which 
     the obligation relates has been established or acknowledged 
     by the consumer in accordance with State laws under which the 
     obligation arises (if required by those laws);
       ``(C) the person has provided at least 10 days' prior 
     notice to the consumer whose report is requested, by 
     certified or registered mail to the last known address of the 
     consumer, that the report will be requested; and
       ``(D) the consumer report will be kept confidential, will 
     be used solely for a purpose described in subparagraph (A), 
     and will not be used in connection with any other civil, 
     administrative, or criminal proceeding, or for any other 
     purpose.
       ``(5) To an agency administering a State plan under section 
     454 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 654) for use to set 
     an initial or modified child support award.''.

     SEC. 353. NONLIABILITY FOR FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS PROVIDING 
                   FINANCIAL RECORDS TO STATE CHILD SUPPORT 
                   ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES IN CHILD SUPPORT CASES.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     Federal or State law, a financial institution shall not be 
     liable under any Federal or State law to any person for 
     disclosing any financial record of an individual to a State 
     child support enforcement agency attempting to establish, 
     modify, or enforce a child support obligation of such 
     individual.
       (b) Prohibition of Disclosure of Financial Record Obtained 
     by State Child Support Enforcement Agency.--A State child 
     support enforcement agency which obtains a financial record 
     of an individual from a financial institution pursuant to 
     subsection (a) may disclose such financial record only for 
     the purpose of, and to the extent necessary in, establishing, 
     modifying, or enforcing a child support obligation of such 
     individual.
       (c) Civil Damages for Unauthorized Disclosure.--
       (1) Disclosure by state officer or employee.--If any person 
     knowingly, or by reason of negligence, discloses a financial 
     record of an individual in violation of subsection (b), such 
     individual may bring a civil action for damages against such 
     person in a district court of the United States.
       (2) No liability for good faith but erroneous 
     interpretation.--No liability shall arise under this 
     subsection with respect to any disclosure which results from 
     a good faith, but erroneous, interpretation of subsection 
     (b).
       (3) Damages.--In any action brought under paragraph (1), 
     upon a finding of liability on the part of the defendant, the 
     defendant shall be liable to the plaintiff in an amount equal 
     to the sum of--
       (A) the greater of--
       (i) $1,000 for each act of unauthorized disclosure of a 
     financial record with respect to which such defendant is 
     found liable; or
       (ii) the sum of--

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       (I) the actual damages sustained by the plaintiff as a 
     result of such unauthorized disclosure; plus
       (II) in the case of a willful disclosure or a disclosure 
     which is the result of gross negligence, punitive damages; 
     plus

       (B) the costs (including attorney's fees) of the action.
       (d) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       (1) Financial institution.--The term ``financial 
     institution'' means--
       (A) a depository institution, as defined in section 3(c) of 
     the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(c));
       (B) an institution-affiliated party, as defined in section 
     3(u) of such Act (12 U.S.C. 1813(v));
       (C) any Federal credit union or State credit union, as 
     defined in section 101 of the Federal Credit Union Act (12 
     U.S.C. 1752), including an institution-affiliated party of 
     such a credit union, as defined in section 206(r) of such Act 
     (12 U.S.C. 1786(r)); and
       (D) any benefit association, insurance company, safe 
     deposit company, money-market mutual fund, or similar entity 
     authorized to do business in the State.
       (2) Financial record.--The term ``financial record'' has 
     the meaning given such term in section 1101 of the Right to 
     Financial Privacy Act of 1978 (12 U.S.C. 3401).
       (3) State child support enforcement agency.--The term 
     ``State child support enforcement agency'' means a State 
     agency which administers a State program for establishing and 
     enforcing child support obligations.
               Subtitle G--Enforcement of Support Orders

     SEC. 361. INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE COLLECTION OF ARREARAGES.

       (a) Collection of Fees.--Section 6305(a) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 (relating to collection of certain 
     liability) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (3);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting ``, and'';
       (3) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(5) no additional fee may be assessed for adjustments to 
     an amount previously certified pursuant to such section 
     452(b) with respect to the same obligor.''; and
       (4) by striking ``Secretary of Health, Education, and 
     Welfare'' each place it appears and inserting ``Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services''.
       (b) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall become effective October 1, 1997.

     SEC. 362. AUTHORITY TO COLLECT SUPPORT FROM FEDERAL 
                   EMPLOYEES.

       (a) Consolidation and Streamlining of Authorities.--Section 
     459 (42 U.S.C. 659) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 459. CONSENT BY THE UNITED STATES TO INCOME 
                   WITHHOLDING, GARNISHMENT, AND SIMILAR 
                   PROCEEDINGS FOR ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT 
                   AND ALIMONY OBLIGATIONS.

       ``(a) Consent to Support Enforcement.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law (including section 207 of this Act and 
     section 5301 of title 38, United States Code), effective 
     January 1, 1975, moneys (the entitlement to which is based 
     upon remuneration for employment) due from, or payable by, 
     the United States or the District of Columbia (including any 
     agency, subdivision, or instrumentality thereof) to any 
     individual, including members of the Armed Forces of the 
     United States, shall be subject, in like manner and to the 
     same extent as if the United States or the District of 
     Columbia were a private person, to withholding in accordance 
     with State law enacted pursuant to subsections (a)(1) and (b) 
     of section 466 and regulations of the Secretary under such 
     subsections, and to any other legal process brought, by a 
     State agency administering a program under a State plan 
     approved under this part or by an individual obligee, to 
     enforce the legal obligation of the individual to provide 
     child support or alimony.
       ``(b) Consent to Requirements Applicable to Private 
     Person.--With respect to notice to withhold income pursuant 
     to subsection (a)(1) or (b) of section 466, or any other 
     order or process to enforce support obligations against an 
     individual (if the order or process contains or is 
     accompanied by sufficient data to permit prompt 
     identification of the individual and the moneys involved), 
     each governmental entity specified in subsection (a) shall be 
     subject to the same requirements as would apply if the entity 
     were a private person, except as otherwise provided in this 
     section.
       ``(c) Designation of Agent; Response to Notice or Process--
       ``(1) Designation of agent.--The head of each agency 
     subject to this section shall--
       ``(A) designate an agent or agents to receive orders and 
     accept service of process in matters relating to child 
     support or alimony; and
       ``(B) annually publish in the Federal Register the 
     designation of the agent or agents, identified by title or 
     position, mailing address, and telephone number.
       ``(2) Response to notice or process.--If an agent 
     designated pursuant to paragraph (1) of this subsection 
     receives notice pursuant to State procedures in effect 
     pursuant to subsection (a)(1) or (b) of section 466, or is 
     effectively served with any order, process, or interrogatory, 
     with respect to an individual's child support or alimony 
     payment obligations, the agent shall--
       ``(A) as soon as possible (but not later than 15 days) 
     thereafter, send written notice of the notice or service 
     (together with a copy of the notice or service) to the 
     individual at the duty station or last-known home address of 
     the individual;
       ``(B) within 30 days (or such longer period as may be 
     prescribed by applicable State law) after receipt of a notice 
     pursuant to such State procedures, comply with all applicable 
     provisions of section 466; and
       ``(C) within 30 days (or such longer period as may be 
     prescribed by applicable State law) after effective service 
     of any other such order, process, or interrogatory, respond 
     to the order, process, or interrogatory.
       ``(d) Priority of Claims.--If a governmental entity 
     specified in subsection (a) receives notice or is served with 
     process, as provided in this section, concerning amounts owed 
     by an individual to more than 1 person--
       ``(1) support collection under section 466(b) must be given 
     priority over any other process, as provided in section 
     466(b)(7);
       ``(2) allocation of moneys due or payable to an individual 
     among claimants under section 466(b) shall be governed by 
     section 466(b) and the regulations prescribed under such 
     section; and
       ``(3) such moneys as remain after compliance with 
     paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be available to satisfy any 
     other such processes on a first-come, first-served basis, 
     with any such process being satisfied out of such moneys as 
     remain after the satisfaction of all such processes which 
     have been previously served.
       ``(e) No Requirement to Vary Pay Cycles.--A governmental 
     entity that is affected by legal process served for the 
     enforcement of an individual's child support or alimony 
     payment obligations shall not be required to vary its normal 
     pay and disbursement cycle in order to comply with the legal 
     process.
       ``(f) Relief From Liability.--
       ``(1) Neither the United States, nor the government of the 
     District of Columbia, nor any disbursing officer shall be 
     liable with respect to any payment made from moneys due or 
     payable from the United States to any individual pursuant to 
     legal process regular on its face, if the payment is made in 
     accordance with this section and the regulations issued to 
     carry out this section.
       ``(2) No Federal employee whose duties include taking 
     actions necessary to comply with the requirements of 
     subsection (a) with regard to any individual shall be subject 
     under any law to any disciplinary action or civil or criminal 
     liability or penalty for, or on account of, any disclosure of 
     information made by the employee in connection with the 
     carrying out of such actions.
       ``(g) Regulations.--Authority to promulgate regulations for 
     the implementation of this section shall, insofar as this 
     section applies to moneys due from (or payable by)--
       ``(1) the United States (other than the legislative or 
     judicial branches of the Federal Government) or the 
     government of the District of Columbia, be vested in the 
     President (or the designee of the President);
       ``(2) the legislative branch of the Federal Government, be 
     vested jointly in the President pro tempore of the Senate and 
     the Speaker of the House of Representatives (or their 
     designees), and
       ``(3) the judicial branch of the Federal Government, be 
     vested in the Chief Justice of the United States (or the 
     designee of the Chief Justice).
       ``(h) Moneys Subject to Process.--
       ``(1) In general.--Subject to paragraph (2), moneys paid or 
     payable to an individual which are considered to be based 
     upon remuneration for employment, for purposes of this 
     section--
       ``(A) consist of--
       ``(i) compensation paid or payable for personal services of 
     the individual, whether the compensation is denominated as 
     wages, salary, commission, bonus, pay, allowances, or 
     otherwise (including severance pay, sick pay, and incentive 
     pay);
       ``(ii) periodic benefits (including a periodic benefit as 
     defined in section 228(h)(3)) or other payments--

       ``(I) under the insurance system established by title II;
       ``(II) under any other system or fund established by the 
     United States which provides for the payment of pensions, 
     retirement or retired pay, annuities, dependents' or 
     survivors' benefits, or similar amounts payable on account of 
     personal services performed by the individual or any other 
     individual;
       ``(III) as compensation for death under any Federal 
     program;
       ``(IV) under any Federal program established to provide 
     `black lung' benefits; or
       ``(V) by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs as compensation 
     for a service-connected disability paid by the Secretary to a 
     former member of the Armed Forces who is in receipt of 
     retired or retainer pay if the former member has waived a 
     portion of the retired or retainer pay in order to receive 
     such compensation; and

       ``(iii) worker's compensation benefits paid under Federal 
     or State law but
       ``(B) do not include any payment--
       ``(i) by way of reimbursement or otherwise, to defray 
     expenses incurred by the individual in carrying out duties 
     associated with the employment of the individual; or
       ``(ii) as allowances for members of the uniformed services 
     payable pursuant to chapter 7 of title 37, United States 
     Code, as prescribed by the Secretaries concerned (defined by 
     section 101(5) of such title) as necessary for the efficient 
     performance of duty.
       ``(2) Certain amounts excluded.--In determining the amount 
     of any moneys due from,

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     or payable by, the United States to any individual, there 
     shall be excluded amounts which--
       ``(A) are owed by the individual to the United States;
       ``(B) are required by law to be, and are, deducted from the 
     remuneration or other payment involved, including Federal 
     employment taxes, and fines and forfeitures ordered by court-
     martial;
       ``(C) are properly withheld for Federal, State, or local 
     income tax purposes, if the withholding of the amounts is 
     authorized or required by law and if amounts withheld are not 
     greater than would be the case if the individual claimed all 
     dependents to which he was entitled (the withholding of 
     additional amounts pursuant to section 3402(i) of the 
     Internal Revenue Code of 1986 may be permitted only when the 
     individual presents evidence of a tax obligation which 
     supports the additional withholding);
       ``(D) are deducted as health insurance premiums;
       ``(E) are deducted as normal retirement contributions (not 
     including amounts deducted for supplementary coverage); or
       ``(F) are deducted as normal life insurance premiums from 
     salary or other remuneration for employment (not including 
     amounts deducted for supplementary coverage).
       ``(i) Definitions.--For purposes of this section--
       ``(1) United states.--The term `United States' includes any 
     department, agency, or instrumentality of the legislative, 
     judicial, or executive branch of the Federal Government, the 
     United States Postal Service, the Postal Rate Commission, any 
     Federal corporation created by an Act of Congress that is 
     wholly owned by the Federal Government, and the governments 
     of the territories and possessions of the United States.
       ``(2) Child support.--The term `child support', when used 
     in reference to the legal obligations of an individual to 
     provide such support, means amounts required to be paid under 
     a judgment, decree, or order, whether temporary, final, or 
     subject to modification, issued by a court or an 
     administrative agency of competent jurisdiction, for the 
     support and maintenance of a child, including a child who has 
     attained the age of majority under the law of the issuing 
     State, or a child and the parent with whom the child is 
     living, which provides for monetary support, health care, 
     arrearages or reimbursement, and which may include other 
     related costs and fees, interest and penalties, income 
     withholding, attorney's fees, and other relief.
       ``(3) Alimony.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `alimony', when used in 
     reference to the legal obligations of an individual to 
     provide the same, means periodic payments of funds for the 
     support and maintenance of the spouse (or former spouse) of 
     the individual, and (subject to and in accordance with State 
     law) includes separate maintenance, alimony pendente lite, 
     maintenance, and spousal support, and includes attorney's 
     fees, interest, and court costs when and to the extent that 
     the same are expressly made recoverable as such pursuant to a 
     decree, order, or judgment issued in accordance with 
     applicable State law by a court of competent jurisdiction.
       ``(B) Exceptions.--Such term does not include--
       ``(i) any child support; or
       ``(ii) any payment or transfer of property or its value by 
     an individual to the spouse or a former spouse of the 
     individual in compliance with any community property 
     settlement, equitable distribution of property, or other 
     division of property between spouses or former spouses.
       ``(4) Private person.--The term `private person' means a 
     person who does not have sovereign or other special immunity 
     or privilege which causes the person not to be subject to 
     legal process.
       ``(5) Legal process.--The term `legal process' means any 
     writ, order, summons, or other similar process in the nature 
     of garnishment--
       ``(A) which is issued by--
       ``(i) a court or an administrative agency of competent 
     jurisdiction in any State, territory, or possession of the 
     United States;
       ``(ii) a court or an administrative agency of competent 
     jurisdiction in any foreign country with which the United 
     States has entered into an agreement which requires the 
     United States to honor the process; or
       ``(iii) an authorized official pursuant to an order of such 
     a court or an administrative agency of competent jurisdiction 
     or pursuant to State or local law; and
       ``(B) which is directed to, and the purpose of which is to 
     compel, a governmental entity which holds moneys which are 
     otherwise payable to an individual to make a payment from the 
     moneys to another party in order to satisfy a legal 
     obligation of the individual to provide child support or make 
     alimony payments.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) To part d of title iv.--Sections 461 and 462 (42 U.S.C. 
     661 and 662) are repealed.
       (2) To title 5, united states code.--Section 5520a of title 
     5, United States Code, is amended, in subsections (h)(2) and 
     (i), by striking ``sections 459, 461, and 462 of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659, 661, and 662)'' and inserting 
     ``section 459 of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 659)''.
       (c) Military Retired and Retainer Pay.--
       (1) Definition of court.--Section 1408(a)(1) of title 10, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding after subparagraph (C) the following: new 
     subparagraph
       ``(D) any administrative or judicial tribunal of a State 
     competent to enter orders for support or maintenance 
     (including a State agency administering a program under a 
     State plan approved under part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act), and, for purposes of this subparagraph, the 
     term `State' includes the District of Columbia, the 
     Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, and 
     American Samoa.''.
       (2) Definition of court order.--Section 1408(a)(2) of such 
     title is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or a support order, as defined in 
     section 453(p) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     653(p)),'' before ``which--'';
       (B) in subparagraph (B)(i), by striking ``(as defined in 
     section 462(b) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     662(b)))'' and inserting ``(as defined in section 459(i)(2) 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 662(i)(2)))''; and
       (C) in subparagraph (B)(ii), by striking ``(as defined in 
     section 462(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     662(c)))'' and inserting ``(as defined in section 459(i)(3) 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 662(i)(3)))''.
       (3) Public payee.--Section 1408(d) of such title is 
     amended--
       (A) in the heading, by inserting ``(or for Benefit of)'' 
     before ``Spouse or''; and
       (B) in paragraph (1), in the 1st sentence, by inserting 
     ``(or for the benefit of such spouse or former spouse to a 
     State disbursement unit established pursuant to section 454B 
     of the Social Security Act or other public payee designated 
     by a State, in accordance with part D of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act, as directed by court order, or as 
     otherwise directed in accordance with such part D)'' before 
     ``in an amount sufficient''.
       (4) Relationship to part d of title iv.--Section 1408 of 
     such title is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(j) Relationship to Other Laws.--In any case involving an 
     order providing for payment of child support (as defined in 
     section 459(i)(2) of the Social Security Act) by a member who 
     has never been married to the other parent of the child, the 
     provisions of this section shall not apply, and the case 
     shall be subject to the provisions of section 459 of such 
     Act.''.
       (d) Effective Date.--The amendments made by this section 
     shall become effective 6 months after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 363. ENFORCEMENT OF CHILD SUPPORT OBLIGATIONS OF MEMBERS 
                   OF THE ARMED FORCES.

       (a) Availability of Locator Information.--
       (1) Maintenance of address information.--The Secretary of 
     Defense shall establish a centralized personnel locator 
     service that includes the address of each member of the Armed 
     Forces under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. Upon request 
     of the Secretary of Transportation, addresses for members of 
     the Coast Guard shall be included in the centralized 
     personnel locator service.
       (2) Type of address.--
       (A) Residential address.--Except as provided in 
     subparagraph (B), the address for a member of the Armed 
     Forces shown in the locator service shall be the residential 
     address of that member.
       (B) Duty address.--The address for a member of the Armed 
     Forces shown in the locator service shall be the duty address 
     of that member in the case of a member--
       (i) who is permanently assigned overseas, to a vessel, or 
     to a routinely deployable unit; or
       (ii) with respect to whom the Secretary concerned makes a 
     determination that the member's residential address should 
     not be disclosed due to national security or safety concerns.
       (3) Updating of locator information.--Within 30 days after 
     a member listed in the locator service establishes a new 
     residential address (or a new duty address, in the case of a 
     member covered by paragraph (2)(B)), the Secretary concerned 
     shall update the locator service to indicate the new address 
     of the member.
       (4) Availability of information.--The Secretary of Defense 
     shall make information regarding the address of a member of 
     the Armed Forces listed in the locator service available, on 
     request, to the Federal Parent Locator Service established 
     under section 453 of the Social Security Act.
       (b) Facilitating Granting of Leave for Attendance at 
     Hearings.--
       (1) Regulations.--The Secretary of each military 
     department, and the Secretary of Transportation with respect 
     to the Coast Guard when it is not operating as a service in 
     the Navy, shall prescribe regulations to facilitate the 
     granting of leave to a member of the Armed Forces under the 
     jurisdiction of that Secretary in a case in which--
       (A) the leave is needed for the member to attend a hearing 
     described in paragraph (2);
       (B) the member is not serving in or with a unit deployed in 
     a contingency operation (as defined in section 101 of title 
     10, United States Code); and
       (C) the exigencies of military service (as determined by 
     the Secretary concerned) do not otherwise require that such 
     leave not be granted.
       (2) Covered hearings.--Paragraph (1) applies to a hearing 
     that is conducted by a court or pursuant to an administrative 
     process established under State law, in connection with a 
     civil action--
       (A) to determine whether a member of the Armed Forces is a 
     natural parent of a child; or

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       (B) to determine an obligation of a member of the Armed 
     Forces to provide child support.
       (3) Definitions.--For purposes of this subsection--
       (A) The term ``court'' has the meaning given that term in 
     section 1408(a) of title 10, United States Code.
       (B) The term ``child support'' has the meaning given such 
     term in section 459(i) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     659(i)).
       (c) Payment of Military Retired Pay in Compliance With 
     Child Support Orders.--
       (1) Date of certification of court order.--Section 1408 of 
     title 10, United States Code, as amended by section 362(c)(4) 
     of this Act, is amended--
       (A) by redesignating subsections (i) and (j) as subsections 
     (j) and (k), respectively; and
       (B) by inserting after subsection (h) the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(i) Certification Date.--It is not necessary that the 
     date of a certification of the authenticity or completeness 
     of a copy of a court order for child support received by the 
     Secretary concerned for the purposes of this section be 
     recent in relation to the date of receipt by the 
     Secretary.''.
       (2) Payments consistent with assignments of rights to 
     states.--Section 1408(d)(1) of such title is amended by 
     inserting after the 1st sentence the following new sentence: 
     ``In the case of a spouse or former spouse who, pursuant to 
     section 408(a)(4) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     607(a)(4)), assigns to a State the rights of the spouse or 
     former spouse to receive support, the Secretary concerned may 
     make the child support payments referred to in the preceding 
     sentence to that State in amounts consistent with that 
     assignment of rights.''.
       (3) Arrearages owed by members of the uniformed services.--
     Section 1408(d) of such title is amended by adding at the end 
     the following new paragraph:
       ``(6) In the case of a court order for which effective 
     service is made on the Secretary concerned on or after the 
     date of the enactment of this paragraph and which provides 
     for payments from the disposable retired pay of a member to 
     satisfy the amount of child support set forth in the order, 
     the authority provided in paragraph (1) to make payments from 
     the disposable retired pay of a member to satisfy the amount 
     of child support set forth in a court order shall apply to 
     payment of any amount of child support arrearages set forth 
     in that order as well as to amounts of child support that 
     currently become due.''.
       (4) Payroll deductions.--The Secretary of Defense shall 
     begin payroll deductions within 30 days after receiving 
     notice of withholding, or for the 1st pay period that begins 
     after such 30-day period.

     SEC. 364. VOIDING OF FRAUDULENT TRANSFERS.

       Section 466 (42 U.S.C. 666), as amended by section 321 of 
     this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(g) Laws Voiding Fraudulent Transfers.--In order to 
     satisfy section 454(20)(A), each State must have in effect--
       ``(1)(A) the Uniform Fraudulent Conveyance Act of 1981;
       ``(B) the Uniform Fraudulent Transfer Act of 1984; or
       ``(C) another law, specifying indicia of fraud which create 
     a prima facie case that a debtor transferred income or 
     property to avoid payment to a child support creditor, which 
     the Secretary finds affords comparable rights to child 
     support creditors; and
       ``(2) procedures under which, in any case in which the 
     State knows of a transfer by a child support debtor with 
     respect to which such a prima facie case is established, the 
     State must--
       ``(A) seek to void such transfer; or
       ``(B) obtain a settlement in the best interests of the 
     child support creditor.''.

     SEC. 365. WORK REQUIREMENT FOR PERSONS OWING PAST-DUE CHILD 
                   SUPPORT.

       (a) In General.--Section 466(a) of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 315, 317(a), and 
     323 of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(15) Procedures to ensure that persons owing past-due 
     support work or have a plan for payment of such support.--
       ``(A) In general.--Procedures under which the State has the 
     authority, in any case in which an individual owes past-due 
     support with respect to a child receiving assistance under a 
     State program funded under part A, to seek a court order that 
     requires the individual to--
       ``(i) pay such support in accordance with a plan approved 
     by the court, or, at the option of the State, a plan approved 
     by the State agency administering the State program under 
     this part; or
       ``(ii) if the individual is subject to such a plan and is 
     not incapacitated, participate in such work activities (as 
     defined in section 407(d)) as the court, or, at the option of 
     the State, the State agency administering the State program 
     under this part, deems appropriate.
       ``(B) Past-due support defined.--For purposes of 
     subparagraph (A), the term `past-due support' means the 
     amount of a delinquency, determined under a court order, or 
     an order of an administrative process established under State 
     law, for support and maintenance of a child, or of a child 
     and the parent with whom the child is living.''.
       (b) Conforming amendment.--The flush paragraph at the end 
     of section 466(a) (42 U.S.C.666(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``and (7)'' and inserting ``(7), and (15)''.

     SEC. 366. DEFINITION OF SUPPORT ORDER.

       Section 453 (42 U.S.C. 653) as amended by sections 316 and 
     345(b) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new subsection:
       ``(p) Support Order Defined.--As used in this part, the 
     term `support order' means a judgment, decree, or order, 
     whether temporary, final, or subject to modification, issued 
     by a court or an administrative agency of competent 
     jurisdiction, for the support and maintenance of a child, 
     including a child who has attained the age of majority under 
     the law of the issuing State, or a child and the parent with 
     whom the child is living, which provides for monetary 
     support, health care, arrearages, or reimbursement, and which 
     may include related costs and fees, interest and penalties, 
     income withholding, attorneys' fees, and other relief.''.

     SEC. 367. REPORTING ARREARAGES TO CREDIT BUREAUS.

       Section 466(a)(7) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(7)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(7) Reporting arrearages to credit bureaus.--
       ``(A) In general.--Procedures (subject to safeguards 
     pursuant to subparagraph (B)) requiring the State to report 
     periodically to consumer reporting agencies (as defined in 
     section 603(f) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1681a(f)) the name of any noncustodial parent who is 
     delinquent in the payment of support, and the amount of 
     overdue support owed by such parent.
       ``(B) Safeguards.--Procedures ensuring that, in carrying 
     out subparagraph (A), information with respect to a 
     noncustodial parent is reported--
       ``(i) only after such parent has been afforded all due 
     process required under State law, including notice and a 
     reasonable opportunity to contest the accuracy of such 
     information; and
       ``(ii) only to an entity that has furnished evidence 
     satisfactory to the State that the entity is a consumer 
     reporting agency (as so defined).''.

     SEC. 368. LIENS.

       Section 466(a)(4) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)(4)) is amended to read 
     as follows:
       ``(4) Liens.--Procedures under which--
       ``(A) liens arise by operation of law against real and 
     personal property for amounts of overdue support owed by a 
     noncustodial parent who resides or owns property in the 
     State; and
       ``(B) the State accords full faith and credit to liens 
     described in subparagraph (A) arising in another State, 
     without registration of the underlying order.''.

     SEC. 369. STATE LAW AUTHORIZING SUSPENSION OF LICENSES.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     315, 317(a), 323, and 365 of this Act, is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:
       ``(16) Authority to withhold or suspend licenses.--
     Procedures under which the State has (and uses in appropriate 
     cases) authority to withhold or suspend, or to restrict the 
     use of driver's licenses, professional and occupational 
     licenses, and recreational licenses of individuals owing 
     overdue support or failing, after receiving appropriate 
     notice, to comply with subpoenas or warrants relating to 
     paternity or child support proceedings.''.

     SEC. 370. DENIAL OF PASSPORTS FOR NONPAYMENT OF CHILD 
                   SUPPORT.

       (a) HHS Certification Procedure.--
       (1) Secretarial responsibility.--Section 452 (42 U.S.C. 
     652), as amended by section 345 of this Act, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(k)(1) If the Secretary receives a certification by a 
     State agency in accordance with the requirements of section 
     454(31) that an individual owes arrearages of child support 
     in an amount exceeding $5,000, the Secretary shall transmit 
     such certification to the Secretary of State for action (with 
     respect to denial, revocation, or limitation of passports) 
     pursuant to section 370(b) of the Personal Responsibility and 
     Work Opportunity Act of 1995.
       ``(2) The Secretary shall not be liable to an individual 
     for any action with respect to a certification by a State 
     agency under this section.''.
       (2) State case agency responsibility.--Section 454 (42 
     U.S.C. 654), as amended by sections 301(b), 303(a), 312(b), 
     313(a), 333, and 343(b) of this Act, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (29);
       (B) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (30) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding after paragraph (30) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(31) provide that the State agency will have in effect a 
     procedure for certifying to the Secretary, for purposes of 
     the procedure under section 452(k), determinations that 
     individuals owe arrearages of child support in an amount 
     exceeding $5,000, under which procedure--
       ``(A) each individual concerned is afforded notice of such 
     determination and the consequences thereof, and an 
     opportunity to contest the determination; and
       ``(B) the certification by the State agency is furnished to 
     the Secretary in such format, and accompanied by such 
     supporting documentation, as the Secretary may require.''.
       (b) State Department Procedure for Denial of Passports.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of State shall, upon 
     certification by the Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     transmitted under section 452(k) of the Social Security Act, 
     refuse to issue a passport to such individual, and may 
     revoke, restrict, or limit a passport issued previously to 
     such individual.

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       (2) Limit on liability.--The Secretary of State shall not 
     be liable to an individual for any action with respect to a 
     certification by a State agency under this section.
       (c) Effective Date.--This section and the amendments made 
     by this section shall become effective October 1, 1996.

     SEC. 371. INTERNATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.

       (a) Authority for International Agreements.--Part D of 
     title IV, as amended by section 362(a) of this Act, is 
     amended by adding after section 459 the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 459A. INTERNATIONAL CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT.

       ``(a) Authority for Declarations.--
       ``(1) Declaration.--The Secretary of State, with the 
     concurrence of the Secretary of Health and Human Services, is 
     authorized to declare any foreign country (or a political 
     subdivision thereof) to be a foreign reciprocating country if 
     the foreign country has established, or undertakes to 
     establish, procedures for the establishment and enforcement 
     of duties of support owed to obligees who are residents of 
     the United States, and such procedures are substantially in 
     conformity with the standards prescribed under subsection 
     (b).
       ``(2) Revocation.--A declaration with respect to a foreign 
     country made pursuant to paragraph (1) may be revoked if the 
     Secretaries of State and Health and Human Services determine 
     that--
       ``(A) the procedures established by the foreign nation 
     regarding the establishment and enforcement of duties of 
     support have been so changed, or the foreign nation's 
     implementation of such procedures is so unsatisfactory, that 
     such procedures do not meet the criteria for such a 
     declaration; or
       ``(B) continued operation of the declaration is not 
     consistent with the purposes of this part.
       ``(3) Form of declaration.--A declaration under paragraph 
     (1) may be made in the form of an international agreement, in 
     connection with an international agreement or corresponding 
     foreign declaration, or on a unilateral basis.
       ``(b) Standards for Foreign Support Enforcement 
     Procedures.--
       ``(1) Mandatory elements.--Child support enforcement 
     procedures of a foreign country which may be the subject of a 
     declaration pursuant to subsection (a)(1) shall include the 
     following elements:
       ``(A) The foreign country (or political subdivision 
     thereof) has in effect procedures, available to residents of 
     the United States--
       ``(i) for establishment of paternity, and for establishment 
     of orders of support for children and custodial parents; and
       ``(ii) for enforcement of orders to provide support to 
     children and custodial parents, including procedures for 
     collection and appropriate distribution of support payments 
     under such orders.
       ``(B) The procedures described in subparagraph (A), 
     including legal and administrative assistance, are provided 
     to residents of the United States at no cost.
       ``(C) An agency of the foreign country is designated as a 
     Central Authority responsible for--
       ``(i) facilitating child support enforcement in cases 
     involving residents of the foreign nation and residents of 
     the United States; and
       ``(ii) ensuring compliance with the standards established 
     pursuant to this subsection.
       ``(2) Additional elements.--The Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services and the Secretary of State, in consultation 
     with the States, may establish such additional standards as 
     may be considered necessary to further the purposes of this 
     section.
       ``(c) Designation of United States Central Authority.--It 
     shall be the responsibility of the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services to facilitate child support enforcement in 
     cases involving residents of the United States and residents 
     of foreign nations that are the subject of a declaration 
     under this section, by activities including--
       ``(1) development of uniform forms and procedures for use 
     in such cases;
       ``(2) notification of foreign reciprocating countries of 
     the State of residence of individuals sought for support 
     enforcement purposes, on the basis of information provided by 
     the Federal Parent Locator Service; and
       ``(3) such other oversight, assistance, and coordination 
     activities as the Secretary may find necessary and 
     appropriate.
       ``(d) Effect on Other Laws.--States may enter into 
     reciprocal arrangements for the establishment and enforcement 
     of child support obligations with foreign countries that are 
     not the subject of a declaration pursuant to subsection (a), 
     to the extent consistent with Federal law.''.
       (b) State Plan Requirement.--Section 454 (42 U.S.C. 654), 
     as amended by sections 301(b), 303(a), 312(b), 313(a), 333, 
     343(b), and 370(a)(2) of this Act, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (30);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (31) and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding after paragraph (31) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(32)(A) provide that any request for services under this 
     part by a foreign reciprocating country or a foreign country 
     with which the State has an arrangement described in section 
     459A(d)(2) shall be treated as a request by a State;
       ``(B) provide, at State option, notwithstanding paragraph 
     (4) or any other provision of this part, for services under 
     the plan for enforcement of a spousal support order not 
     described in paragraph (4)(B) entered by such a country (or 
     subdivision); and
       ``(C) provide that no applications will be required from, 
     and no costs will be assessed for such services against, the 
     foreign reciprocating country or foreign obligee (but costs 
     may at State option be assessed against the obligor).''.

     SEC. 372. FINANCIAL INSTITUTION DATA MATCHES.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     315, 317(a), 323, 365, and 369 of this Act, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(17) Financial institution data matches.--
       ``(A) In general.--Procedures under which the State agency 
     shall enter into agreements with financial institutions doing 
     business in the State--
       ``(i) to develop and operate, in coordination with such 
     financial institutions, a data match system, using automated 
     data exchanges to the maximum extent feasible, in which each 
     such financial institution is required to provide for each 
     calendar quarter the name, record address, social security 
     number or other taxpayer identification number, and other 
     identifying information for each noncustodial parent who 
     maintains an account at such institution and who owes past-
     due support, as identified by the State by name and social 
     security number or other taxpayer identification number; and
       ``(ii) in response to a notice of lien or levy, encumber or 
     surrender, as the case may be, assets held by such 
     institution on behalf of any noncustodial parent who is 
     subject to a child support lien pursuant to paragraph (4).
       ``(B) Reasonable fees.--The State agency may pay a 
     reasonable fee to a financial institution for conducting the 
     data match provided for in subparagraph (A)(i), not to exceed 
     the actual costs incurred by such financial institution.
       ``(C) Liability.--A financial institution shall not be 
     liable under any Federal or State law to any person--
       ``(i) for any disclosure of information to the State agency 
     under subparagraph (A)(i);
       ``(ii) for encumbering or surrendering any assets held by 
     such financial institution in response to a notice of lien or 
     levy issued by the State agency as provided for in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii); or
       ``(iii) for any other action taken in good faith to comply 
     with the requirements of subparagraph (A).
       ``(D) Definitions.--For purposes of this paragraph--
       ``(i) Financial institution.--The term `financial 
     institution' means any Federal or State commercial savings 
     bank, including savings association or cooperative bank, 
     Federal- or State-chartered credit union, benefit 
     association, insurance company, safe deposit company, money-
     market mutual fund, or any similar entity authorized to do 
     business in the State; and
       ``(ii) Account.--The term `account' means a demand deposit 
     account, checking or negotiable withdrawal order account, 
     savings account, time deposit account, or money-market mutual 
     fund account.''.

     SEC. 373. ENFORCEMENT OF ORDERS AGAINST PATERNAL OR MATERNAL 
                   GRANDPARENTS IN CASES OF MINOR PARENTS.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     315, 317(a), 323, 365, 369, and 372 of this Act, is amended 
     by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(18) Enforcement of orders against paternal or maternal 
     grandparents.--Procedures under which, at the State's option, 
     any child support order enforced under this part with respect 
     to a child of minor parents, if the custodial parents of such 
     child is receiving assistance under the State program under 
     part A, shall be enforceable, jointly and severally, against 
     the parents of the noncustodial parents of such child.''.

     SEC. 374. NONDISCHARGEABILITY IN BANKRUPTCY OF CERTAIN DEBTS 
                   FOR THE SUPPORT OF A CHILD.

       (a) Amendment to Title 11 of the United States Code.--
     Section 523(a) of title 11, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (16) by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; or'',
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(17) to a State or municipality for assistance provided 
     by such State or municipality under a State program funded 
     under section 403 of the Social Security Act to the extent 
     that such assistance is provided for the support of a child 
     of the debtor.'', and
       (3) in paragraph (5), by inserting ``or section 408'' after 
     ``section 402(a)(26)''.
       (b) Amendment to the Social Security Act.--Section 456(b) 
     of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 656(b)) is amended to 
     read as follows:
       ``(b) Nondischargeability.--A debt (as defined in section 
     101 of title 11 of the United States Code) to a State (as 
     defined in such section) or municipality (as defined in such 
     section) for assistance provided by such State or 
     municipality under a State program funded under section 403 
     is not dischargeable under section 727, 1141, 1228(a), 
     1228(b), or 1328(b) of title 11 of the United States Code to 
     the extent that such assistance is provided for the support 
     of a child of the debtor (as defined in such section).''.
       (c) Application of Amendments.--The amendments made by this 
     section shall apply only with respect to cases commenced 
     under title 11 of the United States Code after the effective 
     date of this section.

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                      Subtitle H--Medical Support

     SEC. 376. CORRECTION TO ERISA DEFINITION OF MEDICAL CHILD 
                   SUPPORT ORDER.

       (a) In General.--Section 609(a)(2)(B) of the Employee 
     Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (29 U.S.C. 
     1169(a)(2)(B)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``issued by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction'';
       (2) by striking the period at the end of clause (ii) and 
     inserting a comma; and
       (3) by adding, after and below clause (ii), the following:

     ``if such judgment, decree, or order (I) is issued by a court 
     of competent jurisdiction or (II) is issued through an 
     administrative process established under State law and has 
     the force and effect of law under applicable State law.''.
       (b) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--The amendments made by this section shall 
     take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) Plan amendments not required until january 1, 1996.--
     Any amendment to a plan required to be made by an amendment 
     made by this section shall not be required to be made before 
     the 1st plan year beginning on or after January 1, 1996, if--
       (A) during the period after the date before the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and before such 1st plan year, the plan 
     is operated in accordance with the requirements of the 
     amendments made by this section; and
       (B) such plan amendment applies retroactively to the period 
     after the date before the date of the enactment of this Act 
     and before such 1st plan year.

     A plan shall not be treated as failing to be operated in 
     accordance with the provisions of the plan merely because it 
     operates in accordance with this paragraph.

     SEC. 377. ENFORCEMENT OF ORDERS FOR HEALTH CARE COVERAGE.

       Section 466(a) (42 U.S.C. 666(a)), as amended by sections 
     315, 317(a), 323, 365, 369, 372, and 373 of this Act, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(19) Health care coverage.--Procedures under which all 
     child support orders enforced pursuant to this part shall 
     include a provision for the health care coverage of the 
     child, and in the case in which a noncustodial parent 
     provides such coverage and changes employment, and the new 
     employer provides health care coverage, the State agency 
     shall transfer notice of the provision to the employer, which 
     notice shall operate to enroll the child in the noncustodial 
     parent's health plan, unless the noncustodial parent contests 
     the notice.''.
     Subtitle I--Enhancing Responsibility and Opportunity for Non-
                          Residential Parents

     SEC. 381. GRANTS TO STATES FOR ACCESS AND VISITATION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       Part D of title IV (42 U.S.C. 651-669) is amended by adding 
     at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 469A. GRANTS TO STATES FOR ACCESS AND VISITATION 
                   PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Administration for Children and 
     Families shall make grants under this section to enable 
     States to establish and administer programs to support and 
     facilitate noncustodial parents' access to and visitation of 
     their children, by means of activities including mediation 
     (both voluntary and mandatory), counseling, education, 
     development of parenting plans, visitation enforcement 
     (including monitoring, supervision and neutral drop-off and 
     pickup), and development of guidelines for visitation and 
     alternative custody arrangements.
       ``(b) Amount of Grant.--The amount of the grant to be made 
     to a State under this section for a fiscal year shall be an 
     amount equal to the lesser of--
       ``(1) 90 percent of State expenditures during the fiscal 
     year for activities described in subsection (a); or
       ``(2) the allotment of the State under subsection (c) for 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(c) Allotments to States.--
       ``(1) In general.--The allotment of a State for a fiscal 
     year is the amount that bears the same ratio to the amount 
     appropriated for grants under this section for the fiscal 
     year as the number of children in the State living with only 
     1 biological parent bears to the total number of such 
     children in all States.
       ``(2) Minimum allotment.--The Administration for Children 
     and Families shall adjust allotments to States under 
     paragraph (1) as necessary to ensure that no State is 
     allotted less than--
       ``(A) $50,000 for fiscal year 1996 or 1997; or
       ``(B) $100,000 for any succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(d) No Supplantation of State Expenditures for Similar 
     Activities.--A State to which a grant is made under this 
     section may not use the grant to supplant expenditures by the 
     State for activities specified in subsection (a), but shall 
     use the grant to supplement such expenditures at a level at 
     least equal to the level of such expenditures for fiscal year 
     1995.
       ``(e) State Administration.--Each State to which a grant is 
     made under this section--
       ``(1) may administer State programs funded with the grant, 
     directly or through grants to or contracts with courts, local 
     public agencies, or non-profit private entities;
       ``(2) shall not be required to operate such programs on a 
     statewide basis; and
       ``(3) shall monitor, evaluate, and report on such programs 
     in accordance with regulations prescribed by the 
     Secretary.''.
                    Subtitle J--Effect of Enactment

     SEC. 391. EFFECTIVE DATES.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise specifically provided 
     (but subject to subsections (b) and (c))--
       (1) the provisions of this title requiring the enactment or 
     amendment of State laws under section 466 of the Social 
     Security Act, or revision of State plans under section 454 of 
     such Act, shall be effective with respect to periods 
     beginning on and after October 1, 1996; and
       (2) all other provisions of this title shall become 
     effective upon the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Grace Period for State Law Changes.--The provisions of 
     this title shall become effective with respect to a State on 
     the later of--
       (1) the date specified in this title, or
       (2) the effective date of laws enacted by the legislature 
     of such State implementing such provisions,

     but in no event later than the 1st day of the 1st calendar 
     quarter beginning after the close of the 1st regular session 
     of the State legislature that begins after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act. For purposes of the previous sentence, 
     in the case of a State that has a 2-year legislative session, 
     each year of such session shall be deemed to be a separate 
     regular session of the State legislature.
       (c) Grace Period for State Constitutional Amendment.--A 
     State shall not be found out of compliance with any 
     requirement enacted by this title if the State is unable to 
     so comply without amending the State constitution until the 
     earlier of--
       (1) 1 year after the effective date of the necessary State 
     constitutional amendment; or
       (2) 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act.
      TITLE IV--RESTRICTING WELFARE AND PUBLIC BENEFITS FOR ALIENS

     SEC. 400. STATEMENTS OF NATIONAL POLICY CONCERNING WELFARE 
                   AND IMMIGRATION.

       The Congress makes the following statements concerning 
     national policy with respect to welfare and immigration:
       (1) Self-sufficiency has been a basic principle of United 
     States immigration law since this country's earliest 
     immigration statutes.
       (2) It continues to be the immigration policy of the United 
     States that--
       (A) aliens within the nation's borders not depend on public 
     resources to meet their needs, but rather rely on their own 
     capabilities and the resources of their families, their 
     sponsors, and private organizations, and
       (B) the availability of public benefits not constitute an 
     incentive for immigration to the United States.
       (3) Despite the principle of self-sufficiency, aliens have 
     been applying for and receiving public benefits from Federal, 
     State, and local governments at increasing rates.
       (4) Current eligibility rules for public assistance and 
     unenforceable financial support agreements have proved wholly 
     incapable of assuring that individual aliens not burden the 
     public benefits system.
       (5) It is a compelling government interest to enact new 
     rules for eligibility and sponsorship agreements in order to 
     assure that aliens be self-reliant in accordance with 
     national immigration policy.
       (6) It is a compelling government interest to remove the 
     incentive for illegal immigration provided by the 
     availability of public benefits.
       (7) With respect to the State authority to make 
     determinations concerning the eligibility of qualified aliens 
     for public benefits in this title, a State that chooses to 
     follow the Federal classification in determining the 
     eligibility of such aliens for public assistance shall be 
     considered to have chosen the least restrictive means 
     available for achieving the compelling governmental interest 
     of assuring that aliens be self-reliant in accordance with 
     national immigration policy.
              Subtitle A--Eligibility for Federal Benefits

     SEC. 401. ALIENS WHO ARE NOT QUALIFIED ALIENS INELIGIBLE FOR 
                   FEDERAL PUBLIC BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in subsection (b), an alien who is not 
     a qualified alien (as defined section 431) is not eligible 
     for any Federal public benefit (as defined in subsection 
     (c)).
       (b) Exceptions.--
       (1) Subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the 
     following Federal public benefits:
       (A) Emergency medical services under title XIX or XXI of 
     the Social Security Act.
       (B) Short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster 
     relief.
       (C)(i) Public health assistance for immunizations.
       (ii) Public health assistance for testing and treatment of 
     a serious communicable disease if the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services determines that it is necessary to prevent the 
     spread of such disease.
       (D) Programs, services, or assistance (such as soup 
     kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term 
     shelter) specified by the Attorney General, in the Attorney 
     General's sole and unreviewable discretion after consultation 
     with appropriate Federal agencies and departments, which (i) 
     deliver in-kind services at the community level, including 
     through public or private nonprofit agencies; (ii) do not 
     condition the provision of assistance, the amount of 
     assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on 
     the individual recipient's income or resources; and (iii) are 
     necessary for the protection of life or safety.
       (E) Programs for housing or community development 
     assistance or financial assistance administered by the 
     Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, any program under 
     title V of the Housing Act of 1949, or any assistance under 
     section 306C of the Con

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     solidated Farm and Rural Development Act, to the extent that 
     the alien is receiving such a benefit on the date of the 
     enactment of this Act.
       (2) Subsection (a) shall not apply to any benefit payable 
     under title II of the Social Security Act to an alien who is 
     lawfully present in the United States as determined by the 
     Attorney General, to any benefit if nonpayment of such 
     benefit would contravene an international agreement described 
     in section 233 of the Social Security Act, to any benefit if 
     nonpayment would be contrary to section 202(t) of the Social 
     Security Act, or to any benefit payable under title II of the 
     Social Security Act to which entitlement is based on an 
     application filed in or before the month in which this Act 
     becomes law.
       (c) Federal Public Benefit Defined.--
       (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of 
     this title the term ``Federal public benefit'' means--
       (A) any grant, contract, loan, professional license, or 
     commercial license provided by an agency of the United States 
     or by appropriated funds of the United States; and
       (B) any retirement, welfare, health, disability, public or 
     assisted housing, post-secondary education, food assistance, 
     unemployment benefit, or any other similar benefit for which 
     payments or assistance are provided to an individual, 
     household, or family eligibility unit by an agency of the 
     United States or by appropriated funds of the United States.
       (2) Such term shall not apply--
       (A) to any contract, professional license, or commercial 
     license for a nonimmigrant whose visa for entry is related to 
     such employment in the United States; or
       (B) with respect to benefits for an alien who as a work 
     authorized nonimmigrant or as an alien lawfully admitted for 
     permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     qualified for such benefits and for whom the United States 
     under reciprocal treaty agreements is required to pay 
     benefits, as determined by the Attorney General, after 
     consultation with the Secretary of State.

     SEC. 402. LIMITED ELIGIBILITY OF CERTAIN QUALIFIED ALIENS FOR 
                   CERTAIN FEDERAL PROGRAMS.

       (a) Limited Eligibility for Specified Federal Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in paragraph (2), an alien who is a 
     qualified alien (as defined in section 431) is not eligible 
     for any specified Federal program (as defined in paragraph 
     (3)).
       (2) Exceptions.--
       (A) Time-limited exception for refugees and asylees.--
     Paragraph (1) shall not apply to an alien until 5 years after 
     the date--
       (i) an alien is admitted to the United States as a refugee 
     under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act;
       (ii) an alien is granted asylum under section 208 of such 
     Act; or
       (iii) an alien's deportation is withheld under section 
     243(h) of such Act.
       (B) Certain permanent resident aliens.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to an alien who--
       (i) is lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent 
     residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act; and
       (ii)(I) has worked 40 qualifying quarters of coverage as 
     defined under title II of the Social Security Act or can be 
     credited with such qualifying quarters as provided under 
     section 436, and (II) did not receive any Federal means-
     tested public benefit (as defined in section 403(c)) during 
     any such quarter.
       (C) Veteran and active duty exception.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to an alien who is lawfully residing in any State 
     and is--
       (i) a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code) with a discharge characterized as an 
     honorable discharge and not on account of alienage,
       (ii) on active duty (other than active duty for training) 
     in the Armed Forces of the United States, or
       (iii) the spouse or unmarried dependent child of an 
     individual described in clause (i) or (ii).
       (D) Transition for aliens currently receiving benefits.--
     Paragraph (1) shall apply to the eligibility of an alien for 
     a program for months beginning on or after January 1, 1997, 
     if, on the date of the enactment of this Act, the alien is 
     lawfully residing in any State and is receiving benefits 
     under such program on the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (3) Specified Federal program defined.--For purposes of 
     this title, the term ``specified Federal program'' means any 
     of the following:
       (A) SSI.--The supplemental security income program under 
     title XVI of the Social Security Act.
       (B) Food stamps.--The food stamp program as defined in 
     section 3(h) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977.
       (b) Limited Eligibility for Designated Federal Programs.--
       (1) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in section 403 and paragraph (2), a 
     State is authorized to determine the eligibility of an alien 
     who is a qualified alien (as defined in section 431) for any 
     designated Federal program (as defined in paragraph (3)).
       (2) Exceptions.--Qualified aliens under this paragraph 
     shall be eligible for any designated Federal program.
       (A) Time-limited exception for refugees and asylees.--
       (i) An alien who is admitted to the United States as a 
     refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act until 5 years after the date of an alien's entry into the 
     United States.
       (ii) An alien who is granted asylum under section 208 of 
     such Act until 5 years after the date of such grant of 
     asylum.
       (iii) An alien whose deportation is being withheld under 
     section 243(h) of such Act until 5 years after such 
     withholding.
       (B) Certain permanent resident aliens.--An alien who--
       (i) is lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent 
     residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act; and
       (ii)(I) has worked 40 qualifying quarters of coverage as 
     defined under title II of the Social Security Act or can be 
     credited with such qualifying quarters as provided under 
     section 436, and (II) did not receive any Federal means-
     tested public benefit (as defined in section 403(c)) during 
     any such quarter.
       (C) Veteran and active duty exception.--An alien who is 
     lawfully residing in any State and is--
       (i) a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code) with a discharge characterized as an 
     honorable discharge and not on account of alienage,
       (ii) on active duty (other than active duty for training) 
     in the Armed Forces of the United States, or
       (iii) the spouse or unmarried dependent child of an 
     individual described in clause (i) or (ii).
       (D) Transition for those currently receiving benefits.--An 
     alien who on the date of the enactment of this Act is 
     lawfully residing in any State and is receiving benefits 
     under such program on the date of the enactment of this Act 
     shall continue to be eligible to receive such benefits until 
     January 1, 1997.
       (3) Designated Federal program defined.--For purposes of 
     this title, the term ``designated Federal program'' means any 
     of the following:
       (A) Temporary assistance for needy families.--The program 
     of block grants to States for temporary assistance for needy 
     families under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act.
       (B) Social services block grant.--The program of block 
     grants to States for social services under title XX of the 
     Social Security Act.
       (C) Medicaid and MediGrant.--The program of medical 
     assistance under title XIX and XXI of the Social Security 
     Act.

     SEC. 403. FIVE-YEAR LIMITED ELIGIBILITY OF QUALIFIED ALIENS 
                   FOR FEDERAL MEANS-TESTED PUBLIC BENEFIT.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in subsection (b), an alien who is a 
     qualified alien (as defined in section 431) and who enters 
     the United States on or after the date of the enactment of 
     this Act is not eligible for any Federal means-tested public 
     benefit (as defined in subsection (c)) for a period of five 
     years beginning on the date of the alien's entry into the 
     United States with a status within the meaning of the term 
     ``qualified alien''.
       (b) Exceptions.--The limitation under subsection (a) shall 
     not apply to the following aliens:
       (1) Exception for refugees and asylees.--
       (A) An alien who is admitted to the United States as a 
     refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act.
       (B) An alien who is granted asylum under section 208 of 
     such Act.
       (C) An alien whose deportation is being withheld under 
     section 243(h) of such Act.
       (2) Veteran and active duty exception.--An alien who is 
     lawfully residing in any State and is--
       (A) a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code) with a discharge characterized as an 
     honorable discharge and not on account of alienage,
       (B) on active duty (other than active duty for training) in 
     the Armed Forces of the United States, or
       (C) the spouse or unmarried dependent child of an 
     individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
       (c) Federal means-tested Public Benefit Defined.--
       (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of 
     this title, the term ``Federal means-tested public benefit'' 
     means a public benefit (including cash, medical, housing, and 
     food assistance and social services) of the Federal 
     Government in which the eligibility of an individual, 
     household, or family eligibility unit for benefits, or the 
     amount of such benefits, or both are determined on the basis 
     of income, resources, or financial need of the individual, 
     household, or unit.
       (2) Such term does not include the following:
       (A) Emergency medical services under title XIX or XXI of 
     the Social Security Act.
       (B) Short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster 
     relief.
       (C) Assistance or benefits under the National School Lunch 
     Act.
       (D) Assistance or benefits under the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966.
       (E)(i) Public health assistance for immunizations.
       (ii) Public health assistance for testing and treatment of 
     a serious communicable disease if the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services determines that it is necessary to prevent the 
     spread of such disease.
       (F) Payments for foster care and adoption assistance under 
     part B of title IV of the Social Security Act for a child who 
     would, in the absence of subsection (a), be eligible to have 
     such payments made on the child's be

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     half under such part, but only if the foster or adoptive 
     parent or parents of such child are not described under 
     subsection (a).
       (G) Programs, services, or assistance (such as soup 
     kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term 
     shelter) specified by the Attorney General, in the Attorney 
     General's sole and unreviewable discretion after consultation 
     with appropriate Federal agencies and departments, which (i) 
     deliver in-kind services at the community level, including 
     through public or private nonprofit agencies; (ii) do not 
     condition the provision of assistance, the amount of 
     assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on 
     the individual recipient's income or resources; and (iii) are 
     necessary for the protection of life or safety.
       (H) Programs of student assistance under titles IV, V, IX, 
     and X of the Higher Education Act of 1965.
       (I) Means-tested programs under the Elementary and 
     Secondary Education Act of 1965.

     SEC. 404. NOTIFICATION AND INFORMATION REPORTING.

       (a) Notification.--Each Federal agency that administers a 
     program to which section 401, 402, or 403 applies shall, 
     directly or through the States, post information and provide 
     general notification to the public and to program recipients 
     of the changes regarding eligibility for any such program 
     pursuant to this title.
       (b) Information Reporting Under Title IV of the Social 
     Security Act.--Part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
     is amended by inserting the following new section after 
     section 411:

     ``SEC. 411A. STATE REQUIRED TO PROVIDE CERTAIN INFORMATION.

       ``Each State to which a grant is made under section 403 of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (as amended by section 
     103 of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act 
     of 1995) shall, at least 4 times annually and upon request of 
     the Immigration and Naturalization Service, furnish the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service with the name and 
     address of, and other identifying information on, any 
     individual who the State knows is unlawfully in the United 
     States.''.
       (c) SSI.--Section 1631(e) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 1383(e)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by redesignating the paragraphs (6) and (7) inserted by 
     sections 206(d)(2) and 206(f)(1) of the Social Security 
     Independence and Programs Improvement Act of 1994 (Public Law 
     103-296; 108 Stat. 1514, 1515) as paragraphs (7) and (8), 
     respectively; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(9) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     Commissioner shall, at least 4 times annually and upon 
     request of the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
     (hereafter in this paragraph referred to as the `Service'), 
     furnish the Service with the name and address of, and other 
     identifying information on, any individual who the 
     Commissioner knows is unlawfully in the United States, and 
     shall ensure that each agreement entered into under section 
     1616(a) with a State provides that the State shall furnish 
     such information at such times with respect to any individual 
     who the State knows is unlawfully in the United States.''.
       (d) Information Reporting for Housing Programs.--Title I of 
     the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et 
     seq.), as amended by this Act, is further amended by adding 
     at the end the following new section:

     ``SEC. 28. PROVISION OF INFORMATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT AND 
                   OTHER AGENCIES.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary 
     shall, at least 4 times annually and upon request of the 
     Immigration and Naturalization Service (hereafter in this 
     section referred to as the `Service'), furnish the Service 
     with the name and address of, and other identifying 
     information on, any individual who the Secretary knows is 
     unlawfully in the United States, and shall ensure that each 
     contract for assistance entered into under section 6 or 8 of 
     this Act with a public housing agency provides that the 
     public housing agency shall furnish such information at such 
     times with respect to any individual who the public housing 
     agency knows is unlawfully in the United States.''.
  Subtitle B--Eligibility for State and Local Public Benefits Programs

     SEC. 411. ALIENS WHO ARE NOT QUALIFIED ALIENS OR 
                   NONIMMIGRANTS INELIGIBLE FOR STATE AND LOCAL 
                   PUBLIC BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in subsections (b) and (d), an alien 
     who is not--
       (1) a qualified alien (as defined in section 431),
       (2) a nonimmigrant under the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act, or
       (3) an alien who is paroled into the United States under 
     section 212(d)(5) of such Act for less than one year,

     is not eligible for any State or local public benefit (as 
     defined in subsection (c)).
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with 
     respect to the following State or local public benefits:
       (1) Emergency medical services under title XIX or XXI of 
     the Social Security Act.
       (2) Short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster 
     relief.
       (3)(A) Public health assistance for immunizations.
       (B) Public health assistance for testing and treatment of a 
     serious communicable disease if the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services determines that it is necessary to prevent the 
     spread of such disease.
       (4) Programs, services, or assistance (such as soup 
     kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term 
     shelter) specified by the Attorney General, in the Attorney 
     General's sole and unreviewable discretion after consultation 
     with appropriate Federal agencies and departments, which (A) 
     deliver in-kind services at the community level, including 
     through public or private nonprofit agencies; (B) do not 
     condition the provision of assistance, the amount of 
     assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on 
     the individual recipient's income or resources; and (C) are 
     necessary for the protection of life or safety.
       (c) State or Local Public Benefit Defined.--
       (1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), for purposes of 
     this subtitle the term ``State or local public benefit'' 
     means--
       (A) any grant, contract, loan, professional license, or 
     commercial license provided by an agency of a State or local 
     government or by appropriated funds of a State or local 
     government; and
       (B) any retirement, welfare, health, disability, public or 
     assisted housing, post-secondary education, food assistance, 
     unemployment benefit, or any other similar benefit for which 
     payments or assistance are provided to an individual, 
     household, or family eligibility unit by an agency of a State 
     or local government or by appropriated funds of a State or 
     local government.
       (2) Such term shall not apply--
       (A) to any contract, professional license, or commercial 
     license for a nonimmigrant whose visa for entry is related to 
     such employment in the United States; or
       (B) with respect to benefits for an alien who as a work 
     authorized nonimmigrant or as an alien lawfully admitted for 
     permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     qualified for such benefits and for whom the United States 
     under reciprocal treaty agreements is required to pay 
     benefits, as determined by the Secretary of State, after 
     consultation with the Attorney General.
       (d) State Authority to Provide for Eligibility of Illegal 
     Aliens for State and Local Public Benefits.--A State may 
     provide that an alien who is not lawfully present in the 
     United States is eligible for any State or local public 
     benefit for which such alien would otherwise be ineligible 
     under subsection (a) only through the enactment of a State 
     law after the date of the enactment of this Act which 
     affirmatively provides for such eligibility.

     SEC. 412. STATE AUTHORITY TO LIMIT ELIGIBILITY OF QUALIFIED 
                   ALIENS FOR STATE PUBLIC BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law 
     and except as provided in subsection (b), a State is 
     authorized to determine the eligibility for any State public 
     benefits (as defined in subsection (c) of an alien who is a 
     qualified alien (as defined in section 431), a nonimmigrant 
     under the Immigration and Nationality Act, or an alien who is 
     paroled into the United States under section 212(d)(5) of 
     such Act for less than one year.
       (b) Exceptions.--Qualified aliens under this subsection 
     shall be eligible for any State public benefits.
       (1) Time-limited exception for refugees and asylees.--
       (A) An alien who is admitted to the United States as a 
     refugee under section 207 of the Immigration and Nationality 
     Act until 5 years after the date of an alien's entry into the 
     United States.
       (B) An alien who is granted asylum under section 208 of 
     such Act until 5 years after the date of such grant of 
     asylum.
       (C) An alien whose deportation is being withheld under 
     section 243(h) of such Act until 5 years after such 
     withholding.
       (2) Certain permanent resident aliens.--An alien who--
       (A) is lawfully admitted to the United States for permanent 
     residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act; and
       (B)(i) has worked 40 qualifying quarters of coverage as 
     defined under title II of the Social Security Act or can be 
     credited with such qualifying quarters as provided under 
     section 436, and (ii) did not receive any Federal means-
     tested public benefit (as defined in section 403(c)) during 
     any such quarter.
       (3) Veteran and active duty exception.--An alien who is 
     lawfully residing in any State and is--
       (A) a veteran (as defined in section 101 of title 38, 
     United States Code) with a discharge characterized as an 
     honorable discharge and not on account of alienage,
       (B) on active duty (other than active duty for training) in 
     the Armed Forces of the United States, or
       (C) the spouse or unmarried dependent child of an 
     individual described in subparagraph (A) or (B).
       (4) Transition for those currently receiving benefits.--An 
     alien who on the date of the enactment of this Act is 
     lawfully residing in any State and is receiving benefits on 
     the date of the enactment of this Act shall continue to be 
     eligible to receive such benefits until January 1, 1997.
       (c) State Public Benefits Defined.--The term ``State public 
     benefits'' means any means-tested public benefit of a State 
     or political subdivision of a State under which the State or 
     political subdivision specifies the standards for 
     eligibility, and does not include any Federal public benefit.

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      Subtitle C--Attribution of Income and Affidavits of Support

     SEC. 421. FEDERAL ATTRIBUTION OF SPONSOR'S INCOME AND 
                   RESOURCES TO ALIEN.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, in determining the eligibility and the amount of 
     benefits of an alien for any Federal means-tested public 
     benefits program (as defined in section 403(c)), the income 
     and resources of the alien shall be deemed to include the 
     following:
       (1) The income and resources of any person who executed an 
     affidavit of support pursuant to section 213A of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (as added by section 423) on 
     behalf of such alien.
       (2) The income and resources of the spouse (if any) of the 
     person.
       (b) Application.--Subsection (a) shall apply with respect 
     to an alien until such time as the alien--
       (1) achieves United States citizenship through 
     naturalization pursuant to chapter 2 of title III of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act; or
       (2)(A) has worked 40 qualifying quarters of coverage as 
     defined under title II of the Social Security Act or can be 
     credited with such qualifying quarters as provided under 
     section 436, and (B) did not receive any Federal means-tested 
     public benefit (as defined in section 403(c)) during any such 
     quarter.
       (c) Review of Income and Resources of Alien Upon 
     Reapplication.--Whenever an alien is required to reapply for 
     benefits under any Federal means-tested public benefits 
     program, the applicable agency shall review the income and 
     resources attributed to the alien under subsection (a).
       (d) Application.--
       (1) If on the date of the enactment of this Act, a Federal 
     means-tested public benefits program attributes a sponsor's 
     income and resources to an alien in determining the alien's 
     eligibility and the amount of benefits for an alien, this 
     section shall apply to any such determination beginning on 
     the day after the date of the enactment of this Act.
       (2) If on the date of the enactment of this Act, a Federal 
     means-tested public benefits program does not attribute a 
     sponsor's income and resources to an alien in determining the 
     alien's eligibility and the amount of benefits for an alien, 
     this section shall apply to any such determination beginning 
     180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act.

     SEC. 422. AUTHORITY FOR STATES TO PROVIDE FOR ATTRIBUTION OF 
                   SPONSORS INCOME AND RESOURCES TO THE ALIEN WITH 
                   RESPECT TO STATE PROGRAMS.

       (a) Optional Application to State Programs.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), in determining the eligibility 
     and the amount of benefits of an alien for any State public 
     benefits (as defined in section 412(c)), the State or 
     political subdivision that offers the benefits is authorized 
     to provide that the income and resources of the alien shall 
     be deemed to include--
       (1) the income and resources of any individual who executed 
     an affidavit of support pursuant to section 213A of the 
     Immigration and Nationality Act (as added by section 423) on 
     behalf of such alien, and
       (2) the income and resources of the spouse (if any) of the 
     individual.
       (b) Exceptions.--Subsection (a) shall not apply with 
     respect to the following State public benefits:
       (1) Emergency medical services.
       (2) Short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster 
     relief.
       (3) Programs comparable to assistance or benefits under the 
     National School Lunch Act.
       (4) Programs comparable to assistance or benefits under the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966.
       (5)(A) Public health assistance for immunizations.
       (B) Public health assistance for testing and treatment of a 
     serious communicable disease if the appropriate chief State 
     health official determines that it is necessary to prevent 
     the spread of such disease.
       (6) Payments for foster care and adoption assistance.
       (7) Programs, services, or assistance (such as soup 
     kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term 
     shelter) specified by the Attorney General of a State, after 
     consultation with appropriate agencies and departments, which 
     (A) deliver in-kind services at the community level, 
     including through public or private nonprofit agencies; (B) 
     do not condition the provision of assistance, the amount of 
     assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on 
     the individual recipient's income or resources; and (C) are 
     necessary for the protection of life or safety.

     SEC. 423. REQUIREMENTS FOR SPONSOR'S AFFIDAVIT OF SUPPORT.

       (a) In General.--Title II of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act is amended by inserting after section 213 the 
     following new section:


           ``requirements for sponsor's affidavit of support

       ``Sec. 213A. (a) Enforceability.--(1) No affidavit of 
     support may be accepted by the Attorney General or by any 
     consular officer to establish that an alien is not excludable 
     as a public charge under section 212(a)(4) unless such 
     affidavit is executed as a contract--
       ``(A) which is legally enforceable against the sponsor by 
     the sponsored alien, the Federal Government, and by any State 
     (or any political subdivision of such State) which provides 
     any means-tested public benefits program, but not later than 
     10 years after the alien last receives any such benefit;
       ``(B) in which the sponsor agrees to financially support 
     the alien, so that the alien will not become a public charge; 
     and
       ``(C) in which the sponsor agrees to submit to the 
     jurisdiction of any Federal or State court for the purpose of 
     actions brought under subsection (e)(2).
       ``(2) A contract under paragraph (1) shall be enforceable 
     with respect to benefits provided to the alien until such 
     time as the alien achieves United States citizenship through 
     naturalization pursuant to chapter 2 of title III.
       ``(b) Forms.--Not later than 90 days after the date of 
     enactment of this section, the Attorney General, in 
     consultation with the Secretary of State and the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services, shall formulate an affidavit of 
     support consistent with the provisions of this section.
       ``(c) Remedies.--Remedies available to enforce an affidavit 
     of support under this section include any or all of the 
     remedies described in section 3201, 3203, 3204, or 3205 of 
     title 28, United States Code, as well as an order for 
     specific performance and payment of legal fees and other 
     costs of collection, and include corresponding remedies 
     available under State law. A Federal agency may seek to 
     collect amounts owed under this section in accordance with 
     the provisions of subchapter II of chapter 37 of title 31, 
     United States Code.
       ``(d) Notification of Change of Address.--
       (1) In general.--The sponsor shall notify the Attorney 
     General and the State in which the sponsored alien is 
     currently resident within 30 days of any change of address of 
     the sponsor during the period specified in subsection (a)(2).
       (2) Penalty.--Any person subject to the requirement of 
     paragraph (1) who fails to satisfy such requirement shall be 
     subject to a civil penalty of--
       (A) not less than $250 or more than $2,000, or
       (B) if such failure occurs with knowledge that the alien 
     has received any means-tested public benefit, not less than 
     $2,000 or more than $5,000.
       ``(e) Reimbursement of Government Expenses.--(1)(A) Upon 
     notification that a sponsored alien has received any benefit 
     under any means-tested public benefits program, the 
     appropriate Federal, State, or local official shall request 
     reimbursement by the sponsor in the amount of such 
     assistance.
       ``(B) The Attorney General, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall prescribe such 
     regulations as may be necessary to carry out subparagraph 
     (A).
       ``(2) If within 45 days after requesting reimbursement, the 
     appropriate Federal, State, or local agency has not received 
     a response from the sponsor indicating a willingness to 
     commence payments, an action may be brought against the 
     sponsor pursuant to the affidavit of support.
       ``(3) If the sponsor fails to abide by the repayment terms 
     established by such agency, the agency may, within 60 days of 
     such failure, bring an action against the sponsor pursuant to 
     the affidavit of support.
       ``(4) No cause of action may be brought under this 
     subsection later than 10 years after the alien last received 
     any benefit under any means-tested public benefits program.
       ``(5) If, pursuant to the terms of this subsection, a 
     Federal, State, or local agency requests reimbursement from 
     the sponsor in the amount of assistance provided, or brings 
     an action against the sponsor pursuant to the affidavit of 
     support, the appropriate agency may appoint or hire an 
     individual or other person to act on behalf of such agency 
     acting under the authority of law for purposes of collecting 
     any moneys owed. Nothing in this subsection shall preclude 
     any appropriate Federal, State, or local agency from directly 
     requesting reimbursement from a sponsor for the amount of 
     assistance provided, or from bringing an action against a 
     sponsor pursuant to an affidavit of support.
       ``(f) Definitions.--For the purposes of this section--
       ``(1) Sponsor.--The term `sponsor' means an individual 
     who--
       ``(A) is a citizen or national of the United States or an 
     alien who is lawfully admitted to the United States for 
     permanent residence;
       ``(B) is 18 years of age or over;
       ``(C) is domiciled in any of the 50 States or the District 
     of Columbia; and
       ``(D) is the person petitioning for the admission of the 
     alien under section 204.
       ``(2) Means-tested public benefits program.--The term 
     `means-tested public benefits program' means a program of 
     public benefits (including cash, medical, housing, and food 
     assistance and social services) of the Federal Government or 
     of a State or political subdivision of a State in which the 
     eligibility of an individual, household, or family 
     eligibility unit for benefits under the program, or the 
     amount of such benefits, or both are determined on the basis 
     of income, resources, or financial need of the individual, 
     household, or unit.''.
       (b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of contents of such Act 
     is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 
     213 the following:

``Sec. 213A. Requirements for sponsor's affidavit of support.''.

       (c) Effective Date.--Subsection (a) of section 213A of the 
     Immigration and Nation

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     ality Act, as inserted by subsection (a) of this section, 
     shall apply to affidavits of support executed on or after a 
     date specified by the Attorney General, which date shall be 
     not earlier than 60 days (and not later than 90 days) after 
     the date the Attorney General formulates the form for such 
     affidavits under subsection (b) of such section.
       (d) Benefits Not Subject to Reimbursement.--Requirements 
     for reimbursement by a sponsor for benefits provided to a 
     sponsored alien pursuant to an affidavit of support under 
     section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not 
     apply with respect to the following:
       (1) Emergency medical services under title XIX or XXI of 
     the Social Security Act.
       (2) Short-term, non-cash, in-kind emergency disaster 
     relief.
       (3) Assistance or benefits under the National School Lunch 
     Act.
       (4) Assistance or benefits under the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966.
       (5)(A) Public health assistance for immunizations.
       (B) Public health assistance for testing and treatment of a 
     serious communicable disease if the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services determines that it is necessary to prevent the 
     spread of such disease.
       (6) Payments for foster care and adoption assistance under 
     part B of title IV of the Social Security Act for a child, 
     but only if the foster or adoptive parent or parents of such 
     child are not otherwise ineligible pursuant to section 403 of 
     this Act.
       (7) Programs, services, or assistance (such as soup 
     kitchens, crisis counseling and intervention, and short-term 
     shelter) specified by the Attorney General, in the Attorney 
     General's sole and unreviewable discretion after consultation 
     with appropriate Federal agencies and departments, which (A) 
     deliver in-kind services at the community level, including 
     through public or private nonprofit agencies; (B) do not 
     condition the provision of assistance, the amount of 
     assistance provided, or the cost of assistance provided on 
     the individual recipient's income or resources; and (C) are 
     necessary for the protection of life or safety.
       (8) Programs of student assistance under titles IV, V, IX, 
     and X of the Higher Education Act of 1965.

     SEC. 424. COSIGNATURE OF ALIEN STUDENT LOANS.

       Section 484(b) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 (20 
     U.S.C. 1091(b)) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new paragraph:
       ``(6) Notwithstanding sections 427(a)(2)(A), 428B(a), 
     428C(b)(4)(A), and 464(c)(1)(E), or any other provision of 
     this title, a student who is an alien lawfully admitted for 
     permanent residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     shall not be eligible for a loan under this title unless the 
     loan is endorsed and cosigned by the alien's sponsor under 
     section 213A of the Immigration and Nationality Act or by 
     another creditworthy individual who is a United States 
     citizen.''.
                     Subtitle D--General Provisions

     SEC. 431. DEFINITIONS.

       (a) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     title, the terms used in this title have the same meaning 
     given such terms in section 101(a) of the Immigration and 
     Nationality Act.
       (b) Qualified Alien.--For purposes of this title, the term 
     ``qualified alien'' means an alien who, at the time the alien 
     applies for, receives, or attempts to receive a Federal 
     public benefit, is--
       (1) an alien who is lawfully admitted for permanent 
     residence under the Immigration and Nationality Act,
       (2) an alien who is granted asylum under section 208 of 
     such Act,
       (3) a refugee who is admitted to the United States under 
     section 207 of such Act,
       (4) an alien who is paroled into the United States under 
     section 212(d)(5) of such Act for a period of at least 1 
     year,
       (5) an alien whose deportation is being withheld under 
     section 243(h) of such Act, or
       (6) an alien who is granted conditional entry pursuant to 
     section 203(a)(7) of such Act as in effect prior to April 1, 
     1980.

     SEC. 432. REAPPLICATION FOR SSI BENEFITS.

       (a) Application and Notice.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, in the case of an individual who is 
     receiving supplemental security income benefits under title 
     XVI of the Social Security Act as of the date of the 
     enactment of this Act and whose eligibility for such benefits 
     would terminate by reason of the application of section 
     402(a)(D), the Commissioner of Social Security shall so 
     notify the individual not later than 90 days after the date 
     of the enactment of this Act.
       (b) Reapplication.--
       (1) In general.--Not later than 120 days after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, each individual notified pursuant 
     to subsection (a) who desires to reapply for benefits under 
     title XVI of the Social Security Act shall reapply to the 
     Commissioner of Social Security.
       (2) Determination of eligibility.--Not later than 1 year 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Commissioner 
     of Social Security shall determine the eligibility of each 
     individual who reapplies for benefits under paragraph (1) 
     pursuant to the procedures of such title XVI.

     SEC. 433. VERIFICATION OF ELIGIBILITY FOR FEDERAL PUBLIC 
                   BENEFITS.

       (a) In General.--Not later than 18 months after the date of 
     the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General of the United 
     States, after consultation with the Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services, shall promulgate regulations requiring 
     verification that a person applying for a Federal public 
     benefit (as defined in section 401(c)), to which the 
     limitation under section 401 applies, is a qualified alien 
     and is eligible to receive such benefit. Such regulations 
     shall, to the extent feasible, require that information 
     requested and exchanged be similar in form and manner to 
     information requested and exchanged under section 1137 of the 
     Social Security Act.
       (b) State Compliance.--Not later than 24 months after the 
     date the regulations described in subsection (a) are adopted, 
     a State that administers a program that provides a Federal 
     public benefit shall have in effect a verification system 
     that complies with the regulations.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized 
     to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out 
     the purpose of this section.

     SEC. 434. STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION.

       (a) Limitation.--
       (1) Nothing in this title may be construed as an 
     entitlement or a determination of an individual's eligibility 
     or fulfillment of the requisite requirements for any Federal, 
     State, or local governmental program, assistance, or 
     benefits. For purposes of this title, eligibility relates 
     only to the general issue of eligibility or ineligibility on 
     the basis of alienage.
       (2) Nothing in this title may be construed as addressing 
     alien eligibility for a basic public education as determined 
     by the Supreme Court of the United States under Plyler v. Doe 
     (457 U.S. 202)(1982).
       (b) Not Applicable to Foreign Assistance.--This title does 
     not apply to any Federal, State, or local governmental 
     program, assistance, or benefits provided to an alien under 
     any program of foreign assistance as determined by the 
     Secretary of State in consultation with the Attorney General.
       (c) Severability.--If any provision of this title or the 
     application of such provision to any person or circumstance 
     is held to be unconstitutional, the remainder of this title 
     and the application of the provisions of such to any person 
     or circumstance shall not be affected thereby.

     SEC. 435. COMMUNICATION BETWEEN STATE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT 
                   AGENCIES AND THE IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION 
                   SERVICE.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of Federal, State, or 
     local law, no State or local government entity may be 
     prohibited, or in any way restricted, from sending to or 
     receiving from the Immigration and Naturalization Service 
     information regarding the immigration status, lawful or 
     unlawful, of an alien in the United States.

     SEC. 436. QUALIFYING QUARTERS.

       For purposes of this title, in determining the number of 
     qualifying quarters of coverage under title II of the Social 
     Security Act an alien shall be credited with--
       (1) all of the qualifying quarters of coverage as defined 
     under title II of the Social Security Act worked by a parent 
     of such alien while the alien was under age 18 if the parent 
     did not receive any Federal means-tested public benefit (as 
     defined in section 403(c)) during any such quarter, and
       (2) all of the qualifying quarters worked by a spouse of 
     such alien during their marriage if the spouse did not 
     receive any Federal means-tested public benefit (as defined 
     in section 403(c)) during any such quarter and the alien 
     remains married to such spouse or such spouse is deceased.
                   Subtitle E--Conforming Amendments

     SEC. 441. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS RELATING TO ASSISTED HOUSING.

       (a) Limitations on Assistance.--Section 214 of the Housing 
     and Community Development Act of 1980 (42 U.S.C. 1436a) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``applicable Secretary'';
       (2) in subsection (b), by inserting after ``National 
     Housing Act,'' the following: ``the direct loan program under 
     section 502 of the Housing Act of 1949 or section 
     502(c)(5)(D), 504, 521(a)(2)(A), or 542 of such Act, subtitle 
     A of title III of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable 
     Housing Act,'';
       (3) in paragraphs (2) through (6) of subsection (d), by 
     striking ``Secretary'' each place it appears and inserting 
     ``applicable Secretary'';
       (4) in subsection (d), in the matter following paragraph 
     (6), by striking ``the term `Secretary''' and inserting ``the 
     term `applicable Secretary'''; and
       (5) by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(h) For purposes of this section, the term `applicable 
     Secretary' means--
       ``(1) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, with 
     respect to financial assistance administered by such 
     Secretary and financial assistance under subtitle A of title 
     III of the Cranston-Gonzalez National Affordable Housing Act; 
     and
       ``(2) the Secretary of Agriculture, with respect to 
     financial assistance administered by such Secretary.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 501(h) of the Housing 
     Act of 1949 (42 U.S.C. 1471(h)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(1)'';
       (2) by striking ``by the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (2).
          TITLE V--REDUCTIONS IN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT POSITIONS

     SEC. 501. REDUCTIONS.

       (a) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       (1) Appropriate effective date.--The term ``appropriate 
     effective date'', used with

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     respect to a Department referred to in this section, means 
     the date on which all provisions of this Act (other than 
     title II) that the Department is required to carry out, and 
     amendments and repeals made by such Act to provisions of 
     Federal law that the Department is required to carry out, are 
     effective.
       (2) Covered activity.--The term ``covered activity'', used 
     with respect to a Department referred to in this section, 
     means an activity that the Department is required to carry 
     out under--
       (A) a provision of this Act (other than title II); or
       (B) a provision of Federal law that is amended or repealed 
     by this Act (other than title II).
       (b) Reports.--
       (1) Contents.--Not later than December 31, 1995, each 
     Secretary referred to in paragraph (2) shall prepare and 
     submit to the relevant committees described in paragraph (3) 
     a report containing--
       (A) the determinations described in subsection (c);
       (B) appropriate documentation in support of such 
     determinations; and
       (C) a description of the methodology used in making such 
     determinations.
       (2) Secretary.--The Secretaries referred to in this 
     paragraph are--
       (A) the Secretary of Agriculture;
       (B) the Secretary of Education;
       (C) the Secretary of Labor;
       (D) the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development; and
       (E) the Secretary of Health and Human Services.
       (3) Relevant committees.--The relevant Committees described 
     in this paragraph are the following:
       (A) With respect to each Secretary described in paragraph 
     (2), the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Governmental 
     Affairs of the Senate.
       (B) With respect to the Secretary of Agriculture, the 
     Committee on Agriculture and the Committee on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities of the House of Representatives and 
     the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate.
       (C) With respect to the Secretary of Education, the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities of the 
     House of Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate.
       (D) With respect to the Secretary of Labor, the Committee 
     on Economic and Educational Opportunities of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Labor and Human 
     Resources of the Senate.
       (E) With respect to the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
     Development, the Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Banking, 
     Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate.
       (F) With respect to the Secretary of Health and Human 
     Services, the Committee on Economic and Educational 
     Opportunities of the House of Representatives, the Committee 
     on Labor and Human Resources of the Senate, the Committee on 
     Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and the 
     Committee on Finance of the Senate.
       (4) Report on changes.--Not later than December 31, 1996, 
     and each December 31 thereafter, each Secretary referred to 
     in paragraph (2) shall prepare and submit to the relevant 
     Committees described in paragraph (3), a report concerning 
     any changes with respect to the determinations made under 
     subsection (c) for the year in which the report is being 
     submitted.
       (c) Determinations.--Not later than December 31, 1995, each 
     Secretary referred to in subsection (b)(2) shall determine--
       (1) the number of full-time equivalent positions required 
     by the Department headed by such Secretary to carry out the 
     covered activities of the Department, as of the day before 
     the date of enactment of this Act;
       (2) the number of such positions required by the Department 
     to carry out the activities, as of the appropriate effective 
     date for the Department; and
       (3) the difference obtained by subtracting the number 
     referred to in paragraph (2) from the number referred to in 
     paragraph (1).
       (d) Actions.--Each Secretary referred to in subsection 
     (b)(2) shall take such actions as may be necessary, including 
     reduction in force actions, consistent with sections 3502 and 
     3595 of title 5, United States Code, to reduce the number of 
     positions of personnel of the Department--
       (1) not later than 30 days after the appropriate effective 
     date for the Department involved, by at least 50 percent of 
     the difference referred to in subsection (c)(3); and
       (2) not later than 13 months after such appropriate 
     effective date, by at least the remainder of such difference 
     (after the application of paragraph (1)).
       (e) Consistency.--
       (1) Education.--The Secretary of Education shall carry out 
     this section in a manner that enables the Secretary to meet 
     the requirements of this section.
       (2) Labor.--The Secretary of Labor shall carry out this 
     section in a manner that enables the Secretary to meet the 
     requirements of this section.
       (3) Health and human services.--The Secretary of Health and 
     Human Services shall carry out this section in a manner that 
     enables the Secretary to meet the requirements of this 
     section and sections 502 and 503.
       (f) Calculation.--In determining, under subsection (c), the 
     number of full-time equivalent positions required by a 
     Department to carry out a covered activity, a Secretary 
     referred to in subsection (b)(2), shall include the number of 
     such positions occupied by personnel carrying out program 
     functions or other functions (including budgetary, 
     legislative, administrative, planning, evaluation, and legal 
     functions) related to the activity.
       (g) General Accounting Office Report.--Not later than July 
     1, 1996, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
     prepare and submit to the committees described in subsection 
     (b)(3), a report concerning the determinations made by each 
     Secretary under subsection (c). Such report shall contain an 
     analysis of the determinations made by each Secretary under 
     subsection (c) and a determination as to whether further 
     reductions in full-time equivalent positions are appropriate.

     SEC. 502. REDUCTIONS IN FEDERAL BUREAUCRACY.

       (a) In General.--The Secretary of Health and Human Services 
     shall reduce the Federal workforce within the Department of 
     Health and Human Services by an amount equal to the sum of--
       (1) 75 percent of the full-time equivalent positions at 
     such Department that relate to any direct spending program, 
     or any program funded through discretionary spending, that 
     has been converted into a block grant program under this Act 
     and the amendments made by this Act; and
       (2) an amount equal to 75 percent of that portion of the 
     total full-time equivalent departmental management positions 
     at such Department that bears the same relationship to the 
     amount appropriated for the programs referred to in paragraph 
     (1) as such amount relates to the total amount appropriated 
     for use by such Department.
       (b) Reductions in the Department of Health and Human 
     Services.--Notwithstanding any other provision of this Act, 
     the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall take such 
     actions as may be necessary, including reductions in force 
     actions, consistent with sections 3502 and 3595 of title 5, 
     United States Code, to reduce the full-time equivalent 
     positions within the Department of Health and Human 
     Services--
       (1) by 245 full-time equivalent positions related to the 
     program converted into a block grant under the amendment made 
     by section 103; and
       (2) by 60 full-time equivalent managerial positions in the 
     Department.

     SEC. 503. REDUCING PERSONNEL IN WASHINGTON, D.C. AREA.

       In making reductions in full-time equivalent positions, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services is encouraged to 
     reduce personnel in the Washington, D.C., area office (agency 
     headquarters) before reducing field personnel.
                   TITLE VI--REFORM OF PUBLIC HOUSING

     SEC. 601. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH OTHER WELFARE AND PUBLIC 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

       Title I of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following 
     new section:

     ``SEC. 27. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH OTHER WELFARE AND PUBLIC 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

       ``(a) In General.--If the benefits of a family are reduced 
     under a Federal, State, or local law relating to welfare or a 
     public assistance program for the failure of any member of 
     the family to perform an action required under the law or 
     program, the family may not, for the duration of the 
     reduction, receive any increased assistance under this Act as 
     the result of a decrease in the income of the family to the 
     extent that the decrease in income is the result of the 
     benefits reduction.
       ``(b) Exception.--Subsection (a) shall not apply in any 
     case in which the benefits of a family are reduced because 
     the welfare or public assistance program to which the 
     Federal, State, or local law relates limits the period during 
     which benefits may be provided under the program.''.

     SEC. 602. FRAUD UNDER MEANS-TESTED WELFARE AND PUBLIC 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

       (a) In General.--If an individual's benefits under a 
     Federal, State, or local law relating to a means-tested 
     welfare or a public assistance program are reduced because of 
     an act of fraud by the individual under the law or program, 
     the individual may not, for the duration of the reduction, 
     receive an increased benefit under any other means-tested 
     welfare or public assistance program for which Federal funds 
     are appropriated as a result of a decrease in the income of 
     the individual (determined under the applicable program) 
     attributable to such reduction.
       (b) Welfare or Public Assistance Programs For Which Federal 
     Funds are Appropriated.--For purposes of subsection (a), the 
     term ``means-tested welfare or public assistance program for 
     which Federal funds are appropriated'' includes the food 
     stamp program under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
     et seq.), any program of public or assisted housing under 
     title I of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437 et seq.), and State programs funded under part A of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).

     SEC. 603. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       This title and the amendment made by this title shall 
     become effective on the date of enactment of this Act.

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  TITLE VII--CHILD PROTECTION BLOCK GRANT PROGRAM AND FOSTER CARE AND 
                          ADOPTION ASSISTANCE
 Subtitle A--Block Grants to States for the Protection of Children and 
       Matching Payments for Foster Care and Adoption Assistance

     SEC. 701. ESTABLISHMENT OF PROGRAM.

       Title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) 
     is amended by striking part B and inserting the following:

  ``PART B--BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR THE PROTECTION OF CHILDREN AND 
       MATCHING PAYMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION ASSISTANCE

     ``SEC. 421. PURPOSE.

       ``The purpose of this part is to enable eligible States to 
     carry out a child protection program to--
       ``(1) identify and assist families at risk of abusing or 
     neglecting their children;
       ``(2) operate a system for receiving reports of abuse or 
     neglect of children;
       ``(3) improve the intake, assessment, screening, and 
     investigation of reports of abuse and neglect;
       ``(4) enhance the general child protective system by 
     improving risk and safety assessment tools and protocols;
       ``(5) improve legal preparation and representation, 
     including procedures for appealing and responding to appeals 
     of substantiated reports of abuse and neglect;
       ``(6) provide support, treatment, and family preservation 
     services to families which are, or are at risk of, abusing or 
     neglecting their children;
       ``(7) support children who must be removed from or who 
     cannot live with their families;
       ``(8) make timely decisions about permanent living 
     arrangements for children who must be removed from or who 
     cannot live with their families;
       ``(9) provide for continuing evaluation and improvement of 
     child protection laws, regulations, and services;
       ``(10) develop and facilitate training protocols for 
     individuals mandated to report child abuse or neglect; and
       ``(11) develop and enhance the capacity of community-based 
     programs to integrate shared leadership strategies between 
     parents and professionals to prevent and treat child abuse 
     and neglect at the neighborhood level.

     ``SEC. 422. ELIGIBLE STATES.

       ``(a) In General.--As used in this part, the term `eligible 
     State' means a State that has submitted to the Secretary, not 
     later than October 1, 1996, and every 3 years thereafter, a 
     plan which has been signed by the chief executive officer of 
     the State and that includes the following:
       ``(1) Outline of child protection program.--A written 
     document that outlines the activities the State intends to 
     conduct to achieve the purpose of this part, including the 
     procedures to be used for--
       ``(A) receiving and assessing reports of child abuse or 
     neglect;
       ``(B) investigating such reports;
       ``(C) with respect to families in which abuse or neglect 
     has been confirmed, providing services or referral for 
     services for families and children where the State makes a 
     determination that the child may safely remain with the 
     family;
       ``(D) protecting children by removing them from dangerous 
     settings and ensuring their placement in a safe environment;
       ``(E) providing training for individuals mandated to report 
     suspected cases of child abuse or neglect;
       ``(F) protecting children in foster care;
       ``(G) promoting timely adoptions;
       ``(H) protecting the rights of families, using adult 
     relatives as the preferred placement for children separated 
     from their parents where such relatives meet the relevant 
     State child protection standards;
       ``(I) providing services to individuals, families, or 
     communities, either directly or through referral, that are 
     aimed at preventing the occurrence of child abuse and 
     neglect; and
       ``(J) establishing and responding to citizen review panels 
     under section 426.
       ``(2) Certification of state law requiring the reporting of 
     child abuse and neglect.--A certification that the State has 
     in effect laws that require public officials and other 
     professionals to report, in good faith, actual or suspected 
     instances of child abuse or neglect.
       ``(3) Certification of procedures for screening, safety 
     assessment, and prompt investigation.--A certification that 
     the State has in effect procedures for receiving and 
     responding to reports of child abuse or neglect, including 
     the reports described in paragraph (2), and for the immediate 
     screening, safety assessment, and prompt investigation of 
     such reports.
       ``(4) Certification of state procedures for removal and 
     placement of abused or neglected children.--A certification 
     that the State has in effect procedures for the removal from 
     families and placement of abused or neglected children and of 
     any other child in the same household who may also be in 
     danger of abuse or neglect.
       ``(5) Certification of provisions for immunity from 
     prosecution.--A certification that the State has in effect 
     laws requiring immunity from prosecution under State and 
     local laws and regulations for individuals making good faith 
     reports of suspected or known instances of child abuse or 
     neglect.
       ``(6) Certification of provisions and procedures for 
     expungement of certain records.--A certification that the 
     State has in effect laws and procedures requiring the 
     facilitation of the prompt expungement of any records that 
     are accessible to the general public or are used for purposes 
     of employment or other background checks in cases determined 
     to be unsubstantiated or false.
       ``(7) Certification of provisions and procedures relating 
     to appeals.--A certification that not later then 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this part, the State shall 
     have laws and procedures in effect affording individuals an 
     opportunity to appeal an official finding of abuse or 
     neglect.
       ``(8) Certification of state procedures for developing and 
     reviewing written plans for permanent placement of removed 
     children.--A certification that the State has in effect 
     procedures for ensuring that a written plan is prepared for 
     children who have been removed from their families. Such plan 
     shall specify the goals for achieving a permanent placement 
     for the child in a timely fashion, for ensuring that the 
     written plan is reviewed every 6 months (until such placement 
     is achieved), and for ensuring that information about such 
     children is collected regularly and recorded in case records, 
     and include a description of such procedures.
       ``(9) Certification of state program to provide independent 
     living services.--A certification that the State has in 
     effect a program to provide independent living services, for 
     assistance in making the transition to self-sufficient 
     adulthood, to individuals in the child protection program of 
     the State who are 16, but who are not 20 (or, at the option 
     of the State, 22), years of age, and who do not have a family 
     to which to be returned.
       ``(10) Certification of state procedures to respond to 
     reporting of medical neglect of disabled infants.--
       ``(A) In general.--A certification that the State has in 
     place for the purpose of responding to the reporting of 
     medical neglect of infants (including instances of 
     withholding of medically indicated treatment from disabled 
     infants with life-threatening conditions), procedures or 
     programs, or both (within the State child protective services 
     system), to provide for--
       ``(i) coordination and consultation with individuals 
     designated by and within appropriate health-care facilities;
       ``(ii) prompt notification by individuals designated by and 
     within appropriate health-care facilities of cases of 
     suspected medical neglect (including instances of withholding 
     of medically indicated treatment from disabled infants with 
     life-threatening conditions); and
       ``(iii) authority, under State law, for the State child 
     protective service to pursue any legal remedies, including 
     the authority to initiate legal proceedings in a court of 
     competent jurisdiction, as may be necessary to prevent the 
     withholding of medically indicated treatment from disabled 
     infants with life-threatening conditions.
       ``(B) Withholding of medically indicated treatment.--As 
     used in subparagraph (A), the term `withholding of medically 
     indicated treatment' means the failure to respond to the 
     infant's life-threatening conditions by providing treatment 
     (including appropriate nutrition, hydration, and medication) 
     which, in the treating physician's or physicians' reasonable 
     medical judgment, will be most likely to be effective in 
     ameliorating or correcting all such conditions, except that 
     such term does not include the failure to provide treatment 
     (other than appropriate nutrition, hydration, or medication) 
     to an infant when, in the treating physician's or physicians' 
     reasonable medical judgment--
       ``(i) the infant is chronically and irreversibly comatose;
       ``(ii) the provision of such treatment would--

       ``(I) merely prolong dying;
       ``(II) not be effective in ameliorating or correcting all 
     of the infant's life-threatening conditions; or
       ``(III) otherwise be futile in terms of the survival of the 
     infant; or

       ``(iii) the provision of such treatment would be virtually 
     futile in terms of the survival of the infant and the 
     treatment itself under such circumstances would be inhumane.
       ``(11) Identification of child protection goals.--The 
     quantitative goals of the State child protection program.
       ``(12) Certification of child protection standards.--With 
     respect to fiscal years beginning on or after April 1, 1996, 
     a certification that the State--
       ``(A) has completed an inventory of all children who, 
     before the inventory, had been in foster care under the 
     responsibility of the State for 6 months or more, which 
     determined--
       ``(i) the appropriateness of, and necessity for, the foster 
     care placement;
       ``(ii) whether the child could or should be returned to the 
     parents of the child or should be freed for adoption or other 
     permanent placement; and
       ``(iii) the services necessary to facilitate the return of 
     the child or the placement of the child for adoption or legal 
     guardianship;
       ``(B) is operating, to the satisfaction of the Secretary--
       ``(i) a statewide information system from which can be 
     readily determined the status, demographic characteristics, 
     location, and goals for the placement of every child who is 
     (or, within the immediately preceding 12 months, has been) in 
     foster care;
       ``(ii) a case review system for each child receiving foster 
     care under the supervision of the State;
       ``(iii) a service program designed to help children--

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       ``(I) where appropriate, return to families from which they 
     have been removed; or
       ``(II) be placed for adoption, with a legal guardian, or if 
     adoption or legal guardianship is determined not to be 
     appropriate for a child, in some other planned, permanent 
     living arrangement; and

       ``(iv) a preplacement preventive services program designed 
     to help children at risk for foster care placement remain 
     with their families; and
       ``(C)(i) has reviewed (or not later than October 1, 1997, 
     will review) State policies and administrative and judicial 
     procedures in effect for children abandoned at or shortly 
     after birth (including policies and procedures providing for 
     legal representation of such children); and
       ``(ii) is implementing (or not later than October 1, 1997, 
     will implement) such policies and procedures as the State 
     determines, on the basis of the review described in clause 
     (i), to be necessary to enable permanent decisions to be made 
     expeditiously with respect to the placement of such children.
       ``(13) Certification of reasonable efforts before placement 
     of children in foster care.--A certification that the State 
     in each case will--
       ``(A) make reasonable efforts prior to the placement of a 
     child in foster care, to prevent or eliminate the need for 
     removal of the child from the child's home, and to make it 
     possible for the child to return home; and
       ``(B) with respect to families in which abuse or neglect 
     has been confirmed, provide services or referral for services 
     for families and children where the State makes a 
     determination that the child may safely remain with the 
     family.
       ``(14) Certification of cooperative efforts.--A 
     certification by the State, where appropriate, that all steps 
     will be taken, including cooperative efforts with the State 
     agencies administering the plans approved under parts A and 
     D, to secure an assignment to the State of any rights to 
     support on behalf of each child receiving foster care 
     maintenance payments under this part.
       ``(15) Certification of confidentiality and requirements 
     for information disclosure.--
       ``(A) In general.--A certification that the State has in 
     effect and operational--
       ``(i) requirements ensuring that reports and records made 
     and maintained pursuant to the purposes of this part shall 
     only be made available to--

       ``(I) individuals who are the subject of the report;
       ``(II) Federal, State, or local government entities having 
     a need for such information in order to carry out their 
     responsibilities under law to protect children from abuse and 
     neglect;
       ``(III) child abuse citizen review panels;
       ``(IV) child fatality review panels;
       ``(V) a grand jury or court, upon a finding that 
     information in the record is necessary for the determination 
     of an issue before the court or grand jury; and
       ``(VI) other entities or classes of individuals statutorily 
     authorized by the State to receive such information pursuant 
     to a legitimate State purpose; and

       ``(ii) provisions that allow for public disclosure of the 
     findings or information about cases of child abuse or neglect 
     that have resulted in a child fatality or near fatality.
       ``(B) Limitation.--Disclosures made pursuant to clause (i) 
     or (ii) shall not include the identifying information 
     concerning the individual initiating a report or complaint 
     alleging suspected instances of child abuse or neglect.
       ``(C) Definition.--For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `near fatality' means an act that, as certified by a 
     physician, places the child in serious or critical condition.
       ``(b) Determinations.--The Secretary shall determine 
     whether a plan submitted pursuant to subsection (a) contains 
     the material required by subsection (a), other than the 
     material described in paragraph (10) of such subsection. The 
     Secretary may not require a State to include in such a plan 
     any material not described in subsection (a).

     ``SEC. 423. GRANTS TO STATES FOR CHILD PROTECTION AND 
                   PAYMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE AND ADOPTION 
                   ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Funding of Block Grants.--
       ``(1) Entitlement component.--Each eligible State shall be 
     entitled to receive from the Secretary for each fiscal year 
     specified in subsection (c)(1) a grant in an amount equal to 
     the State share of the child protection amount for the fiscal 
     year.
       ``(2) Authorization component.--
       ``(A) In general.--For each eligible State for each fiscal 
     year specified in subsection (c)(1), the Secretary shall 
     supplement the grant under paragraph (1) of this subsection 
     by an amount equal to the State share of the amount (if any) 
     appropriated pursuant to subparagraph (B) of this paragraph 
     for the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Limitation on authorization of appropriations.--For 
     grants under subparagraph (A), there are authorized to be 
     appropriated to the Secretary an amount not to exceed 
     $325,000,000 for each fiscal year specified in subsection 
     (c)(1).
       ``(b) Maintenance Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--In addition to the grants described in 
     subsection (a), each eligible State shall be entitled to 
     receive from the Secretary for each quarter of each fiscal 
     year specified in subsection (c)(1) an amount equal to the 
     sum of--
       ``(A) an amount equal to the Federal medical assistance 
     percentage (as defined in section 1905(b) of this Act as in 
     effect on the day before the date of enactment of this part) 
     of the total amount expended during such quarter as foster 
     care maintenance payments under the child protection program 
     under this part for children in foster family homes or child-
     care institutions; plus
       ``(B) an amount equal to the Federal medical assistance 
     percentage (as defined in section 1905(b) of this Act (as so 
     in effect)) of the total amount expended during such quarter 
     as adoption assistance payments under the child protection 
     program under this part pursuant to adoption assistance 
     agreements.
       ``(2) Estimates by the secretary.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall, prior to the 
     beginning of each quarter, estimate the amount to which a 
     State will be entitled to receive under paragraph (1) for 
     such quarter, such estimates to be based on--
       ``(i) a report filed by the State containing its estimate 
     of the total sum to be expended in such quarter in accordance 
     with paragraph (1), and stating the amount appropriated or 
     made available by the State and its political subdivisions 
     for such expenditures in such quarter, and if such amount is 
     less than the State's proportionate share of the total sum of 
     such estimated expenditures, the source or sources from which 
     the difference is expected to be derived;
       ``(ii) records showing the number of children in the State 
     receiving assistance under this part; and
       ``(iii) such other information as the Secretary may find 
     necessary.
       ``(B) Payments.--The Secretary shall pay to the States the 
     amounts so estimated under subparagraph (A), reduced or 
     increased to the extent of any overpayment or underpayment 
     which the Secretary determines was made under this subsection 
     to such State for any prior quarter and with respect to which 
     adjustment has not already been made under this paragraph.
       ``(C) Pro Rata Share.-- The pro rata share to which the 
     United States is equitably entitled, as determined by the 
     Secretary, of the net amount recovered during any quarter by 
     the State or any political subdivision thereof with respect 
     to foster care and adoption assistance furnished under this 
     part shall be considered an overpayment to be adjusted under 
     this paragraph.
       ``(3) Allowance or disallowance of claim.--
       ``(A) In general.--Within 60 days after receipt of a State 
     claim for expenditures pursuant to paragraph (2)(A), the 
     Secretary shall allow, disallow, or defer such claim.
       ``(B) Notice.--Within 15 days after a decision to defer a 
     State claim, the Secretary shall notify the State of the 
     reasons for the deferral and of the additional information 
     necessary to determine the allowability of the claim.
       ``(C) Decision.--Within 90 days after receiving such 
     necessary information (in readily reviewable form), the 
     Secretary shall--
       ``(i) disallow the claim, if able to complete the review 
     and determine that the claim is not allowable; or
       ``(ii) in any other case, allow the claim, subject to 
     disallowance (as necessary)--

       ``(I) upon completion of the review, if it is determined 
     that the claim is not allowable; or
       ``(II) on the basis of findings of an audit or financial 
     management review.

       ``(c) Definitions.--As used in this section:
       ``(1) Child protection amount.--The term `child protection 
     amount' means--
       ``(A) $2,047,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(B) $2,200,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(C) $2,342,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(D) $2,487,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(E) $2,592,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
       ``(F) $2,766,000,000 for fiscal year 2002;
       ``(2) State share.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `State share' means the 
     qualified child protection expenses of the State divided by 
     the sum of the qualified child protection expenses of all of 
     the States.
       ``(B) Qualified child protection expenses.--The term 
     `qualified child protection expenses' means, with respect to 
     a State the greater of--
       ``(i) the total amount of--

       ``(I) \1/3\ of the Federal grant amounts to the State under 
     the provisions of law specified in clauses (i), (ii), and 
     (iii) of subparagraph (C) for fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 
     1994; and
       ``(II) \1/3\ of the Federal share of expenditures (without 
     regard to disputed expenditures) with respect to 
     administration, training, and statewide mechanized data 
     collection and information systems under the provision of law 
     specified in subparagraph (C)(iv) as reported by the State on 
     ACF Form IV-E-12 for fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994; or

       ``(ii) the total amount of--

       ``(I) the Federal grant amounts to the State under the 
     provisions of law specified in clauses (i), (ii), and (iii) 
     of subparagraph (C) for fiscal year 1994; and
       ``(II) the Federal share of expenditures (without regard to 
     disputed expenditures) with respect to administration, 
     training, and statewide mechanized data collection and 
     information systems under the provision of law specified in 
     subparagraph (C)(iv) as reported by the State on ACF Form IV-
     E-12 for fiscal year 1994.

       ``(C) Provisions of law.--The provisions of law specified 
     in this subparagraph are the following (as in effect with 
     respect to each of the fiscal years referred to in 
     subparagraph (B)):
       ``(i) Section 423 of this Act.
       ``(ii) Section 434 of this Act.
       ``(iii) Section 474(a)(4) of this Act.
       ``(iv) Section 474(a)(3) of this Act.

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       ``(D) Determination of information.--In determining amounts 
     for fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994 under subclause (I) of 
     clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall 
     use information listed as actual amounts in the Justification 
     for Estimates for Appropriation Committees of the 
     Administration for Children and Families for fiscal years 
     1994, 1995, and 1996, respectively. In determining amounts 
     for fiscal years 1992, 1993, and 1994 under subclause (II) of 
     clauses (i) and (ii) of subparagraph (B), the Secretary shall 
     use information available as of February 22, 1995.
       ``(d) Use of Grant.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State to which a grant is made under 
     this section may use the grant in any manner that the State 
     deems appropriate to accomplish the purpose of this part.
       ``(2) Timing of expenditures.--A State to which a grant is 
     made under this section for a fiscal year shall expend the 
     total amount of the grant not later than the end of the 
     immediately succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(3) Rule of interpretation.--This part shall not be 
     interpreted to prohibit short- and long-term foster care 
     facilities operated for profit from receiving funds provided 
     under this part.
       ``(e) Timing of Payments.--The Secretary shall pay each 
     eligible State the amount of the grant payable to the State 
     under this section in quarterly installments.
       ``(f) Penalties.--
       ``(1) For use of grant in violation of this part.--If an 
     audit conducted pursuant to chapter 75 of title 31, United 
     States Code, finds that an amount paid to a State under this 
     section for a fiscal year has been used in violation of this 
     part, then the Secretary shall reduce the amount of the grant 
     that would (in the absence of this paragraph) be payable to 
     the State under this section for the immediately succeeding 
     fiscal year by the amount so used, plus 5 percent of the 
     grant paid under this section to the State for such fiscal 
     year.
       ``(2) For failure to maintain effort.--
       ``(A) In general.--If an audit conducted pursuant to 
     chapter 75 of title 31, United States Code, finds that the 
     amount expended by a State (other than from amounts provided 
     by the Federal Government) during the fiscal years specified 
     in subparagraph (B), to carry out the State program funded 
     under this part is less than the applicable percentage 
     specified in such subparagraph of the total amount expended 
     by the State (other than from amounts provided by the Federal 
     Government) during fiscal year 1994 under parts B and E of 
     this title (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this part), then the Secretary shall reduce the 
     amount of the grant that would (in the absence of this 
     paragraph) be payable to the State under this section for the 
     immediately succeeding fiscal year by the amount of the 
     difference, plus 5 percent of the grant paid under this 
     section to the State for such fiscal year.
       ``(B) Specification of fiscal years and applicable 
     percentages.--The fiscal years and applicable percentages 
     specified in this subparagraph are as follows:
       ``(i) For fiscal years 1997 and 1998, 100 percent.
       ``(ii) For fiscal years 1999 through 2002, 75 percent.
       ``(3) For failure to submit required report.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall reduce by 3 percent 
     the amount of the grant that would (in the absence of this 
     paragraph) be payable to a State under this section for a 
     fiscal year if the Secretary determines that the State has 
     not submitted the report required by section 427(b) for the 
     immediately preceding fiscal year, within 6 months after the 
     end of the immediately preceding fiscal year.
       ``(B) Rescission of penalty.--The Secretary shall rescind a 
     penalty imposed on a State under subparagraph (A) with 
     respect to a report for a fiscal year if the State submits 
     the report before the end of the immediately succeeding 
     fiscal year.
       ``(4) For failure to comply with sampling methods 
     requirements.--The Secretary may reduce by not more than 1 
     percent the amount of the grant that would (in the absence of 
     this paragraph) be payable to a State under this section for 
     a succeeding fiscal year if the Secretary determines that the 
     State has not complied with the Secretary's sampling methods 
     requirements under section 427(c)(2) during the prior fiscal 
     year.
       ``(5) State funds to replace reductions in grant.--A State 
     which has a penalty imposed against it under this subsection 
     for a fiscal year shall expend additional State funds in an 
     amount equal to the amount of the penalty for the purpose of 
     carrying out the State program under this part during the 
     immediately succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(6) Reasonable cause exception.--Except in the case of 
     the penalty described in paragraph (2), the Secretary may not 
     impose a penalty on a State under this subsection with 
     respect to a requirement if the Secretary determines that the 
     State has reasonable cause for failing to comply with the 
     requirement.
       ``(7) Corrective compliance plan.--
       ``(A) In general.--
       ``(i) Notification of violation.--Before imposing a penalty 
     against a State under this subsection with respect to a 
     violation of this part, the Secretary shall notify the State 
     of the violation and allow the State the opportunity to enter 
     into a corrective compliance plan in accordance with this 
     paragraph which outlines how the State will correct the 
     violation and how the State will insure continuing compliance 
     with this part.
       ``(ii) 60-day period to propose a corrective compliance 
     plan.--During the 60-day period that begins on the date the 
     State receives a notice provided under clause (i) with 
     respect to a violation, the State may submit to the Federal 
     Government a corrective compliance plan to correct the 
     violation.
       ``(iii) Consultation about modifications.--During the 60-
     day period that begins with the date the Secretary receives a 
     corrective compliance plan submitted by a State in accordance 
     with clause (ii), the Secretary may consult with the State on 
     modifications to the plan.
       ``(iv) Acceptance of plan.-- A corrective compliance plan 
     submitted by a State in accordance with clause (ii) is deemed 
     to be accepted by the Secretary if the Secretary does not 
     accept or reject the plan during the 60-day period that 
     begins on the date the plan is submitted.
       ``(B) Effect of correcting violation.--The Secretary may 
     not impose any penalty under this subsection with respect to 
     any violation covered by a State corrective compliance plan 
     accepted by the Secretary if the State corrects the violation 
     pursuant to the plan.
       ``(C) Effect of failing to correct violation.--The 
     Secretary shall assess some or all of a penalty imposed on a 
     State under this subsection with respect to a violation if 
     the State does not, in a timely manner, correct the violation 
     pursuant to a State corrective compliance plan accepted by 
     the Secretary.
       ``(8) Limitation on amount of penalty.--
       ``(A) In general.--In imposing the penalties described in 
     this subsection, the Secretary shall not reduce any quarterly 
     payment to a State by more than 25 percent.
       ``(B) Carryforward of unrecovered penalties.--To the extent 
     that subparagraph (A) prevents the Secretary from recovering 
     during a fiscal year the full amount of all penalties imposed 
     on a State under this subsection for a prior fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall apply any remaining amount of such penalties 
     to the grant payable to the State under section 423(a) for 
     the immediately succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(g) Treatment of Territories.--
       ``(1) In general.--A territory, as defined in section 
     1108(b)(1), shall carry out a child protection program in 
     accordance with the provisions of this part.
       ``(2) Payments.--Subject to the mandatory ceiling amounts 
     specified in section 1108, each territory, as so defined, 
     shall be entitled to receive from the Secretary for any 
     fiscal year an amount equal to the total obligations to the 
     territory under section 434 (as in effect on the day before 
     the date of the enactment of this part) for fiscal year 1995.
       ``(h) Limitation on Federal Authority.--Except as expressly 
     provided in this Act, the Secretary may not regulate the 
     conduct of States under this part or enforce any provision of 
     this part.

     ``SEC. 424. REQUIREMENTS FOR FOSTER CARE MAINTENANCE 
                   PAYMENTS.

       ``(a) In general.--Each State operating a program under 
     this part shall make foster care maintenance payments under 
     section 423(b) with respect to a child who would meet the 
     requirements of section 406(a) or of section 407 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     part) but for the removal of the child from the home of a 
     relative (specified in section 406(a)(as so in effect)), if--
       ``(1) the removal from the home occurred pursuant to a 
     voluntary placement agreement entered into by the child's 
     parent or legal guardian, or was the result of a judicial 
     determination to the effect that continuation therein would 
     be contrary to the welfare of such child and that reasonable 
     efforts of the type described in section 422(a)(13) have been 
     made;
       ``(2) such child's placement and care are the 
     responsibility of--
       ``(A) the State; or
       ``(B) any other public agency with whom the State has made 
     an agreement for the administration of the State program 
     under this part which is still in effect;
       ``(3) such child has been placed in a foster family home or 
     child-care institution as a result of the voluntary placement 
     agreement or judicial determination referred to in paragraph 
     (1); and
       ``(4) such child--
       ``(A) would have been eligible to receive aid under the 
     eligibility standards under the State plan approved under 
     section 402 (as in effect on the day before the date of the 
     enactment of this part and adjusted for inflation, in 
     accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary) in or 
     for the month in which such agreement was entered into or 
     court proceedings leading to the removal of such child from 
     the home were initiated; or
       ``(B) would have received such aid in or for such month if 
     application had been made therefore, or the child had been 
     living with a relative specified in section 406(a) (as so in 
     effect) within 6 months prior to the month in which such 
     agreement was entered into or such proceedings were 
     initiated, and would have received such aid in or for such 
     month if in such month such child had been living with such a 
     relative and application therefore had been made.
       ``(b) Limitation on Foster Care Payments.--Foster care 
     maintenance payments may be made under this part only on 
     behalf of a child described in subsection (a) of this section 
     who is--
       ``(1) in the foster family home of an individual, whether 
     the payments therefore are made to such individual or to a 
     public or private child-placement or child-care agency; or

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       ``(2) in a child-care institution, whether the payments 
     therefore are made to such institution or to a public or 
     private child-placement or child-care agency, which payments 
     shall be limited so as to include in such payments only those 
     items which are included in the term `foster care maintenance 
     payments' (as defined in section 429(6)).
       ``(c) Voluntary Placements.--
       ``(1) Satisfaction of child protection standards.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this section, Federal 
     payments may be made under this part with respect to amounts 
     expended by any State as foster care maintenance payments 
     under this part, in the case of children removed from their 
     homes pursuant to voluntary placement agreements as described 
     in subsection (a), only if (at the time such amounts were 
     expended) the State has fulfilled all of the requirements of 
     section 422(a)(12).
       ``(2) Removal in excess of 180 days.--No Federal payment 
     may be made under this part with respect to amounts expended 
     by any State as foster care maintenance payments, in the case 
     of any child who was removed from such child's home pursuant 
     to a voluntary placement agreement as described in subsection 
     (a) and has remained in voluntary placement for a period in 
     excess of 180 days, unless there has been a judicial 
     determination by a court of competent jurisdiction (within 
     the first 180 days of such placement) to the effect that such 
     placement is in the best interests of the child.
       ``(3) Deemed revocation of agreements.--In any case where--
       ``(A) the placement of a minor child in foster care 
     occurred pursuant to a voluntary placement agreement entered 
     into by the parents or guardians of such child as provided in 
     subsection (a); and
       ``(B) such parents or guardians request (in such manner and 
     form as the Secretary may prescribe) that the child be 
     returned to their home or to the home of a relative,

     the voluntary placement agreement shall be deemed to be 
     revoked unless the State opposes such request and obtains a 
     judicial determination, by a court of competent jurisdiction, 
     that the return of the child to such home would be contrary 
     to the child's best interests.

     ``SEC. 425. REQUIREMENTS FOR ADOPTION ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS.

       ``(a) In General.--A State operating a program under this 
     part shall enter into adoption assistance agreements with the 
     adoptive parents of children with special needs.
       ``(b) Payments Under Agreements.--Under any adoption 
     assistance agreement entered into by a State with parents who 
     adopt a child with special needs who meets the requirements 
     of subsection (c), the State may make adoption assistance 
     payments to such parents or through another public or 
     nonprofit private agency, in amounts determined under 
     subsection (d).
       ``(c) Children with Special Needs.--For purposes of 
     subsection (b), a child meets the requirements of this 
     subsection if such child--
       ``(1)(A) at the time adoption proceedings were initiated, 
     met the requirements of section 406(a) or section 407 (as in 
     effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     part) or would have met such requirements except for such 
     child's removal from the home of a relative (specified in 
     section 406(a) (as so in effect)), either pursuant to a 
     voluntary placement agreement with respect to which Federal 
     payments are provided under section 423(b) (or 403 (as so in 
     effect)) or as a result of a judicial determination to the 
     effect that continuation therein would be contrary to the 
     welfare of such child;
       ``(B) meets all of the requirements of title XVI with 
     respect to eligibility for supplemental security income 
     benefits; or
       ``(C) is a child whose costs in a foster family home or 
     child-care institution are covered by the foster care 
     maintenance payments being made with respect to his or her 
     minor parent;
       ``(2)(A) would have received aid under the eligibility 
     standards under the State plan approved under section 402 (as 
     in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this 
     part, adjusted for inflation, in accordance with regulations 
     issued by the Secretary) in or for the month in which such 
     agreement was entered into or court proceedings leading to 
     the removal of such child from the home were initiated;
       ``(B) would have received such aid in or for such month if 
     application had been made therefore, or had been living with 
     a relative specified in section 406(a) (as so in effect) 
     within 6 months prior to the month in which such agreement 
     was entered into or such proceedings were initiated, and 
     would have received such aid in or for such month if in such 
     month such child had been living with such a relative and 
     application therefore had been made; or
       ``(C) is a child described in subparagraph (A) or (B); and
       ``(3) has been determined by the State, pursuant to 
     subsection (g) of this section, to be a child with special 
     needs.
       ``(d) Determination of Payments.--The amount of the 
     payments to be made in any case under subsection (b) shall be 
     determined through agreement between the adoptive parents and 
     the State or a public or nonprofit private agency 
     administering the program under this part, which shall take 
     into consideration the circumstances of the adopting parents 
     and the needs of the child being adopted, and may be 
     readjusted periodically, with the concurrence of the adopting 
     parents (which may be specified in the adoption assistance 
     agreement), depending upon changes in such circumstances. 
     However, in no case may the amount of the adoption assistance 
     payment exceed the foster care maintenance payment which 
     would have been paid during the period if the child with 
     respect to whom the adoption assistance payment is made had 
     been in a foster family home.
       ``(e) Payment Exception.--Notwithstanding subsection (d), 
     no payment may be made to parents with respect to any child 
     who has attained the age of 18 (or, where the State 
     determines that the child has a mental or physical disability 
     which warrants the continuation of assistance, the age of 
     21), and no payment may be made to parents with respect to 
     any child if the State determines that the parents are no 
     longer legally responsible for the support of the child or if 
     the State determines that the child is no longer receiving 
     any support from such parents. Parents who have been 
     receiving adoption assistance payments under this part shall 
     keep the State or public or nonprofit private agency 
     administering the program under this part informed of 
     circumstances which would, pursuant to this section, make 
     them ineligible for such assistance payments, or eligible for 
     assistance payments in a different amount.
       ``(f) Pre-adoption Payments.--For purposes of this part, 
     individuals with whom a child who has been determined by the 
     State, pursuant to subsection (g), to be a child with special 
     needs is placed for adoption in accordance with applicable 
     State and local law shall be eligible for adoption assistance 
     payments during the period of the placement, on the same 
     terms and subject to the same conditions as if such 
     individuals had adopted such child.
       ``(g) Determination of Child with Special Needs.--For 
     purposes of this section, a child shall not be considered a 
     child with special needs unless--
       ``(1) the State has determined that the child cannot or 
     should not be returned to the home of the child's parents; 
     and
       ``(2) the State had first determined--
       ``(A) that there exists with respect to the child a 
     specific factor or condition such as the child's ethnic 
     background, age, or membership in a minority or sibling 
     group, or the presence of factors such as medical conditions 
     or physical, mental, or emotional handicaps because of which 
     it is reasonable to conclude that such child cannot be placed 
     with adoptive parents without providing adoption assistance 
     under this part or medical assistance under title XIX or XXI; 
     and
       ``(B) that, except where it would be against the best 
     interests of the child because of such factors as the 
     existence of significant emotional ties with prospective 
     adoptive parents while in the care of such parents as a 
     foster child, a reasonable, but unsuccessful, effort has been 
     made to place the child with appropriate adoptive parents 
     without providing adoption assistance under this section or 
     medical assistance under title XIX or XXI.

     ``SEC. 426. CITIZEN REVIEW PANELS.

       ``(a) Establishment.--Each State to which a grant is made 
     under section 423 shall establish at least 3 citizen review 
     panels.
       ``(b) Composition.--Each panel established under subsection 
     (a) shall be broadly representative of the community from 
     which drawn.
       ``(c) Frequency of Meetings.--Each panel established under 
     subsection (a) shall meet not less frequently than quarterly.
       ``(d) Duties.--
       ``(1) In general.--Each panel established under subsection 
     (a) shall, by examining specific cases, determine the extent 
     to which the State and local agencies responsible for 
     carrying out activities under this part are doing so in 
     accordance with the State plan, with the child protection 
     standards set forth in section 422(a)(12), and with any other 
     criteria that the panel considers important to ensure the 
     protection of children.
       ``(2) Confidentiality.--The members and staff of any panel 
     established under subsection (a) shall not disclose to any 
     person or government any information about any specific child 
     protection case with respect to which the panel is provided 
     information.
       ``(e) State Assistance.--Each State that establishes a 
     panel under subsection (a) shall afford the panel access to 
     any information on any case that the panel desires to review, 
     and shall provide the panel with staff assistance in 
     performing its duties.
       ``(f) Reports.--Each panel established under subsection (a) 
     shall make a public report of its activities after each 
     meeting.

     ``SEC. 427. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.

       ``(a) Annual Reports on State Child Welfare Goals.--On the 
     date that is 3 years after the effective date of this part 
     and annually thereafter, each State to which a grant is made 
     under section 423 shall submit to the Secretary a report that 
     contains quantitative information on the extent to which the 
     State is making progress toward achieving the goals of the 
     State child protection program.
       ``(b) State Data Reports.--
       ``(1) Biannual reports.--Each State to which a grant is 
     made under section 423 shall biannually submit to the 
     Secretary a report that includes the following disaggregated 
     case record information with respect to each child within the 
     State receiving publicly-supported child welfare services 
     under the State program funded under this part:
       ``(A) Whether the child received services under the program 
     funded under this part.

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       ``(B) The age, race, gender, and family income of the 
     parents and child.
       ``(C) The county of residence of the child.
       ``(D) Whether the child was removed from the family.
       ``(E) Whether the child entered foster care under the 
     responsibility of the State.
       ``(F) The type of out-of-home care in which the child was 
     placed (including institutional care, group home care, family 
     foster care, or relative placement).
       ``(G) The child's permanency planning goal, such as family 
     reunification, kinship care, adoption, or independent living.
       ``(H) Whether the child was released for adoption.
       ``(I) Whether the child exited from foster care, and, if 
     so, the reason for the exit, such as return to family, 
     placement with relatives, adoption, independent living, or 
     death.
       ``(J) Other information as required by the Secretary and 
     agreed to by a majority of the States, including information 
     necessary to ensure that there is a smooth transition of data 
     from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting 
     Systems and the National Center on Abuse and Neglect Data 
     System to the data reporting system required under this 
     section.
       ``(2) Annual reports.--Each State to which a grant is made 
     under section 423 shall annually submit to the Secretary a 
     report that includes the following information:
       ``(A) The number of children reported to the State during 
     the year as alleged victims of abuse or neglect.
       ``(B) The number of children for whom an investigation of 
     alleged maltreatment resulted in a determination of 
     substantiated abuse or neglect, the number for whom a report 
     of maltreatment was unsubstantiated, and the number for whom 
     a report of maltreatment was determined to be false.
       ``(C) The number of families that received preventive 
     services.
       ``(D) The number of infants abandoned during the year, the 
     number of such infants who were adopted, and the length of 
     time between abandonment and adoption.
       ``(E) The number of deaths of children resulting from child 
     abuse or neglect.
       ``(F) The number of deaths occurring while children were in 
     the custody of the State.
       ``(G) The number of children served by the State 
     independent living program.
       ``(H) Quantitative measurements demonstrating whether the 
     State is making progress toward the child protection goals 
     identified by the State.
       ``(I) The types of maltreatment suffered by victims of 
     child abuse and neglect.
       ``(J) The number of abused and neglected children receiving 
     services.
       ``(K) The average length of stay of children in out-of-home 
     care.
       ``(L) The response of the State to the findings and 
     recommendations of the citizen review panels established 
     under section 426.
       ``(M) Other information as required by the Secretary and 
     agreed to by a majority of the States, including information 
     necessary to ensure that there is a smooth transition of data 
     from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting 
     Systems and the National Center on Abuse and Neglect Data 
     System to the data reporting system required under this 
     section.
       ``(3) Regulatory authority.--The Secretary shall define by 
     regulation the information required to be included in the 
     reports submitted under paragraphs (1) and (2).
       ``(c) Authority of States to Use Estimates.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State may comply with a requirement to 
     provide precise numerical information described in subsection 
     (b) by submitting an estimate which is obtained through the 
     use of scientifically acceptable sampling methods.
       ``(2) Secretarial review of sampling methods.--The 
     Secretary shall periodically review the sampling methods used 
     by a State to comply with a requirement to provide 
     information described in subsection (b). The Secretary may 
     require a State to revise the sampling methods so used if 
     such methods do not meet scientific standards and shall 
     impose the penalty described in section 423(f)(4) upon a 
     State if a State has not complied with such requirements.
       ``(d) Annual Report by the Secretary.--Within 6 months 
     after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     prepare a report based on information provided by the States 
     for the fiscal year pursuant to subsection (b), and shall 
     make the report and such information available to the 
     Congress and the public.
       ``(e) Scope of State Program Funded Under This Part.--As 
     used in subsection (b), the term `State program funded under 
     this part' includes any equivalent State program.

     ``SEC. 428. FUNDING FOR STUDIES OF CHILD WELFARE.

       ``(a) National Random Sample Study of Child Welfare.--There 
     are authorized to be appropriated and there are appropriated 
     to the Secretary for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2002--
       ``(1) $6,000,000 to conduct a national study based on 
     random samples of children who are at risk of child abuse or 
     neglect, or are determined by States to have been abused or 
     neglected under section 208 of the Child and Family Services 
     Block Grant Act of 1995; and
       ``(2) $10,000,000 for such other research as may be 
     necessary under such section.
       ``(b) State Courts Assessment and Improvement of Handling 
     of Proceedings Relating to Foster Care and Adoption.--There 
     are authorized to be appropriated and there are appropriated 
     to the Secretary for each of fiscal years 1996 through 1998 
     $10,000,000 for the purpose of carrying out section 13712 of 
     the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993 (42 U.S.C. 670 
     note). All funds appropriated under this subsection shall be 
     expended not later than September 30, 1999.

     ``SEC. 429. DEFINITIONS.

       ``For purposes of this part, the following definitions 
     shall apply:
       ``(1) Administrative review.--The term `administrative 
     review' means a review open to the participation of the 
     parents of the child, conducted by a panel of appropriate 
     persons at least one of whom is not responsible for the case 
     management of, or the delivery of services to, either the 
     child or the parents who are the subject of the review.
       ``(2) Adoption assistance agreement.--The term `adoption 
     assistance agreement' means a written agreement, binding on 
     the parties to the agreement, between the State, other 
     relevant agencies, and the prospective adoptive parents of a 
     minor child which at a minimum--
       ``(A) specifies the nature and amount of any payments, 
     services, and assistance to be provided under such agreement; 
     and
       ``(B) stipulates that the agreement shall remain in effect 
     regardless of the State of which the adoptive parents are 
     residents at any given time.

     The agreement shall contain provisions for the protection 
     (under an interstate compact approved by the Secretary or 
     otherwise) of the interests of the child in cases where the 
     adoptive parents and child move to another State while the 
     agreement is effective.
       ``(3) Case plan.--The term `case plan' means a written 
     document which includes at least the following:
       ``(A) A description of the type of home or institution in 
     which a child is to be placed, including a discussion of the 
     appropriateness of the placement and how the agency which is 
     responsible for the child plans to carry out the voluntary 
     placement agreement entered into or judicial determination 
     made with respect to the child in accordance with section 
     424(a)(1).
       ``(B) A plan for assuring that the child receives proper 
     care and that services are provided to the parents, child, 
     and foster parents in order to improve the conditions in the 
     parents' home, facilitate return of the child to his or her 
     own home or the permanent placement of the child, and address 
     the needs of the child while in foster care, including a 
     discussion of the appropriateness of the services that have 
     been provided to the child under the plan.
       ``(C) To the extent available and accessible, the health 
     and education records of the child, including--
       ``(i) the names and addresses of the child's health and 
     educational providers;
       ``(ii) the child's grade level performance;
       ``(iii) the child's school record;
       ``(iv) assurances that the child's placement in foster care 
     takes into account proximity to the school in which the child 
     is enrolled at the time of placement;
       ``(v) a record of the child's immunizations;
       ``(vi) the child's known medical problems;
       ``(vii) the child's medications; and
       ``(viii) any other relevant health and education 
     information concerning the child determined to be appropriate 
     by the State.

     Where appropriate, for a child age 16 or over, the case plan 
     must also include a written description of the programs and 
     services which will help such child prepare for the 
     transition from foster care to independent living.
       ``(4) Case review system.--The term `case review system' 
     means a procedure for assuring that--
       ``(A) each child has a case plan designed to achieve 
     placement in the least restrictive (most family like) and 
     most appropriate setting available and in close proximity to 
     the parents' home, consistent with the best interest and 
     special needs of the child, which--
       ``(i) if the child has been placed in a foster family home 
     or child-care institution a substantial distance from the 
     home of the parents of the child, or in a State different 
     from the State in which such home is located, sets forth the 
     reasons why such placement is in the best interests of the 
     child; and
       ``(ii) if the child has been placed in foster care outside 
     the State in which the home of the parents of the child is 
     located, requires that, periodically, but not less frequently 
     than every 12 months, a caseworker on the staff of the State 
     in which the home of the parents of the child is located, or 
     of the State in which the child has been placed, visit such 
     child in such home or institution and submit a report on such 
     visit to the State in which the home of the parents of the 
     child is located;
       ``(B) the status of each child is reviewed periodically but 
     no less frequently than once every six months by either a 
     court or by administrative review (as defined in paragraph 
     (1)) in order to determine the continuing necessity for and 
     appropriateness of the placement, the extent of compliance 
     with the case plan, and the extent of progress which has been 
     made toward alleviating or mitigating the causes 
     necessitating placement in foster care, and to project a 
     likely date by which the child may be returned to the home or 
     placed for adoption or legal guardianship;
       ``(C) with respect to each such child, procedural 
     safeguards will be applied, among other things, to assure 
     each child in foster care under the supervision of the State 
     of a dispositional hearing to be held, in a family or 
     juvenile court or another court (including a tribal court) of 
     competent jurisdiction, or

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     by an administrative body appointed or approved by the court, 
     no later than 18 months after the original placement (and not 
     less frequently than every 12 months thereafter during the 
     continuation of foster care), which hearing shall determine 
     the future status of the child (including whether the child 
     should be returned to the parent, should be continued in 
     foster care for a specified period, should be placed for 
     adoption, or should (because of the child's special needs or 
     circumstances) be continued in foster care on a permanent or 
     long-term basis) and, in the case of a child described in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii), whether the out-of-State placement 
     continues to be appropriate and in the best interests of the 
     child, and, in the case of a child who has attained age 16, 
     the services needed to assist the child to make the 
     transition from foster care to independent living; and 
     procedural safeguards shall also be applied with respect to 
     parental rights pertaining to the removal of the child from 
     the home of his parents, to a change in the child's 
     placement, and to any determination affecting visitation 
     privileges of parents; and
       ``(D) a child's health and education record (as described 
     in paragraph (3)(C)) is reviewed and updated, and supplied to 
     the foster parent or foster care provider with whom the child 
     is placed, at the time of each placement of the child in 
     foster care.
       ``(5) Child-care institution.--The term `child-care 
     institution' means a private child-care institution, or a 
     public child-care institution which accommodates no more than 
     25 children, which is licensed by the State in which it is 
     situated or has been approved, by the agency of such State 
     responsible for licensing or approval of institutions of this 
     type, as meeting the standards established for such 
     licensing, but the term shall not include detention 
     facilities, forestry camps, training schools, or any other 
     facility operated primarily for the detention of children who 
     are determined to be delinquent.
       ``(6) Foster care maintenance payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--The term `foster care maintenance 
     payments' means payments to cover the cost of (and the cost 
     of providing) food, clothing, shelter, daily supervision, 
     school supplies, a child's personal incidentals, liability 
     insurance with respect to a child, and reasonable travel to 
     the child's home for visitation. In the case of institutional 
     care, such term shall include the reasonable costs of 
     administration and operation of such institution as are 
     necessarily required to provide the items described in the 
     preceding sentence.
       ``(B) Special rule.--In cases where--
       ``(i) a child placed in a foster family home or child-care 
     institution is the parent of a son or daughter who is in the 
     same home or institution; and
       ``(ii) payments described in subparagraph (A) are being 
     made under this part with respect to such child,
     the foster care maintenance payments made with respect to 
     such child as otherwise determined under subparagraph (A) 
     shall also include such amounts as may be necessary to cover 
     the cost of the items described in that subparagraph with 
     respect to such son or daughter.
       ``(7) Foster family home.--The term `foster family home' 
     means a foster family home for children which is licensed by 
     the State in which it is situated or has been approved, by 
     the agency of such State having responsibility for licensing 
     homes of this type, as meeting the standards established for 
     such licensing.
       ``(8) State.--The term `State' means the 50 States and the 
     District of Columbia.
       ``(9) Voluntary placement.--The term `voluntary placement' 
     means an out-of-home placement of a minor, by or with 
     participation of the State, after the parents or guardians of 
     the minor have requested the assistance of the State and 
     signed a voluntary placement agreement.
       ``(10) Voluntary placement agreement.--The term `voluntary 
     placement agreement' means a written agreement, binding on 
     the parties to the agreement, between the State, any other 
     agency acting on its behalf, and the parents or guardians of 
     a minor child which specifies, at a minimum, the legal status 
     of the child and the rights and obligations of the parents or 
     guardians, the child, and the agency while the child is in 
     placement.''.

     SEC. 702. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Secretarial Submission of Legislative Proposal for 
     Technical and Conforming Amendments.--Not later than 90 days 
     after the date of the enactment of this subtitle, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, in consultation, as 
     appropriate, with the heads of other Federal agencies, shall 
     submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a 
     legislative proposal providing for such technical and 
     conforming amendments in the law as are required by the 
     provisions of this subtitle.
       (b) Amendments to Part D of Title IV of the Social Security 
     Act.--
       (1) Section 452(a)(10)(C) of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 652(a)(10)(C)), as amended by section 108(b)(2) of 
     this Act, is amended--
       (A) by striking ``under part E'' and inserting ``under 
     section 423(b)(1)(A)''; and
       (B) by striking ``or under section 471(a)(17)''.
       (2) Section 452(g)(2)(A) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     652(g)(2)(A)), as amended by paragraphs (6) and (7) of 
     section 108(b), is amended--
       (A) by inserting ``or benefits or services were being 
     provided under the State child protection program funded 
     under part B'' after ``part A'' each place it appears; and
       (B) in the matter following subparagraph (B), by striking 
     ``agency administering the plan under part E'' and inserting 
     ``under the child protection program funded under part B''.
       (3) Section 466(a)(3)(B) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     666(a)(3)(B)), as amended by section 108(b)(14), is amended 
     by striking ``or 471(a)(17)''.
       (c) Amendment to Title XVI of the Social Security Act as in 
     Effect With Respect to the States.--Section 1611(c)(5)(B) of 
     such Act (42 U.S.C. 1382(c)(5)(B)) is amended to read as 
     follows: ``(B) section 423(b)(1)(A) of this Act (relating to 
     foster care maintenance payments),''.
       (d) Repeal of Part E of Title IV of the Social Security 
     Act.--Part E of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 671-679) is hereby repealed.
       (e) Amendment to Section 9442 of the Omnibus Budget 
     Reconciliation Act of 1986.--Section 9442(4) of the Omnibus 
     Budget Reconciliation Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 679a(4)) is 
     amended by inserting ``(as in effect before October 1, 
     1995)'' after ``Act''.
       (f) Redesignation and Amendments of Section 1123.--
       (1) Redesignation.--The Social Security Act is amended by 
     redesignating section 1123, the second place it appears (42 
     U.S.C. 1320a-1a), as section 1123A.
       (2) Amendments.--Section 1123A of such Act, as so 
     redesignated, is amended--
       (A) in subsection (a)--
       (i) by striking ``The Secretary'' and inserting 
     ``Notwithstanding section 423(h), the Secretary'';
       (ii) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), and in 
     paragraph (1), by striking ``parts B and E'' and inserting 
     ``part B''; and
       (iii) in paragraph (2), by inserting ``under this section'' 
     after ``promulgated'';
       (B) in subsection (b)--
       (i) in paragraph (3), by striking ``matching''; and
       (ii) in paragraph (4)(C), by striking ``matching''; and
       (C) in subsection (c)(1)(B), by striking ``matching''.

     SEC. 703. EFFECTIVE DATE; TRANSITION RULES.

       (a) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), this 
     subtitle and the amendments made by this subtitle shall take 
     effect on October 1, 1996.
       (2) Exception.--Section 428 of part B of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act, as added by section 701, and section 
     702(a) shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this 
     subtitle.
       (3) Temporary redesignation of section 428.--During the 
     period beginning on the date of the enactment of this 
     subtitle and ending on October 1, 1996, section 428 of part B 
     of title IV of the Social Security Act, as added by section 
     701, shall be redesignated as section 428A.
       (b) Transition Rules.--
       (1) Claims, actions, and proceedings.--The amendments made 
     by this subtitle shall not apply with respect to--
       (A) powers, duties, functions, rights, claims, penalties, 
     or obligations applicable to aid, assistance, or services 
     provided before the effective date of this subtitle under the 
     provisions amended; and
       (B) administrative actions and proceedings commenced before 
     such date, or authorized before such date to be commenced, 
     under such provisions.
       (2) Closing out account for those programs terminated or 
     substantially modified by this subtitle.--In closing out 
     accounts, Federal and State officials may use scientifically 
     acceptable statistical sampling techniques. Claims made under 
     programs which are repealed or substantially amended in this 
     subtitle and which involve State expenditures in cases where 
     assistance or services were provided during a prior fiscal 
     year, shall be treated as expenditures during fiscal year 
     1995 for purposes of reimbursement even if payment was made 
     by a State on or after October 1, 1995. States shall complete 
     the filing of all claims no later than September 30, 1997. 
     Federal department heads shall--
       (A) use the single audit procedure to review and resolve 
     any claims in connection with the close out of programs; and
       (B) reimburse States for any payments made for assistance 
     or services provided during a prior fiscal year from funds 
     for fiscal year 1995, rather than the funds authorized by 
     this subtitle.

     SEC. 704. SENSE OF THE CONGRESS REGARDING TIMELY ADOPTION OF 
                   CHILDREN.

       It is the sense of the Congress that--
       (1) too many children who wish to be adopted are spending 
     inordinate amounts of time in foster care;
       (2) there is an urgent need for States to increase the 
     number of waiting children being adopted in a timely and 
     lawful manner;
       (3) studies have shown that States spend an excess of 
     $15,000 each year on each special needs child in foster care, 
     and would save significant amounts of money if they offered 
     incentives to families to adopt special needs children;
       (4) States should allocate sufficient funds under this 
     title for adoption assistance and medical assistance to 
     encourage more families to adopt children who otherwise would 
     languish in the foster care system for a period that many 
     experts consider detrimental to their development;
       (5) States should offer incentives for families that adopt 
     special needs children to make adoption more affordable for 
     middle-class families;

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       (6) when it is necessary for a State to remove a child from 
     the home of the child's biological parents, the State should 
     strive--
       (A) to provide the child with a single foster care 
     placement and a single coordinated case team; and
       (B) to conclude an adoption of the child, when adoption is 
     the goal of the child and the State, within one year of the 
     child's placement in foster care; and
       (7) States should participate in local, regional, or 
     national programs to enable maximum visibility of waiting 
     children to potential parents. Such programs should include a 
     nationwide, interactive computer network to disseminate 
     information on children eligible for adoption to help match 
     them with families around the country.
           Subtitle B--Child and Family Services Block Grant

     SEC. 751. CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT.

       The Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act (42 U.S.C. 
     5101 et seq.) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 1. SHORT TITLE.

       ``This Act may be cited as the `Child and Family Services 
     Block Grant Act of 1995'.

     ``SEC. 2. FINDINGS.

       ``The Congress finds the following:
       ``(1) Each year, close to 1,000,000 American children are 
     victims of abuse and neglect.
       ``(2) Many of these children and their families fail to 
     receive adequate protection or treatment.
       ``(3) The problem of child abuse and neglect requires a 
     comprehensive approach that--
       ``(A) integrates the work of social service, legal, health, 
     mental health, education, and substance abuse agencies and 
     organizations;
       ``(B) strengthens coordination among all levels of 
     government, and with private agencies, civic, religious, and 
     professional organizations, and individual volunteers;
       ``(C) emphasizes the need for abuse and neglect prevention, 
     assessment, investigation, and treatment at the neighborhood 
     level;
       ``(D) ensures properly trained and support staff with 
     specialized knowledge, to carry out their child protection 
     duties; and
       ``(E) is sensitive to ethnic and cultural diversity.
       ``(4) The child protection system should be comprehensive, 
     child-centered, family-focused, and community-based, should 
     incorporate all appropriate measures to prevent the 
     occurrence or recurrence of child abuse and neglect, and 
     should promote physical and psychological recovery and social 
     re-integration in an environment that fosters the health, 
     safety, self-respect, and dignity of the child.
       ``(5) The Federal government should provide leadership and 
     assist communities in their child and family protection 
     efforts by--
       ``(A) generating and sharing knowledge relevant to child 
     and family protection, including the development of models 
     for service delivery;
       ``(B) strengthening the capacity of States to assist 
     communities;
       ``(C) helping communities to carry out their child and 
     family protection plans by promoting the competence of 
     professional, paraprofessional, and volunteer resources; and
       ``(D) providing leadership to end the abuse and neglect of 
     the nation's children and youth.

     ``SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

       ``The purposes of this Act are the following:
       ``(1) To assist each State in improving the child 
     protective service systems of such State by--
       ``(A) improving risk and safety assessment tools and 
     protocols;
       ``(B) developing, strengthening, and facilitating training 
     opportunities for individuals who are mandated to report 
     child abuse or neglect or otherwise overseeing, 
     investigating, prosecuting, or providing services to children 
     and families who are at risk of abusing or neglecting their 
     children; and
       ``(C) developing, implementing, or operating information, 
     education, training, or other programs designed assist and 
     provide services for families of disabled infants with life-
     threatening conditions.
       ``(2) To support State efforts to develop, operate, expand 
     and enhance a network of community-based, prevention-focused, 
     family resource and support programs that are culturally 
     competent and that coordinate resources among existing 
     education, vocational rehabilitation, disability, respite, 
     health, mental health, job readiness, self-sufficiency, child 
     and family development, community action, Head Start, child 
     care, child abuse and neglect prevention, juvenile justice, 
     domestic violence prevention and intervention, housing, and 
     other human service organizations within the State.
       ``(3) To facilitate the elimination of barriers to adoption 
     and to provide permanent and loving home environments for 
     children who would benefit from adoption, particularly 
     children with special needs, including disabled infants with 
     life-threatening conditions, by--
       ``(A) promoting model adoption legislation and procedures 
     in the States and territories of the United States in order 
     to eliminate jurisdictional and legal obstacles to adoption;
       ``(B) providing a mechanism for the Department of Health 
     and Human Services to--
       ``(i) promote quality standards for adoption services, pre-
     placement, post-placement, and post-legal adoption 
     counseling, and standards to protect the rights of children 
     in need of adoption;
       ``(ii) maintain a national adoption information exchange 
     system to bring together children who would benefit from 
     adoption and qualified prospective adoptive parents who are 
     seeking such children, and conduct national recruitment 
     efforts in order to reach prospective parents for children 
     awaiting adoption; and
       ``(iii) demonstrate expeditious ways to free children for 
     adoption for whom it has been determined that adoption is the 
     appropriate plan; and
       ``(C) facilitating the identification and recruitment of 
     foster and adoptive families that can meet children's needs.
       ``(4) To respond to the needs of children, in particular 
     those who are drug exposed or inflicted with Acquired Immune 
     Deficiency Syndrome (AIDS), by supporting activities aimed at 
     preventing the abandonment of children, providing support to 
     children and their families, and facilitating the recruitment 
     and training of health and social service personnel.
       ``(5) To carry out any other activities as the Secretary 
     determines are consistent with this Act.

     ``SEC. 4. DEFINITIONS.

       ``As used in this Act:
       ``(1) Child.--The term `child' means a person who has not 
     attained the lesser of--
       ``(A) the age of 18; or
       ``(B) except in the case of sexual abuse, the age specified 
     by the child protection law of the State in which the child 
     resides;
       ``(2) Child abuse and neglect.--The term `child abuse and 
     neglect' means, at a minimum, any recent act or failure to 
     act on the part of a parent or caretaker, which results in 
     death, serious physical or emotional harm, sexual abuse or 
     exploitation, or an act or failure to act which presents an 
     imminent risk of serious harm.
       ``(3) Family resource and support programs.--The term 
     `family resource and support program' means a community-
     based, prevention-focused entity that--
       ``(A) provides, through direct service, the core services 
     required under this Act, including--
       ``(i) parent education, support and leadership services, 
     together with services characterized by relationships between 
     parents and professionals that are based on equality and 
     respect, and designed to assist parents in acquiring 
     parenting skills, learning about child development, and 
     responding appropriately to the behavior of their children;
       ``(ii) services to facilitate the ability of parents to 
     serve as resources to one another (such as through mutual 
     support and parent self-help groups);
       ``(iii) early developmental screening of children to assess 
     any needs of children, and to identify types of support that 
     may be provided;
       ``(iv) outreach services provided through voluntary home 
     visits and other methods to assist parents in becoming aware 
     of and able to participate in family resources and support 
     program activities;
       ``(v) community and social services to assist families in 
     obtaining community resources; and
       ``(vi) follow-up services;
       ``(B) provides, or arranges for the provision of, other 
     core services through contracts or agreements with other 
     local agencies; and
       ``(C) provides access to optional services, directly or by 
     contract, purchase of service, or interagency agreement, 
     including--
       ``(i) child care, early childhood development and early 
     intervention services;
       ``(ii) self-sufficiency and life management skills 
     training;
       ``(iii) education services, such as scholastic tutoring, 
     literacy training, and General Educational Degree services;
       ``(iv) job readiness skills;
       ``(v) child abuse and neglect prevention activities;
       ``(vi) services that families with children with 
     disabilities or special needs may require;
       ``(vii) community and social service referral;
       ``(viii) peer counseling;
       ``(ix) referral for substance abuse counseling and 
     treatment; and
       ``(x) help line services.
       ``(4) Indian tribe and tribal organization.--The terms 
     `Indian tribe' and `tribal organization' shall have the same 
     meanings given such terms in subsections (e) and (l), 
     respectively, of section 4 of the Indian Self-Determination 
     and Education Assistance Act (25 U.S.C. 450b(e) and (l)).
       ``(5) Respite services.--The term `respite services' means 
     short term care services provided in the temporary absence of 
     the regular caregiver (parent, other relative, foster parent, 
     adoptive parent, or guardian) to children who--
       ``(A) are in danger of abuse or neglect;
       ``(B) have experienced abuse or neglect; or
       ``(C) have disabilities, chronic, or terminal illnesses.

     Such services shall be provided within or outside the home of 
     the child, be short-term care (ranging from a few hours to a 
     few weeks of time, per year), and be intended to enable the 
     family to stay together and to keep the child living in the 
     home and community of the child.
       ``(6) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Health and Human Services.
       ``(7) Sexual abuse.--The term `sexual abuse' includes--
       ``(A) the employment, use, persuasion, inducement, 
     enticement, or coercion of any child to engage in, or assist 
     any other person to engage in, any sexually explicit conduct

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     or simulation of such conduct for the purpose of producing a 
     visual depiction of such conduct; or
       ``(B) the rape, molestation, prostitution, or other form of 
     sexual exploitation of children, or incest with children;
       ``(8) State.--The term `State' means each of the several 
     States, the District of Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto 
     Rico, the Virgin Islands, Guam, American Samoa, the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and the Trust 
     Territory of the Pacific Islands.
       ``(9) Withholding of medically indicated treatment.--The 
     term `withholding of medically indicated treatment' means the 
     failure to respond to the infant's life-threatening 
     conditions by providing treatment (including appropriate 
     nutrition, hydration, and medication) which, in the treating 
     physician's or physicians' reasonable medical judgment, will 
     be most likely to be effective in ameliorating or correcting 
     all such conditions, except that the term does not include 
     the failure to provide treatment (other than appropriate 
     nutrition, hydration, or medication) to an infant when, in 
     the treating physician's or physicians' reasonable medical 
     judgment--
       ``(A) the infant is chronically and irreversibly comatose;
       ``(B) the provision of such treatment would--
       ``(i) merely prolong dying;
       ``(ii) not be effective in ameliorating or correcting all 
     of the infant's life-threatening conditions; or
       ``(iii) otherwise be futile in terms of the survival of the 
     infant; or
       ``(C) the provision of such treatment would be virtually 
     futile in terms of the survival of the infant and the 
     treatment itself under such circumstances would be inhumane.
                     ``TITLE I--GENERAL BLOCK GRANT

     ``SEC. 101. CHILD AND FAMILY SERVICES BLOCK GRANTS.

       ``(a) Eligibility.--The Secretary shall award grants to 
     eligible States that file a State plan that is approved under 
     section 102 and that otherwise meet the eligibility 
     requirements for grants under this title.
       ``(b) Amount of Grant.--The amount of a grant made to each 
     State under subsection (a) for a fiscal year shall be based 
     on the population of children under the age of 18 residing in 
     each State that applies for a grant under this section.
       ``(c) Use of Amounts.--Amounts received by a State under a 
     grant awarded under subsection (a) shall be used to carry out 
     the purposes described in section 3.

     ``SEC. 102. ELIGIBLE STATES.

       ``(a) In General.--As used in this title, the term 
     `eligible State' means a State that has submitted to the 
     Secretary, not later than October 1, 1996, and every 3 years 
     thereafter, a plan which has been signed by the chief 
     executive officer of the State and that includes the 
     following:
       ``(1) Outline of child protection program.--A written 
     document that outlines the activities the State intends to 
     conduct to achieve the purpose of this title, including the 
     procedures to be used for--
       ``(A) receiving and assessing reports of child abuse or 
     neglect;
       ``(B) investigating such reports;
       ``(C) with respect to families in which abuse or neglect 
     has been confirmed, providing services or referral for 
     services for families and children where the State makes a 
     determination that the child may safely remain with the 
     family;
       ``(D) protecting children by removing them from dangerous 
     settings and ensuring their placement in a safe environment;
       ``(E) providing training for individuals mandated to report 
     suspected cases of child abuse or neglect;
       ``(F) protecting children in foster care;
       ``(G) promoting timely adoptions;
       ``(H) protecting the rights of families, using adult 
     relatives as the preferred placement for children separated 
     from their parents where such relatives meet the relevant 
     State child protection standards;
       ``(I) providing services to individuals, families, or 
     communities, either directly or through referral, that are 
     aimed at preventing the occurrence of child abuse and 
     neglect.
       ``(2) Certification of state law requiring the reporting of 
     child abuse and neglect.--A certification that the State has 
     in effect laws that require public officials and other 
     professionals to report, in good faith, actual or suspected 
     instances of child abuse or neglect.
       ``(3) Certification of procedures for screening, safety 
     assessment, and prompt investigation.--A certification that 
     the State has in effect procedures for receiving and 
     responding to reports of child abuse or neglect, including 
     the reports described in paragraph (2), and for the immediate 
     screening, safety assessment, and prompt investigation of 
     such reports.
       ``(4) Certification of state procedures for removal and 
     placement of abused or neglected children.--A certification 
     that the State has in effect procedures for the removal from 
     families and placement of abused or neglected children and of 
     any other child in the same household who may also be in 
     danger of abuse or neglect.
       ``(5) Certification of provisions for immunity from 
     prosecution.--A certification that the State has in effect 
     laws requiring immunity from prosecution under State and 
     local laws and regulations for individuals making good faith 
     reports of suspected or known instances of child abuse or 
     neglect.
       ``(6) Certification of provisions and procedures for 
     expungement of certain records.--A certification that the 
     State has in effect laws and procedures requiring the 
     facilitation of the prompt expungement of any records that 
     are accessible to the general public or are used for purposes 
     of employment or other background checks in cases determined 
     to be unsubstantiated or false.
       ``(7) Certification of provisions and procedures relating 
     to appeals.--A certification that not later then 2 years 
     after the date of the enactment of this Act, the State shall 
     have laws and procedures in effect affording individuals an 
     opportunity to appeal an official finding of abuse or 
     neglect.
       ``(8) Certification of state procedures for developing and 
     reviewing written plans for permanent placement of removed 
     children.--A certification that the State has in effect 
     procedures for ensuring that a written plan is prepared for 
     children who have been removed from their families. Such plan 
     shall specify the goals for achieving a permanent placement 
     for the child in a timely fashion, for ensuring that the 
     written plan is reviewed every 6 months (until such placement 
     is achieved), and for ensuring that information about such 
     children is collected regularly and recorded in case records, 
     and include a description of such procedures.
       ``(9) Certification of state program to provide independent 
     living services.--A certification that the State has in 
     effect a program to provide independent living services, for 
     assistance in making the transition to self-sufficient 
     adulthood, to individuals in the child protection program of 
     the State who are 16, but who are not 20 (or, at the option 
     of the State, 22), years of age, and who do not have a family 
     to which to be returned.
       ``(10) Certification of state procedures to respond to 
     reporting of medical neglect of disabled infants.--A 
     certification that the State has in place for the purpose of 
     responding to the reporting of medical neglect of infants 
     (including instances of withholding of medically indicated 
     treatment from disabled infants with life-threatening 
     conditions), procedures or programs, or both (within the 
     State child protective services system), to provide for--
       ``(A) coordination and consultation with individuals 
     designated by and within appropriate health-care facilities;
       ``(B) prompt notification by individuals designated by and 
     within appropriate health-care facilities of cases of 
     suspected medical neglect (including instances of withholding 
     of medically indicated treatment from disabled infants with 
     life-threatening conditions); and
       ``(C) authority, under State law, for the State child 
     protective service to pursue any legal remedies, including 
     the authority to initiate legal proceedings in a court of 
     competent jurisdiction, as may be necessary to prevent the 
     withholding of medically indicated treatment from disabled 
     infants with life-threatening conditions.
       ``(11) Identification of child protection goals.--The 
     quantitative goals of the State child protection program.
       ``(12) Certification of child protection standards.--With 
     respect to fiscal years beginning on or after April 1, 1996, 
     a certification that the State--
       ``(A) has completed an inventory of all children who, 
     before the inventory, had been in foster care under the 
     responsibility of the State for 6 months or more, which 
     determined--
       ``(i) the appropriateness of, and necessity for, the foster 
     care placement;
       ``(ii) whether the child could or should be returned to the 
     parents of the child or should be freed for adoption or other 
     permanent placement; and
       ``(iii) the services necessary to facilitate the return of 
     the child or the placement of the child for adoption or legal 
     guardianship;
       ``(B) is operating, to the satisfaction of the Secretary--
       ``(i) a statewide information system from which can be 
     readily determined the status, demographic characteristics, 
     location, and goals for the placement of every child who is 
     (or, within the immediately preceding 12 months, has been) in 
     foster care;
       ``(ii) a case review system for each child receiving foster 
     care under the supervision of the State;
       ``(iii) a service program designed to help children--

       ``(I) where appropriate, return to families from which they 
     have been removed; or
       ``(II) be placed for adoption, with a legal guardian, or if 
     adoption or legal guardianship is determined not to be 
     appropriate for a child, in some other planned, permanent 
     living arrangement; and

       ``(iv) a preplacement preventive services program designed 
     to help children at risk for foster care placement remain 
     with their families; and
       ``(C)(i) has reviewed (or not later than October 1, 1997, 
     will review) State policies and administrative and judicial 
     procedures in effect for children abandoned at or shortly 
     after birth (including policies and procedures providing for 
     legal representation of such children); and
       ``(ii) is implementing (or not later than October 1, 1997, 
     will implement) such policies and procedures as the State 
     determines, on the basis of the review described in clause 
     (i), to be necessary to enable permanent decisions to be made 
     expeditiously with respect to the placement of such children.
       ``(13) Certification of reasonable efforts before placement 
     of children in foster care.--A certification that the State 
     in each case will--

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       ``(A) make reasonable efforts prior to the placement of a 
     child in foster care, to prevent or eliminate the need for 
     removal of the child from the child's home, and to make it 
     possible for the child to return home; and
       ``(B) with respect to families in which abuse or neglect 
     has been confirmed, provide services or referral for services 
     for families and children where the State makes a 
     determination that the child may safely remain with the 
     family.
       ``(14) Certification of information disclosure 
     provisions.--A certification that the State has in effect and 
     operational--
       ``(A) requirements for the prompt disclosure of all 
     relevant information to any Federal, State, or local 
     government entity, citizens review panel, child fatality 
     review panel, or any agent of such government entity 
     determined by the State to have a need for such information 
     in order to carry out its responsibilities under law to 
     protect children from abuse or neglect; and
       ``(B) provisions that allow for the public disclosure of 
     the findings of information about a case of child abuse or 
     neglect which has resulted in a child fatality or near-
     fatality, except that the public disclosure of such 
     information shall be made in a manner that protects the 
     privacy rights of individuals involved in the case, unless 
     such individuals have waived such rights or criminal court 
     proceedings have been initiated.
       ``(b) Determinations.--The Secretary shall determine 
     whether a plan submitted pursuant to subsection (a) contains 
     the material required by subsection (a), other than the 
     material described in paragraph (10) of such subsection. The 
     Secretary may not require a State to include in such a plan 
     any material not described in subsection (a).

     ``SEC. 103. DATA COLLECTION AND REPORTING.

       ``(a) Annual Reports on State Child Welfare Goals.--On the 
     date that is 3 years after the date of enactment of this Act 
     and annually thereafter, each State to which a grant is made 
     under section 101 shall submit to the Secretary a report that 
     contains quantitative information on the extent to which the 
     State is making progress toward achieving the purposes of 
     this Act.
       ``(b) State Data Reports.--
       ``(1) Biannual reports.--Each State to which a grant is 
     made under section 101 shall biannually submit to the 
     Secretary a report that includes the following disaggregated 
     case record information with respect to each child within the 
     State receiving publicly-supported child welfare services 
     under the State program funded under this Act:
       ``(A) Whether the child received services under the program 
     funded under this Act.
       ``(B) The age, race, gender, and family income of the 
     parents and child.
       ``(C) The county of residence of the child.
       ``(D) Whether the child was removed from the family.
       ``(E) Whether the child entered foster care under the 
     responsibility of the State.
       ``(F) The type of out-of-home care in which the child was 
     placed (including institutional care, group home care, family 
     foster care, or relative placement).
       ``(G) The child's permanency planning goal, such as family 
     reunification, kinship care, adoption, or independent living.
       ``(H) Whether the child was released for adoption.
       ``(I) Whether the child exited from foster care, and, if 
     so, the reason for the exit, such as return to family, 
     placement with relatives, adoption, independent living, or 
     death.
       ``(J) Other information as required by the Secretary and 
     agreed to by a majority of the States, including information 
     necessary to ensure that there is a smooth transition of data 
     from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting 
     Systems and the National Center on Abuse and Neglect Data 
     System to the data reporting system required under this 
     section.
       ``(2) Annual reports.--Each State to which a grant is made 
     under section 101 shall annually submit to the Secretary a 
     report that includes the following information:
       ``(A) The number of children reported to the State during 
     the year as alleged victims of abuse or neglect.
       ``(B) The number of children for whom an investigation of 
     alleged maltreatment resulted in a determination of 
     substantiated abuse or neglect, the number for whom a report 
     of maltreatment was unsubstantiated, and the number for whom 
     a report of maltreatment was determined to be false.
       ``(C) The number of families that received preventive 
     services.
       ``(D) The number of infants abandoned during the year, the 
     number of such infants who were adopted, and the length of 
     time between abandonment and adoption.
       ``(E) The number of deaths of children resulting from child 
     abuse or neglect.
       ``(F) The number of deaths occurring while children were in 
     the custody of the State.
       ``(G) The number of children served by the State 
     independent living program.
       ``(H) Quantitative measurements demonstrating whether the 
     State is making progress toward the child protection goals 
     identified by the State.
       ``(I) The types of maltreatment suffered by victims of 
     child abuse and neglect.
       ``(J) The number of abused and neglected children receiving 
     services.
       ``(K) The average length of stay of children in out-of-home 
     care.
       ``(L) Other information as required by the Secretary and 
     agreed to by a majority of the States, including information 
     necessary to ensure that there is a smooth transition of data 
     from the Adoption and Foster Care Analysis and Reporting 
     Systems and the National Center on Abuse and Neglect Data 
     System to the data reporting system required under this 
     section.
       ``(3) Regulatory authority.--The Secretary shall define by 
     regulation the information required to be included in the 
     reports submitted under paragraphs (1) and (2).
       ``(c) Authority of States to Use Estimates.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State may comply with a requirement to 
     provide precise numerical information described in subsection 
     (b) by submitting an estimate which is obtained through the 
     use of scientifically acceptable sampling methods.
       ``(2) Secretarial review of sampling methods.--The 
     Secretary shall periodically review the sampling methods used 
     by a State to comply with a requirement to provide 
     information described in subsection (b). The Secretary may 
     require a State to revise the sampling methods so used if 
     such methods do not meet scientific standards.
       ``(d) Annual Report by the Secretary.--Within 6 months 
     after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary shall 
     prepare a report based on information provided by the States 
     for the fiscal year pursuant to subsection (b), and shall 
     make the report and such information available to the 
     Congress and the public.
       ``(e) Scope of State Program Funded Under This Act.--As 
     used in subsection (b), the term `State program funded under 
     this Act' includes any equivalent State program.
     ``TITLE II--RESEARCH, DEMONSTRATIONS, TRAINING, AND TECHNICAL 
                               ASSISTANCE

     ``SEC. 201. RESEARCH GRANTS.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary, in consultation with 
     appropriate Federal officials and recognized experts in the 
     field, shall award grants or contracts for the conduct of 
     research in accordance with subsection (b).
       ``(b) Research.--Research projects to be conducted using 
     amounts received under this section--
       ``(1) shall be designed to provide information to better 
     protect children from abuse or neglect and to improve the 
     well being of abused or neglected children, with at least a 
     portion of any such research conducted under a project being 
     field initiated;
       ``(2) shall at a minimum, focus on--
       ``(A) the nature and scope of child abuse and neglect;
       ``(B) the causes, prevention, assessment, identification, 
     treatment, cultural and socio-economic distinctions, and the 
     consequences of child abuse and neglect;
       ``(C) appropriate, effective and culturally sensitive 
     investigative, administrative, and judicial procedures with 
     respect to cases of child abuse; and
       ``(D) the national incidence of child abuse and neglect, 
     including--
       ``(i) the extent to which incidents of child abuse are 
     increasing or decreasing in number and severity;
       ``(ii) the incidence of substantiated and unsubstantiated 
     reported child abuse cases;
       ``(iii) the number of substantiated cases that result in a 
     judicial finding of child abuse or neglect or related 
     criminal court convictions;
       ``(iv) the extent to which the number of unsubstantiated, 
     unfounded and false reported cases of child abuse or neglect 
     have contributed to the inability of a State to respond 
     effectively to serious cases of child abuse or neglect;
       ``(v) the extent to which the lack of adequate resources 
     and the lack of adequate training of reporters have 
     contributed to the inability of a State to respond 
     effectively to serious cases of child abuse and neglect;
       ``(vi) the number of unsubstantiated, false, or unfounded 
     reports that have resulted in a child being placed in 
     substitute care, and the duration of such placement;
       ``(vii) the extent to which unsubstantiated reports return 
     as more serious cases of child abuse or neglect;
       ``(viii) the incidence and prevalence of physical, sexual, 
     and emotional abuse and physical and emotional neglect in 
     substitute care;
       ``(ix) the incidence and outcomes of abuse allegations 
     reported within the context of divorce, custody, or other 
     family court proceedings, and the interaction between this 
     venue and the child protective services system; and
       ``(x) the cases of children reunited with their families or 
     receiving family preservation services that result in 
     subsequent substantiated reports of child abuse and neglect, 
     including the death of the child; and
       ``(3) may include the appointment of an advisory board to--
       ``(A) provide recommendations on coordinating Federal, 
     State, and local child abuse and neglect activities at the 
     State level with similar activities at the State and local 
     level pertaining to family violence prevention;
       ``(B) consider specific modifications needed in State laws 
     and programs to reduce the number of unfounded or 
     unsubstantiated reports of child abuse or neglect while 
     enhancing the ability to identify and substantiate legitimate 
     cases of abuse or neglect which place a child in danger; and
       ``(C) provide recommendations for modifications needed to 
     facilitate coordinated national and Statewide data collection 
     with respect to child protection and child welfare.

     ``SEC. 202. NATIONAL CLEARINGHOUSE FOR INFORMATION RELATING 
                   TO CHILD ABUSE.

       ``(a) Establishment.--The Secretary shall, through the 
     Department of Health and Human Services, or by one or more 
     contracts of not less than 3 years duration provided

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     through a competition, establish a national clearinghouse for 
     information relating to child abuse.
       ``(b) Functions.--The Secretary shall, through the 
     clearinghouse established by subsection (a)--
       ``(1) maintain, coordinate, and disseminate information on 
     all programs, including private programs, that show promise 
     of success with respect to the prevention, assessment, 
     identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect;
       ``(2) maintain and disseminate information relating to--
       ``(A) the incidence of cases of child abuse and neglect in 
     the United States;
       ``(B) the incidence of such cases in populations determined 
     by the Secretary under section 105(a)(1) of the Child Abuse 
     Prevention, Adoption, and Family Services Act of 1988 (as 
     such section was in effect on the day before the date of 
     enactment of this Act); and
       ``(C) the incidence of any such cases related to alcohol or 
     drug abuse;
       ``(3) disseminate information related to data collected and 
     reported by States pursuant to section 103;
       ``(4) compile, analyze, and publish a summary of the 
     research conducted under section 201; and
       ``(5) solicit public comment on the components of such 
     clearinghouse.

     ``SEC. 203. GRANTS FOR DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS.

       ``(a) Awarding of General Grants.--The Secretary may make 
     grants to, and enter into contracts with, public and 
     nonprofit private agencies or organizations (or combinations 
     of such agencies or organizations) for the purpose of 
     developing, implementing, and operating time limited, 
     demonstration programs and projects for the following 
     purposes:
       ``(1) Innovative programs and projects.--The Secretary may 
     award grants to public agencies that demonstrate innovation 
     in responding to reports of child abuse and neglect including 
     programs of collaborative partnerships between the State 
     child protective service agency, community social service 
     agencies and family support programs, schools, churches and 
     synagogues, and other community agencies to allow for the 
     establishment of a triage system that--
       ``(A) accepts, screens and assesses reports received to 
     determine which such reports require an intensive 
     intervention and which require voluntary referral to another 
     agency, program or project;
       ``(B) provides, either directly or through referral, a 
     variety of community-linked services to assist families in 
     preventing child abuse and neglect; and
       ``(C) provides further investigation and intensive 
     intervention where the child's safety is in jeopardy.
       ``(2) Kinship care programs and projects.--The Secretary 
     may award grants to public entities to assist such entities 
     in developing or implementing procedures using adult 
     relatives as the preferred placement for children removed 
     from their home, where such relatives are determined to be 
     capable of providing a safe nurturing environment for the 
     child and where, to the maximum extent practicable, such 
     relatives comply with relevant State child protection 
     standards.
       ``(3) Adoption opportunities.--The Secretary may award 
     grants to public entities to assist such entities in 
     developing or implementing programs to expand opportunities 
     for the adoption of children with special needs.
       ``(4) Family resource centers.--The Secretary may award 
     grants to public or nonprofit private entities to provide for 
     the establishment of family resource programs and support 
     services that--
       ``(A) develop, expand, and enhance Statewide networks of 
     community-based, prevention-focused centers, programs, or 
     services that provide comprehensive support for families;
       ``(B) promote the development of parental competencies and 
     capacities in order to increase family stability;
       ``(C) support the additional needs of families with 
     children with disabilities;
       ``(D) foster the development of a continuum of preventive 
     services for children and families through State and 
     community-based collaborations and partnerships (both public 
     and private); and
       ``(E) maximize funding for the financing, planning, 
     community mobilization, collaboration, assessment, 
     information and referral, start-up, training and technical 
     assistance, information management, reporting, and evaluation 
     costs for establishing, operating, or expanding a Statewide 
     network of community-based, prevention-focused family 
     resource and support services.
       ``(5) Other innovative programs.--The Secretary may award 
     grants to public or private nonprofit organizations to assist 
     such entities in developing or implementing innovative 
     programs and projects that show promise of preventing and 
     treating cases of child abuse and neglect (such as Parents 
     Anonymous).
       ``(b) Grants for Abandoned Infant Programs.--The Secretary 
     may award grants to public and nonprofit private entities to 
     assist such entities in developing or implementing 
     procedures--
       ``(1) to prevent the abandonment of infants and young 
     children, including the provision of services to members of 
     the natural family for any condition that increases the 
     probability of abandonment of an infant or young child;
       ``(2) to identify and address the needs of abandoned 
     infants and young children;
       ``(3) to assist abandoned infants and young children to 
     reside with their natural families or in foster care, as 
     appropriate;
       ``(4) to recruit, train, and retain foster families for 
     abandoned infants and young children;
       ``(5) to carry out residential care programs for abandoned 
     infants and young children who are unable to reside with 
     their families or to be placed in foster care;
       ``(6) to carry out programs of respite care for families 
     and foster families of infants and young children; and
       ``(7) to recruit and train health and social services 
     personnel to work with families, foster care families, and 
     residential care programs for abandoned infants and young 
     children.
       ``(c) Evaluation.--In making grants for demonstration 
     projects under this section, the Secretary shall require all 
     such projects to be evaluated for their effectiveness. 
     Funding for such evaluations shall be provided either as a 
     stated percentage of a demonstration grant or as a separate 
     grant entered into by the Secretary for the purpose of 
     evaluating a particular demonstration project or group of 
     projects.

     ``SEC. 204. TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE.

       ``(a) Child Abuse and Neglect.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide technical 
     assistance under this title to States to assist such States 
     in planning, improving, developing, and carrying out programs 
     and activities relating to the prevention, assessment 
     identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect.
       ``(2) Evaluation.--Technical assistance provided under 
     paragraph (1) may include an evaluation or identification 
     of--
       ``(A) various methods and procedures for the investigation, 
     assessment, and prosecution of child physical and sexual 
     abuse cases;
       ``(B) ways to mitigate psychological trauma to the child 
     victim; and
       ``(C) effective programs carried out by the States under 
     this Act.
       ``(b) Adoption Opportunities.--The Secretary shall provide, 
     directly or by grant to or contract with public or private 
     nonprofit agencies or organizations--
       ``(1) technical assistance and resource and referral 
     information to assist State or local governments with 
     termination of parental rights issues, in recruiting and 
     retaining adoptive families, in the successful placement of 
     children with special needs, and in the provision of pre- and 
     post-placement services, including post-legal adoption 
     services; and
       ``(2) other assistance to help State and local governments 
     replicate successful adoption-related projects from other 
     areas in the United States.

     ``SEC. 205. TRAINING RESOURCES.

       ``(a) Training Programs.--The Secretary may award grants to 
     public or private non-profit organizations--
       ``(1) for the training of professional and paraprofessional 
     personnel in the fields of medicine, law, education, law 
     enforcement, social work, and other relevant fields who are 
     engaged in, or intend to work in, the field of prevention, 
     identification, and treatment of child abuse and neglect, 
     including the links between domestic violence and child 
     abuse;
       ``(2) to provide culturally specific instruction in methods 
     of protecting children from child abuse and neglect to 
     children and to persons responsible for the welfare of 
     children, including parents of and persons who work with 
     children with disabilities; and
       ``(3) to improve the recruitment, selection, and training 
     of volunteers serving in private and public nonprofit 
     children, youth and family service organizations in order to 
     prevent child abuse and neglect through collaborative 
     analysis of current recruitment, selection, and training 
     programs and development of model programs for dissemination 
     and replication nationally.
       ``(b) Dissemination of Information.--The Secretary may 
     provide for and disseminate information relating to various 
     training resources available at the State and local level 
     to--
       ``(1) individuals who are engaged, or who intend to engage, 
     in the prevention, identification, assessment, and treatment 
     of child abuse and neglect; and
       ``(2) appropriate State and local officials, including 
     prosecutors, to assist in training law enforcement, legal, 
     judicial, medical, mental health, education, and child 
     welfare personnel in appropriate methods of interacting 
     during investigative, administrative, and judicial 
     proceedings with children who have been subjected to abuse.

     ``SEC. 206. APPLICATIONS AND AMOUNTS OF GRANTS.

       ``(a) Requirement of Application.--The Secretary may not 
     make a grant to a State or other entity under this title 
     unless--
       ``(1) an application for the grant is submitted to the 
     Secretary;
       ``(2) with respect to carrying out the purpose for which 
     the grant is to be made, the application provides assurances 
     of compliance satisfactory to the Secretary; and
       ``(3) the application otherwise is in such form, is made in 
     such manner, and contains such agreements, assurances, and 
     information as the Secretary determines to be necessary to 
     carry out this title.
       ``(b) Amount of Grant.--The Secretary shall determined the 
     amount of a grant to be awarded under this title.

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     ``SEC. 207. PEER REVIEW FOR GRANTS.

       ``(a) Establishment of Peer Review Process.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall, in consultation 
     with experts in the field and other Federal agencies, 
     establish a formal, rigorous, and meritorious peer review 
     process for purposes of evaluating and reviewing applications 
     for grants under this title and determining the relative 
     merits of the projects for which such assistance is 
     requested. The purpose of this process is to enhance the 
     quality and usefulness of research in the field of child 
     abuse and neglect.
       ``(2) Requirements for members.--In establishing the 
     process required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall 
     appoint to the peer review panels only members who are 
     experts in the field of child abuse and neglect or related 
     disciplines, with appropriate expertise in the application to 
     be reviewed, and who are not individuals who are officers or 
     employees of the Administration for Children and Families. 
     The panels shall meet as often as is necessary to facilitate 
     the expeditious review of applications for grants and 
     contracts under this title, but may not meet less than once a 
     year. The Secretary shall ensure that the peer review panel 
     utilizes scientifically valid review criteria and scoring 
     guidelines for review committees.
       ``(b) Review of Applications for Assistance.--Each peer 
     review panel established under subsection (a)(1) that reviews 
     any application for a grant shall--
       ``(1) determine and evaluate the merit of each project 
     described in such application;
       ``(2) rank such application with respect to all other 
     applications it reviews in the same priority area for the 
     fiscal year involved, according to the relative merit of all 
     of the projects that are described in such application and 
     for which financial assistance is requested; and
       ``(3) make recommendations to the Secretary concerning 
     whether the application for the project shall be approved.

     The Secretary shall award grants under this title on the 
     basis of competitive review.
       ``(c) Notice of Approval.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide grants under 
     this title from among the projects which the peer review 
     panels established under subsection (a)(1) have determined to 
     have merit.
       ``(2) Requirement of explanation.--In the instance in which 
     the Secretary approves an application for a program under 
     this title without having approved all applications ranked 
     above such application, the Secretary shall append to the 
     approved application a detailed explanation of the reasons 
     relied on for approving the application and for failing to 
     approve each pending application that is superior in merit.

     ``SEC. 208. NATIONAL RANDOM SAMPLE STUDY OF CHILD WELFARE.

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall conduct a national 
     study based on random samples of children who are at risk of 
     child abuse or neglect, or are determined by States to have 
     been abused or neglected, and such other research as may be 
     necessary.
       ``(b) Requirements.--The study required by subsection (a) 
     shall--
       ``(1) have a longitudinal component; and
       ``(2) yield data reliable at the State level for as many 
     States as the Secretary determines is feasible.
       ``(c) Preferred Contents.--In conducting the study required 
     by subsection (a), the Secretary should--
       ``(1) collect data on the child protection programs of 
     different small States or (different groups of such States) 
     in different years to yield an occasional picture of the 
     child protection programs of such States;
       ``(2) carefully consider selecting the sample from cases of 
     confirmed abuse or neglect; and
       ``(3) follow each case for several years while obtaining 
     information on, among other things--
       ``(A) the type of abuse or neglect involved;
       ``(B) the frequency of contact with State or local 
     agencies;
       ``(C) whether the child involved has been separated from 
     the family, and, if so, under what circumstances;
       ``(D) the number, type, and characteristics of out-of-home 
     placements of the child; and
       ``(E) the average duration of each placement.
       ``(d) Reports.--
       ``(1) In general.--From time to time, the Secretary shall 
     prepare reports summarizing the results of the study required 
     by subsection (a).
       ``(2) Availability.--The Secretary shall make available to 
     the public any report prepared under paragraph (1), in 
     writing or in the form of an electronic data tape.
       ``(3) Authority to charge fee.--The Secretary may charge 
     and collect a fee for the furnishing of reports under 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(4) Funding.--The Secretary shall carry out this section 
     using amounts made available under section 428 of the Social 
     Security Act.
                    ``TITLE III--GENERAL PROVISIONS

     ``SEC. 301. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``(a) Title I.--There are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out title I, $230,000,000 for fiscal year 1996, and 
     such sums as may be necessary for each of the fiscal years 
     1997 through 2002.
       ``(b) Title II.--
       ``(1) In general.--Of the amount appropriated under 
     subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make 
     available 12 percent of such amount to carry out title II 
     (except for sections 203 and 208).
       ``(2) Grants for demonstration projects.--Of the amount 
     made available under paragraph (1) for a fiscal year, the 
     Secretary shall make available not less than 40 percent of 
     such amount to carry out section 203.
       ``(c) Indian Tribes.--Of the amount appropriated under 
     subsection (a) for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall make 
     available 1 percent of such amount to provide grants and 
     contracts to Indian tribes and Tribal Organizations.
       ``(d) Availability of Appropriations.--Amounts appropriated 
     under subsection (a) shall remain available until expended.

     ``SEC. 302. GRANTS TO STATES FOR PROGRAMS RELATING TO THE 
                   INVESTIGATION AND PROSECUTION OF CHILD ABUSE 
                   AND NEGLECT CASES.

       ``(a) Grants to States.--The Secretary, in consultation 
     with the Attorney General, is authorized to make grants to 
     the States for the purpose of assisting States in developing, 
     establishing, and operating programs designed to improve--
       ``(1) the handling of child abuse and neglect cases, 
     particularly cases of child sexual abuse and exploitation, in 
     a manner which limits additional trauma to the child victim;
       ``(2) the handling of cases of suspected child abuse or 
     neglect related fatalities; and
       ``(3) the investigation and prosecution of cases of child 
     abuse and neglect, particularly child sexual abuse and 
     exploitation.
       ``(b) Eligibility Requirements.--In order for a State to 
     qualify for assistance under this section, such State shall--
       ``(1) be an eligible State under section 102;
       ``(2) establish a task force as provided in subsection (c);
       ``(3) fulfill the requirements of subsection (d);
       ``(4) submit annually an application to the Secretary at 
     such time and containing such information and assurances as 
     the Secretary considers necessary, including an assurance 
     that the State will--
       ``(A) make such reports to the Secretary as may reasonably 
     be required; and
       ``(B) maintain and provide access to records relating to 
     activities under subsection (a); and
       ``(5) submit annually to the Secretary a report on the 
     manner in which assistance received under this program was 
     expended throughout the State, with particular attention 
     focused on the areas described in paragraphs (1) through (3) 
     of subsection (a).
       ``(c) State Task Forces.--
       ``(1) General rule.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), a 
     State requesting assistance under this section shall 
     establish or designate, and maintain, a State 
     multidisciplinary task force on children's justice (hereafter 
     in this section referred to as `State task force') composed 
     of professionals with knowledge and experience relating to 
     the criminal justice system and issues of child physical 
     abuse, child neglect, child sexual abuse and exploitation, 
     and child maltreatment related fatalities. The State task 
     force shall include--
       ``(A) individuals representing the law enforcement 
     community;
       ``(B) judges and attorneys involved in both civil and 
     criminal court proceedings related to child abuse and neglect 
     (including individuals involved with the defense as well as 
     the prosecution of such cases);
       ``(C) child advocates, including both attorneys for 
     children and, where such programs are in operation, court 
     appointed special advocates;
       ``(D) health and mental health professionals;
       ``(E) individuals representing child protective service 
     agencies;
       ``(F) individuals experienced in working with children with 
     disabilities;
       ``(G) parents; and
       ``(H) representatives of parents' groups.
       ``(2) Existing task force.--As determined by the Secretary, 
     a State commission or task force established after January 1, 
     1983, with substantially comparable membership and functions, 
     may be considered the State task force for purposes of this 
     subsection.
       ``(d) State Task Force Study.--Before a State receives 
     assistance under this section, and at 3 year intervals 
     thereafter, the State task force shall comprehensively--
       ``(1) review and evaluate State investigative, 
     administrative and both civil and criminal judicial handling 
     of cases of child abuse and neglect, particularly child 
     sexual abuse and exploitation, as well as cases involving 
     suspected child maltreatment related fatalities and cases 
     involving a potential combination of jurisdictions, such as 
     interstate, Federal-State, and State-Tribal; and
       ``(2) make policy and training recommendations in each of 
     the categories described in subsection (e).

     The task force may make such other comments and 
     recommendations as are considered relevant and useful.
       ``(e) Adoption of State Task Force Recommendations.--
       ``(1) General rule.--Subject to the provisions of paragraph 
     (2), before a State receives assistance under this section, a 
     State shall adopt recommendations of the State task force in 
     each of the following categories--
       ``(A) investigative, administrative, and judicial handling 
     of cases of child abuse and neglect, particularly child 
     sexual abuse and exploitation, as well as cases involving 
     suspected child maltreatment related fatalities and cases 
     involving a potential combination of jurisdictions, such as 
     interstate, Federal-State, and State-Tribal, in a manner 
     which

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     reduces the additional trauma to the child victim and the 
     victim's family and which also ensures procedural fairness to 
     the accused;
       ``(B) experimental, model and demonstration programs for 
     testing innovative approaches and techniques which may 
     improve the prompt and successful resolution of civil and 
     criminal court proceedings or enhance the effectiveness of 
     judicial and administrative action in child abuse and neglect 
     cases, particularly child sexual abuse and exploitation 
     cases, including the enhancement of performance of court-
     appointed attorneys and guardians ad litem for children; and
       ``(C) reform of State laws, ordinances, regulations, 
     protocols and procedures to provide comprehensive protection 
     for children from abuse, particularly child sexual abuse and 
     exploitation, while ensuring fairness to all affected 
     persons.
       ``(2) Exemption.--As determined by the Secretary, a State 
     shall be considered to be in fulfillment of the requirements 
     of this subsection if--
       ``(A) the State adopts an alternative to the 
     recommendations of the State task force, which carries out 
     the purpose of this section, in each of the categories under 
     paragraph (1) for which the State task force's 
     recommendations are not adopted; or
       ``(B) the State is making substantial progress toward 
     adopting recommendations of the State task force or a 
     comparable alternative to such recommendations.
       ``(f) Funds Available.--For grants under this section, the 
     Secretary shall use the amount authorized by section 1404A of 
     the Victims of Crime Act of 1984.

     ``SEC. 303. TRANSITIONAL PROVISION.

       ``A State or other entity that has a grant, contract, or 
     cooperative agreement in effect, on the date of enactment of 
     this Act, under the Family Resource and Support Program, the 
     Community-Based Family Resource Program, the Family Support 
     Center Program, the Emergency Child Abuse Prevention Grant 
     Program, or the Temporary Child Care for Children with 
     Disabilities and Crisis Nurseries Programs shall continue to 
     receive funds under such grant, contract, or cooperative 
     agreement, subject to the original terms under which such 
     funds were provided, through the end of the applicable grant, 
     contract, or agreement cycle.

     ``SEC. 304. RULE OF CONSTRUCTION.

       ``(a) In General.--Nothing in this Act, or in part B of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act, shall be construed--
       ``(1) as establishing a Federal requirement that a parent 
     or legal guardian provide a child any medical service or 
     treatment against the religious beliefs of the parent or 
     legal guardian; and
       ``(2) to require that a State find, or to prohibit a State 
     from finding, abuse or neglect in cases in which a parent or 
     legal guardian relies solely or partially upon spiritual 
     means rather than medical treatment, in accordance with the 
     religious beliefs of the parent or legal guardian.
       ``(b) State Requirement.--Notwithstanding subsection (a), a 
     State shall have in place authority under State law to permit 
     the child protective service system of the State to pursue 
     any legal remedies, including the authority to initiate legal 
     proceedings in a court of competent jurisdiction, to provide 
     medical care or treatment for a child when such care or 
     treatment is necessary to prevent or remedy serious harm to 
     the child, or to prevent the withholding of medically 
     indicated treatment from children with life threatening 
     conditions. Except with respect to the withholding of 
     medically indicated treatments from disabled infants with 
     life threatening conditions, case by case determinations 
     concerning the exercise of the authority of this subsection 
     shall be within the sole discretion of the State.

     ``SEC. 305. REMOVAL OF BARRIERS TO INTERETHNIC ADOPTION.

       ``(a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to decrease 
     the length of time that children wait to be adopted and to 
     prevent discrimination in the placement of children on the 
     basis of race, color, or national origin.
       ``(b) Multiethnic Placements.--
       ``(1) Prohibition.--A State or other entity that receives 
     funds from the Federal Government and is involved in adoption 
     or foster care placements may not--
       ``(A) deny to any person the opportunity to become an 
     adoptive or a foster parent, on the basis of the race, color, 
     or national origin of the person, or of the child, involved; 
     or
       ``(B) delay or deny the placement of a child for adoption 
     or into foster care, or otherwise discriminate in making a 
     placement decision, on the basis of the race, color, or 
     national origin of the adoptive or foster parent, or the 
     child, involved.
       ``(2) Penalties.--
       ``(A) State violators.--
       ``(i) In general.--If the Secretary determines that a State 
     is in violation of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall notify 
     the State of such violation. The State shall have 90 days 
     from the date on which such notice is received to correct 
     such violation. During such 90-day period, the Secretary 
     shall provide technical assistance to the State to assist 
     such State in complying with the requirements of paragraph 
     (1).
       ``(ii) Failure to comply.--If after the expiration of the 
     90-day period described in clause (i) the Secretary 
     determines that the State continues to be in violation of 
     paragraph (1), the Secretary shall reduce the amount due to 
     the State for the succeeding fiscal year under the block 
     grant program under part B of title IV of the Social Security 
     Act by 10 percent.
       ``(B) Private violators.--Any other entity that violates 
     paragraph (1) during a period shall remit to the Secretary 
     all funds that were paid to the entity during the period by a 
     State from funds provided under this part.
       ``(3) Private cause of action.--
       ``(A) In general.--Any individual who is aggrieved by a 
     violation of paragraph (1) by a State or other entity may 
     bring an action seeking relief in any United States district 
     court.
       ``(B) Statute of limitations.--An action under this 
     paragraph may not be brought more than 2 years after the date 
     the alleged violation occurred.''.

     SEC. 752. REAUTHORIZATIONS.

       (a) Missing Children's Assistance Act.--Section 408 of the 
     Missing Children's Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 5777) is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``To'' and inserting ``(a) In General.--''
       (2) by striking ``and 1996'' and inserting ``1996, and 
     1997''; and
       (3) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     subsection:
       ``(b) Evaluation.--The Administrator shall use not more 
     than 5 percent of the amount appropriated for a fiscal year 
     under subsection (a) to conduct an evaluation of the 
     effectiveness of the programs and activities established and 
     operated under this title.''.
       (b) Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990.--Section 214B of 
     the Victims of Child Abuse Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 13004) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``and 1996'' and 
     inserting ``1996, and 1997''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)(2), by striking ``and 1996'' and 
     inserting ``1996 and 1997''.

     SEC. 753. REPEALS.

       (a) In General.--The following provisions of law are 
     repealed:
       (1) Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment 
     and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 (42 U.S.C. 5111 et seq.).
       (2) The Abandoned Infants Assistance Act of 1988 (42 U.S.C. 
     670 note).
       (3) The Temporary Child Care for Children with Disabilities 
     and Crisis Nurseries Act of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 5117 et seq.).
       (4) Section 553 of the Howard M. Metzenbaum Multiethnic 
     Placement Act of 1994 (42 U.S.C. 5115a).
       (5) Subtitle F of title VII of the Stewart B. McKinney 
     Homeless Assistance Act (42 U.S.C. 11481 et seq.).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Recommended legislation.--After consultation with the 
     appropriate committees of the Congress and the Director of 
     the Office of Management and Budget, the Secretary of Health 
     and Human Services shall prepare and submit to the Congress a 
     legislative proposal in the form of an implementing bill 
     containing technical and conforming amendments to reflect the 
     repeals made by this section.
       (2) Submission to congress.--Not later than 6 months after 
     the date of enactment of this chapter, the Secretary of 
     Health and Human Services shall submit the implementing bill 
     referred to under paragraph (1).
                         TITLE VIII--CHILD CARE

     SEC. 801. SHORT TITLE AND REFERENCES.

       (a) Short Title.--This title may be cited as the ``Child 
     Care and Development Block Grant Amendments of 1995''.
       (b) References.--Except as otherwise expressly provided, 
     whenever in this title an amendment or repeal is expressed in 
     terms of an amendment to, or repeal of, a section or other 
     provision, the reference shall be considered to be made to a 
     section or other provision of the Child Care and Development 
     Block Grant Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 9858 et seq.).

     SEC. 802. GOALS.

       (a) Goals.--Section 658A (42 U.S.C. 9801 note) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by inserting ``and goals'' after 
     ``title'';
       (2) by inserting ``(a) Short Title.--'' before ``This''; 
     and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Goals.--The goals of this subchapter are--
       ``(1) to allow each State maximum flexibility in developing 
     child care programs and policies that best suit the needs of 
     children and parents within such State;
       ``(2) to promote parental choice to empower working parents 
     to make their own decisions on the child care that best suits 
     their family's needs;
       ``(3) to encourage States to provide consumer education 
     information to help parents make informed choices about child 
     care;
       ``(4) to assist States to provide child care to parents 
     trying to achieve independence from public assistance; and
       ``(5) to assist States in implementing the health, safety, 
     licensing, and registration standards established in State 
     regulations.''.

     SEC. 803. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS AND ENTITLEMENT 
                   AUTHORITY.

       (a) In General.--Section 658B (42 U.S.C. 9858) is amended 
     to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 658B. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

       ``There is authorized to be appropriated to carry out this 
     subchapter $1,000,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1996 
     through 2002.''.
       (b) Social Security Act.--Part A of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act (as amended by section 103) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating section 418 as section 419; and
       (2) by inserting after section 417, the following new 
     section:

     ``SEC. 418. FUNDING FOR CHILD CARE.

       ``(a) General Child Care Entitlement.--
       ``(1) General entitlement.--Subject to the amount 
     appropriated under paragraph

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     (3), each State shall, for the purpose of providing child 
     care assistance, be entitled to payments under a grant under 
     this subsection for a fiscal year in an amount equal to--
       ``(A) the sum of the total amount required to be paid to 
     the State under former section 403 for fiscal year 1994 with 
     respect to amounts expended for child care under section--
       ``(i) 402(g) of this Act (as such section was in effect 
     before October 1, 1995); and
       ``(ii) 403(i) of this Act (as so in effect); or
       ``(B) the average of the total amounts required to be paid 
     to the State for fiscal years 1992 through 1994 under the 
     sections referred to in subparagraph (A);

     whichever is greater.
       ``(2) Remainder.--
       ``(A) Grants.--The Secretary shall use any amounts 
     appropriated for a fiscal year under paragraph (3), and 
     remaining after the reservation described in paragraph (5) 
     and after grants are awarded under paragraph (1), to make 
     grants to States under this paragraph.
       ``(B) Amount.--Subject to subparagraph (C), the amount of a 
     grant awarded to a State for a fiscal year under this 
     paragraph shall be based on the formula used for determining 
     the amount of Federal payments to the State under section 
     403(n) (as such section was in effect before October 1, 
     1995).
       ``(C) Matching requirement.--The Secretary shall pay to 
     each eligible State in a fiscal year an amount, under a grant 
     under subparagraph (A), equal to the Federal medical 
     assistance percentage for such State for fiscal year 1994 (as 
     defined in section 1905(b)) of so much of the expenditures by 
     the State for child care in such year as exceed the State 
     set-aside for such State under subparagraph (A) for such year 
     and the amount of State expenditures in fiscal year 1994 that 
     equal the non-Federal share for the programs described in 
     subparagraphs (A), (B) and (C) of paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Appropriation.--There are authorized to be 
     appropriated, and there are appropriated, to carry out this 
     section--
       ``(A) $1,300,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(B) $1,400,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(C) $1,500,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(D) $1,700,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(E) $1,900,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
       ``(F) $2,050,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       ``(4) Redistribution.--With respect to any fiscal year, if 
     the Secretary determines that amounts under any grant awarded 
     to a State under this subsection for such fiscal year will 
     not be used by such State for carrying out the purpose for 
     which the grant is made, the Secretary shall make such 
     amounts available for carrying out such purpose to 1 or more 
     other States which apply for such funds to the extent the 
     Secretary determines that such other States will be able to 
     use such additional amounts for carrying out such purpose. 
     Such available amounts shall be redistributed to a State 
     pursuant to section 402(i) (as such section was in effect 
     before October 1, 1995) by substituting `the number of 
     children residing in all States applying for such funds' for 
     `the number of children residing in the United States in the 
     second preceding fiscal year'. Any amount made available to a 
     State from an appropriation for a fiscal year in accordance 
     with the preceding sentence shall, for purposes of this part, 
     be regarded as part of such State's payment (as determined 
     under this subsection) for such year.
       ``(5) Indian tribes.--The Secretary shall reserve not more 
     than 1 percent of the aggregate amount appropriated to carry 
     out this section in each fiscal year for payments to Indian 
     tribes and tribal organizations.
       ``(b) Use of funds.--
       ``(1) In general.--Amounts received by a State under this 
     section shall only be used to provide child care assistance.
       ``(2) Use for certain populations.--A State shall ensure 
     that not less than 70 percent of the total amount of funds 
     received by the State in a fiscal year under this section are 
     used to provide child care assistance to families who are 
     receiving assistance under a State program under this part, 
     families who are attempting through work activities to 
     transition off of such assistance program, and families who 
     are at risk of becoming dependent on such assistance program.
       ``(c) Application of Child Care and Development Block Grant 
     Act of 1990.--Notwithstanding any other provision of law, 
     amounts provided to a State under this section shall be 
     transferred to the lead agency under the Child Care and 
     Development Block Grant Act of 1990, integrated by the State 
     into the programs established by the State under such Act, 
     and be subject to requirements and limitations of such Act.
       ``(d) Definition.--As used in this section, the term 
     `State' means each of the 50 States or the District of 
     Columbia.''.

     SEC. 804. LEAD AGENCY.

       Section 658D(b) (42 U.S.C. 9858b(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``State'' the first 
     place that such appears and inserting ``governmental or 
     nongovernmental''; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C), by inserting ``with sufficient 
     time and Statewide distribution of the notice of such 
     hearing,'' after ``hearing in the State''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the second sentence.

     SEC. 805. APPLICATION AND PLAN.

       Section 658E (42 U.S.C. 9858c) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) by striking ``implemented--'' and all that follows 
     through ``(2)'' and inserting ``implemented''; and
       (B) by striking ``for subsequent State plans'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (2)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A)--

       (I) in clause (i) by striking ``, other than through 
     assistance provided under paragraph (3)(C),''; and
       (II) by striking ``except'' and all that follows through 
     ``1992'', and inserting ``and provide a detailed description 
     of the procedures the State will implement to carry out the 
     requirements of this subparagraph'';

       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``Provide assurances'' and inserting 
     ``Certify''; and
       (II) by inserting before the period at the end ``and 
     provide a detailed description of such procedures'';

       (iii) in subparagraph (C)--

       (I) by striking ``Provide assurances'' and inserting 
     ``Certify''; and
       (II) by inserting before the period at the end ``and 
     provide a detailed description of how such record is 
     maintained and is made available'';

       (iv) by amending subparagraph (D) to read as follows:
       ``(D) Consumer education information.--Certify that the 
     State will collect and disseminate to parents of eligible 
     children and the general public, consumer education 
     information that will promote informed child care choices.'';
       (v) in subparagraph (E), to read as follows:
       ``(E) Compliance with state licensing requirements.--
       ``(i) In general.--Certify that the State has in effect 
     licensing requirements applicable to child care services 
     provided within the State, and provide a detailed description 
     of such requirements and of how such requirements are 
     effectively enforced. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall 
     be construed to require that licensing requirements be 
     applied to specific types of providers of child care 
     services.
       ``(ii) Indian tribes and tribal organizations.--In lieu of 
     any licensing and regulatory requirements applicable under 
     State and local law, the Secretary, in consultation with 
     Indian tribes and tribal organizations, shall develop minimum 
     child care standards (that appropriately reflect tribal needs 
     and available resources) that shall be applicable to Indian 
     tribes and tribal organization receiving assistance under 
     this subchapter.'';
       (vi) by striking subparagraph (F);
       (vii) in subparagraph (G)--

       (I) by redesignating such subparagraph as subparagraph (F);
       (II) by striking ``Provide assurances'' and inserting 
     ``Certify''; and
       (III) by striking ``as described in subparagraph (F)''; and

       (viii) by striking subparagraphs (H), (I), and (J) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(G) Meeting the needs of certain populations.--
     Demonstrate the manner in which the State will meet the 
     specific child care needs of families who are receiving 
     assistance under a State program under part A of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act, families who are attempting through 
     work activities to transition off of such assistance program, 
     and families who are at risk of becoming dependent on such 
     assistance program.'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(B) and (C)'' and 
     inserting ``(B) through (D)'';
       (ii) in subparagraph (B)--

       (I) by striking ``.--Subject to the reservation contained 
     in subparagraph (C), the'' and inserting ``and related 
     activities.--The'';
       (II) in clause (i) by striking ``; and'' at the end and 
     inserting a period;
       (III) by striking ``for--'' and all that follows through 
     ``section 658E(c)(2)(A)'' and inserting ``for child care 
     services on sliding fee scale basis, activities that improve 
     the quality or availability of such services, and any other 
     activity that the State deems appropriate to realize any of 
     the goals specified in paragraphs (2) through (5) of section 
     658A(b)''; and
       (IV) by striking clause (ii);

       (iii) by amending subparagraph (C) to read as follows:
       ``(C) Limitation on administrative costs.--Not more than 3 
     percent of the aggregate amount of funds available to the 
     State to carry out this subchapter by a State in each fiscal 
     year may be expended for administrative costs incurred by 
     such State to carry out all of its functions and duties under 
     this subchapter. As used in the preceding sentence, the term 
     `administrative costs' shall not include the costs of 
     providing direct services.''; and
       (iv) by adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(D) Assistance for certain families.--A State shall 
     ensure that a substantial portion of the amounts available 
     (after the State has complied with the requirement of section 
     418(b)(2) of the Social Security Act with respect to each of 
     the fiscal years 1997 through 2002) to the State to carry out 
     activities this subchapter in each fiscal year is used to 
     provide assistance to low-income working families other than 
     families described in paragraph (2)(F).''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4)(A)--
       (i) by striking ``provide assurances'' and inserting 
     ``certify'';
       (ii) in the first sentence by inserting ``and shall provide 
     a summary of the facts relied on by the State to determine 
     that such rates are sufficient to ensure such access'' before 
     the period; and

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       (iii) by striking the last sentence.

     SEC. 806. LIMITATION ON STATE ALLOTMENTS.

       Section 658F(b) (42 U.S.C. 9858d(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``No'' and inserting 
     ``Except as provided for in section 658O(c)(6), no''; and
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking ``referred to in section 
     658E(c)(2)(F)''.

     SEC. 807. ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE.

       Section 658G (42 U.S.C. 9858e) is amended to read as 
     follows:

     ``SEC. 658G. ACTIVITIES TO IMPROVE THE QUALITY OF CHILD CARE.

       ``A State that receives funds to carry out this subchapter 
     for a fiscal year, shall use not less than 3 percent of the 
     amount of such funds for activities that are designed to 
     provide comprehensive consumer education to parents and the 
     public, activities that increase parental choice, and 
     activities designed to improve the quality and availability 
     of child care (such as resource and referral services).''.

     SEC. 808. REPEAL OF EARLY CHILDHOOD DEVELOPMENT AND BEFORE- 
                   AND AFTER-SCHOOL CARE REQUIREMENT.

       Section 658H (42 U.S.C. 9858f) is repealed.

     SEC. 809. ADMINISTRATION AND ENFORCEMENT.

       Section 658I(b) (42 U.S.C. 9858g(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``, and shall have'' and 
     all that follows through ``(2)''; and
       (2) in the matter following clause (ii) of paragraph 
     (2)(A), by striking ``finding and that'' and all that follows 
     through the period and inserting ``finding and shall require 
     that the State reimburse the Secretary for any funds that 
     were improperly expended for purposes prohibited or not 
     authorized by this subchapter, that the Secretary deduct from 
     the administrative portion of the State allotment for the 
     following fiscal year an amount that is less than or equal to 
     any improperly expended funds, or a combination of such 
     options.''.

     SEC. 810. PAYMENTS.

       Section 658J(c) (42 U.S.C. 9858h(c)) is amended by striking 
     ``expended'' and inserting ``obligated''.

     SEC. 811. ANNUAL REPORT AND AUDITS.

       Section 658K (42 U.S.C. 9858i) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading by striking ``annual report'' 
     and inserting ``reports'';
       (2) in subsection (a), to read as follows:
       ``(a) Reports.--
       ``(1) Collection of information by states.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State that receives funds to carry out 
     this subchapter shall collect the information described in 
     subparagraph (B) on a monthly basis.
       ``(B) Required information.--The information required under 
     this subparagraph shall include, with respect to a family 
     unit receiving assistance under this subchapter information 
     concerning--
       ``(i) family income;
       ``(ii) county of residence;
       ``(iii) the gender, race, and age of children receiving 
     such assistance;
       ``(iv) whether the family includes only 1 parent;
       ``(v) the sources of family income, including the amount 
     obtained from (and separately identified)--

       ``(I) employment, including self-employment;
       ``(II) cash or other assistance under part A of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act;
       ``(III) housing assistance;
       ``(IV) assistance under the Food Stamp Act of 1977; and
       ``(V) other assistance programs;

       ``(vi) the number of months the family has received 
     benefits;
       ``(vii) the type of child care in which the child was 
     enrolled (such as family child care, home care, or center-
     based child care);
       ``(viii) whether the child care provider involved was a 
     relative;
       ``(ix) the cost of child care for such families; and
       ``(x) the average hours per week of such care;

     during the period for which such information is required to 
     be submitted.
       ``(C) Submission to secretary.--A State described in 
     subparagraph (A) shall, on a quarterly basis, submit the 
     information required to be collected under subparagraph (B) 
     to the Secretary.
       ``(D) Sampling.--The Secretary may disapprove the 
     information collected by a State under this paragraph if the 
     State uses sampling methods to collect such information.
       ``(2) Biannual reports.--Not later than December 31, 1997, 
     and every 6 months thereafter, a State described in paragraph 
     (1)(A) shall prepare and submit to the Secretary a report 
     that includes aggregate data concerning--
       ``(A) the number of child care providers that received 
     funding under this subchapter as separately identified based 
     on the types of providers listed in section 658P(5);
       ``(B) the monthly cost of child care services, and the 
     portion of such cost that is paid for with assistance 
     provided under this subchapter, listed by the type of child 
     care services provided;
       ``(C) the number of payments made by the State through 
     vouchers, contracts, cash, and disregards under public 
     benefit programs, listed by the type of child care services 
     provided;
       ``(D) the manner in which consumer education information 
     was provided to parents and the number of parents to whom 
     such information was provided; and
       ``(E) the total number (without duplication) of children 
     and families served under this subchapter;

     during the period for which such report is required to be 
     submitted.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1) by striking ``a application'' and 
     inserting ``an application'';
       (B) in paragraph (2) by striking ``any agency administering 
     activities that receive'' and inserting ``the State that 
     receives''; and
       (C) in paragraph (4) by striking ``entitles'' and inserting 
     ``entitled''.

     SEC. 812. REPORT BY THE SECRETARY.

       Section 658L (42 U.S.C. 9858j) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``1993'' and inserting ``1997'';
       (2) by striking ``annually'' and inserting ``biennially''; 
     and
       (3) by striking ``Education and Labor'' and inserting 
     ``Economic and Educational Opportunities''.

     SEC. 813. ALLOTMENTS.

       Section 658O (42 U.S.C. 9858m) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)--
       (A) in paragraph (1)
       (i) by striking ``Possessions'' and inserting 
     ``possessions'';
       (ii) by inserting ``and'' after ``States,''; and
       (iii) by striking ``, and the Trust Territory of the 
     Pacific Islands''; and
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking ``3 percent'' and 
     inserting ``1 percent'';
       (2) in subsection (c)--
       (A) in paragraph (5) by striking ``our'' and inserting 
     ``out''; and
       (B) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(6) Construction or Renovation of Facilities.--
       ``(A) Request for use of funds.--An Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization may submit to the Secretary a request to use 
     amounts provided under this subsection for construction or 
     renovation purposes.
       ``(B) Determination.--With respect to a request submitted 
     under subparagraph (A), and except as provided in 
     subparagraph (C), upon a determination by the Secretary that 
     adequate facilities are not otherwise available to an Indian 
     tribe or tribal organization to enable such tribe or 
     organization to carry out child care programs in accordance 
     with this subchapter, and that the lack of such facilities 
     will inhibit the operation of such programs in the future, 
     the Secretary may permit the tribe or organization to use 
     assistance provided under this subsection to make payments 
     for the construction or renovation of facilities that will be 
     used to carry out such programs.
       ``(C) Limitation.--The Secretary may not permit an Indian 
     tribe or tribal organization to use amounts provided under 
     this subsection for construction or renovation if such use 
     will result in a decrease in the level of child care services 
     provided by the tribe or organization as compared to the 
     level of such services provided by the tribe or organization 
     in the fiscal year preceding the year for which the 
     determination under subparagraph (A) is being made.
       ``(D) Uniform procedures.--The Secretary shall develop and 
     implement uniform procedures for the solicitation and 
     consideration of requests under this paragraph.''; and
       (3) in subsection (e), by adding at the end thereof the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(4) Indian tribes or tribal organizations.--Any portion 
     of a grant or contract made to an Indian tribe or tribal 
     organization under subsection (c) that the Secretary 
     determines is not being used in a manner consistent with the 
     provision of this subchapter in the period for which the 
     grant or contract is made available, shall be allotted by the 
     Secretary to other tribes or organizations that have 
     submitted applications under subsection (c) in accordance 
     with their respective needs.''.

     SEC. 814. DEFINITIONS.

       Section 658P (42 U.S.C. 9858n) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), in the first sentence by inserting 
     ``or as a deposit for child care services if such a deposit 
     is required of other children being cared for by the 
     provider'' after ``child care services''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (3);
       (3) in paragraph (4)(B), by striking ``75 percent'' and 
     inserting ``85 percent'';
       (4) in paragraph (5)(B)--
       (A) by inserting ``great grandchild, sibling (if such 
     provider lives in a separate residence),'' after 
     ``grandchild,'';
       (B) by striking ``is registered and''; and
       (C) by striking ``State'' and inserting ``applicable''.
       (5) by striking paragraph (10);
       (6) in paragraph (13)--
       (A) by inserting ``or'' after ``Samoa,''; and
       (B) by striking ``, and the Trust Territory of the Pacific 
     Islands'';
       (7) in paragraph (14)--
       (A) by striking ``The term'' and inserting the following:
       ``(A) In general.--The term''; and
       (B) by adding at the end thereof the following new 
     subparagraph:
       ``(B) Other organizations.--Such term includes a Native 
     Hawaiian Organization, as defined in section 4009(4) of the 
     Augustus F. Hawkins-Robert T. Stafford Elementary and 
     Secondary School Improvement Amendments of 1988 (20 U.S.C. 
     4909(4)) and a private nonprofit organization established for 
     the purpose of serving youth who are Indians or Native 
     Hawaiians.''.

     SEC. 815. REPEALS.

       (a) Child Development Associate Scholarship Assistance Act 
     of 1985.--Title VI of the Human Services Reauthorization Act 
     of 1986 (42 U.S.C. 10901-10905) is repealed.
       (b) State Dependent Care Development Grants Act.--
     Subchapter E of chapter 8 of

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     subtitle A of title VI of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 9871-9877) is repealed.
       (c) Programs of National Significance.--Title X of the 
     Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, as amended by 
     Public Law 103-382 (108 Stat. 3809 et seq.), is amended--
       (1) in section 10413(a) by striking paragraph (4),
       (2) in section 10963(b)(2) by striking subparagraph (G), 
     and
       (3) in section 10974(a)(6) by striking subparagraph (G).
       (d) Native Hawaiian Family-Based Education Centers.--
     Section 9205 of the Native Hawaiian Education Act (Public Law 
     103-382; 108 Stat. 3794) is repealed.

     SEC. 816. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       (a) In General.--Except as provided in subsection (b), this 
     title and the amendments made by this title shall take effect 
     on October 1, 1996.
       (b) Exception.--The amendment made by section 803(a) shall 
     take effect on the date of enactment of this Act.
                   TITLE IX--CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS
                 Subtitle A--National School Lunch Act

     SEC. 901. STATE DISBURSEMENT TO SCHOOLS.

       (a) In General.--Section 8 of the National School Lunch Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1757) is amended--
       (1) in the third sentence, by striking ``Nothing'' and all 
     that follows through ``educational agency to'' and inserting 
     ``The State educational agency may'';
       (2) by striking the fourth, fifth, and eighth sentences;
       (3) by redesignating the first through sixth sentences, as 
     amended by paragraph (1), as subsections (a) through (f), 
     respectively;
       (4) in subsection (b), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by 
     striking ``the preceding sentence'' and inserting 
     ``subsection (a)''; and
       (5) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by 
     striking ``Such food costs'' and inserting ``Use of funds 
     paid to States''.
       (b) Definition of Child.--Section 12(d) of the Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1760(d)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(9) `child' includes an individual, regardless of age, 
     who--
       ``(A) is determined by a State educational agency, in 
     accordance with regulations prescribed by the Secretary, to 
     have 1 or more mental or physical disabilities; and
       ``(B) is attending any institution, as defined in section 
     17(a), or any nonresidential public or nonprofit private 
     school of high school grade or under, for the purpose of 
     participating in a school program established for individuals 
     with mental or physical disabilities.

     No institution that is not otherwise eligible to participate 
     in the program under section 17 shall be considered eligible 
     because of this paragraph.''.

     SEC. 902. NUTRITIONAL AND OTHER PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS.

       (a) Nutritional Standards.--Section 9(a) of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1758(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``(2)(A) Lunches'' and inserting ``(2) 
     Lunches'';
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (C) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B), respectively;
       (2) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (4) as paragraph (3).
       (b) Eligibility Guidelines.--Section 9(b) of the Act is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (A); and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (C) as 
     subparagraphs (A) and (B), respectively;
       (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the third sentence; and
       (3) in paragraph (6), by striking ``paragraph (2)(C)'' and 
     inserting ``paragraph (2)(B)''.
       (c) Utilization of Agricultural Commodities.--Section 9(c) 
     of the Act is amended by striking the second, fourth, and 
     sixth sentences.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--The last sentence of section 
     9(d)(1) of the Act is amended by striking ``subsection 
     (b)(2)(C)'' and inserting ``subsection (b)(2)(B)''.
       (e) Nutritional Information.--Section 9(f) of the Act is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1);
       (2) by striking ``(2)'';
       (3) by redesignating subparagraphs (A) through (D) as 
     paragraphs (1) through (4), respectively;
       (4) by striking paragraph (1), as redesignated by paragraph 
     (3), and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Nutritional requirements.--Except as provided in 
     paragraph (2), not later than the first day of the 1996-1997 
     school year, schools that are participating in the school 
     lunch or school breakfast program shall serve lunches and 
     breakfasts under the program that--
       ``(A) are consistent with the goals of the most recent 
     Dietary Guidelines for Americans published under section 301 
     of the National Nutrition Monitoring and Related Research Act 
     of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341); and
       ``(B) provide, on the average over each week, at least--
       ``(i) with respect to school lunches, \1/3\ of the daily 
     recommended dietary allowance established by the Food and 
     Nutrition Board of the National Research Council of the 
     National Academy of Sciences; and
       ``(ii) with respect to school breakfasts, \1/4\ of the 
     daily recommended dietary allowance established by the Food 
     and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council of the 
     National Academy of Sciences.'';
       (5) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (3)--
       (A) by redesignating clauses (i) and (ii) as subparagraphs 
     (A) and (B), respectively; and
       (B) in subparagraph (A), as so redesignated, by 
     redesignating subclauses (I) and (II) as clauses (i) and 
     (ii), respectively; and
       (6) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (3), by 
     striking the first sentence and inserting the following: 
     ``Schools may use any reasonable approach to meet the 
     requirements of this paragraph, including any approach 
     described in paragraph (3).''.
       (f) Use of Resources.--Section 9 of the Act is amended by 
     striking subsection (h).

     SEC. 903. FREE AND REDUCED PRICE POLICY STATEMENT.

       Section 9(b)(2) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1758(b)(2)), as amended by section 902(b)(1), is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(C) Free and reduced price policy statement.--After the 
     initial submission, a school shall not be required to submit 
     a free and reduced price policy statement to a State 
     educational agency under this Act unless there is a 
     substantive change in the free and reduced price policy of 
     the school. A routine change in the policy of a school, such 
     as an annual adjustment of the income eligibility guidelines 
     for free and reduced price meals, shall not be sufficient 
     cause for requiring the school to submit a policy 
     statement.''.

     SEC. 904. SPECIAL ASSISTANCE.

       (a) Financing Based on Need.--Section 11(b) of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1759a(b)) is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence, by striking ``, within'' and 
     all that follows through ``all States,''; and
       (2) by striking the third sentence.
       (b) Applicability of Other Provisions.--Section 11 of the 
     Act is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (d);
       (2) in subsection (e)(2)--
       (A) by striking ``The'' and inserting ``On request of the 
     Secretary, the''; and
       (B) by striking ``each month''; and
       (3) by redesignating subsections (e) and (f), as so 
     amended, as subsections (d) and (e), respectively.

     SEC. 905. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS.

       (a) Accounts and Records.--Section 12(a) of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(a)) is amended by striking 
     ``at all times be available'' and inserting ``be available at 
     any reasonable time''.
       (b) Restriction on Requirements.--Section 12(c) of the Act 
     is amended by striking ``neither the Secretary nor the State 
     shall'' and inserting ``the Secretary shall not''.
       (c) Definitions.--Section 12(d) of the Act, as amended by 
     section 901(b), is further amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Trust Territory of 
     the Pacific Islands'' and inserting ``the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands'';
       (2) by striking paragraphs (3) and (4); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraphs (1), (2), and (5) through 
     (9) as paragraphs (6), (7), (3), (4), (2), (5), and (1), 
     respectively, and rearranging the paragraphs so as to appear 
     in numerical order.
       (d) Adjustments to National Average Payment Rates.--Section 
     12(f) of the Act is amended by striking ``the Trust Territory 
     of the Pacific Islands,''.
       (e) Expedited Rulemaking.--Section 12(k) of the Act is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (1), (2), and (5); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively.
       (f) Waiver.--Section 12(l) of the Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``(A)'';
       (B) in clause (iii), by adding ``and'' at the end;
       (C) in clause (iv), by striking the semicolon at the end 
     and inserting a period;
       (D) by striking clauses (v) through (vii);
       (E) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (F) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iv), as so 
     amended, as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively;
       (2) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) by striking ``(A)''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraphs (B) through (D);
       (3) in paragraph (4)--
       (A) in the matter preceding subparagraph (A), by striking 
     ``of any requirement relating'' and inserting ``that 
     increases Federal costs or that relates'';
       (B) by striking subparagraphs (B), (D), (F), (H), (J), (K), 
     and (L);
       (C) by redesignating subparagraphs (C), (E), (G), (I), (M), 
     and (N) as subparagraphs (B) through (G), respectively; and
       (D) in subparagraph (F), as redesignated by subparagraph 
     (C), by striking ``and'' at the end and inserting ``or''; and
       (4) in paragraph (6)--
       (A) by striking ``(A)(i)'' and all that follows through 
     ``(B)''; and
       (B) by redesignating clauses (i) through (iv) as 
     subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively.
       (g) Food and Nutrition Projects.--Section 12 of the Act is 
     amended by striking subsection (m).

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     SEC. 906. SUMMER FOOD SERVICE PROGRAM FOR CHILDREN.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--Section 13(a) of the 
     National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1761(a)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``initiate, 
     maintain, and expand'' and insert ``initiate and maintain''; 
     and
       (B) in subparagraph (E) of the second sentence, by striking 
     ``the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands,''; and
       (2) in paragraph (7)(A), by striking ``Except as provided 
     in subparagraph (C), private'' and inserting ``Private''.
       (b) Service Institutions.--Section 13(b) of the Act is 
     amended by striking ``(b)(1)'' and all that follows through 
     the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Service Institutions.--
       ``(1) Payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     paragraph, payments to service institutions shall equal the 
     full cost of food service operations (which cost shall 
     include the costs of obtaining, preparing, and serving food, 
     but shall not include administrative costs).
       ``(B) Maximum amounts.--Subject to subparagraph (C), 
     payments to any institution under subparagraph (A) shall not 
     exceed--
       ``(i) $1.82 for each lunch and supper served;
       ``(ii) $1.13 for each breakfast served; and
       ``(iii) 46 cents for each meal supplement served.
       ``(C) Adjustments.--Amounts specified in subparagraph (B) 
     shall be adjusted each January 1 to the nearest lower cent 
     increment in accordance with the changes for the 12-month 
     period ending the preceding November 30 in the series for 
     food away from home of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
     Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 
     Department of Labor. Each adjustment shall be based on the 
     unrounded adjustment for the prior 12-month period.''.
       (c) Administration of Service Institutions.--Section 
     13(b)(2) of the Act is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by striking ``four meals'' and 
     inserting ``3 meals, or 2 meals and 1 supplement,''; and
       (2) by striking the second sentence.
       (d) Reimbursements.--Section 13(c)(2) of the Act is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (A);
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) in the first sentence--
       (i) by striking ``, and such higher education 
     institutions,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``without application'' and inserting 
     ``upon showing residence in areas in which poor economic 
     conditions exist or on the basis of income eligibility 
     statements for children enrolled in the program''; and
       (B) by adding at the end the following: ``The higher 
     education institutions referred to in the preceding sentence 
     shall be eligible to participate in the program under this 
     paragraph without application.'';
       (3) in subparagraph (C)(ii), by striking ``severe need''; 
     and
       (4) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) through (E), as so 
     amended, as subparagraphs (A) through (D), respectively.
       (e) Advance Program Payments.--Section 13(e)(1) of the Act 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``institution: Provided, That (A) the'' and 
     inserting ``institution. The'';
       (2) by inserting ``(excluding a school)'' after ``any 
     service institution''; and
       (3) by striking ``responsibilities, and (B) no'' and 
     inserting ``responsibilities. No''.
       (f) Food Requirements.--Section 13(f) of the Act is 
     amended--
       (1) by redesignating the first through seventh sentences as 
     paragraphs (1) through (7), respectively;
       (2) by striking paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph 
     (1);
       (3) in paragraph (4), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by 
     striking ``the first sentence'' and inserting ``paragraph 
     (1)'';
       (4) in paragraph (6), as redesignated by paragraph (1), by 
     striking ``that bacteria levels'' and all that follows 
     through the period at the end and inserting ``conformance 
     with standards set by local health authorities.''; and
       (5) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7), as 
     redesignated by paragraph (1), as paragraphs (3) through (6), 
     respectively.
       (g) Permitting Offer Versus Serve.--Section 13(f) of the 
     Act, as amended by subsection (f), is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Offer versus serve.--A school food authority 
     participating as a service institution may permit a child 
     attending a site on school premises operated directly by the 
     authority to refuse not more than 1 item of a meal that the 
     child does not intend to consume. A refusal of an offered 
     food item shall not affect the amount of payments made under 
     this section to a school for the meal.''.
       (h) Health Department Inspections.--Section 13(k) of the 
     Act is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (i) Food Service Management Companies.--Section 13(l) of 
     the Act is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (4);
       (2) in paragraph (5), by striking the first sentence; and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (5), as so amended, as 
     paragraph (4).
       (j) Records.--The second sentence of section 13(m) of the 
     Act is amended by striking ``at all times be available'' and 
     inserting ``be available at any reasonable time''.
       (k) Removing Mandatory Notice to Institutions.--Section 
     13(n)(2) of the Act is amended by striking ``, and its plans 
     and schedule for informing service institutions of the 
     availability of the program''.
       (l) Plan.--Section 13(n) of the Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``including the State's 
     methods of assessing need'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (3);
       (3) in paragraph (4), by striking ``and schedule''; and
       (4) by redesignating paragraphs (4) through (7), as so 
     amended, as paragraphs (3) through (6), respectively.
       (m) Monitoring and Training.--Section 13(q) of the Act is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4);
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking ``paragraphs (1) and (2) 
     of this subsection'' and inserting ``paragraph (1)''; and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3), as so amended, as 
     paragraph (2).
       (n) Expired Program.--Section 13 of the Act is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (p); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (q) and (r), as so 
     amended, as subsections (p) and (q), respectively.
       (o) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (b) 
     shall become effective on January 1, 1996.

     SEC. 907. COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION.

       (a) Cereal and Shortening in Commodity Donations.--Section 
     14(b) of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1762a(b)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (2) and (3) as paragraphs 
     (1) and (2), respectively.
       (b) Impact Study and Purchasing Procedures.--Section 14(d) 
     of the Act is amended by striking the second and third 
     sentences.
       (c) Cash Compensation for Pilot Project Schools.--Section 
     14(g) of the Act is amended by striking paragraph (3).
       (d) State Advisory Council.--Section 14 is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (e); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f) and (g), as so 
     amended, as subsections (e) and (f), respectively.

     SEC. 908. CHILD CARE FOOD PROGRAM.

       (a) Establishment of Program.--Section 17 of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) is amended--
       (1) in the section heading, by striking ``and adult''; and
       (2) in the first sentence of subsection (a), by striking 
     ``initiate, maintain, and expand'' and inserting ``initiate 
     and maintain''.
       (b) Payments to Sponsor Employees.--Paragraph (2) of the 
     last sentence of section 17(a) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(a)) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (B);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (C) 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) in the case of a family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organization that employs more than 1 employee, 
     the organization does not base payments to an employee of the 
     organization on the number of family or group day care homes 
     recruited.''.
       (c) Technical Assistance.--The last sentence of section 
     17(d)(1) of the Act is amended by striking ``, and shall 
     provide technical assistance'' and all that follows through 
     ``its application''.
       (d) Reimbursement of Child Care Institutions.--Section 
     17(f)(2)(B) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(2)(B)) is amended 
     by striking ``two meals and two supplements or three meals 
     and one supplement'' and inserting ``two meals and one 
     supplement''.
       (e) Improved Targeting of Day Care Home Reimbursements.--
       (1) Restructured day care home reimbursements.--Section 
     17(f)(3) of the Act is amended by striking ``(3)(A) 
     Institutions'' and all that follows through the end of 
     subparagraph (A) and inserting the following:
       ``(3) Reimbursement of family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organizations.--
       ``(A) Reimbursement factor.--
       ``(i) In general.--An institution that participates in the 
     program under this section as a family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organization shall be provided, for payment to a 
     home sponsored by the organization, reimbursement factors in 
     accordance with this subparagraph for the cost of obtaining 
     and preparing food and prescribed labor costs involved in 
     providing meals under this section.
       ``(ii) Tier i family or group day care homes.--

       ``(I) Definition.--In this paragraph, the term `tier I 
     family or group day care home' means--

       ``(aa) a family or group day care home that is located in a 
     geographic area, as defined by the Secretary based on census 
     data, in which at least 50 percent of the children residing 
     in the area are members of households whose incomes meet the 
     income eligibility guidelines for free or reduced price meals 
     under section 9;
       ``(bb) a family or group day care home that is located in 
     an area served by a school enrolling elementary students in 
     which at least 50 percent of the total number of children 
     enrolled are certified eligible to receive free or reduced 
     price school meals under this Act or the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.); or
       ``(cc) a family or group day care home that is operated by 
     a provider whose household meets the income eligibility 
     guidelines for free or reduced price meals under section 9 
     and whose income is verified by the sponsoring organization 
     of the home under regulations established by the Secretary.

       ``(II) Reimbursement.--Except as provided in subclause 
     (III), a tier I family or group

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     day care home shall be provided reimbursement factors under 
     this clause without a requirement for documentation of the 
     costs described in clause (i), except that reimbursement 
     shall not be provided under this subclause for meals or 
     supplements served to the children of a person acting as a 
     family or group day care home provider unless the children 
     meet the income eligibility guidelines for free or reduced 
     price meals under section 9.
       ``(III) Factors.--Except as provided in subclause (IV), the 
     reimbursement factors applied to a home referred to in 
     subclause (II) shall be the factors in effect on the date of 
     enactment of this subclause.
       ``(IV) Adjustments.--The reimbursement factors under this 
     subparagraph shall be adjusted on August 1, 1996, July 1, 
     1997, and each July 1 thereafter, to reflect changes in the 
     Consumer Price Index for food at home for the most recent 12-
     month period for which the data are available. The 
     reimbursement factors under this subparagraph shall be 
     rounded to the nearest lower cent increment and based on the 
     unrounded adjustment in effect on June 30 of the preceding 
     school year.

       ``(iii) Tier ii family or group day care homes.--

       ``(I) In general.--

       ``(aa) Factors.--Except as provided in subclause (II), with 
     respect to meals or supplements served under this clause by a 
     family or group day care home that does not meet the criteria 
     set forth in clause (ii)(I), the reimbursement factors shall 
     be 90 cents for lunches and suppers, 25 cents for breakfasts, 
     and 10 cents for supplements.
       ``(bb) Adjustments.--The factors shall be adjusted on July 
     1, 1997, and each July 1 thereafter, to reflect changes in 
     the Consumer Price Index for food at home for the most recent 
     12-month period for which the data are available. The 
     reimbursement factors under this item shall be rounded down 
     to the nearest lower cent increment and based on the 
     unrounded adjustment for the preceding 12-month period.
       ``(cc) Reimbursement.--A family or group day care home 
     shall be provided reimbursement factors under this subclause 
     without a requirement for documentation of the costs 
     described in clause (i), except that reimbursement shall not 
     be provided under this subclause for meals or supplements 
     served to the children of a person acting as a family or 
     group day care home provider unless the children meet the 
     income eligibility guidelines for free or reduced price meals 
     under section 9.

       ``(II) Other factors.--A family or group day care home that 
     does not meet the criteria set forth in clause (ii)(I) may 
     elect to be provided reimbursement factors determined in 
     accordance with the following requirements:

       ``(aa) Children eligible for free or reduced price meals.--
     In the case of meals or supplements served under this 
     subsection to children who are members of households whose 
     incomes meet the income eligibility guidelines for free or 
     reduced price meals under section 9, the family or group day 
     care home shall be provided reimbursement factors set by the 
     Secretary in accordance with clause (ii)(III).
       ``(bb) Ineligible children.--In the case of meals or 
     supplements served under this subsection to children who are 
     members of households whose incomes do not meet the income 
     eligibility guidelines, the family or group day care home 
     shall be provided reimbursement factors in accordance with 
     subclause (I).

       ``(III) Information and determinations.--

       ``(aa) In general.--If a family or group day care home 
     elects to claim the factors described in subclause (II), the 
     family or group day care home sponsoring organization serving 
     the home shall collect the necessary income information, as 
     determined by the Secretary, from any parent or other 
     caretaker to make the determinations specified in subclause 
     (II) and shall make the determinations in accordance with 
     rules prescribed by the Secretary.
       ``(bb) Categorical eligibility.--In making a determination 
     under item (aa), a family or group day care home sponsoring 
     organization may consider a child participating in or 
     subsidized under, or a child with a parent participating in 
     or subsidized under, a federally or State supported child 
     care or other benefit program with an income eligibility 
     limit that does not exceed the eligibility standard for free 
     or reduced price meals under section 9 to be a child who is a 
     member of a household whose income meets the income 
     eligibility guidelines under section 9.
       ``(cc) Factors for children only.--A family or group day 
     care home may elect to receive the reimbursement factors 
     prescribed under clause (ii)(III) solely for the children 
     participating in a program referred to in item (bb) if the 
     home elects not to have income statements collected from 
     parents or other caretakers.

       ``(IV) Simplified meal counting and reporting procedures.--
     The Secretary shall prescribe simplified meal counting and 
     reporting procedures for use by a family or group day care 
     home that elects to claim the factors under subclause (II) 
     and by a family or group day care home sponsoring 
     organization that sponsors the home. The procedures the 
     Secretary prescribes may include 1 or more of the following:

       ``(aa) Setting an annual percentage for each home of the 
     number of meals served that are to be reimbursed in 
     accordance with the reimbursement factors prescribed under 
     clause (ii)(III) and an annual percentage of the number of 
     meals served that are to be reimbursed in accordance with the 
     reimbursement factors prescribed under subclause (I), based 
     on the family income of children enrolled in the home in a 
     specified month or other period.
       ``(bb) Placing a home into 1 of 2 or more reimbursement 
     categories annually based on the percentage of children in 
     the home whose households have incomes that meet the income 
     eligibility guidelines under section 9, with each such 
     reimbursement category carrying a set of reimbursement 
     factors such as the factors prescribed under clause (ii)(III) 
     or subclause (I) or factors established within the range of 
     factors prescribed under clause (ii)(III) and subclause (I).
       ``(cc) Such other simplified procedures as the Secretary 
     may prescribe.

       ``(V) Minimum verification requirements.--The Secretary may 
     establish any necessary minimum verification requirements.''.

       (2) Grants to states to provide assistance to family or 
     group day care homes.--Section 17(f)(3) of the Act is amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Grants to states to provide assistance to family or 
     group day care homes.--
       ``(i) In general.--

       ``(I) Reservation.--From amounts made available to carry 
     out this section, the Secretary shall reserve $5,000,000 of 
     the amount made available for fiscal year 1996.
       ``(II) Purpose.--The Secretary shall use the funds made 
     available under subclause (I) to provide grants to States for 
     the purpose of providing--

       ``(aa) assistance, including grants, to family and day care 
     home sponsoring organizations and other appropriate 
     organizations, in securing and providing training, materials, 
     automated data processing assistance, and other assistance 
     for the staff of the sponsoring organizations; and
       ``(bb) training and other assistance to family and group 
     day care homes in the implementation of the amendment to 
     subparagraph (A) made by section 913(e)(1) of the Personal 
     Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act of 1995.
       ``(ii) Allocation.--The Secretary shall allocate from the 
     funds reserved under clause (i)(I)--

       ``(I) $30,000 in base funding to each State; and
       ``(II) any remaining amount among the States, based on the 
     number of family day care homes participating in the program 
     in a State during fiscal year 1994 as a percentage of the 
     number of all family day care homes participating in the 
     program during fiscal year 1994.

       ``(iii) Retention of funds.--Of the amount of funds made 
     available to a State for fiscal year 1996 under clause (i), 
     the State may retain not to exceed 30 percent of the amount 
     to carry out this subparagraph.
       ``(iv) Additional payments.--Any payments received under 
     this subparagraph shall be in addition to payments that a 
     State receives under subparagraph (A).''.
       (3) Provision of data.--Section 17(f)(3) of the Act, as 
     amended by paragraph (2), is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:
       ``(E) Provision of data to family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organizations.--
       ``(i) Census data.--The Secretary shall provide to each 
     State agency administering a child care food program under 
     this section data from the most recent decennial census 
     survey or other appropriate census survey for which the data 
     are available showing which areas in the State meet the 
     requirements of subparagraph (A)(ii)(I)(aa). The State agency 
     shall provide the data to family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organizations located in the State.
       ``(ii) School data.--

       ``(I) In general.--A State agency administering the school 
     lunch program under this Act or the school breakfast program 
     under the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et 
     seq.) shall provide to approved family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organizations a list of schools serving elementary 
     school children in the State in which not less than \1/2\ of 
     the children enrolled are certified to receive free or 
     reduced price meals. The State agency shall collect the data 
     necessary to create the list annually and provide the list on 
     a timely basis to any approved family or group day care home 
     sponsoring organization that requests the list.
       ``(II) Use of data from preceding school year.--In 
     determining for a fiscal year or other annual period whether 
     a home qualifies as a tier I family or group day care home 
     under subparagraph (A)(ii)(I), the State agency administering 
     the program under this section, and a family or group day 
     care home sponsoring organization, shall use the most current 
     available data at the time of the determination.

       ``(iii) Duration of determination.--For purposes of this 
     section, a determination that a family or group day care home 
     is located in an area that qualifies the home as a tier I 
     family or group day care home (as the term is defined in 
     subparagraph (A)(ii)(I)), shall be in effect for 3 years 
     (unless the determination is made on the basis of census 
     data, in which case the determination shall remain in effect 
     until more recent census data are available) unless the State 
     agency determines that the area in which the home is located 
     no longer qualifies the home as a tier I family or group day 
     care home.''.
       (4) Conforming amendments.--Section 17(c) of the Act is 
     amended by inserting ``except as provided in subsection 
     (f)(3),'' after

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     ``For purposes of this section,'' each place it appears in 
     paragraphs (1), (2), and (3).
       (f) Reimbursement.--Section 17(f) of the Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking the third and fourth 
     sentences; and
       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) in clause (i)--

       (I) by striking ``(i)'';
       (II) in the first sentence, by striking ``and expansion 
     funds'' and all that follows through ``rural areas'';
       (III) by striking the second sentence; and
       (IV) by striking ``and expansion funds'' each place it 
     appears; and

       (ii) by striking clause (ii); and
       (2) by striking paragraph (4).
       (g) Nutritional Requirements.--Section 17(g)(1) of the Act 
     is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking the second sentence; 
     and
       (2) in subparagraph (B), by striking the second sentence.
       (h) Elimination of State Paperwork and Outreach Burden.--
     Section 17 of the Act is amended by striking subsection (k) 
     and inserting the following:
       ``(k) Training and Technical Assistance.--A State 
     participating in the program established under this section 
     shall provide sufficient training, technical assistance, and 
     monitoring to facilitate effective operation of the program. 
     The Secretary shall assist the State in developing plans to 
     fulfill the requirements of this subsection.''.
       (i) Records.--The second sentence of section 17(m) of the 
     Act is amended by striking ``at all times'' and inserting 
     ``at any reasonable time''.
       (j) Modification of Adult Care Food Program.--Section 17(o) 
     of the Act is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``adult day care centers'' and inserting 
     ``day care centers for chronically impaired disabled 
     persons'' ; and
       (B) by striking ``to persons 60 years of age or older or''; 
     and
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``adult day care center'' and inserting 
     ``day care center for chronically impaired disabled 
     persons''; and
       (ii) in clause (i)--

       (I) by striking ``adult'';
       (II) by striking ``adults'' and inserting ``persons''; and
       (III) by striking ``or persons 60 years of age or older''; 
     and

       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``adult day care 
     services'' and inserting ``day care services for chronically 
     impaired disabled persons''.
       (k) Unneeded Provision.--Section 17 of the Act is amended 
     by striking subsection (q).
       (l) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 17B(f) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 1766b(f)) is 
     amended--
       (A) in the subsection heading, by striking ``and Adult''; 
     and
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``and adult''.
       (2) Section 18(e)(3)(B) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1769(e)(3)(B)) is amended by striking ``and adult''.
       (3) Section 25(b)(1)(C) of the Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1769f(b)(1)(C)) is amended by striking ``and adult''.
       (4) Section 3(1) of the Healthy Meals for Healthy Americans 
     Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-448) is amended by striking ``and 
     adult''.
       (m) Effective Date.--
       (1) In general.--Except as provided in paragraph (2), the 
     amendments made by this section shall become effective on the 
     date of enactment of this Act.
       (2) Improved targeting of day care home reimbursements.--
     The amendments made by paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of 
     subsection (e) shall become effective on August 1, 1996.
       (3) Regulations.--
       (A) Interim regulations.--Not later than February 1, 1996, 
     the Secretary shall issue interim regulations to implement--
       (i) the amendments made by paragraphs (1), (3), and (4) of 
     subsection (e); and
       (ii) section 17(f)(3)(C) of the National School Lunch Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1766(f)(3)(C)).
       (B) Final regulations.--Not later than August 1, 1996, the 
     Secretary shall issue final regulations to implement the 
     provisions of law referred to in subparagraph (A).
       (n) Study of Impact of Amendments on Program Participation 
     and Family Day Care Licensing.--
       (1) In general.--The Secretary of Agriculture, in 
     conjunction with the Secretary of Health and Human Services, 
     shall study the impact of the amendments made by this section 
     on--
       (A) the number of family day care homes participating in 
     the child care food program established under section 17 of 
     the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766);
       (B) the number of day care home sponsoring organizations 
     participating in the program;
       (C) the number of day care homes that are licensed, 
     certified, registered, or approved by each State in 
     accordance with regulations issued by the Secretary;
       (D) the rate of growth of the numbers referred to in 
     subparagraphs (A) through (C);
       (E) the nutritional adequacy and quality of meals served in 
     family day care homes that--
       (i) received reimbursement under the program prior to the 
     amendments made by this section but do not receive 
     reimbursement after the amendments made by this section; or
       (ii) received full reimbursement under the program prior to 
     the amendments made by this section but do not receive full 
     reimbursement after the amendments made by this section; and
       (F) the proportion of low-income children participating in 
     the program prior to the amendments made by this section and 
     the proportion of low-income children participating in the 
     program after the amendments made by this section.
       (2) Required data.--Each State agency participating in the 
     child care food program under section 17 of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1766) shall submit to the 
     Secretary data on--
       (A) the number of family day care homes participating in 
     the program on July 31, 1996, and July 31, 1997;
       (B) the number of family day care homes licensed, 
     certified, registered, or approved for service on July 31, 
     1996, and July 31, 1997; and
       (C) such other data as the Secretary may require to carry 
     out this subsection.
       (3) Submission of report.--Not later than 2 years after the 
     effective date of this section, the Secretary shall submit 
     the study required under this subsection to the Committee on 
     Economic and Educational Opportunities of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry of the Senate.

     SEC. 909. PILOT PROJECTS.

       (a) Universal Free Pilot.--Section 18(d) of the National 
     School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1769(d)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (3); and
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (4) and (5) as paragraphs 
     (3) and (4), respectively.
       (b) Demo Project Outside School Hours.--Section 18(e) of 
     the Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``(A)''; and
       (ii) by striking ``shall'' and inserting ``may''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) Authorization of appropriations.--There are 
     authorized to be appropriated to carry out this subsection 
     such sums as are necessary for each of fiscal years 1997 and 
     1998.''.
       (c) Eliminating Projects.--Section 18 of the Act is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a) and (g) through (i); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (b) through (f), as so 
     amended, as subsections (a) through (e), respectively.
       (d) Conforming Amendment.--Section 17B(d)(1)(A) of the Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 1766b(d)(1)(A)) is amended by striking ``18(c)'' 
     and inserting ``18(b)''.

     SEC. 910. REDUCTION OF PAPERWORK.

       Section 19 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1769a) is repealed.

     SEC. 911. INFORMATION ON INCOME ELIGIBILITY.

       Section 23 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1769d) is repealed.

     SEC. 912. NUTRITION GUIDANCE FOR CHILD NUTRITION PROGRAMS.

       Section 24 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1769e) is repealed.

     SEC. 913. INFORMATION CLEARINGHOUSE.

       Section 26 of the National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1769g) is repealed.

     SEC. 914. SCHOOL NUTRITION OPTIONAL BLOCK GRANT DEMONSTRATION 
                   PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The National School Lunch Act is amended 
     by inserting after section 4 (42 U.S.C. 1753) the following:

     ``SEC. 5. SCHOOL NUTRITION OPTIONAL BLOCK GRANT DEMONSTRATION 
                   PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Block grant demonstration program.--The term `block 
     grant demonstration program' means the block grant program 
     demonstration program established under subsection (b).
       ``(2) Department of defense domestic dependents' school.--
     The term `Department of Defense domestic dependents' school' 
     means an elementary or secondary school established under 
     section 2164 of title 10, United States Code.
       ``(3) Low-income student.--The term `low-income student' 
     means a student who is a member of a family whose income is 
     less than 130 percent of the poverty line.
       ``(4) Needy student.--The term `needy student' means a 
     student who is a member of a family whose income is not less 
     than 130 percent, and not more than 185 percent, of the 
     poverty line.
       ``(5) Poverty line.--The term `poverty line' has the 
     meaning provided in section 673(2) of the Community Services 
     Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)).
       ``(6) State plan.--The term `State plan' means a State plan 
     submitted to and approved by the Secretary under subsection 
     (d).
       ``(b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish an 
     optional block grant demonstration program in not more than 1 
     State in each of the 7 Food and Consumer Service regions of 
     the United States Department of Agriculture to make grants to 
     States to carry out a school lunch and breakfast program for 
     all schoolchildren that--
       ``(1) safeguards the health and well-being of children 
     through the provision of nutritious, well-balanced meals in 
     schools;
       ``(2) provides children who are low-income students access 
     to nutritious free meals;
       ``(3) provides children who are needy students access to 
     nutritious low-cost meals;
       ``(4) ensures that children are receiving the nutrition 
     required to take advantage of educational opportunities;
       ``(5) emphasizes foods that are naturally good sources of 
     vitamins and minerals over

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     foods that have been enriched with vitamins and minerals and 
     are high in fat or sodium content;
       ``(6) provides a comprehensive school nutrition program for 
     children, which may include offering free meals to all 
     children at a school;
       ``(7) minimizes paperwork burdens and administrative 
     expenses for participating schools; and
       ``(8) at the option of the State, provides meal supplements 
     to children in afterschool care.
       ``(c) Election by the State.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State with respect to which an 
     application submitted under subsection (d)(1) is approved may 
     participate in the block grant demonstration program.
       ``(2) Election irrevocable.--A State with respect to which 
     an application under paragraph (1) is approved may not 
     subsequently reverse the decision of the State to participate 
     in the block grant demonstration program until the 
     termination of the program under subsection (n).
       ``(3) Block grant demonstration program exclusive.--Except 
     as otherwise provided in this section, a State that is 
     participating in the block grant demonstration program shall 
     not be subject to, or receive any benefit under--
       ``(A) the school lunch program established under this Act;
       ``(B) the school breakfast program established under 
     section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1773); or
       ``(C) the commodity distribution programs established under 
     sections 6 and 14.
       ``(4) Maintenance of service to low-income and needy 
     students.--
       ``(A) Proportions of students served.--A State shall ensure 
     that, during each year in which the State is participating in 
     the block grant demonstration program, the proportions of 
     school lunches and school breakfasts served to low-income 
     students and needy students under the block grant 
     demonstration program are not less than the proportions of 
     school lunches and school breakfasts, respectively, served to 
     low-income students and needy students in the last year of 
     participation by the State in the school lunch program 
     established under the other sections of this Act or the 
     school breakfast program established under section 4 of the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773), respectively.
       ``(B) Proportions of funds used to provide service.--A 
     State shall ensure that, during each year in which the State 
     is participating in the block grant demonstration program, 
     the proportions of funds used by the State to provide school 
     lunches and school breakfasts for low-income students and 
     needy students under the block grant demonstration program 
     are not less than the proportions of State funds used to 
     provide school lunches and school breakfasts, respectively, 
     for low-income students and needy students in the last year 
     of participation by the State in the school lunch program 
     established under the other sections of this Act or the 
     school breakfast program established under section 4 of the 
     Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773), respectively.
       ``(d) Application and State Plan.--
       ``(1) Application.--To be eligible to receive assistance 
     under the block grant demonstration program, a State shall 
     prepare and submit to the Secretary an application at such 
     time, in such manner, and containing such information as the 
     Secretary shall by regulation reasonably require, including--
       ``(A) an assurance that the State will comply with the 
     requirements of this section;
       ``(B) a State plan that meets the requirements of paragraph 
     (2);
       ``(C) an assurance that the State will comply with the 
     requirements of the State plan under paragraph (2); and
       ``(D) an assurance that the State will submit an annual 
     report in accordance with paragraph (4).
       ``(2) Requirements of state plan.--
       ``(A) Use of block grant demonstration program funds.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clause (ii), the State plan 
     shall provide that the State shall use the amounts provided 
     to the State for each fiscal year under the block grant 
     demonstration program to provide assistance to schools to 
     provide lunches and breakfasts, including--

       ``(I) free lunches and breakfasts in accordance with 
     subparagraph (E) to low-income students at the schools;
       ``(II) low-cost lunches and breakfasts to needy students at 
     the schools;
       ``(III) at the option of the State, lunches and breakfasts 
     to all students; and
       ``(IV) at the option of the State, meal supplements.

       ``(ii) Administrative expenses.--A State may not use the 
     amounts described in clause (i) for the payment of State 
     administrative expenses incurred in carrying out the block 
     grant demonstration program.
       ``(iii) Nonprofit operation.--The school lunch and school 
     breakfast program under the block grant demonstration program 
     shall be operated on a nonprofit basis.
       ``(iv) Maintenance of state effort.--For each fiscal year 
     for which the State participates in the block grant 
     demonstration program, the amount of the State revenues 
     (excluding State revenues derived from the operation of the 
     program) appropriated or used specifically for block grant 
     demonstration program purposes (other than any State revenues 
     expended for salaries and administrative expenses of the 
     program at the State level) shall be not less than the amount 
     of such State revenues made available for the preceding 
     fiscal year under this section or for the school lunch 
     program under the other sections of this Act and the school 
     breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773), as appropriate.
       ``(B) Nutritional requirements.--
       ``(i) Prohibition on additional requirements.--The 
     Secretary may not impose any additional nutritional 
     requirement beyond the requirements specified in this 
     subparagraph.
       ``(ii) Requirements.--The State plan shall provide for the 
     establishment and implementation of minimum nutritional 
     requirements for meals provided under the block grant 
     demonstration program based on the most recent tested 
     nutritional research available, except that the requirements 
     shall not prohibit the substitution of foods to accommodate 
     the medical or other special dietary needs of individual 
     students.
       ``(iii) Dietary guidelines.--The nutritional requirements 
     established under clause (ii) shall be consistent with the 
     goals of the most recent Dietary Guidelines for Americans 
     published under section 301 of the National Nutrition 
     Monitoring and Related Research Act of 1990 (7 U.S.C. 5341).
       ``(iv) Recommended dietary allowances.--The nutritional 
     requirements established under clause (ii) shall require that 
     meals provided under the block grant demonstration program 
     provide, on the average over each week, at least--

       ``(I) with respect to school lunches, \1/3\ of the daily 
     recommended dietary allowance established by the Food and 
     Nutrition Board of the National Research Council of the 
     National Academy of Sciences; and
       ``(II) with respect to school breakfasts, \1/4\ of the 
     daily recommended dietary allowance established by the Food 
     and Nutrition Board of the National Research Council of the 
     National Academy of Sciences.

       ``(C) Review of meal operations.--The State plan shall 
     provide that the State shall review the meal operations of 
     each school food authority participating in the block grant 
     demonstration program not later than 2 years, and not later 
     than 4 years, after the implementation of the block grant 
     demonstration program in the State.
       ``(D) Groups served.--Subject to subsection (c)(4), the 
     State plan shall describe how the block grant demonstration 
     program will serve specific groups of students in the State.
       ``(E) Eligibility limitations.--
       ``(i) In general.--Subject to clauses (ii) and (iii), the 
     State plan shall describe the income eligibility limitations 
     established for the receipt of free meals and low-cost meals 
     under the block grant demonstration program.
       ``(ii) Eligibility for free meals.--

       ``(I) Low-income students.--A low-income student who 
     attends a school participating in the block grant 
     demonstration program shall be eligible to receive free 
     school lunches and school breakfasts under the block grant 
     demonstration program.
       ``(II) Other students.--The State plan may provide that a 
     student who is a member of a family whose income is equal to 
     or more than 130 percent of the poverty line and who attends 
     a school participating in the block grant demonstration 
     program shall be eligible to receive free school lunches and 
     school breakfasts under the block grant demonstration 
     program.

       ``(iii) Eligibility for low-cost meals.--

       ``(I) In general.--The State plan shall provide that a 
     needy student who attends a school participating in the block 
     grant demonstration program shall be eligible to receive a 
     low-cost meal under the block grant demonstration program.
       ``(II) Price.--A low-cost meal under subclause (I) shall be 
     offered to a needy student at a price that is less than the 
     price charged to a student who is a member of a family whose 
     income is more than 185 percent of the poverty line.
       ``(III) Group eligibility criteria.--Subject to the other 
     provisions of this subparagraph and to subsection (c)(4), 
     each State may develop group eligibility criteria based on 
     census or other accurate data that measures the income of 
     families with school-aged children in a school district or 
     based on prior year participation.

       ``(F) Opportunity for continued participation.--The State 
     plan shall provide that each school participating in the 
     school lunch program under the other sections of this Act or 
     the school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773), or both, on the day 
     before the effective date of this subparagraph shall be 
     provided the opportunity to participate in the block grant 
     demonstration program. Such continued participation shall 
     include the opportunity for the school to provide the meal or 
     combination of meals offered prior to the effective date of 
     this subparagraph.
       ``(G) Provision of commodities to cash/cloc schools.--
       ``(i) In general.--A State plan may not require a school 
     district, nonprofit private school, or Department of Defense 
     domestic dependents' school described in clause (ii), except 
     on request of the school district, private school, or 
     domestic dependents' school, as the case may be, to accept 
     commodities for use in the school lunch or school breakfast 
     program of the school district, private school, or domestic 
     dependents' school in accordance with this section. The 
     school district, private school, or domestic dependents' 
     school may continue to receive commodity

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     assistance in the form that the school received the 
     assistance as of January 1, 1987.
       ``(ii) Schools.--Clause (i) applies to a school district, 
     nonprofit private school, or Department of Defense domestic 
     dependents' school, as the case may be, that as of January 1, 
     1987, was receiving all cash payments or all commodity 
     letters of credit in lieu of entitlement commodities for the 
     school lunch program of the school district, private school, 
     or domestic dependents' school under section 18(b).
       ``(H) Privacy.--
       ``(i) In general.--The State plan shall provide for 
     safeguarding and restricting the use and disclosure of 
     information about any student receiving assistance under the 
     block grant demonstration program.
       ``(ii) Recipients of free or low-cost meals.--In providing 
     assistance to schools to serve meals under the block grant 
     demonstration program, the State shall ensure that the 
     schools do not--

       ``(I) physically segregate students eligible to receive 
     free or low-cost meals on the basis of the eligibility;
       ``(II) provide for the overt identification of the students 
     by special tokens or tickets, announced or published list of 
     names, or other means; or
       ``(III) otherwise discriminate against the students.

       ``(I) Other information.--The State plan shall contain such 
     other information as may be reasonably required by the 
     Secretary.
       ``(3) Approval of application and state plan.--The 
     Secretary shall approve an application and State plan that 
     meet the requirements of this section.
       ``(4) Report.--The Secretary may provide a grant under the 
     block grant demonstration program to a State for a fiscal 
     year only if the State agrees that the State will submit, for 
     the fiscal year, a report to the Secretary describing--
       ``(A) the number of students receiving assistance under the 
     block grant demonstration program;
       ``(B) the different types of assistance provided to the 
     students;
       ``(C) the extent to which the assistance was effective in 
     achieving the goals described in subsection (b);
       ``(D) the total number of meals served to students under 
     the block grant demonstration program, including the 
     percentage of the meals served to low-income students and 
     needy students;
       ``(E) the standards and methods that the State is using to 
     ensure the nutritional quality of the meals served under the 
     block grant demonstration program; and
       ``(F) any other information that may be reasonably required 
     by the Secretary.
       ``(e) Use of Funds.--Funds made available under this 
     section may be expended only for--
       ``(1) school lunches, school breakfasts, and meal 
     supplements; and
       ``(2) the purchase of equipment needed to improve school 
     food services under the block grant demonstration program.
       ``(f) Enforcement.--
       ``(1) Review of compliance with state plan.--The Secretary 
     shall review and monitor State compliance with this section 
     and the State plan.
       ``(2) Noncompliance.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary, after providing 
     reasonable notice to a State and opportunity for a hearing, 
     finds that--
       ``(i) there has been a failure by the State to comply 
     substantially with any provision or requirement set forth in 
     the State plan; or
       ``(ii) in the operation of any program or activity for 
     which assistance is provided under the block grant 
     demonstration program, there is a failure by the State to 
     comply substantially with any provision of this section;

     the Secretary shall notify the State of the finding and that 
     no further payments will be made to the State under the block 
     grant demonstration program, or, in the case of noncompliance 
     in the operation of a program or activity, that no further 
     payments to the State will be made with respect to the 
     program or activity, until the Secretary determines that 
     there is no longer any failure to comply or that the 
     noncompliance will be promptly corrected.
       ``(B) Other sanctions.--In the case of a finding of 
     noncompliance made under subparagraph (A), the Secretary may, 
     in addition to, or in lieu of, imposing the sanctions 
     described in subparagraph (A), impose other appropriate 
     sanctions, including recoupment of money improperly expended 
     for purposes prohibited or not authorized by this section and 
     disqualification from the receipt of financial assistance 
     under this section.
       ``(C) Notice.--The notice required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include a specific identification of any additional 
     sanction being imposed under subparagraph (B).
       ``(3) Issuance of regulations.--The Secretary shall 
     establish by regulation procedures for--
       ``(A) receiving, processing, and determining the validity 
     of complaints concerning any failure of a State to comply 
     with the State plan or any requirement of this section; and
       ``(B) imposing sanctions under this section.
       ``(g) Payments.--
       ``(1) In general.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall pay to a State that has an application approved by the 
     Secretary under subsection (d)(3) and that complies with 
     paragraph (3) an amount that is equal to the allotment of the 
     State under subsection (i) for the fiscal year.
       ``(2) Methods of payment.--The Secretary shall make 
     payments to a State for a fiscal year under this section on a 
     quarterly basis--
       ``(A) by issuing letters of credit for the fiscal year, 
     with necessary adjustments on account of overpayments or 
     underpayments, as determined by the Secretary; and
       ``(B) by providing not less than 8 percent but not more 
     than 10 percent of the amount of the allotment to the State 
     in the form of commodities.
       ``(3) Expenditure of funds by states.--Payments to a State 
     from an allotment under subsection (i) for a fiscal year may 
     be expended by the State only in the fiscal year or in the 
     succeeding fiscal year.
       ``(4) Provision of school lunches and breakfasts.--Subject 
     to the other provisions of this section, a State may provide 
     school lunches and school breakfasts under the block grant 
     demonstration program in any manner determined appropriate by 
     the State.
       ``(h) Audits.--
       ``(1) Requirement.--After the close of each fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall carry out an audit of the expenditures 
     from amounts received under this section by each State 
     participating in the block grant demonstration program during 
     the fiscal year.
       ``(2) Records.--Each State described in paragraph (1) shall 
     maintain such records as the Secretary may reasonably require 
     to carry out an audit under this subsection.
       ``(3) Repayment of amounts.--Each State shall repay to the 
     United States any amounts determined through an audit under 
     this subsection to have not been expended in accordance with 
     this section or to have not been expended in accordance with 
     the State plan, or the Secretary may offset the amounts 
     against any other amount paid to the State under this 
     section.
       ``(i) Allotments.--
       ``(1) First fiscal year.--
       ``(A) In general.--For the first fiscal year in which the 
     State participates in the block grant demonstration program, 
     the Secretary shall allot to the State, from amounts made 
     available under section 3 of this Act and the Child Nutrition 
     Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), an amount that is equal 
     to the amount that the Secretary projects would be made 
     available to the State to carry out the school lunch program 
     under the other sections of this Act and the school breakfast 
     program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     (42 U.S.C. 1773) (including the value of commodities made 
     available under the commodity distribution programs 
     established under sections 6 and 14) for the fiscal year.
       ``(B) Basis for projections.--In making a projection under 
     subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall take into account--
       ``(i) participation trends in the State; and
       ``(ii) projected changes in reimbursement rates under the 
     school lunch program under the other sections of this Act, 
     and the school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773).
       ``(C) Publication in the federal register.--The Secretary 
     shall publish in the Federal Register--
       ``(i) not later than February 1, 1996, and each February 1 
     thereafter, the amount that the Secretary projects will be 
     made available to each State that, as of the date of 
     publication, is not participating in the block grant 
     demonstration program to carry out the school lunch program 
     under the other sections of this Act and the school breakfast 
     program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     (42 U.S.C. 1773) for the first fiscal year that begins after 
     the date of publication; and
       ``(ii) not later than February 1, 1998, and each February 1 
     thereafter, with respect to each State for which a projection 
     was made under clause (i)--

       ``(I) the amount that the Secretary projected would be made 
     available to the State for the fiscal year that ended the 
     preceding September 30; and
       ``(II) the amount that actually was made available to the 
     State for the fiscal year that ended the preceding September 
     30.

       ``(2) Later fiscal years.--For each fiscal year after the 
     first fiscal year referred to in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall allot to the State, from amounts made available under 
     section 3 of this Act and the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
     U.S.C. 1771 et seq.), an amount that is equal to the sum of--
       ``(A) the amount allotted under paragraph (1); and
       ``(B) the product of--
       ``(i) the amount allotted under paragraph (1); and
       ``(ii) a factor consisting of the sum of--

       ``(I) \1/2\ of the percentage change in the series for food 
     away from home of the Consumer Price Index for All Urban 
     Consumers published by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the 
     Department of Labor for the most recent 12-month period for 
     which such data are available; and
       ``(II) \1/2\ of the percentage change in the number of 
     children projected to be enrolled in school in the State in 
     the current school year (as of the first day of the fiscal 
     year) as compared to the number of children enrolled in 
     school in the State in the preceding school year.

       ``(j) Relationship to Other Laws.--The value of assistance 
     provided to students under the block grant demonstration 
     program shall not be considered to be income or resources for 
     any purpose under any Federal or State law, including any law 
     relating to taxation and welfare and public assistance 
     programs.
       ``(k) Alternative Assistance to Certain Students.--

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       ``(1) Assistance.--If, by reason of any other provision of 
     law, a State participating in the block grant demonstration 
     program is prohibited from providing assistance from amounts 
     received from a grant under the block grant demonstration 
     program to a nonprofit private school or Department of 
     Defense domestic dependents' school for a fiscal year to 
     carry out the block grant demonstration program, or the 
     Secretary determines that a State has substantially failed or 
     is unwilling to provide the assistance to a nonprofit private 
     school, Department of Defense domestic dependents' school, or 
     public school, for the fiscal year, the Secretary shall, 
     after consultation with appropriate representatives of the 
     State and affected school, arrange for the provision of the 
     assistance to the school for the fiscal year in accordance 
     with the other sections of this Act.
       ``(2) Reduction in amount of state grant.--If the Secretary 
     arranges for the provision of assistance to a nonprofit 
     private school, Department of Defense domestic dependents' 
     school, or public school in a State for a fiscal year under 
     paragraph (1), the amount of the grant to the State for the 
     fiscal year shall be reduced by the amount of the assistance 
     provided to the school.
       ``(l) Transition Provisions.--
       ``(1) Transition into block grant demonstration program.--A 
     State for which an application and State plan are approved 
     under subsection (d)(3) shall be eligible to use a portion 
     (as determined by the Secretary) of the funds and commodities 
     made available to the State for the preceding fiscal year 
     under the school lunch program under the other sections of 
     this Act, and the school breakfast program under section 4 of 
     the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773), to make a 
     transition into the block grant demonstration program.
       ``(2) Transition upon termination of block grant 
     demonstration program.--Upon termination of the block grant 
     demonstration program, a State that participated in the block 
     grant demonstration program shall be eligible to use a 
     portion (as determined by the Secretary) of the funds and 
     commodities made available to the State for the preceding 
     fiscal year under the block grant demonstration program to 
     make a transition back to the operation of the school lunch 
     program under the other sections of this Act and the school 
     breakfast program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773).
       ``(m) Evaluations by the Secretary.--
       ``(1) In general.--Not later than 3 years after the 
     establishment of the block grant demonstration program and 
     not later than 180 days prior to the termination date 
     specified in subsection (n), the Secretary shall conduct an 
     evaluation, and submit a report on the evaluation to Congress 
     (including the comments of the Comptroller General of the 
     United States under paragraph (3)), concerning the block 
     grant demonstration program.
       ``(2) Contents.--In carrying out paragraph (1), the 
     Secretary shall evaluate, using, to the extent practicable, 
     data required to be reported by the States under this 
     section--
       ``(A) the effects of the block grant demonstration program 
     on the nutritional quality of the meals offered;
       ``(B) the degree to which children, especially children who 
     are low-income students and children who are needy students, 
     participated in the block grant demonstration program during 
     each fiscal year covered by the evaluation as compared to the 
     participation of the children in the block grant 
     demonstration program, or in the school lunch program under 
     the other sections of this Act and the school breakfast 
     program under section 4 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 
     (42 U.S.C. 1773), during the prior fiscal year;
       ``(C) the income distribution of the children served and 
     the amount of Federal assistance the children received under 
     the block grant demonstration program for each fiscal year;
       ``(D) the schools participating in, and the types of meals 
     offered under, the block grant demonstration program during 
     each fiscal year covered by the evaluation as compared to the 
     schools participating in, and the types of meals offered 
     under, the block grant demonstration program, or the school 
     lunch program under the other sections of this Act and the 
     school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773), during the prior 
     fiscal year;
       ``(E) how the implementation of the block grant 
     demonstration program differs from the implementation of the 
     school lunch program under the other sections of this Act and 
     the school breakfast program under section 4 of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773);
       ``(F) the effect of the block grant demonstration program 
     on the administrative costs paid by States and schools to 
     carry out school lunch and school breakfast programs;
       ``(G) the effect of the block grant demonstration program 
     on the paperwork required to be completed by schools and 
     parents under school lunch and school breakfast programs; and
       ``(H) such other issues concerning the block grant 
     demonstration program as the Secretary considers appropriate.
       ``(3) Comments by the comptroller general.--The Comptroller 
     General of the United States shall--
       ``(A) comment on the evaluation conducted under paragraph 
     (1), including the methodology used by the Secretary in 
     conducting the evaluation; and
       ``(B) submit the comments to the Secretary for inclusion in 
     the evaluation.
       ``(n) Termination of Authority.--The authority to carry out 
     the block grant demonstration program shall terminate on 
     September 30, 2000.''.
       (b) State Administrative Expenses.--The first sentence of 
     section 7(a)(1) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1776(a)(1)) is amended by inserting ``5,'' after ``4,''.
       (c) Prohibition on Waivers.--Section 12(l)(4) of the 
     National School Lunch Act (42 U.S.C. 1760(l)(4)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (M), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (N), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(O) the school nutrition optional block grant 
     demonstration program established under section 5.''.
                Subtitle B--Child Nutrition Act of 1966

     SEC. 921. SPECIAL MILK PROGRAM.

       Section 3(a)(3) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
     U.S.C. 1772(a)(3)) is amended by striking ``the Trust 
     Territory of the Pacific Islands'' and inserting ``the 
     Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands''.

     SEC. 922. FREE AND REDUCED PRICE POLICY STATEMENT.

       Section 4(b)(1) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
     U.S.C. 1773(b)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(E) Free and reduced price policy statement.--After the 
     initial submission, a school shall not be required to submit 
     a free and reduced price policy statement to a State 
     educational agency under this Act unless there is a 
     substantive change in the free and reduced price policy of 
     the school. A routine change in the policy of a school, such 
     as an annual adjustment of the income eligibility guidelines 
     for free and reduced price meals, shall not be sufficient 
     cause for requiring the school to submit a policy 
     statement.''.

     SEC. 923. SCHOOL BREAKFAST PROGRAM AUTHORIZATION.

       (a) Training and Technical Assistance in Food 
     Preparation.--Section 4(e)(1) of the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966 (42 U.S.C. 1773(e)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``(A)''; and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (B).
       (b) Expansion of Program; Startup and Expansion Costs.--
       (1) In general.--Section 4 of the Act is amended by 
     striking subsections (f) and (g).
       (2) Effective date.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall become effective on October 1, 1996.

     SEC. 924. STATE ADMINISTRATIVE EXPENSES.

       (a) Use of Funds for Commodity Distribution Administration; 
     Studies.--Section 7 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 
     U.S.C. 1776) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (e) and (h); and
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f), (g), and (i) as 
     subsections (e), (f), and (g), respectively.
       (b) Approval of Changes.--Section 7(e) of the Act, as so 
     redesignated, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``each year an annual plan'' and inserting 
     ``the initial fiscal year a plan''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following: ``After submitting 
     the initial plan, a State shall only be required to submit to 
     the Secretary for approval a substantive change in the 
     plan.''.

     SEC. 925. REGULATIONS.

       Section 10 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1779) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (b)--
       (A) in paragraph (1), by striking ``(1)''; and
       (B) by striking paragraphs (2) through (4); and
       (2) in subsection (c), by striking ``may'' and inserting 
     ``shall''.

     SEC. 926. PROHIBITIONS.

       Section 11(a) of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1780(a)) is amended by striking ``neither the Secretary nor 
     the State shall'' and inserting ``the Secretary shall not''.

     SEC. 927. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS AND DEFINITIONS.

       Section 15 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1784) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1), by striking ``the Trust Territory of 
     the Pacific Islands'' and inserting ``the Commonwealth of the 
     Northern Mariana Islands''; and
       (2) in the first sentence of paragraph (3)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by inserting ``and'' at the end; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``, and (C)'' and all that follows through 
     ``Governor of Puerto Rico''.

     SEC. 928. ACCOUNTS AND RECORDS.

       The second sentence of section 16(a) of the Child Nutrition 
     Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1785(a)) is amended by striking ``at 
     all times be available'' and inserting ``be available at any 
     reasonable time''.

     SEC. 929. SPECIAL SUPPLEMENTAL NUTRITION PROGRAM FOR WOMEN, 
                   INFANTS, AND CHILDREN.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 17(b) of the Child Nutrition Act 
     of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 1786(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (15)(B)(iii), by inserting ``of not more 
     than 90 days'' after ``accommodation''; and
       (2) in paragraph (16)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (B) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``; and'' and 
     inserting a period; and
       (C) by striking subparagraph (C).
       (b) Secretary's Promotion of WIC.--Section 17(c) of the Act 
     is amended by striking paragraph (5).

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       (c) Eligible Participants.--Section 17(d) of the Act is 
     amended by striking paragraph (4).
       (d) Nutrition Education and Drug Abuse Education.--Section 
     17(e) of the Act is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (1), by striking 
     ``shall ensure'' and all that follows through ``is provided'' 
     and inserting ``shall provide nutrition education and may 
     provide drug abuse education'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the third sentence;
       (3) by striking paragraph (4) and inserting the following:
       ``(4) Information.--The State agency may provide a local 
     agency with materials describing other programs for which 
     participants in the program may be eligible.'';
       (4) in paragraph (5), by striking ``The State'' and all 
     that follows through ``local agency shall'' and inserting ``A 
     local agency may''; and
       (5) by striking paragraph (6).
       (e) State Plan.--Section 17(f) of the Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``annually to the Secretary, by a date 
     specified by the Secretary, a'' and inserting ``to the 
     Secretary, by a date specified by the Secretary, an 
     initial''; and
       (ii) by adding at the end the following: ``After submitting 
     the initial plan, a State shall only be required to submit to 
     the Secretary for approval a substantive change in the 
     plan.'';
       (B) in subparagraph (C)--
       (i) by striking clause (iii) and inserting the following:
       ``(iii) a plan to coordinate operations under the program 
     with other services or programs that may benefit participants 
     in, and applicants for, the program;'';
       (ii) in clause (vi), by inserting after ``in the State'' 
     the following: ``(including a plan to improve access to the 
     program for participants and prospective applicants who are 
     employed, or who reside in rural areas)'';
       (iii) by striking clauses (vii), (ix), (x), and (xii);
       (iv) in clause (xiii), by striking ``may require'' and 
     inserting ``may reasonably require''; and
       (v) by redesignating clauses (viii), (xi), and (xiii), as 
     so amended, as clauses (vii), (viii), and (ix), respectively;
       (C) by striking subparagraph (D); and
       (D) by redesignating subparagraph (E) as subparagraph (D);
       (2) by striking paragraphs (2), (6), (8), (20), (22), and 
     (24);
       (3) in the second sentence of paragraph (5), by striking 
     ``at all times be available'' and inserting ``be available at 
     any reasonable time'';
       (4) in paragraph (9)(B), by striking the second sentence;
       (5) in the first sentence of paragraph (11), by striking 
     ``, including standards that will ensure sufficient State 
     agency staff'';
       (6) in paragraph (12), by striking the third sentence;
       (7) in paragraph (14), by striking ``shall'' and inserting 
     ``may'';
       (8) in paragraph (17), by striking ``and to accommodate'' 
     and all that follows through ``facilities'';
       (9) in paragraph (19), by striking ``shall'' and inserting 
     ``may''; and
       (10) by redesignating paragraphs (3), (4), (5), (7), (9) 
     through (19), (21), and (23), as so amended, as paragraphs 
     (2), (3), (4), (5), (6) through (16), (17), and (18), 
     respectively.
       (f) Information.--Section 17(g) of the Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5), by striking ``the report required 
     under subsection (d)(4)'' and inserting ``reports on program 
     participant characteristics''; and
       (2) by striking paragraph (6).
       (g) Procurement of Infant Formula.--
       (1) In general.--Section 17(h) of the Act is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (4)(E), by striking ``and, on'' and all 
     that follows through ``(d)(4)'';
       (B) in paragraph (8)--
       (i) by striking subparagraphs (A), (C), and (M);
       (ii) in subparagraph (G)--

       (I) in clause (i), by striking ``(i)''; and
       (II) by striking clauses (ii) through (ix);

       (iii) in subparagraph (I), by striking ``Secretary--'' and 
     all that follows through ``(v) may'' and inserting 
     ``Secretary may'';
       (iv) by redesignating subparagraphs (B) and (D) through (L) 
     as subparagraphs (A) and (B) through (J), respectively;
       (v) in subparagraph (A)(i), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E)(iii), in carrying out 
     subparagraph (A),'' and inserting ``subparagraphs (B) and 
     (C)(iii),'';
       (vi) in subparagraph (B)(i), as so redesignated, by 
     striking ``subparagraph (B)'' each place it appears and 
     inserting ``subparagraph (A)''; and
       (vii) in subparagraph (C)(iii), as so redesignated, by 
     striking ``subparagraph (B)'' and inserting ``subparagraph 
     (A)''; and
       (C) in paragraph (10)(A), by striking ``shall'' and 
     inserting ``may''.
       (2) Application.--The amendments made by paragraph (1) 
     shall not apply to a contract for the procurement of infant 
     formula under section 17(h)(8) of the Act that is in effect 
     on the effective date of this subsection.
       (h) National Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant, and 
     Fetal Nutrition.--Section 17(k)(3) of the Act is amended by 
     striking ``Secretary shall designate'' and inserting 
     ``Council shall elect''.
       (i) Completed Study; Community College Demonstration; 
     Grants for Information and Data System.--Section 17 of the 
     Act is amended by striking subsections (n), (o), and (p).
       (j) Disqualification of Vendors Who Are Disqualified Under 
     the Food Stamp Program.--Section 17 of the Act, as so 
     amended, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:
       ``(n) Disqualification of Vendors Who Are Disqualified 
     Under the Food Stamp Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall issue regulations 
     providing criteria for the disqualification under this 
     section of an approved vendor that is disqualified from 
     accepting benefits under the food stamp program established 
     under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.).
       ``(2) Terms.--A disqualification under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall be for the same period as the disqualification 
     from the program referred to in paragraph (1);
       ``(B) may begin at a later date than the disqualification 
     from the program referred to in paragraph (1); and
       ``(C) shall not be subject to judicial or administrative 
     review.''.

     SEC. 930. CASH GRANTS FOR NUTRITION EDUCATION.

       Section 18 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1787) is repealed.

     SEC. 931. NUTRITION EDUCATION AND TRAINING.

       (a) Findings.--Section 19 of the Child Nutrition Act of 
     1966 (42 U.S.C. 1788) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a), by striking ``that--'' and all that 
     follows through the period at the end and inserting ``that 
     effective dissemination of scientifically valid information 
     to children participating or eligible to participate in the 
     school lunch and related child nutrition programs should be 
     encouraged.''; and
       (2) in subsection (b), by striking ``encourage'' and all 
     that follows through ``establishing'' and inserting 
     ``establish''.
       (b) Use of Funds.--Section 19(f) of the Act is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (B) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``(A)'';
       (ii) by striking clauses (ix) through (xix);
       (iii) by redesignating clauses (i) through (viii) and (xx) 
     as subparagraphs (A) through (H) and (I), respectively; and
       (iv) in subparagraph (H), as so redesignated, by inserting 
     ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by striking paragraphs (2) and (4); and
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2).
       (c) Accounts, Records, and Reports.--The second sentence of 
     section 19(g)(1) of the Act is amended by striking ``at all 
     times be available'' and inserting ``be available at any 
     reasonable time''.
       (d) State Coordinators for Nutrition; State Plan.--Section 
     19(h) of the Act is amended--
       (1) in the second sentence of paragraph (1)--
       (A) by striking ``as provided in paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection''; and
       (B) by striking ``as provided in paragraph (3) of this 
     subsection'';
       (2) in paragraph (2), by striking the second and third 
     sentences; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (3).
       (e) Authorization of Appropriations.--Section 19(i) of the 
     Act is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of paragraph (2)(A), by striking 
     ``and each succeeding fiscal year'';
       (2) by redesignating paragraphs (3) and (4) as paragraphs 
     (4) and (5), respectively; and
       (3) by inserting after paragraph (2) the following:
       ``(3) Fiscal years 1997 through 2002.--
       ``(A) In general.--There are authorized to be appropriated 
     to carry out this section $10,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1997 through 2002.
       ``(B) Grants.--
       ``(i) In general.--Grants to each State from the amounts 
     made available under subparagraph (A) shall be based on a 
     rate of 50 cents for each child enrolled in schools or 
     institutions within the State, except that no State shall 
     receive an amount less than $75,000 per fiscal year.
       ``(ii) Insufficient funds.--If the amount made available 
     for any fiscal year is insufficient to pay the amount to 
     which each State is entitled under clause (i), the amount of 
     each grant shall be ratably reduced.''.
       (f) Assessment.--Section 19 of the Act is amended by 
     striking subsection (j).
       (g) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (e) 
     shall become effective on October 1, 1996.

     SEC. 932. BREASTFEEDING PROMOTION PROGRAM.

       Section 21 of the Child Nutrition Act of 1966 (42 U.S.C. 
     1790) is repealed.
            TITLE X--FOOD STAMPS AND COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION

     SEC. 1001. SHORT TITLE.

       This title may be cited as the ``Food Stamp Reform and 
     Commodity Distribution Act of 1995''.
                     Subtitle A--Food Stamp Program

     SEC. 1011. DEFINITION OF CERTIFICATION PERIOD.

       Section 3(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2012(c)) is amended by striking ``Except as provided'' and 
     all that follows and inserting the following: ``The 
     certification period shall not exceed 12 months, except that

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     the certification period may be up to 24 months if all adult 
     household members are elderly or disabled. A State agency 
     shall have at least 1 contact with each certified household 
     every 12 months.''.

     SEC. 1012. DEFINITION OF COUPON.

       Section 3(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2012(d)) is amended by striking ``or type of certificate'' 
     and inserting ``type of certificate, authorization card, cash 
     or check issued in lieu of a coupon, or an access device, 
     including an electronic benefit transfer card or personal 
     identification number,''.

     SEC. 1013. TREATMENT OF CHILDREN LIVING AT HOME.

       The second sentence of section 3(i) of the Food Stamp Act 
     of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(i)) is amended by striking ``(who are 
     not themselves parents living with their children or married 
     and living with their spouses)''.

     SEC. 1014. OPTIONAL ADDITIONAL CRITERIA FOR SEPARATE 
                   HOUSEHOLD DETERMINATIONS.

       Section 3(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2012(i)) is amended by inserting after the third sentence the 
     following: ``Notwithstanding the preceding sentences, a State 
     may establish criteria that prescribe when individuals who 
     live together, and who would be allowed to participate as 
     separate households under the preceding sentences, shall be 
     considered a single household, without regard to the common 
     purchase of food and preparation of meals.''.

     SEC. 1015. ADJUSTMENT OF THRIFTY FOOD PLAN.

       The second sentence of section 3(o) of the Food Stamp Act 
     of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2012(o)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``shall (1) make'' and inserting the 
     following: ``shall--
       ``(1) make'';
       (2) by striking ``scale, (2) make'' and inserting ``scale;
       ``(2) make'';
       (3) by striking ``Alaska, (3) make'' and inserting the 
     following: ``Alaska;
       ``(3) make''; and
       (4) by striking ``Columbia, (4) through'' and all that 
     follows through the end of the subsection and inserting the 
     following: ``Columbia; and
       ``(4) on October 1, 1996, and each October 1 thereafter, 
     adjust the cost of the diet to reflect the cost of the diet, 
     in the preceding June, and round the result to the nearest 
     lower dollar increment for each household size, except that 
     on October 1, 1996, the Secretary may not reduce the cost of 
     the diet in effect on September 30, 1996.''.

     SEC. 1016. DEFINITION OF HOMELESS INDIVIDUAL.

       Section 3(s)(2)(C) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2012(s)(2)(C)) is amended by inserting ``for not more than 90 
     days'' after ``temporary accommodation''.

     SEC. 1017. STATE OPTION FOR ELIGIBILITY STANDARDS.

       Section 5(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2014(d)) is amended by striking ``(b) The Secretary'' and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(b) Eligibility Standards.--Except as otherwise provided 
     in this Act, the Secretary''.

     SEC. 1018. EARNINGS OF STUDENTS.

       Section 5(d)(7) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2014(d)(7)) is amended by striking ``21'' and inserting 
     ``19''.

     SEC. 1019. ENERGY ASSISTANCE.

       (a) In General.--Section 5(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
     (7 U.S.C. 2014(d)) is amended by striking paragraph (11) and 
     inserting the following: ``(11) a 1-time payment or allowance 
     made under a Federal or State law for the costs of 
     weatherization or emergency repair or replacement of an 
     unsafe or inoperative furnace or other heating or cooling 
     device,''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 5(k) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2014(k)) is amended--
       (A) in paragraph (1)--
       (i) in subparagraph (A), by striking ``plan for aid to 
     families with dependent children approved'' and inserting 
     ``program funded''; and
       (ii) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``, not including 
     energy or utility-cost assistance,'';
       (B) in paragraph (2), by striking subparagraph (C) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(C) a payment or allowance described in subsection 
     (d)(11);''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) Third party energy assistance payments.--
       ``(A) Energy assistance payments.--For purposes of 
     subsection (d)(1), a payment made under a Federal or State 
     law to provide energy assistance to a household shall be 
     considered money payable directly to the household.
       ``(B) Energy assistance expenses.--For purposes of 
     subsection (e)(7), an expense paid on behalf of a household 
     under a Federal or State law to provide energy assistance 
     shall be considered an out-of-pocket expense incurred and 
     paid by the household.''.
       (2) Section 2605(f) of the Low-Income Home Energy 
     Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8624(f)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``(f)(1) Notwithstanding'' and inserting 
     ``(f) Notwithstanding'';
       (B) in paragraph (1), by striking ``food stamps,''; and
       (C) by striking paragraph (2).

     SEC. 1020. DEDUCTIONS FROM INCOME.

       (a) In General.--Section 5 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2014) is amended by striking subsection (e) and 
     inserting the following:
       ``(e) Deductions From Income.--
       ``(1) Standard deduction.--The Secretary shall allow a 
     standard deduction for each household in the 48 contiguous 
     States and the District of Columbia, Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, 
     and the Virgin Islands of the United States of $134, $229, 
     $189, $269, and $118, respectively.
       ``(2) Earned income deduction.--
       ``(A) Definition of earned income.--In this paragraph, the 
     term `earned income' does not include income excluded by 
     subsection (d) or any portion of income earned under a work 
     supplementation or support program, as defined under section 
     16(b), that is attributable to public assistance.
       ``(B) Deduction.--Except as provided in subparagraph (C), a 
     household with earned income shall be allowed a deduction of 
     20 percent of all earned income (other than income excluded 
     by subsection (d)) to compensate for taxes, other mandatory 
     deductions from salary, and work expenses.
       ``(C) Exception.--The deduction described in subparagraph 
     (B) shall not be allowed with respect to determining an 
     overissuance due to the failure of a household to report 
     earned income in a timely manner.
       ``(3) Dependent care deduction.--
       ``(A) In general.--A household shall be entitled, with 
     respect to expenses (other than excluded expenses described 
     in subparagraph (B)) for dependent care, to a dependent care 
     deduction, the maximum allowable level of which shall be $200 
     per month for each dependent child under 2 years of age and 
     $175 per month for each other dependent, for the actual cost 
     of payments necessary for the care of a dependent if the care 
     enables a household member to accept or continue employment, 
     or training or education that is preparatory for employment.
       ``(B) Excluded expenses.--The excluded expenses referred to 
     in subparagraph (A) are--
       ``(i) expenses paid on behalf of the household by a third 
     party;
       ``(ii) amounts made available and excluded for the expenses 
     referred to in subparagraph (A) under subsection (d)(3); and
       ``(iii) expenses that are paid under section 6(d)(4).
       ``(4) Deduction for child support payments.--
       ``(A) In general.--A household shall be entitled to a 
     deduction for child support payments made by a household 
     member to or for an individual who is not a member of the 
     household if the household member is legally obligated to 
     make the payments.
       ``(B) Methods for determining amount.--The Secretary may 
     prescribe by regulation the methods, including calculation on 
     a retrospective basis, that a State agency shall use to 
     determine the amount of the deduction for child support 
     payments.
       ``(5) Homeless shelter allowance.--A State agency may 
     develop a standard homeless shelter allowance, which shall 
     not exceed $139 per month, for such expenses as may 
     reasonably be expected to be incurred by households in which 
     all members are homeless individuals but are not receiving 
     free shelter throughout the month. A State agency that 
     develops the allowance may use the allowance in determining 
     eligibility and allotments for the households, except that 
     the State agency may prohibit the use of the allowance for 
     households with extremely low shelter costs.
       ``(6) Excess medical expense deduction.--
       ``(A) In general.--A household containing an elderly or 
     disabled member shall be entitled, with respect to expenses 
     other than expenses paid on behalf of the household by a 
     third party, to an excess medical expense deduction for the 
     portion of the actual costs of allowable medical expenses, 
     incurred by the elderly or disabled member, exclusive of 
     special diets, that exceeds $35 per month.
       ``(B) Method of claiming deduction.--
       ``(i) In general.--A State agency shall offer an eligible 
     household under subparagraph (A) a method of claiming a 
     deduction for recurring medical expenses that are initially 
     verified under the excess medical expense deduction in lieu 
     of submitting information or verification on actual expenses 
     on a monthly basis.
       ``(ii) Method.--The method described in clause (i) shall--

       ``(I) be designed to minimize the burden for the eligible 
     elderly or disabled household member choosing to deduct the 
     recurrent medical expenses of the member pursuant to the 
     method;
       ``(II) rely on reasonable estimates of the expected medical 
     expenses of the member for the certification period 
     (including changes that can be reasonably anticipated based 
     on available information about the medical condition of the 
     member, public or private medical insurance coverage, and the 
     current verified medical expenses incurred by the member); 
     and
       ``(III) not require further reporting or verification of a 
     change in medical expenses if such a change has been 
     anticipated for the certification period.

       ``(7) Excess shelter expense deduction.--
       ``(A) In general.--A household shall be entitled, with 
     respect to expenses other than expenses paid on behalf of the 
     household by a third party, to an excess shelter expense 
     deduction to the extent that the monthly amount expended by a 
     household for shelter exceeds an amount equal to 50 percent 
     of monthly household income after all other applicable 
     deductions have been allowed.
       ``(B) Maximum amount of deduction.--In the case of a 
     household that does not contain an elderly or disabled 
     individual, the excess shelter expense deduction shall not 
     exceed--
       ``(i) in the 48 contiguous States and the District of 
     Columbia, $247 per month; and

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       ``(ii) in Alaska, Hawaii, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of 
     the United States, $429, $353, $300, and $182 per month, 
     respectively.
       ``(C) Standard utility allowance.--
       ``(i) In general.--In computing the excess shelter expense 
     deduction, a State agency may use a standard utility 
     allowance in accordance with regulations promulgated by the 
     Secretary, except that a State agency may use an allowance 
     that does not fluctuate within a year to reflect seasonal 
     variations.
       ``(ii) Restrictions on heating and cooling expenses.--An 
     allowance for a heating or cooling expense may not be used in 
     the case of a household that--

       ``(I) does not incur a heating or cooling expense, as the 
     case may be;
       ``(II) does incur a heating or cooling expense but is 
     located in a public housing unit that has central utility 
     meters and charges households, with regard to the expense, 
     only for excess utility costs; or
       ``(III) shares the expense with, and lives with, another 
     individual not participating in the food stamp program, 
     another household participating in the food stamp program, or 
     both, unless the allowance is prorated between the household 
     and the other individual, household, or both.

       ``(iii) Mandatory allowance.--

       ``(I) In general.--A State agency may make the use of a 
     standard utility allowance mandatory for all households with 
     qualifying utility costs if--

       ``(aa) the State agency has developed 1 or more standards 
     that include the cost of heating and cooling and 1 or more 
     standards that do not include the cost of heating and 
     cooling; and
       ``(bb) the Secretary finds that the standards will not 
     result in an increased cost to the Secretary.

       ``(II) Household election.--A State agency that has not 
     made the use of a standard utility allowance mandatory under 
     subclause (I) shall allow a household to switch, at the end 
     of a certification period, between the standard utility 
     allowance and a deduction based on the actual utility costs 
     of the household.

       ``(iv) Availability of allowance to recipients of energy 
     assistance.--

       ``(I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II), if a State 
     agency elects to use a standard utility allowance that 
     reflects heating or cooling costs, the standard utility 
     allowance shall be made available to households receiving a 
     payment, or on behalf of which a payment is made, under the 
     Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 
     et seq.) or other similar energy assistance program, if the 
     household still incurs out-of-pocket heating or cooling 
     expenses in excess of any assistance paid on behalf of the 
     household to an energy provider.
       ``(II) Separate allowance.--A State agency may use a 
     separate standard utility allowance for households on behalf 
     of which a payment described in subclause (I) is made, but 
     may not be required to do so.
       ``(III) States not electing to use separate allowance.--A 
     State agency that does not elect to use a separate allowance 
     but makes a single standard utility allowance available to 
     households incurring heating or cooling expenses (other than 
     a household described in subclause (I) or (II) of 
     subparagraph (C)(ii)) may not be required to reduce the 
     allowance due to the provision (directly or indirectly) of 
     assistance under the Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Act of 
     1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.).
       ``(IV) Proration of assistance.--For the purpose of the 
     food stamp program, assistance provided under the Low-Income 
     Home Energy Assistance Act of 1981 (42 U.S.C. 8621 et seq.) 
     shall be considered to be prorated over the entire heating or 
     cooling season for which the assistance was provided.''.

       (b) Conforming Amendment.--Section 11(e)(3) of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2020(e)(3)) is amended by striking ``. Under rules 
     prescribed'' and all that follows through ``verifies higher 
     expenses''.

     SEC. 1021. VEHICLE ALLOWANCE.

       Section 5(g) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2014(g)) is amended by striking paragraph (2) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(2) Included assets.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to the other provisions of this 
     paragraph, the Secretary shall, in prescribing inclusions in, 
     and exclusions from, financial resources, follow the 
     regulations in force as of June 1, 1982 (other than those 
     relating to licensed vehicles and inaccessible resources).
       ``(B) Additional included assets.--The Secretary shall 
     include in financial resources--
       ``(i) any boat, snowmobile, or airplane used for 
     recreational purposes;
       ``(ii) any vacation home;
       ``(iii) any mobile home used primarily for vacation 
     purposes;
       ``(iv) subject to subparagraph (C), any licensed vehicle 
     that is used for household transportation or to obtain or 
     continue employment to the extent that the fair market value 
     of the vehicle exceeds $4,600; and
       ``(v) any savings or retirement account (including an 
     individual account), regardless of whether there is a penalty 
     for early withdrawal.
       ``(C) Excluded vehicles.--A vehicle (and any other 
     property, real or personal, to the extent the property is 
     directly related to the maintenance or use of the vehicle) 
     shall not be included in financial resources under this 
     paragraph if the vehicle is--
       ``(i) used to produce earned income;
       ``(ii) necessary for the transportation of a physically 
     disabled household member; or
       ``(iii) depended on by a household to carry fuel for 
     heating or water for home use and provides the primary source 
     of fuel or water, respectively, for the household.''.

     SEC. 1022. VENDOR PAYMENTS FOR TRANSITIONAL HOUSING COUNTED 
                   AS INCOME.

       Section 5(k)(2) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2014(k)(2)) is amended--
       (1) by striking subparagraph (F); and
       (2) by redesignating subparagraphs (G) and (H) as 
     subparagraphs (F) and (G), respectively.

     SEC. 1023. DOUBLED PENALTIES FOR VIOLATING FOOD STAMP PROGRAM 
                   REQUIREMENTS.

       Section 6(b)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2015(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in clause (i), by striking ``six months'' and inserting 
     ``1 year''; and
       (2) in clause (ii), by striking ``1 year'' and inserting 
     ``2 years''.

     SEC. 1024. DISQUALIFICATION OF CONVICTED INDIVIDUALS.

       Section 6(b)(1)(iii) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2015(b)(1)(iii)) is amended--
       (1) in subclause (II), by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (2) in subclause (III), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; or''; and
       (3) by inserting after subclause (III) the following:
       ``(IV) a conviction of an offense under subsection (b) or 
     (c) of section 15 involving an item covered by subsection (b) 
     or (c) of section 15 having a value of $500 or more.''.

     SEC. 1025. DISQUALIFICATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 6(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
     (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)) is amended by striking ``(d)(1) Unless 
     otherwise exempted by the provisions'' and all that follows 
     through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(d) Conditions of Participation.--
       ``(1) Work requirements.--
       ``(A) In general.--No physically and mentally fit 
     individual over the age of 15 and under the age of 60 shall 
     be eligible to participate in the food stamp program if the 
     individual--
       ``(i) refuses, at the time of application and every 12 
     months thereafter, to register for employment in a manner 
     prescribed by the Secretary;
       ``(ii) refuses without good cause to participate in an 
     employment and training program under paragraph (4), to the 
     extent required by the State agency;
       ``(iii) refuses without good cause to accept an offer of 
     employment, at a site or plant not subject to a strike or 
     lockout at the time of the refusal, at a wage not less than 
     the higher of--

       ``(I) the applicable Federal or State minimum wage; or
       ``(II) 80 percent of the wage that would have governed had 
     the minimum hourly rate under section 6(a)(1) of the Fair 
     Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 206(a)(1)) been 
     applicable to the offer of employment;

       ``(iv) refuses without good cause to provide a State agency 
     with sufficient information to allow the State agency to 
     determine the employment status or the job availability of 
     the individual;
       ``(v) voluntarily and without good cause--

       ``(I) quits a job; or
       ``(II) reduces work effort and, after the reduction, the 
     individual is working less than 30 hours per week; or

       ``(vi) fails to comply with section 20.
       ``(B) Household ineligibility.--If an individual who is the 
     head of a household becomes ineligible to participate in the 
     food stamp program under subparagraph (A), the household 
     shall, at the option of the State agency, become ineligible 
     to participate in the food stamp program for a period, 
     determined by the State agency, that does not exceed the 
     lesser of--
       ``(i) the duration of the ineligibility of the individual 
     determined under subparagraph (C); or
       ``(ii) 180 days.
       ``(C) Duration of ineligibility.--
       ``(i) First violation.--The first time that an individual 
     becomes ineligible to participate in the food stamp program 
     under subparagraph (A), the individual shall remain 
     ineligible until the later of--

       ``(I) the date the individual becomes eligible under 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(II) the date that is 1 month after the date the 
     individual became ineligible; or
       ``(III) a date determined by the State agency that is not 
     later than 3 months after the date the individual became 
     ineligible.

       ``(ii) Second violation.--The second time that an 
     individual becomes ineligible to participate in the food 
     stamp program under subparagraph (A), the individual shall 
     remain ineligible until the later of--

       ``(I) the date the individual becomes eligible under 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(II) the date that is 3 months after the date the 
     individual became ineligible; or
       ``(III) a date determined by the State agency that is not 
     later than 6 months after the date the individual became 
     ineligible.

       ``(iii) Third or subsequent violation.--The third or 
     subsequent time that an individual becomes ineligible to 
     participate in the food stamp program under subparagraph (A), 
     the individual shall remain ineligible until the later of--

       ``(I) the date the individual becomes eligible under 
     subparagraph (A);
       ``(II) the date that is 6 months after the date the 
     individual became ineligible;
       ``(III) a date determined by the State agency; or

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       ``(IV) at the option of the State agency, permanently.

       ``(D) Administration.--
       ``(i) Good cause.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     meaning of good cause for the purpose of this paragraph.
       ``(ii) Voluntary quit.--The Secretary shall determine the 
     meaning of voluntarily quitting and reducing work effort for 
     the purpose of this paragraph.
       ``(iii) Determination by state agency.--

       ``(I) In general.--Subject to subclause (II) and clauses 
     (i) and (ii), a State agency shall determine--

       ``(aa) the meaning of any term in subparagraph (A);
       ``(bb) the procedures for determining whether an individual 
     is in compliance with a requirement under subparagraph (A); 
     and
       ``(cc) whether an individual is in compliance with a 
     requirement under subparagraph (A).

       ``(II) Not less restrictive.--A State agency may not 
     determine a meaning, procedure, or determination under 
     subclause (I) to be less restrictive than a comparable 
     meaning, procedure, or determination under a State program 
     funded under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.).

       ``(iv) Strike against the government.--For the purpose of 
     subparagraph (A)(v), an employee of the Federal Government, a 
     State, or a political subdivision of a State, who is 
     dismissed for participating in a strike against the Federal 
     Government, the State, or the political subdivision of the 
     State shall be considered to have voluntarily quit without 
     good cause.
       ``(v) Selecting a head of household.--

       ``(I) In general.--For the purpose of this paragraph, the 
     State agency shall allow the household to select any adult 
     parent of a child in the household as the head of the 
     household if all adult household members making application 
     under the food stamp program agree to the selection.
       ``(II) Time for making designation.--A household may 
     designate the head of the household under subclause (I) each 
     time the household is certified for participation in the food 
     stamp program, but may not change the designation during a 
     certification period unless there is a change in the 
     composition of the household.

       ``(vi) Change in head of household.--If the head of a 
     household leaves the household during a period in which the 
     household is ineligible to participate in the food stamp 
     program under subparagraph (B)--

       ``(I) the household shall, if otherwise eligible, become 
     eligible to participate in the food stamp program; and
       ``(II) if the head of the household becomes the head of 
     another household, the household that becomes headed by the 
     individual shall become ineligible to participate in the food 
     stamp program for the remaining period of ineligibility.''.

       (b) Conforming Amendment.--
       (1) The second sentence of section 17(b)(2) of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2026(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``6(d)(1)(i)'' and 
     inserting ``6(d)(1)(A)(i)''.
       (2) Section 20 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2029) is amended by 
     striking subsection (f) and inserting the following:
       ``(f) Disqualification.--An individual or a household may 
     become ineligible under section 6(d)(1) to participate in the 
     food stamp program for failing to comply with this 
     section.''.

     SEC. 1026. CARETAKER EXEMPTION.

       Section 6(d)(2) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2015(d)(2)) is amended by striking subparagraph (B) and 
     inserting the following: ``(B) a parent or other member of a 
     household with responsibility for the care of (i) a dependent 
     child under the age of 6 or any lower age designated by the 
     State agency that is not under the age of 1, or (ii) an 
     incapacitated person;''.

     SEC. 1027. EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING.

       (a) In General.--Section 6(d)(4) of the Food Stamp Act of 
     1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015(d)(4)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``Not later than April 1, 1987, each'' and 
     inserting ``Each'';
       (B) by inserting ``work,'' after ``skills, training,''; and
       (C) by adding at the end the following: ``Each component of 
     an employment and training program carried out under this 
     paragraph shall be delivered through a statewide workforce 
     development system, unless the component is not available 
     locally through the statewide workforce development 
     system.'';
       (2) in subparagraph (B)--
       (A) in the matter preceding clause (i), by striking the 
     colon at the end and inserting the following: ``, except that 
     the State agency shall retain the option to apply employment 
     requirements prescribed under this subparagraph to a program 
     applicant at the time of application:'';
       (B) in clause (i), by striking ``with terms and 
     conditions'' and all that follows through ``time of 
     application''; and
       (C) in clause (iv)--
       (i) by striking subclauses (I) and (II); and
       (ii) by redesignating subclauses (III) and (IV) as 
     subclauses (I) and (II), respectively;
       (3) in subparagraph (D)--
       (A) in clause (i), by striking ``to which the application'' 
     and all that follows through ``30 days or less'';
       (B) in clause (ii), by striking ``but with respect'' and 
     all that follows through ``child care''; and
       (C) in clause (iii), by striking ``, on the basis of'' and 
     all that follows through ``clause (ii)'' and inserting ``the 
     exemption continues to be valid'';
       (4) in subparagraph (E), by striking the third sentence;
       (5) in subparagraph (G)--
       (A) by striking ``(G)(i) The State'' and inserting ``(G) 
     The State''; and
       (B) by striking clause (ii);
       (6) in subparagraph (H), by striking ``(H)(i) The 
     Secretary'' and all that follows through ``(ii) Federal 
     funds'' and inserting ``(H) Federal funds'';
       (7) in subparagraph (I)(i)(II), by striking ``, or was in 
     operation,'' and all that follows through ``Social Security 
     Act'' and inserting the following: ``), except that no such 
     payment or reimbursement shall exceed the applicable local 
     market rate'';
       (8)(A) by striking subparagraphs (K) and (L) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(K) Limitation on funding.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this paragraph, the amount of funds a State 
     agency uses to carry out this paragraph (including under 
     subparagraph (I)) for participants who are receiving benefits 
     under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) shall not exceed 
     the amount of funds the State agency used in fiscal year 1995 
     to carry out this paragraph for participants who were 
     receiving benefits in fiscal year 1995 under a State program 
     funded under part A of title IV of the Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.).''; and
       (B) by redesignating subparagraphs (M) and (N) as 
     subparagraphs (L) and (M), respectively; and
       (9) in subparagraph (L), as redesignated by paragraph 
     (8)(B)--
       (A) by striking ``(L)(i) The Secretary'' and inserting 
     ``(L) The Secretary''; and
       (B) by striking clause (ii).
       (b) Funding.--Section 16(h) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)) 
     is amended by striking ``(h)(1)(A) The Secretary'' and all 
     that follows through the end of paragraph (1) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(h) Funding of Employment and Training Programs.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Amounts.--To carry out employment and training 
     programs, the Secretary shall reserve for allocation to State 
     agencies from funds made available for each fiscal year under 
     section 18(a)(1) the amount of--
       ``(i) for fiscal year 1996, $77,000,000;
       ``(ii) for fiscal year 1997, $79,000,000;
       ``(iii) for fiscal year 1998, $81,000,000;
       ``(iv) for fiscal year 1999, $84,000,000;
       ``(v) for fiscal year 2000, $86,000,000;
       ``(vi) for fiscal year 2001, $88,000,000; and
       ``(vii) for fiscal year 2002, $90,000,000.
       ``(B) Allocation.--The Secretary shall allocate the amounts 
     reserved under subparagraph (A) among the State agencies 
     using a reasonable formula (as determined by the Secretary) 
     that gives consideration to the population in each State 
     affected by section 6(o).
       ``(C) Reallocation.--
       ``(i) Notification.--A State agency shall promptly notify 
     the Secretary if the State agency determines that the State 
     agency will not expend all of the funds allocated to the 
     State agency under subparagraph (B).
       ``(ii) Reallocation.--On notification under clause (i), the 
     Secretary shall reallocate the funds that the State agency 
     will not expend as the Secretary considers appropriate and 
     equitable.
       ``(D) Minimum allocation.--Notwithstanding subparagraphs 
     (A) through (C), the Secretary shall ensure that each State 
     agency operating an employment and training program shall 
     receive not less than $50,000 in each fiscal year.''.
       (c) Additional Matching Funds.--Section 16(h)(2) of the Act 
     (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)(2)) is amended by inserting before the 
     period at the end the following: ``, including the costs for 
     case management and casework to facilitate the transition 
     from economic dependency to self-sufficiency through work''.
       (d) Reports.--Section 16(h) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2025(h)) 
     is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (5)--
       (A) by striking ``(5)(A) The Secretary'' and inserting 
     ``(5) The Secretary''; and
       (B) by striking subparagraph (B); and
       (2) by striking paragraph (6).

     SEC. 1028. COMPARABLE TREATMENT FOR DISQUALIFICATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2015) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subsection (i), as added by section 
     107, as subsection (p); and
       (2) by inserting after subsection (h) the following:
       ``(i) Comparable Treatment for Disqualification.--
       ``(1) In general.--If a disqualification is imposed on a 
     member of a household for a failure of the member to perform 
     an action required under a Federal, State, or local law 
     relating to a means-tested public assistance program, the 
     State agency may impose the same disqualification on the 
     member of the household under the food stamp program.
       ``(2) Rules and procedures.--If a disqualification is 
     imposed under paragraph (1) for a failure of an individual to 
     perform an action required under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the State agency 
     may use the rules and procedures that apply under part A of 
     title IV of the Act to impose the same disqualification under 
     the food stamp program.
       ``(3) Application after disqualification period.--A member 
     of a household disqualified under paragraph (1) may, after 
     the disqualification period has expired, apply for

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     benefits under this Act and shall be treated as a new 
     applicant, except that a prior disqualification under 
     subsection (d) shall be considered in determining 
     eligibility.''.
       (b) State Plan Provisions.--Section 11(e) of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2020(e)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (24), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (25), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting a semicolon; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(26) the guidelines the State agency uses in carrying out 
     section 6(i); and''.
       (c) Conforming Amendment.--Section 6(d)(2)(A) of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2015(d)(2)(A)) is amended by striking ``that is 
     comparable to a requirement of paragraph (1)''.

     SEC. 1029. DISQUALIFICATION FOR RECEIPT OF MULTIPLE FOOD 
                   STAMP BENEFITS.

       Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as 
     amended by section 1028, is further amended by inserting 
     after subsection (i) the following:
       ``(j) Disqualification for Receipt of Multiple Food Stamp 
     Benefits.--An individual shall be ineligible to participate 
     in the food stamp program as a member of any household for a 
     10-year period if the individual is found by a State agency 
     to have made, or is convicted in a Federal or State court of 
     having made, a fraudulent statement or representation with 
     respect to the identity or place of residence of the 
     individual in order to receive multiple benefits 
     simultaneously under the food stamp program.''.

     SEC. 1030. DISQUALIFICATION OF FLEEING FELONS.

       Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as 
     amended by section 1029, is further amended by inserting 
     after subsection (j) the following:
       ``(k) Disqualification of Fleeing Felons.--No member of a 
     household who is otherwise eligible to participate in the 
     food stamp program shall be eligible to participate in the 
     program as a member of that or any other household during any 
     period during which the individual is--
       ``(1) fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
     confinement after conviction, under the law of the place from 
     which the individual is fleeing, for a crime, or attempt to 
     commit a crime, that is a felony under the law of the place 
     from which the individual is fleeing or that, in the case of 
     New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the law of New 
     Jersey; or
       ``(2) violating a condition of probation or parole imposed 
     under a Federal or State law.''.

     SEC. 1031. COOPERATION WITH CHILD SUPPORT AGENCIES.

       Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as 
     amended by section 1030, is further amended by inserting 
     after subsection (k) the following:
       ``(l) Custodial Parent's Cooperation With Child Support 
     Agencies.--
       ``(1) In general.--At the option of a State agency, subject 
     to paragraphs (2) and (3), no natural or adoptive parent or 
     other individual (collectively referred to in this subsection 
     as `the individual') who is living with and exercising 
     parental control over a child under the age of 18 who has an 
     absent parent shall be eligible to participate in the food 
     stamp program unless the individual cooperates with the State 
     agency administering the program established under part D of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.)--
       ``(A) in establishing the paternity of the child (if the 
     child is born out of wedlock); and
       ``(B) in obtaining support for--
       ``(i) the child; or
       ``(ii) the individual and the child.
       ``(2) Good cause for noncooperation.--Paragraph (1) shall 
     not apply to the individual if good cause is found for 
     refusing to cooperate, as determined by the State agency in 
     accordance with standards prescribed by the Secretary in 
     consultation with the Secretary of Health and Human Services. 
     The standards shall take into consideration circumstances 
     under which cooperation may be against the best interests of 
     the child.
       ``(3) Fees.--Paragraph (1) shall not require the payment of 
     a fee or other cost for services provided under part D of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.).
       ``(m) Non-Custodial Parent's Cooperation With Child Support 
     Agencies.--
       ``(1) In general.--At the option of a State agency, subject 
     to paragraphs (2) and (3), a putative or identified non-
     custodial parent of a child under the age of 18 (referred to 
     in this subsection as `the individual') shall not be eligible 
     to participate in the food stamp program if the individual 
     refuses to cooperate with the State agency administering the 
     program established under part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.)--
       ``(A) in establishing the paternity of the child (if the 
     child is born out of wedlock); and
       ``(B) in providing support for the child.
       ``(2) Refusal to cooperate.--
       ``(A) Guidelines.--The Secretary, in consultation with the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services, shall develop 
     guidelines on what constitutes a refusal to cooperate under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(B) Procedures.--The State agency shall develop 
     procedures, using guidelines developed under subparagraph 
     (A), for determining whether an individual is refusing to 
     cooperate under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Fees.--Paragraph (1) shall not require the payment of 
     a fee or other cost for services provided under part D of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.).
       ``(4) Privacy.--The State agency shall provide safeguards 
     to restrict the use of information collected by a State 
     agency administering the program established under part D of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) 
     to purposes for which the information is collected.''.

     SEC. 1032. DISQUALIFICATION RELATING TO CHILD SUPPORT 
                   ARREARS.

       Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2015), as 
     amended by section 1031, is further amended by inserting 
     after subsection (m) the following:
       ``(n) Disqualification for Child Support Arrears.--
       ``(1) In general.--No individual shall be eligible to 
     participate in the food stamp program as a member of any 
     household during any month that the individual is delinquent 
     in any payment due under a court order for the support of a 
     child of the individual.
       ``(2) Exceptions.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply if--
       ``(A) a court is allowing the individual to delay payment; 
     or
       ``(B) the individual is complying with a payment plan 
     approved by a court or the State agency designated under part 
     D of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 651 et 
     seq.) to provide support for the child of the individual.''.

     SEC. 1033. WORK REQUIREMENT.

       (a) In General.--Section 6 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 
     U.S.C. 2015), as amended by section 1032, is further amended 
     by inserting after subsection (n) the following:
       ``(o) Work Requirement.--
       ``(1) Definition of work program.--In this subsection, the 
     term `work program' means--
       ``(A) a program under the Job Training Partnership Act (29 
     U.S.C. 1501 et seq.);
       ``(B) a program under section 236 of the Trade Act of 1974 
     (19 U.S.C. 2296); or
       ``(C) a program of employment or training operated or 
     supervised by a State or political subdivision of a State 
     that meets standards approved by the Governor of the State, 
     including a program under section 6(d)(4), other than a job 
     search program or a job search training program.
       ``(2) Work requirement.--Subject to the other provisions of 
     this subsection, no individual shall be eligible to 
     participate in the food stamp program as a member of any 
     household if, during the preceding 12-month period, the 
     individual received food stamp benefits for not less than 4 
     months during which the individual did not--
       ``(A) work 20 hours or more per week, averaged monthly; or
       ``(B) participate in and comply with the requirements of a 
     work program for 20 hours or more per week, as determined by 
     the State agency; or
       ``(C) participate in a program under section 20 or a 
     comparable program established by a State or political 
     subdivision of a State.
       ``(3) Exception.--Paragraph (2) shall not apply to an 
     individual if the individual is--
       ``(A) under 18 or over 50 years of age;
       ``(B) medically certified as physically or mentally unfit 
     for employment;
       ``(C) a parent or other member of a household with 
     responsibility for a dependent child;
       ``(D) otherwise exempt under section 6(d)(2); or
       ``(E) a pregnant woman.
       ``(4) Waiver.--
       ``(A) In general.--On the request of a State agency, the 
     Secretary may waive the applicability of paragraph (2) to any 
     group of individuals in the State if the Secretary makes a 
     determination that the area in which the individuals reside--
       ``(i) has an unemployment rate of over 10 percent; or
       ``(ii) does not have a sufficient number of jobs to provide 
     employment for the individuals.
       ``(B) Report.--The Secretary shall report the basis for a 
     waiver under subparagraph (A) to the Committee on Agriculture 
     of the House of Representatives and the Committee on 
     Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the Senate.
       ``(5) Subsequent eligibility.--
       ``(A) In general.--Paragraph (2) shall cease to apply to an 
     individual if, during a 30-day period, the individual--
       ``(i) works 80 or more hours;
       ``(ii) participates in and complies with the requirements 
     of a work program for 80 or more hours, as determined by a 
     State agency; or
       ``(iii) participates in a program under section 20 or a 
     comparable program established by a State or political 
     subdivision of a State.
       ``(B) Limitation.--During the subsequent 12-month period, 
     the individual shall be eligible to participate in the food 
     stamp program for not more than 4 months during which the 
     individual does not--
       ``(i) work 20 hours or more per week, averaged monthly;
       ``(ii) participate in and comply with the requirements of a 
     work program for 20 hours or more per week, as determined by 
     the State agency; or
       ``(iii) participate in a program under section 20 or a 
     comparable program established by a State or political 
     subdivision of a State.''.
       (b) Transition Provision.--Prior to 1 year after the date 
     of enactment of this Act, the term ``preceding 12-month 
     period'' in section 6(o) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977, as 
     amended by subsection (a), means the preceding period that 
     begins on the date of enactment of this Act.

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     SEC. 1034. ENCOURAGE ELECTRONIC BENEFIT TRANSFER SYSTEMS.

       (a) In General.--Section 7(i) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
     (7 U.S.C. 2016(i)) is amended--
       (1) by striking paragraph (1) and inserting the following:
       ``(1) Electronic Benefit Transfers.--
       ``(A) Implementation.--Each State agency shall implement an 
     electronic benefit transfer system in which household 
     benefits determined under section 8(a) or 24 are issued from 
     and stored in a central databank before October 1, 2002, 
     unless the Secretary provides a waiver for a State agency 
     that faces unusual barriers to implementing an electronic 
     benefit transfer system.
       ``(B) Timely implementation.--State agencies are encouraged 
     to implement an electronic benefit transfer system under 
     subparagraph (A) as soon as practicable.
       ``(C) State flexibility.--Subject to paragraph (2), a State 
     agency may procure and implement an electronic benefit 
     transfer system under the terms, conditions, and design that 
     the State agency considers appropriate.
       ``(D) Operation.--An electronic benefit transfer system 
     should take into account generally accepted standard 
     operating rules based on--
       ``(i) commercial electronic funds transfer technology;
       ``(ii) the need to permit interstate operation and law 
     enforcement monitoring; and
       ``(iii) the need to permit monitoring and investigations by 
     authorized law enforcement agencies.'';
       (2) in paragraph (2)--
       (A) by striking ``effective no later than April 1, 1992,'';
       (B) in subparagraph (A)--
       (i) by striking ``, in any 1 year,''; and
       (ii) by striking ``on-line'';
       (C) by striking subparagraph (D) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(D)(i) measures to maximize the security of a system 
     using the most recent technology available that the State 
     agency considers appropriate and cost effective and which may 
     include personal identification numbers, photographic 
     identification on electronic benefit transfer cards, and 
     other measures to protect against fraud and abuse; and
       ``(ii) effective not later than 2 years after the effective 
     date of this clause, to the extent practicable, measures that 
     permit a system to differentiate items of food that may be 
     acquired with an allotment from items of food that may not be 
     acquired with an allotment.'';
       (D) in subparagraph (G), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (E) in subparagraph (H), by striking the period at the end 
     and inserting ``; and''; and
       (F) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(I) procurement standards.''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(7) Replacement of benefits.--Regulations issued by the 
     Secretary regarding the replacement of benefits and liability 
     for replacement of benefits under an electronic benefit 
     transfer system shall be similar to the regulations in effect 
     for a paper food stamp issuance system.
       ``(8) Replacement card fee.--A State agency may collect a 
     charge for replacement of an electronic benefit transfer card 
     by reducing the monthly allotment of the household receiving 
     the replacement card.
       ``(9) Optional photographic identification.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State agency may require that an 
     electronic benefit card contain a photograph of 1 or more 
     members of a household.
       ``(B) Other authorized users.--If a State agency requires a 
     photograph on an electronic benefit card under subparagraph 
     (A), the State agency shall establish procedures to ensure 
     that any other appropriate member of the household or any 
     authorized representative of the household may utilize the 
     card.''.
       (b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of Congress that a 
     State that operates an electronic benefit transfer system 
     under the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.) 
     should operate the system in a manner that is compatible with 
     electronic benefit transfer systems operated by other States.

     SEC. 1035. VALUE OF MINIMUM ALLOTMENT.

       The proviso in section 8(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
     (7 U.S.C. 2017(a)) is amended by striking ``, and shall be 
     adjusted'' and all that follows through ``$5''.

     SEC. 1036. BENEFITS ON RECERTIFICATION.

       Section 8(c)(2)(B) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2017(c)(2)(B)) is amended by striking ``of more than one 
     month''.

     SEC. 1037. OPTIONAL COMBINED ALLOTMENT FOR EXPEDITED 
                   HOUSEHOLDS.

       Section 8(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2017(c)) is amended by striking paragraph (3) and inserting 
     the following:
       ``(3) Optional combined allotment for expedited 
     households.--A State agency may provide to an eligible 
     household applying after the 15th day of a month, in lieu of 
     the initial allotment of the household and the regular 
     allotment of the household for the following month, an 
     allotment that is equal to the total amount of the initial 
     allotment and the first regular allotment. The allotment 
     shall be provided in accordance with section 11(e)(3) in the 
     case of a household that is not entitled to expedited service 
     and in accordance with paragraphs (3) and (9) of section 
     11(e) in the case of a household that is entitled to 
     expedited service.''.

     SEC. 1038. FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH OTHER MEANS-TESTED PUBLIC 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS.

       Section 8 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2017) is 
     amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(d) Reduction of Public Assistance Benefits.--
       ``(1) In general.--If the benefits of a household are 
     reduced under a Federal, State, or local law relating to a 
     means-tested public assistance program for the failure of a 
     member of the household to perform an action required under 
     the law or program, for the duration of the reduction--
       ``(A) the household may not receive an increased allotment 
     as the result of a decrease in the income of the household to 
     the extent that the decrease is the result of the reduction; 
     and
       ``(B) the State agency may reduce the allotment of the 
     household by not more than 25 percent.
       ``(2) Rules and procedures.--If the allotment of a 
     household is reduced under this subsection for a failure to 
     perform an action required under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), the State agency 
     may use the rules and procedures that apply under part A of 
     title IV of the Act to reduce the allotment under the food 
     stamp program.''.

     SEC. 1039. ALLOTMENTS FOR HOUSEHOLDS RESIDING IN CENTERS.

       Section 8 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2017) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(f) Allotments for Households Residing in Centers.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the case of an individual who resides 
     in a center for the purpose of a drug or alcoholic treatment 
     program described in the last sentence of section 3(i), a 
     State agency may provide an allotment for the individual to--
       ``(A) the center as an authorized representative of the 
     individual for a period that is less than 1 month; and
       ``(B) the individual, if the individual leaves the center.
       ``(2) Direct payment.--A State agency may require an 
     individual referred to in paragraph (1) to designate the 
     center in which the individual resides as the authorized 
     representative of the individual for the purpose of receiving 
     an allotment.''.

     SEC. 1040. CONDITION PRECEDENT FOR APPROVAL OF RETAIL FOOD 
                   STORES AND WHOLESALE FOOD CONCERNS.

       Section 9(a)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2018(a)(1)) is amended by adding at the end the following: 
     ``No retail food store or wholesale food concern of a type 
     determined by the Secretary, based on factors that include 
     size, location, and type of items sold, shall be approved to 
     be authorized or reauthorized for participation in the food 
     stamp program unless an authorized employee of the Department 
     of Agriculture, a designee of the Secretary, or, if 
     practicable, an official of the State or local government 
     designated by the Secretary has visited the store or concern 
     for the purpose of determining whether the store or concern 
     should be approved or reauthorized, as appropriate.''.

     SEC. 1041. AUTHORITY TO ESTABLISH AUTHORIZATION PERIODS.

       Section 9(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2018(a)) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) Authorization periods.--The Secretary shall establish 
     specific time periods during which authorization to accept 
     and redeem coupons, or to redeem benefits through an 
     electronic benefit transfer system, shall be valid under the 
     food stamp program.''.

     SEC. 1042. INFORMATION FOR VERIFYING ELIGIBILITY FOR 
                   AUTHORIZATION.

       Section 9(c) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2018(c)) is amended--
       (1) in the first sentence, by inserting ``, which may 
     include relevant income and sales tax filing documents,'' 
     after ``submit information''; and
       (2) by inserting after the first sentence the following: 
     ``The regulations may require retail food stores and 
     wholesale food concerns to provide written authorization for 
     the Secretary to verify all relevant tax filings with 
     appropriate agencies and to obtain corroborating 
     documentation from other sources so that the accuracy of 
     information provided by the stores and concerns may be 
     verified.''.

     SEC. 1043. WAITING PERIOD FOR STORES THAT FAIL TO MEET 
                   AUTHORIZATION CRITERIA.

       Section 9(d) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2018(d)) is amended by adding at the end the following: ``A 
     retail food store or wholesale food concern that is denied 
     approval to accept and redeem coupons because the store or 
     concern does not meet criteria for approval established by 
     the Secretary may not, for at least 6 months, submit a new 
     application to participate in the program. The Secretary may 
     establish a longer time period under the preceding sentence, 
     including permanent disqualification, that reflects the 
     severity of the basis of the denial.''.

     SEC. 1044. OPERATION OF FOOD STAMP OFFICES.

       Section 11 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020), 
     as amended by section 1020(b), is further amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following:
       ``(2)(A) that the State agency shall establish procedures 
     governing the operation of food stamp offices that the State 
     agency determines best serve households in the State, 
     including households with special needs, such as households 
     with elderly or disabled members, households in rural areas 
     with low-income members, homeless individuals, households 
     residing on reservations, and

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     households in areas in which a substantial number of members 
     of low-income households speak a language other than English.
       ``(B) In carrying out subparagraph (A), a State agency--
       ``(i) shall provide timely, accurate, and fair service to 
     applicants for, and participants in, the food stamp program;
       ``(ii) shall develop an application containing the 
     information necessary to comply with this Act;
       ``(iii) shall permit an applicant household to apply to 
     participate in the program on the same day that the household 
     first contacts a food stamp office in person during office 
     hours;
       ``(iv) shall consider an application that contains the 
     name, address, and signature of the applicant to be filed on 
     the date the applicant submits the application;
       ``(v) shall require that an adult representative of each 
     applicant household certify in writing, under penalty of 
     perjury, that--
       ``(I) the information contained in the application is true; 
     and
       ``(II) all members of the household are citizens or are 
     aliens eligible to receive food stamps under section 6(f);
       ``(vi) shall provide a method of certifying and issuing 
     coupons to eligible homeless individuals, to ensure that 
     participation in the food stamp program is limited to 
     eligible households; and
       ``(vii) may establish operating procedures that vary for 
     local food stamp offices to reflect regional and local 
     differences within the State.
       ``(C) Nothing in this Act shall prohibit the use of 
     signatures provided and maintained electronically, storage of 
     records using automated retrieval systems only, or any other 
     feature of a State agency's application system that does not 
     rely exclusively on the collection and retention of paper 
     applications or other records.
       ``(D) The signature of any adult under this paragraph shall 
     be considered sufficient to comply with any provision of 
     Federal law requiring a household member to sign an 
     application or statement.'';
       (B) in paragraph (3)--
       (i) by striking ``shall--'' and all that follows through 
     ``provide each'' and inserting ``shall provide each''; and
       (ii) by striking ``(B) assist'' and all that follows 
     through ``representative of the State agency;'';
       (C) by striking paragraphs (14) and (25);
       (D)(i) by redesignating paragraphs (15) through (24) as 
     paragraphs (14) through (23), respectively; and
       (ii) by redesignating paragraph (26) as paragraph (24); and
       (2) in subsection (i)--
       (A) by striking ``(i) Notwithstanding'' and all that 
     follows through ``(2)'' and inserting the following:
       ``(i) Application and Denial Procedures.--
       ``(1) Application procedures.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law,''; and
       (B) by striking ``; (3) households'' and all that follows 
     through ``title IV of the Social Security Act. No'' and 
     inserting a period and the following:
       ``(2) Denial and termination.--Other than in a case of 
     disqualification as a penalty for failure to comply with a 
     public assistance program rule or regulation, no''.

     SEC. 1045. STATE EMPLOYEE AND TRAINING STANDARDS.

       Section 11(e)(6) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2020(e)(6)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``that (A) the'' and inserting ``that--
       ``(A) the'';
       (2) by striking ``Act; (B) the'' and inserting ``Act; and
       ``(B) the'';
       (3) in subparagraph (B), by striking ``United States Civil 
     Service Commission'' and inserting ``Office of Personnel 
     Management''; and
       (4) by striking subparagraphs (C) through (E).

     SEC. 1046. EXCHANGE OF LAW ENFORCEMENT INFORMATION.

       Section 11(e)(8) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2020(e)(8)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``that (A) such'' and inserting the 
     following: ``that--
       ``(A) the'';
       (2) by striking ``law, (B) notwithstanding'' and inserting 
     the following: ``law;
       ``(B) notwithstanding'';
       (3) by striking ``Act, and (C) such'' and inserting the 
     following: ``Act;
       ``(C) the''; and
       (4) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) notwithstanding any other provision of law, the 
     address, social security number, and, if available, 
     photograph of any member of a household shall be made 
     available, on request, to any Federal, State, or local law 
     enforcement officer if the officer furnishes the State agency 
     with the name of the member and notifies the agency that--
       ``(i) the member--

       ``(I) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
     confinement after conviction, for a crime (or attempt to 
     commit a crime) that, under the law of the place the member 
     is fleeing, is a felony (or, in the case of New Jersey, a 
     high misdemeanor), or is violating a condition of probation 
     or parole imposed under Federal or State law; or
       ``(II) has information that is necessary for the officer to 
     conduct an official duty related to subclause (I);

       ``(ii) locating or apprehending the member is an official 
     duty; and
       ``(iii) the request is being made in the proper exercise of 
     an official duty; and
       ``(E) the safeguards shall not prevent compliance with 
     paragraph (16);''. 

     SEC. 1047. EXPEDITED COUPON SERVICE.

       Section 11(e)(9) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2020(e)(9)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking ``five days'' and inserting ``7 days''; and
       (B) by inserting ``and'' at the end;
       (2) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C);
       (3) by redesignating subparagraph (D) as subparagraph (B); 
     and
       (4) in subparagraph (B), as redesignated by paragraph (3), 
     by striking ``, (B), or (C)''.

     SEC. 1048. WITHDRAWING FAIR HEARING REQUESTS.

       Section 11(e)(10) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2020(e)(10)) is amended by inserting before the semicolon at 
     the end a period and the following: ``At the option of a 
     State, at any time prior to a fair hearing determination 
     under this paragraph, a household may withdraw, orally or in 
     writing, a request by the household for the fair hearing. If 
     the withdrawal request is an oral request, the State agency 
     shall provide a written notice to the household confirming 
     the withdrawal request and providing the household with an 
     opportunity to request a hearing''.

     SEC. 1049. INCOME, ELIGIBILITY, AND IMMIGRATION STATUS 
                   VERIFICATION SYSTEMS.

       Section 11 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2020) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (e)(18), as redesignated by section 
     1044(1)(D)--
       (A) by striking ``that information is'' and inserting ``at 
     the option of the State agency, that information may be''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``shall be requested'' and inserting ``may 
     be requested''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(p) State Verification Option.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of law, in carrying out the food stamp program, a 
     State agency shall not be required to use an income and 
     eligibility or an immigration status verification system 
     established under section 1137 of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 1320b-7).''.

     SEC. 1050. DISQUALIFICATION OF RETAILERS WHO INTENTIONALLY 
                   SUBMIT FALSIFIED APPLICATIONS.

       Section 12(b) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2021(b)) is amended--
       (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) for a reasonable period of time to be determined by 
     the Secretary, including permanent disqualification, on the 
     knowing submission of an application for the approval or 
     reauthorization to accept and redeem coupons that contains 
     false information about a substantive matter that was a part 
     of the application.''.

     SEC. 1051. DISQUALIFICATION OF RETAILERS WHO ARE DISQUALIFIED 
                   UNDER THE WIC PROGRAM.

       Section 12 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2021) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Disqualification of Retailers Who Are Disqualified 
     Under the WIC Program.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall issue regulations 
     providing criteria for the disqualification under this Act of 
     an approved retail food store and a wholesale food concern 
     that is disqualified from accepting benefits under the 
     special supplemental nutrition program for women, infants, 
     and children established under section 17 of the Child 
     Nutrition Act of 1966 (7 U.S.C. 1786).
       ``(2) Terms.--A disqualification under paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall be for the same length of time as the 
     disqualification from the program referred to in paragraph 
     (1);
       ``(B) may begin at a later date than the disqualification 
     from the program referred to in paragraph (1); and
       ``(C) notwithstanding section 14, shall not be subject to 
     judicial or administrative review.''.

     SEC. 1052. COLLECTION OF OVERISSUANCES.

       (a) Collection of Overissuances.--Section 13 of the Food 
     Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2022) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Collection of Overissuances.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     subsection, a State agency shall collect any overissuance of 
     coupons issued to a household by--
       ``(A) reducing the allotment of the household;
       ``(B) withholding amounts from unemployment compensation 
     from a member of the household under subsection (c);
       ``(C) recovering from Federal pay or a Federal income tax 
     refund under subsection (d); or
       ``(D) any other means.
       ``(2) Cost effectiveness.--Paragraph (1) shall not apply if 
     the State agency demonstrates to the satisfaction of the 
     Secretary that all of the means referred to in paragraph (1) 
     are not cost effective.
       ``(3) Maximum reduction absent fraud.--If a household 
     received an overissuance of coupons without any member of the 
     household being found ineligible to participate in the 
     program under section 6(b)(1) and a State agency elects to 
     reduce the allotment of the household under paragraph (1)(A), 
     the State agency shall not reduce the monthly allot

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     ment of the household under paragraph (1)(A) by an amount in 
     excess of the greater of--
       ``(A) 10 percent of the monthly allotment of the household; 
     or
       ``(B) $10.
       ``(4) Procedures.--A State agency shall collect an 
     overissuance of coupons issued to a household under paragraph 
     (1) in accordance with the requirements established by the 
     State agency for providing notice, electing a means of 
     payment, and establishing a time schedule for payment.''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)--
       (A) by striking ``as determined under subsection (b) and 
     except for claims arising from an error of the State 
     agency,'' and inserting ``, as determined under subsection 
     (b)(1),''; and
       (B) by inserting before the period at the end the 
     following: ``or a Federal income tax refund as authorized by 
     section 3720A of title 31, United States Code''.
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--Section 11(e)(8) of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2020(e)(8)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and excluding claims'' and all that 
     follows through ``such section''; and
       (2) by inserting before the semicolon at the end the 
     following: ``or a Federal income tax refund as authorized by 
     section 3720A of title 31, United States Code''.
       (c) Retention Rate.--Section 16(a) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 
     2025(a)) is amended by striking ``25 percent during the 
     period beginning October 1, 1990'' and all that follows 
     through ``error of a State agency'' and inserting the 
     following: ``25 percent of the overissuances collected by the 
     State agency under section 13, except those overissuances 
     arising from an error of the State agency''.

     SEC. 1053. AUTHORITY TO SUSPEND STORES VIOLATING PROGRAM 
                   REQUIREMENTS PENDING ADMINISTRATIVE AND 
                   JUDICIAL REVIEW.

       Section 14(a) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2023(a)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating the first through seventeenth 
     sentences as paragraphs (1) through (17), respectively; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(18) Suspension of stores pending review.--
     Notwithstanding any other provision of this subsection, any 
     permanent disqualification of a retail food store or 
     wholesale food concern under paragraph (3) or (4) of section 
     12(b) shall be effective from the date of receipt of the 
     notice of disqualification. If the disqualification is 
     reversed through administrative or judicial review, the 
     Secretary shall not be liable for the value of any sales lost 
     during the disqualification period.''.

     SEC. 1054. EXPANDED CRIMINAL FORFEITURE FOR VIOLATIONS.

       (a) Forfeiture of Items Exchanged in Food Stamp 
     Trafficking.--The first sentence of section 15(g) of the Food 
     Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2024(g)) is amended by striking 
     ``or intended to be furnished''.
       (b) Criminal Forfeiture.--Section 15 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 
     2024) is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(h) Criminal Forfeiture.--
       ``(1) In general.--In imposing a sentence on a person 
     convicted of an offense in violation of subsection (b) or 
     (c), a court shall order, in addition to any other sentence 
     imposed under this subsection, that the person forfeit to the 
     United States all property described in paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Property subject to forfeiture.--All property, real 
     and personal, used in a transaction or attempted transaction, 
     to commit, or to facilitate the commission of, a violation 
     (other than a misdemeanor) of subsection (b) or (c), or 
     proceeds traceable to a violation of subsection (b) or (c), 
     shall be subject to forfeiture to the United States under 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Interest of owner.--No interest in property shall be 
     forfeited under this subsection as the result of any act or 
     omission established by the owner of the interest to have 
     been committed or omitted without the knowledge or consent of 
     the owner.
       ``(4) Proceeds.--The proceeds from any sale of forfeited 
     property and any monies forfeited under this subsection shall 
     be used--
       ``(A) first, to reimburse the Department of Justice for the 
     costs incurred by the Department to initiate and complete the 
     forfeiture proceeding;
       ``(B) second, to reimburse the Department of Agriculture 
     Office of Inspector General for any costs the Office incurred 
     in the law enforcement effort resulting in the forfeiture;
       ``(C) third, to reimburse any Federal or State law 
     enforcement agency for any costs incurred in the law 
     enforcement effort resulting in the forfeiture; and
       ``(D) fourth, by the Secretary to carry out the approval, 
     reauthorization, and compliance investigations of retail 
     stores and wholesale food concerns under section 9.''.

     SEC. 1055. LIMITATION OF FEDERAL MATCH.

       Section 16(a)(4) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2025(a)(4)) is amended by inserting after the comma at the 
     end the following: ``but not including recruitment 
     activities,''.

     SEC. 1056. STANDARDS FOR ADMINISTRATION.

       (a) In General.--Section 16 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 
     (7 U.S.C. 2025) is amended by striking subsection (b).
       (b) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) The first sentence of section 11(g) of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2020(g)) is amended by striking ``the Secretary's 
     standards for the efficient and effective administration of 
     the program established under section 16(b)(1) or''.
       (2) Section 16(c)(1)(B) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2025(c)(1)(B)) 
     is amended by striking ``pursuant to subsection (b)''.

     SEC. 1057. WORK SUPPLEMENTATION OR SUPPORT PROGRAM.

       Section 16 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2025), 
     as amended by section 1056(a), is further amended by 
     inserting after subsection (a) the following:
       ``(b) Work Supplementation or Support Program.--
       ``(1) Definition of work supplementation or support 
     program.--In this subsection, the term `work supplementation 
     or support program' means a program under which, as 
     determined by the Secretary, public assistance (including any 
     benefits provided under a program established by the State 
     and the food stamp program) is provided to an employer to be 
     used for hiring and employing a public assistance recipient 
     who was not employed by the employer at the time the public 
     assistance recipient entered the program.
       ``(2) Program.--A State agency may elect to use an amount 
     equal to the allotment that would otherwise be issued to a 
     household under the food stamp program, but for the operation 
     of this subsection, for the purpose of subsidizing or 
     supporting a job under a work supplementation or support 
     program established by the State.
       ``(3) Procedure.--If a State agency makes an election under 
     paragraph (2) and identifies each household that participates 
     in the food stamp program that contains an individual who is 
     participating in the work supplementation or support 
     program--
       ``(A) the Secretary shall pay to the State agency an amount 
     equal to the value of the allotment that the household would 
     be eligible to receive but for the operation of this 
     subsection;
       ``(B) the State agency shall expend the amount received 
     under subparagraph (A) in accordance with the work 
     supplementation or support program in lieu of providing the 
     allotment that the household would receive but for the 
     operation of this subsection;
       ``(C) for purposes of--
       ``(i) sections 5 and 8(a), the amount received under this 
     subsection shall be excluded from household income and 
     resources; and
       ``(ii) section 8(b), the amount received under this 
     subsection shall be considered to be the value of an 
     allotment provided to the household; and
       ``(D) the household shall not receive an allotment from the 
     State agency for the period during which the member continues 
     to participate in the work supplementation or support 
     program.
       ``(4) Other work requirements.--No individual shall be 
     excused, by reason of the fact that a State has a work 
     supplementation or support program, from any work requirement 
     under section 6(d), except during the periods in which the 
     individual is employed under the work supplementation or 
     support program.
       ``(5) Length of participation.--A State agency shall 
     provide a description of how the public assistance recipients 
     in the program shall, within a specific period of time, be 
     moved from supplemented or supported employment to employment 
     that is not supplemented or supported.
       ``(6) Displacement.--A work supplementation or support 
     program shall not displace the employment of individuals who 
     are not supplemented or supported.''.

     SEC. 1058. WAIVER AUTHORITY.

       Section 17(b)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2026(b)(1)) is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as subparagraph (C); 
     and
       (2) in subparagraph (A)--
       (A) by striking the second sentence; and
       (B) by striking ``benefits to eligible households, 
     including'' and inserting the following: ``benefits to 
     eligible households, and may waive any requirement of this 
     Act to the extent necessary for the project to be conducted.
       ``(B) Project requirements.--
       ``(i) Program goal.--The Secretary may not conduct a 
     project under subparagraph (A) unless the project is 
     consistent with the goal of the food stamp program of 
     providing food assistance to raise levels of nutrition among 
     low-income individuals.
       ``(ii) Permissible projects.--The Secretary may conduct a 
     project under subparagraph (A) to--

       ``(I) improve program administration;
       ``(II) increase the self-sufficiency of food stamp 
     recipients;
       ``(III) test innovative welfare reform strategies; and
       ``(IV) allow greater conformity with the rules of other 
     programs than would be allowed but for this paragraph.

       ``(iii) Impermissible projects.--The Secretary may not 
     conduct a project under subparagraph (A) that--

       ``(I) involves the payment of the value of an allotment in 
     the form of cash, unless the project was approved prior to 
     the date of enactment of this subparagraph;
       ``(II) substantially transfers funds made available under 
     this Act to services or benefits provided primarily through 
     another public assistance program; or

       ``(III) is not limited to a specific time period.

       ``(iv) Additional included projects.--Pilot or experimental 
     projects may include''.

     SEC. 1059. AUTHORIZATION OF PILOT PROJECTS.

       Section 17(b)(1)(B) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2026(b)(1)(B)), as amended by section 1058, is further 
     amended--
       (1) in clause (iv), by striking ``coupons. Any pilot'' and 
     inserting the following: ``coupons.

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       ``(v) Cash payment pilot projects.--Any pilot''; and
       (2) in clause (v), as so amended, by striking ``1995'' and 
     inserting ``2002''.

     SEC. 1060. RESPONSE TO WAIVERS.

       Section 17(b)(1) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2026(b)(1)), as amended by section 1058, is further amended 
     by adding at the end the following:
       ``(D) Response to waivers.--
       ``(i) Response.--Not later than 60 days after the date of 
     receiving a request for a waiver under subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary shall provide a response that--

       ``(I) approves the waiver request;
       ``(II) denies the waiver request and explains any 
     modification needed for approval of the waiver request;
       ``(III) denies the waiver request and explains the grounds 
     for the denial; or
       ``(IV) requests clarification of the waiver request.

       ``(ii) Failure to respond.--If the Secretary does not 
     provide a response in accordance with clause (i), the waiver 
     shall be considered approved, unless the approval is 
     specifically prohibited by this Act.
       ``(iii) Notice of denial.--On denial of a waiver request 
     under clause (i)(III), the Secretary shall provide a copy of 
     the waiver request and a description of the reasons for the 
     denial to the Committee on Agriculture of the House of 
     Representatives and the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, 
     and Forestry of the Senate.''.

     SEC. 1061. EMPLOYMENT INITIATIVES PROGRAM.

       Section 17 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2026) is 
     amended by striking subsection (d) and inserting the 
     following:
       ``(d) Employment Initiatives Program.--
       ``(1) Election to participate.--
       ``(A) In general.--Subject to the other provisions of this 
     subsection, a State may elect to carry out an employment 
     initiatives program under this subsection.
       ``(B) Requirement.--A State shall be eligible to carry out 
     an employment initiatives program under this subsection only 
     if not less than 50 percent of the households that received 
     food stamp benefits during the summer of 1993 also received 
     benefits under a State program funded under part A of title 
     IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) during 
     the summer of 1993.
       ``(2) Procedure.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State that has elected to carry out an 
     employment initiatives program under paragraph (1) may use 
     amounts equal to the food stamp allotments that would 
     otherwise be issued to a household under the food stamp 
     program, but for the operation of this subsection, to provide 
     cash benefits in lieu of the food stamp allotments to the 
     household if the household is eligible under paragraph (3).
       ``(B) Payment.--The Secretary shall pay to each State that 
     has elected to carry out an employment initiatives program 
     under paragraph (1) an amount equal to the value of the 
     allotment that each household would be eligible to receive 
     under this Act but for the operation of this subsection.
       ``(C) Other provisions.--For purposes of the food stamp 
     program (other than this subsection)--
       ``(i) cash assistance under this subsection shall be 
     considered to be an allotment; and
       ``(ii) each household receiving cash benefits under this 
     subsection shall not receive any other food stamp benefit for 
     the period for which the cash assistance is provided.
       ``(D) Additional payments.--Each State that has elected to 
     carry out an employment initiatives program under paragraph 
     (1) shall--
       ``(i) increase the cash benefits provided to each household 
     under this subsection to compensate for any State or local 
     sales tax that may be collected on purchases of food by any 
     household receiving cash benefits under this subsection, 
     unless the Secretary determines on the basis of information 
     provided by the State that the increase is unnecessary on the 
     basis of the limited nature of the items subject to the State 
     or local sales tax; and
       ``(ii) pay the cost of any increase in cash benefits 
     required by clause (i).
       ``(3) Eligibility.--A household shall be eligible to 
     receive cash benefits under paragraph (2) if an adult member 
     of the household--
       ``(A) has worked in unsubsidized employment for not less 
     than the preceding 90 days;
       ``(B) has earned not less than $350 per month from the 
     employment referred to in subparagraph (A) for not less than 
     the preceding 90 days;
       ``(C)(i) is receiving benefits under a State program funded 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.); or
       ``(ii) was receiving benefits under a State program funded 
     under part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 
     U.S.C. 601 et seq.) at the time the member first received 
     cash benefits under this subsection and is no longer eligible 
     for the State program because of earned income;
       ``(D) is continuing to earn not less than $350 per month 
     from the employment referred to in subparagraph (A); and
       ``(E) elects to receive cash benefits in lieu of food stamp 
     benefits under this subsection.
       ``(4) Evaluation.--A State that operates a program under 
     this subsection for 2 years shall provide to the Secretary a 
     written evaluation of the impact of cash assistance under 
     this subsection. The State agency, with the concurrence of 
     the Secretary, shall determine the content of the 
     evaluation.''.

     SEC. 1062. ADJUSTABLE FOOD STAMP CAP.

       Section 18 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2027) is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(1)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``1991 through 
     1995'' and inserting ``1996 through 2002''; and
       (B) in the last sentence, by striking ``In each monthly 
     report, the Secretary shall also state'' and inserting the 
     following: ``The Secretary shall file a report each February 
     15, April 15, and July 15, stating''; and
       (2) by striking subsection (b) and inserting the following:
       ``(b) Limitation on Food Stamp Allotments.--
       ``(1) Obligations.--
       ``(A) In general.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), 
     obligations to carry out this Act shall not exceed--
       ``(i) $25,443,000,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(ii) $24,636,000,000 for fiscal year 1997;
       ``(iii) $25,319,000,000 for fiscal year 1998;
       ``(iv) $26,307,000,000 for fiscal year 1999;
       ``(v) $27,568,000,000 for fiscal year 2000;
       ``(vi) $28,602,000,000 for fiscal year 2001; and
       ``(vii) $29,804,000,000 for fiscal year 2002.
       ``(B) Cost of food adjustment.--On October 1 of each fiscal 
     year, the Secretary shall adjust the limit on obligations 
     under subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year to reflect any 
     change in the cost of the program due to any increase or 
     decrease in the cost of the thrifty food plan compared to the 
     cost of the thrifty food plan for the same period projected 
     by the Director of the Congressional Budget Office prior to 
     the date of enactment of this subparagraph.
       ``(C) Caseload adjustment.--On May 15 of each fiscal year, 
     the Secretary shall adjust the limit on obligations under 
     subparagraph (A) for the fiscal year to reflect any change in 
     the cost of the program due to any increase or decrease in 
     participation as estimated by comparing participation during 
     the first 6 months of the fiscal year to participation for 
     the same period projected by the Director of the 
     Congressional Budget Office prior to the date of enactment of 
     this subparagraph.
       ``(2) Reduction.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     this Act, if the Secretary finds that for any fiscal year the 
     requirements of participating States will exceed the amount 
     of obligations specified in paragraph (1), the Secretary 
     shall direct State agencies to reduce the value of allotments 
     to be issued to households certified as eligible to 
     participate in the food stamp program to the extent necessary 
     to comply with paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Report.--The Secretary shall report to the Committee 
     on Agriculture of the House of Representatives and the 
     Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry of the 
     Senate concerning the methodology and assumptions under, 
     effects of, and adjustments under, this subsection.''.

     SEC. 1063. REAUTHORIZATION OF PUERTO RICO NUTRITION 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       The first sentence of section 19(a)(1)(A) of the Food Stamp 
     Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2028(a)(1)(A)) is amended by striking 
     ``$974,000,000'' and all that follows through ``fiscal year 
     1995'' and inserting ``$1,143,000,000 for each of fiscal 
     years 1995 and 1996, $1,174,000,000 for fiscal year 1997, 
     $1,204,000,000 for fiscal year 1998, $1,236,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 1999, $1,268,000,000 for fiscal year 2000, 
     $1,301,000,000 for fiscal year 2001, and $1,335,000,000 for 
     fiscal year 2002''.

     SEC. 1064. SIMPLIFIED FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.

       (a) In General.--The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
     et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 24. SIMPLIFIED FOOD STAMP PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Definition of Federal Costs.--In this section, the 
     term `Federal costs' does not include any Federal costs 
     incurred under section 17.
       ``(b) Election.--Subject to subsection (d), a State may 
     elect to carry out a Simplified Food Stamp Program (referred 
     to in this section as a `Program'), statewide or in a 
     political subdivision of the State, in accordance with this 
     section.
       ``(c) Operation of Program.--If a State elects to carry out 
     a Program, within the State or a political subdivision of the 
     State--
       ``(1) a household in which all members receive assistance 
     under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) shall 
     automatically be eligible to participate in the Program; and
       ``(2) subject to subsection (f), benefits under the Program 
     shall be determined under rules and procedures established by 
     the State under--
       ``(A) a State program funded under part A of title IV of 
     the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.);
       ``(B) the food stamp program (other than section 25); or
       ``(C) a combination of a State program funded under part A 
     of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.) and the food stamp program (other than section 25).
       ``(d) Approval of Program.--
       ``(1) State plan.--A State agency may not operate a Program 
     unless the Secretary approves a State plan for the operation 
     of the Program under paragraph (2).
       ``(2) Approval of plan.--The Secretary shall approve any 
     State plan to carry out a Program if the Secretary determines 
     that the plan--
       ``(A) complies with this section; and
       ``(B) contains sufficient documentation that the plan will 
     not increase Federal costs for any fiscal year.

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       ``(e) Increased Federal Costs.--
       ``(1) Determination.--During each fiscal year and not later 
     than 90 days after the end of each fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall determine whether a Program being carried out by a 
     State agency is increasing Federal costs under this Act above 
     the Federal costs incurred under the food stamp program in 
     operation in the State or political subdivision of the State 
     for the fiscal year prior to the implementation of the 
     Program, adjusted for any changes in--
       ``(A) participation;
       ``(B) the income of participants in the food stamp program 
     that is not attributable to public assistance; and
       ``(C) the thrifty food plan under section 3(o).
       ``(2) Notification.--If the Secretary determines that the 
     Program has increased Federal costs under this Act for any 
     fiscal year or any portion of any fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall notify the State not later than 30 days after the 
     Secretary makes the determination under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Enforcement.--
       ``(A) Corrective action.--Not later than 90 days after the 
     date of a notification under paragraph (2), the State shall 
     submit a plan for approval by the Secretary for prompt 
     corrective action that is designed to prevent the Program 
     from increasing Federal costs under this Act.
       ``(B) Termination.--If the State does not submit a plan 
     under subparagraph (A) or carry out a plan approved by the 
     Secretary, the Secretary shall terminate the approval of the 
     State agency operating the Program and the State agency shall 
     be ineligible to operate a future Program.
       ``(f) Rules and Procedures.--
       ``(1) In general.--In operating a Program, a State or 
     political subdivision of a State may follow the rules and 
     procedures established by the State or political subdivision 
     under a State program funded under part A of title IV of the 
     Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.) or under the food 
     stamp program.
       ``(2) Standardized deductions.--In operating a Program, a 
     State or political subdivision of a State may standardize the 
     deductions provided under section 5(e). In developing the 
     standardized deduction, the State shall consider the work 
     expenses, dependent care costs, and shelter costs of 
     participating households.
       ``(3) Requirements.--In operating a Program, a State or 
     political subdivision shall comply with the requirements of--
       ``(A) subsections (a) through (g) of section 7;
       ``(B) section 8(a) (except that the income of a household 
     may be determined under a State program funded under part A 
     of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et 
     seq.));
       ``(C) subsection (b) and (d) of section 8;
       ``(D) subsections (a), (c), (d), and (n) of section 11;
       ``(E) paragraphs (8), (12), (16), (18), (20), (24), and 
     (25) of section 11(e);
       ``(F) section 11(e)(10) (or a comparable requirement 
     established by the State under a State program funded under 
     part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 
     et seq.)); and
       ``(G) section 16.
       ``(4) Limitation on eligibility.--Notwithstanding any other 
     provision of this section, a household may not receive 
     benefits under this section as a result of the eligibility of 
     the household under a State program funded under part A of 
     title IV of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 601 et seq.), 
     unless the Secretary determines that any household with 
     income above 130 percent of the poverty guidelines is not 
     eligible for the program.''.
       (b) State Plan Provisions.--Section 11(e) of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 2020(e)), as amended by sections 1028(b) and 1044, is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(25) if a State elects to carry out a Simplified Food 
     Stamp Program under section 24, the plans of the State agency 
     for operating the program, including--
       ``(A) the rules and procedures to be followed by the State 
     agency to determine food stamp benefits;
       ``(B) how the State agency will address the needs of 
     households that experience high shelter costs in relation to 
     the incomes of the households; and
       ``(C) a description of the method by which the State agency 
     will carry out a quality control system under section 
     16(c).''.
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Section 8 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2017), as amended by 
     section 1039, is further amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (e); and
       (B) by redesignating subsection (f) as subsection (e).
       (2) Section 17 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2026) is amended--
       (A) by striking subsection (i); and
       (B) by redesignating subsections (j) through (l) as 
     subsections (i) through (k), respectively.

     SEC. 1065. STATE FOOD ASSISTANCE BLOCK GRANT.

       (a) In General.--The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 
     et seq.), as amended by section 1064, is further amended by 
     adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 25. STATE FOOD ASSISTANCE BLOCK GRANT.

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section:
       ``(1) Food assistance.--The term `food assistance' means 
     assistance that may be used only to obtain food, as defined 
     in section 3(g).
       ``(2) State.--The term `State' means each of the 50 States, 
     the District of Columbia, Guam, and the Virgin Islands of the 
     United States.
       ``(b) Establishment.--The Secretary shall establish a 
     program to make grants to States in accordance with this 
     section to provide--
       ``(1) food assistance to needy individuals and families 
     residing in the State; and
       ``(2) funds for administrative costs incurred in providing 
     the assistance.
       ``(c) Election.--
       ``(1) In general.--A State may annually elect to 
     participate in the program established under subsection (b) 
     if the State--
       ``(A) has fully implemented an electronic benefit transfer 
     system that operates in the entire State;
       ``(B) has a payment error rate under section 16(c) that is 
     not more than 6 percent as announced most recently by the 
     Secretary; or
       ``(C) has a payment error rate in excess of 6 percent and 
     agrees to contribute non-Federal funds for the fiscal year of 
     the grant, for benefits and administration of the State's 
     food assistance program, the amount determined under 
     paragraph (2).
       ``(2) State mandatory contributions.--
       ``(A) In general.--In the case of a State that elects to 
     participate in the program under paragraph (1)(C), the State 
     shall agree to contribute, for a fiscal year, an amount equal 
     to--
       ``(A)(i) the benefits issued in the State; multiplied by
       ``(ii) the payment error rate of the State; minus
       ``(B)(i) the benefits issued in the State; multiplied by
       ``(ii) 6 percent.
       ``(B) Determination.--Notwithstanding sections 13 and 14, 
     the calculation of the contribution shall be based solely on 
     the determination of the Secretary of the payment error rate.
       ``(C) Data.--For purposes of implementing subparagraph (A) 
     for a fiscal year, the Secretary shall use the data for the 
     most recent fiscal year available.
       ``(3) Election limitation.--
       ``(A) Re-entering food stamp program.--A State that elects 
     to participate in the program under paragraph (1) may in a 
     subsequent year decline to elect to participate in the 
     program and instead participate in the food stamp program in 
     accordance with the other sections of this Act.
       ``(B) Limitation.--Subsequent to re-entering the food stamp 
     program under subparagraph (A), the State shall only be 
     eligible to participate in the food stamp program in 
     accordance with the other sections of this Act and shall not 
     be eligible to elect to participate in the program 
     established under subsection (b).
       ``(4) Program exclusive.--
       ``(A) In general.--A State that is participating in the 
     program established under subsection (b) shall not be subject 
     to, or receive any benefit under, this Act except as provided 
     in this section.
       ``(B) Contract with federal government.--Nothing in this 
     section shall prohibit a State from contracting with the 
     Federal Government for the provision of services or materials 
     necessary to carry out a program under this section.
       ``(d) Lead Agency.--A State desiring to receive a grant 
     under this section shall designate, in an application 
     submitted to the Secretary under subsection (e)(1), an 
     appropriate State agency responsible for the administration 
     of the program under this section as the lead agency.
       ``(e) Application and Plan.--
       ``(1) Application.--To be eligible to receive assistance 
     under this section, a State shall prepare and submit to the 
     Secretary an application at such time, in such manner, and 
     containing such information as the Secretary shall by 
     regulation require, including--
       ``(A) an assurance that the State will comply with the 
     requirements of this section;
       ``(B) a State plan that meets the requirements of paragraph 
     (3); and
       ``(C) an assurance that the State will comply with the 
     requirements of the State plan under paragraph (3).
       ``(2) Annual plan.--The State plan contained in the 
     application under paragraph (1) shall be submitted for 
     approval annually.
       ``(3) Requirements of plan.--
       ``(A) Lead agency.--The State plan shall identify the lead 
     agency.
       ``(B) Use of block grant funds.--The State plan shall 
     provide that the State shall use the amounts provided to the 
     State for each fiscal year under this section--
       ``(i) to provide food assistance to needy individuals and 
     families residing in the State, other than residents of 
     institutions who are ineligible for food stamps under section 
     3(i); and
       ``(ii) to pay administrative costs incurred in providing 
     the assistance.
       ``(C) Groups served.--The State plan shall describe how and 
     to what extent the program will serve specific groups of 
     individuals and families and how the treatment will differ 
     from treatment under the food stamp program under the other 
     sections of this Act of the individuals and families, 
     including--
       ``(i) elderly individuals and families;
       ``(ii) migrants or seasonal farmworkers;
       ``(iii) homeless individuals and families;
       ``(iv) individuals and families who live in institutions 
     eligible under section 3(i);
       ``(v) individuals and families with earnings; and

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       ``(vi) members of Indian tribes or tribal organizations.
       ``(D) Assistance for entire state.--The State plan shall 
     provide that benefits under this section shall be available 
     throughout the entire State.
       ``(E) Notice and hearings.--The State plan shall provide 
     that an individual or family who applies for, or receives, 
     assistance under this section shall be provided with notice 
     of, and an opportunity for a hearing on, any action under 
     this section that adversely affects the individual or family.
       ``(F) Assessment of Needs.--The State plan shall assess the 
     food and nutrition needs of needy persons residing in the 
     State.
       ``(G) Eligibility standards.--The State plan shall describe 
     the income, resource, and other eligibility standards that 
     are established for the receipt of assistance under this 
     section.
       ``(H) Disqualification of fleeing felons.--The State plan 
     shall provide for the disqualification of any individual who 
     would be disqualified from participating in the food stamp 
     program under section 6(k).
       ``(I) Disqualification for child support arrears.--The 
     State plan shall provide for the disqualification of any 
     individual who would be disqualified from participating in 
     the food stamp program under section 6(n).
       ``(J) Receiving benefits in more than 1 jurisdiction.--The 
     State plan shall establish a system for the exchange of 
     information with other States to verify the identity and 
     receipt of benefits by recipients.
       ``(K) Privacy.--The State plan shall provide for 
     safeguarding and restricting the use and disclosure of 
     information about any individual or family receiving 
     assistance under this section.
       ``(L) Other information.--The State plan shall contain such 
     other information as may be required by the Secretary.
       ``(4) Approval of application and plan.--The Secretary 
     shall approve an application and State plan that satisfies 
     the requirements of this section.
       ``(f) No individual or family entitlement to assistance.--
     Nothing in this section--
       ``(1) entitles any individual or family to assistance under 
     this section; or
       ``(2) limits the right of a State to impose additional 
     limitations or conditions on assistance under this section.
       ``(g) Benefits for Aliens.--
       ``(1) Eligibility.--No individual who is an alien shall be 
     eligible to receive benefits under a State plan approved 
     under subsection (e)(4) if the individual is not eligible to 
     participate in the food stamp program due to the alien status 
     of the individual.
       ``(2) Income.--The State plan shall provide that the income 
     of an alien shall be determined in accordance with section 
     5(i).
       ``(h) Employment and Training.--
       ``(1) Work requirements.--No individual or household shall 
     be eligible to receive benefits under a State plan funded 
     under this section if the individual or household is not 
     eligible to participate in the food stamp program under 
     subsection (d) or (o) of section 6.
       ``(2) Work programs.--Each State shall implement an 
     employment and training program in accordance with the terms 
     and conditions of section 6(d)(4) for individuals under the 
     program and shall be eligible to receive funding under 
     section 16(h).
       ``(i) Enforcement.--
       ``(1) Review of compliance with state plan.--The Secretary 
     shall review and monitor State compliance with this section 
     and the State plan approved under subsection (e)(4).
       ``(2) Noncompliance.--
       ``(A) In general.--If the Secretary, after reasonable 
     notice to a State and opportunity for a hearing, finds that--
       ``(i) there has been a failure by the State to comply 
     substantially with any provision or requirement set forth in 
     the State plan approved under subsection (e)(4); or
       ``(ii) in the operation of any program or activity for 
     which assistance is provided under this section, there is a 
     failure by the State to comply substantially with any 
     provision of this section;

     the Secretary shall notify the State of the finding and that 
     no further grants will be made to the State under this 
     section (or, in the case of noncompliance in the operation of 
     a program or activity, that no further grants to the State 
     will be made with respect to the program or activity) until 
     the Secretary is satisfied that there is no longer any 
     failure to comply or that the noncompliance will be promptly 
     corrected.
       ``(B) Other penalties.--In the case of a finding of 
     noncompliance made pursuant to subparagraph (A), the 
     Secretary may, in addition to, or in lieu of, imposing the 
     penalties described in subparagraph (A), impose other 
     appropriate penalties, including recoupment of money 
     improperly expended for purposes prohibited or not authorized 
     by this section and disqualification from the receipt of 
     financial assistance under this section.
       ``(C) Notice.--The notice required under subparagraph (A) 
     shall include a specific identification of any additional 
     penalty being imposed under subparagraph (B).
       ``(3) Issuance of regulations.--The Secretary shall 
     establish by regulation procedures for--
       ``(A) receiving, processing, and determining the validity 
     of complaints made to the Secretary concerning any failure of 
     a State to comply with the State plan or any requirement of 
     this section; and
       ``(B) imposing penalties under this section.
       ``(j) Grant.--
       ``(1) In general.--For each fiscal year, the Secretary 
     shall pay to a State that has an application approved by the 
     Secretary under subsection (e)(4) an amount that is equal to 
     the grant of the State under subsection (m) for the fiscal 
     year.
       ``(2) Method of Grant.--The Secretary shall make a grant to 
     a State for a fiscal year under this section by issuing 1 or 
     more letters of credit for the fiscal year, with necessary 
     adjustments on account of overpayments or underpayments, as 
     determined by the Secretary.
       ``(3) Spending of grants by state.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     a grant to a State determined under subsection (m)(1) for a 
     fiscal year may be expended by the State only in the fiscal 
     year.
       ``(B) Carryover.--The State may reserve up to 10 percent of 
     a grant determined under subsection (m)(1) for a fiscal year 
     to provide assistance under this section in subsequent fiscal 
     years, except that the reserved funds may not exceed 30 
     percent of the total grant received under this section for a 
     fiscal year.
       ``(4) Food assistance and administrative expenditures.--In 
     each fiscal year, not more than 6 percent of the Federal and 
     State funds required to be expended by a State under this 
     section shall be used for administrative expenses.
       ``(5) Provision of food assistance.--A State may provide 
     food assistance under this section in any manner determined 
     appropriate by the State, such as electronic benefit transfer 
     limited to food purchases, coupons limited to food purchases, 
     or direct provision of commodities.
       ``(k) Quality Control.--Each State participating in the 
     program established under this section shall maintain a 
     system in accordance with, and shall be subject to section 
     16(c), including sanctions and eligibility for incentive 
     payment under section 16(c), adjusted for State specific 
     characteristics under regulations issued by the Secretary.
       ``(l) Nondiscrimination.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall not provide 
     financial assistance for any program, project, or activity 
     under this section if any person with responsibilities for 
     the operation of the program, project, or activity 
     discriminates with respect to the program, project, or 
     activity because of race, religion, color, national origin, 
     sex, or disability.
       ``(2) Enforcement.--The powers, remedies, and procedures 
     set forth in title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 
     U.S.C. 2000d et seq.) may be used by the Secretary to enforce 
     paragraph (1).
       ``(m) Grant Calculation.--
       ``(1) State grant.--
       ``(A) In general.--Except as provided in subparagraph (B), 
     from the amounts made available under section 18 for each 
     fiscal year, the Secretary shall provide a grant to each 
     State participating in the program established under this 
     section an amount that is equal to the sum of--
       ``(i) the greater of, as determined by the Secretary--

       ``(I) the total dollar value of all benefits issued under 
     the food stamp program established under this Act by the 
     State during fiscal year 1994; or
       ``(II) the average per fiscal year of the total dollar 
     value of all benefits issued under the food stamp program by 
     the State during each of fiscal years 1992 through 1994; and

       ``(ii) the greater of, as determined by the Secretary--

       ``(I) the total amount received by the State for 
     administrative costs under section 16(a) (not including any 
     adjustment under section 16(c)) for fiscal year 1994; or
       ``(II) the average per fiscal year of the total amount 
     received by the State for administrative costs under section 
     16(a) (not including any adjustment under section 16(c)) for 
     each of fiscal years 1992 through 1994.

       ``(B) Insufficient funds.--If the Secretary finds that the 
     total amount of grants to which States would otherwise be 
     entitled for a fiscal year under subparagraph (A) will exceed 
     the amount of funds that will be made available to provide 
     the grants for the fiscal year, the Secretary shall reduce 
     the grants made to States under this subsection, on a pro 
     rata basis, to the extent necessary.
       ``(2) Reduction.--The Secretary shall reduce the grant of a 
     State by the amount a State has agreed to contribute under 
     subsection (c)(1)(C).''.
       (b) Employment and Training Funding.--Section 16(h) of the 
     Act (7 U.S.C. 2025(a)), as amended by section 1027(d)(2), is 
     further amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(6) Block grant states.--Each State electing to operate a 
     program under section 25 shall--
       ``(A) receive the greater of--
       ``(i) the total dollar value of the funds received under 
     paragraph (1) by the State during fiscal year 1994; or
       ``(ii) the average per fiscal year of the total dollar 
     value of all funds received under paragraph (1) by the State 
     during each of fiscal years 1992 through 1994; and
       ``(B) be eligible to receive funds under paragraph (2), 
     within the limitations in section 6(d)(4)(K).''.
       (c) Research On Optional State Food Assistance Block 
     Grant.--Section 17 of the Act (7 U.S.C. 2026), as amended by 
     section 1064(c)(2), is further amended by adding at the end 
     the following:
       ``(l) Research On Optional State Food Assistance Block 
     Grant.--The Secretary may conduct research on the effects and 
     costs of a State program carried out under section 25.''.

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     SEC. 1066. AMERICAN SAMOA.

       The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), as 
     amended by section 1065, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

     ``SEC. 26. TERRITORY OF AMERICAN SAMOA.

       ``From amounts made available to carry out this Act, the 
     Secretary may pay to the Territory of American Samoa not more 
     than $5,300,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 through 2002 to 
     finance 100 percent of the expenditures for the fiscal year 
     for a nutrition assistance program extended under section 
     601(c) of Public Law 96-597 (48 U.S.C. 1469d(c)).''.

     SEC. 1067. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS.

       The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), as 
     amended by section 1066, is further amended by adding at the 
     end the following:

     ``SEC. 27. ASSISTANCE FOR COMMUNITY FOOD PROJECTS.

       ``(a) Definition of Community Food Projects.--In this 
     section, the term `community food project' means a community-
     based project that requires a 1-time infusion of Federal 
     assistance to become self-sustaining and that is designed 
     to--
       ``(1) meet the food needs of low-income people;
       ``(2) increase the self-reliance of communities in 
     providing for their own food needs; and
       ``(3) promote comprehensive responses to local food, farm, 
     and nutrition issues.
       ``(b) Authority To Provide Assistance.--
       ``(1) In general.--From amounts made available to carry out 
     this Act, the Secretary may make grants to assist eligible 
     private nonprofit entities to establish and carry out 
     community food projects.
       ``(2) Limitation on grants.--The total amount of funds 
     provided as grants under this section for any fiscal year may 
     not exceed $2,500,000.
       ``(c) Eligible Entities.--To be eligible for a grant under 
     subsection (b), a private nonprofit entity must--
       ``(1) have experience in the area of--
       ``(A) community food work, particularly concerning small 
     and medium-sized farms, including the provision of food to 
     people in low-income communities and the development of new 
     markets in low-income communities for agricultural producers; 
     or
       ``(B) job training and business development activities for 
     food-related activities in low-income communities;
       ``(2) demonstrate competency to implement a project, 
     provide fiscal accountability, collect data, and prepare 
     reports and other necessary documentation; and
       ``(3) demonstrate a willingness to share information with 
     researchers, practitioners, and other interested parties.
       ``(d) Preference for Certain Projects.--In selecting 
     community food projects to receive assistance under 
     subsection (b), the Secretary shall give a preference to 
     projects designed to--
       ``(1) develop linkages between 2 or more sectors of the 
     food system;
       ``(2) support the development of entrepreneurial projects;
       ``(3) develop innovative linkages between the for-profit 
     and nonprofit food sectors; or
       ``(4) encourage long-term planning activities and multi-
     system, interagency approaches.
       ``(e) Matching Funds Requirements.--
       ``(1) Requirements.--The Federal share of the cost of 
     establishing or carrying out a community food project that 
     receives assistance under subsection (b) may not exceed 50 
     percent of the cost of the project during the term of the 
     grant.
       ``(2) Calculation.--In providing for the non-Federal share 
     of the cost of carrying out a community food project, the 
     entity receiving the grant shall provide for the share 
     through a payment in cash or in kind, fairly evaluated, 
     including facilities, equipment, or services.
       ``(3) Sources.--An entity may provide for the non-Federal 
     share through State government, local government, or private 
     sources.
       ``(f) Term of Grant.--
       ``(1) Single grant.--A community food project may be 
     supported by only a single grant under subsection (b).
       ``(2) Term.--The term of a grant under subsection (b) may 
     not exceed 3 years.
       ``(g) Technical Assistance and Related Information.--
       ``(1) Technical assistance.--In carrying out this section, 
     the Secretary may provide technical assistance regarding 
     community food projects, processes, and development to an 
     entity seeking the assistance.
       ``(2) Sharing Information.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary may provide for the 
     sharing of information concerning community food projects and 
     issues among and between government, private for-profit and 
     nonprofit groups, and the public through publications, 
     conferences, and other appropriate forums.
       ``(B) Other interested parties.--The Secretary may share 
     information concerning community food projects with 
     researchers, practitioners, and other interested parties.
       ``(h) Evaluation.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall provide for the 
     evaluation of the success of community food projects 
     supported using funds under this section.
       ``(2) Report.--Not later than January 30, 2002, the 
     Secretary shall submit a report to Congress regarding the 
     results of the evaluation.''.
              Subtitle B--Commodity Distribution Programs

     SEC. 1071. COMMODITY DISTRIBUTION PROGRAM; COMMODITY 
                   SUPPLEMENTAL FOOD PROGRAM.

       (a) Reauthorization.--The first sentence of section 4(a) of 
     the Agriculture and Consumer Protection Act of 1973 (Public 
     Law 93-86; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) is amended by striking 
     ``1995'' and inserting ``2002''.
       (b) Funding.--Section 5 of the Act (Public Law 93-86; 7 
     U.S.C. 612c note) is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a)(2), by striking ``1995'' and 
     inserting ``2002''; and
       (2) in subsection (d)(2), by striking ``1995'' and 
     inserting ``2002''.

     SEC. 1072. EMERGENCY FOOD ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       (a) Definitions.--Section 201A of the Emergency Food 
     Assistance Act of 1983 (Public Law 98-8; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) 
     is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 201A. DEFINITIONS.

       ``In this Act:
       ``(1) Additional commodities.--The term `additional 
     commodities' means commodities made available under section 
     214 in addition to the commodities made available under 
     sections 202 and 203D.
       ``(2) average monthly number of unemployed persons.--The 
     term `average monthly number of unemployed persons' means the 
     average monthly number of unemployed persons in each State in 
     the most recent fiscal year for which information concerning 
     the number of unemployed persons is available, as determined 
     by the Bureau of Labor Statistics of the Department of Labor.
       ``(3) Eligible recipient agency.--The term `eligible 
     recipient agency' means a public or nonprofit organization--
       ``(A) that administers--
       ``(i) an emergency feeding organization;
       ``(ii) a charitable institution (including a hospital and a 
     retirement home, but excluding a penal institution) to the 
     extent that the institution serves needy persons;
       ``(iii) a summer camp for children, or a child nutrition 
     program providing food service;
       ``(iv) a nutrition project operating under the Older 
     Americans Act of 1965 (42 U.S.C. 3001 et seq.), including a 
     project that operates a congregate nutrition site and a 
     project that provides home-delivered meals; or
       ``(v) a disaster relief program;
       ``(B) that has been designated by the appropriate State 
     agency, or by the Secretary; and
       ``(C) that has been approved by the Secretary for 
     participation in the program established under this Act.
       ``(4) Emergency feeding organization.--The term `emergency 
     feeding organization' means a public or nonprofit 
     organization that administers activities and projects 
     (including the activities and projects of a charitable 
     institution, a food bank, a food pantry, a hunger relief 
     center, a soup kitchen, or a similar public or private 
     nonprofit eligible recipient agency) providing nutrition 
     assistance to relieve situations of emergency and distress 
     through the provision of food to needy persons, including 
     low-income and unemployed persons.
       ``(5) Food bank.--The term `food bank' means a public or 
     charitable institution that maintains an established 
     operation involving the provision of food or edible 
     commodities, or the products of food or edible commodities, 
     to food pantries, soup kitchens, hunger relief centers, or 
     other food or feeding centers that, as an integral part of 
     their normal activities, provide meals or food to feed needy 
     persons on a regular basis.
       ``(6) Food pantry.--The term `food pantry' means a public 
     or private nonprofit organization that distributes food to 
     low-income and unemployed households, including food from 
     sources other than the Department of Agriculture, to relieve 
     situations of emergency and distress.
       ``(7) Poverty line.--The term `poverty line' has the same 
     meaning given the term in section 673(2) of the Community 
     Services Block Grant Act (42 U.S.C. 9902(2)).
       ``(8) Soup kitchen.--The term `soup kitchen' means a public 
     or charitable institution that, as integral part of the 
     normal activities of the institution, maintains an 
     established feeding operation to provide food to needy 
     homeless persons on a regular basis.
       ``(9) Total value of additional commodities.--The term 
     `total value of additional commodities' means the actual cost 
     of all additional commodities made available under section 
     214 that are paid by the Secretary (including the 
     distribution and processing costs incurred by the Secretary).
       ``(10) Value of additional commodities allocated to each 
     state.--The term `value of additional commodities allocated 
     to each State' means the actual cost of additional 
     commodities made available under section 214 and allocated to 
     each State that are paid by the Secretary (including the 
     distribution and processing costs incurred by the 
     Secretary).''.
       (b) State Plan.--Section 202A of the Act (7 U.S.C. 612c 
     note) is amended to read as follows:

     ``SEC. 202A. STATE PLAN.

       ``(a) In General.--To receive commodities under this Act, a 
     State shall submit a plan of operation and administration 
     every 4 years to the Secretary for approval. The plan may be 
     amended at any time, with the approval of the Secretary.
       ``(b) Requirements.--Each plan shall--
       ``(1) designate the State agency responsible for 
     distributing the commodities received under this Act;
       ``(2) set forth a plan of operation and administration to 
     expeditiously distribute commodities under this Act;

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       ``(3) set forth the standards of eligibility for recipient 
     agencies; and
       ``(4) set forth the standards of eligibility for individual 
     or household recipients of commodities, which shall require--
       ``(A) individuals or households to be comprised of needy 
     persons; and
       ``(B) individual or household members to be residing in the 
     geographic location served by the distributing agency at the 
     time of applying for assistance.
       ``(c) State Advisory Board.--The Secretary shall encourage 
     each State receiving commodities under this Act to establish 
     a State advisory board consisting of representatives of all 
     interested entities, both public and private, in the 
     distribution of commodities received under this Act in the 
     State.''.
       (c) Authorization of Appropriations For Administrative 
     Funds.--Section 204(a)(1) of the Act (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence--
       (A) by striking ``1991 through 1995' and inserting ``1996 
     through 2002''; and
       (B) by striking ``for State and local'' and all that 
     follows through ``under this title'' and inserting ``to pay 
     for the direct and indirect administrative costs of the State 
     related to the processing, transporting, and distributing to 
     eligible recipient agencies of commodities provided by the 
     Secretary under this Act and commodities secured from other 
     sources''; and
       (2) by striking the fourth sentence.
       (d) Delivery of Commodities.--Section 214 of the Act (7 
     U.S.C. 612c note) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsections (a) through (e) and (j);
       (2) by redesignating subsections (f) through (i) as 
     subsections (a) through (d), respectively;
       (3) in subsection (b), as redesignated by paragraph (2)--
       (A) in the first sentence, by striking ``subsection (f) or 
     subsection (j) if applicable,'' and inserting ``subsection 
     (a)''; and
       (B) in the second sentence, by striking ``subsection (f)'' 
     and inserting ``subsection (a)'';
       (4) by striking subsection (c), as redesignated by 
     paragraph (2), and inserting the following:
       ``(c) Administration.--
       ``(1) In general.--Commodities made available for each 
     fiscal year under this section shall be delivered at 
     reasonable intervals to States based on the grants calculated 
     under subsection (a), or reallocated under subsection (b), 
     before December 31 of the following fiscal year.
       ``(2) Entitlement.--Each State shall be entitled to receive 
     the value of additional commodities determined under 
     subsection (a).''; and
       (5) in subsection (d), as redesignated by paragraph (2), by 
     striking ``or reduce'' and all that follows through ``each 
     fiscal year''.
       (e) Technical Amendments.--The Act (7 U.S.C. 612c note) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first sentence of section 203B(a), by striking 
     ``203 and 203A of this Act'' and inserting ``203A'';
       (2) in section 204(a), by striking ``title'' each place it 
     appears and inserting ``Act'';
       (3) in the first sentence of section 210(e), by striking 
     ``(except as otherwise provided for in section 214(j))''; and
       (4) by striking section 212.
       (f) Report on EFAP.--Section 1571 of the Food Security Act 
     of 1985 (Public Law 99-198; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) is repealed.
       (g) Availability of Commodities Under the Food Stamp 
     Program.--The Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 2011 et seq.), 
     as amended by section 1067, is further amended by adding at 
     the end the following:

     ``SEC. 28. AVAILABILITY OF COMMODITIES FOR THE EMERGENCY FOOD 
                   ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

       ``(a) Purchase of Commodities.--From amounts appropriated 
     under this Act, for each of fiscal years 1997 through 2002, 
     the Secretary shall purchase $300,000,000 of a variety of 
     nutritious and useful commodities of the types that the 
     Secretary has the authority to acquire through the Commodity 
     Credit Corporation or under section 32 of the Act entitled 
     `An Act to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act, and for 
     other purposes', approved August 24, 1935 (7 U.S.C. 612c), 
     and distribute the commodities to States for distribution in 
     accordance with section 214 of the Emergency Food Assistance 
     Act of 1983 (Public Law 98-8; 7 U.S.C. 612c note).
       ``(b) Basis for Commodity Purchases.--In purchasing 
     commodities under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the 
     extent practicable and appropriate, make purchases based on--
       ``(1) agricultural market conditions;
       ``(2) preferences and needs of States and distributing 
     agencies; and
       ``(3) preferences of recipients.''.
       (h) Effective Date.--The amendments made by subsection (d) 
     shall become effective on October 1, 1996.

     SEC. 1073. FOOD BANK DEMONSTRATION PROJECT.

       Section 3 of the Charitable Assistance and Food Bank Act of 
     1987 (Public Law 100-232; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) is repealed.

     SEC. 1074. HUNGER PREVENTION PROGRAMS.

       The Hunger Prevention Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-435; 7 
     U.S.C. 612c note) is amended--
       (1) by striking section 110;
       (2) by striking subtitle C of title II; and
       (3) by striking section 502.

     SEC. 1075. REPORT ON ENTITLEMENT COMMODITY PROCESSING.

       Section 1773 of the Food, Agriculture, Conservation, and 
     Trade Act of 1990 (Public Law 101-624; 7 U.S.C. 612c note) is 
     amended by striking subsection (f).

     SEC. 1076. NATIONAL COMMODITY PROCESSING.

       The first sentence of section 1114(a)(2)(A) of the 
     Agriculture and Food Act of 1981 (7 U.S.C. 1431e(2)(A)) is 
     amended by striking ``1995'' and inserting ``2002''.
                        TITLE XI--MISCELLANEOUS

     SEC. 1101. EXPENDITURE OF FEDERAL FUNDS IN ACCORDANCE WITH 
                   LAWS AND PROCEDURES APPLICABLE TO EXPENDITURE 
                   OF STATE FUNDS.

       (a) In General.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, any funds received by a State under the provisions of 
     law specified in subsection (b) shall be expended only in 
     accordance with the laws and procedures applicable to 
     expenditures of the State's own revenues, including 
     appropriation by the State legislature, consistent with the 
     terms and conditions required under such provisions of law.
       (b) Provisions of Law.--The provisions of law specified in 
     this subsection are the following:
       (1) Part A of title IV of the Social Security Act (relating 
     to block grants for temporary assistance for needy families).
       (2) Section 25 of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (relating to 
     the optional State food assistance block grant).
       (3) The Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 
     (relating to block grants for child care).

     SEC. 1102. ELIMINATION OF HOUSING ASSISTANCE WITH RESPECT TO 
                   FUGITIVE FELONS AND PROBATION AND PAROLE 
                   VIOLATORS.

       (a) Eligibility for Assistance.--The United States Housing 
     Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437 et seq.) is amended--
       (1) in section 6(l)--
       (A) in paragraph (5), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in paragraph (6), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by inserting immediately after paragraph (6) the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(7) provide that it shall be cause for immediate 
     termination of the tenancy of a public housing tenant if such 
     tenant--
       ``(A) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
     confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place 
     from which the individual flees, for a crime, or attempt to 
     commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws of the place 
     from which the individual flees, or which, in the case of the 
     State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the laws of 
     such State; or
       ``(B) is violating a condition of probation or parole 
     imposed under Federal or State law.''; and
       (2) in section 8(d)(1)(B)--
       (A) in clause (iii), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (B) in clause (iv), by striking the period at the end and 
     inserting ``; and''; and
       (C) by adding after clause (iv) the following new clause:
       ``(v) it shall be cause for termination of the tenancy of a 
     tenant if such tenant--

       ``(I) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
     confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place 
     from which the individual flees, for a crime, or attempt to 
     commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws of the place 
     from which the individual flees, or which, in the case of the 
     State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the laws of 
     such State; or
       ``(II) is violating a condition of probation or parole 
     imposed under Federal or State law;''.

       (b) Provision of Information to Law Enforcement Agencies.--
     Title I of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 
     1437 et seq.), as amended by section 601 of this Act, is 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

     ``SEC. 28. EXCHANGE OF INFORMATION WITH LAW ENFORCEMENT 
                   AGENCIES.

       ``Notwithstanding any other provision of law, each public 
     housing agency that enters into a contract for assistance 
     under section 6 or 8 of this Act with the Secretary shall 
     furnish any Federal, State, or local law enforcement officer, 
     upon the request of the officer, with the current address, 
     Social Security number, and photograph (if applicable) of any 
     recipient of assistance under this Act, if the officer--
       ``(1) furnishes the public housing agency with the name of 
     the recipient; and
       ``(2) notifies the agency that--
       ``(A) such recipient--
       ``(i) is fleeing to avoid prosecution, or custody or 
     confinement after conviction, under the laws of the place 
     from which the individual flees, for a crime, or attempt to 
     commit a crime, which is a felony under the laws of the place 
     from which the individual flees, or which, in the case of the 
     State of New Jersey, is a high misdemeanor under the laws of 
     such State; or
       ``(ii) is violating a condition of probation or parole 
     imposed under Federal or State law; or
       ``(iii) has information that is necessary for the officer 
     to conduct the officer's official duties;
       ``(B) the location or apprehension of the recipient is 
     within such officer's official duties; and
       ``(C) the request is made in the proper exercise of the 
     officer's official duties.''.

     SEC. 1103. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING ENTERPRISE ZONES.

       (a) Findings.--The Senate finds that:
       (1) Many of the Nation's urban centers are places with high 
     levels of poverty, high rates of welfare dependency, high 
     crime rates, poor schools, and joblessness;

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       (2) Federal tax incentives and regulatory reforms can 
     encourage economic growth, job creation and small business 
     formation in many urban centers;
       (3) Encouraging private sector investment in America's 
     economically distressed urban and rural areas is essential to 
     breaking the cycle of poverty and the related ills of crime, 
     drug abuse, illiteracy, welfare dependency, and unemployment;
       (4) The empowerment zones enacted in 1993 should be 
     enhanced by providing incentives to increase entrepreneurial 
     growth, capital formation, job creation, educational 
     opportunities, and home ownership in the designated 
     communities and zones.
       (b) Sense of the Senate.--Therefore, it is the Sense of the 
     Senate that the Congress should adopt enterprise zone 
     legislation in the One Hundred Fourth Congress, and that such 
     enterprise zone legislation provide the following incentives 
     and provisions:
       (1) Federal tax incentives that expand access to capital, 
     increase the formation and expansion of small businesses, and 
     promote commercial revitalization;
       (2) Regulatory reforms that allow localities to petition 
     Federal agencies, subject to the relevant agencies' approval, 
     for waivers or modifications of regulations to improve job 
     creation, small business formation and expansion, community 
     development, or economic revitalization objectives of the 
     enterprise zones;
       (3) Home ownership incentives and grants to encourage 
     resident management of public housing and home ownership of 
     public housing;
       (4) School reform pilot projects in certain designated 
     enterprise zones to provide low-income parents with new and 
     expanded educational options for their children's elementary 
     and secondary schooling.

     SEC. 1104. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING THE INABILITY OF THE 
                   NON-CUSTODIAL PARENT TO PAY CHILD SUPPORT.

       It is the sense of the Senate that--
       (a) States should diligently continue their efforts to 
     enforce child support payments by the non-custodial parent to 
     the custodial parent, regardless of the employment status or 
     location of the non-custodial parent; and
       (b) States are encouraged to pursue pilot programs in which 
     the parents of a non-adult, non-custodial parent who refuses 
     to or is unable to pay child support must--
       (1) pay or contribute to the child support owed by the non-
     custodial parent; or
       (2) otherwise fulfill all financial obligations and meet 
     all conditions imposed on the non-custodial parent, such as 
     participation in a work program or other related activity.

     SEC. 1105. FOOD STAMP ELIGIBILITY.

       Section 6(f) of the Food Stamp Act of 1977 (7 U.S.C. 
     2015(f)) is amended by striking the third sentence and 
     inserting the following:
       ``The State agency shall, at its option, consider either 
     all income and financial resources of the individual rendered 
     ineligible to participate in the food stamp program under 
     this subsection, or such income, less a pro rata share, and 
     the financial resources of the ineligible individual, to 
     determine the eligibility and the value of the allotment of 
     the household of which such individual is a member.''.

     SEC. 1106. ESTABLISHING NATIONAL GOALS TO PREVENT TEENAGE 
                   PREGNANCIES.

       (a) In General.--Not later than January 1, 1997, the 
     Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish and 
     implement a strategy for--
       (1) preventing out-of-wedlock teenage pregnancies, and
       (2) assuring that at least 25 percent of the communities in 
     the United States have teenage pregnancy prevention programs 
     in place.
       (b) Report.--Not later than June 30, 1998, and annually 
     thereafter, the Secretary shall report to the Congress with 
     respect to the progress that has been made in meeting the 
     goals described in paragraphs (1) and (2) of subsection (a).

     SEC. 1107. SENSE OF THE SENATE REGARDING ENFORCEMENT OF 
                   STATUTORY RAPE LAWS.

       It is the sense of the Senate that States and local 
     jurisdictions should aggressively enforce statutory rape 
     laws.

     SEC. 1108. SANCTIONING FOR TESTING POSITIVE FOR CONTROLLED 
                   SUBSTANCES.

       Notwithstanding any other provision of law, States shall 
     not be prohibited by the Federal Government from sanctioning 
     welfare recipients who test positive for use of controlled 
     substances.

     SEC. 1109. ABSTINENCE EDUCATION.

       (a) Increases in Funding.--Section 501(a) of the Social 
     Security Act (42 U.S.C. 701(a)) is amended in the matter 
     preceding paragraph (1) by striking ``Fiscal year 1990 and 
     each fiscal year thereafter'' and inserting ``Fiscal years 
     1990 through 1995 and $761,000,000 for fiscal year 1996 and 
     each fiscal year thereafter''.
       (b) Abstinence Education.--Section 501(a)(1) of such Act 
     (42 U.S.C. 701(a)(1)) is amended--
       (1) in subparagraph (C), by striking ``and'' at the end;
       (2) in subparagraph (D), by adding ``and'' at the end; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) to provide abstinence education, and at the option of 
     the State, where appropriate, mentoring, counseling, and 
     adult supervision to promote abstinence from sexual activity, 
     with a focus on those groups which are most likely to bear 
     children out-of-wedlock.''.
       (c) Abstinence Education Defined.--Section 501(b) of such 
     Act (42 U.S.C. 701(b)) is amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraph:
       ``(5) Abstinence education.--For purposes of this 
     subsection, the term `abstinence education' means an 
     educational or motivational program which--
       ``(A) has as its exclusive purpose, teaching the social, 
     psychological, and health gains to be realized by abstaining 
     from sexual activity;
       ``(B) teaches abstinence from sexual activity outside 
     marriage as the expected standard for all school age 
     children;
       ``(C) teaches that abstinence from sexual activity is the 
     only certain way to avoid out-of-wedlock pregnancy, sexually 
     transmitted diseases, and other associated health problems;
       ``(D) teaches that a mutually faithful monogamous 
     relationship in context of marriage is the expected standard 
     of human sexual activity;
       ``(E) teaches that sexual activity outside of the context 
     of marriage is likely to have harmful psychological and 
     physical effects;
       ``(F) teaches that bearing children out-of-wedlock is 
     likely to have harmful consequences for the child, the 
     child's parents, and society;
       ``(G) teaches young people how to reject sexual advances 
     and how alcohol and drug use increases vulnerability to 
     sexual advances; and
       ``(H) teaches the importance of attaining self-sufficiency 
     before engaging in sexual activity.''.
       (d) Set-Aside.--
       (1) In general.--Section 502(c) of such Act (42 U.S.C. 
     702(c)) is amended in the matter preceding paragraph (1) by 
     striking ``From'' and inserting ``Except as provided in 
     subsection (e), from''.
       (2) Set-aside.--Section 502 of such Act (42 U.S.C. 702) is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new subsection:
       ``(e) Of the amounts appropriated under section 501(a) for 
     any fiscal year, the Secretary shall set aside $75,000,000 
     for abstinence education in accordance with section 
     501(a)(1)(E).''

     SEC. 1110. PROVISIONS TO ENCOURAGE ELECTRONIC BENEFIT 
                   TRANSFER SYSTEMS.

       Section 904 of the Electronic Fund Transfer Act (15 U.S.C. 
     1693b) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``(d) In the event'' and inserting ``(d) 
     Applicability to Service Providers Other Than Certain 
     Financial Institutions.--
       ``(1) In general.--In the event''; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(2) State and local government electronic benefit 
     transfer programs.--
       ``(A) Exemption generally.--The disclosures, protections, 
     responsibilities, and remedies established under this title, 
     and any regulation prescribed or order issued by the Board in 
     accordance with this title, shall not apply to any electronic 
     benefit transfer program established under State or local law 
     or administered by a State or local government.
       ``(B) Exception for direct deposit into recipient's 
     account.--Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to 
     any electronic funds transfer under an electronic benefit 
     transfer program for deposits directly into a consumer 
     account held by the recipient of the benefit.
       ``(C) Rule of construction.--No provision of this paragraph 
     may be construed as--
       ``(i) affecting or altering the protections otherwise 
     applicable with respect to benefits established by Federal, 
     State, or local law; or
       ``(ii) otherwise superseding the application of any State 
     or local law.
       ``(D) Electronic benefit transfer program defined.--For 
     purposes of this paragraph, the term `electronic benefit 
     transfer program'--
       ``(i) means a program under which a government agency 
     distributes needs-tested benefits by establishing accounts to 
     be accessed by recipients electronically, such as through 
     automated teller machines, or point-of-sale terminals; and
       ``(ii) does not include employment-related payments, 
     including salaries and pension, retirement, or unemployment 
     benefits established by Federal, State, or local 
     governments.''.

     SEC. 1111. REDUCTION IN BLOCK GRANTS TO STATES FOR SOCIAL 
                   SERVICES.

       Section 2003(c) of the Social Security Act (42 U.S.C. 
     1397b(c)) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of paragraph (4); and
       (2) by striking paragraph (5) and inserting the following:
       ``(5) $2,800,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1990 
     through 1996 and for each fiscal year after fiscal year 2002; 
     and
       ``(6) $2,520,000,000 for each of the fiscal years 1997 
     through 2002.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate to the title of the bill and agree to 
     the same with an amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, amend the title so as to read as follows: ``An Act 
     to restore the American family, enhance support and work 
     opportunities for families with children, reduce out-of-
     wedlock pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, and control 
     welfare spending.''.
       And the Senate agree to the same.


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     Bill Archer,
     Bill Goodling,
     Pat Roberts,
     E. Clay Shaw, Jr.,
     James Talent,
     Jim Nussle,
     Tim Hutchinson,
     Jim McCrery,
     Lamar Smith,
     Nancy L. Johnson,
     Dave Camp,
     Gary A. Franks,
       As an additional conferee:
     Bill Emerson,
       As an additional conferee:
     Randy ``Duke'' Cunningham,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     William V. Roth, Jr.,
     Bob Dole,
     John H. Chafee,
     Charles Grassley,
     Orrin Hatch,
       From the Committee on Labor and Human Resources:
     Nancy Landon Kassebaum,
     Jim Jeffords,
     Dan Coats,
     Judd Gregg,
       From the Committee on Agriculture, Nutrition, and

       Forestry:
     Jesse Helms,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.
  When said conference report was considered.
  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the 
conference report to its adoption or rejection.
  Mr. NEAL moved to recommit the conference report to the committee of 
conference with instructions to the managers on the part of the House 
to insist that (1) the text of H.R. 1267 be substituted for the 
conference substitute recommended by the committee of conference; and 
(2) the title of H.R. 1267 be substituted for the title of the 
conference substitute recommended by the committee of conference.

para.166.10  point of order

  Mr. SHAW made a point of order against the motion to recommit, and 
said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I raise a point of order that this motion to recommit 
is outside of the scope of the bill that is immediately before the 
House.''. 
  Mr. NEAL was recognized to speak to the point of order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, on the point of order, this simply would give the 
Democratic caucus the chance to vote for the bill that they voted for 
last March.''. 
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The gentleman from Florida [Mr. Shaw] makes a point of order against 
the motion to recommit offered by the gentleman from Massachusetts [Mr. 
Neal]. As discussed in chapter 33, section 26.12 of the Deschler's 
Procedure, a motion to recommit a conference report may not instruct 
House conferees to include matter beyond the scope of the differences 
committed to conference by either House.
  ``The motion offered by the gentleman from Massachusetts instructs the 
House conferees on H.R. 4 to bring back a conference agreement 
consisting of the text of the bill H.R. 1267. Since that bill was not 
committed to conference, the issue is whether the text of that bill 
includes matter not contained in either the House-passed version of H.R. 
4 or the Senate amendment thereto. An examination of H.R. 1267 reveals 
that is indeed the case. There are a number of provisions in H.R. 1267 
which provide for a refundable dependent care tax credit, an issue not 
committed to conference by either House in H.R. 4. Therefore, the motion 
to recommit instructs House conferees to include matter beyond the scope 
of the differences committed to conference by either House and is not in 
order. The point of order is sustained.''. 
  Mr. NEAL appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House?
  Mr. SHAW moved to lay the appeal on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. SHAW objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

240

When there appeared

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Nays

182

para.166.11                  [Roll No. 875]

                                YEAS--240

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jacobs
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Quinn
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--182

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

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                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Conyers
     Edwards
     Filner
     Harman
     Jefferson
     Lantos
     Myers
     Nadler
     Quillen
  So the motion to lay the appeal on the table was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Mr. ROSE moved to recommit the conference report to the committee of 
conference with the following instructions to the managers on the part 
of the House:

       (1) Recede from Title VII (relating to child protection and 
     adoption) in the conference substitute recommended by the 
     committee of conference and agree to Title XI of the Senate 
     amendment relating to child abuse prevention and treatment.
       (2) Recede from that portion of section 301 of the House 
     bill that amends subparagraph (E) of section 658E(c)(2) of 
     the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 and 
     agree to the portion of section 602 of the Senate amendment 
     that amends such paragraph.
       (3) Agree to that portion of section 602 of the Senate 
     amendment (pertaining to the child care quality set aside) 
     that amends subparagraphs (C) of section 658(c)(3) of the 
     Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990.
       (4) Recede from that portion of section 301 of the House 
     bill that amends subparagraphs (F) and (G) of section 
     658E(c)(2) of the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act 
     of 1990.
       (5) Recede from that portion of section 301 of the House 
     bill that amends paragraphs (5) and (6) of section 658K(a) of 
     the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act of 1990 and 
     agree to that portion of section 602 of the Senate amendment 
     that amends such paragraphs.
       (6) Agree to that portion of section 101(b) of the Senate 
     amendment which establishes a new section 403 of the Social 
     Security Act and relates to State maintenance of effort in 
     lieu of that section of title I of the conference substitute 
     (relating to State maintenance of effort) recommended by the 
     committee of conference.
       (7) Recede from section 602(a) and (b) of the House bill 
     (relating to SSI disabled children) and agree to section 211 
     of the Senate amendment.
       (8) Recede from subtitle B of title III of the House bill 
     (relating to family-based and school-based nutrition block 
     grants) and agree to title IV of the Senate amendment 
     (relating to child nutrition programs) insofar as such 
     amendment does not contain such nutrition block grants.
       (9) Insist on section 104 of the Senate amendment 
     pertaining to continued application of current standards 
     under the Medicaid program in lieu of that section of the 
     conference substitute (relating to Medicaid) recommended by 
     the committee of conference.

  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. ROSE demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

192

<3-line {>

negative

Nays

231

para.166.12                  [Roll No. 876]

                                AYES--192

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--231

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--10

     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Conyers
     Edwards
     Filner
     Harman
     Lantos
     Myers
     Quillen
     Quinn
  So the motion to recommit the conference report with instructions was 
not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said conference report?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. ARCHER demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said conference 
report, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

245

<3-line {>

affirmative

Nays

178

para.166.13                  [Roll No. 877]

                                AYES--245

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Camp
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Cramer
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham

[[Page 2973]]


     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Lincoln
     Linder
     Lipinski
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--178

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bunn
     Campbell
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Ford
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Gonzalez
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Klink
     LaFalce
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--11

     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Conyers
     Edwards
     English
     Filner
     Harman
     Lantos
     Myers
     Quillen
     Quinn 
  So the conference report was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report was 
agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.166.14  authorizing speaker to declare recesses

  Ms. PRYCE, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 320):

       Resolved, That the Speaker may declare recesses subject to 
     the call of the Chair on the calendar days of Saturday, 
     December 23, 1995, through Wednesday, December 27, 1995. A 
     recess declared pursuant to this resolution may not extend 
     beyond the calendar day of Wednesday, December 27, 1995.

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  Ms. PRYCE submitted the following amendment in the nature of a 
substitute:

       Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert:

       That the Speaker may declare recesses subject to the call 
     of the Chair on the calendar days of Saturday, December 23, 
     1995, through Wednesday, December 27, 1995.
       Sec. 2. The Speaker may declare recesses subject to the 
     call of the Chair on the calendar days of Thursday, December 
     28, 1995, through Saturday, December 30, 1995.
       Sec. 3. After the House has been in session on the calendar 
     day of Saturday, December 30, 1995, the Speaker may declare 
     recesses subject to the call of the Chair on the calendar 
     days of Saturday, December 30, 1995, through Wednesday, 
     January 3, 1996.
       Sec. 4.(a) A recess declared pursuant to the first section 
     of this resolution may not extend beyond the calendar day of 
     Wednesday, December 27, 1995.
       (b) A recess declared pursuant to section 2 of this 
     resolution may not extend beyond the calendar day of 
     Saturday, December 30, 1995.
       (c) A recess declared pursuant to section 3 of this 
     resolution may not extend beyond 11:55 a.m. on the calendar 
     day of Wednesday, January 3, 1996.

  Ms. PRYCE moved the previous question on the amendment and the 
resolution.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House now order the previous question on the amendment and 
the resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that the 
nays had it.
  Ms. PRYCE objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

228

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

179

para.166.15                  [Roll No. 878]

                                YEAS--228

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

[[Page 2974]]



                                NAYS--179

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--26

     Ackerman
     Baker (LA)
     Barton
     Bryant (TX)
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Chapman
     Conyers
     Edwards
     Filner
     Ford
     Gibbons
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Jacobs
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Manton
     Martinez
     Meek
     Myers
     Owens
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Serrano
     Williams
  So the previous question on the amendment and the resolution was 
ordered.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the amendment?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that the 
yeas had it.
  So the amendment was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, announced that the 
nays had it.
  Ms. PRYCE demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, as 
amended, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

224

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affirmative

Nays

186

para.166.16                  [Roll No. 879]

                                AYES--224

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Fields (TX)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Gingrich
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manzullo
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--186

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Cardin
     Chabot
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Collins (MI)
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Cramer
     Cremeans
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Jefferson
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     LoBiondo
     Lofgren
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Meek
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Neal
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Waxman
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wyden
     Wynn
     Yates

                             NOT VOTING--24

     Ackerman
     Baker (LA)
     Bryant (TX)
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Chapman
     Conyers
     Edwards
     Filner
     Ford
     Gibbons
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Jacobs
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Manton
     Martinez
     Myers
     Owens
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Serrano
     Williams
  So the resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.166.17  notice requirement--consideration of resolution--question 
          of privileges

  Mr. TAYLOR, pursuant to clause 2(a)(1) of rule IX, announced his 
intention to call up the following resolution, as a question of the 
privileges of the House:

       Whereas clause 1 of rule IX of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives states that ``Questions of privilege shall 
     be, first, those affecting the rights of the House 
     collectively'';
       Whereas article 1, section 9, clause 7 of the Constitution 
     states that: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but 
     in Consequence of Appropriations made by law;
       Whereas today, December 21, 1995, marks the 81st day that 
     this Congress has been delinquent in fulfilling its statutory 
     responsibility of enacting a budget into law; and
       Whereas by failing to enact a budget into law this body has 
     failed to fulfill one of its most basic constitutionally 
     mandated duties, that of appropriating the necessary funds to 
     allow the Government to operate: Now, therefore, be it

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       Resolved, That the Committee on Rules is authorized and 
     directed to forthwith report a resolution providing for the 
     consideration of H.R. 2530 (a bill to provide for deficit 
     reduction and achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002).

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, responded to the 
foregoing notice and said:
  ``Under rule IX, a resolution offered from the floor by a Member other 
than the Majority Leader or the Minority Leader as a question of the 
privileges of the House has immediate precedence only at a time or place 
designated by the Speaker in the legislative schedule within two 
legislative days of its being properly noticed. The Chair will announce 
the Speaker's designation at a later time. In the meantime, the form of 
the resolution proffered by the gentleman from Mississippi will appear 
in the Record at this point.
  ``The Chair is not at this point making a determination as to whether 
the resolution constitutes a question of privilege. That determination 
will be made at the time designated by the Speaker for consideration of 
the resolution.''.

para.166.18  hour of meeting

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That when the House adjourns today, it adjourn to meet at 9 
o'clock a.m. on Friday, December 22, 1995.

para.166.19  further message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment a joint 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res. 132. Joint resolution affirming that budget 
     negotiations shall be based on the most recent technical and 
     economic assumptions of the Congressional Budget Office and 
     shall achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002 based on 
     those assumptions.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the 
committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 2539) ``An Act to abolish 
the Interstate Commerce Commission, to amend subtitle VI of title 49, 
United States Code, to reform economic regulation of transportation, and 
for other purposes.''
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed a concurrent 
resolution of the following titles, in which the concurrence of the 
House is requested:

       S. Con. Res. 37. Concurrent resolution directing the Clerk 
     of the House of Representatives to make technical changes in 
     the enrollment of the bill (H.R. 2539) entitled ``An Act to 
     abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, to amend subtitle 
     IV of title 49, United States Code, to reform economic 
     regulation of transportation, and for other purposes''.

para.166.20  providing for the consideration of h. res. 299

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-441) the resolution (H. Res. 322) providing for consideration of 
the resolution (H. Res. 299) to amend the Rules of the House of 
Representatives regarding outside earned income.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.166.21  providing for the consideration of h.r. 2677

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, reported (Rept. 
No. 104-442) the resolution (H. Res. 323) providing for consideration of 
the bill (H.R. 2677) to require the Secretary of the Interior to accept 
from a State donations of services of State employees to perform, in a 
period of Government budgetary shutdown, otherwise authorized functions 
in any unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System or the National Park 
System.
  When said resolution and report were referred to the House Calendar 
and ordered printed.

para.166.22  senate bills and a concurrent resolution referred

  Bills and a concurrent resolution of the Senate of the following 
titles were taken from the Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred 
as follows:

       S. 1228. An Act to deter investment in the development of 
     Iran's petroleum resources to the Committee on International 
     Relations and the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services.
       S. 1429. An Act to provide clarification in the 
     reimbursement to States for federally funded employees 
     carrying out Federal programs during the lapse in 
     appropriations between November 14, 1995, through November 
     19, 1995; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       S. Con. Res. 34. Concurrent resolution to authorize the 
     printing of ``Vice Presidents of the United States, 1789-
     1993''; to the Committee on House Oversight.

para.166.23  enrolled bills and joint resolutions signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills and joint 
resolution of the House of the following titles, which were thereupon 
signed by the Speaker:

       H.R. 1530. An Act to authorize appropriations for the 
     fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
     activities for the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
     personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
     Forces, and for other purposes;
       H.R. 965. An Act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 600 Martin Luther King, Jr. Place in Louisville, Kentucky, 
     as the ``Ramano L. Mazzoli Federal Building'';
       H.R. 1253. An Act to rename the San Francisco Bay National 
     Wildlife Refuge as the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National 
     Wildlife Refuge;
       H.R. 2481. An Act to designate the Federal Triangle Project 
     under construction at 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, 
     Northwest, in the District of Columbia, as the ``Ronald 
     Reagan Building and International Trade Center'';
       H.R. 2527. An Act to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to improve the electoral process by permitting 
     electronic filing and preservation of Federal Election 
     Commission reports, and for other purposes;
       H.R. 2547. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 800 Market Street in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the 
     ``Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse'';
       H.J. Res. 69. Joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Homer Alfred Neal as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution;
       H.J. Res. 110. Joint resolution providing for the 
     appointment of Howard H. Baker, Jr. as a citizen regent of 
     the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution;
       H.J. Res. 111. Joint resolution providing for the 
     appointment of Anne D'Harnoncourt as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution; and
       H.J. Res. 112. Joint resolution providing for the 
     appointment of Louis Gerstner as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.

para.166.24  bill presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on the following day present to the President, for his 
approval, bills of the House of the following title:

           On Dec. 20, 1995:
       H.R. 395. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     and Federal Building to be constructed at the southeastern 
     corner of Liberty and South Virginia Streets in Reno, Nevada, 
     as the ``Bruce R. Thompson United States Courthouse and 
     Federal Building''.

para.166.25  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Mr. BRYANT of Texas, for today;
  To Mr. EDWARDS, for today; and
  To Ms. HARMAN, for today.
  And then,

para.166.26  adjournment

  On motion of Mr. ABERCROMBIE, pursuant to the special order heretofore 
agreed to, at 9 o'clock and 43 minutes p.m., the House adjourned until 9 
o'clock a.m. on Friday, December 22, 1995.

para.166.27  reports of committees on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

       Mr. SHUSTER: Committee on Transportation and 
     Infrastructure. H.R. 2567. A bill to amend the Federal Water 
     Pollution Control Act relating to standards for constructed 
     water conveyances; with an amendment (Rept. No. 104-433). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. CLINGER: Committee on government Reform and Oversight. 
     Creating a 21st Century Government (Rept. No. 104-434). 
     Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State of 
     the Union.
       Mr. CLINGER: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     Making Government Work: Fulfilling the Mandate for Change

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     (Rept. No. 104-435). Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. CLINGER: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     The FDA Food Additive Review Process: Backlog and Failure to 
     Observe Statutory Deadline Rept. No. 104-436). Referred to 
     the Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. CLINGER: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     The Federal Takeover of the Chicago Housing Authority--HUD 
     Needs To Determine Long-Term Implications (Rept. No. 104-
     437). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the 
     State of the Union.
       Mr. CLINGER: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight. 
     Voices for Change (Rept. No. 104-438). Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.
       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. S. 1341. An 
     Act to provide for the transfer of certain lands to the Salt 
     River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the city of 
     Scottsdale, AR, and for other purposes (Rept. No. 104-439 Pt. 
     1). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on the State 
     of the Union.
       Mr. SOLOMON: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 322. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the resolution (H. 
     Res. 299) to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives 
     regarding outside earned income (Rept. No. 104-441). Referred 
     to the House Calendar.
       Mr. McINNIS: Committee on Rules. House Resolution 323. 
     Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 
     2677) to require the Secretary of the Interior to accept from 
     a State donations of services of State employees to perform, 
     in a period of Government budgetary shutdown, otherwise 
     authorized functions in any unit of the National Wildlife 
     Refuge System or the National Park System (Rep. 104-442). 
     Referred to the House Calendar.

para.166.28  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       S. 1341. Referral to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
     Services extended for a period ending not later than December 
     21, 1995. 

para.166.29  reported bills sequentially referred

  Under clause 5 of rule X, bills and reports were delivered to the 
Clerk for printing, and bills referred as follows:

       Committee on Resources. H.R. 497. A bill to create the 
     National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission, with an 
     amendment; referred to the Committee on Resources for a 
     period ending not later than February 9, 1996, for 
     consideration of such provisions of the bill and amendment as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee pursuant to 
     clause 1(1), rule X.

para.166.30  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

       S. 1341. The Committee on Banking and Financial Services 
     discharged from further consideration. Referred to the 
     Committee of the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.166.31  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

           By Mr. CRANE:
       H.R. 2822. A bill to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 
     1930 to provide authority for the temporary suspension of 
     antidumping and countervailing duties under limited market 
     conditions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
           By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
             Richardson, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Young of Alaska, Mr. Packard, Mr. Castle, Mr. Lazio 
             of New York, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
             Hunter, Mr. Klug, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Cardin, 
             Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
             Davis, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Foley, and 
             Mr. Blute):
       H.R. 2823. A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act 
     of 1972 to support the International Dolphin Conservation 
     Program in the eastern tropical Pacific Ocean, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
           By Mr. HANSEN:
       H.R. 2824. A bill to authorize an exchange of lands in the 
     State of Utah at Snowbasin Ski Area; to the Committee on 
     Resources.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Davis, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 2825. A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to 
     allow Government agencies to provide reemployment training to 
     employees in anticipation of any organizational 
     restructuring, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Davis, Ms. Norton, 
             Mr. Wolf, Mr. Moran, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Hoyer):
       H.R. 2826. A bill to allow agencies to offer certain 
     Federal employees an opportunity to take early retirement 
     without having to remain subject to the otherwise applicable 
     reduction, based on age, after attaining age 55; to the 
     Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
           By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Weldon of 
             Pennsylvania, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
             Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Klug, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Blute, 
             Mr. Dellums, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Sabo, 
             Mr. Olver, Mr. Yates, Mr. Ward, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. 
             Davis, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Morella, and 
             Mrs. Roukema):
       H.R. 2827. A bill to consolidate and improve governmental 
     environmental research by organizing a National Institute for 
     the Environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Science.
           By Mr. STEARNS:
       H.R. 2828. A bill to provide for the comparable treatment 
     of Federal employees and Members of Congress and the 
     President during a period in which there is a Federal 
     Government shutdown; to the Committee on Government Reform 
     and Oversight, and in addition to the Committee on House 
     Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
     Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
     fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis and Mr. 
             Pallone):
       H. Con. Res. 124. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that the President should suspend the 
     proposed sale of the Army Tactical Missile System to the 
     Government of Turkey until that government improves its human 
     rights record and terminates its embargo of Armenia and 
     progress is made to resolve the conflict on Cyprus; to the 
     Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi:
       H. Res. 321. Resolution directing that the Committee on 
     Rules report a resolution providing for the consideration of 
     H.R. 2530, a bill to provide for deficit reduction and 
     achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002; to the 
     Committee on Rules.

para.166.32  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 118: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 127: Mr. Payne of New Jersey and Mr. Salmon.
       H.R. 359: Mr. Foglietta.
       H.R. 438: Mr. Minge and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 497: Mr. Myers of Indiana.
       H.R. 519: Mr. Rohrabacher.
       H.R. 981: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 1023: Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1527: Mr. Moorhead.
       H.R. 1684: Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Frelinghuysen, 
     Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Scarborough.
       H.R. 1711: Mr. Collins of Georgia.
       H.R. 1733: Ms. Eshoo and Mr. Weller.
       H.R. 1794: Mr. Stockman and Mr. Gene Green of Texas.
       H.R. 1981: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Martini, and 
     Ms. Lofgren.
       H.R. 2024: Mr. Sanders and Mr. Cox.
       H.R. 2190: Ms. Pryce, Mr. Tiahrt, and Ms. Molinari.
       H.R. 2472: Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Lofgren, 
     Mr. Lipinski, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
     Costello, and Mr. Dingell.
       H.R. 2497: Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Graham, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
     Castle, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Upton, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Souder, 
     Mr. Sam Johnson, Mr. Canady, and Mr. McKeon.
       H.R. 2543: Mr. Taylor of North Carolina.
       H.R. 2579: Mr. Cunningham and Mrs. Kelly.
       H.R. 2582: Mr. Abercrombie.
       H.R. 2634: Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 2648: Mr. Hefner.
       H.R. 2676: Mr. Hall of Texas and Ms. Danner.
       H.R. 2683: Mr. Baker of Louisiana.
       H.R. 2700: Mr. Coleman, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Frost, 
     Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Smith of 
     Texas, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, 
     Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
     Ortiz, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Sam 
     Johnson.
       H.R. 2723: Mr. Burton of Indiana.
       H.R. 2731: Mr. Souder, Mr. Dornan, and Mr. Taylor of North 
     Carolina.
       H.R. 2740: Mr. Kingston, Mr. Young of Florida, and Mr. 
     Stump.
       H.R. 2749: Mr. Inglis of South Carolina.
       H.R. 2751: Ms. Norton.
       H.R. 2754: Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
     and Mr. Quillen.
       H.R. 2785: Mrs. Morella, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. 
     Thornton.
       H.R. 2796: Mr. Menendez.
       H.J. Res. 93: Mr. Goss, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. 
     Ney.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. Schiff.
       H. Con. Res. 63: Mr. Shays. 

para.166.33  petitions, etc.

  Under clause 1 of rule XXI,

       50. The SPEAKER presented a petition of the Plumas County 
     Board of Supervisors, Plumas County, CA, relative to the 1995 
     holiday tree of America; which was referred jointly, to the 
     Committees on Resources and Agriculture.

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para.166.34  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

       H.R. 359: Mr. Hefley.
       H. Con. Res. 119. Mrs. Kelly.


.
                     FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1995 (167)

para.167.1  designation of speaker pro tempore

  The House was called to order by the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, 
who laid before the House the following communication:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                December 22, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Thomas W. Ewing to act as 
     Speaker pro tempore on this day.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

para.167.2  approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced he had examined and 
approved the Journal of the proceedings of Thursday, December 21, 1995.
  Mr. GUTKNECHT, pursuant to clause 1, rule I, objected to the Chair's 
approval of the Journal.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. GUTKNECHT objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced that the vote would be postponed until later today.
  The point of no quorum was considered as withdrawn.

para.167.3  communications

  Executive and other communications, pursuant to clause 2, rule XXIV, 
were referred as follows:

       1875. A communication from the President of the United 
     States, transmitting his request to make available emergency 
     appropriations totaling $537,223 in budgetary authority for 
     the Federal Emergency Management Agency, and to designate the 
     amount made available as an emergency requirement pursuant to 
     section 251(b)(2)(D)(i) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
     Deficit Control Act of 1985, as amended, pursuant to 31 
     U.S.C. 1107 (H. Doc. No. 104-152); to the Committee on 
     Appropriations and ordered to be printed.
       1876. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting notification concerning an 
     amendment to the July 1981 agreement for United States/United 
     Kingdom collaboration in the development, production, and 
     support of the AV-8B/GR-5 aircraft, pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 
     2767(f); to the Committee on International Relations.
       1877. A letter from the Director, Defense Security 
     Assistance Agency, transmitting the Department of the Air 
     Force's proposed lease of defense articles to the Netherlands 
     (Transmittal No. 09-96), pursuant to 22 U.S.C. 2796a(a); to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
       1878. A letter from the Public Printer, Government Printing 
     Office, transmitting the semiannual report on activities of 
     the inspector general for the period April 1, 1995, through 
     September 30, 1995, pursuant to 5 U.S.C. app. (Insp. Gen. 
     Act) section 5(b); to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
       1879. A letter from the President, Inter-American 
     Foundation, transmitting the annual report under the Federal 
     Managers' Financial Integrity Act for fiscal year 1995, 
     pursuant to 31 U.S.C. 3512(c)(3); to the Committee on 
     Government Reform and Oversight.

     [Submitted December 30 (Legislative day of December 22), 1995]

       1880. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1881. A letter from the Deputy Associate Director for 
     Compliance, Department of the Interior, transmitting 
     notification of proposed refunds of excess royalty payments 
     in OCS areas, pursuant to 43 U.S.C. 1339(b); to the Committee 
     on Resources.
       1882. A letter from the Director, Office of Government 
     Relations, Smithsonian Institution, transmitting a copy of 
     the National Society of the Daughters of the American 
     Revolution's ``Annual Proceedings of the One Hundred Fourth 
     Continental Congress'', pursuant to 36 U.S.C. 18b; to the 
     Committee on the Judiciary.
       1883. A letter from the Executive Director, Office of 
     Compliance, transmitting notice of adopted rules governing 
     the procedures of the Office for printing in the 
     Congressional Record, pursuant to Public Law 104-1, section 
     303(b) (109 Stat. 28); jointly, to the Committees on House 
     Oversight and Economic and Educational Opportunities.

para.167.4  unfinished business--approval of the journal

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, pursuant to clause 5, rule I, 
announced the unfinished business to be the question on agreeing to the 
Chair's approval of the Journal of Thursday, December 21, 1995.
  The question being put, viva voce?
  Will the House agree to the Chair's approval of said Journal?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. LaHOOD objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule Xi, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

280

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

78

para.167.5                   [Roll No. 880]

                                YEAS--280

     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Eshoo
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fields (LA)
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Gallegly
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gilman
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kanjorski
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Neal
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schiff
     Schumer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tate
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--78

     Abercrombie
     Barcia
     Becerra
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Clay
     Clyburn
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Costello
     Dellums
     Durbin
     Engel
     Ensign
     Evans
     Everett
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gephardt
     Gillmor
     Gutierrez
     Gutknecht
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Johnson, E. B.
     Kennedy (RI)
     Latham
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Longley
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     McNulty
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Obey
     Olver
     Orton

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     Pallone
     Payne (NJ)
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Scott
     Skaggs
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Thompson
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--75

     Ackerman
     Baker (LA)
     Bentsen
     Brewster
     Bryant (TX)
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cramer
     Crane
     Cubin
     DeFazio
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Edwards
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Ford
     Gibbons
     Graham
     Green
     Hall (OH)
     Harman
     Hayes
     Herger
     Houghton
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnson, Sam
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Manton
     Manzullo
     McCollum
     McCrery
     Meek
     Mfume
     Myers
     Oberstar
     Owens
     Parker
     Pombo
     Porter
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Riggs
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Rose
     Schaefer
     Schroeder
     Serrano
     Smith (TX)
     Stark
     Tauzin
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Waxman
     Weller
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
  So the Journal was approved.

para.167.6  providing for the consideration of h. res. 299

  Mr. SOLOMON, by direction of the Committee on Rules, called up the 
following resolution (H. Res. 322):

       Resolved, That upon the adoption of this resolution it 
     shall be in order to consider in the House the resolution (H. 
     Res. 299) to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives 
     regarding outside earned income. It shall be in order without 
     intervention of any point of order to consider the motion to 
     amend printed in the report of the Committee on Rules 
     accompanying this resolution only if offered by the chairman 
     of the Committee on Rules. The resolution and the motion to 
     amend shall be debatable for thirty minutes equally divided 
     and controlled by the chairman and ranking minority member of 
     the Committee on Rules. The previous question shall be 
     considered as ordered on the motion to amend and on the 
     resolution to its adoption without further intervening 
     motion. 

  When said resolution was considered.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. SOLOMON, the previous question was ordered on the 
resolution to its adoption or rejection.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

380

It was decided in the

Nays

11

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

1

para.167.7                   [Roll No. 881]

                                YEAS--380

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Baldacci
     Ballenger
     Barcia
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Barrett (WI)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bonior
     Bono
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bryant (TX)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Buyer
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Cardin
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chapman
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clinger
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (GA)
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Coyne
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Danner
     Davis
     de la Garza
     Deal
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     DeLay
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Doyle
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Durbin
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     Engel
     English
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Frank (MA)
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Frost
     Funderburk
     Furse
     Ganske
     Gejdenson
     Gekas
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gonzalez
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Gordon
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Hefner
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hilliard
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Holden
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hoyer
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson, Sam
     Johnston
     Jones
     Kaptur
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Kleczka
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (GA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lowey
     Lucas
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McDermott
     McHale
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Murtha
     Myrick
     Nadler
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Pallone
     Parker
     Pastor
     Paxon
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Pomeroy
     Porter
     Portman
     Poshard
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Rangel
     Reed
     Regula
     Richardson
     Riggs
     Rivers
     Roberts
     Roemer
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Royce
     Rush
     Sabo
     Salmon
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Serrano
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stokes
     Studds
     Stump
     Stupak
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thompson
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Traficant
     Upton
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Ward
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--11

     Baesler
     Brown (CA)
     Clay
     Costello
     Hastings (FL)
     Hinchey
     Kanjorski
     Klink
     Miller (CA)
     Waters
     Watt (NC)

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--1

       
     Gunderson
       

                             NOT VOTING--41

     Ackerman
     Baker (LA)
     Becerra
     Berman
     Bevill
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cramer
     Edwards
     Fattah
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Ford
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Gilman
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hayes
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Manzullo
     Meek
     Myers
     Neal
     Owens
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Towns
     Waxman
     Wyden
     Young (AK)
  So the resolution was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.167.8  book royalties

  Mr. SOLOMON, pursuant to House Resolution 322, called up the following 
resolution (H. Res. 299):

       Resolved,

     SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RULES.

       (a) Clause 3(e) of rule XLVII of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is amended to read as follows:
       ``(e) The term `outside earned income' means, with respect 
     to a Member, officer, or employee, wages, salaries, fees, and 
     copyright royalties earned while a Member, officer or 
     employee of the House, and other amounts received or to be 
     received as compensation for personal services actually 
     rendered but does not include--
       ``(1) the salary of such individual as a Member, officer, 
     or employee;
       ``(2) any compensation derived by such individual for 
     personal services actually rendered prior to the effective 
     date of this rule or becoming such a Member, officer, or 
     employee, whichever occurs later;
       ``(3) any amount paid by, or on behalf of, a Member, 
     officer, or employee, to a tax-qualified pension, profit-
     sharing, or stock bonus

[[Page 2979]]

      plan and received by such individual from such a plan;
       ``(4) in the case of a Member, officer, or employee engaged 
     in a trade or business in which the individual or his family 
     holds a controlling interest and in which both personal 
     services and capital are income-producing factors, any amount 
     received by such individual so long as the personal services 
     actually rendered by the individual in the trade or business 
     do not generate a significant amount of income; and
       ``(5) copyright royalties for works published before 
     becoming a Member, officer, or employee of the House.''.
       (b) Clause 3 of rule XLVII of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following new paragraphs:
       ``(g) A Member, officer, or employee of the House may not--
       ``(1) receive any copyright royalties pursuant to a 
     contract entered into after becoming a Member, officer, or 
     employee--
       ``(A) unless the royalty is received from an established 
     publisher pursuant to usual and customary contractual terms; 
     and
       ``(B) without the prior approval of the contract by the 
     Committee on Standards of Official Conduct; or
       ``(2) receive any advance payment for any such work. 
     However, the rule does not prohibit literary agents, research 
     staff, and other persons working on behalf of the Member, 
     officer, or employee, from receiving advance payments 
     directly from the publisher.
       ``(h) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 
     subject to such exceptions as it deems appropriate, shall not 
     approve any contract which permits the deferral of royalty 
     payments beyond the year in which earned.''.

     SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendments made by this resolution shall apply to 
     copyright royalties earned by a Member, officer, or employee 
     of the House of Representatives after December 31, 1995.

  When said resolution was considered.
  Mr. SOLOMON, pursuant to House Resolution 322, submitted the following 
amendment in the nature of a substitute:

       Strike out all after the resolving clause and insert:

     SECTION 1. AMENDMENT TO HOUSE RULE XLVII (LIMITATIONS ON 
                   OUTSIDE EMPLOYMENT AND EARNED INCOME).

       Rule XLVII of the rules of the House of Representatives is 
     amended by redesignating clause 3 as clause 4 and by 
     inserting after clause 2 the following new clause:
       ``3. A Member, officer, or employee of the House may not--
       ``(1) receive any advance payment on copyright royalties, 
     but this paragraph does not prohibit any literary agent, 
     researcher, or other individual (other than an individual 
     employed by the House or a relative of that Member, officer, 
     or employee) working on behalf of that Member, officer, or 
     employee with respect to a publication from receiving an 
     advance payment of a copyright royalty directly from a 
     publisher and solely for the benefit of that literary agent, 
     researcher, or other individual; or
       ``(2) receive any copyright royalties pursuant to a 
     contract entered into on or after January 1, 1996, unless 
     that contract is first approved by the Committee on Standards 
     of Official Conduct as complying with the requirement of 
     clause 4(e)(5) (that royalties are received from an 
     established publisher pursuant to usual and customary 
     contractual terms).''.

     SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       The amendment made by section 1 shall take effect on 
     January 1, 1996.

  Pursuant to House Resolution 322, the previous question was ordered on 
the amendment and the resolution.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said amendment in the nature of a substitute?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. SOLOMON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

219

It was decided in the

Nays

174

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

2

para.167.9                   [Roll No. 882]

                                YEAS--219

     Abercrombie
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilirakis
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brewster
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clinger
     Collins (GA)
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fowler
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     Longley
     Lucas
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McIntosh
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff

                                NAYS--174

     Allard
     Andrews
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bilbray
     Bishop
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coble
     Coburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Combest
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     de la Garza
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Ensign
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Geren
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Goss
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Hobson
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Leach
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     LoBiondo
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Martini
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Schiff
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Wamp
     Ward
     Waters
     Williams
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates
     Zimmer

                               PRESENT--2

     Gunderson
       
     Studds

                             NOT VOTING--38

     Ackerman
     Baker (LA)
     Berman
     Bevill
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cramer
     Edwards
     Fattah
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Ford (TN)
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hayes
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Manzullo
     Meek
     Myers
     Neal
     Owens
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Waxman
     Wyden
  The amendment in the nature of a substitute was agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House agree to said resolution, as amended?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. McDERMOTT demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said resolution, 
as amended, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

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Yeas

259

It was decided in the

Nays

128

<3-line {>

affirmative

Answered present

2

para.167.10                  [Roll No. 883]

                                AYES--259

     Abercrombie
     Allard
     Andrews
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baesler
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bilirakis
     Bishop
     Bliley
     Boehlert
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Bunning
     Burr
     Burton
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clay
     Clement
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Condit
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Farr
     Fawell
     Flake
     Flanagan
     Foglietta
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Geren
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     Kolbe
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Manton
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     McNulty
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Mfume
     Mica
     Miller (FL)
     Minge
     Molinari
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Moran
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Payne (VA)
     Peterson (MN)
     Petri
     Pickett
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Rahall
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Rose
     Roth
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shadegg
     Shays
     Shuster
     Sisisky
     Skeen
     Skelton
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Spratt
     Stearns
     Stenholm
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tanner
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Taylor (NC)
     Tejeda
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Thornton
     Tiahrt
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watt (NC)
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NOES--128

     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Blute
     Bonior
     Borski
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Clayton
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     de la Garza
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E. B.
     Johnston
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     King
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Livingston
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Miller (CA)
     Mink
     Moakley
     Murtha
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Roukema
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Skaggs
     Slaughter
     Stark
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Thompson
     Thurman
     Torkildsen
     Torres
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Williams
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                         ANSWERED ``PRESENT''--2

     Gunderson
     Studds
       

                             NOT VOTING--44

     Ackerman
     Baker (LA)
     Berman
     Bevill
     Boehner
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Chapman
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cramer
     Deutsch
     Edwards
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Ford
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hayes
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Manzullo
     McIntosh
     Meek
     Myers
     Neal
     Owens
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sabo
     Shaw
     Waxman
     Wyden
  The resolution, as amended, was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution, as amended, 
was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.167.11  icc termination

  On motion of Mr. SHUSTER, by unanimous consent, the following 
conference report (Rept. No. 104-422) was called up, considered and 
agreed to, and, thereupon, the following concurrent resolution of the 
Senate (S. Con. Res. 37) was considered as agreed to:
  The conference report:

       The committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the 
     two Houses on the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 
     2539) to abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, to amend 
     subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, to reform 
     economic regulation of transportation, and for other 
     purposes, having met, after full and free conference, have 
     agreed to recommend and do recommend to their respective 
     Houses as follows:
       That the House recede from its disagreement to the 
     amendment of the Senate and agree to the same with an 
     amendment as follows:
       In lieu of the matter proposed to be inserted by the Senate 
     amendment, insert the following:

     SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE; TABLE OF CONTENTS.

       (a) Short Title.--This Act may be cited as the ``ICC 
     Termination Act of 1995''.
       (b) Table of Contents.--

Sec. 1. Short title; table of contents.
Sec. 2. Effective date.

          TITLE I--ABOLITION OF INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION

Sec. 101. Abolition.
Sec. 102. Rail provisions.
Sec. 103. Motor carrier, water carrier, and freight forwarder 
              provisions.
Sec. 104. Miscellaneous motor carrier provisions.
Sec. 105. Creditability of annual leave for purposes of meeting minimum 
              eligibility requirements for an immediate annuity.
Sec. 106. Pipeline carrier provisions.

                 TITLE II--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

Sec. 201. Title 49 amendment.
Sec. 202. Reorganization.
Sec. 203. Transfer of assets and personnel.
Sec. 204. Saving provisions.
Sec. 205. References.

                    TITLE III--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS

              Subtitle A--Amendments to United States Code

Sec. 301. Title 5 amendments.
Sec. 302. Title 11 amendments.
Sec. 303. Title 18 amendments.
Sec. 304. Internal Revenue Code of 1986 amendments.
Sec. 305. Title 28 amendments.
Sec. 306. Title 31 amendments.
Sec. 307. Title 39 amendments.
Sec. 308. Title 49 amendments.

                      Subtitle B--Other Amendments

Sec. 311. Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 amendments.
Sec. 312. Animal Welfare Act amendment.
Sec. 313. Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 amendments.
Sec. 314. Fair Credit Reporting Act amendment.
Sec. 315. Equal Credit Opportunity Act amendment.
Sec. 316. Fair Debt Collection Practices Act amendment.
Sec. 317. National Trails System Act amendments.
Sec. 318. Clayton Act amendments.
Sec. 319. Inspector General Act of 1978 amendment.
Sec. 320. Energy Policy Act of 1992 amendments.
Sec. 321. Merchant Marine Act, 1920, amendments.
Sec. 322. Railway Labor Act amendments.
Sec. 323. Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 amendments.
Sec. 324. Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act amendments.
Sec. 325. Emergency Rail Services Act of 1970 amendments.
Sec. 326. Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982 amendments.
Sec. 327. Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 amendments.
Sec. 328. Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring Act amendment.
Sec. 329. Rock Island Railroad Transition and Employee Assistance Act 
              amendments.
Sec. 330. Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 1976 
              amendments.
Sec. 331. Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981 amendments.
Sec. 332. Conrail Privatization Act amendment.
Sec. 333. Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection Act 
              amendments.

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Sec. 334. Federal Aviation Administration Authorization Act of 1994.
Sec. 335. Termination of certain maritime authority.
Sec. 336. Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 1993 amendments.
Sec. 337. Labor Management Relations Act, 1947 amendment.
Sec. 338. Inlands Waterway Revenue Act of 1978 amendment.
Sec. 339. Noise Control Act of 1972 amendment.
Sec. 340. Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 amendment.

                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

Sec. 401. Certain commercial space launch activities.
Sec. 402. Destruction of motor vehicles or motor vehicle facilities; 
              wrecking trains.
Sec. 403. Violation of grade-crossing laws and regulations.
Sec. 404. Miscellaneous title 23 amendments.
Sec. 405. Technical amendments.
Sec. 406. Fiber drum packaging.
Sec. 407. Noncontiguous domestic trade study.
Sec. 408. Federal Highway Administration rulemaking.

     SEC. 2. EFFECTIVE DATE.

       Except as otherwise provided in this Act, this Act shall 
     take effect on January 1, 1996.
          TITLE I--ABOLITION OF INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION

     SEC. 101. ABOLITION.

       The Interstate Commerce Commission is abolished.

     SEC. 102. RAIL PROVISIONS.

       (a) Amendment.--Subtitle IV of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended to read as follows:

                ``SUBTITLE IV--INTERSTATE TRANSPORTATION

                             ``PART A--RAIL

``Chapter                                                          Sec.
``101. GENERAL PROVISIONS.........................................10101
``105. JURISDICTION...............................................10501
``107. RATES......................................................10701
``109. LICENSING..................................................10901
``111. OPERATIONS.................................................11101
``113. FINANCE....................................................11301
``115. FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS....................................11501
``117. ENFORCEMENT: INVESTIGATIONS, RIGHTS, AND REMEDIES..........11701
``119. CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES...............................11901

    ``PART B--MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, BROKERS, AND FREIGHT 
                               FORWARDERS

``Chapter                                                          Sec.
``131. GENERAL PROVISIONS.........................................13101
``133. ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS..................................13301
``135. JURISDICTION...............................................13501
``137. RATES AND THROUGH ROUTES...................................13701
``139. REGISTRATION...............................................13901
``141. OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS.....................................14101
``143. FINANCE....................................................14301
``145. FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS....................................14501
``147. ENFORCEMENT; INVESTIGATIONS; RIGHTS; REMEDIES..............14701
``149. CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES...............................14901

                      ``PART C--PIPELINE CARRIERS

``Chapter                                                          Sec.
``151. GENERAL PROVISIONS.........................................15101
``153. JURISDICTION...............................................15301
``155. RATES AND TARIFFS..........................................15501
``157. OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS.....................................15701
``159. ENFORCEMENT: INVESTIGATIONS, RIGHTS, AND REMEDIES..........15901
``161. CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES...............................16101

                             ``PART A--RAIL

                   ``CHAPTER 101--GENERAL PROVISIONS

``Sec.
``10101. Rail transportation policy.
``10102. Definitions.

     ``Sec. 10101. Rail transportation policy

       ``In regulating the railroad industry, it is the policy of 
     the United States Government--
       ``(1) to allow, to the maximum extent possible, competition 
     and the demand for services to establish reasonable rates for 
     transportation by rail;
       ``(2) to minimize the need for Federal regulatory control 
     over the rail transportation system and to require fair and 
     expeditious regulatory decisions when regulation is required;
       ``(3) to promote a safe and efficient rail transportation 
     system by allowing rail carriers to earn adequate revenues, 
     as determined by the Board;
       ``(4) to ensure the development and continuation of a sound 
     rail transportation system with effective competition among 
     rail carriers and with other modes, to meet the needs of the 
     public and the national defense;
       ``(5) to foster sound economic conditions in transportation 
     and to ensure effective competition and coordination between 
     rail carriers and other modes;
       ``(6) to maintain reasonable rates where there is an 
     absence of effective competition and where rail rates provide 
     revenues which exceed the amount necessary to maintain the 
     rail system and to attract capital;
       ``(7) to reduce regulatory barriers to entry into and exit 
     from the industry;
       ``(8) to operate transportation facilities and equipment 
     without detriment to the public health and safety;
       ``(9) to encourage honest and efficient management of 
     railroads;
       ``(10) to require rail carriers, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, to rely on individual rate increases, and to 
     limit the use of increases of general applicability;
       ``(11) to encourage fair wages and safe and suitable 
     working conditions in the railroad industry;
       ``(12) to prohibit predatory pricing and practices, to 
     avoid undue concentrations of market power, and to prohibit 
     unlawful discrimination;
       ``(13) to ensure the availability of accurate cost 
     information in regulatory proceedings, while minimizing the 
     burden on rail carriers of developing and maintaining the 
     capability of providing such information;
       ``(14) to encourage and promote energy conservation; and
       ``(15) to provide for the expeditious handling and 
     resolution of all proceedings required or permitted to be 
     brought under this part.

     ``Sec. 10102. Definitions

       ``In this part--
       ``(1) `Board' means the Surface Transportation Board;
       ``(2) `car service' includes (A) the use, control, supply, 
     movement, distribution, exchange, interchange, and return of 
     locomotives, cars, other vehicles, and special types of 
     equipment used in the transportation of property by a rail 
     carrier, and (B) the supply of trains by a rail carrier;
       ``(3) `control', when referring to a relationship between 
     persons, includes actual control, legal control, and the 
     power to exercise control, through or by (A) common 
     directors, officers, stockholders, a voting trust, or a 
     holding or investment company, or (B) any other means;
       ``(4) `person', in addition to its meaning under section 1 
     of title 1, includes a trustee, receiver, assignee, or 
     personal representative of a person;
       ``(5) `rail carrier' means a person providing common 
     carrier railroad transportation for compensation, but does 
     not include street, suburban, or interurban electric railways 
     not operated as part of the general system of rail 
     transportation;
       ``(6) `railroad' includes--
       ``(A) a bridge, car float, lighter, ferry, and intermodal 
     equipment used by or in connection with a railroad;
       ``(B) the road used by a rail carrier and owned by it or 
     operated under an agreement; and
       ``(C) a switch, spur, track, terminal, terminal facility, 
     and a freight depot, yard, and ground, used or necessary for 
     transportation;
       ``(7) `rate' means a rate or charge for transportation;
       ``(8) `State' means a State of the United States and the 
     District of Columbia;
       ``(9) `transportation' includes--
       ``(A) a locomotive, car, vehicle, vessel, warehouse, wharf, 
     pier, dock, yard, property, facility, instrumentality, or 
     equipment of any kind related to the movement of passengers 
     or property, or both, by rail, regardless of ownership or an 
     agreement concerning use; and
       ``(B) services related to that movement, including receipt, 
     delivery, elevation, transfer in transit, refrigeration, 
     icing, ventilation, storage, handling, and interchange of 
     passengers and property; and
       ``(10) `United States' means the States of the United 
     States and the District of Columbia.

                      ``CHAPTER 105--JURISDICTION

``Sec.
``10501. General jurisdiction.
``10502. Authority to exempt rail carrier transportation.

     ``Sec. 10501. General jurisdiction

       ``(a)(1) Subject to this chapter, the Board has 
     jurisdiction over transportation by rail carrier that is--
       ``(A) only by railroad; or
       ``(B) by railroad and water, when the transportation is 
     under common control, management, or arrangement for a 
     continuous carriage or shipment.
       ``(2) Jurisdiction under paragraph (1) applies only to 
     transportation in the United States between a place in--
       ``(A) a State and a place in the same or another State as 
     part of the interstate rail network;
       ``(B) a State and a place in a territory or possession of 
     the United States;
       ``(C) a territory or possession of the United States and a 
     place in another such territory or possession;
       ``(D) a territory or possession of the United States and 
     another place in the same territory or possession;
       ``(E) the United States and another place in the United 
     States through a foreign country; or
       ``(F) the United States and a place in a foreign country.
       ``(b) The jurisdiction of the Board over--
       ``(1) transportation by rail carriers, and the remedies 
     provided in this part with respect to rates, classifications, 
     rules (including car service, interchange, and other 
     operating rules), practices, routes, services, and facilities 
     of such carriers; and
       ``(2) the construction, acquisition, operation, 
     abandonment, or discontinuance of spur, industrial, team, 
     switching, or side tracks, or facilities, even if the tracks 
     are located, or intended to be located, entirely in one 
     State,

     is exclusive. Except as otherwise provided in this part, the 
     remedies provided under this part with respect to regulation 
     of rail transportation are exclusive and preempt the remedies 
     provided under Federal or State law.
       ``(c)(1) In this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `local governmental authority'--

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       ``(i) has the same meaning given that term by section 
     5302(a) of this title; and
       ``(ii) includes a person or entity that contracts with the 
     local governmental authority to provide transportation 
     services; and
       ``(B) the term `mass transportation' means transportation 
     services described in section 5302(a) of this title that are 
     provided by rail.
       ``(2) Except as provided in paragraph (3), the Board does 
     not have jurisdiction under this part over mass 
     transportation provided by a local governmental authority.
       ``(3)(A) Notwithstanding paragraph (2) of this subsection, 
     a local governmental authority, described in paragraph (2), 
     is subject to applicable laws of the United States related 
     to--
       ``(i) safety;
       ``(ii) the representation of employees for collective 
     bargaining; and
       ``(iii) employment retirement, annuity, and unemployment 
     systems or other provisions related to dealings between 
     employees and employers.
       ``(B) The Board has jurisdiction under sections 11102 and 
     11103 of this title over transportation provided by a local 
     governmental authority only if the Board finds that such 
     governmental authority meets all of the standards and 
     requirements for being a rail carrier providing 
     transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Interstate 
     Commerce Commission that were in effect immediately before 
     the effective date of the ICC Termination Act of 1995. The 
     enactment of the ICC Termination Act of 1995 shall neither 
     expand nor contract coverage of employees and employers by 
     the Railway Labor Act, the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974, 
     the Railroad Retirement Tax Act, and the Railroad 
     Unemployment Insurance Act.

     ``Sec. 10502. Authority to exempt rail carrier transportation

       ``(a) In a matter related to a rail carrier providing 
     transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under 
     this part, the Board, to the maximum extent consistent with 
     this part, shall exempt a person, class of persons, or a 
     transaction or service whenever the Board finds that the 
     application in whole or in part of a provision of this part--
       ``(1) is not necessary to carry out the transportation 
     policy of section 10101 of this title; and
       ``(2) either--
       ``(A) the transaction or service is of limited scope; or
       ``(B) the application in whole or in part of the provision 
     is not needed to protect shippers from the abuse of market 
     power.
       ``(b) The Board may, where appropriate, begin a proceeding 
     under this section on its own initiative or on application by 
     the Secretary of Transportation or an interested party. The 
     Board shall, within 90 days after receipt of any such 
     application, determine whether to begin an appropriate 
     proceeding. If the Board decides not to begin a class 
     exemption proceeding, the reasons for the decision shall be 
     published in the Federal Register. Any proceeding begun as a 
     result of an application under this subsection

     shall be completed within 9 months after it is begun.
       ``(c) The Board may specify the period of time during which 
     an exemption granted under this section is effective.
       ``(d) The Board may revoke an exemption, to the extent it 
     specifies, when it finds that application in whole or in part 
     of a provision of this part to the person, class, or 
     transportation is necessary to carry out the transportation 
     policy of section 10101 of this title. The Board shall, 
     within 90 days after receipt of a request for revocation 
     under this subsection, determine whether to begin an 
     appropriate proceeding. If the Board decides not to begin a 
     proceeding to revoke a class exemption, the reasons for the 
     decision shall be published in the Federal Register. Any 
     proceeding begun as a result of a request under this 
     subsection shall be completed within 9 months after it is 
     begun.
       ``(e) No exemption order issued pursuant to this section 
     shall operate to relieve any rail carrier from an obligation 
     to provide contractual terms for liability and claims which 
     are consistent with the provisions of section 11706 of this 
     title. Nothing in this subsection or section 11706 of this 
     title shall prevent rail carriers from offering alternative 
     terms nor give the Board the authority to require any 
     specific level of rates or services based upon the provisions 
     of section 11706 of this title.
       ``(f) The Board may exercise its authority under this 
     section to exempt transportation that is provided by a rail 
     carrier as part of a continuous intermodal movement.
       ``(g) The Board may not exercise its authority under this 
     section to relieve a rail carrier of its obligation to 
     protect the interests of employees as required by this part.

                          ``CHAPTER 107--RATES

                   ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL AUTHORITY

``Sec.
``10701. Standards for rates, classifications, through routes, rules, 
              and practices.
``10702. Authority for rail carriers to establish rates, 
              classifications, rules, and practices.
``10703. Authority for rail carriers to establish through routes.
``10704. Authority and criteria: rates, classifications, rules, and 
              practices prescribed by Board.
``10705. Authority: through routes, joint classifications, rates, and 
              divisions prescribed by Board.
``10706. Rate agreements: exemption from antitrust laws.
``10707. Determination of market dominance in rail rate proceedings.
``10708. Rail cost adjustment factor.
``10709. Contracts.

                 ``SUBCHAPTER II--SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

``10721. Government traffic.
``10722. Car utilization.

                     ``SUBCHAPTER III--LIMITATIONS

``10741. Prohibitions against discrimination by rail carriers.
``10742. Facilities for interchange of traffic.
``10743. Liability for payment of rates.
``10744. Continuous carriage of freight.
``10745. Transportation services or facilities furnished by shipper.
``10746. Demurrage charges.
``10747. Designation of certain routes by shippers.

                   ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL AUTHORITY

     ``Sec. 10701. Standards for rates, classifications, through 
       routes, rules, and practices

       ``(a) A through route established by a rail carrier must be 
     reasonable. Divisions of joint rates by rail carriers must be 
     made without unreasonable discrimination against a 
     participating carrier and must be reasonable.
       ``(b) A rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Board under this part may not 
     discriminate in its rates against a connecting line of 
     another rail carrier providing transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Board under this part or unreasonably 
     discriminate against that line in the distribution of traffic 
     that is not routed specifically by the shipper.
       ``(c) Except as provided in subsection (d) of this section 
     and unless a rate is prohibited by a provision of this part, 
     a rail carrier providing transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Board under this part may establish any 
     rate for transportation or other service provided by the rail 
     carrier.
       ``(d)(1) If the Board determines, under section 10707 of 
     this title, that a rail carrier has market dominance over the 
     transportation to which a particular rate applies, the rate 
     established by such carrier for such transportation must be 
     reasonable.
       ``(2) In determining whether a rate established by a rail 
     carrier is reasonable for purposes of this section, the Board 
     shall give due consideration to--
       ``(A) the amount of traffic which is transported at 
     revenues which do not contribute to going concern value and 
     the efforts made to minimize such traffic;
       ``(B) the amount of traffic which contributes only 
     marginally to fixed costs and the extent to which, if any, 
     rates on such traffic can be changed to maximize the revenues 
     from such traffic; and
       ``(C) the carrier's mix of rail traffic to determine 
     whether one commodity is paying an unreasonable share of the 
     carrier's overall revenues,

     recognizing the policy of this part that rail carriers shall 
     earn adequate revenues, as established by the Board under 
     section 10704(a)(2) of this title.
       ``(3) The Board shall, within one year after the effective 
     date of this paragraph, complete the pending Interstate 
     Commerce Commission non-coal rate guidelines proceeding to 
     establish a simplified and expedited method for determining 
     the reasonableness of challenged rail rates in those cases in 
     which a full stand-alone cost presentation is too costly, 
     given the value of the case.

     ``Sec. 10702. Authority for rail carriers to establish rates, 
       classifications, rules, and practices

       ``A rail carrier providing transportation or service 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part 
     shall establish reasonable--
       ``(1) rates, to the extent required by section 10707, 
     divisions of joint rates, and classifications for 
     transportation and service it may provide under this part; 
     and
       ``(2) rules and practices on matters related to that 
     transportation or service.

     ``Sec. 10703. Authority for rail carriers to establish 
       through routes

       ``Rail carriers providing transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Board under this part shall establish 
     through routes (including physical connections) with each 
     other and with water carriers providing transportation 
     subject to chapter 137, shall establish rates and 
     classifications applicable to those routes, and shall 
     establish rules for their operation and provide--
       ``(1) reasonable facilities for operating the through 
     route; and
       ``(2) reasonable compensation to persons entitled to 
     compensation for services related to the through route.

     ``Sec. 10704. Authority and criteria: rates, classifications, 
       rules, and practices prescribed by Board

       ``(a)(1) When the Board, after a full hearing, decides that 
     a rate charged or collected by a rail carrier for 
     transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under 
     this part, or that a classification, rule, or practice of 
     that carrier, does or will violate this part, the Board may 
     prescribe the maximum rate, classification, rule, or practice 
     to be followed. The Board may order the carrier to stop the 
     violation. When a rate, classification, rule, or practice is 
     prescribed under this subsection, the affected carrier may 
     not publish, charge, or collect a different rate and shall 
     adopt the classification and observe the rule or practice 
     prescribed by the Board.
       ``(2) The Board shall maintain and revise as necessary 
     standards and procedures for establishing revenue levels for 
     rail carriers

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      providing transportation subject to its jurisdiction under 
     this part that are adequate, under honest, economical, and 
     efficient management, to cover total operating expenses, 
     including depreciation and obsolescence, plus a reasonable 
     and economic profit or return (or both) on capital employed 
     in the business. The Board shall make an adequate and 
     continuing effort to assist those carriers in attaining 
     revenue levels prescribed under this paragraph. Revenue 
     levels established under this paragraph should--
       ``(A) provide a flow of net income plus depreciation 
     adequate to support prudent capital outlays, assure the 
     repayment of a reasonable level of debt, permit the raising 
     of needed equity capital, and cover the effects of inflation; 
     and
       ``(B) attract and retain capital in amounts adequate to 
     provide a sound transportation system in the United States.
       ``(3) On the basis of the standards and procedures 
     described in paragraph (2), the Board shall annually 
     determine which rail carriers are earning adequate revenues.
       ``(b) The Board may begin a proceeding under this section 
     only on complaint. A complaint under subsection (a) of this 
     section must be made under section 11701 of this title, but 
     the proceeding may also be in extension of a complaint 
     pending before the Board.
       ``(c) In a proceeding to challenge the reasonableness of a 
     rate, the Board shall make its determination as to the 
     reasonableness of the challenged rate--
       ``(1) within 9 months after the close of the administrative 
     record if the determination is based upon a stand-alone cost 
     presentation; or
       ``(2) within 6 months after the close of the administrative 
     record if the determination is based upon the methodology 
     adopted by the Board pursuant to section 10701(d)(3).
       ``(d) Within 9 months after the effective date of the ICC 
     Termination Act of 1995, the Board shall establish procedures 
     to ensure expeditious handling of challenges to the 
     reasonableness of railroad rates. The procedures shall 
     include appropriate measures for avoiding delay in the 
     discovery and evidentiary phases of such proceedings and 
     exemption or revocation proceedings, including appropriate 
     sanctions for such delay, and for ensuring prompt disposition 
     of motions and interlocutory administrative appeals.

     ``Sec. 10705. Authority: through routes, joint 
       classifications, rates, and divisions prescribed by Board

       ``(a)(1) The Board may, and shall when it considers it 
     desirable in the public interest, prescribe through routes, 
     joint classifications, joint rates, the division of joint 
     rates, and the conditions under which those routes must be 
     operated, for a rail carrier providing transportation subject 
     to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part.
       ``(2) The Board may require a rail carrier to include in a 
     through route substantially less than the entire length of 
     its railroad and any intermediate railroad operated with it 
     under common management or control if that intermediate 
     railroad lies between the terminals of the through route only 
     when--
       ``(A) required under section 10741, 10742, or 11102 of this 
     title;
       ``(B) inclusion of those lines would make the through route 
     unreasonably long when compared with a practicable 
     alternative through route that could be established; or
       ``(C) the Board decides that the proposed through route is 
     needed to provide adequate, and more efficient or economic, 
     transportation.

     The Board shall give reasonable preference, subject to this 
     subsection, to the rail carrier originating the traffic when 
     prescribing through routes.
       ``(b) The Board shall prescribe the division of joint rates 
     to be received by a rail carrier providing transportation 
     subject to its jurisdiction under this part when it decides 
     that a division of joint rates established by the 
     participating carriers under section 10703 of this title, or 
     under a decision of the Board under subsection (a) of this 
     section, does or will violate section 10701 of this title.
       ``(c) If a division of a joint rate prescribed under a 
     decision of the Board is later found to violate section 10701 
     of this title, the Board may decide what division would have 
     been reasonable and order adjustment to be made retroactive 
     to the date the complaint was filed, the date the order for 
     an investigation was made, or a later date that the Board 
     decides is justified. The Board may make a decision under 
     this subsection effective as part of its original decision.

     ``Sec. 10706. Rate agreements: exemption from antitrust laws

       ``(a)(1) In this subsection--
       ``(A) the term `affiliate' means a person controlling, 
     controlled by, or under common control or ownership with 
     another person and `ownership' refers to equity holdings in a 
     business entity of at least 5 percent;
       ``(B) the term `single-line rate' refers to a rate or 
     allowance proposed by a single rail carrier that is 
     applicable only over its line and for which the 
     transportation (exclusive of terminal services by switching, 
     drayage or other terminal carriers or agencies) can be 
     provided by that carrier; and
       ``(C) the term `practicably participates in the movement' 
     shall have such meaning as the Board shall by regulation 
     prescribe.
       ``(2)(A) A rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Board under this part that is a party 
     to an agreement of at least 2 rail carriers that relates to 
     rates (including charges between rail carriers and 
     compensation paid or received for the use of facilities and 
     equipment), classifications, divisions, or rules related to 
     them, or procedures for joint consideration, initiation, 
     publication, or establishment of them, shall apply to the 
     Board for approval of that agreement under this subsection. 
     The Board shall approve the agreement only when it finds that 
     the making and carrying out of the agreement will further the 
     transportation policy of section 10101 of this title and may 
     require compliance with conditions necessary to make the 
     agreement further that policy as a condition of its approval. 
     If the Board approves the agreement, it may be made and 
     carried out under its terms and under the conditions required 
     by the Board, and the Sherman Act (15 U.S.C. 1, et seq.), the 
     Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12, et seq.), the Federal Trade 
     Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41, et seq.), sections 73 and 74 of 
     the Wilson Tariff Act (15 U.S.C. 8 and 9), and the Act of 
     June 19, 1936 (15 U.S.C. 13, 13a, 13b, 21a) do not apply to 
     parties and other persons with respect to making or carrying 
     out the agreement. However, the Board may not approve or 
     continue approval of an agreement when the conditions 
     required by it are not met or if it does not receive a 
     verified statement under subparagraph (B) of this paragraph.
       ``(B) The Board may approve an agreement under subparagraph 
     (A) of this paragraph only when the rail carriers applying 
     for approval file a verified statement with the Board. Each 
     statement must specify for each rail carrier that is a party 
     to the agreement--
       ``(i) the name of the carrier;
       ``(ii) the mailing address and telephone number of its 
     headquarter's office; and
       ``(iii) the names of each of its affiliates and the names, 
     addresses, and affiliates of each of its officers and 
     directors and of each person, together with an affiliate, 
     owning or controlling any debt, equity, or security interest 
     in it having a value of at least $1,000,000.
       ``(3)(A) An organization established or continued under an 
     agreement approved under this subsection shall make a final 
     disposition of a rule or rate docketed with it by the 120th 
     day after the proposal is docketed. Such an organization may 
     not--
       ``(i) permit a rail carrier to discuss, to participate in 
     agreements related to, or to vote on single-line rates 
     proposed by another rail carrier, except that for purposes of 
     general rate increases and broad changes in rates, 
     classifications, rules, and practices only, if the Board 
     finds at any time that the implementation of this clause is 
     not feasible, it may delay or suspend such implementation in 
     whole or in part;
       ``(ii) permit a rail carrier to discuss, to participate in 
     agreements related to, or to vote on rates related to a 
     particular interline movement unless that rail carrier 
     practicably participates in the movement; or
       ``(iii) if there are interline movements over two or more 
     routes between the same end points, permit a carrier to 
     discuss, to participate in agreements related to, or to vote 
     on rates except with a carrier which forms part of a 
     particular single route. If the Board finds at any time that 
     the implementation of this clause is not feasible, it may 
     delay or suspend such implementation in whole or in part.
       ``(B)(i) In any proceeding in which a party alleges that a 
     rail carrier voted or agreed on a rate or allowance in 
     violation of this subsection, that party has the burden of 
     showing that the vote or agreement occurred. A showing of 
     parallel behavior does not satisfy that burden by itself.
       ``(ii) In any proceeding in which it is alleged that a 
     carrier was a party to an agreement, conspiracy, or 
     combination in violation of a Federal law cited in subsection 
     (a)(2)(A) of this section or of any similar State law, proof 
     of an agreement, conspiracy, or combination may not be 
     inferred from evidence that two or more rail carriers acted 
     together with respect to an interline rate or related matter 
     and that a party to such action took similar action with 
     respect to a rate or related matter on another route or 
     traffic. In any proceeding in which such a violation is 
     alleged, evidence of a discussion or agreement between or 
     among such rail carrier and one or more other rail carriers, 
     or of any rate or other action resulting from such discussion 
     or agreement, shall not be admissible if the discussion or 
     agreement--
       ``(I) was in accordance with an agreement approved under 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection; or
       ``(II) concerned an interline movement of the rail carrier, 
     and the discussion or agreement would not, considered by 
     itself, violate the laws referred to in the first sentence of 
     this clause.

     In any proceeding before a jury, the court shall determine 
     whether the requirements of subclause (I) or (II) are 
     satisfied before allowing the introduction of any such 
     evidence.
       ``(C) An organization described in subparagraph (A) of this 
     paragraph shall provide that transcripts or sound recordings 
     be made of all meetings, that records of votes be made, and 
     that such transcripts or recordings and voting records be 
     submitted to the Board and made available to other Federal 
     agencies in connection with their statutory responsibilities 
     over rate bureaus, except that such material shall be kept 
     confidential and shall not be subject to disclosure under 
     section 552 of title 5, United States Code.
       ``(4) Notwithstanding any other provision of this 
     subsection, one or more rail carriers may enter into an 
     agreement, without obtaining prior Board approval, that 
     provides

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      solely for compilation, publication, and other distribution 
     of rates in effect or to become effective. The Sherman Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 1 et seq.), the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12 et 
     seq.), the Federal Trade Commission Act (15 U.S.C. 41 et 
     seq.), sections 73 and 74 of the Wilson Tariff Act (15 U.S.C. 
     8 and 9), and the Act of June 19, 1936 (15 U.S.C. 13, 13a, 
     13b, 21a) shall not apply to parties and other persons with 
     respect to making or carrying out such agreement. However, 
     the Board may, upon application or on its own initiative, 
     investigate whether the parties to such an agreement have 
     exceeded its scope, and upon a finding that they have, the 
     Board may issue such orders as are necessary, including an 
     order dissolving the agreement, to ensure that actions taken 
     pursuant to the agreement are limited as provided in this 
     paragraph.
       ``(5)(A) Whenever two or more shippers enter into an 
     agreement to discuss among themselves that relates to the 
     amount of compensation such shippers propose to be paid by 
     rail carriers providing transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Board under this part, for use by such 
     rail carriers of rolling stock owned or leased by such 
     shippers, the shippers shall apply to the Board for approval 
     of that agreement under this paragraph. The Board shall 
     approve the agreement only when it finds that the making and 
     carrying out of the agreement will further the transportation 
     policy set forth in section 10101 of this title and may 
     require compliance with conditions necessary to make the 
     agreement further that policy as a condition of approval. If 
     the Board approves the agreement, it may be made and carried 
     out under its terms and under the terms required by the 
     Board, and the antitrust laws set forth in paragraph (2) of 
     this subsection do not apply to parties and other persons 
     with respect to making or carrying out the agreement. The 
     Board shall approve or disapprove an agreement under this 
     paragraph within one year after the date application for 
     approval of such agreement is made.
       ``(B) If the Board approves an agreement described in 
     subparagraph (A) of this paragraph and the shippers entering 
     into such agreement and the rail carriers proposing to use 
     rolling stock owned or leased by such shippers, under payment 
     by such carriers or under a published allowance, are unable 
     to agree upon the amount of compensation to be paid for the 
     use of such rolling stock, any party directly involved in the 
     negotiations may require that the matter be settled by 
     submitting the issues in dispute to the Board. The Board 
     shall render a binding decision, based upon a standard of 
     reasonableness and after taking into consideration any past 
     precedents on the subject matter of the negotiations, no 
     later than 90 days after the date of the submission of the 
     dispute to the Board.
       ``(C) Nothing in this paragraph shall be construed to 
     change the law in effect prior to the effective date of the 
     Staggers Rail Act of 1980 with respect to the obligation of 
     rail carriers to utilize rolling stock owned or leased by 
     shippers.
       ``(b) The Board may require an organization established or 
     continued under an agreement approved under this section to 
     maintain records and submit reports. The Board may inspect a 
     record maintained under this section.
       ``(c) The Board may review an agreement approved under 
     subsection (a) of this section and shall change the 
     conditions of approval or terminate it when necessary to 
     comply with the public interest and subsection (a). The Board 
     shall postpone the effective date of a change of an agreement 
     under this subsection for whatever period it determines to be 
     reasonably necessary to avoid unreasonable hardship.
       ``(d) The Board may begin a proceeding under this section 
     on its own initiative or on application. Action of the Board 
     under this section--
       ``(1) approving an agreement;
       ``(2) denying, ending, or changing approval;
       ``(3) prescribing the conditions on which approval is 
     granted; or
       ``(4) changing those conditions,

     has effect only as related to application of the antitrust 
     laws referred to in subsection (a) of this section.
       ``(e)(1) The Federal Trade Commission, in consultation with 
     the Antitrust Division of the Department of Justice, shall 
     prepare periodically an assessment of, and shall report to 
     the Board on--
       ``(A) possible anticompetitive features of--
       ``(i) agreements approved or submitted for approval under 
     subsection (a) of this section; and
       ``(ii) an organization operating under those agreements; 
     and
       ``(B) possible ways to alleviate or end an anticompetitive 
     feature, effect, or aspect in a manner that will further the 
     goals of this part and of the transportation policy of 
     section 10101 of this title.
       ``(2) Reports received by the Board under this subsection 
     shall be published and made available to the public under 
     section 552(a) of title 5.

     ``Sec. 10707. Determination of market dominance in rail rate 
       proceedings

       ``(a) In this section, `market dominance' means an absence 
     of effective competition from other rail carriers or modes of 
     transportation for the transportation to which a rate 
     applies.
       ``(b) When a rate for transportation by a rail carrier 
     providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Board under this part is challenged as being unreasonably 
     high, the Board shall determine whether the rail carrier 
     proposing the rate has market dominance over the 
     transportation to which the rate applies. The Board may make 
     that determination on its own initiative or on complaint. A 
     finding by the Board that the rail carrier does not have 
     market dominance is determinative in a proceeding under this 
     part related to that rate or transportation unless changed or 
     set aside by the Board or set aside by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction.
       ``(c) When the Board finds in any proceeding that a rail 
     carrier proposing or defending a rate for transportation has 
     market dominance over the transportation to which the rate 
     applies, it may then determine that rate to be unreasonable 
     if it exceeds a reasonable maximum for that transportation. 
     However, a finding of market dominance does not establish a 
     presumption that the proposed rate exceeds a reasonable 
     maximum.
       ``(d)(1)(A) In making a determination under this section, 
     the Board shall find that the rail carrier establishing the 
     challenged rate does not have market dominance over the 
     transportation to which the rate applies if such rail carrier 
     proves that the rate charged results in a revenue-variable 
     cost percentage for such transportation that is less than 180 
     percent.
       ``(B) For purposes of this section, variable costs for a 
     rail carrier shall be determined only by using such carrier's 
     unadjusted costs, calculated using the Uniform Rail Costing 
     System cost finding methodology (or an alternative 
     methodology adopted by the Board in lieu thereof) and indexed 
     quarterly to account for current wage and price levels in the 
     region in which the carrier operates, with adjustments 
     specified by the Board. A rail carrier may meet its burden of 
     proof under this subsection by establishing its variable 
     costs in accordance with this paragraph, but a shipper may 
     rebut that showing by evidence of such type, and in 
     accordance with such burden of proof, as the Board shall 
     prescribe.
       ``(2) A finding by the Board that a rate charged by a rail 
     carrier results in a revenue-variable cost percentage for the 
     transportation to which the rate applies that is equal to or 
     greater than 180 percent does not establish a presumption 
     that--
       ``(A) such rail carrier has or does not have market 
     dominance over such transportation; or
       ``(B) the proposed rate exceeds or does not exceed a 
     reasonable maximum.

     ``Sec. 10708. Rail cost adjustment factor

       ``(a) The Board shall, as often as practicable, but in no 
     event less often than quarterly, publish a rail cost 
     adjustment factor which shall be a fraction, the numerator of 
     which is the latest published Index of Railroad Costs (which 
     index shall be compiled or verified by the Board, with 
     appropriate adjustments to reflect the change in composition 
     of railroad costs, including the quality and mix of material 
     and labor) and the denominator of which is the same index for 
     the fourth quarter of every fifth year, beginning with the 
     fourth quarter of 1992.
       ``(b) The rail cost adjustment factor published by the 
     Board under subsection (a) of this section shall take into 
     account changes in railroad productivity. The Board shall 
     also publish a similar index that does not take into account 
     changes in railroad productivity.

     ``Sec. 10709. Contracts

       ``(a) One or more rail carriers providing transportation 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part may 
     enter into a contract with one or more purchasers of rail 
     services to provide specified services under specified rates 
     and conditions.
       ``(b) A party to a contract entered into under this section 
     shall have no duty in connection with services provided under 
     such contract other than those duties specified by the terms 
     of the contract.
       ``(c)(1) A contract that is authorized by this section, and 
     transportation under such contract, shall not be subject to 
     this part, and may not be subsequently challenged before the 
     Board or in any court on the grounds that such contract 
     violates a provision of this part.
       ``(2) The exclusive remedy for any alleged breach of a 
     contract entered into under this section shall be an action 
     in an appropriate State court or United States district 
     court, unless the parties otherwise agree. This section does 
     not confer original jurisdiction on the district courts of 
     the United States based on section 1331 or 1337 of title 28, 
     United States Code.
       ``(d)(1) A summary of each contract for the transportation 
     of agricultural products (including grain, as defined in 
     section 3 of the United States Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 
     75) and products thereof) entered into under this section 
     shall be filed with the Board, containing such 
     nonconfidential information as the Board prescribes. The 
     Board shall publish special rules for such contracts in order 
     to ensure that the essential terms of the contract are 
     available to the general public.
       ``(2) Documents, papers, and records (and any copies 
     thereof) relating to a contract described in subsection (a) 
     shall not be subject to the mandatory disclosure requirements 
     of section 552 of title 5.
       ``(e) Any lawful contract between a rail carrier and one or 
     more purchasers of rail service that was in effect on the 
     effective date of the Staggers Rail Act of 1980 shall be 
     considered a contract authorized by this section.
       ``(f) A rail carrier that enters into a contract as 
     authorized by this section remains

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      subject to the common carrier obligation set forth in 
     section 11101, with respect to rail transportation not 
     provided under such a contract.
       ``(g)(1) No later than 30 days after the date of filing of 
     a summary of a contract under this section, the Board may, on 
     complaint, begin a proceeding to review such contract on the 
     grounds described in this subsection.
       ``(2)(A) A complaint may be filed under this subsection--
       ``(i) by a shipper on the grounds that such shipper 
     individually will be harmed because the proposed contract 
     unduly impairs the ability of the contracting rail carrier or 
     carriers to meet their common carrier obligations to the 
     complainant under section 11101 of this title; or
       ``(ii) by a port only on the grounds that such port 
     individually will be harmed because the proposed contract 
     will result in unreasonable discrimination against such port.
       ``(B) In addition to the grounds for a complaint described 
     in subparagraph (A) of this paragraph, a complaint may be 
     filed by a shipper of agricultural commodities on the grounds 
     that such shipper individually will be harmed because--
       ``(i) the rail carrier has unreasonably discriminated by 
     refusing to enter into a contract with such shipper for rates 
     and services for the transportation of the same type of 
     commodity under similar conditions to the contract at issue, 
     and that shipper was ready, willing, and able to enter into 
     such a contract at a time essentially contemporaneous with 
     the period during which the contract at issue was offered; or
       ``(ii) the proposed contract constitutes a destructive 
     competitive practice under this part.
     In making a determination under clause (ii) of this 
     subparagraph, the Board shall consider the difference between 
     contract rates and published single car rates.
       ``(C) For purposes of this paragraph, the term 
     `unreasonable discrimination' has the same meaning as such 
     term has under section 10741 of this title.
       ``(3)(A) Within 30 days after the date a proceeding is 
     commenced under paragraph (1) of this subsection, or within 
     such shorter time period after such date as the Board may 
     establish, the Board shall determine whether the contract 
     that is the subject of such proceeding is in violation of 
     this section.
       ``(B) If the Board determines, on the basis of a complaint 
     filed under paragraph (2)(B)(i) of this subsection, that the 
     grounds for a complaint described in such paragraph have been 
     established with respect to a rail carrier, the Board shall, 
     subject to the provisions of this section, order such rail 
     carrier to provide rates and service substantially similar to 
     the contract at issue with such differentials in terms and 
     conditions as are justified by the evidence.
       ``(h)(1) Any rail carrier may, in accordance with the terms 
     of this section, enter into contracts for the transportation 
     of agricultural commodities (including forest products, but 
     not including wood pulp, wood chips, pulpwood or paper) 
     involving the utilization of carrier owned or leased 
     equipment not in excess of 40 percent of the capacity of such 
     carrier's owned or leased equipment by major car type (plain 
     boxcars, covered hopper cars, gondolas and open top hoppers, 
     coal cars, bulkhead flatcars, pulpwood rackcars, and flatbed 
     equipment, including TOFC/COFC).
       ``(2) The Board may, on request of a rail carrier or other 
     party or on its own initiative, grant such relief from the 
     limitations of paragraph (1) of this subsection as the Board 
     considers appropriate, if it appears that additional 
     equipment may be made available without impairing the rail 
     carrier's ability to meet its common carrier obligations 
     under section 11101 of this title.
       ``(3)(A) This subsection shall cease to be effective after 
     September 30, 1998.
       ``(B) Before October 1, 1997, the National Grain Car 
     Council and the Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory 
     Council shall make recommendations to Congress on whether to 
     extend the effectiveness of or otherwise modify this 
     subsection.

                 ``SUBCHAPTER II--SPECIAL CIRCUMSTANCES

     ``Sec. 10721. Government traffic

       ``A rail carrier providing transportation or service for 
     the United States Government may transport property or 
     individuals for the United States Government without charge 
     or at a rate reduced from the applicable commercial rate. 
     Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) does not 
     apply when transportation for the United States Government 
     can be obtained from a rail carrier lawfully operating in the 
     area where the transportation would be provided.

     ``Sec. 10722. Car utilization

       ``In order to encourage more efficient use of freight cars, 
     notwithstanding any other provision of this part, rail 
     carriers shall be permitted to establish premium charges for 
     special services or special levels of services not otherwise 
     applicable to the movement. The Board shall facilitate 
     development of such charges so as to increase the utilization 
     of equipment.

                     ``SUBCHAPTER III--LIMITATIONS

     ``Sec. 10741. Prohibitions against discrimination by rail 
       carriers

       ``(a)(1) A rail carrier providing transportation or service 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part may 
     not subject a person, place, port, or type of traffic to 
     unreasonable discrimination.
       ``(2) For purposes of this section, a rail carrier engages 
     in unreasonable discrimination when it charges or receives 
     from a person a different compensation for a service 
     rendered, or to be rendered, in transportation the rail 
     carrier may perform under this part than it charges or 
     receives from another person for performing a like and 
     contemporaneous service in the transportation of a like kind 
     of traffic under substantially similar circumstances.
       ``(b) This section shall not apply to--
       ``(1) contracts described in section 10709 of this title;
       ``(2) rail rates applicable to different routes; or
       ``(3) discrimination against the traffic of another carrier 
     providing transportation by any mode.
       ``(c) Differences between rates, classifications, rules, 
     and practices of rail carriers do not constitute a violation 
     of this section if such differences result from different 
     services provided by rail carriers.

     ``Sec. 10742. Facilities for interchange of traffic

       ``A rail carrier providing transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Board under this part shall provide 
     reasonable, proper, and equal facilities that are within its 
     power to provide for the interchange of traffic between, and 
     for the receiving, forwarding, and delivering of passengers 
     and property to and from, its respective line and a 
     connecting line of another rail carrier or of a water carrier 
     providing transportation subject to chapter 137.

     ``Sec. 10743. Liability for payment of rates

       ``(a)(1) Liability for payment of rates for transportation 
     for a shipment of property by a shipper or consignor to a 
     consignee other than the shipper or consignor, is determined 
     under this subsection when the transportation is provided by 
     a rail carrier under this part. When the shipper or consignor 
     instructs the rail carrier transporting the property to 
     deliver it to a consignee that is an agent only, not having 
     beneficial title to the property, the consignee is liable for 
     rates billed at the time of delivery for which the consignee 
     is otherwise liable, but not for additional rates that may be 
     found to be due after delivery if the consignee gives written 
     notice to the delivering carrier before delivery of the 
     property--
       ``(A) of the agency and absence of beneficial title; and
       ``(B) of the name and address of the beneficial owner of 
     the property if it is reconsigned or diverted to a place 
     other than the place specified in the original bill of 
     lading.
       ``(2) When the consignee is liable only for rates billed at 
     the time of delivery under paragraph (1) of this subsection, 
     the shipper or consignor, or, if the property is reconsigned 
     or diverted, the beneficial owner, is liable for those 
     additional rates regardless of the bill of lading or contract 
     under which the property was transported. The beneficial 
     owner is liable for all rates when the property is 
     reconsigned or diverted by an agent but is refused or 
     abandoned at its ultimate destination if the agent gave the 
     rail carrier in the reconsignment or diversion order a notice 
     of agency and the name and address of the beneficial owner. A 
     consignee giving the rail carrier, and a reconsignor or 
     diverter giving a rail carrier, erroneous information about 
     the identity of the beneficial owner of the property is 
     liable for the additional rates.
       ``(b) Liability for payment of rates for transportation for 
     a shipment of property by a shipper or consignor, named in 
     the bill of lading as consignee, is determined under this 
     subsection when the transportation is provided by a rail 
     carrier under this part. When the shipper or consignor gives 
     written notice, before delivery of the property, to the line-
     haul rail carrier that is to make ultimate delivery--
       ``(1) to deliver the property to another party identified 
     by the shipper or consignor as the beneficial owner of the 
     property; and
       ``(2) that delivery is to be made to that party on payment 
     of all applicable transportation rates;

     that party is liable for the rates billed at the time of 
     delivery and for additional rates that may be found to be due 
     after delivery if that party does not pay the rates required 
     to be paid under paragraph (2) of this subsection on 
     delivery. However, if the party gives written notice to the 
     delivering rail carrier before delivery that the party is not 
     the beneficial owner of the property and gives the rail 
     carrier the name and address of the beneficial owner, then 
     the party is not liable for those additional rates. A 
     shipper, consignor, or party to whom delivery is made that 
     gives the delivering rail carrier erroneous information about 
     the identity of the beneficial owner, is liable for the 
     additional rates regardless of the bill of lading or contract 
     under which the property was transported. This subsection 
     does not apply to a prepaid shipment of property.
       ``(c)(1) A rail carrier may bring an action to enforce 
     liability under subsection (a) of this section. That rail 
     carrier must bring the action during the period provided in 
     section 11705(a) of this title or by the end of the 6th month 
     after final judgment against it in an action against the 
     consignee, or the beneficial owner named by the consignee or 
     agent, under that section.
       ``(2) A rail carrier may bring an action to enforce 
     liability under subsection (b) of this section. That carrier 
     must bring the action during the period provided in section 
     11705(a) of this title or by the end of the 6th month after 
     final judgment against it in an action against the shipper, 
     consignor, or other party under that section.

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     ``Sec. 10744. Continuous carriage of freight

       ``A rail carrier providing transportation or service 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part may 
     not enter a combination or arrangement to prevent the 
     carriage of freight from being continuous from the place of 
     shipment to the place of destination whether by change of 
     time schedule, carriage in different cars, or by other means. 
     The carriage of freight by those rail carriers is considered 
     to be a continuous carriage from the place of shipment to the 
     place of destination when a break of bulk, stoppage, or 
     interruption is not made in good faith for a necessary 
     purpose, and with the intent of avoiding or unnecessarily 
     interrupting the continuous carriage or of evading this part.

     ``Sec. 10745. Transportation services or facilities furnished 
       by shipper

       ``A rail carrier providing transportation or service 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part may 
     establish a charge or allowance for transportation or service 
     for property when the owner of the property, directly or 
     indirectly, furnishes a service related to or an 
     instrumentality used in the transportation or service. The 
     Board may prescribe the maximum reasonable charge or 
     allowance a rail carrier subject to its jurisdiction may pay 
     for a service or instrumentality furnished under this 
     section. The Board may begin a proceeding under this section 
     on its own initiative or on application.

     ``Sec. 10746. Demurrage charges

       ``A rail carrier providing transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Board under this part shall compute 
     demurrage charges, and establish rules related to those 
     charges, in a way that fulfills the national needs related 
     to--
       ``(1) freight car use and distribution; and
       ``(2) maintenance of an adequate supply of freight cars to 
     be available for transportation of property.

     ``Sec. 10747. Designation of certain routes by shippers

       ``(a)(1) When a person delivers property to a rail carrier 
     for transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board 
     under this part, the person may direct the rail carrier to 
     transport the property over an established through route. 
     When competing rail lines constitute a part of the route, the 
     person shipping the property may designate the lines over 
     which the property will be transported. The designation must 
     be in writing. A rail carrier may be directed to transport 
     property over a particular through route when--
       ``(A) there are at least 2 through routes over which the 
     property could be transported;
       ``(B) a through rate has been established for 
     transportation over each of those through routes; and
       ``(C) the rail carrier is a party to those routes and 
     rates.
       ``(2) A rail carrier directed to route property transported 
     under paragraph (1) of this subsection must issue a through 
     bill of lading containing the routing instructions and 
     transport the property according to the instructions. When 
     the property is delivered to a connecting rail carrier, that 
     rail carrier must also receive and transport it according to 
     the routing instructions and deliver it to the next 
     succeeding rail carrier or consignee according to the 
     instructions.
       ``(b) The Board may prescribe exceptions to the authority 
     of a person to direct the movement of traffic under 
     subsection (a) of this section.

                        ``CHAPTER 109--LICENSING

``Sec.
``10901. Authorizing construction and operation of railroad lines.
``10902. Short line purchases by Class II and Class III rail carriers.
``10903. Filing and procedure for application to abandon or 
              discontinue.
``10904. Offers of financial assistance to avoid abandonment and 
              discontinuance.
``10905. Offering abandoned rail properties for sale for public 
              purposes.
``10906. Exception.
``10907. Railroad development.

     ``Sec. 10901. Authorizing construction and operation of 
       railroad lines

       ``(a) A person may--
       ``(1) construct an extension to any of its railroad lines;
       ``(2) construct an additional railroad line;
       ``(3) provide transportation over, or by means of, an 
     extended or additional railroad line; or
       ``(4) in the case of a person other than a rail carrier, 
     acquire a railroad line or acquire or operate an extended or 
     additional railroad line,

     only if the Board issues a certificate authorizing such 
     activity under subsection (c).
       ``(b) A proceeding to grant authority under subsection (a) 
     of this section begins when an application is filed. On 
     receiving the application, the Board shall give reasonable 
     public notice, including notice to the Governor of any 
     affected State, of the beginning of such proceeding.
       ``(c) The Board shall issue a certificate authorizing 
     activities for which such authority is requested in an 
     application filed under subsection (b) unless the Board finds 
     that such activities are inconsistent with the public 
     convenience and necessity. Such certificate may approve the 
     application as filed, or with modifications, and may require 
     compliance with conditions (other than labor protection 
     conditions) the Board finds necessary in the public interest.
       ``(d)(1) When a certificate has been issued by the Board 
     under this section authorizing the construction or extension 
     of a railroad line, no other rail carrier may block any 
     construction or extension authorized by such certificate by 
     refusing to permit the carrier to cross its property if--
       ``(A) the construction does not unreasonably interfere with 
     the operation of the crossed line;
       ``(B) the operation does not materially interfere with the 
     operation of the crossed line; and
       ``(C) the owner of the crossing line compensates the owner 
     of the crossed line.
       ``(2) If the parties are unable to agree on the terms of 
     operation or the amount of payment for purposes of paragraph 
     (1) of this subsection, either party may submit the matters 
     in dispute to the Board for determination. The Board shall 
     make a determination under this paragraph within 120 days 
     after the dispute is submitted for determination.

     ``Sec. 10902. Short line purchases by Class II and Class III 
       rail carriers

       ``(a) A Class II or Class III rail carrier providing 
     transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under 
     this part may acquire or operate an extended or additional 
     rail line under this section only if the Board issues a 
     certificate authorizing such activity under subsection (c).
       ``(b) A proceeding to grant authority under subsection (a) 
     of this section begins when an application is filed. On 
     receiving the application, the Board shall give reasonable 
     public notice of the beginning of such proceeding.
       ``(c) The Board shall issue a certificate authorizing 
     activities for which such authority is requested in an 
     application filed under subsection (b) unless the Board finds 
     that such activities are inconsistent with the public 
     convenience and necessity. Such certificate may approve the 
     application as filed, or with modifications, and may require 
     compliance with conditions (other than labor protection 
     conditions) the Board finds necessary in the public interest.
       ``(d) The Board shall require any Class II rail carrier 
     which receives a certificate under subsection (c) of this 
     section to provide a fair and equitable arrangement for the 
     protection of the interests of employees who may be affected 
     thereby. The arrangement shall consist exclusively of one 
     year of severance pay, which shall not exceed the amount of 
     earnings from railroad employment of the employee during the 
     12-month period immediately preceding the date on which the 
     application for such certificate is filed with the Board. The 
     amount of such severance pay shall be reduced by the amount 
     of earnings from railroad employment of the employee with the 
     acquiring carrier during the 12-month period immediately 
     following the effective date of the transaction to which the 
     certificate applies. The parties may agree to terms other 
     than as provided in this subsection. The Board shall not 
     require such an arrangement from a Class III rail carrier 
     which receives a certificate under subsection (c) of this 
     section.

     ``Sec. 10903. Filing and procedure for application to abandon 
       or discontinue

       ``(a)(1) A rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Board under this part who intends 
     to--
       ``(A) abandon any part of its railroad lines; or
       ``(B) discontinue the operation of all rail transportation 
     over any part of its railroad lines,

     must file an application relating thereto with the Board. An 
     abandonment or discontinuance may be carried out only as 
     authorized under this chapter.
       ``(2) When a rail carrier providing transportation subject 
     to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part files an 
     application, the application shall include--
       ``(A) an accurate and understandable summary of the rail 
     carrier's reasons for the proposed abandonment or 
     discontinuance;
       ``(B) a statement indicating that each interested person is 
     entitled to make recommendations to the Board on the future 
     of the rail line; and
       ``(C)(i) a statement that the line is available for subsidy 
     or sale in accordance with section 10904 of this title, (ii) 
     a statement that the rail carrier will promptly provide to 
     each interested party an estimate of the annual subsidy and 
     minimum purchase price, calculated in accordance with section 
     10904 of this title, and (iii) the name and business address 
     of the person who is authorized to discuss the subsidy or 
     sale terms for the rail carrier.
       ``(3) The rail carrier shall--
       ``(A) send by certified mail notice of the application to 
     the chief executive officer of each State that would be 
     directly affected by the proposed abandonment or 
     discontinuance;
       ``(B) post a copy of the notice in each terminal and 
     station on each portion of a railroad line proposed to be 
     abandoned or over which all transportation is to be 
     discontinued;
       ``(C) publish a copy of the notice for 3 consecutive weeks 
     in a newspaper of general circulation in each county in which 
     each such portion is located;
       ``(D) mail a copy of the notice, to the extent practicable, 
     to all shippers that have made significant use (as designated 
     by the Board) of the railroad line during the 12 months 
     preceding the filing of the application; and
       ``(E) attach to the application filed with the Board an 
     affidavit certifying the manner

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      in which subparagraphs (A) through (D) of this paragraph 
     have been satisfied, and certifying that subparagraphs (A) 
     through (D) have been satisfied within the most recent 30 
     days prior to the date the application is filed.
       ``(b)(1) Except as provided in subsection (d), abandonment 
     and discontinuance may occur as provided in section 10904.
       ``(2) The Board shall require as a condition of any 
     abandonment or discontinuance under this section provisions 
     to protect the interests of employees. The provisions shall 
     be at least as beneficial to those interests as the 
     provisions established under sections 11326(a) and 24706(c) 
     of this title.
       ``(c)(1) In this subsection, the term `potentially subject 
     to abandonment' has the meaning given the term in regulations 
     of the Board. The regulations may include standards that vary 
     by region of the United States and by railroad or group of 
     railroads.
       ``(2) Each rail carrier shall maintain a complete diagram 
     of the transportation system operated, directly or 
     indirectly, by the rail carrier. The rail carrier shall 
     submit to the Board and publish amendments to its diagram 
     that are necessary to maintain the accuracy of the diagram. 
     The diagram shall--
       ``(A) include a detailed description of each of its 
     railroad lines potentially subject to abandonment; and
       ``(B) identify each railroad line for which the rail 
     carrier plans to file an application to abandon or 
     discontinue under subsection (a) of this section.
       ``(d) A rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Board under this part may--
       ``(1) abandon any part of its railroad lines; or
       ``(2) discontinue the operation of all rail transportation 
     over any part of its railroad lines;

     only if the Board finds that the present or future public 
     convenience and necessity require or permit the abandonment 
     or discontinuance. In making the finding, the Board shall 
     consider whether the abandonment or discontinuance will have 
     a serious, adverse impact on rural and community development.
       ``(e) Subject to this section and sections 10904 and 10905 
     of this title, if the Board--
       ``(1) finds public convenience and necessity, it shall--
       ``(A) approve the application as filed; or
       ``(B) approve the application with modifications and 
     require compliance with conditions that the Board finds are 
     required by public convenience and necessity; or
       ``(2) fails to find public convenience and necessity, it 
     shall deny the application.

     ``Sec. 10904. Offers of financial assistance to avoid 
       abandonment and discontinuance

       ``(a) In this section--
       ``(1) the term `avoidable cost' means all expenses that 
     would be incurred by a rail carrier in providing 
     transportation that would not be incurred if the railroad 
     line over which the transportation was provided were 
     abandoned or if the transportation were discontinued. 
     Expenses include cash inflows foregone and cash outflows 
     incurred by the rail carrier as a result of not abandoning or 
     discontinuing the transportation. Cash inflows foregone and 
     cash outflows incurred include--
       ``(A) working capital and required capital expenditure;
       ``(B) expenditures to eliminate deferred maintenance;
       ``(C) the current cost of freight cars, locomotives, and 
     other equipment; and
       ``(D) the foregone tax benefits from not retiring 
     properties from rail service and other effects of applicable 
     Federal and State income taxes; and
       ``(2) the term `reasonable return' means--
       ``(A) if a rail carrier is not in reorganization, the cost 
     of capital to the rail carrier, as determined by the Board; 
     and
       ``(B) if a rail carrier is in reorganization, the mean cost 
     of capital of rail carriers not in reorganization, as 
     determined by the Board.
       ``(b) Any rail carrier which has filed an application for 
     abandonment or discontinuance shall provide promptly to a 
     party considering an offer of financial assistance and shall 
     provide concurrently to the Board--
       ``(1) an estimate of the annual subsidy and minimum 
     purchase price required to keep the line or a portion of the 
     line in operation;
       ``(2) its most recent reports on the physical condition of 
     that part of the railroad line involved in the proposed 
     abandonment or discontinuance;
       ``(3) traffic, revenue, and other data necessary to 
     determine the amount of annual financial assistance which 
     would be required to continue rail transportation over that 
     part of the railroad line; and
       ``(4) any other information that the Board considers 
     necessary to allow a potential offeror to calculate an 
     adequate subsidy or purchase offer.
       ``(c) Within 4 months after an application is filed under 
     section 10903, any person may offer to subsidize or purchase 
     the railroad line that is the subject of such application. 
     Such offer shall be filed concurrently with the Board. If the 
     offer to subsidize or purchase is less than the carrier's 
     estimate stated pursuant to subsection (b)(1), the offer 
     shall explain the basis of the disparity, and the manner in 
     which the offer is calculated.
       ``(d)(1) Unless the Board, within 15 days after the 
     expiration of the 4-month period described in subsection (c), 
     finds that one or more financially responsible persons 
     (including a governmental authority) have offered financial 
     assistance regarding that part of the railroad line to be 
     abandoned or over which all rail transportation is to be 
     discontinued, abandonment or discontinuance may be carried 
     out in accordance with section 10903.
       ``(2) If the Board finds that such an offer or offers of 
     financial assistance has been made within such period, 
     abandonment or discontinuance shall be postponed until--
       ``(A) the carrier and a financially responsible person have 
     reached agreement on a transaction for subsidy or sale of the 
     line; or
       ``(B) the conditions and amount of compensation are 
     established under subsection (f).
       ``(e) Except as provided in subsection (f)(3), if the rail 
     carrier and a financially responsible person (including a 
     governmental authority) fail to agree on the amount or terms 
     of the subsidy or purchase, either party may, within 30 days 
     after the offer is made, request that the Board establish the 
     conditions and amount of compensation.
       ``(f)(1) Whenever the Board is requested to establish the 
     conditions and amount of compensation under this section--
       ``(A) the Board shall render its decision within 30 days;
       ``(B) for proposed sales, the Board shall determine the 
     price and other terms of sale, except that in no case shall 
     the Board set a price which is below the fair market value of 
     the line (including, unless otherwise mutually agreed, all 
     facilities on the line or portion necessary to provide 
     effective transportation services); and
       ``(C) for proposed subsidies, the Board shall establish the 
     compensation as the difference between the revenues 
     attributable to that part of the railroad line and the 
     avoidable cost of providing rail freight transportation on 
     the line, plus a reasonable return on the value of the line.
       ``(2) The decision of the Board shall be binding on both 
     parties, except that the person who has offered to subsidize 
     or purchase the line may withdraw his offer within 10 days of 
     the Board's decision. In such a case, the abandonment or 
     discontinuance may be carried out immediately, unless other 
     offers are being considered pursuant to paragraph (3) of this 
     subsection.
       ``(3) If a rail carrier receives more than one offer to 
     subsidize or purchase, it shall select the offeror with whom 
     it wishes to transact business, and complete the subsidy or 
     sale agreement, or request that the Board establish the 
     conditions and amount of compensation before the 40th day 
     after the expiration of the 4-month period described in 
     subsection (c). If no agreement on subsidy or sale is reached 
     within such 40-day period and the Board has not been 
     requested to establish the conditions and amount of 
     compensation, any other offeror whose offer was made within 
     the 4-month period described in subsection (c) may request 
     that the Board establish the conditions and amount of 
     compensation. If the Board has established the conditions and 
     amount of compensation, and the original offer has been 
     withdrawn, any other offeror whose offer was made within the 
     4-month period described in subsection (c) may accept the 
     Board's decision within 20 days after such decision, and the 
     Board shall require the carrier to enter into a subsidy or 
     sale agreement with such offeror, if such subsidy or sale 
     agreement incorporates the Board's decision.
       ``(4)(A) No purchaser of a line or portion of line sold 
     under this section may transfer or discontinue service on 
     such line prior to the end of the second year after 
     consummation of the sale, nor may such purchaser transfer 
     such line, except to the rail carrier from whom it was 
     purchased, prior to the end of the fifth year after 
     consummation of the sale.
       ``(B) No subsidy arrangement approved under this section 
     shall remain in effect for more than one year, unless 
     otherwise mutually agreed by the parties.
       ``(g) Upon abandonment of a railroad line under this 
     chapter, the obligation of the rail carrier abandoning the 
     line to provide transportation on that line, as required by 
     section 11101(a), is extinguished.

     ``Sec. 10905. Offering abandoned rail properties for sale for 
       public purposes

       ``When the Board approves an application to abandon or 
     discontinue under section 10903, the Board shall find whether 
     the rail properties that are involved in the proposed 
     abandonment or discontinuance are appropriate for use for 
     public purposes, including highways, other forms of mass 
     transportation, conservation, energy production or 
     transmission, or recreation. If the Board finds that the rail 
     properties proposed to be abandoned are appropriate for 
     public purposes and not required for continued rail 
     operations, the properties may be sold, leased, exchanged, or 
     otherwise disposed of only under conditions provided in the 
     order of the Board. The conditions may include a prohibition 
     on any such disposal for a period of not more than 180 days 
     after the effective date of the order, unless the properties 
     have first been offered, on reasonable terms, for sale for 
     public purposes.

     ``Sec. 10906. Exception

       ``Notwithstanding section 10901 and subchapter II of 
     chapter 113 of this title, and without the approval of the 
     Board, a rail carrier providing transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Board under this part may enter into 
     arrangements for the joint ownership or joint use of spur, 
     industrial, team, switching, or side tracks.The Board does 
     not have authority under this chapter over construction, 
     acquisition, operation, abandon-


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     ment, or discontinuance of spur, industrial, team, switching, 
     or side tracks.

     ``Sec. 10907. Railroad development

       ``(a) In this section, the term `financially responsible 
     person' means a person who--
       ``(1) is capable of paying the constitutional minimum value 
     of the railroad line proposed to be acquired; and
       ``(2) is able to assure that adequate transportation will 
     be provided over such line for a period of not less than 3 
     years.
     Such term includes a governmental authority but does not 
     include a Class I or Class II rail carrier.
       ``(b)(1) When the Board finds that--
       ``(A)(i) the public convenience and necessity require or 
     permit the sale of a particular railroad line under this 
     section; or
       ``(ii) a railroad line is on a system diagram map as 
     required under section 10903 of this title, but the rail 
     carrier owning such line has not filed an application to 
     abandon such line under section 10903 of this title before an 
     application to purchase such line, or any required 
     preliminary filing with respect to such application, is filed 
     under this section; and
       ``(B) an application to purchase such line has been filed 
     by a financially responsible person,
     the Board shall require the rail carrier owning the railroad 
     line to sell such line to such financially responsible person 
     at a price not less than the constitutional minimum value.
       ``(2) For purposes of this subsection, the constitutional 
     minimum value of a particular railroad line shall be presumed 
     to be not less than the net liquidation value of such line or 
     the going concern value of such line, whichever is greater.
       ``(c)(1) For purposes of this section, the Board may 
     determine that the public convenience and necessity require 
     or permit the sale of a railroad line if the Board 
     determines, after a hearing on the record, that--
       ``(A) the rail carrier operating such line refuses within a 
     reasonable time to make the necessary efforts to provide 
     adequate service to shippers who transport traffic over such 
     line;
       ``(B) the transportation over such line is inadequate for 
     the majority of shippers who transport traffic over such 
     line;
       ``(C) the sale of such line will not have a significantly 
     adverse financial effect on the rail carrier operating such 
     line;
       ``(D) the sale of such line will not have an adverse effect 
     on the overall operational performance of the rail carrier 
     operating such line; and
       ``(E) the sale of such line will be likely to result in 
     improved railroad transportation for shippers that transport 
     traffic over such line.
       ``(2) In a proceeding under this subsection, the burden of 
     proving that the public convenience and necessity require or 
     permit the sale of a particular railroad line is on the 
     person filing the application to acquire such line. If the 
     Board finds under this subsection that the public convenience 
     and necessity require or permit the sale of a particular 
     railroad line, the Board shall concurrently notify the 
     parties of such finding and publish such finding in the 
     Federal Register.
       ``(d) In the case of any railroad line subject to sale 
     under subsection (a) of this section, the Board shall, upon 
     the request of the acquiring carrier, require the selling 
     carrier to provide to the acquiring carrier trackage rights 
     to allow a reasonable interchange with the selling carrier or 
     to move power equipment or empty rolling stock between 
     noncontiguous feeder lines operated by the acquiring carrier. 
     The Board shall require the acquiring carrier to provide the 
     selling carrier reasonable compensation for any such trackage 
     rights.
       ``(e) The Board shall require, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the use of the employees who would normally have 
     performed work in connection with a railroad line subject to 
     a sale under this section.
       ``(f) In the case of a railroad line which carried less 
     than 3,000,000 gross ton miles of traffic per mile in the 
     preceding calendar year, whenever a purchasing carrier under 
     this section petitions the Board for joint rates applicable 
     to traffic moving over through routes in which the purchasing 
     carrier may practicably participate, the Board shall, within 
     30 days after the date such petition is filed and pursuant to 
     section 10705(a) of this title, require the establishment of 
     reasonable joint rates and divisions over such route.
       ``(g)(1) Any person operating a railroad line acquired 
     under this section may elect to be exempt from any of the 
     provisions of this part, except that such a person may not be 
     exempt from the provisions of chapter 107 of this title with 
     respect to transportation under a joint rate.
       ``(2) The provisions of paragraph (1) of this subsection 
     shall apply to any line of railroad which was abandoned 
     during the 18-month period immediately prior to October 1, 
     1980, and was subsequently purchased by a financially 
     responsible person.
       ``(h) If a purchasing carrier under this section proposes 
     to sell or abandon all or any portion of a purchased railroad 
     line, such purchasing carrier shall offer the right of first 
     refusal with respect to such line or portion thereof to the 
     carrier which sold such line under this section. Such offer 
     shall be made at a price equal to the sum of the price paid 
     by such purchasing carrier to such selling carrier for such 
     line or portion thereof and the fair market value (less 
     deterioration) of any improvements made, as adjusted to 
     reflect inflation.
       ``(i) Any person operating a railroad line acquired under 
     this section may determine preconditions, such as payment of 
     a subsidy, which must be met by shippers in order to obtain 
     service over such lines, but such operator must notify the 
     shippers on the line of its intention to impose such 
     preconditions.

                       ``CHAPTER 111--OPERATIONS

                  ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

``Sec.
``11101. Common carrier transportation, service, and rates.
``11102. Use of terminal facilities.
``11103. Switch connections and tracks.

                      ``SUBCHAPTER II--CAR SERVICE

``11121. Criteria.
``11122. Compensation and practice.
``11123. Situations requiring immediate action to serve the public.
``11124. War emergencies; embargoes imposed by carriers.

                 ``SUBCHAPTER III--REPORTS AND RECORDS

``11141. Definitions.
``11142. Uniform accounting system.
``11143. Depreciation charges.
``11144. Records: form; inspection; preservation.
``11145. Reports by rail carriers, lessors, and associations.

               ``SUBCHAPTER IV--RAILROAD COST ACCOUNTING

``11161. Implementation of cost accounting principles.
``11162. Rail carrier cost accounting system.
``11163. Cost availability.
``11164. Accounting and cost reporting.

                  ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

     ``Sec. 11101. Common carrier transportation, service, and 
       rates

       ``(a) A rail carrier providing transportation or service 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part 
     shall provide the transportation or service on reasonable 
     request. A rail carrier shall not be found to have violated 
     this section because it fulfills its reasonable commitments 
     under contracts authorized under section 10709 of this title 
     before responding to reasonable requests for service. 
     Commitments which deprive a carrier of its ability to respond 
     to reasonable requests for common carrier service are not 
     reasonable.
       ``(b) A rail carrier shall also provide to any person, on 
     request, the carrier's rates and other service terms. The 
     response by a rail carrier to a request for the carrier's 
     rates and other service terms shall be--
       ``(1) in writing and forwarded to the requesting person 
     promptly after receipt of the request; or
       ``(2) promptly made available in electronic form.
       ``(c) A rail carrier may not increase any common carrier 
     rates or change any common carrier service terms unless 20 
     days have expired after written or electronic notice is 
     provided to any person who, within the previous 12 months--
       ``(1) has requested such rates or terms under subsection 
     (b); or
       ``(2) has made arrangements with the carrier for a shipment 
     that would be subject to such increased rates or changed 
     terms.
       ``(d) With respect to transportation of agricultural 
     products, in addition to the requirements of subsections (a), 
     (b), and (c), a rail carrier shall publish, make available, 
     and retain for public inspection its common carrier rates, 
     schedules of rates, and other service terms, and any proposed 
     and actual changes to such rates and service terms. For 
     purposes of this subsection, agricultural products shall 
     include grain as defined in section 3 of the United States 
     Grain Standards Act (7 U.S.C. 75) and all products thereof, 
     and fertilizer.
       ``(e) A rail carrier shall provide transportation or 
     service in accordance with the rates and service terms, and 
     any changes thereto, as published or otherwise made available 
     under subsection (b), (c), or (d).
       ``(f) The Board shall, by regulation, establish rules to 
     implement this section. The regulations shall provide for 
     immediate disclosure and dissemination of rates and service 
     terms, including classifications, rules, and practices, and 
     their effective dates. Final regulations shall be adopted by 
     the Board not later than 180 days after the effective date of 
     the ICC Termination Act of 1995.

     ``Sec. 11102. Use of terminal facilities

       ``(a) The Board may require terminal facilities, including 
     main-line tracks for a reasonable distance outside of a 
     terminal, owned by a rail carrier providing transportation 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part, to 
     be used by another rail carrier if the Board finds that use 
     to be practicable and in the public interest without 
     substantially impairing the ability of the rail carrier 
     owning the facilities or entitled to use the facilities to 
     handle its own business. The rail carriers are responsible 
     for establishing the conditions and compensation for use of 
     the facilities. However, if the rail carriers cannot agree, 
     the Board may establish conditions and compensation for use 
     of the facilities under the principle controlling 
     compensation in condemnation proceedings. The compensation 
     shall be paid or adequately secured before a rail carrier may 
     begin to use the facilities of another rail carrier under 
     this section.
       ``(b) A rail carrier whose terminal facilities are required 
     to be used by another rail carrier under this section is 
     entitled to recover damages from the other rail carrier for 
     injuries sustained as the result of compliance with the 
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      for the use, or both as appropriate, in a civil action, if 
     it is not satisfied with the conditions for use of the 
     facilities or if the amount of the compensation is not paid 
     promptly.
       ``(c)(1) The Board may require rail carriers to enter into 
     reciprocal switching agreements, where it finds such 
     agreements to be practicable and in the public interest, or 
     where such agreements are necessary to provide competitive 
     rail service. The rail carriers entering into such an 
     agreement shall establish the conditions and compensation 
     applicable to such agreement, but, if the rail carriers 
     cannot agree upon such conditions and compensation within a 
     reasonable period of time, the Board may establish such 
     conditions and compensation.
       ``(2) The Board may require reciprocal switching agreements 
     entered into by rail carriers pursuant to this subsection to 
     contain provisions for the protection of the interests of 
     employees affected thereby.
       ``(d) The Board shall complete any proceeding under 
     subsection (a) or (b) within 180 days after the filing of the 
     request for relief.

     ``Sec. 11103. Switch connections and tracks

       ``(a) On application of the owner of a lateral branch line 
     of railroad, or of a shipper tendering interstate traffic for 
     transportation, a rail carrier providing transportation 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part 
     shall construct, maintain, and operate, on reasonable 
     conditions, a switch connection to connect that branch line 
     or private side track with its railroad and shall furnish 
     cars to move that traffic to the best of its ability without 
     discrimination in favor of or against the shipper when the 
     connection--
       ``(1) is reasonably practicable;
       ``(2) can be made safely; and
       ``(3) will furnish sufficient business to justify its 
     construction and maintenance.
       ``(b) If a rail carrier fails to install and operate a 
     switch connection after application is made under subsection 
     (a) of this section, the owner of the lateral branch line of 
     railroad or the shipper may file a complaint with the Board 
     under section 11701 of this title. The Board shall 
     investigate the complaint and decide the safety, 
     practicability, justification, and compensation to be paid 
     for the connection. The Board may direct the rail carrier to 
     comply with subsection (a) of this section only after a full 
     hearing.

                      ``SUBCHAPTER II--CAR SERVICE

     ``Sec. 11121. Criteria

       ``(a)(1) A rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Board under this part shall furnish 
     safe and adequate car service and establish, observe, and 
     enforce reasonable rules and practices on car service. The 
     Board may require a rail carrier to provide facilities and 
     equipment that are reasonably necessary to furnish safe and 
     adequate car service if the Board decides that the rail 
     carrier has materially failed to furnish that service. The 
     Board may begin a proceeding under this paragraph when an 
     interested person files an application with it. The Board may 
     act only after a hearing on the record and an affirmative 
     finding, based on the evidence presented, that--
       ``(A) providing the facilities or equipment will not 
     materially and adversely affect the ability of the rail 
     carrier to provide safe and adequate transportation;
       ``(B) the amount spent for the facilities or equipment, 
     including a return equal to the rail carrier's current cost 
     of capital, will be recovered; and
       ``(C) providing the facilities or equipment will not impair 
     the ability of the rail carrier to attract adequate capital.
       ``(2) The Board may require a rail carrier to file its car 
     service rules with the Board.
       ``(b) The Board may designate and appoint agents and 
     agencies to make and carry out its directions related to car 
     service and matters under sections 11123 and 11124(a)(1) of 
     this title.
       ``(c) The Board shall consult, as it considers necessary, 
     with the National Grain Car Council on matters within the 
     charter of that body.

     ``Sec. 11122. Compensation and practice

       ``(a) The regulations of the Board on car service shall 
     encourage the purchase, acquisition, and efficient use of 
     freight cars. The regulations may include--
       ``(1) the compensation to be paid for the use of a 
     locomotive, freight car, or other vehicle;
       ``(2) the other terms of any arrangement for the use by a 
     rail carrier of a locomotive, freight car, or other vehicle 
     not owned by the rail carrier using the locomotive, freight 
     car, or other vehicle, whether or not owned by another 
     carrier, shipper, or third person; and
       ``(3) sanctions for nonobservance.
       ``(b) The rate of compensation to be paid for each type of 
     freight car shall be determined by the expense of owning and 
     maintaining that type of freight car, including a fair return 
     on its cost giving consideration to current costs of capital, 
     repairs, materials, parts, and labor. In determining the rate 
     of compensation, the Board shall consider the transportation 
     use of each type of freight car, the national level of 
     ownership of each type of freight car, and other factors that 
     affect the adequacy of the national freight car supply.

     ``Sec. 11123. Situations requiring immediate action to serve 
       the public

       ``(a) When the Board determines that shortage of equipment, 
     congestion of traffic, unauthorized cessation of operations, 
     or other failure of traffic movement exists which creates an 
     emergency situation of such magnitude as to have substantial 
     adverse effects on shippers, or on rail service in a region 
     of the United States, or that a rail carrier providing 
     transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under 
     this part cannot transport the traffic offered to it in a 
     manner that properly serves the public, the Board may, to 
     promote commerce and service to the public, for a period not 
     to exceed 30 days--
       ``(1) direct the handling, routing, and movement of the 
     traffic of a rail carrier and its distribution over its own 
     or other railroad lines;
       ``(2) require joint or common use of railroad facilities;
       ``(3) prescribe temporary through routes; or
       ``(4) give directions for--
       ``(A) preference or priority in transportation;
       ``(B) embargoes; or
       ``(C) movement of traffic under permits.
       ``(b)(1) Except with respect to proceedings under paragraph 
     (2) of this subsection, the Board may act under this section 
     on its own initiative or on application without regard to 
     subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5.
       ``(2) Rail carriers may establish between themselves the 
     terms of compensation for operations, and use of facilities 
     and equipment, required under this section. When rail 
     carriers do not agree on the terms of compensation under this 
     section, the Board may establish the terms for them. The 
     Board may act under subsection (a) before conducting a 
     proceeding under this paragraph.
       ``(3) When a rail carrier is directed under this section to 
     operate the lines of another rail carrier due to that 
     carrier's cessation of operations, compensation for the 
     directed operations shall derive only from revenues generated 
     by the directed operations.
       ``(c)(1) The Board may extend any action taken under 
     subsection (a) of this section beyond 30 days if the Board 
     finds that a transportation emergency described in subsection 
     (a) continues to exist. Action by the Board under subsection 
     (a) of this section may not remain in effect for more than 
     240 days beyond the initial 30-day period.
       ``(2) The Board may not take action under this section that 
     would--
       ``(A) cause a rail carrier to operate in violation of this 
     part; or
       ``(B) impair substantially the ability of a rail carrier to 
     serve its own customers adequately, or to fulfill its common 
     carrier obligations.
       ``(3) A rail carrier directed by the Board to take action 
     under this section is not responsible, as a result of that 
     action, for debts of any other rail carrier.
       ``(d) In carrying out this section, the Board shall 
     require, to the maximum extent practicable, the use of 
     employees who would normally have performed work in 
     connection with the traffic subject to the action of the 
     Board.

     ``Sec. 11124. War emergencies; embargoes imposed by carriers

       ``(a)(1) When the President, during time of war or 
     threatened war, notifies the Board that it is essential to 
     the defense and security of the United States to give 
     preference or priority to the movement of certain traffic, 
     the Board shall direct that preference or priority be given 
     to that traffic.
       ``(2) When the President, during time of war or threatened 
     war, demands that preference and precedence be given to the 
     transportation of troops and material of war over all other 
     traffic, all rail carriers providing transportation subject 
     to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part shall adopt 
     every means within their control to facilitate and expedite 
     the military traffic.
       ``(b) An embargo imposed by any such rail carrier does not 
     apply to shipments consigned to agents of the United States 
     Government for its use. The rail carrier shall deliver those 
     shipments as promptly as possible.

                 ``SUBCHAPTER III--REPORTS AND RECORDS

     ``Sec. 11141. Definitions

       ``In this subchapter--
       ``(1) the terms `rail carrier' and `lessor' include a 
     receiver or trustee of a rail carrier and lessor, 
     respectively;
       ``(2) the term `lessor' means a person owning a railroad 
     that is leased to and operated by a carrier providing 
     transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under 
     this part; and
       ``(3) the term `association' means an organization 
     maintained by or in the interest of a group of rail carriers 
     providing transportation or service subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Board under this part that performs a 
     service, or engages in activities, related to transportation 
     under this part.

     ``Sec. 11142. Uniform accounting system

       ``The Board may prescribe a uniform accounting system for 
     classes of rail carriers providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Board under this part. To the maximum 
     extent practicable, the Board shall conform such system to 
     generally accepted accounting principles, and shall 
     administer this subchapter in accordance with such 
     principles.

     ``Sec. 11143. Depreciation charges

       ``The Board shall, for a class of rail carriers providing 
     transportation subject to its jurisdiction under this part, 
     prescribe, and change when necessary, those classes of 
     property for which depreciation charges may be included under 
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      rate of depreciation that may be charged to a class of 
     property. The Board may classify those rail carriers for 
     purposes of this section. A rail carrier for whom 
     depreciation charges and rates of depreciation are in effect 
     under this section for any class of property may not--
       ``(1) charge to operating expenses a depreciation charge on 
     a class of property other than that prescribed by the Board;
       ``(2) charge another rate of depreciation; or
       ``(3) include other depreciation charges in operating 
     expenses.

     ``Sec. 11144. Records: form; inspection; preservation

       ``(a) The Board may prescribe the form of records required 
     to be prepared or compiled under this subchapter--
       ``(1) by rail carriers and lessors, including records 
     related to movement of traffic and receipts and expenditures 
     of money; and
       ``(2) by persons furnishing cars to or for a rail carrier 
     providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Board under this part to the extent related to those cars or 
     that service.
       ``(b) The Board, or an employee designated by the Board, 
     may on demand and display of proper credentials--
       ``(1) inspect and examine the lands, buildings, and 
     equipment of a rail carrier or lessor; and
       ``(2) inspect and copy any record of--
       ``(A) a rail carrier, lessor, or association;
       ``(B) a person controlling, controlled by, or under common 
     control with a rail carrier if the Board considers inspection 
     relevant to that person's relation to, or transaction with, 
     that rail carrier; and
       ``(C) a person furnishing cars to or for a rail carrier if 
     the Board prescribed the form of that record.
       ``(c) The Board may prescribe the time period during which 
     operating, accounting, and financial records must be 
     preserved by rail carriers, lessors, and persons furnishing 
     cars.

     ``Sec. 11145. Reports by rail carriers, lessors, and 
       associations

       ``(a) The Board may require--
       ``(1) rail carriers, lessors, and associations, or classes 
     of them as the Board may prescribe, to file annual, periodic, 
     and special reports with the Board containing answers to 
     questions asked by it; and
       ``(2) a person furnishing cars to a rail carrier to file 
     reports with the Board containing answers to questions about 
     those cars.
       ``(b)(1) An annual report shall contain an account, in as 
     much detail as the Board may require, of the affairs of the 
     rail carrier, lessor, or association for the 12-month period 
     ending on December 31 of each year.
       ``(2) An annual report shall be filed with the Board by the 
     end of the third month after the end of the year for which 
     the report is made unless the Board extends the filing date 
     or changes the period covered by the report. The annual 
     report and, if the Board requires, any other report made 
     under this section, shall be made under oath.

               ``SUBCHAPTER IV--RAILROAD COST ACCOUNTING

     ``Sec. 11161. Implementation of cost accounting principles

       ``The Board shall periodically review its cost accounting 
     rules and shall make such changes in those rules as are 
     required to achieve the regulatory purposes of this part. The 
     Board shall insure that the rules promulgated under this 
     section are the most efficient and least burdensome means by 
     which the required information may be developed for 
     regulatory purposes. To the maximum extent practicable, the 
     Board shall conform such rules to generally accepted 
     accounting principles.

     ``Sec. 11162. Rail carrier cost accounting system

       ``(a) Each rail carrier shall have and maintain a cost 
     accounting system that is in compliance with the rules 
     promulgated by the Board under section 11161 of this title. A 
     rail carrier may, after notifying the Board, make 
     modifications in such system unless, within 60 days after the 
     date of notification, the Board finds such modifications to 
     be inconsistent with the rules promulgated by the Board under 
     section 11161 of this title.
       ``(b) For purposes of determining whether the cost 
     accounting system of a rail carrier is in compliance with the 
     rules promulgated by the Board, the Board shall have the 
     right to examine and make copies of any documents, papers, or 
     records of such rail carrier relating to compliance with such 
     rules. Such documents, papers, and records (and any copies 
     thereof) shall not be subject to the mandatory disclosure 
     requirements of section 552 of title 5.

     ``Sec. 11163. Cost availability

       ``As required by the rules of the Board governing discovery 
     in Board proceedings, rail carriers shall make relevant cost 
     data available to shippers, States, ports, communities, and 
     other interested parties that are a party to a Board 
     proceeding in which such data are required.

     ``Sec. 11164. Accounting and cost reporting

       ``To obtain expense and revenue information for regulatory 
     purposes, the Board may promulgate reasonable rules for rail 
     carriers providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction 
     of the Board under this part, prescribing expense and revenue 
     accounting and reporting requirements consistent with 
     generally accepted accounting principles uniformly applied to 
     such carriers. Such requirements shall be cost effective and 
     compatible with and not duplicative of the managerial and 
     responsibility accounting requirements of those carriers.

                         ``CHAPTER 113--FINANCE

        ``SUBCHAPTER I--EQUIPMENT TRUSTS AND SECURITY INTERESTS

``Sec.
``11301. Equipment trusts: recordation; evidence of indebtedness.

                     ``SUBCHAPTER II--COMBINATIONS

``11321. Scope of authority.
``11322. Limitation on pooling and division of transportation or 
              earnings.
``11323. Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control.
``11324. Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control: conditions 
              of approval.
``11325. Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control: procedure.
``11326. Employee protective arrangements in transactions involving 
              rail carriers.
``11327. Supplemental orders.
``11328. Restrictions on officers and directors.

        ``SUBCHAPTER I--EQUIPMENT TRUSTS AND SECURITY INTERESTS

     ``Sec. 11301. Equipment trusts: recordation; evidence of 
       indebtedness

       ``(a) A mortgage (other than a mortgage under chapter 313 
     of title 46), lease, equipment trust agreement, conditional 
     sales agreement, or other instrument evidencing the mortgage, 
     lease, conditional sale, or bailment of or security interest 
     in vessels, railroad cars, locomotives, or other rolling 
     stock, or accessories used on such railroad cars, 
     locomotives, or other rolling stock (including 
     superstructures and racks), intended for a use related to 
     interstate commerce shall be filed with the Board in order to 
     perfect the security interest that is the subject of such 
     instrument. An assignment of a right or interest under one of 
     those instruments and an amendment to that instrument or 
     assignment including a release, discharge, or satisfaction of 
     any part of it shall also be filed with the Board. The 
     instrument, assignment, or amendment must be in writing, 
     executed by the parties to it, and acknowledged or verified 
     under Board regulations. When filed under this section, that 
     document is notice to, and enforceable against, all persons. 
     A document filed under this section does not have to be 
     filed, deposited, registered, or recorded under another law 
     of the United States, a State (or its political 
     subdivisions), or territory or possession of the United 
     States, related to filing, deposit, registration, or 
     recordation of those documents. This section does not change 
     chapter 313 of title 46.
       ``(b) The Board shall maintain a system for recording each 
     document filed under subsection (a) of this section and mark 
     each of them with a consecutive number and the date and hour 
     of their recordation. The Board shall maintain and keep open 
     for public inspection an index of documents filed under that 
     subsection. That index shall include the name and address of 
     the principal debtors, trustees, guarantors, and other 
     parties to those documents and may include other facts that 
     will assist in determining the rights of the parties to those 
     transactions.
       ``(c) The Board may to the greatest extent practicable 
     perform its functions under this section through contracts 
     with private sector entities.
       ``(d) A mortgage, lease, equipment trust agreement, 
     conditional sales agreement, or other instrument evidencing 
     the mortgage, lease, conditional sale, or bailment of or 
     security interest in vessels, railroad cars, locomotives, or 
     other rolling stock, or accessories used on such railroad 
     cars, locomotives, or other rolling stock (including 
     superstructures and racks), or any assignment thereof, 
     which--
       ``(1) is duly constituted under the laws of a country other 
     than the United States; and
       ``(2) relates to property that bears the reporting marks 
     and identification numbers of any person domiciled in or 
     corporation organized under the laws of such country,

     shall be recognized with the same effect as having been filed 
     under this section.
       ``(e) Interests with respect to which documents are filed 
     or recognized under this section are deemed perfected in all 
     jurisdictions, and shall be governed by applicable State or 
     foreign law in all matters not specifically governed by this 
     section.
       ``(f) The Board shall collect, maintain, and keep open for 
     public inspection a railway equipment register consistent 
     with the manner and format maintained by the Interstate 
     Commerce Commission as of the effective date of the ICC 
     Termination Act of 1995.

                     ``SUBCHAPTER II--COMBINATIONS

     ``Sec. 11321. Scope of authority

       ``(a) The authority of the Board under this subchapter is 
     exclusive. A rail carrier or corporation participating in or 
     resulting from a transaction approved by or exempted by the 
     Board under this subchapter may carry out the transaction, 
     own and operate property, and exercise control or franchises 
     acquired through the transaction without the approval of a 
     State authority. A rail carrier, corporation, or person 
     participating in that approved or exempted transaction is 
     exempt from the antitrust laws and from all other law, 
     including State and municipal law, as necessary to let that 
     rail carrier, corporation, or person carry out the 
     transaction, hold, maintain, and operate property, and 
     exercise control or franchises acquired through the 
     transaction. However, if a purchase and sale, a lease, or a 
     corporate con-


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     solidation or merger is involved in the transaction, the 
     carrier or corporation may carry out the transaction only 
     with the assent of a majority, or the number required under 
     applicable State law, of the votes of the holders of the 
     capital stock of that corporation entitled to vote. The vote 
     must occur at a regular meeting, or special meeting called 
     for that purpose, of those stockholders and the notice of the 
     meeting must indicate its purpose.
       ``(b) A power granted under this subchapter to a carrier or 
     corporation is in addition to and changes its powers under 
     its corporate charter and under State law. Action under this 
     subchapter does not establish or provide for establishing a 
     corporation under the laws of the United States.

     ``Sec. 11322. Limitation on pooling and division of 
       transportation or earnings

       ``(a) A rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Board under this part may not agree 
     or combine with another of those rail carriers to pool or 
     divide traffic or services or any part of their earnings 
     without the approval of the Board under this section or 
     section 11123 of this title. The Board may approve and 
     authorize the agreement or combination if the rail carriers 
     involved assent to the pooling or division and the Board 
     finds that a pooling or division of traffic, services, or 
     earnings--
       ``(1) will be in the interest of better service to the 
     public or of economy of operation; and
       ``(2) will not unreasonably restrain competition.
       ``(b) The Board may impose conditions governing the pooling 
     or division and may approve and authorize payment of a 
     reasonable consideration between the rail carriers.
       ``(c) The Board may begin a proceeding under this section 
     on its own initiative or on application.

     ``Sec. 11323. Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of 
       control

       ``(a) The following transactions involving rail carriers 
     providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Board under this part may be carried out only with the 
     approval and authorization of the Board:
       ``(1) Consolidation or merger of the properties or 
     franchises of at least 2 rail carriers into one corporation 
     for the ownership, management, and operation of the 
     previously separately owned properties.
       ``(2) A purchase, lease, or contract to operate property of 
     another rail carrier by any number of rail carriers.
       ``(3) Acquisition of control of a rail carrier by any 
     number of rail carriers.
       ``(4) Acquisition of control of at least 2 rail carriers by 
     a person that is not a rail carrier.
       ``(5) Acquisition of control of a rail carrier by a person 
     that is not a rail carrier but that controls any number of 
     rail carriers.
       ``(6) Acquisition by a rail carrier of trackage rights 
     over, or joint ownership in or joint use of, a railroad line 
     (and terminals incidental to it) owned or operated by another 
     rail carrier.
       ``(b) A person may carry out a transaction referred to in 
     subsection (a) of this section or participate in achieving 
     the control or management, including the power to exercise 
     control or management, in a common interest of more than one 
     of those rail carriers, regardless of how that result is 
     reached, only with the approval and authorization of the 
     Board under this subchapter. In addition to other 
     transactions, each of the following transactions are 
     considered achievements of control or management:
       ``(1) A transaction by a rail carrier that has the effect 
     of putting that rail carrier and person affiliated with it, 
     taken together, in control of another rail carrier.
       ``(2) A transaction by a person affiliated with a rail 
     carrier that has the effect of putting that rail carrier and 
     persons affiliated with it, taken together, in control of 
     another rail carrier.
       ``(3) A transaction by at least 2 persons acting together 
     (one of whom is a rail carrier or is affiliated with a rail 
     carrier) that has the effect of putting those persons and 
     rail carriers and persons affiliated with any of them, or 
     with any of those affiliated rail carriers, taken together, 
     in control of another rail carrier.
       ``(c) A person is affiliated with a rail carrier under this 
     subchapter if, because of the relationship between that 
     person and a rail carrier, it is reasonable to believe that 
     the affairs of another rail carrier, control of which may be 
     acquired by that person, will be managed in the interest of 
     the other rail carrier.

     ``Sec. 11324. Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of 
       control: conditions of approval

       ``(a) The Board may begin a proceeding to approve and 
     authorize a transaction referred to in section 11323 of this 
     title on application of the person seeking that authority. 
     When an application is filed with the Board, the Board shall 
     notify the chief executive officer of each State in which 
     property of the rail carriers involved in the proposed 
     transaction is located and shall notify those rail carriers. 
     The Board shall hold a public hearing unless the Board 
     determines that a public hearing is not necessary in the 
     public interest.
       ``(b) In a proceeding under this section which involves the 
     merger or control of at least two Class I railroads, as 
     defined by the Board, the Board shall consider at least--
       ``(1) the effect of the proposed transaction on the 
     adequacy of transportation to the public;
       ``(2) the effect on the public interest of including, or 
     failing to include, other rail carriers in the area involved 
     in the proposed transaction;
       ``(3) the total fixed charges that result from the proposed 
     transaction;
       ``(4) the interest of rail carrier employees affected by 
     the proposed transaction; and
       ``(5) whether the proposed transaction would have an 
     adverse effect on competition among rail carriers in the 
     affected region or in the national rail system.
       ``(c) The Board shall approve and authorize a transaction 
     under this section when it finds the transaction is 
     consistent with the public interest. The Board may impose 
     conditions governing the transaction, including the 
     divestiture of parallel tracks or requiring the granting of 
     trackage rights and access to other facilities. Any trackage 
     rights and related conditions imposed to alleviate 
     anticompetitive effects of the transaction shall provide for 
     operating terms and compensation levels to ensure that such 
     effects are alleviated. When the transaction contemplates a 
     guaranty or assumption of payment of dividends or of fixed 
     charges or will result in an increase of total fixed charges, 
     the Board may approve and authorize the transaction only if 
     it finds that the guaranty, assumption, or increase is 
     consistent with the public interest. The Board may require 
     inclusion of other rail carriers located in the area involved 
     in the transaction if they apply for inclusion and the Board 
     finds their inclusion to be consistent with the public 
     interest.
       ``(d) In a proceeding under this section which does not 
     involve the merger or control of at least two Class I 
     railroads, as defined by the Board, the Board shall approve 
     such an application unless it finds that--
       ``(1) as a result of the transaction, there is likely to be 
     substantial lessening of competition, creation of a monopoly, 
     or restraint of trade in freight surface transportation in 
     any region of the United States; and
       ``(2) the anticompetitive effects of the transaction 
     outweigh the public interest in meeting significant 
     transportation needs.
     In making such findings, the Board shall, with respect to any 
     application that is part of a plan or proposal developed 
     under section 333(a)-(d) of this title, accord substantial 
     weight to any recommendations of the Attorney General.
       ``(e) No transaction described in section 11326(b) may have 
     the effect of avoiding a collective bargaining agreement or 
     shifting work from a rail carrier with a collective 
     bargaining agreement to a rail carrier without a collective 
     bargaining agreement.
       ``(f)(1) To the extent provided in this subsection, a 
     proceeding under this subchapter relating to a transaction 
     involving at least one Class I rail carrier shall not be 
     considered an adjudication required by statute to be 
     determined on the record after opportunity for an agency 
     hearing, for the purposes of subchapter II of chapter 5 of 
     title 5, United States Code.
       ``(2) Ex parte communications, as defined in section 
     551(14) of title 5, United States Code, shall be permitted in 
     proceedings described in paragraph (1) of this subsection, 
     subject to the requirements of paragraph (3) of this 
     subsection.
       ``(3)(A) Any member or employee of the Board who makes or 
     receives a written ex parte communication concerning the 
     merits of a proceeding described in paragraph (1) shall 
     promptly place the communication in the public docket of the 
     proceeding.
       ``(B) Any member or employee of the Board who makes or 
     receives an oral ex parte communication concerning the merits 
     of a proceeding described in paragraph (1) shall promptly 
     place a written summary of the oral communication in the 
     public docket of the proceeding.
       ``(4) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to 
     require the Board or any of its members or employees to 
     engage in any ex parte communication with any person. Nothing 
     in this subsection or any other law shall be construed to 
     limit the authority of the members or employees of the Board, 
     in their discretion, to note in the docket or otherwise 
     publicly the occurrence and substance of an ex parte 
     communication.

     ``Sec. 11325. Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of 
       control: procedure

       ``(a) The Board shall publish notice of the application 
     under section 11324 in the Federal Register by the end of the 
     30th day after the application is filed with the Board. 
     However, if the application is incomplete, the Board shall 
     reject it by the end of that period. The order of rejection 
     is a final action of the Board. The published notice shall 
     indicate whether the application involves--
       ``(1) the merger or control of at least two Class I 
     railroads, as defined by the Board, to be decided within the 
     time limits specified in subsection (b) of this section;
       ``(2) transactions of regional or national transportation 
     significance, to be decided within the time limits specified 
     in subsection (c) of this section; or
       ``(3) any other transaction covered by this section, to be 
     decided within the time limits specified in subsection (d) of 
     this section.
       ``(b) If the application involves the merger or control of 
     two or more Class I railroads, as defined by the Board, the 
     following conditions apply:
       ``(1) Written comments about an application may be filed 
     with the Board within 45 days after notice of the application 
     is published under subsection (a) of this section. Copies of 
     such comments shall be served on the Attorney General and the 
     Secretary of Transportation, who may decide to intervene as a 
     party to the proceeding. That decision must be made by the 
     15th day after the date

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      of receipt of the written comments, and if the decision is 
     to intervene, preliminary comments about the application must 
     be sent to the Board by the end of the 15th day after the 
     date of receipt of the written comments.
       ``(2) The Board shall require that applications 
     inconsistent with an application, notice of which was 
     published under subsection (a) of this section, and 
     applications for inclusion in the transaction, be filed with 
     it by the 90th day after publication of notice under that 
     subsection.
       ``(3) The Board must conclude evidentiary proceedings by 
     the end of 1 year after the date of publication of notice 
     under subsection (a) of this section. The Board must issue a 
     final decision by the 90th day after the date on which it 
     concludes the evidentiary proceedings.
       ``(c) If the application involves a transaction other than 
     the merger or control of at least two Class I railroads, as 
     defined by the Board, which the Board has determined to be of 
     regional or national transportation significance, the 
     following conditions apply:
       ``(1) Written comments about an application, including 
     comments of the Attorney General and the Secretary of 
     Transportation, may be filed with the Board within 30 days 
     after notice of the application is published under subsection 
     (a) of this section.
       ``(2) The Board shall require that applications 
     inconsistent with an application, notice of which was 
     published under subsection (a) of this section, and 
     applications for inclusion in the transaction, be filed with 
     it by the 60th day after publication of notice under that 
     subsection.
       ``(3) The Board must conclude any evidentiary proceedings 
     by the 180th day after the date of publication of notice 
     under subsection (a) of this section. The Board must issue a 
     final decision by the 90th day after the date on which it 
     concludes the evidentiary proceedings.
       ``(d) For all applications under this section other than 
     those specified in subsections (b) and (c) of this section, 
     the following conditions apply:
       ``(1) Written comments about an application, including 
     comments of the Attorney General and the Secretary of 
     Transportation, may be filed with the Board within 30 days 
     after notice of the application is published under subsection 
     (a) of this section.
       ``(2) The Board must conclude any evidentiary proceedings 
     by the 105th day after the date of publication of notice 
     under subsection (a) of this section. The Board must issue a 
     final decision by the 45th day after the date on which it 
     concludes the evidentiary proceedings.

     ``Sec. 11326. Employee protective arrangements in 
       transactions involving rail carriers

       ``(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, when 
     approval is sought for a transaction under sections 11324 and 
     11325 of this title, the Board shall require the rail carrier 
     to provide a fair arrangement at least as protective of the 
     interests of employees who are affected by the transaction as 
     the terms imposed under section 5(2)(f) of the Interstate 
     Commerce Act before February 5, 1976, and the terms 
     established under section 24706(c) of this title. 
     Notwithstanding this part, the arrangement may be made by the 
     rail carrier and the authorized representative of its 
     employees. The arrangement and the order approving the 
     transaction must require that the employees of the affected 
     rail carrier will not be in a worse position related to their 
     employment as a result of the transaction during the 4 years 
     following the effective date of the final action of the Board 
     (or if an employee was employed for a lesser period of time 
     by the rail carrier before the action became effective, for 
     that lesser period).
       ``(b) When approval is sought under sections 11324 and 
     11325 for a transaction involving one Class II and one or 
     more Class III rail carriers, there shall be an arrangement 
     as required under subsection (a) of this section, unless the 
     applicant elects to provide the alternative arrangement 
     specified in this subsection. Such alternative arrangement 
     shall be limited to one year of severance pay, which shall 
     not exceed the amount of earnings from the railroad 
     employment of that employee during the 12-month period 
     immediately preceding the date on which the application for 
     approval of such transaction is filed with the Board. The 
     amount of such severance pay shall be reduced by the amount 
     of earnings from railroad employment of that employee with 
     the acquiring carrier during the 12-month period immediately 
     following the effective date of the transaction. The parties 
     may agree to terms other than as provided in this subsection.
       ``(c) When approval is sought under sections 11324 and 
     11325 for a transaction involving only Class III rail 
     carriers, this section shall not apply.

     ``Sec. 11327. Supplemental orders

       ``When cause exists, the Board may make appropriate orders 
     supplemental to an order made in a proceeding under sections 
     11322 through 11326 of this title.

     ``Sec. 11328. Restrictions on officers and directors

       ``(a) A person may hold the position of officer or director 
     of more than one rail carrier only when authorized by the 
     Board. The Board may authorize a person to hold the position 
     of officer or director of more than one of those carriers 
     when public or private interests will not be adversely 
     affected.
       ``(b) This section shall not apply to an individual holding 
     the position of officer or director only of Class III rail 
     carriers.

                 ``CHAPTER 115--FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS

``Sec.
``11501. Tax discrimination against rail transportation property.
``11502. Withholding State and local income tax by rail carriers.

     ``Sec. 11501. Tax discrimination against rail transportation 
       property

       ``(a) In this section--
       ``(1) the term `assessment' means valuation for a property 
     tax levied by a taxing district;
       ``(2) the term `assessment jurisdiction' means a 
     geographical area in a State used in determining the assessed 
     value of property for ad valorem taxation;
       ``(3) the term `rail transportation property' means 
     property, as defined by the Board, owned or used by a rail 
     carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction 
     of the Board under this part; and
       ``(4) the term `commercial and industrial property' means 
     property, other than transportation property and land used 
     primarily for agricultural purposes or timber growing, 
     devoted to a commercial or industrial use and subject to a 
     property tax levy.
       ``(b) The following acts unreasonably burden and 
     discriminate against interstate commerce, and a State, 
     subdivision of a State, or authority acting for a State or 
     subdivision of a State may not do any of them:
       ``(1) Assess rail transportation property at a value that 
     has a higher ratio to the true market value of the rail 
     transportation property than the ratio that the assessed 
     value of other commercial and industrial property in the same 
     assessment jurisdiction has to the true market value of the 
     other commercial and industrial property.
       ``(2) Levy or collect a tax on an assessment that may not 
     be made under paragraph (1) of this subsection.
       ``(3) Levy or collect an ad valorem property tax on rail 
     transportation property at a tax rate that exceeds the tax 
     rate applicable to commercial and industrial property in the 
     same assessment jurisdiction.
       ``(4) Impose another tax that discriminates against a rail 
     carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction 
     of the Board under this part.
       ``(c) Notwithstanding section 1341 of title 28 and without 
     regard to the amount in controversy or citizenship of the 
     parties, a district court of the United States has 
     jurisdiction, concurrent with other jurisdiction of courts of 
     the United States and the States, to prevent a violation of 
     subsection (b) of this section. Relief may be granted under 
     this subsection only if the ratio of assessed value to true 
     market value of rail transportation property exceeds by at 
     least 5 percent the ratio of assessed value to true market 
     value of other commercial and industrial property in the same 
     assessment jurisdiction. The burden of proof in determining 
     assessed value and true market value is governed by State 
     law. If the ratio of the assessed value of other commercial 
     and industrial property in the assessment jurisdiction to the 
     true market value of all other commercial and industrial 
     property cannot be determined to the satisfaction of the 
     district court through the random-sampling method known as a 
     sales assessment ratio study (to be carried out under 
     statistical principles applicable to such a study), the court 
     shall find, as a violation of this section--
       ``(1) an assessment of the rail transportation property at 
     a value that has a higher ratio to the true market value of 
     the rail transportation property than the assessed value of 
     all other property subject to a property tax levy in the 
     assessment jurisdiction has to the true market value of all 
     other commercial and industrial property; and
       ``(2) the collection of an ad valorem property tax on the 
     rail transportation property at a tax rate that exceeds the 
     tax ratio rate applicable to taxable property in the taxing 
     district.

     ``Sec. 11502. Withholding State and local income tax by rail 
       carriers

       ``(a) No part of the compensation paid by a rail carrier 
     providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Board under this part to an employee who performs regularly 
     assigned duties as such an employee on a railroad in more 
     than one State shall be subject to the income tax laws of any 
     State or subdivision of that State, other than the State or 
     subdivision thereof of the employee's residence.
       ``(b) A rail carrier withholding pay from an employee under 
     subsection (a) of this section shall file income tax 
     information returns and other reports only with the State and 
     subdivision of residence of the employee.

    ``CHAPTER 117--ENFORCEMENT: INVESTIGATIONS, RIGHTS, AND REMEDIES

``Sec.
``11701. General authority.
``11702. Enforcement by the Board.
``11703. Enforcement by the Attorney General.
``11704. Rights and remedies of persons injured by rail carriers.
``11705. Limitation on actions by and against rail carriers.
``11706. Liability of rail carriers under receipts and bills of lading.
``11707. Liability when property is delivered in violation of routing 
              instructions.

     ``Sec. 11701. General authority

       ``(a) Except as otherwise provided in this part, the Board 
     may begin an investigation under this part only on complaint. 
     If the Board finds that a rail carrier is violating this 
     part, the Board shall take appropriate action to compel 
     compliance with this part.

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       ``(b) A person, including a governmental authority, may 
     file with the Board a complaint about a violation of this 
     part by a rail carrier providing transportation or service 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part. The 
     complaint must state the facts that are the subject of the 
     violation. The Board may dismiss a complaint it determines 
     does not state reasonable grounds for investigation and 
     action. However, the Board may not dismiss a complaint made 
     against a rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Board under this part because of the 
     absence of direct damage to the complainant.
       ``(c) A formal investigative proceeding begun by the Board 
     under subsection (a) of this section is dismissed 
     automatically unless it is concluded by the Board with 
     administrative finality by the end of the third year after 
     the date on which it was begun.

     ``Sec. 11702. Enforcement by the Board

       ``The Board may bring a civil action--
       ``(1) to enjoin a rail carrier from violating sections 
     10901 through 10906 of this title, or a regulation prescribed 
     or order or certificate issued under any of those sections;
       ``(2) to enforce subchapter II of chapter 113 of this title 
     and to compel compliance with an order of the Board under 
     that subchapter; and
       ``(3) to enforce an order of the Board, except a civil 
     action to enforce an order for the payment of money, when it 
     is violated by a rail carrier providing transportation 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part.

     ``Sec. 11703. Enforcement by the Attorney General

       ``(a) The Attorney General may, and on request of the Board 
     shall, bring court proceedings to enforce this part, or a 
     regulation or order of the Board or certificate issued under 
     this part, and to prosecute a person violating this part or a 
     regulation or order of the Board or certificate issued under 
     this part.
       ``(b) The United States Government may bring a civil action 
     on behalf of a person to compel a rail carrier providing 
     transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under 
     this part to provide that transportation to that person in 
     compliance with this part at the same rate charged, or on 
     conditions as favorable as those given by the rail carrier, 
     for like traffic under similar conditions to another person.

     ``Sec. 11704. Rights and remedies of persons injured by rail 
       carriers

       ``(a) A person injured because a rail carrier providing 
     transportation or service subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Board under this part does not obey an order of the Board, 
     except an order for the payment of money, may bring a civil 
     action in a United States District Court to enforce that 
     order under this subsection.
       ``(b) A rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Board under this part is liable for 
     damages sustained by a person as a result of an act or 
     omission of that carrier in violation of this part. A rail 
     carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction 
     of the Board under this part is liable to a person for 
     amounts charged that exceed the applicable rate for the 
     transportation.
       ``(c)(1) A person may file a complaint with the Board under 
     section 11701(b) of this title or bring a civil action under 
     subsection (b) of this section to enforce liability against a 
     rail carrier providing transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Board under this part.
       ``(2) When the Board makes an award under subsection (b) of 
     this section, the Board shall order the rail carrier to pay 
     the amount awarded by a specific date. The Board may order a 
     rail carrier providing transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Board under this part to pay damages only 
     when the proceeding is on complaint. The person for whose 
     benefit an order of the Board requiring the payment of money 
     is made may bring a civil action to enforce that order under 
     this paragraph if the rail carrier does not pay the amount 
     awarded by the date payment was ordered to be made.
       ``(d)(1) When a person begins a civil action under 
     subsection (b) of this section to enforce an order of the 
     Board requiring the payment of damages by a rail carrier 
     providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Board under this part, the text of the order of the Board 
     must be included in the complaint. In addition to the 
     district courts of the United States, a State court of 
     general jurisdiction having jurisdiction of the parties has 
     jurisdiction to enforce an order under this paragraph. The 
     findings and order of the Board are competent evidence of the 
     facts stated in them. Trial in a civil action brought in a 
     district court of the United States under this paragraph is 
     in the judicial district--
       ``(A) in which the plaintiff resides;
       ``(B) in which the principal operating office of the rail 
     carrier is located; or
       ``(C) through which the railroad line of that carrier runs.

     In a civil action under this paragraph, the plaintiff is 
     liable for only those costs that accrue on an appeal taken by 
     the plaintiff.
       ``(2) All parties in whose favor the award was made may be 
     joined as plaintiffs in a civil action brought in a district 
     court of the United States under this subsection and all the 
     rail carriers that are parties to the order awarding damages 
     may be joined as defendants. Trial in the action is in the 
     judicial district in which any one of the plaintiffs could 
     bring the action against any one of the defendants. Process 
     may be served on a defendant at its principal operating 
     office when that defendant is not in the district in which 
     the action is brought. A judgment ordering recovery may be 
     made in favor of any of those plaintiffs against the 
     defendant found to be liable to that plaintiff.
       ``(3) The district court shall award a reasonable 
     attorney's fee as a part of the damages for which a rail 
     carrier is found liable under this subsection. The district 
     court shall tax and collect that fee as a part of the costs 
     of the action.

     ``Sec. 11705. Limitation on actions by and against rail 
       carriers

       ``(a) A rail carrier providing transportation or service 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part must 
     begin a civil action to recover charges for transportation or 
     service provided by the carrier within 3 years after the 
     claim accrues.
       ``(b) A person must begin a civil action to recover 
     overcharges under section 11704(b) of this title within 3 
     years after the claim accrues, whether or not a complaint is 
     filed under section 11704(c)(1).
       ``(c) A person must file a complaint with the Board to 
     recover damages under section 11704(b) of this title within 2 
     years after the claim accrues.
       ``(d) The limitation period under subsection (b) of this 
     section is extended for 6 months from the time written notice 
     is given to the claimant by the rail carrier of disallowance 
     of any part of the claim specified in the notice if a written 
     claim is given to the rail carrier within that limitation 
     period. The limitation periods under subsections (b) and (c) 
     of this section are extended for 90 days from the time the 
     rail carrier begins a civil action under subsection (a) of 
     this section to recover charges related to the same 
     transportation or service, or collects (without beginning a 
     civil action under that subsection) the charge for that 
     transportation or service if that action is begun or 
     collection is made within the appropriate period.
       ``(e) A person must begin a civil action to enforce an 
     order of the Board against a rail carrier for the payment of 
     money within one year after the date the order required the 
     money to be paid.
       ``(f) This section applies to transportation for the United 
     States Government. The time limitations under this section 
     are extended, as related to transportation for or on behalf 
     of the United States Government, for 3 years from the date 
     of--
       ``(1) payment of the rate for the transportation or service 
     involved;
       ``(2) subsequent refund for overpayment of that rate; or
       ``(3) deduction made under section 3726 of title 31, 
     whichever is later.
       ``(g) A claim related to a shipment of property accrues 
     under this section on delivery or tender of delivery by the 
     rail carrier.

     ``Sec. 11706. Liability of rail carriers under receipts and 
       bills of lading

       ``(a) A rail carrier providing transportation or service 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part 
     shall issue a receipt or bill of lading for property it 
     receives for transportation under this part. That rail 
     carrier and any other carrier that delivers the property and 
     is providing transportation or service subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Board under this part are liable to the 
     person entitled to recover under the receipt or bill of 
     lading. The liability imposed under this subsection is for 
     the actual loss or injury to the property caused by--
       ``(1) the receiving rail carrier;
       ``(2) the delivering rail carrier; or
       ``(3) another rail carrier over whose line or route the 
     property is transported in the United States or from a place 
     in the United States to a place in an adjacent foreign 
     country when transported under a through bill of lading.

     Failure to issue a receipt or bill of lading does not affect 
     the liability of a rail carrier. A delivering rail carrier is 
     deemed to be the rail carrier performing the line-haul 
     transportation nearest the destination but does not include a 
     rail carrier providing only a switching service at the 
     destination.
       ``(b) The rail carrier issuing the receipt or bill of 
     lading under subsection (a) of this section or delivering the 
     property for which the receipt or bill of lading was issued 
     is entitled to recover from the rail carrier over whose line 
     or route the loss or injury occurred the amount required to 
     be paid to the owners of the property, as evidenced by a 
     receipt, judgment, or transcript, and the amount of its 
     expenses reasonably incurred in defending a civil action 
     brought by that person.
       ``(c)(1) A rail carrier may not limit or be exempt from 
     liability imposed under subsection (a) of this section except 
     as provided in this subsection. A limitation of liability or 
     of the amount of recovery or representation or agreement in a 
     receipt, bill of lading, contract, or rule in violation of 
     this section is void.
       ``(2) A rail carrier of passengers may limit its liability 
     under its passenger rate for loss or injury of baggage 
     carried on trains carrying passengers.
       ``(3) A rail carrier providing transportation or service 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part may 
     establish rates for transportation of property under which--
       ``(A) the liability of the rail carrier for such property 
     is limited to a value established by written declaration of 
     the shipper or by a written agreement between the shipper and 
     the carrier; or
       ``(B) specified amounts are deducted, pursuant to a written 
     agreement between the

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      shipper and the carrier, from any claim against the carrier 
     with respect to the transportation of such property.
       ``(d)(1) A civil action under this section may be brought 
     in a district court of the United States or in a State court.
       ``(2)(A) A civil action under this section may only be 
     brought--
       ``(i) against the originating rail carrier, in the judicial 
     district in which the point of origin is located;
       ``(ii) against the delivering rail carrier, in the judicial 
     district in which the principal place of business of the 
     person bringing the action is located if the delivering 
     carrier operates a railroad or a route through such judicial 
     district, or in the judicial district in which the point of 
     destination is located; and
       ``(iii) against the carrier alleged to have caused the loss 
     or damage, in the judicial district in which such loss or 
     damage is alleged to have occurred.
       ``(B) In this section, `judicial district' means (i) in the 
     case of a United States district court, a judicial district 
     of the United States, and (ii) in the case of a State court, 
     the applicable geographic area over which such court 
     exercises jurisdiction.
       ``(e) A rail carrier may not provide by rule, contract, or 
     otherwise, a period of less than 9 months for filing a claim 
     against it under this section and a period of less than 2 
     years for bringing a civil action against it under this 
     section. The period for bringing a civil action is computed 
     from the date the carrier gives a person written notice that 
     the carrier has disallowed any part of the claim specified in 
     the notice. For the purposes of this subsection--
       ``(1) an offer of compromise shall not constitute a 
     disallowance of any part of the claim unless the carrier, in 
     writing, informs the claimant that such part of the claim is 
     disallowed and provides reasons for such disallowance; and
       ``(2) communications received from a carrier's insurer 
     shall not constitute a disallowance of any part of the claim 
     unless the insurer, in writing, informs the claimant that 
     such part of the claim is disallowed, provides reasons for 
     such disallowance, and informs the claimant that the insurer 
     is acting on behalf of the carrier.

     ``Sec. 11707. Liability when property is delivered in 
       violation of routing instructions

       ``(a)(1) When a rail carrier providing transportation 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part 
     diverts or delivers property to another rail carrier in 
     violation of routing instructions in the bill of lading, both 
     of those rail carriers are jointly and severally liable to 
     the rail carrier that was deprived of its right to 
     participate in hauling that property for the total amount of 
     the rate it would have received if it participated in hauling 
     the property.
       ``(2) A rail carrier is not liable under paragraph (1) of 
     this subsection when it diverts or delivers property in 
     compliance with an order or regulation of the Board.
       ``(3) A rail carrier to whom property is transported is not 
     liable under this subsection if it shows that it had no 
     notice of the routing instructions before transporting the 
     property. The burden of proving lack of notice is on that 
     rail carrier.
       ``(b) The court shall award a reasonable attorney's fee to 
     the plaintiff in a judgment against the defendant rail 
     carrier under subsection (a) of this section. The court shall 
     tax and collect that fee as a part of the costs of the 
     action.

              ``CHAPTER 119--CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES

``Sec.
``11901. General civil penalties.
``11902. Interference with railroad car supply.
``11903. Record keeping and reporting violations.
``11904. Unlawful disclosure of information.
``11905. Disobedience to subpoenas.
``11906. General criminal penalty when specific penalty not provided.
``11907. Punishment of corporation for violations committed by certain 
              individuals.
``11908. Relation to other Federal criminal penalties.

     ``Sec. 11901. General civil penalties

       ``(a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, a rail 
     carrier providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction 
     of the Board under this part, an officer or agent of that 
     rail carrier, or a receiver, trustee, lessee, or agent of one 
     of them, knowingly violating this part or an order of the 
     Board under this part is liable to the United States 
     Government for a civil penalty of not more than $5,000 for 
     each violation. Liability under this subsection is incurred 
     for each distinct violation. A separate violation occurs for 
     each day the violation continues.
       ``(b) A rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Board under this part, or a receiver 
     or trustee of that rail carrier, violating a regulation or 
     order of the Board under section 11124(a)(2) or (b) of this 
     title is liable to the United States Government for a civil 
     penalty of $500 for each violation and for $25 for each day 
     the violation continues.
       ``(c) A person knowingly authorizing, consenting to, or 
     permitting a violation of sections 10901 through 10906 of 
     this title or of a requirement or a regulation under any of 
     those sections, is liable to the United States Government for 
     a civil penalty of not more than $5,000.
       ``(d) A rail carrier, receiver, or operating trustee 
     violating an order or direction of the Board under section 
     11123 or 11124(a)(1) of this title is liable to the United 
     States Government for a civil penalty of at least $100 but 
     not more than $500 for each violation and for $50 for each 
     day the violation continues.
       ``(e)(1) A person required under subchapter III of chapter 
     111 of this title to make, prepare, preserve, or submit to 
     the Board a record concerning transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Board under this part that does not make, 
     prepare, preserve, or submit that record as required under 
     that subchapter, is liable to the United States Government 
     for a civil penalty of $500 for each violation.
       ``(2) A rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Board under this part, and a lessor, 
     receiver, or trustee of that rail carrier, violating section 
     11144(b)(1) of this title, is liable to the United States 
     Government for a civil penalty of $100 for each violation.
       ``(3) A rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Board under this part, a lessor, 
     receiver, or trustee of that rail carrier, a person 
     furnishing cars, and an officer, agent, or employee of one of 
     them, required to make a report to the Board or answer a 
     question that does not make the report or does not 
     specifically, completely, and truthfully answer the question, 
     is liable to the United States Government for a civil penalty 
     of $100 for each violation.
       ``(4) A separate violation occurs for each day a violation 
     under this subsection continues.
       ``(f) Trial in a civil action under subsections (a) through 
     (e) of this section is in the judicial district in which the 
     rail carrier has its principal operating office or in a 
     district through which the railroad of the rail carrier runs.

     ``Sec. 11902. Interference with railroad car supply

       ``(a) A person that offers or gives anything of value to 
     another person acting for or employed by a rail carrier 
     providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Board under this part intending to influence an action of 
     that other person related to supply, distribution, or 
     movement of cars, vehicles, or vessels used in the 
     transportation of property, or because of the action of that 
     other person, shall be fined not more than $1,000, imprisoned 
     for not more than 2 years, or both.
       ``(b) A person acting for or employed by a rail carrier 
     providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Board under this part that solicits, accepts, or receives 
     anything of value--
       ``(1) intending to be influenced by it in an action of that 
     person related to supply, distribution, or movement of cars, 
     vehicles, or vessels used in the transportation of property; 
     or
       ``(2) because of the action of that person,

     shall be fined not more than $1,000, imprisoned for not more 
     than 2 years, or both.

     ``Sec. 11903. Record keeping and reporting violations

       ``A person required to make a report to the Board, or make, 
     prepare, or preserve a record, under subchapter III of 
     chapter 111 of this title about transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Board under this part that knowingly and 
     willfully--
       ``(1) makes a false entry in the report or record;
       ``(2) destroys, mutilates, changes, or by another means 
     falsifies the record;
       ``(3) does not enter business related facts and 
     transactions in the record;
       ``(4) makes, prepares, or preserves the record in violation 
     of a regulation or order of the Board; or
       ``(5) files a false report or record with the Board,

     shall be fined not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not more 
     than 2 years, or both.

     ``Sec. 11904. Unlawful disclosure of information

       ``(a) A--
       ``(1) rail carrier providing transportation subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Board under this part, or an officer, 
     agent, or employee of that rail carrier, or another person 
     authorized to receive information from that rail carrier, 
     that knowingly discloses to another person, except the 
     shipper or consignee; or
       ``(2) a person who solicits or knowingly receives,

     information described in subsection (b) without the consent 
     of the shipper or consignee shall be fined not more than 
     $1,000.
       ``(b) The information referred to in subsection (a) is 
     information about the nature, kind, quantity, destination, 
     consignee, or routing of property tendered or delivered to 
     that rail carrier for transportation provided under this 
     part, or information about the contents of a contract 
     authorized under section 10709 of this title, that may be 
     used to the detriment of the shipper or consignee or may 
     disclose improperly, to a competitor, the business 
     transactions of the shipper or consignee.
       ``(c) This part does not prevent a rail carrier providing 
     transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under 
     this part from giving information--
       ``(1) in response to legal process issued under authority 
     of a court of the United States or a State;
       ``(2) to an officer, employee, or agent of the United 
     States Government, a State, or a territory or possession of 
     the United States; or
       ``(3) to another rail carrier or its agent to adjust mutual 
     traffic accounts in the ordinary course of business.
       ``(d) An employee of the Board delegated to make an 
     inspection or examination under section 11144 of this title 
     who knowingly dis-


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     closes information acquired during that inspection or 
     examination, except as directed by the Board, a court, or a 
     judge of that court, shall be fined not more than $500, 
     imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both.
       ``(e) A person that knowingly discloses confidential data 
     made available to such person under section 11163 of this 
     title by a rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Board under this part shall be fined 
     not more than $50,000.

     ``Sec. 11905. Disobedience to subpoenas

       ``A person not obeying a subpoena or requirement of the 
     Board to appear and testify or produce records shall be fined 
     at least $100 but not more than $5,000, imprisoned for not 
     more than one year, or both.

     ``Sec. 11906. General criminal penalty when specific penalty 
       not provided

       ``When another criminal penalty is not provided under this 
     chapter, a rail carrier providing transportation subject to 
     the jurisdiction of the Board under this part, and when that 
     rail carrier is a corporation, a director or officer of the 
     corporation, or a receiver, trustee, lessee, or person acting 
     for or employed by the corporation that, alone or with 
     another person, willfully violates this part or an order 
     prescribed under this part, shall be fined not more than 
     $5,000. The person may be imprisoned for not more than 2 
     years in addition to being fined under this section. A 
     separate violation occurs each day a violation of this title 
     continues.

     ``Sec. 11907. Punishment of corporation for violations 
       committed by certain individuals

       ``An act or omission that would be a violation of this part 
     if committed by a director, officer, receiver, trustee, 
     lessee, agent, or employee of a rail carrier providing 
     transportation or service subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Board under this part that is a corporation is also a 
     violation of this part by that corporation. The penalties of 
     this chapter apply to that violation. When acting in the 
     scope of their employment, the actions and omissions of 
     individuals acting for or employed by that rail carrier are 
     considered to be the actions and omissions of that rail 
     carrier as well as that individual.

     ``Sec. 11908. Relation to other Federal criminal penalties

       ``Notwithstanding section 3571 of title 18, United States 
     Code, the criminal penalties provided for in this chapter are 
     the exclusive criminal penalties for violations of this 
     part.''.
       (b) Conforming Amendment.--The item relating to subtitle IV 
     in the table of subtitles of title 49, United States Code, is 
     amended by striking ``Commerce'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Transportation''.

     SEC. 103. MOTOR CARRIER, WATER CARRIER, AND FREIGHT FORWARDER 
                   PROVISIONS.

       Subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, is further 
     amended by adding at the end the following:

    ``PART B--MOTOR CARRIERS, WATER CARRIERS, BROKERS, AND FREIGHT 
                               FORWARDERS

                   ``CHAPTER 131--GENERAL PROVISIONS

``Sec.
``13101. Transportation policy.
``13102. Definitions.
``13103. Remedies as cumulative.

     ``Sec. 13101. Transportation policy

       ``(a) In General.--To ensure the development, coordination, 
     and preservation of a transportation system that meets the 
     transportation needs of the United States, including the 
     United States Postal Service and national defense, it is the 
     policy of the United States Government to oversee the modes 
     of transportation and--
       ``(1) in overseeing those modes--
       ``(A) to recognize and preserve the inherent advantage of 
     each mode of transportation;
       ``(B) to promote safe, adequate, economical, and efficient 
     transportation;
       ``(C) to encourage sound economic conditions in 
     transportation, including sound economic conditions among 
     carriers;
       ``(D) to encourage the establishment and maintenance of 
     reasonable rates for transportation, without unreasonable 
     discrimination or unfair or destructive competitive 
     practices;
       ``(E) to cooperate with each State and the officials of 
     each State on transportation matters; and
       ``(F) to encourage fair wages and working conditions in the 
     transportation industry;
       ``(2) in overseeing transportation by motor carrier, to 
     promote competitive and efficient transportation services in 
     order to--
       ``(A) encourage fair competition, and reasonable rates for 
     transportation by motor carriers of property;
       ``(B) promote efficiency in the motor carrier 
     transportation system and to require fair and expeditious 
     decisions when required;
       ``(C) meet the needs of shippers, receivers, passengers, 
     and consumers;
       ``(D) allow a variety of quality and price options to meet 
     changing market demands and the diverse requirements of the 
     shipping and traveling public;
       ``(E) allow the most productive use of equipment and energy 
     resources;
       ``(F) enable efficient and well-managed carriers to earn 
     adequate profits, attract capital, and maintain fair wages 
     and working conditions;
       ``(G) provide and maintain service to small communities and 
     small shippers and intrastate bus services;
       ``(H) provide and maintain commuter bus operations;
       ``(I) improve and maintain a sound, safe, and competitive 
     privately owned motor carrier system;
       ``(J) promote greater participation by minorities in the 
     motor carrier system;
       ``(K) promote intermodal transportation;
       ``(3) in overseeing transportation by motor carrier of 
     passengers--
       ``(A) to cooperate with the States on transportation 
     matters for the purpose of encouraging the States to exercise 
     intrastate regulatory jurisdiction in accordance with the 
     objectives of this part;
       ``(B) to provide Federal procedures which ensure that 
     intrastate regulation is exercised in accordance with this 
     part; and
       ``(C) to ensure that Federal reform initiatives enacted by 
     section 31138 and the Bus Regulatory Reform Act of 1982 are 
     not nullified by State regulatory actions; and
       ``(4) in overseeing transportation by water carrier, to 
     encourage and promote service and price competition in the 
     noncontiguous domestic trade.
       ``(b) Administration To Carry Out Policy.--This part shall 
     be administered and enforced to carry out the policy of this 
     section and to promote the public interest.

     ``Sec. 13102. Definitions

       ``In this part, the following definitions shall apply:
       ``(1) Board.--The term `Board' means the Surface 
     Transportation Board.
       ``(2) Broker.--The term `broker' means a person, other than 
     a motor carrier or an employee or agent of a motor carrier, 
     that as a principal or agent sells, offers for sale, 
     negotiates for, or holds itself out by solicitation, 
     advertisement, or otherwise as selling, providing, or 
     arranging for, transportation by motor carrier for 
     compensation.
       ``(3) Carrier.--The term `carrier' means a motor carrier, a 
     water carrier, and a freight forwarder.
       ``(4) Contract carriage.--The term `contract carriage' 
     means--
       ``(A) for transportation provided before the effective date 
     of this section, service provided pursuant to a permit issued 
     under section 10923, as in effect on the day before the 
     effective date of this section; and
       ``(B) for transportation provided on or after such date, 
     service provided under an agreement entered into under 
     section 14101(b).
       ``(5) Control.--The term `control', when referring to a 
     relationship between persons, includes actual control, legal 
     control, and the power to exercise control, through or by--
       ``(A) common directors, officers, stockholders, a voting 
     trust, or a holding or investment company, or
       ``(B) any other means.
       ``(6) Foreign motor carrier.--The term `foreign motor 
     carrier' means a person (including a motor carrier of 
     property but excluding a motor private carrier)--
       ``(A)(i) that is domiciled in a contiguous foreign country; 
     or
       ``(ii) that is owned or controlled by persons of a 
     contiguous foreign country; and
       ``(B) in the case of a person that is not a motor carrier 
     of property, that provides interstate transportation of 
     property by motor vehicle under an agreement or contract 
     entered into with a motor carrier of property (other than a 
     motor private carrier or a motor carrier of property 
     described in subparagraph (A)).
       ``(7) Foreign motor private carrier.--The term `foreign 
     motor private carrier' means a person (including a motor 
     private carrier but excluding a motor carrier of property)--
       ``(A)(i) that is domiciled in a contiguous foreign country; 
     or
       ``(ii) that is owned or controlled by persons of a 
     contiguous foreign country; and
       ``(B) in the case of a person that is not a motor private 
     carrier, that provides interstate transportation of property 
     by motor vehicle under an agreement or contract entered into 
     with a person (other than a motor carrier of property or a 
     motor private carrier described in subparagraph (A)).
       ``(8) Freight forwarder.--The term `freight forwarder' 
     means a person holding itself out to the general public 
     (other than as a pipeline, rail, motor, or water carrier) to 
     provide transportation of property for compensation and in 
     the ordinary course of its business--
       ``(A) assembles and consolidates, or provides for 
     assembling and consolidating, shipments and performs or 
     provides for break-bulk and distribution operations of the 
     shipments;
       ``(B) assumes responsibility for the transportation from 
     the place of receipt to the place of destination; and
       ``(C) uses for any part of the transportation a carrier 
     subject to jurisdiction under this subtitle.

     The term does not include a person using transportation of an 
     air carrier subject to part A of subtitle VII.
       ``(9) Highway.--The term `highway' means a road, highway, 
     street, and way in a State.
       ``(10) Household goods.--The term `household goods', as 
     used in connection with transportation, means personal 
     effects and property used or to be used in a dwelling, when a 
     part of the equipment or supply of such dwelling, and similar 
     property if the transportation of such effects or property 
     is--
       ``(A) arranged and paid for by the householder, including 
     transportation of property from a factory or store when the 
     property is purchased by the householder with intent to use 
     in his or her dwelling, or

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       ``(B) arranged and paid for by another party.
       ``(11) Household goods freight forwarder.--The term 
     `household goods freight forwarder' means a freight forwarder 
     of one or more of the following items: household goods, 
     unaccompanied baggage, or used automobiles.
       ``(12) Motor carrier.--The term `motor carrier' means a 
     person providing motor vehicle transportation for 
     compensation.
       ``(13) Motor private carrier.--The term `motor private 
     carrier' means a person, other than a motor carrier, 
     transporting property by motor vehicle when--
       ``(A) the transportation is as provided in section 13501 of 
     this title;
       ``(B) the person is the owner, lessee, or bailee of the 
     property being transported; and
       ``(C) the property is being transported for sale, lease, 
     rent, or bailment or to further a commercial enterprise.
       ``(14) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' means a 
     vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer propelled 
     or drawn by mechanical power and used on a highway in 
     transportation, or a combination determined by the Secretary, 
     but does not include a vehicle, locomotive, or car operated 
     only on a rail, or a trolley bus operated by electric power 
     from a fixed overhead wire, and providing local passenger 
     transportation similar to street-railway service.
       ``(15) Noncontiguous domestic trade.--The term 
     `noncontiguous domestic trade' means transportation subject 
     to jurisdiction under chapter 135 involving traffic 
     originating in or destined to Alaska, Hawaii, or a territory 
     or possession of the United States.
       ``(16) Person.--The term `person', in addition to its 
     meaning under section 1 of title 1, includes a trustee, 
     receiver, assignee, or personal representative of a person.
       ``(17) Secretary.--The term `Secretary' means the Secretary 
     of Transportation.
       ``(18) State.--The term `State' means the 50 States of the 
     United States and the District of Columbia.
       ``(19) Transportation.--The term `transportation' 
     includes--
       ``(A) a motor vehicle, vessel, warehouse, wharf, pier, 
     dock, yard, property, facility, instrumentality, or equipment 
     of any kind related to the movement of passengers or 
     property, or both, regardless of ownership or an agreement 
     concerning use; and
       ``(B) services related to that movement, including 
     arranging for, receipt, delivery, elevation, transfer in 
     transit, refrigeration, icing, ventilation, storage, 
     handling, packing, unpacking, and interchange of passengers 
     and property.
       ``(20) United states.--The term `United States' means the 
     States of the United States and the District of Columbia.
       ``(21) Vessel.--The term `vessel' means a watercraft or 
     other artificial contrivance that is used, is capable of 
     being used, or is intended to be used, as a means of 
     transportation by water.
       ``(22) Water carrier.--The term `water carrier' means a 
     person providing water transportation for compensation.

     ``Sec. 13103. Remedies as cumulative

       ``Except as otherwise provided in this part, the remedies 
     provided under this part are in addition to remedies existing 
     under another law or common law.

                ``CHAPTER 133--ADMINISTRATIVE PROVISIONS

``Sec.
``13301. Powers.
``13302. Intervention.
``13303. Service of notice in proceedings.
``13304. Service of process in court proceedings.

     ``Sec. 13301. Powers

       ``(a) General Powers of Secretary.--Except as otherwise 
     specified, the Secretary shall carry out this part. 
     Enumeration of a power of the Secretary in this part does not 
     exclude another power the Secretary may have in carrying out 
     this part. The Secretary may prescribe regulations in 
     carrying out this part.
       ``(b) Obtaining Information.--The Secretary may obtain from 
     carriers providing, and brokers for, transportation and 
     service subject to this part, and from persons controlling, 
     controlled by, or under common control with those carriers or 
     brokers to the extent that the business of that person is 
     related to the management of the business of that carrier or 
     broker, information the Secretary decides is necessary to 
     carry out this part.
       ``(c) Subpoena Power.--
       ``(1) By secretary.--The Secretary may subpoena witnesses 
     and records related to a proceeding under this part from any 
     place in the United States, to the designated place of the 
     proceeding. If a witness disobeys a subpoena, the Secretary, 
     or a party to a proceeding under this part, may petition a 
     court of the United States to enforce that subpoena.
       ``(2) Enforcement.--The district courts of the United 
     States have jurisdiction to enforce a subpoena issued under 
     this section. Trial is in the district in which the 
     proceeding is conducted. The court may punish a refusal to 
     obey a subpoena as a contempt of court.
       ``(d) Testimony of Witnesses.--
       ``(1) Procedure for taking testimony.--In a proceeding 
     under this part, the Secretary may take the testimony of a 
     witness by deposition and may order the witness to produce 
     records. A party to a proceeding pending under this part may 
     take the testimony of a witness by deposition and may require 
     the witness to produce records at any time after a proceeding 
     is at issue on petition and answer.
       ``(2) Subpoena.--If a witness fails to be deposed or to 
     produce records under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the 
     Secretary may subpoena the witness to take a deposition, 
     produce the records, or both.
       ``(3) Depositions.--A deposition may be taken before a 
     judge of a court of the United States, a United States 
     magistrate judge, a clerk of a district court, or a 
     chancellor, justice, or judge of a supreme or superior court, 
     mayor or chief magistrate of a city, judge of a county court, 
     or court of common pleas of any State, or a notary public who 
     is not counsel or attorney of a party or interested in the 
     proceeding.
       ``(4) Notice of deposition.--Before taking a deposition, 
     reasonable notice must be given in writing by the party or 
     the attorney of that party proposing to take a deposition to 
     the opposing party or the attorney of record of that party, 
     whoever is nearest. The notice shall state the name of the 
     witness and the time and place of taking the deposition.
       ``(5) Transcript.--The testimony of a person deposed under 
     this subsection shall be taken under oath. The person taking 
     the deposition shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, a 
     transcript of the testimony taken. The transcript shall be 
     subscribed by the deponent.
       ``(6) Foreign country.--The testimony of a witness who is 
     in a foreign country may be taken by deposition before an 
     officer or person designated by the Secretary or agreed on by 
     the parties by written stipulation filed with the Secretary. 
     A deposition shall be filed with the Secretary promptly.
       ``(e) Witness Fees.--Each witness summoned before the 
     Secretary or whose deposition is taken under this section and 
     the individual taking the deposition are entitled to the same 
     fees and mileage paid for those services in the courts of the 
     United States.
       ``(f) Powers of Board.--For those provisions of this part 
     that are specified to be carried out by the Board, the Board 
     shall have the same powers as the Secretary has under this 
     section.

     ``Sec. 13302. Intervention

       ``Under regulations of the Secretary, reasonable notice of, 
     and an opportunity to intervene and participate in, a 
     proceeding under this part related to transportation subject 
     to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 shall be 
     given to interested persons.

     ``Sec. 13303. Service of notice in proceedings

       ``(a) Agents for Service of Process.--A carrier, a broker, 
     or a freight forwarder providing transportation or service 
     subject to jurisdiction under chapter 135 shall designate, in 
     writing, an agent by name and post office address on whom 
     service of notices in a proceeding before, and of actions of, 
     the Secretary may be made.
       ``(b) Filing With State.--A motor carrier providing 
     transportation under this part shall also file the 
     designation with the appropriate authority of each State in 
     which it operates. The designation may be changed at any time 
     in the same manner as originally made.
       ``(c) Notice.--A notice to a motor carrier, freight 
     forwarder, or broker shall be served personally or by mail on 
     the motor carrier, freight forwarder, or broker or on its 
     designated agent. Service by mail on the designated agent 
     shall be made at the address filed for the agent. When notice 
     is given by mail, the date of mailing is considered to be the 
     time when the notice is served. If a motor carrier, freight 
     forwarder, or broker does not have a designated agent, 
     service may be made by posting a copy of the notice at the 
     headquarters of the Department of Transportation.

     ``Sec. 13304. Service of process in court proceedings

       ``(a) Designation of Agent.--A motor carrier or broker 
     providing transportation subject to jurisdiction under 
     chapter 135, including a motor carrier or broker operating 
     within the United States while providing transportation 
     between places in a foreign country or between a place in one 
     foreign country and a place in another foreign country, shall 
     designate an agent in each State in which it operates by name 
     and post office address on whom process issued by a court 
     with subject matter jurisdiction may be served in an action 
     brought against that carrier or broker. The designation shall 
     be in writing and filed with the Department of Transportation 
     and each State in which the carrier operates may require that 
     an additional designation be filed with it. If a designation 
     under this subsection is not made, service may be made on any 
     agent of the carrier or broker within that State.
       ``(b) Change.--A designation under this section may be 
     changed at any time in the same manner as originally made.

                      ``CHAPTER 135--JURISDICTION

              ``SUBCHAPTER I--MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION

``Sec.
``13501. General jurisdiction.
``13502. Exempt transportation between Alaska and other States.
``13503. Exempt motor vehicle transportation in terminal areas.
``13504. Exempt motor carrier transportation entirely in one State.
``13505. Transportation furthering a primary business.

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``13506. Miscellaneous motor carrier transportation exemptions.
``13507. Mixed loads of regulated and unregulated property.
``13508. Limited authority over cooperative associations.

             ``SUBCHAPTER II--WATER CARRIER TRANSPORTATION

``13521. General jurisdiction.

              ``SUBCHAPTER III--FREIGHT FORWARDER SERVICE

``13531. General jurisdiction.

                  ``SUBCHAPTER IV--AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT

``13541. Authority to exempt transportation or services.

              ``SUBCHAPTER I--MOTOR CARRIER TRANSPORTATION

     ``Sec. 13501. General jurisdiction

       ``The Secretary and the Board have jurisdiction, as 
     specified in this part, over transportation by motor carrier 
     and the procurement of that transportation, to the extent 
     that passengers, property, or both, are transported by motor 
     carrier--
       ``(1) between a place in--
       ``(A) a State and a place in another State;
       ``(B) a State and another place in the same State through 
     another State;
       ``(C) the United States and a place in a territory or 
     possession of the United States to the extent the 
     transportation is in the United States;
       ``(D) the United States and another place in the United 
     States through a foreign country to the extent the 
     transportation is in the United States; or
       ``(E) the United States and a place in a foreign country to 
     the extent the transportation is in the United States; and
       ``(2) in a reservation under the exclusive jurisdiction of 
     the United States or on a public highway.

     ``Sec. 13502. Exempt transportation between Alaska and other 
       States

       ``To the extent that transportation by a motor carrier 
     between a place in Alaska and a place in another State under 
     section 13501 is provided in a foreign country--
       ``(1) neither the Secretary nor the Board has jurisdiction 
     to impose a requirement over conduct of the motor carrier in 
     the foreign country conflicting with a requirement of that 
     country; but
       ``(2) the motor carrier, as a condition of providing 
     transportation in the United States, shall comply, with 
     respect to all transportation provided between Alaska and the 
     other State, with the requirements of this part related to 
     rates and practices applicable to the transportation.

     ``Sec. 13503. Exempt motor vehicle transportation in terminal 
       areas

       ``(a) Transportation by Carriers.--
       ``(1) In general.--Neither the Secretary nor the Board has 
     jurisdiction under this subchapter over transportation by 
     motor vehicle provided in a terminal area when the 
     transportation--
       ``(A) is a transfer, collection, or delivery;
       ``(B) is provided by--
       ``(i) a rail carrier subject to jurisdiction under chapter 
     105;
       ``(ii) a water carrier subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter II of this chapter; or
       ``(iii) a freight forwarder subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter III of this chapter; and
       ``(C) is incidental to transportation or service provided 
     by the carrier or freight forwarder that is subject to 
     jurisdiction under chapter 105 of this title or under 
     subchapter II or III of this chapter.
       ``(2) Applicability of other provisions.--Transportation 
     exempt from jurisdiction under paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection is subject to jurisdiction under chapter 105 when 
     provided by such a rail carrier, under subchapter II of this 
     chapter when provided by such a water carrier, and under 
     subchapter III of this chapter when provided by such a 
     freight forwarder.
       ``(b) Transportation by Agent.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except to the extent provided by 
     paragraph (2) of this subsection, neither the Secretary nor 
     the Board has jurisdiction under this subchapter over 
     transportation by motor vehicle provided in a terminal area 
     when the transportation--
       ``(A) is a transfer, collection, or delivery; and
       ``(B) is provided by a person as an agent or under other 
     arrangement for--
       ``(i) a rail carrier subject to jurisdiction under chapter 
     105 of this title;
       ``(ii) a motor carrier subject to jurisdiction under this 
     subchapter;
       ``(iii) a water carrier subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter II of this chapter; or
       ``(iv) a freight forwarder subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter III of this chapter.
       ``(2) Treatment of transportation by principal.--
     Transportation exempt from jurisdiction under paragraph (1) 
     of this subsection is considered transportation provided by 
     the carrier or service provided by the freight forwarder for 
     whom the transportation was provided and is subject to 
     jurisdiction under chapter 105 of this title when provided 
     for such a rail carrier, under this subchapter when provided 
     for such a motor carrier, under subchapter II of this chapter 
     when provided for such a water carrier, and under subchapter 
     III of this chapter when provided for such a freight 
     forwarder.

     ``Sec. 13504. Exempt motor carrier transportation entirely in 
       one State

       ``Neither the Secretary nor the Board has jurisdiction 
     under this subchapter over transportation, except 
     transportation of household goods, by a motor carrier 
     operating solely within the State of Hawaii. The State of 
     Hawaii may regulate transportation exempt from jurisdiction 
     under this section and, to the extent provided by a motor 
     carrier operating solely within the State of Hawaii, 
     transportation exempt under section 13503 of this title.

     ``Sec. 13505. Transportation furthering a primary business

       ``(a) In General.--Neither the Secretary nor the Board has 
     jurisdiction under this part over the transportation of 
     property by motor vehicle when--
       ``(1) the property is transported by a person engaged in a 
     business other than transportation; and
       ``(2) the transportation is within the scope of, and 
     furthers a primary business (other than transportation) of 
     the person.
       ``(b) Corporate Families.--
       ``(1) In general.--Neither the Secretary nor the Board has 
     jurisdiction under this part over transportation of property 
     by motor vehicle for compensation provided by a person who is 
     a member of a corporate family for other members of such 
     corporate family.
       ``(2) Definition.--In this section, `corporate family' 
     means a group of corporations consisting of a parent 
     corporation and all subsidiaries in which the parent 
     corporation owns directly or indirectly a 100 percent 
     interest.

     ``Sec. 13506. Miscellaneous motor carrier transportation 
       exemptions

       ``(a) In General.--Neither the Secretary nor the Board has 
     jurisdiction under this part over--
       ``(1) a motor vehicle transporting only school children and 
     teachers to or from school;
       ``(2) a motor vehicle providing taxicab service and having 
     a capacity of not more than 6 passengers and not operated on 
     a regular route or between specified places;
       ``(3) a motor vehicle owned or operated by or for a hotel 
     and only transporting hotel patrons between the hotel and the 
     local station of a carrier;
       ``(4) a motor vehicle controlled and operated by a farmer 
     and transporting--
       ``(A) the farmer's agricultural or horticultural 
     commodities and products; or
       ``(B) supplies to the farm of the farmer;
       ``(5) a motor vehicle controlled and operated by a 
     cooperative association (as defined by section 15(a) of the 
     Agricultural Marketing Act (12 U.S.C. 1141j(a)) or by a 
     federation of cooperative associations if the federation has 
     no greater power or purposes than a cooperative association, 
     except that if the cooperative association or federation 
     provides transportation for compensation between a place in a 
     State and a place in another State, or between a place in a 
     State and another place in the same State through another 
     State--
       ``(A) for a nonmember that is not a farmer, cooperative 
     association, federation, or the United States Government, the 
     transportation (except for transportation otherwise exempt 
     under this subchapter)--
       ``(i) shall be limited to transportation incidental to the 
     primary transportation operation of the cooperative 
     association or federation and necessary for its effective 
     performance; and
       ``(ii) may not exceed in each fiscal year 25 percent of the 
     total transportation of the cooperative association or 
     federation between those places, measured by tonnage; and
       ``(B) the transportation for all nonmembers may not exceed 
     in each fiscal year, measured by tonnage, the total 
     transportation between those places for the cooperative 
     association or federation and its members during that fiscal 
     year;
       ``(6) transportation by motor vehicle of--
       ``(A) ordinary livestock;
       ``(B) agricultural or horticultural commodities (other than 
     manufactured products thereof);
       ``(C) commodities listed as exempt in the Commodity List 
     incorporated in ruling numbered 107, March 19, 1958, Bureau 
     of Motor Carriers, Interstate Commerce Commission, other than 
     frozen fruits, frozen berries, frozen vegetables, cocoa 
     beans, coffee beans, tea, bananas, or hemp, or wool imported 
     from a foreign country, wool tops and noils, or wool waste 
     (carded, spun, woven, or knitted);
       ``(D) cooked or uncooked fish, whether breaded or not, or 
     frozen or fresh shellfish, or byproducts thereof not intended 
     for human consumption, other than fish or shellfish that have 
     been treated for preserving, such as canned, smoked, pickled, 
     spiced, corned, or kippered products; and
       ``(E) livestock and poultry feed and agricultural seeds and 
     plants, if such products (excluding products otherwise exempt 
     under this paragraph) are transported to a site of 
     agricultural production or to a business enterprise engaged 
     in the sale to agricultural producers of goods used in 
     agricultural production;
       ``(7) a motor vehicle used only to distribute newspapers;
       ``(8)(A) transportation of passengers by motor vehicle 
     incidental to transportation by aircraft;
       ``(B) transportation of property (including baggage) by 
     motor vehicle as part of a continuous movement which, prior 
     or subsequent to such part of the continuous movement, has 
     been or will be transported by an air carrier or (to the 
     extent so agreed by the United States and approved by the 
     Secretary) by a foreign air carrier; or

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       ``(C) transportation of property by motor vehicle in lieu 
     of transportation by aircraft because of adverse weather 
     conditions or mechanical failure of the aircraft or other 
     causes due to circumstances beyond the control of the carrier 
     or shipper;
       ``(9) the operation of a motor vehicle in a national park 
     or national monument;
       ``(10) a motor vehicle carrying not more than 15 
     individuals in a single, daily roundtrip to commute to and 
     from work;
       ``(11) transportation of used pallets and used empty 
     shipping containers (including intermodal cargo containers), 
     and other used shipping devices (other than containers or 
     devices used in the transportation of motor vehicles or parts 
     of motor vehicles);
       ``(12) transportation of natural, crushed, vesicular rock 
     to be used for decorative purposes;
       ``(13) transportation of wood chips;
       ``(14) brokers for motor carriers of passengers, except as 
     provided in section 13904(d)); or
       ``(15) transportation of broken, crushed, or powdered 
     glass.
       ``(b) Exempt Unless Otherwise Necessary.--Except to the 
     extent the Secretary or Board, as applicable, finds it 
     necessary to exercise jurisdiction to carry out the 
     transportation policy of section 13101, neither the Secretary 
     nor the Board has jurisdiction under this part over--
       ``(1) transportation provided entirely in a municipality, 
     in contiguous municipalities, or in a zone that is adjacent 
     to, and commercially a part of, the municipality or 
     municipalities, except--
       ``(A) when the transportation is under common control, 
     management, or arrangement for a continuous carriage or 
     shipment to or from a place outside the municipality, 
     municipalities, or zone; or
       ``(B) that in transporting passengers over a route between 
     a place in a State and a place in another State, or between a 
     place in a State and another place in the same State through 
     another State, the transportation is exempt from jurisdiction 
     under this part only if the motor carrier operating the motor 
     vehicle also is lawfully providing intrastate transportation 
     of passengers over the entire route under the laws of each 
     State through which the route runs;
       ``(2) transportation by motor vehicle provided casually, 
     occasionally, or reciprocally but not as a regular occupation 
     or business, except when a broker or other person sells or 
     offers for sale passenger transportation provided by a person 
     authorized to transport passengers by motor vehicle under an 
     application pending, or registration issued, under this part; 
     or
       ``(3) the emergency towing of an accidentally wrecked or 
     disabled motor vehicle.

     ``Sec. 13507. Mixed loads of regulated and unregulated 
       property

       ``A motor carrier of property providing transportation 
     exempt from jurisdiction under paragraph (6), (8), (11), 
     (12), or (13) of section 13506(a) may transport property 
     under such paragraph in the same vehicle and at the same time 
     as property which the carrier is authorized to transport 
     under a registration issued under section 13902(a). Such 
     transportation shall not affect the unregulated status of 
     such exempt property or the regulated status of the property 
     which the carrier is authorized to transport under such 
     registration.

     ``Sec. 13508. Limited authority over cooperative associations

       ``(a) In General.--Notwithstanding section 13506(a)(5), any 
     cooperative association (as defined by section 15(a) of the 
     Agricultural Marketing Act (12 U.S.C. 1141j(a))) or a 
     federation of cooperative associations shall prepare and 
     maintain such records relating to transportation provided by 
     such association or federation, in such form as the Secretary 
     or the Board may require by regulation to carry out the 
     provisions of such section 13506(a)(5). The Secretary or the 
     Board, or an employee designated by the Secretary or the 
     Board, may on demand and display of proper credentials--
       ``(1) inspect and examine the lands, buildings, and 
     equipment of such association or federation; and
       ``(2) inspect and copy any record of such association or 
     federation.
       ``(b) Reports.--Notwithstanding section 13506(a)(5), the 
     Secretary or the Board may require a cooperative association 
     or federation of cooperative associations described in 
     subsection (a) of this section to file reports with the 
     Secretary or the Board containing answers to questions about 
     transportation provided by such association or federation.
       ``(c) Enforcement.--The Secretary or the Board may bring a 
     civil action to enforce subsections (a) and (b) of this 
     section or a regulation or order of the Secretary or the 
     Board issued under this section, when violated by a 
     cooperative association or federation of cooperative 
     associations described in subsection (a).
       ``(d) Reporting Penalties.--
       ``(1) In general.--A person required to make a report to 
     the Secretary or the Board, answer a question, or maintain a 
     record under this section, or an officer, agent, or employee 
     of that person, that--
       ``(A) does not make the report;
       ``(B) does not specifically, completely, and truthfully 
     answer the question; or
       ``(C) does not maintain the record in the form and manner 
     prescribed under this section;

     is liable to the United States for a civil penalty of not 
     more than $500 for each violation and for not more than $250 
     for each additional day the violation continues.
       ``(2) Venue.--Trial in a civil action under paragraph (1) 
     shall be in the judicial district in which--
       ``(A) the cooperative association or federation of 
     cooperative associations has its principal office;
       ``(B) the violation occurred; or
       ``(C) the offender is found.

     Process in the action may be served in the judicial district 
     of which the offender is an inhabitant or in which the 
     offender may be found.
       ``(e) Evasion Penalties.--A person, or an officer, 
     employee, or agent of that person, that by any means 
     knowingly and willfully tries to evade compliance with the 
     provisions of this section shall be fined at least $200 but 
     not more than $500 for the first violation and at least $250 
     but not more than $2,000 for a subsequent violation.
       ``(f) Recordkeeping Penalties.--A person required to make a 
     report, answer a question, or maintain a record under this 
     section, or an officer, agent, or employee of that person, 
     that--
       ``(1) willfully does not make that report;
       ``(2) willfully does not specifically, completely, and 
     truthfully answer that question in 30 days from the date that 
     the question is required to be answered;
       ``(3) willfully does not maintain that record in the form 
     and manner prescribed;
       ``(4) knowingly and willfully falsifies, destroys, 
     mutilates, or changes that report or record;
       ``(5) knowingly and willfully files a false report or 
     record under this section;
       ``(6) knowingly and willfully makes a false or incomplete 
     entry in that record about a business-related fact or 
     transaction; or
       ``(7) knowingly and willfully maintains a record in 
     violation of a regulation or order issued under this section;

     shall be fined not more than $5,000.

             ``SUBCHAPTER II--WATER CARRIER TRANSPORTATION

     ``Sec. 13521. General jurisdiction

       ``(a) General Rules.--The Secretary and the Board have 
     jurisdiction over transportation insofar as water carriers 
     are concerned--
       ``(1) by water carrier between a place in a State and a 
     place in another State, even if part of the transportation is 
     outside the United States;
       ``(2) by water carrier and motor carrier from a place in a 
     State to a place in another State; except that if part of the 
     transportation is outside the United States, the Secretary 
     only has jurisdiction over that part of the transportation 
     provided--
       ``(A) by motor carrier that is in the United States; and
       ``(B) by water carrier that is from a place in the United 
     States to another place in the United States; and
       ``(3) by water carrier or by water carrier and motor 
     carrier between a place in the United States and a place 
     outside the United States, to the extent that--
       ``(A) when the transportation is by motor carrier, the 
     transportation is provided in the United States;
       ``(B) when the transportation is by water carrier to a 
     place outside the United States, the transportation is 
     provided by water carrier from a place in the United States 
     to another place in the United States before transshipment 
     from a place in the United States to a place outside the 
     United States; and
       ``(C) when the transportation is by water carrier from a 
     place outside the United States, the transportation is 
     provided by water carrier from a place in the United States 
     to another place in the United States after transshipment to 
     a place in the United States from a place outside the United 
     States.
       ``(b) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `State' and 
     `United States' include the territories and possessions of 
     the United States.

              ``SUBCHAPTER III--FREIGHT FORWARDER SERVICE

     ``Sec. 13531. General jurisdiction

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary and the Board have 
     jurisdiction, as specified in this part, over service that a 
     freight forwarder undertakes to provide, or is authorized or 
     required under this part to provide, to the extent 
     transportation is provided in the United States and is 
     between--
       ``(1) a place in a State and a place in another State, even 
     if part of the transportation is outside the United States;
       ``(2) a place in a State and another place in the same 
     State through a place outside the State; or
       ``(3) a place in the United States and a place outside the 
     United States.
       ``(b) Exemption of Certain Air Carrier Service.--Neither 
     the Secretary nor the Board has jurisdiction under subsection 
     (a) of this section over service undertaken by a freight 
     forwarder using transportation of an air carrier subject to 
     part A of subtitle VII of this title.

                  ``SUBCHAPTER IV--AUTHORITY TO EXEMPT

     ``Sec. 13541. Authority to exempt transportation or services

       ``(a) In General.--In any matter subject to jurisdiction 
     under this part, the Secretary or the Board, as applicable, 
     shall exempt a person, class of persons, or a transaction or 
     service from the application, in whole or in part, of a 
     provision of this part, or use this exemption authority to 
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     tion of a provision of this part as it applies to such 
     person, class, transaction, or service, when the Secretary or 
     Board finds that the application of that provision--
       ``(1) is not necessary to carry out the transportation 
     policy of section 13101;
       ``(2) is not needed to protect shippers from the abuse of 
     market power or that the transaction or service is of limited 
     scope; and
       ``(3) is in the public interest.
       ``(b) Initiation of Proceeding.--The Secretary or Board, as 
     applicable, may, where appropriate, begin a proceeding under 
     this section on the Secretary's or Board's own initiative or 
     on application by an interested party.
       ``(c) Period of Exemption.--The Secretary or Board, as 
     applicable, may specify the period of time during which an 
     exemption granted under this section is effective.
       ``(d) Revocation.--The Secretary or Board, as applicable, 
     may revoke an exemption, to the extent specified, on finding 
     that application of a provision of this part to the person, 
     class, or transportation is necessary to carry out the 
     transportation policy of section 13101.
       ``(e) Limitations.--
       ``(1) In general.--The exemption authority under this 
     section may not be used to relieve a person from the 
     application of, and compliance with, any law, rule, 
     regulation, standard, or order pertaining to cargo loss and 
     damage, insurance, safety fitness, or activities approved 
     under section 13703 or 14302 or not terminated under section 
     13907(d)(2).
       ``(2) Water carriers.--The Secretary or Board, as 
     applicable, may not exempt a water carrier from the 
     application of, or compliance with, section 13701 or 13702 
     for transportation in the non-contiguous domestic trade.
       ``(f) Continuation of Certain Existing Exemptions for Water 
     Carriers.--The Secretary or Board, as applicable, shall not 
     regulate or exercise jurisdiction under this part over the 
     transportation by water carrier in the non-contiguous 
     domestic trade of any cargo or type of cargo or service which 
     was not subject to regulation by, or under the jurisdiction 
     of, either the Federal Maritime Commission or Interstate 
     Commerce Commission under Federal law in effect on November 
     1, 1995.

                ``CHAPTER 137--RATES AND THROUGH ROUTES

``Sec.
``13701. Requirements for reasonable rates, classifications, through 
              routes, rules, and practices for certain transportation.
``13702. Tariff requirement for certain transportation.
``13703. Certain collective activities; exemption from antitrust laws.
``13704. Household goods rates--estimates; guarantees of service.
``13705. Requirements for through routes among motor carriers of 
              passengers.
``13706. Liability for payment of rates.
``13707. Payment of rates.
``13708. Billing and collecting practices.
``13709. Procedures for resolving claims involving unfiled, negotiated 
              transportation rates.
``13710. Additional billing and collecting practices.
``13711. Alternative procedure for resolving undercharge disputes.
``13712. Government traffic.
``13713. Food and grocery transportation.

     ``Sec. 13701. Requirements for reasonable rates, 
       classifications, through routes, rules, and practices for 
       certain transportation

       ``(a) Reasonableness.--
       ``(1) Certain household goods transportation; joint rates 
     involving water transportation.--A rate, classification, 
     rule, or practice related to transportation or service 
     provided by a carrier subject to jurisdiction under chapter 
     135 for transportation or service involving--
       ``(A) a movement of household goods,
       ``(B) a rate for a movement by or with a water carrier in 
     noncontiguous domestic trade, or
       ``(C) rates, rules, and classifications made collectively 
     by motor carriers under agreements approved pursuant to 
     section 13703,

     must be reasonable.
       ``(2) Through routes and divisions of joint rates.--Through 
     routes and divisions of joint rates for such transportation 
     or service must be reasonable.
       ``(b) Prescription by Board for Violations.--When the Board 
     finds it necessary to stop or prevent a violation of 
     subsection (a), the Board shall prescribe the rate, 
     classification, rule, practice, through route, or division of 
     joint rates to be applied for such transportation or service.
       ``(c) Filing of Complaint.--A complaint that a rate, 
     classification, rule, or practice in noncontiguous domestic 
     trade violates subsection (a) may be filed with the Board.
       ``(d) Zone of Reasonableness.--
       ``(1) In general.--For purposes of this section, a rate or 
     division of a motor carrier for service in noncontiguous 
     domestic trade or water carrier for port-to-port service in 
     that trade is reasonable if the aggregate of increases and 
     decreases in any such rate or division is not more than 7.5 
     percent above, or more than 10 percent below, the rate or 
     division in effect 1 year before the effective date of the 
     proposed rate or division.
       ``(2) Adjustments to the zone.--The percentage specified in 
     paragraph (1) shall be increased or decreased, as the case 
     may be, by the percentage change in the Producers Price 
     Index, as published by the Department of Labor, that has 
     occurred during the most recent 1-year period before the date 
     the rate or division in question first took effect.
       ``(3) Determinations after complaint.--The Board shall 
     determine whether any rate or division of a carrier or 
     service in noncontiguous domestic trade which is not within 
     the range described in paragraph (1) is reasonable if a 
     complaint is filed under subsection (c) or section 
     13702(b)(6).
       ``(4) Reparations.--Upon a finding of violation of 
     subsection (a), the Board shall award reparations to the 
     complaining shipper or shippers in an amount equal to all 
     sums assessed and collected that exceed the determined 
     reasonable rate, division, rate structure, or tariff. Upon 
     complaint from any governmental agency or authority and upon 
     a finding or violation of subsection (a), the Board shall 
     make such orders as are just and shall require the carrier to 
     return, to the extent practicable, to shippers all amounts 
     plus interest, which the Board finds to have been assessed 
     and collected in violation of subsection (a).

     ``Sec. 13702. Tariff requirement for certain transportation

       ``(a) In General.--Except when providing transportation for 
     charitable purposes without charge, a carrier subject to 
     jurisdiction under chapter 135 may provide transportation or 
     service that is--
       ``(1) in noncontiguous domestic trade, except with regard 
     to bulk cargo, forest products, recycled metal scrap, waste 
     paper, and paper waste; or
       ``(2) for movement of household goods;

     only if the rate for such transportation or service is 
     contained in a tariff that is in effect under this section. 
     The carrier may not charge or receive a different 
     compensation for the transportation or service than the rate 
     specified in the tariff, whether by returning a part of that 
     rate to a person, giving a person a privilege, allowing the 
     use of a facility that affects the value of that 
     transportation or service, or another device. A rate 
     contained in a tariff shall be stated in money of the United 
     States.
       ``(b) Tariff Requirements for Noncontiguous Domestic 
     Trade.--
       ``(1) Filing.--A carrier providing transportation or 
     service described in subsection (a)(1) shall publish and file 
     with the Board tariffs containing the rates established for 
     such transportation or service. The carriers shall keep such 
     tariffs available for public inspection. The Board shall 
     prescribe the form and manner of publishing, filing, and 
     keeping tariffs available for public inspection under this 
     subsection.
       ``(2) Contents.--The Board may prescribe any specific 
     information and charges to be identified in a tariff, but at 
     a minimum tariffs must identify plainly--
       ``(A) the carriers that are parties to it;
       ``(B) the places between which property will be 
     transported;
       ``(C) terminal charges if a carrier provides transportation 
     or service subject to jurisdiction under subchapter III of 
     chapter 135;
       ``(D) privileges given and facilities allowed; and
       ``(E) any rules that change, affect, or determine any part 
     of the published rate.
       ``(3) Inland divisions.--A carrier providing transportation 
     or service described in subsection (a)(1) under a joint rate 
     for a through movement shall not be required to state 
     separately or otherwise reveal in tariff filings the inland 
     divisions of that through rate.
       ``(4) Time-volume rates.--Rates in tariffs filed under this 
     subsection may vary with the volume of cargo offered over a 
     specified period of time.
       ``(5) Changes.--The Board may permit carriers to change 
     rates, classifications, rules, and practices without filing 
     complete tariffs under this subsection that cover matter that 
     is not being changed when the Board finds that action to be 
     consistent with the public interest. Those carriers may 
     either--
       ``(A) publish new tariffs that incorporate changes, or
       ``(B) plainly indicate the proposed changes in the tariffs 
     then in effect and make the tariffs as changed available for 
     public inspection.
       ``(6) Complaints.--A complaint that a rate or related rule 
     or practice maintained in a tariff under this subsection 
     violates section 13701(a) may be submitted to the Board for 
     resolution.
       ``(c) Tariff Requirements for Household Goods Carriers.--
       ``(1) In general.--A carrier providing transportation 
     described in subsection (a)(2) shall maintain rates and 
     related rules and practices in a published tariff. The tariff 
     must be available for inspection by the Board and be made 
     available for inspection by shippers upon reasonable request.
       ``(2) Notice of availability.--A carrier that maintains a 
     tariff under this subsection may not enforce the provisions 
     of the tariff unless the carrier has given notice that the 
     tariff is available for inspection in its bill of lading or 
     by other actual notice to individuals whose shipments are 
     subject to the tariff.
       ``(3) Requirements.--A carrier that maintains a tariff 
     under this subsection is bound by the tariff except as 
     otherwise provided in this part. A tariff that does not 
     comply with this subsection may not be enforced against any 
     individual shipper.
       ``(4) Incorporation by reference.--A carrier may 
     incorporate by reference the rates, terms, and other 
     conditions of a tariff in agreements covering the 
     transportation of household goods.
       ``(5) Complaints.--A complaint that a rate or related rule 
     or practice maintained in a

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      tariff under this subsection violates section 13701(a) may 
     be submitted to the Board for resolution.
       ``(d) Invalidation.--The Board may invalidate a tariff 
     prepared by a carrier or carriers under this section if that 
     tariff violates this section or a regulation of the Board 
     carrying out this section.

     ``Sec. 13703. Certain collective activities; exemption from 
       antitrust laws

       ``(a) Agreements.--
       ``(1) Authority to enter.--A motor carrier providing 
     transportation or service subject to jurisdiction under 
     chapter 135 may enter into an agreement with one or more such 
     carriers to establish--
       ``(A) through routes and joint rates;
       ``(B) rates for the transportation of household goods;
       ``(C) classifications;
       ``(D) mileage guides;
       ``(E) rules;
       ``(F) divisions;
       ``(G) rate adjustments of general application based on 
     industry average carrier costs (so long as there is no 
     discussion of individual markets or particular single-line 
     rates); or
       ``(H) procedures for joint consideration, initiation, or 
     establishment of matters described in subparagraphs (A) 
     through (G).
       ``(2) Submission of agreement to board; approval.--An 
     agreement entered into under subsection (a) may be submitted 
     by any carrier or carriers that are parties to such agreement 
     to the Board for approval and may be approved by the Board 
     only if it finds that such agreement is in the public 
     interest.
       ``(3) Conditions.--The Board may require compliance with 
     reasonable conditions consistent with this part to assure 
     that the agreement furthers the transportation policy set 
     forth in section 13101.
       ``(4) Independently established rates.--Any carrier which 
     is a party to an agreement under paragraph (1) is not, and 
     may not be, precluded from independently establishing its own 
     rates, classification, and mileages or from adopting and 
     using a noncollectively made classification or mileage guide.
       ``(5) Investigations.--
       ``(A) Reasonableness.--The Board may suspend and 
     investigate the reasonableness of any rate, rule, 
     classification, or rate adjustment of general application 
     made pursuant to an agreement under this section.
       ``(B) Actions not in the public interest.--The Board may 
     investigate any action taken pursuant to an agreement 
     approved under this section. If the Board finds that the 
     action is not in the public interest, the Board may take such 
     measures as may be necessary to protect the public interest 
     with regard to the action, including issuing an order 
     directing the parties to cease and desist or modify the 
     action.
       ``(6) Effect of approval.--If the Board approves the 
     agreement or renews approval of the agreement, it may be made 
     and carried out under its terms and under the conditions 
     required by the Board, and the antitrust laws, as defined in 
     the first section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12), do not 
     apply to parties and other persons with respect to making or 
     carrying out the agreement.
       ``(b) Records.--The Board may require an organization 
     established or continued under an agreement approved under 
     this section to maintain records and submit reports. The 
     Board, or its delegate, may inspect a record maintained under 
     this section, or monitor any organization's compliance with 
     this section.
       ``(c) Review.--The Board may review an agreement approved 
     under this section, on its own initiative or on request, and 
     shall change the conditions of approval or terminate it when 
     necessary to protect the public interest. Action of the Board 
     under this section--
       ``(1) approving an agreement,
       ``(2) denying, ending, or changing approval,
       ``(3) prescribing the conditions on which approval is 
     granted, or
       ``(4) changing those conditions,
     has effect only as related to application of the antitrust 
     laws referred to in subsection (a).
       ``(d) Expiration of Approvals; Renewals.--Subject to 
     subsection (c), approval of an agreement under subsection (a) 
     shall expire 3 years after the date of approval unless 
     renewed under this subsection. The approval may be renewed 
     upon request of the parties to the agreement if such parties 
     resubmit the agreement to the Board, the agreement is 
     unchanged, and the Board approves such renewal. The Board 
     shall approve the renewal unless it finds that the renewal is 
     not in the public interest. Parties to the agreement may 
     continue to undertake activities pursuant to the previously 
     approved agreement while the renewal request is pending.
       ``(e) Existing Agreements.--Agreements approved under 
     former section 10706(b) and in effect on the day before the 
     effective date of this section shall be treated for purposes 
     of this section as approved by the Board under this section 
     beginning on such effective date.
       ``(f) Limitations on Statutory Construction.--
       ``(1) Undercharge claims.--Nothing in this section shall 
     serve as a basis for any undercharge claim.
       ``(2) Obligation of shipper.--Nothing in this title, the 
     ICC Termination Act of 1995, or any amendments or repeals 
     made by such Act shall be construed as creating any 
     obligation for a shipper based solely on a classification 
     that was on file with the Interstate Commerce Commission or 
     elsewhere on the day before the effective date of this 
     section.
       ``(g) Industry Standard Guides.--
       ``(1) In general.--
       ``(A) Public availability.--Routes, rates, classifications, 
     mileage guides, and rules established under agreements 
     approved under this section shall be published and made 
     available for public inspection upon request.
       ``(B) Participation of carriers.--
       ``(i) In general.--A motor carrier of property whose 
     routes, rates, classifications, mileage guides, rules, or 
     packaging are determined or governed by publications 
     established under agreements approved under this section must 
     participate in the determining or governing publication for 
     such provisions to apply.
       ``(ii) Power of attorney.--The motor carrier of property 
     shall issue a power of attorney to the publishing agent and, 
     upon its acceptance, the agent shall issue a written 
     certification to the motor carrier affirming its 
     participation in the governing publication, and the 
     certification shall be made available for public inspection.
       ``(2) Mileage limitation.--No carrier subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I or III of chapter 135 may 
     enforce collection of its mileage rates unless such carrier--
       ``(A) is a participant in a publication of mileages 
     formulated under an agreement approved under this section; or
       ``(B) uses a publication of mileage (other than a 
     publication described in subparagraph (A)) that can be 
     examined by any interested person upon reasonable request.
       ``(h) Single Line Rate Defined.--In this section, the term 
     `single line rate' means a rate, charge, or allowance 
     proposed by a single motor carrier that is applicable only 
     over its line and for which the transportation can be 
     provided by that carrier.

     ``Sec. 13704. Household goods rates--estimates; guarantees of 
       service

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Authority.--Subject to the provisions of paragraph 
     (2) of this subsection, a motor carrier providing 
     transportation of household goods subject to jurisdiction 
     under subchapter I of chapter 135 may establish a rate for 
     the transportation of household goods which is based on the 
     carrier's written, binding estimate of charges for providing 
     such transportation.
       ``(2) Nonpreferential; nonpredatory.--Any rate established 
     under this subsection must be available on a nonpreferential 
     basis to shippers and must not result in charges to shippers 
     which are predatory.
       ``(b) Rates for Guaranteed Service.--
       ``(1) Authority.--Subject to the provisions of paragraph 
     (2) of this subsection, a motor carrier providing 
     transportation of household goods subject to jurisdiction 
     under subchapter I of chapter 135 may establish rates for the 
     transportation of household goods which guarantee that the 
     carrier will pick up and deliver such household goods at the 
     times specified in the contract for such services and provide 
     a penalty or per diem payment in the event the carrier fails 
     to pick up or deliver such household goods at the specified 
     time. The charges, if any, for such guarantee and penalty 
     provision may vary to reflect one or more options available 
     to meet a particular shipper's needs.
       ``(2) Authority of secretary to require nonguaranteed 
     service rates.--Before a carrier may establish a rate for any 
     service under paragraph (1) of this subsection, the Secretary 
     may require such carrier to have in effect and keep in 
     effect, during any period such rate is in effect under 
     paragraph (1), a rate for such service which does not 
     guarantee the pick up and delivery of household goods at the 
     times specified in the contract for such services and which 
     does not provide a penalty or per diem payment in the event 
     the carrier fails to pick up or deliver household goods at 
     the specified time.

     ``Sec. 13705. Requirements for through routes among motor 
       carriers of passengers

       ``(a) Establishment; Reasonableness.--A motor carrier 
     providing transportation of passengers subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 shall 
     establish through routes with other carriers of the same type 
     and shall establish individual and joint rates applicable to 
     them. Such through route must be reasonable.
       ``(b) Prescribed by Board.--When the Board finds it 
     necessary to enforce the requirements of this section, the 
     Board may prescribe through routes and the conditions under 
     which those routes must be operated for motor carriers 
     providing transportation of passengers subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135.

     ``Sec. 13706. Liability for payment of rates

       ``(a) Liability of Consignee.--Liability for payment of 
     rates for transportation for a shipment of property by a 
     shipper or consignor to a consignee other than the shipper or 
     consignor, is determined under this section when the 
     transportation is provided by motor carrier under this part. 
     When the shipper or consignor instructs the carrier 
     transporting the property to deliver it to a consignee that 
     is an agent only, not having beneficial title to the 
     property, the consignee is liable for rates billed at the 
     time of delivery for which the consignee is otherwise liable, 
     but not for additional rates that may be found to be due 
     after delivery if the consignee gives written notice to the 
     delivering carrier before delivery of the property--
       ``(1) of the agency and absence of beneficial title; and
       ``(2) of the name and address of the beneficial owner of 
     the property if it is reconsigned or diverted to a place 
     other than the place specified in the original bill of 
     lading.

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       ``(b) Liability of Beneficial Owner.--When the consignee is 
     liable only for rates billed at the time of delivery under 
     subsection (a), the shipper or consignor, or, if the property 
     is reconsigned or diverted, the beneficial owner is liable 
     for those additional rates regardless of the bill of the 
     lading or contract under which the property was transported. 
     The beneficial owner is liable for all rates when the 
     property is reconsigned or diverted by an agent but is 
     refused or abandoned at its ultimate destination if the agent 
     gave the carrier in the reconsignment or diversion order a 
     notice of agency and the name and address of the beneficial 
     owner. A consignee giving the carrier erroneous information 
     about the identity of the beneficial owner of the property is 
     liable for the additional rates.

     ``Sec. 13707. Payment of rates

       ``(a) Transfer of Possession Upon Payment.--Except as 
     provided in subsection (b), a carrier providing 
     transportation or service subject to jurisdiction under this 
     part shall give up possession at the destination of the 
     property transported by it only when payment for the 
     transportation or service is made.
       ``(b) Exceptions.--
       ``(1) Regulations.--Under regulations of the Secretary 
     governing the payment for transportation and service and 
     preventing discrimination, those carriers may give up 
     possession at destination of property transported by them 
     before payment for the transportation or service. The 
     regulations of the Secretary may provide for weekly or 
     monthly payment for transportation provided by motor carriers 
     and for periodic payment for transportation provided by water 
     carriers.
       ``(2) Extensions of credit to governmental entities.--Such 
     a carrier (including a motor carrier being used by a 
     household goods freight forwarder) may extend credit for 
     transporting property for the United States Government, a 
     State, a territory or possession of the United States, or a 
     political subdivision of any of them.

     ``Sec. 13708. Billing and collecting practices

       ``(a) Disclosure.--A motor carrier subject to jurisdiction 
     under subchapter I of chapter 135 shall disclose, when a 
     document is presented or electronically transmitted for 
     payment to the person responsible directly to the motor 
     carrier for payment or agent of such responsible person, the 
     actual rates, charges, or allowances for any transportation 
     service and shall also disclose, at such time, whether and to 
     whom any allowance or reduction in charges is made.
       ``(b) False or Misleading Information.--No person may cause 
     a motor carrier to present false or misleading information on 
     a document about the actual rate, charge, or allowance to any 
     party to the transaction.
       ``(c) Allowances for Services.--When the actual rate, 
     charge, or allowance is dependent upon the performance of a 
     service by a party to the transportation arrangement, such as 
     tendering a volume of freight over a stated period of time, 
     the motor carrier shall indicate in any document presented 
     for payment to the person responsible directly to the motor 
     carrier that a reduction, allowance, or other adjustment may 
     apply.

     ``Sec. 13709. Procedures for resolving claims involving 
       unfiled, negotiated transportation rates

       ``(a) Transportation Provided at Rates Other Than Legal 
     Tariff Rates.--
       ``(1) In general.--When a claim is made by a motor carrier 
     of property (other than a household goods carrier) providing 
     transportation subject to jurisdiction under subchapter II of 
     chapter 105 (as in effect on the day before the effective 
     date of this section) or subchapter I of chapter 135, by a 
     freight forwarder (other than a household goods freight 
     forwarder), or by a party representing such a carrier or 
     freight forwarder regarding the collection of rates or 
     charges for such transportation in addition to those 
     originally billed and collected by the carrier or freight 
     forwarder for such transportation, the person against whom 
     the claim is made may elect to satisfy the claim under the 
     provisions of subsection (b), (c), or (d), upon showing 
     that--
       ``(A) the carrier or freight forwarder is no longer 
     transporting property or is transporting property for the 
     purpose of avoiding the application of this section; and
       ``(B) with respect to the claim--
       ``(i) the person was offered a transportation rate by the 
     carrier or freight forwarder other than that legally on file 
     at the time with the Board or with the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission, as required, for the transportation service;
       ``(ii) the person tendered freight to the carrier or 
     freight forwarder in reasonable reliance upon the offered 
     transportation rate;
       ``(iii) the carrier or freight forwarder did not properly 
     or timely file with the Board or with the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission, as required, a tariff providing for such 
     transportation rate or failed to enter into an agreement for 
     contract carriage;
       ``(iv) such transportation rate was billed and collected by 
     the carrier or freight forwarder; and
       ``(v) the carrier or freight forwarder demands additional 
     payment of a higher rate filed in a tariff.
       ``(2) Forum.--If there is a dispute as to the showing under 
     paragraph (1)(A), such dispute shall be resolved by the court 
     in which the claim is brought. If there is a dispute as to 
     the showing under paragraph (1)(B), such dispute shall be 
     resolved by the Board. Pending the resolution of any such 
     dispute, the person shall not have to pay any additional 
     compensation to the carrier or freight forwarder.
       ``(3) Effect of satisfaction of claims.--Satisfaction of 
     the claim under subsection (b), (c), or (d) shall be binding 
     on the parties, and the parties shall not be subject to 
     chapter 119 of this title, as such chapter was in effect on 
     the day before the effective date of this section, or chapter 
     149.
       ``(b) Claims Involving Shipments Weighing 10,000 Pounds or 
     Less.--A person from whom the additional legally applicable 
     and effective tariff rate or charges are sought may elect to 
     satisfy the claim if the shipments each weighed 10,000 pounds 
     or less, by payment of 20 percent of the difference between 
     the carrier's applicable and effective tariff rate and the 
     rate originally billed and paid. In the event that a dispute 
     arises as to the rate that was legally applicable to the 
     shipment, such dispute shall be resolved by the Board .
       ``(c) Claims Involving Shipments Weighing More Than 10,000 
     Pounds.--A person from whom the additional legally applicable 
     and effective tariff rate or charges are sought may elect to 
     satisfy the claim if the shipments each weighed more than 
     10,000 pounds, by payment of 15 percent of the difference 
     between the carrier's applicable and effective tariff rate 
     and the rate originally billed and paid. In the event that a 
     dispute arises as to the rate that was legally applicable to 
     the shipment, such dispute shall be resolved by the Board.
       ``(d) Claims Involving Public Warehousemen.--
     Notwithstanding subsections (b) and (c), a person from whom 
     the additional legally applicable and effective tariff rate 
     or charges are sought may elect to satisfy the claim by 
     payment of 5 percent of the difference between the carrier's 
     applicable and effective tariff rate and the rate originally 
     billed and paid if such person is a public warehouseman. In 
     the event that a dispute arises as to the rate that was 
     legally applicable to the shipment, such dispute shall be 
     resolved by the Board.
       ``(e) Effects of Election.--When a person from whom 
     additional legally applicable freight rates or charges are 
     sought does not elect to use the provisions of subsection 
     (b), (c) or (d), the person may pursue all rights and 
     remedies existing under this part or, for transportation 
     provided before the effective date of this section, all 
     rights and remedies that existed under this title on the day 
     before such effective date.
       ``(f) Stay of Additional Compensation.--When a person 
     proceeds under this section to challenge the reasonableness 
     of the legally applicable freight rate or charges being 
     claimed by a carrier or freight forwarder in addition to 
     those already billed and collected, the person shall not have 
     to pay any additional compensation to the carrier or freight 
     forwarder until the Board has made a determination as to the 
     reasonableness of the challenged rate as applied to the 
     freight of the person against whom the claim is made.
       ``(g) Notification of Election.--
       ``(1) General rule.--A person must notify the carrier or 
     freight forwarder as to its election to proceed under 
     subsection (b), (c), or (d). Except as provided in paragraphs 
     (2), (3), and (4), such election may be made at any time.
       ``(2) Demands for payment initially made after december 3, 
     1993.--If the carrier or freight forwarder or party 
     representing such carrier or freight forwarder initially 
     demands the payment of additional freight charges after 
     December 3, 1993, and notifies the person from whom 
     additional freight charges are sought of the provisions of 
     subsections (a) through (f) at the time of the making of such 
     initial demand, the election must be made not later than the 
     later of--
       ``(A) the 60th day following the filing of an answer to a 
     suit for the collection of such additional legally applicable 
     freight rate or charges, or
       ``(B) March 5, 1994.
       ``(3) Pending suits for collection made before December 4, 
     1993.--If the carrier or freight forwarder or party 
     representing such carrier or freight forwarder has filed, 
     before December 4, 1993, a suit for the collection of 
     additional freight charges and notifies the person from whom 
     additional freight charges are sought of the provisions of 
     subsections (a) through (f), the election must be made not 
     later than the 90th day following the date on which such 
     notification is received.
       ``(4) Demands for payment made before December 4, 1993.--If 
     the carrier or freight forwarder or party representing such 
     carrier or freight forwarder has demanded the payment of 
     additional freight charges, and has not filed a suit for the 
     collection of such additional freight charges, before 
     December 4, 1993, and notifies the person from whom 
     additional freight charges are sought of the provisions of 
     subsections (a) through (f), the election must be made not 
     later than the later of--
       ``(A) the 60th day following the filing of an answer to a 
     suit for the collection of such additional legally applicable 
     freight rate or charges, or
       ``(B) March 5, 1994.
       ``(h) Claims Involving Small-Business Concerns, Charitable 
     Organizations, and Recyclable Materials.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding subsections (b), (c), 
     and (d), a person from whom the additional legally applicable 
     and effective tariff rate or charges are sought shall not be 
     liable for the difference between the carrier's applicable 
     and effective tariff rate and the rate originally billed and 
     paid--

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       ``(A) if such person qualifies as a small-business concern 
     under the Small Business Act (15 U.S.C. 631 et seq.),
       ``(B) if such person is an organization which is described 
     in section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and 
     exempt from tax under section 501(a) of such Code, or
       ``(C) if the cargo involved in the claim is recyclable 
     materials.
       ``(2) Recyclable materials defined.--In this subsection, 
     the term `recyclable materials' means waste products for 
     recycling or reuse in the furtherance of recognized pollution 
     control programs.

     ``Sec. 13710. Additional billing and collecting practices

       ``(a) Miscellaneous Provisions.--
       ``(1) Information relating to basis of rate.--A motor 
     carrier of property (other than a motor carrier providing 
     transportation in noncontiguous domestic trade) shall provide 
     to the shipper, on request of the shipper, a written or 
     electronic copy of the rate, classification, rules, and 
     practices, upon which any rate applicable to its shipment or 
     agreed to between the shipper and carrier is based.
       ``(2) Reasonableness of rates; collecting additional 
     charges.--When the applicability or reasonableness of the 
     rates and related provisions billed by a motor carrier is 
     challenged by the person paying the freight charges, the 
     Board shall determine whether such rates and provisions are 
     reasonable under section 13701 or applicable based on the 
     record before it.
       ``(3) Billing disputes.--
       ``(A) Initiated by motor carriers.--In those cases where a 
     motor carrier (other than a motor carrier providing 
     transportation of household goods or in noncontiguous 
     domestic trade) seeks to collect charges in addition to those 
     billed and collected which are contested by the payor, the 
     carrier may request that the Board determine whether any 
     additional charges over those billed and collected must be 
     paid. A carrier must issue any bill for charges in addition 
     to those originally billed within 180 days of the receipt of 
     the original bill in order to have the right to collect such 
     charges.
       ``(B) Initiated by shippers.--If a shipper seeks to contest 
     the charges originally billed or additional charges 
     subsequently billed, the shipper may request that the Board 
     determine whether the charges billed must be paid. A shipper 
     must contest the original bill or subsequent bill within 180 
     days of receipt of the bill in order to have the right to 
     contest such charges.
       ``(4) Voiding of certain tariffs.--Any tariff on file with 
     the Interstate Commerce Commission on August 26, 1994, and 
     not required to be filed after that date is null and void 
     beginning on that date. Any tariff on file with the 
     Interstate Commerce Commission on the effective date of this 
     section and not required to be filed after that date is null 
     and void beginning on that date.
       ``(b) Resolution of Disputes Over Status of Common Carrier 
     or Contract Carrier.--If a motor carrier (other than a motor 
     carrier providing transportation of household goods) that was 
     subject to jurisdiction under subchapter II of chapter 105, 
     as in effect on the day before the effective date of this 
     section, and that had authority to provide transportation as 
     both a motor common carrier and a motor contract carrier and 
     a dispute arises as to whether certain transportation that 
     was provided prior to the effective date of this section was 
     provided in its common carrier or contract carrier capacity 
     and the parties are not able to resolve the dispute 
     consensually, the Board shall resolve the dispute.

     ``Sec. 13711. Alternative procedure for resolving undercharge 
       disputes

       ``(a) General Rule.--It shall be an unreasonable practice 
     for a motor carrier of property (other than a household goods 
     carrier) providing transportation subject to jurisdiction 
     under subchapter I of chapter 135 or, before the effective 
     date of this section, to have provided transportation that 
     was subject to jurisdiction under subchapter II of chapter 
     105, as in effect on the day before the effective date of 
     this section, a freight forwarder (other than a household 
     goods freight forwarder), or a party representing such a 
     carrier or freight forwarder to attempt to charge or to 
     charge for a transportation service the difference between 
     (1) the applicable rate that was lawfully in effect pursuant 
     to a tariff that was filed in accordance with this chapter 
     or, with respect to transportation provided before the 
     effective date of this section, in accordance with chapter 
     107, as in effect on the date the transportation was 
     provided, by the carrier or freight forwarder applicable to 
     such transportation service, and (2) the negotiated rate for 
     such transportation service if the carrier or freight 
     forwarder is no longer transporting property between places 
     described in section 13501(1) or is transporting property 
     between places described in section 13501(1) for the purpose 
     of avoiding application of this section.
       ``(b) Jurisdiction of Board.--
       ``(1) Determination.--The Board shall have jurisdiction to 
     make a determination of whether or not attempting to charge 
     or the charging of a rate by a motor carrier or freight 
     forwarder or party representing a motor carrier or freight 
     forwarder is an unreasonable practice under subsection (a). 
     If the Board determines that attempting to charge or the 
     charging of the rate is an unreasonable practice under 
     subsection (a), the carrier, freight forwarder, or party may 
     not collect the difference described in subsection (a) 
     between the applicable rate and the negotiated rate for the 
     transportation service.
       ``(2) Factors to consider.--In making a determination under 
     paragraph (1), the Board shall consider--
       ``(A) whether the person was offered a transportation rate 
     by the carrier or freight forwarder or party other than that 
     legally on file with the Interstate Commerce Commission or 
     the Board, as required, at the time of the movement for the 
     transportation service;
       ``(B) whether the person tendered freight to the carrier or 
     freight forwarder in reasonable reliance upon the offered 
     transportation rate;
       ``(C) whether the carrier or freight forwarder did not 
     properly or timely file with the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission or the Board, as required, a tariff providing for 
     such transportation rate or failed to enter into an agreement 
     for contract carriage;
       ``(D) whether the transportation rate was billed and 
     collected by the carrier or freight forwarder; and
       ``(E) whether the carrier or freight forwarder or party 
     demands additional payment of a higher rate filed in a 
     tariff.
       ``(c) Stay of Additional Compensation.--When a person 
     proceeds under this section to challenge the reasonableness 
     of the practice of a motor carrier, freight forwarder, or 
     party described in subsection (a) to attempt to charge or to 
     charge the difference described in subsection (a) between the 
     applicable rate and the negotiated rate for the 
     transportation service in addition to those charges already 
     billed and collected for the transportation service, the 
     person shall not have to pay any additional compensation to 
     the carrier, freight forwarder, or party until the Board has 
     made a determination as to the reasonableness of the practice 
     as applied to the freight of the person against whom the 
     claim is made.
       ``(d) Treatment.--Subsection (a) is an exception to the 
     requirements of section 13702 and, for transportation 
     provided before the effective date of this section, to the 
     requirements of sections 10761(a) and 10762, as in effect on 
     the day before such effective date, as such sections relate 
     to a filed tariff rate and other general tariff requirements.
       ``(e) Nonapplicability of Negotiated Rate Dispute 
     Resolution Procedure.--If a person elects to seek enforcement 
     of subsection (a) with respect to a rate for a transportation 
     or service, section 13709 shall not apply to such rate.
       ``(f) Definitions.--In this section, the term ``negotiated 
     rate'' means a rate, charge, classification, or rule agreed 
     upon by a motor carrier or freight forwarder and a shipper 
     through negotiations pursuant to which no tariff was lawfully 
     and timely filed and for which there is written evidence of 
     such agreement.
       ``(g) Applicability to Pending Cases.--This section shall 
     apply to all cases and proceedings pending on the effective 
     date of this section.

     ``Sec. 13712. Government traffic

       ``A carrier providing transportation or service for the 
     United States Government may transport property or 
     individuals for the United States Government without charge 
     or at a rate reduced from the applicable commercial rate. 
     Section 3709 of the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) does not 
     apply when transportation for the United States Government 
     can be obtained from a carrier lawfully operating in the area 
     where the transportation would be provided.

     ``Sec. 13713. Food and grocery transportation

       ``(a) Certain Compensation Prohibited.--Notwithstanding any 
     other provision of law, it shall not be unlawful for a seller 
     of food and grocery products using a uniform zone delivered 
     pricing system to compensate a customer who picks up 
     purchased food and grocery products at the shipping point of 
     the seller if such compensation is available to all customers 
     of the seller on a nondiscriminatory basis and does not 
     exceed the actual cost to the seller of delivery to such 
     customer.
       ``(b) Sense of Congress.--It is the sense of the Congress 
     that any savings accruing to a customer by reason of 
     compensation permitted by subsection (a) of this section 
     should be passed on to the ultimate consumer.

                      ``CHAPTER 139--REGISTRATION

``Sec.
``13901. Requirement for registration.
``13902. Registration of motor carriers.
``13903. Registration of freight forwarders.
``13904. Registration of brokers.
``13905. Effective periods of registration.
``13906. Security of motor carriers, brokers, and freight forwarders.
``13907. Household goods agents.
``13908. Registration and other reforms.

     ``Sec. 13901. Requirement for registration

       ``A person may provide transportation or service subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I or III of chapter 135 or be a 
     broker for transportation subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter I of that chapter, only if the person is 
     registered under this chapter to provide the transportation 
     or service.

     ``Sec. 13902. Registration of motor carriers

       ``(a) Motor Carrier Generally.--
       ``(1) In general.--Except as provided in this section, the 
     Secretary shall register a person to provide transportation 
     subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 of 
     this title as a motor carrier if the Secretary finds that the 
     person is willing and able to comply with--

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       ``(A) this part and the applicable regulations of the 
     Secretary and the Board;
       ``(B) any safety regulations imposed by the Secretary and 
     the safety fitness requirements established by the Secretary 
     under section 31144; and
       ``(C) the minimum financial responsibility requirements 
     established by the Secretary pursuant to sections 13906 and 
     31138.
       ``(2) Consideration of evidence; findings.--The Secretary 
     shall consider and, to the extent applicable, make findings 
     on, any evidence demonstrating that the registrant is unable 
     to comply with the requirements of subparagraph (A), (B), or 
     (C) of paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Withholding.--If the Secretary determines that any 
     registrant under this section does not meet the requirements 
     of paragraph (1), the Secretary shall withhold registration.
       ``(4) Limitation on complaints.--The Secretary may hear a 
     complaint from any person concerning a registration under 
     this subsection only on the ground that the registrant fails 
     or will fail to comply with this part, the applicable 
     regulations of the Secretary and the Board, the safety 
     regulations of the Secretary, or the safety fitness or 
     minimum financial responsibility requirements of paragraph 
     (1) of this subsection.
       ``(b) Motor Carriers of Passengers.--
       ``(1) Registration of private recipients of governmental 
     assistance.--The Secretary shall register under subsection 
     (a)(1) a private recipient of governmental assistance to 
     provide special or charter transportation subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 as a motor 
     carrier of passengers if the Secretary finds that the 
     recipient meets the requirements of subsection (a)(1), unless 
     the Secretary finds, on the basis of evidence presented by 
     any person objecting to the registration, that the 
     transportation to be provided pursuant to the registration is 
     not in the public interest.
       ``(2) Registration of public recipients of governmental 
     assistance.--
       ``(A) Charter transportation.--The Secretary shall register 
     under subsection (a)(1) a public recipient of governmental 
     assistance to provide special or charter transportation 
     subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 as 
     a motor carrier of passengers if the Secretary finds that--
       ``(i) the recipient meets the requirements of subsection 
     (a)(1); and
       ``(ii)(I) no motor carrier of passengers (other than a 
     motor carrier of passengers which is a public recipient of 
     governmental assistance) is providing, or is willing to 
     provide, the transportation; or
       ``(II) the transportation is to be provided entirely in the 
     area in which the public recipient provides regularly 
     scheduled mass transportation services.
       ``(B) Regular-route transportation.--The Secretary shall 
     register under subsection (a)(1) a public recipient of 
     governmental assistance to provide regular-route 
     transportation subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of 
     chapter 135 as a motor carrier of passengers if the Secretary 
     finds that the recipient meets the requirements of subsection 
     (a)(1), unless the Secretary finds, on the basis of evidence 
     presented by any person objecting to the registration, that 
     the transportation to be provided pursuant to the 
     registration is not in the public interest.
       ``(C) Treatment of certain public recipients.--Any public 
     recipient of governmental assistance which is providing or 
     seeking to provide transportation of passengers subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 shall, for 
     purposes of this part, be treated as a person which is 
     providing or seeking to provide transportation of passengers 
     subject to such jurisdiction.
       ``(3) Intrastate transportation by interstate carriers.--A 
     motor carrier of passengers that is registered by the 
     Secretary under subsection (a) is authorized to provide 
     regular-route transportation entirely in one State as a motor 
     carrier of passengers if such intrastate transportation is to 
     be provided on a route over which the carrier provides 
     interstate transportation of passengers.
       ``(4) Preemption of state regulation regarding certain 
     service.--No State or political subdivision thereof and no 
     interstate agency or other political agency of 2 or more 
     States shall enact or enforce any law, rule, regulation, 
     standard or other provision having the force and effect of 
     law relating to the provision of pickup and delivery of 
     express packages, newspapers, or mail in a commercial zone if 
     the shipment has had or will have a prior or subsequent 
     movement by bus in intrastate commerce and, if a city within 
     the commercial zone, is served by a motor carrier of 
     passengers providing regular-route transportation of 
     passengers subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of 
     chapter 135.
       ``(5) Jurisdiction over certain intrastate 
     transportation.--Any intrastate transportation authorized by 
     this subsection shall be treated as transportation subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 until such 
     time as the carrier takes such action as is necessary to 
     establish under the laws of such State rates, rules, and 
     practices applicable to such transportation, but in no case 
     later than the 30th day following the date on which the motor 
     carrier of passengers first begins providing transportation 
     entirely in one State under this paragraph.
       ``(6) Special operations.--This subsection shall not apply 
     to any regular-route transportation of passengers provided 
     entirely in one State which is in the nature of a special 
     operation.
       ``(7) Suspension or revocation.--Intrastate transportation 
     authorized under this subsection may be suspended or revoked 
     by the Secretary under section 13905 of this title at any 
     time.
       ``(8) Definitions.--In this subsection, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(A) Public recipient of governmental assistance.--The 
     term `public recipient of governmental assistance' means--
       ``(i) any State,
       ``(ii) any municipality or other political subdivision of a 
     State,
       ``(iii) any public agency or instrumentality of one or more 
     States and municipalities and political subdivisions of a 
     State,
       ``(iv) any Indian tribe,
       ``(v) any corporation, board, or other person owned or 
     controlled by any entity described in clause (i), (ii), 
     (iii), or (iv), and

     which before, on, or after the effective date of this 
     subsection received governmental assistance for the purchase 
     or operation of any bus.
       ``(B) Private recipient of government assistance.--The term 
     `private recipient of government assistance' means any person 
     (other than a person described in subparagraph (A)) who 
     before, on, or after the effective date of this paragraph 
     received governmental financial assistance in the form of a 
     subsidy for the purchase, lease, or operation of any bus.
       ``(c) Restrictions on Motor Carriers Domiciled in or Owned 
     or Controlled by Nationals of a Contiguous Foreign Country.--
       ``(1) Prevention of discriminatory practices.--If the 
     President, or the delegate thereof, determines that an act, 
     policy, or practice of a foreign country contiguous to the 
     United States, or any political subdivision or any 
     instrumentality of any such country is unreasonable or 
     discriminatory and burdens or restricts United States 
     transportation companies providing, or seeking to provide, 
     motor carrier transportation to, from, or within such foreign 
     country, the President or such delegate may--
       ``(A) seek elimination of such practices through 
     consultations; or
       ``(B) notwithstanding any other provision of law, suspend, 
     modify, amend, condition, or restrict operations, including 
     geographical restriction of operations, in the United States 
     by motor carriers of property or passengers domiciled in such 
     foreign country or owned or controlled by persons of such 
     foreign country.
       ``(2) Equalization of treatment.--Any action taken under 
     paragraph (1)(A) to eliminate an act, policy, or practice 
     shall be so devised so as to equal to the extent possible the 
     burdens or restrictions imposed by such foreign country on 
     United States transportation companies.
       ``(3) Removal or modification.--The President, or the 
     delegate thereof, may remove or modify in whole or in part 
     any action taken under paragraph (1)(A) if the President or 
     such delegate determines that such removal or modification is 
     consistent with the obligations of the United States under a 
     trade agreement or with United States transportation policy.
       ``(4) Protection of existing operations.--Unless and until 
     the President, or the delegate thereof, makes a determination 
     under paragraph (1) or (3), nothing in this subsection shall 
     affect--
       ``(A) operations of motor carriers of property or 
     passengers domiciled in any contiguous foreign country or 
     owned or controlled by persons of any contiguous foreign 
     country permitted in the commercial zones along the United 
     States-Mexico border as such zones were defined on the day 
     before the effective date of this section; or
       ``(B) any existing restrictions on operations of motor 
     carriers of property or passengers domiciled in any 
     contiguous foreign country or owned or controlled by persons 
     of any contiguous foreign country or any modifications 
     thereof pursuant to section 6 of the Bus Regulatory Reform 
     Act of 1982.
       ``(5) Publication; comment.--Unless the President, or the 
     delegate thereof, determines that expeditious action is 
     required, the President shall publish in the Federal Register 
     any determination under paragraph (1) or (3), together with a 
     description of the facts on which such a determination is 
     based and any proposed action to be taken pursuant to 
     paragraph (1)(B) or (3), and provide an opportunity for 
     public comment.
       ``(6) Delegation to secretary.--The President may delegate 
     any or all authority under this subsection to the Secretary, 
     who shall consult with other agencies as appropriate. In 
     accordance with the directions of the President, the 
     Secretary may issue regulations to enforce this subsection.
       ``(7) Civil actions.--Either the Secretary or the Attorney 
     General may bring a civil action in an appropriate district 
     court of the United States to enforce this subsection or a 
     regulation prescribed or order issued under this subsection. 
     The court may award appropriate relief, including injunctive 
     relief.
       ``(8) Limitation on statutory construction.--This 
     subsection shall not be construed as affecting the 
     requirement for all foreign motor carriers and foreign motor 
     private carriers operating in the United States to comply 
     with all applicable laws and regulations pertaining to 
     fitness, safety of operations, financial responsibility, and 
     taxes imposed by section 4481 of the Internal Revenue Code of 
     1986.
       ``(d) Transition Rule.--
       ``(1) In general.--Pending the implementation of the 
     rulemaking required by section 13908, the Secretary may 
     register a person under this section--
       ``(A) as a motor common carrier if such person would have 
     been issued a certificate

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      to provide transportation as a motor common carrier under 
     this subtitle on the day before the effective date of this 
     section; and
       ``(B) as a motor contract carrier if such person would have 
     been issued a permit to provide transportation as a motor 
     contract carrier under this subtitle on such day.
       ``(2) Definitions.--In this subsection, the terms `motor 
     common carrier' and `motor contract carrier' have the meaning 
     such terms had under section 10102 as such section was in 
     effect on the day before the effective date of this section.
       ``(e) Motor Carrier Defined.--In this section and sections 
     13905 and 13906, the term `motor carrier' includes foreign 
     motor private carriers.

     ``Sec. 13903. Registration of freight forwarders

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall register a person to 
     provide service subject to jurisdiction under subchapter III 
     of chapter 135 as a freight forwarder if the Secretary finds 
     that the person is fit, willing, and able to provide the 
     service and to comply with this part and applicable 
     regulations of the Secretary and the Board.
       ``(b) Registration as Carrier Required.--The freight 
     forwarder may provide transportation as the carrier itself 
     only if the freight forwarder also has registered to provide 
     transportation as a carrier under this chapter.

     ``Sec. 13904. Registration of brokers

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary shall register, subject to 
     section 13906(b), a person to be a broker for transportation 
     of property subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of 
     chapter 135, if the Secretary finds that the person is fit, 
     willing, and able to be a broker for transportation and to 
     comply with this part and applicable regulations of the 
     Secretary.
       ``(b) Registration as Carrier Required.--
       ``(1) In general.--The broker may provide the 
     transportation itself only if the broker also has been 
     registered to provide the transportation as a motor carrier 
     under this chapter.
       ``(2) Limitation.--This subsection does not apply to a 
     motor carrier registered under this chapter or to an employee 
     or agent of the motor carrier to the extent the 
     transportation is to be provided entirely by the motor 
     carrier, with other registered motor carriers, or with rail 
     or water carriers.
       ``(c) Regulations To Protect Shippers.--Regulations of the 
     Secretary applicable to brokers registered under this section 
     shall provide for the protection of shippers by motor 
     vehicle.
       ``(d) Bond and Insurance.--The Secretary may impose on 
     brokers for motor carriers of passengers such requirements 
     for bonds or insurance or both as the Secretary determines 
     are needed to protect passengers and carriers dealing with 
     such brokers.

     ``Sec. 13905. Effective periods of registration

       ``(a) Person Holding ICC Authority.--Any person having 
     authority to provide transportation or service as a motor 
     carrier, freight forwarder, or broker under this title, as in 
     effect on the day before the effective date of this section, 
     shall be deemed, for purposes of this part, to be registered 
     to provide such transportation or service under this part.
       ``(b) In General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     part, each registration issued under section 13902, 13903, or 
     13904 shall be effective from the date specified by the 
     Secretary and shall remain in effect for such period as the 
     Secretary determines appropriate by regulation.
       ``(c) Suspension, Amendments, and Revocations.--On 
     application of the registrant, the Secretary may amend or 
     revoke a registration. On complaint or on the Secretary's own 
     initiative and after notice and an opportunity for a 
     proceeding, the Secretary may suspend, amend, or revoke any 
     part of the registration of a motor carrier, broker, or 
     freight forwarder for willful failure to comply with this 
     part, an applicable regulation or order of the Secretary or 
     of the Board, or a condition of its registration.
       ``(d) Procedure.--Except on application of the registrant, 
     the Secretary may revoke a registration of a motor carrier, 
     freight forwarder, or broker, only after--
       ``(1) the Secretary has issued an order to the registrant 
     under section 14701 requiring compliance with this part, a 
     regulation of the Secretary, or a condition of the 
     registration; and
       ``(2) the registrant willfully does not comply with the 
     order for a period of 30 days.
       ``(e) Expedited Procedure.--
       ``(1) Protection of safety.--Without regard to subchapter 
     II of chapter 5 of title 5, the Secretary may suspend the 
     registration of a motor carrier, a freight forwarder, or a 
     broker for failure to comply with safety requirements of the 
     Secretary or the safety fitness requirements pursuant to 
     section 13904(c), 13906, or 31144, of this title, or an order 
     or regulation of the Secretary prescribed under those 
     sections.
       ``(2) Imminent hazard to public health.--Without regard to 
     subchapter II of chapter 5 of title 5, the Secretary may 
     suspend a registration of a motor carrier of passengers if 
     the Secretary finds that such carrier has been conducting 
     unsafe operations which are an imminent hazard to public 
     health or property.
       ``(3) Notice; period of suspension.--The Secretary may 
     suspend under this subsection the registration only after 
     giving notice of the suspension to the registrant. The 
     suspension remains in effect until the registrant complies 
     with those applicable sections or, in the case of a 
     suspension under paragraph (2), until the Secretary revokes 
     such suspension.

     ``Sec. 13906. Security of motor carriers, brokers, and 
       freight forwarders

       ``(a) Motor Carrier Requirements.--
       ``(1) Liability insurance requirement.--The Secretary may 
     register a motor carrier under section 13902 only if the 
     registrant files with the Secretary a bond, insurance policy, 
     or other type of security approved by the Secretary, in an 
     amount not less than such amount as the Secretary prescribes 
     pursuant to, or as is required by, sections 31138 and 31139, 
     and the laws of the State or States in which the registrant 
     is operating, to the extent applicable. The security must be 
     sufficient to pay, not more than the amount of the security, 
     for each final judgment against the registrant for bodily 
     injury to, or death of, an individual resulting from the 
     negligent operation, maintenance, or use of motor vehicles, 
     or for loss or damage to property (except property referred 
     to in paragraph (3) of this subsection), or both. A 
     registration remains in effect only as long as the registrant 
     continues to satisfy the security requirements of this 
     paragraph.
       ``(2) Agency requirement.--A motor carrier shall comply 
     with the requirements of sections 13303 and 13304. To protect 
     the public, the Secretary may require any such motor carrier 
     to file the type of security that a motor carrier is required 
     to file under paragraph (1) of this subsection. This 
     paragraph only applies to a foreign motor private carrier and 
     foreign motor carrier operating in the United States to the 
     extent that such carrier is providing transportation between 
     places in a foreign country or between a place in one foreign 
     country and a place in another foreign country.
       ``(3) Transportation insurance.--The Secretary may require 
     a registered motor carrier to file with the Secretary a type 
     of security sufficient to pay a shipper or consignee for 
     damage to property of the shipper or consignee placed in the 
     possession of the motor carrier as the result of 
     transportation provided under this part. A carrier required 
     by law to pay a shipper or consignee for loss, damage, or 
     default for which a connecting motor carrier is responsible 
     is subrogated, to the extent of the amount paid, to the 
     rights of the shipper or consignee under any such security.
       ``(b) Broker Requirements.--The Secretary may register a 
     person as a broker under section 13904 only if the person 
     files with the Secretary a bond, insurance policy, or other 
     type of security approved by the Secretary to ensure that the 
     transportation for which a broker arranges is provided. The 
     registration remains in effect only as long as the broker 
     continues to satisfy the security requirements of this 
     subsection.
       ``(c) Freight Forwarder Requirements.--
       ``(1) Liability insurance.--The Secretary may register a 
     person as a freight forwarder under section 13903 of this 
     title only if the person files with the Secretary a bond, 
     insurance policy, or other type of security approved by the 
     Secretary. The security must be sufficient to pay, not more 
     than the amount of the security, for each final judgment 
     against the freight forwarder for bodily injury to, or death 
     of, an individual, or loss of, or damage to, property (other 
     than property referred to in paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection), resulting from the negligent operation, 
     maintenance, or use of motor vehicles by or under the 
     direction and control of the freight forwarder when providing 
     transfer, collection, or delivery service under this part.
       ``(2) Freight forwarder insurance.--The Secretary may 
     require a registered freight forwarder to file with the 
     Secretary a bond, insurance policy, or other type of security 
     approved by the Secretary sufficient to pay, not more than 
     the amount of the security, for loss of, or damage to, 
     property for which the freight forwarder provides service.
       ``(3) Effective period.--The freight forwarder's 
     registration remains in effect only as long as the freight 
     forwarder continues to satisfy the security requirements of 
     this subsection.
       ``(d) Type of Insurance.--The Secretary may determine the 
     type and amount of security filed under this section. A motor 
     carrier may submit proof of qualifications as a self-insurer 
     to satisfy the security requirements of this section. The 
     Secretary shall adopt regulations governing the standards for 
     approval as a self-insurer. Motor carriers which have been 
     granted authority to self-insure as of the effective date of 
     this section shall retain that authority unless, for good 
     cause shown and after notice and an opportunity for a 
     hearing, the Secretary finds that the authority must be 
     revoked.
       ``(e) Notice of Cancellation of Insurance.--The Secretary 
     shall issue regulations requiring the submission to the 
     Secretary of notices of insurance cancellation sufficiently 
     in advance of actual cancellation so as to enable the 
     Secretary to promptly revoke the registration of any carrier 
     or broker after the effective date of the cancellation.
       ``(f) Form of Endorsement.--The Secretary shall also 
     prescribe the appropriate form of endorsement to be appended 
     to policies of insurance and surety bonds which will subject 
     the insurance policy or surety bond to the full security 
     limits of the coverage required under this section.

     ``Sec. 13907. Household goods agents

       ``(a) Carriers Responsible for Agents.--Each motor carrier 
     providing transportation of household goods shall be 
     responsible for all acts or omissions of any of its agents 
     which relate to the performance of household

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      goods transportation services (including accessorial or 
     terminal services) and which are within the actual or 
     apparent authority of the agent from the carrier or which are 
     ratified by the carrier.
       ``(b) Standard for Selecting Agents.--Each motor carrier 
     providing transportation of household goods shall use due 
     diligence and reasonable care in selecting and maintaining 
     agents who are sufficiently knowledgeable, fit, willing, and 
     able to provide adequate household goods transportation 
     services (including accessorial and terminal services) and to 
     fulfill the obligations imposed upon them by this part and by 
     such carrier.
       ``(c) Enforcement.--
       ``(1) Complaint.--Whenever the Secretary has reason to 
     believe from a complaint or investigation that an agent 
     providing household goods transportation services (including 
     accessorial and terminal services) under the authority of a 
     motor carrier providing transportation of household goods has 
     violated section 14901(e) or 14912 or is consistently not 
     fit, willing, and able to provide adequate household goods 
     transportation services (including accessorial and terminal 
     services), the Secretary may issue to such agent a complaint 
     stating the charges and containing notice of the time and 
     place of a hearing which shall be held no later than 60 days 
     after service of the complaint to such agent.
       ``(2) Right to defend.--The agent shall have the right to 
     appear at such hearing and rebut the charges contained in the 
     complaint.
       ``(3) Order.--If the agent does not appear at the hearing 
     or if the Secretary finds that the agent has violated section 
     14901(e) or 14912 or is consistently not fit, willing, and 
     able to provide adequate household goods transportation 
     services (including accessorial and terminal services), the 
     Secretary may issue an order to compel compliance with the 
     requirement that the agent be fit, willing, and able. 
     Thereafter, the Secretary may issue an order to limit, 
     condition, or prohibit such agent from any involvement in the 
     transportation or provision of services incidental to the 
     transportation of household goods if, after notice and an 
     opportunity for a hearing, the Secretary finds that such 
     agent, within a reasonable time after the date of issuance of 
     a compliance order under this section, but in no event less 
     than 30 days after such date of issuance, has willfully 
     failed to comply with such order.
       ``(4) Hearing.--Upon filing of a petition with the 
     Secretary by an agent who is the subject of an order issued 
     pursuant to the second sentence of paragraph (3) of this 
     subsection and after notice, a hearing shall be held with an 
     opportunity to be heard. At such hearing, a determination 
     shall be made whether the order issued pursuant to paragraph 
     (3) of this subsection should be rescinded.
       ``(5) Court review.--Any agent adversely affected or 
     aggrieved by an order of the Secretary issued under this 
     subsection may seek relief in the appropriate United States 
     court of appeals as provided by and in the manner prescribed 
     in chapter 158 of title 28, United States Code.
       ``(d) Limitation on Applicability of Antitrust Laws.--
       ``(1) In general.--The antitrust laws, as defined in the 
     first section of the Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12), do not apply 
     to discussions or agreements between a motor carrier 
     providing transportation of household goods and its agents 
     (whether or not an agent is also a carrier) related solely 
     to--
       ``(A) rates for the transportation of household goods under 
     the authority of the principal carrier;
       ``(B) accessorial, terminal, storage, or other charges for 
     services incidental to the transportation of household goods 
     transported under the authority of the principal carrier;
       ``(C) allowances relating to transportation of household 
     goods under the authority of the principal carrier; and
       ``(D) ownership of a motor carrier providing transportation 
     of household goods by an agent or membership on the board of 
     directors of any such motor carrier by an agent.
       ``(2) Board review.--The Board, upon its own initiative or 
     request, shall review any activities undertaken under 
     paragraph (1) and shall modify or terminate the activity if 
     necessary to protect the public interest.
       ``(e) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Household goods.--The term `household goods' has the 
     meaning such term had under section 10102(11) of this title, 
     as in effect on the day before the effective date of this 
     section.
       ``(2) Transportation.--The term `transportation' means 
     transportation that would be subject to the jurisdiction of 
     the Interstate Commerce Commission under subchapter II of 
     chapter 105 of this title, as in effect on the day before 
     such effective date, if such subchapter were still in effect.

     ``Sec. 13908. Registration and other reforms

       ``(a) Regulations Replacing Certain Programs.--The 
     Secretary, in cooperation with the States, and after notice 
     and opportunity for public comment, shall issue regulations 
     to replace the current Department of Transportation 
     identification number system, the single State registration 
     system under section 14504, the registration system contained 
     in this chapter, and the financial responsibility information 
     system under section 13906 with a single, on-line, Federal 
     system. The new system shall serve as a clearinghouse and 
     depository of information on and identification of all 
     foreign and domestic motor carriers, brokers, and freight 
     forwarders, and others required to register with the 
     Department as well as information on safety fitness and 
     compliance with required levels of financial responsibility. 
     In issuing the regulations, the Secretary shall consider 
     whether or not to integrate the requirements of section 13304 
     into the new system and may integrate such requirements into 
     the new system.
       ``(b) Factors To Be Considered.--In conducting the 
     rulemaking under subsection (a), the Secretary shall, at a 
     minimum, consider the following factors:
       ``(1) Funding for State enforcement of motor carrier safety 
     regulations.
       ``(2) Whether the existing single State registration system 
     is duplicative and burdensome.
       ``(3) The justification and need for collecting the 
     statutory fee for such system under section 
     14504(c)(2)(B)(iv).
       ``(4) The public safety.
       ``(5) The efficient delivery of transportation services.
       ``(6) How, and under what conditions, to extend the 
     registration system to motor private carriers and to carriers 
     exempt under sections 13502, 13503, and 13506.
       ``(c) Fee System.--The Secretary may establish, under 
     section 9701 of title 31, a fee system for registration and 
     filing evidence of financial responsibility under the new 
     system under subsection (a). Fees collected under the fee 
     system shall cover the costs of operating and upgrading the 
     registration system, including all personnel costs associated 
     with the system. Fees collected under this subsection may be 
     credited to the Department of Transportation appropriations 
     account for purposes for which such fees are collected, and 
     shall be available for expenditure until expended.
       ``(d) State Registration Programs.--If the Secretary 
     determines that no State should require insurance filings or 
     collect fees for such filings (including filings and fees 
     authorized under section 14504), the Secretary may prevent 
     any State or political subdivision thereof, or any political 
     authority of 2 or more States, from imposing any insurance 
     filing requirements or fees that are for the same purposes as 
     filings or fees the Secretary requires under the new system 
     under subsection (a). The Secretary may not take any action 
     pursuant to this subsection unless--
       ``(1) fees that will be collected by the Secretary under 
     subsection (c) and distributed in each fiscal year to the 
     States will provide each State with at least as much revenue 
     as that State received in fiscal year 1995 under section 
     11506, as in effect on the day before the effective date of 
     this section; and
       ``(2) all States will receive from the distribution of such 
     fees a minimum apportionment.
       ``(e) Deadline for Conclusion; Modifications.--Not later 
     than 24 months after the effective date of this section, the 
     Secretary--
       ``(1) shall conclude the rulemaking under this section;
       ``(2) may implement such changes under this section as the 
     Secretary considers appropriate and in the public interest; 
     and
       ``(3) shall transmit to Congress a report on any findings 
     of the rulemaking and the changes being implemented under 
     this section, together with such recommendations for 
     legislative language necessary to conform this part to such 
     changes.

                 ``CHAPTER 141--OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS

                  ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

``Sec.
``14101. Providing transportation and service.
``14102. Leased motor vehicles.
``14103. Loading and unloading motor vehicles.
``14104. Household goods carrier operations.

                  ``SUBCHAPTER II--REPORTS AND RECORDS

``14121. Definitions.
``14122. Records: form; inspection; preservation.
``14123. Financial reporting.

                  ``SUBCHAPTER I--GENERAL REQUIREMENTS

     ``Sec. 14101. Providing transportation and service

       ``(a) On Reasonable Request.--A carrier providing 
     transportation or service subject to jurisdiction under 
     chapter 135 shall provide the transportation or service on 
     reasonable request. In addition, a motor carrier shall 
     provide safe and adequate service, equipment, and facilities.
       ``(b) Contracts With Shippers.--
       ``(1) In general.--A carrier providing transportation or 
     service subject to jurisdiction under chapter 135 may enter 
     into a contract with a shipper, other than for the movement 
     of household goods described in section 13102(10)(A), to 
     provide specified services under specified rates and 
     conditions. If the shipper and carrier, in writing, expressly 
     waive any or all rights and remedies under this part for the 
     transportation covered by the contract, the transportation 
     provided under the contract shall not be subject to the 
     waived rights and remedies and may not be subsequently 
     challenged on the ground that it violates the waived rights 
     and remedies. The parties may not waive the provisions 
     governing registration, insurance, or safety fitness.
       ``(2) Remedy for breach of contract.--The exclusive remedy 
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      of a contract entered into under this subsection shall be an 
     action in an appropriate State court or United States 
     district court, unless the parties otherwise agree.

     ``Sec. 14102. Leased motor vehicles

       ``(a) General Authority of Secretary.--The Secretary may 
     require a motor carrier providing transportation subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 that uses 
     motor vehicles not owned by it to transport property under an 
     arrangement with another party to--
       ``(1) make the arrangement in writing signed by the parties 
     specifying its duration and the compensation to be paid by 
     the motor carrier;
       ``(2) carry a copy of the arrangement in each motor vehicle 
     to which it applies during the period the arrangement is in 
     effect;
       ``(3) inspect the motor vehicles and obtain liability and 
     cargo insurance on them; and
       ``(4) have control of and be responsible for operating 
     those motor vehicles in compliance with requirements 
     prescribed by the Secretary on safety of operations and 
     equipment, and with other applicable law as if the motor 
     vehicles were owned by the motor carrier.
       ``(b) Responsible Party for Loading and Unloading.--The 
     Secretary shall require, by regulation, that any arrangement, 
     between a motor carrier of property providing transportation 
     subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 and 
     any other person, under which such other person is to provide 
     any portion of such transportation by a motor vehicle not 
     owned by the carrier shall specify, in writing, who is 
     responsible for loading and unloading the property onto and 
     from the motor vehicle.

     ``Sec. 14103. Loading and unloading motor vehicles

       ``(a) Shipper Responsible for Assisting.--Whenever a 
     shipper or receiver of property requires that any person who 
     owns or operates a motor vehicle transporting property in 
     interstate commerce (whether or not such transportation is 
     subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135) be 
     assisted in the loading or unloading of such vehicle, the 
     shipper or receiver shall be responsible for providing such 
     assistance or shall compensate the owner or operator for all 
     costs associated with securing and compensating the person or 
     persons providing such assistance.
       ``(b) Coercion Prohibited.--It shall be unlawful to coerce 
     or attempt to coerce any person providing transportation of 
     property by motor vehicle for compensation in interstate 
     commerce (whether or not such transportation is subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135) to load or 
     unload any part of such property onto or from such vehicle or 
     to employ or pay one or more persons to load or unload any 
     part of such property onto or from such vehicle; except that 
     this subsection shall not be construed as making unlawful any 
     activity which is not unlawful under the National Labor 
     Relations Act or the Act of March 23, 1932 (47 Stat. 70; 29 
     U.S.C. 101 et seq.), commonly known as the Norris-LaGuardia 
     Act.

     ``Sec. 14104. Household goods carrier operations

       ``(a) General Regulatory Authority.--
       ``(1) Paperwork minimization.--The Secretary may issue 
     regulations, including regulations protecting individual 
     shippers, in order to carry out this part with respect to the 
     transportation of household goods by motor carriers subject 
     to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135. The 
     regulations and paperwork required of motor carriers 
     providing transportation of household goods shall be 
     minimized to the maximum extent feasible consistent with the 
     protection of individual shippers.
       ``(2) Performance standards.--
       ``(A) In general.--Regulations of the Secretary protecting 
     individual shippers shall include, where appropriate, 
     reasonable performance standards for the transportation of 
     household goods subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of 
     chapter 135.
       ``(B) Factors to consider.--In establishing performance 
     standards under this paragraph, the Secretary shall take into 
     account at least the following--
       ``(i) the level of performance that can be achieved by a 
     well-managed motor carrier transporting household goods;
       ``(ii) the degree of harm to individual shippers which 
     could result from a violation of the regulation;
       ``(iii) the need to set the level of performance at a level 
     sufficient to deter abuses which result in harm to consumers 
     and violations of regulations;
       ``(iv) service requirements of the carriers;
       ``(v) the cost of compliance in relation to the consumer 
     benefits to be achieved from such compliance; and
       ``(vi) the need to set the level of performance at a level 
     designed to encourage carriers to offer service responsive to 
     shipper needs.
       ``(3) Limitations on statutory construction.--Nothing in 
     this section shall be construed to limit the Secretary's 
     authority to require reports from motor carriers providing 
     transportation of household goods or to require such carriers 
     to provide specified information to consumers concerning 
     their past performance.
       ``(b) Estimates.--
       ``(1) Authority to provide without compensation.--Every 
     motor carrier providing transportation of household goods 
     subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135, 
     upon request of a prospective shipper, may provide the 
     shipper with an estimate of charges for transportation of 
     household goods and for the proposed services. The Secretary 
     shall not prohibit any such carrier from charging a 
     prospective shipper for providing a written, binding estimate 
     for the transportation and proposed services.
       ``(2) Applicability of antitrust laws.--Any charge for an 
     estimate of charges provided by a motor carrier to a shipper 
     for transportation of household goods subject to jurisdiction 
     under subchapter I of chapter 135 shall be subject to the 
     antitrust laws, as defined in the first section of the 
     Clayton Act (15 U.S.C. 12).
       ``(c) Flexibility in Weighing Shipments.--The Secretary 
     shall issue regulations that provide motor carriers providing 
     transportation of household goods subject to jurisdiction 
     under subchapter I of chapter 135 with the maximum possible 
     flexibility in weighing shipments, consistent with assurance 
     to the shipper of accurate weighing practices. The Secretary 
     shall not prohibit such carriers from backweighing shipments 
     or from basing their charges on the reweigh weights if the 
     shipper observes both the tare and gross weighings (or, prior 
     to such weighings, waives in writing the opportunity to 
     observe such weighings) and such weighings are performed on 
     the same scale.

                  ``SUBCHAPTER II--REPORTS AND RECORDS

     ``Sec. 14121. Definitions

       ``In this subchapter, the following definitions apply:
       ``(1) Carrier and broker.--The terms `carrier' and `broker' 
     include a receiver or trustee of a carrier and broker, 
     respectively.
       ``(2) Association.--The term `association' means an 
     organization maintained by or in the interest of a group of 
     carriers or brokers providing transportation or service 
     subject to jurisdiction under chapter 135 that performs a 
     service, or engages in activities, related to transportation 
     under this part.

     ``Sec. 14122. Records: form; inspection; preservation

       ``(a) Form of Records.--The Secretary or the Board, as 
     applicable, may prescribe the form of records required to be 
     prepared or compiled under this subchapter by carriers and 
     brokers, including records related to movement of traffic and 
     receipts and expenditures of money.
       ``(b) Right of Inspection.--The Secretary or Board, or an 
     employee designated by the Secretary or Board, may on demand 
     and display of proper credentials--
       ``(1) inspect and examine the lands, buildings, and 
     equipment of a carrier or broker; and
       ``(2) inspect and copy any record of--
       ``(A) a carrier, broker, or association; and
       ``(B) a person controlling, controlled by, or under common 
     control with a carrier if the Secretary or Board, as 
     applicable, considers inspection relevant to that person's 
     relation to, or transaction with, that carrier.
       ``(c) Period for Preservation of Records.--The Secretary or 
     Board, as applicable, may prescribe the time period during 
     which operating, accounting, and financial records must be 
     preserved by carriers and brokers.

     ``Sec. 14123. Financial reporting

       ``(a) Reports.--
       ``(1) Annual reports.--The Secretary shall require Class I 
     and Class II motor carriers to file with the Secretary annual 
     financial and safety reports, the form and substance of which 
     shall be prescribed by the Secretary; except that, at a 
     minimum, such reports shall include balance sheets and income 
     statements.
       ``(2) Other reports.--The Secretary may require motor 
     carriers, freight forwarders, brokers, lessors, and 
     associations, or classes of them as the Secretary may 
     prescribe, to file quarterly, periodic, or special reports 
     with the Secretary and to respond to surveys concerning their 
     operations.
       ``(b) Matters To Be Covered.--In determining the matters to 
     be covered by any reports to be filed under subsection (a), 
     the Secretary shall consider--
       ``(1) safety needs;
       ``(2) the need to preserve confidential business 
     information and trade secrets and prevent competitive harm;
       ``(3) private sector, academic, and public use of 
     information in the reports; and
       ``(4) the public interest.
       ``(c) Exemptions.--
       ``(1) From filing.--The Secretary may exempt upon good 
     cause shown any party from the financial reporting 
     requirements of subsection (a). Any request for such 
     exemption must demonstrate, at a minimum, that an exemption 
     is required to avoid competitive harm and preserve 
     confidential business information that is not otherwise 
     publicly available.
       ``(2) From public release.--
       ``(A) In general.--The Secretary shall allow, upon request, 
     a filer of a report under subsection (a) that is not a 
     publicly held corporation or that is not subject to financial 
     reporting requirements of the Securities and Exchange 
     Commission, an exemption from the public release of such 
     report.
       ``(B) Procedure.--After a request under subparagraph (A) 
     and notice and opportunity for comment but no event later 
     than 90 days after the date of such request, the Secretary 
     shall approve such request if the Secretary finds that the 
     exemption requested is necessary to avoid competitive harm 
     and to avoid the disclosure of information that qualifies as 
     a trade secret or privileged or confidential information 
     under section 552(b)(4) of title 5.

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       ``(C) Use of data for internal dot purposes.--If an 
     exemption is granted under this paragraph, nothing shall 
     prevent the Secretary from using data from reports filed 
     under this subsection for internal purposes of the Department 
     of Transportation or including such data in aggregate 
     industry statistics released for publication if such 
     inclusion would not render the filer's data readily 
     identifiable.
       ``(D) Pending requests.--The Secretary shall not release 
     publicly the report of a carrier making a request under 
     subparagraph (A) while such request is pending.
       ``(3) Period of exemptions.--Exemptions granted under this 
     subsection shall be for 3-year periods.
       ``(d) Streamlining and Simplification.--The Secretary shall 
     streamline and simplify, to the maximum extent practicable, 
     any reporting requirements the Secretary imposes under this 
     section.

                         ``CHAPTER 143--FINANCE

``Sec.
``14301. Security interests in certain motor vehicles.
``14302. Pooling and division of transportation or earnings.
``14303. Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of control of motor 
              carriers of passengers.

     ``Sec. 14301. Security interests in certain motor vehicles

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Motor vehicle.--The term `motor vehicle' means a 
     truck of rated capacity (gross vehicle weight) of at least 
     10,000 pounds, a highway tractor of rated capacity (gross 
     combination weight) of at least 10,000 pounds, a property-
     carrying trailer or semitrailer with at least one load-
     carrying axle of at least 10,000 pounds, or a motor bus with 
     a seating capacity of at least 10 individuals.
       ``(2) Lien creditor.--The term `lien creditor' means a 
     creditor having a lien on a motor vehicle and includes an 
     assignee for benefit of creditors from the date of 
     assignment, a trustee in a case under title 11 from the date 
     of filing of the petition in that case, and a receiver in 
     equity from the date of appointment of the receiver.
       ``(3) Security interest.--The term `security interest' 
     means an interest (including an interest established by a 
     conditional sales contract, mortgage, equipment trust, or 
     other lien or title retention contract, or lease) in a motor 
     vehicle when the interest secures payment or performance of 
     an obligation.
       ``(4) Perfection.--The term `perfection', as related to a 
     security interest, means taking action (including public 
     filing, recording, notation on a certificate of title, and 
     possession of collateral by the secured party), or the 
     existence of facts, required under law to make a security 
     interest enforceable against general creditors and subsequent 
     lien creditors of a debtor, but does not include compliance 
     with requirements related only to the establishment of a 
     valid security interest between the debtor and the secured 
     party.
       ``(b) Requirements for Perfection of Security Interest.--A 
     security interest in a motor vehicle owned by, or in the 
     possession and use of, a carrier registered under section 
     13902 of this title and owing payment or performance of an 
     obligation secured by that security interest is perfected in 
     all jurisdictions against all general, and subsequent lien, 
     creditors of, and all persons taking a motor vehicle by sale 
     (or taking or retaining a security interest in a motor 
     vehicle) from, that carrier when--
       ``(1) a certificate of title is issued for a motor vehicle 
     under a law of a jurisdiction that requires or permits 
     indication, on a certificate or title, of a security interest 
     in the motor vehicle if the security interest is indicated on 
     the certificate;
       ``(2) a certificate of title has not been issued and the 
     law of the State where the principal place of business of 
     that carrier is located requires or permits public filing or 
     recording of, or in relation to, that security interest if 
     there has been such a public filing or recording; and
       ``(3) a certificate of title has not been issued and the 
     security interest cannot be perfected under paragraph (2) of 
     this subsection, if the security interest has been perfected 
     under the law (including the conflict of laws rules) of the 
     State where the principal place of business of that carrier 
     is located.

     ``Sec. 14302. Pooling and division of transportation or 
       earnings

       ``(a) Approval Required.--A carrier providing 
     transportation subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of 
     chapter 135 may not agree or combine with another such 
     carrier to pool or divide traffic or services or any part of 
     their earnings without the approval of the Board under this 
     section.
       ``(b) Standards for Approval.--The Board may approve and 
     authorize an agreement or combination between or among motor 
     carriers of passengers, or between a motor carrier of 
     passengers and a rail carrier of passengers if the carriers 
     involved assent to the pooling or division and the Board 
     finds that a pooling or division of traffic, services, or 
     earnings--
       ``(1) will be in the interest of better service to the 
     public or of economy of operation; and
       ``(2) will not unreasonably restrain competition.
       ``(c) Procedure.--
       ``(1) Application.--Any motor carrier of property may apply 
     to the Board for approval of an agreement or combination with 
     another such carrier to pool or divide traffic or any 
     services or any part of their earnings by filing such 
     agreement or combination with the Board not less than 50 days 
     before its effective date.
       ``(2) Determination of importance and restraint on 
     competition.--Prior to the effective date of the agreement or 
     combination, the Board shall determine whether the agreement 
     or combination is of major transportation importance and 
     whether there is substantial likelihood that the agreement or 
     combination will unduly restrain competition. If the Board 
     determines that neither of these 2 factors exists, it shall, 
     prior to such effective date and without a hearing, approve 
     and authorize the agreement or combination, under such rules 
     and regulations as the Board may issue, and for such 
     consideration between such carriers and upon such terms and 
     conditions as shall be found by the Board to be just and 
     reasonable.
       ``(3) Hearing.--If the Board determines either that the 
     agreement or combination is of major transportation 
     importance or that there is substantial likelihood that the 
     agreement or combination will unduly restrain competition, 
     the Board shall hold a hearing concerning whether the 
     agreement or combination will be in the interest of better 
     service to the public or of economy in operation and whether 
     it will unduly restrain competition and shall suspend 
     operation of such agreement or combination pending such 
     hearing and final decision thereon. After such hearing, the 
     Board shall indicate to what extent it finds that the 
     agreement or combination will be in the interest of better 
     service to the public or of economy in operation and will not 
     unduly restrain competition and if assented to by all the 
     carriers involved, shall to that extent, approve and 
     authorize the agreement or combination, under such rules and 
     regulations as the Board may issue, and for such 
     consideration between such carriers and upon such terms and 
     conditions as shall be found by the Board to be just and 
     reasonable.
       ``(4) Special rules for household goods carriers.--In the 
     case of an application for Board approval of an agreement or 
     combination between a motor carrier providing transportation 
     of household goods and its agents to pool or divide traffic 
     or services or any part of their earnings, such agreement or 
     combination shall be presumed to be in the interest of better 
     service to the public and of economy in operation and not to 
     restrain competition unduly if the practices proposed to be 
     carried out under such agreement or combination are the same 
     as or similar to practices carried out under agreements and 
     combinations between motor carriers providing transportation 
     of household goods to pool or divide traffic or service of 
     any part of their earnings approved by the Interstate 
     Commerce Commission before the effective date of this 
     section.
       ``(5) Streamlining and simplifying.--The Board shall 
     streamline, simplify, and expedite, to the maximum extent 
     practicable, the process (including any paperwork) for 
     submission and approval of applications under this section 
     for agreements and combinations between motor carriers 
     providing transportation of household goods and their agents.
       ``(d) Conditions.--The Board may impose conditions 
     governing the pooling or division and may approve and 
     authorize payment of a reasonable consideration between the 
     carriers.
       ``(e) Initiation of Proceeding.--The Board may begin a 
     proceeding under this section on its own initiative or on 
     application.
       ``(f) Effect of Approval.--A carrier may participate in an 
     arrangement approved by or exempted by the Board under this 
     section without the approval of any other Federal, State, or 
     municipal body. A carrier participating in an approved or 
     exempted arrangement is exempt from the antitrust laws and 
     from all other law, including State and municipal law, as 
     necessary to let that person carry out the arrangement.
       ``(g) Continuation of Existing Agreements.--Any agreements 
     in operation under the provisions of this title on the 
     effective date of this section that are succeeded by this 
     section shall remain in effect until further order of the 
     Board.
       ``(h) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Household goods.--The term `household goods' has the 
     meaning such term had under section 10102(11) of this title, 
     as in effect on the day before the effective date of this 
     section.
       ``(2) Transportation.--The term `transportation' means 
     transportation that would be subject to the jurisdiction of 
     the Interstate Commerce Commission under subchapter II of 
     chapter 105 of this title, as in effect on the day before 
     such effective date, if such subchapter were still in effect.

     ``Sec. 14303. Consolidation, merger, and acquisition of 
       control of motor carriers of passengers

       ``(a) Approval Required.--The following transactions 
     involving motor carriers of passengers subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 may be carried 
     out only with the approval of the Board:
       ``(1) Consolidation or merger of the properties or 
     franchises of at least 2 carriers into one operation for the 
     ownership, management, and operation of the previously 
     separately owned properties.
       ``(2) A purchase, lease, or contract to operate property of 
     another carrier by any number of carriers.
       ``(3) Acquisition of control of a carrier by any number of 
     carriers.

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       ``(4) Acquisition of control of at least 2 carriers by a 
     person that is not a carrier.
       ``(5) Acquisition of control of a carrier by a person that 
     is not a carrier but that controls any number of carriers.
       ``(b) Standard for Approval.--The Board shall approve and 
     authorize a transaction under this section when it finds the 
     transaction is consistent with the public interest. The Board 
     shall consider at least the following:
       ``(1) The effect of the proposed transaction on the 
     adequacy of transportation to the public.
       ``(2) The total fixed charges that result from the proposed 
     transaction.
       ``(3) The interest of carrier employees affected by the 
     proposed transaction.
     The Board may impose conditions governing the transaction.
       ``(c) Determination of Completeness of Application.--Within 
     30 days after the date on which an application is filed under 
     this section, the Board shall either publish a notice of the 
     application in the Federal Register or reject the application 
     if it is incomplete.
       ``(d) Comments.--Written comments about an application may 
     be filed with the Board within 45 days after the date on 
     which notice of the application is published under subsection 
     (c).
       ``(e) Deadlines.--The Board shall conclude evidentiary 
     proceedings by the 240th day after the date on which notice 
     of the application is published under subsection (c). The 
     Board shall issue a final decision by the 180th day after the 
     conclusion of the evidentiary proceedings. The Board may 
     extend a time period under this subsection; except that the 
     total of all such extensions with respect to any application 
     shall not exceed 90 days.
       ``(f) Effect of Approval.--A carrier or corporation 
     participating in or resulting from a transaction approved by 
     the Board under this section, or exempted by the Board from 
     the application of this section pursuant to section 13541, 
     may carry out the transaction, own and operate property, and 
     exercise control or franchises acquired through the 
     transaction without the approval of a State authority. A 
     carrier, corporation, or person participating in the approved 
     or exempted transaction is exempt from the antitrust laws and 
     from all other law, including State and municipal law, as 
     necessary to let that person carry out the transaction, hold, 
     maintain, and operate property, and exercise control or 
     franchises acquired through the transaction.
       ``(g) Limitation on Applicability.--This section shall not 
     apply to transactions involving carriers whose aggregate 
     gross operating revenues were not more than $2,000,000 during 
     a period of 12 consecutive months ending not more than 6 
     months before the date of the agreement of the parties.
       ``(h) Applicability of Certain Provisions.--When the Board 
     approves and authorizes a transaction under this section in 
     which a person not a carrier providing transportation subject 
     to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 acquires 
     control of at least 1 carrier subject to such jurisdiction, 
     the person is subject, as a carrier, to the following 
     provisions of this title that apply to the carrier being 
     acquired by that person, to the extent specified by the 
     Board: sections 504(f), 14121-14123, 14901(a), and 14907.
       ``(i) Interim Approval.--Pending determination of an 
     application filed under this section, the Board may approve, 
     for a period of not more than 180 days, the operation of the 
     properties sought to be acquired by the person proposing in 
     the application to acquire those properties, when it appears 
     that failure to do so may result in destruction of or injury 
     to those properties or substantially interfere with their 
     future usefulness in providing adequate and continuous 
     service to the public. Transportation provided by a motor 
     carrier under a grant of approval under this subsection is 
     subject to this part.
       ``(j) Supplemental Orders.--When cause exists, the Board 
     may issue appropriate orders supplemental to an order made in 
     a proceeding under this section.

                 ``CHAPTER 145--FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS

``Sec.
``14501. Federal authority over intrastate transportation.
``14502. Tax discrimination against motor carrier transportation 
              property.
``14503. Withholding State and local income tax by certain carriers.
``14504. Registration of motor carriers by a State.
``14505. State tax.

     ``Sec. 14501. Federal authority over intrastate 
       transportation

       ``(a) Motor Carriers of Passengers.--No State or political 
     subdivision thereof and no interstate agency or other 
     political agency of 2 or more States shall enact or enforce 
     any law, rule, regulation, standard, or other provision 
     having the force and effect of law relating to scheduling of 
     interstate or intrastate transportation (including 
     discontinuance or reduction in the level of service) provided 
     by motor carrier of passengers subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter I of chapter 135 of this title on an interstate 
     route or relating to the implementation of any change in the 
     rates for such transportation or for any charter 
     transportation except to the extent that notice, not in 
     excess of 30 days, of changes in schedules may be required. 
     This subsection shall not apply to intrastate commuter bus 
     operations.
       ``(b) Freight Forwarders and Brokers.--
       ``(1) General rule.--Subject to paragraph (2) of this 
     subsection, no State or political subdivision thereof and no 
     intrastate agency or other political agency of 2 or more 
     States shall enact or enforce any law, rule, regulation, 
     standard, or other provision having the force and effect of 
     law relating to intrastate rates, intrastate routes, or 
     intrastate services of any freight forwarder or broker.
       ``(2) Continuation of hawaii's authority.--Nothing in this 
     subsection and the amendments made by the Surface Freight 
     Forwarder Deregulation Act of 1986 shall be construed to 
     affect the authority of the State of Hawaii to continue to 
     regulate a motor carrier operating within the State of 
     Hawaii.
       ``(c) Motor Carriers of Property.--
       ``(1) General rule.--Except as provided in paragraphs (2) 
     and (3), a State, political subdivision of a State, or 
     political authority of 2 or more States may not enact or 
     enforce a law, regulation, or other provision having the 
     force and effect of law related to a price, route, or service 
     of any motor carrier (other than a carrier affiliated with a 
     direct air carrier covered by section 41713(b)(4)) or any 
     motor private carrier, broker, or freight forwarder with 
     respect to the transportation of property.
       ``(2) Matters not covered.--Paragraph (1)--
       ``(A) shall not restrict the safety regulatory authority of 
     a State with respect to motor vehicles, the authority of a 
     State to impose highway route controls or limitations based 
     on the size or weight of the motor vehicle or the hazardous 
     nature of the cargo, or the authority of a State to regulate 
     motor carriers with regard to minimum amounts of financial 
     responsibility relating to insurance requirements and self-
     insurance authorization;
       ``(B) does not apply to the transportation of household 
     goods; and
       ``(C) does not apply to the authority of a State or a 
     political subdivision of a State to enact or enforce a law, 
     regulation, or other provision relating to the price of for-
     hire motor vehicle transportation by a tow truck, if such 
     transportation is performed without the prior consent or 
     authorization of the owner or operator of the motor vehicle.
       ``(3) State standard transportation practices.--
       ``(A) Continuation.--Paragraph (1) shall not affect any 
     authority of a State, political subdivision of a State, or 
     political authority of 2 or more States to enact or enforce a 
     law, regulation, or other provision, with respect to the 
     intrastate transportation of property by motor carriers, 
     related to--
       ``(i) uniform cargo liability rules,
       ``(ii) uniform bills of lading or receipts for property 
     being transported,
       ``(iii) uniform cargo credit rules,
       ``(iv) antitrust immunity for joint line rates or routes, 
     classifications, mileage guides, and pooling, or
       ``(v) antitrust immunity for agent-van line operations (as 
     set forth in section 13907),

     if such law, regulation, or provision meets the requirements 
     of subparagraph (B).
       ``(B) Requirements.--A law, regulation, or provision of a 
     State, political subdivision, or political authority meets 
     the requirements of this subparagraph if--
       ``(i) the law, regulation, or provision covers the same 
     subject matter as, and compliance with such law, regulation, 
     or provision is no more burdensome than compliance with, a 
     provision of this part or a regulation issued by the 
     Secretary or the Board under this part; and
       ``(ii) the law, regulation, or provision only applies to a 
     carrier upon request of such carrier.
       ``(C) Election.--Notwithstanding any other provision of 
     law, a carrier affiliated with a direct air carrier through 
     common controlling ownership may elect to be subject to a 
     law, regulation, or provision of a State, political 
     subdivision, or political authority under this paragraph.
       ``(4) Nonapplicability to hawaii.--This subsection shall 
     not apply with respect to the State of Hawaii.

     ``Sec. 14502. Tax discrimination against motor carrier 
       transportation property

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the following 
     definitions apply:
       ``(1) Assessment.--The term `assessment' means valuation 
     for a property tax levied by a taxing district.
       ``(2) Assessment jurisdiction.--The term `assessment 
     jurisdiction' means a geographical area in a State used in 
     determining the assessed value of property for ad valorem 
     taxation.
       ``(3) Motor carrier transportation property.--The term 
     `motor carrier transportation property' means property, as 
     defined by the Secretary, owned or used by a motor carrier 
     providing transportation in interstate commerce whether or 
     not such transportation is subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter I of chapter 135.
       ``(4) Commercial and industrial property.--The term 
     `commercial and industrial property' means property, other 
     than transportation property and land used primarily for 
     agricultural purposes or timber growing, devoted to a 
     commercial or industrial use, and subject to a property tax 
     levy.
       ``(b) Acts Burdening Interstate Commerce.--The following 
     acts unreasonably burden and discriminate against interstate 
     commerce and a State, subdivision of a State, or authority 
     acting for a State or subdivision of a State may not do any 
     of them:
       ``(1) Excessive valuation of property.--Assess motor 
     carrier transportation property at a value that has a higher 
     ratio to the true

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      market value of the motor carrier transportation property 
     than the ratio that the assessed value of other commercial 
     and industrial property in the same assessment jurisdiction 
     has to the true market value of the other commercial and 
     industrial property.
       ``(2) Tax on assessment.--Levy or collect a tax on an 
     assessment that may not be made under paragraph (1).
       ``(3) Ad valorem tax.--Levy or collect an ad valorem 
     property tax on motor carrier transportation property at a 
     tax rate that exceeds the tax rate applicable to commercial 
     and industrial property in the same assessment jurisdiction.
       ``(c) Jurisdiction.--
       ``(1) In general.--Notwithstanding section 1341 of title 28 
     and without regard to the amount in controversy or 
     citizenship of the parties, a district court of the United 
     States has jurisdiction, concurrent with other jurisdiction 
     of courts of the United States and the States, to prevent a 
     violation of subsection (b) of this section.
       ``(2) Limitation in relief.--Relief may be granted under 
     this subsection only if the ratio of assessed value to true 
     market value of motor carrier transportation property 
     exceeds, by at least 5 percent, the ratio of assessed value 
     to true market value of other commercial and industrial 
     property in the same assessment jurisdiction.
       ``(3) Burden of proof.--The burden of proof in determining 
     assessed value and true market value is governed by State 
     law.
       ``(4) Violation.--If the ratio of the assessed value of 
     other commercial and industrial property in the assessment 
     jurisdiction to the true market value of all other commercial 
     and industrial property cannot be determined to the 
     satisfaction of the district court through the random-
     sampling method known as a sales assessment ratio study (to 
     be carried out under statistical principles applicable to 
     such a study), the court shall find, as a violation of this 
     section--
       ``(A) an assessment of the motor carrier transportation 
     property at a value that has a higher ratio to the true 
     market value of the motor carrier transportation property 
     than the assessment value of all other property subject to a 
     property tax levy in the assessment jurisdiction has to the 
     true market value of all such other property; and
       ``(B) the collection of ad valorem property tax on the 
     motor carrier transportation property at a tax rate that 
     exceeds the tax ratio rate applicable to taxable property in 
     the taxing district.

     ``Sec. 14503. Withholding State and local income tax by 
       certain carriers

       ``(a) Single State Tax Withholding.--
       ``(1) In general.--No part of the compensation paid by a 
     motor carrier providing transportation subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 or by a motor 
     private carrier to an employee who performs regularly 
     assigned duties in 2 or more States as such an employee with 
     respect to a motor vehicle shall be subject to the income tax 
     laws of any State or subdivision of that State, other than 
     the State or subdivision thereof of the employee's residence.
       ``(2) Employee defined.--In this subsection, the term 
     `employee' has the meaning given such term in section 31132.
       ``(b) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Calculation of earnings.--In this subsection, an 
     employee is deemed to have earned more than 50 percent of pay 
     in a State or subdivision of that State in which the time 
     worked by the employee in the State or subdivision is more 
     than 50 percent of the total time worked by the employee 
     while employed during the calendar year.
       ``(2) Water carriers.--A water carrier providing 
     transportation subject to jurisdiction under subchapter II of 
     chapter 135 shall file income tax information returns and 
     other reports only with--
       ``(A) the State and subdivision of residence of the 
     employee (as shown on the employment records of the carrier); 
     and
       ``(B) the State and subdivision in which the employee 
     earned more than 50 percent of the pay received by the 
     employee from the carrier during the preceding calendar year.
       ``(3) Applicability to sailors.--This subsection applies to 
     pay of a master, officer, or sailor who is a member of the 
     crew on a vessel engaged in foreign, coastwise, intercoastal, 
     or noncontiguous trade or in the fisheries of the United 
     States.
       ``(c) Filing of Information.--A motor and motor private 
     carrier withholding pay from an employee under subsection (a) 
     of this section shall file income tax information returns and 
     other reports only with the State and subdivision of 
     residence of the employee.

     ``Sec. 14504. Registration of motor carriers by a State

       ``(a) Definitions.--In this section, the terms `standards' 
     and `amendments to standards' mean the specification of forms 
     and procedures required by regulations of the Secretary to 
     prove the lawfulness of transportation by motor carrier 
     referred to in section 13501.
       ``(b) General Rule.--The requirement of a State that a 
     motor carrier, providing transportation subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135 and providing 
     transportation in that State, must register with the State is 
     not an unreasonable burden on transportation referred to in 
     section 13501 when the State registration is completed under 
     standards of the Secretary under subsection (c). When a State 
     registration requirement imposes obligations in excess of the 
     standards of the Secretary, the part in excess is an 
     unreasonable burden.
       ``(c) Single State Registration System.--
       ``(1) In general.--The Secretary shall maintain standards 
     for implementing a system under which--
       ``(A) a motor carrier is required to register annually with 
     only one State by providing evidence of its Federal 
     registration under chapter 139;
       ``(B) the State of registration shall fully comply with 
     standards prescribed under this section; and
       ``(C) such single State registration shall be deemed to 
     satisfy the registration requirements of all other States.
       ``(2) Specific requirements.--
       ``(A) Evidence of federal registration; proof of insurance; 
     payment of fees.--Under the standards of the Secretary 
     implementing the single State registration system described 
     in paragraph (1) of this subsection, only a State acting in 
     its capacity as registration State under such single State 
     system may require a motor carrier registered by the 
     Secretary under this part--
       ``(i) to file and maintain evidence of such Federal 
     registration;
       ``(ii) to file satisfactory proof of required insurance or 
     qualification as a self-insurer;
       ``(iii) to pay directly to such State fee amounts in 
     accordance with the fee system established under subparagraph 
     (B)(iv) of this paragraph, subject to allocation of fee 
     revenues among all States in which the carrier operates and 
     which participate in the single State registration system; 
     and
       ``(iv) to file the name of a local agent for service of 
     process.
       ``(B) Receipts; fee system.--The standards of the 
     Secretary--
       ``(i) shall require that the registration State issue a 
     receipt, in a form prescribed under the standards, reflecting 
     that the carrier has filed proof of insurance as provided 
     under subparagraph (A)(ii) of this paragraph and has paid fee 
     amounts in accordance with the fee system established under 
     clause (iv) of this subparagraph;
       ``(ii) shall require that copies of the receipt issued 
     under clause (i) of this subparagraph be kept in each of the 
     carrier's commercial motor vehicles;
       ``(iii) shall not require decals, stamps, cab cards, or any 
     other means of registering or identifying specific vehicles 
     operated by the carrier;
       ``(iv) shall establish a fee system for the filing of proof 
     of insurance as provided under subparagraph (A)(ii) of this 
     paragraph that--

       ``(I) is based on the number of commercial motor vehicles 
     the carrier operates in a State and on the number of States 
     in which the carrier operates;

       ``(II) minimizes the costs of complying with the 
     registration system; and
       ``(III) results in a fee for each participating State that 
     is equal to the fee, not to exceed $10 per vehicle, that such 
     State collected or charged as of November 15, 1991; and

       ``(v) shall not authorize the charging or collection of any 
     fee for filing and maintaining evidence of Federal 
     registration under subparagraph (A)(i) of this paragraph.
       ``(C) Prohibited fees.--The charging or collection of any 
     fee under this section that is not in accordance with the fee 
     system established under subparagraph (B)(iv) of this 
     paragraph shall be deemed to be a burden on interstate 
     commerce.
       ``(D) Limitation on participation by states.--Only a State 
     which, as of January 1, 1991, charged or collected a fee for 
     a vehicle identification stamp or number under part 1023 of 
     title 49, Code of Federal Regulations, shall be eligible to 
     participate as a registration State under this subsection or 
     to receive any fee revenue under this subsection.

     ``Sec. 14505. State tax

       ``A State or political subdivision thereof may not collect 
     or levy a tax, fee, head charge, or other charge on--
       ``(1) a passenger traveling in interstate commerce by motor 
     carrier;
       ``(2) the transportation of a passenger traveling in 
     interstate commerce by motor carrier;
       ``(3) the sale of passenger transportation in interstate 
     commerce by motor carrier; or
       ``(4) the gross receipts derived from such transportation.

      ``CHAPTER 147--ENFORCEMENT; INVESTIGATIONS; RIGHTS; REMEDIES

``Sec.
``14701. General authority.
``14702. Enforcement by the regulatory authority.
``14703. Enforcement by the Attorney General.
``14704. Rights and remedies of persons injured by carriers or brokers.
``14705. Limitation on actions by and against carriers.
``14706. Liability of carriers under receipts and bills of lading.
``14707. Private enforcement of registration requirement.
``14708. Dispute settlement program for household goods carriers.
``14709. Tariff reconciliation rules for motor carriers of property.

     ``Sec. 14701. General authority

       ``(a) Investigations.--The Secretary or the Board, as 
     applicable, may begin an investigation under this part on the 
     Secretary's or the Board's own initiative or on complaint. If 
     the Secretary or Board, as applicable, finds that a carrier 
     or broker is violating this part, the Secretary or Board, as 
     applicable, shall take appropriate action to compel 
     compliance with this part. If the Secretary finds that a 
     foreign motor carrier or foreign motor private carrier is 
     violating chapter 139, the

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      Secretary shall take appropriate action to compel compliance 
     with that chapter. The Secretary or Board, as applicable, may 
     take action under this subsection only after giving the 
     carrier or broker notice of the investigation and an 
     opportunity for a proceeding.
       ``(b) Complaints.--A person, including a governmental 
     authority, may file with the Secretary or Board, as 
     applicable, a complaint about a violation of this part by a 
     carrier providing, or broker for, transportation or service 
     subject to jurisdiction under this part or a foreign motor 
     carrier or foreign motor private carrier providing 
     transportation registered under section 13902 of this title. 
     The complaint must state the facts that are the subject of 
     the violation. The Secretary or Board, as applicable, may 
     dismiss a complaint that it determines does not state 
     reasonable grounds for investigation and action.
       ``(c) Deadline.--A formal investigative proceeding begun by 
     the Secretary or Board under subsection (a) of this section 
     is dismissed automatically unless it is concluded with 
     administrative finality by the end of the 3d year after the 
     date on which it was begun.

     ``Sec. 14702. Enforcement by the regulatory authority

       ``(a) In General.--The Secretary or the Board, as 
     applicable, may bring a civil action--
       ``(1) to enforce section 14103 of this title; or
       ``(2) to enforce this part, or a regulation or order of the 
     Secretary or Board, as applicable, when violated by a carrier 
     or broker providing transportation or service subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I or III of chapter 135 of this 
     title or by a foreign motor carrier or foreign motor private 
     carrier providing transportation registered under section 
     13902 of this title.
       ``(b) Venue.--In a civil action under subsection (a)(2) of 
     this section--
       ``(1) trial is in the judicial district in which the 
     carrier, foreign motor carrier, foreign motor private 
     carrier, or broker operates;
       ``(2) process may be served without regard to the 
     territorial limits of the district or of the State in which 
     the action is instituted; and
       ``(3) a person participating with a carrier or broker in a 
     violation may be joined in the civil action without regard to 
     the residence of the person.
       ``(c) Standing.--The Board, through its own attorneys, may 
     bring or participate in any civil action involving motor 
     carrier undercharges.

     ``Sec. 14703. Enforcement by the Attorney General

       ``The Attorney General may, and on request of either the 
     Secretary or the Board shall, bring court proceedings--
       ``(1) to enforce this part or a regulation or order of the 
     Secretary or Board or terms of registration under this part; 
     and
       ``(2) to prosecute a person violating this part or a 
     regulation or order of the Secretary or Board or term of 
     registration under this part.

     ``Sec. 14704. Rights and remedies of persons injured by 
       carriers or brokers

       ``(a) In General.--
       ``(1) Enforcement of order.--A person injured because a 
     carrier or broker providing transportation or service subject 
     to jurisdiction under chapter 135 does not obey an order of 
     the Secretary or the Board, as applicable, under this part, 
     except an order for the payment of money, may bring a civil 
     action to enforce that order under this subsection. A person 
     may bring a civil action for injunctive relief for violations 
     of sections 14102 and 14103.
       ``(2) Damages for violations.--A carrier or broker 
     providing transportation or service subject to jurisdiction 
     under chapter 135 is liable for damages sustained by a person 
     as a result of an act or omission of that carrier or broker 
     in violation of this part.
       ``(b) Liability and Damages for Exceeding Tariff Rate.--A 
     carrier providing transportation or service subject to 
     jurisdiction under chapter 135 is liable to a person for 
     amounts charged that exceed the applicable rate for 
     transportation or service contained in a tariff in effect 
     under section 13702.
       ``(c) Election.--
       ``(1) Complaint to dot or board; civil action.--A person 
     may file a complaint with the Board or the Secretary, as 
     applicable, under section 14701(b) or bring a civil action 
     under subsection (b) to enforce liability against a carrier 
     or broker providing transportation or service subject to 
     jurisdiction under chapter 135.
       ``(2) Order of dot or board.--
       ``(A) In general.--When the Board or Secretary, as 
     applicable, makes an award under subsection (b) of this 
     section, the Board or Secretary, as applicable, shall order 
     the carrier to pay the amount awarded by a specific date. The 
     Board or Secretary, as applicable, may order a carrier or 
     broker providing transportation or service subject to 
     jurisdiction under chapter 135 to pay damages only when the 
     proceeding is on complaint.
       ``(B) Enforcement by civil action.--The person for whose 
     benefit an order of the Board or Secretary requiring the 
     payment of money is made may bring a civil action to enforce 
     that order under this paragraph if the carrier or broker does 
     not pay the amount awarded by the date payment was ordered to 
     be made.
       ``(d) Procedure.--
       ``(1) In general.--When a person begins a civil action 
     under subsection (b) of this section to enforce an order of 
     the Board or Secretary requiring the payment of damages by a 
     carrier or broker providing transportation or service subject 
     to jurisdiction under chapter 135 of this title, the text of 
     the order of the Board or Secretary must be included in the 
     complaint. In addition to the district courts of the United 
     States, a State court of general jurisdiction having 
     jurisdiction of the parties has jurisdiction to enforce an 
     order under this paragraph. The findings and order of the 
     Board or Secretary are competent evidence of the facts stated 
     in them. Trial in a civil action brought in a district court 
     of the United States under this paragraph is in the judicial 
     district in which the plaintiff resides or in which the 
     principal operating office of the carrier or broker is 
     located. In a civil action under this paragraph, the 
     plaintiff is liable for only those costs that accrue on an 
     appeal taken by the plaintiff.
       ``(2) Parties.--All parties in whose favor the award was 
     made may be joined as plaintiffs in a civil action brought in 
     a district court of the United States under this subsection 
     and all the carriers that are parties to the order awarding 
     damages may be joined as defendants. Trial in the action is 
     in the judicial district in which any one of the plaintiffs 
     could bring the action against any one of the defendants. 
     Process may be served on a defendant at its principal 
     operating office when that defendant is not in the district 
     in which the action is brought. A judgment ordering recovery 
     may be made in favor of any of those plaintiffs against the 
     defendant found to be liable to that plaintiff.
       ``(e) Attorney's Fees.--The district court shall award a 
     reasonable attorney's fee under this section. The district 
     court shall tax and collect that fee as part of the costs of 
     the action.

     ``Sec. 14705. Limitation on actions by and against carriers

       ``(a) In General.--A carrier providing transportation or 
     service subject to jurisdiction under chapter 135 must begin 
     a civil action to recover charges for transportation or 
     service provided by the carrier within 18 months after the 
     claim accrues.
       ``(b) Overcharges.--A person must begin a civil action to 
     recover overcharges within 18 months after the claim accrues. 
     If the claim is against a carrier providing transportation 
     subject to jurisdiction under chapter 135 and an election to 
     file a complaint with the Board or Secretary, as applicable, 
     is made under section 14704(c)(1), the complaint must be 
     filed within 3 years after the claim accrues.
       ``(c) Damages.--A person must file a complaint with the 
     Board or Secretary, as applicable, to recover damages under 
     section 14704(b) within 2 years after the claim accrues.
       ``(d) Extensions.--The limitation periods under subsection 
     (b) of this section are extended for 6 months from the time 
     written notice is given to the claimant by the carrier of 
     disallowance of any part of the claim specified in the notice 
     if a written claim is given to the carrier within those 
     limitation periods. The limitation periods under subsections 
     (b) and (c) of this section are extended for 90 days from the 
     time the carrier begins a civil action under subsection (a) 
     to recover charges related to the same transportation or 
     service, or collects (without beginning a civil action under 
     that subsection) the charge for that transportation or 
     service if that action is begun or collection is made within 
     the appropriate period.
       ``(e) Payment.--A person must begin a civil action to 
     enforce an order of the Board or Secretary against a carrier 
     within 1 year after the date of the order.
       ``(f) Government Transportation.--This section applies to 
     transportation for the United States Government. The time 
     limitations under this section are extended, as related to 
     transportation for or on behalf of the United States 
     Government, for 3 years from the later of the date of--
       ``(1) payment of the rate for the transportation or service 
     involved;
       ``(2) subsequent refund for overpayment of that rate; or
       ``(3) deduction made under section 3726 of title 31.
       ``(g) Accrual Date.--A claim related to a shipment of 
     property accrues under this section on delivery or tender of 
     delivery by the carrier.

     ``Sec. 14706. Liability of carriers under receipts and bills 
       of lading

       ``(a) General Liability.--
       ``(1) Motor carriers and freight forwarders.--A carrier 
     providing transportation or service subject to jurisdiction 
     under subchapter I or III of chapter 135 shall issue a 
     receipt or bill of lading for property it receives for 
     transportation under this part. That carrier and any other 
     carrier that delivers the property and is providing 
     transportation or service subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter I or III of chapter 135 or chapter 105 are liable 
     to the person entitled to recover under the receipt or bill 
     of lading. The liability imposed under this paragraph is for 
     the actual loss or injury to the property caused by (A) the 
     receiving carrier, (B) the delivering carrier, or (C) another 
     carrier over whose line or route the property is transported 
     in the United States or from a place in the United States to 
     a place in an adjacent foreign country when transported under 
     a through bill of lading and, except in the case of a freight 
     forwarder, applies to property reconsigned or diverted under 
     a tariff under section 13702. Failure to issue a receipt or 
     bill of lading does not affect the liability of a carrier. A 
     delivering carrier is deemed to be the carrier performing the 
     line-haul transportation nearest the destination but

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      does not include a carrier providing only a switching 
     service at the destination.
       ``(2) Freight forwarder.--A freight forwarder is both the 
     receiving and delivering carrier. When a freight forwarder 
     provides service and uses a motor carrier providing 
     transportation subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of 
     chapter 135 to receive property from a consignor, the motor 
     carrier may execute the bill of lading or shipping receipt 
     for the freight forwarder with its consent. With the consent 
     of the freight forwarder, a motor carrier may deliver 
     property for a freight forwarder on the freight forwarder's 
     bill of lading, freight bill, or shipping receipt to the 
     consignee named in it, and receipt for the property may be 
     made on the freight forwarder's delivery receipt.
       ``(b) Apportionment.--The carrier issuing the receipt or 
     bill of lading under subsection (a) of this section or 
     delivering the property for which the receipt or bill of 
     lading was issued is entitled to recover from the carrier 
     over whose line or route the loss or injury occurred the 
     amount required to be paid to the owners of the property, as 
     evidenced by a receipt, judgment, or transcript, and the 
     amount of its expenses reasonably incurred in defending a 
     civil action brought by that person.
       ``(c) Special Rules.--
       ``(1) Motor carriers.--
       ``(A) Shipper waiver.--Subject to the provisions of 
     subparagraph (B), a carrier providing transportation or 
     service subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I or III of 
     chapter 135 may, subject to the provisions of this chapter 
     (including with respect to a motor carrier, the requirements 
     of section 13710(a)), establish rates for the transportation 
     of property (other than household goods described in section 
     13102(10)(A)) under which the liability of the carrier for 
     such property is limited to a value established by written or 
     electronic declaration of the shipper or by written agreement 
     between the carrier and shipper if that value would be 
     reasonable under the circumstances surrounding the 
     transportation.
       ``(B) Carrier notification.--If the motor carrier is not 
     required to file its tariff with the Board, it shall provide 
     under section 13710(a)(1) to the shipper, on request of the 
     shipper, a written or electronic copy of the rate, 
     classification, rules, and practices upon which any rate 
     applicable to a shipment, or agreed to between the shipper 
     and the carrier, is based. The copy provided by the carrier 
     shall clearly state the dates of applicability of the rate, 
     classification, rules, or practices.
       ``(C) Prohibition against collective establishment.--No 
     discussion, consideration, or approval as to rules to limit 
     liability under this subsection may be undertaken by carriers 
     acting under an agreement approved pursuant to section 13703.
       ``(2) Water carriers.--If loss or injury to property occurs 
     while it is in the custody of a water carrier, the liability 
     of that carrier is determined by its bill of lading and the 
     law applicable to water transportation. The liability of the 
     initial or delivering carrier is the same as the liability of 
     the water carrier.
       ``(d) Civil Actions.--
       ``(1) Against delivering carrier.--A civil action under 
     this section may be brought against a delivering carrier in a 
     district court of the United States or in a State court. 
     Trial, if the action is brought in a district court of the 
     United States is in a judicial district, and if in a State 
     court, is in a State through which the defendant carrier 
     operates.
       ``(2) Against carrier responsible for loss.--A civil action 
     under this section may be brought against the carrier alleged 
     to have caused the loss or damage, in the judicial district 
     in which such loss or damage is alleged to have occurred.
       ``(3) Jurisdiction of courts.--A civil action under this 
     section may be brought in a United States district court or 
     in a State court.
       ``(4) Judicial district defined.--In this section, 
     `judicial district' means--
       ``(A) in the case of a United States district court, a 
     judicial district of the United States; and
       ``(B) in the case of a State court, the applicable 
     geographic area over which such court exercises jurisdiction.
       ``(e) Minimum Period for Filing Claims.--
       ``(1) In general.--A carrier may not provide by rule, 
     contract, or otherwise, a period of less than 9 months for 
     filing a claim against it under this section and a period of 
     less than 2 years for bringing a civil action against it 
     under this section. The period for bringing a civil action is 
     computed from the date the carrier gives a person written 
     notice that the carrier has disallowed any part of the claim 
     specified in the notice.
       ``(2) Special rules.--For the purposes of this subsection--
       ``(A) an offer of compromise shall not constitute a 
     disallowance of any part of the claim unless the carrier, in 
     writing, informs the claimant that such part of the claim is 
     disallowed and provides reasons for such disallowance; and
       ``(B) communications received from a carrier's insurer 
     shall not constitute a disallowance of any part of the claim 
     unless the insurer, in writing, informs the claimant that 
     such part of the claim is disallowed, provides reason for 
     such disallowance, and informs the claimant that the insurer 
     is acting on behalf of the carrier.
       ``(f) Limiting Liability of Household Goods Carriers to 
     Declared Value.--A carrier or group of carriers subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I or III of chapter 135 may 
     petition the Board to modify, eliminate, or establish rates 
     for the transportation of household goods under which the 
     liability of the carrier for that property is limited to a 
     value established by written declaration of the shipper or by 
     a written agreement.
       ``(g) Modifications and Reforms.--
       ``(1) Study.--The Secretary shall conduct a study to 
     determine whether any modifications or reforms should be made 
     to the loss and damage provisions of this section, including 
     those related to limitation of liability by carriers.
       ``(2) Factors to consider.--In conducting the study, the 
     Secretary, at a minimum, shall consider--
       ``(A) the efficient delivery of transportation services;
       ``(B) international and intermodal harmony;
       ``(C) the public interest; and
       ``(D) the interest of carriers and shippers.
       ``(3) Report.--Not later than 12 months after the effective 
     date of this section, the Secretary shall submit to Congress 
     a report on the results of the study, together with any 
     recommendations of the Secretary (including legislative 
     recommendations) for implementing modifications or reforms 
     identified by the Secretary as being appropriate.

     ``Sec. 14707. Private enforcement of registration requirement

       ``(a) In General.--If a person provides transportation by 
     motor vehicle or service in clear violation of section 13901-
     13904 or 13906, a person injured by the transportation or 
     service may bring a civil action to enforce any such section. 
     In a civil action under this subsection, trial is in the 
     judicial district in which the person who violated that 
     section operates.
       ``(b) Procedure.--A copy of the complaint in a civil action 
     under subsection (a) shall be served on the Secretary and a 
     certificate of service must appear in the complaint filed 
     with the court. The Secretary may intervene in a civil action 
     under subsection (a). The Secretary may notify the district 
     court in which the action is pending that the Secretary 
     intends to consider the matter that is the subject of the 
     complaint in a proceeding before the Secretary. When that 
     notice is filed, the court shall stay further action pending 
     disposition of the proceeding before the Secretary.
       ``(c) Attorney's Fees.--In a civil action under subsection 
     (a), the court may determine the amount of and award a 
     reasonable attorney's fee to the prevailing party. That fee 
     is in addition to costs allowable under the Federal Rules of 
     Civil Procedure.

     ``Sec. 14708. Dispute settlement program for household goods 
       carriers

       ``(a) Offering Shippers Arbitration.--As a condition of 
     registration under section 13902 or 13903, a carrier 
     providing transportation of household goods subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I or III of chapter 135 must 
     agree to offer in accordance with this section to shippers of 
     household goods arbitration as a means of settling disputes 
     between such carriers and shippers of household goods 
     concerning damage or loss to the household goods transported.
       ``(b) Arbitration Requirements.--
       ``(1) Prevention of special advantage.--The arbitration 
     that is offered must be designed to prevent a carrier from 
     having any special advantage in any case in which the 
     claimant resides or does business at a place distant from the 
     carrier's principal or other place of business.
       ``(2) Notice of arbitration procedure.--The carrier must 
     provide the shipper an adequate notice of the availability of 
     neutral arbitration, including a concise easy-to-read, 
     accurate summary of the arbitration procedure, any applicable 
     costs, and disclosure of the legal effects of election to 
     utilize arbitration. Such notice must be given to persons for 
     whom household goods are to be transported by the carrier 
     before such goods are tendered to the carrier for 
     transportation.
       ``(3) Provision of forms.--Upon request of a shipper, the 
     carrier must promptly provide such forms and other 
     information as are necessary for initiating an action to 
     resolve a dispute under arbitration.
       ``(4) Independence of arbitrator.--Each person authorized 
     to arbitrate or otherwise settle disputes must be independent 
     of the parties to the dispute and must be capable, as 
     determined under such regulations as the Secretary may issue, 
     to resolve such disputes fairly and expeditiously. The 
     carrier must ensure that each person chosen to settle the 
     disputes is authorized and able to obtain from the shipper or 
     carrier any material and relevant information to the extent 
     necessary to carry out a fair and expeditious decisionmaking 
     process.
       ``(5) Apportionment of costs.--No shipper may be charged 
     more than half of the cost for instituting an arbitration 
     proceeding that is brought under this section. In the 
     decision, the arbitrator may determine which party shall pay 
     the cost or a portion of the cost of the arbitration 
     proceeding, including the cost of instituting the proceeding.
       ``(6) Requests.--The carrier must not require the shipper 
     to agree to utilize arbitration prior to the time that a 
     dispute arises. If the dispute involves a claim for $1,000 or 
     less and the shipper requests arbitration, such arbitration 
     shall be binding on the parties. If the dispute involves a 
     claim for more than $1,000 and the shipper requests 
     arbitration, such arbitration shall be binding on the parties 
     only if the carrier agrees to arbitration.

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       ``(7) Oral presentation of evidence.--The arbitrator may 
     provide for an oral presentation of a dispute concerning 
     transportation of household goods by a party to the dispute 
     (or a party's representative), but such oral presentation may 
     be made only if all parties to the dispute expressly agree to 
     such presentation and the date, time, and location of such 
     presentation.
       ``(8) Deadline for decision.--The arbitrator must, as 
     expeditiously as possible but at least within 60 days of 
     receipt of written notification of the dispute, render a 
     decision based on the information gathered; except that, in 
     any case in which a party to the dispute fails to provide in 
     a timely manner any information concerning such dispute which 
     the person settling the dispute may reasonably require to 
     resolve the dispute, the arbitrator may extend such 60-day 
     period for a reasonable period of time. A decision resolving 
     a dispute may include any remedies appropriate under the 
     circumstances, including repair, replacement, refund, 
     reimbursement for expenses, and compensation for damages.
       ``(c) Limitation on Use of Materials.--Materials and 
     information obtained in the course of a decision making 
     process to settle a dispute by arbitration under this section 
     may not be used to bring an action under section 14905.
       ``(d) Attorney's Fees to Shippers.--In any court action to 
     resolve a dispute between a shipper of household goods and a 
     carrier providing transportation or service subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I or III of chapter 135 
     concerning the transportation of household goods by such 
     carrier, the shipper shall be awarded reasonable attorney's 
     fees if--
       ``(1) the shipper submits a claim to the carrier within 120 
     days after the date the shipment is delivered or the date the 
     delivery is scheduled, whichever is later;
       ``(2) the shipper prevails in such court action; and
       ``(3)(A) a decision resolving the dispute was not rendered 
     through arbitration under this section within the period 
     provided under subsection (b)(8) of this section or an 
     extension of such period under such subsection; or
       ``(B) the court proceeding is to enforce a decision 
     rendered through arbitration under this section and is 
     instituted after the period for performance under such 
     decision has elapsed.
       ``(e) Attorney's Fees to Carriers.--In any court action to 
     resolve a dispute between a shipper of household goods and a 
     carrier providing transportation, or service subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I or III of chapter 135 
     concerning the transportation of household goods by such 
     carrier, such carrier may be awarded reasonable attorney's 
     fees by the court only if the shipper brought such action in 
     bad faith--
       ``(1) after resolution of such dispute through arbitration 
     under this section; or
       ``(2) after institution of an arbitration proceeding by the 
     shipper to resolve such dispute under this section but 
     before--
       ``(A) the period provided under subsection (b)(8) for 
     resolution of such dispute (including, if applicable, an 
     extension of such period under such subsection) ends; and
       ``(B) a decision resolving such dispute is rendered.
       ``(f) Limitation of Applicability to Collect-on-Delivery 
     Transportation.--The provisions of this section shall apply 
     only in the case of collect-on-delivery transportation of 
     household goods.
       ``(g) Review by Secretary.--Not later than 18 months after 
     the effective date of this section, the Secretary shall 
     complete a review of the dispute settlement program 
     established under this section. If, after notice and 
     opportunity for comment, the Secretary determines that 
     changes are necessary to such program to ensure the fair and 
     equitable resolution of disputes under this section, the 
     Secretary shall implement such changes and transmit a report 
     to Congress on such changes.

     ``Sec. 14709. Tariff reconciliation rules for motor carriers 
       of property

       ``Subject to review and approval by the Board, motor 
     carriers subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I of 
     chapter 135 (other than motor carriers providing 
     transportation of household goods) and shippers may resolve, 
     by mutual consent, overcharge and under-charge claims 
     resulting from incorrect tariff provisions or billing errors 
     arising from the inadvertent failure to properly and timely 
     file and maintain agreed upon rates, rules, or 
     classifications in compliance with section 13702 or, with 
     respect to transportation provided before the effective date 
     of this section, sections 10761 and 10762, as in effect on 
     the day before the effective date of this section. Resolution 
     of such claims among the parties shall not subject any party 
     to the penalties for departing from a tariff.

              ``CHAPTER 149--CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES

Sec.
``14901. General civil penalties.
``14902. Civil penalty for accepting rebates from carrier.
``14903. Tariff violations.
``14904. Additional rate violations.
``14905. Penalties for violations of rules relating to loading and 
              unloading motor vehicles.
``14906. Evasion of regulation of carriers and brokers.
``14907. Recordkeeping and reporting violations.
``14908. Unlawful disclosure of information.
``14909. Disobedience to subpoenas.
``14910. General civil penalty when specific penalty not provided.
``14911. Punishment of corporation for violations committed by certain 
              individuals.
``14912. Weight-bumping in household goods transportation.
``14913. Conclusiveness of rates in certain prosecutions.
``14914. Civil penalty procedures.

     ``Sec. 14901. General civil penalties

       ``(a) Reporting and Recordkeeping.--A person required to 
     make a report to the Secretary or the Board, answer a 
     question, or make, prepare, or preserve a record under this 
     part concerning transportation subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter I or III of chapter 135 or transportation by a 
     foreign carrier registered under section 13902, or an 
     officer, agent, or employee of that person that--
       ``(1) does not make the report;
       ``(2) does not specifically, completely, and truthfully 
     answer the question;
       ``(3) does not make, prepare, or preserve the record in the 
     form and manner prescribed;
       ``(4) does not comply with section 13901; or
       ``(5) does not comply with section 13902(c);

     is liable to the United States for a civil penalty of not 
     less than $500 for each violation and for each additional day 
     the violation continues; except that, in the case of a person 
     who is not registered under this part to provide 
     transportation of passengers, or an officer, agent, or 
     employee of such person, that does not comply with section 
     13901 with respect to providing transportation of passengers, 
     the amount of the civil penalty shall not be less than $2,000 
     for each violation and for each additional day the violation 
     continues.
       ``(b) Transportation of Hazardous Wastes.--A person subject 
     to jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135, or an 
     officer, agent, or employee of that person, and who is 
     required to comply with section 13901 of this title but does 
     not so comply with respect to the transportation of hazardous 
     wastes as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency 
     pursuant to section 3001 of the Solid Waste Disposal Act (but 
     not including any waste the regulation of which under the 
     Solid Waste Disposal Act has been suspended by Congress) 
     shall be liable to the United States for a civil penalty not 
     to exceed $20,000 for each violation.
       ``(c) Factors To Consider in Determining Amount.--In 
     determining and negotiating the amount of a civil penalty 
     under subsection (a) or (d) concerning transportation of 
     household goods, the degree of culpability, any history of 
     prior such conduct, the degree of harm to shipper or 
     shippers, ability to pay, the effect on ability to do 
     business, whether the shipper has been adequately compensated 
     before institution of the proceeding, and such other matters 
     as fairness may require shall be taken into account.
       ``(d) Protection of Household Goods Shippers.--If a carrier 
     providing transportation of household goods subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I or III of chapter 135 or a 
     receiver or trustee of such carrier fails or refuses to 
     comply with any regulation issued by the Secretary or the 
     Board relating to protection of individual shippers, such 
     carrier, receiver, or trustee is liable to the United States 
     for a civil penalty of not less than $1,000 for each 
     violation and for each additional day during which the 
     violation continues.
       ``(e) Violation Relating to Transportation of Household 
     Goods.--Any person that knowingly engages in or knowingly 
     authorizes an agent or other person--
       ``(1) to falsify documents used in the transportation of 
     household goods subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I or 
     III of chapter 135 which evidence the weight of a shipment; 
     or
       ``(2) to charge for accessorial services which are not 
     performed or for which the carrier is not entitled to be 
     compensated in any case in which such services are not 
     reasonably necessary in the safe and adequate movement of the 
     shipment;

     is liable to the United States for a civil penalty of not 
     less than $2,000 for each violation and of not less than 
     $5,000 for each subsequent violation. Any State may bring a 
     civil action in the United States district courts to compel a 
     person to pay a civil penalty assessed under this subsection.
       ``(f) Venue.--Trial in a civil action under subsections (a) 
     through (e) of this section is in the judicial district in 
     which--
       ``(1) the carrier or broker has its principal office;
       ``(2) the carrier or broker was authorized to provide 
     transportation or service under this part when the violation 
     occurred;
       ``(3) the violation occurred; or
       ``(4) the offender is found.

     Process in the action may be served in the judicial district 
     of which the offender is an inhabitant or in which the 
     offender may be found.
       ``(g) Business Entertainment Expenses.--
       ``(1) In general.--Any business entertainment expense 
     incurred by a water carrier providing transportation subject 
     to this part shall not constitute a violation of this part if 
     that expense would not be unlawful if incurred by a person 
     not subject to this part.
       ``(2) Cost of service.--Any business entertainment expense 
     subject to paragraph (1) that is paid or incurred by a water 
     carrier providing transportation subject to this part shall 
     not be taken into account in determining the cost of service 
     or the rate base for purposes of section 13702.

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     ``Sec. 14902. Civil penalty for accepting rebates from 
       carrier

       ``A person--
       ``(1) delivering property to a carrier providing 
     transportation or service subject to jurisdiction under 
     chapter 135 for transportation under this part or for whom 
     that carrier will transport the property as consignor or 
     consignee for that person from a State or territory or 
     possession of the United States to another State or 
     possession, territory, or to a foreign country; and
       ``(2) knowingly accepting or receiving by any means a 
     rebate or offset against the rate for transportation for, or 
     service of, that property contained in a tariff required 
     under section 13702;

     is liable to the United States for a civil penalty in an 
     amount equal to 3 times the amount of money that person 
     accepted or received as a rebate or offset and 3 times the 
     value of other consideration accepted or received as a rebate 
     or offset. In a civil action under this section, all money or 
     other consideration received by the person during a period of 
     6 years before an action is brought under this section may be 
     included in determining the amount of the penalty, and if 
     that total amount is included, the penalty shall be 3 times 
     that total amount.

     ``Sec. 14903. Tariff violations

       ``(a) Civil Penalty for Undercharging and Overcharging.--A 
     person that offers, grants, gives, solicits, accepts, or 
     receives by any means transportation or service provided for 
     property by a carrier subject to jurisdiction under chapter 
     135 at a rate different than the rate in effect under section 
     13702 is liable to the United States for civil penalty of not 
     more than $100,000 for each violation.
       ``(b) General Criminal Penalty.--A carrier providing 
     transportation or service subject to jurisdiction under 
     chapter 135 or an officer, director, receiver, trustee, 
     lessee, agent, or employee of a corporation that is subject 
     to jurisdiction under that chapter, that willfully does not 
     observe its tariffs as required under section 13702, shall be 
     fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or 
     both.
       ``(c) Actions of Agents and Employees.--When acting in the 
     scope of their employment, the actions and omissions of 
     persons acting for or employed by a carrier or shipper that 
     is subject to this section are considered to be the actions 
     and omissions of that carrier or shipper as well as that 
     person.
       ``(d) Venue.--Trial in a criminal action under this section 
     is in the judicial district in which any part of the 
     violation is committed or through which the transportation is 
     conducted.

     ``Sec. 14904. Additional rate violations

       ``(a) Rebates by Agents.--A person, or an officer, 
     employee, or agent of that person, that--
       ``(1) offers, grants, gives, solicits, accepts, or receives 
     a rebate for concession, in violation of a provision of this 
     part related to motor carrier transportation subject to 
     jurisdiction under subchapter I of chapter 135; or
       (2) by any means assists or permits another person to get 
     transportation that is subject to jurisdiction under that 
     subchapter at less than the rate in effect for that 
     transportation under section 13702,

     is liable to the United States for a civil penalty of $200 
     for the first violation and $250 for a subsequent violation.
       ``(b) Undercharging.--
       ``(1) Freight forwarder.--A freight forwarder providing 
     service subject to jurisdiction under subchapter III of 
     chapter 135, or an officer, agent, or employee of that 
     freight forwarder, that assists a person in getting, or 
     willingly permits a person to get, service provided under 
     that subchapter at less than the rate in effect for that 
     service under section 13702, is liable to the United States 
     for a civil penalty of not more than $500 for the first 
     violation and not more than $2,000 for a subsequent 
     violation.
       ``(2) Others.--A person that by any means gets, or attempts 
     to get, service provided under subchapter III of chapter 135 
     at less than the rate in effect for that service under 
     section 13702, is liable to the United States for a civil 
     penalty of not more than $500 for the first violation and not 
     more than $2,000 for a subsequent violation.

     ``Sec. 14905. Penalties for violations of rules relating to 
       loading and unloading motor vehicles

       ``(a) Civil Penalties.--Whoever knowingly authorizes, 
     consents to, or permits a violation of subsection (a) or (b) 
     of section 14103 or who knowingly violates subsection (a) of 
     such section is liable to the United States for a civil 
     penalty of not more than $10,000 for each violation.
       ``(b) Criminal Penalties.--Whoever knowingly violates 
     section 14103(b) of this title shall be fined under title 18 
     or imprisoned not more than 2 years, or both.

     ``Sec. 14906. Evasion of regulation of carriers and brokers

       ``A person, or an officer, employee, or agent of that 
     person, that by any means tries to evade regulation provided 
     under this part for carriers or brokers is liable to the 
     United States for a civil penalty of $200 for the first 
     violation and at least $250 for a subsequent violation.

     ``Sec. 14907. Recordkeeping and reporting violations

       ``A person required to make a report to the Secretary or 
     the Board, as applicable, answer a question, or make, 
     prepare, or preserve a record under this part about 
     transportation subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I or 
     III of chapter 135, or an officer, agent, or employee of that 
     person, that--
       ``(1) does not make that report;
       ``(2) does not specifically, completely, and truthfully 
     answer that question in 30 days from the date the Secretary 
     or Board, as applicable, requires the question to be 
     answered;
       ``(3) does not make, prepare, or preserve that record in 
     the form and manner prescribed;
       ``(4) falsifies, destroys, mutilates, or changes that 
     report or record;
       ``(5) files a false report or record;
       ``(6) makes a false or incomplete entry in that record 
     about a business related fact or transaction; or
       ``(7) makes, prepares, or preserves a record in violation 
     of an applicable regulation or order of the Secretary or 
     Board;

     is liable to the United States for a civil penalty of not 
     more than $5,000.

     ``Sec. 14908. Unlawful disclosure of information

       ``(a) Disclosure of Shipment and Routing Information.--
       ``(1) Violations.--A carrier or broker providing 
     transportation subject to jurisdiction under subchapter I, 
     II, or III of chapter 135 or an officer, receiver, trustee, 
     lessee, or employee of that carrier or broker, or another 
     person authorized by that carrier or broker to receive 
     information from that carrier or broker may not disclose to 
     another person, except the shipper or consignee, and a person 
     may not solicit, or receive, information about the nature, 
     kind, quantity, destination, consignee, or routing of 
     property tendered or delivered to that carrier or broker for 
     transportation provided under this part without the consent 
     of the shipper or consignee if that information may be used 
     to the detriment of the shipper or consignee or may disclose 
     improperly to a competitor the business transactions of the 
     shipper or consignee.
       ``(2) Penalty.--A person violating paragraph (1) of this 
     subsection is liable to the United States for a civil penalty 
     of not more than $2,000.
       ``(b) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--This part does 
     not prevent a carrier or broker providing transportation 
     subject to jurisdiction under chapter 135 from giving 
     information--
       ``(1) in response to legal process issued under authority 
     of a court of the United States or a State;
       ``(2) to an officer, employee, or agent of the United 
     States Government, a State, or a territory or possession of 
     the United States; or
       ``(3) to another carrier or its agent to adjust mutual 
     traffic accounts in the ordinary course of business.

     ``Sec. 14909. Disobedience to subpoenas

       ``Whoever does not obey a subpoena or requirement of the 
     Secretary or the Board to appear and testify or produce 
     records shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more 
     than 1 year, or both.

     ``Sec. 14910. General civil penalty when specific penalty not 
       provided

       ``When another civil penalty is not provided under this 
     chapter, a person that violates a provision of this part or a 
     regulation or order prescribed under this part, or a 
     condition of a registration under this part related to 
     transportation that is subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter I or III of chapter 135 or a condition of a 
     registration of a foreign motor carrier or foreign motor 
     private carrier under section 13902, is liable to the United 
     States for a civil penalty of $500 for each violation. A 
     separate violation occurs each day the violation continues.

     ``Sec. 14911. Punishment of corporation for violations 
       committed by certain individuals

       ``An act or omission that would be a violation of this part 
     if committed by a director, officer, receiver, trustee, 
     lessee, agent, or employee of a carrier providing 
     transportation or service subject to jurisdiction under 
     chapter 135 that is a corporation is also a violation of this 
     part by that corporation. The penalties of this chapter apply 
     to that violation. When acting in the scope of their 
     employment, the actions and omissions of individuals acting 
     for or employed by that carrier are considered to be the 
     actions and omissions of that carrier as well as that 
     individual.

     ``Sec. 14912. Weight-bumping in household goods 
       transportation

       ``(a) Weight-Bumping Defined.--For the purposes of this 
     section, `weight-bumping' means the knowing and willful 
     making or securing of a fraudulent weight on a shipment of 
     household goods which is subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter I or III of chapter 135.
       ``(b) Penalty.--Whoever has been found to have committed 
     weight-bumping shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned 
     not more than 2 years, or both.

     ``Sec. 14913. Conclusiveness of rates in certain prosecutions

       ``When a carrier publishes or files a particular rate under 
     section 13702 or participates in such a rate, the published 
     or filed rate is conclusive proof against that carrier, its 
     officers, and agents that it is the legal rate for that 
     transportation or service in a proceeding begun under section 
     14902 or 14903. A departure, or offer to depart, from that 
     published or filed rate is a violation of those sections.

     ``Sec. 14914. Civil penalty procedures

       ``(a) In General.--After notice and an opportunity for a 
     hearing, a person found by

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      the Surface Transportation Board to have violated a 
     provision of law that the Board carries out or a regulation 
     prescribed under that law by the Board that is related to 
     transportation which occurs under subchapter II of chapter 
     135 for which a civil penalty is provided, is liable to the 
     United States for the civil penalty provided. The amount of 
     the civil penalty shall be assessed by the Board by written 
     notice. In determining the amount of the penalty, the Board 
     shall consider the nature, circumstances, extent, and gravity 
     of the prohibited acts committed and, with respect to the 
     violator, the degree of culpability, any history of prior 
     offenses, ability to pay, and other matters that justice 
     requires.
       ``(b) Compromise.--The Board may compromise, modify, or 
     remit, with or without consideration, a civil penalty until 
     the assessment is referred to the Attorney General.
       ``(c) Collection.--If a person fails to pay an assessment 
     of a civil penalty after it has become final, the Board may 
     refer the matter to the Attorney General for collection in an 
     appropriate district court of the United States.
       ``(d) Refunds.--The Board may refund or remit a civil 
     penalty collected under this section if--
       ``(1) application has been made for refund or remission of 
     the penalty within 1 year from the date of payment; and
       ``(2) the Board finds that the penalty was unlawfully, 
     improperly, or excessively imposed.''.

     SEC. 104. MISCELLANEOUS MOTOR CARRIER PROVISIONS.

       (a) Grants to States.--Section 31102(b)(1) of title 49, 
     United States Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking ``and'' at the end of subparagraph (O);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (P) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(Q) ensures that the State will cooperate in the 
     enforcement of registration and financial responsibility 
     requirements under sections 31140 and 31146, or regulations 
     issued thereunder.''
       (b) Transport Vehicles for Off-Road, Competition 
     Vehicles.--Section 31111(b)(1) of such title is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of subparagraph (C);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of subparagraph (D) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof a semicolon and ``or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end thereof the following:
       ``(E) imposes a limitation of less than 46 feet on the 
     distance from the kingpin to the center of the rear axle on 
     trailers used exclusively or primarily in connection with 
     motorsports competition events.''.
       (c) Multiple Insurers.--Section 31138(c) of such title is 
     amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph:
       ``(3) A motor carrier may obtain the required amount of 
     financial responsibility from more than one source provided 
     the cumulative amount is equal to the minimum requirements of 
     this section.''.
       (d) Minimum Financial Responsibility Requirements With 
     Respect to Certain Transportation Service.--Section 31138(e) 
     is amended--
       (1) by striking ``or'' at the end of paragraph (2);
       (2) by striking the period at the end of paragraph (3) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``; or''; and
       (3) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(4) providing transportation service within a transit 
     service area under an agreement with a Federal, State, or 
     local government funded, in whole or in part, with a grant 
     under section 5307, 5310, or 5311, including transportation 
     designed and carried out to meet the special needs of elderly 
     individuals and individuals with disabilities; except that, 
     in any case in which the transit service area is located in 
     more than 1 State, the minimum level of financial 
     responsibility for such motor vehicle will be at least the 
     highest level required for any of such States.''.
       (e) Transporters of Property.--Section 31139(e) of such 
     title is amended by adding at the end the following:
       ``(3) A motor carrier may obtain the required amount of 
     financial responsibility from more than one source provided 
     the cumulative amount is equal to the minimum requirements of 
     this section.''.
       (f) Commercial Motor Vehicle Defined.--Section 31132(1) of 
     such title is amended--
       (1) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); 
     and
       (2) by striking subparagraph (B) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(B) is designed or used to transport passengers for 
     compensation, but excluding vehicles providing taxicab 
     service and having a capacity of not more than 6 passengers 
     and not operated on a regular route or between specified 
     places;
       ``(C) is designed or used to transport more than 15 
     passengers, including the driver, and is not used to 
     transport passengers for compensation; or''.
       (g) Safety Fitness of Owners and Operators.--Section 31144 
     of such title is amended--
       (1) the first sentence of subsection (a) by striking ``In 
     cooperation with the Interstate Commerce Commission, the'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``The'';
       (2) in such sentence by striking ``sections 10922 and 
     10923'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``section 13902'';
       (3) in subsection (a)(1)(C) by striking ``and the 
     Commission''; and
       (4) by striking subsection (b) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(b) Findings and Action on Registrations.--The Secretary 
     shall find that a person seeking to register as a motor 
     carrier is unfit if such person does not meet the safety 
     fitness requirements established under subsection (a) and 
     shall not register such person.''.
       (h) Self-Insurance Rules.--The Secretary of Transportation 
     shall continue to enforce the rules and regulations of the 
     Interstate Commerce Commission, as in effect on July 1, 1995, 
     governing the qualifications for approval of a motor carrier 
     as a self-insurer, until such time as the Secretary finds it 
     in the public interest to revise such rules. The revised 
     rules must provide for--
       (1) continued ability of motor carriers to qualify as self-
     insurers; and
       (2) the continued qualification of all carriers then so 
     qualified under the terms and conditions set by the 
     Interstate Commerce Commission or Secretary at the time of 
     qualification.

     SEC. 105. CREDITABILITY OF ANNUAL LEAVE FOR PURPOSES OF 
                   MEETING MINIMUM ELIGIBILITY REQUIREMENTS FOR AN 
                   IMMEDIATE ANNUITY.

       (a) In General.--An employee of the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission who is separated from Government service pursuant 
     to the abolition of that agency under section 101 shall, upon 
     appropriate written application, be given credit, for 
     purposes of determining eligibility for and computing the 
     amount of any annuity under subchapter III of chapter 83 or 
     chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, for accrued annual 
     leave standing to such employee's credit at the time of 
     separation.
       (b) Limitation and Other Conditions.--Any regulations 
     necessary to carry out this section shall be prescribed by 
     the Office of Personnel Management. Such regulations shall 
     include provisions--
       (1) defining the types of leave for which credit may be 
     given under this section (such definition to be similar to 
     the corresponding provisions of the regulations under section 
     351.608(c)(2) of title 5 of the Code of Federal Regulations, 
     as in effect on the date of the enactment of this Act);
       (2) limiting the amount of accrued annual leave which may 
     be used for the purposes specified in subsection (a) to the 
     minimum period of time necessary in order to permit such 
     employee to attain first eligibility for an immediate annuity 
     under section 8336, 8412, or 8414 of title 5, United States 
     Code (in a manner similar to the corresponding provisions of 
     the regulations referred to in paragraph (1));
       (3) under which contributions (or arrangements for the 
     making of contributions) shall be made so that--
       (A) employee contributions for any period of leave for 
     which retirement credit may be obtained under this section 
     shall be made by the employee; and
       (B) Government contributions with respect to such period 
     shall similarly be made by the Interstate Commerce Commission 
     or other appropriate officer or entity (out of appropriations 
     otherwise available for such contributions); and
       (4) under which subsection (a) shall not apply with respect 
     to an employee who declines a reasonable offer of employment 
     in another position in the Department of Transportation made 
     under this Act or any amendment made by this Act.
       (c) Extinguishment of Eligibility for Lump-Sum Payment.--A 
     lump-sum payment under section 5551 of title 5, United States 
     Code, shall not be payable with respect to any leave for 
     which retirement credit is obtained under this section.

     SEC. 106. PIPELINE CARRIER PROVISIONS.

       (a) Amendment to Title 49.--Subtitle IV of title 49, United 
     States Code, is further amended by adding at the end the 
     following:

                      ``PART C--PIPELINE CARRIERS

                   ``CHAPTER 151--GENERAL PROVISIONS

                   ``CHAPTER 151--GENERAL PROVISIONS

``Sec.
``15101. Transportation policy.
``15102. Definitions.
``15103. Remedies as cumulative.

     ``Sec. 15101. Transportation policy

       ``(a) In General.--To ensure the development, coordination, 
     and preservation of a transportation system that meets the 
     transportation needs of the United States, including the 
     national defense, it is the policy of the United States 
     Government to oversee of the modes of transportation and in 
     overseeing those modes--
       ``(1) to recognize and preserve the inherent advantage of 
     each mode of transportation;
       ``(2) to promote safe, adequate, economical, and efficient 
     transportation;
       ``(3) to encourage sound economic conditions in 
     transportation, including sound economic conditions among 
     carriers;
       ``(4) to encourage the establishment and maintenance of 
     reasonable rates for transportation without unreasonable 
     discrimination or unfair or destructive competitive 
     practices;
       ``(5) to cooperate with each State and the officials of 
     each State on transportation matters; and
       ``(6) to encourage fair wages and working conditions in the 
     transportation industry.
       ``(b) Administration to Carry Out Policy.--This part shall 
     be administered and enforced to carry out the policy of this 
     section.

     ``Sec. 15102. Definitions

       ``In this part--

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       ``(1) Board.--The term `Board' means the Surface 
     Transportation Board.
       ``(2) Pipeline carrier.--The term `pipeline carrier' means 
     a person providing pipeline transportation for compensation.
       ``(3) Rate.--The term `rate' means a rate or charge for 
     transportation.
       ``(4) State.--The term `State' means a State of the United 
     States and the District of Columbia.
       ``(5) Transportation.--The term `transportation' includes--
       ``(A) property, facilities, instrumentalities, or equipment 
     of any kind related to the movement of property, regardless 
     of ownership or an agreement concerning use; and
       ``(B) services related to that movement, including receipt, 
     delivery, transfer in transit, storage, handling, and 
     interchange of property.
       ``(6) United states.--The term `United States' means the 
     States of the United States and the District of Columbia.

     ``Sec. 15103. Remedies as cumulative

       ``Except as otherwise provided in this part, the remedies 
     provided under this part are in addition to remedies existing 
     under another law or common law.

                      ``CHAPTER 153--JURISDICTION

                      ``CHAPTER 153--JURISDICTION

``Sec.
``15301. General pipeline jurisdiction.
``15302. Authority to exempt pipeline carrier transportation.

     ``Sec. 15301. General pipeline jurisdiction

       ``(a) In General.--The Board has jurisdiction over 
     transportation by pipeline, or by pipeline and railroad or 
     water, when transporting a commodity other than water, gas, 
     or oil. Jurisdiction under this subsection applies only to 
     transportation in the United States between a place in--
       ``(1) a State and a place in another State;
       ``(2) the District of Columbia and another place in the 
     District of Columbia;
       ``(3) a State and a place in a territory or possession of 
     the United States;
       ``(4) a territory or possession of the United States and a 
     place in another such territory or possession;
       ``(5) a territory or possession of the United States and 
     another place in the same territory or possession;
       ``(6) the United States and another place in the United 
     States through a foreign country; or
       ``(7) the United States and a place in a foreign country.
       ``(b) No Jurisdiction Over Intrastate Transportation.--The 
     Board does not have jurisdiction under subsection (a) over 
     the transportation of property, or the receipt, delivery, 
     storage, or handling of property, entirely in a State (other 
     than the District of Columbia) and not transported between a 
     place in the United States and a place in a foreign country 
     except as otherwise provided in this part.
       ``(c) Protection of States Powers.--This part does not 
     affect the power of a State, in exercising its police power, 
     to require reasonable intrastate transportation by carriers 
     providing transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the 
     Board under this chapter unless the State requirement is 
     inconsistent with an order of the Board issued under this 
     part or is prohibited under this part.

     ``Sec. 15302. Authority to exempt pipeline carrier 
       transportation

       ``(a) In General--In a matter related to a pipeline carrier 
     providing transportation subject to jurisdiction under this 
     chapter, the Board shall exempt a person, class of persons, 
     or a transaction or service when the Board finds that the 
     application, in whole or in part, of a provision of this 
     part--
       ``(1) is not necessary to carry out the transportation 
     policy of section 15101; and
       ``(2) either (A) the transaction or service is of limited 
     scope, or (B) the application, in whole or in part, of the 
     provision is not needed to protect shippers from the abuse of 
     market power.
       ``(b) Initiation of Proceeding.--The Board may, where 
     appropriate, begin a proceeding under this section on its own 
     initiative or an interested party.
       ``(c) Period of Exemption.--The Board may specify the 
     period of time during which an exemption granted under this 
     section is effective.
       ``(d) Revocation.--The Board may revoke an exemption, to 
     the extent it specifies, when it finds that application, in 
     whole or in part, of a provision of this part to the person, 
     class, or transportation is necessary to carry out the 
     transportation policy of section 15101.

                          ``CHAPTER 155--RATES

``Sec.
``15501. Standards for pipeline rates, classifications, through routes, 
              rules, and practices.
``15502. Authority for pipeline carriers to establish rates, 
              classifications, rules, and practices.
``15503. Authority and criteria: rates, classifications, rules, and 
              practices prescribed by Board.
``15504. Government traffic.
``15505. Prohibition against discrimination by pipeline carriers.
``15506. Facilities for interchange of traffic.

     ``Sec. 15501. Standards for pipeline rates, classifications, 
       through routes, rules, and practices

       ``(a) Reasonableness.--A rate, classification, rule, or 
     practice related to transportation or service provided by a 
     pipeline carrier subject to this part must be reasonable. A 
     through route established by such a carrier must be 
     reasonable.
       ``(b) Nondiscrimination.--A pipeline carrier providing 
     transportation subject to this part may not discriminate in 
     its rates against a connecting line of any other pipeline, 
     rail, or water carrier providing transportation subject to 
     this subtitle or unreasonably discriminate against that line 
     in the distribution of traffic that is not routed 
     specifically by the shipper.

     ``Sec. 15502. Authority for pipeline carriers to establish 
       rates, classifications, rules, and practices

       ``A pipeline carrier providing transportation or service 
     subject to this part shall establish--
       ``(1) rates and classifications for transportation and 
     service it may provide under this part; and
       ``(2) rules and practices on matters related to that 
     transportation or service.

     ``Sec. 15503. Authority and criteria: rates, classifications, 
       rules, and practices prescribed by Board

       ``(a) In General.--When the Board, after a full hearing, 
     decides that a rate charged or collected by a pipeline 
     carrier for transportation subject to this part, or that a 
     classification, rule, or practice of that carrier, does or 
     will violate this part, the Board may prescribe the rate, 
     classification, rule, or practice to be followed. In 
     prescribing the rate, classification, rule, or practice, the 
     Board may utilize rate reasonableness procedures that provide 
     an effective simulation of a market-based price for a stand 
     alone pipeline. The Board may order the carrier to stop the 
     violation. When a rate, classification, rule, or practice is 
     prescribed under this subsection, the affected carrier may 
     not publish, charge, or collect a different rate and shall 
     adopt the classification and observe the rule or practice 
     prescribed by the Board.
       ``(b) Factors To Consider.--When prescribing a rate, 
     classification, rule, or practice for transportation or 
     service by a pipeline carrier, the Board shall consider, 
     among other factors--
       ``(1) the effect of the prescribed rate, classification, 
     rule, or practice on the movement of traffic by that carrier;
       ``(2) the need for revenues that are sufficient, under 
     honest, economical, and efficient management, to let the 
     carrier provide that transportation or service; and
       ``(3) the availability of other economic transportation 
     alternatives.
       ``(c) Proceeding.--The Board may begin a proceeding under 
     this section on complaint. A complaint under of this section 
     must contain a full statement of the facts and the reasons 
     for the complaint and must be made under oath.

     ``Sec. 15504. Government traffic

       ``A pipeline carrier providing transportation or service 
     for the United States Government may transport property for 
     the United States Government without charge or at a rate 
     reduced from the applicable commercial rate. Section 3709 of 
     the Revised Statutes (41 U.S.C. 5) does not apply when 
     transportation for the United States Government can be 
     obtained from a carrier lawfully operating in the area where 
     the transportation would be provided.

     ``Sec. 15505. Prohibition against discrimination by pipeline 
       carriers

       A pipeline carrier providing transportation or service 
     subject to this part may not subject a person, place, port, 
     or type of traffic to unreasonable discrimination.

     ``Sec. 15506. Facilities for interchange of traffic

       ``A pipeline carrier providing transportation subject to 
     this part shall provide reasonable, proper, and equal 
     facilities that are within its power to provide for the 
     interchange of traffic between, and for the receiving, 
     forwarding, and delivering of property to and from, its 
     respective line and a connecting line of a pipeline, rail, or 
     water carrier under this subtitle.

                 ``CHAPTER 157--OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS

                 ``CHAPTER 157--OPERATIONS OF CARRIERS

                  ``Subchapter A--General Requirements

``15701. Providing transportation and service.

                 ``Subchapter B--Operations of Carriers

``15721. Definitions.
``15722. Records: form; inspection; preservation.
``15723. Reports by carriers, lessors, and associations.

                  ``Subchapter A--General Requirements

     ``Sec. 15701. Providing transportation and service

       ``(a) Service on Reasonable Request.--A pipeline carrier 
     providing transportation or service under this part shall 
     provide the transportation or service on reasonable request.
       ``(b) Rates and Other Terms.--A pipeline carrier shall also 
     provide to any person, on request, the carrier's rates and 
     other service terms. The response by a pipeline carrier to a 
     request for the carrier's rates and other service terms shall 
     be--
       ``(1) in writing and forwarded to the requesting person 
     promptly after receipt of the request; or
       ``(2) promptly made available in electronic form.
       ``(c) Limitation on Rate Increases and Changes to Service 
     Terms.--A pipeline carrier may not increase any common 
     carrier rates or change any common carrier service terms 
     unless 20 days have expired after written or electronic 
     notice is provided to any person who, within the previous 12 
     months--

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       ``(1) has requested such rates or terms under subsection 
     (b); or
       ``(2) has made arrangements with the carrier for a shipment 
     that would be subject to such increased rates or changed 
     terms.
       ``(d) Provision of Service.--A pipeline carrier shall 
     provide transportation or service in accordance with the 
     rates and service terms, and any changes thereto, as 
     published or otherwise made available under subsection (b) or 
     (c).
       ``(e) Regulations.--The Board shall, by regulation, 
     establish rules to implement this section. The regulations 
     shall provide for immediate disclosure and dissemination of 
     rates and service terms, including classifications, rules, 
     and practices, and their effective dates. The regulations may 
     modify the 20-day period specified in subsection (c). Final 
     regulations shall be adopted by the Board not later than 180 
     days after the effective date of this section.

                 ``Subchapter B--Operations of Carriers

     ``Sec. 15721. Definitions

       ``In this subchapter, the following definitions apply:
       ``(1) Carrier, lessor.--The terms `carrier' and ``lessor'' 
     include a receiver or trustee of a pipeline carrier and 
     lessor, respectively.
       ``(2) Lessor.--The term `lessor' means a person owning a 
     pipeline that is leased to and operated by a carrier 
     providing transportation under this part.
       ``(3) Association.--The term `association' means an 
     organization maintained by or in the interest of a group of 
     pipeline carriers that performs a service, or engages in 
     activities, related to transportation under this part.

     ``Sec. 15722. Records: form; inspection; preservation

       ``(a) Form of Records.--The Board may prescribe the form of 
     records required to be prepared or compiled under this 
     subchapter by pipeline carriers and lessors, including 
     records related to movement of traffic and receipts and 
     expenditures of money.
       ``(b) Inspection.--The Board, or an employee designated by 
     the Board, may on demand and display of proper credentials--
       ``(1) inspect and examine the lands, buildings, and 
     equipment of a pipeline carrier or lessor; and
       ``(2) inspect and copy any record of--
       ``(A) a pipeline carrier, lessor, or association; and
       ``(B) a person controlling, controlled by, or under common 
     control with a pipeline carrier if the Board considers 
     inspection relevant to that person's relation to, or 
     transaction with, that carrier.
       ``(c) Preservation Period.--The Board may prescribe the 
     time period during which operating, accounting, and financial 
     records must be preserved by pipeline carriers and lessors.

     ``Sec. 15723. Reports by carriers, lessors, and associations

       ``(a) Filing of Reports.--The Board may require pipeline 
     carriers, lessors, and associations, or classes of them as 
     the Board may prescribe, to file annual, periodic, and 
     special reports with the Board containing answers to 
     questions asked by it.
       ``(b) Under Oath.--Any report under this section shall be 
     made under oath.

    ``CHAPTER 159--ENFORCEMENT: INVESTIGATIONS, RIGHTS, AND REMEDIES

    ``CHAPTER 159--ENFORCEMENT: INVESTIGATIONS, RIGHTS, AND REMEDIES

``Sec.
``15901. General authority.
``15902. Enforcement by the Board.
``15903. Enforcement by the Attorney General.
``15904. Rights and remedies of persons injured by certain carriers.
``15905. Limitation on actions by and against pipeline carriers.
``15906. Liability of pipeline carriers under receipts and bills of 
              lading.
``15907. Liability when property is delivered in violation of routing 
              instructions.

     ``Sec. 15901. General authority

       ``(a) Investigation; Compliance Order.--Except as otherwise 
     provided in this part, the Board may begin an investigation 
     under this part only on complaint. If the Board finds that a 
     pipeline carrier is violating this part, the Board shall take 
     appropriate action to compel compliance with this part. The 
     Board shall provide the carrier notice of the investigation 
     and an opportunity for a proceeding.
       ``(b) Complaint.--A person, including a governmental 
     authority, may file with the Board, a complaint about a 
     violation of this part by a pipeline carrier providing 
     transportation or service subject to this part. The complaint 
     must state the facts that are the subject of the violation. 
     The Board may dismiss a complaint it determines does not 
     state reasonable grounds for investigation and action. 
     However, the Board may not dismiss a complaint made against a 
     pipeline carrier providing transportation subject to this 
     part because of the absence of direct damage to the 
     complainant.
       ``(c) Automatic Dismissal.--A formal investigative 
     proceeding begun by the Board under subsection (a) is 
     dismissed automatically unless it is concluded by the Board 
     with administrative finality by the end of the 3d year after 
     the date on which it was begun.

     ``Sec. 15902. Enforcement by the Board

       ``The Board may bring a civil action to enforce an order of 
     the Board, except a civil action to enforce an order for the 
     payment of money, when it is violated by a pipeline carrier 
     providing transportation subject to this part.

     ``Sec. 15903. Enforcement by the Attorney General

       ``(a) On Behalf of Board.--The Attorney General may, and on 
     request of the Board shall, bring court proceedings to 
     enforce this part or a regulation or order of the Board and 
     to prosecute a person violating this part or a regulation or 
     order of the Board issued under this part.
       ``(b) On Behalf of Others.--The United States Government 
     may bring a civil action on behalf of a person to compel a 
     pipeline carrier providing transportation or service subject 
     to this part to provide that transportation or service to 
     that person in compliance with this part at the same rate 
     charged, or on conditions as favorable as those given by the 
     carrier, for like traffic under similar conditions to another 
     person.

     ``Sec. 15904. Rights and remedies of persons injured by 
       pipeline carriers

       ``(a) Enforcement of Orders.--A person injured because a 
     pipeline carrier providing transportation or service subject 
     to this part does not obey an order of the Board, except an 
     order for the payment of money, may bring a civil action to 
     enforce that order under this subsection.
       ``(b) Liability of Carrier.--
       ``(1) Excessive charges.--A pipeline carrier providing 
     transportation subject to this part is liable to a person for 
     amounts charged that exceed the applicable rate for the 
     transportation.
       ``(2) Damages.--A pipeline carrier providing transportation 
     subject to this part is liable for damages sustained by a 
     person as a result of an act or omission of that carrier in 
     violation of this part.
       ``(c) Complaints.--
       ``(1) Filing.--A person may file a complaint with the Board 
     under section 11501(b) or bring a civil action under 
     subsection (b) to enforce liability against a pipeline 
     carrier providing transportation subject to this part.
       ``(2) Payment deadline.--When the Board makes an award 
     under subsection (b), the Board shall order the carrier to 
     pay the amount awarded by a specific date. The Board may 
     order a carrier providing transportation subject to this part 
     to pay damages only when the proceeding is on complaint. The 
     person for whose benefit an order of the Board requiring the 
     payment of money is made may bring a civil action to enforce 
     that order under this paragraph if the carrier does not pay 
     the amount awarded by the date payment was ordered to be 
     made.
       ``(d) Civil Actions.--
       ``(1) Complaint.--When a person begins a civil action under 
     subsection (b) to enforce an order of the Board requiring the 
     payment of damages by a pipeline carrier providing 
     transportation subject to this part, the text of the order of 
     the Board must be included in the complaint. In addition to 
     the district courts of the United States, a State court of 
     general jurisdiction having jurisdiction of the parties has 
     jurisdiction to enforce an order under this paragraph. The 
     findings and order of the Board are competent evidence of the 
     facts stated in them. Trial in a civil action brought in a 
     district court of the United States under this paragraph is 
     in the judicial district in which the plaintiff resides or in 
     which the principal operating office of the carrier is 
     located. In a civil action under this paragraph, the 
     plaintiff is liable for only those costs that accrue on an 
     appeal taken by the plaintiff.
       ``(2) Attorney's fees.--The district court shall award a 
     reasonable attorney's fee as a part of the damages for which 
     a carrier is found liable under this subsection. The district 
     court shall tax and collect that fee as a part of the costs 
     of the action.

     ``Sec. 15905. Limitation on actions by and against pipeline 
       carriers

       ``(a) In general.--A pipeline carrier providing 
     transportation or service subject to this part must begin a 
     civil action to recover charges for transportation or service 
     provided by the carrier within 3 years after the claim 
     accrues.
       ``(b) Overcharges.--A person must begin a civil action to 
     recover overcharges under section 15904(b)(1) within 3 years 
     after the claim accrues. If an election to file a complaint 
     with the Board is made under section 15904(c)(1), the 
     complaint must be filed within 3 years after the claim 
     accrues.
       ``(c) Damages.--A person must file a complaint with the 
     Board to recover damages under section 15904(b)(2) within 2 
     years after the claim accrues.
       ``(d) Extensions.--The limitation periods under subsection 
     (b) are extended for 6 months from the time written notice is 
     given to the claimant by the carrier of disallowance of any 
     part of the claim specified in the notice if a written claim 
     is given to the carrier within those limitation periods. The 
     limitation periods under subsection (b) and the 2-year period 
     under subsection (c) are extended for 90 days from the time 
     the carrier begins a civil action under subsection (a) to 
     recover charges related to the same transportation or 
     service, or collects (without beginning a civil action under 
     that subsection) the charge for that transportation or 
     service if that action is begun or collection is made within 
     the appropriate period.
       ``(e) Payment.--A person must begin a civil action to 
     enforce an order of the Board against a carrier for the 
     payment of money within one year after the date the order 
     required the money to be paid.
       ``(f) Government Transportation.--This section applies to 
     transportation for the

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      United States Government. The time limitations under this 
     section are extended, as related to transportation for or on 
     behalf of the United States Government, for 3 years from the 
     date of--
       ``(1) payment of the rate for the transportation or service 
     involved,
       ``(2) subsequent refund for overpayment of that rate, or
       ``(3) deduction made under section 3726 of title 31,

     whichever is later.
       ``(g) Accrual Date.--A claim related to a shipment of 
     property accrues under this section on delivery or tender of 
     delivery by the carrier.

     ``Sec. 15906. Liability of pipeline carriers under receipts 
       and bills of lading

       ``(a) General Liability.--A pipeline carrier providing 
     transportation or service subject to this part shall issue a 
     receipt or bill of lading for property it receives for 
     transportation under this part. That carrier and any other 
     carrier that delivers the property and is providing 
     transportation or service subject to jurisdiction under this 
     part are liable to the person entitled to recover under the 
     receipt or bill of lading. The liability imposed under this 
     subsection is for the actual loss or injury to the property 
     caused by the carrier over whose line or route the property 
     is transported in the United States or from a place in the 
     United States to a place in an adjacent foreign country when 
     transported under a through bill of lading. Failure to issue 
     a receipt or bill of lading does not affect the liability of 
     a carrier.
       ``(b) Apportionment.--The carrier issuing the receipt or 
     bill of lading under subsection (a) or delivering the 
     property for which the receipt or bill of lading was issued 
     is entitled to recover from the carrier over whose line or 
     route the loss or injury occurred the amount required to be 
     paid to the owners of the property, as evidenced by a 
     receipt, judgment, or transcript, and the amount of its 
     expenses reasonably incurred in defending a civil action 
     brought by that person.
       ``(c) Civil Actions.--A civil action under this section may 
     be brought against a delivering carrier in a district court 
     of the United States or in a State court. Trial, if the 
     action is brought in a district court of the United States is 
     in a judicial district, and if in a State court, is in a 
     State, through which the defendant carrier operates a line or 
     route.
       ``(d) Minimum Period for Filing Claims.--A pipeline carrier 
     may not provide by rule, contract, or otherwise, a period of 
     less than 9 months for filing a claim against it under this 
     section and a period of less than 2 years for bringing a 
     civil action against it under this section. The period for 
     bringing a civil action is computed from the date the carrier 
     gives a person written notice that the carrier has disallowed 
     any part of the claim specified in the notice. For the 
     purposes of this subsection--
       ``(1) an offer of compromise shall not constitute a 
     disallowance of any part of the claim unless the carrier, in 
     writing, informs the claimant that such part of the claim is 
     disallowed and provides reasons for such disallowance; and
       ``(2) communications received from a carrier's insurer 
     shall not constitute a disallowance of any part of the claim 
     unless the insurer, in writing, informs the claimant that 
     such part of the claim is disallowed, provides reasons for 
     such disallowance, and informs the claimant that the insurer 
     is acting on behalf of the carrier.

              ``CHAPTER 161--CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES

              ``CHAPTER 161--CIVIL AND CRIMINAL PENALTIES

``Sec.
``16101. General civil penalties.
``16102. Recordkeeping and reporting violations.
``16103. Unlawful disclosure of information.
``16104. Disobedience to subpenas.
``16105. General criminal penalty when specific penalty not provided.
``16106. Punishment of corporation for violations committed by certain 
              individuals.

     ``Sec. 16101. General civil penalties

       ``(a) General.--Except as otherwise provided in this 
     section, a pipeline carrier providing transportation subject 
     to this part, an officer or agent of that carrier, or a 
     receiver, trustee, lessee, or agent of one of them, knowingly 
     violating this part or an order of the Board under this part 
     is liable to the United States for a civil penalty of not 
     more than $5,000 for each violation. Liability under this 
     subsection is incurred for each distinct violation. A 
     separate violation occurs for each day the violation 
     continues.
       ``(b) Recordkeeping and Reporting.--
       ``(1) Records.--A person required under chapter 157 to 
     make, prepare, preserve, or submit to the Board a record 
     concerning transportation subject to this part that does not 
     make, prepare, preserve, or submit that record as required 
     under that chapter, is liable to the United States for a 
     civil penalty of $500 for each violation.
       ``(2) Inspection.--A carrier providing transportation 
     subject to this part, and a lessor, receiver, or trustee of 
     that carrier, violating section 15722, is liable to the 
     United States for a civil penalty of $100 for each violation.
       ``(3) Reports.--A carrier providing transportation subject 
     to the jurisdiction of the Board under this part, a lessor, 
     receiver, or trustee of that carrier, and an officer, agent, 
     or employee of one of them, required to make a report to the 
     Board or answer a question that does not make the report or 
     does not specifically, completely, and truthfully answer the 
     question, is liable to the United States for a civil penalty 
     of $100 for each violation.
       ``(4) Continued violation.--A separate violation occurs for 
     each day violation under this subsection continues.
       ``(d) Venue.--Trial in a civil action under this section is 
     in the judicial district in which the carrier has its 
     principal operating office.

     ``Sec. 16102. Recordkeeping and reporting violations

       ``A person required to make a report to the Board, or make, 
     prepare, or preserve a record, under chapter 157 about 
     transportation subject to this part that knowingly and 
     willfully--
       ``(1) makes a false entry in the report or record,
       ``(2) destroys, mutilates, changes, or by another means 
     falsifies the record,
       ``(3) does not enter business related facts and 
     transactions in the record,
       ``(4) makes, prepares, or preserves the record in violation 
     of a regulation or order of the Board, or
       ``(5) files a false report or record with the Board,

     shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 2 
     years, or both.

     ``Sec. 16103. Unlawful disclosure of information

       ``(a) General Prohibition.--A pipeline carrier providing 
     transportation subject to this part, or an officer, agent, or 
     employee of that carrier, or another person authorized to 
     receive information from that carrier, that knowingly 
     discloses to another person, except the shipper or consignee, 
     or a person who solicits or knowingly receives information 
     about the nature, kind, quantity, destination, consignee, or 
     routing of property tendered or delivered to that carrier for 
     transportation provided under this part without the consent 
     of the shipper or consignee, if that information may be used 
     to the detriment of the shipper or consignee or may disclose 
     improperly, to a competitor the business transactions of the 
     shipper or consignee, is liable to the United States for a 
     civil penalty of not more than $1,000.
       ``(b) Limitation on Statutory Construction.--This part does 
     not prevent a pipeline carrier providing transportation under 
     this part from giving information--
       ``(1) in response to legal process issued under authority 
     of a court of the United States or a State;
       ``(2) to an officer, employee, or agent of the United 
     States Government, a State, or a territory or possession of 
     the United States; or
       ``(3) to another carrier or its agent to adjust mutual 
     traffic accounts in the ordinary course of business.
       ``(c) Board Employee.--An employee of the Board delegated 
     to make an inspection or examination under section 15722 who 
     knowingly discloses information acquired during that 
     inspection or examination, except as directed by the Board, a 
     court, or a judge of that court, shall be fined under title 
     18 or imprisoned for not more than 6 months, or both.

     ``Sec. 16104. Disobedience to subpenas

       ``Whoever does not obey a subpena or requirement of the 
     Board to appear and testify or produce records shall be fined 
     under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 1 year, or both.

     ``Sec. 16105. General criminal penalty when specific penalty 
       not provided

       ``When another criminal penalty is not provided under this 
     chapter, a pipeline carrier providing transportation subject 
     to this part, and when that carrier is a corporation, a 
     director or officer of the corporation, or a receiver, 
     trustee, lessee, or person acting for or employed by the 
     corporation that, alone or with another person, willfully 
     violates this part or an order prescribed under this part, 
     shall be fined under title 18 or imprisoned not more than 2 
     years, or both. A separate violation occurs each day a 
     violation of this part continues.

     ``Sec. 16106. Punishment of corporation for violations 
       committed by certain individuals

       ``An act or omission that would be a violation of this 
     subtitle if committed by a director, officer, receiver, 
     trustee, lessee, agent, or employee of a pipeline carrier 
     providing transportation or service subject to this part that 
     is a corporation is also a violation of this part by that 
     corporation. The penalties of this chapter apply to that 
     violation. When acting in the scope of their employment, the 
     actions and omissions of individuals acting for or employed 
     by that carrier are considered to be the actions and 
     omissions of that carrier as well as that individual.''.
       (b) GAO Report.--Within 3 years after the effective date of 
     this Act, the Comptroller General shall transmit to the 
     Committee on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the 
     Senate and the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
     of the House of Representatives a report regarding the impact 
     of regulations under part C of title 49, United States Code, 
     on the competitiveness of pipelines and recommend whether to 
     continue, revise, or sunset such regulations. Congress shall 
     take into account the findings of this report when 
     considering the Board's reauthorization.
                 TITLE II--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

     SEC. 201. TITLE 49 AMENDMENT.

       (a) Amendment.--Subtitle I of title 49, United States Code, 
     is amended by adding at the end the following new chapter:

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               ``CHAPTER 7--SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD

                     ``SUBCHAPTER I--ESTABLISHMENT

``Sec.
``701. Establishment of Board.
``702. Functions.
``703. Administrative provisions.
``704. Annual report.
``705. Authorization of appropriations.
``706. Reporting official action.

                    ``SUBCHAPTER II--ADMINISTRATIVE

``721. Powers.
``722. Board action.
``723. Service of notice in Board proceedings.
``724. Service of process in court proceedings.
``725. Administrative support.
``726. Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council.
``727. Definitions.

                     ``SUBCHAPTER I--ESTABLISHMENT

     ``Sec. 701. Establishment of Board

       ``(a) Establishment.--There is hereby established within 
     the Department of Transportation the Surface Transportation 
     Board.
       ``(b) Membership.--(1) The Board shall consist of 3 
     members, to be appointed by the President, by and with the 
     advice and consent of the Senate. Not more than 2 members may 
     be appointed from the same political party.
       ``(2) At any given time, at least 2 members of the Board 
     shall be individuals with professional standing and 
     demonstrated knowledge in the fields of transportation or 
     transportation regulation, and at least one member shall be 
     an individual with professional or business experience 
     (including agriculture) in the private sector.
       ``(3) The term of each member of the Board shall be 5 years 
     and shall begin when the term of the predecessor of that 
     member ends. An individual appointed to fill a vacancy 
     occurring before the expiration of the term for which the 
     predecessor of that individual was appointed, shall be 
     appointed for the remainder of that term. When the term of 
     office of a member ends, the member may continue to serve 
     until a successor is appointed and qualified, but for a 
     period not to exceed one year. The President may remove a 
     member for inefficiency, neglect of duty, or malfeasance in 
     office.
       ``(4) On the effective date of this section, the members of 
     the Interstate Commerce Commission serving unexpired terms on 
     the date of the enactment of the ICC Termination Act of 1995 
     shall become members of the Board, to serve for a period of 
     time equal to the remainder of the term for which they were 
     originally appointed to the Interstate Commerce Commission. 
     Any member of the Interstate Commerce Commission whose term 
     expires on December 31, 1995, shall become a member of the 
     Board, subject to paragraph (3).
       ``(5) No individual may serve as a member of the Board for 
     more than 2 terms. In the case of an individual who becomes a 
     member of the Board pursuant to paragraph (4), or an 
     individual appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the 
     expiration of the term for which the predecessor of that 
     individual was appointed, such individual may not be 
     appointed for more than one additional term.
       ``(6) A member of the Board may not have a pecuniary 
     interest in, hold an official relation to, or own stock in or 
     bonds of, a carrier providing transportation by any mode and 
     may not engage in another business, vocation, or employment.
       ``(7) A vacancy in the membership of the Board does not 
     impair the right of the remaining members to exercise all of 
     the powers of the Board. The Board may designate a member to 
     act as Chairman during any period in which there is no 
     Chairman designated by the President.
       ``(c) Chairman.--(1) There shall be at the head of the 
     Board a Chairman, who shall be designated by the President 
     from among the members of the Board. The Chairman shall 
     receive compensation at the rate prescribed for level III of 
     the Executive Schedule under section 5314 of title 5.
       ``(2) Subject to the general policies, decisions, findings, 
     and determinations of the Board the Chairman shall be 
     responsible for administering the Board. The Chairman may 
     delegate the powers granted under this paragraph to an 
     officer, employee, or office of the Board. The Chairman 
     shall--
       ``(A) appoint and supervise, other than regular and full 
     time employees in the immediate offices of another member, 
     the officers and employees of the Board, including attorneys 
     to provide legal aid and service to the Board and its 
     members, and to represent the Board in any case in court;
       ``(B) appoint the heads of offices with the approval of the 
     Board;
       ``(C) distribute Board business among officers and 
     employees and offices of the Board;
       ``(D) prepare requests for appropriations for the Board and 
     submit those requests to the President and Congress with the 
     prior approval of the Board; and
       ``(E) supervise the expenditure of funds allocated by the 
     Board for major programs and purposes.

     ``Sec. 702. Functions

       ``Except as otherwise provided in the ICC Termination Act 
     of 1995, or the amendments made thereby, the Board shall 
     perform all functions that, immediately before the effective 
     date of such Act, were functions of the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission or were performed by any officer or employee of 
     the Interstate Commerce Commission in the capacity as such 
     officer or employee.

     ``Sec. 703. Administrative provisions

       ``(a) Executive Reorganization.--Chapter 9 of title 5, 
     United States Code, shall apply to the Board in the same 
     manner as it does to an independent regulatory agency, and 
     the Board shall be an establishment of the United States 
     Government.
       ``(b) Open Meetings.--For purposes of section 552b of title 
     5, United States Code, the Board shall be deemed to be an 
     agency.
       ``(c) Independence.--In the performance of their functions, 
     the members, employees, and other personnel of the Board 
     shall not be responsible to or subject to the supervision or 
     direction of any officer, employee, or agent of any other 
     part of the Department of Transportation.
       ``(d) Representation by Attorneys.--Attorneys designated by 
     the Chairman of the Board may appear for, and represent the 
     Board in, any civil action brought in connection with any 
     function carried out by the Board pursuant to this chapter or 
     subtitle IV or as otherwise authorized by law.
       ``(e) Admission To Practice.--Subject to section 500 of 
     title 5, the Board may regulate the admission of individuals 
     to practice before it and may impose a reasonable admission 
     fee.
       ``(f) Budget Requests.--In each annual request for 
     appropriations by the President, the Secretary of 
     Transportation shall identify the portion thereof intended 
     for the support of the Board and include a statement by the 
     Board--
       ``(1) showing the amount requested by the Board in its 
     budgetary presentation to the Secretary and the Office of 
     Management and Budget; and
       ``(2) an assessment of the budgetary needs of the Board.
       ``(g) Direct Transmittal to Congress.--The Board shall 
     transmit to Congress copies of budget estimates, requests, 
     and information (including personnel needs), legislative 
     recommendations, prepared testimony for congressional 
     hearings, and comments on legislation at the same time they 
     are sent to the Secretary of Transportation. An officer of an 
     agency may not impose conditions on or impair communications 
     by the Board with Congress, or a committee or member of 
     Congress, about the information.

     ``Sec. 704. Annual report

       ``The Board shall annually transmit to the Congress a 
     report on its activities.

     ``Sec. 705. Authorization of appropriations

       ``There are authorized to be appropriated for the 
     activities of the Board--
       ``(1) $8,421,000 for fiscal year 1996;
       ``(2) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1997; and
       ``(3) $12,000,000 for fiscal year 1998.

     ``Sec. 706. Reporting official action

       ``(a) Reports on Proceedings.--The Board shall make a 
     written report of each proceeding conducted on complaint or 
     on its own initiative and furnish a copy to each party to 
     that proceeding. The report shall include the findings, 
     conclusions, and the order of the Board and, if damages are 
     awarded, the findings of fact supporting the award. The Board 
     may have its reports published for public use. A published 
     report of the Board is competent evidence of its contents.
       ``(b) Special Rules for Matters Related to Rail Carriers.--
     (1) When action of the Board in a matter related to a rail 
     carrier is taken by the Board, an individual member of the 
     Board, or another individual or group of individuals 
     designated to take official action for the Board, the written 
     statement of that action (including a report, order, decision 
     and order, vote, notice, letter, policy statements, or 
     regulation) shall indicate--
       ``(A) the official designation of the individual or group 
     taking the action;
       ``(B) the name of each individual taking, or participating 
     in taking, the action; and
       ``(C) the vote or position of each participating 
     individual.
       ``(2) If an individual member of a group taking an official 
     action referred to in paragraph (1) does not participate in 
     it, the written statement of the action shall indicate that 
     the member did not participate. An individual participating 
     in taking an official action is entitled to express the views 
     of that individual as part of the written statement of the 
     action. In addition to any publication of the written 
     statement, it shall be made available to the public under 
     section 552(a) of title 5.

                    ``SUBCHAPTER II--ADMINISTRATIVE

     ``Sec. 721. Powers

       ``(a) In General.--The Board shall carry out this chapter 
     and subtitle IV. Enumeration of a power of the Board in this 
     chapter or subtitle IV does not exclude another power the 
     Board may have in carrying out this chapter or subtitle IV. 
     The Board may prescribe regulations in carrying out this 
     chapter and subtitle IV.
       ``(b) Inquiries, Reports, and Orders.--The Board may--
       ``(1) inquire into and report on the management of the 
     business of carriers providing transportation and services 
     subject to subtitle IV;
       ``(2) inquire into and report on the management of the 
     business of a person controlling, controlled by, or under 
     common control with those carriers to the extent that the 
     business of that person is related to the management of the 
     business of that carrier;
       ``(3) obtain from those carriers and persons information 
     the Board decides is necessary to carry out subtitle IV; and
       ``(4) when necessary to prevent irreparable harm, issue an 
     appropriate order without regard to subchapter II of chapter 
     5 of title 5.
       ``(c) Subpoena Witnesses.--(1) The Board may subpoena 
     witnesses and records related

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      to a proceeding of the Board from any place in the United 
     States, to the designated place of the proceeding. If a 
     witness disobeys a subpoena, the Board, or a party to a 
     proceeding before the Board, may petition a court of the 
     United States to enforce that subpoena.
       ``(2) The district courts of the United States have 
     jurisdiction to enforce a subpoena issued under this section. 
     Trial is in the district in which the proceeding is 
     conducted. The court may punish a refusal to obey a subpoena 
     as a contempt of court.
       ``(d) Depositions.--(1) In a proceeding, the Board may take 
     the testimony of a witness by deposition and may order the 
     witness to produce records. A party to a proceeding pending 
     before the Board may take the testimony of a witness by 
     deposition and may require the witness to produce records at 
     any time after a proceeding is at issue on petition and 
     answer.
       ``(2) If a witness fails to be deposed or to produce 
     records under paragraph (1), the Board may subpoena the 
     witness to take a deposition, produce the records, or both.
       ``(3) A deposition may be taken before a judge of a court 
     of the United States, a United States magistrate judge, a 
     clerk of a district court, or a chancellor, justice, or judge 
     of a supreme or superior court, mayor or chief magistrate of 
     a city, judge of a county court, or court of common pleas of 
     any State, or a notary public who is not counsel or attorney 
     of a party or interested in the proceeding.
       ``(4) Before taking a deposition, reasonable notice must be 
     given in writing by the party or the attorney of that party 
     proposing to take a deposition to the opposing party or the 
     attorney of record of that party, whoever is nearest. The 
     notice shall state the name of the witness and the time and 
     place of taking the deposition.
       ``(5) The testimony of a person deposed under this 
     subsection shall be taken under oath. The person taking the 
     deposition shall prepare, or cause to be prepared, a 
     transcript of the testimony taken. The transcript shall be 
     subscribed by the deponent.
       ``(6) The testimony of a witness who is in a foreign 
     country may be taken by deposition before an officer or 
     person designated by the Board or agreed on by the parties by 
     written stipulation filed with the Board. A deposition shall 
     be filed with the Board promptly.
       ``(e) Witness Fees.--Each witness summoned before the Board 
     or whose deposition is taken under this section and the 
     individual taking the deposition are entitled to the same 
     fees and mileage paid for those services in the courts of the 
     United States.

     ``Sec. 722. Board action

       ``(a) Effective Date of Actions.--Unless otherwise provided 
     in subtitle IV, the Board may determine, within a reasonable 
     time, when its actions, other than an action ordering the 
     payment of money, take effect.
       ``(b) Terminating and Changing Actions.--An action of the 
     Board remains in effect under its own terms or until 
     superseded. The Board may change, suspend, or set aside any 
     such action on notice. Notice may be given in a manner 
     determined by the Board. A court of competent jurisdiction 
     may suspend or set aside any such action.
       ``(c) Reconsidering Actions.--The Board may, at any time on 
     its own initiative because of material error, new evidence, 
     or substantially changed circumstances--
       ``(1) reopen a proceeding;
       ``(2) grant rehearing, reargument, or reconsideration of an 
     action of the Board; or
       ``(3) change an action of the Board.

     An interested party may petition to reopen and reconsider an 
     action of the Board under this subsection under regulations 
     of the Board.
       ``(d) Finality of Actions.--Notwithstanding subtitle IV, an 
     action of the Board under this section is final on the date 
     on which it is served, and a civil action to enforce, enjoin, 
     suspend, or set aside the action may be filed after that 
     date.

     ``Sec. 723. Service of notice in Board proceedings

       ``(a) Designation of Agent.--A carrier providing 
     transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under 
     subtitle IV shall designate an agent in the District of 
     Columbia, on whom service of notices in a proceeding before, 
     and of actions of, the Board may be made.
       ``(b) Filing and Changing Designations.--A designation 
     under subsection (a) shall be in writing and filed with the 
     Board. The designation may be changed at any time in the same 
     manner as originally made.
       ``(c) Service of Notice.--Except as otherwise provided, 
     notices of the Board shall be served on its designated agent 
     at the office or usual place of residence in the District of 
     Columbia of that agent. A notice of action of the Board shall 
     be served immediately on the agent or in another manner 
     provided by law. If that carrier does not have a designated 
     agent, service may be made by posting the notice in the 
     office of the Board.
       ``(d) Special Rule for Rail Carriers.--In a proceeding 
     involving the lawfulness of classifications, rates, or 
     practices of a rail carrier that has not designated an agent 
     under this section, service of notice of the Board on an 
     attorney in fact for the carrier constitutes service of 
     notice on the carrier.

     ``Sec. 724. Service of process in court proceedings

       ``(a) Designation of Agent.--A carrier providing 
     transportation subject to the jurisdiction of the Board under 
     subtitle IV shall designate an agent in the District of 
     Columbia on whom service of process in an action before a 
     district court may be made. Except as otherwise provided, 
     process in an action before a district court shall be served 
     on the designated agent of that carrier at the office or 
     usual place of residence in the District of Columbia of that 
     agent. If the carrier does not have a designated agent, 
     service may be made by posting the notice in the office of 
     the Board.
       ``(b) Changing Designation.--A designation under this 
     section may be changed at any time in the same manner as 
     originally made.

     ``Sec. 725. Administrative support

       ``The Secretary of Transportation shall provide 
     administrative support for the Board.

     ``Sec. 726. Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council

       ``(a) Establishment; Membership.--There is established the 
     Railroad-Shipper Transportation Advisory Council (in this 
     section referred to as the `Council') to be composed of 19 
     members, of which 15 members shall be appointed by the 
     Chairman of the Board, after recommendation from rail 
     carriers and shippers, within 60 days after the date of 
     enactment of the ICC Termination Act of 1995. The members of 
     the Council shall be appointed as follows:
       ``(1) The members of the Council shall be appointed from 
     among citizens of the United States who are not regular full-
     time employees of the United States and shall be selected for 
     appointment so as to provide as nearly as practicable a broad 
     representation of the various segments of the railroad and 
     rail shipper industries.
       ``(2) Nine of the members shall be appointed from senior 
     executive officers of organizations engaged in the railroad 
     and rail shipping industries, which 9 members shall be the 
     voting members of the Council. Council action and Council 
     positions shall be determined by a majority vote of the 
     members present. A majority of such voting members shall 
     constitute a quorum. Of such 9 voting members--
       ``(A) at least 4 shall be representative of small shippers 
     (as determined by the Chairman); and
       ``(B) at least 4 shall be representative of Class II or III 
     railroads.
       ``(3) The remaining 6 members of the Council shall serve in 
     a nonvoting advisory capacity only, but shall be entitled to 
     participate in Council deliberations. Of the remaining 
     members--
       ``(A) 3 shall be representative of Class I railroads; and
       ``(B) 3 shall be representative of large shipper 
     organizations (as determined by the Chairman).
       ``(4) The Secretary of Transportation and the members of 
     the Board shall serve as ex officio, nonvoting members of the 
     Council. The Council shall not be subject to the Federal 
     Advisory Committee Act. A list of the members appointed to 
     the Council shall be forwarded to the Chairmen and ranking 
     members of the Committee on Commerce, Science, and 
     Transportation of the Senate and the Committee on 
     Transportation and Infrastructure of the House of 
     Representatives.
       ``(5) Each ex officio member of the Council may designate 
     an alternate, who shall serve as a member of the Council 
     whenever the ex officio member is unable to attend a meeting 
     of the Council. Any such designated alternate shall be 
     selected from individuals who exercise significant decision-
     making authority in the Federal agency involved.
       ``(b) Term of Office.--The members of the Council shall be 
     appointed for a term of office of 3 years, except that of the 
     members first appointed--
       ``(1) 5 members shall be appointed for terms of 1 year; and
       ``(2) 5 members shall be appointed for terms of 2 years,

     as designated by the Chairman at the time of appointment. Any 
     member appointed to fill a vacancy occurring before the 
     expiration of the term for which the member's predecessor was 
     appointed shall be appointed only for the remainder of such 
     term. A member may serve after the expiration of his term 
     until his successor has taken office. Vacancies on the 
     Council shall be filled in the same manner in which the 
     original appointments were made. No member of the Council 
     shall be eligible to serve in excess of two consecutive 
     terms.
       ``(c) Election and Duties of Officers.--The Council 
     Chairman and Vice Chairman and other appropriate officers of 
     the Council shall be elected by and from the voting members 
     of the Council. The Council Chairman shall serve as the 
     Council's executive officer and shall direct the 
     administration of the Council, assign officer and committee 
     duties, and shall be responsible for issuing and 
     communicating the reports, policy positions and statements of 
     the Council. In the event that the Council Chairman is unable 
     to serve, the Vice Chairman shall act as Council Chairman.
       ``(d) Expenses.--(1) The members of the Council shall 
     receive no compensation for their services as such, but upon 
     request by the Council Chairman, based on a showing of 
     significant economic burden, the Secretary of Transportation 
     or the Chairman of the Board, to the extent provided in 
     advance in appropriation Acts, may provide reasonable and 
     necessary travel expenses for such individual Council members 
     from Department or Board funding sources in order to foster 
     balanced representation on the Council.
       ``(2) Upon request by the Council Chairman, the Secretary 
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      Board, to the extent provided in advance in appropriations 
     Acts, may pay the reasonable and necessary expenses incurred 
     by the Council in connection with the coordination of Council 
     activities, announcement and reporting of meetings, and 
     preparation of such Council documents as are required or 
     permitted by this section.
       ``(3) The Council may solicit and use private funding for 
     its activities, subject to this subsection.
       ``(4) Prior to making any Federal funding requests, the 
     Council Chairman shall undertake best efforts to fund such 
     activities privately unless the Council Chairman determines 
     that such private funding would create a conflict of 
     interest, or the appearance thereof, or is otherwise 
     impractical. The Council Chairman shall not request funding 
     from any Federal agency without providing written 
     justification as to why private funding would create any such 
     conflict or appearance, or is otherwise impractical.
       ``(5) To enable the Council to carry out its functions--
       ``(A) the Council Chairman may request directly from any 
     Federal agency such personnel, information, services, or 
     facilities, on a compensated or uncompensated basis, as the 
     Council Chairman determines necessary to carry out the 
     functions of the Council;
       ``(B) each Federal agency may, in its discretion, furnish 
     the Council with such information, services, and facilities 
     as the Council Chairman may request to the extent permitted 
     by law and within the limits of available funds; and
       ``(C) each Federal agency may, in its discretion, detail to 
     temporary duty with the Council, such personnel as the 
     Council Chairman may request for carrying out the functions 
     of the Council, each such detail to be without loss of 
     seniority, pay, or other employee status.
       ``(e) Meetings.--The Council shall meet at least semi-
     annually and shall hold other meetings at the call of the 
     Council Chairman. Appropriate Federal facilities, where 
     available, may be used for such meetings. Whenever the 
     Council, or a committee of the Council, considers matters 
     that affect the jurisdictional interests of Federal agencies 
     that are not represented on the Council, the Council Chairman 
     may invite the heads of such agencies, or their designees, to 
     participate in the deliberations of the Council.
       ``(f) Functions and Duties; Annual Report.--(1) The Council 
     shall advise the Secretary, the Chairman, the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate, and the 
     Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the House 
     of Representatives with respect to rail transportation policy 
     issues it considers significant, with particular attention to 
     issues of importance to small shippers and small railroads, 
     including car supply, rates, competition, and effective 
     procedures for addressing legitimate shipper and other 
     claims.
       ``(2) To the extent the Council addresses specific grain 
     car issues, it shall coordinate such activities with the 
     National Grain Car Council. The Secretary and Chairman shall 
     cooperate with the Council to provide research, technical and 
     other reasonable support in developing any reports and policy 
     statements required or authorized by this subsection.
       ``(3) The Council shall endeavor to develop within the 
     private sector mechanisms to prevent, or identify and 
     effectively address, obstacles to the most effective and 
     efficient transportation system practicable.
       ``(4) The Council shall prepare an annual report concerning 
     its activities and the results of Council efforts to resolve 
     industry issues, and propose whatever regulatory or 
     legislative relief it considers appropriate. The Council 
     shall include in the annual report such recommendations as it 
     considers appropriate with respect to the performance of the 
     Secretary and Chairman under this chapter, and with respect 
     to the operation and effectiveness of meetings and industry 
     developments relating to the Council's efforts, and such 
     other information as it considers appropriate. Such annual 
     reports shall be reviewed by the Secretary and Chairman, and 
     shall include the Secretary's and Chairman's views or 
     comments relating to--
       ``(A) the accuracy of information therein;
       ``(B) Council efforts and reasonableness of Council 
     positions and actions; and
       ``(C) any other aspects of the Council's work as they may 
     consider appropriate.

     The Council may prepare other reports or develop policy 
     statements as the Council considers appropriate. An annual 
     report shall be submitted for each fiscal year and shall be 
     submitted to the Secretary and Chairman within 90 days after 
     the end of the fiscal year. Other such reports and statements 
     may be submitted as the Council considers appropriate.

     ``Sec. 727. Definitions

       ``All terms used in this chapter that are defined in 
     subtitle IV shall have the meaning given those terms in that 
     subtitle.''.
       (b) Table of Chapters Amendment.--The table of chapters of 
     subtitle I of title 49, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following new item:

``7. SURFACE TRANSPORTATION BOARD...............................3701''.

     SEC. 202. REORGANIZATION.

       The Chairman of the Surface Transportation Board (in this 
     Act referred to as the ``Board'') may allocate or reallocate 
     any function of the Board, consistent with this title and 
     subchapter I of chapter 7, as amended by section 201 of this 
     title, among the members or employees of the Board, and may 
     establish, consolidate, alter, or discontinue in the Board 
     any organizational entities that were entities of the 
     Interstate Commerce Commission, as the Chairman considers 
     necessary or appropriate.

     SEC. 203. TRANSFER OF ASSETS AND PERSONNEL.

       (a) To Board.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act and 
     the amendments made by this Act, those personnel, property, 
     and records employed, used, held, available, or to be made 
     available in connection with a function transferred to the 
     Board by this Act shall be transferred to the Board for use 
     in connection with the functions transferred, and unexpended 
     balances of appropriations, allocations, and other funds of 
     the Interstate Commerce Commission shall also be transferred 
     to the Board. Such unexpended balances, allocations, and 
     other funds, together with any unobligated balances from user 
     fees collected by the Commission during fiscal year 1996, may 
     be used to pay for the closedown of the Commission and 
     severance costs for Commission personnel, regardless of 
     whether those costs are incurred at the Commission or at the 
     Board.
       (b) To Secretary.--Except as otherwise provided in this Act 
     and the amendments made by this Act, those personnel, 
     property, and records employed, used, held, available, or to 
     be made available in connection with a function transferred 
     to the Secretary by this Act shall be transferred to the 
     Secretary for use in connection with the functions 
     transferred.
       (c) Separated Employees.--Notwithstanding all other laws 
     and regulations, the Department of Transportation shall place 
     all Interstate Commerce Commission employees separated from 
     the Commission as a result of this Act on the DOT 
     reemployment priority list (competitive service) or the 
     priority employment list (excepted service).

     SEC. 204. SAVING PROVISIONS.

       (a) Legal Documents.--All orders, determinations, rules, 
     regulations, permits, grants, loans, contracts, agreements, 
     certificates, licenses, and privileges--
       (1) that have been issued, made, granted, or allowed to 
     become effective by the Interstate Commerce Commission, any 
     officer or employee of the Interstate Commerce Commission, or 
     any other Government official, or by a court of competent 
     jurisdiction, in the performance of any function that is 
     transferred by this Act or the amendments made by this Act; 
     and
       (2) that are in effect on the effective date of such 
     transfer (or become effective after such date pursuant to 
     their terms as in effect on such effective date),

     shall continue in effect according to their terms until 
     modified, terminated, superseded, set aside, or revoked in 
     accordance with law by the Board, any other authorized 
     official, a court of competent jurisdiction, or operation of 
     law. The Board shall promptly rescind all regulations 
     established by the Interstate Commerce Commission that are 
     based on provisions of law repealed and not substantively 
     reenacted by this Act.
       (b) Proceedings.--(1) The provisions of this Act shall not 
     affect any proceedings or any application for any license 
     pending before the Interstate Commerce Commission at the time 
     this Act takes effect, insofar as those functions are 
     retained and transferred by this Act; but such proceedings 
     and applications, to the extent that they relate to functions 
     so transferred, shall be continued. Orders shall be issued in 
     such proceedings, appeals shall be taken therefrom, and 
     payments shall be made pursuant to such orders, as if this 
     Act had not been enacted; and orders issued in any such 
     proceedings shall continue in effect until modified, 
     terminated, superseded, or revoked by a duly authorized 
     official, by a court of competent jurisdiction, or by 
     operation of law. Nothing in this subsection shall be deemed 
     to prohibit the discontinuance or modification of any such 
     proceeding under the same terms and conditions and to the 
     same extent that such proceeding could have been discontinued 
     or modified if this Act had not been enacted.
       (2) The Board and the Secretary are authorized to provide 
     for the orderly transfer of pending proceedings from the 
     Interstate Commerce Commission.
       (3)(A) Except as provided in subparagraphs (B) and (C), in 
     the case of a proceeding under a provision of law repeal, and 
     not reenacted, by this Act such proceeding shall be 
     terminated.
       (B) Any proceeding involving a pipeline carrier under 
     subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, shall be 
     continued to be heard by the Board under such subtitle, as in 
     effect on the day before the effective date of this section, 
     until completion of such proceeding.
       (C) Any proceeding involving the merger of a motor carrier 
     property under subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, 
     shall continue to be heard by the Board under such subtitle, 
     as in effect on the day before the effective date of this 
     section, until completion of such proceeding.
       (4) Any proceeding with respect to any tariff, rate charge, 
     classification, rule, regulation, or service that was pending 
     under the Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933 or the Shipping 
     Act, 1916 before the Federal Maritime Commission on November 
     1, 1995, shall continue to be heard until completion or 
     issuance of a final order thereon under all applicable laws 
     in effect as of November 1, 1995.
       (c) Suits.--(1) This Act shall not affect suits commenced 
     before the date of the enactment of this Act, except as 
     provided in paragraphs (2) and (3). In all such suits, pro-


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     ceeding shall be had, appeals taken, and judgments rendered 
     in the same manner and with the same effect as if this Act 
     had not been enacted.
       (2) Any suit by or against the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission begun before the effective date of this Act shall 
     be continued, insofar as it involves a function retained and 
     transferred under this Act, with the Board (to the extent the 
     suit involves functions transferred to the Board under this 
     Act) or the Secretary (to the extent the suit involves 
     functions transferred to the Secretary under this Act) 
     substituted for the Commission.
       (3) If the court in a suit described in paragraph (1) 
     remands a case to the Board or the Secretary, subsequent 
     proceedings related to such case shall proceed in accordance 
     with applicable law and regulations as in effect at the time 
     of such subsequent proceedings.
       (d) Continuance of Actions Against Officers.--No suit, 
     action, or other proceeding commenced by or against any 
     officer in his official capacity as an officer of the 
     Interstate Commerce Commission shall abate by reason of the 
     enactment of this Act. No cause of action by or against the 
     Interstate Commerce Commission, or by or against any officer 
     thereof in his official capacity, shall abate by reason of 
     enactment of this Act.
       (e) Exercise of Authorities.--Except as otherwise provided 
     by law, an officer or employee of the Board may, for purposes 
     of performing a function transferred by this Act or the 
     amendments made by this Act, exercise all authorities under 
     any other provision of law that were available with respect 
     to the performance of that function to the official 
     responsible for the performance of the function immediately 
     before the effective date of the transfer of the function 
     under this Act or the amendments made by this Act.

     SEC. 205. REFERENCES.

       Any reference to the Interstate Commerce Commission in any 
     other Federal law, Executive order, rule, regulation, or 
     delegation of authority, or any document of or pertaining to 
     the Interstate Commerce Commission or an officer or employee 
     of the Interstate Commerce Commission, is deemed to refer to 
     the Board, a member or employee of the Board, or the 
     Secretary, as appropriate.
                    TITLE III--CONFORMING AMENDMENTS
              Subtitle A--Amendments to United States Code

     SEC. 301. TITLE 5 AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Compensation for Positions at Level III.--Section 5314 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``Chairman, Interstate Commerce Commission.'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``Chairman, Surface Transportation Board.''.
       (b) Compensation for Positions at Level IV.--Section 5315 
     of title 5, United States Code, is amended by striking 
     ``Members, Interstate Commerce Commission.'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Members, Surface Transportation Board.''.

     SEC. 302. TITLE 11 AMENDMENTS.

       Subchapter IV of chapter 11 of title 11, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by striking section 1162 and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following:

     ``Sec. 1162. Definition

       ``In this subchapter, `Board' means the `Surface 
     Transportation Board'.''; and
       (2) by striking ``Commission'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Board''.

     SEC. 303. TITLE 18 AMENDMENTS.

       Title 18, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 921(a)(27) by striking ``10102'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``13102''; and
       (2) in section 6001(1) by striking ``Interstate Commerce 
     Commission'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface 
     Transportation Board''.

     SEC. 304. INTERNAL REVENUE CODE OF 1986 AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Section 168.--Section 168(g)(4)(B)(i) of the Internal 
     Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by striking ``domestic 
     railroad corporation providing transportation subject to 
     subchapter I of chapter 105'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``rail carrier subject to part A of subtitle IV''.
       (b) Section 281.--Subparagraphs (A) and (B) of section 
     281(d)(1) of such Code are each amended by striking 
     ``domestic railroad corporations providing transportation 
     subject to subchapter I of chapter 105'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``rail carriers subject to part A of subtitle 
     IV''.
       (c) Section 354.--Section 354(c) of such Code is amended by 
     striking ``or approved by the Interstate Commerce Commission 
     under subchapter IV of chapter 113 of title 49,''.
       (d) Section 3231.--Section 3231 of such Code is amended--
       (1) in subsection (a) by striking ``Interstate Commerce 
     Commission'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface 
     Transportation Board''; and
       (2) in subsection (g) by striking ``an express carrier, 
     sleeping car carrier, or rail carrier providing 
     transportation subject to subchapter I of chapter 105'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``a rail carrier subject to part A 
     of subtitle IV''.
       (e) Section 7701.--Section 7701(a) of such Code is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (33)(B) by striking ``Federal Power 
     Commission'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Federal Energy 
     Regulatory Commission'';
       (2) in paragraph (33)(C)(i) by striking ``Interstate 
     Commerce Commission'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface 
     Transportation Board'';
       (3) in paragraph (33)(C)(ii) by striking ``Interstate 
     Commerce Commission'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Federal 
     Energy Regulatory Commission'';
       (4) in paragraph (33)(F) by striking ``common carrier'' and 
     all that follows through ``1933'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``a water carrier subject to jurisdiction under 
     subchapter II of chapter 135 of title 49'';
       (5) in paragraph (33)(G) by striking ``railroad corporation 
     subject to subchapter I of chapter 105'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``rail carrier subject to part A of subtitle 
     IV''; and
       (6) in paragraph (33)(H) by striking ``subchapter I of 
     chapter 105'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``part A of 
     subtitle IV''.

     SEC. 305. TITLE 28 AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Chapter 85.--Chapter 85 of title 28, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) in the section heading to section 1336 by striking 
     ``Interstate Commerce Commission's'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Surface Transportation Board's'';
       (2) in section 1336 by striking ``Interstate Commerce 
     Commission'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Surface Transportation Board'';
       (3) in section 1337 by striking ``11707'' each place it 
     appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``11706 or 14706''; and
       (4) in the item relating to section 1336 of the table of 
     sections by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission's'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface Transportation Board's''.
       (b) Section 1445.--Section 1445(b) of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``common''; and
       (2) by striking ``11707'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``11706 or 14706''.
       (c) Chapter 157 Amendments.--
       (1) In general.--Chapter 157 of such title is amended--
       (A) by striking ``INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION'' in the 
     chapter heading and inserting in lieu thereof ``SURFACE 
     TRANSPORTATION BOARD'';
       (B) by striking ``Commission's'' in the section heading to 
     section 2321 and inserting in lieu thereof ``Board's'';
       (C) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' each 
     place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface 
     Transportation Board'';
       (D) in section 2323 by striking ``Commission'' the second 
     and third places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Board''; and
       (E) in the item relating to section 2321 of the table of 
     sections by striking ``Commission's'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Board's''.
       (2) Table of chapters.--The item relating to chapter 157 in 
     the table of chapters of such title is amended by striking 
     ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Surface Transportation Board''.
       (d) Chapter 158 Amendments.--Chapter 158 of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in section 2341(3)(A) by striking ``the Interstate 
     Commerce Commission,'';
       (2) by striking ``and'' at the end of section 2341(3)(C);
       (3) by striking the period at the end of section 2341(3)(D) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``; and'';
       (4) by inserting at the end of section 2341(3) the 
     following new subparagraph:
       ``(E) the Board, when the order was entered by the Surface 
     Transportation Board.'';
       (5) in section 2342(3)(A) by striking ``41, or 43'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``or 41'';
       (6) by inserting ``or pursuant to part B or (C) of subtitle 
     IV of title 49'' before the semicolon at the end of section 
     2342(3)(A);
       (7) in section 2342(3)(B)--
       (A) by striking clauses (i) and (iii); and
       (B) by redesignating clauses (ii), (iv), and (v) as clauses 
     (i), (ii), and (iii), respectively; and
       (8) by striking paragraph (5) of section 2342 and inserting 
     in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(5) all rules, regulations, or final orders of the 
     Surface Transportation Board made reviewable by section 2321 
     of this title;''.

     SEC. 306. TITLE 31 AMENDMENTS.

       Section 3726(b) of title 31, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) in paragraph (1) by striking ``on file with the 
     Interstate Commerce Commission,'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``under title 49 or on file with'';
       (2) in paragraph (1) by striking ``or'' at the end;
       (3) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3);
       (4) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following new 
     paragraph:
       ``(2) a lawfully quoted rate subject to the jurisdiction of 
     the Surface Transportation Board; or''; and
       (5) in paragraph (3), as redesignated by paragraph (4) of 
     this section, by striking ``sections 10721-10724'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``sections 10721, 13712, and 
     15504''.

     SEC. 307. TITLE 39 AMENDMENTS.

       Title 39, United States Code, is amended--
       (1) in section 5005(a)(4) by striking ``5201(7)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``5201(6)'';
       (2) in section 5005(b)(3) by striking ``Interstate Commerce 
     Commission'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface 
     Transportation Board''; and
       (3) by striking paragraph (1) of section 5201 and inserting 
     in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(1) `Board' means the Surface Transportation Board;'';
       (4) in section 5201(2) by striking ``a motor common 
     carrier, or express carrier'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``or a motor carrier'';

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       (5) in section 5201(4)--
       (A) by striking ``common''; and
       (B) by striking ``permit'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``registration'';
       (6) in section 5201(5)--
       (A) by striking ``common'' each place it appears;
       (B) by striking ``10102(14)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``13102(12)''; and
       (C) by striking ``certificate of public convenience and 
     necessity'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``registration'';
       (7) by striking paragraph (6) of section 5201;
       (8) in section 5201 by redesignating paragraphs (7) and (8) 
     as paragraphs (6) and (7), respectively;
       (9) in section 5201(6), as so redesignated, by striking 
     ``certificate of public convenience and necessity'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``certificate or registration'';
       (10) in section 5203(f) by striking ``motor common 
     carrier'' each place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``motor carrier'';
       (11) in the section heading to section 5207 by striking 
     ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Surface Transportation Board'';
       (12) in sections 5208(a) and 5215(a) by striking 
     ``Commission's'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Board's'';
       (13) in section 5215(a) by striking ``motor common 
     carrier'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``motor carrier'';
       (14) in chapter 52 by striking ``Commission'' each place it 
     appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Board''; and
       (15) in the item relating to section 5207 of the table of 
     sections of chapter 52, by striking ``Interstate Commerce 
     Commission'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface 
     Transportation Board''.

     SEC. 308. TITLE 49 AMENDMENTS.

       (a) Section 302.--Section 302(a) of title 49, United States 
     Code, is amended by striking ``10101a'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``13101''.
       (b) Section 333.--Section 333 of such title is amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)(2) by striking ``11910(a)(1)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``11904''; and
       (2) in subsection (e)--
       (A) by striking ``11343(a)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``11323(a)''; and
       (B) by striking ``11344(b)'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``11324(b)''.
       (c) Chapter 5.--Subchapter I of chapter 5 of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``DUTIES'' the first place it appears in 
     the subchapter heading; and
       (2) in section 501(a)(1) by striking ``section 10102'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``sections 10102 and 13102''.
       (d) Section 5102.--Section 5102(7) of such title is 
     amended.--
       (1) by striking ``common'';
       (2) by striking ``motor contract carrier,''; and
       (3) by striking ``10102'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``13102''.
       (e) Section 5333.--Section 5333(b)(3) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``11347'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``11326''.
       (f) Chapter 221.--Chapter 221 of such title is amended--
       (1) in section 22101(a) by striking ``subchapter I of 
     chapter 105'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``part A of 
     subtitle IV'';
       (2) in section 22101(a)(1) by striking ``Interstate 
     Commerce Commission'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface 
     Transportation Board'';
       (3) in section 22103(b)(1) by striking ``Interstate 
     Commerce Commission'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface 
     Transportation Board'';
       (4) in section 22107(c)--
       (A) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface Transportation Board''; 
     and
       (B) by striking ``Commission'' the second place it appears 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Board''; and
       (5) in section 22107(d) by striking ``subchapter I of 
     chapter 105'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``part A of 
     subtitle IV''.
       (g) Section 24301.--Section 24301 of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) in subsection (c)--
       (A) by striking ``Subtitle IV'' in paragraph (1) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Part A of subtitle IV'';
       (B) by striking ``sections 10721-10724 of this title 
     apply'' in paragraph (2)(A) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``section 10721 of this title applies''; and
       (C) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission under any 
     provision of subtitle IV of this title applicable to a 
     carrier subject to subchapter I of chapter 105'' in paragraph 
     (2)(B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface Transportation 
     Board under part A of subtitle IV''; and
       (2) in subsection (d) by striking ``common carrier subject 
     to subchapter I of chapter 105'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``rail carrier subject to part A of subtitle IV''.
       (h) Section 24501.--Section 24501(b) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``subchapter I of chapter 105'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``part A of subtitle IV''.
       (i) Section 24705.--Section 24705 of such title is amended 
     by striking subsection (d).
       (j) Sections 30103 and 30166.--Sections 30103(a) and 
     30106(d) of such title are each amended by striking 
     ``subchapter II of chapter 105'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``subchapter I of chapter 135''.
       (k) Chapter 315.--Chapter 315 of such title is amended--
       (1) in section 31501(2) by striking ``10102'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``13102'';
       (2) in section 31501(3)(A) by striking ``10521(a)'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``13501'';
       (3) in section 31502(a)(1) by striking ``10521 and 10522'' 
     by inserting in lieu thereof ``13501 and 13502''; and
       (4) in section 31503(a) by striking ``subchapter II of 
     chapter 105'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``subchapter I of 
     chapter 135''.
       (l) Sections 41309 and 41502.--Sections 41309(b)(2)(A) and 
     41502 of such title are each amended by striking ``common'' 
     each place it appears.
       (m) Section 60115.--Section 60115(b)(4)(A) of such title is 
     amended by striking ``(referred to in section 10344(f) of 
     this title)''.
                      Subtitle B--Other Amendments

     SEC. 311. AGRICULTURAL ADJUSTMENT ACT OF 1938 AMENDMENTS.

       Section 201 of the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 (7 
     U.S.C. 1291) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' each 
     place it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface 
     Transportation Board'';
       (2) by striking ``Commission'' each place it appears (other 
     than a place to which paragraph (1) applies) and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``Board''; and
       (3) by striking ``Commission's'' in subsection (b) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Board's''.

     SEC. 312. ANIMAL WELFARE ACT AMENDMENT.

       Section 15(a) of the Animal Welfare Act (7 U.S.C. 2145(a)) 
     is amended by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface Transportation Board''.

     SEC. 313. FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT OF 1971 AMENDMENTS.

       Section 401 of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 is 
     amended--
       (1) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission shall each 
     promulgate, within ninety days after the date of enactment of 
     this Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface 
     Transportation Board shall each maintain''; and
       (2) by inserting ``or Board'' after ``or such Commission''.

     SEC. 314. FAIR CREDIT REPORTING ACT AMENDMENT.

       Section 621(b)(4) of the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 
     U.S.C. 1681s(b)(4)) is amended by striking ``Interstate 
     Commerce Commission with respect to any common carrier 
     subject to those Acts'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Secretary of Transportation, with respect to all carriers 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation 
     Board''.

     SEC. 315. EQUAL CREDIT OPPORTUNITY ACT AMENDMENT.

       Section 704(a)(4) of the Equal Credit Opportunity Act (15 
     U.S.C. 1691c(a)(4)) is amended by striking ``Interstate 
     Commerce Commission with respect to any common carrier 
     subject to those Acts'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Secretary of Transportation, with respect to all carriers 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation 
     Board''.

     SEC. 316. FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT AMENDMENT.

       Section 814(b)(4) of the Fair Debt Collection Practices Act 
     (15 U.S.C. 1692l(b)(4)) is amended by striking ``Interstate 
     Commerce Commission with respect to any common carrier 
     subject to those Acts'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Secretary of Transportation, with respect to all carriers 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation 
     Board''.

     SEC. 317. NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACT AMENDMENTS.

       The National Trails System Act is amended--
       (1) in section 8(d)--
       (A) by striking ``Chairman of the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Chairman of the 
     Surface Transportation Board''; and
       (B) by striking ``Commission'' the second place it appears 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Board''; and
       (2) in section 9(b) by striking ``Interstate Commerce 
     Commission'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface 
     Transportation Board''.

     SEC. 318. CLAYTON ACT AMENDMENTS.

       The Clayton Act is amended--
       (1) in section 7 (15 U.S.C. 18)--
       (A) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface Transportation Board''; 
     and
       (B) by inserting ``, Board,'' after ``vesting such power in 
     such Commission'';
       (2) in section 11(a) (15 U.S.C. 21(a)) by striking 
     ``Interstate Commerce Commission where applicable to common 
     carriers subject to the Interstate Commerce Act, as amended'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface Transportation Board 
     where applicable to common carriers subject to jurisdiction 
     under subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code''; and
       (3) in section 16 (15 U.S.C. 22) by striking ``in equity 
     for injunctive relief'' and all that follows through 
     ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``for injunctive relief against any common carrier 
     subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation 
     Board under subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code''.

     SEC. 319. INSPECTOR GENERAL ACT OF 1978 AMENDMENT.

       Section 8G(a)(2) of the Inspector General Act of 1978 (5 
     U.S.C. App.) is amended by striking ``the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission,''.

     SEC. 320. ENERGY POLICY ACT OF 1992 AMENDMENTS.

       Subsections (a) and (d) of section 1340 of the Energy 
     Policy Act of 1992 (42 U.S.C.

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      13369(a) and (d)) are each amended by striking ``Interstate 
     Commerce Commission'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface 
     Transportation Board''.

     SEC. 321. MERCHANT MARINE ACT, 1920, AMENDMENTS.

       The Merchant Marine Act, 1920, is amended--
       (1) in section 8 (46 U.S.C. App. 867)--
       (A) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' both 
     places it appears and inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface 
     Transportation Board''; and
       (B) by striking ``commission'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Board'';
       (2) in section 27A (46 U.S.C. App. 883-1) by striking 
     ``common or contract'' and all that follows through ``, which 
     otherwise'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``carrier subject 
     to jurisdiction under subchapter II of chapter 135 of title 
     49, United States Code, which otherwise''; and
       (3) in section 28 (46 U.S.C. App. 884)--
       (A) by striking ``common'';
       (B) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface Transportation Board''; 
     and
       (C) by striking ``commission'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Board''.

     SEC. 322. RAILWAY LABOR ACT AMENDMENTS.

       Section 1 of the Railway Labor Act (45 U.S.C. 151) is 
     amended--
       (1) in the first paragraph by striking ``express company, 
     sleeping-car company, carrier by railroad, subject to the 
     Interstate Commerce Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``railroad subject to the jurisdiction of the Surface 
     Transportation Board'';
       (2) in the first and fifth paragraphs by striking 
     ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface Transportation Board''; 
     and
       (3) in the fifth paragraph by striking ``Commission'' the 
     second and fourth places it appears and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Board''.

     SEC. 323. RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT OF 1974 AMENDMENTS.

       Section 1 of the Railroad Retirement Act of 1974 (45 U.S.C. 
     231) is amended--
       (1) by striking subsection (a)(1)(i) and inserting in lieu 
     thereof the following:
       ``(i) any carrier by railroad subject to the jurisdiction 
     of the Surface Transportation Board under part A of subtitle 
     IV of title 49, United States Code;'';
       (2) in subsection (a)(2)(ii) by striking ``Interstate 
     Commerce Commission is hereby authorized and directed upon 
     request of the Board'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``Surface Transportation Board is hereby authorized and 
     directed upon request of the Railroad Retirement Board''; and
       (3) in subsection (o) by inserting ``the Surface 
     Transportation Board,'' after ``the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission,''.

     SEC. 324. RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT AMENDMENTS.

       The Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act is amended--
       (1) in section 1(a) (45 U.S.C. 351(a)) by striking 
     ``Interstate Commerce Commission is hereby authorized and 
     directed upon request of the Board'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Surface Transportation Board is hereby authorized 
     and directed upon request of the Railroad Retirement Board'';
       (2) by striking paragraph (b) of such section 1 and 
     inserting in lieu thereof the following:
       ``(b) The term `carrier' means a railroad subject to the 
     jurisdiction of the Surface Transportation Board under part A 
     of subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code.''; and
       (3) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Commission, adjusted, 
     as determined by the Board'' in section 2(h)(3) (45 U.S.C. 
     352(h)(3)) and inserting in lieu thereof ``Surface 
     Transportation Board, adjusted, as determined by the Railroad 
     Retirement Board''.

     SEC. 325. EMERGENCY RAIL SERVICES ACT OF 1970 AMENDMENTS.

       The Emergency Rail Services Act of 1970 is amended--
       (1) in section 2 (45 U.S.C. 661)--
       (A) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting in lieu thereof 
     the following:
       ``(2) `Board' means the Surface Transportation Board.''; 
     and
       (B) in paragraph (3) by striking ``common carrier by 
     railroad subject to part I of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 
     U.S.C. 1-27)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``rail carrier 
     subject to part A of subtitle IV of title 49, United States 
     Code'';
       (2) in section 3--
       (A) by striking ``the provisions of section 5 of the 
     Interstate Commerce Act'' in subsection (b)(4) and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``subchapter II of chapter 113 of title 49, 
     United States Code''; and
       (B) by striking ``Commission'' each place it appears and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``Board''; and
       (3) in section 6(a) (45 U.S.C. 665(a)) by striking 
     ``Interstate Commerce Commission'' and inserting in lieu 
     thereof ``Board''.

     SEC. 326. ALASKA RAILROAD TRANSFER ACT OF 1982 AMENDMENTS.

       Section 608 of the Alaska Railroad Transfer Act of 1982 (45 
     U.S.C. 1207) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``the jurisdiction of the Interstate 
     Commerce Commission under chapter 105'' in subsection (a)(1) 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``part A''; and
       (2) by striking ``the jurisdiction of the Interstate 
     Commerce Commission under chapter 105'' in subsection (c) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``part A''.

     SEC. 327. REGIONAL RAIL REORGANIZATION ACT OF 1973 
                   AMENDMENTS.

       The Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 is amended--
       (1) in section 102(15) (45 U.S.C. 702(15)) by striking 
     ``common carrier by railroad as defined in section 1(3) of 
     part I of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 1(3))'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``rail carrier subject to part A of 
     subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code'';
       (2) in section 301(b) (45 U.S.C. 741(b)) by striking 
     ``common carrier by railroad under section 1(3) of the 
     Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 1(3))'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``rail carrier subject to part A of subtitle IV 
     of title 49, United States Code'';
       (3) in section 304 (45 U.S.C. 744)--
       (A) by striking ``205(d)(6) of this Act'' in subsection 
     (a)(2)(B) and inserting in lieu thereof ``10362(b)(6) of 
     title 49, United States Code'';
       (B) by striking ``Interstate Commerce Act'' and inserting 
     in lieu thereof ``part A of subtitle IV of title 49, United 
     States Code'';
       (C) in subsection (d)(3)--
       (i) by striking ``this title,'' and all that follows 
     through ``(A) shall take'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``this title, the Commission shall take''; and
       (ii) by striking ``this subsection; and'' and all that 
     follows through ``205(d)(6) of this Act'' and inserting in 
     lieu thereof ``this subsection'';
       (D) in subsection (e)(4)--
       (i) by striking ``and under regulations issued by the 
     Office pursuant to section 205(d)(5) of this Act'' in 
     subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) by striking ``and regulations issued by the Office 
     pursuant to section 205(d)(5) of this Act'' in subparagraph 
     (C);
       (E) in subsection (e)(5)--
       (i) by striking ``and under regulations issued by the 
     Office pursuant to section 205(d)(5) of this Act'' in 
     subparagraph (A); and
       (ii) by striking ``and under regulations issued by the 
     Office pursuant to section 205(d)(5) of this Act'' in 
     subparagraph (B);
       (F) in subsection (e)(7)(A) by striking ``and under 
     regulations issued by the Office pursuant to section 
     205(d)(5) of this Act''; and
       (G) in subsection (g) by striking ``the Interstate Commerce 
     Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``part A of subtitle IV 
     of title 49, United States Code'';
       (4) in section 308 (45 U.S.C. 748)--
       (A) by striking ``10905(d)-(f)'' in subsection (d)(1) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``10904''; and
       (B) by striking ``10903(b)(2)'' in subsection (f) and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``10903(b)(3)''; and
       (5) by inserting after section 712 the following new 
     section:


           ``class ii railroads receiving federal assistance

       ``Sec. 713. The Surface Transportation Board shall impose 
     no labor protection conditions in approving an application 
     under section 10902 of title 49, United States Code, when the 
     application involves a Class II rail carrier which--
       ``(1) is headquartered in a State, and operates in at least 
     one State, with a population of less than 1,000,000 persons, 
     as determined by the 1990 census; and
       ``(2) has, as of January 1, 1996, been a recipient of 
     repayable Federal Railroad Administration assistance in 
     excess of $5,000,000.''.

     SEC. 328. MILWAUKEE RAILROAD RESTRUCTURING ACT AMENDMENT.

       Section 18 of the Milwaukee Railroad Restructuring Act (45 
     U.S.C. 916) is repealed.

     SEC. 329. ROCK ISLAND RAILROAD TRANSITION AND EMPLOYEE 
                   ASSISTANCE ACT AMENDMENTS.

       The Rock Island Railroad Transition and Employee Assistance 
     Act is amended--
       (1) in section 104(a) (45 U.S.C. 1003(a)) by striking 
     ``section 11125 of title 49, United States Code, or''; and
       (2) by striking section 120 (45 U.S.C. 1015).

     SEC. 330. RAILROAD REVITALIZATION AND REGULATORY REFORM ACT 
                   OF 1976 AMENDMENTS.

       The Railroad Revitalization and Regulatory Reform Act of 
     1976 is amended--
       (1) in section 102(7) (45 U.S.C. 802(7)) by striking 
     ``common carrier by railroad or express, as defined in 
     section 1(3) of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 U.S.C. 
     1(3))'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``rail carrier subject 
     to part A of subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code'';
       (2) in section 505(a)(3) (45 U.S.C. 825(a)(3))--
       (A) by striking ``A financially responsible person (as 
     defined in section 10910(a)(1) of title 49, United States 
     Code)'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``(A) A financially 
     responsible person''; and
       (B) by inserting at the end the following new subparagraph:
       ``(B) For purposes of this paragraph, the term `financially 
     responsible person' means a person who (i) is capable of 
     paying the constitutional minimum value of the railroad line 
     proposed to be acquired, and (ii) is able to assure that 
     adequate transportation will be provided over such line for a 
     period of not less than 3 years. Such term includes a 
     governmental authority but does not include a class I or 
     class II rail carrier.'';
       (3) in section 509(b) (45 U.S.C. 829(b)) by striking 
     paragraph (2); and
       (4) in section 510 (45 U.S.C. 830) by striking ``the 
     provisions of section 20a of the Interstate Commerce Act (49 
     U.S.C. 20a), nor''.

     SEC. 331. NORTHEAST RAIL SERVICE ACT OF 1981 AMENDMENTS.

       The Northeast Rail Service Act of 1981 is amended in 
     section 1164 (45 U.S.C. 1112) by striking ``11344 or 11345'' 
     each place it ap-


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     pears and inserting in lieu thereof ``11324 or 11325''.

     SEC. 332. CONRAIL PRIVATIZATION ACT AMENDMENT.

       Section 4036 of the Conrail Privatization Act (45 U.S.C. 
     1344) is amended by striking ``(19)''.

     SEC. 333. MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION 
                   ACT AMENDMENTS.

       Section 401(b)(2)(C) of the Migrant and Seasonal 
     Agricultural Worker Protection Act (29 U.S.C. 1841(b)(2)(C)) 
     is amended by striking ``part II of the Interstate Commerce 
     Act (49 U.S.C. 301 et seq.), or any successor provision of'' 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``part B of''.

     SEC. 334. FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION AUTHORIZATION ACT 
                   OF 1994.

       Section 601(d) of the Federal Aviation Administration 
     Authorization Act of 1994 (Public Law 103-305) is repealed.

     SEC. 335. TERMINATION OF CERTAIN MARITIME AUTHORITY.

       (a) Repeal of Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933.--The 
     Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933 (46 U.S.C. App. 843 et seq.) 
     is repealed effective September 30, 1996.
       (b) Repeal of Provisions of Shipping Act, 1916.--The 
     following provisions of the Shipping Act, 1916 are repealed 
     effective September 30, 1996:
       (1) Section 3 (46 U.S.C. App. 804).
       (2) Section 14 (46 U.S.C. App. 812).
       (3) Section 15 (46 U.S.C. App. 814).
       (4) Section 16 (46 U.S.C. App. 815).
       (5) Section 17 (46 U.S.C. App. 816).
       (6) Section 18 (46 U.S.C. App. 817).
       (7) Section 19 (46 U.S.C. App. 818).
       (8) Section 20 (46 U.S.C. App. 819).
       (9) Section 21 (46 U.S.C. App. 820).
       (10) Section 22 (46 U.S.C. App. 821).
       (11) Section 23 (46 U.S.C. App. 822).
       (12) Section 24 (46 U.S.C. App. 823).
       (13) Section 25 (46 U.S.C. App. 824).
       (14) Section 27 (46 U.S.C. App. 826).
       (15) Section 29 (46 U.S.C. App. 828).
       (16) Section 30 (46 U.S.C. App. 829).
       (17) Section 31 (46 U.S.C. App. 830).
       (18) Section 32 (46 U.S.C. App. 831).
       (19) Section 33 (46 U.S.C. App. 832).
       (20) Section 35 (46 U.S.C. App. 833a).
       (21) Section 43 (46 U.S.C. App. 841a).
       (22) Section 45 (46 U.S.C. App. 841c).
       (c) Conforming Amendments.--
       (1) Merchant marine act, 1936.--Section 204(a) of the 
     Merchant Marine Act, 1936 (46 U.S.C. App. 1114(a)) is amended 
     by striking ``the Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933,''.
       (2) Shipping act of 1984.--Section 5(e) of the Shipping Act 
     of 1984 (46 U.S.C. App. 1704(e)) is amended--
       (A) by striking ``This Act, the Shipping Act, 1916, and the 
     Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933,'' and inserting ``This Act 
     and the Shipping Act, 1916''; and
       (B) by striking ``this Act, the Shipping Act, 1916, or the 
     Intercoastal Shipping Act, 1933,'' and inserting ``this Act 
     or the Shipping Act, 1916''.

     SEC. 336. ARMORED CAR INDUSTRY RECIPROCITY ACT OF 1993 
                   AMENDMENTS.

       Section 5(2) of the Armored Car Industry Reciprocity Act of 
     1993 (15 U.S.C. 5904) is amended--
       (1) by striking ``subchapter II of chapter 105'' and 
     inserting in lieu thereof ``subchapter I of chapter 135''; 
     and
       (2) by striking ``holding the appropriate certificate, 
     permit, or license issued under subchapter II of chapter 
     109'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``is registered under 
     chapter 139''.

     SEC. 337. LABOR MANAGEMENT RELATIONS ACT, 1947 AMENDMENT.

       Section 302(b)(2) of the Labor Management Relations Act, 
     1947 (29 U.S.C. 186(b)(2)) is amended by striking the 
     parenthetical phrase and inserting in lieu thereof ``(as 
     defined in section 13102 of title 49, United States Code)''.

     SEC. 338. INLANDS WATERWAY REVENUE ACT OF 1978 AMENDMENT.

       Section 205(f)(1) of the Inlands Waterway Revenue Act of 
     1978 (33 U.S.C. 1803(f)(1)) is amended by striking ``as set 
     forth'' and all that follows through the period at the end 
     and inserting in lieu thereof ``as set forth in sections 
     10101 and 13101 of title 49, United States Code.''.

     SEC. 339. NOISE CONTROL ACT OF 1972 AMENDMENT.

       Section 18(d) of the Noise Control Act of 1972 (42 U.S.C. 
     4917(d)) is amended to read as follows:
       ``(d) For purposes of this section, the term `motor 
     carrier' includes a motor carrier and motor private carrier 
     as those terms are defined in section 13102 of title 49, 
     United States Code.''.

     SEC. 340. FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT OF 1938 AMENDMENT.

       Section 13(b)(2) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
     (29 U.S.C. 213(b)(2)) is amended by striking ``common carrier 
     by rail and subject to the provisions of part I of the 
     Interstate Commerce Act'' and inserting in lieu thereof 
     ``rail carrier subject to part A of subtitle IV of title 49, 
     United States Code''.
                   TITLE IV--MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS

     SEC. 401. CERTAIN COMMERCIAL SPACE LAUNCH ACTIVITIES.

       The licensing of a launch vehicle or launch site operator 
     (including any amendment, extension, or renewal of the 
     license) under chapter 701 of title 49, United States Code, 
     shall not be considered a major Federal action for purposes 
     of section 102(C) of the National Environmental Policy Act of 
     1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(C)) if--
       (1) the Department of the Army has issued a permit for the 
     activity; and
       (2) the Army Corps of Engineers has found that the activity 
     has no significant impact.

     SEC. 402. DESTRUCTION OF MOTOR VEHICLES OR MOTOR VEHICLE 
                   FACILITIES; WRECKING TRAINS.

       (a) Destruction of Motor Vehicles or Motor Vehicle 
     Facilities.--Section 33 of title 18, United States Code, is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Whoever'' the first place 
     it appears; and
       (2) by adding at the end the following:
       ``(b) Whoever is convicted of a violation of subsection (a) 
     involving a motor vehicle that, at the time the violation 
     occurred, carried high-level radioactive waste (as that term 
     is defined in section 2(12) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act 
     of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101(12))) or spent nuclear fuel (as that 
     term is defined in section 2(23) of the Nuclear Waste Policy 
     Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 10101(23))), shall be fined under this 
     title and imprisoned for any term of years not less than 30, 
     or for life.''.
       (b) Wrecking Trains.--Section 1992 of such title is 
     amended--
       (1) by inserting ``(a)'' before ``Whoever'' the first place 
     it appears;
       (2) by inserting ``(b)'' before ``Whoever is convicted'';
       (3) striking ``any such crime, which'' and inserting ``a 
     violation of subsection (a) that'';
       (4) by inserting after the paragraph beginning ``Whoever is 
     convicted'' the following:
       ``Whoever is convicted of any such violation involving a 
     train that, at the time the violation occurred, carried high-
     level radioactive waste (as that term is defined in section 
     2(12) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 U.S.C. 
     10101(12))) or spent nuclear fuel (as that term is defined in 
     section 2(23) of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 (42 
     U.S.C. 10101(23))), shall be fined under this title and 
     imprisoned for any term or years not less than 30, or for 
     life.''; and
       (5) by inserting ``(c)'' before ``A judgment''.

     SEC. 403. VIOLATION OF GRADE-CROSSING LAWS AND REGULATIONS.

       (a) Federal Regulations.--Section 31310 of title 49, United 
     States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof the 
     following:
       ``(h) Grade-Crossing Violations.--
       ``(1) Sanctions.--The Secretary shall issue regulations 
     establishing sanctions and penalties relating to violations, 
     by persons operating commercial motor vehicles, of laws and 
     regulations pertaining to railroad-highway grade crossings.
       ``(2) Minimum requirements.--The regulations issued under 
     paragraph (1) shall, at a minimum, require that--
       ``(A) the penalty for a single violation is not less than a 
     60-day disqualification of the driver's commercial driver's 
     license; and
       ``(B) any employer that knowingly allows, permits, 
     authorizes, or requires an employee to operate a commercial 
     motor vehicle in violation of such a law or regulation shall 
     be subject to a civil penalty of not more than $10,000.''.
       (b) Deadline.--The initial regulations required under 
     section 31310(h) of title 49, United States Code, shall be 
     issued not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment 
     of this Act.
       (c) State Regulations.--Section 31311(a) of title 49, 
     Untied States Code, is amended by adding at the end thereof 
     the following:
       ``(18) The State shall adopt and enforce regulations 
     prescribed by the Secretary under section 31310(h) of this 
     title.''.

     SEC. 404. MISCELLANEOUS TITLE 23 AMENDMENTS.

       Section 127 of title 23, United States Code, is amended by 
     adding at the end the following:
       ``(g) Operation of Certain Specialized Hauling Vehicles on 
     Certain Pennsylvania Highways.--If the segment of United 
     States Route 220 between Bedford and Bald Eagle, 
     Pennsylvania, is designated as part of the Interstate System, 
     the single axle weight, tandem axle weight, gross vehicle 
     weight, and bridge formula limits set forth in subsection (a) 
     shall not apply to that segment with respect to the operation 
     of any vehicle which could have legally operated on that 
     segment before the date of the enactment of this 
     subsection.''.

     SEC. 405. TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS.

       (a) NHS Designation Act.--Effective November 28, 1995, the 
     National Highway System Designation Act of 1995 (Public Law 
     104-59) is amended--
       (1) in section 312(b) (109 Stat. 584) by striking ``of such 
     title'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``of title 23, United 
     States Code'';
       (2) in section 319(b)(3) (109 Stat. 589) by striking ``at 
     the end'' and inserting in lieu thereof ``after paragraph 
     (3)'';
       (3) in section 332(a)(1)(C)(iii) (109 Stat. 596) by 
     inserting closing quotation marks after ``Mexico'';
       (4) in section 336(1) (109 Stat. 602)--
       (A) by striking ``for'' each place it appears; and
       (B) by inserting ``for'' after ``million'' each place it 
     appears; and
       (5) by inserting closing quotation marks and a period after 
     the period at the end of section 337(c)(1)(B) (109 Stat. 
     603).
       (b) Title 23.--Section 149(b) of title 23, United States 
     Code, is amended--
       (1) by inserting ``or'' after the semicolon at the end of 
     paragraph (3); and
       (2) by striking ``; or'' at the end of paragraph (4) and 
     inserting a period.
       (c) ISTEA.--Section 1069(v) of the International Surface 
     Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991 (105 Stat. 2010) is 
     amended by striking the period at the end of the first 
     sentence.

     SEC. 406. FIBER DRUM PACKAGING.

       (a) In General.--In the administration of chapter 51 of 
     title 49, United States Code, the

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      Secretary of Transportation shall issue a final rule within 
     60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act 
     authorizing the continued use of fiber drum packaging with a 
     removable head for the transportation of liquid hazardous 
     materials with respect to those liquid hazardous materials 
     transported by such drums pursuant to regulations in effect 
     on September 30, 1991, if--
       (1) the packaging is in compliance with regulations of the 
     Secretary under the Hazardous Materials Transportation Act as 
     in effect on September 30, 1991; and
       (2) the packaging will not be used for the transportation 
     of hazardous materials that include materials which are 
     poisonous by inhalation or materials in Packing Groups I and 
     II.
       (b) Expiration.--The regulation referred to in subsection 
     (a) shall expire on the later of September 30, 1997, or the 
     date on which funds are authorized to be appropriated to 
     carry out chapter 51 of title 49, United States Code 
     (relating to transportation of hazardous materials), for 
     fiscal years beginning after September 30, 1997.
       (c) Study.--
       (1) In general.--Within 90 days after the date of the 
     enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall contract with the 
     National Academy of Sciences to conduct a study--
       (A) to determine whether the requirements of section 
     5103(b) of title 49, United States Code (relating to 
     regulations for safe transportation), as they pertain to 
     fiber drum packaging with a removable head can be met for the 
     transportation of liquid hazardous materials (with respect to 
     those liquid hazardous materials transported by such drums 
     pursuant to regulations in effect on September 30, 1991) with 
     standards (including fiber drum industry standards set forth 
     in a June 8, 1992, exemption application submitted to the 
     Department of Transportation), other than the performance-
     oriented packaging standards adopted under docket number HM-
     181 contained in part 178 of title 49, Code of Federal 
     Regulations; and
       (B) to determine whether a packaging standard (including 
     such fiber drum industry standards), other than such 
     performance-oriented packaging standards, will provide an 
     equal or greater level of safety for the transportation of 
     liquid hazardous materials than would be provided if such 
     performance-oriented packaging standards were in effect.
       (2) Completion.--The study shall be completed before March 
     1, 1997 and shall be transmitted to the Committee on 
     Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and the 
     Transportation and Infrastructure Committee of the House of 
     Representatives.
       (d) Secretarial Action.--By September 30, 1997, the 
     Secretary shall issue final regulations to determine what 
     standards should apply to fiber drum packaging with a 
     removable head for transportation of liquid hazardous 
     materials (with respect to those liquid hazardous materials 
     transported by such drums pursuant to regulations in effect 
     on September 30, 1991) after September 30, 1997. In issuing 
     such regulations, the Secretary shall give full and 
     substantial consideration to the results of the study 
     conducted in subsection (c).

     SEC. 407. NONCONTIGUOUS DOMESTIC TRADE STUDY.

       Within 6 months after the effective date of this Act, the 
     Secretary of Transportation shall transmit to the Committee 
     on Commerce, Science, and Transportation of the Senate and 
     the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure of the 
     House of Representatives a study that analyzes each of the 
     noncontiguous domestic trades, including analyzing--
       (1) carrier competition in both regulated and unregulated 
     portions of those trades;
       (2) rate structures in those trades;
       (3) the impact of tariff filing on carrier pricing;
       (4) the problems of parallel pricing and its impact on 
     competition in the domestic trades;
       (5) the impact on domestic cargo pricing of foreign cargo 
     services;
       (6) whether additional protections are needed to protect 
     shippers from the abuse of market power; and
       (7) the extent to which statutory or regulatory changes 
     should be made to further the transportation policy of 
     section 13101 of title 49, United States Code.

     SEC. 408. FEDERAL HIGHWAY ADMINISTRATION RULEMAKING.

       (a) Advance Notice.--The Federal Highway Administration 
     shall issue an advance notice of proposed rulemaking dealing 
     with a variety of fatigue-related issues pertaining to 
     commercial motor vehicle motor vehicle safety (including 8 
     hours of continuous sleep after 10 hours of driving, loading 
     and unloading operations, automated and tamper-proof 
     recording devices, rest and recovery cycles, fatigue and 
     stress in longer combination vehicles, fitness for duty, and 
     other appropriate regulatory and enforcement countermeasures 
     for reducing fatigue-related incidents and increasing driver 
     alertness) not later than March 1, 1996.
       (b) Rulemaking.--The Federal Highway Administration shall 
     issue a notice of proposed rulemaking dealing with such 
     issues within 1 year after issuance of the advance notice 
     under subsection (a) is published and shall issue a final 
     rule dealing with those issues within 2 years after the last 
     day of such 1-year period.
       And the Senate agree to the same.

     From the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure, for 
     consideration of the House bill, and the Senate amendment, 
     and modifications committed to conference:
     Bud Shuster,
     Bill Clinger,
     Tom Petri,
     Howard Coble,
     Susan Molinari,
     Nick Rahall,
     As additional conferees from the Committee on the Judiciary, 
     for consideration of the House bill, and the Senate 
     amendment, and modifications committed to conference:
     Henry Hyde,
     Carlos J. Moorhead,
                                Managers on the Part of the House.

     Larry Pressler,
     Ted Stevens,
     Conrad Burns,
     Trent Lott,
     Kay Bailey Hutchison,
     John Ashcroft,
     Fritz Hollings,
     Daniel K. Inouye,
     J.J. Exon,
     Jay Rockefeller,
     John Breaux,
                               Managers on the Part of the Senate.

  Senate Concurrent Resolution 37:

       Resolved by the Senate (the House of Representatives 
     concurring), That the Clerk of the House of Representatives, 
     in the enrollment of the bill (H.R. 2539) entitled ``An Act 
     to abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, to amend 
     subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, to reform 
     economic regulation of transportation, and for other 
     purposes'' shall make the following corrections:
       (1) In section 11326(b) proposed to be inserted in title 
     49, United States Code, by section 102, strike ``unless the 
     applicant elects to provide the alternative arrangement 
     specified in this subsection. Such alternative'' and insert 
     ``except that such''.
       (2) In section 13902(b)(5) proposed to be inserted in title 
     49, United States Code, by section 103, strike ``Any'' and 
     insert ``Subject to section 14501(a), any''.

  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said conference report and 
concurent resolution of the Senate were agreed to was, by unanimous 
consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk notify the Senate thereof.

para.167.12  message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate, having proceeded to reconsider the bill (H.R. 
1058) ``An Act to reform Federal securities litigation, and for other 
purposes'', returned by the President of the United States with his 
objections, to the House of Representatives, in which it originated, and 
passed by the House of Representatives on reconsideration of the same, 
it was
  Resolved, That the said bill pass, two-thirds of the Senators present 
having voted in the affirmative.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the 
committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendments of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 4) ``An Act to restore 
the American family, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare spending, and 
reduce welfare dependence.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the report of the 
committee of conference on the disagreeing votes of the two Houses on 
the amendment of the Senate to the bill (H.R. 1655) ``An Act to 
authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of the United States Government, the 
Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.''.
  The message also announced that the Senate had passed with amendments 
in which the concurrence of the House is requested, a bill of the House 
of the following title:

       H.R. 2029. An Act to amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to 
     provide regulatory relief, and for other purposes.

para.167.13  privileges of the house

  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi rose to a question of the privileges of the 
House and submitted the following resolution (H. Res. 321):

       Whereas clause 1 of rule IX of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives states that ``Questions of privilege shall 
     be, first, those affecting the rights of the House 
     collectively'';
       Whereas article 1, section 9, clause 7 of the Constitution 
     states that: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but 
     in Consequence of Appropriations made by law;
       Whereas today, December 21, 1995, marks the 81st day that 
     this Congress has been delinquent in fulfilling its statutory 
     responsibility of enacting a budget into law; and
       Whereas by failing to enact a budget into law this body has 
     failed to fulfill one of its most basic constitutionally 
     mandated duties, that of appropriating the necessary funds to 
     allow the Government to operate: Now, therefore, be it

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       Resolved, That the Committee on Rules is authorized and 
     directed to forthwith report a resolution providing for the 
     consideration of H.R. 2530 (a bill to provide for deficit 
     reduction and achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002).

  After debate,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, MR. DREIER, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did not present a question of the privileges of the House 
under rule IX, and said:

  ``Questions of the privileges of the House must meet the standards of 
rule IX. Those standards address the privileges of the House as a 
House, not those of Congress as a legislative branch. As to whether a 
question of the privileges of the House may be raised simply by 
invoking one of the legislative powers enumerated in section 8 of 
article I of the Constitution or the general legislative power of the 
purse in the seventh original clause of section 9 of that article, the 
Chair will follow the rulings of Speaker Gillett on May 6, 1921, 
recorded at volume 6 of Cannon's Precedents, section 48, and by the 
Speaker on February 7, 1995. Speaker Gillett was required to decide 
whether a resolution purportedly submitted in compliance with a 
mandatory provision of the Constitution, section 2 of the 14th 
amendment relating to apportionment, constituted a question of the 
privileges of the House. Speaker Gillett held that the resolution did 
not involve a question of privilege. His rationale, in pertinent part, 
bears repeating:

       It seems to the Chair that where the Constitution orders 
     the House to do a thing, the Constitution still gives the 
     House the right to make its own rules and do it at such time 
     and in such manner as it may choose. And it is a strained 
     construction, it seems to the Chair, to say that because the 
     Constitution gives a mandate that a thing shall be done, it 
     therefore follows that any Member can insist that it shall be 
     brought up at some particular time and in the particular way 
     which he chooses. If there is a constitutional mandate, the 
     House ought by its rules to provide for the proper 
     enforcement of that, but it is still a question for the House 
     how and when and under what procedure it shall be done. . . . 
     But this rule IX was obviously adopted for the purpose of 
     hindering the extension of constitutional or other privilege. 
     . . . It seems to the Chair that no one Member ought to have 
     the right to determine when it should come in[,] in 
     preference to the regular rules of the House or the majority 
     of the House should decide it.

  ``It is true that under earlier practice certain measures responding 
to mandatory provisions of the Constitution were held privileged and 
allowed to supersede the rules establishing the order of business. 
Under later decisions, matters that have no basis in the Constitution 
or in the rules on which to qualify as questions of the privileges of 
the House have been held not to constitute the same. This means that 
all questions of privilege must qualify within the meaning of rule IX.
  ``As cited on page 355 of the manual, and reiterated on February 7 of 
this year, the Speaker said:

       The Chair will continue today to adhere to the principles 
     enunciated by Speaker Gillett. The Chair holds that neither 
     the enumeration in the fifth clause of section 8 of article I 
     of the Constitution of Congressional Powers to ``coin money, 
     regulate the value thereof and of foreign coins'' nor the 
     prohibition in seventh original clause of section 9 of that 
     article of any withdrawal from the Treasury except by 
     enactment of an appropriation renders a measure purporting to 
     exercise or limit the exercise of those powers a question of 
     the privileges of the House.

  ``Therefore, the Chair holds that the resolution offered by the 
gentleman from Mississippi does not affect `the rights of the House 
collectively, its safety, dignity or the integrity of its proceedings' 
within the meaning of clause 1 of rule IX. Although it may address an 
aspect of legislative power under the Constitution, it does not involve 
a constitutional privilege of the House. In the words of Speaker 
Gillett, `no one Member ought to have the right to determine when it 
should come in[,] in preference to the regular rules of the House.' 
Rather, the resolution constitutes an attempt to impose a special order 
of business on the House by directing the Committee on Rules to make in 
order a legislative proposal, and does not raise a question of the 
privileges of the House.''.

  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  Will the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House?
  Mr. BURTON moved to lay the appeal on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. BURTON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

214

When there appeared

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Nays

161

para.167.14                  [Roll No. 884]

                                YEAS--214

     Allard
     Archer
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Ballenger
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Barton
     Bass
     Bateman
     Beilenson
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Burton
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Clinger
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Davis
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Ensign
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gunderson
     Gutknecht
     Hancock
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio
     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McHugh
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Moorhead
     Morella
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Norwood
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Roth
     Roukema
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Sawyer
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Seastrand
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skaggs
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (NC)
     Thomas
     Thornberry
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Wamp
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Wolf
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                                NAYS--161

     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Cardin
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Doyle
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Geren
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Hall (OH)
     Hall (TX)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Klink
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McCarthy
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     McNulty
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Montgomery
     Moran
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sanders
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Taylor (MS)
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Vento
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

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                             NOT VOTING--58

     Abercrombie
     Ackerman
     Armey
     Baker (LA)
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     Deutsch
     Dicks
     Edwards
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Ford
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Gephardt
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gutierrez
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Hoke
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Kasich
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Manzullo
     McIntosh
     Meek
     Mica
     Murtha
     Myers
     Neal
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Sabo
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Studds
     Velazquez
     Waxman
     Wyden
  So the motion to lay the appeal on the table was agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, 
by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.167.15  order of business--consideration of h.j. res. 136

  On motion of Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That the Committee on Appropriations be discharged from the 
further consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 136) making 
further continuing appropriations for the fiscal year ending September 
30, 1996, and for other purposes; and
  Ordered further, That it be in order at any time to consider the joint 
resolution in the House; that the joint resolution be debatable for not 
to exceed 20 minutes equally divided and controlled by Mr. Livingston 
and Mr. Obey; that all points of order against the joint resolution and 
against its consideration be waived; and that the previous question be 
considered as ordered on the joint resolution to final passage without 
intervening motion, except one motion to recommit.

para.167.16  continuing appropriations for 1996

  Mr. LIVINGSTON, pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, called 
up the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 136) making further continuing 
appropriations for fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
purposes.
  When said joint resolution was considered and read twice.
  After debate,
  On motion of Mr. OBEY, by unanimous consent, the time for debate was 
extended for six minutes, to be equally divided and controlled by Mr. 
Livingston and Mr. Obey.
  After further debate,
  Mr. LIVINGSTON, by unanimous consent, submitted the following 
amendment which was agreed to:

                               TITLE III

                            VETERANS AFFAIRS

       That the following sums are hereby appropriated, out of 
     money in the Treasury not otherwise appropriated, and out of 
     applicable corporate or other revenues, receipts, and funds, 
     for the several departments, agencies, corporations and other 
     organizational units of Government for the fiscal year 1996, 
     and for other purposes, namely:

     SEC. 301. ENSURED PAYMENT DURING FISCAL YEAR 1996 OF 
                   VETERANS' BENEFITS IN EVENT OF LACK OF 
                   APPROPRIATIONS.

       (a) Payments Required.--In any case during fiscal year 1996 
     in which appropriations are not otherwise available for 
     programs, projects, and activities of the Department of 
     Veterans Affairs, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall 
     nevertheless ensure that--
       (1) payments of existing veterans benefits are made in 
     accordance with regular procedures and schedules and in 
     accordance with eligibility requirements for such benefits; 
     and
       (2) payments to contractors of the Veterans Health 
     Administration of the Department of Veterans Affairs are made 
     when due in the case of services provided that directly 
     relate to patient health and safety.
       (b) Funding.--There is hereby appropriated such sums as may 
     be necessary for the payments pursuant to subsection (a), 
     including such amounts as may be necessary for the costs of 
     administration of such payments.
       (c) Charging of Accounts When Appropriations Made.--In any 
     case in which the Secretary uses the authority of subsection 
     (a) to make payments, applicable accounts shall be charged 
     for amounts so paid, and for the costs of administration of 
     such payments, when regular appropriations become available 
     for those purposes.
       (d) Existing Benefits Specified.--For purposes of this 
     section, existing veterans benefits are benefits under laws 
     administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs that have 
     been adjudicated and authorized for payments as of--
       (1) December 15, 1995; or
       (2) if appropriations for such benefits are available 
     (other than pursuant to subsection (b)) after December 15, 
     1995, the last day on which appropriations for payment of 
     such benefits are available (other than pursuant to 
     subsection (b)).

     SEC. 302 SECTION 301 SHALL CEASE TO BE EFFECTIVE ON JANUARY 
                   3, 1996.

  After some further debate,
  Pursuant to the order of the House heretofore agreed to, the previous 
question was ordered.
  The joint resolution was ordered to be engrossed and read a third 
time, was read a third time by title.
  Mr. OBEY moved to recommit the bill to the Committee on Appropriations 
with instructions to report the joint resolution back to the House 
forthwith with the following amendment: at the end of the resolution add 
the following new title:

                                TITLE IV

       Sec. 401. Section 106 of Public Law 104-56 is amended by 
     striking ``December 15, 1995'' and inserting ``January 3, 
     1996''.

  After debate,
  By unanimous consent, the previous question was ordered on the motion 
to recommit with instructions.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House recommit said joint resolution with instructions?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

It was decided in the

Yeas

161

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negative

Nays

200

para.167.17                  [Roll No. 885]

                                AYES--161

     Abercrombie
     Andrews
     Baesler
     Baldacci
     Barcia
     Barrett (WI)
     Becerra
     Beilenson
     Bentsen
     Bishop
     Bonior
     Borski
     Boucher
     Brewster
     Browder
     Brown (CA)
     Brown (FL)
     Brown (OH)
     Bryant (TX)
     Chapman
     Clay
     Clayton
     Clement
     Clyburn
     Coleman
     Collins (IL)
     Condit
     Costello
     Coyne
     Danner
     Davis
     DeFazio
     DeLauro
     Dellums
     Dicks
     Dingell
     Dixon
     Doggett
     Dooley
     Durbin
     Engel
     Eshoo
     Evans
     Farr
     Fattah
     Fazio
     Fields (LA)
     Flake
     Foglietta
     Frank (MA)
     Frost
     Furse
     Gejdenson
     Gephardt
     Gonzalez
     Gordon
     Hall (OH)
     Hamilton
     Hastings (FL)
     Hefner
     Hilliard
     Hinchey
     Holden
     Hoyer
     Jackson (IL)
     Jackson-Lee (TX)
     Johnson (SD)
     Johnson, E.B.
     Kanjorski
     Kaptur
     Kennedy (MA)
     Kennedy (RI)
     Kennelly
     Kildee
     Kleczka
     Levin
     Lewis (GA)
     Lowey
     Luther
     Maloney
     Manton
     Markey
     Martinez
     Mascara
     Matsui
     McDermott
     McHale
     McKinney
     Meehan
     Menendez
     Mfume
     Miller (CA)
     Minge
     Mink
     Moakley
     Mollohan
     Moran
     Morella
     Nadler
     Oberstar
     Obey
     Olver
     Ortiz
     Orton
     Owens
     Pallone
     Pastor
     Payne (NJ)
     Payne (VA)
     Pelosi
     Peterson (FL)
     Peterson (MN)
     Pickett
     Pomeroy
     Poshard
     Rahall
     Rangel
     Reed
     Richardson
     Rivers
     Roemer
     Rose
     Roybal-Allard
     Rush
     Sabo
     Sanders
     Sawyer
     Schroeder
     Schumer
     Scott
     Serrano
     Sisisky
     Skaggs
     Skelton
     Slaughter
     Spratt
     Stark
     Stenholm
     Stokes
     Stupak
     Tanner
     Tejeda
     Thompson
     Thornton
     Thurman
     Torres
     Torricelli
     Towns
     Traficant
     Visclosky
     Volkmer
     Ward
     Waters
     Watt (NC)
     Williams
     Wilson
     Wise
     Wolf
     Woolsey
     Wynn
     Yates

                                NOES--200

     Allard
     Archer
     Armey
     Bachus
     Baker (CA)
     Barr
     Barrett (NE)
     Bartlett
     Bass
     Bateman
     Bereuter
     Bilbray
     Bliley
     Blute
     Boehlert
     Boehner
     Bonilla
     Bono
     Brownback
     Bryant (TN)
     Bunn
     Burr
     Burton
     Camp
     Campbell
     Canady
     Castle
     Chabot
     Chambliss
     Chenoweth
     Christensen
     Chrysler
     Coble
     Coburn
     Collins (GA)
     Combest
     Cooley
     Cox
     Crane
     Crapo
     Cremeans
     Cubin
     Cunningham
     Deal
     DeLay
     Diaz-Balart
     Dickey
     Doolittle
     Dornan
     Dreier
     Duncan
     Dunn
     Ehlers
     Ehrlich
     Emerson
     English
     Everett
     Ewing
     Fawell
     Flanagan
     Foley
     Forbes
     Fox
     Franks (CT)
     Franks (NJ)
     Frelinghuysen
     Frisa
     Funderburk
     Ganske
     Gekas
     Gilchrest
     Gillmor
     Gilman
     Goodlatte
     Goodling
     Goss
     Graham
     Greenwood
     Gutknecht
     Hall (TX)
     Hansen
     Hastert
     Hayworth
     Hefley
     Heineman
     Herger
     Hilleary
     Hobson
     Hoekstra
     Hoke
     Horn
     Hostettler
     Houghton
     Hunter
     Hutchinson
     Hyde
     Inglis
     Istook
     Johnson (CT)
     Johnson, Sam
     Jones
     Kasich
     Kelly
     Kim
     King
     Kingston
     Klug
     Knollenberg
     LaHood
     Largent
     Latham
     LaTourette
     Laughlin
     Lazio

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     Leach
     Lewis (CA)
     Lewis (KY)
     Lightfoot
     Linder
     Livingston
     LoBiondo
     Longley
     Lucas
     Martini
     McCollum
     McCrery
     McDade
     McInnis
     McKeon
     Metcalf
     Meyers
     Miller (FL)
     Molinari
     Montgomery
     Moorhead
     Myrick
     Nethercutt
     Neumann
     Ney
     Nussle
     Oxley
     Packard
     Parker
     Paxon
     Petri
     Pombo
     Porter
     Portman
     Pryce
     Radanovich
     Ramstad
     Regula
     Riggs
     Roberts
     Rogers
     Rohrabacher
     Royce
     Salmon
     Sanford
     Saxton
     Scarborough
     Schaefer
     Schiff
     Sensenbrenner
     Shays
     Shuster
     Skeen
     Smith (MI)
     Smith (NJ)
     Smith (TX)
     Smith (WA)
     Solomon
     Souder
     Spence
     Stearns
     Stockman
     Stump
     Talent
     Tate
     Tauzin
     Taylor (MS)
     Thomas
     Tiahrt
     Torkildsen
     Upton
     Vucanovich
     Waldholtz
     Walker
     Walsh
     Watts (OK)
     Weldon (FL)
     Weldon (PA)
     Weller
     White
     Whitfield
     Wicker
     Young (AK)
     Young (FL)
     Zeliff
     Zimmer

                             NOT VOTING--72

     Ackerman
     Baker (LA)
     Ballenger
     Barton
     Berman
     Bevill
     Bilirakis
     Bunning
     Buyer
     Callahan
     Calvert
     Cardin
     Clinger
     Collins (MI)
     Conyers
     Cramer
     de la Garza
     Deutsch
     Doyle
     Edwards
     Ensign
     Fields (TX)
     Filner
     Ford
     Fowler
     Gallegly
     Geren
     Gibbons
     Green
     Gunderson
     Gutierrez
     Hancock
     Harman
     Hastings (WA)
     Hayes
     Jacobs
     Jefferson
     Johnston
     Klink
     Kolbe
     LaFalce
     Lantos
     Lincoln
     Lipinski
     Lofgren
     Manzullo
     McCarthy
     McHugh
     McIntosh
     McNulty
     Meek
     Mica
     Murtha
     Myers
     Neal
     Norwood
     Quillen
     Quinn
     Ros-Lehtinen
     Roth
     Roukema
     Seastrand
     Shadegg
     Shaw
     Studds
     Taylor (NC)
     Thornberry
     Velazquez
     Vento
     Wamp
     Waxman
     Wyden
  So the motion to recommit with instructions was not agreed to.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House pass said joint resolution?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that the yeas had it.
  So the joint resolution was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said joint resolution was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
joint resolution.

para.167.18  further message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment a joint 
resolution of the House of the following title:

       H.J. Res. 134. Joint Resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes.

para.167.19  calendar wednesday business dispensed with

  On motion of Mr. ARMEY, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That business in order for consideration on Wednesday, 
December 27, 1995, under clause 7, rule XXIV, the Calendar Wednesday 
rule, be dispensed with.

para.167.20  designation of speaker pro tempore to sign enrollments

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                               Washington, DC,

                                                December 22, 1995.
       I hereby designate the Honorable Constance A. Morella to 
     act as Speaker pro tempore to sign enrolled bills and joint 
     resolutions for the remainder of the First Session of the One 
     Hundred Fourth Congress.
                                                    Newt Gingrich,
                          Speaker of the House of Representatives.

  By unanimous consent, the designation was accepted.

para.167.21  recess--5:04 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COBLE, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 5 o'clock and 4 minutes p.m., subject to 
the call of the Chair.



      SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22), 1995

para.167.22  after recess--12:01 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DAVIS, called the House to order at 12 
o'clock and 1 minute a.m., Saturday, December 23 (legislative day of 
December 22), 1995.

para.167.23  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DAVIS, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, December 22, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on Friday, December 22, 1995 
     at 6:15 p.m.: that the Senate passed without amendment H.J. 
     Res. 136.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para.167.24  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DAVIS, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, December 22, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker, pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on Friday, December 22, 1995 
     at 7:10 p.m.:
       that the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 394
       that the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 1878
       that the Senate passed without amendment H.R. 2627
       that the Senate passed without amendment H. Con. Res. 106
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                             Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives.

para.167.25  further message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with amendments a bill of the House 
of the following title:

       H.R. 665. An Act to control crime by mandatory victim 
     restitution.

  The message also announced that the Senate had passed bills of the 
following titles, in which the concurrence of the House is requested:

       S. 1507. An Act to provide for the extension of the Parole 
     Commission to oversee cases of prisoners sentenced under 
     prior law, to reduce the size of the Parole Commission, and 
     for other purposes;
       S. 1508. An Act to assure that all Federal employees work 
     and are paid; and
       S. 1509. An Act to amend the Impact Aid program to provide 
     for a hold-harmless with respect to amounts for payments 
     relating to the Federal acquisition of real property, to 
     permit certain local educational agencies to apply for 
     increased payments for fiscal year 1994 under the Impact Aid 
     program, and to amend the Impact Aid program to make a 
     technical correction with respect to maximum payments for 
     certain heavily local educational agencies.

para.167.26  recess--12:03 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DAVIS, pursuant to the first section of 
House Resolution 320, declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 3 
minutes a.m., Saturday, December 23 (legislative day of December 22), 
1995, subject to the call of the Chair.



       MONDAY, DECEMBER 25 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22), 1995

  The House remained in recess.



       TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22), 1995

  The House remained in recess.



      WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22), 1995

para.167.27  after recess--5:03 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, called the House to order at 5 
o'clock and 3 minutes p.m., Wednesday, December 27 (legislative day of 
December 22), 1995.

para.167.28  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

[[Page 3029]]



                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                Washington, DC, December 27, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following message 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on Wednesday, December 27, 
     1995 at 2:15 p.m.: That the Senate passed with amendment H.R. 
     1358 and made appointments to National Skill Standards Board 
     and United States Commission on Civil Rights.
           With warm regards,

                                               Robin H. Carle,

                                                            Clerk,
                                         House of Representatives.

para.167.29  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                Washington, DC, December 27, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     Clause 5 of Rule III of the Rules of the U.S. House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on Wednesday, December 
     27, 1995 at 3:50 p.m., and said to contain a message from the 
     President whereby he transmits a determination certifying 
     that suspending U.S. economic sanctions on Serbia and 
     Montenegro and lifting the arms embargo are necessary to 
     achieve a negotiated settlement of the conflict in Bosnia.
           With warm regards,

                                               Robin H. Carle,

                                                            Clerk,
                                         House of Representatives.

para.167.30  serbia and montenegro sanctions suspension

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  Section 1511 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 
1994 (hereinafter the ``Act''), requires that the sanctions imposed on 
Serbia and Montenegro, as described in that section, shall remain in 
effect until changed by law. Section 1511(e) of the Act authorizes the 
President to waive or modify the application of such sanctions upon 
certification to the Congress that the President has determined that the 
waiver or modification is necessary to achieve a negotiated settlement 
of the conflict in Bosnia-Herzegovina that is acceptable to the parties.
  In accordance with this provision, I have issued the attached 
Presidential Determination stating that the suspension of the sanctions 
described in section 1511(a)(1-5) and (7-8) and in conformity with the 
provisions of United Nations Security Council Resolutions 1021 and 1022 
is necessary to achieve a negotiated settlement of the conflict. As 
described in the attached Memorandum of Justification, this sanctions 
relief was an essential factor motivating Serbia and Montenegro's 
acceptance of the General Framework Agreement for Peace in Bosnia and 
Herzegovina initialed in Dayton, Ohio, on November 21, 1995 (hereinafter 
the ``Peace Agreement'').
  I have directed the Secretaries of the Treasury and Transportation to 
suspend immediately the application of these sanctions on Serbia and 
Montenegro and have authorized the Secretary of State to suspend the 
arms embargo at appropriate stages consistent with United Nations 
Security Council Resolution 1021. The first stage would be 91 days after 
the United Nations Secretary General reports to the United Nations 
Security Council that all parties have formally signed the Peace 
Agreement.
  The measures taken to suspend these sanctions may be revoked if the 
Implementation Force (IFOR) commander or High Representative determines 
that Serbia and Montenegro or the Bosnian Serbs are not meeting their 
obligations under the Peace Agreement.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, December 27, 1995. 

  By unanimous consent, the message, together with the accompanying 
papers, was referred to the Committee on National Security, the 
Committee on International Relations, the Committee on Banking and 
Financial Services, and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-153).

para.167.31  committee elections--majority

  Mr. ARMEY, by direction of the Republican Conference, submitted the 
following privileged resolution (H. Res. 324):

       Resolved, That the following named Member be, and he is 
     hereby, elected to the following standing committees of the 
     House of Representatives:
       Committee on Banking and Financial Services: Mr. Campbell 
     of California, to rank following Mr. King of New York.
       Committee on International Relations: Mr. Campbell of 
     California.

  When said resolution was considered and agreed to.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said resolution was agreed to 
was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.

para.167.32  recess--5:11 p.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, pursuant to clause 12 of rule I, 
declared the House in recess at 5 o'clock and 11 minutes a.m., 
Wednesday, December 27 (legislative day of December 22), 1995, subject 
to the call of the Chair.



      THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22), 1995

para.167.33  after recess--12:01 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, called the House to order at 12 
o'clock and 1 minute a.m., Thursday, December 28 (legislative day of 
December 22), 1995.

para.167.34  recess--12:02 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, pursuant to the second section of 
House Resolution 320, declared the House in recess at 12 o'clock and 2 
minutes a.m., Thursday, December 28 (legislative day of December 22), 
1995, subject to the call of the Chair.



       FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22), 1995

  The House remained in recess.



      SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22), 1995

para.167.35  after recess--10:26 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SCHIFF, called the House to order at 10 
o'clock and 26 minutes a.m., Saturday, December 30 (legislative day of 
December 22), 1995.

para.167.36  further message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed without amendment bills of the 
House of the following titles:

       H.R. 1295. An Act to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to 
     make certain revisions relating to the protection of famous 
     marks.
       H.R. 2203. An Act to reauthorize the tied aid credit 
     program of the Export-Import Bank of the United States, and 
     to allow the Export-Import Bank to conduct a demonstration 
     project.

para.167.37  order of business--consideration of s. 1508

  On motion of Mr. DAVIS, by unanimous consent,
  Ordered, That it be in order to consider in the House the bill of the 
Senate (S. 1508) to assure that all Federal employees work and are paid; 
that the amendment thereto submitted by Mr. Davis be considered as read 
and agreed to; and that the bill, as amended, be considered as passed.

para.167.38  federal employees work and pay assurance

  Pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, the bill of the Senate 
(S. 1508) to assure that all Federal employees work and are paid; was 
taken from the Speaker's table.
  Pursuant to the foregoing order of the House, the following amendment 
submitted by Mr. DAVIS was considered and agreed to:

       At the end of the bill, add the following:

     SEC. 2. EXTENSION OF AUTHORITIES.

       (a) In General.--Section 583(a) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 
     103-236), as amended by Public Law 104-47, is amended by 
     striking ``December 31, 1995'' and inserting ``March 31, 
     1996''.
       (b) Consultation.--For purposes of any exercise of the 
     authority provided in section 583(a) of the Foreign Relations 
     Authorization

[[Page 3030]]

     Act, Fiscal Years 1994 and 1995 (Public Law 103-236) prior to 
     January 10, 1996, the written policy justification dated 
     December 1, 1995, and submitted to the Congress in accordance 
     with section 583(b)(1) of such Act, shall be deemed to 
     satisfy the requirements of section 583(b)(1) of such Act.

     SEC. 3. CONGRESSIONAL CONSIDERATION OF THE BALANCED BUDGET 
                   BILL.

       (a) Introduction of the Balanced Budget Bill.--The balanced 
     budget bill, which is described in subsection (e), shall be 
     introduced in both the House of Representatives and the 
     Senate on the same day. In the House, the bill shall be 
     introduced by the Chairman of the Budget Committee of the 
     House. In the Senate, the bill shall be introduced by the 
     Majority Leader, after consultation with the Minority Leader.
       (b) Consideration of the Balanced Budget Bill in the 
     House.--Consideration of the balanced budget bill shall be 
     made in order pursuant to a special order reported by the 
     Committee on Rules.
       (c) Consideration of the Balanced Budget Bill in the 
     Senate.--
       (1) Placed on the calendar.--The balanced budget bill 
     introduced in the Senate shall not be referred to committee 
     but shall be placed directly on the Calendar.
       (2) Motion to proceed.--The motion to proceed to the 
     balanced budget bill shall not be debatable and the bill may 
     be proceeded to at any time after it is placed on the 
     Calendar.
       (3) Reconciliation procedures.--The Senate shall consider 
     the balanced budget bill as if it were a reconciliation bill 
     pursuant to section 310 of the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974, with the following exceptions:
       (A) A motion to recommit shall not be in order.
       (B) All amendments proposed to the balanced budget bill 
     shall be considered as having been read in full, once the 
     amendment is identified by sponsor and number.
       (C) Debate in the Senate on the balanced budget bill, and 
     all amendments, thereto and debatable motions and appeals in 
     connection therewith, shall be limited to not more than 10 
     hours. Upon expiration of the 10 hours of debate, without 
     intervening action, the Senate shall proceed to vote on the 
     final disposition of the balanced budget bill.
       (D) If the Senate has received from the House the balanced 
     budget bill introduced under subsection (a) prior to the vote 
     on final disposition of the Senate bill, the following 
     procedures shall apply:
       (i) The balanced budget bill received from the House shall 
     not be referred to committee and shall be placed on the 
     Calendar.
       (ii) The Senate shall proceed to and consider the balanced 
     budget bill introduced in the Senate, however--
       (I) the vote on final passage shall be on the balanced 
     budget bill received from the House, if it is identical to 
     the balanced budget bill then pending for the vote on final 
     disposition in the Senate; or
       (II) if the balanced budget bill received from the House is 
     not identical to the balanced budget bill then pending for 
     the vote on final disposition in the Senate, following third 
     reading of the Senate bill, the Senate shall, without 
     intervening action or debate, proceed to the House balanced 
     budget bill, strike all after the Enacting Clause, substitute 
     the text of the Senate bill as taken to third reading, adopt 
     the Senate amendment, and vote on the final disposition of 
     the House balanced budget bill, as amended.
       (E) Consideration of House Message shall be limited to 5 
     hours. Debate on any motion necessary to dispose of a House 
     Message on the balanced budget bill shall be limited to 1 
     hour and debate on any amendment to such motion shall be 
     limited to 30 minutes.
       (F) Upon proceeding to any conference report on the 
     balanced budget bill, the bill shall be considered as read. 
     Debate on any conference report on the balanced budget bill 
     shall be limited to 5 hours.
       (4) Waiver of section 306.--Section 306 of the 
     Congressional Budget Act shall not apply to the consideration 
     of the balanced budget bill.
       (d) Revisions to Aggregates, Allocations, and Discretionary 
     Spending Limits.--
       (1) Authority to adjust aggregates and discretionary 
     limits.--For purposes of enforcement under the Congressional 
     Budget Act of 1974 and H. Con. Res. 67 (One Hundred Fourth 
     Congress), upon the introduction of the balanced budget bill 
     in the House and Senate, and again upon submission of a 
     conference report thereon--
       (A) the discretionary spending limits; and
       (B) the appropriate budgetary aggregates,
     as set forth in H. Con. Res. 67, shall be adjusted in 
     accordance with paragraph (3).
       (2) Authority to adjust committee allocations.--For 
     purposes of enforcement under the Congressional Budget Act of 
     1974 and under H. Con. Res. 67 (One Hundred Fourth Congress), 
     at any time after the introduction of the balanced budget 
     bill, but prior to consideration of that bill in the House or 
     Senate, as the case may be, and again upon submission of a 
     conference report thereon, the allocations to the Committees 
     of the Senate and the House pursuant to sections 302 and 602 
     shall be adjusted in accordance with paragraph (3).
       (3) Adjustments.--The adjustments required by paragraphs 
     (1) and (2) shall be made by the Chairman of the Committee on 
     the Budget of the Senate or the House of Representatives (as 
     the case may be) and shall be consistent with the budgetary 
     impact of the balanced budget bill. The adjusted 
     discretionary spending limits, allocations, and aggregates 
     shall be considered the appropriate limits, allocations, and 
     aggregates for purposes of enforcement of the Congressional 
     Budget Act and for enforcement of provision of H. Con. Res. 
     67 (One Hundred Fourth Congress).
       (4) Reporting revised suballocations.--Following the 
     adjustments made under paragraph (3), the Committees on 
     Appropriations of the Senate and the House of Representatives 
     may report appropriately revised suballocations pursuant to 
     sections 302(b) and 602(b) of this Act to carry out this 
     subsection.
       (5) Technical adjustments to house allocations.--Upon the 
     enactment of a balanced budget bill introduced under 
     subsection (a), the chairmen of the Committee on the Budget 
     of the House may make necessary technical revisions to the 
     revised allocations made under paragraph (2).
       (e) Balanced Budget Bill.--As used in this section, the 
     term ``balanced budget bill'' means any bill that achieves a 
     balanced budget not later than fiscal year 2002, which is 
     introduced pursuant to subsection (a).

  Accordingly, pursuant to said order the bill, as amended, was passed.
  A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said bill, as amended, was 
passed was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table.
  Ordered, That the Clerk request the concurrence of the Senate in said 
amendment.

para.167.39  recess--10:58 a.m.

  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SCHIFF, pursuant to section 3 of House 
Resolution 320, declared the House in recess at 10 o'clock and 58 
minutes a.m., subject to the call of the Chair.



       SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22), 1995

  The House remained in recess.



     MONDAY, JANUARY 1 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22, 1995), 1996

  The House remained in recess.



     TUESDAY, JANUARY 2 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22, 1995), 1996

  The House remained in recess.



    WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22, 1995), 1996

para.167.40  after recess--11:55 a.m.

  The SPEAKER called the House to order at 11 o'clock and 55 minutes 
a.m., Wednesday, January 3 (legislative day of Friday, December 22, 
1995), 1996.

para.167.41  further message from the senate

  A message from the Senate by Mr. Lundregan, one of its clerks, 
announced that the Senate had passed with an amendment a bill of the 
House of the following title:

       H.R. 1643. An Act to authorize the extension of 
     nondiscriminatory treatment (most-favored-nation treatment) 
     to the products of Bulgaria.

  The message also announced that the Senate agrees to the amendment of 
the House to the bill (S. 1508) ``An Act to assure that all Federal 
employees work and are paid,'' with an amendment to the House amendment.

para.167.42  communication from the clerk--message from the senate

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                  Washington, DC, January 3, 1996.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     clause 5 of rule III of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives, the Clerk received the following messages 
     from the Secretary of the Senate on Monday, January 2, 1996, 
     at 10:30 a.m.:
       That the Senate passed S. 1514; and
       That the Senate passed without amendments H.R. 2808.
           With warm regards,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                            Clerk.

para.167.43  enrolled bill signed

  The SPEAKER announced that pursuant to clause 4, rule I, he signed the 
following enrolled bill on Tuesday, January 2, 1996:

       H.R. 2808. An Act to extend authorities under the Middle 
     East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994, until March 31, 1996, 
     and for other purposes.

para.167.44  subpoena

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:


[[Page 3031]]


                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, December 28, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to rule L (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that William Jarrell, Deputy Chief of Staff for 
     Administration in this office, has been served with a 
     subpoena issued by the U.S. District Court for the District 
     of Columbia in the matter of United States v. Fitzpatrick.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Tom DeLay,
                                                    Majority Whip.

para.167.45  subpoena

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                               Office of the Sergeant at Arms,

                                Washington, DC, December 29, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to rule L (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that Patricia Schaap, an employee of this office, has been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the U.S. District Court for 
     the District of Columbia in the matter of United States v. 
     Fitzpatrick.
       After consultation with the Office of the General Counsel, 
     I have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Wilson Livingood,
                                                Sergeant at Arms. 

para.167.46  communication from the clerk--message from the president

  The SPEAKER laid before the House a communication, which was read as 
follows:

                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                Washington, DC, December 29, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: Pursuant to the permission granted in 
     clause 5 of rule III of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives, I have the honor to transmit a sealed 
     envelope received from the White House on Friday, December 
     29, 1995, at 12:10 p.m. and said to contain a message from 
     the President whereby he submits a semiannual report on the 
     Russian Federation's continued compliance with emigration 
     criteria as required by sections 402 and 409 of the Trade Act 
     of 1974.
           Sincerely yours,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
                                                           Clerk. 

para.167.47  mfn status for russia

  The Clerk then read the message from the President, as follows:

To the Congress of the United States:
  On September 21, 1994, I determined and reported to the Congress that 
the Russian Federation is in full compliance with the freedom of 
emigration criteria of sections 402 and 409 of the Trade Act of 1974. 
This action allowed for the continuation of most-favored-nation (MFN) 
status for Russia and certain other activities without the requirement 
of an annual waiver.
  As required by law, I am submitting an updated report to the Congress 
concerning the emigration laws and policies of the Russian Federation. 
You will find that the report indicates continued Russian compliance 
with U.S. and international standards in the area of emigration.
                                                   William J. Clinton.  
  The White House, December 29, 1995. 

  The message, together with the accompanying papers, was referred to 
the Committee on Ways and Means and ordered to be printed (H. Doc. 104-
154).

para.167.48  senate bills referred

  Bills of the Senate of the following titles were taken from the 
Speaker's table and, under the rule, referred as follows on the 
following date:

          [December 27 (Legislative day of December 22), 1995]

       S. 1507. An Act to provide for the extension of the Parole 
     Commission to oversee cases of prisoners sentenced under 
     prior law, to reduce the size of the Parole Commission, and 
     for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
       S. 1509. An Act to amend the Impact Aid program to provide 
     for a hold-harmless with respect to amounts for payments 
     relating to the Federal acquisition of real property, to 
     permit certain local educational agencies to apply for 
     increased payments for fiscal year 1994 under the Impact Aid 
     program, and to amend the Impact Aid program to make a 
     technical correction with respect to maximum payments for 
     certain heavily impacted local educational agencies; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities. 

para.167.49  enrolled bills signed

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee had examined and found truly enrolled bills and a joint 
resolution of the House of the following titles, which were thereupon 
signed by the Speaker on the following dates:

          [December 27 (Legislative day of December 22), 1995]

       H.R. 394. An Act to amend title 4 of the United States Code 
     to limit State taxation of certain pension income.
       H.R. 1655. An Act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1996 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
     activities of the United States Government, the Community 
     Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
     Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1878. An Act to extend for 4 years the period of 
     applicability of enrollment mix requirement to certain health 
     maintenance organizations providing services under Dayton 
     Area Health Plan.
       H.R. 2627. An Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the 
     founding of the Smithsonian Institution.
       H.J. Res. 136. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes.

        [January 3 (Legislative day of December 22, 1995), 1996]

       H.R. 2808. An Act to extend authorities under the Middle 
     East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until March 31, 1996, and 
     for other purposes. 

para.167.50  bills and joint resolutions presented to the president

  Mr. THOMAS, from the Committee on House Oversight, reported that that 
committee did on the following date present to the President, for his 
approval, bills and joint resolutions of the House of the following 
titles:

           On December 21, 1995:

       H.R. 965. To designate the Federal building located at 600 
     Martin Luther King, Jr. Place in Louisville, Kentucky, as the 
     ``Romano L. Mazzali Federal Building'';
       H.R. 1253. To rename the San Francisco Bay National 
     Wildlife Refuge as the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National 
     Wildlife Refuge;
       H.R. 2481. To designate the Federal Triangle Project under 
     construction at 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, 
     Northwest, in the District of Columbia, as the ``Ronald 
     Reagan Building and International Trade Center'';
       H.R. 2527. To amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 
     1971 to improve the electoral process by permitting 
     electronic filing and preservation of Federal Election 
     Commission reports, and for other purposes;
       H.R. 2547. To designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 800 Market Street in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the 
     ``Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse'';
       H.J. Res. 69. Providing for the reappointment of Homer 
     Alfred Neal as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of 
     the Smithsonian Institution;
       H.J. Res. 110. Providing for the appointment of Howard H. 
     Baker, Jr. as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the 
     Smithsonian Institution;
       H.J. Res. 111. Providing for the appointment of Anne 
     D'Harnoncourt as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of 
     the Smithsonian Institution; and
       H.J. Res. 112. Providing for the appointment of Louis 
     Gerstner as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the 
     Smithsonian Institution. 
       H.J. Res. 136. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 1530. An act to authorize appropriations for fiscal 
     year 1996 for military activities of the Department of 
     Defense, for military construction, and for defense 
     activities of the Department of Energy, to prescribe 
     personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed 
     Forces, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1655. To authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 
     for intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
     United States Government, the Community Management Account, 
     and the Central Intelligence Agency Retirement and Disability 
     System, and for other purposes.
           On December 23, 1995:
       H.R. 2539. An Act to abolish the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission, to amend subtitle IV of title 49, United States 
     Code, to reform economic regulation of transportation, and 
     for other purposes.
           On December 29, 1995:
       H.R. 4. An Act to restore the American family, enhance 
     support and work opportunities for families with children, 
     reduce out-of-wedlock pregnancies, reduce welfare dependence, 
     and control welfare spending.
       H.R. 394. An Act to amend title 4 of the United States Code 
     to limit State taxation of certain pension income.
       H.R. 1878. An Act to extend for 4 years the period of 
     applicability of enrollment mix requirement to certain health 
     maintenance organizations providing services under Dayton 
     Area Health Plan.
       H.R. 2627. An Act to require the Secretary of the Treasury 
     to mint coins in commemo

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     ration of the sesquicentennial of the founding of the 
     Smithsonian Institution. 

para.167.51  leave of absence

  By unanimous consent, leave of absence was granted--
  To Ms. HARMAN, for December 22;
  To Mrs. MEEK, for December 22;
  To Mr. GENE GREEN of Texas, for December 22;
  To Mr. EDWARDS, for December 22;
  To Mr. FORD, for December 22; and
  To Mr. McNULTY, for December 22 after 1:45 p.m.
  And then,

para.167.52  adjournment sine die

  The SPEAKER, pursuant to the Twentieth Amendment to the Constitution, 
at 12 o'clock noon, Wednesday, January 3 (legislative day of Friday, 
December 22, 1995), 1996, declared the First Session of the One Hundred 
Fourth Congress adjourned sine die.

para.167.53  reports of committee on public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 2 of rule XIII, reports of committees were delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar, as follows:

                     [Submitted December 22, 1995]

       Mr. STUMP: Committee on Veterans' Affairs. H.R. 2814. A 
     bill to authorize major medical facility projects and major 
     medical facility leases for the Department of Veterans 
     Affairs for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes (Rept. 
     No. 104-443). Referred to the Committee of the Whole House on 
     the State of the Union.

     [Submitted December 30 (Legislative day of December 22), 1995]

       Mr. YOUNG of Alaska: Committee on Resources. H.R. 2726. A 
     bill to make certain technical corrections in laws relating 
     to native Americans, and for other purposes; with an 
     amendment (Rept. No. 104-444). Referred to the Committee of 
     the Whole House on the State of the Union.

para.167.54  time limitation of referred bill

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

                     [Submitted December 22, 1995]

       H.R. 2685. Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended 
     for a period ending not later than December 22, 1995.

para.167.55  discharge of committee

  Pursuant to clause 5 of rule X the following action was taken by the 
Speaker:

                     [Submitted December 22, 1995]

       H.R. 2685. The Committee on Commerce discharged from 
     further consideration. Referred to the Committee of the Whole 
     House on the State of the Union.

para.167.56  public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 5 of rule X and clause 4 of rule XXII, public bills and 
resolutions were introduced and severally referred as follows:

                      [Submitted December 22, 1995]

           By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Torricelli, 
             Mr. Solomon, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Burton of 
             Indiana, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Porter, and 
             Mr. Wolf):
       H.R. 2829. A bill to prohibit funding by U.S. Government 
     agencies of the participation of certain officials of the 
     Chinese Government in international conferences, programs, 
     and activities until the Chinese Government releases certain 
     individuals imprisoned or detained on religious grounds; to 
     the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. 
             Horn):
       H.R. 2830. A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to provide for a House of Representatives 
     election limitation on contributions from persons other than 
     in-State individual residents, and for other purposes; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight, and in addition to the 
     Committee on Ways and Means, Commerce, and Government Reform 
     and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
     the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
     provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
     concerned.
           By Mr. FORBES:
       H.R. 2831. A bill to authorize establishment of a 
     Department of Veterans Affairs ambulatory care facility in 
     Brookhaven, NY; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
           By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, 
             Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Torricelli, and Mr. Martini):
       H.R. 2832. A bill to transfer the Federal Aviation 
     Administration Eastern Regional Office to Union County, NJ; 
     to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
           By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mrs. Thurman):
       H.R. 2833. A bill to amend the Perishable Agricultural 
     Commodities Act, 1930, to require that perishable 
     agricultural products be labeled or marked as to their 
     country of origin; to the Committee on Agriculture.
           By Mr. KLINK:
       H.R. 2834. A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 
     to improve accountability and reform certain programs; to the 
     Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H.R. 2835. A bill to reduce the risk of mercury pollution 
     through use reduction, increased recycling, and reduction of 
     emissions into the environment, and for other purposes; to 
     the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mrs. ROUKEMA:
       H.R. 2836. A bill to provide increased access to health 
     care benefits, to provide increased portability of health 
     care benefits, to provide increased security of health care 
     benefits, to increase the purchasing power of individuals and 
     small employers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
     Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Economic and 
     Educational Opportunities, and Ways and Means, for a period 
     to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
     for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mrs. SCHROEDER:
       H.R. 2837. A bill to provide that members of the Armed 
     Forces performing services for the peacekeeping effort in the 
     Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina shall be entitled to tax 
     benefits in the same manner as if such services were 
     performed in a combat zone; to the Committee on Ways and 
     Means.
           By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey:
       H.R. 2838. A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to 
     provide congressional authorization for State and local flow 
     control authority over solid waste, and for other purposes; 
     to the Committee on Commerce.
           By Mr. STARK:
       H.R. 2839. A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social 
     Security Act to establish a medication evaluation and 
     dispensing system for Medicare beneficiaries, to improve the 
     quality of pharmaceutical services received by our Nation's 
     elderly and disabled, and to reduce instances of adverse 
     reactions to prescription drugs experienced by Medicare 
     beneficiaries; to the Committee on Ways and Means, and in 
     addition to the Committee on Commerce, for a period to be 
     subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
     consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
     jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
           By Mr. LIVINGSTON:
       H.J. Res. 136. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. DEUTSCH:
       H.J. Res. 137. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
           By Mr. PALLONE:
       H. Con. Res. 125. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     Sense of Congress that the President should suspend the 
     proposed sale of the Army Tactical Missile System to the 
     Government of the Republic of Turkey until that government 
     takes significant and concrete steps to end the military 
     occupation of Cyprus, lift its blockade of Armenia, cease its 
     ongoing campaign against the Kurdish people, and demonstrate 
     progress on the protection of human and civil rights within 
     Turkey; to the Committee on International Relations.
           By Mr. DORNAN:
       H. Con. Res. 126. Concurrent resolution to establish a 
     joint committee to oversee the conduct of Operation Joint 
     Endeavor/Task Force Eagle; to the Committee on Rules.
           By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania:
       H. Con. Res. 127. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that Canada should join the United 
     States in promoting economic growth and job creation by 
     eliminating tolls along the St. Lawrence Seaway, and in 
     maximizing the free movement of goods and commerce through 
     the St. Lawrence Seaway; to the Committee on Transportation 
     and Infrastructure, and in addition to the Committee on 
     International Relations, for a period to be subsequently 
     determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of 
     such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 
     committee concerned.
           By Ms. KAPTUR:
       H. Con. Res. 128. Concurrent resolution to establish a 
     Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol; to the 
     Committee on House Oversight.

     [Submitted December 27 (Legislative day of December 22), 1995]

           By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Davis, Mr. Wolf, and 
             Mr. Moran):
       H.R. 2840. A bill to assure that all Federal employees work 
     and are paid; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
     Oversight.
           By Mr. DORNAN:
       H. Con. Res. 129. Concurrent resolution expressing the 
     sense of the Congress that Thailand should release the six 
     Hmong/Lao ref

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     ugee camp leaders arrested for refusing to repatriate to Laos 
     in 1994 and that Thailand should allow resettlement of 
     eligible Hmong refugees in Thai refugee facilities at Ba Na 
     Pho, Sikhiu and Phanat Nikhom; to the Committee on 
     International Relations.
           By Mr. ARMEY:
       H. Res. 324. Resolution electing Representative Campbell to 
     the Committees on Banking and Financial Services and 
     International Relations; Considered and agreed to. 

      [Submitted January 3 (Legislative day of December 22), 1995]

           By Mr. PICKETT:
       H. Con. Res. 130. Concurrent resolution to express the 
     sense of the Congress that the Bureau of Labor Statistics 
     should develop and publish monthly a cost of living index; to 
     the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

para.167.57  additional sponsors

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were added to public bills and 
resolutions as follows:

                     [Submitted December 22, 1995]

       H.R. 519: Mr. Dornan.
       H.R. 534: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Roth, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Brown of 
     California, and Mr. Bachus.
       H.R. 773: Mr. Minge.
       H.R. 783: Mrs. Seastrand and Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 1161: Mr. Johnson of South Dakota.
       H.R. 1560: Mr. Thornton and Mr. Stark.
       H.R. 1757: Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
     Lofgren, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina.
       H.R. 1950: Mr. Markey,  Ms. Lofgren, and Mrs. Slaughter.
       H.R. 1951: Mrs. Clayton.
       H.R. 2009: Mr. Olver and Mr. Foley.
       H.R. 2246: Mr. Gejdenson  and Mr. Thompson.
       H.R. 2247: Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Coyne, and 
     Mr. Quillen.
       H.R. 2306: Mr. Cramer.
       H.R. 2372: Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Largent,  
     and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2411: Mr. Solomon.
       H.R. 2416: Mr. McCollum.
       H.R. 2566: Mr. Bilbray.
       H.R. 2579: Mr. Castle, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Bono.
       H.R. 2655: Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Johnson 
     of Connecticut, and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 2672: Mr. Schumer.
       H.R. 2688: Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Martinez, Mrs. Clayton, and 
     Mr. Waxman.
       H.R. 2690: Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
     Cooley, Mr. Stump, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Thompson, Ms. 
     McKinney, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Meek of 
     Florida, Mr. Farr, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
     and Mr. McHugh.
       H.R. 2691: Mr. Thompson, Ms. Furse, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. 
     Clayton, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Towns.
       H.R. 2701: Mr. McDade.
       H.R. 2716: Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
     Kaptur, Mr. Towns, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mrs. Schroeder.
       H.R. 2740: Mr. Bachus, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Bentsen.
       H.R. 2745: Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Minge, Ms. 
     Slaughter, Mr. Wynn, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
     Richardson, and Ms. DeLauro.
       H.R. 2759: Mr. Calvert and Mr. Klink.
       H.R. 2769: Ms. Molinari and Mr. Gillmor.
       H.R. 2778: Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Ney, 
     Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lewis of 
     California, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
     McHugh, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Canady, and Mr. 
     Frost.
       H.R. 2785: Mr. Vento and Mr. English of Pennsylvania.
       H.R. 2807: Mr. McHugh.
       H. Con. Res. 47: Mr. LaTourette.
       H. Con. Res. 102: Mr. Jacobs and Mr. Zimmer.
       H. Res. 315: Mr. Livingston and Mr. Bateman.

     [Submitted December 27 (Legislative day of December 22), 
                               1995]

       H.R. 895: Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
     McKeon, and Mr. Franks of New Jersey.
       H.R. 1046: Ms. Pelosi.
       H.R. 2214: Mr. Peterson of Florida.
       H.R. 2705: Ms. Norton, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Klink, and Mr. 
     Martinez.
       H.R. 2748: Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
     Frazer, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Thompson, and Mr. 
     Torkildsen.

     [Submitted December 30 (Legislative day of December 22), 
                               1995]

       H.R. 2143: Mr. Filner.
       H.J. Res. 97: Mr. Wyden.

        [Submitted January 3 (Legislative day, December 22, 
                            1995), 1996]

       H.R. 1514: Mr. Bass and Mr. Brown of Ohio.
       H.R. 1889: Mr. Davis and Mr. Berman.
       H.R. 1968: Mr. McHugh and Mr. Walsh.
       H.R. 2450: Mr. Bachus and Mr. Emerson.
       H.R. 2540: Mr. Souder.
       H.R. 2619: Mr. Durbin.

para.167.58  deletions of sponsors from public bills and resolutions

  Under clause 4 of rule XXII, sponsors were deleted from public bills 
and resolutions as follows:

                     [Submitted December 22, 1995]

       H.R. 1834: Mr. Forbes.


.
      PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE SUBSEQUENT TO SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT      

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                        PROCEEDINGS OF THE HOUSE

                   SUBSEQUENT TO SINE DIE ADJOURNMENT

               FIRST SESSION, ONE HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS

para.167.59  bills and joint resolutions approved by the president

  The President, subsequent to the sine die adjournment of the Congress, 
notified the Clerk of the House that on the following dates he had 
approved and signed bills and joint resolutions of the following titles:

           April 10, 1995:
       H.R. 889. An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations and recessions to preserve and enhance the 
     military readiness of the Department of Defense for the 
     fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other 
     purposes.
           April 11, 1995:
       H.R. 831. An Act to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 
     to permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance 
     costs of self-employed individuals, to repeal the provision 
     permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges 
     effectuating policies of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, and for other purposes.
           April 17, 1995:
       H.R. 1345. An Act to eliminate budget deficits and 
     management inefficiencies in the government of the District 
     of Columbia through the establishment of the District of 
     Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance 
     Authority, and for other purposes.
           Mayy 18, 1995:
       H.R. 421. An Act to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act to provide for the purchase of common stock of 
     Cook Inlet Region, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 517. An Act to amend title V of Public Law 96-550, 
     designating the Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites, 
     and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1380. An Act to provide a moratorium on certain class 
     action lawsuits relating to the Truth in Lending Act.
           June 3, 1995:
       H.R. 1421. An Act to provide that references in the 
     statutes of the United States to any committee or officer of 
     the House of Representatives the name or jurisdiction of 
     which was changed as part of the reorganization of the House 
     of Representatives at the beginning of the One Hundred Fourth 
     Congress shall be treated as referring to the currently 
     applicable committee or officer of the House of 
     Representatives.
           July 7, 1995:
       H.R. 483. An Act to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation 
     Act of 1990 to permit Medicare select policies to be offered 
     in all States.
           July 27, 1995:
       H.R. 1944. An Act making emergency supplemental 
     appropriations for additional disaster assistance, for anti-
     terrorism initiatives, for assistance in the recovery from 
     the tragedy that occurred at Oklahoma City, and making 
     rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, 
     and for other purposes.
           August 4, 1995:
       H.R. 2017. An Act to authorize an increased Federal share 
     of the costs of certain projects in the District of Columbia 
     for fiscal years 1995 and 1996, and for other purposes.
           August 14, 1995:
       H.R. 2161. An Act to extend authorities under the Middle 
     East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until October 1, 1995, 
     and for other purposes.
           September 6, 1995:
       H.R. 535. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey the Corning National Fish Hatchery to the State of 
     Arkansas.
       H.R. 584. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey a fish hatchery to the State of Iowa.
           September 6, 1995:
       H.R. 614. An Act to direct the Secretary of the Interior to 
     convey to the State of Minnesota the New London National Fish 
     Hatchery production facility.
       H.R. 1225. An Act to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 
     1938 to exempt employees who perform certain court reporting 
     duties from the compensatory time requirements applicable to 
     certain public agencies, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2077. An Act to designate the United States Post 
     Office building located at 33 College Avenue in Waterville, 
     Maine, as the ``George J. Mitchell Post Office Building''.
       H.R. 2108. An Act to permit the Washington Convention 
     Center Authority to expend revenues for the operation and 
     maintenance of the existing Washington Convention Center and 
     for preconstruction activities relating to a new convention 
     center in the District of Columbia, to permit a designated 
     authority of the District of Columbia to borrow funds for the 
     preconstruction activities relating to a sports arena in the 
     District of Columbia and to permit certain revenues to be 
     pledged as security for the borrowing of such funds, and for 
     other purposes.
           September 30, 1995:
       H.J. Res. 108. Joint resolution making continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2399. An Act to amend the Truth in Lending Act to 
     clarify the intent of such Act and to reduce burdensome 
     regulatory requirements on creditors.
       H.R. 2404. An Act to extend authorities under the Middle 
     East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until November 1, 1995, 
     and for other purposes.
           October 3, 1995:
       H.R. 1817. An Act making appropriations for military 
     construction, family housing, and base realignment and 
     closure for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
           October 12, 1995:
       H.R. 2288. An Act to amend part D of title IV of the Social 
     Security Act to extend for 2 years the deadline by which 
     States are required to have in effect an automated data 
     processing and information retrieval system for use in the 
     administration of State plans for child and spousal support.
           October 21, 1995:
       H.R. 1976. An Act making appropriations for Agriculture, 
     Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and Related 
     Agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes.
           November 2, 1995:
       H.R. 402. An Act to amend the Alaska Native Claims 
     Settlement Act, and for other purposes.
           November 3, 1995:
       H.R. 716. An Act to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act.
       H.R. 1026. An Act to designate the United States Post 
     Office building located at 201 East Pikes Peak Avenue in 
     Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the ``Winfield Scott Stratton 
     Post Office''.
           November 13, 1995:
       H.R. 1905. An Act making appropriations for energy and 
     water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
     1996, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2589. An Act to extend authorities under the Middle 
     East Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until December 31, 1995, 
     and for other purposes.
           November 15, 1995:
       H.R. 1103. An Act to amend the Perishable Agricultural 
     Commodities Act, 1930, to modernize, streamline, and 
     strengthen the operation of the act.
           November 15, 1995:
       H.R. 1715. An Act respecting the relationship between 
     workers' compensation benefits and the benefits available 
     under the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Worker Protection 
     Act.
       H.R. 2002. An Act making appropriations for the Department 
     of Transportation and related agencies for the fiscal year 
     ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
           November 19, 1995:
       H.J. Res. 123. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2020. An Act making appropriations for the Treasury 
     Department, the United States Postal Service, the Executive 
     Office of the President, and certain Independent Agencies, 
     for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2492. An Act making appropriations for the Legislative 
     Branch for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
     other purposes.
           November 20, 1995:
       H.J. Res. 122. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 436. An Act to require the head of any Federal agency 
     to differentiate between fats, oils, and greases of animal, 
     marine, or vegetable origin, and other oils and greases, in 
     issuing certain regulations, and for other purposes.
           November 22, 1995:
       H.R. 2394. An Act to increase, effective as of December 1, 
     1995, the rates of compensation for veterans with service-
     connected disabilities and the rates of dependency and 
     indemnity compensation for the survivors of certain disabled 
     veterans.
           December 8, 1995:
       H.R. 2519. An Act to facilitate contributions to charitable 
     organizations by codifying certain exemptions from the 
     Federal securities laws, and for other purposes.
           December 8, 1995:
       H.R. 2525. An Act to modify the operation of the antitrust 
     laws, and of State laws similar to the antitrust laws, with 
     respect to charitable gift annuities.
           December 18, 1995:
       H.R. 2204. An Act to extend and reauthorize the Defense 
     Production act of 1950, and for other purposes.
           December 22, 1995:
       H.J. Res. 136. Joint resolution making further continuing 
     appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other 
     purposes.
       H.R. 2481. An Act to designate the Federal Traingle Project 
     under construction at 14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, 
     Northwest, in the District of Columbia, as the ``Ronald 
     Reagan Building and International Trade Center''.

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           December 23, 1995:
       H.R. 325. An Act to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for 
     an optional provision for the reduction of work-related 
     vehicle trips and miles traveled in ozone nonattainment areas 
     designated as severe, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 1240. An Act to combat crime by enhancing the 
     penalties for certain sexual crimes against children.
           December 26, 1995:
       H.R. 1747. An Act to amend the Public Health Service Act to 
     permanently extend and clarify malpractice coverage for 
     health centers, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2336. An Act to amend the Doug Barnard, Jr.--1996 
     Atlanta Centennial Olympic Games Commemorative Coin Act, and 
     for other purposes.
           December 28, 1995:
       H.J. Res. 69. Joint resolution providing for the 
     reappointment of Homer Alfred Neal as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
           December 28, 1995:
       H.J. Res. 110. Joint resolution providing for the 
     appointment of Howard H. Baker, Jr. as a citizen regent of 
     the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
       H.J. Res. 111. Joint resolution providing for the 
     appointment of Anne D'Harnoncourt as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
       H.J. Res. 112. Joint resolution providing for the 
     appointment of Louis Gerstner as a citizen regent of the 
     Board of Regents of the Smithsonian Institution.
       H.R. 395. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     and Federal building to be constructed at the southeastern 
     corner of Liberty and South Virginia Streets in Reno, Nevada, 
     as the ``Bruce R. Thompson United States Courthouse and 
     Federal Building''.
       H.R. 660. An Act to amend the Fair Housing Act to modify 
     the exemption from certain familial status discrimination 
     prohibitions granted to housing for older persons.
       H.R. 965. An Act to designate the Federal building located 
     at 600 Martin Luther King, Jr. Place in Louisville, Kentucky, 
     as the ``Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building''.
       H.R. 1253. An Act to rename the San Francisco Bay National 
     Wildlife Refuge as the Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National 
     Wildlife Refuge.
       H.R. 2527. An Act to amend the Federal Election Campaign 
     Act of 1971 to improve the electoral process by permitting 
     electronic filing and preservation of Federal Election 
     Commission reports, and for other purposes.
       H.R. 2547. An Act to designate the United States courthouse 
     located at 800 Market Street in Knoxville, Tennessee, as the 
     ``Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States Courthouse''.
           December 29, 1995:
       H.R. 1878. An Act to extend for 4 years the period of 
     applicability of enrollment mix requirement to certain health 
     maintenance organizations providing services under Dayton 
     Area Health Plan.
       H.R. 2539. An Act to abolish the Interstate Commerce 
     Commission, to amend subtitle IV of title 49, United States 
     Code, to reform economic regulation of transportation, and 
     for other purposes.

para.167.60  senate bills approved by the president

  The President, subsequent to the sine die adjournment of the Congress, 
notified the Clerk of the House that on the following dates he had 
approved and signed bills of the following titles:

           January 23, 1995:
       S. 2. An Act to make certain laws applicable to the 
     legislative branch of the Federal Government.
           February 9, 1995:
       S. 273. An Act to amend section 61h-6 of title 2, United 
     States Code.
           March 7, 1995:
       S. 257. An Act to amend the charter of the Veterans of 
     Foreign Wars to make eligible for membership those veterans 
     that have served within the territorial limits of South 
     Korea.
           March 22, 1995:
       S. 1. An Act to curb the practice of imposing unfunded 
     Federal mandates on States and local governments; to 
     strengthen the partnership between the Federal Government and 
     State, local and tribal governments; to end the imposition, 
     in the absence of full consideration by Congress, of Federal 
     mandates on State, local, and tribal governments without 
     adequate funding, in a manner that may displace other 
     essential governmental priorities; and to ensure that the 
     Federal Government pays the costs incurred by those 
     governments in complying with certain requirements under 
     Federal statutes and regulations; and for other purposes.
           March 23, 1995:
       S. 377. An Act to amend a provision of part A of title IX 
     of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965, 
     relating to Indian education, to provide a technical 
     amendment, and for other purposes.
           April 21, 1995:
       S. 178. An Act to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to 
     extend the authorization for the Commodity Futures Trading 
     Commission, and for other purposes.
           May 22, 1995:
       S. 244. An Act to further the goals of the Paperwork 
     Reduction Act to have Federal agencies become more 
     responsible and publicly accountable for reducing the burden 
     of Federal paperwork on the public, and for other purposes.
           June 21, 1995:
       S. 349. An Act to reauthorize appropriations for the 
     Navajo-Hopi Relocation Housing Program.
       S. 441. An Act to reauthorize appropriations for certain 
     programs under the Indian Child Protection and Family 
     Violence Prevention act, and for other purposes.
           July 2, 1995:
       S. 962. An Act to extend authorities under the Middle East 
     Peace Facilitation Act of 1994 until August 15, 1995.
           July 28, 1995:
       S. 523. An Act to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity 
     Control Act to authorize additional measures to carry out the 
     control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-
     effective manner, and for other purposes.
           October 3, 1995:
       S. 464. An Act to make the reporting deadlines for studies 
     conducted in Federal court demonstration districts consistent 
     with the deadlines for pilot districts, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 532. An Act to clarify the rules governing venue, and 
     for other purposes.
           October 12, 1995:
       S. 895. An Act to amend the Small Business Act and the 
     Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to reduce the cost to 
     the Federal Government of guaranteeing certain loans and 
     debentures, and for other purposes.
           October 30, 1995:
       S. 1254. An Act to disapprove of amendments to the Federal 
     Sentencing Guidelines relating to lowering of crack sentences 
     and sentences for money laundering and transactions in 
     property derived from unlawful activity.
           November 1, 1995:
       S. 227. An Act to amend title 17, United States Code, to 
     provide an exclusive right to perform sound recordings 
     publicly by means of digital transmissions, and for other 
     purposes.
       S. 268. An Act to authorize the collection of fees for 
     expenses for triploid grass carp certification inspections, 
     and for other purposes.
       S. 1111. An Act to amend title 35, United States Code, with 
     respect to patents on biotechnological processes.
           November 15, 1995:
       S. 457. An Act to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act 
     to update references in the classification of children for 
     purposes of United States immigration laws.
           November 28, 1995:
       S. 395. An Act to authorize and direct the Secretary of 
     Energy to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and to 
     authorize the export of Alaska North Slope crude oil, and for 
     other purposes.
       S. 440. An Act to amend title 23, United States Code, to 
     provide for the designation of the National Highway System, 
     and for other purposes.
           November 28, 1995:
       S. 1328. An Act to amend the commencement dates of certain 
     temporary Federal judgeships.
           December 19, 1995:
       S. 1060. An Act to provide for the disclosure of lobbying 
     activities to influence the Federal Government, and for other 
     purposes.
           December 21, 1995:
       S. 790. An Act to provide for the modification or 
     elimination of Federal reporting requirements.
           December 23, 1995:
       S. 1465. An Act to extend au pair programs.
           December 28, 1995:
       S. 369. An Act to designate the Federal Courthouse in 
     Decator, Alabama, as the ``Seybourn H. Lynn Federal 
     Courthouse'', and for other purposes.
       S. 965. An Act to designate the United States Courthouse 
     for the Eastern District of Virginia in Alexandria, Virginia, 
     as the Albert V. Bryan United States Courthouse.
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                  RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

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                                 Rule I

                          duties of the speaker

  1. The Speaker shall take the Chair on every legislative day precisely 
at the hour to which the House shall have adjourned at the last sitting 
and immediately call the Members to order. The Speaker, having examined 
the Journal of the proceedings of the last day's sitting and approved 
the same, shall announce to the House his approval of the Journal, and 
the Speaker's approval of the Journal shall be deemed to be agreed to 
subject to a vote on agreeing to the Speaker's approval on the demand of 
any Member, which vote, if decided in the affirmative, shall not be 
subject to a motion to reconsider. It shall be in order to offer one 
motion that the Journal be read only if the Speaker's approval of the 
Journal is not agreed to, and such motion shall be determined without 
debate and shall not be subject to a motion to reconsider.
  2. He shall preserve order and decorum, and, in case of disturbance or 
disorderly conduct in the galleries, or in the lobby, may cause the same 
to be cleared.
  3. He shall have general control, except as provided by rule or law, 
of the Hall of the House, and of the corridors and passages and the 
disposal of the unappropriated rooms in that part of the Capitol 
assigned to the use of the House, until further order.
  4. He shall sign all acts, addresses, joint resolutions, writs, 
warrants, and subpoenas of, or issued by order of, the House and decide 
all questions of order, subject to an appeal by any Member, on which 
appeal no Member shall speak more than once, unless by permission of the 
House. The Speaker is authorized to sign enrolled bills whether or not 
the House is in session.
  5. (a) He shall rise to put a question, but may state it sitting; and 
shall put questions in this form, to wit: ``As many as are in favor (as 
the question may be), say `Aye'.''; and after the affirmative voice is 
expressed, ``As many as are opposed, say `No'.''; if he doubts, or a 
division is called for, the House shall divide; those in the affirmative 
of the question shall first rise from their seats, and then those in the 
negative. If any Member requests a recorded vote and that request is 
supported by at least one-fifth of a quorum, such vote shall be taken by 
electronic device, unless the Speaker in his discretion orders clerks to 
tell the names of those voting on each side of the question, and such 
names shall be recorded by electronic device or by clerks, as the case 
may be, and shall be entered in the Journal together with the names of 
those not voting. Members shall have not less than fifteen minutes to be 
counted from the ordering of the recorded vote or the ordering of clerks 
to tell the vote.
  (b)(1) On any legislative day whenever a recorded vote is ordered or 
the yeas and nays are ordered, or a vote is objected to under clause 4 
of rule XV on any of the following questions, the Speaker may, in his 
discretion, postpone further proceedings on each such question to a 
designated time or place in the legislative schedule on that legislative 
day in the case of the question of agreeing to the Speaker's approval of 
the Journal, or within two legislative days, in the case of the other 
questions listed herein:
    (A) the question of adopting a resolution;
    (B) the question of passing a bill;
    (C) the question of agreeing to a motion to instruct conferees as 
  provided in clause 1(c) of rule XXVIII: Provided, however, That 
  proceedings shall not resume on said question if the conferees have 
  filed a report in the House;
    (D) the question of agreeing to a conference report;
    (E) the question of ordering the previous question on a question 
  described in subdivision (A), (B), (C), or (D); and
    (F) the question of agreeing to a motion to suspend the rules.
  (2) At the time designated by the Speaker for further consideration of 
proceedings postponed under subparagraph (1), the Speaker shall put each 
question on which further proceedings were postponed, in the order in 
which that question was considered.
  (3) At any time after the vote has been taken on the first question on 
which the Speaker has postponed further proceedings under this 
paragraph, the Speaker may, in his discretion, reduce to not less than 
five minutes the period of time within which a roll call vote by 
electronic device on the question may be taken without any intervening 
business on any or all of the additional questions on which the Speaker 
has postponed further proceedings under this paragraph.
  (4) If the House adjourns before all of the questions on which further 
proceedings were postponed under this paragraph have been put and 
determined, then, on the next following legislative day the unfinished 
business shall be the disposition of all such questions, previously 
undisposed of, in the order in which the questions were considered.
  6. He shall not be required to vote in ordinary legislative 
proceedings, except where his vote would be decisive, or where the House 
is engaged in voting by ballot; and in cases of a tie vote the question 
shall be lost.
  7. (a) He shall have the right to name any Member to perform the 
duties of the Chair, but such substitution shall not extend beyond three 
legislative days, except that with the permission of the House he may 
name a Member to act as Speaker pro tempore only to sign enrolled bills 
and joint resolutions for a period of time specified in the designation, 
notwithstanding any other provision of this clause: Provided, however, 
That in case of his illness, he may make such appointment for a period 
not exceeding ten days, with the approval of the House at the time the 
same is made; and in his absence and omission to make such appointment, 
the House shall proceed to elect a Speaker pro tempore to act during his 
absence.
  (b) No person may serve as Speaker for more than four consecutive 
Congresses, beginning with the One Hundred Fourth Congress (disregarding 
for this purpose any service for less than a full session in any 
Congress).
  8. He shall have the authority to designate any Member, officer or 
employee of the House of Representatives to travel on the business of 
the House of Representatives, as determined by him, within or without 
the United States, whether the House is meeting, has recessed or has 
adjourned, and all expenses for such travel may be paid for from the 
contingent fund of the House on vouchers solely approved and signed by 
the Speaker. However, expenses may not be paid from the contingent fund 
for travel of a Member after the date of the general election of Members 
in which the Member has not been elected to the succeeding Congress, or 
in the case of a Member who is not a candidate in such general election, 
the earlier of the date of such general election or the adjournment sine 
die of the last regular session of the Congress.
  9. (a) He shall devise and implement a system subject to his direction 
and control for closed circuit viewing of floor proceedings of the House 
of Representatives in the offices of all Members and committees and in 
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fice Buildings as he deems appropriate. Such system may include other 
telecommunications functions as he deems appropriate. Any such 
telecommunications function shall be subject to rules and regulations 
issued by the Speaker.
  (b)(1) He shall devise and implement a system subject to his direction 
and control for complete and unedited audio and visual broadcasting and 
recording of the proceedings of the House of Representatives. He shall 
provide for the distribution of such broadcasts and recordings thereof 
to news media, the storage of audio and video recordings of the 
proceedings, and the closed captioning of the proceedings for hearing-
impaired individuals.
  (2) All television and radio broadcasting stations, networks, 
services, and systems (including cable systems) which are accredited to 
the House radio and television correspondents' galleries, and all radio 
and television correspondents who are accredited to the radio and 
television correspondents' galleries shall be provided access to the 
live coverage of the House of Representatives.
  (3) No coverage made available under this clause nor any recording 
thereof shall be used for any political purpose.
  (4) Coverage made available under this clause shall not be broadcast 
with commercial sponsorship except as part of bona fide news programs 
and public affairs documentary programs. No part of such coverage or any 
recording thereof shall be used in any commercial advertisement.
  (c) He may delegate any of his responsibilities under this clause to 
such legislative entity as he deems appropriate.
  10. There is established in the House of Representatives an office to 
be known as the Office of the Historian of the House of Representatives.
  11. There is established in the House of Representatives an office to 
be known as the Office of General Counsel for the purpose of providing 
legal assistance and representation to the House. Legal assistance and 
representation shall be provided without regard to political 
affiliation. The Office of General Counsel shall function pursuant to 
the direction of the Speaker, who shall consult with a Bipartisan Legal 
Advisory Group, which shall include the majority and minority 
leaderships. The Speaker shall appoint and set the annual rate of pay 
for employees of the Office of General Counsel.
  12. To suspend the business of the House for a short time when no 
question is pending before the House, the Speaker may declare a recess 
subject to the call of the Chair.

                                 Rule II

                          election of officers

  There shall be elected by a viva voce vote, at the commencement of 
each Congress, to continue in office until their successors are chosen 
and qualified, a Clerk, Sergeant-at-Arms, Chief Administrative Officer, 
and Chaplain, each of whom shall take an oath to support the 
Constitution of the United States, and for the true and faithful 
discharge of the duties of his office to the best of his knowledge and 
ability, and to keep the secrets of the House; and each shall appoint 
all of the employees of his department provided for by law. The Clerk, 
Sergeant-at-Arms, and Chief Administrative Officer may be removed by the 
House or by the Speaker.

                                Rule III

                           duties of the clerk

  1. The Clerk shall, at the commencement of the first session of each 
Congress, call the Members to order, proceed to call the roll of Members 
by States in alphabetical order, and, pending the election of a Speaker 
or Speaker pro tempore, preserve order and decorum, and decide all 
questions of order subject to appeal by any Member.
  2. He shall make and cause to be printed and delivered to each Member, 
or mailed to his address, at the commencement of every regular session 
of Congress, a list of the reports which it is the duty of any officer 
or Department to make to Congress, referring to the act or resolution 
and page of the volume of the laws or Journal in which it may be 
contained, and placing under the name of each officer the list of 
reports required of him to be made.
  3. He shall note all questions of order, with the decisions thereon, 
the record of which shall be printed as an appendix to the Journal of 
each session; and complete, as soon after the close of the session as 
possible, the printing and distribution to Members, Delegates, and the 
Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico of the Journal of the House, 
together with an accurate and complete index; retain in the library at 
his office, for the use of the Members, Delegates, the Resident 
Commissioner from Puerto Rico and officers of the House, and not to be 
withdrawn therefrom, two copies of all the books and printed documents 
deposited there; send, at the end of each session, a printed copy of the 
Journal thereof to the executive and to each branch of the legislature 
of every State; deliver or mail to any Member, Delegate, or the Resident 
Commissioner from Puerto Rico an extra copy, in binding of good quality, 
of each document requested by that Member, Delegate, or the Resident 
Commissioner which has been printed, by order of either House of the 
Congress, in any Congress in which he served; attest and affix the seal 
of the House to all writs, warrants, and subpoenas issued by order of 
the House; and certify to the passage of all bills and joint 
resolutions.
  4. He shall, in case of temporary absence or disability, designate an 
official in his office to sign all papers that may require the official 
signature of the Clerk of the House, and to do all other acts except 
such as are provided for by statute, they may be required under the 
rules and practices of the House to be done by the Clerk. Such official 
acts, when so done by the designated official, shall be under the name 
of the Clerk of the House. The said designation shall be in writing, and 
shall be laid before the House and entered on the Journal.
  5. The Clerk is authorized to receive messages from the President and 
from the Senate at any time that the House is not in session.
  6. He shall supervise the staff and manage any office of a Member who 
is deceased, has resigned, or been expelled until a successor is elected 
and shall perform similar duties in the event that a vacancy is declared 
by the House in any congressional district because of the incapacity of 
the Member representing such district or other reason. Whenever the 
Clerk is acting as a supervisory authority over such staff, he shall 
have authority to terminate employees; and he may appoint, with the 
approval of the Committee on House Oversight, such staff as is required 
to operate the office until a successor is elected. He shall maintain on 
the House payroll and supervise in the same manner staff appointed 
pursuant to section 800 of Public Law 91-655 (2 U.S.C. 31b-5) for sixty 
days following the death of a former Speaker.
  7. In addition to any other reports required by the Speaker or the 
Committee on House Oversight, the Clerk shall report to the Committee on 
House Oversight not later than 45 days following the close of each 
semiannual period ending on June 30 or on December 31 on the financial 
and operational status of each function under the jurisdiction of the 
Clerk. Each report shall include financial statements, a description or 
explanation of current operations, the implementation of new policies 
and procedures, and future plans for each function.
  8. The Clerk shall fully cooperate with the appropriate offices and 
persons in the performance of reviews and audits of financial records 
and administrative operations.
  

                                 Rule IV

                     duties of the sergeant-at-arms

  1. It shall be the duty of the Sergeant-at-Arms to attend the House 
during its sittings, to maintain order under the direction of the 
Speaker or Chairman, and, pending the election of a Speaker or Speaker 
pro tempore, under the direction of the Clerk, execute the commands of 
the House, and all processes issued by authority thereof, directed to 
him by the Speaker.
  2. The symbol of his office shall be the mace, which shall be borne by 
him while enforcing order on the floor.
  3. He shall enforce strictly the rules relating to the privileges of 
the Hall and be responsible to the House for the official conduct of his 
employees.
  4. He shall allow no person to enter the room over the Hall of the 
House during its sittings; and fifteen minutes

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before the hour of the meeting of the House each day he shall see that 
the floor is cleared of all persons except those privileged to remain, 
and kept so until ten minutes after adjournment.
  5. In addition to any other reports required by the Speaker or the 
Committee on House Oversight, the Sergeant-at-Arms shall report to the 
Committee on House Oversight not later than 45 days following the close 
of each semiannual period ending June 30 or on December 31 on the 
financial and operational status of each function under the jurisdiction 
of the Sergeant-at-Arms. Each report shall include financial statements, 
a description or explanation of current operations, the implementation 
of new policies and procedures, and future plans for each function.
  6. The Sergeant-at-Arms shall fully cooperate with the appropriate 
offices and persons in the performance of reviews and audits of 
financial records and administrative operations.

                                 Rule V

                      chief administrative officer

  1. The Chief Administrative Officer of the House shall have 
operational and financial responsibility for functions as assigned by 
the Speaker and the Committee on House Oversight, and shall be subject 
to the policy direction and oversight of the Speaker and the Committee 
on House Oversight.
  2. In addition to any other reports required by the Speaker or the 
Committee on House Oversight, the Chief shall report to the Committee on 
House Oversight not later than 45 days following the close of each 
semiannual period ending on June 30 or December 31 on the financial and 
operational status of each function under the jurisdiction of the Chief. 
Each report shall include financial statements, a description or 
explanation of current operations, the implementation of new policies 
and procedures, and future plans for each function.
  3. The Chief shall fully cooperate with the appropriate offices and 
persons in the performance of reviews and audits of financial records 
and administrative operations.

                                 Rule VI

                       office of inspector general

  1. There is established an Office of Inspector General.
  2. The Inspector General shall be appointed for a Congress by the 
Speaker, the majority leader, and the minority leader, acting jointly.
  3. Subject to the policy direction and oversight of the Committee on 
House Oversight, the Inspector General shall be responsible only for--
    (a) conducting periodic audits of the financial and administrative 
  functions of the House and joint entities;
    (b) informing the Officers or other officials who are the subject of 
  an audit of the results of that audit and suggesting appropriate 
  curative actions;
    (c) simultaneously notifying the Speaker, the majority leader, the 
  minority leader, and the chairman and ranking minority party member of 
  the Committee on House Oversight in the case of any financial 
  irregularity discovered in the course of carrying out responsibilities 
  under this rule;
    (d) simultaneously submitting to the Speaker, the majority leader, 
  and the chairman and ranking minority party member of the Committee on 
  House Oversight a report of each audit conducted under this rule; and
    (e) reporting to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
  information involving possible violations by any Member, officer, or 
  employee of the House of any rule of the House or of any law 
  applicable to the performance of official duties or the discharge of 
  official responsibilities which may require referral to the 
  appropriate Federal or State authorities pursuant to clause 4(e)(1)(C) 
  of rule X.

                                Rule VII

                         duties of the chaplain

  The Chaplain shall attend at the commencement of each day's sitting of 
the House and open the same with prayer.

                                Rule VIII

                          duties of the members

  1. Every Member shall be present within the Hall of the House during 
its sittings, unless excused or necessarily prevented; and shall vote on 
each question put, unless he has a direct personal or pecuniary interest 
in the event of such question.
  2. Pairs shall be announced by the Clerk immediately before the 
announcement by the Chair of the result of the vote, by the House or 
Committee of the Whole from a written list furnished him, and signed by 
the Member making the statement to the Clerk, which list shall be 
published in the Record as a part of the proceedings, immediately 
following the names of those not voting. However, pairs shall be 
announced but once during the same legislative day.
  3. (a) A Member may not authorize any other individual to cast his 
vote or record his presence in the House or Committee of the Whole.
  (b) No individual other than a Member may cast a vote or record a 
Member's presence in the House or Committee of the Whole.
  (c) A Member may not cast a vote for any other Member or record 
another Member's presence in the House or Committee of the Whole.

                                 Rule IX

                         questions of privilege

  1. Questions of privilege shall be, first, those affecting the rights 
of the House collectively, its safety, dignity, and the integrity of its 
proceedings; and second, those affecting the rights, reputation, and 
conduct of Members, individually, in their representative capacity only.
  2. (a)(1) A resolution reported as a question of the privileges of the 
House, or offered from the floor by the majority leader or the minority 
leader as a question of the privileges of the House, or offered as 
privileged under clause 1, section 7, article I of the Constitution, 
shall have precedence of all other questions except motions to adjourn. 
A resolution offered from the floor by a Member other than the majority 
leader or the minority leader as a question of the privileges of the 
House shall have precedence of all other questions except motions to 
adjourn only at a time or place, designated by the Speaker, in the 
legislative schedule within two legislative days after the day on which 
the proponent announces to the House his intention to offer the 
resolution and the form of the resolution.
  (2) The time allotted for debate on a resolution offered from the 
floor as a question of the privileges of the House shall be equally 
divided between (A) the proponent of the resolution, and (B) the 
majority leader or the minority leader or a designee, as determined by 
the Speaker.
  (b) A question of personal privilege shall have precedence of all 
other questions except motions to adjourn.

                                 Rule X

          establishment and jurisdiction of standing committees

                  The Committees and Their Jurisdiction

  1. There shall be in the House the following standing committees, each 
of which shall have the jurisdiction and related functions assigned to 
it by this clause and clauses 2, 3, and 4; and all bills, resolutions, 
and other matters relating to subjects within the jurisdiction of any 
standing committee as listed in this clause shall (in accordance with 
and subject to clause 5) be referred to such committees, as follows:

  (a) Committee on Agriculture.

  (1) Adulteration of seeds, insect pests, and protection of birds and 
animals in forest reserves.
  (2) Agriculture generally.
  (3) Agricultural and industrial chemistry.
  (4) Agricultural colleges and experiment stations.
  (5) Agricultural economics and research.
  (6) Agricultural education extension services.
  (7) Agricultural production and marketing and stabilization of prices 
of agricultural products, and commodities (not including distribution 
outside of the United States).
  (8) Animal industry and diseases of animals.
  (9) Commodities exchanges.
  (10) Crop insurance and soil conservation.
  (11) Dairy industry.
  (12) Entomology and plant quarantine.

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  (13) Extension of farm credit and farm security.
  (14) Inspection of livestock, and poultry, and meat products, and 
seafood and seafood products.
  (15) Forestry in general, and forest reserves other than those created 
from the public domain.
  (16) Human nutrition and home economics.
  (17) Plant industry, soils, and agricultural engineering.
  (18) Rural electrification.
  (19) Rural development.
  (20) Water conservation related to activities of the Department of 
Agriculture.

  (b) Committee on Appropriations.

  (1) Appropriation of the revenue for the support of the Government.
  (2) Rescissions of appropriations contained in appropriation Acts.
  (3) Transfers of unexpended balances.
  (4) The amount of new spending authority (as described in the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974) which is to be effective for a fiscal 
year, including bills and resolutions (reported by other committees) 
which provide new spending authority and are referred to the committee 
under clause 4(a).

The committee shall include separate headings for ``Rescissions'' and 
``Transfers of Unexpended Balances'' in any bill or resolution as 
reported from the committee under its jurisdiction specified in 
subparagraph (2) or (3), with all proposed rescissions and proposed 
transfers listed therein; and shall include a separate section with 
respect to such rescissions or transfers in the accompanying committee 
report. In addition to its jurisdiction under the preceding provisions 
of this paragraph, the committee shall have the fiscal oversight 
function provided for in clause 2(b)(3) and the budget hearing function 
provided for in clause 4(a).

  (c) Committee on Banking and Financial 
Services.

  (1) Banks and banking, including deposit insurance and Federal 
monetary policy.
  (2) Bank capital markets activities generally.
  (3) Depository institution securities activities generally, including 
the activities of any affiliates, except for functional regulation under 
applicable securities laws not involving safety and soundness.
  (4) Economic stabilization, defense production, renegotiation, and 
control of the price of commodities, rents, and services.
  (5) Financial aid to commerce and industry (other than 
transportation).
  (6) International finance.
  (7) International financial and monetary organizations.
  (8) Money and credit, including currency and the issuance of notes and 
redemption thereof; gold and silver, including the coinage thereof; 
valuation and revaluation of the dollar.
  (9) Public and private housing.
  (10) Urban development.

  (d)(1) Committee on the Budget, 
consisting of the following Members:

  (A) Members who are members of other standing committees, including 
five Members who are members of the Committee on Appropriations, and 
five Members who are members of the Committee on Ways and Means;
  (B) one Member from the leadership of the majority party; and
  (C) one Member from the leadership of the minority party.

No Member other than a representative from the leadership of a party may 
serve as a member of the Committee on the Budget during more than four 
Congresses in any period of six successive Congresses (disregarding for 
this purpose any service performed as a member of such committee for 
less than a full session in any Congress), except that an incumbent 
chairman or ranking minority member having served on the committee for 
four Congresses and having served as chairman or ranking minority member 
of the committee for not more than one Congress shall be eligible for 
reelection to the committee as chairman or ranking minority member for 
one additional Congress.

  (2) All concurrent resolutions on the budget (as defined in section 3 
of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974), other matters required to be 
referred to the committee under titles III and IV of that Act, and other 
measures setting forth appropriate levels of budget totals for the 
United States Government.
  (3) Measures relating to the congressional budget process, generally.
  (4) Measures relating to the establishment, extension, and enforcement 
of special controls over the Federal budget, including the budgetary 
treatment of off-budget Federal agencies and measures providing 
exemption from reduction under any order issued under part C of the 
Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985.
  (5) The committee shall have the duty--
    (A) to report the matters required to be reported by it under titles 
  III and IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974;
    (B) to make continuing studies of the effect on budget outlays of 
  relevant existing and proposed legislation and to report the results 
  of such studies to the House on a recurring basis;
    (C) to request and evaluate continuing studies of tax expenditures; 
  to devise methods of coordinating tax expenditures, policies, and 
  programs with direct budget outlays, and to report the results of such 
  studies to the House on a recurring basis; and
    (D) to review, on a continuing basis, the conduct by the 
  Congressional Budget Office of its functions and duties.

  (e) Committee on Commerce.

  (1) Biomedical research and development.
  (2) Consumer affairs and consumer protection.
  (3) Health and health facilities, except health care supported by 
payroll deductions.
  (4) Interstate energy compacts.
  (5) Interstate and foreign commerce generally.
  (6) Measures relating to the exploration, production, storage, supply, 
marketing, pricing, and regulation of energy resources, including all 
fossil fuels, solar energy, and other unconventional or renewable energy 
resources.
  (7) Measures relating to the conservation of energy resources.
  (8) Measures relating to energy information generally.
  (9) Measures relating to (A) the generation and marketing of power 
(except by federally chartered or Federal regional power marketing 
authorities), (B) the reliability and interstate transmission of, and 
ratemaking for, all power, and (C) the siting of generation facilities; 
except the installation of interconnections between Government 
waterpower projects.
  (10) Measures relating to general management of the Department of 
Energy, and the management and all functions of the Federal Energy 
Regulatory Commission.
  (11) National energy policy generally.
  (12) Public health and quarantine.
  (13) Regulation of the domestic nuclear energy industry, including 
regulation of research and development reactors and nuclear regulatory 
research.
  (14) Regulation of interstate and foreign communications.
  (15) Securities and exchanges.
  (16) Travel and tourism.

The committee shall have the same jurisdiction with respect to 
regulation of nuclear facilities and of use of nuclear energy as it has 
with respect to regulation of nonnuclear facilities and of use of 
nonnuclear energy. In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the 
preceding provisions of this paragraph (and its general oversight 
functions under clause 2(b)(1)), such committee shall have the special 
oversight functions provided for in clause (3)(h) with respect to all 
laws, programs, and Government activities affecting nuclear and other 
energy, and nonmilitary nuclear energy and research and development 
including the disposal of nuclear waste.

  (f) Committee on Economic and 
Educational Opportunities.

  (1) Child labor.
  (2) Columbia Institution for the Deaf, Dumb, and Blind; Howard 
University; Freedmen's Hospital.
  (3) Convict labor and the entry of goods made by convicts into 
interstate commerce.
  (4) Food programs for children in schools.
  (5) Labor standards and statistics.
  (6) Measures relating to education or labor generally.
  (7) Mediation and arbitration of labor disputes.

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  (8) Regulation or prevention of importation of foreign laborers under 
contract.
  (9) United States Employees' Compensation Commission.
  (10) Vocational rehabilitation.
  (11) Wages and hours of labor.
  (12) Welfare of miners.
  (13) Work incentive programs.

In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preceding 
provisions of this paragraph (and its general oversight function under 
clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have the special oversight function 
provided for in clause 3(c) with respect to domestic educational 
programs and institutions, and programs of student assistance, which are 
within the jurisdiction of other committees.

  (g) Committee on Government Reform and 
Oversight.

  (1) The Federal Civil Service, including intergovernmental personnel; 
the status of officers and employees of the United States, including 
their compensation, classification, and retirement.
  (2) Measures relating to the municipal affairs of the District of 
Columbia in general, other than appropriations.
  (3) Federal paperwork reduction.
  (4) Budget and accounting measures, generally.
  (5) Holidays and celebrations.
  (6) The overall economy, efficiency and management of government 
operations and activities, including Federal procurement.
  (7) National archives.
  (8) Population and demography generally, including the Census.
  (9) Postal service generally, including the transportation of the 
mails.
  (10) Public information and records.
  (11) Relationship of the Federal Government to the States and 
municipalities generally.
  (12) Reorganizations in the executive branch of the Government.

In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preceding 
provisions of this paragraph (and its oversight functions under clause 
2(b) (1) and (2)), the committee shall have the function of performing 
the duties and conducting the studies which are provided for in clause 
4(c).

  (h) Committee on House Oversight.

  (1) Appropriations from accounts for committee salaries and expenses 
(except for the Committee on Appropriations), House Information Systems, 
and allowances and expenses of Members, House Officers and 
administrative offices of the House.
  (2) Auditing and settling of all accounts described in subparagraph 
(1).
  (3) Employment of persons by the House, including clerks for Members 
and committees, and reporters of debates.
  (4) Except as provided in clause 1(q)(11), matters relating to the 
Library of Congress and the House Library; statuary and pictures; 
acceptance or purchase of works of art for the Capitol; the Botanic 
Gardens; management of the Library of Congress; purchase of books and 
manuscripts.
  (5) Except as provided in clause 1(q)(11), matters relating to the 
Smithsonian Institution and the incorporation of similar institutions.
  (6) Expenditure of accounts described in subparagraph (1).
  (7) Franking Commission.
  (8) Matters relating to printing and correction of the Congressional 
Record.
  (9) Measures relating to accounts of the House generally.
  (10) Measures relating to assignment of office space for Members and 
committees.
  (11) Measures relating to the disposition of useless executive papers.
  (12) Measures relating to the election of the President, Vice 
President, or Members of Congress; corrupt practices; contested 
elections; credentials and qualifications; and Federal elections 
generally.
  (13) Measures relating to services to the House, including the House 
Restaurant, parking facilities and administration of the House Office 
Buildings and of the House wing of the Capitol.
  (14) Measures relating to the travel of Members of the House.
  (15) Measures relating to the raising, reporting and use of campaign 
contributions for candidates for office of Representative in the House 
of Representatives, of Delegate, and of Resident Commissioner to the 
United States from Puerto Rico.
  (16) Measures relating to the compensation, retirement and other 
benefits of the Members, officers, and employees of the Congress.

In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preceding 
provisions of this paragraph (and its general oversight function under 
clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have the function of performing the 
duties which are provided for in clause 4(d).

  (i) Committee on International 
Relations.

  (1) Relations of the United States with foreign nations generally.
  (2) Acquisition of land and buildings for embassies and legations in 
foreign countries.
  (3) Establishment of boundary lines between the United States and 
foreign nations.
  (4) Export controls, including nonproliferation of nuclear technology 
and nuclear hardware.
  (5) Foreign loans.
  (6) International commodity agreements (other than those involving 
sugar), including all agreements for cooperation in the export of 
nuclear technology and nuclear hardware.
  (7) International conferences and congresses.
  (8) International education.
  (9) Intervention abroad and declarations of war.
  (10) Measures relating to the diplomatic service.
  (11) Measures to foster commercial intercourse with foreign nations 
and to safeguard American business interests abroad.
  (12) Measures relating to international economic policy.
  (13) Neutrality.
  (14) Protection of American citizens abroad and expatriation.
  (15) The American National Red Cross.
  (16) Trading with the enemy.
  (17) United Nations Organizations.

In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preceding 
provisions of this paragraph (and its general oversight function under 
clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have the special oversight 
functions provided for in clause 3(d) with respect to customs 
administration, intelligence activities relating to foreign policy, 
international financial and monetary organizations, and international 
fishing agreements.

  (j) Committee on the Judiciary.

  (1) The judiciary and judicial proceedings, civil and criminal.
  (2) Administrative practice and procedure.
  (3) Apportionment of Representatives.
  (4) Bankruptcy, mutiny, espionage, and counterfeiting.
  (5) Civil liberties.
  (6) Constitutional amendments.
  (7) Federal courts and judges, and local courts in the Territories and 
possessions.
  (8) Immigration and naturalization.
  (9) Interstate compacts, generally.
  (10) Measures relating to claims against the United States.
  (11) Meetings of Congress, attendance of Members and their acceptance 
of incompatible offices.
  (12) National penitentiaries.
  (13) Patents, the Patent Office, copyrights, and trademarks.
  (14) Presidential succession.
  (15) Protection of trade and commerce against unlawful restraints and 
monopolies.
  (16) Revision and codification of the Statutes of the United States.
  (17) State and territorial boundaries.
  (18) Subversive activities affecting the internal security of the 
United States.

  (k) Committee on National Security.

  (1) Ammunition depots; forts; arsenals; Army, Navy, and Air Force 
reservations and establishments.
  (2) Common defense generally.
  (3) Conservation, development, and use of naval petroleum and oil 
shale reserves.
  (4) The Department of Defense generally, including the Departments of 
the Army, Navy, and Air Force generally.
  (5) Interoceanic canals generally, including measures relating to the 
maintenance, operation, and administration of interoceanic canals.
  (6) Merchant Marine Academy, and State Maritime Academies.
  (7) Military applications of nuclear energy.

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  (8) Tactical intelligence and intelligence related activities of the 
Department of the Defense.
  (9) National security aspects of merchant marine, including financial 
assistance for the construction and operation of vessels, the 
maintenance of the U.S. shipbuilding and ship repair industrial base, 
cabotage, cargo preference and merchant marine officers and seamen as 
these matters relate to the national security.
  (10) Pay, promotion, retirement, and other benefits and privileges of 
members of the armed forces.
  (11) Scientific research and development in support of the armed 
services.
  (12) Selective service.
  (13) Size and composition of the Army, Navy, Marine Corps, and Air 
Force.
  (14) Soldiers' and sailors' homes.
  (15) Strategic and critical materials necessary for the common 
defense.

In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preceding 
provisions of this paragraph (and its general oversight function under 
clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have the special oversight function 
provided for in clause 3(a) with respect to international arms control 
and disarmament, and military dependents education.

  (l) Committee on Resources.

  (1) Fisheries and wildlife, including research, restoration, refuges, 
and conservation.
  (2) Forest reserves and national parks created from the public domain.
  (3) Forfeiture of land grants and alien ownership, including alien 
ownership of mineral lands.
  (4) Geological Survey.
  (5) International fishing agreements.
  (6) Interstate compacts relating to apportionment of waters for 
irrigation purposes.
  (7) Irrigation and reclamation, including water supply for reclamation 
projects, and easements of public lands for irrigation projects, and 
acquisition of private lands when necessary to complete irrigation 
projects.
  (8) Measures relating to the care and management of Indians, including 
the care and allotment of Indian lands and general and special measures 
relating to claims which are paid out of Indian funds.
  (9) Measures relating generally to the insular possessions of the 
United States, except those affecting the revenue and appropriations.
  (10) Military parks and battlefields, national cemeteries administered 
by the Secretary of the Interior, parks within the District of Columbia, 
and the erection of monuments to the memory of individuals.
  (11) Mineral land laws and claims and entries thereunder.
  (12) Mineral resources of the public lands.
  (13) Mining interests generally.
  (14) Mining schools and experimental stations.
  (15) Marine affairs (including coastal zone management), except for 
measures relating to oil and other pollution of navigable waters.
  (16) Oceanography.
  (17) Petroleum conservation on the public lands and conservation of 
the radium supply in the United States.
  (18) Preservation of prehistoric ruins and objects of interest on the 
public domain.
  (19) Public lands generally, including entry, easements, and grazing 
thereon.
  (20) Relations of the United States with the Indians and the Indian 
tribes.
  (21) Trans-Alaska Oil Pipeline (except ratemaking).

In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preceding 
provisions of this paragraph (and its general oversight function under 
clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have the special oversight 
functions provided for in clause 3(e) with respect to all programs 
affecting Indians.

  (m) Committee on Rules.

  (1) The rules and joint rules (other than rules or joint rules 
relating to the Code of Official Conduct), and order of business of the 
House.
  (2) Recesses and final adjournments of Congress.

The Committee on Rules is authorized to sit and act whether or not the 
House is in session.

  (n) Committee on Science.

  (1) All energy research, development, and demonstration, and projects 
therefor, and all federally owned or operated nonmilitary energy 
laboratories.
  (2) Astronautical research and development, including resources, 
personnel, equipment, and facilities.
  (3) Civil aviation research and development.
  (4) Environmental research and development.
  (5) Marine research.
  (6) Measures relating to the commercial application of energy 
technology.
  (7) National Institute of Standards and Technology, standardization of 
weights and measures and the metric system.
  (8) National Aeronautics and Space Administration.
  (9) National Space Council.
  (10) National Science Foundation.
  (11) National Weather Service.
  (12) Outer space, including exploration and control thereof.
  (13) Science Scholarships.
  (14) Scientific research, development, and demonstration, and projects 
therefor.

In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preceding 
provisions of this paragraph (and its general oversight function under 
clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have the special oversight function 
provided for in clause 3(f) with respect to all nonmilitary research and 
development.

  (o) Committee on Small Business.

  (1) Assistance to and protection of small business, including 
financial aid, regulatory flexibility and paperwork reduction.
  (2) Participation of small-business enterprises in Federal procurement 
and Government contracts.

In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preceding 
provisions of this paragraph and (its general oversight function under 
clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have the special oversight function 
provided for in clause 3(g) with respect to the problems of small 
business.

  (p) Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct.

  (1) Measures relating to the Code of Official Conduct.

In addition to its legislative jurisdiction under the preceding 
provision of this paragraph (and its general oversight function under 
clause 2(b)(1)), the committee shall have the functions with respect to 
recommendations, studies, investigations, and reports which are provided 
for in clause 4(e), and the functions designated in titles I and V of 
the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 and sections 7342, 7351, and 7353 
of title 5, United States Code.

  (q) Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure.

  (1) Coast Guard, including lifesaving service, lighthouses, 
lightships, ocean derelicts, and the Coast Guard Academy.
  (2) Federal management of emergencies and natural disasters.
  (3) Flood control and improvement of rivers and harbors.
  (4) Inland waterways.
  (5) Inspection of merchant marine vessels, lights and signals, 
lifesaving equipment, and fire protection on such vessels.
  (6) Navigation and the laws relating thereto, including pilotage.
  (7) Registering and licensing of vessels and small boats.
  (8) Rules and international arrangements to prevent collisions at sea.
  (9) Measures relating to the Capitol Building and the Senate and House 
Office Buildings.
  (10) Measures relating to the construction or maintenance of roads and 
post roads, other than appropriations therefor; but it shall not be in 
order for any bill providing general legislation in relation to roads to 
contain any provision for any specific road, nor for any bill in 
relation to a specific road to embrace a provision in relation to any 
other specific road.
  (11) Measures relating to the construction or reconstruction, 
maintenance, and care of the buildings and grounds of the Botanic 
Gardens, the Library of Congress, and the Smithsonian Institution.
  (12) Measures relating to merchant marine, except for national 
security aspects of merchant marine.
  (13) Measures relating to the purchase of sites and construction of 
post offices, customhouses, Federal courthouses, and Government 
buildings within the District of Columbia.

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  (14) Oil and other pollution of navigable waters, including inland, 
coastal, and ocean waters.
  (15) Marine affairs (including coastal zone management) as they relate 
to oil and other pollution of navigable waters.
  (16) Public buildings and occupied or improved grounds of the United 
States generally.
  (17) Public works for the benefit of navigation, including bridges and 
dams (other than international bridges and dams).
  (18) Related transportation regulatory agencies.
  (19) Roads and the safety thereof.
  (20) Transportation, including civil aviation, railroads, water 
transportation, transportation safety (except automobile safety), 
transportation infrastructure, transportation labor, and railroad 
retirement and unemployment (except revenue measures related thereto).
  (21) Water power.

  (r) Committee on Veterans' Affairs.

  (1) Veterans' measures generally.
  (2) Cemeteries of the United States in which veterans of any war or 
conflict are or may be buried, whether in the United States or abroad, 
except cemeteries administered by the Secretary of the Interior.
  (3) Compensation, vocational rehabilitation, and education of 
veterans.
  (4) Life insurance issued by the Government on account of service in 
the Armed Forces.
  (5) Pensions of all the wars of the United States, general and 
special.
  (6) Readjustment of servicemen to civil life.
  (7) Soldiers' and sailors' civil relief.
  (8) Veterans' hospitals, medical care, and treatment of veterans.

  (s) Committee on Ways and Means.

  (1) Customs, collection districts, and ports of entry and delivery.
  (2) Reciprocal trade agreements.
  (3) Revenue measures generally.
  (4) Revenue measures relating to the insular possessions.
  (5) The bonded debt of the United States (subject to the last sentence 
of clause 4(g) of this rule).
  (6) The deposit of public moneys.
  (7) Transportation of dutiable goods.
  (8) Tax exempt foundations and charitable trusts.
  (9) National social security, except (A) health care and facilities 
programs that are supported from general revenues as opposed to payroll 
deductions and (B) work incentive programs.

                    General Oversight Responsibilties

  2. (a) In order to assist the House in--
    (1) its analysis, appraisal, and evaluation of (A) the application, 
  administration, execution, and effectiveness of the laws enacted by 
  the Congress, or (B) conditions and circumstances which may indicate 
  the necessity or desirability of enacting new or additional 
  legislation, and
    (2) its formulation, consideration, and enactment of such 
  modifications of or changes in those laws, and of such additional 
  legislation, as may be necessary or appropriate,
the various standing committees shall have oversight responsibilities as 
provided in paragraph (b).
  (b)(1) Each standing committee (other than the Committee on 
Appropriations and the Committee on the Budget) shall review and study, 
on a continuing basis, the application, administration, execution, and 
effectiveness of those laws, or parts of laws, the subject matter of 
which is within the jurisdiction of that committee and the organization 
and operation of the Federal agencies and entities having 
responsibilities in or for the administration and execution thereof, in 
order to determine whether such laws and the programs thereunder are 
being implemented and carried out in accordance with the intent of the 
Congress and whether such programs should be continued, curtailed, or 
eliminated. In addition, each such committee shall review and study any 
conditions or circumstances which may indicate the necessity or 
desirability of enacting new or additional legislation within the 
jurisdiction of that committee (whether or not any bill or resolution 
has been introduced with respect thereto), and shall on a continuing 
basis undertake future research and forecasting on matters within the 
jurisdiction of that committee. Each such committee having more than 
twenty members shall establish an oversight subcommittee, or require its 
subcommittees, if any, to conduct oversight in the area of their 
respective jurisdiction, to assist in carrying out its responsibilities 
under this subparagraph. The establishment of oversight subcommittees 
shall in no way limit the responsibility of the subcommittees with 
legislative jurisdiction from carrying out their oversight 
responsibilities.
  (2) The Committee on Government Reform and Oversight shall review and 
study, on a continuing basis, the operation of Government activities at 
all levels with a view to determining their economy and efficiency.
  (3) The Committee on Appropriations shall conduct such studies and 
examinations of the organization and operation of executive departments 
and other executive agencies (including any agency the majority of the 
stock of which is owned by the Government of the United States) as it 
may deem necessary to assist it in the determination of matters within 
its jurisdiction.
  (c) Each standing committee of the House shall have the function of 
reviewing and studying on a continuing basis the impact or probable 
impact of tax policies affecting subjects within its jurisdiction as 
described in clauses 1 and 3.
  (d)(1) Not later than February 15 of the first session of a Congress, 
each standing committee of the House shall, in a meeting that is open to 
the public and with a quorum present, adopt its oversight plans for that 
Congress. Such plans shall be submitted simultaneously to the Committee 
on Government Reform and Oversight and to the Committee on House 
Oversight. In developing such plans each committee shall, to the maximum 
extent feasible--
    (A) consult with other committees of the House that have 
  jurisdiction over the same or related laws, programs, or agencies 
  within its jurisdiction, with the objective of ensuring that such 
  laws, programs, or agencies are reviewed in the same Congress and that 
  there is a maximum of coordination between such committees in the 
  conduct of such reviews; and such plans shall include an explanation 
  of what steps have been and will be taken to ensure such coordination 
  and cooperation;
    (B) give priority consideration to including in its plans the review 
  of those laws, programs, or agencies operating under permanent budget 
  authority or permanent statutory authority; and
    (C) have a view toward ensuring that all significant laws, programs, 
  or agencies within its jurisdictions are subject to review at least 
  once every ten years.
  (2) It shall not be in order to consider any committee expense 
resolution (within the meaning of clause 5 of rule XI), or any amendment 
thereto, for any committee that has not submitted its oversight plans as 
required by this paragraph.
  (3) Not later than March 31 in the first session of a Congress, after 
consultation with the Speaker, the majority leader, and the minority 
leader, the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight shall report to 
the House the oversight plans submitted by each committee together with 
any recommendations that it, or the House leadership group referred to 
above, may make to ensure the most effective coordination of such plans 
and otherwise achieve the objectives of this clause.
  (e) The Speaker, with the approval of the House, may appoint special 
ad hoc oversight committees for the purpose of reviewing specific 
matters within the jurisdiction of two or more standing committees.

                       Special Oversight Functions

  3. (a) The Committee on National Security shall have the function of 
reviewing and studying, on a continuing basis, all laws, programs, and 
Government activities dealing with or involving international arms 
control and disarmament and the education of military dependents in 
schools.
  (b) The Committee on the Budget shall have the function of--
    (1) making continuing studies of the effect on budget outlays of 
  relevant existing and proposed legislation, and reporting the results 
  of such studies to the House on a recurring basis; and

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    (2) requesting and evaluating continuing studies of tax 
  expenditures, devising methods of coordinating tax expenditures, 
  policies, and programs with direct budget outlays, and reporting the 
  results of such studies to the House on a recurring basis.
  (c) The Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities shall have 
the function of reviewing, studying, and coordinating, on a continuing 
basis, all laws, programs, and Government activities dealing with or 
involving domestic educational programs and institutions, and programs 
of student assistance, which are within the jurisdiction of other 
committees.
  (d) The Committee on International Relations shall have the function 
of reviewing and studying, on a continuing basis, all laws, programs, 
and Government activities dealing with or involving customs 
administration, intelligence activities relating to foreign policy, 
international financial and monetary organizations, and international 
fishing agreements.
  (e) The Committee on Resources shall have the function of reviewing 
and studying, on a continuing basis, all laws, programs, and Government 
activities dealing with Indians and nonmilitary nuclear energy and 
research and development including the disposal of nuclear waste.
  (f) The Committee on Science shall have the function of reviewing and 
studying, on a continuing basis, all laws, programs, and Government 
activities dealing with or involving nonmilitary research and 
development.
  (g) The Committee on Small Business shall have the function of 
studying and investigating, on a continuing basis, the problems of all 
types of small business.
  (h) The Committee on Commerce shall have the function of reviewing and 
studying on a continuing basis, all laws, programs and government 
activities relating to nuclear and other energy.
  (i) The Committee on Rules shall have the function of reviewing and 
studying, on a continuing basis, the congressional budget process, and 
the committee shall, from time to time, report its findings and 
recommendations to the House.

                   Additional Functions of Committees

  4. (a)(1)(A) The Committee on Appropriations shall, within thirty days 
after the transmittal of the Budget to the Congress each year, hold 
hearings on the Budget as a whole with particular reference to--
    (i) the basic recommendations and budgetary policies of the 
  President in the presentation of the Budget; and
    (ii) the fiscal, financial, and economic assumptions used as bases 
  in arriving at total estimated expenditures and receipts.
  (B) In holding hearings pursuant to subdivision (A), the committee 
shall receive testimony from the Secretary of the Treasury, the Director 
of the Office of Management and Budget, the Chairman of the Council of 
Economic Advisers, and such other persons as the committee may desire.
  (C) Hearings pursuant to subdivision (A), or any part thereof, shall 
be held in open session, except when the committee, in open session and 
with a quorum present, determines by roll call vote that the testimony 
to be taken at that hearing on that day may be related to a matter of 
national security: Provided, however, That the committee may by the same 
procedure close one subsequent day of hearing. A transcript of all such 
hearings shall be printed and a copy thereof furnished to each Member, 
Delegate, and the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico.
  (D) Hearings pursuant to subdivision (A), or any part thereof, may be 
held before joint meetings of the committee and the Committee on 
Appropriations of the Senate in accordance with such procedures as the 
two committees jointly may determine.
  (2) Whenever any bill or resolution which provides new spending 
authority described in section 401(c)(2)(C) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974 is reported by a committee of the House and the amount of 
new budget authority which will be required for the fiscal year involved 
if such bill or resolution is enacted as so reported exceeds the 
appropriate allocation of new budget authority reported as described in 
clause 4(h) in connection with the most recently agreed to concurrent 
resolution on the budget for such fiscal year, such bill or resolution 
shall then be referred to the Committee on Appropriations with 
instructions to report it, with the committee's recommendations and (if 
the committee deems it desirable) with an amendment limiting the total 
amount of new spending authority provided in the bill or resolution, 
within 15 calendar days (not counting any day on which the House is not 
in session) beginning with the day following the day on which it is so 
referred. If the Committee on Appropriations fails to report the bill or 
resolution within such 15-day period, the committee shall be 
automatically discharged from further consideration of the bill or 
resolution and the bill or resolution shall be placed on the appropriate 
calendar.
  (3) In addition, the Committee on Appropriations shall study on a 
continuing basis those provisions of law which (on the first day of the 
first fiscal year for which the congressional budget process is 
effective) provide spending authority of permanent budget authority, and 
shall report to the House from time to time its recommendations for 
terminating or modifying such provisions.
  (b) The Committee on the Budget shall have the duty--
    (1) to review on a continuing basis the conduct by the Congressional 
  Budget Office of its functions and duties;
    (2) to hold hearings, and receive testimony from Members of Congress 
  and such appropriate representatives of Federal departments and 
  agencies, the general public, and national organizations as it deems 
  desirable, in developing the concurrent resolutions on the budget for 
  each fiscal year;
    (3) to make all reports required of it by the Congressional Budget 
  Act of l974, including the reporting of reconciliation bills and 
  resolutions when so required;
    (4) to study on a continuing basis those provisions of law which 
  exempt Federal agencies or any of their activities or outlays from 
  inclusion in the Budget of the United States Government, and to report 
  to the House from time to time its recommendations for terminating or 
  modifying such provisions; and
    (5) to study on a continuing basis proposals designed to improve and 
  facilitate methods of congressional budget-making, and to report to 
  the House from time to time the results of such study together with 
  its recommmendations.
  (c)(1) The Committee on Government Reform and Oversight shall have the 
general function of--
    (A) receiving and examining reports of the Comptroller General of 
  the United States and of submitting such recommendations to the House 
  as it deems necessary or desirable in connection with the subject 
  matter of such reports;
    (B) evaluating the effects of laws enacted to reorganize the 
  legislative and executive branches of the Government; and
    (C) studying intergovernmental relationships between the United 
  States and the States and municipalities, and between the United 
  States and international organizations of which the United States is a 
  member.
  (2) In addition to its duties under subparagraph (1), the Committee on 
Government Reform and Oversight may at any time conduct investigations 
of any matter without regard to the provisions of clause 1, 2, or 3 (or 
this clause) conferring jurisdiction over such matter upon another 
standing committee. The committee's findings and recommendations in any 
such investigation shall be made available to the other standing 
committee or committees having jurisdiction over the matter involved 
(and included in the report of any such other committee when required by 
clause 2(l)(3) of rule XI).
  (d) The Committee on House Oversight shall have the function of--
    (1) examining all bills, amendments, and joint resolutions after 
  passage by the House and, in cooperation with the Senate, examining 
  all bills and joint resolutions which shall have passed both Houses to 
  see that they are correctly enrolled, forthwith presenting those which 
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  dent of the United States in person after their signature by the 
  Speaker of the House and the President of the Senate and reporting the 
  fact and date of such presentation to the House; and
    (2) providing policy direction for, and oversight of, the Clerk, 
  Sergeant-at-Arms, Chief Administrative Officer, and Inspector General.
  (e)(1) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct is authorized: 
(A) to recommend to the House from time to time such administrative 
actions as it may deem appropriate to establish or enforce standards of 
official conduct for Members, officers, and employees of the House, and 
any letter of reproval or other administrative action of the committee 
pursuant to an investigation under subdivision (B) shall only be issued 
or implemented as a part of a report required by such subdivision; (B) 
to investigate, subject to subparagraph (2) of this paragraph, any 
alleged violation, by a Member, officer, or employee of the House, of 
the Code of Official Conduct or of any law, rule, regulation, or other 
standard of conduct applicable to the conduct of such Member, officer, 
or employee in the performance of his duties or the discharge of his 
responsibilities, and after notice and hearing (unless the right to a 
hearing is waived by the Member, officer, or employee), shall report to 
the House its findings of fact and recommendations, if any, upon the 
final disposition of any such investigation, and such action as the 
committee may deem appropriate in the circumstances; (C) to report to 
the appropriate Federal or State authorities, with the approval of the 
House, any substantial evidence of a violation, by a Member, officer, or 
employee of the House, of any law applicable to the performance of his 
duties or the discharge of his responsibilities, which may have been 
disclosed in a committee investigation; (D) to give consideration to the 
request of any Member, officer, or employee of the House for an advisory 
opinion with respect to the general propriety of any current or proposed 
conduct of such Member, officer, or employee and, with appropriate 
deletions to assure the privacy of the individual concerned, to publish 
such opinion for the guidance of other Members, officers, and employees 
of the House; and (E) to give consideration to the request of any 
Member, officer, or employee of the House for a written waiver in 
exceptional circumstances with respect to clause 4 of rule XLIII.
  (2)(A) No resolution, report, recommendation, or advisory opinion 
relating to the official conduct of a Member, officer, or employee of 
the House shall be made by the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct, and no investigation of such conduct shall be undertaken by 
such committee, unless approved by the affirmative vote of a majority of 
the members of the committee.
  (B) Except in the case of an investigation undertaken by the committee 
on its own initiative, the committee may undertake an investigation 
relating to the official conduct of an individual Member, officer, or 
employee of the House of Representatives only--
    (i) upon receipt of a complaint, in writing and under oath, made by 
  or submitted to a Member of the House and transmitted to the committee 
  by such Member, or
    (ii) upon receipt of a complaint, in writing and under oath, 
  directly from an individual not a Member of the House if the committee 
  finds that such complaint has been submitted by such individual to not 
  less than three Members of the House who have refused, in writing, to 
  transmit such complaint to the committee.
  (C) No investigation shall be undertaken by the committee of any 
alleged violation of a law, rule, regulation, or standard of conduct not 
in effect at the time of the alleged violation; nor shall any 
investigation be undertaken by the committee of any alleged violation 
which occurred before the third previous Congress unless the committee 
determines that the alleged violation is directly related to any alleged 
violation which occurred in a more recent Congress.
  (D) A member of the committee shall be ineligible to participate, as a 
member of the committee, in any committee proceeding relating to his or 
her official conduct. In any case in which a member of the committee is 
ineligible to act as a member of the committee under the preceding 
sentence, the Speaker of the House shall designate a Member of the House 
from the same political party as the ineligible member of the committee 
to act as a member of the committee in any committee proceeding relating 
to the official conduct of such ineligible member.
  (E) A member of the committee may disqualify himself from 
participating in any investigation of the conduct of a Member, officer, 
or employee of the House upon the submission in writing and under oath 
of an affidavit of disqualification stating that he cannot render an 
impartial and unbiased decision in the case in which he seeks to 
disqualify himself. If the committee approves and accepts such affidavit 
of disqualification, the chairman shall so notify the Speaker and 
request the Speaker to designate a Member of the House from the same 
political party as the disqualifying member of the committee to act as a 
member of the committee in any committee proceeding relating to such 
investigation.
  (F) No information or testimony received, or the contents of a 
complaint or the fact of its filing, shall be publicly disclosed by any 
committee or staff member unless specifically authorized in each 
instance by a vote of the full committee.
  (f)(1) Each standing committee of the House shall, in its 
consideration of all bills and joint resolutions of a public character 
within its jurisdiction, insure that appropriations for continuing 
programs and activities of the Federal Government and the District of 
Columbia government will be made annually to the maximum extent feasible 
and consistent with the nature, requirements, and objectives of the 
programs and activities involved. For the purposes of this paragraph a 
Government agency includes the organizational units of government listed 
in clause 7(c) of rule XIII.
  (2) Each standing committee of the House shall review, from time to 
time, each continuing program within its jurisdiction for which 
appropriations are not made annually in order to ascertain whether such 
program could be modified so that appropriations therefor would be made 
annually.
  (g) Each standing committee of the House shall, on or before February 
25 of each year, submit to the Committee on the Budget (1) its views and 
estimates with respect to all matters to be set forth in the concurrent 
resolution on the budget for the ensuing fiscal year which are within 
its jurisdiction or functions, and (2) an estimate of the total amounts 
of new budget authority, and budget outlays resulting therefrom, to be 
provided or authorized in all bills and resolutions within its 
jurisdiction which it intends to be effective during that fiscal year. 
The views and estimates submitted by the Committee on Ways and Means 
under the preceding sentence shall include a specific recommendation, 
made after holding public hearings, as to the appropriate level of the 
public debt which should be set forth in the concurrent resolution on 
the budget referred to in such sentence and serve as the basis for an 
increase or decrease in the statutory limit on such debt under the 
procedures provided by rule XLIX.
  (h) As soon as practicable after a concurrent resolution on the budget 
for any fiscal year is agreed to, each standing committee of the House 
(after consulting with the appropriate committee or committees of the 
Senate) shall subdivide any allocations made to it in the joint 
explanatory statement accompanying the conference report on such 
resolution, and promptly report such subdivisions to the House, in the 
manner provided by section 302 or section 602 (in the case of fiscal 
years 1991 through 1995) of the Congressional Budget Act of l974.
  (i) Each standing committee of the House which is directed in a 
concurrent resolution on the budget to determine and recommend changes 
in laws, bills, or resolutions under the reconciliation process shall 
promptly make such determination and recommendations, and report a 
reconciliation bill or resolution (or both) to the House or submit such 
recommendations to the Committee on the Budget, in accordance with the 
Congressional Budget Act of l974.

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     Referral of Bills, Resolutions, and Other Matters to Committees

  5. (a) Each bill, resolution, or other matter which relates to a 
subject listed under any standing committee named in clause 1 shall be 
referred by the Speaker in accordance with the provisions of this 
clause.
  (b) Every referral of any matter under paragraph (a) shall be made in 
such manner as to assure to the maximum extent feasible that each 
committee which has jurisdiction under clause 1 over the subject matter 
of any provision thereof will have responsibility for considering such 
provision and reporting to the House with respect thereto. Any 
precedents, rulings, and procedures in effect prior to the Ninety-Fourth 
Congress shall be applied with respect to referrals under this clause 
only to the extent that they will contribute to the achievement of the 
objectives of this clause.
  (c) In carrying out paragraphs (a) and (b) with respect to any matter, 
the Speaker shall designate a committee of primary jurisdiction; but 
also may refer the matter to one or more additional committees, for 
consideration in sequence (subject to appropriate time limitations), 
either on its initial referral or after the matter has been reported by 
the committee of primary jurisdiction; or may refer portions of the 
matter to one or more additional committees (reflecting different 
subjects and jurisdictions) for the consideration only of designated 
portions; or may refer the matter to a special ad hoc committee 
appointed by the Speaker with the approval of the House (with members 
from the committees having jurisdiction) for the specific purpose of 
considering that matter and reporting to the House thereon; or may make 
such other provisions as may be considered appropriate.

Election and Membership of Committees; Chairmen; Vacancies; Select and 
  Conference Committees
  6. (a)(1) The standing committees specified in clause 1 shall be 
elected by the House within the seventh calendar day beginning after the 
commencement of each Congress, from nominations submitted by the 
respective party caucuses. It shall always be in order to consider 
resolutions recommended by the respective party caucuses to change the 
composition of standing committees.
  (2) One-half of the members of the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct shall be from the majority party and one-half shall be from the 
minority party. No Member shall serve as a member of the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct during more than 3 Congresses in any 
period of 5 successive Congresses (disregarding for this purpose any 
service performed as a member of such committee for less than a full 
session in any Congress).
  (b)(1) Membership on standing committees during the course of a 
Congress shall be contingent on continuing membership in the party 
caucus or conference that nominated Members for election to such 
committees. Should a Member cease to be a member of a particular party 
caucus or conference, said Member shall automatically cease to be a 
member of a standing committee to which he was elected on the basis of 
nomination by that caucus or conference. The chairman of the relevant 
party caucus or conference shall notify the Speaker whenever a Member 
ceases to be a member of a party caucus or conference and the Speaker 
shall notify the chairman of each standing committee on which said 
Member serves, that in accord with this rule, the Member's election to 
such committee is automatically vacated.
  (2)(A) No Member, Delegate, or Resident Commissioner may serve 
simultaneously as a member of more than two standing committees or four 
subcommittees of the standing committees of the House, except that ex 
officio service by a chairman and ranking minority member of a committee 
on each of its subcommittees by committee rule shall not be counted 
against the limitation on subcommittee service. Any other exception to 
these limitations must be approved by the House upon the recommendation 
of the respective party caucus or conference.
  (B) For the purposes of this subparagraph, the term ``subcommittee'' 
includes any panel (other than a special oversight panel of the 
Committee on National Security), task force, special subcommittee, or 
any subunit of a standing committee that is established for a cumulative 
period longer than six months in any Congress.
  (c) One of the members of each standing committee shall be elected by 
the House, from nominations submitted by the majority party caucus, at 
the commencement of each Congress, as chairman thereof. No Member may 
serve as the chairman of the same standing committee, or as the chairman 
of the same subcommittee thereof, for more than three consecutive 
Congresses, beginning with the One Hundred Fourth Congress (disregarding 
for this purpose any service for less than a full session in any 
Congress). In the temporary absence of the chairman, the member next in 
rank in the order named in the election of the committee, and so on, as 
often as the case shall happen, shall act as chairman; and in case of a 
permanent vacancy in the chairmanship of any such committee the House 
shall elect another chairman.
  (d) No committee of the House shall have more than five subcommittees 
(except the Committee on Appropriations, which shall have no more than 
13; the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, which shall have 
no more than seven; and the Committee on Transportation and 
Infrastructure, which shall have no more than six).
  (e) All vacancies in standing committees shall be filled by election 
by the House from nominations, submitted by the respective party caucus 
or conference.
  (f) The Speaker shall appoint all select and conference committees 
which shall be ordered by the House from time to time. At any time after 
an original appointment, the Speaker may remove Members or appoint 
additional Members to select and conference committees. In appointing 
members to conference committees the Speaker shall appoint no less than 
a majority of members who generally supported the House position as 
determined by the Speaker. The Speaker shall name Members who are 
primarily responsible for the legislation and shall, to the fullest 
extent feasible, include the principal proponents of the major 
provisions of the bill as it passed the House.
  (g)   Membership on select and joint committees during the course of a 
Congress shall be contingent on continuing membership in the party 
caucus or conference the Member was a member of at the time of his 
appointment to a select or joint committee. Should a Member cease to be 
a member of that caucus or conference, said Member shall automatically 
cease to be a member of any select or joint committee to which he is 
assigned. The chairman of the relevant party caucus or conference shall 
notify the Speaker whenever a Member ceases to be a member of a party 
caucus or conference and the Speaker shall notify the chairman of each 
select or joint committee on which said Member serves, that in accord 
with this rule, the Member's appointment to such committee is 
automatically vacated.
  (h) The Speaker may appoint the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico 
and Delegates to the House to any select committee and to any conference 
committee.

                                 Rule XI

                    rules of procedure for committees

                               In General

  1. (a)(1) The Rules of the House are the rules of its committees and 
subcommittees so far as applicable, except that a motion to recess from 
day to day, and a motion to dispense with the first reading (in full) of 
a bill or resolution, if printed copies are available, are nondebatable 
motions of high privilege in committees and subcommittees.
  (2) Each subcommittee of a committee is a part of that committee, and 
is subject to the authority and direction of that committee and to its 
rules so far as applicable.
  (b) Each committee is authorized at any time to conduct such 
investigations and studies as it may consider necessary or appropriate 
in the exercise of its responsibilities under rule X, and (subject to 
the adoption of expense resolutions as required by clause 5) to incur 
expenses (including travel expenses) in connection therewith.

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  (c) Each committee is authorized to have printed and bound testimony 
and other data presented at hearings held by the committee. All costs of 
stenographic services and transcripts in connection with any meeting or 
hearing of a committee shall be paid from the contingent fund of the 
House.
  (d)(1) Each committee shall submit to the House not later than January 
2 of each odd-numbered year, a report on the activities of that 
committee under this rule and rule X during the Congress ending on 
January 3 of such year.
  (2) Such report shall include separate sections summarizing the 
legislative and oversight activities of that committee during that 
Congress.
  (3) The oversight section of such report shall include a summary of 
the oversight plans submitted by the committee pursuant to clause 2(d) 
of rule X, a summary of the actions taken and recommendations made with 
respect to each such plan, and a summary of any additional oversight 
activities undertaken by that committee, and any recommendations made or 
actions taken thereon.

                             Committee Rules

Adoption of written rules
  2. (a) Each standing committee of the House shall adopt written 
rules governing its procedure. Such rules--
    (1) shall be adopted in a meeting which is open to the public unless 
  the committee, in open session and with a quorum present, determined 
  by roll call vote that all or part of the meeting on that day is to be 
  closed to the public;
    (2) shall be not inconsistent with the Rules of the House or with 
  those provisions of law having the force and effect of Rules of the 
  House; and
    (3) shall in any event incorporate all of the succeeding provisions 
  of this clause to the extent applicable.

Each committee's rules specifying its regular meeting days, and any 
other rules of a committee which are in addition to the provisions of 
this clause, shall be published in the Congressional Record not later 
than thirty days after the committee is elected in each odd-numbered 
year. Each select or joint committee shall comply with the provisions of 
this paragraph unless specifically prohibited by law.

Regular meeting days
  (b) Each standing committee of the House shall adopt regular 
meeting days, which shall be not less frequent than monthly, for the 
conduct of its business. Each such committee shall meet, for the 
consideration of any bill or resolution pending before the committee or 
for the transaction of other committee business, on all regular meeting 
days fixed by the committee, unless otherwise provided by written rule 
adopted by the committee.

Additional and special meetings
  (c)(1) The Chairman of each standing committee may call and 
convene, as he or she considers necessary, additional meetings of the 
committee for the consideration of any bill or resolution pending before 
the committee or for the conduct of other committee business. The 
committee shall meet for such purpose pursuant to that call of the 
chairman.
  (2) If at least three members of any standing committee desire that a 
special meeting of the committee be called by the chairman, those 
members may file in the offices of the committee their written request 
to the chairman for that special meeting. Such request shall specify the 
measure or matter to be considered. Immediately upon the filing of the 
request, the clerk of the committee shall notify the chairman of the 
filing of the request. If, within three calendar days after the filing 
of the request, the chairman does not call the requested special 
meeting, to be held within seven calendar days after the filing of the 
request, a majority of the members of the committee may file in the 
offices of the committee their written notice that a special meeting of 
the committee will be held, specifying the date and hour of, and the 
measure or matter to be considered at, that special meeting. The 
committee shall meet on that date and hour. Immediately upon the filing 
of the notice, the clerk of the committee shall notify all members of 
the committee that such special meeting will be held and inform them of 
its date and hour and the measure or matter to be considered; and only 
the measure or matter specified in that notice may be considered at that 
special meeting.

Vice chairman or ranking majority 
    member to preside in absence of 
    chairman
  (d) A member of the majority party on any standing committee or 
subcommittee thereof designated by the chairman of the full committee 
shall be vice chairman of the committee or subcommittee, as the case may 
be, and shall preside at any meeting during the temporary absence of the 
chairman. If the chairman and vice chairman of the committee or 
subcommittee are not present at any meeting of the committee or 
subcommittee, the ranking member of the majority party who is present 
shall preside at that meeting.

Committee records
  (e)(1) Each committee shall keep a complete record of all 
committee action which shall include--
  (A) in the case of any meeting or hearing transcript, a substantially 
verbatim account of remarks actually made during the proceedings, 
subject only to technical, grammatical, and typographical corrections 
authorized by the person making the remarks involved; and
  (B) a record of the votes on any question on which a rollcall vote is 
demanded. The result of each such roll call vote shall be made available 
by the committee for inspection by the public at reasonable times in the 
offices of the committee. Information so available for public inspection 
shall include a description of the amendment, motion, order, or other 
proposition and the name of each Member voting for and each Member 
voting against such amendment, motion, order, or proposition, and the 
names of those Members present but not voting.
  (2) All committee hearings, records, data, charts, and files shall be 
kept separate and distinct from the congressional office records of the 
Member serving as chairman of the committee; and such records shall be 
the property of the House and all Members of the House shall have access 
thereto, except that in the case of records in the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct respecting the conduct of any Member, 
officer, or employee of the House, no Member of the House (other than a 
member of such committee) shall have access thereto without the 
specific, prior approval of the committee.
  (3) Each committee shall include in its rules standards for 
availability of records of the committee delivered to the Archivist of 
the United States under rule XXXVI. Such standards shall specify 
procedures for orders of the committee under clause 3(b)(3) and clause 
4(b) of rule XXXVI, including a requirement that nonavailability of a 
record for a period longer than the period otherwise applicable under 
that rule shall be approved by vote of the committee.

Prohibition against proxy voting
  (f) No vote by any member of any committee or subcommittee with 
respect to any measure or matter may be cast by proxy.

Open meetings and hearings
  (g)(1) Each meeting for the transaction of business, including 
the markup of legislation, of each standing committee or subcommittee 
thereof shall be open to the public, including to radio, television, and 
still photography coverage, except as provided by clause 3(f)(2), except 
when the committee or subcommittee, in open session and with a majority 
present, determines by roll call vote that all or part of the remainder 
of the meeting on that day shall be closed to the public because 
disclosure of matters to be considered would endanger national security, 
would compromise sensitive law enforcement information, would tend to 
defame, degrade or incriminate any person, or otherwise would violate 
any law or rule of the House: Provided, however, That no person other 
than members of the committee and such congressional staff and such 
departmental representatives as they may authorize shall be present at 
any business or markup session which has been closed to the public. This 
paragraph does not apply to open committee hearings which are provided 
for by clause 4(a)(1) of rule X or by subparagraph (2) of this 
paragraph.

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  (2) Each hearing conducted by each committee or subcommittee thereof 
shall be open to the public, including to radio, television, and still 
photography coverage, except when the committee or subcommittee, in open 
session and with a majority present, determines by roll call vote that 
all or part of the remainder of that hearing on that day shall be closed 
to the public because disclosure of testimony, evidence, or other 
matters to be considered would endanger the national security, would 
compromise sensitive law enforcement information, or would violate any 
law or rule of the House of Representatives. Notwithstanding the 
requirements of the preceding sentence, a majority of those present, 
there being in attendance the requisite number required under the rules 
of the committee to be present for the purpose of taking testimony,
  (A) may vote to close the hearing for the sole purpose of discussing 
whether testimony or evidence to be received would endanger the national 
security, would compromise sensitive law enforcement information, or 
violate clause 2(k)(5) of rule XI; or
  (B) may vote to close the hearing, as provided in clause 2(k)(5) of 
rule XI.

No Member may be excluded from nonparticipatory attendance at any 
hearing of any committee or subcommittee, with the exception of the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, unless the House of 
Representatives shall by majority vote authorize a particular committee 
or subcommittee, for purposes of a particular series of hearings on a 
particular article of legislation or on a particular subject of 
investigation, to close its hearings to Members by the same procedures 
designated in this subparagraph for closing hearings to the public: 
Provided, however, That the committee or subcommittee may by the same 
procedure vote to close one subsequent day of hearing except that the 
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on National Security, and the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and the subcommittees therein 
may, by the same procedure, vote to close up to five additional 
consecutive days of hearings.
  (3) Each committee of the House (except the Committee on Rules) shall 
make public announcement of the date, place and subject matter of any 
committee hearing at least one week before the commencement of the 
hearing. If the committee determines that there is good cause to begin 
the hearing sooner, it shall make the announcement at the earliest 
possible date. Any announcement made under this subparagraph shall be 
promptly published in the Daily Digest and promptly entered into the 
committee scheduling service of the House Information Systems.
  (4) Each committee shall, insofar as is practicable, require each 
witness who is to appear before it to file with the committee (in 
advance of his or her appearance) a written statement of the proposed 
testimony and to limit the oral presentation at such appearance to a 
brief summary of his or her argument.
  (5) No point of order shall lie with respect to any measure reported 
by any committee on the ground that hearings on such measure were not 
conducted in accordance with the provisions of this clause; except that 
a point of order on that ground may be made by any member of the 
committee which reported the measure if, in the committee, such point of 
order was (A) timely made and (B) improperly overruled or not properly 
considered.
  (6) The preceding provisions of this paragraph do not apply to the 
committee hearings which are provided for by clause 4(a)(1) of rule X.

Quorum for taking testimony and 
    certain other action
  (h)(1) Each committee may fix the number of its members to 
constitute a quorum for taking testimony and receiving evidence which 
shall be not less than two.
  (2) Each committee (except the Committee on Appropriations, the 
Committee on the Budget, and the Committee on Ways and Means) may fix 
the number of its members to constitute a quorum for taking any action 
other than the reporting of a measure or recommendation which shall be 
not less than one-third of the members.

Limitation on committees sittings
  (i)(1) No committee of the House (except the Committee on 
Appropriations, the Committee on the Budget, the Committee on Rules, the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, and the Committee on Ways 
and Means) may sit, without special leave, while the House is reading a 
measure for amendment under the five-minute rule. For purposes of this 
paragraph, special leave will be granted unless 10 or more Members 
object; and shall be granted upon the adoption of a motion, which shall 
be highly privileged if offered by the majority leader, granting such 
leave to one or more committees.
  (2) No committee of the House may sit during a joint session of the 
House and Senate or during a recess when a joint meeting of the House 
and Senate is in progress.

Calling and interrogation of witnesses
  (j)(1) Whenever any hearing is conducted by any committee upon 
any measure or matter, the minority party members on the committee shall 
be entitled, upon request to the chairman by a majority of them before 
the completion of the hearing, to call witnesses selected by the 
minority to testify with respect to that measure or matter during at 
least one day of hearing thereon.
  (2) Each committee shall apply the five-minute rule in the 
interrogation of witnesses in any hearing until such time as each member 
of the committee who so desires has had an opportunity to question each 
witness.

Investigative hearing procedures
  (k)(1) The chairman at an investigative hearing shall announce 
in an opening statement the subject of the investigation.
  (2) A copy of the committee rules and this clause shall be made 
available to each witness.
  (3) Witnesses at investigative hearings may be accompanied by their 
own counsel for the purpose of advising them concerning their 
constitutional rights.
  (4) The chairman may punish breaches of order and decorum, and of 
professional ethics on the part of counsel, by censure and exclusion 
from the hearings; and the committee may cite the offender to the House 
for contempt.
  (5) Whenever it is asserted that the evidence or testimony at an 
investigatory hearing may tend to defame, degrade, or incriminate any 
person,
    (A) such testimony or evidence shall be presented in executive 
  session, notwithstanding the provisions of clause 2(g)(2) of this 
  rule, if by a majority of those present, there being in attendance the 
  requisite number required under the rules of the committee to be 
  present for the purpose of taking testimony, the committee determines 
  that such evidence or testimony may tend to defame, degrade, or 
  incriminate any person; and
    (B) the committee shall proceed to receive such testimony in open 
  session only if a majority of the members of the committee, a majority 
  being present, determine that such evidence or testimony will not tend 
  to defame, degrade, or incriminate any person.

In either case the committee shall afford such person an opportunity 
voluntarily to appear as a witness, and receive and dispose of requests 
from such person to subpoena additional witnesses.
  (6) Except as provided in subparagraph (5), the chairman shall receive 
and the committee shall dispose of requests to subpoena additional 
witnesses.
  (7) No evidence or testimony taken in executive session may be 
released or used in public sessions without the consent of the 
committee.
  (8) In the discretion of the committee, witnesses may submit brief and 
pertinent sworn statements in writing for inclusion in the record. The 
committee is the sole judge of the pertinency of testimony and evidence 
adduced at its hearing.
  (9) A witness may obtain a transcript copy of his testimony given at a 
public session or, if given at an executive session, when authorized by 
the committee.

Committee procedures for reporting bills 
    and resolutions
  (l)(1)(A) It shall be the duty of the chairman of each committee 
to report or cause to be reported promptly to the House any measure 
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committee and to take or cause to be taken necessary steps to bring a 
matter to a vote.
  (B) In any event, the report of any committee on a measure which has 
been approved by the committee shall be filed within seven calendar days 
(exclusive of days on which the House is not in session) after the day 
on which there has been filed with the clerk of the committee a written 
request, signed by a majority of the members of the committee, for the 
reporting of that measure. Upon the filing of any such request, the 
clerk of the committee shall transmit immediately to the chairman of the 
committee notice of the filing of that request. This subdivision does 
not apply to a report of the Committee on Rules with respect to the 
rules, joint rules, or order of business of the House or to the 
reporting of a resolution of inquiry addressed to the head of an 
executive department.
  (2)(A) No measure or recommendation shall be reported from any 
committee unless a majority of the committee was actually present.
  (B) With respect to each rollcall vote on a motion to report any 
measure or matter of a public character, and on any amendment offered to 
the measure or matter, the total number of votes cast for and against, 
and the names of those members voting for and against, shall be included 
in the committee report on the measure or matter.
  (3) The report of any committee on a measure which has been approved 
by the committee shall include (A) the oversight findings and 
recommendations required pursuant to clause 2(b)(1) of rule X separately 
set out and clearly identified; (B) the statement required by section 
308(a)(1) of the Congressional Budget Act of l974, separately set out 
and clearly identified, if the measure provides new budget authority 
(other than continuing appropriations), new spending authority described 
in section 401(c)(2) of such Act, new credit authority, or an increase 
or decrease in revenues or tax expenditures, except that the estimates 
with respect to new budget authority shall include, when practicable, a 
comparison of the total estimated funding level for the relevant program 
(or programs) to the appropriate levels under current law; (C) the 
estimate and comparison prepared by the Director of the Congressional 
Budget Office under section 403 of such Act, separately set out and 
clearly identified, whenever the Director (if timely submitted prior to 
the filing of the report) has submitted such estimate and comparison to 
the committee; and (D) a summary of the oversight findings and 
recommendations made by the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
under clause 4(c)(2) of rule X separately set out and clearly identified 
whenever such findings and recommendations have been submitted to the 
legislative committee in a timely fashion to allow an opportunity to 
consider such findings and recommendations during the committee's 
deliberations on the measure.
  (4) Each report of a committee on each bill or joint resolution of a 
public character reported by such committee shall contain a detailed 
analytical statement as to whether the enactment of such bill or joint 
resolution into law may have an inflationary impact on prices and costs 
in the operation of the national economy.
  (5) If, at the time of approval of any measure or matter by any 
committee, other than the Committee on Rules, any member of the 
committee gives notice of intention to file supplemental, minority, or 
additional views, that member shall be entitled to not less than three 
calendar days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays) in 
which to file such views, in writing and signed by that member, with the 
clerk of the committee. All such views so filed by one or more members 
of the committee shall be included within, and shall be a part of, the 
report filed by the committee with respect to that measure or matter. 
The report of the committee upon that measure or matter shall be printed 
in a single volume which--
    (A) shall include all supplemental, minority, or additional views 
  which have been submitted by the time of the filing of the report, and
    (B) shall bear upon its cover a recital that any such supplemental, 
  minority, or additional views (and any material submitted under 
  subdivisions (C) and (D) of subparagraph (3)) are included as part of 
  the report.

This subparagraph does not preclude--
    (i) the immediate filing or printing of a committee print unless 
  timely request for the opportunity to file supplemental, minority, or 
  additional views has been made as provided by this subparagraph; or
    (ii) the filing by any such committee of any supplemental report 
  upon any measure or matter which may be required for the correction of 
  any technical error in a previous report made by that committee upon 
  that measure or matter.
  (6) A measure or matter reported by any committee (except the 
Committee on Rules in the case of a resolution making in order the 
consideration of a bill, resolution, or other order of business), shall 
not be considered in the House until the third calendar day, excluding 
Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays on which the report of that 
committee upon that measure or matter has been available to the Members 
of the House, or as provided by section 305(a)(1) of the Congressional 
Budget Act of 1974 in the case of a concurrent resolution on the budget: 
Provided, however, That it shall always be in order to call up for 
consideration, notwithstanding the provisions of clause 4(b) of rule XI, 
a report from the Committee on Rules specifically providing for the 
consideration of a reported measure or matter notwithstanding this 
restriction. If hearings have been held on any such measure or matter so 
reported, the committee reporting the measure or matter shall make every 
reasonable effort to have such hearings printed and available for 
distribution to the Members of the House prior to the consideration of 
such measure or matter in the House. This subparagraph shall not apply 
to--
    (A) any measure for the declaration of war, or the declaration of a 
  national emergency, by the Congress; or
    (B) any decision, determination, or action by a Government agency 
  which would become or continue to be, effective unless disapproved or 
  otherwise invalidated by one or both Houses of Congress.

For the purposes of the preceding sentence, a Government agency includes 
any department, agency, establishment, wholly owned Government 
corporation, or instrumentality of the Federal Government or the 
government of the District of Columbia.
  (7) If, within seven calendar days after a measure has, by resolution, 
been made in order for consideration by the House, no motion has been 
offered that the House consider that measure, any member of the 
committee which reported that measure may be recognized in the 
discretion of the Speaker to offer a motion that the House shall 
consider that measure, if that committee has duly authorized that member 
to offer that motion.

Power to sit and act 
    subpoena power
  (m)(1) For the purpose of carrying out any of its functions and 
duties under this rule and rule X (including any matters referred to it 
under clause 5 of rule X), any committee, or any subcommittee thereof, 
is authorized (subject to subparagraph (2)(A) of this paragraph)--
    (A) to sit and act at such times and places within the United 
  States, whether the House is in session, has recessed, or has 
  adjourned, and to hold such hearings, and
    (B) to require, by subpoena or otherwise, the attendance and 
  testimony of such witnesses and the production of such books, records, 
  correspondence, memorandums, papers, and documents as it deems 
  necessary.

The chairman of the committee, or any member designated by such 
chairman, may administer oaths to any witness.
  (2)(A) A subpoena may be authorized and issued by a committee or 
subcommittee under subparagraph (1)(B) in the conduct of any 
investigation or series of investigations or activities, only when 
authorized by a majority of the members voting, a majority being 
present. The power to authorize and issue subpoenas under subparagraph 
(1)(B) may be delegated to the chairman of the committee pursuant to 
such rules and under such limitations as the committee may prescribe. 
Authorized subpoenas shall be signed by the chair

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man of the committee or by any member designated by the committee.
  (B) Compliance with any subpoena issued by a committee or subcommittee 
under subparagraph (1)(B) may be enforced only as authorized or directed 
by the House.

Use of committee funds for travel
  (n)(1) Funds authorized for a committee under clause 5 are for 
expenses incurred in the committee's activities; however, local 
currencies owned by the United States shall be made available to the 
committee and its employees engaged in carrying out their official 
duties outside the United States, its territories or possessions. No 
appropriated funds, including those authorized under clause 5, shall be 
expended for the purpose of defraying expenses of members of the 
committee or its employees in any country where local currencies are 
available for this purpose; and the following conditions shall apply 
with respect to travel outside the United States or its territories or 
possessions:
    (A) No member or employee of the committee shall receive or expend 
  local currencies for subsistence in any country for any day at a rate 
  in excess of the maximum per diem set forth in applicable Federal law, 
  or if the Member or employee is reimbursed for any expenses for such 
  day, then the lesser of the per diem or the actual, unreimbursed 
  expenses (other than for transportation) incurred by the Member or 
  employee during that day.
    (B) Each member or employee of the committee shall make to the 
  chairman of the committee an itemized report showing the dates each 
  country was visited, the amount of per diem furnished, the cost of 
  transportation furnished, any funds expended for any other official 
  purpose and shall summarize in these categories the total foreign 
  currencies and/or appropriated funds expended. All such individual 
  reports shall be filed no later than sixty days following the 
  completion of travel with the chairman of the committee for use in 
  complying with reporting requirements in applicable Federal law and 
  shall be open for public inspection.
  (2) In carrying out the committee's activities outside of the United 
States in any country where local currencies are unavailable, a member 
or employee of the committee may not receive reimbursement for expenses 
(other than for transportation) in excess of the maximum per diem set 
forth in applicable Federal law, or if the member or employee is 
reimbursed for any expenses for such day, then the lesser of the per 
diem or the actual unreimbursed expenses (other than for transportation) 
incurred, by the member or employee during any day.
  (3) A member or employee of a committee may not receive reimbursement 
for the cost of any transportation in connection with travel outside of 
the United States unless the member or employee has actually paid for 
the transportation.
  (4) The restrictions respecting travel outside of the United States 
set forth in subparagraphs (2) and (3) shall also apply to travel 
outside of the United States by Members, officers, and employees of the 
House authorized under clause 8 of rule I, clause 1(b) of this rule, or 
any other provision of these Rules of the House of Representatives.
  (5) No local currencies owned by the United States may be made 
available under this paragraph for the use outside of the United States 
for defraying the expenses of a member of any committee after--
    (A) the date of the general election of Members in which the Member 
  has not been elected to the succeeding Congress; or
    (B) in the case of a Member who is not a candidate in such general 
  election, the earlier of the date of such general election or the 
  adjournment sine die of the last regular session of the Congress.

                   Broadcasting of Committee Hearings

  3. (a) It is the purpose of this clause to provide a means, in 
conformity with acceptable standards of dignity, propriety, and decorum, 
by which committee hearings, or committee meetings, which are open to 
the public may be covered, by television broadcast, radio broadcast, and 
still photography, or by any of such methods of coverage--
    (1) for the education, enlightenment, and information of the general 
  public, on the basis of accurate and impartial news coverage, 
  regarding the operations, procedures, and practices of the House as a 
  legislative and representative body and regarding the measures, public 
  issues, and other matters before the House and its committees, the 
  consideration thereof, and the action taken thereon; and
    (2) for the development of the perspective and understanding of the 
  general public with respect to the role and function of the House 
  under the Constitution of the United States as an organ of the Federal 
  Government.
  (b) In addition, it is the intent of this clause that radio and 
television tapes and television film of any coverage under this clause 
shall not be used, or made available for use, as partisan political 
campaign material to promote or oppose the candidacy of any person for 
elective public office.
  (c) It is, further, the intent of this clause that the general conduct 
of each meeting (whether of a hearing or otherwise) covered, under 
authority of this clause, by television broadcast, radio broadcast, and 
still photography, or by any of such methods of coverage, and the 
personal behavior of the committee members and staff, other Government 
officials and personnel, witnesses, television, radio, and press media 
personnel, and the general public at the hearing or other meeting shall 
be in strict conformity with and observance of the acceptable standards 
of dignity, propriety, courtesy, and decorum traditionally observed by 
the House in its operations and shall not be such as to--
    (1) distort the objects and purposes of the hearing or other meeting 
  or the activities of committee members in connection with that hearing 
  or meeting or in connection with the general work of the committee or 
  of the House; or
    (2) cast discredit or dishonor on the House, the committee, or any 
  Member or bring the House, the committee, or any Member into 
  disrepute.
  (d) The coverage of committee hearings and meetings by television 
broadcast, radio broadcast, or still photography shall be permitted and 
conducted only in strict conformity with the purposes, provisions, and 
requirements of this clause.
  (e) Whenever a hearing or meeting conducted by any committee or 
subcommittee of the House is open to the public, those proceedings shall 
be open to coverage by television, radio, and still photography, except 
as provided in paragraph (f)(2). A committee or subcommittee chairman 
may not limit the number of television or still cameras to fewer than 
two representatives from each medium (except for legitimate space or 
safety considerations, in which case pool coverage shall be authorized).
  (f) The written rules which may be adopted by a committee under 
paragraph (e) of this clause shall contain provisions to the following 
effect:
    (1) If the television or radio coverage of the hearing or meeting is 
  to be presented to the public as live coverage, that coverage shall be 
  conducted and presented without commercial sponsorship.
    (2) No witness served with a subpoena by the committee shall be 
  required against his or her will to be photographed at any hearing or 
  to give evidence or testimony while the broadcasting of that hearing, 
  by radio or television, is being conducted. At the request of any such 
  witness who does not wish to be subjected to radio, television, or 
  still photography coverage, all lenses shall be covered and all 
  microphones used for coverage turned off. This subparagraph is 
  supplementary to clause 2(k)(5) of this rule, relating to the 
  protection of the rights of witnesses.
    (3) The allocation among the television media of the positions of 
  the number of television cameras permitted by a committee or 
  subcommittee chairman in a hearing or meeting room shall be in 
  accordance with fair and equitable procedures devised by the Executive 
  Committee of the Radio and Television Correspondents' Galleries.

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    (4) Television cameras shall be placed so as not to obstruct in any 
  way the space between any witness giving evidence or testimony and any 
  member of the committee or the visibility of that witness and that 
  member to each other.
    (5) Television cameras shall operate from fixed positions but shall 
  not be placed in positions which obstruct unnecessarily the coverage 
  of the hearing or meeting by the other media.
    (6) Equipment necessary for coverage by the television and radio 
  media shall not be installed in, or removed from, the hearing or 
  meeting room while the committee is in session.
    (7) Floodlights, spotlights, strobelights, and flashguns shall not 
  be used in providing any method of coverage of the hearing or meeting, 
  except that the television media may install additional lighting in 
  the hearing or meeting room, without cost to the Government, in order 
  to raise the ambient lighting level in the hearing or meeting room to 
  the lowest level necessary to provide adequate television coverage of 
  the hearing or meeting at the then current state of the art of 
  television coverage.
    (8) In the allocation of the number of still photographers permitted 
  by a committee or subcommittee chairman in a hearing or meeting room, 
  preference shall be given to photographers from Associated Press 
  Photos and United Press International Newspictures. If requests are 
  made by more of the media than will be permitted by a committee or 
  subcommittee chairman for coverage of the hearing or meeting by still 
  photography, that coverage shall be made on the basis of a fair and 
  equitable pool arrangement devised by the Standing Committee of Press 
  Photographers.
    (9) Photographers shall not position themselves, at any time during 
  the course of the hearing or meeting, between the witness table and 
  the members of the committee.
    (10) Photographers shall not place themselves in positions which 
  obstruct unnecessarily the coverage of the hearing by the other media.
    (11) Personnel providing coverage by the television and radio media 
  shall be then currently accredited to the Radio and Television 
  Correspondents' Galleries.
    (12) Personnel providing coverage by still photography shall be then 
  currently accredited to the Press Photographers' Gallery.
    (13) Personnel providing coverage by the television and radio media 
  and by still photography shall conduct themselves and their coverage 
  activities in an orderly and unobtrusive manner.

                    Privileged Reports and Amendments

  4. (a) The following committees shall have leave to report at any time 
on the matters herein stated, namely: The Committee on Appropriations--
on general appropriation bills and on joint resolutions continuing 
appropriations for a fiscal year if reported after September 15 
preceding the beginning of such fiscal year; the Committee on the 
Budget--on the matters required to be reported by such committee under 
Titles III and IV of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974; the Committee 
on House Oversight--on enrolled bills, contested elections, and all 
matters referred to it of printing for the use of the House or the two 
Houses, and on all matters of expenditure of the contingent fund of the 
House, and on all matters relating to preservation and availability of 
noncurrent records of the House under rule XXXVI; the Committee on 
Rules--on rules, joint rules, and the order of business; and the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct--on resolutions recommending 
action by the House of Representatives with respect to an individual 
Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives as a result 
of any investigation by the committee relating to the official conduct 
of such Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives.
  (b) It shall always be in order to call up for consideration a report 
from the Committee on Rules on a rule, joint rule, or the order of 
business (except it shall not be called up for consideration on the same 
day it is presented to the House, unless so determined by a vote of not 
less than two-thirds of the Members voting, but this provision shall not 
apply during the last three days of the session), and, pending the 
consideration thereof, the Speaker may entertain one motion that the 
House adjourn; but after the result is announced the Speaker shall not 
entertain any other dilatory motion until the report shall have been 
fully disposed of. The Committee on Rules shall not report any rule or 
order which provides that business under clause 7 of rule XXIV shall be 
set aside by a vote of less than two-thirds of the Members present; nor 
shall it report any rule or order which would prevent the motion to 
recommit from being made as provided in clause 4 of rule XVI, including 
a motion to recommit with instructions to report back an amendment 
otherwise in order (if offered by the minority leader or a designee), 
except with respect to a Senate bill or resolution for which the text of 
a House-passed measure has been substituted.
  (c) The Committee on Rules shall present to the House reports 
concerning rules, joint rules, and order of business, within three 
legislative days of the time when the bill or resolution involved is 
ordered reported by the committee. If any such rule or order is not 
considered immediately, it shall be referred to the calendar and, if not 
called up by the Member making the report within seven legislative days 
thereafter, any member of the Rules Committee may call it up as a 
question of privilege (but only on the day after the calendar day on 
which such Member announces to the House his intention to do so) and the 
Speaker shall recognize any member of the Rules Committee seeking 
recognition for that purpose. If the Committee on Rules makes an adverse 
report on any resolution pending before the committee, providing for an 
order of business for the consideration by the House of any public bill 
or joint resolution, on days when it shall be in order to call up 
motions to discharge committees it shall be in order for any Member of 
the House to call up for consideration by the House such adverse report, 
and it shall be in order to move the adoption by the House of such 
resolution adversely reported notwithstanding the adverse report of the 
Committee on Rules, and the Speaker shall recognize the Member seeking 
recognition for that purpose as a question of the highest privilege.
  (d) Whenever the Committee on Rules reports a resolution repealing or 
amending any of the Rules of the House of Representatives or part 
thereof it shall include in its report or in an accompanying document--
    (1) the text of any part of the Rules of the House of 
  Representatives which is proposed to be repealed; and
    (2) a comparative print of any part of the resolution making such an 
  amendment and any part of the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
  be amended, showing by an appropriate typographical device the 
  omissions and insertions proposed to be made.
  (e) Whenever the Committee on Rules reports a resolution providing for 
the consideration of any measure, it shall, to the maximum extent 
possible, specify in the resolution the object of any waiver of a point 
of order against the measure or against its consideration.

                           Committee Expenses

  5. (a) Whenever any committee, commission, or other entity (except the 
Committee on Appropriations) is to be granted authorization for the 
payment of its expenses (including all staff salaries) for a Congress, 
such authorization initially shall be procured by one primary expense 
resolution reported by the Committee on House Oversight. Any such 
primary expense resolution reported to the House shall not be considered 
in the House unless a printed report on that resolution has been 
available to the Members of the House for at least one calendar day 
prior to the consideration of that resolution in the House. Such report 
shall, for the information of the House--
    (1) state the total amount of the funds to be provided to the 
  committee, commission or other entity under the primary expense 
  resolution for all anticipated activities and pro

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  grams of the committee, commission or other entity; and
    (2) to the extent practicable, contain such general statements 
  regarding the estimated foreseeable expenditures for the respective 
  anticipated activities and programs of the committee, commission or 
  other entity as may be appropriate to provide the House with basic 
  estimates with respect to the expenditure generally of the funds to be 
  provided to the committee, commission or other entity under the 
  primary expense resolution.
  (b) After the date of adoption by the House of any such primary 
expense resolution for any such committee, commission, or other entity 
for any Congress, authorization for the payment of additional expenses 
(including staff salaries) in that Congress may be procured by one or 
more supplemental expense resolutions reported by the Committee on House 
Oversight, as necessary. Any such supplemental expense resolution 
reported to the House shall not be considered in the House unless a 
printed report on that resolution has been available to the Members of 
the House for at least one calendar day prior to the consideration of 
that resolution in the House. Such report shall, for the information of 
the House--
    (1) state the total amount of additional funds to be provided to the 
  committee, commission or other entity under the supplemental expense 
  resolution and the purpose or purposes for which those additional 
  funds are to be used by the committee, commission or other entity; and
    (2) state the reason or reasons for the failure to procure the 
  additional funds for the committee, commission or other entity by 
  means of the primary expense resolution.
  (c) The preceding provisions of this clause do not apply to--
    (1) any resolution providing for the payment from committee salary 
  and expense accounts of the House of sums necessary to pay 
  compensation for staff services performed for, or to pay other 
  expenses of, any committee, commission or other entity at any time 
  from and after the beginning of any odd-numbered year and before the 
  date of adoption by the House of the primary expense resolution 
  providing funds to pay the expenses of that committee, commission or 
  other entity for that Congress; or
    (2) any resolution providing in any Congress, for all of the 
  standing committees of the House, additional office equipment, airmail 
  and special delivery postage stamps, supplies, staff personnel, or any 
  other specific item for the operation of the standing committees, and 
  containing an authorization for the payment from committee salary and 
  expense accounts of the House of the expenses of any of the foregoing 
  items provided by that resolution, subject to and until enactment of 
  the provisions of the resolution as permanent law.
  (d) From the funds made available for the appointment of committee 
staff pursuant to any primary or additional expense resolution, the 
chairman of each committee shall ensure that sufficient staff is made 
available to each subcommittee to carry out its responsibilities under 
the rules of the committee, and that the minority party is fairly 
treated in the appointment of such staff.
  (e) No primary expense resolution or additional expense resolution of 
a committee may provide for the payment or reimbursement of expenses 
incurred by any member of the committtee for travel by the member after 
the date of the general election of Members in which the Member is not 
elected to the succeeding Congress, or in the case of a Member who is 
not a candidate in such general election, the earlier of the date of 
such general election or the adjournment sine die of the last regular 
session of the Congress.
  (f)(1) For continuance of necessary investigations and studies by--
    (A) each standing committee and select committee established by 
  these rules; and
    (B) except as provided in subparagraph (2), each select committee 
  established by resolution;

there shall be paid out of committee salary and expense accounts of the 
House such amounts as may be necessary for the the period beginning at 
noon on January 3 and ending at midnight on March 31 in each odd-
numbered year.
  (2) In the case of the first session of a Congress, amounts shall be 
made available under this paragraph for a select committee established 
by resolution in the preceding Congress only if--
    (A) a reestablishing resolution for such select committee is 
  introduced in the present Congress; and
    (B) no resolution of the preceding Congress provided for termination 
  of funding of investigations and studies by such select committee at 
  or before the end of the preceding Congress.
  (3) Each committee receiving amounts under this paragraph shall be 
entitled, for each month in the period specified in subparagraph (1), to 
9 per centum (or such lesser percentum as may be determined by the 
Committee on House Oversight) of the total annualized amount made 
available under expense resolutions for such committee in the preceding 
session of Congress.
  (4) Payments under this paragraph shall be made on vouchers authorized 
by the committee involved, signed by the chairman of such committee, 
except as provided in subparagraph (5), and approved by the Committee on 
House Oversight.
  (5) Notwithstanding any provision of law, rule of the House, or other 
authority, from noon on January 3 of the first session of a Congress, 
until the election by the House of the committee involved in that 
Congress, payments under this paragraph shall be made on vouchers signed 
by--
    (A) the chairman of such committee as constituted at the close of 
  the preceding Congress; or
    (B) if such chairman is not a Member in the present Congress, the 
  ranking majority party member of such committee as constituted at the 
  close of the preceding Congress who is a Member in the present 
  Congress.
  (6)(A) The authority of a committee to incur expenses under this 
paragraph shall expire upon agreement by the House to a primary expense 
resolution for such committee.
  (B) Amounts made available under this paragraph shall be expended in 
accordance with regulations prescribed by the Committee on House 
Oversight.
  (C) The provisions of this paragraph shall be effective only insofar 
as not inconsistent with any resolution, reported by the Committee on 
House Oversight and adopted after the date of adoption of these rules.

                            Committee Staffs

  6. (a)(1) Subject to subparagraph (2) and paragraph (f), each standing 
committee may appoint, by majority vote of the committee, not more than 
thirty professional staff members from the funds provided for the 
appointment of committee staff pursuant to primary and additional 
expense resolutions. Each professional staff member appointed under this 
subparagraph shall be assigned to the chairman and the ranking minority 
party member of such committee, as the committee considers advisable.
  (2) Subject to paragraph (f) of this clause, whenever a majority of 
the minority party members of a standing committee (except the Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct and the Permanent Select Committee on 
Intelligence) so request, not more than ten persons (or one-third of the 
total professional committee staff appointed under this clause, 
whichever is less) may be selected, by majority vote of the minority 
party members, for appointment by the committee as professional staff 
members from among the number authorized by subparagraph (1) of this 
paragraph. The committee shall appoint any persons so selected whose 
character and qualifications are acceptable to a majority of the 
committee. If the committee determines that the character and 
qualifications of any person so selected are unacceptable to the 
committee, a majority of the minority party members may select other 
persons for appointment by the committee to the professional staff until 
such appointment is made. Each professional staff member appointed under 
this subparagraph shall be assigned to such committee business as the 
minority party members of the committee consider advisable.
  (b)(1) The professional staff members of each standing committee--

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    (A) may not engage in any work other than committee business during 
  congressional working hours; and
    (B) may not be assigned any duties other than those pertaining to 
  committee business.
  (2) This paragraph does not apply to any staff designated by a 
committee as ``associate'' or ``shared'' staff who are not paid 
exclusively by the committee, provided that the chairman certifies that 
the compensation paid by the committee for any such employee is 
commensurate with the work performed for the committee, in accordance 
with the provisions of clause 8 of rule XLIII.
  (3) The use of any ``associate'' or ``shared'' staff by any committee 
shall be subject to the review of, and to any terms, conditions, or 
limitations established by, the Committee on House Oversight in 
connection with the reporting of any primary or additional expense 
resolution.
  (4) The foregoing provisions of this clause do not apply to the 
Committee on Appropriations.
  (c) Each employee on the professional and investigative staff of each 
standing committee shall be entitled to pay at a single gross per annum 
rate, to be fixed by the chairman, which does not exceed the maximum 
rate of pay, as in effect from time to time, under applicable provisions 
of law.
  (d) Subject to appropriations hereby authorized, the Committee on 
Appropriations may appoint such staff, in addition to the clerk thereof 
and assistants for the minority, as it determines by majority vote to be 
necessary, such personnel, other than minority assistants, to possess 
such qualifications as the committee may prescribe.
  (e) No committee shall appoint to its staff any experts or other 
personnel detailed or assigned from any department or agency of the 
Government, except with the written permission of the Committee on House 
Oversight.
  (f) If a request for the appointment of a minority professional staff 
member under paragraph (a) is made when no vacancy exists to which that 
appointment may be made, the committee nevertheless shall appoint, under 
paragraph (a), the person selected by the minority and acceptable to the 
committee. The person so appointed shall serve as an additional member 
of the professional staff of the committee, and shall be paid from the 
contingent fund, until such a vacancy (other than a vacancy in the 
position of head of the professional staff, by whatever title 
designated) occurs, at which time that person shall be deemed to have 
been appointed to that vacancy. If such vacancy occurs on the 
professional staff when seven or more persons have been so appointed who 
are eligible to fill that vacancy, a majority of the minority party 
members shall designate which of those persons shall fill that vacancy.
  (g) Each staff member appointed pursuant to a request by minority 
party members under paragraph (a) of this clause, and each staff member 
appointed to assist minority party members of a committee pursuant to an 
expense resolution described in paragraph (a) of clause 5, shall be 
accorded equitable treatment with respect to the fixing of his or her 
rate of pay, the assignment to him or her of work facilities, and the 
accessibility to him or her of committee records.
  (h) Paragraph (a) shall not be construed to authorize the appointment 
of additional professional staff members of a committee pursuant to a 
request under such paragraph by the minority party members of that 
committee if ten or more professional staff members provided for in 
paragraph (a)(1) who are satisfactory to a majority of the minority 
party members, are otherwise assigned to assist the minority party 
members.
  (i) Notwithstanding paragraph (a)(2), a committee may employ 
nonpartisan staff, in lieu of or in addition to committee staff 
designated exclusively for the majority or minority party, upon an 
affirmative vote of a majority of the members of the majority party and 
a majority of the members of the minority party.

                                Rule XII

                   resident commissioner and delegates

  The Resident Commissioner to the United States from Puerto Rico and 
each Delegate to the House shall be elected to serve on standing 
committees in the same manner as Members of the House and shall possess 
in such committees the same powers and privileges as the other Members.

                                Rule XIII

                   calendars and reports of committees

  1. There shall be three calendars to which all business reported from 
committees shall be referred, viz:
  First. A Calendar of the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
the Union, to which shall be referred bills raising revenue, general 
appropriation bills, and bills of a public character directly or 
indirectly appropriating money or property.
  Second. A House Calendar, to which shall be referred all bills of a 
public character not raising revenue nor directly or indirectly 
appropriating money or property.
  Third. A Calendar of the Commitee of the Whole House, to which shall 
be referred all bills of a private character.
  2. All reports of committees, except as provided in clause 4(a) of 
rule XI, together with the views of the minority, shall be delivered to 
the Clerk for printing and reference to the proper calendar under the 
direction of the Speaker, in accordance with the foregoing clause, and 
the titles or subject thereof shall be entered on the Journal and 
printed in the Record: Provided, That bills reported adversely shall be 
laid on the table, unless the committee reporting a bill, at the time, 
or any Member within three days thereafter, shall request its reference 
to the calendar, when it shall be referred, as provided in clause 1 of 
this rule.
  3. Whenever a committee reports a bill or a joint resolution repealing 
or amending any statute or part thereof it shall include in its report 
or in an accompanying document--
    (1) The text of the statute or part thereof which is proposed to be 
  repealed; and
    (2) A comparative print of that part of the bill or joint resolution 
  making the amendment and of the statute or part thereof proposed to be 
  amended, showing by stricken-through type and italic, parallel 
  columns, or other appropriate typographical devices the omissions and 
  insertions proposed to be made: Provided, however, That if a committee 
  reports such a bill or joint resolution with amendments or an 
  amendment in the nature of a substitute for the entire bill, such 
  report shall include a comparative print showing any changes in 
  existing law proposed by the amendments or substitute instead of as in 
  the bill as introduced.
  4. After a bill has been favorably reported and shall be upon either 
the House or Union Calendar any Member may file with the Clerk a notice 
that he desires such bill placed upon a special calendar to be known as 
the ``Consent Calendar''. On the first and third Mondays of each month 
immediately after the reading of the Journal, the Speaker shall direct 
the Clerk to call the bills in numerical order, which have been for 
three legislative days upon the ``Consent Calendar''. Should objection 
be made to the consideration of any bill so called it shall be carried 
over on the calendar without prejudice to the next day when the 
``Consent Calendar'' is again called, and if objected to by three or 
more Members it shall immediately be stricken from the calendar, and 
shall not thereafter during the same session of that Congress be placed 
again thereon: Provided, That no bill shall be called twice on the same 
legislative day.
  5. There shall also be a Calendar of Motions to Discharge Committees, 
as provided in clause 3 of rule XXVII.
  6. Calendars shall be printed daily.
  7. (a) The report accompanying each bill or joint resolution of a 
public character reported by any committee shall contain--
    (1) an estimate, made by such committee, of the costs which would be 
  incurred in carrying out such bill or joint resolution in the fiscal 
  year in which it is reported, and in each of the five fiscal years 
  following such fiscal year (or for the authorized duration of any 
  program authorized by such bill or joint resolution, if less than five 
  years);
    (2) a comparison of the estimate of costs described in subparagraph 
  (1) of this paragraph made by such committee with any estimate of such

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  costs made by any Government agency and submitted to such committee; 
  and
    (3) when practicable, a comparison of the total estimated funding 
  level for the relevant program (or programs) with the appropriate 
  levels under current law.
  (b) It shall not be in order to consider any such bill or joint 
resolution in the House if the report of the committee which reported 
that bill or joint resolution does not comply with paragraph (a) of this 
clause.
  (c) For the purposes of subparagraph (2) of paragraph (a) of this 
clause, a Government agency includes any department, agency, 
establishment, wholly owned Government corporation, or instrumentality 
of the Federal Government or the government of the District of Columbia.
  (d) The preceding provisions of this clause do not apply to the 
Committee on Appropriations, the Committee on House Oversight, the 
Committee on Rules, and the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 
and do not apply where a cost estimate and comparison prepared by the 
Director of the Congressional Budget Office under section 403 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974 has been timely submitted prior to the 
filing of the report and included in the report pursuant to clause 
2(l)(3)(C) of rule XI.

                                Rule XIV

                          of decorum and debate

  1. When any Member desires to speak or deliver any matter to the 
House, he shall rise and respectfully address himself to ``Mr. 
Speaker'', and, on being recognized, may address the House from any 
place on the floor or from the Clerk's desk, and shall confine himself 
to the question under debate, avoiding personality. Debate may include 
references to actions taken by the Senate or by committees thereof which 
are a matter of public record, references to the pendency or sponsorship 
in the Senate of bills, resolutions, and amendments, factual 
descriptions relating to Senate action or inaction concerning a measure 
then under debate in the House, and quotations from Senate proceedings 
on a measure then under debate in the House and which are relevant to 
the making of legislative history establishing the meaning of that 
measure, but may not include characterizations of Senate action or 
inaction, other references to individual Members of the Senate, or other 
quotations from Senate proceedings.
  2. When two or more Members rise at once, the Speaker shall name the 
Member who is first to speak; and no Member shall occupy more than one 
hour in debate on any question in the House or in committee, except as 
further provided in this rule.
  3. The Member reporting the measure under consideration from a 
committee may open and close, where general debate has been had thereon; 
and if it shall extend beyond one day, he shall be entitled to one hour 
to close, notwithstanding he may have used an hour in opening.
  4. If any Member, in speaking or otherwise, transgress the rules of 
the House, the Speaker shall, or any Member may, call him to order; in 
which case he shall immediately sit down, unless permitted, on motion of 
another Member, to explain, and the House shall, if appealed to, decide 
on the case without debate; if the decision is in favor of the Member 
called to order, he shall be at liberty to proceed, but not otherwise; 
and, if the case requires it, he shall be liable to censure or such 
punishment as the House may deem proper.
  5. If a Member is called to order for words spoken in debate, the 
Member calling him to order shall indicate the words excepted to, and 
they shall be taken down in writing at the Clerk's desk and read aloud 
to the House; but he shall not be held to answer, nor be subject to the 
censure of the House therefor, if further debate or other business has 
intervened.
  6. No Member shall speak more than once to the same question without 
leave of the House, unless he be the mover, proposer, or introducer of 
the matter pending, in which case he shall be permitted to speak in 
reply, but not until every Member choosing to speak shall have spoken.
  7. While the Speaker is putting a question or addressing the House no 
Member shall walk out of or across the hall, nor, when a Member is 
speaking, pass between him and the Chair; and during the session of the 
House no Member shall wear his hat, or remain by the Clerk's desk during 
the call of the roll or the counting of ballots or smoke upon the floor 
of the House; and the Sergeant-at-Arms is charged with the strict 
enforcement of this clause. Neither shall any person be allowed to smoke 
or to use any personal, electronic office equipment (including cellular 
phones and computers) upon the floor of the House at any time.
  8. It shall not be in order for any Member to introduce to or to bring 
to the attention of the House during its sessions any occupant in the 
galleries of the House; nor may the Speaker entertain a request for the 
suspension of this rule by unanimous consent or otherwise.
  9. (a) The Congressional Record shall be a substantially verbatim 
account of remarks made during the proceedings of the House, subject 
only to technical, grammatical, and typographical corrections authorized 
by the Member making the remarks involved.
  (b) Unparliamentary remarks may be deleted only by permission or order 
of the House.
  (c) This clause establishes a standard of conduct within the meaning 
of clause 4(e)(1)(B) of rule X.

                                 Rule XV

                     on calls of the roll and house

  1. Subject to clause 5 of this rule, upon every roll call the names of 
the Members shall be called alphabetically by surname, except when two 
or more have the same surname, in which case the name of the State shall 
be added; and if there be two such Members from the same State, the 
whole name shall be called, and after the roll has been once called, the 
Clerk shall call in their alphabetical order the names of those not 
voting. Members appearing after the second call, but before the result 
is announced, may vote or announce a pair.
  2. (a) In the absence of a quorum, fifteen Members, including the 
Speaker, if there is one, shall be authorized to compel the attendance 
of absent Members; and those for whom no sufficient excuse is made may, 
by order of a majority of those present, subject to clause 6(e)(2) of 
this rule be sent for and arrested, wherever they may be found, by 
officers to be appointed by the Sergeant-at-Arms for that purpose, and 
their attendance secured and retained; and the House shall determine 
upon what condition they shall be discharged. Members who voluntarily 
appear shall, unless the House otherwise direct, be immediately admitted 
to the Hall of the House, and they shall report their names to the Clerk 
to be entered upon the Journal as present.
  (b) Subject to clause 5 of this rule, when a call of the House in the 
absence of a quorum is ordered, the Speaker shall name one or more 
clerks to tell the Members who are present. The names of those present 
shall be recorded by such clerks, and shall be entered in the Journal 
and the absentees noted, but the doors shall not be closed except when 
so ordered by the Speaker. Members shall have not less than fifteen 
minutes from the ordering of a call of the House to have their presence 
recorded.
  3. On the demand of any Member, or at the suggestion of the Speaker, 
the names of Members sufficient to make a quorum in the Hall of the 
House who do not vote shall be noted by the Clerk and recorded in the 
Journal, and reported to the Speaker with the names of the Members 
voting, and be counted and announced in determining the presence of a 
quorum to do business.
  4. Subject to clause 5 of this rule, whenever a quorum fails to vote 
on any question, and a quorum is not present and objection is made for 
that cause, unless the House shall adjourn there shall be a call of the 
House, and the Sergeant-at-Arms shall forthwith proceed to bring in 
absent Members, and the yeas and nays on the pending question shall at 
the same time be considered as ordered. The Clerk shall call the roll, 
and each Member as he answers to his name may vote on the pending 
question, and, after the rollcall is completed, each Member arrested 
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geant-at-Arms before the House, whereupon he shall be noted as present, 
discharged from arrest and given an opportunity to vote and his vote 
shall be recorded. If those voting on the question and those who are 
present and decline to vote shall together make a majority of the House, 
the Speaker shall declare that a quorum is constituted, and the pending 
question shall be decided as the majority of those voting shall appear. 
And thereupon further proceedings under the call shall be considered as 
dispensed with. At any time after the roll call has been completed, the 
Speaker may entertain a motion to adjourn, if seconded by a majority of 
those present, to be ascertained by actual count by the Speaker; and if 
the House adjourns, all proceedings under this section shall be vacated.
  5. (a) Unless, in his discretion, the Speaker orders the calling of 
the names of Members in the manner provided for under the preceding 
provisions of this rule, upon any roll call or quorum call the names of 
such Members voting or present shall be recorded by electronic device. 
In any such case, the Clerk shall enter in the Journal and publish in 
the Congressional Record, in alphabetical order in each category, a list 
of names of those Members recorded as voting in the affirmative, of 
those Members recorded as voting in the negative, and of those Members 
answering present, as the case may be, as if their names had been called 
in the manner provided for under such preceding provisions. Members 
shall have not less than fifteen minutes from the ordering of the roll 
call or quorum call to have their vote or presence recorded.
  (b) The Speaker may, in his discretion, reduce to not less than five 
minutes the time within which a rollcall vote by electronic device may 
be taken--
    (1) after a rollcall vote has been ordered on a motion for the 
  previous question, on any underlying question that follows without 
  intervening business;
    (2) after a rollcall vote has been ordered on an amendment reported 
  from the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, on 
  any subsequent amendment to that bill or resolution reported from the 
  Committee of the Whole; or
    (3) after a rollcall vote has been ordered on a motion to recommit a 
  bill, resolution, or conference report thereon, on the question of 
  passage or adoption, as the case may be, of such bill, resolution, or 
  conference report thereon, if the question of passage or adoption 
  follows without intervening business the vote on the motion to 
  recommit.
  6. (a) It shall not be in order to make or entertain a point of order 
that a quorum is not present--
    (1) before or during the offering of prayer;
    (2) during the administration of the oath of office to the Speaker 
  or Speaker pro tempore or a Member, Delegate, or Resident 
  Commissioner;
    (3) during the reception of any message from the President of the 
  United States or the United States Senate; and
    (4) during the offering, consideration, and disposition of any 
  motion incidental to a call of the House.
  (b) A quorum shall not be required in Committee of the Whole for 
agreement to a motion that the Committee rise.
  (c) After the presence of a quorum is once ascertained on any day on 
which the House is meeting, a point of order of no quorum may not be 
made or entertained--
    (1) during the reading of the Journal;
    (2) during the period after a Committee of the Whole has risen after 
  completing its consideration of a bill or resolution and before the 
  Chairman of the Committee has reported the bill or resolution back to 
  the House; and
    (3) during any period of a legislative day when the Speaker is 
  recognizing Members (including a Delegate or Resident Commissioner) to 
  address the House under special orders, with no measure or matter then 
  under consideration for disposition by the House.
  (d) When the presence of a quorum is ascertained, a further point of 
order that a quorum is not present may not thereafter be made or 
entertained until additional business intervenes. For purposes of this 
paragraph, the term ``business'' does not include any matter, 
proceeding, or period referred to in paragraph (a), (b), or (c) of this 
clause for which a quorum is not required or a point of order of no 
quorum may not be made or entertained.
  (e)(1) Except as provided by subparagraph (2), it shall not be in 
order to make or entertain a point of order that a quorum is not present 
unless the Speaker has put the pending motion or proposition to a vote.
  (2) Notwithstanding subparagraph (1), it shall always be in order for 
a Member to move a call of the House when recognized for that purpose by 
the Speaker, and when a quorum has been established pursuant to a call 
of the House, further proceedings under the call shall be considered as 
dispensed with unless the Speaker, in his discretion, recognizes for a 
motion under clause (2)(a) of this rule or for a motion to dispense with 
further proceedings under the call.
  7. The yeas and nays shall be considered as ordered when the Speaker 
puts the question on final passage or adoption of any bill, joint 
resolution, or conference report making general appropriations or 
increasing Federal income tax rates, or on final adoption of any 
concurrent resolution on the budget or conference report thereon.

                                Rule XVI

                   on motions, their precedence, etc.

  1. Every motion made to the House and entertained by the Speaker shall 
be reduced to writing on the demand of any Member, and shall be entered 
on the Journal with the name of the Member making it, unless it is 
withdrawn the same day.
  2. When a motion has been made, the Speaker shall state it or (if it 
be in writing) cause it to be read aloud by the Clerk before being 
debated, and it shall then be in possession of the House, but may be 
withdrawn at any time before a decision or amendment.
  3. When any motion or proposition is made, the question, Will the 
House now consider it? shall not be put unless demanded by a Member.
  4. When a question is under debate, no motion shall be received but to 
adjourn, to lay on the table, for the previous question (which motions 
shall be decided without debate), to postpone to a day certain, to 
refer, or to amend, or postpone indefinitely; which several motions 
shall have precedence in the foregoing order; and no motion to postpone 
to a day certain, to refer, or to postpone indefinitely, being decided, 
shall be again allowed on the same day at the same stage of the 
question. After the previous question shall have been ordered on the 
passage of a bill or joint resolution one motion to recommit shall be in 
order, and the Speaker shall give preference in recognition for such 
purpose to a Member who is opposed to the bill or joint resolution. 
However, with respect to any motion to recommit with instructions after 
the previous question shall have been ordered, it always shall be in 
order to debate such motion for ten minutes before the vote is taken on 
that motion, except that on demand of the floor manager for the majority 
it shall be in order to debate such motion for one hour. One half of any 
debate on such motions shall be given to debate by the mover of the 
motion and one half to debate in opposition to the motion. It shall be 
in order at any time during a day for the Speaker, in his discretion, to 
entertain motions that (1) the Speaker be authorized to declare a 
recess; and (2) when the House adjourns it stand adjourned to a day and 
time certain. Either motion shall be of equal privilege with the motion 
to adjourn provided for in this clause and shall be determined without 
debate.
  5. The hour at which the House adjourns shall be entered on the 
Journal.
  6. On the demand of any Member, before the question is put, a question 
shall be divided if it includes propositions so distinct in substance 
that one being taken away a substantive proposition shall remain: 
Provided, That any motion or resolution to elect the members or any 
portion of the members of the standing committees of the House and the 
joint standing committees shall not be divisable, nor shall any 
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Committee on Rules, providing a special order of business be divisible.
  7. A motion to strike out and insert is indivisible, but a motion to 
strike out being lost shall neither preclude amendment nor motion to 
strike out and insert; and no motion or proposition on a subject 
different from that under consideration shall be admitted under color of 
amendment.
  8. Pending a motion to suspend the rules, the Speaker may entertain 
one motion that the House adjourn; but after the result thereon is 
announced he shall not entertain any other motion until the vote is 
taken on suspension.
  9. At any time after the reading of the Journal it shall be in order, 
by direction of the appropriate committees, to move that the House 
resolve itself into the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the 
Union for the purpose of considering bills raising revenue, or general 
appropriation bills.
  10. No dilatory motion shall be entertained by the Speaker.

                                Rule XVII

                            previous question

  1. There shall be a motion for the previous question, which, being 
ordered by a majority of Members voting, if a quorum be present, shall 
have the effect to cut off all debate and bring the House to a direct 
vote upon the immediate question or questions on which it has been asked 
and ordered. The previous question may be asked and ordered upon a 
single motion, a series of motions allowable under the rules, or an 
amendment or amendments, or may be made to embrace all authorized 
motions or amendments and include the bill to its passage or rejection. 
It shall be in order, pending the motion for, or after the previous 
question shall have been ordered on its passage, for the Speaker to 
entertain and submit a motion to commit, with or without instructions, 
to a standing or select committee.
  2. A call of the House shall not be in order after the previous 
question is ordered, unless it shall appear upon an actual count by the 
Speaker that a quorum is not present.
  3. All incidental questions of order arising after a motion is made 
for the previous question, and pending such motion, shall be decided, 
whether on appeal or otherwise, without debate.

                               Rule XVIII

                             reconsideration

  1. When a motion has been made and carried or lost, it shall be in 
order for any member of the majority, on the same or succeeding day, to 
move for the reconsideration thereof, and such motion shall take 
precedence of all other questions except the consideration of a 
conference report or a motion to adjourn, and shall not be withdrawn 
after the said succeeding day without the consent of the House, and 
thereafter any Member may call it up for consideration: Provided,That 
such motion, if made during the last six days of a session, shall be 
disposed of when made.
  2. No bill, petition, memorial, or resolution referred to a committee, 
or reported therefrom for printing and recommitment, shall be brought 
back into the House on a motion to reconsider; and all bills, petitions, 
memorials, or resolutions reported from a committee shall be accompanied 
by reports in writing, which shall be printed.

                                Rule XIX

                              of amendments

  When a motion or proposition is under consideration a motion to amend 
and a motion to amend that amendment shall be in order, and it shall 
also be in order to offer a further amendment by way of substitute, to 
which one amendment may be offered, but which shall not be voted on 
until the original matter is perfected, but either may be withdrawn 
before amendment or decision is had thereon. Amendments to the title of 
a bill or resolution shall not be in order until after its passage, and 
shall be decided without debate.

                                 Rule XX

                       of amendments of the senate

  1. Any amendment of the Senate to any House bill shall be subject to 
the point of order that it shall first be considered in the Committee of 
the Whole House on the state of the Union, if, originating in the House, 
it would be subject to that point: Provided, however, That a motion to 
disagree with the amendments of the Senate to a House bill or resolution 
and request or agree to a conference with the Senate, or a motion to 
insist on the House amendments to a Senate bill or resolution and 
request or agree to a conference with the Senate, shall always be in 
order if the Speaker, in his discretion, recognizes for that purpose and 
if the motion is made by direction of the committee having jurisdiction 
of the subject matter of the bill or resolution.
  2. No amendment of the Senate to a general appropriation bill which 
would be in violation of the provisions of clause 2 of rule XXI, if said 
amendment had originated in the House, nor any amendment of the Senate 
providing for an appropriation upon any bill other than a general 
appropriation bill, shall be agreed to by the managers on the part of 
the House unless specific authority to agree to such amendment shall be 
first given by the House by a separate vote on every such amendment.

                                Rule XXI

                                on bills

  1. Bills and joint resolutions on their passage shall be read the 
first time by title and the second time in full, when, if the previous 
question is ordered, the Speaker shall state, the question to be: Shall 
the bill be engrossed and read a third time? and, if decided in the 
affirmative, it shall be read the third time by title, and the question 
shall then be put upon its passage.
  2. (a) No appropriation shall be reported in any general appropriation 
bill, or shall be in order as an amendment thereto, for any expenditure 
not previously authorized by law, except to continue appropriations for 
public works and objects which are already in progress.
  (b) No provision changing existing law shall be reported in any 
general appropriation bill except germane provisions which retrench 
expenditures by the reduction of amounts of money covered by the bill, 
which may include those recommended to the Committee on Appropriations 
by direction of any legislative committee having jurisdiction over the 
subject matter thereof, and except rescissions of appropriations 
contained in appropriations Acts.
  (c) No amendment to a general appropriation bill shall be in order if 
changing existing law. Except as provided in paragraph (d), no amendment 
shall be in order during consideration of a general appropriation bill 
proposing a limitation not specifically contained or authorized in 
existing law for the period of the limitation.
  (d) After a general appropriation bill has been read for amendment and 
amendments not precluded by paragraphs (a) or (c) of this clause have 
been considered, motions that the Committee of the Whole rise and report 
the bill to the House with such amendments as may have been adopted 
shall, if offered by the majority leader or a designee, have precedence 
over motions to further amend the bill. If any such motion is rejected, 
amendments proposing limitations not specifically contained or 
authorized in existing law for the period of the limitation or proposing 
germane amendments which retrench expenditures by reduction of amounts 
of money covered by the bill may be considered; but after the vote on 
any such amendment, the privileged motion made in order under this 
paragraph may be renewed.
  (e) No provision shall be reported in any appropriation bill or joint 
resolution containing an emergency designation for purposes of section 
251(b)(2)(D) or section 252(e) of the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
Deficit Control Act, or shall be in order as an amendment thereto, if 
the provision or amendment is not designated as an emergency, unless the 
provision or amendment rescinds budget authority or reduces direct 
spending, or reduces an amount for a designated emergency.
  (f) During the reading of any appropriation bill for amendment in the 
Committee of the Whole, it shall be in order to consider en bloc 
amendments proposing only to transfer appropriations among objects in 
the bill without increasing the levels of budget authority or outlays in 
the bill. When considered en bloc pursuant to this paragraph, such 
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amendment (following the disposition of any points of order against such 
portions) and shall not be subject to a demand for division of the 
question in the House or in the Committee of the Whole.
  3. A report from the Committee on Appropriations accompanying any 
general appropriation bill making an appropriation for any purpose shall 
contain a concise statement describing fully the effect of any provision 
of the accompanying bill which directly or indirectly changes the 
application of existing law, and shall contain a list of all 
appropriations contained in the bill for any expenditure not previously 
authorized by law (except for classified intelligence or national 
security programs, projects, or activities).
  4. No bill for the payment or adjudication of any private claim 
against the Government shall be referred, except by unanimous consent, 
to any other than the following committees, namely: To the Committee on 
International Relations or to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  5. (a) No bill or joint resolution carrying appropriations shall be 
reported by any committee not having jurisdiction to report 
appropriations, nor shall an amendment proposing an appropriation be in 
order during the consideration of a bill or joint resolution reported by 
a committee not having that jurisdiction. A question of order on an 
appropriation in any such bill, joint resolution, or amendment thereto 
may be raised at any time.
  (b) No bill or joint resolution carrying a tax or tariff measure shall 
be reported by any committee not having jurisdiciton to report tax and 
tariff measures, nor shall an amendment in the House or proposed by the 
Senate carrying a tax or tariff measure be in order during the 
consideration of a bill or joint resolution reported by a committee not 
having that jurisdiction. A question of order on a tax or tariff measure 
in any such bill, joint resolution, or amendment thereto may be raised 
at any time.
  (c) No bill or joint resolution, amendment, or conference report 
carrying a Federal income tax rate increase shall be considered as 
passed or agreed to unless so determined by a vote of not less than 
three-fifths of the Members voting.
  (d) It shall not be in order to consider any bill, joint resolution, 
amendment, or conference report carrying a retroactive Federal income 
tax rate increase. For purposes of this paragraph a Federal income tax 
rate increase is retroactive if it applies to a period beginning prior 
to the enactment of the provision.
  6. No general appropriation bill or amendment thereto shall be 
received or considered if it contains a provision reappropriating 
unexpended balances of appropriations; except that this provision shall 
not apply to appropriations in continuation of appropriations for public 
works on which work has commenced, and shall not apply to transfers of 
unexpended balances within the department or agency for which they were 
originally appropriated, reported by the Committee on Appropriations.
  7. No general appropriation bill shall be considered in the House 
until printed committee hearings and a committee report thereon have 
been available for the Members of the House for at least three calendar 
days (excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays).
  8. At the time any appropriation bill is reported, all points of order 
shall be considered as reserved.

                                Rule XXII

             of petitions, memorials, bills, and resolutions

  1. Members having petitions or memorials or bills of a private nature 
to present may deliver them to the Clerk, indorsing their names and the 
reference or disposition to be made thereof; and said petitions and 
memorials and bills of a private nature, except such as, in the judgment 
of the Speaker, are of an obscene or insulting character, shall be 
entered on the Journal, with the names of the Members presenting them, 
and the Clerk shall furnish a transcript of such entry to the official 
reporters of debates for publication in the Record.
  2. (a) No private bill or resolution (including so-called omnibus 
claims or pension bills), and no amendment to any bill or resolution, 
authorizing or directing (1) the payment of money for property damages, 
for personal injuries or death for which suit may be instituted under 
the Tort Claims Procedure as provided in title 28, United States Code, 
or for a pension (other than to carry out a provision of law or treaty 
stipulation); (2) the construction of a bridge across a navigable 
stream; or (3) the correction of a military or naval record, shall be 
received or considered in the House.
  (b)(1) No bill or resolution, and no amendment to any bill or 
resolution, establishing or expressing any commemoration may be 
introduced or considered in the House.
  (2) For purposes of this paragraph, the term ``commemoration'' means 
any remembrance, celebration, or recognition for any purpose through the 
designation of a specified period of time.
  3. Any petition or memorial or bill or resolution excluded under this 
rule shall be returned to the Member from whom it was received; and 
petitions and private bills which have been inappropriately referred 
may, by the direction of the committee having possession of the same, be 
properly referred in the manner originally presented; and an erroneous 
reference of a petition or private bill under this clause shall not 
confer jurisdiction upon the committee to consider or report the same.
  4. (a) All other bills, memorials, and resolutions may, in like 
manner, be delivered, indorsed with the names of Members introducing 
them, to the Speaker, to be by him referred, and the titles and 
references thereof and of all bills, resolutions, and documents referred 
under the rules shall be entered on the Journal and printed in the 
Record of the next day, and correction in case of error of reference may 
be made by the House, without debate, in accordance with rule X, on any 
day immediately after the reading of the Journal, by unanimous consent, 
or on motion of a committee claiming jurisdiction, or on the report of 
the committee to which the bill has been erroneously referred. Two or 
more Members may introduce jointly any bill, or resolution to which this 
paragraph applies.
  (b)(1) The name of any Member shall be added as a sponsor of any bill 
or resolution to which paragraph (a) applies, and shall appear as a 
sponsor in the next printing of that bill or resolution: Provided, That 
a request signed by such Member is submitted by the first sponsor to the 
Speaker (in the same manner as provided in paragraph (a)) no later than 
the day on which the last committee authorized to consider and report 
such bill or resolution reports it to the House.
  (2) The name of any Member listed as a sponsor of any such bill or 
resolution may be deleted by unanimous consent, but only at the request 
of such Member, and such deletion shall be indicated in the next 
printing of the bill or resolution (together with the date on which such 
name was deleted). Such consent may be granted no later than the day on 
which the last committee authorized to consider and report such bill or 
resolution reports it to the House: Provided, however, That the Speaker 
shall not entertain a request to delete the name of the first sponsor of 
any bill or resolution.
  (3) The addition of the name of any Member, or the deletion of any 
name by unanimous consent, of a sponsor of any such bill or resolution 
shall be entered on the Journal and printed in the Record of that day.
  (4) Any such bill or resolution shall be reprinted (A) if the Member 
whose name is listed as the first sponsor submits to the Speaker a 
written request that it be reprinted, and (B) if twenty or more Members 
have been added as sponsors of that bill or resolution since it was last 
printed.
  5. All resolutions of inquiry addressed to the heads of executive 
departments shall be reported to the House within fourteen legislative 
days after presentation.
  6. When a bill, resolution, or memorial is introduced ``by request'', 
these words shall be entered upon the Journal and printed in the Record.

                               Rule XXIII

                    of committees of the whole house

  1. (a) In all cases, in forming a Committee of the Whole House, the 
Speaker shall leave his chair after appointing a Member as Chairman to 
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shall, in case of disturbance or disorderly conduct in the galleries or 
lobby, have power to cause the same to be cleared.
  (b) After the House has adopted a special order of business resolution 
reported by the Committee on Rules providing for the consideration of a 
measure in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, 
the Speaker may at any time within his discretion, when no question is 
pending before the House, declare the House resolved into the committee 
of the Whole House on the state of the Union for the consideration of 
that measure without intervening motion, unless the resolution in 
question provides otherwise.
  2. (a) A quorum of a Committee of the Whole shall consist of one 
hundred Members. The first time that a Committee of the Whole finds 
itself without a quorum during any day, the Chairman shall invoke the 
procedure for the call of the roll under clause 5 of rule XV, unless, in 
his discretion, he orders a call of the Committee to be taken by the 
procedure set forth in clause 1 or clause 2(b) of rule XV: Provided, 
That the Chairman may in his discretion refuse to entertain a point of 
order that a quorum is not present during general debate only. If on 
such call, a quorum shall appear, the Committee shall continue its 
business; but if a quorum does not appear, the Committee shall rise and 
the Chairman shall report the names of the absentees to the House. After 
the roll has been once called to establish a quorum during such day, the 
Chairman may not entertain a point of order that a quorum is not present 
unless the Committee is operating under the five-minute rule and the 
Chairman has put the pending motion or proposition to a vote; and if the 
Chairman sustains a point of order that a quorum is not present after 
putting the question on such a motion or proposition, he may announce 
that following a regular quorum call conducted pursuant to the previous 
provisions of this clause, he will reduce to not less than five minutes 
the period of time within which a recorded vote on the pending question 
may be taken if such a vote is ordered. If, at any time during the 
conduct of any quorum call in a Committee of the Whole, the Chairman 
determines that a quorum is present, he may, in his discretion and 
subject to his prior announcement, declare that a quorum is constituted. 
Proceedings under the call shall then be considered as vacated, and the 
Committee shall not rise but shall continue its sitting and resume its 
business.
  (b) In the Committee of the Whole, the Chair shall order a recorded 
vote on request supported by at least twenty-five Members.
  (c) In the Committee of the Whole, the Chairman may, in his 
discretion, reduce to not less than five minutes the period of time 
within which a rollcall vote by electronic device may be taken without 
any intervening business or debate on any or all pending amendments 
after the vote has been taken on the first pending amendment.
  3. All motions or propositions involving a tax or charge upon the 
people, all proceedings touching appropriations of money, or bills 
making appropriations of money or property, or requiring such 
appropriation to be made, or authorizing payments out of appropriations 
already made, or releasing any liability to the United States for money 
or property, or referring any claim to the Court of Claims, shall be 
first considered in a Committee of the Whole, and a point of order under 
this rule shall be good at any time before the consideration of a bill 
has commenced.
  4. In Committees of the Whole House business on their calendars may be 
taken up in regular order, or in such order as the committee may 
determine, unless the bill to be considered was determined by the House 
at the time of going into committee, but bills for raising revenue, 
general appropriation bills, and bills for the improvement of rivers and 
harbors shall have precedence.
  5. (a) When general debate is closed by order of the House, any Member 
shall be allowed five minutes to explain any amendment he may offer, 
after which the Member who shall first obtain the floor shall be allowed 
to speak five minutes in opposition to it, and there shall be no further 
debate thereon, but the same privilege of debate shall be allowed in 
favor of and against any amendment that may be offered to an amendment; 
and neither an amendment nor an amendment to an amendment shall be 
withdrawn by the mover thereof unless by the unanimous consent of the 
committee. Upon the offering of any amendment by a Member, when the 
House is meeting in the Committee of the Whole, the Clerk shall promptly 
transmit to the majority committee table five copies of the amendment 
and five copies to the minority committee table. Further, the Clerk 
shall deliver at least one copy of the amendment to the majority cloak 
room and at least one copy to the minority cloak room.
  (b) It shall be in order to move in the Committee of the Whole to 
dispense with the reading of an amendment if the amendment has been 
printed in the bill as reported from a committee, or if any Member shall 
have caused the amendment to be printed in the Congressional Record, and 
to be submitted to the Clerk, or to any responsible staff member 
designated by the Chairman, of the reporting committee or committees, at 
least one day prior to floor consideration, and said motion shall be 
decided without debate.
  6. The committee may, by the vote of a majority of the members 
present, at any time after the five minutes' debate has begun upon 
proposed amendments to any section or paragraph of a bill, close all 
debate upon such section or paragraph or, at its election, upon the 
pending amendments only (which motion shall be decided without debate); 
but this shall not preclude further amendment, to be decided without 
debate. However, if debate is closed on any section or paragraph under 
this clause before there has been debate on any amendment which any 
Member shall have caused to be printed in the Congressional Record after 
the reporting of the bill by the committee but at least one day prior to 
floor consideration of such amendment, the Member who caused such 
amendment to be printed in the Record shall be given five minutes in 
which to explain such amendment, after which the first person to obtain 
the floor shall be given five minutes in opposition to it, and there 
shall be no further debate thereon; but such time for debate shall not 
be allowed when the offering of such amendment is dilatory. Material 
placed in the Record pursuant to this provision shall indicate the full 
text of the proposed amendment, the name of the proponent Member, the 
number of the bill to which it will be offered and the point in the bill 
or amendment thereto where the amendment is intended to be offered, and 
shall appear in a portion of the Record designated for that purpose. All 
amendments to a specified measure submitted for printing in that portion 
of the Record shall be given numerical designations in the order 
printed.
  7. A motion to strike out the enacting words of a bill shall have 
precedence of a motion to amend, and, if carried, shall be considered 
equivalent to its rejection. Whenever a bill is reported from a 
Committee of the Whole with an adverse recommendation and such 
recommendation is disagreed to by the House, the bill shall stand 
recommitted to the said committee without further action by the House, 
but before the question of concurrence is submitted it is in order to 
entertain a motion to refer the bill to any committee, with or without 
instructions, and when the same is again reported to the House it shall 
be referred to the Committee of the Whole without debate.
  8. At the conclusion of general debate in a Committee of the Whole on 
any concurrent resolution on the budget pursuant to section 305(a) of 
the Congressional Budget Act of l974, the concurrent resolution shall be 
considered as having been read for amendment. It shall not be in order 
in the House or in a Committee of the Whole to consider an amendment to 
a concurrent resolution on the budget, or any amendment to an amendment 
thereto, unless the concurrent resolution as amended by such amendment 
or amendments: (a) would be mathematically consistent (except to the 
extent that the amendment involved is limited by the third sentence of 
this clause); and (b) would contain all the matter set forth in 
paragraphs (1) through (5) of section 301(a) of the Congressional Budget 
Act of 1974. It shall not be in order in the House or in a Committee of 
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to consider an amendment to a concurrent resolution on the budget, or 
any amendment to an amendment thereto, which changes the amount of the 
appropriate level of the public debt set forth in the concurrent 
resolution as reported; except that the amendments to achieve 
mathematical consistency which are permitted under section 305(a)(6) of 
the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 may include an amendment, offered 
by or at the direction of the Committee on the Budget, to adjust the 
amount of such level to reflect any changes made in the other figures 
contained in the resolution.
  9. The rules of proceeding in the House shall be observed in 
Committees of the Whole House so far as they may be applicable.

                                Rule XXIV

                            order of business

  1. The daily order of business shall be as follows:
  First. Prayer by the Chaplain.
  Second. Reading and approval of the Journal, unless postponed pursuant 
to the provisions of clause 5(b)(1) of rule I.
  Third. The Pledge of Allegiance to the Flag.
  Fourth. Correction of reference of public bills.
  Fifth. Disposal of business on the Speaker's table.
  Sixth. Unfinished business.
  Seventh. The morning hour for the consideration of bills called up by 
committees.
  Eighth. Motions to go into Committee of the Whole House on the state 
of the Union.
  Ninth. Orders of the day.
  2. Business on the Speaker's table shall be disposed of as follows:
  Messages from the President shall be referred to the appropriate 
committees without debate. Reports and communications from heads of 
departments, and other communications addressed to the House, and bills, 
resolutions, and messages from the Senate may be referred to the 
appropriate committees in the same manner and with the same right of 
correction as public bills presented by Members; but House bills with 
Senate amendments which do not require consideration in a Committee of 
the Whole may be at once disposed of as the House may determine, as may 
also Senate bills substantially the same as House bills already 
favorably reported by a committee of the House, and not required to be 
considered in Committee of the Whole, be disposed of in the same manner 
on motion directed to be made by such committee.
  3. The consideration of the unfinished business in which the House may 
be engaged at an adjournment, except business in the morning hour, shall 
be resumed as soon as the business on the Speaker's table is finished, 
and at the same time each day thereafter until disposed of, and the 
consideration of all other unfinished business shall be resumed whenever 
the class of business to which it belongs shall be in order under the 
rules.
  4. After the unfinished business has been disposed of, the Speaker 
shall call each standing committee in regular order, and then select 
committees, and each committee when named may call up for consideration 
any bill reported by it on a previous day and on the House Calendar, and 
if the Speaker shall not complete the call of the committees before the 
House passes to other business, he shall resume the next call where he 
left off, giving preference to the last bill under consideration: 
Provided, That whenever any committee shall have occupied the morning 
hour on two days, it shall not be in order to call up any other bill 
until the other committees have been called in their turn.
  5. After one hour shall have been devoted to the consideration of 
bills called up by committees, it shall be in order, pending 
consideration or discussion thereof, to entertain a motion to go into 
Committee of the Whole House on the state of the Union, or, when 
authorized by a committee, to go into the Committee of the Whole House 
on the state of the Union to consider a particular bill, to which motion 
one amendment only, designating another bill, may be made; and if either 
motion be determined in the negative, it shall not be in order to make 
either motion again until the disposal of the matter under consideration 
or discussion.
  6. On the first Tuesday of each month after disposal of such business 
on the Speaker's table as requires reference only, the Speaker shall 
direct the Clerk to call the bills and resolutions on the Private 
Calendar. Should objection be made by two or more Members to the 
consideration of any bill or resolution so called, it shall be 
recommitted to the committee which reported the bill or resolution, and 
no reservation of objection shall be entertained by the Speaker. Such 
bills and resolutions, if considered, shall be considered in the House 
as in the Committee of the Whole. No other business shall be in order on 
this day unless the House, by two-thirds vote on motion to dispense 
therewith, shall otherwise determine. On such motion debate shall be 
limited to five minutes for and five minutes against said motion.
  On the third Tuesday of each month after the disposal of such business 
on the Speaker's table as requires reference only, the Speaker may 
direct the Clerk to call the bills and resolutions on the Private 
Calendar, preference to be given to omnibus bills containing bills or 
resolutions which have previously been objected to on a call of the 
Private Calendar. All bills and resolutions on the Private Calendar so 
called, if considered, shall be considered in the House as in the 
Committee of the Whole. Should objection be made by two or more Members 
to the consideration of any bill or resolution other than an omnibus 
bill, it shall be recommitted to the committee which reported the bill 
or resolution and no reservation of objection shall be entertained by 
the Speaker.
  Omnibus bills shall be read for amendment by paragraph, and no 
amendment shall be in order except to strike out or to reduce amounts of 
money stated or to provide limitations. Any item or matter stricken from 
an omnibus bill shall not thereafter during the same session of Congress 
be included in any omnibus bill.
  Upon passage of any such omnibus bill, said bill shall be resolved 
into the several bills and resolutions of which it is composed, and such 
original bills and resolutions, with any amendments adopted by the 
House, shall be engrossed, where necessary, and proceedings thereon had 
as if said bills and resolutions had been passed in the House severally.
  In the consideration of any omnibus bill the proceedings as set forth 
above shall have the same force and effect as if each Senate and House 
bill or resolution therein contained or referred to were considered by 
the House as a separate and distinct bill or resolution.
  7. On Wednesday of each week no business shall be in order except as 
provided by clause 4 of this rule unless the House by a two-thirds vote 
on motion to dispense therewith shall otherwise determine. On such a 
motion there may be debate not to exceed five minutes for and against. 
On a call of committees under this rule bills may be called up from 
either the House or the Union Calendar, excepting bills which are 
privileged under the rules; but bills called up from the Union Calendar 
shall be considered in the Committee of the Whole House on the state of 
the Union. This rule shall not apply during the last 2 weeks of the 
session. It shall not be in order for the Speaker to entertain a motion 
for a recess on any Wednesday except during the last 2 weeks of the 
session: Provided, That not more that 2 hours of general debate shall be 
permitted on any measure called up on Calendar Wednesday, and all debate 
must be confined to the subject matter of the bill, the time to be 
equally divided between those for and against the bill: Provided 
further, That whenever any committee shall have occupied one Wednesday 
it shall not be in order, unless the House by a two-thirds vote shall 
otherwise determine, to consider any unfinished business previously 
called up by such committee, unless the previous question had been 
ordered thereon, upon any succeeding Wednesday until the other 
committees have been called in their turn under this rule: Provided, 
That when, during any one session of a Congress, all of the committees 
of the House are not called under the Calendar Wednesday rule, at the 
next session of that Congress, the call shall commence where it left off 
at the end of the preceding session.
  8. The second and fourth Mondays in each month, after the disposition 
of motions to discharge committees and after the disposal of such 
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the Speaker's table as requires reference only, shall, when claimed by 
the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, be set apart for the 
consideration of such business relating to the District of Columbia as 
may be presented by said committee.

                                Rule XXV

                          priority of business

  All questions relating to the priority of business shall be decided by 
a majority without debate.

                                Rule XXVI

                   unfinished business of the session

  All business before committees of the House at the end of one session 
shall be resumed at the commencement of the next session of the same 
Congress in the same manner as if no adjournment had taken place.

                               Rule XXVII

                      change or suspension of rules

  1. No rule shall be suspended except by a vote of two-thirds of the 
Members voting, a quorum being present; nor shall the Speaker entertain 
a motion to suspend the rules except on Mondays and Tuesdays, and during 
the last six days of a session.
  2. When a motion to suspend the rules has been submitted to the House, 
it shall be in order, before the final vote is taken thereon, to debate 
the proposition to be voted upon for forty minutes, one-half of such 
time to be given to debate in favor of, and one-half to debate in 
opposition to, such proposition; and the same right of debate shall be 
allowed whenever the previous question has been ordered on any 
proposition on which there has been no debate.
  3. A Member may present to the Clerk a motion in writing to discharge 
a committee from the consideration of a public bill or resolution which 
has been referred to it thirty days prior thereto (but only one motion 
may be presented for each bill or resolution). Under this rule it shall 
also be in order for a Member to file a motion to discharge the 
Committee on Rules from further consideration of any resolution 
providing either a special order of business, or a special rule for the 
consideration of any public bill or resolution favorably reported by a 
standing committee, or a special rule for the consideration of a public 
bill or resolution which has remained in a standing committee thirty or 
more days without action: Provided, That said resolution from which it 
is moved to discharge the Committee on Rules has been referred to that 
committee at least seven days prior to the filing of the motion to 
discharge. The motion shall be placed in the custody of the Clerk, who 
shall arrange some convenient place for the signature of Members. A 
signature may be withdrawn by a Member in writing at any time before the 
motion is entered on the Journal. Once a motion to discharge has been 
filed, the Clerk shall make the signatures a matter of public record. 
The Clerk shall cause the names of the Members who have signed a 
discharge motion during any week to be published in a portion of the 
Congressional Record designated for that purpose on the last legislative 
day of that week. The Clerk shall make available each day for public 
inspection in an appropriate office of the House cumulative lists of 
such names. The Clerk shall devise a means by which to make such lists 
available to offices of the House and to the public in electronic form. 
When a majority of the total membership of the House shall have signed 
the motion, it shall be entered on the Journal, printed with the 
signatures thereto in the Congressional Record, and referred to the 
Calendar of Motions to Discharge Committees.
  On the second and fourth Mondays of each month, except during the last 
six days of any session of Congress, immediately after the approval of 
the Journal, any Member who has signed a motion to discharge which has 
been on the calendar at least seven days prior thereto, and seeks 
recognition, shall be recognized for the purpose of calling up the 
motion, and the House shall proceed to its consideration in the manner 
herein provided without intervening motion except one motion to adjourn. 
Recognition for the motions shall be in the order in which they have 
been entered on the Journal.
  When any motion under this rule shall be called up, the bill or 
resolution shall be read by title only. After twenty minutes' debate, 
one-half in favor of the proposition and one-half in opposition thereto, 
the House shall proceed to vote on the motion to discharge. If the 
motion prevails to discharge the Committee on Rules from any resolution 
pending before the committee, the House shall immediately consider such 
resolution, the Speaker not entertaining any dilatory motion except one 
motion to adjourn, and, if such resolution is adopted, the House shall 
immediately proceed to its execution. If the motion prevails to 
discharge one of the standing committees of the House from any public 
bill or resolution pending before the committee, it shall then be in 
order for any Member who signed the motion to move that the House 
proceed to the immediate consideration of such bill or resolution (such 
motion not being debatable), and such motion is hereby made of high 
privilege; and if it shall be decided in the affirmative, the bill shall 
be immediately considered under the general rules of the House, and if 
unfinished before adjournment of the day on which it is called up it 
shall remain the unfinished business until it is fully disposed of. 
Should the House by vote decide against the immediate consideration of 
such bill or resolution, it shall be referred to its proper calendar and 
be entitled to the same rights and privileges that it would have had had 
the committee to which it was referred duly reported same to the House 
for its consideration: Provided, That when any perfected motion to 
discharge a committee from the consideration of any public bill or 
resolution has once been acted upon by the House it shall not be in 
order to entertain during the same session of Congress any other motion 
for the discharge from that committee of said measure, or from any other 
committee of any other bill or resolution substantially the same, 
relating in substance to or dealing with the same subject matter, or 
from the Committee on Rules of a resolution providing a special order of 
business for the consideration of any other such bill or resolution, in 
order that such action by the House on a motion to discharge shall be 
res adjudicata for the remainder of that session: Provided further, That 
if before any one motion to discharge a committee has been acted upon by 
the House there are on the Calendar of Motions to Discharge Committees 
other motions to discharge committees from the consideration of bills or 
resolutions substantially the same, relating in substance to or dealing 
with the same subject matter, after the House shall have acted on one 
motion to discharge, the remaining said motions shall be stricken from 
the Calendar of Motions to Discharge Committees and not acted on during 
the remainder of that session of Congress.

                               Rule XXVIII

                           conference reports

  1. (a) The presentation of reports of committees of conference shall 
always be in order, except when the Journal is being read, while the 
roll is being called, or the House is dividing on any proposition.
  (b) The time allotted for debate on any motion to instruct House 
conferees shall be equally divided between the majority and minority 
parties, except that if the proponent of the motion and the Member from 
the other party are both supporters of the motion, one-third of such 
debate time shall be allotted to a Member who is opposed to said motion.
  (c) After House conferees on any bill or resolution in conference 
between the House and Senate shall have been appointed for twenty 
calendar days and shall have failed to make a report, it is hereby 
declared to be a motion of the highest privilege to move to discharge 
said House conferees and to appoint new conferees, or to instruct said 
House conferees (but in either case only at a time or place designated 
by the Speaker in the legislative schedule of the day after the calendar 
day on which the Member offering the motion announces to the House his 
intention to do so and the form of the motion); and, further, during the 
last six days of any session of Congress, it shall be a privileged 
motion to move to discharge, appoint, or instruct, House conferees after 
House conferees shall have been appointed thirty-six hours without 
having made a report.

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  (d) Each report made by a committee of conference to the House shall 
be printed as a report of the House. As so printed, such report shall be 
accompanied by an explanatory statement prepared jointly by the 
conferees on the part of the House and the conferees on the part of the 
Senate. Such statement shall be sufficiently detailed and explicit to 
inform the House as to the effect which the amendments or propositions 
contained in such report will have upon the measure to which those 
amendments or propositions relate.
  2. (a) It shall not be in order to consider the report of a committee 
of conference until the third calendar day (excluding any Saturday, 
Sunday, or legal holiday) after such report and the accompanying 
statement shall have been filed in the House, and such consideration 
then shall be in order only if such report and accompanying statement 
shall have been printed in the daily edition of the Congressional Record 
for the day on which such report and statement shall have been filed; 
but the preceding provisions of this sentence do not apply during the 
last six days of the session. Nor shall it be in order to consider any 
conference report unless copies of the report and accompanying statement 
have been available to Members for at least two hours before the 
beginning of such consideration: Provided, however, That it shall always 
be in order to call up for consideration, notwithstanding the provisions 
of clause 4(b) of rule XI, a report from the Committee on Rules only 
making in order the consideration of a conference report notwithstanding 
this restriction. The time allotted for debate in the consideration of 
any such report shall be equally divided between the majority party and 
the minority party, except that if the floor manager for the majority 
and the floor manager for the minority are both supporters of the 
conference report, one third of such debate time shall be allotted to a 
Member who is opposed to said conference report.
  (b)(1) It shall not be in order to consider any amendment (including 
an amendment in the nature of a substitute) proposed by the Senate to 
any measure reported in disagreement between the two Houses by a report 
of a committee of conference that the committee has been unable to 
agree, until the third calendar day (excluding any Saturday, Sunday, or 
legal holiday) after such report and accompanying statement shall have 
been filed in the House, and such consideration then shall be in order 
only if such report and accompanying statement shall have been printed 
in the daily edition of the Congressional Record for the day on which 
such report and statement shall have been filed; but the preceding 
provisions of this sentence do not apply during the last six days of the 
session. Nor shall it be in order to consider any such amendment unless 
copies of the report and accompanying statement, together with the text 
of such amendment, have been available to Members for at least two hours 
before the beginning of such consideration: Provided, however, That it 
shall always be in order to call up for consideration, notwithstanding 
the provisions of clause 4(b) of rule XI, a report from the Committee on 
Rules only making in order the consideration of such an amendment 
notwithstanding this restriction. The time allotted for debate on any 
such amendment shall be equally divided between the majority party and 
the minority party, except that if the floor manager for the majority 
and the floor manager for the minority are both supporters of the 
original motion offered by the floor manager for the majority to dispose 
of the amendment, one third of such debate time shall be allotted to a 
Member who is opposed to said motion.
  (2) During consideration of such an amendment to a general 
appropriation bill, if the original motion offered by the floor manager 
proposes to change existing law, then pending such original motion and 
before debate thereon one motion to insist on disagreement to the 
amendment proposed by the Senate shall be preferential to any other 
motion to dispose of that amendment if offered by the chairman of a 
committee having jurisdiction of the subject matter of the amendment or 
by a designee. Such a preferential motion shall be separately debatable 
for one hour equally divided between its proponent and the proponent of 
the original motion. The previous question shall be considered as 
ordered on such a preferential motion to its adoption without 
intervening motion.
  (c) Any conference report and Senate amendment in disagreement which 
has been available as provided in paragraphs (a) and (b) of this clause 
shall be considered as having been read when called up for 
consideration.
  3. Whenever a disagreement to an amendment in the nature of a 
substitute has been committed to a conference committee it shall be in 
order for the Managers on the part of the House to propose a substitute 
which is a germane modification of the matter in disagreement, but the 
introduction of any language in that substitute presenting a specific 
additional topic, question, issue, or proposition not committed to the 
conference committee by either House shall not constitute a germane 
modification of the matter in disgreement. Moreover, their report shall 
not include matter not committed to the conference committee by either 
House, nor shall their report include a modification of any specific 
topic, question, issue, or proposition committed to the conference 
committee by either or both Houses if that modification is beyond the 
scope of that specific topic, question, issue, or proposition as so 
committed to the conference committee.
  4. (a) With respect to any report of a committee of conference called 
up before the House containing any matter which would be in violation of 
the provisions of clause 7 of rule XVI if such matter had been offered 
as an amendment in the House, and which--
    (1) is contained in any Senate amendment to that measure (including 
  a Senate amendment in the nature of substitute for the text of that 
  measure as passed by the House) accepted by the House conferees or 
  agreed to by the conference committee with modification; or
    (2) is contained in any substitute agreed to by the conference 
  committee;

it shall be in order, at any time after the reading of the report has 
been completed or dispensed with and before the reading of the 
statement, or immediately upon consideration of a conference report if 
clause 2(c) of this rule applies, to make a point of order that such 
nongermane matter, as described above, which shall be specified in the 
point of order, is contained in the report. For the purposes of this 
clause, matter which--
    (A) is contained in any substitute agreed to by the conference 
  committee;
    (B) is not proposed by the House to be included in the measure 
  concerned as passed by the House; and
    (C) would be in violation of clause 7 of rule XVI if such matter had 
  been offered in the House as an amendment to the provisions of that 
  measure as so proposed in the form passed by the House;

shall be considered in violation of such clause 7.
  (b) If such point of order is sustained, it then shall be in order for 
the Chair to entertain a motion, which is of high privilege, that the 
House reject the nongermane matter covered by the point of order. It 
shall be in order to debate such motion for forty minutes, one-half of 
such time to be given to debate in favor of, and one-half in opposition 
to, the motion.
  (c) Notwithstanding the final disposition of any point of order made 
under paragraph (a), or of any motion to reject made pursuant to a point 
of order under paragraph (b), of this clause, it shall be in order to 
make further points of order on the ground stated in such paragraph (a), 
and motions to reject pursuant thereto under such paragraph (b), with 
respect to other nongermane matter in the report of the committee of 
conference not covered by any previous point of order which has been 
sustained.
  (d) If any such motion to reject has been adopted, after final 
dispostion of all points of order and motions to reject under the 
preceding provisions of this clause, the conference report shall be 
considered as rejected and the question then pending before the House 
shall be--
    (1) whether to recede and concur in the Senate amendment with an 
  amendment which shall consist of

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  that portion of the conference report not rejected; or
    (2) if the last sentence of paragraph (a) of this clause applies, 
  whether to insist further on the House amendment.

If all such motions to reject are defeated, then, after the allocation 
of time for debate on the conference report as provided in clause 2(a) 
of this rule, it shall be in order to move the previous question on the 
adoption of the conference report.
  5. (a)(1) With respect to any amendment (including an amendment in the 
nature of a substitute) which--
    (A) is proposed by the Senate to any measure and thereafter--
      (i) is reported in disagreement between the two Houses by a 
    committee of conference; or
      (ii) is before the House, the stage of disagreement having been 
    reached; and
    (B) contains any matter which would be in violation of the 
  provisions of clause 7 of rule XVI if such matter had been offered as 
  an amendment in the House;

it shall be in order, immediately after a motion is offered that the 
House recede from its disagreement to such amendment proposed by the 
Senate and concur therein and before debate is commenced on such motion, 
to make a point of order that such nongermane matter, as described 
above, which shall be specified in the point of order, is contained in 
such amendment proposed by the Senate.
  (2) If such point of order is sustained, it then shall be in order for 
the Chair to entertain a motion, which is of high privilege, that the 
House reject the nongermane matter covered by the point of order. It 
shall be in order to debate such motion for forty minutes, one-half of 
such time to be given to debate in favor of, and one-half in opposition 
to, the motion.
  (3) Notwithstanding the final disposition of any point of order made 
under subparagraph (1), or of any motion to reject made pursuant to a 
point of order under subparagraph (2), of this paragraph, it shall be in 
order to make further points of order on the ground stated in such 
subparagraph (1), and motions to reject pursuant thereto under such 
subparagraph (2), with respect to other nongermane matter in the 
amendment proposed by the Senate not covered by any previous point of 
order which has been sustained.
  (4) If any such motion to reject has been adopted, after final 
disposition of all points of order and motions to reject under the 
preceding provisions of this clause, the motion to recede and concur 
shall be considered as rejected, and further motions--
    (A) to recede and concur in the Senate amendment with an amendment, 
  where appropriate (but the offering of which is not in order unless 
  copies of the language of the Senate amendment, as proposed to be 
  amended by such motion, are then available on the floor when such 
  motion is offered and is under consideration);
    (B) to insist upon disagreement to the Senate amendment and request 
  a further conference with the Senate; and
    (C) to insist upon disagreement to the Senate amendment;

shall remain of high privilege for consideration by the House. If all 
such motions to reject are defeated, then, after the allocation of time 
for debate on the motion to recede and concur as provided in clause 2(b) 
of this rule, it shall be in order to move the previous question on such 
motion.
  (b)(1) With respect to any such amendment proposed by the Senate as 
described in paragraph (a) of this clause, it shall not be in order to 
offer any motion that the House recede from its disagreement to such 
Senate amendment and concur therein with an amendment, unless copies of 
the language of the Senate amendment, as proposed to be amended by such 
motion, are then available on the floor when such motion is offered and 
is under consideration.
  (2) Immediately after any such motion is offered and is in order and 
before debate is commenced on such motion, it shall be in order to make 
a point of order that nongermane matter, as described in subparagraph 
(1) of paragraph (a) of this clause, which shall be specified in the 
point of order, is contained in the language of the Senate amendment, as 
proposed to be amended by such motion, copies of which are then 
available on the floor.
  (3) If such point of order is sustained, it then shall be in order for 
the Chair to entertain a motion, which is of high privilege, that the 
House reject the nongermane matter covered by the point of order. It 
shall be in order to debate such motion for forty minutes, one-half of 
such time to be given to debate in favor of, and one-half in opposition 
to, the motion.
  (4) Notwithstanding the final disposition of any point of order under 
subparagraph (2), or of any motion to reject made pursuant to a point of 
order under subparagraph (3), of this paragraph, it shall be in order to 
make further points of order on the ground stated in subparagraph (1) of 
paragraph (a) of this clause, and motions to reject pursuant thereto 
under subparagraph (3) of this paragraph, with respect to other 
nongermane matter in the language of the Senate amendment, as proposed 
to be amended by the motion described in subparagraph (1) of this 
paragraph, not covered by any previous point of order which has been 
sustained.
  (5) If any such motion to reject has been adopted, after final 
disposition of all points of order and motions to reject under the 
preceding provisions of this paragraph, the motion to recede and concur 
in the Senate amendment with an amendment shall be considered as 
rejected, and further motions--
    (A) to recede and concur in the Senate amendment with an amendment, 
  where appropriate (but the offering of which is not in order unless 
  copies of the language of the Senate amendment, as proposed to be 
  amended by such motion, are then available on the floor when such 
  motion is offered and is under consideration);
    (B) to insist upon disagreement to the Senate amendment and request 
  a further conference with the Senate; and
    (C) to insist upon disagreement to the Senate amendment;

shall remain of high privilege for consideration by the House. If all 
such motions to reject are defeated, then, after the allocation of time 
for debate on the motion to recede and concur in the Senate amendment 
with an amendment as provided in clause 2(b) of this rule, it shall be 
in order to move the previous question on such motion.
  (c) If, on a division of a motion that the House recede and concur, 
with or without amendment, from its disagreement to any such Senate 
amendment as described in paragraph (a)(1) of this clause, the House 
agrees to recede, then, before debate is commenced on concurring in such 
Senate amendment, or on concurring therein with an amendment it shall be 
in order to make and dispose of points of order and motions to reject 
with respect to such Senate amendment in accordance with applicable 
provisions of this clause and to effect final determination of these 
matters in accordance with such provisions.
  6. (a) Each conference committee meeting between the House and Senate 
shall be open to the public except when the House, in open session, has 
determined by a roll call vote of a majority of those Members voting 
that all or part of the meeting shall be closed to the public.
  (b)(1) After the reading of the report and before the reading of the 
joint statement, or immediately upon consideration of a conference 
report if clause 2(c) of this rule applies, a point of order may be made 
that the committee of conference making the report to the House has 
failed to comply with paragraph (a) of this clause.
  (2) If such point of order is sustained, the conference report shall 
be considered as rejected, the House shall be considered to have 
insisted upon its amendment(s) or upon disgreement to the amendment(s) 
of the Senate, as the case may be, and to have requested a further 
conference with the Senate, and the Speaker shall be authorized to 
appoint new conferees without intervening motion.

                                Rule XXIX

                             secret session

  Whenever confidential communications are received from the President 
of the United States, or whenever the

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Speaker or any Member shall inform the House that he has communications 
which he believes ought to be kept secret for the present, the House 
shall be cleared of all persons except the Members and officers thereof, 
and so continue during the reading of such communications, the debates 
and proceedings thereon, unless otherwise ordered by the House.

                                Rule XXX

                             use of exhibits

  When the use of any exhibit in debate is objected to by any Member, it 
shall be determined without debate by a vote of the House.

                                Rule XXXI

                            hall of the house

  The Hall of the House shall be used only for the legislative business 
of the House and for the caucus meetings of its Members, except upon 
occasions where the House by resolution agrees to take part in any 
ceremonies to be observed therein; and the Speaker shall not entertain a 
motion for the suspension of this rule.

                               Rule XXXII

                        of admission to the floor

  1. The persons hereinafter named, and none other, shall be admitted to 
the Hall of the House or rooms leading thereto, viz: The President and 
Vice President of the United States and their private secretaries, 
judges of the Supreme Court, Members of Congress and Members-elect, 
contestants in election cases during the pendency of their cases in the 
House, the Secretary and Sergeant-at-Arms of the Senate, heads of 
departments, foreign ministers, governors of States, the Architect of 
the Capitol, the Librarian of Congress and his assistant in charge of 
the Law Library, the Resident Commissioner to the United States from 
Puerto Rico, each Delegate to the House, such persons as have, by name, 
received the thanks of Congress, the Parliamentarian, elected officers 
and elected minority employees of the House (other than Members); and 
ex-Members of the House of Representatives, former Parliamentarians of 
the House, and former elected officers and elected minority employees of 
the House, subject to the provisions of clause 3 of this rule; and 
clerks of committees when business from their committee is under 
consideration and not more than one person from a Member's staff when 
that Member has an amendment under consideration, subject to the 
provisions of clause 4 of this rule; and one attorney to accmpany any 
Member who is the respondent in an investigation undertaken by the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct when the recommendation of 
such committee is under consideration; and it shall not be in order for 
the Speaker to entertain a request for the suspension of this rule or to 
present from the chair the request of any Member for unanimous consent.
  2. There shall be excluded at all times from the Hall of the House of 
Representatives and the cloakrooms all persons not entitled to the 
privilege of the floor during the session, except that until fifteen 
minutes of the hour of the meeting of the House persons employed in its 
service, accredited members of the press entitled to admission to the 
press gallery, and other persons on request of Members, by card or in 
writing may be admitted.
  3. Ex-Members of the House of Representatives, former Parliamentarians 
of the House, and former elected officers and former elected minority 
employees of the House, shall be entitled to the privilege of admission 
to the Hall of the House and rooms leading thereto only if they do not 
have any direct personal or pecuniary interest in any legislative 
measure pending before the House or reported by any committee of the 
House and only if they are not in the employ of, or do not represent, 
any party or organization for the purpose of influencing, directly or 
indirectly, the passage, defeat or amendment of any legislative measure 
pending before the House, reported by any committee of the House or 
under consideration in any of its committees or subcommittees. The 
Speaker shall promulgate such regulations as may be necessary to 
implement the provisions of this rule and to ensure its enforcement.
  4. Persons from Member's staffs admitted to the Hall of the House or 
rooms leading thereto under clause 1 shall be admitted only upon prior 
notification to the Speaker. No such person or clerk of a committee so 
admitted under clause 1 shall engage in efforts in the Hall of the House 
or rooms leading thereto to influence Members with regard to the 
legislation being amended. Such persons and clerks shall remain at the 
desk and are admitted only to advise the Member or committee responsible 
for their admission. Any such person or clerk who violates this clause 
may be excluded during the session from the Hall of the House and rooms 
leading thereto by the Speaker.

                               Rule XXXIII

                      of admission to the galleries

  The Speaker shall set aside a portion of the west gallery for the use 
of the President of the United States, the members of his Cabinet, 
justices of the Supreme Court, foreign ministers and suites, and the 
members of their respective families, and shall also set aside another 
portion of the same gallery for the accommodation of persons to be 
admitted on the card of Members. The southerly half of the east gallery 
shall be assigned exclusively for the use of the families of Members of 
Congress, in which the Speaker shall contol one bench, and on request of 
a Member the Speaker shall issue a card of admission to his family, 
which shall include their visitors, and no other person shall be 
admitted to this section.

                               Rule XXXIV

                      official and other reporters

  1. The appointment and removal, for cause, of the official reporters 
of the House, including stenographers of committees, and the manner of 
the execution of their duties shall be vested in the Clerk, subject to 
the direction and control of the Speaker.
  2. Such portion of the gallery over the Speaker's chair as may be 
necessary to accommodate representatives of the press wishing to report 
debates and proceedings shall be set aside for their use, and reputable 
reporters and correspondents shall be admitted thereto under such 
regulations as the Speaker may from time to time prescribe; and the 
supervision of such gallery, including the designation of its employees, 
shall be vested in the standing committee of correspondents, subject to 
the direction and control of the Speaker; and the Speaker may assign one 
seat on the floor to Associated Press reporters and one to United Press 
International, and regulate the occupation of the same. And the Speaker 
may admit to the floor, under such regulations as he may prescribe, one 
additional representative of each press association.
  3. Such portion of the gallery of the House of Representatives as may 
be necessary to accommodate reporters of news to be disseminated by 
radio, television, and similar means of transmission, wishing to report 
debates and proceedings, shall be set aside for their use, and reputable 
reporters thus engaged shall be admitted thereto under such regulations 
as the Speaker may from time to time prescribe; and the supervision of 
such gallery, including the designation of its employees, shall be 
vested in the Executive Committee of the Radio and Television 
Correspondents' Galleries, subject to the direction and control of the 
Speaker; and the Speaker may admit to the floor, under such regulations 
as he may prescribe, one representative of the National Broadcasting 
Company, one of the Columbia Broadcasting System, one of the Mutual 
Broadcasting System, and one of the American Broadcasting Company.

                                Rule XXXV

                            pay of witnesses

  The rule for paying witnesses to appear before the House or any of its 
committees shall be as follows: For each day a witness shall attend, the 
same per diem rate as established, authorized, and regulated by the 
Committee on House Oversight for Members and employees of the House, and 
actual expenses of travel in coming to or going from the place of 
examination; but no per diem shall be paid when a witness has been 
summoned at the place of examination.

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                               Rule XXXVI

    preservation and availability of noncurrent records of the house

  1. (a) At the end of each Congress, the chairman of each committee of 
the House shall transfer to the Clerk any noncurrent records of such 
committee, including the subcommittees thereof.
  (b) At the end of each Congress, each officer of the House elected 
pursuant to rule II shall transfer to the Clerk any noncurrent records 
made or acquired in the course of the duties of such officer.
  2. The Clerk shall deliver the records transferred pursuant to clause 
1 of the rule, together with any other noncurrent records of the House, 
to the Archivist of the United States for preservation at the National 
Archives and Records Administration. Records so delivered are the 
permanent property of the House and remain subject to this rule and the 
orders of the House.
  3. (a) Subject to paragraph (b) of the clause, clause 4 of this rule, 
and orders of the House, the Clerk shall authorize the Archivist of the 
United States to make available for public use the records delivered to 
the Archivist under clause 2 of this rule.
  (b)(1) Any record that the House or a committee of the House (or a 
subcommittee thereof) makes available for public use before such record 
is delivered to the Archivist under clause 2 of this rule shall be made 
available immediately.
  (2) Any investigative record that contains personal data relating to a 
specific living individual (the disclosure of which would be an 
unwarranted invasion of personal privacy), any administrative record 
with respect to personnel, and any record with respect to a hearing 
closed pursuant to clause 2(g)(2) of rule XI shall be available if such 
record has been in existence for 50 years.
  (3) Any record for which a time, schedule, or condition for 
availability is specified by order of the House shall be made available 
in accordance with that order. Except as otherwise provided by order of 
the House, any record of a committee for which a time, schedule, or 
condition for availability is specified by order of the committee 
(entered during the Congress in which the record is made or acquired by 
the committee) shall be made available in accordance with the order of 
the committee.
  (4) Any record (other than a record referred to in subparagraph (1), 
(2), or (3) of this paragraph) shall be made available if such record 
has been in existence for 30 years.
  4. (a) A record shall not be made available for public use under 
clause 3 of this rule if the Clerk determines that such availability 
would be detrimental to the public interest or inconsistent with the 
rights and privileges of the House. The Clerk shall notify in writing 
the chairman and the ranking minority party Member of the Committee on 
House Oversight of any determination under the preceding sentence.
  (b) A determination of the Clerk under paragraph (a) is subject to 
later order of the House and, in the case of a record of a committee, 
later order of the committee.
  5. (a) This rule does not supersede rule XLVIII or rule L and does not 
authorize the public disclosure of any record if such disclosure is 
prohibited by law or executive order of the President.
  (b) The Committee on House Oversight may prescribe guidelines and 
regulations governing the applicability and implementation of this rule.
  (c) A committee may withdraw from the National Archives and Records 
Administration any record of the committee delivered to the Archivist of 
the United States under this rule. Such withdrawal shall be on a 
temporary basis and for official use of the committee.
  6. As used in the rule the term ``record'' means any official, 
permanent record of the House, including--
    (a) with respect to a committee of the House, an official, permanent 
  record of the committee (including any record of a legislative, 
  oversight, or other activity of such committee or subcommittee 
  thereof); and
    (b) with respect to an officer of the House elected pursuant to rule 
  II, an official, permanent record made or acquired in the course of 
  the duties of such officer. Such term does not include a record of an 
  individual Member of the House.

                               Rule XXXVII

                          withdrawal of papers

  No memorial or other paper presented to the House shall be withdrawn 
from its files without its leave, and if withdrawn therefrom certified 
copies thereof shall be left in the office of the Clerk; but when an act 
may pass for the settlement of a claim, the Clerk is authorized to 
transmit to the officer in charge with the settlement thereof the papers 
on file in his office relating to such claim, or may loan temporarily to 
an officer or bureau of the executive departments any papers on file in 
his office relating to any matter pending before such officer or bureau, 
taking proper receipt therefor.

                              Rule XXXVIII

                                 ballot

  In all cases of ballot a majority of the votes given shall be 
necessary to an election, and where there shall not be such a majority 
on the first ballot the ballots shall be repeated until a majority be 
obtained; and in all balloting blanks shall be rejected and not taken 
into the count in enumeration of votes or reported by the tellers.

                               Rule XXXIX

                                messages

  Messages received from the Senate and the President of the United 
States, giving notice of bills passed or approved, shall be entered in 
the Journal and published in the Record of that day's proceedings.

                                 Rule XL

                        executive communications

  Estimates of appropriations and all other communications from the 
executive departments, intended for the consideration of any committees 
of the House, shall be addressed to the Speaker, and by him referred as 
provided by clause 2 of rule XXIV.

                                Rule XLI

                qualifications of officers and employees

  No person shall be an officer or employee of the House, or continue in 
its employment, who shall be an agent for the prosecution of any claim 
against the Government or be interested in such claim otherwise than as 
an original claimant or than in the proper discharge of official duties.

                                Rule XLII

                           general provisions

  The rules of parliamentary practice comprised in Jefferson's Manual 
and the provisions of the Legislative Reorganization Act of l946, as 
amended, shall govern the House in all cases to which they are 
applicable, and in which they are not inconsistent with the standing 
rules and orders of the House and joint rules of the Senate and House of 
Representatives.

                               Rule XLIII

                        code of official conduct

  There is hereby established by and for the House of Representatives 
the following code of conduct, to be known as the ``Code of Official 
Conduct'':
  1. A Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives 
shall conduct himself at all times in a manner which shall reflect 
creditably on the House of Representatives.
  2. A Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives 
shall adhere to the spirit and the letter of the Rules of the House of 
Representatives and to the rules of duly constituted committees thereof.
  3. A Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives 
shall receive no compensation nor shall he permit any compensation to 
accrue to his beneficial interest from any source, the receipt of which 
would occur by virtue of influence improperly exerted from his position 
in the Congress.
  4. A Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives 
shall not accept gifts (other than the personal hospitality of an 
individual or with a fair market value of $100 or less, as adjusted 
under section 102(a)(2)(A) of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978) in 
any calendar year aggregating more than the minimal value as established 
by section 7342(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code, or $250, whichever 
is greater, directly or indirectly from any person (other than from a 
relative), except to the extent permitted by written

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waiver granted in exceptional circumstances by the Committee on 
Standards of Official Conduct pursuant to clause 4(e)(1)(E) of rule X.
  5. A Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives 
shall accept no honorarium for a speech, writing for publication, or 
other similar activity.
  6. A Member of the House of Representatives shall keep his campaign 
funds separate from his personal funds. A Member shall convert no 
campaign funds to personal use in excess of reimbursement for legitimate 
and verifiable campaign expenditures and shall expend no funds from his 
campaign account not attributable to bona fide campaign or political 
purposes.
  7. A Member of the House of Representatives shall treat as campaign 
contributions all proceeds from testimonial dinners or other fund 
raising events.
  8. A Member or officer of the House of Representatives shall retain no 
one under his payroll authority who does not perform official duties 
commensurate with the compensation received in the offices of the 
employing authority. In the case of committee employees who work under 
the direct supervision of a Member other than a chairman, the chairman 
may require that such Member affirm in writing that the employees have 
complied with the preceding sentence (subject to clause 6 of rule XI) as 
evidence of the chairman's compliance with this clause and with clause 6 
of rule XI.
  9. A Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives 
shall not discharge or refuse to hire any individual, or otherwise 
discriminate against any individual with respect to compensation, terms, 
conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual's 
race, color, religion, sex (including marital or parental status), 
handicap, age, or national origin, but may take into consideration the 
domicile or political affiliation of such individual.
  10. A Member of the House of Representatives who has been convicted by 
a court of record for the commission of a crime for which a sentence of 
two or more years' imprisonment may be imposed should refrain from 
participation in the business of each committee of which he is a member 
and should refrain from voting on any question at a meeting of the 
House, or of the Committee of the Whole House, unless or until judicial 
or executive proceedings result in reinstatement of the presumption of 
his innocence or until he is reelected to the House after the date of 
such conviction.
  11. A Member of the House of Representatives shall not authorize or 
otherwise allow a non-House individual, group, or organization to use 
the words ``Congress of the United States'', ``House of 
Representatives'', or ``Official Business'', or any combination of words 
thereof, on any letterhead or envelope.
  12. (a) Except as provided by paragraph (b), any employee of the House 
of Representatives who is required to file a report pursuant to rule 
XLIV shall refrain from participating personally and substantially as an 
employee of the House of Representatives in any contact with any agency 
of the executive or judicial branch of Government with respect to 
nonlegislative matters affecting any nongovernmental person in which the 
employee has a significant financial interest.
  (b) Paragraph (a) shall not apply if an employee first advises his 
employing authority of his significant financial interest and obtains 
from his employing authority a written waiver stating that the 
participation of the employee is necessary. A copy of each such waiver 
shall be filed with the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
  13. Before any Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
Representatives may have access to classified information, the following 
oath (or affirmation) shall be executed:
  ``I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will not disclose any 
  classified information received in the course of my service with the 
  House of Representatives, except as authorized by House of 
  Representatives or in accordance with its Rules.''
Copies of the executed oath shall be retained by the Clerk of the House 
as part of the records of the House.
  As used in this Code of Official Conduct of the House of 
Representatives--(a) the terms ``Member'' and ``Member of the House of 
Representatives'' include the Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico and 
each Delegate to the House; and (b) the term ``officer or employee of 
the House of Representatives'' means any individual whose compensation 
is disbursed by the Clerk of the House of Representatives.
  For the purposes of clause 4 of this Code of Official Conduct, the 
term ``relative'' means, with respect to any Member, officer, or 
employee of the House of Representatives, an individual who is related 
as father, mother, son, daughter, brother, sister, uncle, aunt, first 
cousin, nephew, niece, husband, wife, grandfather, grandmother, 
grandson, granddaughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, 
daughter-in-law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, 
stepson, stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half 
sister, or who is the grandfather or grandmother of the spouse of such 
Member, officer, or employee, and shall be deemed to include the fiance 
or fiancee of the Member, officer, or employee.

                                Rule XLIV

                          financial disclosure

  1. A copy of each report filed with the Clerk under title I of the 
Ethics in Government Act of l978 shall be sent by the Clerk within the 
seven-day period beginning the date on which the report is filed to the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct. By August 1 of each year, 
the Clerk shall compile all such reports sent to him by Members within 
the period beginning on January 1 and ending on June 15 of each year and 
have them printed as a House document, which document shall be made 
available to the public.
  2. For the purposes of this rule, the provisions of title I of the 
Ethics in Government Act of 1978 shall be deemed to be a rule of the 
House as it pertains to Members, officers, and employees of the House of 
Representatives.

[The pertinent parts of Title I of the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 
  (5 U.S.C. App. 6 Sec. Sec.  101-111) read as follows:]

     title i--financial disclosure requirements of federal personnel

                        Persons Required to File

sec. 101. (a) Within thirty days of assuming the position of an officer 
or employee described in subsection (f), an individual shall file a 
report containing the information described in section 102(b) unless the 
individual has left another position described in subsection (f) within 
thirty days prior to assuming such new position or has already filed a 
report under this title with respect to nomination for the new position 
or as a candidate for the position. * * *
  (c) Within thirty days of becoming a candidate as defined in section 
301 of the Federal Campaign Act of 1971, in a calendar year for 
nomination or election to the office of President, Vice President, or 
Member of Congress, or on or before May 15 of that calendar year, 
whichever is later, but in no event later than 30 days before the 
election, and on or before May 15 of each successive year an individual 
continues to be a candidate, an individual other than an incumbent 
President, Vice President, or Member of Congress shall file a report 
containing the information described in section 102(b). Notwithstanding 
the preceding sentence, in any calendar year in which an individual 
continues to be a candidate for any office but all elections for such 
office relating to such candidacy were held in prior calendar years, 
such individual need not file a report unless he becomes a candidate for 
another vacancy in that office or another office during that year.
  (d) Any individual who is an officer or employee described in 
subsection (f) during any calendar year and performs the duties of his 
position or office for a period in excess of sixty days in that calendar 
year shall file on or before May 15 of the succeeding year a report 
containing the information described in section 102(a).
  (e) Any individual who occupies a position described in subsection (f) 
shall, on or before the thirtieth day after termination of employment in 
such position, file a report containing the information described in 
section 102(a) covering the preceding calendar year if the report 
required by subsection (d) has not been filed and covering the portion

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of the calendar year in which such termination occurs up to the date the 
individual left such office or position, unless such individual has 
accepted employment in another position described in subsection (f).
  (f) The officers and employees referred to in subsections (a), (d), 
and (e) are-- * * *
    (9) a Member of Congress as defined under section 109(12);
    (10) an officer or employee of the Congress as defined under section 
  109(13); * * *
  (g) Reasonable extensions of time for filing any report may be granted 
under procedures prescribed by the supervising ethics office for each 
branch, but the total of such extensions shall not exceed ninety days.
  (h) The provisions of subsections (a), (b), and (e) shall not apply to 
an individual who, as determined by the designated agency ethics 
official or Secretary concerned (or in the case of a Presidential 
appointee under subsection (b), the Director of the Office of Government 
Ethics), the congressional ethics committees, or the Judicial 
Conference, is not reasonably expected to perform the duties of his 
office or position for more than sixty days in a calendar year, except 
that if such individual performs the duties of his office or position 
for more than sixty days in a calendar year--
    (1) the report required by subsections (a) and (b) shall be filed 
  within fifteen days of the sixtieth day, and
    (2) the report required by subsection (e) shall be filed as provided 
  in such subsection.
  (i) The supervising ethics office for each branch may grant a publicly 
available request for a waiver of any reporting requirement under this 
section for an individual who is expected to perform or has performed 
the duties of his office or position less than one hundred and thirty 
days in a calendar year, but only if the supervising ethics office 
determines that--
    (1) such individual is not a full-time employee of the Government,
    (2) such individual is able to provide services specially needed by 
  the Government,
    (3) it is unlikely that the individual's outside employment or 
  financial interests will create a conflict of interest, and
    (4) public financial disclosure by such individual is not necessary 
  in the circumstances.

                           Contents of Reports

sec. 102. (a) Each report filed pursuant to section 101 (d) and (e) 
shall include a full and complete statement with respect to the 
following:
    (1)(A) The source, type, and amount or value of income (other than 
  income referred to in subparagraph (B)) from any source (other than 
  from current employment by the United States Government), and the 
  source, date, and amount of honoraria from any source, received during 
  the preceding calendar year, aggregating $200 or more in value and, 
  effective January 1, 1991, the source, date, and amount of payments 
  made to charitable organizations in lieu of honoraria, and the 
  reporting individual shall simultaneously file with the applicable 
  supervising ethics office, on a confidential basis, a corresponding 
  list of recipients of all such payments, together with the dates and 
  amounts of such payments.
    (B) The source and type of income which consists of dividends, 
  rents, interest, and capital gains, received during the preceding 
  calendar year which exceeds $200 in amount or value, and an indication 
  of which of the following categories the amount or value of such item 
  of income is within:
      (i) not more than $1,000,
      (ii) greater than $1,000 but not more than $2,500,
      (iii) greater than $2,500 but not more than $5,000,
      (iv) greater than $5,000 but not more than $15,000,
      (v) greater than $15,000 but not more than $50,000,
      (vi) greater than $50,000 but not more than $100,000,
      (vii) greater than $100,000 but not more than $1,000,000, or
      (viii) greater than $1,000,000.
    (2)(A) The identity of the source, a brief description, and the 
  value of all gifts aggregating more than the minimal value as 
  established by section 7342(a)(5) of title 5, United States Code, or 
  $250, whichever is greater, received from any source other than a 
  relative of the reporting individual during the preceding calendar 
  year, except that any food, lodging, or entertainment received as 
  personal hospitality of an individual need not be reported, and any 
  gift with a fair market value of $100 or less, as adjusted at the same 
  time and by the same percentage as the minimal value is adjusted, need 
  not be aggregated for purposes of this subparagraph.
    (B) The identity of the source and a brief description (including a 
  travel itinerary, dates, and nature of expenses provided) of 
  reimbursements received from any source aggregating more than the 
  minimal value as established by section 7342(a)(5) of title 5, United 
  States Code, or $250, whichever is greater, and received during the 
  preceding calendar year.
    (C) In an unusual case, a gift need not be aggregated under 
  subparagraph (A) if a publicly available request for a waiver is 
  granted.
    (3) The identity and category of value of any interest in property 
  held during the preceding calendar year in a trade or business, or for 
  investment or the production of income, which has a fair market value 
  which exceeds $1,000 as of the close of the preceding calendar year, 
  excluding any personal liability owed to the reporting individual by a 
  spouse, or by a parent, brother, sister, or child of the reporting 
  individual or of the reporting individual's spouse, or any deposits 
  aggregating $5,000 or less in a personal savings account. For purposes 
  of this paragraph, a personal savings account shall include any 
  certificate of deposit or any other form of deposit in a bank, savings 
  and loan association, credit union, or similar financial institution.
    (4) The identity and category of value of the total liabilities owed 
  to any creditor other than a spouse, or a parent, brother, sister, or 
  child of the reporting individual or of the reporting individual's 
  spouse which exceed $10,000 at any time during the preceding calendar 
  year, excluding--
      (A) any mortgage secured by real property which is a personal 
    residence of the reporting individual or his spouse; and
      (B) any loan secured by a personal motor vehicle, household 
    furniture, or appliances, which loan does not exceed the purchase 
    price of the item which secures it.

    With respect to revolving charge accounts, only those with an 
  outstanding liability which exceeds $10,000 as of the close of the 
  preceding calendar year need be reported under this paragraph.
    (5) Except as provided in this paragraph, a brief description, the 
  date, and category of value of any purchase, sale or exchange during 
  the preceding calendar year exceeds $1,000--
      (A) in real property, other than property used solely as a 
    personal residence of the reporting individual or his spouse; or
      (B) in stocks, bonds, commodities futures, and other forms of 
    securities.

    Reporting is not required under this paragraph of any transaction 
  solely by and between the reporting individual, his spouse, or 
  dependent children.
    (6)(A) The identity of all positions held on or before the date of 
  filing during the current calendar year (and, for the first report 
  filed by an individual, during the two-year period preceding such 
  calendar year) as an officer, director, trustee, partner, proprietor, 
  representative, employee, or consultant of any corporation, company, 
  firm, partnership, or other business enterprise, any nonprofit 
  organization, any labor organization, or any educational or other 
  institution other than the United States. This subparagraph shall not 
  require the reporting of positions held in any religious, social, 
  fraternal, or political entity and positions solely of an honorary 
  nature.
    (B) If any person, other than the United States Government, paid a 
  nonelected reporting individual compensation in excess of $5,000 in 
  any of

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  the two calendar years prior to the calendar year during which the 
  individual files his first report under this title, the individual 
  shall include in the report--
      (i) the identity of each source of such compensation; and
      (ii) a brief description of the nature of the duties performed or 
    services rendered by the reporting individual for each such source.

    The preceding sentence shall not require any individual to include 
  in such report any information which is considered confidential as a 
  result of a privileged relationship, established by law, between such 
  individual and any person nor shall it require an individual to report 
  any information with respect to any person for whom services were 
  provided by any firm or association of which such individual was a 
  member, partner, or employee unless such individual was directly 
  involved in the provision of such services.
    (7) A description of the date, parties to, and terms of any 
  agreement or arrangement with respect to (A) future employment; (B) a 
  leave of absence during the period of the reporting individual's 
  Government service; (C) continuation of payments by a former employer 
  other than the United States Government; and (D) continuing 
  participation in an employee welfare or benefit plan maintained by a 
  former employer.
  (b)(1) Each report filed pursuant to subsections (a), (b), and (c) of 
section 101 shall include a full and complete statement with respect to 
the information required by--
    (A) paragraph (1) of subsection (a) for the year of filing and the 
  preceding calendar year,
    (B) paragraphs (3) and (4) of subsection (a) as of the date 
  specified in the report but which is less than thirty-one days before 
  the filing date, and
    (C) paragraphs (6) and (7) of subsection (a) as of the filing date 
  but for periods described in such paragraphs.
  (2)(A) In lieu of filling out one or more schedules of a financial 
disclosure form, an individual may supply the required information in an 
alternative format, pursuant to either rules adopted by the supervising 
ethics office for the branch in which such individual serves or pursuant 
to a specific written determination by such office for a reporting 
individual.
  (B) In lieu of indicating the category of amount or value of any item 
contained in any report filed under this title, a reporting individual 
may indicate the exact dollar amount of such item.
  (c) In the case of any individual described in section 101(e), any 
reference to the preceding calendar year shall be considered also to 
include that part of the calendar year of filing up to the date of the 
termination of employment.
  (d)(1) The categories for reporting the amount or value of the items 
covered in paragraphs (3), (4), and (5) of subsection (a) are as 
follows:
    (A) not more than $15,000;
    (B) greater than $15,000 but not more than $50,000;
    (C) greater than $50,000 but not more than $100,000;
    (D) greater than $100,000 but not more than $250,000;
    (E) greater than $250,000 but not more than $500,000;
    (F) greater than $500,000 but not more than $1,000,000; and
    (G) greater than $1,000,000.
  (2) For the purposes of paragraph (3) of subsection (a) if the current 
value of an interest in real property (or an interest in a real estate 
partnership) is not ascertainable without an appraisal, an individual 
may list (A) the date of purchase and the purchase price of the interest 
in the real property, or (B) the assessed value of the real property for 
tax purposes, adjusted to reflect the market value of the property used 
for the assessment if the assessed value is computed at less than 100 
percent of such market value, but such individual shall include in his 
report a full and complete description of the method used to determine 
such assessed value, instead of specifying a category of value pursuant 
to paragraph (1) of this subsection. If the current value of any other 
item required to be reported under paragraph (3) of subsection (a) is 
not ascertainable without an appraisal, such individual may list the 
book value of a corporation whose stock is not publicly traded, the net 
worth of a business partnership, the equity value of an individually 
owned business, or with respect to other holdings, any recognized 
indication of value, but such individual shall include in his report a 
full and complete description of the method used in determining such 
value. In lieu of any value referred to in the preceding sentence, an 
individual may list the assessed value of the item for tax purposes, 
adjusted to reflect the market value of the item used for the assessment 
if the assessed value is computed at less than 100 percent of such 
market value, but a full and complete description of the method used in 
determining such assessed value shall be included in the report.
  (e)(1) Except as provided in the last sentence of this paragraph, each 
report required by section 101 shall also contain information listed in 
paragraphs (1) through (5) of subsection (a) of this section respecting 
the spouse or dependent child of the reporting individual as follows:
    (A) The source of items of earned income earned by a spouse from any 
  person which exceed $1,000 and the source and amount of any honoraria 
  received by a spouse, except that, with respect to earned income 
  (other than honoraria), if the spouse is self-employed in business or 
  a profession, only the nature of such business or profession need be 
  reported.
    (B) All information required to be reported in subsection (a)(1)(B) 
  with respect to income derived by a spouse or dependent child from any 
  asset held by the spouse or dependent child and reported pursuant to 
  subsection (a)(3).
    (C) In the case of any gifts received by a spouse or dependent child 
  which are not received totally independent of the relationship of the 
  spouse or dependent child to the reporting individual, the identity of 
  the source and a brief description of gifts of transportation, 
  lodging, food, or entertainment and a brief description and the value 
  of other gifts.
    (D) In the case of any reimbursements received by a spouse or 
  dependent child which are not received totally independent of the 
  relationship of the spouse or dependent child to the reporting 
  individual, the identity of the source and a brief description of each 
  such reimbursement.
    (E) In the case of items described in paragraphs (3) through (5) of 
  subsection (a), all information required to be reported under these 
  paragraphs other than items (i) which the reporting individual 
  certifies represent the spouse's or dependent child's sole financial 
  interest or responsibility and which the reporting individual has no 
  knowledge of, (ii) which are not in any way, past or present, derived 
  from the income, assets, or activities of the reporting individual, 
  and (iii) from which the reporting individual neither derives, nor 
  expects to derive, any financial or economic benefit.

    Reports required by subsections (a), (b), and (c) of section 101 
  shall, with respect to the spouse and dependent child of the reporting 
  individual, only contain information listed in paragraphs (1), (3), 
  and (4) of subsection (a), as specified in this paragraph.
  (2) No report shall be required with respect to a spouse living 
separate and apart from the reporting individual with the intention of 
terminating the marriage or providing for permanent separation; or with 
respect to any income or obligations of an individual arising from the 
dissolution of his marriage or the permanent separation from his spouse.
  (f)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2), each reporting individual 
shall report the information required to be reported pursuant to 
subsections (a), (b), and (c) of this section with respect to the 
holdings of and the income from a trust or other financial arrangement 
from which income is received by, or with respect to which a beneficial 
interest in principal or income is held by, such individual, his spouse, 
or any dependent child.
  (2) A reporting individual need not report the holdings of or the 
source of income from any of the holdings of--
    (A) any qualified blind trust (as defined in paragraph (3));
    (B) a trust--

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      (i) which was not created directly by such individual, his spouse, 
    or any dependent child, and
      (ii) the holdings or sources of income of which such individual, 
    his spouse, and any dependent child have no knowledge of; or
    (C) an entity described under the provisions of paragraph (8), but 
  such individual shall report the category of the amount of income 
  received by him, his spouse, or any dependent child from the trust or 
  other entity under subsection (a)(1)(B) of this section.
  (3) For purpose of this subsection, the term ``qualified blind trust'' 
includes any trust in which a reporting individual, his spouse, or any 
minor or dependent child has a beneficial interest in the principal or 
income, and which meets the following requirements:
    (A)(i) The trustee of the trust and any other entity designated in 
  the trust instrument to perform fiduciary duties is a financial 
  institution, an attorney, a certified public accountant, a broker, or 
  an investment advisor who--
      (I) is independent of and not associated with any interested party 
    so that the trustee or other person cannot be controlled or 
    influenced in the administration of the trust by any interested 
    party; and
      (II) is not and has not been an employee of or affiliated with any 
    interested party and is not a partner of, or involved in any joint 
    venture or other investment with, any interested party; and
      (III) is not a relative of any interested party.
    (ii) Any officer or employee of a trustee or other entity who is 
  involved in the management or control of the trust--
      (I) is independent of and not associated with any interested party 
    so that such officer or employee cannot be controlled or influenced 
    in the administration of the trust by any interested party;
      (II) is not a partner of, or involved in any joint venture or 
    other investment with, any interested party; and
      (III) is not a relative of any interested party.
    (B) Any asset transferred to the trust by an interested party is 
  free of any restriction with respect to its transfer or sale unless 
  such restriction is expressly approved by the supervising ethics 
  office of the reporting individual.
    (C) The trust instrument which establishes the trust provides that--
      (i) except to the extent provided in subparagraph (B) of this 
    paragraph, the trustee in the exercise of his authority and 
    discretion to manage and control the assets of the trust shall not 
    consult or notify any interested party;
      (ii) the trust shall not contain any asset the holding of which by 
    an interested party is prohibited by any law or regulation;
      (iii) the trustee shall promptly notify the reporting individual 
    and his supervising ethics office when the holdings of any 
    particular asset transferred to the trust by any interested party 
    are disposed of or when the value of such holding is less than 
    $1,000;
      (iv) the trust tax return shall be prepared by the trustee or his 
    designee, and such return and any information relating thereto 
    (other than the trust income summarized in appropriate categories 
    necessary to complete an interested party's tax return), shall not 
    be disclosed to any interested party;
      (v) an interested party shall not receive any report on the 
    holdings and sources of income of the trust, except a report at the 
    end of each calendar quarter with respect to the total cash value of 
    the interest of the interested party in the trust or the net income 
    or loss of the trust or any reports necessary to enable the 
    interested party to complete an individual tax return required by 
    law or to provide the information required by subsection (a)(1) of 
    this section, but such report shall not identify any asset or 
    holding;
      (vi) except for communications which solely consist of requests 
    for distributions of cash or other unspecified assets of the trust, 
    there shall be no direct or indirect communication between the 
    trustee and an interested party with respect to the trust unless 
    such communication is in writing and unless it relates only (I) to 
    the general financial interest and needs of the interested party 
    (including, but not limited to, an interest in maximizing income or 
    long-term capital gain), (II) to the notification of the trustee of 
    a law or regulation subsequently applicable to the reporting 
    individual which prohibits the interested party from holding an 
    asset, which notification directs that the asset not be held by the 
    trust, or (III) to directions to the trustee to sell all of an asset 
    initially placed in the trust by an interested party which in the 
    determination of the reporting individual creates a conflict of 
    interest or the appearance thereof due to the subsequent assumption 
    of duties by the reporting individual (but nothing herein shall 
    require any such direction); and
      (vii) the interested parties shall make no effort to obtain 
    information with respect to the holdings of the trust, including 
    obtaining a copy of any trust tax return filed or any information 
    relating thereto except as otherwise provided in this subsection.
    (D) The proposed trust instrument and the proposed trustee is 
  approved by the reporting individual's supervising ethics office.
    (E) For purposes of this subsection, ``interested party'' means a 
  reporting individual, his spouse, and any minor or dependent child; 
  ``broker'' has the meaning set forth in section 3(a)(4) of the 
  Securities and Exchange Act of 1934 (15 U.S.C. 78c(a)(4)); and 
  ``investment adviser'' includes any investment adviser who, as 
  determined under regulations prescribed by the supervising ethics 
  office, is generally involved in his role as such an adviser in the 
  management or control of trusts.
    (F) Any trust qualified by a supervising ethics office before the 
  effective date of title II of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 shall 
  continue to be governed by the law and regulations in effect 
  immediately before such effective date.
  (4)(A) An asset placed in a trust by an interested party shall be 
considered a financial interest of the reporting individual, for the 
purposes of any applicable conflict of interest statutes, regulations, 
or rules of the Federal Government (including section 208 of title 18, 
United States Code), until such time as the reporting individual is 
notified by the trustee that such asset has been disposed of, or has a 
value of less than $1,000.
  (B)(i) The provisions of subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect 
to a trust created for the benefit of a reporting individual, or the 
spouse, dependent child, or minor child of such a person, if the 
supervising ethics office for such reporting individual finds that--
    (I) the assets placed in the trust consist of a well-diversified 
  portfolio of readily marketable securities;
    (II) none of the assets consist of securities of entities having 
  substantial activities in the area of the reporting individual's 
  primary area of responsibility;
    (III) the trust instrument prohibits the trustee, notwithstanding 
  the provisions of paragraphs (3)(C) (iii) and (iv) of this subsection, 
  from making public or informing any interested party of the sale of 
  any securities;
    (IV) the trustee is given power of attorney, notwithstanding the 
  provisions of paragraph (3)(C)(v) of this subsection, to prepare on 
  behalf of any interested party the personal income tax returns and 
  similar returns which may contain information relating to the trust; 
  and
    (V) except as otherwise provided in this paragraph, the trust 
  instrument provides (or in the case of a trust established prior to 
  the effective date of this Act which by its terms does not permit 
  amendment, the trustee, the reporting individual, and any other 
  interested party agree in writing) that the trust shall be 
  administered in accordance with the requirements of this subsection 
  and the trustee of such trust meets the requirements of paragraph 
  (3)(A). * * *

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  (5)(A) The reporting individual shall, within thirty days after a 
qualified blind trust is approved by his supervising ethics office, file 
with such office a copy of--
    (i) the executed trust instrument of such trust (other than those 
  provisions which relate to the testamentary disposition of the trust 
  assets), and
    (ii) a list of the assets which were transferred to such trust, 
  including the category of value of each asset as determined under 
  subsection (d) of this section.

This subparagraph shall not apply with respect to a trust meeting the 
requirements for being considered a qualified blind trust under 
paragraph (7) of this subsection.
  (B) The reporting individual shall, within thirty days of transferring 
an asset (other than cash) to a previously established qualified blind 
trust, notify his supervising ethics office of the identity of each such 
asset and the category of value of each asset as determined under 
subsection (d) of this section.
  (C) Within thirty days of the dissolution of a qualified blind trust, 
a reporting individual shall--
    (i) notify his supervising ethics office of such dissolution, and
    (ii) file with such office a copy of a list of the assets of the 
  trust at the time of such dissolution and the category of value under 
  subsection (d) of this section of each such asset.
  (D) Documents filed under subparagraphs (A), (B), and (C) of this 
paragraph and the lists provided by the trustee of assets placed in the 
trust by an interested party which have been sold shall be made 
available to the public in the same manner as a report is made available 
under section 105 and the provisions of that section shall apply with 
respect to such documents and lists.
  (E) A copy of each written communication with respect to the trust 
under paragraph (3)(C)(vi) shall be filed by the person initiating the 
communication with the reporting individual's supervising ethics office 
within five days of the date of the communication.
  (6)(A) A trustee of a qualified blind trust shall not knowingly and 
willfully, or negligently, (i) disclose any information to an interested 
party with respect to such trust that may not be disclosed under 
paragraph (3) of this subsection; (ii) acquire any holding the ownership 
of which is prohibited by the trust instrument; (iii) solicit advice 
from any interested party with respect to such trust, which solicitation 
is prohibited by paragraph (3) of this subsection or the trust 
agreement; or (iv) fail to file any document required by this 
subsection.
  (B) A reporting individual shall not knowingly and willfully, or 
negligently, (i) solicit or receive any information with respect to a 
qualified blind trust of which he is an interested party that may not be 
disclosed under paragraph (3)(C) of this subsection or (ii) fail to file 
any document required by this subsection.
  (C)(i) The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any 
appropriate United States district court against any individual who 
knowingly and willfully violates the provisions of subparagraph (A) or 
(B) of this paragraph. The court in which such action is brought may 
assess against such individual a civil penalty in any amount not to 
exceed $10,000.
  (ii) The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any appropriate 
United States district court against any individual who negligently 
violates the provisions of subparagraph (A) or (B) of this paragraph. 
The court in which such action is brought may assess against such 
individual a civil penalty in any amount not to exceed $5,000.
  (7) Any trust may be considered to be a qualified blind trust if--
    (A) the trust instrument is amended to comply with the requirements 
  of paragraph (3) or, in the case of a trust instrument which does not 
  by its terms permit amendment, the trustee, the reporting individual, 
  and any other interested party agree in writing that the trust shall 
  be administered in accordance with the requirements of this subsection 
  and the trustee of such trust meets the requirements of paragraph 
  (3)(A); except that in the case of any interested party who is a 
  dependent child, a parent or guardian of such child may execute the 
  agreement referred to in this subparagraph;
    (B) a copy of the trust instrument (except testamentary provisions) 
  and a copy of the agreement referred to in subparagraph (A), and a 
  list of the assets held by the trust at the time of approval by the 
  supervising ethics office, including the category of value of each 
  asset as determined under subsection (d) of this section, are filed 
  with such office and made available to the public as provided under 
  paragraph (5)(D) of this subsection; and
    (C) the supervising ethics office determines that approval of the 
  trust arrangement as a qualified blind trust is in the particular case 
  appropriate to assure compliance with applicable laws and regulations.
  (8) A reporting individual shall not be required to report the 
financial interests held by a widely held investment fund (whether such 
fund is a mutual fund, regulated investment company, pension or deferred 
compensation plan, or other investment fund), if--
    (A)(i) the fund is publicly traded; or
    (ii) the assets of the fund are widely diversified; and
    (B) the reporting individual neither exercises control over nor has 
  the ability to exercise control over the financial interests held by 
  the fund.
  (g) Political campaign funds, including campaign receipts and 
expenditures, need not be included in any report filed pursuant to this 
title.
  (h) A report filed pursuant to subsection (a), (d), or (e) of section 
101 need not contain the information described in subparagraphs (A), 
(B), and (C) of subsection (a)(2) with respect to gifts and 
reimbursements received in a period when the reporting individual was 
not an officer or employee of the Federal Government.
  (i) A reporting individual shall not be required under this title to 
report--
    (1) financial interests in or income derived from--
      (A) any retirement system under title 5, United States Code 
    (including the Thrift Savings Plan under subchapter III of chapter 
    84 of such title); or
      (B) any other retirement system maintained by the United States 
    for officers or employees of the United States, including the 
    President, or for members of the uniformed services; or
    (2) benefits received under the Social Security Act.

                            Filing of Reports

sec. 103. (a) Except as otherwise provided in this section, the reports 
required under this title shall be filed by the reporting individual 
with the designated agency ethics official at the agency by which he is 
employed (or in the case of an individual described in section 101(e), 
was employed) or in which he will serve. The date any report is received 
(and the date of receipt of any supplemental report) shall be noted on 
such report by such official. * * *
  (g) Each supervising Ethics Office shall develop and make available 
forms for reporting the information required by this title.
  (h)(1) The reports required under this title shall be filed by a 
reporting individual with--
    (A)(i)(I) the Clerk of the House of Representatives, in the case of 
  a Representative in Congress, a Delegate to Congress, the Resident 
  Commissioner from Puerto Rico, an officer or employee of the Congress 
  whose compensation is disbursed by the Clerk of the House of 
  Representatives, an officer or employee of the Architect of the 
  Capitol, the United States Botanic Gardens, the Congressional Budget 
  Office, the Government Printing Office, the Library of Congress, or 
  the Copyright Royalty Tribunal (including any individual terminating 
  service, under section 101(e), in any office or position referred to 
  in this subclause), or an individual described in section 101(c) who 
  is a candidate for nomination or election as a Representative in 
  Congress, a Delegate to Congress, or the Resident Commissioner from 
  Puerto Rico; * * *
    (ii) in the case of an officer or employee of the Congress as 
  described under section 101(f)(10) who is employed by an agency or 
  commission

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  established in the legislative branch after the date of the enactment 
  of the Ethics Reform Act of 1989--
      (I) the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House of 
    Representatives, as the case may be, as designated in the statute 
    establishing such agency or commission; or
      (II) if such statute does not designate such committee, the 
    Secretary of the Senate for agencies and commissions established in 
    even numbered calendar years, and the Clerk of the House of 
    Representatives for agencies and commissions established in odd 
    numbered calendar years; * * *
  (2) The date any report is received (and the date of receipt of any 
supplemental report) shall be noted on such report by such committee.
  (i) A copy of each report filed under this title by a Member or an 
individual who is a candidate for the office of Member shall be sent by 
the Clerk of the House of Representatives or Secretary of the Senate, as 
the case may be, to the appropriate State officer designated under 
section 316(a) of the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 of the State 
represented by the Member or in which the individual is a candidate, as 
the case may be, within the 30-day period beginning on the day the 
report is filed with the Clerk or Secretary.
  (j)(1) A copy of each report filed under this title with the Clerk of 
the House of Representatives shall be sent by the Clerk to the Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives within 
the 7-day period beginning on the day the report is filed. * * *
  (k) In carrying out their responsibilities under this title with 
respect to candidates for office, the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives and the Secretary of the Senate shall avail themselves 
of the assistance of the Federal Election Commission. The Commission 
shall make available to the Clerk and the Secretary on a regular basis a 
complete list of names and addresses of all candidates registered with 
the Commission, and shall cooperate and coordinate its candidate 
information and notification program with the Clerk and the Secretary to 
the greatest extent possible.

                 Failure to File or Filing False Reports

sec. 104. (a) The Attorney General may bring a civil action in any 
appropriate United States district court against any individual who 
knowingly and willfully falsifies or who knowingly and willfully fails 
to file or report any information that such individual is required to 
report pursuant to section 102. The court in which such action is 
brought may assess against such individual a civil penalty in any 
amount, not to exceed $10,000.
  (b) The head of each agency, each Secretary concerned, the Director of 
the Office of Government Ethics, each congressional ethics committee, or 
the Judicial Conference, as the case may be, shall refer to the Attorney 
General the name of any individual which such official or committee has 
reasonable cause to believe has willfully failed to file a report or has 
willfully falsified or willfully failed to file information required to 
be reported.
  (c) The President, the Vice President, the Secretary concerned, the 
head of each agency, the Office of Personnel Management, a congressional 
ethics committee, and the Judicial Conference of the United States, may 
take any appropriate personnel or other action in accordance with 
applicable law or regulation against any individual failing to file a 
report or falsifying or failing to report information required to be 
reported.
  (d)(1) Any individual who files a report required to be filed under 
this title more than 30 days after the later of--
    (A) the date such report is required to be filed pursuant to the 
  provisions of this title and the rules and regulations promulgated 
  thereunder; or
    (B) if a filing extension is granted to such individual under 
  section 101(g), the last day of the filing extension period, shall, at 
  the direction of and pursuant to regulations issued by the supervising 
  ethics office, pay a filing fee of $200. All such fees shall be 
  deposited in the miscellaneous receipts of the Treasury. The authority 
  under this paragraph to direct the payment of a filing fee may be 
  delegated by the supervising ethics office in the executive branch to 
  other agencies in the executive branch.
  (2) The supervising ethics office may waive the filing fee under this 
subsection in extraordinary circumstances.

                 Custody of and Public Access to Reports

sec. 105. (a) Each agency, each supervising ethics office in the 
executive or judicial branch, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, 
and the Secretary of the Senate shall make available to the public, in 
accordance with subsection (b), each report filed under this title with 
such agency or office or with the Clerk or the Secretary of the Senate. 
* * *
  (b)(1) Except as provided in the second sentence of this subsection, 
each agency, each supervising ethics office in the executive or judicial 
branch, the Clerk of the House of Representatives, and the Secretary of 
the Senate shall, within thirty days after any report is received under 
this title by such agency or office or by the Clerk or the Secretary of 
the Senate, as the case may be, permit inspection of such report by or 
furnish a copy of such report to any person requesting such inspection 
or copy. With respect to any report required to be filed by May 15 of 
any year, such report shall be made available for public inspection 
within 30 calendar days after May 15 of such year or within 30 days of 
the date of filing of such a report for which an extension is granted 
pursuant to section 101(g). The agency, office, Clerk, or Secretary of 
the Senate, as the case may be may require a reasonable fee to be paid 
in any amount which is found necessary to recover the cost of 
reproduction or mailing of such report excluding any salary of any 
employee involved in such reproduction or mailing. A copy of such report 
may be furnished without charge or at a reduced charge if it is 
determined that waiver or reduction of the fee is in the public 
interest.
  (2) Notwithstanding paragraph (1), a report may not be made available 
under this section to any person nor may any copy thereof be provided 
under this section to any person except upon a written application by 
such person stating--
    (A) that person's name, occupation and address;
    (B) the name and address of any other person or organization on 
  whose behalf the inspection or copy is requested; and
    (C) that such person is aware of the prohibitions on the obtaining 
  or use of the report.

Any such application shall be made available to the public throughout 
the period during which the report is made available to the public.
  (c)(1) It shall be unlawful for any person to obtain or use a report--
    (A) for any unlawful purpose;
    (B) for any commercial purpose, other than by news and 
  communications media for dissemination to the general public;
    (C) for determining or establishing the credit rating of any 
  individual; or
    (D) for use, directly or indirectly, in the solicitation of money 
  for any political, charitable, or other purpose.
  (2) The Attorney General may bring a civil action against any person 
who obtains or uses a report for any purpose prohibited in paragraph (1) 
of this subsection. The court in which such action is brought may assess 
against such person a penalty in any amount not to exceed $10,000. Such 
remedy shall be in addition to any other remedy available under 
statutory or common law.
  (d) Any report filed with or transmitted to an agency or supervising 
ethics office or to the Clerk of the House of Representatives or the 
Secretary of the Senate pursuant to this title shall be retained by such 
agency or office or by the Clerk or the Secretary of the Senate, as the 
case may be. Such report shall be made available to the public for a 
period of six years after receipt of the report. After such six-year 
period the report shall be destroyed unless needed in an ongoing 
investigation, except that in the case of an individual who filed the 
report pursuant to section 101(b) and was not subsequently confirmed by 
the Senate, or who filed the report pursuant to section 101(c) and was 
not subsequently elected, such reports shall be destroyed one year

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after the individual either is no longer under consideration by the 
Senate or is no longer a candidate for nomination or election to the 
Office of President, Vice President, or as a Member of Congress, unless 
needed in an ongoing investigation.

                            Review of Reports

sec. 106. (a)(1) Each designated agency ethics official or Secretary 
concerned shall make provisions to ensure that each report filed with 
him under this title is reviewed within sixty days after the date of 
such filing, except that the Director of the Office of Government Ethics 
shall review only those reports required to be transmitted to him under 
this title within sixty days after the date of transmittal.
  (2) Each congressional ethics committee and the Judicial Conference 
shall make provisions to ensure that each report filed under this title 
is reviewed within sixty days after the date of such filing.
  (b)(1) If after reviewing any report under subsection (a), the 
Director of the Office of Government Ethics, the Secretary concerned, 
the designated agency ethics official, a person designated by the 
congressional ethics committee, or a person designated by the Judicial 
Conference, as the case may be, is of the opinion that on the basis of 
information contained in such report the individual submitting such 
report is in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, he shall 
state such opinion on the report, and shall sign such report.
  (2) If the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, the Secretary 
concerned, the designated agency ethics official, a person designated by 
the congressional ethics committee, or a person designated by the 
Judicial Conference, after reviewing any report under subsection (a)--
    (A) believes additional information is required to be submitted, he 
  shall notify the individual submitting such report what additional 
  information is required and the time by which it must be submitted, or
    (B) is of the opinion, on the basis of information submitted, that 
  the individual is not in compliance with applicable laws and 
  regulations, he shall notify the individual, afford a reasonable 
  opportunity for a written or oral response, and after consideration of 
  such response, reach an opinion as to whether or not, on the basis of 
  information submitted, the individual is in compliance with such laws 
  and regulations.
  (3) If the Director of the Office of Government Ethics, the Secretary 
concerned, the designated agency ethics official, a person designated by 
a congressional ethics committee, or a person designated by the Judicial 
Conference, reaches an opinion under paragraph (2)(B) that an individual 
is not in compliance with applicable laws and regulations, the official 
or committee shall notify the individual of that opinion and, after an 
opportunity for personal consultation (if practicable), determine and 
notify the individual of which steps, if any, would in the opinion of 
such official or committee be appropriate for assuring compliance with 
such laws and regulations and the date by which such steps should be 
taken. Such steps may include, as appropriate--
    (A) divestiture,
    (B) restitution,
    (C) the establishment of a blind trust,
    (D) request for an exemption under section 208(b) of title 18, 
  United States Code, or
    (E) voluntary request for transfer, reassignment, limitation of 
  duties, or resignation.

The use of any such steps shall be in accordance with such rules or 
regulations as the supervising ethics office may prescribe.
  (4) If steps for assuring compliance with applicable laws and 
regulations are not taken by the date set under paragraph (3) by an 
individual in a position in the executive branch (other than in the 
Foreign Service or the uniformed services), appointment to which 
requires the advice and consent of the Senate, the matter shall be 
referred to the President for appropriate action.
  (5) If steps for assuring compliance with applicable laws and 
regulations are not taken by the date set under paragraph (3) by a 
member of the Foreign Service or the uniformed services, the Secretary 
concerned shall take appropriate action.
  (6) If steps for assuring compliance with applicable laws and 
regulations are not taken by the date set under paragraph (3) by any 
other officer or employee, the matter shall be referred to the head of 
the appropriate agency, the congressional ethics committee, or the 
Judicial Conference, for appropriate action; except that in the case of 
the Postmaster General or Deputy Postmaster General, the Director of the 
Office of Government Ethics shall recommend to the Governors of the 
Board of Governors of the United States Postal Service the action to be 
taken.
  (7) Each supervising ethics office may render advisory opinions 
interpreting this title within its respective jurisdiction. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the individual to whom a 
public advisory opinion is rendered in accordance with this paragraph, 
and any other individual covered by this title who is involved in a fact 
situation which is indistinguishable in all material aspects, and who 
acts in good faith in accordance with the provisions and findings of 
such advisory opinion shall not, as a result of such act, be subject to 
any penalty or sanction provided by this title.

         Confidential Reports and Other Additional Requirements

sec. 107. (a)(1) Each supervising ethics office may require officers and 
employees under its jurisdiction (including special Government employees 
as defined in section 202 of title 18, United States Code) to file 
confidential financial disclosure reports, in such form as the 
supervising ethics office may prescribe. The information required to be 
reported under this subsection by the officers and employees of any 
department or agency shall be set forth in rules or regulations 
prescribed by the supervising ethics office, and may be less extensive 
than otherwise required by this title, or more extensive when determined 
by the supervising ethics office to be necessary and appropriate in 
light of sections 202 through 209 of title 18, United States Code, 
regulations promulgated thereunder, or the authorized activities of such 
officers or employees. Any individual required to file a report pursuant 
to section 101 shall not be required to file a confidential report 
pursuant to this subsection, except with respect to information which is 
more extensive than information otherwise required by this title. 
Subsections (a), (b), and (d) of section 105 shall not apply with 
respect to any such report.
  (2) Any information required to be provided by an individual under 
this subsection shall be confidential and shall not be disclosed to the 
public.
  (3) Nothing in this subsection exempts any individual otherwise 
covered by the requirement to file a public financial disclosure report 
under this title from such requirement.
  (b) The provisions of this title requiring the reporting of 
information shall supersede any general requirement under any other 
provision of law or regulation with respect to the reporting of 
information required for purposes of preventing conflicts of interest or 
apparent conflicts of interest. Such provisions of this title shall not 
supersede the requirements of section 7342 of title 5, United States 
Code.
  (c) Nothing in this Act requiring reporting of information shall be 
deemed to authorize the receipt of income, gifts, or reimbursements; the 
holding of assets, liabilities, or positions; or the participation in 
transactions that are prohibited by law, Executive order, rule, or 
regulation.

                    Authority of Comptroller General

sec. 108. (a) The Comptroller General shall have access to financial 
disclosure reports filed under this title for the purposes of carrying 
out his statutory responsibilities.
  (b) No later than December 31, 1992, and regularly thereafter, the 
Comptroller General shall conduct a study to determine whether the 
provisions of this title are being carried out effectively.

                               Definitions

sec. 109. For the purposes of this title, the term--
    (1) ``congressional ethics committees'' means the Select Committee 
  on Ethics of the Senate and the Com

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  mittee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of 
  Representatives;
    (2) ``dependent child'' means, when used with respect to any 
  reporting individual, any individual who is a son, daughter, stepson, 
  or stepdaughter and who--
      (A) is unmarried and under age 21 and is living in the household 
    of such reporting individual; or
      (B) is a dependent of such reporting individual within the meaning 
    of section 152 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986;
    (3) ``designated agency ethics official'' means an officer or 
  employee who is designated to administer the provisions of this title 
  within an agency; * * *
    (5) ``gift'' means a payment, advance, forbearance, rendering, or 
  deposit of money, or any thing of value, unless consideration of equal 
  or greater value is received by the donor, but does not include--
      (A) bequest and other forms of inheritance;
      (B) suitable mementos of a function honoring the reporting 
    individual;
      (C) food, lodging, transportation, and entertainment provided by a 
    foreign government within a foreign country or by the United States 
    Government, the District of Columbia, or a State or local government 
    or political subdivision thereof;
      (D) food and beverages which are not consumed in connection with a 
    gift of overnight lodging;
      (E) communications to the offices of a reporting individual, 
    including subscriptions to newspapers and periodicals; or
      (F) consumable products provided by home-State businesses to the 
    offices of a reporting individual who is an elected official, if 
    those products are intended for consumption by persons other than 
    such reporting individual;
    (6) ``honoraria'' has the meaning given such term in section 505 of 
  this Act;
    (7) ``income'' means all income from whatever source derived, 
  including but not limited to the following items: compensation for 
  services, including fees, commissions, and similar items; gross income 
  derived from business (and net income if the individual elects to 
  include it); gains derived from dealings in property; interest; rents; 
  royalties; dividends; annuities; income from life insurance and 
  endowment contracts; pensions; income from discharge of indebtedness; 
  distributive share of partnership income; and income from an interest 
  in an estate or trust; * * *
    (11) ``legislative branch'' includes--
      (A) the Architect of the Capitol;
      (B) the Botanic Gardens;
      (C) the Congressional Budget Office;
      (D) the General Accounting Office;
      (E) the Government Printing Office;
      (F) the Library of Congress;
      (G) the United States Capitol Police;
      (H) the Office of Technology Assessment; and
      (I) any other agency, entity, office, or commission established in 
    the legislative branch;
    (12) ``Member of Congress'' means a United States Senator, a 
  Representative in Congress, a Delegate to Congress, or the Resident 
  Commissioner from Puerto Rico;
    (13) ``officer or employee of the Congress'' means--
      (A) any individual described under subparagraph (B), other than a 
    Member of Congress or the Vice President, whose compensation is 
    disbursed by the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk of the House 
    of Representatives;
      (B)(i) each officer or employee of the legislative branch who, for 
    at least 60 days, occupies a position for which the rate of basic 
    pay is equal to or greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate of 
    basic pay payable for GS-15 of the General Schedule; and
      (ii) at least one principal assistant designated for purposes of 
    this paragraph by each Member who does not have an employee who 
    occupies a position for which the rate of basic pay is equal to or 
    greater than 120 percent of the minimum rate of basic pay payable 
    for GS-15 of the General Schedule;
    (14) ``personal hospitality of any individual'' means hospitality 
  extended for a nonbusiness purpose by an individual, not a corporation 
  or organization, at the personal residence of that individual or his 
  family or on property or facilities owned by that individual or his 
  family;
    (15) ``reimbursement'' means any payment or other thing of value 
  received by the reporting individual, other than gifts, to cover 
  travel-related expenses of such individual other than those which 
  are--
      (A) provided by the United States Government, the District of 
    Columbia, or a State or local government or political subdivision 
    thereof;
      (B) required to be reported by the reporting individual under 
    section 7342 of title 5, United States Code; or
      (C) required to be reported under section 304 of the Federal 
    Election Campaign Act of 1971 (2 U.S.C. 434);
    (16) ``relative'' means an individual who is related to the 
  reporting individual, as father, mother, son, daughter, brother, 
  sister, uncle, aunt, great aunt, great uncle, first cousin, nephew, 
  niece, husband, wife, grandfather, grandmother, grandson, 
  granddaughter, father-in-law, mother-in-law, son-in-law, daughter-in-
  law, brother-in-law, sister-in-law, stepfather, stepmother, stepson, 
  stepdaughter, stepbrother, stepsister, half brother, half sister, or 
  who is the grandfather or grandmother of the spouse of the reporting 
  individual, and shall be deemed to include the fiance or fiancee of 
  the reporting individual; * * *
    (18) ``supervising ethics office'' means--
      (A) the Senate Committee on Ethics of the Senate, for Senators, 
    officers and employees of the Senate, and other officers or 
    employees of the legislative branch required to file financial 
    disclosure reports with the Secretary of the Senate pursuant to 
    section 103(h) of this title;
      (B) the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of 
    Representatives, for Members, officers and employees of the House of 
    Representatives and other officers or employees of the legislative 
    branch required to file financial disclosure reports with the Clerk 
    of the House of Representatives pursuant to section 103(h) of this 
    title;
      (C) the Judicial Conference for judicial officers and judicial 
    employees; and
      (D) the Office of Government Ethics for all executive branch 
    officers and employees; and
    (19) ``value'' means a good faith estimate of the dollar value if 
  the exact value is neither known nor easily obtainable by the 
  reporting individual.

        Notice of Actions Taken to Comply with Ethics Agreements

sec. 110. (a) In any case in which an individual agrees with that 
individual's designated agency ethics official, the Office of Government 
Ethics, a Senate confirmation committee, a congressional ethics 
committee, or the Judicial Conference, to take any action to comply with 
this Act of any other law or regulation governing conflicts of interest 
of, or establishing standards of conduct applicable with respect to, 
officers or employees of the Government, that individual shall notify in 
writing the designated agency ethics official, the Office of Government 
Ethics, the appropriate committee of the Senate, the congressional 
ethics committee, or the Judicial Conference, as the case may be, of any 
action taken by the individual pursuant to that agreement. Such 
notification shall be made not later than the date specified in the 
agreement by which action by the individual must be taken, or not later 
than three months after the date of the agreement, if no date for action 
is so specified.
  (b) If an agreement described in subsection (a) requires that the 
individual recuse himself or herself from particular categories of 
agency or other official action, the individual shall reduce to writing 
those subjects regarding which the recusal agreement will apply and the 
process by which it will

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be determined whether the individual must recuse himself or herself in a 
specific instance. An individual shall be considered to have complied 
with the requirements of subsection (a) with respect to such recusal 
agreement if such individual files a copy of the document setting forth 
the information described in the preceding sentence with such 
individual's designated agency ethics official or the appropriate 
supervising ethics office within the time prescribed in the last 
sentence of subsection (a).

                      Administration of Provisions

sec. 111. The provisions of this title shall be administered by * * *
    (2) the Select Committee on Ethics of the Senate and the Committee 
  on Standards of Official Conduct of the House of Representatives, as 
  appropriate, with regard to officers and employees described in 
  paragraphs (9) and (10) of section 101(f). * * *

                                Rule XLV

                prohibition of unofficial office accounts

  1. No Member may maintain or have maintained for his use an unofficial 
office account.
  2. After the date of adoption of this rule, no funds may be paid into 
any unofficial office account.
  3. Notwithstanding any other provision of this rule, if an amount from 
the Official Expenses Allowance of a Member is paid into the House 
Recording Studio revolving fund for telecommunications satellite 
services, the Member may accept reimbursement from non-political 
entities in that amount for transmission to the Clerk of the House of 
Representatives for credit to the Official Expenses Allowance.
  4. For purposes of this rule--
    (a) the term ``unofficial office account'' means an account or 
  repository into which funds are received for the purpose of defraying 
  otherwise unreimbursed expenses allowable under section 162(a) of the 
  Internal Revenue Code of 1954 as ordinary and necessary in the 
  operation of a congressional office, and includes any newsletter fund 
  referred to in section 527(g) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1954; 
  and
    (b) the term ``Member'' means any Member of, Delegate to, or 
  Resident Commissioner in, the House of Representatives.

                                Rule XLVI

                   limitations on the use of the frank

  1. Any franked mail which is mailed by a Member under section 3210(d) 
of title 39, United States Code, shall be mailed at the equivalent rate 
of postage which assures that such mail will be sent by the most 
economical means practicable.
  2. A Member shall, before making any mass mailing, submit a sample or 
description of the mail matter involved to the House Commission on 
Congressional Mailing Standards for an advisory opinion as to whether 
such proposed mailing is in compliance with applicable provisions of 
law, rule, or regulation.
  3. Any mass mailing which otherwise is frankable by a Member under the 
provisions of section 3210(e) of title 39, United States Code, shall not 
be frankable unless the cost of preparing and printing such mass mailing 
is defrayed exclusively from funds made available in any appropriations 
Act.
  4. A Member may not send any mass mailing outside the congressional 
district from which the Member was elected.
  5. In the case of any Representative in the House of Representatives, 
other than a Representative at Large, who is a candidate for any 
statewide public office, any mass mailing shall not be frankable under 
section 3210 of title 39, United States Code, when the same is delivered 
to any address which is not located in the area constituting the 
congressional district from which any such individual was elected.
  6. In the case of any Member, any mass mailing shall not be frankable 
under section 3210 of title 39, United States Code, when the same is 
postmarked less than sixty days immediately before the date of any 
primary or general election (whether regular, special, or runoff) in 
which such Member is a candidate for public office. If mail matter is of 
a type which is not customarily postmarked, the date on which such 
matter would have been postmarked if it were of a type customarily 
postmarked shall apply.
  7. For purposes of this rule--
    (a) the term ``mass mailing'' means, with respect to a session in 
  Congress, any mailing of newsletters or other pieces of mail with 
  substantially identical content (whether such mail is deposited singly 
  or in bulk, or at the same time or different times), totaling more 
  than 500 pieces in that session, except that such term does not 
  include any mailing--
      (1) of matter in direct response to a communication from a person 
    to whom the matter is mailed;
      (2) from a Member to other Members of Congress, or to Federal, 
    State, or local government officials; or
      (3) of a news release to the communications media.
    (b) The term ``Member'' means any Member of the House of 
  Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, or the 
  Resident Commissioner in the House of Representatives.
    (c) The term ``Members of Congress'' means Senators and 
  Representatives in, and Delegates and Resident Commissioners to, the 
  Congress.

                               Rule XLVII

           limitations on outside employment and earned income

  1. (a)(1) Except as provided by subparagraph (2), in calendar year 
1991 or thereafter, a Member or an officer or employee of the House may 
not--
    (A) have outside earned income attributable to such calendar year 
  which exceeds 15 percent of the annual rate of basic pay for level II 
  of the Executive Schedule under section 5313 of title 5, United States 
  Code, as of January 1 of such calendar year; or
    (B) receive any honorarium.
  (2) In the case of any individual who becomes a Member or an officer 
or employee of the House during calendar year 1991 or thereafter, such 
individual may not have outside earned income attributable to the 
portion of that calendar year which occurs after such individual becomes 
a Member, officer or employee which exceeds 15 percent of the annual 
rate of basic pay for level II of the Executive Schedule under section 
5313 of title 5, United States Code, as of January 1 of such calendar 
year multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number of 
days such individual is a Member, officer, or employee during such 
calendar year and the denominator of which is 365.
  (3) In calendar year 1991 or thereafter, any payment in lieu of an 
honorarium which is made to a charitable organization on behalf of a 
Member, officer or employee of the House may not be received by such 
individual. No such payment shall exceed $2,000 or be made to a 
charitable organization from which such individual or a parent, sibling, 
spouse, child, or dependent relative of such individual derives any 
financial benefit.
  (b)(1) Except as provided by subparagraph (2), in calendar year 1990, 
a Member may not have outside earned income (including honoraria 
received in such calendar year) attributable to such calendar year which 
exceeds 30 percent of the annual pay as a Member to which the Member was 
entitled in 1989.
  (2) In the case of any individual who becomes a Member during calendar 
year 1990, such individual may not have outside earned income (including 
honoraria) attributable to the portion of that calendar year which 
occurs after such individual becomes a Member which exceeds 30 percent 
of $89,500 multiplied by a fraction the numerator of which is the number 
of days such individual is a Member during such calendar year and the 
denominator of which is 365.
  2. On or after January 1, 1991, a Member or an officer or employee of 
the House shall not--
    (1) receive compensation for affiliating with or being employed by a 
  firm, partnership, association, corporation, or other entity which 
  provides professional services involving a fiduciary relationship;
    (2) permit that Member's, officer's, or employee's name to be used 
  by any such firm, partnership, association, corporation, or other 
  entity;
    (3) receive compensation for practicing a profession which involves 
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    (4) serve for compensation as an officer or member of the board of 
  any association, corporation, or other entity; or
    (5) receive compensation for teaching, without the prior 
  notification and approval of the Committee on Standards of Official 
  Conduct.
  3. For the purposes of this rule--
    (a) The term ``Member'' means any Member of the House of 
  Representatives, a Delegate to the House of Representatives, or the 
  Resident Commissioner in the House of Representatives.
    (b)(1) Except as provided by paragraph (2), the term ``officer or 
  employee of the House'' means any individual (other than a Member) 
  whose pay is disbursed by the Clerk and who is paid at a rate equal to 
  or greater than the annual rate of basic pay in effect for grade GS-16 
  of the General Schedule under section 5332 of title 5, United States 
  Code, and so employed for more than 90 days in a calendar year.
    (2) When used with respect to honoraria, the term ``officer or 
  employee of the House'' means any individual (other than a Member) 
  whose salary is disbursed by the Clerk.
    (c) The term ``honorarium'' means a payment of money or any thing of 
  value for an appearance, speech, or article, by a Member or an officer 
  or employee of the House, excluding any actual and necessary travel 
  expenses incurred by such individual (and one relative) to the extent 
  that such expenses are paid or reimbursed by any other person, and the 
  amount otherwise determined shall be reduced by the amount of any such 
  expenses to the extent that such expenses are not paid or reimbursed.
    (d) The term ``travel expenses'' means, with respect to a Member or 
  an officer or employee of the House, or a relative of any such 
  individual, the cost of transportation, and the cost of lodging and 
  meals while away from his or her residence or principal place of 
  employment.
    (e) The term ``outside earned income'' means, with respect to a 
  Member, officer or employee, wages, salaries, fees, and other amounts 
  received or to be received as compensation for personal services 
  actually rendered but does not include--
      (1) the salary of such individual as a Member, officer or 
    employee;
      (2) any compensation derived by such individual for personal 
    services actually rendered prior to the effective date of this rule 
    or becoming such a Member, officer or employee, whichever occurs 
    later;
      (3) any amount paid by, or on behalf of, a Member, officer or 
    employee, to a tax-qualified pension, profit-sharing, or stock bonus 
    plan and received by such individual from such a plan;
      (4) in the case of a Member, officer or employee engaged in a 
    trade or business in which the individual or his family holds a 
    controlling interest and in which both personal services and capital 
    are income-producing factors, any amount received by such individual 
    so long as the personal services actually rendered by the individual 
    in the trade or business do not generate a significant amount of 
    income; and
      (5) copyright royalties received from established publishers 
    pursuant to usual and customary contractual terms.

Outside earned income shall be determined without regard to any 
community property law.
    (f) The term ``charitable organization'' means an organization 
  described in section 170(c) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986.

                               Rule XLVIII

               permanent select committee on intelligence

  1. (a) There is hereby established a permanent select committee to be 
known as the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence (hereinafter in 
this rule referred to as the ``select committee''). The select committee 
shall be composed of not more than sixteen Members, of whom not more 
than nine may be from the same party. The select committee shall include 
at least one Member from:
    (1) the Committee on Appropriations;
    (2) the Committee on National Security;
    (3) the Committee on International Relations; and
    (4) the Committee on the Judiciary.
  (b)(1) The Speaker of the House and the minority leader of the House 
shall be ex officio members of the select committee, but shall have no 
vote in the committee and shall not be counted for purposes of 
determining a quorum.
  (2) The Speaker and minority leader each may designate a member of 
their leadership staff to assist them in their capacity as ex officio 
members, with the same access to committee meetings, hearings, 
briefings, and materials as if employees of the select committee, and 
subject to the same security clearance and confidentiality requirements 
as employees of the select committee under this rule.
  (c) No Member of the House other than the Speaker and the minority 
leader may serve on the select committee during more than four 
Congresses in any period of six successive Congresses (disregarding for 
this purpose any service for less than a full session in any Congress), 
except that the incumbent chairman or ranking minority member having 
served on the select committee for four Congresses and having served as 
chairman or ranking minority member for not more than one Congress shall 
be eligible for reappointment to the select committee as chairman or 
ranking minority member for one additional Congress.
  2. (a) There shall be referred to the select committee all proposed 
legislation, messages, petitions, memorials, and other matters relating 
to the following:
    (1) The Central Intelligence Agency and the Director of Central 
  Intelligence, and the National Foreign Intelligence Program as defined 
  in section 3(6) of the National Security Act of 1947.
    (2) Intelligence and intelligence-related activities of all other 
  departments and agencies of the Government, including, but not limited 
  to the tactical intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 
  the Department of Defense.
    (3) The organization or reorganization of any department or agency 
  of the Government to the extent that the organization or 
  reorganization relates to a function or activity involving 
  intelligence or intelligence-related activities.
    (4) Authorizations for appropriations, both direct and indirect, for 
  the following:
    (A) The Central Intelligence Agency, Director of Central 
  Intelligence, and the National Foreign Intelligence Program as defined 
  in section 3(6) of the National Security Act of 1947.
    (B) Intelligence and intelligence-related activities of all other 
  departments and agencies of the Government, including, but not limited 
  to, the tactical intelligence and intelligence-related activities of 
  the Department of Defense.
    (C) Any department, agency, or subdivision, or program that is a 
  successor to any agency or program named or referred to in subdivision 
  (A) or (B).
  (b) Any proposed legislation initially reported by the select 
committee, except any legislation involving matters specified in 
subparagraph (1) or (4)(A) of paragraph (a), containing any matter 
otherwise within the jurisdiction of any standing committee shall, at 
the request of the chairman of such standing committee, be referred to 
such standing committee by the Speaker for its consideration of such 
matter and be reported to the House by such standing committee within 
the time prescribed by the Speaker in the referral; and any proposed 
legislation initially reported by any committee, other than the select 
committee, which contains any matter within the jurisdiction of the 
select committee shall, at the request of the chairman of the select 
committee, be referred by the Speaker to the select committee for its 
consideration of such matter and be reported to the House within the 
time prescribed by the Speaker in the referral.
  (c) Nothing in this rule shall be construed as prohibiting or 
otherwise restricting the authority of any other committee to study and 
review any intelligence or intelligence-related activity to the extent 
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rectly affects a matter otherwise within the jurisdiction of such 
committee.
  (d) Nothing in this rule shall be construed as amending, limiting, or 
otherwise changing the authority of any standing committee of the House 
to obtain full and prompt access to the product of the intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of any department or agency of the 
Government relevant to a matter otherwise within the jurisdiction of 
such committee.
  3. (a) The select committee, for the purposes of accountability to the 
House, shall make regular and periodic reports to the House on the 
nature and extent of the intelligence and intelligence-related 
activities of the various departments and agencies of the United States. 
Such committee shall promptly call to the attention of the House or to 
any other appropriate committee or committees of the House any matters 
requiring the attention of the House or such other committee or 
committees. In making such reports, the select committee shall proceed 
in a manner consistent with clause 7 to protect national security.
  (b) The select committee shall obtain an annual report from the 
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency, the Secretary of Defense, 
the Secretary of State, and the Director of the Federal Bureau of 
Investigation. Such reports shall review the intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities of the agency or department concerned 
and the intelligence and intelligence-related activities of foreign 
countries directed at the United States or its interest. An unclassified 
version of each report may be made available to the public at the 
discretion of the select committee. Nothing herein shall be construed as 
requiring the public disclosure in such reports of the names of 
individuals engaged in intelligence or intelligence-related activities 
for the United States or the divulging of intelligence methods employed 
or the sources of information on which such reports are based or the 
amount of funds authorized to be appropriated for intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities.
  (c) On or before March 15 of each year, the select committee shall 
submit to the Committee on the Budget of the House the views and 
estimates described in section 301(c) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974 regarding matters within the jurisdiction of the select committee.
  4. To the extent not inconsistent with the provisions of this rule, 
the provisions of clauses 1, 2, 3, and 5 (a), (b), (c), and (6) (a), 
(b), (c) of rule XI shall apply to the select committee, except that, 
notwithstanding the requirements of the first sentence of clause 2(g)(2) 
of rule XI, a majority of those present, there being in attendance the 
requisite number required under the rules of the select committee to be 
present for the purpose of taking testimony or receiving evidence, may 
vote to close a hearing whenever the majority determines that such 
testimony or evidence would endanger the national security.
  5. No employee of the select committee or any person engaged by 
contract or otherwise to perform services for or at the request of such 
committee shall be given access to any classified information by such 
committee unless such employee or person has (1) agreed in writing and 
under oath to be bound by the rules of the House (including the 
jurisdiction of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and of 
the select committee as to the security of such information during and 
after the period of his employment or contractual agreement with such 
committee); and (2) received an appropriate security clearance as 
determined by such committee in consultation with the Director of 
Central Intelligence. The type of security clearance to be required in 
the case of any such employee or person shall, within the determination 
of such committee in consultation with the Director of Central 
Intelligence, be commensurate with the sensitivity of the classified 
information to which such employee or person will be given access by 
such committee.
  6. The select committee shall formulate and carry out such rules and 
procedures as it deems necessary to prevent the disclosure, without the 
consent of the person or persons concerned, of information in the 
possession of such committee which unduly infringes upon the privacy or 
which violates the constitutional rights of such person or persons. 
Nothing herein shall be construed to prevent such committee from 
publicly disclosing any such information in any case in which such 
committee determines that national interest in the disclosure of such 
information clearly outweighs any infringement on the privacy of any 
person or persons.
  7. (a) The select committee may, subject to the provisions of this 
clause, disclose publicly any information in the possession of such 
committee after a determination by such committee that the public 
interest would be served by such disclosure. Whenever committee action 
is required to disclose any information under this clause, the committee 
shall meet to vote on the matter within five days after any member of 
the committee requests such a vote. No member of the select committee 
shall disclose any information, the disclosure of which requires a 
committee vote, prior to a vote by the committee on the question of the 
disclosure of such information or after such vote except in accordance 
with this clause.
  (b)(1) In any case in which the select committee votes to disclose 
publicly any information which has been classified under established 
security procedures, which has been submitted to it by the executive 
branch, and which the executive branch requests be kept secret, such 
committee shall notify the President of such vote.
  (2) The select committee may disclose publicly such information after 
the expiration of a five-day period following the day on which notice of 
such vote is transmitted to the President, unless, prior to the 
expiration of such five-day period, the President, personally in 
writing, notifies the committee that he objects to the disclosure of 
such information, provides his reasons therefor, and certifies that the 
threat to the national interest of the United States posed by such 
disclosure is of such gravity that it outweighs any public interest in 
the disclosure.
  (3) If the President, personally, in writing, notifies the select 
committee of his objections to the disclosure of such information as 
provided in subparagraph (2), such committee may, by majority vote, 
refer the question of this disclosure of such information with a 
recommendation thereon to the House for consideration. The committee 
shall not publicly disclose such information without leave of the House.
  (4) Whenever the select committee votes to refer the question of 
disclosure of any information to the House under subparagraph (3), the 
chairman shall, not later than the first day on which the House is in 
session following the day on which the vote occurs, report the matter to 
the House for its consideration.
  (5) If within four calendar days on which the House is in session, 
after such recommendation is reported, no motion has been made by the 
chairman of the select committee to consider, in closed session, the 
matter reported under subparagraph (4), then such a motion will be 
deemed privileged and may be made by any Member. The motion under this 
subparagraph shall not be subject to debate or amendment. When made, it 
shall be decided without intervening motion, except one motion to 
adjourn.
  (6) If the House adopts a motion to resolve into closed session, the 
Speaker shall then be authorized to declare a recess subject to the call 
of the Chair. At the expiration of such recess, the pending question, in 
closed session, shall be, ``Shall the House approve the recommendation 
of the select committee?''
  (7) After not more than two hours of debate on the motion, such debate 
to be equally divided and controlled by the chairman and ranking 
minority member of the select committee, or their designees, the 
previous question shall be considered as ordered and the House, without 
intervening motion except one motion to adjourn, shall immediately vote 
on the question, in open session but without divulging the information 
with respect to which the vote is being taken. If the recommendation of 
the select committee is not agreed to, the question shall be deemed 
recommitted to the select committee for further recommendation.
  (c)(1) No information in the possession of the select committee 
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to the lawful intelligence or intelligence-related activities of any 
department or agency of the United States which has been classified 
under established security procedures and which the select committee, 
pursuant to paragraphs (a) or (b) of this clause, has determined should 
not be disclosed shall be made available to any person by a Member, 
officer, or employee of the House except as provided in subparagraphs 
(2) and (3).
  (2) The select committee shall, under such regulations as the 
committee shall prescribe, make any information described in 
subparagraph (1) available to any other committee or any other Member of 
the House and permit any other Member of the House to attend any hearing 
of the committee which is closed to the public. Whenever the select 
committee makes such information available (other than to the Speaker), 
the committee shall keep a written record showing, in the case of any 
particular information, which committee or which Members of the House 
received such information. No Member of the House who, and no committee 
which, receives any information under this subparagraph, shall disclose 
such information except in a closed session of the House.
  (d) The Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall investigate 
any unauthorized disclosure of intelligence or intelligence-related 
information by a Member, officer, or employee of the House in violation 
of paragraph (c) and report to the House concerning any allegation which 
it finds to be substantiated.
  (e) Upon the request of any person who is subject to any such 
investigation, the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct shall 
release to such individual at the conclusion of its investigation a 
summary of its investigation, together with its findings. If, at the 
conclusion of its investigation, the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct determines that there has been a significant breach of 
confidentiality or unauthorized disclosure by a Member, officer, or 
employee of the House, it shall report its findings to the House and 
recommend appropriate action such as censure, removal from committee 
membership, or expulsion from the House, in the case of a Member, or 
removal from office or employment or punishment for contempt, in the 
case of an officer or employee.
  8. The select committee is authorized to permit any personal 
representative of the President, designated by the President to serve as 
a liaison to such committee, to attend any closed meeting of such 
committee.
  9. Subject to the rules of the House, no funds shall be appropriated 
for any fiscal year, with the exception of a continuing bill or 
resolution continuing appropriations, or amendment thereto, or 
conference report thereon, to, or for use of, any department or agency 
of the United States to carry out any of the following activities, 
unless such funds shall have been previously authorized by a bill or 
joint resolution passed by the House during the same or preceding fiscal 
year to carry out such activity for such fiscal year:
    (a) The activities of the Central Intelligence Agency and the 
  Director of Central Intelligence.
    (b) The activities of the Defense Intelligence Agency.
    (c) The activities of the National Security Agency.
    (d) The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of other 
  agencies and subdivisions of the Department of Defense.
    (e) The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
  Department of State.
    (f) The intelligence and intelligence-related activities of the 
  Federal Bureau of Investigation, including all activities of the 
  Intelligence Division.
  10. (a) As used in this rule, the term ``intelligence and 
intelligence-related activities'' includes (1) the collection, analysis, 
production, dissemination, or use of information which relates to any 
foreign country, or any government, political group, party, military 
force, movement, or other association in such foreign country, and which 
relates to the defense, foreign policy, national security, or related 
policies of the United States, and other activity which is in support of 
such activities; (2) activities taken to counter similar activities 
directed against the United States; (3) covert or clandestine activities 
affecting the relations of the United States with any foreign 
government, political group, party, military force, movement, or other 
association; (4) the collection, analysis, production, dissemination, or 
use of information about activities of persons within the United States, 
its territories and possessions, or nationals of the United States 
abroad whose political and related activites pose, or may be considered 
by any department, agency, bureau, office, division, instrumentality, or 
employee of the United States to pose, a threat to the internal security 
of the United States, and covert or clandestine activities directed 
against such persons.
  (b) As used in this rule, the term ``department or agency'' includes 
any organization, committee, council, establishment, or office within 
the Federal Government.
  (c) For purposes of this rule, reference to any department, agency, 
bureau, or subdivision shall include a reference to any successor 
department, agency, bureau, or subdivision to the extent that such 
successor engages in intelligence or intelligence-related activities now 
conducted by the department, agency, bureau, or subdivision referred to 
in this rule.
  11. Clause 6(a) of rule XXVIII does not apply to conference committee 
meetings respecting legislation (or any part thereof) reported from the 
Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence.

                                Rule XLIX

           establishment of statutory limit on the public debt

  1. Upon the adoption by the Congress (under section 301 or 304 of the 
Congressional Budget Act of 1974) of any concurrent resolution on the 
budget setting forth as the appropriate level of the public debt for the 
period to which such concurrent resolution relates an amount which is 
different from the amount of the statutory limit on the public debt that 
would otherwise be in effect for such period, the enrolling clerk of the 
House of Representatives shall prepare an engrossment of a joint 
resolution, in the form prescribed in clause 2, increasing or decreasing 
the statutory limit on the public debt. The vote by which the conference 
report on the concurrent resolution on the budget was agreed to in the 
House (or by which the concurrent resolution itself was adopted in the 
House, if there is no conference report) shall be deemed to have been a 
vote in favor of such joint resolution upon final passage in the House 
of Representatives. Upon the engrossment of such joint resolution it 
shall be deemed to have passed the House of Representatives and been 
duly certified and examined; the engrossed copy shall be signed by the 
Clerk and transmitted to the Senate for further legislative action; and 
(upon final passage by both Houses) the joint resolution shall be signed 
by the presiding officers of both Houses and presented to the President 
for his signature (and otherwise treated for all purposes) in the manner 
provided for bills and joint resolutions generally.
  2. The matter after the resolving clause in any joint resolution 
described in clause 1 shall be as follows: ``That subsection (b) of 
section 3101 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by striking out 
the dollar limitation contained in such subsection and inserting in lieu 
thereof `$           '.'', with the blank being filled in with a 
limitation equal to the appropriate level of the public debt as set 
forth, pursuant to section 301(a)(5) of the Congressional Budget Act of 
1974, in the concurrent resolution on the budget (whether such 
resolution was adopted under section 301, 304, or 310 of such Act). Only 
one joint resolution shall be prepared under clause 1 upon the adoption 
of any concurrent resolution on the budget; and, if the concurrent 
resolution set forth a different appropriate level of the public debt 
(pursuant to such section 301(a)(5)) for each of two separate periods, 
the blank referred to in the preceding sentence shall be filled in with 
both the limitation which is to apply for the later of the two periods 
(specifying the date on which that limitation is to take effect) and the 
limitation which is to apply for the earlier of such periods.
  3. The report of the Committee on the Budget of the House of 
Representatives accompanying any concurrent resolution on the budget 
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of 1974, as well as the joint explanatory statement accompanying the 
conference report on any concurrent resolution on the budget, shall 
contain a clear statement of the effect under this rule that the 
adoption by both the House and the Senate of such concurrent resolution 
in the form in which it is being reported (and the adoption of the joint 
resolution thereupon prepared and enrolled under clause 1) would have 
upon the statutory limit on the public debt. It shall not be in order in 
the House of Representatives at any time to consider or adopt any 
concurrent resolution on the budget (or agree to any conference report 
thereon) if at that time the report accompanying such concurrent 
resolution (or the joint statement accompanying such conference report) 
does not comply with the requirements of this clause.
  4. Nothing in this rule shall be construed as limiting or otherwise 
affecting the power of the House of Representatives or the Senate to 
consider and pass a bill which (without regard to the procedures under 
clause 1) changes the statutory limit on the public debt most recently 
established under this rule or otherwise; and the rights of Members and 
committees of the House with respect to the introduction, consideration, 
and reporting of any such bill shall be determined as though this rule 
had not been adopted.
  5. As used in this rule, the term ``statutory limit on the public 
debt'' means the maximum face amount of obligations issued under 
authority of chapter 31 of title 31, United States Code and obligations 
guaranteed as to principal and interest by the United States (except 
such guaranteed obligations as may be held by the Secretary of the 
Treasury), determined under section 3101(b) of title 31 after the 
application of section 3101(a) of title 31 which may be outstanding at 
any one time.

                                 Rule L

                   procedure for response to subpoenas

  1. When any Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
Representatives is properly served with a subpoena or other judicial 
order directing appearance as a witness relating to the official 
functions of the House or for the production or disclosure of any 
documents relating to the official functions of the House, such Member, 
officer, or employee shall comply, consistently with the privileges and 
rights of the House, with said subpoena or other judicial order as 
hereinafter provided, unless otherwise determined pursuant to the 
provisions of this rule.
  2. Upon receipt of a properly served subpoena or other judicial order 
directing appearance as a witness relating to the official functions of 
the House or for the production or disclosure of any documents relating 
to the official functions of the House, such Member, officer, or 
employee shall promptly notify, in writing, the Speaker of its receipt 
and such notification shall then be promptly laid before the House by 
the Speaker, except that during a period of recess or adjournment of 
longer than three days, no such notification to the House shall be 
required. However, upon the reconvening of the House, such notification 
shall then be promptly laid before the House by the Speaker.
  3. Once notification has been laid before the House, the Member, 
officer, or employee shall determine whether the issuance of the 
subpoena or other judicial order is a proper exercise of the court's 
jurisdiction, is material and relevant, and is consistent with the 
privileges and rights of the House. The Member, officer, or employee 
shall notify the Speaker prior to seeking judicial determination of 
these matters.
  4. Upon determination whether the subpoena or other judicial order is 
a proper exercise of the court's jurisdiction, is material and relevant, 
and is consistent with the privileges and rights of the House, the 
Member, officer, or employee shall immediately notify, in writing, the 
Speaker of such a determination.
  5. The Speaker shall inform the House of the determination of whether 
the subpoena or other judicial order is a proper exercise of the court's 
jurisdiction, is material and relevant, and is consistent with the 
privileges and rights of the House, and shall generally describe the 
records or information sought, except that during any recess or 
adjournment of the House for longer than three days, no such 
notification is required. However, upon the reconvening of the House, 
such notification shall then be promptly laid before the House by the 
Speaker.
  6. Upon such notification to the House that said subpoena is a proper 
exercise of the court's jurisdiction, is material and relevant, and is 
consistent with the privileges and rights of the House, the Member, 
officer, or employee shall comply with such subpoena or other judicial 
order by supplying certified copies, unless the House adopts a 
resolution to the contrary; except that under no circumstances shall any 
minutes or transcripts of executive sessions, or any evidence of 
witnesses in respect thereto, be disclosed or copied. Should the House 
be in recess or adjournment for longer than three days, the Speaker may 
authorize compliance or take such other action as he deems appropriate 
under the circumstances during the pendency of such recess or 
adjournment. And upon the reconvening of the House, all matters having 
transpired under this clause shall be laid promptly before the House by 
the Speaker.
  7. A copy of this rule shall be transmitted by the Clerk of the House 
to any of said courts whenever any such subpoena or other judicial order 
is issued and served on a Member, officer, or employee of the House.
  8. Nothing in this rule shall be construed to deprive, condition or 
waive the constitutional or legal rights applicable or available to any 
Member, officer, or employee of the House, or of the House itself, or 
the right of a Member or the House to assert such privilege or right 
before any court in the United States, or the right of the House 
thereafter to assert such privilege or immunity before any court in the 
United States.

                                 Rule LI

                          employment practices

  1. The Committee on House Oversight shall have authority to issue 
rules and regulations applying the rights and protections of the Fair 
Labor Standards Act in the House, including, but not limited to, 
determination of exemption categories, permitting the use of 
compensatory time as compensation under the maximum work week provisions 
of the Act, describing the recordkeeping requirements and providing that 
such recordkeeping provisions do not apply with respect to employees 
exempted pursuant to the Committee's Rules and Regulations.

                     Nondiscrimination in Employment

  2. (a) Personnel actions affecting employment positions in the House 
of Representatives shall be made free from discrimination based on race, 
color, national origin, religion, sex (including marital or parental 
status), disability, or age.
  (b)Interpretations under paragraph (a) shall reflect the principles of 
current law, as generally applicable to employment.
  (c) Paragraph (a) does not prohibit the taking into consideration of--
    (1) the domicile of an individual with respect to a position under 
  the clerk-hire allowance; or
    (2) the political affiliation of an individual with respect to a 
  position under the clerk-hire allowance or a position on the staff of 
  a committee or a position under all support offices, except as 
  otherwise stated in the Rules of the House of Representatives.

                                Procedure

  3. The procedure for consideration of alleged violations of clause 2 
consists of three steps as follows:
    (a) step I, Counseling and Mediation, as set forth in clause 5;
    (b) step II, Formal Complaint, Hearing, and Review by the Office of 
  Fair Employment Practices, as set forth in clause 6; and
    (c) step III, Final Review by Review Panel, as set forth in clause 
  7.

                   Office of Fair Employment Practices

  4. There is established an Office of Fair Employment Practices 
(hereafter in this rule referred to as the ``Office''), which shall 
carry out functions assigned under this rule. Employees and Hearing 
Officers of the Office shall be appointed by, and serve at the pleasure 
of, the Chairman and the ranking minority party member of the Committee 
on House Oversight, acting jointly, and shall be under the 
administrative direction of the Clerk of the House of Representatives. 
The Office shall be located in the District of Columbia.

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                    Step I: Counseling and Mediation

  5. (a) An individual aggrieved by an alleged violation of clause 2 may 
request counseling by counselors in the Office, who shall provide 
information with respect to rights and related matters under that 
clause. A request for counseling shall be made not later than one 
hundred and eighty days after the alleged violation and may be oral or 
written, at the option of the individual. The period for counseling is 
thirty days, unless the employee and the Office agree to reduce the time 
period. The Office may not notify the employing authority of the 
counseling before the beginning of mediation or the flling of a formal 
complaint, whichever occurs first.
  (b) If, after counseling, the individual desires to proceed, the 
Office shall attempt to resolve the alleged violation through mediation 
between the individual and the employing authority.

  Step II: Formal Complaint, Hearing, and Review by the Office of Fair 
                          Employment Practices

  6. (a) Not later than thirty days after the end of the counseling 
period, the individual may file a formal complaint with the Office. Not 
later than ten days after filing the formal complaint, the individual 
may file with the Office a written request for a hearing on the 
complaint.
  (b) The hearing shall be conducted--
    (1) not later than forty days after filing of the written request 
  under paragraph (a);
    (2) on the record by a Hearing Officer of the Office appointed under 
  the procedures set forth in clause 4; and
    (3) to the greatest extent practicable, in accordance with the 
  principles and procedures set forth in sections 555 and 556 of title 
  5, United States Code.
  (c) Not later than thirty days after the hearing, the Office shall 
issue a written decision to the parties. The decision shall clearly 
state the issues raised by the complaint, and shall contain a 
determination as to whether a violation of clause 2 has occurred.

                 Step III: Final Review by Review Panel

  7. (a) In General. Not later than twenty days after issuance of the 
decision under clause 6, any party may seek formal review of the 
decision by filing a written request with the Office. The formal review 
shall be conducted by a panel constituted at the beginning of each 
Congress and composed of--
    (1) two elected officers or employees of the House of 
  Representatives, appointed by the Speaker;
    (2) two employees of the House of Representatives appointed by the 
  minority leader of the House of Representatives;
    (3) two members of the Committee on House Oversight (one of whom 
  shall be appointed as chairman of the panel), appointed by the 
  Chairman of that Committee; and
    (4) two members of the Committee on House Oversight, appointed by 
  the ranking minority party member of that Committee.
If any member of the panel withdraws from a particular review, the 
appointing authority for such member shall appoint another officer, 
employee, or Member of the House of Representatives, as the case may be, 
to be a temporary member of the panel for purposes of that review only.
  (b) The review under this clause shall consist of a hearing (conducted 
in the manner described in clause 6(b)(3)), if such hearing is 
considered necessary by the panel, and an examination of the record, 
together with any statements or other documents the panel deems 
appropriate. A tie vote by the panel is an affirmation of the decision 
of the Office. The panel shall complete the review and submit a written 
decision to the parties and to the Committee on House Oversight not 
later than sixty days after filing of the request under paragraph (a), 
except that when the House has adjourned sine die, in which case an 
extension of up to sixty additional days is authorized.

                         Resolution by Agreement

  8. If, after a formal complaint is filed under clause 6, the parties 
resolve the issues involved, the parties shall enter into a written 
agreement, which shall be effective--
    (1) in the case of a matter under review by the Office under clause 
  6, if approved by the Office; and
    (2) in the case of a matter under review by a panel under clause 7, 
  if approved by the panel.

                                Remedies

  9. The Office or a review panel, as the case may be, may order one or 
more of the following remedies:
    (a) monetary compensation, to be paid from the clerk-hire allowance 
  of a Member, or from personnel finds of a committee of the House or 
  other entity, as appropriate;
    (b) monetary compensation, to be paid from the contingent fund of 
  the House of Representatives;
    (c) injunctive relief;
    (d) costs and attorney fees; and
    (e) employment, reinstatement to employment, or promotion (with or 
  without back pay).

                       Costs of Attending Hearings

  10. An individual with respect to whom a hearing is held under this 
rule shall be reimbursed for actual and reasonable costs of attending 
the hearing, if the individual resides outside the location of the 
hearing. Witnesses required to attend the hearings by the Hearing 
Officer as necessary to a fair and justiciable hearing shall be 
reimbursed for actual and reasonable costs of attending the hearing if 
they reside outside the location of the hearing. Expenses are to he paid 
from the contingent fund of the House of Representatives.

                       Prohibition of Intimidation

  11. Any intimidation of, or reprisal against, any person by an 
employing authority because of the exercise of a right under this rule 
is a violation of clause 2.

                   Closed Hearings and Confidentiality

  12. All hearings under this rule shall be closed. All information 
relating to any procedure under this rule is confidential, except that a 
decision of the Office under clause 6 or a decision of a review panel 
under clause 7 shall be published, if the decision constitutes a final 
disposition of the matter.

                 Exclusivity of Procedures and Remedies

  13. The procedures and remedies under this rule are exclusive except 
to the extent that the Rules of the House of Representatives and the 
Rules of the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct provide 
for additional procedures and remedies.

                 Requests for Witnesses and Information

  14. The Office of Fair Employment Practices and the Fair Employment 
Practices Review Panel may issue, and the addressees shall comply with, 
written requests for the production of documents and the attendance of 
witnesses, if such requests are necessary and relevant to the proper 
examination of the issues.

        Internal Procedures for Resolution of Possible Violations

  15. It is the policy of the House of Representatives to encourage each 
employing authority to establish internal procedures for examining and 
resolving possible violations of this rule. To the greatest extent 
practicable, the Office of Fair Employment Practices shall take such 
action (consistent with the rights of the parties) as may be necessary 
to encourage initial use of such procedures.

                               Definitions

  16. As used in this rule--
    (a) the term ``employment position'' means, with respect to the 
  House of Representatives, a position the pay for which is disbursed by 
  the Clerk of the House of Representatives, or other official 
  designated by the House of Representatives, and any employment 
  position in a legislative service organization or other entity that is 
  paid through funds derived from the clerk-hire allowance;
    (b) the term ``employing authority'' means, the Member of the House 
  of Representatives or elected officer of the House of Representatives, 
  or the Director of the Congressional Budget Office, with the power to 
  appoint the employee;
    (c) the term ``Member of the House of Representatives'' means a 
  Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident Commissioner to, the 
  Congress; and
    (d) the term ``elected officer of the House of 
  Representatives''means an elected officer of the House of 
  Representatives (other than the Speaker and the Chaplain).

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                                Rule LII


                       application of certain laws

       1. There is established an Office of Compliance which shall 
     have a Board of Directors consisting of 5 individuals 
     appointed jointly by the Speaker and the minority leader. 
     Appointments of the first 5 members of the Board of Directors 
     shall be completed not later than 120 days after the 
     beginning of the One Hundred Fourth Congress.
       2. (a) The Office of Compliance shall carry out the duties 
     and functions set forth in sections 2 through 16 of House 
     Resolution 578, One Hundred Third Congress, including the 
     issuance of regulations, to implement the requirements of the 
     following laws to the House of Representatives:
       (1) The Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 (29 U.S.C. 201 et 
     seq.), effective at the beginning of the second session of 
     the One Hundred Fourth Congress.
       (2) Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (42 U.S.C. 
     2000e et seq.), effective at the beginning of the second 
     session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress.
       (3) The Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (42 U.S.C. 
     12101 et seq.), effective at the beginning of the second 
     session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress.
       (4) The Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 (29 
     U.S.C. 621 et seq.) (including remedies available to private 
     employees), effective at the beginning of the second session 
     of the One Hundred Fourth Congress.
       (5) Titles I and V of the Family and Medical Leave Act of 
     1993 (29 U.S.C. 2611 et seq.), effective at the beginning of 
     the second session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress.
       (6) The Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 (other 
     than section 19) (29 U.S.C. 651 et seq.) (subject to 
     paragraph (c)), effective at the beginning of the One Hundred 
     Fifth Congress.
       (7) Chapter 71 (relating to Federal labor management 
     relations) of title 5, United States Code, effective at the 
     beginning of the One Hundred Fifth Congress.
       (8) The Employee Polygraph Protection Act of 1988 (29 
     U.S.C. 2001 et seq.), effective at the beginning of the 
     second session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, except 
     that this Act shall not apply to the United States Capitol 
     Police.
       (9) The Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act 
     (29 U.S.C. 2101 et seq.), effective at the beginning of the 
     second session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress.
       (10) The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (29 U.S.C. 791), 
     effective at the beginning of the second session of the One 
     Hundred Fourth Congress.
       (b) Any provision of Federal law shall, to the extent that 
     it relates to the terms and conditions of employment 
     (including hiring, promotion or demotion, salary and wages, 
     overtime compensation, benefits, work assignments or 
     reassignments, termination, protection from discrimination in 
     personnel actions, health and safety of employees, and family 
     and medical leave) of employees apply to the House in 
     accordance with this rule.
       (c) The House shall comply with the Occupational Safety and 
     Health Act of 1970 as follows: If a citation of a violation 
     of such Act is received, action to abate the violation shall 
     take place as soon as possible, but no later than the fiscal 
     year following the fiscal year in which the citation is 
     issued, subject to the availability of funds appropriated for 
     that purpose after the receipt of the citation.
       3. (a)(1) The Chairperson of the Board of Directors of the 
     Office shall appoint, may establish the compensation of, and 
     may terminate, subject to the approval of the Board of 
     Directors, an Executive Director (referred to in this rule as 
     the ``executive director''). The compensation of the 
     executive director may not exceed the compensation for level 
     V of the Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, 
     United States Code. The executive director shall be an 
     individual with training or expertise in the application of 
     the laws referred to in clause 2. The appointment of the 
     first executive director shall be completed no later than 120 
     days after the initial appointment of the Board of Directors.
       (2) The executive director may not be an individual who 
     holds or may have held the position of Member of the House of 
     Representatives or Senator. The executive director may not be 
     an individual who holds the position of employee of the House 
     or the Senate but the executive director may be an individual 
     who held such a position at least 4 years before appointment 
     as executive director. The term of office of the executive 
     director shall be a single term of 5 years.
       (b)(1)(A) No individual who engages in, or is otherwise 
     employed in, lobbying of the Congress and who is required 
     under the Federal Regulation of Lobbying Act to register with 
     the Secretary of the Senate or the Clerk shall be considered 
     eligible for appointment to, or service on, the Board of 
     Directors.
       (B) No member of the Board of Directors may hold or may 
     have held the position of Member of the House of 
     Representatives or Senator, may hold the position of employee 
     of the House or Senate, or may have held such a position 
     within 4 years of the date of appointment.
       (2) If during a term of office a member of the Board of 
     Directors engages in an activity described in subparagraph 
     (1)(A), such position shall be declared vacant and a 
     successor shall be selected in accordance with paragraph 
     (a)(1).
       (3) A vacancy in the Board of Directors shall be filled in 
     the manner in which the original appointment was made.
       (c)(1) Except as provided in subparagraph (2), membership 
     on the Board of Directors shall be for 5 years. A member 
     shall only be eligible for appointment for a single term of 
     office.
       (2) Of the members first appointed to the Board of 
     Directors--
       (A) 1 shall have a term of office of 3 years,
       (B) 2 shall have a term of office of 4 years, and
       (C) 2 shall have a term of office of 5 years,
     as designated at the time of appointment by the persons 
     specified in paragraph (a)(1).
       (3) Any member of the Board of Directors may be removed 
     from office by a majority decision of the appointing 
     authorities described in paragraph (a)(1) and only for--
       (A) disability that substantially prevents the member from 
     carrying out the duties of the member,
       (B) incompetence,
       (C) neglect of duty,
       (D) malfeasance, or
       (E) a felony or conduct involving moral turpitude.
       (d) The Chairperson of the Board of Directors shall be 
     appointed from the members of the Board of Directors by the 
     members of the Board.

[The duties and functions of the Office of Compliance, as set forth in 
  sections 2 through 16 of House Resolution 578 of the 103d Congress, as 
  incorporated by reference in clause 2(a) of rule LII, are as follows:]

     SEC. 2. DEFINITIONS.

       As used in sections 2 through 16:
       (1) The term ``employee of the House'' means any individual 
     (other than a Member) whose pay is disbursed by the Director 
     of Non-legislative and Financial Services or any individual 
     to whom supervision and all other employee-related matters 
     were transferred to the Sergeant-at-Arms pursuant to 
     direction of the Committee on Appropriations in House Report 
     103-517 of the One Hundred Third Congress, and such term 
     includes an applicant for the position of employee and a 
     former employee.
       (2) The term ``employing authority'' means, with respect to 
     an employee, the Member of the House of Representatives or 
     elected officer of the House of Representatives, or the 
     Director of the Congressional Budget Office, with the power 
     to appoint the employee.
       (3) The term ``Member of the House of Representatives'' 
     means a Representative in, or a Delegate or Resident 
     Commissioner to, the Congress.
       (4) The term ``elected officer of the House of 
     Representatives'' means an elected officer of the House of 
     Representatives (other than the Speaker and the Chaplain).
       (5) The term ``Office'' refers to the Office of Compliance 
     established by rule LII of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 3. APPLICATION OF LAWS.

       (a) The laws set forth in clause 2 of rule LII of the Rules 
     of the House of

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     Representatives shall apply, as prescribed by that rule, to 
     the House of Representatives.
       (b) The laws referred to in rule LI of the Rules of the 
     House of Representatives which apply on December 31, 1994, to 
     House employees shall continue to apply to such employees 
     until the effective date such laws are made applicable in 
     accordance with this resolution.

     SEC. 4. ADMINISTRATIVE MATTERS RELATING TO THE OFFICE OF 
                   COMPLIANCE.

       (a)(1) Each member of the Board of Directors shall be 
     compensated at a rate equal to the daily equivalent of the 
     annual rate of basic pay prescribed for level V of the 
     Executive Schedule under section 5316 of title 5, United 
     States Code, for each day (including travel time) during 
     which such member is engaged in the performance of the duties 
     of the Board.
       (2) Each member of the Board of Directors shall receive 
     travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, 
     at rates authorized for employees of agencies under 
     subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code, 
     for each day the member is engaged in the performance of 
     duties away from the home or regular place of business of the 
     member.
       (b) The executive director may appoint and fix the 
     compensation of such staff, including hearing officers, as 
     are necessary to carry out this resolution.
       (c) The executive director may, with the prior consent of 
     the Government department or agency concerned, use the 
     services of any such department or agency, including the 
     services of members or personnel of the General Accounting 
     Office Personnel Appeals Board.
       (d) The executive director may procure the temporary (not 
     to exceed 1 year) or intermittent services of individual 
     consultants or organizations thereof.

     SEC. 5. STUDY AND REGULATIONS.

       (a) The Board of Directors shall conduct a study of the 
     manner in which the laws referred to in clause 2(a) of rule 
     LII of the Rules of the House of Representatives should apply 
     to the House of Representatives. The Board of Directors shall 
     complete such study and report the results to House of 
     Representatives not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     first appointment of the first executive director.
       (b) On an ongoing basis the Board of Directors--
       (1) shall determine which of the laws referred to in clause 
     2(b) of rule LII of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
     should apply to the House of Representatives and if it 
     should, the manner in which it should be made applicable;
       (2) shall study the application to the House of provisions 
     of Federal law referred to in paragraphs (a) and (b) of 
     clause 2 of rule LII of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives that are enacted after the date of adoption 
     of this resolution;
       (3) may propose regulations with respect to such 
     application in accordance with subsection (c); and
       (4) may review the regulations in effect under subsection 
     (e)(1) and make such amendments as may be appropriate in 
     accordance with subsection (c).
       (c)(1)(A) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     completion of the study under subsection (a), the Board of 
     Directors shall, in accordance with section 553 of title 5, 
     United States Code, propose regulations to implement the 
     requirements of the laws referred to in clause 2(a) of rule 
     LII of the Rules of the House of Representatives. The Board 
     of Directors shall provide a period of at least 30 days for 
     comment on the proposed regulations.
       (B) In addition to publishing a general notice of proposed 
     rulemaking under section 553(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code, the Board of Directors shall concurrently submit such 
     notice for publication in the Congressional Record.
       (C) When proposing regulations under subparagraph (A) to 
     implement the requirements of a law referred to in clause 
     2(a) of rule LII of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives, the Board of Directors shall recommend to 
     the House of Representatives changes in or repeals of 
     existing law to accommodate the application of such law to 
     the House.
       (D) The Board of Directors shall, in accordance with such 
     section 553, issue final regulations not later than 60 days 
     after the end of the comment period on the proposed 
     regulations.
       (2)(A) Not later than 180 days after the date of the 
     completion of the study or a determination under subsection 
     (b), the Board of Directors shall, in accordance with section 
     553 of title 5, United States Code, propose regulations that 
     specify which of the provisions of Federal law considered in 
     such study shall apply to the House of Representatives. The 
     Board of Directors shall provide a period of at least 30 days 
     for comment on the proposed regulations.
       (B) In addition to publishing a general notice of proposed 
     rulemaking under section 553(b) of title 5, United States 
     Code, the Board of Directors shall concurrently submit such 
     notice for publication in the Congressional Record.
       (C) When proposing regulations under subparagraph (A) 
     specifying which of the provisions of Federal law referred to 
     in clause 2(b) of rule LII of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives shall apply to the House of Representatives, 
     the Board of Directors shall recommend to the House of 
     Representatives changes in or repeals of existing law to 
     accommodate the application of such law to the House.
       (D) The Board of Directors shall, in accordance with such 
     section 553, issue final regulations not later than 60 days 
     after the end of the comment period on the proposed 
     regulations.
       (3) Regulations under paragraphs (1) and (2) shall be 
     consistent with the regulations issued by an agency of the 
     executive branch of the Federal Government under the 
     provision of law made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives, including portions relating to remedies.
       (4) If a regulation is disapproved by a resolution 
     considered under subsection (e), not later than 60 days after 
     the date of the disapproval, the Board of Directors shall 
     propose a new regulation to replace the regulation 
     disapproved. The action of the Board of Directors under this 
     paragraph shall be in accordance with the applicable 
     requirements of this subsection.
       (d) A final regulation issued under subsection (c) shall be 
     transmitted to the House of Representatives for consideration 
     under paragraph (e).
       (e)(1) Subject to subsection (f), a final regulation which 
     is issued under subsection (c) shall take effect upon the 
     expiration of 60 days from the date the final regulation is 
     issued unless disapproved by the House of Representatives by 
     resolution.
       (2) A resolution referred to in paragraph (1) may be 
     introduced in the House of Representatives within 5 
     legislative days after the date on which the Board of 
     Directors issues the final regulation to which the resolution 
     applies. The matter after the resolving clause of the 
     resolution shall be as follows: ``That the House of 
     Representatives disapproves the issuance of final regulations 
     of the Office of Compliance as issued on ____________ (the 
     blank space being appropriately filled in).''.
       (3) A resolution referred to in paragraph (1) shall be 
     referred to the appropriate committee. If no resolution is 
     reported within 15 legislative days after the Board of 
     Directors issues final regulations under subsection (c)(1)(D) 
     or (c)(2)(D), the committee to which the resolution was 
     referred shall be discharged from further consideration of 
     the first such resolution introduced and the resolution shall 
     be placed on the appropriate calendar. Any meeting of a 
     committee on a resolution shall be open to the public. Within 
     5 legislative days after the resolution is reported or 
     discharged, it shall be in order as a privileged matter to 
     move to proceed to its consideration and such motion shall 
     not be debatable. The resolution shall be debatable for not 
     to exceed 4 hours equally divided between proponents and 
     opponents and it shall not be subject to amendment.
       (f) Any meeting of the Board of Directors held in 
     connection with a study under subsection (a) or (b) shall be 
     open to the public. Any meeting of the Board of Directors in 
     connection with a regulation under subsection (c) shall be 
     open to the public.

     SEC. 6. OTHER FUNCTIONS.

       (a) The executive director shall adopt rules governing the 
     procedures of the Office, subject to the approval of the 
     Board of Directors, including the procedures of hearing 
     boards, which shall

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     be submitted for publication in the Congressional Record. The 
     rules may be amended in the same manner. The executive 
     director may consult with the Chairman of the Administrative 
     Conference of the United States and the General Counsel of 
     the House of Representatives on the adoption of rules.
       (b) The executive director shall have authority to conduct 
     such investigations as the executive director requires to 
     implement sections 7 through 10.
       (c) The Office shall--
       (1) carry out a program of education for Members of the 
     House of Representatives and other employing authorities of 
     the House of Representatives respecting the laws made 
     applicable to them and a program to inform individuals of 
     their rights under laws applicable to the House of 
     Representatives and under sections 7 through 10,
       (2) in carrying out the program under paragraph (1), 
     distribute the telephone number and address of the Office, 
     procedures for action under sections 7 through 10, and any 
     other information the executive director deems appropriate 
     for distribution, distribute such information to Members and 
     other employing authorities of the House in a manner suitable 
     for posting, provide such information to new employees of the 
     House, distribute such information to the residences of 
     employees of the House, and conduct seminars and other 
     activities designed to educate employers and employees in 
     such information,
       (3) compile and publish statistics on the use of the Office 
     by employees of the House, including the number and type of 
     contacts made with the Office, on the reason for such 
     contacts, on the number of employees who initiated 
     proceedings with the Office under sections 7 through 10 and 
     the result of such proceedings, and on the number of 
     employees who filed a complaint under section 10, the basis 
     for the complaint, and the action taken on the complaint, and
       (4) within 180 days of the initial appointment of the 
     executive director and in conjunction with the Clerk, develop 
     a system for the collection of demographic data respecting 
     the composition of employees of the House, including race, 
     sex, and wages, and a system for the collection of 
     information on employment practices, including family leave 
     and flexible work hours, in House offices.
       (d) Within one year of the date the system referred to in 
     subsection (c)(4) is developed and annually thereafter, the 
     Board of Directors shall submit to the House of 
     Representatives a report on the information collected under 
     such system. Each report after the first report shall contain 
     a comparison and evaluation of data contained in the previous 
     report.

     SEC. 7. PROCEDURE FOR CONSIDERATION OF ALLEGED VIOLATIONS.

       The procedure for consideration of alleged violations of 
     laws made applicable to the House of Representatives under 
     this rule consists of 3 steps as follows:
       (1) Step I, counseling, as set forth in section 8.
       (2) Step II, mediation, as set forth in section 9.
       (3) Step III, formal complaint and hearing by a hearing 
     board, as set forth in section 10.

     SEC. 8. STEP I: COUNSELING.

       (a) An employee of the House alleging a violation of a law 
     made applicable to the House of Representatives under rule 
     LII of the Rules of the House of Representatives may request 
     counseling through the Office. The Office shall provide the 
     employee with all relevant information with respect to the 
     rights of the employee. A request for counseling shall be 
     made not later than 180 days after the alleged violation 
     forming the basis of the request for counseling occurred.
       (b) The period for counseling shall be 30 days unless the 
     employee and the Office agree to reduce the period. The 
     period shall begin on the date the request for counseling is 
     received.

     SEC. 9. STEP II: MEDIATION.

       (a) Not later than 15 days after the end of the counseling 
     period under section 8, the employee who alleged a violation 
     of a law made applicable to the House of Representatives 
     under rule LII of the Rules of the House of Representatives 
     may file a request for mediation with the Office. Mediation--
       (1) may include the Office, the employee, the employing 
     authority, and individuals who are recommended by 
     organizations composed primarily of individuals experienced 
     in adjudicating or arbitrating personnel matters, and
       (2) shall be a process involving meetings with the parties 
     separately or jointly for the purpose of resolving the 
     dispute between the employee and the employing authority.
       (b) The mediation period shall be 30 days beginning on the 
     date the request for mediation is received and may be 
     extended for an additional 30 days at the discretion of the 
     Office. The Office shall notify the employee and the head of 
     the employing authority when the mediation period has ended.

     SEC. 10. STEP III: FORMAL COMPLAINT AND HEARING.

       (a) Not later than 30 days after receipt by the employee of 
     the House of notice from the Office of the end of the 
     mediation period under section 9, the employee of the House 
     may file a formal complaint with the Office against the head 
     of the employing authority involved. No complaint may be 
     filed unless the employee has made a timely request for 
     counseling and has completed the procedures set forth in 
     sections 8 and 9.
       (b) A board of 3 independent hearing officers (hereinafter 
     in this resolution referred to as a ``hearing board''), who 
     are not Members, officers, or employees of the House, chosen 
     by the executive director (one of whom shall be designated by 
     the executive director as the presiding hearing officer) 
     shall be assigned to consider each complaint filed under 
     subsection (a). The executive director shall appoint hearing 
     officers from candidates who are recommended by the Federal 
     Mediation and Conciliation Service or the Administrative 
     Conference of the United States. A hearing board shall act by 
     majority vote.
       (c) Prior to a hearing under subsection (d), a hearing 
     board may dismiss any claim that it finds to be frivolous.
       (d) A hearing shall be conducted--
       (1) in closed session on the record by a hearing board; and
       (2) no later than 30 days after filing of the complaint 
     under subsection (a), except that the Office may, for good 
     cause, extend up to an additional 60 days the time for 
     conducting a hearing.
       (e) Reasonable prehearing discovery may be permitted at the 
     discretion of the hearing board.
       (f)(1) A hearing board may authorize subpoenas, which shall 
     be issued by the presiding hearing officer on behalf of the 
     hearing board under the seal of the House of Representatives 
     for the attendance of witnesses at proceedings of the hearing 
     board and for the production of correspondence, books, 
     papers, documents, and other records. The attendance of 
     witnesses and the production of evidence may be required from 
     any place within the United States.
       (2) If a person refuses to obey a subpoena issued under 
     paragraph (1), the hearing board may report the refusal to 
     the Committee on Rules which may take any action it deems 
     appropriate, which shall be authorized by the chairman and 
     ranking minority member acting jointly. Such action may 
     include--
       (A) a referral to the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct if the refusal is by a current Member of the House of 
     Representatives or officer or employee of the House of 
     Representatives, or
       (B) a report to the House of Representatives of a 
     resolution to certify a contempt pursuant to sections 102 and 
     104 of the Joint Resolution of June 22, 1938 (2 U.S.C. 192, 
     194) if the failure is by someone other than a current Member 
     of the House of Representatives or officer or employee of the 
     House of Representatives.
       (3) The subpoenas of the hearing board shall be served in 
     the manner provided for subpoenas issued by a United States 
     district court under the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for 
     the United States district courts.
       (4) All process of any court to which application is to be 
     made under paragraph (2) may be served in the judicial 
     district in which the person required to be served resides or 
     may be found.

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       (5) The hearing board is an agency of the United States for 
     the purpose of part V of title 18, United States Code 
     (relating to immunity of witnesses).
       (g) As expeditiously as possible, but in no case more than 
     45 days after the conclusion of the hearing, the hearing 
     board shall make a decision in the matter for which the 
     hearing was held. The decision of the hearing board shall be 
     transmitted by the Office to the employee of the House and 
     the employing authority. The decision shall state the issues 
     raised by the complaint, describe the evidence in the record, 
     and contain a determination as to whether a violation of a 
     law made applicable to the House of Representatives under 
     this rule has occurred. Any decision of the hearing board 
     shall contain a written statement of the reasons for the 
     hearing board's decision. A final decision of the hearing 
     board shall be made available to the public by the Office.
       (h) If the decision of the hearing board under subsection 
     (g) is that a violation of a law made applicable to the House 
     of Representatives under rule LII of the Rules of the House 
     of Representatives, it shall order the remedies under such 
     law as made applicable to the House of Representatives under 
     that rule, except that no Member of the House of 
     Representatives or any other head of an employing authority, 
     or agent of such a Member shall be personally liable for the 
     payment of compensation. The hearing board shall have no 
     authority to award punitive damages.
       (i)(1) A House employee or an employing authority may 
     request the Board of Directors to review a decision of the 
     hearing board under subsection (g) (including a decision 
     after a remand under paragraph (2)(A)). Such a request shall 
     be made within 30 days of the date of the decision of the 
     hearing board. Review by the Board of Directors shall be 
     based on the record of the hearing board.
       (2) The Board of Directors shall issue a decision not later 
     than 60 days after the date of the request under paragraph 
     (1). The decision of the Board of Directors may--
       (A) remand to the hearing board the matter before the Board 
     of Directors for the purpose of supplementing the record or 
     for further consideration;
       (B) reverse the decision of the hearing board and enter a 
     new decision and order in accordance with subsection (h); or
       (C) direct that the decision and order of the hearing board 
     be considered as the final decision.
       (j) There shall be established in the House of 
     Representatives a fund from which compensation (including 
     attorney's fees) may be paid in accordance with an order 
     under subsection (h) or (i). From the outset of any 
     proceeding in which compensation may be paid from a fund of 
     the House of Representatives, the General Counsel of the 
     House of Representatives may provide the respondent with 
     representation.

     SEC. 11. RESOLUTION OF COMPLAINT.

       If, after a formal complaint is filed under section 10, the 
     employee and the employing authority resolve the issues 
     involved, the employee may withdraw the complaint or the 
     parties may enter into a written agreement, subject to the 
     approval of the executive director.

     SEC. 12. PROHIBITION OF INTIMIDATION.

       Any intimidation of, or reprisal against, any employee of 
     the House by any Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
     Representatives because of the exercise of a right under this 
     resolution constitutes an unlawful employment practice, which 
     may be remedied in the same manner under this resolution as 
     is a violation of a law made applicable to the House of 
     Representatives under rule LII of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives.

     SEC. 13. CONFIDENTIALITY.

       (a) All counseling shall be strictly confidential except 
     that the Office and the employee may agree to notify the head 
     of the employing authority of the allegations.
       (b) All mediation shall be strictly confidential.
       (c) Except as provided in subsection (d), the hearings and 
     deliberations of the hearing board shall be confidential.
       (d) At the discretion of the executive director, the 
     executive director may provide to the Committee on Standards 
     of Official Conduct access to the records of the hearings and 
     decisions of the hearing boards, including all written and 
     oral testimony in the possession of the hearing boards, 
     concerning a decision under section 10(g). The executive 
     director shall not provide such access until the executive 
     director has consulted with the individual filing the 
     complaint at issue in the hearing, and until the hearing 
     board has issued the decision.
       (e) The executive director shall coordinate the proceedings 
     with the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct to ensure 
     effectiveness, to avoid duplication, and to prevent 
     penalizing cooperation by respondents in their respective 
     proceedings.

     SEC. 14. POLITICAL AFFILIATION AND PLACE OF RESIDENCE.

       (a) It shall not be a violation of a law made applicable to 
     the House of Representatives under rule LII of the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives to consider the--
       (1) party affiliation,
       (2) domicile, or
       (3) political compatibility with the employing authority,
     of an employee of the House with respect to employment 
     decisions.
       (b) For purposes of subsection (a), the term ``employee'' 
     means--
       (1) an employee on the staff of the House of 
     Representatives leadership,
       (2) an employee on the staff of a committee or 
     subcommittee,
       (3) an employee on the staff of a Member of the House of 
     Representatives,
       (4) an officer or employee of the House of Representatives 
     elected by the House of Representatives or appointed by a 
     Member of the House of Representatives, other than those 
     described in paragraphs (1) through (3), or
       (5) an applicant for a position that is to be occupied by 
     an individual described in paragraphs (1) through (4).

     SEC. 15. EXCLUSIVITY OF PROCEDURES AND REMEDIES.

       The procedures and remedies under rule LII of the Rules of 
     the House of Representatives are exclusive except to the 
     extent that the Rules of the House of Representatives and the 
     rules of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
     provide for additional procedures and remedies.

     SEC. 16. STUDY.

       (a) The Office shall conduct a study--
       (1) of the ways that access by the public to information 
     held by the House of Representatives may be improved and 
     streamlined, and of the application of section 552 of title 
     5, United States Code to the House of Representatives; and
       (2) of the application of the requirement of section 552a 
     of title 5, United States Code, to the House of 
     Representatives.
       (b) The study conducted under subsection (a) shall 
     examine--
       (1) information that is currently made available under such 
     section 552 by Federal agencies and not by the House of 
     Representatives;
       (2) information held by the nonlegislative offices of the 
     House of Representatives, including--
       (A) the Director of Non-legislative and Financial Services,
       (B) the Clerk,
       (C) the Inspector General,
       (D) the Sergeant-at-Arms,
       (E) the Doorkeeper,
       (F) the United States Capitol Police, and
       (G) the House Commission on Congressional Mailing 
     Standards;
       (3) financial expenditure information of the House of 
     Representatives; and
       (4) provisions for judicial review of denial of access to 
     information held by the House of Representatives.
       (c) The Office shall conduct the study prescribed by 
     subsection (a) and report the results of the study to the 
     House of Representatives not later than one year after the 
     date of the initial appointment of the Board of Directors.

[Section 17 of House Resolution 578 of the 103d Congress made rule LII 
  effective November 1, 1994, provided for rule LII to supplant rule LI 
  with the convening of the second session of the 104th Congress, and 
  provided certain transitional provisions as follows:]

     SEC. 17. EFFECTIVE DATE AND TRANSITION RULES.

       (a) The amendments made by section 1 shall take effect on 
     November 1, 1994.
       (b) Effective at the beginning of the second session of the 
     One Hundred

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     Fourth Congress, rule LI of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives is repealed and rule LII of such Rules is 
     redesignated as rule LI and all references to rule LII in 
     sections 2 through 16 of this resolution are deemed to be 
     references to rule LI of such Rules.
       (c) Notwithstanding subsection (b), until the beginning of 
     the second session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress, the 
     functions under rule LI of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives that are the responsibility of the Office of 
     Fair Employment Practices shall continue to be the 
     responsibility of that Office.
       (d) Any formal complaint filed under rule LI of the Rules 
     of the House of Representatives before the close of the first 
     session of the One Hundred Fourth Congress which has not been 
     finally disposed of shall be transferred to the Office of 
     Compliance for completion of all pending proceedings relating 
     to that complaint. The Office of Compliance may make 
     regulations to provide for the orderly transfer and 
     disposition of such complaints.
       (e) In appointing staff under section 4(b), the executive 
     director should give full consideration to employees of the 
     Office of Fair Employment Practices.
       (f) Sections 1 through 16 and subsections (a) through (e) 
     of this section shall have no force or effect upon the 
     enactment by the One Hundred Third Congress of the 
     Congressional Accountability Act, whether by enactment of the 
     bill H.R. 4822, by incorporation of the text of that bill in 
     another measure, or otherwise.
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                        QUESTIONS OF ORDER   
 

                           QUESTIONS OF ORDER
                           QUESTIONS OF ORDER

DECIDED IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AT THE FIRST SESSION OF THE ONE 
HUNDRED FOURTH CONGRESS

hon. newt gingrich, of georgia, speaker;

       robin h. carle, of virginia, clerk

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                            words taken down

                               (para.7.4)


 it is a breach of decorum in debate to arraign the personal conduct of 
 the Speaker, either directly or by innuendo, such as suggesting that a 
private contract between the Speaker and a publishing house established 
     a perception of impropriety and potential conflict of interest.


the House laid on the table an appeal from the ruling of the Speaker pro 
                                tempore.

                                     

  On January 18, 1995, Mrs. MEEK during one minute speeches addressed 
the House and, during the course of her remarks,
  Mr. WALKER demanded that words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:
       Mr. Speaker, the Speaker's unbelievably good book deal, 
     after all these secret meetings and behind the scenes deal-
     making, which each day brings to light new and more startling 
     revelations, I am still not satisfied with the answers I am 
     getting about this very large and lucrative deal our Speaker 
     has negotiated for himself.
       Now more than ever before the perception of impropriety, 
     not to mention the potential conflict of interest, still 
     exists and cannot be ignored.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, held the words taken down to be 
unparliamentary, and said:
  ``It is the Speaker's opinion that innuendo and critical references to 
the Speaker's personal conduct are not in order.''
  Mr. VOLKMER appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  Mr. LINDER moved to lay the appeal on the table
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. LINDER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

214

When there appeared

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Nays

169

So the motion to lay the appeal on the table was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.

                             point of order

                               (para.7.7)


it is a breach of decorum in debate to repeat words that have just been 
                  taken down and held unparliamentary.

                                     

  On January 18, 1995, Mr. VOLKMER, during one minute speeches addressed 
the House and, during the course of his remarks,
  Mr. THOMAS made a point of order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, those words have been stricken from the Record by a 
vote of this House. The gentleman under the rules is not allowed to 
repeat them and he continues to do so.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, sustained the point of order.

                            words taken down

                               (para.7.10)


although remarks in debate may not ascribe unworthy personal motives to 
     a Member or an identifiable group of Members, they may address 
    individual or collective political motives while refraining from 
                      improper personal references.

                                     

  On January 18, 1995, Mr. DeLAY during one minute speeches addressed 
the House and, during the course of his remarks,
  Mr. VOLKMER demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:
       That is what is happening here. The other side of the aisle 
     is trying every tactic they can to stop the Contract With 
     America. That is quite evident to the American people.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. STEARNS, held the words taken down not to 
be unparliamentary, and said:
  ``In the opinion of the Chair that is not an improper personal 
reference to any Member.''

                             point of order

                               (para.8.5)


  Clause 9(a) of rule XIV, in mandating that the Congressional Record 
 reflect a substantially verbatim transcript of House proceedings, does 
not preclude customary action by the chair to refine the depiction of a 
    ruling on a question of order to conform it to applicable rules, 
         customs, or precedents without changing its substance.

                                     

  On January 19, 1995, Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, made a point of order 
against changes in the Congressional Record, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, at the beginning of this session, the House adopted a 
new rule which says the Congressional Record shall be a substantially 
verbatim account of remarks made during the proceedings of the House, 
subject only to technical, grammatical, and typographical corrections 
authorized by the Member making the remarks involved.
  ``In the Congressional Record that we received this morning, 
reflecting yesterday's proceedings, at page H301 in the transcript of 
the remarks of the Speaker pro tempore, the gentleman from Florida, 
there are two changes that were made between what he, in fact, said and 
what is in the Record.
  ``The first change is as follows:
  ``He said yesterday with regard to the statements of the gentlewoman 
from Florida about the book of the Speaker, `It is the Speaker's opinion 
that innuendo and personal references to the Speaker's conduct are not 
in order.'
  ``That has been altered and that does not appear verbatim in the 
Congressional Record. Instead, it says, `It is the Speaker's opinion 
that innuendo and critical references to the Speaker's personal conduct 
are not in order.'
  ``Additionally, later on in response to a parliamentary inquiry from 
the gentleman from Missouri, the Speaker pro tempore said, as I 
recollect it, `it has been the Chair's ruling, and the precedents of the 
House support this, a higher level of respect is due to the Speaker.'
  ``In the Congressional Record that has been changed to `a proper level 
of respect.'
  ``Now, I do not believe that changing `personal' to `critical' and 
`proper' to `higher' is either technical, grammatical, or typographical. 
Both make quite substantive changes. Indeed, Mr. Speaker, it seems to me 
that by the

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standard that the Speaker yesterday uttered, the gentlewoman from 
Florida was judged, but if you take today's standard of revised, 
illegitimately revised version that is in the Record, there would be no 
objection to what the gentlewoman from Florida said.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, overruled the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The Chair would recite from the manual that in accordance with 
existing accepted practices, the Speaker may make such technical or 
parliamentary insertions, or corrections in transcript as may be 
necessary to conform to rule, custom, or precedent. The Chair does not 
believe that any revision changed the meaning of the ruling.''.

                       rules of decorum in debate

                               (para.8.6)


 although the rules of decorum in debate do not place the Speaker above 
  criticism, an actual complaint against the conduct of the Speaker is 
presented directl7y for the action of the House and not by way of debate 
 on other matters, as piecemeal criticism tends to impair good order in 
                               the House.

                                     

  On January 19, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, in response 
to Members' parliamentary inquiries, made the following statement:
  ``The Chair must reiterate that the principles of decorum in debate 
relied on by the Chair yesterday with respect to words taken down are 
not new to the 104th Congress.
  ``First, clause 1 of rule XIV establishes an absolute rule against 
engaging in personality in debate where the subject of a Member's 
conduct is not the pending question.
  ``Second, it is the long and settled practice of the House over many 
Congresses to enforce that standard by demands from the floor that words 
be taken down under rule XIV. Although the rule enables the Chair to 
take initiative to address breaches of order, the Chair normally defers 
to demands that words be taken down in the case of references to Members 
of the House. On occasion, however, the Chair has announced general 
standards of proper reference to Members, as was the case on June 15, 
1988. There, in response to a series of 1-minute speeches and special 
order debates focusing on the conduct of the Speaker as the subject of 
an ethical complaint and on the motives of the Member who filed the 
complaint, the Chair stated as follows:
       Thus, the Chair would caution all Members not to use the 1-
     minute period or special orders, as has already happened, to 
     discuss the conduct of Members of the House in a way that 
     inevitably engages in personalities.
  ``Third, longstanding precedents of the House provide that the 
stricture against personalities has been enforced collaterally with 
respect to criticism of the Speaker even when intervening debate has 
occurred. This separate treatment is recorded in volume 2 of Hinds' 
Precedents, at section 1248.
  ``Finally, a complaint against the conduct of the Speaker is presented 
directly for the action of the House and not by way of debate on other 
matters. As Speaker Thomas B. Reed of Maine explained in 1897, criticism 
of past conduct of the presiding officer is out of order not because he 
is above criticism but, instead, because of the tendency of piecemeal 
criticism to impair the good order of the House.
  ``Speaker Reed's rationale is recorded in volume 5 of Hinds' 
Precedents section 5188 from which the Chair now quotes as follows:
       The Chair submits to the House that allusions or criticisms 
     of what the Chair did at some past time is certainly not in 
     order not because the Chair is above criticism or above 
     attack but for two reasons; first, because the Speaker is the 
     Speaker of the House, and such attacks are not conducive to 
     the good order of the House; and, second, because the Speaker 
     cannot reply to them except in a very fragmentary fashion, 
     and it is not desirable that he should reply to them. For 
     these reasons, such attacks ought not be made.
  ``Based on these precedents, the Chair was justified in concluding 
that the words challenged on yesterday were in their full context out of 
order as engaging in personalities.''.

                            words taken down

                              (para.11.11)


although remarks in debate may not ascribe unworthy personal motives to 
     a Member or an identifiable group of Members, they may address 
    individual or collective political motives while refraining from 
                      improper personal references.

                                     

  On January 24, 1995, Mr. BURTON, during one minute speeches addressed 
the House and, during the course of his remarks,
  Mr. NADLER demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:
       But it is apparent to anyone who is paying attention to 
     what is going on that the Democratic Party is doing 
     everything they can to derail the Contract With America. They 
     are proposing hundreds of amendments to slow down the 
     process. All I want to say is that it is the height of 
     hypocrisy, height of hypocrisy for the Democrats to come down 
     here and complain about what the Republicans are doing after 
     the way they have run this House for the last 40 years.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, held the words taken down not to 
be unparliamentary, and said:
  ``It would be out of order for the gentleman to make reference to a 
particular Member, but precedent suggests that reference to procedures, 
or amendments, or to parties is not out of order.''.

                            words taken down

                               (para.12.3)


 it is a breach of decorum in debate to refer to the President in terms 
personally offensive, such as accusing him of giving aid and comfort to 
                               the enemy.


it is a breach of decorum in debate to repeat words that have just been 
                  taken down and held unparliamentary.

                                     

  On January 25, 1995, Mr. DORNAN, during one minute speeches addressed 
the House, and during the course of his remarks,
  Mr. FAZIO demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:
       Even Andrea Mitchell of NBC took note that is Ronald 
     Reagan's prerogative, George Bush's and all of us who wore 
     the uniform or served in a civilian capacity to crush the 
     evil empire. Clinton gave aid and comfort to the enemy.
  The Speaker pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, held the words taken down to be 
unparliamentary, and said:
  ``In the opinion of the Chair, that is not a proper reference to the 
President. Without objection, the words are stricken from the Record.''
  During said proceedings,
  Mr. DORNAN reiterated words to the same effect as follows:
  ``I will not withdraw my remarks. I will not only not apologize,...
  ``I will accept the discipline of the House.''.
  Whereupon,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DUNCAN, responded as follows:
  ``The Chair rules that those words as follows `I believe the President 
did give aid and comfort to the enemy, Hanoi,' were also out of order. 
The Chair has ruled that, based on the precedents of the House, the 
words of the gentleman from California were out of order, and without 
objection, both sets of words will be stricken from the Record.''.

                         privileges of the house

                               (para.21.6)


A resolution reciting the enumerated powers of Congress relating to the 
   regulation of currency and the general legislative ``power of the 
  purse,'' alleging that the President had committed resources of the 
 Exchange Stabilization Fund to support the currency of Mexico without 
  requisite Congressional approval, and resolving that the Comptroller 
   General conduct a multifaceted evaluation of actions taken by the 
 President and report thereon to the House, does not present a question 
                of privileges of the House under rule IX.


  The House laid on the table an appeal from the ruling of the Speaker.

                                     

  On February 7, 1995, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, rose to a question of 
the

[[Page 3089]]

privileges of the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 
57):
       Whereas rule IX of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives provides that questions of privilege shall 
     arise whenever the rights of the House collectively are 
     affected;
       Whereas, under the precedents, customs, and traditions of 
     the House pursuant to rule IX, a question of privilege has 
     arisen in cases involving the constitutional prerogatives of 
     the House;
       Whereas section 8 of Article I of the Constitution vests in 
     Congress the power to ``coin money, regulate the value 
     thereof, and of foreign coins'';
       Whereas section 9 of Article I of the Constitution provides 
     that ``no money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but in 
     consequence of appropriations made by law'';
       Whereas the President has recently sought the enactment of 
     legislation to authorize the President to undertake efforts 
     to support economic stability in Mexico and strengthen the 
     Mexican peso;
       Whereas the President announced on January 31, 1995, that 
     actions are being taken to achieve the same result without 
     the enactment of legislation by the Congress;
       Whereas the obligation or expenditure of funds by the 
     President without consideration by the House of 
     Representatives of legislation to make appropriated funds 
     available for obligation or expenditure in the manner 
     proposed by the President raises grave questions concerning 
     the prerogatives of the House and the integrity of the 
     proceedings of the House;
       Whereas the exchange stabilization fund was created by 
     statute to stabilize the exchange value of the dollar and is 
     also required by statute to be used in accordance with the 
     obligations of the United States under the Articles of 
     Agreement of the International Monetary Fund; and
       Whereas the commitment of $20,000,000,000 of the resources 
     of the exchange stabilization fund to Mexico by the President 
     without congressional approval may jeopardize the ability of 
     the fund to fulfill its statutory purposes; Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall prepare and transmit, within 7 days after the adoption 
     of this resolution, a report to the House of Representatives 
     containing the following:
       (1) The opinion of the Comptroller General on whether any 
     of the proposed actions of the President, as announced on 
     January 31, 1995, to strengthen the Mexican peso and support 
     economic stability in Mexico requires congressional 
     authorization or appropriation.
       (2) A detailed evaluation of the terms and conditions of 
     the commitments and agreements entered into by the President, 
     or any officer or employee of the United States acting on 
     behalf of the President, in connection with providing such 
     support, including the terms which provide for collateral or 
     other methods of assuring repayment of any outlays by the 
     United States.
       (3) An analysis of the resources which the International 
     Monetary Fund has agreed to make available to strengthen the 
     Mexican peso and support economic stability in Mexico, 
     including
       (A) an identification of the percentage of such resources 
     which are attributable to capital contributions by the United 
     States to such Fund; and
       (B) an analysis of the extent to which the Fund's 
     participation in such efforts will likely require additional 
     contributions by member states, including the United States, 
     to the Fund in the future.
       (4) An evaluation of the role played by the Bank for 
     International Settlements in international efforts to 
     strengthen the Mexican peso and support economic stability in 
     Mexico and the extent of the financial exposure of the United 
     States, including the Board of Governors of the Federal 
     Reserve System, with respect to the Bank's activities.
       (5) A detailed analysis of the relationships between the 
     Bank for International Settlements and the Board of Governors 
     of the Federal Reserve System and between the Bank and the 
     Secretary of the Treasury, and the extent to which such 
     relationships involve a financial commitment to the Bank or 
     other members of the Bank, on the part of the United States, 
     of public money or any other financial resources under the 
     control of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
     System.
       (6) An accounting of fund flows, during the 24 months 
     preceding the date of the adoption of this resolution, 
     through the exchange stabilization fund established under 
     section 5302 of title 31, United States Code, the manner in 
     which amounts in the fund have been used domestically and 
     internationally, and the extent to which the use of such 
     amounts to strengthen the Mexican peso and support economic 
     stability in Mexico represents a departure from the manner in 
     which amounts in the fund have previously been used, 
     including conventional uses such as short-term currency swaps 
     to defend the dollar as compared to intermediate and long-
     term loans and loan guarantees to foreign countries.
  The SPEAKER ruled that the resolution submitted did not present a 
question of the privileges of the House under rule IX, and said;
  ``The Chair would first of all point out that the question before the 
House right now is not a matter of the wisdom of assistance to Mexico, 
nor is the question before the House right now a question of whether or 
not the Congress should act, nor is what is before the House a question 
of whether or not this would be an appropriate topic for committee 
hearings, for legislative markup, and bills to be reported.
  ``What is before the House at the moment is a very narrow question of 
whether or not the resolution offered by the gentleman [Mr. Taylor of 
Mississippi] is a question of privilege. On that the Chair is prepared 
to rule.
  ``The privileges of the House have been held to include questions 
relating to the constitutional prerogatives of the House with respect to 
revenue legislation, clause 1, section 1, article I of the Constitution, 
with respect to impeachment and matters incidental, and with respect to 
matters relating to the return of a bill to the House under a 
Presidential veto.
  ``Questions of the privileges of the House must meet the standards of 
rule XI. Those standards address privileges of the House as a House, not 
those of Congress as a legislative branch.
  ``As to whether a question of the privileges of the House may be 
raised simply by invoking one of the legislative powers enumerated in 
section 8 of article I of the Constitution or the general legislative 
`power of the purse' in the seventh original clause of section 9 of that 
article, the Chair finds helpful guidance in the landmark precedent of 
May 6, 1921, which is recorded in Cannon's Precedents at volume 6, 
section 48. On that occasion, the Speaker was required to decide whether 
a resolution purportedly submitted in compliance with a mandatory 
provision of the Constitution, section 2 of the 14th amendment, relating 
to apportionment, constituted a question of the privileges of the House.
  ``Speaker Gillette held that the resolution did not involve a question 
of privilege. His rationale bears quoting. And I quote:
       This whole question of a constitutional privilege being 
     superior to the rules of the House is a subject which the 
     Chair has for many years considered and thought unreasonable. 
     It seems to the Chair that where the Constitution orders the 
     House to do a thing, the Constitution still gives the House 
     the right to make its own rules and to do it at such time and 
     in such manner as it may choose. And it is a strained 
     construction, it seems to the Chair, to say that because the 
     Constitution gives a mandate that a thing shall be done, it 
     therefore follows that any Member can insist that it shall be 
     brought up at some particular time and in the particular way 
     which he chooses.
       If there is a constitutional mandate, the House ought by 
     its rules to provide for the proper enforcement of that 
     mandate, but it is still a question for the House how and 
     when and under what procedure it shall be done. And a 
     constitutional question, like any other, ought to be decided 
     according to rules that the House has adopted. But there have 
     been a few constitutional questions, very few, which have 
     been held by a series of decisions to be of themselves 
     questions of privilege above the rules of the House. There is 
     the question of the President's veto.
       Another subject which has been given constitutional 
     privilege is impeachment. It has been held that when a Member 
     rises in his place and impeaches an officer of the 
     government, he can claim a constitutional privilege which 
     allows him at any time to push aside the other privileged 
     business of the House.
  ``Later in the same rule, Speaker Gillette made this observation, 
again I quote:
       But this Rule IX was obviously adopted for the purpose of 
     hindering the extension of constitutional or other privilege. 
     If the question of the census and the question of 
     apportionment were new questions, the Chair would rule that 
     they were not questions of constitutional privilege, because, 
     while of course it is necessary to obey the mandate of the 
     Constitution and take a census every ten years and then make 
     an apportionment, yet there is no reason why it should be 
     done today instead of tomorrow. It seems to the Chair that no 
     one Member ought to have the right to determine when it 
     should come in preference to the regular rules of the House 
     but that the rules of the House or the majority of the House 
     should decide it. But these questions have been decided to be 
     privileged by a series of decisions, and the Chair recognizes 
     the importance of following precedence in obeying a well-
     established rule, even if it is unreasonable, that this may 
     be a government of laws and not of men.
  ``The House Rules and Manual notes that under an earlier practice of 
the House, certain measures responding to mandatory provisions of the 
Constitution were held privileged and allowed to supersede the rules 
establishing the order of business. Examples included the census and 
apportionment measures mentioned by Speaker Gillette. But under later 
decisions, exemplified by Speaker Gillette's in 1921, matters that have 
no other basis in the Constitution or in the rules on which to

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qualify as questions of the privileges of the House have been held not 
to constitute the same. The effect of those decisions has been to 
require that all questions of privilege qualify within the meaning of 
Rule IX.
  ``The ordinary rights and functions of the House under the 
Constitution are exercised in accordance with the rules of the House, 
without necessarily being accorded precedence as questions of the 
privileges of the House.
  ``Consistent with the principle enunciated by Speaker Gillette, the 
House considered in 1941 the joint resolutions to declare war on Japan, 
Germany and Italy by way of motions to suspend the rules. On July 10, 
1991, again in consonance with these principles, the House adopted a 
special order of business reported from the Committee on Rules to enable 
its consideration of a concurrent resolution on the need for 
congressional authorization for military action, a concurrent resolution 
on a proposed policy to reverse Iraq's occupation of Kuwait, and a joint 
resolution authorizing military action against Iraq pursuant to a United 
Nations Security Council Resolution.
  ``Finally, the Chair observes that in 1973, the House and the Senate, 
again consistent with Speaker Gillette's rationale, chose to exercise 
their respective constitutional powers to make their own rules by 
including in the War Powers Resolution provisions according privilege to 
specified legislative measures relating to the commitment of U.S. Armed 
Forces to hostilities. It must be noted the procedures exist under the 
rules of the House that enable the House to request or compel the 
executive branch to furnish such information as it may require.
  ``The Chair will continue today to adhere to the same principles 
enunciated by Speaker Gillette. The Chair holds that neither the 
enumeration in the fifth clause of section 8 of article I of the 
Constitution of Congressional Powers 'to coin money, regulate the value 
thereof, and of foreign coins,' nor the prohibition in the seventh 
original clause of section 9 of that article of any withdrawal from the 
Treasury except by enactment of an appropriation, renders a measure 
purporting to exercise or limit the exercise of those powers a question 
of the privileges of the House.
  ``The resolution offered by the gentleman from Mississippi recites the 
enumerated powers of Congress relating to the regulation of currency and 
the general legislative `power of the purse,' and resolves that the 
Comptroller General conduct a multifaceted evaluation of recent actions 
taken by the President to use the Economic Stabilization Fund in support 
of the currency of Mexico and to report thereon to the House.
  ``It bears repeating that questions of privileges of the House are 
governed by rule IX and that rule IX is not concerned with the 
privileges of the Congress, as a legislative branch, but only with the 
privileges of the House, as a House.
  ``The Chair holds that the resolution offered by the gentleman form 
Mississippi does not affect `the rights of the House collectively, its 
safety, dignity, or the integrity of its proceedings' within the meaning 
of clause 1 of rule IX. Although it may address the aspect of 
legislative power under the Constitution, it does not involve a 
constitutional privilege of the House. Were the Chair to rule otherwise, 
then any alleged infringement by the executive branch, even, for 
example, through the regulatory process, on a legislative power 
conferred on Congress by the Constitution would give rise to a question 
of the privileges of the House. In the words of Speaker Gillette, `no 
one member ought to have the right to determine when it should come in 
preference to the regular rules of the House'.''.
  The Chair has ruled that this is not a privileged resolution.
  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  Mr. ARMY moved to lay the appeal on the table.
  The question being, viva voice,
  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair?
  The SPEAKER announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi objected to the vote on the ground that a 
quorum was not present and not voting
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XT, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

288

When there appeared

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Nays

143

So the motion to lay the appeal on the table was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.

                      words taken down in committee

                               (para.52.4)


   It is a breach of decorum in debate to characterize the actions of 
                   another Member as ``hypocritical.''

                                     

  On March 29, 1995, when Mr. KLUG, Chairman reported that during the 
consideration of said bill in Committee, certain words used in debate 
were objected to and upon request, were read at the Clerk's desk.
  The Clerk read the words taken down in committee during debate by Mr. 
HOKE as follows:
       I had specific conversation with the gentleman from 
     Michigan, and he stated to me very clearly that it is his 
     intention to vote against this bill on final. Now, if that is 
     not a cynical manipulation and exploitation of the American 
     public, then what is? What could be more cynical? What could 
     be more hypocritical?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, held the words taken down to 
be unparliamentary, and said:
  ``In the opinion of the Chair, ascribing hypocrisy to another Member 
has been ruled out of order in the past, and is unparliamentary.''.
  By unanimous consent, the words ruled unparliamentary were stricken 
from the Congressional Record.
  Mr. DINGELL objected to the unanimous consent for Mr. HOKE to proceed 
in order.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, stated the question: ``Will 
the gentleman be permitted to proceed in order?''
  The question being put viva voce,
  Will the gentleman be permitted to proceed in order?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, announced that the yeas had 
it.
  Mr. CONYERS objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4 rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

212

It was decided in the

Nays

197

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affirmative

Answered present

2

So the gentleman [Mr. HOKE] was permitted to proceed in order.

A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the gentleman was permitted to 
proceed in order was agreed to was, by unanimous consent, laid on the 
table.

                             point of order

                              (para.56.15)


 The requirement of clause 5(c) of rule XXI for a three-fifths vote to 
pass or adopt certain measures does not apply to the question of passage 
of a bill proposing to repeal a statutory ceiling on tax liability for a 
  specified form of income and to exempt from taxation a percentage of 
                          that form of income.


The House laid on the table an appeal from the ruling of the Speaker pro 
                                tempore.

                                     

  On April 5, 1995, Mr. MORAN, having previously cited clause 5(c) of 
rule XXI in a parliamentary inquiry as being applicable to the bill, 
made a point of order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I make a parliamentary inquiry, but I would state a 
point of order that any vote on this bill should require a three-fifths 
vote. If it does not require that, then I would appeal the ruling of the 
Chair.''.
  Mr. ARCHER was recognized to speak to the point of order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I would be pleased to try to help the Chair to support 
his ruling.
  ``First, as a result of the enactment of the 50 percent exclusion 
applicable generally, taxpayers, other than those described in the 
following two paragraphs, would have a tax rate lower than 28 percent. 
Thus, the 28 percent maximum rate of section 1(h) of current law would 
not cause a reduction in tax liability as compared with that

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under current law; that is, as relates to current law liability, the 
provision would be inoperative.
  ``No. 2, the 50 percent exclusion would not apply to collectibles. 
Under H.R. 1215, for this group of taxpayers the maximum rate of 28 
percent is retained in H.R. 1215.
  ``No. 3, a question has been raised as to the potential application of 
the 28 percent maximum rate under current law for taxpayers currently 
qualifying for the special rules of existing section of the law, 1202. 
In light of the fact that this provision would be repealed by 1215, the 
maximum rate of 28 percent would have no further application. Moreover, 
it should be noted that the special rules in section 1202 are an 
exclusion provision rather than a rate provision.
  ``Further, it should be noted that concerns as to whether repeal of 
current law, section 1202, in conjunction with the repeal of current 
law, section 1(h) constitutes a rate increase, are focused on the 
effective rate impact rather than the occurrence of any income tax rate 
increase.
  ``The House rule in question is not intended to apply to effective 
rate changes.''.
  Mr. MORAN was recognized to speak further to the point of order, and 
said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I would like to underscore the last comment that was 
made by the distinguished chairman of the Committee on Ways and Means 
that the House rule in question is not intended to apply to effective 
tax rate changes. There was never any reference to effective rate 
changes. In fact, it was any income tax rate increase. I read the debate 
again that occurred on the first day of this session. We are now making 
a distinction between effective rate changes apparently and statutory 
rate changes, although both apply here. I do have a letter from the 
Treasury Department explaining that this is a tax rate increase.
  ``How it occurred, Mr. Speaker, is in the 1993 Omnibus Budget 
Reconciliation Act we did pass a capital gains tax rate reduction. What 
it said is that when people invest in small capitalized firms for five 
years, their capital gains tax is reduced by 50 percent. What this bill 
did was to strike the capital gains rate of 28 percent, raise it to 39.6 
percent, and then apply the 50 percent preference for capital gains 
investment. What that means is that the effective capital gains rate is 
19.8 percent if this bill were to pass, whereas today there are 
investors getting a 14 percent tax rate on capital gains investments.
  ``Now, this is not an obscure provision. It is a $725 million capital 
gains provision that was passed in the 1993 Budget Reconciliation Act. 
What we have done is for some investors who have invested hundreds of 
millions of dollars in small capitalized firms, is increased their tax 
rate from 14 percent to 19.8 percent. That is an increase in the income 
tax rate. It is both a statutory increase, in that we remove the 28 
percent level and put in 39.6 percent. It is also an effective rate 
increase because it changes from 14 percent to 19.8 percent. That is 
what the letter from both Treasury Department and the Small Business 
Administration underscores, that in fact investors would be paying a 
higher capital gains rate.''.
  Mr. CARDIN was recognized to speak to the point of order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, this is a very important ruling. It is the first one 
that the Chair has had to make on the new rule XXI that requires an 
extraordinary vote on a tax rate increase. The language, as I understand 
it, is when the Federal tax rate increase applies we need a three-fifths 
vote.
  ``If I understand the potential ruling of the Chair, if the Chair 
rules that this bill does not raise a rate and therefore does not need 
an extraordinary vote, what the Chair is saying is that legislation 
which subjects a larger percentage of a taxpayer's income to an existing 
tax rate would not be a tax rate increase under the provisions of rule 
XXI. That would mean that we could effectively raise tax rates in this 
country by just subjecting a larger amount of a person's income to the 
tax rate, thereby accomplishing the effect of a tax rate increase under 
the potential ruling of the Chair without raising the rate.
  ``I just really want to point that out to the Chair before he makes 
his ruling, because effectively if he rules against the gentleman [Mr. 
MORAN of Virginia] rule XXI is meaningless.''.
  Mr. SKAGGS was recognized to speak to the point of order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, one further point I think needs to be made on this.
  ``During the debate on opening day, it was touted that this rules 
change was remedial in nature. It was to be viewed expansively as 
remedying a propensity of the House that needed to be curtailed. A 
narrow reading such as is advocated by the chairman of the Committee on 
Ways and Means a few minutes ago flies in the face of all of the 
advocacy, the legislative history, if you will, of this rules change, 
which is the only basis that the House has and that the Chair has for 
informing a ruling.
  ``To take a provision that was intended to be remedial, and therefore 
viewed expansively, and interpret it narrowly belies the absurdity of 
the rules change to begin with.''.
  Mr. McDERMOTT was recognized to speak to the point of order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker,if I understand the ruling the Chair is about to make, 
you are saying for those who do not understand arcane tax law, if we 
raise taxes on people but we do it in a sneaky, kind of back-door way of 
doing it, that, Mr. Speaker, if we do it in a legislatively, carefully 
crafted way, we can get away with it. If we do it straight out and say 
to small business, your taxes go from 14 percent to 19 percent just like 
that, that would require a 60-percent vote. But if we can find some way 
parliamentarily to swing around it, whatever the effect on people is 
does not make any difference.
  ``Is that what the Chair is saying?''.
  Mr. LINDER was recognized to speak to the point of order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, this does not seem all that complicated. It does not 
change any rates of taxation of capital gains. It excludes 50 percent of 
the gain. Therefore, you are taxed at the 39.6 percent tax rate. Fifty 
percent of any gain would be excluded, giving an effective rate of 19.8 
percent, a lower effective rate.
  ``If you happen to be taxed at a 35 percent tax rate, 50 percent of 
the gain would be excluded, giving you a 17.5 percent tax. It lowers the 
effective rate in every instance by excluding half of the gain from any 
taxation at all.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, overruled the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The Chair is prepared to rule.
  ``In deference to the specialized expertise that has been provided, 
the Chair rules that this bill does not include a Federal income tax 
rate increase.''.
  Mr. MORAN appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  Mr. ARCHER moved to lay the appeal on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. MFUME demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

228

When there appeared

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Nays

204

So the motion to lay the appeal on the table was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.

                         privileges of the house

                              (para.57.20)


  A resolution reciting the constitutional prerogative of the House to 
      originate revenues in clause 1, section 7, article I of the 
   Constitution, alleging that a specified revenue provision recently 
  enacted as law had originated in a committee of conference on a non-
 revenue bill, and resolving that the Comptroller general report to the 
House an opinion whether the revenue provision violated cited provision 
 of the Constitution, does not present a question of privileges of the 
                          House under rule IX.


The House laid on the table an appeal from the ruling of the Speaker pro 
                                tempore.

                                     

  On April 6, 1995, Mr. DEUTSCH, rose to a question of the privileges of 
the

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House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 131):
       Whereas rule IX of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives provides that questions of privilege shall 
     arise whenever the rights of the House collectively are 
     affected:
       Whereas, under the precedents, customs, and traditions of 
     the House pursuant to rule IX, a question of privilege has 
     arisen in cases involving the constitutional prerogatives of 
     the House;
       Whereas section 7 of Article I of the Constitution requires 
     that revenue measures originate in the House of 
     Representatives; and
       Whereas, the conference report on the bill H.R. 831 
     contained a targeted tax benefit which was not contained in 
     the bill as passed the House of Representatives and which was 
     not contained in the amendment of the Senate: Now, therefore, 
     be it
       Resolved, That the Comptroller General of the United States 
     shall prepare and transmit, within 7 days after the date of 
     the adoption of this resolution, a report to the House of 
     Representatives containing the opinion of the Comptroller 
     General on whether the addition of a targeted tax benefit by 
     the conferees to the conference report on the bill H.R. 831 
     (A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
     permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance 
     costs of self-employed individuals, to repeal the provision 
     permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges 
     effectuating policies of the Federal Communications 
     Commission, and for other purposes) violates the requirement 
     of the Unites States Constitution that all revenue measures 
     originate in the House of Representatives.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did not present a question of the privileges of the House 
under rule IX, and said:
  ``The Chair rules that the resolution does not constitute a question 
of privilege under rule IX.
  ``The resolution offered by the gentleman from Florida collaterally 
questions actions taken by a committee of conference on a House-
originated revenue bill by challenging the inclusion in the conference 
report of additional revenue matter not contained in either the House 
bill nor the Senate amendment committed to conference. The resolution 
calls for a report by the Comptroller General on the propriety under 
section 7 of article I of the Constitution of those proceedings and 
conference actions on a bill that has already moved through the 
legislative process.
  ``In the opinion of the Chair, such a resolution does not raise a 
question of the privileges of the House. As recorded in Deschler's 
Precedents, volume 3, chapter 13, section 14.2, a question of privilege 
under section 7 of article I of the Constitution may be raised only when 
the House is `in possession of the papers.' In other words, any 
allegation of infringement on the prerogatives of the House to originate 
a revenue measure must be made contemporaneous with the consideration of 
the measure by the House and may not be raised after the fact.
  ``The Chair rules that the resolution does not constitute a question 
of the privileges of the House.''.
  Mr. DEUTSCH appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  Mr. WALKER moved to lay the appeal on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. McINNIS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. WALKER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

230

When there appeared

<3-line {>

Nays

192

So the motion to lay the appeal on the table was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.

                            words taken down

                               (para.76.3)


 It is a breach of decorum in debate to characterize the remarks of an 
               identifiable group of Members as ``lies.''

                                     

  On June 8, 1995, Mr. HOKE, during one minute speeches addressed the 
House and, during the course of his remarks,
  Mr. GREEN demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:
       One after another after another of our liberal colleagues 
     take to the well to carp, to moan, to deceive and to distort. 
     The lies roll off their tongues so easily. They can say the 
     most outlandish things with such ease, you would swear that 
     it was Mephistopheles himself that was up there speaking.
       For instance, they say that Republicans are drastically 
     cutting Medicare. It is not true, and they know it.
       Far from cutting Medicare, Republicans are strengthening 
     the programs and saving it from certain bankruptcy as said so 
     by the trustees of the program itself. They tell the same 
     lies about the programs for children, about education, about 
     nutrition, you name it.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, held the words taken down to 
be unparliamentary, and said:
  ``The Chair's ruling is that the use of the word `lies' in the context 
as it relates to specific Members and generally as it relates under the 
Rules of the House regarding Members' participation in debate, is 
inappropriate and is a breach of decorum.
  ``Without objection, the words will be stricken.
  On motion of Mr. LINDER, by unanimous consent, Mr. HOKE was allowed to 
proceed in order.

                             point of order

                              (para.85.20)


     Under clause 2(c) of rule XXI, a motion to recommit a general 
appropriation bill with instructions to insert an amendment in the form 
 of a limitation on funds therein is not in order where that limitation 
had not been considered in the Committee of the Whole pursuant to clause 
                           2(d) of that rule.

                                     

  On June 22, 1995, Mr. PACKARD, made a point of order against the 
motion, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I wish to make a point of order against the motion to 
recommit with instructions because it includes a limitation and is not 
in order under clause 2 of rule XXI. Under the precedents of the House, 
it is not `competent' for the House to amend the bill in the manner 
proposed because it is not in order for the House to instruct the 
Committee to do what the House itself could not do.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I quote from precedents of the House of 
Representatives: `It is not in order to do indirectly by a motion to 
commit with instructions what may not be done directly by way of 
amendment.'
  ``Also, Mr. Speaker, a point of order was sustained on a motion, a 
very like motion, to recommit with instructions on August 1, 1989, under 
a different Speaker. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman's motion to instruct 
includes a limitation not specifically contained or authorized in 
existing law, and not considered in the Committee of the Whole pursuant 
to clause 2(d) of rule XXI, and therefore I ask for a ruling by the 
Chair on the point of order.''
  Mr. MILLER of California was recognized to speak to the point of order 
and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, the language offered in this motion to recommit is in 
fact valid under the House rules. It is constructed to meet all 
requirements for a valid limitation under clause 2 of rule XXI. It does 
not impose `substantial additional duties.'
  ``While it is true such an amendment could have been blocked under 
section (d) of clause 2 by the motion to rise had such a motion been 
offered in the Committee of the Whole, in fact no such motion was 
offered. The Committee rose under the direct terms of the rule, House 
Resolution 169, rather than as a result of the motion of the majority 
leader or the manager.
  ``The House rules clearly permit a valid limitation to be offered when 
the manager or the majority chooses not to offer the motion to rise or 
if they fail to do so in a timely fashion. For this reason, a motion to 
recommit with instruction to include a simple valid limitation is in 
fact in order, and therefore the motion to recommit requiring a gift ban 
be reported back to the House is in order.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CAMP, sustained the point of order and 
said:

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  ``Consistent with the precedents of August 1 and 3, 1989, which are 
recorded in section 835 of the House Rules and Manual, the point of 
order is sustained and the motion is held out of order.''.

                             point of order

                              (para.91.25)


  Under clause 1 of rule XIV, debate must be confined to the question 
                          under consideration.

                                     

  On July 10, 1995, Mr. BOEHNER, made a point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I make a point of order that the gentleman [Mr. Bonior] 
is not speaking to the relevant issue at hand. I make a point of order 
that the gentleman in the well, the minority whip, is not talking to the 
relevant issue at hand that is in the debate today. The issue is the 
seating of the gentleman [Mr. Laughlin] on the Committee on Ways and 
Means. The gentleman [Mr. Bonior] proceeded, as others before him have, 
to talk about the issue of Medicare, which is not the subject of debate. 
As I understand the rules of the House, the gentleman should be required 
to speak to the issue that is on the floor.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The gentleman makes a point of order that engaging in debate should 
be on the topic before the House. The gentleman [Mr. Bonior] in the well 
is reminded that the debate topic before the House is the resolution 
with regard to membership on the committee and debate should be confined 
to that subject matter.''.

                             point of order

                              (para.91.26)


Although remarks in debate may not ascribe unworthy personal motives to 
     a Member or an identifiable group of Members, they may address 
    individual or collective political motives while refraining from 
                      improper personal references.

                                     

  On July 10, 1995, Mr. BOEHNER made a point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I make a point of order that the gentleman in the well 
[Mr. Bonior] is questioning the motives of the gentleman [Mr. Laughlin] 
that is in question on the resolution appointing him to the committee.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The gentleman [Mr. Bonior] at this point has not named any member of 
the Committee on Ways and Means. The gentleman is reminded, however, 
that he has an obligation to the rules of the House to proceed in 
order.''.

                             point of order

                              (para.91.27)


  Under clause 1 of rule XIV, debate must be confined to the question 
                          under consideration.

                                     

  On July 10, 1995, Mr. BONIOR, made a point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, the Gentleman [Mr. Hayworth] is not talking about the 
resolution and he is off the issue.''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, sustained the point of order and 
said:
  ``The gentleman from Arizona [Mr. Hayworth] must confine himself to 
the subject matter of the resolution before the House.''.

                             point of order

                              (para.91.28)


  Under clause 1 of rule XIV, debate must be confined to the question 
                          under consideration.

                                     

  On July 10, 1995, Mr. FRANK, made a point of order, and said:
  ``Point of order, Mr. Speaker. My point of order is that unless the 
Speaker has taken the words of the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Bonior] 
to heart, that (the remarks of Mr. Paxon) violates the subject of the 
Speaker's previous instructions. Mr. Speaker. It is off the point of the 
issue of appointing the gentleman [Mr. Laughlin].''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The gentleman [Mr. Paxon] is reminded he must proceed in order.''.

                             point of order

                              (para.91.29)


  Under clause 1 of rule XIV, debate must be confined to the question 
                          under consideration.

                                     

  On July 10, 1995, Mr. FRANK, made a point of order, and said:
  ``Point of order, Mr. Speaker. This (the remarks of Mr. Paxon) clearly 
violates the spirit of the Speaker's previous instruction. I would like 
to be clear that unless we are going to have one set of rules for this 
party and another set of rules for the other, that clearly violates what 
the gentleman [the SPEAKER pro tempore] stated to the gentleman [Mr. 
Bonior].''
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The Chair had reminded Members on both sides of the aisle when the 
question has been raised that they are to proceed in order. The Chair 
would continue to say to both sides of the aisle in fairness that they 
must proceed in order on the resolution. The subject matter under 
discussion is the election of the gentleman [Mr. Laughlin] on the 
Committee on Ways and Means. That should be the subject of the 
discussion on the floor.''.

                             point of order

                              (para.118.8)


  Under clause 1 of rule XIV, debate must be confined to the question 
                          under consideration.


  Debate on a special order providing for consideration of a bill may 
range to the merits of the bill to be made in order, as the question of 
  its consideration is pending, but should not extend to the merits of 
 another measure not proposed to be considered under the special order.

                                     

  On September 20, 1995, Mr. QUILLEN, made a point of order during the 
remarks of the gentleman [Mr. Doggett], and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I make a point of order that the gentleman [Mr. 
Doggett] is in violation of House rule XIV that requires Members to 
confine themselves to the question under consideration.
  ``Mr. Speaker, the question under consideration is House Resolution 
224, the rule for the highway bill, and has nothing to do with 
Medicare.''.
  Mr. FROST was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, the gentleman [Mr. Quillen] objects to the gentleman 
[Mr. Doggett] speaking about the resolution of the gentleman [Mr. 
Dingell], when the matter before the House is the rule on H.R. 2274.
  ``The Speaker has ruled on this issue several times in recent years. 
Probably the clearest guidelines about relevant speech during 
consideration of a rule come from the Speaker's ruling of September 27, 
1990, and I quote:
       In the Chair's opinion discussing the priority of business 
     is within the confines of the resolution... the Chair has 
     ruled that it is certainly within the debate rules of this 
     House to debate whether or not this rule ought to be adopted 
     or another procedure ought to be adopted by the House... but 
     when debate ranges into the merits if the relative bills not 
     yet before the House, the Chair would admonish the Members 
     that that goes beyond the resolution...
  ``Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Texas [Mr. Doggett] has not 
discussed the merits of Medicare legislation. He has not discussed the 
details of it or engaged in anything like a debate on that important 
measure. Mr. Speaker, the gentleman from Texas has confined himself to 
the priority of business argument, that the House ought to be debating 
the resolution of the gentleman from Michigan [Mr. Dingell] providing 
for hearings, providing for additional hearings, on Medicare before it 
gets to this important matter dealing with transportation. The gentleman 
from Texas has confined himself to the question of whether to adopt the 
rule before us or a different rule making in order the gentleman from 
Michigan's resolution that provides for hearings on Medicare.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I believe the speech of the gentleman from Texas [Mr. 
Doggett] is relevant.''.

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  Mr. DOGGETT was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, as my colleague from Texas has just pointed out, the 
focus of my remarks from the outset is the priority of legislative 
business. If a rule is not an appropriate time to discuss the priority 
of legislative business, I know not when one could discuss the priority, 
and of course my reason for raising this issue of priority is that I 
made a parliamentary inquiry only about an hour ago to the Speaker to 
find out how is it possible to get before the House a resolution signed 
by 201 Members of this House asking for more complete and fair hearings 
on Medicare, and I was told there was no way to do that without the 
approval of Speaker Gingrich. So it seemed to me this was an appropriate 
way to discuss priorities because I would be denied, as has every other 
Member of this House, any other way of getting the issue before the 
House.
  ``So, Mr. Speaker, this is a discussion of priorities which I plan, in 
the brief minute I have remaining, to intermingle with the highway bill 
under consideration because the two are very related.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DICKEY, sustained the point of order and 
said:
  ``Debate on a special order providing for the consideration of a bill 
may range to the merits of the bill to be made in order since the 
question of consideration of the bill is involved, but should not range 
to the merits of a measure not to be considered under that special 
order.
  ``The gentleman [Mr. Quillen] has made a point of order that the 
gentleman [Mr. Doggett] is engaging in irrelevant debate. Because the 
gentleman's remarks have in some respects extended to the merits of 
other measures. The Chair finds that the point of order is well 
taken.''.

                          decorum of the house

                              (para.121.3)


 At the request of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, the 
Speaker announced as a matter of decorum that: (1) a handout distributed 
 on or near the floor must bear the name of a Member who authorizes its 
    distribution; (2) the content of a handout must comport with the 
 standards applicable to words spoken in debate; (3) failure to comply 
with these standards may constitute a breach of decorum and give rise to 
 a question of privilege; (4) staff on or near the floor are prohibited 
from distributing handouts or otherwise attempting to influence Members 
with respect to legislation; and (5) Members should minimize the use of 
                                handouts.

                                     

  On September 27, 1995, the SPEAKER made the following announcement:
  ``A recent misuse of handouts on the floor of the House has been 
called to the attention of the Speaker and the House. At the bipartisan 
request of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, the Speaker 
announces that all handouts distributed on or adjacent to the House 
floor by Members during House proceedings must bear the name of the 
Member authorizing their distribution. In addition, the content of those 
materials must comport with standards of propriety applicable to words 
spoken in debate or inserted in the Record. Failure to comply with this 
admonition may constitute a breach of decorum and may give rise to a 
question of privilege.
  ``The Speaker would also remind Members that pursuant to clause 4, 
rule XXXII, staff are prohibited from engaging in efforts in the Hall of 
the House or rooms leading thereto to influence Members with regard to 
the legislation being amended. Staff cannot distribute handouts.
  ``In order to enhance the quality of debate in the House, the Speaker 
would ask Members to minimize the use of handouts.''.

                             point of order

                              (para.122.4)


It is a breach of decorum in debate to refer to the official conduct of 
other Members where such conduct is not under consideration in the House 
by way of a report of the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct or 
 a question of the privilege of the House, even if couched as a comment 
                         on committee procedure.

                                     

  On September 28, 1995, Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, during one minute 
speeches addressed the House and, during the course of his remarks,
  Mr. EHLERS made a point of order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, the gentleman is addressing a matter currently under 
consideration by the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, and 
under House rules that is not permitted.''.
  Mr. DOGGETT was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, on March 8 of this year, Speaker Gingrich himself 
announced a new policy concerning speech on the House floor. Let me 
quote directly, for your consideration in making this ruling, his 
comments on March 8.
  ``He said, and I quote, `The fact is, Members of the House are allowed 
to say virtually anything on the House floor. It is protected and has 
been for 200 years. It is written into the Constitution.'
  ``Mr. Speaker, it would seem to me, in view of the Speaker's own 
words, that comments about the Speaker and about ethics on the floor of 
this House are certainly within the rules of the House.''.
  Mr. EHLERS was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, that point that was just made has been made a number of 
times. The point is simply the rules of the House prevent us from 
speaking about matters which are under consideration in the Committee on 
Standards was out of order.''.
  Mr. WISE was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, yes, I wish to comment. As I understood the remarks of 
the gentleman [Mr. Johnstonof Florida], they were directed at the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct and the process it is 
undertaking. Those remarks also went to a general process and, as I 
think he specifically referred to, proceedings affecting any Member.
  ``Mr. Speaker, certainly I would hope that the general conduct of the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct would be a proper subject for 
discussion here on the House floor.''.
  Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida was recognized to speak to the point of order 
and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, if I may further address the inquiry, I agree with the 
last speaker. I was inquiring and investigating the process of the 
committee itself, and not into the specific inquiry of the Speaker. I 
think if the gentleman [Mr. Ehlers] listened closely, the gentleman 
would see the distinction of his complaints last week and the freedom of 
speech.''.
  Mr. DOGGETT was recognized to speak to the point of order and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, if I might be heard further on the point of order. In 
consideration of the rules, particularly as it relates to the Committee 
on Standards of Official Conduct, I believe that the rules do refer to 
certain proceedings in front of the Committee on Standards of Official 
Conduct being secret.
  ``But, Mr. Speaker, when the chairwoman of the Committee on Standards 
of Official Conduct comments publicly and repeatedly in the newspapers 
on this subject, surely there is an exception within our rules to permit 
our Members to comment on the proceedings in front of that committee 
when she is, herself, speaking about the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct and how it is disregarding its own rules.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HEFLEY, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The Chair is prepared to rule on the point of order raised by the 
gentleman [Mr. Ehlers]. The Member is reminded not to refer to matters 
currently pending before the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct, 
and Members should refrain from references in debate to the official 
conduct of other Members where such conduct is not under consideration 
in the House by way of a report of the Committee on Standards of 
Official Conduct or a question of the privilege of the House.''.

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                         privileges of the house

                              (para.134.11)


    A resolution alleging a distribution of falsified documents at a 
 committee hearing, and resolving that the Speaker take steps to ensure 
 the integrity of the legislative process and to report his actions and 
 recommendations to the house, presents a question of the privileges of 
                        the House under rule IX.

                                     

  On October 25, 1995, Ms. SLAUGHTER, rose to a question of the 
privileges of the House and called up the following resolution (H. Res. 
244):
       Whereas, on September 28, 1995, the Subcommittee on 
     National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory 
     Affairs of the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
     held a hearing on political advocacy of Federal Grantees;
       Whereas, the president of the Alliance for Justice, a 
     national association of public interest and civil rights 
     organizations testified at that hearing;
       Whereas, a document was placed upon the press table for 
     distribution at the hearing which contained the letterhead, 
     including the name, address, phone number, fax number, and E-
     mail address of the Alliance for Justice, and the names of 
     certain member organizations and the dollar amounts of 
     Federal grants they received;
       Whereas, in her opening statement at the hearing, the 
     president of the Alliance for Justice identified the document 
     as being forged and contained errors and requested an 
     explanation from the chairman of the subcommittee as to the 
     source of the document;
       Whereas, in response, the chairman acknowledged that the 
     document was created by the subcommittee staff;
       Whereas, House Information Resources, at the request of the 
     subcommittee staff, prepared the forged document;
       Whereas, the document was prepared using official funds;
       Whereas, the chairman of the subcommittee acknowledged in a 
     letter, dated September 28, 1995, to the president of the 
     Alliance for Justice that ``the graphics, unfortunately, 
     appeared to simulate the Alliance's letterhead'';
       Whereas, the September 29, 1995, issue of the National 
     Journal's Congress Daily reported that Representative 
     Mcintosh's communications director said that ``the letterhead 
     was taken from a faxed document, scanned into their computer 
     system and altered''; and
       Whereas, questions continue to arise regarding the 
     responsibility for preparation of the forced document; the 
     chairman of the subcommittee stated during the hearing that 
     he had no prior knowledge of the document's preparation; the 
     chairman later stated that the subcommittee staff prepared 
     the document; and other published reports suggested that 
     Chairman Mcintosh's personal office staff prepared the 
     document:
       Whereas, on September 27, 1995, the Speaker expressed 
     concern over the distribution of unattributed documents and 
     announced a policy requiring that materials disseminated on 
     the floor of the House must bear the name of the Member 
     authorizing their distribution;
       Whereas, Members and staff of the House have an obligation 
     to ensure the proper use of documents and other materials and 
     exhibits prepared for use at committee and subcommittee 
     hearings and which are made available to Members, the public 
     or the press and to ensure that the source of such documents 
     or other materials is not misrepresented;
       Whereas, committees and subcommittees should not create 
     documents for use in their proceedings that may give the 
     impression that such documents were created but other persons 
     or organizations, as occurred at the September 28, 1995, 
     hearing of the Subcommittee on National Economic Growth, 
     Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs;
       Whereas, the dissemination of a forged document distorts 
     the public record and affects the ability of the House of 
     Representatives, its committees, and Members to perform their 
     legislative functions, and constitutes a violation of the 
     integrity of committee proceedings which form a core of the 
     legislative process: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Speaker shall take such action as may be 
     necessary to provide an appropriate remedy to ensure that the 
     integrity of the legislative process is protected, and shall 
     report his actions and recommendations to the House.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. ARMEY moved to lay the resolution on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay the resolution on the table?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Ms. SLAUGHTER demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, 
which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote 
was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

236

When there appeared

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Nays

189

So the motion to lay the resolution on the table was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.

                            words taken down

                              (para.142.16)


  It is not a breach of decorum in debate to argue that the President 
should ``not frivolously veto'' a measure, since such a reference is not 
                   pejorative or personally offensive.

                                     

  On November 8, 1995, Mr. LIVINGSTON during debate, addressed the House 
and, during the course of his remarks,
  Mr. VOLKMER demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:
       ...Yes, it is more restrictive than the last continuing 
     resolution because the idea is to encourage both the Members 
     of this body, the Members of the other body, to pay attention 
     to the appropriation bills that have already passed the House 
     of Representatives, and to also encourage the President to 
     pay attention to those bills when they come to him and not 
     frivolously veto them like he did the legislative branch 
     bill.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, responded to the demand for words 
to be taken down and said:
  ``In the opinion of the Chair, the words were not a personal affront 
to the President, and are not considered inappropriate.''.

                            words taken down

                              (para.143.17)


Although remarks in debate may not ascribe unworthy personal motives to 
     a Member or an identifiable group of Members, they may address 
    individual or collective political motives while refraining from 
                      improper personal references.

                                     

  On November 9, 1995, Mr. HOYER during debate, addressed the House and, 
during the course of his remarks,
  Mr. HASTERT demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:
       Ladies and gentleman of this House, ladies and gentleman of 
     America, this bill is a patently petty political terrorist 
     tactic, that is what it is, an attempt to force the President 
     of the United States to adopt things that you cannot get 
     through your own Senate, not just the Congress. This bill 
     adopts tactics that put America as a hostage to an extremist 
     agenda.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, responded to the demand for words 
to be taken down, and said:
  ``The Chair rules that since this is not a reference to an individual 
Member, that the remarks are in order.
  ``However, the Chair would observe that there is a civility within the 
House in addressing bills and Members that should be observed, and it 
would be hoped that in the future that would be observed by all 
Members.''.

                             point of order

                              (para.146.11)


  Under clause 1 of rule XIV, debate must be confined to the question 
                          under consideration.


    Remarks in debate that maintain an ongoing nexus to the pending 
                  proposition are considered relevant.

                                     

  On November 14, 1995, Mr. BILIRAKIS, made a point of order and said:
  ``Madam Speaker, this harangue that we have had from the other side is 
certainly not germane to what we are talking about here, and I think it 
violates the rules of the House.''.
  Mr. BROWN of Ohio was recognized to speak to the point of order and 
said:
  ``Madam Speaker, we are talking about Medicare, we are talking about 
that section. I ran for Congress understanding that on the floor of the 
House you could talk about issues that affected people's lives and 
issues that affected the particular legislation you are working on.
  ``On this side of the aisle I control my 30 minutes. My friend [Mr. 
Bilirakis] can talk about what he wants in his 30 minutes.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, sustained the point of order, 
and said:

[[Page 3096]]

  ``The Chair will take this opportunity to read from clause 1 of rule 
XIV of the Rules of the House of Representatives.
  ```When any Member desires to speak or deliver any matter to the 
House, he shall rise and respectfully address himself to ``Mr. 
Speaker'', and, on being recognized, may address the House from any 
place on the floor or from the Clerk's desk, and shall confine himself 
to the question under debate.'
  ``With that guidance, the gentleman [Mr. Brown of Ohio] may 
proceed.''.
  After further debate,
  Mr. BILIRAKIS rose to restate his point of order and said:
  ``My point of order is to the effect that the debate over there has 
nothing at all to do with the legislation before us, which is to repeal 
the unnecessary regulatory burden of the cardiac pacemaker registry 
imposed by the Social Security Act, period. It is limited to that 
particular point, that subsection.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, reiterated the previous ruling 
on the point of order, and said:
  ``The Chair finds that the most recent debate maintains the proper 
nexus to the bill. The gentleman [Mr. Brown of Ohio] may proceed.''.
    

                             point of order

                              (para.146.12)


  Under clause 1 of rule XIV, debate must be confined to the question 
                          under consideration.


    Remarks in debate that maintain an ongoing nexus to the pending 
                  proposition are considered relevant.

                                     

  On November 14, 1995, Mr. EHRLICH, made a point of order during the 
remarks of the gentleman from Ohio [Mr. Brown], and said:
  ``Call for regular order. Nongermane debate again, Madame Speaker!''.
  Mr. Brown was recognized to speak to the point of order, and said
  ``Madame Speaker, it is not my fault that the Speaker was speaking to 
a bunch of insurance agents who are going to benefit by the passage of 
this bill and that he said that he wants Medicare to wither on the vine. 
I did not write his speech, Madame Speaker.''.
  The Speaker pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, responded to the point of order, 
and said:
  ``quotations of the Speaker are not out of order, but a nexus needs to 
be maintained to the context of the bill.''.

                             point of order

                              (para.146.13)


  Under clause 1 of rule XIV, debate must be confined to the question 
                          under consideration.


    Remarks in debate that maintain an ongoing nexus to the pending 
                  proposition are considered relevant.

                                     

  On November 14, 1995, Mr. ERLICH, made a point of order and said:
  ``Medicare as a whole is not the proper subject of this debate in the 
rulings that the Chair has made in the last 10 minutes.''
  Mr. BROWN of Ohio, was recognized to speak to the point of order, and 
said:
  ``Madam Speaker, a month ago, Speaker Gingrich speaking about Medicare 
to a group of insurance executives, most of whom will benefit mightily 
from the Gingrich Medicare $270 billion in cuts to give tax breaks for 
the wealthy, said to this group, `Now, we didn't get rid of Medicare in 
round 1 because we don't think that's politically smart, and we don't 
think that's the right way to go through a transition. But, we believe 
that Medicare,' parenthetically I would add, Madam Speaker, section 1862 
which we are debating today and is part of Medicare `but we believe,' 
Speaker Gingrich went on to say, `that Medicare is going to wither on 
the vine.'
  ``That is my concern, Madam Speaker, that we need to discuss this bill 
on the floor because 1862 is part of this bill, and I do not quite 
understand why people in this body are so afraid of quoting the Speaker 
of the House.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, responded to the point of order, 
and said:
  ``The Chair rules that a nexus must be maintained in the debate, 
between the debate and the bill under discussion, and the Chair has 
ruled such.
  ``The most recent debate has maintained that nexus.''.

                            words taken down

                              (para.146.18)


Although remarks in debate may not ascribe unworthy personal motives to 
     a Member or an identifiable group of Members, they may address 
    individual or collective political motives while refraining from 
                      improper personal references.

                                     

  On November 14, 1995, Mr. THOMAS, during debate, addressed the House 
and, during the course of his remarks,
  Mr. OBEY demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:
       We said let us make sure that part of the solution is not 
     part of the political problem. That is why the Republicans 
     put holding the line on the beneficiaries' part of the part B 
     premium on the continuing resolution, to stop the President 
     from this kind of political game playing. They will tell you 
     it is for good and worthy purposes. It is for down-in-the-
     dirt gutter politics, and you people are going to pay.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. COMBEST, held the words taken down not to 
be unparliamentary and said:
  ``In the opinion of the Chair, it does not appear that this is a 
personal reference to any Member or to the President.''.

                            words taken down

                              (para.146.27)


Although remarks in debate may not ascribe unworthy personal motives to 
     a Member or an identifiable group of Members, they may address 
    individual or collective political motives while refraining from 
                      improper personal references.

                                     

  On November 14, 1995, Mr. KINGSTON, during special orders addressed 
the House and, during the course of his remarks,
  Mr. GREEN demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:
       For example, when one of the leaders of the Democratic 
     party says, ``Well, Republicans are going to cut Medicare'', 
     knowing full well we are going from $4,800 to $6,700 per 
     person knowing that, and they look your Mother in the eye and 
     your Dad and assume that they do not know what is going on 
     and say, ``The Republicans are going to cut your Medicare.'' 
     Wouldn't it be great to have a beep come on and for all these 
     C-SPAN viewers out there to know the person who is now 
     speaking is lying.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, held the words 
taken down to not be out of order, and said:
  ``The words are not a specific reference to any individual members. 
Earlier this evening, reference was made to the `so-called leadership' 
of the House and that was not a reference to a specific person.
  ``The Chair would rule that these words are not out of order, but the 
Chair would caution Members again to be respectful to the House 
leadership and each other here this evening.
  ``The gentleman from Georgia may continue.''.

                             point of order

                              (para.148.4)


  It is a breach of decorum in debate to refer to the Speaker in terms 
                          personally demeaning.

                                     

  On November 16, 1995, Mr. HOKE, during one minute speeches, made a 
point of order, and said:
  ``Is it parliamentary to call the Speaker of the House a crybaby?''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, sustained the point of order and 
said:
  ``Such remarks are not in order and Members should refrain from using 
such language.''.

                             point of order

                              (para.148.5)


 It is a breach of decorum in debate to display an exhibit depicting a 
             personally demeaning caricature of the Speaker.

                                     

  On November 16, 1995, Mr. HOKE, during one minute speeches, made a 
point of order, and said:

[[Page 3097]]

  ``The chart is demeaning to the House.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The Chair rules it is a legitimate point of order. The Chair also 
rules that the Members must be respectful of other Members and must 
avoid such referencing of other Members on the floor.''.

                             point of order

                              (para.148.6)


 It is a breach of decorum in debate to display an exhibit depicting a 
             personally demeaning caricature of the Speaker.


The House laid on the table an appeal from the ruling of the Speaker pro 
                                tempore.

                                     

  On November 16, 1995, Mr. KINGSTON, during one minute speeches, made a 
point of order, and said:
  ``Was it not the opinion of the Chair that the chart in the 
gentleman's hand is out of order?''.
  Mr. MILLER of California, was recognized to speak to the point of 
order, and said:
  ``The point of order, I believe, is to suggest what, that I am holding 
the cover of the front page of the New York Daily News?''.
  Mr. KINGSTON was recognized to speak to the point of order, and said:
  ``My point of order and question to the Chair was: Should not that 
chart be removed from the Chamber, since the Democrats obviously do not 
have the self-discipline to follow the rules of the House?''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``All Members should not use charts that are demeaning to other 
Members, in order to preserve the decorum of the House.''.
  Mr. DOGGETT appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House?
  Mr. KINGSTON moved to lay the appeal on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. HOKE objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

231

When there appeared

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Nays

173

So the motion to lay the appeal on the table was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.

                            words taken down

                              (para.149.15)


Although remarks in debate may not ascribe unworthy personal motives to 
     a Member or an identifiable group of Members, they may address 
    individual or collective political motives while refraining from 
                      improper personal references.

                                     

  On November 17, 1995, Mr. MORAN, during debate addressed the House 
and, during the course of his remarks,
  Mr. CUNNINGHAM demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:
       I think there are 5 compelling reasons to reject this bill 
     tonight. The first is that it is at least inconsistent, at 
     worst hypocritical, to make our foreign policy based upon the 
     party affiliation of our commander in chief. In other words, 
     I do think this bill is politically suspect in its 
     motivation. But secondly, for nearly a year now our President 
     under Secretary...
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HOBSON, held the words taken down to not 
be unparliamentary, and said:
  ``The Chair rules that the words of the gentleman from Virginia are 
not personal references to any Member or to the President. Therefore, 
they are in order.''.

                         privileges of the house

                              (para.149.19)


    A resolution alleging procedural irregularities and delay by the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the disposition of ethics 
complaints against the Speaker, and resolving that the Committee report 
to the House the status of its investigation and its disposition toward 
   the appointment of an outside counsel, presents a question of the 
                 privileges of the House under rule IX.

                                     

  On November 17, 1995, Mr. PETERSON of Florida, rose to a question of 
the privileges of the House and called up the following resolution (H. 
Res. 277):
       Whereas the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct is 
     currently considering several ethics complaints against 
     Speaker Newt Gingrich;
       Whereas the Committee has traditionally handled such cases 
     by appointing an independent, non-partisan, outside counsel--
     a procedure which has been adopted in every major ethics case 
     since the Committee was established;
       Whereas, although complaints against Speaker Gingrich have 
     been under consideration for more than 14 months, the 
     Committee has failed to appoint an outside counsel;
       Whereas the Committee has also deviated from other long-
     standing precedents and rules of procedure; including its 
     failure to adopt a Resolution of Preliminary Inquiry before 
     calling third-party witnesses and receiving sworn testimony;
       Whereas these procedural irregularities--and the unusual 
     delay in the appointment of an independent, outside counsel--
     have led to widespread concern that the Committee is making 
     special exceptions for the Speaker of the House;
       Whereas the integrity of the House depends on the 
     confidence of the American people in the fairness and 
     impartiality of the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct.
       Therefore be it resolved that;
       The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct should report to the House, no 
     later than November 28, 1995, concerning;
       The status of the Committee's investigation of the 
     complaints against Speaker Gingrich;
       The Committee's disposition with regard to the appointment 
     of a non-partisan outside counsel and the scope of the 
     counsel's investigation;
       A timetable for Committee action on the complaints.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX, and said:
  ``The Chair holds that the resolution gives rise to a question of the 
privileges of the House concerning the integrity of its proceedings.''.
  Mr. ARMEY moved to lay the resolution on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay the resolution on the table?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, announced that the yeas had it.
  Mr. PETERSON of Florida, demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said 
motion, which demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a 
recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

219

It was decided in the

Nays

177

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affirmative

Answered present

10

So the motion to lay the resolution on the table was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.

                            words taken down

                              (para.150.5)


 It is a breach of decorum in debate to refer to the President in terms 
                          personally offensive.

                                     

  On November 18, 1995, Mr. MICA, during debate addressed the House and, 
during the course of his remarks,
  Mr. HOYER demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:
       We heard him now, I am sure you have seen the recent 
     commercial. We also have Bill Clinton saying, I think it can 
     be done. Well, it can be done, first of all it can be done in 
     7 years. That is May 1995. Then we heard him in 10 years, 
     then we heard 9 years, and 8 years. Well, my colleagues, we 
     are here to nail the little bugger down, and that is the 
     purpose of this.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, held the words taken down to 
be unparliamentary, and said:
  ``In the opinion of the Chair, there is an improper reference to the 
President

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of the United States and the remarks are not in order.''.
  By unanimous consent, the words were stricken from the Record.
  Mr. DeLAY moved that the gentleman [Mr. Mica] be permitted to proceed 
in order.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, stated the question: ``Will 
the gentleman be permitted to proceed in order?''.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, announced that the nays had 
it.
  Mr. LINDER objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  The roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

199

It was decided in the

Nays

189

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affirmative

Answered present

26

So the gentleman was permitted to proceed in order.

A motion to reconsider the vote whereby the gentleman was permitted to 
proceed in order was, by unanimous consent, laid on the table

The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GOODLATTE, recognized Mr. MICA to proceed in 
order.

                             point of order

                              (para.152.14)


  Under clause 1 of rule XIV, debate must be confined to the question 
                          under consideration.

                                     

  On November 28, 1995, Mr. HYDE, made a point of order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, point of order. Should the gentleman's remarks be 
confined to the bill and not to extraneous matter that may be lurking 
within his fertile imagination?''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BARR, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The gentleman is correct. The Chair would admonish the gentleman 
from California to limit his remarks to the subject matter of H.R. 2525 
currently pending before this body.''.

                         privileges of the house

                              (para.154.17)


    A resolution alleging procedural irregularities and delay by the 
Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the disposition of ethics 
complaints against the Speaker, and resolving that the Committee report 
to the House the Status of its investigation and its disposition toward 
   the appointment of an outside counsel, presents a question of the 
                 privileges of the House under rule IX.

                                     

  On November 30, 1995, Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, rose to a question of 
the privileges of the House and called up the following resolution (H. 
Res. 288):
       Whereas the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct is 
     currently considering several ethics complaints against 
     Speaker Newt Gingrich;
       Whereas the Committee has traditionally handled such cases 
     by appointing an independent, non-partisan, outside counsel--
     a procedure which has been adopted in every major ethics case 
     since the Committee was established;
       Whereas--although complaints against Speaker Gingrich have 
     been under consideration for more than 14 months--the 
     Committee has failed to appoint an outside counsel;
       Whereas the Committee has also deviated from other long-
     standing precedents and rules of procedure; including its 
     failure to adopt a Resolution of Preliminary Inquiry before 
     calling third-party witnesses and receiving sworn testimony;
       Whereas these procedural irregularities--and the unusual 
     delay in the appointment of an independent, outside counsel--
     have led to widespread concern that the Committee is making 
     special exceptions for the Speaker of the House;
       Whereas the integrity of the House depends on the 
     confidence of the American people in the fairness and 
     impartiality of the Committee on Standards of Official 
     Conduct.
       Therefore, be it resolved that;
       The Chairman and Ranking Member of the Committee on 
     Standards of Official Conduct should report to the House, no 
     later than December 12, 1995, concerning;
       (1) The status of the Committee's investigation of the 
     complaints against Speaker Gingrich;
       (2) The Committee's disposition with regard to the 
     appointment of a non-partisan outside counsel and the scope 
     of the counsel's investigation;
       (3) A timetable for Committee action on the complaints.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did present a question of the privileges of the House under 
rule IX.
  Mr. ARMEY moved to lay the resolution on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay the resolution on the table?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. ARMEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

218

It was decided in the

Nays

170

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affirmative

Answered present

9

So the motion to lay the resolution on the table was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.

  

                            words taken down

                              (para.164.16)


       Upon a demand that words spoken in debate be taken down as 
                unparliamentary, all debate is suspended.


Under clause 1 of rule XIV, remarks in debate should be directed to the 
              Chair and not (for example) to the President.


  An adjuration to the President to keep his word, although perhaps an 
     improper form of address as not directed to the Chair, is not 
         unparliamentary as pejorative or personally offensive.

                                     

  On December 19, 1995, Mr. McINNIS, during one minute speeches 
addressed the House, and during the course of his remarks,
  Mr. ABERCROMBIE demanded that certain words be taken down.
  The Clerk read the words taken down as follows:
       Yesterday he puts a bunch of children behind him kind of as 
     props and attacks everybody who is expecting him to keep his 
     word. It is very simple. Mr. President, keep your word to the 
     American people. When you talk to those children, talk to 
     them about scout's honor, talk to them about the importance 
     of keeping your word. That is what it all comes down to.
  The Speaker pro tempore, Mr. BUNN, held the words taken down not to be 
unparliamentary, and said;
  ``While the Chair will remind all Members to address the Speaker, not 
the President, the words were not a pejorative reference to the 
President..''.

                             point of order

                              (para.165.19)


  Under the rule of germaneness in clause 7 of rule XVI, a proposition 
 addressing a specific subject may not be amended by a proposition more 
                           general in nature.


 To a joint resolution continuing funding for one Executive department, 
   an amendment to do the same for at least six others is not germane.


To a joint resolution continuing the availability of appropriations for 
 a specified fiscal period to fund certain activities of the Department 
  of Veterans' Affairs, an amendment proposed in a motion to recommit 
  seeking to continue the availability of appropriations for a similar 
 fiscal period to fund the activities of other departments and agencies 
 for which regular appropriations for fiscal year 1996 had not yet been 
                         enacted is not germane.


The House laid on the table an appeal from the ruling of the Speaker pro 
                                tempore.

                                     

  On December 20, 1995, Mr. LIVINGSTON, made a point of order against 
the motion to recommit, and said:

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  ``Mr. Speaker, I make a point of order against the motion to recommit 
with instructions because it is not germane to the underlying 
resolution, and as such in violation of clause 7 of rule XVI.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I quote from the Precedents of the House:
       ``It is not in order to do indirectly by a motion to commit 
     with instructions what may not be done directly by way of 
     amendment.''
  ``Mr. Speaker, a specific proposition cannot be amended by another 
proposition broader in scope. The motion to recommit deals with funding 
and authorizing activities outside the Department of Veterans Affairs, 
and therefore is not germane to the underlying resolution which deals 
only with funding for selected activities in this department.
  ``Mr. Speaker, the gentleman's motion to instruct is not germane, Mr. 
Speaker, and I ask for a ruling from the Chair.''.
  Mr. OBEY was recognized to speak to the point of order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I would simply say the purpose of the resolution before 
us this evening is to provide additional services to taxpayers. The 
purpose of my motion is to provide additional services to taxpayers. It 
simply expands the number of services available. It is the same 
taxpayers we are talking about, and I think they are entitled to full 
range of services. I would therefore urge the Chair support the 
germaneness of the proposition.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The pending joint resolution continues the availability of 
appropriations for a specified fiscal period to fund certain activities 
of the Department of Veterans' Affairs.
  ``The amendment proposed in the motion to recommit offered by the 
gentleman from Wisconsin seeks to continue the availability of 
appropriations for a similar fiscal period to fund the activities of 
other departments and agencies for which regular appropriations for 
fiscal year 1996 have not yet been enacted.
  ``One of the important lines of precedent under clause 7 of rule XVI 
----the germaneness rule----holds that a proposition addressing a 
specific subject may not be amended by a proposition more general in 
nature.
  ``For example, the Chair held on September 27, 1967, that an amendment 
applicable to all departments and agencies was not germane to a bill 
limited in its applicability to certain departments and agencies of 
Government. That precedent is annotated in section 798(f) of the House 
Rules and Manual.
  ``The Chair notes another illustrative ruling that is recorded in the 
Deschler-Brown precedents of the House at volume 10, chapter 28, section 
9.22. On that occasion in 1967 the House was considering a joint 
resolution continuing appropriations for a portion of a fiscal year. An 
amendment was offered to restrict total administrative expenditures for 
the fiscal year. Noting that the amendment affected funding beyond that 
continued by the joint resolution, the Chair sustained a point of order 
that the amendment was not germane.
  ``The amendment proposed in the motion to recommit offered by the 
gentleman from Wisconsin addresses funding not continued by the pending 
joint resolution. Where the joint resolution confines itself to funding 
within one department, the amendment ranges to at least six others. As 
such, the amendment is not germane.
  ``The point of order is sustained. The motion to recommit is ruled out 
of order.''.
  Mr. OBEY appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House?
  Mr. LIVINGSTON moved to lay the appeal on the table
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, announced that the ayes had it.
  Mr. OBEY demanded a recorded vote on agreeing to said motion, which 
demand was supported by one-fifth of a quorum, so a recorded vote was 
ordered.
  The vote was taken by electronic device.

Yeas

236

When there appeared

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Nays

176

So the motion to lay the appeal on the table was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.

                             point of order

                              (para.165.21)


  Under the rule of germaneness in clause 7 of rule XVI, a proposition 
 addressing a specific subject may not be amended by a proposition more 
                           general in nature.


 To a joint resolution continuing funding for one Executive department, 
    an amendment addressing the compensation of Federal employees on 
                  government-wide bases in not germane.


To a joint resolution continuing the availability of appropriations for 
 a specified fiscal period to fund certain activities of the Department 
  of Veterans' Affairs, an amendment proposed in a motion to recommit 
  addressing the compensation of Federal Employees on government-wide 
                          bases in not germane.

                                     

  On December 20, 1995, Mr. LIVINGSTON, made a point of order against 
the motion to recommit, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I echo the gentleman's remarks about the way the 
Speaker has maintained order throughout this debate.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I make a point of order against the motion to recommit 
with instructions because it is not germane to the underlying 
resolution, and as such is in violation of clause 7, of Rule XVI.
  ``Mr. Speaker, I quote from the precedents of the House:
       It is not in order to do indirectly by a motion to recommit 
     with instructions what may not be done directly by way of 
     amendment.
  ``Mr. Speaker, a specific proposition can not be amended by another 
proposition broader in scope. The motion to recommit deals with

                             point of order

                              (para.166.10)


Under the ``scope'' rule in clause 3 of rule XXVIII, House conferees may 
not -- nor may they be instructed to -- include in a conference report a 
     new topic or issue not committed to conference by either House.


The House laid on the table an appeal from the ruling of the Speaker pro 
                                tempore.

                                     

  On December 21, 1995, Mr. SHAW, made a point of order against the 
motion to recommit, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, I raise a point of order that this motion to recommit 
is outside of the scope of the bill that is immediately before the 
House.''.
  Mr. NEAL was recognized to speak to the point of order, and said:
  ``Mr. Speaker, on the point of order, this simply would give the 
Democratic caucus the chance to vote for the bill that they voted for 
last March.''.
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, sustained the point of order, and 
said:
  ``The gentleman [Mr. Shaw] makes a point of order against the motion 
to recommit offered by the gentleman [Mr. Neal]. As discussed in chapter 
33, section 26.12 of the Deschler's Procedure, a motion to recommit a 
conference report may not instruct House conferees to include matter 
beyond the scope of the differences committed to conference by either 
House.
  ``The motion offered by the gentleman from Massachusetts instructs the 
House conferees on H.R. 4 to bring back a conference agreement 
consisting of the text of the bill, H.R. 1267. Since that bill was not 
committed to conference, the issue is whether the text of that bill 
includes matter not contained in either the House-passed version of H.R. 
4 or the Senate amendment thereto. There are a number of provisions in 
H.R. 1267 which provide for a refundable dependent care tax credit, an 
issue not committed to conference by either House in H.R. 4. Therefore, 
the motion to recommit instructs House conferees to include matter 
beyond the scope of the differences committed to conference by either 
House and is not in order. The point of order is sustained.''.
  Mr. NEAL appealed the ruling of the Chair.

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  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House?
  Mr. SHAW moved to lay the appeal on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LINDER, announced that the nays had it.
  Mr. SHAW objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  the roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

240

When there appeared

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Nays

182

So the motion to lay the appeal on the table was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.

                         privileges of the house

                              (para.167.13)


   A resolution alleging delinquency on the part of the House in the 
 exercise its constitutional prerogative to appropriate money from the 
  Treasury for the operation of the government, and resolving that the 
 Committee on Rules be required forthwith to report a special order of 
   business for a specified bill, does not present a question of the 
privileges of the House under rule IX (but, instead, proposes a special 
                           order of business).


the House laid on the table an appeal from the ruling of the Speaker pro 
                                tempore.

                                     

  On December 22, 1995, Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, rose to a question of 
the privileges of the House and called up the following resolution (H. 
Res. 321):
       Whereas clause 1 of rule IX of the Rules of the House of 
     Representatives states that ``Questions of privilege shall 
     be, first, those affecting the rights of the House 
     collectively'';
       Whereas article 1, section 9, clause 7 of the Constitution 
     states that: ``No Money shall be drawn from the Treasury, but 
     in Consequence of Appropriations made by law;
       Whereas today, December 21, 1995, marks the 81st day that 
     this Congress has been delinquent in fulfilling its statutory 
     responsibility of enacting a budget into law; and
       Whereas by failing to enact a budget into law this body has 
     failed to fulfill one of its most basic constitutionally 
     mandated duties, that of appropriating the necessary funds to 
     allow the Government to operate: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Committee on Rules is authorized and 
     directed to forthwith report a resolution providing for the 
     consideration of H.R. 2530 (A bill to provide for deficit 
     reduction and achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002).
  After debate,
  The SPEAKER pro tempore Mr. DREIER, ruled that the resolution 
submitted did not present a question of the privileges of the House 
under rule IX, and said:
  ``Questions of the privileges of the House must meet the standards of 
rule IX. Those standards address the privileges of the House as a House, 
not those of Congress as a legislative branch. As to whether a question 
of the privileges of the House may be raised simply by invoking one of 
the legislative powers enumerated in section 8 of article I of the 
Constitution or the general legislative power of the purse in the 
seventh original clause of section 9 of that article, the Chair will 
follow the rulings of Speaker Gillett on May 6, 1921, recorded at volume 
6 of Cannon's Precedents, section 48, and by the Speaker on February 7, 
1995. Speaker Gillett was required to decide whether a resolution 
purportedly submitted in compliance with a mandatory provision of the 
Constitution, section 2 of the 14th amendment relating to apportionment, 
constituted a question of the privileges of the House. Speaker Gillett 
held that the resolution did not invoke a question of privilege, his 
rationale, in pertinent part, bears repeating:
       It seems to the Chair that where the constitution orders 
     the House to do a thing the Constitution still gives the 
     House the right to make its own rules and do it at such time 
     and in such manner as it may choose. And it is a strained 
     construction, it seems to the Chair, to say that because the 
     Constitution gives a mandate that a thing shall be done, it 
     therefore follows that any Member can insist that it shall be 
     brought up at some particular time and in the particular way 
     which he chooses. If there is a constitutional mandate, the 
     House ought by its rules to provide for the proper 
     enforcement of that, but it is still a question for the House 
     how and when and under what procedure it shall be done. 
     ...But this rule IX was obviously adopted for the purpose of 
     hindering the extension of constitutional or other privilege. 
     ...It seems to the Chair that no one Member ought to have the 
     right to determine when it should come in in preference to 
     the regular rules of the House or the majority of the House 
     should decide it.
  ``It is true that under earlier practice certain measures responding 
to mandatory provisions of the Constitution were held privileged and 
allowed to supersede the rules establishing the order of business. Under 
later decisions, matters that have no basis in the Constitution or in 
the rules on which to qualify as questions of the privileges of the 
House have been held not to constitute the same. This means that all 
questions of privileges of the House have been held not to constitute 
the same. This means that all questions of privilege must qualify within 
the meaning of rule IX.
  ``As cited on page 355 of the Manual and reiterated on February 7 of 
this year, the Speaker said:
       The Chair will continue today to adhere to the principles 
     enunciated by Speaker Gillett. The Chair holds that neither 
     the enumeration in the fifth clause of section 8 of article I 
     of the Constitution of Congressional Powers to ``coin money, 
     regulate the value thereof and of foreign coins'' nor the 
     prohibition in the seventh original clause of section 9 of 
     that article of any withdrawal from the Treasury except by 
     enactment of an appropriation renders a measure purporting to 
     exercise or limit the exercise of those powers a question of 
     the privileges of the House.
  ``Therefore, the Chair holds that the resolution offered by the 
gentleman from Mississippi does not affect `the rights of the House 
collectively, its safety, dignity or the integrity of its proceedings' 
within the meaning of clause 1 of rule IX. Although it may address an 
aspect of legislative power under the Constitution, it does not involve 
a constitutional privilege of the House. In the words of Speaker 
Gillett, `no one Member ought to have the right to determine when it 
should come in in preference to the regular rules of the House.' Rather, 
the resolution constitutes an attempt to impose a special order of 
business on the House by directing the Committee on Rules to make in 
order a legislative proposal, and does not raise a question of the 
privileges of the House.''.
  Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi appealed the ruling of the Chair.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the decision of the Chair stand as the judgment of the House?
  Mr. BURTON moved to lay the appeal on the table.
  The question being put, viva voce,
  Will the House lay on the table the appeal of the ruling of the Chair?
  The SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, announced that the nay had it.
  Mr. BURTON objected to the vote on the ground that a quorum was not 
present and not voting.
  A quorum not being present,
  the roll was called under clause 4, rule XV, and the call was taken by 
electronic device.

Yeas

214

When there appeared

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Nays

161

So the motion to lay the appeal on the table was agreed to.

A motion to reconsider the vote whereby said motion was agreed to was, by 
unanimous consent, laid on the table.

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                  SUBPOENAS RECEIVED PURSUANT TO RULE L
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                           SUBPOENAS RECEIVED
                           SUBPOENAS RECEIVED

  On January 25, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. GEKAS, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    

                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, December 22, 1994.
     Speaker,
     U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the State of Indiana, 
     Madison Superior Court for the County of Madison, in 
     connection with a civil case involving constituent casework.
       After consultation with General Counsel, I have determined 
     that compliance with the subpoena is consistent with the 
     privilege and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Dan Burton,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________



  On January 31, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. BEREUTER, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    

                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, January 30, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     received a subpoena for testimony and documents concerning 
     constituent casework. The subpoena was issued by the Superior 
     Court of New Jersey in Morris County.
       After consultation with General Counsel, I will determine 
     if compliance with the subpoena is consistent with the 
     privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                          Rodney P. Frelinghuysen,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________



  On March 9, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
                                    Washington, DC, March 7, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L(50) of the Rules of the House that a staff person 
     in my office has received a subpoena for testimony and 
     documents concerning constituent casework. The subpoena was 
     issued by the Middlesex County Probate and Family Court of 
     the Commonwealth of Massachusetts.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Edward J. Markey,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________



  On March 9, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
                                    Washington, DC, March 8, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that a member of my 
     staff has been served with a subpoena issued by the United 
     States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia 
     for materials related to a civil case.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Kweisi Mfume,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________



  On March 14, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. SHAYS, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    

                                Congress of the United States,

                                                    March 9, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, the Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Newt: This is to formally notify you pursuant to Rule 
     L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has received 
     a subpoena for testimony and documents concerning constituent 
     casework. The subpoena was issued by the Superior court for 
     the Judicial District of Fairfield County in the State of 
     Connecticut.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                Christopher Shays,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________



  On March 29, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. TORKILDSEN, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    

                                 Seventh District, New Jersey,

                                                   March 21, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the Municipal Court for 
     Manville, New Jersey.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is not 
     consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Bob Franks,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________



  On March 30, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOX, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
                                         House of Representatives,


                                      Committee on the Budget,

                                   Washington, DC, March 29, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the Municipal Court for 
     Manville, New Jersey.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is not 
     consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                   John R. Kasich,
     Chairman.

                          ____________________



  On April 6, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. INGLIS, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
                                                    April 5, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     received a subpoena issued by the Municipal Court of 
     Manville, New Jersey.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is not 
     consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Bob Franks,
     Congressman.

                          ____________________



  On May 1, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALDHOLTZ, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    


                                     House of Representatives,

                                    Washington, DC, April 7, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     received a subpoena for testimony and documents concerning 
     constituent casework. The subpoena was issued by the County 
     Court, City and County of Denver, Colorado.

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       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                    Pat Schroeder,
     Congresswoman.

                          ____________________



  On May 2, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, 
laid before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 11, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, U.S. House of Representatives, Rayburn 
         House Office Building, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I write to notify you formally pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that a member of my 
     staff has been served with a subpoena issued by the District 
     Court of the State of Texas. After consultation with the 
     General Counsel, I have determined that compliance with the 
     subpoena is consistent with the privileges and precedents of 
     the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Frank Tejeda,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________



  On May 9, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                   Washington, DC, April 11, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: I write to notify you formally pursuant 
     to rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that a member of my 
     staff has been served with a subpoena issued by the District 
     Court of the State of Texas. After consultation with the 
     General Counsel, I have determined that compliance with the 
     subpoena is consistent with the privileges and precedents of 
     the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Frank Tejeda,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________



  On June 6, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
         Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of 
           Representatives,
                                     Washington, DC, May 25, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Capitol,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     been served with two subpoenas issued by the Superior Court 
     of the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoenas is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                Scott M. Faulkner,
     Chief Administrative Officer.

                          ____________________



  On June 7, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    


                                         Seventh District, NJ,

                                                     May 24, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     received a subpoena issued by the Municipal Court of 
     Manville, New Jersey.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Bob Franks,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________



  On June 16, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, laid before the 
House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
                                            Committee on Standards


                                          of Official Conduct,

                                    Washington, DC, June 15, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my Committee 
     has been served with a subpoena issued by the United States 
     District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by the Rule.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Nancy L. Johnson,
     Chairman.

                          ____________________



  On June 20, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NORWOOD, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
         Congress of the United States, House of Representatives, 
           Committee on Appropriations,
                                    Washington, DC, June 15, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my Committee 
     has been served with a subpoena issued by the United States 
     District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by the Rule.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Bob Livingston,
                                                         Chairman.

  On June 20, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. NORWOOD, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
         Congress of the United States, House of Representatives, 
           Committee on Small Business,
                                    Washington, DC, June 15, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to notify you, pursuant to Rule L 
     (50) of the Rules of the House, that the Committee on Small 
     Business has been served with a subpoena issued by the United 
     States District Court for the Eastern District of 
     Pennsylvania.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by the Rule.
           Sincerely,
                                                       Jan Meyers,
     Chair.

                          ____________________



  On July 10, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. WALKER, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    


                                     House of Representatives,

                                  Washington, DC, June 30, 1995.  
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (5) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     received a subpoena for testimony and documents concerning 
     constituent casework. The subpoena was issued by the Superior 
     Court of New Jersey in Morris County.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                             Christopher H. Smith,
     Member of Congress.  

                          ____________________



  On July 19, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KINGSTON, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
         Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of 
           Representatives,
                                    Washington, DC, July 18, 1995.
     Re State of Illinois versus Melvin Reynolds.

     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my Office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the Circuit Court of 
     Cook County, Illinois.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Scot M. Faulkner,
     Chief Administrative Officer.

                          ____________________



  On July 20, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before 
the

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House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
                                     Chief Administrative Officer,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                     Washington DC, July 20, 1995.

     RE: State of Illinois v. Melvin Reynolds
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to rule L (50) of the Rule of the House that my Office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the Circuit Court of 
     Cook Country, Illinois.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
       Sincerely,
                                                 Scot M. Faulkner,
     Chief Administrative Officer.

                          ____________________



  On September 6, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
         Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of 
           Representatives,
                                  Washington, DC, August 29, 1995.
     Re Wright v. Wright.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my Office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the Superior Court of 
     the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Scot M. Faulkner,
     Chief Administrative Officer.

                          ____________________



  On September 6, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
         Office of the Chief Administrative Officer, House of 
           Representatives,
                                  Washington, DC, August 30, 1995.
     Re Cheryl Oliver and Everett Oliver v. Dr. Coolidge Abel-Bey, 
         Dr. Geddis Abel-Bey, Booth Memorial Medical Center and 
         Dr. Gary Markoff.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my Office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the Supreme Court, 
     County of Bronx, State of New York.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Scot M. Faulkner,
                                     Chief Administrative Officer.

  On September 6, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    


                                     House of Representatives,

                                  Washington, DC, August 11, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.

       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to notify you formally, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     been served with a subpoena for the production of documents 
     by the Supreme Court of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for 
     Lancaster County in connection with a civil case.
       After consultation with the office of the General Counsel, 
     I will determine whether compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Cordially,
     Robert S. Walker.

                          ____________________



  On September 13, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
                                              Office of the Clerk,


                                U.S. House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 12, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to notify you pursuant to Rule L 
     (50) of the Rules of the House I have been served with a 
     subpoena issued by the United States District Court for the 
     Central District of California.
       The General Counsel has determined that compliance with the 
     subpoena is not inconsistent with the privileges and 
     precedents of the House.
       With warm regards,
           Sincerely,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
     Clerk, House of Representatives.

                          ____________________



  On September 20, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. KIM, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                               Washington, DC, September 19, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     been served with a subpoena for testimony and the production 
     of documents by the Justice Court of the State of Arizona, in 
     and for the County of Pima in connection with a civil case.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance is consistent with the privileges 
     of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Jim Kolbe,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________



  On September 21, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mrs. MYRICK, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
                                     Congress of the United States


                                      House of Representatives

                               Washington, DC, September 21, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to notify you formally, pursuant 
     to Rule L(50) of the Rules of the House that a member of my 
     staff has been served with a subpoena for testimony and the 
     production of documents by the Court of Common Pleas, 
     Lackawanna County, State of Pennsylvania in connection with a 
     civil case.
       After consultation with the office of the General Counsel, 
     I have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Joseph M. McDade,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________



  On October 10, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    


                                     House of Representatives,

                                  Washington, DC, October 5, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     219 Cannon,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that a member of my 
     staff has been served with a subpoena issued by the United 
     States District Court for the District of Columbia. This 
     subpoena relates to his employment by a former Member of the 
     House.
       After consultation with the General counsel to the Clerk, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Richard Burr,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________



  On October 10, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
                                         House of Representatives,


                                          Office of the Clerk,

                                  Washington, DC, October 5, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to notify you pursuant to Rule L 
     (50) of the Rules of the House I have been served with a 
     subpoena issued by the United States District Court for the 
     District of Columbia.
       The General Counsel has determined that compliance with the 
     subpoena is not inconsistent with the privileges and 
     precedents of the House.
       With warm regards,
           Sincerely,
                                                   Robin H. Carle,
     Clerk.

                          ____________________



  On October 10, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    

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         House of Representatives, Office of the Chief 
           Administrative Officer,
                                  Washington, DC, October 3, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
     Re Cantwell-Cleary Co., Inc. v. Professional Packaging 
         Solutions, Inc.

       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my Office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the Circuit Court of 
     Prince George's County, Maryland.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Scot M. Faulkner,
     Chief Administrative Officer.

                          ____________________



  On October 10, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
         House of Representatives, Office of the Chief 
           Administrative Officer,
                                  Washington, DC, October 4, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
     Re Wright v. Wright

       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my Office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the Superior Court of 
     the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Scot M. Faulkner,
     Chief Administrative Officer.

                          ____________________



  On October 10, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EVERETT, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
         House of Representatives, Office of the Chief 
           Administrative Officer,
                                  Washington, DC, October 4, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
     Re Shafer-Tasso v. Henry and USAA Casualty Insurance Company

       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my Office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the Circuit Court, 
     Fourth Judicial Circuit, of Duval County, Florida.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Scot M. Faulkner,
     Chief Administrative Officer.

                          ____________________



  On October 12, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaTOURETTE, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, October 10, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House,
     The Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L of the Rules of the House that my office has been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the District Court of 
     Tarrant County, Texas.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is not 
     inconsistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                     Martin Frost,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________



  On October 12, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, October 12, 1995.
       Dear Mr. Speaker, This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that Bill Jarrell, 
     my Deputy Chief of Staff, has been served with a subpoena 
     issued by the United States Justice Department. This subpoena 
     relates to his previous employment by a former Member of the 
     House.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Tom DeLay,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________



  On October 12, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. LaHOOD, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, October 12, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the United States 
     District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Sam M. Gibbons,
     United States Congressman.

                          ____________________



  On October 24, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. FOLEY, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
                                                   Sam M. Gibbons,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, October 18, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that a member of my 
     staff has been served with a subpoena issued by the United 
     States District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                   Sam M. Gibbons,
     U.S. Congressman.

                          ____________________



  On October 26, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. DREIER, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    


                                     House of Representatives,

                                 Washington, DC, October 24, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the United States 
     District Court for the Middle District of Florida.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
     Sam M. Gibbons.

                          ____________________



  On October 30, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. RIGGS, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
                                                    U.S. Congress,


                                     Ways and Means Committee,

                                                 October 26, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that I have been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the United States District 
     Court for the District of Columbia.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is not 
     consistent with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
     Andy Jacobs, Jr.

                          ____________________



  On November 28, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. CHRYSLER, laid 
before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                                November 15, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, U.S. House of Representatives,
     Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker. This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the rules

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     of the House of Representatives that three staff persons in 
     my Huntington Beach, California District Office--Cindy 
     Hoffman, Lawrence Jones and Kathleen Hollingsworth--have been 
     served with subpoenas issued by the Municipal Court of Orange 
     County, California, in the matter of the People of the State 
     of California v. Michael James Perry.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoenas is 
     consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Dana Rohrabacher,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________



  On December 4, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                                 December 1, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, the Capitol, Washington, 
         DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L(50) of the Rules of the House that a member of my 
     staff has been served with a subpoena issued by the United 
     States District Court for the Southern District of 
     Mississippi.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                      Mike Parker,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________



  On December 6, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. PETRI, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, November 20, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L(50) of the Rules of the House that this office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the Pima County 
     Consolidated Justice Court, Tucson, Arizona.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, we have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the precedents and privileges of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Jim Kolbe,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________



  On December 11, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. YOUNG of Florida, 
laid before the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    


                                               Washington, DC,

                                                 December 7, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker of the House, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House I have been served 
     with a subpoena issued by the Circuit Court of Michigan.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I will make 
     the determinations required by the Rule.
           Sincerely,
                                                  David E. Bonior,
     Member of Congress.

                          ____________________



  On December 12, 1995, the SPEAKER pro tempore, Mr. EWING, laid before 
the House a communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
                                                 December 7, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     The Speaker of the House, Capitol, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you pursuant 
     to Rule L (50) of the Rules of the House that my office has 
     been served with a subpoena issued by the Los Angeles County 
     Superior Court.
       After consultation with the General Counsel, I have 
     determined that compliance with the subpoena is consistent 
     with the privileges and precedents of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                  Henry A. Waxman,
                                               Member of Congress.
  On January 3, 1996, the SPEAKER laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
                                    Congress of the United States,


                                     House of Representatives,

                                Washington, DC, December 28, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to rule L (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that William Jarrell, Deputy Chief of Staff for 
     Administration in this office, has been served with a 
     subpoena issued by the U.S. District Court for the District 
     of Columbia in the matter of United States v. Fitzpatrick.
       After consultation with the Office of General Counsel, I 
     have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                        Tom DeLay,
     Majority Whip.

                          ____________________



  On January 3, 1996, the SPEAKER laid before the House a 
communication, which was read as follows:
    
    
                                         House of Representatives,


                               Office of the Sergeant at Arms,

                                Washington, DC, December 29, 1995.
     Hon. Newt Gingrich,
     Speaker, House of Representatives, Washington, DC.
       Dear Mr. Speaker: This is to formally notify you, pursuant 
     to rule L (50) of the Rules of the House of Representatives, 
     that Patricia Schaap, an employee of this office, has been 
     served with a subpoena issued by the U.S. District Court for 
     the District of Columbia in the matter of United States v. 
     Fitzpatrick.
       After consultation with the Office of the General Counsel, 
     I have determined that compliance with the subpoena is 
     consistent with the precedents and privileges of the House.
           Sincerely,
                                                 Wilson Livingood,
                                                 Sergeant at Arms.

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                    HISTORY OF BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

                                SPONSORS

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                               HOUSE BILLS

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H.R. 1--
A bill to make certain laws applicable to the legislative branch of the 
    Federal Government; to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; House Oversight; Government Reform and Oversight; 
    Rules; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SHAYS, Mr. GOODLING, and Mr. THOMAS (for themselves, and Mr. 
    McHale, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Hamilton, Mrs. Fowler, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Allard, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
    Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Baker of California, 
    Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Barton of 
    Texas, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bunn 
    of Oregon, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burr, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Coble, 
    Mr. Coburn, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
    Cremeans, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dreier, Ms. 
    Dunn of Washington, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
    Flanagan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
    Hancock, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kim, 
    Mr. King, Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis 
    of Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Mr. Longley, Mr. Lucas, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McDade, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Martini, Mrs. 
    Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
    Moorhead, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Petri, Mr. Porter, 
    Ms. Pryce, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
    Riggs, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Roth, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
    Mr. Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
    Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Bryant of Texas, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Condit, Ms. Danner, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Holden, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. 
    Johnston of Florida, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
    Markey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Neal, Mr. Orton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
    Poshard, Mr. Reed, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Stenholm, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Rose, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Parker, Mr. Schaefer, and Mr. Upton), [4JA]
  Passed House, [5JA]
  Passed Senate amended, [12JA]
H.R. 2--
A bill to give the President item veto authority over appropriation Acts 
    and targeted tax benefits in revenue Acts; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform and Oversight; Rules, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CLINGER, Mr. BLUTE, Mr. NEUMANN, and Mr. PARKER (for 
    themselves, Mr. Allard, Mr. Armey, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
    Bunning, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bryant 
    of Tennessee, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Burr, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Ms. 
    Collins of Michigan, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cremeans, 
    Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. Davis, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan Mr. 
    Dreier, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Emerson, Mr. English, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Everett, 
    Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. 
    Fowler, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
    Gillmor, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Gunderson, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings 
    of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, 
    Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Horn, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mrs. Johnson 
    of Connecticut, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, 
    Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
    Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
    Longley, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
    Miller of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Oxley, 
    Mr. Packard, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Portman, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Roth, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
    Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, 
    Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
    Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
    Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tate, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
    Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
    Wicker, Mr. Weller, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Paxon, 
    Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Combest, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mrs. 
    Meyers of Kansas), [4JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [23JA]
  Cosponsors removed, [24JA]
  Reported with amendments from the Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 104-11, 
    part 1), [27JA]
  Reported with amendments from the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight (H. Rept. 104-11, part 2), [30JA]
  Considered, [2FE], [3FE]
  Passed House amended, [6FE]
H.R. 3--
A bill to control crime; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, Mr. CANADY, Mr. BARR, and Mr. BREWSTER (for 
    themselves, Mr. Allard, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of 
    California, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of 
    Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bunning, 
    Mr. Burr, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
    Chrysler, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Cremeans, Mrs. 
    Cubin, Mr. Davis, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Ms. Dunn, Mr. English, 
    Mr. Emerson, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Everett, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilchrest, 
    Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Goss, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Hancock, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoke, Mr. 
    Hostettler, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
    Istook, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
    LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nussle, 
    Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
    Riggs, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Roth, Mr. Royce, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
    Smith of Texas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stump, 
    Mr. Tate, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, 
    Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, 
    Mr. Wicker, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Young 
    of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Combest, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
    Ehrlich, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, and Mr. Hunter), [4JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24JA], [7FE], [14MR]
  Cosponsors removed, [9FE]
H.R. 4--
A bill to restore the American family, reduce illegitimacy, control 
    welfare spending, and reduce welfare dependence; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Banking and Financial Services; Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities; the Budget; Rules; Commerce; the 
    Judiciary; Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SHAW, Mr. TALENT, and Mr. LaTOURETTE (for themselves, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Jones, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Ensign, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
    Ganske, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Foley, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
    Lightfoot, Mr. Istook, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Fox, Mr. Radanovich, 
    Mr. Roth, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Bliley, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Packard, Mr.

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    Stump, Mr. Everett, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Dornan, 
    Mr. Hastert, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Linder, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Clinger, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Callahan, Mr. English, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
    Chrysler, Mr. Camp, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Archer, 
    Mr. Thomas, Mr. Herger, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Stockman, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Baker of California, Mrs. 
    Roukema, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Heineman, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Royce, 
    Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Burr, Mr. Latham, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. 
    Riggs, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Allard, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Goodlatte, 
    Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bono, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
    Canady, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Barr, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
    Horn, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Tate, Mr. Mica, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Young 
    of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Combest, Mr. Coble, and 
    Mr. Ehrlich), [4JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [13JA], [18JA], [27JA], [15FE]
  Considered, [21MR], [22MR], [23MR]
  Passed House amended, [24MR]
  Passed Senate amended, [19SE]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [19SE]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference, 
    [29SE]
  Change of conferees, [29SE], [12OC], [24OC]
  Conferees appointed, [17OC]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-430) submitted in the House, [20DE]
  House agreed to conference report, [21DE]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [22DE]
  Presented to the President (December 29, 1995)
  Vetoed, [9JA]
  Veto referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, [22JA]
H.R. 5--
A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on 
    States and local governments, to ensure that the Federal Government 
    pays the costs incurred by those governments in complying with 
    certain requirements under Federal statutes and regulations, and to 
    provide information on the cost of Federal mandates on the private 
    sector, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; Rules; the Budget; the Judiciary, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CLINGER, Mr. PORTMAN, Mr. CONDIT, and Mr. DAVIS (for 
    themselves, and Mr. Shays, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Mica, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Zeliff, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Blute, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
    Walsh and Mr. Cunningham), [4JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [13JA], [17JA], [18JA], [19JA], [20JA], 
    [25JA]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-1, part 1), [13JA]
  Reported from Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (H. Rept. 
    104-1, part 2), [13JA]
  Considered, [19JA], [20JA], [23JA], [24JA], [27JA], [30JA], [31JA]
  Passed House amended, [1FE]
  Laid on the table (S. 1 passed in lieu), [1FE]
H.R. 6--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax 
    credit for families, to reform the marriage penalty, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE, Mr. NUSSLE, and Mr. SALMON (for themselves, Mr. Allard, 
    Mr. Armey, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Barr, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
    Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bunning, Mr. 
    Burr, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady, Mr. Cremeans, 
    Mr. Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cooley, Mrs. Cubin, 
    Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Emerson, 
    Mr. English, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Foley, Mrs. 
    Fowler, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilchrest, 
    Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Greenwood, 
    Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
    Hostettler, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
    Istook, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Largent, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. Longley, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Ms. Molinari, 
    Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Packard, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Roth, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. 
    Shays, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Solomon, 
    Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tate, Mr. 
    Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Tiahrt, 
    Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
    Wicker, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Young of 
    Florida, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
    Coble, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mrs. Meyers of Kansas), [4JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [25JA], [1FE], [14FE], [3MR], [14MR], [30MR]
H.R. 7--
A bill to revitalize the national security of the United States; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; National Security; Permanent 
    Select Committee on Intelligence; the Budget, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SPENCE, Mr. GILMAN, Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee, Mr. HAYES (for 
    themselves, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
    Torkildsen, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Longley, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
    Funderburk, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Kim, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
    Nussle, Mr. Crane, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
    Kolbe, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
    Combest, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. 
    Stockman, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Cox, 
    Mr. Shaw, Mr. Herger, Mr. Heineman, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Linder, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
    Hostettler, Mr. Jones, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Weller, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Bunning, 
    Mr. Foley, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Istook, 
    Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Fox, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
    Wamp, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Blute, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Packard, Mr. Stump, Mr. Everett, Mr. Miller of 
    Florida, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Burr, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
    Gunderson, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Bono, Mr. Cooley, Mr. 
    Frisa, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Canady, 
    Mr. McCollum, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Barr, Mr. Armey, 
    Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Tate, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Mica, and Mr. 
    McHugh), [4JA]
  Cosponsors added, [25JA], [9FE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on National Security (H. 
    Rept. 104-18, part 1), [6FE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on International Relations 
    (H. Rept. 104-18, part 2), [6FE]
  Reported with amendments from the Committee on Intelligence (H. Rept. 
    104-18, part 3), [6FE]
  Considered, [15FE]
  Passed House amended, [16FE]
H.R. 8--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to increase the earnings limit, 
    to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the increase in 
    the tax on social security benefits and to provide incentives for 
    the purchase of long-term care insurance, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BUNNING, Mr. HASTERT, Mrs. KELLY, and Mrs. THURMAN (for 
    themselves, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Frisa, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mr. Canady, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Shays, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
    Gillmor, Mr. Barr, Mr. Armey, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Waldholtz, 
    Mr. Tate, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Mica, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Crane, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Oxley, 
    Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Danner, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Kim, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
    Callahan, Mr. Talent, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
    Thomas, Mr. Combest, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, 
    Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
    Mr. Cox, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Herger, 
    Mr. Heineman, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Linder, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
    English, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Jones, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Houghton, 
    Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
    Ganske, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Largent, Mr. Weller, 
    Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Foley, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
    Lightfoot, Mr. Istook, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Fox, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Roth, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Camp, Mr. Upton, Mr. Packard, Mr. Stump, 
    Mr. Everett, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Burr, Mr. Latham, Mr. Davis, Ms. Molinari, 
    Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Porter, Mr. Allard, 
    Mr. Christensen, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Cooley, and Mr. 
    Bono), [4JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13JA], [17JA], [23JA], [26JA], [31JA], [6FE], 
    [14FE]
H.R. 9--
A bill to create jobs, enhance wages, strengthen property rights, 
    maintain certain economic liberties, decentralize and reduce the 
    power of the Federal Government with respect to the States, 
    localities, and citizens of the United States, and to increase the 
    accountability of Federal officials; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Science; Commerce; Government Reform and Oversight; the 
    Budget; Rules; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. ARCHER, Mr. DeLAY, Mr. SAXTON, and Mrs. SMITH of Washington 
    (for themselves, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Blute, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Linder, Mr. Kim, Mr. 
    Mica, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Ballenger, 
    Mr. Callahan, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Largent, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
    Stockman, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Heineman, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Stearns, 
    Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Talent, Mr. Emerson, Mr. English, 
    Mr. Ensigh, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Jones, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Myrick, Mr. 
    Ewing, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
    Hall of Texas, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
    Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Foley, Mr. Inglis of South 
    Carolina, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Istook, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. BIlirakis, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Fox, Mr. Radanovich, 
    Mr. Roth, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Royce, Mr. Flanagan, 
    Mr. Latham, Ms. Molinari, Mr.

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    Gunderson, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Allard, Mr. Christensen, 
    Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Wicker, 
    Mr. Bono, Mr. Frisa, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Everett, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Canady, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Barton of 
    Texas, Mr. Barr, Mr. Armey, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Tate, 
    Ms. Dunn, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Young of 
    Florida, Mr. Combest, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mrs. Meyers of 
    Kansas), [4JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [13JA], [1FE], [27FE]
  Rereferred to the Committee on Small Business, [9FE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 104-
    33, part 1), [15FE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Science (H. Rept. 104-
    33, part 2), [15FE]
  Passed House amended, [3MR]
H.R. 10--
A bill to reform the Federal civil justice system; to reform product 
    liability law; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Rules; Commerce, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HYDE, Mr. RAMSTAD, Ms. CHENOWETH, and Mr. CONDIT (for 
    themselves, Mr. Armey, Mr. Allard, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of 
    California, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, 
    Mr. Bono, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burr, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
    Chrysler, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crane, 
    Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, 
    Ms. Dunn, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gunderson, 
    Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, 
    Mr. Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hostettler, 
    Mr. Houghton, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kim, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. 
    Linder, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller 
    of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
    Porter, Mr. Portman, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Roth, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith New 
    Jersey, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tate, Mr. Taylor of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Upton, Mrs. 
    Waldholtz, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Crapo, 
    Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
    Ehrlich, and Mrs. Meyers of Kansas), [4JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [25JA], [21FE], [22MR]
  Referred to the Committee on Commerce, [15FE]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce vacated, [15FE]
  Cosponsors removed, [16FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-50), [24FE]
H.R. 11--
A bill to strengthen the rights of parents; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; the Judiciary; Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, Mr. THOMAS, and Mr. WELLER (for themselves, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Crane, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Blute, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hoke, Mr. 
    Saxton, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Largent, Mr. Kim, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Callahan, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Hancock, 
    Mr. Nussle, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
    Smith of Michigan, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Herger, 
    Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
    Heineman, Mr. English, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Jones, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
    Tiahrt, Mrs. Myrick, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Coburn, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Inglis of South 
    Carolina, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Istook, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Bliley, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Camp, Mr. Packard, Mr. Stump, Mr. Gilman, 
    Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
    Latham, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
    Allard, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Wicker, 
    Mr. Bono, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Canady, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Shays, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Barr, Mr. Armey, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. 
    Tate, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Mica, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Everett, Mr. Roth, Mr. 
    Crapo, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ehrlich, and 
    Mrs. Meyers of Kansas), [4JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [13JA], [24JA], [1FE], [8FE]
H.R. 12--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the 
    gross estate the value of land subject to a qualified conservation 
    easement if certain conditions are satisfied, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WALKER, [5JA]
H.R. 13--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals 
    to designate that up to 10 percent of their income tax liability be 
    used to reduce the national debt, and to require spending reductions 
    equal to the amounts so designated; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WALKER (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Armey, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Blute, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, 
    Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady, Mr. Coble, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crapo, 
    Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
    Ewing, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Fox, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frisa, Mr. 
    Gekas, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
    Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas, Mr. 
    Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
    Nussle, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Portman, Mr. Ramstad, 
    Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Smith of 
    Texas, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, 
    Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, and Mr. Zimmer), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [23JA], [7FE], [13JY], [17NO]
H.R. 14--
A bill to repeal the exemption from disclosure requirement for municipal 
    securities, and to require the Securities and Exchange Commission to 
    public model disclosure forms to facilitate compliance with the 
    disclosure requirements; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. LEACH, [5JA]
H.R. 15--
A bill to amend the Federal Reserve Act to provide for the appointment 
    of the presidents of the Federal Reserve banks by the Board of 
    Governors of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LEACH, [5JA]
H.R. 16--
A bill to provide a program of national health insurance, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DINGELL, [5JA]
H.R. 17--
A bill to establish the Federal Bank Agency, to abolish the positions of 
    the Comptroller of the Currency and Director of the Office of Thrift 
    Supervision, to consolidate and reform the regulation of insured 
    depository institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LEACH, [5JA]
H.R. 18--
A bill to enhance competition in the financial services industry by 
    providing prudential framework for the affiliation of banks and 
    securities firms; to the Committees on Banking and Financial 
    Services; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LEACH, [5JA]
H.R. 19--
A bill to encourage foreign countries to accord national treatment to 
    United States banking, securities, and insurance organizations that 
    operate or seek to operate in those countries; to the Committees on 
    Banking and Financial Services; Commerce; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LEACH and Mr. SCHUMER (for themselves, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, and Mr. Bereuter), [5JA]
H.R. 20--
A bill to provide a framework to improve risk management techniques at 
    financial institutions, including the prudential use of derivative 
    products; to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; 
    Commerce; Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LEACH, [5JA]
H.R. 21--
A bill to amend section 3 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to 
    more accurately determine the median income for Rockland County, New 
    York, for purposes of housing programs administered by the Secretary 
    of Housing and Urban Development; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [5JA]
H.R. 22--
A bill to establish the position of Coordinator for Counterterrorism 
    within the office of the Secretary of State; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [1FE]
H.R. 23--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish 
    a schedule of preventive health care services and to provide for 
    coverage of such services in accordance with such schedule under 
    private health insurance plans and health benefit programs of the 
    Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means; Government Reform and Oversight; Veterans' 
    Affairs; National Security, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [1FE]
H.R. 24--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide congressional 
    authorization for State control over transportation of municipal 
    solid waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. Minge), [5JA]

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  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [13JA], [17JA], [24JA], [25JA], [26JA], 
    [1FE], [2FE], [10FE], [14FE], [24FE], [27FE], [2MR], [6MR], [8MR]
  Cosponsors removed, [10MR], [20JN]
H.R. 25--
A bill to amend part B of title XVIII of the Social Security Act to make 
    technical corrections relating to the enactment of the Social 
    Security Act Amendments of 1994, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BLILEY, [5JA]
H.R. 26--
A bill to provide for return of excess amounts from official allowances 
    of Members of the House of Representatives to the Treasury for 
    deficit reduction; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. McHale, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
    Hayes, Mr. Parker, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Goss, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
    Mr. McHugh, Mr. Holden, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Jacobs, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
    Upton, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, and Ms. Kaptur), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [13JA], [17JA], [20JA], [24JA], [26JA], 
    [31JA], [2FE], [8FE], [10FE], [15FE], [23FE], [24FE], [3MR], [14MR], 
    [15MR], [23MR], [24MR], [5AP], [18MY], [7JN], [21JN], [25JY], [29NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [23MR]
H.R. 27--
A bill to grant the power to the President to reduce budget authority; 
    to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Rules, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Petri, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Canady, Mr. King, Mr. Stump, 
    Mr. Parker, Mr. Wilson, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Packard, Mr. Allard, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Bryant of 
    Tennessee, Mr. Pombo, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Condit, 
    and Mrs. Fowler), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA]
H.R. 28--
A bill to require that the Federal Government procure from the private 
    sector the goods and services necessary for the operations and 
    management of certain Government agencies, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [19JA], [20JA], [23JA], [25JA], [27JA], 
    [30JA], [31JA], [1FE], [3FE], [7FE], [8FE], [15FE], [21FE], [28FE], 
    [3MR], [23MR], [7AP], [3MY], [11MY], [23MY], [7SE], [21SE], [31OC], 
    [8NO], [14NO], [30NO]
H.R. 29--
A bill to provide that of amounts available to a designated agency for a 
    fiscal year that are not obligated in the fiscal year, up to 50 
    percent may be used to pay bonuses to agency personnel and the 
    remainder shall be deposited into the general fund of the Treasury 
    and used exclusively for deficit reduction; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [14FE], [15FE], [21FE], [24FE], [13MR], 
    [22MR], [12OC]
H.R. 30--
A bill to amend and extend certain laws relating to housing and 
    community development, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. GONZALEZ, [5JA]
H.R. 31--
A bill to enhance the supervision and regulation of the derivatives 
    activities of financial institutions, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. Mfume), [5JA]
H.R. 32--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to ensure that 
    charitable beneficiaries of charitable remainder trusts are aware of 
    their interests in such trusts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GIBBONS, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [27JN], [17JY]
H.R. 33--
A bill to transfer the Fish and Farming Experimental Laboratory in 
    Stuttgart, Arkansas, to the Department of Agriculture, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Ms. LINCOLN, [5JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-357), [28NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [18DE]
H.R. 34--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to retroactively 
    restore a 100 percent deduction for the health insurance costs of 
    self-employed individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. LINCOLN, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13JA], [7FE]
H.R. 35--
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
    provide security for workers, to improve pension funding, to limit 
    growth in insurance exposure, to protect the single-employer plan 
    termination insurance program, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. FAWELL, [5JA]
H.R. 36--
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 and 
    related provisions to improve pension plan funding, to limit growth 
    in insurance exposure, to protect the single-employer plan 
    termination insurance program by clarifying the status of claims of 
    the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation and the treatment of 
    insolvent pension plans, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Economic and Educational Opportunities; the Committee on the 
    Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FAWELL, [5JA]
H.R. 37--
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
    improve pension plan funding; to the Committee on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. FAWELL, [5JA]
H.R. 38--
A bill to eliminate the desparity between the periods of delay provided 
    for civilian and military retiree cost-of-living-adjustments in the 
    Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Filner, Mr. Pete Geren of 
    Texas, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Lincoln, Mr. Mollohan, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Scott, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. 
    Waxman), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [15FE], [16MR], [3MY], [12MY], [23MY], 
    [8JN], [13JN], [10JY], [13JY], [14SE], [20SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [20JA]
H.R. 39--
A bill to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to 
    improve fisheries management; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [5JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-171), [30JN]
  Passed House amended, [18OC]
H.R. 40--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the 
    deductibility of certain home office expenses; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Conecticut, Mr. Bachus, 
    Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
    Barton of Texas, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Brewster, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady, Mr. Collins 
    of Georgia, Mr. Cox, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Gunderson, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Packard, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
    Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Zimmer), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [2FE], [28FE], [16MY]
H.R. 41--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide taxpayers 
    engaged in certain agriculture-related activities a credit against 
    income tax for property used to control environmental pollution and 
    for soil and water conservation expenditures; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
    Bunning, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Combest, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
    Canady, Mr. Camp, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Deal, Mr. Hefner, Ms. 
    Danner, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Minge, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
    Emerson, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Parker, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. 
    Oxley, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Crane, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Solomon), 
    [5JA]
H.R. 42--
A bill to reauthorize the Ryan White Care Act of 1990, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WAXMAN, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23JA], [13FE], [6MR], [28MR], [10MY], [19JN], 
    [19JY], [6SE], [19OC], [7DE]
  Cosponsors removed, [6AP]
H.R. 43--
A bill to improve the regulation of explosives and explosive materials, 
    and to prevent the use of explosives against persons and the 
    unlawful use of explosives against property; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24JA], [3AP], [9MY], [15MY], [18MY], [7JN], [11JY], 
    [20OC], [24OC]
H.R. 44--
A bill to provide that certain service of members of the U.S. merchant 
    marine during World War II constituted active military service for 
    purposes of any law administered by the Department of Veterans 
    Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. FIELDS of Texas (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Studds, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
    Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Chapman, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
    Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Filner, and Mr. Stark), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [25JA], [9FE], [21FE], [24FE], [2MR], [9MR], [21MR], 
    [30MR], [1MY], [10MY], [6JN], [16JN], [28JN], [12JY], [26JY], [6SE], 
    [12SE], [19SE], [26OC], [6NO], [30NO], [5DE]
H.R. 45--
A bill to apply the antitrust laws of the United States to major league 
    baseball; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONYERS, [5JA]
H.R. 46--
A bill to delay for 2 years the required implementation date for 
    enhanced vehicle inspection and maintenance programs under the Clean 
    Air Act, to require the Administrator of the Environmental 
    Protection Agency to reissue regulations relating to such programs, 
    to provide for the redesignation of certain areas, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GEKAS, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [30JA], [10FE], [24FE], [14MR], [3AP], 
    [1MY], [15JN], [30JN], [24JY]
H.R. 47--
A bill to require approval by law of agency rules and regulations; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23JA], [31JA], [8FE], [15FE], [23FE]
H.R. 48--
A bill to provide grants for the integration of academic and vocational 
    curriculum and professional development; to the Committee on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. KILDEE, [5JA]
H.R. 49--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    contributions by multicandidate political committees and to limit 
    contributions in House of Representatives elections from

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    persons other than individual in-State residents; to the Committee 
    on House Oversight.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [5JA]
H.R. 50--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to transfer to the State of 
    Wisconsin lands and improvements associated with the LaFarge Dam and 
    Lake portion of the project for flood control and allied purposes, 
    Kickapoo River, Wisconsin, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GUNDERSON (for himself and Mr. Petri), [5JA]
H.R. 51--
A bill to provide for the admission of the State of New Columbia into 
    the Union; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Mineta), [5JA]
H.R. 52--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the 25 
    percent deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed 
    individuals for 1994 and to provide a 100 percent deduction for such 
    costs beginning in 1995; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. POMEROY (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Murtha, 
    Mr. Chapman, Mr. Owens, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Kim, Mr. Coyne, 
    Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Sanders, Mr. McHale, Mr. Bachus, Ms. 
    Pryce, Mr. Wise, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Blute, Mr. Castle, 
    Mr. Dickey, Mr. Talent, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
    Emerson, and Mr. Barrett of Nebraska), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [13JA], [20JA], [27JA], [31JA], [10FE], 
    [21FE], [3MR], [29JN], [28NO]
H.R. 53--
A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
    with respect to public health pesticides; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. DOOLEY (for himself, Mr. Emerson, and Mr. Herger), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN]
H.R. 54--
A bill to amend the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act to 
    provide greater access to credit for family farmers who grow 
    specialty crops or operate in high land cost areas, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. DOOLEY (for himself and Mr. Pombo), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN]
H.R. 55--
A bill to protect voting rights of homeless citizens; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Conyers, Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Moran, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Towns, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, and Mr. Mineta), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR]
H.R. 56--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide all 
    taxpayers with a 50 percent deduction for capital gains, to index 
    the basis of certain capital assets, and to allow the capital loss 
    deduction for losses on the sale or exchange of an individual's 
    principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    Shaw, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Nussle, 
    Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Dunn, Ms. Collins of Georgia, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. English, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Emerson, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Canady, Mr. Latham, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Saxton, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Royce, 
    Mr. Livingston, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Baker of California, 
    Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Allard, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Bachus, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Blute, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Gallegly, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Cox, and Mr. Leach), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [16FE]
  Cosponsors removed, [8MR]
H.R. 57--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar 
    limitation on the exclusion under section 911 of such Code; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23MY]
H.R. 58--
A bill to require analysis and estimates of the likely impact of Federal 
    legislation and regulations upon small businesses, the private 
    sector, and State and local governments, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Rules, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for considerations of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. Hayes), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [24JA], [25JA], [30JA], [2FE], [15FE], [9MY]
H.R. 59--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the 
    assessment and collection of the excise tax on arrows; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Brewster, and Mr. Camp), 
    [5JA]
H.R. 60--
A bill to provide that compliance by the States with the National Voter 
    Registration Act of 1993 shall be voluntary; to the Committee on 
    House Oversight.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [7JN], [13JN], [14JN], [20JN], [28JN], 
    [11JY], [18JY], [31JY], [12SE], [18SE]
H.R. 61--
A bill to abolish the ex officio positions on the Federal Election 
    Commission; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [5JA]
H.R. 62--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    unified estate and gift tax credit to an amount equivalent to a 
    $1,200,000 exemption; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [20JA], [25JA], [31JA], [6FE], [14FE], 
    [23FE], [9MR], [30MR], [11MY], [7JN]
H.R. 63--
A bill to prohibit the admission to the United States as refugees of 
    individuals who served in the armed forces of Iraq during the 
    Persian conflict; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC]
H.R. 64--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide that a 
    reasonable attorney's fee shall be awarded as a part of the cost to 
    prevailing defendants in Federal civil actions; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [5JA]
H.R. 65--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to permit retired members 
    of the Armed Forces who have a service-connected disability to 
    receive military retired pay concurrently with veterans' disability 
    compensation; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Tejeda), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [17JA], [19JA], [23JA], [31JA], [3FE], 
    [9FE], [14FE], [22FE], [1MR], [7MR], [10MR], [16MR], [22MR], [24MR], 
    [29MR], [4AP], [6AP], [2MY], [9MY], [24MY], [7JN], [13JN], [16JN], 
    [21JN], [27JN], [29JN], [30JN], [11JY], [13JY], [18JY], [28JY], 
    [6SE], [13SE], [21SE], [29SE], [11OC], [19OC], [26OC], [2NO], [6DE]
H.R. 66--
A bill to amend the Housing Act of 1949 to authorize the Secretary of 
    Agriculture to guarantee the repayment of loans made by private 
    lenders for the development costs of multifamily rural rental 
    housing for low- and moderate-income families in rural areas; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13JA], [18JA], [31JA], [15MY]
H.R. 67--
A bill to extend the Conservation Reserve Program for 10 years and the 
    Wetlands Reserve Program for 5 years to protect vulnerable soil and 
    water resources by facilitating the transition of our Nation's most 
    environmentally sensitive land to conservation uses by enabling 
    farmers to meet conservation compliance requirements through the 
    early withdrawal, modification, re-enrollment, or enrollment of 
    lands in the conservation reserve; to best achieve such conservation 
    purposes with sharply limited resources by permitting the Secretary 
    of Agriculture to negotiate reduced annual rental payments in 
    exchange for granting farmers increased flexibility to withdraw, 
    enroll, or re-enroll parts of land parcels in the Conservation 
    Reserve Program and for permitting limited uses on lands enrolled in 
    the conservation reserve, to permit the transfer of crop bases among 
    owners upon the expiration of enrollment; and to authorize the 
    establishment of demonstration projects; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [7JN]
H.R. 68--
A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act to provide for disclosures 
    by consumers reporting agencies to the Federal Bureau of 
    Investigation for counterintelligence purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. Combest), [5JA]
H.R. 69--
A bill to amend section 424 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
    of 1987 to modify the requirements for minimum property standards 
    regarding individual residential water purification and treatment 
    units for properties subject to mortgages insured under the Single-
    family Housing Mortgage Insurance Program; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [5JA]
H.R. 70--
A bill to permit exports of certain domestically produced crude oil, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; International 
    Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Archer), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [18JA], [20JA], [24JA], [25JA], [26JA], 
    [30JA], [31JA], [3FE], [6FE], [7FE], [8FE], [10FE], [13FE], [14FE], 
    [15FE], [21FE], [22FE], [27FE], [28FE], [1MR], [2MR], [6MR], [7MR], 
    [9MR], [14MR], [15MR], [21MR], [28MR], [3AP], [6AP], [2MY], [9MY], 
    [15MY], [17MY], [18MY], [22MY]
  Cosponsors removed, [28FE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Resources (H. Rept. 104-
    139, part 1), [15JN]
  Referral to the Committee on International Relations extended, [15JN]
  Committee on International Relations discharged, [15JN]
  Passed House amended, [24JY]
H.R. 71--
A bill to reduce the official mail allowance of Members of the House and 
    to prohibit certain other mailing practices, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on House Oversight; Government Reform and 
    Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Inglis of South 
    Carolina, Mr. Portman, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Horn), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [14MR]
H.R. 72--
A bill imposing certain restriction and requirements on the leasing 
    under the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act of lands offshore 
    Florida, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.

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  By Mr. GOSS (for himself and Mr. Johnston of Florida), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17MY], [8JN], [16JN], [28JN], [17JY], [8SE], [19OC]
H.R. 73--
A bill to protect the ecologically fragile coastal resources of south 
    Florida by prohibiting offshore oil and gas activities and by 
    canceling Federal leases in the area of the Outer Continental Shelf 
    adjacent to the south Florida coast; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GOSS (for himself and Mr. Johnston of Florida), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17MY], [8JN], [16JN], [28JN]
H.R. 74--
A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to provide for 
    State disapproval of issuance of permits for the taking of marine 
    mammals in protected State waters; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GOSS, [5JA]
H.R. 75--
A bill to prohibit travel by Members, officers, and employees of the 
    House of Representatives at lobbyist expense; to the Committee on 
    House Oversight.
  By Mr. GOSS, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [14MR]
H.R. 76--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 1-year 
    extension of the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-
    employed individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself and Mr. Browder), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [18JA], [19JA], [25JA], [26JA], [1FE], 
    [7FE], [8FE], [9FE]
  Cosponsors removed, [9FE]
H.R. 77--
A bill to permit Members of the House of Representatives to use their 
    unspent official allowances for reduction of the national debt; to 
    the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Canady, Mr. Sensebrenner, 
    Mr. Foley, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Harman, Mr. Goss, 
    Mr. Dickey, Ms. Dunn, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Istook, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Castle, 
    Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Horn, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Spence, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Baker 
    of Louisiana, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Kim, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Heineman, and 
    Mr. Cox), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [11JA], [13JA], [17JA], [18JA], [19JA], 
    [20JA], [25JA], [26JA], [30JA], [6FE], [7FE], [13FE], [28SE]
H.R. 78--
A bill to protect the right to obtain firearms for security, and to use 
    firearms in defense of self, family, or home, and to provide for the 
    enforcement of such right; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
    Duncan, Mr. Crane, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Condit, Mr. Coble, 
    Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
    Crapo, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Gekas, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Boucher, 
    Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Royce, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
    Young of Alaska, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Packard, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Chrysler, and, 
    Mr. Schaefer), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [17JA], [19JA], [24JA], [30JA], [7FE], [1MR], 
    [8MR], [21MR]
H.R. 79--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of Associate Justice Thurgood Marshall; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO]
H.R. 80--
A bill to foster economic growth, create new employment opportunities, 
    and strengthen the industrial base of the United States by providing 
    credit for businesses and by facilitating the transfer and 
    commercialization of government-owned patents, licenses, process, 
    and technologies, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Banking and Financial Services; Science; the Judiciary; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself and Mr. Hinchey), [5JA]
H.R. 81--
A bill to oppose Cuba's admission as a member of international financial 
    institutions; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [5JA]
H.R. 82--
A bill to deny visas to aliens involved with the foreign expropriation 
    of property of U.S. persons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [5JA]
H.R. 83--
A bill to provide for the withholding of contributions to certain 
    organizations that assist Iraq, Iran, Libya, and Cuba; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [5JA]
H.R. 84--
A bill to prohibit the importation into the United States of sugar from 
    countries that import sugar from Cuba; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [5JA]
H.R. 85--
A bill to provide for greater disclosure of and accountability for 
    Federal Government travel; to the Committees on Government Reform 
    Oversight; House Oversight; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [5JA]
H.R. 86--
A bill to establish a Commission to examine the costs and benefits, and 
    the impact on voter turnout, of changing the deadline for filing 
    Federal income tax returns to the date on which Federal elections 
    are held; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [21FE]
H.R. 87--
A bill to establish the Department of Energy Laboratory Facilities 
    Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Science; 
    National Security; Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, [5JA]
H.R. 88--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to enhance tax equity 
    and fairness by imposing an alternative minimum tax on corporations 
    importing products into the United States at artificially inflated 
    prices; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [5JA]
H.R. 89--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
    rollover of gain from sale of farm assets into an individual 
    retirement account; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [24MR], [9MY], [17MY], [20SE], [8NO], 
    [13NO], [30NO]
H.R. 90--
A bill to appropriate 2 percent of Federal individual income tax 
    revenues to the States to fight crime; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; the Judiciary; the Budget; Rules, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER, [5JA]
H.R. 91--
A bill to prohibit acquisitions of land or waters for the National 
    Wildlife Refuge System if wildlife refuge revenue sharing payments 
    have not been made for the preceding fiscal year; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER, [5JA]
H.R. 92--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow certain 
    corporations and certain trusts to be shareholders of subchapter S 
    corporations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6SE]
H.R. 93--
A bill to provide that the prevailing party in a tort action is entitled 
    to recover attorneys' fees from the nonprevailing party; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE]
H.R. 94--
A bill entitled ``The Volunteer Firefighter and Rescue Squad Worker 
    Protection Act''; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. BATEMAN, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [26JA], [3FE], [27FE], [23MR], [10MY], 
    [7JN], [15JN], [28JN], [4AU]
  Cosponsors removed, [13JN], [21SE]
H.R. 95--
A bill to improve the interstate enforcement of child support and 
    parentage court orders, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Resources; Government Reform and Oversight; National 
    Security; International Relations; the Judiciary; Banking and 
    Financial Services; House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
    Eshoo, Ms. Norton, Mr. Evans, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Filner, Mr. Serrano, 
    Mr. Shays, Mr. Klink, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Neal), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [19JA], [26JA], [8FE], [22FE], [29MR]
H.R. 96--
A bill to amend section 1977A of the revised statutes to equalize the 
    remedies available to all victims of intentional employment 
    discrimination, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Waters, Mr. Mineta, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Berman, and Mr. Reynolds), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE]
H.R. 97--
A bill to establish a rapid deployment force; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18JA], [31JA], [7FE], [10FE]
  Cosponsors removed, [2MY]
H.R. 98--
A bill to clarify the tax treatment of certain disability benefits 
    received by former police officers or firefighters; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. DeLauro, 
    and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY]
H.R. 99--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the tax 
    treatment of accelerated death benefits under life insurance 
    contracts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Rangel, 
    Mr. McDermott, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Goss, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Deutsch, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Owens, Mr. Faleomavaega, Ms. Lowey, Mr. 
    Miller of California, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Studds), 
    [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [7FE], [2MY]
H.R. 100--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 to 
    carry out the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act 
    of 1965, and Museum Service Act; to the Committee on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. YATES, [5JA]
H.R. 101--
A bill to transfer a parcel of land to the Taos Pueblo Indians of New 
    Mexico; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [1FE]

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  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-7), [27JA]
  Passed House amended, [1FE]
H.R. 102--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to exempt pesticide rinse 
    water degradation systems from subtitle C permit requirements; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [5JA]
H.R. 103--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the Civil 
    Service retirement and disability fund be excluded from the budget 
    of the U.S. Government; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [19JA], [23JA], [26JA], [31JA], [3FE], 
    [9FE], [22FE], [1MR], [7MR], [10MR], [16MR], [22MR], [24MR], [29MR], 
    [4AP], [6AP], [2MY], [9MY], [12MY], [17MY], [24MY], [7JN], [13JN], 
    [16JN], [21JN], [18JY], [26JY], [2AU], [6SE], [13SE], [14SE], 
    [29SE], [11OC], [19OC], [8NO], [30NO], [13DE]
  Rereferred to the Committees on the Budget; Government Reform and 
    Oversight [6DE]
H.R. 104--
A bill to prohibit the provision of financial assistance from the 
    Federal Government to any person who is more than 60 days delinquent 
    in the payment of any child support obligations; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [17JA], [20JA], [23JA], [24JA], [26JA], 
    [27JA], [30JA], [31JA], [1FE], [6FE], [8FE], [9FE], [10FE], [21FE], 
    [23FE], [1MR], [3MR], [6MR], [8MR], [10MR], [16MR], [22MR], [5AP], 
    [9MY], [18MY], [22MY], [24MY], [6JN], [7JN], [20JN], [22JN], [27JN], 
    [28JN], [11JY], [17JY], [20JY], [4AU], [13SE], [14SE], [21SE], 
    [6OC], [17NO], [20NO], [28NO], [29NO], [5DE], [6DE], [20DE]
H.R. 105--
A bill to amend the Act of September 30, 1961, to exclude professional 
    baseball from the antitrust exemption applicable to certain 
    television contracts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [5JA]
H.R. 106--
A bill to provide that professional baseball teams, and leagues composed 
    of such teams, shall be subject to the antitrust laws; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Bunning, and Mr. 
    Owens), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [13JA], [26JA]
H.R. 107--
A bill to provide benefits under the survivor benefit plan to surviving 
    spouses of certain members of the Armed Forces retired before 
    September 21, 1972; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [19JA], [9FE], [22MR]
H.R. 108--
A bill to modify the provision of law which provides a permanent 
    appropriation for the compensation of Members of Congress, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Rules; Appropriations, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [5JA]
H.R. 109--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that the 
    effective date for discontinuance of compensation and pension paid 
    by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall be the date on which the 
    recipient dies, rather than the last day of the preceding month, in 
    the case of a veteran with a surviving spouse, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [17JA], [19JA], [23JA], [26JA], [31JA], 
    [3FE], [9FE], [14FE], [22FE], [1MR], [7MR], [9MY], [12MY], [17MY], 
    [24MY], [7JN], [16JN], [21JN], [29JN], [11JY], [13JY], [21JY], 
    [26JY], [28JY], [2AU], [4AU], [6SE], [13SE], [21SE], [12OC], [7NO], 
    [8NO], [15NO], [6DE], [13DE], [15DE]
H.R. 110--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a 
    tax credit for hiring displaced homemakers; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24JA], [26JA], [6FE], [8MR], [9MY]
H.R. 111--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to make modifications to the 
    small business and capital ownership development program, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. MFUME, [5JA]
H.R. 112--
A bill to amend section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 to prevent 
    the harassment by computer modem or other electronic device; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MFUME, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [31JA], [8FE], [24MR], [16JN]
H.R. 113--
A bill to require automobile insurance insurers to provide rate setting 
    information and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MFUME, [5JA]
H.R. 114--
A bill to establish a Minority Business Development Administration in 
    the Department of Commerce, to clarify the relationship between such 
    Administration and the Small Business Administration, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; Small 
    Business, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MFUME, [5JA]
H.R. 115--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the 
    deduction for business use of the home; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. MFUME, [5JA]
H.R. 116--
A bill to limit State authority to regulate certain activities on 
    vessels, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BILBRAY, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [22MR]
H.R. 117--
A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to prevent persons 
    having drug or alcohol use problems from occupying dwelling units in 
    public housing projects designated for occupancy of elderly 
    families, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. BLUTE (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
    Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
    Livingston, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Petri, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. 
    Royce), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13JA], [24JA], [15FE], [13MR], [6JN], [28JN], 
    [17OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-281), [18OC]
  Placed on Corrections Calendar, [18OC]
  Passed House amended, [24OC]
H.R. 118--
A bill to eliminate certain welfare benefits with respect to fugitive 
    felons and probation and parole violators, and to facilitate sharing 
    of information with police officers; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Commerce; Agriculture; Banking and Financial Services, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BLUTE, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [20JA], [27JA], [15FE], [9MR], [21MR], 
    [23MR], [6SE], [30OC], [21DE]
H.R. 119--
A bill to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to influence 
    the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    the Judiciary; Standards of Official Conduct, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BRYANT of Texas, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO]
H.R. 120--
A bill to apply the antitrust laws of the United States to major league 
    baseball; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BUNNING (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [31JA], [8MR], [15MR], [28MR]
H.R. 121--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to specify the use of 
    computers in or affecting commerce as a basis for Federal 
    prosecution of certain obscenity offenses; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [5JA]
H.R. 122--
A bill to establish the Regulatory Sunset Commission to review 
    regulations of executive agencies, and to provide for the automatic 
    termination of regulations that are not authorized by the Commission 
    to continue in effect; to the Committees on Government Reform and 
    Oversight; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CHAPMAN, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA], [10FE]
H.R. 123--
A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the 
    official language of the Government of the United States; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. EMERSON (for himself, Mr. Barr, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
    Hansen, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
    Kingston, Mr. Stump, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Montgomery, Mr. Archer, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
    Bevill, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Clinger, Mr. King, Mr. Canady, Mr. Porter, 
    Mr. Linder, Mr. Regula, Mr. Packard, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Meyers of 
    Kansas, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Hancock, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Petri, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bachus, and Mrs. 
    Fowler), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [24JA], [2FE], [14FE], [8MR], [21MR], 
    [11MY], [7JN], [11JY], [18JY], [26JY], [6SE], [19SE], [18OC], [7NO], 
    [18NO], [5DE]
H.R. 124--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit to 
    employers for the cost of providing English language training to 
    their employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. EMERSON, [5JA]
H.R. 125--
A bill to repeal the ban on semiautomatic assault weapons and the ban on 
    large capacity ammunition feeding devices; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. CHAPMAN (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Boucher, 
    Mr. Brewster, Mr. Canady, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
    Hall of Texas, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Holden, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
    Laughlin, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. Wise, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Mollohan, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Costello, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
    Stump, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    Hancock, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Rahall), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [20JA], [31JA], [15FE], [22MR], [5AP], 
    [16NO]
  Discharge petition (Pet. 104-1) filed [15MR]
H.R. 126--
A bill to repeal the provision of law under which pay for Members of 
    Congress is automatically adjusted; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; House Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5JA]
H.R. 127--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore and make 
    permanent the exclusion for employer-provided educational 
    assistance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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  By Mr. LEVIN (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Rangel), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [20JA], [23JA], [24JA], [30JA], [1FE], [6FE], 
    [13FE], [22FE], [2MR], [9MR], [21MR], [23MR], [29MR], [5AP], [6AP], 
    [2MY], [10MY], [24MY], [14JN], [20JN], [28JN], [29JN], [12JY], 
    [17JY], [26JY], [2AU], [13SE], [27SE], [17OC], [26OC], [13NO], 
    [13DE], [21DE]
H.R. 128--
A bill to give the President legislative, line-item veto authority over 
    budget authority in appropriations bills in fiscal years 1996 and 
    1997; to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Rules, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McIntosh, 
    and Mr. Royce), [5JA]
H.R. 129--
A bill to repeal the provision of law under which pay for Members of 
    Congress is automatically adjusted; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; House Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.R. 130--
A bill to ensure that Federal agencies establish the appropriate 
    procedures for assessing whether or not Federal regulations might 
    result in the taking of private property, and to direct the 
    Secretary of Agriculture to report to the Congress with respect to 
    such takings under programs of the Department of Agriculture; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Agriculture, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [25JA], [1FE]
H.R. 131--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the child 
    care credit for lower-income working parents, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.R. 132--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 
    refundable income credit for the recycling of hazardous wastes; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.R. 133--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit 
    against income tax for the purchase of a principal residence by a 
    first-time homebuyer; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.R. 134--
A bill to suspend Federal education benefits to individuals convicted of 
    drug offenses; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE]
H.R. 135--
A bill to prohibit a federally sponsored research pertaining to the 
    legalization of drugs; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE]
H.R. 136--
A bill to require random drug testing within the executive branch of the 
    Government; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE]
H.R. 137--
A bill to increase opportunities for veterans with service-connected 
    disabilities to participate in Department of Defense procurement 
    actions; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.R. 138--
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act to require that courts, 
    upon the criminal conviction under that act, notify the employer of 
    the convicted person; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE]
H.R. 139--
A bill to prohibit the entry into the United States of items produced, 
    grown, or manufactured in the People's Republic of China with the 
    use of forced labor; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18JA], [19JA], [20JA], [23JA], [24JA], [31JA], 
    [2FE], [9FE], [9MR]
H.R. 140--
A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.R. 141--
A bill to amend the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988 to eliminate the 
    discretion of the court in connection with the denial of certain 
    Federal benefits upon conviction of certain drug offenses; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE]
H.R. 142--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit any Federal 
    grant or contract from being awarded to any educational institution 
    that does not allow the Secretary of Defense to have access to 
    students on campuses or to obtain certain student information for 
    recruiting purposes; to the Committees on National Security; 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [18JA], [19JA], [20JA], [23JA], [24JA], 
    [30JA], [31JA], [21MR], [7NO], [9NO], [15NO], [12DE]
H.R. 143--
A bill to require preemployment drug testing with respect to applicants 
    for Federal employment; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE]
H.R. 144--
A bill to establish a task force to recommend a uniform strategy to 
    protect women against violent crime; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.R. 145--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to remove the 
    limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may 
    earn while receiving benefits thereunder; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [4AP]
H.R. 146--
A bill to impose mandatory sentences for violent felonies committed 
    against individuals of age 65 or over, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.R. 147--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to modify the death 
    penalty for drug kingpins; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.R. 148--
A bill to require random drug testing of Federal legislative branch 
    officers and employees; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.R. 149--
A bill to prohibit the export of satellites intended for launch from 
    launch vehicles owned by the People's Republic of China; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.R. 150--
A bill to prohibit the importation of foreign-made flags of the United 
    States of America; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.R. 151--
A bill to amend chapter 15 of title 5, United States Code, to eliminate 
    the provision prohibiting certain State and local employees from 
    seeking elective office; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR]
H.R. 152--
A bill to prohibit retroactive income taxation; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.R. 153--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal 
    standards to ensure quality assurance of drug testing programs, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.R. 154--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide the penalty of 
    death for certain murders of State and local correctional officers 
    by incarcerated persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.R. 155--
A bill to increase opportunities for veterans held as prisoners-of-war 
    during the Vietnam era to participate in Department of Defense 
    procurement actions; is the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.R. 156--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a Federal 
    income tax credit for tuition; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JN], [20SE], [27SE], [10OC], [8NO]
H.R. 157--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the prior 
    law exclusion for scholarships and fellowships and to restore the 
    deduction for interest on education loans; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [11JY]
H.R. 158--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow health 
    insurance premiums to be fully deductible to the extent not in 
    excess of $3,000; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18JA]
H.R. 159--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that tax-
    exempt interest shall not be taken into account in determining the 
    amount of Social Security benefits included in gross income; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8FE], [16FE], [1MR], [21MR], [4AP], [18MY]
H.R. 160--
A bill to require random drug testing of Federal judicial branch 
    officers and employees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.R. 161--
A bill to discourage States and local governments from providing general 
    welfare assistance to able-bodied individuals unless such 
    individuals are participating in workfare programs; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.R. 162--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent double 
    counting of income in the conduct of needs analysis for student 
    assistance under that Act; to the Committee on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.R. 163--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that an 
    individual's entitlement to any benefit thereunder shall continue 
    through the month of his or her death (without affecting any other 
    person's entitlement to benefits for that month) and that such 
    individual's benefit shall be payable for such month only to the 
    extent proportionate to the number of days in such month preceding 
    the date of such individual's death; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [16FE]
H.R. 164--
A bill to amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure 
    the integrity of the Social Security trust funds by reconstituting 
    the Boards of Trustees of such trust funds by and the Managing 
    Trustee of such trust funds to increase their independence, by 
    providing for annual investment plans to guide investment of amounts 
    in such trust funds, and by removing

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    unnecessary restrictions on investment and disinvestment of amounts 
    in such trust funds; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.R. 165--
A bill to make Members of Congress ineligible to participate in the 
    Federal Employees' Retirement System; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform and Oversight; House Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13JY]
H.R. 166--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
    payment for dental services under part B of the Medicare Program; to 
    the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 167--
A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
    provide assistance for emergency repairs in lower income housing 
    projects operated by the Chicago Housing Authority; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 168--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act with respect to 
    requiring State plans for appropriately responding to the closing of 
    hospitals, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 169--
A bill to provide for the mandatory registration of handguns; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 170--
A bill to require the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
    establish energy conservation standards for public housing projects 
    and to carry out a program to demonstrate the effectiveness of 
    energy conservation measures in public housing projects; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 171--
A bill to make it an unfair practice for any retailer to increase the 
    price of certain consumer commodities once the retailer marks the 
    price on any such consumer commodity, and to permit the Federal 
    Trade Commission to order any such retailer to refund any amounts of 
    money obtained by so increasing the price of such consumer 
    commodity; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 172--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to fund 
    adolescent health demonstration projects; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC]
H.R. 173--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require State 
    Medicaid Programs to provide coverage of screening mammography and 
    screening pap smears; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 174--
A bill to provide for the manufacturer, importer, or dealer of a handgun 
    or an assault weapon to be held strictly liable for damages that 
    result from the use of the handgun or assault weapon; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
H.R. 175--
A bill to prohibit rental car companies from imposing liability on 
    renters with certain exceptions, to prohibit such companies from 
    selling collision damage waivers in connection with private 
    passenger automobile rental agreements of not more than 30 days, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 176--
A bill to provide for disclosures for insurance in interstate commerce; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 177--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal 
    Communications Commission to continue and improve efforts to promote 
    diversity in media ownership, management, and programming, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 178--
A bill to provide that funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
    may not be used to purchase articles of packaged food not packaged 
    in the United States or its possessions; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 179--
A bill to require the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Health and 
    Human Services, and the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to submit to 
    the Congress a joint report addressing the question of United States 
    Government responsibility for providing benefits and services to 
    disabled individuals who served with certain voluntary organizations 
    that provided significant assistance to the armed forces of the 
    United States stationed in the Republic of Vietnam during the 
    Vietnam era; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 180--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to reduce infant 
    mortality through improvement of coverage of services to pregnant 
    women and infants under the Medicaid Program; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 181--
A bill to improve coordination in the formulation of telecommunications 
    policy within the executive branch, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 182--
A bill to provide for disclosures for insurance to interstate commerce; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 183--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to require lenders to post 
    current interest rates charged for various categories of loans to 
    consumers; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 184--
A bill to amend the privacy provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
    to improve the protection of individual information and to 
    reestablish a permanent Privacy Protection Commission as an 
    independent entity in the Federal Government, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 185--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to establish procedures 
    for the discontinuance of mobile radio services to persons engaged 
    in drug trafficking, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 186--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to facilitate the 
    rehabilitation of public housing using the low-income housing 
    credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 187--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require the Federal 
    Communications Commission to prescribe rules to lower market entry 
    barriers for small business, business concerns owned by women and 
    members of minority groups, and nonprofit entities that are seeking 
    to provide telecommunication services and information services; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 188--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit direct 
    payment under the Medicare Program for services of registered nurses 
    as assistants at surgery; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [16JN]
H.R. 189--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act and the Comprehensive 
    Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
    (Superfund) to provide for the recycling and management of used oil 
    and to reduce emissions of lead into the ambient air, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 190--
A bill to strengthen the authority of the Equal Employment Opportunity 
    Commission to enforce nondiscrimination policies in Federal 
    employment; to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H.R. 191--
A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to deny 
    benefits under the program of aid to families with dependent 
    children with respect to any child who has not received preventive 
    health care or been immunized in accordance with recommendations 
    issued by the Surgeon General of the Public Health Service, and to 
    amend the Child Care and Development Block Grant Act to require that 
    child care providers that receive assistance, directly or 
    indirectly, under such act require all children to be immunized in 
    accordance with such recommendations; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE]
H.R. 192--
A bill to amend the title IV of Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance 
    Act to require operators of emergency shelters and transitional 
    housing assisted under such title to determine the immunization 
    status of children under the age of 6 occupying such housing; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE]
H.R. 193--
A bill to establish a comprehensive policy with respect to the provision 
    of health care coverage and services to individuals with severe 
    mental illnesses, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself and Ms. Kaptur), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [23MY], [18OC]
H.R. 194--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make matching 
    contributions toward the purchase of the Sterling Forest in the 
    State of New York, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE]
H.R. 195--
A bill entitled ``Interstate Child Support Enforcement Act''; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary; Banking and Financial 
    Services; National Security; Economic and Educational Opportunities, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [2MR], [23MY]

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H.R. 196--
A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress; 
    to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; House 
    Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concern.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA, [5JA]
H.R. 197--
A bill to encourage the use of remote sensing to promote better 
    agricultural management in the United States; to the Committees on 
    Agriculture; Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Ehlers), [5JA]
H.R. 198--
A bill to amend title XII of the Food Security Act of 1985 to permit the 
    conversion of wetlands that are 1 acre or less in size; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
    Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. 
    Dornan), [5JA]
H.R. 199--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    deduction for depreciation shall be computed on a neutral cost 
    recovery basis, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Everett, Mr. Istook, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
    Manzullo, and Mr. Chrysler), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE]
H.R. 200--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Tauzin), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE], [28FE], [4AP]
H.R. 201--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the 
    earnings test over a 5-year period for individuals who have attained 
    retirement age, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23JA], [8FE], [24FE], [14JN]
H.R. 202--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to carry out a 
    demonstration project to establish a highway corridor from 
    Chihuahua, Mexico, through El Paso, Texas to Denver, Colorado; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. COLEMAN (for himself and Mr. Richardson), [5JA]
H.R. 203--
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to issue regulations 
    concerning use of the term ``fresh'' in the labeling of poultry, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. CONDIT, [5JA]
H.R. 204--
A bill to require the President to submit to the Congress each year an 
    integrated justification for United States foreign assistance 
    programs, and for other purposes; to the Committees on International 
    Relations; Agriculture; Banking and Financial Services; Rules, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CONDIT, [5JA]
H.R. 205--
A bill to require the Federal Government to incarcerate or to reimburse 
    State and local governments for the cost of incarcerating criminal 
    aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. 
    Canady), [5JA]
H.R. 206--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide that persons 
    retiring from the Armed Forces shall be entitled to all benefits 
    which were promised them when they entered the Armed Forces; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. CONDIT, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [1NO]
H.R. 207--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to enter into a land 
    exchange involving the Cleveland National Forest, California, and to 
    require a boundary adjustment for the national forest to reflect the 
    land exchange, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. COX, [5JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-310), [6NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [7NO]
H.R. 208--
A bill to repeal the statutory authority for the Corporation for Public 
    Broadcasting; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Canady, Mr. Combest, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
    Hancock, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Istook, Mr. Royce, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. 
    Stump), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [25JA], [31JA], [9MR]
H.R. 209--
A bill to amend the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities 
    Act of 1965 to abolish the National Endowment for the Arts and 
    National Council on the Arts; to the Committee on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. CRANE, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [18JA], [25JA], [1FE], [22FE], [3MR], 
    [12MY], [27JN]
  Cosponsors removed, [23MR]
H.R. 210--
A bill to provide for the privatization of the United States Postal 
    Service; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. CRANE, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [7FE], [27JN]
H.R. 211--
A bill to limit United States contributions to the United Nations; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. CRANE, [5JA]
H.R. 212--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to clarify the remedial 
    jurisdiction relating to taxes of inferior Federal courts; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CRANE, [5JA]
H.R. 213--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue code of 1986 to provide for a 
    maximum long-term capital gains rate of 15 percent and indexing of 
    certain capital assets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE, [5JA]
H.R. 214--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the income 
    taxation of corporations, to impose a 10 percent tax on the earned 
    income (and only the earned income) of individuals, to repeal the 
    estate and gift taxes, to provide amnesty for all tax liability for 
    prior taxable years, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [18JA], [1FE]
H.R. 215--
A bill to reform the House of Representatives, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on Rules; Budget; Government Reform and Oversight, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Royce, Mr. Canady, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Istook, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. English, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
    Hansen, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Stump, Mr. Goss, Mr. Inglis 
    of South Carolina, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Collins of Georgia, 
    Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Talent, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Kim, and Mr. 
    Schaefer), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE]
H.R. 216--
A bill to provide that certain new Federal programs shall terminate no 
    later than 5 years after the date of enactment of the law that 
    establishes the programs; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [25JA], [26JA], [27JA], [31JA], [2FE], 
    [6FE], [7FE], [15FE], [21FE]
H.R. 217--
A bill to establish a Second National Blue Ribbon Commission to 
    Eliminate Waste in Government; to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [13JA], [18JA], [23JA], [2FE], [7FE], 
    [10FE], [13FE], [14FE], [16FE]
H.R. 218--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified 
    current and former law enforcement officers from State laws 
    prohibiting the carrying of concealed handguns; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Condit, Mr. Crane, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Lewis of 
    California, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Portman, Mr. Schaefer, and 
    Mr. Solomon), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [11JA], [13JA], [17JA], [18JA], [19JA], 
    [20JA], [23JA], [24JA], [25JA], [26JA], [27JA], [1FE], [2FE], [3FE], 
    [6FE], [7FE], [9FE], [13FE], [27FE], [2MR], [6MR], [10MR], [22MR], 
    [23MR], [28MR], [29MR], [4AP], [6AP], [18MY], [22MY], [25MY], [7JN], 
    [13JN], [16JN], [20JN], [22JN], [28JN], [30JN], [10JY], [11JY], 
    [12JY], [17JY], [18JY], [4AU], [6SE], [13SE], [11OC], [17OC], 
    [24OC], [30OC], [7DE]
H.R. 219--
A bill to require a temporary moratorium on leasing, exploration, and 
    development on lands of the Outer Continental Shelf of the State of 
    California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [30JA], [6FE], [7FE], [10FE], [4AP], [8JN], 
    [20JN]
H.R. 220--
A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to deny aid to 
    families with dependent children to certain individuals for any week 
    in which the individuals work or attend courses at an educational 
    institution for fewer than 30 hours; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM, [5JA]
H.R. 221--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the 
    manufacture, importation, and sale of polymer plastic ammunition; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Pallone), 
    [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18JA], [24JA], [2FE], [16FE], [16MR]
H.R. 222--
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Health and Human Services from 
    finding that a State Medicaid plan is not in compliance with title 
    XIX of the Social Security Act solely on the grounds that the plan 
    does not cover abortions for pregnancies resulting from an act of 
    rape or incest if coverage for such abortions is inconsistent with 
    State law; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DICKEY, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [28JN], [13JY], [9NO]
H.R. 223--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    contributions by nonparty multicandidate political committees; to 
    the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. DICKEY, [5JA]
H.R. 224--
A bill to eliminate fraud in the payment of supplemental security income 
    benefits to children by reason of disability; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DICKEY (for himself and Mr. Shays), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [28MR], [9NO]
H.R. 225--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide congressional 
    authorization for State control over transportation of municipal 
    solid waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DINGELL, [5JA]

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H.R. 226--
A bill to amend the Safe Drinking Water Act to assure the safety of 
    public water systems; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DINGELL, [5JA]
H.R. 227--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide congressional 
    authorization for restrictions on receipt of out-of-State municipal 
    solid waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DINGELL, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [16FE]
H.R. 228--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; Ways and Means, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
   By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Mineta), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [31OC]
H.R. 229--
A bill to impose certain requirements on medical malpractice liability 
    claims; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DORNAN, [5JA]
H.R. 230--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent the misuse of 
    certain antiracketeering laws; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and Mr. Hyde), 
    [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13JA], [17JA], [19JA], [24JA], [26JA], [30JA], 
    [6FE], [13MR], [10MY]
H.R. 231--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the deduction 
    for medical expenses incurred for an abortion; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DORNAN, [5JA]
H.R. 232--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for dividends paid by domestic corporations; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DORNAN, [5JA]
H.R. 233--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove the 
    limitation on the deductibility of capital losses; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DORNAN, [5JA]
H.R. 234--
A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to make 
    nondischargeable a debt for death or injury caused by the debtor's 
    operation of watercraft while intoxicated; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. EHLERS, [5JA]
  Reported amended (H. Rept. 104-356), [20NO]
H.R. 235--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    percentage of completion method of accounting shall not be required 
    to be used with respect to contracts for the manufacture of property 
    if no payments are required to be made before the completion of the 
    manufacture of such property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. EHLERS, [5JA]
H.R. 236--
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to permit participating 
    households to use food stamp benefits to purchase nutritional 
    supplements of vitamins, minerals, or vitamins and minerals; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. EMERSON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE], [17MY]
H.R. 237--
A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds for abortions except where 
    the life of the mother would be endangered; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. EMERSON, [5JA]
H.R. 238--
A bill to provide for the protection of wild horses within the Ozark 
    National Scenic Riverways and prohibit the removal of such horses; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. EMERSON (for himself, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Hancock), [5JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-296), [30OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [7NO]
H.R. 239--
A bill to rescind the fee required for the use of public recreation 
    areas at lakes and reservoirs under the jurisdiction of the Army 
    Corps of Engineers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. EMERSON (for himself, Mr. Skelton, and Mr. Hancock), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [7JN]
H.R. 240--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for an 
    improved benefit computation formula for workers who attain age 65 
    in or after 1982 and to whom applies the 5-year period of transition 
    to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in the Social 
    Security Amendments of 1977 (and related beneficiaries) and to 
    provide prospectively for increases in their benefits accordingly; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. EMERSON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [2FE], [14FE], [23FE], [1MR], [8MR], [21MR], 
    [17MY], [11JY]
H.R. 241--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the tax-
    exempt status of Christa McAuliffe Fellowships; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. EMERSON, [5JA]
H.R. 242--
A bill to extend the retroactive period during which farm insolvency 
    transactions are exempt from the prior law alternative minimum tax; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. EMERSON, [5JA]
H.R. 243--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to phase out the 
    earnings test over a 5-year period for individuals who have attained 
    age 65, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. EMERSON, [5JA]
H.R. 244--
A bill to require certain entities receiving United States funds from 
    the International Fund for Ireland to comply with the MacBride 
    Principles; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Manton, Mr. King, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
    Clay, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. 
    Maloney, Mrs. Morella, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Borski, Mr. Traficant, and 
    Mr. Owens), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [1FE], [13FE], [9MR], [16MR], [24MR], [3AP], 
    [4AP], [9MY], [21JY], [10OC]
H.R. 245--
A bill concerning paramilitary groups and British security forces in 
    Northern Ireland; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [5JA]
H.R. 246--
A bill to repeal the Service Contract Act of 1965; to the Committee on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. Boehner), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA], [3FE], [10FE], [28FE], [1MR], [6MR], [23MR], 
    [18MY], [25MY], [16JN], [27JN]
H.R. 247--
A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936, to authorize State 
    maritime academies to reimburse qualified individuals for fees 
    imposed for the issuance of certain entry level merchant seamen 
    licenses and merchant mariners' documents, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. FIELDS of Texas, [5JA]
H.R. 248--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the conduct 
    of expanded studies and the establishment of innovative programs 
    with respect to traumatic brain injury, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. Pallone), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [9MR], [22MR], [9MY], [12MY], [18MY], [8JN], 
    [14JN], [22JN], [10JY], [19JY], [3AU], [13SE], [9NO]
H.R. 249--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage under part B of the medicare program of drugs approved by 
    the Food and Drug Administration for the treatment of individuals 
    with multiple sclerosis; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [13SE], [12OC], [12DE]
H.R. 250--
A bill to prohibit the possession or transfer of non-sporting handguns; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [30JA], [21MR], [23MY], [25JY], [27SE]
H.R. 251--
A bill to amend the Ethics Reform Act of 1989 to prevent any action to 
    dissolve, diminish the scope of the mission of, or limit the 
    activities of, the House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
    during certain investigations; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ, [5JA]
H.R. 252--
A bill to improve the operations of the legislative branch of the 
    Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Rules; Government Reform and Oversight; House Oversight; the Budget, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HAMILTON, [5JA]
H.R. 253--
A bill to amend the Act commonly referred to as the ``Johnson Act'' to 
    limit the authority of States to regulate gambling devices on 
    vessels; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Ms. HARMAN, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR]
H.R. 254--
A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with respect 
    to establishing an unlawful employment practice based on disparate 
    treatment; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [5JA]
H.R. 255--
A bill to designate the Federal Justice Building in Miami, Florida, as 
    the ``James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building''; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida (for himself and Mrs. Meek of Florida), 
    [5JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-361), [28NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [5DE]
H.R. 256--
A bill to withdraw and reserve certain public lands and minerals within 
    the State of Colorado for military uses, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on National Security; Resources, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [5JA]
  Reported from the Committee on Resources (H. Rept. 104-28, part 1), 
    [10FE]
  Reported from the Committee on National Security (H. Rept. 104-28, 
    part 2), [14FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [28MR]
H.R. 257--
A bill to establish certain requirements relating to the transfer or 
    disposal of public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [5JA]
H.R. 258--
A bill to establish a non-Federal, for-profit Launch Services 
    Corporation for providing space launch service to the Federal 
    Government and other domestic and foreign customers, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [5JA]

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H.R. 259--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to eliminate provisions of 
    Federal law that provide special support for, or burdens on, the 
    operation of Amtrak as a passenger rail carrier, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
    Barton of Texas, Mr. Combest, and Mr. Schaefer), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [20JA], [24JA], [26JA], [6FE], [8FE], 
    [21FE], [11JY]
  Cosponsors removed, [20JA]
H.R. 260--
A bill to provide for the development of a plan and a management review 
    of the National Park System and to reform the process by which areas 
    are considered for addition to the National Park System, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. Vento), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24JA], [31JA], [6FE], [10FE], [15FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-133), [7JN]
  Rules suspended. Failed of passage, [19SE]
H.R. 261--
A bill to provide relief to State and local governments from Federal 
    regulation; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. HERGER, [5JA]
H.R. 262--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    multicandidate political committee contributions and expenditures in 
    elections for Federal office; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Sanford, and Mr. 
    Wamp), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [12OC], [1NO]
H.R. 263--
A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to require humane living 
    conditions for calves raised for the production of veal; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA], [23MR], [2MY], [14JN], [20JN], [28JN], 
    [10JY], [12JY], [19JY], [3AU], [7SE], [12OC], [30NO]
H.R. 264--
A bill to amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to require the 
    slaughter of poultry in accordance with humane methods; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA], [23MR], [28MR], [2MY], [16MY], [14JN], 
    [20JN], [12JY], [19JY], [3AU], [7SE], [30NO], [14DE]
H.R. 265--
A bill to require manufacturers of motor vehicles to provide for 
    dissemination to the public all vehicle warranty and repair 
    information provided dealers; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.R. 266--
A bill prohibiting the manufacture, sale, delivery, or importation of 
    school buses that do not have seat belts, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [1NO], [8NO], [7DE]
H.R. 267--
A bill to require that passenger vans shall be subject to the same 
    Federal motor vehicle safety standards as are applicable to 
    passenger motor vehicles; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.R. 268--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to qualify additional 
    institutions for programs under part B of title III of that Act; to 
    the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.R. 269--
A bill to qualify Martin University of Indianapolis, Indiana, for 
    participation in the program under part B of title III of the Higher 
    Education Act of 1965; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.R. 270--
A bill to make ``America, the Beautiful'' the national anthem of the 
    United States of America; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.R. 271--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to eliminate the existing 
    Federal employee bonus and incentive award programs and establish a 
    program for incentive awards for Federal employees only for 
    suggestions, inventions, or other personal efforts which cause a 
    demonstrable monetary savings to the Government; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU]
H.R. 272--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide civil service 
    retirement credit to a Federal employee for any period of service 
    performed with the American Red Cross abroad during a period of war; 
    to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.R. 273--
A bill to amend Public Law 85-745 to provide that a former President may 
    not receive a monetary allowance thereunder except upon waiving the 
    right to receive any other Government annuity or pension; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.R. 274--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for 
    public financing of advertising and related expenses in campaigns 
    for the House of Representatives and to prohibit contributions by 
    multicandidate political committees to candidates who accept such 
    financing; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.R. 275--
A bill to prohibit candidates for Congress from accepting multicandidate 
    political committee contributions; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.R. 276--
A bill to prohibit candidates for Federal office from using campaign 
    contributions for inherently personal purposes; to the Committee on 
    House Oversight.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.R. 277--
A bill to require that any request by the President for a declaration of 
    war include a cost/benefit statement, and to require that any 
    declaration of war by the Congress include such a statement; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.R. 278--
A bill to establish the Federal right of every unemancipated child to be 
    supported by such child's parent or parents and, therefore, to 
    confer upon certain local courts of the District of Columbia and 
    every State and territory of the United States jurisdiction to 
    enforce such right regardless of such child's residence; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.R. 279--
A bill to categorize payments from lobbyists to, or on behalf of, 
    Members of Congress as bribery under Federal criminal law; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.R. 280--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit the next of kin 
    of a deceased veteran to designate the style of flag to be furnished 
    at the burial of such veteran; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.R. 281--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate the tax 
    on interest received by foreigners on certain portfolio investments; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8FE]
H.R. 282--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the types of 
    equipment which may be acquired with tax-exempt financing by 
    volunteer fire departments and to provide a comparable treatment for 
    emergency medical service organizations; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [7DE]
H.R. 283--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the business 
    deduction for any amount paid or incurred for regularly scheduled 
    air transportation to the extent such amount exceeds the normal 
    tourist class fare for such transportation; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.R. 284--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 
    section 170(e)(5) rules pertaining to gifts of publicly traded stock 
    to certain private foundations, and for other purpses; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.R. 285--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    exemption from income tax for certain common investment funds; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.R. 286--
A bill to prohibit States and localities from receiving certain Federal 
    economic development assistance if the State or locality provides 
    improper incentives for location of businesses or organizations 
    within the State or locality; to the Committees on Banking and 
    Financial Services; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.R. 287--
A bill to eliminate the exemption for Congress or for the United States 
    from the application of certain provisions of Federal law relating 
    to employment and privacy, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Economic and Educational Opportunities; Government Reform and 
    Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.R. 288--
A bill to enhance the availability of credit to businesses in order to 
    foster economic growth and stabilization and to create new 
    employment opportunities in communities facing economic distress, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [5JA]
H.R. 289--
A bill to authorize civil actions for certain violations involving 
    depository institutions; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [5JA]
H.R. 290--
A bill to institute management reforms and eliminate conflicts-of-
    interest on boards of directors of depository institutions and 
    depository holding companies, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [5JA]
H.R. 291--
A bill to amend the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to improve 
    procedures for the implementation of State compacts providing for 
    the establishment and operation of regional disposal facilities for 
    municipal and industrial solid waste, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [5JA]
H.R. 292--
A bill to improve the collection and dissemination of information 
    relating to the price and supply of home heating fuel, natural gas, 
    and automotive fuel, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [5JA]
H.R. 293--
A bill to amend the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969 to 
    establish a presumption of eligibility for disability benefits in 
    the case of certain coal miners who filed claims under part C of 
    such act between July 1, 1973, and April 1, 1980; to the Committee 
    on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [5JA]
H.R. 294--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that an 
    individual serving in a position in the competitive or excepted 
    service, under an indefinite or temporary appointment, who performs 
    at least 2 years of service in such a position

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    within a 5-year period, and who passes a suitable noncompetitive 
    examination, shall be granted competitive status for purposes of 
    transfer or reassignment; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11OC], [5DE], [12DE]
H.R. 295--
A bill to extend the authority of the Secretary of the Treasury to enter 
    into agreements with certain cities and counties for the withholding 
    of city and county income and employment taxes from the pay of 
    Federal employees who are residents of, or regularly employed in, 
    such cities and counties; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [5JA]
H.R. 296--
A bill to reform campaign practices for elections to the House of 
    Representatives by limiting contributions from political action 
    committees, establishing tax credits for individual campaign 
    contributions, providing matching funds for individual small 
    contributions, limiting the use of personal funds in a campaign, 
    offsetting independent expenditures, encouraging the use of longer 
    campaign commercials, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    House Oversight; Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [5JA]
H.R. 297--
A bill to terminate all U.S. assistance to the National Endowment for 
    Democracy, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [21MR]
H.R. 298--
A bill to amend section 3056 in title 18, United States Code, to limit 
    Secret Service protection of former Presidents when they are 
    traveling to engage in income-producing activities; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [5JA]
H.R. 299--
A bill to amend title 32, United States Code, to provide that 
    performance of honor guard functions at funerals for veterans by 
    members of the National Guard may be recognized as a Federal 
    function for National Guard purposes; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [5JA]
H.R. 300--
A bill to reauthorize economic development programs under the Public 
    Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 for fiscal years 1994 and 
    1995, to reenact the Public Works and Economic Development Act of 
    1965 as the Economic Development and Financing Act of 1994, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Banking and Financial Services; the Judiciary; 
    Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [5JA]
H.R. 301--
A bill to restore the grave marker allowance for veterans; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [5JA]
H.R. 302--
A bill relating to the period during which certain retail dealer 
    occupational taxes may be assessed; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [5JA]
H.R. 303--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to permit retired members 
    of the Armed Forces who have service-connected disabilities to 
    receive compensation from the Department of Veterans Affairs 
    concurrently with retired pay, without deduction from either; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself and Mr. Tejeda), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [17JA], [19JA], [23JA], [26JA], [31JA], 
    [3FE], [9FE], [14FE], [22FE], [1MR], [2MR], [7MR], [10MR], [16MR], 
    [22MR], [24MR], [29MR], [4AP], [2MY], [9MY], [12MY], [24MY], [13JN], 
    [16JN], [27JN], [29JN], [30JN], [11JY], [13JY], [18JY], [26JY], 
    [28JY], [6SE], [21SE], [29SE], [19OC], [18NO], [6DE]
H.R. 304--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Environmental 
    Protection Agency from promulgating a Federal implementation plan 
    prior to the disapproval of State implementation plan revisions 
    required pursuant to the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KIM (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Cox, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Packard, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Royce, Mr. Cunningham, and 
    Mr. Dreier), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18JA], [20JA], [21FE]
H.R. 305--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to include peonage and 
    slavery offenses as RICO predicates; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. KING (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24JA], [26JA], [9FE], [10FE], [21FE]
H.R. 306--
A bill to modify the project for navigation, Jones Inlet, New York; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. KING, [5JA]
H.R. 307--
A bill to modify certain regulatory requirements of the Environmental 
    Protection Agency regarding motor vehicle inspection and 
    maintenance, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KLINK, [5JA]
H.R. 308--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain lands and improvements 
    in Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania, to a nonprofit organization 
    known as the ``Beaver County Corporation for Economic Development'' 
    to provide a site for economic development; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. KLINK, [5JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-372), [30NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [5DE]
H.R. 309--
A bill to require the Congress to comply with the laws which it requires 
    others to comply with; to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; House Oversight; Government Reform and Oversight; the 
    Judiciary; Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisidiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KING, [5JA]
H.R. 310--
A bill to provide for the privatization of the Federal Power Marketing 
    Administrations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. KLUG, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA], [27JA], [2FE], [15FE], [16MR], [13JN], 
    [12OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [4AP], [29JN]
H.R. 311--
A bill to prohibit further Federal funding for the gas turbine-modular 
    helium reactor program of the Department of Energy; to the Committee 
    on Science.
  By Mr. KLUG, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [10FE], [16MR], [29MR], [4AP], [6AP], 
    [10MY], [23MY], [8JN], [13JN], [16JN], [20JN], [11JY], [28SE], 
    [30NO]
H.R. 312--
A bill to prohibit funding to carry out the Appalachian Regional 
    Development Act of 1965; to the Committees on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KLUG, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [15FE], [21FE], [27FE], [2MR], [3MR], [6MR], [29MR], 
    [13JN], [20JN], [11JY]
H.R. 313--
A bill to direct the President to develop a plan for transferring all 
    real property, facilities, and equipment of the Tennessee Valley 
    Authority to public and private entities, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. KLUG, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA], [27JA], [2FE], [15FE], [16MR], [13JN], 
    [30NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [29JN]
H.R. 314--
A bill to provide for monthly reporting of child support obligations to 
    certain consumer reporting agencies; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. LEVIN, [5JA]
H.R. 315--
A bill to offer States a national welfare reform option and incentives 
    to implement the welfare reform option, to strengthen child support 
    enforcement, to provide all States with the flexibility and 
    resources necessary to promote work and self-sufficiency, to expand 
    access to affordable child care, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [14FE], [28FE], [3MY]
H.R. 316--
A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to clarify the due 
    process protections applicable to directors and officers of insured 
    depository institutions and other institution-affiliated parties, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Castle, Mr. Sam Johnson 
    of Texas, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Linder, and Mr. McCrery), 
    [5JA]
H.R. 317--
A bill to amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to reduce onerous 
    recordkeeping and reporting requirements for regulated financial 
    institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [5JA]
H.R. 318--
A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to establish a 
    priority for the payment of claims for retiree health benefits in 
    liquidation cases under chapters 7 and 11; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [5JA]
H.R. 319--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to make the knowing 
    disclosure of classified information by Federal officers and 
    employees a criminal offense; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [5JA]
H.R. 320--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide civil and 
    criminal forfeitures for certain offenses; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [5JA]
H.R. 321--
A bill to deem the Florida panther to be an endangered species under the 
    Endangered Species Act of 1973; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [5JA]
H.R. 322--
A bill entitled the ``Law Abiding Citizens Safety Act of 1995''; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McINTOSH, [5JA]
H.R. 323--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for contributions to a medical savings account, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McINTOSH, [5JA]
H.R. 324--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require 
    certain disclosures with respect to phone bank communications; to 
    the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Petri, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Owens, and 
    Mr. Serrano), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [16FE]
H.R. 325--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for an optional provision 
    for the reduction of work-related vehicle trips and miles traveled 
    in ozone nonattainment areas designated as severe, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MANZULLO (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
    Mr. Crane, Mr. Cunningham,

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    Mr. Fawell, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
    Klink, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Smith of Texas, Mr. Walker, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Wilson, 
    and Mr. Rohrabacher), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [23JA], [27JA], [31JA], [1FE], [3FE], [6FE], 
    [7FE], [8FE], [10FE], [13FE], [15FE], [21FE], [28FE], [14MR], 
    [24MR], [17JY], [12SE], [20SE], [6OC], [31OC], [1NO], [9NO], [10NO], 
    [17NO]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-387), [6DE]
  Placed on the Corrections Calendar, [6DE]
  Passed House amended, [12DE]
  Passed Senate, [13DE]
H.R. 326--
A bill to provide that compliance by the States with the National Voter 
    Registration Act of 1993 shall be voluntary; to the Committee on 
    House Oversight.
  By Mr. MANZULLO, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [23JA], [25JA], [26JA], [30JA], [2FE], 
    [10FE], [22FE], [2MR], [29MR], [8JN], [29JN], [21SE], [30NO]
H.R. 327--
A bill to assure that advertisements by States for participation in 
    their lotteries are subject to regulation by the Federal Trade 
    Commission; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. McCRERY, [5JA]
H.R. 328--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for contribution to individual investment accounts, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McCRERY, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA], [6FE], [8FE], [10FE], [14FE], [16FE], 
    [22FE], [23FE], [28FE], [1MR], [7MR], [14MR], [16MR], [21MR], [20JY]
H.R. 329--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    income tax imposed on estates and trusts shall be determined using 
    the rate table applicable to married individuals filing separate 
    returns; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McCRERY, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [22MR], [6AP], [10MY], [18MY], [21JN]
H.R. 330--
A bill to require that excess funds provided for official allowances of 
    Members of the House of Representatives be dedicated to deficit 
    reduction; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. MINGE, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR]
H.R. 331--
A bill to require the Federal Government to consider as having arrived 
    on time any sealed bid submitted in response to a solicitation for a 
    procurement of goods or services if the bid was sent by an overnight 
    message delivery service at least 2 working days before the date 
    specified for receipt of bids; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; National Security, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [5JA]
H.R. 332--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for 
    transportation by the Department of Defense of certain children 
    requiring specialized medical services in the United States; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY]
H.R. 333--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for capital gains for middle-income taxpayers; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [6AP], [17MY]
H.R. 334--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage savings 
    by increasing the amount of deductible contributions which may be 
    made to an individual retirement account; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [30MR]
H.R. 335--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore and 
    increase the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-
    employed individuals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL (for himself, Mr. Levin, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Bachus), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [27JA], [3FE], [16FE], [30MR]
H.R. 336--
A bill to provide for the establishment of a new medical facility for 
    veterans in south Texas; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. ORTIZ (for himself, Mr. de la Garza and Mr. Tejeda), [5JA]
H.R. 337--
A bill to repeal the Truth in Savings Act; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. ORTON, [5JA]
H.R. 338--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to protect against code 
    grabbers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PACKARD, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA]
H.R. 339--
A bill to provide for an increase in the number of Border Patrol agents, 
    to provide for the deployment of Border Patrol agents at the 
    Southwest border, and to provide for additional detention facilities 
    for illegal aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PACKARD, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [21MR]
H.R. 340--
A bill to terminate certain Border Patrol traffic checkpoint operations 
    in California; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PACKARD, [5JA]
H.R. 341--
A bill to prohibit direct Federal financial benefits and unemployment 
    benefits for illegal aliens; to the Committees on Government Reform 
    and Oversight; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. PACKARD, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [21MR]
H.R. 342--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide congressional 
    authorization of State control over transportation of municipal 
    solid waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, 
    Mr. Andrews, and Mr. Menendez), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA]
H.R. 343--
A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to reauthorize the 
    Conservation Reserve Program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota (for himself, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. 
    Brewster, Mr. Combest, Mr. Minge, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
    Oberstar, and Ms. Danner), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE], [24FE]
H.R. 344--
A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to 
    reinstate an exemption with respect to the employment of individuals 
    as State and local firefighters and law enforcement officers; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [5JA]
H.R. 345--
A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the 
    official language of the Government of the United States and to 
    amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that public 
    ceremonies for the admission of new citizens shall be considered 
    solely in English; to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [5AP]
  Cosponsors removed, [6AP]
H.R. 346--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Navy to transfer a riverine 
    patrol boat of the U.S.S. Swift class to Tidewater Community 
    College, Portsmouth, Virginia; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [5JA]
H.R. 347--
A bill to repeal the requirement that ships' stores of the Navy be 
    operated as nonappropriated fund instrumentalities; to the Committee 
    on National Security.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [5JA]
H.R. 348--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to use available 
    amount to make grants to qualified ship repair yard to pay 75 
    percent of the cost of acquiring advanced ship repair technology and 
    modern ship repair technology; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [5JA]
H.R. 349--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that certain 
    periodical publications shall not be bound publications for mail 
    classification purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. PORTER, [5JA]
H.R. 350--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to deny annuity benefits 
    with respect to any Member of Congress convicted of a felony and to 
    terminate the salary of any justice or judge of the United States 
    who is convicted of a felony; to the Committees on Government Reform 
    and Oversight; House Oversight; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PORTER, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE], [24OC]
H.R. 351--
A bill to amend the Voting Rights Act of 1965 to eliminate certain 
    provisions relating to bilingual voting requirements; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PORTER, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JY], [13SE], [27SE], [12OC], [9NO], [7DE]
H.R. 352--
A bill to establish uniform national standards for the resolution of 
    medical malpractice claims, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PORTER, [5JA]
H.R. 353--
A bill to prohibit the export of American black bear viscera, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; International 
    Relations; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. PORTER, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [24JA], [26JA], [30JA], [1FE], [6FE], 
    [28FE], [23MR], [2MY], [16MY], [17MY], [23MY], [7JN], [27JN], 
    [17OC], [24OC]
H.R. 354--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for contributions to a medical savings account, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PORTER, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24JA], [26JA], [30JA], [6FE], [10FE], [28FE], 
    [6MR], [14MR], [25MY], [13JN]
H.R. 355--
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to prevent certain mass 
    mailings from being sent as franked mail, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; House Oversight, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration for such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself, Mr. Jacobs, and Mr. Canady), [5JA]
H.R. 356--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to ban 
    activities of political action committees in Federal elections; to 
    the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. PORTMAN, [5JA]

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  Cosponsors added, [19OC]
H.R. 357--
A bill to modify the requirements applicable to locatable minerals on 
    public domain lands, consistent with the principles of self-
    initiation of mining claims, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Vento, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Kleczka), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [20JA], [30JA], [8FE], [16FE], [7MR], 
    [24MR], [30MR], [2MY], [13JN], [11JY], [12SE], [2NO], [5DE]
  Cosponsors removed, [11MY]
H.R. 358--
A bill to repeal the authority of the Mayor of the District of Columbia 
    to requisition unlimited funds from the Treasury of the United 
    States to meet the general expenses of the District of Columbia, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER, [5JA]
H.R. 359--
A bill to restore the term of patents, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Brown of California, 
    Mr. Walker, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Bono, Mr. Kennedy 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Boehner, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Paxon, 
    Mr. Cox, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
    Istook, Mr. Roth, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Packard, Mrs. 
    Vucanovich, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. McKeon, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
    Kim, Mr. Blute, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Royce, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Traficant, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mr. Klink, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Lucas, and Mr. Moran), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [11JA], [13JA], [17JA], [19JA], [20JA], 
    [23JA], [24JA], [26JA], [31JA], [1FE], [9FE], [13FE], [21FE], 
    [22FE], [23FE], [1MR], [7MR], [14MR], [15MR], [22MR], [23MR], 
    [28MR], [5AP], [6AP], [3MY], [15MY], [16MY], [22MY], [23MY], [25MY], 
    [7JN], [8JN], [14JN], [16JN], [21JN], [26JN], [27JN], [28JN], 
    [30JN], [11JY], [18JY], [19JY], [21JY], [24JY], [26JY], [27JY], 
    [2AU], [4AU], [8SE], [12OC], [17OC], [18OC], [24OC], [2NO], [7NO], 
    [16NO], [17NO], [5DE], [12DE], [13DE], [20DE], [21DE]
  Cosponsors removed, [26JY], [8SE], [13SE], [29SE], [30OC], [31OC], 
    [8NO], [14NO], [21DE]
H.R. 360--
A bill to provide for the deobligation of certain unexpended balances of 
    funds made available for foreign economic assistance; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ROTH, [5JA]
H.R. 361--
A bill to provide authority to control exports, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ROTH, [5JA]
H.R. 362--
A bill to provide for the appointment of one additional Federal district 
    judge for the eastern district of Wisconsin, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROTH, [5JA]
H.R. 363--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the 
    minimum wage and to provide for an increase in such wage based on 
    the cost of living; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. SANDERS, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [31JA], [6FE], [13FE], [28FE]
H.R. 364--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Polluton Control Act relating to 
    Federal facilities pollution control; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SCAEFER, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [20JN]
H.R. 365--
A bill to apply the antitrust laws of the United States to major league 
    baseball; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [5JA]
H.R. 366--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to apply to Hispanic-
    serving institutions of higher education the same student loan 
    default rate limitations applicable to historically Black colleges 
    and universities; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR]
H.R. 367--
A bill to repeal the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [8FE], [6AP], [7AP], [10MY], [13JY], [4AU], 
    [27SE]
H.R. 368--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to add bronchioloalveolar 
    carcinoma to the list of diseases presumed to be service-connected 
    for certain radiation-exposed veterans; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [5JA]
H.R. 369--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to conduct a study 
    regarding Fort King, Florida; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [5JA]
H.R. 370--
A bill to repeal the National Voter Registration Act of 1993; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. STUMP, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [20JA], [24JA], [25JA], [26JA], [27JA], 
    [1FE], [3FE], [7FE], [10FE], [13FE], [14FE], [16FE], [21FE], [23MR], 
    [30MR]
  Cosponsors removed, [2MY]
H.R. 371--
A bill to prohibit a State from imposing an income tax on the pension 
    income of individuals who are not residents or domiciliaries of that 
    State; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mrs. Vucanovich), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [2MR], [6MR], [16MR], [2MY], [22JN], [10JY]
H.R. 372--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act regarding public 
    charge status of aliens and the financial responsibility of 
    sponsors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Callahan), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [24JA], [26JA], [7FE], [6MR], [16MR], [30MR]
H.R. 373--
A bill to effect a moratorium on immigration by aliens other than 
    refugees, priority workers, and the spouses and children of U.S. 
    citizens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Callahan), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [24JA], [26JA], [7FE], [16FE], [2MR], [6MR], 
    [8MR], [30MR], [11MY], [12MY], [18MY], [22JN], [28JN], [18JY], 
    [2AU], [19SE], [8NO], [9NO]
H.R. 374--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act so as to remove the 
    limitation upon the amount of outside income which an individual may 
    earn while receiving benefits thereunder; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. STUMP, [5JA]
H.R. 375--
A bill to provide for asylum reform, prohibition of Federal benefits to 
    certain aliens, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Ways and Means; Agriculture; Banking and Financial 
    Services; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Callahan), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [24JA], [26JA], [14FE], [27FE], [8MR], 
    [16MR], [30MR], [2MY], [12MY]
H.R. 376--
A bill to provide for return of excess amounts from official allowances 
    of Members of the House of Representatives to the Treasury for 
    deficit reduction; to the Committees on House Oversight; Rules, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [5JA]
H.R. 377--
A bill to reaffirm and clarify the Federal relationship of the Burt Lake 
    Band as a distinct federally recognized Indian Tribe, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [27FE], [9NO]
H.R. 378--
A bill to require the transfer of certain Coast Guard property to the 
    Traverse City Area Public School District in Traverse City, 
    Michigan; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [5JA]
H.R. 379--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to define tar sands 
    for purposes of the credit for producing fuels for nonconventional 
    sources and to repeal the minimum tax preference for intangible 
    drilling costs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [5JA]
H.R. 380--
A bill to protect home ownership and equity through enhanced disclosure 
    of the risks associated with certain mortgages, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [5JA]
H.R. 381--
A bill to improve health status in medically disadvantaged communities 
    through comprehensive community-based managed care programs; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [5JA]
H.R. 382--
A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Fair Housing Act to 
    prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or sexual 
    orientation, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [5JA]
H.R. 383--
A bill to amend the National Agricultural Weather Information System Act 
    of 1990 to improve the collection and distribution of weather 
    information to assist agricultural producers; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [5JA]
H.R. 384--
A bill to establish counseling programs for disabled police officers; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18JA], [30JA], [24FE]
H.R. 385--
A bill to establish a commission responsible for making recommendations 
    for laws that will control crime and formulating a national firearms 
    policy without denying second amendment rights; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA]
H.R. 386--
A bill to provide that professional baseball teams and leagues composed 
    of such teams shall be subject to the antitrust laws; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [19JA], [27JA]
H.R. 387--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 
    of Defense to assign Department of Defense personnel to assist the 
    Immigration and Naturalization Service and the U.S. Customs Service 
    perform their border protection functions; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [30JA], [24FE], [7SE], [18SE], [18OC], 
    [2NO], [9NO]
H.R. 388--
A bill to require the Administrator of the National Aeronautics and 
    Space Administration, in meeting the needs of the National 
    Aeronautics and Space Administration for additional facilities, to 
    select abandoned and underutilized facilities in depressed 
    communities; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18JA], [20JA], [24FE]
H.R. 389--
A bill to discourage domestic corporations from establishing foreign 
    manufacturing subsidiaries

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    in order to avoid Federal taxes by including in gross income of U.S. 
    shareholders in foreign corporations the retained earnings of any 
    such subsidiary which are attributable to manufacturing operations 
    in runaway plants or tax havens; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR]
H.R. 390--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    burden of proof shall be on the Secretary of the Treasury in all tax 
    cases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [20JA], [25JA], [1FE], [21FE], [21MR], 
    [2MY], [9MY], [12MY], [16MY], [17MY], [22MY], [24MY], [8JN], [20JN], 
    [27JN], [29JN], [30JN], [12JY], [27JY], [1AU], [6SE], [12SE], 
    [13SE], [25SE], [9NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [22MR], [29SE], [24OC]
H.R. 391--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the foreign 
    tax credit and deduction for taxes paid in lieu of income taxes; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [5JA]
H.R. 392--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reinstate a 10-
    percent domestic investment tax credit, to provide a credit for the 
    purchase of domestic durable goods, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [5JA]
H.R. 393--
A bill to prohibit the commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass in 
    the coastal waters and the exclusive economic zone; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Shays), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9JA], [23JA], [24MR], [1MY], [9MY], [6SE], [10OC], 
    [14NO]
H.R. 394--
A bill to amend title 4 of the United States Code to limit State 
    taxation of certain pension income; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Stump, Mr. Doolittle, 
    and Mr. Burton of Indiana), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [13JA], [19JA], [24JA], [27JA], [2FE], 
    [8FE], [23FE], [28FE], [8MR], [21MR], [4AP], [9MY], [27JN], [28JN], 
    [30JN], [11JY], [18JY], [25JY], [1AU], [8SE], [27SE], [18OC], 
    [24OC], [26OC], [30OC], [5DE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-389), [7DE]
  Referred to the Committee on Finance, [18DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [18DE]
  Passed Senate, [22DE]
  Presented to the President (December 29, 1995)
H.R. 395--
A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse and Federal building to be 
    constructed at the southeastern corner of Liberty and South Virginia 
    Streets in Reno, Nevada, as the ``Bruce R. Thompson United States 
    Courthouse and Federal Building''; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, [5JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-362), [28NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [5DE]
  Passed Senate, [18DE]
  Presented to the President (December 20, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-75] (signed December 28, 1995)
H.R. 396--
A bill to require hearing loss testing for all newborns in the United 
    States; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WALSH, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3AP], [2MY], [7JN]
H.R. 397--
A bill to apply arbitration to major league baseball, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. WILLIAMS, [5JA]
H.R. 398--
A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement 
    Act of 1991 to provide for greater disclosure of lending to small 
    businesses; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. WYNN, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [10FE], [8MR], [5AP], [10MY]
H.R. 399--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, regarding false 
    identification documents; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WYNN, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE], [15MR], [5AP], [10MY], [15MY], [17MY], [7JN]
H.R. 400--
A bill to provide for the exchange of lands within Gates of the Arctic 
    National Park and Preserve, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [5JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-8), [27JA]
  Passed House, [1FE]
H.R. 401--
A bill entitled the ``Kenai Natives Association Equity Act''; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [5JA]
H.R. 402--
A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [5JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-73), [9MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [14MR]
  Passed Senate amended, [3AU]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, [19SE]
  Presented to the President (October 25, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-42] (signed November 2, 1995)
H.R. 403--
A bill to repeal the Rural Electrification Act of 1936, require the sale 
    of all loans made under such act, and authorize the Secretary of 
    Agriculture to make loans to electric generation and transmission 
    cooperatives which are unable to obtain needed financing in the 
    private sector; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. ZIMMER, [5JA]
H.R. 404--
A bill to deny Federal benefits for 10 years to persons convicted of 
    making a fraudulent representation with respect to residence in 
    order to receive benefits from two or more States, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Royce), 
    [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [27JA], [8FE], [21FE]
H.R. 405--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide a penalty 
    enhancement for the use of juveniles in Federal offenses; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ZIMMER, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE]
H.R. 406--
A bill to direct the Director of the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service to 
    conduct a study of the feasibility of establishing a national 
    angler's license; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ZIMMER, [5JA]
H.R. 407--
A bill to terminate the International Space Station Alpha Program; to 
    the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. ZIMMER, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [15MY], [20JN], [26JY], [6SE]
H.R. 408--
A bill to repeal the reduction in the deductible portion of business 
    meals and entertainment made by the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 
    1993; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ZIMMER, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [1MY], [6JN], [14JN], [27JN]
H.R. 409--
A bill to repeal the increase in the tax on transportation fuels made by 
    the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 1993; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. ZIMMER, [5JA]
H.R. 410--
A bill for the relief of the estate of Wallace B. Sawyer, Jr., to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DICKEY, [5JA]
H.R. 411--
A bill to supersede the modification of final judgment entered August 
    24, 1982, in the antitrust action styled United States v. Western 
    Electric, Civil Action No. 82-0192, U.S. District Court for the 
    District of Columbia; to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to 
    regulate the manufacturing of Bell operating companies, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Conyers), [5JA]
H.R. 412--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Finesse; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GOSS, [5JA]
H.R. 413--
A bill to authorize issuance of a certificate of documentation with 
    appropriate endorsement for the vessel Smalley 6808 amphibious 
    dredge; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GOSS, [5JA]
H.R. 414--
A bill to authorize issuance of a certificate of documentation with 
    appropriate endorsement for the vessel REEL TOY; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GOSS, [5JA]
H.R. 415--
A bill for the relief of Gerald Albert Carriere; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HAMILTON, [5JA]
H.R. 416--
A bill for the relief of Sara Lou Hendricks; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.R. 417--
A bill for the relief of Charmaine Bieda; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI (by request), [5JA]
H.R. 418--
A bill for the relief of Arthur J. Carron, Jr.; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [5JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-358), [28NO]
  Referred to the Committee on Armed Services, [19DE]
  Passed House, [19DE]
H.R. 419--
A bill for the relief of Benchmark Rail Group, Inc.; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. TALENT, [5JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-359), [28NO]
  Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, [19DE]
  Passed House, [19DE]
H.R. 420--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide, in the case of any 
    person who is a party in interest with respect to an employee 
    benefit plan, that information requested from the Secretary of 
    Health and Human Services to assist such person with respect to the 
    administration of such plan shall be provided at least once without 
    charge; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [5JA]
H.R. 421--
A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to provide for 
    the purchase of common stock of Cook Inlet Region, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [5JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-40), [21FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [14MR]
  Passed Senate, [25AP]
  Presented to the President (May 8, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-10] (signed May 18, 1995)
H.R. 422--
A bill to amend subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require 
    the preparation of a community information statement for new 
    hazardous waste treatment or disposal facilities; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. CLINGER, [5JA]
H.R. 423--
A bill to amend subtitle C of the Solid Waste Disposal Act to establish 
    safety zones around Federal prisons in which certain facilities may 
    not be permitted; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. CLINGER, [5JA]
H.R. 424--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of 
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    Services to equalize the labor and nonlabor portions of the 
    standardized amounts used to determine the amount of payment made to 
    rural and urban hospitals under part A of the Medicare Program for 
    the operating costs of inpatient hospital services, to amend the 
    Public Health Service Act to improve the capacity of rural hospitals 
    to provide health services, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; the Judiciary; Government 
    Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CLINGER, [5JA]
H.R. 425--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, the Public Health 
    Service Act, and certain other Acts to provide for an increase in 
    the number of health professionals serving in rural areas; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CLINGER, [5JA]
H.R. 426--
A bill to establish a National Committee on Telemedicine; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. COMBEST, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [21FE], [6MR], [15JN], [8SE]
H.R. 427--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to repeal provisions 
    establishing a national maximum speed limit; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. COMBEST, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [1FE], [21FE], [28FE], [6MR], [6AP], [2MY], [15MY], 
    [8JN], [15JN], [30JN], [17JY], [24JY], [28JY], [1AU], [4AU], [25SE]
H.R. 428--
A bill to provide for an extension of H-1 immigration status for certain 
    nonimmigrant nurses; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20OC]
H.R. 429--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain 
    interests in the Waihee Marsh and along the Waihee Stream for 
    inclusion in the Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [5JA]
H.R. 430--
A bill to establish the National Dividend Plan by reforming the budget 
    process, and by amending the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
    eliminate the double tax on dividends, to allocate corporate income 
    tax revenues for payments to qualified registered voters, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Rules, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TAUZIN, [5JA]
H.R. 431--
A bill to require States to consider adopting mandatory, comprehensive, 
    statewide one-call notification systems to protect natural gas and 
    hazardous liquid pipelines and all other underground facilities from 
    being damaged by any excavations, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Franks of New Jersey), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA]
H.R. 432--
A bill to amend chapter 601 of title 49, United States Code, to improve 
    natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety, in response to the 
    natural gas pipeline accident in Edison New Jersey, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Franks of New Jersey), [5JA]
H.R. 433--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the casualty 
    loss deduction for disaster losses without regard to the 10-percent 
    adjusted gross income floor; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BERMAN (for himself, Mr. McKeen, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Moorhead, and Mr. Dixon), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [15MY]
H.R. 434--
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to prevent the U.S. Postal 
    Service from disclosing the names or addresses of any postal patrons 
    or other persons, except under certain conditions; to the Committee 
    on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. CONDIT, [9JA]
H.R. 435--
A bill to establish a code of fair information practices for health 
    information, to amend section 552a of title 5, United States Code, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Government 
    Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. CONDIT, [9JA]
H.R. 436--
A bill to require the head of any Federal agency to differentiate 
    between fats, oils, and greases of animal, marine, or vegetable 
    origin, and other oils and greases, in issuing certain regulations, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Agriculture, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. EWING (for himself and Ms. Danner), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [24JA], [31JA], [8FE], [27FE], [21MR], 
    [6AP], [25MY], [30JN], [11JY], [12JY], [13JY], [20JY], [28JY], 
    [1AU], [4AU], [7SE], [12SE], [19SE], [21SE], [27SE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee Agriculture (H. Rept. 104-
    262, part 1), [27SE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 104-
    262, part 2), [27SE]
  Placed on corrections calendar, [27SE]
  Passed House amended, [10OC]
  Passed Senate amended, [2NO]
  House agreed to Senate amendments, [7NO]
  Presented to the President (November 8, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-55] (signed November 20, 1995)
H.R. 437--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to modify the limitation 
    on mandatory minimum sentences; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [9JA]
H.R. 438--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny the earned 
    income credit to illegal aliens and to prevent fraudulent claims for 
    the earned income credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HAYES (for himself and Mr. McCrery), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [14FE], [16FE], [22FE], [2MR], [6MR], [3MY], [13JN], 
    [11OC], [21DE]
H.R. 439--
A bill to promote portability of health insurance by limiting 
    discrimination in health coverage based on health status or past 
    claims experience; to the Committees on Commerce; Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. HAYES (for himself and Mr. McCrery), [9JA]
H.R. 440--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of lands to certain individuals in 
    Butte County, California; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HERGER, [9JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-9), [27JA]
  Passed House, [1FE]
H.R. 441--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a one-time 
    exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland to a beginning farmer; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LIGHTFOOT, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR]
H.R. 442--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to retroactively 
    restore and make permanent the limited deduction for the health 
    insurance costs of self-employed individuals; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    Spence, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Tanner, Mr. Shays, Ms. Harman, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Baker 
    of California, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Stump, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mr. Fox, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
    Kolbe, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Richardson, Ms. Danner, Mr. Baker 
    of Louisiana, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boehlert, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. 
    Bonilla, Mr. Leach, and Mr. Coburn), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13JA], [2FE], [12MY]
H.R. 443--
A bill to provide for the retention of the name of Mount McKinley; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. REGULA, [9JA]
H.R. 444--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to regulate the 
    manufacture, importation, and sale of any projectile that may be 
    used in a handgun and is capable of penetrating police body armor; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Shays, Ms. Slaughter, Mrs. Roukema, 
    Mr. Markey, and Mr. Deutsch), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [30JA], [8JN], [12SE], [14SE]
H.R. 445--
A bill to name the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier designated as CVN-
    76; the U.S.S. Harry S Truman; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. SKELTON (for himself and Mr. Emerson), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [1FE]
H.R. 446--
A bill to prohibit States from requiring parents or legal guardians to 
    transfer legal custody of their children for the sole purpose of 
    obtaining public service for such children; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself Mrs. Morella, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Coyne), 
    [9JA]
H.R. 447--
A bill to establish a toll free number in the Department of Commerce to 
    assist consumers in determining if products are American-made; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24JA], [7FE], [24FE], [21MR], [18MY], [16JN], 
    [24JY]
H.R. 448--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act and the Public 
    Health Service Act with respect to myelogram-related arachnoiditis; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [9JA]
H.R. 449--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to increasing 
    the number of health professionals who practice in the United States 
    in a field of primary health care; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13JA], [23JA], [2FE], [29SE]
H.R. 450--
A bill to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations 
    by establishing a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Government Reform and 
    Oversight; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  By Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
    Bonilla, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
    Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Talent, Mr. Zeliff, 
    Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Souder, 
    Mr. Longley, Mr. Tate, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Weller, Mrs. 
    Myrick, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Ehrlich, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
    Fox, Mr. Barr, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. Ewing), 
    [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [17JA], [18JA], [20JA], [23JA], [26JA], 
    [30JA], [31JA], [2FE], [6FE], [7FE], [8FE], [9FE], [13FE], [21FE], 
    [23FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-39), [16FE]
  Considered, [23FE]
  Passed House amended, [24FE]
H.R. 451--
A bill to amend the independent counsel provisions of title 28, United 
    States Code, to authorize the appointment of an independent counsel 
    when the Attorney General determines that Department of Justice 
    attorneys have engaged in certain conduct; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE]
H.R. 452--
A bill to strengthen the Foreign Agents Registration Act of 1938, as 
    amended; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13JA], [20JA], [23JA], [8FE], [9MY], [10MY]
H.R. 453--
A bill to provide for an additional temporary and permanent district 
    court judgeship for the northern district of Ohio; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [14FE]
H.R. 454--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to complete 
    construction of the Hubbard Expressway in the vicinity of 
    Youngstown, Ohio; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [9JA]
H.R. 455--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to carry out a 5-year 
    demonstration program to determine the effectiveness of technology 
    to remedy contaminated sediments in river beds, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [9JA]
H.R. 456--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to study methods to 
    reduce accidents on Federal-aid highways caused by drivers falling 
    asleep while operating certain commercial motor vehicles; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [9JA]
H.R. 457--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to provide technical 
    assistance to local interests for planning the establishment of a 
    regional water authority in northeastern Ohio; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [9JA]
H.R. 458--
A bill to amend the formula for determining the official mail allowance 
    for Members, and for other purposes; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. UPTON, [9JA]
H.R. 459--
A bill to amend section 207 of title 18, United States Code, to prohibit 
    Members of Congress after leaving office from representing foreign 
    governments before the U.S. Government; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. UPTON, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [14MR]
H.R. 460--
A bill to provide for the granting of asylum in the United States to 
    nationals of Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia, and Burma who assist in the 
    return to the United States of living Vietnam POW/MIA's and to 
    provide for the granting of asylum in the United States to nationals 
    of North Korea, South Korea, and China who assist in the return to 
    the United States of living Korean POW/MIA's; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. UPTON, [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [14MR], [7AP], [11JY], [12OC]
H.R. 461--
A bill to close the Lorton Correctional Complex, to prohibit the 
    incarceration of individuals convicted of felonies under the laws of 
    the District of Columbia in facilities of the District of Columbia 
    Department of Corrections, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Government Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Moran, and Mr. Davis), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA]
H.R. 462--
A bill to establish the Commission on the Review of National Policies 
    Toward Gambling; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Resources; Ways 
    and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [7FE], [3MR], [5AP]
H.R. 463--
A bill to prohibit the use of certain assistance provided under the 
    Housing and Community Development Act of 1974 and the Housing and 
    Community Development Act of 1992 for employment relocation 
    activities; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Forbes, and Mr. Duncan), [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [26JA], [31JA], [8FE], [14FE], [12MY], 
    [12SE]
H.R. 464--
A bill to repeal the prohibitions relating to semiautomatic assault 
    weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself and Mr. Stockman), [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13JA], [17JA], [19JA], [24JA], [25JA]
H.R. 465--
A bill to ensure that the Caribbean Basin Initiative is not adversely 
    affected by the implementation of the North American Free-Trade 
    Agreement and to authorize entry into free-trade agreements between 
    the United States and certain Caribbean Basin countries; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GIBBONS, [11JA]
H.R. 466--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire and to 
    convey certain lands or interests in lands to improve the 
    management, protection, and administration of Colonial National 
    Historical Park, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. BATEMAN, [11JA]
H.R. 467--
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to exempt veterans' 
    organizations from regulations prohibiting the solicitation of 
    contributions on postal property; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [7MR], [10MR], [16MR], [22MR], [29MR], [24MY]
H.R. 468--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the Secretary 
    of Veterans Affairs to furnish outpatient medical services for any 
    disability of a former prisoner of war; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA], [7MR], [4AP], [6AP], [2MY], [9MY], [12MY], 
    [17MY], [24MY], [7JN], [13JN], [29JN], [11JY], [13JY], [21JY], 
    [2AU], [6SE], [13SE], [21SE], [11OC], [26OC], [18NO], [30NO], [6DE], 
    [13DE]
H.R. 469--
A bill amend title 38, United States Code, to provide that remarriage of 
    the surviving spouse of a veteran after age 55 shall not result in 
    termination of dependency and indemnity compensation; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA], [31JA], [3FE], [9FE], [2MY], [27JN], [13DE]
H.R. 470--
A bill provide for adherence with the MacBride Principles by United 
    States persons doing business in Northern Ireland; to the Committees 
    on International Relations; Ways and Means; Rules, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Manton), [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [1FE], [8MR], [16MR], [24MR], [9MY], [22JN], [13JY], 
    [19JY], [26JY]
H.R. 471--
A bill amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax credit 
    to employers who employ members of the Ready Reserve or the National 
    Guard; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [11JA]
H.R. 472--
A bill establish a priority in the disposal of real property resulting 
    from the closure or realignment of military installation toward 
    States and other entities that agree to convert the property into 
    correctional facilities for youthful offenders to be operated as 
    military-style boot camps and to require the Secretary of Defense to 
    develop a program to promote the expanded use of such correctional 
    facilities; to the Committees on National Security; the Judiciary, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [11JA]
H.R. 473--
A bill repeal provisions of the Clean Air Act dealing with toxic air 
    emissions; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DeLAY, [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA]
H.R. 474--
A bill to repeal provisions of the Clean Air Act dealing with acid rain; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DeLAY, [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA]
H.R. 475--
A bill to repeal provisions of the Clean Air Act dealing with 
    stratospheric ozone protection; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DeLAY, [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA], [27JN], [21JY], [6SE]
H.R. 476--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to repeal certain emissions standards 
    for motor vehicles which have not yet taken effect; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. DeLAY, [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA]
H.R. 477--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to allow emission reductions caused by 
    fleet turnover to be created to the emission reduction requirements 
    of the act; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DeLAY, [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA]
H.R. 478--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to prohibit the Federal Government 
    from requiring State plans to mandate trip reduction measures; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DeLAY, [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA]
H.R. 479--
A bill to repeal the Clean Air Act Amendments of 1990 (Public Law 101-
    549); to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DeLAY, [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA], [21FE]
H.R. 480--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the mandatory requirement 
    for State motor vehicle inspection and maintenance programs for 
    ozone nonattainment areas; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DeLAY, [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA], [30JA], [2FE]
H.R. 481--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical 
    corrections to maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources 
    System; to the Committee on Resources.

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  By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Goss, Mr. Mica, Mr. 
    Peterson of Florida, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Callahan), [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [2FE], [16MR], [13JN]
  Cosponsors removed, [7MR]
H.R. 482--
A bill to direct that certain Federal financial benefits be provided 
    only to citizens and nationals of the United States; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Banking and Financial Services; 
    Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Hancock, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Jones), [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24JA], [2FE], [1MR], [7MR], [18MY]
H.R. 483--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit 
    Medicare select policies to be offered in all States, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Thomas, 
    Mr. Goss, Mr. Shays, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Royce, Mr. Archer, Mr. Stump, 
    Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Petri, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Minge, Mr. Dooley, 
    Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Porter, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
    Hobson, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Fox, Mr. Farr, 
    and Mr. Greenwood), [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23JA], [31JA], [10FE], [21FE], [24FE], [3MR], 
    [10MR], [21MR], [24MR], [5AP]
  Reported with amendments from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. 
    Rept. 104-79, part 1), [15MR]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 104-
    79, part 2), [6AP]
  Passed House amended, [6AP]
  Passed Senate amended, [15MY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and asked for a conference, [25MY]
  Conferees appointed, [25MY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and agreed to a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [5JN]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-157) submitted in the House, [22JN]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [26JN]
  House agreed to conference report, [30JN]
  Presented to the President (June 30, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-18] (signed July 7, 1995)
H.R. 484--
A bill to prohibit public welfare assistance to aliens not lawfully in 
    the United States; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; 
    Banking and Financial Services; Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; Agriculture; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KIM, [11JA]
H.R. 485--
A bill to expand the authority for the export of devices; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; International Relations, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KIM (for himself, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Royce, and Mrs. Seastrand), 
    [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [23JA], [26JA], [1FE], [7FE], [13FE], 
    [23FE], [6MR], [9MR], [23MR], [29MR], [11MY]
H.R. 486--
A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to reform the 
    manner of determining rent paid for public housing dwelling units, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG, [11JA]
H.R. 487--
A bill to improve the Single Family Housing Mortgage Insurance Program 
    of the Department of Housing and Urban Development; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. ORTON, [11JA]
H.R. 488--
A bill to prohibit the distribution or receipt of restricted explosives 
    without a Federal permit, and to require applications for such 
    permits to include a photograph and the finger prints of the 
    applicant; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Abercrombie, 
    Mr. Blute, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. King, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Canady, 
    Mr. McCollum, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin), [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [27JA], [6FE], [8FE], [3MR], [9MY], [24MY], 
    [7JN], [20JN], [21JN], [27JN], [11JY], [24JY]
H.R. 489--
A bill to establish a uniform and more efficient Federal process for 
    protecting property owners' rights guaranteed by the fifth 
    amendment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Knollenberg, 
    Mr. Bonilla, and Mr. McHugh), [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13JA], [19JA], [23JA], [26JA], [2FE], [14FE], 
    [22FE], [27FE]
H.R. 490--
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to ensure that 
    constitutionally protected private property rights are not infringed 
    until adequate protection is afforded by reauthorization of the act, 
    to protect against and compensate for economic losses from critical 
    habitat designation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas, [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13JA], [19JA], [23JA], [26JA], [9FE], [14FE], 
    [15FE], [22FE], [27FE]
H.R. 491--
A bill to amend titles II and XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure 
    the integrity of the Social Security trust funds by reconstituting 
    the Boards of Trustees of such trust funds and the Managing Trustee 
    of such trust funds to increase their independence, by providing for 
    annual investment plans to guide investment of amounts in such trust 
    funds, and by removing unnecessary restrictions on investment and 
    disinvestment of amounts in such trust funds; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [24JA], [2FE], [16FE], [1MR], [21MR], 
    [23MY], [7JN], [13JN], [22JN], [10JY], [26JY], [3AU], [27SE], 
    [12OC], [28NO]
H.R. 492--
A bill to impose a tax and import controls on bullets expressly 
    designated to penetrate law enforcement personnel bulletproof vests; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK, [11JA]
H.R. 493--
A bill to amend section 106 of the Housing and Urban Development Act of 
    1968 to improve the Housing Counseling Program of the Department of 
    Housing and Urban Development, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [19JA], [26JA], [2FE], [15FE], [21FE], [2MR]
H.R. 494--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
    carry out a demonstration program to make grants to community 
    development corporations for reducing interest rates on loans for 
    economic development activities in five federally designated 
    enterprise communities; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [19JA], [10MR]
H.R. 495--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to delay implementation of enhanced 
    motor vehicle inspection and maintenance programs; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Camp, Mr. Chrysler, and 
    Mr. Knollenberg), [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [26JA], [1MR]
H.R. 496--
A bill to prohibit site characterization of the Yucca Mountain site in 
    the State of Nevada during fiscal years 1996 through 1998, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, [11JA]
H.R. 497--
A bill to create the National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WOLF, [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [31JA], [27FE], [10MR], [22MR], [5AP], [2MY], 
    [22MY], [7JN], [16JN], [30JN], [2AU], [6SE], [27SE], [28SE], [12OC], 
    [26OC], [30OC], [7NO], [8NO], [16NO], [20NO], [29NO], [30NO], [7DE], 
    [13DE], [21DE]
  Cosponsors removed, [28SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-440, part 1), [21DE]
  Referred to the Committee on Resources for a period ending not later 
    than February 9, 1996.
H.R. 498--
A bill for the relief of Jung Ja Golden; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. EDWARDS, [11JA]
H.R. 499--
A bill to require the withdrawal of the United States from the North 
    American Free-Trade Agreement, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Abercrombie, 
    Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Everett, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Klink, 
    Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Traficant, and Ms. Velazquez), [13JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [7MR], [11MY], [25MY], [16JN], [30NO]
H.R. 500--
A bill to repeal the Davis-Bacon Act; to the Committee on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Archer, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bass, 
    Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bono, Mr. Burr, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
    Coble, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crane, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
    Funderburk, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Hancock, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
    Istook, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Largent, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
    Livingston, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Packard, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Taylor of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Christensen), [13JA]
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [14FE], [22FE], [7MR], [29MR], [4AP], 
    [11MY], [24MY], [20JN], [20JY], [3AU], [4AU]
  Cosponsors removed, [24OC]
H.R. 501--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    certain cash rents will not result in the recapture of the benefits 
    of the special estate tax valuation rules for certain farm and other 
    real property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, [13JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [15MR], [23MR], [10MY], [7SE]
H.R. 502--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require the Secretary of 
    Health and Human Services to establish a program to verify employee 
    Social Security information, and to require employers to use the 
    program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Castle, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mr. Saxton, Mr. Canady, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
    Bono, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Laughlin), [13JA]

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  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [24JA], [25JA], [31JA], [28FE], [16MR]
H.R. 503--
A bill to require all providers of telecommunications services to 
    establish and carry out plans for procurement from businesses owned 
    by minorities and women, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [13JA]
H.R. 504--
A bill to amend the formula for determining the official mail allowance 
    for Members of the House of Representatives; to the Committee on 
    House Oversight.
  By Ms. DANNER, [13JA]
H.R. 505--
A bill to amend the Job Training Partnership Act to establish a program 
    to assist discharged members of the Armed Forces to obtain training 
    and employment as managers and employees with public housing 
    authorities and management companies; to the Committee on Economic 
    and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [13JA]
H.R. 506--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to exempt noise and access 
    restrictions on aircraft operations to and from metropolitan 
    airports from certain Federal review and approval requirements, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [13JA]
H.R. 507--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of expanded nursing facility and in-home services for 
    dependent individuals under the Medicare Program, to provide for 
    coverage of outpatient prescription drugs under part B of such 
    program, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways 
    and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [13JA]
H.R. 508--
A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
    1949 to ensure proper classification as employees and independent 
    contractors of persons awarded Federal procurement contracts; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Mr. Shays), [13JA]
H.R. 509--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to ensure proper 
    classification as employees and independent contractors of persons 
    awarded Federal procurement contracts; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Mr. Shays), [13JA]
H.R. 510--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Revenue Act of 
    1978 to revise the procedures applicable to the determination of 
    employment status; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Mr. Shays), [13JA]
H.R. 511--
A bill to provide for the establishment of a comprehensive and 
    consolidated workforce preparation and development system in the 
    United States; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
    Gunderson, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Castle, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Sam 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Talent, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Graham, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Funderburk, Mr. Souder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
    Zeliff, Mr. Boehner, and Mr. Mica), [13JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE]
H.R. 512--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the capital 
    gains tax on stock of domestic corporations engaged in manufacturing 
    and to index the basis of such stock for inflation; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, and Mr. Quinn), 
    [13JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23JA], [31JA], [9FE], [2MY]
H.R. 513--
A bill to replace the program of aid to families with dependent children 
    and the job opportunities and basic skills training program with a 
    program of block grants to States for families with dependent 
    children, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Walsh), [13JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [31JA]
H.R. 514--
A bill to repeal the restrictions on foreign ownership of licensed 
    telecommunications facilities; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. 
    Tauzin, and Mr. Hastert), [13JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE]
H.R. 515--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent Federal 
    prisoners from engaging in activities to increase their strength or 
    fighting ability while in prison; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. PRYCE, [13JA]
H.R. 516--
A bill to authorize, with respect to certain former employees of the 
    United States whose firefighting functions were transferred from the 
    Department of Energy to Los Alamos County, New Mexico, the payment 
    of the amounts needed by those individuals in order to qualify for 
    benefits under the retirement system to which they became subject as 
    a result of the transfer; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON, [13JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [24MR]
H.R. 517--
A bill to amend title V of Public Law 96-550, designating the Chaco 
    Culture Archaeological Protection Sites, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON, [13JA]
  Cosponsors added, [16FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-56), [28FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [14MR]
  Passed Senate, [27AP]
  Presented to the President (May 8, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-11] (signed May 18, 1995)
H.R. 518--
A bill to expand the boundary of the Santa Fe National Forest, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON, [13JA]
H.R. 519--
A bill to prohibit foreign assistance to Russia unless certain 
    requirements relating to Russian intelligence activities, relations 
    between Russia and certain countries, Russian arms control policy, 
    and the reform of the Russian economy are met; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; Banking and Financial Services, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [13JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18JA], [19JA], [20JA], [23JA], [24JA], [30JA], 
    [27SE], [7DE], [21DE], [22DE]
H.R. 520--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to double the maximum 
    benefit under the special estate tax valuation rules for certain 
    farm, real property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [13JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18JA], [8FE], [9MY], [8NO]
H.R. 521--
A bill to amend title 11 of the United States Code to make 
    nondischargeable claims of governmental units for costs that are 
    incurred to abate hazardous substances and for which the debtor is 
    liable under the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980, certain claims under the Solid Waste 
    Disposal Act, and claims under State laws similar in subject matter 
    to such Acts; and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Pallone, 
    and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas), [13JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [23JA], [24JA], [21FE]
  Cosponsors removed, [13FE], [20JN]
H.R. 522--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit 
    against the estate tax for certain transfers of real property for 
    conservation purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Pallone, 
    Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Ehlers), [13JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24JA], [27JA], [31JA], [9MY]
H.R. 523--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the 
    treatment of certain bargain sales; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Pallone, 
    Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, and Mr. Ehlers), [13JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24JA], [27JA], [31JA]
H.R. 524--
A bill for the relief of Inna Hecker Grade; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [13JA]
H.R. 525--
A bill to repeal the must-carry provisions of the title VI of the 
    Communications Act of 1934, relating to cable television; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BAKER of California (for himself, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Parker), [17JA]
  Cosponsors added, [1FE], [22FE]
H.R. 526--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to relieve farmers and 
    retail farm suppliers from limitations on maximum driving and on-
    duty time in the transportation of agricultural commodities or farm 
    supplies if such transportation occurs within a 100-air mile radius 
    of the source of the commodities or the distribution point for the 
    farm supplies; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. Laughlin), [17JA]
  Cosponsors added, [31JA], [16FE], [28FE], [21MR], [5AP], [9MY], 
    [15MY], [7JN], [7SE]
H.R. 527--
A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to permit an extension for filing 
    drawback claims in cases where the President has declared a major 
    disaster; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BERMAN, [17JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR]
H.R. 528--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify provisions 
    relating to church pension benefit plans, to modify certain 
    provisions relating to participants in such plans, to reduce the 
    complexity of and to bring workable consistency to the applicable 
    rules, to promote retirement savings and benefits, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Shaw), [17JA]
  Cosponsors added, [22MR], [6JN], [13JN], [20JN], [19JY], [21JY], 
    [24JY], [27JY], [28JY], [6SE], [12SE], [13SE], [18SE], [20SE], 
    [27SE], [28SE], [6OC], [10OC], [12OC], [17OC], [19OC], [24OC], 
    [25OC], [26OC], [30OC], [1NO], [2NO], [13NO], [16NO], [17NO], 
    [29NO], [5DE], [6DE], [14DE]
  Cosponsors removed, [17NO]
H.R. 529--
A bill to authorize the exchange of National Forest System lands in the 
    Targhee National Forest in Idaho for non-Federal lands within the 
    forest in Wyoming; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CRAPO, [17JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-55), [27FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [28MR]
H.R. 530--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to stabilize the 
    student loan programs, improve congressional oversight, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.

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  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Hoekstra, 
    Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Peterson of 
    Florida, and Mr. Stenholm), [17JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [10MR], [21MR], [29MR], [3AP], [7AP], [9MY], 
    [12MY], [7JN], [22JN], [28JN], [29JN], [27JY], [18SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [12JY]
H.R. 531--
A bill to designate the Great Western Scenic Trail as a study trail 
    under the National Trails System Act, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Orton, and Mrs. Waldholtz), [17JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-54), [27FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [14MR]
H.R. 532--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    inflation adjustment for the amount of the maximum benefit under the 
    special estate tax valuation rules for certain farm, etc., real 
    property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HERGER, [17JA]
  Cosponsors added, [15FE]
H.R. 533--
A bill to amend section 117 of title 17, United States Code, to permit 
    the lawful possessor of a copy of a computer program to authorize 
    another copy to be made under certain circumstances; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG, [17JA]
  Cosponsors added, [28JY], [31JY]
H.R. 534--
A bill to provide for the minting and circulation of $1 coins, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. KOLBE (for himself, Mr. Torres, Mr. Blute, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, and Ms. Lowey), [17JA]
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [16FE], [23MR], [30MR], [15MY], [25MY], 
    [1AU], [4AU], [18OC], [22DE]
  Cosponsors removed, [13SE], [29SE]
H.R. 535--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Corning 
    National Fish Hatchery to the State of Arkansas; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Ms. LINCOLN, [17JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-34), [15FE]
  Passed House amended, [7JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [9AU]
  Presented to the President (August 28, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-23] (signed September 6, 1995)
H.R. 536--
A bill to extend indefinitely the authority of the Secretary of the 
    Interior to collect a commercial operation fee in the Delaware Water 
    Gap National Recreation Area, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. McDADE, [17JA]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-57), [28FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [14MR]
H.R. 537--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to index the basis of 
    certain assets acquired on or after January 1, 1995, for purposes of 
    determining gain, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. MORAN, [17JA]
H.R. 538--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the lowest 
    rate of income tax imposed on taxpayers other than corporations from 
    15 percent to 12.5 percent, to provide for a carryover basis of 
    property acquired from a decedent, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. OWENS, [17JA]
H.R. 539--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax 
    exemption for health risk pools; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PARKER, [17JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [11MY], [7JN], [3AU]
H.R. 540--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the exclusion 
    for amounts received under group legal services plans permanent; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [17JA]
  Cosponsors added, [7AP], [11MY], [24MY], [14JN], [30JN], [10OC], 
    [13OC], [30OC], [14NO]
H.R. 541--
A bill to reauthorize the Atlantic Tunas Convention Act of 1975, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [17JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-109, part 1), [1MY]
  Referred to the Committee on Ways and Means for a period ending not 
    later than June 30,1995, [1MY]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-109, part 2), [27JN]
H.R. 542--
A bill to approve a governing international fishery agreement between 
    the United States and the People's Republic of China; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (by request), [17JA]
H.R. 543--
A bill to approve a governing international fishery agreement between 
    the United States and the Republic of Estonia; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (by request), [17JA]
H.R. 544--
A bill to protect financial institutions from liability for damages 
    caused by failure to remove asbestos from a residential or 
    commercial building in which the financial institution holds a 
    security interest if an accredited asbestos management planner has 
    recommended in-place management of the asbestos, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [17JA]
H.R. 545--
A bill to amend the Federal Trade Commission Act to provide for 
    regulation by the Federal Trade Commission of advertisements by air 
    carriers, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [17JA]
H.R. 546--
A bill to amend the Petroleum Marketing Practices Act to provide 
    consumers with additional information concerning octane ratings and 
    requirements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [17JA]
H.R. 547--
A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to require that any data 
    relating to the incidence of poverty produced or published by the 
    Secretary of Commerce for subnational areas be corrected for 
    differences in the cost of living in those areas; to the Committee 
    on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [17JA]
H.R. 548--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for a program 
    of research and education regarding menopause and related 
    conditions; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [17JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [13FE], [3MR], [15MR]
H.R. 549--
A bill to provide a veterans bill of rights; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [17JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [13FE], [16FE], [24FE], [3MR], [15MR], 
    [30MR], [6AP], [2MY], [21JY], [6SE], [9NO]
H.R. 550--
A bill to prohibit economic assistance, military assistance, or arms 
    transfers to the Government of Mauritania until appropriate action 
    is taken to eliminate chattel slavery in Mauritania; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Payne of 
    New Jersey), [17JA]
H.R. 551--
A bill for the relief of Oscar Salas-Velazquez; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD, [17JA]
H.R. 552--
A bill to provide for the negotiation of bilateral prisoner transfer 
    treaties with foreign countries and to provide for the training in 
    the United States of border patrol and customs service personnel 
    from foreign countries; to the Committees on International 
    Relations; the Judiciary; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. 
    Condit, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. Shays), [18JA]
  Cosponsors added, [15FE], [17JY]
H.R. 553--
A bill to provide, temporarily, tariff and quota treatment equivalent to 
    that accorded to members of the North American Free-Trade Agreement 
    [NAFTA] to Caribbean Basin beneficiary countries; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Gibbons, and Mr. Rangel), 
    [18JA]
  Cosponsors added, [7FE], [10FE], [16FE], [9MR], [23MR], [6AP], [3MY], 
    [9MY], [23MY], [7SE]
H.R. 554--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to judicial 
    remedies regarding prison conditions; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself and Mr. Pete Geren of Texas), 
    [18JA]
H.R. 555--
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in order to reform 
    the conduct of private securities litigation, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, and Mrs. Schroeder), [18JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [26JA], [27JA], [31JA], [3FE], [13FE]
  Cosponsors removed, [13FE], [6AP]
H.R. 556--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize the 
    Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to make grants 
    to address waste water needs of the residents of colonias in the 
    southwest region of the United States, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. COLEMAN, [18JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8FE], [6MR], [21MR], [12MY]
H.R. 557--
A bill to permit the State of Texas to use certain previously set aside 
    funds for the provision of grants to colonia residents; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. COLEMAN, [18JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8FE], [6MR], [21MR], [12MY]
H.R. 558--
A bill to grant the consent of the Congress to the Texas low-level 
    radioactive waste disposal compact; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FIELDS of Texas (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Laughlin, and Mr. 
    Hall of Texas), [18JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23JA], [7FE], [8FE], [13FE], [23MR], [28MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-148), [20JN]
  Considered under suspension of the rules, [18SE]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [19SE]
H.R. 559--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to limit the 
    penalty for late enrollment under the Medicare Program to 10 percent 
    and twice the period of no enrollment; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [18JA]
  Cosponsors added, [31JA], [6FE], [16FE], [21FE], [3MR], [9MR], [28MR], 
    [2MY], [7JN], [16JN], [13JY], [27SE], [18OC], [7NO]
H.R. 560--
A bill to reform the immigration laws of the United States; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Economic and Educational Opportunities; 
    International Relations; Government Reform and Oversight; Ways and 
    Means; Agriculture; Banking and

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    Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [18JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [22FE], [10MR], [3AP], [6JN]
H.R. 561--
A bill to amend the Fair Credit Reporting Act, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Flake, Mr. Mfume, 
    Ms. Waters, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
    Hinchey), [18JA]
  Cosponsors added, [30JA]
H.R. 562--
A bill to modify the boundaries of Walnut Canyon National Monument in 
    the State of Arizona; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH, [18JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-60), [28FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [14MR]
H.R. 563--
A bill to amend the National Historic Preservation Act to prohibit the 
    inclusion of certain sites on the National Register of Historic 
    Places, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HERGER, [18JA]
  Cosponsors added, [14FE], [23FE], [7AP], [13JN]
H.R. 564--
A bill to provide that receipts and disbursements of the Highway Trust 
    Fund, the Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways Trust 
    Fund, and the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund shall not be included in 
    the totals of the budget of the U.S. Government as submitted by the 
    President or the congressional budget; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform and Oversight; Transportation and Infrastructure, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KIM (for himself and Mr. Shuster), [18JA]
  Cosponsors added, [1FE], [15FE], [21FE], [1MR], [3AP]
  Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, [8JN]
  Committee discharged. Rereferred to the Committees on the Budget; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure, [6DE]
H.R. 565--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to retroactively 
    restore and make permanent the exclusion for amounts received under 
    group legal services plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MOAKLEY, [18JA]
H.R. 566--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to consolidate the 
    surface and subsurface estates of certain lands within three 
    conservation system units on the Alaska Peninsula, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [19JA]
H.R. 567--
A bill to require that the President transmit to Congress, that the 
    congressional Budget Committees report, and that the Congress 
    consider a balanced budget for each fiscal year; to the Committees 
    on Government Reform and Oversight; the Budget; Rules, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BENTSEN, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR]
H.R. 568--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for improved 
    treatment of future actuarial gains and losses to the Department of 
    Defense military retirement fund; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. MURTHA, [19JA]
H.R. 569--
A bill to provide for the separate administration of the Border Patrol 
    and the Immigration and Naturalization Service; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BEILENSON, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR]
H.R. 570--
A bill to provide for the improved enforcement of the employer sanctions 
    law, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BEILENSON, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [24MR], [5AP]
H.R. 571--
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to provide that no 
    species may be determined to be an endangered species or threatened 
    species, and no critical habitat may be designated, until that act 
    is reauthorized; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BONILLA (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Fields of 
    Texas, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Combest, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Smith 
    of Texas, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
    Stenholm, Mr. Royce, Mr. Parker, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
    Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
    Canady of Florida, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Ballenger), 
    [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8FE], [9FE], [15FE], [21FE]
  Cosponsors removed, [25MY]
H.R. 572--
A bill to provide for return of excess amounts from official allowances 
    of Members of the House of Representatives to the Treasury for 
    deficit reduction; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
    Mr. Farr, Mr. Doyle, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Kaptur, and Mr. Barcia), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [29NO]
H.R. 573--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for an 
    improved benefit computation formula for workers who attain age 65 
    in or after 1982 and to whom applies the 15-year period of 
    transition to the changes in benefit computation rules enacted in 
    the Social Security Amendments of 1977 (and related beneficiaries) 
    and to provide prospectively for increases in their benefits 
    accordingly; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CLEMENT, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [28JN], [12JY], [1NO], [7NO]
H.R. 574--
A bill to provide for the operation of laboratories to carry out certain 
    public-health functions for the region along the international 
    border with Mexico; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. COLEMAN, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [1FE], [23FE], [20JN]
H.R. 575--
A bill to amend chapter 84 of title 5, United States Code, to provide 
    that annuities for Members of Congress be computed under the same 
    formula as applies to Federal employees generally, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [11MY], [3AU]
H.R. 576--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a tax credit 
    for fuels produced from offshore deep-water projects; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HAYES, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3AP]
H.R. 577--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax 
    credit for the production of oil and gas from existing marginal oil 
    and gas wells and from new oil and gas wells; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HAYES, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3AP]
H.R. 578--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat geological, 
    geophysical, and surface casing costs like intangible drilling and 
    development costs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. HAYES: A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
    allow a tax credit for fuels produced from offshore deep-water 
    projects; to the Committee on Ways and Means, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3AP]
H.R. 579--
A bill to amend the National Foundation on the Humanities and the 
    Humanities Act of 1965 to abolish the National Endowment for the 
    Arts and the National Council on the Humanities; to the Committee on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Doolittle), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA], [30JA], [6FE], [8FE], [13FE], [3AU]
H.R. 580--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act and title 10, 
    United States Code, to allow the Secretary of Health and Human 
    Services to reimburse the Military Health Services System for care 
    provided to Medicare-eligible military retirees and their spouses in 
    the Military Health Services System; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Ways and Means; National Security, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Barton of 
    Texas, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [7FE], [14FE], [22FE], [28FE], [6MR], [8MR], [14MR], 
    [15MR], [21MR], [22MR], [24MR], [28MR], [30MR], [4AP], [1MY], [2MY], 
    [9MY], [10MY], [11MY], [15MY], [16MY], [23MY], [13JN], [15JN], 
    [21JN], [22JN], [29JN], [12JY], [20JY], [31JY], [1AU], [3AU], [6SE], 
    [13SE], [19SE], [20SE], [27SE], [28SE], [29SE], [11OC], [12OC], 
    [18OC], [24OC], [30OC], [7NO], [9NO], [13NO], [15NO], [29NO], [6DE], 
    [12DE], [13DE]
H.R. 581--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to permit areas not contributing to 
    more than 35 percent of ozone concentrations to comply with marginal 
    area requirements for purposes of ozone nonattainment; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Upton, Mr. Knollenberg, 
    Mr. Barcia, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Camp, and Mr. Chrysler), 
    [19JA]
H.R. 582--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise the rules 
    for determining the employment status of individuals as employees or 
    independent contractors; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KIM, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA], [30JA], [31JA], [23FE], [2MR], [29MR], 
    [11MY], [27JN], [18OC]
H.R. 583--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey certain fish 
    hatcheries to the States of Iowa, Minnesota, and Arkansas; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. LEACH (for himself, Mr. Minge, and Mrs. Lincoln), [19JA]
H.R. 584--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a fish hatchery 
    to the State of Iowa; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. LEACH, [19JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-35), [15FE]
  Passed House, [7JN]
  Passed Senate, [10JY]
  Presented to the President (August 28, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-24] (signed September 6, 1995)
H.R. 585--
A bill to amend title 37, United States Code, to prohibit the accrual of 
    pay and allowances by members of the Armed Forces who are confined 
    pending dismissal or a dishonorable or bad-conduct discharge; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mrs. LINCOLN, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE], [22FE], [19OC]
H.R. 586--
A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require 
    States to administer qualifying examinations to all State employees 
    with new authority to make decisions regarding child

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    welfare services, to expedite the permanent placement of foster 
    children, to facilitate the placement of foster children in 
    permanent kinship care arrangements, and to require State agencies, 
    in considering applications to adopt certain foster children, to 
    give preference to applications of a foster parent or caretaker 
    relative of the child; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MALONEY, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [28MR]
H.R. 587--
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to patents on 
    biotechnological processes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
    Coble, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
    Gekas, Mr. Bono, Mr. Canady of Florida, and Mr. Hoke), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23JA], [30JA], [9FE], [21FE], [14MR], [30MR], 
    [13JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-178), [11JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [17OC]
  Laid on the table (S. 1111 passed in lieu), [17OC]
H.R. 588--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, relating to drunk driving; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. NEAL, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24JA], [26JA], [1FE], [23FE], [15MR], [10MY], 
    [13JY]
H.R. 589--
A bill to improve the safety and convenience of air travel by 
    establishing the Federal Aviation Administration as an independent 
    Federal agency; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [19JA]
H.R. 590--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, relating to air carrier 
    safety; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [19JA]
H.R. 591--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to ban 
    activities of political action committees in elections for Federal 
    office and to reduce the limitation on contributions to candidates 
    by persons other than multicandidate political committees; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. POSHARD, [19JA]
H.R. 592--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to repeal the 
    provision allowing adjustment of status of unlawful aliens in the 
    United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [1FE], [2FE], [6FE], [7FE], [9FE], [21FE], [3MR], 
    [10MR], [14MR], [22MR], [29MR], [6AP], [15MY], [23MY]
H.R. 593--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the dollar 
    limitation on the one-time exclusion of gain from sale of a 
    principal residence by individuals who have attained age 55, to 
    increase the amount of the unified estate and gift tax credits, and 
    to reduce the tax on capital gains; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
    Manzullo, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mr. Blute, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. King, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
    Mr. Spence, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Forbes, Mr. McHugh, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Fox, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Istook, and 
    Mr. Solomon), [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [25JA], [31JA], [3FE], [10FE], [21FE], [24FE], [7MR]
H.R. 594--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to 
    photographing, recording, and broadcasting court proceedings; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [31JA]
H.R. 595--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Army to convey certain excess 
    real property located at Fort Sam Houston, Texas; to the Committees 
    on National Security; Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TEJEDA, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [1MR]
H.R. 596--
A bill to require the identification of certain high-fire-risk Federal 
    forest lands in the State of Nevada, the clearing of forest fuels in 
    such areas, and the submission of a fire prevention plan and budget; 
    to the Committees on Agriculture; Resources, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE]
H.R. 597--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to establish a 
    condition on the provision of assistance under the export 
    enhancement program for the export of durum wheat; to the Committee 
    on Agriculture.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [20JA]
H.R. 598--
A bill to guarantee the ability of licensed pharmacists to conduct the 
    practice of pharmacy compounding and to ensure their right to the 
    necessary supply of bulk drug products, subject to applicable State 
    and Federal laws; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BREWSTER (for himself, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Fields of Texas), 
    [20JA]
  Cosponsors added, [1MR], [9MR], [2MY], [17MY], [13JN], [27JN], [11JY], 
    [4AU], [20SE], [12OC]
H.R. 599--
A bill to provide for the reconstitution of outstanding repayment 
    obligations of the Administrator of the Bonneville Power 
    Administration for the appropriated capital investments in the 
    Federal Columbia River Power System; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Bunn, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. Williams), 
    [20JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23JA], [26JA], [6FE], [30MR]
H.R. 600--
A bill to allow States to use funds to develop a system which increases 
    the extent of consequences for juveniles repeatedly found guilty of 
    offenses and to construct, develop, expand, modify, operate, or 
    improve youth correctional facilities; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. WYDEN, [20JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21FE]
H.R. 601--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to revise certain 
    provisions relating to audits of vocational institutions; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [20JA]
H.R. 602--
A bill to reform the laws concerning territories and possessions; to the 
    Committees on Resources; Economic and Educational Opportunities; the 
    Judiciary; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [20JA]
H.R. 603--
A bill to authorize States to regulate certain solid waste; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GILLMOR, [20JA]
H.R. 604--
A bill to amend section 13031 of the Consolidated Omnibus Budget 
    Reconciliation Act of 1985 relating to fees for certain customs 
    services to create an exemption from fees for certain small aircraft 
    traveling short distances; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GILLMOR, [20JA]
H.R. 605--
A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require certain 
    legal aliens to reside in the United States for a period of 5 
    consecutive years to be eligible for a preference for occupancy in 
    public housing or for the provision of rental housing assistance; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD, [20JA]
  Cosponsors added, [27JA], [30JA], [6FE], [27FE], [7MR], [22MR]
H.R. 606--
A bill to amend the Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act of 1992, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Hobson, and Mr. Regula), [20JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-58), [28FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [28MR]
H.R. 607--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to eliminate penalties for 
    noncompliance by States with requirements relating to the use of 
    safety belts and motorcycle helmets, the national maximum speed 
    limit, and the national minimum drinking age, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Condit), [20JA]
  Cosponsors removed, [30JA], [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [21FE], [2MR], [16MR], [8JN]
H.R. 608--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise the filing 
    deadline for certain claims under the National Vaccine Injury 
    Compensation Program; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Hilliard), [20JA]
  Cosponsors added, [31JA], [15FE]
H.R. 609--
A bill to establish the National Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth 
    Suicide Prevention; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Maloney, and Mr. Brown of California), 
    [20JA]
  Cosponsors added, [31JA], [15FE], [7MR], [15MR], [28SE]
H.R. 610--
A bill to prohibit States from discriminating in the admission to the 
    practice of law of graduates of accredited and certified law 
    schools; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MEEHAN, [20JA]
H.R. 611--
A bill to provide for assistance to the people of Cuba once a 
    transitional government is in power, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Ways and Means; Banking and 
    Financial Services; Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. 
    Livingston, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Engel, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
    Zimmer, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Deutsch, and Mr. King), [20JA]
H.R. 612--
A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to require 
    supplemental security income benefits to be provided in the form of 
    vouchers in the case of a disabled child who is not 
    institutionalized and whose disability is determined solely on the 
    basis of an individualized functional assessment; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ, [20JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE], [8FE], [10FE], [13FE], [14FE], [15FE], 
    [16FE], [24FE], [7MR], [8MR], [13MR], [14MR], [4AP]
H.R. 613--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose penalties on 
    self-dealing between certain tax-exempt organizations and 
    disqualified persons, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ, [20JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23JA], [14FE], [9MR], [23MR]
H.R. 614--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of 
    Minnesota the New London National Fish Hatchery production facility; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MINGE, [20JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-36), [15FE]
  Passed House amended, [7JN]
  Reported (S. Rept. 104-132), [7AU]
  Passed Senate, [10JY]

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  Presented to the President (August 28, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-25] (signed September 6, 1995)
H.R. 615--
A bill to amend the Black Lung Benefits Act to provide special 
    procedures for certain claims due to pneumoconiosis, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. RAHALL, [20JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12SE]
H.R. 616--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to redesign the $1 coin 
    to commemorate Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [20JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6AP], [14JN], [29JN], [20JY]
H.R. 617--
A bill to provide for a program established by a nongovernmental 
    organization under which Haitian-Americans would help the people of 
    Haiti recover from the destruction caused by the coup of December 
    1991; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [20JA]
H.R. 618--
A bill to extend the authorization for appropriations for the Commodity 
    Futures Trading Commission through fiscal year 2000; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Ewing, and Mr. Rose) 
    (all by request), [20JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-104), [6AP]
H.R. 619--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the 
    minimum wage; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. SABO, [20JA]
  Cosponsors added, [30JA], [7FE], [15FE], [15MR], [27SE], [8NO]
H.R. 620--
A bill to increase the minimum wage and to deny employers a deduction 
    for payments of excessive compensation; to the Committees on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities; Ways and Means, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SABO, [20JA]
  Cosponsors added, [30JA], [7FE], [15FE], [15MR], [30MR], [27SE], [8NO]
H.R. 621--
A bill to amend the act of January 26, 1915, establishing Rocky Mountain 
    National Park, to provide for the protection of certain lands in 
    Rocky Mountain National Park and along North St. Vrain Creek and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SKAGGS, [20JA]
H.R. 622--
A bill to implement the Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in 
    the Northwest Atlantic Fisheries; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. STUDDS (for himself and Mr. Young of Alaska), [20JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-41), [21FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [28MR]
H.R. 623--
A bill to amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, and Mr. Solomon), [20JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY]
H.R. 624--
A bill to amend section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 to 
    permit the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to reduce the 
    maximum monthly rents in effect for certain projects receiving 
    assistance under such section to eliminate material differences in 
    the rents charged for similar assisted and unassisted units in the 
    same area; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [20JA]
  Cosponsors added, [14FE]
H.R. 625--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the 
    Federal medical assistance percentage used under the Medicaid 
    Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. THURMAN (for herself, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
    Deutsch, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Peterson of 
    Florida, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Stearns, and Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida), [20JA]
  Cosponsors added, [14FE], [24MY], [7JN], [24JY]
H.R. 626--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel L.R. Beattie; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. McDERMOTT, [20JA]
H.R. 627--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Tecumseh; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. McDERMOTT, [20JA]
H.R. 628--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to extend certain 
    protections now accorded various Federal officials to the staffs of 
    those officials; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Berman, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
    Ehlers, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Farr, Mr. Frost, Mr. Pete 
    Geren of Texas, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. King, Mr. Leach, 
    Mr. Ney, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of 
    Texas, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Pelosi, and Ms. Eshoo), [23JA]
  Cosponsors added, [15FE], [17JY]
H.R. 629--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
    operation of certain visitor facilities associated with, but outside 
    the boundaries of, Rocky Mountain National Park in the State of 
    Colorado; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ALLARD, [23JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-211), [28JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [17OC]
H.R. 630--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide the death 
    penalty for the intentional transmission of the Human 
    Immunodeficiency Virus to an innocent victim of a Federal offense; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [23JA]
H.R. 631--
A bill to impose limitations on the placing of U.S. Armed Forces under 
    the operational control of a foreign national acting on behalf of 
    the United Nations; to the Committees on National Security; 
    International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Baker of 
    Louisiana, Mr. Hansen, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. 
    Ney, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Cooley, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Stump, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
    Mr. Hoke, Mr. Fox, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Pombo, 
    Mr. Royce, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Graham), [23JA]
  Cosponsors added, [30JA], [6JN]
H.R. 632--
A bill to enhance fairness in compensating owners of patents used by the 
    United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FROST, [23JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE], [6NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-373), [30NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12DE]
H.R. 633--
A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to clarify the financial 
    responsibility requirements for offshore facilities; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HAYES, [23JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3AP]
H.R. 634--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide for 
    the use of biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity tests 
    in connection with publicly owned treatment works, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. Pastor), [23JA]
H.R. 635--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the excise 
    tax exemption for air transportation for the purpose of providing 
    medical care; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HERGER (for himself, and Mr. Hancock and Ms. Dunn), [23JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13JY]
H.R. 636--
A bill to amend section 207(m) of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 
    to eliminate the partial overtime exemption for employees that 
    perform services necessary and incidental to the sale and processing 
    of green and cigar leaf tobacco; to the Committee on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. KILDEE, [23JA]
H.R. 637--
A bill to limit eligibility of aliens for public welfare assistance to 
    aliens permanently and lawfully in the United States; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Economic and Educational Opportunities; 
    Agriculture; Ways and Means; Banking and Financial Services; the 
    Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KIM, [23JA]
H.R. 638--
A bill to abolish the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice 
    and to eliminate the promotion of civilian marksmanship by the 
    Department of Defense; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Shays, Mr. Gonzalez, Mrs. 
    Collins of Illinois, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Clay, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Foglietta, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Evans, 
    and Ms. Velazquez), [23JA]
  Cosponsors added, [7FE], [27FE], [6AP], [12MY]
H.R. 639--
A bill to make technical amendments relating to three units of the 
    National Park System in the State of West Virginia; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. RAHALL, [23JA]
H.R. 640--
A bill to modify the boundaries of three units of the National Park 
    System in the State of West Virginia; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RAHALL, [23JA]
H.R. 641--
A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1964 to protect first amendment 
    rights, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Morella, 
    Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Torkildsen), [23JA]
  Cosponsors added, [30MR]
H.R. 642--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    unified credit against estate and gift taxes to an amount equivalent 
    to a $1 million exclusion; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STUMP, [23JA]
H.R. 643--
A bill to extend the effectiveness of an exemption from the requirements 
    of the Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  Mr. THOMPSON, [23JA]
H.R. 644--
A bill to amend the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to 
    include additional counties in the State of Mississippi as part of 
    the Appalachian region; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  Mr. THOMPSON, [23JA]
H.R. 645--
A bill to amend the International Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
    nonrecognition of gain on the sale of eligible small business stock 
    if the proceeds of the sale are reinvested in other eligible small 
    business stock; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Spratt), [24JA]

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  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [8FE], [15FE], [16FE], [24FE], [28FE], [3MR], 
    [8MR], [4AP], [5AP]
H.R. 646--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to index the basis of 
    certain capital assets for purposes of determining gain or loss; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WYDEN, [24JA]
H.R. 647--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives 
    for awards to an employee under a performance-based reward plan and 
    to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration to 
    establish a program to promote implementation of performance-based 
    reward plans and employee decisionmaking participation programs, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Economic 
    and Educational Opportunities; Small Business, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WYDEN, [24JA]
H.R. 648--
A bill to improve small business export assistance; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. WYDEN, [24JA]
H.R. 649--
A bill to authorize the collection of fees for expenses for triploid 
    grass carp certification inspections, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. LINCOLN, [24JA]
  Cosponsors added, [5AP]
H.R. 650--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act concerning exclusion 
    from the United States on the basis of membership in a terrorist 
    organization; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [24JA]
H.R. 651--
A bill to direct the President to establish a commission for making 
    recommendations to improve the Federal emergency management system; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
    Hoyer), [24JA]
H.R. 652--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide a grant to 
    the board of directors of the George Washington Boyhood Home 
    Foundation for the Stabilization, preservation, and interpretation 
    of the archeological resources and visual integrity of Ferry Farm, 
    boyhood home of George Washington, America's first President; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BATEMAN, [24JA]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE]
H.R. 653--
A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse under construction in White 
    Plains, New York, as the ``Thurgood Marshall United States 
    Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [24JA]
  Cosponsors added, [28MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-363), [28NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [5DE]
H.R. 654--
A bill to provide for the conversion of the assistance for the Tamaqua 
    Highrise housing project in Tamaqua, Pennsylvania, from a leased 
    housing contract to tenant-based assistance; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. HOLDEN, [24JA]
H.R. 655--
A bill to authorize the hydrogen research, development, and 
    demonstration programs of the Department of Energy, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. WALKER, [24JA]
  Cosponsors added, [14FE], [23MR], [28MR], [30MR]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-95), [30MR]
  Passed House amended, [2MY]
  Agreed to amend the title, [2MY]
H.R. 656--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
    make organizations controlled by individuals who promote prejudice 
    or bias based on race, religion, or ethnicity ineligible for 
    assistance under programs administered by the Secretary, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. KING, [24JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [14MR], [21MR], [23MR], [5AP], [1MY], [23MY], 
    [6JN], [2AU]
H.R. 657--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to 
    the construction of three hydroelectric projects in the State of 
    Arkansas; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. LINCOLN, [24JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-315), [7NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
H.R. 658--
A bill to amend the Civil Rights Act of 1991 with respect to the 
    application of such act; to the Committees on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Mineta, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Matsui), [24JA]
  Cosponsors added, [14FE], [15FE], [21FE], [23FE], [3MR], [8MR]
H.R. 659--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to permit Federal firearms 
    licensees to conduct firearms business with other such licensees at 
    out-of-State gun shows; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [24JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY], [4AU]
H.R. 660--
A bill to amend the Fair Housing Act to modify the exemption from 
    certain familial status discrimination prohibitions granted to 
    housing for older persons; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Bono, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Goss, Mr. Lewis 
    of California, Mr. Canady, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Emerson, 
    Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Miller of Florida, and 
    Mrs. Schroeder), [24JA]
  Cosponsors added, [30JA], [1FE], [15MR], [23MR], [28MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-91), [28MR]
  Passed House amended, [6AP]
  Passed Senate amended, [6DE]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, [18DE]
  Presented to the President (December 19, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-76] (signed December 28, 1995)
H.R. 661--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional 
    safeguards to protect taxpayer rights; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. THORNTON, [24JA]
  Cosponsors added, [22MR], [2MY], [9MY], [16MY], [7JN], [14JN], [10JY]
H.R. 662--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 50 
    percent limitation on the amount of business meal and entertainment 
    expenses which are deductible; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. Ensign), [24JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8FE], [23FE], [28FE], [8MR], [21MR], [4AP], [30JN], 
    [11JY], [25JY], [27SE]
H.R. 663--
A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
    1994 to prevent luxurious conditions in prisons; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Myrick, and Mr. 
    Rohrabacher), [24JA]
  Cosponsors added, [25JA], [26JA], [30JA], [31JA], [1FE], [2FE], [3FE], 
    [6FE], [8FE], [22FE], [24FE], [25OC]
H.R. 664--
A bill to amend chapter 5122 of title 42, United States Code, to ensure 
    Federal disaster assistance eligibility for certain nonprofit 
    facilities; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [24JA]
H.R. 665--
A bill to control crime by mandatory victim restitution; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [25JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-16), [2FE]
  Passed House amended, [7FE]
  Passed Senate amended, [22DE]
H.R. 666--
A bill to control crime by exclusionary rule reform; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [25JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-17), [2FE]
  Passed House amended, [7FE]
H.R. 667--
A bill to control crime by incarcerating violent criminals; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [25JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-21), [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE]
  Considered, [9FE]
  Passed House amended, [10FE]
H.R. 668--
A bill to control crime by further streamlining deportation of criminal 
    aliens; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [25JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-22), [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE]
  Passed House amended, [10FE]
H.R. 669--
A bill to repeal the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930; to 
    the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BOEHNER, [25JA]
H.R. 670--
A bill to waive certain statutory time limitations with respect to the 
    award of military decorations in the case of the award of the Medal 
    of Honor to Marcelino Serna; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. COLEMAN, [25JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13JN], [30JN], [4AU]
H.R. 671--
A bill to provide for administrative procedures to extend Federal 
    recognition to certain Indian groups, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Williams, Mr. 
    Miller of California, and Mr. DeFazio), [25JA]
H.R. 672--
A bill to improve recreational boating safety; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FIELDS of Texas, [25JA]
H.R. 673--
A bill to establish a national commission to review the regular military 
    compensation of members of the Armed Forces and develop 
    recommendations to end the dependence of some members and their 
    families on Federal and local assistance programs; to the Committee 
    on National Security.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [25JA]
H.R. 674--
A bill to provide that a spouse, former spouse, surviving spouse, or 
    surviving former spouse may qualify for retirement, survivor, and 
    health under the Foreign Service Act if the Foreign Service 
    participant is disqualified for such benefits for reasons of 
    misconduct or disloyalty to the United States; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. MALONEY, [25JA]
  Cosponsors added, [16FE], [2MR], [23MR], [23MY]
H.R. 675--
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to provide certain 
    safeguards to ensure that the interests of investors are well 
    protected under the implied private action provisions of the act; to 
    the Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MINETA (for himself and Ms. Eshoo), [25JA]
H.R. 676--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior and the Secretary of 
    Agriculture to establish grazing fees at fair market value; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. NADLER, [25JA]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [6AP], [27JN], [19DE]
H.R. 677--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the special 
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    on the amount of a tax-exempt bond issue which may be used to 
    provide an output facility; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL, [25JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [16FE], [6AP], [17MY], [10JY], [27SE]
H.R. 678--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
    1974 to provide for the expedited consideration of certain proposed 
    cancellations of budget items; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. PORTER, [25JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [13MR]
H.R. 679--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to make Barnegat 
    Bay, New Jersey, eligible for priority consideration under the 
    national estuary program; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Zimmer, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Martini, 
    and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [25JA]
H.R. 680--
A bill to extend the time for construction of certain FERC licensed 
    hydro projects; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. McNulty), [25JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-316), [7NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
H.R. 681--
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 in order to reform 
    private enforcement of the Federal securities laws, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rush, 
    and Mr. Brown of Ohio), [25JA]
  Cosponsors added, [1FE]
H.R. 682--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage savings 
    and investment through individual retirement accounts, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Neal), [25JA]
  Cosponsors added, [30JA], [31JA], [3FE], [6FE], [10FE], [13FE], 
    [15FE], [21FE], [23FE], [24FE], [27FE], [2MR], [7MR], [10MR], 
    [13MR], [14MR], [15MR], [22MR], [24MR], [28MR], [5AP], [7AP], 
    [17MY], [22MY], [8JN], [11JY], [27SE], [17OC], [8NO]
H.R. 683--
A bill to provide a minimum for payments with respect to counties in the 
    State of Texas from receipts from national forests; to the Committee 
    on Agriculture.
  By Mr. WILSON, [26JA]
H.R. 684--
A bill to prohibit exports of unprocessed timber and wood chips to any 
    country that does not provide reciprocal access to its markets for 
    finished wood products and paper produced in the United States; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. WILSON, [26JA]
H.R. 685--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the use of 
    volunteers for Federal Bureau of Investigation tours and at the 
    Bureau's training facilities, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WILSON, [26JA]
H.R. 686--
A bill to designate the maintenance facility and future visitor center 
    at the Big Thicket National Preserve as the ``Ralph W. Yarborough 
    Center''; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. WILSON, [26JA]
H.R. 687--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands 
    in the Sam Houston National Forest in the State of Texas to the 
    current occupant of the lands, the Gulf Coast Trades Center; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. WILSON, [26JA]
H.R. 688--
A bill to extend Federal restrictions on the export of unprocessed 
    timber to timber harvested in the State of Texas; to the Committees 
    on Agriculture; International Relations, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WILSON, [26JA]
H.R. 689--
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to take action to control 
    the infestation of southern pine beetles currently ravaging 
    wilderness areas in the State of Texas; to the Committees on 
    Resources; Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WILSON, [26JA]
H.R. 690--
A bill to improve the use of risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis 
    by Federal agencies; to the Committees on Government Reform and 
    Oversight; Science; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. ZIMMER, [25JA]
H.R. 691--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the 25 
    percent deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed 
    individuals for 1994 and to provide an 80 percent deduction for such 
    costs beginning in 1995; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CARDIN, [26JA]
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H.R. 692--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide 
    additional assistance to rural and disadvantaged communities under 
    the State Water Pollution Control Revolving Loan Fund Program, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. CHAPMAN (for himself, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Manton, Mr. Fazio of 
    California, Mr. Frost, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
    Rogers, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Hefner), [26JA]
  Cosponsors added, [1FE], [10FE], [1MR], [5AP]
H.R. 693--
A bill relating to the valuation of stock received by certain employees 
    in connection with the performance of services as employees; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HALL of Texas, [26JA]
H.R. 694--
A bill entitled the ``Minor Boundary Adjustments and Miscellaneous Park 
    Amendments Act of 1995''; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [26JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-59), [28FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [14MR]
H.R. 695--
A bill to amend section 3626 of title 18, United States Code, to provide 
    certain additional rules with respect to litigation regarding prison 
    conditions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [26JA]
H.R. 696--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the 
    deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed 
    individuals for taxable years beginning in 1994; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Gilchrest, 
    and Mr. Upton), [26JA]
  Cosponsors added, [30JA], [31JA], [1FE], [7FE], [21FE], [4AP]
H.R. 697--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore, for 
    taxable years beginning in 1994, the deduction for the health 
    insurance costs of self-employed individuals; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Crane, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Zimmer, 
    Mr. Nussle, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
    Collins of Georgia, Mr. Portman, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Ensign, and Mr. Christensen), [26JA]
  Cosponsors added, [30JA], [31JA], [3FE], [6FE], [8FE], [10FE], [15FE], 
    [21FE], [24FE], [27FE]
H.R. 698--
A bill to repeal the prohibitions relating to semiautomatic assault 
    weapons and large capacity ammunition feeding devices; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Chapman, and Mr. 
    Stockman), [26JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE], [7FE], [9FE], [10FE], [15FE], [23FE], [1MR], 
    [21MR], [22MR]
H.R. 699--
A bill to amend the Mineral Leasing Act to provide for a royalty payment 
    for heavy crude oil produced from the public lands which is based on 
    the degree of API gravity, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. DOOLEY, [26JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE], [28FE], [8MR], [15MR], [5AP], [13JY]
H.R. 700--
A bill to provide for the automatic downward adjustment in the 
    discretionary spending limits for fiscal year 1995 set forth in the 
    Congressional Budget Act of 1974, and to reduce obligation limits 
    equal to the amount of rescissions and changes contained in this 
    act; to the Committees on the Budget; Appropriations, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ZELIFF (for himself and Mr. Andrews), [26JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [23FE], [21MR], [6AP], [16MY], [23MY], [1AU]
H.R. 701--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to convey lands to the 
    city of Rolla, Missouri; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. EMERSON, [26JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-215), [31JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [31JY]
H.R. 702--
A bill to require that any amount of cost savings under a defense 
    contract realized by the Federal Government as a result of the 
    consolidation of contractors that causes the elimination of jobs in 
    a community be used for job retraining and job creation activities 
    in the community; to the Committees on National Security; Economic 
    and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. FILNER, [26JA]
H.R. 703--
A bill to terminate the C-17 aircraft program after fiscal year 1995 and 
    provide for a program to meet the remaining strategic airlift 
    requirements of the Department of Defense with nondevelopmental 
    aircraft; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Ms. FURSE (for herself, Mr. Klug, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Minge, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Pallone, and 
    Mrs. Schroeder), [26JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE], [25MY], [22JN], [11JY], [30OC]
H.R. 704--
A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
    1949 to authorize donation of surplus Federal law enforcement 
    canines to their handlers; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [26JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [10FE], [24FE], [10MR], [2MY], [9MY], [6JN], 
    [13JN], [28NO]
H.R. 705--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to limit citizenship 
    at birth, merely by virtue of birth in the United States, to persons 
    with citizen or legal resident mothers; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [26JA]

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  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [22FE], [10MR], [3AP], [6JN], [17OC]
H.R. 706--
A bill to amend the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 
    authorizing the Secretary of Transportation to ensure that the 
    American public is fully and properly informed about the perquisites 
    and privileges afforded to Members of Congress who use parking 
    facilities through the Metropolitan Airports Authority; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ, [26JA]
H.R. 707--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
    Emerson, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
    Wicker, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Burr, Mr. Packard, 
    Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Christensen), [26JA]
  Cosponsors added, [8FE], [21FE], [16MY]
  Cosponsors removed, [15NO]
H.R. 708--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow homemakers to 
    get a full IRA deduction; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. Kennelly, Ms. Dunn 
    of Washington, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. Gibbons), [26JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [10FE], [21FE], [24FE], [3MR], [10MR], 
    [21MR], [24MR], [5AP], [7JN], [3AU]
H.R. 709--
A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require 
    States to have laws that would permit a parent who is chronically 
    ill or near death to name a standby guardian for a minor child 
    without surrendering parental rights; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Studds, Mr. Schumer, 
    Mr. Evans, Mr. Miller of California, and Mr. Deutsch), [26JA]
  Cosponsors added, [7FE], [13FE], [24FE], [8MR], [28MR], [23MY], 
    [13JN], [10JY], [12JY], [25SE]
H.R. 710--
A bill to provide grants for demonstration projects to coordinate the 
    administration of services to needy families with children; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
    Frost, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida), [26JA]
  Cosponsors added, [16FE], [28FE]
H.R. 711--
A bill to provide for restitution of victims of crimes, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Ms. Pryce, Mr. King, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
    Walsh, Mr. Canady, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. 
    Fox, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Moorhead, Mrs. Meyers of 
    Kansas, Mr. Stump, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Latham, Mr. McDade, 
    Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. Fields of Texas, 
    Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Istook, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
    Shuster, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. 
    Bachus), [26JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE]
H.R. 712--
A bill to provide for adjustment of status of certain Nicaraguans; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Richardson, and Mr. Diaz-
    Balart), [26JA]
H.R. 713--
A bill to provide protection from sexual predators; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER, [26JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [3AP], [6AP], [3MY], [15MY], [23MY], [6JN], 
    [13JN], [19JN], [11JY], [18JY], [20OC], [24OC]
H.R. 714--
A bill to establish the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie in the State 
    of Illinois, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Agriculture; National Security; Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WELLER, [26JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE], [13JN]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastruture (H. Rept. 104-191, part 1), [18JY]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Agriculture (H. Rept. 
    104-191, part 2), [28JY]
  Referral to the Committees on National Security and Commerce extended, 
    [28JY]
  Committee discharged. Passed House amended, [31JY]
H.R. 715--
A bill to amend the Central Bering Sea Fisheries Enforcement Act of 1992 
    to prohibit fishing in the Central Sea of Okhotsk by vessels and 
    nationals of the United States; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Studds), 
    [26JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-42), [21FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [14MR]
H.R. 716--
A bill to amend the Fishermen's Protective Act; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Studds), 
    [26JA]
  Reported (H. Rept.104-47), [23FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [3AP]
  Committee discharged. Passed Senate amended (text of S. 267 inserted 
    in lieu), [30JN]
  Rules suspended. House agreed to Senate amendment, [24OC]
  Presented to the President (October 26, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-43] (signed November 3, 1995)
H.R. 717--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for each of the vessels Shamrock V 
    and Endeavour; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, [26JA]
H.R. 718--
A bill to establish a Markets and Trading Commission in order to combine 
    the functions of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission and the 
    Securities and Exchange Commission in a single independent 
    regulatory commission, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Banking and Financial Services; Commerce; Agriculture, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Leach), [27JA]
H.R. 719--
A bill to require Federal agencies to apply value engineering, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois (for herself, Mr. McHugh, and Mrs. 
    Maloney), [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY], [3AU]
H.R. 720--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a 
    deduction for contributions to a Medisave account; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOKE, [27JA]
H.R. 721--
A bill to establish fair market value pricing of Federal natural assets, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Natural Resources; Ways 
    and Means; Agriculture; Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Yates, Mrs. 
    Maloney, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Goss, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Ackerman, and Mr. Sanders), [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE], [27FE], [23MR], [3AP], [13JN], [2AU], 
    [10OC], [6DE]
H.R. 722--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to issue guarantee 
    commitments for debt securities issued by the Community Development 
    Financial Institutions Fund, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Ms. WATERS, [27JA]
H.R. 723--
A bill to provide for the protection of the geothermal resources of 
    Yellowstone National Park; to the Committee on Natural Resources.
  By Mr. WILLIAMS, [27JA]
H.R. 724--
A bill for the relief of Wade Bomar, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WILLIAMS, [27JA]
H.R. 725--
A bill to amend the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 to impose additional 
    fraud detection and disclosure obligations on auditors of public 
    companies; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Dingell, and Mr. Markey), [30JA]
H.R. 726--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide assistance 
    to first-time homebuyers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ORTON, [30JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [27FE], [10MR]
H.R. 727--
A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to regulate the retail 
    sale of nondeposit investment products by insured depository 
    institutions to prevent customer confusion about the uninsured 
    nature of the products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself and Mr. Schumer), [30JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6AP], [11OC]
H.R. 728--
A bill to control crime by providing law enforcement block grants; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [30JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE], [7FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-24), [8FE]
  Considered, [13FE]
  Passed House amended, [14FE]
H.R. 729--
A bill to control crime by a more effective death penalty; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [30JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE], [7FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-23), [8FE]
  Passed House amended, [8FE]
H.R. 730--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the 
    extraterritorial jurisdiction of the United States over nuclear 
    terrorism; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [30JA]
H.R. 731--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to convey certain real 
    property at Fort Ord, California, to the city of Seaside, 
    California, in order to foster the economic development of the city, 
    which has been adversely impacted by the closure of Fort Ord; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Horn), [30JA]
  Cosponsors added, [7FE], [29MR], [15MY]
H.R. 732--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reform 
    House of Representatives campaign finance laws, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight; Government Reform 
    and Oversight; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GOSS, [30JA]
  Cosponsors added, [14MR], [20JN], [2NO]
H.R. 733--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 
    section 170(e)(5) rules pertaining to gifts of publicly-traded stock 
    to certain private foundations, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JACOBS (for himself and Mr. Camp), [30JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [10FE], [27FE], [6MR], [15MR], [23MR], [3AP], 
    [6AP], [2MY], [9MY], [17MY], [24MY], [7JN], [14JN], [16JN], [20JN], 
    [28JN], [10JY], [3AU], [7SE], [19SE], [18OC], [8NO], [16NO]

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H.R. 734--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    exemption from income tax for certain common investment funds; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JACOBS (for himself and Mr. Camp), [30JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [10FE], [16FE], [27FE], [6MR], [15MR], 
    [23MR], [3AP], [6AP], [2MY], [9MY], [24MY], [7JN], [14JN], [16JN], 
    [20JN], [28JN], [10JY], [24JY], [3AU], [7SE], [18OC], [8NO]
H.R. 735--
A bill to establish a national commission to oversee and regulate major 
    league and minor league baseball, to promote the interests of 
    consumers, local communities and taxpayers, to recommend 
    modification of the antitrust exemption for major league baseball, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [30JA]
H.R. 736--
A bill to delay enforcement of the National Voter Registration Act of 
    1993 until such time as Congress appropriates funds to implement 
    such act; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. LINDER (for himself, Mr. Roberts, and Mr. Funderburk), [30JA]
  Cosponsors added, [14FE], [28FE], [12MY], [10JY], [24JY]
H.R. 737--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing corporations 
    also shall apply to stockholders of corporations that only own the 
    land on which the residences are located; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Ms. LOWEY, [30JA]
H.R. 738--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for 
    partial removal of limitations on contributions to candidates whose 
    opponents exceed personal contribution limitations in an election; 
    to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER, [30JA]
H.R. 739--
A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the 
    official language of the Government of the United States; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. ROTH (for himself, Mr. Packard, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Parker, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Coble, Mr. Archer, 
    Mr. Callahan, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Royce, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
    Forbes, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Oxley, and 
    Mr. King), [30JA]
  Cosponsors added, [31JA], [7FE], [8FE], [16FE], [23FE], [28FE], [8MR], 
    [9MR], [16MR], [6AP], [10MY], [16MY], [18MY], [7JN], [29JN], [10JY], 
    [11JY], [13JY], [19JY], [20JY], [2AU], [4AU], [6SE], [12SE], [12OC], 
    [8NO], [10NO], [14NO], [13DE], [19DE]
H.R. 740--
A bill to confer jurisdiction on the U.S. Court of Federal Claims with 
    respect to land claims of Pueblo of Isleta Indian tribe; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SKEEN (for himself and Mr. Schiff), [30JA]
H.R. 741--
A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act by reforming the Aid 
    to Families with Dependent Children Program, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; Agriculture; Banking and Financial Services; the 
    Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. VOLKMER, [30JA]
H.R. 742--
A bill to amend the Federal Advisory Committee Act to limit the 
    application of that act to meetings between Federal offices or 
    employees and representatives of State, county, and local 
    governments and Indian tribes, and to limit the application of that 
    act to activities of the Department of the Interior related to 
    consultations of the Department with Indian tribal organizations 
    with respect to the management of funds held in trust by the United 
    States for Indian tribes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. DICKS, [30JA]
H.R. 743--
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to allow labor 
    management cooperative efforts that improve economic competitiveness 
    in the United States to continue to thrive, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. GUNDERSON (for himself, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Hoekstra, 
    Mr. Petri, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
    Hoke, Mr. Linder, Mr. Porter, Mr. Portman, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. 
    Hayes), [30JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [28FE], [22MR], [6AP], [11MY], [8JN], 
    [16JN], [21JN], [29JN], [30JN], [12JY], [13JY], [17JY], [20JY], 
    [21JY], [25JY], [28JY], [31JY], [3AU], [4AU], [6SE], [12SE], [13SE], 
    [14SE], [18SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [9MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-248), [18SE]
  Passed House amended, [27SE]
H.R. 744--
A bill to limit State taxation of certain pension income, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [30JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3AP], [5AP]
H.R. 745--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide for 
    special immigrant status for NATO civilian employees in the same 
    manner as for employees of international organizations; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [30JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY]
H.R. 746--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore and make 
    permanent the exclusion for employer-provided educational 
    assistance; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [30JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR]
H.R. 747--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    deduction of partnership investment expenses under the minimum tax; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RANGEL (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Crane, Mr. Matsui, Mr. 
    Shaw, and Mr. Herger), [30JA]
  Cosponsors added, [7MR], [11MY], [24MY], [30JN]
H.R. 748--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    individuals who are residents of the District of Columbia shall be 
    exempt from Federal income taxation, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. NORTON, [31JA]
H.R. 749--
A bill to provide that professional baseball teams, and leagues composed 
    of such teams, shall be subject to the antitrust laws; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. TORRES, [31JA]
H.R. 750--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 to 
    provide for uniform warnings on personal protective equipment for 
    occupational use, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [31JA]
H.R. 751--
A bill to amend section 207 of title 18, United States Code, to increase 
    to 5 years the period during which former Members of Congress may 
    not engage in certain lobbying activities; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [31JA]
H.R. 752--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the increase 
    in tax on fuel used in commercial aviation which is scheduled to 
    take effect on October 1, 1995; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mrs. 
    Myrick, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Cardin, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Parker, Mr. Talent, Mr. Linder, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Bunning of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Ramstad), 
    [31JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE], [21FE], [22FE], [6MR], [16MR], [23MR], [4AP], 
    [6AP], [3MY], [9MY], [11MY], [7JN], [8JN], [14JN], [20JN], [22JN], 
    [27JN], [30JN], [11JY], [13JY], [20JY], [26JY], [1AU], [3AU], [4AU], 
    [6SE], [8SE], [19SE], [28SE], [17OC]
H.R. 753--
A bill to establish rules governing product liability actions against 
    raw materials and bulk component suppliers to medical device 
    manufacturers, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. 
    Cox, and Mr. Bilbray), [31JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [9FE], [15FE], [2MR], [24MR], [9MY], [8JN], 
    [15NO]
H.R. 754--
A bill to make improvements in the Black Lung Benefits Act; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
    Mascara, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Rahall, and Mr. Wise), [31JA]
H.R. 755--
A bill to reduce the amount authorized for the official mail allowance 
    for Members of the House of Representatives by 20 percent; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. HOLDEN (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
    Canady, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
    Linder, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
    Poshard, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Zimmer), [31JA]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [24MY]
H.R. 756--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and other laws of 
    the United States relating to border security, illegal immigration, 
    alien eligibility for Federal financial benefits and services, 
    criminal activity by aliens, alien smuggling, fraudulent document 
    use by aliens, asylum, terrorist aliens, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on the Judiciary; National Security; Ways and Means; 
    Banking and Financial Services; Government Reform and Oversight, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Kim, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Stump, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Gallegly, 
    Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Canady, Mr. Goodlatte, 
    Mr. McKeon, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Shaw), [31JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [24FE]
H.R. 757--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    amount of an overpayment otherwise payable to any person shall be 
    reduced by the amount of past-due, legally enforceable State tax 
    obligations of such person; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JACOBS (for himself, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Moran), [31JA]
  Cosponsors added, [15MR], [23MR], [2MY], [9MY], [16MY], [14JN]
H.R. 758--
A bill to require the Corps of Engineers to carry out the construction 
    and operation of a jetty and sand transfer system, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. JONES, [31JA]
H.R. 759--
A bill to improve the effectiveness of Federal welfare efforts and 
    increase citizen participation

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    in fighting poverty; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Agriculture; Commerce; Economic and Educational Opportunities; 
    Banking and Financial Services; the Judiciary; Resources; Rules, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Smith of Texas, and 
    Mr. Istook), [31JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE], [13FE], [15FE], [23FE], [6MR], [8MR], [16MR], 
    [12MY]
H.R. 760--
A bill for the relief of Henry Johnson; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. McNULTY, [31JA]
H.R. 761--
A bill to establish the AIDS Cure Project; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Miller of California, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Deutsch, 
    Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Engel), [31JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6AP], [14DE]
H.R. 762--
A bill to reestablish the revenue sharing program of annual payments to 
    States and units of general local government, to authorize 
    appropriations for payments under the program, and to offset that 
    authorization by reducing the authorization of appropriations for 
    foreign aid; to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; 
    International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [31JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [2MR]
H.R. 763--
A bill to establish the Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields and 
    Commission in the Commonwealth of Virginia, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Moran, and 
    Mr. Gordon), [31JA]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [10MR], [5AP], [14JN], [12JY]
H.R. 764--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the 
    minimum wage; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. WYNN, [31JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [5AP], [10MY], [20SE]
H.R. 765--
A bill for the relief of Larry Errol Pieterse; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. LINDER, [31JA]
H.R. 766--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for a 2-
    year biennial budgeting cycle, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on the Budget; Government Reform and Oversight; Rules, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CALLAHAN (for himself, Mr. Everett, and Mr. Stump), [1FE]
H.R. 767--
A bill to improve budgetary information by requiring that the unified 
    budget presented by the President contain an operating budget and a 
    capital budget, distinguish between Federal funds and trust funds, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Government Reform and 
    Oversight; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CLINGER (for himself and Mr. Wise), [1FE]
H.R. 768--
A bill to create a liveable wage by the year 2000; to the Committee on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. CLYBURN, [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [9FE], [10FE]
H.R. 769--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    establishment of, and the deduction of contributions to, education 
    savings accounts; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Canady, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
    Mr. Quinn, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Bachus, 
    Ms. Pryce, Mr. McHugh, Ms. Danner, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. 
    Emerson, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
    Blute, Mr. King, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
    Deutsch, Mr. Packard, Mr. Zimmer, Mrs. Vucanovich, and Mr. Hancock), 
    [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [22MR], [11MY], [8JN]
H.R. 770--
A bill to declare a State of Emergency on Federal lands within the State 
    of California for the immediate reduction in forest fuels for the 
    prevention of catastrophic wildfire; to the Committees on Resources; 
    Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HERGER (for himself and Mr. Riggs), [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14FE], [7AP]
H.R. 771--
A bill to save lives, prevent injuries, and protect property through 
    improved State and local fire safety education; to the Committee on 
    Science.
  By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. 
    Boehlert), [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [21FE], [10MR], [7JN], [27JN], [28SE]
H.R. 772--
A bill to prohibit U.S. military assistance and arms transfers to 
    foreign governments that are undemocratic, do not adequately protect 
    human rights, are engaged in acts of armed aggression, or are not 
    fully participating in the United Nations Register of Conventional 
    Arms; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Ms. McKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of Florida, 
    Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Coleman, Ms. Collins of 
    Michigan, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Condit, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gonzalez, 
    Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
    Markey, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pastor, 
    Mr. Pallone, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sanders, 
    Mr. Sawyer, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Scott, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, 
    Mr. Stark, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Torres, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Underwood, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Williams, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Wynn), [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [18MY]
H.R. 773--
A bill to reform the concession policies of the National Park Service, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Portman, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Molinari, Ms. Danner, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. 
    Eshoo, Mr. Olver, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Manton, Mr. Johnston of 
    Florida, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
    Yates, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Vento, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
    Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Mr. Porter), [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [28FE], [21MR], [4AP], [6JN], [19JN], [14SE], 
    [19SE], [19OC], [6NO], [15NO], [6DE], [22DE]
H.R. 774--
A bill to amend the International Air Transportation Competition Act of 
    1979; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
    Brownback, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Visclosky, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. 
    Skelton, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Knollenberg, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Longley, 
    Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Petri, and Ms. Danner), [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [28FE], [4AP]
  Cosponsors removed, [3MY], [15JN]
H.R. 775--
A bill to abolish the Board of Review of the Metropolitan Washington 
    Airports Authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MORAN, [1FE]
H.R. 776--
A bill to protect the reproductive rights of women, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. TORKILDSEN, [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15DE]
H.R. 777--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require State 
    Medicaid plans to provide coverage of screening mammography; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15FE], [3MR], [22MR], [7JN], [27SE], [8NO]
H.R. 778--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of an annual screening mammography under part B of the 
    Medicare program for women age 65 or older; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. Ensign), [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15FE], [3MR], [22MR], [7JN], [27SE], [8NO]
H.R. 779--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of prostate cancer screening tests under part B of the 
    Medicare program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15FE], [3MR], [22MR], [7JN]
H.R. 780--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of prostate cancer screening tests under the Medicaid 
    program; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15FE], [3MR], [22MR], [7JN]
H.R. 781--
A bill to allow State and local governments to design their own programs 
    for moving welfare recipients from dependency to economic self-
    sufficiency, and to allow low-income individuals to use personal 
    savings as a foundation for achieving independence; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Agriculture; Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; Banking and Financial Services; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Andrews), [1FE]
H.R. 782--
A bill to amend title 18 of the United States Code to allow members of 
    employee associations to represent their views before the United 
    States Government; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WOLF, [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [10MR], [22MR], [5AP], [2MY], [22MY], [7JN], 
    [16JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-230), [4AU]
  Placed on Corrections Calendar, [12OC]
  Passed House amended, [24OC]
H.R. 783--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the 
    reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt agricultural or 
    horticultural organizations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAMP (for himself, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    Hancock, Mr.

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    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Knollenberg, 
    Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Gordon, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
    Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Canady, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Parker, 
    Ms. Danner, Mr. Combest, Mr. Minge, Mr. Klug, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. 
    Sisisky, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Hamilton, and Mr. Wolf), [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [10FE], [16FE], [2MR], [6MR], [14MR], [16MR], 
    [23MR], [30MR], [2MY], [3MY], [9MY], [12MY], [15MY], [17MY], [23MY], 
    [7JN], [15JN], [20JY], [21JY], [24JY], [2AU], [4AU], [7SE], [18SE], 
    [7NO], [22DE]
H.R. 784--
A bill to repeal the Federal estate and gift taxes and the tax on 
    generation-skipping transfers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COX of California (for himself, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
    Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Canady, 
    Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. King, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
    Parker, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Solomon), [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15FE], [22FE], [23MR], [9MY], [24MY], [13JN], 
    [28JN], [27JY], [31JY], [18SE], [11OC], [19OC], [25OC], [15NO], 
    [16NO]
H.R. 785--
A bill to improve and strengthen the child support collection system; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary, National Security; 
    Government Reform and Oversight; International Relations; Economic 
    and Educational Opportunities; Banking and Financial Services, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mrs. Roukema, Mrs. 
    Kennelly, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Lowey, Mrs. Schroeder, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Harman, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
    Mr. Greenwood, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Pryce, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Clayton, and Ms. 
    Woolsey), [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [3FE], [13FE], [24FE], [21MR], [7JN], [21JY], 
    [15DE]
H.R. 786--
A bill to authorize the establishment of the National African-American 
    Museum within the Smithsonian Institution; to the Committees on 
    House Oversight; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
    Frazer, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Frost, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. 
    Collins of Illinois, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Olver, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Filner, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Towns, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Thompson, 
    Ms. Rivers, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Owens, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Fields of 
    Louisiana, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Rush, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Scott, Mr. Flake, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
    Dixon, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Ford, Mr. 
    Mfume, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms. Waters, and Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma), [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR]
H.R. 787--
A bill to prohibit discrimination by the States on the basis of 
    nonresidency in the licensing of dental health care professionals, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. McNULTY, [1FE]
H.R. 788--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget and Impoundment Control Act of 
    1974 to prohibit the consideration of retroactive tax increases; to 
    the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. ROYCE (for himself, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
    Saxton, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Christensen, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Ms. 
    Dunn of Washington, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Roth, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Burton, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Longley, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Myers of 
    Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hastings 
    of Washington, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
    Fox, Mr. Burr, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
    Weller, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Dornan), [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9FE], [27FE], [30MR], [9MY], [22MY], [23MY], [6SE]
H.R. 789--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to the 
    licensing of music, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER, [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [3FE], [6FE], [9FE], [10FE], [16FE], [21FE], 
    [22FE], [24FE], [27FE], [28FE], [1MR], [3MR], [6MR], [7MR], [8MR], 
    [14MR], [21MR], [22MR], [28MR], [3AP], [5AP], [2MY], [9MY], [11MY], 
    [16MY], [17MY], [18MY], [23MY], [24MY], [25MY], [7JN], [14JN], 
    [16JN], [20JN], [22JN], [27JN], [28JN], [30JN], [10JY], [11JY], 
    [17JY], [19JY], [24JY], [25JY], [28JY], [31JY], [3AU], [6SE], 
    [12SE], [13SE], [14SE], [19SE], [20SE], [21SE], [27SE], [28SE], 
    [11OC], [17OC], [18OC], [31OC], [8NO], [9NO], [13NO], [14NO], 
    [12DE], [13DE], [19DE]
  Cosponsors removed, [3AU], [29SE]
H.R. 790--
A bill to require certain Federal agencies to protect the rights of 
    private property owners; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker 
    of Louisiana, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
    Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
    Condit, Mr. Cox, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dooley, 
    Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
    Emerson, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings 
    of Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
    Hoke, Mr. Holden, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
    Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    King, Mr. Knollenberg, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lewis of 
    California, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Livingston, 
    Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Miller of 
    Florida, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Roberts, 
    Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
    Skelton, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. Wilson), [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY]
H.R. 791--
A bill to deny supplemental security income benefits by reason of 
    disability based on addiction to alcohol or drugs; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Goodlatte, 
    Mr. Heineman, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Schiff, 
    Mr. Stump, Mrs. Vucanovich, and Mr. Gene Green of Texas), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE], [10FE], [16FE], [22FE], [28FE], [8MR], 
    [15MR], [24MR], [4AU], [11OC], [19DE]
H.R. 792--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide incentives 
    for investments in tax enterprise zone businesses and domestic 
    businesses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [2FE]
H.R. 793--
A bill to eliminate the administrative authority to prohibit the 
    possession or transfer of particular assault weapons; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Emerson, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Stump, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Riggs, Mr. McKeon, 
    Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Upton, Mr. Ney, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    LaTourette, and Mr. Hancock), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE], [14FE], [28FE], [8MR]
H.R. 794--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to deem certain 
    municipal treatment facilities as the equivalent of secondary 
    treatment; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Packard, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hunter, 
    and Mr. Filner), [2FE]
H.R. 795--
A bill to impose a moratorium on enforcement of the Comprehensive 
    Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980 
    Superfund against certain persons and on the authority under that 
    Act for contribution actions; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. CANADY, [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE], [7FE], [13FE], [24FE], [27FE], [28MR], [6AP], 
    [1AU]
H.R. 796--
A bill to require the withdrawal of the United States from the NAFTA 
    supplemental agreements on labor and environmental cooperation; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DORNAN, [2FE]
H.R. 797--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to establish a Higher 
    Education Accumulation Program (HEAP) under which individuals are 
    allowed a deduction for contributions to HEAP accounts; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. ESHOO, [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [22FE], [10MR], [29MR], [16MY], [20JN], [30JN], 
    [11JY]
H.R. 798--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to direct the Secretary of 
    Veterans Affairs to establish a permanent, confidential database and 
    toll-free telephone line for the collection of medical information 
    concerning members of the Armed Forces and veterans; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON, [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6AP], [10MY], [20JN], [28JY]
H.R. 799--
A bill to provide for the reconstitution of outstanding repayment 
    obligations of the Administrator of the Bonneville Power 
    Administration for the appropriated capital investments in the 
    Federal Columbia River Power System; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
    Mr. Tate, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Bunn of 
    Oregon, Mr. White, and Mrs. Smith of Washington), [2FE]
H.R. 800--
A bill to amend the conservation provisions of the Food Security Act of 
    1985 and the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to permit the 
    unimpeded use of privately owned crop, range, and pasture lands that 
    have been used for the planting of crops or the grazing of livestock 
    in at least 5 of preceding 10 years; to the Committees on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Agriculture, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HOSTETTLER (for himself, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Boehner, 
    Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
    Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Souder), 
    [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [7FE], [13FE], [22FE], [27FE], [3MR], [15MR], [5AP]

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H.R. 801--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social 
    Security Act to repeal provisions relating to the State enforcement 
    of child support obligations and to require the Internal Revenue 
    Service to collect child support through wage withholding; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Ms. Woolsey), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [15MR], [24MR], [29MR], [24MY]
H.R. 802--
A bill to prohibit payment of Federal retirement benefits, except in 
    certain cases, to those who are not retired as defined under the 
    Social Security Act; to the Committees on Government Reform and 
    Oversight; National Security; House Oversight; the Judiciary; 
    Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [2FE]
H.R. 803--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 
    credit for increasing research activities; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Herger, 
    and Mr. Neal), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [21FE], [24FE], [3MR], [10MR], [21MR], 
    [24MR], [5AP], [2MY], [10MY], [15MY], [7JN], [15JN], [21JN], [30JN], 
    [21JY], [3AU], [21SE]
H.R. 804--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the period of 
    service which may be credited to a Member of Congress in the 
    computation of retirement benefits, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on House Oversight; Government Reform and Oversight, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. 
    Salmon, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Davis, 
    Mr. Coburn, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Fox, Mrs. 
    Seastrand, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Deal of Georgia), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [27FE], [15MR], [29MR], [5AP], [4AU]
H.R. 805--
A bill to provide for the creation of jobs in America, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Banking and Financial Services; Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities; Commerce; Appropriations, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mrs. 
    Mink, and Mr. Watt of North Carolina), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15MR]
H.R. 806--
A bill to ensure the provision of appropriate compensation for the real 
    property and mining claims taken by the United States as a result of 
    the establishment of the White Sands Missile Range, New Mexico; to 
    the Committees on the Judiciary; National Security, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SKEEN (for himself, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Richardson), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY]
H.R. 807--
A bill to protect the Constitution of the United States from 
    unauthorized encroachment into legislative powers by the executive 
    branch, and to protect the American taxpayer from unauthorized 
    encoachment into his wallet by an unconstitutional action of the 
    President; to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; 
    International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STOCKMAN (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Fox, Mr. Ganske, 
    Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Salmon, 
    Mr. Sanford, Mr. Scarborough, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Souder, and Mr. 
    Wamp), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3AP]
H.R. 808--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for 
    jurisdiction, apprehension, and detention of certain civilians 
    accompanying the Armed Forces outside the United States, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. McKeon), [2FE]
H.R. 809--
A bill to authorize and direct the General Accounting Office to audit 
    the Federal Reserve Board, the Federal Advisory Council, the Federal 
    Open Market Committee, and Federal Reserve banks and their branches; 
    to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. VOLKMER, [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [16FE], [21FE], [1MR], [2MR], [9MR], [30MR]
H.R. 810--
A bill to provide for the study of battlefields of the Revolutionary War 
    and the War of 1812; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Underwood, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Evans, Mr. Torricelli, 
    Mr. Gilchrest, and Mr. Sanders), [2FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE], [8FE], [23FE], [19JN], [20JN]
H.R. 811--
A bill for the relief of Peggi M. Houston; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BALLENGER, [2FE]
H.R. 812--
A bill for the relief of William P. Van Keymeulen; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, [2FE]
H.R. 813--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to establish a pilot 
    program to evaluate the feasibility of county-based rural 
    development boards, develop a strategy for adopton of national rural 
    goals and objectives, establish a training program for local county 
    board leaders, providing roles and responsibilities for State rural 
    development councils, substate regional organizations, and 1862 and 
    1890 land grant institutions, and establish a grant program for 
    financing various rural and small community development initiatives, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BAESLER, [3FE]
H.R. 814--
A bill to enhance competition in the financial services sector, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
    Castle, Mr. King, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. 
    Flake), [3FE]
H.R. 815--
A bill to provide that the Bureau of Labor Statistics may not change, 
    during the 104th Congress, the method of calculating the consumer 
    price index if it would result in higher taxes unless the change has 
    been approved by law; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Rules, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Frost, Mr. Ward, Ms. Lowey, and Mr. 
    Durbin), [3FE]
H.R. 816--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, with respect to the 
    treatment of certain transportation and subsistence expenses of 
    retired judges; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HAYES, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27JN]
H.R. 817--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to lease lands within the 
    naval oil shale reserves to private entities for the development and 
    production of oil and natural gas; to the Committees on National 
    Security; Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [3FE]
H.R. 818--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to lower the 
    maximum Federal medical assistance percentage that may be applied 
    with respect to any State under the Medicaid Program and to increase 
    such percentage with respect to all States under such program; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Velazquez, 
    Mr. Rangel, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ackerman, 
    Mr. Engel, Mr. Manton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. McNulty), 
    [3FE]
H.R. 819--
A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to provide welfare 
    families with the education, training job search, and work 
    experience needed to prepare them to leave welfare within 2 years, 
    to increase the rate of paternity establishment for children 
    receiving welfare benefits, to provide States with greater 
    flexibility in providing welfare, and to authorize States to conduct 
    demonstration projects to test the effectiveness of policies 
    designed to help people leave welfare and increase their financial 
    security; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [24FE]
H.R. 820--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to clarify liability under that act for 
    certain recycling transactions; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Boucher, 
    Mr. Manton, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. Tauzin), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [15MR], [22MR], [24MR], [29MR], [5AP], [6AP], 
    [3MY], [9MY], [12MY], [18MY], [23MY], [25MY], [7JN], [13JN], [22JN], 
    [30JN], [19JY], [27JY], [4AU], [8SE], [13SE], [24OC], [10NO], [5DE]
H.R. 821--
A bill to reform the regulatory process, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary; Rules, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. McINTOSH, [3FE]
H.R. 822--
A bill to provide a fair, nonpolitical process that will achieve $45 
    billion in budget outlay reductions each fiscal year until a 
    balanced budget is reached; to the Committees on Government Reform 
    and Oversight; Rules; the Budget, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
    Barcia, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
    Cooley, Mr. Cox, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox, Ms. Furse, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
    Goss, Mr. Hancock, Ms. Harman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Klug, Mrs. Lincoln, 
    Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
    Saxton, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Zimmer), 
    [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15FE], [1MR], [6AP], [1NO]

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H.R. 823--
A bill to provide a fair, nonpolitical process that will achieve $45 
    billion in budget outlay reductions each fiscal year until a 
    balanced budget is reached; to the Committees on Government Reform 
    and Oversight; Rules; the Budget, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself and Mr. Minge), [3FE]
H.R. 824--
A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act and other laws to return primary responsibility for 
    disaster relief to the States, to establish a private corporation to 
    insure States against risks and costs of disasters otherwise borne 
    by the States, and to provide for reimbursable Federal assistance to 
    States for activities in response to disasters, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; 
    Banking and Financial Services; Small Business; Agriculture, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Durbin, and Mr. Stenholm), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [7FE]
H.R. 825--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow taxpayers to 
    designate $1 of their income tax liability and some or all of their 
    income tax refunds, and to contribute additional amounts, for 
    purposes of rehabilitation and treatment in combating the war on 
    drugs; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [3FE]
H.R. 826--
A bill to extend the deadline for the completion of certain land 
    exchanges involving the Big Thicket National Preserve in Texas; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. WILSON, [3FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-371), [30NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [5DE]
H.R. 827--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for the 
    vessel Alpha Tango; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [3FE]
H.R. 828--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for the 
    vessel Old Hat; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [3FE]
H.R. 829--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Chrissy; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TORKILDSEN, [3FE]
H.R. 830--
A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to further 
    the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to have Federal agencies 
    become more responsible and publicly accountable for reducing the 
    burden of Federal paperwork on the public, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. CLINGER (for himself, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Davis, Mr. 
    Solomon, and Mr. Blute), [6FE]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-37), [15FE]
  Passed House amended, [22FE]
H.R. 831--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend 
    the deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed 
    individuals, to repeal the provisions permitting nonrecognition of 
    gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the Federal 
    Communications Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Thomas, and Mrs. Johnson 
    of Connecticut), [6FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-32), [14FE]
  Passed House amended, [21FE]
  Passed Senate amended, [23MR]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [23MR]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, [28MR]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-92) submitted in the House, [29MR]
  House agreed to conference report, [30MR]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [27MR]
  Presented to the President (April 4, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-7] (signed April 11, 1995)
H.R. 832--
A bill to establish limits on wage continuation and severance benefits 
    for Amtrak employees displaced by a discontinuance of service, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
    Miller of Florida, Mr. Largent, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
    Hancock, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. Brewster), [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [7MR]
H.R. 833--
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to ensure 
    that pregnant women receiving assistance under title X of the Public 
    Health Service Act are provided with information and counseling 
    regarding their pregnancies, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Waxman, and Mrs. 
    Lowey), [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [29MR], [9MY], [10MY], [18MY], [6JN], [8JN], 
    [13JN], [29JN], [10JY], [26JY], [3AU], [13SE], [20SE]
H.R. 834--
A bill to nullify the 25 percent pay increase that was afforded to 
    Members of Congress and certain other Government officials by the 
    Ethics Reform Act of 1989; to repeal section 225 of the Federal 
    Salary Act of 1967, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform and Oversight; House Oversight; the Judiciary; 
    Ways and Means; Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [6FE]
H.R. 835--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for expanding 
    and intensifying activities of the National Institute of Arthritis 
    and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases with respect to lupus; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. MEEK of Florida, [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [2MY], [25MY], [8JN], [10JY], [20JY], [7SE], 
    [29SE], [25OC], [7NO], [18DE]
H.R. 836--
A bill to amend the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 to 
    provide for reorganization of the Metropolitan Washington Airports 
    Authority and for local review of proposed actions of the Airports 
    Authority affecting aircraft noise; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. MORELLA, [6FE]
H.R. 837--
A bill to promote quality environmental research by permitting the 
    Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to enter into 
    cooperative research and development agreements; to the Committee on 
    Science.
  By Mr. OLVER, [6FE]
H.R. 838--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat for 
    unemployment compensation purposes Indian tribal governments the 
    same as State or local units of government or as nonprofit 
    organizations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1MR], [19OC]
H.R. 839--
A bill to establish a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions 
    respecting small business; to the Committees on Government Reform 
    and Oversight; Small Business, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. TATE (for himself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Ms. 
    Dunn of Washington, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    White, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Fox), [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15FE], [24FE], [8MR]
H.R. 840--
A bill to designate the Federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 
    215 South Evans Street in Greenville, North Carolina, as the ``Water 
    B. Jones Federal Building and United States Courthouse''; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [7FE], [2MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-364), [28NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [5DE]
H.R. 841--
A bill to provide an equitable process for strengthening the passenger 
    rail service network of Amtrak through the timely closure and 
    realignment of routes with low economic performance; to the 
    Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Rules, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, 
    Mr. Packard, Mr. Fox, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Horn), 
    [6FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16FE]
H.R. 842--
A bill to provide off-budget treatment for the Highway Trust Fund, the 
    Airport and Airway Trust Fund, the Inland Waterways Trust Fund, and 
    the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund; to the Committees on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; the Budget; Government Reform and 
    Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Petri, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Duncan, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Boehlert, and Mr. Borski), [7FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE], [22MR], [2MY], [16MY], [21JN], [1AU], 
    [19SE], [11OC], [24OC]
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight discharged. Rereferred to 
    the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; the Budget, 
    [6DE]
H.R. 843--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the 
    exception to the market discount rules for tax-exempt obligations; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Shaw), [7FE]
  Cosponsors added, [28MR], [29MR], [20JN]
H.R. 844--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit farmers to 
    rollover into an individual retirement account the proceeds from the 
    sale of a farm; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COSTELLO, [7FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [1MR], [6AP], [16MY], [8JN]
H.R. 845--
A bill rescinding certain budget authority, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [7FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-30), [10FE]
H.R. 846--
A bill to amend the Helium Act to require the Secretary of the Interior 
    to sell Federal real and personal property held in connection with 
    activities carried out under the Helium Act, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CREMEANS, [7FE]
H.R. 847--
A bill to reduce the official mail allowance of Members of the House; to 
    the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. DAVIS (for himself, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Blute,

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    Mr. Chambliss, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Hunter, Mr. White, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
    Wicker, Mr. Horn, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Canady, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bass, 
    and Mr. Whitfield), [7FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14FE], [3AP]
H.R. 848--
A bill to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated for 
    assistance for highway relocation regarding the Chickamauga and 
    Chattanooga National Military Park in Georgia; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. DEAL of Georgia, [7FE]
H.R. 849--
A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to 
    reinstate an exemption for certain bona fide hiring and retirement 
    plans applicable to State and local firefighters and law enforcement 
    officers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Talent, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Engel, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Andrews, and Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas), 
    [7FE]
  Cosponsors added, [28FE], [6MR], [14MR], [23MR], [29MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [28MR]
H.R. 850--
A bill to ratify the States' right to limit congressional terms; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. FOWLER, [7FE]
  Cosponsors added, [30MR], [4AP], [6AP], [2MY], [26OC]
H.R. 851--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish 
    pilot projects to investigate the effectiveness of the use of rural 
    health care provider telemedicine networks to provide coverage of 
    physician consultative services under part B of the Medicare Program 
    to individuals residing in rural areas; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. LINCOLN (for herself, Mr. Richardson, and Mr. Dickey), [7FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE]
H.R. 852--
A bill to designate as wilderness, wild and scenic rivers, national park 
    and preserve study areas, wild land recovery areas, and biological 
    connecting corridors certain public lands in the States of Idaho, 
    Montana, Oregon, Washington, and Wyoming, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Sanders, 
    Mr. Stark, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Farr, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Torres, Mr. Gutierrez, 
    Mr. Nadler, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Cardin, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Filner), 
    [7FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [23MR], [3AP], [12MY], [27JN], [17JY], 
    [25SE], [24OC], [1NO], [29NO]
H.R. 853--
A bill to provide for adjustment of immigration status for certain 
    Haitian children; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MEEK of Florida, [7FE]
H.R. 854--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) to provide that municipalities 
    and other persons shall not be liable under that act for the 
    generation or transportation of municipal solid waste; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [7FE]
H.R. 855--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 (Superfund) to establish a maximum limit 
    of liability for municipalities and other persons liable under that 
    act for the generation or transportation of municipal solid waste; 
    to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [7FE]
H.R. 856--
A bill to require that unobligated funds in the official mail allowance 
    of Members be used to reduce the Federal deficit; to the Committee 
    on House Oversight.
  By Mr. ZIMMER, [7FE]
H.R. 857--
A bill to require the disclosure of service and other charges on 
    tickets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Moorhead, and Mr. Oxley), 
    [8FE]
H.R. 858--
A bill to amend certain provisions of title 5, United States Code, in 
    order to ensure equality between Federal firefighters and other 
    employees in the civil service and other public sector firefighters, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Moran, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Lewis of California), 
    [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [21FE], [10MR], [21MR], [23MR], [30MR], [1MY], 
    [7JN], [27JN], [18JY], [28SE], [9NO]
H.R. 859--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage under part B of the Medicare Program of emergency care and 
    related services furnished by rural emergency access care hospitals; 
    jointly, to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GUNDERSON, [8FE]
H.R. 860--
A bill to terminate the Office of the Surgeon General of the Public 
    Health Service; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DORNAN, [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14FE], [15FE], [21FE], [23FE], [28FE], [1MR], 
    [2MR], [3MR], [8MR], [13MR], [21MR], [28MR], [29MR], [23MY], [7JN], 
    [21JN], [27JN], [11JY]
H.R. 861--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, and title XVIII of the 
    Social Security Act to permit the reimbursement of expenses incurred 
    by a medical facility of the uniformed services or the Department of 
    Veterans Affairs in providing health care to persons eligible for 
    care under Medicare; jointly, to the Committees on National 
    Security; Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself and Mr. Hunter), [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE], [27FE], [6SE], [2NO]
H.R. 862--
A bill to prohibit the use of Federal funds to promote homosexuality; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
    Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Manzullo), [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [28FE], [5AP], [24JY], [27JY], [2AU], [7SE], [18OC], 
    [19OC], [25OC], [30NO], [15DE]
H.R. 863--
A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
    1949 to authorize the transfer to States of surplus personal 
    property for donation to nonprofit providers of necessaries to 
    impoverished families and individuals; to the Committee on Reform 
    and Oversight.
  By Mr. HAMILTON, [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [7MR], [1MY], [24MY], [9JN], [14JN], [16JN], [20JN], 
    [22JN], [28JN], [29JN], [10JY], [12JY], [13JY], [17JY], [26JY], 
    [31JY], [1AU], [6SE], [6OC], [11DE]
H.R. 864--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an election 
    to exclude from the gross estate of a decedent the value of certain 
    land subject to a qualified conservation easement, and to make 
    technical changes to alternative valuation rules; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania), [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [9MY], [25MY], [16JN], [29JN], [7SE], 
    [13OC], [2NO], [12DE]
H.R. 865--
A bill to amend part A of title IV of the Social Security Act to offer 
    States the option of replacing the Job Opportunities and Basic 
    Skills Training [JOBS] Program with a program that would assist all 
    recipients of aid to families with dependent children in achieving 
    self-sufficiency, and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Agriculture; Commerce; Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ORTON, [8FE]
H.R. 866--
A bill to make a technical correction to section 601 of the Federal 
    Aviation Administration Act; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. RAHALL, [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16FE], [7MR], [13JN], [11JY], [12SE]
H.R. 867--
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide that certain 
    budget authority and credit authority provided to the exchange 
    stabilization fund shall be effective only to the extent provided in 
    appropriation Acts; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
    Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Klink, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
    and Mr. Evans), [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [15MR], [4AP]
  Cosponsors removed, [22FE]
H.R. 868--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide an 
    exemption from that act for inmates of penal or other correctional 
    institutions who participate in certain programs; to the Committee 
    on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mrs. THURMAN, [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24MY], [13JN], [14JN], [16JN], [30JN], [10JY], 
    [24JY], [29SE]
H.R. 869--
A bill to designate the Federal building and U.S. courthouse located at 
    125 Market Street in Youngstown, Ohio, as the ``Thomas D. Lambros 
    Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse''; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [8FE]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-365), [28NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [5DE]
H.R. 870--
A bill to resolve the current dispute involving major league baseball, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. WILLIAMS (for himself and Mr. Bonior), [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14FE]
H.R. 871--
A bill for the relief of Eugene Hasenfus; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROTH, [8FE]
H.R. 872--
A bill to revitalize the national security of the United States; 
    jointly, to the Committees on International Relations; National 
    Security; Intelligence, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.

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  By Mr. SPENCE (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, and 
    Mr. Hayes), [9FE]
H.R. 873--
A bill to amend the Helium Act to require the Secretary of the Interior 
    to sell Federal real and personal property held in connection with 
    activities carried out under the Helium Act, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
    Bono, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dornan, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Goss, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Jacobs, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    King, Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Levin, Mr. Linder, Ms. Lofgren, 
    Ms. Molinari, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Royce, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Spratt, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Visclosky, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Zimmer), 
    [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [15FE], [22FE], [27FE], [2MR], [6MR], [8MR], 
    [23MR], [9MY], [24MY], [7JN], [13JN], [28JN], [27JY]
H.R. 874--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the increase 
    in tax on commercial aviation fuel which is scheduled to take effect 
    on October 1, 1995; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. DANNER, [9FE]
H.R. 875--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    waiver of the Medicare part B late enrollment penalty for certain 
    military retirees and dependents who live near closed military bases 
    and to establish a special enrollment period for such persons under 
    Medicare part B; jointly, to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, [9FE]
H.R. 876--
A bill to provide that the pay of members of Congress shall be reduced 
    until the minimum wage is raised to at least $5.15 an hour, and that 
    such a reduction shall be equal to an adjustment in the Employment 
    Cost Index; jointly, to the Committees on House Oversight; Economic 
    and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ, [9FE]
H.R. 877--
A bill to establish a Wounded Knee National Tribal Park, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Williams, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Miller of 
    California), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14MR]
H.R. 878--
A bill to amend title I of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets 
    Act of 1968 to encourage States to enact a Law Enforcement Officers' 
    Bill of Rights, to provide standards and protection for the conduct 
    of internal police investigations, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LIGHTFOOT (for himself and Mr. Stupak), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [28MR], [25MY], [14SE], [9NO], [14DE]
H.R. 879--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide 
    grants for projects that demonstrate technologies and methods for 
    reducing discharges from combined sewer overflows into navigable 
    waters of interstate significance; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. OLVER (for himself and Mr. Neal), [9FE]
H.R. 880--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to carry out such activities 
    as are necessary to stabilize the bluffs along the Mississippi River 
    in the vicinity of Natchez, Mississippi, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. PARKER, [9FE]
H.R. 881--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a 
    credit for a portion of the expenses of providing dependent care 
    services to employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. PRYCE (for herself, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of 
    Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Doggett, 
    Mr. Emerson, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foglietta, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. King, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. McHale, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
    Moran, Mr. Quinn, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Deutsch), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14FE], [23FE], [2MR], [21MR], [30MR], [7JN], [21JY]
H.R. 882--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to require the 
    establishment of mammography quality standards to be applicable to 
    the performance of mammograms by the Department of Veterans Affairs; 
    to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. QUINN, [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE], [8MR], [2MY], [7JN], [16JN], [22JN], [10JY]
H.R. 883--
A bill to lift the trade embargo on Cuba, and for other purposes; 
    jointly, to the Committees on International Relations; Ways and 
    Means; Commerce; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN], [12JY], [17JY], [20JY], [28JY]
H.R. 884--
A bill to authorize appropriations for a retirement incentive for 
    certain employees of National Laboratories; jointly, to the 
    Committees on National Security; Science, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON, [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE], [6JN]
H.R. 885--
A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office building located at 153 East 
    110th Street, New York, New York, as the ``Oscar Garcia Rivera Post 
    Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. SERRANO (for himself and Mr. Rangel), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [20SE], [5DE], [15DE], [20DE]
H.R. 886--
A bill to reform the program of aid to families with dependent children; 
    jointly, to the Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. WISE, [9FE]
H.R. 887--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to require the Secretary 
    of Energy to sell the naval petroleum reserves since such reserves 
    are no longer necessary for the national security of the United 
    States; jointly, to the Committees on National Security; Science, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself and Mr. Klug), [9FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [1MR], [6JN], [18JY]
H.R. 888--
A bill to promote accountability and the public interest in the 
    operation of the Federal Reserve System, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. DeFazio), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [7MR], [16MR], [23MY]
H.R. 889--
A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions to 
    preserve and enhance the military readiness of the Department of 
    Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [10FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-29), [10FE]
  Passed House amended, [22FE]
  Passed Senate amended, [16MR]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [16MR]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference, 
    [28MR]
  Conferees appointed, [28MR]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-101) submitted in the House, [5AP]
  House agreed to conference report, [6AP]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [6AP]
  Presented to the President (April 7, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-6] (signed April 10, 1995)
H.R. 890--
A bill to provide for economic growth by reducing income taxes for most 
    Americans, by encouraging the purchase of American-made products, 
    and by extending transportation-related spending, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Banking and Financial Services; Government Reform 
    and Oversight; Appropriations, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [10FE]
H.R. 891--
A bill to acknowledge the fundamental injustice, cruelty, brutality, and 
    inhumanity of slavery in the United States and the 13 American 
    colonies between 1619 and 1865 and to establish a commission to 
    examine the institution of slavery, subsequent de jure and de facto 
    racial and economic discrimination against African-Americans, and 
    the impact of these forces on living African-Americans, to make 
    recommendations to the Congress on appropriate remedies, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONYERS (for himself and Mr. Mineta), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23MY], [24OC], [31OC], [2NO], [8NO]
H.R. 892--
A bill to reauthorize the independent counsel statute, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DICKEY (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
    and Mr. Bonilla), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MY], [25MY], [28JN], [26JY], [7SE], [21SE]
H.R. 893--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the birth of Thomas Alva 
    Edison, to redesign the half dollar circulating coin for 1997 to 
    commemorate Thomas Edison, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself and Mr. Bonior), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [22MR], [5AP], [3MY], [16MY], [8JN], [28JN]
H.R. 894--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide military 
    reservists who are retained in active status after qualifying for 
    reserve retired pay credit toward computation of retired pay for 
    service performed after so qualifying; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. McNULTY, [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR]
H.R. 895--
A bill to provide for retroactive award of the Navy Combat Action Ribbon 
    based upon participation in ground or surface combat as a member of 
    the Navy or Marine Corps during the period between July 4, 1943, and 
    March 1, 1961; to the Committee on National Security.

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  By Mr. McNULTY (for himself, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Serrano, 
    Mr. King, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Rangel, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Montgomery, Ms. Rivers, and 
    Mr. Royce), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1MR], [10MR], [5AP], [2MY], [16MY], [25MY], [4AU], 
    [18OC]
H.R. 896--
A bill to improve the ability of the United States to respond to the 
    international terrorist threat; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Dicks), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [7MR], [22MR], [30MR], [6AP], [2MY], [10MY], 
    [25MY], [20JN], [6SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [28JN], [29JN]
H.R. 897--
A bill to terminate the Office of the Surgeon General of the Public 
    Health Service; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Parker, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Laughlin), 
    [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY], [29JN]
H.R. 898--
A bill to prohibit high seas fishing vessels from engaging in harvesting 
    operations on the high seas without specific authorization from the 
    Secretary of Commerce, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE]
H.R. 899--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to eliminate the penalties 
    for noncompliance by States with a program requiring the use of 
    motorcycle helmets; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
    Flanagan, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Klug, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
    Ney, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Stump, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Weller, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
    Manzullo, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Roemer, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
    Brewster, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Pomeroy, 
    Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Orton, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Longley, Mr. Crane, Mr. Roth, Mr. Peterson 
    of Minnesota, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
    Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
    Ehrlich, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Shays, Ms. Danner, 
    Mr. Barr, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. LaHood, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Gunderson, and Mr. Regula), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [21FE], [24FE], [3MR], [10MR], [21MR], [24MR], 
    [6AP], [2MY], [15MY], [25MY], [16JN], [26JN], [30JN], [17JY], 
    [25JY], [28JY], [4AU], [6SE], [7SE], [12SE], [17OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [13SE]
H.R. 900--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to issue certificates 
    of documentation with appropriate endorsement for employment in 
    coastwise trade for each of 2 vessels named Gallant Lady, subject to 
    certain conditions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. FOWLER, [10FE]
H.R. 901--
A bill to renew patent numbered 3,387,268, relating to a quotation 
    monitoring unit, for a period of 10 years; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [10FE]
H.R. 902--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the 
    application of the passive loss limitations to timber activities; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Emerson, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Klug, 
    Mr. Wilson, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hayes, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    Chapman, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. Stupak), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13MR]
H.R. 903--
A bill to substitute evaluations of educational quality for cohort 
    default rates in eligibility determinations for proprietary 
    institutions of higher education under the Federal student 
    assistance programs; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [16MY], [7SE], [19OC]
H.R. 904--
A bill to prohibit the Department of Defense from contracting with 
    foreign contractors for ship repair until a certification is made to 
    Congress; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [13JN]
H.R. 905--
A bill to provide for congressional approval of a nuclear aircraft 
    carrier waste disposal plan before the construction of CVN-76, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [13FE]
H.R. 906--
A bill to reform the child support enforcement system in order to 
    maximize collections of child support payments on behalf of poor 
    children in the United States; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    the Judiciary; Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [13FE]
H.R. 907--
A bill to amend certain provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
    relating to the treatment of Members of Congress and congressional 
    employees for retirement purposes; to the Committees on House 
    Oversight; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BROWDER (for himself and Mr. Bentsen), [13FE]
H.R. 908--
A bill to authorize appropriations for each of fiscal years 1996 through 
    2000 for the provision of grants for construction of wastewater 
    treatment works to serve United States colonias and for connecting 
    residents to sewer collection systems and making any necessary 
    plumbing improvements to enable residences to meet existing county 
    or city code requirements; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. de la GARZA, [13FE]
H.R. 909--
A bill to encourage liberty inside the Socialist Republic of Vietnam; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Knollenberg, 
    Mr. King, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Cunningham), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3AP], [20JN]
H.R. 910--
A bill to require the Secretary of State to establish a set of voluntary 
    guidelines to promote socially responsible business practices for 
    United States; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Conyers, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    McHale, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, 
    Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Olver, Mr. Vento, 
    Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. 
    Sanders), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [23MR], [2MY], [11MY], [8JN], [17JY], [17OC]
H.R. 911--
A bill to encourage the States to enact legislation to grant immunity 
    from personal civil liability, under certain circumstances, to 
    volunteers working on behalf of nonprofit organizations and 
    governmental entities; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Allard, Mr. Baker of 
    California, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
    Bono, Mr. Browder, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Canady, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cox, 
    Mr. Davis, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
    Emerson, Mr. Engel, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Fields of Texas, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
    Gordon, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. 
    Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
    Jacobs, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Kim, Mr. King, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Largent, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
    Lewis of California, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Livingston, 
    Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Miller of 
    Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Moran, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Ney, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
    Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Petri, Ms. Pryce, Mr. 
    Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
    Seastrand, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Skeen, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stearns, 
    Mr. Stump, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Upton, 
    Mr. Visclosky, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
    Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
    Zeliff, and Mr. Zimmer), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE], [28FE], [14MR], [23MR], [9MY], [16MY], 
    [13JN], [15JN], [27JN], [19JY], [13SE], [27SE], [29SE], [10OC], 
    [12OC], [31OC], [9NO], [14NO], [16NO], [7DE], [18DE]
H.R. 912--
A bill to permit registered utility holding companies to participate in 
    the provision of telecommunications services; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. 
    Hall of Texas, Mr. Hastert, and Mr. Tauzin), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23MY]
H.R. 913--
A bill to repeal the provisions of law commonly referred to as the 
    Ramspeck Act; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. GOSS, [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14MR], [20JN]
H.R. 914--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act and the Solid Waste Disposal Act to limit the 
    liabilities under these Acts of both fiduciaries and lending 
    institutions, including finance lessors, guarantors, and others 
    directly or indirectly holding indicia of ownership primarily to 
    protect a security interest in property which is subject to either 
    act; to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [22MR]
H.R. 915--
A bill to expand the powers of the Secretary of the Treasury and the 
    Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms to regulate the manufacture, 
    distribution, and sale of firearms and ammunition, and to expand the 
    jurisdiction of the Bureau to include firearm products and non-
    powder firearms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Hastings of Florida), 
    [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5AP]
H.R. 916--
A bill to prohibit the manufacture, importation, exportation, sale, 
    purchase, transfer, receipt, possession, or transportation of 
    handguns, and handgun ammunition, with certain exceptions; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [13FE]

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H.R. 917--
A bill to establish procedures for product liability actions; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. OXLEY, [13FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-63), [1MR]
H.R. 918--
A bill to reduce the official mail allowance of Members of the House; to 
    the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. SANDERS, [13FE]
H.R. 919--
A bill to amend title 13, United States Code, to require that the 
    Secretary of Commerce produce and publish, at least every 2 years, 
    current data relating to the incidence of poverty in the United 
    States; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. SAWYER, [13FE]
H.R. 920--
A bill to repeal the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
    1994 and to combat crime; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. VOLKMER (for himself, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
    Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Stenholm, 
    Mr. Myers of Indiana, and Mr. Quillen), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15FE]
H.R. 921--
A bill to encourage gainful employment among the residents of public 
    housing, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself and Mr. Bishop), [13FE]
H.R. 922--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of colorectal screening under part B of the Medicare 
    Program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Yates, Mr. Gene Green of 
    Texas, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Blute, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Bonior, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Beilenson, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Ford), 
    [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15FE], [21FE], [24FE], [28FE], [3MR], [13MR], 
    [1MY], [25MY], [15JN], [13JY], [18JY], [26JY], [3AU], [4AU], [7SE], 
    [13SE], [28SE], [25OC], [9NO]
H.R. 923--
A bill to provide for the establishment of an official mass mailing 
    allowance for Members of the House of Representatives, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Hall of Texas, Mr. Blute, Mr. Ney, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
    Kildee, Mr. Browder, Mr. Klug, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Pryce, Ms. Danner, 
    Mr. Salmon, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Bachus, Mr. Brownback, and Mrs. Waldholtz), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [21FE]
H.R. 924--
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of Agriculture from transferring any 
    National Forest System lands in the Angeles National Forest in 
    California out of Federal ownership for use as a solid waste 
    landfill; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doolittle, 
    Mr. Farr, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Kim, Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. Lofgren, 
    Mr. Matsui, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
    Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Royce, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Waxman, 
    Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Livingston, 
    Mr. Richardson, and Mrs. Waldholtz), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14FE], [21FE], [6AP], [20SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-309), [6NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
H.R. 925--
A bill to compensate owners of private property for the effect of 
    certain regulatory restrictions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CANADY, [14FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-46), [23FE]
  Considered, [1MR], [2MR]
  Passed House amended, [3MR]
H.R. 926--
A bill to promote regulatory flexibility and enhance public 
    participation in Federal agency rulemaking and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Hyde), [14FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-48), [23FE]
  Passed House amended, [1MR]
H.R. 927--
A bill to seek international sanctions against the Castro government in 
    Cuba, to plan for support of a transition government leading to a 
    democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on International Relations; Ways and Means; the 
    Judiciary; Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Ros-
    Lehtinen, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Menendez, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Ballenger, 
    Mr. Solomon, Mr. Goss, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. King, Mr. Ewing, 
    Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
    Vucanovich, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Gilchrest), 
    [14FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5AP], [15MY], [7JN], [15JN], [19JN], [26JN], [18JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-202), [24JY]
  Referral to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary; Banking 
    and Financial Services extended, [24JY]
  Committees on Banking and Financial Services, the Judiciary, and Ways 
    and Means discharged [20SE]
  Passed House amended, [21SE]
  Passed Senate amended, [18OC]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and and asked for a conference, 
    [7NO]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and agreed to a conference, [14DE]
H.R. 928--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    nonrecognition of gain on long-term real property which is 
    involuntarily converted as the result of the exercise of eminent 
    domain, without regard to whether the replacement property is 
    similar or of like kind; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COSTELLO, [14FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [6MR], [15MR], [11MY]
H.R. 929--
A bill to provide for the conservation and development of water and 
    related resources, to authorize the Secretary of the Army to 
    construct various projects for improvements to rivers and harbors of 
    the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. EWING, [14FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6JN]
H.R. 930--
A bill to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to 
    authorize additional measures to carry out the control of salinity 
    upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Gallegly, and Mrs. Vucanovich), [14FE]
  Cosponsors added, [28FE], [8MR], [14MR], [2MY], [12MY]
H.R. 931--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax 
    incentives to encourage the preservation of low-income housing; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JEFFERSON (for himself, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
    Livingston, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Tauzin, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Frost, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Scott, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Thompson, Mr. Clay, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
    Tucker, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Neal, Mr. Levin, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Baker of Louisiana), [14FE]
  Cosponsors added, [7AP], [9MY], [2AU], [19OC]
H.R. 932--
A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to provide more 
    flexibility to producers, and more effective mitigation, in 
    connection with the conversion of cropped wetland, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. 
    Minge), [14FE]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [29MR]
H.R. 933--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to authorize a national 
    program to reduce the threat to human health posed by exposure to 
    contaminants in the air indoors, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Waxman), [14FE]
H.R. 934--
A bill to prohibit pay-per-view charges for entertainment events that 
    receive public financial support whether or including private 
    entities, nonprofit organizations or governmental entities; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI, [14FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [22MR]
H.R. 935--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, and the Communications Act 
    of 1934 with respect to the public performance, by means of the 
    display of video programming at places of public accommodation, of 
    games between professional sports teams; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI, [14FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [22MR]
H.R. 936--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to 
    make grants to nonprofit community organizations for the development 
    of open space on municipally owned vacant lots in urban areas; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Clyburn, 
    Mr. Serrano, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Frost, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Nadler), [14FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR]
H.R. 937--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify procedures for 
    judicial review of Federal agency compliance with regulatory 
    flexibility analysis requirements, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Small Business, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdicion of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, [14FE]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-49), [23FE]
H.R. 938--
A bill to provide that certain civil defense employees and employees of 
    the Federal Emergency Management Agency may be eligible for certain 
    public safety officers death benefits, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MONTGOMERY, [14FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6JN]
H.R. 939--
A bill to amend the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 to 
    provide hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid payments 
    relating to Federal acquisition of real property; to the Committee 
    on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Bateman), [14FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15FE], [28FE], [1MR], [2MR], [14MR], [21MR], 
    [24MR], [12MY]
H.R. 940--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the 
    minimum wage rate under that act; to the Committee on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, and Mr. Clay, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of 
    California, Mrs. Kennelly, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Conyers, Ms. DeLauro, 
    Mr.

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    Dingell, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Hoyer, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lowey, Mr. McDermott, 
    Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Obey, Mr. Richardson, Mr. 
    Sabo, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Coyne, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fields of 
    Louisiana, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gene Green of 
    Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    Mascara, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Neal, Mr. Oberstar, 
    Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    Schumer, Mr. Ward, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wise, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Wyden), 
    [14FE]
  Cosponsors added, [28FE], [10MR], [29MR], [3AP], [9MY], [23MY], [8JN], 
    [10JY], [24JY], [31JY], [4AU], [14SE]
H.R. 941--
A bill to amend title 18 United States Code, to carry out certain 
    obligations of the United States under the International Covenant on 
    Civil and Political Rights by prohibiting the practice of female 
    circumcision, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mrs. 
    Morella, and Ms. Rivers), [14FE]
  Cosponsors added, [28FE], [8MR], [29MR], [16MY], [10JY], [18JY], 
    [26JY], [21SE], [12OC], [17OC], [24OC], [31OC], [14NO]
H.R. 942--
A bill to prohibit United States assistance to countries that prohibit 
    or restrict the transport or delivery of United States humanitarian 
    assistance; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
    Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Porter, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. 
    Andrews, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Levin, Mr. Berman, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
    Gallegly, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Saxon, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
    Markey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Cox, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
    Baker of California, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Farr, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kennedy 
    of Rhode Island, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Barcia, 
    Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Dooley, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
    Torricelli, Mr. King, Mr. Fattah, and Ms. Furse), [14FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [16MR], [5AP], [7AP], [16MY], [20JY]
H.R. 943--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    corporate income tax shall apply to certain Government-sponsored 
    enterprises; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK, [14FE]
H.R. 944--
A bill to provide rules regarding the payment by certain political 
    subdivisions in the State of Montana of charges imposed by the 
    United States with respect to a hydroelectric project located in 
    Granite and Deer Lodge Counties, Montana; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. WILLIAMS, [14FE]
H.R. 945--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to establish procedures 
    for determining the status of missing members of the Armed Forces 
    and certain missing civilians, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. 
    Hamilton), [15FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [16MR], [24MR], [30MR], [9MY], [16MY], 
    [23MY], [6JN], [22JN], [13JY], [19JY], [26JY], [4AU], [21SE]
H.R. 946--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 relating to minimum 
    wage and overtime exemption for employees subject to certain leave 
    policies; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Petri), [15FE]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY], [8JN]
H.R. 947--
A bill to exempt semiconductors from the country of origin marking 
    requirements under the Tariff Act of 1930; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Mineta), [15FE]
H.R. 948--
A bill to prohibit aircraft from flying over the ballpark in Arlington, 
    Texas, during certain times, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas, [15FE]
H.R. 949--
A bill to refocus the mission of the Federal Reserve System on 
    stabilization of the currency and provide greater public scrutiny of 
    the operations of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve 
    System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. 
    Seastrand, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Istook, Mr. Fox, Mr. Barr, 
    Mr. Ewing, and Mr. Cooley), [15FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16FE], [21FE], [27FE], [7MR], [17JY]
H.R. 950--
A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to remove the 
    barriers and disincentives in the program of aid to families with 
    dependent children that prevent recipients of such aid from moving 
    toward self-sufficiency, and to provide for the establishment of 
    demonstration projects designed to determine the social, 
    psychological, and economic effects of providing to individuals with 
    limited means an opportunity to accumulate assets, and the extent to 
    which an asset-based welfare policy may be used to enable 
    individuals with low income to achieve economic self-sufficiency; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Emerson, Mrs. Collins of 
    Illinois), [15FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MY], [14SE]
H.R. 951--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 
    of Transportation to reduce under certain circumstances the 
    percentage of voting interests of air carriers which are required to 
    be owned or controlled by persons who are citizens of the United 
    States; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. CLINGER, [15FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23MY]
H.R. 952--
A bill to repeal the Medicare and Medicaid coverage data bank, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
    Clement, Mr. Cox, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, Mr. Knollenberg, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Ms. Pryce, and Mr. Stearns), 
    [15FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [10MR], [13JN], [21JN], [11JY], [26JY], 
    [12SE], [28SE]
H.R. 953--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide 
    clarification for the deductibility of expenses incurred by a 
    taxpayer in connection with the business use of the home; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, [15FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE]
H.R. 954--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the cost 
    of property which may be expensed by small businesses to $50,000; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, [15FE]
H.R. 955--
A bill to establish legal standards and procedures for product liability 
    litigation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE, [15FE]
H.R. 956--
A bill to establish legal standards and procedures for product liability 
    litigation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Hoke), [15FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-64), [2MR]
  Referred to the Committee on Commerce, [2MR]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [7MR]
  Passed House amended, [10MR]
  Passed Senate amended, [10MY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and asked for a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [9NO]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and agreed to a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [28NO]
H.R. 957--
A bill to amend section 118 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to 
    provide for certain exceptions from rules for determining 
    contributions in aid of construction, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Neal, Mr. 
    Jacobs, and Mr. Jefferson), [15FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [10MR], [21MR], [24MR], [5AP], [2MY], [10MY], 
    [15MY], [7JN], [15JN], [30JN], [13JY], [21JY], [3AU], [21SE], 
    [28SE], [18OC], [7NO]
H.R. 958--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of an annual screening mammography under part B of the 
    Medicare Program for women age 65 or older; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
    Yates, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Gene 
    Green of Texas, Mr. Frost, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Studds, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
    Waxman, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. 
    Coleman, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Kennelly, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. 
    Clayton, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Martinez, 
    Mr. Vento, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Moakley, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Hoyer, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Ms. Slaughter, and Mr. Evans), 
    [15FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16FE], [8MR], [24MR], [2MY], [11MY], [25MY], 
    [12JY], [6SE], [31OC], [14NO]
H.R. 959--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify that 
    conservation expenditures by electric and gas utilities are 
    deductible for the year in which paid or incurred; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McDERMOTT, [15FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE], [6MR], [21MR]
H.R. 960--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 1993 
    Federal income tax rate increases on trusts established for the 
    benefit of individuals with disabilities; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. PAYNE of Virginia, [15FE]
H.R. 961--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
    Emerson, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Ewing, Ms. 
    Danner, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Mica, Mr. Barcia, 
    Mr. Duncan, and Mr. Pete Geren of Texas), [15FE]
  Cosponsors added, [30MR], [3AP], [1MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-112), [3MY]
  Considered, [10MY], [11MY], [12MY], [15MY]
  Passed House amended, [16MY]
H.R. 962--
A bill to amend the Immigration Act of 1990 relating to the membership 
    of the United States Commission on Immigration Reform; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas, [15FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-135), [8JN]
  Passed House amended, [8JN]

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H.R. 963--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 in order to permit 
    recreational radio operations without radio licenses; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. Fields of Texas), [15FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [6MR], [30MR], [8JN], [30JN], [7SE], [18OC], 
    [31OC]
H.R. 964--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit the transfer 
    of two or more handguns to an individual in any 30-day period; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Nadler, and Ms. Lowey), [15FE]
H.R. 965--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 600 Martin Luther 
    King, Jr. Place in Louisville, Kentucky, as the ``Romano L. Mazzoli 
    Federal Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [15FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-366), [28NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [5DE]
  Passed Senate, [20DE]
  Presented to the President (December 21, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-77] (signed December 28, 1995)
H.R. 966--
A bill to assist in implementing the plan of action adopted by the World 
    Summit for Children; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. WALSH (for himself, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Beilenson, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
    Chrysler, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Deutsch, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Reed, 
    Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Richardson, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
    Rush, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Torricelli, Mr. Ward, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Filner), [15FE]
  Cosponsors added, [28FE], [9MY], [17MY], [8JN], [4AU]
H.R. 967--
A bill to amend the Act of March 3, 1931 (known as the Davis-Bacon Act), 
    to revise the standard for coverage under that Act, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. CLAY (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
    Kildee, Mr. Williams, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mrs. 
    Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Engel, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island), [15FE]
  Cosponsors added, [29MR], [1MY], [6JN]
H.R. 968--
A bill to establish comprehensive early childhood education programs, 
    early childhood education staff development programs, model Federal 
    Government early childhood education programs, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Ms. 
    Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Lowey, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek 
    of Florida, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Waters, Ms. Woolsey, and Ms. 
    Brown of Florida), [15FE]
H.R. 969--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to prohibit smoking on any 
    scheduled airline flight segment in intrastate, interstate, or 
    foreign air transportation; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [15FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE], [2MR], [13MR], [23MR], [17MY], [29JN], 
    [20JY], [26JY], [1AU], [7SE], [13SE], [10OC], [31OC], [7NO], [12DE], 
    [20DE]
H.R. 970--
A bill to improve the administration of the Women's Rights National 
    Historical Park in the State of New York, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Miller of California, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Filner, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    Owens, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. Faleomavaega), [15FE]
H.R. 971--
A bill to ensure that homeowners receive adequate notice of and 
    opportunity to comment on activities likely to adversely affect the 
    value of their home; and to create procedures for homeowners to 
    receive financial compensation for development which produces 
    pollution and other impacts adversely affecting the value of their 
    homes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Gilchrest), [16FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [28FE], [1MR], [3MR]
H.R. 972--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the 
    exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MONTGOMERY (for himself, Mr. Evans, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Filner, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Gutierrez, 
    Mr. Bishop, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. 
    Mascara), [16FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5AP], [1MY], [9MY], [10MY], [11MY], [16MY], [17MY], 
    [22MY], [25MY], [7JN], [13JN], [21JN], [26JN], [11JY], [13JY], 
    [26JY], [12SE], [19SE], [9NO], [20NO], [29NO], [6DE]
H.R. 973--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    statute of limitations shall not bar a claim for credit or refund 
    based on a retroactive determination of an entitlement to receive 
    military disability benefits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MONTGOMERY, [16FE]
  Cosponsors added, [17MY], [13JN], [11JY]
H.R. 974--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore a 100 
    percent deduction for business meals and entertainment and the 
    deduction for the travel expenses of spouses and others accompanying 
    the taxpayer on business; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ABERCROMBIE (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Roth), [16FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6JN], [21JN], [30JN], [21JY], [29SE]
H.R. 975--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make optional 
    the provision of nonemergency medical transportation services under 
    the Medicaid Program and to deny Federal financial participation for 
    such services; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, [16FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2AU]
H.R. 976--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prevent price gouging 
    during disasters; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, [16FE]
H.R. 977--
A bill to amend the Goals 2000, Educate America Act, to eliminate the 
    National Education Standards and Improvement Council, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, [16FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1MR], [9MR], [30MR], [3AP]
H.R. 978--
A bill to amend the formula for determining the official mail allowance 
    for Members of the House of Representatives; to amend the provisions 
    of title 39, United States Code, relating to the franking privilege 
    for Members of Congress and provide that the provisions of law 
    preventing Members from sending mass mailings within the 60-day 
    period immediately before an election be expanded so as to prevent 
    Members from mailing any unsolicited franked mail within that 
    period, and for other purposes; to the Committees on House 
    Oversight; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BLUTE, [16FE]
H.R. 979--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Army to submit to Congress a 
    report regarding the management of the Chemical Stockpile Emergency 
    Preparedness Program and to require that additional emergency 
    warning sirens be provided for communities near chemical stockpile 
    sites; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. BROWDER (for himself and Mr. Hansen), [16FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [11JY]
H.R. 980--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax relief 
    for the middle class; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself and Mr. Gibbons) (both by request), 
    [16FE]
H.R. 981--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the 
    eligibility criteria for the earned income tax credit, to improve 
    tax compliance by United States persons establishing or benefiting 
    from foreign trusts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself and Mr. Gibbons) (both by request), 
    [16FE]
  Cosponsors added, [21DE]
H.R. 982--
A bill to reconnect welfare families to the world of work, make work 
    pay, strengthen families, require personal responsibility, and 
    support State flexibility; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities; Commerce; Agriculture; 
    Banking and Financial Services; the Judiciary; the Budget, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
    Stenholm, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
    Holden, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. McHale, Mr. Minge, Mr. 
    Montgomery, and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota), [16FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [21MR]
H.R. 983--
A bill to further establish the ballistic missile defense policy of the 
    United States; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Evans, Ms. Furse, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. 
    Maloney, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Sabo, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
    Stark, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Miller of California), [16FE]
  Cosponsors added, [7MR], [30MR], [9MY], [25MY], [13JY]
H.R. 984--
A bill to expand the boundaries of the Stones River National Battlefield 
    in Tennessee, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GORDON, [16FE]
H.R. 985--
A bill to provide tax incentives to encourage production of oil and gas 
    within the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LARGENT (for himself, Mr. Istook, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Lucas, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Coburn), [16FE]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [3MY], [6JN]
H.R. 986--
A bill to establish a program to provide child care through public-
    private partnerships; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Miller of California, 
    Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frost, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
    Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Martinez), [16FE]
H.R. 987--
A bill to encourage production of oil and gas within the United States 
    by providing tax incentives and easing regulatory burdens, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Transportation 
    and Infrastructure; Resources; the Judiciary; Commerce; Science; 
    Government Reform and Oversight; International Relations, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the

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    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LUCAS (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Istook, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Poshard), [16FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [5AP], [12MY], [6JN]
H.R. 988--
A bill to reform the Federal civil justice system; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Goodlatte), [16FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-62), [1MR]
  Passed House amended, [7MR]
H.R. 989--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, with respect to the 
    duration of copyright, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mr. Bono, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Berman, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Clement, 
    and Mr. Gallegly), [16FE]
  Cosponsors added, [21FE], [14MR], [30MR], [22JN], [2AU], [6SE], [29SE]
H.R. 990--
A bill to require the National Park Service to encircle the Washington 
    Monument with the flags of the individual States; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. WILLIAMS, [16FE]
  Cosponsors added, [22MR], [5AP], [2MY]
H.R. 991--
A bill to provide for the termination of further production of the 
    Trident II (D-5) missile; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself and Mr. Shays), [16FE]
  Cosponsors added, [7MR], [21MR], [3AP], [6AP], [1MY], [11MY], [6JN], 
    [13JN], [3AU]
H.R. 992--
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to require the Secretary to 
    reauthorize participating retail food stores and wholesale food 
    concerns biennially, to require such stores and such concerns to 
    provide documentation to the Secretary for approval and 
    reauthorization, to provide for the forfeiture of proceeds and 
    property resulting from certain violations of such act, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. WYDEN, [16FE]
H.R. 993--
A bill concerning denial of passports to noncustodial parents subject to 
    State arrest warrants in cases of nonpayment of child support; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [21FE]
H.R. 994--
A bill to require the periodic review and automatic termination of 
    Federal regulations; to the Committees on Government Reform and 
    Oversight; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CHAPMAN (for himself, Mr. Mica, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
    and Mr. Pete Geren of Texas), [21FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5AP], [11MY], [7JN], [20JN], [29JN], [13JY], 
    [18JY], [12SE]
  Reported from the Committee on Government Reform and Overisight (H. 
    Rept. 104-284, part 1), [19OC]
  Referral to the Committee on the Judicary extended, [19OC]
  Referred to the Committee on Commerce, [26OC]
  Committee discharged, [6NO]
  Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, [6NO]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on the Judiciary (H. Rept. 
    104-284, part 2), [7NO]
H.R. 995--
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
    provide new portability, participation, solvency, claims, and other 
    consumer protections and freedoms for workers in a mobile workforce, 
    to increase purchasing power for employers and employees by removing 
    barriers to the voluntary formation of multiple employer health 
    plans and fully-insured multiple employer arrangements, to increase 
    health plan competition providing more affordable choice of coverage 
    by removing restrictive State laws relating to provider health 
    networks, employer health coalitions, and insured plans and the 
    offering of medisave plans, to expand access to fully-insured 
    coverage for employees of small employers through fair rating 
    standards and open markets, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities; Commerce, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Armey, Mr. Petri, Mrs. 
    Roukema, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Meyers of 
    Kansas, Mr. Talent, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Knollenberg, 
    Mr. Graham, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. McIntosh), [21FE]
  Cosponsors added, [8MR], [22MR], [23MR], [7JN], [20JN], [26JN], 
    [28JN], [18JY], [19JY], [20JY], [24JY], [26JY], [27JY], [28JY], 
    [2AU]
  Cosponsors removed, [16MY]
H.R. 996--
A bill to improve portability, access, and fair rating for health 
    insurance coverage for individuals; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Graham, 
    Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. McIntosh), [21FE]
  Cosponsors added, [8MR], [22MR], [23MR], [7JN], [20JN], [26JN]
H.R. 997--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage under part B of the Medicare Program of certain 
    chiropractic services authorized to be performed under State law; to 
    the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    sebsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CRANE, [21FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [29MR], [5AP], [7AP], [3MY], [12MY], [18MY], 
    [7JN], [13JN], [22JN], [11JY], [20JY], [4AU], [7SE], [19SE], [17OC], 
    [16NO]
H.R. 998--
A bill to amend title III of the Job Training Partnership Act to provide 
    employment and training assistance for certain individuals who work 
    at or live in the community of a plant, facility, or enterprise that 
    is scheduled to close or undergo significant layoffs, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON, [21FE]
H.R. 999--
A bill to establish a single, consolidated source of Federal child care 
    funding; to establish a program to provide block grants to States to 
    provide nutrition assistance to economically disadvantaged 
    individuals and families and to establish a program to provide block 
    grants in States to provide school-based food services to students; 
    to restrict alien eligibility for certain education, training, and 
    other programs; and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities; Ways and Means, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GOODLING, [21FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-75), [10MR]
H.R. 1000--
A bill to designate certain lands in Alaska as wilderness; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Beilenson, 
    Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
    Clay, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Conyers, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr, 
    Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Holden, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Lantos, 
    Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Markey, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal, Mr. Oberstar, 
    Mr. Olver, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Reed, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Skaggs, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Torres, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Williams, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Yates, and Mr. 
    Zimmer), [21FE]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [30MR], [23MY], [18JY], [28JY], [4AU], 
    [11OC], [16NO]
H.R. 1001--
A bill to deauthorize a portion of the project for improving the Mystic 
    River, Connecitcut; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON, [21FE]
H.R. 1002--
A bill to amend the Oil Pollution Act of 1990 to exempt marinas from the 
    financial responsibility requirements applicable to offshore 
    facilities under that act; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON, [21FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [21MR], [5AP], [2MY]
H.R. 1003--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who are 
    subject to Federal hours of limitation; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Neal, and Mr. 
    Jefferson), [21FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [10MR], [21MR], [24MR], [5AP], [2MY], [10MY], 
    [7JN], [15JN], [21JN], [30JN], [21JY], [3AU], [21SE], [28SE], 
    [18OC], [7NO], [5DE]
H.R. 1004--
A bill to protect the public from the misuse of the telecommunications 
    network and telecommunications devices and facilities; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, [21FE]
H.R. 1005--
A bill to amend title 4, United States Code, to declare English as the 
    official language of the Government of the United States, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, and 
    Mr. Forbes), [21FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23FE], [24FE], [6MR], [14MR], [21MR], [23MR], 
    [5AP], [1MY], [6JN], [22JN], [12JY], [2AU], [4AU], [6SE], [12SE], 
    [27SE]
H.R. 1006--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide housing 
    benefits for the purchase of residential cooperative apartment 
    units; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Davis, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Doyle, Mr. 
    Frost, and Mr. Ackerman), [21FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [26JN], [29JN], [10JY], [17JY], [26JY], 
    [2AU]
H.R. 1007--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to permit a maximum speed 
    limit of 65 miles per hour on any highway within a State's 
    jurisdiction located outside an urbanized area, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ROBERTS, [21FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6SE], [7SE], [12SE]
H.R. 1008--
A bill to require periodic maintenance dredging for the Greenville Inner 
    Harbor Channel, Mississippi; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. THOMPSON, [21FE]
H.R. 1009--
A bill for the relief of Lloyd B. Gamble; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. DAVIS, [21FE]
H.R. 1010--
A bill to provide surveillance, research, and services aimed at 
    prevention of birth defects,

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    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ORTIZ (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. 
    Fields of Texas, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Upton), [22FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1MR], [10MR], [22MR], [6AP], [2MY], [25MY], [7JN], 
    [15JN], [13JY], [12SE], [9NO]
H.R. 1011--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to 
    the construction of a hydroelectric project in the State of Ohio; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SAWYER, [22FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-317), [7NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
H.R. 1012--
A bill to require equal coverage under a health plan for all children 
    under the age of 27 of an individual who enrolls in the plan under a 
    family class of enrollment; to the Committees on Commerce; Economic 
    and Educational Opportunities; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BAKER of California (for himself, Mr. LaTourette, and Mr. 
    Miller of Florida), [22FE]
H.R. 1013--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to protect consumers through the 
    establishment of standards for long-term care insurance policies; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [22FE]
H.R. 1014--
A bill to authorize extension of time limitation for a FERC-issued 
    hydroelectric license; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [22FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-318), [7NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13NO]
H.R. 1015--
A bill to provide for the temporary suspension of the reformulated 
    gasoline rules under the Clean Air Act; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Petri, and 
    Mr. Sensenbrenner), [22FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE]
H.R. 1016--
A bill to establish a Federal housing trust fund to provide decent, 
    safe, and affordable housing for low-income families lacking such 
    housing; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Banking and Financial 
    Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. OWENS (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Velazquez, 
    and Mr. Ford), [22FE]
H.R. 1017--
A bill to amend title I of the Housing and Community Development Act of 
    1974 to give preference in awarding economic development grants made 
    in connection with community development loan guarantees to cities 
    having high unemployment rates; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Service.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [22FE]
H.R. 1018--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act and other laws of 
    the United States relating to border security, illegal immigration, 
    alien eligibility for Federal financial benefits and services, 
    criminal activity by aliens, alien smuggling, fraudulent documents 
    used by aliens, asylum, terrorist aliens, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on the Judiciary; National Security; Banking and 
    Financial Services; Ways and Means; Government Reform and Oversight, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Kim, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Stump, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Gallegly, 
    Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Canady, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Bilbray, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Holden, 
    Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Packard, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Baker of California, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. 
    Lewis of California, Mr. Bono, Mr. Dornan, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, 
    Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Cox, Mr. Horn, Mr. Royce, and Mr. Thomas), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [14MR], [28MR], [6AP], [3MY], [23MY], [20JY]
H.R. 1019--
A bill to assist in the development of microenterprises and 
    microenterprise lending; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [23FE]
H.R. 1020--
A bill to amend the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982; to the Committees 
    on Commerce; Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure; the 
    Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as full within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
    Stearns, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Burr, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Graham, and Mr. 
    Franks of Connecticut), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [9MR], [14MR], [22MR], [23MR], [4AP], [6AP], 
    [7AP], [11MY], [18MY], [7JN], [8JN], [15JN], [27JN], [12JY], [18JY], 
    [26JY], [4AU], [20SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-254), [20SE]
  Committees discharged, [20SE], [24OC]
  Referral to the Committees on Resources; the Budget extended, [19OC], 
    [20SE]
H.R. 1021--
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to increase 
    the voting consumer representation of the Blood Products Advisory 
    Committee of the Food and Drug Administration, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Markey, Ms. Furse, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. Nadler), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [28FE], [6MR], [8MR], [14MR], [30MR], [1MY], [2MY], 
    [9MY], [12MY], [17MY], [23MY], [20JN], [22JN], [10JY], [13JY], 
    [17JY], [24JY], [6SE], [12SE], [19SE], [28SE], [26OC], [13DE]
H.R. 1022--
A bill to provide regulatory reform and to focus national economic 
    resources on the greatest risks to human health, safety, and the 
    environment through scientifically objective and unbiased risk 
    assessments and through the consideration of costs and benefits in 
    major rules, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Science; 
    Commerce; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WALKER (for himself and Mr. Bliley), [23FE]
  Passed House amended, [28FE]
H.R. 1023--
A bill to provide procedures for claims for compassionate payments with 
    regard to individuals with blood-clotting disorders, such as 
    hemophilia, who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to 
    contaminated blood products; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GOSS (for himself, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Engel, Mr. Miller of 
    Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Calvert, 
    Ms. Furse, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Studds, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Shays, Mr. Becerra, 
    Mrs. Seastrand, and Mr. McHale), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1MR], [6MR], [8MR], [14MR], [15MR], [16MR], [21MR], 
    [22MR], [23MR], [28MR], [30MR], [3AP], [5AP], [6AP], [7AP], [1MY], 
    [2MY], [3MY], [9MY], [10MY], [12MY], [17MY], [18MY], [23MY], [24MY], 
    [7JN], [8JN], [13JN], [16JN], [20JN], [21JN], [22JN], [28JN], 
    [29JN], [11JY], [12JY], [24JY], [25JY], [1AU], [2AU], [6SE], [12SE], 
    [13SE], [19SE], [20SE], [27SE], [28SE], [29SE], [11OC], [17OC], 
    [26OC], [30OC], [9NO], [10NO], [17NO], [28NO], [30NO], [6DE], 
    [12DE], [13DE], [18DE], [21DE]
H.R. 1024--
A bill to improve the dissemination of information and printing 
    procedures of the Government; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. 
    Klug, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Dornan, 
    Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Herger, 
    Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
    Miller of Florida, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tate, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Weller, and 
    Mr. White), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [28FE], [6MR], [14MR], [23MR], [28MR], [29MR], 
    [30MR], [3AP], [4AP], [1MY], [9MY], [10MY], [23MY], [13JN], [16JN], 
    [3AU], [25SE], [19OC], [1NO], [7NO]
H.R. 1025--
A bill to rescind the Federal implementation plan promulgated by the 
    Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency for the South 
    Coast, Ventura, and Sacramento areas of California; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Kim, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Oreier, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Packard, Mr. Cox, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Herger, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Bono, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
    Gallegly, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Horn, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
    Lewis of California, and Mr. Hunter), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE]
H.R. 1026--
A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office building located at 201 East 
    Pikes Peak Avenue in Colorado Springs, Colorado, as the ``Winfield 
    Scott Stratton Post Office''; to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [17OC]
  Passed Senate, [24OC]
  Presented to the President (October 26, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-44] (signed November 3, 1995)
H.R. 1027--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    provision which includes unemployment compensation in income subject 
    to tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Mr. Olver, Mr. Rahall, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Torres, Mr. Frost, Mr. Andrews, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Martinez, and Mr. Saxton), 
    [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY]
H.R. 1028--
A bill to provide for the retrocession of the District of Columbia to 
    the State of Maryland, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    the Judiciary; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Packard, 
    Mr. Hansen, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Weller, Mr. Hancock, and Mr. 
    Ballenger), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6AP]
H.R. 1029--
A bill to improve the enforcement of child support obligations in both 
    intrastate and interstate cases by requiring the imposition and 
    execution of liens against the property of persons who owe overdue 
    support; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TORKILDSEN (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Neal, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Mr. Markey, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
    King, Mr. Blute, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, and Mr. Jacobs), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1MR], [28MR], [6JN]

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H.R. 1030--
A bill for the relief of John M. Ragsdale; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. CALVERT, [23FE]
H.R. 1031--
A bill for the relief of Oscar Salas-Velazquez; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD, [23FE]
H.R. 1032--
A bill to reaffirm the Federal Government's commitment to electric 
    consumers and environmental protection by reaffirming the 
    requirement of the Nuclear Waste Policy Act of 1982 that the 
    Secretary of Energy provide for the safe disposal of spent nuclear 
    fuel beginning not later than January 31, 1998, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GUTKNECHT (for himself, Mr. Ramstad, and Mr. Sensenbrenner), 
    [23FE]
H.R. 1033--
A bill to impose comprehensive economic sanctions against Iran; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Banking and Financial Services; 
    International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. Engel, and Mr. Ney), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [28FE], [10MR], [22MR], [29MR], [1MY], [25MY], 
    [27JN], [25OC]
H.R. 1034--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the health 
    insurance tax deduction for self-employed individuals; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY]
H.R. 1035--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage multiple 
    employer arrangements to provide basic health benefits through 
    eliminating commonality of interest or geographic location 
    requirement for tax exempt trust status; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, [23FE]
H.R. 1036--
A bill to amend the Metropolitan Washington Airports Act of 1986 to 
    direct the President to appoint additional members to the board of 
    directors of the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, to 
    replace the Board of Review of the Airports Authority with a Federal 
    Advisory Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Duncan, and Mr. 
    Oberstar), [24FE]
H.R. 1037--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to include liability 
    to pay compensation under workmen's compensation acts within the 
    rules relating to certain personal liability assignments; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [2MY], [24MY]
H.R. 1038--
A bill to revise and streamline the acquisition laws of the Federal 
    Government, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; National Security; International Relations; 
    the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CLINGER (for himself, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Gilman), [24FE]
H.R. 1039--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the estate 
    and gift taxes and the tax on generation-skipping transfers; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Hancock), 
    [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [4AP], [7JN]
H.R. 1040--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    deduction for retirement savings, to permit nonemployed spouses a 
    full IRA deduction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. BAKER of California (for himself, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Lipinski, 
    Mr. Forbes, Mr. Canady, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mrs. 
    Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Hostettler, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Wicker, and Mr. McCrery), [24FE]
H.R. 1041--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    exclusion for all dividends and interest received by individuals; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Hancock), 
    [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [4AP]
H.R. 1042--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that no 
    capital gains tax shall apply to individuals; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Hancock), 
    [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [4AP]
H.R. 1043--
A bill to require the continued availability of $1 Federal Reserve notes 
    for circulation; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. DAVIS, [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [9MY], [13JN], [18JY]
H.R. 1044--
A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to prevent 
    abandoned babies from experiencing prolonged foster care where a 
    permanent adoptive home is available; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, and Ms. Pryce), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14MR], [16MR], [22MR], [24MR], [6AP], [24MY], 
    [8JN], [21JN]
H.R. 1045--
A bill to amend the Goals 2000, Educate America Act to eliminate the 
    National Education Standards and Improvement Council, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational Oppotunities
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Roukema, 
    Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, 
    Mr. McKeon, Mr. Castle, Mr. Talent, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Funderburk, 
    Mr. Norwood, Mr. Souder, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
    Mr. Mica, Mr. Boehner, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
    McCrery, Mr. Emerson, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [21MR], [4AP], [9MY], [12MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [15MY]
H.R. 1046--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of periodic colorectal screening services under part B of 
    the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Florida, [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3AP], [7JN], [14JN], [15JN], [21JN], [20JY], 
    [21JY], [6NO], [4DE]
H.R. 1047--
A bill to provide under Federal law a limited privilege from disclosure 
    of certain information acquired pursuant to a voluntary 
    environmental self-evaluation and, if such information is 
    voluntarily disclosed, for limited immunity from penalties; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce, Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
    Allard, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Young of Alaska), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [1MR], [15MR], [21MR], [10MY], [15JN], [27JN], 
    [11OC], [7DE]
H.R. 1048--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and title I of the 
    Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with regard to 
    pension integration, participation, and vesting requirements, to 
    provide for division of pension benefits upon divorce unless 
    otherwise provided in qualified domestic relations orders, to 
    provide for studies relating to cost-of-living adjustments and 
    pension portability, to clarify the continued availability, under 
    provisions governing domestic relations orders, of remedies relating 
    to matters treated in such orders entered before 1985, and to 
    provide for entitlement of divorced spouses under the Railroad 
    Retirement Act of 1974 independent of the actual entitlement of the 
    employee; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY, [24FE]
H.R. 1049--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to reform the 
    provisions relating to child labor; to the Committee on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
    Schroeder, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. 
    Sabo, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Yeates, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Filner, Mr. Gutierrez, 
    Mr. Manton, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Vento), [24FE]
H.R. 1050--
A bill to establish a living wage, jobs for all policy for the United 
    States in order to reduce poverty, inequality, and the undue 
    concentration of income, wealth, and power in the United States, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; Government Reform and Oversight; the Budget; Rules, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DELLUMS (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
    McKinney, Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Towns, and Ms. Velazquez), 
    [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [2AU], [4AU], [14DE], [19DE]
H.R. 1051--
A bill to provide for the extension of certain hydroelectric projects 
    located in the State of West Virginia; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MOLLOHAN, [24FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-319), [7NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
H.R. 1052--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to repeal the reformulated gasoline 
    provisions and the provisions relating to work-related vehicle trip 
    reduction, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. NEUMANN (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, and Mr. Petri), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [23MR], [10MY]
H.R. 1053--
A bill to prohibit Members of the House of Representatives from using 
    official funds for the production of mailing or newsletters, to 
    reduce by 50 percent the amount which may be made available for the 
    official mail allowance of any such Member, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. POSHARD, [24FE]
H.R. 1054--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    corporate income tax shall apply to certain government-sponsored 
    enterprises; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK, [24FE]
H.R. 1055--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to clarify that the 
    Government in the Sunshine Act applies to the Federal Open Market 
    Committee; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [21MR], [30MR]
H.R. 1056--
A bill to establish the Commonwealth of Guam, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Resources; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as

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    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Becerra, Mr. 
    Bonior, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
    Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Martinez, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Mineta, Mrs. Mink 
    of Hawaii, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
    Paxon, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Serrano, 
    Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Mr. Tucker, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Yates), 
    [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [22MR]
H.R. 1057--
A bill to provide for hearing care services by audiologists to Federal 
    civilian employees; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16MY], [19JY], [18DE]
H.R. 1058--
A bill to reform Federal securities litigation, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Cox of 
    California, and Mr. Tauzin), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [6MR], [8MR]
  Passed House amended, [8MR]
  Passed Senate amended, [28JN]
  House disagreed to the Senate amendments and asked for a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [24OC]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [17NO]
  Conference report (H. Rept 104-369) submitted in the House, [28NO]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [5DE]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [6DE]
  Presented to the President (December 7, 1995)
  Presidential veto message, [19DE]
  Presidential veto message considered in the House, [20DE]
  House overrode Presidential veto, [20DE]
  Presidential veto message, [21DE]
  Presidential veto message considered in the Senate, [21DE], [22DE]
  Senate overrode Presidential veto, [22DE]
  Without approval [Public Law 104-67] (December 22, 1995)
H.R. 1059--
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to extend a nutrition 
    assistance program to American Samoa, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, [27FE]
H.R. 1060--
A bill to include the Territory of American Samoa in the Supplemental 
    Security Income Program; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, [27FE]
H.R. 1061--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to more accurately 
    codify the depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing 
    equipment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, 
    Mrs. Kennelly, and Ms. Eshoo), [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [10MR], [21MR], [24MR], [5AP], [2MY], [10MY], 
    [7JN], [15JN], [21JN], [30JN], [13JY], [21JY], [3AU], [6SE], [21SE], 
    [28SE], [18OC], [5DE]
H.R. 1062--
A bill to enhance competition in the financial services industry by 
    providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, 
    securities firms, and other financial service providers; to the 
    Committees on Banking and Financial Services; Commerce, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LEACH, [27FE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services (H. Rept. 104-127, part 1), [18MY]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [18MY], [16JN]
  Reported from the Committee on Banking and Financial Serivces (H. 
    Rept. 104-127, part 2), [13JN]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 104-
    127, part 3), [22JN]
H.R. 1063--
A bill to provide a framework for Securities and Exchange Commission 
    supervision and regulation of derivatives activities, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MARKEY, [27FE]
H.R. 1064--
A bill to repeal the Impoundment Control Act of 1974; to the Committees 
    on Government Reform and Oversight; Rules, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER, [27FE]
H.R. 1065--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to establish 
    a program to provide pregnant women with certificates to cover 
    expenses incurred in receiving services at maternity and housing 
    services facilities and to direct the Secretary of Housing and Urban 
    Development to provide assistance to nonprofit entities for the 
    rehabilitation of existing structures for use as facilities to 
    provide housing and services to pregnant women; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [27FE]
H.R. 1066--
A bill to establish grant programs and provide other forms of Federal 
    assistance to pregnant women, children in need of adoptive families, 
    and individuals and families adopting children; to the Committees on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities; National Security; Banking 
    and Financial Services; Ways and Means; Commerce; Government Reform 
    and Oversight; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MR], [7MR], [9MR], [16MR], [2MY], [9MY], [7JN], 
    [10JY], [25JY]
H.R. 1067--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require renal 
    dialysis facilities to meet hemodialysis standards as a condition of 
    receiving payment for renal hemodialysis services furnished under 
    the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK, [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [28JN]
H.R. 1068--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to conduct a 
    demonstration project under which payment shall be made under the 
    Medicare Program for renal disease management services furnished to 
    individuals at risk for end stage renal disease to accurately assess 
    whether those management services can prevent the progression of 
    renal disease to renal failure and thereby delay the onset of 
    dialysis and cause savings for the Medicare Program; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK, [27FE]
  Cosponsors added, [28JN]
H.R. 1069--
A bill to extend the Supplemental Security Income Benefits Program to 
    Guam and the U.S. Virgin Islands; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself and Mr. Frazer), [27FE]
H.R. 1070--
A bill to designate the reservoir created by Trinity Dam in the Central 
    Valley project, California, as ``Trinity Lake''; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. HERGER, [28FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-134), [7JN]
  Passed House, [15JN]
H.R. 1071--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to deposit $1,400,000 into 
    the judgment fund of the Department of Justice to cover those costs 
    of the project for flood control, Lost Creek, Columbus, Nebraska, 
    which are in excess of the $4,000,000 limit on projects carried out 
    under section 205 of the Flood Control Act of 1948; to the Committee 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, [28FE]
H.R. 1072--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax 
    incentives to encourage corporations to provide financing and 
    management support services to small business concerns operating in 
    urban areas designated as enterprise zones; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, [28FE]
H.R. 1073--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of diabetes outpatient self-management training services 
    under part B of the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. FURSE (for herself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. 
    Lipinski), [28FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [29MR], [9MY], [10MY], [18MY], [25MY], 
    [7JN], [15JN], [21JN], [26JN], [29JN], [11JY], [12JY], [20JY], 
    [24JY], [27JY], [4AU], [12SE], [29SE], [20OC], [9NO], [29NO], [5DE], 
    [12DE], [20DE]
H.R. 1074--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    uniform coverage under part B of the Medicare Program of blood-
    testing strips for individuals with diabetes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. FURSE (for herself, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Nethercutt, and Mr. 
    Lipinski), [28FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [29MR], [9MY], [10MY], [18MY], [7JN], 
    [15JN], [26JN], [29JN], [11JY], [12JY], [20JY], [24JY], [27JY], 
    [4AU], [12SE], [29SE], [20OC], [9NO], [29NO], [5DE], [12DE], [20DE]
H.R. 1075--
A bill to establish legal standards and procedures for product liability 
    litigation, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Bliley), [28FE]
H.R. 1076--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the 
    installment method to be used to report income from the sale of 
    certain residential real property, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Underwood, Mr. McDade, Mr. Gene 
    Green of Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Graham, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Payne of 
    Virginia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Fox, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
    Borski, and Mr. Faleomavaega), [28FE]
  Cosponsors added, [7MR], [5AP], [26JY]
H.R. 1077--
A bill to authorize the Bureau of Land Management; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Cooley, Mrs. Smith of Washington, and 
    Mr. Shadegg), [28FE]
  Cosponsors added, [7MR], [8MR], [28MR]

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  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-155), [22JN]
H.R. 1078--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of beta interferons approved by the FDA for self-
    administration for treatment of multiple sclerosis under the 
    Medicare Program, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [28FE]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY], [6JN], [7JN], [15JN], [19JY], [6SE], [12SE], 
    [14SE], [21SE], [28SE], [12OC], [30OC], [28NO], [7DE]
H.R. 1079--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of the 150th anniversary of the founding of the 
    Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. MINETA (for himself, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. Sam Johnson of 
    Texas), [28FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6AP], [9MY]
H.R. 1080--
A bill to authorize States and political subdivisions of States to 
    control the movement of municipal solid waste generated within their 
    jurisdictions; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Vento, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Luther, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), 
    [28FE]
  Cosponsors added, [5AP]
H.R. 1081--
A bill to amend the Shipping Act of 1984 to reform certain ocean 
    shipping practices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [28FE]
H.R. 1082--
A bill to amend the Internal Code of 1986 to provide that certain cash 
    rentals of farmland will not cause recapture of the special estate 
    tax valuation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ROBERTS, [28FE]
H.R. 1083--
A bill to amend the Internal Code of 1986 to promote travel and tourism; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ROTH, [28FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY], [10JY], [19JY], [24JY], [25JY], [26JY], 
    [12SE], [28SE], [10OC], [12OC], [20OC], [7NO]
H.R. 1084--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to make the Federal 
    Employees Health Benefits Program available to the general public, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Government Reform and 
    Oversight; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. SCHROEDER, [28FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY]
H.R. 1085--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide congressional 
    authorization for State and local flow control authority over solid 
    waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Minge, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Saxton), [28FE]
  Cosponsors added, [8MR], [9MR], [14MR], [22MR], [28MR], [29MR], [6AP], 
    [2MY], [3MY], [9MY], [11MY], [16MY], [18MY], [16JN], [20JN]
H.R. 1086--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to complete work for the 
    protection of Point Chehalis as part of the operation and 
    maintenance of the project of navigation, Grays Harbor and Chehalis 
    River, Washington; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. SMITH of Washington, [28FE]
H.R. 1087--
A bill for the relief of Nguyen Quy An and Nguyen Ngoc Kim Quy; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. LOFGREN, [28FE]
H.R. 1088--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    employment taxes shall not apply to amounts paid by certain State 
    funds as compensation for unpaid wages; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO, [1MR]
H.R. 1089--
A bill to ensure that the acquisition of lands for inclusion in the 
    National Forest System does not result in reduced property tax 
    revenues for the county in which the acquired lands are located; to 
    the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. CREMEANS, [1MR]
H.R. 1090--
A bill to provide a minimum survivor annuity for the unremarried 
    surviving spouses of retired members of the Armed Forces who died 
    before having an opportunity to participate in the survivor benefit 
    plan; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [29MR], [2MY], [9MY], [12MY], [17MY], 
    [24MY], [7JN], [13JN], [16JN], [21JN], [13JY], [21JY], [28JY], 
    [4AU], [11OC], [19OC], [26OC], [2NO], [6DE]
H.R. 1091--
A bill to improve the National Park System in the Commonwealth of 
    Virginia; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bateman, and Mr. Wolf), 
    [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MY], [16JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-176), [11JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [19SE]
H.R. 1092--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    depreciation rules which apply for regular tax purposes also shall 
    apply for alternative minimum tax purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. CARDIN (for himself and Mr. Levin), [1MR]
H.R. 1093--
A bill entitled ``Food Stamp Program Integrity Act of 1995''; to the 
    Committees on Agriculture; Ways and Means; the Judiciary, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. de la GARZA (for himself, Mr. Holden, Mr. Farr, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Stenholm), [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR]
H.R. 1094--
A bill to amend the Food Stamp Act of 1977 to reduce fraud by 
    establishing forfeiture applicable to property exchanged, used in, 
    or resulting from trafficking in food stamp benefits; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Gunderson), [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8MR], [15MR], [5AP], [14SE], [28SE], [12OC], [14DE]
H.R. 1095--
A bill to establish a State system of licensing or registering persons 
    engaged in a business which regularly and primarily charges fees for 
    cashing checks, and to provide for insured financial depository 
    institutions to cash checks issued by States of the United States; 
    to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana, [1MR]
H.R. 1096--
A bill to assure compliance with the guarantees of the 5th, 14th, and 
    15th amendment to the Constitution by prohibiting the intentional 
    creation of legislative districts based on race, color, or language 
    minority status of voters within such districts; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, [1MR]
H.R. 1097--
A bill to terminate the Office of the Surgeon General of the Public 
    Health Service; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GRAHAM (for himself, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Jones, and 
    Mr. Taylor of North Carolina), [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY]
H.R. 1098--
A bill to provide for the elimination of the Department of Housing and 
    Urban Development, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Banking and Financial Services; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Fields of Texas), 
    [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14MR], [28SE]
H.R. 1099--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to limit the 
    applicability of the generation-skipping transfer tax; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Shaw, and Mr. Jacobs), 
    [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3AP], [9MY], [16JN], [29JN], [13JY], [2AU], [28SE]
H.R. 1100--
A bill to establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms in the 
    laws relating to elections for Federal office; to the Committees on 
    House Oversight; Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Meehan, 
    Mr. Torricelli, Ms. Rivers, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Serrano, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Fattah), [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13JN], [15JN], [20JN], [22JN], [26JN], [30JN], 
    [17JY]
H.R. 1101--
A bill to abolish the Board of Review of the Metropolitan Washington 
    Airports Authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Davis, and Mrs. Morella), [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14MR]
H.R. 1102--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to reserve a 
    portion of the funds made available for capitalization grants for 
    water pollution control revolving funds for the purpose of making 
    grants to States that set aside amounts of State funds for water 
    pollution control in excess of the amounts required under such act, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. Obey, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Roth, Mr. 
    Gunderson, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klug, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. 
    Neumann), [1MR]
H.R. 1103--
A bill entitled ``Amendments to the Perishable Agricultural Commodities 
    Act, 1930''; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Pastor, and Mr. Farr), [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [14MR], [21MR], [22MR], [23MR], [28MR], 
    [29MR], [6AP], [9MY], [11MY], [16MY], [18MY], [22MY], [21JN]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-207), [26JY]
  Passed House amended, [28JY]
  Passed Senate, [7NO]
  Presented to the President (November 9, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-48] (signed November 15, 1995)
H.R. 1104--
A bill to protect and enforce the equal privileges and immunities of 
    citizens of the United States and the constitutional rights of the 
    people to choose Senators and Representatives in Congress; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. SANFORD (for himself, Mr. Deal of Georgia and Mrs. Chenoweth), 
    [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [4AP], [2MY], [17MY]
H.R. 1105--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to require additional 
    disclosures with respect to credit card accounts, to require a study 
    of the competitiveness of the credit card industry, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [1MR]
H.R. 1106--
A bill to deauthorize a portion of the project for navigation, Falmouth, 
    Massachusetts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. STUDDS, [1MR]
H.R. 1107--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to develop a watershed 
    management plan for the

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    Lake George area of Indiana, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY, [1MR]
H.R. 1108--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade and on the Great Lakes and their 
    tributary and connecting waters in trade with Canada for each of two 
    barges; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ROTH, [1MR]
H.R. 1109--
A bill to improve budgetary information by requiring that the unified 
    budget presented by the President contain information which 
    facilitates consideration of choices between spending which is 
    consumption oriented, spending which is of a development character, 
    and spending which is in the nature of a capital investment, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. THORNTON, [2MR]
H.R. 1110--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Balanced 
    Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to limit the rate 
    of growth of Federal outlays to 2 percent per year; to the 
    Committees on the Budget; Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Herger, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Duncan), 
    [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [24MR], [16MY], [14SE]
H.R. 1111--
A bill to clarify the war powers of Congress and the President in the 
    post-cold war period; to the Committees on International Relations; 
    Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Funderburk), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8MR], [28MR], [7JN]
H.R. 1112--
A bill to transfer management of the Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge 
    in Oklahoma to the State of Oklahoma; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BREWSTER (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Istook, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Ballenger, 
    Mr. Barcia, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Browder, Mr. 
    Camp, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coble, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crapo, 
    Ms. Danner, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dooley, 
    Mr. Edwards, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Pete Geren of 
    Texas, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
    Hayes, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    McInnis, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Ney, Mr. Orton, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Parker, 
    Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rose, Mr. 
    Schaefer, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Tanner, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Thornton, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Volkmer, and Mr. 
    Zeliff), [2MR]
H.R. 1113--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 1998, the duty on Fluridone aquatic 
    herbicide; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [2MR]
H.R. 1114--
A bill to authorize minors who are under the child labor provisions of 
    the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 and who are under 18 years of 
    age to load materials into balers and compacters that meet 
    appropriate American National Standards Institute design safety 
    standards; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. EWING (for himself, Mr. Combest, Mr. Klink, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Fawell, and Mr. Bonilla), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR], [8MR], [16MR], [22MR], [30MR], [5AP], [2MY], 
    [9MY], [12MY], [16MY], [25MY], [7JN], [8JN], [13JN], [16JN], [20JN], 
    [27JN], [28JN], [30JN], [11JY], [12JY], [13JY], [20JY], [28JY], 
    [4AU], [8SE], [13SE], [19SE], [29SE], [11OC], [12OC]
  Cosponsors removed, [15MY], [3AU]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-278), [17OC]
  Placed on Corrections Calendar, [18OC]
  Passed House amended, [24OC]
H.R. 1115--
A bill to amend title IV of the Social Security Act to reduce teenage 
    pregnancy, to encourage parental responsibility, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. McKinney, 
    Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Frost, Mr. Beilenson, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Waters, and 
    Mr. Serrano), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [7MR]
H.R. 1116--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to increase the 
    educational assistance allowance with respect to skills or 
    specialties for which there is a critical shortage of personnel; to 
    the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. MONTGOMERY (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Buyer, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Mascara), [2MR]
H.R. 1117--
A bill to provide for the establishment of the Margaret Walker Alexander 
    National African-American Research Center; to the Committee on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. PARKER, [2MR]
H.R. 1118--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit any Federal 
    grant or contract from being awarded to any institution of higher 
    education that does not allow the Secretary of Defense to maintain 
    or establish Senior Reserve Officers' Training Corps units at that 
    institution; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. POMBO (for himself and Mr. Doolittle), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [6MR], [10MR], [14MR], [23MR], [28MR], 
    [29MR], [9MY], [11MY], [15MY], [17MY], [22MY], [23MY], [6JN], 
    [13JN], [15JN]
H.R. 1119--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise the 
    treatment of deferred compensation plans of State and local 
    governments and tax-exempt organizations; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. RAMSTAD, [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [3AP], [9MY], [17MY], [15JN], [16JN], 
    [28JN], [18JY], [11OC]
H.R. 1120--
A bill to provide for the consolidation of Federal employment assistance 
    programs, to provide increased notice of the availability of the 
    earned income tax credit, and to repeal the temporary FUTA surtax; 
    to the Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities; Ways 
    and Means; Agriculture; Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ZELIFF (for himself, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Mica, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Shays, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
    Hoke, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Talent, Mr. Cox, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Smith of 
    Michigan, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Blute, Mr. Herger, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Burr, Mr. Jones, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
    Dornan, Mrs. Seastrand, and Mr. Stearns), [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [21MR], [1MY], [9MY], [23MY]
  Cosponsors removed, [9MR], [15MY]
H.R. 1121--
A bill to make technical corrections relating to the Revenue 
    Reconciliation Act of 1990 and the Revenue Reconciliation Act of 
    1993, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Gibbons), [3MR]
H.R. 1122--
A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell the 
    Alaska Power Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Resources; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [3MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-187), [13JY]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [13JY], [16OC]
  Committee discharged, [28NO]
H.R. 1123--
A bill to repeal statutory limitations on the transportation of chemical 
    munitions; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. BROWDER, [3MR]
H.R. 1124--
A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to 
    provide that, for civil service retirement purposes, inspectors of 
    the Immigration and Naturalization Service, inspectors and canine 
    enforcement officers of the U.S. Customs Service, and revenue 
    officers of the Internal Revenue Service shall be treated in the 
    same way as law enforcement officers; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. COLEMAN, [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [12MY], [23MY], [13JN], [29SE], [26OC], 
    [15DE]
H.R. 1125--
A bill to prohibit economic assistance and military assistance or arms 
    transfer to the Government of Trinidad and Tobago until appropriate 
    action is taken to eliminate illicit drug trafficking in Trinidad 
    and Tobago; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [3MR]
H.R. 1126--
A bill to strengthen and improve the pipeline safety provisions of 
    chapter 601 of title 49, United States Code, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Commerce, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Lipinski, 
    Mr. Saxton, Mr. Flake, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Mr. Torricelli, Mrs. Roukema, and Mr. Martini), [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR]
H.R. 1127--
A bill to limit the issuance of patents on medical procedures; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GANSKE (for himself and Mr. Wyden), [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [29MR], [14JN], [29JN], [11JY], [18JY], [20JY], 
    [1AU], [7SE], [13SE], [29SE], [17OC], [1NO], [8NO], [14NO], [20NO], 
    [11DE]
H.R. 1128--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide an additional 
    place for holding court in the southern district of New York; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [3MR]
H.R. 1129--
A bill to amend the National Trails Systems Act to designate the route 
    from Selma to Montgomery as a National Historic Trail; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of 
    Florida, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, 
    Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Engel, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Filner, 
    Mr. Flake, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jacobs, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas. Mr. Kildee, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne of New 
    Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Rush, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Scott, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Williams, Mr. 
    Ward, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Reynolds, Miss 
    Collins of Michigan, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Waters, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Stokes, and Mr. Dixon), [3MR]

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  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [6AP], [15DE], [19DE]
H.R. 1130--
A bill to prohibit award, grant, and contract recipients from lobbying 
    for the continuation of their awards, grants, and contracts and to 
    repeal authority for the payment of expenses of intervening and the 
    payment of attorney's fees, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DORNAN, [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3AP], [20JN], [3AU]
H.R. 1131--
A bill to balance the Federal budget by fiscal year 2002 through the 
    establishment of Federal spending limits; to the Committees on the 
    Budget; Rules; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Smith 
    of Michigan), [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE], [19OC]
H.R. 1132--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish 
    requirements and provide assistance to prevent nonpoint sources of 
    water pollution, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [3MR]
H.R. 1133--
A bill to provide that pay for Members of Congress may not be increased 
    by any adjustment scheduled to take effect in a year immediately 
    following a fiscal year in which a deficit in the budget of the U.S. 
    Government exists; to the Committees on Government Reform and 
    Oversight; House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [27JY], [14SE], [20SE], [26OC]
H.R. 1134--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to extend certain 
    savings provisions under the Medicare Program, as incorporated in 
    the budget submitted by the President for fiscal year 1996; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [6MR]
  Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 104-80, part 
    1), [15MR]
H.R. 1135--
A bill to improve the Commodity Distribution Programs of the Department 
    of Agriculture, to reform and simplify the Food Stamp Program, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. ROBERTS, [6MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-77), [14MR]
H.R. 1136--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to deem certain service in 
    the organized military forces of the Government of the Commonwealth 
    of the Philippines and the Philippine Scouts to have been active 
    service for purposes of benefits under programs administered by the 
    Secretary of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mr. Evans, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Cunningham, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Lantos, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Yates, Mr. Frost, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Stark, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Serrano), 
    [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14MR], [9MY], [6JN], [13JY], [20SE], [18OC], [30OC]
H.R. 1137--
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to prevent certain types 
    of mail matter from being sent by a Member of the House of 
    Representatives as part of a mass mailing; to the Committees on 
    House Oversight; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina), [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [23MR]
H.R. 1138--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce the harbor 
    maintenance tax if the Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund is overfunded; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McDERMOTT, [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8MR], [5AP], [17MY], [18MY], [8JN], [13JN], [15JN], 
    [20JN], [26JY]
H.R. 1139--
A bill to amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Studds), [6MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-105), [1MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [9MY]
H.R. 1140--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
    prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [6MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13JN], [13NO]
H.R. 1141--
A bill to amend the act popularly known as the ``Sikes Act'' to enhance 
    fish and wildlife conservation and natural resources management 
    programs; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. Studds), 
    [6MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-107, part 1), [1MY]
  Referred to the Committee on National Security, [1MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-107, part 2), [1JN]
  Rules suspended. Considered, [10JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [11JY]
H.R. 1142--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    alternative minimum tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [7MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28MR]
H.R. 1143--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to witness 
    retaliation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FOX, [7MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14MR], [16MR], [22MR], [28MR], [29MR], [30MR], 
    [6AP], [9MY], [24MY], [6JN], [20JN], [22JN], [27JN], [29JN], [10JY], 
    [18JY], [4AU], [6SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [11MY]
H.R. 1144--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to witness 
    tampering; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FOX, [7MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14MR], [16MR], [22MR], [28MR], [29MR], [30MR], 
    [6AP], [9MY], [24MY], [6JN], [20JN], [22JN], [27JN], [29JN], [10JY], 
    [18JY], [4AU], [6SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [11MY]
H.R. 1145--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to jury 
    tampering; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FOX (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. 
    Schumer), [7MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8MR], [9MR], [13MR], [16MR], [22MR], [29MR], [6AP], 
    [9MY], [24MY], [6JN], [20JN], [22JN], [27JN], [10JY], [18JY], [4AU], 
    [6SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [11MY]
H.R. 1146--
A bill to reduce the Federal welfare bureaucracy and empower States to 
    design and implement efficient welfare programs that promote 
    personal responsibility, work, and stable families by replacing 
    certain Federal welfare programs with a program of annual block 
    grants to States, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; Commerce; Agriculture; Resources; Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities; Banking and Financial Services; the 
    Judiciary; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. Fox, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Doolitte, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Metcalf, 
    Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Neumann), [7MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU]
H.R. 1147--
A bill to encourage liberalization inside the People's Republic of China 
    and Tibet; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and 
    Mr. Solomon), [7MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28MR], [4AP], [2MY], [16MY], [15JN]
H.R. 1148--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit penalty-free 
    withdrawals by unemployed individuals from certain retirement plans; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. King, Mr. Fox, Mr. Packard, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Ackerman, 
    Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lipinski, 
    Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania), [7MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY]
H.R. 1149--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    nonrecognition of gain on the sale of a principal residence if the 
    taxpayer is unemployed; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. King, Mr. Fox, Mr. Packard, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Ackerman, 
    Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Serrano, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, and Mr. McCrery), [7MR]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY]
H.R. 1150--
A bill to require professional boxers to wear headgear during all 
    professional fights in the United States; to the Committee on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [7MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [29MR], [2MY], [19JN]
H.R. 1151--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for 
    the Coast Guard, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [7MR]
H.R. 1152--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a 
    national clean water trust fund and to authorize the Administrator 
    of the Environmental Protection Agency to use amounts in that fund 
    to carry out projects to restore and recover waters of the United 
    States from damages resulting from violations of that act, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY, [7MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [23MY], [29NO]
H.R. 1153--
A bill to improve the collection, analysis, and dissemination of 
    information that will promote the recycling of municipal solid 
    waste; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Zimmer, 
    Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Beilenson), [7MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [2MY]
H.R. 1154--
A bill entitled the ``Ocean Radioactive Dumping Ban Act of 1994''; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Manton, 
    Mr. Studds, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Beilenson, and Mr. Fields of Texas), 
    [7MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [2MY], [10JY], [12JY]
H.R. 1155--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade of the vessel Fifty One; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHAW, [7MR]
H.R. 1156--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with

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    appropriate endorsement for employment in the coastwise trade for 
    the vessel Big Dad; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHAW, [7MR]
H.R. 1157--
A bill to restore families, promote work, protect endangered children, 
    increase personal responsibility, attack welfare dependency, reduce 
    welfare fraud, and improve child support collections; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; Commerce; the Judiciary; National Security; 
    Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [8MR]
  Reported from the Committe on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 104-81, part 
    1), [15MR]
H.R. 1158--
A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional 
    disaster assistance and making rescissions for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [8MR]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 104-70), [8MR]
  Considered, [15MR]
  Passed House amended, [16MR]
  Passed Senate amended, [6AP]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [6AP]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [2MY]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-124) submitted in the House, [16MY]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [18MY]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [25MY]
  Presented to the President (June 6, 1995)
  Presidential veto, [7JN]
  Presidential veto refereed to the Committee on Appropriations, [7JN]
H.R. 1159--
A bill making supplemental appropriations and rescissions for the fiscal 
    year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [8MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-71), [8MR]
H.R. 1160--
A bill to amend the International Code of 1986 to provide that new 
    income tax deductions, credits, exclusions, and other benefits shall 
    be allowed only if the projected Federal budget deficit meets 
    certain deficit targets; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BROWDER, [8MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [4AP], [9MY]
H.R. 1161--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    exclusion from unrelated business taxable income for certain 
    sponsorship payments; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. McDermott), [8MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15MY], [7JN], [29JN], [12JY], [13JY], [19JY], 
    [20JY], [21JY], [25JY], [26JY], [28JY], [2AU], [4AU], [7SE], [18SE], 
    [21SE], [29SE], [11OC], [7NO], [22DE]
H.R. 1162--
A bill to establish a deficit reduction trust fund and provide for the 
    downward adjustment of discretionary spending limits in 
    appropriation bills; to the Committees on the Budget; Government 
    Reform and Oversight; Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Shays, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Inglis of South 
    Carolina, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Kasich, Ms. Molinari, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Klug, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Minge, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
    Hancock, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Orton, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Castle, Mrs. 
    Lincoln, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Browder, Mr. 
    Burr, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Neumann, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), 
    [8MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [5AP], [7JN], [30JN], [13JY], [20JY], 
    [24JY], [25JY], [28JY], [1AU], [12SE]
  Reported with amendments from the Committee on Rules (H. Rept. 104-
    205, part 1), [25JY]
  Passed House amended, [13SE]
H.R. 1163--
A bill to authorize the exchange of National Park Service land in the 
    Fire Island National Seashore in the State of New York for land in 
    the Village of Patchogue, Suffolk County, New York; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. FORBES, [8MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-313), [7NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [7NO]
H.R. 1164--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to convey to the 
    Montauk Historical Society light station located at Montauk, New 
    York; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FORBES, [8MR]
H.R. 1165--
A bill to amend the Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965 to 
    include Montgomery, Roanoke, and Rockbridge Counties, Virginia, as 
    part of the Appalachian region; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself and Mr. Boucher), [8MR]
H.R. 1166--
A bill to require the Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop 
    recommendations for proposed model adoption legislation and 
    procedures; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Ms. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Wyden), [8MR]
H.R. 1167--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for certain adoption expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. LOWEY (for herself and Mr. Wyden), [8MR]
H.R. 1168--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit 
    against income tax to employers who employ members of the Reserve 
    components of the Armed Forces of the United States and to self-
    employed individuals who are members of such Reserve components; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MONTGOMERY, [8MR]
H.R. 1169--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to prohibit issuers of credit 
    cards from limiting the ability of Federal, State, and local 
    government agencies to impose fees for honoring credit cards, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. MORAN, [8MR]
  Cosponsors added, [15MR], [12MY], [13JN], [10JY], [17JY]
H.R. 1170--
A bill to provide that cases challenging the constitutionality of 
    measures passed by State referendum be heard by a three-judge court; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BONO (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Sensenbrenner, 
    Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Coble, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Canady, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
    Hoke, Mr. Cox, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
    Lewis of California, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Herger, 
    Mr. Hunter, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mr. Pombo, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Doolittle, 
    Mr. Kim, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Royce, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Barr, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Radanovich, and 
    Mrs. Seastrand), [8MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28MR], [2MY]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-179), [11JY]
  Passed House amended, [28SE]
H.R. 1171--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a shorter 
    recovery period for the depreciation of certain leasehold 
    improvements; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Crane, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Neal, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Herger), [8MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28JN]
H.R. 1172--
A bill to terminate the United States arms embargo applicable to the 
    Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Bonior, Mr. Markey, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Royce, Mr. Cardin, 
    Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Moran, Mr. Wynn, Ms. DeLauro, 
    Mr. Engel, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Menendez), [8MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [30MR], [7AP], [2MY], [9MY], [16MY], [25MY], 
    [8JN], [16JN], [21JN], [11JY], [13JY], [28JY], [1AU]
H.R. 1173--
A bill to prohibit the expenditure of Federal funds for constructing or 
    modifying highway signs that are expressed only in metric system 
    measurements; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Bachus, and 
    Mr. Everett), [8MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6AP], [9MY], [11MY]
H.R. 1174--
A bill to provide additional flexibility for the Department of Energy's 
    program for the disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high level 
    radioactive waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. UPTON, [8MR]
H.R. 1175--
A bill to amend Public Law 89-454 to provide for the reauthorization of 
    appropriations; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [8MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-123, part 1), [16MY]
  Committee discharged. Referred to the Committee on Science, [17MY]
  Cosponsors added, [7JN], [29JN]
  Referral to the Committee on Science extended, [30JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-123, part 2), [11JY]
H.R. 1176--
A bill to nullify an executive order that prohibits Federal contracts 
    with companies that hire permanent replacements for striking 
    employees; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Hoekstra, 
    Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Barrett 
    of Nebraska, Mr. Castle, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Graham, 
    Mr. Weldon of FLorida, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Souder, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Boehner, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Parker, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
    Mr. Brewster, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
    Ewing), [8MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28MR], [10MY], [15JN], [22JN], [27JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-163), [27JN]
H.R. 1177--
A bill for the relief of Debra Bargeski; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland, [8MR]
H.R. 1178--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the 
    treatment of effectively connected investment income of insurance 
    companies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CAMP (for himself and Mr. Levin), [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [7SE]
H.R. 1179--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the preservation and restoration 
    of historic buildings at historically black colleges and 
    universities; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CLEMENT (for himself and Mr. Duncan), [9MR]
H.R. 1180--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide congressional 
    authorization for restrictions on receipt of out-of-State municipal 
    solid waste and for State control over transportation of municipal 
    solid waste, and to clarify the authority for certain municipal 
    solid waste flow control arrangements, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.

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  By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Bonior), [9MR]
H.R. 1181--
A bill to strengthen families receiving aid to families with dependent 
    children through education, job training, savings, and investment 
    opportunities, and to provide States with greater flexibility in 
    administering such aid in order to help individuals make the 
    transition from welfare to employment and economic independence; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FLAKE, [9MR]
H.R. 1182--
A bill to permit certain Federal employees who retired or became 
    entitled to receive compensation for work injury before December 9, 
    1980, to elect to resume coverage under the Federal employees' group 
    life insurance program; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [9MR]
H.R. 1183--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide more 
    appropriate remedies for failures to report information relating to 
    the earnings test; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MALONEY, [9MR]
H.R. 1184--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to clarify the intent of such 
    act and to reduce burdensome regulatory requirements on creditors; 
    to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Bereuter, 
    Mr. Roth, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Bachus, 
    Mr. Castle, Mr. King, Mr. Royce, Mr. Weller, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
    Chrysler, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Heineman, and Mr. LoBiondo), [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [5AP], [12MY], [20JY]
H.R. 1185--
A bill to amend chapters 83 and 84 of title 5, United States Code, to 
    increase the percentage of basic pay required to be contributed by 
    individuals, to change the method for computing average pay, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. MICA, [9MR]
H.R. 1186--
A bill to provide for the safety of journeymen boxers, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. OXLEY, [9MR]
H.R. 1187--
A bill to increase the safety for the public health and the environment 
    by reducing the risks associated with the pipeline transportation of 
    natural gas and hazardous liquids, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PETRI (for himself (by request) and Mr. Laughlin), [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22MR]
H.R. 1188--
A bill to provide for the preservation of the coal mining heritage of 
    southern West Virginia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. RAHALL, [9MR]
H.R. 1189--
A bill to prohibit arms transfers and other military assistance to 
    certain countries unless the President certifies that a state of war 
    does not exist between the country concerned and Israel and that 
    such country has accorded formal recognition to the sovereignty of 
    Israel; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY], [10MY], [25MY]
H.R. 1190--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the 
    treatment of cooperative housing corporations; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Velazquez, 
    Mr. Manton, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Torricelli), [9MR]
H.R. 1191--
A bill to prohibit insurers from denying health insurance coverage or 
    benefits or varying premiums based on the status of an individual as 
    a victim of domestic violence, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary; Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6AP], [11DE]
H.R. 1192--
A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to grant a private 
    right of action to persons injured by reason of a violation of the 
    antiboycott provisions, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY], [25MY], [20JN]
H.R. 1193--
A bill to require that the United States Government hold certain 
    discussions and report to the Congress with respect to the secondary 
    boycott of Israel by Arab countries; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY], [25MY], [20JN], [28NO]
H.R. 1194--
A bill to require recreational camps to report information concerning 
    deaths and certain injuries and illnesses to the Secretary of Health 
    and Human Services, to direct the Secretary to collect the 
    information in a central data system, to establish a President's 
    Advisory Council on Recreational Camps, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Parker), [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [2MY]
H.R. 1195--
A bill to impose certain requirements on health care liability claims; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. Everett), [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY]
H.R. 1196--
A bill to extend the deadline for the conversion of the vessel M/V Twin 
    Drill; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. FOWLER, [9MR]
H.R. 1197--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for each of 10 vessels, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, [9MR]
H.R. 1198--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Isabelle; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. REED, [9MR]
H.R. 1199--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the fisheries for the vessel Aboriginal; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. REED, [9MR]
H.R. 1200--
A bill to provide for health care for every American and to control the 
    cost and enhance the quality of the health care system; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Government Reform and 
    Oversight; National Security; Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Oberstar, 
    Mr. Stark, Mr. Scott, Mr. Vento, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    Dixon, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Evans, Mr. Engel, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Berman, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Torres, Mr. Owens, Mr. Schumer, 
    Mr. Stokes, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Studds, 
    Mr. Towns, Mr. Nadler, Ms. Norton, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Frazer, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
    Flake, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, and Ms. Waters), 
    [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [5AP]
H.R. 1201--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit health 
    insurance discrimination with respect to victims of domestic 
    violence; to the Committees on Commerce; Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mrs. Morella), [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4AP], [23MY], [14JN], [25JY], [10OC], [7NO], 
    [13DE], [19DE]
H.R. 1202--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit interstate-
    connected conduct relating to exotic animals; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself, Mr. Goss, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Yates, Mr. Clay, Mr. Beilenson, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Jacobs, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Stark, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Lantos, 
    Ms. Lowey, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Torres, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Porter, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. 
    Gallegly, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. Roybal-
    Allard, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Gutierrez, and Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania), [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [23MR], [3AP], [2MY], [11MY], [6JN], [17JY], 
    [4AU], [12SE], [20SE], [10OC], [17OC], [26OC], [1NO], [14NO], 
    [29NO], [4DE], [18DE]
H.R. 1203--
A bill to provide an exemption for small cargo tank vehicles of 3,500 
    gallons or less, transporting petroleum products, from certain 
    hazardous material transportation regulations; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Allard, Mr. Bereuter, 
    and Mr. LaHood), [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [30MR], [2MY], [7JN], [27JN], [18JY], [4AU], 
    [14SE], [24OC], [17NO]
H.R. 1204--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to substitute 
    references to children born out of wedlock for references to 
    illegitimate children in the definition of child; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEKAS, [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [23MY], [8JN], [16JN], [10JY], [18JY], 
    [28JY], [4AU], [8SE], [28SE], [11OC]
H.R. 1205--
A bill to transfer to the Secretary of Agriculture jurisdiction over the 
    research and experimentation program to develop methods for the 
    commercial production of fish in shallow reservoirs and flooded rice 
    lands and to transfer the experiment station in Marion, Alabama, 
    established as part of the program; to the Committees on Resources; 
    Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HILLIARD, [10MR]
H.R. 1206--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require the 
    Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to conduct at 
    least three demonstration projects involving promising

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    technologies and practices to remedy contaminated sediments in the 
    Great Lakes system and to authorize the Administrator to provide 
    technical information and assistance on technologies and practices 
    for remediation of contaminated sediments, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Science, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LaTOURETTE (for himself, Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Oberstar), [10MR]
H.R. 1207--
A bill to revise the master plan of Voyageurs National Park, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [10MR]
H.R. 1208--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for 
    increased fairness and competition in elections for Federal office; 
    to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. OXLEY, [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [24MR], [4AP]
H.R. 1209--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to coordinate 
    and promote Great Lakes activities, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Science, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. QUINN (for himself and Mr. LaTourette), [10MR]
H.R. 1210--
A bill to amend the Railway Labor Act concerning the applicability of 
    requirements of that act to U.S. air carriers and flight crews 
    engaged in flight operations outside the United States; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Oberstar), 
    [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [3AP], [6AP], [12MY], [18MY], [23MY], 
    [24MY], [8JN], [13JN], [26JY], [3AU], [7NO], [8NO], [7DE]
H.R. 1211--
A bill to amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977 to enhance the 
    availability of investment capital for low- and moderate-income 
    housing in low- and moderate-income neighborhoods; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA, [10MR]
H.R. 1212--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise the estate 
    and gift taxes in order to preserve American family enterprise, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. SMITH of Washington (for herself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
    Herger, and Mr. Collins of Georgia), [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24JY]
H.R. 1213--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make S corporations 
    eligible for the rules applicable to real property subdivided for 
    sale by noncorporate taxpayers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK, [10MR]
H.R. 1214--
A bill to help children by reforming the Nation's welfare system to 
    promote work, marriage, and personal responsibility; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; Agriculture; Commerce; the Judiciary; National 
    Security; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Goodling, and Mr. Roberts), [13MR]
H.R. 1215--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the 
    American family and create jobs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [13MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-84), [21MR]
  Passed House amended, [5AP]
H.R. 1216--
A bill to amend the Atomic Energy Act of 1954 to provide for the 
    privatization of the U.S. Enrichment Corporation; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. BLILEY, [13MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-86), [23MR]
H.R. 1217--
A bill to amend parts B and C of title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
    to extend certain savings provisions under the Medicare Program, as 
    incorporated in the budget submitted by the President for fiscal 
    year 1996; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BLILEY, [13MR]
  Reported from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 104-87, part 1), 
    [23MR]
H.R. 1218--
A bill to extend the authority of the Federal Communications Commission 
    to use competitive bidding in granting licenses and permits; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BLILEY, [13MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-88), [23MR]
H.R. 1219--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and the Balanced 
    Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 to extend and 
    reduce the discretionary spending limits, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on the Budget; Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. KASICH, [13MR]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on the Budget (H. Rept. 
    104-89, part 1), [23MR]
H.R. 1220--
A bill to establish a temporary moratorium on the delineation of new 
    wetlands until enactment of a law that is the successor to the Food, 
    Agriculture, Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Agriculture; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LATHAM, [13MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [6AP], [18MY], [7JN]
H.R. 1221--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal 
    standards for long-term care insurance policies, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, 
    and Mr. Regula), [14MR]
  Cosponsors added, [7JN], [26JY], [18SE], [30NO]
H.R. 1222--
A bill to require that travel awards that accrue by reason of official 
    travel of a Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
    Representatives be used only with respect to official travel; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Klug, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. Shays, Mr. Minge, Mr. Dickey, Mr. McHale, Mrs. 
    Waldholtz, and Mr. Castle), [14MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY], [12MY], [24MY], [20JN], [30JN], [11JY], 
    [11OC], [8NO]
H.R. 1223--
A bill to amend the act of June 15, 1938, to extend the authority of the 
    Secretary of Agriculture to purchase lands within the boundaries of 
    certain National Forests in the State of California to include the 
    Angeles National Forest and to expand the purpose for which such 
    purchases may be made; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BROWN of California, [14MR]
  Cosponsors added, [26JY]
H.R. 1224--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 
    of Defense to detail members of the Armed Forces to other Federal 
    agencies to assist such agencies in enforcing the drug, immigration, 
    and customs laws of the United States in border areas, to make 
    certain aliens ineligible for certain social services, and to 
    provide for grants to the States to compensate for State costs 
    associated with resident lawful aliens; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; National Security; Agriculture; Commerce; Ways and Means; 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DEAL of Georgia, [14MR]
H.R. 1225--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt employees 
    who perform certain court reporting duties from the compensatory 
    time requirements applicable to certain public agencies, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. FAWELL (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, and Mr. Christensen), [14MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-219), [1AU]
  Passed House amended, [1AU]
  Passed Senate, [5AU]
  Presented to the President (August 28, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-26] (signed September 6, 1995)
H.R. 1226--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to make uniform the 
    application of the overtime exemption for inside sales personnel; to 
    the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. FAWELL (for himself and Mr. Petri), [14MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [27JN], [30JN], [31JY], [4AU], [6SE], 
    [18SE], [10OC], [18OC], [26OC], [7NO], [16NO], [6DE]
H.R. 1227--
A bill to amend the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 relating to the payment 
    of wages to employees who use employer-owned vehicles; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. FAWELL, [14MR]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [16JN], [27JN], [18SE], [30NO], [6DE], 
    [12DE]
H.R. 1228--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide a 
    limited exemption from the child labor provisons of such act; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. HUNTER (for himself and Mr. Cunningham), [14MR]
H.R. 1229--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for the payment of interest on student loans; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, [14MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [28MR], [4AP], [2MY], [9MY], [12MY], [17MY], 
    [23MY], [6JN], [8JN], [14JN], [20JN], [22JN], [13JY], [25OC]
H.R. 1230--
A bill to authorize the Architect of the Capitol to establish a Capitol 
    Visitor Center under the East Plaza of the U.S. Capitol, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hamilton, 
    Mr. Emerson, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Rahall, 
    Mr. Blute, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Manzullo, 
    Mr. LaHood, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Condit, Mr. Brewster, Mr. 
    Clement, Mr. McHugh, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Lewis of 
    California, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Hastert, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Weldon of Florida, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Knollenberg), [14MR]
H.R. 1231--
A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 to improve the provision of trade 
    readjustment allowances during breaks in training, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. OLVER, [14MR]
H.R. 1232--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey, upon request, 
    certain property in Federal reclamation projects to beneficiaries of 
    the projects and to set forth a distribution scheme for revenues 
    from reclamation project lands; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SKEEN (for himself, Mr. Hansen, and Mrs. Chenoweth), [14MR]

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  Cosponsors added, [28MR], [4AP], [1MY], [2MY]
H.R. 1233--
A bill to improve budgetary information by requiring that the unified 
    budget presented by the President contain an operating budget and a 
    capital budget, distinguish between general funds, trust funds, and 
    enterprise funds, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform and Oversight; Rules; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WISE, [14MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [22MR], [29MR], [5AP], [7AP], [24MY], [14NO]
H.R. 1234--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for reform 
    of the health insurance market, to promote the availability and 
    continuity of health coverage, to remove financial barriers to 
    access, to enhance health care quality, to contain costs through 
    market incentives and administrative reforms, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; Economic 
    and Educational Opportunities; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. McCrery, 
    Mr. Ensign, Mr. Crane, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Castle, Mr. Hobson, Mr. 
    Riggs, Mr. Horn, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. 
    Lazio of New York, Mr. Blute, Mr. Longley, Mr. Ehlers, Ms. Pryce, 
    Mr. Bass, Mr. Portman, Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Shays, Mr. Goss, 
    Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Gutknecht, and Mr. 
    Packard), [14MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [5AP], [7AP], [28JY], [28NO]
H.R. 1235--
A bill to terminate the price support program for honey; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Miller of 
    Florida, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Fawell), [14MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6AP], [1MY], [2MY], [10MY], [16MY], [18MY], [24MY], 
    [6JN], [20JN], [29SE]
H.R. 1236--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Dante; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Ms. LOWEY, [14MR]
H.R. 1237--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Doppler Effect; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [14MR]
H.R. 1238--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for each of 3 barges; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. REED, [14MR]
H.R. 1239--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Dordy III; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER, [14MR]
H.R. 1240--
A bill to combat crime by enhancing the penalties for certain sexual 
    crimes against children; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Coble, Mr. Bryant 
    of Tennessee, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Chabot, and Mr. Barr), 
    [15MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-90), [28MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [4AP]
  Passed Senate amended, [6AP]
  House agreed to Senate amendment, [12DE]
  Presented to the President (December 14, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-71] (signed December 23, 1995)
H.R. 1241--
A bill to improve the capability to analyze deoxyribonucleic acid; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [15MR]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE]
H.R. 1242--
A bill to amend the Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 
    1991 to repeal the provisions relating to the use of asphalt 
    pavement containing recycled rubber; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Ms. PRYCE (for herself, Mr. Parker, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
    Baker of California, and Mr. Oxley), [15MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [30MR], [5AP], [6AP], [2MY], [3MY], [10MY], 
    [11MY], [15MY], [16MY], [17MY], [24MY], [7JN], [15JN], [16JN], 
    [22JN], [30JN], [13JY], [24JY], [28JY], [2AU]
H.R. 1243--
A bill to require the President to notify the Congress of certain arms 
    sales to Saudi Arabia until certain outstanding commercial disputes 
    between United States nationals and the Government of Saudi Arabia 
    are resolved; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself and Mr. Deutsch), [15MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY]
H.R. 1244--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to identify the author of 
    a theatrical motion picture as a physical person for purposes of 
    noneconomic interests in that work; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BRYANT of Texas, [15MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22MR], [2MY]
H.R. 1245--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to provide for 
    budgeting for emergencies through the establishment of a budget 
    reserve account, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Budget; Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [15MR]
H.R. 1246--
A bill to amend the Electronic Funds Transfer Act to require fee 
    disclosures by operators of electronic terminals at which electronic 
    fund transfer services are made available to consumers; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana, [15MR]
H.R. 1247--
A bill to require property and casualty insurers to provide written 
    notification to insurance applicants and policyholders of decisions 
    to refuse to issue or to cancel or refuse to renew an insurance 
    policy; to the Committees on Commerce; Banking and Financial 
    Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana, [15MR]
H.R. 1248--
A bill to amend the Lanham Act to require certain disclosures relating 
    to materially altered films; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. 
    Bryant of Texas), [15MR]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY], [28SE]
H.R. 1249--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to permit States and 
    political subdivisions to control the disposal of out-of-State 
    municipal solid waste within their boundaries; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Walker, Mr. Gillmor, 
    Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Holden, 
    and Mr. McHale), [15MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR]
H.R. 1250--
A bill to promote self-sufficiency and stability among families 
    receiving aid to families with dependent children by increasing 
    employment opportunities, to increase State flexibility in operating 
    a Job Opportunities and Basic Skills Training Program, to improve 
    the interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court 
    orders, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities; Agriculture; Commerce; the 
    Judiciary; National Security; Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, 
    Mr. Becerra, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. 
    Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Coleman, Miss Collins of 
    Michigan, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Conyers, Mr. de la Garza, 
    Mr. Dellums, Mr. Engel, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
    Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Flake, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastings 
    of Florida, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
    Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnston of 
    Florida, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Miller of California, 
    Mr. Mineta, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne 
    of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Romero-
    Barcelo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. 
    Schroeder, Mr. Scott, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
    Studds, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Mr. Tucker, Mr. 
    Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Williams, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. 
    Yates), [15MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22MR]
H.R. 1251--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the tax-free 
    rollover of certain payments made by employers to separated 
    employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JEFFERSON, [15MR]
  Cosponsors added, [7AP], [4AU], [19OC]
H.R. 1252--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve 
    stormwater management, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. LINCOLN, [15MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [5AP], [6AP], [3MY]
H.R. 1253--
A bill to rename the San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge as the 
    Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MINETA (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
    Lantos, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. Stark), [15MR]
  Cosponsors added, [5AP], [10MY], [3AU]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-290), [24OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12DE]
  Passed Senate, [20DE]
  Presented to the President (December 21, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-78] (signed December 28, 1995)
H.R. 1254--
A bill to amend the Cuban Democracy Act of 1992 to limit provisions 
    restricting trade in food and to terminate the denial of foreign tax 
    credit with respect to Cuba; to the Committees on International 
    Relations; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [15MR]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [17JY]
H.R. 1255--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to extend the deadline for the 
    imposition of sanctions under section 179 of the act; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SCHIFF, [15MR]
  Cosponsors added, [7AP], [9MY], [21JN]
H.R. 1256--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide funds to 
    the Palisades Interstate Park Commission for acquisition of land in 
    the Sterling Forest area of the New York/New Jersey Highlands 
    Region, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Gilman), [15MR]
  Cosponsors added, [29MR], [2MY], [16MY], [7JN], [12OC], [15DE]

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H.R. 1257--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DICKS, [16MR]
H.R. 1258--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to increase the guarantee fee 
    charged by the Small Business Administration on general business 
    loans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. FLAKE, [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [29MR]
H.R. 1259--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to give a priority to the 
    States for the transfer of nonlethal excess supplies of the 
    Department of Defense; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. JEFFERSON, [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [5AP], [9MY]
H.R. 1260--
A bill to ensure equity in, and increased recreation and maximum 
    economic benefits from, the control of the water in the Missouri 
    River system, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Williams, and Mr. 
    Pomeroy), [16MR]
H.R. 1261--
A bill to provide for duty free treatment for entries and withdrawals of 
    tamoxifen citrate after December 31, 1993, and before January 1, 
    1995; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MOAKLEY (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Kennelly, Mrs. Meyers of 
    Kansas, Ms. Pryce, and Mr. Neal), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [7DE]
H.R. 1262--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to improve the 
    enforcement and compliance programs; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. DeFazio, 
    Mr. Towns, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Stark, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Johnston of Florida), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3AP], [10MY]
H.R. 1263--
A bill to establish a program that would assist abandoned and medically 
    fragile infants; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, [16MR]
H.R. 1264--
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled 
    Substances Import and Export Act to eliminate certain mandatory 
    minimum penalties relating to crack cocaine offenses; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [11MY], [24MY], [8JN], [14JN], [30JN], [18SE]
H.R. 1265--
A bill to amend the base closure laws to require Federal agencies that 
    desire to acquire excess or surplus property resulting from the 
    closure or realignment of military installations to agree to retain 
    possession of, and to use, such property for agency purposes; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Dornan, and Mr. Royce), [16MR]
H.R. 1266--
A bill to provide for the exchange of lands within Admiralty Islands 
    National Monument, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Mr. Miller of California), 
    [16MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-115), [9MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [15MY]
H.R. 1267--
A bill to reconnect families to the world of work, make work pay 
    strengthen families, require personal responsibility, and support 
    State flexibility; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities; the Judiciary; Commerce; National 
    Security; Banking and Financial Services; Agriculture, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
    Stenholm, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Payne of Virginia), 
    [21MR]
H.R. 1268--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a 
    comprehensive program for conserving and managing wetlands in the 
    United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [21MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20JN]
H.R. 1269--
A bill to amend the act of June 22, 1974, to authorize the Secretary of 
    Agriculture to prescribe by regulation the representation of 
    ``Woodsy Owl''; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Coble, Mr. Bono, 
    and Mr. Boucher), [21MR]
H.R. 1270--
A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to provide for the 
    registration and protection of trademarks used in commerce, in order 
    to carry out provisions of certain international conventions, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
    Canady, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bono, and Mr. Boucher), [21MR]
H.R. 1271--
A bill to provide protection for family privacy; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Bass, Mr. Blute, Mr. Davis, 
    Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Fox, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Tate), [21MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-94), [29MR]
  Passed House amended, [4AP]
H.R. 1272--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for the payment of postsecondary education expenses; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN, [21MR]
  Cosponsors added, [30MR], [1MY], [3MY], [17MY]
H.R. 1273--
A bill to amend the Portal-to-Portal Act of 1947 relating to the payment 
    of wages to employees who use employer-owned vehicles; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [21MR]
H.R. 1274--
A bill to limit assistance for Turkey under the Foreign Assistance Act 
    of 1961 and the Arms Export Control Act until that country complies 
    with certain human rights standards; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. ANDREWS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. 
    Manton), [21MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28MR], [5AP], [1MY], [9MY], [23MY], [7JN], [8JN], 
    [22JN], [7SE], [29SE], [25OC], [16NO], [19DE]
H.R. 1275--
A bill to ensure the competitive availability of consumer electronics 
    devices affording access to telecommunications system services, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself and Mr. Markey), [21MR]
H.R. 1276--
A bill to amend the Housing Act of 1949 to provide for private servicing 
    of rural housing loans made under section 502 of such act; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. CONDIT, [21MR]
H.R. 1277--
A bill to improve procedures for determining when a taking of private 
    property has occurred and to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to 
    report to Congress with respect to takings under progress at the 
    Department of Agriculture; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CONDIT, [21MR]
H.R. 1278--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce tax benefits 
    for foreign corporations, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Owens, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. 
    Kaptur, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Holden, and Mr. Sanders), [21MR]
  Cosponsors added, [29MR], [2MY], [11MY], [8JN], [27JN], [17JY], 
    [27SE], [17OC], [15NO]
H.R. 1279--
A bill to preserve and protect the free choice of individual employees 
    to form, join, or assist labor organizations, or to refrain from 
    such activities; to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE, [21MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4AP], [13JN], [22JN], [13SE], [12OC], [9NO], [15DE]
H.R. 1280--
A bill to establish guidelines for the designation of National Heritage 
    Areas, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. Torkildsen), [21MR]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY]
H.R. 1281--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, and the National Security 
    Act of 1947 to require disclosure under the Freedom of Information 
    Act of information regarding certain individuals who participated in 
    Nazi war crimes during the period in which the United States was 
    involved in World War II; to the Committees on Government Reform and 
    Oversight; Intelligence (Permanent Select), the Judiciary, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. MALONEY, [21MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3AP], [23MY]
H.R. 1282--
A bill to provide employment opportunities to unemployed individuals in 
    high unemployment areas in programs to repair and renovate essential 
    community facilities; to the Committee in Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Ms. WATERS, [21MR]
H.R. 1283--
A bill to provide grants in cities to establish teen resource and 
    education centers to provide education, employment, recreation, 
    social, and cultural awareness assistance to at-risk youth; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Ms. WATERS, [21MR]
H.R. 1284--
A bill to establish a program to provide grants to improve the quality 
    and availability of comprehensive education, health and social 
    services for at-risk youth and their families, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. WATERS, [21MR]
H.R. 1285--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to provide a specific definition of the 
    requirement that a purchaser of real property make all appropriate 
    inquiry into the previous ownership and uses of the real property in 
    order to qualify for the innocent landowner defenses; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Upton), [21MR]
H.R. 1286--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Gilbraltar; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BONIOR, [21MR]

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H.R. 1287--
A bill for the relief of Nguyen Quy An and Nguyen Ngoc Kim Quy; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MINETA, [21MR]
H.R. 1288--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to permit Governors to 
    limit the disposal of out-of-State solid waste in their States, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BUYER, [22MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6AP], [10MY], [7JN]
H.R. 1289--
A bill to require in certain circumstances that States disclose the HIV 
    status of newborn infants to legal guardians of the infants, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. 
    Schroeder, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, 
    Mr. McDermott, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Mfume, Mrs. 
    Kennelly, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Baldacci, 
    Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Beilensen, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berman, 
    Mr. Bevill, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Borski, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Browder, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown 
    of Ohio, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Canady, Mr. Chapman, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    Coleman, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. 
    Conduit, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Cramer, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
    Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Engel, 
    Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Everett, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio 
    of California, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foglietta, 
    Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Ford, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Funderburk, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Pete Geren 
    of Texas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Goss, Mr. Gene 
    Green of Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
    Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Holden, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. 
    Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kildee, Mr. King, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lazio 
    of New York, Mr. Levin, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. 
    Lowey, Mr. Manton, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Martini, Mr. 
    Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. McHale, Mr. McHugh, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
    Metcalf, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, 
    Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Moran, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Neal, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. 
    Ortiz, Mr. Orton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Parker, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Paxon, 
    Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Peterson of 
    Florida, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Poshard, Ms. 
    Pryce, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. 
    Richardson, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Rose, Mrs. Roukema, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, Mr. Royce, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
    Schiff, Mr. Scott, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Skelton, Mrs. Smith of Washington, 
    Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Stockman, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Torkildsen, Mr. Torres, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, 
    Mr. Tucker, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Upton, Mr. Vento, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
    Volkmer, Mrs. Waldholtz, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Weller, Mr. Williams, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wise, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wyden, 
    Mr. Wynn, Mr. Yates, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Zimmer), [22MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY], [30JN], [12JY], [26JY]
  Cosponsors removed, [15JN], [28JN], [30JN], [28JY], [4AU], [6SE], 
    [29SE]
H.R. 1290--
A bill to reinstate the permit for, and extend the deadline under the 
    Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of, a hydroelectric 
    project in Oregon, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. COOLEY, [22MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-320), [7NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13NO]
H.R. 1291--
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the 
    provisions of law preventing Members of Congress from sending mass 
    mailings within the 60-day period immediately before an election be 
    expanded so as to prevent Members from mailing any unsolicited 
    franked mail within that period, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on House Oversight; Government Reform and Oversight, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, and Mr. Horn), [22MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [7JN]
H.R. 1292--
A bill to revise, codify, and enact without substantive change certain 
    general and permanent laws, related to aliens and nationality, as 
    title 8, United States Code, ``Aliens and Nationality''; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE, [22MR]
H.R. 1293--
A bill to amend the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 with 
    respect to rules governing litigation contesting termination or 
    reduction of retiree health benefits; to the Committee on Economic 
    and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Costello), [22MR]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY]
H.R. 1294--
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Army from modifying water 
    control policies in a manner which would interfere with the use of 
    navigation channels; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LATHAM, [22MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3AP], [18MY], [7JN]
H.R. 1295--
A bill to amend the Trademark Act of 1946 to make certain revisions 
    relating to the protection of famous marks; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
    Canady, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bono, and Mr. Boucher), [22MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-374), [30NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12DE]
  Passed Senate, [29DE]
H.R. 1296--
A bill to provide for the administration of certain Presidio properties 
    at minimal cost to the Federal taxpayer; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Ms. PELOSI (for herself, Mr. Horn, Mr. Gilman, and Mr. Lantos), 
    [22MR]
  Cosponsors added, [21JN], [27JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-234), [4AU]
  Considered, [18SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [19SE]
H.R. 1297--
A bill to promote a new urban agenda, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Banking and Financial Services; 
    Science; Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; Government 
    Reform and Oversight; International Relations, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Borski), [22MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4AP], [24MY], [6SE], [28NO]
H.R. 1298--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to exempt fluid 
    milk standards of the State of California from preemption in order 
    to guarantee the same high quality fluid milk to the consumers of 
    California that they have received since 1961; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. Thomas (for himself and Mr. Moorhead), [22MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MY], [7JN], [13JN], [14JN], [21JN]
H.R. 1299--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the 
    treatment of certain charitable risk pools; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Farr), [22MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MY], [17MY], [22MY], [25MY], [7JN], [13JN], 
    [20JN], [22JN], [26JN], [11JY], [20JY], [12SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [13JN]
H.R. 1300--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to authorize 
    the export of new drugs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Burr, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Coburn, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Towns, Mr. Cox, 
    Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Bryant of 
    Tennessee, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Camp, Mr. Barcia, Mr. 
    Ehlers, Mr. Martini, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Chabot, 
    Mr. Traficant, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Oxley, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. 
    Ramstad), [22MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28MR], [6AP], [11MY], [29JN], [25JY], [2AU]
H.R. 1301--
A bill to establish the American Heritage Areas Partnership Program, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. Regula, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Neal, Mr. 
    Torkildsen, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Blute, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Reed, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Mollohan, and Mr. Hoke), [22MR]
  Cosponsors added, [30MR], [18JY]
H.R. 1302--
A bill to establish the Capital Budget Commission; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. WISE (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Owens, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Studds, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Clinger), [22MR]
  Cosponsors added, [29MR], [5AP], [7AP], [24MY]
H.R. 1303--
A bill for the relief of John T. Monk: to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. MONTGOMERY (by request), [22MR]
H.R. 1304--
A bill to deauthorize a feature of the project for navigation, Fall 
    River Harbor, Massachusetts and Rhode Island; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BLUTE (for himself and Mr. Frank of Massachusetts), [23MR]
H.R. 1305--
A bill to require employers to notify workers before health care 
    benefits or retirement benefits are terminated; to the Committee on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. COSTELLO, [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [14NO], [17NO], [20NO], [29NO], [5DE], [20DE]
H.R. 1306--
A bill to approve a multiyear program for the economic development and 
    self-sufficiency of the U.S. territory of American Samoa; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself and Mr. Gallegly), [23MR]
H.R. 1307--
A bill to establish the New Bedford Whaling National Historical Park in 
    New Bedford, Massachusetts and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Blute), [23MR]
H.R. 1308--
A bill to withdraw and reserve certain public lands in the State of 
    California utilized in the mission of the Naval Air Facility, El 
    Centro, California; to the Committees on Resources; National 
    Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HUNTER, [23MR]

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H.R. 1309--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the use of 
    child safety restraint systems approved by the Secretary of 
    Transportation on commercial aircraft; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LIGHTFOOT (for himself, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Clinger, Mr. 
    Dornan, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Nadler, 
    Mr. Rahall, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stark, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Weldon of Florida, and Mr. Wynn), [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6AP], [18JY], [28JY], [1NO]
H.R. 1310--
A bill to provide for the management of Voyageurs National Park, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [23MR]
H.R. 1311--
A bill to provide for a review of all Federal programs that assess or 
    mitigate the risks to women's health from environmental exposures, 
    and for a study of the research needs of the Federal Government 
    relating to such risks; to the Committees on Commerce; Science, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER, [23MR]
H.R. 1312--
A bill to establish a freeze on bank fees for accounts held by average 
    taxpayers; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Ms. WATERS, [23MR]
H.R. 1313--
A bill to establish community support requirements for mortgage banks, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Ms. WATERS, [23MR]
H.R. 1314--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the pension 
    plan rules applicable to State judicial retirement plans; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself and Mr. Hyde), [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6JN], [14JN], [27JN], [10JY], [13JY]
H.R. 1315--
A bill for the relief of Kris Murty; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COLEMAN, [23MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-360), [28NO]
  Passed House, [19DE]
H.R. 1316--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax credits 
    to businesses with employees performing services in their residences 
    or in telecommuting centers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BAKER of California (for himself and Mr. Calvert), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6AP]
H.R. 1317--
A bill to ensure that sellers and underwriters of insurance are 
    qualified and subject to State consumer protection requirements; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Mineta, Mr. 
    Paxon, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Hayes, 
    Mr. Kingston, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Upton, Mr. Davis, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
    Schaefer, Mr. Bilbray, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Bass, and Mr. 
    Lewis of California), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3AP], [23MY], [13JN], [15JN], [27JN], [13JY]
H.R. 1318--
A bill to provide for the elimination of the Department of Education, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Inglis of South 
    Carolina), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28MR], [2MY], [9MY], [11JY]
H.R. 1319--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to improve the information made 
    available in Social Security account statements and to provide for 
    annual distribution of such statements to beneficiaries; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. Bereuter, Mrs. Lincoln, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    Mr. Upton, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Stupak, and Mr. 
    Moran), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [14NO]
H.R. 1320--
A bill to impose restrictions on the use of certain special purpose 
    aircraft; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [24MR]
H.R. 1321--
A bill to prevent handgun violence and illegal commerce in firearms; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [24MR]
H.R. 1322--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a $100,000 
    lifetime deduction for net capital gain; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Gejdenson, 
    Mr. Fattah, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Lipinski), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6JN]
H.R. 1323--
A bill to reduce risk to public safety and the environment associated 
    with pipeline transportation of natural gas and hazardous liquids, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Laughlin, and Mr. 
    Brewster), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [30MR], [5AP]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure (H. Rept. 104-110, part 1), [1MY]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [1MY]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 104-
    110, part 2), [1JN]
H.R. 1324--
A bill to enforce the law regulating the height of buildings in the 
    District of Columbia by prohibiting the District of Columbia from 
    issuing any building or occupancy permit for the proposed 
    development located at 1328 G Street, NW., unless the development is 
    modified to conform to such law; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. STARK, [24MR]
H.R. 1325--
A bill to amend the Public Buildings Act of 1959 concerning the 
    calculation of public building transactions; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [24MR]
H.R. 1326--
A bill to authorize and request the President to award the Congressional 
    Medal of Honor posthumously to Bvt. Brig. Gen. Strong Vincent for 
    his actions in the defense of Little Round Top at the Battle of 
    Gettysburg, July 2, 1863; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [28MR]
  Cosponsors added, [5AP]
H.R. 1327--
A bill to provide tax relief to strengthen the American family and 
    create jobs, to reduce Federal spending and the budget deficit, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; the Budget; 
    Commerce; Government Reform and Oversight; Rules, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Archer, and Mr. Bliley), [28MR]
H.R. 1328--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that no 
    amount shall be includable in gross income by reason of 
    participation in a State prepaid tuition program; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Doyle), [28MR]
  Cosponsors added, [5AP], [9MY], [20JY]
H.R. 1329--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the period of 
    eligibility for inpatient care for veterans exposed to toxic 
    substances, radiation, or environmental hazards, to extend the 
    period of eligibility for outpatient care for veterans exposed to 
    such substances or hazards during service in the Persian Gulf, and 
    to expand the eligibility of veterans exposed to toxic substances or 
    radiation for outpatient care; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Gejdenson, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Underwood, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Costello, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Doyle, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
    Bishop, and Mr. Dellums), [28MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6AP], [3MY], [8JN], [17JY], [19OC]
H.R. 1330--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to establish a 
    comprehensive program for conserving and managing wetlands in the 
    United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HAYES (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Young of 
    Alaska, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Costello, Mr. Clinger, Ms. Danner, Mr. Blute, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. 
    Bateman, Mr. Parker, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Kim, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Inglis 
    of South Carolina, Mr. Dickey, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Brewster, Mr. Mica, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
    Pombo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Taylor of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
    Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
    Mr. Quinn, and Mr. Gallegly), [28MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3MY]
H.R. 1331--
A bill to amend the Watershed Protection and Flood Prevention Act to 
    establish a waterways restoration program, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on Agriculture; Resources; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. FURSE (for herself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Manton, Mr. 
    Richardson, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Yates, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Vento, Ms. Norton, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Moran, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Studds, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Porter, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
    Miller of California, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Gilchrest, 
    Mr. Frost, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Markey, 
    Ms. Slaughter, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Traficant, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Wise, Mrs. Meek of Florida, 
    Mr. Rush, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Rose, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Lowey, 
    Mr. McDermott, Mr. Olver, Mr. Farr, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Thompson, and 
    Mr. Clyburn), [28MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY]
H.R. 1332--
A bill to establish certain policies and responsibilities with respect 
    to the administration of the Rongelop resettlement trust fund, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Faleomavaega), [28MR]
H.R. 1333--
A bill to require that excess funds provided for official allowances of 
    Members of the House of Representatives be dedicated to deficit 
    reduction; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Klug, Mr. Shays, Barrett of Wisconsin; 
    Mr. Castle, Mr. McHale, Mr. Dickey, Mrs. Waldholtz, and Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia), [28MR]
  Cosponsors added, [16MY], [12JY]
H.R. 1334--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide a 
    financial incentive for States to reduce expenditures under the 
    Medicaid Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.

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  By Ms. MOLINARI (for herself, Mr. Calvert, Mr. King, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    Paxon, Mr. Skeen, and Mr. Underwood), [28MR]
H.R. 1335--
A bill to provide for the extension of a hydroelectric project located 
    in the State of West Virginia; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MOLLOHAN, [28MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-321), [7NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
H.R. 1336--
A bill to suspend through September 30, 1995, the duty on certain 
    textile manufacturing machinery; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MONTGOMERY, [28MR]
H.R. 1337--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize 
    appropriations in each of fiscal years 1996 through 1998 for the 
    construction of wastewater treatment facilities to serve United 
    States Colonias and to provide water pollution control in the 
    vicinity of the international boundary between the United States and 
    Mexico; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. PASTOR (for himself (by request) Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Bryant of 
    Texas), [28MR]
H.R. 1338--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to authorize 
    appropriations in each of fiscal years 1996--2001 for the 
    construction of wastewater treatment works to provide water 
    pollution control in or near the United States-Mexico border area; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. PASTOR (for himself, Mr. Filner Mr. Coleman, and Mr. Bryant of 
    Texas), [28MR]
H.R. 1339--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    mandatory coverage of services furnished by nurse practitioners and 
    clinical nurse specialists under State medicaid plans; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Frost, Mr. McHale, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Vento, Mr. Minge, Ms. Lowey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lofgren, 
    and Mr. Dellums), [28MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6AP], [13JN], [20JN], [30JN], [26JY], [12SE]
H.R. 1340--
A bill to modify the project for Bonneville Lock and Dam, Columbia 
    River, Oregon and Washington; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. SMITH of Washington, [28MR]
H.R. 1341--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide authorizations 
    of appropriations for programs relating to the health of individuals 
    who are from disadvantaged backgrounds, including individuals who 
    are members of racial or ethnic minority groups; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. STROKES (for himself, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Mfume, Mr. 
    Conyers, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. 
    Dixon, Mr. Clay, Mr. Tucker, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson 
    of Texas, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Towns, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Scott, Mr. Bishop, 
    Mr. Frazer, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mrs. Meek of Florida Mr. Watt 
    of North Carolina, Mr. Clyburn, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Ms. Waters, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. 
    Fattah, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Ford, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Flake, Mr. Rush, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Reynolds, and Miss 
    Collins of Michigan), [28MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4DE]
H.R. 1342--
A bill to provide for conveyances of certain lands within Cook Inlet 
    Region, Alaska, for reconveyance to village corporations under the 
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [28MR]
H.R. 1343--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Beula Lee; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GOSS, [28MR]
H.R. 1344--
A bill to amend title II of the Marine Protection, Research, and 
    Sanctuaries Act of 1972 to direct the Under Secretary of Commerce 
    for Oceans and Atmosphere to conduct a research program to evaluate 
    technology for depositing certain waste on the deep ocean seabed; to 
    the Committees on Science; Resources, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [29MR]
H.R. 1345--
A bill to eliminate budget deficits and management inefficiencies in the 
    government of the District of Columbia through the establishment of 
    the District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
    Assistance Authority, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. DAVIS (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
    Clinger, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Fattah, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. 
    Wolf, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Wynn), [29MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-96), [30MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [3AP]
  Passed Senate amended, [6AP]
  House agreed to Senate amendments, [7AP]
  Presented to the President (April 12, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-8] (signed April 17, 1995)
H.R. 1346--
A bill to amend the guarantee fee provisions of the Federal Ship 
    Mortgage Insurance Program in the Merchant Marine Act, 1936; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SPENCE (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Bateman, and Mr. Taylor 
    of Mississippi) (all by request), [29MR]
H.R. 1347--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for certain 
    maritime programs of the Department of Transportation, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SPENCE (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Bateman, and Mr. Taylor 
    of Mississippi) (all by request), [29MR]
H.R. 1348--
A bill to amend the Panama Canal Act of 1979 to reconstitute the Panama 
    Canal Commission as a United States Government corporation, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SPENCE (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Bateman, and Mr. Taylor 
    of Mississippi) (all by request), [29MR]
H.R. 1349--
A bill to authorize expenditures for fiscal year 1996 for the operation 
    and maintenance of the Panama Canal, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SPENCE (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Bateman, and Mr. Taylor 
    of Mississippi) (all by request), [29MR]
H.R. 1350--
A bill to amend the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to revitalize the U.S.-
    flag merchant marine, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. SPENCE (for himself, Mr. Dellums, and Mr. Bateman) (all by 
    request), [29MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-229), [3AU]
  Passed House amended, [6DE]
H.R. 1351--
A bill to ensure the primary principle and priority of the Missouri 
    River system focus on the control of water relative to navigation 
    and flood control, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Ms. DANNER (for herself, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Volkmer, and Mr. Hancock), [29MR]
H.R. 1352--
A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
    with respect to the minor use of a pesticide; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. de la GARZA (for himself, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Condit, 
    Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Canady, Mr. Rose, Mr. 
    Ewing, Mr. Dooley, and Mr. Pomeroy), [29MR]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY], [17MY], [24MY], [14JN], [17JY], [4AU]
H.R. 1353--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that, for 
    purposes relating to retirement, Members of Congress and 
    congressional employees shall be treated in the same manner as are 
    employees in the executive branch generally; to the Committees on 
    House Oversight; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Shays, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. McHale, Mr. Castle, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
    and Mrs. Waldholtz), [29MR]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC], [25OC]
H.R. 1354--
A bill to eliminate the Department of Agriculture and certain 
    agricultural programs, to transfer other agricultural programs to an 
    agribusiness block grant program and other Federal agencies, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Agriculture; Government Reform 
    and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, [29MR]
H.R. 1355--
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act, to establish the 
    National Public Employment Relations Commission, and to amend title 
    I of the Employment Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to 
    provide for joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans; to 
    the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. SANDERS, [29MR]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO]
H.R. 1356--
A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 to strengthen 
    financial disclosure requirements, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Rules; House Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. McKinney, Mr. DeFazio, 
    and Ms. Velazquez), [29MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10JY]
H.R. 1357--
A bill to provide certain employee protection benefits for railroad 
    employees; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SANDERS, [29MR]
H.R. 1358--
A bill to require the Secretary of Commerce to convey to the 
    Commonwealth of Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries Service 
    laboratory located on Emerson Avenue in Gloucester, Massachusetts; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. TORKILDSEN, [29MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-287), [20OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [30OC]
  Passed Senate amended, [22DE]
H.R. 1359--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Triad; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TORKILDSEN, [29MR]
H.R. 1360--
A bill to establish United States policy conditioning the lifting of 
    sanctions against Serbia and Montenegro upon improvements in Kosova, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Engel, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
    Mr. King, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [30MR]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY]
H.R. 1361--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for the Coast 
    Guard, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. COBLE (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Shuster, and Mr. 
    Mineta), [30MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-106), [1MY]
  Passed House amended, [9MY]

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H.R. 1362--
A bill to reduce paperwork and additional regulatory burdens for 
    depository institutions; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. McCollum, Mrs. Roukema, 
    Mr. Roth, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Bachus, 
    Mr. Royce, Mr. Weller, Mr. King, Mr. Bono, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
    Chrysler, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Orton, Mr. Castle, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
    Latham, Mr. Christensen, and Mr. Fox), [30MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [15MY], [7JN], [22JN], [17JY]
H.R. 1363--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny citizenship 
    at birth to children born in the United States of parents who are 
    not citizens or permanent resident aliens; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Packard, Mr. Hunter, 
    Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Baker of California, 
    Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Traficant, 
    Mr. Hayes, Mr. Bono, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
    Horn, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Shadegg, and Mrs. Kelly), [30MR]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY], [11MY], [18MY], [11JY], [8NO], [16NO], 
    [20NO], [30NO]
H.R. 1364--
A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to provide for 
    community approval before Indian class III gaming operations may 
    take effect; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Browder, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Smith of Michigan, and Mr. Talent), [30MR]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN]
H.R. 1365--
A bill to provide for the transfer of a portion of the Naval Weapons 
    Industrial Reserve Plant, Calverton, New York, to the Department of 
    Veterans Affairs for inclusion in the Calverton National Cemetery; 
    to the Committees on National Security; Veterans' Affairs, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FORBES, [30MR]
H.R. 1366--
A bill to authorize the extension of time limitation for the FERC-issued 
    hydroelectric license for the Mt. Hope waterpower project; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, [30MR]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-322), [7NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [13NO]
H.R. 1367--
A bill to change election day to the first Saturday in November of each 
    even-numbered year; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. HILLIARD, [30MR]
H.R. 1368--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to modernize Department of 
    Defense Acquisition procedures, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on National Security; Government Reform and Oversight, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Hoke, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. Bass), 
    [30MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU]
H.R. 1369--
A bill to provide for the regulation of the airspace over National Park 
    System lands in the State of Hawaii by the Federal Aviation 
    Administration and the National Park Service, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Resources; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [30MR]
H.R. 1370--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to reduce mandatory 
    premiums to the United Mine Workers of America combined benefit fund 
    by certain surplus amounts in the fund, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MYERS of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
    Thomas, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Bunning of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Portman, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Christensen, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Payne 
    of Virginia, and Mr. Pomeroy), [30MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY], [21JN], [11JY], [13JY]
H.R. 1371--
A bill to ensure the protection of the coastal marine coral environment 
    off the west coast of Puerto Rico by requiring the Director of the 
    U.S. Geological Service to assess the environmental economic costs 
    and benefits of relocating an existing wastewater treatment plant 
    outfall to a deepwater location, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Resources; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO, [30MR]
H.R. 1372--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Federal Election Commission 
    for fiscal year 1996; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [30MR]
H.R. 1373--
A bill to designate the Federal Aviation Administration Technical Center 
    located at the Atlantic City International Airport in Pomona, New 
    Jersey, as the ``William J. Hughes Technical Center;'' to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [30MR]
H.R. 1374--
A bill for the relief of Fanie Phily Mateo Angeles; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [30MR]
H.R. 1375--
A bill to provide for the extension of expiring term grazing permits for 
    lands within the National Forest System pending the completion by 
    the Forest Service of final agency action in connection with the 
    renewal of such permits; to the Committees on Agriculture; 
    Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. COOLEY, [3AP]
H.R. 1376--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for the award 
    of the Purple Heart to members of the Armed Forces killed or wounded 
    due to friendly fire while engaged in peacekeeping activities; to 
    the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. DIXON (for himself, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Rose, Mr. 
    Cooley, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Costello, Mr. Davis, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Hefley, and Mr. 
    Durbin), [3AP]
  Cosponsors added, [10JY]
H.R. 1377--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to authorize States 
    to deny public education benefits to aliens not lawfully present in 
    the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
    Archer, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Kim, Mrs. 
    Seastrand, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Shays, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Ewing, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Condit, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
    Bilbray, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Bono, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Stump, 
    Mr. Royce, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Hoke, and 
    Mrs. Roukema), [3AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6JN], [8JN], [10JY], [14DE]
H.R. 1378--
A bill to require the Secretary of State to publish the names of U.S. 
    citizens who renounce their citizenship; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. GIBBONS, [3AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6AP]
H.R. 1379--
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to issue new term permits 
    for grazing on National Forest System lands, to replace previously 
    issued term grazing permits that have expired, soon will expire, or 
    are waived to the Secretary, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Agriculture; Resources, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, [3AP]
H.R. 1380--
A bill to provide a moratorium on certain class action lawsuits relating 
    to the Truth in Lending Act; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Bereuter, 
    Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Royce, Mr. Weller, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
    Chrsyler, Mr. Cremeans, and Mr. Heineman), [3AP]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [4AP]
  Passed Senate, [24AP]
  Presented to the President (May 8, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-12] (signed May 18, 1995)
H.R. 1381--
A bill to establish a national program to stimulate urban economic 
    redevelopment through environmental remediation and restoration, as 
    well as through the development of inner city businesses and 
    employment in the fields of environmental response, remediation, and 
    restoration; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; Economic 
    and Educational Opportunities; National Security; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. MEEK of Florida, [3AP]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [15JN], [22JN], [10JY], [20JY], [29SE]
H.R. 1382--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Aura; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. STUDDS, [3AP]
H.R. 1383--
A bill to amend the formula for determining the official mail allowance 
    for Members of the House of Representatives, and to require that 
    unobligated funds in the official mail allowance of Members be used 
    to reduce the Federal deficit; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
    Canady, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Goss, Mr. Parker, Ms. Danner, 
    Mr. Dickey, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Hastings of Washington, and 
    Mr. Christensen), [4AP]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY]
H.R. 1384--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to exempt certain full-
    time health-care professionals of the Department of Veterans Affairs 
    from restrictions on remunerated outside professional activities; to 
    the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Sensenbrenner), 
    [4AP]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY], [15JN], [27JN], [13JY], [19JY], [20JY], 
    [21JY], [25JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-226), [2AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [10OC]
H.R. 1385--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve the delivery of 
    health care to veterans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. Montgomery), [4AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [17MY], [6JN], [20JN], [21JY], [1AU], [7SE], 
    [8SE]
H.R. 1386--
A bill to amend section 353 of the Public Health Service Act to exempt 
    physician office laboratories from the clinical laboratories 
    requirements of that section; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [4AP]
  Cosponsors added, [7AP], [2MY], [23MY], [8JN], [14JN], [20JN], [29JN], 
    [11JY], [20JY], [27JY],

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    [4AU], [13SE], [14SE], [20SE], [29SE], [11OC], [16NO], [13DE]
H.R. 1387--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish a 
    process to identify and control tax expenditures; to the Committees 
    on the Budget; Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself and Mrs. Maloney), [4AP]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY]
H.R. 1388--
A bill to revise and streamline the acquisition laws of the Federal 
    Government, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; National Security; the Judiciary; Small 
    Business; Science; International Relations, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CLINGER (for himself, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Spence, and 
    Mr. Dellums) (all by request), [4AP]
H.R. 1389--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to expand the 
    availability of, and amount of, deductible individual retirement 
    account contributions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Owens, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. 
    Martinez), [4AP]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY]
H.R. 1390--
A bill to provide means of limiting the exposure of children to violent 
    programming on television, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [4AP]
H.R. 1391--
A bill to amend section 4358(c) of the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act 
    of 1990 to permit Medicare select policies to be offered in all 
    States on an extended basis; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Bliley, and Mr. 
    Archer), [4AP]
  Cosponsors added, [5AP]
H.R. 1392--
A bill to enhance the safety of air travel through a more effective 
    Federal Aviation Administration, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LIGHTFOOT, [4AP]
H.R. 1393--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Army to carry out an environmental 
    restoration project at the eastern channel of the Lockwoods Folly 
    River, Brunswick County, North Carolina; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ROSE, [4AP]
H.R. 1394--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Bewildered; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. CLYBURN, [4AP]
H.R. 1395--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade and fisheries for the vessel Shaku 
    Maru; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [4AP]
H.R. 1396--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Fifty One; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHAW, [4AP]
H.R. 1397--
A bill to authorize the President to transfer 28 F-16 aircraft and 
    associated spare parts and support equipment to Pakistan pursuant to 
    agreements between the United States and Pakistan; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself and Mr. Torricelli), [5AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6AP], [15JN]
H.R. 1398--
A bill to designate the U.S. post office building located at 1203 Lemay 
    Ferry Road, St. Louis, Missouri, as the ``Charles J. Coyle Post 
    Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. CLAY, [5AP]
  Cosponsors added, [19JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [19DE]
H.R. 1399--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain real property at the 
    Indiana Army Ammunition Plant in Charlestown, Indiana, to the State 
    of Indiana for inclusion in a State park; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. HAMILTON, [5AP]
H.R. 1400--
A bill to amend the Clean Water Act to eliminate certain discharges of 
    chlorine compounds into navigable waters, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Ms. 
    Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Sabo, Mrs. 
    Schroeder, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Torres, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates), [5AP]
  Cosponsors added, [7AP], [3MY], [20JN], [20SE], [17NO]
H.R. 1401--
A bill to establish for certain employees of international organizations 
    an estate tax credit equivalent to the limited marital deduction; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Gibbons), [5AP]
H.R. 1402--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to improve revenue 
    collection and to provide that a taxpayer conscientiously opposed to 
    participation in war may elect to have such taxpayer's income, 
    estate, or gift tax payments spent for nonmilitary purposes, to 
    create the U.S. peace tax fund to receive such tax payments, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; International 
    Relations; Economic and Educational Opportunities; for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. JACOBS (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Towns, Mr. Markey, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. 
    Valazquez, Mr. Yates, Ms. Furse, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, and Mr. 
    McHale), [5AP]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY], [16MY], [24MY], [16JN], [19JY], [7SE], [19SE]
H.R. 1403--
A bill to regulate handgun ammunition, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, [5AP]
H.R. 1404--
A bill to end the use of steel jaw leghold traps on animals in the 
    United States; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. LOWEY (for herself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
    Nadler, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Roemer, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Clay, Mr. 
    Jacobs, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Torres, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Moran, Mr. Vento, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Goss, Mr. Filner, Mr. Manton, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Dellums, 
    Mr. Martinez, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Johnston of 
    Florida, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Porter, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
    Eshoo, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Owens, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Yates, Ms. Roybal-
    Allard, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Markey, Mr. 
    Farr, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
    Payne of Virginia, Mr. Studds, Mr. Foglietta, Ms. Norton, Mrs. Mink 
    of Hawaii, Mrs. Kennelly, and Mr. Bonior), [5AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23MY], [16JN], [3AU], [12SE], [11OC], [2NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [21JY]
H.R. 1405--
A bill to establish a national public works program to provide 
    incentives for the creation of jobs and address the restoration of 
    infrastructure in communities across the United States, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
    Clay, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Owens, Mr. Scott, 
    Ms. Roybal-Allard, and Ms. Valazquez), [5AP]
  Cosponsors added, [7AP]
H.R. 1406--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Marshall plan and 
    George Catlett Marshall; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. MASCARA, [5AP]
  Cosponsors added, [11MY], [7JN], [20JN], [27JN], [30JN], [1AU], [4AU], 
    [7SE], [13SE], [29SE], [1NO], [10NO], [14NO], [17NO], [20NO], [6DE], 
    [18DE]
H.R. 1407--
A bill to provide for the transfer of certain excess property at Fort 
    Devens Military Reservation to the Secretary of the Interior for 
    inclusion in the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge, and for the 
    conveyance of a parcel of property at such military reservation to 
    the town of Lancaster, Massachusetts; to the Committees on 
    Resources; National Security, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. MEEHAN, [5AP]
H.R. 1408--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that a 
    taxpayer may elect to include in income crop insurance proceeds and 
    disaster payments in the year of the disaster or in the following 
    year, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MINGE, [5AP]
H.R. 1409--
A bill to provide for funding for Federal employee pay adjustments and 
    comparability payments through reductions in agency spending on 
    service contracts for fiscal year 1996; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mrs. Morella), [5AP]
H.R. 1410--
A bill to amend the Federal Workforce Restructuring Act of 1994 to 
    prohibit the contracting out of certain duties; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mrs. Morella), [5AP]
H.R. 1411--
A bill to prohibit any executive branch agency from entering into any 
    service contract if the services procured under the contract can be 
    performed at a lower cost by employees of the agency; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mrs. Morella), [5AP]
  Cosponsors added, [14JN]
H.R. 1412--
A bill to require the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to 
    develop and implement a system for determining and reporting the 
    number of individuals employed by non-Federal Government entities 
    providing services under contracts awarded by executive branch 
    agencies; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mrs. Morella), [5AP]
  Cosponsors added, [14JN]

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H.R. 1413--
A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act to impose a limitation on State eligibility for major 
    disaster and emergency assistance to ensure that States repay loans 
    and advances made under that act; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Florida, [5AP]
H.R. 1414--
A bill to provide grants to States to reduce crime and poverty in poor 
    neighborhoods by providing employment opportunities to disadvantaged 
    young adults; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [5AP]
H.R. 1415--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into an 
    appropriate form of agreement with the town of Grand Lake, Colorado, 
    authorizing the town to maintain permanently a cemetery in the Rocky 
    Mountain National Park; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SKAGGS (for himself and Mr. McInnis), [5AP]
H.R. 1416--
A bill to implement the Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of 
    Cruel, Inhuman, and Degrading Treatment or Punishment and to provide 
    a program of support for victims of torture; to the Committees on 
    the Judiciary; International Relations; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
    Wolf, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Yates, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Sabo, and Ms. McKinney), [5AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21JN], [29JN], [29SE], [1NO], [30NO], [12DE]
H.R. 1417--
A bill to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to 
    provide for a 3-year research plan to assess the status of stocks of 
    fish that are managed under the Pacific Fisheries Management Council 
    Pacific Coast Groundfish Plan, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. SMITH of Washington, [5AP]
H.R. 1418--
A bill to prohibit United States foreign assistance for Russia unless 
    the Government of Russia prohibits the export of nuclear weapons 
    equipment and related technology and offensive military weapons, 
    equipment, and related technology to terrorist states; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [5AP]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY], [10MY], [12MY]
H.R. 1419--
A bill to provide an exemption with respect to gambling devices on 
    certain vessels making voyages on Lake Michigan; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY, [5AP]
H.R. 1420--
A bill for the relief of Richard W. Schaffert; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. METCALF, [5AP]
H.R. 1421--
A bill to provide that references in the statutes of the United States 
    to any committee or officer of the House of Representatives the name 
    or jurisdiction of which was changed as part of the reorganization 
    of the House of Representatives at the beginning of the 104th 
    Congress shall be treated as referring to the currently applicable 
    committee or officer of the House of Representatives.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [6AP]
  Passed House, [6AP]
  Passed Senate, [19MY]
  Presented to the President (May 24, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-14] (signed June 3, 1995)
H.R. 1422--
A bill to amend the Job Training Partnership Act to provide for 
    employment and training assistance for certain individuals employed 
    at a facility at which the employer has made a public announcement 
    that a substantial member of employees will be terminated or laid 
    off from employment; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [3MY], [9MY], [12MY]
H.R. 1423--
A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act and the Poultry Products 
    Inspection Act to provide for improved public health and food safety 
    through the reduction in meat and poultry of harmful substances that 
    present a threat to public health, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BROWN of California (for himself and Mr. Torricelli), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [31JY], [15NO]
H.R. 1424--
A bill to provide Americans with secure, portable health insurance 
    benefits through tax credits, medical savings accounts, and greater 
    choice of health insurance plans without mandates, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; the 
    Judiciary; Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY], [8JN]
H.R. 1425--
A bill to suspend United States development assistance for India unless 
    the President certifies to the Congress that the Government of India 
    has taken certain steps to prevent human rights abuses in India; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
    Flake, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Moran, Mr. King, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Condit, Mr. Fields of 
    Texas, Mr. Towns, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
    Herger, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Funderburk, 
    Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Jones, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Stockman, 
    Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, and Mr. Wilson), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY], [15MY], [22MY]
H.R. 1426--
A bill to assist States and secondary and postsecondary schools to 
    develop, implement, and improve school-to-work opportunities systems 
    so that all students have an opportunity to acquire the knowledge 
    and skills needed to meet challenging State academic standards and 
    industry-based skill standards and to prepare for postsecondary 
    education, further learning, and a wide range of opportunities in 
    high-skill, high-wage careers, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. CLAY (for himself and Mr. Williams), [6AP]
H.R. 1427--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to control 
    House of Representatives campaign spending, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. COSTELLO, [6AP]
H.R. 1428--
A bill entitled, ``The North American Border Stations Improvements 
    Act''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. de la GARZA, [6AP]
H.R. 1429--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for the 
    organization and administration of the Readjustment Counseling 
    Service of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to improve 
    eligibility for veterans' readjustment counseling and related 
    counseling, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Williams, and Mr. Doyle), [6AP]
H.R. 1430--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to provide emergency 
    financial assistance to agricultural producers who suffer severe 
    crop losses in federally designated disaster areas; to the Committee 
    on Agriculture.
  By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Pombo, Ms. 
    Eshoo, Mr. Herger, Mr. Fazio of California, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Rose, Mr. Dooley, and Mr. 
    Calvert), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY]
H.R. 1431--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 30-
    percent of gross income limitations applicable to regulated 
    investment companies; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FLANAGAN, [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24MY], [13JN]
H.R. 1432--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to eliminate 
    multicandidate political committees, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD, [6AP]
H.R. 1433--
A bill to require the Secretary of Labor to establish a program under 
    which employers may consult with State officials respecting 
    compliance with occupational safety and health requirements; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. HAYES (for himself and Mr. Ballenger), [6AP]
H.R. 1434--
A bill to establish a commission to review the dispute settlement 
    reports of the World Trade Organization, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; Rules, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself and Mr. Levin), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23MY], [19JY]
H.R. 1435--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the use of 
    certain agricultural byproducts in wine production; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Georgia, [6AP]
H.R. 1436--
A bill to amend subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, to 
    eliminate unnecessary regulation of transportation industries, to 
    streamline regulation of rail carriers, to sunset the Interstate 
    Commerce Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. Mineta) (both by request), [6AP]
H.R. 1437--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Railroad Passenger 
    Corporation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. Mineta) (both by request), [6AP]
H.R. 1438--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide 
    special funding to States for implementation of national estuary 
    conservation and management plans, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Resources, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Kennelly, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. Yates, Mr. Miller of California. Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Manton, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
    Eshoo, Mr. Filner, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Furse, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
    Torres, Ms. Harman, Ms. Norton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Waters, Mr. Dicks Mr. Vento, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    Markey, Mr. Berman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. 
    Faleomavaega), [6AP]
H.R. 1439--
A bill to amend the National Forest Management Act of 1976 to require 
    the Timber Sale Program conducted by the Forest Service on National 
    Forest System lands to be financed only by receipts from the sale of 
    timber under the program; to the Committees on Agriculture; 
    Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. METCALF, [6AP]

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H.R. 1440--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to simplify and improve 
    the organization of the Department of Transportation, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MINETA (by request), [6AP]
H.R. 1441--
A bill to provide for the transfer of operating responsibility for air 
    traffic services currently provided by the Federal Aviation 
    Administration on behalf of the United States to separate corporate 
    entity, in order to provide for more efficient operation and 
    development of these transportation services and related assets, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Ways and Means; the Budget, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MINETA (by request), [6AP]
H.R. 1442--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals 
    to designate any portion of their income tax overpayments, and to 
    make other contributions, for deficit reduction; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. DeFazio, and 
    Mrs. Fowler), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [12MY], [16MY], [24MY], [15JN], [26JY]
H.R. 1443--
A bill to amend chapter 44 of title 28, United States Code, to provide 
    for arbitration in all U.S. district courts, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Coble, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mr. Bono, Mr. Gallegly, and Mr. Canady), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [19JY]
H.R. 1444--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require a refund value 
    for certain beverage containers, and to provide resources for State 
    pollution prevention and recycling programs, and for other programs; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Brown of California, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Olver, and Mr. Studds), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [7JN], [13JN], [10JY], [18JY]
  Cosponsors removed, [26JY]
H.R. 1445--
A bill to amend rule 30 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to 
    restore the stenographic preference for depositions; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Coble, and Mr. 
    Canady), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [12MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-228), [2AU]
H.R. 1446--
A bill to amend the Revised Statutes of the United States to promote 
    equity and fairness in lawsuits brought against State and local law 
    enforcement officers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD, [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [27JY], [6SE], [8SE], [8NO]
H.R. 1447--
A bill to revise the boundaries of the Blackstone River Valley National 
    Heritage Corridor in Massachusetts and Rhode Island, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. NEAL (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, and 
    Mr. Reed), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY], [18MY]
H.R. 1448--
A bill to amend the Indian Child Welfare Act of 1978 to require that 
    determinations regarding status as an Indian child and as a member 
    of an Indian tribe be prospective from the date of birth of the 
    child and of tribal membership of the member, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Ms. PRYCE (for herself, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Burton of Indiana), 
    [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY], [9MY], [10MY], [11MY], [12MY], [15MY], 
    [17MY], [18MY], [22MY], [20JN], [30JN], [19JY], [25JY], [8NO], 
    [16NO], [20NO], [29NO], [6DE], [7DE], [14DE]
H.R. 1449--
A bill to provide for the establishment of the Tallgrass Prairie 
    National Preserve in Kansas, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mrs. Meyers of Kansas), [6AP]
H.R. 1450--
A bill to eliminate certain activities from the functions performed by 
    the National Weather Service, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Science.
  By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Chrysler), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24MY], [6JN], [20JN]
H.R. 1451--
A bill to provide authority for the extension of nondiscriminatory 
    (most-favored-nation) trade treatment to Cambodia; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. Hamilton), [6AP]
H.R. 1452--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
    clarify that certain footwear assembled in beneficiary countries is 
    excluded from duty-free treatment, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ROSE (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
    Mr. Pickett, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Quillen, and Mr. Emerson), 
    [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU]
H.R. 1453--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny tax-exempt 
    status to organizations which promote the legalization of certain 
    drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [6AP]
H.R. 1454--
A bill to require the Federal Trade Commission to issue a trade 
    regulation rule which requires the release of prescriptions for 
    contact lenses; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. STARK, [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY], [6JN], [11JY], [28JY], [9NO]
H.R. 1455--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the tax on 
    tobacco products, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Coyne, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Moran, Mr. Oberstar, 
    Mrs. Collins of Illinois, and Mr. Evans), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY]
H.R. 1456--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
    expanded coverage of mental health and substance abuse treatment 
    services under the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. McDermott), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY]
H.R. 1457--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and the Social 
    Security Act to provide tax benefits with respect to long-term care 
    insurance contracts that satisfy certain requirements; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. Kleczka), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY]
H.R. 1458--
A bill to provide for the award of the Purple Heart to persons held as 
    prisoners of war before April 25, 1962, on the same basis as persons 
    held as prisoners of war after that date; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Parker, Mr. Traficant, and Mr. Bilirakis), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [30JN], [20JY], [3AU], [13SE], [19SE], 
    [28NO], [6DE], [12DE]
H.R. 1459--
A bill to increase the supply of minority scientists and help meet the 
    research and development needs of the public and private sectors of 
    the United States; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
    Montgomery, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, and Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN], [28JN], [12JY], [19JY]
H.R. 1460--
A bill to amend the Taiwan Relations Act to permit visits to the United 
    States by the elected leaders of the people of Taiwan or their 
    elected representatives; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Gejdenson, 
    Mr. Solomon, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mr. Deutsch, and Ms. Pelosi), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY], [9MY], [16MY], [23MY], [7JN], [30JN], [26JY]
H.R. 1461--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to eliminate the 
    incentives that lead to increased prices and utilization of clinical 
    laboratory diagnostic testing services and other ancillary health 
    services; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [2AU]
H.R. 1462--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for programs of 
    research regarding Parkinson's disease, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WAXMAN (for himself, Mr. Upton, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Abercrombie, 
    Mr. Andrews, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Markey, 
    Mr. McDermott, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. 
    Studds, Mr. Towns, and Ms. Woolsey), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY], [23MY], [19JN], [19JY], [4AU], [6SE], 
    [19OC], [7DE]
H.R. 1463--
A bill to provide for the adoption of mandatory standards and procedures 
    governing the actions of arbitrators in the arbitration of labor 
    disputes involving transit agencies operating in the National 
    Capital area; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. WOLF (for himself and Mr. Davis), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [14JN]
H.R. 1464--
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to require the Postal 
    Service to accept a change-of-address order from a commercial mail 
    receiving agency and to forward mail to the new address; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6JN], [14JN], [24JY], [19OC], [30OC], [14NO]
H.R. 1465--
A bill to amend the Magnuson Fishery Conservation and Management Act to 
    establish additional prohibitions against removing, damaging, 
    tampering with, or moving fishing gear and fish, including gear and 
    fish from aquaculture operations in the exclusive economic zone; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ZELIFF, [6AP]
H.R. 1466--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade and fisheries for each of the 
    vessels Sallie D and Memory Maker; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GILCHREST, [6AP]
H.R. 1467--
A bill for the relief of Leland E. Person; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI, [6AP]
H.R. 1468--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise and improve 
    veterans' health care programs, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EDWARDS (for himself and Mr. Montgomery), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [7SE], [18OC]

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H.R. 1469--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the tax 
    treatment of certain contributions made pursuant to veterans' 
    reemployment; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MONTGOMERY, [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY]
H.R. 1470--
A bill to provide for sufficient funding to cover the costs of the 
    Financing Corporation, to provide funds to carry out the purposes of 
    the Savings Association Insurance Fund, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [7AP]
H.R. 1471--
A bill to provide for sufficient funding to cover the costs of the 
    Financing Corporation, to provide funds to carry out the purposes of 
    the Savings Association Insurance Fund, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [7AP]
H.R. 1472--
A bill to provide for sufficient funding to cover the costs of the 
    Financing Corporation, to provide funds to carry out the purposes of 
    the Savings Association Insurance Fund, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [7AP]
H.R. 1473--
A bill to provide for claims against the United States arising from 
    changes in the statutory treatment of supervisory good will on the 
    books of saving associations; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [7AP]
H.R. 1474--
A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to improve the 
    requirements relating to the designated reserve ration for the 
    deposit insurance funds and the procedures for funding the reserves 
    in such funds, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [7AP]
H.R. 1475--
A bill to merge the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association 
    Insurance Fund, to require savings associations to continue to pay 
    assessments to the Financing Corporation, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [7AP]
H.R. 1476--
A bill to merge the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association 
    Insurance Fund, to improve funding for the Financing Corporation, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [7AP]
H.R. 1477--
A bill to merge the Bank Insurance Fund and the Savings Association 
    Insurance Fund, to improve funding for the Financing Corporation, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [7AP]
H.R. 1478--
A bill to provide for adequate funding for the Savings Association 
    Insurance Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking 
    and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [7AP]
H.R. 1479--
A bill to provide for adequate funding for the Savings Association 
    Insurance Fund and the Financing Corporation, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [7AP]
H.R. 1480--
A bill to stabilize the condition of the Savings Association Insurance 
    Fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [7AP]
H.R. 1481--
A bill to clarify the regulatory authority of the Federal Deposit 
    Insurance Corporation with respect to deposit insurance fund 
    management, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [7AP]
H.R. 1482--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to improve certain 
    veterans programs and benefits; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By EVANS (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Filner, and 
    Mr. Gutierrez), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [26JN], [6SE]
H.R. 1483--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to allow revision of 
    veterans benefits decisions based on clear and unmistakable error; 
    to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Filner, and Mr. 
    Gutierrez), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [26JN], [6SE], [25OC]
H.R. 1484--
A bill to provide collective bargaining rights for public safety 
    officers employed by States or their political subdivisions; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. KILDEE, [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [23MY], [28JN], [13SE], [11OC], [1NO], 
    [28NO], [19DE]
H.R. 1485--
A bill to exclude certain electronic benefit transfer programs 
    established by State or local governments from provisions of the 
    Electronic Funds Transfer Act; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. VENTO, [7AP]
H.R. 1486--
A bill to provide for a nationally coordinated program of research, 
    promotion, and consumer information regarding kiwi fruit for the 
    purpose of expanding domestic and foreign markets for kiwi fruit; to 
    the Committees on Agriculture; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Dooley, Mr. 
    Riggs, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mr. Farr, Mr. Condit, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Brown of 
    California, and Mr. Thomas), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15MY]
H.R. 1487--
A bill to reform and modernize the Federal Home Loan Bank System; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana (for himself and Mr. Chrysler), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [24MY]
H.R. 1488--
A bill to control crime by increasing penalties for armed violent 
    criminals; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Brewster, Mr. 
    Tauzin, and Mr. Volkmer), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [28JN], [4AU], [8SE], [13SE], [20SE], [27SE], 
    [12OC], [18OC], [26OC], [1NO], [9NO], [17NO]
H.R. 1489--
A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office building located at 508 S. 
    Burleson, McCamey, Texas, as the ``Claude W. Brown Post Office 
    Building;'' to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BONILLA, [7AP]
H.R. 1490--
A bill to expedite the naturalization of aliens who served with special 
    guerrilla units in Laos; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. VENTO, [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [15MY], [24MY], [29JN], [29SE]
H.R. 1491--
A bill to expand credit availability by lifting the growth cap on 
    limited service financial institutions, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Baker of 
    Louisiana, Mr. King, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Royce, Mrs. 
    Maloney, Mr. Chrysler, and Mr. Fox), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24MY]
H.R. 1492--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    service performed for an elementary or secondary school operated 
    primarily for religious purposes is exempt from the Federal 
    unemployment tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE, [7AP]
H.R. 1493--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow nonitemizers 
    a deduction for a portion of their charitable contributions and to 
    exempt the charitable contribution deduction from the overall 
    limitation on itemized deductions; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Rangel, and Mr. Cox), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24MY], [7JN], [13JN], [13JY], [2AU], [4AU], [7SE], 
    [28SE], [17OC], [26OC]
H.R. 1494--
A bill to amend the National Security Act of 1947 to establish the 
    positions of Director, Deputy Director, and Senior Directors of the 
    National Security Council and to require that their appointments be 
    subject to confirmation by the Senate, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on National Security; International Relations; 
    Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Ms. Ros-
    Lehtinen, and Mr. Funderburk), [7AP]
H.R. 1495--
A bill to amend the Investment Company Act of 1940 to promote more 
    efficient management of mutual funds, protect investors, and provide 
    more effective and less burdensome regulation; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. FIELDS of Texas (for himself and Mr. Markey), [7AP]
H.R. 1496--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of early detection of prostate cancer and certain drug 
    treatment services under part B of the Medicare Program, to amend 
    chapter 17 of title 38, United States Code, to provide for coverage 
    of such early detection and treatment services under the programs of 
    the Department of Veterans Affairs, and to expand research and 
    education programs of the National Institutes of Health and the 
    Public Health Service relating to prostate cancer; to the Committees 
    on Commerce; Ways and Means; Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FIELDS of Texas (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mr. King, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Yates, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Lipinski, 
    Mr. Calvert, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
    Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Fox, 
    Ms. DeLauro, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Montgomery, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Horn, 
    Mr. Pallone, Mr. Jacobs, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Frost, Mr. Evans, Mrs. Meek 
    of Florida, Mr. Olver, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
    Engel, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Borski, 
    Mr. Wynn, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Boucher, Mr. McHale, Mr. Johnson of 
    South Dakota, and Mr. Foglietta), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY], [9MY], [18MY], [22MY], [6JN], [9JN], [13JN], 
    [20JN], [22JN], [13JY], [26JY], [4AU], [7SE], [11OC], [25OC], [8NO], 
    [20NO], [29NO], [30NO]
H.R. 1497--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise the 
    limitation applicable to mutual life insurance companies on the 
    deduction for policyholder dividends and to exempt small life 
    insurance companies from the required capitalization of certain 
    policy acquisition expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FILNER (for himself and Mrs. Chenoweth), [7AP]
H.R. 1498--
A bill to modernize the Federal Reserve System, to provide for a Federal 
    Open Market Advisory Committee, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. HAMILTON, [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU]
H.R. 1499--
A bill to improve criminal law relating to fraud against consumers; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HEINEMAN (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Burr, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Blute, Mr. Bono,

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    Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. 
    Cooley, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Fox, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Holden, Mr. King, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
    Smith of Texas, and Mr. Ballenger), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [18MY], [7JN], [22JN], [13JY], [24JY], [4AU], 
    [28SE], [11OC], [12OC], [17OC], [19OC], [7NO], [14DE]
H.R. 1500--
A bill to designate certain Federal lands in the State of Utah as 
    wilderness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Berman, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Conyers, 
    Mr. Dellums, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. 
    Klug, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Mineta, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, 
    Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Roybal-Allard, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Ms. Slaughter, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
    Torricelli, Mr. Towns, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
    Norton, and Mr. Skaggs), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY], [9MY], [24MY], [22JN], [27JY], [4AU], [7SE], 
    [29SE], [11OC], [17OC], [26OC], [15NO], [7DE]
  Cosponsors removed, [11MY]
H.R. 1501--
A bill to amend the Federal Credit Reform Act to improve budget accuracy 
    of accounting for Federal costs associated with student loans, to 
    phase out the Federal Direct Student Loan Program, to make 
    improvements in the Federal Family Education Loan Program, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
    Bono, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of 
    South Carolina, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kim, Mr. 
    Klug, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Porter, 
    Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Talent, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and 
    Mr. Weller), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [13JN], [21JY], [12SE]
H.R. 1502--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to prohibit a State 
    from requiring any child with special health care needs to receive 
    services under the State's plan for medical assistance under such 
    title through enrollment with a capitated managed care plan until 
    the State adopts pediatric risk adjustment methodologies to take 
    into account the costs to capitated managed care plans of providing 
    services to such children, and to direct the Secretary of Health and 
    Human Services to develop model pediatric risk adjustment 
    methodologies for such purpose; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. LINCOLN, [7AP]
H.R. 1503--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require State 
    medicaid plans to cover services of certain clinics operated by 
    children's hospitals and to reimburse such clinics for such services 
    in an amount equal to 100 percent of the costs which are reasonable 
    and related to the cost of furnishing such services; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. LINCOLN, [7AP]
H.R. 1504--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the 
    treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing retirement 
    plans; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Levin, Mr. Portman, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
    Kennelly, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, and Mr. Bentsen), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [3MY], [23MY], [7JN], [12JY], [29SE]
H.R. 1505--
A bill to amend the Portal to Portal Act of 1947 to limit the award of 
    liquidated damages to employees of States and political 
    subdivisions; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. 
    Riggs), [7AP]
H.R. 1506--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide an exclusive 
    right to perform sound recordings publicly by means of digital 
    transmissions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, and Mr. Gekas), 
    [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1MY], [30JN], [19JY], [4AU], [8SE], [18SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-274), [11OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [17OC]
  Laid on the table (S. 227 passed in lieu), [17OC]
H.R. 1507--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to prohibit 
    discrimination in the payment of wages on account of sex, race, or 
    national origin, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Nadler, Miss Collins of 
    Michigan, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Filner, 
    Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    Tucker, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Frost, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mr. Evans, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Lowey, and Ms. Brown of Florida), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [16MY], [14JN], [14SE]
H.R. 1508--
A bill to require the transfer of title to the District of Columbia of 
    certain real property in Anacostia Park to facilitate the 
    construction of National Children's Island, a cultural, educational, 
    and family-oriented park; to the Committees on Resources; Government 
    Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. NORTON, [7AP]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Resources (H. Rept. 104-
    277, part 1) [17OC]
  Referral to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight extended, 
    [17OC]
  Committee discharged, [17OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [30OC]
H.R. 1509--
A bill to amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and 
    Governmental Reorganization Act to permit certain tax revenues of 
    the District of Columbia to be pledged to pay debt service on 
    obligations issued by an agency or instrumentality of the District 
    government to finance certain costs of a downtown sports arena and 
    convention center, to authorize such agency or instrumentality of 
    the District government to expend such tax revenues without the 
    requirement that such tax revenues be appropriated by the District 
    of Columbia and the Congress, to provide that the obligations issued 
    by any such agency or instrumentality of the District government 
    shall not be considered general obligations of the District of 
    Columbia for purposes of calculating limitations on borrowing and 
    spending by the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Ms. NORTON (by request), [7AP]
H.R. 1510--
A bill to prohibit the Department of Energy from acting as the agency of 
    implementation, with respect to nondefense Department of Energy 
    laboratories, for certain environmental, safety, and health 
    regulations, and to require reduction in personnel at such 
    laboratories; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Jacobs, and Mr. Klug), 
    [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [24MY]
H.R. 1511--
A bill to provide for the termination of nuclear weapons activities, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on National Security; Science, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SANDERS, [7AP]
H.R. 1512--
A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to bring more balance 
    into the negotiation of Tribal-State compacts, to require an 
    individual participating in class II or class III Indian gaming to 
    be physically present at the authorized gaming activity, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; the Judiciary, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
    Martini, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Upton, and Mrs. Vucanovich), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [3MY], [9MY], [20JN], [1AU], [29SE], [12DE]
H.R. 1513--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to change the date for the 
    beginning of the Vietnam era for the purpose of veterans benefits 
    from August 5, 1964, to December 22, 1961; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN], [30JN], [18JY], [24JY], [19OC]
H.R. 1514--
A bill to authorize and facilitate a program to enhance safety, 
    training, research, and development, and safety education in the 
    propane gas industry for the benefit of propane consumers and the 
    public, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Roemer, 
    Mr. Blute, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Stump, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Minge, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
    Baesler, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
    Bevill, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
    Hilliard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Paxon, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Browder, and Mr. Jacobs), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY], [10MY], [12MY], [7JN], [14JN], [29JN], 
    [20JY], [2AU], [25SE], [29SE], [25OC], [6DE], [19DE]
H.R. 1515--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for fair 
    treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [13JN]
H.R. 1516--
A bill to achieve a balanced Federal budget by fiscal year 2002 and each 
    year thereafter, achieve significant deficit reduction in fiscal 
    year 1996 and each year through 2002, establish a Board of 
    Estimates, require the President's budget and the congressional 
    budget process to meet specified deficit reduction and balance 
    requirements, enforce those requirements through a multiyear 
    congressional budget process and, if necessary, sequestration, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on the Budget; Ways and Means; 
    Rules; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. VISCLOSKY (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Dooley, and Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [23MY], [17NO]
H.R. 1517--
A bill to amend title XII of the National Housing Act to establish a 
    national property reinsurance program to ensure the availability and 
    affordability of property insurance in underserved areas; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Ms. WATERS, [7AP]

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H.R. 1518--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    incremental investment tax credit to assist defense contractors in 
    converting to nondefense operations; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Ms. WATERS, [7AP]
H.R. 1519--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for 
    the construction and renovation of nonresidential buildings in 
    distressed areas; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. WATERS, [7AP]
H.R. 1520--
A bill to amend the National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities 
    Act of 1995; to establish the American Cultural Trust Fund and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. WILLIAMS, [7AP]
H.R. 1521--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
    training of health professions students with respect to the 
    identification and referral of victims of domestic violence; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Fox), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23MY], [14JN], [7SE], [10OC], [13DE]
H.R. 1522--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide management 
    standards and recycling requirements for spent lead-acid batteries; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TORRES (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Berman, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. 
    Dellums, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of California, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Ms. Lowey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
    Mineta, Mr. Moran, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Roybal-
    Allard, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Walsh, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY]
H.R. 1523--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require producers and 
    importers of newsprint to recycle a certain percentage of newsprint 
    each year, to require the Administrator of the Environmental 
    Protection Agency to establish a recycling credit system for 
    carrying out such recycling requirement, to establish a management 
    and tracking system for such newsprint, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TORRES (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Berman, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. 
    Dellums, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of California, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lowey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Moran, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
    Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Vento, Mr. Walsh, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. 
    Yates), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [15JN]
H.R. 1524--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require producers and 
    importers of tires to recycle a certain percentage of scrap tires 
    each year, to require the Administrator of the Environmental 
    Protection Agency to establish a recycling credit system for 
    carrying out such recycling requirement, to establish a management 
    and tracking system for such tires, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TORRES (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Berman, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. 
    Dellums, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of California, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Ms. Lowey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
    Mineta, Mr. Moran, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Ms. Roybal-
    Allard, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Vento, Mr. Walsh, Ms. 
    Waters, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY]
H.R. 1525--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to require the 
    Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency to establish a 
    recycling credit system for carrying out recycling of used oil, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TORRES (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Berman, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. 
    Dellums, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of California, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lowey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Moran, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
    Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Walsh, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, and Mr. Yates), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY]
H.R. 1526--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Energy to enter into privatization 
    arrangements for activities carried out in connection with defense 
    nuclear facilities, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; National Security; Government Reform and Oversight; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, and Mr. Dicks), [7AP]
H.R. 1527--
A bill to amend the National Forest Ski Area Permit Act of 1986 to 
    clarify the authorities and duties of the Secretary of Agriculture 
    in issuing ski area permits on National Forest System lands and to 
    withdraw lands within ski area permit boundaries from the operation 
    of the mining and mineral leasing laws; to the Committees on 
    Resources; Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [1MY]
  Cosponsors added, [28JN], [17JY], [26JY], [6SE], [12DE], [21DE]
H.R. 1528--
A bill to supersede the modification of final judgment entered August 
    24, 1982, in the antitrust action styled United States versus 
    Western Electric, Civil Action No. 82-0192, U.S. District Court for 
    the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on the Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. HYDE, [2MY]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on the Judiciary (H. Rept. 
    104-203, part 1), [24JY]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [24JY]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [24JY]
H.R. 1529--
A bill to authorize certain construction at military installations for 
    fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself and Mr. Ortiz) (both by request), [2MY]
H.R. 1530--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military 
    activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
    personnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SPENCE (for himself and Mr. Dellums) (both by request), [2MY]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-131), [1JN]
  Considered, [13JN], [14JN]
  Passed House amended, [15JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [6SE]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [6SE]
  Conferees appointed, [8SE]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference, 
    [21SE]
  Conferees appointed, [21SE]
  Motion to close conference committee meetings during consideration of 
    national security information agreed to, [21SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-406) submitted in the House, [13DE]
  House agreed to conference report, [15DE]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [19DE]
  Presented to the President (December 22, 1995)
  Presidential veto, [28DE]
H.R. 1531--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax 
    credit to any employer who employs a member of the Ready Reserve or 
    of the National Guard for a portion of the value of the service not 
    performed for the employer while the employee is performing service 
    as such a member; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [2MY]
H.R. 1532--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax 
    credit to any employer who employs a member of the Ready Reserve or 
    of the National Guard for a portion of the compensation paid by the 
    employer while the employee is performing service as such a member; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS, [2MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24MY], [7JN], [13JN], [29JN], [30JN], [21JY]
H.R. 1533--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to increase the penalty 
    for escaping from a Federal prison; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Smith of 
    Texas, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Inglis 
    of South Carolina, Mr. Canady, Mr. Largent, Mr. Barr, and Mrs. 
    Chenoweth), [2MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [15MY], [18MY], [22MY], [24MY], [6JN], 
    [19JN], [27JN], [30JN], [10JY], [19JY], [27JY], [7SE], [28SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-392), [11DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12DE]
H.R. 1534--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring 
    authorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, to authorize 
    medical construction projects for that Department for fiscal year 
    1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON, [2MY]
H.R. 1535--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise the tax 
    rules on expatriation, to modify the basis rules for nonresident 
    aliens becoming citizens or residents, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of 
    California, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Stark, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Ford, Mr. Matsui, 
    Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Neal, and 
    Mr. Frost), [2MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [25MY], [8JN], [17JY], [19OC], [14DE]
H.R. 1536--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend for 2 years an 
    expiring authority of the Secretary of Veterans Affairs with respect 
    to determination of locality salaries for certain nurse anesthetist 
    positions in the Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON, [2MY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [27JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-225), [2AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [10OC]
H.R. 1537--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to provide that, for purposes 
    of any grace period offered by a creditor, the date on a postmark 
    shall establish the date on which payment was made unless the 
    consumer establishes that payment was made on an earlier date; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [2MY]

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  Cosponsors added, [7JN]
H.R. 1538--
A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to limit acquisition of 
    land on the 39-mile segment of the Missouri River, Nebraska and 
    South Dakota, designated as a recreational river, to acquisition 
    from willing sellers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, [2MY]
H.R. 1539--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide a minimum level 
    of funding for bicycle transportation facilities and pedestrian 
    walkways, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Frost, Mr. Dellums, 
    Mr. Moakley, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Fattah, 
    Mr. Sabo, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Gejdenson, and Mr. Serrano), 
    [2MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JN], [30JN], [12JY], [25JY], [3AU], [11OC]
H.R. 1540--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, with respect to the 
    dissemination of indecent material on cable television; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HALL of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [2MY]
  Cosponsors added, [17MY], [25MY], [8JN], [21JN], [12JY], [25JY], 
    [25OC], [1NO]
H.R. 1541--
A bill to impose economic sanctions against persons who trade with Iran; 
    to the Committees on International Relations; Ways and Means; 
    Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. KING, [2MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [6JN], [27JN]
H.R. 1542--
A bill to amend the Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor Act of 
    1984 to modify the boundaries of the corridor, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI, [2MY]
  Cosponsors added, [17MY], [23MY], [7JN]
H.R. 1543--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States to 
    restore the duty rate that prevailed under the tariff schedules of 
    the United States for certain twine, cordage, ropes, and cables; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI, [2MY]
H.R. 1544--
A bill to prohibit the formation of private paramilitary organizations; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. NADLER, [2MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN]
H.R. 1545--
A bill to provide for the certification by the Federal Aviation 
    Administration of airports serving commuter air carriers, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [2MY]
H.R. 1546--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the 
    treatment of cooperative housing corporations; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Nadler, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Mr. Manton, Mr. Engel, Ms. Lowey, and Mr. Torricelli), 
    [2MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY], [25MY], [20JN], [2NO]
H.R. 1547--
A bill to amend the Animal Welfare Act to strengthen the annual 
    reporting requirements of research facilities conducting animal 
    experimentation or testing and to improve the accountability of 
    animal experimentation programs of the Department of Defense; to the 
    Committees on Agriculture; National Security, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Brown of California, 
    Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Shays, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
    Manton, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Vento, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Evans, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Farr, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Kleczka, and 
    Mr. Frelinghysen), [2MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [12MY], [18MY], [25MY], [8JN], [15JN], 
    [11JY], [4DE], [13DE]
H.R. 1548--
A bill to provide for an interpretive center at the Civil War 
    battlefield of Corinth, Mississippi, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. WICKER, [2MY]
H.R. 1549--
A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of a certain 
    entry of warp knitting machines as free of certain duties; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COBLE, [2MY]
H.R. 1550--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Carolyn; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HILLEARY, [2MY]
H.R. 1551--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to properly 
    characterize certain redemptions of stock held by corporations; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Gibbons), [3MY]
H.R. 1552--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, regarding false 
    identification documents; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CHABOT (for himself and Mr. Wynn), [3MY]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY], [24MY], [8JN], [16JN], [30JN], [13JY], 
    [4AU], [8SE], [27SE], [24OC]
H.R. 1553--
A bill to establish the South Carolina National Heritage Corridor, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CLYBURN (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Spratt, and Mr. Graham), 
    [3MY]
H.R. 1554--
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Small Business Administration 
    to establish a regional office in a community in the United States 
    located not more than 10 miles from the border between the United 
    States and Mexico; to the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. COLEMAN, [3MY]
H.R. 1555--
A bill to promote competition and reduce regulation in order to secure 
    lower prices and higher quality services for American 
    telecommunications consumers and encourage the rapid deployment of 
    new telecommunications technologies; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. 
    Moorhead, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Barton of 
    Texas, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Klug, 
    Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Frisa, Mr. White, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Tauzin, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Manton, Mr. Towns, Ms. 
    Eshoo, and Mrs. Lincoln), [3MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [22MY]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 104-
    204, part 1), [24JY]
  Referral to the Committee on the Judiciary extended, [24JY]
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [24JY]
  Considered, [3AU]
  Motion to recommit with amendments agreed to, [4AU]
  Passed House amended, [4AU]
H.R. 1556--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to reduce the 
    restrictions on ownership of broadcasting stations and other media 
    of mass communications; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. 
    Schaefer, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Oxley, Mr. White, Mr. 
    Klug, and Mr. Hastert), [3MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY]
H.R. 1557--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998 for 
    the National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the 
    Humanities, and the Institute for Museum Services; and to repeal the 
    National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 
    effective October 1, 1998; to the Committee on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself and Mr. Cunningham), [3MY]
  Cosponsors added, [19JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-170), [29JN]
H.R. 1558--
A bill to amend the Goals 2000-Educate America Act to eliminate the 
    National Education Standards and Improvement Council and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities
  By Mr. GOODLING, [3MY]
H.R. 1559--
A bill to prevent unfair billing and charging practices for information 
    services provided over calls to 800 numbers, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. GORDON, [3MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [11MY], [12MY], [16MY], [8JN], [10JY]
H.R. 1560--
A bill to expand U.S. exports of goods and services by requiring the 
    development of objective criteria to achieve market access in 
    foreign countries, to provide the President with reciprocal trade 
    authority, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of California, 
    Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Levin, Mr. Mineta, Ms. 
    Kaptur, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Collins of 
    Illinois, Mr. Cardin, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Clyburn, 
    Ms. Danner, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Jacobs, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Klink, 
    Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Neal, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Kleczka, 
    and Ms. Jackson-Lee), [3MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [10MY], [15MY], [17MY], [7JN], [10JY], 
    [21JY], [24JY], [12SE], [12OC], [22DE]
H.R. 1561--
A bill to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the United States, 
    to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related 
    agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, to responsibly reduce the 
    authorizations of appropriations for U.S. foreign assistance 
    programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on International Relations; Rules, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [3MY]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on International Relations 
    (H. Rept. 104-128, part 1), [19MY]
  Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, [19MY]
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [20MY]
  Considered, [23MY], [24MY], [7JN]
  Passed House amended, [8JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [14DE]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [14DE]
H.R. 1562--
A bill to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the United States 
    in order to achieve greater efficiency and economy in the post-cold 
    war era; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [3MY]
H.R. 1563--
A bill to authorize appropriations for foreign assistance programs, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on International Relations; 
    Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [3MY]

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H.R. 1564--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Department of State and for 
    certain other international affairs functions and activities of the 
    U.S. Government for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on International Relations; the 
    Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [3MY]
H.R. 1565--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend through December 
    31, 1997, the period during which the Secretary of Veterans Affairs 
    is authorized to provide priority health care to certain veterans 
    exposed to Agent Orange, ionizing radiation, or environmental 
    hazards; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Stump, and Mr. 
    Montgomery), [3MY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-158), [26JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [27JN]
H.R. 1566--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make permanent the 
    credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for rare 
    diseases or conditions and to provide for carryovers and carrybacks 
    of unused credits; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. Matsui), [3MY]
  Cosponsors added, [15MY], [7JN], [13JY], [21JY]
H.R. 1567--
A bill to provide for the establishment of a Professional Trade Service 
    Corps, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [3MY]
  Cosponsors added, [27JN], [19JY]
H.R. 1568--
A bill to require explosive materials to contain taggants to enable law 
    enforcement authorities to trace the source of the explosive 
    material, whether before or after detonation; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MANTON, [3MY]
  Cosponsors added, [23MY], [16JN], [10JY]
H.R. 1569--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the 
    treatment of crops destroyed by casualty; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI, [3MY]
H.R. 1570--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to reduce the level of 
    participation by the Small Business Administration in certain loans 
    guaranteed by the administration, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Small Business.
  By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, [3MY]
H.R. 1571--
A bill to amend the Age Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to 
    protect elected and appointed judges against discrimination based on 
    age; to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Ms. MOLINARI, [3MY]
H.R. 1572--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    to provide death benefits to retired public safety officers; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. MOLINARI, [3MY]
H.R. 1573--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide specific 
    penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law enforcement 
    officer; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. NEY (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Barr, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, 
    Mr. Fox, Ms. Molinari, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Calvert, and 
    Mr. Traficant), [3MY]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY], [19DE]
H.R. 1574--
A bill to amend the Federal Deposit Insurance Act to exclude certain 
    bank products from the definition of a deposit; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Vento, and Mr. 
    Kanjorski), [3MY]
  Cosponsors added, [12DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [12DE]
H.R. 1575--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the amount 
    of the charitable contribution deduction, to allow such deduction to 
    individuals who do not itemize other deductions, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Largent, Mr. McIntosh, 
    Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of 
    Texas, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida), [3MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13OC]
H.R. 1576--
A bill to amend section of 207 of title 18, United States Code, to 
    tighten restrictions on former executives and legislative branch 
    officials and employees, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on the Judiciary; House Oversight; Rules, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Castle, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Klug, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
    Minge, Mr. Shays, and Mrs. Waldholtz), [3MY]
  Cosponsors added, [6JN], [14JN], [12OC]
H.R. 1577--
A bill for the relief of the estate of Irwin Rutman; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Ms. MOLINARI, [3MY]
H.R. 1578--
A bill to amend the Indian Gaming Regulatory Act to provide adequate and 
    certain remedies for sovereign tribal governments; to the Committees 
    on Resources; the Judiciary; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TORRES, [9MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY], [12MY], [17MY], [14JN]
H.R. 1579--
A bill to require providers of home infusion therapy services to be 
    licensed and to limit physician referrals for home infusion therapy 
    services in which the physician has a financial interest; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, [9MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18JY]
H.R. 1580--
A bill to amend the general mining laws to provide a reasonable royalty 
    from mineral activities on Federal lands, to specify reclamation 
    requirements for mineral activities on Federal lands, to create a 
    State program for the reclamation of abandoned hard rock mining 
    sites on Federal lands, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Orton, Mrs. 
    Vucanovich, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Stump, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
    Crapo, Mr. Emerson, and Mr. Shadegg), [9MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [16JN], [22JN], [30JN], [13JY], [4AU]
H.R. 1581--
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to convey certain lands 
    under the jurisdiction of the Department of Agriculture to the city 
    of Sumpter, Oregon; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. COOLEY, [9MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-308), [6NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [7NO]
H.R. 1582--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for the reclassification of 
    downwind nonattainment areas, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. 
    Packard), [9MY]
H.R. 1583--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to increase the 
    minimum wage; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [9MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24MY]
H.R. 1584--
A bill to provide that Federal and State courts and agencies may not 
    require that legal citations in which copyright subsists be the only 
    acceptable submission to such courts and agencies where alternatives 
    exist; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [9MY]
H.R. 1585--
A bill to expand the boundary of the Modoc National Forest to include 
    lands presently owned by the Bank of California, N.A. Trustee, to 
    facilitate a land exchange with the Forest Service, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HERGER, [9MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-307), [6NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [7NO]
H.R. 1586--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to establish a 
    continuing disability review account in the Federal disability 
    insurance trust fund which shall be available solely for 
    expenditures necessary to carry out continuing disability reviews; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [9MY]
H.R. 1587--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, and the Social Security 
    Act with respect to the establishment and jurisdiction of a U.S. 
    Court of Appeals for the Social Security Circuit; to the Committees 
    on the Judiciary; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [9MY]
H.R. 1588--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 relating to the 
    treatment of livestock sold on account of weather-related 
    conditions; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, [9MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24MY], [6JN], [15JN], [12JY]
H.R. 1589--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to exempt from the 
    minimum wage and overtime requirements individuals who volunteer 
    their time in order to enhance their occupational opportunities; to 
    the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG, [9MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY], [11MY], [18SE], [27SE], [17OC]
H.R. 1590--
A bill to require the Trustees of the medicare trust funds to report 
    recommendations on resolving projected financial imbalance in 
    medicare trust funds; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mr. Thomas), [9MY]
  Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 104-119, part 
    1), [15MY]
  Failed of passage under suspension of the rules, [16MY]
H.R. 1591--
A bill to establish a national public works program to provide 
    incentives for the creation of jobs and address the restoration of 
    infrastructure in communities across the United States, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
    Clay, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Owens, Mr. Scott, 
    Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. Velazquez, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. 
    Torres, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Foglietta, and Mr. McDermott), [9MY]

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  Cosponsors added, [7JN], [30JN], [20SE], [28NO]
H.R. 1592--
A bill to require the Postmaster General to redraw ZIP code boundaries 
    to coincide with community boundaries; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. McKEON, [9MY]
  Cosponsors added, [28JN]
H.R. 1593--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for a Veterans' 
    Employment and Training Bill of Rights, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. MONTGOMERY (for himself, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Mascara), [9MY]
  Cosponsors added, [16MY], [19JY], [6SE]
H.R. 1594--
A bill to place restrictions on the promotion by the Department of Labor 
    and other Federal agencies and instrumentalities of economically 
    targeted investments in connection with employee benefit plans; to 
    the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Istook, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hoke, Mr. 
    Cox, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Sanford, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Meyers 
    of Kansas, Mr. Stump, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Upton, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
    Ehrlich, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Bartlett 
    of Maryland, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Latham, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Gekas, 
    Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Talent, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. DeLay) [9MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY], [11MY], [15MY], [17MY], [18MY], [24MY], 
    [6JN], [7JN], [8JN], [9JN], [13JN], [14JN], [16JN], [20JN], [22JN], 
    [30JN], [10JY], [12JY], [17JY], [19JY], [20JY], [31JY], [3AU]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-238), [1SE]
  Passed House amended, [12SE]
H.R. 1595--
A bill to provide for the relocation of the United States Embassy in 
    Israel to Jerusalem, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. GINGRICH (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Horn, Mr. Lazio of New 
    York, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Weller, Mr. DeLay, 
    Mr. Paxon, Mr. Solomon, Mr. McIntosh, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
    Archer, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nussle, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
    Torkildsen, and Mr. Burton of Indiana), [9MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24MY], [22JN], [6SE], [21SE], [20OC], [24OC]
H.R. 1596--
A bill to require the President to notify the Congress of certain arms 
    sales to Saudi Arabia until certain outstanding commercial disputes 
    between United States nationals and the government of Saudi Arabia 
    are resolved; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [9MY]
H.R. 1597--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to the 
    authority of the Attorney General to parole aliens into the United 
    States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Callahan, and Mr. Everett), [9MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY]
H.R. 1598--
A bill to establish a definition of made in America or the equivalent 
    thereof for purposes of Federal law; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [9MY]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [29JN]
H.R. 1599--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade of the United States for the 
    vessel Too Much Fun; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DAVIS, [9MY]
H.R. 1600--
A bill for the relief of Robert and Dorothy Shickle; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WISE, [9MY]
H.R. 1601--
A bill to authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space 
    Administration to develop, assemble, and operate the international 
    space station; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. WALKER (for himself and Mr. Sensenbrenner), [10MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-210), [28JY]
  Considered, [27SE]
  Passed House amended, [28SE]
H.R. 1602--
A bill to impose a moratorium on sanctions under the Clean Air Act with 
    respect to marginal and moderate ozone nonattainment areas, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. LONGLEY, [10MY]
H.R. 1603--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to correct mistakes 
    which advertently included certain ferries operating between 
    Portland, Maine, and Nova Scotia under the excise tax on the 
    transportation of passengers by water as opposed to the actual 
    intent which was to tax voyages the primary purpose of which is 
    gambling; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LONGLEY, [10MY]
H.R. 1604--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote the 
    continuity and portability of health insurance coverage by 
    restricting discrimination based on health status, limiting use of 
    preexisting condition exclusions, and making COBRA continuation 
    coverage more affordable and available; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. Thomas), [10MY]
  Cosponsors added, [7JN], [15JN], [13JY], [21JY]
H.R. 1605--
A bill to provide assistance to State and local communities to improve 
    adult education and family literacy, to help achieve the National 
    Education Goals for all citizens, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Williams, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Owens, Mr. Sawyer, and Mr. Payne of New Jersey), 
    [10MY]
H.R. 1606--
A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office building located at 24 Corliss 
    Street, Providence, Rhode Island, as the ``Harry Kizirian Post 
    Office Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. REED (for himself and Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island), [10MY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [17OC]
  Passed Senate amended, [24OC]
H.R. 1607--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of El Toro Marine Corps Air 
    Station, selected for closure under the Defense Base Closure and 
    Realignment Act of 1990, to Orange County, California; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. ROYCE, [10MY]
H.R. 1608--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ensure that the 
    prohibitions against guns in school zones have the requisite nexus 
    with interstate or foreign commerce; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [10MY]
  Cosponsors added, [6JN], [8JN], [16JN], [26JN]
H.R. 1609--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act and title 38, United States 
    Code, to provide for sharing of medical information relating to 
    determination of disability between the Social Security 
    Administration and Department of Veterans Affairs; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Veterans' Affairs, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Ms. WATERS, [10MY]
H.R. 1610--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require employer-
    provided group health plans to credit coverage under a prior group 
    health plan against any preexisting condition limitation; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    Mr. Cardin, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Crane, Mr. Houghton, and Mr. 
    Sam Johnson of Texas), [11MY]
  Cosponsors added, [6JN], [7JN], [8JN], [13JN], [14JN], [15JN], [20JN], 
    [22JN], [28JN], [10JY], [17JY], [21JY], [24JY]
H.R. 1611--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 
    of Veterans Affairs to assist in alleviating housing shortages for 
    active duty personnel through interest rate buy downs, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs; National Security, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MONTGOMERY, [11MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22MY], [24MY], [18JY], [19JY]
H.R. 1612--
A bill to require the general application of the antitrust laws to major 
    league baseball, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. 
    Owens, Mr. Parker, Mr. McKeon, and Mr. Traficant), [11MY]
  Cosponsors added, [2NO]
H.R. 1613--
A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to require the 
    Secretary of Housing and Urban Development to administer a program 
    of construction and revitalization of public housing, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. CONYERS, [11MY]
H.R. 1614--
A bill to amend the provisions of title XVIII of the Social Security Act 
    relating to medigap policies to eliminate age rating in premiums, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Waxman, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Yates, and Mr. Hilliard), [11MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [22JN]
H.R. 1615--
A bill to require that a monthly statement of costs charged against the 
    official mail allowance for persons entitled to use the 
    congressional frank be kept and made available to the public, and to 
    reduce the amount of that allowance for any Member of the House of 
    Representatives; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
    Poshard, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Bartlett 
    of Maryland), [11MY]
H.R. 1616--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to provide a process for the allocation of 
    liability among potentially responsible parties at Superfund sites; 
    to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Boucher), [11MY]
H.R. 1617--
A bill to consolidate and reform workforce development and literacy 
    programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. McKEON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Gunderson, Mr. Riggs, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    Fawell, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
    Castle, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Talent, 
    Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Weldon of Florida, Mr. Norwood, and Mr. Davis), [11MY]
  Cosponsors added, [18MY], [23MY], [13JN], [15JN], [20JN]

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  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-152), [22JN]
  Cosponsors removed, [25JY], [8SE]
  Passed House amended, [19SE]
  Passed Senate amended, [11OC]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [11OC]
  Conferees appointed, [19OC]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference, 
    [24OC]
H.R. 1618--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to impose certain 
    limitations relating to participation by a Member of Congress in the 
    Civil Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees' Retirement 
    System; to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; House 
    Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GUTKNECHT (for himself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Fox, 
    Mr. Wamp, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Neumann, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Davis, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Klug, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
    Coburn, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. LoBiondo, 
    Mr. Radanovich, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Hayworth, Mrs. Smith of 
    Washington, and Mr. Largent), [11MY]
  Cosponsors added, [7JN], [13SE]
H.R. 1619--
A bill to amend section 227 of the Housing and Urban-Rural Recovery Act 
    of 1983 to prohibit owners and managers of federally assisted rental 
    housing from preventing elderly residents of such housing from 
    owning or having household pets in such housing; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Ms. MOLINARI (for herself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. 
    Paxon), [11MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JN], [27JN], [13JY], [20JY], [31JY], [1AU], 
    [3AU], [6SE], [21SE], [25SE], [27SE], [29SE], [25OC], [26OC], 
    [31OC], [7NO], [9NO], [13NO], [15NO], [20NO], [7DE]
H.R. 1620--
A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency to establish a pilot project providing loans to States to 
    establish revolving loan funds for the environmental cleanup of 
    sites in distressed areas that have the potential to attract private 
    investment and create local employment; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
    Klink, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and 
    Mr. Murtha), [11MY]
H.R. 1621--
A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency to establish a program under which States may be certified to 
    carry out voluntary environmental cleanup programs for low and 
    medium priority sites; to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation 
    and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
    Klink, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, and 
    Mr. Murtha), [11MY]
H.R. 1622--
A bill to require the Consumer Product Safety Commission to ban toys 
    which in size, shape, or overall appearance resemble real handguns; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [11MY]
H.R. 1623--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to repeal family planning 
    programs under title X of the Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DORNAN, [12MY]
H.R. 1624--
A bill to modify the jurisdiction of the Federal courts with respect to 
    abortion; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DORNAN, [12MY]
H.R. 1625--
A bill to protect the right to life of each born and preborn human 
    person in existence at fertilization; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. DORNAN, [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JN], [2AU], [7SE], [19SE], [27SE], [24OC]
H.R. 1626--
A bill to provide for the adjustment in the rate of duty for tomatoes 
    imported from Mexico to take into account changes in the value of 
    Mexican currency with respect to the United States dollar, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Agriculture, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FOLEY, [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [27JN], [17OC]
H.R. 1627--
A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act 
    and the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, and for other 
    purposes; to the Commitees on Agriculture; Commerce.
  Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Towns, Mr. Roberts, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. 
    Emerson, Mr. Condit, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Combest, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Allard, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Walker, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Fields of 
    Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Hastert, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Lincoln, 
    Mr. Everett, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Canady, 
    Mr. Pombo, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Baker of 
    Louisiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crapo, 
    Mr. Lucas, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Hostettler, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaHood, 
    Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
    Stupak, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Burr, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Talent, 
    Ms. Danner, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Orton, Mr. Upton, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Cooley, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Ewing, 
    Mr. Holden, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Gillmor, 
    Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Minge, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Duncan, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Clinger, 
    Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Rose, Mr. Buyer, and 
    Mr. Quillen), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [17MY], [18MY], [25MY], [7JN], [8JN], [14JN], 
    [16JN], [27JN], [29JN], [13JY], [18JY], [19JY], [28JY], [4AU], 
    [6SE], [7SE], [25SE], [27SE], [28SE], [17OC], [19OC], [7NO], [10NO], 
    [30NO], [6DE], [14DE]
H.R. 1628--
A bill to establish a Defense Nuclear Program Agency to carry out all 
    defense nuclear programs matters; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. HOKE, [12MY]
H.R. 1629--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to 
    treatment of corporations, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Banking and Financial Services; International 
    Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Owens), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN]
H.R. 1630--
A bill to exclude from gross income certain disability benefits received 
    by former police officers or firefighters; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. SCHAEFER (for himself, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Allard, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
    McInnis, and Mrs. Schroeder), [12MY]
H.R. 1631--
A bill to encourage the development of the commercial space industry by 
    establishing State-run spaceports, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Science; Transportation and Infrastructure; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. SEASTRAND (for herself, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Bilbray, 
    Mr. Calvert, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Moorhead, 
    Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. 
    Skeen), [12MY]
  Cosponsors added, [6JN], [13JN], [18JY]
H.R. 1632--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain veterans 
    housing provisions, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Mascara, 
    and Mr. Evans), [12MY]
H.R. 1633--
A bill to amend chapter 43 of title 38, United States Code, to make 
    technical corrections in the employment and reemployment rights of 
    members of the uniformed services, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Veterans' Affairs, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Mascara, 
    and Mr. Evans), [12MY]
H.R. 1634--
A bill to increase the monthly rate for amounts payable for veterans 
    education under the Montgomery GI Bill; to the Committees on 
    Veterans' Affairs; National Security, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Evans), [12MY]
H.R. 1635--
A bill to combat domestic terrorism; to the Committees on the Judiciary; 
    Banking and Financial Services; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (by request), [15MY]
H.R. 1636--
A bill to provide a more complete accounting of national expenditures 
    and the corresponding benefits of Federal regulatory programs 
    through issuance of an accounting statement and associated report 
    every 2 years, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Condit, and Mr. 
    Stenholm), [15MY]
  Cosponsors added, [6SE], [28SE]
H.R. 1637--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    requirement that a taxpayer must receive a ruling from the Secretary 
    of the Treasury in order to determine the deduction for 
    contributions to a reserve for nuclear decommissioning costs, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE, [15MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11JY], [17JY], [21JY], [7SE]
H.R. 1638--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to provide that 
    petitioners for immigration classification on the basis of immediate 
    relative status to a citizen shall be required to pay only one fee 
    when such petitioners are filed at the same time; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DORNAN, [15MY]
H.R. 1639--
A bill to amend the Ethics in Government Act of 1978 with respect to 
    honoraria, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Government Reform and Oversight; House Oversight; 
    National Security, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [15MY]
H.R. 1640--
A bill to provide a low-income school choice demonstration program; to 
    the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.

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  By Mr. WELDON of Florida (for himself and Mr. Riggs), [15MY]
  Cosponsors added, [7JN], [8JN], [27JN], [30JN], [2NO], [9NO]
H.R. 1641--
A bill to supersede the modification of final judgment entered August 
    24, 1982, in the antitrust action styled United States versus 
    Western Electric, Civil Action No. 82-0192, U.S. District Court for 
    the District of Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CONYERS, [16MY]
H.R. 1642--
A bill to extend nondiscriminatory treatment--most-favored-nation 
    treatment--to the products of Cambodia, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Rangel), [16MY]
  Cosponsors added, [23MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-160), [27JN]
  Rules suspended. Considered, [10JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [11JY]
H.R. 1643--
A bill to authorize the extension of nondiscriminatory treatment--most-
    favored-nation treatment--to the products of Bulgaria; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Rangel), [16MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-162), [27JN]
  Rules suspended. Considered, [10JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [11JY]
H.R. 1644--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the special 
    deduction for the living expenses of Members of Congress; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [16MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11JY]
H.R. 1645--
A bill to convert the Army program for the promotion of civilian 
    marksmanship and the National Board for the Promotion of Rifle 
    Practice into a nonappropriated fund instrumentality of the 
    Department of Defense; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hobson, 
    Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Crane, Mr. Chabot, 
    Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Ney, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. DeLay, and Mr. Hoke), [16MY]
  Cosponsors added, [23MY]
H.R. 1646--
A bill to revise and reform the statutes governing the organization and 
    management of the reserve components of the Armed Forces; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. LAUGHLIN (for himself, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Fields 
    of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Parker, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Hobson, 
    Mr. Hastert, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Hayes, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Tauzin, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Pete Geren of Texas, and Mr. Camp), [16MY]
H.R. 1647--
A bill to provide for nuclear disarmament and economic conversion in 
    accordance with District of Columbia initiative measure No. 37 of 
    1993; to the Committees on National Security; International 
    Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. NORTON, [16MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE]
H.R. 1648--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that five 
    additional points be granted on the examination for entrance into 
    the competitive service, to certain veterans who do not currently 
    qualify for any such additional points; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Bishop, 
    Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Jefferson, and Mrs. Thurman), [16MY]
H.R. 1649--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for the 
    prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Molinari, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Norton, Mr. Frazer, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Frost, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Serrano, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Moran, Ms. Rivers, Mrs. 
    Kelly, and Mr. Johnson of South Dakota), [16MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13JN], [30JN], [26JY], [29SE]
H.R. 1650--
A bill to provide for the liquidation or reliquidation of certain 
    entries in accordance with the results of an administration review 
    by the International Trade Administration; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO, [16MY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN]
H.R. 1651--
A bill to require the Prospective Payment Assessment Commission to 
    develop separate applicable percentage increases to ensure that 
    medicare beneficiaries who receive services from medicare dependent 
    hospitals receive the same quality of care and access to services as 
    medicare beneficiaries in other hospitals, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW, [16MY]
  Cosponsors added, [27JN], [25JY], [4AU], [18SE], [17OC]
H.R. 1652--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    individuals who have attained age 59\1/2\ may contribute to 
    individual retirement accounts without regard to their compensation; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAYS, [16MY]
H.R. 1653--
A bill to prohibit the designation as a beneficiary developing country 
    under the generalized system of preference any country that engages 
    in certain actions regarding nuclear weapons, nuclear weapon 
    components, and nuclear weapon design information; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK, [16MY]
H.R. 1654--
A bill to renew the Generalized System of Preferences; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Rangel), [17MY]
H.R. 1655--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for intelligence 
    and intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government, the 
    Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
    Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
  By Mr. COMBEST, [17MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-138, part 1), [14JN]
  Referred to the Committee on National Security, [14JN]
  Referral to the Committee on National Security extended, [23JN]
  Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, [23JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-138, part 2), [19JY]
  Committee on National Security discharged, [19JY]
  Passed House amended, [13SE]
  Passed Senate amended, [29SE]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [29SE]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [17OC]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-427) submitted in the House, [20DE]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [21DE]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [21DE]
  Presented to the President (December 27, 1995)
H.R. 1656--
A bill to provide for an increase in funding for the conduct and support 
    of diabetes-related research by the National Institutes of Health; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. FURSE (for herself and Mr. Nethercutt), [17MY]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN], [4AU], [12SE], [9NO], [29NO], [5DE], [12DE], 
    [20DE]
H.R. 1657--
A bill to restructure and modernize the Federal Home Loan Bank System; 
    to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. GONZALEZ (by request), [17MY]
H.R. 1658--
A bill to enhance border security in the vicinity of San Diego, 
    California, through the construction and improvement of physical 
    barriers at the U.S. border and through the forward deployment of 
    Border Patrol agents to the border; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HUNTER, [17MY]
H.R. 1659--
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to establish the Patent 
    and Trademark Office as a Government corporation, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself and Mrs. Schroeder), [17MY]
H.R. 1660--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the 
    marriage penalty under the one-time exclusion of gain on the sale of 
    a principal residence by an individual who has attained age 55; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NEAL, [17MY]
  Cosponsors added, [25MY], [22JN], [20JY]
H.R. 1661--
A bill to permit partnership and S corporations to elect taxable years 
    other than required years; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW, [17MY]
  Cosponsors added, [28JN], [11JY], [21JY], [4AU], [8SE], [29SE], 
    [18OC], [14NO], [13DE]
H.R. 1662--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit 
    against income tax to individuals who rehabilitate historic homes or 
    who are the first purchasers of rehabilitated historic homes for use 
    as a principal residence; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Neal, Mr. 
    Zimmer, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Moakley, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Torkildsen, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
    Richardson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Clyburn, and Mr. Nadler), [17MY]
  Cosponsors added, [24MY], [16JN], [28JN], [11JY], [27JY], [20SE], 
    [30OC], [13DE]
H.R. 1663--
A bill to amend the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act; to 
    the Committees on Commerce; National Security, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SKEEN (for himself, Mr. Schaefer, and Mr. Crapo), [17MY]
H.R. 1664--
A bill to provide for demonstration projects to test whether enrollment 
    in the supplemental security income program can be significantly 
    increased by offering nonprofit organizations financial incentives 
    to engage in outreach; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK, [17MY]
H.R. 1665--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for findings of 
    presumptive disability under title II of such act in the same manner 
    and to the same extent as is currently applicable under title XVI of 
    such act; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK, [17MY]
H.R. 1666--
A bill to amend the act of October 21, 1970, establishing the Sleeping 
    Bear Dunes National Lakeshore to permit certain persons to continue 
    to use and occupy certain areas within the lakeshore, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [17MY]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [14NO]
H.R. 1667--
A bill to authorize U.S. contributions to the International Development 
    Association, the Asian Development Bank, and the interest subsidy 
    account of the enhanced structural adjustment facility of the 
    International Monetary Fund; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.

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  By Mr. CASTLE (by request), [18MY]
H.R. 1668--
A bill to establish a program to control fraud and abuse in the Medicare 
    Program, to increase the amount of civil monetary penalties which 
    may be assessed against individuals and entities committing fraud 
    against the Medicare Program, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Ms. DANNER, [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU]
H.R. 1669--
A bill to establish a science and mathematics early start grant program, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Ms. FURSE, [18MY]
H.R. 1670--
A bill to revise and streamline the acquisition laws of the Federal 
    Government, to reorganize the mechanisms for resolving Federal 
    procurement disputes, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform and Oversight; National Security; the Judiciary, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CLINGER (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Horn, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. 
    Blute, Mr. Davis, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. 
    Tate, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Bass, and Mr. Chambliss), [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-222), [1AU]
  Referral to the Committees on National Security and the Judiciary 
    extended, [1AU], [2AU]
  Referred to the Committee on Small Business, [12SE]
  Committee on Small Business discharged, [12SE]
  Passed House amended, [14SE]
H.R. 1671--
A bill to provide for Federal budgetary savings through reducing the 
    number of political appointees; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Ms. FURSE, [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13DE]
H.R. 1672--
A bill to achieve budgetary savings by reducing the funding and scope of 
    the stockpile stewardship program of the Department of Energy; to 
    the Committee on National Security.
  By Ms. FURSE, [18MY]
H.R. 1673--
A bill to achieve budgetary savings by terminating certain Department of 
    Defense programs; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Ms. FURSE, [18MY]
H.R. 1674--
A bill to achieve budgetary savings by reducing the amount which may be 
    appropriated for the nuclear energy research and development 
    activities of the Department of Energy; to the Committees on 
    National Security; Science, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Ms. FURSE, [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20DE]
H.R. 1675--
A bill to amend the National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act 
    of 1966 to improve the management of the National Wildlife Refuge 
    System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
    Brewster, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. 
    Gallegly, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Ortiz, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Cremeans, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Thornberry), [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [27JN], [10JY], [12JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-218), [31JY]
H.R. 1676--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1990 to clarify 
    that the expenses of administering the old age, survivors and 
    disability insurance programs are not included in the budget of the 
    U.S. Government, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Budget; Rules; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. JACOBS (for himself and Mr. Cardin), [18MY]
H.R. 1677--
A bill to waive the time limitation specified by law for the award of 
    certain military decorations in order to allow the posthumous award 
    of the Congressional Medal of Honor to Doris Miller for actions 
    while a member of the Navy during World War II; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of Texas (for herself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
    Montgomery, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Norton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    Conyers, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Wilson, Mr. 
    Laughlin, Mr. Evans, Mr. Fox, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Towns, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Tucker, Mr. 
    Stearns, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
    Engel, Mr. Clay, Mr. Bonior, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Dellums, and 
    Mr. Hastings of Florida), [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [7JN], [20JN]
H.R. 1678--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to apply section 1001 to 
    all branches of Government; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MARTINI, [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN], [18JY]
H.R. 1679--
A bill to make an exception to the United States embargo on trade with 
    Cuba for the export of medicines or medical supplies, instruments, 
    or equipment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. NADLER, [18MY]
H.R. 1680--
A bill to amend the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Emerson, and Mr. 
    Condit), [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13JN], [22JN]
H.R. 1681--
A bill to provide that certain regulations shall not take effect unless 
    published in final form not later than 18 months after the date of 
    publication of general notice of proposed rulemaking; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. TATE (for himself and Mr. Nethercutt), [18MY]
H.R. 1682--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to use stewardship 
    contracting in a demonstration program to restore and maintain the 
    ecological integrity and productivity of forest ecosystems to insure 
    that the land and resources are passed to future generations in 
    better condition than they were found; to the Committees on 
    Agriculture; Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WILLIAMS, [18MY]
H.R. 1683--
A bill to establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State and 
    local public employee pension plans to meet the terms of such plans, 
    subject to differing burdens of proof depending on whether changes 
    in the plan relating to employer contributions are subject, under 
    the law of the principal State involved, to qualified review boards; 
    to the Committees on the Judiciary; Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [23MY]
H.R. 1684--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of the 250th anniversary of the birth of James 
    Madison; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BLILEY (for himself, Mr. Scott, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Davis, Mr. Moran, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Payne of Virginia, 
    Mr. Sisisky, and Mr. Bateman), [23MY]
  Cosponsors added, [7JN], [16JN], [27JN], [11JY], [27SE], [11OC], 
    [17OC], [24OC], [8NO], [16NO], [12DE], [14DE], [19DE], [21DE]
H.R. 1685--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat academic 
    health centers like other educational institutions for purposes of 
    the exclusion for employer-provided housing; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Rangel, and Mrs. Maloney), [23MY]
H.R. 1686--
A bill to amend the Revenue Act of 1987 to provide a permanent extension 
    of the transition rule for certain publicly traded partnerships; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Crane, Mrs. 
    Kennelly, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Herger, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
    McCrery, and Mr. Neal), [23MY]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN], [13OC], [10NO]
H.R. 1687--
A bill to terminate the agricultural price support and production 
    adjustment programs for sugar; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Borski, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. 
    Forbes, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hansen, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Markey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Owens, Mr. Porter, Mr. Royce, Mr. Rush, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Studds, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Frank 
    of Massachusetts, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Walker, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Davis, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
    Fawell, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Ms. Lowey, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
    Wolf, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Cox, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
    Chabot, Mr. Young of Florida, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Talent, 
    Mr. Wamp, Mr. Packard, Mr. Bass, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Boucher, 
    Mr. Wynn, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
    Ney, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
    Manzullo, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Souder), 
    [23MY]
  Cosponsors added, [11JY], [31JY], [13SE], [28SE], [1NO], [18DE]
H.R. 1688--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish a program of 
    providing information and education to the public on the prevention 
    and treatment of eating disorders; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Foglietta, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Wilson, Mr. 
    Serrano, and Mrs. Lowey), [23MY]
H.R. 1689--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for 
    appointments to the military service academies by the Resident 
    Representative to the United States for the Commonwealth of the 
    Northern Mariana Islands; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. 
    Frazer), [23MY]
H.R. 1690--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify certain 
    rules relating to the taxation of U.S. business operating abroad, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mr. Houghton), [24MY]
  Cosponsors added, [31OC]
H.R. 1691--
A bill to provide for innovative approaches for homeownership 
    opportunity and provide for the temporary extension of the rural 
    rental housing program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York, [24MY]

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  Cosponsors added, [26JY], [24OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [30OC]
H.R. 1692--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to increase 
    the limitation amount applicable to contributions to candidates in 
    Federal elections by individuals and to decrease the limitation 
    amount applicable to contributions to such candidates by nonparty 
    multicandidate political committees; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. CLINGER, [24MY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [18SE]
H.R. 1693--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    congressional leadership committees; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. CLINGER, [24MY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [18SE]
H.R. 1694--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for 
    a voluntary limitation on contributions from other than individual 
    district residents in House of Representatives elections; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. CLINGER, [24MY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [18SE]
H.R. 1695--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for an 
    income tax credit for in-State contributions to congressional 
    candidates; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CLINGER, [24MY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY]
H.R. 1696--
A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency to exempt certain small landfills from the ground water 
    monitoring requirements contained in landfill regulations 
    promulgated by the Agency; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. COOLEY, [24MY]
H.R. 1697--
A bill to provide for the continuation of certain commercial activities 
    at the Red's Horse Ranch area of the Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa 
    and Whitman National Forests, Oregon; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. COOLEY, [24MY]
H.R. 1698--
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to require electronic 
    funds transfer for all Federal payments by 2001 to promote 
    efficiency and economy in the disbursement of Federal funds and to 
    eliminate crime incident to the issuance of Treasury checks; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. LIGHTFOOT (for himself, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Visclosky, 
    and Mr. Horn), [24MY]
H.R. 1699--
A bill to amend the Community Reinvestment Act of 1977, the Equal Credit 
    Opportunity Act, and the Fair Housing Act to improve the 
    administration of such acts, to prohibit redlining in connection 
    with the provision of credit, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Banking and Financial Services; the Judiciary, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [24MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY]
H.R. 1700--
A bill to make an exception to the United States embargo on trade with 
    Cuba for the export of medicines or medical supplies, instruments, 
    or equipment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. Velazquez, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Fattah, 
    Mr. Torres, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Coyne, and Mr. Sabo), 
    [24MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [14SE]
H.R. 1701--
A bill to cancel the space station project; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Shays, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Yates, Mr. Inglis of South 
    Carolina, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Upton, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. 
    Maloney, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Schumer, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
    Wyden, and Mr. DeFazio), [24MY]
  Cosponsors added, [6JN], [17JY], [27SE], [17OC], [8NO], [29NO], [14DE]
H.R. 1702--
A bill to protect the constitutional right to travel to foreign 
    countries; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [24MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13JY], [27SE], [11OC]
H.R. 1703--
A bill to allow for news bureau exchanges between the United States and 
    Cuba; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [24MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13JY], [27SE], [11OC]
H.R. 1704--
A bill to reinstate the authorization of cash remittances to family 
    members in Cuba under the Cuban Assets Control Regulations; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [24MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13JY], [27SE], [11OC]
H.R. 1705--
A bill to amend the Stewart B. McKinney Homeless Assistance Act to 
    require public notice and local hearings before property is made 
    available under that act for use to assist the homeless, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. SMITH of Washington (for herself and Mr. Tate), [24MY]
H.R. 1706--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to establish Federal 
    standards to ensure quality assurance of drug testing programs for 
    private employers, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [24MY]
H.R. 1707--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to ensure access 
    to services and prevent fraud and abuse for enrollees of health 
    maintenance organizations under the Medicare Program, to amend 
    standards for medicare supplemental policies, to modify the Medicare 
    Select Program, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, 
    Mr. McDermott, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pallone, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, and 
    Ms. Woolsey), [24MY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [28JY], [24OC]
H.R. 1708--
A bill to establish the Federal Mortgage Insurance Corporation as a 
    wholly owned Government corporation to provide full mortgage 
    insurance and provide for the development of credit enhancement 
    products for mortgages for single family homes of low- and moderate-
    income homebuyers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. WELLER (for himself, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Barr, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
    Stockman, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Ney, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
    Bono, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. LoBiondo, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Tate, Mr. Davis, 
    Mr. Graham, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Salmon, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Burr, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Bryant of 
    Tennessee), [24MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13JN]
H.R. 1709--
A bill to amend the Military Selective Service Act to suspend the 
    registration requirement and the activities of civilian local 
    boards, civilian appeal boards, and similar local agencies of the 
    Selective Service System, except during national emergencies, and to 
    require the Director of Selective Service to prepare a report 
    regarding the development of a viable standby registration program 
    for use only during national emergencies; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, and Mr. Sensenbrenner), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [13JY], [21JY], [4AU], [30NO]
H.R. 1710--
A bill to combat terrorism; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Gekas, 
    Mr. Canady, Mr. Hoke, and Mr. Bono), [25MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-383), [5DE]
H.R. 1711--
A bill to improve the administration of the Fair Debt Collection 
    Practices Act; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BACHUS, [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [21SE], [17OC], [19OC], [17NO], [21DE]
H.R. 1712--
A bill to amend the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the United States with 
    respect to imports of civil aircraft; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. COLLINS of Georgia (for himself and Mr. Kingston), [25MY]
H.R. 1713--
A bill to provide for uniform management of livestock grazing on Federal 
    land, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; 
    Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. COOLEY (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
    Roberts, Mr. Herger, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Stump, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Emerson, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Nethercutt, 
    Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, 
    Mr. Skeen, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Brewster, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Allard, and 
    Mrs. Vucanovich), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [7JN], [13JN], [14JN], [27JN], [28JN], [12JY], 
    [13JY], [19JY], [24JY], [2AU], [13SE], [21SE], [27SE], [17OC], 
    [19OC]
H.R. 1714--
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to require that 
    species which are being considered for listing under that act or are 
    currently listed under that act are expeditiously reviewed for 
    listing or continued listing, respectively, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DOOLEY, [25MY]
H.R. 1715--
A bill respecting the relationship between workers' compensation 
    benefits and the benefits available under the Migrant and Seasonal 
    Agricultural Worker Protection Act; to the Committee on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. GOODLING (for himself, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Ballenger, 
    Mr. Andrews, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Hoekstra, Mrs. Thurman, 
    Mr. Funderburk, and Mr. Dooley), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [17JY], [18SE], [13OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [17OC]
  Passed Senate, [31OC]
  Presented to the President (November 7, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-49] (signed November 15, 1995)
H.R. 1716--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to assure that the 
    operations of the Forest Service are free of racial, sexual, and 
    ethnic discrimination, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Cooley, and Mr. Inglis 
    of South Carolina), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [14JN], [21JN], [10JY]
H.R. 1717--
A bill to establish minimum standards of fair conduct in franchise sales 
    and franchise business relationships, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [25MY]
H.R. 1718--
A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse located at 197 South Main Street 
    in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania, as the ``Max Rosenn United States 
    Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [5DE], [12DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-413), [18DE]

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  Rules suspended. Passed House, [18DE]
H.R. 1719--
A bill to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to limit farm program 
    payments to producers who earn less than $100,000 annually from off-
    farm sources; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Ms. LOWEY, [25MY]
H.R. 1720--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to provide for the 
    cessation of Federal sponsorship of two Government sponsored 
    enterprises, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic 
    and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. McKEON, [25MY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-153), [22JN]
H.R. 1721--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to provide for programs 
    regarding ovarian cancer; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [25MY]
H.R. 1722--
A bill to amend the act of March 3, 1931--known as the Davis-Bacon Act--
    to require that contract work covered by the act which requires 
    licensing be performed by a person who is so licensed; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [25MY]
H.R. 1723--
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require the National 
    Labor Relations Board to assert jurisdiction in a labor dispute 
    which occurs on Johnston Atoll, an unincorporated territory of the 
    United States; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [25MY]
H.R. 1724--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that any Federal 
    employee serving under a temporary appointment who has completed at 
    least 1 year of service in such position within the preceding 2 
    years shall be eligible for the Government's health benefits 
    program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [25MY]
H.R. 1725--
A bill to amend the Radiation Exposure Compensation Act to remove the 
    requirement that exposure resulting in stomach cancer occur before 
    age 30, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [25MY]
H.R. 1726--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to extend eligibility to 
    use the military health care system and commissary stores to an 
    unremarried former spouse of a member of the uniformed services if 
    the member performed at least 20 years of service which is 
    creditable in determining the member's eligibility for retired pay 
    and the former spouse was married to the member for a period of a 
    least 17 years; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [25MY]
H.R. 1727--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to expand eligibility for 
    commissary benefits for persons qualified for certain retired pay 
    but under age 60; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [25MY]
H.R. 1728--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to undertake the 
    necessary feasibility studies regarding the establishment of certain 
    new units of the National Park System in the State of Hawaii; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [25MY]
H.R. 1729--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    providers rather than purchasers of funeral services shall be 
    treated as the owners of certain pre-need funeral trusts; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [25MY]
H.R. 1730--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    individuals who are required to leave their employment because of 
    certain medical or family reasons will not be denied unemployment 
    compensation when they are ready to return to work; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [25MY]
H.R. 1731--
A bill to provide for a Federal program of insurance against the risk of 
    catastrophic earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial 
    Services; Science, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [25MY]
H.R. 1732--
A bill to amend chapter 30 of title 35, United States Code, to afford 
    third parties an opportunity for greater participation in 
    reexamination proceedings before the Patent and Trademark Office, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself and Mrs. Schroeder), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN]
H.R. 1733--
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to provide for early 
    publication of patent applications, to provide provisional rights 
    for the period of time between early publication and patent grant, 
    and to provide a prior art effect for published applications; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself and Mrs. Schroeder), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [13JY], [27JY], [2AU], [6SE], [14SE], 
    [18SE], [29SE], [10OC], [13OC], [18OC], [24OC], [26OC], [31OC], 
    [7NO], [8NO], [10NO], [16NO], [29NO], [30NO], [6DE], [15DE], [21DE]
H.R. 1734--
A bill to reauthorize the National Film Preservation Board, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; House Oversight, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Bono), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [2AU]
H.R. 1735--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to research 
    regarding the health of children; to the Committee of Commerce.
  By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
    Coyne, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
    Richardson, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Dellums, 
    Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Peterson of 
    Florida, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
    Fazio of California, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Davis, Mr. Gekas, 
    and Mr. Nethercutt), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [7JN], [13JN], [14JN], [19JN], [22JN], [10JY], 
    [11JY], [17JY], [19JY], [25JY], [28SE], [9NO], [28NO]
H.R. 1736--
A bill to amend various acts to establish offices of women's health 
    within certain agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Ms. Lowey, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    Ms. Norton, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mrs. 
    Kennelly, Mrs. Schroeder, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, and Miss Collins of Michigan), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [28JN], [4AU]
H.R. 1737--
A bill to encourage the development of the commercial space industry by 
    establishing State-run spaceports, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Science; Transportation and Infrastructure; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. SEASTRAND (for herself, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Bilbray, 
    Mr. Calvert, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Moorhead, 
    Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Skeen, 
    Mr. McKeon, Mr. Horn, and Mr. Gallegly), [25MY]
H.R. 1738--
A bill to further the protection of constitutional rights in connection 
    with the conduct of Federal counterterrorism activities; to the 
    Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SKAGGS (for himself and Mr. Schiff), [25MY]
H.R. 1739--
A bill to establish the Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare 
    to make findings and issue recommendations on the future of the 
    Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13JN], [20JN], [21JN], [27JN], [30JN], [11JY], 
    [19JY], [24JY]
H.R. 1740--
A bill for the relief of Michael Patrick McNamara and Thomas Parnell 
    McNamara, Jr.; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. EDWARDS, [25MY]
H.R. 1741--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of the C.S.S.Hunley; to the State 
    of South Carolina; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [6JN]
  Cosponsors added, [13JY]
H.R. 1742--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act to revise the 
    process for the approval of drugs and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WYDEN, [6JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [7SE], [6OC], [30NO]
H.R. 1743--
A bill to amend the Water Resources Research Act of 1984 to extend the 
    authorizations of appropriations through fiscal year 2000, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE, [6JN]
  Cosponsors added, [7SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-242), [8SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [17OC]
H.R. 1744--
A bill to clarify the scope of coverage and amount of payment under the 
    Medicare Program of items and services associated with the use in 
    the furnishing of inpatient hospital services of certain medical 
    devices approved for international use; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [6JN]
  Cosponsors added, [7JN], [8JN], [13JN], [14JN], [20JN], [22JN], 
    [30JN], [10JY], [11JY], [13JY], [17JY], [21JY], [24JY], [27JY], 
    [2AU], [6SE], [12SE], [18SE], [19SE], [27SE], [29SE]
H.R. 1745--
A bill to designate certain public lands in the State of Utah as 
    wilderness, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN (for himself and Mrs. Waldholtz), [6JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [6SE], [9NO], [5DE]
  Cosponsors removed, [30OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-396), [11DE]
H.R. 1746--
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to 
    permit coverage of outpatient physical therapy services under the 
    Medicare and Medicaid Programs without a physician's referral, and 
    to establish a Physical Therapy Advisory Council in the Department 
    of Health and Human Services; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways 
    and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. JEFFERSON, [6JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17NO]
H.R. 1747--
A bill to amend the Public Health Services Act to permanently extend and 
    clarify malpractice

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    coverage for health centers, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. Frank 
    of Massachusetts), [6JN]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY], [3AU], [4AU], [6SE], [21SE], [28SE], [18OC], 
    [7NO], [20NO]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-398), [12DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12DE]
  Passed Senate, [14DE]
  Presented to the President (December 16, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-73] (signed December 26, 1995)
H.R. 1748--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for farmers 
    and closely held businesses a one-time exclusion of gain from 
    certain sales or exchanges, for self-employed individuals a 100 
    percent deduction of health insurance costs, and for farmers a 
    carryover of unused standard deductions and personal exemptions, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, [6JN]
  Cosponsors added, [27JN], [1AU], [2AU], [31OC]
H.R. 1749--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to eliminate the 
    market promotion program; to the Committees on Agriculture; Budget, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Zimmer), [6JN]
  Cosponsors added, [19JN], [26JN], [30JN], [11JY], [17JY], [6OC], 
    [12OC], [26OC]
H.R. 1750--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    increased Medicare reimbursement for nurse practitioners and 
    clinical nurse specialists to increase the delivery of health 
    services in health professional shortage areas, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TOWNS (for himself and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut), [6JN]
H.R. 1751--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    increased medicare reimbursement for physician assistants, to 
    increase the delivery of health services in health professional 
    shortage areas, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TOWNS (for himself and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut), [6JN]
H.R. 1752--
A bill to amend the Bretton Woods Agreements Act to provide for public 
    notice of all conditions imposed on any country with respect to the 
    use of resources by the International Monetary Fund for monetary 
    stabilization, and to provide for the proposal of amendments to the 
    Articles of Agreement of the Fund to require each member country 
    government to make monthly public reports on the financial condition 
    of the country; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. ZIMMER, [6JN]
H.R. 1753--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of the subjects recommended by the Citizens 
    Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee in accordance with section 
    5153 of title 31, United States Code, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. MINETA (for himself, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
    Mr. Skelton, Mr. Yates, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Lightfoot, and 
    Mrs. Cubin), [7JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [30JN], [13JY], [28JY], [4AU], [8SE], [20SE]
H.R. 1754--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit a 
    supplier of durable medical equipment under part B of the Medicare 
    Program to furnish an upgraded item of such equipment to a medicare 
    beneficiary, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. LaTourette), [7JN]
  Cosponsors added, [13JY], [19JY], [20JY], [14NO]
H.R. 1755--
A bill to provide for the establishment of an official mass mailing 
    allowance for Members of the House of Representatives, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, Mr. McHale, Mr. Shays, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Klug, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Minge, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Roberts, Mr. Horn, Mr. Blute, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Browder, Mr. LoBiondo, Ms. Pryce, Ms. 
    Danner, Mr. Salmon, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Upton, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    Sanford, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Fox, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Parker, Mrs. Lincoln, 
    Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ballenger, Ms. Furse, Mr. Leach, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Torkildsen, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Foley, Mr. White, Mrs. 
    Schroeder, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Barrett 
    of Nebraska, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Dornan, and Mr. Baker of Louisiana), 
    [7JN]
H.R. 1756--
A bill to abolish the Department of Commerce; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; Banking and Financial 
    Services; International Relations; National Security; Agriculture; 
    Ways and Means; Government Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary; 
    Science; Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CHRYSLER (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
    Livingston, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Crane, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
    Parker, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Cooley, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
    Scarborough, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
    LaHood, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Graham, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Hilleary, Mr. Jones, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
    Klug, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Smith of 
    Michigan, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Bono, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Miller of Florida, 
    Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Thornberry, Mrs. 
    Waldholtz, Mr. Norwood, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Bass, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Camp, Mr. Linder, Mr. Upton, Mr. White, 
    Mr. Riggs, Mr. Tate, and Mrs. Smith of Washington), [7JN]
  Cosponsors added, [14JN], [4AU], [12SE], [12OC], [18OC], [9NO]
  Reported amended from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 104-
    260, part 1), [21SE]
H.R. 1757--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage under part B of the Medicare Program of paramedic intercept 
    services provided in support of public, volunteer, or nonprofit 
    providers of ambulance services; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways 
    and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Gejdenson), 
    [7JN]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU], [6SE], [17OC], [30NO], [7DE], [22DE]
H.R. 1758--
A bill to provide for a Federal response to fraud in connection with the 
    provision of or receipt of payment for health care services, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and 
    Mr. Durbin), [7JN]
  Cosponsors added, [27JN], [30JN], [10JY], [11JY], [4AU], [6SE], 
    [13SE], [17OC]
H.R. 1759--
A bill to ensure that any person who served aboard the vessel H.M.T. 
    Queen Mary and who was awarded the American Theater Campaign Ribbon 
    for service in World War II is able to obtain a replacement for that 
    ribbon if it has been lost, destroyed, or rendered unfit for use; to 
    the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [7JN]
H.R. 1760--
A bill to provide a military survivor annuity for widows of certain 
    retirement-eligible reserve members of the uniformed services who 
    died during the period between the establishment of the military 
    survivor benefit plan and the creation of the reserve-component 
    annuity under that plan; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [7JN]
H.R. 1761--
A bill to eliminate the medicare peer review system; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [7JN]
H.R. 1762--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to deny Federal tax 
    return information to States which impose an income tax on the 
    pension income of individuals who are neither residents nor 
    domiciliaries of the State; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington, Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Browder), [7JN]
  Cosponsors added, [21JN], [27JY], [3AU], [4AU], [25SE]
H.R. 1763--
A bill to require the review of all Federal departments and agencies and 
    their programs and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform and Oversight; Rules, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FOX (for himself, Mr. Clinger, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Ney, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Longley, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Mica, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    Gutknecht, and Mr. Hostettler), [7JN]
H.R. 1764--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for the 
    protection of civil liberties, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FUNDERBURK, [7JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [18SE]
H.R. 1765--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to deny visas and 
    admission to aliens who have been unlawfully present in the United 
    States for more than 1 year until they have been outside the United 
    States for 10 years and to repeal the provision allowing adjustment 
    of status of unlawful aliens in the United States; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [7JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [10JY], [4AU]
H.R. 1766--
A bill to provide for the establishment of a modernized and simplified 
    health information network for medicare and medicaid, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HOBSON (for himself, Mr. Sawyer, and Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut), [7JN]
  Cosponsors added, [2AU]

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H.R. 1767--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide for cost 
    recovery by the Department of Veterans Affairs of the cost of health 
    care delivered to veterans who are eligible for care under the 
    Medicare Program; to the Committees on Veterans' Affairs; Commerce; 
    Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Edwards, and Mr. Montgomery), 
    [7JN]
  Cosponsors added, [19JY], [25JY], [12SE]
H.R. 1768--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit 
    for charitable contributions to fight poverty, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, 
    Mr. Ewing, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. Upton), [7JN]
  Cosponsors added, [8JN], [14JN], [16JN], [20JN], [12JY]
H.R. 1769--
A bill to provide adequate funding for the Financing Corporation, to 
    provide for the merger of the deposit insurance funds, to merge the 
    positions of Comptroller of the Currency and Director of the Office 
    of Thrift Supervision, to provide for the conversion of savings 
    associations into banks, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [7JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [3AU]
H.R. 1770--
A bill to amend the Office of Federal Procurement Policy Act to improve 
    the acquisition workforce of civilian Federal agencies; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MALONEY, [7JN]
H.R. 1771--
A bill to amend the requirements of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic 
    Act for the labeling of food for pesticides and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WAXMAN, [7JN]
H.R. 1772--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire certain 
    interests in the Waihee Marsh for inclusion in the Oahu National 
    Wildlife Refuge Complex; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [7JN]
H.R. 1773--
A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide for 
    more expeditous evictions from public housing, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Ms. MOLINARI, [7JN]
H.R. 1774--
A bill to redesignate General Grant National Memorial as Grant's Tomb 
    National Monument, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Lowey, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Serrano, and Mr. Manton), [7JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [27JN], [12JY], [13SE]
H.R. 1775--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    restoration of the prior law formula for the inclusion in gross 
    income of Social Security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Maloney, and Ms. Lowey), 
    [7JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN]
H.R. 1776--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, 
    Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Bonior, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Mfume, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Filner, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Ward, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Hastings 
    of Florida, Mr. Martini, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Thompson, Ms. Jackson-
    Lee, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Owens, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bryant of 
    Texas, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Serrano, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, and Mr. Bentsen), [7JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [30JN], [13JY], [21JY], [3AU], [6SE], 
    [20SE], [21SE], [28SE], [18OC], [7NO], [5DE]
H.R. 1777--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that service 
    performed by air traffic second-level supervisors and managers be 
    made creditable for retirement purposes; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [7JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE]
H.R. 1778--
A bill to prohibit the Department of the Interior from expending any 
    funds for a mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and gas lease sale; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Rose, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Torricelli, Ms. DeLauro, and 
    Mr. Nadler), [7JN]
  Cosponsors added, [6SE]
H.R. 1779--
A bill relating to the tariff treatment of certain plastic flat goods; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER, [7JN]
H.R. 1780--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a flat tax 
    only on the earned income of individuals and on business taxable 
    income, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Baker of 
    California, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Barton of Texas), [7JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE]
H.R. 1781--
A bill to provide for the continuation of the operations of the 
    California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center; to the 
    Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities; Science, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Torres, Mr. Waxman, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Eshoo, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Horn, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. 
    Dellums), [7JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [11JY], [3AU]
H.R. 1782--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for 
    election day registration for elections for Federal office, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [7JN]
H.R. 1783--
A bill to require a change in a regulation under the Occupational Safety 
    and Health Act of 1970; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, [7JN]
H.R. 1784--
A bill to validate certain conveyances made by the Southern Pacific 
    Transportation Company within the cities of Reno, Nevada, and 
    Tulare, California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. Thomas), [7JN]
  Referred to the Committee on Resources, [11JY]
H.R. 1785--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to promote capital 
    formation for the development of new businesses; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. Christensen), [7JN]
H.R. 1786--
A bill to regulate fishing in certain waters of Alaska; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [8JN]
H.R. 1787--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to repeal the 
    saccharin notice requirement; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Burr, and Mr. Cox), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [28JN], [30JN], [13JY], [3AU], [14SE], [12OC], 
    [25OC], [2NO], [9NO], [20NO], [6DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-386), [6DE]
  Placed on the Corrections Calendar, [6DE]
  Passed House, [12DE]
H.R. 1788--
A bill to reform the statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize 
    appropriations for Amtrak, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Ms. MOLINARI (for herself and Mr. Shuster), [8JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-299), [30OC]
  Passed House amended, [30NO]
H.R. 1789--
A bill to make permanent certain authority relating to self-employment 
    assistance programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Houghton), [8JN]
H.R. 1790--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit tax-exempt 
    financing of certain transportation facilities; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Royce, Mr. Becerra, Ms. 
    Harman, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Torres, and Ms. Waters), [8JN]
H.R. 1791--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to make certain 
    technical corrections relating to physicians' services; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Leach, Mr. Levin, Mr. Emerson, 
    Mr. Skelton, Mr. Upton, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Kim, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Kildee, 
    Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. 
    Stupak, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Frost, and Mr. Brown of Ohio), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [13JN], [14JN], [20JN], [22JN], [28JN], [21JY], 
    [8SE], [18OC], [18NO]
H.R. 1792--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that no 
    deduction shall be allowed for personal income taxes paid to a 
    State, or political subdivision thereof, which taxes nonresidents on 
    income derived from certain Federal areas; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee, [8JN]
H.R. 1793--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit or 
    deduction for interest paid on educational loans; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, and Mr. Mfume), 
    [8JN]
H.R. 1794--
A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
    1994 to double the minimum and maximum penalties for crimes against 
    elderly and child victims; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CHRYSLER (for himself, Mr. Manton, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Solomon, 
    and Mr. Calvert), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JN], [19DE], [21DE]
H.R. 1795--
A bill to improve Government procurement procedures; to the Committees 
    on Government Reform and Oversight; National Security, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [8JN]
H.R. 1796--
A bill to amend section 1951, commonly called the Hobbs Act, of title 18 
    of the United States Code to prevent union violence; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CRANE, [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE], [17OC], [26OC]
H.R. 1797--
A bill to require employer health benefit plans to meet standards 
    relating to the nondiscriminatory treatment of neurobiological 
    disorders, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Economic and Educational Opportunities; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration

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    of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Ms. DeLAURO (for herself, Mr. McHale, Mr. Ward, and Mr. Gejdenson), 
    [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [19JN]
H.R. 1798--
A bill to establish a U.S. Health Service to provide high quality 
    comprehensive health care for all Americans and to overcome the 
    deficiencies in the present system of health care delivery; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; the Judiciary; Government 
    Reform and Oversight; National Security; Veterans' Affairs, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DELLUMS, [8JN]
H.R. 1799--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit for 
    the cleanup of certain contaminated industrial sites; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Weller, Mr. Ackerman, 
    and Mr. Blute), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JN], [20JY]
H.R. 1800--
A bill to amend the Expedited Funds Availability Act to clarify the 
    application of that act to American Samoa and Guam; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself and Mr. Underwood), [8JN]
H.R. 1801--
A bill to privatize certain Federal power generation and transmission 
    assets, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FOLEY, [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN], [27JN], [29JN], [17JY], [26JY], [3AU], 
    [20SE], [11OC]
H.R. 1802--
A bill to reorganize the Federal administrative law judiciary, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bevill, Mr. 
    Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Kanjorski, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Solomon, 
    and Mr. Gilman), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [13JN], [26JN], [20JY], [4AU], [12SE], [25SE], 
    [14NO]
H.R. 1803--
A bill to amend the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
    Facilities Act to authorize additional projects; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, Mrs. Vucanovich, and Mr. 
    Horn), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JY], [11OC], [17OC], [18OC], [12DE]
H.R. 1804--
A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office-Courthouse located at South 6th 
    and Rogers Avenue, Fort Smith, Arkansas as the ``Judge Isaac C. 
    Parker Federal Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON, [8JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-367), [28NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [5DE]
H.R. 1805--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to exempt qualified 
    current or former law enforcement officers from State laws 
    prohibiting the carrying of concealed firearms; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LIGHTFOOT, [8JN]
H.R. 1806--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the Legal Services Corporation 
    Act and for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [13JY], [29SE]
H.R. 1807--
A bill to provide means of limiting the exposure of children to violent 
    programming on television and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Montgomery, 
    Mr. Spratt, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Menendez, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Clayton, 
    Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
    Thornton, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    Frost, and Mr. Hefner), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [13JN], [16JN], [27JN], [11JY]
H.R. 1808--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act to repeal the minimum 
    adjustments to prices of fluid milk under Federal marketing orders 
    and to establish basing points in various geographical areas of the 
    United States for purposes of determining prices to be paid to milk 
    producers under such orders; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. ROTH, [8JN]
H.R. 1809--
A bill to authorize the American Battle Monuments Commission to enter 
    into arrangements for the repair and long-term maintainence of war 
    memorials for which the Commission assumes responsibility; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Montgomery), [8JN]
H.R. 1810--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide for the 
    privatization of health care services in the Federal prison system; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself and Mr. Klug), [8JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [20JN], [6SE], [14SE], [29SE], [11OC]
H.R. 1811--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide an additional 
    aggravating factor for death penalty cases; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. MARTINI, [9JN]
H.R. 1812--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise the income, 
    estate, and gift tax rules applicable to individuals who lose U.S. 
    citizenship; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut), [9JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-145), [16JN]
H.R. 1813--
A bill to establish a Minerals Management Service within the Department 
    of the Interior, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. EHRLICH (for himself and Mr. Radanovich), [9JN]
H.R. 1814--
A bill to authorize appropriations for environmental research, 
    development, and demonstration activities of the Environmental 
    Protection Agency for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. Hayes), [13JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-199), [21JY]
H.R. 1815--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Oceanic and 
    Atmospheric Administration for fiscal year 1996, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Science; Resources, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. Hayes), [13JN]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Science (H. Rept. 104-
    237, part 1), [4AU]
  Referral to the Committee on Resources extended, [4AU], [21SE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Resources (H. Rept. 104-
    237, part 2), [29SE]
H.R. 1816--
A bill to authorize appropriations for civilian research, development, 
    demonstration, and commercial application activities of the 
    Department of Energy for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself and Mr. Hayes), [13JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-236), [4AU]
  Referred to the Committee on Commerce, [4AU]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [25SE], [29SE], [1NO], 
    [2NO], [17NO], [1DE], [15DE]
H.R. 1817--
A bill making appropriations for military construction, family housing, 
    and base realignment and closure for the Department of Defense for 
    the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, [13JN]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 104-137), 
    [13JN]
  Considered, [16JN], [20JN]
  Passed House amended, [21JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [21JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [21JY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference, [7SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-247) submitted in the House, [14SE]
  House agreed to conference report, [20SE]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [22SE]
  Presented to the President (September 26, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-32] (signed October 3, 1995)
H.R. 1818--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for contributions to a medical savings account by any individual who 
    is covered under a catastrophic coverage health plan; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Thomas, Mr. DeLay, Mr. 
    Crane, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Herger, 
    Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. 
    Nussle, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
    Collins of Georgia, Mr. Portman, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Ensign, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Myers 
    of Indiana, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Torricelli, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Gallegly, 
    Mr. Pickett, Mr. Upton, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Inglis of South 
    Carolina, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Royce, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Jones, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weller, Mr. White, Mr. 
    Wicker, Mr. Hoke, and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut), [13JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [16JN], [27JN], [29JN], [30JN], [11JY], 
    [20JY], [27JY], [4AU], [12SE], [13SE], [14SE], [20SE], [29SE], 
    [11OC], [29NO]
H.R. 1819--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals a 
    refundable credit for adoptions expenses with a larger credit for 
    the adoption of a foster child; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin, [13JN]
H.R. 1820--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit 
    against income tax for the purchase and installation of agricultural 
    water conservation systems; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CONDIT, [13JN]
H.R. 1821--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    diesel fuel tax on recreational boats shall be imposed only at the 
    retail level; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Studds, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
    Pallone, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
    Saxton, Mr. Moran, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Ms. Lofgren, 
    and Mr. Martinez), [13JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN], [20JN], [22JN], [27JN], [12JY], [31JY], 
    [4AU], [12SE], [20SE], [25OC], [9NO]
H.R. 1822--
A bill to provide that Federal and State courts and agencies may not 
    require that legal citations in which copyright subsists be the only 
    acceptable submission to such courts and agencies where alternatives 
    exist; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [13JN]
H.R. 1823--
A bill to amend the Central Utah Project Completion Act to direct the 
    Secretary of the Interior to allow for prepayment of repayment 
    contracts between the United States and the Central

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    Utah Water Conservancy District dated December 28, 1965, and 
    November 26, 1985, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Orton, and Mrs. Waldholtz), [13JN]
H.R. 1824--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Labor to establish volunteer 
    programs for the protection of employees of occupational hazards; to 
    the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. HAYES (for himself and Mr. Baker of Louisiana), [13JN]
H.R. 1825--
A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to limit acquisition of 
    land on the 39-mile headwaters segment of the Missouri River, 
    Nebraska and South Dakota, designated as a recreational river, to 
    acquisition from willing sellers; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, [13JN]
H.R. 1826--
A bill to repeal the authorization of transitional appropriations for 
    the U.S. Postal Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. McHUGH, [13JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-174), [10JY]
H.R. 1827--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to eliminate the 
    requirement for preemployment alcohol testing in the mass transit, 
    railroad, motor carrier, and aviation industries, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MINETA, [13JN]
H.R. 1828--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the U.S. Navy Blue Angels; 
    to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, [13JN]
H.R. 1829--
A bill to evaluate the effectiveness of the juvenile justice system and 
    report on certain information; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WYDEN, [13JN]
H.R. 1830--
A bill for the relief of Major Ralph Edwards; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, [13JN]
H.R. 1831--
A bill for the relief of Harold David Strother, Jr.; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, [13JN]
H.R. 1832--
A bill for the relief of Bruce L. Holland; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. WISE, [13JN]
H.R. 1833--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth 
    abortions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CANADY (for himself, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. 
    Hyde, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Smith of 
    Texas, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Smith of 
    New Jersey, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Bunning 
    of Kentucky, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Walsh, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Talent, Mr. watts of Oklahoma, Mrs. 
    Seastrand, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Young 
    of Alaska, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Stearns and Mr. McIntosh), 
    [14JN]
  Cosponsors added, [27JN], [30JN], [18JY], [21JY], [31JY], [4AU], 
    [7SE], [14SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-267), [27SE]
  Passed House amended, [1NO]
  Passed Senate amended, [7DE]
H.R. 1834--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Barrett 
    of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bunning of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Burr, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Canady, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
    Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Graham, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Gunderson, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
    Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hutchinson, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Linder, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, 
    Mr. Paxon, Mr. Petri, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
    Scarborough, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Tauzin, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Walker, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Wicker, and Mr. Zeliff), [14JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JN], [26JN], [27JN], [29JN], [13JY], [20JY], 
    [4AU], [6SE], [27SE], [17OC], [26OC], [6NO], [9NO], [29NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [22DE]
H.R. 1835--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to 
    the construction of a hydroelectric project in Oregon, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Wyden), [14JN]
H.R. 1836--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to acquire property in 
    the town of East Hampton, Suffolk County, New York, for inclusion in 
    the Amagansett National Wildlife Refuge; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. FORBES, [14JN]
H.R. 1837--
A bill to establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms in the 
    laws relating to elections for Federal office; to the Committees on 
    House Oversight; Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Meehan), [14JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JN]
H.R. 1838--
A bill to provide for an exchange of lands with the Water Conservancy 
    District of Washington County, Utah; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [14JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-306), [6NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [7NO]
H.R. 1839--
A bill to require executive agencies to identify which of its 
    regulations impose requirements which conflict with the requirements 
    of other executive agencies and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Norwood, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Hutchinson, 
    Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Petri, Mr. Gunderson, and Mr. Funderburk), [14JN]
H.R. 1840--
A bill to ensure equal opportunity in employment, education, and 
    contracting; to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. RADANOVICH, [14JN]
  Cosponsors added, [27JN], [27JY]
H.R. 1841--
A bill to authorize the construction of the Lewis and Clark Rural Water 
    System and to authorize assistance to the Lewis and Clark Rural 
    Water System, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the planning and 
    construction of the water supply system, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself and Mr. Minge), [14JN]
H.R. 1842--
A bill to ban the utilization of Federal funds by a State to lure jobs 
    and businesses from another State; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Franks of New Jersey), [14JN]
H.R. 1843--
A bill to permit a designated authority to borrow funds for the 
    development and construction of a sports arena in the District of 
    Columbia, to permit the District of Columbia to pledge certain 
    revenues as security for the borrowing of such funds, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Ms. NORTON, by request (for herself and Mr. Davis), [14JN]
H.R. 1844--
A bill to contribute to the competitiveness of the United States by 
    enhancing the manufacturing technology programs of the Department of 
    Commerce; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. OLVER, [14JN]
H.R. 1845--
A bill to establish the Professional Boxing Corporation, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. OWENS, [14JN]
H.R. 1846--
A bill to establish the Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area 
    within the Gallatin and Custer National Forests in the State of 
    Montana, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Coleman, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Farr, Mr. Filner, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Moran, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Porter, 
    Mrs. Schroeder, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Studds, 
    Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Yates, and 
    Mr. Evans), [14JN]
  Cosponsors added, [26JY], [31JY], [3AU], [6SE], [12SE], [10OC], 
    [19OC], [26OC], [30OC], [8NO]
H.R. 1847--
A bill to authorize appropriations to develop technologies that can be 
    used to combat terrorism, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. SCHROEDER, [14JN]
H.R. 1848--
A bill to amend certain provisions of title 5, United States Code, 
    relating to the age and service requirements for entitlement to an 
    immediate annuity under the Civil Service Retirement System or the 
    Federal Employees' Retirement System, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; House Oversight, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself and Mr. Parker), [14JN]
H.R. 1849--
A bill to promote the return of human rights to the People's Republic of 
    China; to the Committees on Ways and Means; International Relations, 
    the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STOCKMAN, [14JN]
H.R. 1850--
A bill to improve Federal enforcement against health care fraud and 
    abuse; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. TOWNS, [14JN]
H.R. 1851--
A bill to authorize appropriations for carrying out the Federal Fire 
    Prevention and Control Act of 1974 for fiscal years 1996 and 1997; 
    to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, and Mr. 
    Boehlert), [15JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-235), [4AU]
H.R. 1852--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Science Foundation, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself and Mr. Pete Geren of Texas), [15JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-231), [4AU]
H.R. 1853--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require the 
    reduction and

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    eventual elimination of nicotine in tobacco products; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself and Mr. Hansen), [15JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN], [11JY], [18JY], [4AU], [6SE], [28SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [4AU]
H.R. 1854--
A bill making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal 
    year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. PACKARD, [15JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-141), [15JN]
  Considered, [21JN]
  Passed House amended, [22JN]
  Passed Senate amended, [20JY]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [21JY]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference, 
    [26JY]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-212) submitted in the House, [28JY]
  House agreed to conference report, [6SE]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [22SE]
  Presented to the President (September 26, 1995)
  Presidential veto, [3OC]
  Veto referred to the Committee on Appropriations, [12OC]
H.R. 1855--
A bill to amend title 11, District of Columbia Code, to restrict the 
    authority of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia over 
    certain pending cases involving child custody and visitation rights; 
    to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. DAVIS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Wolf), [15JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN]
H.R. 1856--
A bill to amend the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency 
    Assistance Act to provide for an expanded Federal program of hazard 
    mitigation, relief, and insurance against the risk of catastrophic 
    natural disasters, such as hurricanes, earthquakes, and volcanic 
    eruptions, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Commerce; Banking and Financial 
    Services; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. EMERSON (for himself, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Borski, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Canady, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Miss Collins of 
    Michigan, Mr. Condit, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crane, Ms. 
    Danner, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dicks, Mr. 
    Dickey, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
    Dreier, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fazio 
    of California, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ford, Mrs. 
    Fowler, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gene 
    Green of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hutchinson, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Kim, Mr. Knollenberg, 
    Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lewis of 
    California, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Manzullo, 
    Mr. McCollum, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
    Minge, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Neal, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
    Nussle, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
    Peterson of Florida, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Porter, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
    Quillen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. 
    Schiff, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, 
    Mr. Talent, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, 
    Mr. Tucker, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Wise), [15JN]
  Cosponsors added, [27JN], [30JN], [11JY], [12JY], [17JY], [19JY], 
    [24JY], [27JY], [2AU], [4AU], [12SE], [19SE], [29SE], [11OC], 
    [18OC], [19OC], [26OC], [1NO], [7NO], [8NO], [14NO], [17NO], [20NO], 
    [5DE], [13DE]
H.R. 1857--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow an individual 
    who has attained age 55 a deduction for amounts paid for insurance 
    to be used to pay real property taxes on the principal residence of 
    the individual after the individual has attained age 65; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey, [15JN]
H.R. 1858--
A bill to reduce paperwork and additional regulatory burdens for 
    depository institutions; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. LEACH, [15JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-193), [18JY]
H.R. 1859--
A bill to require employers to post, and to provide to employees 
    individually, information relating to sexual harassment that 
    violates title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. MILLER of California, [15JN]
H.R. 1860--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to convey the vessel 
    S.S. Red Oak Victory to Richmond Museum Association, Inc., located 
    in Richmond, California, for use as a monument to the wartime 
    accomplishments of the city of Richmond; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. MILLER of California, [15JN]
H.R. 1861--
A bill to make technical corrections in the Satellite Home Viewer Act of 
    1994 and other provisions of title 17, United States Code; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD, [15JN]
H.R. 1862--
A bill to permit certain revenues of the District of Columbia to be 
    expended for activities relating to the operation of the Washington 
    Convention Center and the construction of a new convention center in 
    the District of Columbia; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself (by request) and Mr. Davis), [15JN]
H.R. 1863--
A bill to prohibit employment discrimination on the basis of sexual 
    orientation; to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; House Oversight; Government Reform and Oversight; the 
    Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STUDDS (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. Morella, 
    Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Flanagan, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Gunderson, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
    Clyburn, Mr. Coleman, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Coyne, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
    Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Flake, Mr. Foglietta, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, 
    Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Matsui, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. McDermott, 
    Ms. McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. 
    Mfume, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Mineta, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
    Mr. Moran, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, 
    Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reed, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Richardson, Ms. 
    Rivers, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. 
    Sawyer, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Torres, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Wynn, and 
    Mr. Yates), [15JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10JY], [3AU], [17OC], [7NO]
H.R. 1864--
A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional 
    disaster assistance and making rescissions for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Appropriations; the Budget, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. Neumann), [15JN]
H.R. 1865--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide 
    that the same limitation on contributions to candidates shall apply 
    to multicandidate political committees and other persons; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. WHITFIELD, [15JN]
H.R. 1866--
A bill to promote the implementation of programs to improve the traffic 
    safety performance of high risk drivers; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
    Davis, Mr. Frost, Mr. Hansen, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. 
    Reynolds), [15JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY], [21JY], [12SE]
H.R. 1867--
A bill for the relief of Gregory E. Walters; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [15JN]
H.R. 1868--
A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
    and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. CALLAHAN, [15JN]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 104-143), 
    [15JN]
  Considered, [22JN], [27JN], [28JN]
  Passed House amended, [11JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [21SE]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [21SE]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference, 
    [12OC]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-295) submitted in the House, [26OC]
  House agreed to conference report, [31OC]
  House receded and agreed to Senate amendment No. 115 with an 
    amendment, [31OC]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [1NO]
  Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment No. 115 with an 
    amendment, [1NO]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment to House amendment to Senate 
    amendment No. 115, [15NO]
  Senate receded from its amendment No. 115, [15NO]
  House receded from its amendment to Senate amendment No. 115 and 
    agreed with an amendment, [13DE]
H.R. 1869--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to extend the 
    authorizations of appropriations of the Federal Communications 
    Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FIELDS of Texas (for himself and Mr. Markey), [16JN]
H.R. 1870--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the activities of the Under 
    Secretary of Commerce for Technology, and for Scientific and 
    Technical Research Services and Construction of Research Facilities 
    activities of the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 
    for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Science.
  By Mrs. MORELLA, [16JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-232), [4AU]
H.R. 1871--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the National Institute of 
    Standards and Technology Industrial Technology Services for fiscal 
    year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mrs. MORELLA, [16JN]
H.R. 1872--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to revise and extend 
    programs established pursu

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    ant to the Ryan White Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act of 
    1990; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Dingell, 
    Mr. Hastert, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Upton, Mr. Manton, Mr. Klug, Mr. Towns, 
    Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Studds, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Ganske, Ms. Furse, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Rush, Ms. Eshoo, 
    Mr. Stupak, Mr. Gunderson, and Ms. Pelosi), [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10JY], [18JY], [21JY], [28JY], [4AU], [12SE], 
    [13SE], [14SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-245), [14SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [18SE]
  Laid on the table (S. 641 passed in lieu), [18SE]
H.R. 1873--
A bill to provide for protection of the flag of the United States; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BOUCHER, [16JN]
H.R. 1874--
A bill to modify the boundaries of the Talladega National Forest, 
    Alabama; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BROWDER, [16JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-216), [31JY]
  Passed House amended, [31JY]
H.R. 1875--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of the reversionary interest of the 
    United States in certain lands to the Clint Independent School 
    District and the Fabens Independent School District; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. COLEMAN, [16JN]
H.R. 1876--
A bill to support proposals to implement the U.S. goal of the eventual 
    elimination of antipersonnel landmines, to impose a moratorium on 
    the use of antipersonnel landmines except in limited circumstances, 
    to provide for sanctions against foreign governments that export 
    antipersonnel landmines, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on International Relations; National Security, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Olver, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Gutierrez, 
    Mr. Durbin, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Vento, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Johnston of 
    Florida, Mr. Minge, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Torres, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Wyden, and Mr. Conyers), [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JN], [22JN], [29JN], [12JY], [17JY], [19JY], 
    [24JY], [6SE], [17OC], [29NO]
H.R. 1877--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to allow suits against 
    foreign states for damages caused by torture, extrajudicial killing, 
    and other terrorist acts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FOX (for himself, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
    Schumer, Ms. McKinney, and Mr. LaTourette), [16JN]
H.R. 1878--
A bill to extend for 2 years the period of applicability of enrollment 
    mix requirement to certain health maintenance organizations 
    providing services under the Dayton Area Health Plan; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. HOBSON (for himself and Mr. Hall of Ohio), [16JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [18DE]
  Passed Senate, [22DE]
  Presented to the President (December 29, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-87] (signed December 29, 1995)
H.R. 1879--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
    Alamitos barrier recycled water project and in the Long Beach water 
    desalination and reuse research and development project; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HORN, [16JN]
H.R. 1880--
A bill to designate the U.S. post office building located at 102 South 
    McLean, Lincoln, Illinois, as the ``Edward Madigan Post Office 
    Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. LaHOOD (for himself, Mr. Rush, Mr. Reynolds, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Gutierrez, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Hyde, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. 
    Crane, Mr. Yates, Mr. Porter, Mr. Weller, Mr. Costello, Mr. Fawell, 
    Mr. Hastert, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Poshard, and 
    Mr. Durbin), [16JN]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [19DE]
H.R. 1881--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to treat for 
    unemployment compensation purposes Indian tribal governments the 
    same as State or local units of government or as nonprofit 
    organizations; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, [16JN]
H.R. 1882--
A bill to consolidate the Administrator of General Services authorities 
    relating to the control and utilization of excess and surplus 
    property, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; National Security; Science; International 
    Relations; Small Business, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [19JY], [19OC]
H.R. 1883--
A bill to strengthen parental, local, and State control of education in 
    the United States by eliminating the Department of Education and 
    redefining the Fedeal role in education; to the Committees on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities; the Budget; Government 
    Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH (for himself, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
    Brownback, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Cox, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Paxon, 
    Mr. Barr, Mr. Bono, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hutchinson, 
    Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
    Miller of Florida, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Talent, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton to Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bryant of 
    Tennessee, Mr. Burr, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Camp, Mr. Callahan, 
    Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Canady, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Chrysler, 
    Mr. Coburn, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Crane, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
    Ensign, Mr. Foley, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Goss, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hancock, 
    Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Hilleary, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
    Kasich, Mr. King, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, 
    Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Mica, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
    Norwood, Mr. Parker, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Regula, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Sanford, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
    Stump, Mr. Tate, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
    Tiahrt, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Weldon of Florida, Mr. White, Mr. Whitfield, and Mr. Wicker), [16JN]
  Cosponsors removed, [30JN], [19SE]
  Cosponsors added, [11JY], [7SE], [12SE], [14SE], [19OC], [25OC], 
    [9NO], [29NO], [5DE], [18DE]
H.R. 1884--
A bill to provide for school bus safety, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [27JN], [28JN], [29JN], [13JY], [18JY], [19JY], 
    [2NO], [7NO], [15NO], [18NO], [13DE]
H.R. 1885--
A bill to limit the authority of the Secretary of Transportation to 
    regulate light and medium duty commercial vehicles; to the Committee 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ZELIFF, [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [19JN], [27JN], [10JY], [20JY], [26JY], [28JY], 
    [6SE], [8SE]
H.R. 1886--
A bill for the relief of John Wesley Davis; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. WYNN, [16JN]
H.R. 1887--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for 
    the International Trade Commission, the Customs Service, and the 
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE, [19JN]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-161), [27JN]
H.R. 1888--
A bill to add Native American members to the Advisory Commission on 
    Intergovernmental Relations, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON, [19JN]
H.R. 1889--
A bill to encourage organ donation by enclosing information in income 
    tax refund check mailings; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DURBIN (for himself and Mr. Camp), [20JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [13JY], [4AU], [28SE], [12OC], [14DE]
H.R. 1890--
A bill to establish a California Ocean Protection Zone, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Resources; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. ESHOO (for herself, Mr. Farr, Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Mineta, Mr. Miller of California, and Ms. Lofgren), [20JN]
H.R. 1891--
A bill to provide for the establishment of the Ohio River Corridor Study 
    Commission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HAMILTON, [20JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10JY], [13JY]
H.R. 1892--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to clarify the 
    requirements applicable to hearing aid compatible telephones in 
    workplaces; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Ehrlich, and Mr. 
    Gillmor), [20JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY]
H.R. 1893--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude length of 
    service awards to volunteers performing fire fighting or prevention 
    services, emergency medical services, or ambulance services from the 
    limitations applicable to certain deferred compensation plans, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HOUGHTON (for himself, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Bunning 
    of Kentucky, Mr. Volkmer, and Mr. Shaw), [20JN]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [21JY], [2AU], [4AU], [8SE], [12SE], [20SE], 
    [27SE], [13OC], [24OC], [2NO], [10NO], [29NO]
H.R. 1894--
A bill to amend title VIII of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act 
    of 1965 regarding impact aid payments, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, [20JN]
H.R. 1895--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, relating to a vehicle 
    weight and longer combination vehicles exemption for Interstate 
    routes 29 and 129 in Iowa; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, [20JN]
H.R. 1896--
A bill to waive requirements mandating that States use the metric system 
    in erecting highway signs and taking other actions relating to 
    Federal-

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    aid highway projects; to the Committees on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Science, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, [20JN]
H.R. 1897--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to assure 
    immigration priority for unmarried sons and daughters of citizens of 
    the United States over unmarried sons and daughters of permanent 
    residents; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. LOFGREN (for herself and Mr. Moorhead), [20JN]
  Cosponsors added, [21JN], [22JN], [28JN], [6SE]
H.R. 1898--
A bill to amend the Outer Continental Shelf Lands Act to direct the 
    Secretary of the Interior to cease mineral leasing activity on 
    submerged land of the Outer Continental Shelf that is adjacent to a 
    coastal State that has declared a moratorium on such activity, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
    Matsui, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Farr, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Torres, Mr. Serrano, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Studds, Mr. Johnston of 
    Florida, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Mineta, Mr. 
    Dellums, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Pallone, and Mr. Beilenson), [20JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN], [13JY], [27JY]
H.R. 1899--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain 
    conduct relating to civil disorders; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. NADLER, [20JN]
H.R. 1900--
A bill to amend the Clear Air Act to exempt agriculture-related 
    facilities from certain permitting requirements, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. NUSSLE, [20JN]
  Cosponsors added, [25SE], [30OC]
H.R. 1901--
A bill to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency to delay the implementation of remedial action and design for 
    a particular Superfund site for 1 year while undertaking monitoring 
    and testing to determine whether further action is needed; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ROSE, [20JN]
H.R. 1902--
A bill to remove the New Hanover County airport burn pit Superfund site 
    from the national priorities list under the Comprehensive 
    Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability Act of 1980; to 
    the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ROSE, [20JN]
H.R. 1903--
A bill to provide health insurance benefits to certain former employees 
    at defense nuclear facilities of the Department of Energy for 
    injuries caused by exposure to ionizing radiation; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. SKAGGS (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Sanders), 
    [20JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN], [17JY]
H.R. 1904--
A bill to provide for various programs relating to improving the health 
    of rural populations; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WILLIAMS, [20JN]
  Cosponsors added, [11JY]
H.R. 1905--
A bill making appropriations for energy and water development for the 
    fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. MYERS, [20JN]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 104-149), 
    [20JN]
  Considered, [11JY]
  Passed House amended, [12JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [1AU]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [1AU]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference, [7SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-293) submitted in the House, [26OC]
  House agreed to conference report, [31OC]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [31OC]
  Presented to the President (November 7, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-46] (signed November 13, 1995)
H.R. 1906--
A bill to amend the Central Valley Project Improvement Act, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Condit, Mr. Thomas, 
    Mr. Herger, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Dooley), 
    [21JN]
H.R. 1907--
A bill to permit State and local governments to transfer--by sale or 
    lease--Federal-aid facilities to the private sector without 
    repayment of Federal grants, provided the facility continues to be 
    used for its original purpose, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. McINTOSH (for himself and Mr. Horn), [21JN]
  Cosponsors added, [15NO]
H.R. 1908--
A bill to establish an education satellite loan guarantee program for 
    communications among education, Federal, State, and local 
    institutions and agencies and instructional and educational resource 
    providers; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself and Mr. Brown of California), [21JN]
H.R. 1909--
A bill to impose congressional notification and reporting requirements 
    on any negotiations or other discussions between the United States 
    and Cuba with respect to normalization of relations; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
    Funderburk, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. Deutsch), [21JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY], [19OC]
H.R. 1910--
A bill to permit the current refunding of certain tax-exempt bonds; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, [21JN]
H.R. 1911--
A bill for the relief of Pauline Applewhite Saunders; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BATEMAN, [21JN]
H.R. 1912--
A bill to deter and penalize health care fraud and abuse and to simplify 
    the administration of health benefit plans; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK, [22JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY]
H.R. 1913--
A bill to reform and improve the rural electrification loan programs 
    under the Rural Electrification Act of 1936; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, [22JN]
H.R. 1914--
A bill to require the mandatory reporting of deaths resulting from the 
    prescribing, dispensing, and administration of drugs, to allow the 
    continuation of voluntary reporting programs, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; the 
    Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. COYNE (for himself and Mr. Starr, and Mr. Lewis of Georgia), 
    [22JN]
H.R. 1915--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve 
    deterrence of illegal immigration to the United States by increasing 
    Border Patrol and investigative personnel, by increasing penalties 
    for alien smuggling and for document fraud, by reforming exclusion 
    and deportation law and procedures, by improving the verification 
    system for eligibility for employment, and through other measures, 
    to reform the legal immigration system and facilitate legal entries 
    into the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    the Judiciary; National Security; Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; Government Reform and Oversight; Ways and Means; 
    Commerce; Agriculture; Banking and Financial Services, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Byrant of Texas, Mr. Gallegly, 
    Mr. Moorhead, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
    Heineman, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Canady, Mr. Inglis of South 
    Carolina, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Barr, Mr. Baker of California Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Brewster, 
    Mr. Calvert, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
    Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hunter, 
    Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Tauzin, and 
    Mrs. Vucanovich), [22JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [10JY], [11JY], [13JY], [17JY], [19JY], 
    [21JY], [28JY], [2AU], [3AU]
  Cosponsors removed, [27SE]
H.R. 1916--
A bill to reform certain statutes regarding civil asset forfeiture; to 
    the Committees on the Judiciary; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HYDE, [22JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20SE], [27SE], [8NO]
H.R. 1917--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to provide 
    special funding to States for implementation of national estuary 
    conservation and management plans, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. LOWEY (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Kennelly, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Studds, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
    Miller of California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Engel, Mr. Manton, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Filner, Ms. Pelosi, 
    Ms. Woolsey, Ms. Furse, Mr. Reed, Mr. Torres, Ms. Harman, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. McDermott, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Waxman, Ms. Waters, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Vento, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Gonzalez, 
    Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Markey, 
    Mr. Berman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. 
    Faleomavaega), [22JN]
H.R. 1918--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the 
    exclusion of gain on certain small business stock; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MATSUI (for himself and Mr. English of Pennsylvania), [22JN]
  Cosponsors added, [13SE]
H.R. 1919--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the 
    treatment of certain personal care services under the unemployment 
    tax; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [22JN]
H.R. 1920--
A bill to protect victims of domestic violence from health insurance 
    discrimination; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. MOLINARI (for herself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
    Mr. King, and Mr. Paxon), [22JN]
  Cosponsors added, [19JY], [4AU], [7SE], [21SE], [11OC], [24OC], 
    [26OC], [1NO], [13DE]

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H.R. 1921--
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Francis Albert Sinatra; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [22JN]
H.R. 1922--
A bill to provide for the exchange of certain lands in Gilpin County, 
    Colorado; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SKAGGS (for himself and Mr. McInnis), [22JN]
H.R. 1923--
A bill to balance the budget of the U.S. Government by restructuring 
    Government, reducing Federal spending, eliminating the deficit, 
    limiting bureaucracy, and restoring federalism; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform and Oversight; National Security; Banking and 
    Financial Services; International Relations; Science; Commerce; 
    Resources; Rules; Transportation and Infrastructure; Agriculture; 
    Small Business; the Judiciary; Ways and Means; Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities; the Budget; Veterans' Affairs; House 
    Oversight; Intelligence (Permanent Select), for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Upton, Mr. 
    Zeliff, Mr. Neumann, and Mr. Zimmer), [22JN]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE]
H.R. 1924--
A bill to designate a site for the interim storage of spent nuclear 
    fuel; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. Ensign), [22JN]
H.R. 1925--
A bill for the relief of Thomas McDermott, Sr.; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. PETRI, [22JN]
H.R. 1926--
A bill to provide for the protection of the flag of the United States; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. THORNTON, [27JN]
H.R. 1927--
A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional 
    disaster assistance, for antiterrorism initiatives, for assistance 
    in the recovery from the tragedy that occurred at Oklahoma City, and 
    making rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Appropriations; the 
    Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [27JN]
H.R. 1928--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require that the motor 
    vehicle bumper standard established by the Secretary of 
    Transportation shall be restored to that in effect January 1, 1982; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BEILENSON, [27JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE]
H.R. 1929--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to more effectively 
    prevent illegal immigration by improving control over the land 
    borders of the United States, preventing illegal employment of 
    aliens, reducing procedural delays in removing illegal aliens from 
    the United States, providing wiretap and asset forfeiture authority 
    to combat alien smuggling and related crimes, increasing penalties 
    for bringing aliens unlawfully into the United States, and making 
    certain miscellaneous and technical amendments, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BERMAN (by request), [27JN]
H.R. 1930--
A bill to govern relations between the United States and the Palestine 
    Liberation Organization [PLO], to enforce PLO compliance with 
    standards of international conduct, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Banking and Financial 
    Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schumer, and Mr. DeLay), 
    [27JN]
  Cosponsors added, [28JN], [10JY], [1AU], [4AU], [8SE], [10OC], [11OC]
H.R. 1931--
A bill to amend the Legal Services Corporation Act to prohibit 
    recipients of grants or contracts from the Legal Services 
    Corporation from soliciting clients, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GILLMOR, [27JN]
H.R. 1932--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit governmental 
    discrimination in the training and licensing of health professionals 
    on the basis of the refusal to undergo or provide training in the 
    performance of induced abortions, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Volkmer, Mr. LaFalce, and Mr. Canady), [27JN]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [19JY], [28JY], [12SE]
H.R. 1933--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of the bicentennial of the Old State House of 
    Connecticut; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Shays, 
    Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Franks of Connecticut), [27JN]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU], [8SE], [29SE], [19OC], [5DE]
H.R. 1934--
A bill to amend section 255 of the National Housing Act to extend the 
    mortgage insurance program for home equity conversion mortgages for 
    elderly homeowners, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York, [27JN]
H.R. 1935--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 1998, the duty on certain twine; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI, [27JN]
H.R. 1936--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for certain 
    minimum requirements under the Federal Employees Health Benefits 
    Program with respect to obstetrical benefits; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    Scott, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Flake, Ms. Woolsey, Mrs. 
    Schroeder, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Owens, Mr. Stark, Mr. Evans, Mr. Frazer, 
    Mr. Borski, Mr. Nadler, and Mr. Serrano), [27JN]
  Cosponsors added, [28JN], [27SE]
H.R. 1937--
A bill to facilitate small business involvement in the regulatory 
    development processes of the Environmental Protection Agency and the 
    Occupational Safety and Health Administration, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Small Business, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SCHIFF, [27JN]
H.R. 1938--
A bill to amend the vaccine injury compensation portion of the Public 
    Health Service Act to permit a petition for compensation to be 
    submitted within 48 months of the first symptoms of injury; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [27JN]
H.R. 1939--
A bill to amend the Federal Home Loan Bank Act to provide for the 
    representation of Guam and the Virgin Islands on the boards of 
    directors of the appropriate Federal home loan banks; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself and Mr. Frazer), [27JN]
H.R. 1940--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a charitable 
    contribution deduction for certain expenses incurred by whaling 
    captains in support of Native Alaskan subsistence whaling; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [27JN]
H.R. 1941--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to make clarifying and 
    technical amendments to further clarify the employment and 
    reemployment rights and responsibilities of members of the uniformed 
    services, as well as those of the employer community, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. MONTGOMERY (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Mascara, 
    and Mr. Evans), [28JN]
H.R. 1942--
A bill to give authority to the State of Maine over marine fisheries in 
    the waters within 12 miles of the coast of the State; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. LONGLEY, [28JN]
H.R. 1943--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to deem certain 
    municipal wastewater treatment facilities discharging into ocean 
    waters as the equivalent of secondary treatment facilities; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Packard, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Hunter, 
    and Mr. Filner), [28JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-192), [18JY]
  Placed on Corrections Calendar, [18JY]
  Passed House, [25JY]
H.R. 1944--
A bill making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional 
    disaster assistance, for antiterrorism initiatives, for assistance 
    in the recovery from the tragedy that occurred at Oklahoma City, and 
    making rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Appropriations; the 
    Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [28JN]
  Passed House amended, [29JN]
  Passed Senate, [21JY]
  Presented to the President (July 21, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-19] (signed July 27, 1995)
H.R. 1945--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    value of qualified historic property shall not be included in 
    determining the taxable estate of a decedent; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BATEMAN (for himself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Houghton, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    Collins of Georgia, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Taylor of North 
    Carolina, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Boucher, and Mr. Pickett), 
    [28JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY]
H.R. 1946--
A bill to protect the fundamental right of a parent to direct the 
    upbringing of a child, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LARGENT (for himself, Mr. Parker, Mr. Allard, Mr. Baker of 
    Louisiana, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
    Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
    Mr. Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Combest, 
    Mr. Cooley, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox, 
    Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
    Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Lewis 
    of Kentucky, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Montgomery, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neumann, 
    Mr. Petri, Mr. Porter, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
    Salmon, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mrs. Smith 
    of Washington, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stump, 
    Mr. Tate, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. 
    Weller, Mr. Wicker, and Mr. Young of Alaska), [28JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JY], [12OC], [25OC], [2NO], [9NO], [17NO], 
    [30NO], [7DE], [13DE]
H.R. 1947--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise certain 
    rules relating to fuel excise tax refunds, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.

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  By Mr. McCRERY (for himself, Mr. Herger, and Mr. Jacobs), [28JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10JY], [4AU], [6SE], [31OC]
H.R. 1948--
A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum 
    hospital stay for a mother and child following the birth of the 
    child, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MILLER of California, [28JN]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE], [18DE]
H.R. 1949--
A bill to amend the conservation title of the Food Security Act of 1985 
    to give the Secretary of Agriculture jurisdiction over all wetland 
    determinations involving agricultural lands, to provide for 
    consultation between the Secretary of Agriculture and other Federal 
    agencies involved in wetland conservation, and to improve the 
    operation of the wetland conservation program of the Department of 
    Agriculture; to the Committees on Agriculture; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. MINGE, [28JN]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU]
H.R. 1950--
A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum 
    hospital stay for a mother and child following the birth of the 
    child, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself and Mr. Torricelli), [28JN]
  Cosponsors added, [11JY], [18JY], [28JY], [6SE], [14SE], [25OC], 
    [9NO], [17NO], [30NO], [7DE], [15DE], [22DE]
H.R. 1951--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to allow food 
    and dietary supplement manufacturers to communicate truthful, 
    nonmisleading information to consumers concerning the nutritional 
    content and disease prevention benefits of their products, to repeal 
    or clarify rules enacted by the Dietary Supplement Health and 
    Education Act of 1994, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Frisa, 
    and Mr. DeFazio), [28JN]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU], [6SE], [25OC], [17NO], [22DE]
H.R. 1952--
A bill to protect women's reproductive health and constitutional right 
    to choice; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mrs. Kennelly, Ms. DeLauro, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mrs. 
    Collins of Illinois, Ms. Furse, Ms. Harman, Ms. Norton, Mrs. 
    Maloney, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, 
    Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Cardin, 
    Mr. Coleman, Mr. Conyers, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Farr, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Johnston of Florida, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Mr. Reed, Mr. Rush, 
    Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Ward, Mr. Yates, and Ms. Lofgren), [28JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [4AU]
H.R. 1953--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to encourage the 
    development of a commercial space industry in the United States; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WALKER (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Weldon of Florida, and Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner), [28JN]
H.R. 1954--
A bill to amend the National Park Service Concessions Policy Act to 
    enable the Secretary of the Interior to authorize scenic commercial 
    overflights at units of the National Park System, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Resources; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SKAGGS, [28JN]
H.R. 1955--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 to provide for certain minimum requirements for group health 
    plans with respect to obstetrical benefits; to the Committee on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Sanders, 
    Mr. Waxman, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Owens, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Borski, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Matsui, 
    Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Evans, 
    Mr. Abercrombie, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. Woolsey, and Ms. Furse), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [12JY], [26JY], [31OC]
H.R. 1956--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 
    moratorium for the excise tax on diesel fuel sold for use or used in 
    noncommercial diesel-powered motorboats and to require the Secretary 
    of the Treasury to study the effectiveness of procedures to collect 
    excise taxes on sales of diesel fuel for noncommercial motorboat 
    use; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW, [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20SE], [30OC], [13DE]
H.R. 1957--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the deduction 
    of certain interest on automobile loans; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Gillman, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
    Clyburn, Mr. Frost, Mr. Stupak, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. 
    Thompson, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Evans, Mr. Klink, and Ms. Kaptur), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [11JY]
H.R. 1958--
A bill to modify the jurisdiction of the Federal courts with respect to 
    abortion; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DORNAN, [29JN]
H.R. 1959--
A bill to repeal the Walsh-Healey Act; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FAWELL, [29JN]
H.R. 1960--
A bill to govern relations between the United States and the Palestine 
    Liberation Organization [PLO], to enforce PLO compliance with 
    standards of international conduct, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Banking and Financial 
    Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FORBES, [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [13SE], [19SE], [20SE], [19OC]
H.R. 1961--
A bill to designate the Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GORDON (for himself, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Ford, Mr. Clement, Mr. 
    Tanner, and Mr. Wamp), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [7SE]
H.R. 1962--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide special 
    rules for certain gratuitous transfers of employer securities for 
    the benefit of employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas, [29JN]
H.R. 1963--
A bill to amend title 39, United States Code, to provide that the 
    payment of a bill, invoice, or statement of account due, if made by 
    mail, shall be considered to have been made on the date as of which 
    the envelope which is used to transmit such payment is postmarked; 
    to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. McHUGH (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
    Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
    Jacobs, Mrs. Kelly, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Livingston, Mr. 
    Parker, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stockman, 
    Mr. Underwood, Mr. Towns, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Davis), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [11JY], [18JY], [27JY], [7SE], [12SE], [19SE], 
    [27SE], [18OC], [15NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [10NO], [6DE]
H.R. 1964--
A bill to authorize the President to award the Medal of Honor to the 
    unknown Vermonter who lost his life while serving in the Continental 
    Army in the War of Independence and who has been selected by the 
    people of Vermont to represent all Vermont unknown soldiers; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SANDERS, [29JN]
H.R. 1965--
A bill to reauthorize the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Farr, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    Studds, Mr. Horn, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Clyburn, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Markey, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. de 
    la Garza, Mr. Klug, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Reed, Mr. Spence, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. Dellums, Mr. Torres, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Hinchey, 
    Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Gene Green of 
    Texas, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Berman, Mr. Goss, 
    Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Lantos, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Baldacci, Ms. Furse, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Manton, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii Mr. Serrano, Mr. Flake, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Engel, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Underwood, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Fox, and 
    Mr. DeFazio), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY], [19JY], [7SE], [18SE], [27SE], [17OC], 
    [14NO]
H.R. 1966--
A bill to provide for the treatment of Indian tribal governments under 
    section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Hastings of Florida), 
    [29JN]
H.R. 1967--
A bill to facilitate asset securitization through the creation of 
    Financial Asset Securitization Investment Trusts; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Payne of Virginia Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Cardin, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Neal, Mr. Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Collins of 
    Georgia, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
    Matsui, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Herger, Mr. Nussle, and Mr. 
    Portman), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [11JY], [4AU]
H.R. 1968--
A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for a minimum 
    hospital stay for a mother and child following the birth of the 
    child, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [25JY], [27SE], [10OC], [17OC], [14NO], [29NO]
H.R. 1969--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  by Mr. STUDDS, [29JN]

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  Cosponsors added, [28SE]
H.R. 1970--
A bill to require that health plans provide coverage for minimum period 
    of time for a mother and child following the birth of the child; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Sanders, Mr. DeFazio, 
    and Mr. Pallone), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [26JY], [20SE], [25OC], [9NO]
H.R. 1971--
A bill to provide for aviation noise management and reduction in 
    residential areas; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ZIMMER, [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [6NO]
H.R. 1972--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the 
    standards used for determining whether individuals are not 
    employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CHRISTENSEN (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Hyde, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Livingston, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. 
    Roberts, Mr. Walker, Mr. Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
    Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Camp, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Sam 
    Johnson of Texas, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Portman, Mr. English 
    of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Mr. Blute, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bryant of 
    Tennessee, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Burr, Mr. Canady of Florida, Mr. 
    Chrysler, Mr. Coble, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Cramer, Mrs. Cubin, 
    Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fox 
    of Pennsylvania, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. 
    Gutknecht, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Hilleary, 
    Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis 
    of South Carolina, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Largent, 
    Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Linder, Mr. Longley, Mr. Lucas, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. Moorhead, Mrs. 
    Myrick, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Porter, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Roth, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of 
    Michigan, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Tiahrt, Mr. Towns, Mr. Upton, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. 
    Zeliff), [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [11JY], [12JY], [19JY], [21JY], [27JY], [2AU], 
    [6SE], [19SE], [27SE], [11OC], [2NO], [8NO], [14NO], [16NO], [28NO], 
    [5DE], [6DE], [7DE], [20DE]
H.R. 1973--
A bill to reduce the number of operational support aircraft of the 
    Department of Defense; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Brownback, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gunderson, Ms. Kaptur, 
    Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Maloney, and Mrs. Schroeder), [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [13JY], [21JY], [4AU], [30NO]
H.R. 1974--
A bill to amend title XVI of the Social Security Act to require periodic 
    reapplications with respect to the continued receipt of supplemental 
    security income benefits, to require that the administrative 
    criteria regarding mental impairments be modified, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of 
    Texas, Ms. Danner, Mr. Davis, Mr. Klug, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Hostettler), 
    [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [13JY], [31JY], [6SE], [20SE], [25SE]
H.R. 1975--
A bill to improve the management of royalties from Federal and Outer 
    Continental Shelf oil and gas leases, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Tauzin, and 
    Mr. Lucas), [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [13JY], [8SE], [18SE]
H.R. 1976--
A bill making appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food 
    and Drug Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the 
    fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SKEEN, [30JN]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 104-172), 
    [30JN]
  Considered, [19JY], [20JY]
  Passed House amended, [21JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [20SE]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [20SE]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference, 
    [20SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-268) submitted in the House, [28SE]
  House agreed to conference report, [12OC]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [12OC]
  Presented to the President (October 18, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-37] (signed October 21, 1995)
H.R. 1977--
A bill making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
    related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. REGULA, [30JN]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 104-173), 
    [30JN]
  Considered, [13JY], [17JY]
  Passed House amended, [18JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [9AU]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [9AU]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference, [8SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-259) submitted in the House, [21SE]
  House recommitted conference report, [29SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-300) submitted in the House, [31OC]
  House recommitted conference report, [15NO]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-402) submitted in the House, [12DE]
  House agreed to conference report, [13DE]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [14DE]
  Presented to the President (December 16, 1995)
  Presidential veto message, [18DE]
  Presidential veto message referred to the Committee on Apporpriations, 
    [18DE]
H.R. 1978--
A bill to encourage and protect private sector initiatives that improve 
    user control over computer information services; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. COX (for himself and Mr. Wyden), [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [25JY], [31JY]
H.R. 1979--
A bill to protect the rights of small entities subject to investigative 
    or enforcement action by agencies, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Small Business, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself and Mr. Talent), [30JN]
H.R. 1980--
A bill to provide for demonstration projects throughout the United 
    States in order to celebrate the process of becoming and being an 
    American citizen; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Berman, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Pelosi, and Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard), [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY], [31JY]
H.R. 1981--
A bill to amend the Federal Property and Administrative Services Act of 
    1949 to require executive agencies to procure property and services 
    related to motor vehicle pools or systems only under contracts 
    awarded under competitive procedures in accordance with rules issued 
    by the Director of the Office of Management and Budget and to report 
    to the Director regarding costs associated with agency operation of 
    motor vehicle fleets; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
    Canady of Florida, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Gillmor, Mr. Klug, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Luther, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Poshard, 
    Mr. Riggs, Mr. Royce, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. Zimmer), [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JY], [21DE]
H.R. 1982--
A bill to provide grants to the States to encourage the reporting of 
    blood alcohol levels that exceed the maximum level permitted under 
    State law after vehicular accidents; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. FURSE, [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU], [12SE], [29SE], [20OC]
H.R. 1983--
A bill to provide that certain hearings functions of the Merit Systems 
    Protection Board be performed only by administrative law judges, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. GEKAS, [30JN]
H.R. 1984--
A bill to phase out funding for the death penalty resource centers; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. 
    Mica, Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mr. McCollum), [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [10JY], [11JY], [24JY]
H.R. 1985--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from gross 
    income employee and military adoption assistance benefits and 
    withdrawals from IRA's for certain adoption expenses; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Underwood, 
    Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Barton of 
    Texas, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. Evans, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Fattah, and Mr. 
    Barrett of Wisconsin), [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [18JY], [28SE], [29NO]
H.R. 1986--
A bill to reauthorize and improve the Individuals with Disabilities 
    Education Act; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. KILDEE (for himself, Mr. Clay, Mr. Owens, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Sawyer, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Williams, and Mr. 
    Martinez), [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [27JY]
H.R. 1987--
A bill to limit congressional travel to North Korea; to the Committee on 
    House Oversight.
  By Mr. KIM, [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [11JY], [13JY], [19JY], [7SE]
H.R. 1988--
A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide for 
    more expeditious evictions from public housing, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Ms. MOLINARI, [30JN]
H.R. 1989--
A bill to make improvements in the operation and administration of the 
    Federal courts, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself and Mrs. Schroeder) (both by request), 
    [30JN]
H.R. 1990--
A bill to provide for the exchange of certain lands in the Superior 
    National Forest for certain lands owned by Cook County, Lake County, 
    and St. Louis County, Minnesota, in the Boundary Water Canoe Area 
    Wilderness; to the Committees on Resources; Agriculture, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [30JN]
H.R. 1991--
A bill to change the authorized depth for the project for navigation at 
    Manistique Harbor,

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    Michigan, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [30JN]
H.R. 1992--
A bill to modify the Suwannee River navigation project, Florida, to 
    authorize dredging of the McGriff Pass instead of the East and 
    Alligator Passes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. THURMAN, [30JN]
H.R. 1993--
A bill to abolish the Department of Energy; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; National Security; Science; Resources; Rules; Government 
    Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Foley, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
    Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Scarborough, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Ewing, Mrs. Waldholtz, 
    Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Crane, Mr. Dornan, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
    Hancock, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Wicker, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
    Gutknecht, Mr. Chrysler, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Klug, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Linder, Mr. Hoke, Ms. Dunn 
    of Washington, Mr. Tate, Mr. White, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Metcalf, 
    Mrs. Cubin, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, and Mrs. Smith 
    of Washington), [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [24JY], [3AU], [8NO], [15NO], [18NO], [28NO]
H.R. 1994--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to provide for future 
    cost-of-living adjustments for military retirees on the same basis 
    as applies to Federal civil service retirees; to the Committees on 
    National Security; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. Stump), [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [19JY], [21JY], [27JY], [6SE], [8NO]
H.R. 1995--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to make 
    improvements in the regulation of drugs; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. FOX (for himself, Mr. Clinger, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
    Miller of Florida, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Blute, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Cox, 
    and Mr. Cooley), [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU]
H.R. 1996--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a mechanism 
    for taxpayers to designate $1 of any overpayment of income tax, and 
    to contribute other amounts, for use by the U.S. Olympic Committee; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FIELDS of Texas, [30JN]
H.R. 1997--
A bill to provide flexibility to States in the administration of the 
    Food Stamp Program, consolidation of the commodity distribution 
    programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. EMERSON, [10JY]
H.R. 1998--
A bill to provide for State credit union representation on the National 
    Credit Union Administration Board, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BARR, [10JY]
  Cosponsors added, [5DE], [12DE], [19DE]
H.R. 1999--
A bill to establish the Augusta Canal National Heritage Area in the 
    State of Georgia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. NORWOOD, [10JY]
H.R. 2000--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to provide for the 
    establishment of a multiple-tier price support program for milk to 
    assist milk producers to receive an adequate income from their dairy 
    operations and to support long-term conservation practices by milk 
    producers, while assuring sufficient low-cost dairy products for 
    nutrition assistance programs; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. McHale, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Dellums, and 
    Mr. Faleomavaega), [10JY]
  Cosponsors added, [12SE]
H.R. 2001--
A bill for the relief of Norton R. Girault; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCOTT, [10JY]
H.R. 2002--
A bill making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and 
    related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. WOLF, [11JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-177), [11JY]
  Considered, [21JY], [24JY]
  Passed House amended, [25JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [10AU]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [10AU]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference, [8SE]
  Change in conferees, [12OC]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-236) submitted in the House, [20OC]
  House agreed to conference report, [25OC]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [31OC]
  Presented to the President (November 15, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-50] (signed November 15, 1995)
H.R. 2003--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to make temporary 
    assistance available to support community food security projects 
    designed to meet the food needs of low-income people, increase the 
    self-reliance of communities in providing for their own food needs, 
    and promote comprehensive, inclusive, and future-oriented solutions 
    to local food, farm, and nutrition problems; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. de la GARZA (for himself, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Brown 
    of California, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fazio of 
    California, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gejdenson, 
    Mr. Hall of Ohio, Ms. Kaptur, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Olver, Mr. Pastor, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Wilson), [11JY]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY], [7SE], [13OC], [15NO]
H.R. 2004--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exclude from the 
    Social Security tax on self-employment income certain amounts 
    received by insurance salesmen after retirement; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BOEHNER, [11JY]
H.R. 2005--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical 
    corrections in maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources 
    System; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. FORBES, [11JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-288), [20OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [30OC]
H.R. 2006--
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to provide an automatic 
    continuing appropriation for the U.S. Government; to the Committees 
    on Appropriations; Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GEKAS, [11JY]
  Cosponsors added, [7SE], [12SE], [18SE]
H.R. 2007--
A bill to amend titles 5, 31, and 37 of the United States Code to 
    provide for the continuance of pay and the authority to make certain 
    expenditures and obligations during lapses in appropriations; to the 
    Committees on Appropriations; Government Reform and Oversight, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GEKAS, [11JY]
  Cosponsors added, [7SE], [12SE], [14NO]
H.R. 2008--
A bill to repeal the quota and price support programs for peanuts; to 
    the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. Shays (for himself, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Archer, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
    Baker of California, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bass, Mr. 
    Beilenson, Mr. Berman, Mr. Blute, Mr. Bono, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, 
    Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frisa, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
    Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
    Hoke, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. Kasich, 
    Mr. Kim, Mr. King, Mr. Klink, Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Kolbe, 
    Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. LoBiondo, 
    Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Martini, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
    Moorhead, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Ney, Mr. Orton, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, 
    Mr. Pallone, Mr. Porter, Mr. Portman, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, 
    Mr. Reed, Mr. Regula, Mr. Riggs, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. 
    Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Saxton, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. 
    Schumer, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Torres, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Traficant, 
    Mr. Upton, Mr. Visclosky, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Walker, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
    Zeliff, and Mr. Zimmer), [11JY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [21JY], [3AU], [14SE], [28SE], [20OC], 
    [24OC], [6NO]
H.R. 2009--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to include medical foods as 
    a specific item for which coverage may be provided under the Federal 
    Employees Health Benefits Program; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY, [11JY]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [29SE], [18OC], [26OC], [8NO], [29NO], [22DE]
H.R. 2010--
A bill to reduce target prices for wheat, feed, grains, rice, and 
    cotton, to provide for the determination of deficiency payments and 
    marketing loans of these crops, to abandon the use of acreage 
    reduction programs regarding these crops, to prohibit the provision 
    of deficiency payments for acreage diverted from these crops, to 
    impose income limitations on participation in programs regarding 
    these crops, and to limit Commodity Credit Corporation outlays on 
    behalf of these crops; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Shays, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Porter, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Horn, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. 
    Frelinghuysen), [11JY]
  Cosponsors added, [6SE], [12SE]
H.R. 2011--
A bill to assure equitable coverage and treatment of emergency services 
    under health plans; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Towns, 
    Mr. Pallone, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Wise, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. Moran, Mr. Beilenson, and Mr. Johnson 
    of South Dakota), [11JY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [1AU], [4AU], [13SE], [28SE], [25OC], [9NO], 
    [20NO], [18DE]
H.R. 2012--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise the income, 
    estate, and gift tax rules applicable to individuals who lose U.S. 
    citizenship; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CREMEANS, [11JY]

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H.R. 2013--
A bill to provide for the display of the POW/MIA flag at each Department 
    of Veterans Affairs medical center until the President determines 
    that the fullest possible accounting of all Vietnam-era POW/MIA's 
    has been made; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. FOX (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mr. Tate, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Holden, Mr. King, Mr. 
    Stearns, Mr. Royce, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Weller, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Largent, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Solomon, Ms. Waters, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. McHale, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
    Flanagan, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Armey, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Costello, 
    Mr. Evans, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    DeLay, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Ney, 
    Mr. Gilman, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Moran, Mr. Hastings, of Washington, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Gutknecht), [11JY]
  Cosponsors added, [18JY], [27JY], [28JY], [2AU], [4AU], [6SE], [8SE], 
    [17OC], [8NO]
H.R. 2014--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit or 
    refund of motor fuel excise taxes on fuel used by the motor of a 
    highway vehicle to operate certain power takeoff equipment on such 
    vehicle; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Hancock, and Mr. Christensen), [11JY]
H.R. 2015--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax 
    incentives for the economic recovery of areas affected by the loss 
    of employment in the financial institution and real estate sectors; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY, [11JY]
H.R. 2016--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to eliminate the 
    requirement that commissioned officers of the armed services be 
    initially appointed as reserve officers regardless of the source of 
    their commission; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Reed and Mr. Dornan), [11JY]
H.R. 2017--
A bill to authorize an increased Federal share of the costs of certain 
    transportation projects in the District of Columbia for fiscal years 
    1995 and 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Government Reform and Oversight, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Davis, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Moran, and Mr. Dixon), [12JY]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure (H. Rept. 104-217, part 1), [31JY]
  Referral to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight extended, 
    [31JY]
  Committee on Government Reform and Oversight discharged, [31JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [31JY]
  Passed Senate, [31JY]
  Presented to the President (August 1, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-21] (signed August 4, 1995)
H.R. 2018--
A bill to amend section 5112 of title 31, United States Code, to 
    authorize the Secretary of the Treasury to mint and issue platinum 
    bullion coins and to mint and issue more than one version of gold 
    bullion coins at the same time; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. OLVER (for himself, Mr. Davis, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Pete Geren of 
    Texas, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Kelly, and Mr. Shays), 
    [12JY]
H.R. 2019--
A bill to allow patients to receive any medical treatment they want 
    under certain conditions and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Cox, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Kingston, Ms. Furse, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Owens, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Frazer, and Mr. Hilliard), 
    [12JY]
  Cosponsors added, [26JY], [27JY], [3AU], [6SE], [20SE], [31OC], [9NO], 
    [30NO]
H.R. 2020--
A bill making appropriations for the Treasury Department, the U.S. 
    Postal Service, the Executive Office of the President, and certain 
    independent agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LIGHTFOOT, [12JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-183), [12JY]
  Considered, [18JY]
  Passed House amended, [19JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [5AU]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [5AU]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference, [8SE]
  Conferees appointed, [8SE]
  Change in conferees, [12OC]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-291) submitted in the House, [25OC]
  House agreed to conference report, [15NO]
  House insisted on its disagreement to Senate amendment No. 132, [15NO]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [15NO]
  Senate receded from its amendment No. 132, [15NO]
  Presented to the President (November 18, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-52] (signed November 19, 1995)
H.R. 2021--
A bill to release restrictions imposed on the use of certain real 
    property conveyed by the Secretary of the Interior to Lawrence 
    County, Ohio; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CREMEANS, [12JY]
H.R. 2022--
A bill to require the partial application of the antitrust laws to major 
    and minor league baseball; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McHALE (for himself, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Filner, Mr. Bunning of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Orton, Mr. Evans, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Ms. Lofgren, and Mr. Visclosky), [12JY]
H.R. 2023--
A bill to provide for a land exchange between the Ironton Country Club 
    of Ironton, Ohio, and the Secretary of Agriculture involving Wayne 
    National Forest; which was referred to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. CREMEANS, [12JY]
H.R. 2024--
A bill to phase out the use of mercury in batteries and provide for the 
    efficient and cost-effective collection and recycling or proper 
    disposal of used nickel cadmium batteries, small sealed lead-acid 
    batteries, and certain other batteries, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KLUG (for himself, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Brown of 
    Ohio, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Hastert, 
    Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Manton, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Richardson, Mr. Stearns, 
    Mr. Tauzin, and Mrs. Thurman), [12JY]
  Cosponsors added, [24JY], [28JY], [4AU], [17OC], [24OC], [31OC], 
    [21DE]
H.R. 2025--
A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 as 
    regards the National Park Service and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON (by request), [12JY]
H.R. 2026--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of the 200th anniversary of the death of George 
    Washington; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. DAVIS (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
    Sisisky, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Porter, Mr. Lewis of 
    California, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. 
    Kennelly, and Mr. Horn), [13JY]
  Cosponsors added, [18JY], [21JY], [27JY], [28JY], [2AU], [4AU], 
    [19SE], [27SE], [12OC], [9NO], [20NO], [19DE]
H.R. 2027--
A bill to establish an office for rare disease research in the National 
    Institutes of Health, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas (for herself, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Fawell, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. 
    Franks of Connecticut, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Frost, Mr. Waxman, Mr. 
    Olver, Mr. Wyden, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    McDermott, and Mr. Engel), [13JY]
  Cosponsors added, [2AU], [4AU], [14SE], [10OC], [30OC], [15NO], 
    [17NO], [28NO], [14DE]
H.R. 2028--
A bill to provide for a uniform concessions policy for the Federal land 
    management agencies, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Resources; Agriculture; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HANSEN (for himself and Mr. Duncan), [13JY]
H.R. 2029--
A bill to amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to provide regulatory 
    relief; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, and Mr. 
    Rahall), [13JY]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU], [14SE], [11OC], [17OC], [24OC], [1NO], [13DE]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-421), [18DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [19DE]
  Passed Senate amended, [21DE]
H.R. 2030--
A bill to provide technology for parents to control the viewing of 
    programming they believe is inappropriate for their children, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Wolf, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coleman, Mr. 
    Frazer, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
    Mr. Jacobs, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mr. McHale, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
    Payne of Virginia, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Underwood), [13JY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY]
H.R. 2031--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to prohibit certain former 
    high level Government officials from representing foreign interests 
    for 10 years, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Upton, 
    Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Klug, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. 
    Taylor of Mississippi, and Mr. Ensign), [13JY]
H.R. 2032--
A bill to transfer the lands administered by the Bureau of Land 
    Management to the State in which the lands are located; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cooley, 
    Mr. Pombo, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Herger, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Stump, and Mr. 
    Allard), [13JY]
  Cosponsors added, [6SE]
H.R. 2033--
A bill to allow enrollees of the Farm Credit Administration Health Plan 
    to enroll in the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program with a 
    break in coverage; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. MORAN, [13JY]
H.R. 2034--
A bill to protect the free exercise of religion by prohibiting religious 
    coercion in our schools; to the Committee on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. NADLER, [13JY]
H.R. 2035--
A bill to expand the boundary of the Manti-La Sal National Forest, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ORTON, [13JY]

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H.R. 2036--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to make certain adjustments 
    in the land disposal program to provide needed flexibility, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. OXLEY, [13JY]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO], [15NO], [30NO], [19DE]
H.R. 2037--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the 
    pension laws, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Cardin), [13JY]
H.R. 2038--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to prevent an 
    institution from participating in the Pell Grant Program if the 
    institution is ineligible for participation in the Federal Stafford 
    Loan Program because of high default rates; to the Committee on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA (For herself and Mr. Gordon), [13JY]
H.R. 2039--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for S 
    corporation reform, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Portman, Mr. Christensen, 
    Mr. McDermott, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Levin, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Hancock, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
    Spratt, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
    Gordon, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Longley, Mr. Neal, Mrs. Johnson 
    of Connecticut, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Zimmer), [13JY]
  Cosponsors added, [27JY], [4AU], [1NO], [13DE]
H.R. 2040--
A bill to provide for the treatment of Indian tribal governments under 
    section 403(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, and Mr. Hastings 
    of Florida), [13JY]
H.R. 2041--
A bill to amend the Organic Act of Guam to provide restitution to the 
    people of Guam who suffered atrocities such as personal injury, 
    forced labor, forced marches, internment, and death during the 
    occupation of Guam in World War II, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Resources; the Judiciary; International Relations, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD, [13JY]
H.R. 2042--
A bill to authorize the Secretaries of State, Treasury, and Commerce to 
    jointly conduct a comprehensive investigation of business practices 
    by the State of Kuwait relating to the financial and commercial 
    treatment of United States persons and of the Kuwait system for the 
    resolution of commercial disputes; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. McINTOSH, [13JY]
H.R. 2043--
A bill to authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space 
    Administration for human space flight, science, aeronautics, and 
    technology, mission support, and inspector general, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. WALKER (for himself, and Mr. Sensenbrenner), [17JY]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-233), [4AU]
H.R. 2044--
A bill to remove police officers employed by the Long Island Rail Road 
    Company from coverage under the Employer's Liability Act, the 
    Railway Labor Act, the Railroad Retirement Act, and the Railroad 
    Unemployment Insurance Act, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Ways and Means, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
    Frisa, and Mr. Forbes), [17JY]
H.R. 2045--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax 
    treatment for foreign investment through a U.S. regulated investment 
    company comparable to the tax treatment for direct foreign 
    investment and investment through a foreign mutual fund; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, and Ms. Dunn of Washington), 
    [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY]
H.R. 2046--
A bill to amend the Coastal Zone Management Act of 1972 to authorize 
    grants to coastal States for development of State coastal zone 
    management program changes to support adoption of procedures and 
    policies to evaluate and facilitate siting of certain aquaculture 
    facilities in the coastal zone, and to establish in the National 
    Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration a marine aquaculture 
    development program to be known as the Nantucket Program; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. REED, [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE]
H.R. 2047--
A bill concerning the Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Ros-
    Lehtinen, Mr. Wolf, Mr. King, and Mr. Salmon), [17JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU], [29SE]
H.R. 2048--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Babs; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GEKAS, [17JY]
H.R. 2049--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 33 College Avenue in 
    Waterville, Maine, as the ``George J. Mitchell Federal Building''; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LONGLEY, [18JY]
H.R. 2050--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the 
    deduction for interest on higher education loans and to permit 
    penalty-free withdrawals from qualified retirement plans to pay for 
    higher education expenses; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, [18JY]
H.R. 2051--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the 
    deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed 
    individuals, to provide incentives for certain medical practitioners 
    to practice in rural areas, to provide for the creation of medical 
    savings accounts, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; Commerce; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. BAKER of Louisiana, [18JY]
H.R. 2052--
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to establish and 
    strengthen policies and programs for the early stabilization of 
    world population through the global expansion of reproductive 
    choice, and for other purposes; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. BEILENSON (for himself and Mrs. Morella), [18JY]
H.R. 2053--
A bill establishing United States policy toward China; to the Committees 
    on International Relations; Ways and Means; Banking and Financial 
    Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Archer, Mr. Gibbons, 
    Mr. Crane, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. 
    Thomas, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. 
    Lightfoot, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Castle, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Brownback, and Mr. Roth), [18JY]
H.R. 2054--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to apply the 
    rehabilitation credit to historic ships, aircraft, and other 
    vessels; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DICKS (for himself, and Mr. McDermott), [18JY]
H.R. 2055--
A bill to amend the General Educations Provisions Act expanding the 
    exemption for the release of student records to comply with certain 
    State statutes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. GOODLING, [18JY]
H.R. 2056--
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to provide for Federal-
    State performance partnerships, to consolidate all nutrition 
    programs under the act in the Department of Health and Human 
    Services, to extend authorizations of appropriations for programs 
    under the act through fiscal year 1998, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. MARTINEZ, [18JY]
H.R. 2057--
A bill to establish the Cache La Poudre River National Water Heritage 
    Area in the State of Colorado, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ALLARD, [19JY]
H.R. 2058--
A bill establishing United States policy toward China; to the Committees 
    on International Relations; Ways and Means; Banking and Financial 
    Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [19JY]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY]
  Passed House, [20JY]
H.R. 2059--
A bill to authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space 
    Administration for human space flight, science, aeronautics, and 
    technology, mission support, and inspector general, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Science; the Budget, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BROWN of California, [19JY]
H.R. 2060--
A bill to promote freedom, fairness, and economic opportunity for 
    families by reducing the power and reach of the Federal 
    establishment; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Government 
    Reform and Oversight; the Budget; Rules, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [19JY]
  Cosponsors added, [25JY]
H.R. 2061--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 1550 Dewey Avenue, 
    Baker City, Oregon as the ``David J. Wheeler Federal Building''; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. COOLEY, [19JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-412), [18DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [18DE]
H.R. 2062--
A bill to designate the Health Care Financing Administration building 
    under construction at 7500 Security Boulevard, Baltimore, Maryland 
    as the ``Helen Delich Bentley Building''; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. EHRLICH (for himself, Mr. Mfume, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Gilchrest, 
    Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hoyer, and Mr. Wynn), [19JY]
  Cosponsors removed, [4AU]
H.R. 2063--
A bill to disapprove sentencing guideline amendments relating to cocaine 
    base; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. EMERSON, [19JY]
  Cosponsors added, [26JY]
H.R. 2064--
A bill to grant the consent of Congress to an amendment of the Historic 
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    Compact between the States of Alabama and Georgia; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Browder, Mr. 
    Cramer, and Mr. Hilliard), [19JY]
  Cosponsors added, [20JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-376), [30NO]
H.R. 2065--
A bill to prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad with child 
    labor, and for other purposes; to the Committees on International 
    Relations; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Miller 
    of California, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Gephardt, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Wilson, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Lantos, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Visclosky, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Reed, Mr. Olver, Mr. Stark, Mr. Conyers, 
    Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, 
    Ms. Norton, Mr. Owens, and Mr. Evans), [19JY]
H.R. 2066--
A bill to amend the National School Lunch Act to provide greater 
    flexibility to schools to meet the dietary guidelines for Americans 
    under the school lunch and school breakfast programs; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. GOODLING, [19JY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JY], [18SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [17OC]
H.R. 2067--
A bill to facilitate improved management of National Park Service Lands; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [19JY]
H.R. 2068--
A bill to reduce the size of the House of Representatives to 295 
    Members; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McHALE, [19JY]
H.R. 2069--
A bill to help avoid the costs and disruptions of agency shutdowns when 
    there is a lapse in appropriations; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. MORAN, [19JY]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE]
H.R. 2070--
A bill to provide for the distribution within the United States of the 
    U.S. Information Agency film entitled ``Fragile Ring of Life''; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. MORAN, [19JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [17OC]
H.R. 2071--
A bill to promote cost containment and reform in health care; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Dooley, Mr. 
    Clement, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Gibbons, Mrs. 
    Meek of Florida, and Mr. Coleman), [19JY]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU], [27SE], [19OC], [31OC], [2NO], [5DE]
H.R. 2072--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to ban 
    contributions to candidates in elections for Federal office by 
    persons other than individuals and political party committees, to 
    amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to ban gifts, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight; Rules; 
    Government Reform and Oversight; Standards of Official Conduct, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
    Metcalf, and Mr. Tate), [19JY]
  Cosponsors added, [27JY], [4AU], [6SE], [13SE], [14SE], [20SE], 
    [27SE], [29SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [28SE]
H.R. 2073--
A bill to disapprove sentencing guideline amendments relating to cocaine 
    base and money laundering; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Mr. McCollum), [19JY]
H.R. 2074--
A bill to designate certain Bureau of Land Management Land in the State 
    of Montana to preserve unique cultural and natural features; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. WILLIAMS, [19JY]
H.R. 2075--
A bill for the relief of Robert L. Quinn; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mrs. THURMAN, [19JY]
H.R. 2076--
A bill making appropriations for the Department of Commerce, Justice, 
    and State, the Judiciary, and related agencies for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. ROGERS, [19JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 104-196), 
    [19JY]
  Considered, [25JY]
  Passed House amended, [26JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [29SE]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [29SE]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, [18OC]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-378) submitted in the House, [1DE]
  House agreed to conference report, [6DE]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [7DE]
  Presented to the President (December 13, 1995)
  Presidential veto, [19DE]
  Presidential veto referred to the Committee on Appropriations, [20DE]
H.R. 2077--
A bill to designate the U.S. Post Office building located at 33 College 
    Avenue in Waterville, Maine, as the ``George J. Mitchell Post Office 
    Building''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LONGLEY, [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [2AU]
  Rereferred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, [4AU]
  Committees discharged. Passed House, [4AU]
  Passed Senate, [9AU]
  Presented to the President (August 28, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-27] (signed September 6, 1995)
H.R. 2078--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the excise 
    tax treatment of draft cider; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Neal, Mr. Houghton, 
    and Mr. Dooley), [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [28JY], [1AU], [4AU]
H.R. 2079--
A bill to provide amnesty from criminal and civil tax penalties for 
    individuals who, within the 6-month amnesty period, notify the 
    Internal Revenue Service of previous nonpayments or underpayments of 
    Federal income tax and pay such underpayments in full; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FRISA, [20JY]
H.R. 2080--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to provide priority health 
    care by the Department of Veterans Affairs for veterans who received 
    nasopharyngeal irradiation treatments while serving in the Armed 
    Forces; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON, [20JY]
H.R. 2081--
A bill to recognize the validity of rights-of-way granted under section 
    2477 of the Revised Statutes, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Resources; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HANSEN (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, and Mr. Shadegg), [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [6SE], [11OC], [8NO]
H.R. 2082--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the 
    establishment of priority placement programs for Federal employees 
    affected by a reduction in force, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Davis, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Wynn), 
    [20JY]
H.R. 2083--
A bill to provide for a tax reduction in the case of low economic 
    growth; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Bryant of Texas, and Ms. 
    Pelosi), [20JY]
H.R. 2084--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to impose labeling 
    requirements for milk and milk products produced from cows which 
    have been treated with synthetic bovine growth hormone, to amend the 
    Agriculture Act of 1949 to require the Secretary of Agriculture to 
    reduce the price received by producers for milk that is produced by 
    cows injected with synthetic bovine growth hormone, to direct the 
    Secretary of Health and Human Services to develop a synthetic BGH 
    residue test, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Stark, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Shays, Mr. Johnston of 
    Florida, Mr. Evans, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Moran, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Obey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. 
    Markey), [20JY]
H.R. 2085--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to require 
    labeling for milk and milk products produced from cows which have 
    been treated with synthetic bovine growth hormone, to direct the 
    development of a synthetic bovine growth hormone residue test, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Stark, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Shays, Mr. Johnston of 
    Florida, Mr. Evans, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Moran, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Dellums, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Obey, Mr. Gutierrez, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Reynolds, and Mr. 
    Markey), [20JY]
H.R. 2086--
A bill to increase the overall economy and efficiency of Government 
    operations and enable more efficient use of Federal funding, by 
    enabling local governments and private, nonprofit organizations to 
    use amounts available under certain Federal assistance programs in 
    accordance with approved local flexibility plans; to the Committee 
    on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, and Mr. Clinger), [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [1AU], [29SE]
H.R. 2087--
A bill to provide that human life shall be deemed to exist from 
    conception; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STOCKMAN, [20JY]
H.R. 2088--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the sale of 
    alcoholic beverages to persons who are less than 21 years of age; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. STOCKMAN, [20JY]
H.R. 2089--
A bill to provide for a change in the exemption from the child labor 
    provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 for minors 
    between 16 and 18 years of age who engage in the operation of 
    automobiles and trucks; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. TATE, [20JY]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE], [19OC], [9NO], [28NO], [19DE]
H.R. 2090--
A bill to reduce the number of executive branch political appointees; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.

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  By Mr. LUTHER (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, and Mr. Condit), [21JY]
  Cosponsors added, [13SE], [19SE], [20SE], [29SE], [10OC], [19OC], 
    [2NO], [7NO], [10NO], [15DE]
H.R. 2091--
A bill to exclude certain veterans' compensation and pension amounts 
    from consideration as adjusted income for purposes of determining 
    the amount of rent paid by a family for a dwelling unit assisted 
    under the United States Housing Act of 1937; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [21JY]
H.R. 2092--
A bill to expedite State reviews of criminal records of applicants for 
    private security officer employment, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities; the Judiciary, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Serrano, and Mr. Bryant of Tennessee), [21JY]
  Cosponsors removed, [27JY]
  Cosponsors added, [19SE], [12OC]
H.R. 2093--
A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to include seed crops 
    among the list of crops specifically covered under the noninsured 
    crop disaster assistance program; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH (for herself, and Mr. Crapo), [21JY]
H.R. 2094--
A bill to amend section 1864 of title 18, United States Code, relating 
    to tree spiking, to add avoidance costs as a punishable result; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH, [21JY]
H.R. 2095--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code to provide that capital gains 
    not be recognized if invested in certain small businesses; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. FURSE, [21JY]
H.R. 2096--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to extend eligibility to 
    use the military health care system and commissary stores to an 
    unremarried former spouse of a member of the uniformed services if 
    the member performed at least 20 years of service which is 
    creditable in determining the member's eligibility for retired pay 
    and the former spouse was married to the member for a period of at 
    least 17 years during those years of service; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [21JY]
H.R. 2097--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax 
    credit for investment necessary to revitalize communities within the 
    United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [21JY]
H.R. 2098--
A bill to amend title 31, United States Code, to authorize the Secretary 
    of the Treasury to manage the cash positions of the U.S. Government 
    whenever it is unable to borrow sufficient funds to meet its needs; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself and Mr. Shays), [21JY]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE], [28SE], [29SE], [10OC], [25OC], [30OC], 
    [31OC], [1NO], [2NO], [7NO], [9NO], [13NO], [15NO], [14DE]
H.R. 2099--
A bill making appropriations for the Department of Veterans Affairs and 
    Housing and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, 
    boards, commissions, corporations, and offices for fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LEWIS of California, [21JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 104-201), 
    [21JY]
  Considered, [27JY], [28JY]
  Passed House amended, [31JY]
  Passed Senate amended, [27SE]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [27SE]
  Change in conferees, [12OC]
  House disagreed to Senate amendments and agreed to a conference, [2NO]
  Conferees appointed, [2NO]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-353) submitted in the House, [17NO]
  Conference report recommited, [29NO]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-384) submitted in the House, [6DE]
  House agreed to conference report, [7DE]
  House receded and agreed to Senate amendment no. 63 with an amendment, 
    [7DE]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [14DE]
  Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment No. 63, [14DE]
  Presented to the President (December 16, 1995)
  Presidential veto message, [18DE]
  Presidential veto message referred to the Committee on Appropriations, 
    [18DE]
H.R. 2100--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make technical 
    corrections to maps relating to the Coastal Barrier Resources 
    System; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Foley, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. 
    Weldon of Florida, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Mica, and Mr. Peterson of 
    Florida), [24JY]
  Cosponsors added, [25JY]
H.R. 2101--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to permanently prohibit 
    the possession of firearms by persons who have been convicted of a 
    violent felony, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Hoyer), 
    [24JY]
  Cosponsors added, [28JY], [1NO], [20NO], [18DE]
H.R. 2102--
A bill to amend subchapter II of chapter 73 of title 10, United States 
    Code, to prevent cost-of-living increases in the survivor annuity 
    contributions of uniformed services retirees from becoming effective 
    before related cost-of-living increases in retired pay become 
    payable; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. MORAN, [24JY]
H.R. 2103--
A bill to amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and 
    Governmental Reorganization Act to place the budget of the District 
    of Columbia courts on equal footing with other branches of the 
    District government, to permit the severance of the salaries of 
    local judges from the Federal compensation system, and to authorize 
    multiyear contracts; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself and Mr. Davis), [24JY]
H.R. 2104--
A bill to amend section 1464 of title 18, United States Code, to punish 
    transmission by computer of indecent material to minors; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [24JY]
  Cosponsors added, [26JY], [28JY]
H.R. 2105--
A bill to restrict the closure of Coast Guard small boat stations, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. STUDDS, [24JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU], [13SE]
H.R. 2106--
A bill to provide for the energy security of the Nation through 
    encouraging the production of domestic oil and gas resources in deep 
    water on the Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of Mexico, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. TAUZIN (for himself, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Archer, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
    Fields of Texas, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
    Brewster, Mr. Allard, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
    Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Hastings of Washington, and Mrs. Cubin), [25JY]
H.R. 2107--
A bill to amend the Land and Water Conservation Fund Act of 1965 to 
    improve the quality of visitor services provided by Federal land 
    management agencies through an incentive-based recreation fee 
    program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [25JY]
H.R. 2108--
A bill to permit the Washington Convention Center Authority to expend 
    revenues for the operation and maintenance of the existing 
    Washington Convention Center and for preconstruction activities 
    relating to a new convention center in the District of Columbia, to 
    permit a designated authority of the District of Columbia to borrow 
    funds for the preconstruction activities relating to a sports arena 
    in the District of Columbia and to permit certain revenues to be 
    pledged as security for the borrowing of such funds, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Ms. NORTON (for herself, Mr. Davis, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Walsh, and Miss Collins of Michigan), 
    [25JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-227), [2AU]
  Passed House, [4AU]
  Passed Senate, [11AU]
  Presented to the President (August 28, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-28] (signed September 6, 1995)
H.R. 2109--
A bill to amend title 42, United States Code, and title 15, United 
    States Code, to establish provisions to assist low income families 
    and seniors in the event of severe heat emergencies; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Economic and Educational Opportunities, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ, [25JY]
H.R. 2110--
A bill to provide leadership, improved efficiencies, and regulatory 
    clarity for Department of Energy waste management and environmental 
    restoration efforts at the Hanford Reservation and certain other 
    Defense Nuclear Facilities; to the Committees on Commerce; National 
    Security; Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington (for himself, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Nethercutt, 
    Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. White, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Tate, Mr. 
    Metcalf, Mrs. Smith of Washington, and Mr. Cooley), [25JY]
H.R. 2111--
A bill to designate the Social Security Administration's Western Program 
    Service Center located at 1221 Nevin Avenue, Richmond, California, 
    as the ``Francis J. Hagel Building''; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. MILLER of California, [25JY]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-411), [18DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [18DE]
H.R. 2112--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to limit per diem payments 
    by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to State veterans homes; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. TORRICELLI, [25JY]
H.R. 2113--
A bill to renew and extend patents relating to certain devices that aid 
    in the acceleration of bodily tissue healing and reduction of pain; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN, [25JY]
H.R. 2114--
A bill to permit voters to vote for ``None of the Above'' in elections 
    for Federal office and to require an additional election if ``None 
    of the Above'' receives the most votes; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA, [26JY]
H.R. 2115--
A bill to establish a national advisory referendum on limiting the terms 
    of Members of Congress at the general election of 1996; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA (for himself, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Sanford, 
    Mr. Tate, Mr. Upton, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Hancock), [26JY]

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H.R. 2116--
A bill to establish a national advisory referendum on a flat income tax 
    rate, and requiring a national vote to raise taxes at the general 
    election of 1996; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA, [26JY]
H.R. 2117--
A bill to provide that the voters of the United States be given the 
    right, through advisory voter initiative, to propose the enactment 
    and repeal of Federal laws in a national election; to the Committees 
    on House Oversight; Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA, [26JY]
H.R. 2118--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    to individuals for amounts paid for public school bus service; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. LOFGREN, [26JY]
H.R. 2119--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require 
    certain disclosure and reports relating to polling by telephone or 
    electronic device; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. PETRI, [26JY]
  Cosponsors added, [12SE]
H.R. 2120--
A bill to authorize appropriations for improvements in the 
    naturalization process; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Gutierrez, and Ms. Roybal-Allard), 
    [26JY]
H.R. 2121--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify certain 
    provisions applicable to real estate investment trusts; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mrs. 
    Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Portman, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Jacobs, Mr. Levin, Mr. Cardin, and Ms. Dunn of Washington), [26JY]
  Cosponsors added, [30OC]
H.R. 2122--
A bill to designate the Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest in the States 
    of California and Nevada to be administered by the Secretary of 
    Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; 
    Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself, and Mr. Doolittle), [26JY]
H.R. 2123--
A bill to accelerate capitalization of the savings association insurance 
    fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. FLAKE, [27JY]
H.R. 2124--
A bill to enhance the competitiveness of the United States in the global 
    economy through the establishment of the U.S. Trade Administration 
    as an independent establishment in the executive branch of the 
    Government; to the Committees on Ways and Means; International 
    Relations; Banking and Financial Services; Government Reform and 
    Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MICA (for himself, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Clinger, Mr. Roth, Mr. Manzullo, and Mr. Portman), [27JY]
H.R. 2125--
A bill to provide for the termination of the present Small Business 
    Administration and certain of its functions, to establish a Small 
    Business Administration in the Department of the Treasury and an 
    Office of Small Business Advocacy in the Executive Office of the 
    President, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Small 
    Business.
  By Mr. DREIER (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
    Stockman, and Mr. Baker of California), [27JY]
H.R. 2126--
A bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for the 
    fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [27JY]
  Reported from the Committee on Appropriations (H. Rept. 104-208), 
    [27JY]
  Considered, [31JY]
  Passed House amended, [7SE]
  Passed Senate amended, [8SE]
  Senate insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [8SE]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, [13SE]
  House action vacated, [13SE]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, [14SE]
  Conferees appointed, [14SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-261) submitted in the House, [25SE]
  Conference report rejected in the House, [29SE]
  Motion to close conference meetings to the public when national 
    security information is under consideration agreed to, [18OC]
  House insisted on its disagreement to the Senate amendment and asked 
    for a further conference, [18OC]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and agreed to a further conference, 
    [19OC]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-344) submitted in the House, [15NO]
  House agreed to conference report, [16NO]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [16NO]
  Presented to the President (November 18, 1995)
  Without approval [Public Law 104-61] December 1, 1995
H.R. 2127--
A bill making appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and 
    Human Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal 
    year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. PORTER, [27JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-209), [27JY]
  Considered, [2AU]
  Passed House amended, [4AU]
H.R. 2128--
A bill to prohibit discrimination and preferential treatment on the 
    basis of race, color, national origin, or sex with respect to 
    Federal employment, contracts, and programs, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on the Judiciary; Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; Government Reform and Oversight; House Oversight, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CANADY of Florida (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. 
    Fowler, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
    Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Coble, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Bryant of 
    Tennessee, Mr. Bono, Mr. Barr, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Chambliss, 
    Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Jones, Mr. King, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
    Paxon, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Roth, Mr. Stump, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Miller 
    of Florida, Mr. Goss, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
    Mica, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
    Walker, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Everett, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
    Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Solomon, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Mr. Christensen, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Largent, 
    Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Hancock, Mrs. 
    Roukema, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Graham, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bass, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Salmon, 
    and Mr. Ballenger), [27JY]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU], [28SE], [8NO]
H.R. 2129--
A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide that the requirement 
    of marking of imported articles and containers not apply to spice 
    products; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CARDIN, [27JY]
H.R. 2130--
A bill to amend the Farm Credit Act of 1971 to improve the efficiency 
    and operation of the Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corporation in 
    order to better to ensure that farmers, ranchers, and rural home 
    owners will have access to a stable and competitive supply of 
    mortgage credit now and in the future; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. EMERSON (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, and Mr. 
    Bereuter), [27JY]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE]
H.R. 2131--
A bill to amend the Federal securities laws in order to promote 
    efficiency and capital formation in the financial markets; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FIELDS of Texas (for himself, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
    Gillmor, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Barton of Texas, and Mr. 
    White), [27JY]
H.R. 2132--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a credit 
    against income tax to individuals who are active participants in 
    neighborhood crime watch organizations which actively involve the 
    community in the reduction of local crime; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. FILNER (for himself, and Mr. Stupak), [27JY]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU], [12SE], [19SE], [28SE], [2NO]
H.R. 2133--
A bill to amend title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the Age 
    Discrimination in Employment Act of 1967 to improve the 
    effectiveness of administrative review of employment discriminations 
    claims made by Federal employees, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. MARTINEZ (for himself, Ms. Norton, Mr. Clay, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Rush, and Mr. Jacobs), 
    [27JY]
  Cosponsors added, [20NO]
H.R. 2134--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to allow employees 
    in classified positions in community colleges to serve in certified 
    or other academic capacities; to the Committee on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. RADANOVICH (for himself, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Filner, Mr. Cox of California, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Dooley, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Dornan, and Ms. Lofgren), [27JY]
H.R. 2135--
A bill to provide for the correction of boundaries of certain lands in 
    Clark County, Nevada, acquired by persons who purchased such lands 
    in good faith reliance on existing private land surveys; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, [27JY]
H.R. 2136--
A bill to provide for the management, containment, and elimination of 
    brucellosis from the Yellowstone area, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. WILLIAMS, [27JY]
H.R. 2137--
A bill to amend the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 
    1994 to require the release of relevant information to protect the 
    public from sexually violent offenders; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, and Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia), [27JY]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU], [6SE], [7SE], [8SE], [12SE], [14SE], [19SE], 
    [25SE], [27SE], [11OC], [17OC], [20NO]
H.R. 2138--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax 
    credit for investment necessary to revitalize communities within the 
    United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. 
    Frazer), [28JY]
  Cosponsors added, [12SE], [28SE], [30OC], [10NO], [30NO]
H.R. 2139--
A bill to establish a commission to study the question of adding the 
    Niagara River Gorge to the Wild and Scenic River System; to the 
    Committee on Resources.

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  By Mr. LaFALCE, [28JY]
H.R. 2140--
A bill to amend title I of the Employee Retirement Income Security Act 
    of 1974 and the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the creation 
    or assignment of rights to employee pension benefits if necessary to 
    satisfy a judgment against a plan participant or beneficiary for 
    physically, sexually, or emotionally abusing a child; to the 
    Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Ramstad, Mrs. 
    Maloney, Mr. Engel, Ms. Norton, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, 
    Mr. Dellums, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Manton, Mr. Frost, Ms. Jackson-Lee, 
    Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Evans, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Wynn, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
    Reynolds, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [28JY]
H.R. 2141--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for 
    a reduction in the limitation amount for multicandidate political 
    committee contributions to candidates, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. SHAYS (for himself, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Klug, Mr. Castle, Mr. Minge, Mr. McHale, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Inglis of South 
    Carolina), [28JY]
H.R. 2142--
A bill to promote the scientific, technological, and the national 
    security interests and industrial well-being of the United States 
    through establishing missions for and streamlining Department of 
    Energy laboratories, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Science; National Security, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
    Baker of California, and Mrs. Morella), [31JY]
H.R. 2143--
A bill to amend the Packers and Stockyards Act, 1921, to make it 
    unlawful for any stockyard owner, market agency, or dealer to 
    transfer or market nonambulatory cattle, sheep, swine, horses, 
    mules, or goats, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Borski, Mr. Brown 
    of California, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Engel, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
    Fawell, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gilman, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Johnston of 
    Florida, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Manton, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
    Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Mineta, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran, 
    Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. Porter, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mrs. 
    Schroeder, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stark, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
    Towns, Mr. Vento, Mr. Waxman, and Mr. Yates), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU], [6SE], [18SE], [27SE], [11OC], [19OC], [26OC]
H.R. 2144--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, in a manner which ensures 
    to a greater degree the ability of utility providers to establish, 
    improve, operate, and maintain utility structures, facilities, and 
    equipment for the benefit, safety, and well-being of consumers by 
    removing limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time in regard 
    to utility vehicle operators and drivers, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. 
    Skelton, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. 
    Ehlers, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. 
    Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Heineman, and Mr. Chambliss), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [6SE], [14SE], [20SE], [18OC], [29NO]
H.R. 2145--
A bill to reauthorize and make reforms to programs authorized by the 
    Public Works and Economic Development Act of 1965 and the 
    Appalachian Regional Development Act of 1965; to the Committees on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Banking and Financial Services, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Wise, and 
    Mr. Wicker), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [11OC]
H.R. 2146--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to extend the 
    nonconventional fuel tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [6SE], [7SE], [21SE], [18OC]
H.R. 2147--
A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to permit producers 
    greater discretion in deciding to purchase catastrophic risk 
    protection and to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to clarify the 
    prevented planting rule for the calculation of crop acreage bases; 
    to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Lucas, and Mrs. Chenoweth), [31JY]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU], [6SE], [28SE], [20NO]
H.R. 2148--
A bill to reduce the influence of political action committees in 
    elections for Federal office and to require that more than half of 
    the contributions to a House of Representatives candidate be from 
    in-State individual residents, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. WAMP (for himself, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Scarborough, 
    Mr. Riggs, Mr. Foley, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Davis, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Bass, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Sanford, 
    Mr. Buyer, Mr. Blute, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Klug, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    Tate, Mr. Fox, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Istook, 
    Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Stockman, Mr. Upton, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
    Chrysler, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Ballenger, 
    Mr. Schiff, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Burr, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Doolittle, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Parker, 
    Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Condit, Mr. Saxton, Mr. McKeon, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. White, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Horn, Mr. Bilbray, and Mr. Thornberry), 
    [1AU]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU], [17OC], [13DE]
H.R. 2149--
A bill to reduce regulation, promote efficiencies, and encourage 
    competition in the international ocean transportation system of the 
    United States, to eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Coble, Mr. Traficant, and 
    Mr. Oberstar), [1AU]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-303), [1NO]
H.R. 2150--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act and the Small Business Investment 
    Act of 1958 to reduce the cost to the Federal Government of 
    guaranteeing certain loans and debentures, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, [1AU]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-239), [6SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12SE]
  Laid on the table, [12SE]
H.R. 2151--
A bill to provide for enhanced penalties for health care fraud, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; the 
    Judiciary; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [1AU]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU]
H.R. 2152--
A bill to establish the Independent Commission on Medicare to make 
    recommendations on how to best match the structure of the Medicare 
    Program with the funding made available for the program by Congress, 
    to provide for expedited consideration in Congress of the 
    Commission's recommendations, and to establish a default process for 
    meeting congressional spending targets for the Medicare Program if 
    Congress rejects the Commission's recommendations; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Commerce; Rules; the Budget, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. McHale, Mr. Clinger, 
    Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, and Mr. Stearns), [1AU]
  Cosponsors added, [7SE], [12SE], [19SE], [28SE]
H.R. 2153--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to require the Secretary 
    of Transportation to issue regulations and encourage the States to 
    adopt and implement laws prohibiting the operation of certain 
    uncovered commercial motor vehicles on highways; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI, [1AU]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE], [18OC]
H.R. 2154--
A bill to privatize environmental testing analysis, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. Poshard), [1AU]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC]
H.R. 2155--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to restrict payment, in 
    the case of incarcerated veterans, of the clothing allowance 
    otherwise payable to certain disabled veterans and to create for 
    pension purposes a presumption of permanent and total disability for 
    veterans over age 65 who are patients in a nursing home; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Montgomery) (both by request), [1AU]
H.R. 2156--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to change the name of the 
    Servicemen's Group Life Insurance Program to Servicemembers' Group 
    Life Insurance, to merge the Retired Reservists' Servicemembers' 
    Group Life Insurance Program into the Veterans' Group Life Insurance 
    Program, to extend Veterans' Group Life Insurance coverage to 
    members of the Ready Reserve of a uniformed service who retire with 
    less than 20 years of service, to permit an insured to convert a 
    Veterans' Group Life Insurance policy to an individual policy of 
    life insurance with a commercial insurance company at any time, and 
    to permit an insured to convert a Servicemembers' Group Life 
    Insurance policy to an individual policy of life insurance with a 
    commercial company upon separation from service; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Montgomery) (both by request), [1AU]
  Cosponsors added, [19SE]
H.R. 2157--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to authorize the 
    termination of Servicemen's Group Life Insurance when premiums are 
    not paid; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Montgomery) (both by request), [1AU]
H.R. 2158--
A bill to streamline the regulatory treatment of financial institutions, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. VENTO (for himself, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, 
    Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Mfume, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Barrett 
    of Wisconsin, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Bentsen), [1AU]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE]
H.R. 2159--
A bill to provide for the transfer of certain lands on the Island of 
    Vieques, Puerto Rico, to the municipality of Vieques; to the 
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    on National Security; Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. ROMERO-BARCELO (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Frazer), [2AU]
H.R. 2160--
A bill to authorize appropriations to carry out the Interjurisdictional 
    Fisheries Act of 1986 and the Anadromous Fish Conservation Act; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [2AU]
H.R. 2161--
A bill to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation 
    Act of 1994 until October 1, 1995, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [2AU]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [2AU]
  Passed Senate, [11AU]
  Presented to the President (August 11, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-22] (signed August 14, 1995)
H.R. 2162--
A bill to restore immigration to traditional levels by curtailing 
    illegal immigration and imposing a ceiling on legal immigration; to 
    the Committees on the Judiciary; Ways and Means; Commerce; 
    Agriculture; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [2AU]
  Cosponsors added, [12OC]
H.R. 2163--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax 
    credit for investment necessary to revitalize communities within the 
    United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. de la GARZA, [2AU]
H.R. 2164--
A bill to curtail illegal immigration through increased enforcement of 
    the employer sanctions provisions in the Immigration and Nationality 
    Act and related laws; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Economic 
    and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. FILNER, [2AU]
  Cosponsors added, [12SE], [28SE]
H.R. 2165--
A bill to clarify the application of a certain transitional rule; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FORBES, [2AU]
H.R. 2166--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a minimum 
    tax on certain foreign and foreign-controlled corporations; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HUNTER, [2AU]
  Cosponsors added, [31OC]
H.R. 2167--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide that the 
    reductions in Social Security benefits which are required in the 
    case of spouses and surviving spouses who are also receiving certain 
    Government pensions shall be equal to the amount by which the total 
    amount of the combined monthly benefit--before reduction--and 
    monthly pension exceeds $1,200; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JEFFERSON, [2AU]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC], [17NO]
H.R. 2168--
A bill to extend COBRA continuation coverage to retirees and their 
    dependents, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Ways and Means; Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, [2AU]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO]
H.R. 2169--
A bill to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to influence 
    the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McHALE (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Klug, Mr. Castle, Mr. Minge, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
    Dickey, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Luther, and Mr. Inglis of South 
    Carolina), [2AU]
  Cosponsors added, [10OC]
H.R. 2170--
A bill to authorize the establishment of the Woodrow Wilson Memorial 
    Bridge Authority, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MORAN (for himself, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Wolf, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Davis, Ms. Norton, and Mr. Hoyer), [2AU]
  Cosponsors added, [3AU]
H.R. 2171--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a tax 
    credit for certain political contributions and to eliminate the 
    Presidential campaign fund; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PETRI, [2AU]
H.R. 2172--
A bill to establish the Vancouver National Historic Reserve, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. SMITH of Washington, [2AU]
  Cosponsors added, [20SE]
H.R. 2173--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to modify the 
    types of ownership and compensation arrangements which are not 
    considered arrangements between a physician and an entity furnishing 
    a designated health service under the Medicare Program for purposes 
    of the provisions of such title which deny payment for designated 
    health services for which a referral is made by a physician with an 
    ownership or compensation arrangement with the entity furnishing the 
    service; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK, [2AU]
H.R. 2174--
A bill to establish the Commission on Missing-in-Action and Prisoners of 
    War in Southeast Asia; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [2AU]
H.R. 2175--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act and the Social Security 
    Act to improve the access of rural residents to quality health care 
    by consolidating various categorical programs into a single program 
    of grants to the States, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. WILLIAMS, [2AU]
H.R. 2176--
A bill for the relief of Christopher Urban; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE, [2AU]
H.R. 2177--
A bill to require congressional approval for certain uses of the 
    exchange stabilization fund; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. BACHUS (for himself, and Mr. King), [3AU]
H.R. 2178--
A bill to promote redevelopment of brownfields by providing Federal 
    assistance for brownfield cleanups, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Borski, Mr. Rush, Mr. Klink, Mr. Manton, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Towns, and 
    Ms. Furse), [3AU]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE], [17OC], [18OC], [26OC], [17NO], [20NO], 
    [14DE]
H.R. 2179--
A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to support the 
    International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical 
    Pacific Ocean, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Hunter, and Mr. 
    Packard), [3AU]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE], [20SE], [15NO]
H.R. 2180--
A bill to repeal the Federal charter for the National Education 
    Association; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Burr, Mr. Largent, Mr. Sam Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
    Livingston, Mr. Salmon, and Mr. Norwood), [3AU]
  Cosponsors added, [24OC], [25OC], [30NO], [7DE]
H.R. 2181--
A bill to enhance the National Park System, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
    Hinchey, and Mrs. Morella), [3AU]
  Cosponsors added, [12SE], [19SE], [27SE], [10OC], [19OC], [26OC], 
    [30OC], [8NO]
H.R. 2182--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act with respect to 
    treatment of aliens who claim asylum after passing through a third 
    country which could provide asylum; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Frazer, Mr. LoBiondo, and Mr. 
    Saxton), [3AU]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU], [7SE], [12OC]
H.R. 2183--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to reduce the size of 
    grand juries; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE, [3AU]
H.R. 2184--
A bill to amend title 5 of the United States Code to provide for the 
    continuance of pay during lapses in appropriations; to the 
    Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Appropriations, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MORAN, [3AU]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE]
H.R. 2185--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage of bone mass measurements for certain individuals under 
    part B of the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways 
    and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Ms. Norton, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Pelosi, 
    Ms. Rivers, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Yates, Mr. Frost, Ms. McKinney, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, and Mr. Sanders), [3AU]
  Cosponsors added, [19SE], [2NO]
H.R. 2186--
A bill to establish the Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor National Heritage 
    Corridor in the State of Ohio; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. REGULA (for himself, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
    Mr. Oxley, Mr. Hobson, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Boehner, Ms. Pryce, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Ney, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. 
    Kasich, Mr. Gillmor, and Mr. Traficant), [3AU]
  Cosponsors added, [7SE]
H.R. 2187--
A bill to deauthorize a portion of the navigation project for Cohasset 
    Harbor, Massachusetts; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. STUDDS, [3AU]
H.R. 2188--
A bill to establish in the Department of the Interior the Essex National 
    Heritage Area Com

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    mission, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. TORKILDSEN (for himself, and Mr. Meehan), [3AU]
H.R. 2189--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 and the 
    Agricultural Act of 1949 to provide price support and national 
    poundage quotas for the 1996 through 2000 crops of peanuts, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Bishop, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Rose, 
    Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Baesler, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Farr, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Lucas, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Latham, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Kingston, Mr. 
    Hefner, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Richardson, 
    Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Jones, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
    Peterson of Florida, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Clyburn, Mr. Pastor, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky), [3AU]
  Cosponsors added, [12SE]
H.R. 2190--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a family-
    owned business exclusion from the gross estate subject to estate 
    tax, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McCrery (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Brewster, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Hancock, 
    Mr. Christensen, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Tauzin, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, 
    Mr. Cramer, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Condit, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Blute, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Baesler, 
    Mr. Weller, Mr. Parker, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. Browder, Mr. Lewis of California, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
    Hostettler, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Johnson of 
    South Dakota, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
    Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Longley, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mrs. 
    Smith of Washington, Mr. Holden, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Allard, Mr. 
    Rose, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Ensign, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Combest, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Pombo, 
    Mr. Crapo, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia of 
    Michigan, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Portman, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
    Nussle, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Everett, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Collins of Georgia, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
    Fazio of California, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Tate, and Mr. Goodlatte), 
    [3AU]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU], [6SE], [12SE], [13SE], [27SE], [29SE], 
    [17OC], [19OC], [26OC], [31OC], [7NO], [9NO], [17NO], [30NO], 
    [12DE], [21DE]
H.R. 2191--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certification of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Sundown; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. METCALF, [3AU]
H.R. 2192--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to restrict the mailorder 
    sale of body armor; to the Committee on the judiciary.
  By Mr. STUPAK (for himself and Ms. Pelosi), [3AU]
  Cosponsors added, [24OC]
H.R. 2193--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to the 
    eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself and Mr. Herger), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE], [10OC], [9NO], [30NO]
H.R. 2194--
A bill to provide for cost savings in the Medicare Program through cost-
    effective coverage of positron emission tomography [PET]; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [7SE]
H.R. 2195--
A bill to establish limits on Commodity Credit Corporation farm and 
    export expenditures for the 1996 through 2002 crop years, to 
    authorize the use of market transition contracts to support farming 
    certainty and flexibility and ensure continued compliance with farm 
    conservation compliance plans and wetland protection, to make 
    marketing assistance loans available for certain crops, to establish 
    a commission to examine the future of production agriculture, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
    Hostettler, and Mr. Smith of Michigan), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [6SE], [21SE], [29SE]
H.R. 2196--
A bill to amend the Stevenson-Wydler Technology Innovation Act of 1980 
    with respect to inventions made under cooperative research and 
    development agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Science.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Walker, Mr. Brown of California, and 
    Mr. Tanner), [4AU]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-390), [7DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12DE]
H.R. 2197--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to establish a 
    point of order against certain continuing resolutions; to the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Knollenberg, and Mr. Ensign), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE], [5DE]
H.R. 2198--
A bill to abolish the Department of Housing and Urban Development and 
    provide for reducing Federal spending for housing and community 
    development activities by consolidating and eliminating programs, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial 
    Services; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BROWNBACK (for himself, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Armey, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Walker, 
    Mr. Kasich, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
    Dornan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Foley, Mr. Souder, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
    Chrysler, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Cooley, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
    Tate, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hastings of Washington, 
    Mr. Nussle, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Stockman, 
    Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Talent, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Bono, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Coburn, 
    Mr. Graham, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Bass, Mr. Cunningham, 
    Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Parker, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Herger, Mr. Kolbe, 
    Mr. White, and Mr. Hayworth), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [14DE]
H.R. 2199--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify the 
    application of the passive loss limitations to equine activities; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Ward, Mr. 
    Rogers, and Mr. Lewis of Kentucky:), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [20SE], [27SE], [11OC]
H.R. 2200--
A bill to provide for a reduction in regulatory costs by maintaining 
    Federal average fuel economy standards applicable to automobiles in 
    effect at current levels until changed by law; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Brown of Ohio), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [12SE], [13SE], [14SE], [19SE], [27SE], [28SE], 
    [11OC], [12OC], [18OC], [25OC], [1NO], [10NO], [5DE], [19DE]
H.R. 2201--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to clarify the 
    treatment of foreign source income of United States-owned 
    multinational insurance agents and brokers; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. CARDIN (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Camp, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, and Mr. English of Pennsylvania), 
    [4AU]
H.R. 2202--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to improve 
    deterrence of illegal immigration to the United States by increasing 
    border patrol and investigative personnel, by increasing penalties 
    for alien smuggling and for document fraud, by reforming exclusion 
    and deportation law and procedures, by improving the verification 
    system for elibibility for employment, and through other measures, 
    to reform the legal immigration system and faciilties legal entries 
    into the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    the Judiciary; National Security; Government Reform and Oversight; 
    Ways and Means; Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Gallegly, 
    Mr. Moorhead, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
    Heineman, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
    Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Barr, Mr. Boucher, Mr. 
    Baker of California, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    Bonilla, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, 
    Mr. Packard, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Shays, Mr. Stenholm, 
    Mr. Tauzin, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
    Hutchinson, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Kasich, 
    Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Stockman, 
    Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Combest, Mr. Bartlett 
    of Maryland, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
    Skeen, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Rogers, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Everett, Mr. Doolittle, 
    Mr. Hefley, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Goss, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Parker, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
    Fields of Texas, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
    McCrery, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, 
    Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Collins of 
    Georgia, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Horn, Mr. Paxon, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Linder, 
    Mr. Hastert, Mr. Royce, Mr. Kim, Mr. Camp, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Spence, 
    Mr. Jones, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Regula, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Salmon, Ms. 
    Harman, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Dornan, and Mr. 
    Radanovich), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [13SE], [19SE], [28SE], [19OC], [13DE], [19DE]
  Rereferred to the Committees on the Judiciary; Agriculture; Banking 
    and Financial Services; Economic and Educational Opportunities; 
    Government Reform and Oversight; National Security; Ways and Means, 
    [19SE]
  Cosponsors removed, [27SE]
H.R. 2203--
A bill to reauthorize the tied aid credit program of the Export-Import 
    Bank of the United States, and to allow the Export-Import Bank to 
    conduct a demonstration project; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. CASTLE (for himself (by request), Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Flake), 
    [4AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [19DE]
  Passed Senate, [29DE]
H.R. 2204--
A bill to extend and reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 1950, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. CASTLE (for himself, and Mr. Leach (both by request), Mr. 
    Gonzalez, and Mr. Flake), [4AU]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13NO]
  Passed Senate, [5DE]
  Presented to the President (December 7, 1995)

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  Approved [Public Law 104-64] (signed December 18, 1995)
H.R. 2205--
A bill to assist the preservation of rail infrastructure, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. CLEMENT (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Boehlert, 
    Mr. Rahall, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Ms. 
    Kaptur, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Montgomery, and Mr. Gordon), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [7SE], [20SE], [29SE], [12OC], [25OC], [20NO], 
    [29NO]
H.R. 2206--
A bill to provide for the consolidation and simplification of health 
    center programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Waxman), [4AU]
H.R. 2207--
A bill to provide for substance abuse and mental health performance 
    partnerships, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. DINGELL (for himself and Mr. Waxman (both by request), [4AU]
H.R. 2208--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    percentage of completion method of accounting shall not be required 
    to be used with respect to contracts for the manufacture of property 
    if no payments are required to be made before completion of the 
    manufacture of such property; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. EHLERS, [4AU]
H.R. 2209--
A bill to establish a National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports 
    to carry out activities to support and supplement the mission of the 
    President's Council on Physical Fitness and Sports; to the Committee 
    on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. EHRLICH, [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [30NO], [13DE]
H.R. 2210--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to clarify liability for certain recycling 
    transactions; to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. EMERSON, [4AU]
H.R. 2211--
A bill to establish certain requirements with respect to solid waste and 
    hazardous waste incinerators, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON (for himself, Mr. Towns, and Mr. Hinchey), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC], [26OC], [30OC], [8NO]
H.R. 2212--
A bill to establish the Professional Boxing Corporation, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. RICHARDSON, [4AU]
H.R. 2213--
A bill to amend section 223 of the Communications Act of 1934 (47 U.S.C. 
    223) to assure that the prohibitions of that section also apply to 
    faxes and electronic mail transmitted over telephone lines; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [4AU]
H.R. 2214--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to repeal the Social 
    Security offset applicable to certain annuities for surviving 
    spouses paid under the survivor benefit plan for retired members of 
    the Armed Forces to the extent that such offset is due to the 
    integration with Social Security benefits when the surviving spouse 
    reaches 62 years of age; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. FILNER, [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [30OC], [2NO]
H.R. 2215--
A bill to provide veterans benefits to individuals who serve in the U.S. 
    merchant marine during a period of war; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. FORBES, [4AU]
H.R. 2216--
A bill to abolish the Local Rail Freight Assistance Program; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Martini, Mr. Stockman, 
    Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Frelinghuysen, and Mr. LoBiondo), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE], [12OC], [24OC], [2NO]
H.R. 2217--
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 with commonsense 
    amendments to strengthen the act, enhance wildlife conservation and 
    management, augment funding, and protect fishing, hunting, and 
    trapping; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas (for himself, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Laughlin, 
    Mr. Emerson, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma), [4AU]
H.R. 2218--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an election 
    to exclude from the gross estate of a decedent the value of certain 
    land subject to a qualified conservation easement, and to make 
    technical changes to alternative valuation rules; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GILCHREST, [4AU]
H.R. 2219--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring 
    authorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Montgomery, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Doyle, and Mr. 
    Bilirakis), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [6SE], [7SE], [8SE], [14SE]
H.R. 2220--
A bill to provide for portability of health insurance, guaranteed 
    renewability, high risk pools, medical care savings accounts, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. JACOBS (for himself, Mr. Lipinski, and Mr. Inglis of South 
    Carolina), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [14DE]
H.R. 2221--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the tax-free 
    rollover of certain payments made by employers to separated 
    employees; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By MR. JEFFERSON, [4AU]
H.R. 2222--
A bill to provide for continued retirement and leave benefits for 
    certain former employees of the Department of Defense; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. WARD (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Fazio of California, and 
    Mr. Matsui), [4AU]
H.R. 2223--
A bill to establish and implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on 
    the enclaved people of Cyprus; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, and Mr. Engel), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [12OC], [19OC], [20DE]
H.R. 2224--
A bill to exempt disability and survivor annuities from the provision 
    delaying the cost-of-living adjustment in Federal employee 
    retirement benefits during fiscal year 1996, to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida (for himself, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Owens, Mr. Ackerman, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Underwood, and Mr. Mascara), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [6SE], [19OC]
H.R. 2225--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a credit 
    for charitable contributions to fight poverty; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Baker of California, 
    Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
    Boehner, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
    Gutknecht, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, 
    Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Livingston, Mr. McKeon, Ms. Molinari, 
    Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Norwood, Ms. Royce, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith 
    of Texas, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Talent, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Zimmer), 
    [4AU]
H.R. 2226--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to improve the 
    Federal medical assistance percentage used under the Medicaid 
    Program, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Engel, Mr. Serrano, Ms. 
    Velazquez, and Mr. Nadler), [4AU]
H.R. 2227--
A bill to prohibit defense contractors from being reimbursed by the 
    Federal Government for certain environmental response costs; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mrs. MALONEY, [4AU]
H.R. 2228--
A bill to waive the time limitations applicable to awarding the Medal of 
    Honor posthumously to Ruben Rivers; to the Committe on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bishop, 
    Mr. Bonior, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Brewster, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Cooley, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Engel, Mr. Fattah, 
    Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Fox, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. 
    Frazer, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gutknecht, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, 
    Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Kildee, 
    Mr. Lantos, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. 
    Lofgren, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
    Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. Norton, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Pastor, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reynolds, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Scott, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Stearns, Mr. Torres, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    Vento, Ms. Velazquez, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, and 
    Mr. Watts of Oklahoma), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [15NO]
H.R. 2229--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
    agreements for the use of facilities associated with the Solano 
    Project, California, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. MILLER of California, [4AU]
H.R. 2230--
A bill to make a regulatory correction concerning methyl bromide to meet 
    the obligations of the Montreal Protocol without placing the farmers 
    of the United States at a competitive disadvantage versus foreign 
    growers; to the Committees on Commerce; Agriculture, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MILLER of Florida (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Fazio of 
    California, Mr. Archer, Mr. Burr, Mr. Canady, Mr. Condit, Mr. 
    Herger, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Rose, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Thomas, and Mr. 
    Dooley), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC], [13DE]
H.R. 2231--
A bill to amend the Export Administration Act of 1979 to require reviews 
    of the commodity control lists; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. MINETA, [4AU]
H.R. 2232--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow the small 
    ethanol producer credit to be allocated to patrons of a cooperative 
    in certain cases; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Latham, Ms. Danner, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
    Pomeroy, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, and Mr. Johnson of 
    South Dakota), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO]
H.R. 2233--
A bill to amend the Railroad Retirement Act, the Railroad Unemployment 
    Insurance Act, and related statutes to ease administration of the

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    railroad retirement and railroad unemployment insurance programs, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Ms. MOLINARI (by request), [4AU]
H.R. 2234--
A bill to reduce delinquencies and to improve debt-collection activities 
    Government-wide, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary; Ways and Means; 
    House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Hutchinson, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Frost, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
    Klug, and Ms. Norton), [4AU]
H.R. 2235--
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to afford a personal 
    defense to infringement based on the commercialization of an 
    invention in the United States prior to the filing date of a patent 
    claiming the same invention; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself and Mrs. Schroeder), [4AU]
H.R. 2236--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
    regional cost of living adjustments; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself and Mrs. Lowey), [4AU]
H.R. 2237--
A bill to provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child or 
    provide foster care for a child; to the Committee on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Forst, Mrs. Meek of Florida, and Mr. 
    Underwood), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [6SE]
H.R. 2238--
A bill to validate a conveyance of certain lands located in Carlton 
    County, Minnesota, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [4AU]
H.R. 2239--
A bill to amend section 17 of the act of August 27, 1954 (25 U.S.C. 
    677p), relating to the distribution and taxation of assets and 
    earnings, to clarify that distributions of rents and royalties 
    derived from assets held in continued trust by the Government, and 
    paid to the mixed-blood members of the Ute Indian tribe, their Ute 
    Indian heirs, or Ute Indian legatees, are not subjected to Federal 
    or State taxation at the time of distribution, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Resources; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ORTON, [4AU]
H.R. 2240--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to prohibit the import, 
    export, sale, purchase, and possession of bear viscera or products 
    that contain or claim to contain bear viscera, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Resources; International Relations; 
    Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Richardson, Mr. 
    Beilenson, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Yates, Mr. Kasich, Mr. 
    Talent, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Farr, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. 
    Jacobs), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE], [27SE], [29SE], [11OC], [17OC], [24OC], 
    [26OC], [31OC], [13NO], [16NO], [29NO]
H.R. 2241--
A bill to make permanent the President's Outer Continental Shelf 
    moratorium statement of June 26, 1990; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Klug, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Packard, Mr. Jones, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. Harman, Mr. Cox, 
    Mr. Torres, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Hunter, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Berman, Mr. Farr, Mr. Johnston of Florida, 
    Mr. Horn, and Ms. Lofgren), [4AU]
H.R. 2242--
A bill to prohibit the Secretary of the Interior from issuing oil and 
    gas leases on certain portions of the Outer Continental Shelf; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Klug, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Filner, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Packard, Mr. Jones, Mr. Bilbray, Ms. 
    Harman, Mr. Torres, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Hunter, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard, Ms. Norton, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Berman, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Horn, Mr. Forbes, and Ms. 
    Lofgren), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [12OC]
H.R. 2243--
A bill to amend the Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act 
    of 1984, to extend for 3 years the availability of moneys for the 
    restoration of fish and wildlife in the Trinity River, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RIGGS (for himself and Mr. Herger), [4AU]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-395), [11DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12DE]
H.R. 2244--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide for the 
    forfeiture of retirement benefits in the case of any Member or 
    employee of Congress who is convicted of an offense relating to the 
    official duties of that individual; to the Committees on House 
    Oversight; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Canady, 
    Mr. Brownback, Mr. Goss, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Klug, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, and Mr. Souder), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE], [21SE], [12OC], [19OC], [7NO], [8NO], 
    [17NO], [18DE]
H.R. 2245--
A bill to establish a national program of trained community health 
    advisors to assist the States in attaining the Healthy People 2000 
    objectives; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Rogers), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [12OC], [19OC], [24OC], [7NO], [5DE], [6DE], [12DE], 
    [15DE], [19DE]
H.R. 2246--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
    designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. library 
    trust fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [20DE], [22DE]
H.R. 2247--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage under part B of the Medicare Program of medical nutrition 
    therapy services of registered dietitians and nutrition 
    professionals; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC], [28NO], [22DE]
H.R. 2248--
A bill to authorize the imposition of trade sanctions on countries which 
    threaten the health and safety of U.S. citizens by failing to 
    cooperate fully with U.S. policy regarding the reduction and 
    interdiction of illicit drugs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Gilman, and Ms. Kaptur), [4AU]
H.R. 2249--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to require health maintenance 
    organizations under the Medicare Program to disclose to enrollees 
    and potential enrollees certain information on the credentials of 
    physicians providing services by or through the organization, the 
    financial status of the organization, and the compensation paid to 
    officers and executives of the organization; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SHAW, [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE], [25OC]
H.R. 2250--
A bill to provide for the return of economic resources for the 
    imposition of certain customs fees and duties to the community in 
    which the customs fees and duties are collected; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STOCKMAN, [4AU]
H.R. 2251--
A bill to direct the Secretary of the Interior to make certain 
    modifications with respect to a water contract with the city of 
    Kingman, Arizona, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Salmon, and Mr. Shadegg), [4AU]
H.R. 2252--
A bill to provide demonstration grants to secondary schools for the 
    purpose of extending the length of the academic year at such school; 
    to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself, Mr. Hastings, of Florida, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Frazer, and Mr. Serrano), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [6SE], [14SE]
H.R. 2253--
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to create a mechanism 
    by which information may flow between local communities and 
    governments and the Federal Government regarding the designation of 
    critical habitat and the establishment of National Wildlife Refuges 
    under that act; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD, [4AU]
H.R. 2254--
A bill to repeal the requirement that the Delegates to the Congress from 
    Guam, the Virgin Islands, and American Samoa be elected by a 
    separate ballot; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Frazer and Mr. Faleomavaega), [4AU]
H.R. 2255--
A bill to amend the Wild and Scenic Rivers Act to designate certain 
    segments of the Lamprey River in New Hampshire as components of the 
    National Wild and Scenic Rivers System, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ZELIFF, [4AU]
H.R. 2256--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to make comprehensive improvements in 
    provisions relating to liability and funding; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; the Budget, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ZELIFF, [4AU]
H.R. 2257--
A bill to clear certain impediments to the licensing of a vessel for 
    employment in the coastwise trade and fisheries of the United 
    States; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GILCHREST, [4AU]
H.R. 2258--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Raffles Light; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ZELIFF, [4AU]
H.R. 2259--
A bill to disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [6SE]

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  Reported (H. Rept. 104-272), [29SE]
  Passed House amended, [18OC]
  Laid on the table (S. 1254 passed in lieu), [18OC]
H.R. 2260--
A bill to establish America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership in Iowa, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Agriculture; Resources, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. NUSSLE, [6SE]
H.R. 2261--
A bill to provide for the regulation of lobbyists and gift reform; to 
    the Committees on the Judiciary; Standards of Official Conduct, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BRYANT of Texas (for himself, and Mr. Obey), [6SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC], [25OC], [8NO], [15NO]
H.R. 2262--
A bill to designate the U.S. post office building located at 218 North 
    Alston Street in Foley, Alabama, as the ``Holk Post Office 
    Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. CALLAHAN (for himself, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Browder, Mr. Everett, 
    Mr. Bachus, Mr. Cramer, and Mr. Hilliard), [6SE]
  Referred to the Committee on Governmental Affairs, [19DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [19DE]
H.R. 2263--
A bill to compensate agricultural producers in the United States for 
    damages incurred as a result of trade embargoes that include 
    agricultural commodities and products produced in the United States 
    among the prohibited trade items; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mrs. CHENOWETH, [6SE]
H.R. 2264--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that civilian 
    employees of the National Guard may not be required to wear military 
    uniforms while performing civilian service; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform and Oversight; National Security, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. EVANS (for himself, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Williams, and 
    Mrs. Schroeder), [6SE]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC], [9NO], [29NO]
H.R. 2265--
A bill to prohibit the regulation of any tobacco products, or tobacco 
    sponsored advertising, used or purchased by the National Association 
    of Stock Car Automobile Racing, its agents or affiliates, or any 
    other professional motor sports association by the Secretary of 
    Health and Human Services or any other instrumentality of the 
    Federal Government; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FUNDERBURK (for himself, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Boehner, 
    Mr. Browder, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Jones, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
    Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Coble, Mr. Scott, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Quillen, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Graham, Mr. Mica, Mr. Gordon, 
    Mr. Rogers, Mr. Burr, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Souder, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Barr, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Collins of 
    Georgia, and Mr. Bryant of Tennessee), [6SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7SE], [18SE], [21SE], [27SE], [11OC], [18OC], 
    [29NO], [11DE], [19DE]
H.R. 2266--
A bill to establish the Hudson River Valley American Heritage Area; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Gilman, and Mrs. Lowey), [6SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7SE]
H.R. 2267--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to prevent the construction of a gas 
    recovery treatment facility at the OII site east of downtown Los 
    Angeles; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MARTINEZ, [6SE]
H.R. 2268--
A bill to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to influence 
    the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McHALE (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
    Dickey, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Minge, Mr. Klug, Mrs. 
    Waldholtz, Mr. Castle, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Luther), 
    [6SE]
  Cosponsors added, [10OC]
H.R. 2269--
A bill to guarantee the provision of minimum child support benefits and 
    to reform the child support enforcement system; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce; Banking and Financial Services; 
    Agriculture; Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. NADLER, [6SE]
H.R. 2270--
A bill to require Congress to specify the source of authority under the 
    U.S. Constitution for the enactment of laws, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SHADEGG, [6SE]
  Cosponsors added, [20SE], [27SE], [10OC], [18OC], [25OC], [7NO], [7DE]
H.R. 2271--
A bill to amend the Communications Act of 1934 to require radio and 
    television broadcasters to provide free broadcasting time for 
    political advertising; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER, [6SE]
  Cosponsors added, [13SE], [21SE]
H.R. 2272--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an 
    exclusion from gross income for that portion of a governmental 
    pension received by an individual which does not exceed the maximum 
    benefits payable under title II of the Social Security Act which 
    could have been excluded from income for the taxable year; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. VENTO, [6SE]
H.R. 2273--
A bill to ensure that Federal employees will be paid for any period 
    during which they are furloughed as a result of any lapse in 
    appropriations for fiscal year 1996; to the Committee on Government 
    Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. WYNN (for himself and Mr. Mfume), [6SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7SE], [30NO]
H.R. 2274--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to designate the National 
    Highway System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Mineta, and Mr. Rahall), 
    [7SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-246), [14SE]
  Passed House amended, [20SE]
  Laid on the table (S. 440 passed in lieu), [20SE]
H.R. 2275--
A bill to reauthorize and amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973; to 
    the Committees on Resources; Agriculture, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
    Brewster, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Condit, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Stump, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Gallegly, 
    Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Kolbe, Ms. Danner, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. McHugh, Mr. 
    Dornan, Mr. Herger, Mr. Everett, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
    Combest, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Bono, Mr. Baker of California, 
    Mr. Hunter, Mr. Lewis of California, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Thomas, 
    Mr. Allard, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Mica, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Collins of 
    Georgia, Mr. Linder, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Ewing, 
    Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Roberts, 
    Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Knollenberg, 
    Mr. Emerson, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Jones, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Largent, Mr. Lucas, 
    Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Sam 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
    Laughlin, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
    Funderburk, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Crane, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Hall of Texas, 
    Mr. Duncan, Mr. McCrery, and Mr. Livingston), [7SE]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE], [28SE], [18OC], [28NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [28SE]
H.R. 2276--
A bill to establish the Federal Aviation Administration as an 
    independent establishment in the executive branch, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; 
    Government Reform and Oversight; the Budget, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Lightfoot, 
    Mr. Clinger, Mr. Weller, Mr. Coble, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Ewing, Mr. Costello, Mr. Wise, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Tate, Ms. Danner, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. 
    Clyburn, and Mr. Latham), [7SE]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC], [25OC], [30OC], [31OC], [1NO], [8NO], 
    [13NO], [20NO], [5DE], [11DE]
H.R. 2277--
A bill to abolish the Legal Services Corporation and provide the States 
    with money to fund qualified legal services; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself, Mr. Armey, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Inglis of 
    South Carolina), [7SE]
  Cosponsors added, [20SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-255), [21SE]
H.R. 2278--
A bill to prohibit the importation into the United States of spent 
    nuclear fuel unless licensed facilities are in operation that have 
    the capacity to store or dispose of all nuclear spent fuel generated 
    by commercial nuclear reactors in the United States and from atomic 
    energy defense activities, and to allow local port authorities to 
    establish health and safety guidelines for safe shipment of spent 
    nuclear fuel; to the Committees on Commerce; Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities; Transportation and Infrastructure; 
    International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WYDEN (for himself, and Mr. Bunn of Oregon), [7SE]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE]
H.R. 2279--
A bill to authorize the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency to make grants to the States of New York and Connecticut for 
    the purpose of demonstrating methods of improving water quality in 
    Long Island Sound; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Manton, 
    Mr. King, Mr. Engel, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Towns, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frisa, 
    Mr. Forbes, Mr. Lazio of New York, and Mrs. Lowey), [7SE]
H.R. 2280--
A bill to improve payment integrity in the Medicare and Medicaid 
    Programs, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; the 
    Budget; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Bryant of 
    Texas, Ms. Danner, Mr. Kleczka, Mrs. Lowey, and Mr. Stupak), [7SE]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC]
H.R. 2281--
A bill to provide that Members of Congress shall not be paid during 
    Federal Government shutdowns; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. DURBIN, [7SE]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE], [28SE], [12OC], [13NO], [14NO], [16NO], 
    [20NO], [14DE]

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H.R. 2282--
A bill to modify the navigation project for the Thames River, 
    Connecticut, to alter the dimensions of a turning basin in Norwich, 
    Connecticut; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON, [7SE]
H.R. 2283--
A bill to prohibit the regulation of the sale or use of tobacco or 
    tobacco products by the Secretary of Health and Human Services; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PAYNE of Virginia (for himself, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Baesler, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Coble, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Rose, Mr. Spratt, 
    Mr. Scott, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
    Gordon, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Ward, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Clement, Mr. Chambliss, and Mr. Peterson of Florida), [7SE]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE], [12OC], [9NO]
H.R. 2284--
A bill to provide incentives for the owners and operators of 
    agricultural land to provide habitat for protected species; to the 
    Committees on Agriculture; Resources, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. POMBO, [7SE]
H.R. 2285--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of Theodore Roosevelt, to authorize the appropriation 
    of the surcharges imposed with respect to such coins to the 
    Secretary of the Interior for use in connection with the 
    administration of the Endangered Species Act of 1973, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. POMBO, [7SE]
  Cosponsors added, [11OC], [18OC], [9NO]
H.R. 2286--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide tax 
    incentives for the conservation of endangered species; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. POMBO (for himself, and Mr. Young of Alaska), [7SE]
  Cosponsors added, [17OC], [1NO]
H.R. 2287--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make S corporations 
    eligible for the rules applicable to real property subdivided for 
    sale by noncorporate taxpayers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK, [7SE]
H.R. 2288--
A bill to amend part D of title IV of the Social Security Act to extend 
    for 2 years the deadline by which States are required to have in 
    effect an automated data processing and information retrieval system 
    for use in the administration of State plans for child and spousal 
    support; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Ford, Mr. Camp, Mr. McCrery, Mrs. 
    Kennelly, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Levin, Mr. Nussle, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Ensign, 
    and Mr. Stark), [8SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-250), [19SE]
  Passed House, [27SE]
  Passed Senate, [29SE]
  Presented to the President (October 3, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-35] (signed October 12, 1995)
H.R. 2289--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend permanently 
    certain housing programs, to improve the veterans employment and 
    training system, and to make clarifying and technical amendments to 
    further clarify the employment and reemployment rights and 
    responsibilities of members of the uniformed services, as well as 
    those of the employer community, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. BUYER (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mr. Stump, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
    Barr, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    Mascara, and Mr. Evans), [8SE]
  Cosponsors added, [20SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-397), [11DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12DE]
H.R. 2290--
A bill to amend the medical device provisions of the Federal Food, Drug, 
    and Cosmetic Act; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FOX, [8SE]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE]
H.R. 2291--
A bill to extend the Administrative Conference of the United States, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEKAS (for himself and Mr. Reed), [8SE]
H.R. 2292--
A bill to preserve and protect the Hanford Reach of the Columbia River, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [8SE]
H.R. 2293--
A bill to establish audit authority in the Comptroller of the State of 
    New York over the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission; to the Committee 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [8SE]
H.R. 2294--
A bill to amend the Federal Judgeship Act of 1990 to allow affected 
    judicial districts to receive the full benefit of temporary 
    judgeship positions as provided in that act; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, and Mrs. 
    Schroeder), [8SE]
H.R. 2295--
A bill to extend the discretionary spending limits set forth in title VI 
    of the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 and to extend the Balanced 
    Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act of 1985 until fiscal year 
    2002; to the Committee on the Budget.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [8SE]
H.R. 2296--
A bill for the relief of Robert and Verda Shatusky; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [8SE]
H.R. 2297--
A bill to codify without substantive change laws related to 
    transportation and to improve the United States Code; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE, [12SE]
H.R. 2298--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to clarify the prevented 
    planting rule for the calculation of crop acreage bases; to the 
    Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [12SE]
H.R. 2299--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to require that motorcycles be defined 
    as having a curb mass less than or equal to 1,749 pounds; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BEREUTER, [12SE]
H.R. 2300--
A bill to improve the efficiency and coordination of the Federal 
    Government's export promotion activities; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; Banking and Financial Services, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and Mr. 
    Kolbe), [12SE]
H.R. 2301--
A bill to designate an enclosed area of the Oak Ridge National 
    Laboratory in Oak Ridge, Tennessee as the ``Marilyn Lloyd 
    Environmental, Life, and Social Sciences Complex''; to the Committee 
    on Science.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [12SE]
  Cosponsors added, [6DE]
H.R. 2302--
A bill to amend the Federal Power Act to provide for the delegation of 
    dam safety authority to State government; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [12SE]
H.R. 2303--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require as a 
    condition of receiving payments under such title for the costs of 
    administering its medicaid plan that each State include on the 
    enrollment card provided to beneficiaries under the plan a 
    photograph of the beneficiary, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
   By Mrs. LOWEY, [12SE]
H.R. 2304--
A bill to amend section 105 of the Housing and Community Development Act 
    of 1974 to extend the authority for communities to use community 
    development block grant assistance for direct homeownership 
    assistance; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
   By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii, [12SE]
H.R. 2305--
A bill to designate the U.S. Courthouse for the Eastern District of 
    Virginia in Alexandria, Virginia, as the ``Albert V. Bryan United 
    States Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
   By Mr. MORAN, [12SE]
H.R. 2306--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide additional 
    investment funds for the Thrift Savings Plan, and to make the 
    percentage limitations on individual contributions to such plan more 
    consistent with the dollar amount limitation on elective deferrals; 
    to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
   By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Davis, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Petri, Ms. 
    Norton, and Mr. McCrery), [12SE]
  Cosponsors added, [14SE], [27SE], [10OC], [7NO], [22DE]
H.R. 2307--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to further 
    restrict contributions to candidates by multicandidate political 
    committees, limit and require full disclosure of attempts to 
    influence Federal elections through soft money and independent 
    expenditures, correct inequities resulting from personal financing 
    of campaigns, strengthen the role of political parties, and contain 
    the cost of political campaigns; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
   By Mr. ROBERTS, [12SE]
H.R. 2308--
A bill to abolish the franking privilege for the House of 
    Representatives and to provide for use of approved forms of postage 
    and postage meters for official mail of the House of 
    Representatives; to the Committees on House Oversight; Government 
    Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
   By Mr. ROBERTS, [12SE]
  Cosponsors added, [11OC]
H.R. 2309--
A bill to define the circumstances under which earthquake insurance 
    requirements may be imposed by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage 
    Corporation on a specifically targeted State or area; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. ROYCE, [12SE]
  Cosponsors added, [1NO], [9NO], [20DE]
H.R. 2310--
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Francis Albert Sinatra; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, and Mr. Frazer), [12SE]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE], [12OC], [9NO], [18NO], [20NO], [30NO], 
    [7DE], [15DE]
H.R. 2311--
A bill to waive certain prohibitions with respect to nationals of Cuba 
    coming to the United States to play organized professional baseball; 
    to the Committees on International Relations; the Judiciary, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [12SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 2312--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for annual 
    distribution of Social Security account statements to all 
    beneficiaries and to improve the information made available in such 
    statements; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, and Mr. Rangel), [12SE]
H.R. 2313--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Veterans Affairs to expand the 
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    to veterans in Vet Centers; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [12SE]
H.R. 2314--
A bill to facilitate the conducting of a demonstration project to 
    improve the personnel management policies and practices affecting 
    the acquisition work force of the Department of Defense; to the 
    Committees on National Security; Government Reform and Oversight, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SPRATT, [12SE]
H.R. 2315--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal certain tax 
    subsidies related to energy and natural resources; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK, [12SE]
H.R. 2316--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose an excise 
    tax on amounts of private excess benefits from certain charitable 
    organizations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. Houghton), [12SE]
H.R. 2317--
A bill to define the circumstances under which earthquake insurance 
    requirements may be imposed by the Federal Home Loan Mortgage 
    Corporation on a specifically targeted State or area; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Ms. WATERS, [12SE]
H.R. 2318--
A bill to provide for additional diversity immigrant visas for certain 
    natives of Poland; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI, [13SE]
H.R. 2319--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to establish a national 
    standard to prohibit the operation of motor vehicles by intoxicated 
    minors; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. LOWEY, [13SE]
H.R. 2320--
A bill to provide for the more effective implementation of the 
    prohibition against the payment to prisoners of supplemental 
    security income benefits under title XVI of the Social Security Act 
    or monthly insurance benefits under title II of such act, and to 
    deny such supplemental security income benefits for 10 years to a 
    person found to have fraudulently obtained such benefits while in 
    prison; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HERGER (for himself, Mr. Clement, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Fox, Mr. Bereuter, Mrs. Johnson 
    of Connecticut, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Gordon, Mr. 
    Holden, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Laughlin, and Mr. 
    Camp), [13SE]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC], [30NO], [7DE]
H.R. 2321--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to make a grant for 
    improvements to the New York City subway system, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. NADLER, [13SE]
H.R. 2322--
A bill to designate the Walla Walla Veterans Medical Center located at 
    77 Wainwright Drive, Walla Walla, Washington, as the ``Jonathan M. 
    Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center''; to the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. NETHERCUTT (for himself, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Hastings 
    of Washington, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Tate, Mr. 
    White, Mr. Dicks, and Mr. McDermott), [13SE]
H.R. 2323--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to authorize State and 
    local governments to prohibit or restrict the receipt of out-of-
    State municipal solid waste, to authorize local governments to 
    control and direct the movement of certain solid waste, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Clinger, 
    Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Portman, Ms. Kaptur, and Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut), [13SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO], [30NO], [5DE]
H.R. 2324--
A bill to terminate marketing orders regulating the price of milk at the 
    end of 1995 and to provide for the gradual reduction and eventual 
    elimination of the price support program for milk; to the Committee 
    on Agriculture.
  By Mr. PETRI, [13SE]
H.R. 2325--
A bill to establish a Department of Trade; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform and Oversight; National Security; International 
    Relations; Banking and Financial Services; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ROTH (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, 
    Mr. Houghton, and Mr. Manzullo), [13SE]
H.R. 2326--
A bill to improve Federal efforts to combat fraud and abuse against 
    health care programs, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    the Judiciary; Government Reform and Oversight; Ways and Means; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SCHIFF (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
    Schumer, and Mr. Towns), [13SE]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE], [27SE], [29SE], [10OC], [18OC], [19OC], 
    [26OC], [16NO], [12DE]
H.R. 2327--
A bill to allow for a waiver during nonozone season of certain 
    reformulated gas requirements; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Neumann, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Kleczka), [13SE]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO]
H.R. 2328--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, relating to the sale of 
    alcoholic beverages to persons who are less than 21 years of age; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. STOCKMAN, [13SE]
  Cosponsors added, [11OC], [26OC]
H.R. 2329--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
    protections for medicare beneficiaries who enroll in medicare 
    managed care plans; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio, [14SE]
H.R. 2330--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to extend the agricultural 
    price support programs for certain commodities through 2002 and to 
    modify the operation of such programs, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. EMERSON (for himself, Mr. Combest, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
    Livingston, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Chambliss, 
    Mr. Parker, Mr. Everett, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Hayes, Mr. 
    Taylor of Mississippi, and Mr. Dickey), [14SE]
  Cosponsors added, [19SE]
H.R. 2331--
A bill to provide for the modification or elimination of Federal 
    reporting requirements; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. EHRLICH (for himself, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Blute, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Fox, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. Davis), [14SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18SE]
H.R. 2332--
A bill to consolidate and reform workforce development and literacy 
    programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. McKEON, [14SE]
H.R. 2333--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to simplify the method 
    of payment of taxes on distilled spirits; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, and Mr. Matsui), [14SE]
  Cosponsors added, [25SE], [12OC], [25OC], [7NO], [14NO], [6DE], [15DE]
H.R. 2334--
A bill to convey 1,000 acres of Federal land in San Bernardino County, 
    California, for use as the site of the Southwestern Low-Level 
    Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact's regional disposal facility; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Young of 
    Alaska, and Mr. Schaefer), [14SE]
H.R. 2335--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to exempt from the solid 
    waste designation all recoverable materials that are contained, 
    collected, and returned to an industrial process; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. CHAMBLISS (for himself, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Bachus, 
    Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Parker, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. Tate, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Peterson 
    of Florida, and Mr. Bishop), [14SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO], [15DE]
H.R. 2336--
A bill to amend the Doug Barnard, Jr., 1996 Atlanta Centennial Olympic 
    Games Commemorative Coin Act, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. BARR (for himself, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Norwood, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Collins of 
    Georgia, Mr. Bishop, and Mr. Linder), [14SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [5DE]
  Passed Senate, [14DE]
  Presented to the President (December 16, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-74] (signed December 26, 1995)
H.R. 2337--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
    increased taxpayer protections; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, and Mr. Matsui), [14SE]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE], [18OC], [7NO]
H.R. 2338--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for contributions to an individual training account; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. KLINK, [14SE]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE], [28SE], [12OC], [19OC], [2NO], [15NO]
H.R. 2339--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Act of 1949 to permit producers to 
    adopt integrated, site-specific farm management plans that provide 
    for resource-conserving crop rotation, special conservation 
    practices, rotational grazing, and biomass production operations and 
    practices; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Barret of Nebraska, and Mr. Johnson of 
    South Dakota), [14SE]
  Cosponsors added, [17OC]
H.R. 2340--
A bill to amend the United States Housing Act of 1937 to provide for 
    more expeditious evictions from public housing, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Ms. MOLINARI, [14SE]
H.R. 2341--
A bill to amend chapter 89 of title 5, United States Code, to permit 
    Federal employees and annuitants to elect to receive contributions 
    into medical savings accounts under the Federal Employees Health 
    Benefits Program [FEHBP]; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. SALMON (for himself, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Ballenger, 
    Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bryant of 
    Tennessee, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Davis, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
    Forbes, Mr. Fox, Mr. Graham, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Hilleary, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mrs. Kelly, 
    Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Stump, and Mr. 
    Weller), [14SE]
  Cosponsors added, [20SE], [27SE], [29SE], [10OC], [11OC], [12OC], 
    [7NO], [15NO], [16NO]

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H.R. 2342--
A bill to authorize associations of independent producers of natural 
    gas; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas (for himself and Mr. Bryant of Texas), [14SE]
  Cosponsors added, [19SE], [28SE], [29SE], [11OC], [18OC], [25OC], 
    [7NO], [13NO], [13DE]
H.R. 2343--
A bill to amend the Federal Crop Insurance Act to authorize the 
    Secretary of Agriculture to provide supplemental crop disaster 
    assistance under certain circumstances, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. THOMPSON (for himself and Mr. Wicker), [14SE]
H.R. 2344--
A bill to establish the Lower East Side Tenement Museum National 
    Historic Site, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Ms. VELAZQUEZ (for herself and Ms. Molinari), [14SE]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE], [28SE]
H.R. 2345--
A bill for the relief of Matt Clawson; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. CRAPO, [14SE]
H.R. 2346--
A bill for the relief of Heraclio Tolley; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HUNTER, [14SE]
H.R. 2347--
A bill to seek international sanctions against the Castro government in 
    Cuba, to plan for support of a transition government leading to a 
    democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on International Relations; Ways and Means; 
    Banking and Financial Services; the Judiciary; Rules, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana, [18SE]
H.R. 2348--
A bill to authorize the transfer of naval vessels to certain foreign 
    countries; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [18SE]
H.R. 2349--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to designate the National 
    Highway System, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Rahall, and 
    Mr. Oberstar), [18SE]
H.R. 2350--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide 
    protections for medicare beneficiaries who enroll in medicare 
    managed care plans; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. COBURN, [18SE]
  Cosponsors added, [14NO], [14DE]
H.R. 2351--
A bill to provide that pay for Members of Congress be made subject to 
    annual appropriations; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. BUNN of Oregon, [19SE]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE], [11OC], [19OC], [25OC], [10NO], [17NO], 
    [20NO]
H.R. 2352--
A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 1995, the rates of 
    compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
    the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
    of certain disabled veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Montgomery), [19SE]
H.R. 2353--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend certain expiring 
    authorities of the Department of Veterans Affairs relating to 
    delivery of health and medical care, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Stump, and Mr. 
    Montgomery), [19SE]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-275), [12OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [17OC]
H.R. 2354--
A bill to provide for the continuance of oil and gas operations pursuant 
    to certain existing leases in the Wayne National Forest; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. CREMEANS, [19SE]
H.R. 2355--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a corporation 
    to elect the pooling method of determining foreign tax credits in 
    certain cases, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. BASS, [19SE]
H.R. 2356--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to prevent the 
    avoidance of tax through the use of foreign trusts; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GIBBONS (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. 
    Ford, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Levin, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Payne of Virginia, 
    Mr. Neal, and Mr. Ward), [19SE]
H.R. 2357--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to correct a technical 
    error in the expiration date for refunds on alcohol fuels; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, [19SE]
  Cosponsors added, [12OC], [18OC], [19OC], [24OC], [16NO]
H.R. 2358--
A bill to suspend until January 1, 1998, the duty on certain electrical 
    capacitors; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LaTOURETTE, [19SE]
H.R. 2359--
A bill to clarify the method of execution of Federal prisoners; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [19SE]
H.R. 2360--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to permit Federal 
    prisoners to engage in community service projects; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [19SE]
H.R. 2361--
A bill to amend the commencement dates of certain temporary Federal 
    judgeships; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD, [19SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-334), [13NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [20NO]
  Laid on the table (S. 1328 passed in lieu), [20NO]
H.R. 2362--
A bill to terminate marketing orders regulating the price of milk at the 
    end of 1995 and to provide for the gradual reduction and eventual 
    elimination of the price support program for milk; to the Committee 
    on Agriculture.
  By Mr. PETRI (for himself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Zimmer, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Hoke, and Mr. Jacobs), [19SE]
H.R. 2363--
A bill to provide for adequate funding for the Financing Corporation, to 
    provide for the merger of the deposit insurance funds, to provide 
    for the conversion of Federal savings associations into banks and 
    the treatment of State savings associations as banks for purposes of 
    Federal banking law, to abolish the position of Director of the 
    Office of Thrift Supervision, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Banking and Financial Services; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA (for herself, Mr. Leach, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Roth, Mr. 
    Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Vento, Mr. Flake, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
    Lucas, Mr. Weller, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Watts of Oklahoma), [19SE]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE]
H.R. 2364--
A bill to provide incentives for the conservation and recovery of 
    endangered species, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Resources; the Judiciary; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SHADEGG (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Barton of Texas, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
    Stump, and Mr. Radanovich), [19SE]
  Cosponsors added, [20SE], [17OC], [25OC]
H.R. 2365--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow deductible 
    contributions to individual retirement plans designated as 
    Retirement Years Savings Accounts; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. TALENT, [19SE]
H.R. 2366--
A bill to repeal an unnecessary medical device reporting requirement; to 
    the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself and Mr. Waxman), [19SE]
  Reported from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 104-323, part 1), 
    [7NO]
  Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 104-323, part 
    2), [7NO]
  Placed on the Corrections Calendar, [7NO]
  Passed House, [14NO]
H.R. 2367--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to further protect and enhance the 
    public interest by ensuring an orderly transition from 
    chlorofluorocarbons (CFC's) and halons to substitute compounds, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
    Skeen, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Underwood, and Mr. Shadegg), [20SE]
  Cosponsors added, [10OC], [20NO]
H.R. 2368--
A bill to establish audit authority in the U.S. General Accounting 
    Office over the Niagara Falls Bridge Commission; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LaFALCE, [20SE]
H.R. 2369--
A bill to provide for the development of the fishery resource within the 
    exclusive economic zone of the insular areas of the United States, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself and Mr. Faleomavaega), [20SE]
H.R. 2370--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to extend the veterans' 
    adjustable rate mortgage demonstration project through the first 3 
    months of fiscal year 1996; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. BUYER (for himself, Ms. Waters, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Montgomery), 
    [21SE]
H.R. 2371--
A bill to provide trade agreements authority to the President; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Dreier), [21SE]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 
    104-285), [20OC]
H.R. 2372--
A bill to amend the Surface Mining Control and Reclamation Act of 1977 
    to minimize duplication in regulatory programs and to give States 
    exclusive responsibility under approved States program for 
    permitting and enforcement of the provisions of that act with 
    respect to surface coal mining and reclamation operations, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. CUBIN (for herself, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Ney, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. 
    Hansen, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Allard, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Cooley), [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC], [8NO], [22DE]

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H.R. 2373--
A bill to provide that neither the President, the Vice President, nor 
    any Member of Congress shall be paid during Federal Government 
    shutdowns; to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; 
    House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BONILLA (for himself, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Kim, and 
    Mr. Miller of Florida), [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [11OC], [13NO]
H.R. 2374--
A bill to amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973 to encourage the 
    continued conservation of America's natural legacy for future 
    generations provide incentives for States, local governments, and 
    private landowners to conserve species, and otherwise improve the 
    act through increased flexibility and broader cooperation; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Shays, Mr. Boehlert, 
    Mr. Castle, Mr. Greenwood, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania), [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE], [11OC], [17OC]
H.R. 2375--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to modify the early-
    retirement reduction provisions with respect to certain Federal 
    employees who are separated from service due to a base closure under 
    title II of the Defense Authorization Amendments and Base Closure 
    and Realignment Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. LANTOS, [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [11OC], [18OC], [30NO]
H.R. 2376--
A bill to develop a program regarding career opportunities by making 
    such information available on publicly accessible networks and other 
    electronic media; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. McHALE, [21SE]
H.R. 2377--
A bill to provide authority to executive departments and agencies to 
    issue rulings respecting application of laws under their 
    jurisdiction; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. McHALE, [21SE]
H.R. 2378--
A bill to amend the White House Conference on the Small Business 
    Authorization Act to require the final report of the national 
    conference to be published in the Federal Register and distributed 
    through the regional offices of the Small Business Administration; 
    to the Committee on Small Business.
  By Mr. McHALE, [21SE]
H.R. 2379--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to modify requirements relating 
    to the personal net worth of individuals who may be considered 
    economically disadvantaged for the purpose of receiving contract 
    awards under section 8(a) of that act; to the Committee on Small 
    Business.
  By Mr. McHALE, [21SE]
H.R. 2380--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit the issuance 
    of tax-exempt bonds for air and water pollution control facilities; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McHALE, [21SE]
H.R. 2381--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to disregard up to $15 
    million of capital expenditures in applying the provisions 
    permitting a $10 million limit on qualified small issue bonds; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McHALE, [21SE]
H.R. 2382--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow employers a 
    credit against income tax for 20 percent of the employee training 
    expenses paid or incurred by the employer; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. McHALE, [21SE]
H.R. 2383--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to modify certain 
    rules relating to subchapter S corporations; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. McHALE, [21SE]
H.R. 2384--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the 10 
    percent regular investment tax credit; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. McHALE, [21SE]
H.R. 2385--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    exclusion for gain from certain small business stock to 100 percent 
    for stock held for more than 10 years; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. McHALE, [21SE]
H.R. 2386--
A bill to save the lives of police officers; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (by request), [21SE]
H.R. 2387--
A bill to amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require 
    States to regard adult relatives who meet State child protection 
    standards as the preferred placement option for children, and to 
    provide for demonstration projects to test the feasibility of 
    establishing kinship care as an alternative to foster care for a 
    child who has adult relatives willing to provide safe and 
    appropriate care for the child; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mrs. Morella), [21SE]
H.R. 2388--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade and fisheries for the vessel Shaka 
    Maru; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [21SE]
H.R. 2389--
A bill to combat fraud and abuse in the Medicare Program, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce; the 
    Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Barton of Texas), 
    [21SE]
H.R. 2390--
A bill to revise the restrictions under the Medicare Program against 
    payment for services furnished by a facility in which the referring 
    physician has an ownership interest, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, and Mr. Barton of Texas), 
    [21SE]
H.R. 2391--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to provide 
    compensatory time for all employees; to the Committee on Economic 
    and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. BALLENGER, [21SE]
  Cosponsors added, [20NO]
H.R. 2392--
A bill to amend the Umatilla Basin Project Act to establish boundaries 
    for irrigation districts within the Umatilla Basin, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. COOLEY, [21SE]
H.R. 2393--
A bill to restore the second amendment rights of all Americans; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Government Reform and Oversight; Ways 
    and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STOCKMAN (for himself, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
    Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Hostettler), [25SE]
H.R. 2394--
A bill to increase, effective as of December 1, 1995, the rates of 
    compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
    the rates of dependency and indemnity compensation for the survivors 
    of certain disabled veterans; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. EVERETT (for himself, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Montgomery), [25SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-273), [6OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [10OC]
  Passed Senate amended, [9NO]
  House agreed to Senate amendment, [10NO]
  Presented to the President (November 12, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-57] (signed November 22, 1995)
H.R. 2395--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to eliminate 
    certain requirements on States under the Medicaid Program with 
    respect to minimum reimbursement levels for hospitals, nursing 
    facilities, and intermediate care facilities; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. GILLMOR, [25SE]
H.R. 2396--
A bill to amend the Congressional Award Act to revise and extend 
    authorities for the Congressional Award Board; to the Committee on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey (for himself and Mr. Schaefer), [25SE]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC]
H.R. 2397--
A bill for the relief of Jacqueline Darby-Maltbie; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [25SE]
H.R. 2398--
A bill to amend the General Education Provisions Act to allow State and 
    county prosecutors access to student records in certain cases; to 
    the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [27SE]
H.R. 2399--
A bill to amend the Truth in Lending Act to clarify the intent of such 
    act and to reduce burdensome regulatory requirements on creditors; 
    to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Gonzalez, 
    Mr. Vento, Mr. Roth, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Lazio 
    of New York, Mr. King, Mr. Castle, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Ehrlich), 
    [27SE]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [27SE]
  Passed Senate, [28SE]
  Presented to the President (September 29, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-29] (signed September 30, 1995)
H.R. 2400--
A bill to establish standards for health plan relationships with 
    enrollees, health professionals, and providers; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. NORWOOD (for himself and Mr. Brewster), [27SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO], [20NO], [6DE]
H.R. 2401--
A bill to provide for monthly payments by the Secretary of Veterans 
    Affairs to certain children of veterans exposed to ionizing 
    radiation while in military service; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself and Mr. Fawell), [27SE]
H.R. 2402--
A bill to authorize an exchange of lands in the State of Utah at 
    Snowbasin Ski Area; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [27SE]
  Cosponsors added, [11OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-409), [15DE]
H.R. 2403--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, with respect to the 
    regulation of interstate transportation by common carriers engaged 
    in civil aviation, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Small Business; Government Reform 
    and Oversight; National Security; Rules, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CLEMENT, [27SE]
H.R. 2404--
A bill to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation 
    Act of 1994 until November 1, 1995, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [27SE]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [28SE]
  Passed Senate, [29SE]
  Presented to the President (September 30, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-30] (signed September 30, 1995)
H.R. 2405--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for 
    civilian science activities

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    of the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Science; Resources; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. WALKER (for himself, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, and Mr. Schiff), [27SE]
  Considered, [11OC]
  Passed House amended, [12OC]
H.R. 2406--
A bill to repeal the United States Housing Act of 1937, deregulate the 
    Public Housing Program and the program for rental housing assistance 
    for low-income families, and increase community control over such 
    programs, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. LAZIO of New York (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Castle, Mr. Weller, Mr. Bono, Mr. Ehrlich, 
    Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Fox, Mr. Heineman, and Mrs. Kelly), [27SE]
  Cosponsors added, [20DE]
H.R. 2407--
A bill to amend the Forest and Rangeland Renewable Resources Planning 
    Act of 1974, the Federal Land Policy and Management Act of 1976, the 
    National Wildlife Refuge System Administration Act of 1966, the 
    National Indian Forest Resources Management Act, and title 10, 
    United States Code, to strengthen the protection of native 
    biodiversity and to place restraints upon clearcutting and certain 
    other cutting practices on the forests of the United States; to the 
    Committees on Agriculture; Resources; National Security, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BRYANT of Texas (for himself, and Mr. Shays), [27SE]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC], [20NO], [28NO], [5DE], [15DE], [19DE], 
    [20DE]
H.R. 2408--
A bill to provide for enhanced penalties for health care fraud, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means; the 
    Judiciary; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. COBURN, [27SE]
H.R. 2409--
A bill to increase the public debt limit; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, [27SE]
H.R. 2410--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide reductions 
    in required contributions to the United Mine Workers of America 
    combined benefit fund, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MURTHA, [27SE]
H.R. 2411--
A bill to provide assistance for the establishment of community rural 
    health networks in chronically underserved areas, to provide 
    incentives for providers of health care services to furnish services 
    in such areas, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Ways and Means; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Gunderson, and Mr. 
    Poshard), [27SE]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE], [10OC], [17OC], [20NO], [22DE]
H.R. 2412--
A bill to improve the economic conditions and supply of housing in 
    native American communities by creating the Native American 
    Financial Services Organization, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Banking and Financial Services; Resources, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [27SE]
H.R. 2413--
A bill to transfer the Tongass National Forest to the State of Alaska; 
    to the Committees on Resources; Agriculture, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [28SE]
H.R. 2414--
A bill to establish the Federal authority to regulate tobacco and other 
    tobacco products containing nicotine; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BAESLER, [28SE]
  Cosponsors added, [11OC]
H.R. 2415--
A bill to designated the U.S. Customs administrative building at the 
    Ysleta/Zaragosa Port of Entry located at 797 South Ysleta in El 
    Paso, Texas, as the ``Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative 
    Building''; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. COLEMAN, [28SE]
  Committee discharged. Rereferred to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure, [12DE]
  Referred to the Committee on Environment and Public Works, [18DE]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-415), [19DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [18DE]
H.R. 2416--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to require open campus 
    security crime logs at institutions of higher education; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [28SE]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC], [31OC], [8NO], [14NO], [20NO], [6DE], [22DE]
H.R. 2417--
A bill to provide that United States Armed Forces may not participate in 
    a peacekeeping operation in Bosnia and Herzegovnia unless such 
    participation is specifically authorized by law; to the Committees 
    on National Security; International Relations, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [28SE]
  Cosponsors added, [11OC], [18OC]
H.R. 2418--
A bill to improve the capability to analyze deoxyribonucleic acid; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [28SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-393), [11DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12DE]
H.R. 2419--
A bill to amend part I of title 35, United States Code, to provide for 
    the protection of inventors contracting for invention development 
    services; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself and Mrs. Schroeder), [28SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC]
H.R. 2420--
A bill to amend title XIX of the Social Security Act to require health 
    maintenance organizations and other managed care plans providing 
    medical assistance to medicaid beneficiaries to make payments for 
    assistance provided to such beneficiaries by school-based health 
    centers, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Ms. VELAZQUEZ, [28SE]
  Cosponsors added, [31OC], [10NO]
H.R. 2421--
A bill to implement the recommendations of the Northern Forest Lands 
    Council; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BASS (for himself, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Hinchey, and 
    Mr. Sanders), [28SE]
H.R. 2422--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    security of the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. McDERMOTT (for himself, Mr. Ford, Mr. Olver, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Torres, Mr. Moakley, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Scott, Ms. 
    McKinney, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Owens, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Yates, Mr. Vento, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Martinez, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, and Mr. 
    Watt of North Carolina), [28SE]
  Cosponsors added, [10OC], [18OC], [26OC], [1NO], [8NO]
H.R. 2423--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an estate 
    tax credit with respect to property managed according to certain 
    habitat conservation agreements, to provide a credit for certain 
    conservation expenses, and to exclude from income amounts received 
    from others to pay for such expenses; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. 
    Thornberry), [28SE]
H.R. 2424--
A bill for the relief of James M. Hughs; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROSE, [28SE]
H.R. 2425--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve and 
    reform the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce, the Judiciary; Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    Hyde, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hastert, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and 
    Mr. McCrery), [29SE]
  Committee on Rules discharged, [16OC]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 
    104-276, part 1), [16OC]
  Reported with amendment from the Committee on Commerce (H. Rept. 104-
    276, part 2), [16OC]
  Referral to the Committees on the Judiciary; Rules extended, [16OC]]
  Committee on the Judiciary discharged, [16OC]
  Passed House amended, [19OC]
H.R. 2426--
A bill to amend the Tariff Act of 1930 with respect to the marking of 
    door hinges; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself and Mr. Talent), [29SE]
H.R. 2427--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act with respect to the 
    participation of the public in governmental decisions regarding the 
    location of group homes established pursuant to the program of block 
    grants for the prevention and treatment of substance abuse; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [29SE]
H.R. 2428--
A bill to encourage the donation of food and grocery products to 
    nonprofit organizations for distribution to needy individuals by 
    giving the Model Good Samaritan Food Donation Act the full force and 
    effect of law; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Ms. DANNER, [29SE]
H.R. 2429--
A bill to amend the Farms for the Future Act of 1990 to provide 
    agricultural producers, in cooperation with States and local 
    governments, financially competitive options for maintaining 
    farmland in agricultural production; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. FARR (for himself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Olver, Mr. Holden, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Rose, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr. 
    Condit, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Saxton, and Mr. LoBiondo), [29SE]
  Cosponsors added, [11OC], [17OC], [25OC], [30OC], [2NO], [7NO], 
    [10NO], [14NO], [13DE], [15DE]
H.R. 2430--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to require 
    that candidates for the House of Representatives receive at least 
    half of their campaign contributions from individuals; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, [29SE]
H.R. 2431--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permit loans from 
    individual retirement plans for certain first-time homebuyer, 
    education, and medical emergency expenses; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, [29SE]

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H.R. 2432--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to require State 
    unemployment insurance laws to establish a system under which 
    workers may purchase insurance to cover the costs of health 
    insurance during periods of unemployment; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. FRANKS of Connecticut, [29SE]
H.R. 2433--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to regulate the 
    commercial transportation of horses for slaughter, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. GOODLING, [29SE]
  Cosponsors added, [19OC], [26OC], [5DE]
H.R. 2434--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to restore the 
    deduction for lobbying expenses in connection with State 
    legislation; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself and Mr. Cardin), [29SE]
  Cosponsors added, [1NO], [13DE]
H.R. 2435--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed individuals to 
    100 percent of such costs; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. KELLY (for herself, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Boehlert, 
    Mr. Brownback, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Cox, Mr. Duncan, Mr. 
    Forbes, Mr. Fox, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Sam 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. LaTourette, Ms. 
    Jofgren, Mr. Longley, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. 
    Meyers of Kansas, Ms. Molinari, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Souder, 
    Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Ward, and Mr. Weller), [29SE]
  Cosponsors added, [17OC], [26OC], [7NO], [28NO], [12DE]
H.R. 2436--
A bill to provide for adjustment of immigration status for certain 
    Polish and Hungarian parolees; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI, [29SE]
H.R. 2437--
A bill to provide for the exchange of certain lands in Gilpin County, 
    Colorado; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [29SE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-305), [6NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [7NO]
H.R. 2438--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of lands to certain individuals in 
    Gunnison County, Colorado, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Resources.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [29SE]
H.R. 2439--
A bill to facilitate the establishment of State infrastructure banks to 
    finance certain transportation projects, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Mica), [29SE]
H.R. 2440--
A bill to amend the Emergency Planning and Community Right-to-Know Act 
    of 1986 and the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to modify certain notice requirements, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation 
    and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Hayes, Mrs. 
    Lincoln, and Mr. Tauzin), [29SE]
H.R. 2441--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to adapt the copyright law 
    to the digital, networked environment of the national information 
    infrastructure, and for other purposes; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself, Mrs. Schroeder, and Mr. Coble), [29SE]
  Cosponsors added, [24OC]
H.R. 2442--
A bill to require the Secretary of Defense to conduct a demonstration 
    project to provide covered beneficiaries under the military health 
    care system with the option to enroll in the Federal Employees 
    Health Benefits Program; to the Committees on National Security; 
    Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. PASTOR, [29SE]
  Cosponsors added, [14NO]
H.R. 2443--
A bill to amend subtitle D of the Solid Waste Disposal Act, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PAXON (for himself, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Manton, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. Houghton, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. King, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    Lazio of New York, Ms. Molinari, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
    Hastert, Mr. Walsh, and Mrs. Roukema), [29SE]
  Cosponsors added, [12OC], [18OC], [26OC], [9NO], [28NO], [14DE]
H.R. 2444--
A bill to reauthorize and amend the Endangered Species Act of 1973; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [29SE]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC]
H.R. 2445--
A bill to require Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System to 
    focus on price stability in establishing monetary policy to ensure 
    the stable, long-term purchasing power of the currency, to repeal 
    the Full Employment and Balanced Growth Act of 1978, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Banking and Financial Services; 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities; the Budget, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Ewing, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. 
    Thornberry), [29SE]
H.R. 2446--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the 
    influence of multicandidate political committees in elections for 
    Federal office; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mrs. Smith of Washington, and 
    Mr. Wamp), [29SE]
  Cosponsors added, [13OC]
H.R. 2447--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    nonparty multicandidate political committees from making 
    contributions to candidates in congressional elections; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. TORKILDSEN (for himself, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Horn, 
    and Mr. Inglis of South Carolina), [29SE]
  Cosponsors added, [6OC], [2NO], [7NO], [6DE]
H.R. 2448--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to make grants for the 
    construction of the Great Lakes International Air Cargo Superport at 
    Youngstown Warren Regional Airport in Vienna, Ohio; to the Committee 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [29SE]
H.R. 2449--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, to provide funding for air 
    cargo jetports; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [29SE]
H.R. 2450--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to place the burden of 
    proof on the Secretary of the Treasury in civil cases and on the 
    taxpayer in administrative proceedings, to require 30 days notice 
    and judicial consent before lien or seizure, to increase the limit 
    on recovery of civil damages for unauthorized collection actions and 
    exclude such damages from income, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT, [29SE]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO], [4DE], [13DE], [14DE]
H.R. 2451--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that meals 
    provided at remote fish processing facilities shall be exempt from 
    the limitation on the deduction for meals; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself and Ms. Dunn of Washington, [29SE]
H.R. 2452--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-exempt group 
    medical practices, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Ms. DUNN of Washington (for herself, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
    Ehlers, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Torkildsen, and Mr. LaTourette), [10OC]
  Cosponsors added, [30OC]
H.R. 2453--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to increase speedy trial 
    time limits; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [10OC]
H.R. 2454--
A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress; 
    to the Committees on House Oversight; Government Reform and 
    Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY, [10OC]
  Cosponsors added, [15NO]
H.R. 2455--
A bill to require that travel awards that accrue by reason of official 
    travel of a Member, officer, or employee of the Senate or House of 
    Representatives be used only for official travel or transferred to a 
    qualified non-profit organization; to the Committees on House 
    Oversight; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY, [10OC]
  Cosponsors added, [15NO]
H.R. 2456--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to limit the number of 
    years that a Member of Congress may participate in either the Civil 
    Service Retirement System or the Federal Employees' Retirement 
    System; to the Committees on House Oversight; Government Reform and 
    Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY, [10OC]
  Cosponsors added, [15NO]
H.R. 2457--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Exuberance; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. JONES, [10OC]
H.R. 2458--
A bill to impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting certain goods or 
    technology that would enhance Iran's ability to extract, refine, 
    store, process, or transport petroleum products or natural gas; to 
    the Committees on International Relations; Ways and Means; Banking 
    and Financial Services; Commerce; Government Reform and Oversight, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. King, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Berman, and Mr. 
    Forbes), [11OC]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC], [8NO], [13NO], [16NO], [5DE], [12DE]
H.R. 2459--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to extend and 
    reduce the discretionary spending limits and to extend the pay-as-
    you-go requirements set forth in the Balanced Budget and Emergency 
    Deficit Control Act of 1985; to the Committees on the Budget; Rules, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KASICH, [11OC]

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H.R. 2460--
A bill to amend the Community Services Block Grant Act to redefine the 
    term ``eligible entity''; to the Committee on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas, [11OC]
H.R. 2461--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 
    inclusion in gross income of unemployment compensation; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. Blute, Mr. Longley, Mr. Filner, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Davis, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Ney, and Mr. Ensign), [11OC]
  Cosponsors added, [30OC], [16NO]
H.R. 2462--
A bill to eliminate automatic pay adjustments for Members of Congress; 
    to the Committees on House Oversight; Government Reform and 
    Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for the consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, and Mr. Ensign), [11OC]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO]
H.R. 2463--
A bill to provide for payments to individuals who were the subjects of 
    radiation experiments conducted by the Federal Government; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FROST, [11OC]
  Cosponsors added, [13OC], [18OC], [25OC], [6NO], [7NO], [8NO], [15NO], 
    [28NO], [7DE], [12DE]
H.R. 2464--
A bill to amend Public Law 103-93 to provide additional lands within the 
    State of Utah for the Goshute Indian Reservation, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [11OC]
H.R. 2465--
A bill to establish 5-year terms for, and require the advice and consent 
    of the Senate in the appointment of, the Director of the National 
    Park Service, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [11OC]
H.R. 2466--
A bill to improve the process for land exchanges with the Forest Service 
    and the Bureau of Land Management; to the Committees on Resources; 
    Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [11OC]
H.R. 2467--
A bill to grant certain patent rights for certain nonsteroidal anti-
    inflammatory drugs for a 2-year period; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HASTERT (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. 
    Rush, and Mr. Norwood), [11OC]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC]
H.R. 2468--
A bill to reform the process under which Federal prisoners bring 
    lawsuits relating to prison conditions and treatment; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LoBIONDO (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. 
    Vucanovich, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Blute, Mr. Boehner, 
    Mr. Christensen, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Saxton, 
    Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Klug, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Myers of 
    Indiana, Mr. Cox, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Weller, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Collins of Georgia, 
    Mr. Oxley, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. King, Mr. Ney, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Royce, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Stearns, Mrs. 
    Myrick, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Ehlers), [11OC]
  Cosponsors added, [12OC], [17OC], [24OC], [7NO], [10NO]
H.R. 2469--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to permit an 
    individual entitled to both old-age or disability insurance benefits 
    and to widow's or widower's insurance benefits to receive both 
    without reduction in the amount of the widow's or widower's 
    insurance benefit by the amount of the old-age or disability 
    insurance benefit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STOCKMAN, [11OC]
H.R. 2470--
A bill to restore the second amendment rights of all Americans; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Government Reform and Oversight; Ways 
    and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STOCKMAN (for himself, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Young of Alaska, 
    Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Hostettler), [11OC]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC]
H.R. 2471--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to reduce the 
    amount that a nonparty multicandidate political committee may 
    contribute to a candidate in a congressional election, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. TORKILDSEN (for himself and Mrs. Fowler), [11OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO], [20NO]
H.R. 2472--
A bill to amend the act of March 3, 1931 (known as the Davis-Bacon Act), 
    to revise the standards for coverage under the act, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. Boehlert, 
    Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Gilman, 
    Mr. Horn, Mr. Houghton, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Mr. Martini, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
    Shays, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Weller, Mr. Young of 
    Alaska, Mr. Petri, Mr. Ney, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Quinn, 
    Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Torkildsen, and Mr. Regula), [12OC]
  Cosponsors added, [24OC], [31OC], [13NO], [20NO], [30NO], [7DE], 
    [21DE]
H.R. 2473--
A bill to authorize funding within the Department of the Interior to 
    implement the plan of the Steel Industry Heritage Project, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. COYNE, [12OC]
  Cosponsors added, [5DE]
H.R. 2474--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide a 2-year 
    extension of the tax incentives for the use of alcohol as a fuel; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DURBIN (for himself, Mr. Leach, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. 
    Johnson of South Dakota, and Mr. Roemer), [12OC]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC]
H.R. 2475--
A bill to amend the Federal Meat Inspection Act to require that imported 
    meat and meat food products containing imported meat be labeled 
    imported, and to require that certain eating establishments serving 
    imported meat inform customers of that fact; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, [12OC]
H.R. 2476--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    commonsense reforms of the Medicare Program; to the Committees on 
    Ways and Means; Commerce; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [12OC]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC], [31OC]
H.R. 2477--
A bill to designate the Nellis Federal hospital in Las Vegas, Nevada, as 
    the ``Michael O'Callaghan Military Hospital'', and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, [12OC]
H.R. 2478--
A bill for the relief of the Sara, Jade, and Jordan Hutchings; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. METCALF, [12OC]
H.R. 2479--
A bill for the relief of James A. Strickland; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROSE, [12OC]
H.R. 2480--
A bill to establish an Office of Inspector General for the Medicare and 
    Medicaid Programs; to the Committees on Government Reform and 
    Oversight; Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. QUINN, [13OC]
  Cosponsors added, [6DE]
H.R. 2481--
A bill to designate the Federal Triangle project under construction at 
    14th Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, in the District of 
    Columbia, as the ``Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade 
    Center''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mrs. SEASTRAND (for herself, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Cox, Ms. Dunn of 
    Washington, Mr. Davis, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Oxley, Mr. 
    Dornan, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Walker, Mr. 
    Baker of California, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mrs. 
    Kelly, Mr. Kim, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Taylor of 
    North Carolina, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. King, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Laughlin, 
    Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Cooley, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Hunter, 
    Mr. Horn, and Mr. Riggs), [13OC]
  Cosponsors added, [30OC], [16NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-414), [18DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [18DE]
  Passed Senate, [20DE]
  Presented to the President (December 21, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-68] (signed December 22, 1995)
H.R. 2482--
A bill to require States to consider adopting mandatory, comprehensive, 
    statewide one-call notification systems to protect underground 
    facilities from being damaged by any excavations, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [13OC]
H.R. 2483--
A bill to require the President to give notice of the intention of the 
    United States to withdraw from the Anti-Ballistic Missile Treaty, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on International 
    Relations; National Security, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. HOKE (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
    DeLay, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Cox, Mr. Stump, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Barr, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
    Funderburk, Mr. Jones, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. 
    Hansen), [17OC]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC], [17NO]
H.R. 2484--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to modify the reformulated gas 
    program; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MINGE, [17OC]
H.R. 2485--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve and 
    reform the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce; the Judiciary; Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    Hyde, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Hastert, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, and 
    Mr. McCrery), [17OC]

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H.R. 2486--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve and 
    reform the Medicare Program; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce; the Judiciary; Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, [17OC]
H.R. 2487--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow periods of certain 
    service performed as an employee under certain Federal-State 
    cooperative programs to be creditable for purposes of civil service 
    retirement; to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; 
    Agriculture; the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ROSE, [17OC]
H.R. 2488--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to provide appropriate 
    remedies with respect to prison conditions; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHIFF, [17OC]
H.R. 2489--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    coverage under the Medicare Program of certain additional oral 
    anticancer drugs; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, [17OC]
H.R. 2490--
A bill to provide for the transfer of certain lands to the Salt River 
    Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the city of Scottsdale, Arizona, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; Banking and 
    Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Pastor, and Mr. Kolbe), [17OC]
  Cosponsors added, [18OC]
H.R. 2491--
A bill, the 7-year balanced budget reconciliation act of 1995.
  Mr. KASICH, [17OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-280), [17OC]
  Passed House amended, [26OC]
  Passed Senate amended, [28OC]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and asked for a conference, [30OC]
  Conferees appointed, [30OC], [13NO]
  Change of conferees, [31OC], [2NO], [13NO]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and agreed to a conference, [13NO]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-347) submitted in the House, [16NO]
  Conference report proceedings vacated (pursuant to H. Res. 272), 
    [17NO]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-350) submitted in the House, [17NO]
  House agreed to conference report, [17NO]
  Senate sustained point of order against conference report, [17NO]
  Senate receded from its amendment, [17NO]
  Senate agreed with a further amendment, [17NO]
  House agreed to Senate amendment, [20NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1995)
  Presidential veto message, [6DE]
  Presidential veto message and bill referred to the Committee on the 
    Budget, [6DE]
H.R. 2492--
A bill making appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal 
    year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. PACKARD, [18OC]
  Passed House, [31OC]
  Passed Senate, [2NO]
  Presented to the President (November 18, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-53] (signed November 19, 1995)
H.R. 2493--
A bill to make modifications to international food aid programs; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Agriculture, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. EMERSON (for himself and Mr. Condit), [18OC]
  Cosponsors added, [20NO]
H.R. 2494--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    treatment of bad debt reserves of savings associations which are 
    required to convert into banks, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself Mr. Leach, and Mrs. Roukema), [18OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-324), [7NO]
H.R. 2495--
A bill to expand the authority of the Secretary of defense to transfer 
    excess personal property of the Department of Defense to support law 
    enforcement activities; to the Committees on National Security; the 
    Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BONO (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Gallegly, 
    Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Moorhead, 
    Mr. Thomas, Mr. Cox, Mr. Riggs, and Mr. Ehrlich), [18OC]
H.R. 2496--
A bill to amend the wetland conservation provisions of the Food Security 
    Act of 1985 to assist agricultural producers in receiving prompt and 
    fair resolution of complaints alleging producer violations of such 
    provisions and to limit the application of the program ineligibility 
    sanction to the farm on which a violation of such provisions occurs; 
    to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BUYER (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. 
    Jacobs, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Bryant of Tennessee), [18OC]
H.R. 2497--
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act; to the Committee on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA, [18OC]
  Cosponsors added, [19DE], [21DE]
H.R. 2498--
A bill to amend section 207 of title 18, United States Code, to further 
    restrict Federal officers and employees from representing or 
    advising foreign entities after leaving Government service; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [18OC]
H.R. 2499--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    contributions and expenditures by multicandidate political 
    committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight; the Judiciary, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [18OC]
H.R. 2500--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Ways and Means, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. OXLEY (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Tauzin, Mr. Upton, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Burr, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Parker, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
    Petri, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Crapo), [18OC]
  Cosponsors added, [30OC], [10NO], [30NO], [19DE]
H.R. 2501--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to 
    the construction of a hydroelectric project in Kentucky, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. LEWIS of Kentucky, [18OC]
H.R. 2502--
A bill to amend various commodity research and promotion laws to make 
    participation in such programs voluntary; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Zimmer), [18OC]
H.R. 2503--
A bill to clarify the authority of States to regulate national bank 
    insurance activity, to limit the authority of the Comptroller of the 
    Currency to authorize national banks to engage in new insurance 
    activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. McInnis), 
    [18OC]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO]
H.R. 2504--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at the corner of Patton 
    Avenue and Otis Street, and the U.S. Courthouse located on Otis 
    Street, in Asheville, North Carolina, as the ``Veach-Baley Federal 
    Complex''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina, [18OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-416), [18DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [18DE]
H.R. 2505--
A bill to amend the Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act to make certain 
    clarifications to the land bank protection provisions, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [18OC]
H.R. 2506--
A bill to require the President to appoint a Commission on Concentration 
    in the Livestock Industry; to the Committees on Agriculture; the 
    Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Minge, 
    Mr. Leach, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Cooley, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Williams, and Ms. Danner), [18OC]
  Cosponsors added, [31OC], [8NO], [9NO], [28NO], [6DE], [13DE]
H.R. 2507--
A bill to disapprove amendment No. 8 of the ``Amendments to the 
    Sentencing Guidelines, Policy Statements, and Official Commentary,'' 
    submitted by the U.S. Sentencing Commission to Congress on May 1, 
    1995; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BUNN of Oregon, [19OC]
  Cosponsors added, [25OC], [1NO], [2NO], [8NO], [10NO], [14NO], [15NO], 
    [17NO], [20NO], [30NO], [7DE]
H.R. 2508--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to provide for 
    improvements in the process of approving and using animal drugs, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Klug, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Dingell, Mr. 
    Ganske, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
    Brown of California, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Buyer, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Coble, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
    Condit, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Costello, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. de la 
    Garza, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Ewing, 
    Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Hefley, 
    Mr. Holden, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Mr. LaHood, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
    Leach, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Lucas, Mr. McInnis, 
    Mr. McIntosh, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Minge, Ms. 
    Molinari, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Paxon, 
    Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
    Roberts, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rose, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Souder, 
    Mr. Stump, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
    Thornton, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. 
    Whitfield), [19OC]
  Cosponsors added, [24OC], [26OC], [1NO], [13NO], [15NO], [18NO], 
    [28NO], [5DE], [13DE]

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H.R. 2509--
A bill to finance and implement a program of research, promotion, market 
    development, and industry and consumer information to enhance demand 
    for and increase the profitability of canola and rapeseed products 
    in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Brown 
    of California), [19OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO], [9NO]
H.R. 2510--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide veterans' 
    preference status to certain individuals who served on active duty 
    in the Armed Forces in connection with Operation Desert Shield or 
    Operation Desert Storm, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. FOX (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Montgomery, Mr. Frazer, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Weller, Ms. Rivers, Ms. 
    Furse, Mr. Underwood, Mr. King, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Bunn 
    of Oregon, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Serrano, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Dornan, and Mr. 
    Hoke), [19OC]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.R. 2511--
A bill to control and prevent commercial counterfeiting, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GOODLATTE (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Moorhead, 
    Mr. McCollum, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Smith of 
    Texas, Mr. Coble, Mr. Canady, Mr. Bono, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Flanagan, 
    and Mr. Davis), [19OC]
H.R. 2512--
A bill to provide for certain benefits of the Missouri River basin Pick-
    Sloan project to the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, [19OC]
H.R. 2513--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to expand eligibility for 
    burial benefits to include certain veterans who die in State nursing 
    homes; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Everett, and Mr. 
    Evans), [19OC]
H.R. 2514--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to make the research 
    credit permanent and to allow such credit for expenses attributable 
    to certain collaborative research consortia; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Levin, and Mr. Camp), [19OC]
H.R. 2515--
A bill for the relief of Florence Barrett Cox; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BRYANT of Tennessee, [19OC]
H.R. 2516--
A bill for the relief of Vincente Babauta Jesus and Rita Rios Jesus; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD, [19OC]
H.R. 2517--
A bill to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the 
    concurent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996; to the 
    Committees on the Budget; Agriculture; Banking and Financial 
    Services; Commerce; Economic and Educational Opportunities; 
    Government Reform and Oversight; International Relations; the 
    Judiciary; National Security; Resources; Rules; Science; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Veterans' Affairs; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KASICH, [20OC]
H.R. 2518--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Agriculture to exchange certain 
    lands in the Wenatachee National Forest, Washington, for certain 
    lands owned by Public Utility District No. 1 of Chelan County, 
    Washington, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [20OC]
H.R. 2519--
A bill to facilitate contributions to charitable organizations by 
    codifying certain exemptions from the Federal securities laws, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. FIELDS of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
    Dingell, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Frisa, and Mr. Markey), [24OC]
  Cosponsors added, [30OC], [1NO], [7NO], [10NO]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-333), [10NO]
  Placed on the Corrections Calendar, [14NO]
  Passed House amended, [28NO]
  Passed Senate, [29NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-62] (signed December 8, 1995)
H.R. 2520--
A bill to enhance competition in the financial services industry by 
    providing a prudential framework for the affiliation of banks, 
    securities firms, and other financial service providers, to reduce 
    paperwork and additional regulatory burdens for depository 
    institutions, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Banking 
    and Financial Services; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. LEACH, [24OC]
H.R. 2521--
A bill to establish a Federal Statistical Service; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform and Oversight; Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Petri, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Hobson, 
    Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Leach, Mr. Rogers, and Mr. Davis), [24OC]
H.R. 2522--
A bill to establish a maximum level of remediation for dry cleaning 
    solvents, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas, [24OC]
  Cosponsors added, [15NO]
H.R. 2523--
A bill to terminate the authority of the Secretary of Agriculture and 
    the Commodity Credit Corporation to support the price of 
    agricultural commodities and to terminate related acreage allotment 
    and marketing quota programs for such commodities; to the Committee 
    on Agriculture.
  By Mr. CHABOT (for himself, Mr. Owens, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
    Scarborough, Mr. Shadegg, and Mr. Hoke), [24OC]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC]
H.R. 2524--
A bill to amend chapter 171 of title 28, United States Code, to allow 
    claims against the United States under that chapter for damages 
    arising from certain negligent medical care provided members of the 
    Armed Forces; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [24OC]
  Cosponsors added, [2NO]
H.R. 2525--
A bill to modify the operation of the antitrust laws, and of State laws 
    similar to the antitrust laws, with respect to charitable gift 
    annuities; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Smith of Texas. Mr. Schiff, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
    Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bryant of 
    Tennessee, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Bryant of Texas, and Mr. Ramstad), [24OC]
  Cosponsors added, [1NO], [7NO], [14NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-336), [14NO]
  Placed on the Corrections Calendar, [14NO]
  Passed House, [28NO]
  Passed Senate, [29NO]
  Presented to the President (November 30, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-63] (signed December 8, 1995)
H.R. 2526--
A bill to create a Creative Revenues Commission, to facilitate the 
    reform of the Federal tax system, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. OWENS, [24OC]
H.R. 2527--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to improve the 
    electoral process by permitting electronic filing and preservation 
    of Federal Election Commission reports, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [24OC]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [13NO]
  Passed Senate, [20DE]
  Presented to the President (December 21, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-79] (signed December 28, 1995)
H.R. 2528--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to renew to the heirs of 
    permittees permits for historic cabins located in the Mineral King 
    Addition of the Sequoia National Park, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RADANOVICH, [25OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO], [9NO]
H.R. 2529--
A bill to increase by 800 percent the duty on imports of beaujolais wine 
    that is the product of France; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Stark), [25OC]
  Cosponsors added, [1NO], [13NO], [12DE]
H.R. 2530--
A bill to provide for deficit reduction and achieve a balanced budget by 
    fiscal year 2002; to the Committees on the Budget; Agriculture; 
    Banking and Financial Services; Commerce; Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; Government Reform and Oversight; House Oversight; the 
    Judiciary; National Security; Resources; Rules; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Veterans' Affairs; Ways and Means, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ORTON (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, 
    Mr. Condit, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Browder, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. 
    Brewster, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Minge, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
    Hayes, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Rose, Mr. Sisisky, 
    Mr. Sabo, Mr. Poshard, and Mr. Roemer), [25OC]
H.R. 2531--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to clarify the 
    exemption for houseparents from the minimum wage and maximum hours 
    requirements of that act, and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Archer, Mr. Talent, 
    Mr. Fawell, Mr. Canady, Mr. Petri, Mr. Graham, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. 
    Funderburk, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Barrett 
    of Nebraska, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Souder, 
    Mr. Norwood, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Inglis of South 
    Carolina, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
    Quillen, Mr. Crane, and Mr. Lipinski), [25OC]
  Cosponsors added, [1NO], [29NO], [5DE], [12DE], [15DE], [20DE]
H.R. 2532--
A bill to provide marketing loans and a total acreage base for the 1996 
    through 2002 crops of upland cotton, feed grains, rice, oilseeds, 
    and wheat, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. MINGE (for himself, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Peterson 
    of Minnesota, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hilliard, and Mr. 
    Williams), [25OC]
H.R. 2533--
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, to establish the U.S. 
    Intellectual Property Organization, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.

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  By Mr. MOORHEAD (for himself and Mrs. Schroeder) (both by request), 
    [25OC]
H.R. 2534--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 with respect to 
    treatment of corporations, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Agriculture; National Security; Science; 
    Resources; Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure; Banking and 
    Financial Services; International Relations, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Owens, Ms. Norton, Mr. Kinchey, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, and Mr. Conyers), [25OC]
H.R. 2535--
A bill to provide for withdrawal of the United States from the United 
    Nations; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, [25OC]
  Cosponsors added, [31OC], [6NO], [9NO], [15NO], [20DE]
H.R. 2536--
A bill to terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the House 
    of Representatives; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mrs. SMITH of Washington (for herself and Mrs. Chenoweth), [25OC]
H.R. 2537--
A bill to provide for the reliquidation of certain entries of imported 
    chemicals; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [25OC]
H.R. 2538--
A bill to make clerical and technical amendments to title 18, United 
    States Code, and other provisions of law relating to crime and 
    criminal justice; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself and Mr. Schumer), [26OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-391), [11DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [12DE]
H.R. 2539--
A bill to abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, to amend subtitle 
    IV of title 49, United States Code, to reform economic regulation of 
    transportation, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Petri, Mr. Rahall, and Ms. Molinari), 
    [26OC]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-311), [6NO]
  Passed House amended, [14NO]
  Passed Senate amended, [28NO]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and asked for a conference. 
    Conferees appointed, [30NO]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and agreed to a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [7DE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-422) submitted in the House, [18DE]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [21DE]
  House agreed to conference report, [22DE]
  Presented to the President (December 23, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-88] (signed December 29, 1995)
H.R. 2540--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to prohibit any member of 
    the Armed Forces from being required to wear as part of the military 
    uniform any indicia or insignia of the United Nations; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. DeLAY (for himself, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
    Ewing, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
    Stockman, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Hayworth), [26OC]
  Cosponsors added, [31OC], [2NO], [8NO], [13NO], [15NO], [17NO], 
    [28NO], [12DE], [20DE]
H.R. 2541--
A bill to establish an Assistant Secretary of State for Diplomatic 
    Security; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILLMAN, [26OC]
H.R. 2542--
A bill to consolidate conservation cost-share assistance programs of the 
    Department of Agriculture, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Agriculture; Resources, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. Roberts), [26OC]
H.R. 2543--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow a deduction 
    for tuition and fees for undergraduate and postsecondary vocational 
    education; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CHRYSLER, [26OC]
  Cosponsors added, [12DE], [21DE]
H.R. 2544--
A bill to require the Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor Statistics to 
    conduct time use surveys of unremunerated work performed in the 
    United States and to calculate the monetary value of such work; to 
    the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Miss COLLINS of Michigan, [26OC]
H.R. 2545--
A bill to provide that a State that uses a system of limited voting, 
    cumulative voting, or preference voting may establish multimember 
    congressional districts; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. McKINNEY, [26OC]
  Cosponsors added, [9NO]
H.R. 2546--
A bill making appropriations for the government of the District of 
    Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in part against 
    the revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 
    30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. WALSH, [26OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-294), [26OC]
  Considered, [1NO]
  Passed House amended, [2NO]
  Passed Senate amended, [2NO]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [2NO]
  House disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, [9NO]
H.R. 2547--
A bill to designate the U.S. courthouse located at 800 Market Street in 
    Knoxville, Tennessee, as the ``Howard H. Baker, Jr. United States 
    Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. DUNCAN, [26OC]
  Cosponsors added, [6DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-417), [18DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [18DE]
  Passed Senate, [20DE]
  Presented to the President (December 21, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-80] (signed December 28, 1995)
H.R. 2548--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to allow individuals 
    to designate any portion of their income tax overpayments, and to 
    make other contributions,
  By Mr. DUNCAN (for himself, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Cooley, 
    and Mr. Hansen), [26OC]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [16NO], [30NO], [15DE]
H.R. 2549--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to enter into 
    contracts to assist the Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency, 
    California, to implement a basin management plan for the elimination 
    of groundwater overdraft and seawater intrusion, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. FARR, [26OC]
H.R. 2550--
A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of 
    Defense from being used for the deployment on the ground of United 
    States Armed Forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as 
    part of any peacekeeping operation, or as part of any implementation 
    force, unless such development is specifically authorized by law; to 
    the Committees on National Security; International Relations, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
    Brownback, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Baker of 
    California, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Royce, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Nethercutt, 
    Mr. Roth Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. 
    Cubin, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
    LaHood, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Sanford, Mr. English 
    of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Salmon, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Taylor 
    of North Carolina, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Packard, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Moorhead, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Kim, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Bono, 
    Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Upton, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Calvert, 
    and Mr. Forbes), [26OC]
  Cosponsors added, [30OC], [1NO], [2NO], [7NO], [9NO]
H.R. 2551--
A bill to establish a congressional commemorative medal for organ donors 
    and their families; to the Committees on Banking and Financial 
    Services; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself, Mr. Spence, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
    Kleczka, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Frost, Mr. Cunningham, and Mr. Frazer), [26OC]
  Cosponsors added, [30OC], [6NO], [9NO], [28NO], [29NO], [5DE], [18DE]
H.R. 2552--
A bill to transfer the Tatum Salt Dome property to the State of 
    Mississippi to be designated by the State as the Jamie Whitten 
    Wilderness Area; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Abercrombie, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bishop, Mr. 
    Borski, Mr. Browder, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coleman, Mr. 
    Condit, Mr. Costello, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Davis, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
    Faleomavaega, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Hall of 
    Texas, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lewis of 
    Georgia, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McDade, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
    Montgomery, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. 
    Neal, Ms. Norton, Mr. Parker, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Roberts, 
    Mr. Rose, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Tanner, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Thornton, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Vento, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
    Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Evans, and Mr. Hoyer), [26OC]
  Rereferred to Committee on National Security, [15NO]
H.R. 2553--
A bill to provide for pilot programs conducted by the Federal Prison 
    Industries to test the feasibility of meeting the need for increased 
    employment of Federal prisoners by producing items, for the private 
    market, in conjunction with private United States firms, that would 
    otherwise be produced by foreign labor; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. WOLF, [26OC]
H.R. 2554--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade and on the Great Lakes and their 
    tributary and connecting waters in trade with Canada for the vessel 
    M/V Marion C II; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [26OC]
H.R. 2555--
A bill to preserve the authority of the States over waters within their 
    boundaries, to delegate the authority of the Congress to the States 
    to regulate water, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CRAPO (for himself, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Allard, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Schaefer, Mr. Cooley, and Mrs. Chenoweth), [30OC]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO], [28NO]
H.R. 2556--
A bill to redesignate the Federal building located at 345 Middlefield 
    Road in Menlo Park,

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    California, and known as the Earth Sciences and Library Building, as 
    the ``Vincent E. McKelvey Federal Building''; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Ms. ESHOO, [30OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-418), [19DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [18DE]
H.R. 2557--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Act of 1978 to provide greater 
    assurances for contract sanctity; to the Committees on Agriculture; 
    Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. EWING (for himself and Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, [30OC]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [29NO]
H.R. 2558--
A bill to amend chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, to provide 
    for the transfer of selected National Driver Register functions to 
    non-Federal management, to provide authorizations for appropriations 
    for each of fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR (by request), [30OC]
H.R. 2559--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an expanded 
    medical expenses deduction; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan, [30OC]
H.R. 2560--
A bill to provide for conveyances of certain lands in Alaska to 
    Chickaloon-Moose Creek Native Association, Inc., Ninilchik Native 
    Association, Inc., Seldovia Native Association, Inc., Tyonek Native 
    Corp., and Knikatnu, Inc. under the Alaska Native Claims Settlement 
    Act; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [30OC]
H.R. 2561--
A bill to provide for an exchange of lands located near Gustavus, 
    Alaska; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [31OC]
H.R. 2562--
A bill to repeal section 210 of the Public Utility Regulatory Policies 
    Act of 1978; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Murtha, 
    Mr. Towns, Mr. Quinn, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Walsh, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Clinger, 
    Mr. McHale, and Mr. Talent), [31OC]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO], [13DE]
H.R. 2563--
A bill to authorize certain operations of Canadian oil spill response 
    and recovery vessels in waters of the United States; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. LONGLEY, [31OC]
H.R. 2564--
A bill to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to influence 
    the Federal Government, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    the Judiciary; Government Reform and Oversight; Rules; Ways and 
    Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in 
    each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CANADY (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Shays, and 
    Mr. McHale), [31OC]
  Cosponsors added, [13NO], [14NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-339), [14NO]
  Referral to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; Rules; 
    Ways and Means extended, [14NO]
  Committees discharged, [14NO]
  Passed House, [29NO]
  Laid on the table (S. 1060 passed in lieu), [29NO]
H.R. 2565--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to ban 
    activities of political action committees in House of 
    Representatives elections and for other purposes; to the Committee 
    on House Oversight.
  By Mr. HORN (for himself, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, and Mrs. Smith 
    of Washington), [31OC]
  Cosponsors added, [2NO]
H.R. 2566--
A bill to reform the financing of Federal elections, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mrs. SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Minge, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
    Leach, Mr. Horn, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, and Mr. Forbes), 
    [31OC]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO], [29NO], [7DE], [22DE]
H.R. 2567--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act relating to 
    standards for constructed water conveyances; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. CONDIT (for himself and Mr. Matsui), [1NO]
  Cosponsors added, [14NO], [20NO], [14DE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-433), [21DE]
  Placed on the Corrections Calendar, [22DE]
H.R. 2568--
A bill to require adopting of a management plan for the Hells Canyon 
    National Recreation Area that allows appropriate use of motorized 
    and nonmotorized river craft in the recreation area, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. COOLEY (for himself, Mrs. Chenoweth, and Mr. Nethercutt), [1NO]
H.R. 2569--
A bill to require the Secretary of Energy to immediately begin returning 
    the Fast Flux Test Facility to operational status, identify which 
    missions will be given the highest priority, and prepare the 
    facility to carry out those missions; to the Committees on Science; 
    Commerce; National Security, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. HASTINGS of Washington, [1NO]
H.R. 2570--
A bill to amend the Older Americans Act of 1965 to authorize 
    appropriations for fiscal years 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, and 2001, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. 
    Castle, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
    Weldon of Florida, Mr. Souder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Ballenger, and Mr. 
    Graham), [1NO]
H.R. 2571--
A bill to establish a program to provide Federal payment to States for 
    the operation of programs for long-term care services for needy 
    individuals with disabilities, to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
    1986 to revise the tax treatment of expenses for long-term care 
    insurance and services, to reform standards for the long-term care 
    insurance market, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; Commerce; Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Florida (for himself, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Johnston of Florida, and Mr. Jefferson), [1NO]
  Cosponsors added, [14NO], [15NO]
H.R. 2572--
A bill to reinstate the emergency unemployment compensation program; to 
    the Committees on Ways and Means; Transportation and Infrastructure; 
    the Budget, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions of fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. RAHALL (for himself, Mr. Boucher, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Filner, Mr. Klink, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
    Stupak), [1NO]
  Cosponsors added, [2NO], [7NO], [6DE]
H.R. 2573--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to eliminate 
    PAC contributions to individual House of Representatives candidates, 
    to provide a tax credit and tax deduction for contributions to such 
    candidates, to provide for voluntary expenditure limitations in 
    House of Representatives elections, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on House Oversight; Ways and Means; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. REGULA, [1NO]
H.R. 2574--
A bill to amend the provisions of title 5, United States Code, that 
    provide for a 2-percent reduction in retirement benefits for each 
    year that the employee is under age 55 at the time of retiring; to 
    the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. WYNN, [1NO]
H.R. 2575--
A bill to amend the Sugar Price Support Program to establish a special 
    assessment for raw cane sugar marketed from production in the 
    Everglades production area in the State of Florida to be used for 
    restoration of the Everglades ecosystem; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. DEUTSCH (for himself and Mr. Gibbons), [2NO]
  Cosponsors added, [20DE]
H.R. 2576--
A bill to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation 
    Act of 1994 until December 1, 1995, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [2NO]
H.R. 2577--
A bill to amend the Soybean Promotion, Research, and Consumer 
    Information Act to reinstate the right of soybean producers to 
    demand and receive refunds of assessments imposed on producers under 
    the act, to require a referendum on termination of the soybean 
    research and promotion order issued under the act, and to require 
    additional referendums at the request of a simple majority of 
    soybean producers; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. EWING (for himself and Mr. LaHood), [2NO]
H.R. 2578--
A bill to clarify the provision of section 3626(b) of title 39, United 
    States Code, defining an instituion of higher education; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. MOAKLEY, [2NO]
  Cosponsors added, [6DE], [13DE]
H.R. 2579--
A bill to establish the National Tourism Board and the National Tourism 
    Organization to promote international travel and tourism to the 
    United States; to the Committees on Commerce; International 
    Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ROTH (for himself, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Clement, Mr. Petri, Mrs. 
    Morella, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Gejdenson, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Abercrombie, 
    Mr. Oxley, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Roemer, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Oberstar, and Mr. Farr), [2NO]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO], [10NO], [13NO], [15NO], [17NO], [30NO], 
    [7DE], [12DE], [13DE], [15DE], [18DE], [20DE], [21DE], [22DE]
H.R. 2580--
A bill to guarantee a republican form of government to the States by 
    preventing paramilitary violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER (for himself and Mr. Conyers), [2NO]
  Cosponsors added, [14DE], [19DE]
H.R. 2581--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    nonparty multicandidate political committee contributions in 
    elections for Federal office; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. GILCHREST, [2NO]
H.R. 2582--
A bill to designate the Republic of Korea as a pilot program country for 
    1 year under the Immigration and Nationality Act; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KIM, [2NO]
  Cosponsors added, [20NO], [28NO], [12DE], [21DE]
H.R. 2583--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to prevent the construction of a thermal 
    destruction facility at the OII site east of downtown

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    Los Angeles unless the local community agrees to the location; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. MARTINEZ, [2NO]
H.R. 2584--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    establishment of simple retirement accounts, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. PORTMAN (for himself and Mr. Cardin), [2NO]
H.R. 2585--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the excise 
    taxes on smokeless tobacco to an amount equivalent to the tax on 
    cigarettes and to use the resulting revenues to fund a trust fund 
    for programs to reduce the use of smokeless tobacco; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. SCHROEDER (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Romero-
    Barcelo, Mr. Evans, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lipinski, and Miss Collins of 
    Michigan), [6NO]
  Cosponsors added, [28NO]
H.R. 2586--
A bill to provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [7NO]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept 104-325), [7NO]
  Passed House amended, [9NO]
  Passed Senate amended, [9NO]
  House agreed to Senate amendment, [10NO]
  Presented to the President (November 12, 1995)
  Presidential veto message, [13NO]
  Presidential veto debated, [13NO]
  Presidential veto message referred to the Committee on Ways and Means, 
    [7DE]
H.R. 2587--
A bill to carry out the international obligations of the United States 
    under the Geneva Conventions to provide criminal penalties for 
    certain war crimes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. JONES, [7NO]
H.R. 2588--
A bill to nullify the 25-percent pay increase afforded to Members of 
    Congress by the Ethics Reform Act of 1989, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; House 
    Oversight; Rules; Ways and Means, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO, [7NO]
H.R. 2589--
A bill to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation 
    Act of 1994 until December 31, 1995, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [7NO]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [7NO]
  Passed Senate, [9NO]
  Presented to the President (November 12, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-47] (signed November 13, 1995)
H.R. 2590--
A bill to better target loans to family farmers and income-producing 
    activities, to provide for the improved management of the portfolio 
    of loans made under the Consolidated Farm and Rural Development Act, 
    to assure the prompt repayment of such loans, and to consolidate 
    Federal rural development programs into a single program of 
    capitalization grants to States for rural development, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. ALLARD (for himself and Mr. Roberts), [7NO]
H.R. 2591--
A bill to provide for administrative procedures to extend Federal 
    recognition to certain Indian groups, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, [7NO]
H.R. 2592--
A bill to reduce the fiscal year 1996 budget for intelligence activities 
    by $1 billion; to the Committee on Intelligence (Permanent Select).
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [7NO]
H.R. 2593--
A bill to enable processors of popcorn to develop, finance, and carry 
    out a nationally coordinated program for popcorn promotion, 
    research, consumer information, and industry information, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. LATHAM, [7NO]
H.R. 2594--
A bill to amend the Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act to reduce the 
    waiting period for benefits payable under that act, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
    Rahall, and Mr. Lipinski), [8NO]
H.R. 2595--
A bill to amend the Superfund Amendments and Reauthorization Act of 1986 
    to establish the reportable quantity for sulfur dioxide as 1,000 
    pounds; to the Committees on Commerce; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, [8NO]
H.R. 2596--
A bill to extend energy conservation programs under the Energy Policy 
    and Conservation Act through fiscal year 1999, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SCHAEFER, [8NO]
H.R. 2597--
A bill to modify the price support program for milk, to establish a 
    class IV account applicable to the products of milk, to modify the 
    dairy export incentive program, and to consolidate and reform 
    Federal milk marketing orders; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Boehlert, 
    Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. English of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Everett, Mr. Houghton, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Quillen, 
    Mr. Quinn, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, and Mr. Walsh), [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [12DE], [13DE]
H.R. 2598--
A bill to amend the Controlled Substances Act and the Controlled 
    Substances Import and Export Act with respect to penalties for 
    powder cocaine and crack cocaine offenses; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO], [30NO], [6DE]
H.R. 2599--
A bill to reform the congressional budget process, establish binding 
    spending caps, introduce fiscal integrity, discipline and 
    accountability, and for other purposes; to the Committees on the 
    Budget; Government Reform and Oversight; Rules, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Pete 
    Geren of Texas, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Hall 
    of Texas, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Hayes, 
    Mr. Brewster, Mr. Minge, Mr. Condit, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. 
    Payne of Virginia, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Orton, Mr. Barr, of Georgia, 
    Mr. Shays, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, and Mr. Fox of 
    Pennsylvania), [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [15NO], [18NO], [30NO], [19DE]
H.R. 2600--
A bill to provide for coverage of certain anti-cancer drug treatments 
    under medicare; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Farr of California, Mr. 
    Skaggs, Mr. Kildee, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Levin, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Waxman, 
    Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Williams, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. 
    Waters, and Mrs. Clayton), [8NO]
  Cosponsors added, [14NO]
H.R. 2601--
A bill to amend the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act to modify the 
    bottled drinking water standards provisions, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BILBRAY, [9NO]
H.R. 2602--
A bill to require country of origin labeling of perishable agricultural 
    commodities imported into the United States and to impose criminal 
    fines for violations of such labeling requirements; to the Committee 
    on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BONO (for himself, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Moorhead, and Mr. Stockman), [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [29NO], [19DE]
H.R. 2603--
A bill to restore the traditional observance of Memorial Day; to the 
    Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; the Judiciary, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FRISA, [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [14NO]
H.R. 2604--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to authorize the 
    appointment of additional bankruptcy judges, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GEKAS (by request), [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [7DE]
H.R. 2605--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to prohibit 
    nonparty multicandidate political committee contributions in 
    elections for Federal office, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. GILCHREST, [9NO]
H.R. 2606--
A bill to prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of 
    Defense from being used for the deployment on the ground of United 
    States Armed Forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as 
    part of any peacekeeping operation, or as part of any implementation 
    force, unless funds for such deployment are specifically 
    appropriated by law; to the Committees on National Security; 
    International Relations, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HEFLEY (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Cox, Mr. 
    Brownback, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Baker of 
    California, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Royce, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Herger, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Nethercutt, 
    Mr. Roth, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Bonilla, Mrs. 
    Cubin, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
    LaHood, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Sanford, Mr. English 
    of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Salmon, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Taylor 
    of North Carolina, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Largent, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Packard, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Moorhead, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Kim, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Bono, 
    Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Upton, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Istook, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Forbes, 
    Mr. Jones, Mr. Combest, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Frank 
    of Massachusetts, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Allard, Mr. Canady, 
    Mr. Skeen, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Mica, Mr. Barr, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
    Condit Mr. Parker, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Chrysler, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Emerson, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mrs. 
    Waldholtz, Mr. Weller, Mrs. Fowler, and Mr. Calvert), [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [14NO], [16NO]
  Passed House, [17NO]
  Failed of passage in the Senate, [13DE]
H.R. 2607--
A bill to prohibit desecration of Veterans' memorials; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.

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  By Mrs. LOWEY, [9NO]
H.R. 2608--
A bill to require that health care practitioners determine medically 
    necessary and appropriate treatment and to require that insurers 
    notify their enrollees of the extent of their coverage; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. NADLER (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Engel, Ms. McKinney, and 
    Miss Collins of Michigan), [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [30NO]
H.R. 2609--
A bill to provide for the Secretary of the Interior to sell the 
    indebtedness representing the remaining repayment balance of Bureau 
    of Reclamation projects in Texas and to execute agreements with 
    State and local interests; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ORTIZ (for himself, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Thornberry, and Mr. 
    Combest), [9NO]
  Cosponsors added, [13DE]
H.R. 2610--
A bill to eliminate certain benefits for Members of Congress; to the 
    Committees on House Oversight; Government Reform and Oversight; 
    Rules; Transportation and Infrastructure; National Security, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SANFORD (for himself, Mr. Allard, Ms. Rivers, and Mr. Inglis of 
    South Carolina), [9NO]
H.R. 2611--
A bill to authorize conveyance of land on which is situated the U.S. 
    Coast Guard Whitefish Point Light Station; to the Committees on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Resources, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [9NO]
H.R. 2612--
A bill for the relief of Miron Kharchilava; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. OXLEY, [9NO]
H.R. 2613--
A bill for the relief of Rabon Lowry; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROSE, [9NO]
H.R. 2614--
A bill to reform the commemorative coin programs of the U.S. Mint in 
    order to protect the integrity of such programs and prevent losses 
    of Government funds, to authorize the U.S. Mint to mint and issue 
    platinum and gold bullion coins, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [10NO]
  Cosponsors added, [17NO], [20NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [5DE]
H.R. 2615--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on dichlorofopmethyl; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [10NO]
H.R. 2616--
A bill to suspend temporarily the duty on thidiazuron; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. CASTLE, [10NO]
H.R. 2617--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to exempt small issues 
    from the restrictions on the deduction by financial institutions for 
    interest, to disregard certain amounts of capital expenditures in 
    applying $10,000,000 limit on such issues, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Fox, and Mr. 
    Underwood), [10NO]
  Cosponsors added, [30NO]
H.R. 2618--
A bill to provide for the therapeutic use of marihuana in situations 
    involving life-threatening or sense-threatening illnesses and to 
    provide adequate supplies of marihuana for such use; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; the Judiciary, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Johnston of Florida, 
    and Ms. Pelosi), [10NO]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO], [17NO], [11DE], [14DE]
H.R. 2619--
A bill to impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting certain goods or 
    technology that would enhance Iran's ability to explore, extract, 
    refine, or produce petroleum products or natural gas; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; Ways and Means; Banking and 
    Financial Services; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GEJDENSON (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana), [10NO]
H.R. 2620--
A bill to direct the Architect of the Capitol to sell the parcel of real 
    property located at 501 First Street, SE., in the District of 
    Columbia, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GILCHREST, [10NO]
H.R. 2621--
A bill to enforce the public debt limit and to protect the Social 
    Security trust funds and other Federal trust funds and accounts 
    invested in public debt obligations; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [13NO]
  Rules suspended. Failed of passage, [14NO]
  Passed House amended, [14DE]
H.R. 2622--
A bill to amend the Congressional Budget Act of 1974 to require that 
    budget resolutions be joint resolutions and that those resolutions 
    contain extensions of the statutory limit on the public debt, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on the Budget; Rules, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CARDIN, [13NO]
  Cosponsors added, [16NO], [17NO], [29NO]
H.R. 2623--
A bill to amend the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance 
    Act to make the provisions and benefits of Indian self-determination 
    contracts applicable to Indian self-governance compacts; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, [13NO]
H.R. 2624--
A bill to establish the American Samoa Study Commission; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA, [13NO]
H.R. 2625--
A bill to prohibit future obligation of funds for the B-2 bomber 
    procurement program; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [13NO]
H.R. 2626--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to ensure that payments of 
    compensation for veterans with service-connected disabilities and 
    payments of dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of 
    such veterans are made regardless of Government financial 
    shortfalls; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself and Mr. Stump), [13NO]
H.R. 2627--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Treasury to mint coins in 
    commemoration of the sesquicentennial of the founding of the 
    Smithsonian Institution; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON (for himself and Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas), [14NO]
  Cosponsors added, [17NO], [20NO], [28NO], [4DE], [6DE], [11DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [19DE]
  Passed Senate, [22DE]
  Presented to the President (December 29, 1995)
H.R. 2628--
A bill to confirm the President's commitment that the Social Security 
    trust funds will not be used other than for payment of benefits; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of California, 
    Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Torres, 
    Mr. Owens, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Studds, Mr. Yates, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Volkmer, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
    LaFalce, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Neal, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Danner, 
    Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Thornton, Mr. Costello, Mr. Engel, Mr. Mfume, Mr. 
    Vento, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. 
    Poshard, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Wise, Mr. Markey, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, 
    Mr. Coleman, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Klink, Ms. 
    McCarthy, Mr. Reed, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island, Mr. Doyle, Ms. Harman, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. 
    Sisisky, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Filner, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Tanner, Mr. Schumer, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
    Brown of Ohio, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
    Pomeroy, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Lowey, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Farr, 
    Mr. Menendez, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Rush, Mr. Obey, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, and Mr. Condit), [14NO]
  Cosponsors added, [17NO]
H.R. 2629--
A bill to require Members of the House of Representatives to keep a 
    public record of visits by lobbyists; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO, [14NO]
H.R. 2630--
A bill to extend the deadline for commencement of construction of a 
    hydroelectric project in the State of Illinois; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. COSTELLO, [14NO]
H.R. 2631--
A bill to amend the American Indian Trust Fund Management Reform Act of 
    1994 to transfer certain authorities to the Office of Special 
    Trustee for American Indians, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [14NO]
H.R. 2632--
A bill to ensure that payments during fiscal year 1996 of compensation 
    for veterans with service-connected disabilities and payments of 
    dependency and indemnity compensation for survivors of such veterans 
    are made regardless of Government financial shortfalls; to the 
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON, [14NO]
  Cosponsors added, [15NO], [17NO], [20NO], [20DE]
H.R. 2633--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to participate in the 
    Alameda County wastewater reuse project; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. STARK, [14NO]
H.R. 2634--
A bill to allow persons to carry concealed firearms in every State if 
    they have been issued a license to do so by any State; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STEARNS (for himself, Mr. Hancock, and Mr. Hostettler), [14NO]
  Cosponsors added, [30NO], [7DE], [13DE], [21DE]
H.R. 2635--
A bill to establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms in the 
    laws relating to elections for Congress; to the Committees on House 
    Oversight; Rules, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WHITE, [14NO]
H.R. 2636--
A bill to transfer jurisdiction over certain parcels of Federal real 
    property located in the District of Columbia, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Resources; Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR, [15NO]
  Reported from the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (H. 
    Rept. 104-368, part 1), [28NO]
H.R. 2637--
A bill to provide for a study of certain cross-border sources of air 
    pollution; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BILBRAY (for himself, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Packard, Mr. 
    Hunter, and Mr. Cunningham), [15NO]

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H.R. 2638--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to lower the 
    maximum amount of contributions a multicandidate political committee 
    may make to a House of Representatives candidate, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. BLUTE, [15NO]
H.R. 2639--
A bill to provide that Members of Congress shall not be paid during 
    Federal Government shutdowns, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. DINGELL, [15NO]
H.R. 2640--
A bill to prohibit Federal agencies from planning the sale of the 
    Southeastern Power Administration; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GORDON, [15NO]
H.R. 2641--
A bill to amend title 28, United States Code, to provide for appointment 
    of U.S. marshals by the Director of the U.S. Marshals Service; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [15NO]
H.R. 2642--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of the U.S.S. Hoga to the city of 
    Eureka, California; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [15NO]
H.R. 2643--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Transportation to convey the Point 
    Arena Light Station to Point Arena Lighthouse Keepers, Inc., at such 
    time as the Secretary determines the light station to be excess to 
    the needs of the Coast Guard; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [15NO]
H.R. 2644--
A bill to provide for the transfer of the Missouri River Basin, Pick-
    Sloan Project facilities in the States of Kansas and Nebraska, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself and Mr. Brownback), [15NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [14DE]
H.R. 2645--
A bill to permit freon to be used for home, automobile, and agricultural 
    air conditioning equipment; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY, [15NO]
H.R. 2646--
A bill to amend the sugar price support program in the Agricultural Act 
    of 1949 to provide for additional assessment with respect to raw 
    cane sugar produced in the Everglades agricultural area in the State 
    of Florida to finance land acquisition projects for the restoration 
    of the Florida Everglades; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself and Mr. Gilchrest), [16NO]
H.R. 2647--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to terminate the tax 
    subsidies for large producers of ethanol used as a fuel; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
    Miller of Florida, and Mr. Zimmer), [16NO]
H.R. 2648--
A bill to amend the Federal Water Pollution Control Act to require that 
    an application to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for a 
    license, license amendment, or permit for an activity that will 
    result in a withdrawal by a State or political subdivision of a 
    State of water from a lake that is situated in two States shall not 
    be granted unless the Governor of the State in which more than 50 
    percent of the lake, reservoir, or other body of water is situated 
    certifies that the withdrawal will not have an adverse effect on the 
    environment in or economy of that State, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; Commerce, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FUNDERBURK, [16NO]
  Cosponsors added, [20NO], [13DE], [21DE]
H.R. 2649--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to provide that the 
    mandatory separation age for Federal firefighters be made the same 
    as the age that applies with respect to Federal law enforcement 
    officers; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania), [16NO]
H.R. 2650--
A bill to amend title 18, United States Code, to eliminate certain 
    sentencing inequities for drug offenders; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HEINEMAN (for himself, Mr. Coble, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. 
    Chabot, and Mr. Hoke), [16NO]
H.R. 2651--
A bill to assess the impact of the NAFTA, to require further negotiation 
    of certain provisions of the NAFTA, and to provide for the 
    withdrawal from the NAFTA unless certain conditions are met; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. DeFazio, Mrs. Chenoweth, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Obey, Mr. Pallone, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Evans, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Funderburk, Mr. Klink, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Barr, Mr. Wamp, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and 
    Mr. Conyers), [16NO]
  Cosponsors added, [17NO], [20NO], [28NO], [30NO], [5DE], [6DE], 
    [12DE], [13DE], [18DE]
H.R. 2652--
A bill to close the U.S. Army School of the Americas and establish a 
    U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; National Security, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Stark, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Brown 
    of California, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
    Mr. Brown of Ohio, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Frost, Mr. Vento, Mr. DeFazio, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. 
    Moran, Ms. Eshoo, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Farr, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Moakley, Mr. Markey, Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
    Boucher, Mr. Klug, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. 
    Jacobs, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. 
    Olver, and Ms. McKinney), [16NO]
H.R. 2653--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Adjustment Act of 1938 and the 
    Agricultural Act of 1949 to improve the operation of the Government 
    flue-cured and burley tobacco programs; to the Committee on 
    Agriculture.
  By Mr. ROSE, [16NO]
H.R. 2654--
A bill to prevent discrimination against victims of abuse in all lines 
    of insurance; to the Committees on Commerce; Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wyden, and Mr. 
    DeFazio), [16NO]
  Cosponsors added, [28NO], [30NO], [5DE], [6DE], [7DE], [12DE], [15DE], 
    [19DE]
H.R. 2655--
A bill to amend the Atlantic Striped Bass Conservation Act to authorize 
    the Mid-Atlantic Fishery Management Council to prepare a fishery 
    management plan for Atlantic striped bass under the Magnuson Fishery 
    Conservation and Management Act; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [16NO]
  Cosponsors added, [20NO], [22DE]
H.R. 2656--
A bill for the relief of Norman M. Werner; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HALL of Texas, [16NO]
H.R. 2657--
A bill to award a Congressional Gold Medal to Ruth and Billy Graham; to 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. TAYLOR of North Carolina (for himself, Mr. Allard, Mr. Archer, 
    Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Baker of 
    Louisiana, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
    Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bevill, 
    Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Boehner, Mr. 
    Bonilla, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
    Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Burr, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, 
    Mr. Canady, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coleman, Mr. 
    Collins of Georgia, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Cox of California, 
    Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Davis, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Dixon, 
    Mr. Dreier, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
    Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
    Farr, Mr. Fawell, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
    Fox, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frisa, Mr. 
    Funderburk, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. 
    Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings 
    of Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
    Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. 
    Hoke, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Inglis of South 
    Carolina, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. King, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, 
    Mr. Kolbe, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Largent, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lazio of New 
    York, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Longley, Mr. Lucas, Mr. 
    Manzullo, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McDade, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. 
    McKeon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Mica, 
    Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Minge, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
    Moorhead, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Morella, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
    Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Olver, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, 
    Mr. Parker, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Petri, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Poshard, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Quillen, 
    Mr. Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
    Riggs, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Rose, Mr. Roth, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Sanford, 
    Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schaefer, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Skelton, 
    Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Tate, Mr. Tauzin, 
    Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, 
    Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Towns, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Walker, 
    Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. White, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
    Williams, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Zeliff), [17NO]
  Cosponsors added, [14DE], [15DE], [18DE], [20DE]
H.R. 2658--
A bill to provide that Members of Congress shall not be paid during 
    Federal Government shutdowns, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. CONYERS, [17NO]
  Cosponsors added, [20NO]
H.R. 2659--
A bill to cancel the participation of the United States in the space 
    station program; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [17NO]
H.R. 2660--
A bill to increase the amount authorized to be appropriated to the 
    Department of the Interior for the Tensas River National Wildlife 
    Refuge; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. McCRERY, [17NO]
H.R. 2661--
A bill to amend the District of Columbia Self-Government and 
    Governmental Reorganization

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    Act to permit the District of Columbia to expend its own funds 
    during any portion of a fiscal year for which Congress has not 
    enacted the budget of the District of Columbia for the fiscal year, 
    and to provide for the appropriation of monthly prorated portion of 
    the annual Federal payment to the District of Columbia for such 
    fiscal year during such portion of the year; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Ms. NORTON, [17NO]
  Cosponsors added, [28NO]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-408), [14DE]
H.R. 2662--
A bill to provide for the payment of Federal and District of Columbia 
    employees during periods of a lapse in appropriations for fiscal 
    year 1996; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Davis, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. 
    Moran, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Wynn), [17NO]
H.R. 2663--
A bill to waive the time limitation specified by law for the awarding of 
    certain military decorations in order to allow the awarding of the 
    Congressional Medal of Honor to Alfred Rascon for actions while a 
    member of the United States Army during the Vietnam era; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. EVANS, [17NO]
H.R. 2664--
A bill to revise the effective date for military retiree cost-of-living 
    adjustments for fiscal years 1996, 1997, and 1998; to the Committee 
    on National Security.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ballenger, 
    Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
    Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Burr, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mrs. 
    Cubin, Mr. Davis, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
    Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Emerson, Mr. English 
    of Pennsylvania, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
    Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gillmor, 
    Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Gunderson, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Hefley, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hunter, Mr. 
    Hyde, Mr. Istook, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
    Kingston, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Lewis 
    of Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. Longley, Mr. McCollum, 
    Mr. McDade, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Ms. 
    Molinari, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Petri, Mr. Regula, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
    Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Souder, 
    Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tate, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
    Tauzin, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Florida, 
    Mr. White, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Murtha, 
    Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Hoyer, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. de la Garza, 
    Mr. Dixon, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Moran, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. 
    Richardson, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Williams, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Bevill, Mr. 
    Stupak, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island, Mr. Neal, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Miller 
    of California, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Markey, Mr. Kanjorski, 
    Mr. McHale, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. Hastert), [18NO]
  Cosponsors added, [20NO], [28NO], [29NO], [30NO], [4DE], [5DE], [6DE], 
    [7DE], [11DE], [12DE], [13DE], [19DE]
H.R. 2665--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Health and Human Services to award 
    grants and contracts to establish domestic violence community 
    response teams and a technical assistance center to address the 
    development and support of such community response teams, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. FOX (for himself, Ms. Molinari, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Forbes, 
    Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Heineman, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Davis, Mr. McHale, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
    Pallone, Mr. Longley, Mr. Martini, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. King, Mr. Upton, 
    Mr. Foley, and Mrs. Roukema), [18NO]
  Cosponsors added, [30NO], [11DE]
H.R. 2666--
A bill making appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, 
    and related programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. CALLAHAN, [18NO]
H.R. 2667--
A bill to allow employees of the U.S. Government who are placed under 
    furlough to volunteer to come to work to serve the needs of the 
    people of the United States; to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Davis, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Ensign, and Mr. Wolf), [19NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [30NO]
H.R. 2668--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    increases in the amounts of allowable earnings under the Social 
    Security earnings limit for individuals who have attained retirement 
    age; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Fox, Mr. Lewis 
    of Kentucky, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
    Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
    Roberts, Mr. Porter, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Hancock, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Jones, Mr. Camp, Mr. Boehner, Mrs. 
    Vucanovich, Mr. Herger, Mr. Horn, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Schiff, Mr. Goss, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Crane, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Shaw, 
    Mr. Houghton, Mr. Barr, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Collins 
    of Georgia, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bass, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
    Thomas, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Coble, 
    Mr. Foley, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Largent, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Mica, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
    Smith of New Jersey, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
    Lucas, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
    Mr. Stearns, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Hansen, 
    Mr. Portman, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Rogers, Ms. Molinari, and Mr. 
    Torkildsen), [20NO]
  Cosponsors added, [28NO]
H.R. 2669--
A bill to permit private persons to place symbols meaningful to them, 
    including religious symbols, in public places in cases where all 
    persons have the right to do so; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CREMEANS, [20NO]
H.R. 2670--
A bill to provide for the release of the reversionary interest held by 
    the United States in certain property located in the County of 
    Iosco, Michigan; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan, [20NO]
H.R. 2671--
A bill to provide that the President and Members of Congress shall not 
    be paid during Federal Government shutdowns, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; House 
    Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BROWDER, [20NO]
  Cosponsors added, [29NO], [12DE]
H.R. 2672--
A bill to amend the Poultry Products Inspection Act to allow States to 
    regulate the use of the term ``fresh'' in the labeling of poultry; 
    to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. CONDIT (for himself, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Towns, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
    Pombo, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Matsui, Mr. Farr, Mr. 
    Allard, Mr. Horn, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Calvert, 
    Mr. Foley, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, and Ms. 
    Roybal-Allard), [20NO]
  Cosponsors added, [22DE]
H.R. 2673--
A bill to amend the Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act of 1986 to 
    authorize use of fishery resource disaster relief funds for 
    assisting persons engaged in commercial fisheries to respond to 
    impacts of fishery resource disasters; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO, [20NO]
H.R. 2674--
A bill to modify the application of the antitrust laws to encourage the 
    licensing and other use of certain intellectual property; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gekas, 
    Mr. Coble, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Canady, Mr. Bono, Mr. Bryant of 
    Tennessee, and Ms. Lofgren), [20NO]
H.R. 2675--
A bill to establish a grant program to install safety devices and 
    improve safety at convenience stores; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, [20NO]
H.R. 2676--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    nonrecognition of gain for sale of stock to certain farmers' 
    cooperatives, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. ROBERTS (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Minge, 
    Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pomeroy, and Mr. Crapo), [20NO]
  Cosponsors added, [5DE], [13DE], [15DE], [21DE]
H.R. 2677--
A bill to require the Secretary of the Interior to accept from a State 
    donations of services of State employees to perform, in a period of 
    Government budgetary shutdown, otherwise authorized functions in any 
    unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System or the National Park 
    System; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Saxton, Mr. 
    Calvert, and Mr. Hayworth), [20NO]
  Cosponsors added, [12DE]
  Rules suspended. Failed of passage, [12DE]
H.R. 2678--
A bill to authorize funds to further the public service mission of the 
    Joseph W. Martin, Jr. Institute for Law and Society; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [20NO]
H.R. 2679--
A bill to revise the boundary of the North Platte National Wildlife 
    Refuge; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Nebraska, [28NO]
H.R. 2680--
A bill to authorize a land conveyance at the Radar Bomb Scoring Site, 
    Belle Fourche, South Dakota; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, [28NO]
H.R. 2681--
A bill to amend the act of incorporation of the American University to 
    reduce the minimum number of members of the university's board of 
    trustees from 40 to 25; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Ms. NORTON, [28NO]
H.R. 2682--
A bill to amend the Clean Air Act to provide for additional reductions 
    in emissions of sulfur dioxide and oxides of nitrogen in regions 
    contributing to acid deposition in the Adirondacks; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [28NO]
  Cosponsors added, [30NO], [5DE], [12DE], [14DE]
H.R. 2683--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to extend to employees of 
    the Federal Bureau of Investigation certain procedural and appeal 
    rights with respect to certain adverse personnel actions; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mrs. Morella, and Mr. Davis), [28NO]
  Cosponsors added, [21DE]

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H.R. 2684--
A bill to amend title II of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    increases in the amounts of allowable earnings under the Social 
    Security earnings limit for individuals who have attained retirement 
    age, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Archer, Mr. 
    Jacobs, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Laughlin, 
    Mr. Crane, Mr. Thomas, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Herger, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Camp, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Nussle, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Ensign, 
    Mr. McCollum, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Goss, Mrs. Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. McDade, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Bunn of 
    Oregon, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Bachus, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Calvert, 
    Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Gunderson, Mr. Blute, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. 
    Heineman, Mr. Coble, Mr. Foley, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. 
    Fowler, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Fields of Texas, 
    Mr. Stearns, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bliley, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Bass, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Largent, Mr. Inglis 
    of South Carolina, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. 
    Torkildsen, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Fox, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Clinger, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Stump, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
    Frisa, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Talent, Mr. Weldon of 
    Pennsylvania, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mrs. Vucanovich, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
    Roberts, Mr. Shays, Mr. Upton, and Mr. Clement), [29NO]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-379), [4DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [5DE]
H.R. 2685--
A bill to repeal the medicare and medicaid coverage data bank; to the 
    Committees on Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. THOMAS (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis), [29NO]
  Reported from the Committee on Ways and Means (H. Rept. 104-394, part 
    1), [11DE]
  Referral to the Committee on Commerce extended, [22DE]
  Committee on Commerce discharged, [22DE]
  Placed on the Corrections Calendar, [22DE]
H.R. 2686--
A bill to provide for additional lobbying reform measures; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Mr. Shays, Mr. Bryant of 
    Texas, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Brown of Ohio, and Ms. 
    Kaptur), [29NO]
  Cosponsors added, [30NO]
H.R. 2687--
A bill to amend the anti-car theft provisions of title 49, United States 
    Code to increase the utility of motor vehicle title information to 
    State and Federal law enforcement officials and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Coble, Mr. Heineman, 
    Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, and Ms. Lofgren), [29NO]
H.R. 2688--
A bill to amend chapter 87 of title 5, United States Code, to provide 
    that the reduction in additional optional life insurance for Federal 
    retirees shall not apply if the beneficiary is permanently disabled; 
    to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Lewis of Georgia and Mr. 
    Lipinski), [29NO]
  Cosponsors added, [22DE]
H.R. 2689--
A bill to designate the U.S. Courthouse located at 301 West Main Street 
    in Benton, Illinois, as the ``James L. Foreman United States 
    Courthouse''; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. POSHARD, [29NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-410), [19DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [18DE]
H.R. 2690--
A bill to establish limitation with respect to the disclosure and use of 
    genetic information, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Government Reform and Oversight; Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [29NO]
  Cosponsors added, [22DE]
H.R. 2691--
A bill to amend the Public Health Service Act to prohibit discrimination 
    regarding exposure to hazardous substances; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Ms. VELAZQUEZ, [29NO]
  Cosponsors added, [12DE], [22DE]
H.R. 2692--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for 
    deductible contributions to medical finance accounts and to reform 
    the earned income credit; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ROYCE, [30NO]
H.R. 2693--
A bill to require the Secretary of Agriculture to make a minor 
    adjustment in the exterior boundary of the Hells Canyon Wilderness 
    in the States of Oregon and Idaho to exclude an established Forest 
    Service road inadvertently included in the wilderness; to the 
    Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. COOLEY, [30NO]
H.R. 2694--
A bill to provide that it shall be a Federal crime to misappropriate a 
    person's name in connection with lobbying; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. DINGELL (for himself, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Levin, Mr. McInnis, and 
    Mr. Salmon), [30NO]
  Cosponsors added, [12DE]
H.R. 2695--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to 
    the construction of certain hydroelectric projects in the State of 
    Pennsylvania; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. KLINK, [30NO]
H.R. 2696--
A bill to extend and revise the agricultural price support programs for 
    rice, upland cotton, feed grains, wheat, and oilseeds, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. MINGE, [30NO]
H.R. 2697--
A bill to impose sanctions against Nigeria, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on International Relations; the Judiciary; Banking 
    and Financial Services; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Rangel, Mr. 
    Porter, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Frazer, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Engel, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Chabot, Ms. Waters, and Mr. 
    Salmon), [30NO]
  Cosponsors added, [12DE], [13DE], [20DE]
H.R. 2698--
A bill to require States that receive funds under the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965 to enact a law that requires the 
    expulsion of students who are convicted of a crime of violence; to 
    the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [30NO]
  Cosponsors added, [12DE]
H.R. 2699--
A bill to require the consideration of certain criteria in decisions to 
    relocate professional sports teams, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STOKES, [30NO]
H.R. 2700--
A bill to designate the U.S. post office building located at 7980 FM 
    327, Elmendorf, Texas, as the ``Amos F. Longoria Post Office 
    Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. TEJEDA, [30NO]
  Cosponsors added, [21DE]
H.R. 2701--
A bill to repeal the requirement relating to specific statutory 
    authorization for increases in judicial salaries, to provide for 
    automatic annual increases for judicial salaries, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WICKER (for himself, Mr. Heineman, and Mrs. Clayton), [30NO]
  Cosponsors added, [15DE], [22DE]
H.R. 2702--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Jive Devil; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. McCRERY, [30NO]
H.R. 2703--
A bill to combat terrorism; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. 
    Barr), [5DE]
H.R. 2704--
A bill to provide that the U.S. Post Office building that is to be 
    located on the 2600 block of East 75th Street in Chicago, Illinois, 
    shall be known and designated as the ``Charles A. Hayes Post Office 
    Building''; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois (for herself and Mr. Hastert), [5DE]
  Cosponsors added, [7DE], [19DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [19DE]
H.R. 2705--
A bill to provide that Federal contracts and certain Federal subsidies 
    shall be provided only to businesses which have qualified profit-
    sharing plans; to the Committees on Government Reform and Oversight; 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FATTAH, [5DE]
H.R. 2706--
A bill authorize the Secretary of the Interior to accept from a State 
    donations of services of State employees to perform hunting 
    management functions in a National Wildlife Refuge in a period of 
    Government budgetary shutdown; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mrs. LINCOLN, [5DE]
H.R. 2707--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to increase the 
    minimum amount of the State ceiling on tax-exempt private activity 
    bonds; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MONTGOMERY, [5DE]
H.R. 2708--
A bill to provide for character development; to the Committee on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [5DE]
H.R. 2709--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain land to the Del Norte 
    County Unified School District of Del Norte County, California; to 
    the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [5DE]
H.R. 2710--
A bill to provide for the conveyance of certain land in the State of 
    California to the Hoopa Valley Tribe; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [5DE]
H.R. 2711--
A bill to provide for the substitution of timber for the canceled 
    Elkhorn Ridge timber sale; to the Committees on Agriculture; 
    Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. RIGGS, [5DE]
H.R. 2712--
A bill to promote balance between natural resources, economic 
    development, and job retention in northwest California, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; Agriculture, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.

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  By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Taylor of 
    North Carolina, and Mr. Radanovich), [5DE]
  Cosponsors added, [18DE]
H.R. 2713--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide additional 
    tax incentives to stimulate economic growth in depressed areas, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; the 
    Judiciary; Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. RIGGS (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, 
    Mr. Cox, Mr. Talent, Mr. Stockman, and Mr. Flanagan), [5DE]
  Cosponsors added, [18DE]
H.R. 2714--
A bill to require the inclusion of provisions relating to worker rights 
    and environmental standards in any trade agreement entered into 
    under any future trade negotiating authority; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Yates, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Owens, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
    Kaptur, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Stark, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Traficant, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Evans, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Dellums, 
    Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Ms. Rivers, 
    Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Filner, Mr. Vento, Mr. Bonior, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Nadler, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Fattah, Mr. Holden, Mr. Olver, Ms. Brown of Florida, and Ms. Roybal-
    Allard), [5DE]
H.R. 2715--
A bill to amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, popularly 
    known as the Paperwork Reduction Act, to minimize the burden of 
    Federal paperwork demands upon small businesses, educational and 
    nonprofit institutions, Federal contractors, State and local 
    governments, and other persons through the sponsorship and use of 
    alternative information technologies; to the Committees on 
    Government Reform and Oversight; Small Business, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. TORKILDSEN (for himself, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Talent, Mr. 
    Manzullo, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
    Jones, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Meehan, Mr. 
    Chrysler, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Ramstad), [5DE]
H.R. 2716--
A bill to extend the provisions of the Chinese Student Protection Act of 
    1992 to certain aliens who entered the United States without 
    inspection; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. VELAZQUEZ, [5DE]
  Cosponsors added, [22DE]
H.R. 2717--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade and on the Great Lakes and their 
    tributary and connecting waters in trade with Canada for the vessel 
    The Summer Wind; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Miss COLLINS of Michigan, [5DE]
H.R. 2718--
A bill to authorize issuance of a certificate of documentation with 
    appropriate endorsement for the vessel Island Star; to the Committee 
    on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GILLMOR, [5DE]
H.R. 2719--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Courier Service; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, [5DE]
H.R. 2720--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Water Front 
    Property; to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. WELDON of Florida, [5DE]
H.R. 2721--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Broken Promise; to 
    the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Florida, [5DE]
H.R. 2722--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    look-back method shall not apply to construction contracts required 
    to use the percentage of completion method; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. CHRISTENSEN, [6DE]
  Cosponsors added, [7DE]
H.R. 2723--
A bill to amend the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 to permit employers 
    to provide for flexible and compressed schedules, to permit 
    employers to give priority treatment in hiring decisions to former 
    employees after periods of family care responsibility, to maintain 
    the minimum wage and overtime exemption for employees subject to 
    certain leave policies, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE, [6DE]
  Cosponsors added, [7DE], [12DE], [18DE], [21DE]
H.R. 2724--
A bill to amend the National Labor Relations Act to require Federal 
    contracts debarment for persons who violate labor relations 
    provisions, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Economic 
    and Educational Opportunities; Government Reform and Oversight, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. EVANS, [6DE]
H.R. 2725--
A bill to amend the Occupational Safety and Health Act to require 
    Federal contracts debarment for persons who violate the act's 
    provisions, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Economic 
    and Educational Opportunities; Government Reform and Oversight, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. EVANS, [6DE]
H.R. 2726--
A bill to make certain technical corrections in laws relating to native 
    Americans, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [6DE]
H.R. 2727--
A bill to require Congress and the President to fulfill their 
    constitutional duty to take personal responsibility for Federal 
    laws; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Rules, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HAYWORTH (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
    Hansen, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Spence, and Mr. Tauzin), [6DE]
  Cosponsors added, [14DE], [20DE]
H.R. 2728--
A bill to amend the National Trails System Act to designate the Old 
    Spanish Trail and the northern branch of the Old Spanish Trail for 
    potential inclusion into the National Trails System, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HEFLEY, [6DE]
H.R. 2729--
A bill to amend the Social Security Act to provide for the waiver of the 
    medicare part B late enrollment penalty and the establishment of a 
    special enrollment period for certain military retirees and their 
    dependents; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MATSUI (for himself, Mr. Stark, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Rose, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Filner, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Pickett, Mr. Scott, Mr. Gene Green of 
    Texas, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Johnston of Florida, and Mr. 
    Fazio of California), [6DE]
  Cosponsors added, [7DE], [15DE], [20DE]
H.R. 2730--
A bill to eliminate segregationist language from the Second Morrill Act; 
    to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. MFUME, [6DE]
H.R. 2731--
A bill to require the United States to oppose and vote against any 
    proposal to create any financing mechanism designed to prevent or 
    resolve the insolvency of sovereign nations; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Traficant), 
    [6DE]
  Cosponsors added, [21DE]
H.R. 2732--
A bill to authorize an agreement between the Secretary of the Interior 
    and a State providing for the continued operation by State employees 
    of national parks in the State during any period in which the 
    National Park Service is unable to maintain the normal level of park 
    operations, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Salmon, and Mr. Shadegg), [6DE]
H.R. 2733--
A bill to provide clarification in the reimbursement to States for 
    federally funded employees carrying out Federal programs during the 
    lapse in appropriations between November 14, 1995, through November 
    19, 1995; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. THOMPSON, [6DE]
H.R. 2734--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to repeal the 50-
    percent limitation on business meals and entertainment; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. ZIMMER, [6DE]
H.R. 2735--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of Transportation to issue a 
    certificate of documentation with appropriate endorsement for 
    employment in the coastwise trade for the vessel Shogun; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. ROSE, [6DE]
H.R. 2736--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Agriculture to dispose of certain 
    Federal land holdings in the State of Oklahoma, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Resources; Agriculture; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By. Mr. LUCAS, [7DE]
H.R. 2737--
A bill to amend section 1114 of title 18, United States Code, to extend 
    its protections to U.S. Customs Service employees; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Chabot), [7DE]
H.R. 2738--
A bill to make amendments to the Central Valley Project Improvement Act 
    and to the Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and 
    Facilities Act, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself and Mr. Hansen), [7DE]
H.R. 2739--
A bill to provide for a representational allowance for Members of the 
    House of Representatives, to make technical and conforming changes 
    to sundry provisions of law in consequence of administrative reforms 
    in the House of Representatives, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [7DE]
H.R. 2740--
A bill to protect sports fans and communities throughout the Nation, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HOKE (for himself, Mr. Blute, Mr. Cremeans, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
    Flanagan, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr.

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    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, 
    Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
    Molinari, Mr. Ney, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
    Portman, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Traficant), 
    [7DE]
  Cosponsors added, [13DE], [14DE], [15DE], [18DE], [19DE], [21DE], 
    [22DE]
H.R. 2741--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 and Employee 
    Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 in order to promote and 
    improve employee stock ownership plans; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. BALLENGER (for himself, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Payne of 
    Virginia), [7DE]
H.R. 2742--
A bill to set aside a portion of the funds available under the 
    Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, and Liability 
    Act of 1980 to be used to encourage the redevelopment of marginal 
    brownfield sites, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Commerce; Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [7DE]
H.R. 2743--
A bill to establish a source of funding for certain border 
    infrastructure projects necessary to accommodate increased traffic 
    resulting from implementation of the North American Free-Trade 
    Agreement, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FILNER, [7DE]
H.R. 2744--
A bill to require the Postmaster General to submit to the Congress a 
    plan for the reduction of the accumulated debt of the Postal Service 
    within 7 years; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, [7DE]
H.R. 2745--
A bill to repeal the emergency salvage timber sale program enacted as 
    part of Public Law 104-19; to the Committees on Agricultures; 
    Resources, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. FURSE (for herself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Engel, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Yates, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Nadler, 
    Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Pallone, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Moran, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. 
    Studds, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Stark, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Johnston of 
    Florida, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Vento, Mr. Bryant of Texas, 
    Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Porter, Mr. Clay, Mr. Evans, Mr. Rose, Mr. 
    Beilenson, Mr. Olver, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, 
    Ms. Waters, Mr. Frank of Massachsetts, Mr. Shays, Mr. Matsui, Mrs. 
    Schroeder, and Mr. Bonior), [7DE]
  Cosponsors added, [12DE], [13DE], [19DE], [22DE]
H.R. 2746--
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to provide for the 
    restriction on assistance to the Government of Indonesia; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mrs. Lowey), [7DE]
H.R. 2747--
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Environmental Protection 
    Agency to make grants to States for the purpose of financing the 
    construction, rehabilitation, and improvement of water supply 
    systems, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Transportation 
    and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. SHUSTER (for himself, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Borski, 
    Mr. Clinger, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Petri, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Wise, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Coble, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
    Poshard, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Baker of California, Miss. 
    Collins of Michigan, Ms. Norton, Mr. Horn, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
    Ms. Danner, Mr. Blute, Mr. Quinn, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Barcia of 
    Michigan, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Tucker, Ms. Eddie Bernice 
    Johnson of Texas, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Mascara, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Martini, 
    and Mr. McHale), [7DE]
  Cosponsors added, [20DE]
H.R. 2748--
A bill to prohibit insurance providers from denying or canceling health 
    insurance coverage, or varying the premiums, terms, or conditions 
    for health insurance coverage on the basis of genetic information or 
    a request for genetic services, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Economic and Educational Opportunities, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER (for herself, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Brown of Florida, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Jackson-
    Lee, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. LaFalce, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, 
    Mrs. Maloney, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Ms. 
    Rivers, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Stokes, Ms. Waters, and 
    Mr. Watt of North Carolina), [7DE]
  Cosponsors added, [14DE]
H.R. 2749--
A bill to determine if Alfred Kinsey's ``Sexual Behavior in the Human 
    Male'' and/or ``Sexual Behavior in the Human Female'' are the result 
    of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing; to the Committee on Economic 
    and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. STOCKMAN (for himself, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Livingston, 
    Mr. Cooley, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Bono, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Barr, 
    Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. 
    Hilleary, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Graham, Mr. Parker, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Rogers, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Souder, 
    Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Cremeans, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Jones, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. Packard), [7DE]
  Cosponsors added, [21DE]
H.R. 2750--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to delay the 
    application of the substantiation requirements to reimbursement 
    arrangements of certain loggers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [7DE]
H.R. 2751--
A bill to provide temporary authority for the payment of retirement and 
    separation incentives, to provide reemployment assistance to Federal 
    employees who are separated as a result of work force reductions, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Davis, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Morella, Mr. 
    Wynn, and Mr. Hoyer), [7DE]
  Cosponsors added, [21DE]
H.R. 2752--
A bill to approve Sensor Pad, a medical device; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas, [7DE]
H.R. 2753--
A bill to allow the marketing of the Sensor Pad, a medical device to aid 
    in breast self-examination; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH, [7DE]
H.R. 2754--
A bill to approve and implement the OECD Shipbuilding Trade Agreement; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; National Security, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Gibbons, and Ms. Dunn of Washington), 
    [11DE]
  Cosponsors added, [21DE]
H.R. 2755--
A bill to establish a Corporate and Farm Independence Commission, and 
    for other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Agriculture; Transportation and Infrastructure; Resources; Rules, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. FOGLIETTA (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Owens, 
    and Mr. Dellums), [11DE]
H.R. 2756--
A bill to direct the Secretary of Health and Human Services to make 
    payments to each State for the operation of a comprehensive health 
    insurance plan ensuring health insurance coverage for individuals 
    and families in the State, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Ways and Means; Commerce; Economic and Educational Opportunities, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Owens, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. 
    Oberstar), [11DE]
H.R. 2757--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to require health 
    maintenance organizations participating in the Medicare Program to 
    assure access to out-of-network services to medicare beneficiaries 
    enrolled with such organizations; to the Committees on Ways and 
    Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. COBURN (for himself, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hostettler, 
    Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Walsh, and 
    Mr. Weldon of Florida, [12DE]
  Cosponsors added, [14DE], [20DE]
H.R. 2758--
A bill to amend title 49, United States Code, relating to required 
    employment investigations of pilots; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. CUNNINGHAM, [12DE]
H.R. 2759--
A bill to prevent paid furloughs of Federal and District of Columbia 
    employees during periods of lapsed appropriations; to the Committee 
    on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BONO, [12DE]
  Cosponsors added, [22DE]
H.R. 2760--
A bill to name the nursing care center at the Department of Veterans 
    Affairs medical center in Aspinwall, Pennsylvania, as the ``H. John 
    Heinz, III Department of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center''; to 
    the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. DOYLE (for himself, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
    Coyne, Mr. Borski, Mr. Clinger, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Fattah, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Fox, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goodling, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Holden, Mr. Kanjorski, Mr. McDade, Mr. McHale, Mr. 
    Shuster, Mr. Walker, and Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania), [12DE]
H.R. 2761--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide an election 
    for an overpayment in lieu of a basis increase where indebtedness 
    secured by property has original issue discount and is held by a 
    cash method taxpayer; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. GREENWOOD (for himself and Mr. McHale, [12DE]
H.R. 2762--
A bill to require additional research prior to the promulgation of a 
    standard for sulfate under the Safe Drinking Water Act, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. JOHNSON of South Dakota, [12DE]
H.R. 2763--
A bill to establish the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. STUDDS (for himself, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Markey, 
    Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Neal, 
    Mr. Olver, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. Blute), [12DE]
H.R. 2764--
A bill to amend title 10, United States Code, to authorize veterans who 
    are totally disabled as the result of a service-connected disability 
    to travel on military aircraft in the same manner and to the same 
    extent as retired members of

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    the Armed Forces are authorized to travel on such aircraft; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. WELDON of Florida, [12DE]
H.R. 2765--
A bill for the relief of Rocco A. Trecosta; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Texas, [12DE]
H.R. 2766--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide funds to 
    the Palisades Interstate Park Commission for acquisition of land in 
    the Sterling Forest area of the New York/New Jersey Highlands 
    Region, and for other purposes; to the Committees on Resources; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure; Agriculture, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MARTINI (for himself, Mr. Lucas, and Mr. Pombo), [13DE]
H.R. 2767--
A bill to extend au pair programs; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Davis, Mr. Baker of California, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Moran, and Mr. 
    Wolf), [13DE]
H.R. 2768--
A bill to combat terrorism; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Smith of Texas, and Mr. 
    Barr), [13DE]
H.R. 2769--
A bill to allow employees of the U.S. Government who have been 
    furloughed, due to a lapse in appropriations, to volunteer to work 
    to serve the needs of the people of the United States, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Souder, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
    Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Laughlin, and Mr. 
    Stockman), [13DE]
  Cosponsors added, [19DE], [22DE]
H.R. 2770--
A bill to prohibit Federal funds from being used for the deployment on 
    the ground of United States Armed Forces in the Republic of Bosnia 
    and Herzegovina as part of any peacekeeping operation, or as part of 
    any implementation force; to the Committees on International 
    Relations; National Security, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Baker of 
    California, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    Hostettler, Mr. Stump, and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland), [13DE]
  Committees discharged. Failed of passage, [13DE]
H.R. 2771--
A bill to provide that rates of basic pay for Members of Congress be 
    determined as a function of efforts to eliminate the Federal 
    deficit; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. BARTLETT of Maryland (for himself, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
    Hoke, Mrs. Smith, Mr. Davis, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. 
    Solomon, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Allard, Mr. Dreier, 
    Mr. Brown of California, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Chrysler, 
    Mr. Stockman, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Coburn, and Mr. Taylor of 
    Mississippi), [13DE]
H.R. 2772--
A bill to direct the Administrator of the Federal Aviation 
    Administration to develop a system for collecting and disseminating 
    information concerning the quality of aircraft pilot performances in 
    training activities, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HEINEMAN (for himself, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Hefner, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Jones, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Coble, and Mr. 
    Cooley), [13DE]
  Cosponsors added, [14DE], [15DE], [18DE]
H.R. 2773--
A bill to extend the deadline under the Federal Power Act applicable to 
    the construction of two hydroelectric projects in North Carolina, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. MYRICK, [13DE]
H.R. 2774--
A bill to allow the placement of missing children posters in Federal 
    buildings and facilities located within a unit of the National Park 
    System; to the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; 
    Resources; the Judiciary; House Oversight; Government Reform and 
    Oversight, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Young of Florida, Mr. Goss, and Mr. Stearns), [13DE]
H.R. 2775--
A bill to amend the Agricultural Trade Development and Assistance Act of 
    1954, the Food for Progress Act of 1985, and the Food, Agriculture, 
    Conservation, and Trade Act of 1990 to extend the authorities under 
    those Acts; to the Committees on International Relations; 
    Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, and Mr. Hamilton), [13DE]
H.R. 2776--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    members of the Armed Forces performing service in a contingency 
    operation declared by the President shall be entitled (if the 
    President so designates that operation for such purpose) to exclude 
    from gross income military compensation received for active service 
    in the same manner as if such service was performed in a combat 
    zone, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SKELTON (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Spence, Mr. McHale, 
    Mr. Buyer, and Mrs. Fowler), [13DE]
H.R. 2777--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to provide for 
    expanded coverage of preventive benefits under part B of the 
    Medicare Program; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for 
    a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. CARDIN, [13DE]
H.R. 2778--
A bill to provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services 
    for the peacekeeping effort in the Republic of Bosnia and 
    Herzegovina shall be entitled to certain tax benefits in the same 
    manner as if such services were performed in a combat zone; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky, [14DE]
  Cosponsors added, [15DE], [19DE], [22DE]
H.R. 2779--
A bill to provide for soft-metric conversion, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. COX (for himself, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Jones, Mr. Latham, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, 
    and Mr. Wicker), [14DE]
  Cosponsors added, [15DE], [19DE]
H.R. 2780--
A bill to specify the circumstances in which compensation may or may not 
    be afforded to Federal and District of Columbia employees for the 
    period of a lapse in appropriations for fiscal year 1996; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Moran, Mr. Mica, and Mr. 
    Barton of Texas), [14DE]
  Cosponsors added, [15DE]
H.R. 2781--
A bill to authorize the Secretary of the Interior to provide loan 
    guarantees for water supply, conservation, quality, and transmission 
    projects, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ENSIGN, [14DE]
H.R. 2782--
A bill to authorize funds to further the public service mission of the 
    Joseph W. Martin, Jr. Institute for Law and Society; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself and Mr. Blute), [14DE]
H.R. 2783--
A bill to amend the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 to authorize the 
    President to issue loan guarantees for economic development and job 
    creation activities in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mrs. MALONEY, [14DE]
H.R. 2784--
A bill to provide clarification in the reimbursement to States for 
    federally funded employees carrying out Federal programs during the 
    lapse in appropriations between November 14, 1995, through November 
    19, 1995; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. WICKER (for himself and Mr. Parker), [14DE]
H.R. 2785--
A bill to repeal section 18 of the Lobbying Disclosure Act of 1995; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SKAGGS (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Bryant of 
    Texas, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, and Mr. McHale), [15DE]
  Cosponsors added, [19DE], [20DE], [21DE], [22DE]
H.R. 2786--
A bill to provide for the modification of the reversionary interest 
    retained by the United States as part of the conveyance of certain 
    real property to Lawrence County, Ohio; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. CREMEANS, [15DE]
H.R. 2787--
A bill to repeal the price support programs and related acreage 
    allotment and marketing quota programs for agricultural commodities, 
    to repeal marketing orders issued to regulate the handling of 
    certain agricultural commodities, and to establish a special fund to 
    assist farmers whose annual net income from all sources is less than 
    $30,000; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [15DE]
H.R. 2788--
A bill to provide that if a member nation of the North Atlantic Treaty 
    Organization or Japan does not agree, by the end of fiscal year 
    1997, to assume the full nonpersonnel costs of United States 
    military forces permanently stationed ashore in that country, all 
    such United States Forces assigned in that country shall be 
    withdrawn not later than the end of fiscal year 1999; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [15DE]
H.R. 2789--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide for the 
    establishment of a intercity passenger rail trust fund, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Transportation 
    and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut, [15DE]
H.R. 2790--
A bill to amend titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act to 
    authorize States to impose fees for the initial certification and 
    survey of health care facilities in order to provide for timely 
    certification of these facilities under the Medicare and Medicaid 
    Programs; to the Committees on Commerce; Ways and Means, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. LINCOLN, [15DE]
H.R. 2791--
A bill to amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 
    to limit funds to States that do not enact laws that require a test 
    to detect the presence of the etiologic agent for acquired immune 
    deficiency syndrome in certain cases of assault; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MANTON, [15DE]
H.R. 2792--
A bill to direct the head of each Federal agency to designate space in 
    each Federal building owned or leased for use by the agency for the 
    display of posters of missing children, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Transportation and Infrastructure; the Judiciary; 
    House Oversight;

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    Government Reform and Oversight; Resources, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Ms. ROS-LEHTINEN (for herself, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Shaw, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. Hastings of Florida), [15DE]
H.R. 2793--
A bill to provide for the establishment and funding of a conservation 
    incentives program to assist farmers and ranchers in developing and 
    implementing conservation practices to protect soil, water, and 
    related resources; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Mr. ROSE, [15DE]
H.R. 2794--
A bill to extend and improve the price support and production adjustment 
    program for peanuts, to establish standards for the inspection, 
    handling, storage, and labeling of all peanuts and peanut products 
    sold in the United States, and for other purposes; to the Committees 
    on Agriculture; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ROSE (for himself, Mr. Stenholm, and Mr. Torricelli), [15DE]
H.R. 2795--
A bill to amend the Trade Act of 1974 and the Tariff Act of 1930 to 
    clarify the definitions of domestic industry and like articles in 
    certain investigations involving perishable agricultural products, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SHAW (for himself, Mr. Canady, Mr. McCollum, and Mrs. Thurman), 
    [15DE]
H.R. 2796--
A bill to require the surgical removal of silicone gel and saline filled 
    breast implants, to provide for research on silicone and other 
    chemicals used in the manufacture of breast implants, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. TRAFICANT (for himself, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Thompson, 
    Mr. Dellums, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rahall, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Rangel, Ms. 
    Molinari, and Ms. Roybal-Allard), [15DE]
  Cosponsors added, [21DE]
H.R. 2797--
A bill to abolish the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct in the 
    House of Representatives, establish an Independent Commission on 
    Congressional Ethics, and provide for the transfer of the duties and 
    functions of the Committee to the Independent Commission; to the 
    Committees on Rules; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. VOLKMER, [15DE]
H.R. 2798--
A bill to amend title 38, United States Code, to revise certain 
    authorities relating to management and contracting in the provision 
    of health care services; to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. WELDON of Florida, [15DE]
H.R. 2799--
A bill to designate certain National Forest lands in the State of 
    Montana as wilderness, to release other National Forest lands in the 
    State of Montana for multiple use management, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Resources; Agriculture, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WILLIAMS, [15DE]
H.R. 2800--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to impose a 5-percent 
    tax on all wagering and to use the revenues from such tax to enhance 
    funding for public elementary and secondary education, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Ways and Means; Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. FIELDS of Louisiana, [18DE]
H.R. 2801--
A bill to amend the Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, 
    and Liability Act of 1980 to provide that the U.S. Army Corps of 
    Engineers perform contract oversight of fund financed remedial 
    actions under that act; to the Committees on Commerce; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. FRELINGHUYSEN, [18DE]
H.R. 2802--
A bill to impose temporarily a 25-percent duty on imports of certain 
    Canadian wood and lumber products, to require the administering 
    authority to initiate an investigation under title VII of the Tariff 
    Act of 1930 with respect to such products, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committees on Ways and Means; Rules, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LONGLEY (for himself, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Metcalf, and Mr. Cooley), [18DE]
H.R. 2803--
A bill to amend the anti-car theft provisions of title 49, United States 
    Code, to increase the utility of motor vehicle title information to 
    State and Federal law enforcement officials, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Coble, Mr. Heineman, 
    Mr. Schiff, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, and Ms. Lofgren), 
    [18DE]
H.R. 2804--
A bill to amend the auto theft provisions of title 49, United States 
    Code, to add air bag modules to the list of major auto parts 
    protected under such provisions; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [18DE]
H.R. 2805--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to reduce the 
    amount of the premium charged for enrollment in part A of the 
    Medicare Program for individuals 80 years of age or older; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. STARK (for himself and Mr. Matsui), [18DE]
H.R. 2806--
A bill to amend the Small Business Investment Act of 1958 to create the 
    Venture Capital Marketing Association, to transfer certain functions 
    of the Small Business Administration to the Association, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committees on Small Business; Commerce; 
    Banking and Financial Services, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. TORKILDSEN, [18DE]
H.R. 2807--
A bill to consolidate Federal youth prevention and youth development 
    programs and create a new process and structure for providing 
    Federal assistance for these programs, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committees on Economic and Educational Opportunities; the 
    Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma (for himself, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Payne of New 
    Jersey, and Mr. Talent), [18DE]
  Cosponsors added, [20DE], [22DE]
H.R. 2808--
A bill to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation 
    Act of 1994 until March 31, 1996, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [19DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [19DE]
  Passed Senate, [31DE]
H.R. 2809--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to eliminate the 
    requirement that States pay unemployment compensation on the basis 
    of services performed by election workers; to the Committee on Ways 
    and Means.
  By Mr. UPTON (for himself and Mr. Farr), [19DE]
H.R. 2810--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that 
    cafeteria plans which provide for grandfathered 401(k) plans may 
    also provide for contributions to section 457 plans; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. FILNER, [19DE]
H.R. 2811--
A bill to designate the nature preserve located at the Naval Weapons 
    Industrial Reserve Plant in Calverton, New York, and administered by 
    the Department of the Navy as the ``Otis G. Pike Preserve''; to the 
    Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. FORBES, [19DE]
H.R. 2812--
A bill to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to provide that the 
    rate of tax on liquefied natural gas shall be equivalent to the rate 
    of tax on compressed natural gas; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. THORNBERRY, [19DE]
H.R. 2813--
A bill to ensure that payments during fiscal year 1996 of compensation 
    for veterans with service-connected disabilities, of dependency and 
    indemnity compensation for survivors of such veterans, and of other 
    veterans benefits, and payments to Department of Veterans Affairs 
    contractors providing services directly related to patient health 
    and safety, are made regardless of Government financial shortfalls; 
    to the Committees on Appropriations; Veterans' Affairs, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
    Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Stearns, Mr. 
    Ney, Mr. Fox, Mr. Barr, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. 
    Chabot, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Montgomery, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Spence, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Everett, 
    Mr. Weller, Mr. Flanagan, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Davis, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
    Dickey, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Mica, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Parker, Mr. LaHood, Ms. 
    Danner, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. LaTourette, 
    Mr. Lucas, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Largent, Mr. Hall of Ohio, 
    Mr. Heineman, Mr. Hancock, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Tanner, 
    Mr. Duncan, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. McInnis, 
    Mr. Linder, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Martini, Mr. McCollum, 
    Mr. Hayes, Mr. McKeon, Mr. McDade, Mr. McCrery, Mr. Baker of 
    California, Mr. Lazio of New York, and Mr. Horn), [20DE]
H.R. 2814--
A bill to authorize major medical facility projects and major medical 
    facility leases for the Department of Veterans Affairs for fiscal 
    year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Veterans' 
    Affairs.
  By Mr. STUMP (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Hutchinson, and Mr. 
    Edwards), [20DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-443), [22DE]
H.R. 2815--
A bill to amend section 101 of title 11 of the United States Code to 
    modify the definition of single asset real estate and to make 
    technical corrections; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. KNOLLENBERG (for himself, Mr. Bono, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Heineman, 
    Mr. Schiff, and Mr. Smith of Texas), [20DE]
H.R. 2816--
A bill to reinstate the license for, and extend the deadline under the 
    Federal Power Act applicable to the construction of, a hydroelectric 
    project in Ohio, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. NEY (for himself and Mr. Regula), [20DE]
H.R. 2817--
A bill to treat juvenile records in the same manner as adult records in 
    certain cases; to the Committees on Economic and Educational

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    Opportunities; the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [20DE]
H.R. 2818--
A bill to provide demonstration grants to establish clearing houses for 
    the distribution to community-based organizations of information on 
    prevention of youth violence and crime; to the Committees on the 
    Judiciary; Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [20DE]
H.R. 2819--
A bill to authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County Water 
    Supply System, to authorize assistance to the Fort Peck Rural County 
    Water District, Inc., a nonprofit corporation, for the planning, 
    design, and construction of the water supply system, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. WILLIAMS, [20DE]
H.R. 2820--
A bill to amend the Consumer Credit Protection Act to assure meaningful 
    disclosures of the terms of rental-purchase agreements, including 
    disclosures of all costs to consumers under such agreements, to 
    provide certain substantive rights to consumers under such 
    agreements, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Banking and 
    Financial Services.
  By Mr. WATTS of Oklahoma, [20DE]
H.R. 2821--
A bill to provide for the transfer of six obsolete tugboats of the Navy; 
    to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [20DE]
H.R. 2822--
A bill to amend title VII of the Tariff Act of 1930 to provide authority 
    for the temporary suspension of antidumping and countervailing 
    duties under limited market conditions; to the Committee on Ways and 
    Means.
  By Mr. CRANE, [21DE]
H.R. 2823--
A bill to amend the Marine Mammal Protection Act of 1972 to support the 
    International Dolphin Conservation Program in the eastern tropical 
    Pacific Ocean, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. GILCHREST (for himself, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Richardson, Mr. 
    Boehlert, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Goss, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Packard, 
    Mr. Castle, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. 
    Shays, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Klug, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Cardin, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Upton, Mr. Davis, Mrs. Morella, 
    Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Blute), [21DE]
H.R. 2824--
A bill to authorize an exchange of lands in the State of Utah at 
    Snowbasin Ski Area; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. HANSEN, [21DE]
H.R. 2825--
A bill to amend title 5, United States Code, to allow Government 
    agencies to provide reemployment training to employees in 
    anticipation of any organizational restructuring, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Davis, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
    Wynn, and Mr. Hoyer), [21DE]
H.R. 2826--
A bill to allow agencies to offer certain Federal employees an 
    opportunity to take early retirement without having to remain 
    subject to the otherwise applicable reduction, based on age, after 
    attaining age 55; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Davis, Ms. Norton, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
    Moran, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Hoyer), [21DE]
H.R. 2827--
A bill to consolidate and improve governmental environmental research by 
    organizing a National Institute for the Environment, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Science.
  By Mr. SAXTON (for himself, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, 
    Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Goss, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Klug, 
    Mr. Ehlers, Mr. Blute, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
    Sabo, Mr. Olver, Mr. Yates, Mr. Ward, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Davis, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, Mr. Shays, Mrs. Morella, and Mrs. Roukema), [21DE]
H.R. 2828--
A bill to provide for the comparable treatment of Federal employees and 
    Members of Congress and the President during a period in which there 
    is a Federal Government shutdown; to the Committees on Government 
    Reform and Oversight; House Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [21DE]
H.R. 2829--
A bill to prohibit funding by U.S. Government agencies of the 
    participation of certain officials of the Chinese Government in 
    international conferences, programs, and activities until the 
    Chinese Government releases certain individuals imprisoned or 
    detained on religious grounds; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Solomon, 
    Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Porter, and Mr. Wolf), [22DE]
H.R. 2830--
A bill to amend the Federal Election Campaign Act of 1971 to provide for 
    a House of Representatives election limitation on contributions from 
    persons other than in-State individual residents, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on House Oversight; Ways and Means; 
    Commerce; Government Reform and Oversight, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Horn), [22DE]
H.R. 2831--
A bill to authorize establishment of a Department of Veterans Affairs 
    ambulatory care facility in Brookhaven, New York; to the Committee 
    on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. FORBES, [22DE]
H.R. 2832--
A bill to transfer the Federal Aviation Administration Eastern Regional 
    Office to Union County, New Jersey; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. 
    Frelinghuysen, Mr. Torricelli, and Mr. Martini), [22DE]
H.R. 2833--
A bill to amend the Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act, 1930, to 
    require that perishable agricultural products be labeled or marked 
    as to their country of origin; to the Committee on Agriculture.
  By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself and Mrs. Thurman), [22DE]
H.R. 2834--
A bill to amend the Higher Education Act of 1965 to improve 
    accountability and reform certain programs; to the Committee on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. KLINK, [22DE]
H.R. 2835--
A bill to reduce the risk of mercury pollution through use reduction, 
    increased recycling, and reduction of emissions into the 
    environment, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [22DE]
H.R. 2836--
A bill to provide increased access to health care benefits, to provide 
    increased portability of health care benefits, to provide increased 
    security of health care benefits, to increase the purchasing power 
    of individuals and small employers, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committees on Commerce; Economic and Educational Opportunities; Ways 
    and Means, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 
    Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall 
    within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA, [22DE]
H.R. 2837--
A bill to provide that members of the Armed Forces performing services 
    for the peacekeeping effort in the Republic of Bosnia and 
    Herzegovina shall be entitled to tax benefits in the same manner as 
    if such services were performed in a combat zone; to the Committee 
    on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. SCHROEDER, [22DE]
H.R. 2838--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide congressional 
    authorization for State and local flow control authority over solid 
    waste, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey, [22DE]
H.R. 2839--
A bill to amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to establish a 
    medication evaluation and dispensing system for medicare 
    beneficiaries, to improve the quality of pharmaceutical services 
    received by our Nation's elderly and disabled, and to reduce 
    instances of adverse reactions to prescription drugs experienced by 
    medicare beneficiaries; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, 
    in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. STARK, [22DE]

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H.J. Res. 1--
Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the 
    Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas, Mr. HYDE, Mr. TATE, and Mr. PETE GEREN of 
    Texas (for themselves, Mr. Allard, Mr. Armey, Mr. Mica, Mr. Bachus, 
    Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barrett of 
    Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
    Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burr, Mr. Burton 
    of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins of 
    Georgia, Mr. Combest, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cremeans, 
    Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Duncan, Ms. 
    Dunn, Mr. Emerson, Mr. English, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mr. Ewing, 
    Mr. Fawell, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
    Fox, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gekas, Mr. 
    Gilchrest, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hastings of 
    Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, 
    Mr. Hobson, Mr. Horn, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
    Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Jones, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. 
    Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Leach, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Ms. Molinari, Mrs. Meyers of 
    Kansas, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. Moorhead, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Neumann, Mr. Nussle, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Portman, 
    Ms. Pryce, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
    Roth, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Shays, Mr. Smith of New 
    Jersey, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Solomon, Mr. 
    Spence, Mr. Stears, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, 
    Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mrs. 
    Waldholtz, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. 
    Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Kolbe, Mr. Paxon, 
    Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Coble, and Mr. Ehrlich), [4JA]
  Cosponsors removed, [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-3), [18JA]
  Considered, [25JA]
  Passed House amended, [26JA]
  Failed of passage in Senate, [2MR]
H.J. Res. 2--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States with respect to the number of terms of office of 
    Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, Mr. HANSEN, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, amd Mr. 
    LoBIONDO (for themselves, and Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
    Allard, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barrett of 
    Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bass, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Bilbray, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
    Brownback, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bunning, Mr. Burr, Mr. 
    Buyer, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Coble, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Cooley, Mr. 
    Crane, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
    Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Ms. Dunn, Mr. English, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
    Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Foley, 
    Mr. Forbes, Mr. Fox, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Frisa, Mr. 
    Funderburk, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. 
    Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
    Hancock, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Horn, Mr. 
    Houghton, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, 
    Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Kim, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
    Leach, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lucas, Mr. McIntosh, 
    Mr. McKeon, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of 
    Florida, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, 
    Mr. Nussle, Mr. Packard, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Portman, Ms. 
    Pryce, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Riggs, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaefer, 
    Ms. Seastrand, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. 
    Smith of Texas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stockman, 
    Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, 
    Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Wamp, Mr. 
    Weller, Mr. White, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. 
    Zimmer, and Mr. McInnis), [4JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24JA]
  Cosponsors removed, [7FE], [9FE], [13FE], [22FE], [24FE], [1MR], 
    [3MR], [6MR], [7MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-67), [6MR]
H.J. Res. 3--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States limiting the period of time U.S. Senators and 
    Representatives may serve; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. INGLIS of South Carolina (for himself, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Sanford, 
    Mr. Armey, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Graham, Mr. Davis, 
    Mr. Heineman, Mr. Chabot, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
    Chrysler, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Whitfield, 
    Mr. Bass, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Forbes, Mr. Blute, Mr. Smith of Texas, 
    Mr. Bachus, Mr. Kim, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Longley, Mr. Cox, Mr. Smith of 
    Michigan, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Coburn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. Roth, Mr. Packard, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Everett, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Allard, Mr. Bono, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. 
    Tate, Ms. Dunn, and Mr. Talent), [4JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [19JA], [24JA], [31JA], [1FE], [2FE], [6FE], 
    [8FE], [15FE], [9MR], [28MR]
  Cosponsors removed, [9FE]
H.J. Res. 4--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States allowing an item veto in appropriations bills; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ALLARD (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. 
    Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
    Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Condit, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Franks of 
    New Jersey, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Hefley, 
    Mr. Hunter, Mr. Knollenberg, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Quillen, 
    Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Roth, Mr. Royce, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Schiff, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Walsh, and Mr. Wilson), 
    [4JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA]
  Cosponsors removed, [7FE]
H.J. Res. 5--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to provide for 4-year terms for Representatives and to 
    limit the number of terms Senators and Representatives may serve; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Gillmor, 
    Mr. Pombo, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Everett, Mr. Buyer, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Stump, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. 
    McKeon, Mr. Allard, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Calvert, Ms. Pryce, Mr. 
    Hoekstra, Mr. Deal, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Wilson, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Ms. Harman, Mr. Goss, Mr. Talent, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, and Mr. Forbes), [4JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24JA], [7FE]
H.J. Res. 6--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States allowing an item veto in appropriations bills; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ARCHER (for himself, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. 
    Burton of Indiana, Mr. Leach, Mr. Crane, Mr. Combest, Ms. Pryce, Mr. 
    McHugh, Mr. Portman, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
    Oxley, Mr. Shays, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Foley, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
    Royce, Mr. Coble, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Greenwood, Mr. Stump, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Petri, Mr. 
    Goodling, Ms. Harman, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Saxton, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Condit, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Klug, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Shaw, 
    Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Bunning, Mr. 
    Packard, Mr. Roth, and Mr. Poshard), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [22FE]
H.J. Res. 7--
Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the 
    Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 8--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to limit the terms of office for Representatives and 
    Senators in Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mrs. FOWLER (for herself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. 
    Canady, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Goss, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Smith of Michigan, 
    Mr. Ganske, Ms. Danner, and Mr. Hancock), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [25JA], [6FE], [10FE], [15FE], [15MR]
H.J. Res. 9--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to require 
    that congressional resolutions setting forth levels of total budget 
    outlays and Federal revenues must be agreed to by two-thirds vote of 
    both Houses of the Congress if the level of outlays exceeds the 
    level of revenues; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 10--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States regarding school prayer; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]

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H.J. Res. 11--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States with respect to the proposal and the enactment of laws 
    by popular vote of the people of the United States; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 12--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States limiting the number of consecutive terms for Members 
    of the House of Representatives and the Senate; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 13--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to prohibit compelling the attendance of a student in 
    a public school other than the public school nearest the residence 
    of such student; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. EMERSON, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 14--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit 
    the act of desecration of the flag of the United States and to set 
    criminal penalties for that act; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. EMERSON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [24JA], [14FE], [21MR]
H.J. Res. 15--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide 
    for a balanced budget for the U.S. Government and for greater 
    accountability in the enactment of tax legislation; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. EMERSON, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 16--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States relating to voluntary school prayer; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. EMERSON (for himself and Mr. Hansen), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24JA], [14FE], [21MR], [11MY], [26JY], [13DE]
H.J. Res. 17--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States allowing an item veto in appropriations bills; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. EMERSON, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 18--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States with respect to the right to life; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. EMERSON, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 19--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States pertaining to prayer; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. de la GARZA, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 20--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to provide that appropriations shall not exceed 
    revenues of the United States, except in time of war or national 
    emergency; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. de la GARZA, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 21--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to provide for budgetary reform by requiring the 
    reduction of the deficit, a balanced Federal budget, and the 
    repayment of the national debt; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ALLARD, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 22--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to require a balanced budget; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. VOLKMER, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 23--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States with respect to the right to life; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. VOLKMER, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 24--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States limiting the terms of offices of Members of Congress 
    and increasing the term of Representatives to 4 years; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [23JA], [8FE]
  Cosponsors removed, [24FE]
H.J. Res. 25--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States providing that no person may be elected to the House 
    of Representatives more than three times, and providing that no 
    person may be elected to the Senate more than once; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CRANE, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 26--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States with respect to the right to life; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. 
    Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Hyde, and Mrs. Vucanovich), [5JA]
H.J. Res. 27--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States barring Federal unfunded mandates to the States; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Condit, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
    Emerson, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Saxton, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. 
    Frelinghuysen, and Ms. Danner), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [23FE]
H.J. Res. 28--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide 
    for a balanced budget for the U.S. Government and for greater 
    accountability in the enactment of tax legislation; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STENHOLM (for himself, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. Dunn, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Castle, Mr. 
    Deal, Mr. Allard, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barrett 
    of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bevill, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
    Brewster, Mr. Browder, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bryant of Texas, Mr. 
    Bunn, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Camp, 
    Mr. Chapman, Mr. Clement, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. 
    Condit, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crapo, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. 
    Danner, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Diaz-Balart, 
    Mr. Dooley, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Edwards, Mr. 
    Emerson, Mr. Foley, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, 
    Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. 
    Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Gillmor, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Greenwood, Mr. Gunderson, 
    Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hefley, 
    Mr. Hefner, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Horn, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
    Hoyer, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Johnson of 
    South Dakota, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Kim, Mr. Klug, Mr. 
    Knollenberg, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lazio, Mr. 
    Lightfoot, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Martinez, Ms. McCarthy, 
    Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. McHale, Mr. McHugh, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. 
    Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Minge, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
    Moorhead, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Portman, Mr. 
    Poshard, Ms. Pryce, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Regula, Mr. Roberts, 
    Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rose, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. Sanford, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skelton, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, 
    Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stump, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. 
    Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Volkmer, 
    Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Young of Florida, and 
    Mr. Andrews), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [23JA], [24JA], [25JA]
H.J. Res. 29--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to limit terms of Representatives and Senators; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. FURSE, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 30--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States permitting the President to grant a pardon to an 
    individual only after such individual has been convicted; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 31--
Joint Resolution to amend the Constitution of the United States to 
    provide for balanced budgets and elimination of the Federal 
    indebtedness; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 32--
Joint Resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States with respect to physical desecration of the flag of 
    the United States and expenditure of money to elect public 
    officials; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA]
H.J. Res. 33--
Joint resolution for the relief of Alexander Vraciu; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 34--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to limit the terms of office for Members of Congress; 
    to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCRERY, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 35--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to provide that expenditures for a fiscal year shall 
    neither exceed revenues for such fiscal year nor 19 per centum of 
    the Nation's gross national product for the last calender year 
    ending before the beginning of such fiscal year; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCRERY, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 36--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States relating to the election of the President and Vice 
    President; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ORTON, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 37--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to provide for a balanced budget for the U.S. 
    Government; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ORTON, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 38--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to limit the terms of Representatives and Senators, 
    and to provide for a 4-year term for Representatives; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ORTON, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [7FE]
H.J. Res. 39--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States limiting the number of consecutive years a person may 
    serve in or be employed by the Government of the United States or be 
    employed to affect the policies and programs of the Government of 
    the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17OC]
H.J. Res. 40--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to restrict annual deficits by limiting the public 
    debt of the United States and requiring a favorable vote of the 
    people on any law to exceed such limits; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 41--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States relative to the desecration of the American Flag; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR], [1MY]
H.J. Res. 42--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States regarding Presidential election voting rights for 
    residents of U.S. territories; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 43--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States allowing the President to veto any item of 
    appropriation or any provision in any act or joint resolution 
    containing an item of appropriation; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.

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  By Mr. STUMP (for himself and Mr. Solomon), [5JA]
H.J. Res. 44--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to provide for 4 year terms for Members of the House 
    of Representatives and to provide that Members may not serve more 
    than three terms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUMP, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 45--
Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the 
    Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. STUMP, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 46--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to provide for a balanced budget for the U.S. 
    Government and for greater accountability in the enactment of tax 
    legislation and to allow an item veto of appropriation bills; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ZIMMER, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 47--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States allowing an item veto in appropriations bills and an 
    item veto on contract authority or taxation changes in any other 
    bill; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ZIMMER, [5JA]
H.J. Res. 48--
Joint resolution entitled the ``Citizen's Tax Protection Amendment,'' 
    proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States to 
    prohibit retroactive taxation; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ROYCE, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13JA], [19JA], [24JA], [27JA], [1FE], [9FE], 
    [28MR], [9MY], [27JY]
H.J. Res. 49--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide 
    for a balanced budget for the U.S. Government; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WISE (for himself, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Foglietta, Ms. 
    Furse, and Ms. Eshoo), [9JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [13JA], [26JA]
H.J. Res. 50--
Joint resolution to designate the visitors center at the Channel Islands 
    National Park, California, as the ``Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors 
    Center''; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY (for himself, Mr. Lewis of California, Mr. Wolf, Mr. 
    Dornan, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Cox, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Beilenson, 
    Mr. Herger, Mr. Berman, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Moorhead, 
    and Mr. Doolittle), [11JA]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-10), [27JA]
  Passed House amended, [1FE]
H.J. Res. 51--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to require three-fifths majorities for bills 
    increasing taxes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas (for himself and Mr. Barton of Texas), 
    [11JA]
H.J. Res. 52--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States providing for 4-year terms for Representatives and 
    limiting the service of Senators and Representatives to 12 years; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Florida, [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [2FE], [27FE]
H.J. Res. 53--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution to provide 
    for a balanced budget for the U.S. Government; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. THORNTON (for himself, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Olver, and 
    Mr. Wise), [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18JA], [20JA], [24JA]
H.J. Res. 54--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States regarding federally mandated expenditures; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GILLMOR (for himself, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Bartlett of Maryland, and Mr. Livingston), [13JA]
H.J. Res. 55--
Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the 
    Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. KLECZKA (for himself, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Deutsch), [18JA]
  Cosponsors added, [20JA], [24JA]
H.J. Res. 56--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to restrict the requirement of citizenship at birth by 
    virtue of birth in the United States to persons with a legal 
    resident mother or father; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BEILENSON, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [6MR]
H.J. Res. 57--
Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the 
    Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. DEUTSCH, [19JA]
H.J. Res. 58--
Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the 
    Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. HOKE, [19JA]
H.J. Res. 59--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution authorizing 
    the President to disapprove or reduce an item of appropriations; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. POSHARD, [19JA]
H.J. Res. 60--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States relating to a Federal balanced budget; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. POSHARD, [19JA]
H.J. Res. 61--
Joint resolution naming the CVN-76 aircraft carrier as the U.S.S. Ronald 
    Reagan; to the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. DORNAN (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Callahan), 
    [23JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24FE], [27FE], [3MR], [6MR], [8MR], [13MR], [28MR], 
    [6AP], [18SE]
H.J. Res. 62--
Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the 
    Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANKS of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Condit, and Mr. 
    Gillmor), [23JA]
H.J. Res. 63--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to provide that Federal judges be reconfirmed by the 
    Senate every 10 years; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FIELDS of Texas, [24JA]
H.J. Res. 64--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to restrict the requirement of citizenship at birth by 
    virtue of birth in the United States to persons with citizen or 
    legal resident mothers; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [26JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [22FE], [10MR], [3AP], [17OC]
H.J. Res. 65--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to limit the terms of Representatives and Senators, to 
    provide for a 4-year term for Representatives, and to provide for 
    campaign contribution limitations with respect to elections for 
    Federal office; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. THORNTON, [26JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE]
H.J. Res. 66--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States with respect to the number of terms of office of 
    Members of the Senate and House of Representatives; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DEAL of Georgia (for himself, Mr. Minge, Mr. Meehan, and Mr. 
    Kingston), [27JA]
  Cosponsors added, [7FE]
H.J. Res. 67--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States relating to voluntary prayer in public schools; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [3FE]
H.J. Res. 68--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to repeal the 22d amendment relating to Presidential 
    term limitations; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts, [8FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27JY]
H.J. Res. 69--
Joint resolution providing for the reappointment of Homer Alfred Neal as 
    a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
    Institution; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. MINETA (for himself, Mr. Livingston, and Mr. Sam Johnson of 
    Texas), [24FE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [7NO]
  Passed Senate, [20DE]
  Presented to the President (December 21, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-81] (signed December 28, 1995)
H.J. Res. 70--
Joint resolution authorizing the Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity to establish 
    a memorial to Martin Luther King, Jr., in the District of Columbia 
    or its environs; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mrs. MORELLA (for herself, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Hastings of 
    Florida, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Stokes, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Gilman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Frost, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Dellums, Mr. 
    Hyde, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Towns, Ms. Slaughter, 
    Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Ms. Velazquez, and Mr. Rangel), 
    [28FE]
  Cosponsors added, [7MR], [13MR], [21MR], [28MR], [11MY], [21JN], 
    [17JY], [31JY], [6SE], [14SE], [10OC], [17OC], [25OC], [7NO]
  Rereferred to the Committee on Resources, [4AP]
H.J. Res. 71--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States repealing the 22d article of amendment, thereby 
    removing the restrictions on the number of terms an individual may 
    serve as President; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McNULTY (for himself and Mr. Shays), [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [28MR]
H.J. Res. 72--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States with respect to the right to life; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. OBERSTAR (for himself, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. 
    Young of Alaska, and Mr. Smith of New Jersey), [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [8MR], [1MY]
H.J. Res. 73--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States with respect to the number of terms of office of 
    Members of the Senate and the House of Representatives; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM, [2MR]
  Cosponsors added, [24MR]
  Failed of passage, [29MR]
H.J. Res. 74--
Joint resolution proposing a balanced budget amendment to the 
    Constitution of the United States; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
    Barton of Texas, Mr. Herger, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Largent, 
    Mr. Burr, Mr. Scarborough, and Mr. Zimmer), [3MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY]
H.J. Res. 75--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to provide for 4-year terms for Members of the House 
    of Representatives and to provide that Members may not serve more 
    than three terms; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. ESHOO, [6MR]
H.J. Res. 76--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States limiting the terms of office of Senators and 
    Representatives; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HILLEARY (for himself, Mr. Nethercutt, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Graham, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
    LaTourette, Mr. Kingston, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Tate, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
    Weller, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Latham, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Norwood, 
    Mr. Brownback, Mr. Bass, Mr. Neumann, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mr. Largent, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. 
    Stockman, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Klug, and Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota), [8MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [15MR], [16MR], [21MR], [23MR], [28MR]

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H.J. Res. 77--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States with respect to the terms of Senators and 
    Representatives; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. McCOLLUM (for himself, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Foley), 
    [8MR]
H.J. Res. 78--
Joint resolution to grant the consent of the Congress to certain 
    additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by 
    the States of Missouri and Illinois; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. TALENT, [10MR]
  Cosponsors added, [27JN]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-377), [30NO]
H.J. Res. 79--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit 
    the physical desecration of the flag of the United States; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Allard, Mr. Andrews, 
    Mr. Archer, Mr. Armey, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Baker of 
    Louisiana, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Barcia, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
    Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
    Mr. Bass, Mr. Bateman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bevill, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. 
    Boehner, Mr. Bono, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Browder, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
    Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, 
    Mr. Burr, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, 
    Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
    Cooley, Mr. Costello, Mr. Cox, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mr. 
    Cremeans, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. Davis, Mr. de 
    la Garza, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. 
    Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Dreier, Mr. 
    Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Emerson, Mr. 
    English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Everett, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
    Fields of Texas, Mr. Flanagan, Mr. Foley, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, 
    Mr. Fox, Mr. Franks of Connecticut, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, 
    Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, 
    Mr. Goss, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. 
    Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, 
    Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. Hefner, 
    Mr. Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Holden, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
    Istook, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. 
    Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kasich, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, 
    Mr. Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, 
    Mr. LaTourette, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Livingston, 
    Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Longley, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Manton, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. 
    Martinez, Mr. Martini, Mr. Mascara, Mr. McCollum, Mr. McCrery, Mr. 
    McDade, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McKeon, Mr. McNulty, Mr. 
    Menendez, Mr. Metcalf, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, Mr. Mica, Ms. 
    Molinari, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mrs. 
    Myrick, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. 
    Nussle, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Packard, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Parker, 
    Mr. Paxon, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
    Pickett, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Ramstad, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Roberts, Mr. 
    Rogers, Mr. Rose, Mr. Roth, Mrs. Roukema, Mr. Royce, Mr. Salmon, Mr. 
    Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaefer, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Sisisky, Mr. Skeen, Mr. 
    Skelton, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. 
    Stupak, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tate, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, 
    Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Thomas, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Towns, Mr. 
    Traficant, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Upton, Mr. Volkmer, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mrs. 
    Waldholtz, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. Weller, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. 
    Wicker, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wise, Mr. Wolf, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. 
    Young of Florida, Mr. Zeliff, and Mr. Zimmer), [21MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22MR], [23MR], [28MR], [29MR], [6AP], [3MY], [9MY], 
    [10MY], [11MY], [12MY], [18MY], [23MY], [25MY], [7JN], [15JN], 
    [22JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-151), [22JN]
  Passed House, [28JN]
H.J. Res. 80--
Joint resolution disapproving the action of the District of Columbia 
    Council in approving the Closing of a Public Alley and Establishment 
    of an Easement in Square 253, S.O. 88-107, Act of 1994; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. STARK, [24MR]
H.J. Res. 81--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States repealing the 22d article of amendment to the 
    Constitution; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Berman, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, and Mr. Pallone), [29MR]
H.J. Res. 82--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States relating to the terms of office of Senators, 
    Representatives, and the President and Vice President; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MASCARA, [29MR]
H.J. Res. 83--
Joint resolution relating to the United States-North Korea Agreed 
    Framework and the obligations of North Korea under that and previous 
    agreements with respect to the denuclearization of the Korean 
    Peninsula and dialog with the Republic of Korea; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself and Mr. Kim), [30MR]
  Rules suspended. Passed House amended, [18SE]
H.J. Res. 84--
Joint resolution to commemorate the birthday of Cesar Chavez; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. FILNER (for himself, Mr. Torres, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Pastor, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Gonzalez, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Kennedy 
    of Massachusetts, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Roybal-
    Allard, and Mr. Coleman), [30MR]
  Cosponsors added, [7AP], [3MY], [27JN]
H.J. Res. 85--
Joint resolution expresssing the sense of Congress with respect to 
    North-South dialog on the Korean Peninsula and the United States-
    North Korea Agreed Framework; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Solomon), [30MR]
H.J. Res. 86--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States providing for direct popular elections of the 
    President and the Vice President, establishing a day for elections 
    for the offices of the President, the Vice President, Senator, and 
    Representative, and providing for primaries to nominate candidates 
    for the offices 1 month before the elections; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [2MY]
H.J. Res. 87--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States regarding citizenship in the United States; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STOCKMAN (for himself, Mr. Jones, Mr. Funderburk, Mrs. 
    Chenoweth, Mr. Burton of Indiana, and Mr. Salmon), [3MY]
  Cosponsors removed, [9MY]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC]
H.J. Res. 88--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to provide that no person born in the United States be 
    a U.S. citizen on account of birth in the United States unless a 
    parent is a U.S. citizen at the time of the birth; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CALLAHAN (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Everett, and Mr. 
    Traficant), [17MY]
H.J. Res. 89--
Joint resolution prohibiting funds for diplomatic relations and further 
    advancement of economic relations with the Socialist Republic of 
    Vietnam [SRV] unless the President certifies to Congress that 
    Vietnamese officials are being fully cooperative and forthcoming 
    with efforts to account for the 2,205 Americans still missing and 
    otherwise unaccounted for from the Vietnam War, as determined on the 
    basis of all information available to the United States Government, 
    and for other purposes; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself and Mr. Dornan), [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [22JN], [28JN], [30JN], [13JY], [18JY], [19JY], 
    [26JY], [3AU], [29SE], [26OC], [13NO], [5DE]
H.J. Res. 90--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to protect the right to life; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. DORNAN, [23MY]
  Cosponsors added, [21JN], [24JY]
H.J. Res. 91--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to allow the States to limit the period of time U.S. 
    Senators and Representatives may serve; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SANFORD, [23MY]
  Cosponsors added, [7JN], [15JN]
H.J. Res. 92--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to limit the terms of office for Representatives and 
    Senators in Congress; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. DANNER, [24MY]
H.J. Res. 93--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to provide that no person born in the United States 
    will be a U.S. citizen unless a parent is a U.S. citizen, is 
    lawfully in the United States, or has a lawful immigration status at 
    the time of the birth; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Ewing, Mr. 
    Stump, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Meyers of Kansas, 
    Mr. Saxton, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Wilson, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Calvert, Mr. 
    Klug, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. Metcalf), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [20JN], [21DE]
H.J. Res. 94--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States relating to school prayer; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. MURTHA, [14JN]
H.J. Res. 95--
Joint resolution to amend the War Powers Resolution; to the Committees 
    on International Relations; Rules, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. DeFAZIO (for himself and Mr. Durbin), [16JN]
H.J. Res. 96--
Joint resolution disapproving the extension of nondiscriminatory 
    treatment--most-favored-nation treatment--to the products of the 
    People's Republic of China; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. WOLF (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
    Barton of Texas, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Bunning of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
    Evans, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Markey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rohrabacher, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Sensen

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    brenner, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Stark, and Mr. Traficant), 
    [16JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [13JY]
  Reported adversely (H. Rept. 104-188), [17JY]
  Laid on the table, [20JY]
H.J. Res. 97--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to permit the Congress to limit expenditures in 
    elections for Federal office; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DINGELL, [22JN]
  Cosponsors added, [28JN], [17JY], [4AU], [7NO], [14NO]
H.J. Res. 98--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to clarify the meaning of the second amendment; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. OWENS, [27JN]
H.J. Res. 99--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to prohibit the death penalty; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. GONZALEZ, [30JN]
H.J. Res. 100--
Joint resolution to encourage States to study and adopt interstate 
    compacts for the regulation of interstate insurance; to the 
    Committees on the Judiciary; Commerce, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. MOORHEAD, [11JY]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [17OC], [17NO]
H.J. Res. 101--
Joint resolution disapproving the recommendations of the Defense Base 
    Closure and Realignment Commission; to the Committee on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California (for himself, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Herger, 
    Mr. Matsui, and Mr. Pombo), [13JY]
H.J. Res. 102--
Joint resolution disapproving the recommendations of the Defense Base 
    Closure and Realignment Commission; to the Commission on National 
    Security.
  By Mr. TEJEDA (for himself, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Gonzalez, and Mr. Smith 
    of Texas), [18JY]
  Reported adversely (H. Rept. 104-220), [1AU]
  Failed of passage, [8SE]
H.J. Res. 103--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to give citizens of the United States the right to 
    enact and repeal laws by voting on legislation in a national 
    election; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA, [26JY]
H.J. Res. 104--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to give citizens of the United States the right to 
    propose amendments to the Constitution by an initiative process; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA, [26JY]
H.J. Res. 105--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to give citizens of the United States the right to 
    recall elected officials; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HOEKSTRA, [26JY]
H.J. Res. 106--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to require three-fifths majorities for bills 
    increasing taxes; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARTON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. 
    Shadegg, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Allard, Mr. Archer, Mr. Armey, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Blute, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. 
    Brownback, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Bunn of Oregon, Mr. Bunning 
    of Kentucky, Mr. Burr, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
    Calvert, Mr. Camp, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Combest, Mr. 
    Cooley, Mr. Cox, Mr. Crane, Mr. Cremeans, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Ms. Danner, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. 
    Emerson, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Foley, Mr. 
    Forbes, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Fox, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Franks 
    of Connecticut, Mr. Frelinghuysen, Mr. Frisa, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. 
    Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Graham, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. 
    Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
    Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hoekstra, Mr. Hoke, Mr. 
    Horn, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. 
    Istook, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. King, 
    Mr. Kingston, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. Largent, Mr. Latham, Mr. 
    Laughlin, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. 
    LoBiondo, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Martini, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    McCrery, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. 
    Metcalf, Mr. Mica, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Neumann, 
    Mr. Ney, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr. 
    Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Quillen, Mr. Quinn, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
    Ramstad, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Royce, Mr. 
    Salmon, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Saxton, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. Schaefer, Mrs. 
    Seastrand, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mrs. 
    Smith of Washington, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
    Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tate, Mr. Tauzin, 
    Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Thornberry, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. 
    Torkildsen, Mr. Upton, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Weldon of Pennsylvania, Mr. 
    Weller, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Young of Alaska, and Mr. Zeliff), [2AU]
  Cosponsors added, [8SE], [19DE]
H.J. Res. 107--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States regarding congressional pay and pensions; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. STOCKMAN, [20SE]
H.J. Res. 108--
Joint resolution making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 
    1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [27SE]
  Passed House amended, [28SE]
  Passed Senate, [29SE]
  Presented to the President (September 29, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-31] (signed September 30, 1995)
H.J. Res. 109--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States establishing English as the official language of the 
    United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. 
    Shays), [28SE]
  Cosponsors added, [17OC]
H.J. Res. 110--
Joint Resolution providing for the appointment of Howard H. Baker, Jr., 
    as a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
    Institution; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON (for himself, Mr. Mineta, and Mr. Sam Johnson of 
    Texas), [29SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [7NO]
  Passed Senate, [20DE]
  Presented to the President (December 21, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-82] (signed December 28, 1995)
H.J. Res. 111--
Joint resolution providing for the appointment of Anne D'Harnoncourt as 
    a citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
    Institution; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON (for himself, Mr. Mineta, and Mr. Sam Johnson of 
    Texas), [29SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [7NO]
  Passed Senate, [20DE]
  Presented to the President (December 21, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-83] (signed December 28, 1995)
H.J. Res. 112--
Joint resolution providing for the appointment of Louis Gerstner as a 
    citizen regent of the Board of Regents of the Smithsonian 
    Institution; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON (for himself, Mr. Mineta, and Mr. Sam Johnson of 
    Texas), [29SE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [7NO]
  Passed Senate, [20DE]
  Presented to the President (December 21, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-84] (signed December 28, 1995)
H.J. Res. 113--
Joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the compact to 
    provide for joint natural resource management and enforcement of 
    laws and regulations pertaining to natural resources and boating at 
    the Jennings Randolph Lake Project lying in Garrett County, 
    Maryland, and Mineral County, West Virginia, entered into between 
    the States of West Virginia and Maryland; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. MOLLOHAN (for himself and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland), [17OC]
H.J. Res. 114--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States relative to contributions and expenditures intended to 
    affect elections for Federal and State office; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [18OC]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC], [31OC], [7NO], [28NO], [13DE]
H.J. Res. 115--
Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Appropriations; House Oversight; Government Reform and Oversight; 
    Ways and Means; Commerce, for a period to be subsequently determined 
    by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [7NO]
  Passed House, [8NO]
  Passed Senate amended, [9NO]
  House agreed to Senate amendments Nos. 1 and 2, [10N]
  House agreed to Senate amendent No. 3 with an amendment, [10NO]
  Senate agreed to House amendment to Senate amendment No. 3, [13NO]
  Presented to the President (November 13, 1995)
  Presidential veto, [13NO]
  Presidential veto referred to the Committee on Appropriations, [30NO]
H.J. Res. 116--
Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. OBEY, [7NO]
H.J. Res. 117--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States to abolish the electoral college and to provide for 
    the direct popular election of the President and Vice President of 
    the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. WISE, [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [14NO], [15NO], [16NO], [20NO], [28NO], [7DE], 
    [14DE]
H.J. Res. 118--
Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. OBEY, [10NO]
  Cosponsors added, [15NO]
H.J. Res. 119--
Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. OBEY, [14NO]
H.J. Res. 120--
Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. OBEY (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barrett 
    of Wisconsin, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berman, 
    Mr. Bevill, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Borski, Mr. Browder, Ms. 
    Brown of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. 
    Bryant of Texas, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Chapman, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clement, 
    Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Coleman, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Conyers, Mr. 
    Coyne, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Danner, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Dooley, 
    Mr. Doyle, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, 
    Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of California, Mr.

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    Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
    Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gene 
    Green of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hall of Texas, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Holden, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Johnson of 
    South Dakota, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Johnston of 
    Florida, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Kildee, Mr. Kleczka, 
    Mr. Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Mrs. Lincoln, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. 
    Manton, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Ms. 
    McCarthy, Mr. McDermott, Ms. McKinney, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
    Mfume, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Minge, Mr. Moakley, Mr. 
    Mollohan, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Moran, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal, Ms. 
    Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Orton, Mr. Owens, 
    Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Payne of 
    Virginia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
    Poshard, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reed, Mr. Richardson, Ms. 
    Rivers, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rose, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, 
    Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Scott, Mr. 
    Serrano, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Stark, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Stokes, Mr. Studds, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Thompson, Mr. 
    Thorton, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Torres, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. 
    Tucker, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr. Ward, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Waxman, Mr. Williams, Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wise, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Yates), [15NO]
H.J. Res. 121--
Joint resolution proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States in order to secure the unalienable right of the people 
    to acknowledge, worship, and serve their Creator, according to the 
    dictates of conscience; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. Canady, and Mr. Goodlatte), [15NO]
H.J. Res. 122--
Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Appropriations; House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [15NO]
  Passed House, [16NO]
  Passed Senate, [16NO]
  Senate action vacated, [19NO]
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  House agreed to Senate amendment, [20NO]
  Presented to the President (November 20, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-56] (signed November 20, 1995)
H.J. Res. 123--
Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [17NO]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [18NO]
  Passed Senate amended, [19NO]
  House agreed to Senate amendment, [19NO]
  Presented to the President (November 19, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-54] (signed November 19, 1995)
H.J. Res. 124--
Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
    District of Columbia for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Ms. NORTON, [17NO]
  Cosponsors added, [18NO]
H.J. Res. 125--
Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. OBEY, [18NO]
H.J. Res. 126--
Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for fiscal 
    year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Appropriations; House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. OBEY, [18NO]
H.J. Res. 127--
Joint resolution proposing a religious liberties amendment to the 
    Constitution of the United States to secure the people's right to 
    acknowledge God according to the dictates of conscience; to the 
    Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ISTOOK (for himself, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. 
    Ballenger, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Barton of Texas, 
    Mr. Bliley, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Callahan, Mr. Chambliss, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Christensen, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Coble, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins of 
    Georgia, Mr. Condit, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Crane, Mr. Crapo, Mrs. Cubin, 
    Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. 
    Dornan, Mr. Duncan, Mr. Emerson, Mr. Everett, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Funderburk, Mr. Graham, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. 
    Hancock, Mr. Hansen, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
    Heineman, Mr. Herger, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Inglis of South 
    Carolina, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Jones, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Kim, 
    Mr. Kingston, Mr. Largent, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Lightfoot, Mr. Linder, Mr. Livingston, Mr. Lucas, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    McCrery, Mr. McHugh, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
    Moorhead, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Oxley, 
    Mr. Packard, Mr. Parker, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Pombo, Mr. Radanovich, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Roth, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
    Skeen, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Smith 
    of Michigan, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Spence, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. 
    Stockman, Mr. Tate, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Traficant, Mrs. Vucanovich, 
    Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Whitfield, Mr. Wicker, Mr. 
    Young of Florida, and Mr. Young of Alaska), [28NO]
  Cosponsors added, [5DE], [12DE], [19DE]
H.J. Res. 128--
Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the 
    District of Columbia for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Appropriations.
  By Ms. NORTON, [28NO]
H.J. Res. 129--
Joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the Vermont-New 
    Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself and Mr. Bass), [30NO]
H.J. Res. 130--
Joint resolution providing for the establishment of a Joint Committee on 
    Intelligence; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. HYDE, [5DE]
H.J. Res. 131--
Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committees on 
    Appropriations; National Security, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Obey, and Mr. Murtha), [13DE]
H.J. Res. 132--
Joint resolution affirming that budget negotiations shall be based on 
    the most recent technical and economic assumptions of the 
    Congressional Budget Office and shall achieve a balanced budget by 
    fiscal year 2002 based on those assumptions.
  By Mr. KASICH (for himself, Mr. Condit, and Mr. Hobson), [18DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [18DE]
  Passed Senate amended, [21DE]
H.J. Res. 133--
Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. WALSH, [18DE]
H.J. Res. 134--
Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [20DE]
  Passed House, [20DE]
  Passed Senate amended, [22DE]
H.J. Res. 135--
Joint resolution to establish a joint committee to oversee the conduct 
    of Operation Joint Endeavor/Task Force Eagle; to the Committee on 
    Rules.
  By Mr. DORNAN, [20DE]
H.J. Res. 136--
Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [22DE]
  Committee discharged. Passed House amended, [22DE]
  Passed Senate, [22DE]
  Presented to the President (December 22, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-69] (signed December 22, 1995)
H.J. Res. 137--
Joint resolution making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 1996, and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Appropriations.
  By Mr. DEUTSCH, [22DE]

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H. Con. Res. 1--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the sacrifice and courage of Army 
    Warrant Officers David Hilemon and Bobby W. Hall II, whose 
    helicopter was shot down over North Korea on December 17, 1994; to 
    the Committee on National Security.
  By Mr. SPENCE (for himself, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Stearns, Mr. McCollum, 
    Mr. Richardson, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Goss, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Peterson of Florida, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. 
    Canady, Mr. Shaw, Mr. Diaz-Balart, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Miller 
    of Florida, Ms. Brown of Florida, Mr. Young of Florida, Mr. 
    Scarborough, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Foley, and Mr. Weldon of 
    Florida), [4JA]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [5JA]
H. Con. Res. 2--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that 
    retirement benefits for Members of Congress should not be subject to 
    cost-of-living adjustments; to the Committees on Government Reform 
    and Oversight; House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. COBLE, [5JA]
H. Con. Res. 3--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Office of Personnel Management should provide certain vocational 
    rehabilitation services in its administration of the Civil Service 
    Disability Retirement Program; to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight.
  By Mrs. COLLINS of Illinois, [5JA]
H. Con. Res. 4--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    President should seek to negotiate a new base rights agreement with 
    the Government of Panama to permit the United States Armed Forces to 
    remain in Panama beyond December 31, 1999, and to permit the United 
    States to act independently to continue to protect the Panama Canal; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself, Mr. Stump, Mr. Sensenbrenner, Mr. Solomon, 
    Mr. Saxton, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. Bachus), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [7FE], [7AP], [27JN]
H. Con. Res. 5--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
    to the right of all Americans to keep and bear arms in defense of 
    life or liberty and in the pursuit of all other legitimate 
    endeavors; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. CRANE (for himself and Mr. Bartlett of Maryland), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [18JA], [25JA], [7FE], [3MR], [14MR], 
    [29MR], [7AP], [18MY], [7SE], [26OC], [16NO]
  Cosponsors removed, [10MR], [8JN]
H. Con. Res. 6--
Concurrent resolution recognizing the cultural importance of the many 
    languages spoken in the United States and indicating the sense of 
    the House (the Senate concurring) that the United States should 
    maintain the use of English as a language common to all peoples; to 
    the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. EMERSON, [5JA]
H. Con. Res. 7--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that any 
    Federal agency that utilizes the Draize rabbit eye irritancy test 
    should develop and validate alternative ophthalmic testing 
    procedures that do not require the use of animal test subjects; to 
    the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA], [14JN], [7SE]
H. Con. Res. 8--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress relating to 
    the slaughter of Greek civilians in Kalavryta, Greece, during the 
    Second World War; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17MY], [18JY]
H. Con. Res. 9--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    President should seek to negotiate a new base rights agreement with 
    the Government of Panama to permit the United States Armed Forces to 
    remain in Panama beyond December 31, 1999, and to permit the United 
    States to act independently to continue to protect the Panama Canal; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [5JA]
H. Con. Res. 10--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    current Federal income tax deduction for interest paid on debt 
    secured by a first or second home should not be further restricted; 
    to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. ROUKEMA, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [15FE], [24FE], [2MR], [23MY], [20JN], 
    [22JN], [12JY], [19JY], [25JY], [4AU], [6SE], [14NO], [30NO], [4DE], 
    [6DE], [13DE]
H. Con. Res. 11--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    expression of self-determination by the people of Puerto Rico; to 
    the Committees on International Relations; Resources, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [5JA]
H. Con. Res. 12--
Concurrent resolution relating to the Republic of China's (Taiwan) 
    participation in the United Nations; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Lantos), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [11JA], [25JA], [26JA], [27JA], [31JA], [2FE], 
    [3FE], [6FE], [7FE], [8FE], [10FE], [13FE], [14FE], [15FE], [16FE], 
    [21FE], [22FE], [23FE], [27FE], [1MR], [2MR], [3MR], [6MR], [8MR], 
    [9MR], [10MR], [13MR], [14MR], [15MR], [21MR], [22MR], [28MR], 
    [29MR], [3AP], [5AP], [7AP], [17MY], [22JN]
  Cosponsors removed, [19SE]
H. Con. Res. 13--
Concurrent resolution condemning the violence committeed in Brookline, 
    Massachusetts, on December 30, 1994; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. MEEHAN (for himself, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mrs. 
    Schroeder, and Mr. Schumer), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13JA], [3FE]
H. Con. Res. 14--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Congress should pass any health care reform initiative that has 
    overwhelming bipartisan support; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [17JA]
H. Con. Res. 15--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a Member of 
    Congress should be treated to no special retirement benefits than 
    those afforded to any employee of the Federal Government; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. GUTIERREZ, [20JA]
H. Con. Res. 16--
Concurrent resolution providing for a joint session of Congress to 
    receive a message from the President on the state of the Union.
  By Mr. Delay, [23JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [23JA]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [23JA]
H. Con. Res. 17--
Concurrent resolution relating to the treatment of Social Security under 
    any constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget; to the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. FLANAGAN (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Dreier, Mr. LaHood, 
    Mr. Ewing, Mr. Paxon, Ms. Molinari, Mr. Largent, Mr. Barr, Mr. 
    Talent, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, Mr. Latham, Mr. LaTourette, Mr. 
    Frisa, Mr. Wamp, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. 
    Hastert, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. Crane, Mr. 
    DeLay, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. 
    Funderburk, Mr. Ney, Mr. Weller, Mr. Camp, Mr. Forbes, Mrs. Johnson 
    of Connecticut, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Boehner, Mr. Schiff, Mr. Bryant 
    of Tennessee, Mr. Martini, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Davis, 
    Mr. Hyde, Mr. Leach, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Hilleary, Mr. 
    McCollum, Mr. Walker, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Armey, Mr. Graham, Mr. 
    Ganske, Mr. Longley, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. Norwood, Mr. Heineman, Mrs. 
    Cubin, and Mr. Chrysler), [23JA]
  Cosponsors added, [24JA], [25JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [25JA]
H. Con. Res. 18--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that United 
    States investors, lenders, and corporations should assume the full 
    measure of risk and responsibility for their investments and loans 
    in Mexico since the devaluation of the peso on December 21, 1994, 
    and that loan guarantees that are backed by the full faith and 
    credit of the United States and that could result in any direct or 
    indirect financial obligation on the part of United States taxpayers 
    should not be provided to the Mexican Government; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Miller of 
    California), [24JA]
  Cosponsors added, [28FE]
H. Con. Res. 19--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
    to North-South dialogue on the Korean Peninsula and the United 
    States-North Korea Agreed Framework; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. McINNIS (for himself, Mr. Kim, and Mr. Solomon), [25JA]
  Cosponsors added, [13FE], [3MR], [9MR], [28MR], [30MR]
H. Con. Res. 20--
Concurrent resolution permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol 
    for a ceremony to commemorate the days of remembrance of victims of 
    the Holocaust; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. YATES, [25JA]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House amended, [23FE]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [1MR]

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H. Con. Res. 21--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress concerning 
    the trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for the 
    purposes of forced prostitution; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Ms. SLAUGHTER, [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14FE], [23FE], [24FE], [28FE], [22MR], [3AP], 
    [7AP], [9MY], [13JN], [11JY], [13SE], [15NO]
H. Con. Res. 22--
Concurrent resolution affirming the purpose and value of senior 
    nutrition programs created under the Older Americans Act; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island (for himself and Mr. Schumer), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [10FE], [21FE], [24MR]
H. Con. Res. 23--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    current link between the levels of earnings allowed for blind 
    individuals entitled to disability insurance benefits and the exempt 
    amounts allowed for purposes of the Social Security earnings test 
    for individuals who have attained retirement age should be 
    maintained; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY (for herself, Mr. Rose, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. 
    Hayworth, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. 
    McDermott, and Mr. Pastor), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [7FE], [10FE], [16FE], [23FE], [3MR], [8MR], [21MR], 
    [24MR], [29MR], [4AP], [2MY], [12MY], [23MY], [16JN], [11JY]
H. Con. Res. 24--
Concurrent resolution calling for the United States to propose and seek 
    an international embargo against the totalitarian Government of 
    Cuba; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [7FE]
H. Con. Res. 25--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the war 
    in Chechnya is of concern to the United States and that President 
    Clinton should not attend the United States-Russia summit in Moscow 
    in May 1995 until the Chechen situation has been resolved; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ROEMER, [7FE]
  Cosponsors added, [3MR], [15MR], [16MR], [9MY]
H. Con. Res. 26--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that a 
    postage stamp should be issued to honor the 100th anniversary of the 
    Jewish War Veterans of the United States of America; to the 
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. TALENT (for himself and Mr. Gilman), [13FE]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [22JN], [6SE], [6OC], [12OC], [1NO], [10NO]
H. Con. Res. 27--
Concurrent resolution to express the sense of the Congress that the 
    Secretary of the Treasury should submit monthly reports to the 
    Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs of the Senate and 
    the Committee on Banking and Financial Services of the House of 
    Representatives concerning compliance by the Government of Mexico 
    regarding certain loans, loan guarantees, and other assistance made 
    by the United States to the Government of Mexico; to the Committee 
    on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. KING (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Roth, Mr. 
    Bachus, Mr. Castle, Mr. Lazio of New York, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, 
    Mrs. Myrick, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Heineman, Mr. Forbes, 
    Mr. Longley, Mr. Weller, Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Ney), [14FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15FE], [21FE]
H. Con. Res. 28--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that a proposed 
    cross-border fee for vehicles and pedestrians entering the United 
    States from Canada or Mexico is unwise and should not be enacted; to 
    the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LaFALCE (for himself and Mr. de la Garza), [14FE]
  Cosponsors added, [21FE], [23FE], [27FE], [21MR]
H. Con. Res. 29--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    President should submit a national energy policy plan to Congress; 
    to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [14FE]
H. Con. Res. 30--
Concurrent resolution for the adjournment of the two Houses.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, [16FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [16FE]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [16FE]
H. Con. Res. 31--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    United States should support the efforts of Greece, in its 
    negotiations with the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, to find 
    a solution which promotes a solid, cooperative relationship between 
    these two neighboring countries and that the United States should 
    not establish formal diplomatic relations with the Former Yugoslav 
    Republic of Macedonia until this relationship is established; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself and Mr. Bilirakis), [16FE]
  Cosponsors added, [27FE], [6MR], [16MR], [12MY], [17JY], [20NO]
H. Con. Res. 32--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the Sikh 
    nation should be allowed to exercise the right of self-determination 
    in their homeland, Punjab, Khalistan; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. PETE GEREN of Texas, [22FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [6AP]
  Cosponsors removed, [17MY]
H. Con. Res. 33--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding a 
    private visit by President Lee Teng-hui of the Republic of China on 
    Taiwan to the United States; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Torricelli), [6MR]
H. Con. Res. 34--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 
    Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus anniversary commemoration; 
    to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GILCHREST, [8MR]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [14MR]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the Senate, [3AP]
H. Con. Res. 35--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Pakistan 
    should be designated as a state sponsor of terrorism; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Linder, and 
    Mr. Pallone), [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3AP], [4AP], [9MY], [15MY]
H. Con. Res. 36--
Concurrent resolution concerning the 3,000th anniversary of King David's 
    establishment of Jerusalem as the capital of the Jewish kingdom; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY], [19OC], [14NO]
H. Con. Res. 37--
Concurrent resolution concerning the 28th anniversary of the 
    reunification of Jerusalem; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [9MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY], [19OC], [14NO]
H. Con. Res. 38--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 
    Greater Washington Soap Box Derby; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. HOYER (for himself, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Wynn, Ms. Norton, Mr. 
    Wolf, and Mr. Moran), [10MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-150), [21JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [27JN]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [28JN]
H. Con. Res. 39--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
    Federal disaster relief; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. EMERSON (for himself, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Shuster, Mr. Durbin, Mr. 
    Dreier, Mr. Bliley, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Diaz-Balart, and Mr. Calvert), 
    [14MR]
  Cosponsors added, [26OC]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [14MR]
H. Con. Res. 40--
Concurrent resolution concerning the movement toward democracy in the 
    Federal Republic of Nigeria; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, [15MR]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY]
H. Con. Res. 41--
Concurrent resolution providing for the adjournment of the House on 
    Thursday, March 16, 1995, to stand adjourned until 12:30 p.m. on 
    Tuesday, March 21, 1995.
  By Mr. LIVINGSTON, [16MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [16MR]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [16MR]
H. Con. Res. 42--
Concurrent resolution supporting a resolution to the long-standing 
    dispute regarding Cyprus; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. ENGEL (for himself, Mr. Porter, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Smith of 
    New Jersey, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Mr. Andrews, Mr. 
    Bilirakis, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Gekas, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. 
    Pallone, and Mr. Forbes), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [3AP], [2MY], [9MY], [15MY], [16MY], [24MY], [8JN], 
    [16JN], [20JN], [27JN], [28JN], [12JY], [13JY], [17JY], [18JY], 
    [21JY], [1AU], [4AU], [8SE], [14SE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [18SE]
H. Con. Res. 43--
Concurrent resolution endorsing the Irish-American agenda for the White 
    House Conference on Trade and Investment in Ireland to be held in 
    May 1995; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Manton, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Abercrombie, 
    Mr. McDermott, Mr. Owens, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Blute, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Coyne, Mr. Borski, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
    Ackerman, Ms. Lowey, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. Engel, Mr. Pallone, Mr. 
    LaFalce, and Mr. Forbes), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [23MR], [6AP]
H. Con. Res. 44--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
    to the conflict in the northeast of the island of Ireland; to the 
    Committee on International Relation
  By Mr. MENENDEZ (for himself, Mr. Manton, Mr. King, Mr. Engel, Mr. 
    Meehan, and Mr. Blute), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [29SE]
H. Con. Res. 45--
Concurrent resolution regarding the appropriate congressional response 
    in the event of the reduction or elimination of the commissary and 
    exchange networks of the Department of Defense; to the Committee on 
    National Security.
  By Mr. UNDERWOOD (for himself, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Montgomery, 
    Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Torres, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Filner, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. 
    Chambliss, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Scott, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Fattah, Mr. Rose, and Mr. Volkmer), [21MR]
  Cosponsors added, [22MR], [28MR], [9MY], [16JN]
H. Con. Res. 46--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 
    Firefighter Challenge; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, [21MR]
H. Con. Res. 47--
Concurrent resolution honoring the memory of the victims of the Armenian 
    Genocide; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BONIOR (for himself and Mr. Blute), [23MR]
  Cosponsors added, [5AP], [2MY], [11MY], [16JN], [20JN], [17JY], 
    [21JY], [27JY], [2AU], [4AU], [19SE], [25OC], [8NO], [16NO], [4DE], 
    [7DE], [15DE], [21DE], [22DE]
H. Con. Res. 48--
Concurrent resolution concerning the economy of India and relations 
    between the United States and India; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. MANTON (for himself and Mr. Knollenberg), [24MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6AP], [10MY], [27JY]

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H. Con. Res. 49--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that any 
    legislation passed by the Congress relating to assistance for School 
    Lunch and Breakfast Programs should include a requirement to provide 
    free lunches and breakfasts to economically disadvantaged students; 
    to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. PAYNE of New Jersey, [24MR]
H. Con. Res. 50--
Concurrent resolution concerning the protection and continued livelihood 
    of the Eastern Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. BILIRAKIS (for himself, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Gekas, Mr. Zimmer, 
    Mr. Engel, and Mr. Klink), [28MR]
  Cosponsors added, [30MR], [4AP], [5AP], [2MY], [9MY], [11MY], [15MY], 
    [16MY], [25MY], [7JN], [13JN], [16JN], [20JN], [27JN], [10JY], 
    [12JY], [18JY], [19JY], [6SE], [13SE], [27SE], [28SE], [29SE], 
    [10OC], [12OC], [17OC], [19OC], [31OC], [8NO], [9NO], [13NO], 
    [16NO], [17NO], [28NO], [29NO], [7DE], [20DE]
H. Con. Res. 51--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress relating to 
    the removal of Russian troops from Kaliningrad; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. COX, [28MR]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY], [27JY], [18SE], [19OC], [1NO], [15NO]
H. Con. Res. 52--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    visit of the Prime Minister of New Zealand, the Hon. James Bolger; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER, [28MR]
H. Con. Res. 53--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding a 
    private visit by President Lee Teng-hui of the Republic of China on 
    Taiwan to the United States; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Torricelli, and Mr. 
    Ackerman), [29MR]
  Cosponsors added, [30MR], [4AP], [5AP], [2MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [2MY]
  Agreed to in Senate, [9MY]
H. Con. Res. 54--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress relating to 
    diplomatic recognition of the Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. Zimmer, and Mrs. 
    Maloney), [3AP]
  Cosponsors added, [6AP], [2MY], [9MY], [22JN], [10JY], [3AU], [20SE]
H. Con. Res. 55--
Concurrent resolution requesting the President to return the enrolled 
    bill (H.R. 831), and providing for its reenrollment without the 
    targeted tax benefit contained therein; to the Committees on Ways 
    and Means; House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. DEUTSCH, [4AP]
H. Con. Res. 56--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that rural 
    health care should be addressed in any Federal health care 
    legislation; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. STUPAK, [4AP]
H. Con. Res. 57--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress supporting 
    the Government of India's efforts to hold free and fair elections in 
    Jammu and Kashmir; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself and Mr. Stearns), [5AP]
H. Con. Res. 58--
Concurrent resolution providing for the adjournment of the two Houses.
  By Mr. GOSS, [6AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [6AP]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [6AP]
H. Con. Res. 59--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Government of the United States should encourage resumption of 
    direct, bilateral talks between India and Pakistan at the earliest 
    possible time; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS, [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY]
H. Con. Res. 60--
Concurrent resolution commending India for its commitment to religious 
    plurallism and tolerance; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. ROSE (for himself and Mr. Gilman), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [20JN], [20JY], [12OC]
H. Con. Res. 61--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding 
    certain recent remarks that unfairly and inaccurately maligned the 
    integrity of the Nation's law enforcement officers; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. HYDE (for himself, Mr. McCollum, and Mr. Schumer), [7AP]
H. Con. Res. 62--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress with respect 
    to pediatric and adolescents AIDS; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Frost, Mr. Gonzalez, 
    Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. McDermott, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Manton, 
    Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Richardson, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Studds, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
    Waxman, and Mr. Yates), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [12MY], [7JN], [16JN]
H. Con. Res. 63--
Concurrent resolution relating to the Republic of China (Taiwan)'s 
    participation in the United Nations; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. 
    Gejdenson, and Mr. Faleomavaega), [7AP]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY], [9MY], [11MY], [17MY], [6JN], [16JN], [22JN], 
    [28JN], [24JY], [4AU], [1NO], [18NO], [5DE], [11DE], [14DE], [21DE]
H. Con. Res. 64--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the 1995 Special Olympics Torch Relay 
    to be run through the Capitol Grounds; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GILCHREST, [1MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-113), [9MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [9MY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [12MY]
H. Con. Res. 65--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    Brady Handgun Violence Prevention Act, the assault weapons ban, and 
    the restrictions on the transfer of handguns to juveniles are 
    reasonable, important, and effective measures to reduce crimes of 
    violence; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SKAGGS (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Johnston 
    of Florida, Mr. Yates, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Torricelli, Mr. Owens, Mrs. Clayton, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Sabo, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Engel, 
    Mr. Torres, Mr. Ward, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Ackerman, 
    Mr. McDermott, Mr. Tucker, Ms. Waters, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Coyne, Mr. 
    Underwood, Mr. Manton, Ms. Lowey, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Markey, and Mr. Schumer), [9MY]
  Cosponsors added, [27JN]
H. Con. Res. 66--
Concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the 
    U.S. Government for the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 
    2001, and 2002; to the Committee on the Budget.
  By Mr. NEUMANN (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Tiahrt, 
    Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Souder, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Dreier, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Zeliff, Mr. Upton, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Graham, Mr. Roth, 
    Mr. Hilleary, Mr. Frisa, Mrs. Smith of Washington, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
    Cooley, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Metcalf, Mr. Scarborough, Mr. 
    Brownback, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Christensen, Mr. 
    Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Gilchrest, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Combest, 
    and Mr. Horn), [11MY]
  Cosponsors added, [17MY]
H. Con. Res. 67--
Concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the 
    U.S. Government for fiscal years, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 
    2001, and 2002.
  By Mr. KASICH, [15MY]
  Reported from the Committee on the Budget (H. Rept. 104-120), [15MY]
  Considered, [17MY]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [18MY]
  Agreed to in the Senate amended, [25MY]
  Senate insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [25MY]
  Houe disagreed to Senate amendment and agreed to a conference, [8JN]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-159) submitted in the House, [26JN]
  Conference report agreed to in the House, [29JN]
  Conference report agreed to in the Senate, [29JN]
H. Con. Res. 68--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Federal 
    tax law should be clarified to allow a reasonable charitable tax 
    deduction for the reasonable and necessary expenses of Alaska Native 
    subsistence whaling captains; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [17MY]
H. Con. Res. 69--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    National Rifle Association should disavow and condemn the 
    inflammatory and defamatory language used by its leadership and 
    certain of its officers and employees to attack Federal law 
    enforcement agencies and their employees; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [6JN]
H. Con. Res. 70--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that members 
    of the Screen Actors Guild should contribute funds to a private, 
    self-sustaining endowment for the arts; to the Committee on Economic 
    and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. CALVERT (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mr. 
    Radanovich, Mr. Gutknecht, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Bachus, and Mr. Weller), 
    [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [15JN]
H. Con. Res. 71--
Concurrent resolution providing a sense of the Congress that the 
    concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996 should 
    reach a balanced Federal budget by fiscal year 2001 through 
    expenditure reductions and not tax increases; to the Committee on 
    the Budget.
  By Mr. PICKETT, [23MY]
H. Con. Res. 72--
Concurrent resolution providing for the adjournment of the two Houses.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [25MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [25MY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [25MY]
H. Con. Res. 73--
Concurrent resolution recognizing and commending American airmen held as 
    prisoners of war at the Buchenwald concentration camp during World 
    War II for their service, bravery, and fortitude; to the Committee 
    on Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. HUTCHINSON (for himself, Mr. Montgomery, and Mr. Edwards), 
    [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [1NO]
H. Con. Res. 74--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for the 
    exhibition of the RAH-66 Comanche helicopter; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Ms. DeLauro), [13JN]
H. Con. Res. 75--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Social 
    Security should be maintained and protected; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [14JN]
H. Con. Res. 76--
Concurrent resolution expressing respect and affection for the flag of 
    the United States; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. SKAGGS (for himself and Mr. Kolbe), [14JN]

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  Cosponsors added, [20JN], [22JN], [27JN], [29JN], [10JY]
H. Con. Res. 77--
Concurrent resolution concerning the Fourth World Conference on Women in 
    Beijing; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI, [15JN]
  Cosponsors added, [20JN]
H. Con. Res. 78--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Social 
    Security should be maintained and protected; to the Committee on 
    Ways and Means.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [21JN]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN], [12JY], [18JY], [26JY], [28JY], [3AU], [6SE]
H. Con. Res. 79--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding an 
    appropriate minimum length of stay for routine deliveries; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SANDERS (for himself, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Miller of 
    California), [27JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN], [11JY], [13JY], [17JY], [18JY], [20JY], 
    [21JY], [27JY], [2AU], [12OC], [2NO], [7NO]
H. Con. Res. 80--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the United 
    States should recognize the concerns of the peoples of Oceania and 
    call upon the Government of France to cease all nuclear testing at 
    the Moruroa and Fangataufa atolls; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. FALEOMAVAEGA (for himself, Mr. Hamilton, Mr. Leach, Mr. 
    Bereuter, Mr. Berman, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Lantos, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Kim, Mr. Underwood, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Markey, Mr. DeFazio, and Mr. Mineta), 
    [30JN]
  Cosponsors added, [4AU], [12SE], [13SE], [11OC]
H. Con. Res. 81--
Concurrent resolution expressing the policy of the United States with 
    respect to the normalization of relations with the Socialist 
    Republic of Vietnam; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SAM JOHNSON of Texas (for himself, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Rohrabacher, and Mr. Solomon), [30JN]
H. Con. Res. 82--
Concurrent resolution directing the Secretary of the Senate to make 
    technical corrections in the enrollment of S. 523.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [11JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [11JY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [13JY]
H. Con. Res. 83--
Concurrent resolution entitled, the ``English Plus Resolution''; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. SERRANO (for himself, Mr. Pastor, Ms. Ros-Lehtinen, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
    Richardson, Mr. Torres, Mr. Becerra, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Towns, Mr. Owens, 
    Mr. Farr, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Moran, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Scott, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Miller of California, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Rangel, 
    Mr. Mineta, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, and Mr. Abercrombie), [13JY]
H. Con. Res. 84--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress concerning 
    freedom of the press in Russia; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself, and Mr. Gilman), [20JY]
H. Con. Res. 85--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for an 
    event sponsored by the American Iron and Steel Institute to 
    demonstrate the use of steel building materials in the construction 
    of residential homes; to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure.
  By Mr. QUINN (for himself, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Cremeans, Mr. Holden, 
    Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Shuster, Mr. 
    Rahall, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Evans, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Bevill, Mr. 
    Durbin, Mr. McHale, Mr. Lipinski, Mrs. Thurman, and Mr. Wise), 
    [20JY]
  Cosponsors removed, [26JY]
  Cosponsors added, [7DE]
H. Con. Res. 86--
Concurrent resolution commending the People's Republic of Bangladesh for 
    its commitment to the principles of democracy, economic reform, and 
    international peacekeeping; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. ACKERMAN, [24JY]
H. Con. Res. 87--
Concurrent resolution condemning the refusal of the Indonesian officials 
    organizing the World Archery Championships in Jakarta, Indonesia, in 
    August 1995 to permit a team from Israel to participate in the 
    competition under the name of Israel and under the flag of Israel, 
    and urging the Government of Indonesia to join in condemning this 
    manifestation of racism and anti-Semitism; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS, [27JY]
H. Con. Res. 88--
Concurrent resolution regarding recognition of the Socialist Republic of 
    Vietnam; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SCARBOROUGH, [27JY]
H. Con. Res. 89--
Concurrent resolution waiving provisions of the Legislative 
    Reorganization Act of 1970 requiring adjournment of Congress by July 
    31.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER, [31JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [31JY]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [1AU]
H. Con. Res. 90--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress concerning 
    freedom of the press in Russia; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Mr. Gilman), [2AU]
H. Con. Res. 91--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    United States should participate in Expo '98 in Lisbon, Portugal; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Stark, Mr. 
    Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Meehan, 
    Mr. Reed, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Pallone, 
    Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Martini, and Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts), [2AU]
  Cosponsors added, [12OC], [7NO], [14NO], [20NO], [7DE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [19DE]
  Laid on the table (S. Con. Res. 22 passed in lieu), [19DE]
H. Con. Res. 92--
Concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment of the two Houses.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [3AU]
  Agreed to in the House, [4AU]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [4AU]
H. Con. Res. 93--
Concurrent resolution concerning democracy and human rights situation in 
    Cameroon; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [4AU]
H. Con. Res. 94--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the rotunda of the Capitol 
    for a dedication ceremony incident to the placement of a bust of 
    Raoul Wallenberg in the Capitol; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. LANTOS, [4AU]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [29SE]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [10OC]
H. Con. Res. 95--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress concerning 
    freedom of the press in Russia; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. LANTOS (for himself and Mr. Gilman), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [17OC]
H. Con. Res. 96--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress in 
    affirmation of the National Voter Registration Act of 1993, commonly 
    known as the Motor-Voter Act; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Ms. McKINNEY (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, 
    Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Bishop, Ms. Brown of 
    Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. 
    Coleman, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Conyers, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. 
    Dellums, Mr. Dixon, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Edwards, 
    Mr. Engel, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of 
    California, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
    Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. 
    Hefner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. 
    Kanjorski, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode Island, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
    Lantos, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Luther, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. McHale, Mr. McNulty, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Mfume, 
    Mr. Miller of California, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
    Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pastor, Mr. Payne 
    of New Jersey, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Richardson, Ms. Rivers, 
    Mr. Rose, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mrs. 
    Schroeder, Mr. Scott, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Stark, Mr. Stokes, Mr. Studds, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Thompson, Mrs. 
    Thurman, Mr. Torricelli, Mr. Towns, Mr. Tucker, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
    Volkmer, Ms. Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Wilson, Ms. 
    Woolsey, and Mr. Wynn), [4AU]
H. Con. Res. 97--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress relating to 
    the abduction and detainment of Donald Hutchings of the State of 
    Washington and four Western Europeans in Jammu and Kashmir, India; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. PALLONE (for himself, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Andrews, 
    Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Levin, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Ney, Mr. LoBiondo, and 
    Mr. Nethercutt), [4AU]
  Cosponsors added, [27SE]
H. Con. Res. 98--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that equitable 
    mental health care benefits must be included in any health care 
    reform legislation passed by Congress; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. SERRANO, [4AU]
H. Con. Res. 99--
Concurrent resolution providing for corrections in the enrollment of the 
    bill (H.R. 1854) making appropriations for the legislative branch 
    for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on the Judiciary; House Oversight; 
    Standards of Official Conduct, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. BRYANT of Texas (for himself and Mr. Obey), [6SE]
H. Con. Res. 100--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress that the national 
    security policy of the United States should be based upon a national 
    strategy for peace through strength; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. HUNTER (for himself, Mr. Browder, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Edwards, 
    Mr. Gilman, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hyde, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. 
    Murtha, Mr. Spence, and Mr. Wilson), [6SE]
  Cosponsors added, [5DE]
H. Con. Res. 101--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to 
    certain court orders relating to the desegregation of schools; to 
    the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI (for himself and Mr. Hyde), [14SE]
H. Con. Res. 102--
Concurrent resolution concerning the emancipation of the Iranian Baha'i 
    community; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. 
    Hamilton, Mr. Hyde, and Mr. Hoyer), [20SE]
  Cosponsors added, [28SE], [11OC], [18OC], [7NO], [15NO], [17NO], 
    [28NO], [12DE], [18DE], [22DE]
H. Con. Res. 103--
Concurrent resolution expressing support for equal and fair access to 
    higher education in the Albanian language in the former Yugoslav 
    Republic of Macedonia; to the Committee on International Relations.

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  By Mr. GILMAN, [21SE]
H. Con. Res. 104--
Concurrent resolution providing for an adjournment of the two Houses.
  By Mr. SHAYS, [29SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [29SE]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [29SE]
H. Con. Res. 105--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that States 
    should work more aggressively to attack the problem of violent 
    crimes committed by repeat offenders and criminals serving 
    abbreviated sentences; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. BARCIA of Michigan, [29SE]
  Cosponsors added, [7NO]
H. Con. Res. 106--
Concurrent resolution permitting the use of the rotunda of the Capitol 
    for a ceremony to commemorate the days of remembrance of victims of 
    the Holocaust; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. YATES, [11OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [19DE]
  Agreed to in the Senate, [22DE]
H. Con. Res. 107--
Concurrent resolution urging a home field advantage in the major league 
    baseball league championship series; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. HOKE, [13OC]
H. Con. Res. 108--
Concurrent resolution to correct technical errors in the enrollment of 
    the bill H.R. 1594.
  By Mr. GOODLING, [17OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [17OC]
H. Con. Res. 109--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    need for raising the Social Security earnings limit; to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HASTERT (for himself, Mr. Archer, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Armey, Mr. Fox, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Flanagan, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Goss, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Foley, Mr. Heineman, and Mr. Barr), 
    [25OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [26OC]
H. Con. Res. 110--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    current Federal alternative minimum tax requiring all corporations 
    and individuals with substantial economic income to pay minimum 
    taxes should be retained; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. HINCHEY (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Stark, Mr. Gonzalez, Mr. 
    Schumer, Mr. Evans, Mr. Beilenson, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frost, Mr. Obey, Mr. Rahall, Mr. 
    Clay, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Mr. Engel, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Vento, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Miss Collins of 
    Michigan, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Spratt, Ms. Slaughter, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Mr. Owens, Mr. Conyers, Ms. Norton, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Hastings of Florida, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Olver, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Farr, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Payne of 
    New Jersey, and Mr. Martinez), [25OC]
  Cosponsors added, [15NO]
H. Con. Res. 111--
Concurrent resolution authorizing the printing of a report to the 
    Speaker of the House of Representatives, prepared by the 
    Congressional Task Force on Immigration Reform; to the Committee on 
    House Oversight.
  By Mr. GALLEGLY, [26OC]
H. Con. Res. 112--
Concurrent resolution honoring the life and legacy of Israeli Prime 
    Minister Yitzhak Rabin; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [7NO]
H. Con. Res. 113--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that it would 
    be inappropriate for the President, the Vice President, and Members 
    of Congress to continue to receive pay during the period of a 
    Government shutdown; to the Committees on Government Reform and 
    Oversight; House Oversight, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. ENSIGN (for himself, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Brownback, Mrs. Smith of 
    Washington, Mr. English of Pennsylvania, Mr. Graham, Mr. Souder, Mr. 
    Chrstensen, Mr. Foley, and Ms. Dunn of Washington), [15NO]
H. Con. Res. 114--
Concurrent resolution to authorize the Newington-Cropsey Foundation to 
    erect on the Capitol Grounds and present to Congress a Bill of 
    Rights Eagle Monument dedicated to the Bill of Rights; to the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [17NO]
H. Con. Res. 115--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    inadequacy of German reparations for Holocaust survivors living in 
    the United States; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. YATES, [17NO]
H. Con. Res. 116--
Concurrent resolution directing the Secretary of the Senate to make 
    technical corrections in the enrollment of S. 1060.
  By Mr. CANADY, [29NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [29NO]
  Agreed to in the Senate amended, [13DE]
H. Con. Res. 117--
Concurrent resolution concerning writer, political philosopher, human 
    rights advocate, and Nobel Peace Prize nominee Wei Jingsheng; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Wolf, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Cox, Mr. Berman, Mr. Rohrabacher, 
    and Mr. Gejdenson), [5DE]
  Cosponsors added, [12DE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [12DE]
H. Con. Res. 118--
Concurrent resolution calling on the President to provide to the United 
    States Armed Forces in the former Yugoslavia resources and other 
    support necessary to carry out the mission of enforcing the peace 
    agreement between the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina, the 
    Republic of Croatia, and the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia; to the 
    Committees on International Relations; National Security, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself, Mr. McHale, Mr. Laughlin, 
    Mr. Watts of Oklahoma, and Mr. Blute), [6DE]
  Cosponsors added, [7DE], [12DE], [13DE]
H. Con. Res. 119--
Concurrent resolution supporting the commitments of the United States 
    announced at the United Nations Fourth World Conference on Women, 
    held in Beijing, China, in September 1995; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mrs. Maloney (for herself, Ms. Harman, Mrs. Morella, Ms. Roybal-
    Allard, Ms. Waters, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mrs. Mink of Hawaii, Ms. 
    Slaughter, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Meehan, Mr. McDermott, 
    Ms. Pelosi, Mrs. Kelly, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Sawyer, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Engel, Mrs. Schroeder, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Deutsch, 
    Mr. Matsui, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Ward, Ms. 
    Woolsey, Mr. Farr, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Olver, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Torres, 
    Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Dellums, Miss Collins of Michigan, 
    Mr. Owens, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Berman, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
    Yates, Mr. Johnston of Florida, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Underwood, Mr. 
    Lantos, Ms. Norton, Mr. Moran, and Ms. Furse), [13DE]
  Cosponsors removed, [21DE]
H. Con. Res. 120--
Concurrent resolution supporting the independence and sovereignty of 
    Ukraine and the progress of its political and economic reforms; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Solomon, and Mr. Hoke), 
    [15DE]
H. Con. Res. 121--
Concurrent resolution urging the President of the United States to seek 
    negotiations with the Republic of Ireland, the United Kingdom, the 
    European Union, and international financial institutions for the 
    purpose of establishing an Ireland Development Bank; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mrs. MALONEY, [15DE]
H. Con. Res. 122--
Concurrent resolution setting forth the congressional budget for the 
    U.S. Government for the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 
    2001, and 2002; to the Committee on the Budget.
  By Mr. KASICH (by request), [18DE]
  Failed of passage in the House, [19DE]
H. Con. Res. 123--
Concurrent resolution to provide for the provisional approval of 
    regulations applicable to certain covered employing offices and 
    covered employees and to be issued by the Office of Compliance 
    before January 23, 1996; to the Committees on House Oversight; 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [19DE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [19DE]
H. Con. Res. 124--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    President should suspend the proposed sale of the Army Tactical 
    Missile System to the Government of Turkey until that government 
    improves its human rights record and terminates its embargo of 
    Armenia and progress is made to resolve the conflict on Cyprus; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. TORRICELLI (for himself and Mr. Bilirakis), [21DE]
H. Con. Res. 125--
Concurrent resolution expressing the Sense of Congress that the 
    President should suspend the proposed sale of the Army Tactical 
    Missile System to the Government of the Republic of Turkey until 
    that government takes significant and concrete steps to end the 
    military occupation of Cyprus, lift its blockade of Armenia, cease 
    its ongoing campaign against the Kurdish people, and demonstrate 
    progress on the protection of human and civil rights within Turkey; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. PALLONE, [22DE]
H. Con. Res. 126--
Concurrent resolution to establish a joint committee to oversee the 
    conduct of Operation Joint Endeavor/Task Force Eagle; to the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. DORNAN, [22DE]
H. Con. Res. 127--
Concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that Canada 
    should join the United States in promoting economic growth and job 
    creation by eliminating tolls along the St. Lawrence Seaway, and in 
    maximizing the free movement of goods and commerce through the St. 
    Lawrence Seaway; to the Committees on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure; International Relations, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. ENGLISH of Pennsylvania, [22DE]
H. Con. Res. 128--
Concurrent resolution to establish a Commission on Women's Art in the 
    U.S. Capitol; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Ms. KAPTUR, [22DE]

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H. Res. 1--
Resolution electing officers of the House of Representatives.
  By Mr. BOEHNER, [4JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [4JA]
H. Res. 2--
Resolution to inform the Senate that a quorum of the House has assembled 
    and of the election of the Speaker and the Clerk.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [4JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [4JA]
H. Res. 3--
Resolution authorizing the Speaker to appoint a committee to notify the 
    President of the assembly of the Congress.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [4JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [4JA]
H. Res. 4--
Resolution authorizing the Clerk to inform the President of the election 
    of the Speaker and the Clerk.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [4JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [4JA]
H. Res. 5--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 6) 
    adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 104th 
    Congress.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [4JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [4JA]
H. Res. 6--
Resolution adopting the Rules of the House of Representatives for the 
    104th Congress.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [4JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [5JA]
H. Res. 7--
Resolution providing for the designation of certain minority employees.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT, [4JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [5JA]
H. Res. 8--
Resolution fixing the daily hour of meeting for the 104th Congress.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [4JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [5JA]
H. Res. 9--
Resolution providing amounts for the Republican Steering Committee and 
    the Democratic Policy Committee.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [4JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [5JA]
H. Res. 10--
Resolution providing for the transfer of two employee positions.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [4JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [5JA]
H. Res. 11--
Resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. BOEHNER, [4JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [5JA]
H. Res. 12--
Resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FAZIO, [4JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [5JA]
H. Res. 13--
Resolution electing Representative Bernard Sanders of Vermont to 
    standing committees.
  By Mr. FAZIO, [4JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [5JA]
H. Res. 14--
Resolution providing for the consideration of a joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 2) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
    States with respect to the number of terms of office of Members of 
    the Senate and the House of Representatives; to the Committee on 
    Rules.
  By Mr. LINDER, [4JA]
H. Res. 15--
Resolution requiring that travel awards that accrue by reason of 
    official travel of a Member, officer, or employee of the House of 
    Representatives be used only with respect to official travel; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. BARRETT of Wisconsin (for himself, Mr. Klug, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Petri, Ms. Danner, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Canady, Mr. 
    Portman, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. Goss, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Bartlett 
    of Maryland, and Mr. Torkildsen), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [20JA], [26JA], [6FE], [21FE]
H. Res. 16--
Resolution requiring that the upcoming audit of House financial records 
    and administrative operations include a thorough examination of 
    certain aspects of official allowances for Members; to the Committee 
    on House Oversight.
  By Mr. CAMP, [5JA]
H. Res. 17--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    United States should seek a final and conclusive account of the 
    whereabouts and definitive fate of Raoul Wallenberg; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. ENGEL, [5JA]
H. Res. 18--
Resolution requiring Members of the House of Representatives to pay $600 
    from the official expenses allowance for each instance of extraneous 
    matter printed in that portion of the Congressional Record entitled 
    ``Extensions of Remarks''; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. GOSS, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [14MR]
H. Res. 19--
Resolution providing for enclosing the galleries of the House of 
    Representatives with a transparent and substantial material; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. JACOBS, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [16JN]
H. Res. 20--
Resolution to enhance public confidence in the U.S. Congress by amending 
    the Rules of the House of Representatives to treat copyright 
    royalties received by Members, officers, and employees as honoraria; 
    to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI (for himself, Mr. Orton, and Mr. LaFalce), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [31JA], [22FE]
H. Res. 21--
Resolution to establish a Select Committee on POW and MIA Affairs; to 
    the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. KING, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10MR], [22MR], [29MR], [1MY], [25MY], [27JN]
H. Res. 22--
Resolution requiring that travel awards from official travel of a 
    Member, officer, or employee of the House of Representatives be used 
    only for official travel; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. KLUG, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [27JA]
H. Res. 23--
Resolution prohibiting the use of appropriated funds for the purchase of 
    certain calendars for the House of Representatives; to the Committee 
    on House Oversight.
  By Mr. KLUG, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [10MY]
H. Res. 24--
Resolution requiring the appropriate committees of the House to report 
    legislation to transfer certain functions of the Government Printing 
    Office, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. KLUG, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA], [10FE], [6MR], [10MY]
H. Res. 25--
Resolution requesting that the Secretary of the Interior withdraw 
    proposed regulations concerning right-of-way granted under section 
    2477 of the revised statutes; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. ORTON (for himself, Mr. Hansen, and Mr. Young of Alaska), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [26JA], [7FE], [15FE], [1MR]
H. Res. 26--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require 
    a three-fifths vote of the House on passage of any measure carrying 
    an income tax rate increase; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. SAXTON, [5JA]
H. Res. 27--
Resolution to authorize and direct the Committee on Appropriations to 
    create a new Subcommittee on Veterans Affairs; to the Committee on 
    Rules.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [5JA]
H. Res. 28--
Resolution repealing rule XLIX of the Rules of the House of 
    Representatives relating to the statutory limit on the public debt; 
    to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JA], [27JA], [15MR], [8JN]
H. Res. 29--
Resolution declaring the sense of the House with respect to the National 
    Performance Review's recommendation to dismantle the railroad 
    retirement system; to the Committees on Ways and Means; 
    Transportation and Infrastructure, for a period to be subsequently 
    determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such 
    provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee 
    concerned.
  By Mr. CLINGER, [5JA]
H. Res. 30--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    obstetrician-gynecologists should be designated as primary care 
    providers for women in Federal laws relating to the provision of 
    health care; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. COMBEST (for himself, Mrs. Kennelly, Mrs. Johnson of 
    Connecticut, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Schumer, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Goodlatte, Mr. Towns, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. 
    Stump, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Porter, Mr. Bunning, and Mr. Pickett), [5JA]
  Cosponsors added, [19JA], [25JA], [30JA], [7FE], [13FE], [21FE], 
    [28FE], [6MR], [16MR], [6AP], [2MY], [15MY], [8JN], [15JN], [17JY], 
    [24JY], [28JY], [1AU], [8SE], [21SE], [13OC], [7NO], [6DE]
H. Res. 31--
Resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FAZIO, [9JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [9JA]
H. Res. 32--
Resolution designating minority membership to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY, [11JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [11JA]
H. Res. 33--
Resolution providing for consideration of a joint resolution (H.J. Res. 
    1) proposing a balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the 
    United States; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of California, 
    Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Mr. Richardson, Ms. DeLauro, 
    Mr. Spratt, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Obey, Mrs. Clayton,

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    Mr. Durbin, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Brown 
    of California, and Mr. Schumer), [11JA]
  Cosponsors added, [18JA], [20JA], [23JA], [24JA], [25JA]
H. Res. 34--
Resolution designating minority membership to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. KLINK, [11JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [11JA]
H. Res. 35--
Resolution providing for payment of a lump sum for accrued annual leave 
    to eligible former employees of the House of Representatives; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [17JA]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House amended, [17JA]
H. Res. 36--
Resolution congratulating the people of India on the occasion of the 
    48th anniversary of their nation's independence; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [17JA]
  Cosponsors added, [12JY], [27JY], [2AU], [6SE], [19OC]
H. Res. 37--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    aviators who meet the qualification standards of the Air Force's 
    Escape and Evasion Society should be granted recognition for 
    meritorious service by the Department of Defense; to the Committee 
    on National Security.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [17JA]
  Cosponsors added, [17JY], [14SE]
H. Res. 38--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 5) to curb 
    the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on States and 
    local governments, to ensure that the Federal Government pays the 
    costs incurred by those governments in complying with certain 
    requirements under Federal mandates and regulations, and to provide 
    information on the cost of Federal mandates on the private sector, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [18JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-2), [18JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [19JA]
H. Res. 39--
Resolution requiring the House of Representatives to take any 
    legislation action necessary to verify the ratification of the equal 
    rights amendment as a part of the Constitution, when the 
    legislatures of an additional three States ratify the equal rights 
    amendment; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Mr. ANDREWS, [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [21MR], [22MR], [30MR], [11MY], [8JN], [30JN], 
    [12JY], [7SE], [4DE]
H. Res. 40--
Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives concerning 
    the receipt of gifts from lobbyists and other persons and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Standards of Official Conduct; Rules, 
    for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each 
    case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the 
    jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BRYANT of Texas (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Fazio of 
    California, Mr. Obey, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Miller of California, Mr. 
    Peterson of Florida, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. 
    Durbin, Mr. Minge, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Kanjorski, and Mr. Schumer), 
    [19JA]
  Cosponsors added, [30JA], [3FE], [6FE], [8FE], [10FE], [3AP], [23MY], 
    [6JN]
H. Res. 41--
Resolution designating majority membership to the Committee on Standards 
    of Official Conduct.
  By Mr. HASTERT, [20JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [20JA]
H. Res. 42--
Resolution designating majority membership to the Committee on Standards 
    of Official Conduct.
  By Mr. VOLKMER, [20JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [20JA]
H. Res. 43--
Resolution to amend clause 2(g)(3) of House rule XI to permit committee 
    chairman to schedule hearings; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [23JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-5), [27JA]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [31JA]
H. Res. 44--
Resolution providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. 
    Con. Res. 17) relating to the treatment of Social Security under any 
    constitutional amendment requiring a balanced budget and providing 
    for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. Res. 1) proposing a 
    balanced budget amendment to the Constitution of the United States.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [24JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-4), [24JA]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [25JA]
H. Res. 45--
Resolution to express the sense of the House regarding calculation of 
    the Consumer Price Index; to the Committee on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. BROWN of Ohio (for himself, Mr. Borski, Mr. Doyle, Mr. McHale, 
    Mr. Engel, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Becerra, Mr. McDermott, and 
    Mrs. Lowey), [26JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [21FE], [2MY]
H. Res. 46--
Resolution electing Delegate Victor O. Frazer of the Virgin Islands; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [27JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [27JA]
H. Res. 47--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 
    43) to amend clause 2(g)(3) of House Rule XI to permit committee 
    chairmen to schedule hearings.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [27JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-6), [27JA]
  Laid on the table, [31JA]
H. Res. 48--
Resolution electing Representative Amo Houghton of New York; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Ms. MOLINARI, [27JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [27JA]
H. Res. 49--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating 
    to the eradication of slavery where it exists throughout the world; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. FRANK of Massachusetts (for himself, Ms. Norton, and Mr. 
    Torricelli), [30JA]
H. Res. 50--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    concerning the current negotiations between the United States and 
    the People's Republic of China on the issue of intellectual property 
    rights protection; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. MINETA (for himself, Mr. Moorhead, and Mr. Conyers), [30JA]
H. Res. 51--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 101) to 
    transfer a parcel of land to the Taos Pueblo, Indians of New Mexico
  By Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, [31JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-12), [31JA]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [1FE]
H. Res. 52--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 400) to 
    provide for the exchange of lands within Gates of the Arctic 
    National Park and Preserve, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [31JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-13), [31JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [1FE]
H. Res. 53--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 440) to 
    provide for the conveyance of lands to certain individuals in Butte 
    County.
  By Mr. LINDER, [31JA]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-14), [31JA]
  Agreed to in the House, [1FE]
H. Res. 54--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    Federal Open Market Committee and the Board of Governors of the 
    Federal Reserve System should defer any further increase in the 
    Federal funds rate and the discount rate until at least September 
    1995; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mr. Gejdenson, Ms. Waters, 
    Mr. Hinchey, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, 
    Mr. Owens, Mr. Rangel, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Frank of 
    Massachusetts, Mr. Stark, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Valezquez, Mr. Flake, 
    Mr. Farr, Mr. Coleman, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Edwards, 
    Mr. Obey, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Wyden, Mr. 
    Roemer, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Studds, Mr. Condit, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. 
    McDermott, Mr. Durbin, Ms. Eshoo, and Mr. Spratt), [31JA]
  Cosponsors added, [3FE], [8FE]
H. Res. 55--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2) to give 
    the President item veto authority over appropriation acts and 
    targeted tax benefits in revenue acts.
  By Mr. GOSS, [1FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-15), [1FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [2FE]
H. Res. 56--
Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require 
    the Committee on Ways and Means to include in committee reports the 
    identity, sponsor, and revenue cost of single-taxpayer relief 
    provisions contained in reported bills; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania, [1FE]
  Cosponsors added, [15FE], [21FE], [27FE]
H. Res. 57--
Resolution to preserve the constitutional role of the House of 
    Representatives to provide for the expenditure of public money and 
    ensure that the executive branch of the U.S. Government remains 
    accountable to the House of Representatives for each expenditure of 
    public money; to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi (for himself, Ms. Kaptur, Ms. Danner, Mr. 
    DeFazio, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Klink, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. 
    Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. Duncan, and Mrs. Thurman), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [6FE], [7FE], [8FE]
H. Res. 58--
Resolution requiring that copies of the United States Code for any 
    Member of the House of Representatives be paid for from the 
    appropriate official allowance of the Member; to the Committee on 
    House Oversight.
  By Mr. FOLEY (for himself, Mr. Goss, Mr. Jacobs, Ms. Rivers, Mr. 
    Regula, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Christensen, Mr. Coburn, Mr. 
    Tiahrt, Mr. Souder, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Chrysler, Mr. Brownback, Mr. 
    Gunderson, Mr. Sanford, and Mr. Baker of California), [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [7FE], [15FE], [24FE]
H. Res. 59--
Resolution to emphasize the importance of understanding the history of 
    President Franklin Delano Roosevelt and to recognize the opening of 
    the Roosevelt Memorial and for other purposes; to the Committee on 
    Resources.
  By Mr. YATES, [3FE]
  Cosponsors added, [8MR], [28MR], [28JN]
H. Res. 60--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 665) to 
    control crime by mandatory victim restitution.
  By Ms. PRYCE, [6FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-19), [6FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [7FE]
H. Res. 61--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 666) to 
    control crime by exclusionary rule reform.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [6FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-20), [6FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [7FE]
H. Res. 62--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight in the 104th Congress; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. CLINGER, [7FE]
H. Res. 63--
A resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 667, The Violent 
    Criminal Incarceration Act.
  By Mr. QUILLEN, [8FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-25), [8FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [9FE]
H. Res. 64--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Permanent Select 
    Committee on Intelligence in the 104th Congress; to the Committee on 
    House Oversight.
  By Mr. COMBEST (for himself and Mr. Dicks), [8FE]
H. Res. 65--
Resolution naming certain rooms in the House of Representatives wing of 
    the Capitol in

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    honor of former Representative Robert H. Michel; to the Committee on 
    House Oversight.
  By Mr. GINGRICH, [8FE]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House amended, [30MR]
H. Res. 66--
Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to ban 
    gifts, and for other purposes; jointly, to the Committees on 
    Standards of Official Conduct; Rules, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mrs. SMITH of Washington (for herself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Fox, Mr. 
    Chrysler, Mr. Weldon of Florida, Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Metcalf), 
    [8FE]
H. Res. 67--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Ways 
    and Means in the 104th Congress; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. ARCHER, [9FE]
H. Res. 68--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Agriculture in the 104th Congress; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. ROBERTS, [9FE]
H. Res. 69--
A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 668) to 
    control crime by further streamlining deportation of criminal 
    aliens.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [9FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-26), [9FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [10FE]
H. Res. 70--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Commerce in the 104th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. BLILEY, [9FE]
H. Res. 71--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities in the 104th Congress; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. GOODLING, [9FE]
H. Res. 72--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on the 
    Judiciary in the 104th Congress; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. HYDE, [9FE]
H. Res. 73--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Standards of Official Conduct in the 104th Congress; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself and Mr. McDermott), [9FE]
H. Res. 74--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Small 
    Business in the 104th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mrs. MEYERS of Kansas, [9FE]
H. Res. 75--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure in the 104th Congress; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. SHUSTER, [9FE]
H. Res. 76--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on Rules 
    in the 104th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. SOLOMON (for himself and Mr. Moakley), [9FE]
H. Res. 77--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    National Security in the 104th Congress; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. SPENCE, [9FE]
H. Res. 78--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Veterans' Affairs in the 104th Congress; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. STUMP, [9FE]
H. Res. 79--
A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 728) to 
    control crime by providing enforcement block grants.
  By Ms. PRYCE, [10FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-27), [10FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [13FE]
H. Res. 80--
Resolution requesting the President to submit information to the House 
    of Representatives concerning actions taken through the exchange 
    stabilization fund to strengthen the Mexican peso and stabilize the 
    economy of Mexico; to the Committee on Banking and Financial 
    Services.
  By Ms. KAPTUR (for herself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Evans, 
    Mr. Hunter, Mr. Klink, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Rohrabacher, Mr. Sanders, 
    Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Visclosky, and Ms. 
    Danner), [10FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14FE], [15FE], [16FE], [21FE], [27FE]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-53), [27FE]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [1MR]
H. Res. 81--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Science in the 104th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. WALKER, [10FE]
H. Res. 82--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Resources in the 104th Congress; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. YOUNG of Alaska, [10FE]
H. Res. 83--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 7) to 
    revitalize the national security of the United States.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [13FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-31), [13FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [15FE]
H. Res. 84--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    International Relations in the 104th Congress; to the Committee on 
    House Oversight.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [14FE]
H. Res. 85--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services in the 104th Congress; to the 
    Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. LEACH, [14FE]
H. Res. 86--
Resolution electing members of the Joint Committee on Printing and the 
    Joint Committee of Congress on the Library; to the Committee on 
    House Oversight.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [15FE]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [23FE]
H. Res. 87--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on House 
    Oversight in the 104th Congress; to the Committee on House 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [16FE]
H. Res. 88--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 831) to amend 
    the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to permanently extend the 
    deduction for the health insurance costs of self-employed 
    individuals, to repeal the provison permitting non-recognition of 
    gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the Federal 
    Communications Commission, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. QUILLEN, [16FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-38), [16FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [21FE]
H. Res. 89--
Resolution electing Representative Schaefer of Colorado to the Committee 
    on Veterans' Affairs.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [16FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [16FE]
H. Res. 90--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of the Committee on the 
    Budget in the 104th Congress; to the Committee on House Oversight.
  By Mr. KASICH, [16FE]
H. Res. 91--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 830) to 
    amend chapter 35 of title 44, United States Code, to further the 
    goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to have Federal agencies become 
    more responsible and publicly accountable for reducing the burden of 
    Federal paperwork on the public and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [21FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-43), [21FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [22FE]
H. Res. 92--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 889) making 
    emergency supplemental appropriations and rescissions to preserve 
    and enhance the military readiness of the Department of Defense for 
    the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [21FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-44), [21FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [22FE]
H. Res. 93--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 450) to 
    ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations by 
    establishing a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [22FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-45), [22FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [23FE]
H. Res. 94--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    reduction of the Federal deficit should be a very high budgetary 
    priority of the Government and that savings from the enactment of 
    spending-reduction legislation should be applied primarily to 
    deficit reduction; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. ROEMER (for himself, Mr. Minge, Ms. Harman, Mr. Pete Geren of 
    Texas, Mr. McHale, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Condit, Mr. Deal of Georgia, 
    Mr. Tanner, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Browder, Mr. 
    Dooley, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Baesler, Mr. Farr, Mr. Peterson of 
    Minnesota, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Poshard, and Mrs. Thurman), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [14MR], [24MR], [7JN]
H. Res. 95--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
    establish a Citizens' Commission on Congressional Ethics, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. WELDON of Pennsylvania (for himself and Mr. Andrews), [23FE]
  Cosponsors added, [7MR]
H. Res. 96--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1022) to 
    provide regualtory reform and to focus national economic resources 
    on the greatest risks to human health, safety, and the environment 
    through scientifically objective and unbiased risk assessments and 
    through the consideration of costs and benefits in major rules, and 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [24FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-51), [24FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [27FE]
H. Res. 97--
Resolution to authorize and direct each standing committee of the House 
    with subject matter jurisdiction over laws under which Federal 
    agencies prescribe rules and regulations to report legislation 
    during this session of Congress which would have the effect of 
    streamlining those rules and regulations, and for other purposes; to 
    the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. LATHAM (for himself, Mr. Hancock, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Smith of 
    Texas, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Fox, Mr. Leach, 
    Mr. Hostettler, and Mr. Chambliss), [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [16MR], [22MR]
H. Res. 98--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on 
    rising interest rates and the impact on the housing industry; to the 
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. WYNN, [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [8MR], [21MR], [5AP], [10MY]
H. Res. 99--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives on the 
    calculation of the Consumer Price Index; to the Committee on 
    Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. WYNN, [24FE]
  Cosponsors added, [8MR], [5AP], [10MY]
H. Res. 100--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 926) to 
    promote regulatory flexibility and enhance public participation in 
    Federal agency rulemaking, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [27FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-52), [27FE]
  Agreed to in the House, [28FE]

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H. Res. 101--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 925) to 
    compensate owners of private property for the effect of certain 
    regulatory restrictions.
  By Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, [28FE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-61), [28FE]
  Considered, [1MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [2MR]
H. Res. 102--
Resolution requiring the transfer to private sector providers of 
    responsibility for certain administrative and maintenance entities 
    and functions of the House of Representatives, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committees on Rules; House Oversight, for a period 
    to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. SANFORD (for himself, Mr. Klug, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Ensign, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Davis, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Cooley, Mr. 
    Thornberry, Mr. Bryant of Tennessee, Mr. Largent, Mr. Neumann, Mr. 
    McIntosh, Mr. Latham, Mr. Foley, Mr. Graham, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Ganske, 
    and Mr. Hostettler), [1MR]
  Cosponsors added, [9MR], [8JN]
H. Res. 103--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1058) to reform 
    Federal securities litigation and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [3MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-65), [3MR]
  Laid on the table (pursuant to H. Res. 105), [7MR]
H. Res. 104--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 988) to reform 
    the Federal civil justice system.
  By Mr. GOSS, [3MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-66), [3MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [6MR]
H. Res. 105--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1058) to reform 
    Federal securities litigation, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [6MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-68), [6MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [7MR]
H. Res. 106--
Resolution requiring that certain introduced measures be accompanied by 
    statements of the constitutional authority for enacting them; to the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. POMBO (for himself, Mr. Young of Alaska, Mr. Lucas, Mr. Talent, 
    Mr. Crane, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Bilbray, Mr. Doolittle, 
    Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Stump, Mrs. Chenoweth, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. 
    Baker of California, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Cooley, Mr. Graham, 
    and Mr. Wamp), [6MR]
H. Res. 107--
Resolution providing amounts for the expenses of certain committees of 
    the House of Representatives in the 104th Congress; to the Committee 
    on House Oversight.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [6MR]
  Reported with amendment (H. Rept. 104-74), [10MR]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [15MR]
H. Res. 108--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 956) to 
    establish legal standards and procedures for product liability 
    litigation, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [7MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-69), [7MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [8MR]
H. Res. 109--
Resolution providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 956) to 
    establish legal standards and procedures for product liability 
    litigation, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [8MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-72), [8MR]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [9MR]
H. Res. 110--
Resolution affirming the support of the House of Representatives for the 
    American consumer banking bill of rights; to the Committee on 
    Banking and Financial Services.
  By Mr. GONZALEZ (for himself, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Vento, Mr. Schumer, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Flake, Mr. Mfume, Ms. Waters, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Gutierrez, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Barrett 
    of Wisconsin, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. 
    Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Hinchey, and Mr. Ackerman), [9MR]
H. Res. 111--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 807) to protect 
    the Constitution of the United States from unauthorized encroachment 
    into legislative powers by the executive branch, and to protect the 
    American taxpayer from unauthorized encroachment into his wallet by 
    an unconstitutional action of the President; to the Committee on 
    Rules.
  By Mr. STOCKMAN, [9MR]
  Discharge petition (104-2) filed, [22MR]
H. Res. 112--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 807) to protect 
    the Constitution of the United States from unauthorized encroachment 
    into legislative powers by the executive branch, and to protect the 
    American taxpayer from unauthorized encroachment into his wallet by 
    an unconstitutional action of the President; to the Committee on 
    Rules.
  By Mr. STOCKMAN, [9MR]
H. Res. 113--
Resolution providing for the transfer of certain employee positions.
  By Mr. ARMEY (for himself and Mr. Gephardt), [10MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [10MR]
H. Res. 114--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    United States should support peace and stability in the South China 
    Sea; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN, [10MR]
H. Res. 115--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1158) making 
    emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster 
    assistance and making rescissions for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [14MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-78), [14MR]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [15MR]
H. Res. 116--
Resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 73) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
    States with respect to the number of terms of office of members of 
    the Senate and the House of Representatives.
  By Mr. GOSS, [15MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-82), [15MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [28MR]
H. Res. 117--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to 
    restore the American family, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare 
    spending, and reduce welfare dependence.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [16MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-83), [16MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [21MR]
H. Res. 118--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives with 
    respect to restricting medical professionals from providing to women 
    full and accurate medical information on reproductive health 
    options; to the Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. WYDEN (for himself and Mr. Porter), [16MR]
  Cosponsors added, [4AP], [1MY], [23MY], [14JN], [19JY], [7SE], [10OC]
H. Res. 119--
Resolution providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 4) to 
    restore the American family, reduce illegitimacy, control welfare 
    spending, and reduce welfare dependence.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [21MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-85), [21MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [22MR]
H. Res. 120--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding American citizens held in Iraq; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. STEARNS, [29MR]
  Cosponsors added, [30MR]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [3AP]
H. Res. 121--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 831) to amend the Internal Revenue Code of 
    1986 to permanently extend the deduction for the health insurance 
    costs of self-employed individuals, to repeal the provision 
    permitting nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges 
    effectuating policies of the Federal Communications Commission, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. QUILLEN, [29MR]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-93), [29MR]
  Agreed to in the House, [30MR]
H. Res. 122--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    levels for higher education financial aid programs should not be 
    reduced; to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. GORDON, [29MR]
  Cosponsors added, [6AP], [7AP], [2MY], [9MY], [16MY], [10JY], [19JY]
H. Res. 123--
Resolution relating to the conflict in Kashmir; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. ROHRABACHER (for himself, Mr. Torres, Mr. Moran, Mr. Burton of 
    Indiana, Mr. Paxon, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Wilson, and Mr. Nethercutt), 
    [29MR]
  Cosponsors removed, [2MY], [7JN]
  Cosponsors added, [2AU], [4AU]
H. Res. 124--
Resolution condemning Turkey's illegal invasion of northern Iraq; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, Mr. Cardin, Ms. 
    Furse, Mr. Pallone, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. Horn, and Mr. 
    Hoyer), [30MR]
  Cosponsors added, [5AP], [9MY]
H. Res. 125--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1271) to 
    provide protection for family privacy.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [3AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-97), [3AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [4AP]
H. Res. 126--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 660) to 
    amend the Fair Housing Act to modify the exemption from certain 
    familial status discrimination prohibitions granted to housing for 
    older persons.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [3AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-98), [3AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [6AP]
H. Res. 127--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 
    40) to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives concerning 
    the receipt of gifts from lobbyists and other persons, and for other 
    purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. BRYANT of Texas, [3AP]
  Cosponsors added, [23MY]
  Discharge petition (104-4) filed, [3MY]
H. Res. 128--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1215) to amend 
    the Internal Rvenue Code of 1986 to strengthen the American family 
    and create jobs.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [4AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-100), [4AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [5AP]
H. Res. 129--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 889) making emergency supplemental 
    appropriations and rescissions to preserve and enhance the military 
    readiness of the Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1995, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [5AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-102), [5AP]
  Agreed to in the House, [6AP]
H. Res. 130--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 483), to 
    amend title XVIII of the Social Security Act to permit medicare 
    select policies to be offered in all States, and for other purposes.
  By Ms. PRYCE, [5AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-103), [5AP]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [6AP]
H. Res. 131--
Resolution to preserve the constitutional role of the House of 
    Representatives to originate

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    revenue measures; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. DEUTSCH, [5AP]
H. Res. 132--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide 
    for disclosure of the source of amendments, measures, and committee 
    reports; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Frost, Mr. 
    Lipinski, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Poshard, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Vento, and 
    Mr. Clay), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [30JN]
H. Res. 133--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require 
    that reports from the Committee on Ways and Means accompanying 
    revenue bills with targeted tax benefits clearly identify those 
    benefits; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mrs. SCHROEDER, [6AP]
H. Res. 134--
Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives concerning 
    the receipt of gifts from lobbyists and other persons; to the 
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
  By Mrs. WALDHOLTZ (for herself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Shays, 
    Mr. Minge, Mr. Klug, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Castle, Mr. McHale, 
    and Mr. Dickey), [6AP]
  Cosponsors added, [1AU], [21SE]
H. Res. 135--
Resolution condemning the bombing in Oklahoma City; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. LUCAS (for himself, Mr. Gingrich, Mr. Armey, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. 
    Brewster, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Istook, Mr. Largent, and Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma), [1MY]
  Cosponsors added, [2MY]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [2MY]
H. Res. 136--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 655) to 
    authorize the hydrogen research, development, and demonstration 
    programs of the Department of Energy, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. QUILLEN, [1MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-108), [1MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [2MY]
H. Res. 137--
Resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives 
    condemning the use of violence and terror to influence the actions 
    of the Government of the United States; to the Committee on the 
    Judiciary.
  By Mr. NADLER, [2MY]
H. Res. 138--
Resolution repealing rule XLIX of the Rules of the House of 
    Representatives relating to the statutory limit on the public debt; 
    to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. SMITH of Michigan (for himself, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Hoekstra, 
    Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mrs. Myrick, Mr. 
    Bass, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Pombo, and Mr. Scarborough), [2MY]
  Cosponsors added, [9MY], [15MY]
H. Res. 139--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1361) to 
    authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for the Coast Guard, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [3MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-111), [3MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [9MY]
H. Res. 140--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 961) to amend 
    the Federal Water Pollution Control Act.
  By Mr. QUILLEN, [9MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-114), [9MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [10MY]
H. Res. 141--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House regarding United States-
    Japan trade; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. LEVIN (for himself and Mrs. Johnson of Connecticut), [9MY]
H. Res. 142--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to allow 
    proxy voting in committee in particular, limited circumstances; to 
    the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. SCOTT (for himself, Mr. Reed, Mr. Owens, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Frank 
    of Massachusetts, and Mr. Berman), [9MY]
  Cosponsors added, [10JY]
H. Res. 143--
Resolution providing that Mr. Nathan Deal is hereby elected to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mr. BOEHNER, [10MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [10MY]
H. Res. 144--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 535) to 
    direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey the Corning National 
    Fish Hatchery to the State of Arkansas.
  By Ms. PRYCE, [11MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-116), [11MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [15MY]
H. Res. 145--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 584) to 
    direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey a fish hatchery to 
    the State of Iowa.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [11MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-117), [11MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [15MY]
H. Res. 146--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 614) to 
    direct the Secretary of the Interior to convey to the State of 
    Minnesota the New London National Fish Hatchery production facility.
  By Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, [11MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-118), [11MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [15MY]
H. Res. 147--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (S. 4) to grant 
    the power to the President to reduce budget authority, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [16MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-121), [16MY]
  Laid on the table, [17MY]
H. Res. 148--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (S. 219) to 
    improve the economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations 
    by establishing a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, and 
    for other purposes.
  Mr. DREIER, [16MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-122), [16MY]
  Laid on the table, [17MY]
H. Res. 149--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the concurrent resolution 
    (H. Con. Res. 67) setting forth the congressional budget for the 
    U.S. Government for the fiscal years, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 
    2001, and 2002.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [16MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-125), [16MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [17MY]
H. Res. 150--
Resolution concerning the possible imposition of tariffs by the United 
    States on the importation of certain categories of motor vehicles 
    from Japan and the potential impact on the prices of domestic goods 
    for American consumers; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [16MY]
  Cosponsors added, [6JN], [30JN]
H. Res. 151--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 1158) making emergency supplemental 
    appropriations for additional disaster assistance and making 
    rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [17MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-126), [17MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [18MY]
H. Res. 152--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    President should develop a strategy to bring the United States back 
    into active and full membership in the United Nations Educational, 
    Scientific, and Cultural Organization; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. TORRES, [17MY]
H. Res. 153--
Resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the National 
    Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts should not honor G. Gordon 
    Liddy because of his use of hateful speech and its potential to 
    inflame violence against law enforcement officers; to the Committee 
    on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. DeLAURO, [18MY]
  Cosponsors added, [7JN], [20JN]
H. Res. 154--
Resolution to amend clause 2(a) of House Rule XXIII to extend the length 
    of time required before considering the report of a committee of 
    conference; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. LIPINSKI, [18MY]
H. Res. 155--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1561) to 
    consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the United States, to 
    authorize appropriations for the Department of State and related 
    agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, to responsibly reduce the 
    authorization of appropriations for United States foreign assistance 
    programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [22MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-129), [22MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [23MY]
H. Res. 156--
Resolution providing for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 1561) 
    to consolidate the foreign affairs agencies of the United States, to 
    authorize appropirations for the Department of State and related 
    agencies for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, to responsibly reduce the 
    authorizations of appropriations for United States foreign 
    assistance programs for fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [25MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-130), [25MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [7JN]
H. Res. 157--
Resolution designating majority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. ARMEY, [25MY]
  Agreed to in the House, [25MY]
H. Res. 158--
Resolution congratulating the people of Mongolia on the fifth 
    anniversary of the first democratic multiparty elections held in 
    Mongolia on July 29, 1990; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Mr. BEREUTER (for himself, Mr. Berman, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Hamilton, 
    Mr. Leach, and Mr. Rohrabacher), [25MY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [18SE]
H. Res. 159--
Resolution honoring the contributions of Father Joseph Damien de Veuster 
    for his service to humanity, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Commerce.
  By Mrs. MINK of Hawaii (for herself and Mr. Abercrombie), [25MY]
H. Res. 160--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1535) to 
    amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to revise the tax rules on 
    expiration, to modify the basis rules for nonresident aliens 
    becoming citizens or residents, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. WARD (for himself, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Baldacci, 
    Mr. Becerra, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Brown of Ohio, 
    Mr. Conyers, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. DeLauro, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Doggett, Mr. 
    Doyle, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Evans, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fazio of 
    California, Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frost, 
    Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hayes, 
    Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Holden, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. 
    Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Jefferson, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of 
    Texas, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mr. Kildee, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. 
    Lantos, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Lofgren, Ms. Lowey, Mr. 
    Luther, Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Matsui, Mr. McDermott, Ms. 
    McKinney, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Miller of 
    California, Mr. Minge, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Neal, Mr. 
    Oberstar, Mr. Obey, Mr. Olver, Mr. Owens, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Mr. 
    Pomeroy, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Richardson, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Roemer, Mr. 
    Sabo, Mrs. Schroeder, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Skaggs, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Spratt, Mr. Stark, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Volkmer, Ms. Waters, Mr. Waxman, 
    Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Yates), [25MY]
  Cosponsors added, [13JN]
H. Res. 161--
Resolution amending clause 4 of rule XIII of the Rules of the House to 
    abolish the

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    Consent Calendar and to establish in its place a Corrections 
    Calendar; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mrs. VUCANOVICH (for herself, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. McIntosh, and Mr. 
    Solomon), [6JN]
H. Res. 162--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide 
    for the consideration in each Congress of a congressional reform 
    resolution, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. HAMILTON, [7JN]
H. Res. 163--
Resolution commending the Police Athletic League; to the Committee on 
    the Judiciary.
  By Mr. MILLER of California (for himself, Mrs. Fowler, Ms. Eddie 
    Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Calvert, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Engel, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Fox, 
    Mr. Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Heineman, Mr. 
    Hinchey, Mr. Johnson of South Dakota, Mr. Kleczka, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. 
    Lowey, Mrs. Maloney, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Molinari, Ms. Norton, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Rangel, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Serrano, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. 
    Stearns, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Ackerman, and Ms. DeLauro), [7JN]
H. Res. 164--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1530) to 
    authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for military 
    activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe military 
    prersonnel strengths for fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [8JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-136), [8JN]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [13JN]
H. Res. 165--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
    children are America's greatest assets; to the Committee on Economic 
    and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. RANGEL, [8JN]
H. Res. 166--
Resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House of Representatives.
  By Mrs. KENNELLY, [13JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [13JN]
H. Res. 167--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1817) making 
    appropriations for military construction for the Department of 
    Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mr. QUILLEN, [15JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-140), [15JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [16JN]
H. Res. 168--
Resolution amending clause 4 of rule XIII of the Rules of the House to 
    abolish the Consent Calendar and to establish in its place a 
    Corrections Calendar.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [16JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-144), [16JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [20JN]
H. Res. 169--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1854) 
    making appropriations for the legislaive branch for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [19JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-146), [19JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [20JN]
H. Res. 170--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1868) making 
    appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
    programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [20JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-147), [20JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [22JN]
H. Res. 171--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1905) making 
    appropriations for energy and water development for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. QUILLEN, [22JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-154), [22JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [11JY]
H. Res. 172--
Resolution supporting the National Railroad Hall of Fame, Inc., of 
    Galesburg, Illinois, in its endeavor to erect a monument known as 
    the National Railroad Hall of Fame; to the Committee on 
    Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. EVANS, [22JN]
H. Res. 173--
Resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 79) proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United 
    States authorizing the Congress and the States to prohibit the 
    physical desecration of the flag of the United States.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [27JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-164), [27JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [28JN]
H. Res. 174--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the recent announcement by the Republic of France that it 
    intends to conduct a series of underground nuclear test explosions 
    despite the current international moratorium on nuclear testing; to 
    the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself and Mr. Leach), [27JN]
  Cosponsors added, [29JN], [11JY], [12JY], [18JY], [21JY], [31JY], 
    [7SE]
H. Res. 175--
A resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the concurrent resolution (H. Con. Res. 67) setting forth 
    the congressional budget for the United States Government for fiscal 
    years, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, and 2002.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [29JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-165), [28JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [29JN]
H. Res. 176--
A resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1944) 
    making emergency supplemental appropriations for additional disaster 
    assistance, for anti-terrorism initiatives, for assistance in the 
    recovery from the tragedy that occurred at Oklahoma City, and making 
    rescissions for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [29JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-166), [29JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [29JN]
H. Res. 177--
Resolution providing for the further consideration in the Committee of 
    the Whole of the bill (H.R. 1868) making appropriations for foreign 
    operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal 
    year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [29JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-167), [29JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [11JY]
H. Res. 178--
Resolution calling upon the People's Republic of China to release United 
    States citizen Harry Wu unconditionally and to provide for an 
    accounting of his arrest and detention; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. SMITH of New Jersey (for himself, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. 
    Lantos, Mr. Berman, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Wolf, Ms. Pelosi, and Mr. 
    Rohrabacher), [29JN]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [29JN]
H. Res. 179--
Resolution providing for immediate consideration of a concurrent 
    resolution providing for adjournment of the House and Senate for the 
    Independence Day district work period.
  By Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, [29JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-168), [29JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [30JN]
H. Res. 180--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 483) to amend title XVIII of the Social 
    Security Act to permit medicare select policies to be offered in all 
    States.
  By Ms. PRYCE, [29JN]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-169), [29JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [30JN]
H. Res. 181--
Resolution encouraging the peace process in Sri Lanka; to the Committee 
    on International Relations.
  By Mr. HAMILTON (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, and Mr. Berman), [29JN]
  Cosponsors added, [26JY]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [18SE]
H. Res. 182--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require 
    the reduction of section 602(b)(1) suballocations to reflect floor 
    amendments to general appropriation bills, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. ROYCE (for himself and Mr. Minge), [30JN]
H. Res. 183--
Resolution electing Representative Greg Laughlin of Texas to the 
    Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BOEHNER, [10JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [10JY]
H. Res. 184--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require 
    that committee reports accompanying reported bills and joint 
    resolutions contain a detailed analysis of the impact of the bill or 
    joint resolution on children; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mrs. MALONEY (for herself, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Pelosi, 
    Mr. Dellums, Ms. McKinney, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. Fattah, Ms. Lofgren, 
    Mr. Faleomavaega, and Mr. Reynolds), [10JY]
  Cosponsors added, [10NO]
H. Res. 185--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1977) making 
    appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
    agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Ms. PRYCE, [11JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-182), [11JY]
  Failed of passage, [12JY]
H. Res. 186--
Resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [13JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [12JY]
H. Res. 187--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1977) 
    making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and related 
    agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Ms. PRYCE, [12JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-184), [13JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [13JY]
H. Res. 188--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1976) making 
    appropriations for Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug 
    Administration, and Related Agencies programs for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [12JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-185), [13JY]
  Considered, [17JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [18JY]
H. Res. 189--
Resolution providing for the further consideration of the bill (H.R. 
    1977) making appropriations for the Department of the Interior and 
    related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996.
  By Ms. PRYCE, [13JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-186), [13JY]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [17JY]
H. Res. 190--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2020) making 
    appropriations for the Treasury Department, the U.S. Postal Service, 
    the Executive Office of the President, and certain Independent 
    Agencies, for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
    other purposes.
  By DIAZ-BALART, [17JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-190), [17JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [18JY]
H. Res. 191--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require 
    the reduction of section 602(b)(1) suballocations to reflect floor 
    amendments to general appropriation bills, and for other purposes; 
    to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. BREWSTER, [17JY]
H. Res. 192--
Resolution providing for additional auditing by the House Inspector 
    General.
  By Mr. ARMEY (for himself and Mr. Gephardt), [18JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [18JY]
H. Res. 193--
Resolution providing for consideration of a bill establishing United 
    States policy toward

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    China and a joint resolution relating to most-favored-nation 
    treatment for the People's Republic of China.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [19JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-194), [19JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [20JY]
H. Res. 194--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2002) 
    making appropriations for the Department of Transportation and 
    related agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, [19JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-195), [19JY]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [21JY]
H. Res. 195--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to reduce 
    the time for a recorded vote from 15 minutes to 2 minutes, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. McHALE, [19JY]
H. Res. 196--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
    eliminate the discretion of the Speaker to name another Member to 
    perform the duties of the Chair without the approval of two-thirds 
    of the Members, and for other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. McHALE, [19JY]
H. Res. 197--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 70) to 
    permit exports of certain domestically produced crude oil, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [21JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-198), [21JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [24JY]
H. Res. 198--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2076) 
    making appropriations for the Departments of Commerce, Justice, and 
    State, the Judiciary and related agencies for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1996.
  By Mr. GOSS, [21JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-200), [21JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [25JY]
H. Res. 199--
Resolution amending clause 2 of rule XXII of the Rules of the House to 
    prohibit the introduction or consideration of legislation 
    designating a building or any other structure in honor of a person 
    who is serving or has served as a Member of Congress, a Federal 
    judge, or an officer of the executive branch before the date that is 
    5 years after the person has retired from that office; to the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. STOCKMAN, [21JY]
H. Res. 200--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the Republic of Iraq's failure to comply with United 
    Nations resolutions demanding improvements in the area of human 
    rights and requiring the destruction, removal, and rendering 
    harmless of all Iraq's biological, chemical, and nuclear weapons, 
    and all ballistic missiles with a range greater than 150 kilometers; 
    to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. MARKEY (for himself, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Lantos, and Mr. Porter), 
    [24JY]
  Cosponsors added, [31JY], [2AU], [7SE], [13SE], [27SE]
H. Res. 201--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2099) making 
    appropriations for the Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing 
    and Urban Development, and for sundry independent agencies, boards, 
    commissions, corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. QUILLEN, [25JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-206), [25JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [27JY]
H. Res. 202--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require 
    that Members who change political parties repay certain funds to the 
    political party from which the change of affiliation was made; to 
    the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Rush, Mr. Klink, Mr. 
    Keehan, Mrs. Schroeder, and Miss Collins of Michigan), [25JY]
  Cosponsors added, [2AU]
H. Res. 203--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide 
    that the House may declare vacant the office of any Member who 
    publicly announces a change in political party affiliation; to the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. STUPAK (for himself, Ms. Furse, Mr. Rush, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Klink, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Schroeder, and Miss Collins 
    of Michigan), [25JY]
  Cosponsors added, [2AU]
H. Res. 204--
Resolution providing for the consideration of S. 21, terminating the 
    United States embargo on Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [28JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-213), [28JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [1AU]
H. Res. 205--
Resolution providing for the consideration of H.R. 2126, Department of 
    Defense appropriations for fiscal year 1996.
  By Mr. GOSS, [28JY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-214), [28JY]
  Agreed to in the House, [31JY]
H. Res. 206--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 1854) making appropriations for the 
    legislative branch for the fiscal year ending September 30. 1996, 
    and for other purposes.
  By DIAZ-BALART, [1AU]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-221), [1AU]
  Agreed to in the House, [6SE]
H. Res. 207--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1555) to 
    promote competition and reduce regulation in order to secure lower 
    prices and higher quality services for American telecommunications 
    consumers and encourage the rapid deployment of new 
    telecommunications technologies.
  By Mr. LINDER, [1AU]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-223), [1AU]
  Agreed to in the House, [3AU]
H. Res. 208--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2127) making 
    appropriations for the Departments of Labor, Health and Human 
    Services, and Education, and related agencies, for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [1AU]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-224), [1AU]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [2AU]
H. Res. 209--
Resolution honoring the old-age, survivors, and disability insurance 
    program upon the 60th anniversary of the enactment of the Social 
    Security Act; to the Committee on Ways and Means.
  By Mr. BUNNING of Kentucky (for himself, and Mr. Jacobs), [2AU]
H. Res. 210--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 464) to 
    repeal the prohibitions relating to semiautomatic assault weapons 
    and large capacity ammunition feeding devices; to the Committee on 
    Rules.
  By Mr. STOCKMAN, [3AU]
H. Res. 211--
Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require 
    a bill or joint resolution which amends a law to show the change in 
    the law made by the amendment, and for other purposes; to the 
    Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. NADLER, [4AU]
H. Res. 212--
Resolution to express the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    provisions of S. 4 (the Line Item Veto Act), as passed by the House, 
    should apply to all fiscal year 1996 appropriation bills and to the 
    reconciliation bill required by H. Con. Res. 67; to the Committee on 
    Rules.
  By Mr. ORTON (for himself, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Condit, Mr. Rose, Mr. Hall 
    of Texas, Mr. Minge, Mr. Cramer, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pete 
    Geren of Texas, Mr. Browder, Ms. Danner, Mr. Baesler, Mr. McHale, 
    Mr. Gordon, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Luther, Mr. Payne of 
    Virginia, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Holden, Mr. Johnson of South 
    Dakota, Mr. Ward, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Parker, Mr. Wynn, Mr. Montgomery, 
    Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Chapman, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. 
    Stenholm, Mr. DeFazio, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Brown of 
    California, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. Mascara, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Richardson, 
    Mr. Wilson, Mr. Wyden, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Kleczka, Mr. Stupak, Mr. 
    Doyle, Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Costello, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Barrett 
    of Wisconsin, Mr. Manton, Mr. Pomeroy, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Kennedy of 
    Rhode Island, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Gibbons, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Doggett, Ms. 
    McCarthy, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Cardin, Mr. McNulty, Mr. Poshard, Ms. 
    Harman, Mr. Clement, Mr. Ford, and Mr. Barcia of Michigan), [4AU]
H. Res. 213--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
    prohibit consideration of a conference report on any legislative 
    branch appropriation bill until all other regular appropriation 
    bills for that fiscal year are enacted into law; to the Committee on 
    Rules.
  By Mrs. SCHROEDER, [6SE]
H. Res. 214--
Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide 
    for gift reform; to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
  By Mrs. WALDHOLTZ (for herself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Shays, 
    Mr. Minge, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Klug, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Castle, 
    Mr. Luther, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Zimmer, Mr. McHale, Mr. Ramstad, and Ms. 
    Dunn of Washington), [6SE]
  Cosponsors added, [21SE], [17OC], [26OC]
H. Res. 215--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1594) to 
    place restrictions on the promotion by the Department of Labor and 
    other Federal agencies and instrumentalities of economically 
    targeted investments in connection with employee benefit plans.
  By Mr. LINDER, [7SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-240), [7SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [12SE]
H. Res. 216--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1655) to 
    authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for intelligence and 
    intelligence-related activities of the U.S. Government, the 
    Community Management Account, and the Central Intelligence Agency 
    Retirement and Disability System, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [7SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-241), [7SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [12SE]
H. Res. 217--
Resolution electing Representative Tauzin of Louisiana to the Committees 
    on Commerce and Resources.
  By Mr. BOEHNER, [12SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [12SE]
H. Res. 218--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1162) to 
    establish a deficit reduction trust fund and provide for the 
    downward adjustment of discretionary spending limits in 
    appropriation bills.
  By Mr. GOSS, [12SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-243), [12SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [13SE]
H. Res. 219--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1670) to 
    revise and streamline the acquisition laws of the Federal 
    Government, to reorganize the mechanisms for resolving Federal 
    procurement disputes, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [12SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-244), [12SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [13SE]
H. Res. 220--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the 
    Senate should ratify the Convention on the Elimination of All Forms 
    of Discrimination Against Women; to the Committee on International 
    Relations.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mr. Yates, Mr. McDermott, Mr. Frost, Ms. 
    Pelosi, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Filner, Mr. Ward, Mr. 
    Beilenson, Mr. Underwood, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Hilliard, Ms. Velazquez, 
    Mr. Schumer, Mr. Porter, Mrs. Morella, Mr. Dellums, Ms. Furse, Mr. 
    Flake, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Ackerman, Ms. Eshoo, 
    Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Torres, Ms. Harman, Ms. DeLauro, and Ms. 
    Waters), [12SE]
  Cosponsors added, [13OC], [2NO], [7NO], [13NO], [28NO], [14DE], [15DE]

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H. Res. 221--
Resolution providing that consideration in the House of Representatives 
    and its committees and subcommittees thereof of any legislation 
    changing existing law with respect to medicare or medicaid pursuant 
    to the reconciliation instructions of the concurrent resolution on 
    the budget for fiscal year 1996 shall be preceded by adequate time 
    for public examination of such legislation and public hearings 
    thereon, and expressing the sense of the House that the Senate 
    should similarily provide for such public examination and hearings; 
    to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. GEPHARDT (for himself, Mr. Bonior, Mr. Dingell, Mr. Gibbons, 
    Mr. Waxman, Mr. Stark, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Ackerman, Mr. Andrews, 
    Mr. Baesler, Mr. Baldacci, Mr. Barcia of Michigan, Mr. Barrett of 
    Wisconsin, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Beilenson, Mr. Bentsen, Mr. Berman, Mr. 
    Bevill, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Borski, Mr. Boucher, Mr. Browder, Ms. Brown 
    of Florida, Mr. Brown of Ohio, Mr. Brown of California, Mr. Bryant 
    of Texas, Mr. Cardin, Mr. Chapman, Mr. Clay, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. 
    Clement, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Coleman, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Miss 
    Collins of Michigan, Mr. Condit, Mr. Conyers, Mr. Costello, Mr. 
    Coyne, Mr. Cramer, Ms. Danner, Mr. de la Garza, Mr. DeFazio, Ms. 
    DeLauro, Mr. Dellums, Mr. Deutsch, Mr. Dicks, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
    Doggett, Mr. Dooley, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Edwards, Mr. Engel, 
    Ms. Eshoo, Mr. Evans, Mr. Faleomavaega, Mr. Farr, Mr. Fattah, Mr. 
    Fazio of California, Mr. Fields of Louisiana, Mr. Filner, Mr. Flake, 
    Mr. Foglietta, Mr. Ford, Mr. Frank of Massachusetts, Mr. Frazer, Mr. 
    Frost, Ms. Furse, Mr. Gejdenson, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. 
    Gonzalez, Mr. Gordon, Mr. Gene Green of Texas, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. 
    Hall of Ohio, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hamilton, Ms. Harman, Mr. 
    Hastings of Florida, Mr. Hefner, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. 
    Holden, Mr. Hoyer, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. 
    Johnson of South Dakota, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. 
    Johnston of Florida, Mr. Kanjorski, Ms. Kaptur, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island, Mr. Kennedy of Massachusetts, Mrs. Kennelly, Mr. Kildee, Mr. 
    Klink, Mr. LaFalce, Mr. Lantos, Mr. Levin, Mr. Lewis of Georgia, 
    Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Lipinski, Ms. Lofgren, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Luther, 
    Mrs. Maloney, Mr. Manton, Mr. Markey, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Mascara, Mr. 
    Matsui, Ms. McCarthy, Mr. McDermott, Mr. McHale, Ms. McKinney, Mr. 
    McNulty, Mr. Meehan, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. Menendez, Mr. Mfume, 
    Mr. Miller of California, Mr. Mineta, Mr. Minge, Mrs. Mink of 
    Hawaii, Mr. Moakley, Mr. Mollohan, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Moran, Mr. 
    Murtha, Mr. Nadler, Mr. Neal, Ms. Norton, Mr. Oberstar, Mr. Obey, 
    Mr. Olver, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Orton, Mr. Owens, Mr. Pallone, Mr. Pastor, 
    Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Payne of Virginia, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. 
    Peterson of Florida, Mr. Peterson of Minnesota, Mr. Pickett, Mr. 
    Pomeroy, Mr. Poshard, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Rangel, Mr. Reed, Mr. 
    Richardson, Ms. Rivers, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Romero-Barcelo, Mr. Rose, 
    Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. Rush, Mr. Sabo, Mr. Sanders, Mr. Sawyer, Mrs. 
    Schroeder, Mr. Schumer, Mr. Scott, Mr. Serrano, Mr. Skaggs, Mr. 
    Skelton, Ms. Slaughter, Mr. Spratt, Mr. Stenholm, Mr. Stokes, Mr. 
    Studds, Mr. Stupak, Mr. Tanner, Mr. Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. 
    Tejeda, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Thornton, Mrs. Thurman, Mr. Torres, Mr. 
    Torricelli, Mr. Towns, Mr. Traficant, Mr. Tucker, Mr. Underwood, Ms. 
    Velazquez, Mr. Vento, Mr. Visclosky, Mr. Volkmer, Mr. Ward, Ms. 
    Waters, Mr. Watt of North Carolina, Mr. Williams, Mr. Wilson, Mr. 
    Wise, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Wyden, Mr. Wynn, and Mr. Yates), [13SE]
H. Res. 222--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1617) to 
    consolidate and reform workforce development and literacy programs, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, [18SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-249), [18SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [19SE]
H. Res. 223--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 1817) making appropriations for military 
    construction for the Department of Defense for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [19SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-251), [19SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [20SE]
H. Res. 224--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2274) to amend 
    title 23, United States Code, to designate the National Highway 
    System, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. QUILLEN, [19SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-252), [19SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [20SE]
H. Res. 225--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 927) to seek 
    international sanctions against the Castro government in Cuba, to 
    plan for the support of a transition government leading to a 
    democratically elected government in Cuba, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [19SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-253), [19SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [20SE]
H. Res. 226--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 743) to 
    amend the National Labor Relations Act to allow labor management 
    cooperative efforts that improve economic competitiveness in the 
    United States to continue to thrive, and for other purposes.
  By Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, [21SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-256), [21SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [27SE]
H. Res. 227--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1170) to 
    provide that cases challenging the constitutionality of measures 
    passed by State referendum be heard by a 3-judge court.
  By Mr. DREIER, [21SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-257), [21SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [28SE]
H. Res. 228--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1601) to 
    authorize appropriations to the National Aeronautics and Space 
    Administration to develop, assemble, and operate the International 
    Space Station.
  By Ms. PRYCE, [21SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-258), [21SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [27SE]
H. Res. 229--
Resolution electing members to the Committee on Commerce and the 
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure.
  By Mr. FAZIO, [27SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [27SE]
H. Res. 230--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 108) making continuing appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [27SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-263), [27SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [28SE]
H. Res. 231--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 1977) making appropriations for the 
    Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Ms. PRYCE, [27SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-264), [27SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [28SE]
H. Res. 232--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2126) making appropriations for the 
    Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1995, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [27SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-265), [27SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [28SE]
H. Res. 233--
Resolution condemning the abduction of Jaswant Singh Khalra and urging 
    his release; to the Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. DOOLITTLE (for himself and Mr. Burton of Indiana), [28SE]
H. Res. 234--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2405) to 
    authorise appropriations for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 for civilian 
    science activities of the Federal Government, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mr. QUILLEN, [29SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-270), [29SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [11OC]
H. Res. 235--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 1976) making appropriations for 
    Agriculture, Rural Development, Food and Drug Administration, and 
    related agencies programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
    1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [29SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-271), [29SE]
  Agreed to in the House, [12OC]
H. Res. 236--
Resolution electing Representative Chaka Fattah of Pennsylvania; to the 
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. HOYER, [11OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [11OC]
H. Res. 237--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2259) to 
    disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments.
  By Ms. PRYCE, [17OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-279), [17OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [18OC]
H. Res. 238--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2425) to amend 
    title XVIII of the Social Security Act to preserve and reform the 
    Medicare Program.
  By Mr. LINDER, [18OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-282), [18OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [19OC]
H. Res. 239--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2492) making 
    appropriations for the legislative branch for the fiscal year ending 
    September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [19OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-283), [19OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [31OC]
H. Res. 240--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 1710) to 
    combat terrorism; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. SCHUMER, [19OC]
  Discharge petition (104-5) filed, [7NO]
H. Res. 241--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2002) making appropriations for the 
    Department of Transportation and related aencies for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, [24OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-289), [24OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [25OC]
H. Res. 242--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2261) to 
    provide for the regulation of lobbyists and gift reform, and for 
    other purposes; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. BRYANT of Texas, [24OC]
  Discharge petition (104-6) filed, [8NO]
H. Res. 243--
Resolution urging the prosecution of ex-Los Angeles Police Detective 
    Mark Fuhrman for perjury, investigation into other possible crimes 
    by Mr. Fuhrman, and adoption of reforms by the Los Angeles Police 
    Department; to the Committee on the Judiciary.
  By Ms. WATERS (for herself, Mr. Becerra, Mr. Rush, Ms. Velazquez, Mr. 
    Payne of New Jersey, Mr. Bishop, Mr. Ford, Mrs. Meek of Florida, Mr. 
    Lewis of Georgia, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Watt of 
    North Carolina, Mr. Hilliard, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Clyburn, Mr. Fields 
    of Louisiana, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. Mfume, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, 
    Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Frazer, Mr. Jefferson, Mr. Hastings of Florida, 
    Ms. Brown of Florida, Miss Collins of Michigan, Mr. Fattah, Mrs. 
    Mink of Hawaii, Ms. Woolsey, Mr. Hinchey, Ms. Roybal-Allard, Mr. 
    Miller of California, Mr. Stark, Mr. Scott, Mr. Martinez, Mr. 
    Kennedy of Massachusetts, Ms. McKinney, Mr. Torres, Mr. Owens, Mr. 
    Sanders, Mr. Farr, Ms. Furse, and Mr. Evans), [24OC]
H. Res. 244--
Resolution to direct the Speaker to provide an appropriate remedy in 
    response to the use of a forged document at a subcommittee hearing.

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  By Ms. SLAUGHTER, [25OC]
  Laid on the table, [25OC]
H. Res. 245--
Resolution providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. 
    Con. Res. 109) expressing the sense of the Congress regarding the 
    need for reform of the Social Security earnings limit, and providing 
    for further consideration of the bill (H.R. 2491) to provide for 
    reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution 
    on the budget for fiscal year 1996.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [25OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-292), [26OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [26OC]
H. Res. 246--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill H.R. 302, and 
    amendments thereto, to ensure timely payment of Social Security and 
    medicare benefits, to protect the stability of financial markets, to 
    preserve the credit rating of the U.S. Government, and for other 
    purposes, by increasing the statutory limit on the public debt; to 
    the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. KANJORSKI, [26OC]
  Discharge petition (104-7) filed, [9NO]
H. Res. 247--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating 
    to the deployment of United States Armed Forces on the ground in the 
    territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina to enforce a 
    peace agreement; to the Commitee on International Relations.
  Mr. BUYER (for himself, Mr. McHale, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Spence, Mr. 
    Allard, Mr. Andrews, Mr. Bachus, Mr. Baker of California, Mr. Baker 
    of Louisiana, Mr. Barr, Mr. Barrett of Nebraska, Mr. Bartlett of 
    Maryland, Mr. Barton of Texas, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Bilirakis, Mr. 
    Blute, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Bono, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Calvert, 
    Mr. Camp, Mr. Canady, Mr. Castle, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Chambliss, Mr. 
    Chrysler, Mr. Clinger, Mr. Coburn, Mr. Collins of Georgia, Mr. Cox, 
    Mr. Cramer, Mr. Cremeans, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Cunningham, Mr. Deal of 
    Georgia, Mr. DeLay, Mr. Dickey, Mr. Doolittle, Mr. Dornan, Mr. 
    Duncan, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Ehrlich, Mr. Ensign, Mr. Evans, 
    Mr. Everett, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fields of Texas, Mr. Filner, Mr. 
    Flanagan, Mrs. Fowler, Mr. Franks of New Jersey, Mr. Franks of 
    Connecticut, Mr. Gallegly, Mr. Ganske, Mr. Pete Geren of Texas, Mr. 
    Goodlatte, Mr. Goodling, Mr. Goss, Mr. Gunderson, Mr. Hancock, Mr. 
    Hansen, Ms. Harman, Mr. Hastings of Washington, Mr. Hefley, Mr. 
    Hobson, Mr. Holden, Mr. Horn, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Houghton, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Hutchinson, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, Mr. Istook, 
    Mr. Jacobs, Mr. Kasich, Mr. Klink, Mr. Klug, Mr. Knollenberg, Mr. 
    LaHood, Mr. Largent, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Lightfoot, Mrs. Lincoln, Mr. Longley, Mr. Lucas, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    McInnis, Mr. McIntosh, Mr. McKeon, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. 
    Nethercutt, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Oxley, Mr. Parker, Mr. Pombo, Mr. 
    Quinn, Mr. Riggs, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Roemer, Mr. Rogers, Mr. 
    Rohrabacher, Mr. Roth, Mr. Schaefer, Mr. Schiff, Mrs. Seastrand, Mr. 
    Sensenbrenner, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Shays, Mr. Skeen, Mr. Smith of 
    Texas, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Souder, Mr. Stearns, Mr. Stockman, Mr. 
    Stump, Mr. Talent, Mr. Tauzin, Mr. Taylor of North Carolina, Mr. 
    Taylor of Mississippi, Mr. Tiahrt, Mr. Torkildsen, Mr. Traficant, 
    Mr. Upton, Mrs. Waldholtz, Mr. Walsh, Mr. Wamp, Mr. Watts of 
    Oklahoma, Mr. White, Mr. Wolf, and Mr. Hastert), [30OC]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [30OC]
H. Res. 248--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 1905) making appropriations for energy and 
    water development for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and 
    for other purposes.
  By Mr. QUILLEN, [30OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-297), [30OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [31OC]
H. Res. 249--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 1868) making appropriations for foreign 
    operations, export financing, and related programs for the fiscal 
    year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [30OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-298), [30OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [31OC]
H. Res. 250--
Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide 
    for gift reform; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mrs. WALDHOLTZ (for herself, Mr. Barrett of Wisconsin, Mr. Shays, 
    Mr. Minge, Mr. Deal of Georgia, Mr. Klug, Mr. Meehan, Mr. Luther, 
    Mr. Ramstad, Ms. Dunn of Washington, Mr. Inglis of South Carolina, 
    Mr. Forbes, Mr. LoBiondo, Mr. Smith of Michigan, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. 
    Ganske, Mr. Sanford, Mr. Canady, Mr. Wamp, and Mr. Holden), [30OC]
  Cosponsors added, [8NO], [9NO]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-337), [14NO]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [16NO]
H. Res. 251--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1833) to amend 
    title 18, United States Code, to ban partial-birth abortions.
  By Mrs. WALDHOLTZ, [31OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-301), [31OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [1NO]
H. Res. 252--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2546) making 
    appropriations for the government of the District of Columbia and 
    other activities charegeable in whole or in part against the 
    revenues of said District for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
    1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [31OC]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-302), [31OC]
  Agreed to in the House, [1NO]
H. Res. 253--
Resolution waiving points of order against the further conference report 
    to accompany the bill (H.R. 1977) making appropriations for the 
    Department of the Interior and related agencies for thr fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Ms. PRYCE, [1NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-304), [1NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [15NO]
H. Res. 254--
Resolution making technical corrections in the Rules of the House of 
    Representatives; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [7NO]
  Reported with amendments (H. Rept. 104-340), [14NO]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [30NO]
H. Res. 255--
Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide 
    that a Member, officer, or employee may not accept a gift or expense 
    reimbursement from any entity which has an interest in actions taken 
    by the Congress; to the Committee on Standards of Official Conduct.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [7NO]
  Cosponsors added, [30NO]
H. Res. 256--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (S. 395) to authorize and direct the Secretary of 
    Energy to sell the Alaska Power Administration, and to authorize the 
    export of Alaska North Slope crude oil and for other purposes.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [7NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-314), [7NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [8NO]
H. Res. 257--
Resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 115) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [7NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-326), [7NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [8NO]
H. Res. 258--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2586) to 
    provide for a temporary increase in the public debt limit, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [8NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-328), [8NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [9NO]
H. Res. 259--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2539) to 
    abolish the Interstate Commerce Commission, to amend subtitle IV of 
    title 49, United States Code, to reform economic regulation of 
    transportation, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. QUILLEN, [9NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-329), [9NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [14NO]
H. Res. 260--
Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect 
    to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee 
    on Rules.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [9NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-330), [9NO]
  Laid on the table, [6DE]
H. Res. 261--
Resolution providing for the consideration of Senate amendments to the 
    joint resolution (H.J. Res. 115) making further continuing 
    appropriations for the fiscal year 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [9NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-331), [9NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [10NO]
H. Res. 262--
Resolution providing for the consideration of Senate amendments to the 
    bill (H.R. 2586) to provide for a temporary increase in the public 
    debt limit, and for other purposes.
  By Ms. PRYCE, [9NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-332), [9NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [10NO]
H. Res. 263--
Resolution amending the Rules of the House of Representatives to require 
    that the expenses of special-order speeches be paid from the Members 
    representational allowance of the Members making such speeches; to 
    the Committee on Rules.
  By Ms. RIVERS, [9NO]
H. Res. 264--
Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to require 
    greater disclosure of gifts; to the Committees on Rules; Standards 
    of Official Conduct, for a period to be subsequently determined by 
    the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as 
    fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Barr, Mr. Jones, Mrs. 
    Fowler, Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hall of Texas, Mr. Hansen, Mr. 
    Tauzin, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Packard, Mr. Roberts, Mr. Laughlin, Mr. 
    Scarborough, Mr. Bateman, Mr. McKeon, Mrs. Cubin, Mr. Everett, Mr. 
    Hunter, Mr. Ballenger, Mr. Myers of Indiana, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Baker 
    of Louisiana, Mr. Dornan, Mr. Crane, Mr. King, Mr. Bono, Mr. 
    Hastert, Mr. Moorhead, Mr. Young of Alaska, Ms. Dunn of Washington, 
    Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. Bonilla, Mr. Brewster, Mr. Tanner, Mr. 
    Doolittle, Mr. Hayes, Mr. Abercrombie, Mr. Murtha, Mr. Parker, Mr. 
    Pastor, Mr. Clay, Mr. Houghton, Mr. Stockman, Mr. Callahan, Mr. 
    Clement, Mr. Rahall, Mr. Martinez, Mr. Ortiz, Mr. Tejeda, Mr. 
    Clyburn, Mr. Towns, Ms. Eddie Bernice Johnson of Texas, Mr. Hastings 
    of Florida, Mr. Bishop, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Dixon, Mr. 
    Berman, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Mfume, Mr. Payne of New Jersey, Mrs. Meek of 
    Florida, Mr. Boehlert, Mr. Thompson, Mr. Montgomery, Mr. Schaefer, 
    Mr. McHugh, Mr. Wicker, Mr. Gilman, Mr. Buyer, Mr. Bunning of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Bliley, Mrs. Kelly, Mr. Hancock, Mrs. Vucanovich, Mr. 
    Cunningham, Mr. Dooley, Mrs. Clayton, Mr. Funderburk, Mr. Flake, Mr. 
    McDade, and Mr. Radanovich), [10NO]
  Cosponsors added, [15NO], [16NO]
H. Res. 265--
Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect 
    to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee 
    on Rules.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [13NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-335), [13NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [15NO]
H. Res. 266--
Resolution to commend the community leaders of the Monterey Peninsula on 
    the central California coast for their encouragement, support, and 
    sponsorship of language diversity; to the Committee on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities.
  By Mr. FARR, [14NO]
H. Res. 267--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2020) making appropriations for the 
    Treasury Depart

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    ment, the U.S. Postal Service, the Executive Office of the 
    President, and certain independent agencies, for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALLART, [14NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-338), [14NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [15NO]
H. Res. 268--
Resolution providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 250) 
    to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to provide for 
    gift reform.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [15NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-341), [15NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [16NO]
H. Res. 269--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2564) to 
    provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
    Federal Government, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [15NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-342), [15NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [16NO]
H. Res. 270--
Resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 122) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [15NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-343), [15NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [15NO]
H. Res. 271--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2126) making appropriations for the 
    Department of Defense for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. McKINNIS, [15NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-346), [16NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [16NO]
H. Res. 272--
Resolution authorizing a specified correction in the form of the 
    conference report to accompany the bill (H.R. 2491) to provide for 
    reconciliation pursuant to section 105 of the concurrent resolution 
    on the budget for fiscal year 1996, and waiving points of order 
    against the conrrected conference report.
  By Mr. DREIER, [16NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-348), [16NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [17NO]
H. Res. 273--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2606) to 
    prohibit the use of funds appropriated to the Department of Defense 
    from being used for the deployment on the ground of United States 
    Armed Forces in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina as part of 
    any peacekeeping operation, or as any implementation force, unless 
    funds for such deployment are specifically appropriated by law.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [16NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-349), [16NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [17NO]
H. Res. 274--
Resolution concerning Burma and the U.N. General Assembly; to the 
    Committee on International Relations.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Bereuter, Mr. Smith of New Jersey, and 
    Mr. Berman), [17NO]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House amended, [19DE]
H. Res. 275--
Resolution providing for consideration of motions to suspend the rules.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [17NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-351), [17NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [18NO]
H. Res. 276--
Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect 
    to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee 
    on Rules.
  By Mr. DIAZ-BALART, [17NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-352), [17NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [18NO]
H. Res. 277--
Resolution relating to a question of the privileges of the House.
  By Mr. PETERSON of Florida, [17NO]
  Laid on the table, [17NO]
H. Res. 278--
Resolution providing that when the House adjourns on the legislative day 
    of Saturday, November 18, 1995, it shall stand adjourned until noon 
    Sunday, November 19, 1995, to continue working to resolve the budget 
    impasse; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. BALDACCI (for himself, Mr. Gephardt, Ms. Jackson-Lee, Mr. 
    Bentsen, Mr. Doggett, Mr. Doyle, Mr. Fattah, Mr. Kennedy of Rhode 
    Island, Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Luther, Mr. Mascara, Ms. McCarthy, Ms. 
    Rivers, and Mr. Ward), [17NO]
H. Res. 279--
Resolution providing for consideration of the Senate amendment to the 
    bill (H.R. 2491) to provide for reconciliation pursuant to section 
    105 of the concurrent resolution on the budget for fiscal year 1996.
  By Mr. DREIER, [18NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-354), [18NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [18NO]
H. Res. 280--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2099) making appropriations for the 
    Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, 
    and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
    corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
    1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr.QUILLEN, [18NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-355), [18NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [20NO]
H. Res. 281--
Resolution designating minority membership on certain standing 
    committees of the House.
  By Mr. FAZIO of California, [20NO]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [20NO]
H. Res. 282--
Resolution supporting the International Criminal Tribunal for the former 
    Yugoslavia and expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    that war criminals from the conflict among republics of the former 
    Yugoslavia should be brought to justice; to the Committee on 
    International Relations.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, [20NO]
  Cosponsors added, [19DE]
H. Res. 283--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives relating 
    to certain activities of the Secretary of Energy; to the Committee 
    on Commerce.
  By Mr. TIAHRT (for himself, Mr. Hoke, Mr. Miller of Florida, Mr. 
    Souder, Mr. Everett, Mr. Zeliff, Mr. Calvert, Mr. Foley, Mr. Herger, 
    Mr. Bunning of Kentucky, Mr. Chabot, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Lewis of 
    Kentucky, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Burton of Indiana, Mr. Bass, Mr. Barr, 
    Mr. Dornan, Mr. McInnis, Mr. Archer, Mr. Hunter, Mr. Forbes, Mr. 
    Jones, Mr. Canaday, Mr. Salmon, Mr. Ensign, Mr. McCollum, Mr. 
    Cooley, Mr. Solomon, Mr. Brownback, Mr. Baker of Louisiana, and Mr. 
    Cubin), [28NO]
  Cosponsors added, [6DE], [13DE], [20DE]
H. Res. 284--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1788) to reform 
    the statutes relating to Amtrak, to authorize appropriations for 
    Amtrak, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. QUILLEN, [29NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-370), [29NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [30NO]
H. Res. 285--
Resolution to recognize and celebrate the 40th anniversary of the 
    Montgomery bus boycott; to the Committee on Government Reform and 
    Oversight.
  By Mr. HILLIARD, [29NO]
  Cosponsors added, [30NO], [5DE], [14DE]
H. Res. 286--
Resolution to limit the access of lobbyists to the Hall of the House; to 
    the Committee on Rules.
  By Ms. WOOLSEY (for herself, Mrs. Lowey, Mr. Hinchey, Mr. Lipinski, 
    Ms. Lofgren, Mr. Miller of California, Ms. Norton, Mr. Shays, Mr. 
    Vento, and Mr. Wyden), [29NO]
  Cosponsors added, [6DE], [13DE], [20DE]
H. Res. 287--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1350) to amend 
    the Merchant Marine Act, 1936 to revitalize the U.S.-flag merchant 
    marine, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. QUILLEN, [30NO]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-375), [30NO]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [6DE]
H. Res. 288--
Resolution relating to a question of the privileges of the House.
  By Mr. JOHNSTON of Florida, [30NO]
  Laid on the table, [30NO]
H. Res. 289--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2076) making appropriations for the 
    Departments of Commerce; Justice; State; the Judiciary, and related 
    agencies for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [5DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-381), [5DE]
  Agreed to in the House, [6DE]
H. Res. 290--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 1058) to reform Federal securities 
    litigation, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. DREIER, [5DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-382), [5DE]
  Agreed to in the House, [6DE]
H. Res. 291--
Resolution waiving points of order against the further conference report 
    to accompany the bill (H.R. 2099) making appropriations for the 
    Departments of Veterans Affairs and Housing and Urban Development, 
    and for sundry independent agencies, boards, commissions, 
    corporations, and offices for the fiscal year ending September 30, 
    1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. QUILLEN, [6DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-385), [6DE]
  Agreed to in the House, [7DE]
H. Res. 292--
Resolution providing for the consideration of the bill (H.R. 2409) to 
    increase the public debt limit; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. KENNEDY of Massachusetts, [6DE]
  Discharge petition (104-8) filed, [24JA]
H. Res. 293--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2621) to 
    enforce the public debt limit and to protect the Social Security 
    trust funds and other Federal trust funds and accounts invested in 
    public debt obligations.
  By Mr. GOSS, [7DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-388), [7DE]
  Agreed to in the House, [14DE]
H. Res. 294--
Resolution to congratulate the Northwestern University Wildcats on 
    winning the 1995 Big Ten Conference football championship and on 
    receiving an invitation to compete in the 1996 Rose Bowl, and to 
    commend Northwestern University for its pursuit of athletic and 
    academic excellence; to the Committee on Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities.
  By Mr. PORTER (for himself, Mrs. Collins of Illinois, Mr. Costello, 
    Mr. Crane, Mr. Durbin, Mr. Evans, Mr. Ewing, Mr. Fawell, Mr. 
    Flanagan, Mr. Gephardt, Mr. Gutierrez, Mr. Hastert, Mr. Hyde, Mr. 
    Kolbe, Mr. LaHood, Mr. Lipinski, Mr. Manzullo, Mr. Poshard, Mr. 
    Rush, Mr. Weller, and Mr. Visclosky), [7DE]
H. Res. 295--
Resolution relating to the deployment of United States Armed Forces in 
    and around the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
    to enforce the peace agreement between the parties to the conflict 
    in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; National Security, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BUYER (for himself and Mr. Skelton), [12DE]
H. Res. 296--
Resolution providing for consideration of a motion to dispose of the 
    remaining Senate amendments to the bill (H.R. 1868) making 
    appropriations for foreign operations, export financing, and related 
    programs for the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for 
    other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [12DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-399), [12DE]
  Agreed to in the House, [13DE]
H. Res. 297--
Resolution waiving a requirement of clause 4(b) of rule XI with respect 
    to consideration of certain resolutions reported from the Committee 
    on Rules, and for other purposes.

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  By Mr. SOLOMON, [12DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-400), [12DE]
  Agreed to in the House, [13DE]
H. Res. 298--
Resolution relating to the deployment of United States Armed Forces in 
    and around the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
    to enforce the peace agreement between the parties to the conflict 
    in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; National Security, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BUYER (for himself and Mr. Skelton), [12DE]
H. Res. 299--
Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives regarding 
    outside earned income; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mrs. JOHNSON of Connecticut (for herself, Mr. McDermott, Mr. 
    Cardin, Mr. Goss, Ms. Pelosi, Mr. Hobson, Mr. Borski, Mr. Schiff, 
    and Mr. Sawyer), [12DE]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [22DE]
H. Res. 300--
Resolution providing for the expulsion of Representative Walter R. 
    Tucker III, from the House; to the Committee on Standards of 
    Official Conduct.
  By Mr. SENSENBRENNER, [12DE]
H. Res. 301--
Resolution waiving points of order against the further conference report 
    to accompany the bill (H.R. 1977) making appropriations for the 
    Department of the Interior and related agencies for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Ms. PRYCE, [13DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-403), [13DE]
  Agreed to in the House, [13DE]
H. Res. 302--
Resolution relating to the deployment of United States Armed Forces in 
    and around the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina 
    to enforce the peace agreement between the parties to the conflict 
    in the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina; to the Committees on 
    International Relations; National Security, for a period to be 
    subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. BUYER (for himself and Mr. Skelton), [13DE]
  Committees discharged. Agreed to in the House, [13DE]
H. Res. 303--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 1745) to 
    designate certain public lands in the State of Utah as wilderness, 
    and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [13DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-404), [13DE]
H. Res. 304--
Resolution providing for debate and for consideration of three measures 
    relating to the deployment of United States Armed Forces in and 
    around the territory of the Republic of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [13DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-405), [13DE]
  Agreed to in the House, [13DE]
H. Res. 305--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the deployment of United States Armed Forces to Bosnia; to 
    the Committees on International Relations; National Security, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HAMILTON, [13DE]
H. Res. 306--
Resolution expressing the sense of the House of Representatives 
    regarding the deployment of United States Armed Forces to Bosnia; to 
    the Committees on International Relations; National Security, for a 
    period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 
    for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction 
    of the committee concerned.
  By Mr. HAMILTON, [13DE]
  Failed of passage, [14DE]
H. Res. 307--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 1530) to authorize appropriations for 
    fiscal year 1996 for military activities of the Department of 
    Defense, to prescribe military personnel strengths for fiscal year 
    1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [14DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-407), [14DE]
  Agreed to in the House, [15DE]
H. Res. 308--
Resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that President Clinton 
    should ask for the resignation of Hazel O'Leary as Secretary of 
    Energy and the General Accounting Office should investigate her 
    travel practices as Secretary of Energy; to the Committee on 
    Commerce.
  By Mr. ZIMMER (for himself, Mr. Hoke, and Mr. Tiahrt), [15DE]
H. Res. 309--
Resolution providing for consideration of the concurrent resolution (H. 
    Con. Res. 122) setting forth a revised congressional budget for the 
    U.S. Government for the fiscal years 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 
    2001, and 2002.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [18DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-423), [18DE]
  Agreed to in the House, [19DE]
H. Res. 310--
Resolution expediting the commencement of committee hearings during the 
    remainder of the first session of the 104th Congress.
  By Mr. GOSS, [18DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-424), [18DE]
H. Res. 311--
Resolution to provide for the provisional approval of regulations 
    applicable to the House of Representatives and employees of the 
    House of Representatives and to be issued by the Office of 
    Compliance before January 23, 1996; to the Committees on House 
    Oversight; Economic and Educational Opportunities, for a period to 
    be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for 
    consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of 
    the committee concerned.
  By Mr. THOMAS, [19DE]
  Rules suspended. Agreed to in the House, [19DE]
H. Res. 312--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 2539) to abolish the Interstate Commerce 
    Commission, to amend subtitle IV of title 49, United States Code, to 
    reform economic regulation of transportation, and for other 
    purposes.
  By Mr. QUILLEN, [19DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-425), [19DE]
  Agreed to in the House, [20DE]
H. Res. 313--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 558) to grant 
    the consent of the Congress to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
    Disposal Compact.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [19DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-426), [19DE]
  Agreed to in the House, [20DE]
H. Res. 314--
Resolution to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives to 
    discourage frivolous ethics complaints; to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. BURTON of Indiana (for himself, Mr. Lewis of Kentucky, Mr. 
    Stearns, Mr. Bartlett of Maryland, Mr. Hayworth, Mr. Chabot, Mr. 
    Kingston, Mr. Hostettler, Mr. Neumann, Mr. Herger, Mr. Doolittle, 
    Mr. Sam Johnson of Texas, Mr. Istook, Mr. Jones, Mr. Myers of 
    Indiana, Mr. Smith of Texas, Mr. Souder, Mr. McCollum, Mr. Callahan, 
    and Mr. Moorhead), [19DE]
H. Res. 315--
Resolution calling on the people of the United States to set a place at 
    their tables during the 1995 holiday season as a reminder of the men 
    and women of the United States serving their country in the 
    peacekeeping efforts for Bosnia and Herzegovina; to the Committee on 
    Government Reform and Oversight.
  By Mr. LIGHTFOOT, [19DE]
  Cosponsors added, [20DE], [22DE]
H. Res. 316--
Resolution deploring individuals who deny the historical reality of the 
    Holocaust and commending the vital, ongoing work of the U.S. 
    Holocaust Memorial Museum; to the Committee on Resources.
  By Mr. GILMAN (for himself, Mr. Yates, Mr. Lantos, Mr. LaTourette, and 
    Mr. Regula), [20DE]
H. Res. 317--
Resolution providing for consideration of the joint resolution (H.J. 
    Res. 134) making further continuing appropriations for the fiscal 
    year 1996, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. LINDER, [20DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-428), [20DE]
  Agreed to in the House, [20DE]
H. Res. 318--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 1655) to authorize appropriations for 
    fiscal year 1996 for intelligence and intelligence-related 
    activities of the U.S. Government, the community management account, 
    and the Central Intelligence Agency retirement and disability 
    system, and for other purposes.
  By Mr. GOSS, [20DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-429), [20DE]
  Agreed to in the House, [21DE]
H. Res. 319--
Resolution waiving points of order against the conference report to 
    accompany the bill (H.R. 4) to restore the American family, reduce 
    illegitimacy, control welfare spending and reduce welfare 
    dependence.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [20DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-431), [21DE]
  Agreed to in the House, [21DE]
H. Res. 320--
Resolution authorizing the Speaker to declare recesses subject to the 
    call of the Chair from December 23, 1995, through December 27, 1995.
  By Ms. PRYCE, [20DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-432), [21DE]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [21DE]
H. Res. 321--
Resolution directing that the Committee on Rules report a resolution 
    providing for the consideration of H.R. 2530, a bill to provide for 
    deficit reduction and achieve a balanced budget by fiscal year 2002; 
    to the Committee on Rules.
  By Mr. TAYLOR of Mississippi, [21DE]
H. Res. 322--
Resolution providing for consideration of the resolution (H. Res. 299) 
    to amend the Rules of the House of Representatives regarding outside 
    earned income.
  By Mr. SOLOMON, [21DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-441), [21DE]
  Agreed to in the House, [22DE]
H. Res. 323--
Resolution providing for consideration of the bill (H.R. 2677) to 
    require the Secretary of the Interior to accept from a State 
    donations of services of State employees to perform, in a period of 
    Government budgetary shutdown, otheriwse authorized functions in any 
    unit of the National Wildlife Refuge System or the National Park 
    System.
  By Mr. McINNIS, [21DE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-442), [21DE]

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                              SENATE BILLS

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S. 1--
A bill to curb the practice of imposing unfunded Federal mandates on 
    States and local governments.
  Passed Senate amended, [27JA]
  Received in House [30JA]
  Passed House amended, [1FE]
  House insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [1FE]
  Senate disagreed to House amendments and agreed to a conference, [3FE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-76) submitted in the House, [13MR]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [15MR]
  House agreed to conference report, [16MR]
  Presented to the President (March 21, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-4] (signed March 22, 1995)
S. 2--
A bill to make certain laws applicable to the legislative branch of the 
    Federal Government.
  Passed Senate amended, [11JA]
  Received in House [13JA]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [17JA]
  Presented to the President (January 18, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-1] (signed January 23, 1995)
S. 4--
A bill to grant the power to the President to reduce budget authority.
  Passed Senate amended, [23MR]
  Received in House [28MR]
  Passed House amended, [17MY]
  Senate disagreed to House amendments and asked for a conference, 
    [20JN]
  House insisted on its amendments and agreed to a conference, [7SE]
  Conferees appointed, [7SE]
  Change in conferees, [7SE]
S. 21--
A bill to terminate the United States arms embargo applicable to the 
    Government of Bosnia and Herzegovina.
  Passed Senate amended, [26JY]
  Received in House [27JY]
  Passed House, [1AU]
  Presented to the President (August 2, 1995)
  Presidential veto, [11AU]
S. 103--
A bill entitled the ``Lost Creek Land Exchange Act of 1995''.
  Passed Senate, [3MY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [9MY]
S. 144--
A bill to amend section 526 of title 28, United States Code, to 
    authorize awards of attorney's fees.
  Passed Senate, [28SE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [29SE]
S. 178--
A bill to amend the Commodity Exchange Act to extend the authorization 
    for the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate, [10FE]
  Received in House [13FE]
  Passed House, [6AP]
  Presented to the President (April 12, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-9] (signed April 21, 1995)
S. 184--
A bill to establish an Office for Rare Disease Research in the National 
    Institutes of Health, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [18MY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Commerce, [22MY]
S. 187--
A bill to provide for the safety of journeymen boxers, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [31OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committees on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities; Commerce, [1NO]
S. 219--
A bill to ensure economy and efficiency of Federal Government operations 
    by establishing a moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions, and 
    for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [29MR]
  Received in House [30MR]
  Passed House amended, [17MY]
  Senate disagreed to House amendment and asked for a conference, [16JN]
S. 227--
A bill to amend title 17, United States Code, to provide an exclusive 
    right to perform sound recordings publicly by means of digital 
    transmissions and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [8AU]
  Received in House [6SE]
  Passed House, [17OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-39] (signed November 1, 1995)
S. 244--
A bill to further the goals of the Paperwork Reduction Act to have 
    Federal agencies become more responsible and publicly accountable 
    for reducing the burden of Federal paperwork on the public, and for 
    other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [7MR]
  Received in House [8MR]
  Passed House amended, [10MR]
  House insisted on its amendment and asked for a conference, [10MR]
  Conferees appointed, [10MR]
  Senate disagreed to House amendment and agreed to a conference, [15MR]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-99) submitted in the House, [3AP]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [6AP]
  House agreed to conference report, [6AP]
  Presented to the President (May 12, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-13] (signed May 22, 1995)
S. 257--
A bill to amend the charter of the Veterans of Foreign Wars to make 
    eligible for membership those veterans that have served within the 
    territorial limits of South Korea.
  Passed Senate, [10FE]
  Received in House [13FE]
  Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, [21FE]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [28FE]
  Presented to the President (March 1, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-3] (signed March 7, 1997)
S. 268--
A bill to authorize the collection of fees for expenses for triploid 
    grass carp certification inspections, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [26AP]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
    Resources, [1MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-189), [17JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [17OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-40] (signed November 1, 1995)
S. 273--
A bill to amend section 61h-6, of title 2, United States Code.
  Passed Senate, [24JA]
  Received in House [26JA]
  Passed House, [27JA]
  Presented to the President (January 30, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-2] (signed February 9, 1995)
S. 325--
A bill to make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native 
    Americans, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [31OC]
  Received in House [1NO]
  Referred to the Committees on Resources; Economic and Educational 
    Opportunities; Commerce; the Judiciary; Agriculture, [13NO]
S. 349--
A bill to reauthorize appropriations for the Navajo-Hopi Relocation 
    Housing Program.
  Passed Senate, [26AP]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
    Resources, [1MY]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [8JN]
  Presented to the President (June 14, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-15] (signed June 21, 1995)
S. 369--
A bill to designate the Federal Courthouse in Decatur, Alabama, as the 
    ``Seybourn H. Lynne Federal Courthouse'', and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [9AU]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, [6SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-419), [18DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [18DE]
  Presented to the President (December 20, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-85] (signed December 28, 1995)
S. 377--
A bill to amend a provision of part A of title IX of the Elementary and 
    Secondary Education Act of 1965, relating to Indian education, to 
    provide a technical amendment, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [16FE]
  Received in House [21FE]
  Passed House, [14MR]
  Presented to the President (March 16, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-5] (signed March 23, 1995)
S. 395--
A bill to authorize and direct the Secretary of Energy to sell the 
    Alaska Power Marketing Administration, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [16MY]
  Received in House [18MY]
  Passed House amended, [25JY]
  House insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference. Conferees 
    appointed, [25JY]
  Senate disagreed to House amendments and agreed to a conference, [5AU]
  Change in conferees, [17OC]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-312) submitted in the House, [6NO]
  House agreed to conference report, [8NO]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [14NO]
  Presented to the President (November 16, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-58] (signed November 28, 1995)
S. 440--
A bill to amend title 23, United States Code, to provide for the 
    designation of the National Highway System, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [22JN]
  Received in House [26JN]
  Passed House amended, [20SE]
  House insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [20SE]
  Senate disagreed to House amendments and agreed to a conference, 
    [22SE]
  Change of conferees, [29SE], [11OC]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-345) submitted in the House, [15NO]

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  Senate agreed to conference report, [17NO]
  House agreed to conference report, [18NO]
  Presented to the President (November 24, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-59] (signed November 28, 1995)
S. 441--
A bill to reauthorize appropriations for certain programs under the 
    Indian Child Protection and Family Violence Prevention Act, and for 
    other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [26AP]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
    Resources, [1MY]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [8JN]
  Presented to the President (June 14, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-16] (signed June 21, 1995)
S. 457--
A bill to amend the Immigration and Nationality Act to update references 
    in the classification of children for purposes of United States 
    immigration laws.
  Passed Senate, [17JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [18JY]
  Committee discharged. Passed House, [30OC]
  Presented to the President (November 8, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-51] (signed November 15, 1995)
S. 464--
A bill to make the reporting deadlines for studies conducted in Federal 
    court demonstration districts consistent with the deadlines for 
    pilot districts, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [30MR]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [3AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-180), [11JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [18SE]
  Presented to the President (September 22, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-33] (signed October 3, 1995)
S. 510--
A bill to extend the authorization for certain programs under the Native 
    American Programs Act of 1974, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [11MY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities, [12MY]
S. 523--
A bill to amend the Colorado River Basin Salinity Control Act to 
    authorize additional measures to carry out the control of salinity 
    upstream of Imperial Dam in a cost-effective manner, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [27AP]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Energy and Natural 
    Resources, [1MY]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-132), [7JN]
  Considered under suspension of the Rules, [10JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [11JY]
  Presented to the President (July 18, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-20] (signed July 28, 1995)
S. 531--
A bill to authorize a circuit judge who has taken part in an in banc 
    hearing of a case to continue to participate in that case after 
    taking senior status, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [28SE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [29SE]
S. 532--
A bill to clarify the rules governing venue, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [30MR]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [3AP]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-181), [11JY]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [18SE]
  Presented to the President (September 22, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-34] (signed October 3, 1995)
S. 533--
A bill to clarify the rules governing removal of cases to Federal court, 
    and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [30JN]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [11JY]
S. 534--
A bill to amend the Solid Waste Disposal Act to provide authority for 
    States to limit the interstate transportation of municipal solid 
    waste, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [16MY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Commerce, [18MY]
S. 619--
A bill to phase out the use of mercury in batteries and provide for the 
    efficient and cost-effective collection and recycling or proper 
    disposal of used nickel cadmium batteries, small sealed lead-acid 
    batteries, and certain other batteries, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [21SE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Commerce, [27SE]
S. 638--
A bill to authorize appropriations for United States insular areas, and 
    for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [20JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources, [24JY]
S. 641--
A bill to reauthorize the Ryan White CARE Act of 1990, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [27JY]
  Received in House [28JY]
  Passed House amended, [18SE]
  Senate disagreed to House amendments and asked for a conference, 
    [13OC]
  House insisted on its amendments and agreed to a conference, [7DE]
S. 652--
An original bill to provide for a pro-competitive, deregulatory national 
    policy framework designed to accelerate rapidly private sector 
    deployment of advanced telecommunications and information 
    technologies and services to all Americans by opening all 
    telecommunications markets to competition, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [15JN]
  Received in House [20JN]
  Passed House amended, [12OC]
  House insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [12OC]
  Conferees appointed, [12OC]
  Senate disagreed to House amendments and agreed to a conference, 
    [13OC]
S. 677--
A bill to repeal a redundant venue provision, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [30JN]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [11JY]
S. 734--
A bill to designate the United States courthouse and Federal building to 
    be constructed at the southeastern corner of Liberty and South 
    Virginia Streets in Reno, Nevada, as the ``Bruce R. Thompson United 
    States Courthouse and Federal Building'', and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [9AU]
  Received in House [6SE]
S. 735--
A bill to prevent and punish acts of terrorism, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [7JN]
  Received in House [9JN]
S. 790--
A bill to provide for the modification or elimination of Federal 
    reporting requirements.
  Passed Senate amended, [17JY]
  Received in House, [18JY]
  Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, [12SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-327), [8NO]
  Placed on the Corrections Calendar, [8NO]
  Passed House amended, [14NO]
  Senate agreed to House amendment with amendments, [6DE]
  House agreed to Senate amendments to House amendment, [7DE]
  Presented to the President (December 12, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-66] (signed December 21, 1995)
S. 848--
A bill to grant the consent of Congress to an amendment of the Historic 
    Chattahoochee Compact between the States of Alabama and Georgia.
  Passed Senate, [9NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [10NO]
S. 868--
A bill to provide authority for leave transfer for Federal employees who 
    are adversely affected by disasters or emergencies, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate, [19OC]
  Received in House, [20OC]
  Referred to the Committee on Government Reform and Oversight, [24OC]
S. 895--
A bill to amend the Small Business Act to reduce the level of 
    participation by the Small Business Administration in certain loans 
    guaranteed by the Administration, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [11AU]
  Received in House, [6SE]
  Passed House amended, [12SE]
  House insisted on its amendments and asked for a conference, [12SE]
  Senate disagreed to House amendments and agreed to a conference, 
    [26SE]
  Conference report (H. Rept. 104-269) submitted in the House, [28SE]
  Senate agreed to conference report, [28SE]
  House agreed to conference report, [29SE]
  Presented to the President (October 3, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-36] (signed October 12, 1995)
S. 962--
A bill to extend authorities under the Middle East Peace Facilitation 
    Act of 1994 until August 15, 1995.
  Passed Senate, [23JN]
  Received in House, [26JN]
  Passed House, [29JN]
  Presented to the President (June 30, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-17] (signed July 2, 1995)
S. 965--
A bill to designate the United States Courthouse for the Eastern 
    District of Virginia in Alexandria, Virginia, as the Albert V. Bryan 
    United States Courthouse.
  Passed Senate, [9AU]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, [6SE]
  Reported (H. Rept. 104-420), [18DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [18DE]
  Presented to the President (December 20, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-86] (signed December 28, 1995)
S. 977--
A bill to correct certain references in the Bankruptcy Code.
  Passed Senate, [28SE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [29SE]
S. 1004--
A bill to authorize appropriations for the U.S. Coast Guard, and for 
    other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [17NO]
  Received in House [19NO]
S. 1023--
An original bill to authorize an increased Federal share of the costs of 
    certain transportation projects in the District of Columbia for 
    fiscal years 1995 and 1996, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [20JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committees on Government Reform 
    and Oversight; Transportation and Infrastructure, [24JY]
S. 1048--
A bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 to the National 
    Aeronautics and Space Administration for human space flight, 
    science, aeronautics, and technology, mission support, and Inspector 
    General and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [19OC]
  Received in House, [20OC]
S. 1060--
A bill to provide for the disclosure of lobbying activities to influence 
    the Federal Government, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [25JY]
  Received in House, [26JY]
  Referred to the Committees on the Judiciary; Government Reform and 
    Oversight; Rules; Ways and Means, [30OC]
  Committees discharged. Passed House (in lieu of H.R. 2564), [29NO]
  Presented to the President (December 16, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-65] (signed December 19, 1995)
S. 1076--
A bill to designate the Western Program Service Center of the Social 
    Security Administration located at 1221 Nevin Avenue, Richmond, 
    California, as the ``Francis J. Hagel Building'', and for other 
    purposes.

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  Passed Senate, [9AU]
  Received in House, [6SE]
S. 1087--
An original bill making appropriations for the Department of Defense for 
    the fiscal year ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [5SE]
  Indefinitely postponed, [8SE]
S. 1097--
A bill to designate the Federal building located at 1550 Dewey Avenue, 
    Baker City, Oregon, as the ``David J. Wheeler Federal Building'', 
    and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [2NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Transportation and 
    Infrastructure, [6NO]
S. 1111--
A bill to amend title 35, United States Code, with respect to patents on 
    biotechnological processes.
  Passed Senate, [28SE]
  Received in House [29SE]
  Passed House, [17OC]
  Presented to the President (October 20, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-41] (signed November 1, 1995)
S. 1124--
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for 
    military activities of the Department of Defense, to prescribe 
    personnel strengths for such fiscal year for the Armed Forces, and 
    for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended (text of H.R. 1530 inserted in lieu), [6SE]
  Received in House, [14SE]
S. 1125--
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for 
    military construction, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended (text of H.R. 1530 inserted in lieu), [6SE]
  Received in House, [14SE]
S. 1126--
An original bill to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 1996 for 
    defense activities of the Department of Energy, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate amended (text of H.R. 1530 inserted in lieu), [6SE]
  Received in House, [14SE]
S. 1136--
A bill to control and prevent commercial counterfeiting, and for other 
    purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [13DE]
  Received in House, [14DE]
S. 1147--
An original bill to extend and reauthorize the Defense Production Act of 
    1950, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [28SE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Banking and 
    Finance, [29SE]
S. 1228--
A bill to impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum 
    products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran.
  Passed Senate amended, [18DE]
  Senate action vacated. Placed back on the calendar, [19DE]
  Passed Senate amended, [20DE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committees on International 
    Relations; Banking and Financial Services, [21DE]
S. 1244--
An original bill making appropriations for the government of the 
    District of Columbia and other activities chargeable in whole or in 
    part against the revenues of said District for the fiscal year 
    ending September 30, 1996, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [22SE]
  Indefinitely postponed (H.R. 2546 passed in lieu), [2NO]
S. 1254--
A bill to disapprove of amendments to the Federal Sentencing Guidelines 
    relating to lowering of crack sentences and sentences for money 
    laundering and transactions in property derived from unlawful 
    activity.
  Passed Senate amended, [29SE]
  Received in House, [6OC]
  Passed House amended, [18OC]
  Presented to the President (October 25, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-38] (signed October 30, 1995)
S. 1267--
An original bill to amend the Congressional Award Act to revise and 
    extend authorities for the Congressional Award Board.
  Passed Senate, [13OC]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Economic and 
    Educational Opportunities, [17OC]
S. 1309--
An original bill to reauthorize the tied aid credit program of the 
    Export-Import Bank of the United States, and to allow the Export-
    Import Bank to conduct a demonstration project.
  Passed Senate, [19OC]
  Received in House, [20OC]
  Referred to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services, [24OC]
S. 1316--
A bill to reauthorize and amend title XIV of the Public Health Service 
    Act (commonly known as the ``Safe Drinking Water Act''), and for 
    other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [29NO]
  Received in House, [4DE]
S. 1322--
A bill to provide for the relocation of the United States Embassy in 
    Israel to Jerusalem, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [24OC]
  Received in House, [24OC]
  Passed House, [24OC]
  Presented to the President (October 26, 1995)
  Without approval [Public Law 104-45] (November 8, 1995)
S. 1328--
A bill to amend the commencement dates of certain temporary Federal 
    judgeships.
  Passed Senate, [24OC]
  Received in House, [25OC]
  Passed House, [20NO]
  Presented to the President (November 24, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-60] (signed November 28, 1995)
S. 1331--
A bill to adjust and make uniform the dollar amounts used in title 18 to 
    distinguish between grades of offenses, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [13DE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [14DE]
S. 1332--
A bill to clarify the application of certain Federal criminal laws to 
    territories, possessions, and commonwealths, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [14DE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [15DE]
S. 1340--
A bill to require the President to appoint a Commission on Concentration 
    in the Livestock Industry.
  Passed Senate amended, [20DE]
  Received in House, [21DE]
S. 1341--
A bill to provide for the transfer of certain lands to the Salt River 
    Pima-Maricopa Indian Community and the city of Scottsdale, Arizona, 
    and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate amended, [29NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committees on Resources; Banking 
    and Financial Services, [30NO]
  Reported from the Committee on Resources (H. Rept. 104-439, part 1), 
    [21DE]
  Referral to the Committee on Banking and Financial Services extended, 
    [21DE]
  Committee on Banking and Financial Services discharged, [21DE]
S. 1382--
A bill to extend the Middle East Peace Facilitation Act.
  Passed Senate, [2NO]
  Received in House, [2NO]
S. 1429--
A bill to provide clarification in the reimbursement to States for 
    federally funded employees carrying out Federal programs during the 
    lapse in appropriations between November 14, 1995, through November 
    19, 1995.
  Passed Senate amended, [20DE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
    and Oversight, [21DE]
S. 1431--
A bill to make certain technical corrections in laws relating to Native 
    Americans, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [7DE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on Resources [11DE]
S. 1465--
A bill to extend au pair programs.
  Passed Senate amended, [13DE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [14DE]
  Rules suspended. Passed House, [18DE]
  Presented to the President (December 20, 1995)
  Approved [Public Law 104-72] (signed December 23, 1995)
S. 1507--
A bill to provide for the extension of the Parole Commission to oversee 
    cases of prisoners sentenced under prior law, to reduce the size of 
    the Parole Commission, and for other purposes.
  Passed Senate, [22DE]
  Received in House, [23DE]
  Referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, [27DE]
S. 1508--
A bill to assure that all Federal employees work and are paid.
  Passed Senate, [22DE]
  Received in House, [23DE]
  Passed House amended, [30DE]
S. 1509--
A bill to amend the Impact Aid program to provide for hold-harmless with 
    respect to amounts for payments relating to the Federal acquisition 
    of real property, to permit certain local educational agencies to 
    apply for increased payments for fiscal year 1994 under the Impact 
    Aid program, and to amend the Impact Aid program to make a technical 
    correction with respect to maximum payments for certain heavily 
    impacted local educational agencies.
  Passed Senate, [22DE]
  Received in House, [23DE]
  Referred to the Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities, 
    [27DE]
S. 1514--
A bill to authorize the obligation and expenditure of appropriated funds 
    for a 2.4 percent increase in pay and allowances and a 5.2 percent 
    increase for basic allowance for quarters for the members of the 
    uniformed services.
  Passed Senate [30DE]


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S.J. Res. 20--
A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the compact to 
    provide for joint natural resource management and enforcement of 
    laws and regulations pertaining to natural resources and boating at 
    the Jennings Randolph Lake Project lying in Garrett County, Maryland 
    and Mineral County, West Virginia, entered into between the States 
    of West Virginia and Maryland.
  Passed Senate, [20SE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [21SE]
S.J. Res. 27--
A joint resolution to grant the consent of the Congress to certain 
    additional powers conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by 
    the States of Missouri and Illinois.
  Passed Senate, [21JY]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [24JY]
S.J. Res. 29--
A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress with respect to 
    North-South dialogue on the Korean Peninsula and the United States-
    North Korea Agreed Framework.
  Passed Senate, [9NO]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [10NO]
S.J. Res. 32--
A joint resolution expressing the concern of the Congress regarding 
    certain recent remarks that unfairly and inaccurately maligned the 
    integrity of the Nation's law enforcement officers.
  Passed Senate, [7AP]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [1MY]
S.J. Res. 38--
A joint resolution granting the consent of Congress to the Vermont-New 
    Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact.
  Passed Senate, [18DE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, 
    [19DE]
S.J. Res. 43--
A joint resolution expressing the sense of Congress regarding Wei 
    Jingsheng, Gedhun Choekyi Nyima, the next Panchen Lama of Tibet, and 
    the human rights practices of the Government of the People's 
    Republic of China.
  Passed Senate, [13DE]
  Received in House, [14DE]
S.J. Res. 44--
A joint resolution concerning the deployment of U.S. Armed Forces in 
    Bosnia-Herzegovina.
  Passed Senate, [13DE]
  Received in House, [13DE]

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S. Con. Res. 17--
A concurrent resolution authorizing the use of the Capitol Grounds for 
    the exhibition of the RAH-66 Comanche helicopter.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [15JN]
  Received in House, [16JN]
S. Con. Res. 18--
A concurrent resolution authorizing the Architect of the Capitol to 
    transfer the catafalque to the Supreme Court for a funeral service.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [26JN]
  Received in House and agreed to, [27JN]
S. Con. Res. 19--
A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of the bill H.R. 483.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [26JN]
  Received in House, [27JN]
  Agreed to in House (pursuant to H. Res. 180), [30JN]
S. Con. Res. 20--
A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional recess or 
    adjournment of the Senate on Thursday, June 29, 1995, or Friday, 
    June 30, 1995, until Monday, July 10, 1995, and a conditional 
    adjournment of the House on the legislative day of Friday, June 30, 
    1995, until Monday, July 10, 1995.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [29JN]
  Received in House, [29JN]
  Agreed to in the House, [30JN]
S. Con. Res. 21--
A concurrent resolution directing that the ``Portrait Monument'' carved 
    in the likeness of Lucretia Mott, Susan B. Anthony, and Elizabeth 
    Cady Stanton, now in the Crypt of the Capitol, be restored to its 
    original state and be placed in the Capitol Rotunda.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [17JY]
  Received in House, [18JY]
  Referred to House Oversight, [27SE]
S. Con. Res. 22--
A concurrent resolution expressing the sense of the Congress that the 
    United States should participate in Expo '98 in Lisbon, Portugal.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [5SE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on International 
    Relations, [6SE]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [19DE]
S. Con. Res. 27--
A concurrent resolution to correct the enrollment of H.R. 402.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [20SE]
  Received in House, [21SE]
  Agreed to in the House amended, [29SE]
  Senate agreed to House amendment, [17OC]
S. Con. Res. 29--
A concurrent resolution providing for marking the celebration of 
    Jerusalem on the occasion of its 3000th Anniversary.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [29SE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on House Oversight, 
    [6OC]
  Committee discharged. Agreed to in the House, [12OC]
S. Con. Res. 31--
A concurrent resolution honoring the life and legacy of Yitzhak Rabin.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [6NO]
  Received in House, [7NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [8NO]
S. Con. Res. 32--
A concurrent resolution providing for a conditional recess or 
    adjournment of the Senate on Monday, November 20, 1995, until 
    Monday, November 27, 1995, and a conditional adjournment of the 
    House on the legislative day of Monday, November 20, 1995, or 
    Tuesday, November 21, 1995, until Tuesday, November 28, 1995.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [20NO]
  Received in House and agreed to, [20NO]
S. Con. Res. 33--
A concurrent expressing the thanks and good wishes of the American 
    people to the Honorable George M. White on the occasion of his 
    retirement as the Architect of the Capitol.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [20NO]
  Received in House, [20NO]
  Agreed to in the House, [28NO]
S. Con. Res. 34--
A concurrent resolution to authorize the printing of ``Vice Presidents 
    of the United States, 1789-1993''.
  Agreed to in the Senate amended, [20DE]
  Received in House and referred to the Committee on House Oversight, 
    [21DE]
S. Con. Res. 36--
A concurrent resolution directing the Secretary of the Senate to make 
    technical corrections in the enrollment of S. 1060.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [13DE]
  Received in House, [14DE]
  Agreed to in the House, [15DE]
S. Con. Res. 37--
A concurrent resolution directing the Clerk of the House of 
    Representatives to make technical changes in the enrollment of the 
    bill (H.R. 2539) entitled ``An Act to abolish the Interstate 
    Commerce Commission, to amend subtitle IV of title 49, United States 
    Code, to reform economic regulation of transportation, and for other 
    purposes.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [21DE]
  Received in House, [21DE]
  Agreed to in the House, [22DE]

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S. Res. 1--
A resolution informing the President of the United States that a quorum 
    of each House is assembled.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [4JA]
S. Res. 2--
A resolution informing the House of Representatives that a quorum of the 
    Senate is assembled.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [4JA]
S. Res. 11--
A resolution notifying the House of Representatives of the election of a 
    President pro tempore of the United States Senate.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [4JA]
S. Res. 12--
A resolution notifying the House of Representatives of the election of 
    the Honorable Sheila Burke as Secretary of the Senate.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [4JA]
S. Res. 111--
A resolution relative to the death of Honorable John C. Stennis, late a 
    Senator from the State of Mississippi.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [26AP]
S. Res. 131--
A resolution providing for notification to the House of Representatives 
    of the election of Secretary of the Senate.
  Agreed to in the Senate, [8JN]

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                             INDEX SUBJECTS

The following list contains broad subject terms that are often used in 
the Index to the House Journal. This list is far from comprehensive; it 
is provided to give an idea of the types of words that are used to index 
topical entries in addition to entries under a Member's name.

Abortion

Advertising
African Americans
Agriculture
Alcoholic beverages
Animals/birds
Antitrust policy/monopolies
Appropriations
Arms control/sales
Arts and humanities
Aviation
Awards, medals, prizes

Bankruptcy

Birth control
Bridges/roads/public works
Budget--U.S.
Business & industry/small business

Capitol Building and Grounds

Capital punishment
Cargo transportation
Cemeteries and funerals
Charities/tax-exempt organizations
Children and youth
Churches and synagogues
Civil liberties/rights
Claims
Coins
Collective bargaining/industrial arbitration
Colleges and universities
Committees of Congress (by title)
Common carriers
Commonwealth of Independent States
Communism
Community service/volunteer workers
Conference reports
Congress/Members of Congress
Conservation of natural resources
Constitution & amendments
Construction industries
Consumers/product safety
Contracts
Corporations
Correctional institutions
Courts/Supreme Court
Credit
Crime

Death and dying

Democracy
Department of Agriculture, etc.
Developing countries
Disasters/earthquakes/floods/hurricanes
Diseases/health
Domestic policy
Drugs

Eastern European countries

Ecology and environment
Economy
Education
Elections
Employment/unemployment
Ethnic groups
Executive communications
Executive departments

Families and domestic relations

Famines/hunger
Federal aid programs
Federal agencies (by title)
Federal employees/whistleblowing
Financial institutions
Firefighters/law enforcement officers
Fire prevention/law enforcement
Firearms
Fish and fishing/marine mammals
Flag--U.S.
Foreign aid
Foreign countries (by name)
Foreign investments
Foreign policy/trade
Foreign travel expenditures
Forests/lumber industry
Fraternal organizations

Geographic areas (see Central America, Latin America, Southeast Asia, 
  etc.)

Government/Government regulations

Hazardous/radioactive substances

Health care facilities/professionals
Herbicides
Historic sites/history
Holidays (see Special days and holidays)
Homeless
Homosexuality
House of Representatives
Housing
Human rights

Immigration/refugees

Income
Insurance
Intelligence services
Intergovernmental/Federal-State relations
International relations
Investments/securities
Iron and steel industry

Jews

Labeling/packaging

Labor unions
Languages
Libraries
Library of Congress
Literature
Lobbyists
Local government/States

Mathematics

Merchant marine industry
Mining and mineral resources
Minorities
Monuments and memorials
Motor vehicles
Museums
Music and dance

National security

National forests, etc.
National objectives
Native Americans (Eskimos, Hawaiians, Indians)
Natural gas
Natural resources
News media
Newspapers--city (State) paper name
Nuclear energy

Occupational safety and health

Parks and recreation areas

Patents/copyrights/trademarks
Pensions
Petitions and memorials
Petroleum
Political action committees
Political campaigns/ethics/parties
Pollution (air, noise, water)
Population
Postage and stamps
Poverty
Power resources
President of the United States
Presidential appointments
Public buildings
Public debt
Public documents
Public welfare programs

Racial relations

Radio/television
Railroads
Real estate
Recycling
Refuse/sewage disposal
Religion
Research
Rivers/harbors/waterways
Rural/suburban/urban areas

Safety

Schools
Science
Secretary of Agriculture, etc.
Senior citizens
Shipping industry
Ships and vessels
Social customs
Social Security
Solar energy
Sound recording and reproducing
Space policy
Special days and holidays
Sports
Strategic materials
Synthetic fuels

Tariff

Taxation
Technology
Telecommunications
Territories--U.S.
Terrorism
Textile industry and fabrics
Tobacco products
Transportation
Treaties and agreements
Trucking industry

United Nations

Veterans

Votes in House

Wars and conflicts (by name)

Water
Weapons (biological, chemical, nuclear)
Weather/climate
Weights and measures/metric system
Wetlands
Wilderness areas
Women

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ABERCROMBIE, NEIL (a Representative from Hawaii)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Taxation: treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses 
        (see H.R. 974) [16FE]

ABORIGINAL (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1199) [9MR]

ABORTION
  Bills and resolutions
    Brookline, MA: killings at abortion clinic (see H. Con. Res. 13) 
        [9JA]
    Civil liberties: protection of reproductive rights and access to 
        reproductive health care clinics (see H.R. 1952) [28JN]
    Civil Rights Act: availability of information on reproductive 
        health services at federally or State funded family planning 
        clinics (see H.R. 641) [23JA]
    Constitutional amendments: right to life (see H.J. Res. 18, 23, 
        26, 72, 90) [9JA] [1MR] [23MY]
    Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to abortion 
        (see H.R. 1624, 1958) [12MY] [29JN]
    Health care facilities: prevent governmental discrimination 
        against health care providers who refuse to perform or provide 
        training in performing abortions (see H.R. 1932) [27JN]
    Human life: definition from conception (see H.R. 2087) [20JY]
    Human rights: protect the right to life of born and unborn persons 
        (see H.R. 1625) [12MY]
    Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 222, 237) [9JA]
    Public Health Service: terminate family planning programs (see 
        H.R. 1623) [12MY]
    Taxation: treatment of medical expenses incurred for an abortion 
        (see H.R. 231) [9JA]
    Women: availability of information on reproductive health services 
        (see H. Res. 118) [16MR]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833) [14JN]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 251) [31OC]
    ------protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 776) [1FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1833, Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 251) (H. Rept. 104-301) 
        [31OC]
    Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 104-267) [27SE]

ACKERMAN, GARY L. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory 
        cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143) 
        [31JY]
    Bangladesh: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 86) [24JY]
    Families and domestic relations: require States to disclose the 
        AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289) 
        [22MR]
    Long Island Railroad Co.: remove police officers from certain 
        Federal employment laws (see H.R. 2044) [17JY]
    Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 2279) [7SE]
    Patents: renew and extend certain devices that aid in bodily 
        tissue healing and reduction of pain (see H.R. 2113) [25JY]
    Taxation: treatment of postsecondary education expenses (see H.R. 
        1272) [21MR]

ADMINISTRATIVE CONFERENCE OF THE U.S.
  Bills and resolutions
    Extend (see H.R. 2291) [8SE]

ADVERTISING
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: eliminate the Market Promotion Program (see H.R. 
        1749) [6JN]
    ------make participation in certain commodity research and 
        promotion programs voluntary (see H.R. 2502) [18OC]
    ------repeal price support and agricultural promotion programs 
        (see H.R. 2787) [15DE]
    Business and industry: define criteria for use of the term ``Made 
        in America'' (see H.R. 1598) [9MY]
    FTC: regulation of air carrier advertising (see H.R. 545) [17JA]
    ------regulation of State lottery advertising (see H.R. 327) [9JA]
    Political campaigns: free broadcasting time for political 
        advertising (see H.R. 2271) [6SE]
    Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco industry (see 
        H.R. 2283) [7SE]
    ------prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by 
        professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 2265) [6SE]

ADVISORY COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Members: add Native American members (see H.R. 1888) [19JN]

AERONAUTICS
see Aviation

AFRICA
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton [28MR]
    National Emergency Relative to Libya: President Clinton [12JY]

AFRICAN AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black 
        revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776) [7JN]
    Civil rights: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of slavery, 
        examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, and 
        recommend remedies (see H.R. 891) [10FE]
    ------affirmative action policies (see H.R. 1764, 2128) [7JN] 
        [27JY]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507) [7AP]
    Colleges and universities: eliminate segregationist language from 
        certain laws relative to funding of State universities (see 
        H.R. 2730) [6DE]
    Courts: desegregation of schools (see H. Con. Res. 101) [14SE]
    Dept. of Commerce: establish a Minority Business Development 
        Administration (see H.R. 114) [9JA]
    Dept. of HUD: assistance program eligibility for organizations 
        that promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or 
        ethnicity (see H.R. 656) [24JA]
    FCC: promote diversity in media ownership, management, and 
        programming (see H.R. 177) [9JA]
    Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the 
        preservation and restoration at historically black colleges 
        and universities (see H.R. 1179) [9MR]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal 
        organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70) [28FE]
    Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research 
        Center: establish (see H.R. 1117) [2MR]
    Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285) 
        [29NO]
    Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American 
        Museum (see H.R. 786) [1FE]
    Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to 
        Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129) 
        [3MR]

AGE DISCRIMINATION IN EMPLOYMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: protect elected and appointed judges against 
        discrimination based on age (see H.R. 1571) [3MY]
    Employment: age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring 
        plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        344, 2649) [9JA] [16NO]
    Federal employees: review of employment discriminations claims 
        (see H.R. 2133) [27JY]

AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE POLICY AND RESEARCH
  Bills and resolutions
    Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 1736) [25MY]

AGRICULTURAL TRADE DEVELOPMENT AND ASSISTANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Agriculture: extend certain authorities (see H.R. 2775) 
        [13DE]

AGRICULTURE
related term(s) Food; Rural Areas
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Advertising: eliminate the Market Promotion Program (see H.R. 
        1749) [6JN]
    Agriculture: price supports for upland cotton, feed grains, rice, 
        oilseeds, and wheat (see H.R. 2696) [30NO]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1976) [30JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 188) [12JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 235) [29SE]
    Air pollution: exempt agricultural activities from certain permit 
        requirements (see H.R. 1900) [20JN]
    America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: establish (see H.R. 
        2260) [6SE]
    Animals: humane living conditions for calves raised for the 
        production of veal (see H.R. 263) [9JA]
    ------prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, 
        sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143) [31JY]
    ------require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering 
        facilities (see H.R. 2433) [29SE]
    California: prevent preemption of State fluid milk standards (see 
        H.R. 1298) [22MR]
    Canola and rapeseed: research, promotion, and market development 
        of products (see H.R. 2509) [19OC]
    CCC: limit farm and export expenditures (see H.R. 2195, 2523) 
        [4AU] [24OC]

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    Chavez, Cesar E.: designate birthday as Federal holiday (see H.J. 
        Res. 84) [30MR]
    Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry: establish 
        (see H.R. 2506) [18OC]
    Commodities: clarify prevented planting rule relative to crop 
        acreage bases (see H.R. 2298) [12SE]
    ------make participation in certain commodity research and 
        promotion programs voluntary (see H.R. 2502) [18OC]
    Conservation of natural resources: establish a conservation 
        incentives program to develop soil, water, and related 
        resources protection practices (see H.R. 2793) [15DE]
    Conservation reserve program: reauthorize (see H.R. 343) [9JA]
    Contracts: ensure sanctity (see H.R. 2557) [30OC]
    Corporate and Farm Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        2755) [11DE]
    Credit: access for family farmers who grow specialty crops or 
        operate in high land cost areas (see H.R. 54) [9JA]
    Crops: purchase of catastrophic risk protection and clarify the 
        prevented planting rule (see H.R. 2147) [31JY]
    Dept. of Agriculture: abolish Department and transfer certain 
        programs to an agribusiness block grant program (see H.R. 
        1354) [29MR]
    ------emergency assistance for crop losses in federally designated 
        disaster areas (see H.R. 1430, 2343) [6AP] [14SE]
    ------establish marketing loans and total acreage base for upland 
        cotton, feed grains, rice, oilseeds, and wheat (see H.R. 2532) 
        [25OC]
    ------use of distance or transportation costs as a basis for 
        pricing milk (see H.R. 1808) [8JN]
    Disasters: coverage of seed crops under the noninsured crop 
        disaster assistance program (see H.R. 2093) [21JY]
    Employment: relationship between workers' compensation benefits 
        and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers 
        (see H.R. 1715) [25MY]
    Endangered species: incentives for land owners to provide habitat 
        for endangered species (see H.R. 2284) [7SE]
    Farm management: use of integrated, site-specific plans (see H.R. 
        2339) [14SE]
    Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.: improve operation (see H.R. 
        2130) [27JY]
    Federal aid programs: limit farm program payments to certain 
        producers relative to amount of off-farm earnings (see H.R. 
        1719) [25MY]
    ------repeal price support and agricultural promotion programs 
        (see H.R. 2787) [15DE]
    Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend 
        relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352) [29MR]
    ------amend relative to public health pesticides (see H.R. 53) 
        [9JA]
    Food: improve agricultural resources conservation programs (see 
        H.R. 2542) [26OC]
    Food industry: labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth 
        hormones, and development of residue test (see H.R. 2084, 
        2085) [20JY]
    Food producers: provide flexibility and mitigation in the 
        conversion of cropped wetlands (see H.R. 932) [14FE]
    Foreign trade: compensate producers for damages incurred due to 
        trade embargoes (see H.R. 2263) [6SE]
    ------define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural 
        products (see H.R. 2795) [15DE]
    ------duty rate adjustment of tomatoes from Mexico relative to 
        currency exchange rates (see H.R. 1626) [12MY]
    ------export subsidies for durum wheat (see H.R. 597) [20JA]
    ------extend export restrictions for unprocessed timber to timber 
        harvested in Texas (see H.R. 688) [26JA]
    ------labeling of imported perishable agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 2602, 2833) [9NO] [22DE]
    ------prohibit the importation of sugar into the U.S. from 
        countries that import sugar from Cuba (see H.R. 84) [9JA]
    Honey: price supports (see H.R. 1235) [14MR]
    Irrigation: establish boundaries for irrigation districts within 
        the Umatilla Basin, OR (see H.R. 2392) [21SE]
    Kiwifruit: research and marketing (see H.R. 1486) [7AP]
    Labeling: imported meat and meat food products containing imported 
        meat (see H.R. 2475) [12OC]
    National forests: renewal process for livestock grazing leases 
        (see H.R. 1375, 1379) [3AP]
    Oklahoma: disposal of certain Federal lands (see H.R. 2736) [7DE]
    Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: amend (see H.R. 1103) 
        [1MR]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 669) [25JA]
    Pesticides: definition and regulation of antimicrobial pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1680) [18MY]
    ------definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1627) [12MY]
    Popcorn: promotion program (see H.R. 2593) [7NO]
    Poultry: labeling regulations (see H.R. 203, 2672) [9JA] [20NO]
    ------use of humane methods in the slaughter of poultry (see H.R. 
        264) [9JA]
    Price support programs (see H.R. 2195, 2330, 2523) [4AU] [14SE] 
        [24OC]
    ------milk (see H.R. 2000, 2324, 2362, 2597) [10JY] [13SE] [19SE] 
        [8NO]
    ------peanuts (see H.R. 2008, 2189, 2794) [11JY] [3AU] [15DE]
    ------sugar (see H.R. 1687) [23MY]
    ------upland cotton, feed grains, rice, oilseeds, and wheat (see 
        H.R. 2696) [30NO]
    ------wheat, feed, grain, rice, and cotton (see H.R. 2010) [11JY]
    Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 676, 1713) 
        [25JA] [25MY]
    Real property: permit unimpeded use of privately owned farm land 
        (see H.R. 800) [2FE]
    Rural areas: study feasibility of establishing and training 
        regional and county rural development boards and councils (see 
        H.R. 813) [3FE]
    Soybean: revise promotion, research, and consumer information 
        programs (see H.R. 2577) [2NO]
    States: consolidate grants for rural development programs (see 
        H.R. 2590) [7NO]
    ------provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in 
        production capacity (see H.R. 2429) [29SE]
    Taxation: capital gains rate on stock of certain farmers' 
        cooperatives (see H.R. 2676) [20NO]
    ------double the maximum benefit under the special estate tax 
        valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 520) [13JA]
    ------exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to 
        certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see 
        H.R. 864, 2218) [8FE] [4AU]
    ------extend retroactive period during which farm insolvency 
        transactions are exempt from the prior law alternative minimum 
        tax (see H.R. 242) [9JA]
    ------income tax credit for property used to control environmental 
        pollution and for soil and water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 41) [9JA]
    ------increase excise taxes on smokeless tobacco products and 
        establish a trust fund to reduce use (see H.R. 2585) [6NO]
    ------inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special 
        estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 532) 
        [17JA]
    ------one-time exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland to a 
        beginning farmer (see H.R. 441) [9JA]
    ------prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt 
        agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783) 
        [1FE]
    ------provide farmers carryover of unused deductions and a one-
        time exclusion from gain for certain sales and provide health 
        insurance deductions for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 
        1748) [6JN]
    ------special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of 
        farmland (see H.R. 501, 1082) [13JA] [28FE]
    ------treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 1820) [13JN]
    ------treatment of cane sugar produced in Everglades Agricultural 
        Area (see H.R. 2575, 2646) [2NO] [16NO]
    ------treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 1569) 
        [3MY]
    ------treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333) [14SE]
    ------treatment of hard apple cider (see H.R. 2078) [20JY]
    ------treatment of income crop insurance proceeds and disaster 
        payments (see H.R. 1408) [5AP]
    ------treatment of livestock sold on account of weather conditions 
        (see H.R. 1588) [9MY]
    ------treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into 
        an individual retirement account (see H.R. 89, 844) [9JA] 
        [7FE]
    ------use of agricultural byproducts in wine production (see H.R. 
        1435) [6AP]
    Technology: use of remote sensing to promote better agricultural 
        management (see H.R. 197) [9JA]
    Texas: control of southern pine beetles in wilderness areas (see 
        H.R. 689) [26JA]
    Tobacco products: establish Federal authority to regulate tobacco 
        and other nicotine containing products (see H.R. 2414) [28SE]
    ------improve operation of flue-cured and burley tobacco programs 
        (see H.R. 2653) [16NO]
    ------increase excise taxes and use revenue for tobacco crop 
        substitution (see H.R. 1455) [6AP]
    ------require the reduction and eventual elimination of nicotine 
        in tobacco products (see H.R. 1853) [15JN]
    Transportation: farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 526) 
        [17JA]
    Treaties and agreements: make regulatory correction relative to 
        methyl bromide and the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2230) [4AU]
    Waterways: restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and 
        pollution runoff and improve water quality (see H.R. 1331) 
        [28MR]
    Weather: improve the collection and distribution of information to 
        assist agricultural producers (see H.R. 383) [9JA]
    Wetlands: agricultural conversion of certain wetlands (see H.R. 
        198) [9JA]
    ------determinations relative to agricultural lands (see H.R. 
        1949) [28JN]
    ------prompt resolution of agricultural use violation disputes 
        (see H.R. 2496) [18OC]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1976) [28SE]
  Messages
    CCC Report: President Clinton [9NO]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976) [20SE] [12OC]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1976) (H. Rept. 
        104-268) [28SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1976) (H. Rept. 
        104-172) [30JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1976, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. 
        Rept. 104-271) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1976, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 188) (H. Rept. 104-185) [12JY]
    Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 104-207) [26JY]

AIR FORCE
see Department of Defense

AIR POLLUTION
related term(s) Clean Air Act; Ecology and Environment; Pollution
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: exempt activities from certain permit requirements 
        (see H.R. 1900) [20JN]
    Carbon monoxide: deadline extension for certain sanctions and 
        reclassification of nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1255) [15MR]

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    Clean Air Act: marginal area requirements relative to ozone 
        concentrations (see H.R. 581) [19JA]
    ------reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 
        1582) [9MY]
    ------repeal certain amendments (see H.R. 479) [11JA]
    ------State implementation plans (see H.R. 304) [9JA]
    ------treatment of motorcycles (see H.R. 2299) [12SE]
    Ecology and environment: recycling and management of used oil and 
        reduced lead emissions (see H.R. 189) [9JA]
    ------recycling and use reduction of mercury (see H.R. 2835) 
        [22DE]
    ------transition from use of halons and chlorofluorocarbons to 
        substitute compounds (see H.R. 2367) [20SE]
    Emissions: repeal certain Clean Air Act toxic air emission 
        provisions (see H.R. 473) [11JA]
    EPA: modify Reformulated Gasoline Program (see H.R. 2484) [17OC]
    ------temporary suspension of reformulated gasoline rules (see 
        H.R. 1015, 2327) [22FE] [13SE]
    Government regulations: impose moratorium on sanctions under the 
        Clean Air Act provisions on marginal and moderate ozone 
        nonattainment areas (see H.R. 1602) [10MY]
    ------use of freon in home, automobile, and agricultural air 
        conditioning equipment (see H.R. 2645) [15NO]
    Hazardous substances: reduction in emissions of pollutants 
        contributing to acid deposition in the Adirondacks (see H.R. 
        2682) [28NO]
    Motor vehicles: allow emission reductions caused by fleet turnover 
        to be credited under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 477) [11JA]
    ------delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and 
        maintenance programs (see H.R. 46, 307, 495) [9JA] [11JA]
    ------prohibit Federal requirement for State plans on trip 
        reduction requirements (see H.R. 478) [11JA]
    ------reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone 
        nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325) [9JA]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act emission standards (see H.R. 
        476) [11JA]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act ozone nonattainment area 
        provisions relative to mandatory State vehicle inspection and 
        maintenance programs (see H.R. 480) [11JA]
    National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827) 
        [21DE]
    Ozone: repeal certain Clean Air Act stratospheric ozone protection 
        provisions (see H.R. 475) [11JA]
    Refuse disposal: solid and hazardous waste incinerator 
        requirements (see H.R. 2211) [4AU]
    States: conduct study of certain cross-border sources (see H.R. 
        2637) [15NO]
    Taxation: issuance of tax-exempt bonds for air and water pollution 
        control facilities (see H.R. 2380) [21SE]
  Reports filed
    Reduction of Work-Related Vehicle Trips in Ozone Nonattainment 
        Areas: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 325) (H. Rept. 104-
        387) [6DE]

AIRCRAFT
see Common Carriers

ALABAMA
  Bills and resolutions
    Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to amend the Historic 
        Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia (see H.R. 
        2064) [19JY]
    Talladega National Forest: modify boundaries (see H.R. 1874) 
        [16JN]
    Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to 
        Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129) 
        [3MR]
  Reports filed
    Consent of Congress To Amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact 
        Between Alabama and Georgia: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2064) (H. Rept. 104-376) [4DE]
    Talladega National Forest Boundary Modification: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1874) (H. Rept. 104-216) [31JY]

ALAMEDA COUNTY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Water: Federal involvement in wastewater reuse project (see H.R. 
        2633) [14NO]

ALASKA
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration 
        hydroelectric projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude 
        oil [25JY] [11OC] [17OC]
    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
        Development Board of Trustees [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Admiralty Island National Monument: provide for land exchange (see 
        H.R. 1266) [16MR]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: amend (see H.R. 402, 2505) 
        [9JA] [18OC]
    ------amend to provide for the buyback of common stock of Cook 
        Inlet Region, Inc. (see H.R. 421) [9JA]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to village corporations within 
        the Cook Inlet Region (see H.R. 1342) [28MR]
    Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (see 
        H.R. 1122) [3MR]
    ------sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 256) [7NO]
    Dept. of the Interior: consolidate certain conservation system 
        units on the Alaskan Peninsula (see H.R. 566) [19JA]
    Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 
        39) [9JA]
    Fishing: regulate in certain waters (see H.R. 1786) [8JN]
    Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve: land exchange (see 
        H.R. 400) [9JA]
    ------land exchange (H.R. 400), consideration (see H. Res. 52) 
        [31JA]
    Gustavus, AK: land exchange (see H.R. 2561) [31OC]
    Kenai Natives Association: correction of land entitlement 
        inequities (see H.R. 401) [9JA]
    Mount McKinley: retain name (see H.R. 443) [9JA]
    Native Americans: conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska 
        Native Claims Settlement Act (see H.R. 2560) [30OC]
    Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (see H.R. 70) 
        [9JA]
    ------export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (H.R. 70), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 197) [21JY]
    ------export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 256) [7NO]
    Taxation: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary 
        expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (see 
        H.R. 1940; H. Con. Res. 68) [17MY] [27JN]
    Tongass National Forest: transfer (see H.R. 2413) [28SE]
    Wilderness areas: designate certain lands (see H.R. 1000) [21FE]
  Conference reports
    Alaska Power Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and 
        Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Exports (S. 395) [6NO] [8NO]
  Messages
    Alaska's Mineral Resources: President Clinton [3AP]
  Motions
    Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 
        395) [25JY]
    ------sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), conference report 
        [8NO]
    Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (H.R. 70) [24JY]
    ------export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395) [25JY]
    ------export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), conference 
        report [8NO]
  Reports filed
    Admiralty Island National Monument Land Exchange: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1266) (H. Rept. 104-115) [9MY]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Amendment To Provide for the 
        Buyback of Common Stock of Cook Inlet Region, Inc.: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 421) (H. Rept. 104-40) [21FE]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 402) (H. Rept. 104-73) [9MR]
    Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Exports: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 70) (H. Rept. 104-139) [15JN]
    Alaska Power Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and the 
        Export of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: Committee of 
        Conference (S. 395) (H. Rept. 104-312) [6NO]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1122) (H. Rept. 104-
        187) [13JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 395, Alaska Power 
        Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and the Export 
        of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 104-314) [7NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 70, Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Exports: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 197) (H. Rept. 104-198) 
        [21JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 400, Gates of the Arctic National Park and 
        Preserve Land Exchange: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        52) (H. Rept. 104-13) [31JA]
    Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve Land Exchange: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 400) (H. Rept. 104-8) 
        [27JA]

ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims 
        Settlement Act (see H.R. 2560) [30OC]
    Amend (see H.R. 402, 2505) [9JA] [18OC]
    BLM: conveyance of certain lands to village corporations within 
        the Cook Inlet Region (see H.R. 1342) [28MR]
    Cook Inlet Region, Inc.: provide for the buyback of common stock 
        (see H.R. 421) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Amendment To Provide for the Buyback of Common Stock of Cook Inlet 
        Region, Inc.: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 421) (H. 
        Rept. 104-40) [21FE]
    Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 402) (H. Rept. 
        104-73) [9MR]

ALBANIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language 
        (see H. Con. Res. 103) [21SE]

ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552) [3MY]
    Drunken driving: reporting of blood alcohol levels exceeding State 
        permissible levels after vehicular accidents (see H.R. 1982) 
        [30JN]
    ------strengthen Federal prevention laws (see H.R. 588) [19JA]
    Roads and highways: treatment of Federal highway funds relative to 
        drunken driving by minors (see H.R. 2319) [13SE]
    ------treatment of Federal highway funds relative to sale of 
        alcoholic beverages to minors (see H.R. 2088, 2328) [20JY] 
        [13SE]
    SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction 
        (see H.R. 791) [2FE]
    Tariff: French beaujolais wine (see H.R. 2529) [25OC]
    Taxation: treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333) [14SE]
    ------treatment of hard apple cider (see H.R. 2078) [20JY]
    ------use of agricultural byproducts in wine production (see H.R. 
        1435) [6AP]

ALEXANDER, MARGARET WALKER
  Bills and resolutions
    Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research 
        Center: establish (see H.R. 1117) [2MR]

ALEXANDRIA, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 2305) [12SE]
  Reports filed
    Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 965) (H. Rept. 
        104-420) [19DE]

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ALIENS
see Immigration; Refugees

ALLARD, WAYNE (a Representative from Colorado)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: consolidate grants for State rural development 
        programs (see H.R. 2590) [7NO]
    ------improve agricultural resources conservation programs (see 
        H.R. 2542) [26OC]
    Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508) 
        [19OC]
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 4) [9JA]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 21) [9JA]
    ------limit rate of growth (see H.R. 1110) [2MR]
    Cache La Poudre River National Water Heritage Area: establish (see 
        H.R. 2057) [19JY]
    Congressional Budget Act: establish a point of order against 
        certain continuing resolutions (see H.R. 2197) [4AU]
    Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (see H.R. 
        2029) [13JY]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: operation of visitor facilities (see 
        H.R. 629) [23JA]
    SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction 
        (see H.R. 791) [2FE]
    Taxation: deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 40) 
        [9JA]

ALLIANCE FOR JUSTICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): use of 
        forged documents at a Subcommittee on National Economic 
        Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs hearing (see 
        H. Res. 244) [25OC]
  Motions
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): use of 
        forged documents at a Subcommittee on National Economic 
        Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs hearing (H. 
        Res. 244) [25OC]

ALPHA PHI ALPHA (fraternal organization)
  Bills and resolutions
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70) 
        [28FE]

ALPHA TANGO (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 827) [3FE]

AMERICAN BATTLE MONUMENTS COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Monuments and memorials: repair and maintenance of war memorials 
        (see H.R. 1809) [8JN]

AMERICAN INDIAN TRUST FUND MANAGEMENT REFORM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    BIA: transfer certain authorities to the Office of Special 
        Trustees for American Indians (see H.R. 2631) [14NO]

AMERICAN IRON AND STEEL INSTITUTE
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for 
        display of steel home building materials (see H. Con. Res. 85) 
        [20JY]

AMERICAN NATIONAL STANDARDS INSTITUTE
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of 
        materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114) [2MR]
  Reports filed
    Child Labor Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act Relative to 
        Loading of Materials Into Balers and Compacters: Committee on 
        Economic and Educational Opportunities (H.R. 1114) (H. Rept. 
        104-278) [17OC]

AMERICAN OVERSEAS INTERESTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1561): consideration (see H. Res. 155, 156) [22MY] 
        [25MY]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 1561) [8JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1561, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 155) (H. Rept. 104-129) [22MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 156) (H. Rept. 104-130) 
        [25MY]

AMERICAN RED CROSS
related term(s) American Red Cross
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal employees: civil service retirement credit for service 
        with the American Red Cross during a time of war (see H.R. 
        272) [9JA]

AMERICAN REVOLUTION
related term(s) War
  Bills and resolutions
    Awards, medals, and prizes: authorize the awarding of the Medal of 
        Honor to the unknown Vermonter who served and died in the 
        Continental Army (see H.R. 1964) [29JN]
    Coins: mint in commemoration of black revolutionary war patriots 
        (see H.R. 1776) [7JN]
    Historic buildings and sites: study battlefields of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 810) [2FE]

AMERICAN SAMOA
  Bills and resolutions
    American Samoa Study Commission: establish (see H.R. 2624) [13NO]
    Economy: multiyear program for economic development and self-
        sufficiency (see H.R. 1306) [23MR]
    Expedited Funds Availability Act: clarify application to American 
        Samoa and Guam (see H.R. 1800) [8JN]
    Health: nutrition assistance programs (see H.R. 1059) [27FE]
    House of Representatives: repeal requirement that Delegates from 
        the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa be elected by a 
        separate ballot (see H.R. 2254) [4AU]
    SSI: benefits (see H.R. 1060) [27FE]

AMERICAN SAMOA STUDY COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2624) [13NO]

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Board of trustees: reduction in members (see H.R. 2681) [28NO]

AMTRAK
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1437) [6AP]
    Common carriers: eliminate special support for or burdens on 
        operations as a passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 259) [9JA]
    Employees: establish limitations on wage continuation and 
        severance benefits for employees displaced by a discontinuance 
        of service (see H.R. 832) [6FE]
    Operations: authorizing appropriations and management reform (see 
        H.R. 1788) [8JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 
        1788), consideration (see H. Res. 284) [29NO]
    ------timely closure and realignment of routes with low economic 
        performance (see H.R. 841) [6FE]
  Reports filed
    Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 104-299) 
        [30OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1788, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 104-370) 
        [29NO]

AMTRAK REFORM AND PRIVATIZATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1788): consideration (see H. Res. 284) [29NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1788, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 104-370) [29NO]
    Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 104-299) [30OC]

ANADROMOUS FISH CONSERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 2160) [2AU]

ANDREWS, ROBERT E. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: export subsidies for durum wheat (see H.R. 597) 
        [20JA]
    Arms sales: congressional notification requirement of sales to 
        Saudi Arabia relative to outstanding commercial disputes (see 
        H.R. 1243) [15MR]
    Disasters: establish a commission to improve the Federal emergency 
        management system (see H.R. 651) [24JA]
    Economy: reduce income tax rates, encourage purchase of domestic 
        products, and extend transportation infrastructure spending 
        (see H.R. 890) [10FE]
    Education: release of student records to State and county 
        prosecutors (see H.R. 2398) [27SE]
    ------substitute educational quality evaluations for cohort 
        default rates in eligibility determinations for student 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 903) [13FE]
    Employment: leave policies relative to minimum wage and overtime 
        exemptions (see H.R. 946) [15FE]
    ------payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned 
        vehicles (see H.R. 1273) [21MR]
    Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see 
        H.R. 906) [13FE]
    ------denial of passports to noncustodial parents relative to 
        nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 993) [21FE]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        2427) [29SE]
    House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment 
        to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see 
        H. Res. 39) [19JA]
    Members of Congress: restriction from lobbying activities for a 
        certain period after term expiration or resignation (see H.R. 
        751) [31JA]
    Occupational safety and health: provide uniform warnings on 
        personal protective equipment for occupational use (see H.R. 
        750) [31JA]
    Pensions: establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State 
        and local governments to fulfill the terms of pensions plans 
        (see H.R. 1683) [23MY]
    Ships and vessels: require congressional approval of nuclear waste 
        disposal plans prior to construction of CVN-76 nuclear 
        aircraft carrier (see H.R. 905) [13FE]
    ------require congressional certification for Dept. of Defense 
        ship repair transactions with foreign contractors (see H.R. 
        904) [13FE]
    Taxation: provide incentives for enterprise zone investment (see 
        H.R. 792) [2FE]
    Turkey: restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to 
        human rights standards (see H.R. 1274) [21MR]
    Veterans: exclude certain income from consideration for 
        determining rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 
        2091) [21JY]

ANGOLA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton [28MR] 
        [18SE]

ANIMALS
related term(s) National Wildlife Refuges; Wildlife
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the 
        production of veal (see H.R. 263) [9JA]
    ------incentives for land owners to provide habitat for endangered 
        species (see H.R. 2284) [7SE]
    ------labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth 
        hormones, and development of residue test (see H.R. 2084, 
        2085) [20JY]
    ------prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, 
        sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143) [31JY]
    Bears: prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera 
        (see H.R. 2240) [4AU]
    Dept. of Agriculture: require humane transport of horses en route 
        to slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433) [29SE]

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    Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate 
        (see H.R. 1253) [15MR]
    Endangered species: designate Florida panther (see H.R. 321) [9JA]
    ------designation of critical habitat areas and national wildlife 
        refuges (see H.R. 2253) [4AU]
    ------protect private property rights relative to economic losses 
        from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 490) [11JA]
    ------review listing process (see H.R. 1714) [25MY]
    Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species 
        relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571) [19JA]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 2275, 2444) [7SE] [29SE]
    Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend 
        relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352) [29MR]
    ------amend relative to public health pesticides (see H.R. 53) 
        [9JA]
    Foreign trade: prohibit export of American black bear viscera (see 
        H.R. 353) [9JA]
    Health: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508) 
        [19OC]
    Housing: prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning 
        household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619) [11MY]
    Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 
        1404) [5AP]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 
        2823) [21DE]
    Interstate commerce: prohibit relative to exotic animals (see H.R. 
        1202) [10MR]
    Laboratory testing: encourage Federal agencies utilizing rabbit 
        eye irritancy tests to validate alternative ophthalmic testing 
        procedures (see H. Con. Res. 7) [9JA]
    Marine mammals: support the International Dolphin Conservation 
        Program (see H.R. 2179) [3AU]
    National Park Service: eradicate brucellosis afflicting the bison 
        in Yellowstone National Park (see H.R. 2136) [27JY]
    Ozark National Scenic Riverways: protection of wild horses within 
        boundaries (see H.R. 238) [9JA]
    Pesticides: definition and regulation of antimicrobial pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1680) [18MY]
    ------definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1627) [12MY]
    Research: reporting requirements for facilities conducting 
        experimentation and testing (see H.R. 1547) [2MY]
    States: disapproval of issuance of permits for the taking of 
        marine mammals in protected waters (see H.R. 74) [9JA]
    Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal 
        law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 704) 
        [26JA]
    Taxation: incentives for the conservation of endangered species 
        (see H.R. 2286, 2364) [7SE] [19SE]
    ------modify application of passive loss limitations to equine 
        activities (see H.R. 2199) [4AU]
    ------treatment of livestock sold on account of weather conditions 
        (see H.R. 1588) [9MY]
    Wilderness areas: improve the management of land and water for 
        fish and wildlife purposes (see H.R. 1141) [6MR]
  Reports filed
    Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge 
        Designation: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1253) (H. 
        Rept. 104-290) [24OC]
    Management of Wilderness Land and Water for Fish and Wildlife 
        Purposes: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1141) 
        (H. Rept. 104-107) [6JN]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 104-
        107) [1MY]
    Protection of Wild Horses Within Boundaries of the Ozark National 
        Scenic Riverway: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 238) (H. 
        Rept. 104-296) [30OC]

ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE OF B'NAI B'RITH
  Bills and resolutions
    Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the 
        Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 
        (see H. Res. 316) [20DE]

ANTITRUST POLICY
related term(s) Monopolies
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: supersede modification of final judgment of 
        U.S. v. Western Electric and regulate the manufacturing of 
        Bell operating companies (see H.R. 411) [9JA]
    Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws 
        relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2519, 2525) 
        [24OC]
    Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry: establish 
        (see H.R. 2506) [18OC]
    Courts: supersede the modification of final judgment in U.S. v. 
        Western Electric (see H.R. 1528, 1641) [2MY] [16MY]
    Intellectual property: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        2674) [20NO]
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 45, 
        106, 120, 365, 386, 397, 749, 1612, 2022) [9JA] [31JA] [11MY] 
        [12JY]
    ------application of antitrust laws and establishment of a 
        national oversight commission (see H.R. 735) [30JA]
    ------application of antitrust laws relative to certain television 
        contracts (see H.R. 105) [9JA]
    Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams 
        (see H.R. 2699, 2740) [30NO] [7DE]
  Reports filed
    Clarify Exemptions From Securities and Antitrust Laws Relative to 
        Charitable Gift Annuities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        2519) (H. Rept. 104-333) [10NO]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2525) (H. Rept. 
        104-336) [14NO]
    Supersede the Modification of Final Judgment in U.S. v. Western 
        Electric: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1528) (H. 
        Rept. 104-203) [24JY]

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Funding (see H.R. 312, 2145) [9JA] [31JY]
    Mississippi: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 644) [23JA]
    Virginia: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 1165) [8MR]

APPALACHIAN REGIONAL DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian Regional Commission: funding (see H.R. 2145) [31JY]

APPROPRIATIONS
related term(s) Budget--U.S.
  Appointments
    Conferees: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
    ------H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
    ------H.R. 1817, military construction, family housing, and base 
        closure and realignment appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 1854, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [26JY]
    ------H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [12OC]
    ------H.R. 1905, energy and water development appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
    ------H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
        Judiciary appropriations [18OC]
    ------H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [2NO]
    ------H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations [13SE] [14SE] 
        [18OC]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC] [31OC] [2NO] [13NO]
    ------H.R. 2546, District of Columbia appropriations [9NO]
    ------S. 1, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act [1FE]
    ------S. 4, Separate Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act [7SE]
    ------S. 641, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act 
        reauthorization [7DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Administrative Conference of the U.S.: extend (see H.R. 2291) 
        [8SE]
    Agriculture: consolidate grants for State rural development 
        programs (see H.R. 2590) [7NO]
    ------reauthorize the conservation reserve program (see H.R. 343) 
        [9JA]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1976) [30JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 188) [12JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 235) [29SE]
    Air pollution: conduct study of certain cross-border sources (see 
        H.R. 2637) [15NO]
    American Cultural Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 1520) [7AP]
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1437) [6AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 
        1788), consideration (see H. Res. 284) [29NO]
    Anadromous Fish Conservation Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2160) [2AU]
    Appalachian Regional Commission: funding (see H.R. 312, 2145) 
        [9JA] [31JY]
    Arts and humanities: abolish the National Endowment for the Arts 
        and the National Council on the Humanities (see H.R. 209, 579) 
        [9JA] [19JA]
    ------authorizing appropriations for the National Endowment for 
        the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the 
        Institute for Museum Services (see H.R. 1557) [3MY]
    Aviation: air cargo jetport funding (see H.R. 2449) [29SE]
    ------Great Lakes International Air Cargo Superport construction 
        funding (see H.R. 2448) [29SE]
    BLM: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1077) [28FE]
    Budget: amend the budget process to require joint budget 
        resolutions and the inclusion of public debt limit extension 
        (see H.R. 2622) [13NO]
    ------automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and 
        reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700) [26JA]
    ------balance (see H.R. 567, 822, 823, 1131, 1516, 1923) [19JA] 
        [3FE] [3MR] [7AP] [22JN]
    ------balance through spending reduction (see H. Con. Res. 71) 
        [23MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 
        1, 7, 15, 20, 21, 22, 28, 31, 35, 37, 45, 46, 49, 53, 55, 57, 
        58, 60, 62, 74) [9JA] [11JA] [18JA] [19JA] [23JA] [3MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 33, 44) [11JA] [24JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to require two-thirds vote of both 
        Houses of Congress if outlays exceed revenues (see H.J. Res. 
        9) [9JA]
    ------establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 766) [1FE]
    ------establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 
        1245) [15MR]
    ------establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce 
        discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162) [8MR]
    ------establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce 
        discretionary spending limits (H.R. 1162), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 218) [12SE]
    ------extend and reduce discretionary spending limits and extend 
        pay-as-you-go requirements (see H.R. 2459) [11OC]

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    ------extend discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 2295) [8SE]
    ------identification and control of tax expenditures (see H.R. 
        1387) [4AP]
    ------limit rate of growth (see H.R. 1110) [2MR]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (see H.R. 
        1158, 1159, 1864, 1927, 1944) [8MR] [15JN] [27JN] [28JN]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1158), consideration (see H. Res. 115) [14MR]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1158), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 151) 
        [17MY]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1944), consideration (see H. Res. 176) [28JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2491, 
        2517, 2530) [17OC] [20OC] [25OC]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 245) [25OC]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration of Senate amendments to conference report (see 
        H. Res. 279) [18NO]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 272) [16NO]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 321) [21DE]
    ------reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1219) [13MR]
    ------reform process (see H.R. 2599) [8NO]
    ------require an operating and a capital budget to distinguish 
        between Federal funds and trust funds (see H.R. 767, 1233) 
        [1FE] [14MR]
    ------require detailed information on spending choices (see H.R. 
        1109) [2MR]
    ------rescind certain budget authority (see H.R. 845) [7FE]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (see H. Con. 
        Res. 66, 67, 122) [11MY] [15MY] [18DE]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        122), consideration (see H. Res. 309) [18DE]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        67), consideration (see H. Res. 149) [16MY]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        67), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 175) 
        [28JN]
    ------treatment of Social Security under a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 17) [23JA]
    ------treatment of Social Security under a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (H. Con. Res. 17), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 44) [24JA]
    ------use CBO economic assumptions to achieve a balanced Federal 
        budget (see H.J. Res. 132) [18DE]
    CCC: limit farm and export expenditures (see H.R. 2195, 2523) 
        [4AU] [24OC]
    CFTC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 618) [20JA]
    Children and youth: establish community-based youth development 
        block grant program (see H.R. 2807) [18DE]
    Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1151, 1361) 
        [7MR] [30MR]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1361), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 139) [3MY]
    Colleges and universities: eliminate segregationist language from 
        certain laws relative to funding of State universities (see 
        H.R. 2730) [6DE]
    ------prohibit Federal grants or contracts to institutions that 
        prevent access to campus for ROTC or military recruiting (see 
        H.R. 142, 1118) [9JA] [2MR]
    Committee on Agriculture (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 68) [9FE]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 85) [14FE]
    Committee on Commerce (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 70) [9FE]
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House): 
        authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 71) [9FE]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 62) [7FE]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 87) [16FE]
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 64) [8FE]
    Committee on International Relations (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 84) [14FE]
    Committee on National Security (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 77) [9FE]
    Committee on Resources (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 82) [10FE]
    Committee on Rules (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 
        76) [9FE]
    Committee on Science (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 81) [10FE]
    Committee on Small Business (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 74) [9FE]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 73) [9FE]
    Committee on the Budget (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 90) [16FE]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 72) [9FE]
    Committee on Transportation (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 75) [9FE]
    Committee on Ways and Means (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 67) [9FE]
    Committees of the House: authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 
        107) [6MR]
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        42) [9JA]
    ------revise and extend (see H.R. 1872) [16JN]
    Conservation of energy: funding for programs (see H.R. 2596) [8NO]
    Constitutional amendments: line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 4, 6, 17, 
        43, 46, 47, 59) [9JA] [19JA]
    Continuing: making (see H.J. Res. 108, 115, 116, 118, 119, 120, 
        122, 123, 125, 126, 131, 133, 136, 137) [27SE] [7NO] [10NO] 
        [14NO] [15NO] [17NO] [18NO] [13DE] [18DE] [22DE]
    ------making (H.J. Res. 108), consideration (see H. Res. 230) 
        [27SE]
    ------making (H.J. Res. 115), consideration (see H. Res. 257, 261) 
        [7NO] [9NO]
    ------making (H.J. Res. 122), consideration (see H. Res. 270) 
        [15NO]
    Courts: funding for death penalty resource centers (see H.R. 1984) 
        [30JN]
    Crime: appropriate two percent of Federal individual income tax 
        revenues to the States to fight crime (see H.R. 90) [9JA]
    Dept. of Agriculture: emergency assistance for crop losses in 
        federally designated disaster areas (see H.R. 1430, 2343) 
        [6AP] [14SE]
    ------extend certain authorities (see H.R. 2775) [13DE]
    Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for scientific 
        research services and facilities (see H.R. 1870) [16JN]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1530) [2MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base closure and realignment (see H.R. 1817) 
        [13JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 167) [15JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 223) [19SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 164) [8JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 307) [14DE]
    ------authorizing military construction appropriations (see H.R. 
        1529) [2MY]
    ------B-2 stealth bomber development (see H.R. 2625) [13NO]
    ------demonstration project to improve personnel policies relative 
        to acquisition work force (see H.R. 2314) [12SE]
    ------eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship (see H.R. 1645) 
        [16MY]
    ------making appropriations (see H.R. 2126) [27JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2126), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 205) [28JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2126), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 232, 271) [27SE] [15NO]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to 
        enhance military readiness (see H.R. 889) [10FE]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to 
        enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 92) [21FE]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to 
        enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 129) [5AP]
    ------reduce size of operational support aircraft fleet (see H.R. 
        1973) [30JN]
    ------restrict purchase of packaged foods that are not 
        domestically packaged (see H.R. 178) [9JA]
    ------terminate C-17 Airlifter Program and use nondevelopmental 
        aircrafts to meet strategic airlift requirements (see H.R. 
        703) [26JA]
    ------terminate certain programs (see H.R. 1673) [18MY]
    Dept. of Energy: authorize hydrogen research, development, and 
        demonstration programs (see H.R. 655) [24JA]
    ------authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration 
        programs (H.R. 655), consideration (see H. Res. 136) [1MY]
    ------gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311) 
        [9JA]
    ------reduce funding and scope of the stockpile stewardship 
        program (see H.R. 1672) [18MY]
    ------reduce funding for the nuclear energy research and 
        development activities (see H.R. 1674) [18MY]
    Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1564) [3MY]
    ------consolidate foreign affairs agencies (see H.R. 1561) [3MY]
    ------consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 155, 156) [22MY] [25MY]
    Dept. of the Interior: provide loan guarantees for water supply, 
        conservation, quality, and transmission projects (see H.R. 
        2781) [14DE]
    ------Steel Industry Heritage Project funding (see H.R. 2473) 
        [12OC]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1977) [30JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 185, 187, 189) [11JY] [12JY] [13JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 231, 253, 301) [27SE] [1NO] 
        [13DE]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2020) [12JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 190) [17JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 267) [14NO]
    Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain 
        maritime programs (see H.R. 1347) [29MR]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2002) [11JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2002), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 194) [19JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2002), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 241) [24OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorizing appropriations for medical 
        facilities projects and leases (see H.R. 2814) [20DE]
    ------authorizing medical facilities construction appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1534) [2MY]

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    ------compensation for children of veterans exposed to ionizing 
        radiation (see H.R. 2401) [27SE]
    ------making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 134) [20DE]
    ------making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 317) [20DE]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2076) [19JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 198) [21JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 289) [5DE]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2127) [27JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2127), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 208) [1AU]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2099) [21JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 201) [25JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 280, 291) [18NO] [6DE]
    District of Columbia: expenditure and appropriation of funds for 
        times when Congress has not enacted a budget (see H.R. 2661) 
        [17NO]
    ------increase Federal share of certain transportation project 
        costs (see H.R. 2017) [12JY]
    ------making appropriations (see H.R. 2546) [26OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2546), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 252) [31OC]
    ------making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 124, 128) 
        [17NO] [28NO]
    ------repeal Mayor's authority to requisition unlimited funds from 
        the U.S. Treasury (see H.R. 358) [9JA]
    Ecology and environment: funding to States to implement national 
        estuary conservation and management plans (see H.R. 1438, 
        1917) [6AP] [22JN]
    Economy: reduction of tax rates and discretionary spending (see 
        H.R. 1327) [28MR]
    Education: funding for higher education financial aid programs 
        (see H. Res. 122) [29MR]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        1905) [20JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1905), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 171) [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1905), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 248) [30OC]
    EPA: authorizing appropriations for environmental research, 
        development, and demonstration activities (see H.R. 1814) 
        [13JN]
    Executive departments: ensure that Federal expenditures remain 
        accountable to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 57) 
        [3FE]
    ------use of unobligated funds to pay bonuses to certain personnel 
        and for deficit reduction (see H.R. 29) [9JA]
    FCC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1869) [16JN]
    FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1372) [30MR]
    Federal aid programs: use of funding by local governments and 
        nonprofit organizations in accordance with approved local 
        flexibility plans (see H.R. 2086) [20JY]
    Federal employees: continuance of work during Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2840) [27DE]
    ------ensure payment of furloughed employees during Government 
        shutdown (see H.R. 2273) [6SE]
    ------prevent payment of furloughed employees during Government 
        shutdown (see H.R. 2759) [12DE]
    ------reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 1671, 2090) 
        [18MY] [21JY]
    ------specify circumstances for payment of furloughed employees 
        during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2780) [14DE]
    Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1851) [15JN]
    Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded 
        Federal mandates to States and local governments (see H.J. 
        Res. 27, 54) [9JA] [13JA]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (see H.R. 5, 261) [9JA]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 38) [18JA]
    ------revenue sharing program of annual payments to State and 
        local governments (see H.R. 762) [31JA]
    Financial institutions: provide funding for the Financing Corp. 
        and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies 
        (see H.R. 2363) [19SE]
    Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 
        39) [9JA]
    Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1563) [3MY]
    ------discharge obligation of certain unexpended balances of 
        foreign economic assistance (see H.R. 360) [9JA]
    ------integrated justification report for assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 204) [9JA]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1868, 2666) [15JN] [18NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report--
        amendments in disagreement (see H. Res. 296) [12DE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 170, 177) [20JN] [29JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 249) [30OC]
    Foreign policy: loan guarantees for Ireland and Northern Ireland 
        (see H.R. 2783) [14DE]
    Government: avoid costs and disruption of agency shutdowns when 
        there is a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 2069) [19JY]
    ------continuance of pay and authority to make certain 
        expenditures and obligations when there is a lapse in 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2007) [11JY]
    ------continuance of pay when there is a lapse in appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2184, 2662) [3AU] [17NO]
    ------ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice 
        President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2373, 2671; H. Con. Res. 113) [21SE] [15NO] [20NO]
    ------making automatic continuing (see H.R. 2006) [11JY]
    Harbors: deauthorize certain portions of navigation project for 
        Cohasset Harbor, MA (see H.R. 2187) [3AU]
    Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the 
        health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 
        1341) [28MR]
    Health care facilities: improve health programs and services 
        available to rural populations (see H.R. 2411) [27SE]
    Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the 
        preservation and restoration at historically black colleges 
        and universities (see H.R. 1179) [9MR]
    House of Representatives: funding for the Republican Steering 
        Committee and the Democratic Policy Committee (see H. Res. 9) 
        [9JA]
    ------preserve constitutional role to originate revenue measures 
        (see H. Res. 131) [5AP]
    ------purchase of House calendars (see H. Res. 23) [9JA]
    ------reduction of section 602(b)(1) suballocations relative to 
        floor amendments for appropriation bills (see H. Res. 191) 
        [17JY]
    ------require audit of financial records and administrative 
        functions and thorough examination of Members' allowances (see 
        H. Res. 16) [9JA]
    ------require that excess amounts from Members' official 
        allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 330, 376, 
        572, 1333) [9JA] [19JA] [28MR]
    House Rules: consideration of legislative branch appropriations 
        relative to the status of all other appropriations legislation 
        (see H. Res. 213) [6SE]
    ------require floor amendments to appropriations bills be 
        reflected in budget accounting (see H. Res. 182) [30JN]
    ------same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 
        260, 265, 276, 297) [9NO] [13NO] [17NO] [12DE]
    ------statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 28, 138) 
        [9JA] [2MY]
    Immigration: funding for improvements in the naturalization 
        process (see H.R. 2120) [26JY]
    Impoundment Control Act: repeal (see H.R. 1064) [27FE]
    Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1655) 
        [17MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1655), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 216) [7SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1655), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 318) [20DE]
    ------limit funding (see H.R. 2592) [7NO]
    Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2160) [2AU]
    ITC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1887) [19JN]
    Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Institute for Law and Society: authorize 
        funding to further public service mission (see H.R. 2678, 
        2782) [20NO] [14DE]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 1854, 2492) [15JN] [18OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1854), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 169) [19JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1854), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 206) [1AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1854), corrections in enrollment 
        (see H. Con. Res. 99) [6SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2492), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 239) [19OC]
    Line-item veto (see H.R. 2, 27, 128) [9JA]
    Line-item veto (H.R. 2): consideration (see H. Res. 55) [1FE]
    Line-item veto (S. 4): application to 1996 appropriations bills 
        (see H. Res. 212) [4AU]
    ------consideration (see H. Res. 147) [16MY]
    Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 2279) [7SE]
    LSC: abolish (see H.R. 2277) [7SE]
    Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175) 
        [8MR]
    Medicare: extend certain savings provisions (see H.R. 1217) [13MR]
    Members of Congress: make pay subject to annual appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2351) [19SE]
    ------provide a permanent appropriation for compensation (see H.R. 
        108) [9JA]
    ------require comparable treatment with Federal employees during 
        Government shutdown (see H.R. 2828) [21DE]
    ------stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 
        2281, 2639, 2658) [7SE] [15NO] [17NO]
    Money: budget and credit authority provided to the exchange 
        stabilization fund (see H.R. 867) [8FE]
    ------require congressional approval for certain uses of the 
        exchange stabilization fund (see H.R. 2177) [3AU]
    Museum Service Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 100) 
        [9JA]
    NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2043, 2059) [17JY] 
        [19JY]
    ------termination of International Space Station Program (see H.R. 
        407, 1701) [9JA] [24MY]
    National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: 
        establish (see H.R. 217) [9JA]
    National Film Preservation Board: reauthorization (see H.R. 1734) 
        [25MY]
    National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 100) [9JA]
    National Institute of Standards and Technology: authorizing 
        appropriations for industrial technology services (see H.R. 
        1871) [16JN]
    National parks and recreation areas: allow donation of State 
        management and operation services during a Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2732) [6DE]
    National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 
        1175) [8MR]
    National Voter Registration Act: delay enforcement until 
        implementation funding is appropriated (see H.R. 736) [30JA]
    Navy: operate ships stores as nonappropriated fund 
        instrumentalities (see H.R. 347) [9JA]

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    Nebraska: Lost Creek flood control project costs relative to 
        judgment funds (see H.R. 1071) [28FE]
    New York, NY: funding for subway system improvements (see H.R. 
        2321) [13SE]
    NIH: funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656) [17MY]
    NOAA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1815) [13JN]
    NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1852) [15JN]
    Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2056, 2570) [18JY] 
        [1NO]
    O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: investigation of funds used to analyze 
        media coverage of Dept. of Energy (see H. Res. 283) [28NO]
    Panama Canal: authorizing appropriations for operation and 
        maintenance (see H.R. 1349) [29MR]
    Postal Service: reduction of accumulated debt (see H.R. 2744) 
        [7DE]
    ------repeal transitional authorization of appropriations (see 
        H.R. 1826) [13JN]
    Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2409, 2586) [27SE] [7NO]
    ------ceiling (H.R. 2409), consideration (see H. Res. 292) [6DE]
    ------ceiling (H.R. 2586), consideration (see H. Res. 258, 262) 
        [8NO] [9NO]
    ------enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (see 
        H.R. 2621) [13NO]
    ------enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 
        2621), consideration (see H. Res. 293) [7DE]
    Public works: economic development programs (see H.R. 300, 2145) 
        [9JA] [31JY]
    Roads and highways: treatment of Federal highway funds relative to 
        drunken driving by minors (see H.R. 2319) [13SE]
    ------treatment of Federal highway funds relative to sale of 
        alcoholic beverages to minors (see H.R. 2088, 2328) [20JY] 
        [13SE]
    Rural areas: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater 
        disposal (see H.R. 556, 557, 908, 1337) [18JA] [13FE] [28MR]
    Schools: provide free lunches and breakfasts to economically 
        disadvantaged students (see H. Con. Res. 49) [24MR]
    Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (see H.R. 2405) [27SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (H.R. 2405), consideration (see H. Res. 234) [29SE]
    Social Security: off-budget status of administrative costs (see 
        H.R. 1676) [18MY]
    Space policy: Space Station Program funding (see H.R. 2659) [17NO]
    States: clarify reimbursement for employees carrying out Federal 
        programs during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2733, 2784) 
        [6DE] [14DE]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of tax 
        overpayments or make contributions to units of the National 
        Park System (see H.R. 2548) [26OC]
    ------allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        liability to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 13) [9JA]
    ------allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        overpayments to make contributions for deficit reduction (see 
        H.R. 1442) [6AP]
    Tax-exempt organizations: authorize receipt of Federal loans, 
        grants, or contracts to organizations engaging in lobbying 
        activities (see H.R. 2785) [15DE]
    Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2660) [17NO]
    Terrorism: develop technologies to combat (see H.R. 1847) [14JN]
    Transportation: funding for bicycle facilities and pedestrian 
        walkways (see H.R. 1539) [2MY]
    ------provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation 
        trust funds (see H.R. 842) [7FE]
    U.N.: limit U.S. contributions (see H.R. 211) [9JA]
    Unemployment: extend emergency compensation (see H.R. 2572) [1NO]
    USIA: extension of au pair programs (see H.R. 2767) [13DE]
    Veterans: ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government 
        financial status (see H.R. 2626, 2632, 2813) [13NO] [14NO] 
        [20DE]
    Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to 
        cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 
        89) [18MY]
    Water pollution: construction of wastewater treatment facilities 
        in the vicinity of the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 1338) 
        [28MR]
    Water Resources Research Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        1743) [6JN]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1976) [28SE]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 1530) [13DE]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2126) [25SE] [15NO]
    Dept. of Defense Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base 
        Closure and Realignment Appropriations (H.R. 1817) [14SE]
    Dept. of Defense Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions To 
        Enhance Military Readiness (H.R. 889) [5AP]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        1977) [21SE] [31OC] [12DE]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2020) 
        [25OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2002) [20OC]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2076) [4DE]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2099) [17NO] [6DE]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 1905) [26OC]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1868) [26OC]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 1655) [20DE]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 1854) 
        [28JY]
    Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution (H.R. 2491) 
        [15NO] [20NO]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67) 
        [26JN]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 1158) [16MY]
    Unfunded Mandate Reform Act (S. 1) [13MR]
  Messages
    Continuing Appropriations: President Clinton [16NO]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: President Clinton [28JN] [10JY]
    Deferral of Budgetary Resources: President Clinton [22FE] [12SE]
    District of Columbia Budget Request: President Clinton [12MY] 
        [29JN]
    Public Debt Ceiling: President Clinton [13NO]
    Rescission Proposals Affecting the Depts. of Justice and 
        Transportation, and NASA: President Clinton [2MY]
    Science and Technology Report: President Clinton [29MR]
    Veto of H.J. Res. 115, Continuing Appropriations: President 
        Clinton [14NO]
    Veto of H.R. 1158, Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: 
        President Clinton [7JN]
    Veto of H.R. 1854, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: President Clinton [6OC]
    Veto of H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: President Clinton [18DE]
    Veto of H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
        Judiciary Appropriations: President Clinton [19DE]
    Veto of H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry 
        Independent Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton [18DE]
    Veto of H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget 
        Resolution: President Clinton [6DE]
    Veto of H.R. 2586, Public Debt Ceiling: President Clinton [13NO]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976) [20SE] [12OC]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1) 
        [26JA]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1158) [15MR] [16MR] [2MY]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1944) [29JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491) 
        [26OC] [30OC]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        conference report [20NO]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), 
        consideration (H. Res. 321) [22DE]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        67) [8JN]
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend 
        (H.R. 1872) [18SE]
    Continuing: making (H.J. Res. 115) [8NO] [10NO] [14NO]
    ------making (H.J. Res. 122) [15NO] [20NO]
    ------making (H.J. Res. 123) [19NO]
    ------making (H.J. Res. 136) [22DE]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment 
        (H.R. 1817) [7SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530) [15JN] [21SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2126) [7SE] [13SE] [14SE] [29SE] 
        [18OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2126), conference report [16NO]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to 
        enhance military readiness (H.R. 889) [28MR]
    Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561) 
        [8JN]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 1977) [12JY] [13JY] [8SE] [29SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), conference report 
        [15NO] [13DE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto [18DE]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 2020) [19JY] [8SE]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2002) [8SE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. 
        Res. 134) [20DE]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: 
        authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076) [18OC]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report 
        [6DE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto [20DE]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2127) [3AU]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099) [27JY] [28JY] 
        [31JY] [2NO]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report 
        [29NO] [7DE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), veto [18DE]
    District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546) [9NO]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905) 
        [7SE]
    Executive departments: ensure that Federal expenditures remain 
        accountable to the House of Representatives (H. Res. 57) [7FE]
    Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to 
        unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5) [30JA] [31JA] [1FE]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (S. 1) [1FE]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (S. 1), conference report [16MR]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 1868) [28JN] [11JY] [12OC]

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    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report [31OC] 
        [15NO] [13DE]
    House of Representatives: preserve constitutional role to 
        originate revenue measures (H. Res. 131) [6AP]
    House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. 
        Res. 276) [18NO]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        1854) [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1854), conference report [6SE]
    Line-item veto (H.R. 2) [6FE]
    Line-item veto (S. 4) [7SE] [25OC]
    Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586) [9NO] [10NO]
    ------ceiling (H.R. 2586), veto [13NO]
    ------enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 
        2621) [14DE]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1976) (H. Rept. 
        104-268) [28SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1976) (H. Rept. 
        104-172) [30JN]
    Amendments in Disagreement to Conference Report on H.R. 1868, 
        Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 296) (H. 
        Rept. 104-399) [12DE]
    BLM Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1077) (H. 
        Rept. 104-155) [22JN]
    Budget Authority Rescissions: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 845) (H. Rept. 104-30) [10FE]
    CFTC Appropriations: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 618) 
        (H. Rept. 104-104) [6AP]
    Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1361) (H. Rept. 104-106) [1MY]
    Committees of the House Appropriations: Committee on House 
        Oversight (House) (H. Res. 107) (H. Rept. 104-74) [10MR]
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Revision and Extension: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1872) (H. Rept. 104-245) 
        [14SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 67, Setting 
        Forth the Federal Budget for 1996-2002: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 175) (H. Rept. 104-165) [28JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 889, Supplemental 
        Appropriations and Rescissions To Enhance Military Readiness: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 129) (H. Rept. 104-102) 
        [5AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1158, Supplemental 
        Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 151) (H. Rept. 104-126) [17MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 307) (H. 
        Rept. 104-407) [14DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1655, Intelligence 
        Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        318) (H. Rept. 104-429) [20DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1817, Military 
        Construction, Family Housing, and Base Closure and Realignment 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 223) (H. 
        Rept. 104-251) [19SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1854, Legislative 
        Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. Rept. 104-221) [1AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1868, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 249) (H. 
        Rept. 104-298) [30OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1905, Energy and Water 
        Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 248) 
        (H. Rept. 104-297) [30OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1976, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. 
        Rept. 104-271) [29SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1977, Dept. of the 
        Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 231) (H. Rept. 104-264) [27SE]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 104-304) 
        [1NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 301) (H. Rept. 104-403) 
        [13DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2002, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 241) (H. Rept. 104-289) [24OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2020, Dept. of the 
        Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, 
        and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 267) (Rept. 104-338) [14NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2076, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 289) (H. Rept. 104-381) 
        [5DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2099, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 280) (H. 
        Rept. 104-355) [18NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 291) (H. Rept. 104-385) 
        [6DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 104-265) [27SE]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 104-346) 
        [15NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of 
        the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 104-348) [16NO]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 17, Treatment of Social Security 
        Under a Constitutional Amendment To Require a Balanced Budget: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 104-4) 
        [24JA]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 67, Setting Forth the Federal Budget 
        for 1996-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 149) (H. 
        Rept. 104-125) [16MY]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 122, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 1996-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 309) 
        (H. Rept. 104-423) [18DE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 1, Constitutional Amendment To Require 
        a Balanced Budget: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 44) (H. 
        Rept. 104-4) [24JA]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 108, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H.J. Res. 230) (H. Rept. 104-263) 
        [27SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 115, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 257) (H. Rept. 104-326) 
        [7NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. Rept. 104-331) 
        [9NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 122, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 104-343) 
        [15NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        317) (H. Rept. 104-428) [20DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 5, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 38) (H. Rept. 104-2) [18JA]
    Consideration of H.R. 655, Hydrogen Future Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 104-108) [1MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense Supplemental 
        Appropriations and Rescissions To Enhance Military Readiness: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 92) (H. Rept. 104-44) 
        [21FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1158, Supplemental Appropriations and 
        Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 115) (H. 
        Rept. 104-78) [14MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1162, Deficit Reduction Lockbox Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 218) (H. Rept. 104-243) 
        [12SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1361, Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 104-111) [3MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 164) (H. Rept. 104-136) 
        [8JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 155) (H. Rept. 104-129) 
        [22MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 156) (H. Rept. 104-130) 
        [25MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1655, Intelligence Services Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 104-241) 
        [7SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1788, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 104-370) 
        [29NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1817, Military Construction, Family Housing, 
        and Base Closure and Realignment Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 167) (H. Rept. 104-140) [15JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1854, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 169) (H. 
        Rept. 104-146) [19JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1868, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 170) (H. Rept. 104-147) [20JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 177) (H. Rept. 104-167) 
        [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1905, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 171) (H. 
        Rept. 104-154) [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1944, Supplemental Appropriations and 
        Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 176) (H. 
        Rept. 104-166) [28JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1976, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 188) (H. Rept. 104-185) [12JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        185) (H. Rept. 104-182) [11JY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 104-184) 
        [12JY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 104-186) 
        [13JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        194) (H. Rept. 104-195) [19JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 190) (H. 
        Rept. 104-190) [17JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State 
        and the Judiciary Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 198) Rept. 104-200) [21JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 201) (H. Rept. 104-206) [25JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 205) (H. Rept. 104-214) 
        [28JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2127, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 208) (H. Rept. 104-224) [1AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 2405, Federal Civilian Science Activities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. 
        Rept. 104-270) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent 
        Budget Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) 
        (H. Rept. 104-292) [25OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2492, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 239) (H. 
        Rept. 104-283) [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2546, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 252) (H. Rept. 104-302) 
        [31OC]

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    Consideration of H.R. 2586, Public Debt Ceiling: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 258) (H. Rept. 104-328) [8NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 262) (H. Rept. 104-332) 
        [9NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Public Debt Limit Enforcement and 
        Protection of Obligated Trust Funds: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 293) (H. Rept. 104-388) [7DE]
    Consideration of S. 4, Legislative Line Item Veto Act and Separate 
        Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 147) (H. Rept. 104-121) [16MY]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to Conference Report on H.R. 
        2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 279) (H. Rept. 104-354) 
        [18NO]
    Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 1) (H. Rept. 104-3) [18JA]
    Deficit Reduction Lockbox Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 
        1162) (H. Rept. 104-205) [25JY]
    Dept. of Commerce Scientific Research Services and Facilities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1870) (H. 
        Rept. 104-232) [4AU]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        1530) (H. Rept. 104-406) [13DE]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 2126) (H. Rept. 104-261) 
        [25SE] (H. Rept. 104-344) [15NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2126) (H. Rept. 
        104-208) [27JY]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1530) (H. Rept. 
        104-131) [6JN]
    Dept. of Defense Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base 
        Closure and Realignment Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1817) (H. Rept. 104-247) [14SE]
    Dept. of Defense Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions To 
        Enhance and Preserve Military Readiness: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 889) (H. Rept. 104-29) [10FE]
    Dept. of Energy Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration 
        Programs Authorization: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 
        655) (H. Rept. 104-95) [30MR]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 1977) (H. Rept. 104-259) [21SE]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 1977) (H. Rept. 104-300) 
        [31OC] (H. Rept. 104-402) [12DE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1977) (H. Rept. 
        104-173) [30JN]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 2020) (H. Rept. 104-291) [25OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2020) (H. Rept. 
        104-183) [12JY]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2002) (H. Rept. 104-286) [20OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2002) (H. Rept. 
        104-177) [11JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Appropriations for Medical Facilities 
        Projects and Leases: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) 
        (H.R. 2814) (H. Rept. 104-443) [22DE]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2076) (H. Rept. 
        104-378) [4DE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2076) (H. Rept. 
        104-196) [19JY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2127) (H. Rept. 104-209) [27JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2099) 
        (H. Rept. 104-353) [17NO] (H. Rept. 104-384) [6DE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2099) (H. Rept. 
        104-201) [21JY]
    District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations 
        (House) (H.R. 2546) (H. Rept. 104-294) [26OC]
    District of Columbia Emergency Highway Relief Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2017) (H. 
        Rept. 104-217) [31JY]
    District of Columbia Expenditure and Appropriation of Funds for 
        Times When Congress Has Not Enacted a Budget: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2661) (H. Rept. 
        104-408) [14DE]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 104-293) [26OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 
        104-149) [20JN]
    Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Activities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1814) (H. 
        Rept. 104-199) [21JY]
    Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act Appropriations: Committee 
        on Science (House) (H.R. 1851) (H. Rept. 104-235) [4AU]
    Fishery Conservation and Management Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 104-171) [30JN]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1866) (H. Rept. 
        104-295) [26OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1868) (H. Rept. 
        104-143) [15JN]
    House Rules Relative to Same-Day Consideration of Certain 
        Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 260) (H. 
        Rept. 104-330) [9NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 265) (H. Rept. 104-335) 
        [13NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 276) (H. Rept. 104-352) 
        [17NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 297) (H. Rept. 104-400) 
        [12DE]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1655) (H. Rept. 104-427) [20DE]
    ------Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        1655) (H. Rept. 104-138) [19JY]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 1655) (H. 
        Rept. 104-138) [14JN]
    International Space Station Development, Assembly, and Operation: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1601) (H. Rept. 104-210) 
        [28JY]
    ITC Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        1887) (H. Rept. 104-161) [27JN]
    Legislative Branch Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        1854) (H. Rept. 104-212) [28JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1854) (H. Rept. 
        104-141) [15JN]
    Line-Item Veto: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 104-11) [30JA]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 104-11) [27JA] 
        (H. Rept. 104-15) [1FE]
    LSC Abolishment: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2277) 
        (H. Rept. 104-255) [21SE]
    Marine Resources Programs and National Sea Grant College Program 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1175) 
        (H. Rept. 104-123) [16MY]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1175) (H. Rept. 104-123) 
        [11JY]
    Medicare Savings Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        1217) (H. Rept. 104-87) [23MR]
    NASA Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2043) (H. 
        Rept. 104-233) [4AU]
    National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the 
        Humanities and the Institute for Museum Services 
        Appropriations: Committee on Economic and Educational 
        Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1557) (H. Rept. 104-170) [29JN]
    NOAA Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1815) 
        (H. Rept. 104-237) [29SE]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1815) (H. Rept. 104-237) 
        [6SE]
    NSF Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1852) (H. 
        Rept. 104-231) [4AU]
    Public Debt Ceiling: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2586) (H. Rept. 104-325) [7NO]
    Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 104-347) [15NO] (H. Rept. 
        104-350) [18NO]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 104-
        280) [17OC]
    Reduce Discretionary Spending Limits in Appropriations Bills: 
        Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 1219) (H. Rept. 104-89) 
        [23MR]
    Repeal Transitional Authorization of Appropriations for the Postal 
        Service: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 1826) (H. Rept. 104-174) [10JY]
    Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1996: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-266) [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-380) [5DE]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1996-2002: Committee of 
        Conference (H. Con. Res. 67) (H. Rept. 104-159) [26JN]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 67) (H. Rept. 
        104-120) [15MY]
    Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1996: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-142) [15JN]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-175) 
        [11JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-197) 
        [20JY]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 104-124) [16MY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 
        104-70) [8MR]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1159) (H. Rept. 
        104-71) [8MR]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions to Enhance Military 
        Readiness: Committee of Conference (H.R. 889) (H. Rept. 104-
        101) [5AP]
    Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Committee of Conference (S. 1) (H. 
        Rept. 104-76) [13MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 104-1) [13JA]
    Water Resources Research Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1743) (H. Rept. 104-242) [8SE]

AQUACULTURE
  Bills and resolutions
    Fish and fishing: commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass 
        (see H.R. 393, 1139) [9JA] [6MR]
    ------coordinate conservation efforts of Atlantic striped bass 
        (see H.R. 2655) [16NO]
    ------prohibitions against damaging or tampering with fishing gear 
        and fish in the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 1465) [6AP]
    NOAA: establish aquaculture facilities and development programs 
        (see H.R. 2046) [17JY]
    Research: authorize aquaculture research under the Dept. of 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 1205) [10MR]
  Reports filed
    Atlantic Striped Bass Commercial Harvesting: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1139) (H. Rept. 104-105) [1MY]

ARAB COUNTRIES
related term(s) Middle East
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting 
        petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran 
        (see H.R. 2458, 2619) [11OC] [10NO]
    Iraq: detention of U.S. citizens relative to illegal border-
        crossing incident (see H. Res. 120) [29MR]
    Israel: secondary boycott by Arab countries (see H.R. 1193) [9MR]
    PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct 
        relative to U.S. foreign aid (see H.R. 1930, 1960) [27JN] 
        [29JN]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton [31OC] 
        [28NO]

ARCHEOLOGY
  Bills and resolutions
    Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites: designate additional 
        lands (see H.R. 517) [13JA]
  Reports filed
    Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 517) (H. Rept. 104-56) [28FE]

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ARCHER, BILL (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Advisers to U.S. delegations to international conferences [17JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
    ------H.R. 483, permit Medicare select policies to be offered in 
        all States [25MY]
    ------H.R. 831, extend tax deduction for health insurance costs of 
        self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 6) [9JA]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 7) [9JA]
    Committee on Ways and Means (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 67) [9FE]
    Courts: judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (see H.R. 
        695) [26JA]
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9) 
        [9JA]
    Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 49) [9JA]
    Foreign trade: provide trade agreements authority to the President 
        (see H.R. 2371) [21SE]
    Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories 
        from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386) [4AP]
    Immigration: curtail illegal immigration and impose a ceiling on 
        legal immigration (see H.R. 2162) [2AU]
    Medicare: reform (see H.R. 2425, 2485) [29SE] [17OC]
    ------reporting requirement of trust fund trustees on projected 
        financial imbalances (see H.R. 1590) [9MY]
    Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2586) [7NO]
    ------enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (see 
        H.R. 2621) [13NO]
    Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 1157, 1214) [8MR] [13MR]
    Revenue Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 1121) 
        [3MR]
    Tariff: exempt semiconductors from country of origin marking 
        requirements (see H.R. 947) [15FE]
    Taxation: characterization of certain redemption of stock held by 
        corporations (see H.R. 1551) [3MY]
    ------extend tax deduction for health insurance costs of self-
        employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies (see H.R. 831) 
        [6FE]
    ------income exclusion limitations relative to U.S. citizens 
        working overseas (see H.R. 57) [9JA]
    ------rates (see H.R. 1215) [13MR]
    ------treatment of bad debt reserves of savings associations which 
        are required to convert to banks (see H.R. 2494) [18OC]
    ------treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 56) [9JA]
    ------treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship (see H.R. 1812) [9JN]
    ------treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 1818) [13JN]
  Conference reports
    Extend Tax Deduction for Health Insurance Costs of Self-Employed 
        Individuals and Repeal Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and 
        Exchanges Effectuating FCC Policies (H.R. 831) [29MR]
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (H.R. 4) [21DE]
  Motions offered by
    Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586) [10NO]
    ------ceiling (H.R. 2586), veto [13NO]
    Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4) [22MR]
  Reports filed
    Atlantic Tunas Convention Act Reauthorization: Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) (H.R. 541) (H. Rept. 104-109) [27JN]
    Contract With America Tax Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1215) (H. Rept. 104-84) [21MR]
    Dept. of Commerce Abolishment: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 1756) (H. Rept. 104-260) [21SE]
    Foreign Trade Agreements Authority to the President: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2371) (H. Rept. 104-285) [20OC]
    ITC Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        1887) (H. Rept. 104-161) [27JN]
    Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank Repeal: Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) (H.R. 2685) (H. Rept. 104-394) [11DE]
    Medicare Reform: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2425) 
        (H. Rept. 104-276) [17OC]
    Medicare Savings Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 1134) (H. Rept. 104-80) [15MR]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Bulgaria: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 1643) (H. Rept. 104-162) [27JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Cambodia: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 1642) (H. Rept. 104-160) [27JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 
        104-188) [17JY]
    Permit Medicare Select Policies To Be Offered in All States: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 483) (H. Rept. 104-
        79) [15MR]
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 104-430) [20DE]
    Public Debt Ceiling: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2586) (H. Rept. 104-325) [7NO]
    Public Welfare Programs Reform: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1157) (H. Rept. 104-81) [15MR]
    Repeal Unnecessary Medical Device Reporting Requirements: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2366) (H. Rept. 104-
        323) [7NO]
    Reporting Requirements of Medicare Trust Fund Trustees on 
        Projected Financial Imbalances: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1590) (H. Rept. 104-119) [15MY]
    Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of 
        Gain on Sales and Exchanges Effectuating FCC Policies: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 831) (H. Rept. 104-92) [29MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 831) (H. Rept. 
        104-32) [14FE]
    Social Security Earnings Limit Increase: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2684) (H. Rept. 104-379) [4DE]
    State Use of Automated Data Retrieval System for Child and Spousal 
        Support Enforcement: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2288) (H. Rept. 104-250) [19SE]
    Tax Treatment of Bad Debt Reserves of Financial Institutions Which 
        Are Required To Convert to Banks: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 2494) (H. Rept. 104-324) [7NO]
    Tax Treatment of Individuals Benefiting From Renouncement of 
        Citizenship: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1812) 
        (H. Rept. 104-145) [16JN]
  Rules
    Committee on Ways and Means (House) [9JA]

ARCTIC REGIONS
  Messages
    U.S. Arctic Research Plan: President Clinton [17JY]

ARIZONA
  Bills and resolutions
    Walnut Canyon National Monument: boundaries (see H.R. 562) [18JA]
  Reports filed
    Walnut Canyon National Monument Boundaries: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 562) (H. Rept. 104-60) [28FE]

ARKANSAS
  Bills and resolutions
    Corning National Fish Hatchery: conveyance (see H.R. 535, 583) 
        [17JA] [19JA]
    ------conveyance (H.R. 535), consideration (see H. Res. 144) 
        [11MY]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Arkansas (see H.R. 657) [24JA]
    Ozark National Scenic Riverways: protection of wild horses within 
        boundaries (see H.R. 238) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 535, Corning National Fish Hatchery 
        Conveyance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 144) (H. 
        Rept. 104-116) [11MY]
    Corning National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 535) (H. Rept. 104-34) [15FE]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Arkansas: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 657) (H. Rept. 
        104-315) [7NO]
    Protection of Wild Horses Within Boundaries of the Ozark National 
        Scenic Riverway: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 238) (H. 
        Rept. 104-296) [30OC]

ARLINGTON, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Sports: flying of aircraft over The Ballpark in Arlington (see 
        H.R. 948) [15FE]

ARMED FORCES
see Department of Defense

ARMENIA, REPUBLIC OF
related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
  Bills and resolutions
    Genocide: anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 47) [23MR]
    Turkey: restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to 
        human rights standards (see H.R. 1274) [21MR]
    ------suspend proposed sale of the Army Tactical Missile System 
        relative to human rights activities and the trade embargo of 
        Armenia (see H. Con. Res. 124, 125) [21DE] [22DE]
  Messages
    Generalized System of Preferences: President Clinton [6FE]

ARMEY, RICHARD K. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
    Committee To Escort the President [24JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    House Office Building Commission [4JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Campbell, Representative: election to the Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) and the Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (see H. Res. 324) [27DE]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        157) [25MY]
    Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 72, 92) [25MY] [3AU]
    ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 3) [9JA]
    House of Representatives: audit by Inspector General (see H. Res. 
        192) [18JY]
    ------funding for the Republican Steering Committee and the 
        Democratic Policy Committee (see H. Res. 9) [9JA]
    ------notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (see 
        H. Res. 4) [9JA]
    ------transfer of certain employee positions (see H. Res. 113) 
        [10MR]
    ------transfer of two employees from the majority whip to the 
        majority leader (see H. Res. 10) [9JA]
    House Rules: reform the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 6) 
        [9JA]
    Schaefer, Representative: election to the Committee on the Budget 
        (House) (see H. Res. 89) [16FE]
    Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is 
        present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. 
        Res. 2) [9JA]
    Taxation: establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses 
        (see H.R. 2060) [19JY]
  Motions offered by
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): use of 
        forged documents at a Subcommittee on National Economic 
        Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs hearing (H. 
        Res. 244) [25OC]

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    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099) [28JY]
    Executive departments: ensure that Federal expenditures remain 
        accountable to the House of Representatives (H. Res. 57) [7FE]
    Gingrich, Representative: status of Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment 
        of independent counsel (H. Res. 277) [17NO]
    ------status of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        ethics investigation and appointment of independent counsel 
        (H. Res. 288) [30NO]

ARMS CONTROL
  Bills and resolutions
    Arms sales: congressional notification requirement of sales to 
        Saudi Arabia relative to outstanding commercial disputes (see 
        H.R. 1243) [15MR]
    ------prohibit sales to foreign countries relative to relationship 
        and recognition of sovereignty of Israel (see H.R. 1189) [9MR]
    France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear 
        weapons (see H. Con. Res. 80; H. Res. 174) [27JN] [30JN]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: nuclear weapons 
        proliferation (see H.J. Res. 83, 85; H. Con. Res. 19) [25JA] 
        [30MR]
    Military assistance: prohibit to governments that are 
        undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of 
        human rights or arms control standards (see H.R. 772) [1FE]
    Nuclear weapons: institute worldwide disarmament and reallocation 
        of economic resources (see H.R. 1647) [16MY]
    ------reduction (see H.R. 1511) [7AP]
    Russia: requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 
        1418) [5AP]
    Saudi Arabia: congressional notification requirement for arms 
        sales relative to outstanding commercial disputes (see H.R. 
        1596) [9MY]
    Treaties and agreements: withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile 
        Treaty (see H.R. 2483) [17OC]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Proliferation of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction: President Clinton [16FE] [18MY] [8NO]
    Nuclear Proliferation: President Clinton [7JN]
    Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and South 
        Africa Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President 
        Clinton [29SE]
    U.S.-Bulgarian Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Agreement: President 
        Clinton [4AU]

ARMS SALES
  Bills and resolutions
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172) 
        [8MR]
    ------lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), consideration (see H. Res. 
        204) [28JY]
    Foreign policy: prohibit sales to foreign countries relative to 
        relationship and recognition of sovereignty of Israel (see 
        H.R. 1189) [9MR]
    Saudi Arabia: congressional notification requirement for arms 
        sales relative to outstanding commercial disputes (see H.R. 
        1596) [9MY]
    ------congressional notification requirement of sales relative to 
        outstanding commercial disputes (see H.R. 1243) [15MR]
    Turkey: suspend proposed sale of the Army Tactical Missile System 
        relative to human rights activities and the trade embargo of 
        Armenia (see H. Con. Res. 124, 125) [21DE] [22DE]
  Messages
    Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton [27JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of S. 21, Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 204) (H. Rept. 104-213) 
        [28JY]

ARMY
see Department of Defense

ARTS AND HUMANITIES
related term(s) Literature; Music and Dance
  Bills and resolutions
    American Cultural Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 1520) [7AP]
    Appropriations: authorizing for the National Endowment for the 
        Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the 
        Institute for Museum Services (see H.R. 1557) [3MY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for 
        Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus anniversary 
        commemoration (see H. Con. Res. 34) [8MR]
    Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. 
        Con. Res. 128) [22DE]
    Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 989) [16FE]
    Motion pictures: identification of author for purposes of 
        noneconomic interests (see H.R. 1244) [15MR]
    ------require disclosures of materially altered films (see H.R. 
        1248) [15MR]
    National Council on the Humanities: abolish (see H.R. 209, 579) 
        [9JA] [19JA]
    National Endowment for the Arts: abolish (see H.R. 209, 579) [9JA] 
        [19JA]
    National Film Preservation Board: reauthorization (see H.R. 1734) 
        [25MY]
    National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 100) [9JA]
    Screen Actors Guild: contributions by members to a private, self-
        sustaining endowment for the arts (see H. Con. Res. 70) [18MY]
    Taxation: treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses 
        (see H.R. 408, 662, 974, 2734) [9JA] [24JA] [16FE] [6DE]
    Television: prohibit pay-per-view charges for entertainment events 
        that receive public financial support (see H.R. 934) [14FE]
  Messages
    National Endowment for the Arts: President Clinton [6AP]
    National Endowment for the Humanities: President Clinton [9FE]
  Reports filed
    National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the 
        Humanities and the Institute for Museum Services 
        Appropriations: Committee on Economic and Educational 
        Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1557) (H. Rept. 104-170) [29JN]

ASHEVILLE, NC
  Bills and resolutions
    Veach-Baley Federal Complex: designate (see H.R. 2504) [18OC]
  Reports filed
    Veach-Baley Federal Complex: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2504) (H. Rept. 104-416) [19DE]

ASIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: support peace and stability in the South China Sea 
        (see H. Res. 114) [10MR]

ASIAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: authorizing contributions to International 
        Development Association, Asian Development Bank, and the IMF 
        (see H.R. 1667) [18MY]

ASPINWALL, PA
  Bills and resolutions
    H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center: 
        designate (see H.R. 2760) [12DE]

ATLANTA, GA
  Bills and resolutions
    Barnard, Doug, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration of 1996 Atlanta 
        Olympic games (see H.R. 2336) [14SE]

ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS CONSERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Fish and fishing: commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass 
        (see H.R. 393, 1139) [9JA] [6MR]

ATLANTIC TUNAS CONVENTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 541) [17JA]
  Reports filed
    Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 541) (H. 
        Rept. 104-109) [1MY]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 541) (H. Rept. 
        104-109) [27JN]

ATOMIC ENERGY
see Nuclear Energy

ATOMIC ENERGY ACT
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton [9MR]

ATTORNEY ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 988) [16FE]
    Enact (H.R. 988): consideration (see H. Res. 104) [3MR]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 988) [7MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 988, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 104) (H. Rept. 104-66) [3MR]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 988) (H. 
        Rept. 104-62) [1MR]

AUNG SAN SUU KYI
  Bills and resolutions
    Burma: restore democratic rule (see H. Res. 274) [17NO]

AURA (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1382) [3AP]

AUTOMOBILES
see Motor Vehicles

AVIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Aircraft: exemption from customs fees for certain small aircraft 
        traveling short distances (see H.R. 604) [20JA]
    ------restriction on the use of certain special purpose aircraft 
        (see H.R. 1320) [24MR]
    Airlines: percentage of voting interests of air carriers required 
        to be owned or controlled by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 951) 
        [15FE]
    ------prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969) [15FE]
    ------require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 
        1309) [23MR]
    Airports: air cargo jetport funding (see H.R. 2449) [29SE]
    Arlington, TX: flying of aircraft over The Ballpark in Arlington 
        (see H.R. 948) [15FE]
    Budget: treatment of receipts and disbursements of Federal trust 
        funds (see H.R. 564) [18JA]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for 
        display of RAH-66 Comanche helicopter (see H. Con. Res. 74) 
        [13JN]
    Commercial aviation: repeal increase in applicable transportation 
        fuels tax (see H.R. 752, 874) [31JA] [9FE]
    Common carriers: eliminate preemployment alcohol testing in the 
        mass transit, railroad, motor carrier, and aviation industries 
        (see H.R. 1827) [13JN]
    Dallas Love Field Airport: remove air carrier departure and 
        destination restrictions (see H.R. 774) [1FE]
    Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act: amend (see H.R. 606) 
        [20JA]
    Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber development (see H.R. 2625) 
        [13NO]
    ------grant recognition for meritorious service to aviators who 
        meet the qualification standards of the Air Forces Escape and 
        Evasion Society (see H. Res. 37) [17JA]
    ------reduce size of operational support aircraft fleet (see H.R. 
        1973) [30JN]
    ------terminate C-17 Airlifter Program and use nondevelopmental 
        aircrafts to meet strategic airlift requirements (see H.R. 
        703) [26JA]
    EPA: remove New Hanover County, NC, airport burn pit from the 
        Superfund national priorities list (see H.R. 1902) [20JN]
    FAA: certification of airports serving commuter airlines (see H.R. 
        1545) [2MY]
    ------establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 589, 1392, 
        2276) [19JA] [4AP] [7SE]
    ------transfer air traffic services to separate corporate entity 
        (see H.R. 1441) [6AP]
    ------transfer Eastern Regional Office to Union County, NJ (see 
        H.R. 2832) [22DE]
    Federal employees: provide that services performed by air traffic 
        supervisors and managers be creditable for retirement purposes 
        (see H.R. 1777) [7JN]
    FTC: regulation of air carrier advertising (see H.R. 545) [17JA]
    Great Lakes International Air Cargo Superport: construction 
        funding (see H.R. 2448) [29SE]

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    Hawaii: regulation of airspace over National Park System lands 
        (see H.R. 1369) [30MR]
    Members of Congress: ensure public awareness of Members' parking 
        facilities throughout the Metropolitan Washington Airports 
        Authority (see H.R. 706) [26JA]
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: abolish the Board of 
        Review (see H.R. 775, 1036, 1101) [1FE] [24FE] [1MR]
    ------reorganize and establish local review of proposals affecting 
        noise pollution (see H.R. 836) [6FE]
    National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see 
        H.R. 1954) [28JN]
    Noise pollution: management and reduction (see H.R. 1971) [29JN]
    ------restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at 
        metropolitan airports (see H.R. 506) [13JA]
    Pakistan: transfer of F-16 aircraft and associated parts and 
        equipment (see H.R. 1397) [5AP]
    Pilots: develop information system on, and investigation of pilot 
        aptitude (see H.R. 2758, 2772) [12DE] [13DE]
    Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight 
        crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210) 
        [10MR]
    Safety: air carrier safety (see H.R. 590) [19JA]
    Tariff: civil aircraft (see H.R. 1712) [25MY]
    Taxation: apply rehabilitation credit to historic ships, 
        aircrafts, and other vessels (see H.R. 2054) [18JY]
    ------business deduction for air travel (see H.R. 283) [9JA]
    ------excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical 
        care (see H.R. 635) [23JA]
    Transportation: permit tax-exempt financing of certain 
        transportation facilities (see H.R. 1790) [8JN]
    ------provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation 
        trust funds (see H.R. 842) [7FE]
    ------regulation of interstate transportation by common carriers 
        engaged in civil aviation (see H.R. 2403) [27SE]
    U.S. Navy Blue Angels: mint coins in commemoration of 50th 
        anniversary (see H.R. 1828) [13JN]
    William J. Hughes Technical Center, Pomona, NJ: designate (see 
        H.R. 1373) [30MR]
  Reports filed
    Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 606) (H. Rept. 104-58) [28FE]

AWARDS, MEDALS, PRIZES
  Bills and resolutions
    American Revolution: authorize the awarding of the Medal of Honor 
        to the unknown Vermonter who served and died in the 
        Continental Army (see H.R. 1964) [29JN]
    Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to individuals killed or wounded 
        due to friendly fire during peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 
        1376) [3AP]
    Congressional Award Board: revise and extend authorities (see H.R. 
        2396) [25SE]
    Dept. of Defense: grant recognition for meritorious service to 
        aviators who meet the qualification standards of the Air 
        Forces Escape and Evasion Society (see H. Res. 37) [17JA]
    Federal employees: establish a program for incentive awards for 
        suggestions or efforts resulting in savings for the Government 
        (see H.R. 271) [9JA]
    Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 
        2657) [17NO]
    Lobbyists: prohibit recipients of awards, grants, and contracts 
        from lobbying for their continuation (see H.R. 1130) [3MR]
    Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        1677) [18MY]
    Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 895) [10FE]
    Organ donors: establish congressional commemorative medal (see 
        H.R. 2551) [26OC]
    POW: authorize the awarding of the Purple Heart to individuals who 
        were POW before certain date (see H.R. 1458) [6AP]
    Rascon, Alfred: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2663) [17NO]
    Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        2228) [4AU]
    Serna, Marcelino: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        670) [25JA]
    Sinatra, Francis A.: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 
        1921, 2310) [22JN] [12SE]
    Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        1326) [28MR]
    World War II: replacement of certain lost, damaged, or destroyed 
        American Theater Campaign Ribbons (see H.R. 1759) [7JN]

BABS (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2048) [17JY]

BACHUS, SPENCER (a Representative from Alabama)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see 
        H.R. 1711) [25MY]
    Money: require congressional approval for certain uses of the 
        exchange stabilization fund (see H.R. 2177) [3AU]

BAESLER, SCOTTY (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Rural areas: study feasibility of establishing and training 
        regional and county rural development boards and councils (see 
        H.R. 813) [3FE]
    Tobacco products: establish Federal authority to regulate tobacco 
        and other nicotine containing products (see H.R. 2414) [28SE]

BAKER, BILL (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Health: equal coverage for all children enrolled in health care 
        plans under a family class of enrollment (see H.R. 1012) 
        [22FE]
    Taxation: treatment of businesses with employees working in their 
        home or in telecommuting centers (see H.R. 1316) [24MR]
    ------treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see 
        H.R. 1040) [24FE]
    Telecommunications: repeal cable television must-carry provisions 
        (see H.R. 525) [17JA]

BAKER, HOWARD H., JR. (a former Senator from Tennessee) 
  Reports filed
    Howard H. Baker, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Knoxville, TN: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2547) (H. 
        Rept. 104-417) [19DE]

BAKER, RICHARD H. (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Disasters: prevent overpricing of goods (see H.R. 976) [16FE]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 
        1487) [7AP]
    Financial institutions: increase competition in the financial 
        services sector (see H.R. 814) [3FE]
    Firearms: eliminate the administrative authority to prohibit 
        transfer or sale of certain assault weapons (see H.R. 793) 
        [2FE]
    Government regulations: analysis on the impact on small businesses 
        and State and local government (see H.R. 58) [9JA]
    Medicaid: nonemergency medical transportation services (see H.R. 
        975) [16FE]
    REA: improve loan program (see H.R. 1913) [22JN]
    Taxation: deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals, incentives for medical practice in rural areas, 
        and creation of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 2051) 
        [18JY]
    ------treatment of interest paid on educational loans and 
        withdrawals from retirement plans for higher education 
        expenses (see H.R. 2050) [18JY]

BAKER CITY, OR
  Bills and resolutions
    David J. Wheeler Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 2061) 
        [19JY]
  Reports filed
    David J. Wheeler Federal Building: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2061) (H. Rept. 104-412) [19DE]

BALANCED BUDGET AND EMERGENCY DEFICIT CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: extend and reduce discretionary spending limits and extend 
        pay-as-you-go requirements (see H.R. 2459) [11OC]
    ------limit rate of growth (see H.R. 1110) [2MR]

BALANCED BUDGET/SPENDING LIMITATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1131) [3MR]

BALDACCI, JOHN (a Representative from Maine)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    House of Representatives: adjournment relative to budget impasse 
        (see H. Res. 278) [17NO]

BALLENGER, CASS (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [3MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500) [13JA]
    Employment: provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 
        2391) [21SE]
    ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see 
        H.R. 2741) [7DE]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1834) [14JN]

BALTIMORE, MD
  Bills and resolutions
    Helen Delich Bentley Building: designate (see H.R. 2062) [19JY]

BANGLADESH, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Democracy: efforts (see H. Con. Res. 86) [24JY]

BANKRUPTCY
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: payment of claims for retiree health 
        insurance (see H.R. 318) [9JA]
    Courts: appointment of bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 2604) [9NO]
    ------debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's 
        operation of watercraft while intoxicated (see H.R. 234) [9JA]
    Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see 
        H.R. 1711) [25MY]
    Real estate: define single asset real estate (see H.R. 2815) 
        [20DE]
  Reports filed
    Debts Relative to Death or Injury Caused by Debtor's Operation of 
        Watercraft While Intoxicated: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 234) (H. Rept. 104-356) [20NO]

BANKS
see Financial Institutions

BARCIA, JAMES A. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Crime: require States to address the problem of violent crimes 
        committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 105) [29SE]
    Iosco, MI: release of reversionary interest in certain lands held 
        by the Federal Government (see H.R. 2670) [20NO]
    Taxation: simplify the assessment and collection of the excise tax 
        on arrows (see H.R. 59) [9JA]

BARLOON, WILLIAM
  Bills and resolutions
    Iraq: detention of U.S. citizens relative to illegal border-
        crossing incident (see H. Res. 120) [29MR]

BARNARD, DOUG, JR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Coins: mint in commemoration of 1996 Atlanta Olympic games (see 
        H.R. 2336) [14SE]

BARNEGAT BAY, NJ
  Bills and resolutions
    National Estuary Program: eligibility for priority consideration 
        (see H.R. 679) [25JA]

BARR, BOB (a Representative from Georgia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation 
        Act [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Barnard, Doug, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration of 1996 Atlanta 
        Olympic games (see H.R. 2336) [14SE]
    Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 
        1488) [7AP]
    ------sexual exploitation of children (see H.R. 1240) [15MR]
    Financial institutions: provide State credit union representation 
        on the National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 
        1998) [10JY]

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    States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for 
        security officer employment (see H.R. 2092) [21JY]

BARRETT, BILL (a Representative from Nebraska)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty 
        time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144) 
        [31JY]
    Nebraska: Lost Creek flood control project costs relative to 
        judgment funds (see H.R. 1071) [28FE]
    North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: boundary adjustment (see 
        H.R. 2679) [28NO]
    Taxation: special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of 
        farmland (see H.R. 501) [13JA]

BARRETT, THOMAS M. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Budget: identification and control of tax expenditures (see H.R. 
        1387) [4AP]
    Business and industry: use of community development block grant 
        funds for employment relocation activities (see H.R. 463) 
        [11JA]
    Employment: improve employment and training assistance for 
        dislocated workers (see H.R. 1422) [6AP]
    House of Representatives: official travel requirements (see H.R. 
        1222; H. Res. 15) [9JA] [14MR]
    Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of 
        self-employed individuals (see H.R. 76) [9JA]
    Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1819) [13JN]

BARTLETT, ROSCOE G. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Dept. of Energy: establish Laboratory Facilities Commission (see 
        H.R. 87) [9JA]
    Education: eliminate opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 977) 
        [16FE]
    Elections: examine costs, benefits, and impact on voter turnout of 
        changing the deadline for filing Federal income tax returns to 
        election day (see H.R. 86) [9JA]
    Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms 
        for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see 
        H.R. 78) [9JA]
    ------repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices (see H.R. 464, 698) [11JA] [26JA]
    House of Representatives: return of excess amounts from official 
        allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 77) 
        [9JA]
    Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of 
        success in deficit reduction (see H.R. 2771) [13DE]
    National Education Standards and Improvement Council: abolish (see 
        H.R. 977) [16FE]
    Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of 
        self-employed individuals (see H.R. 696) [26JA]

BARTON, JOE (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------S. 440, National Highway System designation [29SE]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Amtrak: establish limitations on wage continuation and severance 
        benefits for employees displaced by a discontinuance of 
        service (see H.R. 832) [6FE]
    Arlington, TX: flying of aircraft over The Ballpark in Arlington 
        (see H.R. 948) [15FE]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 1) [9JA]
    ------reform process (see H.R. 2599) [8NO]
    Community service: redefine block grant eligible entities (see 
        H.R. 2460) [11OC]
    Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see 
        H.J. Res. 106) [2AU]
    Federal employees: allow furloughed employees to work voluntarily 
        during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2667, 2769) [19NO] 
        [13DE]
    Health: approval of the Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast 
        self-examination (see H.R. 2752) [7DE]
    Medicaid: osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791) [8JN]
    Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry 
        cleaning solvents (see H.R. 2522) [24OC]

BASS, CHARLES (a Representative from New Hampshire)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 
        2421) [28SE]
    SSI: require periodic reapplication and modify administrative 
        criteria relative to mental impairments (see H.R. 1974) [30JN]
    Taxation: allow corporations to elect the pooling method for 
        determining foreign tax credits (see H.R. 2355) [19SE]

BATEMAN, HERBERT H. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    North Atlantic Assembly [15FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Colonial National Historical Park: improve management (see H.R. 
        466) [11JA]
    Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from 
        certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to 
        volunteer work in a professional capacity (see H.R. 94) [9JA]
    George Washington Boyhood Home Foundation: preservation of Ferry 
        Farm (see H.R. 652) [24JA]
    Taxation: treatment of qualified historic properties relative to 
        estate taxes (see H.R. 1945) [28JN]

BEACHES
related term(s) Coastal Zones
  Bills and resolutions
    Disasters: ensure Federal assistance eligibility for certain 
        nonprofit facilities open to the public (see H.R. 664) [24JA]
    Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and 
        gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 
        73) [9JA]

BEAVER COUNTY, PA
  Bills and resolutions
    Hopewell Township, PA: transfer lands to Beaver County Corp. for 
        Economic Development (see H.R. 308) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Hopewell Township, PA, Land Transfer to Beaver County Corp. for 
        Economic Development: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 308) (H. Rept. 104-372) [30NO]

BECERRA, XAVIER (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]

BEILENSON, ANTHONY C. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------S. 4, Separate Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act [7SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Citizenship: constitutional amendment restricting citizenship by 
        virtue of birth in U.S. (see H.J. Res. 56) [19JA]
    Immigration: enforcement of employer sanctions law (see H.R. 570) 
        [19JA]
    ------separate administration of the INS and Border Patrol (see 
        H.R. 569) [19JA]
    Motor vehicles: improve impact standards for bumpers (see H.R. 
        1928) [27JN]
    Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive 
        choice (see H.R. 2052) [18JY]

BELLE FOURCHE, SD
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: conveyance of land at the radar bomb scoring site 
        (see H.R. 2680) [28NO]

BENTON, IL
  Bills and resolutions
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 2689) [29NO]
  Reports filed
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2689) (H. Rept. 104-410) [19DE]

BENTSEN, KEN (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Budget: balance (see H.R. 567) [19JA]

BEREUTER, DOUG (a Representative from Nebraska)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    North Atlantic Assembly [15FE]
    United Kingdom-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [28SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: clarify prevented planting rule relative to crop 
        acreage bases (see H.R. 2298) [12SE]
    ------transportation of farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 
        526) [17JA]
    China, People's Republic of: U.S. policy (see H.R. 2053, 2058) 
        [18JY] [19JY]
    Clean Air Act: treatment of motorcycles (see H.R. 2299) [12SE]
    Conservation of natural resources: extend the Conservation Reserve 
        Program and the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 67) [9JA]
    Credit: disclosures by consumer reporting agencies to the FBI for 
        counterintelligence purposes (see H.R. 68) [9JA]
    Financial institutions: reform regulatory process and paperwork 
        requirements (see H.R. 1362) [30MR]
    Foreign policy: encourage North-South dialogue on Korean Peninsula 
        (see H.J. Res. 83) [30MR]
    Foreign trade: improve export promotion activities (see H.R. 2300) 
        [12SE]
    Housing: guarantee the repayment of loans made by private lenders 
        for costs of certain rural rental housing (see H.R. 66) [9JA]
    ------minimum property standard requirements relative to water 
        treatment for certain properties with federally insured 
        mortgages (see H.R. 69) [9JA]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: nuclear weapons 
        proliferation (see H.J. Res. 83) [30MR]
    Mongolia: anniversary of democratic elections (see H. Res. 158) 
        [25MY]

BERMAN, HOWARD L. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
    Conferee: H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act [9NO]
    ------H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Disasters: extend duty drawback filing period for businesses (see 
        H.R. 527) [17JA]
    Immigration: reform admission policies, treatment of criminal 
        aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and 
        border security (see H.R. 1929) [27JN]
    Taxation: allow casualty loss deduction for disaster losses (see 
        H.R. 433) [9JA]

BEULA LEE (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1343) [28MR]

BEVILL, TOM (a Representative from Alabama)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1905, energy and water development appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]

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  Motions offered by
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905) 
        [7SE]

BEWILDERED (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1394) [4AP]

BIG DAD (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1156) [7MR]

BILBRAY, BRIAN P. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Air pollution: conduct study of certain cross-border sources (see 
        H.R. 2637) [15NO]
    Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are 
        not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 1363) 
        [30MR]
    EPA: rescind implementation plan for the South Coast, Ventura, and 
        Sacramento areas of California (see H.R. 1025) [23FE]
    Labeling: repeal requirement for saccharin notice (see H.R. 1787) 
        [8JN]
    San Bernardino County, CA: land conveyance for radioactive waste 
        disposal facility (see H.R. 2334) [14SE]
    Ships and vessels: limit State authority to regulate certain 
        activities (see H.R. 116) [9JA]
    Water: modify bottled drinking water standards (see H.R. 2601) 
        [9NO]
    ------regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the 
        equivalent of secondary treatment (see H.R. 794, 1943) [2FE] 
        [28JN]

BILIRAKIS, MICHAEL (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 483, permit Medicare select policies to be offered 
        in all States [25MY]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------S. 440, National Highway System designation [29SE]
    ------S. 641, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act 
        reauthorization [7DE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Armed Forces: provide benefits under the survivor benefit plan to 
        surviving spouses of certain retired members (see H.R. 107) 
        [9JA]
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend (see 
        H.R. 1872) [16JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: outpatient medical services for former 
        POW (see H.R. 468) [11JA]
    Employment: tax credit for the hiring of displaced homemakers (see 
        H.R. 110) [9JA]
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        106) [9JA]
    ------application of antitrust laws relative to certain television 
        contracts (see H.R. 105) [9JA]
    Members of Congress: provide a permanent appropriation for 
        compensation (see H.R. 108) [9JA]
    Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund 
        from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103) [9JA]
    Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons 
        delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104) [9JA]
    Refuse disposal: exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems 
        from subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 102) [9JA]
    Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 471, 1531, 1532) 
        [11JA] [2MY]
    Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern 
        Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50) [28MR]
    Veterans: dependency and indemnity compensation benefits relative 
        to remarriage of surviving spouses (see H.R. 469) [11JA]
    ------exempt organizations from regulations prohibiting the 
        solicitation of contributions on postal property (see H.R. 
        467) [11JA]
    ------minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain 
        unmarried (see H.R. 1090) [1MR]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303) [9JA]
    ------revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation 
        and pension benefits (see H.R. 109) [9JA]
  Conference reports
    Permit Medicare Select Policies To Be Offered in All States (H.R. 
        483) [22JN]
  Motions offered by
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend 
        (H.R. 1872) [18SE]

BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
related term(s) Weapons
  Bills and resolutions
    Iraq: compliance with U.N. arms control and human rights 
        resolutions (see H. Res. 200) [24JY]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Proliferation of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction: President Clinton [16FE] [18MY] [8NO]

BIPARTISAN COMMISSION ON THE FUTURE OF MEDICARE
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1739) [25MY]

BIRDS
related term(s) National Wildlife Refuges; Wildlife
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: incentives for land owners to provide habitat for 
        endangered species (see H.R. 2284) [7SE]
    ------use of humane methods in the slaughter of poultry (see H.R. 
        264) [9JA]
    Endangered species: designation of critical habitat areas and 
        national wildlife refuges (see H.R. 2253) [4AU]
    ------protect private property rights relative to economic losses 
        from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 490) [11JA]
    ------protection (see H.R. 2374) [21SE]
    Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species 
        relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571) [19JA]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 2275, 2444) [7SE] [29SE]
    Wilderness areas: improve the management of land and water for 
        fish and wildlife purposes (see H.R. 1141) [6MR]
  Reports filed
    Management of Wilderness Land and Water for Fish and Wildlife 
        Purposes: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1141) 
        (H. Rept. 104-107) [6JN]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 104-
        107) [1MY]

BIRTH CONTROL
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        18, 23, 26, 72, 90) [9JA] [1MR] [23MY]
    ------prevent governmental discrimination against health care 
        providers who refuse to perform or provide training in 
        performing abortions (see H.R. 1932) [27JN]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833) [14JN]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 251) [31OC]
    ------protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive 
        health care clinics (see H.R. 1952) [28JN]
    Civil Rights Act: availability of information on reproductive 
        health services at federally or State funded family planning 
        clinics (see H.R. 641) [23JA]
    Courts: modify jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to abortion 
        (see H.R. 1624, 1958) [12MY] [29JN]
    Human life: definition from conception (see H.R. 2087) [20JY]
    Human rights: protect the right to life of born and unborn persons 
        (see H.R. 1625) [12MY]
    Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive 
        choice (see H.R. 2052) [18JY]
    Public Health Service: terminate family planning programs (see 
        H.R. 1623) [12MY]
    Women: availability of information on reproductive health services 
        (see H. Res. 118) [16MR]
    ------protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 776) [1FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1833, Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 251) (H. Rept. 104-301) 
        [31OC]
    Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 104-267) [27SE]

BIRTH DEFECTS PREVENTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1010) [22FE]

BLACK LUNG BENEFITS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Health: pneumoconiosis claims (see H.R. 615) [20JA]
    Improve (see H.R. 754) [31JA]

BLACKS
see African Americans

BLILEY, THOMAS J., JR. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 483, permit Medicare select policies to be offered 
        in all States [25MY]
    ------H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act [9NO]
    ------H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act [24OC]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration hydroelectric 
        projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude oil [25JY]
    ------S. 440, National Highway System designation [29SE]
    ------S. 641, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act 
        reauthorization [7DE]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
    North Atlantic Assembly [15FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Committee on Commerce (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 70) [9FE]
    FCC: competitive bidding in granting licenses and permits (see 
        H.R. 1218) [13MR]
    Government regulations: cumulative cost/benefit accounting 
        statement for regulatory programs (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    Information services: ensure competitive availability of consumer 
        electronics devices affording access to telecommunications 
        services (see H.R. 1275) [21MR]
    Insurance: compliance by sellers and underwriters with State 
        consumer protection requirements (see H.R. 1317) [24MR]
    Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary 
        of birth (see H.R. 1684) [23MY]
    Medicare: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 25) [9JA]
    ------extend certain savings provisions (see H.R. 1217) [13MR]
    Pesticides: definition and regulation of the minor use of 
        pesticides (see H.R. 1627) [12MY]
    Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (see H.R. 1058) 
        [27FE]
    Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (see 
        H.R. 1555) [3MY]
    U.S. Enrichment Corp.: privatization (see H.R. 1216) [13MR]
    Virginia: improve National Park System (see H.R. 1091) [1MR]
  Motions offered by
    Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 
        652) [12OC]
  Reports filed
    Clarify Exemptions From Securities and Antitrust Laws Relative to 
        Charitable Gift Annuities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        2519) (H. Rept. 104-333) [10NO]
    Communications Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1555) (H. 
        Rept. 104-204) [24JY]
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Revision and Extension: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1872) (H. Rept. 104-245) 
        [14SE]
    Congressional Consent to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 558) (H. 
        Rept. 104-148) [20JN]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Arkansas: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 657) (H. Rept. 
        104-315) [7NO]

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    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        New Jersey: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1366) (H. 
        Rept. 104-322) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Ohio: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1011) (H. Rept. 104-
        317) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Oregon: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1290) (H. Rept. 
        104-320) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Washington: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1014) (H. 
        Rept. 104-318) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        West Virginia: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1051) (H. 
        Rept. 104-319) [7NO]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1335) (H. Rept. 104-321) 
        [7NO]
    FCC Competitive Bidding in Granting Licenses and Permits: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1218) (H. Rept. 104-88) 
        [23MR]
    Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1747) (H. Rept. 104-398) [12DE]
    Financial Services Competitiveness Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 1062) (H. Rept. 104-127) [22JN]
    Hydroelectric Power Licenses Extension: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 680) (H. Rept. 104-316) [7NO]
    Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 104-33) [15FE]
    Medicare Reform: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2425) (H. 
        Rept. 104-276) [17OC]
    Medicare Savings Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        1217) (H. Rept. 104-87) [23MR]
    Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1323) (H. Rept. 104-110) [6JN]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1020) (H. Rept. 104-254) [20SE]
    Permit Medicare Select Policies To Be Offered in All States: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 483) (H. Rept. 104-157) [22JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 483) (H. Rept. 104-79) 
        [6AP]
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 104-369) [28NO]
    Product Liability Reform: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) 
        (H. Rept. 104-50) [24FE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 917) (H. Rept. 104-63) 
        [1MR]
    Reduction of Work-Related Vehicle Trips in Ozone Nonattainment 
        Areas: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 325) (H. Rept. 104-
        387) [6DE]
    Repeal Unnecessary Medical Device Reporting Requirements: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2366) (H. Rept. 104-323) 
        [7NO]
    Require Federal Agencies To Differentiate Between Organic Oils and 
        Petroleum Based Oils: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 436) 
        (H. Rept. 104-262) [27SE]
    Saccharin Notice Requirement Repeal: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 104-386) [6DE]
    U.S. Enrichment Corp. Privatization: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1216) (H. Rept. 104-86) [23MR]
  Rules
    Committee on Commerce (House) [25JA]

BLIND
see Disabled

BLUTE, PETER (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 4, Separate Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act [7SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Elections: contribution limitations for multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 2638) [15NO]
    Fall River Harbor: deauthorize a feature of navigation project 
        (see H.R. 1304) [23MR]
    House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 978) 
        [16FE]
    Housing: prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from 
        occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (see 
        H.R. 117) [9JA]
    Public welfare programs: eliminate benefits relative to probation 
        and parole violators and fugitive felons (see H.R. 118) [9JA]

BOATS
see Ships and Vessels

BOEHLERT, SHERWOOD L. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    North Atlantic Assembly [15FE]

BOEHNER, JOHN A. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
    Committee To Escort the President [24JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        11) [9JA]
    House of Representatives: election of officers (see H. Res. 1) 
        [9JA]
    Laughlin, Representative: election to Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (see H. Res. 183) [10JY]
    Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: repeal (see H.R. 669) 
        [25JA]
    Tauzin, Representative: election to the Committees on Commerce and 
        Resources (see H. Res. 217) [12SE]
    Taxation: exclude Social Security tax from certain self-employment 
        income received by insurance salesmen after retirement (see 
        H.R. 2004) [11JY]
  Rules
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) [6FE]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House) [6FE]

BOEING CO.
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for 
        display of RAH-66 Comanche helicopter (see H. Con. Res. 74) 
        [13JN]

BOMBINGS
see Terrorism

BONILLA, HENRY (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations [13SE] [14SE] 
        [18OC]
    ------H.R. 2546, District of Columbia appropriations [9NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Claude W. Brown Post Office Building, McCamey, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 1489) [7AP]
    Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species 
        relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571) [19JA]
    Government: ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice 
        President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2373) [21SE]

BONIOR, DAVID E. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
    Committee To Escort the President [24JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47) [23MR]
    Gilbraltar (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1286) 
        [21MR]
  Motions offered by
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961) [16MY]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 1868) [28JN]
    House Rules: reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), 
        consideration (H. Res. 5) [4JA]

BONO, SONNY (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: labeling of imported perishable agricultural 
        commodities (see H.R. 2602) [9NO]
    Courts: State referendum challenges (see H.R. 1170) [8MR]
    Federal employees: prevent payment of furloughed employees during 
        Government shutdown (see H.R. 2759) [12DE]
    Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of 
        Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see 
        H.R. 2495) [18OC]

BOOKS
see Literature

BORSKI, ROBERT A. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 440, National Highway System designation [11OC]

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: encourage an extra place setting at holiday season 
        tables as a reminder of U.S. peacekeeping forces in Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina (see H. Res. 315) [19DE]
    Civil war: require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606, 2770) [26OC] [9NO] [13DE]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (H.R. 2606), consideration (see H. Res. 273) 
        [16NO]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (H.R. 2770), consideration (see H. Res. 304) 
        [13DE]
    ------U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between 
        Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. Con. Res. 118; H. 
        Res. 295, 298, 302) [6DE] [12DE] [13DE]
    ------U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between 
        Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 304) [13DE]
    ------U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2417; H. Res. 247, 305, 
        306) [28SE] [30OC] [13DE]
    ------U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 304) [13DE]
    Committee To Oversee the Conduct of Operation Joint Endeavor/Task 
        Force Eagle (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 135; H. Con. 
        Res. 126) [20DE] [22DE]
    Foreign policy: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172) [8MR]
    ------lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), consideration (see H. Res. 
        204) [28JY]
    International law: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 282) 
        [20NO]
    Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837) [22DE]
    ------treatment of military income derived from services performed 
        during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778) [14DE]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Serbia and Montenegro: President 
        Clinton [10MY] [18JY] [11DE] [27DE]
    Ordering of Armed Forces Selected Reserve to Active Duty: 
        President Clinton [11DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 302, U.S. Military Enforcement of Peace 
        Agreement Between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim Forces in 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        304) (H. Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 306, U.S. Military Intervention in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. 
        Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2606, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 273) (H. Rept. 104-349) [16NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2770, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and

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        Herzegovina: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. 
        Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of S. 21, Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 204) (H. Rept. 104-213) 
        [28JY]

BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA SELF-DEFENSE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1172) [8MR]
    Enact (S. 21): consideration (see H. Res. 204) [28JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of S. 21, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 204) (H. Rept. 104-213) [28JY]

BOSTON, MA
  Bills and resolutions
    Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: establish (see 
        H.R. 2763) [12DE]

BOUCHER, RICK (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation 
        Act [12OC]
    Minority objectors for the private calendar [2NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Flag--U.S.: prohibit desecration (see H.R. 1873) [16JN]

BREWSTER, BILL K. (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    House of Representatives: reduction of section 602(b)(1) 
        suballocations relative to floor amendments for appropriation 
        bills (see H. Res. 191) [17JY]
    Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and 
        ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598) [20JA]
    Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge: transfer management to 
        Oklahoma (see H.R. 1112) [2MR]

BRIDGES
related term(s) Roads and Highways
  Bills and resolutions
    Niagara Falls Bridge Commission: grant audit authority to GAO (see 
        H.R. 2368) [20SE]
    ------grant audit authority to New York State Comptroller's office 
        (see H.R. 2293) [8SE]
    Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and 
        restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591) [9MY]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority: establish (see H.R. 
        2170) [2AU]

BROADCASTING
see Radio; Television

BROKEN PROMISE (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2721) [5DE]

BROOKHAVEN, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish ambulatory care facility (see 
        H.R. 2831) [22DE]

BROOKLINE, MA
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. 
        Con. Res. 13) [9JA]

BROWDER, GLEN (a Representative from Alabama)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Chemical weapons: transportation of munitions (see H.R. 1123) 
        [3MR]
    Chemicals: management of Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness 
        Program (see H.R. 979) [16FE]
    Government: ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice 
        President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2671) [20NO]
    Members of Congress: annuity computation (see H.R. 907) [13FE]
    Talladega National Forest: modify boundaries (see H.R. 1874) 
        [16JN]
    Taxation: rate reductions relative to projected budget deficit 
        targets (see H.R. 1160) [8MR]

BROWN, CLAUDE W.
  Bills and resolutions
    Claude W. Brown Post Office Building, McCamey, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 1489) [7AP]

BROWN, GEORGE E., JR. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [31OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Angeles National Forest: extend authority for land purchases (see 
        H.R. 1223) [14MR]
    Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals 
        (see H.R. 1202) [10MR]
    Food: meat and poultry inspection programs (see H.R. 1423) [6AP]
    NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2059) [19JY]

BROWN, SHERROD (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 440, National Highway System designation [29SE]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Consumer Price Index: calculation (see H. Res. 45) [26JA]
    Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for 
        cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 
        2178) [3AU]
    Health care professionals: licensing of home infusion therapy 
        service providers and limitations on physician referrals (see 
        H.R. 1579) [9MY]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction 
        (see H.R. 572) [19JA]
    India: free and fair elections in Jammu and Kashmir (see H. Con. 
        Res. 57) [5AP]
    Medicare: permit a supplier of durable medical equipment to 
        furnish an upgraded item of such equipment to Medicare 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 1754) [7JN]
    ------protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in 
        managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see 
        H.R. 2329) [14SE]
    Taxation: treatment of certain interest on automobile loans (see 
        H.R. 1957) [29JN]

BROWNBACK, SAM (a Representative from Kansas)
  Appointments
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [3MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Dept. of HUD: abolish (see H.R. 2198) [4AU]

BRUNSWICK COUNTY, NC
  Bills and resolutions
    Lockwoods Folly River: environmental restoration project in the 
        eastern channel (see H.R. 1393) [4AP]

BRYAN, ALBERT V.
  Bills and resolutions
    Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: designate (see 
        H.R. 2305) [12SE]
  Reports filed
    Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 965) (H. Rept. 
        104-420) [19DE]

BRYANT, ED (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act [9NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Correctional institutions: criminal penalties for escaping from 
        Federal prison (see H.R. 1533) [2MY]
    Crime: sexual exploitation of children (see H.R. 1240) [15MR]
    Taxation: deny deductions for personal income taxes paid to a 
        State or locality which taxes non-residents for income derived 
        from certain Federal areas (see H.R. 1792) [8JN]

BRYANT, JOHN (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act [24OC]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [13NO]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Congress: reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (see H.R. 
        2261) [6SE]
    ------reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (H.R. 2261), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 242) [24OC]
    Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native 
        biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests 
        (see H.R. 2407) [27SE]
    House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored 
        perks (see H. Res. 40) [19JA]
    ------ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks 
        (H. Res. 40), consideration (see H. Res. 127) [3AP]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        1854), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. Res. 99) [6SE]
    Lobbyists: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence 
        the Federal Government (see H.R. 119) [9JA]
    Motion pictures: identification of author for purposes of 
        noneconomic interests (see H.R. 1244) [15MR]
  Motions offered by
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. 
        Res. 79) [28JN]

BUDGET--U.S.
  Appointments
    Conferees: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
    ------H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions [2MY]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC] [31OC] [2NO] [13NO]
    ------S. 4, Separate Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act [7SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: balance budget through spending reduction (see H. 
        Con. Res. 71) [23MY]
    ------constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see H.J. Res. 4, 
        6, 17, 43, 46, 47, 59) [9JA] [19JA]
    ------establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 
        1245) [15MR]
    ------extend and reduce discretionary spending limits and extend 
        pay-as-you-go requirements (see H.R. 2459) [11OC]
    ------extend discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 2295) [8SE]
    ------line-item veto (see H.R. 2, 27, 128) [9JA]
    ------line-item veto (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 55) 
        [1FE]
    ------line-item veto (S. 4), application to 1996 appropriations 
        bills (see H. Res. 212) [4AU]
    ------line-item veto (S. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 147) 
        [16MY]
    ------making continuing (see H.J. Res. 108, 115, 116, 118, 119, 
        120, 122, 123, 125, 126, 131, 133, 136, 137) [27SE] [7NO] 
        [10NO] [14NO] [15NO] [17NO] [18NO] [13DE] [18DE] [22DE]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 108), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 230) [27SE]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 257, 261) [7NO] [9NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 270) [15NO]
    ------reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1219) [13MR]
    ------require an operating and a capital budget to distinguish 
        between Federal funds and trust funds (see H.R. 767, 1233) 
        [1FE] [14MR]
    ------rescind certain budget authority (see H.R. 845) [7FE]
    Balance (see H.R. 567, 822, 823, 1131, 1516, 1923) [19JA] [3FE] 
        [3MR] [7AP] [22JN]
    Capital Budget Commission: establish (see H.R. 1302) [22MR]
    CBO: use economic assumptions to achieve a balanced Federal budget 
        (see H.J. Res. 132) [18DE]
    Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see 
        H.J. Res. 51, 106) [11JA] [2AU]
    ------establish 2-year budget cycle (see H.R. 766) [1FE]
    Congressional Budget Act: establish a point of order against 
        certain continuing resolutions (see H.R. 2197) [4AU]

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    Constitutional amendments: balance (see H.J. Res. 1, 7, 15, 20, 
        21, 22, 28, 31, 35, 37, 45, 46, 49, 53, 55, 57, 58, 60, 62, 
        74) [9JA] [11JA] [18JA] [19JA] [23JA] [3MR]
    ------balance (H.J. Res. 1), consideration (see H. Res. 33, 44) 
        [11JA] [24JA]
    ------require two-thirds vote of both Houses of Congress if 
        outlays exceed revenues (see H.J. Res. 9) [9JA]
    ------treatment of Social Security under a balanced budget 
        requirement (see H. Con. Res. 17) [23JA]
    ------treatment of Social Security under a balanced budget 
        requirement (H. Con. Res. 17), consideration (see H. Res. 44) 
        [24JA]
    Deficit (see H. Res. 94) [23FE]
    Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 1756) [7JN]
    Dept. of Defense: terminate certain programs (see H.R. 1673) 
        [18MY]
    Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1993) [30JN]
    ------reduce funding and scope of the stockpile stewardship 
        program (see H.R. 1672) [18MY]
    ------reduce funding for the nuclear energy research and 
        development activities (see H.R. 1674) [18MY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (see 
        H.J. Res. 134) [20DE]
    ------making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 317) [20DE]
    District of Columbia: expenditure and appropriation of funds for 
        times when Congress has not enacted a budget (see H.R. 2661) 
        [17NO]
    Economy: reduction of tax rates and discretionary spending (see 
        H.R. 1327) [28MR]
    Federal budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see 
        H.R. 2491, 2517, 2530) [17OC] [20OC] [25OC]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 245) [25OC]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration of Senate amendments to conference report (see 
        H. Res. 279) [18NO]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 272) [16NO]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 321) [21DE]
    ------reform process (see H.R. 2599) [8NO]
    ------setting forth for 1996-2002 (see H. Con. Res. 66, 67, 122) 
        [11MY] [15MY] [18DE]
    ------setting forth for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 122), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 309) [18DE]
    ------setting forth for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 149) [16MY]
    ------setting forth for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 175) [28JN]
    Federal employees: continuance of work during Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2840) [27DE]
    ------ensure payment of furloughed employees during Government 
        shutdown (see H.R. 2273) [6SE]
    ------prevent payment of furloughed employees during Government 
        shutdown (see H.R. 2759) [12DE]
    ------reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 1671, 2090) 
        [18MY] [21JY]
    ------specify circumstances for payment of furloughed employees 
        during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2780) [14DE]
    Foreign aid: discharge obligation of certain unexpended balances 
        of foreign economic assistance (see H.R. 360) [9JA]
    Government: amend the budget process to require joint budget 
        resolutions and the inclusion of public debt limit extension 
        (see H.R. 2622) [13NO]
    ------ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice 
        President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2373, 2671; H. Con. Res. 113) [21SE] [15NO] [20NO]
    ------limit rate of growth (see H.R. 1110) [2MR]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (see H.R. 
        1158, 1159, 1864, 1927, 1944) [8MR] [15JN] [27JN] [28JN]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1158), consideration (see H. Res. 115) [14MR]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1158), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 151) 
        [17MY]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1944), consideration (see H. Res. 176) [28JN]
    ------require detailed information on spending choices (see H.R. 
        1109) [2MR]
    ------require Federal agencies to apply value engineering (see 
        H.R. 719) [27JA]
    ------treatment of receipts and disbursements of Federal trust 
        funds (see H.R. 564) [18JA]
    Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: reduce tax (see H.R. 1138) [6MR]
    Health care programs: combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 
        2326) [13SE]
    House of Representatives: adjournment relative to budget impasse 
        (see H. Res. 278) [17NO]
    House Rules: consideration of legislative branch appropriations 
        relative to the status of all other appropriations legislation 
        (see H. Res. 213) [6SE]
    ------require floor amendments to appropriations bills be 
        reflected in budget accounting (see H. Res. 182) [30JN]
    ------same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 
        260, 265, 276, 297) [9NO] [13NO] [17NO] [12DE]
    ------statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 28, 138) 
        [9JA] [2MY]
    Impoundment Control Act: repeal (see H.R. 1064) [27FE]
    Intelligence services: limit funding (see H.R. 2592) [7NO]
    Limits: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and 
        reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700) [26JA]
    LSC: abolish (see H.R. 2277) [7SE]
    Medicare: combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 1668, 2389) 
        [18MY] [21SE]
    ------extend certain savings provisions (see H.R. 1134) [6MR]
    ------payment for services furnished by a facility in which the 
        referring physician has an ownership interest (see H.R. 2390) 
        [21SE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 2152, 2173, 2422, 2425, 2476, 2485, 2486, 
        2839) [1AU] [2AU] [28SE] [29SE] [12OC] [17OC] [22DE]
    ------reform (H.R. 2425), consideration (see H. Res. 238) [18OC]
    ------reporting requirement of trust fund trustees on projected 
        financial imbalances (see H.R. 1590) [9MY]
    Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing 
        law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221) [13SE]
    Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of 
        success in deficit reduction (see H.R. 1133, 2771) [3MR] 
        [13DE]
    ------make pay subject to annual appropriations (see H.R. 2351) 
        [19SE]
    ------require comparable treatment with Federal employees during 
        Government shutdown (see H.R. 2828) [21DE]
    ------stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 
        2281, 2639, 2658) [7SE] [15NO] [17NO]
    National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: 
        establish (see H.R. 217) [9JA]
    National parks and recreation areas: allow donation of State 
        management and operation services during a Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2732) [6DE]
    National wildlife refuges: allow donation of State hunting 
        management services during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 
        2706) [5DE]
    Navy: operate ships stores as nonappropriated fund 
        instrumentalities (see H.R. 347) [9JA]
    Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund 
        from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103) [9JA]
    Postal Service: reduction of accumulated debt (see H.R. 2744) 
        [7DE]
    ------repeal transitional authorization of appropriations (see 
        H.R. 1826) [13JN]
    Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2409, 2586) [27SE] [7NO]
    ------ceiling (H.R. 2409), consideration (see H. Res. 292) [6DE]
    ------ceiling (H.R. 2586), consideration (see H. Res. 258, 262) 
        [8NO] [9NO]
    ------constitutional amendment to restrict annual deficits (see 
        H.J. Res. 40) [9JA]
    ------enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (see 
        H.R. 2621) [13NO]
    ------enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 
        2621), consideration (see H. Res. 293) [7DE]
    ------establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce 
        discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162) [8MR]
    ------establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce 
        discretionary spending limits (H.R. 1162), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 218) [12SE]
    Rescissions: consideration of budget authority rescission 
        proposals (see H.R. 678) [25JA]
    Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628) 
        [14NO]
    ------ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 164, 491) [9JA] 
        [11JA]
    ------off-budget status of administrative costs (see H.R. 1676) 
        [18MY]
    Space policy: Space Station Program funding (see H.R. 2659) [17NO]
    States: clarify reimbursement for employees carrying out Federal 
        programs during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2733, 2784) 
        [6DE] [14DE]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        liability to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 13) [9JA]
    ------allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        overpayments to make contributions for deficit reduction (see 
        H.R. 1442) [6AP]
    ------eliminate double tax on dividends and allocate corporate 
        income tax revenues to qualified registered voters (see H.R. 
        430) [9JA]
    ------identification and control of tax expenditures (see H.R. 
        1387) [4AP]
    ------rate reductions relative to projected budget deficit targets 
        (see H.R. 1160) [8MR]
    Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain 
        transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842) [7FE]
    Unemployment: extend emergency compensation (see H.R. 2572) [1NO]
    Veterans: ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government 
        financial status (see H.R. 2626, 2632, 2813) [13NO] [14NO] 
        [20DE]
  Conference reports
    Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution (H.R. 2491) 
        [15NO] [20NO]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67) 
        [26JN]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 1158) [16MY]
  Messages
    Achievements in Aeronautics and Space: President Clinton [24MY]
    Continuing Appropriations: President Clinton [16NO]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: President Clinton [28JN] [10JY]
    Deferral of Budgetary Resources: President Clinton [6FE] [22FE] 
        [12SE] [19OC]
    District of Columbia Budget Request: President Clinton [12MY] 
        [29JN]
    Economic Report: President Clinton [13FE]
    Federal Advisory Committees: President Clinton [6SE]
    Federal Budget, Fiscal Year 1996: President Clinton [6FE]
    Middle-Class Bill of Rights Tax Relief Act: President Clinton 
        [13FE]
    Public Debt Ceiling: President Clinton [13NO]
    Rescission Proposals Affecting the Depts. of Justice and 
        Transportation, and NASA: President Clinton [2MY]
    Veto of H.J. Res. 115, Continuing Appropriations: President 
        Clinton [14NO]
    Veto of H.R. 1158, Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: 
        President Clinton [7JN]

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    Veto of H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget 
        Resolution: President Clinton [6DE]
    Veto of H.R. 2586, Public Debt Ceiling: President Clinton [13NO]
  Motions
    Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2) [6FE]
    ------line-item veto (S. 4) [7SE] [25OC]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 115) [8NO] [10NO] [14NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 122) [15NO] [20NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 123) [19NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 136) [22DE]
    Constitutional amendments: balance (H.J. Res. 1) [26JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. 
        Res. 134) [20DE]
    Federal budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 
        2491) [26OC] [30OC]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        conference report [20NO]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), 
        consideration (H. Res. 321) [22DE]
    ------setting forth for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67) [8JN]
    Government: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        (H.R. 1158) [15MR] [16MR] [2MY]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1944) [29JN]
    House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. 
        Res. 276) [18NO]
    Medicare: reform (H.R. 2425) [19OC]
    Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586) [9NO] [10NO]
    ------ceiling (H.R. 2586), veto [13NO]
    ------enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 
        2621) [14DE]
  Reports filed
    Budget Authority Rescissions: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 845) (H. Rept. 104-30) [10FE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 67, Setting 
        Forth the Federal Budget for 1996-2002: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 175) (H. Rept. 104-165) [28JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1158, Supplemental 
        Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 151) (H. Rept. 104-126) [17MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of 
        the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 104-348) [16NO]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 67, Setting Forth the Federal Budget 
        for 1996-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 149) (H. 
        Rept. 104-125) [16MY]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 122, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 1996-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 309) 
        (H. Rept. 104-423) [18DE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 1, Constitutional Amendment To Require 
        a Balanced Budget: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 44) (H. 
        Rept. 104-4) [24JA]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 108, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H.J. Res. 230) (H. Rept. 104-263) 
        [27SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 115, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 257) (H. Rept. 104-326) 
        [7NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. Rept. 104-331) 
        [9NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 122, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 104-343) 
        [15NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        317) (H. Rept. 104-428) [20DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2, Line-Item Veto: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 55) (H. Rept. 104-15) [1FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1162, Deficit Reduction Lockbox Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 218) (H. Rept. 104-243) 
        [12SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1944, Supplemental Appropriations and 
        Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 176) (H. 
        Rept. 104-166) [28JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2425, Medicare Reform: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 238) (H. Rept. 104-282) [18OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent 
        Budget Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) 
        (H. Rept. 104-292) [25OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2586, Public Debt Ceiling: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 258) (H. Rept. 104-328) [8NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 262) (H. Rept. 104-332) 
        [9NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Public Debt Limit Enforcement and 
        Protection of Obligated Trust Funds: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 293) (H. Rept. 104-388) [7DE]
    Consideration of S. 4, Legislative Line Item Veto Act and Separate 
        Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 147) (H. Rept. 104-121) [16MY]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to Conference Report on H.R. 
        2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 279) (H. Rept. 104-354) 
        [18NO]
    Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 1) (H. Rept. 104-3) [18JA]
    Deficit Reduction Lockbox Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 
        1162) (H. Rept. 104-205) [25JY]
    Dept. of Commerce Abolishment: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 1756) (H. Rept. 104-260) [21SE]
    District of Columbia Expenditure and Appropriation of Funds for 
        Times When Congress Has Not Enacted a Budget: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2661) (H. Rept. 
        104-408) [14DE]
    House Rules Relative to Same-Day Consideration of Certain 
        Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 260) (H. 
        Rept. 104-330) [9NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 265) (H. Rept. 104-335) 
        [13NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 276) (H. Rept. 104-352) 
        [17NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 297) (H. Rept. 104-400) 
        [12DE]
    Line-Item Veto: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 104-11) [30JA]
    LSC Abolishment: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2277) 
        (H. Rept. 104-255) [21SE]
    Medicare Reform: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2425) (H. 
        Rept. 104-276) [17OC]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2425) (H. Rept. 
        104-276) [17OC]
    Medicare Savings Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 1134) (H. Rept. 104-80) [15MR]
    Public Debt Ceiling: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2586) (H. Rept. 104-325) [7NO]
    Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 104-347) [15NO] (H. Rept. 
        104-350) [18NO]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 104-
        280) [17OC]
    Reduce Discretionary Spending Limits in Appropriations Bills: 
        Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 1219) (H. Rept. 104-89) 
        [23MR]
    Repeal Transitional Authorization of Appropriations for the Postal 
        Service: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 1826) (H. Rept. 104-174) [10JY]
    Reporting Requirements of Medicare Trust Fund Trustees on 
        Projected Financial Imbalances: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1590) (H. Rept. 104-119) [15MY]
    Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1996: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-266) [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-380) [5DE]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1996-2002: Committee of 
        Conference (H. Con. Res. 67) (H. Rept. 104-159) [26JN]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 67) (H. Rept. 
        104-120) [15MY]
    Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1996: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-142) [15JN]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-175) 
        [11JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-197) 
        [20JY]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 104-124) [16MY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 
        104-70) [8MR]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1159) (H. Rept. 
        104-71) [8MR]

BULGARIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1643) [16MY]
  Reports filed
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Bulgaria: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 1643) (H. Rept. 104-162) [27JN]

BUNN, JIM (a Representative from Oregon)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and 
        related programs appropriations [12OC]
    ------H.R. 1905, energy and water development appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see 
        H.R. 2507) [19OC]
    Members of Congress: make pay subject to annual appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2351) [19SE]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 1905) [26OC]

BUNNING, JIM (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------S. 4, Separate Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act [7SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    FRS: stabilization of the currency and public scrutiny of 
        operations (see H.R. 949) [15FE]
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        120, 1612) [9JA] [11MY]
    Social Security: increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2668, 2684) 
        [20NO] [29NO]
    ------increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of 
        benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care 
        insurance (see H.R. 8) [9JA]
    ------tribute to Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance 
        Program (see H. Res. 209) [2AU]
    Taxation: modify application of passive loss limitations to equine 
        activities (see H.R. 2199) [4AU]
    ------treatment of military income derived from services performed 
        during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2778) [14DE]

BUREAU OF ALCOHOL, TOBACCO AND FIREARMS
  Bills and resolutions
    Firearms: eliminate the administrative authority to prohibit 
        transfer or sale of certain assault weapons (see H.R. 793) 
        [2FE]
    ------permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted 
        of certain felonies (see H.R. 2101) [24JY]
    ------regulation of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 915) [13FE]
    National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts: honoring of G. 
        Gordon Liddy relative to characterization of Federal law 
        enforcement officers (see H. Res. 153) [18MY]
    National Rifle Association: characterization of Federal law 
        enforcement (see H. Con. Res. 69) [18MY]

BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS
  Bills and resolutions
    Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: clarify 
        self-governance provisions (see H.R. 2623) [13NO]

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    Native Americans: consultations with Federal, State, and local 
        government officials relative to management of trust funds 
        (see H.R. 742) [30JA]
    ------establish trust fund for certain tribal infrastructure 
        projects for the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (see H.R. 2512) [19OC]
    ------extend Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see 
        H.R. 671, 2591) [25JA] [7NO]
    ------technical corrections to certain laws (see H.R. 2726) [6DE]
    Office of Special Trustees for American Indians: transfer certain 
        authorities (see H.R. 2631) [14NO]
  Reports filed
    Technical Corrections to Certain Laws Relative to Native 
        Americans: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2726) (H. 
        Rept. 104-444) [30DE]

BUREAU OF LABOR STATISTICS
  Bills and resolutions
    Consumer Price Index: calculation of rate of inflation (see H. 
        Res. 99) [24FE]
    Cost of living: development and circulation of a monthly cost of 
        living index (see H. Con. Res. 130) [3JA]
    Federal Statistical Service: establish (see H.R. 2521) [24OC]
    Research: conduct time use surveys and calculate monetary value of 
        unremunerated work (see H.R. 2544) [26OC]

BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: permit unimpeded use of privately owned farm land 
        (see H.R. 800) [2FE]
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims 
        Settlement Act (see H.R. 2560) [30OC]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: conveyance of certain lands 
        to village corporations within the Cook Inlet Region (see H.R. 
        1342) [28MR]
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1077) [28FE]
    Montana: designate certain BLM lands to preserve unique cultural 
        and natural features (see H.R. 2074) [19JY]
    National parks and recreation areas: improve quality of visitor 
        services relative to incentive-based recreation fees (see H.R. 
        2107) [25JY]
    Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 676, 1713) 
        [25JA] [25MY]
    ------establish certain requirements relative to transfer or 
        disposal (see H.R. 257) [9JA]
    ------improve process for land exchanges with the Forest Service 
        and BLM (see H.R. 2466) [11OC]
    States: transfer control and administration of Federal lands (see 
        H.R. 2032) [13JY]
    Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1745) [6JN]
    ------designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 303) [13DE]
  Reports filed
    BLM Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1077) (H. 
        Rept. 104-155) [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1745, Utah Wilderness Lands Designation: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 303) (H. Rept. 104-404) 
        [13DE]
    Utah Wilderness Lands Designation: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1745) (H. Rept. 104-396) [11DE]

BUREAU OF RECLAMATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Alameda County, CA: Federal involvement in wastewater reuse 
        project (see H.R. 2633) [14NO]
    Public lands: convey certain reclamation project lands to 
        beneficiaries of the projects and devise a distribution scheme 
        for such revenues (see H.R. 1232) [14MR]
    Texas: purchase of Bureau of Reclamation water supply projects 
        (see H.R. 2609) [9NO]

BUREAU OF THE CENSUS
related term(s) Department of Commerce
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Statistical Service: establish (see H.R. 2521) [24OC]
    Poverty: publication of data (see H.R. 919) [13FE]

BURMA
  Bills and resolutions
    Democracy: restore democratic rule (see H. Res. 274) [17NO]
    Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand 
        for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21) [1FE]
    POW/MIA: granting of asylum to certain foreign nationals assisting 
        in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 460) [9JA]

BURTON, DAN (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
    Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    AIDS: criminal penalties relative to intentional transmission (see 
        H.R. 630) [23JA]
    Alpha Tango (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 827) 
        [3FE]
    Computers: specify application of obscenity prohibitions on 
        certain computers within or affecting commerce (see H.R. 121) 
        [9JA]
    Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support 
        transition to democratically elected government (see H.R. 927, 
        2347) [14FE] [18SE]
    Dept. of Commerce: conduct research program to evaluate technology 
        for depositing certain waste on the deep ocean seabed (see 
        H.R. 1344) [29MR]
    Dept. of Defense: conversion of certain military installations 
        into correctional facilities for youthful offenders (see H.R. 
        472) [11JA]
    Federal employees: specify circumstances for payment of furloughed 
        employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2780) [14DE]
    House Rules: discourage arbitrary or inconsequential ethics 
        complaints (see H. Res. 314) [19DE]
    ------reform gift rules (see H. Res. 264) [10NO]
    India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 1425) [6AP]
    Old Hat (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 828) 
        [3FE]
    Pakistan: transfer of F-16 aircraft and associated parts and 
        equipment (see H.R. 1397) [5AP]
    Tariff: fluridone aquatic herbicide (see H.R. 1113) [2MR]
  Motions offered by
    Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), 
        consideration (H. Res. 321) [22DE]

BUSES
see Common Carriers; Motor Vehicles

BUSINESS AND INDUSTRY
related term(s) Corporations; Industrial Arbitration
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act [9NO]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
    ------S. 895, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act [12SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 2795) [15DE]
    ------eliminate the Market Promotion Program (see H.R. 1749) [6JN]
    ------establish marketing loans and total acreage base for upland 
        cotton, feed grains, rice, oilseeds, and wheat (see H.R. 2532) 
        [25OC]
    ------improve operation of flue-cured and burley tobacco programs 
        (see H.R. 2653) [16NO]
    ------kiwifruit research and marketing (see H.R. 1486) [7AP]
    ------labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing 
        imported meat (see H.R. 2475) [12OC]
    ------labeling of imported perishable agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 2602, 2833) [9NO] [22DE]
    ------make participation in certain commodity research and 
        promotion programs voluntary (see H.R. 2502) [18OC]
    ------price supports for honey (see H.R. 1235) [14MR]
    ------price supports for milk (see H.R. 2000, 2324, 2362) [10JY] 
        [13SE] [19SE]
    ------price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2189) [3AU]
    ------price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687) [23MY]
    ------price supports for upland cotton, feed grains, rice, 
        oilseeds, and wheat (see H.R. 2696) [30NO]
    ------purchase of catastrophic risk protection and clarify the 
        prevented planting rule (see H.R. 2147) [31JY]
    ------repeal price support and agricultural promotion programs 
        (see H.R. 2787) [15DE]
    ------research, promotion, and market development of canola and 
        rapeseed products (see H.R. 2509) [19OC]
    ------revise soybean promotion, research, and consumer information 
        programs (see H.R. 2577) [2NO]
    Air pollution: repeal certain Clean Air Act stratospheric ozone 
        protection provisions (see H.R. 475) [11JA]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act toxic air emission provisions 
        (see H.R. 473) [11JA]
    Airlines: percentage of voting interests of air carriers required 
        to be owned or controlled by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 951) 
        [15FE]
    Antitrust policy: supersede modification of final judgment of U.S. 
        v. Western Electric and regulate the manufacturing of Bell 
        operating companies (see H.R. 411) [9JA]
    Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable 
        to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752, 874) [31JA] [9FE]
    Bankruptcy: payment of claims for retiree health insurance (see 
        H.R. 318) [9JA]
    California: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of 
        the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 219) [9JA]
    ------promote balance between natural resources, economic 
        development and job retention (see H.R. 2712) [5DE]
    CCC: limit farm and export expenditures (see H.R. 2195, 2523) 
        [4AU] [24OC]
    CERCLA: liability allocation process among potentially responsible 
        parties (see H.R. 1616) [11MY]
    Civil liberties: protect the right to travel to foreign countries 
        (see H.R. 1702) [24MY]
    Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 1764, 2128) 
        [7JN] [27JY]
    Clean Air Act: repeal reformulated gasoline and work-related 
        vehicle trip reduction provisions (see H.R. 1052) [24FE]
    Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry: establish 
        (see H.R. 2506) [18OC]
    Common carriers: eliminate preemployment alcohol testing in the 
        mass transit, railroad, motor carrier, and aviation industries 
        (see H.R. 1827) [13JN]
    Computers: encourage and protect private sector initiatives that 
        improve user control over information services (see H.R. 1978) 
        [30JN]
    ------permit lawful possessors of a copy of a computer program to 
        authorize additional copies under certain circumstances (see 
        H.R. 533) [17JA]
    Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of 
        Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-
        produced merchandise (see H.R. 447) [9JA]
    ------require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-
        purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820) [20DE]
    ------require disclosure of service and other charges on tickets 
        (see H.R. 857) [8FE]
    ------retail pricing of consumer commodities (see H.R. 171) [9JA]
    Contracts: classification of employees and independent contractors 
        relative to Federal procurement contracts (see H.R. 508, 509) 
        [13JA]
    ------prohibit reimbursement of defense contractors for 
        environmental response costs (see H.R. 2227) [4AU]
    ------require that contractor consolidation cost savings be used 
        for employment retraining and job creation activities (see 
        H.R. 702) [26JA]
    ------standards and regulations for Government procurement 
        contracts (see H.R. 1959) [29JN]
    Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 989) [16FE]
    ------registration and protection of trademarks (see H.R. 1270) 
        [21MR]
    Corporate and Farm Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        2755) [11DE]

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    Correctional institutions: pilot program on feasibility of Federal 
        prisoner employment (see H.R. 2553) [26OC]
    ------privatization of health care services (see H.R. 1810) [8JN]
    Courts: appointment of bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 2604) [9NO]
    ------equalize remedies available to victims of intentional 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 96) [9JA]
    ------notification to employers of convicted persons relative to 
        drug offenses (see H.R. 138) [9JA]
    ------product liability reform (see H.R. 10, 917, 955, 956, 1075) 
        [9JA] [13FE] [15FE] [28FE]
    ------product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 108, 109) [7MR] [8MR]
    ------supersede the modification of final judgment in U.S. v. 
        Western Electric (see H.R. 1528, 1641) [2MY] [16MY]
    Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit 
        reporting agencies (see H.R. 561) [18JA]
    ------availability to businesses relative to communities facing 
        economic distress (see H.R. 288) [9JA]
    ------define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes of 
        grace periods (see H.R. 1963) [29JN]
    ------expand availability by lifting growth cap on limited service 
        financial institutions (see H.R. 1491) [7AP]
    Credit cards: require additional disclosures of account 
        information and study industry competitiveness (see H.R. 1105) 
        [1MR]
    Defense Production Act: reauthorization (see H.R. 2204) [4AU]
    Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act: exemptions to 
        requirements (see H.R. 643) [23JA]
    Dept. of Agriculture: abolish Department and transfer certain 
        programs to an agribusiness block grant program (see H.R. 
        1354) [29MR]
    ------extend certain authorities (see H.R. 2775) [13DE]
    Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 1756) [7JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations for scientific research services 
        and facilities (see H.R. 1870) [16JN]
    ------enhance manufacturing technology programs (see H.R. 1844) 
        [14JN]
    Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for civilian research, 
        development, demonstration, and commercial application 
        activities (see H.R. 1816) [13JN]
    ------privatization of defense nuclear facilities (see H.R. 1526, 
        1628) [7AP] [12MY]
    Dept. of HHS: establish a schedule of preventive health care 
        services under private insurance plans and programs (see H.R. 
        23) [9JA]
    ------verification of employee Social Security information (see 
        H.R. 502) [13JA]
    Dept. of HUD: grants for economic development loan assistance in 
        certain Federal enterprise communities (see H.R. 494) [11JA]
    ------grants to depressed communities for economic development 
        based on unemployment level (see H.R. 1017) [22FE]
    Dept. of Labor: consultation with State officials by employers 
        relative to compliance with occupational safety and health 
        requirements (see H.R. 1433) [6AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: Steel Industry Heritage Project funding 
        (see H.R. 2473) [12OC]
    Dept. of Trade: establish (see H.R. 2325) [13SE]
    Disasters: extend duty drawback filing period for businesses (see 
        H.R. 527) [17JA]
    ------prevent overpricing of goods (see H.R. 976) [16FE]
    District of Columbia: authorization of bonding authority and the 
        use of tax revenues to finance certain costs of a sports arena 
        and convention center (see H.R. 1509, 1843) [7AP] [14JN]
    ------permit use of certain revenues for the operation of the 
        Washington Convention Center and the construction of a new 
        convention center (see H.R. 1862) [15JN]
    ------use of tax revenues for construction of new convention 
        center and sports arena and operation of current convention 
        center (see H.R. 2108) [25JY]
    Ecology and environment: establish revolving loan funds for 
        cleanup of distressed areas with investment potential (see 
        H.R. 1620) [11MY]
    ------financial responsibility requirements for offshore 
        facilities (see H.R. 633, 1002) [23JA] [21FE]
    ------voluntary environmental self-evaluations (see H.R. 1047) 
        [24FE]
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9, 
        1050) [9JA] [24FE]
    ------promote revitalization through Federal assistance for 
        cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 
        2178) [3AU]
    ------provide credit to businesses and facilitate the transfer and 
        commercialization of Government-owned patents and technologies 
        (see H.R. 80) [9JA]
    Education: development of school-to-work opportunities systems 
        (see H.R. 1426) [6AP]
    Elections: prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate 
        political committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations 
        (see H.R. 2499) [18OC]
    Employment: job creation programs (see H.R. 805) [2FE]
    ------leave policies relative to minimum wage and overtime 
        exemptions (see H.R. 946) [15FE]
    ------permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on 
        hiring and leave policies (see H.R. 2723) [6DE]
    ------provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391) 
        [21SE]
    ------self-employment assistance programs (see H.R. 1789) [8JN]
    ------training assistance (see H.R. 998) [21FE]
    ------use of community development block grant funds for 
        employment relocation activities (see H.R. 463) [11JA]
    ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see 
        H.R. 2741) [7DE]
    Eximbank: tied aid credit program reauthorization (see H.R. 2203) 
        [4AU]
    FCC: competitive bidding in granting licenses and permits (see 
        H.R. 1218) [13MR]
    ------lower market entry barriers for small businesses seeking to 
        provide telecommunication and information services (see H.R. 
        187) [9JA]
    Federal aid programs: economic assistance to States and localities 
        relative to business incentives provided (see H.R. 286) [9JA]
    Financial institutions: accelerate capitalization of the savings 
        association insurance fund (see H.R. 2123) [27JY]
    ------check cashing services (see H.R. 1095) [1MR]
    ------encourage foreign countries to accord national treatment to 
        U.S. financial organizations (see H.R. 19) [9JA]
    ------enhance competition (see H.R. 18) [9JA]
    ------improve risk management techniques and use of derivative 
        products (see H.R. 20) [9JA]
    ------increase competition in the financial services sector (see 
        H.R. 814, 1062, 2520) [3FE] [27FE] [24OC]
    ------institute management reforms and eliminate conflicts-of-
        interest on boards of directors (see H.R. 290) [9JA]
    ------reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see 
        H.R. 1362, 1858, 2158) [30MR] [15JN] [1AU]
    Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition 
        that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 444, 492) [9JA] 
        [11JA]
    Fish and fishing: commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass 
        (see H.R. 393, 1139) [9JA] [6MR]
    ------coordinate conservation efforts of Atlantic striped bass 
        (see H.R. 2655) [16NO]
    ------develop fishery resources within the U.S. economic zone (see 
        H.R. 2369) [20SE]
    ------use of relief funds to compensate revenue loss of commercial 
        fisheries during disasters (see H.R. 2673) [20NO]
    Fishermen's Protective Act: amend (see H.R. 716) [26JA]
    Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 72) [9JA]
    Food industry: allow food and dietary supplement manufacturers to 
        communicate information on contents of products (see H.R. 
        1951) [28JN]
    Food stamps: certification requirements for participating food 
        stores and penalties for fraud (see H.R. 992) [16FE]
    Foreign countries: volunteer guidelines for socially responsible 
        practices for U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 910) 
        [13FE]
    Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 1560) [3MY]
    ------expand authority for the export of devices (see H.R. 485) 
        [11JA]
    ------expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices 
        (see H.R. 1300) [22MR]
    ------export controls (see H.R. 361) [9JA]
    ------extend export restrictions for unprocessed timber to timber 
        harvested in Texas (see H.R. 688) [26JA]
    ------impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile industry 
        (see H. Res. 141, 150) [9MY] [16MY]
    ------imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and lumber 
        products (see H.R. 2802) [18DE]
    ------improve export promotion activities (see H.R. 2300) [12SE]
    ------review, clarify, and simplify the commodity control lists 
        (see H.R. 2231) [4AU]
    Franchises: establish minimum standards of fair conduct in 
        franchise sales and business relationships (see H.R. 1717) 
        [25MY]
    FRS: defer additional increases in interest rates (see H. Res. 54) 
        [31JA]
    ------promote accountability and the public interest in operations 
        (see H.R. 888) [10FE]
    ------stabilization of the currency and public scrutiny of 
        operations (see H.R. 949) [15FE]
    FTC: prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 1454) [6AP]
    ------regulation of air carrier advertising (see H.R. 545) [17JA]
    Government: require profit-sharing plans for the provision of 
        Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705) [5DE]
    ------status of Federal contractors that hire permanent 
        replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176) [8MR]
    Government regulations: analysis on the impact on small businesses 
        and State and local government (see H.R. 58) [9JA]
    ------cumulative cost/benefit accounting statement for regulatory 
        programs (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    ------define criteria for use of the term ``Made in America'' (see 
        H.R. 1598) [9MY]
    ------facilitate small business involvement in the regulatory 
        development process of the EPA and OSHA (see H.R. 1937) [27JN]
    ------moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450) 
        [9JA]
    ------moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 93) [22FE]
    ------moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (S. 219), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 148) [16MY]
    ------moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions on small 
        business (see H.R. 839) [6FE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 994) [21FE]
    ------reform regulatory process (see H.R. 821, 926, 1022, 1839) 
        [3FE] [14FE] [23FE] [14JN]
    ------reform regulatory process (H.R. 926), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 100) [27FE]
    ------reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 96) [24FE]
    Hazardous substances: importation and shipment of spent nuclear 
        fuel (see H.R. 2278) [7SE]
    Health: clinical laboratory diagnostic testing services (see H.R. 
        1461) [6AP]
    ------liability of raw material and component suppliers to medical 
        device manufacturers (see H.R. 753) [31JA]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 995) [21FE]
    ------require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast 
        implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research 
        (see H.R. 2796) [15DE]
    Health care professionals: determine necessary medical coverage 
        and require insurers to notify enrollees (see H.R. 2608) [9NO]

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    Hopewell Township, PA: transfer lands to Beaver County Corp. for 
        Economic Development (see H.R. 308) [9JA]
    Immigration: enforce employer sanctions and limit the adjustment 
        of status relative to illegal aliens (see H.R. 2164) [2AU]
    ------enforcement of employer sanctions law (see H.R. 570) [19JA]
    Intellectual property: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        2674) [20NO]
    Interstate commerce: insurance disclosures (see H.R. 176, 182) 
        [9JA]
    Interstate compacts: encourage States to study and adopt insurance 
        regulations (see H.J. Res. 100) [11JY]
    Investments: ensure safeguards (see H.R. 675) [25JA]
    ------reform conduct of private securities litigation (see H.R. 
        555) [18JA]
    Kuwait: investigation of financial and commercial treatment of 
        U.S. citizens and commercial dispute resolution process (see 
        H.R. 2042) [13JY]
    Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to 
        improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743) [30JA]
    ------allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to 
        improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 226) [21SE]
    Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or 
        facilities by community organizations relative to similar 
        usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497) [18OC]
    ------prevent union violence (see H.R. 1796) [8JN]
    Landfills: disposal of organic sorbents (see H.R. 1257) [16MR]
    Lumber industry: prohibit exports of unprocessed timber and wood 
        chips to countries not providing reciprocal market access (see 
        H.R. 684) [26JA]
    Maine: grant authority over coastal marine fisheries (see H.R. 
        1942) [28JN]
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 45, 
        106, 120, 365, 386, 397, 749, 1612, 2022) [9JA] [31JA] [11MY] 
        [12JY]
    ------application of antitrust laws and establishment of a 
        national oversight commission (see H.R. 735) [30JA]
    ------application of antitrust laws relative to certain television 
        contracts (see H.R. 105) [9JA]
    Medicare: permit a supplier of durable medical equipment to 
        furnish an upgraded item of such equipment to Medicare 
        beneficiaries (see H.R. 1754) [7JN]
    Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see H.R. 952, 
        2685) [15FE] [29NO]
    Members of Congress: reduce pay pending a minimum wage increase 
        (see H.R. 876) [9FE]
    Merchant marine industry: reform certain ocean shipping practices 
        (see H.R. 1081) [28FE]
    Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779) [14DE]
    Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive 
        compensation (see H.R. 620) [20JA]
    ------level (see H.R. 363, 619, 764, 940, 1583) [9JA] [20JA] 
        [31JA] [14FE] [9MY]
    Motor vehicles: allow emission reductions caused by fleet turnover 
        to be credited under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 477) [11JA]
    ------average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 
        2200) [4AU]
    ------dissemination of warranty and repair information by 
        manufacturers (see H.R. 265) [9JA]
    ------prohibit the manufacture or sale of school buses that do not 
        have seat belts (see H.R. 266) [9JA]
    ------reform rental car company agreements relative to liability 
        and collision damage waivers (see H.R. 175) [9JA]
    National Institute of Standards and Technology: authorizing 
        appropriations for industrial technology services (see H.R. 
        1871) [16JN]
    National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579) [2NO]
    National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579) [2NO]
    Natural gas: authorize associations of independent producers (see 
        H.R. 2342) [14SE]
    ------enhance safety, training, research, and development in the 
        propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514) [7AP]
    Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. 
        persons doing business (see H.R. 470) [11JA]
    Occupational safety and health: establish voluntary programs to 
        protect employees from hazards (see H.R. 1824) [13JN]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 707) [26JA]
    OMB: report number of individuals employed by non-Federal entities 
        providing Government services (see H.R. 1412) [5AP]
    Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: 
        congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding 
        trade agreement (see H.R. 2754) [11DE]
    Outer Continental Shelf: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and 
        development of power resources (see H.R. 2241, 2242) [4AU]
    Patents: biotechnology process protection (see H.R. 587) [19JA]
    ------extend protection for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug 
        (see H.R. 2467) [11OC]
    ------limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127) [3MR]
    ------regulation of invention development services (see H.R. 2419) 
        [28SE]
    Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: amend (see H.R. 1103) 
        [1MR]
    Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1975) [30JN]
    ------royalty payments for crude oil production on public lands 
        (see H.R. 699) [26JA]
    Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and 
        ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598) [20JA]
    ------improve the regulation of drugs (see H.R. 1995) [30JN]
    Postal Service: acceptance of change-of-address orders from 
        commercial mail receiving agencies (see H.R. 1464) [6AP]
    ------privatization (see H.R. 210) [9JA]
    Power resources: privatize certain Federal power generation and 
        transmission assets (see H.R. 1801) [8JN]
    Professional Boxing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2212) [4AU]
    Radioactive substances: interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (see 
        H.R. 1924) [22JN]
    Real estate: homeowner participation in area planning likely to 
        impact home values and compensation for certain area 
        development (see H.R. 971) [16FE]
    Recycling: require producers and importers of newsprint to recycle 
        a certain percentage (see H.R. 1523) [7AP]
    ------require producers and importers of tires to recycle a 
        certain percentage (see H.R. 1524) [7AP]
    Research: increase supply of minority scientists and help the 
        public and private sectors in research and development needs 
        (see H.R. 1459) [6AP]
    Securities: promote capital formation in financial markets (see 
        H.R. 2131) [27JY]
    ------reform private enforcement of Federal laws (see H.R. 681) 
        [25JA]
    Ships and vessels: grants to shipyards for costs of acquiring 
        modern and advanced ship repair technology (see H.R. 348) 
        [9JA]
    Small business: assist in the development of microenterprises and 
        microenterprise lending (see H.R. 1019) [23FE]
    ------awarding of contracts to individuals considered economically 
        disadvantaged (see H.R. 2379) [21SE]
    ------export assistance (see H.R. 648) [24JA]
    ------install devices to improve safety at convenience stores (see 
        H.R. 2675) [20NO]
    ------modify the small business and capital ownership development 
        program (see H.R. 111) [9JA]
    ------reduce costs of Government loan guarantees (see H.R. 2150) 
        [1AU]
    ------reform regulatory process (see H.R. 1979) [30JN]
    Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during 
        industrial process (see H.R. 2335) [14SE]
    Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space 
        industry by tax incentives (see H.R. 1953) [28JN]
    Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams 
        (see H.R. 2699, 2740) [30NO] [7DE]
    States: ban the utilization of Federal funds to lure jobs and 
        businesses from other States (see H.R. 1842) [14JN]
    ------Federal recognition of any coastal moratorium on leasing, 
        exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf 
        (see H.R. 1898) [20JN]
    Tariff: temporary suspension of antidumping and countervailing 
        duties under limited market conditions (see H.R. 2822) [21DE]
    Taxation: allow certain corporations and trusts to be shareholders 
        of subchapter S corporations (see H.R. 92) [9JA]
    ------allow corporations to elect the pooling method for 
        determining foreign tax credits (see H.R. 2355) [19SE]
    ------allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial sites 
        (see H.R. 1799) [8JN]
    ------allow credit for construction and renovation of 
        nonresidential buildings in distressed areas (see H.R. 1519) 
        [7AP]
    ------allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 471, 1168, 1531, 
        1532) [11JA] [8MR] [2MY]
    ------assessment of retail dealer occupational taxes (see H.R. 
        302) [9JA]
    ------assessment of retail dealer occupational taxes (H.R. 302), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 246) [26OC]
    ------benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 1278) [21MR]
    ------business deduction for air travel (see H.R. 283) [9JA]
    ------capital gains rate on stock of certain domestic corporations 
        (see H.R. 512) [13JA]
    ------capital gains rate on stock of certain farmers' cooperatives 
        (see H.R. 2676) [20NO]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 1042, 1322) [24FE] [24MR]
    ------capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 
        213, 537, 646) [9JA] [17JA] [24JA]
    ------capital gains rates for investments in small businesses (see 
        H.R. 2095) [21JY]
    ------computation of the deduction for depreciation (see H.R. 199) 
        [9JA]
    ------corporate financial incentives for small businesses 
        operating in urban enterprise zones (see H.R. 1072) [28FE]
    ------credit for business investments in economically distressed 
        areas (see H.R. 2713) [5DE]
    ------credit for employee training expenses paid or incurred by 
        the employer (see H.R. 2382) [21SE]
    ------deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who 
        are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see 
        H.R. 1003) [21FE]
    ------deduction of partnership investment expenses under the 
        minimum tax (see H.R. 747) [30JA]
    ------deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 40, 115, 
        953) [9JA] [15FE]
    ------delay application of the substantiation requirements to 
        reimbursement arrangements of certain loggers (see H.R. 2750) 
        [7DE]
    ------depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment 
        (see H.R. 1061) [27FE]
    ------depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 
        1171) [8MR]
    ------determination of employment status of individuals as 
        employees or independent contractors (see H.R. 582) [19JA]
    ------domestic investment tax credit (see H.R. 392) [9JA]
    ------economic recovery incentives for areas affected by 
        employment losses in the financial institution and real estate 
        sectors (see H.R. 2015) [11JY]
    ------election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1661) [17MY]

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    ------eliminate double tax on dividends and allocate corporate 
        income tax revenues to qualified registered voters (see H.R. 
        430) [9JA]
    ------employment taxes relative to compensation for unpaid wages 
        (see H.R. 1088) [1MR]
    ------encourage capital formation for the development of new 
        business (see H.R. 1785) [7JN]
    ------establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (see 
        H.R. 2060) [19JY]
    ------establish special rules for certain gratuitous transfers of 
        employer securities to employees (see H.R. 1962) [29JN]
    ------establishment of foreign manufacturing subsidiaries by 
        domestic corporations (see H.R. 389) [9JA]
    ------exclude certain business taxable income relative to 
        sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161) [8MR]
    ------extend nonconventional fuel tax credit (see H.R. 2146) 
        [31JY]
    ------impose a minimum tax on certain foreign and foreign-
        controlled corporations (see H.R. 2166) [2AU]
    ------impose flat tax on earned income and business taxable income 
        (see H.R. 1780) [7JN]
    ------inapplicability of the look-back method on construction 
        contracts requiring the percentage of completion accounting 
        method (see H.R. 2722) [6DE]
    ------incentives for the use of alcohol as a fuel (see H.R. 2474) 
        [12OC]
    ------increase the exclusion for gain from certain small business 
        stock (see H.R. 2385) [21SE]
    ------limitation on the deductibility of capital losses (see H.R. 
        233) [9JA]
    ------make permanent the credit for increasing research activities 
        (see H.R. 803) [2FE]
    ------make permanent the credit for increasing research activities 
        and extend credit eligibility to collaborative research 
        consortia expenses (see H.R. 2514) [19OC]
    ------minimum State ceiling on tax-exempt private activity bonds 
        (see H.R. 2707) [5DE]
    ------minimum tax on corporations importing products at 
        artificially inflated prices (see H.R. 88) [9JA]
    ------modify certain rules relating to subchapter S corporations 
        (see H.R. 2383) [21SE]
    ------permanent extension of the transition rule for certain 
        publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1686) [23MY]
    ------permit tax-free rollover of certain payments made by 
        employers to separated employees (see H.R. 1251, 2221) [15MR] 
        [4AU]
    ------provide an investment tax credit to assist defense 
        contractors converting to nondefense operations (see H.R. 
        1518) [7AP]
    ------provide farmers carryover of unused deductions and a one-
        time exclusion from gain for certain sales and provide health 
        insurance deductions for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 
        1748) [6JN]
    ------provide incentives for enterprise zone investment (see H.R. 
        792) [2FE]
    ------qualification and eligibility requirements for S 
        corporations and shareholders (see H.R. 2039) [13JY]
    ------rate reduction in times of low economic growth (see H.R. 
        2083) [20JY]
    ------repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see 
        H.R. 677, 2617) [25JA] [10NO]
    ------requirements for tax exempt trust status relative to 
        multiple employer health benefits arrangements (see H.R. 1035) 
        [23FE]
    ------requirements on the percentage of completion accounting 
        method for the manufacture of property (see H.R. 235, 2208) 
        [9JA] [4AU]
    ------retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110) [25OC]
    ------standards for determining employment status of independent 
        contractors (see H.R. 1972) [30JN]
    ------treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see 
        H.R. 408, 662, 974, 2734) [9JA] [24JA] [16FE] [6DE]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 1690) 
        [24MY]
    ------treatment of businesses with employees working in their home 
        or in telecommuting centers (see H.R. 1316) [24MR]
    ------treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 56) [9JA]
    ------treatment of certain bargain sales (see H.R. 523) [13JA]
    ------treatment of certain depreciable asset expenses by small 
        businesses (see H.R. 954) [15FE]
    ------treatment of certain subsidies relative to energy and 
        natural resources (see H.R. 2315) [12SE]
    ------treatment of corporations (see H.R. 1629, 2534) [12MY] 
        [25OC]
    ------treatment of corporations, earned income, estate and gift 
        taxes, and liability for prior taxable years (see H.R. 214) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of dividends paid by domestic corporations (see 
        H.R. 232) [9JA]
    ------treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see 
        H.R. 746) [30JA]
    ------treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax 
        (see H.R. 2190) [3AU]
    ------treatment of foreign source income of U.S.-owned 
        multinational insurance companies (see H.R. 2201) [4AU]
    ------treatment of foreign tax credit and deduction for taxes paid 
        in lieu of income taxes (see H.R. 391) [9JA]
    ------treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540, 565) 
        [17JA] [18JA]
    ------treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 2338) 
        [14SE]
    ------treatment of mutual life insurance company policyholder 
        dividends and small life insurance company acquisition 
        expenses (see H.R. 1497) [7AP]
    ------treatment of regular investment tax credits (see H.R. 2384) 
        [21SE]
    ------treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies 
        (see H.R. 1515) [7AP]
    ------workmen's compensation relative to certain personal 
        liability assignments (see H.R. 1037) [24FE]
    Technology: cooperative research and development agreements 
        relative to inventions (see H.R. 2196) [4AU]
    Telecommunications: foreign ownership of licensed facilities (see 
        H.R. 514) [13JA]
    ------industry procurement from businesses owned by minorities and 
        women (see H.R. 503) [13JA]
    ------protect facilities, devices, and networks from misuse (see 
        H.R. 1004) [21FE]
    ------repeal cable television must-carry provisions (see H.R. 525) 
        [17JA]
    Tobacco products: establish Federal authority to regulate tobacco 
        and other nicotine containing products (see H.R. 2414) [28SE]
    ------prohibit regulation of tobacco industry (see H.R. 2283) 
        [7SE]
    ------prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by 
        professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 2265) [6SE]
    ------treatment of overtime exemptions for employees relative to 
        the sale and processing of green and cigar leaf tobacco (see 
        H.R. 636) [23JA]
    Tourist trade: promote (see H.R. 1083) [28FE]
    Trademarks: protection against dilution (see H.R. 1295) [22MR]
    Transportation: reform regulation of transportation industries and 
        rail carriers (see H.R. 1436) [6AP]
    Truth in Lending Act: clarify intent and reduce regulatory burdens 
        on creditors (see H.R. 1184) [9MR]
    ------clarify regulations relative to mortgage fees and disclosure 
        requirements (see H.R. 2399) [27SE]
    TVA: transfer property, facilities, and equipment to public and 
        private entities (see H.R. 313) [9JA]
    U.S. Enrichment Corp.: privatization (see H.R. 1216) [13MR]
    U.S. Intellectual Property Organization: establish (see H.R. 2533) 
        [25OC]
    U.S. Trade Administration: establish (see H.R. 2124) [27JY]
    Urban areas: economic redevelopment (see H.R. 1381) [3AP]
    Venture Capital Marketing Association: establish (see H.R. 2806) 
        [18DE]
    Water: modify bottled drinking water standards (see H.R. 2601) 
        [9NO]
    Water pollution: repeal certain Clean Air Act acid rain provisions 
        (see H.R. 474) [11JA]
  Conference reports
    Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S. 895) [28SE]
  Messages
    Federal Labor Relations Authority Report: President Clinton [9NO]
    Major League Baseball Restoration Act: President Clinton [8FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Lapse of Export Administration Act: 
        President Clinton [29SE]
    Small Business Report: President Clinton [25MY]
    State of the Union: President Clinton [24JA]
  Motions
    Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956) [9MR] [10MR] [9NO]
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (H.R. 9) [3MR]
    Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking 
        actions (H.R. 450) [24FE]
    ------reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022) [28FE]
    Small business: redesign small business programs on loan 
        guarantees, counseling and management, and Government 
        contracting (S. 895) [12SE]
    Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215) [5AP]
    Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 
        652) [12OC]
  Reports filed
    Atlantic Striped Bass Commercial Harvesting: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1139) (H. Rept. 104-105) [1MY]
    Biotechnology Process Patents Protection: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 587) (H. Rept. 104-178) [11JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 450, Regulatory Transition Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 93) (H. Rept. 104-45) [22FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 743, Cooperative Efforts Between Management 
        and Labor to Improve Economic Competitiveness: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 226) (H. Rept. 104-256) [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 926, Regulatory Reform and Relief Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 104-52) 
        [27FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 108) (H. Rept. 104-
        69) [7MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 109) (H. Rept. 104-72) 
        [8MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1022, Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 104-51) 
        [24FE]
    Consideration of S. 219, Regulatory Transition Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 148) (H. Rept. 104-122) [16MY]
    Dept. of Commerce Abolishment: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 1756) (H. Rept. 104-260) [21SE]
    Dept. of Commerce Scientific Research Services and Facilities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1870) (H. 
        Rept. 104-232) [4AU]
    Dept. of Energy Civilian Research, Development, Demonstration, and 
        Commercial Application Activities Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 1816) (H. Rept. 104-236) [4AU]
    District of Columbia Use of Tax Revenues for Construction of a New 
        Convention Center and Sports Arena and Operation of the 
        Current Convention Center: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 2108) (H. Rept. 104-227) [2AU]
    FCC Competitive Bidding in Granting Licenses and Permits: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1218) (H. Rept. 104-88) 
        [23MR]
    Financial Institutions Regulatory Process and Paperwork 
        Requirements Reform: Committee on Banking and Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 104-193) [18JY]
    Financial Services Competitiveness Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1062) (H. Rept. 104-127) 
        [18MY] [13JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1062) (H. Rept. 104-127) 
        [22JN]

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    Fishermen's Protective Act Amendments: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 716) (H. Rept. 104-47) [23FE]
    Government Regulations Reform: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 104-284) [19OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 104-
        284) [7NO]
    Hopewell Township, PA, Land Transfer to Beaver County Corp. for 
        Economic Development: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 308) (H. Rept. 104-372) [30NO]
    Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 104-33) [15FE]
    Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank Repeal: Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) (H.R. 2685) (H. Rept. 104-394) [11DE]
    National Labor Relations Act Amendments: Committee on Educational 
        and Economic Opportunities (House) (H.R. 743) (H. Rept. 104-
        248) [18SE]
    Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 104-207) [26JY]
    Product Liability Reform: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) 
        (H. Rept. 104-50) [24FE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 917) (H. Rept. 104-63) 
        [1MR]
    Registration and Protection of Copyrights and Trademarks: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1295) (H. Rept. 104-
        374) [30NO]
    Regulatory Reform and Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 926) (H. Rept. 104-48) [23FE]
    Regulatory Transition Act: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 450) (H. Rept. 104-39) [16FE]
    Small Business Credit Efficiency Act: Committee on Small Business 
        (House) (H.R. 2150) (H. Rept. 104-238) [6SE]
    Small Business Lending Enhancement Act: Committee of Conference 
        (S. 895) (H. Rept. 104-269) [28SE]
    Status of Federal Contractors That Hire Permanent Replacements for 
        Striking Employees: Committee on Economic and Educational 
        Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1176) (H. Rept. 104-163) [27JN]
    Supersede the Modification of Final Judgment in U.S. v. Western 
        Electric: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1528) (H. 
        Rept. 104-203) [24JY]
    Technology Transfer Improvements Act: Committee on Science (House) 
        (H.R. 2196) (H. Rept. 104-390) [7DE]
    U.S. Enrichment Corp. Privatization: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1216) (H. Rept. 104-86) [23MR]

BUTTE COUNTY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: conveyance of lands to certain individuals (see H.R. 
        440) [9JA]
    ------conveyance of lands to certain individuals (H.R. 440), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 53) [31JA]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 440, Conveyance of Lands to Certain 
        Individuals: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 53) (H. Rept. 
        104-14) [31JA]
    Conveyance of Lands to Certain Individuals: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 440) (H. Rept. 104-9) [27JA]

BUYER, STEPHEN E. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military enforcement of peace 
        agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. 
        Res. 295, 298, 302) [12DE] [13DE]
    ------U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247) [30OC]
    Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid 
        waste (see H.R. 1288) [22MR]
    Taxation: extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage 
        demonstration project (see H.R. 2370) [21SE]
    Veterans: housing, training and employment programs (see H.R. 
        2289) [8SE]
    Wetlands: prompt resolution of agricultural use violation disputes 
        (see H.R. 2496) [18OC]

CALIFORNIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Angeles National Forest: extend authority for land purchases (see 
        H.R. 1223) [14MR]
    ------prohibit transfer of lands for use as a solid waste landfill 
        (see H.R. 924) [13FE]
    California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: 
        continuation of operations (see H.R. 1781) [7JN]
    Central Valley Project Improvement Act: amend (see H.R. 1906, 
        2738) [21JN] [7DE]
    Cleveland National Forest: land exchange and boundary adjustment 
        (see H.R. 207) [9JA]
    Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate 
        (see H.R. 1253) [15MR]
    Economy: promote balance between natural resources, economic 
        development and job retention (see H.R. 2712) [5DE]
    EPA: rescind implementation plan for the South Coast, Ventura, and 
        Sacramento areas of California (see H.R. 1025) [23FE]
    Fort Ord, CA: convey certain real property to Seaside, CA (see 
        H.R. 731) [30JA]
    Government regulations: prevent preemption of State fluid milk 
        standards (see H.R. 1298) [22MR]
    INS: deployment of Border Patrol agents and improvement of 
        physical barriers at the border near San Diego, CA (see H.R. 
        1658) [17MY]
    Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (see H.R. 2122) [26JY]
    Law enforcement: terminate certain border patrol traffic 
        checkpoint operations (see H.R. 340) [9JA]
    Modoc National Forest: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1585) [9MY]
    Monterey Peninsula: tribute to language diversity efforts by 
        community leaders (see H. Res. 266) [14NO]
    Oceans: establish a California ocean protection zone (see H.R. 
        1890) [20JN]
    Old Spanish Trail and Northern Branch Trail: inclusion in the 
        National Trails System (see H.R. 2728) [6DE]
    Outer Continental Shelf: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and 
        development (see H.R. 219) [9JA]
    Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: implement basin management 
        plan to eliminate groundwater overdraft and seawater intrusion 
        (see H.R. 2549) [26OC]
    Presidio: management of facilities (see H.R. 1296) [22MR]
    Public lands: clear Federal lands of forest fuels for the 
        prevention of catastrophic wildfires (see H.R. 770) [1FE]
    ------conveyance of land to the Del Norte County Unified School 
        District (see H.R. 2709) [5DE]
    ------conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (see H.R. 2710) 
        [5DE]
    Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center, Channel Islands National 
        Park: designate (see H.J. Res. 50) [11JA]
    Sequoia National Park: renewal of cabin permits to heirs in 
        Mineral King Addition (see H.R. 2528) [25OC]
    Trinity Lake: designate reservoir (see H.R. 1070) [28FE]
    Trinity River: restoration of fish and wildlife (see H.R. 2243) 
        [4AU]
    Water: reuse and recycling projects (see H.R. 1879) [16JN]
  Reports filed
    Cleveland National Forest Land Exchange and Boundary Adjustment: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 207) (H. Rept. 104-310) 
        [6NO]
    Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge 
        Designation: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1253) (H. 
        Rept. 104-290) [24OC]
    Management of Presidio, CA, Facilities: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1296) (H. Rept. 104-234) [4AU]
    Modoc National Forest Boundary Expansion: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1585) (H. Rept. 104-307) [6NO]
    Prohibit Transfer of Angeles National Forest Lands for Use as a 
        Solid Waste Landfill: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        924) (H. Rept. 104-309) [6NO]
    Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center, Channel Islands National 
        Park, CA: Committee on Resources (House) (H.J. Res. 50) (H. 
        Rept. 104-10) [27JA]
    Trinity Lake Reservoir: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1070) 
        (H. Rept. 104-134) [7JN]
    Trinity River Fish and Wildlife Restoration: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2243) (H. Rept. 104-395) [11DE]

CALIFORNIA URBAN ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH AND EDUCATION CENTER
  Bills and resolutions
    Management: continuation of operations (see H.R. 1781) [7JN]

CALLAHAN, SONNY (a Representative from Alabama)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1817, military construction, family housing, and base 
        closure and realignment appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [12OC]
    ------H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Budget: establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 766) [1FE]
    Citizenship: constitutional amendment restricting citizenship by 
        virtue of birth in U.S. (see H.J. Res. 88) [17MY]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1868, 2666) [15JN] [18NO]
    Holk Post Office Building, Foley, AL: designate (see H.R. 2262) 
        [6SE]
  Conference reports
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1868) [26OC]
  Motions offered by
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report [31OC] [15NO] 
        [13DE]
  Reports filed
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1866) (H. Rept. 
        104-295) [26OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1868) (H. Rept. 
        104-143) [15JN]

CALVERT, KEN (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration 
        hydroelectric projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude 
        oil [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Dept. of HHS: verification of employee Social Security information 
        (see H.R. 502) [13JA]
    Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1975) [30JN]
    Screen Actors Guild: contributions by members to a private, self-
        sustaining endowment for the arts (see H. Con. Res. 70) [18MY]

CALVERTON, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: transfer portion of Naval Weapons Industrial 
        Reserve Plant to the Calverton National Cemetery (see H.R. 
        1365) [30MR]
    Otis G. Pike Preserve: designate (see H.R. 2811) [19DE]

CAMBODIA, STATE OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Commission on MIA and POW in Southeast Asia: establish (see H.R. 
        2174) [2AU]

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    Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1451, 1642) 
        [6AP] [16MY]
    POW/MIA: granting of asylum to certain foreign nationals assisting 
        in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 460) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Cambodia: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 1642) (H. Rept. 104-160) [27JN]

CAMEROON, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: democracy and human rights situation (see H. Con. 
        Res. 93) [4AU]

CAMP, DAVE (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    House of Representatives: require audit of financial records and 
        administrative functions and thorough examination of Members' 
        allowances (see H. Res. 16) [9JA]
    Taxation: exclude certain business taxable income relative to 
        sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161) [8MR]
    ------prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt 
        agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783) 
        [1FE]
    ------treatment of effectively-connected investment income of 
        insurance companies (see H.R. 1178) [9MR]

CANADA
  Bills and resolutions
    Ecology and environment: authorizing certain operations of 
        Canadian oil spill response and recovery vessels in U.S. 
        waters (see H.R. 2563) [31OC]
    Foreign countries: border-crossing fees for vehicles or 
        pedestrians entering the U.S. from Canada or Mexico (see H. 
        Con. Res. 28) [14FE]
    Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and 
        environmental standards in any trade agreement (see H.R. 2714) 
        [5DE]
    ------imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and lumber 
        products (see H.R. 2802) [18DE]
    NAFTA: funding of infrastructure projects relative to border 
        traffic (see H.R. 2743) [7DE]
    ------withdraw supplemental agreements on labor and environmental 
        cooperation (see H.R. 796) [2FE]
    ------withdrawal (see H.R. 499, 2651) [13JA] [16NO]
    St. Lawrence Seaway: eliminate tolls and encourage trade (see H. 
        Con. Res. 127) [22DE]
    Taxation: exclude ferries from the excise tax intended for 
        gambling vessels (see H.R. 1603) [10MY]

CANADY, CHARLES T. (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833) [14JN]
    CERCLA: moratorium on enforcement actions against certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 795) [2FE]
    Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 2128) [27JY]
    Courts: judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (see H.R. 
        554) [18JA]
    Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence 
        the Federal Government (see H.R. 2564) [31OC]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 116) [29NO]
    Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative 
        to regulatory restrictions (see H.R. 925) [14FE]
  Reports filed
    Allow Employee Association Members To Represent Their Views Before 
        the Government: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 782) 
        (H. Rept. 104-230) [4AU]
    Constitutional Amendment To Limit Congressional Terms: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 2) (H. Rept. 104-67) [6MR]
    Housing for Older Persons Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 660) (H. Rept. 104-91) [28MR]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        2564) (H. Rept. 104-339) [14NO]
    Private Property Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 925) (H. Rept. 104-46) [23FE]
    Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 104-267) [27SE]

CANAL ZONE
see Panama Canal

CAPITAL BUDGET COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1302) [22MR]

CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
related term(s) Courts
  Bills and resolutions
    AIDS: criminal penalties relative to intentional transmission (see 
        H.R. 630) [23JA]
    Constitutional amendments: prohibit (see H.J. Res. 99) [30JN]
    Courts: establish effective procedures (see H.R. 729) [30JA]
    ------funding for death penalty resource centers (see H.R. 1984) 
        [30JN]
    ------include multiple deaths as an aggravating factor in 
        determination of sentencing (see H.R. 1811) [9JN]
    Crime: clarify method of execution for Federal prisoners (see H.R. 
        2359) [19SE]
    ------establish penalty relative to murders of State and local 
        correctional officers by prisoners (see H.R. 154) [9JA]
    ------modify penalty for drug kingpins (see H.R. 147) [9JA]
    Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697) [30NO]
  Reports filed
    Effective Death Penalty Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 729) (H. Rept. 104-23) [8FE]

CAPITOL BUILDING AND GROUNDS
  Bills and resolutions
    American Iron and Steel Institute: authorizing use of grounds for 
        display of steel home building materials (see H. Con. Res. 85) 
        [20JY]
    Capitol Visitor Center: establish (see H.R. 1230) [14MR]
    Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. 
        Con. Res. 128) [22DE]
    Firefighter Challenge: authorizing use of grounds for event (see 
        H. Con. Res. 46) [21MR]
    Greater Washington Soap Box Derby: authorizing use of grounds (see 
        H. Con. Res. 38) [10MR]
    Holocaust: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims (see 
        H. Con. Res. 20, 106) [25JA] [11OC]
    House of Representatives: enclosure of the galleries with a 
        transparent and substantial material (see H. Res. 19) [9JA]
    Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of 
        Representatives (see H. Res. 286) [29NO]
    Michel, Robert H.: naming of certain rooms in the Capitol in honor 
        (see H. Res. 65) [8FE]
    Monuments and memorials: authorize the Newington-Cropsey 
        Foundation to erect a monument dedicated to the Bill of Rights 
        (see H. Con. Res. 114) [17NO]
    RAH-66 Comanche helicopter: authorizing use of grounds for display 
        (see H. Con. Res. 74) [13JN]
    Real estate: sale of certain real property (see H.R. 2620) [10NO]
    Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus: authorizing use of 
        grounds for anniversary commemoration (see H. Con. Res. 34) 
        [8MR]
    Rotunda: use of for a dedication ceremony for the placement of a 
        bust of Raoul Wallenberg in the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 94) 
        [4AU]
    Special Olympics: authorizing use of grounds for torch relay (see 
        H. Con. Res. 64) [1MY]
  Reports filed
    Capitol Building and Grounds Use for Greater Washington Soap Box 
        Derby: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 38) (H. Rept. 104-150) [21JN]
    Special Olympics Torch Relay on Capitol Building Grounds: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 64) (H. Rept. 104-113) [9MY]

CARDIN, BENJAMIN L. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [22FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Budget: amend the budget process to require joint budget 
        resolutions and the inclusion of public debt limit extension 
        (see H.R. 2622) [13NO]
    Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under 
        health plans (see H.R. 2011) [11JY]
    Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 922) [13FE]
    ------expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 
        2777) [13DE]
    Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of 
        self-employed individuals (see H.R. 691) [26JA]
    Tariff: spice products (see H.R. 2129) [27JY]
    Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528) [17JA]
    ------depreciation rules for the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 
        1092) [1MR]
    ------provide exemption to market discount rules for tax-exempt 
        obligations (see H.R. 843) [7FE]
    ------treatment of foreign source income of U.S.-owned 
        multinational insurance companies (see H.R. 2201) [4AU]
    ------treatment of interest paid on educational loans (see H.R. 
        1793) [8JN]

CARGO TRANSPORTATION
related term(s) Aviation; Merchant Marine Industry; Railroads; Shipping 
    Industry; Transportation; Trucking Industry
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: air cargo jetport funding (see H.R. 2449) [29SE]
    ------Great Lakes International Air Cargo Superport construction 
        funding (see H.R. 2448) [29SE]
    Barges: certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1108, 1238) [1MR] 
        [14MR]
    Falmouth, MA: deauthorize portion of navigation project (see H.R. 
        1106) [1MR]
    Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: reduce tax (see H.R. 1138) [6MR]
    Merchant marine industry: reform certain ocean shipping practices 
        (see H.R. 1081) [28FE]
    Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty 
        time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144) 
        [31JY]
    M/V Marion C II (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        2554) [26OC]
    Railroads: abolish the Local Rail Freight Assistance Program (see 
        H.R. 2216) [4AU]
    ------preservation of infrastructure (see H.R. 2205) [4AU]
    Roads and highways: study methods to reduce accidents caused by 
        drivers falling asleep while operating certain commercial 
        motor vehicles (see H.R. 456) [9JA]
    Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (see H.R. 
        1350) [29MR]
    ------revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 287) [30NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1350, Revitalize U.S.-Flag Merchant Marine: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 287) (H. Rept. 104-375) 
        [30NO]
    Revitalize U.S.-Flag Merchant Marine: Committee on National 
        Security (House) (H.R. 1350) (H. Rept. 104-229) [3AU]

CARIBBEAN NATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Cuba: congressional notification and reporting requirements on 
        U.S. negotiations (see H.R. 1909) [21JN]
    ------exception to trade embargo for medicines and medical 
        supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1679, 1700) 
        [18MY] [24MY]
    ------lift trade embargo (see H.R. 883) [9FE]
    ------U.S. assistance relative to the establishment of a 
        transitional government (see H.R. 611) [20JA]
    Haiti: establish a nongovernmental assistance program (see H.R. 
        617) [20JA]
    ------immigration status for certain children (see H.R. 853) [7FE]
    NAFTA: effect on Caribbean Basin Initiative (see H.R. 465, 553) 
        [11JA] [18JA]

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    Trinidad and Tobago: prohibit economic and military assistance 
        relative to illicit drug trafficking (see H.R. 1125) [3MR]

CARLTON COUNTY, MN
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 2238) [4AU]

CAROLYN (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1550) [2MY]

CASTLE, MICHAEL N. (a Representative from Delaware)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [4JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Budget: establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see 
        H.R. 1245) [15MR]
    Coins: authorize minting of platinum and gold coins and reform 
        commemorative coin program (see H.R. 2614) [10NO]
    Credit: expand availability by lifting growth cap on limited 
        service financial institutions (see H.R. 1491) [7AP]
    Defense Production Act: reauthorization (see H.R. 2204) [4AU]
    Eximbank: tied aid credit program reauthorization (see H.R. 2203) 
        [4AU]
    Foreign aid: authorizing contributions to International 
        Development Association, Asian Development Bank, and the IMF 
        (see H.R. 1667) [18MY]
    House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 923, 
        1755) [13FE] [7JN]
    Tariff: dichlorofopmethyl (see H.R. 2615) [10NO]
    ------thidiazuron (see H.R. 2616) [10NO]

CEMETERIES AND FUNERALS
related term(s) National Cemeteries
  Bills and resolutions
    Calverton, NY: transfer portion of Naval Weapons Industrial 
        Reserve Plant to the Calverton National Cemetery (see H.R. 
        1365) [30MR]
    Grand Lake, CO: maintenance of cemetery in Rocky Mountain National 
        Park (see H.R. 1415) [5AP]
    National cemeteries: expand eligibility for burial of veterans who 
        die in State nursing homes (see H.R. 2513) [19OC]
    National Guard: honor guard functions at funerals for veterans 
        (see H.R. 299) [9JA]
    Taxation: treatment of owners of pre-need funeral trusts (see H.R. 
        1729) [25MY]
    Veterans: restoration of the grave marker allowance (see H.R. 301) 
        [9JA]

CENSUS, U.S.
  Bills and resolutions
    Poverty: publication of data (see H.R. 919) [13FE]

CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL
  Bills and resolutions
    Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth 
        defects (see H.R. 1010) [22FE]
    Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 1736) [25MY]

CENTRAL AMERICA
  Bills and resolutions
    Panama: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of 
        U.S. Armed Forces and the Panama Canal (see H. Con. Res. 4, 9) 
        [9JA]

CENTRAL BERING SEA FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Sea of Okhotsk: prohibit fishing by U.S. fishermen (see H.R. 715) 
        [26JA]
  Reports filed
    Prohibit Fishing by U.S. Fishermen in the Sea of Okhotsk: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 715) (H. Rept. 104-42) 
        [21FE]

CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE AGENCY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1655) 
        [17MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1655), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 216) [7SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1655), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 318) [20DE]
    ------limit funding (see H.R. 2592) [7NO]
  Conference reports
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 1655) [20DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1655, Intelligence 
        Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        318) (H. Rept. 104-429) [20DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1655, Intelligence Services Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 104-241) 
        [7SE]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1655) (H. Rept. 104-427) [20DE]
    ------Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        1655) (H. Rept. 104-138) [19JY]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 1655) (H. 
        Rept. 104-138) [14JN]

CENTRAL VALLEY PROJECT IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 1906, 2738) [21JN] [7DE]

CEYLON
see Sri Lanka, Republic of

CHABOT, STEVE (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: price supports (see H.R. 2523) [24OC]
    CCC: limit farm and export expenditures (see H.R. 2523) [24OC]
    Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 1552) [3MY]
    ------sexual exploitation of children (see H.R. 1240) [15MR]

CHAMBLISS, SAXBY (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2189) [3AU]
    Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during 
        industrial process (see H.R. 2335) [14SE]

CHAPMAN, JIM (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1905, energy and water development appropriations 
        [7SE]
    ------H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [2NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Ecology and environment: provide assistance to rural and 
        disadvantaged communities under the State water pollution 
        control revolving loan program (see H.R. 692) [26JA]
    Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (see H.R. 125) [9JA]
    Government regulations: reform (see H.R. 994) [21FE]
    Regulatory Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 122) [9JA]

CHARITIES
related term(s) Nonprofit Organizations; Tax-Exempt Organizations
  Bills and resolutions
    Charitable gift annuities: clarify exemptions from securities and 
        antitrust laws (see H.R. 2519, 2525) [24OC]
    Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or 
        facilities by community organizations relative to similar 
        usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497) [18OC]
    Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and 
        grocery products to needy individuals (see H.R. 2428) [29SE]
    Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit 
        organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent 
        (see H.R. 863) [8FE]
    Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 1493, 1575) [7AP] [3MY]
    ------awareness of charitable beneficiaries of their interests in 
        certain charitable remainder trusts (see H.R. 32) [9JA]
    ------excise taxes on excess benefits from certain tax-exempt 
        organizations (see H.R. 2316) [12SE]
    ------impose penalties on self-dealing between certain tax-exempt 
        organizations and disqualified persons (see H.R. 613) [20JA]
    ------treatment of charitable contributions to private 
        organizations providing assistance to the poor (see H.R. 1768, 
        2225) [7JN] [4AU]
    ------treatment of charitable risk pools (see H.R. 1299) [22MR]
    ------treatment of gifts of publicly traded stock to certain 
        private foundations (see H.R. 284) [9JA]
    Veterans: exempt organizations from regulations prohibiting the 
        solicitation of contributions on postal property (see H.R. 
        467) [11JA]
  Reports filed
    Clarify Exemptions From Securities and Antitrust Laws Relative to 
        Charitable Gift Annuities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        2519) (H. Rept. 104-333) [10NO]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2525) (H. Rept. 
        104-336) [14NO]

CHARLESTOWN, IN
  Bills and resolutions
    Indiana Army Ammunition Plant: conveyance of property for 
        inclusion in State park (see H.R. 1399) [5AP]

CHARLOTTE K (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2257) [4AU]

CHAVEZ, CESAR E.
  Bills and resolutions
    Birthday: designate as Federal holiday (see H.J. Res. 84) [30MR]

CHELAN COUNTY, WA
  Bills and resolutions
    Wenatachee National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 2518) [20OC]

CHEMICAL WEAPONS
related term(s) Weapons
  Bills and resolutions
    Iraq: compliance with U.N. arms control and human rights 
        resolutions (see H. Res. 200) [24JY]
    Munitions: transportation (see H.R. 1123) [3MR]
    Veterans: extend eligibility period for priority health care to 
        those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental 
        hazards (see H.R. 1565) [3MY]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Proliferation of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction: President Clinton [16FE] [18MY] [8NO]
  Reports filed
    Eligibility Period for Priority Health Care to Veterans Exposed to 
        Toxic Substances, Radiation, or Environmental Hazards: 
        Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1565) (H. Rept. 
        104-158) [26JN]

CHEMICALS
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: repeal certain Clean Air Act stratospheric ozone 
        protection provisions (see H.R. 475) [11JA]
    Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness Program: management (see 
        H.R. 979) [16FE]
    Ecology and environment: transition from use of halons and 
        chlorofluorocarbons to substitute compounds (see H.R. 2367) 
        [20SE]
    Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to 
        protect against chemical spills (see H.R. 2440) [29SE]
    Health: require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast 
        implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research 
        (see H.R. 2796) [15DE]
    Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry 
        cleaning solvents (see H.R. 2522) [24OC]
    Sulfur dioxide: reportable quantity for regulatory notification 
        (see H.R. 2595) [8NO]
    Treaties and agreements: make regulatory correction relative to 
        methyl bromide and the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2230) [4AU]
    Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine 
        compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1400) [5AP]

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CHENOWETH, HELEN (a Representative from Idaho)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: compensate producers for damages incurred due to 
        trade embargoes (see H.R. 2263) [6SE]
    ------coverage of seed crops under the noninsured crop disaster 
        assistance program (see H.R. 2093) [21JY]
    National forests: penalties for tree spiking (see H.R. 2094) 
        [21JY]

CHICAGO, IL
  Bills and resolutions
    Charles A. Hayes Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 2704) 
        [5DE]
    Housing: provide assistance for emergency repairs of low-income 
        housing projects operated by the Chicago Housing Authority 
        (see H.R. 167) [9JA]

CHICKALOON-MOOSE CREEK NATIVE ASSOCIATION, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims 
        Settlement Act (see H.R. 2560) [30OC]

CHIHUAHUA, MEXICO
  Bills and resolutions
    Roads and highways: establish highway corridor demonstration 
        project from Chihuahua, Mexico, through El Paso, TX, to 
        Denver, CO (see H.R. 202) [9JA]

CHILDREN AND YOUTH
related term(s) Colleges and Universities; Education; Families and 
    Domestic Relations; Schools
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        18, 23, 26, 72, 90) [9JA] [1MR] [23MY]
    ------protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive 
        health care clinics (see H.R. 1952) [28JN]
    AFDC: deny benefits to children who have not received preventive 
        health care or been immunized (see H.R. 191) [9JA]
    ------reform (see H.R. 741, 886) [30JA] [9FE]
    ------remove disincentives that prevent recipients from moving 
        toward self-sufficiency (see H.R. 950) [15FE]
    ------replace with State block grant programs (see H.R. 513) 
        [13JA]
    Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 
        1309) [23MR]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 38) [10MR]
    Child care: provide through public-private partnerships (see H.R. 
        986) [16FE]
    Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are 
        not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 705, 1363) 
        [26JA] [30MR]
    Colleges and universities: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to 
        institutions that prevent access to campus for ROTC or 
        military recruiting (see H.R. 142, 1118) [9JA] [2MR]
    Computers: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material 
        to minors by computer (see H.R. 2104) [24JY]
    Courts: enforcement of child support obligations by requiring the 
        use of liens against property of persons owing overdue support 
        (see H.R. 1029) [23FE]
    ------evaluate the effectiveness of the juvenile justice system 
        (see H.R. 1829) [13JN]
    ------restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District 
        of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and 
        visitation rights (see H.R. 1855) [15JN]
    ------sentencing for crimes against child or elderly victims (see 
        H.R. 1794) [8JN]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 1622) [11MY]
    Crime: distribute to community-based organizations information on 
        the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 2818) 
        [20DE]
    ------increase juvenile criminal penalties and improve youth 
        correctional facilities (see H.R. 600) [20JA]
    ------penalty enhancement for the use of juveniles in Federal 
        offenses (see H.R. 405) [9JA]
    ------protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713) [26JA]
    ------sexual exploitation of children (see H.R. 1240) [15MR]
    ------treatment of juvenile records (see H.R. 2817) [20DE]
    Dept. of Defense: conversion of certain military installations 
        into correctional facilities for youthful offenders (see H.R. 
        472) [11JA]
    ------transportation of certain children requiring specialized 
        medical services in the U.S. (see H.R. 332) [9JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: compensation for children of veterans 
        exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 2401) [27SE]
    Diseases: pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 62) 
        [7AP]
    District of Columbia: transfer title of real property in Anacostia 
        Park to facilitate construction of the National Children's 
        Island (see H.R. 1508) [7AP]
    Domestic policy: greatest asset of the U.S. (see H. Res. 165) 
        [8JN]
    Drunken driving: strengthen Federal prevention laws (see H.R. 588) 
        [19JA]
    Education: eliminate opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 977, 
        1045) [16FE] [24FE]
    ------establish comprehensive early childhood education and staff 
        development programs (see H.R. 968) [15FE]
    ------establish mentoring programs for at-risk youths (see H.R. 
        2708) [5DE]
    ------Impact Aid Program technical corrections (see H.R. 1894) 
        [20JN]
    ------provide demonstration grants to secondary schools to extend 
        the academic year (see H.R. 2252) [4AU]
    ------release of student records to State and county prosecutors 
        (see H.R. 2398) [27SE]
    ------require expulsion of students convicted of violent crimes in 
        schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 2698) [30NO]
    ------tuition income tax credit (see H.R. 156) [9JA]
    Employment: provide limited exemptions from certain child labor 
        provisions (see H.R. 1228) [14MR]
    ------reform child labor laws (see H.R. 1049) [24FE]
    ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards 
        from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 2140) [28JY]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: child labor provisions relative to 
        loading of materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 
        1114) [2MR]
    ------child labor provisions relative to the operation of 
        automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089) [20JY]
    Families and domestic relations: adoption services (see H.R. 1066, 
        1166) [27FE] [8MR]
    ------child support enforcement (see H.R. 785, 801, 906, 2269) 
        [1FE] [2FE] [13FE] [6SE]
    ------children's rights (see H.R. 278) [9JA]
    ------denial of passports to noncustodial parents relative to 
        nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 993) [21FE]
    ------interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court 
        orders (see H.R. 95) [9JA]
    ------protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946) [28JN]
    ------provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child 
        or provide foster care (see H.R. 2237) [4AU]
    ------reduction of teenage pregnancy rates and encouragement of 
        parental responsibility (see H.R. 1115) [2MR]
    ------State use of automated data retrieval system for child and 
        spousal support enforcement (see H.R. 2288) [8SE]
    ------strengthen rights of parents (see H.R. 11) [9JA]
    ------treatment of adult relatives willing to provide care (see 
        H.R. 2387) [21SE]
    Federal aid programs: establish community-based youth development 
        block grant program (see H.R. 2807) [18DE]
    ------provide grants to improve the quality and availability of 
        comprehensive education, health, and social services (see H.R. 
        1284) [21MR]
    Foreign trade: prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad 
        with child labor (see H.R. 2065) [19JY]
    Foster care: treatment of abandoned infants (see H.R. 1044) [24FE]
    Freedom of religion: prohibit religious coercion in schools (see 
        H.R. 2034) [13JY]
    Haiti: immigration status for certain children (see H.R. 853) 
        [7FE]
    Health: adolescent health demonstration projects (see H.R. 172) 
        [9JA]
    ------develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth 
        defects (see H.R. 1010) [22FE]
    ------equal coverage for all children enrolled in health care 
        plans under a family class of enrollment (see H.R. 1012) 
        [22FE]
    ------maternity and housing services for pregnant women (see H.R. 
        1065) [27FE]
    ------prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 1649) [16MY]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth 
        (see H.R. 1936, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1968, 1970; H. Con. Res. 79) 
        [27JN] [28JN] [29JN]
    ------require hearing loss testing for all newborns (see H.R. 396) 
        [9JA]
    ------research (see H.R. 1735) [25MY]
    Health care professionals: training for the identification and 
        referral of victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1521) [7AP]
    Homeless: determination of the immunization status of children 
        living in certain federally assisted housing and shelters (see 
        H.R. 192) [9JA]
    House Rules: require that committee reports on legislation contain 
        analysis of impact on children (see H. Res. 184) [10JY]
    Human life: definition from conception (see H.R. 2087) [20JY]
    Human rights: protect the right to life of born and unborn persons 
        (see H.R. 1625) [12MY]
    ------trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for 
        forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21) [1FE]
    Immigration and Nationality Act: amend by substituting ``children 
        born out of wedlock'' for ``illegitimate children'' references 
        (see H.R. 1204) [10MR]
    Income: require monthly reporting of child support obligations to 
        consumer credit agencies (see H.R. 314) [9JA]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        1986) [30JN]
    Infants: assistance program for abandoned or frail infants (see 
        H.R. 1263) [16MR]
    Interstate Child Support Enforcement Act: enact (see H.R. 195) 
        [9JA]
    Kinsey, Alfred: determine if publications on sexual behavior are 
        the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749) 
        [7DE]
    Medicaid: continued enrollment of special-needs children in 
        traditional fee-for-service plans in States with managed care 
        programs (see H.R. 1502) [7AP]
    ------coverage of services of certain clinics operated by 
        children's hospitals (see H.R. 1503) [7AP]
    ------reduce infant mortality through improvement of coverage of 
        services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 180) [9JA]
    Motor vehicles: improve traffic safety performance of high risk 
        drivers (see H.R. 1866) [15JN]
    ------prohibit the manufacture or sale of school buses that do not 
        have seat belts (see H.R. 266) [9JA]
    ------school bus safety (see H.R. 1884) [16JN]
    National Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention: 
        establish (see H.R. 609) [20JA]
    National Education Standards and Improvement Council: abolish (see 
        H.R. 977, 1045, 1558) [16FE] [24FE] [3MY]
    National parks and recreation areas: allow placement of missing 
        children posters in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2774) [13DE]
    Native Americans: status of Indian children (see H.R. 1448) [6AP]
    Professional Trade Service Corps: establish (see H.R. 1567) [3MY]
    Public buildings: designate space for the placement of missing 
        children posters in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2792) [15DE]

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    Public Health Service: terminate family planning programs (see 
        H.R. 1623) [12MY]
    Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons 
        delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104) [9JA]
    ------prohibit transfer of legal custody of children for the sole 
        purpose of obtaining public service benefits (see H.R. 446) 
        [9JA]
    ------reform (see H.R. 999) [21FE]
    Roads and highways: treatment of Federal highway funds relative to 
        drunken driving by minors (see H.R. 2319) [13SE]
    ------treatment of Federal highway funds relative to sale of 
        alcoholic beverages to minors (see H.R. 2088, 2328) [20JY] 
        [13SE]
    Schools: constitutional amendment to prohibit compulsory 
        attendance of students at public schools other than the one 
        nearest their residence (see H.J. Res. 13) [9JA]
    ------guidelines for lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 2066) 
        [19JY]
    ------provide free lunches and breakfasts to economically 
        disadvantaged students (see H. Con. Res. 49) [24MR]
    Social Security: require States to permit a chronically-ill parent 
        to appoint a standby guardian for a minor without surrendering 
        parental rights (see H.R. 709) [26JA]
    SSI: eliminate fraud in payment of disability benefits to children 
        (see H.R. 224) [9JA]
    ------require benefits in the form of vouchers (see H.R. 612) 
        [20JA]
    States: child welfare services relative to foster care (see H.R. 
        586) [19JA]
    Taxation: increase the child care credit for lower-income working 
        parents (see H.R. 131) [9JA]
    ------rates (see H.R. 1215) [13MR]
    ------rates (H.R. 1215), consideration (see H. Res. 128) [4AP]
    ------treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1167, 1819, 1985) 
        [8MR] [13JN] [30JN]
    ------treatment of certain education savings accounts (see H.R. 
        769) [1FE]
    Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H.R. 1390) [4AP]
    ------establish violent program ratings system, require new 
        televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and 
        limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 
        1807, 2030) [8JN] [13JY]
    Urban areas: provide grants to establish teen resource and 
        education centers (see H.R. 1283) [21MR]
    USIA: extension of au pair programs (see H.R. 2767) [13DE]
    Women: protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 776) [1FE]
    World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see 
        H.R. 966) [15FE]
  Messages
    Gun-Free School Zones Act: President Clinton [10MY]
  Motions
    Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215) [5AP]
  Reports filed
    Capitol Building and Grounds Use for Greater Washington Soap Box 
        Derby: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 38) (H. Rept. 104-150) [21JN]
    Child Labor Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act Relative to 
        Loading of Materials Into Balers and Compacters: Committee on 
        Economic and Educational Opportunities (H.R. 1114) (H. Rept. 
        104-278) [17OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1215, Contract With America Tax Relief Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 128) (H. Rept. 104-100) 
        [4AP]
    Contract With America Tax Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1215) (H. Rept. 104-84) [21MR]
    Sexual Exploitation of Children: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1240) (H. Rept. 104-90) [28MR]
    State Use of Automated Data Retrieval System for Child and Spousal 
        Support Enforcement: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2288) (H. Rept. 104-250) [19SE]
    Transfer Title of Real Property in Anacostia Park to the District 
        of Columbia To Facilitate Construction of the National 
        Children's Island: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1508) 
        (H. Rept. 104-277) [17OC]
    Welfare Reform Consolidation Act: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 999) (H. Rept. 104-75) 
        [10MR]

CHINA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: demand the unconditional release of 
        U.S. citizen Peter H. Wu (see H. Res. 178) [29JN]
    Foreign policy: demand the unconditional release of U.S. citizen 
        Peter H. Wu (see H. Res. 178) [29JN]
    ------demand the unconditional release of Wei Jingsheng (see H. 
        Con. Res. 117) [5DE]
    ------encourage liberty (see H.R. 1147) [7MR]
    ------permit U.S. visits by elected leaders and representatives 
        (see H.R. 1460) [6AP]
    ------support peace and stability in the South China Sea (see H. 
        Res. 114) [10MR]
    Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 96) 
        [16JN]
    ------most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 96), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 193) [19JY]
    ------prohibit entry of items produced, grown, or manufactured 
        with forced labor (see H.R. 139) [9JA]
    ------prohibit export of satellites (see H.R. 149) [9JA]
    ------protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 50) 
        [30JA]
    Human rights: violations (see H.R. 1849) [14JN]
    International relations: participation of officials in 
        international activities relative to release of religious 
        prisoners (see H.R. 2829) [22DE]
    POW/MIA: granting of asylum to certain foreign nationals assisting 
        in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 460) [9JA]
    Treaties and agreements: approve governing international fishery 
        agreement (see H.R. 542) [17JA]
    U.N. World Conference on Women: meeting (see H. Con. Res. 77, H.R. 
        2047) [15JN] [17JY]
    ------support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 119) [13DE]
    U.S. policy (see H.R. 2053, 2058) [18JY] [19JY]
    U.S. policy (H.R. 2058): consideration (see H. Res. 193) [19JY]
  Messages
    Export of Munitions List Articles to the People's Republic of 
        China: President Clinton [22JN]
  Motions
    Foreign trade: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 96) [20JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2058, China Policy Act and H.J. Res. 96, 
        Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 104-194) 
        [19JY]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 
        104-188) [17JY]

CHINA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: support peace and stability in the South China Sea 
        (see H. Res. 114) [10MR]
    Lee Teng-hui: visit of President (see H. Con. Res. 33, 53) [6MR] 
        [29MR]
    U.N.: membership (see H. Con. Res. 12, 63) [9JA] [7AP]

CHINA POLICY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2058) [19JY]
    Enact (H.R. 2058): consideration (see H. Res. 193) [19JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2058, Provisions and H.J. Res. 96, Most-
        Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 104-194) 
        [19JY]

CHINESE STUDENT PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Immigration: treatment of certain aliens entering the U.S. without 
        inspection (see H.R. 2716) [5DE]

CHIROPRACTORS
see Health Care Professionals

CHRISSY (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 829) [3FE]

CHRISTENSEN, JON (a Representative from Nebraska)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Taxation: inapplicability of the look-back method on construction 
        contracts requiring the percentage of completion accounting 
        method (see H.R. 2722) [6DE]
    ------standards for determining employment status of independent 
        contractors (see H.R. 1972) [30JN]

CHRYSLER, DICK (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Courts: sentencing for crimes against child or elderly victims 
        (see H.R. 1794) [8JN]
    Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 1756) [7JN]
    Taxation: treatment of undergraduate and post-secondary vocational 
        education tuition and fees (see H.R. 2543) [26OC]

CHURCHES AND SYNAGOGUES
related term(s) Religion
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil liberties: placement of religious symbols in public places 
        (see H.R. 2669) [20NO]
    Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528) [17JA]
    Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern 
        Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50) [28MR]

CIGARETTES
see Tobacco Products

CITIES
see Urban Areas

CITIZENSHIP
  Bills and resolutions
    Citizenship: status of children born in U.S. to parents who are 
        not citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 705, 1363) 
        [26JA] [30MR]
    Commission on Immigration Reform: members (see H.R. 962) [15FE]
    Constitutional amendments: restrict citizenship by virtue of birth 
        in U.S. (see H.J. Res. 56, 64, 87, 88, 93) [19JA] [26JA] [3MY] 
        [17MY] [25MY]
    Dept. of State: publication of names of U.S. citizens who renounce 
        their citizenship (see H.R. 1378) [3AP]
    Immigration: funding for improvements in the naturalization 
        process (see H.R. 2120) [26JY]
    ------moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, 
        certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373) 
        [9JA]
    ------naturalization of aliens who served with special guerrilla 
        units in Laos (see H.R. 1490) [7AP]
    Patriotism: demonstration projects to celebrate process of 
        becoming and being U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1980) [30JN]
    Taxation: eligibility for the earned income tax credit, and 
        treatment of individuals benefiting from foreign trusts or 
        renouncement of citizenship (see H.R. 981) [16FE]
    ------prevent avoidance through use of foreign trusts (see H.R. 
        2356) [19SE]
    ------treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship (see H.R. 1812, 2012) [9JN] [11JY]
    ------treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or 
        residents (see H.R. 1535) [2MY]
    ------treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or 
        residents (H.R. 1535), consideration (see H. Res. 160) [25MY]
  Messages
    Immigration Enforcement Improvements Act: President Clinton [3MY]
  Reports filed
    Commission on Immigration Reform Members: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 962) (H. Rept. 104-135) [8JN]
    Tax Treatment of Individuals Benefiting From Renouncement of 
        Citizenship: Committee on Ways

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        and Means (House) (H.R. 1812) (H. Rept. 104-145) [16JN]

CIVIL DEFENSE
related term(s) Department of Defense
  Bills and resolutions
    Employment: public safety officer death benefits eligibility for 
        certain civil defense and FEMA employees (see H.R. 938) [14FE]

CIVIL LIBERTIES
related term(s) Civil Rights; Human Rights
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. 
        Con. Res. 13) [9JA]
    ------prevent governmental discrimination against health care 
        providers who refuse to perform or provide training in 
        performing abortions (see H.R. 1932) [27JN]
    ------protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive 
        health care clinics (see H.R. 1952) [28JN]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 
        282) [20NO]
    China, People's Republic of: demand the unconditional release of 
        U.S. citizen Peter H. Wu (see H. Res. 178) [29JN]
    ------demand the unconditional release of Wei Jingsheng (see H. 
        Con. Res. 117) [5DE]
    ------encourage liberty (see H.R. 1147) [7MR]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 96) [16JN]
    ------most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 96), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 193) [19JY]
    ------participation of officials in international activities 
        relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 2829) 
        [22DE]
    ------prohibit entry of items produced, grown, or manufactured 
        with forced labor (see H.R. 139) [9JA]
    ------U.S. policy (see H.R. 2058) [19JY]
    ------U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), consideration (see H. Res. 193) 
        [19JY]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages 
        based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507) [7AP]
    Courts: increase speedy trial time limits (see H.R. 2453) [10OC]
    Education: release of student records to comply with certain State 
        statutes (see H.R. 2055, 2398) [18JY] [27SE]
    Families and domestic relations: provide protection for family 
        privacy (H.R. 1271), consideration (see H. Res. 125) [3AP]
    ------provide protection for family protection (see H.R. 1271) 
        [21MR]
    Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms 
        for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see 
        H.R. 78, 2470; H. Con. Res. 5) [9JA] [11OC]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see 
        H.J. Res. 14, 32, 41, 79) [9JA] [21MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 
        79), consideration (see H. Res. 173) [27JN]
    ------prohibit desecration (see H.R. 1873, 1926) [16JN] [27JN]
    Foreign policy: protect the right to travel to foreign countries 
        (see H.R. 1702) [24MY]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 121, 127) [15NO] [28NO]
    Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2690) [29NO]
    Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 55) [9JA]
    Human life: definition from conception (see H.R. 2087) [20JY]
    Human rights: protect the right to life of born and unborn persons 
        (see H.R. 1625) [12MY]
    India: civil liberties violations in Kashmir (see H. Res. 123) 
        [29MR]
    ------detention of U.S. citizen Donald Hutchings (see H. Con. Res. 
        97) [4AU]
    ------independence anniversary (see H. Res. 36) [17JA]
    Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining 
        coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748) [7DE]
    Khalra, Jaswant Singh: condemn abduction by India (see H. Res. 
        233) [28SE]
    Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see 
        H.R. 1360) [30MR]
    Law enforcement: protect constitutional rights relative to Federal 
        counterterrorism activities (see H.R. 1738) [25MY]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 
        878) [9FE]
    National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts: honoring of G. 
        Gordon Liddy relative to characterization of Federal law 
        enforcement officers (see H. Res. 153) [18MY]
    National Rifle Association: characterization of Federal law 
        enforcement (see H. Con. Res. 69) [18MY]
    Privacy Protection Commission: establish to protect citizen 
        information privacy (see H.R. 184) [9JA]
    Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 489, 790) 
        [11JA] [1FE]
    Religion: placement of religious symbols in public places (see 
        H.R. 2669) [20NO]
    Russia: protection of freedom of the press and freedom of 
        expression (see H. Con. Res. 84, 90, 95) [20JY] [2AU] [4AU]
    ------removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51) 
        [28MR]
    U.N. World Conference on Women: meeting (see H. Con. Res. 77, H.R. 
        2047) [15JN] [17JY]
    ------support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 119) [13DE]
    Vietnam: encourage liberty (see H.R. 909) [13FE]
    Women: protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 776) [1FE]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 
        96) [20JY]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. 
        Res. 79) [28JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 79, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 173) (H. Rept. 104-164) [27JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1271, Family Privacy Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 104-97) 
        [3AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2058, China Policy Act and H.J. Res. 96, 
        Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 104-194) 
        [19JY]
    Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 
        104-151) [22JN]
    Family Privacy Protection Act: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 1271) (H. Rept. 104-94) [29MR]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 
        104-188) [17JY]

CIVIL RIGHTS
related term(s) Civil Liberties; Human Rights; Racial Relations
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: prevent governmental discrimination against health care 
        providers who refuse to perform or provide training in 
        performing abortions (see H.R. 1932) [27JN]
    Affirmative action: policies (see H.R. 1764, 2128) [7JN] [27JY]
    African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of 
        slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, 
        and recommend remedies (see H.R. 891) [10FE]
    Civil Rights Act: applications (see H.R. 658) [24JA]
    Colleges and universities: eliminate segregationist language from 
        certain laws relative to funding of State universities (see 
        H.R. 2730) [6DE]
    Courts: desegregation of schools (see H. Con. Res. 101) [14SE]
    ------judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (see H.R. 554, 
        695, 2488) [18JA] [26JA] [17OC]
    Dept. of HUD: assistance program eligibility for organizations 
        that promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or 
        ethnicity (see H.R. 656) [24JA]
    Discrimination: prohibit on the basis of affectional or sexual 
        orientation (see H.R. 382, 1863) [9JA] [15JN]
    Employment: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based 
        on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507) [7AP]
    ------prohibit preferential treatment (see H.R. 254) [9JA]
    ------require employers to post information on sexual harassment 
        (see H.R. 1859) [15JN]
    Financial institutions: strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair 
        lending laws relative to redlining and credit allocation (see 
        H.R. 1699) [24MY]
    Firearms: permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons 
        convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 2101) [24JY]
    Forest Service: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and 
        ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 1716) [25MY]
    Government: ensure equal opportunity in employment, education, and 
        contracting (see H.R. 1840) [14JN]
    Health: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous 
        substances (see H.R. 2691) [29NO]
    House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment 
        to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see 
        H. Res. 39) [19JA]
    Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older 
        persons (see H.R. 660) [24JA]
    ------modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons 
        (H.R. 660), consideration (see H. Res. 126) [3AP]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal 
        organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70) [28FE]
    Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285) 
        [29NO]
    Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to 
        Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129) 
        [3MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 660, Housing for Older Persons Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 126) (H. Rept. 104-98) 
        [3AP]
    Housing for Older Persons Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 660) (H. Rept. 104-91) [28MR]

CIVIL RIGHTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Applications (see H.R. 658) [24JA]
    Federal employees: review of employment discriminations claims 
        (see H.R. 2133) [27JY]
    Health care facilities: availability of information on 
        reproductive health services at federally or State funded 
        family planning clinics (see H.R. 641) [23JA]

CIVIL SERVICE
see Federal Employees

CIVIL WARS
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: encourage an extra place setting at holiday season 
        tables as a reminder of U.S. peacekeeping forces in Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina (see H. Res. 315) [19DE]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 
        282) [20NO]
    ------lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172) [8MR]
    ------lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), consideration (see H. Res. 
        204) [28JY]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606, 2770) [26OC] [9NO] [13DE]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (H.R. 2606), consideration (see H. Res. 273) 
        [16NO]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (H.R. 2770), consideration (see H. Res. 304) 
        [13DE]
    ------U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between 
        Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. Con. Res. 118; H. 
        Res. 295, 298, 302) [6DE] [12DE] [13DE]
    ------U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between 
        Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 304) [13DE]
    ------U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2417; H. Res. 247, 305, 
        306) [28SE] [30OC] [13DE]
    ------U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 304) [13DE]

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    Clinton, President: summit meeting with Russian President Boris 
        Yeltsin (see H. Con. Res. 25) [7FE]
    Committee To Oversee the Conduct of Operation Joint Endeavor/Task 
        Force Eagle (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 135; H. Con. 
        Res. 126) [20DE] [22DE]
    Northern Ireland: peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 44) [16MR]
    Sri Lanka: encourage peace process (see H. Res. 181) [29JN]
    Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837) [22DE]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Serbia and Montenegro: President 
        Clinton [10MY] [18JY] [11DE] [27DE]
    Ordering of Armed Forces Selected Reserve to Active Duty: 
        President Clinton [11DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 302, U.S. Military Enforcement of Peace 
        Agreement Between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim Forces in 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        304) (H. Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 306, U.S. Military Intervention in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. 
        Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2606, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 273) (H. Rept. 104-349) [16NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2770, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of S. 21, Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 204) (H. Rept. 104-213) 
        [28JY]

CIVIL WAR--U.S.
related term(s) War
  Bills and resolutions
    Corinth, MS: establish interpretive center at Civil War 
        Battlefield (see H.R. 1548) [2MY]
    Hunley (C.S.S.): conveyance to South Carolina (see H.R. 1741) 
        [6JN]
    National parks and recreation areas: highway relocation assistance 
        relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military 
        Parks (see H.R. 848) [7FE]
    Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields: establish (see H.R. 763) 
        [31JA]
    Stones River National Battlefield: expand boundaries (see H.R. 
        984) [16FE]
    Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area: designate (see H.R. 1961) 
        [29JN]
    Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        1326) [28MR]

CLAIMS
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims 
        Settlement Act (see H.R. 2560) [30OC]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: amend (see H.R. 402) [9JA]
    ------amend to provide for the buyback of common stock of Cook 
        Inlet Region, Inc. (see H.R. 421) [9JA]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to village corporations within 
        the Cook Inlet Region (see H.R. 1342) [28MR]
    Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders 
        who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to 
        contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023) [23FE]
    Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in 
        World War II (see H.R. 2041) [13JY]
    Roads and highways: resolution of claims relative to right-of-ways 
        across Federal lands (see H.R. 2081) [20JY]
    Veterans: retroactive determination of military disability 
        benefits eligibility (see H.R. 973) [16FE]
  Reports filed
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Amendment To Provide for the 
        Buyback of Common Stock of Cook Inlet Region, Inc.: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 421) (H. Rept. 104-40) [21FE]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 402) (H. Rept. 104-73) [9MR]

CLARK COUNTY, NV
  Bills and resolutions
    Real estate: relief of persons who purchased land relative to 
        certain private land surveys (see H.R. 2135) [27JY]

CLASSIFIED INFORMATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: disclosure by Federal officers and employees (see H.R. 319) 
        [9JA]

CLAY, WILLIAM (BILL) (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards [28MR]
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 1617, consolidate Federal job training programs [24OC]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Charles J. Coyle Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate 
        (see H.R. 1398) [5AP]
    Contracts: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts 
        (see H.R. 967) [15FE]
    Education: development of school-to-work opportunities systems 
        (see H.R. 1426) [6AP]

CLEAN AIR ACT
related term(s) Ecology and Environment
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: deadline extension for certain sanctions and 
        reclassification of carbon monoxide nonattainment areas (see 
        H.R. 1255) [15MR]
    ------exempt agricultural activities from certain permit 
        requirements (see H.R. 1900) [20JN]
    ------impose moratorium on sanctions under the Clean Air Act 
        provisions on marginal and moderate ozone nonattainment areas 
        (see H.R. 1602) [10MY]
    ------marginal area requirements relative to ozone concentrations 
        (see H.R. 581) [19JA]
    ------reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 
        1582) [9MY]
    ------reduction in emissions of pollutants contributing to acid 
        deposition in the Adirondacks (see H.R. 2682) [28NO]
    ------reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone 
        nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325) [9JA]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act stratospheric ozone protection 
        provisions (see H.R. 475) [11JA]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act toxic air emission provisions 
        (see H.R. 473) [11JA]
    Ecology and environment: repeal reformulated gasoline and work-
        related vehicle trip reduction provisions (see H.R. 1052) 
        [24FE]
    ------transition from use of halons and chlorofluorocarbons to 
        substitute compounds (see H.R. 2367) [20SE]
    EPA: modify Reformulated Gasoline Program (see H.R. 2484) [17OC]
    ------temporary suspension of reformulated gasoline rules (see 
        H.R. 1015, 2327) [22FE] [13SE]
    Government regulations: use of freon in home, automobile, and 
        agricultural air conditioning equipment (see H.R. 2645) [15NO]
    Motor vehicles: allow emission reductions caused by fleet turnover 
        to be credited under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 477) [11JA]
    ------delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and 
        maintenance programs (see H.R. 46, 307, 495) [9JA] [11JA]
    ------prohibit Federal requirement for State plans on trip 
        reduction requirements (see H.R. 478) [11JA]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act emission standards (see H.R. 
        476) [11JA]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act ozone nonattainment area 
        provisions relative to mandatory State vehicle inspection and 
        maintenance programs (see H.R. 480) [11JA]
    Motorcycles: treatment (see H.R. 2299) [12SE]
    Provisions: repeal certain amendments (see H.R. 479) [11JA]
    States: implementation plans (see H.R. 304) [9JA]
    Water pollution: repeal certain Clean Air Act acid rain provisions 
        (see H.R. 474) [11JA]
  Reports filed
    Reduction of Work-Related Vehicle Trips in Ozone Nonattainment 
        Areas: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 325) (H. Rept. 104-
        387) [6DE]

CLEMENT, BOB (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Aviation: regulation of interstate transportation by common 
        carriers engaged in civil aviation (see H.R. 2403) [27SE]
    Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the 
        preservation and restoration at historically black colleges 
        and universities (see H.R. 1179) [9MR]
    Railroads: preservation of infrastructure (see H.R. 2205) [4AU]
    Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining 
        age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 573) [19JA]

CLERGY
see Churches and Synagogues; Religion

CLIMATE
see Weather

CLINGER, WILLIAM F., JR. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act 
        [30NO]
    ------S. 1, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act [1FE]
    ------S. 4, Separate Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act [7SE]
    ------S. 244, Paperwork Reduction Act [10MR]
    ------S. 440, National Highway System designation [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Airlines: percentage of voting interests of air carriers required 
        to be owned or controlled by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 951) 
        [15FE]
    Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 2) [9JA]
    Budget: require an operating and a capital budget to distinguish 
        between Federal funds and trust funds (see H.R. 767) [1FE]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 62) [7FE]
    Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and 
        acquisition laws (see H.R. 1038, 1388, 1670) [24FE] [4AP] 
        [18MY]
    Correctional institutions: establish surrounding safety zones in 
        which certain waste disposal facilities may not be permitted 
        (see H.R. 423) [9JA]
    Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 1692) [24MY]
    ------prohibit congressional leadership committees (see H.R. 1693) 
        [24MY]
    ------voluntary limitation on contributions from entities other 
        than individual district residents in House of Representative 
        elections (see H.R. 1694) [24MY]
    Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 
        830) [6FE]
    Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to 
        unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 5) [9JA]
    Hazardous substances: require community information statements for 
        new waste treatment or disposal (see H.R. 422) [9JA]
    Health care professionals: create tax incentives for provision of 
        rural health care services (see H.R. 425) [9JA]
    Medicare: equalize the labor and nonlabor portions of the 
        standardized hospital payment amounts and improve rural health 
        services (see H.R. 424) [9JA]
    Railroads: recommend dismantlement of Railroad Retirement System 
        (see H. Res. 29) [9JA]
    Taxation: credit for in-State contributions to congressional 
        candidates (see H.R. 1695) [24MY]
  Conference reports
    Paperwork Reduction Act (S. 244) [3AP]

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    Unfunded Mandate Reform Act (S. 1) [13MR]
  Motions offered by
    Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4) [7SE]
    Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830) 
        [10MR]
    Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to 
        unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5) [30JA] [31JA]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (S. 1) [1FE]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (S. 1), conference report [16MR]
  Reports filed
    District of Columbia Expenditure and Appropriation of Funds for 
        Times When Congress Has Not Enacted a Budget: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2661) (H. Rept. 
        104-408) [14DE]
    District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
        Assistance Authority: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 1345) (H. Rept. 104-96) [30MR]
    District of Columbia Use of Tax Revenues for Construction of a New 
        Convention Center and Sports Arena and Operation of the 
        Current Convention Center: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 2108) (H. Rept. 104-227) [2AU]
    Family Privacy Protection Act: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 1271) (H. Rept. 104-94) [29MR]
    Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (S. 790) (H. Rept. 
        104-327) [8NO]
    Government Regulations Reform: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 104-284) [19OC]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee on Government 
        Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1655) (H. Rept. 104-138) 
        [19JY]
    Line-Item Veto: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 104-11) [30JA]
    Paperwork Reduction Act: Committee of Conference (S. 244) (H. 
        Rept. 104-99) [3AP]
    ------Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        830) (H. Rept. 104-37) [15FE]
    Regulatory Transition Act: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 450) (H. Rept. 104-39) [16FE]
    Repeal Transitional Authorization of Appropriations for the Postal 
        Service: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 1826) (H. Rept. 104-174) [10JY]
    Revise and Streamline Federal Procurement and Acquisition Laws: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        1670) (H. Rept. 104-222) [1AU]
    Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Committee of Conference (S. 1) (H. 
        Rept. 104-76) [13MR]
  Rules
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) [20JA]

CLYBURN, JAMES E. (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Bewildered (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1394) 
        [4AP]
    Income: create a livable wage (see H.R. 768) [1FE]
    South Carolina National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 
        1553) [3MY]

COAL
related term(s) Power Resources
  Bills and resolutions
    Black Lung Benefits Act: pneumoconiosis claims (see H.R. 615) 
        [20JA]
    Health: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see 
        H.R. 293) [9JA]
    Mining and mineral resources: provide States with exclusive 
        jurisdiction over regulation of surface coal mining within 
        their borders (see H.R. 2372) [21SE]
    West Virginia: preservation of coal mining heritage (see H.R. 
        1188) [9MR]

COAST GUARD
related term(s) Department of Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1151, 1361) [7MR] [30MR]
    ------authorizing (H.R. 1361), consideration (see H. Res. 139) 
        [3MY]
    Public lands: transfer title of Point Arena Light Station to Point 
        Arena Lighthouse Keepers, Inc. (see H.R. 2643) [15NO]
    Small boat stations: restrict closures (see H.R. 2105) [24JY]
    Traverse City, MI: transfer of certain Coast Guard property to the 
        Traverse City Area Public School District (see H.R. 378) [9JA]
    Whitefish Point Light Station, MI: conveyance (see H.R. 2611) 
        [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1361) (H. Rept. 104-106) [1MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1361, Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 104-111) [3MY]

COASTAL ZONE MANAGEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    NOAA: establish aquaculture facilities and development programs 
        (see H.R. 2046) [17JY]
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 1965, 2046) [29JN] [17JY]

COASTAL ZONES
  Bills and resolutions
    Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map 
        system (see H.R. 481, 2005, 2100) [11JA] [11JY] [24JY]
    Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965, 2046) 
        [29JN] [17JY]
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast 
        offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1778) [7JN]
    Ecology and environment: funding to States to implement national 
        estuary conservation and management plans (see H.R. 1438, 
        1917) [6AP] [22JN]
    Fish and fishing: commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass 
        (see H.R. 393, 1139) [9JA] [6MR]
    ------coordinate conservation efforts of Atlantic striped bass 
        (see H.R. 2655) [16NO]
    Fishermen's Protective Act: amend (see H.R. 716) [26JA]
    Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and 
        gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 
        73) [9JA]
    ------restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental 
        Shelf (see H.R. 72) [9JA]
    Maine: grant authority over coastal marine fisheries (see H.R. 
        1942) [28JN]
    Puerto Rico: waiver of EPA secondary treatment requirements for 
        wastewater treatment facilities (see H.R. 1371) [30MR]
  Reports filed
    Atlantic Striped Bass Commercial Harvesting: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1139) (H. Rept. 104-105) [1MY]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System Map System Technical Corrections: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2005) (H. Rept. 104-288) 
        [20OC]
    Fishermen's Protective Act Amendments: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 716) (H. Rept. 104-47) [23FE]

COASTLINES
see Beaches

COBLE, HOWARD (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination 
        Act [30NO]
    ------S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration hydroelectric 
        projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude oil [25JY]
    Majority objectors for the private calendar [2NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1361) [30MR]
    Crime: sexual exploitation of children (see H.R. 1240) [15MR]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms and 
        to increase the term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. 
        Res. 24) [9JA]
    ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 126) [9JA]
    ------make ineligible for participation in Federal Employees' 
        Retirement System (see H.R. 165) [9JA]
    Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for annuities of Members of 
        Congress and Social Security benefits (see H. Con. Res. 2) 
        [9JA]
    Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see 
        H.R. 201) [9JA]
    Tariff: warp knitting machines (see H.R. 1549) [2MY]

COBURN, TOM (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 641, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act 
        reauthorization [7DE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Crime: penalties for health care fraud (see H.R. 2408) [27SE]
    Medicare: protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in 
        managed care plans and HMOs (see H.R. 2350) [18SE]
    ------require health maintenance organizations to provided out-of-
        network services to enrollees (see H.R. 2757) [12DE]

COINS
  Bills and resolutions
    American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black 
        revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776) [7JN]
    Barnard, Doug, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration of 1996 Atlanta 
        Olympic games (see H.R. 2336) [14SE]
    Commemorative coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens 
        Commemorative Coin Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753) [7JN]
    ------mint in commeroration of Thurgood Marshall (see H.R. 79) 
        [9JA]
    Connecticut: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of 
        the Old State House (see H.R. 1933) [27JN]
    Dept. of the Treasury: mint and issue platinum bullion coins and 
        more than one version of gold bullion coins at the same time 
        (see H.R. 2018) [12JY]
    Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of 
        sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893) [10FE]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: redesign $1 coin to commemorate (see 
        H.R. 616) [20JA]
    Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary 
        of birth (see H.R. 1684) [23MY]
    One dollar coin: issue (see H.R. 534) [17JA]
    Roosevelt, Theodore: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285) 
        [7SE]
    Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th 
        anniversary (see H.R. 1079, 2627) [28FE] [14NO]
    U.S. Mint: authorize minting of platinum and gold coins and reform 
        commemorative coin program (see H.R. 2614) [10NO]
    U.S. Navy Blue Angels: mint coins in commemoration of 50th 
        anniversary (see H.R. 1828) [13JN]
    Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th 
        anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026) [13JY]
    World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of 
        the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406) 
        [5AP]

COLEMAN, RONALD D. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [4JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
    ------H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [3MY]
    North Atlantic Assembly [22FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Federal employees: retirement provisions for certain INS, Customs 
        Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 1124) [3MR]

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    Health: operation of laboratories along Mexican border relative to 
        public health functions (see H.R. 574) [19JA]
    Public lands: convey reversionary interest in certain lands to the 
        Clint and Fabens Independent School Districts (see H.R. 1875) 
        [16JN]
    Roads and highways: establish highway corridor demonstration 
        project from Chihuahua, Mexico, through El Paso, TX, to 
        Denver, CO (see H.R. 202) [9JA]
    Rural areas: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater 
        disposal (see H.R. 556, 557) [18JA]
    SBA: establish a regional office in a community near the border of 
        Mexico (see H.R. 1554) [3MY]
    Serna, Marcelino: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        670) [25JA]
    Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building, El Paso, TX: 
        designate (see H.R. 2415) [28SE]
  Motions offered by
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2002) [8SE]

COLLECTIVE BARGAINING
related term(s) Industrial Arbitration; Labor Unions
  Bills and resolutions
    Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of 
        National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724) [6DE]
    ------require Federal contracts debarment for violation of 
        Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725) 
        [6DE]
    Government: status of Federal contractors that hire permanent 
        replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176) [8MR]
    Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public 
        safety officers employed by States or local governments (see 
        H.R. 1484) [7AP]
    NLRB: jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 
        1723) [25MY]
    Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight 
        crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210) 
        [10MR]
  Reports filed
    Status of Federal Contractors That Hire Permanent Replacements for 
        Striking Employees: Committee on Economic and Educational 
        Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1176) (H. Rept. 104-163) [27JN]

COLLEGE CONSTRUCTION LOAN INSURANCE ASSOCIATION
  Reports filed
    Federal Sponsorship of the Student Loan Marketing Association and 
        the College Construction Loan Insurance Association: Committee 
        on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1720) 
        (H. Rept. 104-153) [22JN]

COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
related term(s) Education; Schools
  Bills and resolutions
    American University: reduction in members to the board of trustees 
        (see H.R. 2681) [28NO]
    Civil rights: eliminate segregationist language from certain laws 
        relative to funding of State universities (see H.R. 2730) 
        [6DE]
    Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2416) [28SE]
    Dept. of Education: eliminate (see H.R. 1318) [24MR]
    Education: development of school-to-work opportunities systems 
        (see H.R. 1426) [6AP]
    ------funding for higher education financial aid programs (see H. 
        Res. 122) [29MR]
    ------increase assistance relative to skills or specialties for 
        which there are critical shortages (see H.R. 1116) [2MR]
    ------integration of academic and vocational curriculum and 
        professional development (see H.R. 48) [9JA]
    ------national policy to improve system (see H.R. 2834) [22DE]
    ------participation in Pell Grant Program relative to Federal 
        Stafford Loan Program default rate (see H.R. 2038) [13JY]
    ------prohibit Federal grants or contracts to institutions that 
        prevent access to campus for ROTC or military recruiting (see 
        H.R. 142, 1118) [9JA] [2MR]
    ------student loan default rate limitations relative to Hispanic-
        serving institutions (see H.R. 366) [9JA]
    ------student loan programs (see H.R. 1501) [7AP]
    ------student loan reform (see H.R. 530) [17JA]
    ------substitute educational quality evaluations for cohort 
        default rates in eligibility determinations for student 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 903) [13FE]
    ------tuition income tax credit (see H.R. 156) [9JA]
    Employees: allow persons in classified positions to serve in other 
        academic capacities (see H.R. 2134) [27JY]
    Government-sponsored enterprises: cessation of Federal sponsorship 
        (see H.R. 1720) [25MY]
    Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax 
        deductible donations (see H.R. 797) [2FE]
    Higher Education Act: qualify additional institutions for certain 
        programs (see H.R. 268) [9JA]
    Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the 
        preservation and restoration at historically black colleges 
        and universities (see H.R. 1179) [9MR]
    Lawyers and attorneys: prohibit State discrimination against 
        lawyers on basis of graduation from accredited and certified 
        law schools (see H.R. 610) [20JA]
    Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language 
        (see H. Con. Res. 103) [21SE]
    Maritime academies: reimbursement of fees for examinations and 
        licenses (see H.R. 247) [9JA]
    Martin University: participation in the certain Higher Education 
        Act programs (see H.R. 269) [9JA]
    Medicaid: require HMOs and other managed care plans to make 
        payments relative to assistance provided by school-based 
        health centers (see H.R. 2420) [28SE]
    National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 
        1175) [8MR]
    Navy: transfer a river patrol boat to Tidewater Community College 
        (see H.R. 346) [9JA]
    Northern Mariana Islands: provide for military service academy 
        appointments (see H.R. 1689) [23MY]
    Northwestern University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 
        294) [7DE]
    Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions 
        of higher education (see H.R. 2578) [2NO]
    Taxation: permit loans from individual retirement accounts for 
        housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 2431) 
        [29SE]
    ------restore the prior law exclusion for scholarships and 
        fellowships and the deduction for interest on education loans 
        (see H.R. 157) [9JA]
    ------treatment of academic health centers relative to the 
        exclusion for employer-provided housing (see H.R. 1685) [23MY]
    ------treatment of interest paid on educational loans and 
        withdrawals from retirement plans for higher education 
        expenses (see H.R. 2050) [18JY]
    ------treatment of State prepaid college tuition programs (see 
        H.R. 1328) [28MR]
    ------treatment of student loan interest (see H.R. 1229) [14MR]
    ------treatment of undergraduate and post-secondary vocational 
        education tuition and fees (see H.R. 2543) [26OC]
    U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish 
        (see H.R. 2652) [16NO]
    Vocational education: audits of institutions (see H.R. 601) [20JA]
  Reports filed
    Federal Sponsorship of the Student Loan Marketing Association and 
        the College Construction Loan Insurance Association: Committee 
        on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1720) 
        (H. Rept. 104-153) [22JN]
    Marine Resources Programs and National Sea Grant College Program 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1175) 
        (H. Rept. 104-123) [16MY]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1175) (H. Rept. 104-123) 
        [11JY]

COLLINS, BARBARA-ROSE (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    BLS: conduct time use surveys and calculate monetary value of 
        unremunerated work (see H.R. 2544) [26OC]
    The Summer Wind (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        2717) [5DE]

COLLINS, CARDISS (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------S. 1, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act [1FE]
    ------S. 4, Separate Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act [7SE]
    ------S. 244, Paperwork Reduction Act [10MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Business and industry: assist in the development of 
        microenterprises and microenterprise lending (see H.R. 1019) 
        [23FE]
    Charles A. Hayes Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see 
        H.R. 2704) [5DE]
    Consumers: retail pricing of consumer commodities (see H.R. 171) 
        [9JA]
    Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and 
        acquisition laws (see H.R. 1795) [8JN]
    Credit: require lenders to post current interest rates charged for 
        various categories of loans to consumers (see H.R. 183) [9JA]
    Crime: establish procedures for discontinuance of mobile radio 
        services to persons convicted of drug trafficking (see H.R. 
        185) [9JA]
    Dept. of Defense: restrict purchase of packaged foods that are not 
        domestically packaged (see H.R. 178) [9JA]
    Disabled: study providing services and benefits to individuals who 
        served with voluntary organizations assisting the Armed Forces 
        during the Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 179) [9JA]
    Ecology and environment: recycling and management of used oil and 
        reduced lead emissions (see H.R. 189) [9JA]
    EEOC: strengthen enforcement in Federal employment cases (see H.R. 
        190) [9JA]
    FCC: lower market entry barriers for small businesses seeking to 
        provide telecommunication and information services (see H.R. 
        187) [9JA]
    ------promote diversity in media ownership, management, and 
        programming (see H.R. 177) [9JA]
    Federal employees: vocational rehabilitation services in the Civil 
        Service Disability Retirement Program (see H. Con. Res. 3) 
        [9JA]
    Firearms: mandatory registration of handguns (see H.R. 169) [9JA]
    ------manufacturer, importer, or dealer liability for damages 
        resulting from certain weapons (see H.R. 174) [9JA]
    Government: require Federal agencies to apply value engineering 
        (see H.R. 719) [27JA]
    Health: adolescent health demonstration projects (see H.R. 172) 
        [9JA]
    Housing: energy conservation standards in public housing (see H.R. 
        170) [9JA]
    ------facilitate rehabilitation of public housing through low-
        income housing credit (see H.R. 186) [9JA]
    ------provide assistance for emergency repairs of low-income 
        housing projects operated by the Chicago Housing Authority 
        (see H.R. 167) [9JA]
    Interstate commerce: insurance disclosures (see H.R. 176, 182) 
        [9JA]
    Medicaid: reduce infant mortality through improvement of coverage 
        of services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 180) [9JA]
    ------screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 
        173) [9JA]
    ------State response to hospital closings (see H.R. 168) [9JA]
    Medicare: payment for dental services (see H.R. 166) [9JA]
    ------permit direct payment of registered nurses for assistance 
        services at surgery (see H.R. 188) [9JA]
    Motor vehicles: reform rental car company agreements relative to 
        liability and collision damage waivers (see H.R. 175) [9JA]
    Privacy Protection Commission: establish to protect citizen 
        information privacy (see H.R. 184) [9JA]

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    Social Security: treatment of long-term health care insurance (see 
        H.R. 1013) [22FE]
    Telecommunications: improve coordination of telecommunications 
        policy within the executive branch (see H.R. 181) [9JA]
    ------industry procurement from businesses owned by minorities and 
        women (see H.R. 503) [13JA]
  Motions offered by
    Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2) [6FE]
    Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to 
        unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5) [1FE]
    Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking 
        actions (H.R. 450) [24FE]

COLLINS, MAC (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable 
        to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752) [31JA]
    Tariff: civil aircraft (see H.R. 1712) [25MY]

COLOMBIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Foreign Narcotics Traffickers 
        Centered in Colombia: President Clinton [24OC]

COLORADO
  Bills and resolutions
    Cache La Poudre River National Water Heritage Area: establish (see 
        H.R. 2057) [19JY]
    Gilpin County, CO: exchange of certain lands (see H.R. 1922, 2437) 
        [22JN] [29SE]
    Gunnison County, CO: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 2438) 
        [29SE]
    Public lands: designate certain public lands and minerals for 
        military use (see H.R. 256) [9JA]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 621) [20JA]
    ------operation of visitor facilities (see H.R. 629) [23JA]
  Reports filed
    Control of Colorado River Basin Salinity Upstream of Imperial Dam: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 523) (H. Rept. 104-132) 
        [7JN]
    Designate Certain Colorado Public Lands and Minerals for Military 
        Use: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 256) (H. 
        Rept. 104-28) [14FE]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 256) (H. Rept. 104-28) 
        [10FE]
    Gilpin County, CO, Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2437) (H. Rept. 104-305) [6NO]
    Rocky Mountain National Park Visitor Facilities Operation: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 104-211) 
        [28JY]

COLORADO SPRINGS, CO
  Bills and resolutions
    Winfield Scott Stratton Post Office: designate (see H.R. 1026) 
        [23FE]

COLUMBUS, NE
  Bills and resolutions
    Lost Creek flood control project: costs relative to judgment funds 
        (see H.R. 1071) [28FE]

COMBEST, LARRY (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [4JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 64) [8FE]
    Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care 
        providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see 
        H. Res. 30) [9JA]
    Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1655) 
        [17MY]
    National Committee on Telemedicine: establish (see H.R. 426) [9JA]
    Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427) [9JA]
  Conference reports
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 1655) [20DE]
  Reports filed
    Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1655) (H. Rept. 104-427) [20DE]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 1655) (H. 
        Rept. 104-138) [14JN]
    National Security Revitalization Act: Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 104-18) [6FE]
  Rules
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [26JA]

COMMEMORATIVE COINS
see Coins

COMMEMORATIVE STAMPS
see Postage and Stamps

COMMISSION ON CONCENTRATION IN THE LIVESTOCK INDUSTRY
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2506) [18OC]

COMMISSION ON CONGRESSIONAL MAILING STANDARDS
  Appointments
    Members [28MR]

COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION REFORM
  Bills and resolutions
    Members (see H.R. 962) [15FE]
  Reports filed
    Members: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 962) (H. Rept. 
        104-135) [8JN]

COMMISSION ON INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
see Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations

COMMISSION ON MIA AND POW IN SOUTHEAST ASIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2174) [2AU]

COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE
  Appointments
    Members [9JA] [22FE]

COMMISSION ON THE REVIEW OF NATIONAL POLICIES TOWARD GAMBLING
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 462) [11JA]

COMMISSION ON WOMEN'S ART IN THE U.S. CAPITOL
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H. Con. Res. 128) [22DE]

COMMITTEE HEARINGS AND MEETINGS
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): use of 
        forged documents at a Subcommittee on National Economic 
        Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs hearing (see 
        H. Res. 244) [25OC]
  Motions
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): use of 
        forged documents at a Subcommittee on National Economic 
        Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs hearing (H. 
        Res. 244) [25OC]

COMMITTEE ON AGRICULTURE (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 68) [9FE]
  Reports filed
    CFTC Appropriations (H.R. 618) (H. Rept. 104-104) [6AP]
    Convey Certain Lands to Rolla, MO (H.R. 701) (H. Rept. 104-215) 
        [31JY]
    Farm Credit Bank Regulatory Burden Reduction (H.R. 2029) (H. Rept. 
        104-421) [18DE]
    Food Stamp Program Reform (H.R. 1135) (H. Rept. 104-77) [14MR]
    Illinois Land Conservation Act (H.R. 714) (H. Rept. 104-191) 
        [28JY]
    Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Amendments (H.R. 1103) (H. 
        Rept. 104-207) [26JY]
    Require Federal Agencies To Differentiate Between Organic Oils and 
        Petroleum Based Oils (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 104-262) [27SE]
    Talladega National Forest Boundary Modification (H.R. 1874) (H. 
        Rept. 104-216) [31JY]
  Rules
    Procedure [23JA]

COMMITTEE ON APPROPRIATIONS (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Subcommittee on Veterans' Affairs: establish (see H. Res. 27) 
        [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        (H.R. 1976) (H. Rept. 104-172) [30JN]
    Budget Authority Rescissions (H.R. 845) (H. Rept. 104-30) [10FE]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2126) (H. Rept. 104-208) 
        [27JY]
    Dept. of Defense Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions To 
        Enhance and Preserve Military Readiness (H.R. 889) (H. Rept. 
        104-29) [10FE]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        1977) (H. Rept. 104-173) [30JN]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2020) 
        (H. Rept. 104-183) [12JY]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2002) (H. Rept. 104-177) [11JY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2076) (H. Rept. 104-196) [19JY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2127) (H. Rept. 104-209) [27JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2099) (H. Rept. 104-201) [21JY]
    District of Columbia Appropriations (H.R. 2546) (H. Rept. 104-294) 
        [26OC]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 
        104-149) [20JN]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1868) (H. Rept. 104-143) [15JN]
    Legislative Branch Appropriations (H.R. 1854) (H. Rept. 104-141) 
        [15JN]
    Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Closure and 
        Realignment Appropriations (H.R. 1817) (H. Rept. 104-104) 
        [13JN]
    Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1996 (H. 
        Rept. 104-266) [27SE] (H. Rept. 104-380) [5DE]
    Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1996 (H. Rept. 104-
        142) [15JN] (H. Rept. 104-175) [11JY] (H. Rept. 104-197) 
        [20JY]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 1158, 1159) (H. 
        Rept. 104-70, 71) [8MR]
  Rules
    Procedure [18JA]

COMMITTEE ON BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Campbell, Representative: election (see H. Res. 324) [27DE]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 85) [14FE]
    Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to 
        instability of economy and currency (see H. Con. Res. 27) 
        [14FE]
  Reports filed
    Financial Institutions Regulatory Process and Paperwork 
        Requirements Reform (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 104-193) [18JY]
    Financial Services Competitiveness Act (H.R. 1062) (H. Rept. 104-
        127) [18MY] [13JN]
    Reporting Requirements on Economic Assistance to Mexico Relative 
        to Instability of Economy and Currency (H. Res. 80) (H. Rept. 
        104-53) [27FE]
    Senior Citizen Housing Safety and Economic Relief Act (H.R. 117) 
        (H. Rept. 104-281) [18OC]
  Rules
    Procedure [3FE]

COMMITTEE ON COMMERCE (House)
  Appointments
    Members [10MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        157) [25MY]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 229) [27SE]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 70) [9FE]
    Tauzin, Representative: election (see H. Res. 217) [12SE]
  Reports filed
    Clarify Exemptions From Securities and Antitrust Laws Relative to 
        Charitable Gift Annuities (H.R. 2519) (H. Rept. 104-333) 
        [10NO]

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    Communications Act (H.R. 1555) (H. Rept. 104-204) [24JY]
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Revision and Extension 
        (H.R. 1872) (H. Rept. 104-245) [14SE]
    Congressional Consent to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact (H.R. 558) (H. Rept. 104-148) [20JN]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Arkansas (H.R. 657) (H. Rept. 104-315) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        New Jersey (H.R. 1366) (H. Rept. 104-322) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Ohio (H.R. 1011) (H. Rept. 104-317) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Oregon (H.R. 1290) (H. Rept. 104-320) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Washington (H.R. 1014) (H. Rept. 104-318) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        West Virginia (H.R. 1051) (H. Rept. 104-319) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        West Virginia (H.R. 1335) (H. Rept. 104-321) [7NO]
    FCC Competitive Bidding in Granting Licenses and Permits (H.R. 
        1218) (H. Rept. 104-88) [23MR]
    Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act (H.R. 1747) (H. 
        Rept. 104-398) [12DE]
    Financial Services Competitiveness Act (H.R. 1062) (H. Rept. 104-
        127) [22JN]
    Hydroelectric Power Licenses Extension (H.R. 680) (H. Rept. 104-
        316) [7NO]
    Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 104-33) 
        [15FE]
    Medicare Reform: (H.R. 2425) (H. Rept. 104-276) [17OC]
    Medicare Savings Provisions (H.R. 1217) (H. Rept. 104-87) [23MR]
    Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety (H.R. 1323) (H. 
        Rept. 104-110) [6JN]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments (H.R. 1020) (H. Rept. 104-254) 
        [20SE]
    Permit Medicare Select Policies To Be Offered in All States (H.R. 
        483) (H. Rept. 104-79) [6AP]
    Product Liability Reform (H.R. 10) (H. Rept. 104-50) [24FE]
    Product Liability Reform (H.R. 917) (H. Rept. 104-63) [1MR]
    Reduction of Work-Related Vehicle Trips in Ozone Nonattainment 
        Areas (H.R. 325) (H. Rept. 104-387) [6DE]
    Repeal Unnecessary Medical Device Reporting Requirements (H.R. 
        2366) (H. Rept. 104-323) [7NO]
    Require Federal Agencies To Differentiate Between Organic Oils and 
        Petroleum Based Oils (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 104-262) [27SE]
    Saccharin Notice Requirement Repeal (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 104-386) 
        [6DE]
    U.S. Enrichment Corp. Privatization (H.R. 1216) (H. Rept. 104-86) 
        [23MR]
  Rules
    Procedure [25JA]

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMIC AND EDUCATIONAL OPPORTUNITIES (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 71) [9FE]
    Fattah, Representative: election (see H. Res. 236) [11OC]
  Reports filed
    Child Labor Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act Relative to 
        Loading of Materials Into Balers and Compacters (H.R. 1114) 
        (H. Rept. 104-278) [17OC]
    Exempt State and Local Court Reporters From Certain Federal 
        Compensatory Time Requirements (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 104-219) 
        [1AU]
    Federal Job Training Programs Consolidation (H.R. 1617) (H. Rept. 
        104-152) [22JN]
    Federal Sponsorship of the Student Loan Marketing Association and 
        the College Construction Loan Insurance Association (H.R. 
        1720) (H. Rept. 104-153) [22JN]
    National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the 
        Humanities and the Institute for Museum Services 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1557) (H. Rept. 104-170) [29JN]
    Restrict Government Promotion of Economically Targeted Investments 
        for Employee Benefit Plans (H.R. 1594) (H. Rept. 104-238) 
        [6SE]
    Status of Federal Contractors That Hire Permanent Replacements for 
        Striking Employees (H.R. 1176) (H. Rept. 104-163) [27JN]
    Welfare Reform Consolidation Act (H.R. 999) (H. Rept. 104-75) 
        [10MR]
  Rules
    Procedure [19JA] [6FE]

COMMITTEE ON ECONOMICS (Joint)
  Appointments
    Members [19JA]

COMMITTEE ON EDUCATION AND LABOR (House)
  Reports filed
    National Labor Relations Act Amendments (H.R. 743) (H. Rept. 104-
        248) [18SE]

COMMITTEE ON GOVERNMENT REFORM AND OVERSIGHT (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        157) [25MY]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 186) [12JY]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 62) [7FE]
    Political ethics: use of forged documents at a Subcommittee on 
        National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory 
        Affairs hearing (see H. Res. 244) [25OC]
  Motions
    Political ethics: use of forged documents at a Subcommittee on 
        National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory 
        Affairs hearing (H. Res. 244) [25OC]
  Reports filed
    District of Columbia Expenditure and Appropriation of Funds for 
        Times When Congress Has Not Enacted a Budget (H.R. 2661) (H. 
        Rept. 104-408) [14DE]
    District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
        Assistance Authority (H.R. 1345) (H. Rept. 104-96) [30MR]
    District of Columbia Use of Tax Revenues for Construction of a New 
        Convention Center and Sports Arena and Operation of the 
        Current Convention Center (H.R. 2108) (H. Rept. 104-227) [2AU]
    Family Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 1271) (H. Rept. 104-94) [29MR]
    Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act (S. 790) (H. Rept. 104-
        327) [8NO]
    Government Regulations Reform (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 104-284) [19OC]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 1655) (H. Rept. 104-
        138) [19JY]
    Line-Item Veto (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 104-11) [30JA]
    Paperwork Reduction Act (H.R. 830) (H. Rept. 104-37) [15FE]
    Regulatory Transition Act (H.R. 450) (H. Rept. 104-39) [16FE]
    Repeal Transitional Authorization of Appropriations for the Postal 
        Service (H.R. 1826) (H. Rept. 104-174) [10JY]
    Revise and Streamline Federal Procurement and Acquisition Laws 
        (H.R. 1670) (H. Rept. 104-222) [1AU]
  Rules
    Procedure [20JA]

COMMITTEE ON HOUSE OVERSIGHT (House)
  Appointments
    Office of Fair Employment Practices Review Panel [8MR] [3MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 87, 90) [16FE]
    Members of Congress: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 32) 
        [11JA]
  Reports filed
    Committees of the House Appropriations (H. Res. 107) (H. Rept. 
        104-74) [10MR]
  Rules
    Procedure [20JA]

COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE (House, Select)
  Appointments
    Members [4JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 64) [8FE]
  Reports filed
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 1655) (H. Rept. 104-
        138) [14JN]
    National Security Revitalization Act (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 104-18) 
        [6FE]
  Rules
    Procedure [26JA]

COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE (Joint)
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.J. Res. 130) [5DE]

COMMITTEE ON INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Campbell, Representative: election (see H. Res. 324) [27DE]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 84) [14FE]
    Frazer, Delegate: election (see H. Res. 46) [27JA]
    Houghton, Representative: election (see H. Res. 48) [27JA]
  Reports filed
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (H.R. 927) (H. Rept. 
        104-202) [24JY]
    National Security Revitalization Act (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 104-18) 
        [6FE]
  Rules
    Procedure [7FE]

COMMITTEE ON MERCHANT MARINE AND FISHERIES (House)
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1350, Revitalize U.S.-Flag Merchant Marine 
        (H. Res. 287) (H. Rept. 104-375) [30NO]

COMMITTEE ON NATIONAL SECURITY (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 77) [9FE]
  Reports filed
    Conveyance of Butte County, CA, Lands to Certain Individuals (H.R. 
        440) (H. Rept. 104-9) [27JA]
    Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Recommendations 
        (H.J. Res. 102) (H. Rept. 104-220) [1AU]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 1530) (H. Rept. 104-131) 
        [6JN]
    Designate Certain Colorado Public Lands and Minerals for Military 
        Use (H.R. 256) (H. Rept. 104-28) [14FE]
    Management of Wilderness Land and Water for Fish and Wildlife 
        Purposes (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 104-107) [6JN]
    National Security Revitalization Act (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 104-18) 
        [6FE]
    Revitalize U.S.-Flag Merchant Marine (H.R. 1350) (H. Rept. 104-
        229) [3AU]
  Rules
    Procedure [7FE]

COMMITTEE ON POW/MIA AFFAIRS (House, Select)
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H. Res. 21) [9JA]

COMMITTEE ON PRINTING (Joint)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: appointments to the Committee on Printing 
        (Joint) and the Committee on the Library (Joint) (see H. Res. 
        86) [15FE]
  Rules
    Procedure [9MR]

COMMITTEE ON RESOURCES (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        157) [25MY]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 82) [10FE]
    Tauzin, Representative: election (see H. Res. 217) [12SE]
  Reports filed
    Admiralty Island National Monument Land Exchange (H.R. 1266) (H. 
        Rept. 104-115) [9MY]

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    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Amendment To Provide for the 
        Buyback of Common Stock of Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (H.R. 421) 
        (H. Rept. 104-40) [21FE]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Amendments (H.R. 402) (H. 
        Rept. 104-73) [9MR]
    Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Exports (H.R. 70) (H. Rept. 104-139) 
        [15JN]
    Alaska Power Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and the 
        Export of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil (H.R. 1122) (H. Rept. 
        104-187) [13JY]
    Atlantic Striped Bass Commercial Harvesting (H.R. 1139) (H. Rept. 
        104-105) [1MY]
    Atlantic Tunas Convention Act Reauthorization (H.R. 541) (H. Rept. 
        104-109) [1MY]
    Big Thicket, TX, National Preserve Land Exchange (H.R. 826) (H. 
        Rept. 104-371) [30NO]
    BLM Appropriations (H.R. 1077) (H. Rept. 104-155) [22JN]
    Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites (H.R. 517) (H. Rept. 
        104-56) [28FE]
    Cleveland National Forest Land Exchange and Boundary Adjustment 
        (H.R. 207) (H. Rept. 104-310) [6NO]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System Map System Technical Corrections 
        (H.R. 2005) (H. Rept. 104-288) [20OC]
    Collection of Fees for Triploid Grass Carp Certification 
        Inspections (S. 268) (H. Rept. 104-189) [17JY]
    Control of Colorado River Basin Salinity Upstream of Imperial Dam 
        (S. 523) (H. Rept. 104-132) [7JN]
    Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest 
        Atlantic Fisheries Implementation (H.R. 622) (H. Rept. 104-41) 
        [21FE]
    Convey the National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory in 
        Gloucester, MA, to Massachusetts (H.R. 1358) (H. Rept. 104-
        287) [20OC]
    Conveyance of Fairport National Fish Hatchery to Iowa (H.R. 584) 
        (H. Rept. 104-35) [15FE]
    Conveyance of New London National Fish Hatchery to Minnesota (H.R. 
        614) (H. Rept. 104-36) [15FE]
    Corning National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act (H.R. 535) (H. Rept. 
        104-34) [15FE]
    Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act Amendments (H.R. 606) 
        (H. Rept. 104-58) [28FE]
    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Operation Fees (H.R. 
        536) (H. Rept. 104-57) [28FE]
    Designate Certain Colorado Public Lands and Minerals for Military 
        Use (H.R. 256) (H. Rept. 104-28) [10FE]
    Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge Designation 
        (H.R. 1253) (H. Rept. 104-290) [24OC]
    Exchange National Park Service Land in the Fire Island, NY, 
        National Seashore for Land in Suffolk County, NY (H.R. 1163) 
        (H. Rept. 104-313) [7NO]
    Exchange of Targhee Forest System Lands in Idaho for Non-Federal 
        Forest Lands in Wyoming (H.R. 529) (H. Rept. 104-55) [27FE]
    Fishermen's Protective Act Amendments (H.R. 716) (H. Rept. 104-47) 
        [23FE]
    Fishery Conservation and Management Act (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 104-
        171) [30JN]
    Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve Land Exchange (H.R. 
        400) (H. Rept. 104-8) [27JA]
    Gilpin County, CO, Land Exchange (H.R. 2437) (H. Rept. 104-305) 
        [6NO]
    Great Western Scenic Trail Designation (H.R. 531) (H. Rept. 104-
        54) [27FE]
    Management of Presidio, CA, Facilities (H.R. 1296) (H. Rept. 104-
        234) [4AU]
    Management of Wilderness Land and Water for Fish and Wildlife 
        Purposes (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 104-107) [1MY]
    Modoc National Forest Boundary Expansion (H.R. 1585) (H. Rept. 
        104-307) [6NO]
    National Park Service Boundary Adjustments and Program Changes 
        (H.R. 694) (H. Rept. 104-59) [28FE]
    National Park System Reform Act (H.R. 260) (H. Rept. 104-133) 
        [7JN]
    Marine Resources Programs and National Sea Grant College Program 
        Reauthorization (H.R. 1175) (H. Rept. 104-123) [16MY]
    National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement (H.R. 1675) 
        (H. Rept. 104-218) [31JY]
    NOAA Appropriations (H.R. 1815) (H. Rept. 104-237) [29SE]
    Prohibit Fishing by U.S. Fishermen in the Sea of Okhotsk (H.R. 
        715) (H. Rept. 104-42) [21FE]
    Prohibit Transfer of Angeles National Forest Lands for Use as a 
        Solid Waste Landfill (H.R. 924) (H. Rept. 104-309) [6NO]
    Protection of Wild Horses Within Boundaries of the Ozark National 
        Scenic Riverway (H.R. 238) (H. Rept. 104-296) [30OC]
    Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center, Channel Islands National 
        Park, CA (H.J. Res. 50) (H. Rept. 104-10) [27JA]
    Rocky Mountain National Park Visitor Facilities Operation (H.R. 
        629) (H. Rept. 104-211) [28JY]
    Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Land Transfer (S. 1341) 
        (H. Rept. 104-439) [21DE]
    Snowbasin, UT, Ski Area Land Exchange (H.R. 2402) (H. Rept. 104-
        409) [15DE]
    Sumpter, OR, Land Conveyance (H.R. 1581) (H. Rept. 104-308) [6NO]
    Technical Corrections to Certain Laws Relative to Native Americans 
        (H.R. 2726) (H. Rept. 104-444) [30DE]
    Transfer Parcel of Public Land to Taos Pueblo Indians of New 
        Mexico (H.R. 101) (H. Rept. 104-7) [27JA]
    Transfer the Stuttgart, AR, Fish Farming Experimental Laboratory 
        to the Dept. of Agriculture (H.R. 33) (H. Rept. 104-357) 
        [28NO]
    Transfer Title of Real Property in Anacostia Park to the District 
        of Columbia To Facilitate Construction of the National 
        Children's Island (H.R. 1508) (H. Rept. 104-277) [17OC]
    Trinity Lake Reservoir (H.R. 1070) (H. Rept. 104-134) [7JN]
    Trinity River Fish and Wildlife Restoration (H.R. 2243) (H. Rept. 
        104-395) [11DE]
    Utah Wilderness Lands Designation (H.R. 1745) (H. Rept. 104-396) 
        [11DE]
    Virginia National Park System Improvement (H.R. 1091) (H. Rept. 
        104-176) [11JY]
    Walnut Canyon National Monument Boundaries (H.R. 562) (H. Rept. 
        104-60) [28FE]
    Washington County, UT, Land Exchange With Water Conservancy 
        District (H.R. 1838) (H. Rept. 104-306) [6NO]
    Water Resources Research Act Appropriations (H.R. 1743) (H. Rept. 
        104-242) [8SE]
  Rules
    Procedure [19JA]

COMMITTEE ON RULES (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 76) [9FE]
    House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. 
        Res. 260, 265, 276, 297) [9NO] [13NO] [17NO] [12DE]
    Members of Congress: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 34) 
        [11JA]
  Motions
    House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. 
        Res. 276) [18NO]
  Reports filed
    Allow Motions To Suspend House Rules (H. Res. 275) (H. Rept. 104-
        351) [17NO]
    Amend House Rules To Permit Committee Chairmen To Schedule 
        Hearings (H. Res. 43) (H. Rept. 104-5) [27JA]
    Amendments in Disagreement to Conference Report on H.R. 1868, 
        Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 296) (H. Rept. 104-399) [12DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 67, Setting 
        Forth the Federal Budget for 1996-2002 (H. Rept. 104-165) 
        [28JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4, Personal 
        Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (H. Res. 319) (H. 
        Rept. 104-431) [20DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 483, Permit Medicare 
        Select Policies To Be Offered in All States (H. Res. 180) (H. 
        Rept. 104-169) [29JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 831, Self-Employed 
        Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain 
        Relative to Certain FCC Policies (H. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 104-
        93) [29MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 889, Supplemental 
        Appropriations and Rescissions To Enhance Military Readiness 
        (H. Res. 129) (H. Rept. 104-102) [5AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1058, Private 
        Securities Litigation Reform Act (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 104-
        382) [5DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1158, Supplemental 
        Appropriations and Rescissions (H. Res. 151) (H. Rept. 104-
        126) [17MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 307) (H. Rept. 104-407) [14DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1655, Intelligence 
        Services Appropriations (H. Res. 318) (H. Rept. 104-429) 
        [20DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1817, Military 
        Construction, Family Housing, and Base Closure and Realignment 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 223) (H. Rept. 104-251) [19SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1854, Legislative 
        Branch of the Government Appropriations (H. Res. 206) (H. 
        Rept. 104-221) [1AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1868, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 249) (H. Rept. 104-298) [30OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1905, Energy and Water 
        Development Appropriations (H. Res. 248) (H. Rept. 104-297) 
        [30OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1976, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 235) (H. Rept. 104-271) [29SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1977, Dept. of the 
        Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 231) (H. 
        Rept. 104-264), [27SE] (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 104-304) [1NO], 
        (H. Res. 301) (H. Rept. 104-403) [13DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2002, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 
        241) (H. Rept. 104-289) [24OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2020, Dept. of the 
        Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, 
        and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 267) (Rept. 
        104-338) [14NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2076, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations 
        (H. Res. 289) (H. Rept. 104-381) [5DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2099, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 280) (H. Rept. 104-355) [18NO], (H. 
        Res. 291) (H. Rept. 104-385) [6DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 232) (H. Rept. 104-265) [27SE], (H. 
        Res. 271) (H. Rept. 104-346) [15NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of 
        the Concurrent Budget Resolution (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 104-
        348) [16NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2539, Interstate 
        Commerce Commission Termination Act (H. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 
        104-425) [19DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 395, Alaska Power 
        Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and the Export 
        of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 104-
        314) [7NO]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 17, Treatment of Social Security 
        Under a Constitutional Amendment To Require a Balanced Budget 
        (H. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 104-4) [24JA]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 67, Setting Forth the Federal Budget 
        for 1996-2002 (H. Res. 149) (H. Rept. 104-135) [16MY]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 109, Increase Social Security 
        Earnings Limit (H. Res. 245) (H. Rept. 104-292) [25OC]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 122, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 1996-2002 (H. Res. 309) (H. Rept. 104-423) [18DE]

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    Consideration of H. Res. 43, Amend House Rules To Permit Committee 
        Chairmen To Schedule Hearings (H. Res. 47) (H. Rept. 104-6) 
        [27JA]
    Consideration of H. Res. 250, House Gift Rules Reform (H. Res. 
        268) (H. Rept. 104-341) [15NO]
    Consideration of H. Res. 299, House Rules Relative to Treatment of 
        Outside Earned Income (H. Res. 322) (H. Rept. 104-441) [21DE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 302, U.S. Military Enforcement of Peace 
        Agreement Between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim Forces in 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina (H. Res. 304) (H. Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 306, U.S. Military Intervention in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina (H. Res. 304) (H. Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 1, Constitutional Amendment To Require 
        a Balanced Budget (H. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 104-4) [24JA]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 73, Constitutional Amendment to Limit 
        Congressional Terms (H. Res. 116) (H. Rept. 104-82) [15MR]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 79, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag (H. Res. 173) (H. Rept. 
        104-164) [27JN]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 108, Continuing Appropriations (H.J. 
        Res. 230) (H. Rept. 104-263) [27SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 115, Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 
        257) (H. Rept. 104-326) [7NO], (H. Res. 261) (H. Rept. 104-
        331) [9NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 122, Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 
        270) (H. Rept. 104-343) [15NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Continuing Appropriations (H. Res. 317) (H. Rept. 104-428) 
        [20DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act (H. Res. 117) 
        (H. Rept. 104-83) [16MR], (H. Res. 119) (H. Rept. 104-85) 
        [21MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 5, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act (H. Res. 38) 
        (H. Rept. 104-2) [18JA]
    Consideration of H.R. 7, National Security Revitalization Act (H. 
        Res. 83) (H. Rept. 104-31) [13FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 70, Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Exports (H. 
        Res. 197) (H. Rept. 104-198) [21JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 101, Transfer Parcel of Land to Taos Pueblo 
        Indians (H. Res. 51) (H. Rept. 104-12) [31JA]
    Consideration of H.R. 400, Gates of the Arctic National Park and 
        Preserve Land Exchange (H. Res. 52) (H. Rept. 104-13) [31JA]
    Consideration of H.R. 450, Regulatory Transition Act (H. Res. 93) 
        (H. Rept. 104-45) [22FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 483, Permit Medicare Select Policies To Be 
        Offered in All States (H. Res. 130) (H. Rept. 104-103) [5AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 535, Corning National Fish Hatchery 
        Conveyance Act (H. Res. 144) (H. Rept. 104-116) [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 558, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact Consent (H. Res. 313) (H. Rept. 104-426) 
        [19DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 584, Fairport National Fish Hatchery 
        Conveyance( H. Res. 145) (H. Rept. 104-117) [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 614, New London National Fish Hatchery 
        Conveyance (H. Res. 146) (H. Rept. 104-118) [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 655, Hydrogen Future Act (H. Res. 136) (H. 
        Rept. 104-108) [1MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 660, Housing for Older Persons Act (H. Res. 
        126) (H. Rept. 104-98) [3AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 665, Mandatory Victim Restitution (H. Res. 
        60) (H. Rept. 104-19) [6FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 666, Limit the Application of the 
        Exclusionary Rule (H. Res. 61) (H. Rept. 104-20) [6FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 667, Incarceration of Violent Criminals (H. 
        Res. 63) (H. Rept. 104-25) [8FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 668, Apprehension, Detention, and 
        Deportation of Criminal Aliens (H. Res. 69) (H. Rept. 104-26) 
        [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 728, Block Grants for Law Enforcement (H. 
        Res. 79) (H. Rept. 104-27) [10FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 743, Cooperative Efforts Between Management 
        and Labor to Improve Economic Competitiveness (H. Res. 226) 
        (H. Rept. 104-256) [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 830, Paperwork Reduction Act (H. Res. 91) 
        (H. Rept. 104-43) [21FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 831, Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax 
        Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and Exchanges 
        Effectuating FCC Policies (H. Res. 88) (H. Rept. 104-38) 
        [16FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense Supplemental 
        Appropriations and Rescissions To Enhance Military Readiness 
        (H. Res. 92) (H. Rept. 104-44) [21FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 925, Private Property Protection Act (H. 
        Res. 101) (H. Rept. 104-61) [28FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 926, Regulatory Reform and Relief Act (H. 
        Res. 100) (H. Rept. 104-52) [27FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
        Act (H. Res. 225) (H. Rept. 104-253) [19SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act 
        (H. Res. 108) (H. Rept. 104-69) [7MR], (H. Res. 109) (H. Rept. 
        104-72) [8MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 961, Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
        Amendments (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 104-114) [9MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 988, Attorney Accountability Act (H. Res. 
        104) (H. Rept. 104-66) [3MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1022, Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Act 
        (H. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 104-51) [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act (H. 
        Res. 103) (H. Rept. 104-65) [3MR], (H. Res. 105) (H. Rept. 
        104-68) [6MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1158, Supplemental Appropriations and 
        Rescissions (H. Res. 115) (H. Rept. 104-78) [14MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1162, Deficit Reduction Lockbox Act (H. Res. 
        218) (H. Rept. 104-243) [12SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1170, State Referendum Challenges (H. Res. 
        227) (H. Rept. 104-257) [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1215, Contract With America Tax Relief Act 
        (H. Res. 128) (H. Rept. 104-100) [4AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1271, Family Privacy Protection Act (H. Res. 
        125) (H. Rept. 104-97) [3AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1361, Coast Guard Appropriations (H. Res. 
        139) (H. Rept. 104-111) [3MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H. 
        Res. 164) (H. Rept. 104-136) [8JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1555, Communications Act (H. Res. 207) (H. 
        Rept. 104-223) [1AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act (H. 
        Res. 155) (H. Rept. 104-129) [22MY], (H. Res. 156) (H. Rept. 
        104-130) [25MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1601, International Space Station 
        Development, Assembly, and Operation (H. Res. 228) (H. Rept. 
        104-258) [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1617, Consolidate Federal Job Training 
        Programs (H. Res. 222) (H. Rept. 104-249) [18SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1655, Intelligence Services Appropriations 
        (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 104-241) [7SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1670, Federal Acquisition Reform Act (H. 
        Res. 219) (H. Rept. 104-244) [12SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1745, Utah Wilderness Lands Designation (H. 
        Res. 303) (H. Rept. 104-404) [13DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1788, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act 
        (H. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 104-370) [29NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1817, Military Construction, Family Housing, 
        and Base Closure and Realignment Appropriations (H. Res. 167) 
        (H. Rept. 104-140) [15JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1833, Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions (H. 
        Res. 251) (H. Rept. 104-301) [31OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1854, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 169) (H. Rept. 104-146) [19JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1868, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations (H. Res. 170) (H. Rept. 
        104-147) [20JN], (H. Res. 177) (H. Rept. 104-167) [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1905, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 171) (H. Rept. 104-154) [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1944, Supplemental Appropriations and 
        Rescissions (H. Res. 176) (H. Rept. 104-166) [28JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1976, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations (H. Res. 188) (H. 
        Rept. 104-185) [12JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 185) (H. Rept. 104-182) 
        [11JY], (H. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 104-184) [12JY], (H. Res. 189) 
        (H. Rept. 104-186) [13JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 194) (H. Rept. 104-195) 
        [19JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 190) (H. Rept. 104-190) [17JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2058, China Policy Act and H.J. Res. 96, 
        Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China 
        (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 104-194) [19JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State 
        and the Judiciary Appropriations (H. Res. 198) Rept. 104-200) 
        [21JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 201) 
        (H. Rept. 104-206) [25JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H. 
        Res. 205) (H. Rept. 104-214) [28JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2127, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations (H. Res. 208) (H. Rept. 
        104-224) [1AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 2259, Disapproving Certain Sentencing 
        Guideline Amendments (S. Res. 237) (H. Rept. 104-279) [17OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2274, National Highway System Designation 
        (H. Res. 224) (H. Rept. 104-252) [19SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2405, Federal Civilian Science Activities 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 234) (H. Rept. 104-270) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2425, Medicare Reform (H. Res. 238) (H. 
        Rept. 104-282) [18OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent 
        Budget Resolution (H. Res. 245) (H. Rept. 104-292) [25OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2492, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations (H. Res. 239) (H. Rept. 104-283) [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission 
        Termination Act (H. Res. 259) (H. Rept. 104-329) [9NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2546, District of Columbia Appropriations 
        (H. Res. 252) (H. Rept. 104-302) [31OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2564, Lobbying Disclosure Act (H. Res. 269) 
        (H. Rept. 104-342) [15NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2586, Public Debt Ceiling (H. Res. 258) (H. 
        Rept. 104-328) [8NO], (H. Res. 262) (H. Rept. 104-332) [9NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2606, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina (H. Res. 273) 
        (H. Rept. 104-349) [16NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Public Debt Limit Enforcement and 
        Protection of Obligated Trust Funds (H. Res. 293) (H. Rept. 
        104-388) [7DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2677, Allow State Employees To Perform 
        Certain Dept. of the Interior Work During a Federal Government 
        Shutdown (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 104-442) [21DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2770, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina (H. Res. 304) 
        (H. Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of S. 4, Legislative Line Item Veto Act and Separate 
        Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act (H. Res. 147) (H. Rept. 104-
        121) [16MY]

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    Consideration of S. 21, Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act 
        (H. Res. 204) (H. Rept. 104-213) [28JY]
    Consideration of S. 219, Regulatory Transition Act (H. Res. 148) 
        (H. Rept. 104-122) [16MY]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 20, Adjournment of Congress (H. Res. 
        179) (H. Rept. 104-168) [29JN]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to Conference Report on H.R. 
        2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution (H. 
        Res. 279) (H. Rept. 104-354) [18NO]
    Conveyance of Butte County, CA, Lands to Certain Individuals (H. 
        Res. 53) (H. Rept. 104-14) [31JA]
    Deficit Reduction Lockbox Act (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 104-205) 
        [25JY]
    Expedite Commencement of House Committee Hearings (H. Res. 310) 
        (H. Rept. 104-424) [18DE]
    House Gift Rules Reform (H. Res. 250) (H. Rept. 104-337) [14NO]
    House of Representatives Recesses Subject to the Call of the Chair 
        (H. Res. 320) (H. Rept. 104-432) [20DE]
    House of Representatives Reform (H. Res. 215) (H. Rept. 104-240) 
        [7SE]
    House Rules Relative to Same-Day Consideration of Certain 
        Resolutions (H. Res. 260) (H. Rept. 104-330) [9NO], (H. Res. 
        265) (H. Rept. 104-335) [13NO], (H. Res. 276) (H. Rept. 104-
        352) [17NO], (H. Res. 297) (H. Rept. 104-400) [12DE]
    House Rules Technical Corrections (H. Res. 254) (H. Rept. 104-340) 
        [14NO]
    Line-Item Veto (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 104-11) [27JA], (H. Rept. 104-
        15) [1FE]
    Replace Consent Calendar With a Corrections Calendar (H. Res. 168) 
        (H. Rept. 104-144) [16JN]
    Unfunded Mandate Reform Act (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 104-1) [13JA]
  Rules
    Procedure [23JA]

COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 81) [10FE]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Commerce Scientific Research Services and Facilities 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1870) (H. Rept. 104-232) [4AU]
    Dept. of Energy Civilian Research, Development, Demonstration, and 
        Commercial Application Activities Appropriations (H.R. 1816) 
        (H. Rept. 104-236) [4AU]
    Dept. of Energy Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration 
        Programs Authorization (H.R. 655) (H. Rept. 104-95) [30MR]
    Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Activities 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1814) (H. Rept. 104-199) [21JY]
    Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act Appropriations (H.R. 1851) 
        (H. Rept. 104-235) [4AU]
    International Space Station Development, Assembly, and Operation 
        (H.R. 1601) (H. Rept. 104-210) [28JY]
    Marine Resources Programs and National Sea Grant College Program 
        Reauthorization (H.R. 1175) (H. Rept. 104-123) [11JY]
    NASA Appropriations (H.R. 2043) (H. Rept. 104-233) [4AU]
    NOAA Appropriations (H.R. 1815) (H. Rept. 104-237) [6SE]
    NSF Appropriations (H.R. 1852) (H. Rept. 104-231) [4AU]
    Technology Transfer Improvements Act (H.R. 2196) (H. Rept. 104-
        390) [7DE]
  Rules
    Procedure [1FE] [5DE]

COMMITTEE ON SMALL BUSINESS (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        157) [25MY]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 74) [9FE]
  Reports filed
    Judicial Review of Regulatory Flexibility Analyses (H.R. 937) (H. 
        Rept. 104-49) [23FE]
  Rules
    Procedure [10FE]

COMMITTEE ON STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 73) [9FE]
    Gingrich, Representative: status of Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment 
        of independent counsel (see H. Res. 277, 288) [17NO] [30NO]
    House Rules: discourage arbitrary or inconsequential ethics 
        complaints (see H. Res. 314) [19DE]
    ------treatment of outside earned income (see H. Res. 299) [12DE]
    ------treatment of outside earned income (H. Res. 299), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 322) [21DE]
    Investigations: prevent any action to dissolve, diminish the scope 
        or limit the activities of the committee during investigations 
        (see H.R. 251) [9JA]
    Members of Congress: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 41) 
        [20JA]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 42) [20JA]
    Political ethics: abolish committee and establish an Independent 
        Commission on Congressional Ethics (see H.R. 2797) [15DE]
    Tucker, Representative: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
        (House) vote on expulsion from the House of Representatives 
        (see H. Res. 300) [12DE]
  Motions
    Gingrich, Representative: status of Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment 
        of independent counsel (H. Res. 277) [17NO]
    ------status of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        ethics investigation and appointment of independent counsel 
        (H. Res. 288) [30NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 299, House Rules Relative to Treatment of 
        Outside Earned Income: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        322) (H. Rept. 104-441) [21DE]
  Rules
    Procedure [10MR]

COMMITTEE ON THE BUDGET (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Schaefer, Representative: election (see H. Res. 89) [16FE]
  Reports filed
    Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution (H.R. 2491) (H. 
        Rept. 104-280) [17OC]
    Reduce Discretionary Spending Limits in Appropriations Bills (H.R. 
        1219) (H. Rept. 104-89) [23MR]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67) 
        (H. Rept. 104-120) [15MY]
  Rules
    Procedure [6FE]

COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 72) [9FE]
  Reports filed
    Allow Employee Association Members To Represent Their Views Before 
        the Government (H.R. 782) (H. Rept. 104-230) [4AU]
    Apprehension, Detention, and Deportation of Criminal Aliens (H.R. 
        668) (H. Rept. 104-22) [6FE]
    Attorney Accountability Act (H.R. 988) (H. Rept. 104-62) [1MR]
    Biotechnology Process Patents Protection (H.R. 587) (H. Rept. 104-
        178) [11JY]
    Clarify Exemptions From Securities and Antitrust Laws Relative to 
        Charitable Gift Annuities (H.R. 2525) (H. Rept. 104-336) 
        [14NO]
    Clarify Rules Governing Court Venue (S. 532) (H. Rept. 104-181) 
        [11JY]
    Commencement Dates of Certain Temporary Federal Judgeships (H.R. 
        2361) (H. Rept. 104-334) [13NO]
    Commission on Immigration Reform Members (H.R. 962) (H. Rept. 104-
        135) [8JN]
    Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act (H.R. 1710) (H. Rept. 104-383) 
        [5DE]
    Consent of Congress to Additional Powers Conferred Upon the Bi-
        State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois (H.J. Res. 
        78) (H. Rept. 104-377) [4DE]
    Consent of Congress To Amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact 
        Between Alabama and Georgia (H.R. 2064) (H. Rept. 104-376) 
        [4DE]
    Constitutional Amendment To Limit Congressional Terms (H.J. Res. 
        2) (H. Rept. 104-67) [6MR]
    Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag 
        (H.J. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 104-151) [22JN]
    Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget (H.J. Res. 1) 
        (H. Rept. 104-3) [18JA]
    Copyright Laws Relative to the Public Performance of Sound 
        Recordings by Means of Digital Transmission (H.R. 1506) (H. 
        Rept. 104-274) [11OC]
    Criminal Justice System Clerical and Technical Corrections (H.R. 
        2538) (H. Rept. 104-391) [11DE]
    Criminal Penalties for Escaping From Federal Prison (H.R. 1533) 
        (H. Rept. 104-392) [11DE]
    Debts Relative to Death or Injury Caused by Debtor's Operation of 
        Watercraft While Intoxicated (H.R. 234) (H. Rept. 104-356) 
        [20NO]
    Disapprove Certain Sentencing Guideline Amendments (H.R. 2259) (H. 
        Rept. 104-272) [29SE]
    DNA Identification Grants Improvement Act (H.R. 2418) (H. Rept. 
        104-393) [11DE]
    Effective Death Penalty Act (H.R. 729) (H. Rept. 104-23) [8FE]
    Fairness in Compensating Patent Owners (H.R. 632) (H. Rept. 104-
        373) [30NO]
    Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Relative to Restoring 
        Stenographic Preference for Depositions (H.R. 1445) (H. Rept. 
        104-228) [2AU]
    Government Regulations Reform (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 104-284) [7NO]
    Housing for Older Persons Act (H.R. 660) (H. Rept. 104-91) [28MR]
    Incarceration of Violent Criminals (H.R. 667) (H. Rept. 104-21) 
        [6FE]
    Law Enforcement Block Grants (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 104-24) [8FE]
    Limit the Application of the Exclusionary Rule (H.R. 666) (H. 
        Rept. 104-17) [2FE]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act (H.R. 2564) (H. Rept. 104-339) [14NO]
    LSC Abolishment (H.R. 2277) (H. Rept. 104-255) [21SE]
    Mandatory Victim Restitution (H.R. 665) (H. Rept. 104-16) [2FE]
    Private Property Protection Act (H.R. 925) (H. Rept. 104-46) 
        [23FE]
    Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 104-267) 
        [27SE]
    Registration and Protection of Copyrights and Trademarks (H.R. 
        1295) (H. Rept. 104-374) [30NO]
    Regulatory Reform and Relief Act (H.R. 926) (H. Rept. 104-48) 
        [23FE]
    Sexual Exploitation of Children (H.R. 1240) (H. Rept. 104-90) 
        [28MR]
    State Referendum Challenges (H.R. 1170) (H. Rept. 104-179) [11JY]
    State Tax Treatment of Certain Pension Income (H.R. 394) (H. Rept. 
        104-389) [7DE]
    Supersede the Modification of Final Judgment in U.S. v. Western 
        Electric (H.R. 1528) (H. Rept. 104-203) [24JY]
  Rules
    Procedure [24JA] [6FE]

COMMITTEE ON THE LIBRARY (Joint)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: appointments to the Committee on Printing 
        (Joint) and the Committee on the Library (Joint) (see H. Res. 
        86) [15FE]

COMMITTEE ON TRANSPORTATION AND INFRASTRUCTURE (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        186, 229) [12JY] [27SE]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 75) [9FE]
  Reports filed
    Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA (S. 965) (H. Rept. 
        104-420) [19DE]
    Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 104-299) 
        [30OC]
    Bruce R. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Reno, NV 
        (H.R. 395) (H. Rept. 104-362) [28NO]
    Capitol Building and Grounds Use for Greater Washington Soap Box 
        Derby (H. Con. Res. 38) (H. Rept. 104-150) [21JN]

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    Coast Guard Appropriations (H.R. 1361) (H. Rept. 104-106) [1MY]
    David J. Wheeler Federal Building, Baker City, OR (H.R. 2061) (H. 
        Rept. 104-412) [19DE]
    District of Columbia Emergency Highway Relief Act (H.R. 2017) (H. 
        Rept. 104-217) [31JY]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments (H.R. 961) (H. 
        Rept. 104-112) [3MY]
    Francis J. Hagel Building, Richmond, CA (H.R. 2111) (H. Rept. 104-
        411) [19DE]
    Hopewell Township, PA, Land Transfer to Beaver County Corp. for 
        Economic Development (H.R. 308) (H. Rept. 104-372) [30NO]
    Howard H. Baker, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Knoxville, TN (H.R. 2547) 
        (H. Rept. 104-417) [19DE]
    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (H.R. 2539) (H. 
        Rept. 104-311) [6NO]
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL (H.R. 2689) (H. Rept. 
        104-410) [19DE]
    James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building, Miami, FL (H.R. 255) 
        (H. Rept. 104-361) [28NO]
    Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, Fort Smith, AR (H.R. 1804) 
        (H. Rept. 104-367) [28NO]
    Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, PA (H.R. 1718) (H. Rept. 
        104-413) [19DE]
    Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie (H.R. 714) (H. Rept. 104-191) 
        [18JY]
    National Highway System Designation (H.R. 2274) (H. Rept. 104-246) 
        [14SE]
    Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety (H.R. 1323) (H. 
        Rept. 104-110) [1MY]
    Ocean Shipping Reform Act (H.R. 2149) (H. Rept. 104-303) [1NO]
    Regard Certain Municipal Water Treatment Facilities as the 
        Equivalent of Secondary Treatment (H.R. 1943) (H. Rept. 104-
        192) [18JY]
    Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building, Louisville, KY (H.R. 965) (H. 
        Rept. 104-366) [28NO]
    Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, 
        DC (H.R. 2481) (H. Rept. 104-414) [19DE]
    Seybourn H. Lynne Federal Courthouse, Decatur, AL (S. 369) (H. 
        Rept. 104-419) [19DE]
    Special Olympics Torch Relay on Capitol Building Grounds (H. Con. 
        Res. 64) (H. Rept. 104-113) [9MY]
    Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Youngstown, OH (H.R. 869) (H. Rept. 104-365) [28NO]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, White Plains, NY (H.R. 653) (H. 
        Rept. 104-363) [28NO]
    Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building, El Paso, TX 
        (H. Rept. 104-415) [19DE]
    Transfer Jurisdiction Over Certain Federal Real Property in the 
        District of Columbia (H.R. 2636) (H. Rept. 104-368) [28NO]
    Veach-Baley Federal Complex, Asheville, NC (H.R. 2504) (H. Rept. 
        104-416) [19DE]
    Vincent E. McKelvey Federal Building, Menlo Park, CA: (H.R. 2556) 
        (H. Rept. 104-418) [19DE]
    Walter B. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Greenville, 
        NC (H.R. 840) (H. Rept. 104-364) [28NO]
    Water Pollution Standards for Constructed Water Conveyances (H.R. 
        2567) (H. Rept. 104-433) [21DE]
  Rules
    Procedure [30JA]

COMMITTEE ON VETERANS' AFFAIRS (House)
  Bills and resolutions
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 78) [9FE]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Appropriations for Medical Facilities 
        Projects and Leases (H.R. 2814) (H. Rept. 104-443) [22DE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Authority Extension (H.R. 2353) (H. 
        Rept. 104-275) [12OC]
    Determine Locality Salaries for Certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Nurse Anesthetist Positions (H.R. 1536) (H. Rept. 104-225) 
        [2AU]
    Eligibility Period for Priority Health Care to Veterans Exposed to 
        Toxic Substances, Radiation, or Environmental Hazards (H.R. 
        1565) (H. Rept. 104-158) [26JN]
    Exempt Certain Full-Time Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care 
        Professionals From Restrictions on Outside Professional 
        Activities (H.R. 1384) (H. Rept. 104-226) [2AU]
    Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans (H.R. 
        2394) (H. Rept. 104-273) [6OC]
    Veterans Housing, Training, and Employment Programs (H.R. 2289) 
        (H. Rept. 104-397) [11DE]
  Rules
    Procedure [7FE]

COMMITTEE ON WAYS AND MEANS (House)
  Appointments
    Advisers to U.S. delegations to international conferences [17JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 67) [9FE]
    House Rules: identification of targeted tax benefits in Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House) reports accompanying revenue bills 
        (see H. Res. 133) [6AP]
    Laughlin, Representative: election (see H. Res. 183) [10JY]
    Reporting requirements: include the identity, sponsor, and revenue 
        cost of single-taxpayer relief provisions in reported bills 
        (see H. Res. 56) [1FE]
  Motions
    Laughlin, Representative: election (H. Res. 183) [10JY]
  Reports filed
    Atlantic Tunas Convention Act Reauthorization (H.R. 541) (H. Rept. 
        104-109) [27JN]
    Contract With America Tax Relief Act (H.R. 1215) (H. Rept. 104-84) 
        [21MR]
    Dept. of Commerce Abolishment (H.R. 1756) (H. Rept. 104-260) 
        [21SE]
    Foreign Trade Agreements Authority to the President (H.R. 2371) 
        (H. Rept. 104-285) [20OC]
    ITC Appropriations (H.R. 1887) (H. Rept. 104-161) [27JN]
    Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank Repeal (H.R. 2685) (H. 
        Rept. 104-394) [11DE]
    Medicare Reform (H.R. 2425) (H. Rept. 104-276) [17OC]
    Medicare Savings Provisions (H.R. 1134) (H. Rept. 104-80) [15MR]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Bulgaria (H.R. 1643) (H. Rept. 104-
        162) [27JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Cambodia (H.R. 1642) (H. Rept. 104-
        160) [27JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China 
        (H.J. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 104-188) [17JY]
    Permit Medicare Select Policies To Be Offered in All States (H.R. 
        483) (H. Rept. 104-79) [15MR]
    Public Debt Ceiling (H.R. 2586) (H. Rept. 104-325) [7NO]
    Public Welfare Programs Reform (H.R. 1157) (H. Rept. 104-81) 
        [15MR]
    Repeal Unnecessary Medical Device Reporting Requirements (H.R. 
        2366) (H. Rept. 104-323) [7NO]
    Reporting Requirements of Medicare Trust Fund Trustees on 
        Projected Financial Imbalances (H.R. 1590) (H. Rept. 104-119) 
        [15MY]
    Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of 
        Gain on Sales and Exchanges Effectuating FCC Policies (H.R. 
        831) (H. Rept. 104-32) [14FE]
    Social Security Earnings Limit Increase (H.R. 2684) (H. Rept. 104-
        379) [4DE]
    State Use of Automated Data Retrieval System for Child and Spousal 
        Support Enforcement (H.R. 2288) (H. Rept. 104-250) [19SE]
    Tax Treatment of Bad Debt Reserves of Financial Institutions Which 
        Are Required To Convert to Banks (H.R. 2494) (H. Rept. 104-
        324) [7NO]
    Tax Treatment of Individuals Benefiting From Renouncement of 
        Citizenship (H.R. 1812) (H. Rept. 104-145) [16JN]
  Rules
    Procedure [9JA]

COMMITTEE TO OVERSEE THE CONDUCT OF OPERATION JOINT ENDEAVOR AND TASK 
    FORCE EAGLE (Joint)
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.J. Res. 135; H. Con. Res. 126) [20DE] [22DE]

COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE
  Bills and resolutions
    Campbell, Representative: election to the Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) and the Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (see H. Res. 324) [27DE]
    Committee on Agriculture (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 68) [9FE]
    Committee on Appropriations (House): establish Subcommittee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (see H. Res. 27) [9JA]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 85) [14FE]
    Committee on Commerce (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 70) [9FE]
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House): 
        authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 71) [9FE]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 62) [7FE]
    ------use of forged documents at a Subcommittee on National 
        Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs 
        hearing (see H. Res. 244) [25OC]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 87) [16FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 32) [11JA]
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 64) [8FE]
    Committee on Intelligence (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 130) 
        [5DE]
    Committee on International Relations (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 84) [14FE]
    Committee on National Security (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 77) [9FE]
    Committee on POW/MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. 
        Res. 21) [9JA]
    Committee on Printing (Joint): appointments (see H. Res. 86) 
        [15FE]
    Committee on Resources (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 82) [10FE]
    Committee on Rules (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 
        76) [9FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 34) [11JA]
    Committee on Science (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 81) [10FE]
    Committee on Small Business (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 74) [9FE]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): abolish and 
        establish an Independent Commission on Congressional Ethics 
        (see H.R. 2797) [15DE]
    ------authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 73) [9FE]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 41) [20JA]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 42) [20JA]
    Committee on the Budget (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 90) [16FE]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 72) [9FE]
    Committee on the Library (Joint): appointments (see H. Res. 86) 
        [15FE]
    Committee on Transportation (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 75) [9FE]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 78) [9FE]
    Committee on Ways and Means (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 67) [9FE]
    Expenditures: authorizing (see H. Res. 107) [6MR]
    Fattah, Representative: election to the Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (see H. Res. 236) [11OC]
    Frazer, Delegate: election to the Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (see H. Res. 46) [27JA]
    Government regulations: reporting of legislation relative to 
        streamlining (see H. Res. 97) [24FE]
    GPO: require legislation to transfer certain functions (see H. 
        Res. 24) [9JA]
    Houghton, Representative: election to the Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (see H. Res. 48) [27JA]

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    House of Representatives: expedite commencement of committee 
        hearings (see H. Res. 310) [18DE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 215) [9JA]
    ------treatment of references in statutes to any committee or 
        officer whose name or jurisdiction has been changed (see H.R. 
        1421) [6AP]
    House Rules: allow proxy voting in committee in limited 
        circumstances (see H. Res. 142) [9MY]
    ------disclosure of source of amendments, measures, and committee 
        reports (see H. Res. 132) [6AP]
    ------identification of targeted tax benefits in Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) reports accompanying revenue bills (see H. 
        Res. 133) [6AP]
    ------permit committee chairmen to schedule hearings (see H. Res. 
        43) [23JA]
    ------permit committee chairmen to schedule hearings (H. Res. 43), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 47) [27JA]
    ------require that committee reports on legislation contain 
        analysis of impact on children (see H. Res. 184) [10JY]
    Laughlin, Representative: election to Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (see H. Res. 183) [10JY]
    Members of Congress: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 11, 
        157) [9JA] [25MY]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 12, 31, 166, 186, 
        229, 281) [9JA] [13JN] [12JY] [13JY] [27SE] [20NO]
    Sanders, Representative: election to standing committees (see H. 
        Res. 13) [9JA]
    Schaefer, Representative: election to the Committee on the Budget 
        (House) (see H. Res. 89) [16FE]
    Tauzin, Representative: election to the Committees on Commerce and 
        Resources (see H. Res. 217) [12SE]
  Motions
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): use of 
        forged documents at a Subcommittee on National Economic 
        Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs hearing (H. 
        Res. 244) [25OC]
    Laughlin, Representative: election to Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H. Res. 183) [10JY]
  Reports filed
    Amend House Rules To Permit Committee Chairmen To Schedule 
        Hearings: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 43) (H. Rept. 
        104-5) [27JA]
    Committees of the House Appropriations: Committee on House 
        Oversight (House) (H. Res. 107) (H. Rept. 104-74) [10MR]
    Consideration of H. Res. 43, Amend House Rules To Permit Committee 
        Chairmen To Schedule Hearings: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 47) (H. Rept. 104-6) [27JA]
    Expedite Commencement of House Committee Hearings: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 310) (H. Rept. 104-424) [18DE]
    House of Representatives Reform: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 215) (H. Rept. 104-240) [7SE]
  Rules
    Committee on Agriculture (House) [23JA]
    Committee on Appropriations (House) [18JA]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) [3FE]
    Committee on Commerce (House) [25JA]
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) [19JA] 
        [6FE]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) [20JA]
    Committee on House Oversight (House) [20JA]
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [26JA]
    Committee on International Relations (House) [7FE]
    Committee on National Security (House) [7FE]
    Committee on Printing (Joint) [9MR]
    Committee on Resources (House) [19JA]
    Committee on Rules (House) [23JA]
    Committee on Science (House) [1FE]
    Committee on Small Business (House) [10FE]
    Committee on Standards and Official Conduct (House) [10MR]
    Committee on the Budget (House) [6FE]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House) [24JA] [6FE]
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) [30JA]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) [7FE]
    Committee on Ways and Means (House) [9JA]

COMMODITY CREDIT CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: limit farm and export expenditures (see H.R. 2195, 
        2523) [4AU] [24OC]
  Messages
    CCC Report: President Clinton [9NO]

COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 618) [20JA]
    Markets and Trading Commission: establish to combine the functions 
        of the SEC and the CFTC (see H.R. 718) [27JA]
  Reports filed
    CFTC Appropriations: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 618) 
        (H. Rept. 104-104) [6AP]

COMMON CARRIERS
related term(s) Aviation; Cargo Transportation; Motor Vehicles; 
    Railroads; Transportation
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination 
        Act [30NO] [12DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Aircraft: exemption from customs fees for certain small aircraft 
        traveling short distances (see H.R. 604) [20JA]
    Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969) [15FE]
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1437) [6AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (see H.R. 
        1788) [8JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 
        1788), consideration (see H. Res. 284) [29NO]
    ------eliminate special support for or burdens on operations as a 
        passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 259) [9JA]
    Aviation: air cargo jetport funding (see H.R. 2449) [29SE]
    ------Great Lakes International Air Cargo Superport construction 
        funding (see H.R. 2448) [29SE]
    ------regulation of interstate transportation by common carriers 
        engaged in civil aviation (see H.R. 2403) [27SE]
    ------repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to 
        commercial aviation (see H.R. 752, 874) [31JA] [9FE]
    ------restriction on the use of certain special purpose aircraft 
        (see H.R. 1320) [24MR]
    Employment: eliminate preemployment alcohol testing in the mass 
        transit, railroad, motor carrier, and aviation industries (see 
        H.R. 1827) [13JN]
    FAA: certification of airports serving commuter airlines (see H.R. 
        1545) [2MY]
    Gambling: provide exemptions to gambling devices on certain 
        vessels on Lake Michigan (see H.R. 1419) [5AP]
    ICC: eliminate (see H.R. 1436) [6AP]
    ------eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (see 
        H.R. 2539) [26OC]
    ------eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations 
        (H.R. 2539), consideration (see H. Res. 259) [9NO]
    ------eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations 
        (H.R. 2539), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        312) [19DE]
    Motor vehicles: prohibit the manufacture or sale of school buses 
        that do not have seat belts (see H.R. 266) [9JA]
    New York, NY: funding for subway system improvements (see H.R. 
        2321) [13SE]
    Railroads: preservation of infrastructure (see H.R. 2205) [4AU]
    Taxation: excise exemption for air transportation relative to 
        medical care (see H.R. 635) [23JA]
    ------exclude ferries from the excise tax intended for gambling 
        vessels (see H.R. 1603) [10MY]
    ------treatment of amounts paid for public school bus service (see 
        H.R. 2118) [26JY]
    Transportation: reform regulation of transportation industries and 
        rail carriers (see H.R. 1436) [6AP]
  Conference reports
    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (H.R. 2539) [18DE]
  Reports filed
    Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. Rept. 104-299) 
        [30OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2539, Interstate 
        Commerce Commission Termination Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 104-425) [19DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1788, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 104-370) 
        [29NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission 
        Termination Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 259) (H. 
        Rept. 104-329) [9NO]
    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2539) (H. Rept. 104-311) [6NO], (H. Rept. 
        104-422) [18DE]

COMMON SENSE LEGAL STANDARDS REFORM ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 956, provisions [9NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 956): consideration (see H. Res. 108, 109) [7MR] [8MR]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 956) [9MR] [10MR] [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 956, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 108) (H. Rept. 104-69) [7MR], (H. Res. 109) (H. Rept. 
        104-72) [8MR]

COMMONWEALTH OF INDEPENDENT STATES
  Bills and resolutions
    Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51) 
        [28MR]

COMMUNICATIONS
see Telecommunications

COMMUNICATIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1555): consideration (see H. Res. 207) [1AU]
    Telecommunications: repeal cable television must-carry provisions 
        (see H.R. 525) [17JA]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 1555) [4AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1555, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 207) (H. Rept. 104-223) [1AU]
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1555) (H. Rept. 
        104-204) [24JY]

COMMUNISM
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: demand the unconditional release of 
        U.S. citizen Peter H. Wu (see H. Res. 178) [29JN]
    ------demand the unconditional release of Wei Jingsheng (see H. 
        Con. Res. 117) [5DE]
    ------encourage liberty (see H.R. 1147) [7MR]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 96) [16JN]
    ------most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 96), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 193) [19JY]
    ------prohibit entry of items produced, grown, or manufactured 
        with forced labor (see H.R. 139) [9JA]
    ------U.S. policy (see H.R. 2058) [19JY]
    ------U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), consideration (see H. Res. 193) 
        [19JY]
    Cuba: congressional notification and reporting requirements on 
        U.S. negotiations (see H.R. 1909) [21JN]
    ------oppose admission as a member of international financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 81) [9JA]
    ------strengthen international economic sanctions and support 
        transition to democratically elected government (see H.R. 927, 
        2347; H. Con. Res. 24) [7FE] [14FE] [18SE]
    ------strengthen international economic sanctions and support 
        transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 225) [19SE]
    Cuban Democracy Act: ease limitations in food trade and terminate 
        denial of foreign tax credit (see H.R. 1254) [15MR]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 367) [9JA]

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    Foreign trade: prohibit the importation of sugar into the U.S. 
        from countries that import sugar from Cuba (see H.R. 84) [9JA]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 
        96) [20JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 225) (H. Rept. 104-
        253) [19SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2058, China Policy Act and H.J. Res. 96, 
        Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 104-194) 
        [19JY]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 927) (H. Rept. 104-202) 
        [24JY]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 
        104-188) [17JY]

COMMUNITIES
see Urban Areas

COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
related term(s) Urban Areas
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: use of community development block grant 
        funds for employment relocation activities (see H.R. 463) 
        [11JA]
    Financial institutions: issue guarantee debt securities issued by 
        the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see 
        H.R. 722) [27JA]
    Housing: amend and extend certain housing and community 
        development laws (see H.R. 30) [9JA]

COMMUNITY SERVICE
related term(s) Volunteer Workers
  Bills and resolutions
    California: tribute to language diversity efforts by Monterey 
        Peninsula community leaders (see H. Res. 266) [14NO]
    Correctional institutions: permit prisoners to participate in 
        community service projects [19SE]
    Crime: distribute to community-based organizations information on 
        the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 2818) 
        [20DE]
    Federal aid programs: redefine block grant eligible entities (see 
        H.R. 2460) [11OC]
    Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or 
        facilities by community organizations relative to similar 
        usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497) [18OC]
    Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and 
        grocery products to needy individuals (see H.R. 2428) [29SE]
    Public welfare programs: support community food security projects 
        relative to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2003) [11JY]
    Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in 
        neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 2132) [27JY]
    Urban areas: provide grants to nonprofit organizations to develop 
        open spaces (see H.R. 936) [14FE]

COMMUNITY SERVICES BLOCK GRANT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Community service: redefine block grant eligible entities (see 
        H.R. 2460) [11OC]

COMPACT DISCS
see Sound Recording and Reproducing

COMPACTS
see Interstate Compacts

COMPREHENSIVE AIDS RESOURCES EMERGENCY ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 641, reauthorize [7DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 42) [9JA]
    Revise and extend (see H.R. 1872) [16JN]
  Motions
    Revise and extend (H.R. 1872) [18SE]
  Reports filed
    Revise and Extend: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1872) (H. 
        Rept. 104-245) [14SE]

COMPREHENSIVE ANTITERRORISM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2703) [5DE]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1710) (H. 
        Rept. 104-383) [5DE]

COMPREHENSIVE ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE, COMPENSATION, AND LIABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 200, 228, 1969, 2500) [9JA] [29JN] [18OC]
    Appropriations: clarify provisions on liability and funding (see 
        H.R. 2256) [4AU]
    Corps of Engineers: require performance of contract oversight of 
        remedial actions (see H.R. 2801) [18DE]
    Courts: liability allocation process among potentially responsible 
        parties (see H.R. 1616) [11MY]
    Ecology and environment: recycling and management of used oil and 
        reduced lead emissions (see H.R. 189) [9JA]
    ------redevelopment of marginal brownfield sites (see H.R. 2742) 
        [7DE]
    EPA: delay implementation of remedial action and design at certain 
        sites (see H.R. 1901) [20JN]
    ------remove New Hanover County, NC, airport burn pit from the 
        Superfund national priorities list (see H.R. 1902) [20JN]
    Government regulations: moratorium on enforcement actions against 
        certain individuals (see H.R. 795) [2FE]
    Liability: clarify appropriate inquiry into previous ownership and 
        uses of real property to qualify for the innocent landowner 
        defense (see H.R. 1285) [21MR]
    ------clarify for lending institutions holding title to properties 
        discovered to be contaminated (see H.R. 914) [13FE]
    Los Angeles, CA: construction of thermal destruction facility (see 
        H.R. 2583) [2NO]
    ------prevent construction of a gas recovery treatment facility 
        (see H.R. 2267) [6SE]
    Recycling: clarify liability for certain transactions (see H.R. 
        820, 2210) [3FE] [4AU]
    Refuse disposal: abatement and liability of hazardous substances 
        relative to State and Federal solid waste disposal laws (see 
        H.R. 521) [13JA]
    ------liability restrictions for generation or transportation of 
        solid waste (see H.R. 854, 855) [7FE]

COMPREHENSIVE PREVENTIVE HEALTH AND PROMOTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 23) [9JA]

COMPUTERS
related term(s) Electronics; Technology; Telecommunications
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation 
        Act [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Copyrights: permit lawful possessors of a copy of a computer 
        program to authorize additional copies under certain 
        circumstances (see H.R. 533) [17JA]
    Crime: prevent harassment by computer or other electronic device 
        (see H.R. 112) [9JA]
    Employment: develop program making career opportunities 
        information available on publicly accessible networks and 
        other electronic media (see H.R. 2376) [21SE]
    Government: improve information dissemination and printing 
        procedures (see H.R. 1024) [23FE]
    ------require electronic funds transfer for all Federal payments 
        (see H.R. 1698) [24MY]
    Information services: adapt copyright laws to digital networked 
        environments of the National Information Infrastructure (see 
        H.R. 2441) [29SE]
    ------encourage and protect private sector initiatives that 
        improve user control (see H.R. 1978) [30JN]
    ------ensure competitive availability of consumer electronics 
        devices affording access to telecommunications services (see 
        H.R. 1275) [21MR]
    Pornography: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material 
        to minors by computer (see H.R. 2104) [24JY]
    ------specify application of obscenity prohibitions on certain 
        computers within or affecting commerce (see H.R. 121) [9JA]
    Taxation: depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing 
        equipment (see H.R. 1061) [27FE]
    ------treatment of businesses with employees working in their home 
        or in telecommuting centers (see H.R. 1316) [24MR]
    Telecommunications: prohibit harassing or obscene facsimiles or 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 2213) [4AU]
    ------promote competition and reduce regulation (see H.R. 1555) 
        [3MY]
    ------promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 207) [1AU]
  Motions
    Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation 
        (H.R. 1555) [4AU]
    ------reform policies regulating competition (S. 652) [12OC]
  Reports filed
    Communications Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1555) (H. 
        Rept. 104-204) [24JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1555, Communications Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 207) (H. Rept. 104-223) [1AU]

CONDIT, GARY A. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: poultry labeling regulations (see H.R. 203, 2672) 
        [9JA] [20NO]
    Armed Forces: provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon 
        enlistment (see H.R. 206) [9JA]
    Crime: Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for 
        the cost of incarcerating aliens (see H.R. 205) [9JA]
    Foreign aid: integrated justification report for assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 204) [9JA]
    Government: improve determination procedures for the taking of 
        private property (see H.R. 1277) [21MR]
    Health: establish code of fair information practices (see H.R. 
        435) [9JA]
    Housing: provide for private servicing of rural housing loans (see 
        H.R. 1276) [21MR]
    Postal Service: prevent disclosure of names or addresses of postal 
        patrons (see H.R. 434) [9JA]
    Taxation: treatment of agricultural water conservation 
        expenditures (see H.R. 1820) [13JN]
    Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (see 
        H.R. 2567) [1NO]

CONFERENCE REPORTS
  Bills and resolutions
    House Rules: extend time required before consideration of 
        conference reports (see H. Res. 154) [18MY]
  Texts of
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1976) [28SE]
    Alaska Power Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and 
        Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Exports (S. 395) [6NO] [8NO]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 1530) [13DE]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2126) [25SE] [15NO]
    Dept. of Defense Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base 
        Closure and Realignment Appropriations (H.R. 1817) [14SE]
    Dept. of Defense Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions To 
        Enhance Military Readiness (H.R. 889) [5AP]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        1977) [21SE] [31OC] [12DE]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2020) 
        [25OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2002) [20OC]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary 
        Approriations (H.R. 2076) [4DE]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2099) [17NO] [6DE]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 1905) [26OC]
    Extend Tax Deductions for Health Insurance Costs of Self-Employed 
        Individuals and Repeal Nonrecogni

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        tion of Gain on Sales and Exchanges Effectuating FCC Policies 
        (H.R. 831) [29MR]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1868) [26OC]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 1655) [20DE]
    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (H.R. 2539) [18DE]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 1854) 
        [28JY]
    National Highway System Designations (S. 440) [15NO]
    Paperwork Reduction Act (S. 244) [3AP]
    Permit Medicare Select Policies To Be Offered in All States (H.R. 
        483) [22JN]
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (H.R. 4) [21DE]
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 1058) [28NO]
    Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution (H.R. 2491) 
        [15NO] [20NO]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67) 
        [26JN]
    Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S. 895) [28SE]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 1158) [16MY]
    Unfunded Mandate Reform Act (S. 1) [13MY]

CONFERENCES
  Bills and resolutions
    Small business: require White House Conference on Small Business 
        to publish final report in the Federal Register (see H.R. 
        2378) [21SE]
    White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Ireland: endorse 
        Irish-American agenda (see H. Con. Res. 43) [16MR]

CONFLICT OF INTERESTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Members of Congress: treatment of financial assets and 
        strengthening of financial disclosure requirements (see H.R. 
        1356) [29MR]

CONGRESS
related term(s) House of Representatives; Legislative Branch of the 
    Government; Members of Congress; Senate
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
    Committee To Escort the President [24JA]
    Conferees: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
    ------H.R. 1854, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [26JY]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC] [31OC] [2NO] [13NO]
    ------S. 4, Separate Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act [7SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 30, 58, 72, 92, 104) [16FE] [6AP] 
        [25MY] [3AU] [29SE]
    Adjournment (S. Con. Res. 20), consideration (see H. Res. 179) 
        [29JN]
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 4, 6, 17, 43, 46, 47, 59) [9JA] [19JA]
    ------line-item veto (see H.R. 2, 27, 128) [9JA]
    ------line-item veto (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 55) 
        [1FE]
    ------line-item veto (S. 4), application to 1996 appropriations 
        bills (see H. Res. 212) [4AU]
    ------line-item veto (S. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 147) 
        [16MY]
    Armed Forces: amend the War Powers Resolution defining the 
        congressional and Presidential role in the use of troops 
        overseas (see H.R. 1111; H.J. Res. 95) [2MR] [16JN]
    Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal 
        for organ donors (see H.R. 2551) [26OC]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to 
        U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606, 2770) [26OC] 
        [9NO] [13DE]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (H.R. 2606), consideration (see H. Res. 273) 
        [16NO]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (H.R. 2770), consideration (see H. Res. 304) 
        [13DE]
    ------U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2417) [28SE]
    Budget: amend the budget process to require joint budget 
        resolutions and the inclusion of public debt limit extension 
        (see H.R. 2622) [13NO]
    ------consideration of budget authority rescission proposals (see 
        H.R. 678) [25JA]
    ------establish 2-year cycle (see H.R. 766) [1FE]
    ------extend and reduce discretionary spending limits and extend 
        pay-as-you-go requirements (see H.R. 2459) [11OC]
    ------limit rate of growth (see H.R. 1110) [2MR]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2491, 
        2517, 2530) [17OC] [20OC] [25OC]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 245) [25OC]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration of Senate amendments to conference report (see 
        H. Res. 279) [18NO]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 272) [16NO]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 321) [21DE]
    ------reform process (see H.R. 2599) [8NO]
    ------require an operating and a capital budget to distinguish 
        between Federal funds and trust funds (see H.R. 767, 1233) 
        [1FE] [14MR]
    ------require detailed information on spending choices (see H.R. 
        1109) [2MR]
    ------rescind certain budget authority (see H.R. 845) [7FE]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (see H. Con. 
        Res. 66, 67, 122) [11MY] [15MY] [18DE]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        67), consideration (see H. Res. 149) [16MY]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        67), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 175) 
        [28JN]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        122), consideration (see H. Res. 309) [18DE]
    ------use CBO economic assumptions to achieve a balanced Federal 
        budget (see H.J. Res. 132) [18DE]
    Campbell, Representative: election to the Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) and the Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (see H. Res. 324) [27DE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 1230) [14MR]
    Clinton, President: notification that a quorum has assembled (see 
        H. Res. 3) [9JA]
    Committee on Appropriations (House): establish Subcommittee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (see H. Res. 27) [9JA]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): use of 
        forged documents at a Subcommittee on National Economic 
        Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs hearing (see 
        H. Res. 244) [25OC]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): abolish and 
        establish an Independent Commission on Congressional Ethics 
        (see H.R. 2797) [15DE]
    ------prevent any action to dissolve, diminish the scope or limit 
        the activities of the committee during investigations (see 
        H.R. 251) [9JA]
    Committees of the House: appointments to the Committee on Printing 
        (Joint) and the Committee on the Library (Joint) (see H. Res. 
        86) [15FE]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 11, 157) [9JA] 
        [25MY]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 12, 31, 166, 186) 
        [9JA] [13JN] [12JY] [13JY]
    ------reporting of legislation relative to streamlining Government 
        rules and regulations (see H. Res. 97) [24FE]
    Congressional Award Board: revise and extend authorities (see H.R. 
        2396) [25SE]
    Congressional Budget Act: establish a point of order against 
        certain continuing resolutions (see H.R. 2197) [4AU]
    Congressional employees: provide for the issuance and approval of 
        employment regulations and practices (see H. Con. Res. 123) 
        [19DE]
    Congressional Record: require payment from House Members' official 
        expense account relative to matter printed in the Extensions 
        of Remarks (see H. Res. 18) [9JA]
    Congressional Task Force on Immigration Reform: authorize printing 
        of report (see H. Con. Res. 111) [26OC]
    Constitutional amendments: require a three-fifths majority on the 
        passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. Res. 51, 
        106) [11JA] [2AU]
    Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and 
        acquisition laws (see H.R. 1038, 1388, 1670, 1795) [24FE] 
        [4AP] [18MY] [8JN]
    ------revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition 
        laws (H.R. 1670), consideration (see H. Res. 219) [12SE]
    Crime: categorize payments from lobbyists to Members of Congress 
        as bribery under Federal criminal law (see H.R. 279) [9JA]
    ------deny annuity benefits to Members of Congress and terminate 
        salary of justices or judges convicted of felonies (see H.R. 
        350) [9JA]
    Dept. of Defense: outline congressional response to the 
        possibility of reduction or elimination of the commissary and 
        exchange networks (see H. Con. Res. 45) [21MR]
    District of Columbia: disapprove action of city council relative 
        to closing of public alley (see H.J. Res. 80) [24MR]
    ------expenditure and appropriation of funds for times when 
        Congress has not enacted a budget (see H.R. 2661) [17NO]
    ------provide resident exemption from Federal income taxation (see 
        H.R. 748) [31JA]
    District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
        Assistance Authority: establish (see H.R. 1345) [29MR]
    Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 49, 274, 296, 591, 732, 738, 1100, 1208, 1427, 1692, 
        2072, 2307, 2430, 2471, 2566, 2573) [9JA] [19JA] [30JA] [1MR] 
        [10MR] [6AP] [24MY] [19JY] [12SE] [29SE] [11OC] [31OC] [1NO]
    ------constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures 
        and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 65, 114) [26JA] [18OC]
    ------contribution limitations for multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 1865, 2141, 2446, 2638) [15JN] [28JY] 
        [29SE] [15NO]
    ------eliminate multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 
        1432) [6AP]
    ------establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 1837) [14JN]
    ------establish advisory commission to recommend reforms in 
        congressional election laws (see H.R. 2635) [14NO]
    ------limit out-of-State individual contributions (see H.R. 2830) 
        [22DE]
    ------prohibit congressional candidates from accepting 
        contributions from multicandidate political committees (see 
        H.R. 275) [9JA]
    ------prohibit congressional leadership committees (see H.R. 1693) 
        [24MY]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 2447, 2581) [29SE] [2NO]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations (see H.R. 
        2499, 2605) [18OC] [9NO]
    ------prohibit use of campaign contributions for personal purposes 
        (see H.R. 276) [9JA]
    ------protect constitutional rights of citizens to choose Senators 
        and Representatives (see H.R. 1104) [1MR]

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    ------provide for multimember congressional districts by limited, 
        cumulative, or preference voting systems (see H.R. 2545) 
        [26OC]
    ------voluntary limitation on contributions from entities other 
        than individual district residents in House of Representative 
        elections (see H.R. 1694) [24MY]
    Employment: treatment of Members and employees for retirement 
        purposes (see H.R. 1353) [29MR]
    Executive departments: ensure that Federal expenditures remain 
        accountable to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 57) 
        [3FE]
    Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 216) [9JA]
    Federal employees: eliminate exemptions of civil service 
        requirements for judicial or legislative branch employees 
        involuntarily separated from their jobs (see H.R. 913) [13FE]
    ------protection of congressional staff (see H.R. 628) [23JA]
    ------strengthen post-employment restrictions on certain executive 
        and legislative branch officials relative to foreign 
        representation (see H.R. 1576, 2031, 2498) [3MY] [13JY] 
        [18OC]legislative branch officials (see H.R. 2498)
    Federal-State relations: specify source of constitutional 
        authority for the enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270) 
        [6SE]
    Foreign policy: encourage North-South dialogue on Korean Peninsula 
        (see H.J. Res. 83, 85; H. Con. Res. 19) [25JA] [30MR]
    Franking privilege: prevent certain mass mailings from being sent 
        as franked mail (see H.R. 1291) [22MR]
    Gingrich, Representative: status of Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment 
        of independent counsel (see H. Res. 277, 288) [17NO] [30NO]
    Government: avoid costs and disruption of agency shutdowns when 
        there is a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 2069) [19JY]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms for Members of 
        Congress, and the President and Vice President (see H.J. Res. 
        82) [29MR]
    ------continuance of pay and authority to make certain 
        expenditures and obligations when there is a lapse in 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2007) [11JY]
    ------continuance of pay when there is a lapse in appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2184, 2662) [3AU] [17NO]
    ------eliminate and modify reporting requirements by Federal 
        departments and agencies (see H.R. 2331) [14SE]
    ------ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice 
        President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2373, 2671; H. Con. Res. 113) [21SE] [15NO] [20NO]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (see H.R. 2169, 2268, 2564) [2AU] [6SE] 
        [31OC]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (H.R. 2564), consideration (see H. Res. 
        269) [15NO]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 116) [29NO]
    Government regulations: final approval of all executive branch 
        agency promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727) [6DE]
    ------reform regulatory process (see H.R. 821, 926, 1022, 1839) 
        [3FE] [14FE] [23FE] [14JN]
    ------reform regulatory process (H.R. 926), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 100) [27FE]
    ------reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 96) [24FE]
    ------require approval by law all agency rules and regulations 
        (see H.R. 47) [9JA]
    Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 
        2657) [17NO]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H. Con. Res. 14) [17JA]
    House of Representatives: abolish franking privilege (see H.R. 
        2308) [12SE]
    ------adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 41) [16MR]
    ------adjournment relative to budget impasse (see H. Res. 278) 
        [17NO]
    ------audit by Inspector General (see H. Res. 192) [18JY]
    ------compensation of certain minority employees (see H. Res. 7) 
        [9JA]
    ------declare vacant the office of a Member who announces a change 
        in political party affiliation (see H. Res. 203) [25JY]
    ------election of officers (see H. Res. 1) [9JA]
    ------enclosure of the galleries with a transparent and 
        substantial material (see H. Res. 19) [9JA]
    ------expedite commencement of committee hearings (see H. Res. 
        310) [18DE]
    ------fixing the hour of daily meeting (see H. Res. 8) [9JA]
    ------funding for the Republican Steering Committee and the 
        Democratic Policy Committee (see H. Res. 9) [9JA]
    ------notify President of election of the Speaker and Clerk (see 
        H. Res. 4) [9JA]
    ------official mail allowance (see H.R. 71, 458, 504, 755, 847, 
        918, 923, 978, 1053, 1383, 1615, 1755) [9JA] [13JA] [31JA] 
        [7FE] [13FE] [16FE] [24FE] [4AP] [11MY] [7JN]
    ------official travel requirements (see H.R. 1222; H. Res. 15, 22) 
        [9JA] [14MR]
    ------payment of lump sum for accrued annual leave to eligible 
        former employees (see H. Res. 35) [17JA]
    ------preserve constitutional role to originate revenue measures 
        (see H. Res. 131) [5AP]
    ------prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked 
        mail (see H.R. 1291) [22MR]
    ------prohibit travel by Members, officers and employees at 
        lobbyist expense (see H.R. 75) [9JA]
    ------provide for official allowance that represents 
        administrative reforms (see H.R. 2739) [7DE]
    ------provide for the issuance and approval of employment 
        regulations and practices (see H. Res. 311) [19DE]
    ------purchase of House calendars (see H. Res. 23) [9JA]
    ------ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure equal 
        rights relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39) 
        [19JA]
    ------recesses subject to the call of the Chair (see H. Res. 320) 
        [20DE]
    ------reduce number of Members (see H.R. 2068) [19JY]
    ------reduction of section 602(b)(1) suballocations relative to 
        floor amendments for appropriation bills (see H. Res. 191) 
        [17JY]
    ------reform (see H.R. 215) [9JA]
    ------repeal requirement that Delegates from the Virgin Islands, 
        Guam, and American Samoa be elected by a separate ballot (see 
        H.R. 2254) [4AU]
    ------require audit of financial records and administrative 
        functions and thorough examination of Members' allowances (see 
        H. Res. 16) [9JA]
    ------require Members who change political parties to repay 
        certain funds to their former party (see H. Res. 202) [25JY]
    ------require that certain legislation be accompanied by a 
        statement of constitutional authority (see H. Res. 106) [6MR]
    ------require that excess amounts from Members' official 
        allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 330, 376, 
        572, 1333) [9JA] [19JA] [28MR]
    ------require use of official allowance to purchase copies of the 
        U.S. Code (see H. Res. 58) [3FE]
    ------terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the 
        House (see H.R. 2536) [25OC]
    ------transfer certain administrative and maintenance functions to 
        the private sector (see H. Res. 102) [1MR]
    ------transfer of certain employee positions (see H. Res. 113) 
        [10MR]
    ------transfer of two employees from the majority whip to the 
        majority leader (see H. Res. 10) [9JA]
    ------treatment of references in statutes to any committee or 
        officer whose name or jurisdiction has been changed (see H.R. 
        1421) [6AP]
    House Rules: allow motions to suspend rules (see H. Res. 275) 
        [17NO]
    ------ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks 
        (see H. Res. 40, 66, 134) [19JA] [8FE] [6AP]
    ------ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks 
        (H. Res. 40), consideration (see H. Res. 127) [3AP]
    ------consideration of legislative branch appropriations relative 
        to the status of all other appropriations legislation (see H. 
        Res. 213) [6SE]
    ------disclosure of source of amendments, measures, and committee 
        reports (see H. Res. 132) [6AP]
    ------discourage arbitrary or inconsequential ethics complaints 
        (see H. Res. 314) [19DE]
    ------establish a Citizens' Commission on Congressional Ethics 
        (see H. Res. 95) [23FE]
    ------extend time required before consideration of conference 
        reports (see H. Res. 154) [18MY]
    ------identification of targeted tax benefits in Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) reports accompanying revenue bills (see H. 
        Res. 133) [6AP]
    ------permit committee chairmen to schedule hearings (see H. Res. 
        43) [23JA]
    ------permit committee chairmen to schedule hearings (H. Res. 43), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 47) [27JA]
    ------prohibit legislation designating buildings or structures in 
        honor of Members of Congress, Federal judges, of executive 
        branch officers until 5 years after their retirement (see H. 
        Res. 199) [21JY]
    ------provide for the consideration of a congressional reform 
        resolution in each new Congress (see H. Res. 162) [7JN]
    ------reduce time for recorded votes (see H. Res. 195) [19JY]
    ------reform gift rules (see H. Res. 214, 250, 264) [6SE] [30OC] 
        [10NO]
    ------reform gift rules (H. Res. 250), consideration (see H. Res. 
        268) [15NO]
    ------reform the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 6) [9JA]
    ------reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 5) [9JA]
    ------replace Consent Calendar with a Corrections Calendar (see H. 
        Res. 161, 168) [6JN] [16JN]
    ------require a three-fifths majority on the passage of 
        legislation increasing income tax rates (see H. Res. 26) [9JA]
    ------require floor amendments to appropriations bills be 
        reflected in budget accounting (see H. Res. 182) [30JN]
    ------require legislation which amends current law to contain the 
        complete text of the amended provisions (see H. Res. 211) 
        [4AU]
    ------require that committee reports on legislation contain 
        analysis of impact on children (see H. Res. 184) [10JY]
    ------require two-thirds vote to approve naming of Speaker Pro 
        Tempore (see H. Res. 196) [19JY]
    ------same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 
        260, 265, 276, 297) [9NO] [13NO] [17NO] [12DE]
    ------technical corrections (see H. Res. 254) [7NO]
    ------treat copyright royalties as honoraria (see H. Res. 20) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of expenses of special-order speeches (see H. Res. 
        263) [9NO]
    ------treatment of outside earned income (see H. Res. 299) [12DE]
    ------treatment of outside earned income (H. Res. 299), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 322) [21DE]
    Impoundment Control Act: repeal (see H.R. 1064) [27FE]
    Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to additional powers 
        conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and 
        Illinois (see H.J. Res. 78) [10MR]
    ------consent of Congress to amend the Historic Chattahoochee 
        Compact between Alabama and Georgia (see H.R. 2064) [19JY]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: nuclear weapons 
        proliferation (see H.J. Res. 83, 85; H. Con. Res. 19) [25JA] 
        [30MR]
    ------restrict congressional travel (see H.R. 1987) [30JN]
    Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws 
        (see H.R. 1, 287, 309) [9JA]
    ------improve operations (see H.R. 252) [9JA]

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    ------prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked 
        mail (see H.R. 355) [9JA]
    ------require random drug testing of employees and officers (see 
        H.R. 148) [9JA]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 1854, 2492) [15JN] [18OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1854), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 169) [19JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1854), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 206) [1AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1854), corrections in enrollment 
        (see H. Con. Res. 99) [6SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2492), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 239) [19OC]
    Legislative Reorganization Act: waiving provisions relative to 
        adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 89) [31JY]
    Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of 
        Representatives (see H. Res. 286) [29NO]
    ------reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (see H.R. 2261, 
        2686; H. Res. 255) [6SE] [7NO] [29NO]
    ------reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (H.R. 2261), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 242) [24OC]
    Macedonia: diplomatic recognition (see H. Con. Res. 54) [3AP]
    Members of Congress: annuity computation (see H.R. 575, 804, 907; 
        H. Con. Res. 15) [19JA] [20JA] [2FE] [13FE]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to pay and pensions (see 
        H.J. Res. 107) [20SE]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 3, 
        5, 8, 12, 25, 29, 34, 38, 44, 52, 65, 66, 73, 75, 76, 77, 91, 
        92) [9JA] [11JA] [26JA] [27JA] [2MR] [6MR] [8MR] [23MY] [24MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the 
        term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 24) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 14) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 116) [15MR]
    ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 126, 129, 
        196, 2454, 2462, 2588) [9JA] [10OC] [11OC] [7NO]
    ------eliminate certain benefits (see H.R. 2610) [9NO]
    ------limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System 
        and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618, 2456) 
        [11MY] [10OC]
    ------make ineligible for participation in Federal Employees' 
        Retirement System (see H.R. 165) [9JA]
    ------make pay subject to annual appropriations (see H.R. 2351) 
        [19SE]
    ------national advisory referendum on term limits (see H.R. 2115) 
        [26JY]
    ------prohibit representation of foreign governments after leaving 
        office (see H.R. 459) [9JA]
    ------provide a permanent appropriation for compensation (see H.R. 
        108) [9JA]
    ------ratify States' right to limit terms (see H.R. 850) [7FE]
    ------reduce pay pending a minimum wage increase (see H.R. 876) 
        [9FE]
    ------repeal salary increase (see H.R. 834) [6FE]
    ------require comparable treatment with Federal employees during 
        Government shutdown (see H.R. 2828) [21DE]
    ------restriction from lobbying activities for a certain period 
        after term expiration or resignation (see H.R. 751) [31JA]
    ------stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 
        2281, 2639, 2658) [7SE] [15NO] [17NO]
    ------treatment of financial assets and strengthening of financial 
        disclosure requirements (see H.R. 1356) [29MR]
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: abolish the Board of 
        Review (see H.R. 775, 1036, 1101) [1FE] [24FE] [1MR]
    ------ensure public awareness of Members' parking facilities (see 
        H.R. 706) [26JA]
    Michel, Robert H.: naming of certain rooms in the Capitol in honor 
        (see H. Res. 65) [8FE]
    Money: budget and credit authority provided to the exchange 
        stabilization fund (see H.R. 867) [8FE]
    ------require congressional approval for certain uses of the 
        exchange stabilization fund (see H.R. 2177) [3AU]
    National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96) 
        [4AU]
    O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: investigation of funds used to analyze 
        media coverage of Dept. of Energy (see H. Res. 283) [28NO]
    Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for annuities of Members of 
        Congress and Social Security benefits (see H. Con. Res. 2) 
        [9JA]
    ------employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to 
        certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244) [4AU]
    Political action committees: ban activities in Federal elections 
        (see H.R. 2565) [31OC]
    Political campaigns: free broadcasting time for political 
        advertising (see H.R. 2271) [6SE]
    Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2409, 2586) [27SE] [7NO]
    ------ceiling (H.R. 2409), consideration (see H. Res. 292) [6DE]
    ------ceiling (H.R. 2586), consideration (see H. Res. 258, 262) 
        [8NO] [9NO]
    ------constitutional amendment to restrict annual deficits (see 
        H.J. Res. 40) [9JA]
    ------enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (see 
        H.R. 2621) [13NO]
    ------enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 
        2621), consideration (see H. Res. 293) [7DE]
    Rascon, Alfred: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2663) [17NO]
    Sanders, Representative: election to standing committees (see H. 
        Res. 13) [9JA]
    Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is 
        present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. 
        Res. 2) [9JA]
    Sinatra, Francis A.: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 
        1921, 2310) [22JN] [12SE]
    Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 1979) [30JN]
    Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628) 
        [14NO]
    State of the Union Message: joint session (see H. Con. Res. 16) 
        [23JA]
    Tauzin, Representative: election to the Committees on Commerce and 
        Resources (see H. Res. 217) [12SE]
    Taxation: credit for in-State contributions to congressional 
        candidates (see H.R. 1695) [24MY]
    ------repeal special deduction for living expenses of Members of 
        Congress (see H.R. 1644) [16MY]
    Travel: treatment of travel awards accrued during official travel 
        by Members, officers, or employees (see H.R. 2455) [10OC]
    Tucker, Representative: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
        (House) vote on expulsion from the House of Representatives 
        (see H. Res. 300) [12DE]
    Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact: 
        congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 129) [30NO]
    War: require a cost/benefit analysis for any declaration of war 
        (see H.R. 277) [9JA]
  Conference reports
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 1854) 
        [28JY]
    Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution (H.R. 2491) 
        [15NO] [20NO]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67) 
        [26JN]
  Messages
    Public Debt Ceiling Legislation: President Clinton [13NO]
    Veto of H.R. 1854, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: President Clinton [6OC]
    Veto of H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget 
        Resolution: President Clinton [6DE]
    Veto of H.R. 2586, Public Debt Ceiling: President Clinton [13NO]
  Motions
    Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2) [6FE]
    ------line-item veto (S. 4) [7SE] [25OC]
    Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491) 
        [26OC] [30OC]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        conference report [20NO]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), 
        consideration (H. Res. 321) [22DE]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        67) [8JN]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): use of 
        forged documents at a Subcommittee on National Economic 
        Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs hearing (H. 
        Res. 244) [25OC]
    Executive departments: ensure that Federal expenditures remain 
        accountable to the House of Representatives (H. Res. 57) [7FE]
    Gingrich, Representative: status of Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment 
        of independent counsel (H. Res. 277) [17NO]
    ------status of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        ethics investigation and appointment of independent counsel 
        (H. Res. 288) [30NO]
    Government regulations: reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022) 
        [28FE]
    House of Representatives: preserve constitutional role to 
        originate revenue measures (H. Res. 131) [6AP]
    House Rules: allow motions to suspend rules (H. Res. 275) [18NO]
    ------reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), 
        consideration (H. Res. 5) [4JA]
    ------same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 276) 
        [18NO]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        1854) [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1854), conference report [6SE]
    Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586) [9NO] [10NO]
    ------ceiling (H.R. 2586), veto [13NO]
    ------enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 
        2621) [14DE]
  Reports filed
    Allow Motions To Suspend House Rules: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 275) (H. Rept. 104-351) [17NO]
    Amend House Rules To Permit Committee Chairmen To Schedule 
        Hearings: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 43) (H. Rept. 
        104-5) [27JA]
    Consent of Congress to Additional Powers Conferred Upon the Bi-
        State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 104-377) 
        [4DE]
    Consent of Congress To Amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact 
        Between Alabama and Georgia: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2064) (H. Rept. 104-376) [4DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 67, Setting 
        Forth the Federal Budget for 1996-2002: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 175) (H. Rept. 104-165) [28JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1854, Legislative 
        Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. Rept. 104-221) [1AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of 
        the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 104-348) [16NO]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 67, Setting Forth the Federal Budget 
        for 1996-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 149) (H. 
        Rept. 104-125) [16MY]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 122, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 1996-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 309) 
        (H. Rept. 104-423) [18DE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 43, Amend House Rules To Permit Committee 
        Chairmen To Schedule Hearings: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 47) (H. Rept. 104-6) [27JA]
    Consideration of H. Res. 250, House Gift Rules Reform: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 268) (H. Rept. 104-341) [15NO]
    Consideration of H. Res. 299, House Rules Relative to Treatment of 
        Outside Earned Income: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        322) (H. Rept. 104-441) [21DE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 306, U.S. Military Intervention in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. 
        Rept. 104-405) [13DE]

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    Consideration of H.J. Res. 73, Constitutional Amendment to Limit 
        Congressional Terms: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 116) 
        (H. Rept. 104-82) [15MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 926, Regulatory Reform and Relief Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 104-52) 
        [27FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1022, Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 104-51) 
        [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1670, Federal Acquisition Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 219) (H. Rept. 104-244) 
        [12SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1854, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 169) (H. 
        Rept. 104-146) [19JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent 
        Budget Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) 
        (H. Rept. 104-292) [25OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2492, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 239) (H. 
        Rept. 104-283) [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2564, Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 104-342) [15NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2586, Public Debt Ceiling: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 258) (H. Rept. 104-328) [8NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 262) (H. Rept. 104-332) 
        [9NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2606, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 273) (H. Rept. 104-349) [16NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Public Debt Limit Enforcement and 
        Protection of Obligated Trust Funds: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 293) (H. Rept. 104-388) [7DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2770, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of S. 4, Legislative Line Item Veto Act and Separate 
        Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 147) (H. Rept. 104-121) [16MY]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 20, Adjournment of Congress: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 179) (H. Rept. 104-168) 
        [29JN]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to Conference Report on H.R. 
        2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 279) (H. Rept. 104-354) 
        [18NO]
    Constitutional Amendment To Limit Congressional Terms: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 2) (H. Rept. 104-67) [6MR]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        1530) (H. Rept. 104-406) [13DE]
    District of Columbia Expenditure and Appropriation of Funds for 
        Times When Congress Has Not Enacted a Budget: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2661) (H. Rept. 
        104-408) [14DE]
    District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
        Assistance Authority: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 1345) (H. Rept. 104-96) [30MR]
    Expedite Commencement of House Committee Hearings: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 310) (H. Rept. 104-424) [18DE]
    Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (S. 790) (H. Rept. 
        104-327) [8NO]
    House Gift Rules Reform: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 250) 
        (H. Rept. 104-337) [14NO]
    House of Representatives Recesses Subject to the Call of the 
        Chair: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 320) (H. Rept. 104-
        432) [20DE]
    House of Representatives Reform: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 215) (H. Rept. 104-240) [7SE]
    House Rules Relative to Same-Day Consideration of Certain 
        Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 260) (H. 
        Rept. 104-330) [9NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 265) (H. Rept. 104-335) 
        [13NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 276) (H. Rept. 104-352) 
        [17NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 297) (H. Rept. 104-400) 
        [12DE]
    House Rules Technical Corrections: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 254) (H. Rept. 104-340) [14NO]
    Legislative Branch Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        1854) (H. Rept. 104-212) [28JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1854) (H. Rept. 
        104-141) [15JN]
    Line-Item Veto: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 104-11) [30JA]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 104-11) [27JA]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 104-15) [1FE]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        2564) (H. Rept. 104-339) [14NO]
    Public Debt Ceiling: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2586) (H. Rept. 104-325) [7NO]
    Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 104-347) [15NO]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 104-350) 
        [18NO]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 104-
        280) [17OC]
    Regulatory Reform and Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 926) (H. Rept. 104-48) [23FE]
    Replace Consent Calendar With a Corrections Calendar: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 168) (H. Rept. 104-144) [16JN]
    Revise and Streamline Federal Procurement and Acquisition Laws: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        1670) (H. Rept. 104-222) [1AU]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1996-2002: Committee of 
        Conference (H. Con. Res. 67) (H. Rept. 104-159) [26JN]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 67) (H. Rept. 
        104-120) [15MY]

CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1) [9JA]

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and 
        reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700) [26JA]
    ------extend and reduce discretionary spending limits and extend 
        pay-as-you-go requirements (see H.R. 2459) [11OC]
    ------limit rate of growth (see H.R. 1110) [2MR]
    Congress: establish a point of order against certain continuing 
        resolutions (see H.R. 2197) [4AU]

CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET AND IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: consideration of budget authority rescission proposals 
        (see H.R. 678) [25JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: use CBO economic assumptions to achieve a balanced Federal 
        budget (see H.J. Res. 132) [18DE]

CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
  Bills and resolutions
    House of Representatives: require payment from Members' official 
        expense account relative to matter printed in the Extensions 
        of Remarks (see H. Res. 18) [9JA]
    House Rules: treatment of expenses of special-order speeches (see 
        H. Res. 263) [9NO]

CONGRESSIONAL TASK FORCE ON IMMIGRATION REFORM
  Bills and resolutions
    Report: authorize printing (see H. Con. Res. 111) [26OC]

CONNECTICUT
  Bills and resolutions
    Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 2279) [7SE]
    Mystic River: deauthorize portion of improvement project (see H.R. 
        1001) [21FE]
    Old State House: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial 
        (see H.R. 1933) [27JN]
    Thames River: modify navigation project to alter turning basin 
        dimensions in Norwich, CT (see H.R. 2282) [7SE]
  Messages
    Farmington Wild and Scenic River Study: President Clinton [13DE]

CONSERVATION OF ENERGY
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: funding for programs (see H.R. 2596) [8NO]
    Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1993) [30JN]
    Housing: energy conservation standards in public housing (see H.R. 
        170) [9JA]

CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES
related term(s) Ecology and Environment; Natural Resources
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: establish a conservation incentives program to 
        develop soil, water, and related resources protection 
        practices (see H.R. 2793) [15DE]
    ------improve agricultural resources conservation programs (see 
        H.R. 2542) [26OC]
    ------incentives for land owners to provide habitat for endangered 
        species (see H.R. 2284) [7SE]
    ------reauthorize the conservation reserve program (see H.R. 343) 
        [9JA]
    ------use of integrated, site-specific farm management plans (see 
        H.R. 2339) [14SE]
    Anadromous Fish Conservation Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2160) [2AU]
    California: promote balance between natural resources, economic 
        development and job retention (see H.R. 2712) [5DE]
    Conservation Reserve Program: extend (see H.R. 67) [9JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: provide loan guarantees for water supply, 
        conservation, quality, and transmission projects (see H.R. 
        2781) [14DE]
    Ecology and environment: funding to States to implement national 
        estuary conservation and management plans (see H.R. 1438, 
        1917) [6AP] [22JN]
    ------strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place 
        restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407) [27SE]
    Endangered Species Act: enhance wildlife conservation and 
        management and protect fishing, hunting and trapping (see H.R. 
        2217) [4AU]
    Fish and fishing: require specific authorization for ocean 
        harvesting operations (see H.R. 898) [10FE]
    Forests: identification of high-fire-risk areas, cleanup of 
        accumulated forest fuels, and development of long-term fire 
        prevention plan (see H.R. 596) [19JA]
    Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: amend relative to the 
        National Park Service (see H.R. 2025) [12JY]
    Natural resources: conservation, management, and administration of 
        certain parks and forests (see H.R. 2067) [19JY]
    Pacific Fisheries Management Council: assess status of Pacific 
        Coast Groundfish Plan (see H.R. 1417) [5AP]
    Real estate: allow a credit against the estate tax for transfers 
        of certain property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 522) 
        [13JA]
    Taxation: exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative 
        to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements 
        (see H.R. 864, 2218) [8FE] [4AU]
    ------incentives for the conservation of endangered species (see 
        H.R. 2286, 2364) [7SE] [19SE]
    ------income tax credit for property used to control environmental 
        pollution and for soil and water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 41) [9JA]
    ------treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 1820) [13JN]
    ------treatment of conservation expenditures by electric and gas 
        utilities (see H.R. 959) [15FE]

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    Water: conservation and development of resources and Army Corps of 
        Engineers river and harbor improvement projects (see H.R. 929) 
        [14FE]
    ------reuse and recycling projects (see H.R. 1803, 1879) [8JN] 
        [16JN]
    Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1268, 1330) [21MR] 
        [28MR]
    ------moratorium on certain policies relative to the determination 
        of wetlands status (see H.R. 1220) [13MR]
    Wetlands Reserve Program: extend (see H.R. 67) [9JA]
  Messages
    National Environmental Policy Act: President Clinton [6AP]

CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        18, 23, 26, 72, 90) [9JA] [1MR] [23MY]
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 4, 6, 17, 43, 46, 47, 59) [9JA] [19JA]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 1, 7, 15, 20, 21, 22, 28, 31, 35, 37, 45, 46, 49, 53, 55, 
        57, 58, 60, 62, 74) [9JA] [11JA] [18JA] [19JA] [23JA] [3MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 33, 44) [11JA] [24JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to require two-thirds vote of both 
        Houses of Congress if outlays exceed revenues (see H.J. Res. 
        9) [9JA]
    ------treatment of Social Security under a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 17) [23JA]
    ------treatment of Social Security under a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (H. Con. Res. 17), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 44) [24JA]
    Capital punishment: constitutional amendment to prohibit (see H.J. 
        Res. 99) [30JN]
    Citizenship: constitutional amendment restricting citizenship by 
        virtue of birth in U.S. (see H.J. Res. 56, 64, 87, 88, 93) 
        [19JA] [26JA] [3MY] [17MY] [25MY]
    Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see 
        H.J. Res. 51, 106) [11JA] [2AU]
    Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be 
        reconfirmed by the Senate every 10 years (see H.J. Res. 63) 
        [24JA]
    Elections: constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of 
        money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 32, 97) [9JA] 
        [22JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to enact 
        and repeal legislation in a national election (see H.J. Res. 
        103) [26JY]
    ------constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to 
        propose constitutional amendments by initiative process (see 
        H.J. Res. 104) [26JY]
    ------constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to 
        recall elected officials (see H.J. Res. 105) [26JY]
    ------constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures 
        and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 114) [18OC]
    English language: constitutional amendment to establish as 
        official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 109) [28SE]
    Federal employees: constitutional amendment to limit years of 
        employment (see H.J. Res. 39) [9JA]
    Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded 
        Federal mandates to States and local governments (see H.J. 
        Res. 27, 54) [9JA] [13JA]
    Firearms: constitutional amendment to clarify right to keep and 
        bear arms (see H.R. 2393; H.J. Res. 98) [27JN] [25SE]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see 
        H.J. Res. 14, 32, 41, 79) [9JA] [21MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 
        79), consideration (see H. Res. 173) [27JN]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 121, 127) [15NO] [28NO]
    Government: constitutional amendment to limit terms for Members of 
        Congress, and the President and Vice President (see H.J. Res. 
        82) [29MR]
    House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment 
        to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see 
        H. Res. 39) [19JA]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment relative to pay and 
        pensions (see H.J. Res. 107) [20SE]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 3, 
        5, 8, 12, 25, 29, 34, 38, 44, 52, 65, 66, 73, 75, 76, 77, 91, 
        92) [9JA] [11JA] [26JA] [27JA] [2MR] [6MR] [8MR] [23MY] [24MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the 
        term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 24) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 14) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 116) [15MR]
    Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see 
        H.J. Res. 10, 16, 19, 67, 94) [9JA] [3FE] [14JN]
    President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct 
        popular election (see H.J. Res. 36, 86, 117) [9JA] [2MY] [7NO]
    Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment relative to 
        granting of pardons (see H.J. Res. 30) [9JA]
    ------repeal 22d amendment to the Constitution relative to term 
        restrictions (see H.J. Res. 68, 71, 81) [8FE] [1MR] [29MR]
    Public debt: constitutional amendment to restrict annual deficits 
        (see H.J. Res. 40) [9JA]
    Schools: constitutional amendment to prohibit compulsory 
        attendance of students at public schools other than the one 
        nearest their residence (see H.J. Res. 13) [9JA]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see 
        H.J. Res. 48) [9JA]
    Territories: constitutional amendment regarding presidential 
        election voting rights for residents (see H.J. Res. 42) [9JA]
    Voting: constitutional amendment allowing the proposal and 
        enactment of laws by popular vote of the people (see H.J. Res. 
        11) [9JA]
  Motions
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1) 
        [26JA]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. 
        Res. 79) [28JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 17, Treatment of Social Security 
        Under a Constitutional Amendment To Require a Balanced Budget: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 104-4) 
        [24JA]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 1, Constitutional Amendment To Require 
        a Balanced Budget: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 44) (H. 
        Rept. 104-4) [24JA]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 73, Constitutional Amendment to Limit 
        Congressional Terms: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 116) 
        (H. Rept. 104-82) [15MR]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 79, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 173) (H. Rept. 104-164) [27JN]
    Constitutional Amendment To Limit Congressional Terms: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 2) (H. Rept. 104-67) [6MR]
    Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 
        104-151) [22JN]
    Constitutional Amendment To Require a Balanced Budget: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 1) (H. Rept. 104-3) [18JA]

CONSTITUTION--U.S.
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize the Newington-Cropsey 
        Foundation to erect a monument dedicated to the Bill of Rights 
        (see H. Con. Res. 114) [17NO]
    Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the 
        enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270) [6SE]
    Elections: protect constitutional rights of citizens to choose 
        Senators and Representatives (see H.R. 1104) [1MR]
    Executive departments: prevent encroachment into legislative 
        powers or unconstitutional actions (see H.R. 807) [2FE]
    ------prevent encroachment into legislative powers or 
        unconstitutional actions (H.R. 807), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 111, 112) [9MR]
    Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms 
        for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see 
        H.R. 2470) [11OC]
    House of Representatives: preserve constitutional role to 
        originate revenue measures (see H. Res. 131) [5AP]
    ------require that certain legislation be accompanied by a 
        statement of constitutional authority (see H. Res. 106) [6MR]
  Motions
    House of Representatives: preserve constitutional role to 
        originate revenue measures (H. Res. 131) [6AP]

CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for 
        display of steel home building materials (see H. Con. Res. 85) 
        [20JY]
    Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472) [12OC]
    District of Columbia: confirm and enforce limitations on the 
        height of buildings and roof structures (see H.R. 1324) [24MR]
    Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779) [14DE]
    Taxation: allow credit for construction and renovation of 
        nonresidential buildings in distressed areas (see H.R. 1519) 
        [7AP]
    ------inapplicability of the look-back method on construction 
        contracts requiring the percentage of completion accounting 
        method (see H.R. 2722) [6DE]
    ------requirements on the percentage of completion accounting 
        method for the manufacture of property (see H.R. 235, 2208) 
        [9JA] [4AU]
    ------treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water 
        or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957) [15FE]

CONSUMER PRODUCT SAFETY COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Toys: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 1622) [11MY]

CONSUMER REPORTING REFORM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 561) [18JA]

CONSUMERS
related term(s) Credit; Product Safety; Warranties
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act [9NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: kiwifruit research and marketing (see H.R. 1486) 
        [7AP]
    ------labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth 
        hormones, and development of residue test (see H.R. 2084, 
        2085) [20JY]
    ------revise soybean promotion, research, and consumer information 
        programs (see H.R. 2577) [2NO]
    BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost of living index 
        (see H. Con. Res. 130) [3JA]
    Business and industry: regulation of invention development 
        services (see H.R. 2419) [28SE]
    Consumer Price Index: calculation (see H.R. 815; H. Res. 45) 
        [26JA] [3FE]
    Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 10, 917, 955, 956, 
        1075) [9JA] [13FE] [15FE] [28FE]
    ------product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 108, 109) [7MR] [8MR]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 1622) [11MY]
    Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit 
        reporting agencies (see H.R. 561) [18JA]
    ------define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes of 
        grace periods (see H.R. 1537, 1963) [2MY] [29JN]
    ------disclosures by consumer reporting agencies to the FBI for 
        counterintelligence purposes (see H.R. 68) [9JA]
    ------expand availability by lifting growth cap on limited service 
        financial institutions (see H.R. 1491) [7AP]

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    ------require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-
        purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820) [20DE]
    ------require lenders to post current interest rates charged for 
        various categories of loans to consumers (see H.R. 183) [9JA]
    Credit cards: require additional disclosures of account 
        information and study industry competitiveness (see H.R. 1105) 
        [1MR]
    Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499) [7AP]
    Dept. of Commerce: establish a toll-free telephone number to 
        assist consumers in identifying domestically-produced 
        merchandise (see H.R. 447) [9JA]
    Disasters: prevent overpricing of goods (see H.R. 976) [16FE]
    FDA: increase the voting consumer representation of the Blood 
        Products Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1021) [23FE]
    Financial institutions: credit card fees (see H.R. 1169) [8MR]
    ------freeze on bank fees (see H.R. 1312) [23MR]
    ------provide consumer protections (see H. Res. 110) [9MR]
    ------reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see 
        H.R. 1362, 1858, 2158) [30MR] [15JN] [1AU]
    ------regulate the retail sale of nondeposit investment products 
        by insured depository institutions (see H.R. 727) [30JA]
    ------require fee disclosures by operators of electronic fund 
        transfers (see H.R. 1246) [15MR]
    Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking 
        actions (see H.R. 450) [9JA]
    ------moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 93) [22FE]
    ------moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (S. 219), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 148) [16MY]
    ------moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions on small 
        business (see H.R. 839) [6FE]
    Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see 
        H.R. 2019) [12JY]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 995, 996) [21FE]
    Information services: ensure competitive availability of consumer 
        electronics devices affording access to telecommunications 
        services (see H.R. 1275) [21MR]
    ------prevent unfair billing and charging practices for services 
        provided over 800 line phone numbers (see H.R. 1559) [3MY]
    Insurance: compliance by sellers and underwriters with State 
        consumer protection requirements (see H.R. 1317) [24MR]
    ------establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees 
        and health care providers (see H.R. 2400) [27SE]
    ------require written notification to property and casualty 
        applicants or policy-holders of refusal of issuance or renewal 
        (see H.R. 1247) [15MR]
    Investments: regulation and management of mutual funds (see H.R. 
        1495) [7AP]
    LSC: prohibit recipients of grants or contracts from soliciting 
        clients (see H.R. 1931) [27JN]
    Motor vehicles: dissemination of warranty and repair information 
        by manufacturers (see H.R. 265) [9JA]
    ------improve impact standards for bumpers (see H.R. 1928) [27JN]
    Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development 
        in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514) [7AP]
    Petroleum: consumer information on octane ratings and requirements 
        (see H.R. 546) [17JA]
    Postal Service: prevent disclosure of names or addresses of postal 
        patrons (see H.R. 434) [9JA]
    Pricing: retail pricing of consumer commodities (see H.R. 171) 
        [9JA]
    Social Security: treatment of long-term health care insurance (see 
        H.R. 1013, 2571) [22FE] [1NO]
    Taxation: assessment of retail dealer occupational taxes (see H.R. 
        302) [9JA]
    ------assessment of retail dealer occupational taxes (H.R. 302), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 246) [26OC]
    ------domestic investment tax credit (see H.R. 392) [9JA]
    ------treatment of certain bargain sales (see H.R. 523) [13JA]
    Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (see 
        H.R. 1555) [3MY]
    ------promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 207) [1AU]
    ------protect facilities, devices, and networks from misuse (see 
        H.R. 1004) [21FE]
    Tickets: require disclosure of service and other charges (see H.R. 
        857) [8FE]
    Truth in Lending Act: clarify intent and reduce regulatory burdens 
        on creditors (see H.R. 1184) [9MR]
    ------clarify regulations relative to mortgage fees and disclosure 
        requirements (see H.R. 2399) [27SE]
    ------moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1380) 
        [3AP]
    Truth in Savings Act: repeal (see H.R. 337) [9JA]
  Motions
    Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956) [9MR] [10MR] [9NO]
    Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking 
        actions (H.R. 450) [24FE]
    Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation 
        (H.R. 1555) [4AU]
  Reports filed
    Communications Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1555) (H. 
        Rept. 104-204) [24JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 450, Regulatory Transition Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 93) (H. Rept. 104-45) [22FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 108) (H. Rept. 104-
        69) [7MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 109) (H. Rept. 104-72) 
        [8MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1555, Communications Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 207) (H. Rept. 104-223) [1AU]
    Consideration of S. 219, Regulatory Transition Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 148) (H. Rept. 104-122) [16MY]
    Financial Institutions Regulatory Process and Paperwork 
        Requirements Reform: Committee on Banking and Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 104-193) [18JY]
    Product Liability Reform: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) 
        (H. Rept. 104-50) [24FE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 917) (H. Rept. 104-63) 
        [1MR]
    Regulatory Transition Act: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 450) (H. Rept. 104-39) [16FE]

CONTINENTAL SHELF
see Outer Continental Shelf

CONTRACT WITH AMERICA TAX RELIEF ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1215) [13MR]
    Enact (H.R. 1215): consideration (see H. Res. 128) [4AP]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 1215) [5AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1215, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 128) (H. Rept. 104-100) [4AP]
    Provisions: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1215) (H. 
        Rept. 104-84) [21MR]

CONTRACTS
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 895, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act [12SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: ensure contract sanctity (see H.R. 2557) [30OC]
    Business and industry: require profit-sharing plans for the 
        provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705) 
        [5DE]
    CERCLA: require Corps of Engineers performance of contract 
        oversight of remedial actions (see H.R. 2801) [18DE]
    Civil rights: ensure equal opportunity in employment, education, 
        and contracting (see H.R. 1840) [14JN]
    Colleges and universities: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to 
        institutions that prevent access to campus for ROTC or 
        military recruiting (see H.R. 142, 1118) [9JA] [2MR]
    Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500) [13JA]
    ------revise (see H.R. 2472) [12OC]
    Defense industries: prohibit reimbursement of defense contractors 
        for environmental response costs (see H.R. 2227) [4AU]
    ------require that contractor consolidation cost savings be used 
        for employment retraining and job creation activities (see 
        H.R. 702) [26JA]
    Dept. of Defense: increase opportunities for veterans held as POW 
        during the Vietnam era to participate in procurement 
        activities (see H.R. 155) [9JA]
    ------increase opportunities for veterans with service-connected 
        disabilities to participate in procurement activities (see 
        H.R. 137) [9JA]
    ------reform acquisition procedures (see H.R. 1368) [30MR]
    Dept. of Energy: provide health benefits to former defense nuclear 
        facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 
        1903) [20JN]
    Employment: require that work that requires licensing be performed 
        by a person who is so licensed (see H.R. 1722) [25MY]
    Executive departments: prohibit agencies from entering into 
        certain service contracts relative to costs (see H.R. 1411) 
        [5AP]
    Federal contracts: require debarment for violation of National 
        Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724) [6DE]
    ------require debarment for violation of Occupational Safety and 
        Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725) [6DE]
    Federal employees: prohibit the contracting out of certain duties 
        (see H.R. 1410) [5AP]
    Forest Service: use of stewardship contracting in demonstration 
        program to restore and maintain ecological integrity and 
        productivity of forest ecosystems (see H.R. 1682) [18MY]
    Government: awarding of competitive contracts in acquiring and 
        operating Federal motor vehicle fleets (see H.R. 1981) [30JN]
    ------classification of employees and independent contractors 
        relative to Federal procurement contracts (see H.R. 508, 509) 
        [13JA]
    ------procure from the private sector the goods and services 
        necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 28) 
        [9JA]
    ------standards and regulations for procurement contracts (see 
        H.R. 1959) [29JN]
    ------status of Federal contractors that hire permanent 
        replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176) [8MR]
    Government contracts: deadline for receipt of certain bids 
        relative to delivery by overnight message service (see H.R. 
        331) [9JA]
    Kingman, AZ: water contract modifications (see H.R. 2251) [4AU]
    Labor: simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (see 
        H.R. 967) [15FE]
    Lobbyists: prohibit recipients of awards, grants, and contracts 
        from lobbying for their continuation (see H.R. 1130) [3MR]
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws relative to 
        certain television contracts (see H.R. 105) [9JA]
    National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773, 
        2028) [1FE] [13JY]
    OMB: report number of individuals employed by non-Federal entities 
        providing Government services (see H.R. 1412) [5AP]
    Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: implement basin management 
        plan to eliminate groundwater overdraft and seawater intrusion 
        (see H.R. 2549) [26OC]
    Procurement: revise and streamline Federal acquisition laws (see 
        H.R. 1038, 1388, 1670, 1795) [24FE] [4AP] [18MY] [8JN]
    ------revise and streamline Federal acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 219) [12SE]
    Public buildings: permit State and local governments to lease or 
        sell Federal-aid facilities without repayment of Federal 
        grants (see H.R. 1907) [21JN]

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    Service Contract Act: repeal (see H.R. 246) [9JA]
    Small business: reduce costs of Government loan guarantees (see 
        H.R. 2150) [1AU]
    Taxation: determination of employment status of individuals as 
        employees or independent contractors (see H.R. 582) [19JA]
    ------inapplicability of the look-back method on construction 
        contracts requiring the percentage of completion accounting 
        method (see H.R. 2722) [6DE]
    ------provide an investment tax credit to assist defense 
        contractors converting to nondefense operations (see H.R. 
        1518) [7AP]
    ------treatment of accelerated death benefits under life insurance 
        contracts (see H.R. 99) [9JA]
    Tax-exempt organizations: authorize receipt of Federal loans, 
        grants, or contracts to organizations engaging in lobbying 
        activities (see H.R. 2785) [15DE]
    Telecommunications: industry procurement from businesses owned by 
        minorities and women (see H.R. 503) [13JA]
  Conference reports
    Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S. 895) [28SE]
  Motions
    Small business: redesign small business programs on loan 
        guarantees, counseling and management, and Government 
        contracting (S. 895) [12SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1670, Federal Acquisition Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 219) (H. Rept. 104-244) 
        [12SE]
    Revise and Streamline Federal Procurement and Acquisition Laws: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        1670) (H. Rept. 104-222) [1AU]
    Small Business Credit Efficiency Act: Committee on Small Business 
        (House) (H.R. 2150) (H. Rept. 104-238) [6SE]
    Small Business Lending Enhancement Act: Committee of Conference 
        (S. 895) (H. Rept. 104-269) [28SE]
    Status of Federal Contractors That Hire Permanent Replacements for 
        Striking Employees: Committee on Economic and Educational 
        Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1176) (H. Rept. 104-163) [27JN]

CONYERS, JOHN, JR. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
    ------H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act [9NO]
    ------H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act [24OC]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act 
        [30NO]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of 
        slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, 
        and recommend remedies (see H.R. 891) [10FE]
    Courts: supersede the modification of final judgment in U.S. v. 
        Western Electric (see H.R. 1641) [16MY]
    Housing: public housing construction and revitalization (see H.R. 
        1613) [11MY]
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 45) 
        [9JA]
    Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government 
        shutdown (see H.R. 2658) [17NO]
  Motions offered by
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1) 
        [26JA]
    Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956) [9NO]
    ------reform civil justice system (H.R. 988) [7MR]
    Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667) [10FE]
    Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728) [14FE]

COOK INLET REGION, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: amend to provide for the 
        buyback of common stock of Cook Inlet Region, Inc. (see H.R. 
        421) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Amendment To Provide for the 
        Buyback of Common Stock of Cook Inlet Region, Inc.: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 421) (H. Rept. 104-40) [21FE]

COOLEY, WES (a Representative from Oregon)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    David J. Wheeler Federal Building, Baker City, OR: designate (see 
        H.R. 2061) [19JY]
    EPA: exempt certain small landfills from ground water monitoring 
        requirements (see H.R. 1696) [24MY]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Oregon (see H.R. 1290) [22MR]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft 
        (see H.R. 2568) [1NO]
    Hells Canyon Wilderness Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 2693) 
        [30NO]
    Irrigation: establish boundaries for irrigation districts within 
        the Umatilla Basin, OR (see H.R. 2392) [21SE]
    National forests: renewal process for livestock grazing leases 
        (see H.R. 1375) [3AP]
    Oregon: continuation of certain commercial activities at the Red's 
        Horse Ranch area of the Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa, and 
        Whitman National Forests (see H.R. 1697) [24MY]
    Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713) 
        [25MY]
    Sumpter, OR: convey certain lands (see H.R. 1581) [9MY]

COPYRIGHTS
related term(s) Patents
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: protection of intellectual property 
        rights (see H. Res. 50) [30JA]
    Computers: permit lawful possessors of a copy of a computer 
        program to authorize additional copies under certain 
        circumstances (see H.R. 533) [17JA]
    House Rules: treat copyright royalties as honoraria (see H. Res. 
        20) [9JA]
    Information services: adapt copyright laws to digital networked 
        environments of the National Information Infrastructure (see 
        H.R. 2441) [29SE]
    Motion pictures: identification of author for purposes of 
        noneconomic interests (see H.R. 1244) [15MR]
    ------require disclosures of materially altered films (see H.R. 
        1248) [15MR]
    Music: licensing (see H.R. 789) [1FE]
    Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (see H.R. 
        359) [9JA]
    Public documents: prohibit Federal and State courts or agencies 
        from requiring that legal citations in which copyright 
        subsists be the only acceptable submission (see H.R. 1584, 
        1822) [9MY] [13JN]
    Sound recording and reproducing: copyright laws relative to the 
        public performance of sound recordings by means of digital 
        transmission (see H.R. 1506) [7AP]
    Television: public performance copyright restrictions on 
        professional sports programs viewing at places of public 
        accommodation (see H.R. 935) [14FE]
    Terms: duration of protection (see H.R. 989) [16FE]
    Trademarks: protection against dilution (see H.R. 1295) [22MR]
    ------registration and protection (see H.R. 1270) [21MR]
  Reports filed
    Copyright Laws Relative to the Public Performance of Sound 
        Recordings by Means of Digital Transmission: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1506) (H. Rept. 104-274) [11OC]
    Registration and Protection of Copyrights and Trademarks: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1295) (H. Rept. 104-
        374) [30NO]

CORINTH, MS
  Bills and resolutions
    History: establish interpretive center at Civil War Battlefield 
        (see H.R. 1548) [2MY]

CORNING NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY CONVEYANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 535): consideration (see H. Res. 144) [11MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 535, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 144) (H. Rept. 104-116) [11MY]
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 535) (H. Rept. 
        104-34) [15FE]

CORPORATE AND FARM INDEPENDENCE COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2755) [11DE]

CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC BROADCASTING
  Bills and resolutions
    American Cultural Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 1520) [7AP]
    Statutory authority: repeal (see H.R. 208) [9JA]
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton [28JN] [10JY]

CORPORATIONS
related term(s) Business and Industry
  Bills and resolutions
    Airlines: percentage of voting interests of air carriers required 
        to be owned or controlled by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 951) 
        [15FE]
    Business and industry: establish minimum standards of fair conduct 
        in franchise sales and business relationships (see H.R. 1717) 
        [25MY]
    ------establishment of foreign manufacturing subsidiaries by 
        domestic corporations (see H.R. 389) [9JA]
    Taxation: allow certain corporations and trusts to be shareholders 
        of subchapter S corporations (see H.R. 92) [9JA]
    ------allow corporations to elect the pooling method for 
        determining foreign tax credits (see H.R. 2355) [19SE]
    ------application of corporate income tax to Government-sponsored 
        enterprises (see H.R. 943, 1054) [14FE] [24FE]
    ------capital gains rate on stock of certain domestic corporations 
        (see H.R. 512) [13JA]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 1042, 1322) [24FE] [24MR]
    ------capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 
        213, 537, 646) [9JA] [17JA] [24JA]
    ------capital gains rates for investments in small businesses (see 
        H.R. 2095) [21JY]
    ------characterization of certain redemption of stock held by 
        corporations (see H.R. 1551) [3MY]
    ------corporate financial incentives for small businesses 
        operating in urban enterprise zones (see H.R. 1072) [28FE]
    ------election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1661) [17MY]
    ------impose a minimum tax on certain foreign and foreign-
        controlled corporations (see H.R. 2166) [2AU]
    ------limitation on the deductibility of capital losses (see H.R. 
        233) [9JA]
    ------make S corporations eligible for rules applicable to real 
        property subdivided for sale by noncorporate taxpayers (see 
        H.R. 1213, 2287) [10MR] [7SE]
    ------minimum tax on corporations importing products at 
        artificially inflated prices (see H.R. 88) [9JA]
    ------modify certain rules relating to subchapter S corporations 
        (see H.R. 2383) [21SE]
    ------permanent extension of the transition rule for certain 
        publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1686) [23MY]
    ------qualification and eligibility requirements for S 
        corporations and shareholders (see H.R. 2039) [13JY]
    ------reduce rates and carryover basis of inherited property (see 
        H.R. 538) [17JA]
    ------retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110) [25OC]
    ------treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 56) [9JA]
    ------treatment of certain subsidies relative to energy and 
        natural resources (see H.R. 2315) [12SE]
    ------treatment of corporations (see H.R. 1629, 2534) [12MY] 
        [25OC]
    ------treatment of corporations, earned income, estate and gift 
        taxes, and liability for prior taxable years (see H.R. 214) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of dividends paid by domestic corporations (see 
        H.R. 232) [9JA]
    ------treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax 
        (see H.R. 2190) [3AU]

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    ------treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing 
        corporations (see H.R. 737, 1190, 1546) [30JA] [9MR] [2MY]

CORPS OF ENGINEERS
related term(s) Department of Defense
  Bills and resolutions
    Brunswick County, NC: environmental restoration project in the 
        eastern channel of the Lockwoods Folly River (see H.R. 1393) 
        [4AP]
    CERCLA: require Corps of Engineers performance of contract 
        oversight of remedial actions (see H.R. 2801) [18DE]
    Indiana: watershed management plan for Lake George area (see H.R. 
        1107) [1MR]
    Missouri River: control of water relative to navigation and flood 
        control (see H.R. 1351) [29MR]
    ------equity in economic benefits and recreational usage among 
        bordering States (see H.R. 1260) [16MR]
    Natchez, MS: stabilize bluffs along Mississippi River (see H.R. 
        880) [9FE]
    Nebraska: Lost Creek flood control project costs relative to 
        judgment funds (see H.R. 1071) [28FE]
    North Bonneville, WA: conveyance of land by Corps of Engineers 
        (see H.R. 1340) [28MR]
    Ohio: technical assistance for the planning of a regional water 
        authority in northeastern Ohio (see H.R. 457) [9JA]
    Washington: operation and maintenance of Grays Harbor and Chehalis 
        River navigation projects (see H.R. 1086) [28FE]
    Waterways: prohibit water control policy modifications that would 
        interfere with the use of navigation channels (see H.R. 1294) 
        [22MR]
    ------require construction and operation of a jetty and sand 
        transfer system by the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 758) 
        [31JA]

CORPUS CHRISTI, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Texas: purchase of Bureau of Reclamation water supply projects 
        (see H.R. 2609) [9NO]

CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Capital punishment: clarify method of execution for Federal 
        prisoners (see H.R. 2359) [19SE]
    ------establish penalty relative to murders of State and local 
        correctional officers by prisoners (see H.R. 154) [9JA]
    Community service: permit prisoners to participate in projects 
        (see H.R. 2360) [19SE]
    Courts: judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (see H.R. 
        554, 695, 2488) [18JA] [26JA] [17OC]
    ------reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions 
        and treatment (see H.R. 2468) [11OC]
    Crime: Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for 
        the cost of incarcerating aliens (see H.R. 205) [9JA]
    ------incarceration of violent criminals (see H.R. 667) [25JA]
    ------incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 63) [8FE]
    ------increase juvenile criminal penalties and improve youth 
        correctional facilities (see H.R. 600) [20JA]
    ------penalties for escaping from Federal prison (see H.R. 1533) 
        [2MY]
    ------prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 663) [24JA]
    Dept. of Defense: conversion of certain military installations 
        into correctional facilities for youthful offenders (see H.R. 
        472) [11JA]
    Employment: pilot program on feasibility of Federal prisoner 
        employment (see H.R. 2553) [26OC]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: exemption for inmates in certain 
        programs (see H.R. 868) [8FE]
    Federal prisoners: prevent from engaging in activities to increase 
        their strength or fighting abilities (see H.R. 515) [13JA]
    Health: privatization of health care services (see H.R. 1810) 
        [8JN]
    Immigration: adjust status for certain Polish and Hungarian 
        parolees (see H.R. 2436) [29SE]
    ------facilitate the apprehension, detention, and deportation of 
        criminal aliens (see H.R. 668) [25JA]
    ------facilitate the apprehension, detention, and deportation of 
        criminal aliens (H.R. 668), consideration (see H. Res. 69) 
        [9FE]
    ------revise Dept. of Justice authority to parole aliens into the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 1597) [9MY]
    Law enforcement: early release of prisoners upon completion of 
        drug treatment program (see H.R. 2650) [16NO]
    Lorton Correctional Complex: transfer control to the Bureau of 
        Prisons (see H.R. 461) [9JA]
    Safety: establish surrounding zones in which certain waste 
        disposal facilities may not be permitted (see H.R. 423) [9JA]
    SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320) [13SE]
    Veterans: restrict clothing allowance payments for incarcerated 
        veterans and assess disability benefits to veterans in nursing 
        homes (see H.R. 2155) [1AU]
  Motions
    Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667) [9FE] [10FE]
  Reports filed
    Apprehension, Detention, and Deportation of Criminal Aliens: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 668) (H. Rept. 104-
        22) [6FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 667, Incarceration of Violent Criminals: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 63) (H. Rept. 104-25) 
        [8FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 668, Apprehension, Detention, and 
        Deportation of Criminal Aliens: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 69) (H. Rept. 104-26) [9FE]
    Criminal Penalties for Escaping From Federal Prison: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1533) (H. Rept. 104-392) [11DE]
    Incarceration of Violent Criminals: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 667) (H. Rept. 104-21) [6FE]

COST OF LIVING
see Economy; Income

COSTELLO, JERRY F. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 1427) [6AP]
    Employment: require employers to notify workers before health care 
        or retirement benefits are terminated (see H.R. 1305) [23MR]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Illinois (see H.R. 2630) [14NO]
    Taxation: nonrecognition of gain on conversion of long-term 
        property through exercise of eminent domain (see H.R. 928) 
        [14FE]
    ------treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into 
        an individual retirement account (see H.R. 844) [7FE]

COURIER SERVICE (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2719) [5DE]

COURTS
related term(s) Crime; Law Enforcement; Lawyers and Attorneys; Supreme 
    Court
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act [9NO]
    ------H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act [24OC]
    ------H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
        Judiciary appropriations [18OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Administrative law judiciary: reorganize (see H.R. 1802) [8JN]
    AIDS: criminal penalties relative to intentional transmission (see 
        H.R. 630) [23JA]
    Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: designate (see 
        H.R. 2305) [12SE]
    Aliens: treatment of criminal aliens (see H.R. 592) [19JA]
    Antitrust policy: supersede modification of final judgment of U.S. 
        v. Western Electric and regulate the manufacturing of Bell 
        operating companies (see H.R. 411) [9JA]
    ------supersede the modification of final judgment in U.S. v. 
        Western Electric (see H.R. 1528, 1641) [2MY] [16MY]
    Arbitration: authorize voluntary alternative dispute resolutions 
        systems (see H.R. 1443) [6AP]
    Armed Forces: allow liability claims resulting from medical 
        malpractice (see H.R. 2524) [24OC]
    ------prohibit accrual of pay and allowances to members confined 
        pending dishonorable dismissal charges (see H.R. 585) [19JA]
    ------provide for the jurisdiction, apprehension, and detention of 
        members and certain civilians accompanying the Armed Forces 
        abroad (see H.R. 808) [2FE]
    Bankruptcy: appointment of judges (see H.R. 2604) [9NO]
    ------debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's 
        operation of watercraft while intoxicated (see H.R. 234) [9JA]
    Bruce R. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Reno, NV: 
        designate (see H.R. 395) [9JA]
    Business and industry: voluntary environmental self-evaluations 
        (see H.R. 1047) [24FE]
    Capital punishment: clarify method of execution for Federal 
        prisoners (see H.R. 2359) [19SE]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit (see H.J. Res. 99) 
        [30JN]
    ------establish effective procedures (see H.R. 729) [30JA]
    ------funding for death penalty resource centers (see H.R. 1984) 
        [30JN]
    ------include multiple deaths as an aggravating factor in 
        determination of sentencing (see H.R. 1811) [9JN]
    ------modify penalty for drug kingpins (see H.R. 147) [9JA]
    CERCLA: abatement and liability of hazardous substances relative 
        to State and Federal solid waste disposal laws (see H.R. 521) 
        [13JA]
    ------clarify appropriate inquiry into previous ownership and uses 
        of real property to qualify for the innocent landowner defense 
        (see H.R. 1285) [21MR]
    ------clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see 
        H.R. 820, 2210) [3FE] [4AU]
    ------clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to 
        properties discovered to be contaminated (see H.R. 914) [13FE]
    ------clarify provisions on liability and funding (see H.R. 2256) 
        [4AU]
    ------liability allocation process among potentially responsible 
        parties (see H.R. 1616) [11MY]
    ------liability restrictions for generation or transportation of 
        solid waste (see H.R. 854, 855) [7FE]
    Child support: enforcement of obligations by requiring the use of 
        liens against property of persons owing overdue support (see 
        H.R. 1029) [23FE]
    Children and youth: evaluate the effectiveness of the juvenile 
        justice system (see H.R. 1829) [13JN]
    Civil assets forfeiture: reform (see H.R. 1916) [22JN]
    Civil courts: attorneys' fees relative to tort actions (see H.R. 
        93) [9JA]
    ------inclusion of attorney's fees as part of the cost to 
        prevailing defendants in Federal civil actions (see H.R. 64) 
        [9JA]
    ------limit the award of liquidated damages to employees of States 
        and political subdivisions (see H.R. 1505) [7AP]
    ------reform civil justice system (see H.R. 988) [16FE]
    ------reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 104) [3MR]
    Civil liberties: protect constitutional rights relative to Federal 
        counterterrorism activities (see H.R. 1738) [25MY]
    Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 1764, 2128) 
        [7JN] [27JY]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or 
        sexual orientation (see H.R. 382, 1863) [9JA] [15JN]
    Civil Rights Act: applications (see H.R. 658) [24JA]
    Claims: establish uniform standard for the resolution of medical 
        malpractice claims (see H.R. 352) [9JA]
    Coins: mint coins in commeroration of Thurgood Marshall (see H.R. 
        79) [9JA]
    Congress: final approval of all executive branch agency 
        promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727) [6DE]
    ------specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment 
        of legislation (see H.R. 2270) [6SE]

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    Constitutional amendments: provide that Federal judges be 
        reconfirmed by the Senate every 10 years (see H.J. Res. 63) 
        [24JA]
    Correctional institutions: judicial remedies regarding prison 
        conditions (see H.R. 554, 695, 2488) [18JA] [26JA] [17OC]
    ------reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions 
        and treatment (see H.R. 2468) [11OC]
    Court reporters: exempt State and local employees from certain 
        Federal compensatory time requirements (see H.R. 1225) [14MR]
    Crime: antiracketeering laws (see H.R. 230) [9JA]
    ------civil and criminal forfeitures for certain offenses (see 
        H.R. 320) [9JA]
    ------clerical and technical corrections to criminal justice 
        system (see H.R. 2538) [26OC]
    ------consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499) [7AP]
    ------deny annuity benefits to Members of Congress and terminate 
        salary of justices or judges convicted of felonies (see H.R. 
        350) [9JA]
    ------disapprove sentencing guideline amendments on cocaine base 
        and money laundering (see H.R. 2073) [19JY]
    ------distribute to community-based organizations information on 
        the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 2818) 
        [20DE]
    ------establish a task force to recommend a uniform strategy to 
        protect women against violent crime (see H.R. 144) [9JA]
    ------establish commission relative to crime control and a 
        national firearms policy (see H.R. 385) [9JA]
    ------false identification documents (see H.R. 399, 1552) [9JA] 
        [3MY]
    ------incarceration of violent criminals (see H.R. 667) [25JA]
    ------incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 63) [8FE]
    ------include peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates (see 
        H.R. 305) [9JA]
    ------increase juvenile criminal penalties and improve youth 
        correctional facilities (see H.R. 600) [20JA]
    ------increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 
        1488) [7AP]
    ------increase speedy trial time limits (see H.R. 2453) [10OC]
    ------mandatory sentences relative to violent felonies committed 
        against senior citizens (see H.R. 146) [9JA]
    ------mandatory victim restitution (H.R. 665), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 60) [6FE]
    ------minimum mandatory sentencing (see H.R. 437) [9JA]
    ------national policy to control crime and reform court procedures 
        (see H.R. 3, 920) [9JA] [13FE]
    ------penalties for health care fraud (see H.R. 2151, 2408) [1AU] 
        [27SE]
    ------penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law 
        enforcement officer (see H.R. 1573) [3MY]
    ------penalty enhancement for the use of juveniles in Federal 
        offenses (see H.R. 405) [9JA]
    ------prohibit certain conduct relative to civil disorders (see 
        H.R. 1899) [20JN]
    ------protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713) [26JA]
    ------require release of relevant information on violent sex 
        offenders (see H.R. 2137) [27JY]
    ------require States to address the problem of violent crimes 
        committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 105) [29SE]
    ------restitution for victims (see H.R. 665, 711) [25JA] [26JA]
    ------treatment of juvenile records (see H.R. 2817) [20DE]
    ------treatment of motor vehicle theft of air bag modules (see 
        H.R. 2804) [18DE]
    Customs Service: sentencing guidelines relative to the murder or 
        attempted murder of employees (see H.R. 2737) [7DE]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2076) [19JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 198) [21JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 289) [5DE]
    Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders 
        who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to 
        contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023) [23FE]
    District courts: temporary judgeships (see H.R. 2294) [8SE]
    District of Columbia: reorganization of courts (see H.R. 2103) 
        [24JY]
    Drugs: denial of certain Federal benefits upon conviction of 
        certain drug offenses (see H.R. 141) [9JA]
    ------eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack 
        cocaine offenses (see H.R. 1264, 2063) [16MR] [19JY]
    ------treatment of sentences relative to powdered cocaine (see 
        H.R. 2598) [8NO]
    Education: release of student records to State and county 
        prosecutors (see H.R. 2398) [27SE]
    Elections: prohibit intentional creation of legislative districts 
        based on race, color, or language (see H.R. 1096) [1MR]
    Employment: equalize remedies available to victims of intentional 
        discrimination (see H.R. 96) [9JA]
    ------notification to employers of convicted persons relative to 
        drug offenses (see H.R. 138) [9JA]
    ------protect elected and appointed judges against discrimination 
        based on age (see H.R. 1571) [3MY]
    ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards 
        from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 2140) [28JY]
    ------litigation relative to termination or reduction of retiree 
        health benefits (see H.R. 1293) [22MR]
    Evidence: limit the application of the exclusionary rule (see H.R. 
        666) [25JA]
    ------limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 61) [6FE]
    Explosives: regulation (see H.R. 43) [9JA]
    Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see 
        H.R. 2269) [6SE]
    ------children's rights (see H.R. 278) [9JA]
    ------denial of passports to noncustodial parents relative to 
        nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 993) [21FE]
    ------interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court 
        orders (see H.R. 95) [9JA]
    Federal courts: improve operation and administration (see H.R. 
        1989) [30JN]
    ------modify jurisdiction relative to abortion (see H.R. 1624, 
        1958) [12MY] [29JN]
    Federal employees: eliminate exemptions of civil service 
        requirements for judicial or legislative branch employees 
        involuntarily separated from their jobs (see H.R. 913) [13FE]
    ------protection of congressional staff (see H.R. 628) [23JA]
    Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: restore stenographic preference 
        for depositions (see H.R. 1445) [6AP]
    Financial institutions: authorize civil actions for certain 
        violations (see H.R. 289) [9JA]
    ------clarify due process protections applicable to directors and 
        officers of insured depository institutions (see H.R. 316) 
        [9JA]
    ------immunity from liability for asbestos in building in which 
        owners have an asbestos management plan (see H.R. 544) [17JA]
    Firearms: eliminate the administrative authority to prohibit 
        transfer or sale of certain assault weapons (see H.R. 793) 
        [2FE]
    ------permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted 
        of certain felonies (see H.R. 2101) [24JY]
    ------regulate handgun ammunition (see H.R. 1403) [5AP]
    Foreign trade: grant a private right of action to individuals 
        injured by reason of violation of antiboycott regulations (see 
        H.R. 1192) [9MR]
    Foriegn countries: allow suits against foreign countries for 
        damages caused by torture, extrajudicial killing, and other 
        terrorist acts (see H.R. 1877) [16JN]
    Fuhrman, Mark: investigation relative to perjury and possible 
        criminal wrong doing committed by the former Los Angeles 
        police detective (see H. Res. 243) [24OC]
    Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or 
        false statements to all branches of Government (see H.R. 1678) 
        [18MY]
    ------commencement dates of certain temporary Federal judgeships 
        (see H.R. 2361) [19SE]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (see H.R. 2268, 2564) [6SE] [31OC]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (H.R. 2564), consideration (see H. Res. 
        269) [15NO]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 116) [29NO]
    Government regulations: modify the judicial review of regulatory 
        flexibility analyses (see H.R. 937) [14FE]
    Grand juries: reduce size (see H.R. 2183) [3AU]
    Health: liability of raw material and component suppliers to 
        medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 753) [31JA]
    ------medical malpractice liability claim requirements (see H.R. 
        229, 1195) [9JA] [9MR]
    House Rules: prohibit legislation designating buildings or 
        structures in honor of Members of Congress, Federal judges, of 
        executive branch officers until 5 years after their retirement 
        (see H. Res. 199) [21JY]
    Howard H. Baker, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Knoxville, TN: designate 
        (see H.R. 2547) [26OC]
    Immigration: facilitate the apprehension, detention, and 
        deportation of criminal aliens (see H.R. 668) [25JA]
    ------facilitate the apprehension, detention, and deportation of 
        criminal aliens (H.R. 668), consideration (see H. Res. 69) 
        [9FE]
    Income: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries 
        (see H.R. 2701) [30NO]
    International relations: extraterritorial jurisdiction of the U.S. 
        over nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 730) [30JA]
    Investments: ensure safeguards (see H.R. 675) [25JA]
    ------reform conduct of private securities litigation (see H.R. 
        555) [18JA]
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: designate (see H.R. 
        2689) [29NO]
    Judges: treatment of certain transportation and subsistence 
        expenses of retired judges (see H.R. 816) [3FE]
    Judicial branch: random drug testing of officers and employees 
        (see H.R. 160) [9JA]
    Juries: prevent jury tampering (see H.R. 1145) [7MR]
    Law Abiding Citizens Safety Act: enact (see H.R. 322) [9JA]
    Law enforcement officers: promote equity and fairness in lawsuits 
        brought against State and local officers (see H.R. 1446) [6AP]
    Lawyers and attorneys: prohibit State discrimination against 
        lawyers on basis of graduation from accredited and certified 
        law schools (see H.R. 610) [20JA]
    Lobbyists: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence 
        the Federal Government (see H.R. 119) [9JA]
    LSC: abolish (see H.R. 2277) [7SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1806) [8JN]
    Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, PA: designate (see H.R. 
        1718) [25MY]
    National forests: penalties for tree spiking (see H.R. 2094) 
        [21JY]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 608, 1938) [20JA] [27JN]
    Native Americans: jurisdiction over land claims of the Pueblo of 
        Isleta Indian Tribes (see H.R. 740) [30JA]
    New York: provide an additional place to hold court in the 
        southern district (see H.R. 1128) [3MR]
    Ohio: establish an additional temporary and permanent district 
        court judgeship in northern Ohio (see H.R. 453) [9JA]
    Patents: infringement cases relative to commercialization of 
        inventions prior to patent filing date (see H.R. 2235) [4AU]
    Pensions: establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State 
        and local governments to fulfill the terms of pensions plans 
        (see H.R. 1683) [23MY]
    Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment relative to 
        granting of pardons (see H.J. Res. 30) [9JA]

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    Proceedings: photographing, recording, and broadcasting (see H.R. 
        594) [19JA]
    Product liability: reform (see H.R. 10, 917, 955, 956, 1075) [9JA] 
        [13FE] [15FE] [28FE]
    ------reform (H.R. 956), consideration (see H. Res. 108, 109) 
        [7MR] [8MR]
    Public documents: prohibit Federal and State courts or agencies 
        from requiring that legal citations in which copyright 
        subsists be the only acceptable submission (see H.R. 1584, 
        1822) [9MY] [13JN]
    Roads and highways: resolution of claims relative to right-of-ways 
        across Federal lands (see H.R. 2081) [20JY]
    Schools: desegration (see H. Con. Res. 101) [14SE]
    Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (see H.R. 1058) 
        [27FE]
    ------reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 103, 105) [3MR] [6MR]
    ------reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 290) [5DE]
    ------reform private enforcement of Federal laws (see H.R. 681) 
        [25JA]
    Sentencing: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments 
        (see H.R. 2259, 2507) [6SE] [19OC]
    ------disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 
        2259), consideration (see H. Res. 237) [17OC]
    ------penalties for crimes against child or elderly victims (see 
        H.R. 1794) [8JN]
    Social Security: establish and define jurisdiction of a U.S. Court 
        of Appeals for the Social Security Circuit (see H.R. 1587) 
        [9MY]
    States: referendum challenges (see H.R. 1170) [8MR]
    ------referendum challenges (H.R. 1170), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 227) [21SE]
    Superior Court of the District of Columbia: restrict authority 
        over certain cases involving child custody and visitation 
        rights (see H.R. 1855) [15JN]
    Taxation: amnesty from penalties for nonpayment or underpayment of 
        Federal income tax for those who report and pay such taxes 
        (see H.R. 2079) [20JY]
    ------clarify the remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal courts 
        (see H.R. 212) [9JA]
    ------modify pension plan rules for State judicial retirement 
        plans (see H.R. 1314) [23MR]
    Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Youngstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 869) [8FE]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S Courthouse, White Plains, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 653) [24JA]
    Trademarks: protection against dilution (see H.R. 1295) [22MR]
    Truth in Lending Act: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits 
        (see H.R. 1380) [3AP]
    Veach-Baley Federal Complex, Asheville, NC: designate (see H.R. 
        2504) [18OC]
    Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability 
        during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit 
        organizations (see H.R. 911) [13FE]
    Walter B. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Greenville, 
        NC: designate (see H.R. 840) [6FE]
    Wisconsin: authorize additional Federal district judge for eastern 
        district (see H.R. 362) [9JA]
    Witnesses: prevent witness retaliation (see H.R. 1143) [7MR]
    ------prevent witness tampering (see H.R. 1144) [7MR]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2076) [4DE]
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 1058) [28NO]
  Messages
    Omnibus Counterterrorism Act: President Clinton [9FE]
    Veto of H.R. 1058, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: 
        President Clinton [20DE]
    Veto of H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
        Judiciary Appropriations: President Clinton [19DE]
  Motions
    Civil courts: reform civil justice system (H.R. 988) [7MR]
    Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667) [9FE] [10FE]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: 
        authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076) [18OC]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report 
        [6DE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto [20DE]
    Product liability: reform (H.R. 956) [9MR] [10MR] [9NO]
    Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058) [8MR]
    Sentencing: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments 
        (H.R. 2259) [18OC]
  Reports filed
    Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 965) (H. Rept. 
        104-420) [19DE]
    Apprehension, Detention, and Deportation of Criminal Aliens: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 668) (H. Rept. 104-
        22) [6FE]
    Attorney Accountability Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 988) (H. Rept. 104-62) [1MR]
    Bruce R. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Reno, NV: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        395) (H. Rept. 104-362) [28NO]
    Clarify Rules Governing Venue: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (S. 532) (H. Rept. 104-181) [11JY]
    Commencement Dates of Certain Temporary Federal Judgeships: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2361) (H. Rept. 104-
        334) [13NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1058, Private 
        Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 104-382) [5DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2076, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 289) (H. Rept. 104-381) 
        [5DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 665, Mandatory Victim Restitution: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 60) (H. Rept. 104-19) [6FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 666, Limit the Application of the 
        Exclusionary Rule: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 61) (H. 
        Rept. 104-20) [6FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 667, Incarceration of Violent Criminals: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 63) (H. Rept. 104-25) 
        [8FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 668, Apprehension, Detention, and 
        Deportation of Criminal Aliens: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 69) (H. Rept. 104-26) [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 108) (H. Rept. 104-
        69) [7MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 109) (H. Rept. 104-72) 
        [8MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 988, Attorney Accountability Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 104) (H. Rept. 104-66) [3MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 104-65) 
        [3MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 105) (H. Rept. 104-68) 
        [6MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1170, State Referendum Challenges: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 227) (H. Rept. 104-257) [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State 
        and the Judiciary Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 198) Rept. 104-200) [21JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2259, Disapproving Certain Sentencing 
        Guideline Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (S. Res. 237) 
        (H. Rept. 104-279) [17OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2564, Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 104-342) [15NO]
    Criminal Justice System Clerical and Technical Corrections: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2538) (H. Rept. 104-
        391) [11DE]
    Debts Relative to Death or Injury Caused by Debtor's Operation of 
        Watercraft While Intoxicated: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 234) (H. Rept. 104-356) [20NO]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2076) (H. Rept. 
        104-378) [4DE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2076) (H. Rept. 
        104-196) [19JY]
    Disapprove Certain Sentencing Guideline Amendments: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2259) (H. Rept. 104-272) [29SE]
    Effective Death Penalty Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 729) (H. Rept. 104-23) [8FE]
    Exempt State and Local Court Reporters From Certain Federal 
        Compensatory Time Requirements: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 104-
        219) [1AU]
    Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Relative to Restoring 
        Stenographic Preference for Depositions: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1445) (H. Rept. 104-228) [2AU]
    Howard H. Baker, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Knoxville, TN: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2547) (H. 
        Rept. 104-417) [19DE]
    Incarceration of Violent Criminals: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 667) (H. Rept. 104-21) [6FE]
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2689) (H. 
        Rept. 104-410) [19DE]
    Judicial Review of Regulatory Flexibility Analyses: Committee on 
        Small Business (House) (H.R. 937) (H. Rept. 104-49) [23FE]
    Limit the Application of the Exclusionary Rule: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 666) (H. Rept. 104-17) [2FE]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        2564) (H. Rept. 104-339) [14NO]
    LSC Abolishment: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2277) 
        (H. Rept. 104-255) [21SE]
    Mandatory Victim Restitution: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 665) (H. Rept. 104-16) [2FE]
    Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, PA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1718) (H. 
        Rept. 104-413) [19DE]
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 104-369) [28NO]
    Product Liability Reform: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) 
        (H. Rept. 104-50) [24FE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 917) (H. Rept. 104-63) 
        [1MR]
    Seybourn H. Lynne Federal Courthouse, Decatur, AL: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 369) (H. Rept. 
        104-419) [19DE]
    State Referendum Challenges: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1170) (H. Rept. 104-179) [11JY]
    Supersede the Modification of Final Judgment in U.S. v. Western 
        Electric: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1528) (H. 
        Rept. 104-203) [24JY]
    Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Youngstown, OH: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 869) (H. Rept. 104-365) [28NO]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, White Plains, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 653) (H. Rept. 
        104-363) [28NO]
    Veach-Baley Federal Complex, Asheville, NC: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2504) (H. 
        Rept. 104-416) [19DE]
    Walter B. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Greenville, 
        NC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 840) (H. Rept. 104-364) [28NO]

COX, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
    Committee To Escort the President [24JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act [9NO]
    ------H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act [24OC]

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  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Cleveland National Forest: land exchange and boundary adjustment 
        (see H.R. 207) [9JA]
    Computers: encourage and protect private sector initiatives that 
        improve user control over information services (see H.R. 1978) 
        [30JN]
    Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 
        873) [9FE]
    Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779) [14DE]
    Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51) 
        [28MR]
    Taxation: repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer 
        taxes (see H.R. 784) [1FE]

COYLE, CHARLES J.
  Bills and resolutions
    Charles J. Coyle Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate 
        (see H.R. 1398) [5AP]

COYNE, WILLIAM J. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Dept. of the Interior: Steel Industry Heritage Project funding 
        (see H.R. 2473) [12OC]
    Drugs: reporting requirements on deaths resulting from the 
        prescribing, dispensing, or administration of drugs (see H.R. 
        1914) [22JN]

CRANE, PHILIP M. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Advisers to U.S. delegations to international conferences [17JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 831, extend tax deduction for health insurance 
        costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition 
        of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies 
        [28MR]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Arts and humanities: abolish the National Endowment for the Arts 
        and the National Council on the Humanities (see H.R. 209) 
        [9JA]
    Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1643) [16MY]
    Cambodia: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1642) [16MY]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: repeal statutory authority (see 
        H.R. 208) [9JA]
    Courts: clarify the remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal 
        courts relative to taxation (see H.R. 212) [9JA]
    Firearms: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms 
        for security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see 
        H. Con. Res. 5) [9JA]
    Generalized System of Preferences: renew (see H.R. 1654) [17MY]
    ITC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1887) [19JN]
    Labor unions: prevent union violence (see H.R. 1796) [8JN]
    Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997) [21FE]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 25) [9JA]
    NAFTA: effect on Caribbean Basin Initiative (see H.R. 553) [18JA]
    Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: 
        congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding 
        trade agreement (see H.R. 2754) [11DE]
    Panama: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of 
        U.S. Armed Forces and the Panama Canal (see H. Con. Res. 4) 
        [9JA]
    Postal Service: privatization (see H.R. 210) [9JA]
    Tariff: temporary suspension of antidumping and countervailing 
        duties under limited market conditions (see H.R. 2822) [21DE]
    Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 1493) [7AP]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 1042) [24FE]
    ------capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 
        213) [9JA]
    ------provide credits for families and reform the marriage penalty 
        (see H.R. 6) [9JA]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 1039) [24FE]
    ------treatment of corporations, earned income, estate and gift 
        taxes, and liability for prior taxable years (see H.R. 214) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of deduction for payments to nuclear 
        decommissioning reserve funds (see H.R. 1637) [15MY]
    ------treatment of dividends and interest received by individuals 
        (see H.R. 1041) [24FE]
    ------treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 2045) [17JY]
    ------treatment of religious schools relative to Federal 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 1492) [7AP]
    U.N.: limit U.S. contributions (see H.R. 211) [9JA]

CRAPO, MICHAEL D. (a Representative from Idaho)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: research, promotion, and market development of canola 
        and rapeseed products (see H.R. 2509) [19OC]
    Budget: establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce 
        discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162) [8MR]
    House of Representatives: reform (see H.R. 215) [9JA]
    Targhee National Forest: exchange of National Forest System lands 
        in Idaho for non-Federal forest lands in Wyoming (see H.R. 
        529) [17JA]
    Water: State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 2555) 
        [30OC]

CREATIVE REVENUES COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2526) [24OC]

CREDIT
related term(s) Consumers
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 895, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act [12SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: access to credit for family farmers who grow 
        specialty crops or operate in high land cost areas (see H.R. 
        54) [9JA]
    Business and industry: availability of credit to businesses 
        relative to communities facing economic distress (see H.R. 
        288) [9JA]
    ------provide credit to businesses and facilitate the transfer and 
        commercialization of Government-owned patents and technologies 
        (see H.R. 80) [9JA]
    Children and youth: require monthly reporting of child support 
        obligations to consumer credit agencies (see H.R. 314) [9JA]
    Colleges and universities: participation in Pell Grant Program 
        relative to Federal Stafford Loan Program default rate (see 
        H.R. 2038) [13JY]
    Consumers: accuracy of information maintained by credit reporting 
        agencies (see H.R. 561) [18JA]
    ------credit card fees (see H.R. 1169) [8MR]
    ------define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes of 
        grace periods (see H.R. 1537, 1963) [2MY] [29JN]
    ------require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-
        purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820) [20DE]
    Credit cards: require additional disclosures of account 
        information and study industry competitiveness (see H.R. 1105) 
        [1MR]
    Ecology and environment: establish revolving loan funds for 
        cleanup of distressed areas with investment potential (see 
        H.R. 1620) [11MY]
    Education: student loan programs (see H.R. 1501) [7AP]
    ------student loan reform (see H.R. 530) [17JA]
    Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see 
        H.R. 1711) [25MY]
    Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (see H.R. 
        2029) [13JY]
    FBI: disclosures by consumer reporting agencies for 
        counterintelligence purposes (see H.R. 68) [9JA]
    Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.: improve operation (see H.R. 
        2130) [27JY]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 
        1487, 1657) [7AP] [17MY]
    ------representation of Guam and the Virgin Islands on board of 
        directors (see H.R. 1939) [27JN]
    Financial institutions: expand availability by lifting growth cap 
        on limited service financial institutions (see H.R. 1491) 
        [7AP]
    ------increase competition in the financial services sector (see 
        H.R. 814, 2520) [3FE] [24OC]
    ------reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see 
        H.R. 1362, 1858, 2158) [30MR] [15JN] [1AU]
    ------require lenders to post current interest rates charged for 
        various categories of loans to consumers (see H.R. 183) [9JA]
    ------small business loan disclosures (see H.R. 398) [9JA]
    ------strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair lending laws 
        relative to redlining and credit allocation (see H.R. 1699) 
        [24MY]
    Foreign aid: provide public notice of all conditions for monetary 
        stabilization and require public financial status reports (see 
        H.R. 1752) [6JN]
    Housing: assist active duty military personnel through interest 
        rate buy downs (see H.R. 1611) [11MY]
    ------enhance availability of investment capital for low- and 
        moderate-income housing (see H.R. 1211) [10MR]
    ------provide for private servicing of rural housing loans (see 
        H.R. 1276) [21MR]
    Money: budget and credit authority provided to the exchange 
        stabilization fund (see H.R. 867) [8FE]
    ------require congressional approval for certain uses of the 
        exchange stabilization fund (see H.R. 2177) [3AU]
    Mortgages: improve the Single Family Housing Mortgage Insurance 
        Program (see H.R. 487) [11JA]
    Native American Financial Services Organization: establish (see 
        H.R. 2412) [27SE]
    REA: improve loan program (see H.R. 1913) [22JN]
    ------loans to electric generation and transmission cooperatives 
        (see H.R. 403) [9JA]
    Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to 
        home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see 
        H.R. 1934) [27JN]
    SBA: increase the guarantee fee on general business loans (see 
        H.R. 1258) [16MR]
    ------reduce level of participation in certain guaranteed loans 
        (see H.R. 1570) [3MY]
    Small business: reduce costs of Government loan guarantees (see 
        H.R. 2150) [1AU]
    Taxation: permit loans from individual retirement accounts for 
        housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 2431) 
        [29SE]
    ------treatment of bad debt reserves of savings associations which 
        are required to convert to banks (see H.R. 2494) [18OC]
    ------treatment of certain interest on automobile loans (see H.R. 
        1957) [29JN]
    ------treatment of interest paid on educational loans (see H.R. 
        1793) [8JN]
    ------treatment of interest paid on educational loans and 
        withdrawals from retirement plans for higher education 
        expenses (see H.R. 2050) [18JY]
    Tax-exempt organizations: authorize receipt of Federal loans, 
        grants, or contracts to organizations engaging in lobbying 
        activities (see H.R. 2785) [15DE]
    Transportation: permit tax-exempt financing of certain 
        transportation facilities (see H.R. 1790) [8JN]
    Truth in Lending Act: clarify intent and reduce regulatory burdens 
        on creditors (see H.R. 1184) [9MR]
    ------clarify regulations relative to mortgage fees and disclosure 
        requirements (see H.R. 2399) [27SE]
    ------moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1380) 
        [3AP]
  Conference reports
    Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S. 895) [28SE]
  Messages
    CCC Report: President Clinton [9NO]
  Motions
    Small business: redesign small business programs on loan 
        guarantees, counseling and management, and Government 
        contracting (S. 895) [12SE]
  Reports filed
    Farm Credit Bank Regulatory Burden Reduction: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2029) (H. Rept. 104-421) [18DE]
    Financial Institutions Regulatory Process and Paperwork 
        Requirements Reform: Committee on Banking

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        and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 104-193) 
        [18JY]
    Small Business Credit Efficiency Act: Committee on Small Business 
        (House) (H.R. 2150) (H. Rept. 104-238) [6SE]
    Small Business Lending Enhancement Act: Committee of Conference 
        (S. 895) (H. Rept. 104-269) [28SE]
    Tax Treatment of Bad Debt Reserves of Financial Institutions Which 
        Are Required To Convert to Banks: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 2494) (H. Rept. 104-324) [7NO]

CREDIT CARDS
see Credit

CREDIT UNIONS
see Financial Institutions

CREMEANS, FRANK A. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Civil liberties: placement of religious symbols in public places 
        (see H.R. 2669) [20NO]
    Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 
        846) [7FE]
    Lawrence County, OH: modify reversionary interest in certain lands 
        held by the Federal Government (see H.R. 2786) [15DE]
    ------release restrictions on the use of certain real property 
        conveyed by the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 2021) [12JY]
    National Forest System: acquisition of lands relative to reduced 
        property tax revenues in county of purchase (see H.R. 1089) 
        [1MR]
    National forests: continuance of oil and gas operations in Wayne 
        National Forest (see H.R. 2354) [19SE]
    Taxation: treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship (see H.R. 2012) [11JY]
    Wayne National Forest: land exchange between the National Park 
        Service and the Ironton Country Club (see H.R. 2023) [12JY]

CRIME
related term(s) Terrorism
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act [24OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. 
        Con. Res. 13) [9JA]
    AIDS: criminal penalties relative to intentional transmission (see 
        H.R. 630) [23JA]
    Aliens: deny visas to individuals involved with the foreign 
        expropriation of property of U.S. persons (see H.R. 82) [9JA]
    ------Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for the 
        cost of incarcerating criminals (see H.R. 205) [9JA]
    ------treatment of criminal aliens (see H.R. 592) [19JA]
    Armed Forces: prohibit accrual of pay and allowances to members 
        confined pending dishonorable dismissal charges (see H.R. 585) 
        [19JA]
    ------provide for the jurisdiction, apprehension, and detention of 
        members and certain civilians accompanying the Armed Forces 
        abroad (see H.R. 808) [2FE]
    Bankruptcy: debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's 
        operation of watercraft while intoxicated (see H.R. 234) [9JA]
    BATF: regulation of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 915) [13FE]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 
        282) [20NO]
    Capital punishment: clarify method of execution for Federal 
        prisoners (see H.R. 2359) [19SE]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit (see H.J. Res. 99) 
        [30JN]
    ------establish effective procedures (see H.R. 729) [30JA]
    ------establish penalty relative to murders of State and local 
        correctional officers by prisoners (see H.R. 154) [9JA]
    ------include multiple deaths as an aggravating factor in 
        determination of sentencing (see H.R. 1811) [9JN]
    ------modify penalty for drug kingpins (see H.R. 147) [9JA]
    Children and youth: distribute to community-based organizations 
        information on the prevention of youth violence and crime (see 
        H.R. 2818) [20DE]
    ------increase juvenile criminal penalties and improve youth 
        correctional facilities (see H.R. 600) [20JA]
    ------penalty enhancement for the use of juveniles in Federal 
        offenses (see H.R. 405) [9JA]
    ------treatment of juvenile records (see H.R. 2817) [20DE]
    Civil disorders: prohibit certain conduct (see H.R. 1899) [20JN]
    Civil liberties: protect constitutional rights relative to Federal 
        counterterrorism activities (see H.R. 1738) [25MY]
    Classified information: disclosure by Federal officers and 
        employees (see H.R. 319) [9JA]
    Colleges and universities: require opening of campus security 
        crime logs at institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2416) 
        [28SE]
    Computers: prevent harassment by computer or other electronic 
        device (see H.R. 112) [9JA]
    ------restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to 
        minors by computer (see H.R. 2104) [24JY]
    Congress: categorize payments from lobbyists to Members of 
        Congress as bribery under Federal criminal law (see H.R. 279) 
        [9JA]
    ------employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to 
        certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244) [4AU]
    Correctional institutions: criminal penalties for escaping from 
        Federal prison (see H.R. 1533) [2MY]
    ------early release of prisoners upon completion of drug treatment 
        program (see H.R. 2650) [16NO]
    ------permit prisoners to participate in community service 
        projects [19SE]
    ------prevent Federal prisoners from engaging in activities to 
        increase their strength or fighting abilities (see H.R. 515) 
        [13JA]
    ------prevent luxurious prison conditions (see H.R. 663) [24JA]
    ------privatization of health care services (see H.R. 1810) [8JN]
    ------reform process for lawsuits relative to prison conditions 
        and treatment (see H.R. 2468) [11OC]
    Courts: allow suits against foreign countries for damages caused 
        by torture, extrajudicial killing, and other terrorist acts 
        (see H.R. 1877) [16JN]
    ------antiracketeering laws (see H.R. 230) [9JA]
    ------civil and criminal forfeitures for certain offenses (see 
        H.R. 320) [9JA]
    ------clerical and technical corrections to criminal justice 
        system (see H.R. 2538) [26OC]
    ------disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 
        2259, 2507) [6SE] [19OC]
    ------disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 
        2259), consideration (see H. Res. 237) [17OC]
    ------disapprove sentencing guideline amendments on cocaine base 
        and money laundering (see H.R. 2073) [19JY]
    ------evaluate the effectiveness of the juvenile justice system 
        (see H.R. 1829) [13JN]
    ------funding for death penalty resource centers (see H.R. 1984) 
        [30JN]
    ------incarceration of violent criminals (see H.R. 667) [25JA]
    ------incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 63) [8FE]
    ------increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 
        1488) [7AP]
    ------increase speedy trial time limits (see H.R. 2453) [10OC]
    ------judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (see H.R. 554, 
        695, 2488) [18JA] [26JA] [17OC]
    ------limit the application of the exclusionary rule (see H.R. 
        666) [25JA]
    ------limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 61) [6FE]
    ------mandatory victim restitution (H.R. 665), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 60) [6FE]
    ------minimum mandatory sentencing (see H.R. 437) [9JA]
    ------prevent jury tampering (see H.R. 1145) [7MR]
    ------prevent witness retaliation (see H.R. 1143) [7MR]
    ------prevent witness tampering (see H.R. 1144) [7MR]
    ------protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713) [26JA]
    ------sentencing for crimes against child or elderly victims (see 
        H.R. 1794) [8JN]
    ------sentencing guidelines relative to the murder or attempted 
        murder of Customs Service employees (see H.R. 2737) [7DE]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 1622) [11MY]
    Credit: disclosures by consumer reporting agencies to the FBI for 
        counterintelligence purposes (see H.R. 68) [9JA]
    Dept. of Defense: conversion of certain military installations 
        into correctional facilities for youthful offenders (see H.R. 
        472) [11JA]
    Dept. of HHS: establish domestic violence community response teams 
        (see H.R. 2665) [18NO]
    Dept. of Justice: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate certain internal criminal allegations (see H.R. 
        451) [9JA]
    ------establish rapid deployment force (see H.R. 97) [9JA]
    Dept. of State: establish position of Coordinator for Counter-
        Terrorism (see H.R. 22) [9JA]
    Drug trafficking: establish procedures for discontinuance of 
        mobile radio services to convicted persons (see H.R. 185) 
        [9JA]
    Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack 
        cocaine offenses (see H.R. 1264, 2063) [16MR] [19JY]
    ------therapeutic use of marijuana (see H.R. 2618) [10NO]
    ------treatment of sentences relative to powdered cocaine (see 
        H.R. 2598) [8NO]
    Drunken driving: reporting of blood alcohol levels exceeding State 
        permissible levels after vehicular accidents (see H.R. 1982) 
        [30JN]
    ------strengthen Federal prevention laws (see H.R. 588) [19JA]
    Education: establish mentoring programs for at-risk youths (see 
        H.R. 2708) [5DE]
    ------require expulsion of students convicted of violent crimes in 
        schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 2698) [30NO]
    ------suspend Federal benefits to individuals convicted of drug 
        offenses (see H.R. 134) [9JA]
    ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards 
        from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 2140) [28JY]
    Explosives: regulation (see H.R. 43) [9JA]
    ------require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 1568) [3MY]
    Families and domestic relations: denial of passports to 
        noncustodial parents relative to nonpayment of child support 
        (see H.R. 993) [21FE]
    Federal employees: deny annuity benefits to Members of Congress 
        and terminate salary of justices or judges convicted of 
        felonies (see H.R. 350) [9JA]
    ------protection of congressional staff (see H.R. 628) [23JA]
    Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be 
        valid in all States (see H.R. 2634) [14NO]
    ------ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition 
        that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 444, 492) [9JA] 
        [11JA]
    ------eliminate the administrative authority to prohibit transfer 
        or sale of certain assault weapons (see H.R. 793) [2FE]
    ------gun control (see H.R. 1321; H. Con. Res. 65) [24MR] [9MY]
    ------mandatory registration of handguns (see H.R. 169) [9JA]
    ------manufacturer, importer, or dealer liability for damages 
        resulting from certain weapons (see H.R. 174) [9JA]
    ------permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted 
        of certain felonies (see H.R. 2101) [24JY]
    ------prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of 
        interstate commerce control (see H.R. 1608) [10MY]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of handguns and handgun 
        ammunition (see H.R. 916) [13FE]
    ------protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for 
        security, self-defense, and other legiti

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        mate purposes (see H.R. 78, 2470; H. Con. Res. 5) [9JA] [11OC]
    ------regulate handgun ammunition (see H.R. 1403) [5AP]
    ------regulate sale, import, and manufacture of polymer plastic 
        ammunition (see H.R. 221) [9JA]
    ------repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices (see H.R. 125, 464, 698) [9JA] [11JA] [26JA]
    ------repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices (H.R. 464), consideration (see H. Res. 210) 
        [3AU]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see 
        H.J. Res. 14, 32, 41, 79) [9JA] [21MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 
        79), consideration (see H. Res. 173) [27JN]
    ------prohibit desecration (see H.R. 1873, 1926) [16JN] [27JN]
    Food stamps: certification requirements for participating food 
        stores and penalties for fraud (see H.R. 992) [16FE]
    ------reduce fraud (see H.R. 1094) [1MR]
    Foreign trade: imposition of trade sanctions on countries which 
        threaten the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of 
        illicit drugs (see H.R. 2248) [4AU]
    Fraud: consumer protection (see H.R. 1499) [7AP]
    ------deny Federal benefits to persons convicted of fraudulent 
        representation of residency in more than one State (see H.R. 
        404) [9JA]
    ------penalties for health care fraud (see H.R. 2151, 2408) [1AU] 
        [27SE]
    ------prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of 
        payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758, 1850) [7JN] 
        [14JN]
    Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on 
        certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World 
        War II (see H.R. 1281) [21MR]
    Fuhrman, Mark: investigation relative to perjury and possible 
        criminal wrong doing committed by the former Los Angeles 
        police detective (see H. Res. 243) [24OC]
    Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or 
        false statements to all branches of Government (see H.R. 1678) 
        [18MY]
    ------condemn use of violence and terrorism to influence actions 
        (see H. Res. 137) [2MY]
    Health care professionals: training for the identification and 
        referral of victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1521) [7AP]
    Health care programs: combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 
        2326) [13SE]
    Identification: false documents (see H.R. 399, 1552) [9JA] [3MY]
    Immigration: adjust status for certain Polish and Hungarian 
        parolees (see H.R. 2436) [29SE]
    ------deny visas and admission to aliens who have been unlawfully 
        in the U.S. for more than one year and prohibit adjustments of 
        status for illegal aliens (see H.R. 1765) [7JN]
    ------enforcement of employer sanctions law (see H.R. 570) [19JA]
    ------exclusions relative to membership in terrorist organizations 
        (see H.R. 650) [24JA]
    ------facilitate the apprehension, detention, and deportation of 
        criminal aliens (see H.R. 668) [25JA]
    ------facilitate the apprehension, detention, and deportation of 
        criminal aliens (H.R. 668), consideration (see H. Res. 69) 
        [9FE]
    ------prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens (see H.R. 341) 
        [9JA]
    ------reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and 
        alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border 
        security (see H.R. 560, 756, 1018, 1915, 1929, 2202) [18JA] 
        [31JA] [23FE] [22JN] [27JN] [4AU]
    ------revise Dept. of Justice authority to parole aliens into the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 1597) [9MY]
    Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as 
        victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1201) [10MR]
    International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva 
        Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587) [7NO]
    Kinsey, Alfred: determine if publications on sexual behavior are 
        the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749) 
        [7DE]
    Labor unions: prevent union violence (see H.R. 1796) [8JN]
    Law Abiding Citizens Safety Act: enact (see H.R. 322) [9JA]
    Law enforcement: increase border patrol personnel and provide for 
        deployment at the Southwest border (see H.R. 339) [9JA]
    ------limit certain funds to States that do not require testing 
        for presence of AIDS in certain cases of assault (see H.R. 
        2791) [15DE]
    ------provide block grants (see H.R. 728) [30JA]
    ------provide block grants (H.R. 728), consideration (see H. Res. 
        79) [10FE]
    ------require release of relevant information on violent sex 
        offenders (see H.R. 2137) [27JY]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 
        878) [9FE]
    ------exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed 
        handguns (see H.R. 218, 1805) [9JA] [8JN]
    ------penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal officer (see 
        H.R. 1573) [3MY]
    ------protection (see H.R. 2386) [21SE]
    ------tribute (see H. Con. Res. 61) [7AP]
    Lobbyists: prohibit misrepresentation of groups or individual 
        names in connection with lobbying (see H.R. 2694) [30NO]
    Medicare: combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 1668, 2389) 
        [18MY] [21SE]
    Money: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (see H.R. 
        2511) [19OC]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of veterans' 
        memorials (see H.R. 2607) [9NO]
    Motor vehicles: increase utility of title information to law 
        enforcement officers (see H.R. 2803) [18DE]
    National forests: penalties for tree spiking (see H.R. 2094) 
        [21JY]
    National objectives: establish commission relative to crime 
        control and a national firearms policy (see H.R. 385) [9JA]
    ------policy to control crime and reform court procedures (see 
        H.R. 3, 920) [9JA] [13FE]
    National parks and recreation areas: allow placement of missing 
        children posters in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2774) [13DE]
    National Rifle Association: characterization of Federal law 
        enforcement (see H. Con. Res. 69) [18MY]
    Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building 
        (see H. Res. 135) [1MY]
    Pakistan: identification as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. 
        Con. Res. 35) [9MR]
    Paramilitary organizations: prohibit formation of private units 
        (see H.R. 1544) [2MY]
    Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment relative to 
        granting of pardons (see H.J. Res. 30) [9JA]
    Public buildings: designate space for the placement of missing 
        children posters in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2792) [15DE]
    Public welfare programs: eliminate benefits relative to probation 
        and parole violators and fugitive felons (see H.R. 118) [9JA]
    RICO: include peonage and slavery offenses as predicates (see H.R. 
        305) [9JA]
    Securities: impose additional fraud detection and disclosure 
        obligations on auditors of public companies (see H.R. 725) 
        [30JA]
    ------reform Federal litigation procedures (see H.R. 1058) [27FE]
    ------reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 103, 105) [3MR] [6MR]
    ------reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 290) [5DE]
    Senior citizens: mandatory sentences relative to violent felonies 
        committed against older individuals (see H.R. 146) [9JA]
    Sex offenses: sexual exploitation of children (see H.R. 1240) 
        [15MR]
    SSI: eliminate fraud in payment of disability benefits to children 
        (see H.R. 224) [9JA]
    States: address the problem of violent crimes committed by repeat 
        offenders (see H. Con. Res. 105) [29SE]
    ------establish grants to reduce crime and poverty in poor 
        neighborhoods (see H.R. 1414) [5AP]
    ------expedite review of criminal records of applicants for 
        security officer employment (see H.R. 2092) [21JY]
    Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in 
        neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 2132) [27JY]
    ------amnesty from penalties for nonpayment or underpayment of 
        Federal income tax for those who report and pay such taxes 
        (see H.R. 2079) [20JY]
    ------appropriate two percent of Federal individual income tax 
        revenues to the States to fight crime (see H.R. 90) [9JA]
    ------earned income tax credits relative to illegal aliens and 
        fraudulent claims (see H.R. 438) [9JA]
    ------impose penalties on self-dealing between certain tax-exempt 
        organizations and disqualified persons (see H.R. 613) [20JA]
    Telecommunications: prohibit harassing or obscene facsimiles or 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 2213) [4AU]
    ------protect facilities, devices, and networks from misuse (see 
        H.R. 1004) [21FE]
    Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new 
        televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and 
        limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 
        1807, 2030) [8JN] [13JY]
    Terrorism: develop technologies to combat (see H.R. 1847) [14JN]
    ------improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (see 
        H.R. 896, 1635, 1710, 2703, 2768) [10FE] [15MY] [25MY] [5DE] 
        [13DE]
    ------improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 
        1710), consideration (see H. Res. 240) [19OC]
    ------prevention of violence by paramilitary organizations (see 
        H.R. 2580) [2NO]
    Theft: protection against code grabbers (see H.R. 338) [9JA]
    ------treatment of motor vehicle theft of air bag modules (see 
        H.R. 2804) [18DE]
    Transportation: increase utility of motor vehicle title 
        information to law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2687) [29NO]
    Treaties and agreements: negotiation of bilateral prisoner 
        transfer treaties (see H.R. 552) [18JA]
    Trinidad and Tobago: prohibit economic and military assistance 
        relative to illicit drug trafficking (see H.R. 1125) [3MR]
    U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (see H.R. 2641) 
        [15NO]
    Urban areas: promote national agenda (see H.R. 1297) [22MR]
    Victims: restitution (see H.R. 665, 711) [25JA] [26JA]
    Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 
        2192) [3AU]
    Women: establish a task force to recommend a uniform strategy to 
        protect women against violent crime (see H.R. 144) [9JA]
    ------prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female 
        circumcision (see H.R. 941) [14FE]
  Conference reports
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 1058) [28NO]
  Messages
    Antiterrorism Amendments Act: President Clinton [9MY]
    Gun-Free School Zones Act: President Clinton [10MY]
    Immigration Enforcement Improvements Act: President Clinton [3MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Foreign Narcotics Traffickers 
        Centered in Colombia: President Clinton [24OC]
    Omnibus Counterterrorism Act: President Clinton [9FE]
    Saving Law Enforcement Officers' Lives Act: President Clinton 
        [30JN]
    Veto of H.R. 1058, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: 
        President Clinton [20DE]
  Motions
    Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 
        2259) [18OC]

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    ------incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667) [9FE] [10FE]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. 
        Res. 79) [28JN]
    Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728) [13FE] [14FE]
    Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058) [8MR]
  Reports filed
    Apprehension, Detention, and Deportation of Criminal Aliens: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 668) (H. Rept. 104-
        22) [6FE]
    Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1710) (H. Rept. 104-383) [5DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1058, Private 
        Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 104-382) [5DE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 79, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 173) (H. Rept. 104-164) [27JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 665, Mandatory Victim Restitution: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 60) (H. Rept. 104-19) [6FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 666, Limit the Application of the 
        Exclusionary Rule: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 61) (H. 
        Rept. 104-20) [6FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 667, Incarceration of Violent Criminals: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 63) (H. Rept. 104-25) 
        [8FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 668, Apprehension, Detention, and 
        Deportation of Criminal Aliens: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 69) (H. Rept. 104-26) [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 728, Block Grants for Law Enforcement: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 104-27) 
        [10FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 104-65) 
        [3MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 105) (H. Rept. 104-68) 
        [6MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2259, Disapproving Certain Sentencing 
        Guideline Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (S. Res. 237) 
        (H. Rept. 104-279) [17OC]
    Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 
        104-151) [22JN]
    Criminal Justice System Clerical and Technical Corrections: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2538) (H. Rept. 104-
        391) [11DE]
    Criminal Penalties for Escaping From Federal Prison: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1533) (H. Rept. 104-392) [11DE]
    Debts Relative to Death or Injury Caused by Debtor's Operation of 
        Watercraft While Intoxicated: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 234) (H. Rept. 104-356) [20NO]
    Disapprove Certain Sentencing Guideline Amendments: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2259) (H. Rept. 104-272) [29SE]
    Effective Death Penalty Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 729) (H. Rept. 104-23) [8FE]
    Incarceration of Violent Criminals: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 667) (H. Rept. 104-21) [6FE]
    Law Enforcement Block Grants: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 104-24) [8FE]
    Limit the Application of the Exclusionary Rule: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 666) (H. Rept. 104-17) [2FE]
    Mandatory Victim Restitution: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 665) (H. Rept. 104-16) [2FE]
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 104-369) [28NO]
    Sexual Exploitation of Children: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1240) (H. Rept. 104-90) [28MR]

CROATIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military enforcement of peace 
        agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. 
        Con. Res. 118; H. Res. 295, 298, 302) [6DE] [12DE] [13DE]
    ------U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between 
        Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 304) [13DE]
    ------U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2417) [28SE]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Serbia and Montenegro: President 
        Clinton [10MY] [18JY] [11DE] [27DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 302, U.S. Military Enforcement of Peace 
        Agreement Between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim Forces in 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        304) (H. Rept. 104-405) [13DE]

CUBA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Cuban Democracy Act: ease limitations in food trade and terminate 
        denial of foreign tax credit (see H.R. 1254) [15MR]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 367) [9JA]
    Foreign aid: assistance relative to the establishment of a 
        transitional government (see H.R. 611) [20JA]
    ------provide for the withholding of contributions to certain 
        organizations that assist Iraq, Iran, Libya, and Cuba (see 
        H.R. 83) [9JA]
    Foreign policy: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see 
        H.R. 1704) [24MY]
    ------allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        1703) [24MY]
    ------congressional notification and reporting requirements on 
        U.S. negotiations (see H.R. 1909) [21JN]
    ------grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional 
        baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 2311) [12SE]
    ------strengthen international economic sanctions and support 
        transition to democratically elected government (see H.R. 927, 
        2347; H. Con. Res. 24) [7FE] [14FE] [18SE]
    ------strengthen international economic sanctions and support 
        transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 225) [19SE]
    Foreign trade: exception to trade embargo for medicines and 
        medical supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1679, 
        1700) [18MY] [24MY]
    ------lift trade embargo (see H.R. 883) [9FE]
    ------prohibit the importation of sugar into the U.S. from 
        countries that import sugar from Cuba (see H.R. 84) [9JA]
    International relations: oppose admission as a member of 
        international financial institutions (see H.R. 81) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 225) (H. Rept. 104-
        253) [19SE]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 927) (H. Rept. 104-202) 
        [24JY]

CUBAN DEMOCRACY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: ease limitations in food trade and terminate denial 
        of foreign tax credit (see H.R. 1254) [15MR]
    Repeal (see H.R. 367) [9JA]

CUBAN LIBERTY AND DEMOCRATIC SOLIDARITY ACT
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 927, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 225) (H. Rept. 104-253) [19SE]
    Provisions: Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 
        927) (H. Rept. 104-202) [24JY]

CUBIN, BARBARA (a Representative from Wyoming)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Mining and mineral resources: provide States with exclusive 
        jurisdiction over regulation of surface coal mining within 
        their borders (see H.R. 2372) [21SE]

CUNNINGHAM, RANDY ``DUKE'' (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [24OC]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 1617, consolidate Federal job training programs [24OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    AFDC: weekly benefits relative to employment or attendance at 
        courses at educational institutions (see H.R. 220) [9JA]
    Air pollution: reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas 
        (see H.R. 1582) [9MY]
    Aviation: develop information system on, and investigation of 
        pilot aptitude (see H.R. 2758) [12DE]
    California: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of 
        the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 219) [9JA]
    Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 216) [9JA]
    Law enforcement officers: exemption from State laws prohibiting 
        carrying of concealed handguns (see H.R. 218) [9JA]
    Marine mammals: support the International Dolphin Conservation 
        Program (see H.R. 2179) [3AU]
    Medicare: reimbursement for services provided to eligible 
        individuals by military or veterans hospitals (see H.R. 861) 
        [8FE]
    National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: 
        establish (see H.R. 217) [9JA]
    Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2570) [1NO]

CURRENCY
see Money

CUSTOMS SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Aircraft: exemption from customs fees for certain small aircraft 
        traveling short distances (see H.R. 604) [20JA]
    Armed Forces: assist INS and Customs Service personnel in 
        performing border protection functions (see H.R. 387, 1224) 
        [9JA] [14MR]
    Courts: sentencing guidelines relative to the murder or attempted 
        murder of Customs Service employees (see H.R. 2737) [7DE]
    Federal employees: retirement provisions for certain INS, Customs 
        Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 1124) [3MR]
    Local government: treatment of customs fees and duties relative to 
        communities where fees and duties are collected (see H.R. 
        2250) [4AU]
    Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building, El Paso, TX: 
        designate (see H.R. 2415) [28SE]
    Treaties and agreements: negotiation of bilateral prisoner 
        transfer treaties (see H.R. 552) [18JA]
  Reports filed
    Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building, El Paso, TX: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2415) (H. Rept. 104-415) [19DE]

CYPRUS, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    International relations: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42) 
        [16MR]
    Turkey: implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the 
        enclaved people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223) [4AU]
    ------restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to 
        human rights standards (see H.R. 1274) [21MR]

DALIBERTI, DAVID
  Bills and resolutions
    Iraq: detention of U.S. citizens relative to illegal border-
        crossing incident (see H. Res. 120) [29MR]

DALLAS, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: remove air carrier departure and destination 
        restrictions on Dallas Love Field Airport (see H.R. 774) [1FE]

DAMS
  Bills and resolutions
    Colorado River Basin: control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam 
        (see H.R. 930) [14FE]
    ------control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam (S. 523), 
        technical corrections (see H. Con. Res. 82) [11JY]

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    Native Americans: establish trust fund for certain tribal 
        infrastructure projects for the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (see 
        H.R. 2512) [19OC]
    Nebraska: Lost Creek flood control project costs relative to 
        judgment funds (see H.R. 1071) [28FE]
    North Bonneville, WA: conveyance of land by Corps of Engineers 
        (see H.R. 1340) [28MR]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 621) [20JA]
    States: delegation of dam safety authority to State governments 
        (see H.R. 2302) [12SE]
    Trinity Lake: designate reservoir (see H.R. 1070) [28FE]
    Wisconsin: transfer lands associated with LaFarge Dam and Lake 
        (see H.R. 50) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Control of Colorado River Basin Salinity Upstream of Imperial Dam: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 523) (H. Rept. 104-132) 
        [7JN]
    Trinity Lake Reservoir: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1070) 
        (H. Rept. 104-134) [7JN]

DANNER, PAT (a Representative from Missouri)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable 
        to commercial aviation (see H.R. 874) [9FE]
    House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 504) 
        [13JA]
    Medicare: combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 1668) [18MY]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 92) [24MY]
    Missouri River: control of water relative to navigation and flood 
        control (see H.R. 1351) [29MR]
    Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and 
        grocery products to needy individuals (see H.R. 2428) [29SE]

DANTE (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1236) [14MR]

DATA
see Information Services

DAVIS, THOMAS M., III (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------S. 1, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Courts: restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the 
        District of Columbia over certain cases involving child 
        custody and visitation rights (see H.R. 1855) [15JN]
    District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
        Assistance Authority: establish (see H.R. 1345) [29MR]
    House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 847) 
        [7FE]
    Money: require continued availability of $1 Federal Reserve notes 
        for circulation (see H.R. 1043) [24FE]
    Too Much Fun (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        1599) [9MY]
    Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th 
        anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026) [13JY]

DAY CARE
see Children and Youth

DAYTON, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act: amend (see H.R. 606) 
        [20JA]
  Reports filed
    Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 606) (H. Rept. 104-58) [28FE]

DAYTON AVIATION HERITAGE PRESERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 606) [20JA]
  Reports filed
    Amend: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 606) (H. Rept. 104-58) 
        [28FE]

DEAF
see Disabled

DEAL, NATHAN (a Representative from Georgia)
  Appointments
    Committee on Commerce (House) [10MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Armed Forces: assist INS and Customs Service personnel in 
        performing border protection functions (see H.R. 1224) [14MR]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 66) [27JA]
    National parks and recreation areas: highway relocation assistance 
        relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military 
        Parks (see H.R. 848) [7FE]
    Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 982, 1267) [16FE] [21MR]

DEATH AND DYING
  Bills and resolutions
    Cemeteries and funerals: tax treatment of owners of pre-need 
        funeral trusts (see H.R. 1729) [25MY]
    Civil defense: public safety officer death benefits eligibility 
        for certain civil defense and FEMA employees (see H.R. 938) 
        [14FE]
    Health: include organ donation forms and information in individual 
        income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889) [20JN]
    National cemeteries: expand eligibility for burial of veterans who 
        die in State nursing homes (see H.R. 2513) [19OC]
    Social Security: revise effective dates for discontinuance of 
        benefits after death (see H.R. 163) [9JA]
    Taxation: treatment of accelerated death benefits under life 
        insurance contracts (see H.R. 99) [9JA]
    Veterans: revise effective dates for discontinuance of 
        compensation and pension benefits (see H.R. 109) [9JA]

DEATH PENALTY
see Capital Punishment

DECATUR, AL
  Reports filed
    Seybourn H. Lynne Federal Courthouse, Decatur, AL: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 369) (H. Rept. 
        104-419) [19DE]

DEER LODGE COUNTY, MT
  Bills and resolutions
    FERC: payment by local governments of charges for hydroelectric 
        projects in Granite and Deer Lodge Counties, MT (see H.R. 944) 
        [14FE]

DeFAZIO, PETER A. (a Representative from Oregon)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Armed Forces: amend the War Powers Resolution defining the 
        congressional and Presidential role in the use of troops 
        overseas (see H.J. Res. 95) [16JN]
    Bonneville Power Administration: debt refinancing agreement at 
        prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to 
        U.S. Treasury (see H.R. 599) [20JA]
    Dept. of Defense: reduce size of operational support aircraft 
        fleet (see H.R. 1973) [30JN]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Oregon (see H.R. 1835) [14JN]
    Fish and fishing: use of relief funds to compensate revenue loss 
        of commercial fisheries during disasters (see H.R. 2673) 
        [20NO]
    Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see 
        H.R. 2019) [12JY]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth 
        (see H.R. 1955) [29JN]
    House of Representatives: require public recordkeeping of lobbyist 
        visits (see H.R. 2629) [14NO]
    Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 2588) [7NO]
    NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 499) [13JA]
    Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and 
        activities except during national emergencies (see H.R. 1709) 
        [25MY]
    Taxation: employment taxes relative to compensation for unpaid 
        wages (see H.R. 1088) [1MR]
    Weapons: deployment policy for ballistic missile systems (see H.R. 
        983) [16FE]

DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND REALIGNMENT COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1817, military construction, family housing, and 
        base closure and realignment appropriations [7SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment 
        (see H.R. 1817) [13JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 167) [15JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 223) [19SE]
    El Toro Marine Corps Air Station: convey lands to Orange County, 
        CA (see H.R. 1607) [10MY]
    Federal employees: treatment of early-retirement reduction 
        regulations relative to defense base closures (see H.R. 2375) 
        [21SE]
    Recommendations (see H.J. Res. 101, 102) [13JY] [18JY] [1AU]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base 
        Closure and Realignment Appropriations (H.R. 1817) [14SE]
  Messages
    Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Recommendations: 
        President Clinton [13JY]
  Motions
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment 
        (H.R. 1817) [7SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1817, Military 
        Construction, Family Housing, and Base Closure and Realignment 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 223) (H. 
        Rept. 104-251) [19SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1817, Military Construction, Family Housing, 
        and Base Closure and Realignment Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 167) (H. Rept. 104-140) [15JN]
    Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Recommendations: 
        Committee on National Security (House) (H.J. Res. 102) (H. 
        Rept. 104-220) [1AU]
    Dept. of Defense Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base 
        Closure and Realignment Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1817) (H. Rept. 104-247) [14SE]
    Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Closure and 
        Realignment Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations 
        (House) (H.R. 1817) (H. Rept. 104-104) [13JN]

DEFENSE PRODUCTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorization (see H.R. 2204) [4AU]

DEFICIT
see Public Debt

DEFICIT REDUCTION LOCKBOX ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1162) [8MR]
    Enact (H.R. 1162): consideration (see H. Res. 218) [12SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1162, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 218) (H. Rept. 104-243) [12SE]
    Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 1162) (H. Rept. 104-
        205) [25JY]

DEL NORTE COUNTY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    California: conveyance of land to the Del Norte County Unified 
        School District (see H.R. 2709) [5DE]

de la GARZA, E (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [3MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 20) [9JA]
    Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend 
        relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352) [29MR]

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    Food stamps: program integrity (see H.R. 1093) [1MR]
    North American Border Stations Improvements Act: enact (see H.R. 
        1428) [6AP]
    Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see 
        H.J. Res. 19) [9JA]
    Public welfare programs: support community food security projects 
        relative to low-income individuals (see H.R. 2003) [11JY]
    Rural areas: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater 
        disposal (see H.R. 908) [13FE]
    Taxation: tax credit for investment in the revitalization of 
        communities (see H.R. 2163) [2AU]

DeLAURO, ROSA L. (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    Minority objectors for the private calendar [2NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Crime: prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of 
        payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758) [7JN]
    Health: prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans 
        relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1797) [8JN]
    Medicare: coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support 
        services (see H.R. 1757) [7JN]
    National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts: honoring of G. 
        Gordon Liddy relative to characterization of Federal law 
        enforcement officers (see H. Res. 153) [18MY]

DeLAY, TOM (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
    Committee To Escort the President [24JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        [2MY]
    ------H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [2NO]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Air pollution: repeal certain Clean Air Act stratospheric ozone 
        protection provisions (see H.R. 475) [11JA]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act toxic air emission provisions 
        (see H.R. 473) [11JA]
    Armed Forces: prohibit uniform requirements involving the display 
        of U.N. insignia (see H.R. 2540) [26OC]
    Clean Air Act: repeal certain amendments (see H.R. 479) [11JA]
    Congress: joint session for the State of the Union Message (see H. 
        Con. Res. 16) [23JA]
    Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking 
        actions (see H.R. 450) [9JA]
    Motor vehicles: allow emission reductions caused by fleet turnover 
        to be credited under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 477) [11JA]
    ------prohibit Federal requirement for State plans on trip 
        reduction requirements (see H.R. 478) [11JA]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act emission standards (see H.R. 
        476) [11JA]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act ozone nonattainment area 
        provisions relative to mandatory State vehicle inspection and 
        maintenance programs (see H.R. 480) [11JA]
    Water pollution: repeal certain Clean Air Act acid rain provisions 
        (see H.R. 474) [11JA]
  Motions offered by
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (H.R. 9) [3MR]
    House Rules: allow motions to suspend rules (H. Res. 275) [18NO]

DELLUMS, RONALD V. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration hydroelectric 
        projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude oil [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1050) 
        [24FE]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 1798) [8JN]
  Motions offered by
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530) [15JN] 
        [21SE]

DEMOCRACY
  Bills and resolutions
    Bangladesh: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 86) [24JY]
    Burma: restore democratic rule (see H. Res. 274) [17NO]
    Cameroon: democracy and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 
        93) [4AU]
    China, People's Republic of: human rights violations (see H.R. 
        1849) [14JN]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 96) [16JN]
    ------most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 96), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 193) [19JY]
    ------U.S. policy (see H.R. 2058) [19JY]
    ------U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), consideration (see H. Res. 193) 
        [19JY]
    China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 12, 63) 
        [9JA] [7AP]
    Cuba: strengthen international economic sanctions and support 
        transition to democratically elected government (see H.R. 927, 
        2347; H. Con. Res. 24) [7FE] [14FE] [18SE]
    ------strengthen international economic sanctions and support 
        transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 225) [19SE]
    ------U.S. assistance relative to the establishment of a 
        transitional government (see H.R. 611) [20JA]
    Cuban Democracy Act: ease limitations in food trade and terminate 
        denial of foreign tax credit (see H.R. 1254) [15MR]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 367) [9JA]
    Foreign trade: prohibit the importation of sugar into the U.S. 
        from countries that import sugar from Cuba (see H.R. 84) [9JA]
    Haiti: establish a nongovernmental assistance program (see H.R. 
        617) [20JA]
    India: free and fair elections in Jammu and Kashmir (see H. Con. 
        Res. 57) [5AP]
    ------self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation 
        homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (see H. Con. Res. 32) [22FE]
    Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see 
        H.R. 1360) [30MR]
    Military assistance: prohibit to governments that are 
        undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of 
        human rights or arms control standards (see H.R. 772) [1FE]
    Mongolia: anniversary of democratic elections (see H. Res. 158) 
        [25MY]
    National Endowment for Democracy: terminate U.S. assistance (see 
        H.R. 297) [9JA]
    Nigeria: efforts towards democracy (see H. Con. Res. 40) [15MR]
    ------impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697) [30NO]
    Russia: protection of freedom of the press and freedom of 
        expression (see H. Con. Res. 84, 90, 95) [20JY] [2AU] [4AU]
    ------removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51) 
        [28MR]
    U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish 
        (see H.R. 2652) [16NO]
    Ukraine: support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political 
        and economic progress (see H. Con. Res. 120) [15DE]
    Voting: constitutional amendment allowing the proposal and 
        enactment of laws by popular vote of the people (see H.J. Res. 
        11) [9JA]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Haiti: President Clinton [3FE]
    National Endowment for Democracy: President Clinton [6MR]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 
        96) [20JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 225) (H. Rept. 104-
        253) [19SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2058, China Policy Act and H.J. Res. 96, 
        Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 104-194) 
        [19JY]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act: Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (H.R. 927) (H. Rept. 104-202) 
        [24JY]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 
        104-188) [17JY]

DEMOCRATIC PARTY
  Appointments
    Minority objectors for the private calendar [2NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on House Oversight (House): minority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 32) [11JA]
    Committee on Rules (House): minority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 34) [11JA]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): minority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 42) [20JA]
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        12, 31, 166, 186, 229, 281) [9JA] [13JN] [12JY] [13JY] [27SE] 
        [20NO]
    House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority 
        employees (see H. Res. 7) [9JA]
    ------declare vacant the office of a Member who announces a change 
        in political party affiliation (see H. Res. 203) [25JY]
    ------funding for the Republican Steering Committee and the 
        Democratic Policy Committee (see H. Res. 9) [9JA]
    ------require Members who change political parties to repay 
        certain funds to their former party (see H. Res. 202) [25JY]

DENTISTS
see Health Care Professionals

DENVER, CO
  Bills and resolutions
    Roads and highways: establish highway corridor demonstration 
        project from Chihuahua, Mexico, through El Paso, TX, to 
        Denver, CO (see H.R. 202) [9JA]

DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE
related term(s) Agriculture; Forest Service
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: eliminate the Market Promotion Program (see H.R. 
        1749) [6JN]
    ------establish marketing loans and total acreage base for upland 
        cotton, feed grains, rice, oilseeds, and wheat (see H.R. 2532) 
        [25OC]
    ------improve agricultural resources conservation programs (see 
        H.R. 2542) [26OC]
    ------labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth 
        hormones, and development of residue test (see H.R. 2084) 
        [20JY]
    ------poultry labeling regulations (see H.R. 203, 2672) [9JA] 
        [20NO]
    ------price supports (see H.R. 2195, 2330, 2523) [4AU] [14SE] 
        [24OC]
    ------price supports for honey (see H.R. 1235) [14MR]
    ------price supports for milk (see H.R. 2000, 2324, 2362) [10JY] 
        [13SE] [19SE]
    ------price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2189) [3AU]
    ------price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687) [23MY]
    ------prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, 
        sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143) [31JY]
    ------promotion program for popcorn (see H.R. 2593) [7NO]

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    ------purchase of catastrophic risk protection and clarify the 
        prevented planting rule (see H.R. 2147) [31JY]
    ------repeal price support and agricultural promotion programs 
        (see H.R. 2787) [15DE]
    ------research, promotion, and market development of canola and 
        rapeseed products (see H.R. 2509) [19OC]
    ------revise soybean promotion, research, and consumer information 
        programs (see H.R. 2577) [2NO]
    ------use of integrated, site-specific farm management plans (see 
        H.R. 2339) [14SE]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1976) [30JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 188) [12JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 235) [29SE]
    American Samoa: nutrition assistance programs (see H.R. 1059) 
        [27FE]
    Angeles National Forest: extend authority for land purchases (see 
        H.R. 1223) [14MR]
    ------prohibit transfer of lands for use as a solid waste landfill 
        (see H.R. 924) [13FE]
    Animals: require humane transport of horses en route to 
        slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433) [29SE]
    Aquaculture: authorize aquaculture research under the Dept. of 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 1205) [10MR]
    Cleveland National Forest: land exchange and boundary adjustment 
        (see H.R. 207) [9JA]
    Conservation of natural resources: extend the Conservation Reserve 
        Program and the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 67) [9JA]
    Disasters: emergency assistance for crop losses in federally 
        designated disaster areas (see H.R. 1430, 2343) [6AP] [14SE]
    Executive departments: abolish Department and transfer certain 
        programs to an agribusiness block grant program (see H.R. 
        1354) [29MR]
    Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.: improve operation (see H.R. 
        2130) [27JY]
    Food stamps: program integrity (see H.R. 1093) [1MR]
    ------reduce fraud (see H.R. 1094) [1MR]
    ------reform program (see H.R. 1135) [6MR]
    Forest Service: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and 
        ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 1716) [25MY]
    ------use of stewardship contracting in demonstration program to 
        restore and maintain ecological integrity and productivity of 
        forest ecosystems (see H.R. 1682) [18MY]
    Government: Federal assessment of whether Federal regulations 
        could result in the taking of private property (see H.R. 130) 
        [9JA]
    ------improve determination procedures for the taking of private 
        property (see H.R. 1277) [21MR]
    Government regulations: extend certain authorities (see H.R. 2775) 
        [13DE]
    Housing: guarantee the repayment of loans made by private lenders 
        for costs of certain rural rental housing (see H.R. 66) [9JA]
    Milk: use of distance or transportation costs as a basis for 
        pricing milk (see H.R. 1808) [8JN]
    National Forest System: acquisition of lands relative to reduced 
        property tax revenues in county of purchase (see H.R. 1089) 
        [1MR]
    National forests: clarify regulations for ski area permit issuance 
        and the suspension of mineral leasing laws in ski areas (see 
        H.R. 1527) [1MY]
    New York: Dept. of Agriculture contributions toward the purchase 
        of the Sterling Forest (see H.R. 194) [9JA]
    North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: boundary adjustment (see 
        H.R. 2679) [28NO]
    Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: repeal (see H.R. 669) 
        [25JA]
    Pollution: prescribe by regulation the representation of ``Woodsy 
        Owl'' (see H.R. 1269) [21MR]
    Public lands: improve process for land exchanges with the Forest 
        Service and BLM (see H.R. 2466) [11OC]
    REA: loans to electric generation and transmission cooperatives 
        (see H.R. 403) [9JA]
    Rolla, MO: convey certain lands (see H.R. 701) [26JA]
    Stuttgart, AR: transfer the Fish Farming Experimental Laboratory 
        to the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 33) [9JA]
    Sumpter, OR: convey certain lands (see H.R. 1581) [9MY]
    Wayne National Forest: land exchange between the National Park 
        Service and the Ironton Country Club (see H.R. 2023) [12JY]
    Wenatachee National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 2518) [20OC]
    Wetlands: determinations relative to agricultural lands (see H.R. 
        1949) [28JN]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1976) [28SE]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976) [20SE] [12OC]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1976) (H. Rept. 
        104-268) [28SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1976) (H. Rept. 
        104-172) [30JN]
    Cleveland National Forest Land Exchange and Boundary Adjustment: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 207) (H. Rept. 104-310) 
        [6NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1976, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. 
        Rept. 104-271) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1976, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 188) (H. Rept. 104-185) [12JY]
    Convey Certain Lands to Rolla, MO: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 701) (H. Rept. 104-215) [31JY]
    Food Stamp Program Reform: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        1135) (H. Rept. 104-77) [14MR]
    Prohibit Transfer of Angeles National Forest Lands for Use as a 
        Solid Waste Landfill: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        924) (H. Rept. 104-309) [6NO]
    Sumpter, OR, Land Conveyance: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1581) (H. Rept. 104-308) [6NO]
    Transfer the Stuttgart, AR, Fish Farming Experimental Laboratory 
        to the Dept. of Agriculture: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 33) (H. Rept. 104-357) [28NO]

DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE
related term(s) National Institute of Standards and Technology
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and 
        the Judiciary appropriations [18OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abolish (see H.R. 1756) [7JN]
    Appropriations: authorizing for scientific research services and 
        facilities (see H.R. 1870) [16JN]
    Business and industry: enhance manufacturing technology programs 
        (see H.R. 1844) [14JN]
    Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of 
        Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-
        produced merchandise (see H.R. 447) [9JA]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2076) [19JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 198) [21JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 289) [5DE]
    Education: establish loan guarantee program for telecommunications 
        satellites dedicated to instructional programming (see H.R. 
        1908) [21JN]
    Federal Statistical Service: establish (see H.R. 2521) [24OC]
    Fish and fishing: require specific authorization for ocean 
        harvesting operations (see H.R. 898) [10FE]
    Kuwait: investigation of financial and commercial treatment of 
        U.S. citizens and commercial dispute resolution process (see 
        H.R. 2042) [13JY]
    Minority Business Development Administration: establish (see H.R. 
        114) [9JA]
    National Institute of Standards and Technology: authorizing 
        appropriations for industrial technology services (see H.R. 
        1871) [16JN]
    National Marine Fisheries Service: convey to Massachusetts the 
        laboratory in Gloucester, MA (see H.R. 1358) [29MR]
    National Weather Service: eliminate certain activities and 
        functions (see H.R. 1450) [6AP]
    NOAA: establish aquaculture facilities and development programs 
        (see H.R. 2046) [17JY]
    Oceans: conduct research program to evaluate technology for 
        depositing certain waste on the deep ocean seabed (see H.R. 
        1344) [29MR]
    Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation 
        (see H.R. 1659) [17MY]
    ------reexamination proceedings (see H.R. 1732) [25MY]
    Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733) 
        [25MY]
    Poverty: corrections in data relative to cost-of-living statistics 
        (see H.R. 547) [17JA]
    ------publication of data (see H.R. 919) [13FE]
    Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (see H.R. 2405) [27SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (H.R. 2405), consideration (see H. Res. 234) [29SE]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2076) [4DE]
  Messages
    Processing of Export License Applications: President Clinton [6DE]
    Veto of H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
        Judiciary Appropriations: President Clinton [19DE]
  Motions
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: 
        authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076) [18OC]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report 
        [6DE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto [20DE]
  Reports filed
    Abolishment: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1756) (H. 
        Rept. 104-260) [21SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2076, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 289) (H. Rept. 104-381) 
        [5DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State 
        and the Judiciary Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 198) Rept. 104-200) [21JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2405, Federal Civilian Science Activities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. 
        Rept. 104-270) [29SE]
    Convey the National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory in 
        Gloucester, MA, to Massachusetts: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1358) (H. Rept. 104-287) [20OC]
    Dept. of Commerce Scientific Research Services and Facilities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1870) (H. 
        Rept. 104-232) [4AU]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2076) (H. Rept. 
        104-378) [4DE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2076) (H. Rept. 
        104-196) [19JY]

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
related term(s) Corps of Engineers; National Guard; National Security
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]

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    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 1817, military construction, family housing, and base 
        closure and realignment appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations [13SE] [14SE] 
        [18OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Acquisition: reform procedures (see H.R. 1368) [30MR]
    Air Force: grant recognition for meritorious service to aviators 
        who meet the qualification standards of the Escape and Evasion 
        Society (see H. Res. 37) [17JA]
    Animals: reporting requirements for research facilities conducting 
        experimentation and testing (see H.R. 1547) [2MY]
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1530) [2MY]
    ------authorizing for military construction, family housing, and 
        base closure and realignment (see H.R. 1817) [13JN]
    ------authorizing for military construction, family housing, and 
        base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 167) [15JN]
    ------authorizing for military construction, family housing, and 
        base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 223) [19SE]
    ------authorizing (H.R. 1530), consideration (see H. Res. 164) 
        [8JN]
    ------authorizing (H.R. 1530), consideration of conference report 
        (see H. Res. 307) [14DE]
    ------making (see H.R. 2126) [27JY]
    ------making (H.R. 2126), consideration (see H. Res. 205) [28JY]
    ------making (H.R. 2126), consideration of conference report (see 
        H. Res. 232, 271) [27SE] [15NO]
    ------restrict purchase of packaged foods that are not 
        domestically packaged (see H.R. 178) [9JA]
    ------terminate certain programs (see H.R. 1673) [18MY]
    Armed Forces: allow liability claims resulting from medical 
        malpractice (see H.R. 2524) [24OC]
    ------amend the War Powers Resolution defining the congressional 
        and Presidential role in the use of troops overseas (see H.R. 
        1111; H.J. Res. 95) [2MR] [16JN]
    ------assist INS and Customs Service personnel in performing 
        border protection functions (see H.R. 387, 1224) [9JA] [14MR]
    ------award Purple Heart to individuals killed or wounded due to 
        friendly fire during peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 1376) 
        [3AP]
    ------clarify employment and reemployment rights and 
        responsibilities (see H.R. 1941) [28JN]
    ------commissioning of officers relative to reserve officer 
        appointment requirement (see H.R. 2016) [11JY]
    ------encourage an extra place setting at holiday season tables as 
        a reminder of U.S. peacekeeping forces in Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina (see H. Res. 315) [19DE]
    ------establish commission to review regular military compensation 
        relative to financial assistance programs (see H.R. 673) 
        [25JA]
    ------expand eligibility for certain commissary benefits (see H.R. 
        1727) [25MY]
    ------organization and management of reserve components (see H.R. 
        1646) [16MY]
    ------procedures for determining status of certain missing members 
        (see H.R. 945) [15FE]
    ------prohibit accrual of pay and allowances to members confined 
        pending dishonorable dismissal charges (see H.R. 585) [19JA]
    ------prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. 
        insignia (see H.R. 2540) [26OC]
    ------provide benefits under the survivor benefit plan to 
        surviving spouses of certain retired members (see H.R. 107) 
        [9JA]
    ------provide benefits under the survivor benefit plan to 
        surviving spouses of certain retirement-eligible reserve 
        members (see H.R. 1760) [7JN]
    ------provide for the jurisdiction, apprehension, and detention of 
        members and certain civilians accompanying the Armed Forces 
        abroad (see H.R. 808) [2FE]
    ------provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon 
        enlistment (see H.R. 206) [9JA]
    ------use of military health care system and commissary stores by 
        an unremarried former spouse (see H.R. 1726, 2096) [25MY] 
        [21JY]
    Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 1511) [7AP]
    Aviation: reduce size of operational support aircraft fleet (see 
        H.R. 1973) [30JN]
    Belle Fourche, SD: conveyance of land at the radar bomb scoring 
        site (see H.R. 2680) [28NO]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to 
        U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606, 2770) [26OC] 
        [9NO] [13DE]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (H.R. 2606), consideration (see H. Res. 273) 
        [16NO]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (H.R. 2770), consideration (see H. Res. 304) 
        [13DE]
    ------U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between 
        Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. Con. Res. 118; H. 
        Res. 295, 298, 302) [6DE] [12DE] [13DE]
    ------U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between 
        Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 304) [13DE]
    ------U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2417; H. Res. 247, 305, 
        306) [28SE] [30OC] [13DE]
    ------U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 304) [13DE]
    B-2 stealth bomber: development (see H.R. 2625) [13NO]
    Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to 
        enhance military readiness (see H.R. 889) [10FE]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to 
        enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 92) [21FE]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to 
        enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 129) [5AP]
    California: management of the Presidio facilities (see H.R. 1296) 
        [22MR]
    Calverton, NY: transfer portion of Naval Weapons Industrial 
        Reserve Plant to the Calverton National Cemetery (see H.R. 
        1365) [30MR]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for 
        display of RAH-66 Comanche helicopter (see H. Con. Res. 74) 
        [13JN]
    CERCLA: require Corps of Engineers performance of contract 
        oversight of remedial actions (see H.R. 2801) [18DE]
    Chemical weapons: transportation of munitions (see H.R. 1123) 
        [3MR]
    Children and youth: transportation of certain children requiring 
        specialized medical services in the U.S. (see H.R. 332) [9JA]
    Colleges and universities: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to 
        institutions that prevent access to campus for ROTC or 
        military recruiting (see H.R. 142, 1118) [9JA] [2MR]
    Colorado: designate certain public lands and minerals for military 
        use (see H.R. 256) [9JA]
    Commissary and exchange networks: outline congressional response 
        to the possibility of reduction or elimination (see H. Con. 
        Res. 45) [21MR]
    Committee To Oversee the Conduct of Operation Joint Endeavor/Task 
        Force Eagle (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 135; H. Con. 
        Res. 126) [20DE] [22DE]
    Contracts: prohibit reimbursement of defense contractors for 
        environmental response costs (see H.R. 2227) [4AU]
    ------require that contractor consolidation cost savings be used 
        for employment retraining and job creation activities (see 
        H.R. 702) [26JA]
    Corps of Engineers: stabilize bluffs along Mississippi River in 
        the vicinity of Natchez, MS (see H.R. 880) [9FE]
    ------technical assistance for the planning of a regional water 
        authority in northeastern Ohio (see H.R. 457) [9JA]
    Correctional institutions: conversion of certain military 
        installations into facilities for youthful offenders (see H.R. 
        472) [11JA]
    C-17 Airlifter Program: terminate use nondevelopmental aircrafts 
        to meet strategic airlift requirements (see H.R. 703) [26JA]
    Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations 
        (see H.J. Res. 101, 102) [13JY] [18JY] [1AU]
    Defense Nuclear Facilities: waste management and environmental 
        restoration efforts (see H.R. 2110) [25JY]
    Defense Production Act: reauthorization (see H.R. 2204) [4AU]
    Dept. of Energy: provide health benefits to former defense nuclear 
        facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 
        1903) [20JN]
    Dept. of the Interior: conduct study relative to Fort King, FL 
        (see H.R. 369) [9JA]
    El Centro, CA: withdraw and reserve certain public lands utilized 
        by the Naval Air Facility (see H.R. 1308) [23MR]
    El Toro Marine Corps Air Station: convey lands to Orange County, 
        CA (see H.R. 1607) [10MY]
    Employment: demonstration project to improve personnel policies 
        relative to acquisition work force (see H.R. 2314) [12SE]
    Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian 
        employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 2264) [6SE]
    ------provide for continued retirement and leave benefits for 
        certain former employees (see H.R. 2222) [4AU]
    ------treatment of early-retirement reduction regulations relative 
        to defense base closures (see H.R. 2375) [21SE]
    Firearms: eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship (see H.R. 
        638, 1645) [23JA] [16MY]
    Foreign countries: withdrawal of military forces permanently 
        stationed in countries that do not assume nonpersonnel costs 
        of such forces (see H.R. 2788) [15DE]
    Fort Devens Military Reservation: transfer of excess property to 
        the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge and to Lancaster, MA (see 
        H.R. 1407) [5AP]
    Fort Ord, CA: convey certain real property to Seaside, CA (see 
        H.R. 731) [30JA]
    Fort Sam Houston, TX: convey certain excess real property (see 
        H.R. 595) [19JA]
    France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear 
        weapons (see H. Con. Res. 80; H. Res. 174) [27JN] [30JN]
    Government: require Federal agencies acquiring surplus property 
        from closure of military installations to retain possession 
        and use for agency purposes (see H.R. 1265) [16MR]
    Harry S Truman (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft 
        carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.R. 445) [9JA]
    Health: allow military health care system beneficiaries the option 
        to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see 
        H.R. 2442) [29SE]
    Housing: assist active duty military personnel through interest 
        rate buy downs (see H.R. 1611) [11MY]
    Indiana Army Ammunition Plant: conveyance of property for 
        inclusion in State park (see H.R. 1399) [5AP]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: shooting down of U.S. Army 
        helicopter (see H. Con. Res. 1) [9JA]
    Mauritania: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until 
        elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 550) [17JA]
    Medicare: limit penalty for late enrollment and establish special 
        enrollment for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2729) [6DE]
    ------reimbursement for services provided to eligible individuals 
        by military or veterans hospitals (see H.R. 861, 1767) [8FE] 
        [7JN]
    ------waive late enrollment penalty for certain military retirees 
        who live near closed military installations (see H.R. 875) 
        [9FE]
    Michael O'Callaghan Military Hospital, Las Vegas, NV: designate 
        (see H.R. 2477) [12OC]

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    Military construction: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1529) 
        [2MY]
    Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        1677) [18MY]
    National Guard: honor guard functions at funerals for veterans 
        (see H.R. 299) [9JA]
    National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100) [6SE]
    ------revitalize (see H.R. 7, 872) [9JA] [9FE]
    ------revitalize (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 83) [13FE]
    Navy: operate ships stores as nonappropriated fund 
        instrumentalities (see H.R. 347) [9JA]
    ------transfer a river patrol boat to Tidewater Community College 
        (see H.R. 346) [9JA]
    ------transfer of six obsolete tugboats (see H.R. 2821) [20DE]
    Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 895) [10FE]
    Pakistan: transfer of F-16 aircraft and associated parts and 
        equipment (see H.R. 1397) [5AP]
    Panama: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of 
        U.S. Armed Forces and the Panama Canal (see H. Con. Res. 4, 9) 
        [9JA]
    Parks and recreation areas: rescind fees at lakes and reservoirs 
        under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 
        239) [9JA]
    Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for 
        military retirees (see H.R. 2664) [18NO]
    ------treatment of future actuarial gains and losses to the 
        military retirement fund (see H.R. 568) [19JA]
    Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        2228) [4AU]
    Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and 
        activities except during national emergencies (see H.R. 1709) 
        [25MY]
    Serna, Marcelino: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        670) [25JA]
    Ships and vessels: require congressional approval of nuclear waste 
        disposal plans prior to construction of CVN-76 nuclear 
        aircraft carrier (see H.R. 905) [13FE]
    ------require congressional certification for Dept. of Defense 
        ship repair transactions with foreign contractors (see H.R. 
        904) [13FE]
    ------transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (see 
        H.R. 2348) [18SE]
    Social Security: Medicare reimbursement to Military Health 
        Services System (see H.R. 580) [19JA]
    ------repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan 
        for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see 
        H.R. 2214) [4AU]
    Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of 
        Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see 
        H.R. 2495) [18OC]
    ------State priority for transfer of Dept. of Defense nonlethal 
        excess supplies (see H.R. 1259) [16MR]
    Taxation: provide an investment tax credit to assist defense 
        contractors converting to nondefense operations (see H.R. 
        1518) [7AP]
    ------treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837) [22DE]
    ------treatment of military income derived from services performed 
        during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776, 2778) [13DE] 
        [14DE]
    Treaties and agreements: withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile 
        Treaty (see H.R. 2483) [17OC]
    U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 631) [23JA]
    U.S. Navy Blue Angels: mint coins in commemoration of 50th 
        anniversary (see H.R. 1828) [13JN]
    Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected 
        disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764) 
        [12DE]
    ------benefit eligibility for certain service in the military 
        forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136) [6MR]
    ------eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree 
        cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38, 1994) [9JA] [30JN]
    ------establish confidential database for the collection of 
        medical information (see H.R. 798) [2FE]
    ------increase opportunities for individuals held as POW during 
        the Vietnam era to participate in procurement activities (see 
        H.R. 155) [9JA]
    ------increase opportunities for individuals with service-
        connected disabilities to participate in procurement 
        activities (see H.R. 137) [9JA]
    Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        1326) [28MR]
    Waterways: require construction and operation of a jetty and sand 
        transfer system by the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 758) 
        [31JA]
    Weapons: deployment policy for ballistic missile systems (see H.R. 
        983) [16FE]
    ------production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 991) [16FE]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 1530) [13DE]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2126) [25SE] [15NO]
    Dept. of Defense Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base 
        Closure and Realignment Appropriations (H.R. 1817) [14SE]
    Dept. of Defense Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions To 
        Enhance Military Readiness (H.R. 889) [5AP]
  Messages
    Atomic Energy Act: President Clinton [9MR]
    Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Recommendations: 
        President Clinton [13JY]
    Ordering of Armed Forces Selected Reserve to Active Duty: 
        President Clinton [11DE]
  Motions
    Appropriations: authorizing for military construction, family 
        housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817) [7SE]
    ------authorizing (H.R. 1530) [15JN] [21SE]
    ------making (H.R. 2126) [7SE] [13SE] [14SE] [29SE] [18OC]
    ------making (H.R. 2126), conference report [16NO]
    Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to 
        enhance military readiness (H.R. 889) [28MR]
    National security: revitalize (H.R. 7) [16FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 889, Supplemental 
        Appropriations and Rescissions To Enhance Military Readiness: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 129) (H. Rept. 104-102) 
        [5AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 307) (H. 
        Rept. 104-407) [14DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1817, Military 
        Construction, Family Housing, and Base Closure and Realignment 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 223) (H. 
        Rept. 104-251) [19SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 104-265) [27SE]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 104-346) 
        [15NO]
    Consideration of H. Res. 302, U.S. Military Enforcement of Peace 
        Agreement Between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim Forces in 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        304) (H. Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 306, U.S. Military Intervention in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. 
        Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 7, National Security Revitalization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 83) (H. Rept. 104-31) 
        [13FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense Supplemental 
        Appropriations and Rescissions To Enhance Military Readiness: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 92) (H. Rept. 104-44) 
        [21FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 164) (H. Rept. 104-136) 
        [8JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1817, Military Construction, Family Housing, 
        and Base Closure and Realignment Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 167) (H. Rept. 104-140) [15JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 205) (H. Rept. 104-214) 
        [28JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2606, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 273) (H. Rept. 104-349) [16NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2770, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Recommendations: 
        Committee on National Security (House) (H.J. Res. 102) (H. 
        Rept. 104-220) [1AU]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        1530) (H. Rept. 104-406) [13DE]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 2126) (H. Rept. 104-261) 
        [25SE], (H. Rept. 104-344) [15NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2126) (H. Rept. 
        104-208) [27JY]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1530) (H. Rept. 
        104-131) [6JN]
    Dept. of Defense Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base 
        Closure and Realignment Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1817) (H. Rept. 104-247) [14SE]
    Dept. of Defense Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions To 
        Enhance and Preserve Military Readiness: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 889) (H. Rept. 104-29) [10FE]
    Designate Certain Colorado Public Lands and Minerals for Military 
        Use: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 256) (H. 
        Rept. 104-28) [14FE]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 256) (H. Rept. 104-28) 
        [10FE]
    Management of Presidio, CA, Facilities: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1296) (H. Rept. 104-234) [4AU]
    Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Closure and 
        Realignment Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations 
        (House) (H.R. 1817) (H. Rept. 104-104) [13JN]
    National Security Revitalization Act: Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 104-18) [6FE]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 7) (H. 
        Rept. 104-18) [6FE]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 
        104-18) [6FE]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions to Enhance Military 
        Readiness: Committee of Conference (H.R. 889) (H. Rept. 104-
        101) [5AP]

DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Abolish (see H.R. 1883) [16JN]
    Colleges and universities: participation in Pell Grant Program 
        relative to Federal Stafford Loan Program default rate (see 
        H.R. 2038) [13JY]
    ------student loan default rate limitations relative to Hispanic-
        serving institutions (see H.R. 366) [9JA]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2127) [27JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2127), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 208) [1AU]
    Education: development of school-to-work opportunities systems 
        (see H.R. 1426) [6AP]
    ------eliminate opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 977, 
        1045) [16FE] [24FE]
    ------establish mentoring programs for at-risk youths (see H.R. 
        2708) [5DE]
    ------provide demonstration grants to secondary schools to extend 
        the academic year (see H.R. 2252) [4AU]
    Eliminate (see H.R. 1318) [24MR]
    National Education Standards and Improvement Council: abolish (see 
        H.R. 977, 1045, 1558) [16FE] [24FE] [3MY]
  Messages
    Deferral of Budgetary Resources: President Clinton [22FE]
  Motions
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2127) [3AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2127, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations:

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        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 208) (H. Rept. 104-224) 
        [1AU]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2127) (H. Rept. 104-209) [27JY]

DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration 
        hydroelectric projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude 
        oil [25JY] [11OC] [17OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abolish (see H.R. 1993) [30JN]
    Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (see 
        H.R. 1122) [3MR]
    ------sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 256) [7NO]
    Appropriations: authorizing for civilian research, development, 
        demonstration, and commercial application activities (see H.R. 
        1816) [13JN]
    ------reduce funding and scope of the stockpile stewardship 
        program (see H.R. 1672) [18MY]
    ------reduce funding for the nuclear energy research and 
        development activities (see H.R. 1674) [18MY]
    Defense Nuclear Facilities: waste management and environmental 
        restoration efforts (see H.R. 2110) [25JY]
    Fast Flux Test Facility: return to operational status (see H.R. 
        2569) [1NO]
    Federal employees: provide health benefits to former defense 
        nuclear facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see 
        H.R. 1903) [20JN]
    Federal Power Marketing Administration: privatization (see H.R. 
        310) [9JA]
    Firefighters: relief of certain former Federal employees who were 
        transferred from the Dept. of Energy to Los Alamos County, NM 
        (see H.R. 516) [13JA]
    Hazardous substances: disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high 
        level radioactive waste (see H.R. 1174) [8MR]
    ------nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020, 1032) [23FE]
    Laboratories: streamline and establish missions (see H.R. 2142) 
        [31JY]
    Laboratory Facilities Commission: establish (see H.R. 87) [9JA]
    Marilyn Lloyd Environmental, Life, and Social Sciences Complex, 
        Oak Ridge, TN: designate (see H.R. 2301) [12SE]
    National laboratories: authorize retirement incentives for certain 
        employees (see H.R. 884) [9FE]
    Nevada: prohibit nuclear waste site characterization of the Yucca 
        Mountain site (see H.R. 496) [11JA]
    Nuclear energy: management and disposition of the Hanford 
        Reservation (see H.R. 2110) [25JY]
    Nuclear weapons: privatization of defense nuclear facilities (see 
        H.R. 1526, 1628) [7AP] [12MY]
    O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: call for resignation and investigation of 
        travel expenditures (see H. Res. 308) [15DE]
    ------investigation of funds used to analyze media coverage of 
        Dept. of Energy (see H. Res. 283) [28NO]
    Petroleum: lease lands within the naval oil shale reserves to 
        private entities for the development of oil and natural gas 
        (see H.R. 817, 887) [3FE] [9FE]
    Power resources: information relative to the price and supply of 
        home heating fuel, natural gas, and automotive fuel (see H.R. 
        292) [9JA]
    Radioactive substances: interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (see 
        H.R. 1924) [22JN]
    Research: authorize hydrogen development and demonstration 
        programs (see H.R. 655) [24JA]
    ------authorize hydrogen development and demonstration programs 
        (H.R. 655), consideration (see H. Res. 136) [1MY]
    ------downsize personnel levels and terminate certain research at 
        nondefense laboratories (see H.R. 1510) [7AP]
    ------gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311) 
        [9JA]
    Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (see H.R. 2405) [27SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (H.R. 2405), consideration (see H. Res. 234) [29SE]
    Southeastern Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects 
        (see H.R. 2640) [15NO]
  Conference reports
    Alaska Power Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and 
        Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Exports (S. 395) [6NO] [8NO]
  Messages
    Dept. of Energy Report: President Clinton [1MR]
    National Energy Policy: President Clinton [4AU]
  Motions
    Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 
        395) [25JY]
    ------sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), conference report 
        [8NO]
  Reports filed
    Alaska Power Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and the 
        Export of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: Committee of 
        Conference (S. 395) (H. Rept. 104-312) [6NO]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1122) (H. Rept. 104-
        187) [13JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 395, Alaska Power 
        Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and the Export 
        of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 104-314) [7NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 655, Hydrogen Future Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 104-108) [1MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2405, Federal Civilian Science Activities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. 
        Rept. 104-270) [29SE]
    Dept. of Energy Civilian Research, Development, Demonstration, and 
        Commercial Application Activities Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 1816) (H. Rept. 104-236) [4AU]
    Dept. of Energy Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration 
        Programs Authorization: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 
        655) (H. Rept. 104-95) [30MR]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1020) (H. Rept. 104-254) [20SE]

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES
related term(s) Surgeon General
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 641, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act 
        reauthorization [7DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth 
        hormones, and development of residue test (see H.R. 2084) 
        [20JY]
    Children and youth: health research (see H.R. 1735) [25MY]
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        42) [9JA]
    ------revise and extend (see H.R. 1872) [16JN]
    Crime: establish domestic violence community response teams (see 
        H.R. 2665) [18NO]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2127) [27JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2127), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 208) [1AU]
    Disabled: study providing services and benefits to individuals who 
        served with voluntary organizations assisting the Armed Forces 
        during the Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 179) [9JA]
    Diseases: prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis 
        (see H.R. 1140) [6MR]
    Families and domestic relations: adoption services (see H.R. 1166) 
        [8MR]
    FDA: increase the voting consumer representation of the Blood 
        Products Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1021) [23FE]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        2427) [29SE]
    Health: adolescent health demonstration projects (see H.R. 172) 
        [9JA]
    ------establish a schedule of preventive health care services 
        under private insurance plans and programs (see H.R. 23) [9JA]
    ------establish code of fair information practices (see H.R. 435) 
        [9JA]
    ------maternity and housing services for pregnant women (see H.R. 
        1065) [27FE]
    ------operation of laboratories along Mexican border relative to 
        public health functions (see H.R. 574) [19JA]
    ------substance abuse and mental health performance partnerships 
        (see H.R. 2207) [4AU]
    Medicare: renal disease management services (see H.R. 1068) [27FE]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 608, 1938) [20JA] [27JN]
    NIH: establish an Office for Rare Disease Research (see H.R. 2027) 
        [13JY]
    Parks and recreation areas: require camps to report on incidents 
        of injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 1194) 
        [9MR]
    Physical Therapy Advisory Council: establish (see H.R. 1746) [6JN]
    Social Security: assistance to beneficiaries in the administration 
        of employee benefit plans (see H.R. 420) [9JA]
    ------Medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System 
        (see H.R. 580) [19JA]
    ------verification of employee information (see H.R. 502) [13JA]
    Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the 
        Public Health Service (see H.R. 860, 897, 1097) [8FE] [10FE] 
        [1MR]
    Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco industry (see 
        H.R. 2283) [7SE]
    Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 1736) [25MY]
    ------prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female 
        circumcision (see H.R. 941) [14FE]
  Messages
    Deferral of Budgetary Resources: President Clinton [22FE] [19OC]
    Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act: President Clinton 
        [30JA]
  Motions
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend 
        (H.R. 1872) [18SE]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2127) [3AU]
  Reports filed
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Revision and Extension: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1872) (H. Rept. 104-245) 
        [14SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2127, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 208) (H. Rept. 104-224) [1AU]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2127) (H. Rept. 104-209) [27JY]

DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations [2NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abolish (see H.R. 1098, 2198) [1MR] [4AU]
    Business and industry: use of community development block grant 
        funds for employment relocation activities (see H.R. 463) 
        [11JA]
    Credit: improve the Single Family Housing Mortgage Insurance 
        Program (see H.R. 487) [11JA]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2099) [21JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 201) [25JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 280, 291) [18NO] [6DE]

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    Disasters: extend duty drawback filing period for businesses (see 
        H.R. 527) [17JA]
    Economic development: grants for loan assistance in certain 
        Federal enterprise communities (see H.R. 494) [11JA]
    Federal aid programs: grants to depressed communities for economic 
        development based on unemployment level (see H.R. 1017) [22FE]
    Health: maternity and housing services for pregnant women (see 
        H.R. 1065) [27FE]
    Housing: assistance program eligibility for organizations that 
        promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or 
        ethnicity (see H.R. 656) [24JA]
    ------benefits relative to the purchase of residential cooperative 
        apartment units (see H.R. 1006) [21FE]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 2406) [27SE]
    ------establish a national property reinsurance program directed 
        at underserved areas (see H.R. 1517) [7AP]
    ------permit rent reductions for certain public housing projects 
        receiving assistance (see H.R. 624) [20JA]
    ------prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying 
        units in housing projects for elderly families (see H.R. 117) 
        [9JA]
    ------prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning 
        household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619) [11MY]
    ------provide assistance for emergency repairs of low-income 
        housing projects operated by the Chicago Housing Authority 
        (see H.R. 167) [9JA]
    ------public housing construction and revitalization (see H.R. 
        1613) [11MY]
    Rockland County, NY: administration of Federal housing programs 
        (see H.R. 21) [9JA]
    Tamaqua, PA: conversion of Tamaqua Highrise housing project (see 
        H.R. 654) [24JA]
    Urban areas: economic redevelopment (see H.R. 1381) [3AP]
    Veterans: improve the Housing Counseling Program (see H.R. 493) 
        [11JA]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2099) [17NO] [6DE]
  Messages
    Dept. of HUD Report: President Clinton [13JN]
    Veto of H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry 
        Independent Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton [18DE]
  Motions
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099) [27JY] [28JY] 
        [31JY] [2NO]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report 
        [29NO] [7DE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), veto [18DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2099, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 280) (H. 
        Rept. 104-355) [18NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 291) (H. Rept. 104-385) 
        [6DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 201) (H. Rept. 104-206) [25JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2099) 
        (H. Rept. 104-353) [17NO], (H. Rept. 104-384) [6DE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2099) (H. Rept. 
        104-201) [21JY]
    Senior Citizen Housing Safety and Economic Relief Act: Committee 
        on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 117) (H. Rept. 
        104-281) [18OC]

DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and 
        the Judiciary appropriations [18OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Correctional institutions: reform process for lawsuits relative to 
        prison conditions and treatment (see H.R. 2468) [11OC]
    ------transfer control of Lorton Correctional Complex to the 
        Bureau of Prisons (see H.R. 461) [9JA]
    Courts: evaluate the effectiveness of the juvenile justice system 
        (see H.R. 1829) [13JN]
    Crime: include peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates 
        (see H.R. 305) [9JA]
    ------penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law 
        enforcement officer (see H.R. 1573) [3MY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2076) [19JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 198) [21JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 289) [5DE]
    Elections: prohibit intentional creation of legislative districts 
        based on race, color, or language (see H.R. 1096) [1MR]
    FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel 
        actions (see H.R. 2683) [28NO]
    Foreign Agents Registration Act: strengthen (see H.R. 452) [9JA]
    Immigration: adjust status for certain Polish and Hungarian 
        parolees (see H.R. 2436) [29SE]
    ------curtail illegal immigration and impose a ceiling on legal 
        immigration (see H.R. 2162) [2AU]
    ------funding for improvements in the naturalization process (see 
        H.R. 2120) [26JY]
    ------reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and 
        alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border 
        security (see H.R. 1018, 1915, 1929, 2202) [23FE] [22JN] 
        [27JN] [4AU]
    ------revise Dept. of Justice authority to parole aliens into the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 1597) [9MY]
    ------separate administration of the INS and Border Patrol (see 
        H.R. 569) [19JA]
    Independent counsel: appointment to investigate certain internal 
        criminal allegations (see H.R. 451) [9JA]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 892) [10FE]
    Law enforcement: increase border patrol personnel and provide for 
        deployment at the Southwest border (see H.R. 339) [9JA]
    Law enforcement officers: establish rapid deployment force (see 
        H.R. 97) [9JA]
    National Voter Registration Act: delay enforcement until 
        implementation funding is appropriated (see H.R. 736) [30JA]
    Nebraska: Lost Creek flood control project costs relative to 
        judgment funds (see H.R. 1071) [28FE]
    U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (see H.R. 2641) 
        [15NO]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2076) [4DE]
  Messages
    Rescission Proposals Affecting the Depts. of Justice and 
        Transportation, and NASA: President Clinton [2MY]
    Veto of H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
        Judiciary Appropriations: President Clinton [19DE]
  Motions
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: 
        authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076) [18OC]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report 
        [6DE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto [20DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2076, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 289) (H. Rept. 104-381) 
        [5DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State 
        and the Judiciary Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 198) Rept. 104-200) [21JY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2076) (H. Rept. 
        104-378) [4DE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2076) (H. Rept. 
        104-196) [19JY]

DEPARTMENT OF LABOR
related term(s) Bureau of Labor Statistics
  Bills and resolutions
    Black Lung Benefits Act: pneumoconiosis claims (see H.R. 615) 
        [20JA]
    Children and youth: reform child labor laws (see H.R. 1049) [24FE]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2127) [27JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2127), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 208) [1AU]
    ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 215) [7SE]
    ------restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), technical 
        corrections (see H. Con. Res. 108) [17OC]
    Federal Statistical Service: establish (see H.R. 2521) [24OC]
    Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from 
        certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to 
        volunteer work in a professional capacity (see H.R. 94) [9JA]
    Occupational safety and health: consultation with State officials 
        by employers relative to compliance with requirements (see 
        H.R. 1433) [6AP]
    ------establish voluntary programs to protect employees from 
        hazards (see H.R. 1824) [13JN]
    Professional Trade Service Corps: establish (see H.R. 1567) [3MY]
  Motions
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2127) [3AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2127, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 208) (H. Rept. 104-224) [1AU]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2127) (H. Rept. 104-209) [27JY]
    Restrict Government Promotion of Economically Targeted Investments 
        for Employee Benefit Plans: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1594) (H. Rept. 104-
        238) [6SE]

DEPARTMENT OF STATE
related term(s) Diplomats; Foreign Service
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and 
        related programs appropriations [12OC]
    ------H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
        Judiciary appropriations [18OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1564) [3MY]
    Assistant Sec. of State for Diplomatic Security: establish (see 
        H.R. 2541) [26OC]
    Business and industry: volunteer guidelines for socially 
        responsible practices for U.S. businesses operating abroad 
        (see H.R. 910) [13FE]
    China, People's Republic of: demand the unconditional release of 
        U.S. citizen Peter H. Wu (see H. Res. 178) [29JN]
    ------demand the unconditional release of Wei Jingsheng (see H. 
        Con. Res. 117) [5DE]
    China, Republic of: permit U.S. visits by elected leaders and 
        representatives (see H.R. 1460) [6AP]
    Citizenship: publication of names of U.S. citizens who renounce 
        their rights (see H.R. 1378) [3AP]
    Civil liberties: protect the right to travel to foreign countries 
        (see H.R. 1702) [24MY]
    Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism: establish position (see H.R. 
        22) [9JA]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2076) [19JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 198) [21JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 289) [5DE]

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    Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1563) [3MY]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1868, 2666) [15JN] [18NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report--
        amendments in disagreement (see H. Res. 296) [12DE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 170, 177) [20JN] [29JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 249) [30OC]
    Foreign policy: negotiations between Greece and Macedonia (see H. 
        Con. Res. 31) [16FE]
    Foreign Service: retirement, survivor, and health benefits for 
        spouses relative to misconduct or disloyalty of officials (see 
        H.R. 674) [25JA]
    Government: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (see H.R. 1561, 
        1562) [3MY]
    ------consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 155, 156) [22MY] [25MY]
    India: detention of U.S. citizen Donald Hutchings (see H. Con. 
        Res. 97) [4AU]
    Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 1595) [9MY]
    Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program 
        (see H.R. 2582) [2NO]
    Kuwait: investigation of financial and commercial treatment of 
        U.S. citizens and commercial dispute resolution process (see 
        H.R. 2042) [13JY]
    Macedonia: diplomatic recognition (see H. Con. Res. 54) [3AP]
    Thailand: demand release of imprisoned Hmong/Lao refugee camp 
        leaders and allow resettlement of Hmong refugees (see H. Con. 
        Res. 129) [27DE]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2076) [4DE]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1868) [26OC]
  Messages
    Deferral of Budgetary Resources: President Clinton [19OC]
    Veto of H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
        Judiciary Appropriations: President Clinton [19DE]
  Motions
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: 
        authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076) [18OC]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report 
        [6DE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto [20DE]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 1868) [28JN] [11JY] [12OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report [31OC] 
        [15NO] [13DE]
    Government: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561) [8JN]
  Reports filed
    Amendments in Disagreement to Conference Report on H.R. 1868, 
        Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 296) (H. 
        Rept. 104-399) [12DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1868, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 249) (H. 
        Rept. 104-298) [30OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2076, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 289) (H. Rept. 104-381) 
        [5DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 155) (H. Rept. 104-129) 
        [22MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 156) (H. Rept. 104-130) 
        [25MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1868, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 170) (H. Rept. 104-147) [20JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 177) (H. Rept. 104-167) 
        [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State 
        and the Judiciary Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 198) Rept. 104-200) [21JY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2076) (H. Rept. 
        104-378) [4DE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2076) (H. Rept. 
        104-196) [19JY]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1866) (H. Rept. 
        104-295) [26OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1868) (H. Rept. 
        104-143) [15JN]

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
related term(s) Bureau of Indian Affairs; Bureau of Land Management
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Alameda County, CA: Federal involvement in wastewater reuse 
        project (see H.R. 2633) [14NO]
    Alaska: consolidate certain conservation system units on the 
        Alaskan Peninsula (see H.R. 566) [19JA]
    ------conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims 
        Settlement Act (see H.R. 2560) [30OC]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: conveyance of certain lands 
        to village corporations within the Cook Inlet Region (see H.R. 
        1342) [28MR]
    Arkansas: conveyance of the Corning National Fish Hatchery (see 
        H.R. 535, 583) [17JA] [19JA]
    ------conveyance of the Corning National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 535), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 144) [11MY]
    BIA: transfer certain authorities to the Office of Special 
        Trustees for American Indians (see H.R. 2631) [14NO]
    Big Thicket National Preserve: designate maintenance facility and 
        visitor center as Ralph W. Yarborough Center (see H.R. 686) 
        [26JA]
    ------extend deadline for completion of certain land exchanges 
        (see H.R. 826) [3FE]
    BLM: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1077) [28FE]
    ------establish certain requirements relative to the transfer or 
        disposal of public lands (see H.R. 257) [9JA]
    ------transfer control and administration of Federal lands to the 
        States (see H.R. 2032) [13JY]
    California: management of the Presidio facilities (see H.R. 1296) 
        [22MR]
    Carlton County, MN: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 2238) 
        [4AU]
    Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites: designate additional 
        lands (see H.R. 517) [13JA]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map 
        system (see H.R. 481, 2005, 2100) [11JA] [11JY] [24JY]
    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: collection of 
        commercial operation fees (see H.R. 536) [17JA]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1977) [30JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 185, 187, 189) [11JY] [12JY] [13JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 231, 253, 301) [27SE] [1NO] 
        [13DE]
    Endangered species: designation of critical habitat areas and 
        national wildlife refuges (see H.R. 2253) [4AU]
    Essex National Heritage Area Commission: establish (see H.R. 2188) 
        [3AU]
    Federal-State relations: allow State employees to perform certain 
        work during a Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 2677) 
        [20NO]
    ------allow State employees to perform certain work during a 
        Federal Government shutdown (H.R. 2677), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 323) [21DE]
    Fish and fishing: collection of fees for triploid grass carp 
        certification inspections (see H.R. 649) [24JA]
    Forests: identification of high-fire-risk areas, cleanup of 
        accumulated forest fuels, and development of long-term fire 
        prevention plan (see H.R. 596) [19JA]
    Fort Devens Military Reservation: transfer of excess property to 
        the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge and to Lancaster, MA (see 
        H.R. 1407) [5AP]
    Ft. King, FL: conduct study (see H.R. 369) [9JA]
    George Washington Boyhood Home Foundation: preservation of Ferry 
        Farm (see H.R. 652) [24JA]
    Grand Lake, CO: maintenance of cemetery in Rocky Mountain National 
        Park (see H.R. 1415) [5AP]
    Great Western Scenic Trail: designate (see H.R. 531) [17JA]
    Gunnison County, CO: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 2438) 
        [29SE]
    Hawaii: establishment of new National Park System units (see H.R. 
        1728) [25MY]
    Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 
        846, 873) [7FE] [9FE]
    Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor: modify boundaries 
        (see H.R. 1542) [2MY]
    Iowa: conveyance of Fairport National Fish Hatchery (see H.R. 583, 
        584) [19JA]
    ------conveyance of Fairport National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 584), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 145) [11MY]
    Kingman, AZ: water contract modifications (see H.R. 2251) [4AU]
    Lamprey River: designate certain segments as components of the 
        Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 2255) [4AU]
    Lawrence County, OH: release restrictions on the use of certain 
        real property conveyed by the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 
        2021) [12JY]
    Manti-La Sal National Forest: expand boundary (see H.R. 2035) 
        [13JY]
    Minerals Management Service: establish (see H.R. 1813) [9JN]
    Minnesota: conveyance of New London National Fish Hatchery (see 
        H.R. 583, 614) [19JA] [20JA]
    ------conveyance of New London National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 614), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 146) [11MY]
    Missouri River: limit acquisition of land on the segment 
        designated as a recreation area (see H.R. 1538, 1825) [2MY] 
        [13JN]
    Mount McKinley: retain name (see H.R. 443) [9JA]
    National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773, 
        2028) [1FE] [13JY]
    ------require Senate confirmation of Director and establish 5-year 
        term of office (see H.R. 2465) [11OC]
    National parks and recreation areas: allow donation of State 
        management and operation services during a Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2732) [6DE]
    ------enhance park system (see H.R. 2181) [3AU]
    ------improve quality of visitor services relative to incentive-
        based recreation fees (see H.R. 2107) [25JY]
    ------review management and reform process for consideration of 
        additions to parks (see H.R. 260) [9JA]
    National wildlife refuges: allow donation of State hunting 
        management services during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 
        2706) [5DE]
    ------revenue sharing payments (see H.R. 91) [9JA]
    Native Americans: consultations with Federal, State, and local 
        government officials relative to management of trust funds 
        (see H.R. 742) [30JA]
    ------establish trust fund for certain tribal infrastructure 
        projects for the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (see H.R. 2512) [19OC]
    ------extend Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see 
        H.R. 671, 2591) [25JA] [7NO]
    New York: exchange National Park Service land in the Fire Island 
        National Seashore for land in Suffolk County (see H.R. 1163) 
        [8MR]
    Niagara River Gorge: establish commission to study inclusion into 
        the Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 2139) [28JY]
    Old Spanish Trail and Northern Branch Trail: inclusion in the 
        National Trails System (see H.R. 2728) [6DE]
    Outer Continental Shelf: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and 
        development of power resources (see H.R. 2241, 2242) [4AU]

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    Pacific Fisheries Management Council: assess status of Pacific 
        Coast Groundfish Plan (see H.R. 1417) [5AP]
    Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: implement basin management 
        plan to eliminate groundwater overdraft and seawater intrusion 
        (see H.R. 2549) [26OC]
    Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along 
        the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest (see 
        H.R. 1256, 2766) [15MR] [13DE]
    Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1975) [30JN]
    ------prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and 
        gas lease sales (see H.R. 1778) [7JN]
    Public lands: convey certain reclamation project lands to 
        beneficiaries of the projects and devise a distribution scheme 
        for such revenues (see H.R. 1232) [14MR]
    ------designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, 
        and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, 
        and Wyoming (see H.R. 852) [7FE]
    ------domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713) [25MY]
    ------improve process for land exchanges with the Forest Service 
        and BLM (see H.R. 2466) [11OC]
    Public works: provide loan guarantees for water supply, 
        conservation, quality, and transmission projects (see H.R. 
        2781) [14DE]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: operation of visitor facilities (see 
        H.R. 629) [23JA]
    Steel Industry Heritage Project: funding (see H.R. 2473) [12OC]
    Suffolk County, NY: acquisition of property (see H.R. 1836) [14JN]
    Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: establish (see H.R. 1449) 
        [6AP]
    Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2660) [17NO]
    Texas: purchase of Bureau of Reclamation water supply projects 
        (see H.R. 2609) [9NO]
    Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge: transfer management to 
        Oklahoma (see H.R. 1112) [2MR]
    Utah: designate additional lands for Goshute Indian Reservation 
        (see H.R. 2464) [11OC]
    Virginia: improve National Park System (see H.R. 1091) [1MR]
    Washington County, UT: exchange of lands with the Water 
        Conservancy District (see H.R. 1838) [14JN]
    Water: reuse and recycling projects (see H.R. 1879) [16JN]
    West Virginia: modify boundaries of three units of the National 
        Park System (see H.R. 640) [23JA]
    ------technical amendments relative to three units of the National 
        Park System (see H.R. 639) [23JA]
    Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1268, 1330) [21MR] 
        [28MR]
    ------moratorium on certain policies relative to the determination 
        of wetlands status (see H.R. 1220) [13MR]
    Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within 
        the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846) 
        [14JN]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        1977) [21SE] [31OC] [12DE]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: President Clinton [18DE]
  Motions
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 1977) [12JY] [13JY] [8SE] [29SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), conference report 
        [15NO] [13DE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto [18DE]
  Reports filed
    Big Thicket, TX, National Preserve Land Exchange: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 826) (H. Rept. 104-371) [30NO]
    BLM Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1077) (H. 
        Rept. 104-155) [22JN]
    Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 517) (H. Rept. 104-56) [28FE]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System Map System Technical Corrections: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2005) (H. Rept. 104-288) 
        [20OC]
    Collection of Fees for Triploid Grass Carp Certification 
        Inspections: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 268) (H. Rept. 
        104-189) [17JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1977, Dept. of the 
        Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 231) (H. Rept. 104-264) [27SE]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 104-304) 
        [1NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 301) (H. Rept. 104-403) 
        [13DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 535, Corning National Fish Hatchery 
        Conveyance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 144) (H. 
        Rept. 104-116) [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 584, Fairport National Fish Hatchery 
        Conveyance: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 145) (H. Rept. 
        104-117) [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 614, New London National Fish Hatchery 
        Conveyance: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 146) (H. Rept. 
        104-118) [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        185) (H. Rept. 104-182) [11JY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 104-184) 
        [12JY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 104-186) 
        [13JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2677, Allow State Employees To Perform 
        Certain Dept. of the Interior Work During a Federal Government 
        Shutdown: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 
        104-442) [21DE]
    Conveyance of Fairport National Fish Hatchery to Iowa: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 584) (H. Rept. 104-35) [15FE]
    Conveyance of New London National Fish Hatchery to Minnesota: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 614) (H. Rept. 104-36) 
        [15FE]
    Corning National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 535) (H. Rept. 104-34) [15FE]
    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Operation Fees: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 536) (H. Rept. 104-57) 
        [28FE]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 1977) (H. Rept. 104-259) [21SE], 
        (H. Rept. 104-300) [31OC], (H. Rept. 104-402) [12DE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1977) (H. Rept. 
        104-173) [30JN]
    Exchange National Park Service Land in the Fire Island, NY, 
        National Seashore for Land in Suffolk County, NY: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1163) (H. Rept. 104-313) [7NO]
    Great Western Scenic Trail Designation: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 531) (H. Rept. 104-54) [27FE]
    Management of Presidio, CA, Facilities: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1296) (H. Rept. 104-234) [4AU]
    National Park System Reform Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 260) (H. Rept. 104-133) [7JN]
    Rocky Mountain National Park Visitor Facilities Operation: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 104-211) 
        [28JY]
    Virginia National Park System Improvement: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1091) (H. Rept. 104-176) [11JY]
    Washington County, UT, Land Exchange With the Water Conservancy 
        District: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1838) (H. Rept. 
        104-306) [6NO]

DEPARTMENT OF THE TREASURY
related term(s) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms; Customs 
    Service; Secret Service
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black 
        revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776) [7JN]
    Barnard, Doug, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration of 1996 Atlanta 
        Olympic games (see H.R. 2336) [14SE]
    Bonneville Power Administration: debt refinancing agreement at 
        prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to 
        U.S. Treasury (see H.R. 599, 799) [20JA] [2FE]
    Budget: amend the budget process to require joint budget 
        resolutions and the inclusion of public debt limit extension 
        (see H.R. 2622) [13NO]
    Coast Guard: transfer title of Point Arena Light Station to Point 
        Arena Lighthouse Keepers, Inc. (see H.R. 2643) [15NO]
    Coins: authorize minting of platinum and gold coins and reform 
        commemorative coin program (see H.R. 2614) [10NO]
    ------issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534) [17JA]
    ------mint and issue platinum bullion coins and more than one 
        version of gold bullion coins at the same time (see H.R. 2018) 
        [12JY]
    ------mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin 
        Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753) [7JN]
    ------redesign $1 coin to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. (see 
        H.R. 616) [20JA]
    Connecticut: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of 
        the Old State House (see H.R. 1933) [27JN]
    Courts: sentencing guidelines relative to the murder or attempted 
        murder of Customs Service employees (see H.R. 2737) [7DE]
    Creative Revenues Commission: establish (see H.R. 2526) [24OC]
    Customs Service: treatment of customs fees and duties relative to 
        communities where fees and duties are collected (see H.R. 
        2250) [4AU]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2020) [12JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 190) [17JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 267) [14NO]
    District of Columbia: repeal Mayor's authority to requisition 
        unlimited funds from the U.S. Treasury (see H.R. 358) [9JA]
    Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of 
        sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893) [10FE]
    Federal Bank Agency: establish (see H.R. 17) [9JA]
    Federal employees: agreements with local governments relative to 
        tax withholding (see H.R. 295) [9JA]
    Financial institutions: authority to regulate national bank 
        insurance activities (see H.R. 2503) [18OC]
    ------exclude certain bank products from the definition of a 
        deposit (see H.R. 1574) [3MY]
    ------provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate 
        Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies (see H.R. 1769, 
        2363) [7JN] [19SE]
    Government: reduce fee delinquencies and improve debt-collection 
        (see H.R. 2234) [4AU]
    ------require electronic funds transfer for all Federal payments 
        (see H.R. 1698) [24MY]
    IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see H.R. 661, 2337) [24JA] [14SE]
    Kuwait: investigation of financial and commercial treatment of 
        U.S. citizens and commercial dispute resolution process (see 
        H.R. 2042) [13JY]
    Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to 
        instability of economy and currency (see H. Con. Res. 27) 
        [14FE]
    Money: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (see H.R. 
        2511) [19OC]

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    ------require continued availability of $1 Federal Reserve notes 
        for circulation (see H.R. 1043) [24FE]
    Presidents of the U.S.: limit Secret Service protection of former 
        Presidents relative to traveling for income-producing 
        activities (see H.R. 298) [9JA]
    Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2409, 2586) [27SE] [7NO]
    ------ceiling (H.R. 2409), consideration (see H. Res. 292) [6DE]
    ------ceiling (H.R. 2586), consideration (see H. Res. 258, 262) 
        [8NO] [9NO]
    ------enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (see 
        H.R. 2621) [13NO]
    ------enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 
        2621), consideration (see H. Res. 293) [7DE]
    ------management of cash positions whenever the Government is 
        unable to borrow funds to meet its needs (see H.R. 2098) 
        [21JY]
    Revenue Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 1121) 
        [3MR]
    Roosevelt, Theodore: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285) 
        [7SE]
    SBA: transfer to the Dept. of the Treasury (see H.R. 2125) [27JY]
    Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th 
        anniversary (see H.R. 1079, 2627) [28FE] [14NO]
    Taxation: require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the 
        Treasury in all tax cases (see H.R. 390, 2450) [9JA] [29SE]
    Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building, El Paso, TX: 
        designate (see H.R. 2415) [28SE]
    U.S. Navy Blue Angels: mint coins in commemoration of 50th 
        anniversary (see H.R. 1828) [13JN]
    Veterans: ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government 
        financial status (see H.R. 2626, 2632, 2813) [13NO] [14NO] 
        [20DE]
    World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of 
        the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406) 
        [5AP]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2020) 
        [25OC]
  Messages
    National Emergency With Iran Relative to Petroleum Resources 
        Contracts: President Clinton [15MR]
    Public Debt Ceiling: President Clinton [13NO]
    Veto of H.R. 2586, Public Debt Ceiling: President Clinton [13NO]
  Motions
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 2020) [19JY] [8SE]
    Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586) [9NO] [10NO]
    ------ceiling (H.R. 2586), veto [13NO]
    ------enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 
        2621) [14DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2020, Dept. of the 
        Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, 
        and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 267) (Rept. 104-338) [14NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 190) (H. 
        Rept. 104-190) [17JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2586, Public Debt Ceiling: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 258) (H. Rept. 104-328) [8NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 262) (H. Rept. 104-332) 
        [9NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Public Debt Limit Enforcement and 
        Protection of Obligated Trust Funds: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 293) (H. Rept. 104-388) [7DE]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 2020) (H. Rept. 104-291) [25OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2020) (H. Rept. 
        104-183) [12JY]
    Public Debt Ceiling: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2586) (H. Rept. 104-325) [7NO]
    Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building, El Paso, TX: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2415) (H. Rept. 104-415) [19DE]

DEPARTMENT OF TRADE
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2325) [13SE]

DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
related term(s) Coast Guard; Maritime Administration
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act 
        [30NO] [12DE]
    ------S. 440, National Highway System designation [20SE] [29SE] 
        [11OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Aboriginal (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1199) 
        [9MR]
    Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 
        1309) [23MR]
    Alpha Tango (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 827) 
        [3FE]
    Appropriations: authorizing for certain maritime programs (see 
        H.R. 1347) [29MR]
    Aura (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1382) [3AP]
    Aviation: air cargo jetport funding (see H.R. 2449) [29SE]
    ------Great Lakes International Air Cargo Superport construction 
        funding (see H.R. 2448) [29SE]
    ------management and reduction of noise pollution (see H.R. 1971) 
        [29JN]
    ------remove air carrier departure and destination restrictions on 
        Dallas Love Field Airport (see H.R. 774) [1FE]
    Babs (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2048) [17JY]
    Barges: certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1108, 1238) [1MR] 
        [14MR]
    Beula Lee (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1343) 
        [28MR]
    Bewildered (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1394) 
        [4AP]
    Big Dad (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1156) 
        [7MR]
    Broken Promise (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        2721) [5DE]
    Carolyn (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1550) 
        [2MY]
    Charlotte K (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2257) 
        [4AU]
    Chrissy (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 829) 
        [3FE]
    Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1151, 1361) 
        [7MR] [30MR]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1361), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 139) [3MY]
    ------conveyance of Whitefish Point Light Station, MI (see H.R. 
        2611) [9NO]
    ------transfer title of Point Arena Light Station to Point Arena 
        Lighthouse Keepers, Inc. (see H.R. 2643) [15NO]
    Courier Service (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        2719) [5DE]
    Dante (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1236) 
        [14MR]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2002) [11JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2002), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 194) [19JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2002), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 241) [24OC]
    District of Columbia: increase Federal share of certain 
        transportation project costs (see H.R. 2017) [12JY]
    Doppler Effect (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        1237) [14MR]
    Dordy III (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1239) 
        [14MR]
    Drunken driving: strengthen Federal prevention laws (see H.R. 588) 
        [19JA]
    Endeavour (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 717) 
        [26JA]
    Exuberance (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2457) 
        [10OC]
    FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 589, 1392, 2276) 
        [19JA] [4AP] [7SE]
    Fifty One (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1155, 
        1396) [7MR] [4AP]
    Finesse (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 412) 
        [9JA]
    Gallant Lady (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 900) 
        [10FE]
    Gilbraltar (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1286) 
        [21MR]
    ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (see 
        H.R. 2539) [26OC]
    ------eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations 
        (H.R. 2539), consideration (see H. Res. 259) [9NO]
    ------eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations 
        (H.R. 2539), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        312) [19DE]
    Isabelle (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1198) 
        [9MR]
    Island Star (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2718) 
        [5DE]
    Jive Devil (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2702) 
        [30NO]
    L.R. Beattie (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 626) 
        [20JA]
    Memory Maker (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        1466) [6AP]
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: abolish the Board of 
        Review (see H.R. 775, 1036, 1101) [1FE] [24FE] [1MR]
    ------reorganize and establish local review of proposals affecting 
        noise pollution (see H.R. 836) [6FE]
    Montauk Historical Society light station: conveyance (see H.R. 
        1164) [8MR]
    Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles 
        (see H.R. 2200) [4AU]
    ------limit regulation of light and medium duty commercial 
        vehicles (see H.R. 1885) [16JN]
    M/V Marion C II (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        2554) [26OC]
    National Highway System: designate (see H.R. 2274, 2349) [7SE] 
        [18SE]
    ------designate (H.R. 2274), consideration (see H. Res. 224) 
        [19SE]
    New York, NY: funding for subway system improvements (see H.R. 
        2321) [13SE]
    Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft 
        operations at metropolitan airports (see H.R. 506) [13JA]
    Old Hat (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 828) 
        [3FE]
    Organization: simplify and improve (see H.R. 1440) [6AP]
    Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety 
        (see H.R. 432, 1126, 1187, 1323) [9JA] [3MR] [9MR] [24MR]
    Raffles Light (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        2258) [4AU]
    Reel Toy (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 414) 
        [9JA]
    Roads and highways: study methods to reduce accidents caused by 
        drivers falling asleep while operating certain commercial 
        motor vehicles (see H.R. 456) [9JA]
    Sallie D (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1466) 
        [6AP]
    Shaka Maru (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2388) 
        [21SE]
    Shaku Maru (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1395) 
        [4AP]
    Shamrock V (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 717) 
        [26JA]
    Ships and vessels: certificates of documentation for certain 
        vessels (see H.R. 1197) [9MR]
    ------revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (see H.R. 1350) [29MR]

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    ------revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 287) [30NO]
    Shogun (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2735) 
        [6DE]
    Smalley 6808 (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 413) 
        [9JA]
    Sundown (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2191) 
        [3AU]
    Tecumseh (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 627) 
        [20JA]
    The Summer Wind (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        2717) [5DE]
    Too Much Fun (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        1599) [9MY]
    Transportation: codify certain laws (see H.R. 2297) [12SE]
    ------establish State infrastructure banks to finance certain 
        transportation projects (see H.R. 2439) [29SE]
    ------funding for bicycle facilities and pedestrian walkways (see 
        H.R. 1539) [2MY]
    ------transfer management of National Driver Register functions 
        (see H.R. 2558) [30OC]
    Triad (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1359) 
        [29MR]
    Twin Drill (vessel): extension of deadline for conversion (see 
        H.R. 1196) [9MR]
    Water Front Property (vessel): certificate of documentation (see 
        H.R. 2720) [5DE]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2002) [20OC]
    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (H.R. 2539) [18DE]
    National Highway System Designation (S. 440) [15NO]
  Messages
    Dept. of Transportation Report on Hazardous Materials 
        Transportation: President Clinton [11OC]
    Highway and Motor Vehicle Safety Report: President Clinton [21SE]
    Rescission Proposals Affecting the Depts. of Justice and 
        Transportation, and NASA: President Clinton [2MY]
  Motions
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2002) [8SE]
    National Highway System: designate (S. 440) [20SE]
  Reports filed
    Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1361) (H. Rept. 104-106) [1MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2002, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 241) (H. Rept. 104-289) [24OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2539, Interstate 
        Commerce Commission Termination Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 104-425) [19DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1350, Revitalize U.S.-Flag Merchant Marine: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 287) (H. Rept. 104-375) 
        [30NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1361, Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 104-111) [3MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        194) (H. Rept. 104-195) [19JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2274, National Highway System Designation: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 224) (H. Rept. 104-252) 
        [19SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission 
        Termination Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 259) (H. 
        Rept. 104-329) [9NO]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2002) (H. Rept. 104-286) [20OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2002) (H. Rept. 
        104-177) [11JY]
    District of Columbia Emergency Highway Relief Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2017) (H. 
        Rept. 104-217) [31JY]
    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2539) (H. Rept. 104-311) [6NO], (H. Rept. 
        104-422) [18DE]
    National Highway System Designation: Committee of Conference (S. 
        440) (H. Rept. 104-345) [15NO]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2274) (H. Rept. 104-246) [14SE]
    Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1323) (H. Rept. 104-110) [6JN]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1323) (H. Rept. 104-110) [1MY]
    Revitalize U.S.-Flag Merchant Marine: Committee on National 
        Security (House) (H.R. 1350) (H. Rept. 104-229) [3AU]

DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS
related term(s) Veterans
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and 
        sundry independent agencies appropriations [2NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 134) [20DE]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 134), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 317) [20DE]
    Authorities: extend (see H.R. 2219, 2353) [4AU] [19SE]
    Brookhaven, NY: establish Dept. of Veterans Affairs ambulatory 
        care facility (see H.R. 2831) [22DE]
    Calverton, NY: transfer portion of Naval Weapons Industrial 
        Reserve Plant to the Calverton National Cemetery (see H.R. 
        1365) [30MR]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2099) [21JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 201) [25JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 280, 291) [18NO] [6DE]
    Disabled: study providing services and benefits to individuals who 
        served with voluntary organizations assisting the Armed Forces 
        during the Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 179) [9JA]
    Flags: display of POW/MIA flag at medical centers relative to full 
        accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA (see H.R. 2013) [11JY]
    Health: establish mammography quality standards (see H.R. 882) 
        [9FE]
    ------expand services at veterans medical centers (see H.R. 2313) 
        [12SE]
    ------outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468) 
        [11JA]
    Health care facilities: authorizing appropriations for medical 
        facilities projects and leases (see H.R. 2814) [20DE]
    ------authorizing construction appropriations (see H.R. 1534) 
        [2MY]
    Health care professionals: determine locality salaries for certain 
        nurse anesthetist positions (see H.R. 1536) [2MY]
    ------exempt certain full-time employees from restrictions on 
        outside professional activities (see H.R. 1384) [4AP]
    Housing: assist active duty military personnel through interest 
        rate buy downs (see H.R. 1611) [11MY]
    ------extend certain veterans housing programs (see H.R. 1632) 
        [12MY]
    Medicare: reimbursement for services provided to eligible 
        individuals by military or veterans hospitals (see H.R. 861, 
        1767) [8FE] [7JN]
    Readjustment Counseling Service: organization and administration 
        (see H.R. 1429) [6AP]
    States: limit per diem payments to veterans homes (see H.R. 2112) 
        [25JY]
    Veterans: authorize termination of Servicemen's Group Life 
        Insurance coverage when premiums are unpaid (see H.R. 2157) 
        [1AU]
    ------benefit eligibility for certain service in the military 
        forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136) [6MR]
    ------compensation for children of veterans exposed to ionizing 
        radiation (see H.R. 2401) [27SE]
    ------computation of retirement pay credit for military reservists 
        who are retained in active service (see H.R. 894) [10FE]
    ------designation of flag style used at burial (see H.R. 280) 
        [9JA]
    ------ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government 
        financial status (see H.R. 2626, 2632, 2813) [13NO] [14NO] 
        [20DE]
    ------establish confidential database for the collection of 
        medical information (see H.R. 798) [2FE]
    ------establish medical facility in south Texas (see H.R. 336) 
        [9JA]
    ------extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served 
        during World War II (see H.R. 44) [9JA]
    ------extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served 
        during wartime (see H.R. 2215) [4AU]
    ------improve health care programs (see H.R. 1385, 1468) [4AP] 
        [7AP]
    ------improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 1482) [7AP]
    ------increase monthly payments for veterans in certain education 
        programs (see H.R. 1634) [12MY]
    ------increase service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 
        2352, 2394) [19SE] [25SE]
    ------medical information sharing between the Social Security 
        Administration and the Dept. of Veterans Affairs for the 
        determination of disability status (see H.R. 1609) [10MY]
    ------minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain 
        unmarried (see H.R. 1090) [1MR]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303) [9JA]
    ------priority health care to those who received nasopharyngeal 
        irradiation treatments while in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 
        2080) [20JY]
    ------reform insurance plans and coverage (see H.R. 2156) [1AU]
    ------revise certain authorities on the management and contracting 
        of provision of health care services (see H.R. 2798) [15DE]
    ------revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation 
        and pension benefits (see H.R. 109) [9JA]
    ------revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and 
        unmistakable error (see H.R. 1483) [7AP]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2099) [17NO] [6DE]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry 
        Independent Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton [18DE]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 134) [20DE]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099) [27JY] [28JY] 
        [31JY] [2NO]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report 
        [29NO] [7DE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), veto [18DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2099, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 280) (H. 
        Rept. 104-355) [18NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 291) (H. Rept. 104-385) 
        [6DE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        317) (H. Rept. 104-428) [20DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 201) (H. Rept. 104-206) [25JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Appropriations for Medical Facilities 
        Projects and Leases: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) 
        (H.R. 2814) (H. Rept. 104-443) [22DE]

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    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Authority Extension: Committee on 
        Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 2353) (H. Rept. 104-275) [12OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2099) 
        (H. Rept. 104-353) [17NO] (H. Rept. 104-384) [6DE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2099) (H. Rept. 
        104-201) [21JY]
    Determine Locality Salaries for Certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Nurse Anesthetist Positions: Committee on Veterans Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 1536) (H. Rept. 104-225) [2AU]
    Exempt Certain Full-Time Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care 
        Professionals From Restrictions on Outside Professional 
        Activities: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1384) 
        (H. Rept. 104-226) [2AU]
    Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2394) (H. Rept. 
        104-273) [6OC]

DEPOSITORY INSTITUTION MANAGEMENT INTERLOCKS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Requirements: exemptions (see H.R. 643) [23JA]

DEUTSCH, PETER (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 137) [22DE]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 57) [19JA]
    Firearms: regulate sale, import, and manufacture of polymer 
        plastic ammunition (see H.R. 221) [9JA]
    House of Representatives: preserve constitutional role to 
        originate revenue measures (see H. Res. 131) [5AP]
    Taxation: extend tax deduction for health insurance costs of self-
        employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831), 
        return enrolled bill (see H. Con. Res. 55) [4AP]
    ------treatment of cane sugar produced in Everglades Agricultural 
        Area (see H.R. 2575) [2NO]
  Motions offered by
    Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4) [25OC]

de VEUSTER, JOSEPH DAMIEN
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Res. 159) [25MY]

D'HARNONCOURT, ANNE
  Bills and resolutions
    Smithsonian Institution: appointment to the Board of Regents (see 
        H.J. Res. 111) [29SE]

DIAZ-BALART, LINCOLN (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Office of Fair Employment Practices Review Panel [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Aliens: deny visas to individuals involved with the foreign 
        expropriation of property of U.S. persons (see H.R. 82) [9JA]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 204) [28JY]
    Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1361), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 139) [3MY]
    Courts: limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 61) [6FE]
    Cuba: oppose admission as a member of international financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 81) [9JA]
    ------strengthen international economic sanctions and support 
        transition to democratically elected government (see H. Con. 
        Res. 24) [7FE]
    ------strengthen international economic sanctions and support 
        transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 225) [19SE]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 2020), consideration (see H. Res. 190) 
        [17JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 267) [14NO]
    Foreign aid: provide for the withholding of contributions to 
        certain organizations that assist Iraq, Iran, Libya, and Cuba 
        (see H.R. 83) [9JA]
    Foreign trade: prohibit the importation of sugar into the U.S. 
        from countries that import sugar from Cuba (see H.R. 84) [9JA]
    Government regulations: reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 96) [24FE]
    House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. 
        Res. 260, 265, 276) [9NO] [13NO] [17NO]
    Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older 
        persons (H.R. 660), consideration (see H. Res. 126) [3AP]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        1854), consideration (see H. Res. 169) [19JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1854), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 206) [1AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2492), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 239) [19OC]
    NSC: establish positions of Director, Deputy Director, and Senior 
        Directors (see H.R. 1494) [7AP]
  Motions offered by
    House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. 
        Res. 276) [18NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1854, Legislative 
        Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. Rept. 104-221) [1AU]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2020, Dept. of the 
        Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, 
        and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 267) (Rept. 104-338) [14NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 660, Housing for Older Persons Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 126) (H. Rept. 104-98) 
        [3AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 666, Limit the Application of the 
        Exclusionary Rule: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 61) (H. 
        Rept. 104-20) [6FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 225) (H. Rept. 104-
        253) [19SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1022, Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 104-51) 
        [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1361, Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 104-111) [3MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1854, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 169) (H. 
        Rept. 104-146) [19JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 190) (H. 
        Rept. 104-190) [17JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2492, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 239) (H. 
        Rept. 104-283) [19OC]
    Consideration of S. 21, Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 204) (H. Rept. 104-213) 
        [28JY]
    House Rules Relative to Same-Day Consideration of Certain 
        Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 260) (H. 
        Rept. 104-330) [9NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 265) (H. Rept. 104-335) 
        [13NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 276) (H. Rept. 104-352) 
        [17NO]

DICKEY, JAY (a Representative from Arkansas)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the President [24JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
    ------H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Independent counsel: reauthorize (see H.R. 892) [10FE]
    Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 222) [9JA]
    Political campaigns: prohibit contributions and expenditures by 
        multicandidate committees in elections for Federal office (see 
        H.R. 223) [9JA]
    SSI: eliminate fraud in payment of disability benefits to children 
        (see H.R. 224) [9JA]

DICKS, NORMAN D. (a Representative from Washington)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [4JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
    ------H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations [13SE] [14SE] 
        [18OC]
    U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors [27JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Landfills: disposal of organic sorbents (see H.R. 1257) [16MR]
    Native Americans: consultations with Federal, State, and local 
        government officials relative to management of trust funds 
        (see H.R. 742) [30JA]
    Taxation: apply rehabilitation credit to historic ships, 
        aircrafts, and other vessels (see H.R. 2054) [18JY]

DINGELL, JOHN D. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 483, permit Medicare select policies to be offered 
        in all States [25MY]
    ------H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act [9NO]
    ------H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act [24OC]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration hydroelectric 
        projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude oil [25JY]
    ------S. 440, National Highway System designation [29SE]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Antitrust policy: supersede modification of final judgment of U.S. 
        v. Western Electric and regulate the manufacturing of Bell 
        operating companies (see H.R. 411) [9JA]
    CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 228) [9JA]
    Consumers: require disclosure of service and other charges on 
        tickets (see H.R. 857) [8FE]
    Elections: constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of 
        money to elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 97) [22JN]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 16) [9JA]
    ------substance abuse and mental health performance partnerships 
        (see H.R. 2207) [4AU]
    Lobbyists: prohibit misrepresentation of groups or individual 
        names in connection with lobbying (see H.R. 2694) [30NO]
    Medicare/Medicaid: payment integrity (see H.R. 2280) [7SE]
    Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government 
        shutdown (see H.R. 2639) [15NO]
    Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs 
        (see H.R. 2206) [4AU]
    Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid 
        waste (see H.R. 225, 227) [9JA]
    Water: assure the safety of public water systems (see H.R. 226) 
        [9JA]
  Motions offered by
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 2020) [19JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099) [27JY]

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    Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 
        652) [12OC]

DIPLOMATS
related term(s) Department of State; Embassies
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and 
        related programs appropriations [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1868, 2666) [15JN] [18NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report--
        amendments in disagreement (see H. Res. 296) [12DE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 170, 177) [20JN] [29JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 249) [30OC]
    Macedonia: diplomatic recognition (see H. Con. Res. 54) [3AP]
  Conference reports
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1868) [26OC]
  Motions
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 1868) [28JN] [11JY] [12OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report [31OC] 
        [15NO] [13DE]
  Reports filed
    Amendments in Disagreement to Conference Report on H.R. 1868, 
        Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 296) (H. 
        Rept. 104-399) [12DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1868, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 249) (H. 
        Rept. 104-298) [30OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1868, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 170) (H. Rept. 104-147) [20JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 177) (H. Rept. 104-167) 
        [29JN]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1866) (H. Rept. 
        104-295) [26OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1868) (H. Rept. 
        104-143) [15JN]

DISABLED
related term(s) Social Security
  Bills and resolutions
    American Samoa: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1060) [27FE]
    Benefits: study providing services and benefits to individuals who 
        served with voluntary organizations assisting the Armed Forces 
        during the Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 179) [9JA]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for 
        Special Olympics torch relay (see H. Con. Res. 64) [1MY]
    Civil defense: public safety officer death benefits eligibility 
        for certain civil defense and FEMA employees (see H.R. 938) 
        [14FE]
    Dept. of Defense: increase opportunities for veterans with 
        service-connected disabilities to participate in procurement 
        activities (see H.R. 137) [9JA]
    Employment: clarify workplace requirements for hearing-aid 
        compatible telephones (see H.R. 1892) [20JN]
    Federal employees: exempt disability and survivor annuities from 
        cost-of-living adjustment delays (see H.R. 2224) [4AU]
    ------treatment of life insurance options for disabled retirees 
        (see H.R. 2688) [29NO]
    ------vocational rehabilitation services in the Civil Service 
        Disability Retirement Program (see H. Con. Res. 3) [9JA]
    Guam: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1069) [27FE]
    Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth 
        defects (see H.R. 1010) [22FE]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        1986) [30JN]
    Law enforcement officers: counseling programs for disabled police 
        officers (see H.R. 384) [9JA]
    Medicare: protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in 
        managed care plans and HMOs (see H.R. 2350) [18SE]
    ------protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in 
        managed care plans and health maintenance organizations (see 
        H.R. 1707, 2329) [24MY] [14SE]
    Motor vehicles: improve traffic safety performance of high risk 
        drivers (see H.R. 1866) [15JN]
    Social Security: establish a disability review account for 
        expenditures in reviewing cases (see H.R. 1586) [9MY]
    ------maintain earnings test correlation between disability 
        insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits 
        (see H. Con. Res. 23) [3FE]
    ------treatment of disability, old-age, and widow's or widower's 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 2469) [11OC]
    ------treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 2571) 
        [1NO]
    ------tribute to Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance 
        Program (see H. Res. 209) [2AU]
    Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI 
        presumptive disability benefit programs (see H.R. 1665) [17MY]
    SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction 
        (see H.R. 791) [2FE]
    ------eliminate fraud in payment of disability benefits to 
        children (see H.R. 224) [9JA]
    ------financial incentives for nonprofit organizations to seek 
        eligible recipients (see H.R. 1664) [17MY]
    ------require benefits in the form of vouchers (see H.R. 612) 
        [20JA]
    ------require periodic reapplication and modify administrative 
        criteria relative to mental impairments (see H.R. 1974) [30JN]
    ------restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320) [13SE]
    Taxation: exclude from gross income certain police officer and 
        firefighter disability benefits (see H.R. 1630) [12MY]
    ------treatment of trusts established for the benefit of 
        individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 960) [15FE]
    Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected 
        disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764) 
        [12DE]
    ------ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government 
        financial status (see H.R. 2626, 2632, 2813) [13NO] [14NO] 
        [20DE]
    ------increase service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 
        2352, 2394) [19SE] [25SE]
    ------medical information sharing between the Social Security 
        Administration and the Dept. of Veterans Affairs for the 
        determination of disability status (see H.R. 1609) [10MY]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303) [9JA]
    ------restrict clothing allowance payments for incarcerated 
        veterans and assess disability benefits to veterans in nursing 
        homes (see H.R. 2155) [1AU]
    Virgin Islands: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1069) [27FE]
  Reports filed
    Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2394) (H. Rept. 
        104-273) [6OC]
    Special Olympics Torch Relay on Capitol Building Grounds: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 64) (H. Rept. 104-113) [9MY]

DISASTERS
related term(s) Earthquakes; Floods; Hunger; Hurricanes; Tornadoes
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        [2MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: coverage of seed crops under the noninsured crop 
        disaster assistance program (see H.R. 2093) [21JY]
    ------purchase of catastrophic risk protection and clarify the 
        prevented planting rule (see H.R. 2147) [31JY]
    Budget: establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see 
        H.R. 1245) [15MR]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (see H.R. 
        1158, 1159, 1864, 1927, 1944) [8MR] [15JN] [27JN] [28JN]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1158), consideration (see H. Res. 115) [14MR]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1158), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 151) 
        [17MY]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1944), consideration (see H. Res. 176) [28JN]
    Business and industry: extend duty drawback filing period for 
        businesses (see H.R. 527) [17JA]
    Consumers: prevent overpricing of goods (see H.R. 976) [16FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: emergency assistance for crop losses in 
        federally designated disaster areas (see H.R. 1430, 2343) 
        [6AP] [14SE]
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: earthquake insurance 
        requirements (see H.R. 2309, 2317) [12SE]
    Fish and fishing: use of relief funds to compensate revenue loss 
        of commercial fisheries during disasters (see H.R. 2673) 
        [20NO]
    Government: establish a commission to improve the Federal 
        emergency management system (see H.R. 651) [24JA]
    ------provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against 
        natural disasters (see H.R. 1856) [15JN]
    Insurance: establish a Federal insurance program for catastrophic 
        earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes (see H.R. 
        1731) [25MY]
    Nonprofit organizations: ensure Federal assistance eligibility for 
        certain facilities open to the public (see H.R. 664) [24JA]
    Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building 
        (see H. Res. 135) [1MY]
    Relief: clarify primary responsibility of States for disaster 
        relief, establish private corporations to insure against risks 
        and costs, and provide for reimbursable Federal assistance 
        activities (see H.R. 824; H. Con. Res. 39) [3FE] [14MR]
    States: repayment of emergency assistance loans (see H.R. 1413) 
        [5AP]
    Taxation: allow casualty loss deduction for disaster losses (see 
        H.R. 433) [9JA]
    ------treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 1569) 
        [3MY]
    ------treatment of income crop insurance proceeds and disaster 
        payments (see H.R. 1408) [5AP]
    Veterans: retroactive determination of military disability 
        benefits eligibility (see H.R. 973) [16FE]
  Conference reports
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 1158) [16MY]
  Messages
    Disaster Assistance to Japan: President Clinton [23JA]
    National Program for Floodplain Management: President Clinton 
        [6MR]
    Veto of H.R. 1158, Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: 
        President Clinton [7JN]
  Motions
    Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1158) [15MR] [16MR] [2MY]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1944) [29JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1158, Supplemental 
        Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 151) (H. Rept. 104-126) [17MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1158, Supplemental Appropriations and 
        Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 115) (H. 
        Rept. 104-78) [14MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1944, Supplemental Appropriations and 
        Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 176) (H. 
        Rept. 104-166) [28JN]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 104-124) [16MY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 
        104-70) [8MR]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1159) (H. Rept. 
        104-71) [8MR]

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DISEASES
related term(s) Centers for Disease Control; Health
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 641, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act 
        reauthorization [7DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    AIDS: criminal penalties relative to intentional transmission (see 
        H.R. 630) [23JA]
    AIDS Cure Project: establish (see H.R. 761) [31JA]
    Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 754) [31JA]
    ------pneumoconiosis claims (see H.R. 615) [20JA]
    Children and youth: health research (see H.R. 1735) [25MY]
    ------pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 62) [7AP]
    Claims: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who 
        contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated 
        blood products (see H.R. 1023) [23FE]
    Coal: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see H.R. 
        293) [9JA]
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        42) [9JA]
    ------revise and extend (see H.R. 1872) [16JN]
    Crime: limit certain funds to States that do not require testing 
        for presence of AIDS in certain cases of assault (see H.R. 
        2791) [15DE]
    Families and domestic relations: require States to disclose the 
        AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289) 
        [22MR]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        2427) [29SE]
    Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see 
        H.R. 2019) [12JY]
    ------allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in 
        breast self-examination (see H.R. 2753) [7DE]
    ------approval of the Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast 
        self-examination (see H.R. 2752) [7DE]
    ------establish code of fair information practices (see H.R. 435) 
        [9JA]
    ------operation of laboratories along Mexican border relative to 
        public health functions (see H.R. 574) [19JA]
    ------prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 1649) [16MY]
    ------promote portability of health insurance by limiting 
        discrimination in health coverage (see H.R. 439) [9JA]
    ------substance abuse and mental health performance partnerships 
        (see H.R. 2207) [4AU]
    Housing: prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from 
        occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (see 
        H.R. 117) [9JA]
    Immigration: prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens (see 
        H.R. 341) [9JA]
    Medicaid: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780) [1FE]
    ------screening mammography (see H.R. 777) [1FE]
    ------screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 
        173) [9JA]
    Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185) [3AU]
    ------colorectal screening (see H.R. 922, 1046) [13FE] [24FE]
    ------coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with 
        diabetes (see H.R. 1074) [28FE]
    ------coverage of drug treatments for multiple sclerosis (see H.R. 
        249) [9JA]
    ------hemodialysis standards for renal dialysis facilities (see 
        H.R. 1067) [27FE]
    ------mental health and substance abuse treatment services (see 
        H.R. 1456) [6AP]
    ------multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078) [28FE]
    ------oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489, 2600) [17OC] [8NO]
    ------outpatient self-management training services for individuals 
        with diabetes (see H.R. 1073) [28FE]
    ------prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779, 1496) [1FE] [7AP]
    ------renal disease management services (see H.R. 1068) [27FE]
    ------screening mammography (see H.R. 778, 958) [1FE] [15FE]
    Myelogram-related arachnoiditis: legislative treatment (see H.R. 
        448) [9JA]
    National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin 
        Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835) 
        [6FE]
    National Park Service: eradicate brucellosis afflicting the bison 
        in Yellowstone National Park (see H.R. 2136) [27JY]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 608, 1938) [20JA] [27JN]
    NIH: establish an Office for Rare Disease Research (see H.R. 2027) 
        [13JY]
    ------funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656) [17MY]
    Ovarian cancer: programs (see H.R. 1721) [25MY]
    Parkinson's disease: research programs (see H.R. 1462) [6AP]
    Parks and recreation areas: require camps to report on incidents 
        of injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 1194) 
        [9MR]
    Research: improve capability to analyze DNA (see H.R. 1241, 2418) 
        [15MR] [28SE]
    Social Security: require States to permit a chronically-ill parent 
        to appoint a standby guardian for a minor without surrendering 
        parental rights (see H.R. 709) [26JA]
    Stomach cancer: eligibility for certain compensation for stomach 
        cancer resulting from radioactive exposure (see H.R. 1725) 
        [25MY]
    Taxation: credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs 
        for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1566) [3MY]
    Tuberculosis: prevention, control, and elimination (see H.R. 1140) 
        [6MR]
    Veterans: add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-
        connected diseases (see H.R. 368) [9JA]
    ------extend eligibility period for priority health care to those 
        exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental 
        hazards (see H.R. 1565) [3MY]
  Motions
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend 
        (H.R. 1872) [18SE]
  Reports filed
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Revision and Extension: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1872) (H. Rept. 104-245) 
        [14SE]
    DNA Identification Grants Improvement Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2418) (H. Rept. 104-393) [11DE]
    Eligibility Period for Priority Health Care to Veterans Exposed to 
        Toxic Substances, Radiation, or Environmental Hazards: 
        Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1565) (H. Rept. 
        104-158) [26JN]
    Senior Citizen Housing Safety and Economic Relief Act: Committee 
        on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 117) (H. Rept. 
        104-281) [18OC]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2546, District of Columbia appropriations [9NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    American University: reduction in members to the board of trustees 
        (see H.R. 2681) [28NO]
    Appropriations: expenditure and appropriation of funds for times 
        when Congress has not enacted a budget (see H.R. 2661) [17NO]
    ------making (see H.R. 2546) [26OC]
    ------making continuing (see H.J. Res. 124, 128) [17NO] [28NO]
    ------making (H.R. 2546), consideration (see H. Res. 252) [31OC]
    ------repeal Mayor's authority to requisition unlimited funds from 
        the U.S. Treasury (see H.R. 358) [9JA]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 38) [10MR]
    ------establish a Capitol Visitor Center (see H.R. 1230) [14MR]
    ------sale of certain real property (see H.R. 2620) [10NO]
    Congress: disapprove action of city council relative to closing of 
        public alley (see H.J. Res. 80) [24MR]
    Correctional institutions: transfer control of Lorton Correctional 
        Complex to the Bureau of Prisons (see H.R. 461) [9JA]
    Courts: reorganization (see H.R. 2103) [24JY]
    District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
        Assistance Authority: establish (see H.R. 1345) [29MR]
    Economy: authorization of bonding authority and the use of tax 
        revenues to finance certain costs of a sports arena and 
        convention center (see H.R. 1509, 1843) [7AP] [14JN]
    Families and domestic relations: children's rights (see H.R. 278) 
        [9JA]
    Federal employees: specify circumstances for payment of furloughed 
        employees during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2780) [14DE]
    Government: continuance of pay when there is a lapse in 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2662) [17NO]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal 
        organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70) [28FE]
    Maryland: retrocession (see H.R. 1028) [23FE]
    Mass transit: standards and procedures for arbitrators relative to 
        labor disputes involving transit agencies in the National 
        Capital area (see H.R. 1463) [6AP]
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: abolish the Board of 
        Review (see H.R. 775, 1036, 1101) [1FE] [24FE] [1MR]
    ------reorganize and establish local review of proposals affecting 
        noise pollution (see H.R. 836) [6FE]
    National Capital Planning Commission: confirm and enforce 
        limitations on the height of buildings and roof structures 
        (see H.R. 1324) [24MR]
    National Children's Island: transfer title of real property in 
        Anacostia Park to facilitate construction (see H.R. 1508) 
        [7AP]
    Public lands: transfer jurisdiction over certain Federal real 
        property (see H.R. 2636) [15NO]
    Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center: designate 
        (see H.R. 2481) [13OC]
    Statehood (see H.R. 51) [9JA]
    Taxation: permit use of certain revenues for the operation of the 
        Washington Convention Center and the construction of a new 
        convention center (see H.R. 1862) [15JN]
    ------provide resident exemption from Federal income taxation (see 
        H.R. 748) [31JA]
    ------use of revenues for construction of new convention center 
        and sports arena and operation of current convention center 
        (see H.R. 2108) [25JY]
    Transportation: increase Federal share of certain project costs 
        (see H.R. 2017) [12JY]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority: establish (see H.R. 
        2170) [2AU]
  Messages
    District of Columbia Budget Request: President Clinton [12MY] 
        [29JN] [4AU]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making (H.R. 2546) [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Capitol Building and Grounds Use for Greater Washington Soap Box 
        Derby: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 38) (H. Rept. 104-150) [21JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2546, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 252) (H. Rept. 104-302) 
        [31OC]
    District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations 
        (House) (H.R. 2546) (H. Rept. 104-294) [26OC]
    District of Columbia Emergency Highway Relief Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2017) (H. 
        Rept. 104-217) [31JY]
    District of Columbia Expenditure and Appropriation of Funds for 
        Times When Congress Has Not Enacted a Budget: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2661) (H. Rept. 
        104-408) [14DE]
    District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
        Assistance Authority: Committee on Gov

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        ernment Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 1345) (H. Rept. 
        104-96) [30MR]
    District of Columbia Use of Tax Revenues for Construction of a New 
        Convention Center and Sports Arena and Operation of the 
        Current Convention Center: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 2108) (H. Rept. 104-227) [2AU]
    Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, 
        DC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2481) (H. Rept. 104-414) [19DE]
    Transfer Jurisdiction Over Certain Federal Real Property in the 
        District of Columbia: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2636) (H. Rept. 104-368) [28NO]
    Transfer Title of Real Property in Anacostia Park to the District 
        of Columbia To Facilitate Construction of the National 
        Children's Island: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1508) 
        (H. Rept. 104-277) [17OC]

DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA EMERGENCY HIGHWAY RELIEF ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2017) (H. Rept. 104-217) [31JY]

DIVORCE
see Families and Domestic Relations

DIXON, JULIAN C. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [4JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
    ------H.R. 1854, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [26JY]
    ------H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
        Judiciary appropriations [18OC]
    ------H.R. 2546, District of Columbia appropriations [9NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to individuals killed or wounded 
        due to friendly fire during peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 
        1376) [3AP]
  Motions offered by
    District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546) [9NO]

DNA IDENTIFICATION GRANTS IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2418) [28SE]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2418) (H. 
        Rept. 104-393) [11DE]

DOCTORS
see Health Care Professionals

DOGGETT, LLOYD (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
  Motions offered by
    Government regulations: reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022) 
        [28FE]
    Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 
        483) [25MY]

DOMESTIC POLICY
related term(s) Economy
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: greatest asset of the U.S. (see H. Res. 165) 
        [8JN]
    Courts: clerical and technical corrections to criminal justice 
        system (see H.R. 2538) [26OC]
    ------minimum mandatory sentencing (see H.R. 437) [9JA]
    Crime: establish commission relative to crime control and a 
        national firearms policy (see H.R. 385) [9JA]
    ------mandatory victim restitution (H.R. 665), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 60) [6FE]
    ------national policy to control crime and reform court procedures 
        (see H.R. 3, 920) [9JA] [13FE]
    Dept. of HHS: establish a schedule of preventive health care 
        services under private insurance plans and programs (see H.R. 
        23) [9JA]
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9, 
        1050) [9JA] [24FE]
    ------reduction of tax rates and discretionary spending (see H.R. 
        1327) [28MR]
    Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (see H.R. 
        1894) [20JN]
    ------national policy to improve system (see H.R. 2834) [22DE]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: make available to 
        general public (see H.R. 1084) [28FE]
    Foreign trade: imposition of trade sanctions on countries which 
        threaten the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of 
        illicit drugs (see H.R. 2248) [4AU]
    FRS: defer additional increases in interest rates (see H. Res. 54) 
        [31JA]
    ------promote accountability and the public interest in operations 
        (see H.R. 888) [10FE]
    ------stabilization of the currency and public scrutiny of 
        operations (see H.R. 949) [15FE]
    Government: ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice 
        President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2373, 2671; H. Con. Res. 113) [21SE] [15NO] [20NO]
    Health: deter health care fraud and improve the administration of 
        health benefit plans (see H.R. 1912) [22JN]
    ------equal coverage for all children enrolled in health care 
        plans under a family class of enrollment (see H.R. 1012) 
        [22FE]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 16, 995, 996, 1200, 1234, 1424, 1798, 
        2071, 2220, 2756, 2836; H. Con. Res. 14) [9JA] [17JA] [21FE] 
        [9MR] [14MR] [6AP] [8JN] [19JY] [4AU] [11DE] [22DE]
    ------national policy to provide health care coverage of mental 
        illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 98) [4AU]
    Intellectual property: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        2674) [20NO]
    Law Abiding Citizens Safety Act: enact (see H.R. 322) [9JA]
    Members of Congress: make pay subject to annual appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2351) [19SE]
    ------require comparable treatment with Federal employees during 
        Government shutdown (see H.R. 2828) [21DE]
    ------stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 
        2281, 2639, 2658) [7SE] [15NO] [17NO]
    Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to 
        individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 193) [9JA]
    Power resources: development of a national energy policy (see H. 
        Con. Res. 29) [14FE]
    Rural areas: study feasibility of establishing and training 
        regional and county rural development boards and councils (see 
        H.R. 813) [3FE]
    Social Security: treatment of long-term health care insurance (see 
        H.R. 2571) [1NO]
    Taxation: middle class tax relief (see H.R. 980) [16FE]
    Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H.R. 1390) [4AP]
    Urban areas: promote national agenda (see H.R. 1297) [22MR]
  Messages
    Economic Report: President Clinton [13FE]
    Federal Budget, Fiscal Year 1996: President Clinton [6FE]
    State of the Union: President Clinton [24JA]
  Motions
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (H.R. 9) [3MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 665, Mandatory Victim Restitution: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 60) (H. Rept. 104-19) [6FE]
    Criminal Justice System Clerical and Technical Corrections: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2538) (H. Rept. 104-
        391) [11DE]
    Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 104-33) [15FE]
    Mandatory Victim Restitution: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 665) (H. Rept. 104-16) [2FE]

DOMESTIC VIOLENCE
see Families and Domestic Relations

DOOLEY, CALVIN M. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: access to credit for family farmers who grow 
        specialty crops or operate in high land cost areas (see H.R. 
        54) [9JA]
    Endangered species: review listing process (see H.R. 1714) [25MY]
    Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend 
        relative to public health pesticides (see H.R. 53) [9JA]
    Petroleum: royalty payments for crude oil production on public 
        lands (see H.R. 699) [26JA]

DOOLITTLE, JOHN T. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Central Valley Project Improvement Act: amend (see H.R. 1906, 
        2738) [21JN] [7DE]
    Ecology and environment: transition from use of halons and 
        chlorofluorocarbons to substitute compounds (see H.R. 2367) 
        [20SE]
    Employment: permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations 
        on hiring and leave policies (see H.R. 2723) [6DE]
    English language: constitutional amendment to establish as 
        official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 109) [28SE]
    Khalra, Jaswant Singh: condemn abduction by India (see H. Res. 
        233) [28SE]
    Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act: 
        amend (see H.R. 2738) [7DE]
    U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 631) [23JA]
    Water Resources Research Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        1743) [6JN]

DOPPLER EFFECT (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1237) [14MR]

DORDY III (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1239) [14MR]

DORNAN, ROBERT K. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [4JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        26, 90) [9JA] [23MY]
    Armed Forces: amend the War Powers Resolution defining the 
        congressional and Presidential role in the use of troops 
        overseas (see H.R. 1111) [2MR]
    ------commissioning of officers relative to reserve officer 
        appointment requirement (see H.R. 2016) [11JY]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to 
        U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2770) [13DE]
    Committee To Oversee the Conduct of Operation Joint Endeavor/Task 
        Force Eagle (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 135; H. Con. 
        Res. 126) [20DE] [22DE]
    Courts: medical malpractice liability claim requirements (see H.R. 
        229) [9JA]
    ------modify jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to abortion 
        (see H.R. 1624, 1958) [12MY] [29JN]
    Crime: antiracketeering laws (see H.R. 230) [9JA]
    Government: prohibit expenditure of funds for the promotion of 
        homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle (see H.R. 
        862) [8FE]
    Human rights: protect the right to life of born and unborn persons 
        (see H.R. 1625) [12MY]
    Immigration: payment of single fee by petitioners filing 
        concurrently for immigration classification on the basis of 
        immediate relative status (see H.R. 1638) [15MY]
    Lobbyists: prohibit recipients of awards, grants, and contracts 
        from lobbying for their continuation (see H.R. 1130) [3MR]

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    NAFTA: withdraw supplemental agreements on labor and environmental 
        cooperation (see H.R. 796) [2FE]
    National Education Association: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 
        2180) [3AU]
    Public Health Service: terminate family planning programs (see 
        H.R. 1623) [12MY]
    Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft 
        carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.J. Res. 61) [23JA]
    Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the 
        Public Health Service (see H.R. 860) [8FE]
    Taxation: limitation on the deductibility of capital losses (see 
        H.R. 233) [9JA]
    ------treatment of dividends paid by domestic corporations (see 
        H.R. 232) [9JA]
    ------treatment of medical expenses incurred for an abortion (see 
        H.R. 231) [9JA]
    Thailand: demand release of imprisoned Hmong/Lao refugee camp 
        leaders and allow resettlement of Hmong refugees (see H. Con. 
        Res. 129) [27DE]
    Vietnam: encourage liberty (see H.R. 909) [13FE]

DOYLE, MIKE (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    H. John Heinz III Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, 
        Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 2760) [12DE]

DREIER, DAVID (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------S. 1, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act [1FE]
    ------S. 4, Separate Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act [7SE]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [3MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 108), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 230) [27SE]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 257, 261) [7NO] [9NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 270) [15NO]
    Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1158), consideration (see H. Res. 115) [14MR]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1158), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 151) 
        [17MY]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1944), consideration (see H. Res. 176) [28JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration of Senate amendments to conference report (see 
        H. Res. 279) [18NO]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 272) [16NO]
    Courts: State referendum challenges (H.R. 1170), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 227) [21SE]
    Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 92) [21FE]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to 
        enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 129) [5AP]
    Executive Office of the President: establish Office of Small 
        Business Advocacy (see H.R. 2125) [27JY]
    Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to 
        unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 
        38) [18JA]
    Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking 
        actions (S. 219), consideration (see H. Res. 148) [16MY]
    SBA: transfer to the Dept. of the Treasury (see H.R. 2125) [27JY]
    Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 103, 105) [3MR] [6MR]
    ------reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 290) [5DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 889, Supplemental 
        Appropriations and Rescissions To Enhance Military Readiness: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 129) (H. Rept. 104-102) 
        [5AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1058, Private 
        Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 104-382) [5DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1158, Supplemental 
        Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 151) (H. Rept. 104-126) [17MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of 
        the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 104-348) [16NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 108, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H.J. Res. 230) (H. Rept. 104-263) 
        [27SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 115, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 257) (H. Rept. 104-326) 
        [7NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. Rept. 104-331) 
        [9NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 122, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 104-343) 
        [15NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 5, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 38) (H. Rept. 104-2) [18JA]
    Consideration of H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense Supplemental 
        Appropriations and Rescissions To Enhance Military Readiness: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 92) (H. Rept. 104-44) 
        [21FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 104-65) 
        [3MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 105) (H. Rept. 104-68) 
        [6MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1158, Supplemental Appropriations and 
        Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 115) (H. 
        Rept. 104-78) [14MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1170, State Referendum Challenges: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 227) (H. Rept. 104-257) [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1944, Supplemental Appropriations and 
        Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 176) (H. 
        Rept. 104-166) [28JN]
    Consideration of S. 219, Regulatory Transition Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 148) (H. Rept. 104-122) [16MY]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to Conference Report on H.R. 
        2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 279) (H. Rept. 104-354) 
        [18NO]

DRUG ABUSE
see Drugs

DRUGS
related term(s) Crime; Pharmaceuticals
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
    ------S. 641, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act 
        reauthorization [7DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth 
        hormones, and development of residue test (see H.R. 2084, 
        2085) [20JY]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1976) [30JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 188) [12JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 235) [29SE]
    Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508) 
        [19OC]
    Armed Forces: assist INS and Customs Service personnel in 
        performing border protection functions (see H.R. 1224) [14MR]
    Aviation: develop information system on, and investigation of 
        pilot aptitude (see H.R. 2758) [12DE]
    Capital punishment: modify penalty for drug kingpins (see H.R. 
        147) [9JA]
    Common carriers: eliminate preemployment alcohol testing in the 
        mass transit, railroad, motor carrier, and aviation industries 
        (see H.R. 1827) [13JN]
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        42) [9JA]
    ------revise and extend (see H.R. 1872) [16JN]
    Correctional institutions: early release of prisoners upon 
        completion of drug treatment program (see H.R. 2650) [16NO]
    Courts: clerical and technical corrections to criminal justice 
        system (see H.R. 2538) [26OC]
    ------denial of certain Federal benefits upon conviction of 
        certain drug offenses (see H.R. 141) [9JA]
    ------disapprove sentencing guideline amendments on cocaine base 
        and money laundering (see H.R. 2073) [19JY]
    ------notification to employers of convicted persons relative to 
        drug offenses (see H.R. 138) [9JA]
    ------treatment of sentences relative to powdered cocaine (see 
        H.R. 2598) [8NO]
    Crack cocaine: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for 
        offenses (see H.R. 1264, 2063) [16MR] [19JY]
    Crime: establish commission relative to crime control and a 
        national firearms policy (see H.R. 385) [9JA]
    ------national policy to control crime and reform court procedures 
        (see H.R. 3, 920) [9JA] [13FE]
    Diseases: legislative treatment of myelogram-related arachnoiditis 
        (see H.R. 448) [9JA]
    ------prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis (see 
        H.R. 1140) [6MR]
    Drug abuse: employee testing within the executive branch of the 
        Government (see H.R. 136) [9JA]
    Drug approval: revise process (see H.R. 1742) [6JN]
    Education: suspend Federal benefits to individuals convicted of 
        drug offenses (see H.R. 134) [9JA]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        2427) [29SE]
    Federal employees: require preemployment drug testing (see H.R. 
        143) [9JA]
    Foreign trade: imposition of trade sanctions on countries which 
        threaten the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of 
        illicit drugs (see H.R. 2248) [4AU]
    Government regulations: establish Federal standards to ensure 
        integrity of testing programs (see H.R. 153, 1706) [9JA] 
        [24MY]
    Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see 
        H.R. 2019) [12JY]
    ------substance abuse and mental health performance partnerships 
        (see H.R. 2207) [4AU]
    ------therapeutic use of marijuana (see H.R. 2618) [10NO]
    Housing: prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from 
        occupying units in housing projects for elderly families (see 
        H.R. 117) [9JA]
    Judicial branch: random drug testing of officers and employees 
        (see H.R. 160) [9JA]
    Law enforcement: increase border patrol personnel and provide for 
        deployment at the Southwest border (see H.R. 339) [9JA]
    Legislative Branch of the Government: require random drug testing 
        of employees and officers (see H.R. 148) [9JA]
    Medicare: coverage of nursing facilities, in-home services, and 
        outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 507) [13JA]
    ------mental health and substance abuse treatment services (see 
        H.R. 1456) [6AP]
    ------multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078) [28FE]
    ------oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489, 2600) [17OC] [8NO]
    ------prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496) [7AP]
    Patents: extend protection for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug 
        (see H.R. 2467) [11OC]
    Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and 
        ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598) [20JA]
    ------improve the regulation of drugs (see H.R. 1995) [30JN]
    Research: prohibit federally sponsored research pertaining to the 
        legalization of drugs (see H.R. 135) [9JA]
    Safety: reporting requirements on deaths resulting from the 
        prescribing, dispensing, or administration of drugs (see H.R. 
        1914) [22JN]

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    SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction 
        (see H.R. 791) [2FE]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate one dollar of their tax 
        liability or a percentage of their refunds to contribute to 
        drug abuse rehabilitation and treatment (see H.R. 825) [3FE]
    ------credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for 
        rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1566) [3MY]
    ------deny tax-exempt status to organizations which promote the 
        legalization of certain drugs (see H.R. 1453) [6AP]
    Tobacco products: establish Federal authority to regulate tobacco 
        and other nicotine containing products (see H.R. 2414) [28SE]
    ------prohibit regulation of tobacco industry (see H.R. 2283) 
        [7SE]
    Trinidad and Tobago: prohibit economic and military assistance 
        relative to illicit drug trafficking (see H.R. 1125) [3MR]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1976) [28SE]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Foreign Narcotics Traffickers 
        Centered in Colombia: President Clinton [24OC]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976) [20SE] [12OC]
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend 
        (H.R. 1872) [18SE]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1976) (H. Rept. 
        104-268) [28SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1976) (H. Rept. 
        104-172) [30JN]
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Revision and Extension: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1872) (H. Rept. 104-245) 
        [14SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1976, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. 
        Rept. 104-271) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1976, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 188) (H. Rept. 104-185) [12JY]
    Criminal Justice System Clerical and Technical Corrections: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2538) (H. Rept. 104-
        391) [11DE]
    Senior Citizen Housing Safety and Economic Relief Act: Committee 
        on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 117) (H. Rept. 
        104-281) [18OC]

DRUNKEN DRIVING
  Bills and resolutions
    Bankruptcy: debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's 
        operation of watercraft while intoxicated (see H.R. 234) [9JA]
    Crime: strengthen Federal prevention laws (see H.R. 588) [19JA]
    Roads and highways: treatment of Federal highway funds relative to 
        drunken driving by minors (see H.R. 2319) [13SE]
    ------treatment of Federal highway funds relative to sale of 
        alcoholic beverages to minors (see H.R. 2088, 2328) [20JY] 
        [13SE]
    States: reporting of blood alcohol levels exceeding permissible 
        levels after vehicular accidents (see H.R. 1982) [30JN]
  Reports filed
    Debts Relative to Death or Injury Caused by Debtor's Operation of 
        Watercraft While Intoxicated: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 234) (H. Rept. 104-356) [20NO]

DUE PROCESS FOR FBI AGENTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2683) [28NO]

DUNCAN, JOHN J., JR. (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 27) [9JA]
    Armed Forces: provide benefits under the survivor benefit plan to 
        surviving spouses of certain retirement-eligible reserve 
        members (see H.R. 1760) [7JN]
    Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2416) [28SE]
    Executive departments: use of unobligated funds to pay bonuses to 
        certain personnel and for deficit reduction (see H.R. 29) 
        [9JA]
    FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 2276) [7SE]
    Government: procure from the private sector the goods and services 
        necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 28) 
        [9JA]
    Howard H. Baker, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Knoxville, TN: designate 
        (see H.R. 2547) [26OC]
    Marilyn Lloyd Environmental, Life, and Social Sciences Complex, 
        Oak Ridge, TN: designate (see H.R. 2301) [12SE]
    Medicare: eliminate peer review system (see H.R. 1761) [7JN]
    ------positron emission tomography (see H.R. 2194) [4AU]
    Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 1979) [30JN]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of tax 
        overpayments or make contributions to units of the National 
        Park System (see H.R. 2548) [26OC]
    World War II: replacement of certain lost, damaged, or destroyed 
        American Theater Campaign Ribbons (see H.R. 1759) [7JN]

DUNN, JENNIFER (a Representative from Washington)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Government: improve information dissemination and printing 
        procedures (see H.R. 1024) [23FE]
    Taxation: treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-
        exempt group medical practices (see H.R. 2452) [10OC]

DURBIN, RICHARD J. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
    ------H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2546, District of Columbia appropriations [9NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Firearms: permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons 
        convicted of certain felonies (see H.R. 2101) [24JY]
    Food stamps: reduce fraud (see H.R. 1094) [1MR]
    Health: include organ donation forms and information in individual 
        income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889) [20JN]
    Insurance: prohibit health insurance premium rate increases based 
        on age (see H.R. 1614) [11MY]
    Members of Congress: stoppage of payment during Government 
        shutdown (see H.R. 2281) [7SE]
    Taxation: incentives for the use of alcohol as a fuel (see H.R. 
        2474) [12OC]
  Motions offered by
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976) [20SE]

EARTHQUAKES
related term(s) Disasters
  Bills and resolutions
    Disasters: clarify primary responsibility of States for disaster 
        relief, establish private corporations to insure against risks 
        and costs, and provide for reimbursable Federal assistance 
        activities (see H.R. 824; H. Con. Res. 39) [3FE] [14MR]
    ------establish a commission to improve the Federal emergency 
        management system (see H.R. 651) [24JA]
    ------establish a Federal insurance program for catastrophic 
        earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes (see H.R. 
        1731) [25MY]
    ------provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against 
        natural disasters (see H.R. 1856) [15JN]
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: earthquake insurance 
        requirements (see H.R. 2309, 2317) [12SE]
    Taxation: allow casualty loss deduction for disaster losses (see 
        H.R. 433) [9JA]
  Messages
    Disaster Assistance to Japan: President Clinton [23JA]

EASTERN EUROPEAN COUNTRIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 
        282) [20NO]
  Messages
    Romanian Emigration Laws and Policies: President Clinton [23MY] 
        [11JY]

ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
related term(s) Clean Air Act; Hazardous Substances; Recycled materials; 
    Recycling; Water
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: establish a conservation incentives program to 
        develop soil, water, and related resources protection 
        practices (see H.R. 2793) [15DE]
    ------improve agricultural resources conservation programs (see 
        H.R. 2542) [26OC]
    ------incentives for land owners to provide habitat for endangered 
        species (see H.R. 2284) [7SE]
    ------permit unimpeded use of privately owned farm land (see H.R. 
        800) [2FE]
    ------use of integrated, site-specific farm management plans (see 
        H.R. 2339) [14SE]
    Air pollution: conduct study of certain cross-border sources (see 
        H.R. 2637) [15NO]
    ------deadline extension for certain sanctions and 
        reclassification of carbon monoxide nonattainment areas (see 
        H.R. 1255) [15MR]
    ------exempt agricultural activities from certain permit 
        requirements (see H.R. 1900) [20JN]
    ------impose moratorium on sanctions under the Clean Air Act 
        provisions on marginal and moderate ozone nonattainment areas 
        (see H.R. 1602) [10MY]
    ------reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 
        1582) [9MY]
    ------reduction in emissions of pollutants contributing to acid 
        deposition in the Adirondacks (see H.R. 2682) [28NO]
    ------reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone 
        nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325) [9JA]
    Alaska: consolidate certain conservation system units on the 
        Alaskan Peninsula (see H.R. 566) [19JA]
    Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals 
        (see H.R. 1202) [10MR]
    Brunswick County, NC: environmental restoration project in the 
        eastern channel of the Lockwoods Folly River (see H.R. 1393) 
        [4AP]
    Business and industry: financial responsibility requirements for 
        offshore facilities (see H.R. 633, 1002) [23JA] [21FE]
    ------voluntary environmental self-evaluations (see H.R. 1047) 
        [24FE]
    California: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of 
        the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 219) [9JA]
    ------promote balance between natural resources, economic 
        development and job retention (see H.R. 2712) [5DE]
    California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: 
        continuation of operations (see H.R. 1781) [7JN]
    Canada: authorizing certain operations of Canadian oil spill 
        response and recovery vessels in U.S. waters (see H.R. 2563) 
        [31OC]
    CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 200, 228, 1969, 2500) [9JA] [29JN] [18OC]
    ------clarify appropriate inquiry into previous ownership and uses 
        of real property to qualify for the innocent landowner defense 
        (see H.R. 1285) [21MR]
    ------clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see 
        H.R. 820, 2210) [3FE] [4AU]
    ------clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to 
        properties discovered to be contaminated (see H.R. 914) [13FE]
    ------clarify provisions on liability and funding (see H.R. 2256) 
        [4AU]
    ------liability allocation process among potentially responsible 
        parties (see H.R. 1616) [11MY]
    ------moratorium on enforcement actions against certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 795) [2FE]

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    ------redevelopment of marginal brownfield sites (see H.R. 2742) 
        [7DE]
    ------require Corps of Engineers performance of contract oversight 
        of remedial actions (see H.R. 2801) [18DE]
    Chemicals: sulfur dioxide reportable quantity for regulatory 
        notification (see H.R. 2595) [8NO]
    Clean Air Act: marginal area requirements relative to ozone 
        concentrations (see H.R. 581) [19JA]
    ------repeal reformulated gasoline and work-related vehicle trip 
        reduction provisions (see H.R. 1052) [24FE]
    ------State implementation plans (see H.R. 304) [9JA]
    ------transition from use of halons and chlorofluorocarbons to 
        substitute compounds (see H.R. 2367) [20SE]
    ------treatment of motorcycles (see H.R. 2299) [12SE]
    Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965, 2046) 
        [29JN] [17JY]
    Conservation of energy: funding for programs (see H.R. 2596) [8NO]
    Conservation of natural resources: extend the Conservation Reserve 
        Program and the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 67) [9JA]
    ------strengthen protection of native biodiversity and place 
        restraints on clearcutting of forests (see H.R. 2407) [27SE]
    Correctional institutions: establish surrounding safety zones in 
        which certain waste disposal facilities may not be permitted 
        (see H.R. 423) [9JA]
    Defense Nuclear Facilities: waste management and environmental 
        restoration efforts (see H.R. 2110) [25JY]
    Dept. of Commerce: conduct research program to evaluate technology 
        for depositing certain waste on the deep ocean seabed (see 
        H.R. 1344) [29MR]
    Dept. of Energy: disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high level 
        radioactive waste (see H.R. 1174) [8MR]
    ------provide health benefits to former defense nuclear facility 
        employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 1903) [20JN]
    Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for 
        cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 
        2178) [3AU]
    Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to 
        economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 
        490) [11JA]
    ------protection (see H.R. 2374) [21SE]
    Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species 
        relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571) [19JA]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 2275, 2444) [7SE] [29SE]
    EPA: authorizing appropriations for environmental research, 
        development, and demonstration activities (see H.R. 1814) 
        [13JN]
    ------delay implementation of remedial action and design at 
        certain sites (see H.R. 1901) [20JN]
    ------exempt certain small landfills from ground water monitoring 
        requirements (see H.R. 1696) [24MY]
    ------modify Reformulated Gasoline Program (see H.R. 2484) [17OC]
    ------permit entrance into cooperative research and development 
        agreements (see H.R. 837) [6FE]
    ------remove New Hanover County, NC, airport burn pit from the 
        Superfund national priorities list (see H.R. 1902) [20JN]
    ------rescind implementation plan for the South Coast, Ventura, 
        and Sacramento areas of California (see H.R. 1025) [23FE]
    ------State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low 
        and medium priority sites (see H.R. 1621) [11MY]
    ------State grants to finance the construction or improvement of 
        water supply systems (see H.R. 2747) [7DE]
    ------temporary suspension of reformulated gasoline rules (see 
        H.R. 1015, 2327) [22FE] [13SE]
    Expo `98: U.S. participation in Lisbon, Portugal (see H. Con. Res. 
        91) [2AU]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 961) [15FE]
    ------amend (H.R. 961), consideration (see H. Res. 140) [9MY]
    Financial institutions: immunity from liability for asbestos in 
        building in which owners have an asbestos management plan (see 
        H.R. 544) [17JA]
    Fish and fishing: collection of fees for triploid grass carp 
        certification inspections (see H.R. 649) [24JA]
    ------prohibitions against damaging or tampering with fishing gear 
        and fish in the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 1465) [6AP]
    Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 
        39) [9JA]
    Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and 
        gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 
        73) [9JA]
    ------restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental 
        Shelf (see H.R. 72) [9JA]
    Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and 
        environmental standards in any trade agreement (see H.R. 2714) 
        [5DE]
    Forest Service: use of stewardship contracting in demonstration 
        program to restore and maintain ecological integrity and 
        productivity of forest ecosystems (see H.R. 1682) [18MY]
    Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 
        2745) [7DE]
    Government regulations: facilitate small business involvement in 
        the regulatory development process of the EPA and OSHA (see 
        H.R. 1937) [27JN]
    ------moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450) 
        [9JA]
    ------moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 93) [22FE]
    ------moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (S. 219), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 148) [16MY]
    ------moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions on small 
        business (see H.R. 839) [6FE]
    ------use of freon in home, automobile, and agricultural air 
        conditioning equipment (see H.R. 2645) [15NO]
    Hazardous substances: importation and shipment of spent nuclear 
        fuel (see H.R. 2278) [7SE]
    ------require community information statements for new waste 
        treatment or disposal (see H.R. 422) [9JA]
    ------require one-call notification system to protect against 
        chemical spills (see H.R. 2440) [29SE]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft 
        (see H.R. 2568) [1NO]
    Indiana: watershed management plan for Lake George area (see H.R. 
        1107) [1MR]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 
        2823) [21DE]
    Lakes: treatment of the withdrawal of water from a lake situated 
        between two States (see H.R. 2648) [16NO]
    Landfills: disposal of organic sorbents (see H.R. 1257) [16MR]
    Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 2279) [7SE]
    Los Angeles, CA: construction of thermal destruction facility (see 
        H.R. 2583) [2NO]
    ------prevent construction of a gas recovery treatment facility 
        (see H.R. 2267) [6SE]
    Maine: grant authority over coastal marine fisheries (see H.R. 
        1942) [28JN]
    Marine mammals: support the International Dolphin Conservation 
        Program (see H.R. 2179) [3AU]
    Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175) 
        [8MR]
    Mercury: recycling and use reduction (see H.R. 2835) [22DE]
    Mining and mineral resources: provide for royalty payments and 
        specify reclamation requirements for mining activities on 
        Federal lands (see H.R. 1580) [9MY]
    Motor vehicles: delay implementation of enhanced vehicle 
        inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 46, 307, 495) 
        [9JA] [11JA]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act ozone nonattainment area 
        provisions relative to mandatory State vehicle inspection and 
        maintenance programs (see H.R. 480) [11JA]
    Mystic River: deauthorize portion of improvement project (see H.R. 
        1001) [21FE]
    NAFTA: withdraw supplemental agreements on labor and environmental 
        cooperation (see H.R. 796) [2FE]
    National forests: penalties for tree spiking (see H.R. 2094) 
        [21JY]
    ------renewal process for livestock grazing leases (see H.R. 1375, 
        1379) [3AP]
    National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827) 
        [21DE]
    National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 
        1175) [8MR]
    Natural resources: conservation, management, and administration of 
        certain parks and forests (see H.R. 2067) [19JY]
    Nevada: prohibit nuclear waste site characterization of the Yucca 
        Mountain site (see H.R. 496) [11JA]
    Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697) [30NO]
    Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 
        2421) [28SE]
    Nuclear energy: management and disposition of the Hanford 
        Reservation (see H.R. 2110) [25JY]
    Oceans: establish a California ocean protection zone (see H.R. 
        1890) [20JN]
    ------prohibit dumping of radioactive waste (see H.R. 1154) [7MR]
    Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate 
        between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436) 
        [9JA]
    Outer Continental Shelf: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and 
        development of power resources (see H.R. 2241, 2242) [4AU]
    Pacific Fisheries Management Council: assess status of Pacific 
        Coast Groundfish Plan (see H.R. 1417) [5AP]
    Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: implement basin management 
        plan to eliminate groundwater overdraft and seawater intrusion 
        (see H.R. 2549) [26OC]
    Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along 
        the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest (see 
        H.R. 1256, 2766) [15MR] [13DE]
    Petroleum: consumer information on octane ratings and requirements 
        (see H.R. 546) [17JA]
    Pollution: recycling and management of used oil and reduced lead 
        emissions (see H.R. 189) [9JA]
    Puerto Rico: waiver of EPA secondary treatment requirements for 
        wastewater treatment facilities (see H.R. 1371) [30MR]
    Radioactive substances: interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (see 
        H.R. 1924) [22JN]
    Real estate: homeowner participation in area planning likely to 
        impact home values and compensation for certain area 
        development (see H.R. 971) [16FE]
    Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 489, 790) 
        [11JA] [1FE]
    Recycling: management standards and requirements for spent lead-
        acid batteries (see H.R. 1522) [7AP]
    ------phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal 
        barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see H.R. 
        2024) [12JY]
    ------provide refunds for certain beverage containers and 
        resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 1444) [6AP]
    ------require producers and importers of newsprint to recycle a 
        certain percentage (see H.R. 1523) [7AP]
    ------require producers and importers of tires to recycle a 
        certain percentage (see H.R. 1524) [7AP]
    ------require the EPA to establish a recycling credit system for 
        used oil (see H.R. 1525) [7AP]
    Roads and highways: repeal requirement to use asphalt containing 
        recycled crumb rubber for paving (see H.R. 1242) [15MR]
    Rural areas: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater 
        disposal (see H.R. 556, 557, 908, 1337) [18JA] [13FE] [28MR]
    Science: privatize environmental testing analysis (see H.R. 2154) 
        [1AU]
    Ships and vessels: require congressional approval of nuclear waste 
        disposal plans prior to construction

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        of CVN-76 nuclear aircraft carrier (see H.R. 905) [13FE]
    Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry 
        cleaning solvents (see H.R. 2522) [24OC]
    Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during 
        industrial process (see H.R. 2335) [14SE]
    ------State control over transportation of municipal solid waste 
        (see H.R. 24, 225, 227, 342, 603, 1080, 1085, 1180, 1249, 
        1288, 2323, 2443, 2838) [9JA] [20JA] [28FE] [9MR] [15MR] 
        [22MR] [13SE] [29SE] [22DE]
    States: establish revolving loan funds for cleanup of distressed 
        areas with investment potential (see H.R. 1620) [11MY]
    ------Federal recognition of any coastal moratorium on leasing, 
        exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf 
        (see H.R. 1898) [20JN]
    ------funding to implement national estuary conservation and 
        management plans (see H.R. 1438, 1917) [6AP] [22JN]
    ------provide assistance to rural and disadvantaged communities 
        under the State water pollution control revolving loan program 
        (see H.R. 692) [26JA]
    Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial 
        sites (see H.R. 1799) [8JN]
    ------income tax credit for property used to control environmental 
        pollution and for soil and water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 41) [9JA]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt bonds for air and water pollution 
        control facilities (see H.R. 2380) [21SE]
    ------refundable income credit for the recycling of hazardous 
        wastes (see H.R. 132) [9JA]
    ------treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 1820) [13JN]
    ------treatment of cane sugar produced in Everglades Agricultural 
        Area (see H.R. 2575, 2646) [2NO] [16NO]
    ------treatment of certain subsidies relative to energy and 
        natural resources (see H.R. 2315) [12SE]
    ------treatment of conservation expenditures by electric and gas 
        utilities (see H.R. 959) [15FE]
    ------treatment of property managed according to certain habitat 
        conservation agreements (see H.R. 2423) [28SE]
    Urban areas: economic redevelopment (see H.R. 1381) [3AP]
    Washington County, UT: exchange of lands with the Water 
        Conservancy District (see H.R. 1838) [14JN]
    Water: require additional research prior to promulgation of 
        sulfate standards (see H.R. 2762) [12DE]
    ------reuse and recycling projects (see H.R. 1803, 1879) [8JN] 
        [16JN]
    Water pollution: capitalization grants to States (see H.R. 1102) 
        [1MR]
    ------construction of wastewater treatment facilities in the 
        vicinity of the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 1338) [28MR]
    ------enforcement and compliance with regulations (see H.R. 1262) 
        [16MR]
    ------establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 1152) 
        [7MR]
    ------establish requirements and provide assistance to prevent 
        nonpoint sources of pollution (see H.R. 1132) [3MR]
    ------Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 364) [9JA]
    ------standards for constructed water conveyances (see H.R. 2567) 
        [1NO]
    Waterways: reduce discharges from combined sewer overflows into 
        navigable waters of interstate significance (see H.R. 879) 
        [9FE]
    Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1268, 1330) [21MR] 
        [28MR]
    ------determinations relative to agricultural lands (see H.R. 
        1949) [28JN]
    ------moratorium on certain policies relative to the determination 
        of wetlands status (see H.R. 1220) [13MR]
    Wilderness areas: improve the management of land and water for 
        fish and wildlife purposes (see H.R. 1141) [6MR]
    Women: review of Federal programs assessing risks of certain 
        environmental exposures (see H.R. 1311) [23MR]
  Messages
    National Environmental Policy Act: President Clinton [6AP]
  Motions
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961) [16MY]
    Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking 
        actions (H.R. 450) [24FE]
  Reports filed
    Collection of Fees for Triploid Grass Carp Certification 
        Inspections: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 268) (H. Rept. 
        104-189) [17JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 450, Regulatory Transition Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 93) (H. Rept. 104-45) [22FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 961, Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
        Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 
        104-114) [9MY]
    Consideration of S. 219, Regulatory Transition Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 148) (H. Rept. 104-122) [16MY]
    Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Activities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1814) (H. 
        Rept. 104-199) [21JY]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 961) (H. Rept. 
        104-112) [3MY]
    Fishery Conservation and Management Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 104-171) [30JN]
    Management of Wilderness Land and Water for Fish and Wildlife 
        Purposes: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1141) 
        (H. Rept. 104-107) [6JN]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 104-
        107) [1MY]
    Marine Resources Programs and National Sea Grant College Program 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1175) 
        (H. Rept. 104-123) [16MY]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1175) (H. Rept. 104-123) 
        [11JY]
    Reduction of Work-Related Vehicle Trips in Ozone Nonattainment 
        Areas: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 325) (H. Rept. 104-
        387) [6DE]
    Regulatory Transition Act: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 450) (H. Rept. 104-39) [16FE]
    Require Federal Agencies To Differentiate Between Organic Oils and 
        Petroleum Based Oils: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        436) (H. Rept. 104-262) [27SE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 104-262) 
        [27SE]
    Washington County, UT, Land Exchange With the Water Conservancy 
        District: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1838) (H. Rept. 
        104-306) [6NO]
    Water Pollution Standards for Constructed Water Conveyances: 
        Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 2567) (H. Rept. 104-
        433) [21DE]

ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE
see Foreign Aid

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT AND FINANCING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Public works: economic development programs (see H.R. 300) [9JA]

ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT LOAN ASSISTANCE DEMONSTRATION PROGRAM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 494) [11JA]

ECONOMY
related term(s) Credit; Domestic policy; Homeless; Income; Poverty
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 895, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act [12SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    American Samoa: multiyear program for economic development and 
        self-sufficiency (see H.R. 1306) [23MR]
    Bangladesh: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 86) [24JY]
    BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost of living index 
        (see H. Con. Res. 130) [3JA]
    Budget: deficit (see H. Res. 94) [23FE]
    Business and industry: availability of credit to businesses 
        relative to communities facing economic distress (see H.R. 
        288) [9JA]
    ------provide credit to businesses and facilitate the transfer and 
        commercialization of Government-owned patents and technologies 
        (see H.R. 80) [9JA]
    California: promote balance between natural resources, economic 
        development and job retention (see H.R. 2712) [5DE]
    Consumer Price Index: calculation of rate of inflation (see H. 
        Res. 99) [24FE]
    Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of 
        Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-
        produced merchandise (see H.R. 447) [9JA]
    Contracts: require that contractor consolidation cost savings be 
        used for employment retraining and job creation activities 
        (see H.R. 702) [26JA]
    Courts: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries 
        (see H.R. 2701) [30NO]
    Credit: expand availability by lifting growth cap on limited 
        service financial institutions (see H.R. 1491) [7AP]
    Customs Service: treatment of customs fees and duties relative to 
        communities where fees and duties are collected (see H.R. 
        2250) [4AU]
    Dept. of HUD: grants for economic development loan assistance in 
        certain Federal enterprise communities (see H.R. 494) [11JA]
    Dept. of Trade: establish (see H.R. 2325) [13SE]
    District of Columbia: authorization of bonding authority and the 
        use of tax revenues to finance certain costs of a sports arena 
        and convention center (see H.R. 1509, 1843) [7AP] [14JN]
    ------permit use of certain revenues for the operation of the 
        Washington Convention Center and the construction of a new 
        convention center (see H.R. 1862) [15JN]
    ------use of tax revenues for construction of new convention 
        center and sports arena and operation of current convention 
        center (see H.R. 2108) [25JY]
    Domestic policy: reduce income tax rates, encourage purchase of 
        domestic products, and extend transportation infrastructure 
        spending (see H.R. 890) [10FE]
    Education: establish mentoring programs for at-risk youths (see 
        H.R. 2708) [5DE]
    Employment: allowances for workers undergoing retraining after 
        being displaced by NAFTA consequences (see H.R. 1231) [14MR]
    ------improve employment and training assistance for dislocated 
        workers (see H.R. 1422) [6AP]
    ------job creation programs (see H.R. 805) [2FE]
    ------self-employment assistance programs (see H.R. 1789) [8JN]
    Federal aid programs: promote revitalization through Federal 
        assistance for cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties 
        (see H.R. 2178) [3AU]
    Financial institutions: provide funding for the Financing Corp. 
        and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies 
        (see H.R. 1769) [7JN]
    Foreign aid: provide public notice of all conditions for monetary 
        stabilization and require public financial status reports (see 
        H.R. 1752) [6JN]
    Foreign policy: require U.S. opposition to any proposal to create 
        financing mechanisms designed to prevent or resolve the 
        insolvency of sovereign nations (see H.R. 2731) [6DE]
    Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and 
        environmental standards in any trade agreement (see H.R. 2714) 
        [5DE]
    ------impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile industry 
        (see H. Res. 141, 150) [9MY] [16MY]
    FRS: defer additional increases in interest rates (see H. Res. 54) 
        [31JA]
    ------impact of interest rates on the housing industry (see H. 
        Res. 98) [24FE]
    ------implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure 
        stable currency (see H.R. 2445) [29SE]
    ------promote accountability and the public interest in operations 
        (see H.R. 888) [10FE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1498) [7AP]

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    ------stabilization of the currency and public scrutiny of 
        operations (see H.R. 949) [15FE]
    Government regulations: cumulative cost/benefit accounting 
        statement for regulatory programs (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    Income: create a livable wage (see H.R. 768) [1FE]
    India: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 48) [24MR]
    Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to 
        improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743) [30JA]
    ------allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to 
        improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 226) [21SE]
    Lakes: treatment of the withdrawal of water from a lake situated 
        between two States (see H.R. 2648) [16NO]
    Markets and Trading Commission: establish to combine the functions 
        of the SEC and the CFTC (see H.R. 718) [27JA]
    Members of Congress: reduce pay pending a minimum wage increase 
        (see H.R. 876) [9FE]
    Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and 
        currency (see H. Con. Res. 18) [24JA]
    ------reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to 
        instability of economy and currency (see H. Con. Res. 27; H. 
        Res. 80) [10FE] [14FE]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 363, 619, 764, 940, 1583) [9JA] 
        [20JA] [31JA] [14FE] [9MY]
    Missouri River: equity in economic benefits and recreational usage 
        among bordering States (see H.R. 1260) [16MR]
    Money: budget and credit authority provided to the exchange 
        stabilization fund (see H.R. 867) [8FE]
    ------require congressional approval for certain uses of the 
        exchange stabilization fund (see H.R. 2177) [3AU]
    NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 499, 2651) [13JA] [16NO]
    National objectives: priority assignments (see H.R. 9, 1050) [9JA] 
        [24FE]
    ------reduction of tax rates and discretionary spending (see H.R. 
        1327) [28MR]
    Native American Financial Services Organization: establish (see 
        H.R. 2412) [27SE]
    Public works: economic development programs (see H.R. 300, 2145) 
        [9JA] [31JY]
    ------national program to create jobs and restore infrastructure 
        (see H.R. 1405) [5AP]
    Small business: awarding of contracts to individuals considered 
        economically disadvantaged (see H.R. 2379) [21SE]
    ------export assistance (see H.R. 648) [24JA]
    ------reduce costs of Government loan guarantees (see H.R. 2150) 
        [1AU]
    Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space 
        industry by establishing State-run spaceports (see H.R. 1631, 
        1737) [12MY] [25MY]
    Taxation: credit for business investments in economically 
        distressed areas (see H.R. 2713) [5DE]
    ------economic recovery incentives for areas affected by 
        employment losses in the financial institution and real estate 
        sectors (see H.R. 2015) [11JY]
    ------eliminate double tax on dividends and allocate corporate 
        income tax revenues to qualified registered voters (see H.R. 
        430) [9JA]
    ------encourage capital formation for the development of new 
        business (see H.R. 1785) [7JN]
    ------establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (see 
        H.R. 2060) [19JY]
    ------impose flat tax on earned income and business taxable income 
        (see H.R. 1780) [7JN]
    ------middle class tax relief (see H.R. 980) [16FE]
    ------minimum tax on corporations importing products at 
        artificially inflated prices (see H.R. 88) [9JA]
    ------rate reduction in times of low economic growth (see H.R. 
        2083) [20JY]
    ------rates (see H.R. 1215) [13MR]
    ------rates (H.R. 1215), consideration (see H. Res. 128) [4AP]
    Unemployment: extend emergency compensation (see H.R. 2572) [1NO]
    Urban areas: economic redevelopment (see H.R. 1381) [3AP]
  Conference reports
    Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S. 895) [28SE]
  Messages
    Economic Assistance to Mexico: President Clinton [9MR]
    Economic Report: President Clinton [13FE]
    International Emergency Economic Powers Act: President Clinton 
        [21MR]
    Middle-Class Bill of Rights Tax Relief Act: President Clinton 
        [13FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Lapse of Export Administration Act: 
        President Clinton [29SE]
    State of the Union: President Clinton [24JA]
  Motions
    National objectives: priority assignments (H.R. 9) [3MR]
    Small business: redesign small business programs on loan 
        guarantees, counseling and management, and Government 
        contracting (S. 895) [12SE]
    Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215) [5AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 743, Cooperative Efforts Between Management 
        and Labor to Improve Economic Competitiveness: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 226) (H. Rept. 104-256) [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1215, Contract With America Tax Relief Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 128) (H. Rept. 104-100) 
        [4AP]
    Contract With America Tax Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1215) (H. Rept. 104-84) [21MR]
    District of Columbia Use of Tax Revenues for Construction of a New 
        Convention Center and Sports Arena and Operation of the 
        Current Convention Center: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 2108) (H. Rept. 104-227) [2AU]
    Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 104-33) [15FE]
    Reporting Requirements on Economic Assistance to Mexico Relative 
        to Instability of Economy and Currency: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H. Res. 80) (H. Rept. 104-53) 
        [27FE]
    Small Business Credit Efficiency Act: Committee on Small Business 
        (House) (H.R. 2150) (H. Rept. 104-238) [6SE]
    Small Business Lending Enhancement Act: Committee of Conference 
        (S. 895) (H. Rept. 104-269) [28SE]

EDISON, THOMAS ALVA
  Bills and resolutions
    Coins: mint in commemoration of sesquicentennial of birth (see 
        H.R. 893) [10FE]

EDUCATION
related term(s) Colleges and Universities; Schools
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1617, consolidate Federal job training programs 
        [24OC]
    Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    AFDC: weekly benefits relative to employment or attendance at 
        courses at educational institutions (see H.R. 220) [9JA]
    Appropriations: funding for higher education financial aid 
        programs (see H. Res. 122) [29MR]
    Belle Fourche, SD: conveyance of land at the radar bomb scoring 
        site (see H.R. 2680) [28NO]
    California: conveyance of land to the Del Norte County Unified 
        School District (see H.R. 2709) [5DE]
    California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: 
        continuation of operations (see H.R. 1781) [7JN]
    Children and youth: establish community-based youth development 
        block grant program (see H.R. 2807) [18DE]
    ------establish comprehensive early childhood education and staff 
        development programs (see H.R. 968) [15FE]
    ------establish mentoring programs for at-risk youths (see H.R. 
        2708) [5DE]
    ------greatest asset of the U.S. (see H. Res. 165) [8JN]
    ------guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 
        2066) [19JY]
    ------provide demonstration grants to secondary schools to extend 
        the academic year (see H.R. 2252) [4AU]
    ------provide grants to improve the quality and availability of 
        comprehensive education, health, and social services (see H.R. 
        1284) [21MR]
    Civil liberties: release of student records to comply with certain 
        State statutes (see H.R. 2055, 2398) [18JY] [27SE]
    Civil rights: ensure equal opportunity in employment, education, 
        and contracting (see H.R. 1840) [14JN]
    Civil Rights Act: applications (see H.R. 658) [24JA]
    Colleges and universities: allow employees in classified positions 
        to serve in other academic capacities (see H.R. 2134) [27JY]
    ------eliminate segregationist language from certain laws relative 
        to funding of State universities (see H.R. 2730) [6DE]
    ------participation in Pell Grant Program relative to Federal 
        Stafford Loan Program default rate (see H.R. 2038) [13JY]
    ------prohibit Federal grants or contracts to institutions that 
        prevent access to campus for ROTC or military recruiting (see 
        H.R. 142, 1118) [9JA] [2MR]
    ------student loan default rate limitations relative to Hispanic-
        serving institutions (see H.R. 366) [9JA]
    Courts: desegregation of schools (see H. Con. Res. 101) [14SE]
    Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2416) [28SE]
    ------suspend Federal benefits to individuals convicted of drug 
        offenses (see H.R. 134) [9JA]
    Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1883) [16JN]
    ------eliminate (see H.R. 1318) [24MR]
    District of Columbia: transfer title of real property in Anacostia 
        Park to facilitate construction of the National Children's 
        Island (see H.R. 1508) [7AP]
    Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 
        511, 1120, 1617) [13JA] [2MR] [11MY]
    ------consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 222) [18SE]
    ------improve employment and training assistance for dislocated 
        workers (see H.R. 1422) [6AP]
    ------increase assistance relative to skills or specialties for 
        which there are critical shortages (see H.R. 1116) [2MR]
    ------training assistance (see H.R. 998) [21FE]
    English language: constitutional amendment to establish as 
        official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 109) [28SE]
    ------declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 345, 
        739, 1005; H. Con. Res. 6) [9JA] [30JA] [21FE]
    ------encourage status as primary language and recognize 
        importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 83) [13JY]
    Federal aid programs: reform workforce training and literacy 
        programs (see H.R. 2332) [14SE]
    ------require expulsion of students convicted of violent crimes in 
        schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 2698) [30NO]
    Freedom of religion: prohibit religious coercion in schools (see 
        H.R. 2034) [13JY]
    Government-sponsored enterprises: cessation of Federal sponsorship 
        (see H.R. 1720) [25MY]
    Grants: provide State and local assistance to improve adult 
        education and family literacy (see H.R. 1605) [10MY]
    Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the 
        health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 
        1341) [28MR]
    ------research and education programs on menopause and related 
        conditions (see H.R. 548) [17JA]
    Health care professionals: training for the identification and 
        referral of victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1521) [7AP]
    Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax 
        deductible donations (see H.R. 797) [2FE]
    Higher Education Act: qualify additional institutions for certain 
        programs (see H.R. 268) [9JA]

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    Immigration: status of public education benefits relative to 
        States (see H.R. 1377) [3AP]
    Impact Aid Program: technical corrections (see H.R. 1894) [20JN]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        1986) [30JN]
    Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Institute for Law and Society: authorize 
        funding to further public service mission (see H.R. 2678, 
        2782) [20NO] [14DE]
    Kinsey, Alfred: determine if publications on sexual behavior are 
        the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749) 
        [7DE]
    Lawyers and attorneys: prohibit State discrimination against 
        lawyers on basis of graduation from accredited and certified 
        law schools (see H.R. 610) [20JA]
    Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language 
        (see H. Con. Res. 103) [21SE]
    Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research 
        Center: establish (see H.R. 1117) [2MR]
    Martin University: participation in the certain Higher Education 
        Act programs (see H.R. 269) [9JA]
    National Education Association: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 
        2180) [3AU]
    National Education Standards and Improvement Council: abolish (see 
        H.R. 977, 1045, 1558) [16FE] [24FE] [3MY]
    National objectives: improvement of system (see H.R. 2834) [22DE]
    Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development 
        in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514) [7AP]
    Navy: transfer a river patrol boat to Tidewater Community College 
        (see H.R. 346) [9JA]
    Opportunity-to-learn standards: eliminate (see H.R. 977, 1045) 
        [16FE] [24FE]
    Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions 
        of higher education (see H.R. 2578) [2NO]
    Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see 
        H.J. Res. 10, 16, 19, 67, 94) [9JA] [3FE] [14JN]
    Professional Trade Service Corps: establish (see H.R. 1567) [3MY]
    Real estate: provide hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid 
        payments relative to Federal acquisition of real property (see 
        H.R. 939) [14FE]
    Research: increase supply of minority scientists and help the 
        public and private sectors in research and development needs 
        (see H.R. 1459) [6AP]
    Schools: constitutional amendment to prohibit compulsory 
        attendance of students at public schools other than the one 
        nearest their residence (see H.J. Res. 13) [9JA]
    ------low-income school choice demonstration program (see H.R. 
        1640) [15MY]
    ------provide free lunches and breakfasts to economically 
        disadvantaged students (see H. Con. Res. 49) [24MR]
    Science and Mathematics Early Start Grant Program: establish (see 
        H.R. 1669) [18MY]
    States: development of school-to-work opportunities systems (see 
        H.R. 1426) [6AP]
    Student aid: prevent double counting of income in conducting needs 
        analysis for assistance (see H.R. 162) [9JA]
    Student loans: programs (see H.R. 1501) [7AP]
    ------reform (see H.R. 530) [17JA]
    ------substitute educational quality evaluations for cohort 
        default rates in eligibility determinations for student 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 903) [13FE]
    Taxation: credit to employers for providing English language 
        training (see H.R. 124) [9JA]
    ------exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see 
        H.R. 127) [9JA]
    ------permit loans from individual retirement accounts for 
        housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 2431) 
        [29SE]
    ------restore the prior law exclusion for scholarships and 
        fellowships and the deduction for interest on education loans 
        (see H.R. 157) [9JA]
    ------treatment of academic health centers relative to the 
        exclusion for employer-provided housing (see H.R. 1685) [23MY]
    ------treatment of amounts paid for public school bus service (see 
        H.R. 2118) [26JY]
    ------treatment of certain education savings accounts (see H.R. 
        769) [1FE]
    ------treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see 
        H.R. 746) [30JA]
    ------treatment of gambling proceeds relative to educational 
        funding (see H.R. 2800) [18DE]
    ------treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 2338) 
        [14SE]
    ------treatment of interest paid on educational loans (see H.R. 
        1793) [8JN]
    ------treatment of interest paid on educational loans and 
        withdrawals from retirement plans for higher education 
        expenses (see H.R. 2050) [18JY]
    ------treatment of postsecondary education expenses (see H.R. 
        1272) [21MR]
    ------treatment of religious schools relative to Federal 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 1492) [7AP]
    ------treatment of State prepaid college tuition programs (see 
        H.R. 1328) [28MR]
    ------treatment of undergraduate and post-secondary vocational 
        education tuition and fees (see H.R. 2543) [26OC]
    ------tuition income tax credit (see H.R. 156) [9JA]
    Tax-exempt organizations: expand the tax-exempt status of Christa 
        McAuliffe Fellowships (see H.R. 241) [9JA]
    Telecommunications: establish loan guarantee program for 
        satellites dedicated to instructional programming (see H.R. 
        1908) [21JN]
    Traverse City, MI: transfer of certain Coast Guard property to the 
        Traverse City Area Public School District (see H.R. 378) [9JA]
    U.N.: U.S. membership in the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural 
        Organization (see H. Res. 152) [17MY]
    Urban areas: provide grants to establish teen resource and 
        education centers (see H.R. 1283) [21MR]
    Veterans: establish training programs to employ at public housing 
        authorities and management companies (see H.R. 505) [13JA]
    ------housing, training and employment programs (see H.R. 2289) 
        [8SE]
    ------increase monthly payments for veterans in certain education 
        programs (see H.R. 1634) [12MY]
    ------technical corrections to training and employment programs 
        (see H.R. 1633) [12MY]
    ------training and employment programs (see H.R. 1593) [9MY]
    Vocational education: audits of institutions (see H.R. 601) [20JA]
    ------integration of academic and vocational curriculum and 
        professional development (see H.R. 48) [9JA]
  Messages
    Middle-Class Bill of Rights Tax Relief Act: President Clinton 
        [13FE]
    National Endowment for the Humanities: President Clinton [9FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1617, Consolidate Federal Job Training 
        Programs: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 222) (H. Rept. 
        104-249) [18SE]
    Federal Job Training Programs Consolidation: Committee on Economic 
        and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1617) (H. Rept. 
        104-152) [22JN]
    Federal Sponsorship of the Student Loan Marketing Association and 
        the College Construction Loan Insurance Association: Committee 
        on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1720) 
        (H. Rept. 104-153) [22JN]
    Transfer Title of Real Property in Anacostia Park to the District 
        of Columbia To Facilitate Construction of the National 
        Children's Island: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1508) 
        (H. Rept. 104-277) [17OC]
    Veterans Housing, Training, and Employment Programs: Committee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2289) (H. Rept. 104-397) 
        [11DE]

EDWARDS, CHET (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Veterans: improve health care programs (see H.R. 1385, 1468) [4AP] 
        [7AP]

EDWARDS, DON (a former Representative from California) 
  Reports filed
    Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge 
        Designation: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1253) (H. 
        Rept. 104-290) [24OC]

EFFECTIVE DEATH PENALTY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 729) [30JA]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 729) (H. 
        Rept. 104-23) [8FE]

EHLERS, VERNON J. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Office of Fair Employment Practices Review Panel [3MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Bankruptcy: debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's 
        operation of watercraft while intoxicated (see H.R. 234) [9JA]
    Taxation: requirements on the percentage of completion accounting 
        method for the manufacture of property (see H.R. 235, 2208) 
        [9JA] [4AU]

EHRLICH, ROBERT L., JR. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Dept. of the Interior: establish Minerals Management Service (see 
        H.R. 1813) [9JN]
    Government: eliminate and modify reporting requirements by Federal 
        departments and agencies (see H.R. 2331) [14SE]
    Helen Delich Bentley Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 
        2062) [19JY]
    National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see 
        H.R. 2209) [4AU]

EL CENTRO, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: withdraw and reserve certain lands utilized by the 
        Naval Air Facility (see H.R. 1308) [23MR]

EL PASO, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Roads and highways: establish highway corridor demonstration 
        project from Chihuahua, Mexico, through El Paso, TX, to 
        Denver, CO (see H.R. 202) [9JA]
    Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building: designate 
        (see H.R. 2415) [28SE]
  Reports filed
    Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building, El Paso, TX: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2415) (H. Rept. 104-415) [19DE]

EL TORO MARINE CORPS AIR STATION, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Orange County, CA: convey lands (see H.R. 1607) [10MY]

ELDERHOSTEL (organization)
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions 
        of higher education (see H.R. 2578) [2NO]

ELDERLY
see Senior Citizens

ELECTIONS
related term(s) Political Campaigns; Voting
  Bills and resolutions
    Congress: prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked 
        mail (see H.R. 1291) [22MR]
    ------protect constitutional rights of citizens to choose Senators 
        and Representatives (see H.R. 1104) [1MR]
    Constitutional amendments: expenditure of money to elect public 
        officials (see H.J. Res. 32, 97) [9JA] [22JN]
    ------give citizens the right to enact and repeal legislation in a 
        national election (see H.J. Res. 103) [26JY]
    ------give citizens the right to propose constitutional amendments 
        by initiative process (see H.J. Res. 104) [26JY]
    ------give citizens the right to recall elected officials (see 
        H.J. Res. 105) [26JY]
    ------regulate campaign expenditures and contribution limits (see 
        H.J. Res. 65, 114) [26JA] [18OC]

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    Courts: State referendum challenges (see H.R. 1170) [8MR]
    ------State referendum challenges (H.R. 1170), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 227) [21SE]
    FEC: abolish ex officio positions (see H.R. 61) [9JA]
    ------authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1372) [30MR]
    ------preservation of reports (see H.R. 2527) [24OC]
    Federal elections: provide for election day registration (see H.R. 
        1782) [7JN]
    Government: eliminate provisions prohibiting certain State and 
        local employees from seeking elective office (see H.R. 151) 
        [9JA]
    Government regulations: establish advisory commission to recommend 
        reforms in congressional election laws (see H.R. 2635) [14NO]
    Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 55) [9JA]
    House of Representatives: repeal requirement that Delegates from 
        the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa be elected by a 
        separate ballot (see H.R. 2254) [4AU]
    India: free and fair elections in Jammu and Kashmir (see H. Con. 
        Res. 57) [5AP]
    Members of Congress: national advisory referendum on term limits 
        (see H.R. 2115) [26JY]
    ------ratify States' right to limit terms (see H.R. 850) [7FE]
    Minorities: prohibit intentional creation of legislative districts 
        based on race, color, or language (see H.R. 1096) [1MR]
    Mongolia: anniversary of democratic elections (see H. Res. 158) 
        [25MY]
    National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96) 
        [4AU]
    ------delay enforcement until implementation funding is 
        appropriated (see H.R. 736) [30JA]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 370) [9JA]
    ------voluntary compliance by States (see H.R. 60, 326) [9JA]
    Political action committees: ban activities in Federal elections 
        (see H.R. 356, 2565) [9JA] [31OC]
    ------influence restrictions and in-State contribution percentage 
        requirements (see H.R. 2148) [1AU]
    Political campaigns: contribution limitations for multicandidate 
        political committees (see H.R. 1865, 2141, 2446, 2638) [15JN] 
        [28JY] [29SE] [15NO]
    ------eliminate multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 
        1432) [6AP]
    ------establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 1837) [14JN]
    ------ethics reform and contribution limits (see H.R. 49, 274, 
        296, 591, 732, 738, 1100, 1208, 1427, 1692, 2072, 2307, 2430, 
        2471, 2566, 2573) [9JA] [19JA] [30JA] [1MR] [10MR] [6AP] 
        [24MY] [19JY] [12SE] [29SE] [11OC] [31OC] [1NO]
    ------free broadcasting time for political advertising (see H.R. 
        2271) [6SE]
    ------limit out-of-State individual contributions (see H.R. 2830) 
        [22DE]
    ------prohibit congressional candidates from accepting 
        contributions from multicandidate political committees (see 
        H.R. 275) [9JA]
    ------prohibit congressional leadership committees (see H.R. 1693) 
        [24MY]
    ------prohibit contributions and expenditures by multicandidate 
        committees in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 223, 262) 
        [9JA]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 2447, 2499, 2581, 2605) [29SE] [18OC] 
        [2NO] [9NO]
    ------prohibit use of contributions for personal purposes (see 
        H.R. 276) [9JA]
    ------require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see 
        H.R. 324) [9JA]
    ------voluntary limitation on contributions from entities other 
        than individual district residents in House of Representative 
        elections (see H.R. 1694) [24MY]
    President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct 
        popular election (see H.J. Res. 36, 86, 117) [9JA] [2MY] [7NO]
    Presidents of the U.S.: repeal 22d amendment to the Constitution 
        relative to term restrictions (see H.J. Res. 68, 71, 81) [8FE] 
        [1MR] [29MR]
    Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports 
        relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see 
        H.R. 2119) [26JY]
    States: provide for multimember congressional districts by 
        limited, cumulative, or preference voting systems (see H.R. 
        2545) [26OC]
    Taxation: credit for in-State contributions to congressional 
        candidates (see H.R. 1695) [24MY]
    ------eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation 
        on election worker services (see H.R. 2809) [19DE]
    ------examine costs, benefits, and impact on voter turnout of 
        changing the deadline for filing Federal income tax returns to 
        election day (see H.R. 86) [9JA]
    ------national advisory referendum on a flat income tax rate and 
        the requiring of a national vote to raise taxes (see H.R. 
        2116) [26JY]
    ------provide tax credit for political contributions and eliminate 
        the Presidential campaign fund (see H.R. 2171) [2AU]
    Territories: constitutional amendment regarding presidential 
        election voting rights for residents (see H.J. Res. 42) [9JA]
    Voting: change election day to first Saturday in November of each 
        even-numbered year (see H.R. 1367) [30MR]
    ------constitutional amendment allowing the proposal and enactment 
        of laws by popular vote of the people (see H.J. Res. 11) [9JA]
    ------eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351) [9JA]
    ------give citizens the right to enact and repeal legislation in a 
        national election (see H.R. 2117) [26JY]
    ------improve electoral process through use of electronic filing 
        (see H.R. 2527) [24OC]
    ------permit use of ``None of the Above'' in elections for Federal 
        office (see H.R. 2114) [26JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1170, State Referendum Challenges: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 227) (H. Rept. 104-257) [21SE]
    State Referendum Challenges: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1170) (H. Rept. 104-179) [11JY]

ELECTRIC POWER
related term(s) Power Resources
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration 
        hydroelectric projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude 
        oil [25JY] [11OC] [17OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (see 
        H.R. 1122) [3MR]
    ------sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 256) [7NO]
    Federal Power Marketing Administration: privatization (see H.R. 
        310) [9JA]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Arkansas (see H.R. 657) [24JA]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Illinois (see H.R. 2630) [14NO]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Kentucky (see H.R. 2501) [18OC]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in New Jersey (see H.R. 1366) [30MR]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in North Carolina (see H.R. 2773) [13DE]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Ohio (see H.R. 1011, 2816) [22FE] [20DE]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Oregon (see H.R. 1290, 1835) [22MR] [14JN]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Pennsylvania (see H.R. 2695) [30NO]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Washington (see H.R. 1014) [22FE]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in West Virginia (see H.R. 1051, 1335) [24FE] [28MR]
    ------hydroelectric license extension (see H.R. 680) [25JA]
    ------payment by local governments of charges for hydroelectric 
        projects in Granite and Deer Lodge Counties, MT (see H.R. 944) 
        [14FE]
    Pipelines: require one-call notification system to protect 
        underground facilities from excavation damage (see H.R. 2482) 
        [13OC]
    Power resources: privatize certain Federal power generation and 
        transmission assets (see H.R. 1801) [8JN]
    Public utilities: deregulation of the electric power industry (see 
        H.R. 2562) [31OC]
    REA: loans to electric generation and transmission cooperatives 
        (see H.R. 403) [9JA]
    Southeastern Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects 
        (see H.R. 2640) [15NO]
    TVA: transfer property, facilities, and equipment to public and 
        private entities (see H.R. 313) [9JA]
  Conference reports
    Alaska Power Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and 
        Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Exports (S. 395) [6NO] [8NO]
  Motions
    Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 
        395) [25JY]
    ------sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), conference report 
        [8NO]
  Reports filed
    Alaska Power Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and the 
        Export of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: Committee of 
        Conference (S. 395) (H. Rept. 104-312) [6NO]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1122) (H. Rept. 104-
        187) [13JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 395, Alaska Power 
        Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and the Export 
        of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 104-314) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Arkansas: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 657) (H. Rept. 
        104-315) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        New Jersey: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1366) (H. 
        Rept. 104-322) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Ohio: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1011) (H. Rept. 104-
        317) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Oregon: (H.R. 1290) (H. Rept. 104-320) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Washington: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1014) (H. 
        Rept. 104-318) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        West Virginia: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1051) (H. 
        Rept. 104-319) [7NO]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1335) (H. Rept. 104-321) 
        [7NO]
    Hydroelectric Power Licenses Extension: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 680) (H. Rept. 104-316) [7NO]

ELECTRONICS
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: prevent harassment by computer or other electronic 
        device (see H.R. 112) [9JA]
    Crime: protection against code grabbers (see H.R. 338) [9JA]
    Employment: develop program making career opportunities 
        information available on publicly accessible networks and 
        other electronic media (see H.R. 2376) [21SE]
    Financial institutions: require fee disclosures by operators of 
        electronic fund transfers (see H.R. 1246) [15MR]
    Government: require electronic funds transfer for all Federal 
        payments (see H.R. 1698) [24MY]
    Information services: ensure competitive availability of consumer 
        electronics devices affording access to telecommunications 
        services (see H.R. 1275) [21MR]

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    Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports 
        relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see 
        H.R. 2119) [26JY]
    Tariff: exempt semiconductors from country of origin marking 
        requirements (see H.R. 947) [15FE]
    Telecommunications: prohibit harassing or obscene facsimiles or 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 2213) [4AU]
    ------promote competition and reduce regulation (see H.R. 1555) 
        [3MY]
    ------promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 207) [1AU]
    Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new 
        televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and 
        limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 
        1807, 2030) [8JN] [13JY]
  Motions
    Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation 
        (H.R. 1555) [4AU]
  Reports filed
    Communications Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1555) (H. 
        Rept. 104-204) [24JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1555, Communications Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 207) (H. Rept. 104-223) [1AU]

ELMENDORF, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 2700) 
        [30NO]

EMBASSIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 1595) [9MY]

EMERGENCY MEDICAL PERSONNEL
see Health Care Professionals

EMERSON, BILL (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------S. 440, National Highway System designation [20SE]
    Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees [16MY]
    House of Representatives Page Board [4JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        18) [9JA]
    Agriculture: price supports (see H.R. 2330) [14SE]
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 17) [9JA]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 15) [9JA]
    CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see 
        H.R. 2210) [4AU]
    Disasters: clarify primary responsibility of States for disaster 
        relief, establish private corporations to insure against risks 
        and costs, and provide for reimbursable Federal assistance 
        activities (see H. Con. Res. 39) [14MR]
    ------provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against 
        natural disasters (see H.R. 1856) [15JN]
    Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack 
        cocaine offenses (see H.R. 2063) [19JY]
    English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 
        123; H. Con. Res. 6) [9JA]
    Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.: improve operation (see H.R. 
        2130) [27JY]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see 
        H.J. Res. 14) [9JA]
    Food stamps: provide administrative flexibility and commodity 
        distribution consolidation (see H.R. 1997) [10JY]
    ------use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements (see 
        H.R. 236) [9JA]
    Foreign aid: modify certain food programs (see H.R. 2493) [18OC]
    Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 237) [9JA]
    Ozark National Scenic Riverways: protection of wild horses within 
        boundaries (see H.R. 238) [9JA]
    Parks and recreation areas: rescind fees at lakes and reservoirs 
        under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 
        239) [9JA]
    Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see 
        H.J. Res. 16) [9JA]
    Rolla, MO: convey certain lands (see H.R. 701) [26JA]
    Schools: constitutional amendment to prohibit compulsory 
        attendance of students at public schools other than the one 
        nearest their residence (see H.J. Res. 13) [9JA]
    Social Security: computation rule application to workers attaining 
        age 65 in or after 1982 (see H.R. 240) [9JA]
    ------earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 243) 
        [9JA]
    Taxation: credit to employers for providing English language 
        training (see H.R. 124) [9JA]
    ------extend retroactive period during which farm insolvency 
        transactions are exempt from the prior law alternative minimum 
        tax (see H.R. 242) [9JA]
    Tax-exempt organizations: expand the tax-exempt status of Christa 
        McAuliffe Fellowships (see H.R. 241) [9JA]

EMIGRATION
  Messages
    Romanian Emigration Laws and Policies: President Clinton [23MY] 
        [11JY]
    Russian Emigration Laws and Policies: President Clinton [30JN]

EMPLOYEE RETIREMENT INCOME SECURITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: allow victims of abuse to collect monetary 
        awards from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 2140) [28JY]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 995) [21FE]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth 
        (see H.R. 1955) [29JN]
    Income: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see 
        H.R. 2741) [7DE]
    Pensions: improve pension plan funding (see H.R. 37) [9JA]
    ------joint trusteeship of single-employer plans (see H.R. 1355) 
        [29MR]
    ------provide for worker security, improve pension plan funding, 
        and reform insurance policies (see H.R. 35, 36, 1048) [9JA] 
        [24FE]
    ------restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594) [9MY]
    ------restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 215) [7SE]
    ------restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), technical 
        corrections (see H. Con. Res. 108) [17OC]
    Retiree benefits: extend continuation of coverage of certain 
        health benefits (see H.R. 2168) [2AU]
    ------litigation relative to termination or reduction of retiree 
        health benefits (see H.R. 1293) [22MR]
  Reports filed
    Restrict Government Promotion of Economically Targeted Investments 
        for Employee Benefit Plans: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1594) (H. Rept. 104-
        238) [6SE]

EMPLOYER'S LIABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Long Island Railroad Co.: remove police officers from certain 
        Federal employment laws (see H.R. 2044) [17JY]

EMPLOYMENT
related term(s) Unemployment
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE] [24OC]
    ------H.R. 1617, consolidate Federal job training programs [24OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    AFDC: replace the Job Opportunities Basic Skills Training Program 
        with self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 865) [8FE]
    ------weekly benefits relative to employment or attendance at 
        courses at educational institutions (see H.R. 220) [9JA]
    Amtrak: establish limitations on wage continuation and severance 
        benefits for employees displaced by a discontinuance of 
        service (see H.R. 832) [6FE]
    Armed Forces: clarify employment and reemployment rights and 
        responsibilities (see H.R. 1941) [28JN]
    Aviation: develop information system on, and investigation of 
        pilot aptitude (see H.R. 2758, 2772) [12DE] [13DE]
    Benefits: relationship between workers' compensation benefits and 
        certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers 
        (see H.R. 1715) [25MY]
    ------require employers to notify workers before health care or 
        retirement benefits are terminated (see H.R. 1305) [23MR]
    BLS: conduct time use surveys and calculate monetary value of 
        unremunerated work (see H.R. 2544) [26OC]
    Business and industry: leave policies relative to minimum wage and 
        overtime exemptions (see H.R. 946) [15FE]
    ------require profit-sharing plans for the provision of Federal 
        contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705) [5DE]
    ------use of community development block grant funds for 
        employment relocation activities (see H.R. 463) [11JA]
    ------volunteer guidelines for socially responsible practices for 
        U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 910) [13FE]
    California: promote balance between natural resources, economic 
        development and job retention (see H.R. 2712) [5DE]
    Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of 
        materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114) [2MR]
    ------child labor provisions relative to the operation of 
        automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089) [20JY]
    ------reform child labor laws (see H.R. 1049) [24FE]
    Civil defense: public safety officer death benefits eligibility 
        for certain civil defense and FEMA employees (see H.R. 938) 
        [14FE]
    Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 1764, 2128) 
        [7JN] [27JY]
    ------ensure equal opportunity in employment, education, and 
        contracting (see H.R. 1840) [14JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507) [7AP]
    ------prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional or 
        sexual orientation (see H.R. 382, 1863) [9JA] [15JN]
    ------prohibit preferential treatment (see H.R. 254) [9JA]
    ------require employers to post information on sexual harassment 
        (see H.R. 1859) [15JN]
    Civil Rights Act: applications (see H.R. 658) [24JA]
    Colleges and universities: allow employees in classified positions 
        to serve in other academic capacities (see H.R. 2134) [27JY]
    Common carriers: eliminate preemployment alcohol testing in the 
        mass transit, railroad, motor carrier, and aviation industries 
        (see H.R. 1827) [13JN]
    Congress: provide for the issuance and approval of employment 
        regulations and practices (see H. Con. Res. 123) [19DE]
    ------treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes 
        (see H.R. 1353) [29MR]
    Contracts: classification of employees and independent contractors 
        relative to Federal procurement contracts (see H.R. 508, 509) 
        [13JA]
    ------prohibit reimbursement of defense contractors for 
        environmental response costs (see H.R. 2227) [4AU]
    ------require Federal contracts debarment for violation of 
        National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724) [6DE]
    ------require Federal contracts debarment for violation of 
        Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725) 
        [6DE]
    ------require that contractor consolidation cost savings be used 
        for employment retraining and job creation activities (see 
        H.R. 702) [26JA]
    ------require that work that requires licensing be performed by a 
        person who is so licensed (see H.R. 1722) [25MY]

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    ------standards and regulations for Government procurement 
        contracts (see H.R. 1959) [29JN]
    Correctional institutions: exemption from Fair Labor Standards Act 
        for inmates in certain programs (see H.R. 868) [8FE]
    ------pilot program on feasibility of Federal prisoner employment 
        (see H.R. 2553) [26OC]
    Courts: denial of certain Federal benefits upon conviction of 
        certain drug offenses (see H.R. 141) [9JA]
    ------equalize remedies available to victims of intentional 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 96) [9JA]
    ------exempt State and local court reporters from certain Federal 
        compensatory time requirements (see H.R. 1225) [14MR]
    ------notification to employers of convicted persons relative to 
        drug offenses (see H.R. 138) [9JA]
    ------protect elected and appointed judges against discrimination 
        based on age (see H.R. 1571) [3MY]
    Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500) [13JA]
    ------revise (see H.R. 2472) [12OC]
    Dept. of Defense: demonstration project to improve personnel 
        policies relative to acquisition work force (see H.R. 2314) 
        [12SE]
    ------increase opportunities for veterans held as POW during the 
        Vietnam era to participate in procurement activities (see H.R. 
        155) [9JA]
    ------increase opportunities for veterans with service-connected 
        disabilities to participate in procurement activities (see 
        H.R. 137) [9JA]
    Dept. of HHS: verification of employee Social Security information 
        (see H.R. 502) [13JA]
    Dept. of HUD: grants to depressed communities for economic 
        development based on unemployment level (see H.R. 1017) [22FE]
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9, 
        1050) [9JA] [24FE]
    ------reduction of tax rates and discretionary spending (see H.R. 
        1327) [28MR]
    Education: development of school-to-work opportunities systems 
        (see H.R. 1426) [6AP]
    ------increase assistance relative to skills or specialties for 
        which there are critical shortages (see H.R. 1116) [2MR]
    ------integration of academic and vocational curriculum and 
        professional development (see H.R. 48) [9JA]
    EEOC: strengthen enforcement in Federal employment cases (see H.R. 
        190) [9JA]
    Elections: eliminate provisions prohibiting certain State and 
        local employees from seeking elective office (see H.R. 151) 
        [9JA]
    ERISA: extend continuation of coverage of certain retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 2168) [2AU]
    ------improve pension plan funding (see H.R. 37) [9JA]
    ------joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 
        1355) [29MR]
    ------litigation relative to termination or reduction of retiree 
        health benefits (see H.R. 1293) [22MR]
    ------promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 
        2741) [7DE]
    ------provide for worker security, improve pension plan funding, 
        and reform insurance policies (see H.R. 35, 36, 1048) [9JA] 
        [24FE]
    ------restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594) [9MY]
    ------restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 215) [7SE]
    ------restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), technical 
        corrections (see H. Con. Res. 108) [17OC]
    Fair Labor Standards Act: clarify exemption of houseparents from 
        minimum wage and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531) 
        [25OC]
    ------make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside 
        sales personnel (see H.R. 1226) [14MR]
    ------provide limited exemptions from certain child labor 
        provisions (see H.R. 1228) [14MR]
    Families and domestic relations: unemployment compensation 
        relative to family or medical leave reasons (see H.R. 1730) 
        [25MY]
    FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel 
        actions (see H.R. 2683) [28NO]
    ------use of volunteers for tours at training facilities and main 
        building (see H.R. 685) [26JA]
    Federal aid programs: improve employment and training assistance 
        for dislocated workers (see H.R. 1422) [6AP]
    ------reform workforce training and literacy programs (see H.R. 
        2332) [14SE]
    ------self-employment assistance programs (see H.R. 1789) [8JN]
    ------training assistance (see H.R. 998) [21FE]
    Federal employees: age and service requirements for immediate 
        annuities (see H.R. 1848) [14JN]
    ------agreements with local governments relative to tax 
        withholding (see H.R. 295) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit years of employment (see 
        H.J. Res. 39) [9JA]
    ------eligibility for Federal health benefits for certain 
        temporary appointees (see H.R. 1724) [25MY]
    ------eliminate exemptions of civil service requirements for 
        judicial or legislative branch employees involuntarily 
        separated from their jobs (see H.R. 913) [13FE]
    ------granting of competitive status relative to transfers or 
        reassignments (see H.R. 294) [9JA]
    ------payment of retirement and separation incentives and 
        reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions (see 
        H.R. 2751) [7DE]
    ------priority placement program for employees affected by 
        reductions-in-force (see H.R. 2082) [20JY]
    ------provide that services performed by air traffic supervisors 
        and managers be creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 
        1777) [7JN]
    ------reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions 
        (see H.R. 2825) [21DE]
    ------require preemployment drug testing (see H.R. 143) [9JA]
    ------review of employment discriminations claims (see H.R. 2133) 
        [27JY]
    ------treatment of early-retirement reduction regulations (see 
        H.R. 2574) [1NO]
    ------treatment of early-retirement reduction regulations relative 
        to defense base closures (see H.R. 2375) [21SE]
    ------treatment of honoraria and postemployment restrictions (see 
        H.R. 1639) [15MY]
    ------treatment of service performed under Federal-State 
        cooperative programs relative to civil service retirement (see 
        H.R. 2487) [17OC]
    ------vocational rehabilitation services in the Civil Service 
        Disability Retirement Program (see H. Con. Res. 3) [9JA]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical 
        foods (see H.R. 2009) [11JY]
    Firefighters: age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring 
        plans (see H.R. 344, 2649) [9JA] [16NO]
    ------exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from certain 
        Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to volunteer work 
        in a professional capacity (see H.R. 94) [9JA]
    Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and 
        environmental standards in any trade agreement (see H.R. 2714) 
        [5DE]
    Government: allow members of employee associations to represent 
        their views before the Government (see H.R. 782) [1FE]
    ------consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 511, 
        1120, 1617) [13JA] [2MR] [11MY]
    ------consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 222) [18SE]
    ------improve the acquisition workforce of civilian Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 1770) [7JN]
    ------job creation programs (see H.R. 805) [2FE]
    ------status of Federal contractors that hire permanent 
        replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176) [8MR]
    Government regulations: age discrimination relative to retirement 
        and hiring plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers 
        (see H.R. 849, 344, 2649) [7FE] [9JA] [16NO]
    ------clarify workplace requirements for hearing-aid compatible 
        telephones (see H.R. 1892) [20JN]
    ------exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements 
        individuals who volunteer their time for occupational 
        opportunity (see H.R. 1589) [9MY]
    ------permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on 
        hiring and leave policies (see H.R. 2723) [6DE]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 995, 996) [21FE]
    ------prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans 
        relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1797) [8JN]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth 
        (see H.R. 1936, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1968, 1970; H. Con. Res. 79) 
        [27JN] [28JN] [29JN]
    House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority 
        employees (see H. Res. 7) [9JA]
    ------payment of lump sum for accrued annual leave to eligible 
        former employees (see H. Res. 35) [17JA]
    ------provide for the issuance and approval of employment 
        regulations and practices (see H. Res. 311) [19DE]
    ------transfer of two employees from the majority whip to the 
        majority leader (see H. Res. 10) [9JA]
    Housing: encourage gainful employment of residents of public 
        housing (see H.R. 921) [13FE]
    Immigration: enforce employer sanctions and limit the adjustment 
        of status relative to illegal aliens (see H.R. 2164) [2AU]
    ------enforcement of employer sanctions law (see H.R. 570) [19JA]
    ------moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, 
        certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373) 
        [9JA]
    ------reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and 
        alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border 
        security (see H.R. 560, 756, 1018, 1915, 1929, 2202) [18JA] 
        [31JA] [23FE] [22JN] [27JN] [4AU]
    Income: create a livable wage (see H.R. 768) [1FE]
    ------payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned 
        vehicles (see H.R. 1227, 1273) [14MR] [21MR]
    ------provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391) 
        [21SE]
    Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to 
        improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743) [30JA]
    ------allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to 
        improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 226) [21SE]
    Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or 
        facilities by community organizations relative to similar 
        usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497) [18OC]
    ------prevent union violence (see H.R. 1796) [8JN]
    ------repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay 
        union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see H.R. 
        1279) [21MR]
    Law enforcement officers: age discrimination relative to 
        retirement and hiring plans (see H.R. 344, 2649) [9JA] [16NO]
    ------death benefits for retired public safety officers (see H.R. 
        1572) [3MY]
    Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws 
        (see H.R. 287, 309) [9JA]
    Long Island Railroad Co.: remove police officers from certain 
        Federal employment laws (see H.R. 2044) [17JY]
    Mass transit: standards and procedures for arbitrators relative to 
        labor disputes involving transit agencies in the National 
        Capital area (see H.R. 1463) [6AP]
    Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see H.R. 952, 
        2685) [15FE] [29NO]
    Members of Congress: limit participation in Federal Employees' 
        Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see 
        H.R. 1618, 2456) [11MY] [10OC]
    ------reduce pay pending a minimum wage increase (see H.R. 876) 
        [9FE]

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    Merit Systems Protection Board: performance of certain hearings 
        functions only by administrative law judges (see H.R. 1983) 
        [30JN]
    Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive 
        compensation (see H.R. 620) [20JA]
    ------level (see H.R. 363, 619, 764, 940, 1583) [9JA] [20JA] 
        [31JA] [14FE] [9MY]
    Motor vehicles: prohibit Federal requirement for State plans on 
        trip reduction requirements (see H.R. 478) [11JA]
    NAFTA: withdraw supplemental agreements on labor and environmental 
        cooperation (see H.R. 796) [2FE]
    ------withdrawal (see H.R. 499, 2651) [13JA] [16NO]
    National Public Employment Relations Commission: establish (see 
        H.R. 1355) [29MR]
    NLRB: jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 
        1723) [25MY]
    Occupational safety and health: establish voluntary programs to 
        protect employees from hazards (see H.R. 1824) [13JN]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 707, 1783, 
        1834) [26JA] [7JN] [14JN]
    Pensions: establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State 
        and local governments to fulfill the terms of pensions plans 
        (see H.R. 1683) [23MY]
    ------revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for 
        military retirees (see H.R. 2664) [18NO]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments and their employees 
        (see H.R. 1966) [29JN]
    Professional Trade Service Corps: establish (see H.R. 1567) [3MY]
    Public welfare programs: assistance to able-bodied individuals 
        relative to participation in workfare programs (see H.R. 161) 
        [9JA]
    ------reform (see H.R. 4, 315, 759, 781, 819, 982, 1146, 1157, 
        1181, 1214, 1250, 1267) [9JA] [31JA] [1FE] [3FE] [16FE] [7MR] 
        [8MR] [9MR] [13MR] [15MR] [21MR]
    ------reform (H.R. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 117, 119) [16MR] 
        [21MR]
    ------reform (H.R. 4), consideration of conference report (see H. 
        Res. 319) [20DE]
    Public works: national program to create jobs and restore 
        infrastructure (see H.R. 1405) [5AP]
    ------provide employment opportunities during repair and 
        renovation of community facilities (see H.R. 1282) [21MR]
    Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: reduce waiting period for 
        benefits (see H.R. 2594) [8NO]
    Railroads: administration of the Railroad Retirement System and 
        railroad unemployment insurance (see H.R. 2233) [4AU]
    ------employee protection benefits (see H.R. 1357) [29MR]
    ------recommend dismantlement of Railroad Retirement System (see 
        H. Res. 29) [9JA]
    Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight 
        crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210) 
        [10MR]
    Retraining: allowances for workers undergoing retraining after 
        being displaced by NAFTA consequences (see H.R. 1231) [14MR]
    Small business: establish incentives for employees under a 
        performance-based reward plan (see H.R. 647) [24JA]
    ------install devices to improve safety at convenience stores (see 
        H.R. 2675) [20NO]
    Social Security: assistance to beneficiaries in the administration 
        of employee benefit plans (see H.R. 420) [9JA]
    ------earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 145, 
        201, 243, 374) [9JA]
    ------increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2668, 2684; H. Con. Res. 
        109) [25OC] [20NO] [29NO]
    ------increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of 
        benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care 
        insurance (see H.R. 8) [9JA]
    ------increase earnings limit (H. Con. Res. 109), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 245) [25OC]
    ------maintenance and protection of system (see H. Con. Res. 78) 
        [21JN]
    ------provide remedies for failure to report information on 
        earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1183) 
        [9MR]
    ------tribute to Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance 
        Program (see H. Res. 209) [2AU]
    States: ban the utilization of Federal funds to lure jobs and 
        businesses from other States (see H.R. 1842) [14JN]
    ------establish grants to reduce crime and poverty in poor 
        neighborhoods (see H.R. 1414) [5AP]
    Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 471, 1168, 1532) 
        [11JA] [8MR] [2MY]
    ------assessment of retail dealer occupational taxes (see H.R. 
        302) [9JA]
    ------assessment of retail dealer occupational taxes (H.R. 302), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 246) [26OC]
    ------credit for employee training expenses paid or incurred by 
        the employer (see H.R. 2382) [21SE]
    ------credit to employers for providing English language training 
        (see H.R. 124) [9JA]
    ------deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who 
        are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see 
        H.R. 1003) [21FE]
    ------determination of employment status (see H.R. 510) [13JA]
    ------determination of employment status of individuals as 
        employees or independent contractors (see H.R. 582) [19JA]
    ------economic recovery incentives for areas affected by 
        employment losses in the financial institution and real estate 
        sectors (see H.R. 2015) [11JY]
    ------eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation 
        on election worker services (see H.R. 2809) [19DE]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 881) [9FE]
    ------employment taxes relative to compensation for unpaid wages 
        (see H.R. 1088) [1MR]
    ------establish estate tax credit for certain employees of 
        international organizations equivalent to the limited marital 
        deduction (see H.R. 1401) [5AP]
    ------establish special rules for certain gratuitous transfers of 
        employer securities to employees (see H.R. 1962) [29JN]
    ------exclude Social Security tax from certain self-employment 
        income received by insurance salesmen after retirement (see 
        H.R. 2004) [11JY]
    ------exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see 
        H.R. 127) [9JA]
    ------income exclusion limitations relative to U.S. citizens 
        working overseas (see H.R. 57) [9JA]
    ------increase the child care credit for lower-income working 
        parents (see H.R. 131) [9JA]
    ------permit tax-free rollover of certain payments made by 
        employers to separated employees (see H.R. 1251, 2221) [15MR] 
        [4AU]
    ------provide for contributions to section 457 individual 
        retirement account plans for certain cafeteria plans (see H.R. 
        2810) [19DE]
    ------requirements for tax exempt trust status relative to 
        multiple employer health benefits arrangements (see H.R. 1035) 
        [23FE]
    ------restore prior law formula for the inclusion in gross income 
        of Social Security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits 
        (see H.R. 1775) [7JN]
    ------standards for determining employment status of independent 
        contractors (see H.R. 1972) [30JN]
    ------State establishment of health insurance systems for 
        temporarily unemployed individuals (see H.R. 2432) [29SE]
    ------treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see 
        H.R. 2734) [6DE]
    ------treatment of certain contributions relative to veterans' 
        reemployment (see H.R. 1469) [7AP]
    ------treatment of certain personal care services under the 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 1919) [22JN]
    ------treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see 
        H.R. 746) [30JA]
    ------treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-
        exempt group medical practices (see H.R. 2452) [10OC]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments as local governments 
        or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment 
        compensation (see H.R. 838) [6FE]
    ------treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 2338) 
        [14SE]
    ------treatment of undergraduate and post-secondary vocational 
        education tuition and fees (see H.R. 2543) [26OC]
    ------treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined benefit 
        fund premiums (see H.R. 1370, 2410) [30MR] [27SE]
    ------workmen's compensation relative to certain personal 
        liability assignments (see H.R. 1037) [24FE]
    Telecommunications: develop program making career opportunities 
        information available on publicly accessible networks and 
        other electronic media (see H.R. 2376) [21SE]
    Tobacco products: treatment of overtime exemptions for employees 
        relative to the sale and processing of green and cigar leaf 
        tobacco (see H.R. 636) [23JA]
    Urban areas: promote national agenda (see H.R. 1297) [22MR]
    ------provide grants to establish teen resource and education 
        centers (see H.R. 1283) [21MR]
    USIA: extension of au pair programs (see H.R. 2767) [13DE]
    Veterans: establish training programs to employ at public housing 
        authorities and management companies (see H.R. 505) [13JA]
    ------Government employment preference for active duty service 
        veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 
        2510) [19OC]
    ------housing, training and employment programs (see H.R. 2289) 
        [8SE]
    ------technical corrections to training and employment programs 
        (see H.R. 1633) [12MY]
    ------training and employment programs (see H.R. 1593) [9MY]
    Women: tax credit for the hiring of displaced homemakers (see H.R. 
        110) [9JA]
  Conference reports
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (H.R. 4) [21DE]
  Messages
    Federal Labor Relations Authority Report: President Clinton [9NO]
    State of the Union: President Clinton [24JA]
    U.S.-Germany Supplementary Agreement on Social Security: President 
        Clinton [10OC]
    Working Wage Increase Act: President Clinton [13FE]
  Motions
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (H.R. 9) [3MR]
    Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4) [22MR] [24MR] [6DE]
    ------reform (H.R. 4), conference report [21DE]
  Reports filed
    Allow Employee Association Members To Represent Their Views Before 
        the Government: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 782) 
        (H. Rept. 104-230) [4AU]
    Child Labor Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act Relative to 
        Loading of Materials Into Balers and Compacters: Committee on 
        Economic and Educational Opportunities (H.R. 1114) (H. Rept. 
        104-278) [17OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4, Personal 
        Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 104-431) [20DE]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 109, Increase Social Security 
        Earnings Limit: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) (H. 
        Rept. 104-292) [25OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 117) (H. Rept. 104-83) [16MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 119) (H. Rept. 104-85) 
        [21MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 743, Cooperative Efforts Between Management 
        and Labor to Improve Economic Competitiveness: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 226) (H. Rept. 104-256) [21SE]
    Exempt State and Local Court Reporters From Certain Federal 
        Compensatory Time Requirements: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 104-
        219) [1AU]

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    Federal Job Training Programs Consolidation: Committee on Economic 
        and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1617) (H. Rept. 
        104-152) [22JN]
    Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 104-33) [15FE]
    Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank Repeal: Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) (H.R. 2685) (H. Rept. 104-394) [11DE]
    National Labor Relations Act Amendments: Committee on Educational 
        and Economic Opportunities (House) (H.R. 743) (H. Rept. 104-
        248) [18SE]
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 104-430) [20DE]
    Public Welfare Programs Reform: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1157) (H. Rept. 104-81) [15MR]
    Restrict Government Promotion of Economically Targeted Investments 
        for Employee Benefit Plans: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1594) (H. Rept. 104-
        238) [6SE]
    Social Security Earnings Limit Increase: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2684) (H. Rept. 104-379) [4DE]
    Status of Federal Contractors That Hire Permanent Replacements for 
        Striking Employees: Committee on Economic and Educational 
        Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1176) (H. Rept. 104-163) [27JN]
    Veterans Housing, Training, and Employment Programs: Committee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2289) (H. Rept. 104-397) 
        [11DE]

EMPLOYMENT ENHANCEMENT REFORM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1120) [2MR]

ENDANGERED SPECIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: incentives for land owners to provide habitat for 
        endangered species (see H.R. 2284) [7SE]
    Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native 
        biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests 
        (see H.R. 2407) [27SE]
    Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species 
        relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571) [19JA]
    ------enhance wildlife conservation and management and protect 
        fishing, hunting and trapping (see H.R. 2217) [4AU]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 2275, 2444) [7SE] [29SE]
    Fish and fishing: commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass 
        (see H.R. 393, 1139) [9JA] [6MR]
    ------coordinate conservation efforts of Atlantic striped bass 
        (see H.R. 2655) [16NO]
    Florida panther: designate (see H.R. 321) [9JA]
    Listing process: review (see H.R. 1714) [25MY]
    Private property: protect rights relative to economic losses from 
        critical habitat designations (see H.R. 490) [11JA]
    Protection (see H.R. 2374) [21SE]
    States: disapproval of issuance of permits for the taking of 
        marine mammals in protected waters (see H.R. 74) [9JA]
    Taxation: incentives for the conservation of endangered species 
        (see H.R. 2286, 2364) [7SE] [19SE]
    ------treatment of property managed according to certain habitat 
        conservation agreements (see H.R. 2423) [28SE]
    Wildlife: designation of critical habitat areas and national 
        wildlife refuges (see H.R. 2253) [4AU]
  Reports filed
    Atlantic Striped Bass Commercial Harvesting: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1139) (H. Rept. 104-105) [1MY]

ENDANGERED SPECIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Conservation of natural resources: enhance wildlife conservation 
        and management and protect fishing, hunting and trapping (see 
        H.R. 2217) [4AU]
    Reauthorization (see H.R. 2275, 2444) [7SE] [29SE]
    ------determination of threatened species (see H.R. 571) [19JA]

ENDEAVOUR (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 717) [26JA]

ENERGY
see Power Resources

ENERGY POLICY AND CONSERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Conservation of energy: funding for programs (see H.R. 2596) [8NO]

ENGEL, ELIOT L. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Cameroon: democracy and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 
        93) [4AU]
    Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42) [16MR]
    International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving 
        U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 
        244) [9JA]
    Medicare: coverage of nursing facilities, in-home services, and 
        outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 507) [13JA]
    Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft 
        operations at metropolitan airports (see H.R. 506) [13JA]
    Northern Ireland: U.S. policy on paramilitary groups and British 
        security forces (see H.R. 245) [9JA]
    Pakistan: identification as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. 
        Con. Res. 35) [9MR]
    PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct 
        relative to U.S. foreign aid (see H.R. 1930) [27JN]
    Telecommunications: prohibit harassing or obscene facsimiles or 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 2213) [4AU]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S Courthouse, White Plains, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 653) [24JA]
    Veterans: establish training programs to employ at public housing 
        authorities and management companies (see H.R. 505) [13JA]
    Wallenberg, Raoul: U.S. policy to seek a conclusive account of 
        whereabouts and fate (see H. Res. 17) [9JA]

ENGLAND
see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

ENGLISH, PHIL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission [21DE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence 
        Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127) [22DE]
    CERCLA: redevelopment of marginal brownfield sites (see H.R. 2742) 
        [7DE]
    Crime: penalties for health care fraud (see H.R. 2151) [1AU]
    Elections: limit out-of-State individual contributions (see H.R. 
        2830) [22DE]
    Federal employees: strengthen post-employment restrictions on 
        certain executive and legislative branch officials relative to 
        foreign representation (see H.R. 2031) [13JY]
    Medicare: reform (see H.R. 2152) [1AU]
    Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 2462) [11OC]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 1583) [9MY]
    Taxation: allow credit for cleaup of contaminated industrial sites 
        (see H.R. 1799) [8JN]
    ------repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1142) [7MR]
    ------repeal special deduction for living expenses of Members of 
        Congress (see H.R. 1644) [16MY]
    ------repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see 
        H.R. 2617) [10NO]
    ------tax credit for investment in the revitalization of 
        communities (see H.R. 2138) [28JY]
    ------treatment of ethanol production by cooperatives (see H.R. 
        2647) [16NO]
    ------treatment of hard apple cider (see H.R. 2078) [20JY]
    ------treatment of State prepaid college tuition programs (see 
        H.R. 1328) [28MR]
    ------treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 2461) 
        [11OC]
    Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        1326) [28MR]
    Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1268) [21MR]

ENSIGN, JOHN (a Representative from Nevada)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Dept. of the Interior: provide loan guarantees for water supply, 
        conservation, quality, and transmission projects (see H.R. 
        2781) [14DE]
    Government: ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice 
        President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown 
        (see H. Con. Res. 113) [15NO]
    Taxation: deny Federal tax return information to States which 
        impose pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762) [7JN]
    ------treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 2333) [14SE]

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION AGENCY
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: deadline extension for certain sanctions and 
        reclassification of carbon monoxide nonattainment areas (see 
        H.R. 1255) [15MR]
    ------reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 
        1582) [9MY]
    Appropiations: authorizing for environmental research, 
        development, and demonstration activities (see H.R. 1814) 
        [13JN]
    California: rescind implementation plan for the South Coast, 
        Ventura, and Sacramento areas (see H.R. 1025) [23FE]
    CERCLA: abatement and liability of hazardous substances relative 
        to State and Federal solid waste disposal laws (see H.R. 521) 
        [13JA]
    ------amend (see H.R. 1969, 2500) [29JN] [18OC]
    ------delay implementation of remedial action and design at 
        certain sites (see H.R. 1901) [20JN]
    ------liability restrictions for generation or transportation of 
        solid waste (see H.R. 854, 855) [7FE]
    ------moratorium on enforcement actions against certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 795) [2FE]
    ------redevelopment of marginal brownfield sites (see H.R. 2742) 
        [7DE]
    ------remove New Hanover County, NC, airport burn pit from the 
        Superfund national priorities list (see H.R. 1902) [20JN]
    Chemicals: sulfur dioxide reportable quantity for regulatory 
        notification (see H.R. 2595) [8NO]
    Clean Air Act: marginal area requirements relative to ozone 
        concentrations (see H.R. 581) [19JA]
    ------repeal reformulated gasoline and work-related vehicle trip 
        reduction provisions (see H.R. 1052) [24FE]
    ------State implementation plans (see H.R. 304) [9JA]
    Ecology and environment: State certification of voluntary cleanup 
        programs for low and medium priority sites (see H.R. 1621) 
        [11MY]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 140) [9MY]
    Government regulations: facilitate small business involvement in 
        the regulatory development process of the EPA and OSHA (see 
        H.R. 1937) [27JN]
    Great Lakes: coordinate and promote activities for water pollution 
        alleviation (see H.R. 1209) [10MR]
    ------determine effectiveness of technology to remedy contaminated 
        sediments (see H.R. 1206) [10MR]
    Landfills: disposal of organic sorbents (see H.R. 1257) [16MR]
    ------exempt certain small landfills from ground water monitoring 
        requirements (see H.R. 1696) [24MY]
    Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 2279) [7SE]
    Los Angeles, CA: construction of thermal destruction facility (see 
        H.R. 2583) [2NO]
    Motor vehicles: delay implementation of enhanced vehicle 
        inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 46, 307, 495) 
        [9JA] [11JA]
    ------modify Reformulated Gasoline Program (see H.R. 2484) [17OC]
    ------temporary suspension of reformulated gasoline rules (see 
        H.R. 1015, 2327) [22FE] [13SE]
    Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate 
        between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436) 
        [9JA]
    Puerto Rico: waiver of EPA secondary treatment requirements for 
        wastewater treatment facilities (see H.R. 1371) [30MR]
    Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove 
        Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries 
        (see H.R. 2024) [12JY]
    ------require producers and importers of newsprint to recycle a 
        certain percentage (see H.R. 1523) [7AP]

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    ------require producers and importers of tires to recycle a 
        certain percentage (see H.R. 1524) [7AP]
    ------require the EPA to establish a recycling credit system for 
        used oil (see H.R. 1525) [7AP]
    Refuse disposal: exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems 
        from subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 102) [9JA]
    ------land disposal program regulations (see H.R. 2036) [13JY]
    ------solid and hazardous waste incinerator requirements (see H.R. 
        2211) [4AU]
    Research: permit entrance into cooperative research and 
        development agreements (see H.R. 837) [6FE]
    Rural areas: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater 
        disposal (see H.R. 556, 557, 908, 1337) [18JA] [13FE] [28MR]
    Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (see H.R. 2405) [27SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (H.R. 2405), consideration (see H. Res. 234) [29SE]
    Water: modify bottled drinking water standards (see H.R. 2601) 
        [9NO]
    ------regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the 
        equivalent of secondary treatment (see H.R. 1943) [28JN]
    ------require additional research prior to promulgation of sulfate 
        standards (see H.R. 2762) [12DE]
    ------State grants to finance the construction or improvement of 
        water supply systems (see H.R. 2747) [7DE]
    Water pollution: capitalization grants to States (see H.R. 1102) 
        [1MR]
    ------construction of wastewater treatment facilities in the 
        vicinity of the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 1338) [28MR]
    ------determine effectiveness of technology to remedy contaminated 
        sediments in river beds (see H.R. 455) [9JA]
    ------establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 1152) 
        [7MR]
    ------establish requirements and provide assistance to prevent 
        nonpoint sources of pollution (see H.R. 1132) [3MR]
    ------standards for constructed water conveyances (see H.R. 2567) 
        [1NO]
  Messages
    Deferral of Budgetary Resources: President Clinton [22FE]
    National Environmental Policy Act: President Clinton [6AP]
  Motions
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961) [16MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 961, Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
        Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 
        104-114) [9MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2405, Federal Civilian Science Activities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. 
        Rept. 104-270) [29SE]
    Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Activities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1814) (H. 
        Rept. 104-199) [21JY]
    Regard Certain Municipal Water Treatment Facilities as the 
        Equivalent of Secondary Treatment: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1943) (H. Rept. 104-192) 
        [18JY]
    Require Federal Agencies To Differentiate Between Organic Oils and 
        Petroleum Based Oils: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        436) (H. Rept. 104-262) [27SE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 104-262) 
        [27SE]
    Water Pollution Standards for Constructed Water Conveyances: 
        Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 2567) (H. Rept. 104-
        433) [21DE]

EQUAL EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITY COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal employees: review of employment discriminations claims 
        (see H.R. 2133) [27JY]
    Government: strengthen enforcement in Federal employment cases 
        (see H.R. 190) [9JA]

ESHOO, ANNA G. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act [24OC]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax 
        deductible donations (see H.R. 797) [2FE]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 75) [6MR]
    Oceans: establish a California ocean protection zone (see H.R. 
        1890) [20JN]
    Vincent E. McKelvey Federal Building, Menlo Park, CA: designate 
        (see H.R. 2556) [30OC]

ESKIMOS
see Native Americans

ESSEX NATIONAL HERITAGE AREA COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2188) [3AU]

ESTONIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Treaties and agreements: approve governing international fishery 
        agreement (see H.R. 543) [17JA]
  Messages
    Fishery Agreement With Estonia: President Clinton [19JA]

ETHICS
see Morality and Ethics; Political Ethics

ETHICS IN GOVERNMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal employees: treatment of honoraria and postemployment 
        restrictions (see H.R. 1639) [15MY]

ETHNIC GROUPS
related term(s) Minorities
  Bills and resolutions
    California: tribute to language diversity efforts by Monterey 
        Peninsula community leaders (see H. Res. 266) [14NO]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages 
        based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507) [7AP]
    Dept. of HUD: assistance program eligibility for organizations 
        that promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or 
        ethnicity (see H.R. 656) [24JA]
    English language: encourage status as primary language and 
        recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 83) 
        [13JY]
    Forest Service: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and 
        ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 1716) [25MY]
    Immigration: adjust status for certain Polish and Hungarian 
        parolees (see H.R. 2436) [29SE]
    White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Ireland: endorse 
        Irish-American agenda (see H. Con. Res. 43) [16MR]

EUREKA, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Hoga (U.S.S.): conveyance (see H.R. 2642) [15NO]

EUROPE
  Bills and resolutions
    Ireland: seek negotiations among European countries and financial 
        institutions on the establishment of an Ireland Development 
        Bank (see H. Con. Res. 121) [15DE]
  Messages
    Cooperation Agreement for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Between 
        the U.S. and the European Atomic Energy Community: President 
        Clinton [29NO]

EUROPEAN COMMUNITY
see European Union

EUROPEAN UNION
  Bills and resolutions
    Ireland: seek negotiations among European countries and financial 
        institutions on the establishment of an Ireland Development 
        Bank (see H. Con. Res. 121) [15DE]

EVANS, LANE (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Business and industry: volunteer guidelines for socially 
        responsible practices for U.S. businesses operating abroad 
        (see H.R. 910) [13FE]
    Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of 
        National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724) [6DE]
    ------require Federal contracts debarment for violation of 
        Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725) 
        [6DE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: organization and administration of the 
        Readjustment Counseling Service (see H.R. 1429) [6AP]
    Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian 
        employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 2264) [6SE]
    Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad 
        Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172) [22JN]
    Rascon, Alfred: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2663) [17NO]
    Taxation: benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 1278) [21MR]
    Veterans: extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient 
        care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or 
        environmental hazards (see H.R. 1329) [28MR]
    ------improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 1482) [7AP]
    ------revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and 
        unmistakable error (see H.R. 1483) [7AP]
    Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876) 
        [16JN]

EVERETT, TERRY (a Representative from Alabama)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend to provide for community 
        approval of tribal-State gambling compacts (see H.R. 1364) 
        [30MR]
    Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to amend the Historic 
        Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia (see H.R. 
        2064) [19JY]
    Veterans: increase service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 
        2352, 2394) [19SE] [25SE]

EWING, THOMAS W. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: ensure contract sanctity (see H.R. 2557) [30OC]
    ------revise soybean promotion, research, and consumer information 
        programs (see H.R. 2577) [2NO]
    Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of 
        materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114) [2MR]
    Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate 
        between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436) 
        [9JA]
    Water: conservation and development of resources and Army Corps of 
        Engineers river and harbor improvement projects (see H.R. 929) 
        [14FE]

EXECUTIVE COMMUNICATIONS
  Transmittals
    ACDA: Chemical Weapons Convention report (EC356) [9FE] (EC970) 
        [6JN]
    ------Inspector General report (EC87) [4JA]
    ------Joint Compliance and Inspection Commission report (EC114) 
        [9JA] (EC595) [23MR]
    ------START Treaty between the U.S. and Russia report (EC1294) 
        [1AU] (EC1641) [10NO]
    Administrative Conference of the U.S.: Administrative Conference 
        Act amendments (EC491) [7MR]
    ------Equal Access to Justice Act report (EC395) [23FE] (EC1611) 
        [6NO]
    ------Inspector General report (EC473) [3MR] (EC581) [22MR]
    ------negotiated rulemaking report (EC1610) [6NO]
    Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts: judicial conference 
        report (EC217) [25JA] (EC1554) [24OC]
    Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: report 
        (EC1475) [28SE]
    Advisory Council on Historic Preservation: report (EC667) [3AP] 
        (EC1609) [6NO]
    African Development Foundation: appropriations legislation (EC563) 
        [21MR]
    AID: audit of compliance with lobbying restrictions report (EC488) 
        [7MR]
    ------development assistance programs report (EC141, EC142) [11JA] 
        (EC305) [6FE] (EC602) [24MR] (EC1282) [31JY] (EC1417) [8SE]

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    ------economic conditions in Egypt report (EC222) [27JA]
    ------economic conditions in Turkey report (EC1422) [12SE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC631) [28MR] (EC940) [6JN]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Rwanda (EC1451) 
        [20SE]
    ------small enterprise development programs financial statements 
        report (EC1708) [20NO]
    American Academy of Arts and Letters: report (EC672) [3AP]
    American Battle Monuments Commission: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC215) [25JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC334) [7FE]
    American Gold Star Mothers, Inc.: report (EC1570) [26OC]
    American Legion: report (EC587) [23MR] (EC994) [7JN]
    Amtrak: Freedom of Information Act report (EC878) [16MY]
    ------Inspector General report (EC1199) [13JY] (EC1643) [10NO] 
        (EC1859) [20DE]
    Appalachian Regional Commission: Inspector General report (EC201) 
        [25JA] (EC1079) [22JN] (EC1829) [13DE]
    Architect of the Capitol: appropriations expenditures report 
        (EC99) [9JA]
    ------Human Resources Act report (EC1178) [11JY]
    Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board: 
        Inspector General report (EC200) [25JA]
    Armed Forces Retirement Home Board: Inspector General report 
        (EC47) [4JA]
    Barry M. Goldwater Scholarship and Excellence in Education 
        Foundation: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report 
        (EC202) [25JA] (EC1830) [13DE]
    Board for International Broadcasting: report (EC422) [28FE] 
        (EC461) [3MR]
    Bonneville Power Administration: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC267) [1FE]
    Boy Scouts of America: report (EC544) [14MR]
    CBO: Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act report 
        (EC1239) [21JY]
    ------economic and budget outlook for fiscal years 1996 through 
        2000 report (EC361) [10FE]
    ------report (EC100) [9JA] (EC328) [7FE] (EC1361) [7SE]
    CFTC: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC48) 
        [4JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC520) [10MR]
    CIA: appropriations legislation (EC863) [10MY]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC941) [6JN]
    Commission on Civil Rights: appropriations legislation (EC559) 
        [16MR]
    ------Chicago, IL, report (EC1594) [2NO]
    ------Inspector General report (EC88) [4JA] (EC216) [25JA] 
        (EC1740) [30NO]
    Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: report (EC277) [2FE]
    Commission on Legal Immigration Reform: report (EC1432) [14SE]
    Committee for Purchase From People Who Are Blind or Severely 
        Disabled: report (EC1589) [2NO] (EC1851) [19DE]
    Comptroller of the Currency: insured depository institutions 
        compliance report (EC1820) [13DE]
    Congressional Office of Compliance: proposed rulemaking relative 
        to employee polygraph protections (EC1481) [29SE]
    Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and Delinquency 
        Prevention: report (EC1114) [28JN]
    Corp. for National Service: Inspector General report (EC49) [4JA] 
        (EC942) [6JN] (EC1786) [7DE]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: report (EC51) [4JA] (EC1035) [14JN] 
        (EC1143) [30JN] (EC1845) [15DE]
    Council on Unemployment Compensation: report (EC352) [8FE]
    CPSC: Freedom of Information Act report (EC497) [8MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC1852) [19DE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC203) [25JA] (EC1028) [13JN] 
        (EC1775) [5DE]
    ------report (EC311) [7FE]
    Defense Finance Accounting Service: report (EC656) [3AP]
    Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board: report (EC204) [25JA] 
        (EC396) [23FE] (EC1678) [14NO]
    Dept. of Agriculture: Animal Health Protection Act report (EC1311) 
        [6SE]
    ------aviation inspections study report (EC1357) [6SE]
    ------Distance Learning and Telemedicine Program legislation 
        (EC1191) [13JY]
    ------environmental remedial action at federally owned or operated 
        facilities report (EC820) [3MY]
    ------farm and rural development legislation (EC1515) [11OC] 
        (EC1726) [30NO]
    ------Federal crop insurance legislation (EC1659) [13NO]
    ------Federal inspection of meat, poultry, and egg products 
        legislation (EC618) [28MR]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC734) 
        [2MY]
    ------Federal marketing agreements and orders legislation (EC701) 
        [2MY]
    ------foreign investment in U.S. agricultural land report (EC971) 
        [7JN]
    ------Forest Service report (EC1280) [28JY]
    ------horse protection enforcement report (EC1531) [17OC]
    ------Inspector General report (EC30) [4JA] (EC1807) [11DE]
    ------Livestock Dealer Trust Act report (EC1360) [7SE]
    ------management activities report (EC1492) [6OC]
    ------Packers and Stockyards Licensing Fee Act report (EC1310) 
        [6SE]
    ------Plant Protection Act report (EC1311) [6SE]
    ------recovery of costs relative to establishing standards for 
        agricultural products legislation (EC514) [10MR]
    ------Youth Conservation Corps Program report (EC976) [7JN]
    Dept. of Commerce: Antarctic Marine Living Resources Convention 
        Act report (EC1215) [17JY]
    ------Anti-Deficiency Act violation (EC367) [14FE]
    ------bluefin tuna report (EC755) [2MY]
    ------Bureau of Export Administration report (EC189) [20JA]
    ------Coastal Zone Management Act appropriations legislation 
        (EC926) [25MY]
    ------Committee on Advanced Technology of the National Institute 
        of Standards and Technology report (EC359) [9FE]
    ------economic conditions of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and South 
        Atlantic fisheries report (EC1408) [8SE]
    ------Fishermen's Contingency Fund report (EC1253) [26JY]
    ------foreign policy export controls on specially designed 
        implements of torture report (EC1731) [30NO]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC1491) [6OC]
    ------increased aeronautical and nautical chart prices impact 
        report (EC1161) [10JY]
    ------Inspector General report (EC31) [4JA] (EC1010) [9JN] 
        (EC1032) [13JN]
    ------patent reexamination reform legislation (EC646) [29MR] 
        (EC749) [2MY]
    ------spectrum reallocation report (EC639) [29MR]
    ------State exports of logs report (EC967) [6JN]
    ------swordfish management and conservation report (EC875) [12MY]
    Dept. of Defense: American Red Cross report (EC313) [7FE] (EC900) 
        [23MY]
    ------Anti-Deficiency Act violation (EC4, EC5) [4JA] (EC103, 
        EC104) [9JA] (EC144) [13JA] (EC188) [20JA] (EC190, EC191) 
        [24JA] (EC195, EC196) [25JA] (EC411, EC412) [27FE] (EC484, 
        EC485) [7MR] (EC515) [10MR] (EC534) [14MR] (EC655) [3AP] 
        (EC707, EC708) [2MY] (EC972) [7JN] (EC1037) [15JN] (EC1181) 
        [12JY] (EC1245) [26JY] (EC1314, EC1315) [6SE] (EC1362) [7SE] 
        (EC1449) [20SE] (EC1460) [27SE] (EC1483) [6OC] (EC1544, 
        EC1545) [24OC] (EC1582) [1NO] (EC1595) [6NO] (EC1720, EC1721, 
        EC1722) [29NO]
    ------appropriations legislation (EC758) [2MY] (EC768, EC769) 
        [3MY]
    ------Armed Force structure plan report (EC413) [27FE]
    ------arms export controls report (EC933) [6JN]
    ------Army National Guard Combat Readiness Reform Act report 
        (EC879) [17MY]
    ------certification of Counterdrug Detail Program personnel report 
        (EC865) [12MY]
    ------certification of live-fire testing of the B-1 Bomber report 
        (EC147) [13JA]
    ------certification of total cost of Pentagon renovation report 
        (EC148) [13JA]
    ------Civilian Separation Pay Program report (EC1040) [15JN]
    ------cleaning services performed at the Pentagon report (EC1039) 
        [15JN]
    ------contracting with foreign companies relative to the Arab 
        boycott of Israel report (EC125) [9JA]
    ------conversion of closed military installations into Federal 
        prison facilities report (EC617) [24MR]
    ------Cooperative Threat Reduction Program report (EC731) [2MY] 
        (EC1380, EC1394) [7SE]
    ------C-17 Aircraft report (EC474) [6MR] (EC899) [23MY]
    ------Defense Commissary Agency report (EC1614) [7NO]
    ------Defense Environmental Restoration Program report (EC909) 
        [24MY] (EC1356) [6SE]
    ------defense related employment report (EC430) [2MR] (EC1112) 
        [28JN]
    ------disaster relief assistance report (EC1516) [12OC]
    ------discrimination and sexual harassment task force 
        recommendations report (EC864) [12MY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to acquiring and 
        improving diplomatic or consular facilities in Germany (EC854) 
        [10MY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to acquiring and 
        improving military housing and supporting facilities (EC848) 
        [10MY] (EC1113) [28JN]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to defense 
        acquisition pilot programs (EC1163) [10JY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to joint officer 
        management programs for the Air Force, Army, Navy, and Marine 
        Corps (EC1042) [15JN]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to the military 
        construction budget (EC709) [2MY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to National Defense 
        Reserve Fleet vessels (EC1082) [27JN]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to national defense 
        technology and industrial base, reinvestment, and conversion 
        programs (EC636) [29MR]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to repeal of various 
        reporting requirements (EC911) [25MY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to requirements for 
        official travel mileage tables (EC1041) [15JN]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to Servicemen's Group 
        Life Insurance Program (EC923) [25MY]
    ------dredging of ports requirements report (EC1279) [28JY]
    ------environmental compliance at U.S. military installations 
        report (EC244) [30JA] (EC431) [2MR]
    ------Environmental Research and Development Program Scientific 
        Advisory Board report (EC767) [3MY]
    ------extraordinary contractual actions to facilitate the national 
        defense report (EC576) [22MR]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC205) 
        [25JA]
    ------Foreign Comparative Testing Program report (EC763, EC764) 
        [3MY] (EC1435) [18SE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC416) [27FE]

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    ------fund transfers notice report (EC1580) [31OC]
    ------future years defense programs and associated procurements 
        report (EC847) [10MY]
    ------humanitarian assistance activities report (EC1038) [15JN]
    ------Inspector General report (EC53) [4JA] (EC1080) [22JN]
    ------International Cooperative Research and Development Program 
        report (EC1275) [28JY]
    ------Maneuver Control Systems Acquisition Program report (EC844) 
        [10MY]
    ------manpower requirements report (EC388) [23FE] (EC689) [6AP]
    ------Manual for Court Martials report (EC6) [4JA]
    ------master plan for science, mathematics, and engineering 
        education programs report (EC1397) [8SE]
    ------Milestone II Submarine Program report (EC1192) [13JY]
    ------National Defense Authorization Act report (EC146) [13JA] 
        (EC389) [23FE] (EC458) [3MR]
    ------National Security Education Program report (EC908) [23MY]
    ------National Space Transportation Policy report (EC1056) [15JN]
    ------performance of commercial activities report (EC304) [6FE]
    ------Personnel Transition Assistance Program report (EC600) 
        [24MR]
    ------program activities for facilitating weapons destruction and 
        nonproliferation in the former Soviet Union (EC399) [23FE] 
        (EC1055) [15JN] (EC1179) [11JY]
    ------programs relative to awarding of minority contracts report 
        (EC974) [7JN]
    ------random drug testing of members of the Armed Forces status 
        report (EC1033) [14JN]
    ------report (EC145) [13JA] (EC486) [7MR]
    ------Reserve Components Program report (EC601) [24MR]
    ------Reusable Space Launch Technology Program report (EC750) 
        [2MY]
    ------selected acquisition programs report (EC697) [7AP] (EC1316) 
        [6SE] (EC1716) [28NO]
    ------strategic and critical materials programs report (EC197) 
        [25JA]
    ------termination of leasehold interests in Greenbrier Hotel, 
        White Sulphur Springs, WV (EC1396) [8SE]
    Dept. of Education: audit report (EC956) [6JN]
    ------centers for independent living final rule (EC1289) [1AU]
    ------Client Assistance Program final rule (EC1767) [5DE]
    ------direct grant programs final rule (EC1821) [13DE]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to career preparation 
        education programs (EC698) [7AP]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to education of 
        individuals with disabilities (EC1142) [30JN]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to implementation of 
        Accelerated Direct Loan Program (EC1237) [20JY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to implementation of 
        Student Loan Marketing Association Program (EC1237) [20JY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to the status of the 
        College Construction Loan Insurance Association (EC887) [18MY]
    ------education for homeless children and youth report (EC1369) 
        [7SE]
    ------Federal Family Education Loan Program final rule (EC1768) 
        [5DE]
    ------Federal Perkins Loan Program final rule (EC12) [4JA]
    ------Federal Supplemental Educational opportunity Grant Program 
        final rule (EC12) [4JA]
    ------Federal Work-Study Program final rule (EC12) [4JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC1756) [4DE]
    ------Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and 
        Adults report (EC877) [16MY]
    ------homeless assistance report (EC1286) [1AU]
    ------Inspector General report (EC32, EC33) [4JA] (EC936) [6JN] 
        (EC1808) [11DE]
    ------National Advisory Council on Educational Research and 
        Improvement Presidential Advisory Committee report (EC977) 
        [7JN]
    ------Office for Civil Rights compliance and enforcement 
        activities report (EC753) [2MY]
    ------Office of Educational Research and Improvement report 
        (EC1437) [18SE]
    ------rehabilitation training programs report (EC9) [4JA]
    ------research and demonstration projects report (EC177) [18JA]
    ------special demonstration projects with industry final rule 
        (EC10) [4JA]
    ------Special Studies Program final rule (EC8) [4JA]
    ------standards and measurement systems developed by States for 
        vocational education programs report (EC902) [23MY]
    ------student assistance general provisions final rule (EC1730) 
        [30NO] (EC1746) [4DE] (EC1769) [5DE]
    ------summary of chapter 2 regulations report 1992-1993 (EC659) 
        [3AP]
    ------surplus Federal real property report (EC178) [18JA]
    ------vocational rehabilitation programs for American Indians with 
        disabilities final rule (EC1765) [5DE]
    ------William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program final rule 
        (EC11) [4JA] (EC1766) [5DE] (EC1803) [11DE]
    Dept. of Energy: alternative fuel vehicles in Federal fleets 
        report (EC127) [9JA]
    ------audit report (EC1785) [7DE]
    ------Automotive Technology Development Program report (EC480) 
        [6MR]
    ------baseline environmental management report (EC924) [25MY]
    ------building energy efficiency standards report (EC622) [28MR] 
        (EC754) [2MY]
    ------CERCLA implementation report (EC140) [11JA] (EC1538) [19OC]
    ------coal-based technologies report (EC507) [8MR]
    ------Coke Oven Emission Control Program report (EC1635) [10NO]
    ------Defense Nuclear Facilities Safety Board report (EC397) 
        [23FE] (EC840) [9MY]
    ------Demonstration and Commercial Application of Renewable Energy 
        and Energy Efficiency Technologies Program report (EC1465) 
        [27SE]
    ------divestiture laws relative to employees legislation (EC1638) 
        [10NO]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to privatization of 
        Naval Petroleum Reserves (EC843) [9MY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to the sale of the 
        Eklutna and Snettisham Projects administered by the Alaska 
        Power Administration (EC876) [15MY]
    ------electric and hybrid vehicle research and development 
        programs report (EC997) [7JN]
    ------electric motor vehicles report (EC1194) [13JY]
    ------emission of greenhouse gases in the U.S. report (EC1571) 
        [30OC]
    ------Energy Conservation and Production Act report (EC165) [13JA]
    ------Energy Efficiency Commercialization Ventures Program report 
        (EC1444) [18SE]
    ------Energy Efficient Environmental Program for Pollution 
        Prevention in Industry report (EC1085) [27JN]
    ------energy management and conservation programs report (EC1004) 
        [8JN]
    ------Energy Policy Act amendments (EC1528) [12OC]
    ------Energy Policy Act transportation rate study report (EC1633) 
        [9NO] (EC1637) [10NO]
    ------energy programs review report (EC1320) [6SE]
    ------expressions of interest in commercial clean technology 
        projects in foreign countries report (EC1715) [20NO]
    ------Exxon and stripper well oil overcharge funds status report 
        (EC608) [24MR] (EC1005) [8JN] (EC1195) [13JY] (EC1547) [24OC]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC384) 
        [21FE]
    ------Federal Power Administration legislation (EC1649) [10NO]
    ------FERC legislation (EC1556) [25OC]
    ------foreign direct energy investments report (EC1115) [28JN]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC383) [21FE]
    ------Idaho National Engineering Laboratory Environmental 
        Restoration and Waste Management Program report (EC784) [3MY]
    ------Inspector General report (EC937) [6JN] (EC1785) [7DE]
    ------light-duty alternative fuel vehicles in Federal fleets 
        report (EC1664) [13NO]
    ------Low Emission Boiler System Program report (EC1447) [19SE]
    ------low level radioactive waste management programs report 
        (EC1202) [13JY] (EC1639) [10NO]
    ------metals initiative programs report (EC1232) [19JY]
    ------nuclear waste disposal legislation (EC427) [1MR]
    ------ocean thermal energy conversion technology management plan 
        report (EC175) [17JA]
    ------Performance Profiles of Major Energy Producers report 
        (EC310) [7FE]
    ------Powerplant and Industrial Fuel Use Act report (EC780) [3MY]
    ------spent nuclear fuel management report (EC784) [3MY]
    ------status of coal-fuel mixtures report (EC1404) [8SE]
    ------Strategic Petroleum Reserve report (EC107) [9JA] (EC623) 
        [28MR] (EC782) [3MY] (EC1401) [8SE] (EC1636) [10NO]
    ------Study of Export Promotion Practices report (EC968) [6JN]
    ------U.S. Continental Scientific Drilling Program report (EC166) 
        [13JA]
    ------uranium industry status report (EC1291) [1AU] (EC1663) 
        [13NO]
    ------waste management environmental impact report (EC1427) [14SE]
    Dept. of HHS: Administration on Aging report (EC849) [10MY]
    ------Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Prevention--National Structured 
        Evaluation (EC1405) [8SE]
    ------child abuse and neglect reporting system implementation 
        report (EC903) [23MY]
    ------Child Support Enforcement Program report (EC1839) [13DE]
    ------Comprehensive Community Mental Health Services for Children 
        With Serious Emotional Disturbances Program report (EC1783) 
        [7DE]
    ------Council on Alzheimer's Disease report (EC1419) [12SE]
    ------demonstration activities report (EC139) [11JA]
    ------developmental disabilities activities and accomplishments 
        programs report (EC978) [7JN]
    ------Double Jeopardy--Persons With Mental Illnesses in the 
        Criminal Justice System (EC1116) [28JN]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to Medicare and 
        Medicaid payment integrity (EC1164) [10JY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to Native American 
        Programs Act appropriations (EC638) [29MR]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to Older Americans 
        Act (EC1193) [13JY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to substance abuse 
        and mental health performance partnerships (EC930) [6JN]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to vaccine excise tax 
        (EC1236) [20JY]
    ------establishing and maintaining cost reporting systems for 
        Medicare hospitals (EC1527) [12OC]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC744) [2MY]
    ------health personnel report (EC1254) [26JY]
    ------impact of Medicare physician payment reform on utilization 
        and access report (EC1455) [21SE]
    ------inpatient hospital payment rate increase (EC999) [7JN]

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    ------Inspector General report (EC34) [4JA] (EC988) [7JN] (EC1771) 
        [5DE]
    ------Lead Contamination Control Act programs effectiveness report 
        (EC786) [3MY]
    ------LIHEAP report (EC126) [9JA]
    ------Medicare cost reduction and improvement legislation (EC508) 
        [8MR]
    ------Medicare Geographic Practice Cost Index report (EC1628) 
        [7NO]
    ------National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect Report (EC1438) 
        [18SE]
    ------National Health Service Corps report (EC1292) [1AU]
    ------Native Hawaiian Revolving Loan Fund report (EC340) [8FE]
    ------notification relative to the availability of emergency funds 
        under LIHEP (EC1267) [26JY]
    ------Office of Minority Health activities report (EC1856) [20DE]
    ------out-of-wedlock childbearing report (EC1503) [11OC]
    ------Prescription Drug User Fee Act report (EC151) [13JA] 
        (EC1822) [13DE]
    ------Public Health Service Commissioned Corps retirement system 
        report (EC1858) [20DE]
    ------Public Housing Primary Care Program report (EC1255) [26JY]
    ------recruitment and training of Native Americans relative to 
        qualification for preference positions (EC472) [3MR]
    ------refugee resettlement program report (EC1353) [6SE]
    ------research on health care services and procedures report 
        (EC783) [3MY]
    ------Superfund financial transactions report (EC1662) [13NO]
    ------surplus real property transferred or leased for public 
        health purposes (EC1689) [15NO]
    ------views relative to the Family Self-Sufficiency Act (EC1586) 
        [1NO]
    ------views relative to the Personal Responsibility Act (EC1586) 
        [1NO]
    ------Youth Gang Drug Prevention Program report (EC1370) [7SE]
    Dept. of HUD: community development programs report (EC770) [3MY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to community 
        partnerships (EC925) [25MY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to the Bankruptcy 
        Code (EC1126) [28JN]
    ------Effect of the 1990 Census on CDBG Program Funding (EC435) 
        [2MR]
    ------emergency appropriations (EC588) [23MR]
    ------Federal Home Loan Bank System Restructuring and 
        Modernization Act (EC885) [17MY]
    ------FHA report (EC1441) [18SE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC1091) [27JN]
    ------lead-based paint hazard evaluation and reduction activities 
        report (EC1470) [28SE]
    ------Multifamily Property Disposition Reform Act report (EC1363) 
        [7SE]
    Dept. of Justice: draft of proposed legislation relative to 
        administrative procedures for the nonjudicial foreclosure of 
        mortgages to satisfy U.S. debts (EC1231) [19JY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to copyrights 
        (EC1200) [13JY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to prosecution of 
        persons responsible for violations of international 
        humanitarian law (EC1201) [13JY]
    ------Federal Prison Industries, Inc., report (EC0-6) [23MY]
    ------Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act report 
        (EC1109) [27JN]
    ------Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act applications report 
        (EC861) [10MY]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC1642) [10NO]
    ------Inspector General report (EC54) [4JA] (EC943) [6JN] (EC1776) 
        [5DE]
    ------Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention report 
        (EC106) [9JA]
    ------Parole Commission Phase-Out Act legislation (EC1843) [14DE]
    ------private counsel debt collection program audit (EC806) [3MY] 
        (EC1177) [11JY]
    ------Public Integrity Section report (EC1389) [7SE]
    ------removal of suits against the U.S. and its agencies filed in 
        U.S. territories and possessions (EC1523) [12OC]
    ------settlement report for damages caused by the FBI (EC993) 
        [7JN]
    ------Violent Crime Control Act report (EC1431) [14SE]
    Dept. of Labor: Advisory Council for Employee Welfare and Pension 
        Benefit Plans report (EC779) [3MY]
    ------Andean Trade Preference Act impact report (EC1865) [20DE]
    ------Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act impact report (EC1866) 
        [20DE]
    ------ERISA report (EC1487) [6OC]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC214) 
        [25JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC1048) [15JN]
    ------Inspector General report (EC939) [6JN] (EC1751) [4DE]
    ------internationally recognized worker rights report (EC187) 
        [19JA]
    ------Job Training Partnership Act report (EC341) [8FE]
    ------labor market situation for veterans (EC122) [9JA]
    ------notice of intent to award a sole-source contract (EC184) 
        [18JA] (EC333) [7FE]
    ------Transition Assistance Program report (EC1111) [27JN]
    ------veterans employment and training report (EC634) [28MR]
    ------worker adjustment assistance training funds report (EC1454) 
        [21SE] (EC1657) [10NO]
    ------workers benefits and compensation programs reports (EC1502) 
        [11OC]
    Dept. of State: actions to terminate chemical weapons 
        proliferation activities of foreign persons (EC535) [14MR]
    ------agreement between the U.S. and Palau (EC245) [30JA]
    ------American Overseas Interests Act (EC890) [22MY] (EC916) 
        [25MY]
    ------authorization of danger pay for certain employees assigned 
        to Pakistan (EC1023) [13JN]
    ------authorization of danger pay for DEA employees assigned to 
        Colombia, Bolivia, Peru, and Mexico (EC643) [29MR]
    ------Belarus commitment to the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act 
        (EC26) [4JA]
    ------Biological Weapons Conventions compliance by the former 
        Soviet Union (EC1489) [6OC]
    ------Brazil's status as an adherent to the Missile Technology 
        Control Regime report (EC1850) [19DE]
    ------certification procedures for the U.S. Consulate General in 
        Jerusalem (EC159) [13JA]
    ------certification regarding transfer of major defense equipment 
        to Spain (EC287) [3FE]
    ------certification relative to withdrawal of Russian and 
        Commonwealth of Independent States armed forces from Latvia 
        and Estonia (EC1846) [15DE]
    ------certifications and waivers relative to the boycott of firms 
        complying with the Arab League boycott of Israel (EC1667) 
        [13NO]
    ------chemical and biological weapons proliferation control report 
        (EC557) [16MR]
    ------commercial military export eligible for approval (EC414) 
        [27FE]
    ------consular and immigration efficiency legislation (EC1780) 
        [5DE]
    ------Cooperative Threat Reduction Act certification (EC174) 
        [17JA]
    ------crisis management training for Macedonia (EC1806) [11DE]
    ------crisis management training for Morocco (EC1804) [11DE]
    ------determination and justification relative to the national 
        interest in granting assistance to Guatemala (EC981) [7JN]
    ------determination relative to justification for authorizing 
        funds for the peacekeeping mission in Liberia (EC1857) [20DE]
    ------drawdown of Dept. of Defense commodities and services 
        supporting Palestinian police force (EC526) [13MR]
    ------emergency refugee and migration assistance relative to 
        Chechnya (EC594) [23MR]
    ------employment of U.S. citizens by certain international 
        organizations report (EC986) [7JN]
    ------financial assistance to the Multinational Coalition Force 
        relative to Haiti (EC111) [9JA]
    ------Foreign Relations Authorization Act report (EC154) [13JA]
    ------Foreign Relations Authorization Act report relative to Arab 
        boycott of Israel (EC155) [13JA]
    ------foreign relations report (EC979) [7JN]
    ------Foreign Service Pension System report (EC115) [9JA]
    ------Foreign Service Retirement and Disability System report 
        (EC115) [9JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC478) [6MR]
    ------Government gifts to foreign individuals (EC179) [18JA]
    ------Haitian Government human rights violations (EC160) [13JA]
    ------incidental capture of sea turtles in commercial shrimping 
        operations (EC821) [3MY]
    ------international agreements other than treaties (EC24, EC25) 
        [4JA] (EC112) [9JA] (EC173) [17JA] (EC221) [27JA] (EC364) 
        [13FE] (EC415) [27FE] (EC527) [13MR] (EC625) [28MR] (EC729, 
        EC730) [2MY] (EC834) [9MY] (EC889) [22MY] (EC934) [6JN] 
        (EC1076) [22JN] (EC1144) [30JN] (EC1220) [18JY] (EC1281) 
        [31JY] (EC1293) [1AU] (EC1336, EC1337) [6SE] (EC1421) [12SE] 
        (EC1458) [25SE] (EC1499) [10OC] (EC1552) [24OC] (EC1618) [7NO] 
        (EC1750) [4DE] (EC1847) [18DE]
    ------international narcotics control strategy report (EC437) 
        [2MR]
    ------Iraq claims legislation (EC547) [15MR]
    ------Jerusalem Embassy Act report (EC1827) [13DE]
    ------justification relative to Foreign Assistance Act support to 
        Baltic peacekeeping (EC626) [28MR]
    ------justification relative to U.S. commitments to African 
        peacekeeping efforts in Liberia (EC789) [3MY]
    ------Karachi Accountability Review Board report (EC1440) [18SE]
    ------Kazakhstan commitment to the Cooperative Threat Reduction 
        Act (EC26) [4JA]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Australia (EC1173) 
        [11JY] (EC1184) [12JY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Canada (EC1248) 
        [26JY] (EC1699) [20NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Egypt (EC1252) 
        [26JY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to French Guiana 
        (EC664) [3AP] (EC869) [12MY] (EC1208) [17JY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Germany (EC562) 
        [21MR] (EC1171) [11JY] (EC1251) [26JY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Greece (EC475) 
        [6MR]
    ------license for export of defense articles to International 
        Maritime Satellite Organization (EC1229) [19JY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Israel (EC1604) 
        [6NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Japan (EC1599) 
        [6NO] (EC1707) [20NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Kuwait (EC555) 
        [16MR] (EC984) [7JN]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Malaysia (EC1488) 
        [6OC]
    ------license for export of defense articles to New Zealand 
        (EC1155) [10JY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Norway (EC1075) 
        [22JN]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Russia (EC1249) 
        [26JY]

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    ------license for export of defense articles to Russia and 
        Kazakhstan (EC552) [16MR]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Saudi Arabia 
        (EC553, EC556) [16MR] (EC1132) [29JN]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Singapore (EC1700) 
        [20NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Spain (EC1703) 
        [20NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Sweden (EC476) 
        [6MR]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Switzerland 
        (EC649) [30MR]
    ------license for export of defense articles to Thailand (EC1450) 
        [20SE]
    ------license for export of defense articles to the International 
        Maritime Satellite Organization (EC1704) [20NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to the Netherlands 
        (EC1172) [11JY] (EC1603) [6NO]
    ------license for export of defense articles to the People's 
        Republic of China (EC1133) [29JN] (EC1247) [26JY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to the United Arab 
        Emirates (EC868) [12MY]
    ------license for export of defense articles to the United Kingdom 
        (EC983) [7JN] (EC1046, EC1047) [15JN] (EC1251) [26JY] (EC1701, 
        EC1702) [20NO]
    ------major illicit narcotics producing and transit countries 
        report (EC438) [2MR]
    ------manufacturing license agreement (EC1550) [24OC]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Argentina (EC830) [9MY]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Australia (EC550) 
        [16MR] (EC881) [17MY]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Canada (EC827) [9MY]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Egypt (EC985) [7JN] 
        (EC1602) [6NO]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Greece (EC829) [9MY]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Israel (EC1600) [6NO]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Japan (EC554) [16MR] 
        (EC1599, EC1601) [6NO] (EC1705) [20NO]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with Thailand (EC1154) 
        [10JY]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with the Czech Republic 
        (EC831) [9MY]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with the People's Republic 
        of China (EC828) [9MY]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with the Republic of China 
        (EC724) [2MY]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with the Republic of Korea 
        (EC551) [16MR] (EC1250) [26JY] (EC1706) [20NO]
    ------manufacturing license agreement with the United Kingdom 
        (EC725) [2MY] (EC1246) [26JY]
    ------Middle East multilateral peace process funding (EC1065) 
        [19JN]
    ------military expenditures report (EC400) [24FE]
    ------missile proliferation report (EC851) [10MY] (EC1067) [19JN]
    ------Multinational Force and Observers report (EC787) [3MY]
    ------National Defense Authorization Act report (EC853) [10MY]
    ------NDF report (EC650) [30MR]
    ------Nonproliferation Disarmament Fund report (EC218) [25JA] 
        (EC462) [3MR] (EC1433) [18SE] (EC1537) [18OC]
    ------notification of intent to obligate funds for international 
        narcotics control programs in Peru, the Dominican Republic, El 
        Salvador, and Liberia (EC1426) [14SE]
    ------notification of removal of items from the U.S. munitions 
        list (EC788) [3MY] (EC982) [7JN]
    ------notification relative to aviation security management 
        training to Haiti, China, Mexico and Romania (EC1306) [4AU]
    ------notification relative to obligation of funds for 
        Nonproliferation and Disarmament Fund programs (EC1266) [26JY]
    ------notification relative to rewards being paid (EC1338) [6SE]
    ------nuclear nonproliferation in South Asia (EC1021) [13JN] 
        (EC1749) [4DE]
    ------offensive biological warfare program of the former Soviet 
        Union report (EC932) [6JN]
    ------outstanding expropriation claims in Nicaragua of U.S. 
        persons (EC156) [13JA]
    ------Panama Canal Treaties report (EC759) [2MY]
    ------physical security training assistance to Albania (EC1521) 
        [12OC]
    ------PLO compliance report (EC1805) [11DE]
    ------political contributions of A. Peter Burleigh (EC728) [2MY]
    ------political contributions of David C. Litt (EC728) [2MY]
    ------political contributions of David L. Hobbs (EC1024) [13JN]
    ------political contributions of Donald K. Steinberg (EC728) [2MY]
    ------political contributions of John K. Menzies (EC1068) [19JN]
    ------political contributions of John R. Malott (EC1068) [19JN]
    ------political contributions of John T. Stewart (EC1068) [19JN]
    ------political contributions of Kenneth M. Quinn (EC1068) [19JN]
    ------political contributions of Larry C. Napper (EC728) [2MY]
    ------political contributions of Patrick N. Theros (EC728) [2MY]
    ------political contributions of Timothy M. Carney (EC833) [9MY]
    ------political contributions of Victor Jackovich (EC1068) [19JN]
    ------political contributions of William J. Hughes (EC1022) [13JN]
    ------political contributions report (EC421) [28FE]
    ------Presidential determination concerning defense articles and 
        services under the Foreign Assistance Act (EC1459) [25SE]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Argentina's 
        ineligibility under the Arms Export Control Act (EC1617) [7NO]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Argentina's 
        ineligibility under the Atomic Energy Act (EC1620) [7NO]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Brazil's 
        ineligibility under the Arms Export Control Act (EC1617, 
        EC1619) [7NO]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Brazil's 
        ineligibility under the Atomic Energy Act (EC1620) [7NO]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Dept. of Defense 
        support activities for the Palestinian police force (EC641) 
        [29MR]
    ------Presidential determination relative to drawdown of defense 
        articles and services for the Rapid Reaction Force (EC1117) 
        [28JN]
    ------Presidential determination relative to El Salvador (EC1445) 
        [18SE]
    ------Presidential determination relative to emergency assistance 
        for refugees in the Commonwealth of Independent States (EC153) 
        [13JA]
    ------Presidential determination relative to emergency military 
        assistance to the U.N. Rapid Reaction Force in Bosnia (EC1156) 
        [10JY] (EC1174) [11JY] (EC1298) [2AU] (EC1305) [4AU] (EC1329) 
        [6SE]
    ------Presidential determination relative to emigration policies 
        of Romania (EC980) [7JN]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Foreign Assistance 
        Act drawdown to support Haitian police forces (EC1089) [27JN] 
        (EC1145) [30JN]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Foreign Assistance 
        Act funding to El Salvador (EC1529) [13OC]
    ------Presidential determination relative to furnishing 
        international organizations and programs funds to the Korean 
        Peninsula Energy Development Organization (EC1428) [14SE]
    ------Presidential determination relative to justification for 
        Dept. of the Treasury drawdown to support enforcement of the 
        Serbia-Montenegro sanctions program (EC1207) [17JY] (EC1457) 
        [25SE]
    ------Presidential determination relative to Rwanda and Burundi 
        (EC1506) [11OC]
    ------Presidential determination relative to suspension of 
        restrictions on relations with the PLO (EC1175) [11JY] 
        (EC1333) [6SE] (EC1505) [11OC] (EC1687) [15NO]
    ------Presidential determination relative to the Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations Act (EC1058) [15JN]
    ------Presidential determination relative to the Independent 
        States of the former Soviet Union (EC102) [9JA]
    ------Presidential determination relative to the People's Republic 
        of China (EC774) [3MY]
    ------Presidential determination relative to transfer of economic 
        support funds to African peacekeeping efforts in Liberia 
        (EC915) [25MY]
    ------Presidential determination relative to U.S. drug 
        interdiction assistance to the Government of Colombia (EC157) 
        [13JA]
    ------Presidential determination relative to U.S. drug 
        interdiction assistance to the Government of Peru (EC158) 
        [13JA]
    ------prohibit U.N. accreditation or recognition of any 
        organization which promotes or condones pedophilia (EC1507) 
        [11OC]
    ------proposed sale of military equipment to Israel (EC723) [2MY]
    ------report on instability of Mexican economy and currency 
        (EC711) [2MY]
    ------reprogramming of funds made available to monitor cease-fire 
        between Ecuador and Peru (EC512) [9MR]
    ------reward payment notification (EC314, EC315) [7FE]
    ------Russian commitment to the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act 
        (EC26) [4JA]
    ------Russia's status as an adherent to the Missile Technology 
        Control Regime report (EC1562) [26OC]
    ------status of South Africa as an adherent to the Missile 
        Technology Control Regime (EC1498) [10OC]
    ------Support for East European Democracy Act implementation 
        (EC273) [2FE]
    ------termination of designation as a danger pay location for Peru 
        (EC390) [23FE]
    ------text of agreements relative to the American Institute in 
        Taiwan (EC665) [3AP]
    ------training assistance for Rwanda (EC790) [3MY]
    ------transfer of missile technology by Russia (EC1328) [6SE]
    ------transfer of property to Panama (EC998) [7JN] (EC1469) [28SE]
    ------U.S. assistance and related programs for the Independent 
        States of the former Soviet Union (EC274) [2FE]
    ------U.S. assistance under the Cooperative Threat Reduction 
        Program (EC1034) [14JN]
    ------U.S. citizen expropriation claims and certain other 
        commercial and investment disputes (EC1490) [6OC]
    ------U.S.-Hong Kong Policy Act Report (EC666) [3AP]
    ------Ukrainian commitment to the Cooperative Threat Reduction Act 
        (EC26) [4JA]
    ------unauthorized transfer of U.S.-origin defense articles (EC15) 
        [4JA] (EC1330, EC1331, EC1332) [6SE]
    ------voluntary contributions by the U.S. to international 
        organizations (EC110) [9JA]
    Dept. of the Air Force: civilian manpower reductions report 
        (EC124) [9JA]
    ------contracting of work currently performed at Newark AFB, OH, 
        report (EC1855) [20DE]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to tenure of the 
        Judge Advocate General (EC886) [18MY]
    ------evolved expendable launch vehicle low cost concept 
        validation module contracts (EC1284) [1AU]
    ------mess attendant function study report (EC766) [3MY]
    ------nonappropriated fund retirement plan report (EC1500) [10OC]

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    ------Tyndall AFB, FL, multi-function cost comparison (EC133) 
        [11JA]
    Dept. of the Army: authorization recommendation relative to a 
        deep-draft navigation project at Salem River, NJ (EC693) [6AP]
    ------Clean Water Act and wetlands special statistical report 
        (EC1673) [13NO]
    ------Corps of Engineers flood plain management assessment 
        (EC1559) [25OC]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC161) [13JA]
    ------interchange jurisdiction of civil works and national forest 
        lands with Dept. of Agriculture relative to Lake Ouachita, AK 
        (EC1413) [8SE]
    ------Living Within Constraints--An Emerging Vision for High 
        Performance Public Works (EC1393) [7SE]
    ------unit cost report (EC762) [3MY]
    ------Washington Aqueduct report (EC338) [7FE]
    ------Water Resources Development Act report (EC1626) [7NO]
    Dept. of the Interior: BIA equipment capitalization fund 
        legislation (EC1799) [7DE]
    ------Colorado River basin water quality report (EC920) [25MY]
    ------Colorado River reservoirs operation report (EC905) [23MY]
    ------damaged national historic and natural landmarks report 
        (EC858) [10MY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation entitled the Helium Disposal 
        Act (EC748) [2MY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to National Park 
        Service administration (EC871) [12MY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to providing for the 
        territories (EC969) [6JN]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to the Magnuson 
        Fishery and Conservation Management Act (EC1227) [18JY]
    ------identifiable Federal and State expenditures for endangered 
        species (EC1625) [7NO]
    ------Inspector General report (EC35) [4JA] (EC938) [6JN] (EC1772) 
        [5DE]
    ------Lowell National Historical Park legislation (EC1648) [10NO]
    ------Marine Mammal Protection Act report (EC1388) [7SE]
    ------Migratory Bird Conservation Commission report (EC137) [11JA]
    ------Mission Indian judgement funds use and distribution plan 
        (EC1407) [8SE]
    ------national historic and natural landmarks report (EC1647) 
        [10NO]
    ------Outer Continental Shelf Lease Sales report (EC1106) [27JN]
    ------Outer Continental Shelf Natural Gas and Oil Resource 
        Management Program report (EC671) [3AP]
    ------refund of excess royalty payments (EC280) [2FE] (EC746, 
        EC747) [2MY] (EC802) [3MY] (EC883) [17MY] (EC1216) [17JY] 
        (EC1224, EC1225, EC1226) [18JY] (EC1350, EC1351) [6SE] 
        (EC1429, EC1430) [14SE] (EC1464) [27SE] (EC1577) [31OC] 
        (EC1646) [10NO] (EC1682, EC1683) [14NO] (EC1759, EC1760, 
        EC1761) [4DE] (EC1798) [7DE] (EC1880, EC1881) [30DE]
    ------refund of offshore lease revenues (EC1452) [21SE]
    ------royalty management and delinquent account collection 
        activities report (EC1668) [13NO]
    ------Rye Patch Dam, Humboldt Project, NV, modifications (EC119) 
        [9JA]
    ------Scofield Dam, Scofield Project, UT, modifications report 
        (EC1476) [28SE]
    ------settlement of claims of the Colville Reservation Tribe 
        relative to hydropower produced by the Grand Coulee Dam 
        (EC186) [19JA]
    ------Southwestern Pennsylvania Heritage Preservation Commission 
        report (EC1176) [11JY]
    ------Trinity River Basin fish and wildlife management legislation 
        (EC575) [21MR]
    ------Twin Buttes Dam, San Angelo Project, TX, structural safety 
        modifications report (EC1297) [1AU]
    ------U.S. Continental Scientific Drilling Program report (EC166) 
        [13JA]
    ------views on compensation to owners of private property relative 
        to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925) (EC452) [2MR]
    ------western Gulf of Mexico leasing systems (EC1352) [6SE]
    ------Yakima Firing Center Withdrawal Act (EC1468) [27SE]
    ------Youth Conservation Corps Program report (EC1660) [13NO]
    Dept. of the Navy: Anti-Deficiency Act violation (EC372) [15FE]
    ------determination relative to competitive procedures for 
        awarding contracts (EC1016) [13JN]
    ------draft of proposed legislation entitled the Uniform National 
        Discharge Standards for Armed Forces Vessels Act (EC1059) 
        [15JN]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to transfer of naval 
        vessels to certain foreign countries (EC987) [7JN]
    ------lease renewal on Albert David (vessel) (EC339) [8FE]
    ------lease renewals (EC1587) [2NO]
    ------notification of unit cost threshold breach (EC589) [23MR]
    ------proposed lease of vessels to Eritrea (EC1002) [8JN]
    ------proposed lease of vessels to Greece (EC1744) [4DE]
    ------proposed lease of vessels to Mexico (EC973) [7JN] (EC1546) 
        [24OC]
    ------proposed lease of vessels to New Zealand (EC1285) [1AU]
    ------proposed lease of vessels to Tunisia (EC1003) [8JN]
    ------retirement plan for certain civilian employees of the Marine 
        Corps (EC668) [3AP]
    ------retirement plan report (EC835) [9MY]
    ------transfer of vessels to Colombia (EC761) [3MY]
    Dept. of the Treasury: bulletin (EC366) [13FE]
    ------Comptroller of the Currency enforcement actions report 
        (EC637) [29MR]
    ------consumer complaints filed against national banks (EC529) 
        [13MR]
    ------Exchange Stabilization Fund report (EC913) [25MY]
    ------Federal Home Loan Bank System Restructuring and 
        Modernization Act (EC885) [17MY]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC299) 
        [3FE]
    ------flexible procedure for facilitating timely payments on 
        claims on account of Government checks (EC1409) [8SE]
    ------foreign treatment of U.S. financial institutions (EC131) 
        [9JA]
    ------forfeiture fund report (EC596) [23MR]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC469) [3MR]
    ------gold bullion coin legislation (EC1456) [25SE]
    ------Government brokers and dealers report (EC1402) [8SE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC51, EC52) [4JA] (EC1190) [12JY]
    ------legislation relative to the U.S. contribution to the Asian 
        Development Bank (EC605) [24MR]
    ------legislation relative to the U.S. contribution to the 
        International Development Association (EC603) [24MR]
    ------legislation relative to the U.S. contribution to the IMF 
        (EC604) [24MR]
    ------Mexican economic situation report (EC772, EC773) [3MY] 
        (EC929) [6JN] (EC1140) [30JN] (EC1287) [1AU] (EC1398) [8SE] 
        (EC1486) [6OC] (EC1596) [6NO] (EC1727) [30NO] (EC1819) [13DE]
    ------Presidential determination relative to use of Exchange 
        Stabilization Fund and Federal Reserve in relation to the 
        Mexican economic situation (EC901) [23MY]
    ------public debt report (EC1009) [8JN]
    ------report (EC97) [4JA]
    ------Sallie Mae audit (EC1288) [1AU]
    ------Savings Bonds Program report (EC335) [28MR]
    ------Senate budget resolution impact on the earned income tax 
        credit (EC1072) [19JN]
    ------specialized government securities brokers and dealers report 
        (EC1206) [17JY]
    ------Treasury Bulletin report (EC1062) [15JN]
    ------U.S. Mint managerial staffing legislation (EC590) [23MR]
    ------U.S. Mint numismatic public enterprise fund programs 
        (EC1533) [18OC]
    ------use of Exchange Stabilization Fund and Federal Reserve 
        System relative to Mexican economic situation (EC1151) [10JY]
    Dept. of Transportation: Administrative Assistance to the States--
        Compliance With Nitrogen Oxides Requirements of Transportation 
        Conformity Rules (EC1414) [8SE]
    ------Airport Improvement Program report (EC1742) [30NO]
    ------Alaska Demonstration Programs report (EC1652) [10NO]
    ------aviation inspections study (EC1357) [6SE]
    ------Coast Guard appropriations (EC429) [1MR]
    ------Coast Guard retirement system report (EC1860) [20DE]
    ------Commercial Vehicle Information System feasibility study 
        report (EC814) [3MY]
    ------crewmembers emergency action ability report (EC1863) [20DE]
    ------Deepwater Port Act report (EC1651) [10NO]
    ------draft of proposed legislation entitled the Dept. of 
        Transportation Reorganization Act (EC756) [2MY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to Amtrak 
        restructuring (EC699) [7AP]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to District of 
        Columbia highway relief (EC1074) [20JN]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to alcohol testing in 
        mass transit, railroad, motor carrier and aviation industries 
        (EC836) [9MY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to appropriations for 
        the Office of Commercial Space Transportation (EC751) [2MY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to highway financing 
        improvements and the creation of State infrastructure banks 
        (EC841) [9MY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to implementation of 
        the budget request (EC1274) [27JY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to the ICC (EC700) 
        [7AP]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to the U.S. Air 
        Traffic Service Corp. (EC823) [3MY]
    ------Eldorado International Airport, Bogota, Colombia, security 
        measures (EC1448) [19SE]
    ------environmental remedial action at Federal owned or operated 
        facilities (EC1697) [20NO]
    ------FAA budget (EC1671) [13NO]
    ------FAA certification of airports serving commuter air carriers 
        (EC688) [4AP]
    ------Federal Highway Administration and Federal Transit 
        Administration Buy America waivers (EC1650) [10NO]
    ------Federal Maritime Commission report (EC815) [3MY]
    ------Federal Ship Mortgage Insurance Program (EC532) [13MR]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC521) [10MR]
    ------ICC functions report (EC1536) [18OC]
    ------Imported Vehicle Safety Compliance Act report (EC1371) [7SE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC55) [4JA] (EC1103) [27JN] 
        (EC1119) [28JN]
    ------Maritime Administration report (EC1634) [10NO]
    ------maritime oil transportation industry marine environment, 
        economic viability and operation makeup review and assessment 
        (EC17663) [4DE]
    ------maritime programs appropriations (EC531) [13MR]
    ------National Park System alternative transportation modes 
        (EC1060) [15JN]
    ------National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems (EC813) [3MY]

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    ------national speed limits, travel speeds, enforcement efforts 
        and speed related highway statistics report (EC1713) [20NO]
    ------NTSB recommendations (EC282) [2FE]
    ------oil pollution prevention training report (EC1612) [6NO]
    ------pipeline safety activities report (EC523) [10MR]
    ------pipeline safety legislation (EC548) [15MR]
    ------possible connection of Interstate Routes 65 and 10 in 
        Pensacola, FL, report (EC921) [25MY]
    ------railroad financial assistance report (EC522) [10MR]
    ------relative cost of shipbuilding in coastal districts of the 
        U.S. (EC1524) [12OC]
    ------revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (EC533) [13MR]
    ------shipping study (EC803) [3MY]
    ------surface transportation research and development plan report 
        (EC1670) [13NO]
    ------surface transportation status report (EC1579) [31OC]
    ------tanker navigation safety standards report (EC1762) [4DE]
    ------tanker safety and liability report (EC453) [2MR]
    ------transition to quieter airplanes report (EC1392) [7SE]
    ------transportation security report (EC1593) [2NO]
    ------transportation user fees report (EC138) [11JA] (EC1578) 
        [31OC]
    ------use of segregated ballast tanks for emergency transfer of 
        cargo and storage of recovered oil (EC302) [3FE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: actions taken in response to audit 
        recommendations report (EC1036) [14JN]
    ------active duty educational assistance program (EC123) [9JA]
    ------amend U.S. Code relative to disbursement agreement authority 
        relative to residents and interns (EC1494) [6OC] (EC1560) 
        [25OC]
    ------contract care and services furnished to eligible veterans 
        report (EC351) [8FE]
    ------Improvement and Reinvention Act (EC1443) [18SE]
    ------disposition of cases granted relief from administrative 
        error, overpayment, and forfeiture (EC818) [3MY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation on rates of disability 
        compensation for veterans and survivors of such veterans 
        (EC481) [6MR]
    ------draft of proposed legislation on veterans housing loan 
        program and cost-of-living increases (EC482) [6MR]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to Veterans Health 
        Administration reorganization (EC1107) [27JN]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to a clothing 
        allowance for incarcerated veterans and disability pensions 
        for veterans in nursing homes (EC873) [12MY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to changes in group 
        life insurance coverage for veterans and active duty personnel 
        (EC874) [12MY]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to eligibility of 
        certain minors for burial in national cemeteries (EC872) 
        [12MY]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC745) [2MY]
    ------implementation of health resources sharing program (EC284) 
        [2FE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC56) [4JA] (EC1036) [14JN] 
        (EC1836) [13DE]
    ------medical benefits legislation (EC528) [13MR]
    ------providing copies of Board of Veterans' Appeals decisions 
        legislation (EC1526) [12OC]
    ------report (EC454) [2MR]
    ------Review of VA's Implementation of the Anti-Influencing 
        Requirements of Public Law 101-121 (EC541) [14MR]
    ------title 38 draft legislation (EC1453) [21SE]
    District of Columbia: acts (EC36, EC37, EC38, EC39, EC40, EC41, 
        EC42, EC43, EC44, EC45) [4JA] (EC227, EC228, EC2229, EC230, 
        EC231, EC232, EC233, EC234, EC235, EC236, EC237, EC238, EC239, 
        EC240, EC241, EC242, EC243) [30JA] (EC247, EC248, EC249, 
        EC250, EC251, EC252, EC253, EC254, EC255, EC256, EC257, EC258, 
        EC259, EC260, EC261, EC262, EC263, EC264) [1FE] (EC295, EC288, 
        EC289, EC290, EC291, EC292, EC293, EC294, EC296, EC297) [3FE] 
        (EC316, EC317, EC318, EC319, EC320, EC321, EC322, EC323, 
        EC324, EC325, EC326) [7FE] (EC342, EC343, EC344, EC345, EC346, 
        EC347, EC348, EC349) [8FE] (EC403, EC404, EC405, EC406, EC407) 
        [24FE] (EC463, EC464, EC465, EC466, EC467, EC468) [3MR] 
        (EC495, EC496) [8MR] (EC538, EC539, EC540) [14MR] (EC627, 
        EC628, EC630) [28MR] (EC792, EC793, EC794, EC795) [3MY] 
        (EC855) [10MY] (EC891, EC892, EC893, EC894, EC895, EC896) 
        [22MY] (EC989) [7JN] (EC1077, EC1078) [22JN] (EC1092, EC1093, 
        EC1094, EC1095, EC1096, EC1097, EC1098, EC1099, EC1100, 
        EC1101) [27JN] (EC1146, EC1147, EC1148) [30JN] (EC1185, 
        EC1186, EC1187, EC1188, EC1189) [12JY] (EC1210, EC1211) [17JY] 
        (EC1233) [20JY] (EC1256, EC1257, EC1258, EC1259, EC1260, 
        EC1261, EC1262, EC1263, EC1264) [26JY] (EC1276, EC1277) [28JY] 
        (EC1295) [1AU] (EC1299) [2AU] (EC1341, EC1342, EC1343, EC1344, 
        EC1345) [6SE] (EC1381, EC1382, EC1383, EC1384) [7SE] (EC1605) 
        [6NO] (EC1692) [16NO] (EC1723) [29NO] (EC1773, EC1774) [5DE] 
        (EC1810, EC1811, EC1812) [11DE] (EC1869, EC1870, EC1871, 
        EC1872, EC1873) [21DE]
    ------Advisory Neighborhood Commissions report (EC1070) [19JN] 
        (EC1212) [17JY]
    ------Anti-Deficiency Act violation (EC705) [2MY]
    ------Board of Education personnel screening procedures report 
        (EC733) [2MY]
    ------budget certification (EC565) [21MR]
    ------Drug Asset Forfeiture Program report (EC1480) [29SE]
    ------Financial Responsibility and Management Assistance Authority 
        report (EC1752) [4DE]
    ------financial statements of board members (EC990) [7JN]
    ------Government Managers Accountability Act report (EC1069) 
        [19JN]
    ------Lottery and Charitable Games Control Board audit (EC1418) 
        [12SE]
    ------Office of Campaign Finance audit (EC513) [9MR]
    ------Office of the People's Counsel report (EC1213) [17JY]
    ------Operational Review of the Escheated Estate Fund--How It Does 
        Not Serve the Poor (EC423) [28FE]
    ------parking ticket processing and collection services report 
        (EC1221) [18JY]
    ------propriety of financial advisor agreement between Merrill 
        Lynch and Lazard Freres (EC1230) [19JY]
    ------Public Service Commission fund review (EC1564) [26OC]
    ------Recycling Program audit report (EC1508) [11OC]
    ------Retirement Board member disclosure statement (EC1222) [18JY]
    ------Review of Negotiated Services Contracts Between the District 
        of Columbia and the Test Development Committee report (EC1828) 
        [13DE]
    ------Review of the Dept. of Human Services Foster Care Program 
        Vendor Payments (EC225) [27JA]
    ------Review of the Emergency Assistance Services Program (EC375) 
        [15FE]
    ------Review of Water and Sewer Utility Administration's 
        Participation in the Cash Management Pool (EC1346) [6SE]
    District of Columbia Retirement Board: financial disclosure 
        statement (EC1813) [11DE]
    DSAA: accession of Belgium to establish an organization for 
        continuous acquisition and life-cycle support within NATO 
        (EC1520) [12OC]
    ------analysis and description of reimbursable services performed 
        by full-time U.S. Government employees (EC223) [27JA]
    ------Arms Export Control Act report (EC460) [3MR] (EC1416) [8SE] 
        (EC1823) [13DE]
    ------certification relative to upgrades of sensitivity of 
        technology or capability (EC870) [12MY]
    ------cooperative project with Canada, France, and Norway (EC1304) 
        [4AU]
    ------cooperative project with France (EC720) [2MY]
    ------cooperative project with the Netherlands (EC1327) [6SE]
    ------cooperative project with the United Kingdom relative to 
        advanced strike technology (EC1630) [9NO]
    ------defense articles, services, and military education and 
        training for Bangladesh (EC1322) [6SE]
    ------Dept. of Defense delivery of defense articles, services, and 
        training to Ecuador (EC1563) [26OC]
    ------Dept. of Defense delivery of defense articles, services, and 
        training to Jamaica (EC1675) [14NO]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Australia (EC272) [2FE] (EC1019) [13JN]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Belgium (EC1718) [28NO]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Brazil (EC1088) [27JN]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Germany (EC1063) [16JN] (EC1694) [17NO]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Japan (EC1198) [13JY]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Saudi Arabia (EC1374) [7SE] (EC1497) [10OC] (EC1629) [9NO]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Singapore (EC661) [3AP] (EC1170) [11JY]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Turkey (EC525) [13MR]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        the Netherlands (EC1020) [13JN] (EC1877) [22DE]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        the Republic of China (EC1219) [18JY]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        the Republic of Korea (EC609) [24MR] (EC1373) [7SE] (EC1496) 
        [10OC]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        the U.N. for use in Bosnia (EC374) [15FE]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        the U.N. for use in Rwanda (EC1379) [7SE]
    ------Dept. of the Air Force proposed lease of defense articles to 
        the United Kingdom (EC1717) [28NO]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Bahrain (EC1153) [10JY]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Brazil (EC1086) [27JN]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Denmark (EC1573) [30OC]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Egypt (EC624) [28MR] (EC1377) [7SE] (EC1616) [7NO] (EC1732) 
        [30NO]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        France (EC1326) [6SE] (EC1474) [28SE]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Germany (EC591) [23MR]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Greece (EC578) [22MR]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Israel (EC718, EC719) [2MY] (EC1006) [8JN] (EC1698) [20NO]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Italy (EC1539) [19OC]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Jordan (EC593) [23MR] (EC1376) [7SE]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Kuwait (EC614) [24MR] (EC1324) [6SE]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Lebanon (EC612) [24MR]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to NATO 
        (EC1826) [13DE]

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    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Norway (EC1572) [30OC]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to Oman 
        (EC1325) [6SE]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Rwanda (EC1848, EC1849) [19DE]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Saudi Arabia (EC610) [24MR] (EC1323) [6SE] (EC1375) [7SE]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Thailand (EC611) [24MR]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        Netherlands (EC640) [29MR]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        Republic of China (EC1007) [8JN]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        U.N. (EC152) [13JA]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        U.N. for use in Rwanda (EC354) [9FE] (EC721, EC722) [2MY] 
        (EC1378) [7SE] (EC1519, EC1522) [12OC]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        United Arab Emerites (EC1690) [16NO]
    ------Dept. of the Army proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Turkey (EC592) [23MR] (EC1748) [4DE]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Australia (EC1197) [13JY] (EC1473) [28SE]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Brazil (EC579) [22MR] (EC1087) [27JN] (EC1693) [17NO]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Greece (EC1825) [13DE]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Japan (EC1196) [13JY]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Kuwait (EC1504) [11OC]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to New 
        Zealand (EC1425) [13SE]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Spain (EC663) [3AP]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to 
        Switzerland (EC662) [3AP]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        Republic of Korea (EC401, EC402) [24FE]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office (EC613) 
        [24MR]
    ------Dept. of the Navy proposed lease of defense articles to the 
        United Kingdom (EC1439) [18SE]
    ------enhancements or upgrades of sensitivity of technology or 
        capability (EC518) [10MR] (EC642) [29MR] (EC1241) [21JY]
    ------foreign military sales customers (EC246) [1FE]
    ------notification of cooperation with Germany on rolling airframe 
        missile weapons systems (EC1824) [13DE]
    ------notification relative to a cooperative research and 
        development effort with the NATO Hawk Production and Logistics 
        Organization (EC536) [14MR]
    ------notification relative to collaborative counterterrorism 
        research and development with the United Kingdom (EC382) 
        [21FE]
    ------notification relative to cooperative counterterrorism 
        research and development with Canada (EC867) [12MY]
    ------notification relative to cooperative production of radar 
        system improvements with NATO (EC1066) [19JN]
    ------notification relative to engineering and manufacturing 
        development of the Evolved Seasparrow Missile Program (EC537) 
        [14MR]
    ------notification relative to the accession of Denmark to the 
        project to establish an organization for CALS within NATO 
        (EC866) [12MY]
    ------Presidential determination concerning defense articles, 
        services, and military education and training for Laos 
        relative to POW/MIA recovery efforts (EC101) [9JA]
    ------price and availability report (EC420) [28FE] (EC850) [10MY] 
        (EC1321) [6SE] (EC1548) [24OC]
    ------project arrangement with Australia (EC13) [4JA] (EC1420) 
        [12SE]
    ------proposed lease of defense articles to Jordan (EC220) [26JA]
    ------report on explosion in Saudi Arabia and deaths of U.S. 
        citizens (EC1691) [16NO]
    ------Special Defense Acquisition Fund report (EC14) [4JA] 
        (EC1867) [21DE]
    ------status of loans and guarantees issued under the Arms Export 
        Control Act (EC224) [27JA]
    ------technology or capability enhancements or upgrades (EC1549) 
        [24OC] (EC1557) [25OC] (EC1719) [28NO]
    ------U.S.-United Kingdom development, production, and support of 
        AV8B/GR5 aircraft (EC1876) [22DE]
    EEOC: complaints and appeals report (EC1509) [11OC]
    ------Federal Government employment of minorities, women, and 
        people with disabilities report (EC1509) [11OC]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC207) 
        [25JA]
    ------Inspector General report (EC83) [4JA] (EC1050) [15JN] 
        (EC1105) [27JN] (EC1757) [4DE]
    ------Office of General Counsel report (EC493) [8MR]
    ------report (EC1479) [29SE]
    Energy Information Administration: Energy Outlook, 1995 (EC270) 
        [2FE]
    ------report (EC781) [3MY]
    EPA: Acid Deposition Standard Feasibility Study (EC1534) [18OC]
    ------Administrative Assistance to the States--Compliance with 
        Nitrogen Oxides Requirements of the Transportation Conformity 
        Rule (EC1414) [8SE]
    ------Bristol County, MA, water infrastructure improvements 
        legislation (EC1654) [10NO]
    ------CERCLA requirements implementation progress report (EC1666) 
        [13NO]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to CERCLA (EC1134, 
        EC1137) [29JN]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to NAFTA 
        implementation (EC1138) [29JN]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to the Federal Water 
        Pollution Control Act (EC1139) [29JN]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to the Safe Drinking 
        Water Act (EC1130) [29JN]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to the Solid Waste 
        Disposal Act (EC1129) [29JN]
    ------Federal Field Work Group Report to Congress on Alaska Rural 
        Sanitation (EC1482) [29SE]
    ------Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act rule 
        amendments (EC760) [3MY] (EC1127) [29JN]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC206) 
        [25JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC897) [22MY]
    ------Great Lakes contaminated bottom sediments demonstration 
        program report (EC167) [13JA]
    ------Inspector General report (EC57) [4JA] (EC1011) [9JN] 
        (EC1831) [13DE]
    ------National Annual Industrial Sulfur Dioxide Emission Trends 
        report (EC1685) [15NO]
    ------national water quality inventory report (EC1864) [20DE]
    ------New Orleans, LA, sewer system improvements legislation 
        (EC1655) [10NO]
    ------pesticides conditional registration report (EC1658) [13NO]
    ------Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act report (EC1540) [19OC]
    ------secondary treatment facilities legislation (EC1656) [10NO]
    ------storm water discharges (EC1669) [13NO]
    ------Superfund Innovative Technology Evaluation Program report 
        (EC121) [9JA] (EC1844) [14DE]
    ------Toxic Substances Control Act report (EC1131) [29JN]
    ------U.S.-Mexico border water pollution control legislation 
        (EC1653) [10NO]
    ------Volatile Organic Compound Emissions for Consumer and 
        Commercial Products (EC1640) [10NO]
    ------Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act report 
        (EC1415) [8SE]
    Executive Office of the President: alternative plan for Federal 
        employees pay adjustment (EC1340) [6SE]
    ------Bulgaria's emigration laws and policies report (EC1162) 
        [10JY]
    ------continuation of export control regulations (EC1335) [6SE]
    ------continuation of the Libyan emergency (EC22) [4JA]
    ------continuation of waiver of application of certain sections of 
        the Trade Act to countries of the former Soviet Union (EC965) 
        [6JN]
    ------continuation of waiver of application of certain sections of 
        the Trade Act to the People's Republic of China (EC966) [6JN]
    ------cumulative incremental cost of U.S. activities in Haiti 
        (EC1339) [6SE]
    ------delivering of classified documents to the Committee on 
        Banking and Financial Services (House) (EC826) [9MY]
    ------deployment of combat-equipped Armed Forces to Haiti as part 
        of the multinational force (EC1462) [27SE]
    ------deployment of U.S. combat-equipped aircraft to support 
        NATO's enforcement of the no-fly zone in Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina (EC910) [24MY]
    ------deployment of U.S. forces as part of the U.N. Protection 
        Force in the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia (EC27) 
        [4JA]
    ------Dept. of Commerce supplemental appropriations (EC2) [4JA]
    ------Dept. of Defense purchases and purchase commitments and cost 
        sharing arrangements for manufacturing processes (EC1530) 
        [13OC]
    ------Dept. of Energy appropriations (EC1312) [6SE]
    ------Dept. of HUD and SBA appropriations (EC1128) [29JN]
    ------Dept. of HUD supplemental appropriations (EC2) [4JA]
    ------Depts. of Commerce, Energy, HHS, Justice, State, 
        Transportation and the Treasury appropriations (EC1205) [17JY]
    ------Depts. of Defense, Education, the Interior and 
        Transportation and the Railroad Retirement Board 
        appropriations (EC927) [6JN]
    ------Depts. of Defense and HHS, and Social Security 
        Administration appropriations (EC1204) [17JY]
    ------Drug Free Workplace Plan report (EC1725) [29NO]
    ------Effective Coordination of Research and Development on Arms 
        Control, Nonproliferation and Disarmament (EC275) [2FE]
    ------efforts to obtain Iraq's compliance with U.N. Security 
        Council resolution (EC23) [4JA] (EC510) [9MR] (EC888) [18MY] 
        (EC1551) [24OC]
    ------emergency appropriations for FEMA (EC132) [11JA]
    ------emergency appropriations for the Dept. of the Interior 
        (EC132) [11JA]
    ------emergency appropriations for the Forest Service (EC303) 
        [6FE]
    ------emergency appropriations (EC703) [2MY]
    ------emigration laws and policies of Bulgaria (EC95) [4JA]
    ------emigration laws and policies of Russia (EC96) [4JA]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC335) 
        [7FE]
    ------federally funded international exchange programs relative to 
        similar objectives (EC20) [4JA]
    ------FEMA emergency appropriations (EC1875) [22DE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC442) [2MR]
    ------international agreements other than treaties (EC511) [9MR]
    ------International Exchange and Training Activities of the U.S. 
        Government report (EC1677) [14NO]
    ------Israel economic conditions report (EC16) [4JA]
    ------letter to the Speaker of the House of Representatives with 
        respect to the New Hampshire campaign reform agreement 
        (EC1073) [19JN]

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    ------LIHEAP appropriations (EC1238) [21JY]
    ------Loan Guarantees to Israel Program report (EC16) [4JA]
    ------locality-based comparability payments for General Schedule 
        employees (EC29) [4JA]
    ------national emergency relative to Iran (EC832) [9MY]
    ------national emergency relative to Serbia and Montenegro (EC21) 
        [4JA]
    ------National Security Revitalization Act (EC371) [14FE]
    ------National Telecommunications and Information Administration 
        withdrawal of Federal Government frequency assignments 
        (EC1461) [27SE]
    ------progress toward a negotiated solution of the Cyprus problem 
        (EC19) [4JA] (EC487) [7MR] (EC726) [2MY] (EC1090) [27JN] 
        (EC1334) [6SE] (EC1676) [14NO]
    ------request for emergency appropriations relative to the bombing 
        of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK 
        (EC702) [2MY]
    ------request relative to appropriations for the Depts. of 
        Commerce, Education, Energy, Interior, and Labor, and the Army 
        Corps of Engineers (EC387) [22FE]
    ------request relative to emergency appropriations for the Depts. 
        of HHS and Agriculture (EC654) [3AP]
    ------request relative to emergency appropriations for the Depts. 
        of HUD and Commerce (EC381) [21FE]
    ------request relative to emergency appropriations for the SBA 
        (EC1542) [24OC]
    ------request relative to emergency appropriations requests 
        (EC1303) [3AU]
    ------revised deferral of budgetary resources (EC1) [4JA]
    ------safety of buildings constructed for or leased by the Federal 
        government (EC94) [4JA]
    ------science, technology, and U.S diplomacy report (EC312) [7FE]
    ------situation in Haiti (EC17, EC18) [4JA] (EC355) [9FE] (EC509) 
        [9MR] (EC580) [22MR] (EC727) [2MY]
    ------U.S. Armed Forces in Somalia (EC439) [2MR]
    ------U.S. support of the U.N. and NATO efforts in the former 
        Yugoslavian Republics (EC1868) [21DE]
    ------use of U.S. aircraft in support of the U.N. and NATO efforts 
        in the former Yugoslavian Republics (EC1781) [6DE]
    Eximbank: Freedom of Information Act report (EC432) [2MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC1622) [7NO]
    ------report (EC192) [24JA]
    ------tied aid credits (EC426) [1MR]
    ------U.S. exports to Bermuda (EC714) [2MY]
    ------U.S. exports to Chile (EC715) [2MY]
    ------U.S. exports to Columbia (EC1141) [30JN]
    ------U.S. exports to Compania Samalayuca II, S.A. de C.V. 
        (EC1471) [28SE]
    ------U.S. exports to Indonesia (EC7) [4JA] (EC169, EC170) [17JA] 
        (EC1165) [11JY]
    ------U.S. exports to Japan (EC1182, EC1183) [12JY]
    ------U.S. exports to Kuwait (EC1485) [6OC]
    ------U.S. exports to Mexico (EC1319) [6SE]
    ------U.S. exports to Pakistan (EC1495) [10OC]
    ------U.S. exports to Russia (EC134) [11JA] (EC171) [17JA]
    ------U.S. exports to the People's Republic of China (EC561) 
        [21MR] (EC712) [2MY] (EC1588) [2NO] (EC1745) [4DE]
    ------U.S. exports to the Philippines (EC1318) [6SE] (EC1364) 
        [7SE]
    ------U.S. exports to the Republic of Korea (EC825) [9MY]
    ------U.S. exports to Trinidad and Tobago (EC1674) [14NO]
    ------U.S. exports to Tunisia (EC135) [11JA]
    ------U.S. exports to Turkey (EC713) [2MY]
    ------U.S. exports to various countries (EC419) [28FE] (EC433) 
        [2MR]
    ------U.S. transactions with the Philippines (EC975) [7JN]
    FAA: aircraft cabin air quality research program implementation 
        report (EC1301) [2AU]
    ------aviation safety inspector staffing requirements report 
        (EC1302) [2AU]
    ------Aviation System Capital Investment Plan report (EC1391) 
        [7SE]
    ------environmental impact statement relative to expanded east 
        coast plan (EC1283) [31JY] (EC1592) [2NO]
    ------radar installations at joint-use military airports and radar 
        coverage at Cheyenne, WY, airport report (EC1300) [2AU]
    ------reflectorization of taxiway and runway markers report 
        (EC1244) [21JY]
    ------Subsonic Noise Reduction Technology Program report (EC679) 
        [3AP]
    ------Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System development and 
        certification report (EC1800) [7DE]
    ------Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System report (EC492) 
        [7MR] (EC1390) [7SE]
    Farm Credit Administration: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
        Act report (EC208) [25JA]
    ------Inspector General report (EC58) [4JA] (EC944) [6JN] (EC1787) 
        [7DE]
    Farm Credit Bank of Columbia: retirement and thrift plan 
        information and audited financial statements (EC685) [4AP]
    Farm Credit Bank of Texas: farm credit pension plan report 
        (EC1307) [4AU]
    Farm Credit System Insurance Corp.: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC209) [25JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC882) [17MY]
    FCC: contract requirements (EC350) [8FE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC210) 
        [25JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC857) [10MY]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC735) [2MY]
    ------reinvention report (EC1403) [8SE]
    FDIC: activities and efforts relative to private sector 
        utilization (EC1615) [7NO]
    ------enforcement actions report (EC105) [9JA]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1120) 
        [28JN]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC498) [8MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC582) [22MR]
    ------private sector resources utilization report (EC880) [17MY]
    ------property covered by the Coastal Barrier Improvement Act 
        (EC653) [30MR]
    ------report (EC917) [25MY] (EC1436) [18SE]
    ------supervised institutions report (EC1728) [30NO]
    FEC: independent expenditure prohibitions relative to nonprofit 
        corporations (EC1149) [30JN]
    ------National Voter Registration Act report (EC1223) [18JY]
    ------proposed regulations governing public financing of 
        Presidential primary and general election candidates (EC1029) 
        [13JN]
    ------proposed regulations on corporation and labor organization 
        activity (EC1817) [11DE]
    ------proposed regulations on public financing of Presidential 
        primary and general election candidates (EC1081) [22JN]
    ------proposed regulations relative to disclaimers on campaign 
        communications (EC1724) [29NO]
    ------proposed regulations relative to public financing of 
        Presidential primary and general election candidates (EC1681) 
        [14NO]
    ------proposed regulations repealing three obsolete provisions 
        (EC1234) [20JY]
    ------proposed regulations report (EC307) [6FE]
    ------receipt and use of Federal funds by 1992 Presidential 
        primary and general election candidates report (EC1861) [20DE]
    ------recommendations for legislative action (EC306) [6FE]
    ------regulations governing communications disclaimer requirements 
        (EC1493) [6OC]
    Federal Bar Association: audit report (EC808) [3MY]
    Federal Bureau of Prisons: functional literary requirements for 
        all individuals in Federal correctional institutions report 
        (EC633) [28MR]
    Federal Court: report (EC120) [9JA]
    Federal Election Institute: Second Trilateral Conference on 
        Electoral Systems report (EC1118) [28JN]
    Federal Financial Institutions Examination Council: Federal 
        Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC856) [10MY]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC558) [16MR]
    ------procedures to improve the identification of money laundering 
        schemes involving depository institutions report (EC1501) 
        [11OC]
    ------report (EC771) [3MY]
    Federal Financing Bank: report (EC1121) [28JN]
    Federal Highway Administration: Intermodal Surface Transportation 
        Efficiency Act report (EC1862) [20DE]
    Federal Hospital Insurance Trust Fund: report (EC675) [3AP]
    Federal Housing Finance Board: compensation plan (EC517) [10MR]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC644) 
        [29MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC59) [4JA] (EC796) [3MY] (EC1788) 
        [7DE]
    ------low-income housing and community development activities 
        report (EC1365) [7SE] (EC1477) [29SE]
    ------report (EC309) [7FE]
    Federal Judicial Center: report (EC647) [29MR]
    Federal Labor Relations Authority: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC180) [18JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC425) [28FE]
    Federal Maritime Commission: Freedom of Information Act report 
        (EC471) [3MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC568) [21MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC918) [25MY] (EC1736) [30NO]
    ------report (EC674) [3AP]
    Federal Mediation and Conciliation Service: Freedom of Information 
        Act report (EC569) [21MR]
    Federal Mine Safety and Health Review Commission: Freedom of 
        Information Act report (EC181) [18JA]
    Federal Old-Age and Survivors Insurance and Disability Trust Funds 
        Board: report (EC676) [3AP]
    Federal Railroad Administration: Train Dispatchers Followup Review 
        (EC308) [6FE]
    Federal Retirement Thrift Investment Board: draft of proposed 
        legislation relative to additional investment funds for the 
        thrift savings plan (EC991) [7JN]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC376) [15FE]
    Federal Supplementary Medical Insurance Trust Fund: report (EC680) 
        [3AP]
    FEMA: Freedom of Information Act report (EC470) [3MR]
    ------relocation of CERCLA components (EC337) [7FE]
    ------request for emergency appropriations relative to the bombing 
        of the Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK 
        (EC812) [3MY]
    ------Unified National Program for Floodplain Management (EC149) 
        [13JA]
    FERC: Freedom of Information Act report (EC489) [7MR]
    Financial Institutions Examination Council: report (EC620) [28MR]
    Foreign Claims Settlement Commission: activities report (EC1569) 
        [26OC]
    ------report (EC852) [10MY]
    Forest Service: Clarks Fork Wild and Scenic River boundary report 
        (EC281) [2FE]
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission: Federal Managers' 
        Financial Integrity Act report (EC736) [2MY]
    FRS: credit advertising rules report (EC1472) [28SE]
    ------employee retirement plan report (EC1386) [7SE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC477) [6MR] (EC945) 
        [6JN]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC566) [21MR]

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    ------impact of interest payment on reserves (EC776) [3MY]
    ------Inspector General report (EC946) [6JN] (EC1737) [30NO]
    ------intermarket coordination report (EC1000) [7JN]
    ------Mexican economic situation report (EC710) [2MY]
    ------monetary policy report (EC398) [23FE] (EC1228) [19JY]
    ------National Flood Insurance Program State member bank 
        compliance report (EC1561) [26OC]
    ------profitability of credit card operations of depository 
        institutions report (EC1367) [7SE]
    ------report (EC928) [6JN]
    ------retail fees and services of depository institutions report 
        (EC1366) [7SE]
    ------Truth in Lending Act report (EC606) [24MR]
    FTC: antitrust improvements report (EC1272) [27JY]
    ------Fair Debt Collection Practices Act report (EC607) [24MR]
    ------Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act report 
        (EC785) [3MY]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC499) [8MR] (EC898) 
        [22MY]
    ------Inspector General report (EC60) [4JA] (EC1012) [9JN]
    ------International Energy Program development and implementation 
        of voluntary plans (EC1018) [13JN]
    ------management report (EC1789) [7DE]
    ------report (EC1218) [17JY] (EC1518) [12OC]
    GAO: analysis of Dept. of Defense process and recommendations for 
        base closures and realignments (EC859) [10MY] (EC907) [23MY]
    ------assignment or detail of GAO employees to congressional 
        committees (EC378) [15FE] (EC1309) [4AU]
    ------Budgetary Implications of Selected GAO Work for FY 1996 
        (EC586) [22MR]
    ------compliance report (EC172) [17JA]
    ------Congressional Award Foundation financial audit report 
        (EC1466) [27SE]
    ------FDIC audit (EC860) [10MY]
    ------Federal Financing Bank financial statements audit (EC129) 
        [9JA]
    ------Financial Audit--Examination of IRS 1994 Financial 
        Statements (EC1359) [6SE]
    ------financial statements audit (EC128) [9JA]
    ------impoundment message (EC3) [4JA] (EC682) [4AP]
    ------independence of legal services provided to inspectors 
        general (EC441) [2MR]
    ------interest rate on rural telephone bank loans (EC1714) [20NO]
    ------investigations, audits, and evaluations (EC380) [16FE] 
        (EC567) [21MR]
    ------Panama Canal Commission audit report (EC677) [3AP]
    ------Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp. audit report (EC681) [3AP]
    ------President's special impoundment message review (EC704) [2MY] 
        (EC1543) [24OC] (EC1743) [4DE]
    ------reports (EC46) [4JA] (EC199) [25JA] (EC265, EC266) [1FE] 
        (EC424) [28FE] (EC615) [24MR] (EC1064) [16JN] (EC1136) [29JN] 
        (EC1157) [10JY] (EC1268) [27JY] (EC1347) [6SE] (EC1463) [27SE] 
        (EC1574) [31OC] (EC1735) [30NO]
    ------U.S.-Canadian Food Safety--Opportunities for Sharing 
        Information and Coordinating Inspections (EC176) [17JA]
    ------U.S.-Japan Cooperative Development--Progress on the FS-X 
        Program Enhances Japanese Aerospace Capabilities (EC1467) 
        [27SE]
    Good Neighbor Environmental Board: report (EC1672) [13NO]
    GPO: Inspector General report (EC90) [4JA] (EC947) [6JN] (EC1878) 
        [22DE]
    GSA: Architectural Barriers Act standards (EC530) [13MR]
    ------audit report (EC1102) [27JN]
    ------building project survey for Hilo, HI (EC386) [21FE]
    ------building project survey for Oklahoma City, OK (EC1423) 
        [12SE] (EC1532) [17OC]
    ------Cambria County, PA, space situation report (EC546) [14MR]
    ------construction prospectus for the U.S. Secret Service 
        administration building, Beltsville, MD (EC687) [4AP]
    ------contract awarding procedures for establishing a 
        telecommuting center in Manassas, VA (EC329) [7FE]
    ------courthouse construction program report (EC598) [23MR]
    ------disposal of surplus Federal property report (EC1104) [27JN] 
        (EC1801) [7DE]
    ------Emergency Leasing Act (EC1355) [6SE]
    ------Federal building consolidations report (EC1411) [8SE]
    ------Federal employee tax reimbursement legislation (EC1623) 
        [7NO]
    ------Federal employees official travel cost savings report 
        (EC1575) [31OC]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC117) 
        [9JA]
    ------Hampton Roads, VA, NOAA space situation report (EC1108) 
        [27JN]
    ------Inspector General report (EC61) [4JA] (EC330) [7FE] (EC1122) 
        [28JN] (EC1814) [11DE]
    ------lease prospectuses (EC336) [7FE] (EC409) [24FE] (EC922) 
        [25MY] (EC1235) [20JY] (EC1410) [8SE]
    ------operation of Washington, DC, area telecommunicating centers 
        (EC1031) [13JN]
    ------prospectuses (EC506) [8MR]
    ------Public Buildings Service Capital Investment and Leasing 
        Program (EC479) [6MR]
    ------Thomas Jefferson Commission audit (EC570) [21MR]
    ------verification of transportation charges before payment 
        legislation (EC1541) [19OC]
    Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC737) [2MY]
    ------Inspector General report (EC1679) [14NO]
    Health Care Financing Administration: Rural Health Care Transition 
        Grant Program report (EC108) [9JA] (EC1770) [5DE]
    House of Representatives: Clerk of the House report (EC93) [4JA]
    ------personal financial disclosure statements report (EC1217) 
        [17JY]
    ------receipts and expenditures report (EC393) [23FE] (EC1051) 
        [15JN] (EC1349) [6SE] (EC1741) [30NO]
    ICC: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC739) 
        [2MY]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC500) [8MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC740) [2MY]
    ------Inspector General report (EC63) [4JA] (EC948) [6JN]
    ------negotiated rates report (EC996) [7JN]
    ------report (EC283) [2FE] (EC884) [17MY]
    Institute of Museum Services: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC686) [4AP]
    Inter-American Foundation: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity 
        Act report (EC1879) [22DE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC738) [2MY]
    International Boundary and Water Commission: Freedom of 
        Information Act report (EC571) [21MR]
    ITC: Andean Trade Preference Act impact report (EC1514) [11OC]
    ------appropriations legislation (EC838) [9MY]
    ------Caribbean Basin Economic Recovery Act impact report (EC1513) 
        [11OC]
    ------foreign trade between the U.S. and title IV countries 
        (EC268) [1FE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC391) [23FE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC62) [4JA] (EC962) [6JN] (EC1790) 
        [7DE]
    ------trade reports (EC1585) [1NO]
    ------trade with the People's Republic of China and the successor 
        countries of the former Soviet Union (EC819) [3MY] (EC1273) 
        [27JY]
    Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission: report (EC113) [9JA]
    Joint Chiefs of Staff: Force Readiness Assessment (EC683) [4AP]
    Judicial Conference of the U.S.: admission of character evidence 
        in certain cases under the Federal Rules of Evidence report 
        (EC616) [24MR]
    ------draft of legislation relative to Federal courts improvement 
        (EC673) [3AP]
    Library of Congress: activities report (EC505) [8MR]
    ------Capitol preservation fund activities report (EC1270) [27JY]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC368) [14FE]
    ------report (EC1159) [10JY]
    ------U.S. Capitol Preservation Commission report (EC136) [11JA] 
        (EC1838) [13DE]
    Marine Mammal Commission: report (EC1606) [6NO]
    Martin Luther King, Jr., Federal Holiday Commission: Federal 
        Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC162) [13JA]
    Merit Systems Protection Board: activities report (EC443) [2MR]
    ------appeals report (EC369) [14FE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC1816) 
        [11DE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC417) [27FE]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC300) [3FE]
    ------human resource development report (EC1269) [27JY]
    ------Inspector General report (EC86) [4JA]
    ------Rule of Three in Federal Hiring--Boon or Bane? report 
        (EC1832) [13DE]
    ------Sexual Harassment in the Federal Workplace--Trends, 
        Progress, and Continuing Challenges report (EC1680) [14NO]
    ------statistical report (EC1777) [5DE]
    NASA: appropriations legislation (EC1358) [6SE]
    ------Contract Adjustment Board report (EC597) [23MR]
    ------determination relative to use of other than competitive 
        procedures for awarding a proposed contract (EC1632) [9NO]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC691) [6AP]
    ------Inspector General report (EC64) [4JA] (EC949) [6JN] (EC1833) 
        [13DE]
    ------metric system implementation report (EC1135) [29JN]
    ------mixed waste report (EC1555) [25OC]
    ------report (EC193) [24JA]
    ------Subsonic Noise Reduction Technology Program report (EC679) 
        [3AP]
    National Archives and Records Administration: Federal Managers' 
        Financial Integrity Act report (EC65) [4JA]
    ------Federal records disposal report (EC1214) [17JY]
    ------Inspector General report (EC1242) [21JY]
    National Bank for Cooperatives Trust Fund: report (EC116) [9JA]
    National Capital Planning Commission: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC298) [3FE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC572) [21MR]
    National Center for Education Statistics: report (EC1169) [11JY]
    National Commission on Libraries and Information Science: 
        Inspector General report (EC1791) [7DE]
    National Council on Disability: Americans With Disabilities Act--
        Ensuring Equal Access to the American Dream report (EC286) 
        [3FE]
    ------Disability Perspectives and Recommendations on Proposals To 
        Reform the Medicaid and Medicare Programs report (EC1684) 
        [14NO]
    ------report (EC658) [3AP]
    National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements: report 
        (EC1123) [28JN]
    National Credit Union Administration: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC67) [4JA]
    ------flood insurance compliance report (EC1478) [29SE]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC490) [7MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC66) [4JA] (EC950) [6JN] (EC1753) 
        [4DE]

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    ------pay structure (EC434) [2MR]
    ------report (EC657) [3AP] (EC1368) [7SE]
    National Endowment for Democracy: Freedom of Information Act 
        report (EC501) [8MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC69) [4JA]
    National Endowment for the Arts: Federal Managers' Financial 
        Integrity Act report (EC68) [4JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC444) [2MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC1792) [7DE]
    National Forest Foundation: report (EC1818) [11DE]
    National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities: Arts and 
        Artifacts Indemnity Program report (EC621) [28MR]
    National Gallery of Art: Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act 
        report (EC651) [30MR]
    National Mediation Board: Freedom of Information Act report 
        (EC797) [3MY]
    ------Inspector General report (EC71) [4JA]
    National Park Service: Earth Day anniversary report (EC226) [27JA]
    National Research Council: information technology research report 
        (EC817) [3MY]
    ------live-fire survivability testing of the F-22 aircraft report 
        (EC690) [6AP]
    National Science Board: Inspector General report (EC72) [4JA] 
        (EC952) [6JN] (EC1834) [13DE]
    National Security Agency: report on instability of Mexican economy 
        and currency (EC716) [2MY]
    National Tropical Botanical Garden: report (EC1125) [28JN]
    National Weather Service: modernization implementation plan 
        (EC816) [3MY]
    Navy Exchange Service Command: retirement plan report (EC1558) 
        [25OC]
    Neighborhood Reinvestment Corp.: Freedom of Information Act report 
        (EC741) [2MY]
    ------Inspector General report (EC118) [9JA] (EC1607) [6NO]
    NLRB: Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC278) [2FE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC70) [4JA] (EC951) [6JN] (EC1815) 
        [11DE]
    ------report (EC1841) [14DE]
    NOAA: Grant-In-Aid for Fisheries Program report (EC652) [30MR]
    Non-Commissioned Officers Associaitons: consolidated financial 
        statements report (EC1512) [11OC]
    Norfolk, VA, Naval Shipyard Cooperative Association: pension plan 
        report (EC1754) [4DE]
    NRC: abnormal occurrences at licensed nuclear facilities (EC109) 
        [9JA] (EC379) [16FE] (EC1152) [10JY] (EC1240) [21JY] (EC1696) 
        [20NO]
    ------appropriations legislation (EC549) [16MR]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC543) [14MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC670) [3AP]
    ------nondisclosure of safeguards information (EC363) [13FE] 
        (EC373) [15FE] (EC1044) [15JN] (EC1372) [7SE] (EC1747) [4DE]
    ------Safety Research Program report (EC271) [2FE]
    NSC: Freedom of Information Act report (EC445) [2MR]
    NSF: authorizing legislation (EC599) [23MR]
    ------Committee on Equal Opportunities in Science and Engineering 
        report (EC1308) [4AU]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to the Program Fraud 
        Civil Remedies Act (EC1124) [28JN]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC502) [8MR]
    ------U.S. Continental Scientific Drilling Program report (EC166) 
        [13JA]
    NTSB: agency operations in the absence of appropriations notice 
        (EC1442) [18SE] (EC1525) [12OC]
    ------budget request (EC1424) [12SE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC211) 
        [25JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC1644) [10NO]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC1645) [10NO]
    Nuclear Waste Technical Review Board: high-level radioactive waste 
        or spent nuclear fuel findings, conclusions and 
        recommendations (EC660) [3AP]
    Occupational Safety and Health Review Commission: Federal 
        Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC182) [18JA]
    Office for Civil Rights: compliance and enforcement activities 
        (EC428) [1MR]
    Office of Civilian Radioactive Waste Management: report (EC353) 
        [8FE] (EC1043) [15JN]
    Office of Compliance: appointment of Dennis P. Duffy as General 
        Counsel (EC1265) [26JY]
    ------proposed rulemaking notice (EC1712) [20NO] (EC1883) [30DE]
    Office of Government Ethics: draft of proposed legislation (EC285) 
        [2FE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC183) 
        [18JA] (EC743) [2MY]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC583) [22MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC1835) [13DE]
    Office of Independent Counsel: audit and investigative activities 
        report (EC798) [3MY] (EC1793) [7DE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC1710) [20NO]
    Office of Science and Technology Policy: Freedom of Information 
        Act report (EC504) [8MR]
    Office of Special Counsel: audit and investigative activities 
        report (EC1608) [6NO]
    ------report (EC800) [3MY]
    Office of the U.S. Trade Representative: Freedom of Information 
        Act report (EC742) [2MY]
    ------Mexican economic situation report (EC717) [2MY]
    ------Trade Act implementation report (EC837) [9MY]
    Office of Thrift Supervision: changes and progress in operations 
        involving regulatory resources (EC1083) [27JN]
    ------Community Reinvestment Act implementation (EC150) [13JA]
    ------Community Reinvestment Act implementation report (EC1084) 
        [27JN]
    ------compensation plan report (EC778) [3MY]
    ------consumer report (EC752) [2MY]
    ------district offices changes (EC198) [25JA]
    ------enforcement actions and initiatives (EC1399) [8SE]
    ------preservation of minority savings associations report (EC777) 
        [3MY]
    Office of U.S. Courts: applications for court orders to permit 
        interception of wire, oral, or electronic communications 
        (EC807) [3MY]
    ------judicial retirement and annuities systems actuarial reports 
        (EC1296) [1AU]
    OMB: Board for International Broadcasting budget certification 
        (EC219) [25JA]
    ------budget rescissions and deferrals (EC143) [13JA] (EC168) 
        [17JA] (EC362) [13FE] (EC560) [21MR] (EC706) [2MY] (EC824) 
        [9MY] (EC1015) [13JN] (EC1180) [12JY] (EC1313) [6SE] (EC1434) 
        [18SE] (EC1695) [20NO] (EC1840) [14DE]
    ------changes in outlays or receipts (EC28) [4JA] (EC276) [2FE] 
        (EC732) [2MY] (EC799) [3MY] (EC935) [6JN] (EC1203, EC1209) 
        [17JY] (EC1406) [8SE] (EC1583) [1NO] (EC1621) [7NO] (EC1709) 
        [20NO] (EC1733, EC1734, EC1738, EC1739) [30NO] (EC1784) [7DE] 
        (EC1853) [19DE]
    ------Community Development and Regulatory Improvement Act report 
        (EC1239) [21JY]
    ------concerns relative to free use of pension assets (EC1627) 
        [7NO]
    ------Cost Accounting Standards Board report (EC573) [21MR]
    ------draft of proposed legislation on streamlining Federal 
        acquisition laws (EC483) [6MR]
    ------exemption of military personnel accounts from sequestration 
        (EC1395) [8SE]
    ------Federal financial management status report and Government-
        wide financial management plan (EC1511) [11OC]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC1013) [9JN]
    ------Managing Federal Information Resources--Twelfth Annual 
        Report Under the Paperwork Reduction Act (EC574) [21MR]
    ------national defense budget technical assumptions (EC684) [4AP]
    ------new budget authority and outlays (EC1510) [11OC]
    ------sequestration report (EC98) [4JA]
    ------Statistical Programs of the U.S. Government (EC1387) [7SE]
    ------unvouchered expenditures subject to GAO audit (EC130) [9JA] 
        (EC1802) [7DE]
    ------views relative to Dept. of Commerce abolishment (EC1584) 
        [1NO]
    OPIC: Freedom of Information Act report (EC584) [22MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC1576) [31OC]
    ------management report (EC692) [6AP]
    OPM: accrual accounting of retirement costs for Federal civilian 
        employees legislation (EC1613) [6NO]
    ------actions taken to implement the metric system (EC648) [29MR]
    ------Biennial Report to the Congress on the Senior Executive 
        Service (EC358) [9FE]
    ------Bureau of Engraving and Printing Police Force locality pay 
        (EC360) [9FE]
    ------civil service retirement and disability fund report (EC964) 
        [6JN]
    ------disclosure of bank customers receiving civil service 
        retirement benefits by direct deposit or electronic transfer 
        legislation (EC1597) [6NO]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to Federal employees 
        emergency leave transfer (EC992) [7JN]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to Federal employees 
        health benefits (EC963) [6JN]
    ------drug and alcohol abuse prevention, treatment, and 
        rehabilitation programs report (EC1565) [26OC]
    ------extension of locally-based comparability payments (EC163) 
        [13JA]
    ------Federal Equal Opportunity Recruitment Program report 
        (EC1025) [13JN]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC503) [8MR]
    ------health promotion and disease prevention report (EC212) 
        [25JA]
    ------Inspector General report (EC73) [4JA] (EC1071) [19JN] 
        (EC1794) [7DE]
    ------physicians comparability allowances report (EC1278) [28JY]
    ------Secret Service Uniformed Division locality pay (EC360) [9FE]
    ------veterans' employment report (EC1412) [8SE]
    Panama Canal Commission: amendments legislation (EC516) [10MR]
    ------authorization legislation (EC418) [28FE]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC213) 
        [25JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC1348) [6SE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC953) [6JN] (EC1778) [5DE]
    ------notice of determination relative to contract awards (EC1553) 
        [24OC]
    ------unaudited financial statements (EC269) [2FE]
    Peace Corps: appropriations legislation (EC564) [21MR]
    ------Federal Managers' Financial Integrity Act report (EC74) 
        [4JA]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC446) [2MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC75) [4JA] (EC954) [6JN] (EC1755) 
        [4DE]
    Pennsylvania Avenue Development Corp.: audited financial 
        statements (EC801) [3MY] (EC1271) [27JY]
    ------development plan implementation legislation (EC632) [28MR]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC357) [9FE]
    Pension Benefit Guaranty Corp.: financial statements report 
        (EC695) [6AP]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC542) [14MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC1027) [13JN] (EC1809) [11DE]
    Physician Payment Review Commission: report (EC370) [14FE]
    Postal Rate Commission: Freedom of Information Act report (EC331) 
        [7FE]

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    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC332) [7FE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC1631) [9NO]
    Postal Service: Freedom of Information Act report (EC904) [23MY]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC194) [24JA]
    Potomac Electric Power Co.: uniform system of accounts report 
        (EC327) [7FE]
    Prospective Payment Assessment Commission: report (EC455) [2MR]
    Railroad Retirement Board: budget request report (EC377) [15FE] 
        (EC1446) [18SE]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to unemployment 
        insurance (EC757) [2MY]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC447) [2MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC919) [25MY] (EC1026) [13JN] 
        (EC1581) [31OC] (EC1842) [14DE]
    ------pension actuarial report (EC1110) [27JN] (EC1150) [30JN]
    ------Program Fraud Civil Remedies Act report (EC1590) [2NO]
    Reserve Forces Policy Board: report (EC524) [13MR]
    Reserve Officers Association of the U.S.: report (EC1243) [21JY]
    RTC: covered property report (EC678) [3AP]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC385) [21FE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC955) [6JN] (EC1014) [9JN] 
        (EC1484) [6OC]
    ------litigation report (EC1017) [13JN] (EC1729) [30NO]
    ------property list report (EC1782) [7DE]
    ------report (EC775) [3MY] (EC1158) [10JY] (EC1166, EC1167) [11JY]
    ------savings associations status report (EC914) [25MY]
    SBA: Contract With America Tax Reform Act impact on small 
        businesses report (EC696) [6AP]
    ------draft of proposed legislation relative to small businesses 
        (EC410) [24FE] (EC1008) [8JN]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC392) [23FE]
    ------Inspector General report (EC79) [4JA] (EC279) [2FE] (EC958) 
        [6JN]
    ------minority small business and capital ownership development 
        report (EC842) [9MY]
    SEC: Freedom of Information Act report (EC448) [2MR]
    ------Government in the Sunshine Act report (EC76) [4JA]
    ------Inspector General report (EC77) [4JA] (EC957) [6JN] (EC1758) 
        [4DE]
    ------intermarket coordination programs report (EC931) [6JN] 
        (EC1001) [7JN]
    Selective Service System: Freedom of Information Act report 
        (EC669) [3AP]
    ------Inspector General report (EC78) [4JA] (EC1795, EC1796) [7DE]
    Smithsonian Institution: DAR annual convention proceedings report 
        (EC365) [13FE] (EC1882) [30DE]
    ------Five-Year Strategic Plan report (EC164) [13JA]
    ------Inspector General report (EC80) [4JA] (EC1049) [15JN] 
        (EC1837) [13DE]
    Social Security Administration: Inspector General report (EC1854) 
        [19DE] (EC1874) [21DE]
    Supreme Court: administrative costs of protecting officials report 
        (EC394) [23FE]
    ------adopted amendments to the Federal rules of appellate 
        procedure (EC809) [3MY]
    ------adopted amendments to the Federal rules of bankruptcy 
        procedure (EC810) [3MY]
    ------adopted amendments to the Federal rules of civil procedure 
        (EC804) [3MY]
    ------adopted amendments to the Federal rules of criminal 
        procedure (EC805) [3MY]
    ------Judicial Conference of the U.S. report (EC301) [3FE] 
        (EC1160) [10JY]
    Thrift Depositor Protection Oversight Board: Freedom of 
        Information Act report (EC449) [2MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC82) [4JA] (EC960) [6JN] (EC1779) 
        [5DE]
    ------report (EC436) [2MR] (EC645) [29MR] (EC775) [3MY] (EC1168) 
        [11JY] (EC1484) [6OC] (EC1598) [6NO] (EC1764) [5DE]
    TVA: report (EC694) [6AP] (EC959) [6JN]
    U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy: report (EC519) 
        [10MR]
    U.S. Court of Appeals: AFGE Local 3295 v. Federal Labor Relations 
        Authority opinion (EC1057) [15JN]
    ------American Scholastic Television Programming Foundation v. FCC 
        opinion (EC1045) [15JN]
    ------Cheney Railroad Co. v. Railroad Retirement Board opinion 
        (EC1053) [15JN]
    ------District of Columbia opinion (EC1566, EC1568) [26OC]
    ------U.S. v. Anderson opinion (EC1052) [15JN]
    ------U.S. v. Durenberger opinion (EC1061) [15JN]
    U.S. Court of Veterans Appeals: report (EC1054) [15JN]
    U.S. Enrichment Corp.: Inspector General report (EC494) [8MR] 
        (EC1711) [20NO]
    U.S. Institute of Peace: report (EC839) [9MY] (EC1624) [7NO]
    U.S. Olympic Committee: report (EC1030) [13JN]
    U.S. Sentencing Commission: report (EC545) [14MR] (EC811) [3MY] 
        (EC995) [7JN]
    U.S. Trade and Development Agency: report (EC450) [2MR] (EC791) 
        [3MY] (EC1591) [2NO]
    U.S. Trade Representative: appropriations legislation (EC456) 
        [2MR]
    USIA: appropriations legislation (EC440) [2MR]
    ------Freedom of Information Act report (EC451) [2MR]
    ------Inspector General report (EC84, EC85) [4JA] (EC961) [6JN] 
        (EC1797) [7DE]
    ------Radio Free Asia report (EC1688) [15NO]
    VFW: report (EC185) [19JA] (EC585) [22MR]
    Woodrow Wilson International Center: report (EC92) [4JA] (EC1567) 
        [26OC]

EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENTS
related term(s) Government
  Appointments
    Conferees: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
    ------H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC] [31OC] [2NO] [13NO]
    ------S. 244, Paperwork Reduction Act [10MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Animals: encourage Federal agencies utilizing rabbit eye irritancy 
        tests to validate alternative ophthalmic testing procedures 
        (see H. Con. Res. 7) [9JA]
    Appropriations: ensure that Federal expenditures remain 
        accountable to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 57) 
        [3FE]
    ------reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1219) [13MR]
    ------use of unobligated funds to pay bonuses to certain personnel 
        and for deficit reduction (see H.R. 29) [9JA]
    Budget: establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce 
        discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162) [8MR]
    ------establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce 
        discretionary spending limits (H.R. 1162), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 218) [12SE]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2491, 
        2517, 2530) [17OC] [20OC] [25OC]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 245) [25OC]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration of Senate amendments to conference report (see 
        H. Res. 279) [18NO]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 272) [16NO]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 321) [21DE]
    ------rescind certain budget authority (see H.R. 845) [7FE]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (see H. Con. 
        Res. 66, 67, 122) [11MY] [15MY] [18DE]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        122), consideration (see H. Res. 309) [18DE]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        67), consideration (see H. Res. 149) [16MY]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        67), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 175) 
        [28JN]
    Checks and balances: prevent encroachment into legislative powers 
        or unconstitutional actions (see H.R. 807) [2FE]
    ------prevent encroachment into legislative powers or 
        unconstitutional actions (H.R. 807), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 111, 112) [9MR]
    Congress: final approval of all executive branch agency 
        promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727) [6DE]
    Contracts: prohibit agencies from entering into certain service 
        contracts relative to costs (see H.R. 1411) [5AP]
    ------revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition 
        laws (see H.R. 1038, 1388, 1670, 1795) [24FE] [4AP] [18MY] 
        [8JN]
    ------revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition 
        laws (H.R. 1670), consideration (see H. Res. 219) [12SE]
    ------standards and regulations for Government procurement 
        contracts (see H.R. 1959) [29JN]
    Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500) [13JA]
    ------revise (see H.R. 2472) [12OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture: abolish Department and transfer certain 
        programs to an agribusiness block grant program (see H.R. 
        1354) [29MR]
    Dept. of Commerce: abolish (see H.R. 1756) [7JN]
    ------enhance manufacturing technology programs (see H.R. 1844) 
        [14JN]
    Dept. of Defense: reform acquisition procedures (see H.R. 1368) 
        [30MR]
    Dept. of Education: eliminate (see H.R. 1318) [24MR]
    Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1993) [30JN]
    ------authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration 
        programs (see H.R. 655) [24JA]
    ------authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration 
        programs (H.R. 655), consideration (see H. Res. 136) [1MY]
    ------downsize personnel levels and terminate certain research at 
        nondefense laboratories (see H.R. 1510) [7AP]
    ------establish Laboratory Facilities Commission (see H.R. 87) 
        [9JA]
    ------privatization of defense nuclear facilities (see H.R. 1526, 
        1628) [7AP] [12MY]
    ------streamline and establish missions for laboratories (see H.R. 
        2142) [31JY]
    Dept. of HUD: abolish (see H.R. 1098, 2198) [1MR] [4AU]
    Dept. of Justice: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate certain internal criminal allegations (see H.R. 
        451) [9JA]
    Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1564) [3MY]
    ------consolidate foreign affairs agencies (see H.R. 1561, 1562) 
        [3MY]
    ------consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 155, 156) [22MY] [25MY]
    ------establish position of Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism (see 
        H.R. 22) [9JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: allow State employees to perform certain 
        work during a Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 2677) 
        [20NO]
    ------allow State employees to perform certain work during a 
        Federal Government shutdown (H.R. 2677), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 323) [21DE]
    ------establish Minerals Management Service (see H.R. 1813) [9JN]
    Dept. of Trade: establish (see H.R. 2325) [13SE]
    Dept. of Transportation: simplify and improve organization (see 
        H.R. 1440) [6AP]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2002) [11JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2002), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 194) [19JY]

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    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2002), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 241) [24OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: exempt certain full-time health care 
        professionals from restrictions on outside professional 
        activities (see H.R. 1384) [4AP]
    ------limit per diem payments to State veterans homes (see H.R. 
        2112) [25JY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2127) [27JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2127), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 208) [1AU]
    Drug abuse: employee testing within the executive branch of the 
        Government (see H.R. 136) [9JA]
    Federal aid programs: termination dates (see H.R. 216) [9JA]
    Federal employees: allow furloughed employees to work voluntarily 
        during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2667, 2769) [19NO] 
        [13DE]
    ------funding for pay adjustments and comparability payments 
        through reductions in agency spending on service contracts 
        (see H.R. 1409) [5AP]
    ------priority placement program for employees affected by 
        reductions-in-force (see H.R. 2082) [20JY]
    ------prohibit the contracting out of certain duties (see H.R. 
        1410) [5AP]
    ------reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 2090) [21JY]
    ------reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions 
        (see H.R. 2825) [21DE]
    ------strengthen post-employment restrictions on certain executive 
        and legislative branch officials (see H.R. 1576, 2031, 2498) 
        [3MY] [13JY] [18OC]
    Foreign trade: provide trade agreements authority to the President 
        (see H.R. 2371) [21SE]
    Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or 
        false statements to all branches of Government (see H.R. 1678) 
        [18MY]
    ------avoid costs and disruption of agency shutdowns when there is 
        a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 2069) [19JY]
    ------awarding of competitive contracts in acquiring and operating 
        Federal motor vehicle fleets (see H.R. 1981) [30JN]
    ------continuance of pay and authority to make certain 
        expenditures and obligations when there is a lapse in 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2007) [11JY]
    ------continuance of pay when there is a lapse in appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2184, 2662) [3AU] [17NO]
    ------eliminate and modify reporting requirements by Federal 
        departments and agencies (see H.R. 2331) [14SE]
    ------Federal assessment of whether Federal regulations could 
        result in the taking of private property (see H.R. 130) [9JA]
    ------improve determination procedures for the taking of private 
        property (see H.R. 1277) [21MR]
    ------improve information dissemination and printing procedures 
        (see H.R. 1024) [23FE]
    ------improve the acquisition workforce of civilian Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 1770) [7JN]
    ------improve use of risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis by 
        Federal agencies (see H.R. 690) [25JA]
    ------procure from the private sector the goods and services 
        necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 28) 
        [9JA]
    ------prohibit expenditure of funds for the promotion of 
        homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle (see H.R. 
        862) [8FE]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (see H.R. 2169, 2268, 2564) [2AU] [6SE] 
        [31OC]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (H.R. 2564), consideration (see H. Res. 
        269) [15NO]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 116) [29NO]
    ------require Federal agencies acquiring surplus property from 
        closure of military installations to retain possession and use 
        for agency purposes (see H.R. 1265) [16MR]
    ------require Federal agencies to apply value engineering (see 
        H.R. 719) [27JA]
    ------review all departments and agencies and their programs (see 
        H.R. 1763) [7JN]
    Government regulations: cumulative cost/benefit accounting 
        statement for regulatory programs (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    ------enforcement relative to publication in final form within 18 
        months of general notice of proposed rulemaking (see H.R. 
        1681) [18MY]
    ------provide authority to issue rulings respecting application of 
        laws under their jurisdiction (see H.R. 2377) [21SE]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 830) [6FE]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 91) [21FE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 994) [21FE]
    ------reform regulatory process (see H.R. 821, 926, 1022, 1839) 
        [3FE] [14FE] [23FE] [14JN]
    ------reform regulatory process (H.R. 926), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 100) [27FE]
    ------reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 96) [24FE]
    ------require approval by law all agency rules and regulations 
        (see H.R. 47) [9JA]
    House Rules: prohibit legislation designating buildings or 
        structures in honor of Members of Congress, Federal judges, of 
        executive branch officers until 5 years after their retirement 
        (see H. Res. 199) [21JY]
    Immigration: separate administration of the INS and Border Patrol 
        (see H.R. 569) [19JA]
    Lobbyists: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence 
        the Federal Government (see H.R. 119) [9JA]
    Merit Systems Protection Board: performance of certain hearings 
        functions only by administrative law judges (see H.R. 1983) 
        [30JN]
    National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: 
        establish (see H.R. 217) [9JA]
    Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate 
        between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436) 
        [9JA]
    O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: call for resignation and investigation of 
        travel expenditures (see H. Res. 308) [15DE]
    ------investigation of funds used to analyze media coverage of 
        Dept. of Energy (see H. Res. 283) [28NO]
    OMB: report number of individuals employed by non-Federal entities 
        providing Government services (see H.R. 1412) [5AP]
    Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative 
        to regulatory restrictions (see H.R. 925) [14FE]
    ------compensation to owners of private property relative to 
        regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), consideration (see H. Res. 
        101) [28FE]
    ------private property owner rights (see H.R. 790) [1FE]
    Regulatory Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 122) [9JA]
    SBA: transfer to the Dept. of the Treasury (see H.R. 2125) [27JY]
    Small business: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 1979) [30JN]
    Telecommunications: improve coordination of telecommunications 
        policy within the executive branch (see H.R. 181) [9JA]
    U.S. Trade Administration: establish (see H.R. 2124) [27JY]
    Veterans: Government employment preference for active duty service 
        veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 
        2510) [19OC]
    Water pollution: Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 
        364) [9JA]
    Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 1736) [25MY]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2002) [20OC]
    Paperwork Reduction Act (S. 244) [3AP]
    Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution (H.R. 2491) 
        [15NO] [20NO]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67) 
        [26JN]
  Messages
    Deferral of Budgetary Resources: President Clinton [6FE]
    Dept. of HUD Report: President Clinton [13JN]
    Federal Advisory Committees: President Clinton [6SE]
    Federal Budget, Fiscal Year 1996: President Clinton [6FE]
    Science and Technology Report: President Clinton [29MR]
    Veto of H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget 
        Resolution: President Clinton [6DE]
  Motions
    Appropriations: ensure that Federal expenditures remain 
        accountable to the House of Representatives (H. Res. 57) [7FE]
    Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491) 
        [26OC] [30OC]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        conference report [20NO]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), 
        consideration (H. Res. 321) [22DE]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        67) [8JN]
    Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561) 
        [8JN]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2002) [8SE]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2127) [3AU]
    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830) 
        [10MR]
    ------reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022) [28FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 67, Setting 
        Forth the Federal Budget for 1996-2002: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 175) (H. Rept. 104-165) [28JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2002, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 241) (H. Rept. 104-289) [24OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of 
        the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 104-348) [16NO]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 67, Setting Forth the Federal Budget 
        for 1996-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 149) (H. 
        Rept. 104-125) [16MY]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 122, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 1996-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 309) 
        (H. Rept. 104-423) [18DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 655, Hydrogen Future Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 104-108) [1MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 830, Paperwork Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 104-43) [21FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 925, Private Property Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (H. Res. 101) (H. Rept. 104-61) [28FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 926, Regulatory Reform and Relief Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 104-52) 
        [27FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1022, Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 104-51) 
        [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1162, Deficit Reduction Lockbox Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 218) (H. Rept. 104-243) 
        [12SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 155) (H. Rept. 104-129) 
        [22MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 156) (H. Rept. 104-130) 
        [25MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1670, Federal Acquisition Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 219) (H. Rept. 104-244) 
        [12SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        194) (H. Rept. 104-195) [19JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2127, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations:

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        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 208) (H. Rept. 104-224) 
        [1AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent 
        Budget Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) 
        (H. Rept. 104-292) [25OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2564, Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 104-342) [15NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2677, Allow State Employees To Perform 
        Certain Dept. of the Interior Work During a Federal Government 
        Shutdown: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 
        104-442) [21DE]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to Conference Report on H.R. 
        2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 279) (H. Rept. 104-354) 
        [18NO]
    Deficit Reduction Lockbox Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 
        1162) (H. Rept. 104-205) [25JY]
    Dept. of Commerce Abolishment: Committee on Ways and Means (House) 
        (H.R. 1756) (H. Rept. 104-260) [21SE]
    Dept. of Energy Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration 
        Programs Authorization: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 
        655) (H. Rept. 104-95) [30MR]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2002) (H. Rept. 104-286) [20OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2002) (H. Rept. 
        104-177) [11JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Authority Extension: Committee on 
        Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 2353) (H. Rept. 104-275) [12OC]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2127) (H. Rept. 104-209) [27JY]
    Exempt Certain Full-Time Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care 
        Professionals From Restrictions on Outside Professional 
        Activities: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1384) 
        (H. Rept. 104-226) [2AU]
    Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (S. 790) (H. Rept. 
        104-327) [8NO]
    Foreign Trade Agreements Authority to the President: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2371) (H. Rept. 104-285) [20OC]
    Government Regulations Reform: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 104-284) [19OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 104-
        284) [7NO]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        2564) (H. Rept. 104-339) [14NO]
    Paperwork Reduction Act: Committee of Conference (S. 244) (H. 
        Rept. 104-99) [3AP]
    ------Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        830) (H. Rept. 104-37) [15FE]
    Private Property Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 925) (H. Rept. 104-46) [23FE]
    Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 104-347) [15NO]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 104-350) 
        [18NO]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 104-
        280) [17OC]
    Reduce Discretionary Spending Limits in Appropriations Bills: 
        Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 1219) (H. Rept. 104-89) 
        [23MR]
    Regulatory Reform and Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 926) (H. Rept. 104-48) [23FE]
    Require Federal Agencies To Differentiate Between Organic Oils and 
        Petroleum Based Oils: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        436) (H. Rept. 104-262) [27SE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 104-262) 
        [27SE]
    Revise and Streamline Federal Procurement and Acquisition Laws: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        1670) (H. Rept. 104-222) [1AU]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1996-2002: Committee of 
        Conference (H. Con. Res. 67) (H. Rept. 104-159) [26JN]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 67) (H. Rept. 
        104-120) [15MY]

EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Administrative Conference of the U.S.: extend (see H.R. 2291) 
        [8SE]
    Congressional Award Board: revise and extend authorities (see H.R. 
        2396) [25SE]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2020) [12JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 190) [17JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 267) [14NO]
    Independent counsel: reauthorize (see H.R. 892) [10FE]
    NSC: establish positions of Director, Deputy Director, and Senior 
        Directors (see H.R. 1494) [7AP]
    Office of Small Business Advocacy: establish (see H.R. 2125) 
        [27JY]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2020) 
        [25OC]
  Motions
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 2020) [19JY] [8SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2020, Dept. of the 
        Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, 
        and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 267) (Rept. 104-338) [14NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 190) (H. 
        Rept. 104-190) [17JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 2020) (H. Rept. 104-291) [25OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2020) (H. Rept. 
        104-183) [12JY]

EXECUTIVE PROTECTIVE SERVICE
see Secret Service

EXPEDITED FUNDS AVAILABILITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Territories: clarify application to American Samoa and Guam (see 
        H.R. 1800) [8JN]

EXPLOSIVES
related term(s) Firearms
  Bills and resolutions
    Government regulations: Federal permit requirements for 
        distribution or receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488) [11JA]
    ------require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 1568) [3MY]
    Regulation (see H.R. 43) [9JA]

EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT
  Messages
    International Emergency Economic Powers Act: President Clinton 
        [21MR]
    Processing of Export License Applications: President Clinton [6DE]

EXPORT ADMINISTRATON ACT
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Lapse of Export Administration Act: 
        President Clinton [29SE]

EXPORT-IMPORT BANK
  Bills and resolutions
    Financial institutions: tied aid credit program reauthorization 
        (see H.R. 2203) [4AU]

EXPORTS
see Foreign Trade

EXUBERANCE (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2457) [10OC]

FAIR DEBT COLLECTION PRACTICES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Administration: improve (see H.R. 1711) [25MY]

FAIR HOUSING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older 
        persons (see H.R. 660) [24JA]
    ------modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons 
        (H.R. 660), consideration (see H. Res. 126) [3AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 660, Housing for Older Persons Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 126) (H. Rept. 104-98) 
        [3AP]
    Housing for Older Persons Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 660) (H. Rept. 104-91) [28MR]

FAIR LABOR STANDARDS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of 
        materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114) [2MR]
    ------child labor provisions relative to the operation of 
        automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089) [20JY]
    ------reform child labor laws (see H.R. 1049) [24FE]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages 
        based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507) [7AP]
    Colleges and universities: allow employees in classified positions 
        to serve in other academic capacities (see H.R. 2134) [27JY]
    Correctional institutions: exemption from Fair Labor Standards Act 
        for inmates in certain programs (see H.R. 868) [8FE]
    Courts: exempt State and local court reporters from certain 
        Federal compensatory time requirements (see H.R. 1225) [14MR]
    ------limit the award of liquidated damages to employees of States 
        and political subdivisions (see H.R. 1505) [7AP]
    Employment: clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage 
        and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531) [25OC]
    ------leave policies relative to minimum wage and overtime 
        exemptions (see H.R. 946) [15FE]
    ------make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside 
        sales personnel (see H.R. 1226) [14MR]
    ------provide limited exemptions from certain child labor 
        provisions (see H.R. 1228) [14MR]
    Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from 
        certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to 
        volunteer work in a professional capacity (see H.R. 94) [9JA]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 940) [14FE]
    Tobacco products: treatment of overtime exemptions for employees 
        relative to the sale and processing of green and cigar leaf 
        tobacco (see H.R. 636) [23JA]
  Messages
    Working Wage Increase Act: President Clinton [13FE]
  Reports filed
    Child Labor Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act Relative to 
        Loading of Materials Into Balers and Compacters: Committee on 
        Economic and Educational Opportunities (H.R. 1114) (H. Rept. 
        104-278) [17OC]
    Exempt State and Local Court Reporters From Certain Federal 
        Compensatory Time Requirements: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 104-
        219) [1AU]

FAIR PAY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1507) [7AP]

FAIR TRADE LAWS
see Foreign Trade

FALEOMAVAEGA, ENI F.H. (a Delegate from American Samoa)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    American Samoa: multiyear program for economic development and 
        self-sufficiency (see H.R. 1306) [23MR]

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    ------nutrition assistance programs (see H.R. 1059) [27FE]
    ------SSI benefits (see H.R. 1060) [27FE]
    American Samoa Study Commission: establish (see H.R. 2624) [13NO]
    Expedited Funds Availability Act: clarify application to American 
        Samoa and Guam (see H.R. 1800) [8JN]
    France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear 
        weapons (see H. Con. Res. 80) [30JN]
    Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: clarify 
        self-governance provisions (see H.R. 2623) [13NO]
    Native Americans: extend Federal recognition to certain Indian 
        groups (see H.R. 671, 2591) [25JA] [7NO]

FALMOUTH, MA
  Bills and resolutions
    Navigation project: deauthorize portion (see H.R. 1106) [1MR]

FAMILIES AND DOMESTIC RELATIONS
related term(s) Children and Youth
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE] [24OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    AFDC: provide grants for demonstration projects to coordinate the 
        administration of services to needy families with children 
        (see H.R. 710) [26JA]
    ------reform (see H.R. 741, 886) [30JA] [9FE]
    ------remove disincentives that prevent recipients from moving 
        toward self-sufficiency (see H.R. 950) [15FE]
    ------replace the Job Opportunities Basic Skills Training Program 
        with self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 865) [8FE]
    ------replace with State block grant programs (see H.R. 513) 
        [13JA]
    ------weekly benefits relative to employment or attendance at 
        courses at educational institutions (see H.R. 220) [9JA]
    Armed Forces: provide benefits under the survivor benefit plan to 
        surviving spouses of certain retired members (see H.R. 107) 
        [9JA]
    ------provide benefits under the survivor benefit plan to 
        surviving spouses of certain retirement-eligible reserve 
        members (see H.R. 1760) [7JN]
    ------use of military health care system and commissary stores by 
        an unremarried former spouse (see H.R. 1726, 2096) [25MY] 
        [21JY]
    Child support: denial of passports to noncustodial parents 
        relative to nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 993) [21FE]
    Children and youth: adoption services (see H.R. 1066, 1166) [27FE] 
        [8MR]
    ------child support enforcement (see H.R. 785, 801, 906, 2269) 
        [1FE] [2FE] [13FE] [6SE]
    ------child welfare services relative to foster care (see H.R. 
        586) [19JA]
    ------interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court 
        orders (see H.R. 95) [9JA]
    ------protect parental rights (see H.R. 1946) [28JN]
    ------provide child care through public-private partnerships (see 
        H.R. 986) [16FE]
    ------provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child 
        or provide foster care (see H.R. 2237) [4AU]
    ------require monthly reporting of child support obligations to 
        consumer credit agencies (see H.R. 314) [9JA]
    ------rights (see H.R. 278) [9JA]
    ------treatment of abandoned infants relative to foster care (see 
        H.R. 1044) [24FE]
    ------treatment of adult relatives willing to provide care (see 
        H.R. 2387) [21SE]
    Citizenship: constitutional amendment restricting citizenship by 
        virtue of birth in U.S. (see H.J. Res. 56, 64, 87, 88, 93) 
        [19JA] [26JA] [3MY] [17MY] [25MY]
    ------status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not 
        citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 705, 1363) 
        [26JA] [30MR]
    Civil liberties: provide protection for family privacy (H.R. 
        1271), consideration (see H. Res. 125) [3AP]
    ------provide protection for family protection (see H.R. 1271) 
        [21MR]
    Civil Rights Act: availability of information on reproductive 
        health services at federally or State funded family planning 
        clinics (see H.R. 641) [23JA]
    Courts: clerical and technical corrections to criminal justice 
        system (see H.R. 2538) [26OC]
    ------enforcement of child support obligations by requiring the 
        use of liens against property of persons owing overdue support 
        (see H.R. 1029) [23FE]
    ------modify jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to abortion 
        (see H.R. 1624, 1958) [12MY] [29JN]
    ------restrict the authority of the Superior Court of the District 
        of Columbia over certain cases involving child custody and 
        visitation rights (see H.R. 1855) [15JN]
    Crime: distribute to community-based organizations information on 
        the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 2818) 
        [20DE]
    ------national policy to control crime and reform court procedures 
        (see H.R. 3, 920) [9JA] [13FE]
    Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 1704) 
        [24MY]
    Dept. of HHS: establish domestic violence community response teams 
        (see H.R. 2665) [18NO]
    District of Columbia: transfer title of real property in Anacostia 
        Park to facilitate construction of the National Children's 
        Island (see H.R. 1508) [7AP]
    Education: provide State and local assistance to improve adult 
        education and family literacy (see H.R. 1605) [10MY]
    Employment: clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage 
        and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531) [25OC]
    ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards 
        from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 2140) [28JY]
    ------provide for worker security, improve pension plan funding, 
        and reform insurance policies (see H.R. 1048) [24FE]
    Foreign Service: retirement, survivor, and health benefits for 
        spouses relative to misconduct or disloyalty of officials (see 
        H.R. 674) [25JA]
    Government: prohibit expenditure of funds for the promotion of 
        homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle (see H.R. 
        862) [8FE]
    Guardians: require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants 
        to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289) [22MR]
    Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth 
        defects (see H.R. 1010) [22FE]
    Health care professionals: training for the identification and 
        referral of victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1521) [7AP]
    Housing: creation of low-income housing trust fund relative to tax 
        treatment of mortgage interest, property tax deductions, and 
        inherited property (see H.R. 1016) [22FE]
    ------prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying 
        units in housing projects for elderly families (see H.R. 117) 
        [9JA]
    Immigration: payment of single fee by petitioners filing 
        concurrently for immigration classification on the basis of 
        immediate relative status (see H.R. 1638) [15MY]
    Immigration and Nationality Act: amend by substituting ``children 
        born out of wedlock'' for ``illegitimate children'' references 
        (see H.R. 1204) [10MR]
    Income: unemployment compensation relative to family or medical 
        leave reasons (see H.R. 1730) [25MY]
    Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on evidence of 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 1191) [9MR]
    ------prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim 
        of domestic violence (see H.R. 1201, 1920, 2654) [10MR] [22JN] 
        [16NO]
    Interstate Child Support Enforcement Act: enact (see H.R. 195) 
        [9JA]
    Law enforcement officers: death benefits for retired public safety 
        officers (see H.R. 1572) [3MY]
    Parents: strengthen rights (see H.R. 11) [9JA]
    Pensions: cost-of-living contribution increases for uniformed 
        services retirees relative to survivor annuities (see H.R. 
        2102) [24JY]
    Public Health Service: terminate family planning programs (see 
        H.R. 1623) [12MY]
    Public welfare programs: assist low income families and seniors 
        relative to severe heat emergencies (see H.R. 2109) [25JY]
    ------prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child 
        support payments (see H.R. 104) [9JA]
    ------prohibit transfer of legal custody of children for the sole 
        purpose of obtaining public service benefits (see H.R. 446) 
        [9JA]
    ------reduction of teenage pregnancy rates and encouragement of 
        parental responsibility (see H.R. 1115) [2MR]
    ------reform (see H.R. 4, 999, 1181) [9JA] [21FE] [9MR]
    ------reform (H.R. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 117, 119) [16MR] 
        [21MR]
    ------reform (H.R. 4), consideration of conference report (see H. 
        Res. 319) [20DE]
    Schools: provide free lunches and breakfasts to economically 
        disadvantaged students (see H. Con. Res. 49) [24MR]
    Sequoia National Park: renewal of cabin permits to heirs in 
        Mineral King Addition (see H.R. 2528) [25OC]
    Social Security: repeal offset for annuities under the survivor 
        benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces 
        members (see H.R. 2214) [4AU]
    ------require States to permit a chronically-ill parent to appoint 
        a standby guardian for a minor without surrendering parental 
        rights (see H.R. 709) [26JA]
    States: use of automated data retrieval system for child and 
        spousal support enforcement (see H.R. 2288) [8SE]
    Taxation: eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time 
        exclusion of gain on the sale of a principle residence (see 
        H.R. 1660) [17MY]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 881) [9FE]
    ------establish estate tax credit for certain employees of 
        international organizations equivalent to the limited marital 
        deduction (see H.R. 1401) [5AP]
    ------increase the child care credit for lower-income working 
        parents (see H.R. 131) [9JA]
    ------provide credits for families and reform the marriage penalty 
        (see H.R. 6) [9JA]
    ------rates (see H.R. 1215) [13MR]
    ------rates (H.R. 1215), consideration (see H. Res. 128) [4AP]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 784, 1039) [1FE] [24FE]
    ------treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1167, 1819, 1985) 
        [8MR] [13JN] [30JN]
    ------treatment of businesses with employees working in their home 
        or in telecommuting centers (see H.R. 1316) [24MR]
    ------treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1099, 1212) 
        [1MR] [10MR]
    ------treatment of estates and trusts using similar rates 
        applicable to married individuals filing separate returns (see 
        H.R. 329) [9JA]
    ------treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax 
        (see H.R. 2190) [3AU]
    ------treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see 
        H.R. 708, 1040) [26JA] [24FE]
    Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new 
        televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and 
        limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 
        1807, 2030) [8JN] [13JY]
    USIA: extension of au pair programs (see H.R. 2767) [13DE]
    Veterans: dependency and indemnity compensation benefits relative 
        to remarriage of surviving spouses (see H.R. 469) [11JA]
    ------minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain 
        unmarried (see H.R. 1090) [1MR]
    Women: availability of information on reproductive health services 
        (see H. Res. 118) [16MR]
    ------protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 776) [1FE]

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  Conference reports
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (H.R. 4) [21DE]
  Messages
    Middle-Class Bill of Rights Tax Relief Act: President Clinton 
        [13FE]
  Motions
    Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4) [22MR] [24MR] [6DE]
    ------reform (H.R. 4), conference report [21DE]
    Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215) [5AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4, Personal 
        Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 104-431) [20DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 117) (H. Rept. 104-83) [16MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 119) (H. Rept. 104-85) 
        [21MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1215, Contract With America Tax Relief Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 128) (H. Rept. 104-100) 
        [4AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1271, Family Privacy Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 104-97) 
        [3AP]
    Contract With America Tax Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1215) (H. Rept. 104-84) [21MR]
    Criminal Justice System Clerical and Technical Corrections: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2538) (H. Rept. 104-
        391) [11DE]
    Family Privacy Protection Act: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 1271) (H. Rept. 104-94) [29MR]
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 104-430) [20DE]
    Senior Citizen Housing Safety and Economic Relief Act: Committee 
        on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 117) (H. Rept. 
        104-281) [18OC]
    State Use of Automated Data Retrieval System for Child and Spousal 
        Support Enforcement: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2288) (H. Rept. 104-250) [19SE]
    Transfer Title of Real Property in Anacostia Park to the District 
        of Columbia To Facilitate Construction of the National 
        Children's Island: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1508) 
        (H. Rept. 104-277) [17OC]
    Welfare Reform Consolidation Act: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 999) (H. Rept. 104-75) 
        [10MR]

FAMILY PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1271): consideration (see H. Res. 125) [3AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1271, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 104-97) [3AP]
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 1271) (H. Rept. 104-94) [29MR]

FAMILY SELF-SUFFICIENCY ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
    ------H.R. 4, provisions [24OC]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 4) [6DE]

FARM CREDIT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.: improve operation (see H.R. 
        2130) [27JY]

FARM CREDIT ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow employees to 
        enroll (see H.R. 2033) [13JY]

FARM CREDIT BANKS
  Bills and resolutions
    Credit: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (see H.R. 2029) 
        [13JY]
  Reports filed
    Farm Credit Bank Regulatory Burden Reduction: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2029) (H. Rept. 104-421) [18DE]

FARMERS
see Agriculture

FARR, SAM (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in 
        production capacity (see H.R. 2429) [29SE]
    California: tribute to language diversity efforts by Monterey 
        Peninsula community leaders (see H. Res. 266) [14NO]
    Citizenship: demonstration projects to celebrate process of 
        becoming and being U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1980) [30JN]
    Dept. of Agriculture: emergency assistance for crop losses in 
        federally designated disaster areas (see H.R. 1430) [6AP]
    Fort Ord, CA: convey certain real property to Seaside, CA (see 
        H.R. 731) [30JA]
    Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: implement basin management 
        plan to eliminate groundwater overdraft and seawater intrusion 
        (see H.R. 2549) [26OC]
    Taxation: treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational 
        boaters (see H.R. 1821) [13JN]

FATTAH, CHAKA (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Business and industry: require profit-sharing plans for the 
        provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705) 
        [5DE]

FAWELL, HARRIS W. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Children and youth: treatment of abandoned infants relative to 
        foster care (see H.R. 1044) [24FE]
    Contracts: standards and regulations for Government procurement 
        contracts (see H.R. 1959) [29JN]
    Courts: exempt State and local court reporters from certain 
        Federal compensatory time requirements (see H.R. 1225) [14MR]
    Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and 
        retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers 
        and firefighters (see H.R. 849) [7FE]
    ------make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside 
        sales personnel (see H.R. 1226) [14MR]
    ------payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned 
        vehicles (see H.R. 1227) [14MR]
    ERISA: improve pension plan funding (see H.R. 37) [9JA]
    ------provide for worker security, improve pension plan funding, 
        and reform insurance policies (see H.R. 35, 36) [9JA]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 995, 996) [21FE]
    Service Contract Act: repeal (see H.R. 246) [9JA]

FAZIO, VIC (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards [28MR]
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
    Committee To Escort the President [24JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1854, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [26JY]
    ------H.R. 1905, energy and water development appropriations [7SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        12, 31, 186, 229, 281) [9JA] [12JY] [13JY] [27SE] [20NO]
    Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations 
        (see H.J. Res. 101) [13JY]
    Frazer, Delegate: election to the Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (see H. Res. 46) [27JA]
    Sanders, Representative: election to standing committees (see H. 
        Res. 13) [9JA]

FEDERAL ACQUISITION REFORM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 1670): consideration (see H. Res. 219) [12SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1670, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 219) (H. Rept. 104-244) [12SE]

FEDERAL AGENCIES
see Executive Departments

FEDERAL AGRICULTURAL MORTGAGE CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Operation: improve (see H.R. 2130) [27JY]

FEDERAL AID PROGRAMS
related term(s) Public Welfare Programs
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE] [24OC]
    ------H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1617, consolidate Federal job training programs [24OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    AFDC: deny benefits to children who have not received preventive 
        health care or been immunized (see H.R. 191) [9JA]
    ------provide grants for demonstration projects to coordinate the 
        administration of services to needy families with children 
        (see H.R. 710) [26JA]
    ------reform (see H.R. 741, 886) [30JA] [9FE]
    ------remove disincentives that prevent recipients from moving 
        toward self-sufficiency (see H.R. 950) [15FE]
    ------replace with State block grant programs (see H.R. 513) 
        [13JA]
    ------weekly benefits relative to employment or attendance at 
        courses at educational institutions (see H.R. 220) [9JA]
    Agriculture: consolidate grants for State rural development 
        programs (see H.R. 2590) [7NO]
    ------establish marketing loans and total acreage base for upland 
        cotton, feed grains, rice, oilseeds, and wheat (see H.R. 2532) 
        [25OC]
    ------improve agricultural resources conservation programs (see 
        H.R. 2542) [26OC]
    ------improve operation of flue-cured and burley tobacco programs 
        (see H.R. 2653) [16NO]
    ------limit farm program payments to certain producers relative to 
        amount of off-farm earnings (see H.R. 1719) [25MY]
    ------provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in 
        production capacity (see H.R. 2429) [29SE]
    ------repeal price support and agricultural promotion programs 
        (see H.R. 2787) [15DE]
    ------research, promotion, and market development of canola and 
        rapeseed products (see H.R. 2509) [19OC]
    ------revise soybean promotion, research, and consumer information 
        programs (see H.R. 2577) [2NO]
    American Samoa: nutrition assistance programs (see H.R. 1059) 
        [27FE]
    ------SSI benefits (see H.R. 1060) [27FE]
    Appalachian Regional Commission: funding (see H.R. 312, 2145) 
        [9JA] [31JY]
    Appropriations: use of funding by local governments and nonprofit 
        organizations in accordance with approved local flexibility 
        plans (see H.R. 2086) [20JY]
    Armed Forces: establish commission to review regular military 
        compensation relative to financial assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 673) [25JA]
    Barnegat Bay, NJ: eligibility for priority consideration under the 
        National Estuary Program (see H.R. 679) [25JA]
    Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 754) [31JA]
    ------pneumoconiosis claims (see H.R. 615) [20JA]
    Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (see 
        H.R. 1158, 1159, 1864, 1927, 1944) [8MR] [15JN] [27JN] [28JN]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1158), consideration (see H. Res. 115) [14MR]

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    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1158), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 151) 
        [17MY]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1944), consideration (see H. Res. 176) [28JN]
    Business and industry: economic assistance to States and 
        localities relative to business incentives provided (see H.R. 
        286) [9JA]
    ------use of community development block grant funds for 
        employment relocation activities (see H.R. 463) [11JA]
    Children and youth: establish community-based youth development 
        block grant program (see H.R. 2807) [18DE]
    ------guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 
        2066) [19JY]
    ------provide grants to improve the quality and availability of 
        comprehensive education, health, and social services (see H.R. 
        1284) [21MR]
    Civil Rights Act: availability of information on reproductive 
        health services at federally or State funded family planning 
        clinics (see H.R. 641) [23JA]
    Colleges and universities: participation in Pell Grant Program 
        relative to Federal Stafford Loan Program default rate (see 
        H.R. 2038) [13JY]
    ------prohibit Federal grants or contracts to institutions that 
        prevent access to campus for ROTC or military recruiting (see 
        H.R. 142, 1118) [9JA] [2MR]
    ------student loan default rate limitations relative to Hispanic-
        serving institutions (see H.R. 366) [9JA]
    Community service: redefine block grant eligible entities (see 
        H.R. 2460) [11OC]
    Crime: deny Federal benefits to persons convicted of fraudulent 
        representation of residency in more than one State (see H.R. 
        404) [9JA]
    Dept. of Agriculture: extend certain authorities (see H.R. 2775) 
        [13DE]
    Dept. of Commerce: enhance manufacturing technology programs (see 
        H.R. 1844) [14JN]
    Dept. of HHS: establish domestic violence community response teams 
        (see H.R. 2665) [18NO]
    Dept. of HUD: assistance program eligibility for organizations 
        that promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or 
        ethnicity (see H.R. 656) [24JA]
    ------grants for economic development loan assistance in certain 
        Federal enterprise communities (see H.R. 494) [11JA]
    ------grants to depressed communities for economic development 
        based on unemployment level (see H.R. 1017) [22FE]
    ------permit rent reductions for certain public housing projects 
        receiving assistance (see H.R. 624) [20JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant 
        mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44) [9JA]
    ------extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served 
        during wartime (see H.R. 2215) [4AU]
    ------making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 134) [20DE]
    ------making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 317) [20DE]
    Disasters: clarify primary responsibility of States for disaster 
        relief, establish private corporations to insure against risks 
        and costs, and provide for reimbursable Federal assistance 
        activities (see H.R. 824; H. Con. Res. 39) [3FE] [14MR]
    ------ensure Federal assistance eligibility for certain nonprofit 
        facilities open to the public (see H.R. 664) [24JA]
    ------establish a Federal insurance program for catastrophic 
        earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes (see H.R. 
        1731) [25MY]
    ------State repayment of emergency assistance loans (see H.R. 
        1413) [5AP]
    Ecology and environment: provide assistance to rural and 
        disadvantaged communities under the State water pollution 
        control revolving loan program (see H.R. 692) [26JA]
    Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for 
        cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 
        2178) [3AU]
    Education: establish loan guarantee program for telecommunications 
        satellites dedicated to instructional programming (see H.R. 
        1908) [21JN]
    ------funding for higher education financial aid programs (see H. 
        Res. 122) [29MR]
    ------Impact Aid Program technical corrections (see H.R. 1894) 
        [20JN]
    ------increase assistance relative to skills or specialties for 
        which there are critical shortages (see H.R. 1116) [2MR]
    ------low-income school choice demonstration program (see H.R. 
        1640) [15MY]
    ------prevent double counting of income in conducting needs 
        analysis for student assistance (see H.R. 162) [9JA]
    ------provide demonstration grants to secondary schools to extend 
        the academic year (see H.R. 2252) [4AU]
    ------reform workforce training and literacy programs (see H.R. 
        2332) [14SE]
    ------require expulsion of students convicted of violent crimes in 
        schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 2698) [30NO]
    ------substitute educational quality evaluations for cohort 
        default rates in eligibility determinations for student 
        assistance programs (see H.R. 903) [13FE]
    Employment: allowances for workers undergoing retraining after 
        being displaced by NAFTA consequences (see H.R. 1231) [14MR]
    ------consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 511, 
        1120, 1617) [13JA] [2MR] [11MY]
    ------consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 222) [18SE]
    ------improve employment and training assistance for dislocated 
        workers (see H.R. 1422) [6AP]
    ------job creation programs (see H.R. 805) [2FE]
    ------self-employment assistance programs (see H.R. 1789) [8JN]
    ------training assistance (see H.R. 998) [21FE]
    Families and domestic relations: adoption services (see H.R. 1066, 
        1166) [27FE] [8MR]
    ------provide equal leave benefits for parents who adopt a child 
        or provide foster care (see H.R. 2237) [4AU]
    Federal employees: reemployment assistance relative to workforce 
        reductions (see H.R. 2825) [21DE]
    Food stamps: program integrity (see H.R. 1093) [1MR]
    ------reduce fraud (see H.R. 1094) [1MR]
    ------reform program (see H.R. 1135) [6MR]
    Guam: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1069) [27FE]
    Health: adolescent health demonstration projects (see H.R. 172) 
        [9JA]
    ------establish a national program of trained community health 
        advisers (see H.R. 2245) [4AU]
    ------maternity and housing services for pregnant women (see H.R. 
        1065) [27FE]
    ------prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 1649) [16MY]
    ------public participation in establishing locations of substance 
        abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 2427) [29SE]
    ------substance abuse and mental health performance partnerships 
        (see H.R. 2207) [4AU]
    Higher Education Act: qualify additional institutions for certain 
        programs (see H.R. 268) [9JA]
    Homeless: determination of the immunization status of children 
        living in certain federally assisted housing and shelters (see 
        H.R. 192) [9JA]
    ------require public notice and local hearings before certain 
        property is used to assist the homeless (see H.R. 1705) [24MY]
    Housing: benefits relative to the purchase of residential 
        cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1006) [21FE]
    ------creation of low-income housing trust fund relative to tax 
        treatment of mortgage interest, property tax deductions, and 
        inherited property (see H.R. 1016) [22FE]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 2406) [27SE]
    ------encourage gainful employment of residents of public housing 
        (see H.R. 921) [13FE]
    ------establish a national property reinsurance program directed 
        at underserved areas (see H.R. 1517) [7AP]
    ------expedite evictions from public housing (see H.R. 1773, 1988, 
        2340) [7JN] [30JN] [14SE]
    ------prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning 
        household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619) [11MY]
    ------use of community development block grants for direct 
        homeownership assistance (see H.R. 2304) [12SE]
    Immigration: asylum reform and prohibition of Federal benefits to 
        certain aliens (see H.R. 375) [9JA]
    ------prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens (see H.R. 341) 
        [9JA]
    Lobbyists: prohibit recipients of awards, grants, and contracts 
        from lobbying for their continuation (see H.R. 1130) [3MR]
    LSC: prohibit recipients of grants or contracts from soliciting 
        clients (see H.R. 1931) [27JN]
    Medicaid: eliminate State reimbursement requirements for 
        hospitals, nursing facilities, and intermediate care 
        facilities (see H.R. 2395) [25SE]
    ------Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 222) [9JA]
    ------improve Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 625, 
        818, 2226) [20JA] [3FE] [4AU]
    ------require HMOs and other managed care plans to make payments 
        relative to assistance provided by school-based health centers 
        (see H.R. 2420) [28SE]
    ------State response to hospital closings (see H.R. 168) [9JA]
    Medicare: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 25) [9JA]
    ------coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with 
        diabetes (see H.R. 1074) [28FE]
    ------expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 
        2777) [13DE]
    ------outpatient self-management training services for individuals 
        with diabetes (see H.R. 1073) [28FE]
    ------renal disease management services (see H.R. 1068) [27FE]
    Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see 
        H.R. 2480) [13OC]
    ------payment integrity (see H.R. 2280) [7SE]
    ------public examination of any changes in existing law relative 
        to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221) [13SE]
    Mississippi: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 644) [23JA]
    Poverty: corrections in data relative to cost-of-living statistics 
        (see H.R. 547) [17JA]
    ------publication of data (see H.R. 919) [13FE]
    Professional Trade Service Corps: establish (see H.R. 1567) [3MY]
    Public buildings: permit State and local governments to lease or 
        sell Federal-aid facilities without repayment of Federal 
        grants (see H.R. 1907) [21JN]
    Public health: establish standards for long-term care insurance 
        policies (see H.R. 1221) [14MR]
    Public Health Service: terminate family planning programs (see 
        H.R. 1623) [12MY]
    Public welfare programs: direct that certain Federal benefits be 
        provided only to U.S. citizens and nationals (see H.R. 482) 
        [11JA]
    ------eliminate benefits relative to probation and parole 
        violators and fugitive felons (see H.R. 118) [9JA]
    ------reform (see H.R. 4, 315, 759, 781, 819, 982, 999, 1146, 
        1157, 1181, 1214, 1250, 1267) [9JA] [31JA] [1FE] [3FE] [16FE] 
        [21FE] [7MR] [8MR] [9MR] [13MR] [15MR] [21MR]
    ------reform (H.R. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 117, 119) [16MR] 
        [21MR]
    ------reform (H.R. 4), consideration of conference report (see H. 
        Res. 319) [20DE]
    Public works: economic development programs (see H.R. 2145) [31JY]
    Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: reduce waiting period for 
        benefits (see H.R. 2594) [8NO]
    Railroads: abolish the Local Rail Freight Assistance Program (see 
        H.R. 2216) [4AU]
    ------preservation of infrastructure (see H.R. 2205) [4AU]
    Rockland County, NY: administration of Federal housing programs 
        (see H.R. 21) [9JA]
    Rural areas: health care (see H. Con. Res. 56) [4AP]

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    SBA: reduce level of participation in certain guaranteed loans 
        (see H.R. 1570) [3MY]
    Schools: provide free lunches and breakfasts to economically 
        disadvantaged students (see H. Con. Res. 49) [24MR]
    Small business: awarding of contracts to individuals considered 
        economically disadvantaged (see H.R. 2379) [21SE]
    ------install devices to improve safety at convenience stores (see 
        H.R. 2675) [20NO]
    ------modify the small business and capital ownership development 
        program (see H.R. 111) [9JA]
    Social Security: improve information provided in account 
        statements and distribute statements annually to beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 1319, 2312) [24MR] [12SE]
    ------increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2668, 2684; H. Con. Res. 
        109) [25OC] [20NO] [29NO]
    ------increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of 
        benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care 
        insurance (see H.R. 8) [9JA]
    ------increase earnings limit (H. Con. Res. 109), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 245) [25OC]
    ------maintain earnings test correlation between disability 
        insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits 
        (see H. Con. Res. 23) [3FE]
    ------treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 2571) 
        [1NO]
    Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI 
        presumptive disability benefit programs (see H.R. 1665) [17MY]
    SSI: financial incentives for nonprofit organizations to seek 
        eligible recipients (see H.R. 1664) [17MY]
    ------require benefits in the form of vouchers (see H.R. 612) 
        [20JA]
    ------require periodic reapplication and modify administrative 
        criteria relative to mental impairments (see H.R. 1974) [30JN]
    ------restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320) [13SE]
    States: ban the utilization of Federal funds to lure jobs and 
        businesses from other States (see H.R. 1842) [14JN]
    ------clarify reimbursement for employees carrying out Federal 
        programs during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2733, 2784) 
        [6DE] [14DE]
    ------eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to safety belt, 
        motorcycle helmet, speed limit, and drinking age laws (see 
        H.R. 607) [20JA]
    ------establish grants to reduce crime and poverty in poor 
        neighborhoods (see H.R. 1414) [5AP]
    Taxation: treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1027, 
        2461) [23FE] [11OC]
    Termination dates (see H.R. 216) [9JA]
    Texas: purchase of Bureau of Reclamation water supply projects 
        (see H.R. 2609) [9NO]
    Urban areas: economic redevelopment (see H.R. 1381) [3AP]
    Veterans: establish training programs to employ at public housing 
        authorities and management companies (see H.R. 505) [13JA]
    ------exclude certain income from consideration for determining 
        rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2091) 
        [21JY]
    ------improve health care programs (see H.R. 1385, 1468) [4AP] 
        [7AP]
    ------improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 1482) [7AP]
    ------revisions of benefits decisions based on clear and 
        unmistakable error (see H.R. 1483) [7AP]
    Virgin Islands: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1069) [27FE]
    Virginia: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 1165) [8MR]
    Water pollution: establish requirements and provide assistance to 
        prevent nonpoint sources of pollution (see H.R. 1132) [3MR]
  Conference reports
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (H.R. 4) [21DE]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 1158) [16MY]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 1158, Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: 
        President Clinton [7JN]
  Motions
    Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1158) [15MR] [16MR] [2MY]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1944) [29JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. 
        Res. 134) [20DE]
    Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4) [22MR] [24MR] [6DE]
    ------reform (H.R. 4), conference report [21DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4, Personal 
        Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 104-431) [20DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1158, Supplemental 
        Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 151) (H. Rept. 104-126) [17MY]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 109, Increase Social Security 
        Earnings Limit: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) (H. 
        Rept. 104-292) [25OC]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        317) (H. Rept. 104-428) [20DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 117) (H. Rept. 104-83) [16MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 119) (H. Rept. 104-85) 
        [21MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1158, Supplemental Appropriations and 
        Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 115) (H. 
        Rept. 104-78) [14MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1617, Consolidate Federal Job Training 
        Programs: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 222) (H. Rept. 
        104-249) [18SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1944, Supplemental Appropriations and 
        Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 176) (H. 
        Rept. 104-166) [28JN]
    Federal Job Training Programs Consolidation: Committee on Economic 
        and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1617) (H. Rept. 
        104-152) [22JN]
    Food Stamp Program Reform: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        1135) (H. Rept. 104-77) [14MR]
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 104-430) [20DE]
    Public Welfare Programs Reform: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1157) (H. Rept. 104-81) [15MR]
    Social Security Earnings Limit Increase: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2684) (H. Rept. 104-379) [4DE]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 104-124) [16MY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 
        104-70) [8MR]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1159) (H. Rept. 
        104-71) [8MR]
    Welfare Reform Consolidation Act: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 999) (H. Rept. 104-75) 
        [10MR]

FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION
related term(s) Department of Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: air carrier safety (see H.R. 590) [19JA]
    ------certification of airports serving commuter airlines (see 
        H.R. 1545) [2MY]
    ------develop information system on, and investigation of pilot 
        aptitude (see H.R. 2758, 2772) [12DE] [13DE]
    ------management and reduction of noise pollution (see H.R. 1971) 
        [29JN]
    ------regulation of interstate transportation by common carriers 
        engaged in civil aviation (see H.R. 2403) [27SE]
    ------remove air carrier departure and destination restrictions on 
        Dallas Love Field Airport (see H.R. 774) [1FE]
    ------transfer air traffic services to separate corporate entity 
        (see H.R. 1441) [6AP]
    Independent agency: establish (see H.R. 589, 1392, 2276) [19JA] 
        [4AP] [7SE]
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: abolish the Board of 
        Review (see H.R. 775, 1036, 1101) [1FE] [24FE] [1MR]
    ------reorganize and establish local review of proposals affecting 
        noise pollution (see H.R. 836) [6FE]
    Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft 
        operations at metropolitan airports (see H.R. 506) [13JA]
    Union County, NJ: transfer Eastern Regional Office (see H.R. 2832) 
        [22DE]
    William J. Hughes Technical Center, Pomona, NJ: designate (see 
        H.R. 1373) [30MR]

FEDERAL BANK AGENCY
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 17) [9JA]

FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Credit: disclosures by consumer reporting agencies to the FBI for 
        counterintelligence purposes (see H.R. 68) [9JA]
    Employment: use of volunteers for tours at training facilities and 
        main building (see H.R. 685) [26JA]
    Federal employees: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse 
        personnel actions (see H.R. 2683) [28NO]
    Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats 
        (see H.R. 1635, 1710, 2703, 2768) [15MY] [25MY] [5DE] [13DE]
    ------improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 
        1710), consideration (see H. Res. 240) [19OC]
  Reports filed
    Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1710) (H. Rept. 104-383) [5DE]

FEDERAL COAL MINE HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Coal: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see H.R. 
        293) [9JA]

FEDERAL COMMUNICATIONS COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 831, extend tax deduction for health insurance 
        costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition 
        of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies 
        [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1869) [16JN]
    Broadcasting: reduce restrictions on ownership of stations (see 
        H.R. 1556) [3MY]
    Licensing: competitive bidding in granting licenses and permits 
        (see H.R. 1218) [13MR]
    Media: promote diversity in media ownership, management, and 
        programming (see H.R. 177) [9JA]
    Satellite Home Viewer Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 1861) 
        [15JN]
    Small business: lower market entry barriers for businesses seeking 
        to provide telecommunication and information services (see 
        H.R. 187) [9JA]
    Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-
        employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies (see H.R. 831) 
        [6FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 88) [16FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 121) [29MR]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831), return 
        enrolled bill (see H. Con. Res. 55) [4AP]
    Telecommunications: foreign ownership of licensed facilities (see 
        H.R. 514) [13JA]
    ------improve coordination of telecommunications policy within the 
        executive branch (see H.R. 181) [9JA]

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    ------promote competition and reduce regulation (see H.R. 1555) 
        [3MY]
    ------promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 207) [1AU]
    ------protect facilities, devices, and networks from misuse (see 
        H.R. 1004) [21FE]
    Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television 
        (see H.R. 1540) [2MY]
  Conference reports
    Extend Tax Deduction for Health Insurance Costs of Self-Employed 
        Individuals and Repeal Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and 
        Exchanges Effectuating FCC Policies (H.R. 831) [29MR]
  Motions
    Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-
        employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831) 
        [21FE] [28MR]
    Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation 
        (H.R. 1555) [4AU]
  Reports filed
    Communications Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1555) (H. 
        Rept. 104-204) [24JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 831, Self-Employed 
        Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain 
        Relative to Certain FCC Policies: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 104-93) [29MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 831, Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax 
        Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and Exchanges 
        Effectuating FCC Policies: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        88) (H. Rept. 104-38) [16FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1555, Communications Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 207) (H. Rept. 104-223) [1AU]
    FCC Competitive Bidding in Granting Licenses and Permits: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1218) (H. Rept. 104-88) 
        [23MR]
    Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of 
        Gain on Sales and Exchanges Effectuating FCC Policies: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 831) (H. Rept. 104-92) [29MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 831) (H. Rept. 
        104-32) [14FE]

FEDERAL COUNCIL ON THE AGING
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton [8MR]

FEDERAL CROP INSURANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: purchase of catastrophic risk protection and clarify 
        the prevented planting rule (see H.R. 2147) [31JY]

FEDERAL DEPOSIT INSURANCE CORP.
related term(s) Financial Institutions
  Bills and resolutions
    Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act: exemptions to 
        requirements (see H.R. 643) [23JA]
    Federal Bank Agency: establish (see H.R. 17) [9JA]
    Financial institutions: clarify due process protections applicable 
        to directors and officers of insured depository institutions 
        (see H.R. 316) [9JA]
    ------exclude certain bank products from the definition of a 
        deposit (see H.R. 1574) [3MY]
    ------provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate 
        Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies (see H.R. 1769, 
        2363) [7JN] [19SE]
    ------regulate the retail sale of nondeposit investment products 
        by insured depository institutions (see H.R. 727) [30JA]
    ------small business loan disclosures (see H.R. 398) [9JA]
    FRS: authorize GAO to audit divisions, boards, committees, banks, 
        and branches (see H.R. 809) [2FE]
    Investments: facilitate asset security through certain investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 1967) [29JN]
    Savings Association Insurance Fund: recapitalization (see H.R. 
        1470, 1471, 1472, 1473, 1474, 1475, 1476, 1477, 1478, 1479, 
        1480, 1481) [7AP]

FEDERAL ELECTION CAMPAIGN ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 2471) [11OC]
    Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports 
        relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see 
        H.R. 2119) [26JY]

FEDERAL ELECTION COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1372) [30MR]
    Federal employees: abolish ex officio positions (see H.R. 61) 
        [9JA]
    Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports 
        relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see 
        H.R. 2119) [26JY]
    Reports: preservation (see H.R. 2527) [24OC]

FEDERAL EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT AGENCY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        [2MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (see 
        H.R. 1158, 1159, 1864, 1927, 1944) [8MR] [15JN] [27JN] [28JN]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1158), consideration (see H. Res. 115) [14MR]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1158), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 151) 
        [17MY]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1944), consideration (see H. Res. 176) [28JN]
    Civil defense: public safety officer death benefits eligibility 
        for certain civil defense and FEMA employees (see H.R. 938) 
        [14FE]
    Disasters: ensure Federal assistance eligibility for certain 
        nonprofit facilities open to the public (see H.R. 664) [24JA]
    ------establish a commission to improve the Federal emergency 
        management system (see H.R. 651) [24JA]
    ------establish a Federal insurance program for catastrophic 
        earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes (see H.R. 
        1731) [25MY]
    ------extend duty drawback filing period for businesses (see H.R. 
        527) [17JA]
    ------provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against 
        natural disasters (see H.R. 1856) [15JN]
    ------State repayment of emergency assistance loans (see H.R. 
        1413) [5AP]
  Conference reports
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 1158) [16MY]
  Messages
    National Program for Floodplain Management: President Clinton 
        [6MR]
    Veto of H.R. 1158, Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: 
        President Clinton [7JN]
  Motions
    Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1158) [15MR] [16MR] [2MY]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1944) [29JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1158, Supplemental 
        Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 151) (H. Rept. 104-126) [17MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1158, Supplemental Appropriations and 
        Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 115) (H. 
        Rept. 104-78) [14MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1944, Supplemental Appropriations and 
        Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 176) (H. 
        Rept. 104-166) [28JN]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 104-124) [16MY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 
        104-70) [8MR]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1159) (H. Rept. 
        104-71) [8MR]

FEDERAL EMPLOYEES
related term(s) Executive Departments
  Bills and resolutions
    Air traffic controllers: provide that services performed by air 
        traffic supervisors and managers be creditable for retirement 
        purposes (see H.R. 1777) [7JN]
    American Red Cross: civil service retirement credit for service 
        during a time of war (see H.R. 272) [9JA]
    Awards: establish a program for incentive awards for suggestions 
        or efforts resulting in savings for the Government (see H.R. 
        271) [9JA]
    Civil defense: public safety officer death benefits eligibility 
        for certain civil defense and FEMA employees (see H.R. 938) 
        [14FE]
    Civil service: eliminate exemptions of certain requirements for 
        judicial or legislative branch employees involuntarily 
        separated from their jobs (see H.R. 913) [13FE]
    Civil Service Disability Retirement Program: vocational 
        rehabilitation services (see H. Con. Res. 3) [9JA]
    Classified information: disclosure by Federal officers and 
        employees (see H.R. 319) [9JA]
    Congress: employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to 
        certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244) [4AU]
    ------protection of staff (see H.R. 628) [23JA]
    ------provide for the issuance and approval of employment 
        regulations and practices (see H. Con. Res. 123) [19DE]
    ------treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes 
        (see H.R. 1353) [29MR]
    ------treatment of travel awards accrued during official travel by 
        Members, officers, or employees (see H.R. 2455) [10OC]
    Constitutional amendments: limit years of employment (see H.J. 
        Res. 39) [9JA]
    Contracts: classification of employees and independent contractors 
        relative to Federal procurement contracts (see H.R. 508, 509) 
        [13JA]
    ------prohibit the contracting out of certain duties (see H.R. 
        1410) [5AP]
    Courts: sentencing guidelines relative to the murder or attempted 
        murder of Customs Service employees (see H.R. 2737) [7DE]
    Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries 
        the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program (see H.R. 2442) [29SE]
    ------demonstration project to improve personnel policies relative 
        to acquisition work force (see H.R. 2314) [12SE]
    ------provide for continued retirement and leave benefits for 
        certain former employees (see H.R. 2222) [4AU]
    Dept. of Energy: authorize retirement incentives for certain 
        employees of national laboratories (see H.R. 884) [9FE]
    ------downsize personnel levels and terminate certain research at 
        nondefense laboratories (see H.R. 1510) [7AP]
    ------provide health benefits to former defense nuclear facility 
        employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 1903) [20JN]
    Dept. of Justice: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate certain internal criminal allegations (see H.R. 
        451) [9JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: allow State employees to perform certain 
        work during a Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 2677) 
        [20NO]
    ------allow State employees to perform certain work during a 
        Federal Government shutdown (H.R. 2677), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 323) [21DE]
    Drug abuse: employee testing within the executive branch of the 
        Government (see H.R. 136) [9JA]
    Drugs: require preemployment testing (see H.R. 143) [9JA]
    EEOC: strengthen enforcement in Federal employment cases (see H.R. 
        190) [9JA]
    Employment: granting of competitive status relative to transfers 
        or reassignments (see H.R. 294) [9JA]
    ------reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions 
        (see H.R. 2825) [21DE]
    ------review of discriminations claims (see H.R. 2133) [27JY]
    Executive departments: prohibit agencies from entering into 
        certain service contracts relative to costs (see H.R. 1411) 
        [5AP]
    ------provide authority to issue rulings respecting application of 
        laws under their jurisdiction (see H.R. 2377) [21SE]

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    ------use of unobligated funds to pay bonuses to certain personnel 
        and for deficit reduction (see H.R. 29) [9JA]
    FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel 
        actions (see H.R. 2683) [28NO]
    ------use of volunteers for tours at training facilities and main 
        building (see H.R. 685) [26JA]
    FEC: abolish ex officio positions (see H.R. 61) [9JA]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow contributions to 
        medical savings accounts (see H.R. 2341) [14SE]
    ------allow Farm Credit Administration employees to enroll (see 
        H.R. 2033) [13JY]
    ------coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 2009) [11JY]
    ------make available to general public (see H.R. 1084) [28FE]
    Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity 
        with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858) [8FE]
    Firefighters: relief of certain former Federal employees who were 
        transferred from the Dept. of Energy to Los Alamos County, NM 
        (see H.R. 516) [13JA]
    Foreign Service: retirement, survivor, and health benefits for 
        spouses relative to misconduct or disloyalty of officials (see 
        H.R. 674) [25JA]
    Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on 
        certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World 
        War II (see H.R. 1281) [21MR]
    Government: allow furloughed employees to work voluntarily during 
        a shutdown (see H.R. 2667, 2769) [19NO] [13DE]
    ------continuance of pay and authority to make certain 
        expenditures and obligations when there is a lapse in 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2007) [11JY]
    ------continuance of pay when there is a lapse in appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2184, 2662) [3AU] [17NO]
    ------improve the acquisition workforce of civilian Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 1770) [7JN]
    ------priority placement program for employees affected by 
        reductions-in-force (see H.R. 2082) [20JY]
    ------prohibit expenditure of funds for the promotion of 
        homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle (see H.R. 
        862) [8FE]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (see H.R. 2169, 2268, 2564) [2AU] [6SE] 
        [31OC]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (H.R. 2564), consideration (see H. Res. 
        269) [15NO]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 116) [29NO]
    Health: access to hearing care services by audiologists (see H.R. 
        1057) [27FE]
    ------eligibility for Federal benefits for certain temporary 
        appointees (see H.R. 1724) [25MY]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth 
        (see H.R. 1936) [27JN]
    House of Representatives: official travel requirements (see H.R. 
        1222; H. Res. 15, 22) [9JA] [14MR]
    ------provide for the issuance and approval of employment 
        regulations and practices (see H. Res. 311) [19DE]
    ------transfer of certain employee positions (see H. Res. 113) 
        [10MR]
    House Rules: treat copyright royalties as honoraria (see H. Res. 
        20) [9JA]
    Income: continuance of work during Government shutdown (see H.R. 
        2840) [27DE]
    ------ensure payment of furloughed employees during Government 
        shutdown (see H.R. 2273) [6SE]
    ------funding for pay adjustments and comparability payments 
        through reductions in agency spending on service contracts 
        (see H.R. 1409) [5AP]
    ------payment of retirement and separation incentives and 
        reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions (see 
        H.R. 2751) [7DE]
    ------prevent payment of furloughed employees during Government 
        shutdown (see H.R. 2759) [12DE]
    ------specify circumstances for payment of furloughed employees 
        during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2780) [14DE]
    ------treatment of early-retirement reduction regulations (see 
        H.R. 2574) [1NO]
    ------treatment of early-retirement reduction regulations relative 
        to defense base closures (see H.R. 2375) [21SE]
    Insurance: provide life insurance options to certain retirees (see 
        H.R. 1182) [9MR]
    ------treatment of life insurance options for disabled retirees 
        (see H.R. 2688) [29NO]
    Judicial branch: random drug testing of officers and employees 
        (see H.R. 160) [9JA]
    Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws 
        (see H.R. 287, 309) [9JA]
    ------require random drug testing of employees and officers (see 
        H.R. 148) [9JA]
    Lobbyists: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence 
        the Federal Government (see H.R. 119) [9JA]
    ------strengthen post-employment restrictions on certain executive 
        and legislative branch officials (see H.R. 1576, 2031, 2498) 
        [3MY] [13JY] [18OC]
    Members of Congress: annuity computation (see H.R. 575, 804, 907; 
        H. Con. Res. 15) [19JA] [20JA] [2FE] [13FE]
    ------limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System 
        and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618, 2456) 
        [11MY] [10OC]
    ------make ineligible for participation in Federal Employees' 
        Retirement System (see H.R. 165) [9JA]
    ------require comparable treatment with Federal employees during 
        Government shutdown (see H.R. 2828) [21DE]
    Merit Systems Protection Board: performance of certain hearings 
        functions only by administrative law judges (see H.R. 1983) 
        [30JN]
    National Guard: military uniform requirements for civilian 
        employees (see H.R. 2264) [6SE]
    National Park Service: require Senate confirmation of Director and 
        establish 5-year term of office (see H.R. 2465) [11OC]
    National Public Employment Relations Commission: establish (see 
        H.R. 1355) [29MR]
    Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building 
        (see H. Res. 135) [1MY]
    O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: call for resignation and investigation of 
        travel expenditures (see H. Res. 308) [15DE]
    OMB: report number of individuals employed by non-Federal entities 
        providing Government services (see H.R. 1412) [5AP]
    Pensions: age and service requirements for immediate annuities 
        (see H.R. 1848) [14JN]
    ------early retirement rules (see H.R. 2826) [21DE]
    ------exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund 
        from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103) [9JA]
    ------exempt disability and survivor annuities from cost-of-living 
        adjustment delays (see H.R. 2224) [4AU]
    ------retirement provisions for certain INS, Customs Service, and 
        IRS employees (see H.R. 1124) [3MR]
    ------treatment of service performed under Federal-State 
        cooperative programs relative to civil service retirement (see 
        H.R. 2487) [17OC]
    Political appointees: reduce number (see H.R. 1671, 2090) [18MY] 
        [21JY]
    Political ethics: treatment of honoraria and postemployment 
        restrictions (see H.R. 1639) [15MY]
    Retirement: increase percentage of basic pay contributions to 
        retirement system (see H.R. 1185) [9MR]
    States: clarify reimbursement for employees carrying out Federal 
        programs during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2733, 2784) 
        [6DE] [14DE]
    Taxation: agreements with local governments relative to tax 
        withholding (see H.R. 295) [9JA]
    ------deny deductions for personal income taxes paid to a State or 
        locality which taxes non-residents for income derived from 
        certain Federal areas (see H.R. 1792) [8JN]
    ------treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 2272) [6SE]
    Thrift Savings Plan: establish additional investment funds (see 
        H.R. 2306) [12SE]
    Travel: greater disclosure of and accountability for Government 
        travel (see H.R. 85) [9JA]
    Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military 
        retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38, 1994) [9JA] 
        [30JN]
    ------Government employment preference for active duty service 
        veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 
        2510) [19OC]
    ------provide additional points on entrance examinations into the 
        competitive civil service (see H.R. 1648) [16MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2564, Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 104-342) [15NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2677, Allow State Employees To Perform 
        Certain Dept. of the Interior Work During a Federal Government 
        Shutdown: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 
        104-442) [21DE]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        2564) (H. Rept. 104-339) [14NO]

FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Hydroelectric power: extension of deadline for construction of 
        hydroelectric project in Arkansas (see H.R. 657) [24JA]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Illinois (see H.R. 2630) [14NO]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Kentucky (see H.R. 2501) [18OC]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in New Jersey (see H.R. 1366) [30MR]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in North Carolina (see H.R. 2773) [13DE]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Ohio (see H.R. 1011, 2816) [22FE] [20DE]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Oregon (see H.R. 1290, 1835) [22MR] [14JN]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Pennsylvania (see H.R. 2695) [30NO]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Washington (see H.R. 1014) [22FE]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in West Virginia (see H.R. 1051, 1335) [24FE] [28MR]
    ------license extension (see H.R. 680) [25JA]
    ------payment by local governments of charges for hydroelectric 
        projects in Granite and Deer Lodge Counties, MT (see H.R. 944) 
        [14FE]
    Lakes: treatment of the withdrawal of water from a lake situated 
        between two States (see H.R. 2648) [16NO]
  Reports filed
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Arkansas: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 657) (H. Rept. 
        104-315) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        New Jersey: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1366) (H. 
        Rept. 104-322) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Ohio: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1011) (H. Rept. 104-
        317) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Oregon: (H.R. 1290) (H. Rept. 104-320) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Washington: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1014) (H. 
        Rept. 104-318) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        West Virginia: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1051) (H. 
        Rept. 104-319) [7NO]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1335) (H. Rept. 104-321) 
        [7NO]

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    Hydroelectric Power Licenses Extension: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 680) (H. Rept. 104-316) [7NO]

FEDERAL FIRE PREVENTION AND CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1851) [15JN]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1851) (H. Rept. 
        104-235) [4AU]

FEDERAL FOOD, DRUG, AND COSMETIC ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth 
        hormones, and development of residue test (see H.R. 2085) 
        [20JY]
    Diseases: legislative treatment of myelogram-related arachnoiditis 
        (see H.R. 448) [9JA]
    Food: labeling of pesticide use (see H.R. 1771) [7JN]
    Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical 
        devices (see H.R. 1300) [22MR]
    Health: amend medical device provisions (see H.R. 2290) [8SE]
    Pesticides: definition and regulation of antimicrobial pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1680) [18MY]
    ------definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1627) [12MY]

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
see Government--U.S.

FEDERAL HOME LOAN MORTGAGE CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Housing: earthquake insurance requirements (see H.R. 2309, 2317) 
        [12SE]

FEDERAL INSECTICIDE, FUNGICIDE, AND RODENTICIDE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Pesticides: amend relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 
        1352) [29MR]
    ------amend relative to public health pesticides (see H.R. 53) 
        [9JA]
    ------definition and regulation of antimicrobial pesticides (see 
        H.R. 1680) [18MY]
    ------definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1627) [12MY]

FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS AUTHORITY
  Messages
    Federal Labor Relations Authority Report: President Clinton [9NO]

FEDERAL MARITIME COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Merchant marine industry: reform certain ocean shipping practices 
        (see H.R. 1081) [28FE]
    Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and 
        eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (see H.R. 2149) 
        [1AU]
  Reports filed
    Ocean Shipping Reform Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2149) (H. Rept. 104-303) [1NO]

FEDERAL MORTGAGE INSURANCE CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1708) [24MY]

FEDERAL OIL AND GAS ROYALTY SIMPLIFICATION AND FAIRNESS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1975) [30JN]

FEDERAL OPEN MARKET COMMITTEE
see Federal Reserve System

FEDERAL POWER MARKETING ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Privatization (see H.R. 310) [9JA]

FEDERAL RAILROAD SAFETY ACT
  Messages
    Administration: President Clinton [8MR]

FEDERAL REGISTER
  Bills and resolutions
    Small business: require White House Conference on Small Business 
        to publish final report in the Federal Register and to 
        distribute copies to SBA regional offices (see H.R. 2378) 
        [21SE]

FEDERAL REGULATIONS
see Government regulations

FEDERAL REPORTS ELIMINATION AND SUNSET ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (S. 790) (H. Rept. 104-327) [8NO]

FEDERAL RESERVE BOARD
see Federal Reserve System

FEDERAL RESERVE SYSTEM
  Bills and resolutions
    Consumer Price Index: calculation (see H.R. 815; H. Res. 45) 
        [26JA] [3FE]
    Economy: implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure 
        stable currency (see H.R. 2445) [29SE]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 
        1487, 1657) [7AP] [17MY]
    ------representation of Guam and the Virgin Islands on board of 
        directors (see H.R. 1939) [27JN]
    Federal Open Market Committee: clarify application of the 
        Government in the Sunshine Act (see H.R. 1055) [24FE]
    Financial institutions: appointment of Federal reserve bank 
        presidents (see H.R. 15) [9JA]
    Interest rates: defer additional increases (see H. Res. 54) [31JA]
    ------impact on the housing industry (see H. Res. 98) [24FE]
    Management: authorize GAO to audit divisions, boards, committees, 
        banks, and branches (see H.R. 809) [2FE]
    ------promote accountability and the public interest in operations 
        (see H.R. 888) [10FE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1498) [7AP]
    ------stabilization of the currency and public scrutiny of 
        operations (see H.R. 949) [15FE]
    Money: require continued availability of $1 Federal Reserve notes 
        for circulation (see H.R. 1043) [24FE]

FEDERAL STATISTICAL SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2521) [24OC]

FEDERAL TRADE COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Airline industry: regulation of air carrier advertising (see H.R. 
        545) [17JA]
    Consumers: retail pricing of consumer commodities (see H.R. 171) 
        [9JA]
    Contact lenses: prescriptions (see H.R. 1454) [6AP]
    Lotteries: regulation of State lottery advertising (see H.R. 327) 
        [9JA]

FEDERAL TRADEMARK DILUTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1295) [22MR]

FEDERAL WATER POLLUTION CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 961) [15FE]
    Amend (H.R. 961): consideration (see H. Res. 140) [9MY]
    Barnegat Bay, NJ: eligibility for priority consideration under the 
        National Estuary Program (see H.R. 679) [25JA]
    Water pollution: establish requirements and provide assistance to 
        prevent nonpoint sources of pollution (see H.R. 1132) [3MR]
    ------standards for constructed water conveyances (see H.R. 2567) 
        [1NO]
  Motions
    Amend (H.R. 961) [16MY]
  Reports filed
    Amendments: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 961) (H. Rept. 104-112) [3MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 961, Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 104-114) [9MY]
    Water Pollution Standards for Constructed Water Conveyances: 
        Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 2567) (H. Rept. 104-
        433) [21DE]

FEDERAL WORKFORCE RESTRUCTURING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal employees: prohibit the contracting out of certain duties 
        (see H.R. 1410) [5AP]

FEDERALLY SUPPORTED HEALTH CENTERS ASSISTANCE ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1747) (H. Rept. 
        104-398) [12DE]

FEDERAL-STATE RELATIONS
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 1, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: revenue sharing program of annual payments to 
        State and local governments (see H.R. 762) [31JA]
    BLM: transfer control and administration of Federal lands to the 
        States (see H.R. 2032) [13JY]
    Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the 
        enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270) [6SE]
    Constitutional amendments: bar unfunded Federal mandates to States 
        and local governments (see H.J. Res. 27, 54) [9JA] [13JA]
    Courts: exempt State and local court reporters from certain 
        Federal compensatory time requirements (see H.R. 1225) [14MR]
    Dams: delegation of dam safety authority to State governments (see 
        H.R. 2302) [12SE]
    Disasters: clarify primary responsibility of States for disaster 
        relief, establish private corporations to insure against risks 
        and costs, and provide for reimbursable Federal assistance 
        activities (see H.R. 824; H. Con. Res. 39) [3FE] [14MR]
    Education: development of school-to-work opportunities systems 
        (see H.R. 1426) [6AP]
    EPA: State grants to finance the construction or improvement of 
        water supply systems (see H.R. 2747) [7DE]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        2427) [29SE]
    Federal employees: treatment of service performed under Federal-
        State cooperative programs relative to civil service 
        retirement (see H.R. 2487) [17OC]
    Financial institutions: authority to regulate national bank 
        insurance activities (see H.R. 2503) [18OC]
    Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be 
        valid in all States (see H.R. 2634) [14NO]
    Gambling: limit authority of States to regulate gambling devices 
        on vessels (see H.R. 253) [9JA]
    Local government: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded 
        Federal mandates (see H.R. 5, 261) [9JA]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 38) [18JA]
    Medicaid: improve Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 
        625, 818, 2226) [20JA] [3FE] [4AU]
    ------State response to hospital closings (see H.R. 168) [9JA]
    Mining and mineral resources: provide States with exclusive 
        jurisdiction over regulation of surface coal mining within 
        their borders (see H.R. 2372) [21SE]
    National parks and recreation areas: allow donation of State 
        management and operation services during a Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2732) [6DE]
    National Voter Registration Act: delay enforcement until 
        implementation funding is appropriated (see H.R. 736) [30JA]
    ------voluntary compliance by States (see H.R. 60, 326) [9JA]
    Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 1146) [7MR]
    Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid 
        waste (see H.R. 24, 225, 227, 342, 603, 1080, 1085, 1180, 
        1249, 1288, 2323, 2443, 2838) [9JA] [20JA] [28FE] [9MR] [15MR] 
        [22MR] [13SE] [29SE] [22DE]
    States: ban the utilization of Federal funds to lure jobs and 
        businesses from other States (see H.R. 1842) [14JN]
    ------clarify reimbursement for employees carrying out Federal 
        programs during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2733, 2784) 
        [6DE] [14DE]
    Taxation: deny deductions for personal income taxes paid to a 
        State or locality which taxes non-residents

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        for income derived from certain Federal areas (see H.R. 1792) 
        [8JN]
    ------provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of 
        past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see H.R. 757) 
        [31JA]
    Transportation: transfer management of National Driver Register 
        functions (see H.R. 2558) [30OC]
    Vallejo, CA: allow sharing of Federal water delivery canal space 
        of the Solano Project (see H.R. 2229) [4AU]
    Water: State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 2555) 
        [30OC]
  Conference reports
    Unfunded Mandate Reform Act (S. 1) [13MR]
  Motions
    Local government: reduce State and local costs due to unfunded 
        Federal mandates (H.R. 5) [30JA] [31JA] [1FE]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (S. 1) [1FE]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (S. 1), conference report [16MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 5, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 38) (H. Rept. 104-2) [18JA]
    Exempt State and Local Court Reporters From Certain Federal 
        Compensatory Time Requirements: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 104-
        219) [1AU]
    Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Committee of Conference (S. 1) (H. 
        Rept. 104-76) [13MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 104-1) [13JA]

FIELDS, CLEO (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Financial institutions: check cashing services (see H.R. 1095) 
        [1MR]
    ------require fee disclosures by operators of electronic fund 
        transfers (see H.R. 1246) [15MR]
    Insurance: require written notification to property and casualty 
        applicants or policy-holders of refusal of issuance or renewal 
        (see H.R. 1247) [15MR]
    Taxation: treatment of gambling proceeds relative to educational 
        funding (see H.R. 2800) [18DE]

FIELDS, JACK (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act [24OC]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws 
        relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2519) [24OC]
    Courts: constitutional amendment to provide that Federal judges be 
        reconfirmed by the Senate every 10 years (see H.J. Res. 63) 
        [24JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant 
        mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44) [9JA]
    FCC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1869) [16JN]
    Investments: regulation and management of mutual funds (see H.R. 
        1495) [7AP]
    Maritime academies: reimbursement of fees for examinations and 
        licenses (see H.R. 247) [9JA]
    Medicare: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496) [7AP]
    Securities: promote capital formation in financial markets (see 
        H.R. 2131) [27JY]
    Ships and vessels: recreational boating safety (see H.R. 672) 
        [25JA]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their tax 
        overpayment to the U.S. Olympic Committee (see H.R. 1996) 
        [30JN]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see 
        H.R. 558) [18JA]

FIFTY ONE (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1155, 1396) [7MR] [4AP]

FILIPINO VETERANS EQUITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1136) [6MR]

FILMS
see Motion Pictures

FILNER, BOB (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Chavez, Cesar E.: designate birthday as Federal holiday (see H.J. 
        Res. 84) [30MR]
    Contracts: require that contractor consolidation cost savings be 
        used for employment retraining and job creation activities 
        (see H.R. 702) [26JA]
    Immigration: enforce employer sanctions and limit the adjustment 
        of status relative to illegal aliens (see H.R. 2164) [2AU]
    NAFTA: funding of infrastructure projects relative to border 
        traffic (see H.R. 2743) [7DE]
    Social Security: repeal offset for annuities under the survivor 
        benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces 
        members (see H.R. 2214) [4AU]
    Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in 
        neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 2132) [27JY]
    ------provide for contributions to section 457 individual 
        retirement account plans for certain cafeteria plans (see H.R. 
        2810) [19DE]
    ------treatment of mutual life insurance company policyholder 
        dividends and small life insurance company acquisition 
        expenses (see H.R. 1497) [7AP]

FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: access to credit for family farmers who grow 
        specialty crops or operate in high land cost areas (see H.R. 
        54) [9JA]
    Bank fees: freeze (see H.R. 1312) [23MR]
    Bankruptcy: define single asset real estate (see H.R. 2815) [20DE]
    Business and industry: assist in the development of 
        microenterprises and microenterprise lending (see H.R. 1019) 
        [23FE]
    ------enhance competition (see H.R. 18) [9JA]
    ------institute management reforms and eliminate conflicts-of-
        interest on boards of directors (see H.R. 290) [9JA]
    CERCLA: clarify liability for lending institutions holding title 
        to properties discovered to be contaminated (see H.R. 914) 
        [13FE]
    ------clarify provisions on liability and funding (see H.R. 2256) 
        [4AU]
    Colleges and universities: participation in Pell Grant Program 
        relative to Federal Stafford Loan Program default rate (see 
        H.R. 2038) [13JY]
    Community development: issue guarantee debt securities issued by 
        the Community Development Financial Institutions Fund (see 
        H.R. 722) [27JA]
    Consumers: credit card fees (see H.R. 1169) [8MR]
    ------provide consumer protections (see H. Res. 110) [9MR]
    ------require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-
        purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820) [20DE]
    Courts: appointment of bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 2604) [9NO]
    ------authorize civil actions for certain violations (see H.R. 
        289) [9JA]
    ------immunity from liability for asbestos in building in which 
        owners have an asbestos management plan (see H.R. 544) [17JA]
    Credit: define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes 
        of grace periods (see H.R. 1537, 1963) [2MY] [29JN]
    ------expand availability by lifting growth cap on limited service 
        financial institutions (see H.R. 1491) [7AP]
    ------improve the Single Family Housing Mortgage Insurance Program 
        (see H.R. 487) [11JA]
    ------require lenders to post current interest rates charged for 
        various categories of loans to consumers (see H.R. 183) [9JA]
    ------strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair lending laws 
        relative to redlining and credit allocation (see H.R. 1699) 
        [24MY]
    Credit unions: provide State credit union representation on the 
        National Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1998) 
        [10JY]
    Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 1704) 
        [24MY]
    ------oppose admission as a member of international financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 81) [9JA]
    Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act: exemptions to 
        requirements (see H.R. 643) [23JA]
    Depository institutions: clarify due process protections 
        applicable to directors and officers of insured institutions 
        (see H.R. 316) [9JA]
    Dept. of HUD: grants for economic development loan assistance in 
        certain Federal enterprise communities (see H.R. 494) [11JA]
    Dept. of the Treasury: management of cash positions whenever the 
        Government is unable to borrow funds to meet its needs (see 
        H.R. 2098) [21JY]
    Education: student loan programs (see H.R. 1501) [7AP]
    ------student loan reform (see H.R. 530) [17JA]
    Electronic banking: require fee disclosures by operators of 
        electronic fund transfers (see H.R. 1246) [15MR]
    Eximbank: tied aid credit program reauthorization (see H.R. 2203) 
        [4AU]
    Expedited Funds Availability Act: clarify application to American 
        Samoa and Guam (see H.R. 1800) [8JN]
    Fair Debt Collection Practices Act: improve administration (see 
        H.R. 1711) [25MY]
    Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (see H.R. 
        2029) [13JY]
    FDIC: recapitalization of the Savings Association Insurance Fund 
        (see H.R. 1470, 1471, 1472, 1473, 1474, 1475, 1476, 1477, 
        1478, 1479, 1480, 1481) [7AP]
    ------regulate the retail sale of nondeposit investment products 
        by insured depository institutions (see H.R. 727) [30JA]
    Federal Bank Agency: establish (see H.R. 17) [9JA]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 
        1487, 1657) [7AP] [17MY]
    ------representation of Guam and the Virgin Islands on board of 
        directors (see H.R. 1939) [27JN]
    Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp.: establish (see H.R. 1708) [24MY]
    Federal-State relations: authority to regulate national bank 
        insurance activities (see H.R. 2503) [18OC]
    Financial services: increase competition (see H.R. 814, 1062, 
        2520) [3FE] [27FE] [24OC]
    Foreign policy: require U.S. opposition to any proposal to create 
        financing mechanisms designed to prevent or resolve the 
        insolvency of sovereign nations (see H.R. 2731) [6DE]
    Foreign trade: encourage foreign countries to accord national 
        treatment to U.S. financial organizations (see H.R. 19) [9JA]
    FRS: appointment of Federal reserve bank presidents (see H.R. 15) 
        [9JA]
    ------authorize GAO to audit divisions, boards, committees, banks, 
        and branches (see H.R. 809) [2FE]
    ------defer additional increases in interest rates (see H. Res. 
        54) [31JA]
    ------impact of interest rates on the housing industry (see H. 
        Res. 98) [24FE]
    ------implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure 
        stable currency (see H.R. 2445) [29SE]
    ------promote accountability and the public interest in operations 
        (see H.R. 888) [10FE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1498) [7AP]
    ------stabilization of the currency and public scrutiny of 
        operations (see H.R. 949) [15FE]
    Government: require electronic funds transfer for all Federal 
        payments (see H.R. 1698) [24MY]
    Government regulations: check cashing services (see H.R. 1095) 
        [1MR]
    ------exclude certain bank products from the definition of a 
        deposit (see H.R. 1574) [3MY]
    ------Federal regulation of derivatives activities (see H.R. 31, 
        1063) [9JA] [27FE]
    ------provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate 
        Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies (see H.R. 1769, 
        2363) [7JN] [19SE]
    ------reduce recordkeeping and reporting requirements (see H.R. 
        317) [9JA]
    ------reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see 
        H.R. 1362, 1858, 2158) [30MR] [15JN] [1AU]
    Government-sponsored enterprises: cessation of Federal sponsorship 
        (see H.R. 1720) [25MY]

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    Housing: guarantee the repayment of loans made by private lenders 
        for costs of certain rural rental housing (see H.R. 66) [9JA]
    ------homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural 
        rental housing program (see H.R. 1691) [24MY]
    ------use of community development block grants for direct 
        homeownership assistance (see H.R. 2304) [12SE]
    Insurance: accelerate capitalization of the savings association 
        insurance fund (see H.R. 2123) [27JY]
    ------compliance by sellers and underwriters with State consumer 
        protection requirements (see H.R. 1317) [24MR]
    Investments: improve risk management techniques and use of 
        derivative products (see H.R. 20) [9JA]
    ------regulation and management of mutual funds (see H.R. 1495) 
        [7AP]
    Ireland: seek negotiations among European countries and financial 
        institutions on the establishment of an Ireland Development 
        Bank (see H. Con. Res. 121) [15DE]
    Mortgage banks: community support requirements (see H.R. 1313) 
        [23MR]
    Native American Financial Services Organization: establish (see 
        H.R. 2412) [27SE]
    Public welfare programs: direct that certain Federal benefits be 
        provided only to U.S. citizens and nationals (see H.R. 482) 
        [11JA]
    ------exclude certain programs from liability provisions of 
        electronic benefits transfer (see H.R. 1485) [7AP]
    Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to 
        home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see 
        H.R. 1934) [27JN]
    ------protect home ownership and equity through disclosure of 
        risks associated with certain mortgages (see H.R. 380) [9JA]
    SBA: reduce level of participation in certain guaranteed loans 
        (see H.R. 1570) [3MY]
    Small business: loan disclosures (see H.R. 398) [9JA]
    Taxation: economic recovery incentives for areas affected by 
        employment losses in the financial institution and real estate 
        sectors (see H.R. 2015) [11JY]
    ------permit loans from individual retirement accounts for 
        housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 2431) 
        [29SE]
    ------provide for contributions to section 457 individual 
        retirement account plans for certain cafeteria plans (see H.R. 
        2810) [19DE]
    ------restore the prior law exclusion for scholarships and 
        fellowships and the deduction for interest on education loans 
        (see H.R. 157) [9JA]
    ------treatment of interest paid on educational loans and 
        withdrawals from retirement plans for higher education 
        expenses (see H.R. 2050) [18JY]
    ------treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into 
        an individual retirement account (see H.R. 89) [9JA]
    Transportation: establish State infrastructure banks to finance 
        certain transportation projects (see H.R. 2439) [29SE]
    Truth in Lending Act: clarify regulations relative to mortgage 
        fees and disclosure requirements (see H.R. 2399) [27SE]
    ------moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1380) 
        [3AP]
    Truth in Savings Act: repeal (see H.R. 337) [9JA]
  Messages
    CCC Report: President Clinton [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Farm Credit Bank Regulatory Burden Reduction: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2029) (H. Rept. 104-421) [18DE]
    Federal Sponsorship of the Student Loan Marketing Association and 
        the College Construction Loan Insurance Association: Committee 
        on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1720) 
        (H. Rept. 104-153) [22JN]
    Financial Institutions Regulatory Process and Paperwork 
        Requirements Reform: Committee on Banking and Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 104-193) [18JY]
    Financial Services Competitiveness Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1062) (H. Rept. 104-127) 
        [18MY] [13JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1062) (H. Rept. 104-127) 
        [22JN]

FINANCIAL SERVICES COMPETITIVENESS ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) 
        (H.R. 1062) (H. Rept. 104-127) [18MY] [13JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1062) (H. Rept. 104-127) 
        [22JN]

FINESSE (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 412) [9JA]

FIRE PREVENTION
  Bills and resolutions
    California: clear Federal lands of forest fuels for the prevention 
        of catastrophic wildfires (see H.R. 770) [1FE]
    Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1851) [15JN]
    Forests: identification of high-fire-risk areas, cleanup of 
        accumulated forest fuels, and development of long-term fire 
        prevention plan (see H.R. 596) [19JA]
    Safety: encourage State and local fire safety and prevention 
        education programs (see H.R. 771) [1FE]
  Reports filed
    Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act Appropriations: Committee 
        on Science (House) (H.R. 1851) (H. Rept. 104-235) [4AU]

FIREARMS
related term(s) Weapons
  Bills and resolutions
    Ammunition: regulate handgun ammunition (see H.R. 1403) [5AP]
    ------regulate sale, import, and manufacture of polymer plastic 
        ammunition (see H.R. 221) [9JA]
    ------repeal ban on large capacity ammunition feeding devices (see 
        H.R. 125, 464, 698) [9JA] [11JA] [26JA]
    ------repeal ban on large capacity ammunition feeding devices 
        (H.R. 464), consideration (see H. Res. 210) [3AU]
    Assault weapons: eliminate the administrative authority to 
        prohibit transfer or sale (see H.R. 793) [2FE]
    ------repeal ban (see H.R. 125, 464, 698) [9JA] [11JA] [26JA]
    ------repeal ban (H.R. 464), consideration [3AU]
    Civil liberties: protect and enforce the right to obtain and use 
        firearms for security, self-defense, and other legitimate 
        purposes (see H.R. 78, 2470; H. Con. Res. 5) [9JA] [11OC]
    Constitutional amendments: clarify right to keep and bear arms 
        (see H.R. 2393; H.J. Res. 98) [27JN] [25SE]
    Courts: clerical and technical corrections to criminal justice 
        system (see H.R. 2538) [26OC]
    ------minimum mandatory sentencing (see H.R. 437) [9JA]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 1622) [11MY]
    Crime: establish commission relative to crime control and a 
        national firearms policy (see H.R. 385) [9JA]
    ------increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 
        1488) [7AP]
    ------manufacturer, importer, or dealer liability for damages 
        resulting from certain weapons (see H.R. 174) [9JA]
    ------national policy to control crime and reform court procedures 
        (see H.R. 3, 920) [9JA] [13FE]
    ------penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law 
        enforcement officer (see H.R. 1573) [3MY]
    ------permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted 
        of certain felonies (see H.R. 2101) [24JY]
    ------prohibit possession of firearms near school zones on the 
        basis of interstate commerce control (see H.R. 1608) [10MY]
    Dept. of Defense: eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship 
        (see H.R. 638, 1645) [23JA] [16MY]
    Government regulations: permit Federal licensees to conduct 
        business at out-of-State gun shows (see H.R. 659) [24JA]
    Handguns: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be 
        valid in all States (see H.R. 2634) [14NO]
    ------mandatory registration (see H.R. 169) [9JA]
    ------prohibit possession of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 250) 
        [9JA]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of handguns and handgun 
        ammunition (see H.R. 916) [13FE]
    ------prohibit transfer of two or more to an individual within any 
        30-day period (see H.R. 964) [15FE]
    Law enforcement officers: ban the manufacture, importation, and 
        sale of ammunition that can penetrate police body armor (see 
        H.R. 444, 492) [9JA] [11JA]
    ------exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed 
        handguns (see H.R. 218, 1805) [9JA] [8JN]
    National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts: honoring of G. 
        Gordon Liddy relative to characterization of Federal law 
        enforcement officers (see H. Res. 153) [18MY]
    National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice: abolish (see 
        H.R. 638) [23JA]
    National Rifle Association: characterization of Federal law 
        enforcement (see H. Con. Res. 69) [18MY]
    Weapons: gun control (see H.R. 1321; H. Con. Res. 65) [24MR] [9MY]
    ------restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 2192) 
        [3AU]
  Messages
    Gun-Free School Zones Act: President Clinton [10MY]
    Saving Law Enforcement Officers' Lives Act: President Clinton 
        [30JN]
  Reports filed
    Criminal Justice System Clerical and Technical Corrections: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2538) (H. Rept. 104-
        391) [11DE]

FIREFIGHTERS
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for the 
        Firefighter Challenge (see H. Con. Res. 46) [21MR]
    Employment: age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring 
        plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        344, 849, 2649) [9JA] [7FE] [16NO]
    Federal employees: relief of certain former employees who were 
        transferred from the Dept. of Energy to Los Alamos County, NM 
        (see H.R. 516) [13JA]
    Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1851) [15JN]
    Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity 
        with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858) [8FE]
    Taxation: exclude from gross income certain police officer and 
        firefighter disability benefits (see H.R. 1630) [12MY]
    ------purchase of equipment by volunteer departments and emergency 
        medical service organizations with tax-exempt financing (see 
        H.R. 282) [9JA]
    ------treatment of certain disability benefits received by former 
        police officers or firefighters (see H.R. 98) [9JA]
    ------treatment of length of service awards for volunteer 
        firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 
        1893) [20JN]
    Volunteer workers: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers 
        from certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to 
        volunteer work in a professional capacity (see H.R. 94) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act Appropriations: Committee 
        on Science (House) (H.R. 1851) (H. Rept. 104-235) [4AU]

FISH AND FISHING
related term(s) Marine Mammals; National Wildlife Refuges; Wildlife
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: incentives for land owners to provide habitat for 
        endangered species (see H.R. 2284) [7SE]
    Alaska: regulate fishing in certain waters (see H.R. 1786) [8JN]
    Anadromous Fish Conservation Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2160) [2AU]
    Arkansas: conveyance of the Corning National Fish Hatchery (see 
        H.R. 535, 583) [17JA] [19JA]

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    ------conveyance of the Corning National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 535), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 144) [11MY]
    Atlantic striped bass: commercial harvesting (see H.R. 393, 1139) 
        [9JA] [6MR]
    ------coordinate conservation efforts (see H.R. 2655) [16NO]
    Atlantic Tunas Convention Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 541) [17JA]
    Business and industry: develop fishery resources within the U.S. 
        economic zone (see H.R. 2369) [20SE]
    Central Bering Sea Fisheries Enforcement Act: include the Sea of 
        Okhotsk as a region in which fishing is prohibited by U.S. 
        fishermen (see H.R. 715) [26JA]
    China, People's Republic of: approve governing international 
        fishery agreement (see H.R. 542) [17JA]
    Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest 
        Atlantic Fisheries: implementation (see H.R. 622) [20JA]
    Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine 
        Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (see H.R. 1358) 
        [29MR]
    Disasters: use of relief funds to compensate revenue loss of 
        commercial fisheries (see H.R. 2673) [20NO]
    Endangered species: designation of critical habitat areas and 
        national wildlife refuges (see H.R. 2253) [4AU]
    ------protect private property rights relative to economic losses 
        from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 490) [11JA]
    Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species 
        relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571) [19JA]
    ------enhance wildlife conservation and management and protect 
        fishing, hunting and trapping (see H.R. 2217) [4AU]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 2275, 2444) [7SE] [29SE]
    Estonia: approve governing international fishery agreement (see 
        H.R. 543) [17JA]
    Fishermen's Protective Act: amend (see H.R. 716) [26JA]
    Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 
        39) [9JA]
    Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2160) [2AU]
    Iowa: conveyance of Fairport National Fish Hatchery (see H.R. 583, 
        584) [19JA]
    ------conveyance of Fairport National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 584), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 145) [11MY]
    Maine: grant authority over coastal marine fisheries (see H.R. 
        1942) [28JN]
    Marine resources: prohibitions against damaging or tampering with 
        fishing gear and fish in the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 
        1465) [6AP]
    Minnesota: conveyance of New London National Fish Hatchery (see 
        H.R. 583, 614) [19JA] [20JA]
    ------conveyance of New London National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 614), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 146) [11MY]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 
        1675) [18MY]
    Oceans: require specific authorization for ocean harvesting 
        operations (see H.R. 898) [10FE]
    Pacific Fisheries Management Council: assess status of Pacific 
        Coast Groundfish Plan (see H.R. 1417) [5AP]
    Shaka Maru (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2388) 
        [21SE]
    Stuttgart, AR: transfer the Fish Farming Experimental Laboratory 
        to the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 33) [9JA]
    Taxation: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary 
        expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (see 
        H.R. 1940; H. Con. Res. 68) [17MY] [27JN]
    ------treatment of meals provided at fish processing facilities 
        (see H.R. 2451) [29SE]
    Trinity River: restoration of fish and wildlife (see H.R. 2243) 
        [4AU]
    Triploid grass carp: collection of fees for certification 
        inspections (see H.R. 649) [24JA]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: feasibility study to establish a 
        national angler's license (see H.R. 406) [9JA]
    Wilderness areas: improve the management of land and water for 
        fish and wildlife purposes (see H.R. 1141) [6MR]
  Messages
    Fishery Agreement With Estonia: President Clinton [19JA]
    Fishery Agreement With Latvia: President Clinton [20JN]
  Reports filed
    Atlantic Striped Bass Commercial Harvesting: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1139) (H. Rept. 104-105) [1MY]
    Atlantic Tunas Convention Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 541) (H. Rept. 104-109) [1MY]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 541) (H. Rept. 
        104-109) [27JN]
    Collection of Fees for Triploid Grass Carp Certification 
        Inspections: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 268) (H. Rept. 
        104-189) [17JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 535, Corning National Fish Hatchery 
        Conveyance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 144) (H. 
        Rept. 104-116) [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 584, Fairport National Fish Hatchery 
        Conveyance: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 145) (H. Rept. 
        104-117) [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 614, New London National Fish Hatchery 
        Conveyance: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 146) (H. Rept. 
        104-118) [11MY]
    Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest 
        Atlantic Fisheries Implementation: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 622) (H. Rept. 104-41) [21FE]
    Convey the National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory in 
        Gloucester, MA, to Massachusetts: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1358) (H. Rept. 104-287) [20OC]
    Conveyance of Fairport National Fish Hatchery to Iowa: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 584) (H. Rept. 104-35) [15FE]
    Conveyance of New London National Fish Hatchery to Minnesota: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 614) (H. Rept. 104-36) 
        [15FE]
    Corning National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 535) (H. Rept. 104-34) [15FE]
    Fishermen's Protective Act Amendments: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 716) (H. Rept. 104-47) [23FE]
    Fishery Conservation and Management Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 104-171) [30JN]
    Management of Wilderness Land and Water for Fish and Wildlife 
        Purposes: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1141) 
        (H. Rept. 104-107) [6JN]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 104-
        107) [1MY]
    National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 1675) (H. Rept. 104-218) [31JY]
    Prohibit Fishing by U.S. Fishermen in the Sea of Okhotsk: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 715) (H. Rept. 104-42) 
        [21FE]
    Transfer the Stuttgart, AR, Fish Farming Experimental Laboratory 
        to the Dept. of Agriculture: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 33) (H. Rept. 104-357) [28NO]
    Trinity River Fish and Wildlife Restoration: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2243) (H. Rept. 104-395) [11DE]

FISHERMEN'S PROTECTIVE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 716) [26JA]
  Reports filed
    Amendments: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 716) (H. Rept. 
        104-47) [23FE]

FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorizing (see H.R. 39) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 
        104-171) [30JN]

FLAGS
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: display of POW/MIA flag at medical 
        centers relative to full accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA 
        (see H.R. 2013) [11JY]
    Flag--U.S.: prohibit importation of foreign-made flags (see H.R. 
        150) [9JA]
    Monuments and memorials: encircle the Washington Monument with 
        State flags (see H.R. 990) [16FE]

FLAG--U.S.
  Bills and resolutions
    Constitutional amendments: prohibit desecration (see H.J. Res. 14, 
        32, 41, 79) [9JA] [21MR]
    ------prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 173) [27JN]
    Desecration: prohibit (see H.R. 1873, 1926) [16JN] [27JN]
    Foreign trade: prohibit importation of foreign-made flags (see 
        H.R. 150) [9JA]
    Patriotism: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 76) 
        [14JN]
    Veterans: designation of flag style used at burial (see H.R. 280) 
        [9JA]
  Motions
    Constitutional amendments: prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 79) 
        [28JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 79, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 173) (H. Rept. 104-164) [27JN]
    Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 
        104-151) [22JN]

FLAKE, FLOYD H. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Financial institutions: accelerate capitalization of the savings 
        association insurance fund (see H.R. 2123) [27JY]
    Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 1181) [9MR]
    SBA: increase the guarantee fee on general business loans (see 
        H.R. 1258) [16MR]

FLANAGAN, MICHAEL PATRICK (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation 
        Act [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Budget: treatment of Social Security under a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 17) [23JA]
    Taxation: repeal gross income limitation applicable to regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 1431) [6AP]

FLOOD CONTROL
see Floods

FLOOD CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Nebraska: Lost Creek flood control project costs relative to 
        judgment funds (see H.R. 1071) [28FE]

FLOODS
related term(s) Disasters
  Bills and resolutions
    Corps of Engineers: stabilize bluffs along Mississippi River in 
        the vicinity of Natchez, MS (see H.R. 880) [9FE]
    Disasters: clarify primary responsibility of States for disaster 
        relief, establish private corporations to insure against risks 
        and costs, and provide for reimbursable Federal assistance 
        activities (see H.R. 824; H. Con. Res. 39) [3FE] [14MR]
    ------establish a commission to improve the Federal emergency 
        management system (see H.R. 651) [24JA]
    ------provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against 
        natural disasters (see H.R. 1856) [15JN]
    Missouri River: control of water relative to navigation and flood 
        control (see H.R. 1351) [29MR]
    Nebraska: Lost Creek flood control project costs relative to 
        judgment funds (see H.R. 1071) [28FE]
    Taxation: allow casualty loss deduction for disaster losses (see 
        H.R. 433) [9JA]
    Waterways: restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and 
        pollution runoff and improve water quality (see H.R. 1331) 
        [28MR]

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  Messages
    National Program for Floodplain Management: President Clinton 
        [6MR]

FLORIDA
  Bills and resolutions
    Coastal zones: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore 
        oil and gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases 
        (see H.R. 73) [9JA]
    Continental Shelf: restrictions and requirements on leasing (see 
        H.R. 72) [9JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: conduct study relative to Fort King, FL 
        (see H.R. 369) [9JA]
    Endangered species: designate the Florida panther (see H.R. 321) 
        [9JA]
    Suwannee River: authorize dredging of McGriff Pass (see H.R. 1992) 
        [30JN]
    Taxation: treatment of cane sugar produced in Everglades 
        Agricultural Area (see H.R. 2575, 2646) [2NO] [16NO]

FOGLIETTA, THOMAS M. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
    Conferee: H.R. 1817, military construction, family housing, and 
        base closure and realignment appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Corporate and Farm Independence Commission: establish (see H.R. 
        2755) [11DE]

FOLEY, AL
  Bills and resolutions
    Holk Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 2262) [6SE]

FOLEY, MARK (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Citizenship: constitutional amendment restricting citizenship by 
        virtue of birth in U.S. (see H.J. Res. 93) [25MY]
    Foreign trade: duty rate adjustment of tomatoes from Mexico 
        relative to currency exchange rates (see H.R. 1626) [12MY]
    House of Representatives: require use of official allowance to 
        purchase copies of the U.S. Code (see H. Res. 58) [3FE]
    Power resources: privatize certain Federal power generation and 
        transmission assets (see H.R. 1801) [8JN]

FOOD
related term(s) Agriculture
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 2795) [15DE]
    ------export subsidies for durum wheat (see H.R. 597) [20JA]
    ------improve agricultural resources conservation programs (see 
        H.R. 2542) [26OC]
    ------labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing 
        imported meat (see H.R. 2475) [12OC]
    ------labeling of imported perishable agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 2602, 2833) [9NO] [22DE]
    ------labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth 
        hormones, and development of residue test (see H.R. 2084, 
        2085) [20JY]
    ------poultry labeling regulations (see H.R. 203, 2672) [9JA] 
        [20NO]
    ------price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2794) [15DE]
    ------reauthorize the conservation reserve program (see H.R. 343) 
        [9JA]
    ------use of integrated, site-specific farm management plans (see 
        H.R. 2339) [14SE]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1976) [30JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 188) [12JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 235) [29SE]
    American Samoa: nutrition assistance programs (see H.R. 1059) 
        [27FE]
    Aquaculture: authorize aquaculture research under the Dept. of 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 1205) [10MR]
    Cuban Democracy Act: ease limitations in food trade and terminate 
        denial of foreign tax credit (see H.R. 1254) [15MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture: extend certain authorities (see H.R. 2775) 
        [13DE]
    ------use of distance or transportation costs as a basis for 
        pricing milk (see H.R. 1808) [8JN]
    Dept. of Defense: restrict purchase of packaged foods that are not 
        domestically packaged (see H.R. 178) [9JA]
    Food industry: allow food and dietary supplement manufacturers to 
        communicate information on contents of products (see H.R. 
        1951) [28JN]
    Food stamps: program integrity (see H.R. 1093) [1MR]
    ------provide administrative flexibility and commodity 
        distribution consolidation (see H.R. 1997) [10JY]
    ------reduce fraud (see H.R. 1094) [1MR]
    ------reform program (see H.R. 1135) [6MR]
    ------use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements (see 
        H.R. 236) [9JA]
    Foreign aid: modify certain food programs (see H.R. 2493) [18OC]
    Health: establish an educational program on the prevention and 
        treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 1688) [23MY]
    Inspection: meat and poultry inspection programs (see H.R. 1423) 
        [6AP]
    Labeling: repeal requirement for saccharin notice (see H.R. 1787) 
        [8JN]
    Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and 
        grocery products to needy individuals (see H.R. 2428) [29SE]
    Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: amend (see H.R. 1103) 
        [1MR]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 669) [25JA]
    Pesticides: definition and regulation of antimicrobial pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1680) [18MY]
    ------definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1627) [12MY]
    ------labeling of pesticide use (see H.R. 1771) [7JN]
    Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 999) [21FE]
    ------support community food security projects relative to low-
        income individuals (see H.R. 2003) [11JY]
    Schools: provide free lunches and breakfasts to economically 
        disadvantaged students (see H. Con. Res. 49) [24MR]
    Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition 
        programs (see H. Con. Res. 22) [3FE]
    Taxation: treatment of cane sugar produced in Everglades 
        Agricultural Area (see H.R. 2575, 2646) [2NO] [16NO]
    Wetlands: agricultural conversion of certain wetlands (see H.R. 
        198) [9JA]
    ------prompt resolution of agricultural use violation disputes 
        (see H.R. 2496) [18OC]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1976) [28SE]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976) [20SE] [12OC]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1976) (H. Rept. 
        104-268) [28SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1976) (H. Rept. 
        104-172) [30JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1976, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. 
        Rept. 104-271) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1976, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 188) (H. Rept. 104-185) [12JY]
    Food Stamp Program Reform: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        1135) (H. Rept. 104-77) [14MR]
    Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 104-207) [26JY]
    Saccharin Notice Requirement Repeal: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 104-386) [6DE]
    Welfare Reform Consolidation Act: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 999) (H. Rept. 104-75) 
        [10MR]

FOOD, AGRICULTURE, CONSERVATION, AND TRADE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Agriculture: extend certain authorities (see H.R. 2775) 
        [13DE]

FOOD ADDITIVES
related term(s) Vitamins
  Bills and resolutions
    Food stamps: use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements 
        (see H.R. 236) [9JA]

FOOD AND DRUG ADMINISTRATION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1976) [30JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 188) [12JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 235) [29SE]
    Animals: improve animal drug approval process (see H.R. 2508) 
        [19OC]
    Blood Products Advisory Committee: increase the voting consumer 
        representation (see H.R. 1021) [23FE]
    Drugs: establish Federal standards to ensure integrity of testing 
        programs (see H.R. 153, 1706) [9JA] [24MY]
    ------reporting requirements on deaths resulting from the 
        prescribing, dispensing, or administration of drugs (see H.R. 
        1914) [22JN]
    ------revise drug approval process (see H.R. 1742) [6JN]
    Food: labeling of pesticide use (see H.R. 1771) [7JN]
    Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical 
        devices (see H.R. 1300) [22MR]
    Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see 
        H.R. 2019) [12JY]
    ------allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in 
        breast self-examination (see H.R. 2753) [7DE]
    ------approval of the Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast 
        self-examination (see H.R. 2752) [7DE]
    Patents: extend protection for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug 
        (see H.R. 2467) [11OC]
    Pharmaceuticals: improve the regulation of drugs (see H.R. 1995) 
        [30JN]
    Tobacco products: establish Federal authority to regulate tobacco 
        and other nicotine containing products (see H.R. 2414) [28SE]
    ------prohibit regulation of tobacco industry (see H.R. 2283) 
        [7SE]
    Water: modify bottled drinking water standards (see H.R. 2601) 
        [9NO]
    Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 1736) [25MY]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1976) [28SE]
  Messages
    Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act: President Clinton 
        [30JA]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976) [20SE] [12OC]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1976) (H. Rept. 
        104-268) [28SE]

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    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1976) (H. Rept. 
        104-172) [30JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1976, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. 
        Rept. 104-271) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1976, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 188) (H. Rept. 104-185) [12JY]

FOOD FOR PROGRESS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Agriculture: extend certain authorities (see H.R. 2775) 
        [13DE]

FOOD INDUSTRY
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 2795) [15DE]
    ------export subsidies for durum wheat (see H.R. 597) [20JA]
    ------humane living conditions for calves raised for the 
        production of veal (see H.R. 263) [9JA]
    ------labeling of imported perishable agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 2602, 2833) [9NO] [22DE]
    ------labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth 
        hormones, and development of residue test (see H.R. 2084, 
        2085) [20JY]
    ------price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2794) [15DE]
    ------revise soybean promotion, research, and consumer information 
        programs (see H.R. 2577) [2NO]
    ------use of humane methods in the slaughter of poultry (see H.R. 
        264) [9JA]
    California: prevent preemption of State fluid milk standards (see 
        H.R. 1298) [22MR]
    Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry: establish 
        (see H.R. 2506) [18OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture: use of distance or transportation costs as a 
        basis for pricing milk (see H.R. 1808) [8JN]
    Dept. of Defense: restrict purchase of packaged foods that are not 
        domestically packaged (see H.R. 178) [9JA]
    Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 
        39) [9JA]
    Food: labeling of pesticide use (see H.R. 1771) [7JN]
    ------meat and poultry inspection programs (see H.R. 1423) [6AP]
    Food stamps: certification requirements for participating food 
        stores and penalties for fraud (see H.R. 992) [16FE]
    Labeling: allow food and dietary supplement manufacturers to 
        communicate information on contents of products (see H.R. 
        1951) [28JN]
    ------repeal requirement for saccharin notice (see H.R. 1787) 
        [8JN]
    Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: amend (see H.R. 1103) 
        [1MR]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 669) [25JA]
    Pesticides: definition and regulation of antimicrobial pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1680) [18MY]
    ------definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1627) [12MY]
    Tariff: spice products (see H.R. 2129) [27JY]
    Taxation: provide for contributions to section 457 individual 
        retirement account plans for certain cafeteria plans (see H.R. 
        2810) [19DE]
  Reports filed
    Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 104-207) [26JY]
    Saccharin Notice Requirement Repeal: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 104-386) [6DE]

FOOD QUALITY PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1627) [12MY]

FOOD SECURITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: reauthorize the conservation reserve program (see 
        H.R. 343) [9JA]
    Wetlands: agricultural conversion of certain wetlands (see H.R. 
        198) [9JA]
    ------prompt resolution of agricultural use violation disputes 
        (see H.R. 2496) [18OC]

FOOD STAMP PROGRAM INTEGRITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1093) [1MR]

FOOD STAMPS
  Bills and resolutions
    Benefits: purchase of nutritional supplements (see H.R. 236) [9JA]
    Food industry: certification requirements for participating food 
        stores and penalties for fraud (see H.R. 992) [16FE]
    Fraud: reduce (see H.R. 1094) [1MR]
    Management: provide administrative flexibility and commodity 
        distribution consolidation (see H.R. 1997) [10JY]
    Program: integrity (see H.R. 1093) [1MR]
    Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 999, 1135) [21FE] [6MR]
  Reports filed
    Food Stamp Program Reform: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        1135) (H. Rept. 104-77) [14MR]
    Welfare Reform Consolidation Act: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 999) (H. Rept. 104-75) 
        [10MR]

FORBES, MICHAEL P. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and 
        related programs appropriations [12OC]
    ------H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
        Judiciary appropriations [18OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Brookhaven, NY: establish Dept. of Veterans Affairs ambulatory 
        care facility (see H.R. 2831) [22DE]
    Calverton, NY: transfer portion of Naval Weapons Industrial 
        Reserve Plant to the Calverton National Cemetery (see H.R. 
        1365) [30MR]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map 
        system (see H.R. 2005) [11JY]
    Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property in Suffolk County, 
        NY (see H.R. 1836) [14JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant 
        mariners who served during wartime (see H.R. 2215) [4AU]
    Montauk Historical Society light station: conveyance (see H.R. 
        1164) [8MR]
    New York: exchange National Park Service land in the Fire Island 
        National Seashore for land in Suffolk County (see H.R. 1163) 
        [8MR]
    Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811) 
        [19DE]
    PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct 
        relative to U.S. foreign aid (see H.R. 1960) [29JN]
    Taxation: clarify application of a certain transitional rule (see 
        H.R. 2165) [2AU]

FORD, HAROLD E. (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]

FOREIGN AGENTS REGISTRATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Strengthen (see H.R. 452) [9JA]

FOREIGN AID
related term(s) Foreign Policy
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1563) [3MY]
    ------authorizing contributions to International Development 
        Association, Asian Development Bank, and the IMF (see H.R. 
        1667) [18MY]
    ------discharge obligation of certain unexpended balances of 
        foreign economic assistance (see H.R. 360) [9JA]
    ------integrated justification report for assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 204) [9JA]
    Cuba: U.S. assistance relative to the establishment of a 
        transitional government (see H.R. 611) [20JA]
    Foreign countries: prohibit to countries that restrict the 
        delivery of U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries 
        (see H.R. 942) [14FE]
    Foreign currencies: provide public notice of all conditions for 
        monetary stabilization and require public financial status 
        reports (see H.R. 1752) [6JN]
    Foreign policy: provide for the withholding of contributions to 
        certain organizations that assist Iraq, Iran, Libya, and Cuba 
        (see H.R. 83) [9JA]
    Haiti: establish a nongovernmental assistance program (see H.R. 
        617) [20JA]
    Hunger: modify certain food programs (see H.R. 2493) [18OC]
    India: suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 1425) [6AP]
    Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746) [7DE]
    International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving 
        U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 
        244) [9JA]
    Mauritania: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until 
        elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 550) [17JA]
    Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and 
        currency (see H. Con. Res. 18) [24JA]
    ------reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to 
        instability of economy and currency (see H. Con. Res. 27; H. 
        Res. 80) [10FE] [14FE]
    Military assistance: prohibit to governments that are 
        undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of 
        human rights or arms control standards (see H.R. 772) [1FE]
    Money: budget and credit authority provided to the exchange 
        stabilization fund (see H.R. 867) [8FE]
    ------require congressional approval for certain uses of the 
        exchange stabilization fund (see H.R. 2177) [3AU]
    National Endowment for Democracy: terminate U.S. assistance (see 
        H.R. 297) [9JA]
    Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive 
        choice (see H.R. 2052) [18JY]
    Russia: requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 
        519, 1418) [13JA] [5AP]
    Trinidad and Tobago: prohibit economic and military assistance 
        relative to illicit drug trafficking (see H.R. 1125) [3MR]
    Turkey: restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to 
        human rights standards (see H.R. 1274) [21MR]
    Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to 
        cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 
        89) [18MY]
  Messages
    Deferral of Budgetary Resources: President Clinton [19OC]
    Disaster Assistance to Japan: President Clinton [23JA]
    Economic Assistance to Mexico: President Clinton [9MR]
  Reports filed
    Reporting Requirements on Economic Assistance to Mexico Relative 
        to Instability of Economy and Currency: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H. Res. 80) (H. Rept. 104-53) 
        [27FE]

FOREIGN ASSISTANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive 
        choice (see H.R. 2052) [18JY]

FOREIGN COUNTRIES
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and 
        related programs appropriations [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products 
        containing imported meat (see H.R. 2475) [12OC]
    Armed Forces: amend the War Powers Resolution defining the 
        congressional and Presidential role in the use of troops 
        overseas (see H.R. 1111; H.J. Res. 95) [2MR] [16JN]
    ------provide for the jurisdiction, apprehension, and detention of 
        members and certain civilians accompanying the Armed Forces 
        abroad (see H.R. 808) [2FE]
    Bangladesh: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 86) [24JY]
    Borders: border-crossing fees for vehicles or pedestrians entering 
        the U.S. from Canada or Mexico (see H. Con. Res. 28) [14FE]

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    Business and industry: establishment of foreign manufacturing 
        subsidiaries by domestic corporations (see H.R. 389) [9JA]
    ------volunteer guidelines for socially responsible practices for 
        U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 910) [13FE]
    Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence 
        Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127) [22DE]
    China, People's Republic of: protection of intellectual property 
        rights (see H. Res. 50) [30JA]
    ------U.S. policy (see H.R. 2053) [18JY]
    China, Republic of: permit U.S. visits by elected leaders and 
        representatives (see H.R. 1460) [6AP]
    Civil liberties: protect the right to travel to foreign countries 
        (see H.R. 1702) [24MY]
    Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and 
        Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see H.R. 
        1416) [5AP]
    Courts: allow suits against foreign countries for damages caused 
        by torture, extrajudicial killing, and other terrorist acts 
        (see H.R. 1877) [16JN]
    Dept. of Defense: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 2348) [18SE]
    ------transportation of certain children requiring specialized 
        medical services in the U.S. (see H.R. 332) [9JA]
    ------withdrawal of military forces permanently stationed in 
        foreign countries that do not assume nonpersonnel costs of 
        such forces (see H.R. 2788) [15DE]
    Dept. of Trade: establish (see H.R. 2325) [13SE]
    Eximbank: tied aid credit program reauthorization (see H.R. 2203) 
        [4AU]
    Expo `98: U.S. participation in Lisbon, Portugal (see H. Con. Res. 
        91) [2AU]
    Federal employees: strengthen post-employment restrictions on 
        certain executive and legislative branch officials (see H.R. 
        1576, 2031, 2498) [3MY] [13JY] [18OC]
    Financial institutions: encourage foreign countries to accord 
        national treatment to U.S. financial organizations (see H.R. 
        19) [9JA]
    Flag--U.S.: prohibit importation of foreign-made flags (see H.R. 
        150) [9JA]
    Foreign Agents Registration Act: strengthen (see H.R. 452) [9JA]
    Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1563) [3MY]
    ------integrated justification report for assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 204) [9JA]
    ------prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. 
        humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942) 
        [14FE]
    ------provide public notice of all conditions for monetary 
        stabilization and require public financial status reports (see 
        H.R. 1752) [6JN]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1868, 2666) [15JN] [18NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report--
        amendments in disagreement (see H. Res. 296) [12DE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 170, 177) [20JN] [29JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 249) [30OC]
    Foreign policy: loan guarantees for Ireland and Northern Ireland 
        (see H.R. 2783) [14DE]
    ------require U.S. opposition to any proposal to create financing 
        mechanisms designed to prevent or resolve the insolvency of 
        sovereign nations (see H.R. 2731) [6DE]
    Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 1560) [3MY]
    ------ensure protection of worker rights and environmental 
        standards in any trade agreement (see H.R. 2714) [5DE]
    ------expand authority for the export of devices (see H.R. 485) 
        [11JA]
    ------expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices 
        (see H.R. 1300) [22MR]
    ------export controls (see H.R. 361) [9JA]
    ------imposition of trade sanctions on countries which threaten 
        the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of illicit 
        drugs (see H.R. 2248) [4AU]
    ------improve export promotion activities (see H.R. 2300) [12SE]
    ------prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad with child 
        labor (see H.R. 2065) [19JY]
    ------provide for the liquidation of certain entries (see H.R. 
        1650) [16MY]
    ------provide trade agreements authority to the President (see 
        H.R. 2371) [21SE]
    Human rights: eradication of slavery in foreign countries (see H. 
        Res. 49) [30JA]
    ------trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for 
        forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21) [1FE]
    Immigration: exclusions relative to membership in terrorist 
        organizations (see H.R. 650) [24JA]
    ------provide visas for certain natives of Poland (see H.R. 2318) 
        [13SE]
    ------revise certain laws relative to aliens and nationality (see 
        H.R. 1292) [22MR]
    ------treatment of certain aliens entering the U.S. without 
        inspection (see H.R. 2716) [5DE]
    India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 36) [17JA]
    ------self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation 
        homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (see H. Con. Res. 32) [22FE]
    ------U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 48) [24MR]
    Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746) [7DE]
    International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva 
        Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587) [7NO]
    Israel: anniversary of establishment of Jerusalem as capital of 
        the Jewish kingdom (see H. Con. Res. 36) [9MR]
    ------relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 1595) [9MY]
    ------reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 37) [9MR]
    Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program 
        (see H.R. 2582) [2NO]
    Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language 
        (see H. Con. Res. 103) [21SE]
    ------diplomatic recognition (see H. Con. Res. 54) [3AP]
    Members of Congress: prohibit representation of foreign 
        governments after leaving office (see H.R. 459) [9JA]
    Military assistance: prohibit to governments that are 
        undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of 
        human rights or arms control standards (see H.R. 772) [1FE]
    Mongolia: anniversary of democratic elections (see H. Res. 158) 
        [25MY]
    NAFTA: funding of infrastructure projects relative to border 
        traffic (see H.R. 2743) [7DE]
    ------withdrawal (see H.R. 499, 2651) [13JA] [16NO]
    National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100) [6SE]
    New Zealand: U.S. visit of Prime Minister James Bolger (see H. 
        Con. Res. 52) [28MR]
    Nigeria: efforts towards democracy (see H. Con. Res. 40) [15MR]
    Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: 
        congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding 
        trade agreement (see H.R. 2754) [11DE]
    Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive 
        choice (see H.R. 2052) [18JY]
    Presidents of the U.S.: limit Secret Service protection of former 
        Presidents relative to traveling for income-producing 
        activities (see H.R. 298) [9JA]
    Space policy: development, assembly, and operation of the 
        international space station (see H.R. 1601) [10MY]
    ------development, assembly, and operation of the international 
        space station (H.R. 1601), consideration (see H. Res. 228) 
        [21SE]
    Tariff: temporary suspension of antidumping and countervailing 
        duties under limited market conditions (see H.R. 2822) [21DE]
    Taxation: allow corporations to elect the pooling method for 
        determining foreign tax credits (see H.R. 2355) [19SE]
    ------impose a minimum tax on certain foreign and foreign-
        controlled corporations (see H.R. 2166) [2AU]
    ------prevent avoidance through use of foreign trusts (see H.R. 
        2356) [19SE]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 1690) 
        [24MY]
    ------treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 2045) [17JY]
    Telecommunications: foreign ownership of licensed facilities (see 
        H.R. 514) [13JA]
    Thailand: demand release of imprisoned Hmong/Lao refugee camp 
        leaders and allow resettlement of Hmong refugees (see H. Con. 
        Res. 129) [27DE]
    Treaties and agreements: negotiation of bilateral prisoner 
        transfer treaties (see H.R. 552) [18JA]
    U.N.: U.S. role in peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 631) [23JA]
    U.N. World Conference on Women: meeting (see H. Con. Res. 77, H.R. 
        2047) [15JN] [17JY]
    ------support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 119) [13DE]
    U.S. Trade Administration: establish (see H.R. 2124) [27JY]
    USIA: extension of au pair programs (see H.R. 2767) [13DE]
    Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876) 
        [16JN]
    World Trade Organization: establish commission to review dispute 
        settlement reports (see H.R. 1434) [6AP]
  Conference reports
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1868) [26OC]
  Messages
    Activities of the U.S. Government in the U.N.: President Clinton 
        [6SE]
    Generalized System of Preferences: President Clinton [28JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton [18MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton [28JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Serbia and Montenegro: President 
        Clinton [10MY] [18JY] [11DE] [27DE]
    Nuclear Proliferation: President Clinton [7JN]
    Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and South 
        Africa Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President 
        Clinton [29SE]
    Trade Policy Agenda and Trade Agreements Program: President 
        Clinton [8MR]
    U.S.-Bulgarian Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Agreement: President 
        Clinton [4AU]
  Motions
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 1868) [28JN] [11JY] [12OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report [31OC] 
        [15NO] [13DE]
    Space policy: development, assembly, and operation of the 
        international space station (H.R. 1601) [27SE]
  Reports filed
    Amendments in Disagreement to Conference Report on H.R. 1868, 
        Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 296) (H. 
        Rept. 104-399) [12DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1868, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 249) (H. 
        Rept. 104-298) [30OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1601, International Space Station 
        Development, Assembly, and Operation: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 228) (H. Rept. 104-258) [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1868, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 170) (H. Rept. 104-147) [20JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 177) (H. Rept. 104-167) 
        [29JN]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1866) (H. Rept. 
        104-295) [26OC]

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    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1868) (H. Rept. 
        104-143) [15JN]
    Foreign Trade Agreements Authority to the President: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2371) (H. Rept. 104-285) [20OC]
    International Space Station Development, Assembly, and Operation: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1601) (H. Rept. 104-210) 
        [28JY]

FOREIGN CURRENCIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: provide public notice of all conditions for monetary 
        stabilization and require public financial status reports (see 
        H.R. 1752) [6JN]
    Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and 
        currency (see H. Con. Res. 18) [24JA]
    ------reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to 
        instability of economy and currency (see H. Con. Res. 27; H. 
        Res. 80) [10FE] [14FE]
    Money: budget and credit authority provided to the exchange 
        stabilization fund (see H.R. 867) [8FE]
    ------require congressional approval for certain uses of the 
        exchange stabilization fund (see H.R. 2177) [3AU]
  Messages
    Economic Assistance to Mexico: President Clinton [9MR]
  Reports filed
    Reporting Requirements on Economic Assistance to Mexico Relative 
        to Instability of Economy and Currency: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H. Res. 80) (H. Rept. 104-53) 
        [27FE]

FOREIGN INVESTMENTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Airlines: percentage of voting interests of air carriers required 
        to be owned or controlled by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 951) 
        [15FE]
    Eximbank: tied aid credit program reauthorization (see H.R. 2203) 
        [4AU]
    Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and 
        currency (see H. Con. Res. 18) [24JA]
    ------reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to 
        instability of economy and currency (see H. Con. Res. 27; H. 
        Res. 80) [10FE] [14FE]
    Taxation: allow corporations to elect the pooling method for 
        determining foreign tax credits (see H.R. 2355) [19SE]
    ------eligibility for the earned income tax credit, and treatment 
        of individuals benefiting from foreign trusts or renouncement 
        of citizenship (see H.R. 981) [16FE]
    ------impose a minimum tax on certain foreign and foreign-
        controlled corporations (see H.R. 2166) [2AU]
    ------prevent avoidance through use of foreign trusts (see H.R. 
        2356) [19SE]
    ------reinstate tax on interest received by foreigners on certain 
        portfolio investments (see H.R. 281) [9JA]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 1690) 
        [24MY]
    ------treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 2045) [17JY]
    ------treatment of foreign source income of U.S.-owned 
        multinational insurance companies (see H.R. 2201) [4AU]
    ------treatment of foreign tax credit and deduction for taxes paid 
        in lieu of income taxes (see H.R. 391) [9JA]
    ------treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship (see H.R. 1812, 2012) [9JN] [11JY]
    ------treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or 
        residents (see H.R. 1535) [2MY]
    ------treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or 
        residents (H.R. 1535), consideration (see H. Res. 160) [25MY]
  Messages
    Economic Assistance to Mexico: President Clinton [9MR]
  Reports filed
    Reporting Requirements on Economic Assistance to Mexico Relative 
        to Instability of Economy and Currency: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H. Res. 80) (H. Rept. 104-53) 
        [27FE]
    Tax Treatment of Individuals Benefiting From Renouncement of 
        Citizenship: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1812) 
        (H. Rept. 104-145) [16JN]

FOREIGN POLICY
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
    Conferees: H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and 
        related programs appropriations [12OC]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [3MY]
    United Kingdom-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [28SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: compensate producers for damages incurred due to 
        trade embargoes (see H.R. 2263) [6SE]
    Aliens: deny visas to individuals involved with the foreign 
        expropriation of property of U.S. persons (see H.R. 82) [9JA]
    Armed Forces: amend the War Powers Resolution defining the 
        congressional and Presidential role in the use of troops 
        overseas (see H.R. 1111; H.J. Res. 95) [2MR] [16JN]
    ------encourage an extra place setting at holiday season tables as 
        a reminder of U.S. peacekeeping forces in Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina (see H. Res. 315) [19DE]
    Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 1511) [7AP]
    Arms sales: congressional notification requirement of sales to 
        Saudi Arabia relative to outstanding commercial disputes (see 
        H.R. 1243) [15MR]
    ------prohibit sales to foreign countries relative to relationship 
        and recognition of sovereignty of Israel (see H.R. 1189) [9MR]
    Asia: support peace and stability in the South China Sea (see H. 
        Res. 114) [10MR]
    Atlantic Tunas Convention Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 541) [17JA]
    Bangladesh: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 86) [24JY]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 
        282) [20NO]
    ------lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172) [8MR]
    ------lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), consideration (see H. Res. 
        204) [28JY]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606, 2770) [26OC] [9NO] [13DE]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (H.R. 2606), consideration (see H. Res. 273) 
        [16NO]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (H.R. 2770), consideration (see H. Res. 304) 
        [13DE]
    ------U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between 
        Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. Con. Res. 118; H. 
        Res. 295, 298, 302) [6DE] [12DE] [13DE]
    ------U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between 
        Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 304) [13DE]
    ------U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2417; H. Res. 247, 305, 
        306) [28SE] [30OC] [13DE]
    ------U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 304) [13DE]
    Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1643) [16MY]
    Burma: restore democratic rule (see H. Res. 274) [17NO]
    Business and industry: volunteer guidelines for socially 
        responsible practices for U.S. businesses operating abroad 
        (see H.R. 910) [13FE]
    Cambodia: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1451, 1642) [6AP] 
        [16MY]
    Cameroon: democracy and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 
        93) [4AU]
    China, People's Republic of: approve governing international 
        fishery agreement (see H.R. 542) [17JA]
    ------demand the unconditional release of U.S. citizen Peter H. Wu 
        (see H. Res. 178) [29JN]
    ------demand the unconditional release of Wei Jingsheng (see H. 
        Con. Res. 117) [5DE]
    ------encourage liberty (see H.R. 1147) [7MR]
    ------human rights violations (see H.R. 1849) [14JN]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 96) [16JN]
    ------most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 96), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 193) [19JY]
    ------participation of officials in international activities 
        relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 2829) 
        [22DE]
    ------prohibit entry of items produced, grown, or manufactured 
        with forced labor (see H.R. 139) [9JA]
    ------prohibit export of satellites (see H.R. 149) [9JA]
    ------protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 50) 
        [30JA]
    ------U.S. policy (see H.R. 2053, 2058) [18JY] [19JY]
    ------U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), consideration (see H. Res. 193) 
        [19JY]
    China, Republic of: permit U.S. visits by elected leaders and 
        representatives (see H.R. 1460) [6AP]
    ------visit of President Lee Teng-hui (see H. Con. Res. 33, 53) 
        [6MR] [29MR]
    Civil liberties: protect the right to travel to foreign countries 
        (see H.R. 1702) [24MY]
    Clinton, President: summit meeting with Russian President Boris 
        Yeltsin (see H. Con. Res. 25) [7FE]
    Commission on MIA and POW in Southeast Asia: establish (see H.R. 
        2174) [2AU]
    Committee To Oversee the Conduct of Operation Joint Endeavor/Task 
        Force Eagle (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 135; H. Con. 
        Res. 126) [20DE] [22DE]
    Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and 
        Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see H.R. 
        1416) [5AP]
    Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest 
        Atlantic Fisheries: implementation (see H.R. 622) [20JA]
    Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 1704) 
        [24MY]
    ------allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        1703) [24MY]
    ------congressional notification and reporting requirements on 
        U.S. negotiations (see H.R. 1909) [21JN]
    ------exception to trade embargo for medicines and medical 
        supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1679, 1700) 
        [18MY] [24MY]
    ------grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional 
        baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 2311) [12SE]
    ------lift trade embargo (see H.R. 883) [9FE]
    ------strengthen international economic sanctions and support 
        transition to democratically elected government (see H.R. 927, 
        2347; H. Con. Res. 24) [7FE] [14FE] [18SE]
    ------strengthen international economic sanctions and support 
        transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 225) [19SE]
    ------U.S. assistance relative to the establishment of a 
        transitional government (see H.R. 611) [20JA]
    Cuban Democracy Act: ease limitations in food trade and terminate 
        denial of foreign tax credit (see H.R. 1254) [15MR]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 367) [9JA]
    Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42) [16MR]
    ------implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved 
        people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223) [4AU]
    Dept. of Defense: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 2348) [18SE]
    ------withdrawal of military forces permanently stationed in 
        foreign countries that do not assume nonpersonnel costs of 
        such forces (see H.R. 2788) [15DE]
    Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1564) [3MY]
    ------consolidate foreign affairs agencies (see H.R. 1561, 1562) 
        [3MY]
    ------consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 155, 156) [22MY] [25MY]
    ------establish position of Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism (see 
        H.R. 22) [9JA]

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    Dept. of Trade: establish (see H.R. 2325) [13SE]
    Ecology and environment: authorizing certain operations of 
        Canadian oil spill response and recovery vessels in U.S. 
        waters (see H.R. 2563) [31OC]
    Economy: require U.S. opposition to any proposal to create 
        financing mechanisms designed to prevent or resolve the 
        insolvency of sovereign nations (see H.R. 2731) [6DE]
    Elections: prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate 
        political committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations 
        (see H.R. 2499) [18OC]
    Estonia: approve governing international fishery agreement (see 
        H.R. 543) [17JA]
    Foreign Agents Registration Act: strengthen (see H.R. 452) [9JA]
    Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1563) [3MY]
    ------authorizing contributions to International Development 
        Association, Asian Development Bank, and the IMF (see H.R. 
        1667) [18MY]
    ------discharge obligation of certain unexpended balances of 
        foreign economic assistance (see H.R. 360) [9JA]
    ------modify certain food programs (see H.R. 2493) [18OC]
    ------prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. 
        humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942) 
        [14FE]
    ------provide for the withholding of contributions to certain 
        organizations that assist Iraq, Iran, Libya, and Cuba (see 
        H.R. 83) [9JA]
    ------provide public notice of all conditions for monetary 
        stabilization and require public financial status reports (see 
        H.R. 1752) [6JN]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1868, 2666) [15JN] [18NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report--
        amendments in disagreement (see H. Res. 296) [12DE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 170, 177) [20JN] [29JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 249) [30OC]
    Foreign trade: duty rate adjustment of tomatoes from Mexico 
        relative to currency exchange rates (see H.R. 1626) [12MY]
    ------impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum 
        products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 
        2458, 2619) [11OC] [10NO]
    ------imposition of trade sanctions on countries which threaten 
        the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of illicit 
        drugs (see H.R. 2248) [4AU]
    ------improve export promotion activities (see H.R. 2300) [12SE]
    ------limit generalized system of preferences eligibility for 
        countries engaging in certain activities relative to nuclear 
        weapons, components, or design (see H.R. 1653) [16MY]
    ------prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad with child 
        labor (see H.R. 2065) [19JY]
    Haiti: establish a nongovernmental assistance program (see H.R. 
        617) [20JA]
    Human rights: eradication of slavery in foreign countries (see H. 
        Res. 49) [30JA]
    Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 2182) [3AU]
    ------asylum reform and prohibition of Federal benefits to certain 
        aliens (see H.R. 375) [9JA]
    ------moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, 
        certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373) 
        [9JA]
    ------provide visas for certain natives of Poland (see H.R. 2318) 
        [13SE]
    ------treatment of certain aliens entering the U.S. without 
        inspection (see H.R. 2716) [5DE]
    India: civil liberties violations in Kashmir (see H. Res. 123) 
        [29MR]
    ------commitment to religious pluralism and tolerance (see H. Con. 
        Res. 60) [6AP]
    ------detention of U.S. citizen Donald Hutchings (see H. Con. Res. 
        97) [4AU]
    ------free and fair elections in Jammu and Kashmir (see H. Con. 
        Res. 57) [5AP]
    ------self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation 
        homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (see H. Con. Res. 32) [22FE]
    ------suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 1425) [6AP]
    ------U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 48) [24MR]
    Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746) [7DE]
    ------condemn for refusal to permit a team from Israel to 
        participate in the World Archery Championships (see H. Con. 
        Res. 87) [27JY]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 
        2823) [21DE]
    International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving 
        U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 
        244) [9JA]
    International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva 
        Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587) [7NO]
    International relations: negotiations between Greece and Macedonia 
        (see H. Con. Res. 31) [16FE]
    ------resumption of direct, bilateral talks between India and 
        Pakistan (see H. Con. Res. 59) [6AP]
    Iran: economic sanctions (see H.R. 1033, 1541) [23FE] [2MY]
    Iraq: compliance with U.N. arms control and human rights 
        resolutions (see H. Res. 200) [24JY]
    ------detention of U.S. citizens relative to illegal border-
        crossing incident (see H. Res. 120) [29MR]
    Ireland: loan guarantees (see H.R. 2783) [14DE]
    ------seek negotiations among European countries and financial 
        institutions on the establishment of an Ireland Development 
        Bank (see H. Con. Res. 121) [15DE]
    Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 1595) [9MY]
    Khalra, Jaswant Singh: condemn abduction by India (see H. Res. 
        233) [28SE]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: nuclear weapons 
        proliferation (see H.J. Res. 83, 85; H. Con. Res. 19) [25JA] 
        [30MR]
    ------shooting down of U.S. Army helicopter (see H. Con. Res. 1) 
        [9JA]
    Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program 
        (see H.R. 2582) [2NO]
    Korean Peninsula: encourage North-South dialogue (see H.J. Res. 
        83, 85; H. Con. Res. 19) [25JA] [30MR]
    Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see 
        H.R. 1360) [30MR]
    Kuwait: investigation of financial and commercial treatment of 
        U.S. citizens and commercial dispute resolution process (see 
        H.R. 2042) [13JY]
    Macedonia: diplomatic recognition (see H. Con. Res. 54) [3AP]
    Marshall Islands: administration of the Rongelop resettlement 
        trust fund (see H.R. 1332) [28MR]
    Mauritania: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until 
        elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 550) [17JA]
    Members of Congress: prohibit representation of foreign 
        governments after leaving office (see H.R. 459) [9JA]
    Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and 
        currency (see H. Con. Res. 18) [24JA]
    ------reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to 
        instability of economy and currency (see H. Con. Res. 27; H. 
        Res. 80) [10FE] [14FE]
    Middle East Peace Facilitation Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 
        2161, 2404, 2576, 2589, 2808) [2AU] [27SE] [2NO] [7NO] [19DE]
    Money: budget and credit authority provided to the exchange 
        stabilization fund (see H.R. 867) [8FE]
    ------require congressional approval for certain uses of the 
        exchange stabilization fund (see H.R. 2177) [3AU]
    NAFTA: effect on Caribbean Basin Initiative (see H.R. 465, 553) 
        [11JA] [18JA]
    ------withdraw supplemental agreements on labor and environmental 
        cooperation (see H.R. 796) [2FE]
    ------withdrawal (see H.R. 499, 2651) [13JA] [16NO]
    National security: revitalize (see H.R. 7, 872) [9JA] [9FE]
    ------revitalize (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 83) [13FE]
    New Zealand: U.S. visit of Prime Minister James Bolger (see H. 
        Con. Res. 52) [28MR]
    Nicaragua: adjustment of status of certain immigrants (see H.R. 
        712) [26JA]
    Nigeria: efforts towards democracy (see H. Con. Res. 40) [15MR]
    ------impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697) [30NO]
    Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. 
        persons doing business (see H.R. 470) [11JA]
    ------loan guarantees (see H.R. 2783) [14DE]
    ------peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 44) [16MR]
    ------U.S. policy on paramilitary groups and British security 
        forces (see H.R. 245) [9JA]
    NSC: establish positions of Director, Deputy Director, and Senior 
        Directors (see H.R. 1494) [7AP]
    Pakistan: identification as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. 
        Con. Res. 35) [9MR]
    ------transfer of F-16 aircraft and associated parts and equipment 
        (see H.R. 1397) [5AP]
    Panama: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of 
        U.S. Armed Forces and the Panama Canal (see H. Con. Res. 4, 9) 
        [9JA]
    PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct 
        relative to U.S. foreign aid (see H.R. 1930, 1960) [27JN] 
        [29JN]
    Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive 
        choice (see H.R. 2052) [18JY]
    POW/MIA: granting of asylum to certain foreign nationals assisting 
        in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 460) [9JA]
    Refugees: prohibit admission of individuals who served in the 
        armed forces of Iraq during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see 
        H.R. 63) [9JA]
    Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51) 
        [28MR]
    ------requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 519, 
        1418) [13JA] [5AP]
    Saudi Arabia: congressional notification requirement for arms 
        sales relative to outstanding commercial disputes (see H.R. 
        1596) [9MY]
    Sri Lanka: encourage peace process (see H. Res. 181) [29JN]
    Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837) [22DE]
    Telecommunications: foreign ownership of licensed facilities (see 
        H.R. 514) [13JA]
    Thailand: demand release of imprisoned Hmong/Lao refugee camp 
        leaders and allow resettlement of Hmong refugees (see H. Con. 
        Res. 129) [27DE]
    Treaties and agreements: negotiation of bilateral prisoner 
        transfer treaties (see H.R. 552) [18JA]
    ------withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty (see H.R. 
        2483) [17OC]
    Trinidad and Tobago: prohibit economic and military assistance 
        relative to illicit drug trafficking (see H.R. 1125) [3MR]
    Turkey: invasion of Northern Iraq (see H. Res. 124) [30MR]
    ------protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox 
        Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50) [28MR]
    ------suspend proposed sale of the Army Tactical Missile System 
        relative to human rights activities and the trade embargo of 
        Armenia (see H. Con. Res. 124, 125) [21DE] [22DE]
    U.N.: limit U.S. contributions (see H.R. 211) [9JA]
    ------U.S. membership in the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural 
        Organization (see H. Res. 152) [17MY]
    ------U.S. role in peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 631) [23JA]
    ------U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 2535) [25OC]
    Ukraine: support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political 
        and economic progress (see H. Con. Res. 120) [15DE]
    USIA: distribution within U.S. of film entitled ``Fragile Ring of 
        Life'' (see H.R. 2070) [19JY]
    Vietnam: encourage liberty (see H.R. 909) [13FE]
    ------funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to 
        cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 
        89) [18MY]

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    ------normalization of relations (see H. Con. Res. 81, 88) [30JN] 
        [27JY]
    Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876) 
        [16JN]
    World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see 
        H.R. 966) [15FE]
  Conference reports
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1868) [26OC]
  Messages
    Activities of the U.S. Government in the U.N.: President Clinton 
        [6SE]
    Atomic Energy Act: President Clinton [9MR]
    Disruption of Middle East Peace Process by Terrorist Violence: 
        President Clinton [24JA]
    Economic Assistance to Mexico: President Clinton [9MR]
    Export of Munitions List Articles to the People's Republic of 
        China: President Clinton [22JN]
    Fishery Agreement With Estonia: President Clinton [19JA]
    Fishery Agreement With Latvia: President Clinton [20JN]
    Generalized System of Preferences: President Clinton [6FE] [28JY]
    International Emergency Economic Powers Act: President Clinton 
        [21MR]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Russia: President Clinton [3JA]
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton [28MR] 
        [18SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Foreign Narcotics Traffickers 
        Centered in Colombia: President Clinton [24OC]
    National Emergency Relative to Haiti: President Clinton [3FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton [15MR] 
        [18MY] [18SE] [31OC] [28NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton [28JY] 
        [1AU]
    National Emergency Relative to Lapse of Export Administration Act: 
        President Clinton [29SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Libya: President Clinton [30JA] 
        [12JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Proliferation of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction: President Clinton [16FE] [18MY] [8NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Serbia and Montenegro: President 
        Clinton [10MY] [18JY] [11DE] [27DE]
    National Endowment for Democracy: President Clinton [6MR]
    Nuclear Proliferation: President Clinton [7JN]
    Ordering of Armed Forces Selected Reserve to Active Duty: 
        President Clinton [11DE]
    Processing of Export License Applications: President Clinton [6DE]
    Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and South 
        Africa Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President 
        Clinton [29SE]
    Romanian Emigration Laws and Policies: President Clinton [23MY] 
        [11JY]
    Russian Emigration Laws and Policies: President Clinton [30JN]
    U.S.-Bulgarian Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Agreement: President 
        Clinton [4AU]
    U.S.-Germany Supplementary Agreement on Social Security: President 
        Clinton [10OC]
    West Bank and Gaza Strip Trade Preferences: President Clinton 
        [21MR]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 
        96) [20JY]
    Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561) 
        [8JN]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 1868) [28JN] [11JY] [12OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report [31OC] 
        [15NO] [13DE]
    National security: revitalize (H.R. 7) [16FE]
  Reports filed
    Amendments in Disagreement to Conference Report on H.R. 1868, 
        Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 296) (H. 
        Rept. 104-399) [12DE]
    Atlantic Tunas Convention Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 541) (H. Rept. 104-109) [1MY]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 541) (H. Rept. 
        104-109) [27JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1868, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 249) (H. 
        Rept. 104-298) [30OC]
    Consideration of H. Res. 302, U.S. Military Enforcement of Peace 
        Agreement Between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim Forces in 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        304) (H. Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 306, U.S. Military Intervention in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. 
        Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 7, National Security Revitalization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 83) (H. Rept. 104-31) 
        [13FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 225) (H. Rept. 104-
        253) [19SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 155) (H. Rept. 104-129) 
        [22MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 156) (H. Rept. 104-130) 
        [25MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1868, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 170) (H. Rept. 104-147) [20JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 177) (H. Rept. 104-167) 
        [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2058, China Policy Act and H.J. Res. 96, 
        Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 104-194) 
        [19JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2606, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 273) (H. Rept. 104-349) [16NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2770, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of S. 21, Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 204) (H. Rept. 104-213) 
        [28JY]
    Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest 
        Atlantic Fisheries Implementation: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 622) (H. Rept. 104-41) [21FE]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1866) (H. Rept. 
        104-295) [26OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1868) (H. Rept. 
        104-143) [15JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Bulgaria: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 1643) (H. Rept. 104-162) [27JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Cambodia: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 1642) (H. Rept. 104-160) [27JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 
        104-188) [17JY]
    National Security Revitalization Act: Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 104-18) [6FE]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 7) (H. 
        Rept. 104-18) [6FE]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 
        104-18) [6FE]
    Reporting Requirements on Economic Assistance to Mexico Relative 
        to Instability of Economy and Currency: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H. Res. 80) (H. Rept. 104-53) 
        [27FE]
    Strengthen International Economic Sanctions Against Cuba and 
        Support Transition to Democratically Elected Government: 
        Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 927) (H. 
        Rept. 104-202) [24JY]

FOREIGN SERVICE
related term(s) Diplomats
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of State: establish Assistant Sec. of State for Diplomatic 
        Security (see H.R. 2541) [26OC]
    Federal employees: retirement, survivor, and health benefits for 
        spouses relative to misconduct or disloyalty of officials (see 
        H.R. 674) [25JA]

FOREIGN TRADE
related term(s) International Trade; Tariff
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and 
        related programs appropriations [12OC]
    ------S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration hydroelectric 
        projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude oil [25JY] 
        [11OC] [17OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: compensate producers for damages incurred due to 
        trade embargoes (see H.R. 2263) [6SE]
    ------define domestic industry relative to perishable agricultural 
        products (see H.R. 2795) [15DE]
    ------export subsidies for durum wheat (see H.R. 597) [20JA]
    ------kiwifruit research and marketing (see H.R. 1486) [7AP]
    ------labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing 
        imported meat (see H.R. 2475) [12OC]
    ------labeling of imported perishable agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 2602, 2833) [9NO] [22DE]
    Animals: prohibit export of American black bear viscera (see H.R. 
        353) [9JA]
    ------prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera 
        (see H.R. 2240) [4AU]
    Arms sales: congressional notification requirement of sales to 
        Saudi Arabia relative to outstanding commercial disputes (see 
        H.R. 1243) [15MR]
    Bulgaria: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1643) [16MY]
    Business and industry: define criteria for use of the term ``Made 
        in America'' (see H.R. 1598) [9MY]
    ------volunteer guidelines for socially responsible practices for 
        U.S. businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 910) [13FE]
    Cambodia: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1451, 1642) [6AP] 
        [16MY]
    Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence 
        Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127) [22DE]
    ------imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and lumber 
        products (see H.R. 2802) [18DE]
    CCC: limit farm and export expenditures (see H.R. 2195, 2523) 
        [4AU] [24OC]
    Children and youth: prohibit the importation of goods produced 
        abroad with child labor (see H.R. 2065) [19JY]
    China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. 
        Res. 96) [16JN]
    ------most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 96), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 193) [19JY]
    ------prohibit entry of items produced, grown, or manufactured 
        with forced labor (see H.R. 139) [9JA]
    ------prohibit export of satellites (see H.R. 149) [9JA]
    ------protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 50) 
        [30JA]
    ------U.S. policy (see H.R. 2053, 2058) [18JY] [19JY]
    ------U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), consideration (see H. Res. 193) 
        [19JY]
    Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of 
        Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-
        produced merchandise (see H.R. 447) [9JA]
    Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 989) [16FE]
    ------registration and protection of trademarks (see H.R. 1270) 
        [21MR]
    Courts: grant a private right of action to individuals injured by 
        reason of violation of antiboycott regulations (see H.R. 1192) 
        [9MR]
    Cuba: exception to trade embargo for medicines and medical 
        supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1679, 1700) 
        [18MY] [24MY]

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    ------lift trade embargo (see H.R. 883) [9FE]
    ------strengthen international economic sanctions and support 
        transition to democratically elected government (see H.R. 927, 
        2347; H. Con. Res. 24) [7FE] [14FE] [18SE]
    ------strengthen international economic sanctions and support 
        transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 225) [19SE]
    Cuban Democracy Act: ease limitations in food trade and terminate 
        denial of foreign tax credit (see H.R. 1254) [15MR]
    Dept. of Agriculture: extend certain authorities (see H.R. 2775) 
        [13DE]
    Dept. of Commerce: enhance manufacturing technology programs (see 
        H.R. 1844) [14JN]
    Dept. of Trade: establish (see H.R. 2325) [13SE]
    Disasters: extend duty drawback filing period for businesses (see 
        H.R. 527) [17JA]
    Drugs: imposition of sanctions on countries which threaten the 
        health and safety of U.S. citizens (see H.R. 2248) [4AU]
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9) 
        [9JA]
    ------reduce income tax rates, encourage purchase of domestic 
        products, and extend transportation infrastructure spending 
        (see H.R. 890) [10FE]
    Elections: prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate 
        political committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations 
        (see H.R. 2499) [18OC]
    Employment: allowances for workers undergoing retraining after 
        being displaced by NAFTA consequences (see H.R. 1231) [14MR]
    Eximbank: tied aid credit program reauthorization (see H.R. 2203) 
        [4AU]
    Exports: controls (see H.R. 361) [9JA]
    ------develop criteria for market access in foreign countries (see 
        H.R. 1560) [3MY]
    ------expand authority for the export of devices (see H.R. 485) 
        [11JA]
    ------expand authority for the export of drugs or medical devices 
        (see H.R. 1300) [22MR]
    ------review, clarify, and simplify the commodity control lists 
        (see H.R. 2231) [4AU]
    Financial institutions: encourage foreign countries to accord 
        national treatment to U.S. financial organizations (see H.R. 
        19) [9JA]
    Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition 
        that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 444, 492) [9JA] 
        [11JA]
    ------repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices (see H.R. 125, 464, 698) [9JA] [11JA] [26JA]
    ------repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices (H.R. 464), consideration (see H. Res. 210) 
        [3AU]
    Flag--U.S.: prohibit importation of foreign-made flags (see H.R. 
        150) [9JA]
    Foreign countries: border-crossing fees for vehicles or 
        pedestrians entering the U.S. from Canada or Mexico (see H. 
        Con. Res. 28) [14FE]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1868, 2666) [15JN] [18NO]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report--
        amendments in disagreement (see H. Res. 296) [12DE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 170, 177) [20JN] [29JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 249) [30OC]
    Foreign policy: support peace and stability in the South China Sea 
        (see H. Res. 114) [10MR]
    Generalized System of Preferences: renew (see H.R. 1654) [17MY]
    Hazardous substances: importation and shipment of spent nuclear 
        fuel (see H.R. 2278) [7SE]
    Imports: provide for the liquidation of certain entries (see H.R. 
        1650) [16MY]
    Iran: economic sanctions (see H.R. 1033, 1541) [23FE] [2MY]
    ------impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum 
        products, natural gas, or related technology (see H.R. 2458, 
        2619) [11OC] [10NO]
    Israel: secondary boycott by Arab countries (see H.R. 1193) [9MR]
    ITC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1887) [19JN]
    Kuwait: investigation of financial and commercial treatment of 
        U.S. citizens and commercial dispute resolution process (see 
        H.R. 2042) [13JY]
    Lumber industry: prohibit exports of unprocessed timber and wood 
        chips to countries not providing reciprocal market access (see 
        H.R. 684) [26JA]
    Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779) [14DE]
    Mexico: duty rate adjustment of tomatoes relative to currency 
        exchange rates (see H.R. 1626) [12MY]
    Motor vehicles: impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile 
        industry (see H. Res. 141, 150) [9MY] [16MY]
    NAFTA: effect on Caribbean Basin Initiative (see H.R. 465, 553) 
        [11JA] [18JA]
    ------funding of infrastructure projects relative to border 
        traffic (see H.R. 2743) [7DE]
    ------withdraw supplemental agreements on labor and environmental 
        cooperation (see H.R. 796) [2FE]
    ------withdrawal (see H.R. 499, 2651) [13JA] [16NO]
    National objectives: improve export promotion activities (see H.R. 
        2300) [12SE]
    New Zealand: U.S. visit of Prime Minister James Bolger (see H. 
        Con. Res. 52) [28MR]
    Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. 
        persons doing business (see H.R. 470) [11JA]
    Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: 
        congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding 
        trade agreement (see H.R. 2754) [11DE]
    Patents: biotechnology process protection (see H.R. 587) [19JA]
    ------restore the proper term of patent protection (see H.R. 359) 
        [9JA]
    Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (H.R. 70), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 197) [21JY]
    ------export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 256) [7NO]
    ------exports of certain domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 
        70) [9JA]
    Presidents of the United States: provide trade agreements 
        authority (see H.R. 2371) [21SE]
    Saudi Arabia: congressional notification requirement for arms 
        sales relative to outstanding commercial disputes (see H.R. 
        1596) [9MY]
    Ships and vessels: require congressional certification for Dept. 
        of Defense ship repair transactions with foreign contractors 
        (see H.R. 904) [13FE]
    Small business: export assistance (see H.R. 648) [24JA]
    Sugar: prohibit the importation of sugar into the U.S. from 
        countries that import sugar from Cuba (see H.R. 84) [9JA]
    Tariff: civil aircraft (see H.R. 1712) [25MY]
    ------dichlorofopmethyl (see H.R. 2615) [10NO]
    ------door hinges (see H.R. 2426) [29SE]
    ------electrical capacitors [19SE]
    ------exempt semiconductors from country of origin marking 
        requirements (see H.R. 947) [15FE]
    ------fluridone aquatic herbicide (see H.R. 1113) [2MR]
    ------footwear assembled in beneficiary countries (see H.R. 1452) 
        [6AP]
    ------French beaujolais wine (see H.R. 2529) [25OC]
    ------limit generalized system of preferences eligibility for 
        countries engaging in certain activities relative to nuclear 
        weapons, components, or design (see H.R. 1653) [16MY]
    ------plastic flat goods (see H.R. 1779) [7JN]
    ------spice products (see H.R. 2129) [27JY]
    ------tamoxifen citrate (see H.R. 1261) [16MR]
    ------temporary suspension of antidumping and countervailing 
        duties under limited market conditions (see H.R. 2822) [21DE]
    ------textile manufacturing machinery (see H.R. 1336) [28MR]
    ------thidiazuron (see H.R. 2616) [10NO]
    ------twine (see H.R. 1935) [27JN]
    ------twine, cordage, ropes, and cables (see H.R. 1543) [2MY]
    ------warp knitting machines (see H.R. 1549) [2MY]
    Taxation: benefits for foreign corporations (see H.R. 1278) [21MR]
    ------minimum tax on corporations importing products at 
        artificially inflated prices (see H.R. 88) [9JA]
    ------treatment of foreign source income of U.S.-owned 
        multinational insurance companies (see H.R. 2201) [4AU]
    Timber: extend export restrictions for unprocessed timber to 
        timber harvested in Texas (see H.R. 688) [26JA]
    Trademarks: protection against dilution (see H.R. 1295) [22MR]
    Treaties and agreements: ensure protection of worker rights and 
        environmental standard (see H.R. 2714) [5DE]
    ------make regulatory correction relative to methyl bromide and 
        the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2230) [4AU]
    U.S. Intellectual Property Organization: establish (see H.R. 2533) 
        [25OC]
    U.S. Trade Administration: establish (see H.R. 2124) [27JY]
    Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to 
        cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 
        89) [18MY]
    ------normalization of relations (see H. Con. Res. 81, 88) [30JN] 
        [27JY]
    White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Ireland: endorse 
        Irish-American agenda (see H. Con. Res. 43) [16MR]
    World Trade Organization: establish commission to review dispute 
        settlement reports (see H.R. 1434) [6AP]
  Conference reports
    Alaska Power Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and 
        Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Exports (S. 395) [6NO] [8NO]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1868) [26OC]
  Messages
    Andean Trade Preference Act: President Clinton [8FE]
    Generalized System of Preferences: President Clinton [6FE] [28JY]
    International Emergency Economic Powers Act: President Clinton 
        [21MR]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Russia: President Clinton [3JA]
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton [28MR]
    National Emergency Relative to Foreign Narcotics Traffickers 
        Centered in Colombia: President Clinton [24OC]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton [15MR] 
        [18MY] [18SE] [31OC] [28NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton [28JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Lapse of Export Administration Act: 
        President Clinton [29SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Libya: President Clinton [30JA] 
        [12JY]
    Processing of Export License Applications: President Clinton [6DE]
    Trade Policy Agenda and Trade Agreements Program: President 
        Clinton [8MR]
    West Bank and Gaza Strip Trade Preferences: President Clinton 
        [21MR]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 
        96) [20JY]
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (H.R. 9) [3MR]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 1868) [28JN] [11JY] [12OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report [31OC] 
        [15NO] [13DE]
    Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (H.R. 70) [24JY]
    ------export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395) [25JY]
    ------export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), conference 
        report [8NO]

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  Reports filed
    Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Exports: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 70) (H. Rept. 104-139) [15JN]
    Alaska Power Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and the 
        Export of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: Committee of 
        Conference (S. 395) (H. Rept. 104-312) [6NO]
    Amendments in Disagreement to Conference Report on H.R. 1868, 
        Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 296) (H. 
        Rept. 104-399) [12DE]
    Biotechnology Process Patents Protection: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 587) (H. Rept. 104-178) [11JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1868, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 249) (H. 
        Rept. 104-298) [30OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 395, Alaska Power 
        Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and the Export 
        of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 104-314) [7NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 70, Export of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 197) (H. Rept. 104-198) 
        [21JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 225) (H. Rept. 104-
        253) [19SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1868, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 170) (H. Rept. 104-147) [20JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 177) (H. Rept. 104-167) 
        [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2058, China Policy Act and H.J. Res. 96, 
        Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 104-194) 
        [19JY]
    Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1866) (H. Rept. 
        104-295) [26OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1868) (H. Rept. 
        104-143) [15JN]
    Foreign Trade Agreements Authority to the President: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2371) (H. Rept. 104-285) [20OC]
    ITC Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        1887) (H. Rept. 104-161) [27JN]
    Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 104-33) [15FE]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Bulgaria: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 1643) (H. Rept. 104-162) [27JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Cambodia: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 1642) (H. Rept. 104-160) [27JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 
        104-188) [17JY]
    Registration and Protection of Copyrights and Trademarks: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1295) (H. Rept. 104-
        374) [30NO]
    Strengthen International Economic Sanctions Against Cuba and 
        Support Transition to Democratically Elected Government: 
        Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 927) (H. 
        Rept. 104-202) [24JY]

FOREMAN, JAMES L.
  Bills and resolutions
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: designate (see H.R. 
        2689) [29NO]
  Reports filed
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2689) (H. 
        Rept. 104-410) [19DE]

FOREST SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Angeles National Forest: extend authority for land purchases (see 
        H.R. 1223) [14MR]
    ------prohibit transfer of lands for use as a solid waste landfill 
        (see H.R. 924) [13FE]
    Civil rights: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and 
        ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 1716) [25MY]
    Forests: identification of high-fire-risk areas, cleanup of 
        accumulated forest fuels, and development of long-term fire 
        prevention plan (see H.R. 596) [19JA]
    ------use of stewardship contracting in demonstration program to 
        restore and maintain ecological integrity and productivity of 
        forest ecosystems (see H.R. 1682) [18MY]
    Hells Canyon Wilderness Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 2693) 
        [30NO]
    Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (see H.R. 2122) [26JY]
    National forests: clarify regulations for ski area permit issuance 
        and the suspension of mineral leasing laws in ski areas (see 
        H.R. 1527) [1MY]
    ------penalties for tree spiking (see H.R. 2094) [21JY]
    Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 
        2421) [28SE]
    Public lands: improve process for land exchanges with the Forest 
        Service and BLM (see H.R. 2466) [11OC]
    Santa Fe National Forest: expand boundaries (see H.R. 518) [13JA]
    Targhee National Forest: exchange of National Forest System lands 
        in Idaho for non-Federal forest lands in Wyoming (see H.R. 
        529) [17JA]
    Texas: distribution of timber sales receipts to counties (see H.R. 
        683) [26JA]
    Timber Sales Program: require to be financed by receipts from 
        sales (see H.R. 1439) [6AP]
    Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1745) [6JN]
    ------designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 303) [13DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1745, Utah Wilderness Lands Designation: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 303) (H. Rept. 104-404) 
        [13DE]
    Exchange of Targhee Forest System Lands in Idaho for Non-Federal 
        Forest Lands in Wyoming: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        529) (H. Rept. 104-55) [27FE]
    Prohibit Transfer of Angeles National Forest Lands for Use as a 
        Solid Waste Landfill: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        924) (H. Rept. 104-309) [6NO]
    Utah Wilderness Lands Designation: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1745) (H. Rept. 104-396) [11DE]

FORESTS
related term(s) Lumber Industry; Wood
  Bills and resolutions
    Big Thicket National Preserve: designate maintenance facility and 
        visitor center as Ralph W. Yarborough Center (see H.R. 686) 
        [26JA]
    ------extend deadline for completion of certain land exchanges 
        (see H.R. 826) [3FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: prescribe by regulation the representation 
        of ``Woodsy Owl'' (see H.R. 1269) [21MR]
    Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native 
        biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests 
        (see H.R. 2407) [27SE]
    Endangered species: protection (see H.R. 2374) [21SE]
    Foreign trade: extend export restrictions for unprocessed timber 
        to timber harvested in Texas (see H.R. 688) [26JA]
    ------imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and lumber 
        products (see H.R. 2802) [18DE]
    Forest Service: distribution of timber sales receipts to counties 
        in Texas (see H.R. 683) [26JA]
    ------require Timber Sales Program be financed by receipts from 
        sales (see H.R. 1439) [6AP]
    ------use of stewardship contracting in demonstration program to 
        restore and maintain ecological integrity and productivity of 
        forest ecosystems (see H.R. 1682) [18MY]
    Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (see H.R. 2122) [26JY]
    Manti-La Sal National Forest: expand boundary (see H.R. 2035) 
        [13JY]
    National Forest System: acquisition of lands relative to reduced 
        property tax revenues in county of purchase (see H.R. 1089) 
        [1MR]
    National forests: continuance of oil and gas operations in Wayne 
        National Forest (see H.R. 2354) [19SE]
    ------penalties for tree spiking (see H.R. 2094) [21JY]
    ------provide for the substitution of timber for the cancelled 
        Elkhorn Ridge timber sale (see H.R. 2711) [5DE]
    Natural resources: conservation, management, and administration of 
        certain parks and forests (see H.R. 2067) [19JY]
    New York: Dept. of Agriculture contributions toward the purchase 
        of the Sterling Forest (see H.R. 194) [9JA]
    Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 
        2421) [28SE]
    Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along 
        the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest (see 
        H.R. 1256, 2766) [15MR] [13DE]
    Public lands: transfer parcel of land to Taos Pueblo Indians (see 
        H.R. 101) [9JA]
    ------transfer parcel of land to Taos Pueblo Indians (H.R. 101), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 51) [31JA]
    Targhee National Forest: exchange of National Forest System lands 
        in Idaho for non-Federal forest lands in Wyoming (see H.R. 
        529) [17JA]
    Taxation: modify application of passive loss limitations to timber 
        activities (see H.R. 902) [13FE]
    Timber: repeal emergency salvage sale program (see H.R. 2745) 
        [7DE]
    Tongass National Forest: transfer to Alaska (see H.R. 2413) [28SE]
    Wildfires: identification of high-fire-risk areas, cleanup of 
        accumulated forest fuels, and development of long-term fire 
        prevention plan (see H.R. 596) [19JA]
    Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within 
        the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846) 
        [14JN]
  Reports filed
    Big Thicket, TX, National Preserve Land Exchange: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 826) (H. Rept. 104-371) [30NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 101, Transfer Parcel of Land to Taos Pueblo 
        Indians: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 51) (H. Rept. 
        104-12) [31JA]
    Exchange of Targhee Forest System Lands in Idaho for Non-Federal 
        Forest Lands in Wyoming: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        529) (H. Rept. 104-55) [27FE]
    Transfer Parcel of Public Land to Taos Pueblo Indians of New 
        Mexico: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 101) (H. Rept. 
        104-7) [27JA]

FORT ORD, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Seaside, CA: convey certain real property (see H.R. 731) [30JA]

FORT PECK, MT
  Bills and resolutions
    Water: authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County 
        Water Supply System (see H.R. 2819) [20DE]

FORT SMITH, AR
  Bills and resolutions
    Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 1804) 
        [8JN]
  Reports filed
    Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, Fort Smith, AR: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1804) (H. 
        Rept. 104-367) [28NO]

FORT WORTH, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: remove air carrier departure and destination 
        restrictions on Dallas Love Field Airport (see H.R. 774) [1FE]

FOWLER, TILLIE K. (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration hydroelectric 
        projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude oil [25JY]

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  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Coastal Barrier Resources System: technical corrections to map 
        system (see H.R. 481, 2100) [11JA] [24JY]
    Gallant Lady (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 900) 
        [10FE]
    Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see H.R. 952) 
        [15FE]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 8) [9JA]
    ------ratify States' right to limit terms (see H.R. 850) [7FE]
    Twin Drill (vessel): extension of deadline for conversion (see 
        H.R. 1196) [9MR]

FOX, JON D. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 244, Paperwork Reduction Act [10MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Courts: allow suits against foreign countries for damages caused 
        by torture, extrajudicial killing, and other terrorist acts 
        (see H.R. 1877) [16JN]
    ------prevent jury tampering (see H.R. 1145) [7MR]
    ------prevent witness retaliation (see H.R. 1143) [7MR]
    ------prevent witness tampering (see H.R. 1144) [7MR]
    Dept. of HHS: establish domestic violence community response teams 
        (see H.R. 2665) [18NO]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: display of POW/MIA flag at medical 
        centers relative to full accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA 
        (see H.R. 2013) [11JY]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend medical device 
        provisions (see H.R. 2290) [8SE]
    Government: review all departments and agencies and their programs 
        (see H.R. 1763) [7JN]
    Pharmaceuticals: improve the regulation of drugs (see H.R. 1995) 
        [30JN]
    Veterans: Government employment preference for active duty service 
        veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 
        2510) [19OC]

FRANCE, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Nuclear weapons: actions relative to moratorium on testing (see H. 
        Con. Res. 80; H. Res. 174) [27JN] [30JN]
    Tariff: French beaujolais wine (see H.R. 2529) [25OC]

FRANK, BARNEY (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: repeal price support and agricultural promotion 
        programs (see H.R. 2787) [15DE]
    Armed Forces: allow liability claims resulting from medical 
        malpractice (see H.R. 2524) [24OC]
    Congress: reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (see H.R. 
        2686) [29NO]
    Courts: increase speedy trial time limits (see H.R. 2453) [10OC]
    Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber development (see H.R. 2625) 
        [13NO]
    ------withdrawal of military forces permanently stationed in 
        foreign countries that do not assume nonpersonnel costs of 
        such forces (see H.R. 2788) [15DE]
    Drugs: therapeutic use of marijuana (see H.R. 2618) [10NO]
    Federal employees: provide life insurance options to certain 
        retirees (see H.R. 1182) [9MR]
    ------treatment of honoraria and postemployment restrictions (see 
        H.R. 1639) [15MY]
    Foreign trade: prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad 
        with child labor (see H.R. 2065) [19JY]
    Human rights: eradication of slavery in foreign countries (see H. 
        Res. 49) [30JA]
    Intelligence services: limit funding (see H.R. 2592) [7NO]
    Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Institute for Law and Society: authorize 
        funding to further public service mission (see H.R. 2678, 
        2782) [20NO] [14DE]
    Medicare: limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 559) [18JA]
    Motion pictures: require disclosures of materially altered films 
        (see H.R. 1248) [15MR]
    New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park: establish (see H.R. 
        1307) [23MR]
    Presidents of the U.S.: repeal 22d amendment to the Constitution 
        relative to term restrictions (see H.J. Res. 68) [8FE]
    Public documents: prohibit Federal and State courts or agencies 
        from requiring that legal citations in which copyright 
        subsists be the only acceptable submission (see H.R. 1584, 
        1822) [9MY] [13JN]
    Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 2659) [17NO]
    Vocational education: audits of institutions (see H.R. 601) [20JA]

FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Members [2MR] [21DE]

FRANKS, BOB (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 62) [23JA]
    Elections: establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms 
        for Federal office (see H.R. 1837) [14JN]
    FAA: transfer Eastern Regional Office to Union County, NJ (see 
        H.R. 2832) [22DE]
    Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded 
        Federal mandates to States and local governments (see H.J. 
        Res. 27) [9JA]
    Government: awarding of competitive contracts in acquiring and 
        operating Federal motor vehicle fleets (see H.R. 1981) [30JN]
    Hazardous substances: exempt small cargo tank vehicles carrying 
        petroleum products from certain transportation regulations 
        (see H.R. 1203) [10MR]
    Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 2182) [3AU]
    Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety 
        (see H.R. 1126) [3MR]
    Railroads: abolish the Local Rail Freight Assistance Program (see 
        H.R. 2216) [4AU]
    Taxation: treatment of insurance payments and property taxes on a 
        principal residence after a certain age (see H.R. 1857) [15JN]

FRANKS, GARY A. (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 2430) [29SE]
    ------prohibit intentional creation of legislative districts based 
        on race, color, or language (see H.R. 1096) [1MR]
    Taxation: corporate financial incentives for small businesses 
        operating in urban enterprise zones (see H.R. 1072) [28FE]
    ------permit loans from individual retirement accounts for 
        housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 2431) 
        [29SE]
    ------State establishment of health insurance systems for 
        temporarily unemployed individuals (see H.R. 2432) [29SE]

FRATERNAL ORGANIZATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal 
        organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70) [28FE]
    VFW: amend charter to allow membership to veterans who have served 
        in South Korea (see H.R. 623) [20JA]

FREE ENTERPRISE
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation 
        Act [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: establish minimum standards of fair conduct 
        in franchise sales and business relationships (see H.R. 1717) 
        [25MY]
  Motions
    Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 
        652) [12OC]

FREEDOM OF INFORMATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: require release of relevant information on violent sex 
        offenders (see H.R. 2137) [27JY]
    World War II: require disclosure of information on certain 
        individuals relative to Nazi war crimes (see H.R. 1281) [21MR]

FREEDOM OF RELIGION
  Bills and resolutions
    Constitutional amendments: protection (see H.J. Res. 121, 127) 
        [15NO] [28NO]
    Schools: prohibit religious coercion (see H.R. 2034) [13JY]
    Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern 
        Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50) [28MR]

FREEDOM OF SPEECH
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil Rights Act: availability of information on reproductive 
        health services at federally or State funded family planning 
        clinics (see H.R. 641) [23JA]
    Lobbyists: prohibit misrepresentation of groups or individual 
        names in connection with lobbying (see H.R. 2694) [30NO]
    National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts: honoring of G. 
        Gordon Liddy relative to characterization of Federal law 
        enforcement officers (see H. Res. 153) [18MY]
    National Rifle Association: characterization of Federal law 
        enforcement (see H. Con. Res. 69) [18MY]
    Russia: protection of freedom of the press and freedom of 
        expression (see H. Con. Res. 84, 90, 95) [20JY] [2AU] [4AU]

FREEDOM OF THE PRESS
  Bills and resolutions
    Russia: protection of freedom of the press and freedom of 
        expression (see H. Con. Res. 84, 90, 95) [20JY] [2AU] [4AU]

FRELINGHUYSEN, RODNEY P. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1905, energy and water development appropriations 
        [7SE]
    ------H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [2NO]
    ------H.R. 2546, District of Columbia appropriations [9NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    CERCLA: require Corps of Engineers performance of contract 
        oversight of remedial actions (see H.R. 2801) [18DE]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in New Jersey (see H.R. 1366) [30MR]
    Postal Service: reduction of accumulated debt (see H.R. 2744) 
        [7DE]

FRISA, DANIEL (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation 
        Act [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Memorial Day: restore traditional observance (see H.R. 2603) [9NO]
    Taxation: amnesty from penalties for nonpayment or underpayment of 
        Federal income tax for those who report and pay such taxes 
        (see H.R. 2079) [20JY]

FROST, MARTIN (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Patents: fairness in compensating owners (see H.R. 632) [23JA]
    Radioactive substances: provide payments to individuals who were 
        subjects of Federal radiation experiments (see H.R. 2463) 
        [11OC]

FUELS
see Coal; Electric Power; Natural Gas; Nuclear Energy; Petroleum; Power 
    Resources

FUHRMAN, MARK
  Bills and resolutions
    Law enforcement: investigation relative to perjury and possible 
        criminal wrong doing committed by the

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        former Los Angeles police detective (see H. Res. 243) [24OC]

FUNDERBURK, DAVID (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [22FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 1764) [7JN]
    Lakes: treatment of the withdrawal of water from a lake situated 
        between two States (see H.R. 2648) [16NO]
    Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored 
        advertising used by professional motor sports associations 
        (see H.R. 2265) [6SE]

FUNERALS
see Cemeteries and Funerals

FURSE, ELIZABETH (a Representative from Oregon)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Dept. of Defense: terminate C-17 Airlifter program and use 
        nondevelopmental aircrafts to meet strategic airlift 
        requirements (see H.R. 703) [26JA]
    ------terminate certain programs (see H.R. 1673) [18MY]
    Dept. of Energy: reduce funding and scope of the stockpile 
        stewardship program (see H.R. 1672) [18MY]
    ------reduce funding for the nuclear energy research and 
        development activities (see H.R. 1674) [18MY]
    Drunken driving: reporting of blood alcohol levels exceeding State 
        permissible levels after vehicular accidents (see H.R. 1982) 
        [30JN]
    Education: establish a Science and Mathematics Early Start Grant 
        Program (see H.R. 1669) [18MY]
    Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 
        1671) [18MY]
    Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 
        2745) [7DE]
    Medicare: coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with 
        diabetes (see H.R. 1074) [28FE]
    ------diabetes outpatient self-management training services (see 
        H.R. 1073) [28FE]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 29) [9JA]
    NIH: funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656) [17MY]
    Taxation: capital gains rates for investments in small businesses 
        (see H.R. 2095) [21JY]
    Waterways: restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and 
        pollution runoff and improve water quality (see H.R. 1331) 
        [28MR]

GALESBURG, IL
  Bills and resolutions
    National Railroad Hall of Fame: tribute to efforts to construct 
        (see H. Res. 172) [22JN]

GALLANT LADY (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 900) [10FE]

GALLEGLY, ELTON (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation 
        Act [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Armed Forces: establish commission to review regular military 
        compensation relative to financial assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 673) [25JA]
    BIA: transfer certain authorities to the Office of Special 
        Trustees for American Indians (see H.R. 2631) [14NO]
    Citizenship: constitutional amendment restricting citizenship by 
        virtue of birth in U.S. (see H.J. Res. 64) [26JA]
    ------status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not 
        citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 705) [26JA]
    Congressional Task Force on Immigration Reform: authorize printing 
        of report (see H. Con. Res. 111) [26OC]
    Dams: delegation of dam safety authority to State governments (see 
        H.R. 2302) [12SE]
    Employment: age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring 
        plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        2649) [16NO]
    Immigration: deny visas and admission to aliens who have been 
        unlawfully in the U.S. for more than one year and prohibit 
        adjustments of status for illegal aliens (see H.R. 1765) [7JN]
    ------reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and 
        alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border 
        security (see H.R. 560) [18JA]
    ------status of public education benefits relative to States (see 
        H.R. 1377) [3AP]
    Marshall Islands: administration of the Rongelop resettlement 
        trust fund (see H.R. 1332) [28MR]
    Native Americans: technical corrections to certain laws (see H.R. 
        2726) [6DE]
    Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center, Channel Islands National 
        Park: designate (see H.J. Res. 50) [11JA]
    Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal 
        law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 704) 
        [26JA]
    Territories: reform laws (see H.R. 602) [20JA]

GAMBLING
related term(s) Lotteries
  Bills and resolutions
    Commission on the Review of National Policies Toward Gambling: 
        establish (see H.R. 462) [11JA]
    Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend (see H.R. 140) [9JA]
    ------amend to provide for community approval of tribal-State 
        gambling compacts (see H.R. 1364) [30MR]
    Lake Michigan: provide exemptions to gambling devices on certain 
        vessels (see H.R. 1419) [5AP]
    National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see 
        H.R. 497) [11JA]
    Native Americans: provide remedies for sovereign tribal 
        governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming 
        participation laws (see H.R. 1578) [9MY]
    ------reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts 
        and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1512) [7AP]
    States: limit authority of States to regulate gambling devices on 
        vessels (see H.R. 253) [9JA]
    Taxation: exclude ferries from the excise tax intended for 
        gambling vessels (see H.R. 1603) [10MY]
    ------treatment of gambling proceeds relative to educational 
        funding (see H.R. 2800) [18DE]

GANSKE, GREG (a Representative from Iowa)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127) 
        [3MR]

GARBAGE
see Refuse Disposal

GATT
see Treaties and Agreements

GEJDENSON, SAM (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [3MY]
    U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors [6JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Ecology and environment: financial responsibility requirements for 
        offshore facilities (see H.R. 1002) [21FE]
    Employment: training assistance (see H.R. 998) [21FE]
    Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting 
        petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran 
        (see H.R. 2619) [10NO]
    Mystic River: deauthorize portion of improvement project (see H.R. 
        1001) [21FE]
    Thames River: modify navigation project to alter turning basin 
        dimensions in Norwich, CT (see H.R. 2282) [7SE]
    Veterans: establish confidential database for the collection of 
        medical information (see H.R. 798) [2FE]
    ------priority health care to those who received nasopharyngeal 
        irradiation treatments while in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 
        2080) [20JY]

GEKAS, GEORGE W. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act [9NO]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Administrative Conference of the U.S.: extend (see H.R. 2291) 
        [8SE]
    Appropriations: making automatic continuing (see H.R. 2006) [11JY]
    Babs (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2048) [17JY]
    Courts: appointment of bankruptcy judges (see H.R. 2604) [9NO]
    ------reorganize administrative law judiciary (see H.R. 1802) 
        [8JN]
    Government: continuance of pay and authority to make certain 
        expenditures and obligations when there is a lapse in 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2007) [11JY]
    Government regulations: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 926) 
        [14FE]
    Health: liability of raw material and component suppliers to 
        medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 753) [31JA]
    Immigration and Nationality Act: amend by substituting ``children 
        born out of wedlock'' for ``illegitimate children'' references 
        (see H.R. 1204) [10MR]
    LSC: abolish (see H.R. 2277) [7SE]
    Merit Systems Protection Board: performance of certain hearings 
        functions only by administrative law judges (see H.R. 1983) 
        [30JN]
    Motor vehicles: delay implementation of enhanced vehicle 
        inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 46) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Debts Relative to Death or Injury Caused by Debtor's Operation of 
        Watercraft While Intoxicated: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 234) (H. Rept. 104-356) [20NO]
    LSC Abolishment: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2277.) 
        (H. Rept. 104-255) [21SE]
    State Tax Treatment of Certain Pension Income: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 394) (H. Rept. 104-389) [7DE]

GENERAL ACCOUNTING OFFICE
  Bills and resolutions
    FRS: authorize GAO to audit divisions, boards, committees, banks, 
        and branches (see H.R. 809) [2FE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1498) [7AP]
    House of Representatives: require audit of financial records and 
        administrative functions and thorough examination of Members' 
        allowances (see H. Res. 16) [9JA]
    Niagara Falls Bridge Commission: grant audit authority (see H.R. 
        2368) [20SE]

GENERAL SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Contracts: classification of employees and independent contractors 
        relative to Federal procurement contracts (see H.R. 508, 509) 
        [13JA]
    ------revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition 
        laws (see H.R. 1038, 1388, 1670, 1795) [24FE] [4AP] [18MY] 
        [8JN]
    ------revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition 
        laws (H.R. 1670), consideration (see H. Res. 219) [12SE]
    Surplus Government property: consolidate control and utilization 
        (see H.R. 1882) [16JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1670, Federal Acquisition Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 219) (H. Rept. 104-244) 
        [12SE]
    Revise and Streamline Federal Procurement and Acquisition Laws: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        1670) (H. Rept. 104-222) [1AU]

GENEVA CONVENTION
see Treaties and Agreements

GENOCIDE
  Bills and resolutions
    Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47) [23MR]
    Holocaust: German reparations for survivors living in the U.S. 
        (see H. Con. Res. 115) [17NO]

GENOCIDE CONVENTION
see Treaties and Agreements

GEORGE WASHINGTON BOYHOOD HOME FOUNDATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Ferry Farm: preservation (see H.R. 652) [24JA]

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GEORGIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Augusta Canal National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1999) 
        [10JY]
    Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to amend the Historic 
        Chattahoochee Compact between Alabama and Georgia (see H.R. 
        2064) [19JY]
    National parks and recreation areas: highway relocation assistance 
        relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military 
        Parks (see H.R. 848) [7FE]
  Reports filed
    Consent of Congress To Amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact 
        Between Alabama and Georgia: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2064) (H. Rept. 104-376) [4DE]

GEOTHERMAL RESOURCES
related term(s) Power Resources
  Bills and resolutions
    Power resources: development of a national energy policy (see H. 
        Con. Res. 29) [14FE]
    Yellowstone National Park: identification and protection of 
        significant geothermal areas (see H.R. 723) [27JA]

GEOTHERMAL STEAM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Yellowstone National Park: identification and protection of 
        significant geothermal areas (see H.R. 723) [27JA]

GEPHARDT, RICHARD A. (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
    Committee To Escort the President [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 131) [13DE]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 
        1), consideration (see H. Res. 33) [11JA]
    Foreign trade: develop criteria for market access in foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 1560) [3MY]
    House of Representatives: compensation of certain minority 
        employees (see H. Res. 7) [9JA]
    Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing 
        law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221) [13SE]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 940) [14FE]
    Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628) 
        [14NO]
    Tariff: door hinges (see H.R. 2426) [29SE]
    Taxation: eligibility for the earned income tax credit, and 
        treatment of individuals benefiting from foreign trusts or 
        renouncement of citizenship (see H.R. 981) [16FE]
    ------middle class tax relief (see H.R. 980) [16FE]
    Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats 
        (see H.R. 1635) [15MY]
  Motions offered by
    Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491) 
        [26OC]
    Medicare: reform (H.R. 2425) [19OC]
    Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215) [5AP]

GEREN, PETE (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see 
        H.J. Res. 51) [11JA]
    Endangered Species Act: enhance wildlife conservation and 
        management and protect fishing, hunting and trapping (see H.R. 
        2217) [4AU]
    India: self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation 
        homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (see H. Con. Res. 32) [22FE]
    Medicare: waive late enrollment penalty for certain military 
        retirees who live near closed military installations (see H.R. 
        875) [9FE]

GERMANY, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the 
        Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 
        (see H. Res. 316) [20DE]
    ------German reparations for survivors living in the U.S. (see H. 
        Con. Res. 115) [17NO]
    World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners 
        at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. 
        Res. 73) [25MY]
  Messages
    U.S.-Germany Supplementary Agreement on Social Security: President 
        Clinton [10OC]

GERSTNER, LOUIS V., JR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Smithsonian Institution: appointment to the Board of Regents (see 
        H.J. Res. 112) [29SE]

GIBBONS, SAM (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Advisers to U.S. delegations to international conferences [17JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
    ------H.R. 483, permit medicare select policies to be offered in 
        all States [25MY]
    ------H.R. 831, extend tax deduction for health insurance costs of 
        self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies [28MR]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Dept. of State: publication of names of U.S. citizens who renounce 
        their citizenship (see H.R. 1378) [3AP]
    NAFTA: effect on Caribbean Basin Initiative (see H.R. 465) [11JA]
    Taxation: awareness of charitable beneficiaries of their interests 
        in certain charitable remainder trusts (see H.R. 32) [9JA]
    ------prevent avoidance through use of foreign trusts (see H.R. 
        2356) [19SE]
    ------treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or 
        residents (see H.R. 1535) [2MY]
  Motions offered by
    Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586) [9NO]
    ------enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 
        2621) [14DE]
    Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4) [24MR]
    Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-
        employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831) 
        [28MR]

GIFT OF LIFE CONGRESSIONAL MEDAL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2551) [26OC]

GILBRALTAR (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1286) [21MR]

GILCHREST, WAYNE T. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Appointments
    U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Appalachian Regional Commission: funding (see H.R. 2145) [31JY]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for 
        Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus anniversary 
        commemoration (see H. Con. Res. 34) [8MR]
    ------authorizing use of grounds for Special Olympics torch relay 
        (see H. Con. Res. 64) [1MY]
    ------sale of certain real property (see H.R. 2620) [10NO]
    Charlotte K (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2257) 
        [4AU]
    Elections: prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate 
        political committees (see H.R. 2581, 2605) [2NO] [9NO]
    Endangered species: protection (see H.R. 2374) [21SE]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 
        2823) [21DE]
    Memory Maker (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        1466) [6AP]
    Public works: economic development programs (see H.R. 2145) [31JY]
    Sallie D (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1466) 
        [6AP]
    Taxation: exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative 
        to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements 
        (see H.R. 2218) [4AU]

GILLMOR, PAUL E. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Aircraft: exemption from customs fees for certain small aircraft 
        traveling short distances (see H.R. 604) [20JA]
    Dept. of Defense: eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship 
        (see H.R. 1645) [16MY]
    Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of 
        sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893) [10FE]
    Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded 
        Federal mandates to States and local governments (see H.J. 
        Res. 54) [13JA]
    Island Star (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2718) 
        [5DE]
    LSC: prohibit recipients of grants or contracts from soliciting 
        clients (see H.R. 1931) [27JN]
    Medicaid: eliminate State reimbursement requirements for 
        hospitals, nursing facilities, and intermediate care 
        facilities (see H.R. 2395) [25SE]
    Public utilities: permit registered holding companies to provide 
        telecommunications services (see H.R. 912) [13FE]
    Solid waste: State regulation (see H.R. 603) [20JA]
    Taxation: treatment of certain education savings accounts (see 
        H.R. 769) [1FE]

GILMAN, BENJAMIN A. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [3MY]
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing 
        members (see H.R. 945) [15FE]
    Burma: restore democratic rule (see H. Res. 274) [17NO]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize the Newington-Cropsey 
        Foundation to erect a monument dedicated to the Bill of Rights 
        (see H. Con. Res. 114) [17NO]
    China, People's Republic of: participation of officials in 
        international activities relative to release of religious 
        prisoners (see H.R. 2829) [22DE]
    Committee on International Relations (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 84) [14FE]
    Courts: clarify extraterritorial jurisdiction of the U.S. over 
        nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 730) [30JA]
    ------sentencing guidelines relative to the murder or attempted 
        murder of Customs Service employees (see H.R. 2737) [7DE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: extend certain authorities (see H.R. 2775) 
        [13DE]
    Dept. of Defense: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 2348) [18SE]
    Dept. of HHS: establish a schedule of preventive health care 
        services under private insurance plans and programs (see H.R. 
        23) [9JA]
    Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (see H.R. 
        1561, 1562) [3MY]
    ------establish Assistant Sec. of State for Diplomatic Security 
        (see H.R. 2541) [26OC]
    ------establish position of Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism (see 
        H.R. 22) [9JA]
    Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists 
        (see H.R. 1057) [27FE]
    Foreign aid: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1563) [3MY]
    Foreign policy: support peace and stability in the South China Sea 
        (see H. Res. 114) [10MR]

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    Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting 
        petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran 
        (see H.R. 2458) [11OC]
    Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the 
        Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 
        (see H. Res. 316) [20DE]
    Immigration: exclusions relative to membership in terrorist 
        organizations (see H.R. 650) [24JA]
    Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see 
        H.R. 1360) [30MR]
    Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language 
        (see H. Con. Res. 103) [21SE]
    Middle East Peace Facilitation Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 
        2161, 2404, 2576, 2589, 2808) [2AU] [27SE] [2NO] [7NO] [19DE]
    New York: provide an additional place to hold court in the 
        southern district (see H.R. 1128) [3MR]
    Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. 
        persons doing business (see H.R. 470) [11JA]
    Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 112) [7NO]
    Rockland County, NY: administration of Federal housing programs 
        (see H.R. 21) [9JA]
    Ukraine: support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political 
        and economic progress (see H. Con. Res. 120) [15DE]
    USIA: extension of au pair programs (see H.R. 2767) [13DE]
    Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military 
        forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136) [6MR]
    Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to 
        cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 
        89) [18MY]
  Motions offered by
    National security: revitalize (H.R. 7) [16FE]
  Reports filed
    National Security Revitalization Act: Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 104-18) [6FE]
    Strengthen International Economic Sanctions Against Cuba and 
        Support Transition to Democratically Elected Government: 
        Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 927) (H. 
        Rept. 104-202) [24JY]
  Rules
    Committee on International Relations (House) [7FE]

GILPIN COUNTY, CO
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: exchange of certain lands (see H.R. 1922, 2437) 
        [22JN] [29SE]
  Reports filed
    Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2437) (H. 
        Rept. 104-305) [6NO]

GINGRICH, NEWT (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Israel: relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 1595) [9MY]
    Michel, Robert H.: naming of certain rooms in the Capitol in honor 
        (see H. Res. 65) [8FE]
  Reports filed
    Inquiry Into Various Complaints Filed Against Representative 
        Gingrich: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (H. Rept. 
        104-401) [12DE]

GLASS CEILING COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Members [6OC]

GLOBAL WARMING
see Ecology and Environment

GLOUCESTER, MA
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine 
        Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (see H.R. 1358) 
        [29MR]
  Reports filed
    Convey the National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory in 
        Gloucester, MA, to Massachusetts: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1358) (H. Rept. 104-287) [20OC]

GONZALEZ, HENRY B. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Capital punishment: constitutional amendment to prohibit (see H.J. 
        Res. 99) [30JN]
    Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit 
        reporting agencies (see H.R. 561) [18JA]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 
        1657) [17MY]
    Financial institutions: Federal regulation of derivatives 
        activities (see H.R. 31) [9JA]
    ------provide consumer protections (see H. Res. 110) [9MR]
    ------regulate the retail sale of nondeposit investment products 
        by insured depository institutions (see H.R. 727) [30JA]
    FRS: promote accountability and the public interest in operations 
        (see H.R. 888) [10FE]
    Housing: amend and extend certain housing and community 
        development laws (see H.R. 30) [9JA]

GOODLATTE, BOB (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation 
        Act [12OC]
    Majority objectors for the private calendar [2NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Courts: reduce size of grand juries (see H.R. 2183) [3AU]
    House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 1615) 
        [11MY]
    Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees 
        to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see 
        H.R. 1279) [21MR]
    Members of Congress: annuity computation (see H.R. 575) [19JA]
    Money: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (see H.R. 
        2511) [19OC]
    Virginia: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 1165) [8MR]

GOODLING, WILLIAM F. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 1617, consolidate Federal job training programs [24OC]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Animals: require humane transport of horses en route to 
        slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433) [29SE]
    Arts and humanities: authorizing appropriations for the National 
        Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the 
        Humanities and the Institute for Museum Services (see H.R. 
        1557) [3MY]
    Children and youth: guidelines for school lunch and breakfast 
        programs (see H.R. 2066) [19JY]
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House): 
        authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 71) [9FE]
    Education: eliminate opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 
        1045) [24FE]
    ------release of student records to comply with certain State 
        statutes (see H.R. 2055) [18JY]
    ------student loan reform (see H.R. 530) [17JA]
    Employment: relationship between workers' compensation benefits 
        and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers 
        (see H.R. 1715) [25MY]
    ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), technical 
        corrections (see H. Con. Res. 108) [17OC]
    Government: status of Federal contractors that hire permanent 
        replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176) [8MR]
    National Education Standards and Improvement Council: abolish (see 
        H.R. 1045, 1558) [24FE] [3MY]
    Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 999) [21FE]
    Taxation: allow installment method of reporting income from the 
        sale of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1076) 
        [28FE]
  Reports filed
    Child Labor Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act Relative to 
        Loading of Materials Into Balers and Compacters: Committee on 
        Economic and Educational Opportunities (H.R. 1114) (H. Rept. 
        104-278) [17OC]
    Exempt State and Local Court Reporters From Certain Federal 
        Compensatory Time Requirements: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 104-
        219) [1AU]
    Federal Job Training Programs Consolidation: Committee on Economic 
        and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1617) (H. Rept. 
        104-152) [22JN]
    Federal Sponsorship of the Student Loan Marketing Association and 
        the College Construction Loan Insurance Association: Committee 
        on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1720) 
        (H. Rept. 104-153) [22JN]
    National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the 
        Humanities and the Institute for Museum Services 
        Appropriations: Committee on Economic and Educational 
        Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1557) (H. Rept. 104-170) [29JN]
    National Labor Relations Act Amendments: Committee on Educational 
        and Economic Opportunities (House) (H.R. 743) (H. Rept. 104-
        248) [18SE]
    Restrict Government Promotion of Economically Targeted Investments 
        for Employee Benefit Plans: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1594) (H. Rept. 104-
        238) [6SE]
    Status of Federal Contractors That Hire Permanent Replacements for 
        Striking Employees: Committee on Economic and Educational 
        Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1176) (H. Rept. 104-163) [27JN]
    Welfare Reform Consolidation Act: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 999) (H. Rept. 104-75) 
        [10MR]
  Rules
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) [19JA]
    Committee on Science (House) [5DE]

GORDON, BART (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Appointments
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards [28MR]
    Conferee: S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation 
        Act [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Education: funding for higher education financial aid programs 
        (see H. Res. 122) [29MR]
    Information services: prevent unfair billing and charging 
        practices for services provided over 800 line phone numbers 
        (see H.R. 1559) [3MY]
    Southeastern Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects 
        (see H.R. 2640) [15NO]
    Stones River National Battlefield: expand boundaries (see H.R. 
        984) [16FE]
    Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area: designate (see H.R. 1961) 
        [29JN]
  Motions offered by
    Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956) [10MR]

GOSS, PORTER J. (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [4JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
    ------S. 4, Separate Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act [7SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 55) [1FE]
    ------line-item veto (S. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 147) 
        [16MY]
    Beula Lee (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1343) 
        [28MR]
    Budget: establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce 
        discretionary spending limits (H.R. 1162), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 218) [12SE]
    Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 58) [6AP]
    Congressional Record: require payment from House Members' official 
        expense account relative to matter printed in the Extensions 
        of Remarks (see H. Res. 18) [9JA]
    Courts: reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 104) [3MR]
    Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2126), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 205) [28JY]

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    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2126), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 232) [27SE]
    Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 155, 156) [22MY] [25MY]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: 
        authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 198) [21JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 289) [5DE]
    Diseases: payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders 
        who contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to 
        contaminated blood products (see H.R. 1023) [23FE]
    Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 732) [30JA]
    FDA: increase the voting consumer representation of the Blood 
        Products Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1021) [23FE]
    Federal employees: eliminate exemptions of civil service 
        requirements for judicial or legislative branch employees 
        involuntarily separated from their jobs (see H.R. 913) [13FE]
    Finesse (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 412) 
        [9JA]
    Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and 
        gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 
        73) [9JA]
    ------restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental 
        Shelf (see H.R. 72) [9JA]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report--amendments in 
        disagreement (see H. Res. 296) [12DE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 170, 177) [20JN] [29JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 249) [30OC]
    Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence 
        the Federal Government (H.R. 2564), consideration (see H. Res. 
        269) [15NO]
    Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking 
        actions (H.R. 450), consideration (see H. Res. 93) [22FE]
    House of Representatives: expedite commencement of committee 
        hearings (see H. Res. 310) [18DE]
    ------official mail allowance (see H.R. 71) [9JA]
    ------prohibit travel by Members, officers and employees at 
        lobbyist expense (see H.R. 75) [9JA]
    Intelligence services: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1655), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 216) [7SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1655), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 318) [20DE]
    Marine mammals: State disapproval of issuance of permits for the 
        taking of marine mammals in protected waters (see H.R. 74) 
        [9JA]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. 
        Res. 73), consideration (see H. Res. 116) [15MR]
    Public debt: enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds 
        (H.R. 2621), consideration (see H. Res. 293) [7DE]
    Reel Toy (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 414) 
        [9JA]
    Smalley 6808 (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 413) 
        [9JA]
  Motions offered by
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 1868) [28JN]
  Reports filed
    Amendments in Disagreement to Conference Report on H.R. 1868, 
        Foreign Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 296) (H. 
        Rept. 104-399) [12DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1655, Intelligence 
        Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        318) (H. Rept. 104-429) [20DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1868, Foreign 
        Operations, Export Financing, and Related Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 249) (H. 
        Rept. 104-298) [30OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2076, Depts. of 
        Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 289) (H. Rept. 104-381) 
        [5DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 104-265) [27SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 73, Constitutional Amendment to Limit 
        Congressional Terms: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 116) 
        (H. Rept. 104-82) [15MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 450, Regulatory Transition Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 93) (H. Rept. 104-45) [22FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 988, Attorney Accountability Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 104) (H. Rept. 104-66) [3MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1162, Deficit Reduction Lockbox Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 218) (H. Rept. 104-243) 
        [12SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 155) (H. Rept. 104-129) 
        [22MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 156) (H. Rept. 104-130) 
        [25MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1655, Intelligence Services Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 104-241) 
        [7SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1868, Foreign Operations, Export Financing, 
        and Related Programs Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 170) (H. Rept. 104-147) [20JN]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 177) (H. Rept. 104-167) 
        [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State 
        and the Judiciary Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 198) Rept. 104-200) [21JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 205) (H. Rept. 104-214) 
        [28JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2564, Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 104-342) [15NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Public Debt Limit Enforcement and 
        Protection of Obligated Trust Funds: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 293) (H. Rept. 104-388) [7DE]
    Consideration of S. 4, Legislative Line Item Veto Act and Separate 
        Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 147) (H. Rept. 104-121) [16MY]
    Expedite Commencement of House Committee Hearings: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 310) (H. Rept. 104-424) [18DE]
    Line-Item Veto: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 104-
        15) [1FE]

GOVERNMENT AGENCIES
see Executive Departments; Federal Employees

GOVERNMENT CONTRACTS
see Contracts

GOVERNMENT EMPLOYEES
see Federal Employees

GOVERNMENT IN THE SUNSHINE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    FRS: clarify application to the Federal Open Market Committee (see 
        H.R. 1055) [24FE]

GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: require legislation to transfer certain 
        functions of the GPO (see H. Res. 24) [9JA]
    Government: improve information dissemination and printing 
        procedures (see H.R. 1024) [23FE]

GOVERNMENT PUBLICATIONS
see Public Documents

GOVERNMENT REGULATIONS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act [24OC]
    ------H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act 
        [30NO] [12DE]
    ------S. 1, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act [1FE]
    ------S. 244, Paperwork Reduction Act [10MR]
    ------S. 895, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act [12SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833) [14JN]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 251) [31OC]
    Agriculture: clarify prevented planting rule relative to crop 
        acreage bases (see H.R. 2298) [12SE]
    ------labeling of imported meat and meat food products containing 
        imported meat (see H.R. 2475) [12OC]
    ------permit unimpeded use of privately owned farm land (see H.R. 
        800) [2FE]
    ------poultry labeling regulations (see H.R. 203, 2672) [9JA] 
        [20NO]
    ------prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory cattle, 
        sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143) [31JY]
    ------purchase of catastrophic risk protection and clarify the 
        prevented planting rule (see H.R. 2147) [31JY]
    Air pollution: exempt agricultural activities from certain permit 
        requirements (see H.R. 1900) [20JN]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act stratospheric ozone protection 
        provisions (see H.R. 475) [11JA]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act toxic air emission provisions 
        (see H.R. 473) [11JA]
    Animals: reporting requirements for research facilities conducting 
        experimentation and testing (see H.R. 1547) [2MY]
    ------require humane transport of horses en route to slaughtering 
        facilities (see H.R. 2433) [29SE]
    Armed Forces: commissioning of officers relative to reserve 
        officer appointment requirement (see H.R. 2016) [11JY]
    Aviation: regulation of interstate transportation by common 
        carriers engaged in civil aviation (see H.R. 2403) [27SE]
    BLM: transfer control and administration of Federal lands to the 
        States (see H.R. 2032) [13JY]
    Business and industry: voluntary environmental self-evaluations 
        (see H.R. 1047) [24FE]
    California: prevent preemption of State fluid milk standards (see 
        H.R. 1298) [22MR]
    CERCLA: clarify appropriate inquiry into previous ownership and 
        uses of real property to qualify for the innocent landowner 
        defense (see H.R. 1285) [21MR]
    ------clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see 
        H.R. 820, 2210) [3FE] [4AU]
    ------clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to 
        properties discovered to be contaminated (see H.R. 914) [13FE]
    ------clarify provisions on liability and funding (see H.R. 2256) 
        [4AU]
    ------liability allocation process among potentially responsible 
        parties (see H.R. 1616) [11MY]
    ------moratorium on enforcement actions against certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 795) [2FE]
    CFTC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 618) [20JA]
    Chemicals: sulfur dioxide reportable quantity for regulatory 
        notification (see H.R. 2595) [8NO]
    Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of 
        materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114) [2MR]
    ------child labor provisions relative to the operation of 
        automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089) [20JY]
    ------child welfare services relative to foster care (see H.R. 
        586) [19JA]
    ------guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 
        2066) [19JY]
    ------reform child labor laws (see H.R. 1049) [24FE]
    Civil liberties: protect the right to travel to foreign countries 
        (see H.R. 1702) [24MY]
    Clean Air Act: repeal certain amendments (see H.R. 479) [11JA]
    ------repeal reformulated gasoline and work-related vehicle trip 
        reduction provisions (see H.R. 1052) [24FE]
    ------State implementation plans (see H.R. 304) [9JA]

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    Commission on the Review of National Policies Toward Gambling: 
        establish (see H.R. 462) [11JA]
    Committees of the House: reporting of legislation relative to 
        streamlining Government rules and regulations (see H. Res. 97) 
        [24FE]
    Common carriers: eliminate preemployment alcohol testing in the 
        mass transit, railroad, motor carrier, and aviation industries 
        (see H.R. 1827) [13JN]
    Congress: final approval of all executive branch agency 
        promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727) [6DE]
    ------require approval by law all agency rules and regulations 
        (see H.R. 47) [9JA]
    ------specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment 
        of legislation (see H.R. 2270) [6SE]
    Consumers: retail pricing of consumer commodities (see H.R. 171) 
        [9JA]
    Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and 
        acquisition laws (see H.R. 1038, 1388, 1670, 1795) [24FE] 
        [4AP] [18MY] [8JN]
    ------revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition 
        laws (H.R. 1670), consideration (see H. Res. 219) [12SE]
    ------standards and regulations for Government procurement 
        contracts (see H.R. 1959) [29JN]
    Courts: modify the judicial review of regulatory flexibility 
        analyses (see H.R. 937) [14FE]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 1622) [11MY]
    Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit 
        reporting agencies (see H.R. 561) [18JA]
    Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2416) [28SE]
    Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act: exemptions to 
        requirements (see H.R. 643) [23JA]
    Dept. of Energy: disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high level 
        radioactive waste (see H.R. 1174) [8MR]
    ------downsize personnel levels and terminate certain research at 
        nondefense laboratories (see H.R. 1510) [7AP]
    Dept. of HHS: establish a schedule of preventive health care 
        services under private insurance plans and programs (see H.R. 
        23) [9JA]
    ------verification of employee Social Security information (see 
        H.R. 502) [13JA]
    Disasters: State repayment of emergency assistance loans (see H.R. 
        1413) [5AP]
    Drugs: establish Federal standards to ensure integrity of testing 
        programs (see H.R. 153, 1706) [9JA] [24MY]
    Ecology and environment: financial responsibility requirements for 
        offshore facilities (see H.R. 1002) [21FE]
    ------use of freon in home, automobile, and agricultural air 
        conditioning equipment (see H.R. 2645) [15NO]
    Education: eliminate opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 977, 
        1045) [16FE] [24FE]
    ------require expulsion of students convicted of violent crimes in 
        schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 2698) [30NO]
    Elections: establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms 
        for Federal office (see H.R. 1837) [14JN]
    ------establish advisory commission to recommend reforms in 
        congressional election laws (see H.R. 2635) [14NO]
    Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and 
        retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers 
        and firefighters (see H.R. 849) [7FE]
    ------clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and 
        maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531) [25OC]
    ------clarify workplace requirements for hearing-aid compatible 
        telephones (see H.R. 1892) [20JN]
    ------exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements 
        individuals who volunteer their time for occupational 
        opportunity (see H.R. 1589) [9MY]
    ------make uniform the application overtime exemption for inside 
        sales personnel (see H.R. 1226) [14MR]
    ------permit flexible work schedules and improve regulations on 
        hiring and leave policies (see H.R. 2723) [6DE]
    ------provide limited exemptions from certain child labor 
        provisions (see H.R. 1228) [14MR]
    ------require employers to post information on sexual harassment 
        (see H.R. 1859) [15JN]
    EPA: waiver of reformulated gasoline rules during non-ozone season 
        (see H.R. 2327) [13SE]
    Executive departments: provide authority to issue rulings 
        respecting application of laws under their jurisdiction (see 
        H.R. 2377) [21SE]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 830) [6FE]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 91) [21FE]
    Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or 
        receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488) [11JA]
    ------require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 1568) [3MY]
    FAA: certification of airports serving commuter airlines (see H.R. 
        1545) [2MY]
    Families and domestic relations: provide equal leave benefits for 
        parents who adopt a child or provide foster care (see H.R. 
        2237) [4AU]
    Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (see H.R. 
        2029) [13JY]
    Federal Bank Agency: establish (see H.R. 17) [9JA]
    Federal employees: early retirement rules (see H.R. 2826) [21DE]
    Federal paperwork burden: reduce (see H.R. 2715) [5DE]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 140) [9MY]
    Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded 
        Federal mandates to States and local governments (see H.J. 
        Res. 27, 54) [9JA] [13JA]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (see H.R. 5, 261) [9JA]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 38) [18JA]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Arkansas (see H.R. 657) [24JA]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Illinois (see H.R. 2630) [14NO]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Kentucky (see H.R. 2501) [18OC]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in New Jersey (see H.R. 1366) [30MR]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in North Carolina (see H.R. 2773) [13DE]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Ohio (see H.R. 1011, 2816) [22FE] [20DE]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Oregon (see H.R. 1290, 1835) [22MR] [14JN]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Pennsylvania (see H.R. 2695) [30NO]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Washington (see H.R. 1014) [22FE]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in West Virginia (see H.R. 1051, 1335) [24FE] [28MR]
    ------hydroelectric license extension (see H.R. 680) [25JA]
    ------payment by local governments of charges for hydroelectric 
        projects in Granite and Deer Lodge Counties, MT (see H.R. 944) 
        [14FE]
    Financial institutions: accelerate capitalization of the savings 
        association insurance fund (see H.R. 2123) [27JY]
    ------authority to regulate national bank insurance activities 
        (see H.R. 2503) [18OC]
    ------check cashing services (see H.R. 1095) [1MR]
    ------exclude certain bank products from the definition of a 
        deposit (see H.R. 1574) [3MY]
    ------Federal regulation of derivatives activities (see H.R. 31, 
        1063) [9JA] [27FE]
    ------freeze on bank fees (see H.R. 1312) [23MR]
    ------provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate 
        Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies (see H.R. 1769, 
        2363) [7JN] [19SE]
    ------provide State credit union representation on the National 
        Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1998) [10JY]
    ------reduce recordkeeping and reporting requirements (see H.R. 
        317) [9JA]
    ------reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see 
        H.R. 1362, 1858, 2158) [30MR] [15JN] [1AU]
    ------strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair lending laws 
        relative to redlining and credit allocation (see H.R. 1699) 
        [24MY]
    Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition 
        that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 444, 492) [9JA] 
        [11JA]
    ------gun control (see H.R. 1321; H. Con. Res. 65) [24MR] [9MY]
    ------permit Federal licensees to conduct business at out-of-State 
        gun shows (see H.R. 659) [24JA]
    ------prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of 
        interstate commerce control (see H.R. 1608) [10MY]
    ------protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for 
        security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see 
        H.R. 2470) [11OC]
    Food stamps: certification requirements for participating food 
        stores and penalties for fraud (see H.R. 992) [16FE]
    Foreign trade: provide for the liquidation of certain entries (see 
        H.R. 1650) [16MY]
    FTC: prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 1454) [6AP]
    ------regulation of State lottery advertising (see H.R. 327) [9JA]
    Gambling: provide exemptions to gambling devices on certain 
        vessels on Lake Michigan (see H.R. 1419) [5AP]
    Government: eliminate and modify reporting requirements by Federal 
        departments and agencies (see H.R. 2331) [14SE]
    ------Federal assessment of whether Federal regulations could 
        result in the taking of private property (see H.R. 130) [9JA]
    ------improve determination procedures for the taking of private 
        property (see H.R. 1277) [21MR]
    ------improve use of risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis by 
        Federal agencies (see H.R. 690) [25JA]
    ------reform (see H.R. 994) [21FE]
    Hazardous substances: exempt small cargo tank vehicles carrying 
        petroleum products from certain transportation regulations 
        (see H.R. 1203) [10MR]
    ------importation and shipment of spent nuclear fuel (see H.R. 
        2278) [7SE]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 996) [21FE]
    ------promote portability of health insurance by limiting 
        discrimination in health coverage (see H.R. 439) [9JA]
    ------repeal unnecessary medical device reporting requirements 
        (see H.R. 2366) [19SE]
    Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories 
        from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386) [4AP]
    ------licensing of home infusion therapy service providers and 
        limitations on physician referrals (see H.R. 1579) [9MY]
    Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 2406) [27SE]
    ------modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons 
        (see H.R. 660) [24JA]
    ------modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons 
        (H.R. 660), consideration (see H. Res. 126) [3AP]
    ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (see 
        H.R. 2539) [26OC]
    ------eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations 
        (H.R. 2539), consideration (see H. Res. 259) [9NO]
    ------eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations 
        (H.R. 2539), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        312) [19DE]
    Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend (see H.R. 140) [9JA]
    Insurance: compliance by sellers and underwriters with State 
        consumer protection requirements (see H.R. 1317) [24MR]

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    ------coverage and treatment of emergency services under health 
        plans (see H.R. 2011) [11JY]
    ------require automobile insurers provide rate setting information 
        (see H.R. 113) [9JA]
    ------require written notification to property and casualty 
        applicants or policy-holders of refusal of issuance or renewal 
        (see H.R. 1247) [15MR]
    Intellectual property: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        2674) [20NO]
    Interstate compacts: encourage States to study and adopt insurance 
        regulations (see H.J. Res. 100) [11JY]
    Investments: ensure safeguards (see H.R. 675) [25JA]
    ------reform conduct of private securities litigation (see H.R. 
        555) [18JA]
    ------regulation and management of mutual funds (see H.R. 1495) 
        [7AP]
    Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees 
        to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see 
        H.R. 1279) [21MR]
    Lawyers and attorneys: prohibit State discrimination against 
        lawyers on basis of graduation from accredited and certified 
        law schools (see H.R. 610) [20JA]
    Legislative actions: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions 
        (see H.R. 450) [9JA]
    ------moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 93) [22FE]
    ------moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (S. 219), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 148) [16MY]
    Lobbyists: prohibit recipients of awards, grants, and contracts 
        from lobbying for their continuation (see H.R. 1130) [3MR]
    Local government: analysis on the impact (see H.R. 58) [9JA]
    Los Angeles, CA: construction of thermal destruction facility (see 
        H.R. 2583) [2NO]
    Markets and Trading Commission: establish to combine the functions 
        of the SEC and the CFTC (see H.R. 718) [27JA]
    Medicaid: eliminate State reimbursement requirements for 
        hospitals, nursing facilities, and intermediate care 
        facilities (see H.R. 2395) [25SE]
    ------require States to provide photograph of beneficiary on 
        enrollment card (see H.R. 2303) [12SE]
    Medicare: hemodialysis standards for renal dialysis facilities 
        (see H.R. 1067) [27FE]
    Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779) [14DE]
    Motor vehicles: allow emission reductions caused by fleet turnover 
        to be credited under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 477) [11JA]
    ------average fuel economy standards for automobiles (see H.R. 
        2200) [4AU]
    ------delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and 
        maintenance programs (see H.R. 46, 307, 495) [9JA] [11JA]
    ------improve impact standards for bumpers (see H.R. 1928) [27JN]
    ------limit regulation of light and medium duty commercial 
        vehicles (see H.R. 1885) [16JN]
    ------prohibit Federal requirement for State plans on trip 
        reduction requirements (see H.R. 478) [11JA]
    ------reform rental car company agreements relative to liability 
        and collision damage waivers (see H.R. 175) [9JA]
    ------regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899) [10FE]
    ------remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of 
        utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144) [31JY]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act emission standards (see H.R. 
        476) [11JA]
    National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: 
        establish (see H.R. 217) [9JA]
    National Education Standards and Improvement Council: abolish (see 
        H.R. 977, 1045, 1558) [16FE] [24FE] [3MY]
    Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft 
        operations at metropolitan airports (see H.R. 506) [13JA]
    Occupational safety and health: provide uniform warnings on 
        personal protective equipment for occupational use (see H.R. 
        750) [31JA]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1783, 1834) 
        [7JN] [14JN]
    Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and 
        eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (see H.R. 2149) 
        [1AU]
    Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate 
        between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436) 
        [9JA]
    Patent and Trademark Office: reexamination proceedings (see H.R. 
        1732) [25MY]
    Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733) 
        [25MY]
    ------extend protection for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug 
        (see H.R. 2467) [11OC]
    ------limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127) [3MR]
    Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: repeal (see H.R. 669) 
        [25JA]
    Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1975) [30JN]
    Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and 
        ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598) [20JA]
    ------improve the regulation of drugs (see H.R. 1995) [30JN]
    Postal Service: prevent disclosure of names or addresses of postal 
        patrons (see H.R. 434) [9JA]
    Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety 
        (see H.R. 432, 1126, 1187, 1323) [9JA] [3MR] [9MR] [24MR]
    Professional Boxing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 1845) [14JN]
    Public lands: improve process for land exchanges with the Forest 
        Service and BLM (see H.R. 2466) [11OC]
    Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports 
        relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see 
        H.R. 2119) [26JY]
    Public utilities: deregulation of the electric power industry (see 
        H.R. 2562) [31OC]
    Publication: enforcement relative to publication in final form 
        within 18 months of general notice of proposed rulemaking (see 
        H.R. 1681) [18MY]
    Radio: permit recreational radio operations without licenses (see 
        H.R. 963) [15FE]
    Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative 
        to regulatory restrictions (see H.R. 925) [14FE]
    ------compensation to owners of private property relative to 
        regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), consideration (see H. Res. 
        101) [28FE]
    ------private property owner rights (see H.R. 489, 790) [11JA] 
        [1FE]
    Refuse disposal: exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems 
        from subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 102) [9JA]
    ------land disposal program regulations (see H.R. 2036) [13JY]
    ------solid and hazardous waste incinerator requirements (see H.R. 
        2211) [4AU]
    Regulatory process: cumulative cost/benefit accounting statement 
        for regulatory programs (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    ------reform (see H.R. 821, 926, 1022, 1839) [3FE] [14FE] [23FE] 
        [14JN]
    ------reform (H.R. 926), consideration (see H. Res. 100) [27FE]
    ------reform (H.R. 1022), consideration (see H. Res. 96) [24FE]
    Regulatory Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 122) [9JA]
    SEC: require greater disclosure by municipalities that issue 
        securities (see H.R. 14) [9JA]
    Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (see H.R. 1058) 
        [27FE]
    ------reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 103, 105) [3MR] [6MR]
    ------reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 290) [5DE]
    ------reform private enforcement of Federal laws (see H.R. 681) 
        [25JA]
    Small business: analysis on the impact (see H.R. 58) [9JA]
    ------facilitate involvement in the regulatory development process 
        of the EPA and OSHA (see H.R. 1937) [27JN]
    ------liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning 
        solvents (see H.R. 2522) [24OC]
    ------moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 839) 
        [6FE]
    ------reduce costs of Government loan guarantees (see H.R. 2150) 
        [1AU]
    ------reform regulatory process (see H.R. 1979) [30JN]
    Social Security: establish a health information network for 
        medicare and medicaid (see H.R. 1766) [7JN]
    Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid 
        waste (see H.R. 24, 225, 227, 342, 603, 1080, 1085, 1180, 
        1249, 1288, 2323, 2443, 2838) [9JA] [20JA] [28FE] [9MR] [15MR] 
        [22MR] [13SE] [29SE] [22DE]
    States: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to safety belt, 
        motorcycle helmet, speed limit, and drinking age laws (see 
        H.R. 607) [20JA]
    Taxation: establish special rules for certain gratuitous transfers 
        of employer securities to employees (see H.R. 1962) [29JN]
    ------inapplicability of the look-back method on construction 
        contracts requiring the percentage of completion accounting 
        method (see H.R. 2722) [6DE]
    ------provide election for an overpayment when certain income 
        taxes are secured by real estate (see H.R. 2761) [12DE]
    ------treatment of bad debt reserves of savings associations which 
        are required to convert to banks (see H.R. 2494) [18OC]
    ------treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 2045) [17JY]
    ------workmen's compensation relative to certain personal 
        liability assignments (see H.R. 1037) [24FE]
    Telecommunications: protect facilities, devices, and networks from 
        misuse (see H.R. 1004) [21FE]
    Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television 
        (see H.R. 1540) [2MY]
    ------establish violent program ratings system, require new 
        televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and 
        limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 
        1807, 2030) [8JN] [13JY]
    Tobacco products: establish Federal authority to regulate tobacco 
        and other nicotine containing products (see H.R. 2414) [28SE]
    ------prohibit regulation of tobacco industry (see H.R. 2283) 
        [7SE]
    ------prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising used by 
        professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 2265) [6SE]
    ------require the reduction and eventual elimination of nicotine 
        in tobacco products (see H.R. 1853) [15JN]
    Transportation: reform regulation of transportation industries and 
        rail carriers (see H.R. 1436) [6AP]
    ------transfer management of National Driver Register functions 
        (see H.R. 2558) [30OC]
    Trucking industry: operation of certain uncovered commercial 
        vehicles on highways (see H.R. 2153) [1AU]
    ------regulation of nonconsensual tow truck operations (see H.R. 
        866) [8FE]
    Truth in Lending Act: clarify regulations relative to mortgage 
        fees and disclosure requirements (see H.R. 2399) [27SE]
    ------moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1380) 
        [3AP]
    Truth in Savings Act: repeal (see H.R. 337) [9JA]
    Veterans: exempt organizations from regulations prohibiting the 
        solicitation of contributions on postal property (see H.R. 
        467) [11JA]
    ------provide additional points on entrance examinations into the 
        competitive civil service (see H.R. 1648) [16MY]
    Water: modify bottled drinking water standards (see H.R. 2601) 
        [9NO]
    ------State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 2555) 
        [30OC]

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    Water pollution: enforcement and compliance with regulations (see 
        H.R. 1262) [16MR]
    ------establish requirements and provide assistance to prevent 
        nonpoint sources of pollution (see H.R. 1132) [3MR]
    ------standards for constructed water conveyances (see H.R. 2567) 
        [1NO]
    Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 
        2192) [3AU]
    Wetlands: prompt resolution of agricultural use violation disputes 
        (see H.R. 2496) [18OC]
  Conference reports
    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (H.R. 2539) [18DE]
    Paperwork Reduction Act (S. 244) [3AP]
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 1058) [28NO]
    Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S. 895) [28SE]
    Unfunded Mandate Reform Act (S. 1) [13MR]
  Messages
    Gun-Free School Zones Act: President Clinton [10MY]
    Processing of Export License Applications: President Clinton [6DE]
    Veto of H.R. 1058, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: 
        President Clinton [20DE]
  Motions
    Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830) 
        [10MR]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961) [16MY]
    Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to 
        unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5) [30JA] [31JA] [1FE]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (S. 1) [1FE]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (S. 1), conference report [16MR]
    Legislative actions: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions 
        (H.R. 450) [24FE]
    Regulatory process: reform (H.R. 1022) [28FE]
    Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058) [8MR]
    Small business: redesign small business programs on loan 
        guarantees, counseling and management, and Government 
        contracting (S. 895) [12SE]
  Reports filed
    CFTC Appropriations: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 618) 
        (H. Rept. 104-104) [6AP]
    Child Labor Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act Relative to 
        Loading of Materials Into Balers and Compacters: Committee on 
        Economic and Educational Opportunities (H.R. 1114) (H. Rept. 
        104-278) [17OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1058, Private 
        Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 104-382) [5DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 5, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 38) (H. Rept. 104-2) [18JA]
    Consideration of H.R. 450, Regulatory Transition Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 93) (H. Rept. 104-45) [22FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 660, Housing for Older Persons Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 126) (H. Rept. 104-98) 
        [3AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 830, Paperwork Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 104-43) [21FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 925, Private Property Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (H. Res. 101) (H. Rept. 104-61) [28FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 926, Regulatory Reform and Relief Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 104-52) 
        [27FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 961, Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
        Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 
        104-114) [9MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1022, Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 104-51) 
        [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 104-65) 
        [3MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 105) (H. Rept. 104-68) 
        [6MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1670, Federal Acquisition Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 219) (H. Rept. 104-244) 
        [12SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1833, Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 251) (H. Rept. 104-301) 
        [31OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2539, ICC Elimination and Transportation 
        Regulation Reform: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 259) 
        (H. Rept. 104-329) [9NO]
    Consideration of S. 219, Regulatory Transition Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 148) (H. Rept. 104-122) [16MY]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Arkansas: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 657) (H. Rept. 
        104-315) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        New Jersey: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1366) (H. 
        Rept. 104-322) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Ohio: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1011) (H. Rept. 104-
        317) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Oregon: (H.R. 1290) (H. Rept. 104-320) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Washington: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1014) (H. 
        Rept. 104-318) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        West Virginia: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1051) (H. 
        Rept. 104-319) [7NO]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1335) (H. Rept. 104-321) 
        [7NO]
    Farm Credit Bank Regulatory Burden Reduction: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2029) (H. Rept. 104-421) [18DE]
    Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (S. 790) (H. Rept. 
        104-327) [8NO]
    Financial Institutions Regulatory Process and Paperwork 
        Requirements Reform: Committee on Banking and Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 104-193) [18JY]
    Government Regulations Reform: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 104-284) [19OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 104-
        284) [7NO]
    Housing for Older Persons Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 660) (H. Rept. 104-91) [28MR]
    Hydroelectric Power Licenses Extension: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 680) (H. Rept. 104-316) [7NO]
    ICC Elimination and Transportation Regulation Reform: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2539) (H. 
        Rept. 104-311) [6NO]
    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2539) (H. Rept. 104-422) [18DE]
    Judicial Review of Regulatory Flexibility Analyses: Committee on 
        Small Business (House) (H.R. 937) (H. Rept. 104-49) [23FE]
    National Labor Relations Act Amendments: Committee on Educational 
        and Economic Opportunities (House) (H.R. 743) (H. Rept. 104-
        248) [18SE]
    Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1323) (H. Rept. 104-110) [6JN]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1323) (H. Rept. 104-110) [1MY]
    Ocean Shipping Reform Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2149) (H. Rept. 104-303) [1NO]
    Paperwork Reduction Act: Committee of Conference (S. 244) (H. 
        Rept. 104-99) [3AP]
    ------Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        830) (H. Rept. 104-37) [15FE]
    Private Property Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 925) (H. Rept. 104-46) [23FE]
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 104-369) [28NO]
    Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 104-267) [27SE]
    Reform: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 
        104-284) [7NO]
    Regulatory Reform and Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 926) (H. Rept. 104-48) [23FE]
    Regulatory Transition Act: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 450) (H. Rept. 104-39) [16FE]
    Repeal Unnecessary Medical Device Reporting Requirements: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2366) (H. Rept. 104-323) 
        [7NO]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2366) (H. Rept. 
        104-323) [7NO]
    Require Federal Agencies To Differentiate Between Organic Oils and 
        Petroleum Based Oils: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        436) (H. Rept. 104-262) [27SE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 104-262) 
        [27SE]
    Revise and Streamline Federal Procurement and Acquisition Laws: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        1670) (H. Rept. 104-222) [1AU]
    Small Business Credit Efficiency Act: Committee on Small Business 
        (House) (H.R. 2150) (H. Rept. 104-238) [6SE]
    Small Business Lending Enhancement Act: Committee of Conference 
        (S. 895) (H. Rept. 104-269) [28SE]
    Tax Treatment of Bad Debt Reserves of Financial Institutions Which 
        Are Required To Convert to Banks: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 2494) (H. Rept. 104-324) [7NO]
    Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Committee of Conference (S. 1) (H. 
        Rept. 104-76) [13MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 104-1) [13JA]
    Water Pollution Standards for Constructed Water Conveyances: 
        Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 2567) (H. Rept. 104-
        433) [21DE]

GOVERNMENT-SPONSORED ENTERPRISES
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal sponsorship: cessation (see H.R. 1720) [25MY]
  Reports filed
    Federal Sponsorship of the Student Loan Marketing Association and 
        the College Construction Loan Insurance Association: Committee 
        on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1720) 
        (H. Rept. 104-153) [22JN]

GOVERNMENT--U.S.
  Appointments
    Conferees: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
    ------H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1617, consolidate Federal job training programs [24OC]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC] [31OC] [2NO] [13NO]
    ------S. 1, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act [1FE]
    ------S. 244, Paperwork Reduction Act [10MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: prevent governmental discrimination against health care 
        providers who refuse to perform or provide training in 
        performing abortions (see H.R. 1932) [27JN]
    ------protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive 
        health care clinics (see H.R. 1952) [28JN]
    Administrative Conference of the U.S.: extend (see H.R. 2291) 
        [8SE]
    Agriculture: clarify prevented planting rule relative to crop 
        acreage bases (see H.R. 2298) [12SE]
    ------consolidate grants for State rural development programs (see 
        H.R. 2590) [7NO]
    ------improve operation of flue-cured and burley tobacco programs 
        (see H.R. 2653) [16NO]
    ------price supports (see H.R. 2195, 2330, 2523) [4AU] [14SE] 
        [24OC]

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    Appropriations: avoid costs and disruption of agency shutdowns 
        when there is a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 2069) [19JY]
    ------continuance of pay and authority to make certain 
        expenditures and obligations when there is a lapse in 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2007) [11JY]
    ------continuance of pay when there is a lapse in appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2184, 2662) [3AU] [17NO]
    ------making automatic continuing (see H.R. 2006) [11JY]
    ------making continuing (see H.J. Res. 108, 115, 116, 118, 119, 
        120, 122, 123, 125, 126, 131) [27SE] [7NO] [10NO] [14NO] 
        [15NO] [17NO] [18NO] [13DE]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 108), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 230) [27SE]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 115), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 257, 261) [7NO] [9NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 122), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 270) [15NO]
    ------reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1219) [13MR]
    BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost of living index 
        (see H. Con. Res. 130) [3JA]
    Bonneville Power Administration: debt refinancing agreement at 
        prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to 
        U.S. Treasury (see H.R. 599, 799) [20JA] [2FE]
    Budget: amend the budget process to require joint budget 
        resolutions and the inclusion of public debt limit extension 
        (see H.R. 2622) [13NO]
    ------automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and 
        reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700) [26JA]
    ------deficit (see H. Res. 94) [23FE]
    ------ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice 
        President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2373, 2671; H. Con. Res. 113) [21SE] [15NO] [20NO]
    ------establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see H.R. 
        1245) [15MR]
    ------establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce 
        discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162) [8MR]
    ------establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce 
        discretionary spending limits (H.R. 1162), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 218) [12SE]
    ------extend and reduce discretionary spending limits and extend 
        pay-as-you-go requirements (see H.R. 2459) [11OC]
    ------extend discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 2295) [8SE]
    ------identification and control of tax expenditures (see H.R. 
        1387) [4AP]
    ------limit rate of growth (see H.R. 1110) [2MR]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (see H.R. 
        1158, 1159, 1864, 1927, 1944) [8MR] [15JN] [27JN] [28JN]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1158), consideration (see H. Res. 115) [14MR]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1158), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 151) 
        [17MY]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1944), consideration (see H. Res. 176) [28JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2491, 
        2517, 2530) [17OC] [20OC] [25OC]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 245) [25OC]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration of Senate amendments to conference report (see 
        H. Res. 279) [18NO]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 272) [16NO]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 321) [21DE]
    ------reform process (see H.R. 2599) [8NO]
    ------require detailed information on spending choices (see H.R. 
        1109) [2MR]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (see H. Con. 
        Res. 66, 67, 122) [11MY] [15MY] [18DE]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        122), consideration (see H. Res. 309) [18DE]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        67), consideration (see H. Res. 149) [16MY]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        67), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 175) 
        [28JN]
    ------treatment of receipts and disbursements of Federal trust 
        funds (see H.R. 564) [18JA]
    ------use CBO economic assumptions to achieve a balanced Federal 
        budget (see H.J. Res. 132) [18DE]
    Business and industry: provide credit to businesses and facilitate 
        the transfer and commercialization of Government-owned patents 
        and technologies (see H.R. 80) [9JA]
    Capital Budget Commission: establish (see H.R. 1302) [22MR]
    Civil liberties: protect constitutional rights relative to Federal 
        counterterrorism activities (see H.R. 1738) [25MY]
    Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 1764, 2128) 
        [7JN] [27JY]
    ------ensure equal opportunity in employment, education, and 
        contracting (see H.R. 1840) [14JN]
    Civil Rights Act: applications (see H.R. 658) [24JA]
    Clean Air Act: treatment of motorcycles (see H.R. 2299) [12SE]
    Commission on the Review of National Policies Toward Gambling: 
        establish (see H.R. 462) [11JA]
    Congress: final approval of all executive branch agency 
        promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727) [6DE]
    Constitutional amendments: limit terms for Members of Congress, 
        and the President and Vice President (see H.J. Res. 82) [29MR]
    Consumer Price Index: calculation of rate of inflation (see H. 
        Res. 99) [24FE]
    Consumers: credit card fees (see H.R. 1169) [8MR]
    Contracts: classification of employees and independent contractors 
        relative to Federal procurement contracts (see H.R. 508, 509) 
        [13JA]
    ------procure from the private sector the goods and services 
        necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 28) 
        [9JA]
    ------revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition 
        laws (see H.R. 1038, 1388, 1670, 1795) [24FE] [4AP] [18MY] 
        [8JN]
    ------revise and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition 
        laws (H.R. 1670), consideration (see H. Res. 219) [12SE]
    ------simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (see 
        H.R. 967) [15FE]
    ------standards and regulations for Government procurement 
        contracts (see H.R. 1959) [29JN]
    ------status of Federal contractors that hire permanent 
        replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176) [8MR]
    Courts: commencement dates of certain temporary Federal judgeships 
        (see H.R. 2361) [19SE]
    ------improve operation and administration of Federal courts (see 
        H.R. 1989) [30JN]
    ------protect elected and appointed judges against discrimination 
        based on age (see H.R. 1571) [3MY]
    ------reorganize administrative law judiciary (see H.R. 1802) 
        [8JN]
    ------repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see 
        H.R. 2701) [30NO]
    ------treatment of certain transportation and subsistence expenses 
        of retired judges (see H.R. 816) [3FE]
    Crime: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or false 
        statements to all branches of Government (see H.R. 1678) 
        [18MY]
    ------condemn use of violence and terrorism to influence actions 
        (see H. Res. 137) [2MY]
    ------Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for the 
        cost of incarcerating aliens (see H.R. 205) [9JA]
    ------mandatory victim restitution (H.R. 665), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 60) [6FE]
    ------penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law 
        enforcement officer (see H.R. 1573) [3MY]
    Dams: delegation of dam safety authority to State governments (see 
        H.R. 2302) [12SE]
    David J. Wheeler Federal Building, Baker City, OR: designate (see 
        H.R. 2061) [19JY]
    Davis-Bacon Act: repeal (see H.R. 500) [13JA]
    ------revise (see H.R. 2472) [12OC]
    Dept. of Agriculture: abolish Department and transfer certain 
        programs to an agribusiness block grant program (see H.R. 
        1354) [29MR]
    Dept. of HUD: abolish (see H.R. 1098, 2198) [1MR] [4AU]
    Dept. of the Interior: allow State employees to perform certain 
        work during a Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 2677) 
        [20NO]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend certain authorities (see H.R. 
        2219, 2353) [4AU] [19SE]
    Disasters: establish a commission to improve the Federal emergency 
        management system (see H.R. 651) [24JA]
    ------establish a Federal insurance program for catastrophic 
        earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes (see H.R. 
        1731) [25MY]
    ------extend duty drawback filing period for businesses (see H.R. 
        527) [17JA]
    ------provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against 
        natural disasters (see H.R. 1856) [15JN]
    District of Columbia: repeal Mayor's authority to requisition 
        unlimited funds from the U.S. Treasury (see H.R. 358) [9JA]
    ------retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 1028) [23FE]
    ------transfer jurisdiction over certain Federal real property 
        (see H.R. 2636) [15NO]
    Drug abuse: employee testing within the executive branch of the 
        Government (see H.R. 136) [9JA]
    Drugs: prohibit federally sponsored research pertaining to the 
        legalization of drugs (see H.R. 135) [9JA]
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9, 
        1050) [9JA] [24FE]
    Education: increase assistance relative to skills or specialties 
        for which there are critical shortages (see H.R. 1116) [2MR]
    EEOC: strengthen enforcement in Federal employment cases (see H.R. 
        190) [9JA]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to 
        enact and repeal legislation in a national election (see H.J. 
        Res. 103) [26JY]
    ------constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to 
        propose constitutional amendments by initiative process (see 
        H.J. Res. 104) [26JY]
    ------constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to 
        recall elected officials (see H.J. Res. 105) [26JY]
    ------eliminate provisions prohibiting certain State and local 
        employees from seeking elective office (see H.R. 151) [9JA]
    ------establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 1837) [14JN]
    ------give citizens the right to enact and repeal legislation in a 
        national election (see H.R. 2117) [26JY]
    ------national advisory referendum on a flat income tax rate and 
        the requiring of a national vote to raise taxes (see H.R. 
        2116) [26JY]
    ------permit use of ``None of the Above'' in elections for Federal 
        office (see H.R. 2114) [26JY]
    Employees: allow members of employee associations to represent 
        their views before the Government (see H.R. 782) [1FE]
    Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 
        511, 1120, 1617) [13JA] [2MR] [11MY]
    ------consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 222) [18SE]
    ------job creation programs (see H.R. 805) [2FE]
    ------training assistance (see H.R. 998) [21FE]
    English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 
        1005) [21FE]
    ------encourage status as primary language and recognize 
        importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 83) [13JY]
    Executive departments: ensure that Federal expenditures remain 
        accountable to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 57) 
        [3FE]
    ------prevent encroachment into legislative powers or 
        unconstitutional actions (see H.R. 807) [2FE]

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    ------prevent encroachment into legislative powers or 
        unconstitutional actions (H.R. 807), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 111, 112) [9MR]
    ------prohibit agencies from entering into certain service 
        contracts relative to costs (see H.R. 1411) [5AP]
    ------provide authority to issue rulings respecting application of 
        laws under their jurisdiction (see H.R. 2377) [21SE]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 830) [6FE]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 91) [21FE]
    ------review all departments and agencies and their programs (see 
        H.R. 1763) [7JN]
    ------use of unobligated funds to pay bonuses to certain personnel 
        and for deficit reduction (see H.R. 29) [9JA]
    Families and domestic relations: prohibit expenditure of funds for 
        the promotion of homosexuality as a positive alternative 
        lifestyle (see H.R. 862) [8FE]
    FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel 
        actions (see H.R. 2683) [28NO]
    Federal agencies: improve use of risk assessment and cost-benefit 
        analysis (see H.R. 690) [25JA]
    ------require application of value engineering (see H.R. 719) 
        [27JA]
    Federal aid programs: economic assistance to States and localities 
        relative to business incentives provided (see H.R. 286) [9JA]
    ------termination dates (see H.R. 216) [9JA]
    Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists 
        (see H.R. 1057) [27FE]
    ------age and service requirements for immediate annuities (see 
        H.R. 1848) [14JN]
    ------allow contributions to medical savings accounts under 
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2341) 
        [14SE]
    ------allow furloughed employees to work voluntarily during a 
        Government shutdown (see H.R. 2667, 2769) [19NO] [13DE]
    ------civil service retirement credit for service with the 
        American Red Cross during a time of war (see H.R. 272) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit years of employment (see 
        H.J. Res. 39) [9JA]
    ------continuance of work during Government shutdown (see H.R. 
        2840) [27DE]
    ------early retirement rules (see H.R. 2826) [21DE]
    ------eligibility for Federal health benefits for certain 
        temporary appointees (see H.R. 1724) [25MY]
    ------eliminate exemptions of civil service requirements for 
        judicial or legislative branch employees involuntarily 
        separated from their jobs (see H.R. 913) [13FE]
    ------establish a program for incentive awards for suggestions or 
        efforts resulting in savings for the Government (see H.R. 271) 
        [9JA]
    ------funding for pay adjustments and comparability payments 
        through reductions in agency spending on service contracts 
        (see H.R. 1409) [5AP]
    ------granting of competitive status relative to transfers or 
        reassignments (see H.R. 294) [9JA]
    ------greater disclosure of and accountability for Government 
        travel (see H.R. 85) [9JA]
    ------improve the acquisition workforce of civilian Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 1770) [7JN]
    ------increase percentage of basic pay contributions to retirement 
        system (see H.R. 1185) [9MR]
    ------payment of retirement and separation incentives and 
        reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions (see 
        H.R. 2751) [7DE]
    ------priority placement program for employees affected by 
        reductions-in-force (see H.R. 2082) [20JY]
    ------prohibit the contracting out of certain duties (see H.R. 
        1410) [5AP]
    ------reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 1671, 2090) 
        [18MY] [21JY]
    ------reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions 
        (see H.R. 2825) [21DE]
    ------require preemployment drug testing (see H.R. 143) [9JA]
    ------treatment of early-retirement reduction regulations (see 
        H.R. 2574) [1NO]
    ------treatment of honoraria and postemployment restrictions (see 
        H.R. 1639) [15MY]
    ------treatment of service performed under Federal-State 
        cooperative programs relative to civil service retirement (see 
        H.R. 2487) [17OC]
    ------vocational rehabilitation services in the Civil Service 
        Disability Retirement Program (see H. Con. Res. 3) [9JA]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical 
        foods (see H.R. 2009) [11JY]
    ------make available to general public (see H.R. 1084) [28FE]
    Federal Statistical Service: establish (see H.R. 2521) [24OC]
    Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded 
        Federal mandates to States and local governments (see H.J. 
        Res. 27, 54) [9JA] [13JA]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (see H.R. 5, 261) [9JA]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 38) [18JA]
    Firefighters: relief of certain former Federal employees who were 
        transferred from the Dept. of Energy to Los Alamos County, NM 
        (see H.R. 516) [13JA]
    Foreign trade: export controls (see H.R. 361) [9JA]
    Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on 
        certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World 
        War II (see H.R. 1281) [21MR]
    FRS: implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure 
        stable currency (see H.R. 2445) [29SE]
    Government contracts: deadline for receipt of certain bids 
        relative to delivery by overnight message service (see H.R. 
        331) [9JA]
    Government regulations: analysis on the impact on small businesses 
        and State and local government (see H.R. 58) [9JA]
    ------cumulative cost/benefit accounting statement for regulatory 
        programs (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    ------enforcement relative to publication in final form within 18 
        months of general notice of proposed rulemaking (see H.R. 
        1681) [18MY]
    ------Federal assessment of whether Federal regulations could 
        result in the taking of private property (see H.R. 130) [9JA]
    ------improve determination procedures for the taking of private 
        property (see H.R. 1277) [21MR]
    ------moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (see H.R. 450) 
        [9JA]
    ------moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (H.R. 450), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 93) [22FE]
    ------moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions (S. 219), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 148) [16MY]
    ------moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions on small 
        business (see H.R. 839) [6FE]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 2715) [5DE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 994) [21FE]
    ------reform regulatory process (see H.R. 821, 926, 1022, 1839) 
        [3FE] [14FE] [23FE] [14JN]
    ------reform regulatory process (H.R. 926), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 100) [27FE]
    ------reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 96) [24FE]
    ------require approval by law all agency rules and regulations 
        (see H.R. 47) [9JA]
    Government-sponsored enterprises: cessation of Federal sponsorship 
        (see H.R. 1720) [25MY]
    Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: reduce tax (see H.R. 1138) [6MR]
    Health: repeal unnecessary medical device reporting requirements 
        (see H.R. 2366) [19SE]
    Helen Delich Bentley Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 
        2062) [19JY]
    House of Representatives: abolish franking privilege (see H.R. 
        2308) [12SE]
    ------require audit of financial records and administrative 
        functions and thorough examination of Members' allowances (see 
        H. Res. 16) [9JA]
    House Rules: provide for the consideration of a congressional 
        reform resolution in each new Congress (see H. Res. 162) [7JN]
    Immigration: curtail illegal immigration and impose a ceiling on 
        legal immigration (see H.R. 2162) [2AU]
    ------separate administration of the INS and Border Patrol (see 
        H.R. 569) [19JA]
    Independent counsel: reauthorize (see H.R. 892) [10FE]
    Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: clarify 
        self-governance provisions (see H.R. 2623) [13NO]
    Information services: improve information dissemination and 
        printing procedures (see H.R. 1024) [23FE]
    Intellectual property: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        2674) [20NO]
    Iosco, MI: release of reversionary interest in certain lands held 
        by the Federal Government (see H.R. 2670) [20NO]
    IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see H.R. 661, 2337) [24JA] [14SE]
    Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Institute for Law and Society: authorize 
        funding to further public service mission (see H.R. 2678, 
        2782) [20NO] [14DE]
    Judicial branch: random drug testing of officers and employees 
        (see H.R. 160) [9JA]
    Lawrence County, OH: modify reversionary interest in certain lands 
        held by the Federal Government (see H.R. 2786) [15DE]
    Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws 
        (see H.R. 1, 287, 309) [9JA]
    Lobbyists: prohibit recipients of awards, grants, and contracts 
        from lobbying for their continuation (see H.R. 1130) [3MR]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (see H.R. 119, 2169, 2268, 2564) [9JA] 
        [2AU] [6SE] [31OC]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (H.R. 2564), consideration (see H. Res. 
        269) [15NO]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 116) [29NO]
    Medicaid: improve Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 
        625, 818, 2226) [20JA] [3FE] [4AU]
    Members of Congress: eliminate certain benefits (see H.R. 2610) 
        [9NO]
    ------make pay subject to annual appropriations (see H.R. 2351) 
        [19SE]
    ------require comparable treatment with Federal employees during 
        Government shutdown (see H.R. 2828) [21DE]
    ------stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 
        2281, 2639, 2658) [7SE] [15NO] [17NO]
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: abolish the Board of 
        Review (see H.R. 775, 1036, 1101) [1FE] [24FE] [1MR]
    Money: require continued availability of $1 Federal Reserve notes 
        for circulation (see H.R. 1043) [24FE]
    ------require electronic funds transfer for all Federal payments 
        (see H.R. 1698) [24MY]
    Motor vehicles: awarding of competitive contracts in acquiring and 
        operating Federal fleets (see H.R. 1981) [30JN]
    National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: 
        establish (see H.R. 217) [9JA]
    National parks and recreation areas: allow donation of State 
        management and operation services during a Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2732) [6DE]
    National wildlife refuges: allow donation of State hunting 
        management services during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 
        2706) [5DE]
    Native Americans: consultations with Federal, State, and local 
        government officials relative to management of trust funds 
        (see H.R. 742) [30JA]
    ------extend Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see 
        H.R. 671, 2591) [25JA] [7NO]
    ------technical corrections to certain laws (see H.R. 2726) [6DE]
    Navy: operate ships stores as nonappropriated fund 
        instrumentalities (see H.R. 347) [9JA]
    NSC: establish positions of Director, Deputy Director, and Senior 
        Directors (see H.R. 1494) [7AP]
    O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: call for resignation and investigation of 
        travel expenditures (see H. Res. 308) [15DE]
    OMB: report number of individuals employed by non-Federal entities 
        providing Government services (see H.R. 1412) [5AP]

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    Outer Continental Shelf: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and 
        development of power resources (see H.R. 2241, 2242) [4AU]
    Panama Canal Commission: reconstitute as a U.S. Government 
        corporation (see H.R. 1348) [29MR]
    Paramilitary organizations: prohibit formation of private units 
        (see H.R. 1544) [2MY]
    Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation 
        (see H.R. 1659) [17MY]
    Patents: fairness in compensating owners (see H.R. 632) [23JA]
    Pensions: exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund 
        from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103) [9JA]
    Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin project facilities: expedite title 
        transfer process (see H.R. 2644) [15NO]
    Power resources: privatize certain Federal power generation and 
        transmission assets (see H.R. 1801) [8JN]
    President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct 
        popular election (see H.J. Res. 117) [7NO]
    Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit the receipt of certain monetary 
        allowances while receiving other Government annuities (see 
        H.R. 273) [9JA]
    Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 1325) 
        [24MR]
    Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2409, 2586) [27SE] [7NO]
    ------ceiling (H.R. 2409), consideration (see H. Res. 292) [6DE]
    ------ceiling (H.R. 2586), consideration (see H. Res. 258, 262) 
        [8NO] [9NO]
    ------constitutional amendment to restrict annual deficits (see 
        H.J. Res. 40) [9JA]
    ------enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (see 
        H.R. 2621) [13NO]
    ------enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 
        2621), consideration (see H. Res. 293) [7DE]
    Public documents: prohibit Federal and State courts or agencies 
        from requiring that legal citations in which copyright 
        subsists be the only acceptable submission (see H.R. 1584, 
        1822) [9MY] [13JN]
    Public lands: improve process for land exchanges with the Forest 
        Service and BLM (see H.R. 2466) [11OC]
    Public welfare programs: prohibit financial assistance to persons 
        delinquent in child support payments (see H.R. 104) [9JA]
    Public works: economic development programs (see H.R. 300) [9JA]
    Radioactive substances: provide payments to individuals who were 
        subjects of Federal radiation experiments (see H.R. 2463) 
        [11OC]
    Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative 
        to regulatory restrictions (see H.R. 925) [14FE]
    ------compensation to owners of private property relative to 
        regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), consideration (see H. Res. 
        101) [28FE]
    ------private property owner rights (see H.R. 790) [1FE]
    Regulatory Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 122) [9JA]
    Reporting requirements: eliminate and modify reporting 
        requirements by Federal departments and agencies (see H.R. 
        2331) [14SE]
    Research: improve capability to analyze DNA (see H.R. 1241, 2418) 
        [15MR] [28SE]
    Revenue Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 1121) 
        [3MR]
    Revenues: reduce fee delinquencies and improve debt-collection 
        (see H.R. 2234) [4AU]
    Rural areas: health care (see H. Con. Res. 56) [4AP]
    San Bernardino County, CA: land conveyance for radioactive waste 
        disposal facility (see H.R. 2334) [14SE]
    Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (see H.R. 2405) [27SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (H.R. 2405), consideration (see H. Res. 234) [29SE]
    Small business: export assistance (see H.R. 648) [24JA]
    ------reform regulatory process (see H.R. 1979) [30JN]
    Social Security: maintain and protect system (see H. Con. Res. 75, 
        78) [14JN] [21JN]
    ------reduction in benefits relative to certain Government 
        pensions (see H.R. 2167) [2AU]
    States: clarify reimbursement for employees carrying out Federal 
        programs during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2733, 2784) 
        [6DE] [14DE]
    ------eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to safety belt, 
        motorcycle helmet, speed limit, and drinking age laws (see 
        H.R. 607) [20JA]
    Surplus Government property: consolidate control and utilization 
        (see H.R. 1882) [16JN]
    ------require Federal agencies acquiring surplus property from 
        closure of military installations to retain possession and use 
        for agency purposes (see H.R. 1265) [16MR]
    Taxation: application of corporate income tax to Government-
        sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 943, 1054) [14FE] [24FE]
    ------clarify application of a certain transitional rule (see H.R. 
        2165) [2AU]
    ------constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. 
        Res. 48) [9JA]
    ------establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (see 
        H.R. 2060) [19JY]
    ------prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 152, 788) [9JA] 
        [1FE]
    ------rate reductions relative to projected budget deficit targets 
        (see H.R. 1160) [8MR]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 784, 1039) [1FE] [24FE]
    ------require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury 
        in all tax cases (see H.R. 390, 2450) [9JA] [29SE]
    ------treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 2272) [6SE]
    ------treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see 
        H.R. 2434) [29SE]
    Technology: cooperative research and development agreements 
        relative to inventions (see H.R. 2196) [4AU]
    Telecommunications: improve coordination of telecommunications 
        policy within the executive branch (see H.R. 181) [9JA]
    Territories: reform laws (see H.R. 602) [20JA]
    Terrorism: prevention of violence by paramilitary organizations 
        (see H.R. 2580) [2NO]
    Tobacco products: establish Federal authority to regulate tobacco 
        and other nicotine containing products (see H.R. 2414) [28SE]
    Tourist trade: promote (see H.R. 1083) [28FE]
    Transportation: codify certain laws (see H.R. 2297) [12SE]
    TVA: transfer property, facilities, and equipment to public and 
        private entities (see H.R. 313) [9JA]
    Urban areas: promote national agenda (see H.R. 1297) [22MR]
    Veterans: ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government 
        financial status (see H.R. 2626, 2632, 2813) [13NO] [14NO] 
        [20DE]
    ------provide additional points on entrance examinations into the 
        competitive civil service (see H.R. 1648) [16MY]
    Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability 
        during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit 
        organizations (see H.R. 911) [13FE]
    Water pollution: Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 
        364) [9JA]
  Conference reports
    Paperwork Reduction Act (S. 244) [3AP]
    Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution (H.R. 2491) 
        [15NO] [20NO]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67) 
        [26JN]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 1158) [16MY]
    Unfunded Mandate Reform Act (S. 1) [13MR]
  Messages
    Antiterrorism Amendments Act: President Clinton [9MY]
    Continuing Appropriations: President Clinton [16NO]
    Federal Advisory Committees: President Clinton [6SE]
    Federal Budget, Fiscal Year 1996: President Clinton [6FE]
    Public Debt Ceiling: President Clinton [13NO]
    Rescission Proposals Affecting the Depts. of Justice and 
        Transportation, and NASA: President Clinton [2MY]
    Veto of H.J. Res. 115, Continuing Appropriations: President 
        Clinton [14NO]
    Veto of H.R. 1158, Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: 
        President Clinton [7JN]
    Veto of H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget 
        Resolution: President Clinton [6DE]
    Veto of H.R. 2586, Public Debt Ceiling: President Clinton [13NO]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 115) [8NO] [10NO] 
        [14NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 122) [15NO] [20NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 123) [19NO]
    Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1158) [15MR] [16MR] [2MY]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1944) [29JN]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491) 
        [26OC] [30OC]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        conference report [20NO]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), 
        consideration (H. Res. 321) [22DE]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        67) [8JN]
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (H.R. 9) [3MR]
    Executive departments: ensure that Federal expenditures remain 
        accountable to the House of Representatives (H. Res. 57) [7FE]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830) [10MR]
    Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to 
        unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5) [30JA] [31JA] [1FE]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (S. 1) [1FE]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (S. 1), conference report [16MR]
    Government regulations: moratorium on regulatory rulemaking 
        actions (H.R. 450) [24FE]
    ------reform regulatory process (H.R. 1022) [28FE]
    Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586) [9NO] [10NO]
    ------ceiling (H.R. 2586), veto [13NO]
    ------enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 
        2621) [14DE]
  Reports filed
    Allow Employee Association Members To Represent Their Views Before 
        the Government: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 782) 
        (H. Rept. 104-230) [4AU]
    Budget Authority Rescissions: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 845) (H. Rept. 104-30) [10FE]
    Commencement Dates of Certain Temporary Federal Judgeships: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2361) (H. Rept. 104-
        334) [13NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 67, Setting 
        Forth the Federal Budget for 1996-2002: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 175) (H. Rept. 104-165) [28JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1158, Supplemental 
        Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 151) (H. Rept. 104-126) [17MY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of 
        the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 104-348) [16NO]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 67, Setting Forth the Federal Budget 
        for 1996-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 149) (H. 
        Rept. 104-125) [16MY]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 122, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 1996-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 309) 
        (H. Rept. 104-423) [18DE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 108, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H.J. Res. 230) (H. Rept. 104-263) 
        [27SE]

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    Consideration of H.J. Res. 115, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 257) (H. Rept. 104-326) 
        [7NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 261) (H. Rept. 104-331) 
        [9NO]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 122, Continuing Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 270) (H. Rept. 104-343) 
        [15NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 5, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 38) (H. Rept. 104-2) [18JA]
    Consideration of H.R. 450, Regulatory Transition Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 93) (H. Rept. 104-45) [22FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 665, Mandatory Victim Restitution: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 60) (H. Rept. 104-19) [6FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 830, Paperwork Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 104-43) [21FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 925, Private Property Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (H. Res. 101) (H. Rept. 104-61) [28FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 926, Regulatory Reform and Relief Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 104-52) 
        [27FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1022, Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 104-51) 
        [24FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1158, Supplemental Appropriations and 
        Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 115) (H. 
        Rept. 104-78) [14MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1162, Deficit Reduction Lockbox Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 218) (H. Rept. 104-243) 
        [12SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1617, Consolidate Federal Job Training 
        Programs: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 222) (H. Rept. 
        104-249) [18SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1670, Federal Acquisition Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 219) (H. Rept. 104-244) 
        [12SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1944, Supplemental Appropriations and 
        Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 176) (H. 
        Rept. 104-166) [28JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2405, Federal Civilian Science Activities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. 
        Rept. 104-270) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent 
        Budget Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) 
        (H. Rept. 104-292) [25OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2564, Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 104-342) [15NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2586, Public Debt Ceiling: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 258) (H. Rept. 104-328) [8NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 262) (H. Rept. 104-332) 
        [9NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Public Debt Limit Enforcement and 
        Protection of Obligated Trust Funds: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 293) (H. Rept. 104-388) [7DE]
    Consideration of S. 219, Regulatory Transition Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 148) (H. Rept. 104-122) [16MY]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to Conference Report on H.R. 
        2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 279) (H. Rept. 104-354) 
        [18NO]
    Creating a 21st Century Government: Committee on Government Reform 
        and Oversight (House) (H. Rept. 104-434) [21DE]
    David J. Wheeler Federal Building, Baker City, OR: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2061) (H. 
        Rept. 104-412) [19DE]
    Deficit Reduction Lockbox Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 
        1162) (H. Rept. 104-205) [25JY]
    DNA Identification Grants Improvement Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2418) (H. Rept. 104-393) [11DE]
    Fairness in Compensating Patent Owners: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 632) (H. Rept. 104-373) [30NO]
    Federal Job Training Programs Consolidation: Committee on Economic 
        and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1617) (H. Rept. 
        104-152) [22JN]
    Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (S. 790) (H. Rept. 
        104-327) [8NO]
    Federal Sponsorship of the Student Loan Marketing Association and 
        the College Construction Loan Insurance Association: Committee 
        on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1720) 
        (H. Rept. 104-153) [22JN]
    Government Regulations Reform: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 104-284) [19OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 104-
        284) [7NO]
    Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 104-33) [15FE]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        2564) (H. Rept. 104-339) [14NO]
    Mandatory Victim Restitution Relative to Crime Control: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 665) (H. Rept. 104-16) [2FE]
    Paperwork Reduction Act: Committee of Conference (S. 244) (H. 
        Rept. 104-99) [3AP]
    ------Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        830) (H. Rept. 104-37) [15FE]
    Private Property Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 925) (H. Rept. 104-46) [23FE]
    Public Debt Ceiling: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2586) (H. Rept. 104-325) [7NO]
    Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 104-347) [15NO]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 104-350) 
        [18NO]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 104-
        280) [17OC]
    Reduce Discretionary Spending Limits in Appropriations Bills: 
        Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 1219) (H. Rept. 104-89) 
        [23MR]
    Regulatory Reform and Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 926) (H. Rept. 104-48) [23FE]
    Regulatory Transition Act: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 450) (H. Rept. 104-39) [16FE]
    Repeal Unnecessary Medical Device Reporting Requirements: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2366) (H. Rept. 104-323) 
        [7NO]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2366) (H. Rept. 
        104-323) [7NO]
    Revise and Streamline Federal Procurement and Acquisition Laws: 
        Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        1670) (H. Rept. 104-222) [1AU]
    Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1996: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-380) [5DE]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1996-2002: Committee of 
        Conference (H. Con. Res. 67) (H. Rept. 104-159) [26JN]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 67) (H. Rept. 
        104-120) [15MY]
    Status of Federal Contractors That Hire Permanent Replacements for 
        Striking Employees: Committee on Economic and Educational 
        Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1176) (H. Rept. 104-163) [27JN]
    Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1996: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-142) [15JN]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 104-124) [16MY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 
        104-70) [8MR]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1159) (H. Rept. 
        104-71) [8MR]
    Technical Corrections to Certain Laws Relative to Native 
        Americans: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2726) (H. 
        Rept. 104-444) [30DE]
    Technology Transfer Improvements Act: Committee on Science (House) 
        (H.R. 2196) (H. Rept. 104-390) [7DE]
    Transfer Jurisdiction Over Certain Federal Real Property in the 
        District of Columbia: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2636) (H. Rept. 104-368) [28NO]
    Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Committee of Conference (S. 1) (H. 
        Rept. 104-76) [13MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 104-1) [13JA]

GRAHAM, BILLY
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional gold medal: award (see H.R. 2657) [17NO]

GRAHAM, LINDSEY (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1617, consolidate Federal job training programs 
        [24OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the 
        Public Health Service (see H.R. 1097) [1MR]

GRAHAM, RUTH
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional gold medal: award (see H.R. 2657) [17NO]

GRAMM-RUDMAN-HOLLINGS ACT
see Balanced Budget and Emergency Deficit Control Act

GRAND LAKE, CO
  Bills and resolutions
    Rocky Mountain National Park: maintenance of cemetery (see H.R. 
        1415) [5AP]

GRANITE COUNTY, MT
  Bills and resolutions
    FERC: payment by local governments of charges for hydroelectric 
        projects in Granite and Deer Lodge Counties, MT (see H.R. 944) 
        [14FE]

GREAT BRITAIN
see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

GREECE
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: negotiations between Greece and Macedonia (see H. 
        Con. Res. 31) [16FE]
    World War II: massacre of Greek civilians in Kalavryta, Greece 
        (see H. Con. Res. 8) [9JA]

GREEN, GENE (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1617, consolidate Federal job training programs 
        [24OC]

GREENHOUSE EFFECT
see Ecology and Environment

GREENVILLE, NC
  Bills and resolutions
    Walter B. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse: designate 
        (see H.R. 840) [6FE]
  Reports filed
    Walter B. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Greenville, 
        NC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 840) (H. Rept. 104-364) [28NO]

GREENWOOD, JAMES C. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC] [2NO]
    ------S. 440, National Highway System designation [29SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Congress: prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked 
        mail (see H.R. 1291) [22MR]
    Elections: eliminate multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 
        1432) [6AP]
    Health: ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service 
        assistance are provided with pregnancy information and 
        counseling (see H.R. 833) [6FE]
    ------studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries 
        (see H.R. 248) [9JA]
    Housing: residency requirements for aliens relative to occupancy 
        in public housing (see H.R. 605) [20JA]
    Medicare: coverage of drug treatments for multiple sclerosis (see 
        H.R. 249) [9JA]
    Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid 
        waste (see H.R. 1249) [15MR]

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    Taxation: provide election for an overpayment when certain income 
        taxes are secured by real estate (see H.R. 2761) [12DE]

GROSS DOMESTIC PRODUCT
see Economy

GROSS NATIONAL PRODUCT
see Economy

GUAM
  Bills and resolutions
    Commonwealth: establish (see H.R. 1056) [24FE]
    Expedited Funds Availability Act: clarify application to American 
        Samoa and Guam (see H.R. 1800) [8JN]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: representation of Guam and the 
        Virgin Islands on board of directors (see H.R. 1939) [27JN]
    House of Representatives: repeal requirement that Delegates from 
        the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa be elected by a 
        separate ballot (see H.R. 2254) [4AU]
    SSI: benefits (see H.R. 1069) [27FE]
    World War II: restitution for atrocities during Japanese 
        occupation (see H.R. 2041) [13JY]

GUARANTEES
see Warranties

GUNDERSON, STEVE (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1617, consolidate Federal job training programs 
        [24OC]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to 
        improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743) [30JA]
    Medicare: coverage for emergency and related services by rural 
        emergency access care facilities (see H.R. 859) [8FE]
    Wisconsin: transfer lands associated with LaFarge Dam and Lake 
        (see H.R. 50) [9JA]

GUNNISON COUNTY, CO
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 2438) [29SE]

GUNS
see Firearms; Weapons

GUSTAVUS, AK
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: exchange (see H.R. 2561) [31OC]

GUTIERREZ, LUIS V. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): prevent any 
        action to dissolve, diminish the scope or limit the activities 
        of the committee during investigations (see H.R. 251) [9JA]
    Firearms: prohibit possession of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 
        250) [9JA]
    Members of Congress: annuity computation (see H. Con. Res. 15) 
        [20JA]
    ------ensure public awareness of Members' parking facilities 
        throughout the Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (see 
        H.R. 706) [26JA]
    ------reduce pay pending a minimum wage increase (see H.R. 876) 
        [9FE]
    Public welfare programs: assist low income families and seniors 
        relative to severe heat emergencies (see H.R. 2109) [25JY]

GUTKNECHT, GIL (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1032) 
        [23FE]
    Members of Congress: limit participation in Federal Employees' 
        Retirement System and Civil Service Retirement System (see 
        H.R. 1618) [11MY]

HAGEL, FRANCIS J.
  Bills and resolutions
    Francis J. Hagel Building, Richmond, CA: designate (see H.R. 2111) 
        [25JY]
  Reports filed
    Francis J. Hagel Building, Richmond, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2111) (H. 
        Rept. 104-411) [19DE]

HAITI, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: immigration status (see H.R. 853) [7FE]
    Foreign aid: establish a nongovernmental assistance program (see 
        H.R. 617) [20JA]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Haiti: President Clinton [3FE]

HAITIAN AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Haiti: establish a nongovernmental assistance program (see H.R. 
        617) [20JA]

HALL, BOBBY W., II
  Bills and resolutions
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: shooting down of U.S. Army 
        helicopter (see H. Con. Res. 1) [9JA]

HALL, RALPH M. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Taxation: valuation of stock received by employees for performance 
        of services (see H.R. 693) [26JA]

HALL, TONY P. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    AFDC: remove disincentives that prevent recipients from moving 
        toward self-sufficiency (see H.R. 950) [15FE]
    Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act: amend (see H.R. 606) 
        [20JA]
    Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television 
        (see H.R. 1540) [2MY]

HAMILTON, LEE H. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [19JA]
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration hydroelectric 
        projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude oil [25JY]
    North Atlantic Assembly [22FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 
        305, 306) [13DE]
    FRS: reform (see H.R. 1498) [7AP]
    House Rules: provide for the consideration of a congressional 
        reform resolution in each new Congress (see H. Res. 162) [7JN]
    Indiana Army Ammunition Plant: conveyance of property for 
        inclusion in State park (see H.R. 1399) [5AP]
    Legislative Branch of the Government: improve operations (see H.R. 
        252) [9JA]
    Ohio River Corridor Study Commission: establish (see H.R. 1891) 
        [20JN]
    Sri Lanka: encourage peace process (see H. Res. 181) [29JN]
    Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit 
        organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent 
        (see H.R. 863) [8FE]
  Motions offered by
    Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561) 
        [8JN]

HANDICAPPED
see Disabled

HANSEN, JAMES V. (a Representative from Utah)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [4JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
    ------S. 440, National Highway System designation [29SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    BLM: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1077) [28FE]
    ------transfer control and administration of Federal lands to the 
        States (see H.R. 2032) [13JY]
    Colorado River Basin: control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam 
        (see H.R. 930) [14FE]
    Great Western Scenic Trail: designate (see H.R. 531) [17JA]
    National Park Service: boundary adjustments and program changes 
        (see H.R. 694) [26JA]
    ------reform concessions policies (see H.R. 2028) [13JY]
    ------require Senate confirmation of Director and establish 5-year 
        term of office (see H.R. 2465) [11OC]
    National parks and recreation areas: improve quality of visitor 
        services relative to incentive-based recreation fees (see H.R. 
        2107) [25JY]
    Natural resources: conservation, management, and administration of 
        certain parks and forests (see H.R. 2067) [19JY]
    Public lands: improve process for land exchanges with the Forest 
        Service and BLM (see H.R. 2466) [11OC]
    Public works: allow for prepayment of Federal repayment contracts 
        by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (see H.R. 1823) 
        [13JN]
    Roads and highways: resolution of claims relative to right-of-ways 
        across Federal lands (see H.R. 2081) [20JY]
    Utah: designate additional lands for Goshute Indian Reservation 
        (see H.R. 2464) [11OC]
    ------designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1745) [6JN]
    ------land exchange at Snowbasin Ski Area (see H.R. 2402, 2824) 
        [27SE] [21DE]
    Washington County, UT: exchange of lands with the Water 
        Conservancy District (see H.R. 1838) [14JN]
    Water: reuse and recycling projects (see H.R. 1803) [8JN]

HARBORS
  Bills and resolutions
    Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: establish (see 
        H.R. 2763) [12DE]
    Budget: treatment of receipts and disbursements of Federal trust 
        funds (see H.R. 564) [18JA]
    Cohasset Harbor: deauthorize certain portions of navigation 
        project in Massachusetts (see H.R. 2187) [3AU]
    Fall River Harbor: deauthorize a feature of navigation project 
        (see H.R. 1304) [23MR]
    Falmouth, MA: deauthorize portion of navigation project (see H.R. 
        1106) [1MR]
    Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: reduce tax (see H.R. 1138) [6MR]
    Manistique Harbor: change authorized depth for navigation project 
        (see H.R. 1991) [30JN]
    Washington: operation and maintenance of Grays Harbor and Chehalis 
        River navigation projects (see H.R. 1086) [28FE]

HARMAN, JANE (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Gambling: limit authority of States to regulate gambling devices 
        on vessels (see H.R. 253) [9JA]

HARRY S TRUMAN (U.S.S.)
  Bills and resolutions
    CVN-76: designate the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (see H.R. 
        445) [9JA]

HASTERT, J. DENNIS (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 483, permit medicare select policies to be offered 
        in all States [25MY]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC] [2NO]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): majority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 41) [20JA]
    Patents: extend protection for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug 
        (see H.R. 2467) [11OC]
    Social Security: increase earnings limit (see H. Con. Res. 109) 
        [25OC]

HASTINGS, ALCEE L. (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]

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  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Courts: minimum mandatory sentencing (see H.R. 437) [9JA]
    Employment: prohibit preferential treatment (see H.R. 254) [9JA]
    James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building, Miami, FL: designate 
        (see H.R. 255) [9JA]
    Medicare: colorectal screening (see H.R. 1046) [24FE]

HASTINGS, DOC (a Representative from Washington)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Bonneville Power Administration: debt refinancing agreement at 
        prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to 
        U.S. Treasury (see H.R. 799) [2FE]
    Columbia River: preserve and protect Hanford Reach area (see H.R. 
        2292) [8SE]
    Defense Nuclear Facilities: waste management and environmental 
        restoration efforts (see H.R. 2110) [25JY]
    Dept. of Energy: privatization of defense nuclear facilities (see 
        H.R. 1526) [7AP]
    ------return Fast Flux Test Facility to operational status (see 
        H.R. 2569) [1NO]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Washington (see H.R. 1014) [22FE]
    Nuclear energy: management and disposition of the Hanford 
        Reservation (see H.R. 2110) [25JY]
    Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 1146) [7MR]
    Wenatachee National Forest: land exchange with Chelan County, WA 
        (see H.R. 2518) [20OC]

HAWAII
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: regulation of airspace over National Park System lands 
        (see H.R. 1369) [30MR]
    National Park System: establishment of new units (see H.R. 1728) 
        [25MY]
    Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex: acquire certain interests 
        in the Waihee Marsh and Waihee Stream (see H.R. 429, 1772) 
        [9JA] [7JN]
  Messages
    Health Care for Native Hawaiians Programs: President Clinton 
        [28MR]

HAWAIIANS
see Native Americans

HAYES, JAMES A. (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Courts: treatment of certain transportation and subsistence 
        expenses of retired judges (see H.R. 816) [3FE]
    Dept. of Labor: consultation with State officials by employers 
        relative to compliance with occupational safety and health 
        requirements (see H.R. 1433) [6AP]
    Ecology and environment: financial responsibility requirements for 
        offshore facilities (see H.R. 633) [23JA]
    Health: promote portability of health insurance by limiting 
        discrimination in health coverage (see H.R. 439) [9JA]
    Mining and mineral resources: provide tax credit for the 
        production of oil and gas from marginal and new wells (see 
        H.R. 577) [19JA]
    Occupational safety and health: establish voluntary programs to 
        protect employees from hazards (see H.R. 1824) [13JN]
    Power resources: tax credit for fuels produced by offshore deep-
        water projects (see H.R. 576) [19JA]
    Taxation: earned income tax credits relative to illegal aliens and 
        fraudulent claims (see H.R. 438) [9JA]
    ------treatment of geological, geophysical, and surface casing 
        costs similar to intangible drilling and development costs 
        (see H.R. 578) [19JA]
    Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1330) [28MR]

HAYWORTH, J.D. (a Representative from Arizona)
  Appointments
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [3MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Congress: final approval of all executive branch agency 
        promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727) [6DE]
    RTC: transfer certain lands to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian 
        Community and Scottsdale, AZ (see H.R. 2490) [17OC]
    Walnut Canyon National Monument: boundaries (see H.R. 562) [18JA]

HAZARDOUS SUBSTANCES
related term(s) Radioactive Substances
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: reduction in emissions of pollutants contributing 
        to acid deposition in the Adirondacks (see H.R. 2682) [28NO]
    CERCLA: abatement and liability of hazardous substances relative 
        to State and Federal solid waste disposal laws (see H.R. 521) 
        [13JA]
    ------amend (see H.R. 200, 228, 1969, 2500) [9JA] [29JN] [18OC]
    ------liability allocation process among potentially responsible 
        parties (see H.R. 1616) [11MY]
    ------liability restrictions for generation or transportation of 
        solid waste (see H.R. 854, 855) [7FE]
    ------moratorium on enforcement actions against certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 795) [2FE]
    ------redevelopment of marginal brownfield sites (see H.R. 2742) 
        [7DE]
    Chemical weapons: transportation of munitions (see H.R. 1123) 
        [3MR]
    Chemicals: require one-call notification system to protect against 
        spills (see H.R. 2440) [29SE]
    ------sulfur dioxide reportable quantity for regulatory 
        notification (see H.R. 2595) [8NO]
    Dept. of Energy: disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high level 
        radioactive waste (see H.R. 1174) [8MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: compensation for children of veterans 
        exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 2401) [27SE]
    Diseases: eligibility for certain compensation for stomach cancer 
        resulting from radioactive exposure (see H.R. 1725) [25MY]
    Ecology and environment: transition from use of halons and 
        chlorofluorocarbons to substitute compounds (see H.R. 2367) 
        [20SE]
    EPA: delay implementation of remedial action and design at certain 
        sites (see H.R. 1901) [20JN]
    ------remove New Hanover County, NC, airport burn pit from the 
        Superfund national priorities list (see H.R. 1902) [20JN]
    Financial institutions: immunity from liability for asbestos in 
        building in which owners have an asbestos management plan (see 
        H.R. 544) [17JA]
    Health: indoor air quality improvement program (see H.R. 933) 
        [14FE]
    ------prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous 
        substances (see H.R. 2691) [29NO]
    Landfills: disposal of organic sorbents (see H.R. 1257) [16MR]
    Los Angeles, CA: construction of thermal destruction facility (see 
        H.R. 2583) [2NO]
    Nuclear energy: importation and shipment of spent nuclear fuel 
        (see H.R. 2278) [7SE]
    ------waste disposal (see H.R. 1020, 1032) [23FE]
    Pipelines: require one-call notification system to protect natural 
        gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage (see 
        H.R. 431) [9JA]
    ------require one-call notification system to protect underground 
        facilities from excavation damage (see H.R. 2482) [13OC]
    Radioactive substances: interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (see 
        H.R. 1924) [22JN]
    ------provide payments to individuals who were subjects of Federal 
        radiation experiments (see H.R. 2463) [11OC]
    Recycling: management standards and requirements for spent lead-
        acid batteries (see H.R. 1522) [7AP]
    ------require the EPA to establish a recycling credit system for 
        used oil (see H.R. 1525) [7AP]
    Refuse disposal: require community information statements for new 
        waste treatment or disposal (see H.R. 422) [9JA]
    San Bernardino County, CA: land conveyance for radioactive waste 
        disposal facility (see H.R. 2334) [14SE]
    Small business: liability requirements for remediation of dry 
        cleaning solvents (see H.R. 2522) [24OC]
    Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid 
        waste (see H.R. 24, 225, 227, 342, 603, 1080, 1085, 1180, 
        1249, 1288, 2323, 2443, 2838) [9JA] [20JA] [28FE] [9MR] [15MR] 
        [22MR] [13SE] [29SE] [22DE]
    Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial 
        sites (see H.R. 1799) [8JN]
    ------refundable income credit for the recycling of hazardous 
        wastes (see H.R. 132) [9JA]
    Transportation: exempt small cargo tank vehicles carrying 
        petroleum products from certain transportation regulations 
        (see H.R. 1203) [10MR]
    Veterans: extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient 
        care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or 
        environmental hazards (see H.R. 1329) [28MR]
    ------extend eligibility period for priority health care to those 
        exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental 
        hazards (see H.R. 1565) [3MY]
    Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act: amend (see H.R. 
        1663) [17MY]
    Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine 
        compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1400) [5AP]
  Messages
    Dept. of Transportation Report on Hazardous Materials 
        Transportation: President Clinton [11OC]
  Reports filed
    Eligibility Period for Priority Health Care to Those Veterans 
        Exposed to Toxic Substances, Radiation, or Environmental 
        Hazards: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1565) (H. 
        Rept. 104-158) [26JN]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1020) (H. Rept. 104-254) [20SE]

HEALTH
related term(s) Diseases; Public Health Service
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 483, permit medicare select policies to be offered 
        in all States [25MY]
    ------H.R. 831, extend tax deduction for health insurance costs of 
        self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies [28MR]
    ------S. 641, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act 
        reauthorization [7DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        18, 23, 26, 72, 90) [9JA] [1MR] [23MY]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833) [14JN]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 251) [31OC]
    ------protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive 
        health care clinics (see H.R. 1952) [28JN]
    AFDC: deny benefits to children who have not received preventive 
        health care or been immunized (see H.R. 191) [9JA]
    Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory 
        cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143) 
        [31JY]
    AIDS Cure Project: establish (see H.R. 761) [31JA]
    Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969) [15FE]
    American Samoa: nutrition assistance programs (see H.R. 1059) 
        [27FE]
    Animals: encourage Federal agencies utilizing rabbit eye irritancy 
        tests to validate alternative ophthalmic testing procedures 
        (see H. Con. Res. 7) [9JA]
    Appropriations: authorizing for programs relative to the health of 
        individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 1341) 
        [28MR]
    Armed Forces: allow liability claims resulting from medical 
        malpractice (see H.R. 2524) [24OC]
    ------use of military health care system and commissary stores by 
        an unremarried former spouse (see H.R. 1726, 2096) [25MY] 
        [21JY]
    Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal 
        for organ donors (see H.R. 2551) [26OC]
    Bankruptcy: payment of claims for retiree health insurance (see 
        H.R. 318) [9JA]
    Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see 
        H.R. 1739) [25MY]

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    Birth defects: develop and implement research strategies to 
        prevent (see H.R. 1010) [22FE]
    Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 754) [31JA]
    ------pneumoconiosis claims (see H.R. 615) [20JA]
    Border regions: operation of laboratories along Mexican border 
        relative to public health functions (see H.R. 574) [19JA]
    Brookhaven, NY: establish Dept. of Veterans Affairs ambulatory 
        care facility (see H.R. 2831) [22DE]
    California: prevent preemption of State fluid milk standards (see 
        H.R. 1298) [22MR]
    Children and youth: adolescent health demonstration projects (see 
        H.R. 172) [9JA]
    ------assistance program for abandoned or frail infants (see H.R. 
        1263) [16MR]
    ------equal coverage for all children enrolled in health care 
        plans under a family class of enrollment (see H.R. 1012) 
        [22FE]
    ------guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 
        2066) [19JY]
    ------health research (see H.R. 1735) [25MY]
    ------prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 1649) [16MY]
    ------provide grants to improve the quality and availability of 
        comprehensive education, health, and social services (see H.R. 
        1284) [21MR]
    ------require hearing loss testing for all newborns (see H.R. 396) 
        [9JA]
    Coal: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see H.R. 
        293) [9JA]
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        42) [9JA]
    ------revise and extend (see H.R. 1872) [16JN]
    Correctional institutions: privatization of health care services 
        (see H.R. 1810) [8JN]
    Courts: liability of raw material and component suppliers to 
        medical device manufacturers (see H.R. 753) [31JA]
    ------medical malpractice liability claim requirements (see H.R. 
        229, 1195) [9JA] [9MR]
    Crime: limit certain funds to States that do not require testing 
        for presence of AIDS in certain cases of assault (see H.R. 
        2791) [15DE]
    ------penalties for health care fraud (see H.R. 2151, 2408) [1AU] 
        [27SE]
    ------prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of 
        payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758, 1850) [7JN] 
        [14JN]
    Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries 
        the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program (see H.R. 2442) [29SE]
    ------transportation of certain children requiring specialized 
        medical services in the U.S. (see H.R. 332) [9JA]
    Dept. of Energy: provide health benefits to former defense nuclear 
        facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 
        1903) [20JN]
    Dept. of HHS: establish a schedule of preventive health care 
        services under private insurance plans and programs (see H.R. 
        23) [9JA]
    ------establish Physical Therapy Advisory Council (see H.R. 1746) 
        [6JN]
    Dept. of Labor: consultation with State officials by employers 
        relative to compliance with occupational safety and health 
        requirements (see H.R. 1433) [6AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determine locality salaries for certain 
        nurse anesthetist positions (see H.R. 1536) [2MY]
    ------establish mammography quality standards (see H.R. 882) [9FE]
    ------expand services at veterans medical centers (see H.R. 2313) 
        [12SE]
    ------making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 134) [20DE]
    ------making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 317) [20DE]
    ------outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468) 
        [11JA]
    Disabled: study providing services and benefits to individuals who 
        served with voluntary organizations assisting the Armed Forces 
        during the Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 179) [9JA]
    Diseases: eligibility for certain compensation for stomach cancer 
        resulting from radioactive exposure (see H.R. 1725) [25MY]
    ------legislative treatment of myelogram-related arachnoiditis 
        (see H.R. 448) [9JA]
    ------ovarian cancer programs (see H.R. 1721) [25MY]
    ------payments to individuals with blood-clotting disorders who 
        contracted human immunodeficiency virus due to contaminated 
        blood products (see H.R. 1023) [23FE]
    ------pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 62) [7AP]
    ------prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis (see 
        H.R. 1140) [6MR]
    ------research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462) 
        [6AP]
    Drugs: establish Federal standards to ensure integrity of testing 
        programs (see H.R. 153, 1706) [9JA] [24MY]
    ------reporting requirements on deaths resulting from the 
        prescribing, dispensing, or administration of drugs (see H.R. 
        1914) [22JN]
    ------revise drug approval process (see H.R. 1742) [6JN]
    ------therapeutic use of marijuana (see H.R. 2618) [10NO]
    Eating disorders: establish an educational program on prevention 
        and treatment (see H.R. 1688) [23MY]
    Ecology and environment: transition from use of halons and 
        chlorofluorocarbons to substitute compounds (see H.R. 2367) 
        [20SE]
    Employment: prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit 
        plans relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1797) 
        [8JN]
    ------require employers to notify workers before health care or 
        retirement benefits are terminated (see H.R. 1305) [23MR]
    EPA: modify the reformulated gasoline program (see H.R. 2484) 
        [17OC]
    ------temporary suspension of reformulated gasoline rules (see 
        H.R. 1015) [22FE]
    ------waiver of reformulated gasoline rules during non-ozone 
        season (see H.R. 2327) [13SE]
    ERISA: extend continuation of coverage of certain retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 2168) [2AU]
    ------litigation relative to termination or reduction of retiree 
        health benefits (see H.R. 1293) [22MR]
    Families and domestic relations: require States to disclose the 
        AIDS status of infants to legal guardians (see H.R. 1289) 
        [22MR]
    ------unemployment compensation relative to family or medical 
        leave reasons (see H.R. 1730) [25MY]
    FDA: increase the voting consumer representation of the Blood 
        Products Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1021) [23FE]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        2427) [29SE]
    ------substance abuse and mental health performance partnerships 
        (see H.R. 2207) [4AU]
    Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists 
        (see H.R. 1057) [27FE]
    ------allow contributions to medical savings accounts under 
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2341) 
        [14SE]
    ------eligibility for Federal health benefits for certain 
        temporary appointees (see H.R. 1724) [25MY]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow Farm Credit 
        Administration employees to enroll (see H.R. 2033) [13JY]
    ------coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 2009) [11JY]
    ------make available to general public (see H.R. 1084) [28FE]
    Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act: amend medical device 
        provisions (see H.R. 2290) [8SE]
    Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend 
        relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352) [29MR]
    ------amend relative to public health pesticides (see H.R. 53) 
        [9JA]
    Financial institutions: immunity from liability for asbestos in 
        building in which owners have an asbestos management plan (see 
        H.R. 544) [17JA]
    Firefighters: purchase of equipment by volunteer departments and 
        emergency medical service organizations with tax-exempt 
        financing (see H.R. 282) [9JA]
    Food: labeling of pesticide use (see H.R. 1771) [7JN]
    ------meat and poultry inspection programs (see H.R. 1423) [6AP]
    Food industry: allow food and dietary supplement manufacturers to 
        communicate information on contents of products (see H.R. 
        1951) [28JN]
    Foreign Service: retirement, survivor, and health benefits for 
        spouses relative to misconduct or disloyalty of officials (see 
        H.R. 674) [25JA]
    Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical 
        devices (see H.R. 1300) [22MR]
    FTC: prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 1454) [6AP]
    Genetics: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2690) [29NO]
    Government regulations: repeal unnecessary medical device 
        reporting requirements (see H.R. 2366) [19SE]
    Hazardous substances: importation and shipment of spent nuclear 
        fuel (see H.R. 2278) [7SE]
    ------indoor air quality improvement program (see H.R. 933) [14FE]
    ------prohibit discrimination relative to exposure (see H.R. 2691) 
        [29NO]
    Health care facilities: clinical laboratory diagnostic testing 
        services (see H.R. 1461) [6AP]
    ------improve health programs and services available to rural 
        populations (see H.R. 1904, 2175, 2411) [20JN] [2AU] [27SE]
    Health care professionals: create tax incentives for provision of 
        rural health care services (see H.R. 425) [9JA]
    ------designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care 
        providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see 
        H. Res. 30) [9JA]
    ------determine necessary medical coverage and require insurers to 
        notify enrollees (see H.R. 2608) [9NO]
    ------establish a national program of trained community health 
        advisers (see H.R. 2245) [4AU]
    ------exempt physician office laboratories from clinical 
        laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386) [4AP]
    ------increase practitioners in the field of primary health care 
        (see H.R. 449) [9JA]
    ------licensing of home infusion therapy service providers and 
        limitations on physician referrals (see H.R. 1579) [9MY]
    ------training for the identification and referral of victims of 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 1521) [7AP]
    Health care programs: combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 
        2326) [13SE]
    HMOs: extend period of applicability of enrollment mix 
        requirements (see H.R. 1878) [16JN]
    Homeless: determination of the immunization status of children 
        living in certain federally assisted housing and shelters (see 
        H.R. 192) [9JA]
    Human life: definition from conception (see H.R. 2087) [20JY]
    Immigration: prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens (see 
        H.R. 341) [9JA]
    Information services: establish code of fair information practices 
        (see H.R. 435) [9JA]
    Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under 
        health plans (see H.R. 2011) [11JY]
    ------establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees 
        and health care providers (see H.R. 2400) [27SE]
    ------prohibit denial of health coverage based on evidence of 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 1191) [9MR]
    ------prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as victim 
        of domestic violence (see H.R. 1201, 1920, 2654) [10MR] [22JN] 
        [16NO]
    ------prohibit health insurance premium rate increases based on 
        age (see H.R. 1614) [11MY]
    ------prohibit use of genetic information in determining coverage 
        or premiums (see H.R. 2748) [7DE]
    ------promote portability of health insurance by limiting 
        discrimination in health coverage (see H.R. 439) [9JA]
    ------provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage continuity and portability and discour

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        age preexisting condition exclusions (see H.R. 1604, 1610) 
        [10MY] [11MY]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth 
        (see H.R. 1936, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1968, 1970; H. Con. Res. 79) 
        [27JN] [28JN] [29JN]
    Law enforcement officers: counseling programs for disabled police 
        officers (see H.R. 384) [9JA]
    Medicaid: continued enrollment of special-needs children in 
        traditional fee-for-service plans in States with managed care 
        programs (see H.R. 1502) [7AP]
    ------coverage of services of certain clinics operated by 
        children's hospitals (see H.R. 1503) [7AP]
    ------coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and 
        clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1339) [28MR]
    ------eliminate State reimbursement requirements for hospitals, 
        nursing facilities, and intermediate care facilities (see H.R. 
        2395) [25SE]
    ------Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 222, 237) [9JA]
    ------improve Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 625, 
        818, 2226) [20JA] [3FE] [4AU]
    ------nonemergency medical transportation services (see H.R. 975) 
        [16FE]
    ------osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791) [8JN]
    ------prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780) [1FE]
    ------provide State incentives for reduction of expenditures (see 
        H.R. 1334) [28MR]
    ------reduce infant mortality through improvement of coverage of 
        services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 180) [9JA]
    ------require HMOs and other managed care plans to make payments 
        relative to assistance provided by school-based health centers 
        (see H.R. 2420) [28SE]
    ------require States to provide photograph of beneficiary on 
        enrollment card (see H.R. 2303) [12SE]
    ------screening mammography (see H.R. 777) [1FE]
    ------screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 
        173) [9JA]
    ------State response to hospital closings (see H.R. 168) [9JA]
    Medical devices: allow marketing of Sensor Pad to aid in breast 
        self-examination (see H.R. 2753) [7DE]
    ------approval of the Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast 
        self-examination (see H.R. 2752) [7DE]
    Medicare: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 25) [9JA]
    ------bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185) [3AU]
    ------chiropractic services (see H.R. 997) [21FE]
    ------clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of 
        medical devices approved for investigational use (see H.R. 
        1744) [6JN]
    ------colorectal screening (see H.R. 922, 1046) [13FE] [24FE]
    ------combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 1668, 2389) [18MY] 
        [21SE]
    ------coverage for emergency and related services by rural 
        emergency access care facilities (see H.R. 859) [8FE]
    ------coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with 
        diabetes (see H.R. 1074) [28FE]
    ------coverage of drug treatments for multiple sclerosis (see H.R. 
        249) [9JA]
    ------coverage of nursing facilities, in-home services, and 
        outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 507) [13JA]
    ------coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services 
        (see H.R. 1757) [7JN]
    ------develop percentage increases to assure quality services in 
        dependent hospitals and other beneficiary facilities (see H.R. 
        1651) [16MY]
    ------eliminate peer review system (see H.R. 1761) [7JN]
    ------expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 
        2777) [13DE]
    ------extend certain savings provisions (see H.R. 1134, 1217) 
        [6MR] [13MR]
    ------hemodialysis standards for renal dialysis facilities (see 
        H.R. 1067) [27FE]
    ------limit penalty for late enrollment and establish special 
        enrollment for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2729) [6DE]
    ------medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247) [4AU]
    ------mental health and substance abuse treatment services (see 
        H.R. 1456) [6AP]
    ------multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078) [28FE]
    ------oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489, 2600) [17OC] [8NO]
    ------outpatient self-management training services for individuals 
        with diabetes (see H.R. 1073) [28FE]
    ------payment for dental services (see H.R. 166) [9JA]
    ------payment for services furnished by a facility in which the 
        referring physician has an ownership interest (see H.R. 2390) 
        [21SE]
    ------permit a supplier of durable medical equipment to furnish an 
        upgraded item of such equipment to medicare beneficiaries (see 
        H.R. 1754) [7JN]
    ------permit direct payment of registered nurses for assistance 
        services at surgery (see H.R. 188) [9JA]
    ------permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 
        483, 1391) [11JA] [4AP]
    ------permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 
        483), consideration (see H. Res. 130) [5AP]
    ------permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 
        483), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 180) 
        [29JN]
    ------positron emission tomography (see H.R. 2194) [4AU]
    ------prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779, 1496) [1FE] [7AP]
    ------protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in 
        managed care plans and HMOs (see H.R. 1707, 2329, 2350) [24MY] 
        [14SE] [18SE]
    ------reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals 80 years of 
        age or older (see H.R. 2805) [18DE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 2152, 2173, 2422, 2425, 2476, 2485, 2486, 
        2839) [1AU] [2AU] [28SE] [29SE] [12OC] [17OC] [22DE]
    ------reform (H.R. 2425), consideration (see H. Res. 238) [18OC]
    ------reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health professional 
        shortage areas (see H.R. 1750) [6JN]
    ------reimbursement for physician assistants in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1751) [6JN]
    ------reimbursement for services provided to eligible individuals 
        by military or veterans hospitals (see H.R. 861, 1767) [8FE] 
        [7JN]
    ------renal disease management services (see H.R. 1068) [27FE]
    ------reporting requirement of trust fund trustees on projected 
        financial imbalances (see H.R. 1590) [9MY]
    ------require HMOs to disclose certain information to enrollees 
        (see H.R. 2249) [4AU]
    ------require HMOs to provide out-of-network services to enrollees 
        (see H.R. 2757) [12DE]
    ------screening mammography (see H.R. 778, 958) [1FE] [15FE]
    ------study effectiveness of rural telemedicine networks (see H.R. 
        851) [7FE]
    ------waive late enrollment penalty for certain military retirees 
        who live near closed military installations (see H.R. 875) 
        [9FE]
    Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see H.R. 952, 
        2685) [15FE] [29NO]
    Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see 
        H.R. 2480) [13OC]
    ------payment integrity (see H.R. 2280) [7SE]
    ------public examination of any changes in existing law relative 
        to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221) [13SE]
    Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage of 
        mental illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 98) [4AU]
    ------national policy to provide health care coverage to 
        individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 193) [9JA]
    Michael O'Callaghan Military Hospital, Las Vegas, NV: designate 
        (see H.R. 2477) [12OC]
    National Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention: 
        establish (see H.R. 609) [20JA]
    National Committee on Telemedicine: establish (see H.R. 426) [9JA]
    National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see 
        H.R. 2209) [4AU]
    National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin 
        Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835) 
        [6FE]
    National objectives: accessibility of alternative treatments and 
        medicines (see H.R. 2019) [12JY]
    ------deter health care fraud and improve the administration of 
        health benefit plans (see H.R. 1912) [22JN]
    ------policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 16, 995, 996, 1200, 1234, 1424, 1798, 
        2071, 2220, 2756, 2836; H. Con. Res. 14) [9JA] [17JA] [21FE] 
        [9MR] [14MR] [6AP] [8JN] [19JY] [4AU] [11DE] [22DE]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 608, 1938) [20JA] [27JN]
    NIH: establish an Office for Rare Disease Research (see H.R. 2027) 
        [13JY]
    ------funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656) [17MY]
    Occupational safety and health: establish voluntary programs to 
        protect employees from hazards (see H.R. 1824) [13JN]
    Organ donors: include organ donation forms and information in 
        individual income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889) [20JN]
    Patents: extend protection for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug 
        (see H.R. 2467) [11OC]
    ------limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127) [3MR]
    ------renew and extend certain devices that aid in bodily tissue 
        healing and reduction of pain (see H.R. 2113) [25JY]
    Pesticides: definition and regulation of antimicrobial pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1680) [18MY]
    ------definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1627) [12MY]
    Pharmaceuticals: guarantee practice of pharmacy compounding and 
        ensure supply of bulk drug products (see H.R. 598) [20JA]
    ------improve the regulation of drugs (see H.R. 1995) [30JN]
    Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive 
        choice (see H.R. 2052) [18JY]
    Public health: establish community-based managed care programs in 
        medically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 381) [9JA]
    ------establish standards for long-term care insurance policies 
        (see H.R. 1221) [14MR]
    Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs 
        (see H.R. 2206) [4AU]
    ------extend and clarify malpractice coverage for health centers 
        (see H.R. 1747) [6JN]
    Public welfare programs: prohibit assistance to undocumented 
        aliens (see H.R. 484, 637) [11JA] [23JA]
    ------reform (see H.R. 315) [9JA]
    ------support community food security projects relative to low-
        income individuals (see H.R. 2003) [11JY]
    Radioactive substances: interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (see 
        H.R. 1924) [22JN]
    ------provide payments to individuals who were subjects of Federal 
        radiation experiments (see H.R. 2463) [11OC]
    Research: improve capability to analyze DNA (see H.R. 1241, 2418) 
        [15MR] [28SE]
    Rural areas: health care (see H. Con. Res. 56) [4AP]
    Schools: provide free lunches and breakfasts to economically 
        disadvantaged students (see H. Con. Res. 49) [24MR]
    Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition 
        programs (see H. Con. Res. 22) [3FE]
    Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of 
        self-employed individuals (see H.R. 34, 52, 76, 335, 691, 696, 
        697, 2435) [9JA] [26JA] [29SE]
    ------liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning 
        solvents (see H.R. 2522) [24OC]

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    Social Security: assistance to beneficiaries in the administration 
        of employee benefit plans (see H.R. 420) [9JA]
    ------establish a disability review account for expenditures in 
        reviewing cases (see H.R. 1586) [9MY]
    ------establish a health information network for medicare and 
        medicaid (see H.R. 1766) [7JN]
    ------establish and define jurisdiction of a U.S. Court of Appeals 
        for the Social Security Circuit (see H.R. 1587) [9MY]
    ------imposition of fees for initial certification and survey of 
        health care facilities providing medicare and medicaid 
        services (see H.R. 2790) [15DE]
    ------increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of 
        benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care 
        insurance (see H.R. 8) [9JA]
    ------maintain and protect system (see H. Con. Res. 75, 78) [14JN] 
        [21JN]
    ------maintain earnings test correlation between disability 
        insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits 
        (see H. Con. Res. 23) [3FE]
    ------maintenance and protection of system (see H. Con. Res. 78) 
        [21JN]
    ------medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System 
        (see H.R. 580) [19JA]
    ------permit coverage of outpatient physical therapy services 
        under medicare and medicaid without a physician's referral 
        (see H.R. 1746) [6JN]
    ------treatment of disability, old-age, and widow's or widower's 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 2469) [11OC]
    ------treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 1013, 
        2571) [22FE] [1NO]
    Sports: headgear requirements for professional boxers (see H.R. 
        1150) [7MR]
    ------safety for journeymen boxers (see H.R. 1186) [9MR]
    Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the 
        Public Health Service (see H.R. 860, 897, 1097) [8FE] [10FE] 
        [1MR]
    Taxation: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated industrial 
        sites (see H.R. 1799) [8JN]
    ------credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for 
        rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1566) [3MY]
    ------deduction for contribution to a Medisave account (see H.R. 
        720) [27JA]
    ------deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals, incentives for medical practice in rural areas, 
        and creation of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 2051) 
        [18JY]
    ------deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 158, 442) 
        [9JA]
    ------excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical 
        care (see H.R. 635) [23JA]
    ------exemptions for health risk pools (see H.R. 539) [17JA]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 1034) [23FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (see H.R. 831) [6FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 88) [16FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 121) [29MR]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831), return 
        enrolled bill (see H. Con. Res. 55) [4AP]
    ------increase excise taxes on smokeless tobacco products and 
        establish a trust fund to reduce use (see H.R. 2585) [6NO]
    ------provide farmers carryover of unused deductions and a one-
        time exclusion from gain for certain sales and provide health 
        insurance deductions for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 
        1748) [6JN]
    ------requirements for tax exempt trust status relative to 
        multiple employer health benefits arrangements (see H.R. 1035) 
        [23FE]
    ------State establishment of health insurance systems for 
        temporarily unemployed individuals (see H.R. 2432) [29SE]
    ------treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-
        exempt group medical practices (see H.R. 2452) [10OC]
    ------treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 1457) 
        [6AP]
    ------treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 2559) [30OC]
    ------treatment of medical expenses incurred for an abortion (see 
        H.R. 231) [9JA]
    ------treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 323, 354, 
        1818, 2692) [9JA] [13JN] [30NO]
    Tobacco products: establish Federal authority to regulate tobacco 
        and other nicotine containing products (see H.R. 2414) [28SE]
    ------increase excise taxes and use revenue for tobacco crop 
        substitution (see H.R. 1455) [6AP]
    ------prohibit regulation of tobacco industry (see H.R. 2283) 
        [7SE]
    ------require the reduction and eventual elimination of nicotine 
        in tobacco products (see H.R. 1853) [15JN]
    Traumatic brain injuries: studies and programs (see H.R. 248) 
        [9JA]
    Veterans: add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-
        connected diseases (see H.R. 368) [9JA]
    ------authorize termination of Servicemen's Group Life Insurance 
        coverage when premiums are unpaid (see H.R. 2157) [1AU]
    ------dependency and indemnity compensation benefits relative to 
        remarriage of surviving spouses (see H.R. 469) [11JA]
    ------establish confidential database for the collection of 
        medical information (see H.R. 798) [2FE]
    ------extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care 
        to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or 
        environmental hazards (see H.R. 1329) [28MR]
    ------extend eligibility period for priority health care to those 
        exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental 
        hazards (see H.R. 1565) [3MY]
    ------improve health care programs (see H.R. 1385, 1468) [4AP] 
        [7AP]
    ------increase service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 
        2352, 2394) [19SE] [25SE]
    ------medical information sharing between the Social Security 
        Administration and the Dept. of Veterans Affairs for the 
        determination of disability status (see H.R. 1609) [10MY]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303) [9JA]
    ------priority health care to those who received nasopharyngeal 
        irradiation treatments while in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 
        2080) [20JY]
    ------reform insurance plans and coverage (see H.R. 2156) [1AU]
    Water: assure the safety of public water systems (see H.R. 226) 
        [9JA]
    ------biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 634) 
        [23JA]
    ------require additional research prior to promulgation of sulfate 
        standards (see H.R. 2762) [12DE]
    Women: ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service 
        assistance are provided with pregnancy information and 
        counseling (see H.R. 833) [6FE]
    ------establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 1736) [25MY]
    ------maternity and housing services for pregnant women (see H.R. 
        1065) [27FE]
    ------prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female 
        circumcision (see H.R. 941) [14FE]
    ------protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 776) [1FE]
    ------require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast 
        implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research 
        (see H.R. 2796) [15DE]
    ------research and education programs on menopause and related 
        conditions (see H.R. 548) [17JA]
    ------review of Federal programs assessing risks of certain 
        environmental exposures (see H.R. 1311) [23MR]
  Conference reports
    Extend Tax Deduction for Health Insurance Costs of Self-Employed 
        Individuals and Repeal Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and 
        Exchanges Effectuating FCC Policies (H.R. 831) [29MR]
    Permit Medicare Select Policies To Be Offered In All States (H.R. 
        483) [22JN]
  Messages
    Health Care for Native Hawaiians Programs: President Clinton 
        [28MR]
    Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act: President Clinton 
        [30JA]
  Motions
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend 
        (H.R. 1872) [18SE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. 
        Res. 134) [20DE]
    Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 
        483) [25MY]
    ------reform (H.R. 2425) [19OC]
    Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-
        employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831) 
        [21FE] [28MR]
  Reports filed
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Revision and Extension: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1872) (H. Rept. 104-245) 
        [14SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 483, Permit Medicare 
        Select Policies To Be Offered in All States: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 104-169) [29JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 831, Self-Employed 
        Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain 
        Relative to Certain FCC Policies: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 104-93) [29MR]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        317) (H. Rept. 104-428) [20DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 483, Permit Medicare Select Policies To Be 
        Offered in All States: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        130) (H. Rept. 104-103) [5AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 831, Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax 
        Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and Exchanges 
        Effectuating FCC Policies: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        88) (H. Rept. 104-38) [16FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1833, Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 251) (H. Rept. 104-301) 
        [31OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2425, Medicare Reform: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 238) (H. Rept. 104-282) [18OC]
    Determine Locality Salaries for Certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Nurse Anesthetist Positions: Committee on Veterans Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 1536) (H. Rept. 104-225) [2AU]
    DNA Identification Grants Improvement Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2418) (H. Rept. 104-393) [11DE]
    Eligibility Period for Priority Health Care to Those Veterans 
        Exposed to Toxic Substances, Radiation, or Environmental 
        Hazards: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1565) (H. 
        Rept. 104-158) [26JN]
    Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1747) (H. Rept. 104-398) [12DE]
    Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2394) (H. Rept. 
        104-273) [6OC]
    Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank Repeal: Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) (H.R. 2685) (H. Rept. 104-394) [11DE]

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    Medicare Reform: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2425) (H. 
        Rept. 104-276) [17OC]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2425) (H. Rept. 
        104-276) [17OC]
    Medicare Savings Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        1217) (H. Rept. 104-87) [23MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1134) (H. Rept. 
        104-80) [15MR]
    Permit Medicare Select Policies To Be Offered in All States: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 483) (H. Rept. 104-157) [22JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 483) (H. Rept. 104-79) 
        [6AP]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 483) (H. Rept. 
        104-79) [15MR]
    Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 104-267) [27SE]
    Repeal Unnecessary Medical Device Reporting Requirements: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2366) (H. Rept. 104-323) 
        [7NO]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2366) (H. Rept. 
        104-323) [7NO]
    Reporting Requirements of Medicare Trust Fund Trustees on 
        Projected Financial Imbalances: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1590) (H. Rept. 104-119) [15MY]
    Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of 
        Gain on Sales and Exchanges Effectuating FCC Policies: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 831) (H. Rept. 104-92) [29MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 831) (H. Rept. 
        104-32) [14FE]

HEALTH CARE FACILITIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: prevent governmental discrimination against health care 
        providers who refuse to perform or provide training in 
        performing abortions (see H.R. 1932) [27JN]
    ------protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive 
        health care clinics (see H.R. 1952) [28JN]
    Armed Forces: allow liability claims resulting from medical 
        malpractice (see H.R. 2524) [24OC]
    Brookhaven, NY: establish Dept. of Veterans Affairs ambulatory 
        care facility (see H.R. 2831) [22DE]
    Civil Rights Act: availability of information on reproductive 
        health services at federally or State funded family planning 
        clinics (see H.R. 641) [23JA]
    Courts: establish uniform standard for the resolution of medical 
        malpractice claims (see H.R. 352) [9JA]
    ------medical malpractice liability claim requirements (see H.R. 
        229, 1195) [9JA] [9MR]
    Crime: prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of 
        payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758, 1850) [7JN] 
        [14JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorizing appropriations for medical 
        facilities projects and leases (see H.R. 2814) [20DE]
    ------authorizing medical facilities construction appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1534) [2MY]
    ------display of POW/MIA flag at medical centers relative to full 
        accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA (see H.R. 2013) [11JY]
    ------expand services at veterans medical centers (see H.R. 2313) 
        [12SE]
    Drugs: therapeutic use of marijuana (see H.R. 2618) [10NO]
    H. John Heinz III, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, 
        Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 2760) [12DE]
    Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see 
        H.R. 2019) [12JY]
    ------clinical laboratory diagnostic testing services (see H.R. 
        1461) [6AP]
    ------establish community-based managed care programs in medically 
        disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 381) [9JA]
    ------extend period of applicability of enrollment mix requirement 
        to certain HMOs (see H.R. 1878) [16JN]
    ------limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2690) [29NO]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth 
        (see H.R. 1936, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1968, 1970; H. Con. Res. 79) 
        [27JN] [28JN] [29JN]
    Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under 
        health plans (see H.R. 2011) [11JY]
    ------establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees 
        and health care providers (see H.R. 2400) [27SE]
    Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, Walla Walla, 
        WA: designate (see H.R. 2322) [13SE]
    Medicaid: coverage of services of certain clinics operated by 
        children's hospitals (see H.R. 1503) [7AP]
    ------eliminate State reimbursement requirements for hospitals, 
        nursing facilities, and intermediate care facilities (see H.R. 
        2395) [25SE]
    ------nonemergency medical transportation services (see H.R. 975) 
        [16FE]
    ------require HMOs and other managed care plans to make payments 
        relative to assistance provided by school-based health centers 
        (see H.R. 2420) [28SE]
    ------State response to hospital closings (see H.R. 168) [9JA]
    Medicare: coverage for emergency and related services by rural 
        emergency access care facilities (see H.R. 859) [8FE]
    ------coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services 
        (see H.R. 1757) [7JN]
    ------develop percentage increases to assure quality services in 
        dependent hospitals and other beneficiary facilities (see H.R. 
        1651) [16MY]
    ------equalize the labor and nonlabor portions of the standardized 
        hospital payment amounts and improve rural health services 
        (see H.R. 424) [9JA]
    ------expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 
        2777) [13DE]
    ------hemodialysis standards for renal dialysis facilities (see 
        H.R. 1067) [27FE]
    ------permit a supplier of durable medical equipment to furnish an 
        upgraded item of such equipment to medicare beneficiaries (see 
        H.R. 1754) [7JN]
    ------reimbursement for services provided to eligible individuals 
        by military or veterans hospitals (see H.R. 861, 1767) [8FE] 
        [7JN]
    ------require HMOs to disclose certain information to enrollees 
        (see H.R. 2249) [4AU]
    ------require HMOs to provide out-of-network services to enrollees 
        (see H.R. 2757) [12DE]
    Michael O'Callaghan Military Hospital, Las Vegas, NV: designate 
        (see H.R. 2477) [12OC]
    NIH: funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656) [17MY]
    Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs 
        (see H.R. 2206) [4AU]
    ------extend and clarify malpractice coverage for health centers 
        (see H.R. 1747) [6JN]
    Rural areas: improve health programs and services available to 
        rural populations (see H.R. 1904, 2175, 2411) [20JN] [2AU] 
        [27SE]
    Social Security: imposition of fees for initial certification and 
        survey of health care facilities providing medicare and 
        medicaid services (see H.R. 2790) [15DE]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate one dollar of their tax 
        liability or a percentage of their refunds to contribute to 
        drug abuse rehabilitation and treatment (see H.R. 825) [3FE]
    ------treatment of academic health centers relative to the 
        exclusion for employer-provided housing (see H.R. 1685) [23MY]
    Veterans: establish medical facility in south Texas (see H.R. 336) 
        [9JA]
    ------improve health care programs (see H.R. 1385, 1468) [4AP] 
        [7AP]
    ------revise certain authorities on the management and contracting 
        of provision of health care services (see H.R. 2798) [15DE]
    Women: availability of information on reproductive health services 
        (see H. Res. 118) [16MR]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Appropriations for Medical Facilities 
        Projects and Leases: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) 
        (H.R. 2814) (H. Rept. 104-443) [22DE]
    Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1747) (H. Rept. 104-398) [12DE]

HEALTH CARE FINANCING ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Helen Delich Bentley Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 
        2062) [19JY]

HEALTH CARE PROFESSIONALS
related term(s) Public Health Service
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. 
        Con. Res. 13) [9JA]
    ------prevent governmental discrimination against health care 
        providers who refuse to perform or provide training in 
        performing abortions (see H.R. 1932) [27JN]
    Armed Forces: allow liability claims resulting from medical 
        malpractice (see H.R. 2524) [24OC]
    Brookhaven, NY: establish Dept. of Veterans Affairs ambulatory 
        care facility (see H.R. 2831) [22DE]
    Civil Rights Act: availability of information on reproductive 
        health services at federally or State funded family planning 
        clinics (see H.R. 641) [23JA]
    Courts: establish uniform standard for the resolution of medical 
        malpractice claims (see H.R. 352) [9JA]
    ------medical malpractice liability claim requirements (see H.R. 
        229, 1195) [9JA] [9MR]
    Crime: prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of 
        payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758, 1850) [7JN] 
        [14JN]
    Dentistry: prohibit licensing discrimination by States on the 
        basis of nonresidency (see H.R. 787) [1FE]
    Dept. of HHS: establish Physical Therapy Advisory Council (see 
        H.R. 1746) [6JN]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: determine locality salaries for certain 
        nurse anesthetist positions (see H.R. 1536) [2MY]
    ------exempt certain full-time health care professionals from 
        restrictions on outside professional activities (see H.R. 
        1384) [4AP]
    Education: training for the identification and referral of victims 
        of domestic violence (see H.R. 1521) [7AP]
    Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists 
        (see H.R. 1057) [27FE]
    Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from 
        certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to 
        volunteer work in a professional capacity (see H.R. 94) [9JA]
    FTC: prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 1454) [6AP]
    Government regulations: exempt physician office laboratories from 
        clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386) [4AP]
    Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see 
        H.R. 2019) [12JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the 
        health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 
        1341) [28MR]
    ------designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care 
        providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see 
        H. Res. 30) [9JA]
    ------establish a national program of trained community health 
        advisers (see H.R. 2245) [4AU]
    ------limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2690) [29NO]
    Health care facilities: improve health programs and services 
        available to rural populations (see H.R. 1904, 2175, 2411) 
        [20JN] [2AU] [27SE]
    Home infusion therapy: licensing of service providers and 
        limitations on physician referrals (see H.R. 1579) [9MY]
    Immigration: extension of H-1 immigration status for certain non-
        immigrant nurses (see H.R. 428) [9JA]
    Insurance: coverage and treatment of emergency services under 
        health plans (see H.R. 2011) [11JY]
    ------determine necessary medical coverage and require insurers to 
        notify enrollees (see H.R. 2608) [9NO]
    ------establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees 
        and health care providers (see H.R. 2400) [27SE]

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    Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and 
        clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1339) [28MR]
    ------osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791) [8JN]
    Medicare: chiropractic services (see H.R. 997) [21FE]
    ------coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services 
        (see H.R. 1757) [7JN]
    ------eliminate peer review system (see H.R. 1761) [7JN]
    ------medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247) [4AU]
    ------payment for services furnished by a facility in which the 
        referring physician has an ownership interest (see H.R. 2390) 
        [21SE]
    ------permit direct payment of registered nurses for assistance 
        services at surgery (see H.R. 188) [9JA]
    ------reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health professional 
        shortage areas (see H.R. 1750) [6JN]
    ------reimbursement for physician assistants in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1751) [6JN]
    ------require HMOs to disclose certain information to enrollees 
        (see H.R. 2249) [4AU]
    ------require HMOs to provide out-of-network services to enrollees 
        (see H.R. 2757) [12DE]
    Patents: limit issuance on medical procedures (see H.R. 1127) 
        [3MR]
    Primary health care: increase practitioners in the field (see H.R. 
        449) [9JA]
    Public Health Service: extend and clarify malpractice coverage for 
        health centers (see H.R. 1747) [6JN]
    Rural areas: create tax incentives for provision of rural health 
        care services (see H.R. 425) [9JA]
    Social Security: permit coverage of outpatient physical therapy 
        services under medicare and medicaid without a physician's 
        referral (see H.R. 1746) [6JN]
    Taxation: deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals, incentives for medical practice in rural areas, 
        and creation of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 2051) 
        [18JY]
    ------treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-
        exempt group medical practices (see H.R. 2452) [10OC]
    ------treatment of length of service awards for volunteer 
        firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 
        1893) [20JN]
    Women: availability of information on reproductive health services 
        (see H. Res. 118) [16MR]
  Reports filed
    Determine Locality Salaries for Certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Nurse Anesthetist Positions: Committee on Veterans Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 1536) (H. Rept. 104-225) [2AU]
    Exempt Certain Full-Time Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care 
        Professionals From Restrictions on Outside Professional 
        Activities: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1384) 
        (H. Rept. 104-226) [2AU]
    Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1747) (H. Rept. 104-398) [12DE]

HEALTH CLINICS
see Health Care Facilities

HEALTH RESOURCES AND SERVICES ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 1736) [25MY]

HEARING CARE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1057) [27FE]

HEFLEY, JOEL (a Representative from Colorado)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors [27JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Amtrak: eliminate special support for, or burdens on operations as 
        a passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 259) [9JA]
    Arts and humanities: abolish the National Endowment for the Arts 
        and the National Council on the Humanities (see H.R. 579) 
        [19JA]
    BLM: establish certain requirements relative to the transfer or 
        disposal of public lands (see H.R. 257) [9JA]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to 
        U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606) [26OC] [9NO]
    ------U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2417) [28SE]
    Business and industry: voluntary environmental self-evaluations 
        (see H.R. 1047) [24FE]
    Colorado: designate certain public lands and minerals for military 
        use (see H.R. 256) [9JA]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing military construction appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1529) [2MY]
    Dept. of Education: eliminate (see H.R. 1318) [24MR]
    Dept. of HUD: abolish (see H.R. 1098) [1MR]
    National Heritage Areas: establish guidelines for designation (see 
        H.R. 1280) [21MR]
    National parks and recreation areas: review management and reform 
        process for consideration of additions to parks (see H.R. 260) 
        [9JA]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 707) [26JA]
    Old Spanish Trail and Northern Branch Trail: inclusion in the 
        National Trails System (see H.R. 2728) [6DE]
    Petroleum: lease lands within the naval oil shale reserves to 
        private entities for the development of oil and natural gas 
        (see H.R. 817) [3FE]
    Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health 
        Services System (see H.R. 580) [19JA]
    Space policy: establish Launch Services Corp. (see H.R. 258) [9JA]
    Water: biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 634) 
        [23JA]
    Winfield Scott Stratton Post Office, Colorado Springs, CO: 
        designate (see H.R. 1026) [23FE]

HEFNER, W.G. (BILL) (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1817, military construction, family housing, and base 
        closure and realignment appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations [13SE] [14SE] 
        [18OC]
    U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors [16MY]

HEINEMAN, FREDERICK KENNETH (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Aviation: develop information system on, and investigation of 
        pilot aptitude (see H.R. 2772) [13DE]
    Correctional institutions: early release of prisoners upon 
        completion of drug treatment program (see H.R. 2650) [16NO]
    Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499) [7AP]
    ------sexual exploitation of children (see H.R. 1240) [15MR]

HELIUM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: sale of Federal real and personal property 
        (see H.R. 846, 873) [7FE] [9FE]

HELSINKI ACCORDS
see Treaties and Agreements

HERGER, WALLY (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: kiwifruit research and marketing (see H.R. 1486) 
        [7AP]
    Butte County, CA: conveyance of lands to certain individuals (see 
        H.R. 440) [9JA]
    California: clear Federal lands of forest fuels for the prevention 
        of catastrophic wildfires (see H.R. 770) [1FE]
    Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to 
        unfunded Federal mandates (see H.R. 261) [9JA]
    Forest Service: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and 
        ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 1716) [25MY]
    Modoc National Forest: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1585) [9MY]
    National Register of Historic Places: prohibit inclusion of 
        certain sites (see H.R. 563) [18JA]
    SSI: restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320) [13SE]
    Taxation: excise exemption for air transportation relative to 
        medical care (see H.R. 635) [23JA]
    ------income tax credit for property used to control environmental 
        pollution and for soil and water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 41) [9JA]
    ------inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special 
        estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 532) 
        [17JA]
    ------treatment of motor fuel excise taxes on fuel used by highway 
        vehicle motors to operate certain power takeoff equipment (see 
        H.R. 2014) [11JY]
    Trinity Lake: designate reservoir (see H.R. 1070) [28FE]

HEROISM
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to individuals killed or wounded 
        due to friendly fire during peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 
        1376) [3AP]
    Dept. of Defense: grant recognition for meritorious service to 
        aviators who meet the qualification standards of the Air 
        Forces Escape and Evasion Society (see H. Res. 37) [17JA]
    Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        1677) [18MY]
    Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        2228) [4AU]
    Serna, Marcelino: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        670) [25JA]
    Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        1326) [28MR]
    World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners 
        at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. 
        Res. 73) [25MY]

HIGHER EDUCATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: require opening of campus security crime logs at 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2416) [28SE]
    Education: national policy to improve system (see H.R. 2834) 
        [22DE]
    Federal aid programs: qualify additional institutions for certain 
        programs (see H.R. 268) [9JA]
    Government-sponsored enterprises: cessation of Federal sponsorship 
        (see H.R. 1720) [25MY]
    Martin University: participation in the certain Higher Education 
        Act programs (see H.R. 269) [9JA]
    Vocational education: audits of institutions (see H.R. 601) [20JA]
  Reports filed
    Federal Sponsorship of the Student Loan Marketing Association and 
        the College Construction Loan Insurance Association: Committee 
        on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1720) 
        (H. Rept. 104-153) [22JN]

HIGHWAYS
see Roads and Highways

HILEMON, DAVID
  Bills and resolutions
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: shooting down of U.S. Army 
        helicopter (see H. Con. Res. 1) [9JA]

HILLEARY, VAN (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Carolyn (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1550) 
        [2MY]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 76) [8MR]

HILLIARD, EARL F. (a Representative from Alabama)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Aquaculture: authorize aquaculture research under the Dept. of 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 1205) [10MR]
    Elections: change election day to first Saturday in November of 
        each even-numbered year (see H.R. 1367) [30MR]
    Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285) 
        [29NO]

HINCHEY, MAURICE D. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission [21DE]

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  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Hudson River Valley American Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 
        2266) [6SE]
    Medicaid: improve Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 
        818) [3FE]
    Taxation: individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 1389) [4AP]
    ------retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110) [25OC]
    Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500) [7AP]

HISPANIC AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages 
        based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507) [7AP]
    Colleges and universities: student loan default rate limitations 
        relative to Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 366) [9JA]

HISTORIC BUILDINGS AND SITES
  Bills and resolutions
    African americans: authorizing appropriations for the preservation 
        and restoration of certain buildings at historically black 
        colleges and universities (see H.R. 1179) [9MR]
    American Heritage Areas Partnership Program: establish (see H.R. 
        1301) [22MR]
    Augusta Canal National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1999) 
        [10JY]
    Battlefields: study battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the 
        War of 1812 (see H.R. 810) [2FE]
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 1447) [6AP]
    Cache La Poudre River National Water Heritage Area: establish (see 
        H.R. 2057) [19JY]
    Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites: designate additional 
        lands (see H.R. 517) [13JA]
    Colonial National Historical Park: improve management (see H.R. 
        466) [11JA]
    Connecticut: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of 
        the Old State House (see H.R. 1933) [27JN]
    Corinth, MS: establish interpretive center at Civil War 
        Battlefield (see H.R. 1548) [2MY]
    Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act: amend (see H.R. 606) 
        [20JA]
    Essex National Heritage Area Commission: establish (see H.R. 2188) 
        [3AU]
    George Washington Boyhood Home Foundation: preservation of Ferry 
        Farm (see H.R. 652) [24JA]
    Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor: modify boundaries 
        (see H.R. 1542) [2MY]
    Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site: establish 
        (see H.R. 2344) [14SE]
    Montauk Historical Society light station: conveyance (see H.R. 
        1164) [8MR]
    National Heritage Areas: establish guidelines for designation (see 
        H.R. 1280) [21MR]
    National parks and recreation areas: highway relocation assistance 
        relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military 
        Parks (see H.R. 848) [7FE]
    National Register of Historic Places: prohibit inclusion of 
        certain sites (see H.R. 563) [18JA]
    New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park: establish (see H.R. 
        1307) [23MR]
    Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor National Heritage Corridor: establish 
        (see H.R. 2186) [3AU]
    Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields: establish (see H.R. 763) 
        [31JA]
    South Carolina National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 
        1553) [3MY]
    Stones River National Battlefield: expand boundaries (see H.R. 
        984) [16FE]
    Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing 
        newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal 
        residence (see H.R. 1662) [17MY]
    ------treatment of qualified historic properties relative to 
        estate taxes (see H.R. 1945) [28JN]
    Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area: designate (see H.R. 1961) 
        [29JN]
    Vancouver National Historic Reserve: establish (see H.R. 2172) 
        [2AU]
    West Virginia: preservation of coal mining heritage (see H.R. 
        1188) [9MR]
    Women's Rights National Historical Park: improve and expand (see 
        H.R. 970) [15FE]
  Reports filed
    Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 517) (H. Rept. 104-56) [28FE]
    Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 606) (H. Rept. 104-58) [28FE]

HISTORY
  Bills and resolutions
    African Americans: acknowledge the injustice and inhumanity of 
        slavery, examine current impact of slavery and discrimination, 
        and recommend remedies (see H.R. 891) [10FE]
    American Heritage Areas Partnership Program: establish (see H.R. 
        1301) [22MR]
    American Revolution: authorize the awarding of the Medal of Honor 
        to the unknown Vermonter who served and died in the 
        Continental Army (see H.R. 1964) [29JN]
    ------mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war 
        patriots (see H.R. 1776) [7JN]
    America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: establish (see H.R. 
        2260) [6SE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize the Newington-Cropsey 
        Foundation to erect a monument dedicated to the Bill of Rights 
        (see H. Con. Res. 114) [17NO]
    ------use of the rotunda for a ceremony to honor victims of the 
        Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 20, 106) [25JA] [11OC]
    ------use of the Rotunda for a dedication ceremony for the 
        placement of a bust of Raoul Wallenberg in the Capitol (see H. 
        Con. Res. 94) [4AU]
    Colonial National Historical Park: improve management (see H.R. 
        466) [11JA]
    Corinth, MS: establish interpretive center at Civil War 
        Battlefield (see H.R. 1548) [2MY]
    Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act: amend (see H.R. 606) 
        [20JA]
    George Washington Boyhood Home Foundation: preservation of Ferry 
        Farm (see H.R. 652) [24JA]
    Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the 
        preservation and restoration at historically black colleges 
        and universities (see H.R. 1179) [9MR]
    ------study battlefields of the Revolutionary War and the War of 
        1812 (see H.R. 810) [2FE]
    Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the 
        Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 
        (see H. Res. 316) [20DE]
    ------German reparations for survivors living in the U.S. (see H. 
        Con. Res. 115) [17NO]
    Hunley (C.S.S.): conveyance to South Carolina (see H.R. 1741) 
        [6JN]
    Israel: anniversary of establishment of Jerusalem as capital of 
        the Jewish kingdom (see H. Con. Res. 36) [9MR]
    Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285) 
        [29NO]
    Monuments and memorials: recognize opening of Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt Memorial (see H. Res. 59) [3FE]
    National Heritage Areas: establish guidelines for designation (see 
        H.R. 1280) [21MR]
    National Register of Historic Places: prohibit inclusion of 
        certain sites (see H.R. 563) [18JA]
    Taxation: apply rehabilitation credit to historic ships, 
        aircrafts, and other vessels (see H.R. 2054) [18JY]
    ------treatment of qualified historic properties relative to 
        estate taxes (see H.R. 1945) [28JN]
    Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area: designate (see H.R. 1961) 
        [29JN]
    Veterans: change the date for the beginning of the Vietnam era for 
        benefit eligibility purposes (see H.R. 1513) [7AP]
    Wallenberg, Raoul: U.S. policy to seek a conclusive account of 
        whereabouts and fate (see H. Res. 17) [9JA]
    World War II: massacre of Greek civilians in Kalavryta, Greece 
        (see H. Con. Res. 8) [9JA]
    ------mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the 
        Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406) [5AP]
  Reports filed
    Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 606) (H. Rept. 104-58) [28FE]

HOBSON, DAVID L. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
    ------H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [2NO]
    ------H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations [13SE] [14SE] 
        [18OC]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Health: extend period of applicability of enrollment mix 
        requirement to certain HMOs (see H.R. 1878) [16JN]
    Social Security: establish a health information network for 
        medicare and medicaid (see H.R. 1766) [7JN]
  Conference reports
    Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution (H.R. 2491) 
        [15NO]
  Motions offered by
    Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        conference report [20NO]

HOEKSTRA, PETER (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Abortion: prevent governmental discrimination against health care 
        providers who refuse to perform or provide training in 
        performing abortions (see H.R. 1932) [27JN]
    Clean Air Act: marginal area requirements relative to ozone 
        concentrations (see H.R. 581) [19JA]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to 
        enact and repeal legislation in a national election (see H.J. 
        Res. 103) [26JY]
    ------constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to 
        propose constitutional amendments by initiative process (see 
        H.J. Res. 104) [26JY]
    ------constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to 
        recall elected officials (see H.J. Res. 105) [26JY]
    ------give citizens the right to enact and repeal legislation in a 
        national election (see H.R. 2117) [26JY]
    ------national advisory referendum on a flat income tax rate and 
        the requiring of a national vote to raise taxes (see H.R. 
        2116) [26JY]
    ------permit use of ``None of the Above'' in elections for Federal 
        office (see H.R. 2114) [26JY]
    Employment: clarify workplace requirements for hearing-aid 
        compatible telephones (see H.R. 1892) [20JN]
    Government regulations: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 1839) 
        [14JN]
    Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or 
        facilities by community organizations relative to similar 
        usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497) [18OC]
    Members of Congress: national advisory referendum on term limits 
        (see H.R. 2115) [26JY]

HOGA (U.S.S.)
  Bills and resolutions
    Conveyance (see H.R. 2642) [15NO]

HOKE, MARTIN R. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation 
        Act [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 58) [19JA]
    Dept. of Energy: privatization of defense nuclear facilities (see 
        H.R. 1628) [12MY]
    Major League Baseball: home field advantage in championship series 
        (see H. Con. Res. 107) [13OC]

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    Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams 
        (see H.R. 2740) [7DE]
    Taxation: deduction for contribution to a Medisave account (see 
        H.R. 720) [27JA]
    Treaties and agreements: withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile 
        Treaty (see H.R. 2483) [17OC]

HOLDEN, TIM (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 754) [31JA]
    House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 755) 
        [31JA]
    Tamaqua, PA: conversion of Tamaqua Highrise housing project (see 
        H.R. 654) [24JA]

HOLIDAYS
see Special Days and Holidays

HOMELESS
  Bills and resolutions
    AFDC: provide grants for demonstration projects to coordinate the 
        administration of services to needy families with children 
        (see H.R. 710) [26JA]
    Children and youth: determination of the immunization status of 
        children living in certain federally assisted housing and 
        shelters (see H.R. 192) [9JA]
    Federal aid programs: require public notice and local hearings 
        before certain property is used to assist the homeless (see 
        H.R. 1705) [24MY]
    Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs 
        (see H.R. 2206) [4AU]
    Voting: protection of rights (see H.R. 55) [9JA]

HOMOSEXUALITY
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 641, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act 
        reauthorization [7DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional 
        or sexual orientation (see H.R. 382, 1863) [9JA] [15JN]
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        42) [9JA]
    ------revise and extend (see H.R. 1872) [16JN]
    Government: prohibit expenditure of funds for the promotion of 
        homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle (see H.R. 
        862) [8FE]
    House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment 
        to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see 
        H. Res. 39) [19JA]
    National Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention: 
        establish (see H.R. 609) [20JA]
  Motions
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend 
        (H.R. 1872) [18SE]
  Reports filed
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Revision and Extension: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1872) (H. Rept. 104-245) 
        [14SE]

HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, PA
  Bills and resolutions
    Beaver County Corp. for Economic Development: transfer lands (see 
        H.R. 308) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Hopewell Township, PA, Land Transfer to Beaver County Corp. for 
        Economic Development: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 308) (H. Rept. 104-372) [30NO]

HORN, STEPHEN (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    George Washington's birthday ceremonies delegation [21FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Families and domestic relations: provide protection for family 
        protection (see H.R. 1271) [21MR]
    Federal employees: protection of congressional staff (see H.R. 
        628) [23JA]
    Federal Statistical Service: establish (see H.R. 2521) [24OC]
    Government: reduce fee delinquencies and improve debt-collection 
        (see H.R. 2234) [4AU]
    Political action committees: ban activities in Federal elections 
        (see H.R. 2565) [31OC]
    Transportation: permit tax-exempt financing of certain 
        transportation facilities (see H.R. 1790) [8JN]
    Treaties and agreements: negotiation of bilateral prisoner 
        transfer treaties (see H.R. 552) [18JA]
    Water: reuse and recycling projects (see H.R. 1879) [16JN]

HOSPICES
see Health Care Facilities

HOSPITALS
see Health Care Facilities

HOSTAGES
see Terrorism

HOSTETTLER, JOHN (a Representative from Indiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: permit unimpeded use of privately owned farm land 
        (see H.R. 800) [2FE]

HOUGHTON, AMO (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Taxation: establish estate tax credit for certain employees of 
        international organizations equivalent to the limited marital 
        deduction (see H.R. 1401) [5AP]
    ------exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to 
        certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see 
        H.R. 864) [8FE]
    ------permanent extension of the transition rule for certain 
        publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1686) [23MY]
    ------treatment of academic health centers relative to the 
        exclusion for employer-provided housing (see H.R. 1685) [23MY]
    ------treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1099) [1MR]
    ------treatment of length of service awards for volunteer 
        firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 
        1893) [20JN]
    World Trade Organization: establish commission to review dispute 
        settlement reports (see H.R. 1434) [6AP]

HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
related term(s) Committees of the House; Legislative Branch of the 
    Government; Members of Congress; Votes in House
  Appointments
    Advisers to U.S. delegations to international conferences [17JA]
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
    Committee To Escort the President [24JA]
    Conferees: H.R. 1854, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [26JY]
    Majority objectors for the private calendar [2NO]
    Minority objectors for the private calendar [2NO]
    Office of Fair Employment Practices Review Panel [8MR] [3MY]
    Page Board [4JA] [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 41) [16MR]
    ------budget impasse (see H. Res. 278) [17NO]
    Administration: require audit of financial records and 
        administrative functions and thorough examination of Members' 
        allowances (see H. Res. 16) [9JA]
    Appropriations: funding for the Republican Steering Committee and 
        the Democratic Policy Committee (see H. Res. 9) [9JA]
    ------preserve constitutional role to originate revenue measures 
        (see H. Res. 131) [5AP]
    ------reduction of section 602(b)(1) suballocations relative to 
        floor amendments for appropriation bills (see H. Res. 191) 
        [17JY]
    Armed Forces: amend the War Powers Resolution defining the 
        congressional and Presidential role in the use of troops 
        overseas (see H.R. 1111; H.J. Res. 95) [2MR] [16JN]
    Budget: reform process (see H.R. 2599) [8NO]
    Campbell, Representative: election to the Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) and the Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (see H. Res. 324) [27DE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: enclosure of the galleries with a 
        transparent and substantial material (see H. Res. 19) [9JA]
    Clinton, President: notify of election of the Speaker and Clerk 
        (see H. Res. 4) [9JA]
    Committee on Agriculture (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 68) [9FE]
    Committee on Appropriations (House): establish Subcommittee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (see H. Res. 27) [9JA]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 85) [14FE]
    Committee on Commerce (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 70) [9FE]
    Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House): 
        authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 71) [9FE]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 62) [7FE]
    ------response to use of forged documents at a Subcommittee on 
        National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory 
        Affairs hearing (see H. Res. 244) [25OC]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 87) [16FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 32) [11JA]
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 64) [8FE]
    Committee on Intelligence (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 130) 
        [5DE]
    Committee on International Relations (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 84) [14FE]
    Committee on National Security (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 77) [9FE]
    Committee on POW/MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. 
        Res. 21) [9JA]
    Committee on Resources (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 82) [10FE]
    Committee on Rules (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 
        76) [9FE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 34) [11JA]
    Committee on Science (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 81) [10FE]
    Committee on Small Business (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 74) [9FE]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): abolish and 
        establish an Independent Commission on Congressional Ethics 
        (see H.R. 2797) [15DE]
    ------authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 73) [9FE]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 41) [20JA]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 42) [20JA]
    ------prevent any action to dissolve, diminish the scope or limit 
        the activities of the committee during investigations (see 
        H.R. 251) [9JA]
    Committee on the Budget (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 90) [16FE]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 72) [9FE]
    Committee on Transportation (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 75) [9FE]
    Committee on Ways and Means (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 67) [9FE]
    ------include the identity, sponsor, and revenue cost of single-
        taxpayer relief provisions in reported bills (see H. Res. 56) 
        [1FE]
    Committees of the House: appointments to the Committee on Printing 
        (Joint) and the Committee on the Library (Joint) (see H. Res. 
        86) [15FE]
    ------authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 107) [6MR]
    ------expedite commencement of hearings (see H. Res. 310) [18DE]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 11, 157) [9JA] 
        [25MY]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 12, 31, 166, 186, 
        229, 281) [9JA] [13JN] [12JY] [13JY] [27SE] [20NO]
    ------reporting of legislation relative to streamlining Government 
        rules and regulations (see H. Res. 97) [24FE]
    Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 30, 58, 72, 92, 104) 
        [16FE] [6AP] [25MY] [3AU] [29SE]
    ------adjournment (S. Con. Res. 20), consideration (see H. Res. 
        179) [29JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths majority 
        on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see H.J. 
        Res. 51, 106) [11JA] [2AU]

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    ------employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to 
        certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244) [4AU]
    ------final approval of all executive branch agency promulgated 
        regulations (see H.R. 2727) [6DE]
    ------joint session for the State of the Union Message (see H. 
        Con. Res. 16) [23JA]
    ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 3) [9JA]
    ------prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked 
        mail (see H.R. 355) [9JA]
    ------provide for the issuance and approval of employment 
        regulations and practices (see H. Con. Res. 123) [19DE]
    ------recesses subject to the call of the Chair (see H. Res. 320) 
        [20DE]
    ------reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (see H.R. 2261, 
        2686; H. Res. 255) [6SE] [7NO] [29NO]
    ------reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (H.R. 2261), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 242) [24OC]
    ------specify source of constitutional authority for the enactment 
        of legislation (see H.R. 2270) [6SE]
    ------transfer certain administrative and maintenance functions to 
        the private sector (see H. Res. 102) [1MR]
    ------treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes 
        (see H.R. 1353) [29MR]
    ------treatment of references in statutes to any committee or 
        officer whose name or jurisdiction has been changed (see H.R. 
        1421) [6AP]
    ------treatment of travel awards accrued during official travel by 
        Members, officers, or employees (see H.R. 2455) [10OC]
    Congressional Budget Act: establish a point of order against 
        certain continuing resolutions (see H.R. 2197) [4AU]
    Congressional employees: provide for the issuance and approval of 
        employment regulations and practices (see H. Res. 311) [19DE]
    Congressional Record: require payment from House Members' official 
        expense account relative to matter printed in the Extensions 
        of Remarks (see H. Res. 18) [9JA]
    Crime: deny annuity benefits to Members of Congress and terminate 
        salary of justices or judges convicted of felonies (see H.R. 
        350) [9JA]
    Daily meeting: fixing the hour (see H. Res. 8) [9JA]
    Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 49, 274, 296, 591, 732, 738, 1100, 1208, 1427, 1692, 
        2072, 2307, 2430, 2471, 2566, 2573) [9JA] [19JA] [30JA] [1MR] 
        [10MR] [6AP] [24MY] [19JY] [12SE] [29SE] [11OC] [31OC] [1NO]
    ------constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures 
        and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 65, 114) [26JA] [18OC]
    ------contribution limitations for multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 1865, 2141, 2446, 2638) [15JN] [28JY] 
        [29SE] [15NO]
    ------eliminate multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 
        1432) [6AP]
    ------establish advisory commission to recommend reforms in 
        congressional election laws (see H.R. 2635) [14NO]
    ------limit out-of-State individual contributions (see H.R. 2830) 
        [22DE]
    ------prohibit congressional candidates from accepting 
        contributions from multicandidate political committees (see 
        H.R. 275) [9JA]
    ------prohibit congressional leadership committees (see H.R. 1693) 
        [24MY]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 2447, 2581) [29SE] [2NO]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations (see H.R. 
        2499, 2605) [18OC] [9NO]
    ------prohibit use of campaign contributions for personal purposes 
        (see H.R. 276) [9JA]
    ------protect constitutional rights of citizens to choose Senators 
        and Representatives (see H.R. 1104) [1MR]
    ------provide for multimember congressional districts by limited, 
        cumulative, or preference voting systems (see H.R. 2545) 
        [26OC]
    ------voluntary limitation on contributions from entities other 
        than individual district residents in House of Representative 
        elections (see H.R. 1694) [24MY]
    Employees: compensation of certain minority employees (see H. Res. 
        7) [9JA]
    ------payment of lump sum for accrued annual leave to eligible 
        former employees (see H. Res. 35) [17JA]
    ------transfer of certain employee positions (see H. Res. 113) 
        [10MR]
    ------transfer of two employees from the majority whip to the 
        majority leader (see H. Res. 10) [9JA]
    Equal rights: ratification of constitutional amendment to ensure 
        relative to States' ratification (see H. Res. 39) [19JA]
    Executive departments: ensure that Federal expenditures remain 
        accountable to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 57) 
        [3FE]
    Fattah, Representative: election to the Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (see H. Res. 236) [11OC]
    Federal employees: protection of congressional staff (see H.R. 
        628) [23JA]
    Franking privilege: abolish (see H.R. 2308) [12SE]
    ------official mail allowance (see H.R. 71, 458, 504, 755, 847, 
        918, 923, 978, 1053, 1383, 1615, 1755) [9JA] [13JA] [31JA] 
        [7FE] [13FE] [16FE] [24FE] [4AP] [11MY] [7JN]
    ------prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked 
        mail (see H.R. 1137) [6MR]
    Frazer, Delegate: election to the Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (see H. Res. 46) [27JA]
    Gingrich, Representative: status of Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment 
        of independent counsel (see H. Res. 277, 288) [17NO] [30NO]
    Government: constitutional amendment to limit terms for Members of 
        Congress, and the President and Vice President (see H.J. Res. 
        82) [29MR]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (see H.R. 2169, 2268, 2564) [2AU] [6SE] 
        [31OC]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (H.R. 2564), consideration (see H. Res. 
        269) [15NO]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 116) [29NO]
    Houghton, Representative: election to the Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (see H. Res. 48) [27JA]
    House calendars: purchase (see H. Res. 23) [9JA]
    House Rules: allow motions to suspend rules (see H. Res. 275) 
        [17NO]
    ------allow proxy voting in committee in limited circumstances 
        (see H. Res. 142) [9MY]
    ------ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks 
        (see H. Res. 40, 66, 134) [19JA] [8FE] [6AP]
    ------ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks 
        (H. Res. 40), consideration (see H. Res. 127) [3AP]
    ------consideration of legislative branch appropriations relative 
        to the status of all other appropriations legislation (see H. 
        Res. 213) [6SE]
    ------disclosure of source of amendments, measures, and committee 
        reports (see H. Res. 132) [6AP]
    ------discourage arbitrary or inconsequential ethics complaints 
        (see H. Res. 314) [19DE]
    ------establish a Citizens' Commission on Congressional Ethics 
        (see H. Res. 95) [23FE]
    ------extend time required before consideration of conference 
        reports (see H. Res. 154) [18MY]
    ------identification of targeted tax benefits in Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) reports accompanying revenue bills (see H. 
        Res. 133) [6AP]
    ------permit committee chairmen to schedule hearings (see H. Res. 
        43) [23JA]
    ------permit committee chairmen to schedule hearings (H. Res. 43), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 47) [27JA]
    ------prohibit legislation designating buildings or structures in 
        honor of Members of Congress, Federal judges, of executive 
        branch officers until 5 years after their retirement (see H. 
        Res. 199) [21JY]
    ------provide for the consideration of a congressional reform 
        resolution in each new Congress (see H. Res. 162) [7JN]
    ------reduce time for recorded votes (see H. Res. 195) [19JY]
    ------reform gift rules (see H. Res. 214, 250, 264) [6SE] [30OC] 
        [10NO]
    ------reform gift rules (H. Res. 250), consideration (see H. Res. 
        268) [15NO]
    ------reform the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 6) [9JA]
    ------reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 5) [9JA]
    ------replace Consent Calendar with a Corrections Calendar (see H. 
        Res. 161, 168) [6JN] [16JN]
    ------require a three-fifths majority on the passage of 
        legislation increasing income tax rates (see H. Res. 26) [9JA]
    ------require floor amendments to appropriations bills be 
        reflected in budget accounting (see H. Res. 182) [30JN]
    ------require legislation which amends current law to contain the 
        complete text of the amended provisions (see H. Res. 211) 
        [4AU]
    ------require that committee reports on legislation contain 
        analysis of impact on children (see H. Res. 184) [10JY]
    ------require two-thirds vote to approve naming of Speaker Pro 
        Tempore (see H. Res. 196) [19JY]
    ------same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 
        260, 265, 276, 297) [9NO] [13NO] [17NO] [12DE]
    ------statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 28, 138) 
        [9JA] [2MY]
    ------technical corrections (see H. Res. 254) [7NO]
    ------treat copyright royalties as honoraria (see H. Res. 20) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of expenses of special-order speeches (see H. Res. 
        263) [9NO]
    ------treatment of outside earned income (see H. Res. 299) [12DE]
    ------treatment of outside earned income (H. Res. 299), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 322) [21DE]
    Inspector General: audit (see H. Res. 192) [18JY]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: restrict congressional 
        travel (see H.R. 1987) [30JN]
    Laughlin, Representative: election to Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (see H. Res. 183) [10JY]
    Legislation: require that certain measures be accompanied by a 
        statement of constitutional authority (see H. Res. 106) [6MR]
    Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws 
        (see H.R. 1, 287, 309) [9JA]
    ------improve operations (see H.R. 252) [9JA]
    ------require random drug testing of employees and officers (see 
        H.R. 148) [9JA]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 1854, 2492) [15JN] [18OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1854), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 169) [19JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1854), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 206) [1AU]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1854), corrections in enrollment 
        (see H. Con. Res. 99) [6SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2492), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 239) [19OC]
    Legislative Reorganization Act: waiving provisions relative to 
        adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 89) [31JY]
    Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of 
        Representatives (see H. Res. 286) [29NO]
    ------prohibit travel by Members, officers and employees at 
        lobbyist expense (see H.R. 75) [9JA]
    ------require public recordkeeping of lobbyist visits (see H.R. 
        2629) [14NO]
    Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of 
        success in deficit reduction (see H.R. 1133, 2771) [3MR] 
        [13DE]
    ------annuity computation (see H.R. 575, 804, 907; H. Con. Res. 
        15) [19JA] [20JA] [2FE] [13FE]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to pay and pensions (see 
        H.J. Res. 107) [20SE]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (see H.J. Res. 2, 3, 
        5, 8, 12, 25, 29, 34, 38, 44, 52,

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        65, 66, 73, 75, 76, 77, 91, 92) [9JA] [11JA] [26JA] [27JA] 
        [2MR] [6MR] [8MR] [23MY] [24MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms and to increase the 
        term of Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 24) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 2), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 14) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. Res. 73), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 116) [15MR]
    ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 126, 129, 
        196, 2454, 2462, 2588) [9JA] [10OC] [11OC] [7NO]
    ------eliminate certain benefits (see H.R. 2610) [9NO]
    ------limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System 
        and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618, 2456) 
        [11MY] [10OC]
    ------make ineligible for participation in Federal Employees' 
        Retirement System (see H.R. 165) [9JA]
    ------national advisory referendum on term limits (see H.R. 2115) 
        [26JY]
    ------prohibit representation of foreign governments after leaving 
        office (see H.R. 459) [9JA]
    ------provide a permanent appropriation for compensation (see H.R. 
        108) [9JA]
    ------provide for official allowance that represents 
        administrative reforms (see H.R. 2739) [7DE]
    ------ratify States' right to limit terms (see H.R. 850) [7FE]
    ------reduce pay pending a minimum wage increase (see H.R. 876) 
        [9FE]
    ------repeal salary increase (see H.R. 834) [6FE]
    ------require comparable treatment with Federal employees during 
        Government shutdown (see H.R. 2828) [21DE]
    ------require that excess amounts from official allowances be 
        applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 330, 376, 572, 1333) 
        [9JA] [19JA] [28MR]
    ------require use of official allowance to purchase copies of the 
        U.S. Code (see H. Res. 58) [3FE]
    ------restriction from lobbying activities for a certain period 
        after term expiration or resignation (see H.R. 751) [31JA]
    ------stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 
        2639) [15NO]
    ------treatment of financial assets and strengthening of financial 
        disclosure requirements (see H.R. 1356) [29MR]
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: ensure public 
        awareness of Members' parking facilities (see H.R. 706) [26JA]
    Michel, Robert H.: naming of certain rooms in the Capitol in honor 
        (see H. Res. 65) [8FE]
    Officers: election (see H. Res. 1) [9JA]
    Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for annuities of Members of 
        Congress and Social Security benefits (see H. Con. Res. 2) 
        [9JA]
    Political action committees: ban activities in Federal elections 
        (see H.R. 2565) [31OC]
    ------influence restrictions and in-State contribution percentage 
        requirements (see H.R. 2148) [1AU]
    Political campaigns: free broadcasting time for political 
        advertising (see H.R. 2271) [6SE]
    ------prohibit contributions and expenditures by multicandidate 
        committees in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 223, 262) 
        [9JA]
    Political parties: declare vacant the office of a Member who 
        announces a change in political party affiliation (see H. Res. 
        203) [25JY]
    ------require Members who change political parties to repay 
        certain funds to their former party (see H. Res. 202) [25JY]
    Public debt: return of excess amounts from official allowances of 
        Members to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26, 
        77, 856) [9JA] [7FE]
    Reform (see H.R. 215) [9JA]
    Sanders, Representative: election to standing committees (see H. 
        Res. 13) [9JA]
    Schaefer, Representative: election to the Committee on the Budget 
        (House) (see H. Res. 89) [16FE]
    Senate: notify that a quorum of the House of Representatives is 
        present and of the election of the Speaker and Clerk (see H. 
        Res. 2) [9JA]
    Speakers of the House: terminate certain entitlements of former 
        (see H.R. 2536) [25OC]
    Tauzin, Representative: election to the Committees on Commerce and 
        Resources (see H. Res. 217) [12SE]
    Taxation: credit for in-State contributions to congressional 
        candidates (see H.R. 1695) [24MY]
    Territories: repeal requirement that Delegates from the Virgin 
        Islands, Guam, and American Samoa be elected by a separate 
        ballot (see H.R. 2254) [4AU]
    Travel: official travel requirements (see H.R. 1222; H. Res. 15, 
        22) [9JA] [14MR]
    Tucker, Representative: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
        (House) vote on expulsion from the House of Representatives 
        (see H. Res. 300) [12DE]
    War: require a cost/benefit analysis for any declaration of war 
        (see H.R. 277) [9JA]
  Conference reports
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 1854) 
        [28JY]
  Discharge petitions signed
    Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court 
        procedures (H.R. 920) [7AP] [12MY]
    Executive departments: prevent encroachment into legislative 
        powers or unconstitutional actions (H.R. 807), consideration 
        (H. Res. 111) [24MR] [30MR] [7AP] [12MY]
    Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125) [16MR] [24MR] [30MR] 
        [7AP] [12MY]
    House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored 
        perks (H. Res. 40), consideration (H. Res. 127) [3MY] [12MY] 
        [18MY] [25MY] [21JY] [4AU]
    Taxation: assessment of retail dealer occupational taxes (H.R. 
        302), consideration (H. Res. 246) [10NO] [18NO]
    ------credit to employers for providing English language training 
        (H.R. 124) [30MR]
    Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats 
        (H.R. 1710), consideration (H. Res. 240) [10NO] [18NO]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 1854, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: President Clinton [6OC]
  Motions
    Appropriations: preserve constitutional role to originate revenue 
        measures (H. Res. 131) [6AP]
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): response to 
        use of forged documents at a Subcommittee on National Economic 
        Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs hearing (H. 
        Res. 244) [25OC]
    Executive departments: ensure that Federal expenditures remain 
        accountable to the House of Representatives (H. Res. 57) [7FE]
    ------status of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        ethics investigation and appointment of independent counsel 
        (H. Res. 277) [17NO]
    ------status of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        ethics investigation and appointment of independent counsel 
        (H. Res. 288) [30NO]
    House Rules: allow motions to suspend rules (H. Res. 275) [18NO]
    ------reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), 
        consideration (H. Res. 5) [4JA]
    ------same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. Res. 276) 
        [18NO]
    Laughlin, Representative: election to Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H. Res. 183) [10JY]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        1854) [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1854), conference report [6SE]
  Reports filed
    Allow Motions To Suspend House Rules: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 275) (H. Rept. 104-351) [17NO]
    Amend House Rules To Permit Committee Chairmen To Schedule 
        Hearings: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 43) (H. Rept. 
        104-5) [27JA]
    Committees of the House Appropriations: Committee on House 
        Oversight (House) (H. Res. 107) (H. Rept. 104-74) [10MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1854, Legislative 
        Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. Rept. 104-221) [1AU]
    Consideration of H. Res. 43, Amend House Rules To Permit Committee 
        Chairmen To Schedule Hearings: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 47) (H. Rept. 104-6) [27JA]
    Consideration of H. Res. 250, House Gift Rules Reform: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 268) (H. Rept. 104-341) [15NO]
    Consideration of H. Res. 299, House Rules Relative to Treatment of 
        Outside Earned Income: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        322) (H. Rept. 104-441) [21DE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 73, Constitutional Amendment to Limit 
        Congressional Terms: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 116) 
        (H. Rept. 104-82) [15MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1854, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 169) (H. 
        Rept. 104-146) [19JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2492, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 239) (H. 
        Rept. 104-283) [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2564, Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 104-342) [15NO]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 20, Adjournment of Congress: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 179) (H. Rept. 104-168) 
        [29JN]
    Constitutional Amendment To Limit Congressional Terms: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 2) (H. Rept. 104-67) [6MR]
    Expedite Commencement of House Committee Hearings: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 310) (H. Rept. 104-424) [18DE]
    House Gift Rules Reform: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 250) 
        (H. Rept. 104-337) [14NO]
    House of Representatives Reform: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 215) (H. Rept. 104-240) [7SE]
    House Rules Relative to Same-Day Consideration of Certain 
        Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 260) (H. 
        Rept. 104-330) [9NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 265) (H. Rept. 104-335) 
        [13NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 276) (H. Rept. 104-352) 
        [17NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 297) (H. Rept. 104-400) 
        [12DE]
    House Rules Technical Corrections: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 254) (H. Rept. 104-340) [14NO]
    Inquiry Into Various Complaints Filed Against Representative 
        Gingrich: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        (H. Rept. 104-401) [12DE]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1854) (H. Rept. 104-212) [28JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1854) (H. Rept. 
        104-141) [15JN]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        2564) (H. Rept. 104-339) [14NO]
    Recesses Subject to the Call of the Chair: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 320) (H. Rept. 104-432) [20DE]
    Replace Consent Calendar With a Corrections Calendar: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 168) (H. Rept. 104-144) [16JN]
    Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1996: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-266) [27SE]

HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Members [4JA]

HOUSING
related term(s) Homeless
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1817, military construction, family housing, and 
        base closure and realignment appropriations [7SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    AFDC: provide grants for demonstration projects to coordinate the 
        administration of services to needy families with children 
        (see H.R. 710) [26JA]

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    Aliens: residency requirements relative to occupancy in public 
        housing (see H.R. 605) [20JA]
    Apartment houses: benefits relative to the purchase of residential 
        cooperative units (see H.R. 1006) [21FE]
    Business and industry: use of community development block grant 
        funds for employment relocation activities (see H.R. 463) 
        [11JA]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for 
        display of steel home building materials (see H. Con. Res. 85) 
        [20JY]
    Chicago Housing Authority: provide assistance for emergency 
        repairs of low-income housing projects (see H.R. 167) [9JA]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional 
        or sexual orientation (see H.R. 382, 1863) [9JA] [15JN]
    Credit: assist active duty military personnel through interest 
        rate buy downs (see H.R. 1611) [11MY]
    ------enhance availability of investment capital for low- and 
        moderate-income housing (see H.R. 1211) [10MR]
    ------improve the Single Family Housing Mortgage Insurance Program 
        (see H.R. 487) [11JA]
    ------provide for private servicing of rural housing loans (see 
        H.R. 1276) [21MR]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment 
        (see H.R. 1817) [13JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 167) [15JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations for military construction, family 
        housing, and base closure and realignment (H.R. 1817), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 223) [19SE]
    Dept. of HUD: abolish (see H.R. 1098, 2198) [1MR] [4AU]
    ------assistance program eligibility for organizations that 
        promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or 
        ethnicity (see H.R. 656) [24JA]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 2406) [27SE]
    ------improve the Housing Counseling Program (see H.R. 493) [11JA]
    ------permit rent reductions for certain public housing projects 
        receiving assistance (see H.R. 624) [20JA]
    Federal Agricultural Mortgage Corp.: improve operation (see H.R. 
        2130) [27JY]
    Federal aid programs: use of community development block grants 
        for direct homeownership assistance (see H.R. 2304) [12SE]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 
        1487, 1657) [7AP] [17MY]
    ------representation of Guam and the Virgin Islands on board of 
        directors (see H.R. 1939) [27JN]
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: earthquake insurance 
        requirements (see H.R. 2309, 2317) [12SE]
    Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp.: establish (see H.R. 1708) [24MY]
    Financial institutions: community support requirements for 
        mortgage banks (see H.R. 1313) [23MR]
    ------strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair lending laws 
        relative to redlining and credit allocation (see H.R. 1699) 
        [24MY]
    FRS: impact of interest rates on the housing industry (see H. Res. 
        98) [24FE]
    Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the 
        health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 
        1341) [28MR]
    ------maternity and housing services for pregnant women (see H.R. 
        1065) [27FE]
    Homeless: determination of the immunization status of children 
        living in certain federally assisted housing and shelters (see 
        H.R. 192) [9JA]
    ------require public notice and local hearings before certain 
        property is used to assist the homeless (see H.R. 1705) [24MY]
    Insurance: establish a national property reinsurance program 
        directed at underserved areas (see H.R. 1517) [7AP]
    Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site: establish 
        (see H.R. 2344) [14SE]
    Mortgages: minimum property standard requirements relative to 
        water treatment for certain properties with federally insured 
        mortgages (see H.R. 69) [9JA]
    Native American Financial Services Organization: establish (see 
        H.R. 2412) [27SE]
    Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs 
        (see H.R. 2206) [4AU]
    Public housing: encourage gainful employment of residents (see 
        H.R. 921) [13FE]
    ------energy conservation standards (see H.R. 170) [9JA]
    ------expedite evictions (see H.R. 1773, 1988, 2340) [7JN] [30JN] 
        [14SE]
    ------facilitate rehabilitation through low-income housing credit 
        (see H.R. 186) [9JA]
    ------public housing construction and revitalization (see H.R. 
        1613) [11MY]
    ------reform calculation of rent payments for dwelling units (see 
        H.R. 486) [11JA]
    Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to 
        home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see 
        H.R. 1934) [27JN]
    ------homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural 
        rental housing program (see H.R. 1691) [24MY]
    ------protect home ownership and equity through disclosure of 
        risks associated with certain mortgages (see H.R. 380) [9JA]
    Rockland County, NY: administration of Federal housing programs 
        (see H.R. 21) [9JA]
    Rural areas: guarantee the repayment of loans made by private 
        lenders for costs of certain rural rental housing (see H.R. 
        66) [9JA]
    Senior citizens: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for 
        older persons (see H.R. 660) [24JA]
    ------modify housing discrimination prohibitions granted for older 
        persons (H.R. 660), consideration (see H. Res. 126) [3AP]
    ------prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying 
        units in housing projects for elderly families (see H.R. 117) 
        [9JA]
    ------prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning 
        household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619) [11MY]
    Tamaqua, PA: conversion of Tamaqua Highrise housing project (see 
        H.R. 654) [24JA]
    Taxation: allow installment method of reporting income from the 
        sale of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1076) 
        [28FE]
    ------creation of low-income housing trust fund relative to tax 
        treatment of mortgage interest, property tax deductions, and 
        inherited property (see H.R. 1016) [22FE]
    ------depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 
        1171) [8MR]
    ------double the maximum benefit under the special estate tax 
        valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 520) [13JA]
    ------eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing 
        (see H.R. 2193) [4AU]
    ------encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931) 
        [14FE]
    ------extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration 
        project (see H.R. 2370) [21SE]
    ------nonrecognition of gain on sale of a principal residence by 
        unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1149) [7MR]
    ------provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 726) 
        [30JA]
    ------treatment of academic health centers relative to the 
        exclusion for employer-provided housing (see H.R. 1685) [23MY]
    ------treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing 
        corporations (see H.R. 737, 1190, 1546) [30JA] [9MR] [2MY]
    Urban areas: amend and extend certain housing and community 
        development laws (see H.R. 30) [9JA]
    ------promote national agenda (see H.R. 1297) [22MR]
    Veterans: establish training programs to employ at public housing 
        authorities and management companies (see H.R. 505) [13JA]
    ------exclude certain income from consideration for determining 
        rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2091) 
        [21JY]
    ------extend certain housing programs (see H.R. 1632) [12MY]
    ------housing, training and employment programs (see H.R. 2289) 
        [8SE]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base 
        Closure and Realignment Appropriations (H.R. 1817) [14SE]
  Messages
    Dept. of HUD Report: President Clinton [13JN]
    National Corporation for Housing Partnerships Report: President 
        Clinton [9NO]
    National Institute of Building Sciences: President Clinton [30JA]
  Motions
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment 
        (H.R. 1817) [7SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1817, Military 
        Construction, Family Housing, and Base Closure and Realignment 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 223) (H. 
        Rept. 104-251) [19SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 660, Housing for Older Persons Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 126) (H. Rept. 104-98) 
        [3AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1817, Military Construction, Family Housing, 
        and Base Closure and Realignment Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 167) (H. Rept. 104-140) [15JN]
    Dept. of Defense Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base 
        Closure and Realignment Appropriations: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1817) (H. Rept. 104-104) [13JN]
    Dept. of Defense Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base 
        Closure and Realignment Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1817) (H. Rept. 104-247) [14SE]
    Housing for Older Persons Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 660) (H. Rept. 104-91) [28MR]
    Senior Citizen Housing Safety and Economic Relief Act: Committee 
        on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 117) (H. Rept. 
        104-281) [18OC]
    Veterans Housing, Training, and Employment Programs: Committee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2289) (H. Rept. 104-397) 
        [11DE]

HOUSING AND COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: use of community development block grant 
        funds for employment relocation activities (see H.R. 463) 
        [11JA]
  Messages
    National Institute of Building Sciences: President Clinton [30JA]

HOUSING COUNSELING ENHANCEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 493) [11JA]

HOUSING FOR OLDER PERSONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 660): consideration (see H. Res. 126) [3AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 660, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 126) (H. Rept. 104-98) [3AP]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 660) (H. 
        Rept. 104-91) [28MR]

HOYER, STENY H. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [22FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 38) [10MR]

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    Fattah, Representative: election to the Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (see H. Res. 236) [11OC]
    Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity 
        with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858) [8FE]
    Fire prevention: encourage State and local fire safety and 
        prevention education programs (see H.R. 771) [1FE]
    Presidents of the U.S.: repeal 22d amendment to the Constitution 
        relative to term restrictions (see H.J. Res. 81) [29MR]
  Motions offered by
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 2020) [19JY]

HUMAN RIGHTS
related term(s) Civil Liberties; Civil Rights; Genocide
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: protect the right to life of born and unborn persons 
        (see H.R. 1625) [12MY]
    Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47) [23MR]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 
        282) [20NO]
    Burma: restore democratic rule (see H. Res. 274) [17NO]
    Business and industry: volunteer guidelines for socially 
        responsible practices for U.S. businesses operating abroad 
        (see H.R. 910) [13FE]
    Cambodia: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1642) [16MY]
    Cameroon: democracy and human rights situation (see H. Con. Res. 
        93) [4AU]
    China, People's Republic of: demand the unconditional release of 
        U.S. citizen Peter H. Wu (see H. Res. 178) [29JN]
    ------demand the unconditional release of Wei Jingsheng (see H. 
        Con. Res. 117) [5DE]
    ------encourage liberty (see H.R. 1147) [7MR]
    ------human rights violations (see H.R. 1849) [14JN]
    ------most-favored-nation status (see H.J. Res. 96) [16JN]
    ------most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 96), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 193) [19JY]
    ------participation of officials in international activities 
        relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 2829) 
        [22DE]
    ------prohibit entry of items produced, grown, or manufactured 
        with forced labor (see H.R. 139) [9JA]
    ------U.S. policy (see H.R. 2058) [19JY]
    ------U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), consideration (see H. Res. 193) 
        [19JY]
    Civil liberties: protect the right to travel to foreign countries 
        (see H.R. 1702) [24MY]
    Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and 
        Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see H.R. 
        1416) [5AP]
    Cuban Democracy Act: ease limitations in food trade and terminate 
        denial of foreign tax credit (see H.R. 1254) [15MR]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 367) [9JA]
    Foreign trade: prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad 
        with child labor (see H.R. 2065) [19JY]
    India: detention of U.S. citizen Donald Hutchings (see H. Con. 
        Res. 97) [4AU]
    ------suspend developmental assistance relative to human rights 
        violations (see H.R. 1425) [6AP]
    Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102) 
        [20SE]
    Iraq: compliance with U.N. arms control and human rights 
        resolutions (see H. Res. 200) [24JY]
    Khalra, Jaswant Singh: condemn abduction by India (see H. Res. 
        233) [28SE]
    Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see 
        H.R. 1360) [30MR]
    Mauritania: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until 
        elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 550) [17JA]
    Military assistance: prohibit to governments that are 
        undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of 
        human rights or arms control standards (see H.R. 772) [1FE]
    Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697) [30NO]
    Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51) 
        [28MR]
    Slavery: eradication in foreign countries (see H. Res. 49) [30JA]
    Thailand: demand release of imprisoned Hmong/Lao refugee camp 
        leaders and allow resettlement of Hmong refugees (see H. Con. 
        Res. 129) [27DE]
    ------trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for 
        forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21) [1FE]
    Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern 
        Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50) [28MR]
    ------restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to 
        human rights standards (see H.R. 1274) [21MR]
    ------suspend proposed sale of the Army Tactical Missile System 
        relative to human rights activities and the trade embargo of 
        Armenia (see H. Con. Res. 124, 125) [21DE] [22DE]
    U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220) [12SE]
    Vietnam: encourage liberty (see H.R. 909) [13FE]
    Women: prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female 
        circumcision (see H.R. 941) [14FE]
    ------protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 776) [1FE]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Haiti: President Clinton [3FE]
    Romanian Emigration Laws and Policies: President Clinton [11JY]
  Motions
    China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 
        96) [20JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2058, China Policy Act and H.J. Res. 96, 
        Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 104-194) 
        [19JY]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Cambodia: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 1642) (H. Rept. 104-160) [27JN]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.J. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 
        104-188) [17JY]

HUMANITARIAN ASSISTANCE
see Foreign Aid

HUNGARY, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Immigration: adjust status for certain Polish and Hungarian 
        parolees (see H.R. 2436) [29SE]

HUNGER
  Bills and resolutions
    Food stamps: provide administrative flexibility and commodity 
        distribution consolidation (see H.R. 1997) [10JY]
    Foreign aid: modify certain food programs (see H.R. 2493) [18OC]
    Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and 
        grocery products to needy individuals (see H.R. 2428) [29SE]
    Schools: provide free lunches and breakfasts to economically 
        disadvantaged students (see H. Con. Res. 49) [24MR]
    Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit 
        organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent 
        (see H.R. 863) [8FE]

HUNLEY (C.S.S.)
  Bills and resolutions
    South Carolina: conveyance (see H.R. 1741) [6JN]

HUNTER, DUNCAN (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    El Centro, CA: withdraw and reserve certain public lands utilized 
        by the Naval Air Facility (see H.R. 1308) [23MR]
    Employment: provide limited exemptions from certain child labor 
        provisions (see H.R. 1228) [14MR]
    Immigration: reform admission policies, treatment of criminal 
        aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and 
        border security (see H.R. 756, 1018) [31JA] [23FE]
    INS: deployment of Border Patrol agents and improvement of 
        physical barriers at the border near San Diego, CA (see H.R. 
        1658) [17MY]
    National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100) [6SE]
    Public welfare programs: direct that certain Federal benefits be 
        provided only to U.S. citizens and nationals (see H.R. 482) 
        [11JA]
    Taxation: impose a minimum tax on certain foreign and foreign-
        controlled corporations (see H.R. 2166) [2AU]

HUNTING AND TRAPPING
  Bills and resolutions
    Animals: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 1404) [5AP]
    Endangered Species Act: enhance wildlife conservation and 
        management and protect fishing, hunting and trapping (see H.R. 
        2217) [4AU]
    Firearms: prohibit possession of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 
        250) [9JA]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 
        1675) [18MY]
    National wildlife refuges: allow donation of State hunting 
        management services during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 
        2706) [5DE]
  Reports filed
    National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 1675) (H. Rept. 104-218) [31JY]

HURRICANES
related term(s) Disasters
  Bills and resolutions
    Disasters: clarify primary responsibility of States for disaster 
        relief, establish private corporations to insure against risks 
        and costs, and provide for reimbursable Federal assistance 
        activities (see H.R. 824; H. Con. Res. 39) [3FE] [14MR]
    ------establish a commission to improve the Federal emergency 
        management system (see H.R. 651) [24JA]
    ------establish a Federal insurance program for catastrophic 
        earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes (see H.R. 
        1731) [25MY]
    ------provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against 
        natural disasters (see H.R. 1856) [15JN]

HUTCHINGS, DONALD
  Bills and resolutions
    India: detention of U.S. citizen Donald Hutchings (see H. Con. 
        Res. 97) [4AU]

HUTCHINSON, Y. TIM (a Representative from Arkansas)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the President [24JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorizing medical facilities 
        construction appropriations (see H.R. 1534) [2MY]
    ------determine locality salaries for certain nurse anesthetist 
        positions (see H.R. 1536) [2MY]
    ------exempt certain full-time health care professionals from 
        restrictions on outside professional activities (see H.R. 
        1384) [4AP]
    ------extend certain authorities (see H.R. 2219, 2353) [4AU] 
        [19SE]
    Employment: clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage 
        and maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531) [25OC]
    House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 1383) 
        [4AP]
    Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, Fort Smith, AR: designate 
        (see H.R. 1804) [8JN]
    Medicare: reimbursement for services provided to eligible 
        individuals by military or veterans hospitals (see H.R. 1767) 
        [7JN]
    Veterans: ensure payment of benefits regardless of Government 
        financial status (see H.R. 2626, 2632, 2813) [13NO] [14NO] 
        [20DE]

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    ------extend eligibility period for priority health care to those 
        exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental 
        hazards (see H.R. 1565) [3MY]
    World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners 
        at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. 
        Res. 73) [25MY]

HYDE, HENRY J. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act [9NO]
    ------H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act [24OC]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act 
        [30NO]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws 
        relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2525) [24OC]
    Committee on Intelligence (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 130) 
        [5DE]
    Committee on the Judiciary (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 72) [9FE]
    Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 10, 955, 956, 1075) 
        [9JA] [15FE] [28FE]
    ------reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1916) [22JN]
    ------supersede the modification of final judgment in U.S. v. 
        Western Electric (see H.R. 1528) [2MY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: compensation for children of veterans 
        exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 2401) [27SE]
    Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see 
        H.R. 801) [2FE]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 121) [15NO]
    Immigration: revise certain laws relative to aliens and 
        nationality (see H.R. 1292) [22MR]
    Intellectual property: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        2674) [20NO]
    Law enforcement officers: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 61) [7AP]
    Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats 
        (see H.R. 1710, 2703, 2768) [25MY] [5DE] [13DE]
    Transportation: codify certain laws (see H.R. 2297) [12SE]
  Motions offered by
    Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956) [9MR]
  Reports filed
    Clarify Exemptions From Securities and Antitrust Laws Relative to 
        Charitable Gift Annuities: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 2525) (H. Rept. 104-336) [14NO]
    Commission on Immigration Reform Membership: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 962) (H. Rept. 104-135) [8JN]
    Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1710) (H. Rept. 104-383) [5DE]
    Consent of Congress to Additional Powers Conferred Upon the Bi-
        State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 104-377) 
        [4DE]
    Consent of Congress To Amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact 
        Between Alabama and Georgia: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2064) (H. Rept. 104-376) [4DE]
    Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 
        104-151) [22JN]
    Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 1) (H. Rept. 104-3) [18JA]
    Government Regulations Reform: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 104-284) [7NO]
    Regulatory Reform and Relief Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 926) (H. Rept. 104-48) [23FE]
    Supersede the Modification of Final Judgment in U.S. v. Western 
        Electric: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1528) (H. 
        Rept. 104-203) [24JY]
  Rules
    Committee on the Judiciary (House) [24JA]

HYDROELECTRIC POWER
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration 
        hydroelectric projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude 
        oil [25JY] [11OC] [17OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (see 
        H.R. 1122) [3MR]
    ------sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 256) [7NO]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Arkansas (see H.R. 657) [24JA]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Illinois (see H.R. 2630) [14NO]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Kentucky (see H.R. 2501) [18OC]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in New Jersey (see H.R. 1366) [30MR]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in North Carolina (see H.R. 2773) [13DE]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Ohio (see H.R. 1011, 2816) [22FE] [20DE]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Oregon (see H.R. 1290, 1835) [22MR] [14JN]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Pennsylvania (see H.R. 2695) [30NO]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Washington (see H.R. 1014) [22FE]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in West Virginia (see H.R. 1051, 1335) [24FE] [28MR]
    ------hydroelectric license extension (see H.R. 680) [25JA]
    ------payment by local governments of charges for hydroelectric 
        projects in Granite and Deer Lodge Counties, MT (see H.R. 944) 
        [14FE]
    Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of 
        Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721) [27JA]
    Power resources: development of a national energy policy (see H. 
        Con. Res. 29) [14FE]
    Southeastern Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects 
        (see H.R. 2640) [15NO]
  Conference reports
    Alaska Power Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and 
        Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Exports (S. 395) [6NO] [8NO]
  Motions
    Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 
        395) [25JY]
    ------sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), conference report 
        [8NO]
  Reports filed
    Alaska Power Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and the 
        Export of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: Committee of 
        Conference (S. 395) (H. Rept. 104-312) [6NO]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1122) (H. Rept. 104-
        187) [13JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 395, Alaska Power 
        Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and the Export 
        of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 104-314) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Arkansas: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 657) (H. Rept. 
        104-315) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        New Jersey: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1366) (H. 
        Rept. 104-322) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Ohio: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1011) (H. Rept. 104-
        317) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Oregon: (H.R. 1290) (H. Rept. 104-320) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Washington: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1014) (H. 
        Rept. 104-318) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        West Virginia: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1051) (H. 
        Rept. 104-319) [7NO]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1335) (H. Rept. 104-321) 
        [7NO]
    Hydroelectric Power Licenses Extension: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 680) (H. Rept. 104-316) [7NO]

HYDROGEN FUTURE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 655): consideration (see H. Res. 136) [1MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 655, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 104-108) [1MY]

IDAHO
  Bills and resolutions
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft 
        (see H.R. 2568) [1NO]
    Hells Canyon Wilderness Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 2693) 
        [30NO]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852) [7FE]
    Targhee National Forest: exchange of National Forest System lands 
        in Idaho for non-Federal forest lands in Wyoming (see H.R. 
        529) [17JA]
  Reports filed
    Exchange of Targhee Forest System Lands in Idaho for Non-Federal 
        Forest Lands in Wyoming: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        529) (H. Rept. 104-55) [27FE]

ILLINOIS
  Bills and resolutions
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Illinois (see H.R. 2630) [14NO]
    Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor: modify boundaries 
        (see H.R. 1542) [2MY]
    Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to additional powers 
        conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and 
        Illinois (see H.J. Res. 78) [10MR]
    Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: establish (see H.R. 714) 
        [26JA]
    Northwestern University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 
        294) [7DE]
  Reports filed
    Consent of Congress to Additional Powers Conferred Upon the Bi-
        State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 104-377) 
        [4DE]
    Illinois Land Conservation Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 714) (H. Rept. 104-191) [28JY]
    Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 714) (H. Rept. 104-191) 
        [18JY]

ILLINOIS LAND CONSERVATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 714) (H. Rept. 
        104-191) [28JY]

IMMIGRATION
related term(s) Refugees
  Bills and resolutions
    Aliens: adjust status for certain Polish and Hungarian parolees 
        (see H.R. 2436) [29SE]
    ------asylum reform (see H.R. 2182) [3AU]
    ------asylum reform and prohibition of Federal benefits to certain 
        aliens (see H.R. 375) [9JA]
    ------deny visas and admission to aliens who have been unlawfully 
        in the U.S. for more than one year and prohibit adjustments of 
        status for illegal aliens (see H.R. 1765) [7JN]

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    ------deny visas to individuals involved with the foreign 
        expropriation of property of U.S. persons (see H.R. 82) [9JA]
    ------enforce employer sanctions and limit the adjustment of 
        status relative to illegal aliens (see H.R. 2164) [2AU]
    ------moratorium except for relatives of U.S. citizens, certain 
        highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373) [9JA]
    ------prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens (see H.R. 341) 
        [9JA]
    ------public charge status of aliens and financial responsibility 
        of sponsors (see H.R. 372) [9JA]
    ------revise certain laws relative to aliens and nationality (see 
        H.R. 1292) [22MR]
    ------revise Dept. of Justice authority to parole aliens into the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 1597) [9MY]
    ------treatment of criminal aliens (see H.R. 592) [19JA]
    California: tribute to language diversity efforts by Monterey 
        Peninsula community leaders (see H. Res. 266) [14NO]
    Citizenship: constitutional amendment restricting citizenship by 
        virtue of birth in U.S. (see H.J. Res. 56, 64, 87, 88, 93) 
        [19JA] [26JA] [3MY] [17MY] [25MY]
    ------demonstration projects to celebrate process of becoming and 
        being U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1980) [30JN]
    ------funding for improvements in the naturalization process (see 
        H.R. 2120) [26JY]
    ------status of children born in U.S. to parents who are not 
        citizens or permanent resident aliens (see H.R. 705, 1363) 
        [26JA] [30MR]
    Commission on Immigration Reform: membership (see H.R. 962) [15FE]
    Congressional Task Force on Immigration Reform: authorize printing 
        of report (see H. Con. Res. 111) [26OC]
    Crime: facilitate the apprehension, detention, and deportation of 
        criminal aliens (see H.R. 668) [25JA]
    ------facilitate the apprehension, detention, and deportation of 
        criminal aliens (H.R. 668), consideration (see H. Res. 69) 
        [9FE]
    ------false identification documents (see H.R. 399) [9JA]
    ------Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for the 
        cost of incarcerating aliens (see H.R. 205) [9JA]
    Cuba: congressional notification and reporting requirements on 
        U.S. negotiations (see H.R. 1909) [21JN]
    ------grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional 
        baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 2311) [12SE]
    Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 367) [9JA]
    Dept. of Justice: separate administration of the INS and Border 
        Patrol (see H.R. 569) [19JA]
    Education: status of public benefits relative to States (see H.R. 
        1377) [3AP]
    Foreign policy: treatment of certain aliens entering the U.S. 
        without inspection (see H.R. 2716) [5DE]
    Government: curtail illegal immigration and impose a ceiling on 
        legal immigration (see H.R. 2162) [2AU]
    Haiti: immigration status for certain children (see H.R. 853) 
        [7FE]
    Health care professionals: extension of H-1 immigration status for 
        certain non-immigrant nurses (see H.R. 428) [9JA]
    Housing: residency requirements for aliens relative to occupancy 
        in public housing (see H.R. 605) [20JA]
    Immigration and Nationality Act: amend by substituting ``children 
        born out of wedlock'' for ``illegitimate children'' references 
        (see H.R. 1204) [10MR]
    INS: deployment of Border Patrol agents and improvement of 
        physical barriers at the border near San Diego, CA (see H.R. 
        1658) [17MY]
    ------give priority status to unmarried children of U.S. citizens 
        over children of permanent residents (see H.R. 1897) [20JN]
    ------payment of single fee by petitioners filing concurrently for 
        immigration classification on the basis of immediate relative 
        status (see H.R. 1638) [15MY]
    Law enforcement: employer sanctions law (see H.R. 570) [19JA]
    National objectives: reform admission policies, treatment of 
        criminal aliens and alien smuggling, documentation 
        requirements, and border security (see H.R. 560, 756, 1018, 
        1915, 1929, 2202) [18JA] [31JA] [23FE] [22JN] [27JN] [4AU]
    NATO: establish special status for civilian employees (see H.R. 
        745) [30JA]
    Nicaragua: adjustment of status of certain immigrants (see H.R. 
        712) [26JA]
    North American Border Stations Improvements Act: enact (see H.R. 
        1428) [6AP]
    Poland: provide visas for certain natives (see H.R. 2318) [13SE]
    Public welfare programs: direct that certain Federal benefits be 
        provided only to U.S. citizens and nationals (see H.R. 482) 
        [11JA]
    ------prohibit assistance to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 484, 
        637) [11JA] [23JA]
    Refugees: prohibit admission of individuals who served in the 
        armed forces of Iraq during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see 
        H.R. 63) [9JA]
    Taxation: earned income tax credits relative to illegal aliens and 
        fraudulent claims (see H.R. 438) [9JA]
    ------establish estate tax credit for certain employees of 
        international organizations equivalent to the limited marital 
        deduction (see H.R. 1401) [5AP]
    ------treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship (see H.R. 1812, 2012) [9JN] [11JY]
    ------treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or 
        residents (see H.R. 1535) [2MY]
    ------treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or 
        residents (H.R. 1535), consideration (see H. Res. 160) [25MY]
    Terrorism: exclusions relative to membership in terrorist 
        organizations (see H.R. 650) [24JA]
    Thailand: demand release of imprisoned Hmong/Lao refugee camp 
        leaders and allow resettlement of Hmong refugees (see H. Con. 
        Res. 129) [27DE]
    Vietnamese Conflict: naturalization of aliens who served with 
        special guerrilla units in Laos (see H.R. 1490) [7AP]
  Messages
    Immigration Enforcement Improvements Act: President Clinton [3MY]
    National Emergency Relative to Haiti: President Clinton [3FE]
  Reports filed
    Apprehension, Detention, and Deportation of Criminal Aliens: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 668) (H. Rept. 104-
        22) [6FE]
    Commission on Immigration Reform Membership: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 962) (H. Rept. 104-135) [8JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 668, Apprehension, Detention, and 
        Deportation of Criminal Aliens: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 69) (H. Rept. 104-26) [9FE]
    Tax Treatment of Individuals Benefiting From Renouncement of 
        Citizenship: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1812) 
        (H. Rept. 104-145) [16JN]

IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: substitute ``children born out of wedlock'' 
        for ``illegitimate children'' references (see H.R. 1204) 
        [10MR]
    Immigration: curtail illegal immigration and impose a ceiling on 
        legal immigration (see H.R. 2162) [2AU]

IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE
related term(s) Department of Justice
  Bills and resolutions
    Aliens: treatment of criminal aliens (see H.R. 592) [19JA]
    Armed Forces: assist INS and Customs Service personnel in 
        performing border protection functions (see H.R. 387, 1224) 
        [9JA] [14MR]
    California: deployment of Border Patrol agents and improvement of 
        physical barriers at the border near San Diego, CA (see H.R. 
        1658) [17MY]
    Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 399) [9JA]
    Federal employees: retirement provisions for certain INS, Customs 
        Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 1124) [3MR]
    Immigration: adjust status for certain Polish and Hungarian 
        parolees (see H.R. 2436) [29SE]
    ------curtail illegal immigration and impose a ceiling on legal 
        immigration (see H.R. 2162) [2AU]
    ------deny visas and admission to aliens who have been unlawfully 
        in the U.S. for more than one year and prohibit adjustments of 
        status for illegal aliens (see H.R. 1765) [7JN]
    ------enforce employer sanctions and limit the adjustment of 
        status relative to illegal aliens (see H.R. 2164) [2AU]
    ------enforcement of employer sanctions law (see H.R. 570) [19JA]
    ------exclusions relative to membership in terrorist organizations 
        (see H.R. 650) [24JA]
    ------funding for improvements in the naturalization process (see 
        H.R. 2120) [26JY]
    ------give priority status to unmarried children of U.S. citizens 
        over children of permanent residents (see H.R. 1897) [20JN]
    ------naturalization of aliens who served with special guerrilla 
        units in Laos (see H.R. 1490) [7AP]
    ------payment of single fee by petitioners filing concurrently for 
        immigration classification on the basis of immediate relative 
        status (see H.R. 1638) [15MY]
    ------prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens (see H.R. 341) 
        [9JA]
    ------public charge status of aliens and financial responsibility 
        of sponsors (see H.R. 372) [9JA]
    ------reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and 
        alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border 
        security (see H.R. 560, 756, 1018, 1915, 1929, 2202) [18JA] 
        [31JA] [23FE] [22JN] [27JN] [4AU]
    ------separate administration of the INS and Border Patrol (see 
        H.R. 569) [19JA]
    North American Border Stations Improvements Act: enact (see H.R. 
        1428) [6AP]

IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Messages
    Provisions: President Clinton [3MY]

IMPORTS
see Foreign Trade

IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Repeal (see H.R. 1064) [27FE]

INCOME
related term(s) Economy; Pensions; Securities; Social Security
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE] [24OC]
    ------H.R. 831, extend tax deduction for health insurance costs of 
        self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: consolidate grants for State rural development 
        programs (see H.R. 2590) [7NO]
    ------limit farm program payments to certain producers relative to 
        amount of off-farm earnings (see H.R. 1719) [25MY]
    American Samoa: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1060) [27FE]
    Armed Forces: establish commission to review regular military 
        compensation relative to financial assistance programs (see 
        H.R. 673) [25JA]
    ------prohibit accrual of pay and allowances to members confined 
        pending dishonorable dismissal charges (see H.R. 585) [19JA]
    ------provide benefits under the survivor benefit plan to 
        surviving spouses of certain retired members (see H.R. 107) 
        [9JA]
    ------provide benefits under the survivor benefit plan to 
        surviving spouses of certain retirement-eligible reserve 
        members (see H.R. 1760) [7JN]
    ------provide retirees all benefits promised to them upon 
        enlistment (see H.R. 206) [9JA]
    Bankruptcy: define single asset real estate (see H.R. 2815) [20DE]
    BLS: conduct time use surveys and calculate monetary value of 
        unremunerated work (see H.R. 2544) [26OC]

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    ------development and circulation of a monthly cost of living 
        index (see H. Con. Res. 130) [3JA]
    Budget: treatment of Social Security under a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 17) [23JA]
    ------treatment of Social Security under a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (H. Con. Res. 17), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 44) [24JA]
    Business and industry: require profit-sharing plans for the 
        provision of Federal contracts or subsidies (see H.R. 2705) 
        [5DE]
    Children and youth: reform child labor laws (see H.R. 1049) [24FE]
    ------require monthly reporting of child support obligations to 
        consumer credit agencies (see H.R. 314) [9JA]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages 
        based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507) [7AP]
    Coal: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see H.R. 
        293) [9JA]
    Congress: treatment of Members and employees for retirement 
        purposes (see H.R. 1353) [29MR]
    Courts: denial of certain Federal benefits upon conviction of 
        certain drug offenses (see H.R. 141) [9JA]
    ------reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1916) [22JN]
    ------repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries (see 
        H.R. 2701) [30NO]
    ------treatment of certain transportation and subsistence expenses 
        of retired judges (see H.R. 816) [3FE]
    Creative Revenues Commission: establish (see H.R. 2526) [24OC]
    Crime: deny annuity benefits to Members of Congress and terminate 
        salary of justices or judges convicted of felonies (see H.R. 
        350) [9JA]
    Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472) [12OC]
    Dept. of Defense: provide for continued retirement and leave 
        benefits for certain former employees (see H.R. 2222) [4AU]
    ------treatment of future actuarial gains and losses to the 
        military retirement fund (see H.R. 568) [19JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant 
        mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44) [9JA]
    ------extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served 
        during wartime (see H.R. 2215) [4AU]
    District of Columbia: provide resident exemption from Federal 
        income taxation (see H.R. 748) [31JA]
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9, 
        1050) [9JA] [24FE]
    ------reduce income tax rates, encourage purchase of domestic 
        products, and extend transportation infrastructure spending 
        (see H.R. 890) [10FE]
    Education: low-income school choice demonstration program (see 
        H.R. 1640) [15MY]
    ------prevent double counting of income in conducting needs 
        analysis for student assistance (see H.R. 162) [9JA]
    ------tuition income tax credit (see H.R. 156) [9JA]
    Elections: national advisory referendum on a flat income tax rate 
        and the requiring of a national vote to raise taxes (see H.R. 
        2116) [26JY]
    Employment: age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring 
        plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        344, 849, 2649) [9JA] [7FE] [16NO]
    ------clarify exemption of houseparents from minimum wage and 
        maximum hour requirements (see H.R. 2531) [25OC]
    ------leave policies relative to minimum wage and overtime 
        exemptions (see H.R. 946) [15FE]
    ------payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned 
        vehicles (see H.R. 1227, 1273) [14MR] [21MR]
    ------provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391) 
        [21SE]
    ------relationship between workers' compensation benefits and 
        certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers 
        (see H.R. 1715) [25MY]
    ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards 
        from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 2140) [28JY]
    ------improve pension plan funding (see H.R. 37) [9JA]
    ------joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 
        1355) [29MR]
    ------promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see H.R. 
        2741) [7DE]
    ------provide for worker security, improve pension plan funding, 
        and reform insurance policies (see H.R. 35, 36, 1048) [9JA] 
        [24FE]
    ------restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594) [9MY]
    ------restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 215) [7SE]
    ------restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), technical 
        corrections (see H. Con. Res. 108) [17OC]
    Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see 
        H.R. 801, 906) [2FE] [13FE]
    ------denial of passports to noncustodial parents relative to 
        nonpayment of child support (see H.R. 993) [21FE]
    ------State use of automated data retrieval system for child and 
        spousal support enforcement (see H.R. 2288) [8SE]
    ------unemployment compensation relative to family or medical 
        leave reasons (see H.R. 1730) [25MY]
    Federal employees: age and service requirements for immediate 
        annuities (see H.R. 1848) [14JN]
    ------allow contributions to medical savings accounts under 
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2341) 
        [14SE]
    ------continuance of work during Government shutdown (see H.R. 
        2840) [27DE]
    ------early retirement rules (see H.R. 2826) [21DE]
    ------ensure payment of furloughed employees during Government 
        shutdown (see H.R. 2273) [6SE]
    ------establish a program for incentive awards for suggestions or 
        efforts resulting in savings for the Government (see H.R. 271) 
        [9JA]
    ------establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds 
        (see H.R. 2306) [12SE]
    ------exempt disability and survivor annuities from cost-of-living 
        adjustment delays (see H.R. 2224) [4AU]
    ------funding for pay adjustments and comparability payments 
        through reductions in agency spending on service contracts 
        (see H.R. 1409) [5AP]
    ------increase percentage of basic pay contributions to retirement 
        system (see H.R. 1185) [9MR]
    ------payment of retirement and separation incentives and 
        reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions (see 
        H.R. 2751) [7DE]
    ------prevent payment of furloughed employees during Government 
        shutdown (see H.R. 2759) [12DE]
    ------reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions 
        (see H.R. 2825) [21DE]
    ------retirement provisions for certain INS, Customs Service, and 
        IRS employees (see H.R. 1124) [3MR]
    ------specify circumstances for payment of furloughed employees 
        during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2780) [14DE]
    ------treatment of early-retirement reduction regulations (see 
        H.R. 2574) [1NO]
    ------treatment of early-retirement reduction regulations relative 
        to defense base closures (see H.R. 2375) [21SE]
    ------treatment of honoraria and postemployment restrictions (see 
        H.R. 1639) [15MY]
    ------treatment of service performed under Federal-State 
        cooperative programs relative to civil service retirement (see 
        H.R. 2487) [17OC]
    ------vocational rehabilitation services in the Civil Service 
        Disability Retirement Program (see H. Con. Res. 3) [9JA]
    Federal firefighters: hourly and overtime pay rates and pay equity 
        with public sector firefighters (see H.R. 858) [8FE]
    Fish and fishing: use of relief funds to compensate revenue loss 
        of commercial fisheries during disasters (see H.R. 2673) 
        [20NO]
    Food stamps: reform program (see H.R. 1135) [6MR]
    Government: continuance of pay and authority to make certain 
        expenditures and obligations when there is a lapse in 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2007) [11JY]
    ------continuance of pay when there is a lapse in appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2184, 2662) [3AU] [17NO]
    ------ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice 
        President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2373, 2671; H. Con. Res. 113) [21SE] [15NO] [20NO]
    Guam: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1069) [27FE]
    House of Representatives: payment of lump sum for accrued annual 
        leave to eligible former employees (see H. Res. 35) [17JA]
    House Rules: require a three-fifths majority on the passage of 
        legislation increasing income tax rates (see H. Res. 26) [9JA]
    ------treat copyright royalties as honoraria (see H. Res. 20) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of outside earned income (see H. Res. 299) [12DE]
    ------treatment of outside earned income (H. Res. 299), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 322) [21DE]
    Housing: creation of low-income housing trust fund relative to tax 
        treatment of mortgage interest, property tax deductions, and 
        inherited property (see H.R. 1016) [22FE]
    ------enhance availability of investment capital for low- and 
        moderate-income housing (see H.R. 1211) [10MR]
    ------facilitate rehabilitation of public housing through low-
        income housing credit (see H.R. 186) [9JA]
    ------reform calculation of rent payments for public housing 
        dwelling units (see H.R. 486) [11JA]
    Investments: ensure safeguards (see H.R. 675) [25JA]
    IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see H.R. 661, 2337) [24JA] [14SE]
    Law enforcement officers: death benefits for retired public safety 
        officers (see H.R. 1572) [3MY]
    Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of 
        success in deficit reduction (see H.R. 1133, 2771) [3MR] 
        [13DE]
    ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 126, 129, 
        196, 2454, 2462, 2588) [9JA] [10OC] [11OC] [7NO]
    ------limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System 
        and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618, 2456) 
        [11MY] [10OC]
    ------make ineligible for participation in Federal Employees' 
        Retirement System (see H.R. 165) [9JA]
    ------make pay subject to annual appropriations (see H.R. 2351) 
        [19SE]
    ------reduce pay pending a minimum wage increase (see H.R. 876) 
        [9FE]
    ------repeal salary increase (see H.R. 834) [6FE]
    ------require comparable treatment with Federal employees during 
        Government shutdown (see H.R. 2828) [21DE]
    ------stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 
        2281, 2639, 2658) [7SE] [15NO] [17NO]
    Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive 
        compensation (see H.R. 620) [20JA]
    ------level (see H.R. 363, 619, 764, 940, 1583) [9JA] [20JA] 
        [31JA] [14FE] [9MY]
    Native Americans: consultations with Federal, State, and local 
        government officials relative to management of trust funds 
        (see H.R. 742) [30JA]
    Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for annuities of Members of 
        Congress and Social Security benefits (see H. Con. Res. 2) 
        [9JA]
    ------cost-of-living contribution increases for uniformed services 
        retirees relative to survivor annuities (see H.R. 2102) [24JY]
    ------exclude the Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund 
        from the Federal budget (see H.R. 103) [9JA]
    ------revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for 
        military retirees (see H.R. 2664) [18NO]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments and their employees 
        (see H.R. 1966) [29JN]

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    Poverty: corrections in data relative to cost-of-living statistics 
        (see H.R. 547) [17JA]
    Presidents of the U.S.: limit Secret Service protection of former 
        Presidents relative to traveling for income-producing 
        activities (see H.R. 298) [9JA]
    ------prohibit the receipt of certain monetary allowances while 
        receiving other Government annuities (see H.R. 273) [9JA]
    Public welfare programs: assist low income families and seniors 
        relative to severe heat emergencies (see H.R. 2109) [25JY]
    ------eliminate benefits relative to probation and parole 
        violators and fugitive felons (see H.R. 118) [9JA]
    ------exclude certain programs from liability provisions of 
        electronic benefits transfer (see H.R. 1485) [7AP]
    ------reform (see H.R. 4, 315, 759, 781, 819, 982, 1146, 1157, 
        1181, 1214, 1250, 1267) [9JA] [31JA] [1FE] [3FE] [16FE] [7MR] 
        [8MR] [9MR] [13MR] [15MR] [21MR]
    ------reform (H.R. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 117, 119) [16MR] 
        [21MR]
    ------reform (H.R. 4), consideration of conference report (see H. 
        Res. 319) [20DE]
    Railroads: administration of the Railroad Retirement System and 
        railroad unemployment insurance (see H.R. 2233) [4AU]
    ------recommend dismantlement of Railroad Retirement System (see 
        H. Res. 29) [9JA]
    Small business: establish incentives for employees under a 
        performance-based reward plan (see H.R. 647) [24JA]
    Social Security: budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628) 
        [14NO]
    ------earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 145, 
        201, 243, 374) [9JA]
    ------establish and define jurisdiction of a U.S. Court of Appeals 
        for the Social Security Circuit (see H.R. 1587) [9MY]
    ------increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2668, 2684; H. Con. Res. 
        109) [25OC] [20NO] [29NO]
    ------increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of 
        benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care 
        insurance (see H.R. 8) [9JA]
    ------increase earnings limit (H. Con. Res. 109), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 245) [25OC]
    Social Security: maintain and protect system (see H. Con. Res. 75, 
        78) [14JN] [21JN]
    ------prohibit Federal retirement benefits to persons who are not 
        defined as retired under the Social Security Act (see H.R. 
        802) [2FE]
    ------provide remedies for failure to report information on 
        earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1183) 
        [9MR]
    ------reduction in benefits relative to certain Government 
        pensions (see H.R. 2167) [2AU]
    ------repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan 
        for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see 
        H.R. 2214) [4AU]
    ------revise effective dates for discontinuance of benefits after 
        death (see H.R. 163) [9JA]
    ------treatment of disability, old-age, and widow's or widower's 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 2469) [11OC]
    ------tribute to Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance 
        Program (see H. Res. 209) [2AU]
    SSI: require benefits in the form of vouchers (see H.R. 612) 
        [20JA]
    ------restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320) [13SE]
    States: clarify reimbursement for employees carrying out Federal 
        programs during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2733, 2784) 
        [6DE] [14DE]
    ------tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 371, 394, 
        744) [9JA] [30JA]
    Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in 
        neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 2132) [27JY]
    ------allow installment method of reporting income from the sale 
        of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1076) [28FE]
    ------allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 1493, 1575) [7AP] [3MY]
    ------capital gains rate on stock of certain farmers' cooperatives 
        (see H.R. 2676) [20NO]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 333, 1042, 1322) [9JA] [24FE] 
        [24MR]
    ------capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 
        213, 537, 646) [9JA] [17JA] [24JA]
    ------capital gains rates for investments in small businesses (see 
        H.R. 2095) [21JY]
    ------characterization of certain redemption of stock held by 
        corporations (see H.R. 1551) [3MY]
    ------church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528) [17JA]
    ------clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits 
        (see H.R. 972) [16FE]
    ------constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see H.J. 
        Res. 48) [9JA]
    ------credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly 
        rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence 
        (see H.R. 1662) [17MY]
    ------credits for first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 133) [9JA]
    ------deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who 
        are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see 
        H.R. 1003) [21FE]
    ------deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals, incentives for medical practice in rural areas, 
        and creation of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 2051) 
        [18JY]
    ------deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Con. Res. 10) [9JA]
    ------deduction of partnership investment expenses under the 
        minimum tax (see H.R. 747) [30JA]
    ------delay application of the substantiation requirements to 
        reimbursement arrangements of certain loggers (see H.R. 2750) 
        [7DE]
    ------deny deductions for personal income taxes paid to a State or 
        locality which taxes non-residents for income derived from 
        certain Federal areas (see H.R. 1792) [8JN]
    ------deny Federal tax return information to States which impose 
        pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762) [7JN]
    ------depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 
        1171) [8MR]
    ------depreciation rules for the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 
        1092) [1MR]
    ------designation of overpayments and contributions to the U.S. 
        Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 2246) [4AU]
    ------determination of employment status (see H.R. 510) [13JA]
    ------determination of employment status of individuals as 
        employees or independent contractors (see H.R. 582) [19JA]
    ------double the maximum benefit under the special estate tax 
        valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 520) [13JA]
    ------earned income tax credits relative to illegal aliens and 
        fraudulent claims (see H.R. 438) [9JA]
    ------eligibility for the earned income tax credit, and treatment 
        of individuals benefiting from foreign trusts or renouncement 
        of citizenship (see H.R. 981) [16FE]
    ------eliminate double tax on dividends and allocate corporate 
        income tax revenues to qualified registered voters (see H.R. 
        430) [9JA]
    ------eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of 
        gain on the sale of a principle residence (see H.R. 1660) 
        [17MY]
    ------employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 881) [9FE]
    ------employment taxes relative to compensation for unpaid wages 
        (see H.R. 1088) [1MR]
    ------encourage capital formation for the development of new 
        business (see H.R. 1785) [7JN]
    ------encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931) 
        [14FE]
    ------establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (see 
        H.R. 2060) [19JY]
    ------establishment of simple retirement accounts (see H.R. 2584) 
        [2NO]
    ------excise taxes on excess benefits from certain tax-exempt 
        organizations (see H.R. 2316) [12SE]
    ------exclude certain business taxable income relative to 
        sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161) [8MR]
    ------exclude from gross income certain police officer and 
        firefighter disability benefits (see H.R. 1630) [12MY]
    ------exclude Social Security tax from certain self-employment 
        income received by insurance salesmen after retirement (see 
        H.R. 2004) [11JY]
    ------exemption for certain common investment funds (see H.R. 285, 
        734) [9JA] [30JA]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 1034) [23FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (see H.R. 831) [6FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 88) [16FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 121) [29MR]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831), return 
        enrolled bill (see H. Con. Res. 55) [4AP]
    ------extend retroactive period during which farm insolvency 
        transactions are exempt from the prior law alternative minimum 
        tax (see H.R. 242) [9JA]
    ------impose flat tax on earned income and business taxable income 
        (see H.R. 1780) [7JN]
    ------inapplicability of the look-back method on construction 
        contracts requiring the percentage of completion accounting 
        method (see H.R. 2722) [6DE]
    ------incentives for the conservation of endangered species (see 
        H.R. 2286, 2364) [7SE] [19SE]
    ------income exclusion limitations relative to U.S. citizens 
        working overseas (see H.R. 57) [9JA]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 
        62, 642) [9JA] [23JA]
    ------individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682, 1389) [25JA] 
        [4AP]
    ------inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special 
        estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 532) 
        [17JA]
    ------middle class tax relief (see H.R. 980) [16FE]
    ------minimum State ceiling on tax-exempt private activity bonds 
        (see H.R. 2707) [5DE]
    ------modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business stock 
        (see H.R. 1918) [22JN]
    ------nonrecognition of gain on sale of a principal residence by 
        unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1149) [7MR]
    ------one-time exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland to a 
        beginning farmer (see H.R. 441) [9JA]
    ------permit loans from individual retirement accounts for 
        housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 2431) 
        [29SE]
    ------permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace 
        Tax Fund (see H.R. 1402) [5AP]
    ------permit tax-free rollover of certain payments made by 
        employers to separated employees (see H.R. 1251, 2221) [15MR] 
        [4AU]
    ------prevent avoidance through use of foreign trusts (see H.R. 
        2356) [19SE]
    ------prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 152, 788) [9JA] 
        [1FE]
    ------provide credits for families and reform the marriage penalty 
        (see H.R. 6) [9JA]
    ------provide election for an overpayment when certain income 
        taxes are secured by real estate (see H.R. 2761) [12DE]
    ------provide for contributions to section 457 individual 
        retirement account plans for certain cafeteria plans (see H.R. 
        2810) [19DE]
    ------provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of 
        past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see H.R. 757) 
        [31JA]

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    ------rate reduction in times of low economic growth (see H.R. 
        2083) [20JY]
    ------rate reductions relative to projected budget deficit targets 
        (see H.R. 1160) [8MR]
    ------rates (see H.R. 1215) [13MR]
    ------rates (H.R. 1215), consideration (see H. Res. 128) [4AP]
    ------reduce rates and carryover basis of inherited property (see 
        H.R. 538) [17JA]
    ------regional cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 2236) [4AU]
    ------repeal alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 1142) [7MR]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 784, 1039) [1FE] [24FE]
    ------repeal gross income limitation applicable to regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 1431) [6AP]
    ------repeal special deduction for living expenses of Members of 
        Congress (see H.R. 1644) [16MY]
    ------require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury 
        in all tax cases (see H.R. 390, 2450) [9JA] [29SE]
    ------restore prior law formula for the inclusion in gross income 
        of Social Security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits 
        (see H.R. 1775) [7JN]
    ------restore tax exemption on proceeds received from settlements 
        and distributions to mixed-blood members of the Ute Indian 
        Tribe (see H.R. 2239) [4AU]
    ------restore the prior law exclusion for scholarships and 
        fellowships and the deduction for interest on education loans 
        (see H.R. 157) [9JA]
    ------retain alternative minimum tax (see H. Con. Res. 110) [25OC]
    ------special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of 
        farmland (see H.R. 501, 1082) [13JA] [28FE]
    ------treatment of accelerated death benefits under life insurance 
        contracts (see H.R. 99) [9JA]
    ------treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1167, 1819, 1985) 
        [8MR] [13JN] [30JN]
    ------treatment of amounts paid for public school bus service (see 
        H.R. 2118) [26JY]
    ------treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see 
        H.R. 408, 662, 974, 2734) [9JA] [24JA] [16FE] [6DE]
    ------treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and 
        exclusion of gain from the sale of certain principal 
        residences (see H.R. 593) [19JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 56) [9JA]
    ------treatment of certain disability benefits received by former 
        police officers or firefighters (see H.R. 98) [9JA]
    ------treatment of certain interest on automobile loans (see H.R. 
        1957) [29JN]
    ------treatment of corporations (see H.R. 1629, 2534) [12MY] 
        [25OC]
    ------treatment of corporations, earned income, estate and gift 
        taxes, and liability for prior taxable years (see H.R. 214) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of deferred compensation plans of State, local 
        government, and tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 1119) [2MR]
    ------treatment of dividends and interest received by individuals 
        (see H.R. 1041) [24FE]
    ------treatment of dividends paid by domestic corporations (see 
        H.R. 232) [9JA]
    ------treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1099, 1212) 
        [1MR] [10MR]
    ------treatment of estates and trusts using similar rates 
        applicable to married individuals filing separate returns (see 
        H.R. 329) [9JA]
    ------treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax 
        (see H.R. 2190) [3AU]
    ------treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 2045) [17JY]
    ------treatment of foreign source income of U.S.-owned 
        multinational insurance companies (see H.R. 2201) [4AU]
    ------treatment of foreign tax credit and deduction for taxes paid 
        in lieu of income taxes (see H.R. 391) [9JA]
    ------treatment of gains on sale of small business stocks (see 
        H.R. 645) [24JA]
    ------treatment of gambling proceeds relative to educational 
        funding (see H.R. 2800) [18DE]
    ------treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain 
        private foundations (see H.R. 733) [30JA]
    ------treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 2272) [6SE]
    ------treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing 
        retirement plans (see H.R. 1504) [7AP]
    ------treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540, 565) 
        [17JA] [18JA]
    ------treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see 
        H.R. 708, 1040) [26JA] [24FE]
    ------treatment of income crop insurance proceeds and disaster 
        payments (see H.R. 1408) [5AP]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to employee 
        pension plans (see H.R. 2040) [13JY]
    ------treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 328) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 334) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship (see H.R. 1812, 2012) [9JN] [11JY]
    ------treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or 
        residents (see H.R. 1535) [2MY]
    ------treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or 
        residents (H.R. 1535), consideration (see H. Res. 160) [25MY]
    ------treatment of interest paid on educational loans (see H.R. 
        1793) [8JN]
    ------treatment of interest paid on educational loans and 
        withdrawals from retirement plans for higher education 
        expenses (see H.R. 2050) [18JY]
    ------treatment of length of service awards for volunteer 
        firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 
        1893) [20JN]
    ------treatment of livestock sold on account of weather conditions 
        (see H.R. 1588) [9MY]
    ------treatment of meals provided at fish processing facilities 
        (see H.R. 2451) [29SE]
    ------treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 323, 354, 
        1818, 2692) [9JA] [13JN] [30NO]
    ------treatment of military income derived from services performed 
        during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776, 2778) [13DE] 
        [14DE]
    ------treatment of pensions (see H.R. 2037) [13JY]
    ------treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 2121) 
        [26JY]
    ------treatment of regular investment tax credits (see H.R. 2384) 
        [21SE]
    ------treatment of Retirement Years Savings Accounts (see H.R. 
        2365) [19SE]
    ------treatment of senior citizen individual retirement account 
        contributions (see H.R. 1652) [16MY]
    ------treatment of State prepaid college tuition programs (see 
        H.R. 1328) [28MR]
    ------treatment of student loan interest (see H.R. 1229) [14MR]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt interest relative to Social Security 
        benefits and income determination (see H.R. 159) [9JA]
    ------treatment of trusts established for the benefit of 
        individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 960) [15FE]
    ------treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1027, 2461) 
        [23FE] [11OC]
    ------valuation of stock received by employees for performance of 
        services (see H.R. 693) [26JA]
    ------workmen's compensation relative to certain personal 
        liability assignments (see H.R. 1037) [24FE]
    Tobacco products: treatment of overtime exemptions for employees 
        relative to the sale and processing of green and cigar leaf 
        tobacco (see H.R. 636) [23JA]
    Unemployment: extend emergency compensation (see H.R. 2572) [1NO]
    Veterans: change the date for the beginning of the Vietnam era for 
        benefit eligibility purposes (see H.R. 1513) [7AP]
    ------computation of retirement pay credit for military reservists 
        who are retained in active service (see H.R. 894) [10FE]
    ------dependency and indemnity compensation benefits relative to 
        remarriage of surviving spouses (see H.R. 469) [11JA]
    ------eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree 
        cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38, 1994) [9JA] [30JN]
    ------exclude certain income from consideration for determining 
        rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2091) 
        [21JY]
    ------increase service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 
        2352, 2394) [19SE] [25SE]
    ------minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain 
        unmarried (see H.R. 1090) [1MR]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303) [9JA]
    ------retroactive determination of military disability benefits 
        eligibility (see H.R. 973) [16FE]
    ------revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation 
        and pension benefits (see H.R. 109) [9JA]
    Virgin Islands: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1069) [27FE]
    Wages: create a livable wage (see H.R. 768) [1FE]
  Conference reports
    Extend Tax Deduction for Health Insurance Costs of Self-Employed 
        Individuals and Repeal Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and 
        Exchanges Effectuating FCC Policies (H.R. 831) [29MR]
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (H.R. 4) [21DE]
  Messages
    U.S.-Germany Supplementary Agreement on Social Security: President 
        Clinton [10OC]
    Working Wage Increase Act: President Clinton [13FE]
  Motions
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (H.R. 9) [3MR]
    Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4) [22MR] [24MR] [6DE]
    ------reform (H.R. 4), conference report [21DE]
    Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-
        employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831) 
        [21FE] [28MR]
    ------rates (H.R. 1215) [5AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4, Personal 
        Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 104-431) [20DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 831, Self-Employed 
        Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain 
        Relative to Certain FCC Policies: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 104-93) [29MR]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 17, Treatment of Social Security 
        Under a Constitutional Amendment To Require a Balanced Budget: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 104-4) 
        [24JA]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 109, Increase Social Security 
        Earnings Limit: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) (H. 
        Rept. 104-292) [25OC]
    Consideration of H. Res. 299, House Rules Relative to Treatment of 
        Outside Earned Income: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        322) (H. Rept. 104-441) [21DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 117) (H. Rept. 104-83) [16MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 119) (H. Rept. 104-85) 
        [21MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 831, Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax 
        Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and Exchanges 
        Effectuating FCC Policies: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        88) (H. Rept. 104-38) [16FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1215, Contract With America Tax Relief Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 128) (H. Rept. 104-100) 
        [4AP]
    Contract With America Tax Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1215) (H. Rept. 104-84) [21MR]

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    Food Stamp Program Reform: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        1135) (H. Rept. 104-77) [14MR]
    Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2394) (H. Rept. 
        104-273) [6OC]
    Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 104-33) [15FE]
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 104-430) [20DE]
    Public Welfare Programs Reform: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1157) (H. Rept. 104-81) [15MR]
    Restrict Government Promotion of Economically Targeted Investments 
        for Employee Benefit Plans: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1594) (H. Rept. 104-
        238) [6SE]
    Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of 
        Gain on Sales and Exchanges Effectuating FCC Policies: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 831) (H. Rept. 104-92) [29MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 831) (H. Rept. 
        104-32) [14FE]
    Social Security Earnings Limit Increase: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2684) (H. Rept. 104-379) [4DE]
    State Tax Treatment of Certain Pension Income: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 394) (H. Rept. 104-389) [7DE]
    State Use of Automated Data Retrieval System for Child and Spousal 
        Support Enforcement: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2288) (H. Rept. 104-250) [19SE]
    Tax Treatment of Individuals Benefiting From Renouncement of 
        Citizenship: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1812) 
        (H. Rept. 104-145) [16JN]

INDEPENDENT AGENCIES
related term(s) Executive Departments
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
    ------H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [2NO]
    ------S. 244, Paperwork Reduction Act [10MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Administrative Conference of the U.S.: extend (see H.R. 2291) 
        [8SE]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1976) [30JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 188) [12JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 235) [29SE]
    Animals: encourage Federal agencies utilizing rabbit eye irritancy 
        tests to validate alternative ophthalmic testing procedures 
        (see H. Con. Res. 7) [9JA]
    Appropriations: reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 
        1219) [13MR]
    Budget: establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce 
        discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162) [8MR]
    ------establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce 
        discretionary spending limits (H.R. 1162), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 218) [12SE]
    CFTC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 618) [20JA]
    Congress: final approval of all executive branch agency 
        promulgated regulations (see H.R. 2727) [6DE]
    Courts: exempt State and local court reporters from certain 
        Federal compensatory time requirements (see H.R. 1225) [14MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: allow State employees to perform certain 
        work during a Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 2677) 
        [20NO]
    ------allow State employees to perform certain work during a 
        Federal Government shutdown (H.R. 2677), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 323) [21DE]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1977) [30JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 185, 187, 189) [11JY] [12JY] [13JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 231, 253, 301) [27SE] [1NO] 
        [13DE]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2020) [12JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 190) [17JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 267) [14NO]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2002) [11JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2002), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 194) [19JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2002), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 241) [24OC]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2127) [27JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2127), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 208) [1AU]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2099) [21JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 201) [25JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 280, 291) [18NO] [6DE]
    Executive departments: ensure that Federal expenditures remain 
        accountable to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 57) 
        [3FE]
    ------provide authority to issue rulings respecting application of 
        laws under their jurisdiction (see H.R. 2377) [21SE]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 830) [6FE]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 91) [21FE]
    ------use of unobligated funds to pay bonuses to certain personnel 
        and for deficit reduction (see H.R. 29) [9JA]
    FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 589, 1392, 2276) 
        [19JA] [4AP] [7SE]
    FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel 
        actions (see H.R. 2683) [28NO]
    Federal employees: allow furloughed employees to work voluntarily 
        during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2667, 2769) [19NO] 
        [13DE]
    ------funding for pay adjustments and comparability payments 
        through reductions in agency spending on service contracts 
        (see H.R. 1409) [5AP]
    ------priority placement program for employees affected by 
        reductions-in-force (see H.R. 2082) [20JY]
    Federal Statistical Service: establish (see H.R. 2521) [24OC]
    FRS: clarify application of the Government in the Sunshine Act to 
        the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 1055) [24FE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 1498) [7AP]
    Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or 
        false statements to all branches of Government (see H.R. 1678) 
        [18MY]
    ------avoid costs and disruption of agency shutdowns when there is 
        a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 2069) [19JY]
    ------awarding of competitive contracts in acquiring and operating 
        Federal motor vehicle fleets (see H.R. 1981) [30JN]
    ------continuance of pay and authority to make certain 
        expenditures and obligations when there is a lapse in 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2007) [11JY]
    ------continuance of pay when there is a lapse in appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2184, 2662) [3AU] [17NO]
    ------eliminate and modify reporting requirements by Federal 
        departments and agencies (see H.R. 2331) [14SE]
    ------improve determination procedures for the taking of private 
        property (see H.R. 1277) [21MR]
    ------improve the acquisition workforce of civilian Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 1770) [7JN]
    ------improve use of risk assessment and cost-benefit analysis by 
        Federal agencies (see H.R. 690) [25JA]
    ------procure from the private sector the goods and services 
        necessary to operate and manage certain agencies (see H.R. 28) 
        [9JA]
    ------prohibit expenditure of funds for the promotion of 
        homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle (see H.R. 
        862) [8FE]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (see H.R. 2268, 2564) [6SE] [31OC]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (H.R. 2564), consideration (see H. Res. 
        269) [15NO]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 116) [29NO]
    ------require Federal agencies acquiring surplus property from 
        closure of military installations to retain possession and use 
        for agency purposes (see H.R. 1265) [16MR]
    ------require Federal agencies to apply value engineering (see 
        H.R. 719) [27JA]
    ------review all departments and agencies and their programs (see 
        H.R. 1763) [7JN]
    Government regulations: cumulative cost/benefit accounting 
        statement for regulatory programs (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    ------enforcement relative to publication in final form within 18 
        months of general notice of proposed rulemaking (see H.R. 
        1681) [18MY]
    ------reform (see H.R. 994) [21FE]
    ------require approval by law all agency rules and regulations 
        (see H.R. 47) [9JA]
    Immigration: separate administration of the INS and Border Patrol 
        (see H.R. 569) [19JA]
    Lobbyists: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence 
        the Federal Government (see H.R. 119) [9JA]
    Merit Systems Protection Board: performance of certain hearings 
        functions only by administrative law judges (see H.R. 1983) 
        [30JN]
    NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2043, 2059) [17JY] 
        [19JY]
    National Blue Ribbon Commission To Eliminate Waste in Government: 
        establish (see H.R. 217) [9JA]
    Panama Canal Commission: reconstitute as a U.S. Government 
        corporation (see H.R. 1348) [29MR]
    Postal Service: reduction of accumulated debt (see H.R. 2744) 
        [7DE]
    ------repeal transitional authorization of appropriations (see 
        H.R. 1826) [13JN]
    Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative 
        to regulatory restrictions (see H.R. 925) [14FE]
    ------compensation to owners of private property relative to 
        regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), consideration (see H. Res. 
        101) [28FE]
    Regulatory Sunset Commission: establish (see H.R. 122) [9JA]
    SBA: transfer to the Dept. of the Treasury (see H.R. 2125) [27JY]
    Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and 
        activities except during national emergencies (see H.R. 1709) 
        [25MY]
    U.S. Trade Administration: establish (see H.R. 2124) [27JY]
    Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 1736) [25MY]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1976) [28SE]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        1977) [21SE] [31OC] [12DE]

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    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2020) 
        [25OC]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2002) [20OC]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2099) [17NO] [6DE]
    Paperwork Reduction Act (S. 244) [3AP]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: President Clinton [18DE]
    Veto of H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry 
        Independent Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton [18DE]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976) [20SE] [12OC]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 1977) [12JY] [13JY] [8SE] [29SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), conference report 
        [15NO] [13DE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto [18DE]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 2020) [19JY] [8SE]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2002) [8SE]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2127) [3AU]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099) [27JY] [28JY] 
        [31JY] [2NO]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report 
        [29NO] [7DE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), veto [18DE]
    Executive departments: ensure that Federal expenditures remain 
        accountable to the House of Representatives (H. Res. 57) [7FE]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830) [10MR]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1976) (H. Rept. 
        104-268) [28SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1976) (H. Rept. 
        104-172) [30JN]
    CFTC Appropriations: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 618) 
        (H. Rept. 104-104) [6AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1976, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. 
        Rept. 104-271) [29SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1977, Dept. of the 
        Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 231) (H. Rept. 104-264) [27SE]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 104-304) 
        [1NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 301) (H. Rept. 104-403) 
        [13DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2002, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 241) (H. Rept. 104-289) [24OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2020, Dept. of the 
        Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, 
        and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 267) (Rept. 104-338) [14NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2099, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 280) (H. 
        Rept. 104-355) [18NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 291) (H. Rept. 104-385) 
        [6DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 830, Paperwork Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 104-43) [21FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 925, Private Property Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (H. Res. 101) (H. Rept. 104-61) [28FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1162, Deficit Reduction Lockbox Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 218) (H. Rept. 104-243) 
        [12SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1976, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 188) (H. Rept. 104-185) [12JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        185) (H. Rept. 104-182) [11JY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 104-184) 
        [12JY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 104-186) 
        [13JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        194) (H. Rept. 104-195) [19JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 190) (H. 
        Rept. 104-190) [17JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 201) (H. Rept. 104-206) [25JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2127, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 208) (H. Rept. 104-224) [1AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 2564, Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 104-342) [15NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2677, Allow State Employees To Perform 
        Certain Dept. of the Interior Work During a Federal Government 
        Shutdown: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 
        104-442) [21DE]
    Deficit Reduction Lockbox Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 
        1162) (H. Rept. 104-205) [25JY]
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 1977) (H. Rept. 104-259) [21SE]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 1977) (H. Rept. 104-300) 
        [31OC]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 1977) (H. Rept. 104-402) 
        [12DE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1977) (H. Rept. 
        104-173) [30JN]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 2020) (H. Rept. 104-291) [25OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2020) (H. Rept. 
        104-183) [12JY]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2002) (H. Rept. 104-286) [20OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2002) (H. Rept. 
        104-177) [11JY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2127) (H. Rept. 104-209) [27JY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2099) 
        (H. Rept. 104-353) [17NO]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 2099) (H. Rept. 104-384) [6DE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2099) (H. Rept. 
        104-201) [21JY]
    Exempt State and Local Court Reporters From Certain Federal 
        Compensatory Time Requirements: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 104-
        219) [1AU]
    Federal Reports Elimination and Sunset Act: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (S. 790) (H. Rept. 
        104-327) [8NO]
    Government Regulations Reform: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 104-284) [19OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 104-
        284) [7NO]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        2564) (H. Rept. 104-339) [14NO]
    NASA Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2043) (H. 
        Rept. 104-233) [4AU]
    Paperwork Reduction Act: Committee of Conference (S. 244) (H. 
        Rept. 104-99) [3AP]
    ------Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        830) (H. Rept. 104-37) [15FE]
    Private Property Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 925) (H. Rept. 104-46) [23FE]
    Reduce Discretionary Spending Limits in Appropriations Bills: 
        Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 1219) (H. Rept. 104-89) 
        [23MR]
    Repeal Transitional Authorization of Appropriations for the Postal 
        Service: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 1826) (H. Rept. 104-174) [10JY]

INDEPENDENT COMMISSION ON CONGRESSIONAL ETHICS
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): abolish and 
        establish an Independent Commission on Congressional Ethics 
        (see H.R. 2797) [15DE]

INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR TAX SIMPLIFICATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1972) [30JN]

INDIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil liberties: violations in Kashmir (see H. Res. 123) [29MR]
    Democracy: free and fair elections in Jammu and Kashmir (see H. 
        Con. Res. 57) [5AP]
    Foreign aid: suspend developmental assistance relative to human 
        rights violations (see H.R. 1425) [6AP]
    Foreign policy: detention of U.S. citizen Donald Hutchings (see H. 
        Con. Res. 97) [4AU]
    ------resumption of direct, bilateral talks between India and 
        Pakistan (see H. Con. Res. 59) [6AP]
    Independence: anniversary (see H. Res. 36) [17JA]
    Khalra, Jaswant Singh: condemn abduction by India (see H. Res. 
        233) [28SE]
    Punjab, Khalistan: self-determination for the independence of the 
        Sikh nation homeland (see H. Con. Res. 32) [22FE]
    Religion: commitment to religious pluralism and tolerance (see H. 
        Con. Res. 60) [6AP]
    U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 48) [24MR]

INDIAN CHILD WELFARE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Native Americans: status of Indian children (see H.R. 1448) [6AP]

INDIAN GAMING REGULATORY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 140) [9JA]
    ------provide for community approval of tribal-State gambling 
        compacts (see H.R. 1364) [30MR]

INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Self-governance: clarify provisions (see H.R. 2623) [13NO]

INDIANA
  Bills and resolutions
    Corps of Engineers: watershed management plan for Lake George area 
        (see H.R. 1107) [1MR]
    Indiana Army Ammunition Plant: conveyance of property for 
        inclusion in State park (see H.R. 1399) [5AP]

INDIANAPOLIS, IN
  Bills and resolutions
    Martin University: participation in the certain Higher Education 
        Act programs (see H.R. 269) [9JA]

INDIANS
see Native Americans

INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 1986) [30JN]

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INDONESIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: allocation (see H.R. 2746) [7DE]
    World Archery Championships: condemn for refusal to permit a team 
        from Israel to participate (see H. Con. Res. 87) [27JY]

INDUSTRIAL ARBITRATION
related term(s) Collective Bargaining; Labor Unions
  Bills and resolutions
    NLRB: jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 
        1723) [25MY]

INFLATION
see Economy

INFORMATION SERVICES
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation 
        Act [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: develop information system on, and investigation of 
        pilot aptitude (see H.R. 2772) [13DE]
    Computers: encourage and protect private sector initiatives that 
        improve user control over information services (see H.R. 1978) 
        [30JN]
    Credit: accuracy of consumer information maintained by credit 
        reporting agencies (see H.R. 561) [18JA]
    Education: establish loan guarantee program for telecommunications 
        satellites dedicated to instructional programming (see H.R. 
        1908) [21JN]
    Electronics: ensure competitive availability of consumer 
        electronics devices affording access to telecommunications 
        services (see H.R. 1275) [21MR]
    Employment: develop program making career opportunities 
        information available on publicly accessible networks and 
        other electronic media (see H.R. 2376) [21SE]
    FCC: lower market entry barriers for small businesses seeking to 
        provide telecommunication and information services (see H.R. 
        187) [9JA]
    Federal Statistical Service: establish (see H.R. 2521) [24OC]
    Government: improve information dissemination and printing 
        procedures (see H.R. 1024) [23FE]
    Health: establish code of fair information practices (see H.R. 
        435) [9JA]
    Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see H.R. 952, 
        2685) [15FE] [29NO]
    National Information Infrastructure: adapt copyright laws to 
        digital networked environments (see H.R. 2441) [29SE]
    Recycling: improve the collection and dissemination of information 
        that will promote the recycling of municipal solid waste (see 
        H.R. 1153) [7MR]
    Social Security: establish a health information network for 
        medicare and medicaid (see H.R. 1766) [7JN]
    ------improve information provided in account statements and 
        distribute statements annually to beneficiaries (see H.R. 
        1319, 2312) [24MR] [12SE]
    Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation (see 
        H.R. 1555) [3MY]
    ------promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 207) [1AU]
    Telephones: prevent unfair billing and charging practices for 
        services provided over 800 line phone numbers (see H.R. 1559) 
        [3MY]
    Weather: improve the collection and distribution of information to 
        assist agricultural producers (see H.R. 383) [9JA]
  Motions
    Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation 
        (H.R. 1555) [4AU]
    ------reform policies regulating competition (S. 652) [12OC]
  Reports filed
    Communications Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1555) (H. 
        Rept. 104-204) [24JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1555, Communications Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 207) (H. Rept. 104-223) [1AU]
    Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank Repeal: Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) (H.R. 2685) (H. Rept. 104-394) [11DE]

INGLIS, BOB (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act [9NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Courts: funding for death penalty resource centers (see H.R. 1984) 
        [30JN]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 3) [9JA]
    Political campaigns: prohibit contributions and expenditures by 
        multicandidate committees in elections for Federal office (see 
        H.R. 262) [9JA]

INSECTICIDES
related term(s) Agriculture; Insects; Pesticides
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend 
        relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352) [29MR]
    ------amend relative to public health pesticides (see H.R. 53) 
        [9JA]
    Pesticides: definition and regulation of antimicrobial pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1680) [18MY]
    ------definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1627) [12MY]

INSECTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend 
        relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352) [29MR]
    ------amend relative to public health pesticides (see H.R. 53) 
        [9JA]
    Pesticides: definition and regulation of antimicrobial pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1680) [18MY]
    ------definition and regulation of the minor use of pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1627) [12MY]
    Texas: control of southern pine beetles in wilderness areas (see 
        H.R. 689) [26JA]

INSTITUTE FOR MUSEUM SERVICES
  Bills and resolutions
    American Cultural Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 1520) [7AP]
    Arts and humanities: authorizing appropriations for the National 
        Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the 
        Humanities and the Institute for Museum Services (see H.R. 
        1557) [3MY]
  Reports filed
    National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the 
        Humanities and the Institute for Museum Services 
        Appropriations: Committee on Economic and Educational 
        Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1557) (H. Rept. 104-170) [29JN]

INSURANCE
related term(s) Health
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 831, extend tax deduction for health insurance 
        costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition 
        of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies 
        [28MR]
    ------H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act [9NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: coverage of seed crops under the noninsured crop 
        disaster assistance program (see H.R. 2093) [21JY]
    ------purchase of catastrophic risk protection and clarify the 
        prevented planting rule (see H.R. 2147) [31JY]
    Armed Forces: allow liability claims resulting from medical 
        malpractice (see H.R. 2524) [24OC]
    ------use of military health care system and commissary stores by 
        an unremarried former spouse (see H.R. 1726, 2096) [25MY] 
        [21JY]
    Automobile insurance: require insurers provide rate setting 
        information (see H.R. 113) [9JA]
    Bankruptcy: payment of claims for retiree health insurance (see 
        H.R. 318) [9JA]
    Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see 
        H.R. 1739) [25MY]
    Consumers: require written notification to property and casualty 
        applicants or policy-holders of refusal of issuance or renewal 
        (see H.R. 1247) [15MR]
    Courts: medical malpractice liability claim requirements (see H.R. 
        229, 1195) [9JA] [9MR]
    ------product liability reform (see H.R. 10, 917, 955, 956, 1075) 
        [9JA] [13FE] [15FE] [28FE]
    ------product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 108, 109) [7MR] [8MR]
    Credit: improve the Single Family Housing Mortgage Insurance 
        Program (see H.R. 487) [11JA]
    Crime: penalties for health care fraud (see H.R. 2408) [27SE]
    ------prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of 
        payment for health care services (see H.R. 1758, 1850) [7JN] 
        [14JN]
    ------treatment of motor vehicle theft of air bag modules (see 
        H.R. 2804) [18DE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: emergency assistance for crop losses in 
        federally designated disaster areas (see H.R. 2343) [14SE]
    Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries 
        the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program (see H.R. 2442) [29SE]
    Dept. of Energy: provide health benefits to former defense nuclear 
        facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 
        1903) [20JN]
    Dept. of HHS: establish a schedule of preventive health care 
        services under private insurance plans and programs (see H.R. 
        23) [9JA]
    Disasters: clarify primary responsibility of States for disaster 
        relief, establish private corporations to insure against risks 
        and costs, and provide for reimbursable Federal assistance 
        activities (see H.R. 824; H. Con. Res. 39) [3FE] [14MR]
    ------establish a Federal insurance program for catastrophic 
        earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes (see H.R. 
        1731) [25MY]
    ------provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against 
        natural disasters (see H.R. 1856) [15JN]
    Employment: relationship between workers' compensation benefits 
        and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers 
        (see H.R. 1715) [25MY]
    ------require employers to notify workers before health care or 
        retirement benefits are terminated (see H.R. 1305) [23MR]
    ERISA: extend continuation of coverage of certain retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 2168) [2AU]
    ------improve pension plan funding (see H.R. 37) [9JA]
    ------provide for worker security, improve pension plan funding, 
        and reform insurance policies (see H.R. 35, 36, 1048) [9JA] 
        [24FE]
    ------restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594) [9MY]
    ------restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 215) [7SE]
    ------restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), technical 
        corrections (see H. Con. Res. 108) [17OC]
    FDIC: recapitalization of the Savings Association Insurance Fund 
        (see H.R. 1470, 1471, 1472, 1473, 1474, 1475, 1476, 1477, 
        1478, 1479, 1480, 1481) [7AP]
    Federal employees: access to hearing care services by audiologists 
        (see H.R. 1057) [27FE]
    ------allow contributions to medical savings accounts under 
        Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 2341) 
        [14SE]
    ------eligibility for Federal health benefits for certain 
        temporary appointees (see H.R. 1724) [25MY]
    ------provide life insurance options to certain retirees (see H.R. 
        1182) [9MR]
    ------treatment of life insurance options for disabled retirees 
        (see H.R. 2688) [29NO]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow Farm Credit 
        Administration employees to enroll (see H.R. 2033) [13JY]
    ------coverage of medical foods (see H.R. 2009) [11JY]
    ------make available to general public (see H.R. 1084) [28FE]
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: earthquake insurance 
        requirements (see H.R. 2309, 2317) [12SE]
    Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp.: establish (see H.R. 1708) [24MY]
    Federal Ship Mortgage Insurance Program: amend guarantee fee 
        provisions (see H.R. 1346) [29MR]
    Financial institutions: accelerate capitalization of the savings 
        association insurance fund (see H.R. 2123) [27JY]

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    ------authority to regulate national bank insurance activities 
        (see H.R. 2503) [18OC]
    ------encourage foreign countries to accord national treatment to 
        U.S. financial organizations (see H.R. 19) [9JA]
    ------exclude certain bank products from the definition of a 
        deposit (see H.R. 1574) [3MY]
    ------increase competition in the financial services sector (see 
        H.R. 1062) [27FE]
    Fish and fishing: use of relief funds to compensate revenue loss 
        of commercial fisheries during disasters (see H.R. 2673) 
        [20NO]
    Foreign Service: retirement, survivor, and health benefits for 
        spouses relative to misconduct or disloyalty of officials (see 
        H.R. 674) [25JA]
    Genetics: prohibit use of genetic information in determining 
        coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748) [7DE]
    Health: coverage and treatment of emergency services under health 
        plans (see H.R. 2011) [11JY]
    ------designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care 
        providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see 
        H. Res. 30) [9JA]
    ------deter health care fraud and improve the administration of 
        health benefit plans (see H.R. 1912) [22JN]
    ------equal coverage for all children enrolled in health care 
        plans under a family class of enrollment (see H.R. 1012) 
        [22FE]
    ------establish community-based managed care programs in medically 
        disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 381) [9JA]
    ------establish health plan standards for treatment of enrollees 
        and health care providers (see H.R. 2400) [27SE]
    ------extend period of applicability of enrollment mix requirement 
        to certain HMOs (see H.R. 1878) [16JN]
    ------limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2690) [29NO]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 16, 995, 996, 1200, 1234, 1424, 1798, 
        2071, 2220, 2756, 2836; H. Con. Res. 14) [9JA] [17JA] [21FE] 
        [9MR] [14MR] [6AP] [8JN] [19JY] [4AU] [11DE] [22DE]
    ------national policy to provide health care coverage of mental 
        illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 98) [4AU]
    ------prohibit denial of coverage based on evidence of domestic 
        violence (see H.R. 1191) [9MR]
    ------prohibit denial of coverage based on status as victim of 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 1201, 1920, 2654) [10MR] [22JN] 
        [16NO]
    ------prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans 
        relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1797) [8JN]
    ------prohibit premium rate increases based on age (see H.R. 1614) 
        [11MY]
    ------promote portability of health insurance by limiting 
        discrimination in health coverage (see H.R. 439) [9JA]
    ------provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting 
        condition exclusions (see H.R. 1604, 1610) [10MY] [11MY]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth 
        (see H.R. 1936, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1968, 1970; H. Con. Res. 79) 
        [27JN] [28JN] [29JN]
    Health care professionals: determine necessary medical coverage 
        and require insurers to notify enrollees (see H.R. 2608) [9NO]
    Health care programs: combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 
        2326) [13SE]
    Housing: establish a national property reinsurance program 
        directed at underserved areas (see H.R. 1517) [7AP]
    ------minimum property standard requirements relative to water 
        treatment for certain properties with federally insured 
        mortgages (see H.R. 69) [9JA]
    Interstate commerce: insurance disclosures (see H.R. 176, 182) 
        [9JA]
    Interstate compacts: encourage States to study and adopt insurance 
        regulations (see H.J. Res. 100) [11JY]
    Medicaid: continued enrollment of special-needs children in 
        traditional fee-for-service plans in States with managed care 
        programs (see H.R. 1502) [7AP]
    ------coverage of services of certain clinics operated by 
        children's hospitals (see H.R. 1503) [7AP]
    ------improve Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 625, 
        818, 2226) [20JA] [3FE] [4AU]
    ------osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791) [8JN]
    ------provide State incentives for reduction of expenditures (see 
        H.R. 1334) [28MR]
    ------require HMOs and other managed care plans to make payments 
        relative to assistance provided by school-based health centers 
        (see H.R. 2420) [28SE]
    ------require States to provide photograph of beneficiary on 
        enrollment card (see H.R. 2303) [12SE]
    Medicare: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 25) [9JA]
    ------chiropractic services (see H.R. 997) [21FE]
    ------clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of 
        medical devices approved for investigational use (see H.R. 
        1744) [6JN]
    ------combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 1668, 2389) [18MY] 
        [21SE]
    ------coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with 
        diabetes (see H.R. 1074) [28FE]
    ------coverage of nursing facilities, in-home services, and 
        outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 507) [13JA]
    ------eliminate peer review system (see H.R. 1761) [7JN]
    ------extend certain savings provisions (see H.R. 1134, 1217) 
        [6MR] [13MR]
    ------hemodialysis standards for renal dialysis facilities (see 
        H.R. 1067) [27FE]
    ------limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 559) [18JA]
    ------limit penalty for late enrollment and establish special 
        enrollment for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2729) [6DE]
    ------medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247) [4AU]
    ------multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078) [28FE]
    ------oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489, 2600) [17OC] [8NO]
    ------outpatient self-management training services for individuals 
        with diabetes (see H.R. 1073) [28FE]
    ------payment for dental services (see H.R. 166) [9JA]
    ------payment for services furnished by a facility in which the 
        referring physician has an ownership interest (see H.R. 2390) 
        [21SE]
    ------positron emission tomography (see H.R. 2194) [4AU]
    ------protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in 
        managed care plans and HMOs (see H.R. 1707, 2329, 2350) [24MY] 
        [14SE] [18SE]
    ------reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals 80 years of 
        age or older (see H.R. 2805) [18DE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 2152, 2173, 2422, 2425, 2476, 2485, 2486, 
        2839) [1AU] [2AU] [28SE] [29SE] [12OC] [17OC] [22DE]
    ------reform (H.R. 2425), consideration (see H. Res. 238) [18OC]
    ------reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health professional 
        shortage areas (see H.R. 1750) [6JN]
    ------reimbursement for physician assistants in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1751) [6JN]
    ------renal disease management services (see H.R. 1068) [27FE]
    ------reporting requirement of trust fund trustees on projected 
        financial imbalances (see H.R. 1590) [9MY]
    ------require HMOs to disclose certain information to enrollees 
        (see H.R. 2249) [4AU]
    ------require HMOs to provide out-of-network services to enrollees 
        (see H.R. 2757) [12DE]
    ------waive late enrollment penalty for certain military retirees 
        who live near closed military installations (see H.R. 875) 
        [9FE]
    Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see H.R. 952, 
        2685) [15FE] [29NO]
    Medicare/Medicaid: public examination of any changes in existing 
        law relative to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221) [13SE]
    Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to 
        individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 193) [9JA]
    Motor vehicles: reform rental car company agreements relative to 
        liability and collision damage waivers (see H.R. 175) [9JA]
    Public health: establish standards for long-term care insurance 
        policies (see H.R. 1221) [14MR]
    Public Health Service: extend and clarify malpractice coverage for 
        health centers (see H.R. 1747) [6JN]
    Railroads: administration of the Railroad Retirement System and 
        railroad unemployment insurance (see H.R. 2233) [4AU]
    Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to 
        home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see 
        H.R. 1934) [27JN]
    Rural areas: health care (see H. Con. Res. 56) [4AP]
    Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of 
        self-employed individuals (see H.R. 34, 52, 76, 335, 691, 696, 
        697, 2435) [9JA] [26JA] [29SE]
    ------liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning 
        solvents (see H.R. 2522) [24OC]
    Social Security: establish a disability review account for 
        expenditures in reviewing cases (see H.R. 1586) [9MY]
    ------establish a health information network for medicare and 
        medicaid (see H.R. 1766) [7JN]
    ------establish and define jurisdiction of a U.S. Court of Appeals 
        for the Social Security Circuit (see H.R. 1587) [9MY]
    ------increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of 
        benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care 
        insurance (see H.R. 8) [9JA]
    ------maintain and protect system (see H. Con. Res. 75, 78) [14JN] 
        [21JN]
    ------maintain earnings test correlation between disability 
        insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits 
        (see H. Con. Res. 23) [3FE]
    ------medicare reimbursement to Military Health Services System 
        (see H.R. 580) [19JA]
    ------treatment of disability, old-age, and widow's or widower's 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 2469) [11OC]
    ------treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 1013, 
        2571) [22FE] [1NO]
    States: compliance by sellers and underwriters with State consumer 
        protection requirements (see H.R. 1317) [24MR]
    Taxation: deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals, incentives for medical practice in rural areas, 
        and creation of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 2051) 
        [18JY]
    ------deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 158, 442) 
        [9JA]
    ------exclude Social Security tax from certain self-employment 
        income received by insurance salesmen after retirement (see 
        H.R. 2004) [11JY]
    ------exemptions for health risk pools (see H.R. 539) [17JA]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 1034) [23FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (see H.R. 831) [6FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 88) [16FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 121) [29MR]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831), return 
        enrolled bill (see H. Con. Res. 55) [4AP]

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    ------provide farmers carryover of unused deductions and a one-
        time exclusion from gain for certain sales and provide health 
        insurance deductions for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 
        1748) [6JN]
    ------requirements for tax exempt trust status relative to 
        multiple employer health benefits arrangements (see H.R. 1035) 
        [23FE]
    ------State establishment of health insurance systems for 
        temporarily unemployed individuals (see H.R. 2432) [29SE]
    ------treatment of accelerated death benefits under life insurance 
        contracts (see H.R. 99) [9JA]
    ------treatment of effectively-connected investment income of 
        insurance companies (see H.R. 1178) [9MR]
    ------treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-
        exempt group medical practices (see H.R. 2452) [10OC]
    ------treatment of foreign source income of U.S.-owned 
        multinational insurance companies (see H.R. 2201) [4AU]
    ------treatment of income crop insurance proceeds and disaster 
        payments (see H.R. 1408) [5AP]
    ------treatment of insurance payments and property taxes on a 
        principal residence after a certain age (see H.R. 1857) [15JN]
    ------treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 1457) 
        [6AP]
    ------treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 2559) [30OC]
    ------treatment of medical expenses incurred for an abortion (see 
        H.R. 231) [9JA]
    ------treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 323, 354, 
        1818, 2692) [9JA] [13JN] [30NO]
    ------treatment of mutual life insurance company policyholder 
        dividends and small life insurance company acquisition 
        expenses (see H.R. 1497) [7AP]
    ------treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies 
        (see H.R. 1515) [7AP]
    Veterans: authorize termination of Servicemen's Group Life 
        Insurance coverage when premiums are unpaid (see H.R. 2157) 
        [1AU]
    ------dependency and indemnity compensation benefits relative to 
        remarriage of surviving spouses (see H.R. 469) [11JA]
    ------reform insurance plans and coverage (see H.R. 2156) [1AU]
  Conference reports
    Extend Tax Deduction for Health Insurance Costs of Self-Employed 
        Individuals and Repeal Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and 
        Exchanges Effectuating FCC Policies (H.R. 831) [29MR]
  Messages
    National Program for Floodplain Management: President Clinton 
        [6MR]
  Motions
    Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956) [9MR] [10MR] [9NO]
    Medicare: reform (H.R. 2425) [19OC]
    Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-
        employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831) 
        [21FE] [28MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 831, Self-Employed 
        Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain 
        Relative to Certain FCC Policies: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 104-93) [29MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 831, Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax 
        Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and Exchanges 
        Effectuating FCC Policies: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        88) (H. Rept. 104-38) [16FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 108) (H. Rept. 104-
        69) [7MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 109) (H. Rept. 104-72) 
        [8MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2425, Medicare Reform: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 238) (H. Rept. 104-282) [18OC]
    Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1747) (H. Rept. 104-398) [12DE]
    Financial Services Competitiveness Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1062) (H. Rept. 104-127) 
        [18MY] [13JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1062) (H. Rept. 104-127) 
        [22JN]
    Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank Repeal: Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) (H.R. 2685) (H. Rept. 104-394) [11DE]
    Medicare Reform: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2425) (H. 
        Rept. 104-276) [17OC]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2425) (H. Rept. 
        104-276) [17OC]
    Medicare Savings Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        1217) (H. Rept. 104-87) [23MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1134) (H. Rept. 
        104-80) [15MR]
    Product Liability Reform: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) 
        (H. Rept. 104-50) [24FE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 917) (H. Rept. 104-63) 
        [1MR]
    Reporting Requirements of Medicare Trust Fund Trustees on 
        Projected Financial Imbalances: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1590) (H. Rept. 104-119) [15MY]
    Restrict Government Promotion of Economically Targeted Investments 
        for Employee Benefit Plans: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1594) (H. Rept. 104-
        238) [6SE]
    Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of 
        Gain on Sales and Exchanges Effectuating FCC Policies: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 831) (H. Rept. 104-92) [29MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 831) (H. Rept. 
        104-32) [14FE]

INTELLIGENCE SERVICES
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1655) [17MY]
    ------authorizing (H.R. 1655), consideration (see H. Res. 216) 
        [7SE]
    ------authorizing (H.R. 1655), consideration of conference report 
        (see H. Res. 318) [20DE]
    ------limit funding (see H.R. 2592) [7NO]
    Credit: disclosures by consumer reporting agencies to the FBI for 
        counterintelligence purposes (see H.R. 68) [9JA]
    Foreign Agents Registration Act: strengthen (see H.R. 452) [9JA]
    Russia: requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 
        519) [13JA]
  Conference reports
    Intelligence Services Appropriations (H.R. 1655) [20DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1655, Intelligence 
        Services Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        318) (H. Rept. 104-429) [20DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1655, Intelligence Services Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 216) (H. Rept. 104-241) 
        [7SE]
    Intelligence Services Appropriations: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1655) (H. Rept. 104-427) [20DE]
    ------Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        1655) (H. Rept. 104-138) [19JY]
    ------Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 1655) (H. 
        Rept. 104-138) [14JN]

INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: add Native 
        American members (see H.R. 1888) [19JN]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        2427) [29SE]
    Forest Service: distribution of timber sales receipts to counties 
        in Texas (see H.R. 683) [26JA]
    National Education Association: repeal Federal charter (see H.R. 
        2180) [3AU]
    Native Americans: provide remedies for sovereign tribal 
        governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming 
        participation laws (see H.R. 1578) [9MY]
    ------reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts 
        and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1512) [7AP]
    Pensions: establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State 
        and local governments to fulfill the terms of pensions plans 
        (see H.R. 1683) [23MY]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments and their employees 
        (see H.R. 1966) [29JN]
    Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove 
        Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries 
        (see H.R. 2024) [12JY]
    Taxation: deny deductions for personal income taxes paid to a 
        State or locality which taxes non-residents for income derived 
        from certain Federal areas (see H.R. 1792) [8JN]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments as local governments 
        or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment 
        compensation (see H.R. 838) [6FE]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to employee 
        pension plans (see H.R. 2040) [13JY]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority: establish (see H.R. 
        2170) [2AU]

INTERJURISDICTIONAL FISHERIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 2160) [2AU]

INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see 
        H.R. 2741) [7DE]
    Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see 
        H.R. 801, 906) [2FE] [13FE]
    Federal employees: retirement provisions for certain INS, Customs 
        Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 1124) [3MR]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of tax 
        overpayments or make contributions to units of the National 
        Park System (see H.R. 2548) [26OC]
    ------allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        overpayments or to make contributions for deficit reduction 
        (see H.R. 1442) [6AP]
    ------amnesty from penalties for nonpayment or underpayment of 
        Federal income tax for those who report and pay such taxes 
        (see H.R. 2079) [20JY]
    ------establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (see 
        H.R. 2060) [19JY]
    ------impose penalties on self-dealing between certain tax-exempt 
        organizations and disqualified persons (see H.R. 613) [20JA]
    ------provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of 
        past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see H.R. 757) 
        [31JA]
    ------require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury 
        in all tax cases (see H.R. 390, 2450) [9JA] [29SE]
    ------safeguard taxpayer rights (see H.R. 661, 2337) [24JA] [14SE]
    ------special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of 
        farmland (see H.R. 501, 1082) [13JA] [28FE]
    ------standards for determining employment status of independent 
        contractors (see H.R. 1972) [30JN]

INTERNATIONAL AGREEMENTS
see Treaties and Agreements

INTERNATIONAL ATOMIC ENERGY AGENCY
  Messages
    Nuclear Proliferation: President Clinton [7JN]
    U.S.-Bulgarian Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Agreement: President 
        Clinton [4AU]

INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT ASSOCIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: authorizing contributions to International 
        Development Association, Asian Development Bank, and the IMF 
        (see H.R. 1667) [18MY]

INTERNATIONAL ECONOMIC RELATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: provide public notice of all conditions for monetary 
        stabilization and require public financial status reports (see 
        H.R. 1752) [6JN]
    Foreign trade: limit generalized system of preferences eligibility 
        for countries engaging in certain activities relative to 
        nuclear weapons, components, or design (see H.R. 1653) [16MY]

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    Lumber industry: prohibit exports of unprocessed timber and wood 
        chips to countries not providing reciprocal market access (see 
        H.R. 684) [26JA]
    Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and 
        currency (see H. Con. Res. 18) [24JA]
    ------reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to 
        instability of economy and currency (see H. Con. Res. 27; H. 
        Res. 80) [10FE] [14FE]
    Money: budget and credit authority provided to the exchange 
        stabilization fund (see H.R. 867) [8FE]
    ------require congressional approval for certain uses of the 
        exchange stabilization fund (see H.R. 2177) [3AU]
  Messages
    Economic Assistance to Mexico: President Clinton [9MR]
  Reports filed
    Reporting Requirements on Economic Assistance to Mexico Relative 
        to Instability of Economy and Currency: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H. Res. 80) (H. Rept. 104-53) 
        [27FE]

INTERNATIONAL EMERGENCY ECONOMIC POWERS ACT
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton [21MR]

INTERNATIONAL LAW
related term(s) Treaties and Agreements
  Bills and resolutions
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 
        282) [20NO]
    Treaties and agreements: provide criminal penalties under the 
        Geneva Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587) 
        [7NO]
    Turkey: invasion of Northern Iraq (see H. Res. 124) [30MR]

INTERNATIONAL MONETARY SYSTEM
related term(s) World Bank
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: authorizing contributions to International 
        Development Association, Asian Development Bank, and the IMF 
        (see H.R. 1667) [18MY]
    ------provide public notice of all conditions for monetary 
        stabilization and require public financial status reports (see 
        H.R. 1752) [6JN]

INTERNATIONAL POPULATION STABILIZATION AND REPRODUCTIVE HEALTH ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2052) [18JY]

INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS
related term(s) Conferences; Foreign Policy
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: encourage an extra place setting at holiday season 
        tables as a reminder of U.S. peacekeeping forces in Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina (see H. Res. 315) [19DE]
    Bangladesh: democracy efforts (see H. Con. Res. 86) [24JY]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 
        282) [20NO]
    ------lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172) [8MR]
    ------lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), consideration (see H. Res. 
        204) [28JY]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606, 2770) [26OC] [9NO] [13DE]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (H.R. 2606), consideration (see H. Res. 273) 
        [16NO]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (H.R. 2770), consideration (see H. Res. 304) 
        [13DE]
    ------U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between 
        Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. Con. Res. 118; H. 
        Res. 295, 298, 302) [6DE] [12DE] [13DE]
    ------U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between 
        Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 304) [13DE]
    ------U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 247, 305, 306) 
        [30OC] [13DE]
    ------U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 304) [13DE]
    Burma: restore democratic rule (see H. Res. 274) [17NO]
    China, People's Republic of: human rights violations (see H.R. 
        1849) [14JN]
    ------participation of officials in international activities 
        relative to release of religious prisoners (see H.R. 2829) 
        [22DE]
    China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 12, 63) 
        [9JA] [7AP]
    Clinton, President: summit meeting with Russian President Boris 
        Yeltsin (see H. Con. Res. 25) [7FE]
    Committee To Oversee the Conduct of Operation Joint Endeavor/Task 
        Force Eagle (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 135; H. Con. 
        Res. 126) [20DE] [22DE]
    Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and 
        Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see H.R. 
        1416) [5AP]
    Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest 
        Atlantic Fisheries: implementation (see H.R. 622) [20JA]
    Cuba: oppose admission as a member of international financial 
        institutions (see H.R. 81) [9JA]
    ------strengthen international economic sanctions and support 
        transition to democratically elected government (see H.R. 927, 
        2347; H. Con. Res. 24) [7FE] [14FE] [18SE]
    ------strengthen international economic sanctions and support 
        transition to democratically elected government (H.R. 927), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 225) [19SE]
    Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42) [16MR]
    ------implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved 
        people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223) [4AU]
    Dept. of Defense: withdrawal of military forces permanently 
        stationed in foreign countries that do not assume nonpersonnel 
        costs of such forces (see H.R. 2788) [15DE]
    Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1564) [3MY]
    ------consolidate foreign affairs agencies (see H.R. 1561, 1562) 
        [3MY]
    ------consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 155, 156) [22MY] [25MY]
    Foreign aid: authorizing contributions to International 
        Development Association, Asian Development Bank, and the IMF 
        (see H.R. 1667) [18MY]
    ------discharge obligation of certain unexpended balances of 
        foreign economic assistance (see H.R. 360) [9JA]
    ------prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of U.S. 
        humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942) 
        [14FE]
    Foreign policy: encourage North-South dialogue on Korean Peninsula 
        (see H.J. Res. 83, 85; H. Con. Res. 19) [25JA] [30MR]
    ------loan guarantees for Ireland and Northern Ireland (see H.R. 
        2783) [14DE]
    ------negotiations between Greece and Macedonia (see H. Con. Res. 
        31) [16FE]
    ------resumption of direct, bilateral talks between India and 
        Pakistan (see H. Con. Res. 59) [6AP]
    Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting 
        petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran 
        (see H.R. 2458, 2619) [11OC] [10NO]
    ------limit generalized system of preferences eligibility for 
        countries engaging in certain activities relative to nuclear 
        weapons, components, or design (see H.R. 1653) [16MY]
    ------prohibit the importation of goods produced abroad with child 
        labor (see H.R. 2065) [19JY]
    Immigration: provide visas for certain natives of Poland (see H.R. 
        2318) [13SE]
    ------treatment of certain aliens entering the U.S. without 
        inspection (see H.R. 2716) [5DE]
    Indonesia: condemn for refusal to permit a team from Israel to 
        participate in the World Archery Championships (see H. Con. 
        Res. 87) [27JY]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 
        2823) [21DE]
    International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva 
        Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587) [7NO]
    Iran: economic sanctions (see H.R. 1033, 1541) [23FE] [2MY]
    Iraq: compliance with U.N. arms control and human rights 
        resolutions (see H. Res. 200) [24JY]
    ------detention of U.S. citizens relative to illegal border-
        crossing incident (see H. Res. 120) [29MR]
    Ireland: seek negotiations among European countries and financial 
        institutions on the establishment of an Ireland Development 
        Bank (see H. Con. Res. 121) [15DE]
    Israel: reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 37) [9MR]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: nuclear weapons 
        proliferation (see H.J. Res. 83, 85; H. Con. Res. 19) [25JA] 
        [30MR]
    New Zealand: U.S. visit of Prime Minister James Bolger (see H. 
        Con. Res. 52) [28MR]
    Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697) [30NO]
    Northern Ireland: U.S. policy on paramilitary groups and British 
        security forces (see H.R. 245) [9JA]
    Pakistan: identification as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. 
        Con. Res. 35) [9MR]
    PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct 
        relative to U.S. foreign aid (see H.R. 1930, 1960) [27JN] 
        [29JN]
    Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive 
        choice (see H.R. 2052) [18JY]
    Russia: removal of troops from Kaliningrad (see H. Con. Res. 51) 
        [28MR]
    ------requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 519) 
        [13JA]
    Tariff: temporary suspension of antidumping and countervailing 
        duties under limited market conditions (see H.R. 2822) [21DE]
    Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837) [22DE]
    Turkey: invasion of Northern Iraq (see H. Res. 124) [30MR]
    ------suspend proposed sale of the Army Tactical Missile System 
        relative to human rights activities and the trade embargo of 
        Armenia (see H. Con. Res. 124, 125) [21DE] [22DE]
    U.N.: limit U.S. contributions (see H.R. 211) [9JA]
    ------U.S. role in peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 631) [23JA]
    ------U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 2535) [25OC]
    U.N. World Conference on Women: meeting (see H. Con. Res. 77, H.R. 
        2047) [15JN] [17JY]
    ------support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 119) [13DE]
    Ukraine: support democratic and sovereignty efforts and political 
        and economic progress (see H. Con. Res. 120) [15DE]
    Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876) 
        [16JN]
  Messages
    Activities of the U.S. Government in the U.N.: President Clinton 
        [6SE]
    Atomic Energy Act: President Clinton [9MR]
    Disaster Assistance to Japan: President Clinton [23JA]
    Disruption of Middle East Peace Process by Terrorist Violence: 
        President Clinton [24JA]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton [15MR] 
        [18MY] [18SE] [31OC] [28NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton [28JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Serbia and Montenegro: President 
        Clinton [10MY] [18JY] [11DE] [27DE]
    Ordering of Armed Forces Selected Reserve to Active Duty: 
        President Clinton [11DE]
  Motions
    Dept. of State: consolidate foreign affairs agencies (H.R. 1561) 
        [8JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 302, U.S. Military Enforcement of Peace 
        Agreement Between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim Forces in 
        Bosnia and

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        Herzegovina: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. 
        Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 306, U.S. Military Intervention in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. 
        Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 927, Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 225) (H. Rept. 104-
        253) [19SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1561, American Overseas Interests Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 155) (H. Rept. 104-129) 
        [22MY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 156) (H. Rept. 104-130) 
        [25MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2606, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 273) (H. Rept. 104-349) [16NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2770, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of S. 21, Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 204) (H. Rept. 104-213) 
        [28JY]
    Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest 
        Atlantic Fisheries Implementation: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 622) (H. Rept. 104-41) [21FE]
    Strengthen International Economic Sanctions Against Cuba and 
        Support Transition to Democratically Elected Government: 
        Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 927) (H. 
        Rept. 104-202) [24JY]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: authorizing contributions to International 
        Development Association, Asian Development Bank, and the IMF 
        (see H.R. 1667) [18MY]
    Foreign trade: limit generalized system of preferences eligibility 
        for countries engaging in certain activities relative to 
        nuclear weapons, components, or design (see H.R. 1653) [16MY]
    Generalized System of Preferences: renew (see H.R. 1654) [17MY]
    World Trade Organization: establish commission to review dispute 
        settlement reports (see H.R. 1434) [6AP]
  Messages
    Andean Trade Preference Act: President Clinton [8FE]
    Generalized System of Preferences: President Clinton [6FE]
    Small Business Report: President Clinton [25MY]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: provide for the liquidation of certain entries (see 
        H.R. 1650) [16MY]

INTERNATIONAL TRADE COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1887) [19JN]
  Reports filed
    ITC Appropriations: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        1887) (H. Rept. 104-161) [27JN]

INTERPARLIAMENTARY CONFERENCES
  Appointments
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [3MY]
    United Kingdom-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [28SE]

INTERSTATE CHILD SUPPORT ENFORCEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 195) [9JA]

INTERSTATE COMMERCE
related term(s) Cargo Transportation
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination 
        Act [30NO] [12DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Animals: prohibit interstate commerce relative to exotic animals 
        (see H.R. 1202) [10MR]
    Aviation: remove air carrier departure and destination 
        restrictions on Dallas Love Field Airport (see H.R. 774) [1FE]
    Computers: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material 
        to minors by computer (see H.R. 2104) [24JY]
    ------specify application of obscenity prohibitions on certain 
        computers within or affecting commerce (see H.R. 121) [9JA]
    Firearms: prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of 
        interstate commerce control (see H.R. 1608) [10MY]
    ------repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices (see H.R. 698) [26JA]
    ICC: eliminate (see H.R. 1436) [6AP]
    ------eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (see 
        H.R. 2539) [26OC]
    ------eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations 
        (H.R. 2539), consideration (see H. Res. 259) [9NO]
    ------eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations 
        (H.R. 2539), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        312) [19DE]
    Insurance: disclosures (see H.R. 176, 182) [9JA]
    Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid 
        waste (see H.R. 24, 225, 227, 342, 603, 1080, 1085, 1180, 
        1249, 1288, 2323, 2443, 2838) [9JA] [20JA] [28FE] [9MR] [15MR] 
        [22MR] [13SE] [29SE] [22DE]
    Trucking industry: regulation of nonconsensual tow truck 
        operations (see H.R. 866) [8FE]
    Waterways: reduce discharges from combined sewer overflows into 
        navigable waters of interstate significance (see H.R. 879) 
        [9FE]
  Conference reports
    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (H.R. 2539) [18DE]
  Messages
    Gun-Free School Zones Act: President Clinton [10MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2539, Interstate 
        Commerce Commission Termination Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 104-425) [19DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2539, ICC Elimination and Transportation 
        Regulation Reform: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 259) 
        (H. Rept. 104-329) [9NO]
    ICC Elimination and Transportation Regulation Reform: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2539) (H. 
        Rept. 104-311) [6NO]
    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2539) (H. Rept. 104-422) [18DE]

INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination 
        Act [30NO] [12DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Eliminate (see H.R. 1436, 2539) [6AP] [26OC]
    Eliminate (H.R. 2539): consideration (see H. Res. 259) [9NO]
    ------consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 312) [19DE]
  Conference reports
    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (H.R. 2539) [18DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2539, Interstate 
        Commerce Commission Termination Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 104-425) [19DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2539, ICC Elimination and Transportation 
        Regulation Reform: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 259) 
        (H. Rept. 104-329) [9NO]
    ICC Elimination and Transportation Regulation Reform: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2539) (H. 
        Rept. 104-311) [6NO]
    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2539) (H. Rept. 104-422) [18DE]

INTERSTATE COMMERCE COMMISSION TERMINATION ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2539, provisions [12DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 2539): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        312) [19DE]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 2539) [18DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2539, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 104-425) 
        [19DE]
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2539) (H. Rept. 104-422) 
        [18DE]

INTERSTATE COMPACTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Bi-State Development Agency: consent of Congress to additional 
        powers conferred by Missouri and Illinois (see H.J. Res. 78) 
        [10MR]
    Historic Chattahoochee Compact: consent of Congress to amend the 
        compact between Alabama and Georgia (see H.R. 2064) [19JY]
    Insurance: encourage States to study and adopt regulations (see 
        H.J. Res. 100) [11JY]
    Jennings Randolph Lake: management between Maryland and West 
        Virginia (see H.J. Res. 113) [17OC]
    Native Americans: provide remedies for sovereign tribal 
        governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming 
        participation laws (see H.R. 1578) [9MY]
    ------reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts 
        and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1512) [7AP]
    Refuse disposal: regional disposal facilities for municipal and 
        industrial solid waste (see H.R. 291) [9JA]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see 
        H.R. 558) [18JA]
    ------consent (H.R. 558), consideration (see H. Res. 313) [19DE]
    Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact: 
        congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 129) [30NO]
  Reports filed
    Consent of Congress to Additional Powers Conferred Upon the Bi-
        State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 104-377) 
        [4DE]
    Consent of Congress To Amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact 
        Between Alabama and Georgia: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2064) (H. Rept. 104-376) [4DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 558, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact Consent: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        313) (H. Rept. 104-426) [19DE]

INVESTMENTS
related term(s) Securities
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act [24OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Airlines: percentage of voting interests of air carriers required 
        to be owned or controlled by U.S. citizens (see H.R. 951) 
        [15FE]
    Cemeteries and funerals: tax treatment of owners of pre-need 
        funeral trusts (see H.R. 1729) [25MY]
    CFTC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 618) [20JA]
    Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws 
        relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2519, 2525) 
        [24OC]
    Courts: reform civil assets forfeiture (see H.R. 1916) [22JN]
    Creative Revenues Commission: establish (see H.R. 2526) [24OC]
    Ecology and environment: establish revolving loan funds for 
        cleanup of distressed areas with investment potential (see 
        H.R. 1620) [11MY]
    Economy: reduction of tax rates and discretionary spending (see 
        H.R. 1327) [28MR]
    ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 215) [7SE]
    ------restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), technical 
        corrections (see H. Con. Res. 108) [17OC]
    Federal employees: establish additional Thrift Savings Plan 
        investment funds (see H.R. 2306) [12SE]
    ------treatment of service performed under Federal-State 
        cooperative programs relative to civil service retirement (see 
        H.R. 2487) [17OC]

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    Federal Home Loan Bank System: reform and modernize (see H.R. 
        1487, 1657) [7AP] [17MY]
    ------representation of Guam and the Virgin Islands on board of 
        directors (see H.R. 1939) [27JN]
    Financial institutions: exclude certain bank products from the 
        definition of a deposit (see H.R. 1574) [3MY]
    ------Federal regulation of derivatives activities (see H.R. 31, 
        1063) [9JA] [27FE]
    ------improve risk management techniques and use of derivative 
        products (see H.R. 20) [9JA]
    ------increase competition in the financial services sector (see 
        H.R. 1062) [27FE]
    ------provide consumer protections (see H. Res. 110) [9MR]
    ------regulate the retail sale of nondeposit investment products 
        by insured depository institutions (see H.R. 727) [30JA]
    Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax 
        deductible donations (see H.R. 797) [2FE]
    Markets and Trading Commission: establish to combine the functions 
        of the SEC and the CFTC (see H.R. 718) [27JA]
    Members of Congress: treatment of financial assets and 
        strengthening of financial disclosure requirements (see H.R. 
        1356) [29MR]
    Mutual funds: regulation and management (see H.R. 1495) [7AP]
    Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to 
        home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see 
        H.R. 1934) [27JN]
    ------protect home ownership and equity through disclosure of 
        risks associated with certain mortgages (see H.R. 380) [9JA]
    SEC: ensure safeguards (see H.R. 675) [25JA]
    ------require greater disclosure by municipalities that issue 
        securities (see H.R. 14) [9JA]
    Securities: facilitate asset security through certain investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 1967) [29JN]
    ------impose additional fraud detection and disclosure obligations 
        on auditors of public companies (see H.R. 725) [30JA]
    ------permit current refunding of certain tax-exempt bonds (see 
        H.R. 1910) [21JN]
    ------promote capital formation in financial markets (see H.R. 
        2131) [27JY]
    ------reform conduct of private litigation (see H.R. 555) [18JA]
    ------reform Federal litigation procedures (see H.R. 1058) [27FE]
    ------reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 103, 105) [3MR] [6MR]
    ------reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 290) [5DE]
    ------reform private enforcement of Federal laws (see H.R. 681) 
        [25JA]
    Social Security: ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 491) 
        [11JA]
    Taxation: allow certain corporations and trusts to be shareholders 
        of subchapter S corporations (see H.R. 92) [9JA]
    ------awareness of charitable beneficiaries of their interests in 
        certain charitable remainder trusts (see H.R. 32) [9JA]
    ------capital gains rate on stock of certain domestic corporations 
        (see H.R. 512) [13JA]
    ------capital gains rate on stock of certain farmers' cooperatives 
        (see H.R. 2676) [20NO]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 333, 1042, 1322) [9JA] [24FE] 
        [24MR]
    ------capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 
        213, 537, 646) [9JA] [17JA] [24JA]
    ------capital gains rates for investments in small businesses (see 
        H.R. 2095) [21JY]
    ------characterization of certain redemption of stock held by 
        corporations (see H.R. 1551) [3MY]
    ------corporate financial incentives for small businesses 
        operating in urban enterprise zones (see H.R. 1072) [28FE]
    ------credit for business investments in economically distressed 
        areas (see H.R. 2713) [5DE]
    ------credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly 
        rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence 
        (see H.R. 1662) [17MY]
    ------credits for first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 133) [9JA]
    ------deduction for contribution to a Medisave account (see H.R. 
        720) [27JA]
    ------deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Con. Res. 10) [9JA]
    ------deduction of partnership investment expenses under the 
        minimum tax (see H.R. 747) [30JA]
    ------depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment 
        (see H.R. 1061) [27FE]
    ------depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 
        1171) [8MR]
    ------domestic investment tax credit (see H.R. 392) [9JA]
    ------eligibility for the earned income tax credit, and treatment 
        of individuals benefiting from foreign trusts or renouncement 
        of citizenship (see H.R. 981) [16FE]
    ------eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of 
        gain on the sale of a principle residence (see H.R. 1660) 
        [17MY]
    ------encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931) 
        [14FE]
    ------establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (see 
        H.R. 2060) [19JY]
    ------establish special rules for certain gratuitous transfers of 
        employer securities to employees (see H.R. 1962) [29JN]
    ------exclude certain business taxable income relative to 
        sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161) [8MR]
    ------exemption for certain common investment funds (see H.R. 285, 
        734) [9JA] [30JA]
    ------extend retroactive period during which farm insolvency 
        transactions are exempt from the prior law alternative minimum 
        tax (see H.R. 242) [9JA]
    ------increase the exclusion for gain from certain small business 
        stock (see H.R. 2385) [21SE]
    ------individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682, 1389) [25JA] 
        [4AP]
    ------limitation on the deductibility of capital losses (see H.R. 
        233) [9JA]
    ------minimum State ceiling on tax-exempt private activity bonds 
        (see H.R. 2707) [5DE]
    ------modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business stock 
        (see H.R. 1918) [22JN]
    ------permanent extension of the transition rule for certain 
        publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1686) [23MY]
    ------permit loans from individual retirement accounts for 
        housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 2431) 
        [29SE]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement 
        accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1148) [7MR]
    ------permit tax-free rollover of certain payments made by 
        employers to separated employees (see H.R. 1251, 2221) [15MR] 
        [4AU]
    ------provide an investment tax credit to assist defense 
        contractors converting to nondefense operations (see H.R. 
        1518) [7AP]
    ------provide exemption to market discount rules for tax-exempt 
        obligations (see H.R. 843) [7FE]
    ------provide incentives for enterprise zone investment (see H.R. 
        792) [2FE]
    ------qualification and eligibility requirements for S 
        corporations and shareholders (see H.R. 2039) [13JY]
    ------rate reductions relative to projected budget deficit targets 
        (see H.R. 1160) [8MR]
    ------rates (see H.R. 1215) [13MR]
    ------rates (H.R. 1215), consideration (see H. Res. 128) [4AP]
    ------reinstate tax on interest received by foreigners on certain 
        portfolio investments (see H.R. 281) [9JA]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 784, 1039) [1FE] [24FE]
    ------repeal gross income limitation applicable to regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 1431) [6AP]
    ------repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see 
        H.R. 677, 2617) [25JA] [10NO]
    ------tax credit for investment in the revitalization of 
        communities (see H.R. 2097, 2138, 2163) [21JY] [28JY] [2AU]
    ------treatment of bad debt reserves of savings associations which 
        are required to convert to banks (see H.R. 2494) [18OC]
    ------treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and 
        exclusion of gain from the sale of certain principal 
        residences (see H.R. 593) [19JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 56) [9JA]
    ------treatment of certain education savings accounts (see H.R. 
        769) [1FE]
    ------treatment of dividends and interest received by individuals 
        (see H.R. 1041) [24FE]
    ------treatment of effectively-connected investment income of 
        insurance companies (see H.R. 1178) [9MR]
    ------treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1099, 1212) 
        [1MR] [10MR]
    ------treatment of estates and trusts using similar rates 
        applicable to married individuals filing separate returns (see 
        H.R. 329) [9JA]
    ------treatment of foreign investments through U.S. regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 2045) [17JY]
    ------treatment of gains on sale of small business stocks (see 
        H.R. 645) [24JA]
    ------treatment of gifts of publicly traded stock to certain 
        private foundations (see H.R. 284) [9JA]
    ------treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see 
        H.R. 1040) [24FE]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 334) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship (see H.R. 1812, 2012) [9JN] [11JY]
    ------treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or 
        residents (see H.R. 1535) [2MY]
    ------treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or 
        residents (H.R. 1535), consideration (see H. Res. 160) [25MY]
    ------treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 323, 354, 
        1818, 2692) [9JA] [13JN] [30NO]
    ------treatment of mutual life insurance company policyholder 
        dividends and small life insurance company acquisition 
        expenses (see H.R. 1497) [7AP]
    ------treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 2121) 
        [26JY]
    ------treatment of regular investment tax credits (see H.R. 2384) 
        [21SE]
    ------treatment of Retirement Years Savings Accounts (see H.R. 
        2365) [19SE]
    ------treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into 
        an individual retirement account (see H.R. 89, 844) [9JA] 
        [7FE]
    ------treatment of senior citizen individual retirement account 
        contributions (see H.R. 1652) [16MY]
    ------treatment of small issue bonds (see H.R. 2381) [21SE]
    ------treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing 
        corporations (see H.R. 737, 1190, 1546) [30JA] [9MR] [2MY]
    ------valuation of stock received by employees for performance of 
        services (see H.R. 693) [26JA]
    Transportation: establish State infrastructure banks to finance 
        certain transportation projects (see H.R. 2439) [29SE]
  Conference reports
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 1058) [28NO]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 1058, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: 
        President Clinton [20DE]
  Motions
    Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058) [8MR]
    Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215) [5AP]
  Reports filed
    CFTC Appropriations: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 618) 
        (H. Rept. 104-104) [6AP]

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    Clarify Exemptions From Securities and Antitrust Laws Relative to 
        Charitable Gift Annuities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        2519) (H. Rept. 104-333) [10NO]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2525) (H. Rept. 
        104-336) [14NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1058, Private 
        Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 104-382) [5DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 104-65) 
        [3MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 105) (H. Rept. 104-68) 
        [6MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1215, Contract With America Tax Relief Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 128) (H. Rept. 104-100) 
        [4AP]
    Contract With America Tax Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1215) (H. Rept. 104-84) [21MR]
    Financial Services Competitiveness Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1062) (H. Rept. 104-127) 
        [18MY] [13JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1062) (H. Rept. 104-127) 
        [22JN]
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 104-369) [28NO]
    Restrict Government Promotion of Economically Targeted Investments 
        for Employee Benefit Plans: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1594) (H. Rept. 104-
        238) [6SE]
    Tax Treatment of Bad Debt Reserves of Financial Institutions Which 
        Are Required To Convert to Banks: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 2494) (H. Rept. 104-324) [7NO]
    Tax Treatment of Individuals Benefiting From Renouncement of 
        Citizenship: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1812) 
        (H. Rept. 104-145) [16JN]

IOSCO, MI
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: release of reversionary interest in certain lands 
        held by the Federal Government (see H.R. 2670) [20NO]

IOWA
  Bills and resolutions
    America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: establish (see H.R. 
        2260) [6SE]
    Fairport National Fish Hatchery: conveyance (see H.R. 583, 584) 
        [19JA]
    ------conveyance (H.R. 584), consideration (see H. Res. 145) 
        [11MY]
    Roads and highways: exempt vehicle weight and combination 
        restrictions for certain interstate highways in Iowa (see H.R. 
        1895) [20JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 584, Fairport National Fish Hatchery 
        Conveyance: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 145) (H. Rept. 
        104-117) [11MY]
    Conveyance of Fairport National Fish Hatchery to Iowa: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 584) (H. Rept. 104-35) [15FE]

IRAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: provide for the withholding of contributions to 
        certain organizations that assist Iraq, Iran, Libya, and Cuba 
        (see H.R. 83) [9JA]
    Foreign trade: economic sanctions (see H.R. 1033, 1541) [23FE] 
        [2MY]
    ------impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum 
        products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 
        2458, 2619) [11OC] [10NO]
    Human rights: violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102) [20SE]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton [15MR] 
        [18MY] [18SE] [31OC] [28NO]

IRAQ, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to individuals killed or wounded 
        due to friendly fire during peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 
        1376) [3AP]
    Foreign aid: provide for the withholding of contributions to 
        certain organizations that assist Iraq, Iran, Libya, and Cuba 
        (see H.R. 83) [9JA]
    Refugees: prohibit admission of individuals who served in the 
        armed forces of Iraq during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see 
        H.R. 63) [9JA]
    Turkey: invasion of Northern Iraq (see H. Res. 124) [30MR]
    U.N.: compliance with arms control and human rights resolutions 
        (see H. Res. 200) [24JY]
    U.S. citizens: detention relative to illegal border-crossing (see 
        H. Res. 120) [29MR]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton [8FE] 
        [28JY] [1AU]

IRELAND, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: loan guarantees for Ireland and Northern Ireland 
        (see H.R. 2783) [14DE]
    ------seek negotiations among European countries and financial 
        institutions on the establishment of an Ireland Development 
        Bank (see H. Con. Res. 121) [15DE]
    International Fund for Ireland: require certain entities receiving 
        U.S. funds to comply with the MacBride Principles (see H.R. 
        244) [9JA]
    Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. 
        persons doing business (see H.R. 470) [11JA]
    ------peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 44) [16MR]
    ------U.S. policy on paramilitary groups and British security 
        forces (see H.R. 245) [9JA]
    White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Ireland: endorse 
        Irish-American agenda (see H. Con. Res. 43) [16MR]

IRISH AMERICANS
  Bills and resolutions
    White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Ireland: endorse 
        Irish-American agenda (see H. Con. Res. 43) [16MR]

IRON AND STEEL INDUSTRY
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for 
        display of steel home building materials (see H. Con. Res. 85) 
        [20JY]
    Dept. of the Interior: Steel Industry Heritage Project funding 
        (see H.R. 2473) [12OC]

IRONTON, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    Wayne National Forest: land exchange between the National Park 
        Service and the Ironton Country Club (see H.R. 2023) [12JY]

IRRIGATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Umatilla Basin, OR: establish boundaries for irrigation districts 
        (see H.R. 2392) [21SE]

ISABELLE (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1198) [9MR]

ISLAND STAR (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2718) [5DE]

ISRAEL, STATE OF
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Arab countries: secondary boycott of Israel (see H.R. 1193) [9MR]
    Arms sales: prohibit sales to foreign countries relative to 
        relationship and recognition of sovereignty of Israel (see 
        H.R. 1189) [9MR]
    Indonesia: condemn for refusal to permit a team from Israel to 
        participate in the World Archery Championships (see H. Con. 
        Res. 87) [27JY]
    Jerusalem: anniversary of establishment as capital of the Jewish 
        kingdom (see H. Con. Res. 36) [9MR]
    ------relocate U.S. Embassy (see H.R. 1595) [9MY]
    ------reunification (see H. Con. Res. 37) [9MR]
    PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct 
        relative to U.S. foreign aid (see H.R. 1930, 1960) [27JN] 
        [29JN]
    Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 112) [7NO]
  Messages
    Disruption of Middle East Peace Process by Terrorist Violence: 
        President Clinton [24JA]
    West Bank and Gaza Strip Trade Preferences: President Clinton 
        [21MR]

ISTOOK, ERNEST J., JR. (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1817, military construction, family housing, and 
        base closure and realignment appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations [18OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Education: student loan programs (see H.R. 1501) [7AP]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 127) [28NO]

JACKSON-LEE, SHEILA (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation 
        Act [12OC]

JACOBS, ANDREW, JR. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: humane living conditions for calves raised for the 
        production of veal (see H.R. 263) [9JA]
    ------use of humane methods in the slaughter of poultry (see H.R. 
        264) [9JA]
    ``America, the Beautiful'': designate as the national anthem of 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 270) [9JA]
    Animals: encourage Federal agencies utilizing rabbit eye irritancy 
        tests to validate alternative ophthalmic testing procedures 
        (see H. Con. Res. 7) [9JA]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 31) [9JA]
    Congress: categorize payments from lobbyists to Members of 
        Congress as bribery under Federal criminal law (see H.R. 279) 
        [9JA]
    Credit: define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes 
        of grace periods (see H.R. 1537) [2MY]
    Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 274) [9JA]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to 
        elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 32) [9JA]
    ------prohibit congressional candidates from accepting 
        contributions from multicandidate political committees (see 
        H.R. 275) [9JA]
    ------prohibit use of campaign contributions for personal purposes 
        (see H.R. 276) [9JA]
    Families and domestic relations: children's rights (see H.R. 278) 
        [9JA]
    Federal aid programs: economic assistance to States and localities 
        relative to business incentives provided (see H.R. 286) [9JA]
    Federal employees: civil service retirement credit for service 
        with the American Red Cross during a time of war (see H.R. 
        272) [9JA]
    ------establish a program for incentive awards for suggestions or 
        efforts resulting in savings for the Government (see H.R. 271) 
        [9JA]
    Firefighters: purchase of equipment by volunteer departments and 
        emergency medical service organizations with tax-exempt 
        financing (see H.R. 282) [9JA]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see 
        H.J. Res. 32) [9JA]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 2220) [4AU]
    Higher Education Act: qualify additional institutions for certain 
        programs (see H.R. 268) [9JA]
    House of Representatives: enclosure of the galleries with a 
        transparent and substantial material (see H. Res. 19) [9JA]
    Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws 
        (see H.R. 287) [9JA]
    Martin University: participation in the certain Higher Education 
        Act programs (see H.R. 269) [9JA]

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    Members of Congress: repeal salary increase (see H.R. 834) [6FE]
    Motor vehicles: dissemination of warranty and repair information 
        by manufacturers (see H.R. 265) [9JA]
    ------Federal safety standards for passenger vans (see H.R. 267) 
        [9JA]
    ------prohibit the manufacture or sale of school buses that do not 
        have seat belts (see H.R. 266) [9JA]
    President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct 
        popular election (see H.J. Res. 86) [2MY]
    Presidents of the U.S.: constitutional amendment relative to 
        granting of pardons (see H.J. Res. 30) [9JA]
    ------prohibit the receipt of certain monetary allowances while 
        receiving other Government annuities (see H.R. 273) [9JA]
    Social Security: establish a disability review account for 
        expenditures in reviewing cases (see H.R. 1586) [9MY]
    ------establish and define jurisdiction of a U.S. Court of Appeals 
        for the Social Security Circuit (see H.R. 1587) [9MY]
    ------off-budget status of administrative costs (see H.R. 1676) 
        [18MY]
    ------prohibit Federal retirement benefits to persons who are not 
        defined as retired under the Social Security Act (see H.R. 
        802) [2FE]
    Taxation: business deduction for air travel (see H.R. 283) [9JA]
    ------exemption for certain common investment funds (see H.R. 285, 
        734) [9JA] [30JA]
    ------permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a Peace 
        Tax Fund (see H.R. 1402) [5AP]
    ------provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of 
        past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see H.R. 757) 
        [31JA]
    ------reinstate tax on interest received by foreigners on certain 
        portfolio investments (see H.R. 281) [9JA]
    ------treatment of gifts of publicly traded stock to certain 
        private foundations (see H.R. 284) [9JA]
    ------treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain 
        private foundations (see H.R. 733) [30JA]
    ------workmen's compensation relative to certain personal 
        liability assignments (see H.R. 1037) [24FE]
    Television: broadcast of violent programming (see H.R. 1390) [4AP]
    Veterans: designation of flag style used at burial (see H.R. 280) 
        [9JA]
    War: require a cost/benefit analysis for any declaration of war 
        (see H.R. 277) [9JA]

JAILS
see Correctional Institutions

JAPAN
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: withdrawal of military forces permanently 
        stationed in foreign countries that do not assume nonpersonnel 
        costs of such forces (see H.R. 2788) [15DE]
    Foreign policy: support peace and stability in the South China Sea 
        (see H. Res. 114) [10MR]
    Foreign trade: impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile 
        industry (see H. Res. 141, 150) [9MY] [16MY]
    Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in 
        World War II (see H.R. 2041) [13JY]
  Messages
    Disaster Assistance to Japan: President Clinton [23JA]

JEFFERSON, WILLIAM J. (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Dept. of HHS: establish Physical Therapy Advisory Council (see 
        H.R. 1746) [6JN]
    Social Security: permit coverage of outpatient physical therapy 
        services under medicare and medicaid without a physician's 
        referral (see H.R. 1746) [6JN]
    ------reduction in benefits relative to certain Government 
        pensions (see H.R. 2167) [2AU]
    Surplus Government property: State priority for transfer of Dept. 
        of Defense nonlethal excess supplies (see H.R. 1259) [16MR]
    Taxation: encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 
        931) [14FE]
    ------permit tax-free rollover of certain payments made by 
        employers to separated employees (see H.R. 1251, 2221) [15MR] 
        [4AU]

JEWISH WAR VETERANS
  Bills and resolutions
    Postage and stamps: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26) [13FE]

JEWS
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to 
        honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 20, 106) 
        [25JA] [11OC]
    ------use of the Rotunda for a dedication ceremony for the 
        placement of a bust of Raoul Wallenberg in the Capitol (see H. 
        Con. Res. 94) [4AU]
    Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on 
        certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World 
        War II (see H.R. 1281) [21MR]
    Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the 
        Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 
        (see H. Res. 316) [20DE]
    ------German reparations for survivors living in the U.S. (see H. 
        Con. Res. 115) [17NO]
    Israel: anniversary of establishment of Jerusalem as capital of 
        the Jewish kingdom (see H. Con. Res. 36) [9MR]
    ------relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 1595) [9MY]
    ------reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 37) [9MR]
    Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26) [13FE]
    Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 112) [7NO]
    Wallenberg, Raoul: U.S. policy to seek a conclusive account of 
        whereabouts and fate (see H. Res. 17) [9JA]
  Messages
    Disruption of Middle East Peace Process by Terrorist Violence: 
        President Clinton [24JA]

JIVE DEVIL (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2702) [30NO]

JOB CREATION AND WAGE ENHANCEMENT ACT
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 9) [3MR]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 104-
        33) [15FE]

JOB TRAINING PARTNERSHIP ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Employment: improve employment and training assistance for 
        dislocated workers (see H.R. 1422) [6AP]
    Veterans: establish training programs to employ at public housing 
        authorities and management companies (see H.R. 505) [13JA]

JOHNSON, EDDIE BERNICE (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        1677) [18MY]

JOHNSON, NANCY L. (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
    ------H.R. 483, permit medicare select policies to be offered in 
        all States [25MY]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors [6JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    American Revolution: mint coins in commemoration of black 
        revolutionary war patriots (see H.R. 1776) [7JN]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 73) [9FE]
    Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see 
        H.R. 785) [1FE]
    House Rules: treatment of outside earned income (see H. Res. 299) 
        [12DE]
    Insurance: provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting 
        condition exclusions (see H.R. 1604) [10MY]
    IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see H.R. 2337) [14SE]
    Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (see 
        H.R. 483, 1391) [11JA] [4AP]
    Public Health Service: extend and clarify malpractice coverage for 
        health centers (see H.R. 1747) [6JN]
    Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 819) [3FE]
    Taxation: credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs 
        for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1566) [3MY]
    ------deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who 
        are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see 
        H.R. 1003) [21FE]
    ------deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 953) 
        [15FE]
    ------depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment 
        (see H.R. 1061) [27FE]
    ------establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see 
        H.R. 2789) [15DE]
    ------extend nonconventional fuel tax credit (see H.R. 2146) 
        [31JY]
    ------make permanent the credit for increasing research activities 
        (see H.R. 803) [2FE]
    ------treatment of certain depreciable asset expenses by small 
        businesses (see H.R. 954) [15FE]
    ------treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water 
        or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957) [15FE]
    ------treatment of homemakers' individual retirement accounts (see 
        H.R. 708) [26JA]
  Reports filed
    Inquiry Into Various Complaints Filed Against Representative 
        Gingrich: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        (H. Rept. 104-401) [12DE]
  Rules
    Committee on Standards and Official Conduct (House) [10MR]

JOHNSON, SAM (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents [27JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Taxation: establish special rules for certain gratuitous transfers 
        of employer securities to employees (see H.R. 1962) [29JN]
    ------treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see 
        H.R. 2434) [29SE]
    Vietnam: normalization of relations (see H. Con. Res. 81) [30JN]

JOHNSON, TIM (a Representative from South Dakota)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products 
        containing imported meat (see H.R. 2475) [12OC]
    ------provide flexibility and mitigation in the conversion of 
        cropped wetlands (see H.R. 932) [14FE]
    Belle Fourche, SD: conveyance of land at the radar bomb scoring 
        site (see H.R. 2680) [28NO]
    Commission on Concentration in the Livestock Industry: establish 
        (see H.R. 2506) [18OC]
    Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (see H.R. 
        1894) [20JN]
    ERISA: extend continuation of coverage of certain retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 2168) [2AU]
    ------litigation relative to termination or reduction of retiree 
        health benefits (see H.R. 1293) [22MR]
    Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction 
        and assistance (see H.R. 1841) [14JN]
    Metric system: waive requirements for State use on highway signs 
        (see H.R. 1896) [20JN]
    Missouri River: equity in economic benefits and recreational usage 
        among bordering States (see H.R. 1260) [16MR]
    ------limit acquisition of land on the segment designated as a 
        recreation area (see H.R. 1538, 1825) [2MY] [13JN]
    National forests: renewal process for livestock grazing leases 
        (see H.R. 1379) [3AP]
    Native Americans: establish trust fund for certain tribal 
        infrastructure projects for the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (see 
        H.R. 2512) [19OC]
    Roads and highways: exempt vehicle weight and combination 
        restrictions for certain interstate highways in Iowa (see H.R. 
        1895) [20JN]

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    Taxation: expiration date for refunds on synthetic fuels (see H.R. 
        2357) [19SE]
    ------provide farmers carryover of unused deductions and a one-
        time exclusion from gain for certain sales and provide health 
        insurance deductions for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 
        1748) [6JN]
    ------treatment of livestock sold on account of weather conditions 
        (see H.R. 1588) [9MY]
    Telecommunications: protect facilities, devices, and networks from 
        misuse (see H.R. 1004) [21FE]
    Water: require additional research prior to promulgation of 
        sulfate standards (see H.R. 2762) [12DE]
    Wounded Knee National Tribal Park: establish (see H.R. 877) [9FE]

JOHNSTON, HARRY (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Federal employees: exempt disability and survivor annuities from 
        cost-of-living adjustment delays (see H.R. 2224) [4AU]
    Gingrich, Representative: status of Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment 
        of independent counsel (see H. Res. 288) [30NO]
    Medicare: screening mammography (see H.R. 958) [15FE]

JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF
see Department of Defense

JOINT COMMITTEES
see Committee on Economics (Joint); Committee on Printing (Joint); 
    Committee on the Library (Joint)

JONES, WALTER B., JR. (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Exuberance (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2457) 
        [10OC]
    International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva 
        Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587) [7NO]
    Waterways: require construction and operation of a jetty and sand 
        transfer system by the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 758) 
        [31JA]

JONES, WALTER B. (a former Representative from North Carolina) 
  Reports filed
    Walter B. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Greenville, 
        NC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 840) (H. Rept. 104-364) [28NO]

JONES INLET, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Navigation project: modify (see H.R. 306) [9JA]

JOSEPH W. MARTIN, JR., INSTITUTE FOR LAW AND SOCIETY
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorize funding to further public service 
        mission (see H.R. 2678, 2782) [20NO] [14DE]

JUDICIARY
see Courts; Supreme Court

JUVENILES
see Children and Youth

KANJORSKI, PAUL E. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Business and industry: availability of credit to businesses 
        relative to communities facing economic distress (see H.R. 
        288) [9JA]
    ------provide credit to businesses and facilitate the transfer and 
        commercialization of Government-owned patents and technologies 
        (see H.R. 80) [9JA]
    Coal: disability benefit eligibility for certain miners (see H.R. 
        293) [9JA]
    Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 296) [9JA]
    Federal employees: agreements with local governments relative to 
        tax withholding (see H.R. 295) [9JA]
    ------granting of competitive status relative to transfers or 
        reassignments (see H.R. 294) [9JA]
    ------greater disclosure of and accountability for Government 
        travel (see H.R. 85) [9JA]
    Financial institutions: authorize civil actions for certain 
        violations (see H.R. 289) [9JA]
    ------institute management reforms and eliminate conflicts-of-
        interest on boards of directors (see H.R. 290) [9JA]
    House Rules: treat copyright royalties as honoraria (see H. Res. 
        20) [9JA]
    Interstate compacts: regional disposal facilities for municipal 
        and industrial solid waste (see H.R. 291) [9JA]
    Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, PA: designate (see H.R. 
        1718) [25MY]
    National Endowment for Democracy: terminate U.S. assistance (see 
        H.R. 297) [9JA]
    National Guard: honor guard functions at funerals for veterans 
        (see H.R. 299) [9JA]
    Power resources: information relative to the price and supply of 
        home heating fuel, natural gas, and automotive fuel (see H.R. 
        292) [9JA]
    Presidents of the U.S.: limit Secret Service protection of former 
        Presidents relative to traveling for income-producing 
        activities (see H.R. 298) [9JA]
    Public works: economic development programs (see H.R. 300) [9JA]
    Social Security: assistance to beneficiaries in the administration 
        of employee benefit plans (see H.R. 420) [9JA]
    Taxation: assessment of retail dealer occupational taxes (see H.R. 
        302) [9JA]
    ------assessment of retail dealer occupational taxes (H.R. 302), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 246) [26OC]
    ------minimum tax on corporations importing products at 
        artificially inflated prices (see H.R. 88) [9JA]
    Veterans: restoration of the grave marker allowance (see H.R. 301) 
        [9JA]

KANSAS
  Bills and resolutions
    Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin project facilities: expedite title 
        transfer process (see H.R. 2644) [15NO]
    Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: establish (see H.R. 1449) 
        [6AP]

KAPTUR, MARCY (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
    ------H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [2NO]
    ------H.R. 2546, District of Columbia appropriations [9NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: labeling of imported perishable agricultural 
        commodities (see H.R. 2833) [22DE]
    Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. 
        Con. Res. 128) [22DE]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign 
        expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 114) 
        [18OC]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations (see H.R. 
        2499) [18OC]
    Federal employees: strengthen post-employment restrictions on 
        certain executive and legislative branch officials relative to 
        foreign representation (see H.R. 2498) [18OC]
    Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to 
        instability of economy and currency (see H. Res. 80) [10FE]
    NAFTA: withdrawal (see H.R. 2651) [16NO]
    Professional Trade Service Corps: establish (see H.R. 1567) [3MY]

KASICH, JOHN R. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration hydroelectric 
        projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude oil [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Appropriations: reduce discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 
        1219) [13MR]
    Budget: extend and reduce discretionary spending limits and extend 
        pay-as-you-go requirements (see H.R. 2459) [11OC]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2491, 
        2517) [17OC] [20OC]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (see H. Con. 
        Res. 67, 122) [15MY] [18DE]
    ------use CBO economic assumptions to achieve a balanced Federal 
        budget (see H.J. Res. 132) [18DE]
    Committee on the Budget (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 90) [16FE]
    Dept. of Defense: reform acquisition procedures (see H.R. 1368) 
        [30MR]
    Economy: reduction of tax rates and discretionary spending (see 
        H.R. 1327) [28MR]
  Conference reports
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67) 
        [26JN]
  Motions offered by
    Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491) 
        [30OC]
  Reports filed
    Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 104-347) [15NO]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 104-350) 
        [18NO]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 104-
        280) [17OC]
    Reduce Discretionary Spending Limits in Appropriations Bills: 
        Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 1219) (H. Rept. 104-89) 
        [23MR]
    Setting Forth the Federal Budget for 1996-2002: Committee of 
        Conference (H. Con. Res. 67) (H. Rept. 104-159) [26JN]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H. Con. Res. 67) (H. Rept. 
        104-120) [15MY]
  Rules
    Committee on the Budget (House) [6FE]

KELLY, SUE W. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Glass Ceiling Commission [6OC]
    U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of 
        self-employed individuals (see H.R. 2435) [29SE]

KENAI NATIVES ASSOCIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: correction of land entitlement inequities (see H.R. 
        401) [9JA]

KENNECOTT GREENS CREEK MINING CO.
  Bills and resolutions
    Admiralty Island National Monument: provide for land exchange (see 
        H.R. 1266) [16MR]
  Reports filed
    Admiralty Island National Monument Land Exchange: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1266) (H. Rept. 104-115) [9MY]

KENNEDY, JOSEPH P., II (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Firearms: regulate handgun ammunition (see H.R. 1403) [5AP]
    Hazardous substances: indoor air quality improvement program (see 
        H.R. 933) [14FE]
    Public debt: ceiling (see H.R. 2409) [27SE]
    ------ceiling (H.R. 2409), consideration (see H. Res. 292) [6DE]
    Small business: install devices to improve safety at convenience 
        stores (see H.R. 2675) [20NO]
    Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1985) [30JN]
    Transportation: funding for bicycle facilities and pedestrian 
        walkways (see H.R. 1539) [2MY]
    U.S. Academy for Democracy and Civil-Military Relations: establish 
        (see H.R. 2652) [16NO]

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  Motions offered by
    Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4) [22MR]

KENNEDY, PATRICK J. (a Representative from Rhode Island)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 
        282) [20NO]
    Endeavour (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 717) 
        [26JA]
    Indonesia: allocation of foreign aid (see H.R. 2746) [7DE]
    Senior citizens: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition 
        programs (see H. Con. Res. 22) [3FE]
    Shamrock V (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 717) 
        [26JA]
    Ships and vessels: certificates of documentation for certain 
        vessels (see H.R. 1197) [9MR]
    Taxation: treatment of student loan interest (see H.R. 1229) 
        [14MR]

KENNELLY, BARBARA B. (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
    Committee To Escort the President [24JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Committee on House Oversight (House): minority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 32) [11JA]
    Committees of the House: minority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        166) [13JN]
    Connecticut: mint coins in commemoration of the bicentennial of 
        the Old State House (see H.R. 1933) [27JN]
    Courts: equalize remedies available to victims of intentional 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 96) [9JA]
    Dept. of Justice: establish rapid deployment force (see H.R. 97) 
        [9JA]
    ERISA: provide for worker security, improve pension plan funding, 
        and reform insurance policies (see H.R. 1048) [24FE]
    Families and domestic relations: interstate enforcement of child 
        support and parentage court orders (see H.R. 95) [9JA]
    Social Security: maintain earnings test correlation between 
        disability insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age 
        benefits (see H. Con. Res. 23) [3FE]
    Taxation: economic recovery incentives for areas affected by 
        employment losses in the financial institution and real estate 
        sectors (see H.R. 2015) [11JY]
    ------treatment of accelerated death benefits under life insurance 
        contracts (see H.R. 99) [9JA]
    ------treatment of certain disability benefits received by former 
        police officers or firefighters (see H.R. 98) [9JA]
    ------treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1027) 
        [23FE]

KENTUCKY
  Bills and resolutions
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Kentucky (see H.R. 2501) [18OC]

KHALRA, JASWANT SINGH
  Bills and resolutions
    India: condemn abduction (see H. Res. 233) [28SE]

KILDEE, DALE E. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1617, consolidate Federal job training programs 
        [24OC]
    House of Representatives Page Board [19JA]
    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
        Development Board of Trustees [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Education: integration of academic and vocational curriculum and 
        professional development (see H.R. 48) [9JA]
    ------provide State and local assistance to improve adult 
        education and family literacy (see H.R. 1605) [10MY]
    Individuals With Disabilities Education Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        1986) [30JN]
    Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public 
        safety officers employed by States or local governments (see 
        H.R. 1484) [7AP]
    Tobacco products: treatment of overtime exemptions for employees 
        relative to the sale and processing of green and cigar leaf 
        tobacco (see H.R. 636) [23JA]

KIM, JAY (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Budget: treatment of receipts and disbursements of Federal trust 
        funds (see H.R. 564) [18JA]
    Clean Air Act: State implementation plans (see H.R. 304) [9JA]
    Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of devices (see 
        H.R. 485) [11JA]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: restrict congressional 
        travel (see H.R. 1987) [30JN]
    Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program 
        (see H.R. 2582) [2NO]
    Public welfare programs: prohibit assistance to undocumented 
        aliens (see H.R. 484, 637) [11JA] [23JA]
    Taxation: determination of employment status of individuals as 
        employees or independent contractors (see H.R. 582) [19JA]

KING, JAMES L.
  Bills and resolutions
    James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building, Miami, FL: designate 
        (see H.R. 255) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building, Miami, FL: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 255) (H. 
        Rept. 104-361) [28NO]

KING, MARTIN LUTHER, JR.
  Bills and resolutions
    Alpha Phi Alpha (fraternal organization): establish a memorial 
        (see H.J. Res. 70) [28FE]
    Coins: redesign $1 coin to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. 
        (see H.R. 616) [20JA]

KING, PETER T. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Committee on POW/MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. 
        Res. 21) [9JA]
    Crime: include peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates 
        (see H.R. 305) [9JA]
    Dept. of HUD: assistance program eligibility for organizations 
        that promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or 
        ethnicity (see H.R. 656) [24JA]
    English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 
        1005) [21FE]
    Iran: economic sanctions (see H.R. 1033, 1541) [23FE] [2MY]
    Jones Inlet, NY: modify navigation project (see H.R. 306) [9JA]
    Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws 
        (see H.R. 309) [9JA]
    Mexico: reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to 
        instability of economy and currency (see H. Con. Res. 27) 
        [14FE]

KINGMAN, AZ
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: water contract modifications (see H.R. 
        2251) [4AU]

KINGSTON, JACK (a Representative from Georgia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
    ------H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2546, District of Columbia appropriations [9NO]

KINSEY, ALFRED
  Bills and resolutions
    Sexuality: determine if publications on sexual behavior are the 
        result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749) 
        [7DE]

KIZIRIAN, HARRY
  Bills and resolutions
    Harry Kizirian Post Office Building, Providence, RI: designate 
        (see H.R. 1606) [10MY]

KLECZKA, GERALD D. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 55) [18JA]
    EPA: temporary suspension of reformulated gasoline rules (see H.R. 
        1015) [22FE]
    Taxation: eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond 
        financing (see H.R. 2193) [4AU]

KLINK, RON (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Committee on Rules (House): minority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 34) [11JA]
    Education: national policy to improve system (see H.R. 2834) 
        [22DE]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Pennsylvania (see H.R. 2695) [30NO]
    Hopewell Township, PA: transfer lands to Beaver County Corp. for 
        Economic Development (see H.R. 308) [9JA]
    Motor vehicles: delay implementation of enhanced vehicle 
        inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 307) [9JA]
    Taxation: treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 
        2338) [14SE]

KLUG, SCOTT L. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation 
        Act [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Appalachian Regional Commission: funding (see H.R. 312) [9JA]
    Committees of the House: require legislation to transfer certain 
        functions of the GPO (see H. Res. 24) [9JA]
    Dept. of Energy: gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see 
        H.R. 311) [9JA]
    Federal Power Marketing Administration: privatization (see H.R. 
        310) [9JA]
    House of Representatives: official travel requirements (see H. 
        Res. 22) [9JA]
    ------purchase of House calendars (see H. Res. 23) [9JA]
    Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove 
        Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries 
        (see H.R. 2024) [12JY]
    States: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to safety belt, 
        motorcycle helmet, speed limit, and drinking age laws (see 
        H.R. 607) [20JA]
    TVA: transfer property, facilities, and equipment to public and 
        private entities (see H.R. 313) [9JA]

KNIKATNU, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims 
        Settlement Act (see H.R. 2560) [30OC]

KNOLLENBERG, JOE (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and 
        related programs appropriations [12OC]
    ------H.R. 1905, energy and water development appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [2NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Bankruptcy: define single asset real estate (see H.R. 2815) [20DE]
    Computers: permit lawful possessors of a copy of a computer 
        program to authorize additional copies under certain 
        circumstances (see H.R. 533) [17JA]
    Employment: exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements 
        individuals who volunteer their time for occupational 
        opportunity (see H.R. 1589) [9MY]
    Housing: reform calculation of rent payments for public housing 
        dwelling units (see H.R. 486) [11JA]
    Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 759) [31JA]
    Taxation: treatment of charitable contributions to private 
        organizations providing assistance to the poor (see H.R. 1768, 
        2225) [7JN] [4AU]

KNOXVILLE, TN
  Bills and resolutions
    Howard H. Baker, Jr., U.S. Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 2547) 
        [26OC]

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  Reports filed
    Howard H. Baker, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Knoxville, TN: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2547) (H. 
        Rept. 104-417) [19DE]

KOLBE, JIM (a Representative from Arizona)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
    ------H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
        Judiciary appropriations [18OC]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    House of Representatives Page Board [4JA]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [1MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Coins: issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534) [17JA]

KOREA, DEMOCRATIC PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Congress: restrict travel (see H.R. 1987) [30JN]
    Foreign policy: encourage North-South dialogue on Korean Peninsula 
        (see H.J. Res. 83, 85; H. Con. Res. 19) [25JA] [30MR]
    ------shooting down of U.S. Army helicopter (see H. Con. Res. 1) 
        [9JA]
    Nuclear weapons: proliferation (see H.J. Res. 83, 85; H. Con. Res. 
        19) [25JA] [30MR]
    POW/MIA: granting of asylum to certain foreign nationals assisting 
        in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 460) [9JA]

KOREA, REPUBLIC OF
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: encourage North-South dialogue on Korean Peninsula 
        (see H.J. Res. 83, 85; H. Con. Res. 19) [25JA] [30MR]
    POW/MIA: granting of asylum to certain foreign nationals assisting 
        in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 460) [9JA]
    VFW: amend charter to allow membership to veterans who have served 
        in South Korea (see H.R. 623) [20JA]
    Visa Waiver Pilot Program: inclusion (see H.R. 2582) [2NO]

KOREAN WAR
related term(s) War
  Bills and resolutions
    POW: authorize the awarding of the Purple Heart to individuals who 
        were POW before certain date (see H.R. 1458) [6AP]
    POW/MIA: granting of asylum to certain foreign nationals assisting 
        in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 460) [9JA]

KOSOVO
  Bills and resolutions
    Serbia: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see 
        H.R. 1360) [30MR]

KOSOVO PEACE, DEMOCRACY, AND HUMAN RIGHTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1360) [30MR]

KUWAIT, STATE OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: investigation of financial and commercial treatment 
        of U.S. citizens and commercial dispute resolution process 
        (see H.R. 2042) [13JY]

L.R. BEATTIE (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 626) [20JA]

LABELING
related term(s) Product Safety
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: labeling of imported meat and meat food products 
        containing imported meat (see H.R. 2475) [12OC]
    ------labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth 
        hormones, and development of residue test (see H.R. 2084, 
        2085) [20JY]
    ------poultry labeling regulations (see H.R. 203, 2672) [9JA] 
        [20NO]
    ------price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2794) [15DE]
    Food: labeling of pesticide use (see H.R. 1771) [7JN]
    Food industry: allow food and dietary supplement manufacturers to 
        communicate information on contents of products (see H.R. 
        1951) [28JN]
    Saccharin: repeal requirement for notice (see H.R. 1787) [8JN]
  Reports filed
    Saccharin Notice Requirement Repeal: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 104-386) [6DE]

LABOR
see Employment

LABOR UNIONS
related term(s) Collective Bargaining; Industrial Arbitration
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: clarify standards on use of business 
        property or facilities by community organizations relative to 
        similar usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497) 
        [18OC]
    Chavez, Cesar E.: designate birthday as Federal holiday (see H.J. 
        Res. 84) [30MR]
    Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of 
        National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724) [6DE]
    ------require Federal contracts debarment for violation of 
        Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725) 
        [6DE]
    ------simplify labor laws applicable to Federal contracts (see 
        H.R. 967) [15FE]
    Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472) [12OC]
    Demonstrations: prevent union violence (see H.R. 1796) [8JN]
    Dues: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees to pay 
        union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see H.R. 
        1279) [21MR]
    Employees: allow members of employee associations to represent 
        their views before the Government (see H.R. 782) [1FE]
    Government: status of Federal contractors that hire permanent 
        replacements for striking employees (see H.R. 1176) [8MR]
    Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to 
        improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743) [30JA]
    ------allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to 
        improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 226) [21SE]
    Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public 
        safety officers employed by States or local governments (see 
        H.R. 1484) [7AP]
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 45, 
        106, 120, 365, 386, 397, 749, 1612, 2022) [9JA] [31JA] [11MY] 
        [12JY]
    ------application of antitrust laws and establishment of a 
        national oversight commission (see H.R. 735) [30JA]
    ------arbitration procedures to resolve players' strike (see H.R. 
        870) [8FE]
    Mass transit: standards and procedures for arbitrators relative to 
        labor disputes involving transit agencies in the National 
        Capital area (see H.R. 1463) [6AP]
    NLRB: jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 
        1723) [25MY]
    Screen Actors Guild: contributions by members to a private, self-
        sustaining endowment for the arts (see H. Con. Res. 70) [18MY]
    Taxation: treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined 
        benefit fund premiums (see H.R. 1370, 2410) [30MR] [27SE]
  Messages
    Federal Labor Relations Authority Report: President Clinton [9NO]
    Major League Baseball Restoration Act: President Clinton [8FE]
  Reports filed
    Allow Employee Association Members To Represent Their Views Before 
        the Government: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 782) 
        (H. Rept. 104-230) [4AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 743, Cooperative Efforts Between Management 
        and Labor to Improve Economic Competitiveness: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 226) (H. Rept. 104-256) [21SE]
    National Labor Relations Act Amendments: Committee on Educational 
        and Economic Opportunities (House) (H.R. 743) (H. Rept. 104-
        248) [18SE]
    Status of Federal Contractors That Hire Permanent Replacements for 
        Striking Employees: Committee on Economic and Educational 
        Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1176) (H. Rept. 104-163) [27JN]

LaFALCE, JOHN J. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------S. 895, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act [12SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Business and industry: establish minimum standards of fair conduct 
        in franchise sales and business relationships (see H.R. 1717) 
        [25MY]
    CERCLA: clarify liability for lending institutions holding title 
        to properties discovered to be contaminated (see H.R. 914) 
        [13FE]
    Commission on the Review of National Policies Toward Gambling: 
        establish (see H.R. 462) [11JA]
    FDIC: recapitalization of the Savings Association Insurance Fund 
        (see H.R. 1470, 1471, 1472, 1473, 1474, 1475, 1476, 1477, 
        1478, 1479, 1480, 1481) [7AP]
    Foreign countries: border-crossing fees for vehicles or 
        pedestrians entering the U.S. from Canada or Mexico (see H. 
        Con. Res. 28) [14FE]
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws and 
        establishment of a national oversight commission (see H.R. 
        735) [30JA]
    Medicare: multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078) 
        [28FE]
    Niagara Falls Bridge Commission: grant audit authority to GAO (see 
        H.R. 2368) [20SE]
    ------grant audit authority to New York State Comptroller's office 
        (see H.R. 2293) [8SE]
    Niagara River Gorge: establish commission to study inclusion into 
        the Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 2139) [28JY]
  Motions offered by
    Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4) [22MR]

LAGOMARSINO, ROBERT J. (a former Representative from California) 
  Reports filed
    Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center, Channel Islands National 
        Park, CA: Committee on Resources (House) (H.J. Res. 50) (H. 
        Rept. 104-10) [27JA]

LaHOOD, RAY (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------S. 440, National Highway System designation [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Edward Madigan Post Office Building, Lincoln, IL: designate (see 
        H.R. 1880) [16JN]
    House of Representatives: prevent certain mass mailings from being 
        sent as franked mail (see H.R. 1137) [6MR]

LAKES
  Bills and resolutions
    Ecology and environment: authorizing certain operations of 
        Canadian oil spill response and recovery vessels in U.S. 
        waters (see H.R. 2563) [31OC]
    Gambling: provide exemptions to gambling devices on certain 
        vessels on Lake Michigan (see H.R. 1419) [5AP]
    Great Lakes: determine effectiveness of technology to remedy 
        contaminated sediments (see H.R. 1206) [10MR]
    Indiana: watershed management plan for Lake George area (see H.R. 
        1107) [1MR]
    Interstate compacts: management of Jennings Randolph Lake between 
        Maryland and West Virginia (see H.J. Res. 113) [17OC]
    Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175) 
        [8MR]
    Parks and recreation areas: rescind fees at lakes and reservoirs 
        under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 
        239) [9JA]
    Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: permit certain persons to 
        continue to use and occupy certain areas (see H.R. 1666) 
        [17MY]
    States: treatment of the withdrawal of water from lakes situated 
        between two States (see H.R. 2648) [16NO]

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    Trinity Lake: designate reservoir (see H.R. 1070) [28FE]
    Water: State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 2555) 
        [30OC]
    Wisconsin: transfer lands associated with LaFarge Dam and Lake 
        (see H.R. 50) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Marine Resources Programs and National Sea Grant College Program 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1175) (H. 
        Rept. 104-123) [11JY]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1175) (H. Rept. 104-
        123) [16MY]
    Trinity Lake Reservoir: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1070) 
        (H. Rept. 104-134) [7JN]

LAMBROS, THOMAS D.
  Bills and resolutions
    Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Youngstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 869) [8FE]
  Reports filed
    Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Youngstown, OH: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 869) (H. Rept. 104-365) [28NO]

LANCASTER, MA
  Bills and resolutions
    Fort Devens Military Reservation: transfer of excess property to 
        the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge and to Lancaster, MA (see 
        H.R. 1407) [5AP]

LAND AND WATER CONSERVATION FUND ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    National Park Service: amend provisions (see H.R. 2025) [12JY]

LAND USE
  Bills and resolutions
    Admiralty Island National Monument: provide for land exchange (see 
        H.R. 1266) [16MR]
    Agriculture: access to credit for family farmers who grow 
        specialty crops or operate in high land cost areas (see H.R. 
        54) [9JA]
    ------establish a conservation incentives program to develop soil, 
        water, and related resources protection practices (see H.R. 
        2793) [15DE]
    ------incentives for land owners to provide habitat for endangered 
        species (see H.R. 2284) [7SE]
    ------provide flexibility and mitigation in the conversion of 
        cropped wetlands (see H.R. 932) [14FE]
    ------provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in 
        production capacity (see H.R. 2429) [29SE]
    Angeles National Forest: extend authority for land purchases (see 
        H.R. 1223) [14MR]
    ------prohibit transfer of lands for use as a solid waste landfill 
        (see H.R. 924) [13FE]
    Clark County, NV: relief of persons who purchased land relative to 
        certain private land surveys (see H.R. 2135) [27JY]
    Endangered Species Act: enhance wildlife conservation and 
        management and protect fishing, hunting and trapping (see H.R. 
        2217) [4AU]
    Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (see H.R. 
        2029) [13JY]
    Kenai Natives Association: correction of land entitlement 
        inequities (see H.R. 401) [9JA]
    Lawrence County, OH: release restrictions on the use of certain 
        real property conveyed by the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 
        2021) [12JY]
    Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain 
        lands (see H.R. 357) [9JA]
    ------provide for royalty payments and specify reclamation 
        requirements for mining activities on Federal lands (see H.R. 
        1580) [9MY]
    Mississippi: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area 
        (see H.R. 2552) [26OC]
    Montana: designate certain national forest lands as wilderness or 
        multiple use management (see H.R. 2799) [15DE]
    Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of 
        Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721) [27JA]
    Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1975) [30JN]
    ------royalty payments for crude oil production on public lands 
        (see H.R. 699) [26JA]
    Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 489, 790) 
        [11JA] [1FE]
    Rights-of-way: withdraw certain proposed regulations (see H. Res. 
        25) [9JA]
    San Bernardino County, CA: land conveyance for radioactive waste 
        disposal facility (see H.R. 2334) [14SE]
    Taxation: exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative 
        to certain land subject to qualified conservation easements 
        (see H.R. 864, 2218) [8FE] [4AU]
    ------income tax credit for property used to control environmental 
        pollution and for soil and water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 41) [9JA]
    ------treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 1820) [13JN]
    ------treatment of qualified historic properties relative to 
        estate taxes (see H.R. 1945) [28JN]
    Urban areas: provide grants to nonprofit organizations to develop 
        open spaces (see H.R. 936) [14FE]
    Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1745) [6JN]
    ------designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 303) [13DE]
    ------land exchange at Snowbasin Ski Area (see H.R. 2402, 2824) 
        [27SE] [21DE]
    Wetlands: agricultural conversion of certain wetlands (see H.R. 
        198) [9JA]
    ------determinations relative to agricultural lands (see H.R. 
        1949) [28JN]
    ------prompt resolution of agricultural use violation disputes 
        (see H.R. 2496) [18OC]
  Reports filed
    Admiralty Island National Monument Land Exchange: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1266) (H. Rept. 104-115) [9MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1745, Utah Wilderness Lands Designation: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 303) (H. Rept. 104-404) 
        [13DE]
    Farm Credit Bank Regulatory Burden Reduction: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2029) (H. Rept. 104-421) [18DE]
    Prohibit Transfer of Angeles National Forest Lands for Use as a 
        Solid Waste Landfill: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        924) (H. Rept. 104-309) [6NO]
    Snowbasin, UT, Ski Area Land Exchange: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2402) (H. Rept. 104-409) [15DE]
    Utah Wilderness Lands Designation: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1745) (H. Rept. 104-396) [11DE]

LANGUAGES
  Bills and resolutions
    California: tribute to language diversity efforts by Monterey 
        Peninsula community leaders (see H. Res. 266) [14NO]
    English language: constitutional amendment to establish as 
        official language of U.S. (see H.J. Res. 109) [28SE]
    ------declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 123, 345, 
        739, 1005; H. Con. Res. 6) [9JA] [30JA] [21FE]
    ------encourage status as primary language and recognize 
        importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 83) [13JY]
    Macedonia: access to higher education in the Albanian language 
        (see H. Con. Res. 103) [21SE]
    Taxation: credit to employers for providing English language 
        training (see H.R. 124) [9JA]
    Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351) 
        [9JA]

LANTOS, TOM (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the Rotunda for a dedication 
        ceremony for the placement of a bust of Raoul Wallenberg in 
        the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 94) [4AU]
    Children and youth: reform child labor laws (see H.R. 1049) [24FE]
    China, People's Republic of: encourage liberty (see H.R. 1147) 
        [7MR]
    China, Republic of: visit of President Lee Teng-hui (see H. Con. 
        Res. 33, 53) [6MR] [29MR]
    Contracts: classification of employees and independent contractors 
        relative to Federal procurement contracts (see H.R. 508, 509) 
        [13JA]
    Federal employees: treatment of early-retirement reduction 
        regulations relative to defense base closures (see H.R. 2375) 
        [21SE]
    Foreign policy: resumption of direct, bilateral talks between 
        India and Pakistan (see H. Con. Res. 59) [6AP]
    Indonesia: condemn for refusal to permit a team from Israel to 
        participate in the World Archery Championships (see H. Con. 
        Res. 87) [27JY]
    Russia: protection of freedom of the press and freedom of 
        expression (see H. Con. Res. 84, 90, 95) [20JY] [2AU] [4AU]
    Taxation: determination of employment status (see H.R. 510) [13JA]

LAOS, PEOPLE'S DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Commission on MIA and POW in Southeast Asia: establish (see H.R. 
        2174) [2AU]
    Immigration: naturalization of aliens who served with special 
        guerrilla units in Laos (see H.R. 1490) [7AP]
    POW/MIA: granting of asylum to certain foreign nationals assisting 
        in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 460) [9JA]
    Thailand: demand release of imprisoned Hmong/Lao refugee camp 
        leaders and allow resettlement of Hmong refugees (see H. Con. 
        Res. 129) [27DE]

LaPIERRE, WAYNE
  Bills and resolutions
    National Rifle Association: characterization of Federal law 
        enforcement (see H. Con. Res. 69) [18MY]

LARGENT, STEVE (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Families and domestic relations: protect parental rights (see H.R. 
        1946) [28JN]
    Mining and mineral resources: provide tax credit for the 
        production of oil and gas from marginal and new wells (see 
        H.R. 985) [16FE]

LAS VEGAS, NV
  Bills and resolutions
    Michael O'Callaghan Military Hospital: designate (see H.R. 2477) 
        [12OC]

LATHAM, TOM (a Representative from Iowa)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: promotion program for popcorn (see H.R. 2593) [7NO]
    Committees of the House: reporting of legislation relative to 
        streamlining Government rules and regulations (see H. Res. 97) 
        [24FE]
    Corps of Engineers: prohibit water control policy modifications 
        that would interfere with the use of navigation channels (see 
        H.R. 1294) [22MR]
    Wetlands: moratorium on certain policies relative to the 
        determination of wetlands status (see H.R. 1220) [13MR]

LaTOURETTE, STEVE C. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Great Lakes: determine effectiveness of technology to remedy 
        contaminated sediments (see H.R. 1206) [10MR]
    Tariff: electrical capacitors (see H.R. 2358) [19SE]

LATVIA, REPUBLIC OF
  Messages
    Fishery Agreement With Latvia: President Clinton [20JN]

LAUGHLIN, GREG (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [4JA]
    U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Armed Forces: organization and management of reserve components 
        (see H.R. 1646) [16MY]

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LAW ABIDING CITIZENS SAFETY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 322) [9JA]

LAW ENFORCEMENT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act [24OC]
    National Commission To Support Law Enforcement [29JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    BATF: regulation of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 915) [13FE]
    Block grants: provide (see H.R. 728) [30JA]
    ------provide (H.R. 728), consideration (see H. Res. 79) [10FE]
    California: terminate certain border patrol traffic checkpoint 
        operations (see H.R. 340) [9JA]
    Capital punishment: modify penalty for drug kingpins (see H.R. 
        147) [9JA]
    Civil liberties: protect constitutional rights relative to Federal 
        counterterrorism activities (see H.R. 1738) [25MY]
    Correctional institutions: early release of prisoners upon 
        completion of drug treatment program (see H.R. 2650) [16NO]
    Courts: clerical and technical corrections to criminal justice 
        system (see H.R. 2538) [26OC]
    ------limit the application of the exclusionary rule (see H.R. 
        666) [25JA]
    ------limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 61) [6FE]
    ------minimum mandatory sentencing (see H.R. 437) [9JA]
    ------promote equity and fairness in lawsuits brought against 
        State and local law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1446) [6AP]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 1622) [11MY]
    Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499) [7AP]
    ------distribute to community-based organizations information on 
        the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 2818) 
        [20DE]
    ------establish a task force to recommend a uniform strategy to 
        protect women against violent crime (see H.R. 144) [9JA]
    ------establish commission relative to crime control and a 
        national firearms policy (see H.R. 385) [9JA]
    ------false identification documents (see H.R. 399, 1552) [9JA] 
        [3MY]
    ------Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for the 
        cost of incarcerating aliens (see H.R. 205) [9JA]
    ------incarceration of violent criminals (see H.R. 667) [25JA]
    ------incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 63) [8FE]
    ------include peonage and slavery offenses as RICO predicates (see 
        H.R. 305) [9JA]
    ------limit certain funds to States that do not require testing 
        for presence of AIDS in certain cases of assault (see H.R. 
        2791) [15DE]
    ------national policy to control crime and reform court procedures 
        (see H.R. 3, 920) [9JA] [13FE]
    ------penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law 
        enforcement officer (see H.R. 1573) [3MY]
    ------require opening of campus security crime logs at 
        institutions of higher education (see H.R. 2416) [28SE]
    ------require release of relevant information on violent sex 
        offenders (see H.R. 2137) [27JY]
    Dept. of Justice: increase border patrol personnel and provide for 
        deployment at the Southwest border (see H.R. 339) [9JA]
    Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or 
        receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488) [11JA]
    ------require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 1568) [3MY]
    Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see 
        H.R. 2269) [6SE]
    Federal employees: protection of congressional staff (see H.R. 
        628) [23JA]
    Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition 
        that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 444, 492) [9JA] 
        [11JA]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of handguns and handgun 
        ammunition (see H.R. 916) [13FE]
    ------regulate sale, import, and manufacture of polymer plastic 
        ammunition (see H.R. 221) [9JA]
    Foreign trade: imposition of trade sanctions on countries which 
        threaten the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of 
        illicit drugs (see H.R. 2248) [4AU]
    Fuhrman, Mark: investigation relative to perjury and possible 
        criminal wrong doing committed by the former Los Angeles 
        police detective (see H. Res. 243) [24OC]
    Immigration: enforce employer sanctions and limit the adjustment 
        of status relative to illegal aliens (see H.R. 2164) [2AU]
    ------enforcement of employer sanctions law (see H.R. 570) [19JA]
    ------facilitate the apprehension, detention, and deportation of 
        criminal aliens (see H.R. 668) [25JA]
    ------facilitate the apprehension, detention, and deportation of 
        criminal aliens (H.R. 668), consideration (see H. Res. 69) 
        [9FE]
    ------reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and 
        alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border 
        security (see H.R. 1018, 1915, 1929, 2202) [23FE] [22JN] 
        [27JN] [4AU]
    Law Abiding Citizens Safety Act: enact (see H.R. 322) [9JA]
    Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public 
        safety officers employed by States or local governments (see 
        H.R. 1484) [7AP]
    ------counseling programs for disabled police officers (see H.R. 
        384) [9JA]
    ------establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 878) [9FE]
    ------protection (see H.R. 2386) [21SE]
    ------tribute (see H. Con. Res. 61) [7AP]
    Motor vehicles: increase utility of title information to law 
        enforcement officers (see H.R. 2803) [18DE]
    National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts: honoring of G. 
        Gordon Liddy relative to characterization of Federal law 
        enforcement officers (see H. Res. 153) [18MY]
    National parks and recreation areas: allow placement of missing 
        children posters in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2774) [13DE]
    National Rifle Association: characterization of Federal law 
        enforcement (see H. Con. Res. 69) [18MY]
    Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building 
        (see H. Res. 135) [1MY]
    Protection (see H.R. 2386) [21SE]
    Public buildings: designate space for the placement of missing 
        children posters in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2792) [15DE]
    Public welfare programs: eliminate benefits relative to probation 
        and parole violators and fugitive felons (see H.R. 118) [9JA]
    Research: improve capability to analyze DNA (see H.R. 1241, 2418) 
        [15MR] [28SE]
    Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (see H.R. 1058) 
        [27FE]
    ------reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 103, 105) [3MR] [6MR]
    ------reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 290) [5DE]
    Surplus Government property: provide authority for the transfer of 
        Dept. of Defense equipment to law enforcement agencies (see 
        H.R. 2495) [18OC]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate one dollar of their tax 
        liability or a percentage of their refunds to contribute to 
        drug abuse rehabilitation and treatment (see H.R. 825) [3FE]
    Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats 
        (see H.R. 896, 1635, 1710, 2703, 2768) [10FE] [15MY] [25MY] 
        [5DE] [13DE]
    ------improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 
        1710), consideration (see H. Res. 240) [19OC]
    Transportation: increase utility of motor vehicle title 
        information to law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2687) [29NO]
    Treaties and agreements: negotiation of bilateral prisoner 
        transfer treaties (see H.R. 552) [18JA]
    U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (see H.R. 2641) 
        [15NO]
    Water pollution: enforcement and compliance with regulations (see 
        H.R. 1262) [16MR]
    Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 
        2192) [3AU]
  Conference reports
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 1058) [28NO]
  Messages
    Antiterrorism Amendments Act: President Clinton [9MY]
    Immigration Enforcement Improvements Act: President Clinton [3MY]
    Omnibus Counterterrorism Act: President Clinton [9FE]
    Saving Law Enforcement Officers' Lives Act: President Clinton 
        [30JN]
    Veto of H.R. 1058, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: 
        President Clinton [20DE]
  Motions
    Block grants: provide (H.R. 728) [13FE] [14FE]
    Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667) [9FE] [10FE]
    Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058) [8MR]
  Reports filed
    Apprehension, Detention, and Deportation of Criminal Aliens: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 668) (H. Rept. 104-
        22) [6FE]
    Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1710) (H. Rept. 104-383) [5DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1058, Private 
        Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 104-382) [5DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 666, Limit the Application of the 
        Exclusionary Rule: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 61) (H. 
        Rept. 104-20) [6FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 667, Incarceration of Violent Criminals: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 63) (H. Rept. 104-25) 
        [8FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 668, Apprehension, Detention, and 
        Deportation of Criminal Aliens: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 69) (H. Rept. 104-26) [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 728, Block Grants for Law Enforcement: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 104-27) 
        [10FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 104-65) 
        [3MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 105) (H. Rept. 104-68) 
        [6MR]
    Criminal Justice System Clerical and Technical Corrections: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2538) (H. Rept. 104-
        391) [11DE]
    DNA Identification Grants Improvement Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2418) (H. Rept. 104-393) [11DE]
    Incarceration of Violent Criminals: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 667) (H. Rept. 104-21) [6FE]
    Law Enforcement Block Grants: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 104-24) [8FE]
    Limit the Application of the Exclusionary Rule: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 666) (H. Rept. 104-17) [2FE]
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 104-369) [28NO]

LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS
  Appointments
    National Commission To Support Law Enforcement [29JN]
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: assist INS and Customs Service personnel in 
        performing border protection functions (see H.R. 387, 1224) 
        [9JA] [14MR]
    Bill of rights: establish (see H.R. 878) [9FE]
    Capital punishment: establish penalty relative to murders of State 
        and local correctional officers by prisoners (see H.R. 154) 
        [9JA]
    Collective bargaining: rights for public safety officers employed 
        by States or local governments (see H.R. 1484) [7AP]

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    Courts: limit the application of the exclusionary rule (see H.R. 
        666) [25JA]
    ------limit the application of the exclusionary rule (H.R. 666), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 61) [6FE]
    ------promote equity and fairness in lawsuits brought against 
        State and local law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1446) [6AP]
    Dept. of Justice: establish rapid deployment force (see H.R. 97) 
        [9JA]
    ------increase border patrol personnel and provide for deployment 
        at the Southwest border (see H.R. 339) [9JA]
    Disabled: counseling programs for disabled police officers (see 
        H.R. 384) [9JA]
    Employment: age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring 
        plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        344, 849, 2649) [9JA] [7FE] [16NO]
    Federal employees: retirement provisions for certain INS, Customs 
        Service, and IRS employees (see H.R. 1124) [3MR]
    Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition 
        that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 444, 492) [9JA] 
        [11JA]
    ------exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed 
        handguns (see H.R. 218, 1805) [9JA] [8JN]
    Fuhrman, Mark: investigation relative to perjury and possible 
        criminal wrong doing committed by the former Los Angeles 
        police detective (see H. Res. 243) [24OC]
    Income: death benefits for retired public safety officers (see 
        H.R. 1572) [3MY]
    Long Island Railroad Co.: remove police officers from certain 
        Federal employment laws (see H.R. 2044) [17JY]
    Motor vehicles: increase utility of title information to law 
        enforcement officers (see H.R. 2803) [18DE]
    National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts: honoring of G. 
        Gordon Liddy relative to characterization of Federal law 
        enforcement officers (see H. Res. 153) [18MY]
    National Rifle Association: characterization of Federal law 
        enforcement (see H. Con. Res. 69) [18MY]
    Police Athletic League: tribute (see H. Res. 163) [7JN]
    States: expedite review of criminal records of applicants for 
        security officer employment (see H.R. 2092) [21JY]
    Surplus Government property: authorize donation of surplus Federal 
        law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 704) 
        [26JA]
    Taxation: exclude from gross income certain police officer and 
        firefighter disability benefits (see H.R. 1630) [12MY]
    ------treatment of certain disability benefits received by former 
        police officers or firefighters (see H.R. 98) [9JA]
    Transportation: increase utility of motor vehicle title 
        information to law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2687) [29NO]
    Treaties and agreements: negotiation of bilateral prisoner 
        transfer treaties (see H.R. 552) [18JA]
    Tribute (see H. Con. Res. 61) [7AP]
    U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (see H.R. 2641) 
        [15NO]
  Messages
    Immigration Enforcement Improvements Act: President Clinton [3MY]
    Omnibus Counterterrorism Act: President Clinton [9FE]
    Saving Law Enforcement Officers' Lives Act: President Clinton 
        [30JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 666, Limit the Application of the 
        Exclusionary Rule: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 61) (H. 
        Rept. 104-20) [6FE]
    Limit the Application of the Exclusionary Rule: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 666) (H. Rept. 104-17) [2FE]

LAWRENCE COUNTY, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: modify reversionary interest in certain lands held 
        by the Federal Government (see H.R. 2786) [15DE]
    Real property: release restrictions on the use of certain real 
        property conveyed by the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 2021) 
        [12JY]

LAWYERS AND ATTORNEYS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act [9NO]
    ------H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act [24OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil courts: attorneys' fees relative to tort actions (see H.R. 
        93) [9JA]
    ------inclusion of attorney's fees as part of the cost to 
        prevailing defendants in Federal civil actions (see H.R. 64) 
        [9JA]
    Courts: authorize voluntary alternative dispute resolutions 
        systems (see H.R. 1443) [6AP]
    ------product liability reform (see H.R. 1075) [28FE]
    ------product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 108, 109) [7MR] [8MR]
    ------reform civil justice system (see H.R. 988) [16FE]
    ------reform civil justice system (H.R. 988), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 104) [3MR]
    Investments: reform conduct of private securities litigation (see 
        H.R. 555) [18JA]
    LSC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1806) [8JN]
    ------abolish (see H.R. 2277) [7SE]
    ------prohibit recipients of grants or contracts from soliciting 
        clients (see H.R. 1931) [27JN]
    Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (see H.R. 1058) 
        [27FE]
    ------reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 103, 105) [3MR] [6MR]
    ------reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 290) [5DE]
    States: prohibit discrimination against lawyers on basis of 
        graduation from accredited and certified law schools (see H.R. 
        610) [20JA]
    Taxation: treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540, 
        565) [17JA] [18JA]
  Conference reports
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 1058) [28NO]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 1058, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: 
        President Clinton [20DE]
  Motions
    Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956) [9MR] [10MR] [9NO]
    ------reform civil justice system (H.R. 988) [7MR]
    Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058) [8MR]
  Reports filed
    Attorney Accountability Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 988) (H. Rept. 104-62) [1MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1058, Private 
        Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 104-382) [5DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 108) (H. Rept. 104-
        69) [7MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 109) (H. Rept. 104-72) 
        [8MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 988, Attorney Accountability Act: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 104) (H. Rept. 104-66) [3MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 104-65) 
        [3MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 105) (H. Rept. 104-68) 
        [6MR]
    LSC Abolishment: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2277) 
        (H. Rept. 104-255) [21SE]
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 104-369) [28NO]
    Product Liability Reform: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 917) 
        (H. Rept. 104-63) [1MR]

LAZIO, RICK (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 2406) [27SE]
    ------homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural 
        rental housing program (see H.R. 1691) [24MY]
    Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to 
        home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see 
        H.R. 1934) [27JN]
    Taxation: nonrecognition of gain on sale of a principal residence 
        by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1149) [7MR]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement 
        accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1148) [7MR]

LEACH, JAMES A. (a Representative from Iowa)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Arkansas: conveyance of the Corning National Fish Hatchery (see 
        H.R. 583) [19JA]
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House): authorizing 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 85) [14FE]
    Federal Bank Agency: establish (see H.R. 17) [9JA]
    Financial institutions: encourage foreign countries to accord 
        national treatment to U.S. financial organizations (see H.R. 
        19) [9JA]
    ------enhance competition (see H.R. 18) [9JA]
    ------improve risk management techniques and use of derivative 
        products (see H.R. 20) [9JA]
    ------increase competition in the financial services sector (see 
        H.R. 1062, 2520) [27FE] [24OC]
    ------reform regulatory process and paperwork requirements (see 
        H.R. 1858) [15JN]
    FRS: appointment of Federal reserve bank presidents (see H.R. 15) 
        [9JA]
    Iowa: conveyance of Fairport National Fish Hatchery (see H.R. 583, 
        584) [19JA]
    Minnesota: conveyance of New London National Fish Hatchery (see 
        H.R. 583) [19JA]
    SEC: require greater disclosure by municipalities that issue 
        securities (see H.R. 14) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Financial Institutions Regulatory Process and Paperwork 
        Requirements Reform: Committee on Banking and Financial 
        Services (House) (H.R. 1858) (H. Rept. 104-193) [18JY]
    Financial Services Competitiveness Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1062) (H. Rept. 104-127) 
        [18MY] [13JN]
    Reporting Requirements on Economic Assistance to Mexico Relative 
        to Instability of Economy and Currency: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H. Res. 80) (H. Rept. 104-53) 
        [27FE]
    Senior Citizen Housing Safety and Economic Relief Act: Committee 
        on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 117) (H. Rept. 
        104-281) [18OC]
  Rules
    Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) [3FE]

LEE TENG-HUI (President, Republic of China)
  Bills and resolutions
    China, Republic of: visit (see H. Con. Res. 33, 53) [6MR] [29MR]

LEGAL SERVICES CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Abolish (see H.R. 2277) [7SE]
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1806) [8JN]
    Federal aid programs: prohibit recipients of grants or contracts 
        from soliciting clients (see H.R. 1931) [27JN]
  Reports filed
    Abolishment: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2277) (H. 
        Rept. 104-255) [21SE]

LEGISLATIVE BRANCH OF THE GOVERNMENT
related term(s) Congress; House of Representatives; Senate
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1854, appropriations [26JY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: making (see H.R. 1854, 2492) [15JN] [18OC]

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    ------making (H.R. 1854), consideration (see H. Res. 169) [19JN]
    ------making (H.R. 1854), consideration of conference report (see 
        H. Res. 206) [1AU]
    ------making (H.R. 1854), corrections in enrollment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 99) [6SE]
    ------making (H.R. 2492), consideration (see H. Res. 239) [19OC]
    Congress: prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked 
        mail (see H.R. 355) [9JA] [22MR]
    ------reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (see H.R. 2261; H. 
        Res. 255) [6SE] [7NO]
    ------reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (H.R. 2261), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 242) [24OC]
    Executive departments: prevent encroachment into legislative 
        powers or unconstitutional actions (see H.R. 807) [2FE]
    ------prevent encroachment into legislative powers or 
        unconstitutional actions (H.R. 807), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 111, 112) [9MR]
    Federal employees: eliminate exemptions of civil service 
        requirements for judicial or legislative branch employees 
        involuntarily separated from their jobs (see H.R. 913) [13FE]
    ------require random drug testing of employees and officers (see 
        H.R. 148) [9JA]
    ------strengthen post-employment restrictions on certain executive 
        and legislative branch officials (see H.R. 1576, 2031, 2498) 
        [3MY] [13JY] [18OC]
    Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or 
        false statements to all branches of Government (see H.R. 1678) 
        [18MY]
    ------application of certain laws (see H.R. 287, 309) [9JA]
    ------improve information dissemination and printing procedures 
        (see H.R. 1024) [23FE]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (see H.R. 2169, 2268, 2564) [2AU] [6SE] 
        [31OC]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (H.R. 2564), consideration (see H. Res. 
        269) [15NO]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 116) [29NO]
    House of Representatives: audit by Inspector General (see H. Res. 
        192) [18JY]
    ------prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked 
        mail [6MR]
    ------prohibit travel by Members, officers and employees at 
        lobbyist expense (see H.R. 75) [9JA]
    ------require public recordkeeping of lobbyist visits (see H.R. 
        2629) [14NO]
    ------require that certain legislation be accompanied by a 
        statement of constitutional authority (see H. Res. 106) [6MR]
    ------transfer certain administrative and maintenance functions to 
        the private sector (see H. Res. 102) [1MR]
    ------treatment of references in statutes to any committee or 
        officer whose name or jurisdiction has been changed (see H.R. 
        1421) [6AP]
    House Rules: reform gift rules (see H. Res. 214, 250, 264) [6SE] 
        [30OC] [10NO]
    ------reform gift rules (H. Res. 250), consideration (see H. Res. 
        268) [15NO]
    ------treat copyright royalties as honoraria (see H. Res. 20) 
        [9JA]
    Members of Congress: restriction from lobbying activities for a 
        certain period after term expiration or resignation (see H.R. 
        751) [31JA]
    Operations: improve (see H.R. 252) [9JA]
    Veterans: Government employment preference for active duty service 
        veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 
        2510) [19OC]
  Conference reports
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 1854) 
        [28JY]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 1854, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: President Clinton [6OC]
  Motions
    Appropriations: making (H.R. 1854) [22JN]
    ------making (H.R. 1854), conference report [6SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1854, Legislative 
        Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 206) (H. Rept. 104-221) [1AU]
    Consideration of H. Res. 250, House Gift Rules Reform: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 268) (H. Rept. 104-341) [15NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1854, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 169) (H. 
        Rept. 104-146) [19JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2492, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 239) (H. 
        Rept. 104-283) [19OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2564, Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 104-342) [15NO]
    House Gift Rules Reform: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 250) 
        (H. Rept. 104-337) [14NO]
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1854) (H. Rept. 104-212) [28JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1854) (H. Rept. 
        104-141) [15JN]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        2564) (H. Rept. 104-339) [14NO]

LEGISLATIVE LINE ITEM VETO ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 4, Separate Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act [7SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (S. 4): application to 1996 appropriations bills (see H. 
        Res. 212) [4AU]
    ------consideration (see H. Res. 147) [16MY]
  Motions
    Enact (S. 4) [7SE] [25OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of S. 4, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 147) (H. Rept. 104-121) [16MY]

LEGISLATIVE REORGANIZATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Congress: waiving provisions relative to adjournment (see H. Con. 
        Res. 89) [31JY]

LEVIN, SANDER M. (a Representative from Michigan)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Children and youth: require monthly reporting of child support 
        obligations to consumer credit agencies (see H.R. 314) [9JA]
    Foreign trade: impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile 
        industry (see H. Res. 141) [9MY]
    Taxation: exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance 
        (see H.R. 127) [9JA]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 1690) 
        [24MY]

LEWIS, JERRY (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [4JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
    ------H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [2NO]
    ------H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations [13SE] [14SE] 
        [18OC]
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission [2MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2099) [21JY]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2099) [17NO] [6DE]
  Motions offered by
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099) [27JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference report 
        [7DE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), veto [18DE]
  Reports filed
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2099) 
        (H. Rept. 104-353) [17NO]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 2099) (H. Rept. 104-384) [6DE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2099) (H. Rept. 
        104-201) [21JY]

LEWIS, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 55) [9JA]
    Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American 
        Museum (see H.R. 786) [1FE]
    Taxation: use of agricultural byproducts in wine production (see 
        H.R. 1435) [6AP]
    Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to 
        Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129) 
        [3MR]

LEWIS, RON (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Kentucky (see H.R. 2501) [18OC]

LEWIS AND CLARK RURAL WATER SYSTEM, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Construction and assistance: authorize (see H.R. 1841) [14JN]

LIBRARIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Taxation: designation of overpayments and contributions to the 
        U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 2246) [4AU]

LIBYA, SOCIALIST PEOPLE'S ARAB JAMAHIRIYA
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: provide for the withholding of contributions to 
        certain organizations that assist Iraq, Iran, Libya, and Cuba 
        (see H.R. 83) [9JA]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Libya: President Clinton [30JA] 
        [12JY]

LIDDY, G. GORDON
  Bills and resolutions
    National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts: honoring of G. 
        Gordon Liddy relative to characterization of Federal law 
        enforcement officers (see H. Res. 153) [18MY]

LIGHTFOOT, JIM (a Representative from Iowa)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [12OC]
    ------H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 
        1309) [23MR]
    Armed Forces: encourage an extra place setting at holiday season 
        tables as a reminder of U.S. peacekeeping forces in Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina (see H. Res. 315) [19DE]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2020) [12JY]
    FAA: establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 1392) [4AP]
    Government: require electronic funds transfer for all Federal 
        payments (see H.R. 1698) [24MY]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 
        878) [9FE]
    ------exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed 
        handguns (see H.R. 1805) [8JN]
    Taxation: one-time exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland to 
        a beginning farmer (see H.R. 441) [9JA]

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  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2020) 
        [25OC]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 2020) (H. Rept. 104-291) [25OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2020) (H. Rept. 
        104-183) [12JY]

LINCOLN, BLANCHE LAMBERT (a Representative from Arkansas)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the President [24JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Arkansas: conveyance of the Corning National Fish Hatchery (see 
        H.R. 535) [17JA]
    Armed Forces: prohibit accrual of pay and allowances to members 
        confined pending dishonorable dismissal charges (see H.R. 585) 
        [19JA]
    CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see 
        H.R. 820) [3FE]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Arkansas (see H.R. 657) [24JA]
    Fish and fishing: collection of fees for triploid grass carp 
        certification inspections (see H.R. 649) [24JA]
    Medicaid: continued enrollment of special-needs children in 
        traditional fee-for-service plans in States with managed care 
        programs (see H.R. 1502) [7AP]
    ------coverage of services of certain clinics operated by 
        children's hospitals (see H.R. 1503) [7AP]
    Medicare: study effectiveness of rural telemedicine networks (see 
        H.R. 851) [7FE]
    National wildlife refuges: allow donation of State hunting 
        management services during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 
        2706) [5DE]
    Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of 
        self-employed individuals (see H.R. 34) [9JA]
    Social Security: imposition of fees for initial certification and 
        survey of health care facilities providing medicare and 
        medicaid services (see H.R. 2790) [15DE]
    Stuttgart, AR: transfer the Fish Farming Experimental Laboratory 
        to the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 33) [9JA]
    Water pollution: improve stormwater management (see H.R. 1252) 
        [15MR]

LINCOLN, IL
  Bills and resolutions
    Edward Madigan Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 1880) 
        [16JN]

LINDER, JOHN (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 188) [12JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 235) [29SE]
    Butte County, CA: conveyance of lands to certain individuals (H.R. 
        440), consideration (see H. Res. 53) [31JA]
    Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 108, 109) [7MR] [8MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. 
        Res. 134), consideration (see H. Res. 317) [20DE]
    District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 252) [31OC]
    ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 215) [7SE]
    Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 91) [21FE]
    Medicare: reform (H.R. 2425), consideration (see H. Res. 238) 
        [18OC]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (H.J. 
        Res. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 14) [9JA]
    National Voter Registration Act: delay enforcement until 
        implementation funding is appropriated (see H.R. 736) [30JA]
    Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation 
        (H.R. 1555), consideration (see H. Res. 207) [1AU]
    Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 303) [13DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1976, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. 
        Rept. 104-271) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        317) (H. Rept. 104-428) [20DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 440, Conveyance of Butte County, CA, Lands 
        to Certain Individuals: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        53) (H. Rept. 104-14) [31JA]
    Consideration of H.R. 830, Paperwork Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 104-43) [21FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 108) (H. Rept. 104-
        69) [7MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 109) (H. Rept. 104-72) 
        [8MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 1555, Communications Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 207) (H. Rept. 104-223) [1AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 1745, Utah Wilderness Lands Designation: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 303) (H. Rept. 104-404) 
        [13DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1976, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 188) (H. Rept. 104-185) [12JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2425, Medicare Reform: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 238) (H. Rept. 104-282) [18OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2546, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 252) (H. Rept. 104-302) 
        [31OC]
    House of Representatives Reform: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 215) (H. Rept. 104-240) [7SE]

LIPINSKI, WILLIAM O. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination 
        Act [30NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1437) [6AP]
    Courts: desegregation of schools (see H. Con. Res. 101) [14SE]
    Ecology and environment: privatize environmental testing analysis 
        (see H.R. 2154) [1AU]
    House Rules: extend time required before consideration of 
        conference reports (see H. Res. 154) [18MY]
    ICC: eliminate (see H.R. 1436) [6AP]
    Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor: modify boundaries 
        (see H.R. 1542) [2MY]
    Immigration: adjust status for certain Polish and Hungarian 
        parolees (see H.R. 2436) [29SE]
    ------provide visas for certain natives of Poland (see H.R. 2318) 
        [13SE]
    Tariff: twine (see H.R. 1935) [27JN]
    ------twine, cordage, ropes, and cables (see H.R. 1543) [2MY]
    Television: prohibit pay-per-view charges for entertainment events 
        that receive public financial support (see H.R. 934) [14FE]
    ------public performance copyright restrictions on professional 
        sports programs viewing at places of public accommodation (see 
        H.R. 935) [14FE]
    Transportation: reform regulation of transportation industries and 
        rail carriers (see H.R. 1436) [6AP]
    Trucking industry: operation of certain uncovered commercial 
        vehicles on highways (see H.R. 2153) [1AU]
    U.N. World Conference on Women: meeting (see H. Con. Res. 77) 
        [15JN]

LITERATURE
related term(s) Arts and Humanities
  Bills and resolutions
    Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 989) [16FE]
    Gingrich, Representative: status of Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment 
        of independent counsel (see H. Res. 277, 288) [17NO] [30NO]
  Motions
    Gingrich, Representative: status of Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment 
        of independent counsel (H. Res. 277) [17NO]
    ------status of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        ethics investigation and appointment of independent counsel 
        (H. Res. 288) [30NO]
  Reports filed
    Inquiry Into Various Complaints Filed Against Representative 
        Gingrich: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        (H. Rept. 104-401) [12DE]

LIVINGSTON, BOB (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1817, military construction, family housing, and base 
        closure and realignment appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 1854, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [26JY]
    ------H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [12OC]
    ------H.R. 1905, energy and water development appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
    ------H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
        Judiciary appropriations [18OC]
    ------H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [2NO]
    ------H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations [13SE] [14SE] 
        [18OC]
    ------H.R. 2546, District of Columbia appropriations [9NO]
    Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents [27JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 108, 115, 122, 
        123, 136) [27SE] [7NO] [15NO] [17NO] [22DE]
    Baker, Howard H., Jr.: appointment to the Board of Regents of the 
        Smithsonian Institution (see H.J. Res. 110) [29SE]
    Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (see 
        H.R. 1158, 1159, 1927, 1944) [8MR] [27JN] [28JN]
    ------rescind certain budget authority (see H.R. 845) [7FE]
    Civil courts: inclusion of attorney's fees as part of the cost to 
        prevailing defendants in Federal civil actions (see H.R. 64) 
        [9JA]
    Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions to enhance military readiness (see H.R. 889) 
        [10FE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (see 
        H.J. Res. 134) [20DE]
    D'Harnoncourt, Anne: appointment to the Board of Regents of the 
        Smithsonian Institution (see H.J. Res. 111) [29SE]
    FEC: abolish ex officio positions (see H.R. 61) [9JA]
    Gerstner, Louis V., Jr.: appointment to the Board of Regents of 
        the Smithsonian Institution (see H.J. Res. 112) [29SE]

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    House of Representatives: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 41) [16MR]
    National Voter Registration Act: voluntary compliance by States 
        (see H.R. 60) [9JA]
    Refugees: prohibit admission of individuals who served in the 
        armed forces of Iraq during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see 
        H.R. 63) [9JA]
    Shaka Maru (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2388) 
        [21SE]
    Shaku Maru (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1395) 
        [4AP]
    Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th 
        anniversary (see H.R. 2627) [14NO]
    Taxation: increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see 
        H.R. 62) [9JA]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions To 
        Enhance Military Readiness (H.R. 889) [5AP]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions (H.R. 1158) [16MY]
  Motions offered by
    Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 115) [10NO] [14NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 122) [20NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 123) [19NO]
    Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1158) [15MR]
    Dept. of Defense: making supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions to enhance military readiness (H.R. 889) [28MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. 
        Res. 134) [20DE]
  Reports filed
    Budget Authority Rescissions: Committee on Appropriations (House) 
        (H.R. 845) (H. Rept. 104-30) [10FE]
    Dept. of Defense Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions To 
        Enhance and Preserve Military Readiness: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 889) (H. Rept. 104-101) [5AP]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 889) (H. Rept. 
        104-29) [10FE]
    Revised Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1996: 
        Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-266) [27SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-380) [5DE]
    Subdivision of Budget Totals for Fiscal Year 1996: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-142) [15JN]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-175) 
        [11JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H. Rept. 104-197) 
        [20JY]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 104-124) [16MY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1158) (H. Rept. 
        104-70) [8MR]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1159) (H. Rept. 
        104-71) [8MR]
  Rules
    Committee on Appropriations (House) [18JA]

LOBBYING DISCLOSURE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (S. 1060): technical corrections (see H. Con. Res. 116) 
        [29NO]
    Tax-exempt organizations: authorize receipt of Federal loans, 
        grants, or contracts to organizations engaging in lobbying 
        activities (see H.R. 2785) [15DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2564, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 104-342) [15NO]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2564) (H. 
        Rept. 104-339) [14NO]

LOBBYISTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: limit access to the Hall of the 
        House of Representatives (see H. Res. 286) [29NO]
    Congress: categorize payments from lobbyists to Members of 
        Congress as bribery under Federal criminal law (see H.R. 279) 
        [9JA]
    ------reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (see H.R. 2261, 
        2686; H. Res. 255) [6SE] [7NO] [29NO]
    ------reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (H.R. 2261), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 242) [24OC]
    Crime: prohibit misrepresentation of groups or individual names in 
        connection with lobbying (see H.R. 2694) [30NO]
    Federal employees: strengthen post-employment restrictions on 
        certain executive and legislative branch officials (see H.R. 
        1576, 2031, 2498) [3MY] [13JY] [18OC]
    Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence 
        the Federal Government (see H.R. 119, 2169, 2268, 2564) [9JA] 
        [2AU] [6SE] [31OC]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (H.R. 2564), consideration (see H. Res. 
        269) [15NO]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 116) [29NO]
    Government regulations: prohibit recipients of awards, grants, and 
        contracts from lobbying for their continuation (see H.R. 1130) 
        [3MR]
    House of Representatives: prohibit travel by Members, officers and 
        employees at lobbyist expense (see H.R. 75) [9JA]
    ------require public recordkeeping of lobbyist visits (see H.R. 
        2629) [14NO]
    House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored 
        perks (see H. Res. 40, 66, 134) [19JA] [8FE] [6AP]
    ------ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks 
        (H. Res. 40), consideration (see H. Res. 127) [3AP]
    ------reform gift rules (see H. Res. 214, 250, 264) [6SE] [30OC] 
        [10NO]
    ------reform gift rules (H. Res. 250), consideration (see H. Res. 
        268) [15NO]
    Members of Congress: prohibit representation of foreign 
        governments after leaving office (see H.R. 459) [9JA]
    ------restriction from lobbying activities for a certain period 
        after term expiration or resignation (see H.R. 751) [31JA]
    Taxation: treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation 
        (see H.R. 2434) [29SE]
    Tax-exempt organizations: authorize receipt of Federal loans, 
        grants, or contracts to organizations engaging in lobbying 
        activities (see H.R. 2785) [15DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 250, House Gift Rules Reform: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 268) (H. Rept. 104-341) [15NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2564, Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 104-342) [15NO]
    House Gift Rules Reform: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 250) 
        (H. Rept. 104-337) [14NO]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        2564) (H. Rept. 104-339) [14NO]

LoBIONDO, FRANK A. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Correctional institutions: reform process for lawsuits relative to 
        prison conditions and treatment (see H.R. 2468) [11OC]

LOCAL GOVERNMENT
related term(s) Federal Aid Programs
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2546, District of Columbia appropriations [9NO]
    ------S. 1, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: deadline extension for certain sanctions and 
        reclassification of carbon monoxide nonattainment areas (see 
        H.R. 1255) [15MR]
    ------reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 
        1582) [9MY]
    Appropriations: revenue sharing program of annual payments to 
        State and local governments (see H.R. 762) [31JA]
    Capital punishment: establish penalty relative to murders of State 
        and local correctional officers by prisoners (see H.R. 154) 
        [9JA]
    CERCLA: liability restrictions for generation or transportation of 
        solid waste (see H.R. 854, 855) [7FE]
    Children and youth: guidelines for school lunch and breakfast 
        programs (see H.R. 2066) [19JY]
    Civil defense: public safety officer death benefits eligibility 
        for certain civil defense and FEMA employees (see H.R. 938) 
        [14FE]
    Community service: redefine block grant eligible entities (see 
        H.R. 2460) [11OC]
    Consumers: credit card fees (see H.R. 1169) [8MR]
    Courts: exempt State and local court reporters from certain 
        Federal compensatory time requirements (see H.R. 1225) [14MR]
    ------limit the award of liquidated damages to employees of States 
        and political subdivisions (see H.R. 1505) [7AP]
    Crime: Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for 
        the cost of incarcerating aliens (see H.R. 205) [9JA]
    ------mandatory victim restitution (H.R. 665), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 60) [6FE]
    Customs Service: treatment of customs fees and duties relative to 
        communities where fees and duties are collected (see H.R. 
        2250) [4AU]
    Dams: delegation of dam safety authority to State governments (see 
        H.R. 2302) [12SE]
    Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1883) [16JN]
    Dept. of HUD: grants to depressed communities for economic 
        development based on unemployment level (see H.R. 1017) [22FE]
    Disasters: clarify primary responsibility of States for disaster 
        relief, establish private corporations to insure against risks 
        and costs, and provide for reimbursable Federal assistance 
        activities (see H.R. 824; H. Con. Res. 39) [3FE] [14MR]
    District of Columbia: authorization of bonding authority and the 
        use of tax revenues to finance certain costs of a sports arena 
        and convention center (see H.R. 1509, 1843) [7AP] [14JN]
    ------expenditure and appropriation of funds for times when 
        Congress has not enacted a budget (see H.R. 2661) [17NO]
    ------making appropriations (see H.R. 2546) [26OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2546), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 252) [31OC]
    ------making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 124) [17NO]
    ------permit use of certain revenues for the operation of the 
        Washington Convention Center and the construction of a new 
        convention center (see H.R. 1862) [15JN]
    ------retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 1028) [23FE]
    ------use of tax revenues for construction of new convention 
        center and sports arena and operation of current convention 
        center (see H.R. 2108) [25JY]
    District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
        Assistance Authority: establish (see H.R. 1345) [29MR]
    Education: eliminate opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 977, 
        1045) [16FE] [24FE]
    ------establish mentoring programs for at-risk youths (see H.R. 
        2708) [5DE]
    ------release of student records to State and county prosecutors 
        (see H.R. 2398) [27SE]
    Elections: eliminate provisions prohibiting certain State and 
        local employees from seeking elective office (see H.R. 151) 
        [9JA]
    ------provide for election day registration for Federal elections 
        (see H.R. 1782) [7JN]
    Employment: age discrimination regulations relative to hiring and 
        retirement plans for State and local law enforcement officers 
        and firefighters (see H.R. 849) [7FE]
    Endangered species: designation of critical habitat areas and 
        national wildlife refuges (see H.R. 2253) [4AU]
    Federal aid programs: economic assistance to States and localities 
        relative to business incentives provided (see H.R. 286) [9JA]
    ------use of funding by local governments and nonprofit 
        organizations in accordance with approved local flexibility 
        plans (see H.R. 2086) [20JY]
    Federal employees: agreements with local governments relative to 
        tax withholding (see H.R. 295) [9JA]

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    Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded 
        Federal mandates to States and local governments (see H.J. 
        Res. 27, 54) [9JA] [13JA]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (see H.R. 5, 261) [9JA]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 38) [18JA]
    FERC: payment by local governments of charges for hydroelectric 
        projects in Granite and Deer Lodge Counties, MT (see H.R. 944) 
        [14FE]
    Fire prevention: encourage State and local fire safety and 
        prevention education programs (see H.R. 771) [1FE]
    Forest Service: distribution of timber sales receipts to counties 
        in Texas (see H.R. 683) [26JA]
    Government regulations: analysis on the impact on small businesses 
        and State and local government (see H.R. 58) [9JA]
    ------cumulative cost/benefit accounting statement for regulatory 
        programs (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 2715) [5DE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 994) [21FE]
    Health: establish a national program of trained community health 
        advisers (see H.R. 2245) [4AU]
    Hopewell Township, PA: transfer lands to Beaver County Corp. for 
        Economic Development (see H.R. 308) [9JA]
    Housing: deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 2406) [27SE]
    Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend to provide for community 
        approval of tribal-State gambling compacts (see H.R. 1364) 
        [30MR]
    Law enforcement: provide block grants (see H.R. 728) [30JA]
    ------provide block grants (H.R. 728), consideration (see H. Res. 
        79) [10FE]
    Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public 
        safety officers employed by States or local governments (see 
        H.R. 1484) [7AP]
    National Education Standards and Improvement Council: abolish (see 
        H.R. 977, 1045, 1558) [16FE] [24FE] [3MY]
    National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see 
        H.R. 497) [11JA]
    Native Americans: consultations with Federal, State, and local 
        government officials relative to management of trust funds 
        (see H.R. 742) [30JA]
    Pensions: establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State 
        and local governments to fulfill the terms of pensions plans 
        (see H.R. 1683) [23MY]
    Public buildings: permit State and local governments to lease or 
        sell Federal-aid facilities without repayment of Federal 
        grants (see H.R. 1907) [21JN]
    Public welfare programs: assistance to able-bodied individuals 
        relative to participation in workfare programs (see H.R. 161) 
        [9JA]
    Real estate: homeowner participation in area planning likely to 
        impact home values and compensation for certain area 
        development (see H.R. 971) [16FE]
    Recycling: improve the collection and dissemination of information 
        that will promote the recycling of municipal solid waste (see 
        H.R. 1153) [7MR]
    Roads and highways: resolution of claims relative to right-of-ways 
        across Federal lands (see H.R. 2081) [20JY]
    Rural areas: study feasibility of establishing and training 
        regional and county rural development boards and councils (see 
        H.R. 813) [3FE]
    SEC: require greater disclosure by municipalities that issue 
        securities (see H.R. 14) [9JA]
    Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid 
        waste (see H.R. 24, 225, 227, 342, 603, 1080, 1085, 1180, 
        1249, 1288, 2323, 2443, 2838) [9JA] [20JA] [28FE] [9MR] [15MR] 
        [22MR] [13SE] [29SE] [22DE]
    Taxation: deny deductions for personal income taxes paid to a 
        State or locality which taxes non-residents for income derived 
        from certain Federal areas (see H.R. 1792) [8JN]
    ------nonrecognition of gain on conversion of long-term property 
        through exercise of eminent domain (see H.R. 928) [14FE]
    ------provide exemption to market discount rules for tax-exempt 
        obligations (see H.R. 843) [7FE]
    ------treatment of deferred compensation plans of State, local 
        government, and tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 1119) [2MR]
    Trucking industry: regulation of nonconsensual tow truck 
        operations (see H.R. 866) [8FE]
    TVA: transfer property, facilities, and equipment to public and 
        private entities (see H.R. 313) [9JA]
    Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability 
        during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit 
        organizations (see H.R. 911) [13FE]
  Conference reports
    Unfunded Mandate Reform Act (S. 1) [13MR]
  Messages
    National Urban Policy Report: President Clinton [3AU]
  Motions
    District of Columbia: making appropriations (H.R. 2546) [9NO]
    Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to 
        unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5) [30JA] [31JA] [1FE]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (S. 1) [1FE]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (S. 1), conference report [16MR]
    Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728) [13FE] [14FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 5, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 38) (H. Rept. 104-2) [18JA]
    Consideration of H.R. 665, Mandatory Victim Restitution: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 60) (H. Rept. 104-19) [6FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 728, Block Grants for Law Enforcement: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 104-27) 
        [10FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2546, District of Columbia Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 252) (H. Rept. 104-302) 
        [31OC]
    District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations 
        (House) (H.R. 2546) (H. Rept. 104-294) [26OC]
    District of Columbia Expenditure and Appropriation of Funds for 
        Times When Congress Has Not Enacted a Budget: Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 2661) (H. Rept. 
        104-408) [14DE]
    District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
        Assistance Authority: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 1345) (H. Rept. 104-96) [30MR]
    District of Columbia Use of Tax Revenues for Construction of New 
        Convention Center and Sports Arena and Operation of Current 
        Convention Center: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 2108) (H. Rept. 104-227) [2AU]
    Exempt State and Local Court Reporters From Certain Federal 
        Compensatory Time Requirements: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 104-
        219) [1AU]
    Government Regulations Reform: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 104-284) [19OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 104-
        284) [7NO]
    Hopewell Township, PA, Land Transfer to Beaver County Corp. for 
        Economic Development: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 308) (H. Rept. 104-372) [30NO]
    Law Enforcement Block Grants: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 104-24) [8FE]
    Mandatory Victim Restitution Relative to Crime Control: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 665) (H. Rept. 104-16) [2FE]
    Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Committee of Conference (S. 1) (H. 
        Rept. 104-76) [13MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 104-1) [13JA]

LOCAL GOVERNMENT LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANTS ACT
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 728) [13FE] [14FE]

LOFGREN, ZOE (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Immigration: give priority status to unmarried children of U.S. 
        citizens over children of permanent residents (see H.R. 1897) 
        [20JN]
    Taxation: treatment of amounts paid for public school bus service 
        (see H.R. 2118) [26JY]

LONG ISLAND RAILROAD CO.
  Bills and resolutions
    Police officers: remove from certain Federal employment laws (see 
        H.R. 2044) [17JY]

LONGLEY, JAMES B., JR. (a Representative from Maine)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------S. 895, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act [12SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Air pollution: impose moratorium on sanctions under the Clean Air 
        Act provisions on marginal and moderate ozone nonattainment 
        areas (see H.R. 1602) [10MY]
    Ecology and environment: authorizing certain operations of 
        Canadian oil spill response and recovery vessels in U.S. 
        waters (see H.R. 2563) [31OC]
    Foreign trade: imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and 
        lumber products (see H.R. 2802) [18DE]
    George J. Mitchell Federal Building, Waterville, ME: designate 
        (see H.R. 2049) [18JY]
    George J. Mitchell Post Office Building, Waterville, ME: designate 
        (see H.R. 2077) [20JY]
    Maine: grant authority over coastal marine fisheries (see H.R. 
        1942) [28JN]
    Taxation: exclude ferries from the excise tax intended for 
        gambling vessels (see H.R. 1603) [10MY]

LONGORIA, AMOS F.
  Bills and resolutions
    Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate 
        (see H.R. 2700) [30NO]

LORTON, VA
  Bills and resolutions
    Correctional institutions: transfer control of Lorton Correctional 
        Complex to the Bureau of Prisons (see H.R. 461) [9JA]

LOS ALAMOS COUNTY, NM
  Bills and resolutions
    Firefighters: relief of certain former Federal employees who were 
        transferred from the Dept. of Energy to Los Alamos County, NM 
        (see H.R. 516) [13JA]

LOS ANGELES, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    CERCLA: construction of thermal destruction facility (see H.R. 
        2583) [2NO]
    ------prevent construction of a gas recovery treatment facility 
        (see H.R. 2267) [6SE]
    Fuhrman, Mark: investigation relative to perjury and possible 
        criminal wrong doing committed by the former Los Angeles 
        police detective (see H. Res. 243) [24OC]

LOTTERIES
  Bills and resolutions
    FTC: regulation of State lottery advertising (see H.R. 327) [9JA]

LOUISIANA
  Bills and resolutions
    Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2660) [17NO]

LOUISVILLE, KY
  Bills and resolutions
    Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 965) 
        [15FE]
  Reports filed
    Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building, Louisville, KY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 965) (H. Rept. 
        104-366) [28NO]

LOWEY, NITA M. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: limit farm program payments to certain producers 
        relative to amount of off-farm earnings (see H.R. 1719) [25MY]

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    Children and youth: provide child care through public-private 
        partnerships (see H.R. 986) [16FE]
    Dante (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1236) 
        [14MR]
    Ecology and environment: funding to States to implement national 
        estuary conservation and management plans (see H.R. 1438, 
        1917) [6AP] [22JN]
    Families and domestic relations: adoption services (see H.R. 1166) 
        [8MR]
    ------reduction of teenage pregnancy rates and encouragement of 
        parental responsibility (see H.R. 1115) [2MR]
    Hunting and trapping: prohibit steel jaw leghold traps (see H.R. 
        1404) [5AP]
    Medicaid: require States to provide photograph of beneficiary on 
        enrollment card (see H.R. 2303) [12SE]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of veterans' 
        memorials (see H.R. 2607) [9NO]
    Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 315) [9JA]
    Roads and highways: treatment of Federal highway funds relative to 
        drunken driving by minors (see H.R. 2319) [13SE]
    Taxation: treatment of adoption expenses (see H.R. 1167) [8MR]
    ------treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing 
        corporations (see H.R. 737) [30JA]

LUCAS, FRANK D. (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Mining and mineral resources: provide tax credit for the 
        production of oil and gas from marginal and new wells (see 
        H.R. 987) [16FE]
    Oklahoma: disposal of certain Federal lands (see H.R. 2736) [7DE]
    Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building 
        (see H. Res. 135) [1MY]

LUMBER INDUSTRY
related term(s) Forests; Wood
  Bills and resolutions
    Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native 
        biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests 
        (see H.R. 2407) [27SE]
    Foreign trade: extend export restrictions for unprocessed timber 
        to timber harvested in Texas (see H.R. 688) [26JA]
    ------imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and lumber 
        products (see H.R. 2802) [18DE]
    ------prohibit exports of unprocessed timber and wood chips to 
        countries not providing reciprocal market access (see H.R. 
        684) [26JA]
    Forest Service: distribution of timber sales receipts to counties 
        in Texas (see H.R. 683) [26JA]
    ------require Timber Sales Program be financed by receipts from 
        sales (see H.R. 1439) [6AP]
    National forests: penalties for tree spiking (see H.R. 2094) 
        [21JY]
    ------provide for the substitution of timber for the cancelled 
        Elkhorn Ridge timber sale (see H.R. 2711) [5DE]
    Taxation: delay application of the substantiation requirements to 
        reimbursement arrangements of certain loggers (see H.R. 2750) 
        [7DE]
    ------modify application of passive loss limitations to timber 
        activities (see H.R. 902) [13FE]

LUTHER, WILLIAM P. ``BILL'' (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Federal employees: reduce number of political appointees (see H.R. 
        2090) [21JY]

LYNNE, SEYBOURN H.
  Reports filed
    Seybourn H. Lynne Federal Courthouse, Decatur, AL: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 369) (H. Rept. 
        104-419) [19DE]

MACEDONIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Education: access to higher education in the Albanian language 
        (see H. Con. Res. 103) [21SE]
    Foreign policy: diplomatic recognition (see H. Con. Res. 54) [3AP]
    ------negotiations between Greece and Macedonia (see H. Con. Res. 
        31) [16FE]

MAGAZINES
see Publications

MAGNUSON FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Fish and fishing: coordinate conservation efforts of Atlantic 
        striped bass (see H.R. 2655) [16NO]

MAINE
  Bills and resolutions
    Fish and fishing: grant authority over coastal marine fisheries 
        (see H.R. 1942) [28JN]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see 
        H.R. 558) [18JA]
    ------consent (H.R. 558), consideration (see H. Res. 313) [19DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 558, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact Consent: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        313) (H. Rept. 104-426) [19DE]

MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
  Bills and resolutions
    Antitrust policy: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 45, 106, 
        120, 365, 386, 397, 749, 1612, 2022) [9JA] [31JA] [11MY] 
        [12JY]
    ------application of antitrust laws and establishment of a 
        national oversight commission (see H.R. 735) [30JA]
    ------application of antitrust laws relative to certain television 
        contracts (see H.R. 105) [9JA]
    Arlington, TX: flying of aircraft over The Ballpark in Arlington 
        (see H.R. 948) [15FE]
    Championship series: home field advantage (see H. Con. Res. 107) 
        [13OC]
    Labor unions: arbitration procedures to resolve players' strike 
        (see H.R. 870) [8FE]
  Messages
    Major League Baseball Restoration Act: President Clinton [8FE]

MALDIVES, REPUBLIC OF THE
  Messages
    Generalized System of Preferences: President Clinton [28JY]

MALONEY, CAROLYN B. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Children and youth: child welfare services relative to foster care 
        (see H.R. 586) [19JA]
    Contracts: prohibit reimbursement of defense contractors for 
        environmental response costs (see H.R. 2227) [4AU]
    Dept. of Defense: eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship 
        (see H.R. 638) [23JA]
    Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 1100) [1MR]
    Foreign policy: loan guarantees for Ireland and Northern Ireland 
        (see H.R. 2783) [14DE]
    ------negotiations between Greece and Macedonia (see H. Con. Res. 
        31) [16FE]
    Foreign Service: retirement, survivor, and health benefits for 
        spouses relative to misconduct or disloyalty of officials (see 
        H.R. 674) [25JA]
    Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on 
        certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World 
        War II (see H.R. 1281) [21MR]
    Government: improve the acquisition workforce of civilian Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 1770) [7JN]
    House Rules: require that committee reports on legislation contain 
        analysis of impact on children (see H. Res. 184) [10JY]
    Housing: benefits relative to the purchase of residential 
        cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1006) [21FE]
    Ireland: seek negotiations among European countries and financial 
        institutions on the establishment of an Ireland Development 
        Bank (see H. Con. Res. 121) [15DE]
    Medicaid: improve Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 
        2226) [4AU]
    National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice: abolish (see 
        H.R. 638) [23JA]
    Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank 
        communications (see H.R. 324) [9JA]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852) [7FE]
    Social Security: provide remedies for failure to report 
        information on earnings test for retirement age individuals 
        (see H.R. 1183) [9MR]
    ------require States to permit a chronically-ill parent to appoint 
        a standby guardian for a minor without surrendering parental 
        rights (see H.R. 709) [26JA]
    U.N. World Conference on Women: support U.S. commitments (see H. 
        Con. Res. 119) [13DE]
    Urban areas: provide grants to nonprofit organizations to develop 
        open spaces (see H.R. 936) [14FE]
    White House Conference on Trade and Investment in Ireland: endorse 
        Irish-American agenda (see H. Con. Res. 43) [16MR]

MANTON, THOMAS J. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Crime: limit certain funds to States that do not require testing 
        for presence of AIDS in certain cases of assault (see H.R. 
        2791) [15DE]
    Explosives: require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 1568) 
        [3MY]
    India: U.S. policy (see H. Con. Res. 48) [24MR]

MANZULLO, DONALD A. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Air pollution: reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone 
        nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325) [9JA]
    National Voter Registration Act: voluntary compliance by States 
        (see H.R. 326) [9JA]

MARGARET WALKER ALEXANDER NATIONAL AFRICAN-AMERICAN RESEARCH CENTER
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1117) [2MR]

MARINE CORPS
see Department of Defense

MARINE MAMMAL PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 
        2823) [21DE]
    States: disapproval of issuance of permits for the taking of 
        marine mammals in protected waters (see H.R. 74) [9JA]

MARINE MAMMALS
  Bills and resolutions
    International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 
        2823) [21DE]
    ------support (see H.R. 2179) [3AU]
    New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park: establish (see H.R. 
        1307) [23MR]
    States: disapproval of issuance of permits for the taking of 
        marine mammals in protected waters (see H.R. 74) [9JA]
    Taxation: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary 
        expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (see 
        H.R. 1940; H. Con. Res. 68) [17MY] [27JN]

MARINE RESOURCES
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine 
        Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (see H.R. 1358) 
        [29MR]
    Fish and fishing: develop fishery resources within the U.S. 
        economic zone (see H.R. 2369) [20SE]
    ------prohibitions against damaging or tampering with fishing gear 
        and fish in the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 1465) [6AP]
    Fishermen's Protective Act: amend (see H.R. 716) [26JA]
    National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 
        1175) [8MR]
    Programs: reauthorization (see H.R. 1175) [8MR]
  Reports filed
    Convey the National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory in 
        Gloucester, MA, to Massachusetts: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1358) (H. Rept. 104-287) [20OC]
    Fishermen's Protective Act Amendments: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 716) (H. Rept. 104-47) [23FE]
    Marine Resources Programs and National Sea Grant College Program 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1175) 
        (H. Rept. 104-123) [16MY]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1175) (H. Rept. 104-123) 
        [11JY]

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MARITIME ADMINISTRATION
related term(s) Department of Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain 
        maritime programs (see H.R. 1347) [29MR]

MARKETS AND TRADING COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 718) [27JA]

MARKEY, EDWARD J. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [22FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act [24OC]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Financial institutions: Federal regulation of derivatives 
        activities (see H.R. 1063) [27FE]
    France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear 
        weapons (see H. Res. 174) [27JN]
    Investments: reform conduct of private securities litigation (see 
        H.R. 555) [18JA]
    Iraq: compliance with U.N. arms control and human rights 
        resolutions (see H. Res. 200) [24JY]
    Recycling: provide refunds for certain beverage containers and 
        resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 1444) [6AP]
    Tariff: French beaujolais wine (see H.R. 2529) [25OC]
    Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new 
        televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and 
        limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 
        2030) [13JY]
  Motions offered by
    Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058) [8MR]
    Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation 
        (H.R. 1555) [4AU]

MARRIAGE
see Families and Domestic Relations

MARSHALL, GEORGE C.
  Bills and resolutions
    World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of 
        the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406) 
        [5AP]

MARSHALL, THURGOOD
  Bills and resolutions
    Coins: mint coins in commeroration of Thurgood Marshall (see H.R. 
        79) [9JA]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S Courthouse, White Plains, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 653) [24JA]
  Reports filed
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, White Plains, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 653) (H. Rept. 
        104-363) [28NO]

MARSHALL ISLANDS, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Rongelop resettlement trust fund: administration (see H.R. 1332) 
        [28MR]

MARTIN UNIVERSITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Higher Education Act: participation in the certain programs (see 
        H.R. 269) [9JA]

MARTINEZ, MATTHEW G. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Federal employees: review of employment discriminations claims 
        (see H.R. 2133) [27JY]
    Los Angeles, CA: construction of thermal destruction facility (see 
        H.R. 2583) [2NO]
    ------prevent construction of a gas recovery treatment facility 
        (see H.R. 2267) [6SE]
    Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2056) [18JY]
    Public works: national program to create jobs and restore 
        infrastructure (see H.R. 1405) [5AP]
    ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration 
        of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591) [9MY]

MARTINI, BILL (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Capital punishment: include multiple deaths as an aggravating 
        factor in determination of sentencing (see H.R. 1811) [9JN]
    Government: applicability of criminal laws pertaining to fraud or 
        false statements to all branches of Government (see H.R. 1678) 
        [18MY]
    Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along 
        the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest (see 
        H.R. 2766) [13DE]

MARYLAND
  Bills and resolutions
    District of Columbia: retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 1028) 
        [23FE]
    Interstate compacts: management of Jennings Randolph Lake between 
        Maryland and West Virginia (see H.J. Res. 113) [17OC]
    Mass transit: standards and procedures for arbitrators relative to 
        labor disputes involving transit agencies in the National 
        Capital area (see H.R. 1463) [6AP]
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: reorganize and 
        establish local review of proposals affecting noise pollution 
        (see H.R. 836) [6FE]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority: establish (see H.R. 
        2170) [2AU]

MASCARA, FRANK R. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Government: constitutional amendment to limit terms for Members of 
        Congress, and the President and Vice President (see H.J. Res. 
        82) [29MR]
    World War II: mint coins in commemoration of 50th anniversary of 
        the Marshall Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406) 
        [5AP]

MASSACHUSETTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 1447) [6AP]
    Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine 
        Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (see H.R. 1358) 
        [29MR]
    Essex National Heritage Area Commission: establish (see H.R. 2188) 
        [3AU]
    Fall River Harbor: deauthorize a feature of navigation project 
        (see H.R. 1304) [23MR]
    Harbors: deauthorize certain portions of navigation project for 
        Cohasset Harbor, MA (see H.R. 2187) [3AU]
    Joseph W. Martin, Jr., Institute for Law and Society: authorize 
        funding to further public service mission (see H.R. 2678, 
        2782) [20NO] [14DE]
  Messages
    Farmington Wild and Scenic River Study: President Clinton [13DE]
  Reports filed
    Convey the National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory in 
        Gloucester, MA, to Massachusetts: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1358) (H. Rept. 104-287) [20OC]

MATHEMATICS
related term(s) Science
  Bills and resolutions
    Education: establish a Science and Mathematics Early Start Grant 
        Program (see H.R. 1669) [18MY]
    ------Impact Aid Program technical corrections (see H.R. 1894) 
        [20JN]

MATSUI, ROBERT T. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Medicare: limit penalty for late enrollment and establish special 
        enrollment for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2729) [6DE]
    Taxation: modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business 
        stock (see H.R. 1918) [22JN]
    ------treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 1569) 
        [3MY]
    ------treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing 
        retirement plans (see H.R. 1504) [7AP]

MAURITANIA, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Human rights: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until 
        elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 550) [17JA]

MAZZOLI, ROMANO L. (a former Representative from Kentucky) 
  Reports filed
    Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building, Louisville, KY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 965) (H. Rept. 
        104-366) [28NO]

McCAGHREN, TIMOTHY C.
  Bills and resolutions
    Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building, El Paso, TX: 
        designate (see H.R. 2415) [28SE]
  Reports filed
    Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building, El Paso, TX: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2415) (H. Rept. 104-415) [19DE]

McCAMEY, TX
  Bills and resolutions
    Claude W. Brown Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 1489) 
        [7AP]

McCOLLUM, BILL (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [4JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act [24OC]
    ------H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Bankruptcy: payment of claims for retiree health insurance (see 
        H.R. 318) [9JA]
    Capital punishment: clarify method of execution for Federal 
        prisoners (see H.R. 2359) [19SE]
    ------establish effective procedures (see H.R. 729) [30JA]
    Classified information: disclosure by Federal officers and 
        employees (see H.R. 319) [9JA]
    Correctional institutions: permit prisoners to participate in 
        community service projects (see H.R. 2360) [19SE]
    Courts: clerical and technical corrections to criminal justice 
        system (see H.R. 2538) [26OC]
    ------disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (see H.R. 
        2259) [6SE]
    ------limit the application of the exclusionary rule (see H.R. 
        666) [25JA]
    Crime: civil and criminal forfeitures for certain offenses (see 
        H.R. 320) [9JA]
    ------incarceration of violent criminals (see H.R. 667) [25JA]
    ------national policy to control crime and reform court procedures 
        (see H.R. 3) [9JA]
    ------restitution for victims (see H.R. 665) [25JA]
    ------sexual exploitation of children (see H.R. 1240) [15MR]
    Endangered species: designate the Florida panther (see H.R. 321) 
        [9JA]
    Financial institutions: clarify due process protections applicable 
        to directors and officers of insured depository institutions 
        (see H.R. 316) [9JA]
    ------establish State infrastructure banks to finance certain 
        transportation projects (see H.R. 2439) [29SE]
    ------provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate 
        Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies (see H.R. 1769) 
        [7JN]
    ------reduce recordkeeping and reporting requirements (see H.R. 
        317) [9JA]
    ------strengthen and clarify enforcement of fair lending laws 
        relative to redlining and credit allocation (see H.R. 1699) 
        [24MY]
    Immigration: facilitate the apprehension, detention, and 
        deportation of criminal aliens (see H.R. 668) [25JA]
    Law enforcement: provide block grants (see H.R. 728) [30JA]
    LSC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1806) [8JN]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 2, 5, 73, 77) [9JA] [2MR] [8MR]
    Motor vehicles: increase utility of title information to law 
        enforcement officers (see H.R. 2803) [18DE]
    Research: improve capability to analyze DNA (see H.R. 1241, 2418) 
        [15MR] [28SE]
    Transportation: increase utility of motor vehicle title 
        information to law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2687) [29NO]
    Truth in Lending Act: clarify intent and reduce regulatory burdens 
        on creditors (see H.R. 1184) [9MR]
    ------clarify regulations relative to mortgage fees and disclosure 
        requirements (see H.R. 2399) [27SE]

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    ------moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 1380) 
        [3AP]
    U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (see H.R. 2641) 
        [15NO]
  Motions offered by
    Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667) [9FE]
    Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728) [13FE]
  Reports filed
    Apprehension, Detention, and Deportation of Criminal Aliens: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 668) (H. Rept. 104-
        22) [6FE]
    Criminal Justice System Clerical and Technical Corrections: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2538) (H. Rept. 104-
        391) [11DE]
    Criminal Penalties for Escaping From Federal Prison: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1533) (H. Rept. 104-392) [11DE]
    Disapprove Certain Sentencing Guideline Amendments: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2259) (H. Rept. 104-272) [29SE]
    DNA Identification Grants Improvement Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2418) (H. Rept. 104-393) [11DE]
    Effective Death Penalty Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 729) (H. Rept. 104-23) [8FE]
    Incarceration of Violent Criminals: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 667) (H. Rept. 104-21) [6FE]
    Law Enforcement Block Grants: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 104-24) [8FE]
    Limit the Application of the Exclusionary Rule: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 666) (H. Rept. 104-17) [2FE]
    Mandatory Victim Restitution Relative to Crime Control: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 665) (H. Rept. 104-16) [2FE]
    Sexual Exploitation of Children: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1240) (H. Rept. 104-90) [28MR]

McCRERY, JIM (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Budget: balance (see H.R. 1131) [3MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 
        35) [9JA]
    FTC: regulation of State lottery advertising (see H.R. 327) [9JA]
    Jive Devil (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2702) 
        [30NO]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 34) [9JA]
    Taxation: treatment of estates and trusts using similar rates 
        applicable to married individuals filing separate returns (see 
        H.R. 329) [9JA]
    ------treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax 
        (see H.R. 2190) [3AU]
    ------treatment of fuel excise tax refunds (see H.R. 1947) [28JN]
    ------treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 328) 
        [9JA]
    Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2660) [17NO]

McDADE, JOSEPH M. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1817, military construction, family housing, and base 
        closure and realignment appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations [13SE] [14SE] 
        [18OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: collection of 
        commercial operation fees (see H.R. 536) [17JA]

McDERMOTT, JIM (a Representative from Washington)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Civil Rights Act: applications (see H.R. 658) [24JA]
    Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: reduce tax (see H.R. 1138) [6MR]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 1200) [9MR]
    L.R. Beattie (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 626) 
        [20JA]
    Medicare: reform (see H.R. 2422) [28SE]
    Taxation: treatment of conservation expenditures by electric and 
        gas utilities (see H.R. 959) [15FE]
    Tecumseh (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 627) 
        [20JA]
  Motions offered by
    Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4) [22MR]

McHALE, PAUL (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Employment: develop program making career opportunities 
        information available on publicly accessible networks and 
        other electronic media (see H.R. 2376) [21SE]
    Executive departments: provide authority to issue rulings 
        respecting application of laws under their jurisdiction (see 
        H.R. 2377) [21SE]
    Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence 
        the Federal Government (see H.R. 2169, 2268) [2AU] [6SE]
    House of Representatives: reduce number of Members (see H.R. 2068) 
        [19JY]
    House Rules: reduce time for recorded votes (see H. Res. 195) 
        [19JY]
    ------require two-thirds vote to approve naming of Speaker Pro 
        Tempore (see H. Res. 196) [19JY]
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        2022) [12JY]
    Small business: awarding of contracts to individuals considered 
        economically disadvantaged (see H.R. 2379) [21SE]
    ------require White House Conference on Small Business to publish 
        final report in the Federal Register and to distribute copies 
        to SBA regional offices (see H.R. 2378) [21SE]
    Taxation: credit for employee training expenses paid or incurred 
        by the employer (see H.R. 2382) [21SE]
    ------increase the exclusion for gain from certain small business 
        stock (see H.R. 2385) [21SE]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt bonds for air and water pollution 
        control facilities (see H.R. 2380) [21SE]
    ------modify certain rules relating to subchapter S corporations 
        (see H.R. 2383) [21SE]
    ------treatment of regular investment tax credits (see H.R. 2384) 
        [21SE]
    ------treatment of small issue bonds (see H.R. 2381) [21SE]

McHUGH, JOHN M. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------S. 244, Paperwork Reduction Act [10MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Credit: define payment postmark date as payment date for purposes 
        of grace periods (see H.R. 1963) [29JN]
    Postal Service: repeal transitional authorization of 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1826) [13JN]

McINNIS, SCOTT (a Representative from Colorado)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 
        395), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 256) 
        [7NO]
    Contracts: revise and streamline Federal procurement and 
        acquisition laws (H.R. 1670), consideration (see H. Res. 219) 
        [12SE]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment 
        (H.R. 1817), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        223) [19SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2126), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 271) [15NO]
    Dept. of the Interior: allow State employees to perform certain 
        work during a Federal Government shutdown (H.R. 2677), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 323) [21DE]
    Families and domestic relations: provide protection for family 
        privacy (H.R. 1271), consideration (see H. Res. 125) [3AP]
    Foreign policy: encourage North-South dialogue on Korean Peninsula 
        (see H.J. Res. 85; H. Con. Res. 19) [25JA] [30MR]
    Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve: land exchange 
        (H.R. 400), consideration (see H. Res. 52) [31JA]
    Gilpin County, CO: exchange of certain lands (see H.R. 2437) 
        [29SE]
    Government regulations: reform regulatory process (H.R. 926), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 100) [27FE]
    Gunnison County, CO: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 2438) 
        [29SE]
    House Rules: allow motions to suspend rules (see H. Res. 275) 
        [17NO]
    Iowa: conveyance of Fairport National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 584), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 145) [11MY]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: nuclear weapons 
        proliferation (see H.J. Res. 85; H. Con. Res. 19) [25JA] 
        [30MR]
    Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (H.R. 70), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 197) [21JY]
    ------export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 256) [7NO]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (H.R. 
        558), consideration (see H. Res. 313) [19DE]
  Reports filed
    Allow Motions To Suspend House Rules: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 275) (H. Rept. 104-351) [17NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1817, Military 
        Construction, Family Housing, and Base Closure and Realignment 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 223) (H. 
        Rept. 104-251) [19SE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. 
        Rept. 104-346) [15NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 395, Alaska Power 
        Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and the Export 
        of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 104-314) [7NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 70, Export of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 197) (H. Rept. 104-198) 
        [21JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 400, Gates of the Arctic National Park and 
        Preserve Land Exchange: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        52) (H. Rept. 104-13) [31JA]
    Consideration of H.R. 558, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact Consent: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        313) (H. Rept. 104-426) [19DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 584, Fairport National Fish Hatchery 
        Conveyance: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 145) (H. Rept. 
        104-117) [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 926, Regulatory Reform and Relief Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 104-52) 
        [27FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1271, Family Privacy Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 125) (H. Rept. 104-97) 
        [3AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1670, Federal Acquisition Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 219) (H. Rept. 104-244) 
        [12SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2677, Allow State Employees To Perform 
        Certain Dept. of the Interior Work During a Federal Government 
        Shutdown: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 
        104-442) [21DE]

McINTOSH, DAVID M. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 244, Paperwork Reduction Act [10MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Government regulations: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 821) 
        [3FE]

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    Kuwait: investigation of financial and commercial treatment of 
        U.S. citizens and commercial dispute resolution process (see 
        H.R. 2042) [13JY]
    Law Abiding Citizens Safety Act: enact (see H.R. 322) [9JA]
    Public buildings: permit State and local governments to lease or 
        sell Federal-aid facilities without repayment of Federal 
        grants (see H.R. 1907) [21JN]
    Taxation: treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 323) 
        [9JA]

McKELVEY, VINCENT E.
  Bills and resolutions
    Vincent E. McKelvey Federal Building, Menlo Park, CA: designate 
        (see H.R. 2556) [30OC]
  Reports filed
    Vincent E. McKelvey Federal Building, Menlo Park, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2556) (H. 
        Rept. 104-418) [19DE]

McKEON, HOWARD P. ``BUCK'' (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1617, consolidate Federal job training programs 
        [24OC]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Angeles National Forest: prohibit transfer of lands for use as a 
        solid waste landfill (see H.R. 924) [13FE]
    Courts: limit the award of liquidated damages to employees of 
        States and political subdivisions (see H.R. 1505) [7AP]
    Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 
        511, 1617) [13JA] [11MY]
    Federal aid programs: reform workforce training and literacy 
        programs (see H.R. 2332) [14SE]
    Government-sponsored enterprises: cessation of Federal sponsorship 
        (see H.R. 1720) [25MY]
    Postal Service: redraw ZIP code boundaries to coincide with 
        community boundaries (see H.R. 1592) [9MY]

McKINNEY, CYNTHIA A. (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Elections: provide for multimember congressional districts by 
        limited, cumulative, or preference voting systems (see H.R. 
        2545) [26OC]
    Military assistance: prohibit to governments that are 
        undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of 
        human rights or arms control standards (see H.R. 772) [1FE]
    National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96) 
        [4AU]

McNULTY, MICHAEL R. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Health care professionals: prohibit dental licensing 
        discrimination by States on the basis of nonresidency (see 
        H.R. 787) [1FE]
    Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 895) [10FE]
    Presidents of the U.S.: repeal 22d amendment to the Constitution 
        relative to term restrictions (see H.J. Res. 71) [1MR]
    Veterans: computation of retirement pay credit for military 
        reservists who are retained in active service (see H.R. 894) 
        [10FE]

MEDALS
see Awards, Medals, Prizes

MEDICARE DEPENDENT HOSPITAL RELIEF ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1651) [16MY]

MEDICARE MANAGED HEALTH CARE SUNSHINE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2249) [4AU]

MEEHAN, MARTIN T. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. 
        Con. Res. 13) [9JA]
    Fort Devens Military Reservation: transfer of excess property to 
        the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge and to Lancaster, MA (see 
        H.R. 1407) [5AP]
    Lawyers and attorneys: prohibit State discrimination against 
        lawyers on basis of graduation from accredited and certified 
        law schools (see H.R. 610) [20JA]
    National Commission on Gay and Lesbian Youth Suicide Prevention: 
        establish (see H.R. 609) [20JA]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 608) [20JA]
    Social Security: improve information provided in account 
        statements and distribute statements annually to beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 1319) [24MR]
    States: ban the utilization of Federal funds to lure jobs and 
        businesses from other States (see H.R. 1842) [14JN]
    Taxation: capital gains rate on stock of certain domestic 
        corporations (see H.R. 512) [13JA]
    Tobacco products: require the reduction and eventual elimination 
        of nicotine in tobacco products (see H.R. 1853) [15JN]

MEEK, CARRIE P. (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Haiti: immigration status for certain children (see H.R. 853) 
        [7FE]
    National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin 
        Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835) 
        [6FE]
    Urban areas: economic redevelopment (see H.R. 1381) [3AP]

MEMBERS OF CONGRESS
related term(s) Congress; House of Representatives; Senate; Votes in 
    House
  Appointments
    Majority objectors for the private calendar [2NO]
    Minority objectors for the private calendar [2NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Campbell, Representative: election to the Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) and the Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (see H. Res. 324) [27DE]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): minority party appointments 
        (see H. Res. 32) [11JA]
    Committee on Rules (House): minority party appointments (see H. 
        Res. 34) [11JA]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): majority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 41) [20JA]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 42) [20JA]
    ------prevent any action to dissolve, diminish the scope or limit 
        the activities of the committee during investigations (see 
        H.R. 251) [9JA]
    Committees of the House: appointments to the Committee on Printing 
        (Joint) and the Committee on the Library (Joint) (see H. Res. 
        86) [15FE]
    ------majority party appointments (see H. Res. 11, 157) [9JA] 
        [25MY]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 12, 31, 166, 186, 
        229, 281) [9JA] [13JN] [12JY] [13JY] [27SE] [20NO]
    Congress: categorize payments from lobbyists to Members of 
        Congress as bribery under Federal criminal law (see H.R. 279) 
        [9JA]
    ------eliminate certain benefits (see H.R. 2610) [9NO]
    ------employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to 
        certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244) [4AU]
    ------national advisory referendum on term limits (see H.R. 2115) 
        [26JY]
    ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 3) [9JA]
    ------ratify States' right to limit terms (see H.R. 850) [7FE]
    ------reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (see H.R. 2261, 
        2686; H. Res. 255) [6SE] [7NO] [29NO]
    ------reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (H.R. 2261), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 242) [24OC]
    ------treatment of Members and employees for retirement purposes 
        (see H.R. 1353) [29MR]
    ------treatment of travel awards accrued during official travel by 
        Members, officers, or employees (see H.R. 2455) [10OC]
    Congressional Record: require payment from House Members' official 
        expense account relative to matter printed in the Extensions 
        of Remarks (see H. Res. 18) [9JA]
    Constitutional amendments: limit congressional terms (see H.J. 
        Res. 2, 3, 5, 8, 12, 25, 29, 34, 38, 44, 52, 65, 66, 73, 75, 
        76, 77, 91, 92) [9JA] [11JA] [26JA] [27JA] [2MR] [6MR] [8MR] 
        [23MY] [24MY]
    ------limit congressional terms and increase the term of 
        Representatives to 4 years (see H.J. Res. 24) [9JA]
    ------limit congressional terms (H.J. Res. 2), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 14) [9JA]
    ------limit congressional terms (H.J. Res. 73), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 116) [15MR]
    ------pay and pensions (see H.J. Res. 107) [20SE]
    Crime: deny annuity benefits to Members of Congress and terminate 
        salary of justices or judges convicted of felonies (see H.R. 
        350) [9JA]
    Elections: limit out-of-State individual contributions (see H.R. 
        2830) [22DE]
    ------permit use of ``None of the Above'' in elections for Federal 
        office (see H.R. 2114) [26JY]
    Fattah, Representative: election to the Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (see H. Res. 236) [11OC]
    Federal employees: require comparable treatment during Government 
        shutdown (see H.R. 2828) [21DE]
    ------strengthen post-employment restrictions on certain executive 
        and legislative branch officials (see H.R. 1576, 2031, 2498) 
        [3MY] [13JY] [18OC]
    Foreign countries: prohibit representation of foreign governments 
        after leaving office (see H.R. 459) [9JA]
    Frazer, Delegate: election to the Committee on International 
        Relations (House) (see H. Res. 46) [27JA]
    Government: ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice 
        President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2373, 2671; H. Con. Res. 113) [21SE] [15NO] [20NO]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (see H.R. 2169, 2268, 2564) [2AU] [6SE] 
        [31OC]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (H.R. 2564), consideration (see H. Res. 
        269) [15NO]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 116) [29NO]
    Houghton, Representative: election to the Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (see H. Res. 48) [27JA]
    House of Representatives: abolish franking privilege (see H.R. 
        2308) [12SE]
    ------adjournment relative to budget impasse (see H. Res. 278) 
        [17NO]
    ------audit by Inspector General (see H. Res. 192) [18JY]
    ------declare vacant the office of a Member who announces a change 
        in political party affiliation (see H. Res. 203) [25JY]
    ------enclosure of the galleries with a transparent and 
        substantial material (see H. Res. 19) [9JA]
    ------official mail allowance (see H.R. 71, 458, 504, 755, 847, 
        918, 923, 978, 1053, 1383, 1615, 1755) [9JA] [13JA] [31JA] 
        [7FE] [13FE] [16FE] [24FE] [4AP] [11MY] [7JN]
    ------official travel requirements (see H.R. 1222; H. Res. 15, 22) 
        [9JA] [14MR]
    ------prohibit travel by Members, officers and employees at 
        lobbyist expense (see H.R. 75) [9JA]
    ------provide for official allowance that represents 
        administrative reforms (see H.R. 2739) [7DE]
    ------reduce number of Members (see H.R. 2068) [19JY]
    ------repeal requirement that Delegates from the Virgin Islands, 
        Guam, and American Samoa be elected by a separate ballot (see 
        H.R. 2254) [4AU]
    ------require audit of financial records and administrative 
        functions and thorough examination of Members' allowances (see 
        H. Res. 16) [9JA]
    ------require Members who change political parties to repay 
        certain funds to their former party (see H. Res. 202) [25JY]

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    ------require public recordkeeping of lobbyist visits (see H.R. 
        2629) [14NO]
    ------require that excess amounts from Members' official 
        allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 330, 376, 
        572, 1333) [9JA] [19JA] [28MR]
    ------require use of official allowance to purchase copies of the 
        U.S. Code (see H. Res. 58) [3FE]
    ------return of excess amounts from official allowances to the 
        Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26, 77) [9JA]
    ------terminate certain entitlements of former Speakers of the 
        House (see H.R. 2536) [25OC]
    House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored 
        perks (see H. Res. 40, 66, 134) [19JA] [8FE] [6AP]
    ------ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored perks 
        (H. Res. 40), consideration (see H. Res. 127) [3AP]
    ------disclosure of source of amendments, measures, and committee 
        reports (see H. Res. 132) [6AP]
    ------discourage arbitrary or inconsequential ethics complaints 
        (see H. Res. 314) [19DE]
    ------establish a Citizens' Commission on Congressional Ethics 
        (see H. Res. 95) [23FE]
    ------prohibit legislation designating buildings or structures in 
        honor of Members of Congress, Federal judges, of executive 
        branch officers until 5 years after their retirement (see H. 
        Res. 199) [21JY]
    ------reform gift rules (see H. Res. 214, 250, 264) [6SE] [30OC] 
        [10NO]
    ------reform gift rules (H. Res. 250), consideration (see H. Res. 
        268) [15NO]
    ------treat copyright royalties as honoraria (see H. Res. 20) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of expenses of special-order speeches (see H. Res. 
        263) [9NO]
    ------treatment of outside earned income (see H. Res. 299) [12DE]
    ------treatment of outside earned income (H. Res. 299), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 322) [21DE]
    Income: adjust basic pay relative to degree of success in deficit 
        reduction (see H.R. 1133, 2771) [3MR] [13DE]
    ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 126, 129, 
        196, 2454, 2462, 2588) [9JA] [10OC] [11OC] [7NO]
    ------make pay subject to annual appropriations (see H.R. 2351) 
        [19SE]
    ------provide a permanent appropriation for compensation (see H.R. 
        108) [9JA]
    ------reduce pay pending a minimum wage increase (see H.R. 876) 
        [9FE]
    ------repeal salary increase (see H.R. 834) [6FE]
    ------stoppage of payment during Government shutdown (see H.R. 
        2281, 2639, 2658) [7SE] [15NO] [17NO]
    Investments: treatment of financial assets and strengthening of 
        financial disclosure requirements (see H.R. 1356) [29MR]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: restrict congressional 
        travel (see H.R. 1987) [30JN]
    Laughlin, Representative: election to Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (see H. Res. 183) [10JY]
    Legislative Branch of the Government: improve operations (see H.R. 
        252) [9JA]
    Lobbyists: restriction from lobbying activities for a certain 
        period after term expiration or resignation (see H.R. 751) 
        [31JA]
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: ensure public 
        awareness of Members' parking facilities (see H.R. 706) [26JA]
    Pensions: annuity computation (see H.R. 575, 804, 907; H. Con. 
        Res. 15) [19JA] [20JA] [2FE] [13FE]
    ------cost-of-living adjustments for annuities of Members of 
        Congress and Social Security benefits (see H. Con. Res. 2) 
        [9JA]
    ------limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System 
        and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618, 2456) 
        [11MY] [10OC]
    ------make ineligible for participation in Federal Employees' 
        Retirement System (see H.R. 165) [9JA]
    Sanders, Representative: election to standing committees (see H. 
        Res. 13) [9JA]
    Tauzin, Representative: election to the Committees on Commerce and 
        Resources (see H. Res. 217) [12SE]
    Taxation: repeal special deduction for living expenses of Members 
        of Congress (see H.R. 1644) [16MY]
    Tucker, Representative: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
        (House) vote on expulsion from the House of Representatives 
        (see H. Res. 300) [12DE]
  Motions
    Laughlin, Representative: election to Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H. Res. 183) [10JY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 250, House Gift Rules Reform: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 268) (H. Rept. 104-341) [15NO]
    Consideration of H. Res. 299, House Rules Relative to Treatment of 
        Outside Earned Income: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        322) (H. Rept. 104-441) [21DE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 73, Constitutional Amendment to Limit 
        Congressional Terms: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 116) 
        (H. Rept. 104-82) [15MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 2564, Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 104-342) [15NO]
    Constitutional Amendment To Limit Congressional Terms: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 2) (H. Rept. 104-67) [6MR]
    House Gift Rules Reform: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 250) 
        (H. Rept. 104-337) [14NO]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        2564) (H. Rept. 104-339) [14NO]

MEMORIAL DAY
  Bills and resolutions
    Observance: restore traditional observance (see H.R. 2603) [9NO]

MEMORY MAKER (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1466) [6AP]

MENENDEZ, ROBERT (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    AFDC: provide grants for demonstration projects to coordinate the 
        administration of services to needy families with children 
        (see H.R. 710) [26JA]
    Cuba: U.S. assistance relative to the establishment of a 
        transitional government (see H.R. 611) [20JA]
    Northern Ireland: peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 44) [16MR]
    SSI: require benefits in the form of vouchers (see H.R. 612) 
        [20JA]
    Taxation: impose penalties on self-dealing between certain tax-
        exempt organizations and disqualified persons (see H.R. 613) 
        [20JA]

MENLO PARK, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Vincent E. McKelvey Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 2556) 
        [30OC]
  Reports filed
    Vincent E. McKelvey Federal Building, Menlo Park, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2556) (H. 
        Rept. 104-418) [19DE]

MENTAL HEALTH
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: organization and administration of the 
        Readjustment Counseling Service (see H.R. 1429) [6AP]
    Federal aid programs: public participation in establishing 
        locations of substance abuse treatment group homes (see H.R. 
        2427) [29SE]
    Health: establish an educational program on the prevention and 
        treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 1688) [23MY]
    ------national policy to provide health care coverage of mental 
        illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 98) [4AU]
    ------prohibit discrimination in employer health benefit plans 
        relative to neurobiological disorders (see H.R. 1797) [8JN]
    ------substance abuse and mental health performance partnerships 
        (see H.R. 2207) [4AU]
    Law enforcement officers: counseling programs for disabled police 
        officers (see H.R. 384) [9JA]
    Medicare: mental health and substance abuse treatment services 
        (see H.R. 1456) [6AP]
    National objectives: policy to provide health care coverage to 
        individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 193) [9JA]
    SSI: require periodic reapplication and modify administrative 
        criteria relative to mental impairments (see H.R. 1974) [30JN]

MERCHANT MARINE INDUSTRY
related term(s) Cargo Transportation; Ships and Vessels
  Bills and resolutions
    Cargo transportation: reform certain ocean shipping practices (see 
        H.R. 1081) [28FE]
    Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain 
        maritime programs (see H.R. 1347) [29MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant 
        mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44) [9JA]
    ------extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served 
        during wartime (see H.R. 2215) [4AU]
    Federal Ship Mortgage Insurance Program: amend guarantee fee 
        provisions (see H.R. 1346) [29MR]
    Maritime academies: reimbursement of fees for examinations and 
        licenses (see H.R. 247) [9JA]
    Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (see H.R. 
        1350) [29MR]
    ------revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 1350), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 287) [30NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1350, Revitalize U.S.-Flag Merchant Marine: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 287) (H. Rept. 104-375) 
        [30NO]
    Revitalize U.S.-Flag Merchant Marine: Committee on National 
        Security (House) (H.R. 1350) (H. Rept. 104-229) [3AU]

MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD
  Bills and resolutions
    FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel 
        actions (see H.R. 2683) [28NO]
    Hearings: performance of certain functions only by administrative 
        law judges (see H.R. 1983) [30JN]

METCALF, JACK (a Representative from Washington)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Forest Service: require Timber Sales Program be financed by 
        receipts from sales (see H.R. 1439) [6AP]
    Sundown (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2191) 
        [3AU]

METRIC SYSTEM
  Bills and resolutions
    Roads and highways: modification of signs (see H.R. 1173) [8MR]
    States: waive requirements for State use of metric measurements on 
        highway signs (see H.R. 1896) [20JN]
    Weights and measures: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779) 
        [14DE]

METROPOLITAN WASHINGTON AIRPORTS AUTHORITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Board of Review: abolish (see H.R. 775, 1036, 1101) [1FE] [24FE] 
        [1MR]
    Management: reorganize and establish local review of proposals 
        affecting noise pollution (see H.R. 836) [6FE]
    Members of Congress: ensure public awareness of Members' parking 
        facilities throughout the Metropolitan Washington Airports 
        Authority (see H.R. 706) [26JA]

MEXICO, UNITED STATES OF
  Appointments
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [3MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: economic assistance relative to instability of 
        economy and currency (see H. Con. Res. 18) [24JA]
    ------reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to 
        instability of economy and currency (see H. Con. Res. 27; H. 
        Res. 80) [10FE] [14FE]
    Foreign countries: border-crossing fees for vehicles or 
        pedestrians entering the U.S. from Canada or Mexico (see H. 
        Con. Res. 28) [14FE]
    Foreign trade: duty rate adjustment of tomatoes from Mexico 
        relative to currency exchange rates (see H.R. 1626) [12MY]

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    ------ensure protection of worker rights and environmental 
        standards in any trade agreement (see H.R. 2714) [5DE]
    Health: operation of laboratories along Mexican border relative to 
        public health functions (see H.R. 574) [19JA]
    Law enforcement: increase border patrol personnel and provide for 
        deployment at the Southwest border (see H.R. 339) [9JA]
    NAFTA: funding of infrastructure projects relative to border 
        traffic (see H.R. 2743) [7DE]
    ------withdraw supplemental agreements on labor and environmental 
        cooperation (see H.R. 796) [2FE]
    ------withdrawal (see H.R. 499, 2651) [13JA] [16NO]
    SBA: establish a regional office in a community near the border of 
        Mexico (see H.R. 1554) [3MY]
    Treaties and agreements: negotiation of bilateral prisoner 
        transfer treaties (see H.R. 552) [18JA]
  Messages
    Economic Assistance to Mexico: President Clinton [9MR]
  Reports filed
    Reporting Requirements on Economic Assistance to Mexico Relative 
        to Instability of Economy and Currency: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H. Res. 80) (H. Rept. 104-53) 
        [27FE]

MEXICO-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP
  Appointments
    Members [1MR] [3MY]

MEYERS, JAN (a Representative from Kansas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 244, Paperwork Reduction Act [10MR]
    ------S. 895, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act [12SE]
    North Atlantic Assembly [15FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    AFDC: replace with State block grant programs (see H.R. 513) 
        [13JA]
    Aviation: remove air carrier departure and destination 
        restrictions on Dallas Love Field Airport (see H.R. 774) [1FE]
    Committee on Small Business (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 74) [9FE]
    Courts: modify the judicial review of regulatory flexibility 
        analyses (see H.R. 937) [14FE]
    National Park Service: reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773) 
        [1FE]
    NIH: establish an Office for Rare Disease Research (see H.R. 2027) 
        [13JY]
    SBA: reduce level of participation in certain guaranteed loans 
        (see H.R. 1570) [3MY]
    Small business: reduce costs of Government loan guarantees (see 
        H.R. 2150) [1AU]
    Taxation: deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 442) 
        [9JA]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 1034) [23FE]
    ------requirements for tax exempt trust status relative to 
        multiple employer health benefits arrangements (see H.R. 1035) 
        [23FE]
  Conference reports
    Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S. 895) [28SE]
  Motions offered by
    Small business: redesign small business programs on loan 
        guarantees, counseling and management, and Government 
        contracting (S. 895) [12SE]
  Reports filed
    Judicial Review of Regulatory Flexibility Analyses: Committee on 
        Small Business (House) (H.R. 937) (H. Rept. 104-49) [23FE]
    Small Business Credit Efficiency Act: Committee on Small Business 
        (House) (H.R. 2150) (H. Rept. 104-238) [6SE]
    Small Business Lending Enhancement Act: Committee of Conference 
        (S. 895) (H. Rept. 104-269) [28SE]
  Rules
    Committee on Small Business (House) [10FE]

MFUME, KWEISI (a Representative from Maryland)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [19JA]
    Minority objectors for the private calendar [2NO]
    U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Colleges and universities: eliminate segregationist language from 
        certain laws relative to funding of State universities (see 
        H.R. 2730) [6DE]
    Computers: prevent harassment by computer or other electronic 
        device (see H.R. 112) [9JA]
    Dept. of Commerce: establish a Minority Business Development 
        Administration (see H.R. 114) [9JA]
    Insurance: require automobile insurers provide rate setting 
        information (see H.R. 113) [9JA]
    Small business: modify the small business and capital ownership 
        development program (see H.R. 111) [9JA]
    Taxation: deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 115) 
        [9JA]

MIAMI, FL
  Bills and resolutions
    James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building: designate (see H.R. 
        255) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building, Miami, FL: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 255) (H. 
        Rept. 104-361) [28NO]

MICA, JOHN L. (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 1230) [14MR]
    Federal employees: increase percentage of basic pay contributions 
        to retirement system (see H.R. 1185) [9MR]
    U.S. Trade Administration: establish (see H.R. 2124) [27JY]

MICHIGAN
  Bills and resolutions
    Coast Guard: conveyance of Whitefish Point Light Station, MI (see 
        H.R. 2611) [9NO]
    Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor: modify boundaries 
        (see H.R. 1542) [2MY]
    Manistique Harbor: change authorized depth for navigation project 
        (see H.R. 1991) [30JN]
    Native Americans: clarify Federal relationship with the Burt Lake 
        Band of Michigan (see H.R. 377) [9JA]
    Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: permit certain persons to 
        continue to use and occupy certain areas (see H.R. 1666) 
        [17MY]

MIDDLE EAST
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to individuals killed or wounded 
        due to friendly fire during peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 
        1376) [3AP]
    Arms sales: congressional notification requirement of sales to 
        Saudi Arabia relative to outstanding commercial disputes (see 
        H.R. 1243) [15MR]
    ------prohibit sales to foreign countries relative to relationship 
        and recognition of sovereignty of Israel (see H.R. 1189) [9MR]
    Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting 
        petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran 
        (see H.R. 2458, 2619) [11OC] [10NO]
    Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102) 
        [20SE]
    Iraq: detention of U.S. citizens relative to illegal border-
        crossing incident (see H. Res. 120) [29MR]
    Israel: anniversary of establishment of Jerusalem as capital of 
        the Jewish kingdom (see H. Con. Res. 36) [9MR]
    ------relocate U.S. Embassy to Jerusalem (see H.R. 1595) [9MY]
    Middle East Peace Facilitation Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 
        2161, 2404, 2576, 2589, 2808) [2AU] [27SE] [2NO] [7NO] [19DE]
    PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct 
        relative to U.S. foreign aid (see H.R. 1930, 1960) [27JN] 
        [29JN]
    Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 112) [7NO]
    Saudi Arabia: congressional notification requirement for arms 
        sales relative to outstanding commercial disputes (see H.R. 
        1596) [9MY]
  Messages
    Disruption of Middle East Peace Process by Terrorist Violence: 
        President Clinton [24JA]
    Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton [27JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton [15MR] 
        [18MY] [18SE] [31OC] [28NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton [8FE] [1AU]
    West Bank and Gaza Strip Trade Preferences: President Clinton 
        [21MR]

MIDDLE EAST PEACE FACILITATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Authorities: extend (see H.R. 2161, 2404, 2576, 2589, 2808) [2AU] 
        [27SE] [2NO] [7NO] [19DE]

MIGRANT AND SEASONAL AGRICULTURAL WORKER PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Employment: relationship between workers' compensation benefits 
        and certain benefits available to migrant and seasonal workers 
        (see H.R. 1715) [25MY]

MIGRANT WORKERS
see Agriculture

MILITARY ASSISTANCE
see Foreign Aid

MILLER, DAN (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1854, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [26JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: price supports for sugar (see H.R. 1687) [23MY]
    Budget: balance (see H.R. 822, 823) [3FE]
    Members of Congress: annuity computation (see H.R. 804) [2FE]
    Treaties and agreements: make regulatory correction relative to 
        methyl bromide and the Montreal Protocol (see H.R. 2230) [4AU]

MILLER, DORIS
  Bills and resolutions
    Medal of Honor: posthumous award (see H.R. 1677) [18MY]

MILLER, GEORGE (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration hydroelectric 
        projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude oil [25JY]
    ------S. 440, National Highway System designation [29SE]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [3MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Employment: require employers to post information on sexual 
        harassment (see H.R. 1859) [15JN]
    Francis J. Hagel Building, Richmond, CA: designate (see H.R. 2111) 
        [25JY]
    FRS: defer additional increases in interest rates (see H. Res. 54) 
        [31JA]
    Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth 
        (see H.R. 1936, 1948) [27JN] [28JN]
    House Rules: disclosure of source of amendments, measures, and 
        committee reports (see H. Res. 132) [6AP]
    Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of 
        Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721) [27JA]
    Police Athletic League: tribute (see H. Res. 163) [7JN]
    Red Oak Victory (vessel): convey to Richmond Museum Association, 
        Inc., for use as a monument (see H.R. 1860) [15JN]
    Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        2228) [4AU]
    States: Federal recognition of any coastal moratorium on leasing, 
        exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf 
        (see H.R. 1898) [20JN]
    Vallejo, CA: allow sharing of Federal water delivery canal space 
        of the Solano Project (see H.R. 2229) [4AU]
  Motions offered by
    Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 
        395) [25JY]
    ------sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), conference report 
        [8NO]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        1854) [22JN]

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    Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395) [25JY]
    ------export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), conference 
        report [8NO]
    Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4) [6DE]

MINETA, NORMAN Y. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration 
        hydroelectric projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude 
        oil [25JY]
    ------S. 440, National Highway System designation [20SE]
    Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents [27JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    China, People's Republic of: protection of intellectual property 
        rights (see H. Res. 50) [30JA]
    Coins: mint coins recommended by the Citizens Commemorative Coin 
        Advisory Committee (see H.R. 1753) [7JN]
    Common carriers: eliminate preemployment alcohol testing in the 
        mass transit, railroad, motor carrier, and aviation industries 
        (see H.R. 1827) [13JN]
    Dept. of Transportation: simplify and improve organization (see 
        H.R. 1440) [6AP]
    Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate 
        (see H.R. 1253) [15MR]
    FAA: transfer air traffic services to separate corporate entity 
        (see H.R. 1441) [6AP]
    Foreign trade: review, clarify, and simplify the commodity control 
        lists (see H.R. 2231) [4AU]
    Investments: ensure safeguards (see H.R. 675) [25JA]
    Neal, Homer A.: appointment to the Board of Regents of the 
        Smithsonian Institution (see H.J. Res. 69) [24FE]
    Smithsonian Institution: mint coins in commemoration of 150th 
        anniversary (see H.R. 1079) [28FE]

MINGE, DAVID (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: establish marketing loans and total acreage base for 
        upland cotton, feed grains, rice, oilseeds, and wheat (see 
        H.R. 2532) [25OC]
    ------price supports for upland cotton, feed grains, rice, 
        oilseeds, and wheat (see H.R. 2696) [30NO]
    ------use of integrated, site-specific farm management plans (see 
        H.R. 2339) [14SE]
    Congress: treatment of Members and employees for retirement 
        purposes (see H.R. 1353) [29MR]
    EPA: modify the reformulated gasoline program (see H.R. 2484) 
        [17OC]
    Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to 
        protect against chemical spills (see H.R. 2440) [29SE]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction 
        (see H.R. 330, 1333) [9JA] [28MR]
    Minnesota: conveyance of New London National Fish Hatchery (see 
        H.R. 614) [20JA]
    Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid 
        waste (see H.R. 1080) [28FE]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        overpayments or to make contributions for deficit reduction 
        (see H.R. 1442) [6AP]
    ------treatment of ethanol production by cooperatives (see H.R. 
        2232) [4AU]
    ------treatment of income crop insurance proceeds and disaster 
        payments (see H.R. 1408) [5AP]
    Wetlands: determinations relative to agricultural lands (see H.R. 
        1949) [28JN]

MINING AND MINERAL RESOURCES
  Bills and resolutions
    Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 754) [31JA]
    Colorado: designate certain public lands and minerals for military 
        use (see H.R. 256) [9JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: establish Minerals Management Service (see 
        H.R. 1813) [9JN]
    ------prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast offshore oil and 
        gas lease sales (see H.R. 1778) [7JN]
    Land use: locatable minerals on public domain lands (see H.R. 357) 
        [9JA]
    National forests: clarify regulations for ski area permit issuance 
        and the suspension of mineral leasing laws in ski areas (see 
        H.R. 1527) [1MY]
    Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of 
        Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721) [27JA]
    Petroleum: lease lands within the naval oil shale reserves to 
        private entities for the development of oil and natural gas 
        (see H.R. 817, 887) [3FE] [9FE]
    ------management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1975) [30JN]
    Power resources: provide tax credit for the production of oil and 
        natural gas from marginal and new wells (see H.R. 577, 985, 
        987) [19JA] [16FE]
    ------tax credit for fuels produced by offshore deep-water 
        projects (see H.R. 576) [19JA]
    Public lands: provide for royalty payments and specify reclamation 
        requirements for mining activities on Federal lands (see H.R. 
        1580) [9MY]
    States: provide exclusive jurisdiction over regulation of surface 
        coal mining within their borders (see H.R. 2372) [21SE]
    Taxation: provide equivalent rates on liquefied natural gas and 
        compressed natural gas (see H.R. 2812) [19DE]
    ------treatment of certain subsidies relative to energy and 
        natural resources (see H.R. 2315) [12SE]
    West Virginia: preservation of coal mining heritage (see H.R. 
        1188) [9MR]
    White Sands Missile Range, NM: provide appropriate compensation 
        for the real property and mining claims taken for 
        establishment (see H.R. 806) [2FE]
  Messages
    Alaska's Mineral Resources: President Clinton [3AP]
  Reports filed
    Designate Certain Colorado Public Lands and Minerals for Military 
        Use: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 256) (H. 
        Rept. 104-28) [14FE]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 256) (H. Rept. 104-28) 
        [10FE]

MINK, PATSY T. (a Representative from Hawaii)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Armed Forces: expand eligibility for certain commissary benefits 
        (see H.R. 1727) [25MY]
    ------use of military health care system and commissary stores by 
        an unremarried former spouse (see H.R. 1726, 2096) [25MY] 
        [21JY]
    Cemeteries and funerals: tax treatment of owners of pre-need 
        funeral trusts (see H.R. 1729) [25MY]
    Children and youth: establish comprehensive early childhood 
        education and staff development programs (see H.R. 968) [15FE]
    Contracts: require that work that requires licensing be performed 
        by a person who is so licensed (see H.R. 1722) [25MY]
    Dept. of Defense: transportation of certain children requiring 
        specialized medical services in the U.S. (see H.R. 332) [9JA]
    Disasters: establish a Federal insurance program for catastrophic 
        earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes (see H.R. 
        1731) [25MY]
    Diseases: eligibility for certain compensation for stomach cancer 
        resulting from radioactive exposure (see H.R. 1725) [25MY]
    ------ovarian cancer programs (see H.R. 1721) [25MY]
    Families and domestic relations: unemployment compensation 
        relative to family or medical leave reasons (see H.R. 1730) 
        [25MY]
    Federal employees: eligibility for Federal health benefits for 
        certain temporary appointees (see H.R. 1724) [25MY]
    Government contracts: deadline for receipt of certain bids 
        relative to delivery by overnight message service (see H.R. 
        331) [9JA]
    Hawaii: establishment of new National Park System units (see H.R. 
        1728) [25MY]
    ------regulation of airspace over National Park System lands (see 
        H.R. 1369) [30MR]
    Housing: use of community development block grants for direct 
        homeownership assistance (see H.R. 2304) [12SE]
    Immigration: extension of H-1 immigration status for certain non-
        immigrant nurses (see H.R. 428) [9JA]
    NLRB: jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 
        1723) [25MY]
    Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex: acquire certain interests 
        in the Waihee Marsh and Waihee Stream (see H.R. 429, 1772) 
        [9JA] [7JN]
    Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 1250) [15MR]
    Taxation: treatment of certain personal care services under the 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 1919) [22JN]

MINNESOTA
  Bills and resolutions
    Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction 
        and assistance (see H.R. 1841) [14JN]
    New London National Fish Hatchery: conveyance (see H.R. 583, 614) 
        [19JA] [20JA]
    ------conveyance (H.R. 614), consideration (see H. Res. 146) 
        [11MY]
    Public lands: land exchange between the Superior National Forest 
        and the Boundary Water Canoe Wilderness Area (see H.R. 1990) 
        [30JN]
    Voyageurs National Park: revise master plan (see H.R. 1207, 1310) 
        [10MR] [23MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 614, New London National Fish Hatchery 
        Conveyance: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 146) (H. Rept. 
        104-118) [11MY]
    Conveyance of New London National Fish Hatchery to Minnesota: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 614) (H. Rept. 104-36) 
        [15FE]

MINORITIES
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 831, extend tax deduction for health insurance 
        costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition 
        of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies 
        [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 1764, 2128) 
        [7JN] [27JY]
    ------ensure equal opportunity in employment, education, and 
        contracting (see H.R. 1840) [14JN]
    ------prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages based on 
        sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507) [7AP]
    Civil Rights Act: applications (see H.R. 658) [24JA]
    Courts: desegregation of schools (see H. Con. Res. 101) [14SE]
    ------equalize remedies available to victims of intentional 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 96) [9JA]
    Dept. of Commerce: establish a Minority Business Development 
        Administration (see H.R. 114) [9JA]
    Dept. of HUD: assistance program eligibility for organizations 
        that promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or 
        ethnicity (see H.R. 656) [24JA]
    Elections: prohibit intentional creation of legislative districts 
        based on race, color, or language (see H.R. 1096) [1MR]
    Employment: prohibit preferential treatment (see H.R. 254) [9JA]
    FCC: lower market entry barriers for small businesses seeking to 
        provide telecommunication and information services (see H.R. 
        187) [9JA]
    ------promote diversity in media ownership, management, and 
        programming (see H.R. 177) [9JA]
    Federal employees: review of employment discriminations claims 
        (see H.R. 2133) [27JY]
    Forest Service: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and 
        ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 1716) [25MY]
    Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the 
        health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 
        1341) [28MR]
    Historic buildings and sites: authorizing appropriations for the 
        preservation and restoration at historically black colleges 
        and universities (see H.R. 1179) [9MR]
    House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment 
        to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see 
        H. Res. 39) [19JA]
    Research: increase supply of minority scientists and help the 
        public and private sectors in research and development needs 
        (see H.R. 1459) [6AP]
    SBA: reduce level of participation in certain guaranteed loans 
        (see H.R. 1570) [3MY]

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    Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-
        employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies (see H.R. 831) 
        [6FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 88) [16FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831), consideration 
        of conference report (see H. Res. 121) [29MR]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831), return 
        enrolled bill (see H. Con. Res. 55) [4AP]
    Telecommunications: industry procurement from businesses owned by 
        minorities and women (see H.R. 503) [13JA]
    Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to 
        Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129) 
        [3MR]
  Conference reports
    Extend Tax Deduction for Health Insurance Costs of Self-Employed 
        Individuals and Repeal Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and 
        Exchanges Effectuating FCC Policies (H.R. 831) [29MR]
  Motions
    Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-
        employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831) 
        [21FE] [28MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 831, Self-Employed 
        Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain 
        Relative to Certain FCC Policies: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 104-93) [29MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 831, Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax 
        Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and Exchanges 
        Effectuating FCC Policies: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        88) (H. Rept. 104-38) [16FE]
    Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of 
        Gain on Sales and Exchanges Effectuating FCC Policies: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 831) (H. Rept. 104-92) [29MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 831) (H. Rept. 
        104-32) [14FE]

MISSING IN ACTION
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing 
        members (see H.R. 945) [15FE]
    Commission on MIA and POW in Southeast Asia: establish (see H.R. 
        2174) [2AU]
    Committee on POW/MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. 
        Res. 21) [9JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: display of POW/MIA flag at medical 
        centers relative to full accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA 
        (see H.R. 2013) [11JY]
    POW/MIA: granting of asylum to certain foreign nationals assisting 
        in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 460) [9JA]
    Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to 
        cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 
        89) [18MY]
    ------normalization of relations (see H. Con. Res. 81, 88) [30JN] 
        [27JY]

MISSISSIPPI
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian region: include additional counties (see H.R. 644) 
        [23JA]
    Corps of Engineers: stabilize bluffs along Mississippi River in 
        the vicinity of Natchez, MS (see H.R. 880) [9FE]
    Greenville Inner Harbor Channel: maintenance dredging (see H.R. 
        1008) [21FE]
    Public lands: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area 
        (see H.R. 2552) [26OC]

MISSOURI
  Bills and resolutions
    Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to additional powers 
        conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and 
        Illinois (see H.J. Res. 78) [10MR]
    Ozark National Scenic Riverways: protection of wild horses within 
        boundaries (see H.R. 238) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Consent of Congress to Additional Powers Conferred Upon the Bi-
        State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 104-377) 
        [4DE]
    Protection of Wild Horses Within Boundaries of the Ozark National 
        Scenic Riverway: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 238) (H. 
        Rept. 104-296) [30OC]

MOAKLEY, JOHN JOSEPH (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions 
        of higher education (see H.R. 2578) [2NO]
    Tariff: tamoxifen citrate (see H.R. 1261) [16MR]
    Taxation: treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 565) 
        [18JA]

MOLDOVA, REPUBLIC OF
related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
  Messages
    Generalized System of Preferences: President Clinton [28JY]

MOLINARI, SUSAN (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination 
        Act [30NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (see H.R. 
        1788) [8JN]
    Courts: protect elected and appointed judges against 
        discrimination based on age (see H.R. 1571) [3MY]
    Houghton, Representative: election to the Committee on 
        International Relations (House) (see H. Res. 48) [27JA]
    Housing: expedite evictions from public housing (see H.R. 1773, 
        1988, 2340) [7JN] [30JN] [14SE]
    ------prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning 
        household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619) [11MY]
    Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as 
        victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1920) [22JN]
    Law enforcement officers: death benefits for retired public safety 
        officers (see H.R. 1572) [3MY]
    Medicaid: provide State incentives for reduction of expenditures 
        (see H.R. 1334) [28MR]
    Railroads: administration of the Railroad Retirement System and 
        railroad unemployment insurance (see H.R. 2233) [4AU]

MOLLOHAN, ALAN B. (a Representative from West Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
    ------H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions [2MY]
    ------H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
        Judiciary appropriations [18OC]
    ------H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [2NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in West Virginia (see H.R. 1051, 1335) [24FE] [28MR]
    Interstate compacts: management of Jennings Randolph Lake between 
        Maryland and West Virginia (see H.J. Res. 113) [17OC]
  Motions offered by
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: 
        authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076) [18OC]

MONEY
related term(s) Coins
  Bills and resolutions
    Coins: authorize minting of platinum and gold coins and reform 
        commemorative coin program (see H.R. 2614) [10NO]
    ------issue one dollar coin (see H.R. 534) [17JA]
    ------redesign $1 coin to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. (see 
        H.R. 616) [20JA]
    Courts: disapprove sentencing guideline amendments on cocaine base 
        and money laundering (see H.R. 2073) [19JY]
    Crime: control and prevent commercial counterfeiting (see H.R. 
        2511) [19OC]
    Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 1704) 
        [24MY]
    Dept. of the Treasury: management of cash positions whenever the 
        Government is unable to borrow funds to meet its needs (see 
        H.R. 2098) [21JY]
    ------mint and issue platinum bullion coins and more than one 
        version of gold bullion coins at the same time (see H.R. 2018) 
        [12JY]
    Foreign aid: provide public notice of all conditions for monetary 
        stabilization and require public financial status reports (see 
        H.R. 1752) [6JN]
    Foreign currencies: budget and credit authority provided to the 
        exchange stabilization fund (see H.R. 867) [8FE]
    ------require congressional approval for certain uses of the 
        exchange stabilization fund (see H.R. 2177) [3AU]
    Foreign policy: require U.S. opposition to any proposal to create 
        financing mechanisms designed to prevent or resolve the 
        insolvency of sovereign nations (see H.R. 2731) [6DE]
    Foreign trade: duty rate adjustment of tomatoes from Mexico 
        relative to currency exchange rates (see H.R. 1626) [12MY]
    FRS: implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure 
        stable currency (see H.R. 2445) [29SE]
    ------require continued availability of $1 notes for circulation 
        (see H.R. 1043) [24FE]
    Government: require electronic funds transfer for all Federal 
        payments (see H.R. 1698) [24MY]
    Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and 
        currency (see H. Con. Res. 18) [24JA]
    ------reporting requirements on economic assistance relative to 
        instability of economy and currency (see H. Con. Res. 27; H. 
        Res. 80) [10FE] [14FE]
  Messages
    Economic Assistance to Mexico: President Clinton [9MR]
  Reports filed
    Reporting Requirements on Economic Assistance to Mexico Relative 
        to Instability of Economy and Currency: Committee on Banking 
        and Financial Services (House) (H. Res. 80) (H. Rept. 104-53) 
        [27FE]

MONGOLIA, PEOPLE'S REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Democracy: anniversary of elections (see H. Res. 158) [25MY]

MONOPOLIES
related term(s) Antitrust Policy
  Bills and resolutions
    Antitrust policy: supersede modification of final judgment of U.S. 
        v. Western Electric and regulate the manufacturing of Bell 
        operating companies (see H.R. 411) [9JA]
    Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams 
        (see H.R. 2699, 2740) [30NO] [7DE]

MONTANA
  Bills and resolutions
    BLM: designate certain lands to preserve unique cultural and 
        natural features (see H.R. 2074) [19JY]
    FERC: payment by local governments of charges for hydroelectric 
        projects in Granite and Deer Lodge Counties, MT (see H.R. 944) 
        [14FE]
    Public lands: designate certain national forest lands as 
        wilderness or multiple use management (see H.R. 2799) [15DE]
    ------designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, 
        and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, 
        and Wyoming (see H.R. 852) [7FE]
    Water: authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County 
        Water Supply System (see H.R. 2819) [20DE]
    Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within 
        the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846) 
        [14JN]

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MONTAUK, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Montauk Historical Society light station: conveyance (see H.R. 
        1164) [8MR]

MONTAUK HISTORICAL SOCIETY
  Bills and resolutions
    Light station: conveyance (see H.R. 1164) [8MR]

MONTENEGRO
  Bills and resolutions
    Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see 
        H.R. 1360) [30MR]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Serbia and Montenegro: President 
        Clinton [10MY] [18JY] [11DE] [27DE]

MONTGOMERY, AL
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil rights: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285) [29NO]
    Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to 
        Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129) 
        [3MR]

MONTGOMERY, G.V. (SONNY) (a Representative from Mississippi)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Armed Forces: clarify employment and reemployment rights and 
        responsibilities (see H.R. 1941) [28JN]
    Civil defense: public safety officer death benefits eligibility 
        for certain civil defense and FEMA employees (see H.R. 938) 
        [14FE]
    Education: increase assistance relative to skills or specialties 
        for which there are critical shortages (see H.R. 1116) [2MR]
    Housing: assist active duty military personnel through interest 
        rate buy downs (see H.R. 1611) [11MY]
    Tariff: textile manufacturing machinery (see H.R. 1336) [28MR]
    Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 1168) [8MR]
    ------clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits 
        (see H.R. 972) [16FE]
    ------minimum State ceiling on tax-exempt private activity bonds 
        (see H.R. 2707) [5DE]
    ------treatment of certain contributions relative to veterans' 
        reemployment (see H.R. 1469) [7AP]
    Veterans: retroactive determination of military disability 
        benefits eligibility (see H.R. 973) [16FE]
    ------training and employment programs (see H.R. 1593) [9MY]

MONUMENTS AND MEMORIALS
  Bills and resolutions
    Admiralty Island National Monument: provide for land exchange (see 
        H.R. 1266) [16MR]
    American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of 
        war memorials (see H.R. 1809) [8JN]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize the Newington-Cropsey 
        Foundation to erect a monument dedicated to the Bill of Rights 
        (see H. Con. Res. 114) [17NO]
    Frankin D. Roosevelt Memorial: recognize opening (see H. Res. 59) 
        [3FE]
    Grant's Tomb National Monument, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 
        1774) [7JN]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal 
        organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70) [28FE]
    Veterans: prohibit desecration of memorials (see H.R. 2607) [9NO]
    Walnut Canyon National Monument: boundaries (see H.R. 562) [18JA]
    Washington Monument: encircle with State flags (see H.R. 990) 
        [16FE]
  Reports filed
    Admiralty Island National Monument Land Exchange: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1266) (H. Rept. 104-115) [9MY]
    Walnut Canyon National Monument Boundaries: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 562) (H. Rept. 104-60) [28FE]

MOORHEAD, CARLOS J. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act 
        [30NO]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Business and industry: regulation of invention development 
        services (see H.R. 2419) [28SE]
    Copyrights: duration of protection (see H.R. 989) [16FE]
    ------registration and protection of trademarks (see H.R. 1270) 
        [21MR]
    Courts: authorize voluntary alternative dispute resolutions 
        systems (see H.R. 1443) [6AP]
    ------commencement dates of certain temporary Federal judgeships 
        (see H.R. 2361) [19SE]
    ------improve operation and administration of Federal courts (see 
        H.R. 1989) [30JN]
    ------promote equity and fairness in lawsuits brought against 
        State and local law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1446) [6AP]
    ------reform civil justice system (see H.R. 988) [16FE]
    ------temporary district court judgeships (see H.R. 2294) [8SE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: prescribe by regulation the representation 
        of ``Woodsy Owl'' (see H.R. 1269) [21MR]
    Federal Rules of Civil Procedure: restore stenographic preference 
        for depositions (see H.R. 1445) [6AP]
    Information services: adapt copyright laws to digital networked 
        environments of the National Information Infrastructure (see 
        H.R. 2441) [29SE]
    Interstate compacts: encourage States to study and adopt insurance 
        regulations (see H.J. Res. 100) [11JY]
    National Film Preservation Board: reauthorization (see H.R. 1734) 
        [25MY]
    Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation 
        (see H.R. 1659) [17MY]
    ------reexamination proceedings (see H.R. 1732) [25MY]
    Patents: biotechnology process protection (see H.R. 587) [19JA]
    ------early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733) 
        [25MY]
    ------infringement cases relative to commercialization of 
        inventions prior to patent filing date (see H.R. 2235) [4AU]
    Satellite Home Viewer Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 1861) 
        [15JN]
    Sound recording and reproducing: copyright laws relative to the 
        public performance of sound recordings by means of digital 
        transmission (see H.R. 1506) [7AP]
    Trademarks: protection against dilution (see H.R. 1295) [22MR]
    U.S. Intellectual Property Organization: establish (see H.R. 2533) 
        [25OC]
  Reports filed
    Attorney Accountability Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 988) (H. Rept. 104-62) [1MR]
    Biotechnology Process Patents Protection: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 587) (H. Rept. 104-178) [11JY]
    Clarify Rules Governing Venue: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (S. 532) (H. Rept. 104-181) [11JY]
    Commencement Dates of Certain Temporary Federal Judgeships: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2361) (H. Rept. 104-
        334) [13NO]
    Copyright Laws Relative to the Public Performance of Sound 
        Recordings by Means of Digital Transmission: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1506) (H. Rept. 104-274) [11OC]
    Fairness in Compensating Patent Owners: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 632) (H. Rept. 104-373) [30NO]
    Federal Rules of Civil Procedure Relative to Restoring 
        Stenographic Preference for Depositions: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1445) (H. Rept. 104-228) [2AU]
    Registration and Protection of Copyrights and Trademarks: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1295) (H. Rept. 104-
        374) [30NO]
    Reporting Deadlines for Studies Conducted in Federal Demonstration 
        and Pilot Districts Courts: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (S. 464) (H. Rept. 104-180) [11JY]
    State Referendum Challenges: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1170) (H. Rept. 104-179) [11JY]

MORALITY AND ETHICS
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): prevent any 
        action to dissolve, diminish the scope or limit the activities 
        of the committee during investigations (see H.R. 251) [9JA]
    Federal employees: strengthen post-employment restrictions on 
        certain executive and legislative branch officials (see H.R. 
        1576, 2031, 2498) [3MY] [13JY] [18OC]
    Lobbyists: prohibit misrepresentation of groups or individual 
        names in connection with lobbying (see H.R. 2694) [30NO]

MORAN, JAMES P. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: designate (see 
        H.R. 2305) [12SE]
    Children and youth: health research (see H.R. 1735) [25MY]
    Consumers: credit card fees (see H.R. 1169) [8MR]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: allow Farm Credit 
        Administration employees to enroll (see H.R. 2033) [13JY]
    Government: avoid costs and disruption of agency shutdowns when 
        there is a lapse in appropriations (see H.R. 2069) [19JY]
    ------continuance of pay when there is a lapse in appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2184) [3AU]
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: abolish the Board of 
        Review (see H.R. 775, 1101) [1FE] [1MR]
    Pensions: cost-of-living contribution increases for uniformed 
        services retirees relative to survivor annuities (see H.R. 
        2102) [24JY]
    Taxation: capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see 
        H.R. 537) [17JA]
    Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new 
        televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and 
        limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 
        1807) [8JN]
    USIA: distribution within U.S. of film entitled ``Fragile Ring of 
        Life'' (see H.R. 2070) [19JY]
    Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military 
        retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38) [9JA]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority: establish (see H.R. 
        2170) [2AU]

MORELLA, CONSTANCE A. (a Representative from Maryland)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for scientific 
        research services and facilities (see H.R. 1870) [16JN]
    Education: establish loan guarantee program for telecommunications 
        satellites dedicated to instructional programming (see H.R. 
        1908) [21JN]
    Federal employees: continuance of work during Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2840) [27DE]
    ------early retirement rules (see H.R. 2826) [21DE]
    ------establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds 
        (see H.R. 2306) [12SE]
    ------reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions 
        (see H.R. 2825) [21DE]
    ------treatment of life insurance options for disabled retirees 
        (see H.R. 2688) [29NO]
    King, Martin Luther, Jr.: authorize the Alpha Phi Alpha fraternal 
        organization to establish a memorial (see H.J. Res. 70) [28FE]
    Medicare: bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185) [3AU]

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    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: reorganize and 
        establish local review of proposals affecting noise pollution 
        (see H.R. 836) [6FE]
    National Institute of Standards and Technology: authorizing 
        appropriations for industrial technology services (see H.R. 
        1871) [16JN]
    Technology: cooperative research and development agreements 
        relative to inventions (see H.R. 2196) [4AU]
    Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 1736) [25MY]

MOTION PICTURES
  Bills and resolutions
    Alterations: require disclosures of materially altered films (see 
        H.R. 1248) [15MR]
    Authorship: identification of author for purposes of noneconomic 
        interests (see H.R. 1244) [15MR]
    National Film Preservation Board: reauthorization (see H.R. 1734) 
        [25MY]
    Screen Actors Guild: contributions by members to a private, self-
        sustaining endowment for the arts (see H. Con. Res. 70) [18MY]
    USIA: distribution within U.S. of film entitled ``Fragile Ring of 
        Life'' (see H.R. 2070) [19JY]

MOTOR VEHICLES
related term(s) Recreational Vehicles
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: allow emission reductions caused by fleet turnover 
        to be credited under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 477) [11JA]
    ------exempt agricultural activities from certain permit 
        requirements (see H.R. 1900) [20JN]
    ------impose moratorium on sanctions under the Clean Air Act 
        provisions on marginal and moderate ozone nonattainment areas 
        (see H.R. 1602) [10MY]
    ------prohibit Federal requirement for State plans on trip 
        reduction requirements (see H.R. 478) [11JA]
    ------reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone 
        nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325) [9JA]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act emission standards (see H.R. 
        476) [11JA]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act ozone nonattainment area 
        provisions relative to mandatory State vehicle inspection and 
        maintenance programs (see H.R. 480) [11JA]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act stratospheric ozone protection 
        provisions (see H.R. 475) [11JA]
    Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the 
        operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089) [20JY]
    Clean Air Act: delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection 
        and maintenance programs (see H.R. 46, 307, 495) [9JA] [11JA]
    ------repeal reformulated gasoline and work-related vehicle trip 
        reduction provisions (see H.R. 1052) [24FE]
    ------treatment of motorcycles (see H.R. 2299) [12SE]
    Commercial vehicles: limit regulation of light and medium duty 
        commercial vehicles (see H.R. 1885) [16JN]
    Consumers: dissemination of warranty and repair information by 
        manufacturers (see H.R. 265) [9JA]
    Crime: protection against code grabbers (see H.R. 338) [9JA]
    ------treatment of motor vehicle theft of air bag modules (see 
        H.R. 2804) [18DE]
    Drunken driving: reporting of blood alcohol levels exceeding State 
        permissible levels after vehicular accidents (see H.R. 1982) 
        [30JN]
    ------strengthen Federal prevention laws (see H.R. 588) [19JA]
    Ecology and environment: transition from use of halons and 
        chlorofluorocarbons to substitute compounds (see H.R. 2367) 
        [20SE]
    Employment: payment of wages to individuals who use employer-owned 
        vehicles (see H.R. 1227, 1273) [14MR] [21MR]
    EPA: modify the reformulated gasoline program (see H.R. 2484) 
        [17OC]
    ------temporary suspension of reformulated gasoline rules (see 
        H.R. 1015) [22FE]
    ------waiver of reformulated gasoline rules during non-ozone 
        season (see H.R. 2327) [13SE]
    Foreign trade: impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile 
        industry (see H. Res. 141, 150) [9MY] [16MY]
    Government: awarding of competitive contracts in acquiring and 
        operating Federal motor vehicle fleets (see H.R. 1981) [30JN]
    Government regulations: average fuel economy standards for 
        automobiles (see H.R. 2200) [4AU]
    ------improve impact standards for bumpers (see H.R. 1928) [27JN]
    Insurance: reform rental car company agreements relative to 
        liability and collision damage waivers (see H.R. 175) [9JA]
    ------require automobile insurers provide rate setting information 
        (see H.R. 113) [9JA]
    Law enforcement: increase utility of title information to law 
        enforcement officers (see H.R. 2803) [18DE]
    Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285) 
        [29NO]
    Motorcycles: regulation of helmet use (see H.R. 899) [10FE]
    NAFTA: funding of infrastructure projects relative to border 
        traffic (see H.R. 2743) [7DE]
    Petroleum: consumer information on octane ratings and requirements 
        (see H.R. 546) [17JA]
    Power resources: information relative to the price and supply of 
        home heating fuel, natural gas, and automotive fuel (see H.R. 
        292) [9JA]
    Roads and highways: exempt vehicle weight and combination 
        restrictions for certain interstate highways in Iowa (see H.R. 
        1895) [20JN]
    ------maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427, 1007) [9JA] [21FE]
    ------study methods to reduce accidents caused by drivers falling 
        asleep while operating certain commercial motor vehicles (see 
        H.R. 456) [9JA]
    ------treatment of Federal highway funds relative to drunken 
        driving by minors (see H.R. 2319) [13SE]
    ------treatment of Federal highway funds relative to sale of 
        alcoholic beverages to minors (see H.R. 2088, 2328) [20JY] 
        [13SE]
    Safety: Federal standards for passenger vans (see H.R. 267) [9JA]
    ------improve traffic performance of high risk drivers (see H.R. 
        1866) [15JN]
    ------prohibit the manufacture or sale of school buses that do not 
        have seat belts (see H.R. 266) [9JA]
    ------remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of 
        utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144) [31JY]
    School buses: safety (see H.R. 1884) [16JN]
    Taxation: exclude ferries from the excise tax intended for 
        gambling vessels (see H.R. 1603) [10MY]
    ------treatment of certain interest on automobile loans (see H.R. 
        1957) [29JN]
    ------treatment of motor fuel excise taxes on fuel used by highway 
        vehicle motors to operate certain power takeoff equipment (see 
        H.R. 2014) [11JY]
    Transportation: increase utility of motor vehicle title 
        information to law enforcement officers (see H.R. 2687) [29NO]
    ------transfer management of National Driver Register functions 
        (see H.R. 2558) [30OC]
    Trucking industry: operation of certain uncovered commercial 
        vehicles on highways (see H.R. 2153) [1AU]
    ------regulation of nonconsensual tow truck operations (see H.R. 
        866) [8FE]
  Messages
    Highway and Motor Vehicle Safety Report: President Clinton [21SE]
  Reports filed
    Reduction of Work-Related Vehicle Trips in Ozone Nonattainment 
        Areas: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 325) (H. Rept. 104-
        387) [6DE]

MOUNTAINS
  Bills and resolutions
    Mount McKinley: retain name (see H.R. 443) [9JA]
    Nevada: prohibit nuclear waste site characterization of the Yucca 
        Mountain site (see H.R. 496) [11JA]
    RTC: transfer certain lands to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian 
        Community and Scottsdale, AZ (see H.R. 2490) [17OC]
  Reports filed
    Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Land Transfer: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (S. 1341) (H. Rept. 104-439) [21DE]

MUNICIPALITIES
see Urban Areas

MURDOCH, RUPERT
  Bills and resolutions
    Gingrich, Representative: status of Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment 
        of independent counsel (see H. Res. 277, 288) [17NO] [30NO]
  Motions
    Gingrich, Representative: status of Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment 
        of independent counsel (H. Res. 277) [17NO]
    ------status of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        ethics investigation and appointment of independent counsel 
        (H. Res. 288) [30NO]
  Reports filed
    Inquiry Into Various Complaints Filed Against Representative 
        Gingrich: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        (H. Rept. 104-401) [12DE]

MURTHA, JOHN P. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations [13SE] [14SE] 
        [18OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Dept. of Defense: treatment of future actuarial gains and losses 
        to the military retirement fund (see H.R. 568) [19JA]
    Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see 
        H.J. Res. 94) [14JN]
    Taxation: treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined 
        benefit fund premiums (see H.R. 2410) [27SE]

MUSEUM SERVICE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 100) [9JA]

MUSEUMS
  Bills and resolutions
    Arts and humanities: authorizing appropriations for the National 
        Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the 
        Humanities and the Institute for Museum Services (see H.R. 
        1557) [3MY]
    Baker, Howard H., Jr.: appointment to the Board of Regents of the 
        Smithsonian Institution (see H.J. Res. 110) [29SE]
    D'Harnoncourt, Anne: appointment to the Board of Regents of the 
        Smithsonian Institution (see H.J. Res. 111) [29SE]
    Gerstner, Louis V., Jr.: appointment to the Board of Regents of 
        the Smithsonian Institution (see H.J. Res. 112) [29SE]
    Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the 
        Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 
        (see H. Res. 316) [20DE]
    Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site: establish 
        (see H.R. 2344) [14SE]
    Museum Service Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 100) 
        [9JA]
    National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 100) [9JA]
    Neal, Homer A.: appointment to the Board of Regents of the 
        Smithsonian Institution (see H.J. Res. 69) [24FE]
    Red Oak Victory (vessel): convey to Richmond Museum Association, 
        Inc., for use as a monument (see H.R. 1860) [15JN]
    Smithsonian Institution: establish National African-American 
        Museum (see H.R. 786) [1FE]
    ------mint coins in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 
        1079, 2627) [28FE] [14NO]
  Reports filed
    National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the 
        Humanities and the Institute for Museum Services 
        Appropriations: Committee on Economic and Educational 
        Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1557) (H. Rept. 104-170) [29JN]

MUSIC AND DANCE
related term(s) Arts and Humanities
  Bills and resolutions
    ``America, the Beautiful'': designate as the national anthem of 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 270) [9JA]

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    Arts and humanities: abolish the National Endowment for the Arts 
        and the National Council on the Humanities (see H.R. 209, 579) 
        [9JA] [19JA]
    ------authorizing appropriations for the National Endowment for 
        the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the 
        Institute for Museum Services (see H.R. 1557) [3MY]
    Consumers: require disclosure of service and other charges on 
        tickets (see H.R. 857) [8FE]
    Copyrights: licensing of music (see H.R. 789) [1FE]
    Sinatra, Francis A.: award Congressional Gold Medal (see H.R. 
        2310) [12SE]
  Reports filed
    National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the 
        Humanities and the Institute for Museum Services 
        Appropriations: Committee on Economic and Educational 
        Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1557) (H. Rept. 104-170) [29JN]

MUTUAL FUNDS
see Securities

M/V MARION C II (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2554) [26OC]

MYANMAR, UNION OF
see Burma

MYERS, JOHN T. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1817, military construction, family housing, and base 
        closure and realignment appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 1905, energy and water development appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        1905) [20JN]
    Taxation: treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined 
        benefit fund premiums (see H.R. 1370) [30MR]
  Reports filed
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 104-293) [26OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 
        104-149) [20JN]

MYRICK, SUE (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in North Carolina (see H.R. 2773) [13DE]

NADLER, JERROLD (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    AIDS Cure Project: establish (see H.R. 761) [31JA]
    Crime: prohibit certain conduct relative to civil disorders (see 
        H.R. 1899) [20JN]
    Cuba: exception to trade embargo for medicines and medical 
        supplies, instruments, or equipment (see H.R. 1679, 1700) 
        [18MY] [24MY]
    Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see 
        H.R. 2269) [6SE]
    Freedom of religion: prohibit religious coercion in schools (see 
        H.R. 2034) [13JY]
    Government: condemn use of violence and terrorism to influence 
        actions (see H. Res. 137) [2MY]
    Grant's Tomb National Monument, New York, NY: designate (see H.R. 
        1774) [7JN]
    Health care professionals: determine necessary medical coverage 
        and require insurers to notify enrollees (see H.R. 2608) [9NO]
    House Rules: require legislation which amends current law to 
        contain the complete text of the amended provisions (see H. 
        Res. 211) [4AU]
    New York, NY: funding for subway system improvements (see H.R. 
        2321) [13SE]
    Paramilitary organizations: prohibit formation of private units 
        (see H.R. 1544) [2MY]
    Public lands: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 676) 
        [25JA]
    Taxation: regional cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 2236) 
        [4AU]
    ------restore prior law formula for the inclusion in gross income 
        of Social Security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits 
        (see H.R. 1775) [7JN]

NAFTA
see Treaties and Agreements

NARCOTICS
see Drugs

NATCHEZ, MS
  Bills and resolutions
    Corps of Engineers: stabilize bluffs along Mississippi River in 
        the vicinity of Natchez, MS (see H.R. 880) [9FE]

NATIONAL AERONAUTICS AND SPACE ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 2043, 2059) [17JY] [19JY]
    ------termination of International Space Station program (see H.R. 
        407, 1701) [9JA] [24MY]
    Public buildings: selection of abandoned and underutilized 
        facilities relative to agency needs (see H.R. 388) [9JA]
    Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (see H.R. 2405) [27SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (H.R. 2405), consideration (see H. Res. 234) [29SE]
    Space policy: development, assembly, and operation of the 
        international space station (see H.R. 1601) [10MY]
    ------development, assembly, and operation of the international 
        space station (H.R. 1601), consideration (see H. Res. 228) 
        [21SE]
    ------establish Launch Services Corp. (see H.R. 258) [9JA]
    ------space station program funding (see H.R. 2659) [17NO]
  Messages
    Achievements in Aeronautics and Space: President Clinton [24MY]
    Rescission Proposals Affecting the Depts. of Justice and 
        Transportation, and NASA: President Clinton [2MY]
  Motions
    Space policy: development, assembly, and operation of the 
        international space station (H.R. 1601) [27SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1601, International Space Station 
        Development, Assembly, and Operation: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 228) (H. Rept. 104-258) [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2405, Federal Civilian Science Activities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. 
        Rept. 104-270) [29SE]
    International Space Station Development, Assembly, and Operation: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1601) (H. Rept. 104-210) 
        [28JY]
    NASA Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2043) (H. 
        Rept. 104-233) [4AU]

NATIONAL AQUACULTURE RESEARCH CENTER ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1205) [10MR]

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RADIO TALK SHOW HOSTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Liddy, G. Gordon: honoring relative to characterization of Federal 
        law enforcement officers (see H. Res. 153) [18MY]

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF STOCK CAR AUTOMOBILE RACING
  Bills and resolutions
    Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored 
        advertising used by professional motor sports associations 
        (see H.R. 2265) [6SE]

NATIONAL BLUE RIBBON COMMISSION TO ELIMINATE WASTE IN GOVERNMENT
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 217) [9JA]

NATIONAL BOARD FOR THE PROMOTION OF RIFLE PRACTICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Abolish (see H.R. 638) [23JA]

NATIONAL CAPITAL PLANNING COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    District of Columbia: confirm and enforce limitations on the 
        height of buildings and roof structures (see H.R. 1324) [24MR]

NATIONAL CEMETERIES
related term(s) Cemeteries and Funerals
  Bills and resolutions
    Calverton, NY: transfer portion of Naval Weapons Industrial 
        Reserve Plant to the Calverton National Cemetery (see H.R. 
        1365) [30MR]
    Veterans: expand eligibility for burial of veterans who die in 
        State nursing homes (see H.R. 2513) [19OC]
    ------restoration of the grave marker allowance (see H.R. 301) 
        [9JA]

NATIONAL COMMISSION ON GAY AND LESBIAN YOUTH SUICIDE PREVENTION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 609) [20JA]

NATIONAL COMMISSION TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT
  Appointments
    Members [29JN]

NATIONAL COMMITTEE ON TELEMEDICINE
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 426) [9JA]

NATIONAL CORPORATION FOR HOUSING PARTNERSHIPS
  Messages
    National Corporation for Housing Partnerships Report: President 
        Clinton [9NO]

NATIONAL COUNCIL ON THE HUMANITIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Arts and humanities: abolish the National Endowment for the Arts 
        and the National Council on the Humanities (see H.R. 209, 579) 
        [9JA] [19JA]

NATIONAL DEBT
see Public Debt

NATIONAL EDUCATION ASSOCIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Charter: repeal (see H.R. 2180) [3AU]

NATIONAL EDUCATION STANDARDS AND IMPROVEMENT COUNCIL
  Bills and resolutions
    Abolish (see H.R. 977, 1045, 1558) [16FE] [24FE] [3MY]

NATIONAL EMBLEMS
  Bills and resolutions
    ``America, the Beautiful'': designate as the national anthem of 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 270) [9JA]

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY
  Bills and resolutions
    U.S. assistance: terminate (see H.R. 297) [9JA]
  Messages
    Activities: President Clinton [6MR]

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
  Bills and resolutions
    American Cultural Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 1520) [7AP]
    Arts and humanities: abolish the National Endowment for the Arts 
        and the National Council on the Humanities (see H.R. 209, 579) 
        [9JA] [19JA]
    ------authorizing appropriations for the National Endowment for 
        the Arts, the National Endowment for the Humanities and the 
        Institute for Museum Services (see H.R. 1557) [3MY]
    Screen Actors Guild: contributions by members to a private, self-
        sustaining endowment for the arts (see H. Con. Res. 70) [18MY]
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton [6AP]
  Reports filed
    National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the 
        Humanities and the Institute for Museum Services 
        Appropriations: Committee on Economic and Educational 
        Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1557) (H. Rept. 104-170) [29JN]

NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE HUMANITIES
  Bills and resolutions
    American Cultural Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 1520) [7AP]

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    Arts and humanities: authorizing appropriations for the National 
        Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the 
        Humanities and the Institute for Museum Services (see H.R. 
        1557) [3MY]
    Screen Actors Guild: contributions by members to a private, self-
        sustaining endowment for the arts (see H. Con. Res. 70) [18MY]
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton [9FE]
  Reports filed
    National Endowment for the Arts, the National Endowment for the 
        Humanities and the Institute for Museum Services 
        Appropriations: Committee on Economic and Educational 
        Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1557) (H. Rept. 104-170) [29JN]

NATIONAL ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    National forests: renewal process for livestock grazing leases 
        (see H.R. 1375, 1379) [3AP]

NATIONAL FILM PRESERVATION BOARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorization (see H.R. 1734) [25MY]

NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE
  Bills and resolutions
    Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams 
        (see H.R. 2699, 2740) [30NO] [7DE]

NATIONAL FORESTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: renewal process for livestock grazing leases (see 
        H.R. 1375, 1379) [3AP]
    California: clear Federal lands of forest fuels for the prevention 
        of catastrophic wildfires (see H.R. 770) [1FE]
    Cleveland National Forest: land exchange and boundary adjustment 
        (see H.R. 207) [9JA]
    Crime: penalties for tree spiking (see H.R. 2094) [21JY]
    Forest Service: require Timber Sales Program be financed by 
        receipts from sales (see H.R. 1439) [6AP]
    ------use of stewardship contracting in demonstration program to 
        restore and maintain ecological integrity and productivity of 
        forest ecosystems (see H.R. 1682) [18MY]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft 
        (see H.R. 2568) [1NO]
    Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (see H.R. 2122) [26JY]
    Manti-La Sal National Forest: expand boundary (see H.R. 2035) 
        [13JY]
    Minnesota: land exchange between the Superior National Forest and 
        the Boundary Water Canoe Wilderness Area (see H.R. 1990) 
        [30JN]
    Modoc National Forest: expand boundaries (see H.R. 1585) [9MY]
    National Forest System: acquisition of lands relative to reduced 
        property tax revenues in county of purchase (see H.R. 1089) 
        [1MR]
    National forests: continuance of oil and gas operations in Wayne 
        National Forest (see H.R. 2354) [19SE]
    Natural resources: conservation, management, and administration of 
        certain parks and forests (see H.R. 2067) [19JY]
    ------recover fair market value for disposal of Federal natural 
        assets (see H.R. 721) [27JA]
    Northern Forest Lands Council: implement recommendations (see H.R. 
        2421) [28SE]
    Oregon: continuation of certain commercial activities at the Red's 
        Horse Ranch area of the Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa, and 
        Whitman National Forests (see H.R. 1697) [24MY]
    Santa Fe National Forest: expand boundaries (see H.R. 518) [13JA]
    Ski areas: clarify regulations for permit issuance and the 
        suspension of mineral leasing laws in ski areas (see H.R. 
        1527) [1MY]
    Talladega National Forest: modify boundaries (see H.R. 1874) 
        [16JN]
    Texas: convey certain lands in the Sam Houston National Forest to 
        current occupant (see H.R. 687) [26JA]
    Timber: provide for the substitution of timber for the cancelled 
        Elkhorn Ridge timber sale (see H.R. 2711) [5DE]
    Tongass National Forest: transfer to Alaska (see H.R. 2413) [28SE]
    Wayne National Forest: continuance of oil and gas operations (see 
        H.R. 2354) [19SE]
    Wenatachee National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 2518) [20OC]
    Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within 
        the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846) 
        [14JN]
  Reports filed
    Cleveland National Forest Land Exchange and Boundary Adjustment: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 207) (H. Rept. 104-310) 
        [6NO]
    Modoc National Forest Boundary Expansion: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1585) (H. Rept. 104-307) [6NO]
    Talladega National Forest Boundary Modification: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1874) (H. Rept. 104-216) [31JY]

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON PHYSICAL FITNESS AND SPORTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2209) [4AU]

NATIONAL FOUNDATION ON THE ARTS AND THE HUMANITIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 100) [9JA]

NATIONAL GAMBLING IMPACT AND POLICY COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 497) [11JA]

NATIONAL GUARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: organization and management of reserve components 
        (see H.R. 1646) [16MY]
    Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian 
        employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 2264) [6SE]
    Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 471, 1168, 1532) 
        [11JA] [8MR] [2MY]
    Veterans: honor guard functions at funerals (see H.R. 299) [9JA]

NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 440, designation [20SE] [29SE] [11OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Designate (see H.R. 2274, 2349) [7SE] [18SE]
    Designate (H.R. 2274): consideration (see H. Res. 224) [19SE]
  Conference reports
    National Highway System Designation (S. 440) [15NO]
  Motions
    Designate (S. 440) [20SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2274, National Highway System Designation: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 224) (H. Rept. 104-252) 
        [19SE]
    Designate: Committee of Conference (S. 440) (H. Rept. 104-345) 
        [15NO]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2274) (H. Rept. 104-246) [14SE]

NATIONAL HISTORIC PRESERVATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    National Register of Historic Places: prohibit inclusion of 
        certain sites (see H.R. 563) [18JA]

NATIONAL HOLIDAYS
see Special Days and Holidays

NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR THE ENVIRONMENT
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2827) [21DE]

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF ARTHRITIS AND MUSCULOSKELETAL AND SKIN DISEASES
  Bills and resolutions
    Diseases: expand activities relative to lupus (see H.R. 835) [6FE]

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUILDING SCIENCES
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton [30JA]

NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF STANDARDS AND TECHNOLOGY
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing for industrial technology services 
        (see H.R. 1871) [16JN]
    Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for scientific 
        research services and facilities (see H.R. 1870) [16JN]
    Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (see H.R. 2405) [27SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (H.R. 2405), consideration (see H. Res. 234) [29SE]
    Technology: cooperative research and development agreements 
        relative to inventions (see H.R. 2196) [4AU]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2405, Federal Civilian Science Activities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. 
        Rept. 104-270) [29SE]
    Dept. of Commerce Scientific Research Services and Facilities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1870) (H. 
        Rept. 104-232) [4AU]

NATIONAL INSTITUTES OF HEALTH
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 
        1656) [17MY]
    Office for Rare Disease Research: establish (see H.R. 2027) [13JY]

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of 
        National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724) [6DE]
    Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees 
        to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see 
        H.R. 1279) [21MR]
    National Public Employment Relations Commission: establish (see 
        H.R. 1355) [29MR]

NATIONAL LABOR RELATIONS BOARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of 
        National Labor Relations Act provisions (see H.R. 2724) [6DE]
    Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to 
        improve economic competitiveness (see H.R. 743) [30JA]
    ------allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to 
        improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 226) [21SE]
    Territories: jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see 
        H.R. 1723) [25MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 743, Cooperative Efforts Between Management 
        and Labor to Improve Economic Competitiveness: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 226) (H. Rept. 104-256) [21SE]
    National Labor Relations Act Amendments: Committee on Educational 
        and Economic Opportunities (House) (H.R. 743) (H. Rept. 104-
        248) [18SE]

NATIONAL MONUMENTS
see Monuments and Memorials

NATIONAL OBJECTIVES
related term(s) Domestic policy
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation 
        Act [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: greatest asset of the U.S. (see H. Res. 165) 
        [8JN]
    Civil rights: affirmative action policies (see H.R. 1764, 2128) 
        [7JN] [27JY]
    Courts: clerical and technical corrections to criminal justice 
        system (see H.R. 2538) [26OC]
    ------minimum mandatory sentencing (see H.R. 437) [9JA]
    Crime: establish commission relative to crime control and a 
        national firearms policy (see H.R. 385) [9JA]
    ------national policy to control crime and reform court procedures 
        (see H.R. 3, 920) [9JA] [13FE]
    ------require States to address the problem of violent crimes 
        committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 105) [29SE]
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9, 
        1050) [9JA] [24FE]
    ------reduction of tax rates and discretionary spending (see H.R. 
        1327) [28MR]

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    Education: development of school-to-work opportunities systems 
        (see H.R. 1426) [6AP]
    ------national policy to improve system (see H.R. 2834) [22DE]
    ------provide State and local assistance to improve adult 
        education and family literacy (see H.R. 1605) [10MY]
    Foreign trade: improve export promotion activities (see H.R. 2300) 
        [12SE]
    Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see 
        H.R. 2019) [12JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the 
        health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 
        1341) [28MR]
    ------deter health care fraud and improve the administration of 
        health benefit plans (see H.R. 1912) [22JN]
    ------equal coverage for all children enrolled in health care 
        plans under a family class of enrollment (see H.R. 1012) 
        [22FE]
    ------include organ donation forms and information in individual 
        income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889) [20JN]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 16, 1200, 1234, 1424, 1798, 2071, 2220, 
        2756, 2836; H. Con. Res. 14) [9JA] [17JA] [9MR] [14MR] [6AP] 
        [8JN] [19JY] [4AU] [11DE] [22DE]
    ------national policy to provide health care coverage of mental 
        illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 98) [4AU]
    Immigration: reform admission policies, treatment of criminal 
        aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and 
        border security (see H.R. 560, 756, 1018, 1915, 1929, 2202) 
        [18JA] [31JA] [23FE] [22JN] [27JN] [4AU]
    Law Abiding Citizens Safety Act: enact (see H.R. 322) [9JA]
    Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to 
        individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 193) [9JA]
    National security: policy (see H. Con. Res. 100) [6SE]
    Nuclear weapons: institute worldwide disarmament and reallocation 
        of economic resources (see H.R. 1647) [16MY]
    Power resources: development of a national energy policy (see H. 
        Con. Res. 29) [14FE]
    Rural areas: study feasibility of establishing and training 
        regional and county rural development boards and councils (see 
        H.R. 813) [3FE]
    Social Security: treatment of long-term health care insurance (see 
        H.R. 2571) [1NO]
    Taxation: middle class tax relief (see H.R. 980) [16FE]
  Messages
    Economic Report: President Clinton [13FE]
    State of the Union: President Clinton [24JA]
  Motions
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (H.R. 9) [3MR]
    Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 
        652) [12OC]
  Reports filed
    Criminal Justice System Clerical and Technical Corrections: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2538) (H. Rept. 104-
        391) [11DE]
    Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 104-33) [15FE]

NATIONAL OCEANIC AND ATMOSPHERIC ADMINISTRATION
related term(s) Department of Commerce
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1815) [13JN]
    Aquaculture: establish facilities and development programs (see 
        H.R. 2046) [17JY]
    National Weather Service: eliminate certain activities and 
        functions (see H.R. 1450) [6AP]
    Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (see H.R. 2405) [27SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (H.R. 2405), consideration (see H. Res. 234) [29SE]
  Reports filed
    Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1815) (H. 
        Rept. 104-237) [29SE]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1815) (H. Rept. 104-237) 
        [6SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2405, Federal Civilian Science Activities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. 
        Rept. 104-270) [29SE]

NATIONAL PARK SERVICE
related term(s) National Parks and Recreation Areas
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: allow State employees to perform certain 
        work during a Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 2677) 
        [20NO]
    ------allow State employees to perform certain work during a 
        Federal Government shutdown (H.R. 2677), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 323) [21DE]
    Director: require Senate confirmation and establish 5-year term of 
        office (see H.R. 2465) [11OC]
    Hawaii: establishment of new National Park System units (see H.R. 
        1728) [25MY]
    ------regulation of airspace over National Park System lands (see 
        H.R. 1369) [30MR]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft 
        (see H.R. 2568) [1NO]
    Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: amend relative to the 
        National Park Service (see H.R. 2025) [12JY]
    National parks and recreation areas: allow donation of State 
        management and operation services during a Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2732) [6DE]
    ------enhance park system (see H.R. 2181) [3AU]
    ------review management and reform process for consideration of 
        additions to parks (see H.R. 260) [9JA]
    Natural resources: conservation, management, and administration of 
        certain parks and forests (see H.R. 2067) [19JY]
    New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park: establish (see H.R. 
        1307) [23MR]
    New York: exchange National Park Service land in the Fire Island 
        National Seashore for land in Suffolk County (see H.R. 1163) 
        [8MR]
    Ohio River Corridor Study Commission: establish (see H.R. 1891) 
        [20JN]
    Parks and recreation areas: boundary adjustments and program 
        changes (see H.R. 694) [26JA]
    Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center, Channel Islands National 
        Park: designate (see H.J. Res. 50) [11JA]
    Sequoia National Park: renewal of cabin permits to heirs in 
        Mineral King Addition (see H.R. 2528) [25OC]
    Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: establish (see H.R. 1449) 
        [6AP]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of tax 
        overpayments or make contributions to units of the National 
        Park System (see H.R. 2548) [26OC]
    Virginia: improve National Park System (see H.R. 1091) [1MR]
    Voyageurs National Park: revise master plan (see H.R. 1207, 1310) 
        [10MR] [23MR]
    Wayne National Forest: land exchange between the National Park 
        Service and the Ironton Country Club (see H.R. 2023) [12JY]
    Wenatachee National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 2518) [20OC]
    Wounded Knee National Tribal Park: establish (see H.R. 877) [9FE]
    Yellowstone National Park: eradicate brucellosis afflicting bison 
        (see H.R. 2136) [27JY]
  Messages
    Farmington Wild and Scenic River Study: President Clinton [13DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2677, Allow State Employees To Perform 
        Certain Dept. of the Interior Work During a Federal Government 
        Shutdown: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 
        104-442) [21DE]
    Exchange National Park Service Land in the Fire Island, NY, 
        National Seashore for Land in Suffolk County, NY: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1163) (H. Rept. 104-313) [7NO]
    National Park Service Boundary Adjustments and Program Changes: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 694) (H. Rept. 104-59) 
        [28FE]
    National Park System Reform Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 260) (H. Rept. 104-133) [7JN]
    Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center, Channel Islands National 
        Park, CA: Committee on Resources (House) (H.J. Res. 50) (H. 
        Rept. 104-10) [27JA]
    Virginia National Park System Improvement: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1091) (H. Rept. 104-176) [11JY]

NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM REFORM ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 260) (H. Rept. 
        104-133) [7JN]

NATIONAL PARKS AND NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE SYSTEMS FREEDOM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2677) [20NO]
    Enact (H.R. 2677): consideration (see H. Res. 323) [21DE]

NATIONAL PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS
related term(s) Parks and Recreation Areas
  Bills and resolutions
    Admiralty Island National Monument: provide for land exchange (see 
        H.R. 1266) [16MR]
    American Heritage Areas Partnership Program: establish (see H.R. 
        1301) [22MR]
    Big Thicket National Preserve: designate maintenance facility and 
        visitor center as Ralph W. Yarborough Center (see H.R. 686) 
        [26JA]
    ------extend deadline for completion of certain land exchanges 
        (see H.R. 826) [3FE]
    Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: establish (see 
        H.R. 2763) [12DE]
    California: management of the Presidio facilities (see H.R. 1296) 
        [22MR]
    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: collection of 
        commercial operation fees (see H.R. 536) [17JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: allow donation of State management and 
        operation services during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 
        2732) [6DE]
    ------allow State employees to perform certain work during a 
        Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 2677) [20NO]
    ------allow State employees to perform certain work during a 
        Federal Government shutdown (H.R. 2677), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 323) [21DE]
    Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate 
        (see H.R. 1253) [15MR]
    Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve: land exchange (see 
        H.R. 400) [9JA]
    ------land exchange (H.R. 400), consideration (see H. Res. 52) 
        [31JA]
    Georgia: highway relocation assistance relative to the Chickamauga 
        and Chattanooga National Military Parks (see H.R. 848) [7FE]
    Grand Lake, CO: maintenance of cemetery in Rocky Mountain National 
        Park (see H.R. 1415) [5AP]
    Hawaii: establishment of new National Park System units (see H.R. 
        1728) [25MY]
    ------regulation of airspace over National Park System lands (see 
        H.R. 1369) [30MR]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft 
        (see H.R. 2568) [1NO]
    Hudson River Valley American Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 
        2266) [6SE]
    Management: enhance park system (see H.R. 2181) [3AU]
    ------review management and reform process for consideration of 
        additions to parks (see H.R. 260) [9JA]
    Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: establish (see H.R. 714) 
        [26JA]
    Missouri River: limit acquisition of land on the segment 
        designated as a recreation area (see H.R. 1538, 1825) [2MY] 
        [13JN]
    National Heritage Areas: establish guidelines for designation (see 
        H.R. 1280) [21MR]
    National Park Service: boundary adjustments and program changes 
        (see H.R. 694) [26JA]
    ------eradicate brucellosis afflicting the bison in Yellowstone 
        National Park (see H.R. 2136) [27JY]
    ------reform concessions policies (see H.R. 773, 2028) [1FE] 
        [13JY]
    ------require Senate confirmation of Director and establish 5-year 
        term of office (see H.R. 2465) [11OC]
    National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see 
        H.R. 1954) [28JN]

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    Natural resources: conservation, management, and administration of 
        certain parks and forests (see H.R. 2067) [19JY]
    New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park: establish (see H.R. 
        1307) [23MR]
    New York: exchange National Park Service land in the Fire Island 
        National Seashore for land in Suffolk County (see H.R. 1163) 
        [8MR]
    North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: boundary adjustment (see 
        H.R. 2679) [28NO]
    Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811) 
        [19DE]
    Public buildings: allow placement of missing children posters (see 
        H.R. 2774) [13DE]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852) [7FE]
    Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center, Channel Islands National 
        Park: designate (see H.J. Res. 50) [11JA]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 621) [20JA]
    ------operation of visitor facilities (see H.R. 629) [23JA]
    Sequoia National Park: renewal of cabin permits to heirs in 
        Mineral King Addition (see H.R. 2528) [25OC]
    Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields: establish (see H.R. 763) 
        [31JA]
    Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: permit certain persons to 
        continue to use and occupy certain areas (see H.R. 1666) 
        [17MY]
    Stones River National Battlefield: expand boundaries (see H.R. 
        984) [16FE]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of tax 
        overpayments or make contributions to units of the National 
        Park System (see H.R. 2548) [26OC]
    Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1745) [6JN]
    ------designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 303) [13DE]
    Vancouver National Historic Reserve: establish (see H.R. 2172) 
        [2AU]
    Virginia: improve National Park System (see H.R. 1091) [1MR]
    Visitor services: improve quality relative to incentive-based 
        recreation fees (see H.R. 2107) [25JY]
    Voyageurs National Park: revise master plan (see H.R. 1207, 1310) 
        [10MR] [23MR]
    Wayne National Forest: land exchange between the National Park 
        Service and the Ironton Country Club (see H.R. 2023) [12JY]
    Wenatachee National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 2518) [20OC]
    West Virginia: modify boundaries of three units of the National 
        Park System (see H.R. 640) [23JA]
    ------technical amendments relative to three units of the National 
        Park System (see H.R. 639) [23JA]
    Women's Rights National Historical Park: improve and expand (see 
        H.R. 970) [15FE]
    Wounded Knee National Tribal Park: establish (see H.R. 877) [9FE]
    Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within 
        the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846) 
        [14JN]
    Yellowstone National Park: identification and protection of 
        significant geothermal areas (see H.R. 723) [27JA]
  Reports filed
    Admiralty Island National Monument Land Exchange: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1266) (H. Rept. 104-115) [9MY]
    Big Thicket, TX, National Preserve Land Exchange: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 826) (H. Rept. 104-371) [30NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 400, Gates of the Arctic National Park and 
        Preserve Land Exchange: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        52) (H. Rept. 104-13) [31JA]
    Consideration of H.R. 1745, Utah Wilderness Lands Designation: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 303) (H. Rept. 104-404) 
        [13DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2677, Allow State Employees To Perform 
        Certain Dept. of the Interior Work During a Federal Government 
        Shutdown: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 
        104-442) [21DE]
    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Operation Fees: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 536) (H. Rept. 104-57) 
        [28FE]
    Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge 
        Designation: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1253) (H. 
        Rept. 104-290) [24OC]
    Exchange National Park Service Land in the Fire Island, NY, 
        National Seashore for Land in Suffolk County, NY: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1163) (H. Rept. 104-313) [7NO]
    Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve Land Exchange: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 400) (H. Rept. 104-8) 
        [27JA]
    Illinois Land Conservation Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 714) (H. Rept. 104-191) [28JY]
    Management of Presidio, CA, Facilities: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1296) (H. Rept. 104-234) [4AU]
    Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 714) (H. Rept. 104-191) 
        [18JY]
    National Park Service Boundary Adjustments and Program Changes: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 694) (H. Rept. 104-59) 
        [28FE]
    National Park System Reform Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 260) (H. Rept. 104-133) [7JN]
    Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center, Channel Islands National 
        Park, CA: Committee on Resources (House) (H.J. Res. 50) (H. 
        Rept. 104-10) [27JA]
    Rocky Mountain National Park Visitor Facilities Operation: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 104-211) 
        [28JY]
    Utah Wilderness Lands Designation: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1745) (H. Rept. 104-396) [11DE]
    Virginia National Park System Improvement: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1091) (H. Rept. 104-176) [11JY]

NATIONAL PUBLIC EMPLOYMENT RELATIONS COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1355) [29MR]

NATIONAL RAILROAD PASSENGER CORP.
see Amtrak

NATIONAL RIFLE ASSOCIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Law enforcement: characterization of Federal law enforcement (see 
        H. Con. Res. 69) [18MY]

NATIONAL SCHOOL LUNCH ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Children and youth: guidelines for school lunch and breakfast 
        programs (see H.R. 2066) [19JY]

NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1852) [15JN]
    Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (see H.R. 2405) [27SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (H.R. 2405), consideration (see H. Res. 234) [29SE]
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton [21MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2405, Federal Civilian Science Activities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. 
        Rept. 104-270) [29SE]
    NSF Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1852) (H. 
        Rept. 104-231) [4AU]

NATIONAL SECURITY
related term(s) Department of Defense
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations [13SE] [14SE] 
        [18OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: organization and management of reserve components 
        (see H.R. 1646) [16MY]
    Budget: establish a budget reserve account for emergencies (see 
        H.R. 1245) [15MR]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for 
        display of RAH-66 Comanche helicopter (see H. Con. Res. 74) 
        [13JN]
    Chemicals: management of Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness 
        Program (see H.R. 979) [16FE]
    Contracts: classification of employees and independent contractors 
        relative to Federal procurement contracts (see H.R. 508, 509) 
        [13JA]
    Defense Production Act: reauthorization (see H.R. 2204) [4AU]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1530) [2MY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 164) [8JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 307) [14DE]
    ------making appropriations (see H.R. 2126) [27JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2126), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 205) [28JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2126), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 232, 271) [27SE] [15NO]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to 
        enhance military readiness (see H.R. 889) [10FE]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to 
        enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 92) [21FE]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to 
        enhance military readiness (H.R. 889), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 129) [5AP]
    Dept. of Energy: privatization of defense nuclear facilities (see 
        H.R. 1526, 1628) [7AP] [12MY]
    ------streamline and establish missions for laboratories (see H.R. 
        2142) [31JY]
    Dept. of State: establish Assistant Sec. of State for Diplomatic 
        Security (see H.R. 2541) [26OC]
    France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear 
        weapons (see H. Con. Res. 80; H. Res. 174) [27JN] [30JN]
    NSC: establish positions of Director, Deputy Director, and Senior 
        Directors (see H.R. 1494) [7AP]
    Policy (see H. Con. Res. 100) [6SE]
    Revitalize (see H.R. 7, 872) [9JA] [9FE]
    Revitalize (H.R. 7): consideration (see H. Res. 83) [13FE]
    Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats 
        (see H.R. 896, 1635, 1710, 2703, 2768) [10FE] [15MY] [25MY] 
        [5DE] [13DE]
    ------improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 
        1710), consideration (see H. Res. 240) [19OC]
    Weapons: deployment policy for ballistic missile systems (see H.R. 
        983) [16FE]
    ------production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 991) [16FE]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 1530) [13DE]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2126) [25SE] [15NO]
    Dept. of Defense Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions To 
        Enhance Military Readiness (H.R. 889) [5AP]
  Messages
    International Emergency Economic Powers Act: President Clinton 
        [21MR]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton [28JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Lapse of Export Administration Act: 
        President Clinton [29SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Serbia and Montenegro: President 
        Clinton [10MY] [18JY] [11DE] [27DE]
    National Security Strategy: President Clinton [1MR]
  Motions
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530) [15JN] 
        [21SE]

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    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2126) [7SE] [13SE] [14SE] [29SE] 
        [18OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2126), conference report [16NO]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to 
        enhance military readiness (H.R. 889) [28MR]
    Revitalize (H.R. 7) [16FE]
  Reports filed
    Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1710) (H. Rept. 104-383) [5DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 889, Supplemental 
        Appropriations and Rescissions to Enhance Military Readiness: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 129) (H. Rept. 104-102) 
        [5AP]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 307) (H. 
        Rept. 104-407) [14DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 232) (H. 
        Rept. 104-265) [27SE]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 271) (H. Rept. 104-346) 
        [15NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 7, National Security Revitalization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 83) (H. Rept. 104-31) 
        [13FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense Supplemental 
        Appropriations and Rescissions To Enhance Military Readiness: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 92) (H. Rept. 104-44) 
        [21FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 164) (H. Rept. 104-136) 
        [8JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 205) (H. Rept. 104-214) 
        [28JY]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        1530) (H. Rept. 104-406) [13DE]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 2126) (H. Rept. 104-261) 
        [25SE]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 2126) (H. Rept. 104-344) 
        [15NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2126) (H. Rept. 
        104-208) [27JY]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1530) (H. Rept. 
        104-131) [6JN]
    Dept. of Defense Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions To 
        Enhance and Preserve Military Readiness: Committee on 
        Appropriations (House) (H.R. 889) (H. Rept. 104-29) [10FE]
    National Security Revitalization Act: Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 104-18) [6FE]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 7) (H. 
        Rept. 104-18) [6FE]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 
        104-18) [6FE]
    Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions to Enhance Military 
        Readiness: Committee of Conference (H.R. 889) (H. Rept. 104-
        101) [5AP]

NATIONAL SECURITY COUNCIL
  Bills and resolutions
    National security: establish positions of Director, Deputy 
        Director, and Senior Directors (see H.R. 1494) [7AP]

NATIONAL SECURITY REVITALIZATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 7): consideration (see H. Res. 83) [13FE]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 7) [16FE]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) (H.R. 7) (H. 
        Rept. 104-18) [6FE]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 7) (H. 
        Rept. 104-18) [6FE]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 
        104-18) [6FE]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 83) (H. Rept. 104-31) 
        [13FE]

NATIONAL TOURISM BOARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2579) [2NO]

NATIONAL TOURISM ORGANIZATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2579) [2NO]

NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Great Western Scenic Trail: designate (see H.R. 531) [17JA]
    Old Spanish Trail and Northern Branch Trail: inclusion in the 
        National Trails System (see H.R. 2728) [6DE]
  Reports filed
    Great Western Scenic Trail Designation: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 531) (H. Rept. 104-54) [27FE]

NATIONAL TRANSPORTATION SAFETY BOARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: develop information system on, and investigation of 
        pilot aptitude (see H.R. 2758, 2772) [12DE] [13DE]

NATIONAL VOTER REGISTRATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96) [4AU]
    Repeal (see H.R. 370) [9JA]
    States: delay enforcement until implementation funding is 
        appropriated (see H.R. 736) [30JA]
    ------voluntary compliance (see H.R. 60, 326) [9JA]

NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Activities: eliminate certain functions (see H.R. 1450) [6AP]

NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGES
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: allow donation of State hunting management 
        services during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 2706) [5DE]
    ------allow State employees to perform certain work during a 
        Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 2677) [20NO]
    ------allow State employees to perform certain work during a 
        Federal Government shutdown (H.R. 2677), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 323) [21DE]
    Endangered species: designation of critical habitat areas and 
        national wildlife refuges (see H.R. 2253) [4AU]
    Fort Devens Military Reservation: transfer of excess property to 
        the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge and to Lancaster, MA (see 
        H.R. 1407) [5AP]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 
        1675) [18MY]
    Revenue sharing: payments (see H.R. 91) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2677, Allow State Employees To Perform 
        Certain Dept. of the Interior Work During a Federal Government 
        Shutdown: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 
        104-442) [21DE]
    National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 1675) (H. Rept. 104-218) [31JY]

NATIVE AMERICAN FINANCIAL SERVICES ORGANIZATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2412) [27SE]

NATIVE AMERICANS
  Appointments
    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
        Development Board of Trustees [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: add Native 
        American members (see H.R. 1888) [19JN]
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims 
        Settlement Act (see H.R. 2560) [30OC]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: amend (see H.R. 402, 2505) 
        [9JA] [18OC]
    ------amend to provide for the buyback of common stock of Cook 
        Inlet Region, Inc. (see H.R. 421) [9JA]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to village corporations within 
        the Cook Inlet Region (see H.R. 1342) [28MR]
    BIA: transfer certain authorities to the Office of Special 
        Trustees for American Indians (see H.R. 2631) [14NO]
    California: conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (see H.R. 
        2710) [5DE]
    Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites: designate additional 
        lands (see H.R. 517) [13JA]
    Children and youth: status of Indian children (see H.R. 1448) 
        [6AP]
    Crow Creek Sioux Tribe: establish trust fund for certain tribal 
        infrastructure projects (see H.R. 2512) [19OC]
    Gambling: provide remedies for sovereign tribal governments 
        relative to gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see 
        H.R. 1578) [9MY]
    ------reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts 
        and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1512) [7AP]
    Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve: land exchange (see 
        H.R. 400) [9JA]
    ------land exchange (H.R. 400), consideration (see H. Res. 52) 
        [31JA]
    Government: consultations with Federal, State, and local 
        government officials relative to management of trust funds 
        (see H.R. 742) [30JA]
    ------extend Federal recognition to certain Indian groups (see 
        H.R. 671, 2591) [25JA] [7NO]
    ------technical corrections to certain laws (see H.R. 2726) [6DE]
    Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend (see H.R. 140) [9JA]
    ------amend to provide for community approval of tribal-State 
        gambling compacts (see H.R. 1364) [30MR]
    Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act: clarify 
        self-governance provisions (see H.R. 2623) [13NO]
    Kenai Natives Association: correction of land entitlement 
        inequities (see H.R. 401) [9JA]
    Michigan: clarify Federal relationship with the Burt Lake Band 
        (see H.R. 377) [9JA]
    National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see 
        H.R. 497) [11JA]
    Native American Financial Services Organization: establish (see 
        H.R. 2412) [27SE]
    Pensions: treatment of Indian tribal governments and their 
        employees (see H.R. 1966) [29JN]
    Public lands: transfer parcel of land to Taos Pueblo Indians (see 
        H.R. 101) [9JA]
    ------transfer parcel of land to Taos Pueblo Indians (H.R. 101), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 51) [31JA]
    Pueblo of Isleta Indian Tribes: jurisdiction over land claims (see 
        H.R. 740) [30JA]
    RTC: transfer certain lands to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian 
        Community and Scottsdale, AZ (see H.R. 2490) [17OC]
    Taxation: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary 
        expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (see 
        H.R. 1940; H. Con. Res. 68) [17MY] [27JN]
    ------restore tax exemption on proceeds received from settlements 
        and distributions to mixed-blood members of the Ute Indian 
        Tribe (see H.R. 2239) [4AU]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments as local governments 
        or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment 
        compensation (see H.R. 838) [6FE]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to employee 
        pension plans (see H.R. 2040) [13JY]
    ------treatment of unemployment compensation from Indian tribal 
        governments (see H.R. 1881) [16JN]
    Utah: designate additional lands for Goshute Indian Reservation 
        (see H.R. 2464) [11OC]
    Wounded Knee National Tribal Park: establish (see H.R. 877) [9FE]
  Messages
    Health Care for Native Hawaiians Programs: President Clinton 
        [28MR]
  Reports filed
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Amendment To Provide for the 
        Buyback of Common Stock of Cook Inlet Region, Inc.: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 421) (H. Rept. 104-40) [21FE]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 402) (H. Rept. 104-73) [9MR]

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    Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 517) (H. Rept. 104-56) [28FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 101, Transfer Parcel of Land to Taos Pueblo 
        Indians: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 51) (H. Rept. 
        104-12) [31JA]
    Consideration of H.R. 400, Gates of the Arctic National Park and 
        Preserve Land Exchange: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        52) (H. Rept. 104-13) [31JA]
    Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve Land Exchange: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 400) (H. Rept. 104-8) 
        [27JA]
    Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Land Transfer: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (S. 1341) (H. Rept. 104-439) [21DE]
    Technical Corrections to Certain Laws Relative to Native 
        Americans: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2726) (H. 
        Rept. 104-444) [30DE]
    Transfer Parcel of Public Land to Taos Pueblo Indians of New 
        Mexico: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 101) (H. Rept. 
        104-7) [27JA]

NATURAL GAS
related term(s) Power Resources
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: authorize associations of independent 
        producers (see H.R. 2342) [14SE]
    ------enhance safety, training, research, and development in the 
        propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514) [7AP]
    California: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of 
        the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 219) [9JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast 
        offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1778) [7JN]
    Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 72) [9JA]
    Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting 
        petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran 
        (see H.R. 2619) [10NO]
    Gulf of Mexico: production of oil and gas resources (see H.R. 
        2106) [25JY]
    Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to 
        protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from 
        excavation damage (see H.R. 431) [9JA]
    Mining and mineral resources: provide tax credit for the 
        production of oil and natural gas from marginal and new wells 
        (see H.R. 577, 985, 987) [19JA] [16FE]
    National forests: continuance of oil and gas operations in Wayne 
        National Forest (see H.R. 2354) [19SE]
    Outer Continental Shelf: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and 
        development of power resources (see H.R. 2241, 2242) [4AU]
    Petroleum: lease lands within the naval oil shale reserves to 
        private entities for the development of oil and natural gas 
        (see H.R. 817, 887) [3FE] [9FE]
    ------management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1975) [30JN]
    Pipelines: require one-call notification system to protect 
        underground facilities from excavation damage (see H.R. 2482) 
        [13OC]
    Power resources: information relative to the price and supply of 
        home heating fuel, natural gas, and automotive fuel (see H.R. 
        292) [9JA]
    ------natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see H.R. 
        432, 1126, 1187, 1323) [9JA] [3MR] [9MR] [24MR]
    ------tax credit for fuels produced by offshore deep-water 
        projects (see H.R. 576) [19JA]
    States: Federal recognition of any coastal moratorium on leasing, 
        exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf 
        (see H.R. 1898) [20JN]
    Taxation: provide equivalent rates on liquefied natural gas and 
        compressed natural gas (see H.R. 2812) [19DE]
    ------treatment of certain subsidies relative to energy and 
        natural resources (see H.R. 2315) [12SE]
    ------treatment of geological, geophysical, and surface casing 
        costs similar to intangible drilling and development costs 
        (see H.R. 578) [19JA]
    ------treatment of tar sands relative to production of fuels from 
        nonconventional sources and minimum tax preference for 
        intangible drilling costs (see H.R. 379) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1323) (H. Rept. 104-110) [6JN]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1323) (H. Rept. 104-110) [1MY]

NATURAL RESOURCES
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: consolidate certain conservation system units on the 
        Alaskan Peninsula (see H.R. 566) [19JA]
    California: promote balance between natural resources, economic 
        development and job retention (see H.R. 2712) [5DE]
    Conservation of natural resources: management and administration 
        of certain parks and forests (see H.R. 2067) [19JY]
    Dept. of the Interior: establish Minerals Management Service (see 
        H.R. 1813) [9JN]
    ------provide loan guarantees for water supply, conservation, 
        quality, and transmission projects (see H.R. 2781) [14DE]
    ------Steel Industry Heritage Project funding (see H.R. 2473) 
        [12OC]
    Ecology and environment: authorizing certain operations of 
        Canadian oil spill response and recovery vessels in U.S. 
        waters (see H.R. 2563) [31OC]
    Fish and fishing: develop fishery resources within the U.S. 
        economic zone (see H.R. 2369) [20SE]
    Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 
        39) [9JA]
    Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain 
        lands (see H.R. 357) [9JA]
    ------provide for royalty payments and specify reclamation 
        requirements for mining activities on Federal lands (see H.R. 
        1580) [9MY]
    Montana: designate certain BLM lands to preserve unique cultural 
        and natural features (see H.R. 2074) [19JY]
    National forests: provide for the substitution of timber for the 
        cancelled Elkhorn Ridge timber sale (see H.R. 2711) [5DE]
    Natural gas: authorize associations of independent producers (see 
        H.R. 2342) [14SE]
    Public lands: recover fair market value for disposal of Federal 
        natural assets (see H.R. 721) [27JA]
    Targhee National Forest: exchange of National Forest System lands 
        in Idaho for non-Federal forest lands in Wyoming (see H.R. 
        529) [17JA]
    Taxation: treatment of certain subsidies relative to energy and 
        natural resources (see H.R. 2315) [12SE]
    Water: require additional research prior to promulgation of 
        sulfate standards (see H.R. 2762) [12DE]
    Water Resources Research Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        1743) [6JN]
    Wilderness areas: improve the management of land and water for 
        fish and wildlife purposes (see H.R. 1141) [6MR]
  Messages
    Alaska's Mineral Resources: President Clinton [3AP]
    National Environmental Policy Act: President Clinton [6AP]
  Reports filed
    Exchange of Targhee Forest System Lands in Idaho for Non-Federal 
        Forest Lands in Wyoming: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        529) (H. Rept. 104-55) [27FE]
    Management of Wilderness Land and Water for Fish and Wildlife 
        Purposes: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1141) 
        (H. Rept. 104-107) [6JN]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 104-
        107) [1MY]
    Water Resources Research Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1743) (H. Rept. 104-242) [8SE]

NAVY
see Department of Defense

NAZI PARTY--WORLD WAR II
  Bills and resolutions
    Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on 
        certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World 
        War II (see H.R. 1281) [21MR]
    Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the 
        Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 
        (see H. Res. 316) [20DE]

NEAL, HOMER A.
  Bills and resolutions
    Smithsonian Institution: appointment to the Board of Regents (see 
        H.J. Res. 69) [24FE]

NEAL, RICHARD E. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 1447) [6AP]
    Drunken driving: strengthen Federal prevention laws (see H.R. 588) 
        [19JA]
    Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of 
        self-employed individuals (see H.R. 335) [9JA]
    Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 333) [9JA]
    ------eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of 
        gain on the sale of a principle residence (see H.R. 1660) 
        [17MY]
    ------repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see 
        H.R. 677) [25JA]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 334) 
        [9JA]
  Motions offered by
    Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), conference report [21DE]

NEBRASKA
  Bills and resolutions
    Lost Creek flood control project: costs relative to judgment funds 
        (see H.R. 1071) [28FE]
    Missouri River: limit acquisition of land on the segment 
        designated as a recreation area (see H.R. 1538, 1825) [2MY] 
        [13JN]
    North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: boundary adjustment (see 
        H.R. 2679) [28NO]
    Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin project facilities: expedite title 
        transfer process (see H.R. 2644) [15NO]

NEIGHBORHOODS
see Community Development; Urban Areas

NETHERCUTT, GEORGE (a Representative from Washington)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
    ------H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations [13SE] [14SE] 
        [18OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, Walla Walla, 
        WA: designate (see H.R. 2322) [13SE]

NEUMANN, MARK W. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [2NO]
    ------H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations [13SE] [14SE]
    ------H.R. 2546, District of Columbia appropriations [9NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Budget: setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (see H. 
        Con. Res. 66) [11MY]
    Clean Air Act: repeal reformulated gasoline and work-related 
        vehicle trip reduction provisions (see H.R. 1052) [24FE]

NEVADA
  Bills and resolutions
    Forests: identification of high-fire-risk areas, cleanup of 
        accumulated forest fuels, and development of long-term fire 
        prevention plan (see H.R. 596) [19JA]
    Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (see H.R. 2122) [26JY]
    Yucca Mountain: prohibit nuclear waste site characterization (see 
        H.R. 496) [11JA]

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NEW BEDFORD, MA
  Bills and resolutions
    New Bedford Whaling National Historic Park: establish (see H.R. 
        1307) [23MR]

NEW HAMPSHIRE
  Bills and resolutions
    Lamprey River: designate certain segments as components of the 
        Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 2255) [4AU]
    Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact: 
        congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 129) [30NO]

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC
  Bills and resolutions
    EPA: remove New Hanover County, NC, airport burn pit from the 
        Superfund national priorities list (see H.R. 1902) [20JN]

NEW JERSEY
  Bills and resolutions
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in New Jersey (see H.R. 1366) [30MR]
    Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along 
        the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest (see 
        H.R. 1256, 2766) [15MR] [13DE]
  Reports filed
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        New Jersey: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1366) (H. 
        Rept. 104-322) [7NO]

NEW MEXICO
  Bills and resolutions
    Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites: designate additional 
        lands (see H.R. 517) [13JA]
    Native Americans: jurisdiction over land claims of the Pueblo of 
        Isleta Indian Tribes (see H.R. 740) [30JA]
    Old Spanish Trail and Northern Branch Trail: inclusion in the 
        National Trails System (see H.R. 2728) [6DE]
    Public lands: transfer parcel of land to Taos Pueblo Indians (see 
        H.R. 101) [9JA]
    ------transfer parcel of land to Taos Pueblo Indians (H.R. 101), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 51) [31JA]
    Santa Fe National Forest: expand boundaries (see H.R. 518) [13JA]
  Reports filed
    Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 517) (H. Rept. 104-56) [28FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 101, Transfer Parcel of Land to Taos Pueblo 
        Indians: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 51) (H. Rept. 
        104-12) [31JA]
    Transfer Parcel of Public Land to Taos Pueblo Indians: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 101) (H. Rept. 104-7) [27JA]

NEW YORK (State)
  Bills and resolutions
    Air pollution: reduction in emissions of pollutants contributing 
        to acid deposition in the Adirondacks (see H.R. 2682) [28NO]
    Courts: provide an additional place to hold court in the southern 
        district (see H.R. 1128) [3MR]
    Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property in Suffolk County, 
        NY (see H.R. 1836) [14JN]
    Forests: Dept. of Agriculture contributions toward the purchase of 
        the Sterling Forest (see H.R. 194) [9JA]
    Hudson River Valley American Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 
        2266) [6SE]
    Jones Inlet: modify navigation project (see H.R. 306) [9JA]
    Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 2279) [7SE]
    Montauk Historical Society light station: conveyance (see H.R. 
        1164) [8MR]
    National Park Service: exchange land in the Fire Island National 
        Seashore for land in Suffolk County (see H.R. 1163) [8MR]
    Niagara Falls Bridge Commission: grant audit authority to GAO (see 
        H.R. 2368) [20SE]
    ------grant audit authority to New York State Comptroller's office 
        (see H.R. 2293) [8SE]
    Niagara River Gorge: establish commission to study inclusion into 
        the Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 2139) [28JY]
    Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along 
        the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest (see 
        H.R. 1256, 2766) [15MR] [13DE]
    Women's Rights National Historical Park: improve and expand (see 
        H.R. 970) [15FE]
  Reports filed
    Exchange National Park Service Land in the Fire Island, NY, 
        National Seashore for Land in Suffolk County, NY: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1163) (H. Rept. 104-313) [7NO]

NEW YORK, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Grant's Tomb National Monument: designate (see H.R. 1774) [7JN]
    Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site: establish 
        (see H.R. 2344) [14SE]
    Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 885) 
        [9FE]
    Subways: funding for system improvements (see H.R. 2321) [13SE]

NEW ZEALAND
  Bills and resolutions
    Bolger, James: U.S. visit of Prime Minister (see H. Con. Res. 52) 
        [28MR]

NEWINGTON-CROPSEY FOUNDATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorize the Newington-Cropsey 
        Foundation to erect a monument dedicated to the Bill of Rights 
        (see H. Con. Res. 114) [17NO]

NEWS MEDIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court 
        proceedings (see H.R. 594) [19JA]
    Cuba: allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        1703) [24MY]
    O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: investigation of funds used to analyze 
        media coverage of Dept. of Energy (see H. Res. 283) [28NO]
    Russia: protection of freedom of the press and freedom of 
        expression (see H. Con. Res. 84, 90, 95) [20JY] [2AU] [4AU]

NEWSPAPERS
related term(s) News Media
  Bills and resolutions
    Cuba: allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        1703) [24MY]
    Russia: protection of freedom of the press and freedom of 
        expression (see H. Con. Res. 84, 90, 95) [20JY] [2AU] [4AU]

NEY, BOB (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards [28MR]
    Office of Fair Employment Practices Review Panel [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Crime: penalties for taking a firearm from a Federal law 
        enforcement officer (see H.R. 1573) [3MY]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Ohio (see H.R. 2816) [20DE]

NICARAGUA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Immigration: adjustment of status of certain immigrants (see H.R. 
        712) [26JA]

NIGERIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Democracy: efforts (see H. Con. Res. 40) [15MR]
    Foreign trade: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697) [30NO]

NINILCHIK NATIVE ASSOCIATION, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims 
        Settlement Act (see H.R. 2560) [30OC]

NOISE POLLUTION
related term(s) Pollution
  Bills and resolutions
    Arlington, TX: flying of aircraft over The Ballpark in Arlington 
        (see H.R. 948) [15FE]
    Aviation: management and reduction of noise pollution (see H.R. 
        1971) [29JN]
    ------restrictions and requirements on aircraft operations at 
        metropolitan airports (see H.R. 506) [13JA]
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: reorganize and 
        establish local review of proposals affecting noise pollution 
        (see H.R. 836) [6FE]

NONPROFIT ORGANIZATIONS
related term(s) Tax-Exempt Organizations
  Bills and resolutions
    Charities: encourage the donation of food and grocery products to 
        needy individuals (see H.R. 2428) [29SE]
    Dept. of HUD: grants for economic development loan assistance in 
        certain Federal enterprise communities (see H.R. 494) [11JA]
    Disasters: ensure Federal assistance eligibility for certain 
        nonprofit facilities open to the public (see H.R. 664) [24JA]
    Federal aid programs: use of funding by local governments and 
        nonprofit organizations in accordance with approved local 
        flexibility plans (see H.R. 2086) [20JY]
    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 
        2715) [5DE]
    Labor unions: clarify standards on use of business property or 
        facilities by community organizations relative to similar 
        usage for union advocacy activities (see H.R. 2497) [18OC]
    Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction 
        and assistance (see H.R. 1841) [14JN]
    Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions 
        of higher education (see H.R. 2578) [2NO]
    SSI: financial incentives for nonprofit organizations to seek 
        eligible recipients (see H.R. 1664) [17MY]
    Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit 
        organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent 
        (see H.R. 863) [8FE]
    Taxation: deny tax-exempt status to organizations which promote 
        the legalization of certain drugs (see H.R. 1453) [6AP]
    ------excise taxes on excess benefits from certain tax-exempt 
        organizations (see H.R. 2316) [12SE]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments as local governments 
        or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment 
        compensation (see H.R. 838) [6FE]
    Urban areas: provide grants to nonprofit organizations to develop 
        open spaces (see H.R. 936) [14FE]
    Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability 
        during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit 
        organizations (see H.R. 911) [13FE]

NORTH AMERICAN BORDER STATIONS IMPROVEMENTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1428) [6AP]

NORTH ATLANTIC ASSEMBLY
  Appointments
    Members [15FE] [22FE]

NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO)
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: encourage an extra place setting at holiday season 
        tables as a reminder of U.S. peacekeeping forces in Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina (see H. Res. 315) [19DE]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to 
        U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606, 2770) [26OC] 
        [9NO] [13DE]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (H.R. 2606), consideration (see H. Res. 273) 
        [16NO]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (H.R. 2770), consideration (see H. Res. 304) 
        [13DE]
    ------U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between 
        Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. Con. Res. 118; H. 
        Res. 295, 298, 302) [6DE] [12DE] [13DE]
    ------U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between 
        Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 304) [13DE]
    ------U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2417; H. Res. 247, 305, 
        306) [28SE] [30OC] [13DE]
    ------U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 304) [13DE]
    Committee To Oversee the Conduct of Operation Joint Endeavor/Task 
        Force Eagle (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 135; H. Con. 
        Res. 126) [20DE] [22DE]

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    Dept. of Defense: withdrawal of military forces permanently 
        stationed in foreign countries that do not assume nonpersonnel 
        costs of such forces (see H.R. 2788) [15DE]
    Immigration: establish special status for civilian employees (see 
        H.R. 745) [30JA]
    National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 
        83) [13FE]
    Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837) [22DE]
  Messages
    Ordering of Armed Forces Selected Reserve to Active Duty: 
        President Clinton [11DE]
  Motions
    National security: revitalize (H.R. 7) [16FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 302, U.S. Military Enforcement of Peace 
        Agreement Between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim Forces in 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        304) (H. Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 306, U.S. Military Intervention in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. 
        Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 7, National Security Revitalization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 83) (H. Rept. 104-31) 
        [13FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2606, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 273) (H. Rept. 104-349) [16NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2770, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    National Security Revitalization Act: Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 104-18) [6FE]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 7) (H. 
        Rept. 104-18) [6FE]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 
        104-18) [6FE]

NORTH BONNEVILLE, WA
  Bills and resolutions
    Corps of Engineers: conveyance of land (see H.R. 1340) [28MR]

NORTH CAROLINA
  Bills and resolutions
    Brunswick County, NC: environmental restoration project in the 
        eastern channel of the Lockwoods Folly River (see H.R. 1393) 
        [4AP]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in North Carolina (see H.R. 2773) [13DE]

NORTH KOREA
see Korea, Democratic People's Republic of

NORTH POLE
see Arctic Regions

NORTHERN FOREST LANDS COUNCIL
  Bills and resolutions
    Recommendations: implement (see H.R. 2421) [28SE]

NORTHERN IRELAND
see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

NORTHERN MARIANA ISLANDS, COMMONWEALTH OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Military service academies: provide for appointments (see H.R. 
        1689) [23MY]

NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Sports: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 294) [7DE]

NORTON, ELEANOR HOLMES (a Delegate from the District of Columbia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    American University: reduction in members to the board of trustees 
        (see H.R. 2681) [28NO]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages 
        based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507) [7AP]
    District of Columbia: authorization of bonding authority and the 
        use of tax revenues to finance certain costs of a sports arena 
        and convention center (see H.R. 1509, 1843) [7AP] [14JN]
    ------expenditure and appropriation of funds for times when 
        Congress has not enacted a budget (see H.R. 2661) [17NO]
    ------increase Federal share of certain transportation project 
        costs (see H.R. 2017) [12JY]
    ------making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 124, 128) 
        [17NO] [28NO]
    ------permit use of certain revenues for the operation of the 
        Washington Convention Center and the construction of a new 
        convention center (see H.R. 1862) [15JN]
    ------provide resident exemption from Federal income taxation (see 
        H.R. 748) [31JA]
    ------reorganization of courts (see H.R. 2103) [24JY]
    ------statehood (see H.R. 51) [9JA]
    ------transfer title of real property in Anacostia Park to 
        facilitate construction of the National Children's Island (see 
        H.R. 1508) [7AP]
    ------use of tax revenues for construction of new convention 
        center and sports arena and operation of current convention 
        center (see H.R. 2108) [25JY]
    Executive departments: prohibit agencies from entering into 
        certain service contracts relative to costs (see H.R. 1411) 
        [5AP]
    Federal employees: funding for pay adjustments and comparability 
        payments through reductions in agency spending on service 
        contracts (see H.R. 1409) [5AP]
    ------priority placement program for employees affected by 
        reductions-in-force (see H.R. 2082) [20JY]
    ------prohibit the contracting out of certain duties (see H.R. 
        1410) [5AP]
    Nuclear weapons: institute worldwide disarmament and reallocation 
        of economic resources (see H.R. 1647) [16MY]
    OMB: report number of individuals employed by non-Federal entities 
        providing Government services (see H.R. 1412) [5AP]

NORWICH, CT
  Bills and resolutions
    Thames River: modify navigation project to alter turning basin 
        dimensions in Norwich, CT (see H.R. 2282) [7SE]

NORWOOD, CHARLIE (a Representative from Georgia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Augusta Canal National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1999) 
        [10JY]
    Insurance: establish health plan standards for treatment of 
        enrollees and health care providers (see H.R. 2400) [27SE]

NUCLEAR ENERGY
related term(s) Nuclear Regulatory Commission; Nuclear Weapons; Power 
    Resources; Radioactive Substances
  Bills and resolutions
    Defense Nuclear Facilities: waste management and environmental 
        restoration efforts (see H.R. 2110) [25JY]
    Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1993) [30JN]
    ------privatization of defense nuclear facilities (see H.R. 1526, 
        1628) [7AP] [12MY]
    ------provide health benefits to former defense nuclear facility 
        employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 1903) [20JN]
    ------reduce funding for the nuclear energy research and 
        development activities (see H.R. 1674) [18MY]
    ------return Fast Flux Test Facility to operational status (see 
        H.R. 2569) [1NO]
    Hanford Reservation: management and disposition (see H.R. 2110) 
        [25JY]
    Harry S Truman (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft 
        carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.R. 445) [9JA]
    Hazardous substances: importation and shipment of spent nuclear 
        fuel (see H.R. 2278) [7SE]
    ------nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020, 1032) [23FE]
    Power resources: development of a national energy policy (see H. 
        Con. Res. 29) [14FE]
    Radioactive substances: interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (see 
        H.R. 1924) [22JN]
    Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft 
        carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.J. Res. 61) [23JA]
    Russia: requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 
        1418) [5AP]
    Taxation: treatment of deduction for payments to nuclear 
        decommissioning reserve funds (see H.R. 1637) [15MY]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see 
        H.R. 558) [18JA]
    ------consent (H.R. 558), consideration (see H. Res. 313) [19DE]
    U.S. Enrichment Corp.: privatization (see H.R. 1216) [13MR]
    Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act: amend (see H.R. 
        1663) [17MY]
  Messages
    Cooperation Agreement for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Between 
        the U.S. and the European Atomic Energy Community: President 
        Clinton [29NO]
    Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and South 
        Africa Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President 
        Clinton [29SE]
  Reports filed
    Congressional Consent to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 558) (H. 
        Rept. 104-148) [20JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 558, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact Consent: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        313) (H. Rept. 104-426) [19DE]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1020) (H. Rept. 104-254) [20SE]
    U.S. Enrichment Corp. Privatization: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1216) (H. Rept. 104-86) [23MR]

NUCLEAR REGULATORY COMMISSION
related term(s) Nuclear Energy
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Energy: return Fast Flux Test Facility to operational 
        status (see H.R. 2569) [1NO]

NUCLEAR WASTE POLICY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020, 1032) 
        [23FE]
  Reports filed
    Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1020) (H. Rept. 
        104-254) [20SE]

NUCLEAR WEAPONS
related term(s) International Atomic Energy Agency; Nuclear Energy; 
    Weapons
  Bills and resolutions
    Arms control: institute worldwide disarmament and reallocation of 
        economic resources (see H.R. 1647) [16MY]
    ------reduction of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 1511) [7AP]
    Courts: clarify extraterritorial jurisdiction of the U.S. over 
        nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 730) [30JA]
    Dept. of Energy: privatization of defense nuclear facilities (see 
        H.R. 1526, 1628) [7AP] [12MY]
    ------provide health benefits to former defense nuclear facility 
        employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 1903) [20JN]
    ------reduce funding and scope of the stockpile stewardship 
        program (see H.R. 1672) [18MY]
    France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear 
        weapons (see H. Con. Res. 80; H. Res. 174) [27JN] [30JN]
    Iraq: compliance with U.N. arms control and human rights 
        resolutions (see H. Res. 200) [24JY]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: nuclear weapons 
        proliferation (see H.J. Res. 83, 85; H. Con. Res. 19) [25JA] 
        [30MR]
    Russia: requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 
        1418) [5AP]
    Treaties and agreements: withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile 
        Treaty (see H.R. 2483) [17OC]
    Weapons: deployment policy for ballistic missile systems (see H.R. 
        983) [16FE]
    ------production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 991) [16FE]
  Messages
    Atomic Energy Act: President Clinton [9MR]

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    National Emergency Relative to Proliferation of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction: President Clinton [16FE] [18MY] [8NO]
    Nuclear Proliferation: President Clinton [7JN]
    U.S.-Bulgarian Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Agreement: President 
        Clinton [4AU]

NURSES
see Health Care Professionals

NURSING HOMES
see Health Care Facilities

NUSSLE, JIM (a Representative from Iowa)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Air pollution: exempt agricultural activities from certain permit 
        requirements (see H.R. 1900) [20JN]
    America's Agricultural Heritage Partnership: establish (see H.R. 
        2260) [6SE]

OAK RIDGE, TN
  Bills and resolutions
    Marilyn Lloyd Environmental, Life, and Social Sciences Complex: 
        designate (see H.R. 2301) [12SE]

OBERSTAR, JAMES L. (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act 
        [30NO]
    ------S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration hydroelectric 
        projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude oil [11OC] 
        [17OC]
    ------S. 440, National Highway System designation [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        72) [1MR]
    Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969) [15FE]
    Aviation: air carrier safety (see H.R. 590) [19JA]
    ------restriction on the use of certain special purpose aircraft 
        (see H.R. 1320) [24MR]
    Carlton County, MN: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 2238) 
        [4AU]
    District of Columbia: transfer jurisdiction over certain Federal 
        real property (see H.R. 2636) [15NO]
    Doppler Effect (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        1237) [14MR]
    FAA: certification of airports serving commuter airlines (see H.R. 
        1545) [2MY]
    ------establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 589) [19JA]
    Families and domestic relations: provide equal leave benefits for 
        parents who adopt a child or provide foster care (see H.R. 
        2237) [4AU]
    Federal employees: provide that services performed by air traffic 
        supervisors and managers be creditable for retirement purposes 
        (see H.R. 1777) [7JN]
    Firearms: permit Federal licensees to conduct business at out-of-
        State gun shows (see H.R. 659) [24JA]
    Merchant marine industry: reform certain ocean shipping practices 
        (see H.R. 1081) [28FE]
    Minnesota: land exchange between the Superior National Forest and 
        the Boundary Water Canoe Wilderness Area (see H.R. 1990) 
        [30JN]
    Transportation: transfer management of National Driver Register 
        functions (see H.R. 2558) [30OC]
    Voyageurs National Park: revise master plan (see H.R. 1207, 1310) 
        [10MR] [23MR]
    Water pollution: establish requirements and provide assistance to 
        prevent nonpoint sources of pollution (see H.R. 1132) [3MR]

OBEY, DAVID R. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [19JA]
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1817, military construction, family housing, and base 
        closure and realignment appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 1854, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [26JY]
    ------H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [12OC]
    ------H.R. 1905, energy and water development appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
    ------H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
        Judiciary appropriations [18OC]
    ------H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [2NO]
    ------H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations [13SE] [14SE] 
        [18OC]
    ------H.R. 2546, District of Columbia appropriations [9NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 116, 118, 119, 
        120, 125, 126) [7NO] [10NO] [14NO] [15NO] [18NO]
    Disasters: clarify primary responsibility of States for disaster 
        relief, establish private corporations to insure against risks 
        and costs, and provide for reimbursable Federal assistance 
        activities (see H.R. 824) [3FE]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 2756) [11DE]
    Medicare: oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2600) [8NO]
    Taxation: rate reduction in times of low economic growth (see H.R. 
        2083) [20JY]
  Motions offered by
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976) [12OC]
    Appropriations: making continuing (H.J. Res. 115) [8NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 122) [15NO]
    ------making continuing (H.J. Res. 136) [22DE]
    Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1158) [16MR] [2MY]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1944) [29JN]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment 
        (H.R. 1817) [7SE]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2126) [7SE] [14SE] [29SE] [18OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2126), conference report [16NO]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions to 
        enhance military readiness (H.R. 889) [28MR]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 1977) [13JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 2020) [19JY] [8SE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. 
        Res. 134) [20DE]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2127) [3AU]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), conference 
        report [29NO] [7DE]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 1868) [11JY] [12OC]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1868), conference report [31OC]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (H.R. 
        1854), conference report [6SE]

OBSCENITY
see Pornography

O'CALLAGHAN, MICHAEL
  Bills and resolutions
    Michael O'Callaghan Military Hospital, Las Vegas, NV: designate 
        (see H.R. 2477) [12OC]

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH
related term(s) Safety
  Bills and resolutions
    Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of 
        Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725) 
        [6DE]
    Dept. of Labor: consultation with State officials by employers 
        relative to compliance with occupational safety and health 
        requirements (see H.R. 1433) [6AP]
    Employment: establish voluntary programs to protect employees from 
        hazards (see H.R. 1824) [13JN]
    Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty 
        time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144) 
        [31JY]
    Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development 
        in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514) [7AP]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1783, 1834) 
        [7JN] [14JN]
    Protective equipment: provide uniform warnings on equipment for 
        occupational use (see H.R. 750) [31JA]

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 707, 1783, 1834) [26JA] [7JN] [14JN]
    Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of 
        Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725) 
        [6DE]

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Contracts: require Federal contracts debarment for violation of 
        Occupational Safety and Health Act provisions (see H.R. 2725) 
        [6DE]
    Dept. of Labor: consultation with State officials by employers 
        relative to compliance with occupational safety and health 
        requirements (see H.R. 1433) [6AP]
    Government regulations: facilitate small business involvement in 
        the regulatory development process of the EPA and OSHA (see 
        H.R. 1937) [27JN]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 707, 1783, 
        1834) [26JA] [7JN] [14JN]

OCEAN SHIPPING REFORM ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2149) [1AU]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2149) (H. Rept. 104-303) [1NO]

OCEANS
  Bills and resolutions
    California: establish an ocean protection zone (see H.R. 1890) 
        [20JN]
    Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965, 2046) 
        [29JN] [17JY]
    Dept. of Commerce: conduct research program to evaluate technology 
        for depositing certain waste on the deep ocean seabed (see 
        H.R. 1344) [29MR]
    Ecology and environment: authorizing certain operations of 
        Canadian oil spill response and recovery vessels in U.S. 
        waters (see H.R. 2563) [31OC]
    Expo `98: U.S. participation in Lisbon, Portugal (see H. Con. Res. 
        91) [2AU]
    Fish and fishing: require specific authorization for ocean 
        harvesting operations (see H.R. 898) [10FE]
    Government regulations: reduce regulations on international 
        transportation and eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission 
        (see H.R. 2149) [1AU]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 
        2823) [21DE]
    Marine mammals: support the International Dolphin Conservation 
        Program (see H.R. 2179) [3AU]
    Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175) 
        [8MR]
    National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 
        1175) [8MR]
    NOAA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1815) [13JN]
    Power resources: tax credit for fuels produced by offshore deep-
        water projects (see H.R. 576) [19JA]

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    Radioactive substances: prohibit dumping of radioactive waste (see 
        H.R. 1154) [7MR]
  Reports filed
    Marine Resources Programs and National Sea Grant College Program 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1175) (H. 
        Rept. 104-123) [11JY]
    National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1175) (H. Rept. 104-123) [16MY]
    NOAA Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1815) 
        (H. Rept. 104-237) [29SE]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1815) (H. Rept. 104-237) 
        [6SE]
    Ocean Shipping Reform Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2149) (H. Rept. 104-303) [1NO]

OFFICE OF FAIR EMPLOYMENT PRACTICES
  Appointments
    Review panel [14MR] [16MR] [21MR]

OFFICE OF MANAGEMENT AND BUDGET
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 244, Paperwork Reduction Act [10MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 
        830) [6FE]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 91) [21FE]
    Government: awarding of competitive contracts in acquiring and 
        operating Federal motor vehicle fleets (see H.R. 1981) [30JN]
    ------report number of individuals employed by non-Federal 
        entities providing services (see H.R. 1412) [5AP]
  Conference reports
    Paperwork Reduction Act (S. 244) [3AP]
  Messages
    Federal Advisory Committees: President Clinton [6SE]
  Motions
    Executive departments: reduce Federal paperwork burden (H.R. 830) 
        [10MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 830, Paperwork Reduction Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 104-43) [21FE]
    Paperwork Reduction Act: Committee of Conference (S. 244) (H. 
        Rept. 104-99) [3AP]
    ------Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        830) (H. Rept. 104-37) [15FE]

OFFICE OF PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT
related term(s) Federal Employees
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal employees: early retirement rules (see H.R. 2826) [21DE]
    ------priority placement program for employees affected by 
        reductions-in-force (see H.R. 2082) [20JY]
    ------reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions 
        (see H.R. 2825) [21DE]
    ------vocational rehabilitation services in the Civil Service 
        Disability Retirement Program (see H. Con. Res. 3) [9JA]

OFFICE OF THRIFT SUPERVISION
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Bank Agency: establish (see H.R. 17) [9JA]
    Financial institutions: provide funding for the Financing Corp. 
        and consolidate Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies 
        (see H.R. 1769, 2363) [7JN] [19SE]

OHIO
  Bills and resolutions
    Corps of Engineers: technical assistance for the planning of a 
        regional water authority in northeastern Ohio (see H.R. 457) 
        [9JA]
    Courts: establish an additional temporary and permanent district 
        court judgeship in northern Ohio (see H.R. 453) [9JA]
    Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act: amend (see H.R. 606) 
        [20JA]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Ohio (see H.R. 1011, 2816) [22FE] [20DE]
    Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor National Heritage Corridor: establish 
        (see H.R. 2186) [3AU]
  Reports filed
    Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 606) (H. Rept. 104-58) [28FE]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Ohio: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1011) (H. Rept. 104-
        317) [7NO]

OHIO RIVER CORRIDOR STUDY COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1891) [20JN]

OIL POLLUTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Ecology and environment: financial responsibility requirements for 
        offshore facilities (see H.R. 633, 1002) [23JA] [21FE]
    Government regulations: require Federal agencies to differentiate 
        between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436) 
        [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Require Federal Agencies To Differentiate Between Organic Oils and 
        Petroleum Based Oils: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        436) (H. Rept. 104-262) [27SE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 104-262) 
        [27SE]

OKLAHOMA
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: disposal (see H.R. 2736) [7DE]
    Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge: transfer management (see H.R. 
        1112) [2MR]

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (see 
        H.R. 1927, 1944) [27JN] [28JN]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1944), consideration (see H. Res. 176) [28JN]
    Terrorism: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building (see H. 
        Res. 135) [1MY]
  Motions
    Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1944) [29JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1944, Supplemental Appropriations and 
        Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 176) (H. 
        Rept. 104-166) [28JN]

OLD HAT (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 828) [3FE]

OLDER AMERICANS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Reauthorize (see H.R. 2056, 2570) [18JY] [1NO]

O'LEARY, HAZEL ROLLINS
see Secretary of Energy (Hazel Rollins O'Leary)

OLVER, JOHN W. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Dept. of Commerce: enhance manufacturing technology programs (see 
        H.R. 1844) [14JN]
    Dept. of the Treasury: mint and issue platinum bullion coins and 
        more than one version of gold bullion coins at the same time 
        (see H.R. 2018) [12JY]
    Employment: allowances for workers undergoing retraining after 
        being displaced by NAFTA consequences (see H.R. 1231) [14MR]
    EPA: permit entrance into cooperative research and development 
        agreements (see H.R. 837) [6FE]
    Waterways: reduce discharges from combined sewer overflows into 
        navigable waters of interstate significance (see H.R. 879) 
        [9FE]

OLYMPIC GAMES
related term(s) Sports
  Bills and resolutions
    Barnard, Doug, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration of 1996 Atlanta 
        Olympic games (see H.R. 2336) [14SE]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their tax 
        overpayment to the U.S. Olympic Committee (see H.R. 1996) 
        [30JN]

OMNIBUS COUNTERTERRORISM ACT
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton [9FE]

O'NEILL, JUNE E. (CBO Director)
  Appointments
    CBO Director [28FE]

ORANGE COUNTY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    El Toro Marine Corps Air Station: convey lands to Orange County, 
        CA (see H.R. 1607) [10MY]

OREGON
  Bills and resolutions
    Bonneville Power Administration: debt refinancing agreement at 
        prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to 
        U.S. Treasury (see H.R. 599, 799) [20JA] [2FE]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Oregon (see H.R. 1290, 1835) [22MR] [14JN]
    Hells Canyon Wilderness Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 2693) 
        [30NO]
    Irrigation: establish boundaries for irrigation districts within 
        the Umatilla Basin, OR (see H.R. 2392) [21SE]
    National forests: continuation of certain commercial activities at 
        the Red's Horse Ranch area of the Eagle Cap Wilderness, 
        Wallowa, and Whitman National Forests (see H.R. 1697) [24MY]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852) [7FE]
    Sumpter, OR: convey certain lands (see H.R. 1581) [9MY]
  Reports filed
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Oregon: (H.R. 1290) (H. Rept. 104-320) [7NO]
    Sumpter, OR, Land Conveyance: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1581) (H. Rept. 104-308) [6NO]

ORGAN DONORS
see Health

ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC COOPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT
  Bills and resolutions
    Treaties and agreements: congressional approval and implementation 
        of shipbuilding trade agreement (see H.R. 2754) [11DE]

ORTIZ, SOLOMON P. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth 
        defects (see H.R. 1010) [22FE]
    Texas: purchase of Bureau of Reclamation water supply projects 
        (see H.R. 2609) [9NO]
    Veterans: establish medical facility in south Texas (see H.R. 336) 
        [9JA]

ORTON, BILL (a Representative from Utah)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    AFDC: replace the Job Opportunities Basic Skills Training Program 
        with self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 865) [8FE]
    Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4), application to 1996 
        appropriations bills (see H. Res. 212) [4AU]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 37) [9JA]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2530) 
        [25OC]
    Credit: improve the Single Family Housing Mortgage Insurance 
        Program (see H.R. 487) [11JA]
    Land use: withdraw certain proposed regulations concerning rights-
        of-way (see H. Res. 25) [9JA]
    Manti-La Sal National Forest: expand boundary (see H.R. 2035) 
        [13JY]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 38) [9JA]
    President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct 
        popular election (see H.J. Res. 36) [9JA]
    Taxation: provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 
        726) [30JA]
    ------restore tax exemption on proceeds received from settlements 
        and distributions to mixed-blood members of the Ute Indian 
        Tribe (see H.R. 2239) [4AU]
    Truth in Savings Act: repeal (see H.R. 337) [9JA]

OUTER CONTINENTAL SHELF
  Bills and resolutions
    California: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of 
        the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 219) [9JA]

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    Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and 
        gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 
        73) [9JA]
    ------restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental 
        Shelf (see H.R. 72) [9JA]
    Gulf of Mexico: production of oil and gas resources (see H.R. 
        2106) [25JY]
    Petroleum: management of royalties from Federal and Outer 
        Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1975) [30JN]
    Power resources: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and 
        development (see H.R. 2241, 2242) [4AU]
    States: Federal recognition of any coastal moratorium on leasing, 
        exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf 
        (see H.R. 1898) [20JN]

OWENS, MAJOR R. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    BATF: regulation of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 915) [13FE]
    Creative Revenues Commission: establish (see H.R. 2526) [24OC]
    Employment: job creation programs (see H.R. 805) [2FE]
    Firearms: constitutional amendment to clarify right to keep and 
        bear arms (see H.J. Res. 98) [27JN]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of handguns and handgun 
        ammunition (see H.R. 916) [13FE]
    Housing: creation of low-income housing trust fund relative to tax 
        treatment of mortgage interest, property tax deductions, and 
        inherited property (see H.R. 1016) [22FE]
    Professional Boxing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 1845) [14JN]
    Taxation: reduce rates and carryover basis of inherited property 
        (see H.R. 538) [17JA]

OXLEY, MICHAEL G. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act [9NO]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 2500) [18OC]
    Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 917) [13FE]
    Crime: restitution for victims (see H.R. 711) [26JA]
    Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 1208) [10MR]
    Refuse disposal: land disposal program regulations (see H.R. 2036) 
        [13JY]
    Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid 
        waste (see H.R. 2323) [13SE]
    Sports: safety for journeymen boxers (see H.R. 1186) [9MR]
    Telecommunications: foreign ownership of licensed facilities (see 
        H.R. 514) [13JA]

OZONE
see Ecology and Environment

PACKARD, RON (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1854, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [26JY]
    ------H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [12OC]
    ------H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    California: terminate certain border patrol traffic checkpoint 
        operations (see H.R. 340) [9JA]
    Crime: protection against code grabbers (see H.R. 338) [9JA]
    Immigration: prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens (see 
        H.R. 341) [9JA]
    Law enforcement: increase border patrol personnel and provide for 
        deployment at the Southwest border (see H.R. 339) [9JA]
    Legislative branch of the Government: making appropriations (see 
        H.R. 1854, 2492) [15JN] [18OC]
  Conference reports
    Legislative Branch of the Government Appropriations (H.R. 1854) 
        [28JY]
  Reports filed
    Legislative Branch Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        1854) (H. Rept. 104-212) [28JY]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1854) (H. Rept. 
        104-141) [15JN]

PACKERS AND STOCKYARDS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: prohibit transfer or marketing of nonambulatory 
        cattle, sheep, swine, horses, mules, or goats (see H.R. 2143) 
        [31JY]

PAKISTAN, ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: transfer of F-16 aircraft and associated parts 
        and equipment (see H.R. 1397) [5AP]
    Foreign policy: resumption of direct, bilateral talks between 
        India and Pakistan (see H. Con. Res. 59) [6AP]
    India: civil liberties violations in Kashmir (see H. Res. 123) 
        [29MR]
    Terrorism: identification as a state sponsor (see H. Con. Res. 35) 
        [9MR]

PALESTINE LIBERATION ORGANIZATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: enforce compliance with standards of international 
        conduct (see H.R. 1930, 1960) [27JN] [29JN]
  Messages
    Disruption of Middle East Peace Process by Terrorist Violence: 
        President Clinton [24JA]
    West Bank and Gaza Strip Trade Preferences: President Clinton 
        [21MR]

PALESTINIANS
  Bills and resolutions
    PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct 
        relative to U.S. foreign aid (see H.R. 1930, 1960) [27JN] 
        [29JN]
  Messages
    Disruption of Middle East Peace Process by Terrorist Violence: 
        President Clinton [24JA]

PALLONE, FRANK, JR. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast 
        offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1778) [7JN]
    Disasters: ensure Federal assistance eligibility for certain 
        nonprofit facilities open to the public (see H.R. 664) [24JA]
    Ecology and environment: recycling and use reduction of mercury 
        (see H.R. 2835) [22DE]
    Fish and fishing: commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass 
        (see H.R. 393) [9JA]
    Food industry: allow food and dietary supplement manufacturers to 
        communicate information on contents of products (see H.R. 
        1951) [28JN]
    Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to 
        protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from 
        excavation damage (see H.R. 431) [9JA]
    Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth 
        (see H.R. 1950) [28JN]
    India: detention of U.S. citizen Donald Hutchings (see H. Con. 
        Res. 97) [4AU]
    Pipelines: require one-call notification system to protect 
        underground facilities from excavation damage (see H.R. 2482) 
        [13OC]
    Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety 
        (see H.R. 432) [9JA]
    Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid 
        waste (see H.R. 342) [9JA]
    Turkey: suspend proposed sale of the Army Tactical Missile System 
        relative to human rights activities and the trade embargo of 
        Armenia (see H. Con. Res. 125) [22DE]
    Water pollution: enforcement and compliance with regulations (see 
        H.R. 1262) [16MR]
    World War II: massacre of Greek civilians in Kalavryta, Greece 
        (see H. Con. Res. 8) [9JA]

PANAMA, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Treaties and agreements: negotiation of a new agreement relative 
        to the presence of U.S. Armed Forces and the Panama Canal (see 
        H. Con. Res. 4, 9) [9JA]

PANAMA CANAL
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing for operation and maintenance (see 
        H.R. 1349) [29MR]
    Panama: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of 
        U.S. Armed Forces and the Panama Canal (see H. Con. Res. 4, 9) 
        [9JA]
    Panama Canal Commission: reconstitute as a U.S. Government 
        corporation (see H.R. 1348) [29MR]

PANAMA CANAL COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Government: reconstitute as a U.S. Government corporation (see 
        H.R. 1348) [29MR]
    Panama Canal: authorizing appropriations for operation and 
        maintenance (see H.R. 1349) [29MR]

PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 244, provisions [10MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 830): consideration (see H. Res. 91) [21FE]
    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 
        2715) [5DE]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (S. 244) [3AP]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 830) [10MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 830, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 91) (H. Rept. 104-43) [21FE]
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (S. 244) (H. Rept. 104-99) 
        [3AP]
    ------Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) (H.R. 
        830) (H. Rept. 104-37) [15FE]

PARKER, ISAAC C.
  Bills and resolutions
    Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, Fort Smith, AR: designate 
        (see H.R. 1804) [8JN]
  Reports filed
    Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, Fort Smith, AR: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1804) (H. 
        Rept. 104-367) [28NO]

PARKER, MIKE (a Representative from Mississippi)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Corps of Engineers: stabilize bluffs along Mississippi River in 
        the vicinity of Natchez, MS (see H.R. 880) [9FE]
    Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research 
        Center: establish (see H.R. 1117) [2MR]
    Taxation: exemptions for health risk pools (see H.R. 539) [17JA]

PARKS, ROSA
  Bills and resolutions
    Montgomery, AL: anniversary of bus boycott (see H. Res. 285) 
        [29NO]

PARKS AND RECREATION AREAS
related term(s) Recreational Vehicles
  Bills and resolutions
    Big Thicket National Preserve: designate maintenance facility and 
        visitor center as Ralph W. Yarborough Center (see H.R. 686) 
        [26JA]
    ------extend deadline for completion of certain land exchanges 
        (see H.R. 826) [3FE]
    Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: establish (see 
        H.R. 2763) [12DE]
    Corps of Engineers: rescind fees at lakes and reservoirs under 
        jurisdiction (see H.R. 239) [9JA]
    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: collection of 
        commercial operation fees (see H.R. 536) [17JA]
    District of Columbia: transfer title of real property in Anacostia 
        Park to facilitate construction of the National Children's 
        Island (see H.R. 1508) [7AP]
    Great Lakes: coordinate and promote activities for water pollution 
        alleviation (see H.R. 1209) [10MR]
    Hawaii: establishment of new National Park System units (see H.R. 
        1728) [25MY]
    Indiana Army Ammunition Plant: conveyance of property for 
        inclusion in State park (see H.R. 1399) [5AP]

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    Missouri River: equity in economic benefits and recreational usage 
        among bordering States (see H.R. 1260) [16MR]
    National Park Service: boundary adjustments and program changes 
        (see H.R. 694) [26JA]
    ------require Senate confirmation of Director and establish 5-year 
        term of office (see H.R. 2465) [11OC]
    National parks and recreation areas: allow donation of State 
        management and operation services during a Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2732) [6DE]
    ------improve quality of visitor services relative to incentive-
        based recreation fees (see H.R. 2107) [25JY]
    Natural resources: conservation, management, and administration of 
        certain parks and forests (see H.R. 2067) [19JY]
    Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along 
        the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest (see 
        H.R. 1256, 2766) [15MR] [13DE]
    Safety: require camps to report on incidents of injuries and 
        illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 1194) [9MR]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of tax 
        overpayments or make contributions to units of the National 
        Park System (see H.R. 2548) [26OC]
    Utah: land exchange at Snowbasin Ski Area (see H.R. 2402, 2824) 
        [27SE] [21DE]
    Virginia: improve National Park System (see H.R. 1091) [1MR]
    West Virginia: modify boundaries of three units of the National 
        Park System (see H.R. 640) [23JA]
    ------technical amendments relative to three units of the National 
        Park System (see H.R. 639) [23JA]
  Reports filed
    Big Thicket, TX, National Preserve Land Exchange: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 826) (H. Rept. 104-371) [30NO]
    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Operation Fees: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 536) (H. Rept. 104-57) 
        [28FE]
    National Park Service Boundary Adjustments and Program Changes: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 694) (H. Rept. 104-59) 
        [28FE]
    Snowbasin, UT, Ski Area Land Exchange: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2402) (H. Rept. 104-409) [15DE]
    Transfer Title of Real Property in Anacostia Park to the District 
        of Columbia To Facilitate Construction of the National 
        Children's Island: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1508) 
        (H. Rept. 104-277) [17OC]
    Virginia National Park System Improvement: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1091) (H. Rept. 104-176) [11JY]

PASSPORTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Families and domestic relations: denial of passports to 
        noncustodial parents relative to nonpayment of child support 
        (see H.R. 993) [21FE]

PASTOR, ED (a Representative from Arizona)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Dept. of Defense: allow military health care system beneficiaries 
        the option to enroll in Federal Employees Health Benefits 
        Program (see H.R. 2442) [29SE]
    Rural areas: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater 
        disposal (see H.R. 1337) [28MR]
    Water pollution: construction of wastewater treatment facilities 
        in the vicinity of the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 1338) 
        [28MR]

PATCHOGUE, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    New York: exchange National Park Service land in the Fire Island 
        National Seashore for land in Suffolk County (see H.R. 1163) 
        [8MR]
  Reports filed
    Exchange National Park Service Land in the Fire Island, NY, 
        National Seashore for Land in Suffolk County, NY: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1163) (H. Rept. 104-313) [7NO]

PATENTS
related term(s) Copyrights
  Bills and resolutions
    Applications: early publication (see H.R. 1733) [25MY]
    Business and industry: provide credit to businesses and facilitate 
        the transfer and commercialization of Government-owned patents 
        and technologies (see H.R. 80) [9JA]
    ------regulation of invention development services (see H.R. 2419) 
        [28SE]
    China, People's Republic of: protection of intellectual property 
        rights (see H. Res. 50) [30JA]
    Computers: permit lawful possessors of a copy of a computer 
        program to authorize additional copies under certain 
        circumstances (see H.R. 533) [17JA]
    Courts: infringement cases relative to commercialization of 
        inventions prior to patent filing date (see H.R. 2235) [4AU]
    Drugs: extend protection for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs 
        (see H.R. 2467) [11OC]
    Government: fairness in compensating owners (see H.R. 632) [23JA]
    Health: renew and extend certain devices that aid in bodily tissue 
        healing and reduction of pain (see H.R. 2113) [25JY]
    Information services: adapt copyright laws to digital networked 
        environments of the National Information Infrastructure (see 
        H.R. 2441) [29SE]
    Medical procedures: limit issuance (see H.R. 1127) [3MR]
    Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation 
        (see H.R. 1659) [17MY]
    ------reexamination proceedings (see H.R. 1732) [25MY]
    Quotation monitoring unit: renew (see H.R. 901) [10FE]
    Research: biotechnology process protection (see H.R. 587) [19JA]
    Terms: restore the proper term of patent protection (see H.R. 359) 
        [9JA]
    U.S. Intellectual Property Organization: establish (see H.R. 2533) 
        [25OC]
  Reports filed
    Biotechnology Process Patents Protection: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 587) (H. Rept. 104-178) [11JY]
    Fairness in Compensating Patent Owners: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 632) (H. Rept. 104-373) [30NO]

PATRIOTISM
  Bills and resolutions
    ``America, the Beautiful'': designate as the national anthem of 
        the U.S. (see H.R. 270) [9JA]
    American Revolution: authorize the awarding of the Medal of Honor 
        to the unknown Vermonter who served and died in the 
        Continental Army (see H.R. 1964) [29JN]
    ------mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war 
        patriots (see H.R. 1776) [7JN]
    Citizenship: demonstration projects to celebrate process of 
        becoming and being U.S. citizens (see H.R. 1980) [30JN]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see 
        H.J. Res. 14, 32, 41, 79) [9JA] [21MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 
        79), consideration (see H. Res. 173) [27JN]
    ------express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 76) [14JN]
    ------prohibit desecration (see H.R. 1873, 1926) [16JN] [27JN]
    Veterans: designation of flag style used at burial (see H.R. 280) 
        [9JA]
  Motions
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. 
        Res. 79) [28JN]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 79, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 173) (H. Rept. 104-164) [27JN]
    Constitutional Amendment To Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 
        104-151) [22JN]

PAXON, BILL (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid 
        waste (see H.R. 2443) [29SE]

PAYNE, DONALD M. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Children and youth: assistance program for abandoned or frail 
        infants (see H.R. 1263) [16MR]
    Congressional Award Board: revise and extend authorities (see H.R. 
        2396) [25SE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: abolish Department and transfer certain 
        programs to an agribusiness block grant program (see H.R. 
        1354) [29MR]
    Nigeria: efforts towards democracy (see H. Con. Res. 40) [15MR]
    ------impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697) [30NO]
    Schools: provide free lunches and breakfasts to economically 
        disadvantaged students (see H. Con. Res. 49) [24MR]

PAYNE, L.F. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Taxation: treatment of trusts established for the benefit of 
        individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 960) [15FE]
    Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco industry (see 
        H.R. 2283) [7SE]

PEACE
  Bills and resolutions
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (see H. Res. 
        247) [30OC]
    Dept. of Defense: withdrawal of military forces permanently 
        stationed in foreign countries that do not assume nonpersonnel 
        costs of such forces (see H.R. 2788) [15DE]
    Middle East Peace Facilitation Act: extend authorities (see H.R. 
        2161, 2404, 2576, 2589, 2808) [2AU] [27SE] [2NO] [7NO] [19DE]
    Northern Ireland: peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 44) [16MR]
    ------U.S. policy on paramilitary groups and British security 
        forces (see H.R. 245) [9JA]
    Rabin, Yitzhak: tribute (see H. Con. Res. 112) [7NO]
    Sri Lanka: encourage peace process (see H. Res. 181) [29JN]
    Taxation: permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a 
        Peace Tax Fund (see H.R. 1402) [5AP]
  Messages
    Disruption of Middle East Peace Process by Terrorist Violence: 
        President Clinton [24JA]
    Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton [27JY]

PELOSI, NANCY (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [4JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
    ------H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    California: management of the Presidio facilities (see H.R. 1296) 
        [22MR]

PENNSYLVANIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area: collection of 
        commercial operation fees (see H.R. 536) [17JA]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Pennsylvania (see H.R. 2695) [30NO]
    H. John Heinz III, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, 
        Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 2760) [12DE]
    Hopewell Township: transfer lands to Beaver County Corp. for 
        Economic Development (see H.R. 308) [9JA]
    Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor National Heritage Corridor: establish 
        (see H.R. 2186) [3AU]
  Reports filed
    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Operation Fees: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 536) (H. Rept. 104-57) 
        [28FE]

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    Hopewell Township, PA, Land Transfer to Beaver County Corp. for 
        Economic Development: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 308) (H. Rept. 104-372) [30NO]

PENSION BENEFIT GUARANTY CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    ERISA: provide for worker security, improve pension plan funding, 
        and reform insurance policies (see H.R. 36) [9JA]

PENSIONS
related term(s) Income
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: provide benefits under the survivor benefit plan to 
        surviving spouses of certain retired members (see H.R. 107) 
        [9JA]
    ------provide benefits under the survivor benefit plan to 
        surviving spouses of certain retirement-eligible reserve 
        members (see H.R. 1760) [7JN]
    Civil Service Retirement and Disability Fund: exclude from the 
        Federal budget (see H.R. 103) [9JA]
    Congress: employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to 
        certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244) [4AU]
    Courts: establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State 
        and local governments to fulfill the terms of pensions plans 
        (see H.R. 1683) [23MY]
    Crime: deny annuity benefits to Members of Congress and terminate 
        salary of justices or judges convicted of felonies (see H.R. 
        350) [9JA]
    Dept. of Defense: provide for continued retirement and leave 
        benefits for certain former employees (see H.R. 2222) [4AU]
    ------treatment of future actuarial gains and losses to the 
        military retirement fund (see H.R. 568) [19JA]
    Dept. of Energy: authorize retirement incentives for certain 
        employees of national laboratories (see H.R. 884) [9FE]
    Employment: age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring 
        plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        344, 849, 2649) [9JA] [7FE] [16NO]
    ------require employers to notify workers before health care or 
        retirement benefits are terminated (see H.R. 1305) [23MR]
    ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards 
        from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 2140) [28JY]
    ------improve pension plan funding (see H.R. 37) [9JA]
    ------joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see H.R. 
        1355) [29MR]
    ------provide for worker security, improve pension plan funding, 
        and reform insurance policies (see H.R. 35, 36, 1048) [9JA] 
        [24FE]
    ------restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594) [9MY]
    ------restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 215) [7SE]
    ------restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594), technical 
        corrections (see H. Con. Res. 108) [17OC]
    Federal employees: age and service requirements for immediate 
        annuities (see H.R. 1848) [14JN]
    ------civil service retirement credit for service with the 
        American Red Cross during a time of war (see H.R. 272) [9JA]
    ------early retirement rules (see H.R. 2826) [21DE]
    ------establish additional Thrift Savings Plan investment funds 
        (see H.R. 2306) [12SE]
    ------exempt disability and survivor annuities from cost-of-living 
        adjustment delays (see H.R. 2224) [4AU]
    ------provide that services performed by air traffic supervisors 
        and managers be creditable for retirement purposes (see H.R. 
        1777) [7JN]
    ------retirement provisions for certain INS, Customs Service, and 
        IRS employees (see H.R. 1124) [3MR]
    ------treatment of early-retirement reduction regulations (see 
        H.R. 2574) [1NO]
    ------treatment of service performed under Federal-State 
        cooperative programs relative to civil service retirement (see 
        H.R. 2487) [17OC]
    Foreign Service: retirement, survivor, and health benefits for 
        spouses relative to misconduct or disloyalty of officials (see 
        H.R. 674) [25JA]
    Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth 
        (see H.R. 1955) [29JN]
    Income: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for 
        military retirees (see H.R. 2664) [18NO]
    Law enforcement officers: death benefits for retired public safety 
        officers (see H.R. 1572) [3MY]
    Members of Congress: annuity computation (see H.R. 575, 804, 907; 
        H. Con. Res. 15) [19JA] [20JA] [2FE] [13FE]
    ------cost-of-living adjustments for annuities and Social Security 
        benefits (see H. Con. Res. 2) [9JA]
    ------limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System 
        and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 1618, 2456) 
        [11MY] [10OC]
    Native Americans: treatment of Indian tribal governments and their 
        employees (see H.R. 1966) [29JN]
    Presidents of the U.S.: prohibit the receipt of certain monetary 
        allowances while receiving other Government annuities (see 
        H.R. 273) [9JA]
    Railroads: administration of the Railroad Retirement System and 
        railroad unemployment insurance (see H.R. 2233) [4AU]
    ------recommend dismantlement of Railroad Retirement System (see 
        H. Res. 29) [9JA]
    Social Security: prohibit Federal retirement benefits to persons 
        who are not defined as retired under the Social Security Act 
        (see H.R. 802) [2FE]
    ------reduction in benefits relative to certain Government 
        pensions (see H.R. 2167) [2AU]
    ------repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan 
        for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see 
        H.R. 2214) [4AU]
    ------tribute to Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance 
        Program (see H. Res. 209) [2AU]
    States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 371, 
        394, 744) [9JA] [30JA]
    Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528) [17JA]
    ------deny Federal tax return information to States which impose 
        pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762) [7JN]
    ------modify pension plan rules for State judicial retirement 
        plans (see H.R. 1314) [23MR]
    ------permit loans from individual retirement accounts for 
        housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 2431) 
        [29SE]
    ------permit tax-free rollover of certain payments made by 
        employers to separated employees (see H.R. 1251, 2221) [15MR] 
        [4AU]
    ------restore prior law formula for the inclusion in gross income 
        of Social Security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits 
        (see H.R. 1775) [7JN]
    ------treatment of deferred compensation plans of State, local 
        government, and tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 1119) [2MR]
    ------treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 2272) [6SE]
    ------treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing 
        retirement plans (see H.R. 1504) [7AP]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to employee 
        pension plans (see H.R. 2040) [13JY]
    ------treatment of interest paid on educational loans and 
        withdrawals from retirement plans for higher education 
        expenses (see H.R. 2050) [18JY]
    ------treatment of pensions (see H.R. 2037) [13JY]
    ------treatment of Retirement Years Savings Accounts (see H.R. 
        2365) [19SE]
    Veterans: cost-of-living contribution increases for uniformed 
        services retirees relative to survivor annuities (see H.R. 
        2102) [24JY]
    ------eliminate disparity between civilian and military retiree 
        cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38, 1994) [9JA] [30JN]
    ------increase service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 
        2352, 2394) [19SE] [25SE]
    ------minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain 
        unmarried (see H.R. 1090) [1MR]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2394) (H. Rept. 
        104-273) [6OC]
    Restrict Government Promotion of Economically Targeted Investments 
        for Employee Benefit Plans: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1594) (H. Rept. 104-
        238) [6SE]
    State Tax Treatment of Certain Pension Income: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 394) (H. Rept. 104-389) [7DE]

PERES, SHIMON (Prime Minister, Israel)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]

PERIODICALS
see Publications

PERISHABLE AGRICULTURAL COMMODITIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 1103) [1MR]
    Repeal (see H.R. 669) [25JA]
  Reports filed
    Amendments: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 
        104-207) [26JY]

PERSIAN GULF CONFLICT
related term(s) War
  Bills and resolutions
    Refugees: prohibit admission of individuals who served in the 
        armed forces of Iraq during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see 
        H.R. 63) [9JA]
    Veterans: extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient 
        care to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or 
        environmental hazards (see H.R. 1329) [28MR]
    ------extend eligibility period for priority health care to those 
        exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental 
        hazards (see H.R. 1565) [3MY]
    ------Government employment preference for active duty service 
        veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 
        2510) [19OC]
  Reports filed
    Eligibility Period for Priority Health Care to Those Veterans 
        Exposed to Toxic Substances, Radiation, or Environmental 
        Hazards: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1565) (H. 
        Rept. 104-158) [26JN]

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4, provisions [29SE] [24OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 4): consideration (see H. Res. 117, 119) [16MR] [21MR]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 4) [22MR] [24MR] [6DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 4, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 117) (H. Rept. 104-83) [16MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 119) (H. Rept. 104-85) 
        [21MR]

PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY AND WORK OPPORTUNITY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 4): consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        319) [20DE]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 4) [21DE]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 4): conference report [21DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 104-431) 
        [20DE]
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 104-430) 
        [20DE]

PESTICIDES
related term(s) Agriculture
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2794) [15DE]
    Federal Insecticide, Fungicide, and Rodenticide Act: amend 
        relative to minor use of pesticides (see H.R. 1352) [29MR]
    ------amend relative to public health pesticides (see H.R. 53) 
        [9JA]

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    Food: labeling of pesticide use (see H.R. 1771) [7JN]
    Minor use: definition and regulation (see H.R. 1627) [12MY]
    Safety: definition and regulation of antimicrobial pesticides (see 
        H.R. 1680) [18MY]

PETERSON, COLLIN C. (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 244, Paperwork Reduction Act [10MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: reauthorize the conservation reserve program (see 
        H.R. 343) [9JA]
    Chemicals: sulfur dioxide reportable quantity for regulatory 
        notification (see H.R. 2595) [8NO]
    Federal employees: constitutional amendment to limit years of 
        employment (see H.J. Res. 39) [9JA]
    Medicare: reform (see H.R. 2486) [17OC]
    Surplus Government property: consolidate control and utilization 
        (see H.R. 1882) [16JN]
    Taxation: treatment of Indian tribal governments as local 
        governments or nonprofit organizations relative to 
        unemployment compensation (see H.R. 838) [6FE]
    ------treatment of unemployment compensation from Indian tribal 
        governments (see H.R. 1881) [16JN]

PETERSON, DOUGLAS ``PETE'' (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Disasters: State repayment of emergency assistance loans (see H.R. 
        1413) [5AP]
    Gingrich, Representative: status of Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment 
        of independent counsel (see H. Res. 277) [17NO]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 2071) [19JY]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 52) [11JA]
    Social Security: treatment of long-term health care insurance (see 
        H.R. 2571) [1NO]
    Veterans: provide additional points on entrance examinations into 
        the competitive civil service (see H.R. 1648) [16MY]

PETITIONS AND MEMORIALS
  Transmittals
    Alabama: coal miner benefits [20JY] [6SE]
    ------environmental quality process [18JY]
    ------10th amendment to the Constitution relative to State powers 
        [3MY]
    Alaska: naval air facilities [18SE]
    ------clarify definition of term `public lands' relative to Alaska 
        National Interest Lands Conservation Act [29NO]
    ------Jones Act exemptions for coal and coal derived fuels [4DE]
    ------medical savings accounts [11MY]
    ------Reindeer Industry Act clarification [18SE]
    Alexandria, VA, City Council: desecration of the U.S. flag [3MY]
    ------welfare reform [9MY]
    Alexandria, VA, Mayor: welfare reform [29JN]
    Argentina: GATT [4JA]
    Arizona: adopting a declaration of sovereignty [3MY]
    ------chlorofluorocarbons [3MY]
    ------imposition of State and local taxes by Federal judges [3MY]
    ------participation of the Republic of China in the U.N. [3MY]
    ------State-initiated amendments to the Constitution [3MY]
    ------10th amendment to the Constitution relative to State powers 
        [3MY]
    Arkansas: insuring against natural disaster risk [3MY]
    Atlanta, GA, City Council: Federal drug abuse prevention program 
        [27SE]
    Buffalo, NY, Common Council: community development block grant 
        funding reductions [3MY]
    ------community schools anticrime funding reductions [3MY]
    ------Historic Homeownership Assistance Act [27JN]
    ------Home Energy Assistance Program funding reductions [3MY]
    ------lead abatement funding reductions [3MY]
    ------public housing funding reductions [3MY]
    ------Summer Youth Program funding reductions [3MY]
    California: air pollution [17OC]
    ------air standards in place of employment [4JA]
    ------airline ticket commission levels [17OC]
    ------Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed 
        Services [19SE]
    ------Code Enforcement Week [4JA]
    ------Domestic Violence Awareness Month [17OC]
    ------Federal Clean Air Act [17OC]
    ------Federal role in transportation [17OC]
    ------50th anniversary of V-J Day [17OC]
    ------H. Dana Bowers Memorial Vista Point [4JA]
    ------homebased businesses [17OC]
    ------immigration [17OC]
    ------Industry of the Month Program [4JA]
    ------Italian Americans [4JA]
    ------Korean War veterans [17OC]
    ------memorial highways [4JA]
    ------Osaka Prefectural Government [4JA]
    ------Peace Corps' World Wise Schools Program [4JA]
    ------radio frequency spectrum auction [19SE]
    ------regulation of manufactured housing [19SE]
    ------Roger Van Den Broeke Memorial Plaque [4JA]
    ------special highway designations [4JA]
    ------State trade and commerce with Japan and other Pacific rim 
        nations [4JA]
    ------Stone Turnpike Memorial Freeway [4JA]
    ------Tahoe Basin non-motorized facility [17OC]
    ------Veterans' Memorial Freeway [4JA]
    ------Yosemite National Park [17OC]
    Colorado: Conservation Program Improvements Act reauthorization 
        [15JN]
    ------FAA budget [10MY]
    ------legislative priorities [10MY]
    ------search and seizure powers relative to the 4th amendment to 
        the Constitution [13JN]
    Compton, CA, City Council: Federal budget negotiations between the 
        President and Congress [29NO]
    ------securities fraud legislation [30NO]
    Denver, CO, City and County Council: Private Securities Litigation 
        Reform Act [19JY]
    DeRidder, LA, Mayor: petition for damages filed by residents of 
        Beauregard Parish [28MR]
    District of Columbia: Fannie Mae, Sallie Mae, and Freddie Mac 
        corporate income tax exemptions [29JN]
    Florida State University Student Senate: Selective Service System 
        registration requirements and activities [27JN]
    Fulton County, GA, Board of Commissioners: unfunded Federal 
        mandates [7FE]
    Georgia: balanced budget amendment [3MY]
    ------State Transportation Board recommendations [12MY]
    ------travel expenses of State legislators [23FE]
    Gonzales, LA, Mayor: Federal support programs for sugar [4AU]
    Green, Marlene Y.: national health care [7AP]
    Hawaii: continuation of community action [23MY]
    ------desecration of the U.S. flag [18MY]
    ------exclusion from certain Dept. of Agriculture policies [17MY]
    ------integrated pest management control program [17MY]
    ------retroactive tax rates [17MY]
    ------State welfare system study request [23MY]
    ------U.S. Sugar Program [9MY]
    ------veterans Social Security and disability compensation [16MY] 
        [23MY]
    Honolulu, HI, City and County Council: Filipino veterans equity 
        [1AU]
    Idaho: National Highway System [3AP]
    ------permanent nuclear waste facility [3AP]
    ------prevention of revenue loss through mail order [3AP]
    Indiana: participation of the Republic of China in the U.N. [23MY] 
        [16JN]
    ------POW/MIA [3MY]
    ------10th amendment to the Constitution relative to State powers 
        [3MY]
    ------titling of rebuilt and salvaged motor vehicles [12MY]
    ------veterans Social Security and disability compensation [13JY]
    Iowa: border city trucking agreements [23MY]
    ------Federal deficit reduction [3AP]
    ------Fort Dodge Friskies PetCare Plant [3MY]
    Jamian, John: 10th amendment to the Constitution relative to State 
        powers [3MY]
    Kansas: 10th amendment to the Constitution relative to State 
        powers [18JY]
    Louisiana: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of 
        U.S. flag [9JN]
    ------Federal supported sugar programs [22JN]
    ------Kisatchie National Forest Service [6JN]
    ------MR&T Mainline Levee Construction Program [27JN]
    ------off-budget treatment for certain transportation trust funds 
        [6JN]
    ------repeal of jet fuel tax [22JN]
    ------spent fuel management storage facility [27JN]
    Lower Township, NJ, Council: solid waste flow control [1AU]
    Maine: Carlton Bridge replacement [13JY]
    ------Clean Air Act compliance [28MR]
    ------extension of territorial sea limits [22JN]
    ------Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program [19JY]
    ------recognize World War II U.S. Merchant Marine veterans with 
        full veterans status [6SE]
    ------reformulated gasoline regulations [31JY]
    ------stamp honoring Joshua L. Chamberlain [7JN]
    ------unfunded Federal mandates [9MY]
    Marksville, LA, Avoyelles Parish Police Jury: price support 
        programs for sugar [6SE]
    Massachusetts: constitutional amendment relative to judicial power 
        to increase taxes [4DE]
    Michigan: Great Lakes Science Center funding [24OC]
    ------sister-state relationship with the Republic of China 
        Province of Taiwan [29NO]
    Minnesota: Amtrak [9MY]
    ------balanced budget amendment [9FE]
    ------reduction of Federal budget deficit [9FE]
    ------Western Area Power Administration sale [3MY]
    Mississippi: recognition of the 13th amendment to the Constitution 
        on the abolition of slavery [5DE]
    Missouri: flow of the Missouri River [23MR]
    Montana: death penalty appeals [3MY]
    ------Ninth Judicial Circuit of the U.S. Court of Appeals [3MY]
    National Association of Attorneys General: affirmative civil 
        rights enforcement memorandum of understanding [3MY]
    ------national lottery proposed by the Coeur d'Alene Indian Tribe 
        [3MY]
    ------vertical restraints guidelines [3MY]
    National Association of Secretaries of State: National Voter 
        Registration Act [10NO]
    ------zero tolerance for violence directed against public 
        employees [10NO]
    Nebraska: participation of the Republic of China in the U.N. 
        [30JN]
    ------Western Area Power Administration [18JY]
    Nevada: air quality within the area of the Grand Canyon [21JY]
    ------custody requirements for prisoners that exceed 
        constitutional requirements [10JY]
    ------domestic livestock grazing fees for public lands [11JY]
    ------Endangered Species Act [23MY]
    ------environmental regulations relative to small landfills [19JY] 
        [8SE]
    ------Geological Survey [23MY]
    ------Hoover Dam visitor facilities program [21JY]
    ------interstate water importation [11JY]
    ------Lake Tahoe Basin mail delivery [3MY]
    ------national highway system [21JY]
    ------repeal disclaimer of State interest in unappropriated public 
        lands [23MY]
    ------Social Security payments [3MY]
    ------tax on pension income of non-State residents [23MY]
    ------10th amendment to the Constitution relative to State powers 
        [3MY]

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    ------veterans Social Security and disability compensation [20JY]
    New Hampshire: Clean Air Act [13JN]
    ------Northern Forest Lands Council recommendations [12MY]
    New Jersey: Picatinny Arsenal [23MR]
    New Mexico: block grants [2MR]
    New York: U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of 
        Discrimination Against Women [26JY]
    New York, NY, City Council: Federal Bankruptcy Code [7JN]
    New York, NY, Comptroller: creation of an Ireland Development Bank 
        [3MY]
    ------peace bond program [3MY]
    North Dakota: Federal mandate relative to the use of helmets by 
        motorcyclists [3MY]
    Northern Mariana Islands: participation of the Republic of China 
        in the U.N. [6SE]
    Oklahoma: U.S. military forces and the U.N. [18DE]
    Oregon: constitutional amendment relative to a balanced budget 
        [3AU]
    ------transfer of Oregon and California railroad land grants [3AU]
    ------unfunded Federal mandates [6AP]
    Pennsylvania: allow Federal income tax deductions on medical 
        expenditures and health insurance premiums purchased by the 
        self-employed [9MY]
    ------desecration of the U.S. flag [22JN]
    ------European Common Market [13JY]
    ------Farms for the Future Program [6JN]
    ------Fort Indiantown Gap, PA [23MY]
    ------George C. Marshall commemorative coin [22JN]
    ------liability provisions of electronic benefits transfer [15FE]
    ------LIHEAP [28FE]
    ------military installations [3MY]
    ------911th Airlift Wing facility [25MY]
    ------Postal Service issuance of a coal miners' stamp [30JN]
    ------Tobyhanna Army Depot [6JN] [15JN]
    Plumas County, CA, Board of Supervisors: holiday tree of America 
        [21DE]
    Puerto Rico: exclusion from application of coasting trade laws 
        [11DE]
    ------tax credit incentive programs [20NO]
    Rhode Island: SBA budget [10MY]
    Rockland County, NY, Legislature: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah 
        Federal Building in Oklahoma City, OK [25MY]
    ------Clean Water Act [6SE]
    ------Summer Youth Program funding reductions [3MY]
    South Carolina: Truth in Budgeting Act [24MR]
    South Dakota: medical savings accounts [18JY]
    Southern Baptist Convention: Christian Life Commission petition 
        relative to religious liberty and world evangelization [6SE]
    Southern Governors' Association: electronic benefit transfer 
        system [8SE]
    Syracuse, NY, Common Council: Historic Homeownership Assistance 
        Act [3MY]
    ------Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program [31OC]
    Tennessee: constitutional amendment relative to school prayer 
        [8JN]
    ------Mountain Home Veterans Affairs Medical Center redesignation 
        [3MY]
    Texas: 65-mile-per-hour speed limit [4AU]
    ------Bureau of Reclamation [4AU]
    ------chronic fatigue and immune dysfunction syndrome [4AU]
    ------constitutional amendments relative to slavery, citizens 
        rights and voting rights [6JN]
    ------desecration of the U.S. flag [3MY]
    ------Food Stamp Program [4AU]
    ------location of MIA in Southeast Asia [31JY]
    ------NASA's proposed reorganization plan [23MY]
    ------noncorporate farmers [4AU]
    ------Red River Boundary Commission [4AU]
    ------Texas Council on Family Violence grant award for national 
        hotline for victims of domestic violence [28JY]
    ------Water Pollution Control Act [23MY]
    Thibodaux, LA, Chamber of Commerce: price support programs for 
        sugar [8SE]
    Toledo, OH, City Council: assault weapons ban [19JN]
    Travelers Protection Association of America: airline fuel tax 
        deferral [29SE]
    Vermont: national population policy [3MY]
    Virginia: balanced budget amendment and Presidential line-item 
        veto [6MR]
    ------District of Columbia financial crisis [3AP]
    ------Federal mandates on air pollution control programs [3AP]
    ------Federal reimbursement of costs of services provided to 
        illegal immigrants [3AP]
    ------high-speed rail system linkage with Hampton Roads, VA [3AP]
    ------senior nutrition programs [3AP]
    ------State-initiated amendments to the Constitution [3AP]
    ------States rights [3AP]
    ------Truth in Lending Act amendment [3AP]
    Voorn, H.E.: death penalty [8SE]
    Warren, OH, City Council: National Manual on Uniform Traffic 
        Control Devices [19SE]
    Washington: desecration of the U.S. flag [3MY]
    ------Federal Marine Mammal Protection Act [3MY]
    ------preserving and enhancing wetlands [3MY]
    ------Puyallup Tribe gaming requests [3MY]
    ------Republic of China participation in the U.N. [9MY]
    ------27th amendment to the Constitution relative to congressional 
        compensation [6OC]
    ------unemployment insurance benefits [3MY]
    ------use of transportation funds for transportation purposes 
        [9MY]
    ------water adjudication [9MY]
    Watson, Gregory D.: constitutional amendment relative to State 
        control of public education [10OC]
    Wayne County, NC, Board of Commissioners: FDA regulation of 
        tobacco [15JN]
    Western Shoshone National Council: sovereignty reaffirmation [9MR]
    Worcester, MA: desecration of the U.S. Flag [26JY]
    Wyoming: Conference of the States [2MR]
    ------Gun-Free Schools Act [2MR]
    ------health reform [2MR]

PETRI, THOMAS E. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination 
        Act [30NO]
    ------S. 440, National Highway System designation [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: price supports for milk (see H.R. 2324, 2362) [13SE] 
        [19SE]
    Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety 
        (see H.R. 1187) [9MR]
    Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports 
        relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see 
        H.R. 2119) [26JY]
    Taxation: provide tax credit for political contributions and 
        eliminate the Presidential campaign fund (see H.R. 2171) [2AU]
    Water pollution: capitalization grants to States (see H.R. 1102) 
        [1MR]

PETROLEUM
related term(s) Power Resources
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration 
        hydroelectric projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude 
        oil [25JY] [11OC] [17OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: amend (see H.R. 2505) [18OC]
    Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable 
        to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752, 874) [31JA] [9FE]
    California: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of 
        the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 219) [9JA]
    Clean Air Act: repeal reformulated gasoline and work-related 
        vehicle trip reduction provisions (see H.R. 1052) [24FE]
    Consumers: information on octane ratings and requirements (see 
        H.R. 546) [17JA]
    Crude oil: royalty payments for crude oil production on public 
        lands (see H.R. 699) [26JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: prohibit expenditures on mid-Atlantic coast 
        offshore oil and gas lease sales (see H.R. 1778) [7JN]
    Ecology and environment: authorizing certain operations of 
        Canadian oil spill response and recovery vessels in U.S. 
        waters (see H.R. 2563) [31OC]
    ------financial responsibility requirements for offshore 
        facilities (see H.R. 633) [23JA]
    ------recycling and management of used oil and reduced lead 
        emissions (see H.R. 189) [9JA]
    EPA: modify the reformulated gasoline program (see H.R. 2484) 
        [17OC]
    ------temporary suspension of reformulated gasoline rules (see 
        H.R. 1015) [22FE]
    ------waiver of reformulated gasoline rules during non-ozone 
        season (see H.R. 2327) [13SE]
    Florida: protect coastal resources by prohibiting offshore oil and 
        gas activities and canceling certain Federal leases (see H.R. 
        73) [9JA]
    ------restrictions and requirements on leasing of the Continental 
        Shelf (see H.R. 72) [9JA]
    Foreign trade: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (H.R. 70), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 197) [21JY]
    ------export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 256) [7NO]
    ------exports of certain domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 
        70) [9JA]
    ------impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting petroleum 
        products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran (see H.R. 
        2619) [10NO]
    Gulf of Mexico: production of oil and gas resources (see H.R. 
        2106) [25JY]
    Hazardous substances: exempt small cargo tank vehicles carrying 
        petroleum products from certain transportation regulations 
        (see H.R. 1203) [10MR]
    Los Angeles, CA: prevent construction of a gas recovery treatment 
        facility (see H.R. 2267) [6SE]
    Mining and mineral resources: management of royalties from Federal 
        and Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1975) 
        [30JN]
    ------provide tax credit for the production of oil and natural gas 
        from marginal and new wells (see H.R. 577, 985, 987) [19JA] 
        [16FE]
    National forests: continuance of oil and gas operations in Wayne 
        National Forest (see H.R. 2354) [19SE]
    Nigeria: impose economic sanctions (see H.R. 2697) [30NO]
    Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate 
        between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436) 
        [9JA]
    Oil shale: lease lands within the naval oil shale reserves to 
        private entities for the development of oil and natural gas 
        (see H.R. 817, 887) [3FE] [9FE]
    Outer Continental Shelf: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and 
        development of power resources (see H.R. 2241, 2242) [4AU]
    Pipelines: require one-call notification system to protect 
        underground facilities from excavation damage (see H.R. 2482) 
        [13OC]
    Power resources: development of a national energy policy (see H. 
        Con. Res. 29) [14FE]
    ------information relative to the price and supply of home heating 
        fuel, natural gas, and automotive fuel (see H.R. 292) [9JA]
    ------tax credit for fuels produced by offshore deep-water 
        projects (see H.R. 576) [19JA]
    Recycling: require the EPA to establish a recycling credit system 
        for used oil (see H.R. 1525) [7AP]
    States: Federal recognition of any coastal moratorium on leasing, 
        exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf 
        (see H.R. 1898) [20JN]
    Taxation: expiration date for refunds on synthetic fuels (see H.R. 
        2357) [19SE]
    ------extend nonconventional fuel tax credit (see H.R. 2146) 
        [31JY]
    ------treatment of certain subsidies relative to energy and 
        natural resources (see H.R. 2315) [12SE]
    ------treatment of fuel excise tax refunds (see H.R. 1947) [28JN]

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    ------treatment of geological, geophysical, and surface casing 
        costs similar to intangible drilling and development costs 
        (see H.R. 578) [19JA]
    ------treatment of tar sands relative to production of fuels from 
        nonconventional sources and minimum tax preference for 
        intangible drilling costs (see H.R. 379) [9JA]
    ------treatment of transportation fuels (see H.R. 409) [9JA]
  Conference reports
    Alaska Power Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and 
        Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Exports (S. 395) [6NO] [8NO]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton [15MR] 
        [18MY] [18SE] [31OC] [28NO]
  Motions
    Foreign trade: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (H.R. 70) 
        [24JY]
    ------export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395) [25JY]
    ------export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), conference 
        report [8NO]
  Reports filed
    Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Exports: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 70) (H. Rept. 104-139) [15JN]
    Alaska Power Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and the 
        Export of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: Committee of 
        Conference (S. 395) (H. Rept. 104-312) [6NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 395, Alaska Power 
        Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and the Export 
        of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 104-314) [7NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 70, Export of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 197) (H. Rept. 104-198) 
        [21JY]
    Require Federal Agencies To Differentiate Between Organic Oils and 
        Petroleum Based Oils: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        436) (H. Rept. 104-262) [27SE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 104-262) 
        [27SE]

PETROLEUM MARKETING PRACTICES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Petroleum: consumer information on octane ratings and requirements 
        (see H.R. 546) [17JA]

PHARMACEUTICALS
related term(s) Drugs
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1976) [30JN]
    Drugs: revise drug approval process (see H.R. 1742) [6JN]
    Health: accessibility of alternative treatments and medicines (see 
        H.R. 2019) [12JY]
    Medicare: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 1496) [7AP]
    Patents: extend protection for nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug 
        (see H.R. 2467) [11OC]
    Taxation: credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs 
        for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1566) [3MY]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        1976) (H. Rept. 104-172) [30JN]

PHILIPPINES, REPUBLIC OF THE
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: support peace and stability in the South China Sea 
        (see H. Res. 114) [10MR]
    Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military 
        forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136) [6MR]

PHYSICIANS
see Health Care Professionals

PICKETT, OWEN B. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost of living index 
        (see H. Con. Res. 130) [3JA]
    Budget: balance through spending reduction (see H. Con. Res. 71) 
        [23MY]
    Employment: age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring 
        plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        344) [9JA]
    English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 
        345) [9JA]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see 
        H.J. Res. 41) [9JA]
    Immigration: establish special status for NATO civilian employees 
        (see H.R. 745) [30JA]
    Navy: operate ships stores as nonappropriated fund 
        instrumentalities (see H.R. 347) [9JA]
    ------transfer a river patrol boat to Tidewater Community College 
        (see H.R. 346) [9JA]
    Panama: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of 
        U.S. Armed Forces and the Panama Canal (see H. Con. Res. 9) 
        [9JA]
    Power resources: development of a national energy policy (see H. 
        Con. Res. 29) [14FE]
    Public debt: constitutional amendment to restrict annual deficits 
        (see H.J. Res. 40) [9JA]
    Ships and vessels: grants to shipyards for costs of acquiring 
        modern and advanced ship repair technology (see H.R. 348) 
        [9JA]
    States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 744) 
        [30JA]
    Taxation: treatment of employer-provided educational assistance 
        (see H.R. 746) [30JA]

PIPELINES
related term(s) Natural Gas; Petroleum
  Bills and resolutions
    Hazardous substances: require one-call notification system to 
        protect natural gas and hazardous liquid pipelines from 
        excavation damage (see H.R. 431) [9JA]
    Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety 
        (see H.R. 432, 1126, 1187, 1323) [9JA] [3MR] [9MR] [24MR]
    Safety: require one-call notification system to protect 
        underground facilities from excavation damage (see H.R. 2482) 
        [13OC]
  Reports filed
    Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1323) (H. Rept. 104-110) [6JN]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1323) (H. Rept. 104-110) [1MY]

POETRY
see Literature

POLAND, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Immigration: adjust status for certain Polish and Hungarian 
        parolees (see H.R. 2436) [29SE]
    ------provide visas for certain natives of Poland (see H.R. 2318) 
        [13SE]

POLICE
see Law Enforcement Officers

POLICE ATHLETIC LEAGUE
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Res. 163) [7JN]

POLITICAL ACTION COMMITTEES
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 49, 274, 296, 591, 732, 738, 1100, 1208, 1427, 1692, 
        2072, 2307, 2430, 2471, 2566, 2573) [9JA] [19JA] [30JA] [1MR] 
        [10MR] [6AP] [24MY] [19JY] [12SE] [29SE] [11OC] [31OC] [1NO]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to 
        elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 32, 97) [9JA] [22JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures 
        and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 65, 114) [26JA] [18OC]
    ------contribution limitations for multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 1865, 2141, 2446, 2638) [15JN] [28JY] 
        [29SE] [15NO]
    ------eliminate multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 
        1432) [6AP]
    ------establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 1837) [14JN]
    ------establish advisory commission to recommend reforms in 
        congressional election laws (see H.R. 2635) [14NO]
    ------prohibit congressional candidates from accepting 
        contributions from multicandidate political committees (see 
        H.R. 275) [9JA]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 2447, 2581) [29SE] [2NO]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations (see H.R. 
        2499, 2605) [18OC] [9NO]
    Gingrich, Representative: status of Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment 
        of independent counsel (see H. Res. 277, 288) [17NO] [30NO]
    Political campaigns: ban activities in Federal elections (see H.R. 
        356, 2565) [9JA] [31OC]
    ------influence restrictions and in-State contribution percentage 
        requirements (see H.R. 2148) [1AU]
    ------prohibit contributions and expenditures by multicandidate 
        committees in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 223, 262) 
        [9JA]
    Taxation: provide tax credit for political contributions and 
        eliminate the Presidential campaign fund (see H.R. 2171) [2AU]
  Motions
    Gingrich, Representative: status of Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment 
        of independent counsel (H. Res. 277) [17NO]
    ------status of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        ethics investigation and appointment of independent counsel 
        (H. Res. 288) [30NO]
  Reports filed
    Inquiry Into Various Complaints Filed Against Representative 
        Gingrich: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        (H. Rept. 104-401) [12DE]

POLITICAL CAMPAIGNS
  Bills and resolutions
    Advertising: free broadcasting time for political advertising (see 
        H.R. 2271) [6SE]
    Congress: prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked 
        mail [22MR]
    Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 49, 274, 296, 591, 732, 738, 1100, 1208, 1427, 1692, 
        2072, 2307, 2430, 2471, 2566, 2573) [9JA] [19JA] [30JA] [1MR] 
        [10MR] [6AP] [24MY] [19JY] [12SE] [29SE] [11OC] [31OC] [1NO]
    ------change election day to first Saturday in November of each 
        even-numbered year (see H.R. 1367) [30MR]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to 
        elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 32, 97) [9JA] [22JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures 
        and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 65, 114) [26JA] [18OC]
    ------contribution limitations for multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 1865, 2141, 2446, 2638) [15JN] [28JY] 
        [29SE] [15NO]
    ------eliminate multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 
        1432) [6AP]
    ------establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms for 
        Federal office (see H.R. 1837) [14JN]
    ------establish advisory commission to recommend reforms in 
        congressional election laws (see H.R. 2635) [14NO]
    ------improve electoral process through use of electronic filing 
        (see H.R. 2527) [24OC]
    ------limit out-of-State individual contributions (see H.R. 2830) 
        [22DE]
    ------prohibit congressional candidates from accepting 
        contributions from multicandidate political committees (see 
        H.R. 275) [9JA]
    ------prohibit congressional leadership committees (see H.R. 1693) 
        [24MY]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 2447, 2581) [29SE] [2NO]

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    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations (see H.R. 
        2499, 2605) [18OC] [9NO]
    ------prohibit use of campaign contributions for personal purposes 
        (see H.R. 276) [9JA]
    ------voluntary limitation on contributions from entities other 
        than individual district residents in House of Representative 
        elections (see H.R. 1694) [24MY]
    FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1372) [30MR]
    ------preservation of reports (see H.R. 2527) [24OC]
    Gingrich, Representative: status of Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment 
        of independent counsel (see H. Res. 277, 288) [17NO] [30NO]
    National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370) [9JA]
    Political action committees: ban activities in Federal elections 
        (see H.R. 356, 2565) [9JA] [31OC]
    ------influence restrictions and in-State contribution percentage 
        requirements (see H.R. 2148) [1AU]
    ------prohibit contributions and expenditures by multicandidate 
        committees in elections for Federal office (see H.R. 223, 262) 
        [9JA]
    Political ethics: require disclosure of certain phone bank 
        communications (see H.R. 324) [9JA]
    Taxation: credit for in-State contributions to congressional 
        candidates (see H.R. 1695) [24MY]
    ------eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation 
        on election worker services (see H.R. 2809) [19DE]
    ------provide tax credit for political contributions and eliminate 
        the Presidential campaign fund (see H.R. 2171) [2AU]
    Voting: constitutional amendment allowing the proposal and 
        enactment of laws by popular vote of the people (see H.J. Res. 
        11) [9JA]
  Motions
    Gingrich, Representative: status of Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment 
        of independent counsel (H. Res. 277) [17NO]
    ------status of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        ethics investigation and appointment of independent counsel 
        (H. Res. 288) [30NO]
  Reports filed
    Inquiry Into Various Complaints Filed Against Representative 
        Gingrich: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        (H. Rept. 104-401) [12DE]

POLITICAL ETHICS
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): response to 
        use of forged documents at a Subcommittee on National Economic 
        Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs hearing (see 
        H. Res. 244) [25OC]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): abolish and 
        establish an Independent Commission on Congressional Ethics 
        (see H.R. 2797) [15DE]
    ------prevent any action to dissolve, diminish the scope or limit 
        the activities of the committee during investigations (see 
        H.R. 251) [9JA]
    Congress: reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (see H.R. 
        2261, 2686; H. Res. 255) [6SE] [7NO] [29NO]
    ------reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (H.R. 2261), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 242) [24OC]
    Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 49, 274, 296, 591, 732, 738, 1100, 1208, 1427, 1692, 
        2072, 2307, 2430, 2471, 2566, 2573) [9JA] [19JA] [30JA] [1MR] 
        [10MR] [6AP] [24MY] [19JY] [12SE] [29SE] [11OC] [31OC] [1NO]
    ------constitutional amendment relative to expenditure of money to 
        elect public officials (see H.J. Res. 32, 97) [9JA] [22JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to regulate campaign expenditures 
        and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 65, 114) [26JA] [18OC]
    ------contribution limitations for multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 1865, 2141, 2446, 2638) [15JN] [28JY] 
        [29SE] [15NO]
    ------eliminate multicandidate political committees (see H.R. 
        1432) [6AP]
    ------establish advisory commission to recommend reforms in 
        congressional election laws (see H.R. 2635) [14NO]
    ------limit out-of-State individual contributions (see H.R. 2830) 
        [22DE]
    ------prohibit congressional candidates from accepting 
        contributions from multicandidate political committees (see 
        H.R. 275) [9JA]
    ------prohibit congressional leadership committees (see H.R. 1693) 
        [24MY]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 2447, 2581) [29SE] [2NO]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees controlled by foreign-owned corporations (see H.R. 
        2499, 2605) [18OC] [9NO]
    ------prohibit use of campaign contributions for personal purposes 
        (see H.R. 276) [9JA]
    ------voluntary limitation on contributions from entities other 
        than individual district residents in House of Representative 
        elections (see H.R. 1694) [24MY]
    Federal employees: greater disclosure of and accountability for 
        Government travel (see H.R. 85) [9JA]
    ------strengthen post-employment restrictions on certain executive 
        and legislative branch officials relative to foreign 
        representation (see H.R. 1576, 2031, 2498) [3MY] [13JY] [18OC]
    ------treatment of honoraria and postemployment restrictions (see 
        H.R. 1639) [15MY]
    Gingrich, Representative: status of Committee on Standards of 
        Official Conduct (House) ethics investigation and appointment 
        of independent counsel (see H. Res. 277, 288) [17NO] [30NO]
    Government: reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence 
        the Federal Government (see H.R. 2169, 2268, 2564) [2AU] [6SE] 
        [31OC]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (H.R. 2564), consideration (see H. Res. 
        269) [15NO]
    ------reform disclosure of lobbying activities to influence the 
        Federal Government (S. 1060), technical corrections (see H. 
        Con. Res. 116) [29NO]
    House of Representatives: require public recordkeeping of lobbyist 
        visits (see H.R. 2629) [14NO]
    House Rules: discourage arbitrary or inconsequential ethics 
        complaints (see H. Res. 314) [19DE]
    ------establish a Citizens' Commission on Congressional Ethics 
        (see H. Res. 95) [23FE]
    ------reform gift rules (see H. Res. 214, 250, 264) [6SE] [30OC] 
        [10NO]
    ------reform gift rules (H. Res. 250), consideration (see H. Res. 
        268) [15NO]
    Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of 
        Representatives (see H. Res. 286) [29NO]
    ------prohibit misrepresentation of groups or individual names in 
        connection with lobbying (see H.R. 2694) [30NO]
    National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370) [9JA]
    O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: call for resignation and investigation of 
        travel expenditures (see H. Res. 308) [15DE]
    ------investigation of funds used to analyze media coverage of 
        Dept. of Energy (see H. Res. 283) [28NO]
    Political action committees: ban activities in Federal elections 
        (see H.R. 356, 2565) [9JA] [31OC]
    ------influence restrictions and in-State contribution percentage 
        requirements (see H.R. 2148) [1AU]
    Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank 
        communications (see H.R. 324) [9JA]
    Taxation: credit for in-State contributions to congressional 
        candidates (see H.R. 1695) [24MY]
    ------treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see 
        H.R. 2434) [29SE]
    Tax-exempt organizations: authorize receipt of Federal loans, 
        grants, or contracts to organizations engaging in lobbying 
        activities (see H.R. 2785) [15DE]
  Motions
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): response to 
        use of forged documents at a Subcommittee on National Economic 
        Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs hearing (H. 
        Res. 244) [25OC]
    ------status of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        ethics investigation and appointment of independent counsel 
        (H. Res. 277) [17NO]
    ------status of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        ethics investigation and appointment of independent counsel 
        (H. Res. 288) [30NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 250, House Gift Rules Reform: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 268) (H. Rept. 104-341) [15NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2564, Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 269) (H. Rept. 104-342) [15NO]
    House Gift Rules Reform: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 250) 
        (H. Rept. 104-337) [14NO]
    Inquiry Into Various Complaints Filed Against Representative 
        Gingrich: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        (H. Rept. 104-401) [12DE]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 
        2564) (H. Rept. 104-339) [14NO]

POLITICAL PARTIES
  Bills and resolutions
    House of Representatives: declare vacant the office of a Member 
        who announces a change in political party affiliation (see H. 
        Res. 203) [25JY]
    ------require Members who change political parties to repay 
        certain funds to their former party (see H. Res. 202) [25JY]

POLLS OF OPINION
see Public Opinion Polls

POLLUTION
related term(s) Ecology and Environment
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: establish a conservation incentives program to 
        develop soil, water, and related resources protection 
        practices (see H.R. 2793) [15DE]
    Air pollution: conduct study of certain cross-border sources (see 
        H.R. 2637) [15NO]
    ------impose moratorium on sanctions under the Clean Air Act 
        provisions on marginal and moderate ozone nonattainment areas 
        (see H.R. 1602) [10MY]
    ------reduction in emissions of pollutants contributing to acid 
        deposition in the Adirondacks (see H.R. 2682) [28NO]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act stratospheric ozone protection 
        provisions (see H.R. 475) [11JA]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act toxic air emission provisions 
        (see H.R. 473) [11JA]
    Barnegat Bay, NJ: eligibility for priority consideration under the 
        National Estuary Program (see H.R. 679) [25JA]
    Business and industry: voluntary environmental self-evaluations 
        (see H.R. 1047) [24FE]
    CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 200, 228) [9JA]
    Chemicals: sulfur dioxide reportable quantity for regulatory 
        notification (see H.R. 2595) [8NO]
    Clean Air Act: marginal area requirements relative to ozone 
        concentrations (see H.R. 581) [19JA]
    ------repeal certain amendments (see H.R. 479) [11JA]
    ------State implementation plans (see H.R. 304) [9JA]
    ------treatment of motorcycles (see H.R. 2299) [12SE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: prescribe by regulation the representation 
        of ``Woodsy Owl'' (see H.R. 1269) [21MR]
    Ecology and environment: establish revolving loan funds for 
        cleanup of distressed areas with investment potential (see 
        H.R. 1620) [11MY]
    ------financial responsibility requirements for offshore 
        facilities (see H.R. 633, 1002) [23JA] [21FE]
    ------provide assistance to rural and disadvantaged communities 
        under the State water pollution control revolving loan program 
        (see H.R. 692) [26JA]
    ------recycling and management of used oil and reduced lead 
        emissions (see H.R. 189) [9JA]
    ------recycling and use reduction of mercury (see H.R. 2835) 
        [22DE]
    ------State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low 
        and medium priority sites (see H.R. 1621) [11MY]

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    ------transition from use of halons and chlorofluorocarbons to 
        substitute compounds (see H.R. 2367) [20SE]
    EPA: delay implementation of remedial action and design at certain 
        sites (see H.R. 1901) [20JN]
    ------modify the reformulated gasoline program (see H.R. 2484) 
        [17OC]
    ------remove New Hanover County, NC, airport burn pit from the 
        Superfund national priorities list (see H.R. 1902) [20JN]
    ------temporary suspension of reformulated gasoline rules (see 
        H.R. 1015) [22FE]
    ------waiver of reformulated gasoline rules during non-ozone 
        season (see H.R. 2327) [13SE]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 961) [15FE]
    ------amend (H.R. 961), consideration (see H. Res. 140) [9MY]
    Government regulations: use of freon in home, automobile, and 
        agricultural air conditioning equipment (see H.R. 2645) [15NO]
    Los Angeles, CA: prevent construction of a gas recovery treatment 
        facility (see H.R. 2267) [6SE]
    Motor vehicles: allow emission reductions caused by fleet turnover 
        to be credited under the Clean Air Act (see H.R. 477) [11JA]
    ------delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and 
        maintenance programs (see H.R. 46, 307, 495) [9JA] [11JA]
    ------prohibit Federal requirement for State plans on trip 
        reduction requirements (see H.R. 478) [11JA]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act emission standards (see H.R. 
        476) [11JA]
    National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827) 
        [21DE]
    Noise pollution: restrictions and requirements on aircraft 
        operations at metropolitan airports (see H.R. 506) [13JA]
    Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate 
        between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436) 
        [9JA]
    Real estate: homeowner participation in area planning likely to 
        impact home values and compensation for certain area 
        development (see H.R. 971) [16FE]
    Recycling: provide refunds for certain beverage containers and 
        resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 1444) [6AP]
    Refuse disposal: exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems 
        from subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 102) [9JA]
    ------solid and hazardous waste incinerator requirements (see H.R. 
        2211) [4AU]
    Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid 
        waste (see H.R. 603) [20JA]
    Taxation: income tax credit for property used to control 
        environmental pollution and for soil and water conservation 
        expenditures (see H.R. 41) [9JA]
    ------issuance of tax-exempt bonds for air and water pollution 
        control facilities (see H.R. 2380) [21SE]
    ------treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 1820) [13JN]
    ------treatment of certain subsidies relative to energy and 
        natural resources (see H.R. 2315) [12SE]
    Water pollution: capitalization grants to States (see H.R. 1102) 
        [1MR]
    ------eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into 
        navigable waters (see H.R. 1400) [5AP]
    ------enforcement and compliance with regulations (see H.R. 1262) 
        [16MR]
    ------establish requirements and provide assistance to prevent 
        nonpoint sources of pollution (see H.R. 1132) [3MR]
    ------Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 364) [9JA]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act acid rain provisions (see H.R. 
        474) [11JA]
    ------standards for constructed water conveyances (see H.R. 2567) 
        [1NO]
  Motions
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961) [16MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 961, Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
        Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 
        104-114) [9MY]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 961) (H. Rept. 
        104-112) [3MY]
    Require Federal Agencies To Differentiate Between Organic Oils and 
        Petroleum Based Oils: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        436) (H. Rept. 104-262) [27SE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 104-262) 
        [27SE]
    Water Pollution Standards for Constructed Water Conveyances: 
        Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 2567) (H. Rept. 104-
        433) [21DE]

POMBO, RICHARD W. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: incentives for land owners to provide habitat for 
        endangered species (see H.R. 2284) [7SE]
    Colleges and universities: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to 
        institutions that prevent access to campus for ROTC or 
        military recruiting (see H.R. 1118) [2MR]
    Expo `98: U.S. participation in Lisbon, Portugal (see H. Con. Res. 
        91) [2AU]
    House of Representatives: require that certain legislation be 
        accompanied by a statement of constitutional authority (see H. 
        Res. 106) [6MR]
    Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: amend (see H.R. 1103) 
        [1MR]
    Roosevelt, Theodore: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285) 
        [7SE]
    Taxation: incentives for the conservation of endangered species 
        (see H.R. 2286) [7SE]

POMEROY, EARL (a Representative from North Dakota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of 
        self-employed individuals (see H.R. 52) [9JA]

POMONA, NJ
  Bills and resolutions
    William J. Hughes Technical Center: designate (see H.R. 1373) 
        [30MR]

POPULATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign countries: stabilization of world population through 
        reproductive choice (see H.R. 2052) [18JY]

PORNOGRAPHY
  Bills and resolutions
    Computers: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material 
        to minors by computer (see H.R. 2104) [24JY]
    ------specify application of obscenity prohibitions on certain 
        computers within or affecting commerce (see H.R. 121) [9JA]
    Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television 
        (see H.R. 1540) [2MY]

PORTER, JOHN EDWARD (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [22FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1817, military construction, family housing, and base 
        closure and realignment appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Animals: prohibit export of American black bear viscera (see H.R. 
        353) [9JA]
    ------prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera 
        (see H.R. 2240) [4AU]
    Budget: consideration of budget authority rescission proposals 
        (see H.R. 678) [25JA]
    Courts: establish uniform standard for the resolution of medical 
        malpractice claims (see H.R. 352) [9JA]
    Crime: deny annuity benefits to Members of Congress and terminate 
        salary of justices or judges convicted of felonies (see H.R. 
        350) [9JA]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2127) [27JY]
    Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102) 
        [20SE]
    Northwestern University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 
        294) [7DE]
    Taxation: treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 354) 
        [9JA]
    Turkey: invasion of Northern Iraq (see H. Res. 124) [30MR]
    Veterans: provide that certain periodicals not be bound 
        publications for mail classification purposes (see H.R. 349) 
        [9JA]
    Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability 
        during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit 
        organizations (see H.R. 911) [13FE]
    Voting: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351) 
        [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 
        2127) (H. Rept. 104-209) [27JY]

PORTMAN, ROB (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 1, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Congress: prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked 
        mail (see H.R. 355) [9JA]
    Political action committees: ban activities in Federal elections 
        (see H.R. 356) [9JA]
    Taxation: establishment of simple retirement accounts (see H.R. 
        2584) [2NO]
    ------treatment of pensions (see H.R. 2037) [13JY]

PORTUGAL, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Expo `98: U.S. participation in Lisbon, Portugal (see H. Con. Res. 
        91) [2AU]

POSHARD, GLENN (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 895, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act [12SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 59) [19JA]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 60) [19JA]
    Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 591) [19JA]
    House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 1053) 
        [24FE]
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: designate (see H.R. 
        2689) [29NO]

POSTAGE AND STAMPS
  Bills and resolutions
    Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26) [13FE]
    Postal Service: acceptance of change-of-address orders from 
        commercial mail receiving agencies (see H.R. 1464) [6AP]

POSTAL RATE COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions 
        of higher education (see H.R. 2578) [2NO]

POSTAL SERVICE
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate 
        (see H.R. 2700) [30NO]
    Appropriations: repeal transitional authorization (see H.R. 1826) 
        [13JN]
    Budget: reduction of accumulated debt (see H.R. 2744) [7DE]
    Change-of-address orders: acceptance from commercial mail 
        receiving agencies (see H.R. 1464) [6AP]
    Charles A. Hayes Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see 
        H.R. 2704) [5DE]

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    Charles J. Coyle Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate 
        (see H.R. 1398) [5AP]
    Claude W. Brown Post Office Building, McCamey, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 1489) [7AP]
    Congress: prevent certain mass mailings from being sent as franked 
        mail [22MR]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2020) [12JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 190) [17JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2020), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 267) [14NO]
    Education: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions of 
        higher education (see H.R. 2578) [2NO]
    Edward Madigan Post Office Building, Lincoln, IL: designate (see 
        H.R. 1880) [16JN]
    George J. Mitchell Post Office Building, Waterville, ME: designate 
        (see H.R. 2077) [20JY]
    Harry Kizirian Post Office Building, Providence, RI: designate 
        (see H.R. 1606) [10MY]
    Holk Post Office Building, Foley, AL: designate (see H.R. 2262) 
        [6SE]
    House of Representatives: abolish franking privilege (see H.R. 
        2308) [12SE]
    ------official mail allowance (see H.R. 71, 458, 504, 755, 847, 
        918, 923, 978, 1053, 1383, 1615, 1755) [9JA] [13JA] [31JA] 
        [7FE] [13FE] [16FE] [24FE] [4AP] [11MY] [7JN]
    Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26) [13FE]
    Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate 
        (see H.R. 885) [9FE]
    Postal patrons: prevent disclosure of names or addresses (see H.R. 
        434) [9JA]
    Privatization (see H.R. 210) [9JA]
    Veterans: exempt organizations from regulations prohibiting the 
        solicitation of contributions on postal property (see H.R. 
        467) [11JA]
    ------provide that certain periodicals not be bound publications 
        for mail classification purposes (see H.R. 349) [9JA]
    Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 
        2192) [3AU]
    Winfield Scott Stratton Post Office, Colorado Springs, CO: 
        designate (see H.R. 1026) [23FE]
    ZIP codes: redraw boundaries to coincide with community boundaries 
        (see H.R. 1592) [9MY]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 2020) 
        [25OC]
  Motions
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 2020) [19JY] [8SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2020, Dept. of the 
        Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the President, 
        and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 267) (Rept. 104-338) [14NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, 
        Executive Office of the President, and Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 190) (H. 
        Rept. 104-190) [17JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        of Conference (H.R. 2020) (H. Rept. 104-291) [25OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2020) (H. Rept. 
        104-183) [12JY]
    Repeal Transitional Authorization of Appropriations for the Postal 
        Service: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 1826) (H. Rept. 104-174) [10JY]

POVERTY
related term(s) Homeless; Hunger
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE] [24OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    AFDC: remove disincentives that prevent recipients from moving 
        toward self-sufficiency (see H.R. 950) [15FE]
    Bureau of the Census: publication of data (see H.R. 919) [13FE]
    Crime: deny Federal benefits to persons convicted of fraudulent 
        representation of residency in more than one State (see H.R. 
        404) [9JA]
    Dept. of Commerce: corrections in data relative to cost-of-living 
        statistics (see H.R. 547) [17JA]
    Dept. of HUD: permit rent reductions for certain public housing 
        projects receiving assistance (see H.R. 624) [20JA]
    Education: establish mentoring programs for at-risk youths (see 
        H.R. 2708) [5DE]
    ------low-income school choice demonstration program (see H.R. 
        1640) [15MY]
    Federal aid programs: reform workforce training and literacy 
        programs (see H.R. 2332) [14SE]
    Food stamps: program integrity (see H.R. 1093) [1MR]
    ------provide administrative flexibility and commodity 
        distribution consolidation (see H.R. 1997) [10JY]
    ------reform program (see H.R. 1135) [6MR]
    ------use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements (see 
        H.R. 236) [9JA]
    Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the 
        health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 
        1341) [28MR]
    ------deter health care fraud and improve the administration of 
        health benefit plans (see H.R. 1912) [22JN]
    ------establish community-based managed care programs in medically 
        disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 381) [9JA]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 16, 1200, 1234, 1424, 1798, 2071, 2220, 
        2756, 2836; H. Con. Res. 14) [9JA] [17JA] [9MR] [14MR] [6AP] 
        [8JN] [19JY] [4AU] [11DE] [22DE]
    ------national policy to provide health care coverage of mental 
        illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 98) [4AU]
    Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 55) [9JA]
    Housing: creation of low-income housing trust fund relative to tax 
        treatment of mortgage interest, property tax deductions, and 
        inherited property (see H.R. 1016) [22FE]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 2406) [27SE]
    ------expedite evictions from public housing (see H.R. 1773, 1988, 
        2340) [7JN] [30JN] [14SE]
    ------facilitate rehabilitation of public housing through low-
        income housing credit (see H.R. 186) [9JA]
    ------guarantee the repayment of loans made by private lenders for 
        costs of certain rural rental housing (see H.R. 66) [9JA]
    ------homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural 
        rental housing program (see H.R. 1691) [24MY]
    ------provide assistance for emergency repairs of low-income 
        housing projects operated by the Chicago Housing Authority 
        (see H.R. 167) [9JA]
    ------public housing construction and revitalization (see H.R. 
        1613) [11MY]
    ------use of community development block grants for direct 
        homeownership assistance (see H.R. 2304) [12SE]
    Medicaid: nonemergency medical transportation services (see H.R. 
        975) [16FE]
    ------provide State incentives for reduction of expenditures (see 
        H.R. 1334) [28MR]
    ------reduce infant mortality through improvement of coverage of 
        services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 180) [9JA]
    ------require States to provide photograph of beneficiary on 
        enrollment card (see H.R. 2303) [12SE]
    Medicare: study effectiveness of rural telemedicine networks (see 
        H.R. 851) [7FE]
    Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see 
        H.R. 2480) [13OC]
    ------public examination of any changes in existing law relative 
        to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221) [13SE]
    Nonprofit organizations: encourage the donation of food and 
        grocery products to needy individuals (see H.R. 2428) [29SE]
    Public welfare programs: assist low income families and seniors 
        relative to severe heat emergencies (see H.R. 2109) [25JY]
    ------exclude certain programs from liability provisions of 
        electronic benefits transfer (see H.R. 1485) [7AP]
    ------reform (see H.R. 4, 315, 759, 781, 819, 982, 999, 1146, 
        1157, 1181, 1214, 1250, 1267) [9JA] [31JA] [1FE] [3FE] [16FE] 
        [21FE] [7MR] [8MR] [9MR] [13MR] [15MR] [21MR]
    ------reform (H.R. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 117, 119) [16MR] 
        [21MR]
    ------reform (H.R. 4), consideration of conference report (see H. 
        Res. 319) [20DE]
    ------support community food security projects relative to low-
        income individuals (see H.R. 2003) [11JY]
    Schools: provide free lunches and breakfasts to economically 
        disadvantaged students (see H. Con. Res. 49) [24MR]
    Small business: awarding of contracts to individuals considered 
        economically disadvantaged (see H.R. 2379) [21SE]
    Social Security: establish and define jurisdiction of a U.S. Court 
        of Appeals for the Social Security Circuit (see H.R. 1587) 
        [9MY]
    ------imposition of fees for initial certification and survey of 
        health care facilities providing medicare and medicaid 
        services (see H.R. 2790) [15DE]
    ------maintain and protect system (see H. Con. Res. 75, 78) [14JN] 
        [21JN]
    ------permit coverage of outpatient physical therapy services 
        under medicare and medicaid without a physician's referral 
        (see H.R. 1746) [6JN]
    ------treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 2571) 
        [1NO]
    States: establish grants to reduce crime and poverty in poor 
        neighborhoods (see H.R. 1414) [5AP]
    Surplus Government property: distribution to nonprofit 
        organizations providing assistance to the hungry or indigent 
        (see H.R. 863) [8FE]
    Taxation: increase the child care credit for lower-income working 
        parents (see H.R. 131) [9JA]
    ------treatment of charitable contributions to private 
        organizations providing assistance to the poor (see H.R. 1768, 
        2225) [7JN] [4AU]
    Urban areas: promote national agenda (see H.R. 1297) [22MR]
  Conference reports
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (H.R. 4) [21DE]
  Motions
    Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4) [22MR] [24MR] [6DE]
    ------reform (H.R. 4), conference report [21DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4, Personal 
        Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 104-431) [20DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 117) (H. Rept. 104-83) [16MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 119) (H. Rept. 104-85) 
        [21MR]
    Food Stamp Program Reform: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        1135) (H. Rept. 104-77) [14MR]
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 104-430) [20DE]
    Public Welfare Programs Reform: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1157) (H. Rept. 104-81) [15MR]
    Welfare Reform Consolidation Act: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 999) (H. Rept. 104-75) 
        [10MR]

POWER RESOURCES
related term(s) Conservation of Energy; Natural Gas; Petroleum
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1905, energy and water development appropriations 
        [7SE]

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    ------S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration hydroelectric 
        projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude oil [25JY] 
        [11OC] [17OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (see 
        H.R. 1122) [3MR]
    ------sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 256) [7NO]
    Bonneville Power Administration: debt refinancing agreement at 
        prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to 
        U.S. Treasury (see H.R. 599, 799) [20JA] [2FE]
    California: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development of 
        the Outer Continental Shelf (see H.R. 219) [9JA]
    Conservation of energy: funding for programs (see H.R. 2596) [8NO]
    Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1993) [30JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations for civilian research, 
        development, demonstration, and commercial application 
        activities (see H.R. 1816) [13JN]
    ------establish Laboratory Facilities Commission (see H.R. 87) 
        [9JA]
    ------return Fast Flux Test Facility to operational status (see 
        H.R. 2569) [1NO]
    Domestic policy: development of a national energy policy (see H. 
        Con. Res. 29) [14FE]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        1905) [20JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1905), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 171) [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1905), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 248) [30OC]
    EPA: waiver of reformulated gasoline rules during non-ozone season 
        (see H.R. 2327) [13SE]
    Facilities: privatize certain Federal power generation and 
        transmission assets (see H.R. 1801) [8JN]
    Federal Power Marketing Administration: privatization (see H.R. 
        310) [9JA]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Arkansas (see H.R. 657) [24JA]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Illinois (see H.R. 2630) [14NO]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Kentucky (see H.R. 2501) [18OC]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in New Jersey (see H.R. 1366) [30MR]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in North Carolina (see H.R. 2773) [13DE]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Ohio (see H.R. 1011, 2816) [22FE] [20DE]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Oregon (see H.R. 1290, 1835) [22MR] [14JN]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Pennsylvania (see H.R. 2695) [30NO]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Washington (see H.R. 1014) [22FE]
    ------extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in West Virginia (see H.R. 1051, 1335) [24FE] [28MR]
    ------hydroelectric license extension (see H.R. 680) [25JA]
    ------payment by local governments of charges for hydroelectric 
        projects in Granite and Deer Lodge Counties, MT (see H.R. 944) 
        [14FE]
    Florida: restrictions and requirements on leasing of the 
        Continental Shelf (see H.R. 72) [9JA]
    Fuels: information relative to the price and supply of home 
        heating fuel, natural gas, and automotive fuel (see H.R. 292) 
        [9JA]
    Gulf of Mexico: production of oil and gas resources (see H.R. 
        2106) [25JY]
    Hazardous substances: importation and shipment of spent nuclear 
        fuel (see H.R. 2278) [7SE]
    Housing: energy conservation standards in public housing (see H.R. 
        170) [9JA]
    Los Angeles, CA: prevent construction of a gas recovery treatment 
        facility (see H.R. 2267) [6SE]
    Mining and mineral resources: provide States with exclusive 
        jurisdiction over regulation of surface coal mining within 
        their borders (see H.R. 2372) [21SE]
    ------provide tax credit for the production of oil and natural gas 
        from marginal and new wells (see H.R. 577, 985, 987) [19JA] 
        [16FE]
    National forests: continuance of oil and gas operations in Wayne 
        National Forest (see H.R. 2354) [19SE]
    Native Americans: establish trust fund for certain tribal 
        infrastructure projects for the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (see 
        H.R. 2512) [19OC]
    Natural gas: authorize associations of independent producers (see 
        H.R. 2342) [14SE]
    ------enhance safety, training, research, and development in the 
        propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514) [7AP]
    Offshore facilities: tax credit for fuels produced by offshore 
        deep-water projects (see H.R. 576) [19JA]
    Outer Continental Shelf: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and 
        development of power resources (see H.R. 2241, 2242) [4AU]
    Petroleum: consumer information on octane ratings and requirements 
        (see H.R. 546) [17JA]
    ------export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (H.R. 70), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 197) [21JY]
    ------export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 256) [7NO]
    ------exports of certain domestically produced crude oil (see H.R. 
        70) [9JA]
    Pipelines: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety (see 
        H.R. 432, 1126, 1187, 1323) [9JA] [3MR] [9MR] [24MR]
    Public utilities: deregulation of the electric power industry (see 
        H.R. 2562) [31OC]
    ------permit registered holding companies to provide 
        telecommunications services (see H.R. 912) [13FE]
    REA: improve loan program (see H.R. 1913) [22JN]
    Southeastern Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects 
        (see H.R. 2640) [15NO]
    States: Federal recognition of any coastal moratorium on leasing, 
        exploration, and development of the Outer Continental Shelf 
        (see H.R. 1898) [20JN]
    Taxation: expiration date for refunds on synthetic fuels (see H.R. 
        2357) [19SE]
    ------extend nonconventional fuel tax credit (see H.R. 2146) 
        [31JY]
    ------incentives for the use of alcohol as a fuel (see H.R. 2474) 
        [12OC]
    ------provide equivalent rates on liquefied natural gas and 
        compressed natural gas (see H.R. 2812) [19DE]
    ------treatment of certain subsidies relative to energy and 
        natural resources (see H.R. 2315) [12SE]
    ------treatment of conservation expenditures by electric and gas 
        utilities (see H.R. 959) [15FE]
    ------treatment of deduction for payments to nuclear 
        decommissioning reserve funds (see H.R. 1637) [15MY]
    ------treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational 
        boaters (see H.R. 1821, 1956) [13JN] [29JN]
    ------treatment of ethanol production by cooperatives (see H.R. 
        2232, 2647) [4AU] [16NO]
    ------treatment of fuel excise tax refunds (see H.R. 1947) [28JN]
    ------treatment of geological, geophysical, and surface casing 
        costs similar to intangible drilling and development costs 
        (see H.R. 578) [19JA]
    ------treatment of tar sands relative to production of fuels from 
        nonconventional sources and minimum tax preference for 
        intangible drilling costs (see H.R. 379) [9JA]
    ------treatment of transportation fuels (see H.R. 409) [9JA]
    TVA: transfer property, facilities, and equipment to public and 
        private entities (see H.R. 313) [9JA]
    U.S. Enrichment Corp.: privatization (see H.R. 1216) [13MR]
    West Virginia: preservation of coal mining heritage (see H.R. 
        1188) [9MR]
    Yellowstone National Park: identification and protection of 
        significant geothermal areas (see H.R. 723) [27JA]
  Conference reports
    Alaska Power Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and 
        Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Exports (S. 395) [6NO] [8NO]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 1905) [26OC]
  Messages
    Cooperation Agreement for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Between 
        the U.S. and the European Atomic Energy Community: President 
        Clinton [29NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton [15MR] 
        [18MY] [18SE] [31OC] [28NO]
    National Energy Policy: President Clinton [4AU]
    Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and South 
        Africa Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President 
        Clinton [29SE]
  Motions
    Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 
        395) [25JY]
    ------sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), conference report 
        [8NO]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905) 
        [7SE]
    Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (H.R. 70) [24JY]
    ------export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395) [25JY]
    ------export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395), conference 
        report [8NO]
  Reports filed
    Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Exports: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 70) (H. Rept. 104-139) [15JN]
    Alaska Power Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and the 
        Export of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: Committee of 
        Conference (S. 395) (H. Rept. 104-312) [6NO]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1122) (H. Rept. 104-
        187) [13JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1905, Energy and Water 
        Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 248) 
        (H. Rept. 104-297) [30OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 395, Alaska Power 
        Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and the Export 
        of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 104-314) [7NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 70, Export of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 197) (H. Rept. 104-198) 
        [21JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1905, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 171) (H. 
        Rept. 104-154) [22JN]
    Dept. of Energy Civilian Research, Development, Demonstration, and 
        Commercial Application Activities Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 1816) (H. Rept. 104-236) [4AU]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 104-293) [26OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 
        104-149) [20JN]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Arkansas: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 657) (H. Rept. 
        104-315) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        New Jersey: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1366) (H. 
        Rept. 104-322) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Ohio: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1011) (H. Rept. 104-
        317) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Oregon: (H.R. 1290) (H. Rept. 104-320) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Washington: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1014) (H. 
        Rept. 104-318) [7NO]
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        West Virginia: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1051) (H. 
        Rept. 104-319) [7NO]

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    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1335) (H. Rept. 104-321) 
        [7NO]
    Hydroelectric Power Licenses Extension: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 680) (H. Rept. 104-316) [7NO]
    Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1323) (H. Rept. 104-110) [6JN]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1323) (H. Rept. 104-110) [1MY]
    U.S. Enrichment Corp. Privatization: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1216) (H. Rept. 104-86) [23MR]

PRAYERS
  Bills and resolutions
    Constitutional amendments: voluntary school prayer (see H.J. Res. 
        10, 16, 19, 67, 94) [9JA] [3FE] [14JN]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 121, 127) [15NO] [28NO]

PRECIOUS METALS
  Bills and resolutions
    Coins: authorize minting of platinum and gold coins and reform 
        commemorative coin program (see H.R. 2614) [10NO]

PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (Bill Clinton)
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC] [31OC] [2NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 
        2491, 2517, 2530) [17OC] [20OC] [25OC]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 245) [25OC]
    Congress: joint session for the State of the Union Message (see H. 
        Con. Res. 16) [23JA]
    ------notify the President that a quorum has assembled (see H. 
        Res. 3) [9JA]
    Executive departments: provide authority to issue rulings 
        respecting application of laws under their jurisdiction (see 
        H.R. 2377) [21SE]
    Foreign trade: provide trade agreements authority to the President 
        (see H.R. 2371) [21SE]
    Government: ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice 
        President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2373, 2671) [21SE] [20NO]
    House of Representatives: notify President of election of the 
        Speaker and Clerk (see H. Res. 4) [9JA]
    Medicare: reporting requirement of trust fund trustees on 
        projected financial imbalances (see H.R. 1590) [9MY]
    Russia: summit meeting with President Boris Yeltsin (see H. Con. 
        Res. 25) [7FE]
    Treaties and agreements: withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile 
        Treaty (see H.R. 2483) [17OC]
  Messages
    Achievements in Aeronautics and Space [24MY]
    Activities of the U.S. Government in the U.N. [6SE]
    Alaska's Mineral Resources [3AP]
    Andean Trade Preference Act [8FE]
    Antiterrorism Amendments Act [9MY]
    Atomic Energy Act [9MR]
    CCC Report [9NO]
    Continuing Appropriations [16NO]
    Cooperation Agreement for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Between 
        the U.S. and the European Atomic Energy Community [29NO]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting [28JN] [10JY]
    Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Recommendations 
        [13JY]
    Deferral of Budgetary Resources [6FE] [22FE] [12SE] [19OC]
    Dept. of Energy Report [1MR]
    Dept. of Transportation Report on Hazardous Materials 
        Transportation [11OC]
    Disaster Assistance to Japan [23JA]
    Disruption of Middle East Peace Process by Terrorist Violence 
        [24JA]
    District of Columbia Budget Request [12MY] [29JN]
    District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
        Assistance Authority Operating Budget [4AU]
    Economic Assistance to Mexico [9MR]
    Economic Report [13FE]
    Export of Munitions List Articles to the People's Republic of 
        China [22JN]
    Farmington Wild and Scenic River Study [13DE]
    Federal Advisory Committees [6SE]
    Federal Budget, Fiscal Year 1996 [6FE]
    Federal Council on the Aging [8MR]
    Federal Labor Relations Authority Report [9NO]
    Federal Railroad Safety Act Administration [8MR]
    Fishery Agreement With Estonia [19JA]
    Fishery Agreement With Latvia [20JN]
    Generalized System of Preferences [6FE] [28JY]
    Gun-Free School Zones Act [10MY]
    Health Care for Native Hawaiians Programs [28MR]
    Highway and Motor Vehicle Safety Report [21SE]
    Immigration Enforcement Improvements Act [3MY]
    International Emergency Economic Powers Act [21MR]
    Major League Baseball Restoration Act [8FE]
    Middle East Peace Process [27JY]
    Middle-Class Bill of Rights Tax Relief Act [13FE]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Russia [3JA]
    National Corporation for Housing Partnerships Report [9NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Angola [28MR] [18SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Foreign Narcotics Traffickers 
        Centered in Colombia [24OC]
    National Emergency Relative to Haiti [3FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran [15MR] [18MY] [18SE] [31OC] 
        [28NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq [8FE] [28JY] [1AU]
    National Emergency Relative to Lapse of Export Administration Act 
        [29SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Libya [30JA] [12JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Proliferation of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction [16FE] [18MY] [8NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Serbia and Montenegro [10MY] [18JY] 
        [11DE] [27DE]
    National Endowment for Democracy [6MR]
    National Endowment for the Arts [6AP]
    National Endowment for the Humanities [9FE]
    National Energy Policy [4AU]
    National Environmental Policy Act [6AP]
    National Institute of Building Sciences [30JA]
    National Program for Floodplain Management [6MR]
    National Security Strategy [1MR]
    National Urban Policy Report [3AU]
    NSF Report [21MR]
    Nuclear Proliferation [7JN]
    Omnibus Counterterrorism Act [9FE]
    Ordering of Armed Forces Selected Reserve to Active Duty [11DE]
    Processing of Export License Applications [6DE]
    Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and South 
        Africa Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy [29SE]
    Public Debt Ceiling [13NO]
    Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act [30JA]
    Railroad Retirement Board Annual Report [28NO]
    Rescission Proposals Affecting the Depts. of Justice and 
        Transportation, and NASA [2MY]
    Romanian Emigration Laws and Policies [23MY] [11JY]
    Russian Emigration Laws and Policies [30JN]
    Saving Law Enforcement Officers' Lives Act [30JN]
    Science and Technology Report [29MR]
    Small Business Report [25MY]
    State of the Union [24JA]
    Trade Policy Agenda and Trade Agreements Program [8MR]
    U.S. Arctic Research Plan [17JY]
    U.S.-Bulgarian Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Agreement [4AU]
    U.S.-Germany Supplementary Agreement on Social Security [10OC]
    Veto of H.J. Res. 115, Continuing Appropriations [14NO]
    Veto of H.R. 1058, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act [20DE]
    Veto of H.R. 1158, Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions 
        [7JN]
    Veto of H.R. 1854, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations [6OC]
    Veto of H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations [18DE]
    Veto of H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
        Judiciary Appropriations [19DE]
    Veto of H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry 
        Independent Agencies Appropriations [18DE]
    Veto of H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget 
        Resolution [6DE]
    Veto of H.R. 2586, Public Debt Ceiling [13NO]
    West Bank and Gaza Strip Trade Preferences [21MR]
    Working Wage Increase Act [13FE]
  Motions
    Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491) 
        [26OC] [30OC]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        conference report [20NO]
    Gingrich, Representative: treatment on Air Force One relative to 
        budget negotiations [16NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent 
        Budget Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) 
        (H. Rept. 104-292) [25OC]
    Foreign Trade Agreements Authority to the President: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2371) (H. Rept. 104-285) [20OC]
    Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 104-347) [15NO]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 104-
        280) [17OC]
    Reporting Requirements of Medicare Trust Fund Trustees on 
        Projected Financial Imbalances: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1590) (H. Rept. 104-119) [15MY]

PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 4, Separate Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act [7SE]
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission [2MR]
    George Washington's birthday ceremonies delegation [21FE]
    Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 4, 6, 17, 43, 46, 47, 59) [9JA] [19JA]
    ------line-item veto (see H.R. 2, 27, 128) [9JA]
    ------line-item veto (H.R. 2), consideration (see H. Res. 55) 
        [1FE]
    ------line-item veto (S. 4), application to 1996 appropriations 
        bills (see H. Res. 212) [4AU]
    ------line-item veto (S. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 147) 
        [16MY]
    Armed Forces: amend the War Powers Resolution defining the 
        congressional and Presidential role in the use of troops 
        overseas (see H.R. 1111; H.J. Res. 95) [2MR] [16JN]
    Budget: require detailed information on spending choices (see H.R. 
        1109) [2MR]
    Constitutional amendments: direct popular election (see H.J. Res. 
        36, 86, 117) [9JA] [2MY] [7NO]
    ------granting of pardons (see H.J. Res. 30) [9JA]
    ------repeal 22d amendment relative to term restrictions (see H.J. 
        Res. 68, 71, 81) [8FE] [1MR] [29MR]
    Elections: establish a temporary commission to recommend reforms 
        for Federal office (see H.R. 1837) [14JN]
    ------permit use of ``None of the Above'' in elections for Federal 
        office (see H.R. 2114) [26JY]
    Foreign aid: integrated justification report for assistance 
        programs (see H.R. 204) [9JA]
    Foreign trade: provide trade agreements authority to the President 
        (see H.R. 2371) [21SE]
    George Washington Boyhood Home Foundation: preservation of Ferry 
        Farm (see H.R. 652) [24JA]
    Government: constitutional amendment to limit terms for Members of 
        Congress, and the President and Vice President (see H.J. Res. 
        82) [29MR]

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    ------ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice 
        President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown 
        (see H. Con. Res. 113) [15NO]
    Harry S Truman (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft 
        carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.R. 445) [9JA]
    Impoundment Control Act: repeal (see H.R. 1064) [27FE]
    Income: prohibit the receipt of certain monetary allowances while 
        receiving other Government annuities (see H.R. 273) [9JA]
    Madison, James: mint coins in commemoration of 250th anniversary 
        of birth (see H.R. 1684) [23MY]
    Money: budget and credit authority provided to the exchange 
        stabilization fund (see H.R. 867) [8FE]
    ------require congressional approval for certain uses of the 
        exchange stabilization fund (see H.R. 2177) [3AU]
    Monuments and memorials: recognize opening of Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt Memorial (see H. Res. 59) [3FE]
    Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, 
        DC: designate (see H.R. 2481) [13OC]
    Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft 
        carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.J. Res. 61) [23JA]
    Roosevelt, Theodore: mint commemorative coins (see H.R. 2285) 
        [7SE]
    Secret Service: limit protection of former Presidents relative to 
        traveling for income-producing activities (see H.R. 298) [9JA]
    Territories: constitutional amendment regarding presidential 
        election voting rights for residents (see H.J. Res. 42) [9JA]
    U.S. Marshals Service: appointment of marshals (see H.R. 2641) 
        [15NO]
    War: require a cost/benefit analysis for any declaration of war 
        (see H.R. 277) [9JA]
    Washington, George: mint coins in commemoration of 200th 
        anniversary of death (see H.R. 2026) [13JY]
  Motions
    Appropriations: line-item veto (H.R. 2) [6FE]
    ------line-item veto (S. 4) [7SE] [25OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of S. 4, Separate Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 147) (H. Rept. 104-121) 
        [16MY]
    Foreign Trade Agreements Authority to the President: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2371) (H. Rept. 104-285) [20OC]
    Line-Item Veto: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight 
        (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 104-11) [30JA]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 104-11) [27JA]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 104-15) [1FE]
    Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, 
        DC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2481) (H. Rept. 104-414) [19DE]

PRICES
see Economy

PRINTING
  Bills and resolutions
    Committees of the House: require legislation to transfer certain 
        functions of the GPO (see H. Res. 24) [9JA]
    Government: improve information dissemination and printing 
        procedures (see H.R. 1024) [23FE]
    House Rules: treatment of expenses of special-order speeches (see 
        H. Res. 263) [9NO]
    Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733) 
        [25MY]

PRISONERS OF WAR
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing 
        members (see H.R. 945) [15FE]
    Commission on MIA and POW in Southeast Asia: establish (see H.R. 
        2174) [2AU]
    Committee on POW/MIA Affairs (House, Select): establish (see H. 
        Res. 21) [9JA]
    Dept. of Defense: increase opportunities for veterans held as POW 
        during the Vietnam era to participate in procurement 
        activities (see H.R. 155) [9JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: display of POW/MIA flag at medical 
        centers relative to full accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA 
        (see H.R. 2013) [11JY]
    ------outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468) 
        [11JA]
    POW/MIA: granting of asylum to certain foreign nationals assisting 
        in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 460) [9JA]
    Purple Heart: authorize the awarding to individuals who were POW 
        before certain date (see H.R. 1458) [6AP]
    Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to 
        cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 
        89) [18MY]
    ------normalization of relations (see H. Con. Res. 81, 88) [30JN] 
        [27JY]
    World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners 
        at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. 
        Res. 73) [25MY]

PRISONS
see Correctional Institutions

PRIVACY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Postal Service: prevent disclosure of names or addresses of postal 
        patrons (see H.R. 434) [9JA]

PRIVACY PROTECTION COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 184) [9JA]

PRIVATE ENTERPRISE
see Free Enterprise

PRIVATE PROPERTY PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 925) [14FE]
    Enact (H.R. 925): consideration (see H. Res. 101) [28FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 925, Provisions: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 
        101) (H. Rept. 104-61) [28FE]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 925) (H. 
        Rept. 104-46) [23FE]

PRIVATE SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT
  Conference reports
    Provisions (H.R. 1058) [28NO]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 1058, Provisions: President Clinton [20DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1058, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 104-382) 
        [5DE]
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 104-369) 
        [28NO]

PRIZES
see Awards, Medals, Prizes

PRODUCT LIABILITY FAIRNESS ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 956, provisions [9NO]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 956) [9NO]

PRODUCT SAFETY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act [9NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 10, 917, 955, 956, 
        1075) [9JA] [13FE] [15FE] [28FE]
    ------product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 108, 109) [7MR] [8MR]
    Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in 
        breast self-examination (see H.R. 2753) [7DE]
    ------approval of the Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast 
        self-examination (see H.R. 2752) [7DE]
  Motions
    Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956) [9MR] [10MR] [9NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 108) (H. Rept. 104-
        69) [7MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 109) (H. Rept. 104-72) 
        [8MR]
    Product Liability Reform: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) 
        (H. Rept. 104-50) [24FE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 917) (H. Rept. 104-63) 
        [1MR]

PROFESSIONAL BOXING CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1845, 2212) [14JN] [4AU]

PROFESSIONAL BOXING SAFETY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1150) [7MR]

PROFESSIONAL TRADE SERVICE CORPS
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 1567) [3MY]

PROVIDENCE, RI
  Bills and resolutions
    Harry Kizirian Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 1606) 
        [10MY]

PRYCE, DEBORAH (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Arkansas: conveyance of the Corning National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 
        535), consideration (see H. Res. 144) [11MY]
    Correctional institutions: prevent Federal prisoners from engaging 
        in activities to increase their strength or fighting abilities 
        (see H.R. 515) [13JA]
    Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 
        2259), consideration (see H. Res. 237) [17OC]
    Crime: mandatory victim restitution (H.R. 665), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 60) [6FE]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 1977), consideration (see H. Res. 185, 
        187, 189) [11JY] [12JY] [13JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 231, 253, 301) [27SE] [1NO] 
        [13DE]
    House of Representatives: recesses subject to the call of the 
        Chair (see H. Res. 320) [20DE]
    Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 79) [10FE]
    Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 
        483), consideration (see H. Res. 130) [5AP]
    ------permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 
        483), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 180) 
        [29JN]
    Native Americans: status of Indian children (see H.R. 1448) [6AP]
    Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), consideration (see H. Res. 262) 
        [9NO]
    Roads and highways: repeal requirement to use asphalt containing 
        recycled crumb rubber for paving (see H.R. 1242) [15MR]
    Space policy: development, assembly, and operation of the 
        international space station (H.R. 1601), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 228) [21SE]
    Taxation: employer credits for expenses of providing dependent 
        care services to employees (see H.R. 881) [9FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 483, Permit Medicare 
        Select Policies To Be Offered in All States: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 104-169) [29JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1977, Dept. of the 
        Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 231) (H. Rept. 104-264) [27SE]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 253) (H. Rept. 104-304) 
        [1NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 301) (H. Rept. 104-403) 
        [13DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 483, Permit Medicare Select Policies To Be 
        Offered in All States: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        130) (H. Rept. 104-103) [5AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 535, Corning National Fish Hatchery 
        Conveyance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 144) (H. 
        Rept. 104-116) [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 665, Mandatory Victim Restitution: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 60) (H. Rept. 104-19) [6FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 728, Block Grants for Law Enforcement: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 104-27) 
        [10FE]

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    Consideration of H.R. 1601, International Space Station 
        Development, Assembly, and Operation: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 228) (H. Rept. 104-258) [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        185) (H. Rept. 104-182) [11JY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 187) (H. Rept. 104-184) 
        [12JY]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 189) (H. Rept. 104-186) 
        [13JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2259, Disapproving Certain Sentencing 
        Guideline Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (S. Res. 237) 
        (H. Rept. 104-279) [17OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2586, Public Debt Ceiling: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 262) (H. Rept. 104-332) [9NO]
    House of Representatives' Recesses Subject to the Call of the 
        Chair: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 320) (H. Rept. 104-
        432) [20DE]

PUBLIC ASSISTANCE PROGRAMS
see Public Welfare Programs

PUBLIC BROADCASTING
related term(s) News Media
  Bills and resolutions
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: repeal statutory authority (see 
        H.R. 208) [9JA]
  Messages
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: President Clinton [28JN] [10JY]

PUBLIC BUILDINGS
  Bills and resolutions
    Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: designate (see 
        H.R. 2305) [12SE]
    Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate 
        (see H.R. 2700) [30NO]
    Bruce R. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Reno, NV: 
        designate (see H.R. 395) [9JA]
    Charles A. Hayes Post Office Building, Chicago, IL: designate (see 
        H.R. 2704) [5DE]
    Charles J. Coyle Post Office Building, St. Louis, MO: designate 
        (see H.R. 1398) [5AP]
    Claude W. Brown Post Office Building, McCamey, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 1489) [7AP]
    David J. Wheeler Federal Building, Baker City, OR: designate (see 
        H.R. 2061) [19JY]
    Dept. of Defense: conversion of certain military installations 
        into correctional facilities for youthful offenders (see H.R. 
        472) [11JA]
    Edward Madigan Post Office Building, Lincoln, IL: designate (see 
        H.R. 1880) [16JN]
    Federal aid programs: permit State and local governments to lease 
        or sell Federal-aid facilities without repayment of Federal 
        grants (see H.R. 1907) [21JN]
    Francis J. Hagel Building, Richmond, CA: designate (see H.R. 2111) 
        [25JY]
    George J. Mitchell Federal Building, Waterville, ME: designate 
        (see H.R. 2049) [18JY]
    George J. Mitchell Post Office Building, Waterville, ME: designate 
        (see H.R. 2077) [20JY]
    Government regulations: designate space for the placement of 
        missing children posters in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2792) 
        [15DE]
    H. John Heinz III, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, 
        Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 2760) [12DE]
    Harry Kizirian Post Office Building, Providence, RI: designate 
        (see H.R. 1606) [10MY]
    Helen Delich Bentley Building, Baltimore, MD: designate (see H.R. 
        2062) [19JY]
    Holk Post Office Building, Foley, AL: designate (see H.R. 2262) 
        [6SE]
    House Rules: prohibit legislation designating buildings or 
        structures in honor of Members of Congress, Federal judges, of 
        executive branch officers until 5 years after their retirement 
        (see H. Res. 199) [21JY]
    Howard H. Baker, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Knoxville, TN: designate 
        (see H.R. 2547) [26OC]
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: designate (see H.R. 
        2689) [29NO]
    James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building, Miami, FL: designate 
        (see H.R. 255) [9JA]
    Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, Walla Walla, 
        WA: designate (see H.R. 2322) [13SE]
    Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, Fort Smith, AR: designate 
        (see H.R. 1804) [8JN]
    Marilyn Lloyd Environmental, Life, and Social Sciences Complex, 
        Oak Ridge, TN: designate (see H.R. 2301) [12SE]
    Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, PA: designate (see H.R. 
        1718) [25MY]
    NASA: selection of abandoned and underutilized facilities relative 
        to agency needs (see H.R. 388) [9JA]
    New York: provide an additional place to hold court in the 
        southern district (see H.R. 1128) [3MR]
    Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building 
        (see H. Res. 135) [1MY]
    Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate 
        (see H.R. 885) [9FE]
    Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center, Channel Islands National 
        Park: designate (see H.J. Res. 50) [11JA]
    Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building, Louisville, KY: designate (see 
        H.R. 965) [15FE]
    Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, 
        DC: designate (see H.R. 2481) [13OC]
    Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Youngstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 869) [8FE]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S Courthouse, White Plains, NY: designate (see 
        H.R. 653) [24JA]
    Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building, El Paso, TX: 
        designate (see H.R. 2415) [28SE]
    Transactions: calculation (see H.R. 1325) [24MR]
    Veach-Baley Federal Complex, Asheville, NC: designate (see H.R. 
        2504) [18OC]
    Vincent E. McKelvey Federal Building, Menlo Park, CA: designate 
        (see H.R. 2556) [30OC]
    Walter B. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Greenville, 
        NC: designate (see H.R. 840) [6FE]
    Winfield Scott Stratton Post Office, Colorado Springs, CO: 
        designate (see H.R. 1026) [23FE]
  Reports filed
    Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 965) (H. Rept. 
        104-420) [19DE]
    Bruce R. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Reno, NV: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        395) (H. Rept. 104-362) [28NO]
    David J. Wheeler Federal Building, Baker City, OR: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2061) (H. 
        Rept. 104-412) [19DE]
    Francis J. Hagel Building, Richmond, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2111) (H. 
        Rept. 104-411) [19DE]
    Howard H. Baker, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Knoxville, TN: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2547) (H. 
        Rept. 104-417) [19DE]
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2689) (H. 
        Rept. 104-410) [19DE]
    James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building, Miami, FL: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 255) (H. 
        Rept. 104-361) [28NO]
    Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, Fort Smith, AR: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1804) (H. 
        Rept. 104-367) [28NO]
    Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, PA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1718) (H. 
        Rept. 104-413) [19DE]
    Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center, Channel Islands National 
        Park, CA: Committee on Resources (House) (H.J. Res. 50) (H. 
        Rept. 104-10) [27JA]
    Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building, Louisville, KY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 965) (H. Rept. 
        104-366) [28NO]
    Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, 
        DC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2481) (H. Rept. 104-414) [19DE]
    Seybourn H. Lynne Federal Courthouse, Decatur, AL: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 369) (H. Rept. 
        104-419) [19DE]
    Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Youngstown, OH: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 869) (H. Rept. 104-365) [28NO]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, White Plains, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 653) (H. Rept. 
        104-363) [28NO]
    Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building, El Paso, TX: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2415) (H. Rept. 104-415) [19DE]
    Veach-Baley Federal Complex, Asheville, NC: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2504) (H. 
        Rept. 104-416) [19DE]
    Vincent E. McKelvey Federal Building, Menlo Park, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2556) (H. 
        Rept. 104-418) [19DE]
    Walter B. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Greenville, 
        NC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 840) (H. Rept. 104-364) [28NO]

PUBLIC DEBT
related term(s) Budget--U.S.
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC] [31OC] [2NO] [13NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: amend the budget process to require joint budget 
        resolutions and the inclusion of public debt limit extension 
        (see H.R. 2622) [13NO]
    ------balance (see H.R. 567, 822, 823, 1131, 1516, 1923) [19JA] 
        [3FE] [3MR] [7AP] [22JN]
    ------balance through spending reduction (see H. Con. Res. 71) 
        [23MY]
    ------constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. Res. 
        1, 7, 15, 20, 21, 22, 28, 31, 35, 37, 45, 46, 49, 53, 55, 57, 
        58, 60, 62, 74) [9JA] [11JA] [18JA] [19JA] [23JA] [3MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 33, 44) [11JA] [24JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to require two-thirds vote of both 
        Houses of Congress if outlays exceed revenues (see H.J. Res. 
        9) [9JA]
    ------deficit (see H. Res. 94) [23FE]
    ------establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce 
        discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 1162) [8MR]
    ------establish a deficit reduction trust fund and reduce 
        discretionary spending limits (H.R. 1162), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 218) [12SE]
    ------extend discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 2295) [8SE]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (see H.R. 2491, 
        2517, 2530) [17OC] [20OC] [25OC]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 245) [25OC]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration of Senate amendments to conference report (see 
        H. Res. 279) [18NO]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 272) [16NO]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 321) [21DE]
    ------treatment of Social Security under a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 17) [23JA]
    ------treatment of Social Security under a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (H. Con. Res. 17), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 44) [24JA]
    ------use CBO economic assumptions to achieve a balanced Federal 
        budget (see H.J. Res. 132) [18DE]
    Constitutional amendments: restrict annual deficits (see H.J. Res. 
        40) [9JA]
    Dept. of the Treasury: management of cash positions whenever the 
        Government is unable to borrow funds to meet its needs (see 
        H.R. 2098) [21JY]
    Executive departments: use of unobligated funds to pay bonuses to 
        certain personnel and for deficit reduction (see H.R. 29) 
        [9JA]
    Government: ceiling (see H.R. 2409, 2586) [27SE] [7NO]
    ------ceiling (H.R. 2409), consideration (see H. Res. 292) [6DE]

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    ------ceiling (H.R. 2586), consideration (see H. Res. 258, 262) 
        [8NO] [9NO]
    ------enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (see 
        H.R. 2621) [13NO]
    ------enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 
        2621), consideration (see H. Res. 293) [7DE]
    House of Representatives: require that excess amounts from 
        Members' official allowances be applied to deficit reduction 
        (see H.R. 330, 376, 572, 1333) [9JA] [19JA] [28MR]
    ------return of excess amounts from official allowances to the 
        Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26, 77, 856) [9JA] 
        [7FE]
    House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. 
        Res. 260, 276, 297) [9NO] [17NO] [12DE]
    ------statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 28, 138) 
        [9JA] [2MY]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        liability to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 13) [9JA]
    ------allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        overpayments or to make contributions for deficit reduction 
        (see H.R. 1442) [6AP]
    ------rate reductions relative to projected budget deficit targets 
        (see H.R. 1160) [8MR]
  Conference reports
    Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution (H.R. 2491) 
        [15NO] [20NO]
  Messages
    Middle-Class Bill of Rights Tax Relief Act: President Clinton 
        [13FE]
    Public Debt Ceiling: President Clinton [13NO]
    Veto of H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget 
        Resolution: President Clinton [6DE]
    Veto of H.R. 2586, Public Debt Ceiling: President Clinton [13NO]
  Motions
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1) 
        [26JA]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491) 
        [26OC] [30OC]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        conference report [20NO]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), 
        consideration (H. Res. 321) [22DE]
    Government: ceiling (H.R. 2586) [9NO] [10NO]
    ------ceiling (H.R. 2586), veto [13NO]
    ------enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 
        2621) [14DE]
    House Rules: same-day consideration of certain resolutions (H. 
        Res. 276) [18NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of 
        the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 272) (H. Rept. 104-348) [16NO]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 17, Treatment of Social Security 
        Under a Constitutional Amendment To Require a Balanced Budget: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 104-4) 
        [24JA]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 1, Constitutional Amendment To Require 
        a Balanced Budget: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 44) (H. 
        Rept. 104-4) [24JA]
    Consideration of H.R. 1162, Deficit Reduction Lockbox Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 218) (H. Rept. 104-243) 
        [12SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent 
        Budget Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) 
        (H. Rept. 104-292) [25OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2586, Public Debt Ceiling: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 258) (H. Rept. 104-328) [8NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 262) (H. Rept. 104-332) 
        [9NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Public Debt Limit Enforcement and 
        Protection of Obligated Trust Funds: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 293) (H. Rept. 104-388) [7DE]
    Consideration of Senate Amendments to Conference Report on H.R. 
        2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 279) (H. Rept. 104-354) 
        [18NO]
    Constitutional Amendment To Require Balanced Budget: Committee on 
        the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 1) (H. Rept. 104-3) [18JA]
    Deficit Reduction Lockbox Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 
        1162) (H. Rept. 104-205) [25JY]
    House Rules Relative to Same-Day Consideration of Certain 
        Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 260) (H. 
        Rept. 104-330) [9NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 276) (H. Rept. 104-352) 
        [17NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 297) (H. Rept. 104-400) 
        [12DE]
    Public Debt Ceiling: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2586) (H. Rept. 104-325) [7NO]
    Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget Resolution: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 104-347) [15NO]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 104-350) 
        [18NO]
    ------Committee on the Budget (House) (H.R. 2491) (H. Rept. 104-
        280) [17OC]

PUBLIC DOCUMENTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Record: require payment from House Members' official 
        expense account relative to matter printed in the Extensions 
        of Remarks (see H. Res. 18) [9JA]
    Congressional Task Force on Immigration Reform: authorize printing 
        of report (see H. Con. Res. 111) [26OC]
    Legal documents: prohibit Federal and State courts or agencies 
        from requiring that legal citations in which copyright 
        subsists be the only acceptable submission (see H.R. 1584, 
        1822) [9MY] [13JN]

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE
related term(s) Centers for Disease Control; Health; Surgeon General
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 641, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act 
        reauthorization [7DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    AIDS Cure Project: establish (see H.R. 761) [31JA]
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        42) [9JA]
    ------revise and extend (see H.R. 1872) [16JN]
    Diseases: legislative treatment of myelogram-related arachnoiditis 
        (see H.R. 448) [9JA]
    ------ovarian cancer programs (see H.R. 1721) [25MY]
    ------research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462) 
        [6AP]
    Drugs: establish Federal standards to ensure integrity of testing 
        programs (see H.R. 153, 1706) [9JA] [24MY]
    Families and domestic relations: terminate family planning 
        programs (see H.R. 1623) [12MY]
    Health: ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service 
        assistance are provided with pregnancy information and 
        counseling (see H.R. 833) [6FE]
    ------establish an educational program on the prevention and 
        treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 1688) [23MY]
    ------operation of laboratories along Mexican border relative to 
        public health functions (see H.R. 574) [19JA]
    ------prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 1649) [16MY]
    ------research and education programs on menopause and related 
        conditions (see H.R. 548) [17JA]
    ------studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries 
        (see H.R. 248) [9JA]
    Health care facilities: consolidate certain health center programs 
        (see H.R. 2206) [4AU]
    Health care professionals: increase practitioners in the field of 
        primary health care (see H.R. 449) [9JA]
    Insurance: extend and clarify malpractice coverage for health 
        centers (see H.R. 1747) [6JN]
    National Committee on Telemedicine: establish (see H.R. 426) [9JA]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 608, 1938) [20JA] [27JN]
    NIH: funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656) [17MY]
    Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the 
        Public Health Service (see H.R. 860, 897, 1097) [8FE] [10FE] 
        [1MR]
    Water: require additional research prior to promulgation of 
        sulfate standards (see H.R. 2762) [12DE]
  Motions
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: revise and extend 
        (H.R. 1872) [18SE]
  Reports filed
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act Revision and Extension: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1872) (H. Rept. 104-245) 
        [14SE]
    Federally Supported Health Centers Assistance Act: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1747) (H. Rept. 104-398) [12DE]

PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Health: clinical laboratory diagnostic testing services (see H.R. 
        1461) [6AP]

PUBLIC LANDS
  Bills and resolutions
    Admiralty Island National Monument: provide for land exchange (see 
        H.R. 1266) [16MR]
    Agriculture: domestic livestock grazing fees (see H.R. 1713) 
        [25MY]
    Alaska: consolidate certain conservation system units on the 
        Alaskan Peninsula (see H.R. 566) [19JA]
    ------conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims 
        Settlement Act (see H.R. 2560) [30OC]
    ------designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000) [21FE]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: amend (see H.R. 402, 2505) 
        [9JA] [18OC]
    ------amend to provide for the buyback of common stock of Cook 
        Inlet Region, Inc. (see H.R. 421) [9JA]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to village corporations within 
        the Cook Inlet Region (see H.R. 1342) [28MR]
    Angeles National Forest: extend authority for land purchases (see 
        H.R. 1223) [14MR]
    ------prohibit transfer of lands for use as a solid waste landfill 
        (see H.R. 924) [13FE]
    Arkansas: conveyance of the Corning National Fish Hatchery (see 
        H.R. 535, 583) [17JA] [19JA]
    ------conveyance of the Corning National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 535), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 144) [11MY]
    Belle Fourche, SD: conveyance of land at the radar bomb scoring 
        site (see H.R. 2680) [28NO]
    BLM: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1077) [28FE]
    ------establish certain requirements relative to the transfer or 
        disposal of public lands (see H.R. 257) [9JA]
    ------transfer control and administration of Federal lands to the 
        States (see H.R. 2032) [13JY]
    Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: establish (see 
        H.R. 2763) [12DE]
    Butte County, CA: conveyance of lands to certain individuals (see 
        H.R. 440) [9JA]
    ------conveyance of lands to certain individuals (H.R. 440), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 53) [31JA]
    California: clear Federal lands of forest fuels for the prevention 
        of catastrophic wildfires (see H.R. 770) [1FE]
    ------conveyance of land to the Del Norte County Unified School 
        District (see H.R. 2709) [5DE]
    ------conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (see H.R. 2710) 
        [5DE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: sale of certain real property (see 
        H.R. 2620) [10NO]
    Carlton County, MN: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 2238) 
        [4AU]
    Civil liberties: placement of religious symbols in public places 
        (see H.R. 2669) [20NO]
    Clark County, NV: relief of persons who purchased land relative to 
        certain private land surveys (see H.R. 2135) [27JY]
    Cleveland National Forest: land exchange and boundary adjustment 
        (see H.R. 207) [9JA]

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    Coast Guard: conveyance of Whitefish Point Light Station, MI (see 
        H.R. 2611) [9NO]
    ------transfer title of Point Arena Light Station to Point Arena 
        Lighthouse Keepers, Inc. (see H.R. 2643) [15NO]
    Colorado: designate certain public lands and minerals for military 
        use (see H.R. 256) [9JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property in Suffolk County, 
        NY (see H.R. 1836) [14JN]
    ------designate certain national parks, wild and scenic rivers, 
        and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, Washington, 
        and Wyoming (see H.R. 852) [7FE]
    District of Columbia: transfer jurisdiction over certain Federal 
        real property (see H.R. 2636) [15NO]
    ------transfer title of real property in Anacostia Park to 
        facilitate construction of the National Children's Island (see 
        H.R. 1508) [7AP]
    Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native 
        biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests 
        (see H.R. 2407) [27SE]
    Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (see H.R. 
        1894) [20JN]
    ------provide hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid 
        payments relative to Federal acquisition of real property (see 
        H.R. 939) [14FE]
    El Centro, CA: withdraw and reserve certain public lands utilized 
        by the Naval Air Facility (see H.R. 1308) [23MR]
    Forests: identification of high-fire-risk areas, cleanup of 
        accumulated forest fuels, and development of long-term fire 
        prevention plan (see H.R. 596) [19JA]
    ------repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 2745) 
        [7DE]
    Fort Sam Houston, TX: convey certain excess real property (see 
        H.R. 595) [19JA]
    Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve: land exchange (see 
        H.R. 400) [9JA]
    ------land exchange (H.R. 400), consideration (see H. Res. 52) 
        [31JA]
    Gilpin County, CO: exchange of certain lands (see H.R. 1922, 2437) 
        [22JN] [29SE]
    Grand Lake, CO: maintenance of cemetery in Rocky Mountain National 
        Park (see H.R. 1415) [5AP]
    Gunnison County, CO: conveyance of certain lands (see H.R. 2438) 
        [29SE]
    Gustavus, AK: land exchange (see H.R. 2561) [31OC]
    Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 
        846, 873) [7FE] [9FE]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft 
        (see H.R. 2568) [1NO]
    Hopewell Township, PA: transfer lands to Beaver County Corp. for 
        Economic Development (see H.R. 308) [9JA]
    Iosco, MI: release of reversionary interest in certain lands held 
        by the Federal Government (see H.R. 2670) [20NO]
    Iowa: conveyance of Fairport National Fish Hatchery (see H.R. 583, 
        584) [19JA]
    ------conveyance of Fairport National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 584), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 145) [11MY]
    Kenai Natives Association: correction of land entitlement 
        inequities (see H.R. 401) [9JA]
    Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: amend relative to the 
        National Park Service (see H.R. 2025) [12JY]
    Land exchanges: improve process with Forest Service and BLM (see 
        H.R. 2466) [11OC]
    Land use: withdraw certain proposed regulations concerning rights-
        of-way (see H. Res. 25) [9JA]
    Lawrence County, OH: modify reversionary interest in certain lands 
        held by the Federal Government (see H.R. 2786) [15DE]
    ------release restrictions on the use of certain real property 
        conveyed by the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 2021) [12JY]
    Livestock: grazing fees (see H.R. 676) [25JA]
    Mining and mineral resources: provide for royalty payments and 
        specify reclamation requirements for mining activities on 
        Federal lands (see H.R. 1580) [9MY]
    Minnesota: conveyance of New London National Fish Hatchery (see 
        H.R. 583, 614) [19JA] [20JA]
    ------conveyance of New London National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 614), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 146) [11MY]
    ------land exchange between the Superior National Forest and the 
        Boundary Water Canoe Wilderness Area (see H.R. 1990) [30JN]
    Mississippi: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area 
        (see H.R. 2552) [26OC]
    Missouri River: limit acquisition of land on the segment 
        designated as a recreation area (see H.R. 1538, 1825) [2MY] 
        [13JN]
    Montana: designate certain BLM lands to preserve unique cultural 
        and natural features (see H.R. 2074) [19JY]
    ------designate certain national forest lands as wilderness or 
        multiple use management (see H.R. 2799) [15DE]
    National Forest System: acquisition of lands relative to reduced 
        property tax revenues in county of purchase (see H.R. 1089) 
        [1MR]
    National forests: renewal process for livestock grazing leases 
        (see H.R. 1375, 1379) [3AP]
    National Park Service: boundary adjustments and program changes 
        (see H.R. 694) [26JA]
    ------reform concessions policies (see H.R. 2028) [13JY]
    National parks and recreation areas: enhance park system (see H.R. 
        2181) [3AU]
    ------improve quality of visitor services relative to incentive-
        based recreation fees (see H.R. 2107) [25JY]
    ------review management and reform process for consideration of 
        additions to parks (see H.R. 260) [9JA]
    National wildlife refuges: revenue sharing payments (see H.R. 91) 
        [9JA]
    Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of 
        Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721) [27JA]
    New York: Dept. of Agriculture contributions toward the purchase 
        of the Sterling Forest (see H.R. 194) [9JA]
    ------exchange National Park Service land in the Fire Island 
        National Seashore for land in Suffolk County (see H.R. 1163) 
        [8MR]
    North Bonneville, WA: conveyance of land by Corps of Engineers 
        (see H.R. 1340) [28MR]
    North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: boundary adjustment (see 
        H.R. 2679) [28NO]
    Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex: acquire certain interests 
        in the Waihee Marsh and Waihee Stream (see H.R. 429, 1772) 
        [9JA] [7JN]
    Oklahoma: disposal of certain Federal lands (see H.R. 2736) [7DE]
    Parks and recreation areas: rescind fees at lakes and reservoirs 
        under the jurisdiction of the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 
        239) [9JA]
    Petroleum: lease lands within the naval oil shale reserves to 
        private entities for the development of oil and natural gas 
        (see H.R. 817, 887) [3FE] [9FE]
    ------management of royalties from Federal and Outer Continental 
        Shelf oil and gas leases (see H.R. 1975) [30JN]
    ------royalty payments for crude oil production on public lands 
        (see H.R. 699) [26JA]
    Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin project facilities: expedite title 
        transfer process (see H.R. 2644) [15NO]
    Puerto Rico: transfer of certain lands on the Island of Vieques 
        (see H.R. 2159) [2AU]
    Reclamation projects: convey certain lands to beneficiaries of the 
        projects and devise a distribution scheme for such revenues 
        (see H.R. 1232) [14MR]
    Refuse disposal: land disposal program regulations (see H.R. 2036) 
        [13JY]
    Roads and highways: resolution of claims relative to right-of-ways 
        across Federal lands (see H.R. 2081) [20JY]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 621) [20JA]
    Rolla, MO: convey certain lands (see H.R. 701) [26JA]
    RTC: transfer certain lands to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian 
        Community and Scottsdale, AZ (see H.R. 2490) [17OC]
    San Bernardino County, CA: land conveyance for radioactive waste 
        disposal facility (see H.R. 2334) [14SE]
    Santa Fe National Forest: expand boundaries (see H.R. 518) [13JA]
    Sequoia National Park: renewal of cabin permits to heirs in 
        Mineral King Addition (see H.R. 2528) [25OC]
    Sumpter, OR: convey certain lands (see H.R. 1581) [9MY]
    Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: establish (see H.R. 1449) 
        [6AP]
    Taos Pueblo Indians: transfer parcel of land (see H.R. 101) [9JA]
    ------transfer parcel of land (H.R. 101), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 51) [31JA]
    Targhee National Forest: exchange of National Forest System lands 
        in Idaho for non-Federal forest lands in Wyoming (see H.R. 
        529) [17JA]
    Texas: convey certain lands in the Sam Houston National Forest to 
        current occupant (see H.R. 687) [26JA]
    ------convey reversionary interest in certain lands to the Clint 
        and Fabens Independent School Districts (see H.R. 1875) [16JN]
    Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge: transfer management to 
        Oklahoma (see H.R. 1112) [2MR]
    Tongass National Forest: transfer to Alaska (see H.R. 2413) [28SE]
    Traverse City, MI: transfer of certain Coast Guard property to the 
        Traverse City Area Public School District (see H.R. 378) [9JA]
    Urban areas: provide grants to nonprofit organizations to develop 
        open spaces (see H.R. 936) [14FE]
    Utah: designate additional lands for Goshute Indian Reservation 
        (see H.R. 2464) [11OC]
    ------designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500, 1745) 
        [7AP] [6JN]
    ------designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 303) [13DE]
    ------land exchange at Snowbasin Ski Area (see H.R. 2402, 2824) 
        [27SE] [21DE]
    Virginia: improve National Park System (see H.R. 1091) [1MR]
    Washington County, UT: exchange of lands with the Water 
        Conservancy District (see H.R. 1838) [14JN]
    Wenatachee National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 2518) [20OC]
    Wetlands: agricultural conversion of certain wetlands (see H.R. 
        198) [9JA]
    ------determinations relative to agricultural lands (see H.R. 
        1949) [28JN]
    Wilderness areas: improve the management of land and water for 
        fish and wildlife purposes (see H.R. 1141) [6MR]
    Wisconsin: transfer lands associated with LaFarge Dam and Lake 
        (see H.R. 50) [9JA]
    Women's Rights National Historical Park: improve and expand (see 
        H.R. 970) [15FE]
    Wounded Knee National Tribal Park: establish (see H.R. 877) [9FE]
  Reports filed
    Admiralty Island National Monument Land Exchange: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1266) (H. Rept. 104-115) [9MY]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Amendment To Provide for the 
        Buyback of Common Stock of Cook Inlet Region, Inc.: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 421) (H. Rept. 104-40) [21FE]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 402) (H. Rept. 104-73) [9MR]
    BLM Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1077) (H. 
        Rept. 104-155) [22JN]
    Cleveland National Forest Land Exchange and Boundary Adjustment: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 207) (H. Rept. 104-310) 
        [6NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 101, Transfer Parcel of Land to Taos Pueblo 
        Indians: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 51) (H. Rept. 
        104-12) [31JA]
    Consideration of H.R. 400, Gates of the Arctic National Park and 
        Preserve Land Exchange: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        52) (H. Rept. 104-13) [31JA]
    Consideration of H.R. 440, Conveyance of Butte County, CA, Lands 
        to Certain Individuals: Committee

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        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 53) (H. Rept. 104-14) [31JA]
    Consideration of H.R. 535, Corning National Fish Hatchery 
        Conveyance Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 144) (H. 
        Rept. 104-116) [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 584, Fairport National Fish Hatchery 
        Conveyance: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 145) (H. Rept. 
        104-117) [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 614, New London National Fish Hatchery 
        Conveyance: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 146) (H. Rept. 
        104-118) [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1745, Utah Wilderness Lands Designation: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 303) (H. Rept. 104-404) 
        [13DE]
    Convey Certain Lands to Rolla, MO: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 701) (H. Rept. 104-215) [31JY]
    Conveyance of Butte County, CA, Lands to Certain Individuals: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 440) (H. Rept. 104-9) 
        [27JA]
    Conveyance of Fairport National Fish Hatchery to Iowa: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 584) (H. Rept. 104-35) [15FE]
    Conveyance of New London National Fish Hatchery to Minnesota: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 614) (H. Rept. 104-36) 
        [15FE]
    Corning National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 535) (H. Rept. 104-34) [15FE]
    Designate Certain Colorado Public Lands and Minerals for Military 
        Use: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 256) (H. 
        Rept. 104-28) [14FE]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 256) (H. Rept. 104-28) 
        [10FE]
    Exchange National Park Service Land in the Fire Island, NY, 
        National Seashore for Land in Suffolk County, NY: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1163) (H. Rept. 104-313) [7NO]
    Exchange of Targhee Forest System Lands in Idaho for Non-Federal 
        Forest Lands in Wyoming: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        529) (H. Rept. 104-55) [27FE]
    Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve Land Exchange: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 400) (H. Rept. 104-8) 
        [27JA]
    Gilpin County, CO, Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2437) (H. Rept. 104-305) [6NO]
    Hopewell Township, PA, Land Transfer to Beaver County Corp. for 
        Economic Development: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 308) (H. Rept. 104-372) [30NO]
    Management of Wilderness Land and Water for Fish and Wildlife 
        Purposes: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1141) 
        (H. Rept. 104-107) [6JN]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 104-
        107) [1MY]
    National Park Service Boundary Adjustments and Program Changes: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 694) (H. Rept. 104-59) 
        [28FE]
    National Park System Reform Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 260) (H. Rept. 104-133) [7JN]
    Prohibit Transfer of Angeles National Forest Lands for Use as a 
        Solid Waste Landfill: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        924) (H. Rept. 104-309) [6NO]
    Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Land Transfer: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (S. 1341) (H. Rept. 104-439) [21DE]
    Snowbasin, UT, Ski Area Land Exchange: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2402) (H. Rept. 104-409) [15DE]
    Sumpter, OR, Land Conveyance: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1581) (H. Rept. 104-308) [6NO]
    Transfer Jurisdiction Over Certain Federal Real Property in the 
        District of Columbia: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2636) (H. Rept. 104-368) [28NO]
    Transfer Parcel of Public Land to Taos Pueblo Indians of New 
        Mexico: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 101) (H. Rept. 
        104-7) [27JA]
    Transfer Title of Real Property in Anacostia Park to the District 
        of Columbia To Facilitate Construction of the National 
        Children's Island: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1508) 
        (H. Rept. 104-277) [17OC]
    Utah Wilderness Lands Designation: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1745) (H. Rept. 104-396) [11DE]
    Virginia National Park System Improvement: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1091) (H. Rept. 104-176) [11JY]
    Washington County, UT, Land Exchange With the Water Conservancy 
        District: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1838) (H. Rept. 
        104-306) [6NO]

PUBLIC OPINION POLLS
  Bills and resolutions
    Government regulations: require certain disclosures and reports 
        relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see 
        H.R. 2119) [26JY]

PUBLIC SAFETY
see Safety

PUBLIC UTILITIES
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1905, energy and water development appropriations 
        [7SE]
    ------S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration hydroelectric 
        projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude oil [25JY] 
        [11OC] [17OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Alameda County, CA: Federal involvement in wastewater reuse 
        project (see H.R. 2633) [14NO]
    Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (see 
        H.R. 1122) [3MR]
    ------sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 256) [7NO]
    Antitrust policy: supersede modification of final judgment of U.S. 
        v. Western Electric and regulate the manufacturing of Bell 
        operating companies (see H.R. 411) [9JA]
    Bonneville Power Administration: debt refinancing agreement at 
        prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to 
        U.S. Treasury (see H.R. 599, 799) [20JA] [2FE]
    Electric power: deregulation of the industry (see H.R. 2562) 
        [31OC]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        1905) [20JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1905), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 171) [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1905), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 248) [30OC]
    EPA: State grants to finance the construction or improvement of 
        water supply systems (see H.R. 2747) [7DE]
    Federal Power Marketing Administration: privatization (see H.R. 
        310) [9JA]
    Holding companies: permit the provision of telecommunications 
        services (see H.R. 912) [13FE]
    Land use: withdraw certain proposed regulations concerning rights-
        of-way (see H. Res. 25) [9JA]
    Los Angeles, CA: prevent construction of a gas recovery treatment 
        facility (see H.R. 2267) [6SE]
    Motor vehicles: remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty 
        time of utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144) 
        [31JY]
    Public works: allow for prepayment of Federal repayment contracts 
        by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (see H.R. 1823) 
        [13JN]
    Southeastern Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects 
        (see H.R. 2640) [15NO]
    Taxation: treatment of conservation expenditures by electric and 
        gas utilities (see H.R. 959) [15FE]
    ------treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water 
        or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957) [15FE]
    ------treatment of deduction for payments to nuclear 
        decommissioning reserve funds (see H.R. 1637) [15MY]
    TVA: transfer property, facilities, and equipment to public and 
        private entities (see H.R. 313) [9JA]
    Vallejo, CA: allow sharing of Federal water delivery canal space 
        of the Solano Project (see H.R. 2229) [4AU]
    Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact: 
        congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 129) [30NO]
    Water: assure the safety of public water systems (see H.R. 226) 
        [9JA]
    ------authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County 
        Water Supply System (see H.R. 2819) [20DE]
    ------biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 634) 
        [23JA]
    ------reuse and recycling projects (see H.R. 1803, 1879) [8JN] 
        [16JN]
    Wenatachee National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 2518) [20OC]
  Conference reports
    Alaska Power Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and 
        Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Exports (S. 395) [6NO] [8NO]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 1905) [26OC]
  Motions
    Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 
        395) [25JY]
    ------sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 395), conference report 
        [8NO]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905) 
        [7SE]
  Reports filed
    Alaska Power Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and the 
        Export of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: Committee of 
        Conference (S. 395) (H. Rept. 104-312) [6NO]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1122) (H. Rept. 104-
        187) [13JY]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1905, Energy and Water 
        Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 248) 
        (H. Rept. 104-297) [30OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on S. 395, Alaska Power 
        Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and the Export 
        of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 256) (H. Rept. 104-314) [7NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1905, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 171) (H. 
        Rept. 104-154) [22JN]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 104-293) [26OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 
        104-149) [20JN]

PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY POLICIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Public utilities: deregulation of the electric power industry (see 
        H.R. 2562) [31OC]

PUBLIC WELFARE PROGRAMS
related term(s) Federal Aid Programs; Food Stamps; Social Security
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE] [24OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    AFDC: deny benefits to children who have not received preventive 
        health care or been immunized (see H.R. 191) [9JA]
    ------reform (see H.R. 741, 886) [30JA] [9FE]
    ------replace the Job Opportunities Basic Skills Training Program 
        with self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 865) [8FE]
    ------replace with State block grant programs (see H.R. 513) 
        [13JA]
    Aliens: prohibit assistance to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 484, 
        637) [11JA] [23JA]
    Armed Forces: assist INS and Customs Service personnel in 
        performing border protection functions (see H.R. 1224) [14MR]
    ------establish commission to review regular military compensation 
        relative to financial assistance programs (see H.R. 673) 
        [25JA]
    Benefits: direct that certain Federal benefits be provided only to 
        U.S. citizens and nationals (see H.R. 482) [11JA]

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    Children and youth: assistance program for abandoned or frail 
        infants (see H.R. 1263) [16MR]
    ------guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 
        2066) [19JY]
    ------health research (see H.R. 1735) [25MY]
    ------prohibit financial assistance to persons delinquent in child 
        support payments (see H.R. 104) [9JA]
    ------provide grants to improve the quality and availability of 
        comprehensive education, health, and social services (see H.R. 
        1284) [21MR]
    ------treatment of abandoned infants relative to foster care (see 
        H.R. 1044) [24FE]
    Community service: redefine block grant eligible entities (see 
        H.R. 2460) [11OC]
    Courts: denial of certain Federal benefits upon conviction of 
        certain drug offenses (see H.R. 141) [9JA]
    Crime: deny Federal benefits to persons convicted of fraudulent 
        representation of residency in more than one State (see H.R. 
        404) [9JA]
    Dept. of HUD: permit rent reductions for certain public housing 
        projects receiving assistance (see H.R. 624) [20JA]
    Families and domestic relations: prohibit transfer of legal 
        custody of children for the sole purpose of obtaining public 
        service benefits (see H.R. 446) [9JA]
    ------reduction of teenage pregnancy rates and encouragement of 
        parental responsibility (see H.R. 1115) [2MR]
    Federal aid programs: reform workforce training and literacy 
        programs (see H.R. 2332) [14SE]
    Food: support community food security projects relative to low-
        income individuals (see H.R. 2003) [11JY]
    Food stamps: program integrity (see H.R. 1093) [1MR]
    ------provide administrative flexibility and commodity 
        distribution consolidation (see H.R. 1997) [10JY]
    ------reduce fraud (see H.R. 1094) [1MR]
    ------reform program (see H.R. 1135) [6MR]
    ------use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements (see 
        H.R. 236) [9JA]
    Health: ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service 
        assistance are provided with pregnancy information and 
        counseling (see H.R. 833) [6FE]
    ------maternity and housing services for pregnant women (see H.R. 
        1065) [27FE]
    Homeless: determination of the immunization status of children 
        living in certain federally assisted housing and shelters (see 
        H.R. 192) [9JA]
    Housing: benefits relative to the purchase of residential 
        cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1006) [21FE]
    ------deregulate public housing and rental assistance programs 
        (see H.R. 2406) [27SE]
    ------encourage gainful employment of residents of public housing 
        (see H.R. 921) [13FE]
    ------prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning 
        household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619) [11MY]
    ------public housing construction and revitalization (see H.R. 
        1613) [11MY]
    ------reform calculation of rent payments for public housing 
        dwelling units (see H.R. 486) [11JA]
    Immigration: asylum reform and prohibition of Federal benefits to 
        certain aliens (see H.R. 375) [9JA]
    ------prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens (see H.R. 341) 
        [9JA]
    ------public charge status of aliens and financial responsibility 
        of sponsors (see H.R. 372) [9JA]
    Income: eliminate benefits relative to probation and parole 
        violators and fugitive felons (see H.R. 118) [9JA]
    Medicaid: continued enrollment of special-needs children in 
        traditional fee-for-service plans in States with managed care 
        programs (see H.R. 1502) [7AP]
    ------coverage of services of certain clinics operated by 
        children's hospitals (see H.R. 1503) [7AP]
    ------Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 237) [9JA]
    ------improve Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 625, 
        818, 2226) [20JA] [3FE] [4AU]
    ------osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791) [8JN]
    Medicare: study effectiveness of rural telemedicine networks (see 
        H.R. 851) [7FE]
    Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see 
        H.R. 2480) [13OC]
    ------payment integrity (see H.R. 2280) [7SE]
    ------public examination of any changes in existing law relative 
        to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221) [13SE]
    Native Americans: status of Indian children (see H.R. 1448) [6AP]
    Poverty: corrections in data relative to cost-of-living statistics 
        (see H.R. 547) [17JA]
    ------publication of data (see H.R. 919) [13FE]
    Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: reduce waiting period for 
        benefits (see H.R. 2594) [8NO]
    Reform (see H.R. 4, 315, 759, 781, 819, 982, 999, 1146, 1157, 
        1181, 1214, 1250, 1267) [9JA] [31JA] [1FE] [3FE] [16FE] [21FE] 
        [7MR] [8MR] [9MR] [13MR] [15MR] [21MR]
    Reform (H.R. 4): consideration (see H. Res. 117) [16MR]
    ------consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 319) [20DE]
    Reform (H.R. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 119) [21MR]
    Schools: provide free lunches and breakfasts to economically 
        disadvantaged students (see H. Con. Res. 49) [24MR]
    Social Security: establish a disability review account for 
        expenditures in reviewing cases (see H.R. 1586) [9MY]
    ------establish and define jurisdiction of a U.S. Court of Appeals 
        for the Social Security Circuit (see H.R. 1587) [9MY]
    ------maintain and protect system (see H. Con. Res. 75, 78) [14JN] 
        [21JN]
    SSI: require benefits in the form of vouchers (see H.R. 612) 
        [20JA]
    ------restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320) [13SE]
    State and local governments: assistance to able-bodied individuals 
        relative to participation in workfare programs (see H.R. 161) 
        [9JA]
    States: exclude certain programs from liability provisions of 
        electronic benefits transfer (see H.R. 1485) [7AP]
    Tamaqua, PA: conversion of Tamaqua Highrise housing project (see 
        H.R. 654) [24JA]
    Weather: assist low income families and seniors relative to severe 
        heat emergencies (see H.R. 2109) [25JY]
  Conference reports
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (H.R. 4) [21DE]
  Messages
    Working Wage Increase Act: President Clinton [13FE]
  Motions
    Reform (H.R. 4) [22MR] [24MR] [6DE]
    ------conference report [21DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4, Personal 
        Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 104-431) [20DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 117) (H. Rept. 104-83) [16MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 119) (H. Rept. 104-85) 
        [21MR]
    Food Stamp Program Reform: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        1135) (H. Rept. 104-77) [14MR]
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 104-430) [20DE]
    Public Welfare Programs Reform: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1157) (H. Rept. 104-81) [15MR]
    Welfare Reform Consolidation Act: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 999) (H. Rept. 104-75) 
        [10MR]

PUBLIC WORKS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1905, energy and water development appropriations 
        [7SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Alameda County, CA: Federal involvement in wastewater reuse 
        project (see H.R. 2633) [14NO]
    Appropriations: economic development programs (see H.R. 300, 2145) 
        [9JA] [31JY]
    Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: establish (see 
        H.R. 2763) [12DE]
    Central Utah Water Conservancy District: allow for prepayment of 
        Federal repayment contracts (see H.R. 1823) [13JN]
    Central Valley Project Improvement Act: amend (see H.R. 1906, 
        2738) [21JN] [7DE]
    Dept. of the Interior: provide loan guarantees for water supply, 
        conservation, quality, and transmission projects (see H.R. 
        2781) [14DE]
    Employment: national program to create jobs and restore 
        infrastructure (see H.R. 1405) [5AP]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        1905) [20JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1905), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 171) [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1905), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 248) [30OC]
    Harbors: deauthorize certain portions of navigation project for 
        Cohasset Harbor, MA (see H.R. 2187) [3AU]
    Infrastructure: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and 
        restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591) [9MY]
    Land use: withdraw certain proposed regulations concerning rights-
        of-way (see H. Res. 25) [9JA]
    Manistique Harbor: change authorized depth for navigation project 
        (see H.R. 1991) [30JN]
    Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act: 
        amend (see H.R. 2738) [7DE]
    Rural areas: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater 
        disposal (see H.R. 556, 557, 908, 1337) [18JA] [13FE] [28MR]
    Suwannee River: authorize dredging of McGriff Pass (see H.R. 1992) 
        [30JN]
    Unemployment: provide employment opportunities during repair and 
        renovation of community facilities (see H.R. 1282) [21MR]
    Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact: 
        congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 129) [30NO]
    Water: authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County 
        Water Supply System (see H.R. 2819) [20DE]
    ------reuse and recycling projects (see H.R. 1803, 1879) [8JN] 
        [16JN]
    Water pollution: construction of wastewater treatment facilities 
        in the vicinity of the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 1338) 
        [28MR]
    ------improve stormwater management (see H.R. 1252) [15MR]
    Wisconsin: transfer lands associated with LaFarge Dam and Lake 
        (see H.R. 50) [9JA]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority: establish (see H.R. 
        2170) [2AU]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 1905) [26OC]
  Motions
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905) 
        [7SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1905, Energy and Water 
        Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 248) 
        (H. Rept. 104-297) [30OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 1905, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 171) (H. 
        Rept. 104-154) [22JN]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 104-293) [26OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 
        104-149) [20JN]

PUBLIC WORKS AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Public works: economic development programs (see H.R. 300, 2145) 
        [9JA] [31JY]

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PUBLICATIONS
related term(s) Literature; News Media
  Bills and resolutions
    House of Representatives: provide for official allowance that 
        represents administrative reforms (see H.R. 2739) [7DE]
    ------require use of official allowance to purchase copies of the 
        U.S. Code (see H. Res. 58) [3FE]
    Kinsey, Alfred: determine if publications on sexual behavior are 
        the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749) 
        [7DE]
    Patents: early publication of patent applications (see H.R. 1733) 
        [25MY]
    Veterans: provide that certain periodicals not be bound 
        publications for mail classification purposes (see H.R. 349) 
        [9JA]

PUERTO RICO, COMMONWEALTH OF
  Bills and resolutions
    EPA: waiver of secondary treatment requirements for wastewater 
        treatment facilities (see H.R. 1371) [30MR]
    Public lands: transfer of certain lands on the Island of Vieques 
        (see H.R. 2159) [2AU]
    Self-determination (see H. Con. Res. 11) [9JA]

QUILLEN, JAMES H. (JIMMY) (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 
        1788), consideration (see H. Res. 284) [29NO]
    Crime: incarceration of violent criminals (H.R. 667), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 63) [8FE]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment 
        (H.R. 1817), consideration (see H. Res. 167) [15JN]
    Dept. of Energy: authorize hydrogen research, development, and 
        demonstration programs (H.R. 655), consideration (see H. Res. 
        136) [1MY]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 201) [25JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 280, 291) [18NO] [6DE]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 171) [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1905), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 248) [30OC]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 140) [9MY]
    ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (H.R. 
        2539), consideration (see H. Res. 259) [9NO]
    ------eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations 
        (H.R. 2539), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        312) [19DE]
    National Highway System: designate (H.R. 2274), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 224) [19SE]
    Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (H.R. 2405), consideration (see H. Res. 234) [29SE]
    Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (H.R. 
        1350), consideration (see H. Res. 287) [30NO]
    Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-
        employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 
        831), consideration (see H. Res. 88) [16FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 121) [29MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 831, Self-Employed 
        Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain 
        Relative to Certain FCC Policies: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 104-93) [29MR]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1905, Energy and Water 
        Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 248) 
        (H. Rept. 104-297) [30OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2099, Depts. of 
        Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry Independent Agencies 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 280) (H. 
        Rept. 104-355) [18NO]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 291) (H. Rept. 104-385) 
        [6DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2539, Interstate 
        Commerce Commission Termination Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 104-425) [19DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 655, Hydrogen Future Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 104-108) [1MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 667, Incarceration of Violent Criminals: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 63) (H. Rept. 104-25) 
        [8FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 831, Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax 
        Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and Exchanges 
        Effectuating FCC Policies: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        88) (H. Rept. 104-38) [16FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 961, Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
        Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 
        104-114) [9MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1350, Revitalize U.S.-Flag Merchant Marine: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 287) (H. Rept. 104-375) 
        [30NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1788, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 104-370) 
        [29NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1817, Military Construction, Family Housing, 
        and Base Closure and Realignment Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 167) (H. Rept. 104-140) [15JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 1905, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 171) (H. 
        Rept. 104-154) [22JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, 
        and Sundry Independent Agencies Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 201) (H. Rept. 104-206) [25JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2274, National Highway System Designation: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 224) (H. Rept. 104-252) 
        [19SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2405, Federal Civilian Science Activities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. 
        Rept. 104-270) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2539, ICC Elimination and Transportation 
        Regulation Reform: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 259) 
        (H. Rept. 104-329) [9NO]

QUINN, JACK (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for 
        display of steel home building materials (see H. Con. Res. 85) 
        [20JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish mammography quality standards 
        (see H.R. 882) [9FE]
    Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or 
        receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488) [11JA]
    Great Lakes: coordinate and promote activities for water pollution 
        alleviation (see H.R. 1209) [10MR]
    Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see 
        H.R. 2480) [13OC]

RABBIS
see Churches and Synagogues; Religion

RABIN, YITZHAK
  Bills and resolutions
    Tribute (see H. Con. Res. 112) [7NO]

RACIAL RELATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages 
        based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507) [7AP]
    Dept. of HUD: assistance program eligibility for organizations 
        that promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or 
        ethnicity (see H.R. 656) [24JA]
    Forest Service: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and 
        ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 1716) [25MY]

RADANOVICH, GEORGE P. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Civil rights: ensure equal opportunity in employment, education, 
        and contracting (see H.R. 1840) [14JN]
    Colleges and universities: allow employees in classified positions 
        to serve in other academic capacities (see H.R. 2134) [27JY]
    Sequoia National Park: renewal of cabin permits to heirs in 
        Mineral King Addition (see H.R. 2528) [25OC]

RADIATION CONTROL FOR HEALTH AND SAFETY ACT
  Messages
    Report: President Clinton [30JA]

RADIATION EXPOSURE COMPENSATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Diseases: eligibility for certain compensation for stomach cancer 
        resulting from radioactive exposure (see H.R. 1725) [25MY]

RADIO
related term(s) News Media; Public Broadcasting; Telecommunications
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 831, extend tax deduction for health insurance 
        costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition 
        of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies 
        [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Broadcasting: reduce restrictions on ownership of stations (see 
        H.R. 1556) [3MY]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: repeal statutory authority (see 
        H.R. 208) [9JA]
    Courts: photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court 
        proceedings (see H.R. 594) [19JA]
    Cuba: allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        1703) [24MY]
    FCC: competitive bidding in granting licenses and permits (see 
        H.R. 1218) [13MR]
    ------promote diversity in media ownership, management, and 
        programming (see H.R. 177) [9JA]
    Licenses: permit recreational radio operations without licenses 
        (see H.R. 963) [15FE]
    National Association of Radio Talk Show Hosts: honoring of G. 
        Gordon Liddy relative to characterization of Federal law 
        enforcement officers (see H. Res. 153) [18MY]
    Political campaigns: free broadcasting time for political 
        advertising (see H.R. 2271) [6SE]
    Russia: protection of freedom of the press and freedom of 
        expression (see H. Con. Res. 84, 90, 95) [20JY] [2AU] [4AU]
    Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-
        employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies (see H.R. 831) 
        [6FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 88) [16FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 121) [29MR]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831), return 
        enrolled bill (see H. Con. Res. 55) [4AP]
    Telecommunications: foreign ownership of licensed facilities (see 
        H.R. 514) [13JA]
    ------protect facilities, devices, and networks from misuse (see 
        H.R. 1004) [21FE]
  Conference reports
    Extend Tax Deduction for Health Insurance Costs of Self-Employed 
        Individuals and Repeal Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and 
        Exchanges Effectuating Policies of the FCC (H.R. 831) [29MR]
  Messages
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: President Clinton [28JN] [10JY]
  Motions
    Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-
        employed individuals and repeal nonrecogni

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        tion of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating policies of 
        the FCC (H.R. 831) [21FE] [28MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 831, Self-Employed 
        Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain 
        Relative to Certain FCC Policies: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 104-93) [29MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 831, Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax 
        Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and Exchanges 
        Effectuating FCC Policies: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        88) (H. Rept. 104-38) [16FE]
    FCC Competitive Bidding in Granting Licenses and Permits: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1218) (H. Rept. 104-88) 
        [23MR]
    Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of 
        Gain on Sales and Exchanges Effectuating FCC Policies: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 831) (H. Rept. 104-92) [29MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 831) (H. Rept. 
        104-32) [14FE]

RADIOACTIVE SUBSTANCES
  Bills and resolutions
    Defense Nuclear Facilities: waste management and environmental 
        restoration efforts (see H.R. 2110) [25JY]
    Dept. of Energy: disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high level 
        radioactive waste (see H.R. 1174) [8MR]
    ------provide health benefits to former defense nuclear facility 
        employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 1903) [20JN]
    Diseases: eligibility for certain compensation for stomach cancer 
        resulting from radioactive exposure (see H.R. 1725) [25MY]
    Hazardous substances: importation and shipment of spent nuclear 
        fuel (see H.R. 2278) [7SE]
    ------nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020, 1032) [23FE]
    Nevada: prohibit nuclear waste site characterization of the Yucca 
        Mountain site (see H.R. 496) [11JA]
    Nuclear energy: management and disposition of the Hanford 
        Reservation (see H.R. 2110) [25JY]
    Oceans: prohibit dumping of radioactive waste (see H.R. 1154) 
        [7MR]
    Research: provide payments to individuals who were subjects of 
        Federal radiation experiments (see H.R. 2463) [11OC]
    San Bernardino County, CA: land conveyance for radioactive waste 
        disposal facility (see H.R. 2334) [14SE]
    Ships and vessels: require congressional approval of nuclear waste 
        disposal plans prior to construction of CVN-76 nuclear 
        aircraft carrier (see H.R. 905) [13FE]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see 
        H.R. 558) [18JA]
    ------consent (H.R. 558), consideration (see H. Res. 313) [19DE]
    U.S. Enrichment Corp.: privatization (see H.R. 1216) [13MR]
    Veterans: add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-
        connected diseases (see H.R. 368) [9JA]
    ------extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care 
        to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or 
        environmental hazards (see H.R. 1329) [28MR]
    ------extend eligibility period for priority health care to those 
        exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental 
        hazards (see H.R. 1565) [3MY]
    ------priority health care to those who received nasopharyngeal 
        irradiation treatments while in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 
        2080) [20JY]
    Waste disposal: interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (see H.R. 
        1924) [22JN]
    Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act: amend (see H.R. 
        1663) [17MY]
  Messages
    Cooperation Agreement for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Between 
        the U.S. and the European Atomic Energy Community: President 
        Clinton [29NO]
  Reports filed
    Congressional Consent to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 558) (H. 
        Rept. 104-148) [20JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 558, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact Consent: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        313) (H. Rept. 104-426) [19DE]
    Eligibility Period for Priority Health Care to Those Veterans 
        Exposed to Toxic Substances, Radiation, or Environmental 
        Hazards: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1565) (H. 
        Rept. 104-158) [26JN]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1020) (H. Rept. 104-254) [20SE]
    U.S. Enrichment Corp. Privatization: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1216) (H. Rept. 104-86) [23MR]

RAFFLES LIGHT (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2258) [4AU]

RAHALL, NICK J., II (a Representative from West Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination 
        Act [30NO]
    ------S. 440, National Highway System designation [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Black Lung Benefits Act: pneumoconiosis claims (see H.R. 615) 
        [20JA]
    Mining and mineral resources: locatable minerals on public domain 
        lands (see H.R. 357) [9JA]
    Railway Labor Act: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight 
        crews during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210) 
        [10MR]
    Trucking industry: regulation of nonconsensual tow truck 
        operations (see H.R. 866) [8FE]
    Unemployment: extend emergency compensation (see H.R. 2572) [1NO]
    West Virginia: modify boundaries of three units of the National 
        Park System (see H.R. 640) [23JA]
    ------preservation of coal mining heritage (see H.R. 1188) [9MR]
    ------technical amendments relative to three units of the National 
        Park System (see H.R. 639) [23JA]

RAILROAD RETIREMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Long Island Railroad Co.: remove police officers from certain 
        Federal employment laws (see H.R. 2044) [17JY]

RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
  Bills and resolutions
    Railroads: administration of the Railroad Retirement System and 
        railroad unemployment insurance (see H.R. 2233) [4AU]
    ------recommend dismantlement of Railroad Retirement System (see 
        H. Res. 29) [9JA]
    Taxation: restore prior law formula for the inclusion in gross 
        income of Social Security and tier 1 railroad retirement 
        benefits (see H.R. 1775) [7JN]
  Messages
    Railroad Retirement Board Annual Report: President Clinton [28NO]

RAILROAD UNEMPLOYMENT INSURANCE ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Benefits: reduce waiting period (see H.R. 2594) [8NO]
    Long Island Railroad Co.: remove police officers from certain 
        Federal employment laws (see H.R. 2044) [17JY]

RAILROADS
related term(s) Cargo Transportation
  Bills and resolutions
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1437) [6AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (see H.R. 
        1788) [8JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 
        1788), consideration (see H. Res. 284) [29NO]
    ------eliminate special support for or burdens on operations as a 
        passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 259) [9JA]
    ------establish limitations on wage continuation and severance 
        benefits for employees displaced by a discontinuance of 
        service (see H.R. 832) [6FE]
    ------timely closure and realignment of routes with low economic 
        performance (see H.R. 841) [6FE]
    Common carriers: eliminate preemployment alcohol testing in the 
        mass transit, railroad, motor carrier, and aviation industries 
        (see H.R. 1827) [13JN]
    Employment: administration of the Railroad Retirement System and 
        railroad unemployment insurance (see H.R. 2233) [4AU]
    ------employee protection benefits (see H.R. 1357) [29MR]
    Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad 
        Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172) [22JN]
    Infrastructure: preservation (see H.R. 2205) [4AU]
    Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to additional powers 
        conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and 
        Illinois (see H.J. Res. 78) [10MR]
    Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees 
        to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see 
        H.R. 1279) [21MR]
    Land use: withdraw certain proposed regulations concerning rights-
        of-way (see H. Res. 25) [9JA]
    Local Rail Freight Assistance Program: abolish (see H.R. 2216) 
        [4AU]
    Long Island Railroad Co.: remove police officers from certain 
        Federal employment laws (see H.R. 2044) [17JY]
    Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and 
        restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591) [9MY]
    Railroad Retirement System: recommend dismantlement (see H. Res. 
        29) [9JA]
    Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: reduce waiting period for 
        benefits (see H.R. 2594) [8NO]
    Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: validate certain conveyances 
        made in Reno, NV, and Tulare, CA (see H.R. 1784) [7JN]
    Taxation: establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund 
        (see H.R. 2789) [15DE]
    ------restore prior law formula for the inclusion in gross income 
        of Social Security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits 
        (see H.R. 1775) [7JN]
    Transportation: permit tax-exempt financing of certain 
        transportation facilities (see H.R. 1790) [8JN]
    ------reform regulation of transportation industries and rail 
        carriers (see H.R. 1436) [6AP]
  Messages
    Federal Railroad Safety Act Administration: President Clinton 
        [8MR]
    Railroad Retirement Board Annual Report: President Clinton [28NO]
  Reports filed
    Amtrak Appropriations and Management Reform: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. 
        Rept. 104-299) [30OC]
    Consent of Congress to Additional Powers Conferred Upon the Bi-
        State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 104-377) 
        [4DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1788, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 104-370) 
        [29NO]

RAILWAY LABOR ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Airlines: applicability to U.S. air carriers and flight crews 
        during operations outside the U.S. (see H.R. 1210) [10MR]
    Labor unions: repeal certain provisions of law requiring employees 
        to pay union dues or fees as a condition of employment (see 
        H.R. 1279) [21MR]
    Long Island Railroad Co.: remove police officers from certain 
        Federal employment laws (see H.R. 2044) [17JY]

RAMSTAD, JIM (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Taxation: treatment of deferred compensation plans of State, local 
        government, and tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 1119) [2MR]

RANCHERS
see Agriculture

RANGEL, CHARLES B. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Advisers to U.S. delegations to international conferences [17JA]

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    Conferee: H.R. 831, extend tax deduction for health insurance 
        costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition 
        of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies 
        [28MR]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [3MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Children and youth: greatest asset of the U.S. (see H. Res. 165) 
        [8JN]
    Coins: mint coins in commeroration of Thurgood Marshall (see H.R. 
        79) [9JA]
    ------redesign $1 coin to commemorate Martin Luther King, Jr. (see 
        H.R. 616) [20JA]
    Cuba: lift trade embargo (see H.R. 883) [9FE]
    Cuban Democracy Act: ease limitations in food trade and terminate 
        denial of foreign tax credit (see H.R. 1254) [15MR]
    Drugs: eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack 
        cocaine offenses (see H.R. 1264) [16MR]
    Haiti: establish a nongovernmental assistance program (see H.R. 
        617) [20JA]
    Social Security: maintain and protect system (see H. Con. Res. 75, 
        78) [14JN] [21JN]
    States: establish grants to reduce crime and poverty in poor 
        neighborhoods (see H.R. 1414) [5AP]
    Taxation: deduction of partnership investment expenses under the 
        minimum tax (see H.R. 747) [30JA]
    ------treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540) 
        [17JA]

RASCON, ALFRED
  Bills and resolutions
    Medal of Honor: award (see H.R. 2663) [17NO]

REAGAN, RONALD (40th President of the United States)
  Reports filed
    Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, 
        DC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2481) (H. Rept. 104-414) [19DE]

REAL ESTATE
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: access to credit for family farmers who grow 
        specialty crops or operate in high land cost areas (see H.R. 
        54) [9JA]
    ------permit unimpeded use of privately owned farm land (see H.R. 
        800) [2FE]
    ------provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in 
        production capacity (see H.R. 2429) [29SE]
    Alaska: consolidate certain conservation system units on the 
        Alaskan Peninsula (see H.R. 566) [19JA]
    Bankruptcy: define single asset real estate (see H.R. 2815) [20DE]
    BLM: establish certain requirements relative to the transfer or 
        disposal of public lands (see H.R. 257) [9JA]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: sale of certain real property (see 
        H.R. 2620) [10NO]
    CERCLA: clarify appropriate inquiry into previous ownership and 
        uses of real property to qualify for the innocent landowner 
        defense (see H.R. 1285) [21MR]
    ------clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to 
        properties discovered to be contaminated (see H.R. 914) [13FE]
    ------clarify provisions on liability and funding (see H.R. 2256) 
        [4AU]
    ------liability allocation process among potentially responsible 
        parties (see H.R. 1616) [11MY]
    Clark County, NV: relief of persons who purchased land relative to 
        certain private land surveys (see H.R. 2135) [27JY]
    Coast Guard: transfer title of Point Arena Light Station to Point 
        Arena Lighthouse Keepers, Inc. (see H.R. 2643) [15NO]
    Courts: enforcement of child support obligations by requiring the 
        use of liens against property of persons owing overdue support 
        (see H.R. 1029) [23FE]
    Dept. of Defense: conversion of certain military installations 
        into correctional facilities for youthful offenders (see H.R. 
        472) [11JA]
    Dept. of HUD: grants for economic development loan assistance in 
        certain Federal enterprise communities (see H.R. 494) [11JA]
    ------improve the Housing Counseling Program (see H.R. 493) [11JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property in Suffolk County, 
        NY (see H.R. 1836) [14JN]
    District of Columbia: transfer jurisdiction over certain Federal 
        real property (see H.R. 2636) [15NO]
    ------transfer title of real property in Anacostia Park to 
        facilitate construction of the National Children's Island (see 
        H.R. 1508) [7AP]
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9) 
        [9JA]
    Education: Impact Aid Program technical corrections (see H.R. 
        1894) [20JN]
    ------provide hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid 
        payments relative to Federal acquisition of real property (see 
        H.R. 939) [14FE]
    Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to 
        economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 
        490) [11JA]
    Farm credit banks: reduce unnecessary regulatory burdens (see H.R. 
        2029) [13JY]
    Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp.: establish (see H.R. 1708) [24MY]
    Financial institutions: community support requirements for 
        mortgage banks (see H.R. 1313) [23MR]
    ------immunity from liability for asbestos in building in which 
        owners have an asbestos management plan (see H.R. 544) [17JA]
    Fort Sam Houston, TX: convey certain excess real property (see 
        H.R. 595) [19JA]
    FRS: impact of interest rates on the housing industry (see H. Res. 
        98) [24FE]
    Government: Federal assessment of whether Federal regulations 
        could result in the taking of private property (see H.R. 130) 
        [9JA]
    ------improve determination procedures for the taking of private 
        property (see H.R. 1277) [21MR]
    Helium Act: sale of Federal real and personal property (see H.R. 
        846, 873) [7FE] [9FE]
    Homeless: require public notice and local hearings before certain 
        property is used to assist the homeless (see H.R. 1705) [24MY]
    Homeowners: participation in area planning likely to impact home 
        values and compensation for certain area development (see H.R. 
        971) [16FE]
    Housing: benefits relative to the purchase of residential 
        cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1006) [21FE]
    ------creation of low-income housing trust fund relative to tax 
        treatment of mortgage interest, property tax deductions, and 
        inherited property (see H.R. 1016) [22FE]
    ------establish a national property reinsurance program directed 
        at underserved areas (see H.R. 1517) [7AP]
    ------homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural 
        rental housing program (see H.R. 1691) [24MY]
    ------minimum property standard requirements relative to water 
        treatment for certain properties with federally insured 
        mortgages (see H.R. 69) [9JA]
    ------use of community development block grants for direct 
        homeownership assistance (see H.R. 2304) [12SE]
    Indiana Army Ammunition Plant: conveyance of property for 
        inclusion in State park (see H.R. 1399) [5AP]
    Insurance: require written notification to property and casualty 
        applicants or policy-holders of refusal of issuance or renewal 
        (see H.R. 1247) [15MR]
    Lawrence County, OH: release restrictions on the use of certain 
        real property conveyed by the Dept. of the Interior (see H.R. 
        2021) [12JY]
    Members of Congress: treatment of financial assets and 
        strengthening of financial disclosure requirements (see H.R. 
        1356) [29MR]
    Mortgages: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to home 
        equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see H.R. 
        1934) [27JN]
    ------protect home ownership and equity through disclosure of 
        risks associated with certain mortgages (see H.R. 380) [9JA]
    Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative 
        to regulatory restrictions (see H.R. 925) [14FE]
    ------compensation to owners of private property relative to 
        regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), consideration (see H. Res. 
        101) [28FE]
    ------private property owner rights (see H.R. 489, 790) [11JA] 
        [1FE]
    Refuse disposal: land disposal program regulations (see H.R. 2036) 
        [13JY]
    Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: validate certain conveyances 
        made in Reno, NV, and Tulare, CA (see H.R. 1784) [7JN]
    Taxation: allow a credit against the estate tax for transfers of 
        certain property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 522) 
        [13JA]
    ------allow installment method of reporting income from the sale 
        of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1076) [28FE]
    ------credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing newly 
        rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal residence 
        (see H.R. 1662) [17MY]
    ------credits for first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 133) [9JA]
    ------deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Con. Res. 10) [9JA]
    ------double the maximum benefit under the special estate tax 
        valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 520) [13JA]
    ------economic recovery incentives for areas affected by 
        employment losses in the financial institution and real estate 
        sectors (see H.R. 2015) [11JY]
    ------eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing 
        (see H.R. 2193) [4AU]
    ------eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of 
        gain on the sale of a principle residence (see H.R. 1660) 
        [17MY]
    ------exclusion of gross estate taxes of a decedent relative to 
        certain land subject to qualified conservation easements (see 
        H.R. 864, 2218) [8FE] [4AU]
    ------extend retroactive period during which farm insolvency 
        transactions are exempt from the prior law alternative minimum 
        tax (see H.R. 242) [9JA]
    ------extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration 
        project (see H.R. 2370) [21SE]
    ------inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special 
        estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 532) 
        [17JA]
    ------make S corporations eligible for rules applicable to real 
        property subdivided for sale by noncorporate taxpayers (see 
        H.R. 1213, 2287) [10MR] [7SE]
    ------nonrecognition of gain on conversion of long-term property 
        through exercise of eminent domain (see H.R. 928) [14FE]
    ------nonrecognition of gain on sale of a principal residence by 
        unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1149) [7MR]
    ------one-time exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland to a 
        beginning farmer (see H.R. 441) [9JA]
    ------provide election for an overpayment when certain income 
        taxes are secured by real estate (see H.R. 2761) [12DE]
    ------reduce rates and carryover basis of inherited property (see 
        H.R. 538) [17JA]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 784, 1039) [1FE] [24FE]
    ------special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of 
        farmland (see H.R. 501, 1082) [13JA] [28FE]
    ------treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and 
        exclusion of gain from the sale of certain principal 
        residences (see H.R. 593) [19JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 56) [9JA]
    ------treatment of certain properties subject to a qualified 
        conservation easement (see H.R. 12) [9JA]
    ------treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water 
        or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957) [15FE]
    ------treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1099, 1212) 
        [1MR] [10MR]
    ------treatment of insurance payments and property taxes on a 
        principal residence after a certain age (see H.R. 1857) [15JN]
    ------treatment of property managed according to certain habitat 
        conservation agreements (see H.R. 2423) [28SE]

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    ------treatment of qualified historic properties relative to 
        estate taxes (see H.R. 1945) [28JN]
    ------treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 2121) 
        [26JY]
    ------treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing 
        corporations (see H.R. 737, 1190, 1546) [30JA] [9MR] [2MY]
    Wetlands: determinations relative to agricultural lands (see H.R. 
        1949) [28JN]
    White Sands Missile Range, NM: provide appropriate compensation 
        for the real property and mining claims taken for 
        establishment (see H.R. 806) [2FE]
  Motions
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (H.R. 9) [3MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 925, Private Property Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (H. Res. 101) (H. Rept. 104-61) [28FE]
    Farm Credit Bank Regulatory Burden Reduction: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2029) (H. Rept. 104-421) [18DE]
    Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 104-33) [15FE]
    Private Property Protection Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 925) (H. Rept. 104-46) [23FE]
    Transfer Jurisdiction Over Certain Federal Real Property in the 
        District of Columbia: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2636) (H. Rept. 104-368) [28NO]
    Transfer Title of Real Property in Anacostia Park to the District 
        of Columbia To Facilitate Construction of the National 
        Children's Island: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1508) 
        (H. Rept. 104-277) [17OC]

REAL PROPERTY
see Real Estate

RECESSION
see Economy

RECLAMATION OF LAND
see Land Use

RECLAMATION WASTEWATER AND GROUNDWATER STUDY AND FACILITIES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 2738) [7DE]

RECREATION AREAS
see Parks and Recreation Areas

RECREATIONAL VEHICLES
  Bills and resolutions
    Ships and vessels: recreational boating safety (see H.R. 672) 
        [25JA]
    Taxation: treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational 
        boaters (see H.R. 1821, 1956) [13JN] [29JN]

RECYCLED MATERIALS
related term(s) Refuse Disposal
  Bills and resolutions
    CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see 
        H.R. 820, 2210) [3FE] [4AU]
    Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove 
        Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries 
        (see H.R. 2024) [12JY]
    Roads and highways: repeal requirement to use asphalt containing 
        recycled crumb rubber for paving (see H.R. 1242) [15MR]

RECYCLING
related term(s) Ecology and Environment
  Bills and resolutions
    Batteries: management standards and requirements for spent lead-
        acid batteries (see H.R. 1522) [7AP]
    ------phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal 
        barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see H.R. 
        2024) [12JY]
    CERCLA: clarify liability for certain recycling transactions (see 
        H.R. 820, 2210) [3FE] [4AU]
    Ecology and environment: recycling and management of used oil and 
        reduced lead emissions (see H.R. 189) [9JA]
    ------recycling and use reduction of mercury (see H.R. 2835) 
        [22DE]
    Information services: improve the collection and dissemination of 
        information that will promote the recycling of municipal solid 
        waste (see H.R. 1153) [7MR]
    Newspapers: require producers and importers of newsprint to 
        recycle a certain percentage (see H.R. 1523) [7AP]
    Petroleum: require the EPA to establish a recycling credit system 
        (see H.R. 1525) [7AP]
    Pollution: provide refunds for certain beverage containers and 
        resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 1444) [6AP]
    Roads and highways: repeal requirement to use asphalt containing 
        recycled crumb rubber for paving (see H.R. 1242) [15MR]
    Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during 
        industrial process (see H.R. 2335) [14SE]
    Taxation: refundable income credit for the recycling of hazardous 
        wastes (see H.R. 132) [9JA]
    Tires: require producers and importers of tires to recycle a 
        certain percentage (see H.R. 1524) [7AP]

RED CROSS
see American Red Cross

RED OAK VICTORY (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Richmond Museum Association, Inc.: convey for use as a monument 
        (see H.R. 1860) [15JN]

REED, JACK (a Representative from Rhode Island)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Aboriginal (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1199) 
        [9MR]
    Armed Forces: commissioning of officers relative to reserve 
        officer appointment requirement (see H.R. 2016) [11JY]
    Barges: certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1238) [14MR]
    Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2046) [17JY]
    Harry Kizirian Post Office Building, Providence, RI: designate 
        (see H.R. 1606) [10MY]
    Isabelle (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1198) 
        [9MR]
    NOAA: establish aquaculture facilities and development programs 
        (see H.R. 2046) [17JY]

REEL TOY (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 414) [9JA]

REFUGEES
related term(s) Immigration
  Bills and resolutions
    Congressional Task Force on Immigration Reform: authorize printing 
        of report (see H. Con. Res. 111) [26OC]
    Cuba: congressional notification and reporting requirements on 
        U.S. negotiations (see H.R. 1909) [21JN]
    Cuban Democracy Act: ease limitations in food trade and terminate 
        denial of foreign tax credit (see H.R. 1254) [15MR]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 367) [9JA]
    Immigration: asylum reform (see H.R. 2182) [3AU]
    ------asylum reform and prohibition of Federal benefits to certain 
        aliens (see H.R. 375) [9JA]
    ------curtail illegal immigration and impose a ceiling on legal 
        immigration (see H.R. 2162) [2AU]
    ------moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, 
        certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373) 
        [9JA]
    ------reform admission policies, treatment of criminal aliens and 
        alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and border 
        security (see H.R. 560, 756, 1018, 1915, 1929, 2202) [18JA] 
        [31JA] [23FE] [22JN] [27JN] [4AU]
    Iraq: prohibit admission of individuals who served in the armed 
        forces of Iraq during the Persian Gulf Conflict (see H.R. 63) 
        [9JA]
    Thailand: demand release of imprisoned Hmong/Lao refugee camp 
        leaders and allow resettlement of Hmong refugees (see H. Con. 
        Res. 129) [27DE]

REFUSE DISPOSAL
related term(s) Recycled materials; Sewage Disposal
  Bills and resolutions
    Angeles National Forest: extend authority for land purchases (see 
        H.R. 1223) [14MR]
    ------prohibit transfer of lands for use as a solid waste landfill 
        (see H.R. 924) [13FE]
    CERCLA: abatement and liability of hazardous substances relative 
        to State and Federal solid waste disposal laws (see H.R. 521) 
        [13JA]
    ------clarify appropriate inquiry into previous ownership and uses 
        of real property to qualify for the innocent landowner defense 
        (see H.R. 1285) [21MR]
    ------clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to 
        properties discovered to be contaminated (see H.R. 914) [13FE]
    ------clarify provisions on liability and funding (see H.R. 2256) 
        [4AU]
    ------liability restrictions for generation or transportation of 
        solid waste (see H.R. 854, 855) [7FE]
    Correctional institutions: establish surrounding safety zones in 
        which certain waste disposal facilities may not be permitted 
        (see H.R. 423) [9JA]
    Defense Nuclear Facilities: waste management and environmental 
        restoration efforts (see H.R. 2110) [25JY]
    Dept. of Commerce: conduct research program to evaluate technology 
        for depositing certain waste on the deep ocean seabed (see 
        H.R. 1344) [29MR]
    Dept. of Energy: disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high level 
        radioactive waste (see H.R. 1174) [8MR]
    Ecology and environment: recycling and management of used oil and 
        reduced lead emissions (see H.R. 189) [9JA]
    ------recycling and use reduction of mercury (see H.R. 2835) 
        [22DE]
    EPA: exempt certain small landfills from ground water monitoring 
        requirements (see H.R. 1696) [24MY]
    Government regulations: land disposal program (see H.R. 2036) 
        [13JY]
    ------solid and hazardous waste incinerator requirements (see H.R. 
        2211) [4AU]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020, 1032) 
        [23FE]
    ------require community information statements for new waste 
        treatment or disposal (see H.R. 422) [9JA]
    Interstate compacts: regional disposal facilities for municipal 
        and industrial solid waste (see H.R. 291) [9JA]
    Landfills: disposal of organic sorbents (see H.R. 1257) [16MR]
    Los Angeles, CA: construction of thermal destruction facility (see 
        H.R. 2583) [2NO]
    Nuclear energy: management and disposition of the Hanford 
        Reservation (see H.R. 2110) [25JY]
    Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act: 
        amend (see H.R. 2738) [7DE]
    Recycling: improve the collection and dissemination of information 
        that will promote the recycling of municipal solid waste (see 
        H.R. 1153) [7MR]
    ------management standards and requirements for spent lead-acid 
        batteries (see H.R. 1522) [7AP]
    ------phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove Federal 
        barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries (see H.R. 
        2024) [12JY]
    ------provide refunds for certain beverage containers and 
        resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 1444) [6AP]
    ------require producers and importers of newsprint to recycle a 
        certain percentage (see H.R. 1523) [7AP]
    ------require producers and importers of tires to recycle a 
        certain percentage (see H.R. 1524) [7AP]
    ------require the EPA to establish a recycling credit system for 
        used oil (see H.R. 1525) [7AP]
    Solid waste: exemption for recoverable materials re-used during 
        industrial process (see H.R. 2335) [14SE]
    ------State control over transportation of municipal solid waste 
        (see H.R. 24, 225, 227, 342, 603, 1080, 1085, 1180, 1249, 
        1288, 2323, 2443, 2838) [9JA] [20JA] [28FE] [9MR] [15MR] 
        [22MR] [13SE] [29SE] [22DE]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see 
        H.R. 558) [18JA]
    ------consent (H.R. 558), consideration (see H. Res. 313) [19DE]
    Trucking industry: operation of certain uncovered commercial 
        vehicles on highways (see H.R. 2153) [1AU]
    Water: biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 634) 
        [23JA]

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    ------exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems from 
        subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 102) [9JA]
    ------regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the 
        equivalent of secondary treatment (see H.R. 794, 1943) [2FE] 
        [28JN]
  Reports filed
    Congressional Consent to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 558) (H. 
        Rept. 104-148) [20JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 558, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact Consent: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        313) (H. Rept. 104-426) [19DE]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1020) (H. Rept. 104-254) [20SE]
    Prohibit Transfer of Angeles National Forest Lands for Use as a 
        Solid Waste Landfill: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        924) (H. Rept. 104-309) [6NO]
    Regard Certain Municipal Water Treatment Facilities as the 
        Equivalent of Secondary Treatment: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1943) (H. Rept. 104-192) 
        [18JY]

REGULA, RALPH (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
        Judiciary appropriations [18OC]
    North Atlantic Assembly [15FE]
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1977) [30JN]
    District of Columbia: retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 1028) 
        [23FE]
    Ecology and environment: establish revolving loan funds for 
        cleanup of distressed areas with investment potential (see 
        H.R. 1620) [11MY]
    ------State certification for voluntary cleanup of low and medium 
        priority sites (see H.R. 1621) [11MY]
    Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 2573) [1NO]
    Mount McKinley: retain name (see H.R. 443) [9JA]
    Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor National Heritage Corridor: establish 
        (see H.R. 2186) [3AU]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        1977) [21SE] [31OC] [12DE]
  Motions offered by
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 1977) [12JY] [13JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), veto [18DE]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 1977) (H. Rept. 104-259) [21SE]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 1977) (H. Rept. 104-300) 
        [31OC]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 1977) (H. Rept. 104-402) 
        [12DE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1977) (H. Rept. 
        104-173) [30JN]

REGULATORY REFORM AND RELIEF ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 926) [14FE]
    Enact (H.R. 926): consideration (see H. Res. 100) [27FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 926, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 100) (H. Rept. 104-52) [27FE]
    Provisions: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 926) (H. 
        Rept. 104-48) [23FE]

REGULATORY SUNSET COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 122) [9JA]

REGULATORY TRANSITION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (H.R. 450): consideration (see H. Res. 93) [22FE]
    Enact (S. 219): consideration (see H. Res. 148) [16MY]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 450) [24FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 450, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 93) (H. Rept. 104-45) [22FE]
    Provisions: Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House) 
        (H.R. 450) (H. Rept. 104-39) [16FE]

RELIGION
related term(s) Churches and Synagogues
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: participation of officials in 
        international activities relative to release of religious 
        prisoners (see H.R. 2829) [22DE]
    Civil liberties: placement of religious symbols in public places 
        (see H.R. 2669) [20NO]
    Dept. of HUD: assistance program eligibility for organizations 
        that promote prejudice or bias based on race, religion, or 
        ethnicity (see H.R. 656) [24JA]
    Freedom of religion: constitutional amendment on protection (see 
        H.J. Res. 121, 127) [15NO] [28NO]
    ------prohibit religious coercion in schools (see H.R. 2034) 
        [13JY]
    Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 
        2657) [17NO]
    India: commitment to religious pluralism and tolerance (see H. 
        Con. Res. 60) [6AP]
    ------self-determination for the independence of the Sikh nation 
        homeland, Punjab, Khalistan (see H. Con. Res. 32) [22FE]
    Iran: human rights violations of Bahais (see H. Con. Res. 102) 
        [20SE]
    Khalra, Jaswant Singh: condemn abduction by India (see H. Res. 
        233) [28SE]
    Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see 
        H.J. Res. 10, 16, 19, 67, 94) [9JA] [3FE] [14JN]
    Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528) [17JA]
    ------treatment of religious schools relative to Federal 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 1492) [7AP]
    Turkey: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern 
        Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50) [28MR]
    ------restrict foreign and military assistance conditional to 
        human rights standards (see H.R. 1274) [21MR]

RENO, NV
  Bills and resolutions
    Bruce R. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building: designate 
        (see H.R. 395) [9JA]
    Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: validate certain conveyances 
        made in Reno, NV, and Tulare, CA (see H.R. 1784) [7JN]
  Reports filed
    Bruce R. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Reno, NV: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        395) (H. Rept. 104-362) [28NO]

REPUBLICAN PARTY
  Appointments
    Majority objectors for the private calendar [2NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): majority party 
        appointments (see H. Res. 41) [20JA]
    Committees of the House: majority party appointments (see H. Res. 
        11, 157) [9JA] [25MY]
    House of Representatives: declare vacant the office of a Member 
        who announces a change in political party affiliation (see H. 
        Res. 203) [25JY]
    ------funding for the Republican Steering Committee and the 
        Democratic Policy Committee (see H. Res. 9) [9JA]
    ------require Members who change political parties to repay 
        certain funds to their former party (see H. Res. 202) [25JY]
  Reports filed
    Inquiry Into Various Complaints Filed Against Representative 
        Gingrich: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        (H. Rept. 104-401) [12DE]

RESEARCH
related term(s) Science; Technology
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: kiwifruit research and marketing (see H.R. 1486) 
        [7AP]
    ------make participation in certain commodity research and 
        promotion programs voluntary (see H.R. 2502) [18OC]
    ------revise soybean promotion, research, and consumer information 
        programs (see H.R. 2577) [2NO]
    AIDS Cure Project: establish (see H.R. 761) [31JA]
    Animals: encourage Federal agencies utilizing rabbit eye irritancy 
        tests to validate alternative ophthalmic testing procedures 
        (see H. Con. Res. 7) [9JA]
    ------reporting requirements for research facilities conducting 
        experimentation and testing (see H.R. 1547) [2MY]
    Aquaculture: authorize aquaculture research under the Dept. of 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 1205) [10MR]
    Business and industry: regulation of invention development 
        services (see H.R. 2419) [28SE]
    California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: 
        continuation of operations (see H.R. 1781) [7JN]
    Children and youth: health research (see H.R. 1735) [25MY]
    Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for scientific 
        research services and facilities (see H.R. 1870) [16JN]
    ------conduct research program to evaluate technology for 
        depositing certain waste on the deep ocean seabed (see H.R. 
        1344) [29MR]
    ------convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries 
        Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (see H.R. 1358) [29MR]
    ------enhance manufacturing technology programs (see H.R. 1844) 
        [14JN]
    Dept. of Energy: authorize hydrogen research, development, and 
        demonstration programs (see H.R. 655) [24JA]
    ------authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration 
        programs (H.R. 655), consideration (see H. Res. 136) [1MY]
    ------authorize retirement incentives for certain employees of 
        national laboratories (see H.R. 884) [9FE]
    ------authorizing appropriations for civilian research, 
        development, demonstration, and commercial application 
        activities (see H.R. 1816) [13JN]
    ------downsize personnel levels and terminate certain research at 
        nondefense laboratories (see H.R. 1510) [7AP]
    ------establish Laboratory Facilities Commission (see H.R. 87) 
        [9JA]
    ------gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311) 
        [9JA]
    ------reduce funding for the nuclear energy research and 
        development activities (see H.R. 1674) [18MY]
    ------streamline and establish missions for laboratories (see H.R. 
        2142) [31JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish mammography quality standards 
        (see H.R. 882) [9FE]
    Diseases: ovarian cancer programs (see H.R. 1721) [25MY]
    ------pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 62) [7AP]
    ------prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis (see 
        H.R. 1140) [6MR]
    ------research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 1462) 
        [6AP]
    DNA: improve capability to analyze (see H.R. 1241, 2418) [15MR] 
        [28SE]
    Drugs: establish Federal standards to ensure integrity of testing 
        programs (see H.R. 153, 1706) [9JA] [24MY]
    ------prohibit federally sponsored research pertaining to the 
        legalization of drugs (see H.R. 135) [9JA]
    Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of 
        sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893) [10FE]

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    EPA: authorizing appropriations for environmental research, 
        development, and demonstration activities (see H.R. 1814) 
        [13JN]
    ------permit entrance into cooperative research and development 
        agreements (see H.R. 837) [6FE]
    Expo `98: U.S. participation in Lisbon, Portugal (see H. Con. Res. 
        91) [2AU]
    Health: develop and implement research strategies to prevent birth 
        defects (see H.R. 1010) [22FE]
    ------establish code of fair information practices (see H.R. 435) 
        [9JA]
    ------limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2690) [29NO]
    ------operation of laboratories along Mexican border relative to 
        public health functions (see H.R. 574) [19JA]
    ------research and education programs on menopause and related 
        conditions (see H.R. 548) [17JA]
    ------studies and programs relative to traumatic brain injuries 
        (see H.R. 248) [9JA]
    Health care professionals: exempt physician office laboratories 
        from clinical laboratory requirements (see H.R. 1386) [4AP]
    Historic buildings and sites: study battlefields of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 810) [2FE]
    Kinsey, Alfred: determine if publications on sexual behavior are 
        the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749) 
        [7DE]
    Margaret Walker Alexander National African-American Research 
        Center: establish (see H.R. 1117) [2MR]
    Marilyn Lloyd Environmental, Life, and Social Sciences Complex, 
        Oak Ridge, TN: designate (see H.R. 2301) [12SE]
    National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827) 
        [21DE]
    Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development 
        in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514) [7AP]
    NIH: establish an Office for Rare Disease Research (see H.R. 2027) 
        [13JY]
    ------funding for diabetes-related research (see H.R. 1656) [17MY]
    NOAA: establish aquaculture facilities and development programs 
        (see H.R. 2046) [17JY]
    NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1852) [15JN]
    Patents: biotechnology process protection (see H.R. 587) [19JA]
    ------renew and extend certain devices that aid in bodily tissue 
        healing and reduction of pain (see H.R. 2113) [25JY]
    ------restore the proper term of patent protection (see H.R. 359) 
        [9JA]
    Power resources: development of a national energy policy (see H. 
        Con. Res. 29) [14FE]
    Radioactive substances: provide payments to individuals who were 
        subjects of Federal radiation experiments (see H.R. 2463) 
        [11OC]
    Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (see H.R. 2405) [27SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (H.R. 2405), consideration (see H. Res. 234) [29SE]
    ------increase supply of minority scientists and help the public 
        and private sectors in research and development needs (see 
        H.R. 1459) [6AP]
    Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 2659) [17NO]
    Stuttgart, AR: transfer the Fish Farming Experimental Laboratory 
        to the Dept. of Agriculture (see H.R. 33) [9JA]
    Taxation: credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs 
        for rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1566) [3MY]
    ------incentives for the use of alcohol as a fuel (see H.R. 2474) 
        [12OC]
    ------make permanent the credit for increasing research activities 
        (see H.R. 803) [2FE]
    ------make permanent the credit for increasing research activities 
        and extend credit eligibility to collaborative research 
        consortia expenses (see H.R. 2514) [19OC]
    Technology: cooperative research and development agreements 
        relative to inventions (see H.R. 2196) [4AU]
    Terrorism: develop technologies to combat (see H.R. 1847) [14JN]
    Water: require additional research prior to promulgation of 
        sulfate standards (see H.R. 2762) [12DE]
    Water Resources Research Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        1743) [6JN]
    Women: establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 1736) [25MY]
    ------review of Federal programs assessing risks of certain 
        environmental exposures (see H.R. 1311) [23MR]
  Messages
    Achievements in Aeronautics and Space: President Clinton [24MY]
    Science and Technology Report: President Clinton [29MR]
    U.S. Arctic Research Plan: President Clinton [17JY]
  Reports filed
    Biotechnology Process Patents Protection: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 587) (H. Rept. 104-178) [11JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 655, Hydrogen Future Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 104-108) [1MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2405, Federal Civilian Science Activities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. 
        Rept. 104-270) [29SE]
    Convey the National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory in 
        Gloucester, MA, to Massachusetts: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1358) (H. Rept. 104-287) [20OC]
    Dept. of Commerce Scientific Research Services and Facilities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1870) (H. 
        Rept. 104-232) [4AU]
    Dept. of Energy Civilian Research, Development, Demonstration, and 
        Commercial Application Activities Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 1816) (H. Rept. 104-236) [4AU]
    Dept. of Energy Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration 
        Programs Authorization: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 
        655) (H. Rept. 104-95) [30MR]
    DNA Identification Grants Improvement Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2418) (H. Rept. 104-393) [11DE]
    Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Activities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1814) (H. 
        Rept. 104-199) [21JY]
    NSF Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1852) (H. 
        Rept. 104-231) [4AU]
    Technology Transfer Improvements Act: Committee on Science (House) 
        (H.R. 2196) (H. Rept. 104-390) [7DE]
    Transfer the Stuttgart, AR, Fish Farming Experimental Laboratory 
        to the Dept. of Agriculture: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 33) (H. Rept. 104-357) [28NO]
    Water Resources Research Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1743) (H. Rept. 104-242) [8SE]

RESOLUTION TRUST CORP.
related term(s) Financial Institutions
  Bills and resolutions
    FDIC: recapitalization of the Savings Association Insurance Fund 
        (see H.R. 1470, 1471, 1472, 1473, 1474, 1475, 1476, 1477, 
        1478, 1479, 1480, 1481) [7AP]
    Public lands: transfer certain lands to the Salt River Pima-
        Maricopa Indian Community and Scottsdale, AZ (see H.R. 2490) 
        [17OC]
  Reports filed
    Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Land Transfer: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (S. 1341) (H. Rept. 104-439) [21DE]

RESOURCE CONSERVATION AND RECOVERY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Interstate compacts: regional disposal facilities for municipal 
        and industrial solid waste (see H.R. 291) [9JA]

REVENUE RECONCILIATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Corrections: technical (see H.R. 1121) [3MR]

RHODE ISLAND
  Bills and resolutions
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 1447) [6AP]
    Fall River Harbor: deauthorize a feature of navigation project 
        (see H.R. 1304) [23MR]

RICHARDSON, BILL (a Representative from New Mexico)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [22FE]
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [4JA]
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
    Conferee: H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
    George Washington's birthday ceremonies delegation [21FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Advisory Commission on Intergovernmental Relations: add Native 
        American members (see H.R. 1888) [19JN]
    Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites: designate additional 
        lands (see H.R. 517) [13JA]
    Dept. of Energy: authorize retirement incentives for certain 
        employees of national laboratories (see H.R. 884) [9FE]
    Firefighters: relief of certain former Federal employees who were 
        transferred from the Dept. of Energy to Los Alamos County, NM 
        (see H.R. 516) [13JA]
    Health: prevention of fetal alcohol syndrome (see H.R. 1649) 
        [16MY]
    Land and Water Conservation Fund Act: amend relative to the 
        National Park Service (see H.R. 2025) [12JY]
    Medicaid: coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and 
        clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1339) [28MR]
    National parks and recreation areas: enhance park system (see H.R. 
        2181) [3AU]
    Professional Boxing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2212) [4AU]
    Public lands: transfer parcel of land to Taos Pueblo Indians (see 
        H.R. 101) [9JA]
    Refuse disposal: solid and hazardous waste incinerator 
        requirements (see H.R. 2211) [4AU]
    Santa Fe National Forest: expand boundaries (see H.R. 518) [13JA]
    Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine 
        compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1400) [5AP]
    Yellowstone Headwaters National Recreation Area: establish within 
        the Gallatin and Custer National Forests (see H.R. 1846) 
        [14JN]

RICHMOND, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Francis J. Hagel Building: designate (see H.R. 2111) [25JY]
    Red Oak Victory (vessel): convey to Richmond Museum Association, 
        Inc., for use as a monument (see H.R. 1860) [15JN]
  Reports filed
    Francis J. Hagel Building, Richmond, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2111) (H. 
        Rept. 104-411) [19DE]

RIGGS, FRANK (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 1617, consolidate Federal job training programs [24OC]
    ------H.R. 1905, energy and water development appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    California: conveyance of land to the Del Norte County Unified 
        School District (see H.R. 2709) [5DE]
    ------conveyance of land to the Hoopa Valley Tribe (see H.R. 2710) 
        [5DE]

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    ------promote balance between natural resources, economic 
        development and job retention (see H.R. 2712) [5DE]
    Coast Guard: transfer title of Point Arena Light Station to Point 
        Arena Lighthouse Keepers, Inc. (see H.R. 2643) [15NO]
    Congress: employee forfeiture of retirement benefits relative to 
        certain criminal convictions (see H.R. 2244) [4AU]
    Education: establish mentoring programs for at-risk youths (see 
        H.R. 2708) [5DE]
    Hoga (U.S.S.): conveyance (see H.R. 2642) [15NO]
    National forests: provide for the substitution of timber for the 
        cancelled Elkhorn Ridge timber sale (see H.R. 2711) [5DE]
    Outer Continental Shelf: moratorium on leasing, exploration, and 
        development of power resources (see H.R. 2241, 2242) [4AU]
    Taxation: credit for business investments in economically 
        distressed areas (see H.R. 2713) [5DE]
    Trinity River: restoration of fish and wildlife (see H.R. 2243) 
        [4AU]

RINGLING BROS. AND BARNUM & BAILEY CIRCUS
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for 
        Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus anniversary 
        commemoration (see H. Con. Res. 34) [8MR]

RISK ASSESSMENT AND COST-BENEFIT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1022) [23FE]
    Enact (H.R. 1022): consideration (see H. Res. 96) [24FE]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 1022) [28FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1022, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 96) (H. Rept. 104-51) [24FE]

RIVERA, OSCAR GARCIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate 
        (see H.R. 885) [9FE]

RIVERS
  Bills and resolutions
    Blackstone River Valley National Heritage Corridor: expand 
        boundaries (see H.R. 1447) [6AP]
    Bonneville Power Administration: debt refinancing agreement at 
        prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to 
        U.S. Treasury (see H.R. 599, 799) [20JA] [2FE]
    Brunswick County, NC: environmental restoration project in the 
        eastern channel of the Lockwoods Folly River (see H.R. 1393) 
        [4AP]
    Cache La Poudre River National Water Heritage Area: establish (see 
        H.R. 2057) [19JY]
    Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence 
        Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127) [22DE]
    Colorado River Basin: control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam 
        (see H.R. 930) [14FE]
    ------control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam (S. 523), 
        technical corrections (see H. Con. Res. 82) [11JY]
    Columbia River: preserve and protect Hanford Reach area (see H.R. 
        2292) [8SE]
    Corps of Engineers: stabilize bluffs along Mississippi River in 
        the vicinity of Natchez, MS (see H.R. 880) [9FE]
    Great Lakes: coordinate and promote activities for water pollution 
        alleviation (see H.R. 1209) [10MR]
    ------determine effectiveness of technology to remedy contaminated 
        sediments (see H.R. 1206) [10MR]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft 
        (see H.R. 2568) [1NO]
    Hudson River Valley American Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 
        2266) [6SE]
    Lamprey River: designate certain segments as components of the 
        Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 2255) [4AU]
    Missouri River: control of water relative to navigation and flood 
        control (see H.R. 1351) [29MR]
    ------equity in economic benefits and recreational usage among 
        bordering States (see H.R. 1260) [16MR]
    ------limit acquisition of land on the segment designated as a 
        recreation area (see H.R. 1538, 1825) [2MY] [13JN]
    Mystic River: deauthorize portion of improvement project (see H.R. 
        1001) [21FE]
    Niagara River Gorge: establish commission to study inclusion into 
        the Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 2139) [28JY]
    Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor National Heritage Corridor: establish 
        (see H.R. 2186) [3AU]
    Ohio River Corridor Study Commission: establish (see H.R. 1891) 
        [20JN]
    Ozark National Scenic Riverways: protection of wild horses within 
        boundaries (see H.R. 238) [9JA]
    Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: implement basin management 
        plan to eliminate groundwater overdraft and seawater intrusion 
        (see H.R. 2549) [26OC]
    Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin project facilities: expedite title 
        transfer process (see H.R. 2644) [15NO]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 621) [20JA]
    Suwannee River: authorize dredging of McGriff Pass (see H.R. 1992) 
        [30JN]
    Thames River: modify navigation project to alter turning basin 
        dimensions in Norwich, CT (see H.R. 2282) [7SE]
    Trinity River: restoration of fish and wildlife (see H.R. 2243) 
        [4AU]
    Washington: operation and maintenance of Grays Harbor and Chehalis 
        River navigation projects (see H.R. 1086) [28FE]
    Water: conservation and development of resources and Army Corps of 
        Engineers river and harbor improvement projects (see H.R. 929) 
        [14FE]
    ------State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 2555) 
        [30OC]
    Water pollution: determine effectiveness of technology to remedy 
        contaminated sediments in river beds (see H.R. 455) [9JA]
    Waterways: reduce discharges from combined sewer overflows into 
        navigable waters of interstate significance (see H.R. 879) 
        [9FE]
  Messages
    Farmington Wild and Scenic River Study: President Clinton [13DE]
  Reports filed
    Control of Colorado River Basin Salinity Upstream of Imperial Dam: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 523) (H. Rept. 104-132) 
        [7JN]
    Protection of Wild Horses Within Boundaries of the Ozark National 
        Scenic Riverway: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 238) (H. 
        Rept. 104-296) [30OC]
    Trinity River Fish and Wildlife Restoration: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2243) (H. Rept. 104-395) [11DE]

RIVERS, LYNN NANCY (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Congress: reform lobbying disclosure and gift rules (see H. Res. 
        255) [7NO]
    House Rules: treatment of expenses of special-order speeches (see 
        H. Res. 263) [9NO]

RIVERS, RUBEN
  Bills and resolutions
    Medal of Honor: posthumous award (see H.R. 2228) [4AU]

ROADS AND HIGHWAYS
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 440, National Highway System designation [20SE] 
        [29SE] [11OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Alcoholic beverages: treatment of Federal highway funds relative 
        to sale to minors (see H.R. 2088, 2328) [20JY] [13SE]
    Budget: treatment of receipts and disbursements of Federal trust 
        funds (see H.R. 564) [18JA]
    Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence 
        Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127) [22DE]
    Clean Air Act: treatment of motorcycles (see H.R. 2299) [12SE]
    Demonstration projects: establish highway corridor from Chihuahua, 
        Mexico, through El Paso, TX, to Denver, CO (see H.R. 202) 
        [9JA]
    District of Columbia: disapprove action of city council relative 
        to closing of public alley (see H.J. Res. 80) [24MR]
    ------increase Federal share of certain transportation project 
        costs (see H.R. 2017) [12JY]
    Drunken driving: reporting of blood alcohol levels exceeding State 
        permissible levels after vehicular accidents (see H.R. 1982) 
        [30JN]
    ------strengthen Federal prevention laws (see H.R. 588) [19JA]
    ------treatment of Federal highway funds relative to minors (see 
        H.R. 2319) [13SE]
    Hells Canyon Wilderness Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 2693) 
        [30NO]
    Hubbard Expressway: complete construction in the vicinity of 
        Youngstown, OH (see H.R. 454) [9JA]
    Iowa: exempt vehicle weight and combination restrictions for 
        certain interstate highways (see H.R. 1895) [20JN]
    Land use: withdraw certain proposed regulations concerning rights-
        of-way (see H. Res. 25) [9JA]
    Metric system: modification of highway signs (see H.R. 1173) [8MR]
    ------waive requirements for State use on highway signs (see H.R. 
        1896) [20JN]
    Motor vehicles: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427, 1007) [9JA] 
        [21FE]
    ------regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899) [10FE]
    NAFTA: funding of infrastructure projects relative to border 
        traffic (see H.R. 2743) [7DE]
    National Highway System: designate (see H.R. 2274, 2349) [7SE] 
        [18SE]
    ------designate (H.R. 2274), consideration (see H. Res. 224) 
        [19SE]
    National parks and recreation areas: highway relocation assistance 
        relative to the Chickamauga and Chattanooga National Military 
        Parks (see H.R. 848) [7FE]
    Public lands: resolution of claims relative to right-of-ways 
        across Federal lands (see H.R. 2081) [20JY]
    Public works: economic development programs (see H.R. 300, 2145) 
        [9JA] [31JY]
    ------national program to create jobs and restore infrastructure 
        (see H.R. 1405) [5AP]
    ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration 
        of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591) [9MY]
    Recycled materials: repeal requirement to use asphalt containing 
        recycled crumb rubber for paving (see H.R. 1242) [15MR]
    Safety: study methods to reduce accidents caused by drivers 
        falling asleep while operating certain commercial motor 
        vehicles (see H.R. 456) [9JA]
    Transportation: establish State infrastructure banks to finance 
        certain transportation projects (see H.R. 2439) [29SE]
    ------permit tax-exempt financing of certain transportation 
        facilities (see H.R. 1790) [8JN]
    ------provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation 
        trust funds (see H.R. 842) [7FE]
    ------transfer management of National Driver Register functions 
        (see H.R. 2558) [30OC]
  Conference reports
    National Highway System Designation (S. 440) [15NO]
  Messages
    Highway and Motor Vehicle Safety Report: President Clinton [21SE]
  Motions
    National Highway System: designate (S. 440) [20SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 2274, National Highway System Designation: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 224) (H. Rept. 104-252) 
        [19SE]
    District of Columbia Emergency Highway Relief Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2017) (H. 
        Rept. 104-217) [31JY]
    National Highway System Designation: Committee of Conference (S. 
        440) (H. Rept. 104-345) [15NO]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2274) (H. Rept. 104-246) [14SE]

ROBERTS, PAT (a Representative from Kansas)
  Appointments
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards [28MR]

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    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: price supports (see H.R. 2195) [4AU]
    ------purchase of catastrophic risk protection and clarify the 
        prevented planting rule (see H.R. 2147) [31JY]
    CCC: farm and export expenditures (see H.R. 2195) [4AU]
    CFTC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 618) [20JA]
    Committee on Agriculture (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 68) [9FE]
    Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 2307) [12SE]
    Food stamps: reform program (see H.R. 1135) [6MR]
    Health care facilities: improve health programs and services 
        available to rural populations (see H.R. 2411) [27SE]
    House of Representatives: abolish franking privilege (see H.R. 
        2308) [12SE]
    Pesticides: definition and regulation of antimicrobial pesticides 
        (see H.R. 1680) [18MY]
    Pick-Sloan Missouri Basin project facilities: expedite title 
        transfer process (see H.R. 2644) [15NO]
    Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 1007) [21FE]
    Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: establish (see H.R. 1449) 
        [6AP]
    Taxation: capital gains rate on stock of certain farmers' 
        cooperatives (see H.R. 2676) [20NO]
    ------special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of 
        farmland (see H.R. 1082) [28FE]
  Reports filed
    CFTC Appropriations: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 618) 
        (H. Rept. 104-104) [6AP]
    Convey Certain Lands to Rolla, MO: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 701) (H. Rept. 104-215) [31JY]
    Farm Credit Bank Regulatory Burden Reduction: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 2029) (H. Rept. 104-421) [18DE]
    Food Stamp Program Reform: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        1135) (H. Rept. 104-77) [14MR]
    Illinois Land Conservation Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 714) (H. Rept. 104-191) [28JY]
    Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 104-207) [26JY]
    Require Federal Agencies To Differentiate Between Organic Oils and 
        Petroleum Based Oils: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        436) (H. Rept. 104-262) [27SE]
    Talladega National Forest Boundary Modification: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1874) (H. Rept. 104-216) [31JY]
  Rules
    Committee on Agriculture (House) [23JA]

ROCKLAND COUNTY, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of HUD: administration of Federal housing programs (see H.R. 
        21) [9JA]

ROEMER, TIM (a Representative from Indiana)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Budget: deficit (see H. Res. 94) [23FE]
    Clinton, President: summit meeting with Russian President Boris 
        Yeltsin (see H. Con. Res. 25) [7FE]
    Dept. of Energy: downsize personnel levels and terminate certain 
        research at nondefense laboratories (see H.R. 1510) [7AP]
    House of Representatives: return of excess amounts from official 
        allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 26) 
        [9JA]
    NASA: termination of International Space Station program (see H.R. 
        1701) [24MY]
    National Weather Service: eliminate certain activities and 
        functions (see H.R. 1450) [6AP]

ROGERS, HAROLD (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1905, energy and water development appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
        Judiciary appropriations [18OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2076) [19JY]
  Conference reports
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, State, and the Judiciary 
        Appropriations (H.R. 2076) [4DE]
  Motions offered by
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: 
        authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), veto [20DE]
  Reports filed
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 2076) (H. Rept. 
        104-378) [4DE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2076) (H. Rept. 
        104-196) [19JY]

ROHRABACHER, DANA (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Aliens: treatment of criminal aliens (see H.R. 592) [19JA]
    Cambodia: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1451) [6AP]
    Dept. of Energy: authorizing appropriations for civilian research, 
        development, demonstration, and commercial application 
        activities (see H.R. 1816) [13JN]
    District of Columbia: repeal Mayor's authority to requisition 
        unlimited funds from the U.S. Treasury (see H.R. 358) [9JA]
    Dordy III (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1239) 
        [14MR]
    Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 738) [30JA]
    EPA: authorizing appropriations for environmental research, 
        development, and demonstration activities (see H.R. 1814) 
        [13JN]
    Government: require Federal agencies acquiring surplus property 
        from closure of military installations to retain possession 
        and use for agency purposes (see H.R. 1265) [16MR]
    India: civil liberties violations in Kashmir (see H. Res. 123) 
        [29MR]
    New Zealand: U.S. visit of Prime Minister James Bolger (see H. 
        Con. Res. 52) [28MR]
    NOAA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1815) [13JN]
    Patents: restore the proper term of patent protection (see H.R. 
        359) [9JA]
    Taxation: treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and 
        exclusion of gain from the sale of certain principal 
        residences (see H.R. 593) [19JA]

ROLLA, MO
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: convey certain lands (see H.R. 701) [26JA]
  Reports filed
    Convey Certain Lands to Rolla, MO: Committee on Agriculture 
        (House) (H.R. 701) (H. Rept. 104-215) [31JY]

ROLLCALL VOTES
see Votes in House

ROMANIA
  Messages
    Romanian Emigration Laws and Policies: President Clinton [23MY] 
        [11JY]

ROMERO-BARCELO, CARLOS A. (a Resident Commissioner from Puerto Rico)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Foreign trade: provide for the liquidation of certain entries (see 
        H.R. 1650) [16MY]
    Puerto Rico: transfer of certain lands on the Island of Vieques 
        (see H.R. 2159) [2AU]
    ------waiver of EPA secondary treatment requirements for 
        wastewater treatment facilities (see H.R. 1371) [30MR]

RONALD REAGAN (U.S.S.)
  Bills and resolutions
    CVN-76: designate the nuclear-powered aircraft carrier (see H.J. 
        Res. 61) [23JA]

ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D. (32d President of the United States)
  Appointments
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission [2MR]

ROSE, CHARLIE (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    North Atlantic Assembly [22FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: establish a conservation incentives program to 
        develop soil, water, and related resources protection 
        practices (see H.R. 2793) [15DE]
    ------improve operation of flue-cured and burley tobacco programs 
        (see H.R. 2653) [16NO]
    ------price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2794) [15DE]
    Brunswick County, NC: environmental restoration project in the 
        eastern channel of the Lockwoods Folly River (see H.R. 1393) 
        [4AP]
    EPA: delay implementation of remedial action and design at certain 
        sites (see H.R. 1901) [20JN]
    ------remove New Hanover County, NC, airport burn pit from the 
        Superfund national priorities list (see H.R. 1902) [20JN]
    Federal employees: treatment of service performed under Federal-
        State cooperative programs relative to civil service 
        retirement (see H.R. 2487) [17OC]
    India: commitment to religious pluralism and tolerance (see H. 
        Con. Res. 60) [6AP]
    Shogun (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2735) 
        [6DE]
    Tariff: footwear assembled in beneficiary countries (see H.R. 
        1452) [6AP]
  Motions offered by
    Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), conference report [21DE]

ROSENN, MAX
  Bills and resolutions
    Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, PA: designate (see H.R. 
        1718) [25MY]
  Reports filed
    Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, PA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1718) (H. 
        Rept. 104-413) [19DE]

ROS-LEHTINEN, ILEANA (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Cyprus: implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the 
        enclaved people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223) [4AU]
    National parks and recreation areas: allow placement of missing 
        children posters in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2774) [13DE]
    Nicaragua: adjustment of status of certain immigrants (see H.R. 
        712) [26JA]
    Public buildings: designate space for the placement of missing 
        children posters in Federal buildings (see H.R. 2792) [15DE]

ROTH, TOBY (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration hydroelectric 
        projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude oil [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Barges: certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1108) [1MR]
    Courts: authorize additional Federal district judge for eastern 
        district of Wisconsin (see H.R. 362) [9JA]
    Dept. of Agriculture: use of distance or transportation costs as a 
        basis for pricing milk (see H.R. 1808) [8JN]
    Dept. of Trade: establish (see H.R. 2325) [13SE]
    English language: declare as official language of U.S. (see H.R. 
        739) [30JA]
    Foreign aid: discharge obligation of certain unexpended balances 
        of foreign economic assistance (see H.R. 360) [9JA]

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    Foreign trade: export controls (see H.R. 361) [9JA]
    National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579) [2NO]
    National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579) [2NO]
    Tourist trade: promote (see H.R. 1083) [28FE]

ROUKEMA, MARGE (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    North Atlantic Assembly [15FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    AFDC: deny benefits to children who have not received preventive 
        health care or been immunized (see H.R. 191) [9JA]
    Colleges and universities: participation in Pell Grant Program 
        relative to Federal Stafford Loan Program default rate (see 
        H.R. 2038) [13JY]
    Financial institutions: exclude certain bank products from the 
        definition of a deposit (see H.R. 1574) [3MY]
    ------provide funding for the Financing Corp. and consolidate 
        Federal deposit insurance funds and agencies (see H.R. 2363) 
        [19SE]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 2836) [22DE]
    Homeless: determination of the immunization status of children 
        living in certain federally assisted housing and shelters (see 
        H.R. 192) [9JA]
    Housing: enhance availability of investment capital for low- and 
        moderate-income housing (see H.R. 1211) [10MR]
    Interstate Child Support Enforcement Act: enact (see H.R. 195) 
        [9JA]
    Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 196) [9JA]
    Mental health: national policy to provide health care coverage to 
        individuals with severe mental illnesses (see H.R. 193) [9JA]
    New York: Dept. of Agriculture contributions toward the purchase 
        of the Sterling Forest (see H.R. 194) [9JA]
    Taxation: deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first 
        or second home (see H. Con. Res. 10) [9JA]

ROYCE, EDWARD R. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (see 
        H.R. 1864) [15JN]
    El Toro Marine Corps Air Station: convey lands to Orange County, 
        CA (see H.R. 1607) [10MY]
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: earthquake insurance 
        requirements (see H.R. 2309) [12SE]
    House Rules: require floor amendments to appropriations bills be 
        reflected in budget accounting (see H. Res. 182) [30JN]
    Taxation: constitutional amendment on retroactive taxation (see 
        H.J. Res. 48) [9JA]
    ------prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 788) [1FE]
    ------treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 2692) [30NO]

RURAL AREAS
related term(s) Agriculture; Urban Areas
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: consolidate grants for State rural development 
        programs (see H.R. 2590) [7NO]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1976) [30JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 188) [12JY]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 235) [29SE]
    Appalachian Regional Commission: funding (see H.R. 312, 2145) 
        [9JA] [31JY]
    Business and industry: availability of credit to businesses 
        relative to communities facing economic distress (see H.R. 
        288) [9JA]
    Ecology and environment: provide assistance to rural and 
        disadvantaged communities under the State water pollution 
        control revolving loan program (see H.R. 692) [26JA]
    EPA: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater disposal 
        (see H.R. 556, 557, 908, 1337) [18JA] [13FE] [28MR]
    Government: health care (see H. Con. Res. 56) [4AP]
    Health: establish community-based managed care programs in 
        medically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 381) [9JA]
    Health care facilities: improve health programs and services 
        available to rural populations (see H.R. 1904, 2175, 2411) 
        [20JN] [2AU] [27SE]
    Health care professionals: create tax incentives for provision of 
        rural health care services (see H.R. 425) [9JA]
    Housing: guarantee the repayment of loans made by private lenders 
        for costs of certain rural rental housing (see H.R. 66) [9JA]
    ------homeownership opportunities and extension of the rural 
        rental housing program (see H.R. 1691) [24MY]
    ------provide for private servicing of rural housing loans (see 
        H.R. 1276) [21MR]
    ------use of community development block grants for direct 
        homeownership assistance (see H.R. 2304) [12SE]
    Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction 
        and assistance (see H.R. 1841) [14JN]
    Medicare: coverage for emergency and related services by rural 
        emergency access care facilities (see H.R. 859) [8FE]
    ------equalize the labor and nonlabor portions of the standardized 
        hospital payment amounts and improve rural health services 
        (see H.R. 424) [9JA]
    ------study effectiveness of rural telemedicine networks (see H.R. 
        851) [7FE]
    National Committee on Telemedicine: establish (see H.R. 426) [9JA]
    National objectives: study feasibility of establishing and 
        training regional and county rural development boards and 
        councils (see H.R. 813) [3FE]
    Public Health Service: consolidate certain health center programs 
        (see H.R. 2206) [4AU]
    REA: improve loan program (see H.R. 1913) [22JN]
    ------loans to electric generation and transmission cooperatives 
        (see H.R. 403) [9JA]
    Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act: 
        amend (see H.R. 2738) [7DE]
    Taxation: deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals, incentives for medical practice in rural areas, 
        and creation of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 2051) 
        [18JY]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1976) [28SE]
  Motions
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1976) [20SE] [12OC]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1976) (H. Rept. 
        104-268) [28SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1976) (H. Rept. 
        104-172) [30JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1976, Agriculture, 
        Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 235) (H. 
        Rept. 104-271) [29SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1976, Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, 
        and Related Agencies Programs Appropriations: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 188) (H. Rept. 104-185) [12JY]

RURAL ELECTRIFICATION ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Electric power: loans to electric generation and transmission 
        cooperatives (see H.R. 403) [9JA]
    Loans: improve program (see H.R. 1913) [22JN]

RUSH, BOBBY L. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation 
        Act [12OC]
    North Atlantic Assembly [22FE]

RUSSIA
related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
  Bills and resolutions
    Clinton, President: summit meeting with Russian President Boris 
        Yeltsin (see H. Con. Res. 25) [7FE]
    Democracy: protection of freedom of the press and freedom of 
        expression (see H. Con. Res. 84, 90, 95) [20JY] [2AU] [4AU]
    Foreign aid: requirements relative to economic assistance (see 
        H.R. 519, 1418) [13JA] [5AP]
    Kaliningrad: removal of troops (see H. Con. Res. 51) [28MR]
  Messages
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Russia: President Clinton [3JA]
    Russian Emigration Laws and Policies: President Clinton [30JN]

SABO, MARTIN OLAV (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
    ------H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations [13SE] [14SE] 
        [18OC]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------S. 4, Separate Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act [7SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive 
        compensation (see H.R. 620) [20JA]
    ------level (see H.R. 619) [20JA]
  Motions offered by
    Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491) 
        [30OC]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        67) [8JN]

SADDLEBACK MOUNTAIN-ARIZONA SETTLEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2490) [17OC]

SAFE DRINKING WATER ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Water: require additional research prior to promulgation of 
        sulfate standards (see H.R. 2762) [12DE]

SAFETY
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act [9NO]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 2795) [15DE]
    ------labeling of imported perishable agricultural commodities 
        (see H.R. 2602, 2833) [9NO] [22DE]
    ------price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2794) [15DE]
    Airlines: require use of child safety restraint systems (see H.R. 
        1309) [23MR]
    Animals: encourage Federal agencies utilizing rabbit eye irritancy 
        tests to validate alternative ophthalmic testing procedures 
        (see H. Con. Res. 7) [9JA]
    Aviation: air carrier safety (see H.R. 590) [19JA]
    ------develop information system on, and investigation of pilot 
        aptitude (see H.R. 2758, 2772) [12DE] [13DE]
    Black Lung Benefits Act: improve (see H.R. 754) [31JA]
    California: prevent preemption of State fluid milk standards (see 
        H.R. 1298) [22MR]
    Chemical weapons: transportation of munitions (see H.R. 1123) 
        [3MR]
    Chemicals: management of Chemical Stockpile Emergency Preparedness 
        Program (see H.R. 979) [16FE]
    Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to loading of 
        materials into balers and compacters (see H.R. 1114) [2MR]

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    ------child labor provisions relative to the operation of 
        automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089) [20JY]
    Coast Guard: restrict the closure of small boat stations (see H.R. 
        2105) [24JY]
    Common carriers: eliminate preemployment alcohol testing in the 
        mass transit, railroad, motor carrier, and aviation industries 
        (see H.R. 1827) [13JN]
    Correctional institutions: establish surrounding safety zones in 
        which certain waste disposal facilities may not be permitted 
        (see H.R. 423) [9JA]
    Courts: product liability reform (see H.R. 10, 917, 955, 956, 
        1075) [9JA] [13FE] [15FE] [28FE]
    ------product liability reform (H.R. 956), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 108, 109) [7MR] [8MR]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 1622) [11MY]
    Crime: limit certain funds to States that do not require testing 
        for presence of AIDS in certain cases of assault (see H.R. 
        2791) [15DE]
    ------treatment of motor vehicle theft of air bag modules (see 
        H.R. 2804) [18DE]
    Dams: delegation of dam safety authority to State governments (see 
        H.R. 2302) [12SE]
    Dept. of Energy: disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high level 
        radioactive waste (see H.R. 1174) [8MR]
    Dept. of Labor: consultation with State officials by employers 
        relative to compliance with occupational safety and health 
        requirements (see H.R. 1433) [6AP]
    Drugs: reporting requirements on deaths resulting from the 
        prescribing, dispensing, or administration of drugs (see H.R. 
        1914) [22JN]
    Ecology and environment: privatize environmental testing analysis 
        (see H.R. 2154) [1AU]
    Education: require expulsion of students convicted of violent 
        crimes in schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 2698) 
        [30NO]
    Employment: age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring 
        plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        344, 849, 2649) [9JA] [7FE] [16NO]
    Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or 
        receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488) [11JA]
    FAA: certification of airports serving commuter airlines (see H.R. 
        1545) [2MY]
    ------establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 589, 1392, 
        2276) [19JA] [4AP] [7SE]
    ------transfer air traffic services to separate corporate entity 
        (see H.R. 1441) [6AP]
    ------transfer Eastern Regional Office to Union County, NJ (see 
        H.R. 2832) [22DE]
    Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1851) [15JN]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 140) [9MY]
    Fire prevention: encourage State and local fire safety and 
        prevention education programs (see H.R. 771) [1FE]
    Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be 
        valid in all States (see H.R. 2634) [14NO]
    Firefighters: purchase of equipment by volunteer departments and 
        emergency medical service organizations with tax-exempt 
        financing (see H.R. 282) [9JA]
    Food: labeling of pesticide use (see H.R. 1771) [7JN]
    ------meat and poultry inspection programs (see H.R. 1423) [6AP]
    Government regulations: facilitate small business involvement in 
        the regulatory development process of the EPA and OSHA (see 
        H.R. 1937) [27JN]
    Hazardous substances: importation and shipment of spent nuclear 
        fuel (see H.R. 2278) [7SE]
    ------nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020, 1032) [23FE]
    ------require community information statements for new waste 
        treatment or disposal (see H.R. 422) [9JA]
    ------require one-call notification system to protect against 
        chemical spills (see H.R. 2440) [29SE]
    ------require one-call notification system to protect natural gas 
        and hazardous liquid pipelines from excavation damage (see 
        H.R. 431) [9JA]
    Health: require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast 
        implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research 
        (see H.R. 2796) [15DE]
    Health care professionals: licensing of home infusion therapy 
        service providers and limitations on physician referrals (see 
        H.R. 1579) [9MY]
    House of Representatives: enclosure of the galleries with a 
        transparent and substantial material (see H. Res. 19) [9JA]
    Labeling: repeal requirement for saccharin notice (see H.R. 1787) 
        [8JN]
    Law Abiding Citizens Safety Act: enact (see H.R. 322) [9JA]
    Law enforcement officers: establish a bill of rights (see H.R. 
        878) [9FE]
    ------protection (see H.R. 2386) [21SE]
    Motor vehicles: Federal safety standards for passenger vans (see 
        H.R. 267) [9JA]
    ------improve impact standards for bumpers (see H.R. 1928) [27JN]
    ------improve traffic safety performance of high risk drivers (see 
        H.R. 1866) [15JN]
    ------prohibit the manufacture or sale of school buses that do not 
        have seat belts (see H.R. 266) [9JA]
    ------regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899) [10FE]
    ------remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of 
        utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144) [31JY]
    ------school bus safety (see H.R. 1884) [16JN]
    Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development 
        in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514) [7AP]
    Occupational safety and health: establish voluntary programs to 
        protect employees from hazards (see H.R. 1824) [13JN]
    ------provide uniform warnings on personal protective equipment 
        for occupational use (see H.R. 750) [31JA]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 707, 1783, 
        1834) [26JA] [7JN] [14JN]
    Parks and recreation areas: require camps to report on incidents 
        of injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 1194) 
        [9MR]
    Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act: amend (see H.R. 1103) 
        [1MR]
    Pipelines: require one-call notification system to protect 
        underground facilities from excavation damage (see H.R. 2482) 
        [13OC]
    Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety 
        (see H.R. 432, 1126, 1187, 1323) [9JA] [3MR] [9MR] [24MR]
    Professional Boxing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 2212) [4AU]
    Public welfare programs: assist low income families and seniors 
        relative to severe heat emergencies (see H.R. 2109) [25JY]
    Radioactive substances: interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (see 
        H.R. 1924) [22JN]
    Recycling: management standards and requirements for spent lead-
        acid batteries (see H.R. 1522) [7AP]
    ------require the EPA to establish a recycling credit system for 
        used oil (see H.R. 1525) [7AP]
    Refuse disposal: solid and hazardous waste incinerator 
        requirements (see H.R. 2211) [4AU]
    Roads and highways: maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427, 1007) [9JA] 
        [21FE]
    ------study methods to reduce accidents caused by drivers falling 
        asleep while operating certain commercial motor vehicles (see 
        H.R. 456) [9JA]
    ------treatment of Federal highway funds relative to drunken 
        driving by minors (see H.R. 2319) [13SE]
    ------treatment of Federal highway funds relative to sale of 
        alcoholic beverages to minors (see H.R. 2088, 2328) [20JY] 
        [13SE]
    Ships and vessels: recreational boating safety (see H.R. 672) 
        [25JA]
    Small business: install devices to improve safety at convenience 
        stores (see H.R. 2675) [20NO]
    ------liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning 
        solvents (see H.R. 2522) [24OC]
    Sports: headgear requirements for professional boxers (see H.R. 
        1150) [7MR]
    ------safety for journeymen boxers (see H.R. 1186) [9MR]
    States: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to safety belt, 
        motorcycle helmet, speed limit, and drinking age laws (see 
        H.R. 607) [20JA]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate one dollar of their tax 
        liability or a percentage of their refunds to contribute to 
        drug abuse rehabilitation and treatment (see H.R. 825) [3FE]
    Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats 
        (see H.R. 896, 1635, 1710, 2703, 2768) [10FE] [15MY] [25MY] 
        [5DE] [13DE]
    ------improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 
        1710), consideration (see H. Res. 240) [19OC]
    Tobacco products: require the reduction and eventual elimination 
        of nicotine in tobacco products (see H.R. 1853) [15JN]
    Trucking industry: regulation of nonconsensual tow truck 
        operations (see H.R. 866) [8FE]
    Water: assure the safety of public water systems (see H.R. 226) 
        [9JA]
    ------biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 634) 
        [23JA]
    ------modify bottled drinking water standards (see H.R. 2601) 
        [9NO]
    ------require additional research prior to promulgation of sulfate 
        standards (see H.R. 2762) [12DE]
    Water pollution: standards for constructed water conveyances (see 
        H.R. 2567) [1NO]
  Messages
    Federal Railroad Safety Act Administration: President Clinton 
        [8MR]
    Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act: President Clinton 
        [30JA]
  Motions
    Courts: product liability reform (H.R. 956) [9MR] [10MR] [9NO]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961) [16MY]
  Reports filed
    Child Labor Provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act Relative to 
        Loading of Materials Into Balers and Compacters: Committee on 
        Economic and Educational Opportunities (H.R. 1114) (H. Rept. 
        104-278) [17OC]
    Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1710) (H. Rept. 104-383) [5DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform 
        Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 108) (H. Rept. 104-
        69) [7MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 109) (H. Rept. 104-72) 
        [8MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 961, Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
        Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 
        104-114) [9MY]
    Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act Appropriations: Committee 
        on Science (House) (H.R. 1851) (H. Rept. 104-235) [4AU]
    Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety: Committee on 
        Commerce (House) (H.R. 1323) (H. Rept. 104-110) [6JN]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        1323) (H. Rept. 104-110) [1MY]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1020) (H. Rept. 104-254) [20SE]
    Perishable Agricultural Commodities Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Agriculture (House) (H.R. 1103) (H. Rept. 104-207) [26JY]
    Product Liability Reform: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 10) 
        (H. Rept. 104-50) [24FE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 917) (H. Rept. 104-63) 
        [1MR]
    Saccharin Notice Requirement Repeal: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1787) (H. Rept. 104-386) [6DE]
    Water Pollution Standards for Constructed Water Conveyances: 
        Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 2567) (H. Rept. 104-
        433) [21DE]

SALLIE D (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1466) [6AP]

SALMON, MATT (a Representative from Arizona)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [22FE]

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    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [3MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Federal employees: allow contributions to medical savings accounts 
        under Federal Employees Health Benefits Program (see H.R. 
        2341) [14SE]

SALVI, JOHN C., III
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: killings at abortion clinics in Brookline, MA (see H. 
        Con. Res. 13) [9JA]

SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Radioactive substances: land conveyance for waste disposal 
        facility (see H.R. 2334) [14SE]

SAN DIEGO, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    INS: deployment of Border Patrol agents and improvement of 
        physical barriers at the border near San Diego, CA (see H.R. 
        1658) [17MY]
    Water: regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the 
        equivalent of secondary treatment (see H.R. 1943) [28JN]
  Reports filed
    Regard Certain Municipal Water Treatment Facilities as the 
        Equivalent of Secondary Treatment: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1943) (H. Rept. 104-192) 
        [18JY]

SAN FRANCISCO, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    California: management of the Presidio facilities (see H.R. 1296) 
        [22MR]
    Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate 
        (see H.R. 1253) [15MR]
  Reports filed
    Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge 
        Designation: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1253) (H. 
        Rept. 104-290) [24OC]
    Management of Presidio, CA, Facilities: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1296) (H. Rept. 104-234) [4AU]

SANDERS, BERNARD (a Representative from Vermont)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: labeling of milk products relative to bovine growth 
        hormones, and development of residue test (see H.R. 2084, 
        2085) [20JY]
    ------price supports for milk (see H.R. 2000) [10JY]
    American Revolution: authorize the awarding of the Medal of Honor 
        to the unknown Vermonter who served and died in the 
        Continental Army (see H.R. 1964) [29JN]
    Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 1511) [7AP]
    ERISA: joint trusteeship of single-employer pension plans (see 
        H.R. 1355) [29MR]
    Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and 
        environmental standards in any trade agreement (see H.R. 2714) 
        [5DE]
    Health: establish a national program of trained community health 
        advisers (see H.R. 2245) [4AU]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth 
        (see H. Con. Res. 79) [27JN]
    House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 918) 
        [13FE]
    Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as 
        victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 2654) [16NO]
    Members of Congress: treatment of financial assets and 
        strengthening of financial disclosure requirements (see H.R. 
        1356) [29MR]
    Mexico: economic assistance relative to instability of economy and 
        currency (see H. Con. Res. 18) [24JA]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 363) [9JA]
    Money: budget and credit authority provided to the exchange 
        stabilization fund (see H.R. 867) [8FE]
    National Public Employment Relations Commission: establish (see 
        H.R. 1355) [29MR]
    Railroads: employee protection benefits (see H.R. 1357) [29MR]
    Taxation: treatment of corporations (see H.R. 1629, 2534) [12MY] 
        [25OC]
    Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact: 
        congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 129) [30NO]

SANFORD, MARK (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Elections: protect constitutional rights of citizens to choose 
        Senators and Representatives (see H.R. 1104) [1MR]
    House of Representatives: transfer certain administrative and 
        maintenance functions to the private sector (see H. Res. 102) 
        [1MR]
    Hunley (C.S.S.): conveyance to South Carolina (see H.R. 1741) 
        [6JN]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 91) [23MY]
    ------eliminate certain benefits (see H.R. 2610) [9NO]

SATELLITE HOME VIEWER ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Technical corrections (see H.R. 1861) [15JN]

SAUDI ARABIA, KINGDOM OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Arms sales: congressional notification requirement of sales to 
        Saudi Arabia relative to outstanding commercial disputes (see 
        H.R. 1243) [15MR]
    ------congressional notification requirement relative to 
        outstanding commercial disputes (see H.R. 1596) [9MY]

SAVING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' LIVES ACT
  Messages
    Provisions: President Clinton [30JN]

SAVINGS & LOAN ASSOCIATIONS
see Financial Institutions

SAVINGS BONDS
see Securities

SAWYER, THOMAS C. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1617, consolidate Federal job training programs 
        [24OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Ohio (see H.R. 1011) [22FE]
    Poverty: publication of data (see H.R. 919) [13FE]

SAXTON, JIM (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [19JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Anadromous Fish Conservation Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2160) [2AU]
    Atlantic Tunas Convention Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 541) [17JA]
    Barnegat Bay, NJ: eligibility for priority consideration under the 
        National Estuary Program (see H.R. 679) [25JA]
    China, People's Republic of: approve governing international 
        fishery agreement (see H.R. 542) [17JA]
    Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965) [29JN]
    Education: provide hold-harmless payment amounts for impact-aid 
        payments relative to Federal acquisition of real property (see 
        H.R. 939) [14FE]
    Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2444) [29SE]
    ERISA: restrict Government promotion of economically targeted 
        investments for employee benefit plans (see H.R. 1594) [9MY]
    Estonia: approve governing international fishery agreement (see 
        H.R. 543) [17JA]
    Fish and fishing: commercial harvesting of Atlantic striped bass 
        (see H.R. 1139) [6MR]
    ------coordinate conservation efforts of Atlantic striped bass 
        (see H.R. 2655) [16NO]
    FRS: implement monetary policy using price stability to ensure 
        stable currency (see H.R. 2445) [29SE]
    House Rules: require a three-fifths majority on the passage of 
        legislation increasing income tax rates (see H. Res. 26) [9JA]
    Interjurisdictional Fisheries Act: authorizing appropriations (see 
        H.R. 2160) [2AU]
    M/V Marion C II (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        2554) [26OC]
    National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827) 
        [21DE]
    Saudi Arabia: congressional notification requirement for arms 
        sales relative to outstanding commercial disputes (see H.R. 
        1596) [9MY]
    Taxation: treatment of property managed according to certain 
        habitat conservation agreements (see H.R. 2423) [28SE]

SCARBOROUGH, JOE (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 30) [16FE]
    Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1883) [16JN]
    U.N.: U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 2535) [25OC]
    U.S. Navy Blue Angels: mint coins in commemoration of 50th 
        anniversary (see H.R. 1828) [13JN]
    Vietnam: normalization of relations (see H. Con. Res. 88) [27JY]

SCHAEFER, DAN (a Representative from Colorado)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Conservation of energy: funding for programs (see H.R. 2596) [8NO]
    Taxation: exclude from gross income certain police officer and 
        firefighter disability benefits (see H.R. 1630) [12MY]
    Water pollution: Federal facilities pollution control (see H.R. 
        364) [9JA]

SCHIFF, STEVEN (a Representative from New Mexico)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Air pollution: deadline extension for certain sanctions and 
        reclassification of carbon monoxide nonattainment areas (see 
        H.R. 1255) [15MR]
    Courts: judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (see H.R. 
        2488) [17OC]
    Crime: sexual exploitation of children (see H.R. 1240) [15MR]
    Dept. of Energy: streamline and establish missions for 
        laboratories (see H.R. 2142) [31JY]
    Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act: authorizing 
        appropriations (see H.R. 1851) [15JN]
    Government regulations: facilitate small business involvement in 
        the regulatory development process of the EPA and OSHA (see 
        H.R. 1937) [27JN]
    Health care programs: combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 
        2326) [13SE]
    NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1852) [15JN]

SCHOOLS
related term(s) Education
  Bills and resolutions
    Belle Fourche, SD: conveyance of land at the radar bomb scoring 
        site (see H.R. 2680) [28NO]
    Children and youth: establish comprehensive early childhood 
        education and staff development programs (see H.R. 968) [15FE]
    ------guidelines for school lunch and breakfast programs (see H.R. 
        2066) [19JY]
    ------provide free lunches and breakfasts to economically 
        disadvantaged students (see H. Con. Res. 49) [24MR]
    Colleges and universities: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to 
        institutions that prevent access to campus for ROTC or 
        military recruiting (see H.R. 142, 1118) [9JA] [2MR]
    ------student loan default rate limitations relative to Hispanic-
        serving institutions (see H.R. 366) [9JA]
    Constitutional amendments: prohibit compulsory attendance of 
        students at public schools other than the one nearest their 
        residence (see H.J. Res. 13) [9JA]
    Courts: desegregation of schools (see H. Con. Res. 101) [14SE]

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    Dept. of Education: eliminate (see H.R. 1318) [24MR]
    Education: development of school-to-work opportunities systems 
        (see H.R. 1426) [6AP]
    ------eliminate opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 977, 
        1045) [16FE] [24FE]
    ------establish loan guarantee program for telecommunications 
        satellites dedicated to instructional programming (see H.R. 
        1908) [21JN]
    ------Impact Aid Program technical corrections (see H.R. 1894) 
        [20JN]
    ------integration of academic and vocational curriculum and 
        professional development (see H.R. 48) [9JA]
    ------low-income school choice demonstration program (see H.R. 
        1640) [15MY]
    ------provide demonstration grants to secondary schools to extend 
        the academic year (see H.R. 2252) [4AU]
    Firearms: prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of 
        interstate commerce control (see H.R. 1608) [10MY]
    Freedom of religion: prohibit religious coercion in schools (see 
        H.R. 2034) [13JY]
    Medicaid: require HMOs and other managed care plans to make 
        payments relative to assistance provided by school-based 
        health centers (see H.R. 2420) [28SE]
    Motor vehicles: school bus safety (see H.R. 1884) [16JN]
    National Education Standards and Improvement Council: abolish (see 
        H.R. 977, 1045, 1558) [16FE] [24FE] [3MY]
    Postal Service: qualifications for rates reserved for institutions 
        of higher education (see H.R. 2578) [2NO]
    Public lands: convey reversionary interest in certain lands to the 
        Clint and Fabens Independent School Districts (see H.R. 1875) 
        [16JN]
    Taxation: treatment of amounts paid for public school bus service 
        (see H.R. 2118) [26JY]
    ------treatment of religious schools relative to Federal 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 1492) [7AP]
    Vocational education: audits of institutions (see H.R. 601) [20JA]
  Messages
    Gun-Free School Zones Act: President Clinton [10MY]

SCHROEDER, PATRICIA (a Representative from Colorado)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act [9NO]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Abortion: protection of reproductive rights and access to 
        reproductive health care clinics (see H.R. 1952) [28JN]
    Civil Rights Act: availability of information on reproductive 
        health services at federally or State funded family planning 
        clinics (see H.R. 641) [23JA]
    ERISA: allow victims of child abuse to collect monetary awards 
        from an abuser's pension (see H.R. 2140) [28JY]
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: make available to 
        general public (see H.R. 1084) [28FE]
    Health: establish an educational program on the prevention and 
        treatment of eating disorders (see H.R. 1688) [23MY]
    House Rules: consideration of legislative branch appropriations 
        relative to the status of all other appropriations legislation 
        (see H. Res. 213) [6SE]
    ------identification of targeted tax benefits in Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) reports accompanying revenue bills (see H. 
        Res. 133) [6AP]
    Taxation: increase excise taxes on smokeless tobacco products and 
        establish a trust fund to reduce use (see H.R. 2585) [6NO]
    ------treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837) [22DE]
    Terrorism: develop technologies to combat (see H.R. 1847) [14JN]
    Women: prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female 
        circumcision (see H.R. 941) [14FE]

SCHUMER, CHARLES E. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: eliminate the Market Promotion Program (see H.R. 
        1749) [6JN]
    ------make participation in certain commodity research and 
        promotion programs voluntary (see H.R. 2502) [18OC]
    Arms sales: prohibit sales to foreign countries relative to 
        relationship and recognition of sovereignty of Israel (see 
        H.R. 1189) [9MR]
    Courts: grant a private right of action to individuals injured by 
        reason of violation of antiboycott regulations (see H.R. 1192) 
        [9MR]
    ------photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court 
        proceedings (see H.R. 594) [19JA]
    Credit cards: require additional disclosures of account 
        information and study industry competitiveness (see H.R. 1105) 
        [1MR]
    Crime: treatment of juvenile records (see H.R. 2817) [20DE]
    ------treatment of motor vehicle theft of air bag modules (see 
        H.R. 2804) [18DE]
    Diseases: prevention, control, and elimination of tuberculosis 
        (see H.R. 1140) [6MR]
    Financial institutions: encourage foreign countries to accord 
        national treatment to U.S. financial organizations (see H.R. 
        19) [9JA]
    ------immunity from liability for asbestos in building in which 
        owners have an asbestos management plan (see H.R. 544) [17JA]
    Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition 
        that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 444) [9JA]
    ------gun control (see H.R. 1321) [24MR]
    ------prohibit possession near school zones on the basis of 
        interstate commerce control (see H.R. 1608) [10MY]
    Foreign trade: impact of Japanese trade practices on automobile 
        industry (see H. Res. 150) [16MY]
    FTC: regulation of air carrier advertising (see H.R. 545) [17JA]
    Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on evidence of 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 1191) [9MR]
    Israel: anniversary of establishment of Jerusalem as capital of 
        the Jewish kingdom (see H. Con. Res. 36) [9MR]
    ------reunification of Jerusalem (see H. Con. Res. 37) [9MR]
    ------secondary boycott by Arab countries (see H.R. 1193) [9MR]
    Law enforcement officers: protection (see H.R. 2386) [21SE]
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        365) [9JA]
    National Rifle Association: characterization of Federal law 
        enforcement (see H. Con. Res. 69) [18MY]
    Petroleum: consumer information on octane ratings and requirements 
        (see H.R. 546) [17JA]
    Poverty: corrections in data relative to cost-of-living statistics 
        (see H.R. 547) [17JA]
    Taxation: capital gains rates (see H.R. 1322) [24MR]
    ------treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing 
        corporations (see H.R. 1190, 1546) [9MR] [2MY]
    Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats 
        (see H.R. 896) [10FE]
    ------improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 
        1710), consideration (see H. Res. 240) [19OC]
    ------prevention of violence by paramilitary organizations (see 
        H.R. 2580) [2NO]

SCIENCE
related term(s) Mathematics; Research; Technology
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: use of integrated, site-specific farm management 
        plans (see H.R. 2339) [14SE]
    ------use of remote sensing to promote better agricultural 
        management (see H.R. 197) [9JA]
    Animals: reporting requirements for research facilities conducting 
        experimentation and testing (see H.R. 1547) [2MY]
    Appropriations: authorizing for Federal civilian science 
        activities (see H.R. 2405) [27SE]
    ------authorizing for Federal civilian science activities (H.R. 
        2405), consideration (see H. Res. 234) [29SE]
    Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for scientific 
        research services and facilities (see H.R. 1870) [16JN]
    ------convey to Massachusetts the National Marine Fisheries 
        Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (see H.R. 1358) [29MR]
    Dept. of Energy: authorize hydrogen research, development, and 
        demonstration programs (see H.R. 655) [24JA]
    ------authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration 
        programs (H.R. 655), consideration (see H. Res. 136) [1MY]
    ------authorize retirement incentives for certain employees of 
        national laboratories (see H.R. 884) [9FE]
    ------establish Laboratory Facilities Commission (see H.R. 87) 
        [9JA]
    ------gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311) 
        [9JA]
    ------streamline and establish missions for laboratories (see H.R. 
        2142) [31JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish mammography quality standards 
        (see H.R. 882) [9FE]
    Ecology and environment: privatize environmental testing analysis 
        (see H.R. 2154) [1AU]
    Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of 
        sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893) [10FE]
    Education: establish a Science and Mathematics Early Start Grant 
        Program (see H.R. 1669) [18MY]
    ------Impact Aid Program technical corrections (see H.R. 1894) 
        [20JN]
    Expo `98: U.S. participation in Lisbon, Portugal (see H. Con. Res. 
        91) [2AU]
    Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2690) [29NO]
    Kinsey, Alfred: determine if publications on sexual behavior are 
        the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749) 
        [7DE]
    Marilyn Lloyd Environmental, Life, and Social Sciences Complex, 
        Oak Ridge, TN: designate (see H.R. 2301) [12SE]
    NASA: termination of International Space Station program (see H.R. 
        407, 1701) [9JA] [24MY]
    National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827) 
        [21DE]
    NOAA: establish aquaculture facilities and development programs 
        (see H.R. 2046) [17JY]
    NSF: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1852) [15JN]
    Patents: biotechnology process protection (see H.R. 587) [19JA]
    ------renew and extend certain devices that aid in bodily tissue 
        healing and reduction of pain (see H.R. 2113) [25JY]
    Power resources: development of a national energy policy (see H. 
        Con. Res. 29) [14FE]
    Radioactive substances: provide payments to individuals who were 
        subjects of Federal radiation experiments (see H.R. 2463) 
        [11OC]
    Research: improve capability to analyze DNA (see H.R. 1241, 2418) 
        [15MR] [28SE]
    ------increase supply of minority scientists and help the public 
        and private sectors in research and development needs (see 
        H.R. 1459) [6AP]
    Space policy: space station program funding (see H.R. 2659) [17NO]
    Technology: cooperative research and development agreements 
        relative to inventions (see H.R. 2196) [4AU]
    U.N.: U.S. membership in the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural 
        Organization (see H. Res. 152) [17MY]
  Messages
    Achievements in Aeronautics and Space: President Clinton [24MY]
    NSF Report: President Clinton [21MR]
    Science and Technology Report: President Clinton [29MR]
  Reports filed
    Biotechnology Process Patents Protection: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 587) (H. Rept. 104-178) [11JY]

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    Consideration of H.R. 655, Hydrogen Future Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 104-108) [1MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2405, Federal Civilian Science Activities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. 
        Rept. 104-270) [29SE]
    Convey the National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory in 
        Gloucester, MA, to Massachusetts: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1358) (H. Rept. 104-287) [20OC]
    Dept. of Commerce Scientific Research Services and Facilities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1870) (H. 
        Rept. 104-232) [4AU]
    Dept. of Energy Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration 
        Programs Authorization: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 
        655) (H. Rept. 104-95) [30MR]
    DNA Identification Grants Improvement Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2418) (H. Rept. 104-393) [11DE]
    NSF Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1852) (H. 
        Rept. 104-231) [4AU]
    Technology Transfer Improvements Act: Committee on Science (House) 
        (H.R. 2196) (H. Rept. 104-390) [7DE]

SCOTLAND
see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

SCOTT, ROBERT C. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation 
        Act [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    House Rules: allow proxy voting in committee in limited 
        circumstances (see H. Res. 142) [9MY]

SCOTTSDALE, AZ
  Bills and resolutions
    RTC: transfer certain lands to the Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian 
        Community and Scottsdale, AZ (see H.R. 2490) [17OC]
  Reports filed
    Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Land Transfer: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (S. 1341) (H. Rept. 104-439) [21DE]

SCREEN ACTORS GUILD
  Bills and resolutions
    Arts and humanities: contributions by members to a private, self-
        sustaining endowment for the arts (see H. Con. Res. 70) [18MY]

SEASIDE, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Fort Ord, CA: convey certain real property to Seaside, CA (see 
        H.R. 731) [30JA]

SEASTRAND, ANDREA (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, 
        DC: designate (see H.R. 2481) [13OC]
    Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space 
        industry by establishing State-run spaceports (see H.R. 1631, 
        1737) [12MY] [25MY]

SECRET SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Presidents of the U.S.: limit Secret Service protection of former 
        Presidents relative to traveling for income-producing 
        activities (see H.R. 298) [9JA]

SECRETARY OF ENERGY (Hazel Rollins O'Leary)
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Energy: investigation of funds used to analyze media 
        coverage (see H. Res. 283) [28NO]
    Political ethics: call for resignation and investigation of travel 
        expenditures (see H. Res. 308) [15DE]

SECURITIES
related term(s) Investments
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act [24OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Charities: clarify exemptions from securities and antitrust laws 
        relative to charitable gift annuities (see H.R. 2519, 2525) 
        [24OC]
    Crime: impose additional fraud detection and disclosure 
        obligations on auditors of public companies (see H.R. 725) 
        [30JA]
    Financial institutions: encourage foreign countries to accord 
        national treatment to U.S. financial organizations (see H.R. 
        19) [9JA]
    ------enhance competition (see H.R. 18) [9JA]
    ------improve risk management techniques and use of derivative 
        products (see H.R. 20) [9JA]
    ------increase competition in the financial services sector (see 
        H.R. 1062) [27FE]
    Government regulations: reform Federal litigation procedures (see 
        H.R. 1058) [27FE]
    ------reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 103, 105) [3MR] [6MR]
    ------reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 290) [5DE]
    Investments: ensure safeguards (see H.R. 675) [25JA]
    ------facilitate asset security through certain investment trusts 
        (see H.R. 1967) [29JN]
    ------permit current refunding of certain tax-exempt bonds (see 
        H.R. 1910) [21JN]
    ------promote capital formation in financial markets (see H.R. 
        2131) [27JY]
    ------reform conduct of private securities litigation (see H.R. 
        555) [18JA]
    ------regulation and management of mutual funds (see H.R. 1495) 
        [7AP]
    Markets and Trading Commission: establish to combine the functions 
        of the SEC and the CFTC (see H.R. 718) [27JA]
    Members of Congress: treatment of financial assets and 
        strengthening of financial disclosure requirements (see H.R. 
        1356) [29MR]
    SEC: reform private enforcement of Federal laws (see H.R. 681) 
        [25JA]
    ------require greater disclosure by municipalities that issue 
        securities (see H.R. 14) [9JA]
    Taxation: capital gains rate on stock of certain domestic 
        corporations (see H.R. 512) [13JA]
    ------capital gains rate on stock of certain farmers' cooperatives 
        (see H.R. 2676) [20NO]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 1042, 1322) [24FE] [24MR]
    ------capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 
        213, 537, 646) [9JA] [17JA] [24JA]
    ------capital gains rates for investments in small businesses (see 
        H.R. 2095) [21JY]
    ------establish special rules for certain gratuitous transfers of 
        employer securities to employees (see H.R. 1962) [29JN]
    ------increase the exclusion for gain from certain small business 
        stock (see H.R. 2385) [21SE]
    ------individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682, 1389) [25JA] 
        [4AP]
    ------limitation on the deductibility of capital losses (see H.R. 
        233) [9JA]
    ------minimum State ceiling on tax-exempt private activity bonds 
        (see H.R. 2707) [5DE]
    ------modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business stock 
        (see H.R. 1918) [22JN]
    ------reinstate tax on interest received by foreigners on certain 
        portfolio investments (see H.R. 281) [9JA]
    ------repeal gross income limitation applicable to regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 1431) [6AP]
    ------repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see 
        H.R. 677, 2617) [25JA] [10NO]
    ------treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and 
        exclusion of gain from the sale of certain principal 
        residences (see H.R. 593) [19JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 56) [9JA]
    ------treatment of dividends and interest received by individuals 
        (see H.R. 1041) [24FE]
    ------treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1099, 1212) 
        [1MR] [10MR]
    ------treatment of gains on sale of small business stocks (see 
        H.R. 645) [24JA]
    ------treatment of gifts of publicly traded stock to certain 
        private foundations (see H.R. 284) [9JA]
    ------treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 328) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 334) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of regular investment tax credits (see H.R. 2384) 
        [21SE]
    ------treatment of senior citizen individual retirement account 
        contributions (see H.R. 1652) [16MY]
    ------treatment of small issue bonds (see H.R. 2381) [21SE]
  Conference reports
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 1058) [28NO]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 1058, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: 
        President Clinton [20DE]
  Motions
    Government regulations: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 
        1058) [8MR]
  Reports filed
    Clarify Exemptions From Securities and Antitrust Laws Relative to 
        Charitable Gift Annuities: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        2519) (H. Rept. 104-333) [10NO]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2525) (H. Rept. 
        104-336) [14NO]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1058, Private 
        Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 104-382) [5DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 104-65) 
        [3MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 105) (H. Rept. 104-68) 
        [6MR]
    Financial Services Competitiveness Act: Committee on Banking and 
        Financial Services (House) (H.R. 1062) (H. Rept. 104-127) 
        [18MY] [13JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1062) (H. Rept. 104-127) 
        [22JN]
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 104-369) [28NO]

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act [24OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    ERISA: promote and improve employee stock ownership plans (see 
        H.R. 2741) [7DE]
    Financial institutions: Federal regulation of derivatives 
        activities (see H.R. 1063) [27FE]
    Investments: ensure safeguards (see H.R. 675) [25JA]
    ------reform conduct of private securities litigation (see H.R. 
        555) [18JA]
    ------regulation and management of mutual funds (see H.R. 1495) 
        [7AP]
    Local government: require greater disclosure by municipalities 
        that issue securities (see H.R. 14) [9JA]
    Markets and Trading Commission: establish to combine the functions 
        of the SEC and the CFTC (see H.R. 718) [27JA]
    Securities: promote capital formation in financial markets (see 
        H.R. 2131) [27JY]
    ------reform Federal litigation procedures (see H.R. 1058) [27FE]
    ------reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 103, 105) [3MR] [6MR]
    ------reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 290) [5DE]
    ------reform private enforcement of Federal laws (see H.R. 681) 
        [25JA]
  Conference reports
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 1058) [28NO]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 1058, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: 
        President Clinton [20DE]
  Motions
    Securities: reform Federal litigation procedures (H.R. 1058) [8MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1058, Private 
        Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 104-382) [5DE]

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    Consideration of H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 104-65) 
        [3MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 105) (H. Rept. 104-68) 
        [6MR]
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 104-369) [28NO]

SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1058, provisions [24OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1058) [27FE]
    Enact (H.R. 1058): consideration (see H. Res. 103, 105) [3MR] 
        [6MR]
  Conference reports
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 1058) [28NO]
  Messages
    Veto of H.R. 1058, Provisions: President Clinton [20DE]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 1058) [8MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1058, Provisions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 290) (H. Rept. 104-382) 
        [5DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1058, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 103) (H. Rept. 104-65) [3MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 105) (H. Rept. 104-68) 
        [6MR]
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: Committee of Conference 
        (H.R. 1058) (H. Rept. 104-369) [28NO]

SECURITY CLASSIFICATION
see Classified Information

SEITZ, VIRGINIA A.
  Appointments
    Office of Compliance [24MY]

SELDOVIA NATIVE ASSOCIATION, INC.
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims 
        Settlement Act (see H.R. 2560) [30OC]

SELECTIVE SERVICE SYSTEM
  Bills and resolutions
    Activities: suspend registration requirement and activities except 
        during national emergencies (see H.R. 1709) [25MY]

SELMA, AL
  Bills and resolutions
    Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to 
        Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129) 
        [3MR]

SENECA FALLS, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Women's Rights National Historical Park: improve and expand (see 
        H.R. 970) [15FE]

SENIOR CITIZEN HOUSING SAFETY AND ECONOMIC RELIEF ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Banking and Financial Services (House) 
        (H.R. 117) (H. Rept. 104-281) [18OC]

SENIOR CITIZENS
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 483, permit medicare select policies to be offered 
        in all States [25MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Bankruptcy: payment of claims for retiree health insurance (see 
        H.R. 318) [9JA]
    Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see 
        H.R. 1739) [25MY]
    Budget: treatment of Social Security under a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 17) [23JA]
    ------treatment of Social Security under a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (H. Con. Res. 17), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 44) [24JA]
    Courts: protect elected and appointed judges against 
        discrimination based on age (see H.R. 1571) [3MY]
    ------sentencing for crimes against child or elderly victims (see 
        H.R. 1794) [8JN]
    Crime: consumer fraud (see H.R. 1499) [7AP]
    ------mandatory sentences relative to violent felonies committed 
        against senior citizens (see H.R. 146) [9JA]
    Employment: require employers to notify workers before health care 
        or retirement benefits are terminated (see H.R. 1305) [23MR]
    ERISA: extend continuation of coverage of certain retiree health 
        benefits (see H.R. 2168) [2AU]
    ------litigation relative to termination or reduction of retiree 
        health benefits (see H.R. 1293) [22MR]
    Federal employees: increase percentage of basic pay contributions 
        to retirement system (see H.R. 1185) [9MR]
    Food: affirm the purpose and value of senior nutrition programs 
        (see H. Con. Res. 22) [3FE]
    Health: deter health care fraud and improve the administration of 
        health benefit plans (see H.R. 1912) [22JN]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 16, 996, 1200, 1234, 1424, 1798, 2071, 
        2220, 2756, 2836; H. Con. Res. 14) [9JA] [17JA] [21FE] [9MR] 
        [14MR] [6AP] [8JN] [19JY] [4AU] [11DE] [22DE]
    ------national policy to provide health care coverage of mental 
        illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 98) [4AU]
    Health care programs: combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 
        2326) [13SE]
    Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older 
        persons (see H.R. 660) [24JA]
    ------modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older persons 
        (H.R. 660), consideration (see H. Res. 126) [3AP]
    ------prevent persons with drug or alcohol problems from occupying 
        units in housing projects for elderly families (see H.R. 117) 
        [9JA]
    ------prohibit certain rental housing managers from banning 
        household pets for elderly residents (see H.R. 1619) [11MY]
    Insurance: prohibit health insurance premium rate increases based 
        on age (see H.R. 1614) [11MY]
    ------provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting 
        condition exclusions (see H.R. 1604, 1610) [10MY] [11MY]
    Medicaid: improve Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 
        625, 818, 2226) [20JA] [3FE] [4AU]
    ------require States to provide photograph of beneficiary on 
        enrollment card (see H.R. 2303) [12SE]
    Medicare: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 25) [9JA]
    ------bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185) [3AU]
    ------clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of 
        medical devices approved for investigational use (see H.R. 
        1744) [6JN]
    ------combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 1668, 2389) [18MY] 
        [21SE]
    ------coverage of nursing facilities, in-home services, and 
        outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 507) [13JA]
    ------develop percentage increases to assure quality services in 
        dependent hospitals and other beneficiary facilities (see H.R. 
        1651) [16MY]
    ------eliminate peer review system (see H.R. 1761) [7JN]
    ------equalize the labor and nonlabor portions of the standardized 
        hospital payment amounts and improve rural health services 
        (see H.R. 424) [9JA]
    ------expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 
        2777) [13DE]
    ------extend certain savings provisions (see H.R. 1217) [13MR]
    ------limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 559) [18JA]
    ------limit penalty for late enrollment and establish special 
        enrollment for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2729) [6DE]
    ------medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247) [4AU]
    ------oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489, 2600) [17OC] [8NO]
    ------payment for dental services (see H.R. 166) [9JA]
    ------payment for services furnished by a facility in which the 
        referring physician has an ownership interest (see H.R. 2390) 
        [21SE]
    ------permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 
        483, 1391) [11JA] [4AP]
    ------permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 
        483), consideration (see H. Res. 130) [5AP]
    ------permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 
        483), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 180) 
        [29JN]
    ------positron emission tomography (see H.R. 2194) [4AU]
    ------protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in 
        managed care plans and HMOs (see H.R. 1707, 2329, 2350) [24MY] 
        [14SE] [18SE]
    ------reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals 80 years of 
        age or older (see H.R. 2805) [18DE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 2152, 2173, 2422, 2425, 2476, 2485, 2486, 
        2839) [1AU] [2AU] [28SE] [29SE] [12OC] [17OC] [22DE]
    ------reform (H.R. 2425), consideration (see H. Res. 238) [18OC]
    ------reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health professional 
        shortage areas (see H.R. 1750) [6JN]
    ------reimbursement for physician assistants in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1751) [6JN]
    ------reimbursement for services provided to eligible individuals 
        by military or veterans hospitals (see H.R. 861, 1767) [8FE] 
        [7JN]
    ------reporting requirement of trust fund trustees on projected 
        financial imbalances (see H.R. 1590) [9MY]
    ------require HMOs to disclose certain information to enrollees 
        (see H.R. 2249) [4AU]
    ------require HMOs to provided out-of-network services to 
        enrollees (see H.R. 2757) [12DE]
    ------waive late enrollment penalty for certain military retirees 
        who live near closed military installations (see H.R. 875) 
        [9FE]
    Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see 
        H.R. 2480) [13OC]
    ------payment integrity (see H.R. 2280) [7SE]
    ------public examination of any changes in existing law relative 
        to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221) [13SE]
    Motor vehicles: improve traffic safety performance of high risk 
        drivers (see H.R. 1866) [15JN]
    Older Americans Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2056, 2570) [18JY] 
        [1NO]
    Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for annuities of Members of 
        Congress and Social Security benefits (see H. Con. Res. 2) 
        [9JA]
    Public health: establish standards for long-term care insurance 
        policies (see H.R. 1221) [14MR]
    Public welfare programs: assist low income families and seniors 
        relative to severe heat emergencies (see H.R. 2109) [25JY]
    Real estate: extend FHA mortgage insurance program coverage to 
        home equity conversion mortgages for elderly homeowners (see 
        H.R. 1934) [27JN]
    Social Security: assistance to beneficiaries in the administration 
        of employee benefit plans (see H.R. 420) [9JA]
    ------budget treatment of trust funds (see H.R. 2628) [14NO]
    ------computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in 
        or after 1982 (see H.R. 240, 573) [9JA] [19JA]
    ------earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 145, 
        201, 243, 374) [9JA]
    ------ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 164) [9JA]
    ------establish and define jurisdiction of a U.S. Court of Appeals 
        for the Social Security Circuit (see H.R. 1587) [9MY]
    ------imposition of fees for initial certification and survey of 
        health care facilities providing medicare and medicaid 
        services (see H.R. 2790) [15DE]
    ------increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2668, 2684; H. Con. Res. 
        109) [25OC] [20NO] [29NO]
    ------increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of 
        benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care 
        insurance (see H.R. 8) [9JA]

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    ------increase earnings limit (H. Con. Res. 109), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 245) [25OC]
    ------maintain and protect system (see H. Con. Res. 75, 78) [14JN] 
        [21JN]
    ------permit coverage of outpatient physical therapy services 
        under medicare and medicaid without a physician's referral 
        (see H.R. 1746) [6JN]
    ------provide remedies for failure to report information on 
        earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1183) 
        [9MR]
    ------reduction in benefits relative to certain Government 
        pensions (see H.R. 2167) [2AU]
    ------treatment of disability, old-age, and widow's or widower's 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 2469) [11OC]
    ------treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 1013, 
        2571) [22FE] [1NO]
    ------tribute to Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance 
        Program (see H. Res. 209) [2AU]
    SSI: financial incentives for nonprofit organizations to seek 
        eligible recipients (see H.R. 1664) [17MY]
    States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 371, 
        394, 744) [9JA] [30JA]
    Taxation: deny Federal tax return information to States which 
        impose pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762) [7JN]
    ------establishment of simple retirement accounts (see H.R. 2584) 
        [2NO]
    ------permit loans from individual retirement accounts for 
        housing, education, and medical emergencies (see H.R. 2431) 
        [29SE]
    ------treatment of insurance payments and property taxes on a 
        principal residence after a certain age (see H.R. 1857) [15JN]
    ------treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 1457) 
        [6AP]
    ------treatment of pensions (see H.R. 2037) [13JY]
    ------treatment of Retirement Years Savings Accounts (see H.R. 
        2365) [19SE]
    Veterans: restrict clothing allowance payments for incarcerated 
        veterans and assess disability benefits to veterans in nursing 
        homes (see H.R. 2155) [1AU]
  Conference reports
    Permit Medicare Select Policies To Be Offered in All States (H.R. 
        483) [22JN]
  Messages
    Federal Council on the Aging: President Clinton [8MR]
    U.S.-Germany Supplementary Agreement on Social Security: President 
        Clinton [10OC]
  Motions
    Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 
        483) [25MY]
    ------reform (H.R. 2425) [19OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 483, Permit Medicare 
        Select Policies To Be Offered in All States: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 104-169) [29JN]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 17, Treatment of Social Security 
        Under a Constitutional Amendment To Require a Balanced Budget: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 104-4) 
        [24JA]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 109, Increase Social Security 
        Earnings Limit: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) (H. 
        Rept. 104-292) [25OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 483, Permit Medicare Select Policies To Be 
        Offered in All States: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        130) (H. Rept. 104-103) [5AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 660, Housing for Older Persons Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 126) (H. Rept. 104-98) 
        [3AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2425, Medicare Reform: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 238) (H. Rept. 104-282) [18OC]
    Housing for Older Persons Act: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 660) (H. Rept. 104-91) [28MR]
    Medicare Reform: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2425) (H. 
        Rept. 104-276) [17OC]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2425) (H. Rept. 
        104-276) [17OC]
    Medicare Savings Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        1217) (H. Rept. 104-87) [23MR]
    Permit Medicare Select Policies To Be Offered in All States: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 483) (H. Rept. 104-157) [22JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 483) (H. Rept. 104-79) 
        [6AP]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 483) (H. Rept. 
        104-79) [15MR]
    Reporting Requirements of Medicare Trust Fund Trustees on 
        Projected Financial Imbalances: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1590) (H. Rept. 104-119) [15MY]
    Senior Citizen Housing Safety and Economic Relief Act: Committee 
        on Banking and Financial Services (House) (H.R. 117) (H. Rept. 
        104-281) [18OC]
    Social Security Earnings Limit Increase: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2684) (H. Rept. 104-379) [4DE]
    State Tax Treatment of Certain Pension Income: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 394) (H. Rept. 104-389) [7DE]

SENSENBRENNER, F. JAMES, JR. (a Representative from Wisconsin)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act [9NO]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    Majority objectors for the private calendar [2NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Civil courts: attorneys' fees relative to tort actions (see H.R. 
        93) [9JA]
    Crime: appropriate two percent of Federal individual income tax 
        revenues to the States to fight crime (see H.R. 90) [9JA]
    EPA: waiver of reformulated gasoline rules during non-ozone season 
        (see H.R. 2327) [13SE]
    Impoundment Control Act: repeal (see H.R. 1064) [27FE]
    Legislative Reorganization Act: waiving provisions relative to 
        adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 89) [31JY]
    Music: licensing (see H.R. 789) [1FE]
    National wildlife refuges: revenue sharing payments (see H.R. 91) 
        [9JA]
    Tariff: plastic flat goods (see H.R. 1779) [7JN]
    Taxation: allow certain corporations and trusts to be shareholders 
        of subchapter S corporations (see H.R. 92) [9JA]
    ------treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into 
        an individual retirement account (see H.R. 89) [9JA]
    Tucker, Representative: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct 
        (House) vote on expulsion from the House of Representatives 
        (see H. Res. 300) [12DE]

SEPARATE ENROLLMENT AND LINE ITEM VETO ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 4, provisions [7SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (S. 4): application to 1996 appropriations bills (see H. 
        Res. 212) [4AU]
    ------consideration (see H. Res. 147) [16MY]
  Motions
    Enact (S. 4) [7SE] [25OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of S. 4, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 147) (H. Rept. 104-121) [16MY]

SERBIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: encourage an extra place setting at holiday season 
        tables as a reminder of U.S. peacekeeping forces in Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina (see H. Res. 315) [19DE]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 
        282) [20NO]
    ------lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172) [8MR]
    ------lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), consideration (see H. Res. 
        204) [28JY]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606, 2770) [26OC] [9NO] [13DE]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (H.R. 2606), consideration (see H. Res. 273) 
        [16NO]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (H.R. 2770), consideration (see H. Res. 304) 
        [13DE]
    ------U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between 
        Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. Con. Res. 118; H. 
        Res. 295, 298, 302) [6DE] [12DE] [13DE]
    ------U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between 
        Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 304) [13DE]
    ------U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2417; H. Res. 247, 305, 
        306) [28SE] [30OC] [13DE]
    ------U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 304) [13DE]
    Committee To Oversee the Conduct of Operation Joint Endeavor/Task 
        Force Eagle (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 135; H. Con. 
        Res. 126) [20DE] [22DE]
    Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see 
        H.R. 1360) [30MR]
    Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837) [22DE]
  Messages
    National Emergency Relative to Serbia and Montenegro: President 
        Clinton [10MY] [18JY] [11DE] [27DE]
    Ordering of Armed Forces Selected Reserve to Active Duty: 
        President Clinton [11DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 302, U.S. Military Enforcement of Peace 
        Agreement Between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim Forces in 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        304) (H. Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 306, U.S. Military Intervention in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. 
        Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2606, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 273) (H. Rept. 104-349) [16NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2770, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of S. 21, Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 204) (H. Rept. 104-213) 
        [28JY]

SERNA, MARCELINO
  Bills and resolutions
    Medal of Honor: posthumous award (see H.R. 670) [25JA]

SERRANO, JOSE E. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Civil liberties: protect the right to travel to foreign countries 
        (see H.R. 1702) [24MY]
    Colleges and universities: student loan default rate limitations 
        relative to Hispanic-serving institutions (see H.R. 366) [9JA]
    Crime: distribute to community-based organizations information on 
        the prevention of youth violence and crime (see H.R. 2818) 
        [20DE]
    Cuba: allow cash remittances to relatives in Cuba (see H.R. 1704) 
        [24MY]
    ------allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        1703) [24MY]
    ------grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional 
        baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 2311) [12SE]
    Cuban Democracy Act: repeal (see H.R. 367) [9JA]
    Diseases: pediatric and adolescent AIDS (see H. Con. Res. 62) 
        [7AP]
    English language: encourage status as primary language and 
        recognize importance of multilingualism (see H. Con. Res. 83) 
        [13JY]
    Health: national policy to provide health care coverage of mental 
        illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 98) [4AU]
    Immigration: funding for improvements in the naturalization 
        process (see H.R. 2120) [26JY]
    Medicare: medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247) [4AU]
    Oscar Garcia Rivera Post Office Building, New York, NY: designate 
        (see H.R. 885) [9FE]

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    Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H. Con. Res. 11) [9JA]
    Sinatra, Francis A.: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 
        1921, 2310) [22JN] [12SE]
    Taxation: designation of overpayments and contributions to the 
        U.S. Library Trust Fund (see H.R. 2246) [4AU]
    ------tax credit for investment in the revitalization of 
        communities (see H.R. 2097) [21JY]
    Territories: constitutional amendment regarding presidential 
        election voting rights for residents (see H.J. Res. 42) [9JA]

SERVICE CONTRACT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Repeal (see H.R. 246) [9JA]

SEWAGE DISPOSAL
related term(s) Refuse Disposal
  Bills and resolutions
    Correctional institutions: establish surrounding safety zones in 
        which certain waste disposal facilities may not be permitted 
        (see H.R. 423) [9JA]
    Hazardous substances: require community information statements for 
        new waste treatment or disposal (see H.R. 422) [9JA]
    Rural areas: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater 
        disposal (see H.R. 556, 557, 908, 1337) [18JA] [13FE] [28MR]
    Taxation: treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a 
        water or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957) [15FE]
    Water pollution: construction of wastewater treatment facilities 
        in the vicinity of the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 1338) 
        [28MR]
    Waterways: reduce discharges from combined sewer overflows into 
        navigable waters of interstate significance (see H.R. 879) 
        [9FE]

SEXISM
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages 
        based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507) [7AP]
    Forest Service: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and 
        ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 1716) [25MY]

SHADEGG, JOHN (a Representative from Arizona)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Congress: specify source of constitutional authority for the 
        enactment of legislation (see H.R. 2270) [6SE]
    Taxation: incentives for the conservation of endangered species 
        (see H.R. 2364) [19SE]

SHAKA MARU (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2388) [21SE]

SHAKU MARU (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1395) [4AP]

SHAMROCK V (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 717) [26JA]

SHAW, E. CLAY, JR. (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: define domestic industry relative to perishable 
        agricultural products (see H.R. 2795) [15DE]
    Big Dad (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1156) 
        [7MR]
    Families and domestic relations: State use of automated data 
        retrieval system for child and spousal support enforcement 
        (see H.R. 2288) [8SE]
    Fifty One (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1155, 
        1396) [7MR] [4AP]
    Foreign trade: imposition of trade sanctions on countries which 
        threaten the U.S. policy on the reduction and interdiction of 
        illicit drugs (see H.R. 2248) [4AU]
    Housing: modify discrimination prohibitions granted for older 
        persons (see H.R. 660) [24JA]
    Investments: facilitate asset security through certain investment 
        trusts (see H.R. 1967) [29JN]
    Medicare: develop percentage increases to assure quality services 
        in dependent hospitals and other beneficiary facilities (see 
        H.R. 1651) [16MY]
    ------require HMOs to disclose certain information to enrollees 
        (see H.R. 2249) [4AU]
    Pensions: treatment of Indian tribal governments and their 
        employees (see H.R. 1966) [29JN]
    Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 4) [9JA]
    Taxation: credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing 
        newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal 
        residence (see H.R. 1662) [17MY]
    ------depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 
        1171) [8MR]
    ------election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1661) [17MY]
    ------qualification and eligibility requirements for S 
        corporations and shareholders (see H.R. 2039) [13JY]
    ------treatment of cane sugar produced in Everglades Agricultural 
        Area (see H.R. 2646) [16NO]
    ------treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational 
        boaters (see H.R. 1956) [29JN]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments relative to employee 
        pension plans (see H.R. 2040) [13JY]
    ------treatment of real estate investment trusts (see H.R. 2121) 
        [26JY]
  Motions offered by
    Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4), conference report [21DE]

SHAYS, CHRISTOPHER (a Representative from Connecticut)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: price supports for peanuts (see H.R. 2008) [11JY]
    Congress: adjournment (see H. Con. Res. 104) [29SE]
    Elections: contribution limitations for multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 2141) [28JY]
    Federal aid programs: use of funding by local governments and 
        nonprofit organizations in accordance with approved local 
        flexibility plans (see H.R. 2086) [20JY]
    Federal employees: age and service requirements for immediate 
        annuities (see H.R. 1848) [14JN]
    Legislative Branch of the Government: application of certain laws 
        (see H.R. 1) [9JA]
    Parks and recreation areas: require camps to report on incidents 
        of injuries and illnesses to Dept. of HHS (see H.R. 1194) 
        [9MR]
    Taxation: treatment of senior citizen individual retirement 
        account contributions (see H.R. 1652) [16MY]
    Urban areas: promote national agenda (see H.R. 1297) [22MR]

SHIPBUILDING TRADE AGREEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2754) [11DE]

SHIPPING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Merchant marine industry: reform certain ocean shipping practices 
        (see H.R. 1081) [28FE]

SHIPPING INDUSTRY
related term(s) Cargo Transportation; Ships and Vessels
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination 
        Act [30NO] [12DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    ICC: eliminate (see H.R. 1436) [6AP]
    ------eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (see 
        H.R. 2539) [26OC]
    ------eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations 
        (H.R. 2539), consideration (see H. Res. 259) [9NO]
    ------eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations 
        (H.R. 2539), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        312) [19DE]
    Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and 
        eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (see H.R. 2149) 
        [1AU]
    Railroads: abolish the Local Rail Freight Assistance Program (see 
        H.R. 2216) [4AU]
    Transportation: reform regulation of transportation industries and 
        rail carriers (see H.R. 1436) [6AP]
    Trucking industry: operation of certain uncovered commercial 
        vehicles on highways (see H.R. 2153) [1AU]
  Conference reports
    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (H.R. 2539) [18DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2539, Interstate 
        Commerce Commission Termination Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 104-425) [19DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2539, ICC Elimination and Transportation 
        Regulation Reform: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 259) 
        (H. Rept. 104-329) [9NO]
    ICC Elimination and Transportation Regulation Reform: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2539) (H. 
        Rept. 104-311) [6NO]
    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2539) (H. Rept. 104-422) [18DE]
    Ocean Shipping Reform Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2149) (H. Rept. 104-303) [1NO]

SHIPS AND VESSELS
related term(s) Merchant Marine Industry; Recreational Vehicles
  Bills and resolutions
    Aboriginal (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1199) 
        [9MR]
    Alpha Tango (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 827) 
        [3FE]
    Aura (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1382) [3AP]
    Babs (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2048) [17JY]
    Bankruptcy: debts relative to death or injury caused by debtor's 
        operation of watercraft while intoxicated (see H.R. 234) [9JA]
    Barges: certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1108, 1238) [1MR] 
        [14MR]
    Beula Lee (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1343) 
        [28MR]
    Bewildered (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1394) 
        [4AP]
    Big Dad (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1156) 
        [7MR]
    Broken Promise (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        2721) [5DE]
    Carolyn (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1550) 
        [2MY]
    Charlotte K (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2257) 
        [4AU]
    Chrissy (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 829) 
        [3FE]
    Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1151, 1361) 
        [7MR] [30MR]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1361), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 139) [3MY]
    ------restrict the closure of small boat stations (see H.R. 2105) 
        [24JY]
    Courier Service (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        2719) [5DE]
    CVN-76: require congressional approval of nuclear waste disposal 
        plans prior to construction of CVN-76 nuclear aircraft carrier 
        (see H.R. 905) [13FE]
    Dante (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1236) 
        [14MR]
    Dept. of Defense: transfer naval vessels to certain foreign 
        countries (see H.R. 2348) [18SE]
    Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain 
        maritime programs (see H.R. 1347) [29MR]
    Doppler Effect (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        1237) [14MR]
    Dordy III (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1239) 
        [14MR]
    Ecology and environment: authorizing certain operations of 
        Canadian oil spill response and recovery vessels in U.S. 
        waters (see H.R. 2563) [31OC]
    ------financial responsibility requirements for offshore 
        facilities (see H.R. 1002) [21FE]
    Endeavour (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 717) 
        [26JA]

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    Exuberance (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2457) 
        [10OC]
    Falmouth, MA: deauthorize portion of navigation project (see H.R. 
        1106) [1MR]
    Federal Ship Mortgage Insurance Program: amend guarantee fee 
        provisions (see H.R. 1346) [29MR]
    Fifty One (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1155, 
        1396) [7MR] [4AP]
    Finesse (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 412) 
        [9JA]
    Foreign trade: require congressional certification for Dept. of 
        Defense ship repair transactions with foreign contractors (see 
        H.R. 904) [13FE]
    Gallant Lady (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 900) 
        [10FE]
    Gambling: limit authority of States to regulate gambling devices 
        on vessels (see H.R. 253) [9JA]
    ------provide exemptions to gambling devices on certain vessels on 
        Lake Michigan (see H.R. 1419) [5AP]
    Gilbraltar (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1286) 
        [21MR]
    Greenville Inner Harbor Channel: maintenance dredging (see H.R. 
        1008) [21FE]
    Harbors: deauthorize certain portions of navigation project for 
        Cohasset Harbor, MA (see H.R. 2187) [3AU]
    Harry S Truman (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft 
        carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.R. 445) [9JA]
    Hoga (U.S.S.): conveyance (see H.R. 2642) [15NO]
    Hunley (C.S.S.): conveyance to South Carolina (see H.R. 1741) 
        [6JN]
    Isabelle (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1198) 
        [9MR]
    Island Star (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2718) 
        [5DE]
    Jive Devil (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2702) 
        [30NO]
    Jones Inlet, NY: modify navigation project (see H.R. 306) [9JA]
    L.R. Beattie (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 626) 
        [20JA]
    Manistique Harbor: change authorized depth for navigation project 
        (see H.R. 1991) [30JN]
    Memory Maker (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        1466) [6AP]
    Merchant marine industry: reform certain ocean shipping practices 
        (see H.R. 1081) [28FE]
    Missouri River: control of water relative to navigation and flood 
        control (see H.R. 1351) [29MR]
    M/V Marion C II (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        2554) [26OC]
    Navy: transfer a river patrol boat to Tidewater Community College 
        (see H.R. 346) [9JA]
    ------transfer of six obsolete tugboats (see H.R. 2821) [20DE]
    Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and 
        eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (see H.R. 2149) 
        [1AU]
    Old Hat (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 828) 
        [3FE]
    Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: 
        congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding 
        trade agreement (see H.R. 2754) [11DE]
    Raffles Light (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        2258) [4AU]
    Red Oak Victory (vessel): convey to Richmond Museum Association, 
        Inc., for use as a monument (see H.R. 1860) [15JN]
    Reel Toy (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 414) 
        [9JA]
    Ronald Reagan (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft 
        carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.J. Res. 61) [23JA]
    Safety: recreational boating (see H.R. 672) [25JA]
    Sallie D (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1466) 
        [6AP]
    Shaka Maru (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2388) 
        [21SE]
    Shaku Maru (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1395) 
        [4AP]
    Shamrock V (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 717) 
        [26JA]
    Shogun (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2735) 
        [6DE]
    Smalley 6808 (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 413) 
        [9JA]
    States: limit State authority to regulate certain activities (see 
        H.R. 116) [9JA]
    Sundown (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2191) 
        [3AU]
    Taxation: apply rehabilitation credit to historic ships, 
        aircrafts, and other vessels (see H.R. 2054) [18JY]
    ------exclude ferries from the excise tax intended for gambling 
        vessels (see H.R. 1603) [10MY]
    ------treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational 
        boaters (see H.R. 1821, 1956) [13JN] [29JN]
    Technology: grants to shipyards for costs of acquiring modern and 
        advanced ship repair technology (see H.R. 348) [9JA]
    Tecumseh (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 627) 
        [20JA]
    The Summer Wind (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        2717) [5DE]
    Too Much Fun (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        1599) [9MY]
    Triad (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1359) 
        [29MR]
    Twin Drill (vessel): extension of deadline for conversion (see 
        H.R. 1196) [9MR]
    U.S.-flag merchant marine: revitalize (see H.R. 1350) [29MR]
    ------revitalize (H.R. 1350), consideration (see H. Res. 287) 
        [30NO]
    Vessels: certificates of documentation for certain vessels (see 
        H.R. 1197) [9MR]
    Water Front Property (vessel): certificate of documentation (see 
        H.R. 2720) [5DE]
    Waterways: require construction and operation of a jetty and sand 
        transfer system by the Corps of Engineers (see H.R. 758) 
        [31JA]
  Reports filed
    Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1361) (H. Rept. 104-106) [1MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1350, Revitalize U.S.-Flag Merchant Marine: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 287) (H. Rept. 104-375) 
        [30NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 1361, Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 139) (H. Rept. 104-111) [3MY]
    Debts Relative to Death or Injury Caused by Debtor's Operation of 
        Watercraft While Intoxicated: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 234) (H. Rept. 104-356) [20NO]
    Ocean Shipping Reform Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2149) (H. Rept. 104-303) [1NO]
    Revitalize U.S.-Flag Merchant Marine: Committee on National 
        Security (House) (H.R. 1350) (H. Rept. 104-229) [3AU]

SHOGUN (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2735) [6DE]

SHUSTER, BUD (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [4JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act 
        [30NO]
    ------S. 440, National Highway System designation [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Committee on Transportation (House): authorizing expenditures (see 
        H. Res. 75) [9FE]
    EPA: State grants to finance the construction or improvement of 
        water supply systems (see H.R. 2747) [7DE]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 961) [15FE]
    ICC: eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (see 
        H.R. 2539) [26OC]
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: abolish the Board of 
        Review (see H.R. 1036) [24FE]
    National Highway System: designate (see H.R. 2274, 2349) [7SE] 
        [18SE]
    Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and 
        eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (see H.R. 2149) 
        [1AU]
    Power resources: natural gas and hazardous liquid pipeline safety 
        (see H.R. 1323) [24MR]
    Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: reduce waiting period for 
        benefits (see H.R. 2594) [8NO]
    Transportation: provide off-budget treatment for certain 
        transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842) [7FE]
  Conference reports
    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (H.R. 2539) [18DE]
    National Highway System Designation (S. 440) [15NO]
  Motions offered by
    National Highway System: designate (S. 440) [20SE]
  Reports filed
    Albert V. Bryan U.S. Courthouse, Alexandria, VA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 965) (H. Rept. 
        104-420) [19DE]
    Amtrak Appropriations and Management Reform: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. 
        Rept. 104-299) [30OC]
    Bruce R. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Reno, NV: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        395) (H. Rept. 104-362) [28NO]
    Capitol Building and Grounds Use for Greater Washington Soap Box 
        Derby: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 38) (H. Rept. 104-150) [21JN]
    Coast Guard Appropriations: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1361) (H. Rept. 104-106) [1MY]
    David J. Wheeler Federal Building, Baker City, OR: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2061) (H. 
        Rept. 104-412) [19DE]
    District of Columbia Emergency Highway Relief Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2017) (H. 
        Rept. 104-217) [31JY]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 961) (H. Rept. 
        104-112) [3MY]
    Francis J. Hagel Building, Richmond, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2111) (H. 
        Rept. 104-411) [19DE]
    Hopewell Township, PA, Land Transfer to Beaver County Corp. for 
        Economic Development: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 308) (H. Rept. 104-372) [30NO]
    Howard H. Baker, Jr., U.S. Courthouse, Knoxville, TN: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2547) (H. 
        Rept. 104-417) [19DE]
    ICC Elimination and Transportation Regulation Reform: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2539) (H. 
        Rept. 104-311) [6NO]
    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2539) (H. Rept. 104-422) [18DE]
    James L. Foreman U.S. Courthouse, Benton, IL: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2689) (H. 
        Rept. 104-410) [19DE]
    James Lawrence King Federal Justice Building, Miami, FL: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 255) (H. 
        Rept. 104-361) [28NO]
    Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, Fort Smith, AR: Committee 
        on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1804) (H. 
        Rept. 104-367) [28NO]
    Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, PA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1718) (H. 
        Rept. 104-413) [19DE]
    Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 714) (H. Rept. 104-191) 
        [18JY]
    National Highway System Designation: Committee of Conference (S. 
        440) (H. Rept. 104-345) [15NO]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2274) (H. Rept. 104-246) [14SE]

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    Natural Gas and Hazardous Liquid Pipeline Safety: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1323) (H. 
        Rept. 104-110) [1MY]
    Ocean Shipping Reform Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2149) (H. Rept. 104-303) [1NO]
    Regard Certain Municipal Water Treatment Facilities as the 
        Equivalent of Secondary Treatment: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1943) (H. Rept. 104-192) 
        [18JY]
    Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building, Louisville, KY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 965) (H. Rept. 
        104-366) [28NO]
    Ronald Reagan Building and International Trade Center, Washington, 
        DC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 2481) (H. Rept. 104-414) [19DE]
    Seybourn H. Lynne Federal Courthouse, Decatur, AL: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (S. 369) (H. Rept. 
        104-419) [19DE]
    Special Olympics Torch Relay on Capitol Building Grounds: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 64) (H. Rept. 104-113) [9MY]
    Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Youngstown, OH: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 869) (H. Rept. 104-365) [28NO]
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, White Plains, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 653) (H. Rept. 
        104-363) [28NO]
    Timothy C. McCaghren Customs Administrative Building, El Paso, TX: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2415) (H. Rept. 104-415) [19DE]
    Transfer Jurisdiction Over Certain Federal Real Property in the 
        District of Columbia: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2636) (H. Rept. 104-368) [28NO]
    Veach-Baley Federal Complex, Asheville, NC: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2504) (H. 
        Rept. 104-416) [19DE]
    Vincent E. McKelvey Federal Building, Menlo Park, CA: 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2556) (H. 
        Rept. 104-418) [19DE]
    Walter B. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Greenville, 
        NC: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H.R. 840) (H. Rept. 104-364) [28NO]
    Water Pollution Standards for Constructed Water Conveyances: 
        Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 2567) (H. Rept. 104-
        433) [21DE]
  Rules
    Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) [30JA]

SINATRA, FRANCIS A.
  Bills and resolutions
    Awards, medals, and prizes: award congressional gold medal (see 
        H.R. 1921, 2310) [22JN] [12SE]

SISISKY, NORMAN (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]

SKAGGS, DAVID E. (a Representative from Colorado)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
    ------H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
        Judiciary appropriations [18OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Civil liberties: protect constitutional rights relative to Federal 
        counterterrorism activities (see H.R. 1738) [25MY]
    Dept. of Energy: provide health benefits to former defense nuclear 
        facility employees exposed to ionizing radiation (see H.R. 
        1903) [20JN]
    Firearms: gun control (see H. Con. Res. 65) [9MY]
    Flag--U.S.: express respect and affection (see H. Con. Res. 76) 
        [14JN]
    Gilpin County, CO: exchange of certain lands (see H.R. 1922) 
        [22JN]
    Grand Lake, CO: maintenance of cemetery in Rocky Mountain National 
        Park (see H.R. 1415) [5AP]
    National Park System: regulation of airspace over park lands (see 
        H.R. 1954) [28JN]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 621) [20JA]
    Tax-exempt organizations: authorize receipt of Federal loans, 
        grants, or contracts to organizations engaging in lobbying 
        activities (see H.R. 2785) [15DE]
  Motions offered by
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary: 
        authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2076), conference report 
        [6DE]

SKEEN, JOE (a Representative from New Mexico)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
    ------H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations [13SE] [14SE] 
        [18OC]
    U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies 
        programs: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1976) [30JN]
    Native Americans: jurisdiction over land claims of the Pueblo of 
        Isleta Indian Tribes (see H.R. 740) [30JA]
    Public lands: convey certain reclamation project lands to 
        beneficiaries of the projects and devise a distribution scheme 
        for such revenues (see H.R. 1232) [14MR]
    Waste Isolation Pilot Plant Land Withdrawal Act: amend (see H.R. 
        1663) [17MY]
    White Sands Missile Range, NM: provide appropriate compensation 
        for the real property and mining claims taken for 
        establishment (see H.R. 806) [2FE]
  Conference reports
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations (H.R. 1976) [28SE]
  Reports filed
    Agriculture, Rural Development, FDA, and Related Agencies Programs 
        Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 1976) (H. Rept. 
        104-268) [28SE]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1976) (H. Rept. 
        104-172) [30JN]

SKELTON, IKE (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Harry S Truman (U.S.S.): designate the nuclear-powered aircraft 
        carrier known as CVN-76 (see H.R. 445) [9JA]
    Taxation: treatment of military income derived from services 
        performed during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776) 
        [13DE]
  Motions offered by
    National security: revitalize (H.R. 7) [16FE]

SLAUGHTER, LOUISE McINTOSH (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Committee on Government Reform and Oversight (House): response to 
        use of forged documents at a Subcommittee on National Economic 
        Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory Affairs hearing (see 
        H. Res. 244) [25OC]
    Crime: protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713) [26JA]
    Explosives: regulation (see H.R. 43) [9JA]
    Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand 
        for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21) [1FE]
    Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining 
        coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748) [7DE]
    Political campaigns: free broadcasting time for political 
        advertising (see H.R. 2271) [6SE]
    Social Security: improve information provided in account 
        statements and distribute statements annually to beneficiaries 
        (see H.R. 2312) [12SE]
    Women: review of Federal programs assessing risks of certain 
        environmental exposures (see H.R. 1311) [23MR]
    Women's Rights National Historical Park: improve and expand (see 
        H.R. 970) [15FE]

SMALL BUSINESS
related term(s) Business and Industry
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 831, extend tax deduction for health insurance 
        costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition 
        of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies 
        [28MR]
    ------S. 895, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act [12SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Bankruptcy: payment of claims for retiree health insurance (see 
        H.R. 318) [9JA]
    Business and industry: assist in the development of 
        microenterprises and microenterprise lending (see H.R. 1019) 
        [23FE]
    ------availability of credit to businesses relative to communities 
        facing economic distress (see H.R. 288) [9JA]
    Contracts: classification of employees and independent contractors 
        relative to Federal procurement contracts (see H.R. 508, 509) 
        [13JA]
    Courts: notification to employers of convicted persons relative to 
        drug offenses (see H.R. 138) [9JA]
    Credit: reduce costs of Government loan guarantees (see H.R. 2150) 
        [1AU]
    Dept. of Commerce: establish a Minority Business Development 
        Administration (see H.R. 114) [9JA]
    Disasters: extend duty drawback filing period for businesses (see 
        H.R. 527) [17JA]
    Economy: modify the small business and capital ownership 
        development program (see H.R. 111) [9JA]
    ------national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9) [9JA]
    ------promote revitalization through Federal assistance for 
        cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 
        2178) [3AU]
    Employment: establish incentives for employees under a 
        performance-based reward plan (see H.R. 647) [24JA]
    ------leave policies relative to minimum wage and overtime 
        exemptions (see H.R. 946) [15FE]
    ------provide compensatory time for all employees (see H.R. 2391) 
        [21SE]
    ------self-employment assistance programs (see H.R. 1789) [8JN]
    Executive Office of the President: establish Office of Small 
        Business Advocacy (see H.R. 2125) [27JY]
    FCC: lower market entry barriers for small businesses seeking to 
        provide telecommunication and information services (see H.R. 
        187) [9JA]
    Federal aid programs: awarding of contracts to individuals 
        considered economically disadvantaged (see H.R. 2379) [21SE]
    ------economic assistance to States and localities relative to 
        business incentives provided (see H.R. 286) [9JA]
    Financial institutions: small business loan disclosures (see H.R. 
        398) [9JA]
    Firearms: permit Federal licensees to conduct business at out-of-
        State gun shows (see H.R. 659) [24JA]
    Foreign trade: export assistance (see H.R. 648) [24JA]
    Government regulations: analysis on the impact on small businesses 
        and State and local government (see H.R. 58) [9JA]
    ------facilitate small business involvement in the regulatory 
        development process of the EPA and OSHA (see H.R. 1937) [27JN]
    ------liability requirements for remediation of dry cleaning 
        solvents (see H.R. 2522) [24OC]

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    ------moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions on small 
        business (see H.R. 839) [6FE]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 2715) [5DE]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 995) [21FE]
    Immigration: enforcement of employer sanctions law (see H.R. 570) 
        [19JA]
    Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see H.R. 952, 
        2685) [15FE] [29NO]
    Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive 
        compensation (see H.R. 620) [20JA]
    ------level (see H.R. 619, 764, 940, 1583) [20JA] [31JA] [14FE] 
        [9MY]
    Regulatory process: reform (see H.R. 1979) [30JN]
    Safety: install devices to improve safety at convenience stores 
        (see H.R. 2675) [20NO]
    SBA: establish a regional office in a community near the border of 
        Mexico (see H.R. 1554) [3MY]
    ------increase the guarantee fee on general business loans (see 
        H.R. 1258) [16MR]
    ------reduce level of participation in certain guaranteed loans 
        (see H.R. 1570) [3MY]
    ------transfer to the Dept. of the Treasury (see H.R. 2125) [27JY]
    Taxation: allow certain corporations and trusts to be shareholders 
        of subchapter S corporations (see H.R. 92) [9JA]
    ------allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 471, 1168, 1532) 
        [11JA] [8MR] [2MY]
    ------capital gains rates for investments in small businesses (see 
        H.R. 2095) [21JY]
    ------corporate financial incentives for small businesses 
        operating in urban enterprise zones (see H.R. 1072) [28FE]
    ------credit for business investments in economically distressed 
        areas (see H.R. 2713) [5DE]
    ------credit for employee training expenses paid or incurred by 
        the employer (see H.R. 2382) [21SE]
    ------deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals, incentives for medical practice in rural areas, 
        and creation of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 2051) 
        [18JY]
    ------deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 442) [9JA]
    ------deduction of partnership investment expenses under the 
        minimum tax (see H.R. 747) [30JA]
    ------deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 40, 115, 
        953) [9JA] [15FE]
    ------determination of employment status of individuals as 
        employees or independent contractors (see H.R. 582) [19JA]
    ------election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1661) [17MY]
    ------exclude certain business taxable income relative to 
        sponsorship payments (see H.R. 1161) [8MR]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 1034) [23FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (see H.R. 831) [6FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 88) [16FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 121) [29MR]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831), return 
        enrolled bill (see H. Con. Res. 55) [4AP]
    ------increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-
        employed individuals (see H.R. 34, 52, 76, 335, 691, 696, 697, 
        2435) [9JA] [26JA] [29SE]
    ------increase the exclusion for gain from certain small business 
        stock (see H.R. 2385) [21SE]
    ------modify certain rules relating to subchapter S corporations 
        (see H.R. 2383) [21SE]
    ------provide farmers carryover of unused deductions and a one-
        time exclusion from gain for certain sales and provide health 
        insurance deductions for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 
        1748) [6JN]
    ------provide incentives for enterprise zone investment (see H.R. 
        792) [2FE]
    ------qualification and eligibility requirements for S 
        corporations and shareholders (see H.R. 2039) [13JY]
    ------standards for determining employment status of independent 
        contractors (see H.R. 1972) [30JN]
    ------treatment of certain depreciable asset expenses by small 
        businesses (see H.R. 954) [15FE]
    ------treatment of family-owned businesses relative to estate tax 
        (see H.R. 2190) [3AU]
    ------treatment of gains on sale of small business stocks (see 
        H.R. 645) [24JA]
    ------treatment of group legal services plans (see H.R. 540, 565) 
        [17JA] [18JA]
    ------treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies 
        (see H.R. 1515) [7AP]
    Telecommunications: industry procurement from businesses owned by 
        minorities and women (see H.R. 503) [13JA]
    Urban areas: economic redevelopment (see H.R. 1381) [3AP]
    Venture Capital Marketing Association: establish (see H.R. 2806) 
        [18DE]
    White House Conference on Small Business: requirement to publish 
        final report in the Federal Register and to distribute copies 
        to SBA regional offices (see H.R. 2378) [21SE]
  Conference reports
    Extend Tax Deduction for Health Insurance Costs of Self-Employed 
        Individuals and Repeal Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and 
        Exchanges Effectuating Policies of the FCC (H.R. 831) [29MR]
    Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S. 895) [28SE]
  Messages
    Small Business Report: President Clinton [25MY]
  Motions
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (H.R. 9) [3MR]
    SBA: redesign small business programs on loan guarantees, 
        counseling and management, and Government contracting (S. 895) 
        [12SE]
    Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-
        employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 
        831) [21FE] [28MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 831, Self-Employed 
        Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain 
        Relative to Certain FCC Policies: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 104-93) [29MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 831, Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax 
        Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and Exchanges 
        Effectuating FCC Policies: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        88) (H. Rept. 104-38) [16FE]
    Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 104-33) [15FE]
    Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank Repeal: Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) (H.R. 2685) (H. Rept. 104-394) [11DE]
    Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of 
        Gain on Sales and Exchanges Effectuating FCC Policies: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 831) (H. Rept. 104-92) [29MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 831) (H. Rept. 
        104-32) [14FE]
    Small Business Credit Efficiency Act: Committee on Small Business 
        (House) (H.R. 2150) (H. Rept. 104-238) [6SE]
    Small Business Lending Enhancement Act: Committee of Conference 
        (S. 895) (H. Rept. 104-269) [28SE]

SMALL BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 895, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act [12SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Credit: increase the guarantee fee on general business loans (see 
        H.R. 1258) [16MR]
    ------reduce level of participation in certain guaranteed loans 
        (see H.R. 1570) [3MY]
    Dept. of Commerce: establish a Minority Business Development 
        Administration (see H.R. 114) [9JA]
    Dept. of the Treasury: transfer (see H.R. 2125) [27JY]
    Disasters: extend duty drawback filing period for businesses (see 
        H.R. 527) [17JA]
    Regional offices: establish in a community near the border of 
        Mexico (see H.R. 1554) [3MY]
    Small business: awarding of contracts to individuals considered 
        economically disadvantaged (see H.R. 2379) [21SE]
    ------establish incentives for employees under a performance-based 
        reward plan (see H.R. 647) [24JA]
    ------modify the small business and capital ownership development 
        program (see H.R. 111) [9JA]
    ------reduce costs of Government loan guarantees (see H.R. 2150) 
        [1AU]
    ------require White House Conference on Small Business to publish 
        final report in the Federal Register and to distribute copies 
        to SBA regional offices (see H.R. 2378) [21SE]
    Venture Capital Marketing Association: establish (see H.R. 2806) 
        [18DE]
  Conference reports
    Small Business Lending Enhancement Act (S. 895) [28SE]
  Messages
    Small Business Report: President Clinton [25MY]
  Motions
    Small business: redesign small business programs on loan 
        guarantees, counseling and management, and Government 
        contracting (S. 895) [12SE]
  Reports filed
    Small Business Credit Efficiency Act: Committee on Small Business 
        (House) (H.R. 2150) (H. Rept. 104-238) [6SE]
    Small Business Lending Enhancement Act: Committee of Conference 
        (S. 895) (H. Rept. 104-269) [28SE]

SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT EFFICIENCY ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2150) [1AU]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Small Business (House) (H.R. 2150) (H. 
        Rept. 104-238) [6SE]

SMALL BUSINESS LENDING ENHANCEMENT ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 895, provisions [12SE]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (S. 895) [28SE]
  Motions
    Enact (S. 895) [12SE]
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (S. 895) (H. Rept. 104-269) 
        [28SE]

SMALL BUSINESS REMEDIATION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2522) [24OC]

SMALLEY 6808 (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 413) [9JA]

SMITH, CHRISTOPHER H. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [9JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172) 
        [8MR]
    CERCLA: liability restrictions for generation or transportation of 
        solid waste (see H.R. 854, 855) [7FE]
    China, People's Republic of: demand the unconditional release of 
        U.S. citizen Peter H. Wu (see H. Res. 178) [29JN]

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    ------demand the unconditional release of Wei Jingsheng (see H. 
        Con. Res. 117) [5DE]
    Computers: restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material 
        to minors by computer (see H.R. 2104) [24JY]
    Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and 
        Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see H.R. 
        1416) [5AP]
    Dept. of State: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1564) [3MY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: expand services at veterans medical 
        centers (see H.R. 2313) [12SE]
    Families and domestic relations: adoption services (see H.R. 1066) 
        [27FE]
    Foreign aid: prohibit to countries that restrict the delivery of 
        U.S. humanitarian assistance to other countries (see H.R. 942) 
        [14FE]
    Health: maternity and housing services for pregnant women (see 
        H.R. 1065) [27FE]
    Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid 
        waste (see H.R. 24, 1085, 2838) [9JA] [28FE] [22DE]
    U.N. World Conference on Women: meeting (see H.R. 2047) [17JY]
    Veterans: add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-
        connected diseases (see H.R. 368) [9JA]

SMITH, LAMAR S. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Commission on Immigration Reform: membership (see H.R. 962) [15FE]
    Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to 
        economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 
        490) [11JA]
    Immigration: reform admission policies, treatment of criminal 
        aliens and alien smuggling, documentation requirements, and 
        border security (see H.R. 1915, 2202) [22JN] [4AU]
    Natural gas: authorize associations of independent producers (see 
        H.R. 2342) [14SE]
    Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 489) [11JA]

SMITH, LINDA (a Representative from Washington)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 2072, 2566) [19JY] [31OC]
    Homeless: require public notice and local hearings before certain 
        property is used to assist the homeless (see H.R. 1705) [24MY]
    House of Representatives: terminate certain entitlements of former 
        Speakers of the House (see H.R. 2536) [25OC]
    House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored 
        perks (see H. Res. 66) [8FE]
    North Bonneville, WA: conveyance of land by Corps of Engineers 
        (see H.R. 1340) [28MR]
    Pacific Fisheries Management Council: assess status of Pacific 
        Coast Groundfish Plan (see H.R. 1417) [5AP]
    Taxation: treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1212) 
        [10MR]
    Vancouver National Historic Reserve: establish (see H.R. 2172) 
        [2AU]
    Washington: operation and maintenance of Grays Harbor and Chehalis 
        River navigation projects (see H.R. 1086) [28FE]

SMITH, NICK (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: use of remote sensing to promote better agricultural 
        management (see H.R. 197) [9JA]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 74) [3MR]
    ------extend discretionary spending limits (see H.R. 2295) [8SE]
    Dept. of the Treasury: management of cash positions whenever the 
        Government is unable to borrow funds to meet its needs (see 
        H.R. 2098) [21JY]
    Elections: contribution limitations for multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 2446) [29SE]
    House Rules: statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 138) 
        [2MY]
    Taxation: computation of the deduction for depreciation (see H.R. 
        199) [9JA]
    ------treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 2559) [30OC]
    Wetlands: agricultural conversion of certain wetlands (see H.R. 
        198) [9JA]

SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION
  Appointments
    Board of Regents [27JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Baker, Howard H., Jr.: appointment to the Board of Regents of the 
        Smithsonian Institution (see H.J. Res. 110) [29SE]
    Coins: mint in commemoration of 150th anniversary (see H.R. 1079, 
        2627) [28FE] [14NO]
    D'Harnoncourt, Anne: appointment to the Board of Regents of the 
        Smithsonian Institution (see H.J. Res. 111) [29SE]
    Gerstner, Louis V., Jr.: appointment to the Board of Regents of 
        the Smithsonian Institution (see H.J. Res. 112) [29SE]
    National African-American Museum: establish (see H.R. 786) [1FE]
    Neal, Homer A.: appointment to the Board of Regents of the 
        Smithsonian Institution (see H.J. Res. 69) [24FE]

SOCIAL CUSTOMS
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: encourage an extra place setting at holiday season 
        tables as a reminder of U.S. peacekeeping forces in Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina (see H. Res. 315) [19DE]
    California: tribute to language diversity efforts by Monterey 
        Peninsula community leaders (see H. Res. 266) [14NO]
    Government: prohibit expenditure of funds for the promotion of 
        homosexuality as a positive alternative lifestyle (see H.R. 
        862) [8FE]

SOCIAL SECURITY
related term(s) Public Welfare Programs
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE] [24OC]
    ------H.R. 483, permit medicare select policies to be offered in 
        all States [25MY]
  Bills and resolutions
    Account statements: improve information provided and distribute 
        annually to beneficiaries (see H.R. 1319, 2312) [24MR] [12SE]
    AFDC: deny benefits to children who have not received preventive 
        health care or been immunized (see H.R. 191) [9JA]
    ------provide grants for demonstration projects to coordinate the 
        administration of services to needy families with children 
        (see H.R. 710) [26JA]
    ------reform (see H.R. 741, 886) [30JA] [9FE]
    ------remove disincentives that prevent recipients from moving 
        toward self-sufficiency (see H.R. 950) [15FE]
    ------replace the Job Opportunities Basic Skills Training Program 
        with self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 865) [8FE]
    ------weekly benefits relative to employment or attendance at 
        courses at educational institutions (see H.R. 220) [9JA]
    American Samoa: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1060) [27FE]
    Armed Forces: repeal offset for annuities under the survivor 
        benefit plan for surviving spouses of retired members (see 
        H.R. 2214) [4AU]
    Benefits: assistance to beneficiaries in the administration of 
        employee benefit plans (see H.R. 420) [9JA]
    ------computation rule application to workers attaining age 65 in 
        or after 1982 (see H.R. 240, 573) [9JA] [19JA]
    ------earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 145, 
        201, 243, 374) [9JA]
    ------increase earnings limit (see H.R. 2668, 2684; H. Con. Res. 
        109) [25OC] [20NO] [29NO]
    ------increase earnings limit, repeal increase of taxation of 
        benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-term care 
        insurance (see H.R. 8) [9JA]
    ------increase earnings limit (H. Con. Res. 109), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 245) [25OC]
    ------maintain earnings test correlation between disability 
        insurance benefits for the blind and retirement age benefits 
        (see H. Con. Res. 23) [3FE]
    ------provide remedies for failure to report information on 
        earnings test for retirement age individuals (see H.R. 1183) 
        [9MR]
    ------revise effective dates for discontinuance of benefits after 
        death (see H.R. 163) [9JA]
    Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see 
        H.R. 1739) [25MY]
    Budget: off-budget status of administrative costs (see H.R. 1676) 
        [18MY]
    ------require an operating and a capital budget to distinguish 
        between Federal funds and trust funds (see H.R. 767, 1233) 
        [1FE] [14MR]
    ------treatment of Social Security under a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 17) [23JA]
    ------treatment of Social Security under a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (H. Con. Res. 17), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 44) [24JA]
    Children and youth: child welfare services relative to foster care 
        (see H.R. 586) [19JA]
    ------treatment of abandoned infants relative to foster care (see 
        H.R. 1044) [24FE]
    ------treatment of adult relatives willing to provide care (see 
        H.R. 2387) [21SE]
    Consumer Price Index: calculation of rate of inflation (see H. 
        Res. 99) [24FE]
    Crime: penalties for health care fraud (see H.R. 2408) [27SE]
    Dept. of HHS: verification of employee Social Security information 
        (see H.R. 502) [13JA]
    Economy: reduction of tax rates and discretionary spending (see 
        H.R. 1327) [28MR]
    Families and domestic relations: reduction of teenage pregnancy 
        rates and encouragement of parental responsibility (see H.R. 
        1115) [2MR]
    ------require States to permit a chronically-ill parent to appoint 
        a standby guardian for a minor without surrendering parental 
        rights (see H.R. 709) [26JA]
    ------State use of automated data retrieval system for child and 
        spousal support enforcement (see H.R. 2288) [8SE]
    Federal employees: treatment of service performed under Federal-
        State cooperative programs relative to civil service 
        retirement (see H.R. 2487) [17OC]
    Francis J. Hagel Building, Richmond, CA: designate (see H.R. 2111) 
        [25JY]
    Guam: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1069) [27FE]
    Health: designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care 
        providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see 
        H. Res. 30) [9JA]
    ------deter health care fraud and improve the administration of 
        health benefit plans (see H.R. 1912) [22JN]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 16, 996, 1200, 1234, 1424, 1798, 2071, 
        2220, 2756, 2836; H. Con. Res. 14) [9JA] [17JA] [21FE] [9MR] 
        [14MR] [6AP] [8JN] [19JY] [4AU] [11DE] [22DE]
    ------national policy to provide health care coverage of mental 
        illnesses (see H. Con. Res. 98) [4AU]
    ------permit coverage of outpatient physical therapy services 
        under medicare and medicaid without a physician's referral 
        (see H.R. 1746) [6JN]
    ------treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 1013, 
        2571) [22FE] [1NO]
    Health care programs: combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 
        2326) [13SE]
    Income: reduction in benefits relative to certain Government 
        pensions (see H.R. 2167) [2AU]
    ------treatment of disability, old-age, and widow's or widower's 
        insurance benefits (see H.R. 2469) [11OC]
    Information services: establish a health information network for 
        medicare and medicaid (see H.R. 1766) [7JN]
    Insurance: prohibit health insurance premium rate increases based 
        on age (see H.R. 1614) [11MY]
    ------provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting 
        condition exclusions (see H.R. 1604, 1610) [10MY] [11MY]
    Management: maintain and protect system (see H. Con. Res. 75, 78) 
        [14JN] [21JN]

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    Medicaid: continued enrollment of special-needs children in 
        traditional fee-for-service plans in States with managed care 
        programs (see H.R. 1502) [7AP]
    ------coverage of services of certain clinics operated by 
        children's hospitals (see H.R. 1503) [7AP]
    ------coverage of services provided by nurse practitioners and 
        clinical nurse specialists (see H.R. 1339) [28MR]
    ------eliminate State reimbursement requirements for hospitals, 
        nursing facilities, and intermediate care facilities (see H.R. 
        2395) [25SE]
    ------Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 222, 237) [9JA]
    ------improve Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 625, 
        818, 2226) [20JA] [3FE] [4AU]
    ------nonemergency medical transportation services (see H.R. 975) 
        [16FE]
    ------osteopathic services (see H.R. 1791) [8JN]
    ------prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780) [1FE]
    ------provide State incentives for reduction of expenditures (see 
        H.R. 1334) [28MR]
    ------reduce infant mortality through improvement of coverage of 
        services to pregnant women and infants (see H.R. 180) [9JA]
    ------require HMOs and other managed care plans to make payments 
        relative to assistance provided by school-based health centers 
        (see H.R. 2420) [28SE]
    ------require States to provide photograph of beneficiary on 
        enrollment card (see H.R. 2303) [12SE]
    ------screening mammography (see H.R. 777) [1FE]
    ------screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 
        173) [9JA]
    Medicare: amend certain provisions (see H.R. 25) [9JA]
    ------bone mass measurements (see H.R. 2185) [3AU]
    ------chiropractic services (see H.R. 997) [21FE]
    ------clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the use of 
        medical devices approved for investigational use (see H.R. 
        1744) [6JN]
    ------colorectal screening (see H.R. 922, 1046) [13FE] [24FE]
    ------combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 1668, 2389) [18MY] 
        [21SE]
    ------coverage for emergency and related services by rural 
        emergency access care facilities (see H.R. 859) [8FE]
    ------coverage of blood-testing strips for individuals with 
        diabetes (see H.R. 1074) [28FE]
    ------coverage of drug treatments for multiple sclerosis (see H.R. 
        249) [9JA]
    ------coverage of nursing facilities, in-home services, and 
        outpatient prescription drugs (see H.R. 507) [13JA]
    ------coverage of paramedic intercept ambulance support services 
        (see H.R. 1757) [7JN]
    ------develop percentage increases to assure quality services in 
        dependent hospitals and other beneficiary facilities (see H.R. 
        1651) [16MY]
    ------eliminate peer review system (see H.R. 1761) [7JN]
    ------equalize the labor and nonlabor portions of the standardized 
        hospital payment amounts and improve rural health services 
        (see H.R. 424) [9JA]
    ------establish a disability review account for expenditures in 
        reviewing cases (see H.R. 1586) [9MY]
    ------expand coverage of part B preventive care benefits (see H.R. 
        2777) [13DE]
    ------extend certain savings provisions (see H.R. 1134, 1217) 
        [6MR] [13MR]
    ------hemodialysis standards for renal dialysis facilities (see 
        H.R. 1067) [27FE]
    ------limit penalty for late enrollment (see H.R. 559) [18JA]
    ------limit penalty for late enrollment and establish special 
        enrollment for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2729) [6DE]
    ------medical nutrition therapy services (see H.R. 2247) [4AU]
    ------mental health and substance abuse treatment services (see 
        H.R. 1456) [6AP]
    ------multiple sclerosis drug treatments (see H.R. 1078) [28FE]
    ------oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489, 2600) [17OC] [8NO]
    ------outpatient self-management training services for individuals 
        with diabetes (see H.R. 1073) [28FE]
    ------payment for dental services (see H.R. 166) [9JA]
    ------payment for services furnished by a facility in which the 
        referring physician has an ownership interest (see H.R. 2390) 
        [21SE]
    ------permit a supplier of durable medical equipment to furnish an 
        upgraded item of such equipment to medicare beneficiaries (see 
        H.R. 1754) [7JN]
    ------permit direct payment of registered nurses for assistance 
        services at surgery (see H.R. 188) [9JA]
    ------permit select policies to be offered in all States (see H.R. 
        483, 1391) [11JA] [4AP]
    ------permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 
        483), consideration (see H. Res. 130) [5AP]
    ------permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 
        483), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 180) 
        [29JN]
    ------positron emission tomography (see H.R. 2194) [4AU]
    ------prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779, 1496) [1FE] [7AP]
    ------protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in 
        managed care plans and HMOs (see H.R. 1707, 2329, 2350) [24MY] 
        [14SE] [18SE]
    ------reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals 80 years of 
        age or older (see H.R. 2805) [18DE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 2152, 2173, 2422, 2425, 2476, 2485, 2486, 
        2839) [1AU] [2AU] [28SE] [29SE] [12OC] [17OC] [22DE]
    ------reform (H.R. 2425), consideration (see H. Res. 238) [18OC]
    ------reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health professional 
        shortage areas (see H.R. 1750) [6JN]
    ------reimbursement for physician assistants in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1751) [6JN]
    ------reimbursement for services provided to eligible individuals 
        by military or veterans hospitals (see H.R. 861, 1767) [8FE] 
        [7JN]
    ------renal disease management services (see H.R. 1068) [27FE]
    ------reporting requirement of trust fund trustees on projected 
        financial imbalances (see H.R. 1590) [9MY]
    ------require HMOs to disclose certain information to enrollees 
        (see H.R. 2249) [4AU]
    ------require HMOs to provided out-of-network services to 
        enrollees (see H.R. 2757) [12DE]
    ------screening mammography (see H.R. 778, 958) [1FE] [15FE]
    ------study effectiveness of rural telemedicine networks (see H.R. 
        851) [7FE]
    ------waive late enrollment penalty for certain military retirees 
        who live near closed military installations (see H.R. 875) 
        [9FE]
    Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see H.R. 952, 
        2685) [15FE] [29NO]
    Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see 
        H.R. 2480) [13OC]
    ------payment integrity (see H.R. 2280) [7SE]
    ------public examination of any changes in existing law relative 
        to budget reconciliation (see H. Res. 221) [13SE]
    Military Health Services System: medicare reimbursement (see H.R. 
        580) [19JA]
    Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program: tribute (see 
        H. Res. 209) [2AU]
    Pensions: cost-of-living adjustments for annuities of Members of 
        Congress and Social Security benefits (see H. Con. Res. 2) 
        [9JA]
    Public debt: enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds 
        (see H.R. 2621) [13NO]
    ------enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 
        2621), consideration (see H. Res. 293) [7DE]
    Public health: establish standards for long-term care insurance 
        policies (see H.R. 1221) [14MR]
    Public welfare programs: assistance to able-bodied individuals 
        relative to participation in workfare programs (see H.R. 161) 
        [9JA]
    ------direct that certain Federal benefits be provided only to 
        U.S. citizens and nationals (see H.R. 482) [11JA]
    ------prohibit assistance to undocumented aliens (see H.R. 484, 
        637) [11JA] [23JA]
    ------reform (see H.R. 4, 315, 759, 781, 819, 982, 1146, 1157, 
        1181, 1214, 1250, 1267) [9JA] [31JA] [1FE] [3FE] [16FE] [7MR] 
        [8MR] [9MR] [13MR] [15MR] [21MR]
    ------reform (H.R. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 117, 119) [16MR] 
        [21MR]
    ------reform (H.R. 4), consideration of conference report (see H. 
        Res. 319) [20DE]
    Railroad Unemployment Insurance Act: reduce waiting period for 
        benefits (see H.R. 2594) [8NO]
    Retirement benefits: prohibit payment to persons who are not 
        defined as retired under the Social Security Act (see H.R. 
        802) [2FE]
    Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI 
        presumptive disability benefit programs (see H.R. 1665) [17MY]
    SSI: deny disability benefits based on alcohol or drug addiction 
        (see H.R. 791) [2FE]
    ------eliminate fraud in payment of disability benefits to 
        children (see H.R. 224) [9JA]
    ------financial incentives for nonprofit organizations to seek 
        eligible recipients (see H.R. 1664) [17MY]
    ------require benefits in the form of vouchers (see H.R. 612) 
        [20JA]
    ------require periodic reapplication and modify administrative 
        criteria relative to mental impairments (see H.R. 1974) [30JN]
    ------restriction on benefits to prisoners (see H.R. 2320) [13SE]
    States: imposition of fees for initial certification and survey of 
        health care facilities providing medicare and medicaid 
        services (see H.R. 2790) [15DE]
    Taxation: exclude Social Security tax from certain self-employment 
        income received by insurance salesmen after retirement (see 
        H.R. 2004) [11JY]
    ------rates (see H.R. 1215) [13MR]
    ------rates (H.R. 1215), consideration (see H. Res. 128) [4AP]
    ------restore prior law formula for the inclusion in gross income 
        of Social Security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits 
        (see H.R. 1775) [7JN]
    ------treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 2272) [6SE]
    ------treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 1457) 
        [6AP]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt interest relative to Social Security 
        benefits and income determination (see H.R. 159) [9JA]
    Trust funds: budget treatment (see H.R. 2628) [14NO]
    ------ensure integrity (see H.R. 164, 491) [9JA] [11JA]
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Social Security Circuit: establish 
        and define jurisdiction (see H.R. 1587) [9MY]
    Virgin Islands: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1069) [27FE]
  Conference reports
    Permit Medicare Select Policies To Be Offered in All States (H.R. 
        483) [22JN]
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (H.R. 4) [21DE]
  Messages
    U.S.-Germany Supplementary Agreement on Social Security: President 
        Clinton [10OC]
    Veto of H.J. Res. 115, Continuing Appropriations: President 
        Clinton [14NO]
  Motions
    Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 
        483) [25MY]
    ------reform (H.R. 2425) [19OC]
    Public debt: enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds 
        (H.R. 2621) [14DE]
    Public welfare programs: reform (H.R. 4) [22MR] [24MR] [6DE]
    ------reform (H.R. 4), conference report [21DE]
    Taxation: rates (H.R. 1215) [5AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4, Personal 
        Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act:

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        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 104-431) 
        [20DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 483, Permit Medicare 
        Select Policies To Be Offered in All States: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 104-169) [29JN]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 17, Treatment of Social Security 
        Under a Constitutional Amendment To Require a Balanced Budget: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 104-4) 
        [24JA]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 109, Increase Social Security 
        Earnings Limit: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) (H. 
        Rept. 104-292) [25OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 117) (H. Rept. 104-83) [16MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 119) (H. Rept. 104-85) 
        [21MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 483, Permit Medicare Select Policies To Be 
        Offered in All States: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        130) (H. Rept. 104-103) [5AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1215, Contract With America Tax Relief Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 128) (H. Rept. 104-100) 
        [4AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 2425, Medicare Reform: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 238) (H. Rept. 104-282) [18OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2621, Public Debt Limit Enforcement and 
        Protection of Obligated Trust Funds: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 293) (H. Rept. 104-388) [7DE]
    Contract With America Tax Relief Act: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1215) (H. Rept. 104-84) [21MR]
    Francis J. Hagel Building, Richmond, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2111) (H. 
        Rept. 104-411) [19DE]
    Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank Repeal: Committee on Ways 
        and Means (House) (H.R. 2685) (H. Rept. 104-394) [11DE]
    Medicare Reform: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2425) (H. 
        Rept. 104-276) [17OC]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2425) (H. Rept. 
        104-276) [17OC]
    Medicare Savings Provisions: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 
        1217) (H. Rept. 104-87) [23MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1134) (H. Rept. 
        104-80) [15MR]
    Permit Medicare Select Policies To Be Offered in All States: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 483) (H. Rept. 104-157) [22JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 483) (H. Rept. 104-79) 
        [6AP]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 483) (H. Rept. 
        104-79) [15MR]
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 4) (H. Rept. 104-430) [20DE]
    Public Welfare Programs Reform: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1157) (H. Rept. 104-81) [15MR]
    Reporting Requirements of Medicare Trust Fund Trustees on 
        Projected Financial Imbalances: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 1590) (H. Rept. 104-119) [15MY]
    Social Security Earnings Limit Increase: Committee on Ways and 
        Means (House) (H.R. 2684) (H. Rept. 104-379) [4DE]
    State Use of Automated Data Retrieval System for Child and Spousal 
        Support Enforcement: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2288) (H. Rept. 104-250) [19SE]

SOCIAL SECURITY ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Francis J. Hagel Building, Richmond, CA: designate (see H.R. 2111) 
        [25JY]
    Medicare/Medicaid: establish an Office of Inspector General (see 
        H.R. 2480) [13OC]
    Social Security: establish a health information network for 
        medicare and medicaid (see H.R. 1766) [7JN]
    ------maintain and protect system (see H. Con. Res. 75, 78) [14JN] 
        [21JN]
    Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI 
        presumptive disability benefit programs (see H.R. 1665) [17MY]
    Veterans: medical information sharing between the Social Security 
        Administration and the Dept. of Veterans Affairs for the 
        determination of disability status (see H.R. 1609) [10MY]
  Reports filed
    Francis J. Hagel Building, Richmond, CA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2111) (H. 
        Rept. 104-411) [19DE]

SOLID WASTE
see Refuse Disposal; Sewage Disposal

SOLID WASTE DISPOSAL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    CERCLA: abatement and liability of hazardous substances relative 
        to State and Federal solid waste disposal laws (see H.R. 521) 
        [13JA]
    ------clarify appropriate inquiry into previous ownership and uses 
        of real property to qualify for the innocent landowner defense 
        (see H.R. 1285) [21MR]
    ------clarify liability for lending institutions holding title to 
        properties discovered to be contaminated (see H.R. 914) [13FE]
    ------clarify provisions on liability and funding (see H.R. 2256) 
        [4AU]
    Recycling: management standards and requirements for spent lead-
        acid batteries (see H.R. 1522) [7AP]
    ------provide refunds for certain beverage containers and 
        resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 1444) [6AP]
    ------require producers and importers of newsprint to recycle a 
        certain percentage (see H.R. 1523) [7AP]
    ------require producers and importers of tires to recycle a 
        certain percentage (see H.R. 1524) [7AP]
    ------require the EPA to establish a recycling credit system for 
        used oil (see H.R. 1525) [7AP]
    Refuse disposal: exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems 
        from subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 102) [9JA]
    ------land disposal program regulations (see H.R. 2036) [13JY]
    Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid 
        waste (see H.R. 24, 225, 227, 342, 603, 1080, 1085, 1180, 
        1249, 1288, 2323, 2443, 2838) [9JA] [20JA] [28FE] [9MR] [15MR] 
        [22MR] [13SE] [29SE] [22DE]

SOLOMON, GERALD B.H. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------S. 4, Separate Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act [7SE]
    North Atlantic Assembly [15FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: price supports for milk (see H.R. 2597) [8NO]
    Air pollution: reduction in emissions of pollutants contributing 
        to acid deposition in the Adirondacks (see H.R. 2682) [28NO]
    Appropriations: line-item veto (see H.R. 128) [9JA]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: require congressional approval prior to 
        U.S. military intervention (H.R. 2606), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 273) [16NO]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (H.R. 2770), consideration (see H. Res. 304) 
        [13DE]
    ------U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between 
        Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 304) [13DE]
    ------U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 304) [13DE]
    Budget: balance (see H.R. 1923) [22JN]
    ------constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 44) [24JA]
    ------constitutional amendment to require two-thirds vote of both 
        Houses of Congress if outlays exceed revenues (see H.J. Res. 
        9) [9JA]
    ------reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2491), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 245) [25OC]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        122), consideration (see H. Res. 309) [18DE]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        67), consideration (see H. Res. 149) [16MY]
    ------setting forth the Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 
        67), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 175) 
        [28JN]
    ------treatment of Social Security under a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (H. Con. Res. 17), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 44) [24JA]
    Capital punishment: establish penalty relative to murders of State 
        and local correctional officers by prisoners (see H.R. 154) 
        [9JA]
    ------modify penalty for drug kingpins (see H.R. 147) [9JA]
    China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 
        96), consideration (see H. Res. 193) [19JY]
    ------prohibit entry of items produced, grown, or manufactured 
        with forced labor (see H.R. 139) [9JA]
    ------prohibit export of satellites (see H.R. 149) [9JA]
    ------U.S. policy (H.R. 2058), consideration (see H. Res. 193) 
        [19JY]
    China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 12, 63) 
        [9JA] [7AP]
    Colleges and universities: prohibit Federal grants or contracts to 
        institutions that prevent access to campus for ROTC or 
        military recruiting (see H.R. 142) [9JA]
    Committee on Appropriations (House): establish Subcommittee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (see H. Res. 27) [9JA]
    Committee on Rules (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 
        76) [9FE]
    Courts: denial of certain Federal benefits upon conviction of 
        certain drug offenses (see H.R. 141) [9JA]
    ------notification to employers of convicted persons relative to 
        drug offenses (see H.R. 138) [9JA]
    Crime: establish a task force to recommend a uniform strategy to 
        protect women against violent crime (see H.R. 144) [9JA]
    ------mandatory sentences relative to violent felonies committed 
        against senior citizens (see H.R. 146) [9JA]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 164) [8JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 307) [14DE]
    ------increase opportunities for veterans held as POW during the 
        Vietnam era to participate in procurement activities (see H.R. 
        155) [9JA]
    ------increase opportunities for veterans with service-connected 
        disabilities to participate in procurement activities (see 
        H.R. 137) [9JA]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2127), consideration (see H. Res. 208) 
        [1AU]
    Drug abuse: employee testing within the executive branch of the 
        Government (see H.R. 136) [9JA]
    Drugs: establish Federal standards to ensure integrity of testing 
        programs (see H.R. 153, 1706) [9JA] [24MY]
    ------prohibit federally sponsored research pertaining to the 
        legalization of drugs (see H.R. 135) [9JA]
    ------treatment of sentences relative to powdered cocaine (see 
        H.R. 2598) [8NO]
    Education: prevent double counting of income in conducting needs 
        analysis for student assistance (see H.R. 162) [9JA]
    ------require expulsion of students convicted of violent crimes in 
        schools receiving Federal assistance (see H.R. 2698) [30NO]
    ------suspend Federal benefits to individuals convicted of drug 
        offenses (see H.R. 134) [9JA]
    ------tuition income tax credit (see H.R. 156) [9JA]
    Elections: eliminate provisions prohibiting certain State and 
        local employees from seeking elective office (see H.R. 151) 
        [9JA]

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    Federal employees: require preemployment drug testing (see H.R. 
        143) [9JA]
    FERC: hydroelectric license extension (see H.R. 680) [25JA]
    Financial institutions: authority to regulate national bank 
        insurance activities (see H.R. 2503) [18OC]
    Flag--U.S.: constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (see 
        H.J. Res. 79) [21MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration (H.J. Res. 
        79), consideration (see H. Res. 173) [27JN]
    ------prohibit importation of foreign-made flags (see H.R. 150) 
        [9JA]
    Foreign policy: require U.S. opposition to any proposal to create 
        financing mechanisms designed to prevent or resolve the 
        insolvency of sovereign nations (see H.R. 2731) [6DE]
    Government: Federal assessment of whether Federal regulations 
        could result in the taking of private property (see H.R. 130) 
        [9JA]
    Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth 
        (see H.R. 1968) [29JN]
    House of Representatives: fixing the hour of daily meeting (see H. 
        Res. 8) [9JA]
    House Rules: permit committee chairmen to schedule hearings (see 
        H. Res. 43) [23JA]
    ------permit committee chairmen to schedule hearings (H. Res. 43), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 47) [27JA]
    ------reform gift rules (H. Res. 250), consideration (see H. Res. 
        268) [15NO]
    ------reform the House of Representatives (H. Res. 6), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 5) [9JA]
    ------replace Consent Calendar with a Corrections Calendar (see H. 
        Res. 168) [16JN]
    ------same-day consideration of certain resolutions (see H. Res. 
        297) [12DE]
    ------technical corrections (see H. Res. 254) [7NO]
    ------treatment of outside earned income (H. Res. 299), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 322) [21DE]
    Immigration: facilitate the apprehension, detention, and 
        deportation of criminal aliens (H.R. 668), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 69) [9FE]
    Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend (see H.R. 140) [9JA]
    Judicial branch: random drug testing of officers and employees 
        (see H.R. 160) [9JA]
    Legislative Branch of the Government: require random drug testing 
        of employees and officers (see H.R. 148) [9JA]
    Macedonia: diplomatic recognition (see H. Con. Res. 54) [3AP]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 12) [9JA]
    ------eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see H.R. 129) [9JA]
    National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 
        83) [13FE]
    National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program: revise filing 
        deadline for certain claims (see H.R. 1938) [27JN]
    Native Americans: reform negotiation process of Tribal-State 
        gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1512) 
        [7AP]
    Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see 
        H.J. Res. 10) [9JA]
    Public debt: ceiling (H.R. 2586), consideration (see H. Res. 258) 
        [8NO]
    Public welfare programs: assistance to able-bodied individuals 
        relative to participation in workfare programs (see H.R. 161) 
        [9JA]
    ------reform (H.R. 4), consideration (see H. Res. 117, 119) [16MR] 
        [21MR]
    ------reform (H.R. 4), consideration of conference report (see H. 
        Res. 319) [20DE]
    Russia: requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 
        519) [13JA]
    Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see 
        H.R. 145) [9JA]
    ------ensure integrity of trust funds (see H.R. 164, 491) [9JA] 
        [11JA]
    ------increase earnings limit (H. Con. Res. 109), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 245) [25OC]
    ------revise effective dates for discontinuance of benefits after 
        death (see H.R. 163) [9JA]
    Taxation: credits for first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 133) [9JA]
    ------deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 158) [9JA]
    ------deny tax-exempt status to organizations which promote the 
        legalization of certain drugs (see H.R. 1453) [6AP]
    ------increase the child care credit for lower-income working 
        parents (see H.R. 131) [9JA]
    ------prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 152) [9JA]
    ------rates (H.R. 1215), consideration (see H. Res. 128) [4AP]
    ------refundable income credit for the recycling of hazardous 
        wastes (see H.R. 132) [9JA]
    ------restore the prior law exclusion for scholarships and 
        fellowships and the deduction for interest on education loans 
        (see H.R. 157) [9JA]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt interest relative to Social Security 
        benefits and income determination (see H.R. 159) [9JA]
    Veterans: change the date for the beginning of the Vietnam era for 
        benefit eligibility purposes (see H.R. 1513) [7AP]
    Voting: constitutional amendment allowing the proposal and 
        enactment of laws by popular vote of the people (see H.J. Res. 
        11) [9JA]
  Motions offered by
    Budget: treatment of Social Security under a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (H. Con. Res. 17), consideration 
        (H. Res. 44) [25JA]
  Reports filed
    Amend House Rules To Permit Committee Chairmen To Schedule 
        Hearings: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 43) (H. Rept. 
        104-5) [27JA]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H. Con. Res. 67, Setting 
        Forth the Federal Budget for 1996-2002: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 175) (H. Rept. 104-165) [28JN]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 4, Personal 
        Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 319) (H. Rept. 104-431) [20DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 307) (H. 
        Rept. 104-407) [14DE]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 17, Treatment of Social Security 
        Under a Constitutional Amendment To Require a Balanced Budget: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 104-4) 
        [24JA]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 67, Setting Forth the Federal Budget 
        for 1996-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 149) (H. 
        Rept. 104-125) [16MY]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 109, Increase Social Security 
        Earnings Limit: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) (H. 
        Rept. 104-292) [25OC]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 122, Setting Forth the Federal 
        Budget for 1996-2002: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 309) 
        (H. Rept. 104-423) [18DE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 43, Amend House Rules To Permit Committee 
        Chairmen To Schedule Hearings: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 47) (H. Rept. 104-6) [27JA]
    Consideration of H. Res. 250, House Gift Rules Reform: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 268) (H. Rept. 104-341) [15NO]
    Consideration of H. Res. 299, House Rules Relative to Treatment of 
        Outside Earned Income: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        322) (H. Rept. 104-441) [21DE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 302, U.S. Military Enforcement of Peace 
        Agreement Between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim Forces in 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        304) (H. Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 306, U.S. Military Intervention in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. 
        Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 1, Constitutional Amendment To Require 
        a Balanced Budget: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 44) (H. 
        Rept. 104-4) [24JA]
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 79, Constitutional Amendment To 
        Prohibit Desecration of the U.S. Flag: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 173) (H. Rept. 104-164) [27JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 117) (H. Rept. 104-83) [16MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 119) (H. Rept. 104-85) 
        [21MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 7, National Security Revitalization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 83) (H. Rept. 104-31) 
        [13FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 668, Apprehension, Detention, and 
        Deportation of Criminal Aliens: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 69) (H. Rept. 104-26) [9FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1215, Contract With America Tax Relief Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 128) (H. Rept. 104-100) 
        [4AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense Appropriations: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 164) (H. Rept. 104-136) 
        [8JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 2058, China Policy Act and H.J. Res. 96, 
        Most-Favored-Nation Status for the People's Republic of China: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 193) (H. Rept. 104-194) 
        [19JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2127, Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, 
        and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 208) (H. Rept. 104-224) [1AU]
    Consideration of H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent 
        Budget Resolution: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 245) 
        (H. Rept. 104-292) [25OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2586, Public Debt Ceiling: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 258) (H. Rept. 104-328) [8NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2606, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 273) (H. Rept. 104-349) [16NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2770, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Deficit Reduction Lockbox Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 
        1162) (H. Rept. 104-205) [25JY]
    House Gift Rules Reform: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 250) 
        (H. Rept. 104-337) [14NO]
    House Rules Relative to Same-Day Consideration of Certain 
        Resolutions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 297) (H. 
        Rept. 104-400) [12DE]
    House Rules Technical Corrections: Committee on Rules (House) (H. 
        Res. 254) (H. Rept. 104-340) [14NO]
    Line-Item Veto: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 2) (H. Rept. 104-
        11) [27JA]
    Replace Consent Calendar With a Corrections Calendar: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 168) (H. Rept. 104-144) [16JN]
    Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 5) 
        (H. Rept. 104-1) [13JA]
  Rules
    Committee on Rules (House) [23JA]

SOUDER, MARK EDWARD (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1617, consolidate Federal job training programs 
        [24OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Taxation: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 1575) [3MY]
    ------impose flat tax on earned income and business taxable income 
        (see H.R. 1780) [7JN]

SOUND RECORDING AND REPRODUCING
  Bills and resolutions
    Copyrights: laws relative to the public performance of sound 
        recordings by means of digital transmission (see H.R. 1506) 
        [7AP]
    Music: licensing (see H.R. 789) [1FE]
  Reports filed
    Copyright Laws Relative to the Public Performance of Sound 
        Recordings by Means of Digital Trans

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        mission: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1506) (H. 
        Rept. 104-274) [11OC]

SOUTH AFRICA, REPUBLIC OF
  Messages
    Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and South 
        Africa Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President 
        Clinton [29SE]

SOUTH CAROLINA
  Bills and resolutions
    Hunley (C.S.S.): conveyance to South Carolina (see H.R. 1741) 
        [6JN]
    South Carolina National Heritage Corridor: establish (see H.R. 
        1553) [3MY]

SOUTH DAKOTA
  Bills and resolutions
    Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction 
        and assistance (see H.R. 1841) [14JN]
    Missouri River: limit acquisition of land on the segment 
        designated as a recreation area (see H.R. 1538, 1825) [2MY] 
        [13JN]
    Native Americans: establish trust fund for certain tribal 
        infrastructure projects for the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (see 
        H.R. 2512) [19OC]
    Wounded Knee National Tribal Park: establish (see H.R. 877) [9FE]

SOUTH KOREA
see Korea, Republic of

SOUTHEAST ASIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Cambodia: most-favored-nation status (see H.R. 1451) [6AP]
    Immigration: naturalization of aliens who served with special 
        guerrilla units in Laos (see H.R. 1490) [7AP]
    POW/MIA: granting of asylum to certain foreign nationals assisting 
        in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 460) [9JA]

SOUTHERN PACIFIC TRANSPORTATION CO.
  Bills and resolutions
    Real estate: validate certain conveyances made in Reno, NV, and 
        Tulare, CA (see H.R. 1784) [7JN]

SPACE POLICY
related term(s) National Aeronautics and Space Administration
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: encourage the development of a commercial 
        space industry (see H.R. 1953) [28JN]
    China, People's Republic of: prohibit export of satellites (see 
        H.R. 149) [9JA]
    International space station: development, assembly, and operation 
        (see H.R. 1601) [10MY]
    ------development, assembly, and operation (H.R. 1601), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 228) [21SE]
    Launch Services Corp.: establish (see H.R. 258) [9JA]
    NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2043, 2059) [17JY] 
        [19JY]
    ------selection of abandoned and underutilized facilities relative 
        to agency needs (see H.R. 388) [9JA]
    ------termination of International Space Station program (see H.R. 
        407, 1701) [9JA] [24MY]
    Space station program: funding (see H.R. 2659) [17NO]
    States: encourage the development of a commercial space industry 
        by establishing State-run spaceports (see H.R. 1631, 1737) 
        [12MY] [25MY]
  Messages
    Achievements in Aeronautics and Space: President Clinton [24MY]
  Motions
    International space station: development, assembly, and operation 
        (H.R. 1601) [27SE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1601, International Space Station 
        Development, Assembly, and Operation: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 228) (H. Rept. 104-258) [21SE]
    International Space Station Development, Assembly, and Operation: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1601) (H. Rept. 104-210) 
        [28JY]
    NASA Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2043) (H. 
        Rept. 104-233) [4AU]

SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES (Newt Gingrich)
  Appointments
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards [28MR]
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [9JA] [22FE]
    Committee on Commerce (House) [10MY]
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [19JA]
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [4JA]
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
    Committee To Escort the President [24JA]
    Conferees: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
    ------H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE] [24OC]
    ------H.R. 483, permit medicare select policies to be offered in 
        all States [25MY]
    ------H.R. 831, extend tax deduction for health insurance costs of 
        self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies [28MR]
    ------H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations and 
        rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act [9NO]
    ------H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act [24OC]
    ------H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 1617, consolidate Federal job training programs [24OC]
    ------H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
    ------H.R. 1817, military construction, family housing, and base 
        closure and realignment appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 1854, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [26JY]
    ------H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [12OC]
    ------H.R. 1905, energy and water development appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
    ------H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
        Judiciary appropriations [18OC]
    ------H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [2NO]
    ------H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations [13SE] [14SE] 
        [18OC]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC] [31OC] [2NO] [13NO]
    ------H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act 
        [30NO] [12DE]
    ------H.R. 2546, District of Columbia appropriations [9NO]
    ------S. 1, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act [1FE]
    ------S. 4, Separate Enrollment and Line Item Veto Act [7SE]
    ------S. 244, Paperwork Reduction Act [10MR]
    ------S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration hydroelectric 
        projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude oil [25JY] 
        [11OC] [17OC]
    ------S. 440, National Highway System designation [20SE] [29SE] 
        [11OC]
    ------S. 641, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act 
        reauthorization [7DE]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
    ------S. 895, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act [12SE]
    Franklin Delano Roosevelt Memorial Commission [2MR] [21DE]
    George Washington's birthday ceremonies delegation [21FE]
    Glass Ceiling Commission [6OC]
    Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees [16MY]
    House of Representatives Page Board [4JA] [19JA]
    House Office Building Commission [4JA]
    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
        Development Board of Trustees [16MY]
    Majority objectors for the private calendar [2NO]
    Mexico-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [1MR] [3MY]
    Minority objectors for the private calendar [2NO]
    National Commission To Support Law Enforcement [29JN]
    North Atlantic Assembly [15FE] [22FE]
    Office of Compliance [24MY]
    Office of Fair Employment Practices Review Panel [14MR] [21MR] 
        [3MY]
    Smithsonian Institution Board of Regents [27JA]
    United Kingdom-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [28SE]
    U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors [27JN]
    U.S. Coast Guard Academy Board of Visitors [6JN]
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council [22MR]
    U.S. Merchant Marine Academy Board of Visitors [7SE]
    U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors [16MY]
    U.S. Naval Academy Board of Visitors [16MY]
  Discharge petitions signed
    Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court 
        procedures (H.R. 920) [7AP] [12MY]
    Executive departments: prevent encroachment into legislative 
        powers or unconstitutional actions (H.R. 807), consideration 
        (H. Res. 111) [24MR] [30MR] [7AP] [12MY]
    Firearms: repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity 
        ammunition feeding devices (H.R. 125) [16MR] [24MR] [30MR] 
        [7AP] [12MY]
    House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored 
        perks (H. Res. 40), consideration (H. Res. 127) [3MY] [12MY] 
        [18MY] [25MY] [21JY] [4AU]
    Taxation: assessment of retail dealer occupational taxes (H.R. 
        302), consideration (H. Res. 246) [10NO] [18NO]
    ------credit to employers for providing English language training 
        (H.R. 124) [30MR]
    Terrorism: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats 
        (H.R. 1710), consideration (H. Res. 240) [10NO] [18NO]
  Messages
    Achievements in Aeronautics and Space: President Clinton [24MY]
    Activities of the U.S. Government in the U.N.: President Clinton 
        [6SE]
    Alaska's Mineral Resources: President Clinton [3AP]
    Andean Trade Preference Act: President Clinton [8FE]
    Antiterrorism Amendments Act: President Clinton [9MY]
    Atomic Energy Act: President Clinton [9MR]
    CCC Report: President Clinton [9NO]
    Continuing Appropriations: President Clinton [16NO]
    Cooperation Agreement for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Between 
        the U.S. and the European Atomic Energy Community: President 
        Clinton [29NO]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: President Clinton [28JN] [10JY]
    Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Recommendations: 
        President Clinton [13JY]
    Deferral of Budgetary Resources: President Clinton [6FE] [22FE] 
        [12SE] [19OC]
    Dept. of Energy Report: President Clinton [1MR]
    Dept. of HUD Report: President Clinton [13JN]
    Dept. of Transportation Report on Hazardous Materials 
        Transportation: President Clinton [11OC]
    Disaster Assistance to Japan: President Clinton [23JA]
    Disruption of Middle East Peace Process by Terrorist Violence: 
        President Clinton [24JA]
    District of Columbia Budget Request: President Clinton [12MY] 
        [29JN]
    District of Columbia Financial Responsibility and Management 
        Assistance Authority Operating Budget: President Clinton [4AU]
    Economic Assistance to Mexico: President Clinton [9MR]
    Economic Report: President Clinton [13FE]

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    Export of Munitions List Articles to the People's Republic of 
        China: President Clinton [22JN]
    Farmington Wild and Scenic River Study: President Clinton [13DE]
    Federal Advisory Committees: President Clinton [6SE]
    Federal Budget, Fiscal Year 1996: President Clinton [6FE]
    Federal Council on the Aging: President Clinton [8MR]
    Federal Labor Relations Authority Report: President Clinton [9NO]
    Federal Railroad Safety Act Administration: President Clinton 
        [8MR]
    Fishery Agreement With Estonia: President Clinton [19JA]
    Fishery Agreement With Latvia: President Clinton [20JN]
    Generalized System of Preferences: President Clinton [6FE] [28JY]
    Gun-Free School Zones Act: President Clinton [10MY]
    Health Care for Native Hawaiians Programs: President Clinton 
        [28MR]
    Highway and Motor Vehicle Safety Report: President Clinton [21SE]
    Immigration Enforcement Improvements Act: President Clinton [3MY]
    International Emergency Economic Powers Act: President Clinton 
        [21MR]
    Major League Baseball Restoration Act: President Clinton [8FE]
    Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton [27JY]
    Middle-Class Bill of Rights Tax Relief Act: President Clinton 
        [13FE]
    Most-Favored-Nation Status for Russia: President Clinton [3JA]
    National Corporation for Housing Partnerships Report: President 
        Clinton [9NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton [28MR] 
        [18SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Foreign Narcotics Traffickers 
        Centered in Colombia: President Clinton [24OC]
    National Emergency Relative to Haiti: President Clinton [3FE]
    National Emergency Relative to Iran: President Clinton [15MR] 
        [18MY] [18SE] [31OC] [28NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Iraq: President Clinton [8FE] 
        [28JY] [1AU]
    National Emergency Relative to Lapse of Export Administration Act: 
        President Clinton [29SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Libya: President Clinton [30JA] 
        [12JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Proliferation of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction: President Clinton [16FE] [18MY] [8NO]
    National Emergency Relative to Serbia and Montenegro: President 
        Clinton [10MY] [18JY] [11DE] [27DE]
    National Endowment for Democracy: President Clinton [6MR]
    National Endowment for the Arts: President Clinton [6AP]
    National Endowment for the Humanities: President Clinton [9FE]
    National Energy Policy: President Clinton [4AU]
    National Environmental Policy Act: President Clinton [6AP]
    National Institute of Building Sciences: President Clinton [30JA]
    National Program for Floodplain Management: President Clinton 
        [6MR]
    National Security Strategy: President Clinton [1MR]
    National Urban Policy Report: President Clinton [3AU]
    NSF Report: President Clinton [21MR]
    Nuclear Proliferation: President Clinton [7JN]
    Omnibus Counterterrorism Act: President Clinton [9FE]
    Ordering of Armed Forces Selected Reserve to Active Duty: 
        President Clinton [11DE]
    Processing of Export License Applications: President Clinton [6DE]
    Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and South 
        Africa Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President 
        Clinton [29SE]
    Public Debt Ceiling: President Clinton [13NO]
    Radiation Control for Health and Safety Act: President Clinton 
        [30JA]
    Railroad Retirement Board Annual Report: President Clinton [28NO]
    Rescission Proposals Affecting the Depts. of Justice and 
        Transportation, and NASA: President Clinton [2MY]
    Romanian Emigration Laws and Policies: President Clinton [23MY] 
        [11JY]
    Russian Emigration Laws and Policies: President Clinton [30JN]
    Saving Law Enforcement Officers' Lives Act: President Clinton 
        [30JN]
    Science and Technology Report: President Clinton [29MR]
    Small Business Report: President Clinton [25MY]
    Trade Policy Agenda and Trade Agreements Program: President 
        Clinton [8MR]
    U.S. Arctic Research Plan: President Clinton [17JY]
    U.S.-Bulgarian Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Agreement: President 
        Clinton [4AU]
    U.S.-Germany Supplementary Agreement on Social Security: President 
        Clinton [10OC]
    Veto of H.J. Res. 115, Continuing Appropriations: President 
        Clinton [14NO]
    Veto of H.R. 1058, Private Securities Litigation Reform Act: 
        President Clinton [20DE]
    Veto of H.R. 1158, Supplemental Appropriations and Rescissions: 
        President Clinton [7JN]
    Veto of H.R. 1854, Legislative Branch of the Government 
        Appropriations: President Clinton [6OC]
    Veto of H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and Related Agencies 
        Appropriations: President Clinton [18DE]
    Veto of H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
        Judiciary Appropriations: President Clinton [19DE]
    Veto of H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and Sundry 
        Independent Agencies Appropriations: President Clinton [18DE]
    Veto of H.R. 2491, Reconciliation of the Concurrent Budget 
        Resolution: President Clinton [6DE]
    Veto of H.R. 2586, Public Debt Ceiling: President Clinton [13NO]
    West Bank and Gaza Strip Trade Preferences: President Clinton 
        [21MR]
    Working Wage Increase Act: President Clinton [13FE]
  Reports filed
    Inquiry Into Various Complaints Filed Against Representative 
        Gingrich: Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (H. Rept. 
        104-401) [12DE]

SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
  Bills and resolutions
    House Rules: require two-thirds vote to approve naming of Speaker 
        Pro Tempore (see H. Res. 196) [19JY]

SPECIAL DAYS AND HOLIDAYS
  Appointments
    George Washington's birthday ceremonies delegation [21FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Chavez, Cesar E.: designate birthday as Federal holiday (see H.J. 
        Res. 84) [30MR]
    Memorial Day: restore traditional observance (see H.R. 2603) [9NO]

SPENCE, FLOYD (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration hydroelectric 
        projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude oil [25JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Committee on National Security (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 77) [9FE]
    Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations 
        (see H.J. Res. 102) [1AU]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1530) [2MY]
    Dept. of Transportation: authorizing appropriations for certain 
        maritime programs (see H.R. 1347) [29MR]
    Federal Ship Mortgage Insurance Program: amend guarantee fee 
        provisions (see H.R. 1346) [29MR]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: shooting down of U.S. Army 
        helicopter (see H. Con. Res. 1) [9JA]
    National security: revitalize (see H.R. 7, 872) [9JA] [9FE]
    Panama Canal: authorizing appropriations for operation and 
        maintenance (see H.R. 1349) [29MR]
    Panama Canal Commission: reconstitute as a U.S. Government 
        corporation (see H.R. 1348) [29MR]
    Ships and vessels: revitalize U.S.-flag merchant marine (see H.R. 
        1350) [29MR]
  Motions offered by
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1530) [21SE]
  Reports filed
    Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission Recommendations: 
        Committee on National Security (House) (H.J. Res. 102) (H. 
        Rept. 104-220) [1AU]
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        1530) (H. Rept. 104-406) [13DE]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1530) (H. Rept. 
        104-131) [6JN]
    Designate Certain Colorado Public Lands and Minerals for Military 
        Use: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 256) (H. 
        Rept. 104-28) [14FE]
    Management of Wilderness Land and Water for Fish and Wildlife 
        Purposes: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1141) 
        (H. Rept. 104-107) [6JN]
    National Security Revitalization Act: Committee on National 
        Security (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 104-18) [6FE]
    Revitalize U.S.-Flag Merchant Marine: Committee on National 
        Security (House) (H.R. 1350) (H. Rept. 104-229) [3AU]
  Rules
    Committee on National Security (House) [7FE]

SPORTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Arlington, TX: flying of aircraft over The Ballpark in Arlington 
        (see H.R. 948) [15FE]
    Barnard, Doug, Jr.: mint coins in commemoration of 1996 Atlanta 
        Olympic games (see H.R. 2336) [14SE]
    Boxing: headgear requirements for professional boxers (see H.R. 
        1150) [7MR]
    ------safety for journeymen boxers (see H.R. 1186) [9MR]
    Business and industry: regulations relative to relocation of 
        professional teams (see H.R. 2699, 2740) [30NO] [7DE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for 
        Greater Washington Soap Box Derby (see H. Con. Res. 38) [10MR]
    ------authorizing use of grounds for Special Olympics torch relay 
        (see H. Con. Res. 64) [1MY]
    Cuba: grant waiver to allow Cuban nationals to play professional 
        baseball in the U.S. (see H.R. 2311) [12SE]
    Indonesia: condemn for refusal to permit a team from Israel to 
        participate in the World Archery Championships (see H. Con. 
        Res. 87) [27JY]
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 45, 
        106, 120, 365, 386, 397, 749, 1612, 2022) [9JA] [31JA] [11MY] 
        [12JY]
    ------application of antitrust laws and establishment of a 
        national oversight commission (see H.R. 735) [30JA]
    ------application of antitrust laws relative to certain television 
        contracts (see H.R. 105) [9JA]
    ------arbitration procedures to resolve players' strike (see H.R. 
        870) [8FE]
    ------home field advantage in championship series (see H. Con. 
        Res. 107) [13OC]
    National forests: clarify regulations for ski area permit issuance 
        and the suspension of mineral leasing laws in ski areas (see 
        H.R. 1527) [1MY]
    National Foundation on Physical Fitness and Sports: establish (see 
        H.R. 2209) [4AU]
    Northwestern University: tribute to football team (see H. Res. 
        294) [7DE]
    Police Athletic League: tribute (see H. Res. 163) [7JN]
    Professional Boxing Corp.: establish (see H.R. 1845, 2212) [14JN] 
        [4AU]

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    Taxation: allow individuals to designate a portion of their tax 
        overpayment to the U.S. Olympic Committee (see H.R. 1996) 
        [30JN]
    ------modify application of passive loss limitations to equine 
        activities (see H.R. 2199) [4AU]
    Television: public performance copyright restrictions on 
        professional sports programs viewing at places of public 
        accommodation (see H.R. 935) [14FE]
    Tobacco products: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored 
        advertising used by professional motor sports associations 
        (see H.R. 2265) [6SE]
  Messages
    Major League Baseball Restoration Act: President Clinton [8FE]
  Reports filed
    Capitol Building and Grounds Use for Greater Washington Soap Box 
        Derby: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) 
        (H. Con. Res. 38) (H. Rept. 104-150) [21JN]
    Special Olympics Torch Relay on Capitol Building Grounds: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H. 
        Con. Res. 64) (H. Rept. 104-113) [9MY]

SPRATT, JOHN M., JR. (a Representative from South Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Dept. of Defense: demonstration project to improve personnel 
        policies relative to acquisition work force (see H.R. 2314) 
        [12SE]
  Motions offered by
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (H.R. 9) [3MR]

SRI LANKA, DEMOCRATIC SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil war: encourage peace process (see H. Res. 181) [29JN]

ST. LOUIS, MO
  Bills and resolutions
    Charles J. Coyle Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 1398) 
        [5AP]

STAFF PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 628) [23JA]

STAMPS
see Postage and Stamps

STARK, FORTNEY PETE (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [19JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 483, permit medicare select policies to be offered 
        in all States [25MY]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Alameda County, CA: Federal involvement in wastewater reuse 
        project (see H.R. 2633) [14NO]
    Award, medals, prizes: establish congressional commemorative medal 
        for organ donors (see H.R. 2551) [26OC]
    California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: 
        continuation of operations (see H.R. 1781) [7JN]
    District of Columbia: confirm and enforce limitations on the 
        height of buildings and roof structures (see H.R. 1324) [24MR]
    ------disapprove action of city council relative to closing of 
        public alley (see H.J. Res. 80) [24MR]
    Firearms: ban the manufacture, importation, and sale of ammunition 
        that can penetrate police body armor (see H.R. 492) [11JA]
    Foreign trade: limit generalized system of preferences eligibility 
        for countries engaging in certain activities relative to 
        nuclear weapons, components, or design (see H.R. 1653) [16MY]
    FTC: prescriptions for contact lenses (see H.R. 1454) [6AP]
    Health: deter health care fraud and improve the administration of 
        health benefit plans (see H.R. 1912) [22JN]
    Medicare: hemodialysis standards for renal dialysis facilities 
        (see H.R. 1067) [27FE]
    ------mental health and substance abuse treatment services (see 
        H.R. 1456) [6AP]
    ------protection of beneficiaries relative to enrollment in 
        managed care plans and HMOs (see H.R. 1707) [24MY]
    ------reduce part A enrollment premium for individuals 80 years of 
        age or older (see H.R. 2805) [18DE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 2173, 2839) [2AU] [22DE]
    ------renal disease management services (see H.R. 1068) [27FE]
    Public welfare programs: prohibit transfer of legal custody of 
        children for the sole purpose of obtaining public service 
        benefits (see H.R. 446) [9JA]
    Social Security Disability Insurance Program: funding for SSI 
        presumptive disability benefit programs (see H.R. 1665) [17MY]
    SSI: financial incentives for nonprofit organizations to seek 
        eligible recipients (see H.R. 1664) [17MY]
    Taxation: application of corporate income tax to Government-
        sponsored enterprises (see H.R. 943, 1054) [14FE] [24FE]
    ------excise taxes on excess benefits from certain tax-exempt 
        organizations (see H.R. 2316) [12SE]
    ------make S corporations eligible for rules applicable to real 
        property subdivided for sale by noncorporate taxpayers (see 
        H.R. 1213, 2287) [10MR] [7SE]
    ------treatment of certain subsidies relative to energy and 
        natural resources (see H.R. 2315) [12SE]
    ------treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 1457) 
        [6AP]
    Tobacco products: increase excise taxes and use revenue for 
        tobacco crop substitution (see H.R. 1455) [6AP]
  Motions offered by
    Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-
        employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 
        831) [21FE]

STATES
related term(s) Federal Aid Programs; National Guard
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 483, permit medicare select policies to be offered 
        in all States [25MY]
    ------S. 1, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    AFDC: provide grants for demonstration projects to coordinate the 
        administration of services to needy families with children 
        (see H.R. 710) [26JA]
    ------replace the Job Opportunities Basic Skills Training Program 
        with self-sufficiency programs (see H.R. 865) [8FE]
    ------replace with State block grant programs (see H.R. 513) 
        [13JA]
    Agriculture: consolidate grants for State rural development 
        programs (see H.R. 2590) [7NO]
    ------poultry labeling regulations (see H.R. 2672) [20NO]
    ------provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in 
        production capacity (see H.R. 2429) [29SE]
    Air pollution: conduct study of certain cross-border sources (see 
        H.R. 2637) [15NO]
    ------deadline extension for certain sanctions and 
        reclassification of carbon monoxide nonattainment areas (see 
        H.R. 1255) [15MR]
    ------impose moratorium on sanctions under the Clean Air Act 
        provisions on marginal and moderate ozone nonattainment areas 
        (see H.R. 1602) [10MY]
    ------reclassification of downwind nonattainment areas (see H.R. 
        1582) [9MY]
    Armed Forces: assist INS and Customs Service personnel in 
        performing border protection functions (see H.R. 1224) [14MR]
    ------organization and management of reserve components (see H.R. 
        1646) [16MY]
    Aviation: remove air carrier departure and destination 
        restrictions on Dallas Love Field Airport (see H.R. 774) [1FE]
    BLM: transfer control and administration of Federal lands to the 
        States (see H.R. 2032) [13JY]
    Capital punishment: establish penalty relative to murders of State 
        and local correctional officers by prisoners (see H.R. 154) 
        [9JA]
    CERCLA: abatement and liability of hazardous substances relative 
        to State and Federal solid waste disposal laws (see H.R. 521) 
        [13JA]
    ------liability restrictions for generation or transportation of 
        solid waste (see H.R. 854, 855) [7FE]
    Children and youth: child welfare services relative to foster care 
        (see H.R. 586) [19JA]
    ------treatment of abandoned infants relative to foster care (see 
        H.R. 1044) [24FE]
    Civil defense: public safety officer death benefits eligibility 
        for certain civil defense and FEMA employees (see H.R. 938) 
        [14FE]
    Civil Rights Act: availability of information on reproductive 
        health services at federally or State funded family planning 
        clinics (see H.R. 641) [23JA]
    Clean Air Act: State implementation plans (see H.R. 304) [9JA]
    Colleges and universities: eliminate segregationist language from 
        certain laws relative to funding of State universities (see 
        H.R. 2730) [6DE]
    Community service: redefine block grant eligible entities (see 
        H.R. 2460) [11OC]
    Consumers: credit card fees (see H.R. 1169) [8MR]
    Courts: exempt State and local court reporters from certain 
        Federal compensatory time requirements (see H.R. 1225) [14MR]
    ------judicial remedies regarding prison conditions (see H.R. 
        2488) [17OC]
    ------limit the award of liquidated damages to employees of States 
        and political subdivisions (see H.R. 1505) [7AP]
    ------promote equity and fairness in lawsuits brought against 
        State and local law enforcement officers (see H.R. 1446) [6AP]
    ------State referendum challenges (see H.R. 1170) [8MR]
    ------State referendum challenges (H.R. 1170), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 227) [21SE]
    Crime: appropriate two percent of Federal individual income tax 
        revenues to the States to fight crime (see H.R. 90) [9JA]
    ------Federal reimbursement to State and local governments for the 
        cost of incarcerating aliens (see H.R. 205) [9JA]
    ------increase juvenile criminal penalties and improve youth 
        correctional facilities (see H.R. 600) [20JA]
    ------limit certain funds to States that do not require testing 
        for presence of AIDS in certain cases of assault (see H.R. 
        2791) [15DE]
    ------mandatory victim restitution (H.R. 665), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 60) [6FE]
    ------require States to address the problem of violent crimes 
        committed by repeat offenders (see H. Con. Res. 105) [29SE]
    Dams: delegation of dam safety authority to State governments (see 
        H.R. 2302) [12SE]
    Dept. of Defense: conversion of certain military installations 
        into correctional facilities for youthful offenders (see H.R. 
        472) [11JA]
    Dept. of Education: abolish (see H.R. 1883) [16JN]
    Dept. of Labor: consultation with State officials by employers 
        relative to compliance with occupational safety and health 
        requirements (see H.R. 1433) [6AP]
    Dept. of the Interior: allow State employees to perform certain 
        work during a Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 2677) 
        [20NO]
    ------allow State employees to perform certain work during a 
        Federal Government shutdown (H.R. 2677), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 323) [21DE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: limit per diem payments to State 
        veterans homes (see H.R. 2112) [25JY]
    Disasters: clarify primary responsibility of States for disaster 
        relief, establish private corporations to insure against risks 
        and costs, and provide for reimbursable Federal assistance 
        activities (see H.R. 824; H. Con. Res. 39) [3FE] [14MR]
    ------establish a Federal insurance program for catastrophic 
        earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, and hurricanes (see H.R. 
        1731) [25MY]
    ------repayment of emergency assistance loans (see H.R. 1413) 
        [5AP]
    District of Columbia: retrocession to Maryland (see H.R. 1028) 
        [23FE]

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    ------statehood (see H.R. 51) [9JA]
    Drunken driving: reporting of blood alcohol levels exceeding State 
        permissible levels after vehicular accidents (see H.R. 1982) 
        [30JN]
    ------strengthen Federal prevention laws (see H.R. 588) [19JA]
    Ecology and environment: establish revolving loan funds for 
        cleanup of distressed areas with investment potential (see 
        H.R. 1620) [11MY]
    ------funding to States to implement national estuary conservation 
        and management plans (see H.R. 1438, 1917) [6AP] [22JN]
    ------provide assistance to rural and disadvantaged communities 
        under the State water pollution control revolving loan program 
        (see H.R. 692) [26JA]
    ------State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low 
        and medium priority sites (see H.R. 1621) [11MY]
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 9) 
        [9JA]
    Education: development of school-to-work opportunities systems 
        (see H.R. 1426) [6AP]
    ------eliminate opportunity-to-learn standards (see H.R. 977, 
        1045) [16FE] [24FE]
    ------establish mentoring programs for at-risk youths (see H.R. 
        2708) [5DE]
    ------release of student records to comply with certain State 
        statutes (see H.R. 2055) [18JY]
    ------release of student records to State and county prosecutors 
        (see H.R. 2398) [27SE]
    Elections: eliminate provisions prohibiting certain State and 
        local employees from seeking elective office (see H.R. 151) 
        [9JA]
    ------limit out-of-State individual contributions (see H.R. 2830) 
        [22DE]
    ------prohibit intentional creation of legislative districts based 
        on race, color, or language (see H.R. 1096) [1MR]
    ------provide for election day registration for Federal elections 
        (see H.R. 1782) [7JN]
    Employment: age discrimination relative to retirement and hiring 
        plans for firefighters and law enforcement officers (see H.R. 
        344, 849, 2649) [9JA] [7FE] [16NO]
    Endangered species: designation of critical habitat areas and 
        national wildlife refuges (see H.R. 2253) [4AU]
    EPA: State grants to finance the construction or improvement of 
        water supply systems (see H.R. 2747) [7DE]
    Families and domestic relations: children's rights (see H.R. 278) 
        [9JA]
    ------interstate enforcement of child support and parentage court 
        orders (see H.R. 95) [9JA]
    ------require States to disclose the AIDS status of infants to 
        legal guardians (see H.R. 1289) [22MR]
    ------State use of automated data retrieval system for child and 
        spousal support enforcement (see H.R. 2288) [8SE]
    Federal aid programs: ban the utilization of Federal funds to lure 
        jobs and businesses from other States (see H.R. 1842) [14JN]
    ------economic assistance to States and localities relative to 
        business incentives provided (see H.R. 286) [9JA]
    Federal employees: military uniform requirements for civilian 
        employees of the National Guard (see H.R. 2264) [6SE]
    Federal-State relations: constitutional amendment to bar unfunded 
        Federal mandates to States and local governments (see H.J. 
        Res. 27, 54) [9JA] [13JA]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (see H.R. 5, 261) [9JA]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (H.R. 5), consideration (see H. Res. 38) [18JA]
    Financial institutions: authority to regulate national bank 
        insurance activities (see H.R. 2503) [18OC]
    ------check cashing services (see H.R. 1095) [1MR]
    ------provide State credit union representation on the National 
        Credit Union Administration Board (see H.R. 1998) [10JY]
    Fire prevention: encourage State and local fire safety and 
        prevention education programs (see H.R. 771) [1FE]
    Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be 
        valid in all States (see H.R. 2634) [14NO]
    ------permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted 
        of certain felonies (see H.R. 2101) [24JY]
    ------permit Federal licensees to conduct business at out-of-State 
        gun shows (see H.R. 659) [24JA]
    Fish and fishing: collection of fees for triploid grass carp 
        certification inspections (see H.R. 649) [24JA]
    ------coordinate conservation efforts of Atlantic striped bass 
        (see H.R. 2655) [16NO]
    Food stamps: reform program (see H.R. 1135) [6MR]
    FTC: regulation of State lottery advertising (see H.R. 327) [9JA]
    Gambling: limit authority of States to regulate gambling devices 
        on vessels (see H.R. 253) [9JA]
    Government regulations: analysis on the impact on small businesses 
        and State and local government (see H.R. 58) [9JA]
    ------cumulative cost/benefit accounting statement for regulatory 
        programs (see H.R. 1636) [15MY]
    ------reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 2715) [5DE]
    ------reform (see H.R. 994) [21FE]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020, 1032) 
        [23FE]
    Health: establish a national program of trained community health 
        advisers (see H.R. 2245) [4AU]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 2756) [11DE]
    ------repeal unnecessary medical device reporting requirements 
        (see H.R. 2366) [19SE]
    Health care professionals: prohibit dental licensing 
        discrimination by States on the basis of nonresidency (see 
        H.R. 787) [1FE]
    House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment 
        to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see 
        H. Res. 39) [19JA]
    Immigration: moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. 
        citizens, certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see 
        H.R. 373) [9JA]
    ------status of public education benefits relative to States (see 
        H.R. 1377) [3AP]
    Income: clarify reimbursement for employees carrying out Federal 
        programs during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2733, 2784) 
        [6DE] [14DE]
    Indian Gaming Regulatory Act: amend to provide for community 
        approval of tribal-State gambling compacts (see H.R. 1364) 
        [30MR]
    Indiana Army Ammunition Plant: conveyance of property for 
        inclusion in State park (see H.R. 1399) [5AP]
    Insurance: compliance by sellers and underwriters with State 
        consumer protection requirements (see H.R. 1317) [24MR]
    Interstate Child Support Enforcement Act: enact (see H.R. 195) 
        [9JA]
    Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to additional powers 
        conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and 
        Illinois (see H.J. Res. 78) [10MR]
    ------consent of Congress to amend the Historic Chattahoochee 
        Compact between Alabama and Georgia (see H.R. 2064) [19JY]
    ------encourage States to study and adopt insurance regulations 
        (see H.J. Res. 100) [11JY]
    ------regional disposal facilities for municipal and industrial 
        solid waste (see H.R. 291) [9JA]
    Lakes: treatment of the withdrawal of water from a lake situated 
        between two States (see H.R. 2648) [16NO]
    Law enforcement: provide block grants (see H.R. 728) [30JA]
    ------provide block grants (H.R. 728), consideration (see H. Res. 
        79) [10FE]
    Law enforcement officers: collective bargaining rights for public 
        safety officers employed by States or local governments (see 
        H.R. 1484) [7AP]
    ------exemption from State laws prohibiting carrying of concealed 
        handguns (see H.R. 218, 1805) [9JA] [8JN]
    ------expedite review of criminal records of applicants for 
        security officer employment (see H.R. 2092) [21JY]
    Lawyers and attorneys: prohibit State discrimination against 
        lawyers on basis of graduation from accredited and certified 
        law schools (see H.R. 610) [20JA]
    Marine mammals: State disapproval of issuance of permits for the 
        taking of marine mammals in protected waters (see H.R. 74) 
        [9JA]
    Maritime academies: reimbursement of fees for examinations and 
        licenses (see H.R. 247) [9JA]
    Medicaid: continued enrollment of special-needs children in 
        traditional fee-for-service plans in States with managed care 
        programs (see H.R. 1502) [7AP]
    ------coverage of services of certain clinics operated by 
        children's hospitals (see H.R. 1503) [7AP]
    ------eliminate State reimbursement requirements for hospitals, 
        nursing facilities, and intermediate care facilities (see H.R. 
        2395) [25SE]
    ------Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 222, 237) [9JA]
    ------provide State incentives for reduction of expenditures (see 
        H.R. 1334) [28MR]
    ------require States to provide photograph of beneficiary on 
        enrollment card (see H.R. 2303) [12SE]
    ------State response to hospital closings (see H.R. 168) [9JA]
    Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (see 
        H.R. 483, 1391) [11JA] [4AP]
    ------permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 
        483), consideration (see H. Res. 130) [5AP]
    ------permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 
        483), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 180) 
        [29JN]
    Members of Congress: ratify States' right to limit terms (see H.R. 
        850) [7FE]
    Metric system: waive requirements for State use on highway signs 
        (see H.R. 1896) [20JN]
    Mining and mineral resources: provide States with exclusive 
        jurisdiction over regulation of surface coal mining within 
        their borders (see H.R. 2372) [21SE]
    Mississippi: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 644) [23JA]
    Missouri River: control of water relative to navigation and flood 
        control (see H.R. 1351) [29MR]
    ------equity in economic benefits and recreational usage among 
        bordering States (see H.R. 1260) [16MR]
    Monuments and memorials: encircle the Washington Monument with 
        State flags (see H.R. 990) [16FE]
    Motor vehicles: delay implementation of enhanced vehicle 
        inspection and maintenance programs (see H.R. 46, 307, 495) 
        [9JA] [11JA]
    ------prohibit Federal requirement for State plans on trip 
        reduction requirements (see H.R. 478) [11JA]
    ------regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899) [10FE]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act ozone nonattainment area 
        provisions relative to mandatory State vehicle inspection and 
        maintenance programs (see H.R. 480) [11JA]
    National Education Standards and Improvement Council: abolish (see 
        H.R. 977, 1045, 1558) [16FE] [24FE] [3MY]
    National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see 
        H.R. 497) [11JA]
    National parks and recreation areas: allow donation of State 
        management and operation services during a Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2732) [6DE]
    National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96) 
        [4AU]
    ------delay enforcement until implementation funding is 
        appropriated (see H.R. 736) [30JA]
    ------repeal (see H.R. 370) [9JA]
    ------voluntary compliance by States (see H.R. 60, 326) [9JA]
    National wildlife refuges: allow donation of State hunting 
        management services during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 
        2706) [5DE]
    Native Americans: consultations with Federal, State, and local 
        government officials relative to management of trust funds 
        (see H.R. 742) [30JA]
    ------provide remedies for sovereign tribal governments relative 
        to gaming compacts and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 
        1578) [9MY]
    ------reform negotiation process of Tribal-State gaming compacts 
        and gaming participation laws (see H.R. 1512) [7AP]

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    Niagara Falls Bridge Commission: grant audit authority to New York 
        State Comptroller's office (see H.R. 2293) [8SE]
    NOAA: establish aquaculture facilities and development programs 
        (see H.R. 2046) [17JY]
    Outer Continental Shelf: Federal recognition of any coastal 
        moratorium on leasing, exploration, and development (see H.R. 
        1898) [20JN]
    Pensions: establish a Federal cause of action for failure of State 
        and local governments to fulfill the terms of pensions plans 
        (see H.R. 1683) [23MY]
    Political action committees: influence restrictions and in-State 
        contribution percentage requirements (see H.R. 2148) [1AU]
    Political campaigns: prohibit contributions and expenditures by 
        multicandidate committees in elections for Federal office (see 
        H.R. 223, 262) [9JA]
    Public buildings: permit State and local governments to lease or 
        sell Federal-aid facilities without repayment of Federal 
        grants (see H.R. 1907) [21JN]
    Public documents: prohibit Federal and State courts or agencies 
        from requiring that legal citations in which copyright 
        subsists be the only acceptable submission (see H.R. 1584, 
        1822) [9MY] [13JN]
    Public welfare programs: assistance to able-bodied individuals 
        relative to participation in workfare programs (see H.R. 161) 
        [9JA]
    ------exclude certain programs from liability provisions of 
        electronic benefits transfer (see H.R. 1485) [7AP]
    ------reform (see H.R. 315, 999, 1146) [9JA] [21FE] [7MR]
    Recycling: phase out the use of mercury in batteries and remove 
        Federal barriers to the recycling of rechargeable batteries 
        (see H.R. 2024) [12JY]
    ------provide refunds for certain beverage containers and 
        resources for State pollution prevention and recycling 
        programs (see H.R. 1444) [6AP]
    Roads and highways: resolution of claims relative to right-of-ways 
        across Federal lands (see H.R. 2081) [20JY]
    ------treatment of Federal highway funds relative to drunken 
        driving by minors (see H.R. 2319) [13SE]
    ------treatment of Federal highway funds relative to sale of 
        alcoholic beverages to minors (see H.R. 2088, 2328) [20JY] 
        [13SE]
    Safety: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to safety belt, 
        motorcycle helmet, speed limit, and drinking age laws (see 
        H.R. 607) [20JA]
    Ships and vessels: limit State authority to regulate certain 
        activities (see H.R. 116) [9JA]
    Social Security: imposition of fees for initial certification and 
        survey of health care facilities providing medicare and 
        medicaid services (see H.R. 2790) [15DE]
    ------treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 2571) 
        [1NO]
    Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid 
        waste (see H.R. 24, 225, 227, 342, 603, 1080, 1085, 1180, 
        1249, 1288, 2323, 2443, 2838) [9JA] [20JA] [28FE] [9MR] [15MR] 
        [22MR] [13SE] [29SE] [22DE]
    Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space 
        industry by establishing State-run spaceports (see H.R. 1631, 
        1737) [12MY] [25MY]
    Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams 
        (see H.R. 2699, 2740) [30NO] [7DE]
    Surplus Government property: State priority for transfer of Dept. 
        of Defense nonlethal excess supplies (see H.R. 1259) [16MR]
    Taxation: credit for in-State contributions to congressional 
        candidates (see H.R. 1695) [24MY]
    ------deny deductions for personal income taxes paid to a State or 
        locality which taxes non-residents for income derived from 
        certain Federal areas (see H.R. 1792) [8JN]
    ------deny Federal tax return information to States which impose 
        pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762) [7JN]
    ------eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing 
        (see H.R. 2193) [4AU]
    ------eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation 
        on election worker services (see H.R. 2809) [19DE]
    ------employment taxes relative to compensation for unpaid wages 
        (see H.R. 1088) [1MR]
    ------establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see 
        H.R. 2789) [15DE]
    ------extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration 
        project (see H.R. 2370) [21SE]
    ------minimum State ceiling on tax-exempt private activity bonds 
        (see H.R. 2707) [5DE]
    ------modify pension plan rules for State judicial retirement 
        plans (see H.R. 1314) [23MR]
    ------nonrecognition of gain on conversion of long-term property 
        through exercise of eminent domain (see H.R. 928) [14FE]
    ------provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of 
        past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see H.R. 757) 
        [31JA]
    ------treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 371, 394, 744) 
        [9JA] [30JA]
    ------treatment of deferred compensation plans of State, local 
        government, and tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 1119) [2MR]
    ------treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation (see 
        H.R. 2434) [29SE]
    ------treatment of State prepaid college tuition programs (see 
        H.R. 1328) [28MR]
    Terrorism: prevention of violence by paramilitary organizations 
        (see H.R. 2580) [2NO]
    Texas: control of southern pine beetles in wilderness areas (see 
        H.R. 689) [26JA]
    Tongass National Forest: transfer to Alaska (see H.R. 2413) [28SE]
    Transportation: establish State infrastructure banks to finance 
        certain transportation projects (see H.R. 2439) [29SE]
    ------transfer management of National Driver Register functions 
        (see H.R. 2558) [30OC]
    Trucking industry: operation of certain uncovered commercial 
        vehicles on highways (see H.R. 2153) [1AU]
    ------regulation of nonconsensual tow truck operations (see H.R. 
        866) [8FE]
    TVA: transfer property, facilities, and equipment to public and 
        private entities (see H.R. 313) [9JA]
    Urban areas: establish grants to reduce crime and poverty in poor 
        neighborhoods (see H.R. 1414) [5AP]
    Virginia: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 1165) [8MR]
    Volunteer workers: grant immunity from personal civil liability 
        during work on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit 
        organizations (see H.R. 911) [13FE]
    Water: State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 2555) 
        [30OC]
    Water pollution: capitalization grants (see H.R. 1102) [1MR]
    Women: availability of information on reproductive health services 
        (see H. Res. 118) [16MR]
    Yellowstone National Park: identification and protection of 
        significant geothermal areas (see H.R. 723) [27JA]
  Conference reports
    Permit Medicare Select Policies To Be Offered in All States (H.R. 
        483) [22JN]
    Unfunded Mandate Reform Act (S. 1) [13MR]
  Motions
    Economy: national objectives priority assignments (H.R. 9) [3MR]
    Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to 
        unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5) [30JA] [31JA] [1FE]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (S. 1) [1FE]
    ------reduce State and local costs due to unfunded Federal 
        mandates (S. 1), conference report [16MR]
    Law enforcement: provide block grants (H.R. 728) [13FE] [14FE]
    Medicare: permit select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 
        483) [25MY]
  Reports filed
    Collection of Fees for Triploid Grass Carp Certification 
        Inspections: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 268) (H. Rept. 
        104-189) [17JY]
    Consent of Congress to Additional Powers Conferred Upon the Bi-
        State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 104-377) 
        [4DE]
    Consent of Congress To Amend the Historic Chattahoochee Compact 
        Between Alabama and Georgia: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 2064) (H. Rept. 104-376) [4DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 483, Permit Medicare 
        Select Policies To Be Offered in All States: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 180) (H. Rept. 104-169) [29JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 5, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 38) (H. Rept. 104-2) [18JA]
    Consideration of H.R. 483, Permit Medicare Select Policies To Be 
        Offered in All States: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        130) (H. Rept. 104-103) [5AP]
    Consideration of H.R. 665, Mandatory Victim Restitution: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 60) (H. Rept. 104-19) [6FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 728, Block Grants for Law Enforcement: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 79) (H. Rept. 104-27) 
        [10FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1170, State Referendum Challenges: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 227) (H. Rept. 104-257) [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2677, Allow State Employees To Perform 
        Certain Dept. of the Interior Work During a Federal Government 
        Shutdown: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 323) (H. Rept. 
        104-442) [21DE]
    Exempt State and Local Court Reporters From Certain Federal 
        Compensatory Time Requirements: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1225) (H. Rept. 104-
        219) [1AU]
    Food Stamp Program Reform: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        1135) (H. Rept. 104-77) [14MR]
    Government Regulations Reform: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 104-284) [19OC]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 994) (H. Rept. 104-
        284) [7NO]
    Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act: Committee on Commerce 
        (House) (H.R. 9) (H. Rept. 104-33) [15FE]
    Law Enforcement Block Grants: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 728) (H. Rept. 104-24) [8FE]
    Mandatory Victim Restitution Relative to Crime Control: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 665) (H. Rept. 104-16) [2FE]
    Permit Medicare Select Policies To Be Offered in All States: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 483) (H. Rept. 104-157) [22JN]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 483) (H. Rept. 104-79) 
        [6AP]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 483) (H. Rept. 
        104-79) [15MR]
    Repeal Unnecessary Medical Device Reporting Requirements: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 2366) (H. Rept. 104-323) 
        [7NO]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2366) (H. Rept. 
        104-323) [7NO]
    State Referendum Challenges: Committee on the Judiciary (House) 
        (H.R. 1170) (H. Rept. 104-179) [11JY]
    State Tax Treatment of Certain Pension Income: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 394) (H. Rept. 104-389) [7DE]
    State Use of Automated Data Retrieval System for Child and Spousal 
        Support Enforcement: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 
        2288) (H. Rept. 104-250) [19SE]
    Unfunded Mandate Reform Act: Committee of Conference (S. 1) (H. 
        Rept. 104-76) [13MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 104-1) [13JA]
    Welfare Reform Consolidation Act: Committee on Economic and 
        Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 999) (H. Rept. 104-75) 
        [10MR]

STEARNS, CLIFF (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation 
        Act [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Bipartisan Commission on the Future of Medicare: establish (see 
        H.R. 1739) [25MY]

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    Broadcasting: reduce restrictions on ownership of stations (see 
        H.R. 1556) [3MY]
    Cuba: congressional notification and reporting requirements on 
        U.S. negotiations (see H.R. 1909) [21JN]
    Dept. of Defense: grant recognition for meritorious service to 
        aviators who meet the qualification standards of the Air 
        Forces Escape and Evasion Society (see H. Res. 37) [17JA]
    Dept. of the Interior: conduct study relative to Fort King, FL 
        (see H.R. 369) [9JA]
    Firearms: allow State concealed handgun carrying licenses to be 
        valid in all States (see H.R. 2634) [14NO]
    Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2690) [29NO]
    ------national policy to provide health care and reform insurance 
        procedures (see H.R. 1424; H. Con. Res. 14) [17JA] [6AP]
    ------research and education programs on menopause and related 
        conditions (see H.R. 548) [17JA]
    House Rules: statutory limit on the public debt (see H. Res. 28) 
        [9JA]
    India: independence anniversary (see H. Res. 36) [17JA]
    Iraq: detention of U.S. citizens relative to illegal border-
        crossing incident (see H. Res. 120) [29MR]
    Members of Congress: adjust basic pay relative to degree of 
        success in deficit reduction (see H.R. 1133) [3MR]
    ------require comparable treatment with Federal employees during 
        Government shutdown (see H.R. 2828) [21DE]
    Prayer: constitutional amendment on voluntary school prayer (see 
        H.J. Res. 67) [3FE]
    Public utilities: deregulation of the electric power industry (see 
        H.R. 2562) [31OC]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate one dollar of their tax 
        liability or a percentage of their refunds to contribute to 
        drug abuse rehabilitation and treatment (see H.R. 825) [3FE]
    Veterans: bill of rights (see H.R. 549) [17JA]

STEEL INDUSTRY
see Iron and Steel Industry

STENHOLM, CHARLES W. (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 28) [9JA]

STEREO TAPES
see Sound Recording and Reproducing

STOCK EXCHANGE
see Securities

STOCKMAN, STEVE (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    China, People's Republic of: human rights violations (see H.R. 
        1849) [14JN]
    Citizenship: constitutional amendment restricting citizenship by 
        virtue of birth in U.S. (see H.J. Res. 87) [3MY]
    Customs Service: treatment of customs fees and duties relative to 
        communities where fees and duties are collected (see H.R. 
        2250) [4AU]
    Executive departments: prevent encroachment into legislative 
        powers or unconstitutional actions (see H.R. 807) [2FE]
    ------prevent encroachment into legislative powers or 
        unconstitutional actions (H.R. 807), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 111, 112) [9MR]
    Firearms: constitutional amendment to clarify right to keep and 
        bear arms (see H.R. 2393) [25SE]
    ------protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for 
        security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see 
        H.R. 2470) [11OC]
    ------repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices (H.R. 464), consideration (see H. Res. 210) 
        [3AU]
    House Rules: prohibit legislation designating a building or 
        structure in honor of Members of Congress, Federal judges, of 
        executive branch officers until 5 years after their retirement 
        (see H. Res. 199) [21JY]
    Human life: definition from conception (see H.R. 2087) [20JY]
    Kinsey, Alfred: determine if publications on sexual behavior are 
        the result of any fraud or criminal wrongdoing (see H.R. 2749) 
        [7DE]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment relative to pay and 
        pensions (see H.J. Res. 107) [20SE]
    Roads and highways: treatment of Federal highway funds relative to 
        sale of alcoholic beverages to minors (see H.R. 2088, 2328) 
        [20JY] [13SE]
    Social Security: treatment of disability, old-age, and widow's or 
        widower's insurance benefits (see H.R. 2469) [11OC]

STOCKS AND BONDS
see Securities

STOKES, LOUIS (a Representative from Ohio)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions [2MY]
    ------H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [2NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Health: authorizing appropriations for programs relative to the 
        health of individuals from disadvantaged backgrounds (see H.R. 
        1341) [28MR]
    Sports: regulations relative to relocation of professional teams 
        (see H.R. 2699) [30NO]
  Motions offered by
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies: authorizing appropriations (H.R. 2099) [31JY] [2NO]

STRATTON, WINFIELD SCOTT
  Bills and resolutions
    Winfield Scott Stratton Post Office, Colorado Springs, CO: 
        designate (see H.R. 1026) [23FE]

STRIKES
see Industrial Arbitration; Labor Unions

STUDDS, GERRY E. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Appointments
    Conferee: S. 641, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act 
        reauthorization [7DE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Aura (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1382) [3AP]
    Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area: establish (see 
        H.R. 2763) [12DE]
    CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 1969) [29JN]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional 
        or sexual orientation (see H.R. 1863) [15JN]
    Coast Guard: restrict the closure of small boat stations (see H.R. 
        2105) [24JY]
    Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest 
        Atlantic Fisheries: implementation (see H.R. 622) [20JA]
    Falmouth, MA: deauthorize portion of navigation project (see H.R. 
        1106) [1MR]
    Harbors: deauthorize certain portions of navigation project for 
        Cohasset Harbor, MA (see H.R. 2187) [3AU]

STUDENT LOAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION
  Reports filed
    Federal Sponsorship of the Student Loan Marketing Association and 
        the College Construction Loan Insurance Association: Committee 
        on Economic and Educational Opportunities (House) (H.R. 1720) 
        (H. Rept. 104-153) [22JN]

STUDENTS
see Education

STUMP, BOB (a Representative from Arizona)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of 
        war memorials (see H.R. 1809) [8JN]
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 43) [9JA]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 45) [9JA]
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 78) [9FE]
    Courts: medical malpractice liability claim requirements (see H.R. 
        1195) [9MR]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorizing appropriations for medical 
        facilities projects and leases (see H.R. 2814) [20DE]
    Immigration: asylum reform and prohibition of Federal benefits to 
        certain aliens (see H.R. 375) [9JA]
    ------moratorium on aliens except for relatives of U.S. citizens, 
        certain highly skilled workers, and refugees (see H.R. 373) 
        [9JA]
    ------public charge status of aliens and financial responsibility 
        of sponsors (see H.R. 372) [9JA]
    ------revise Dept. of Justice authority to parole aliens into the 
        U.S. (see H.R. 1597) [9MY]
    Kingman, AZ: water contract modifications (see H.R. 2251) [4AU]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 44) [9JA]
    Metric system: modification of highway signs (see H.R. 1173) [8MR]
    National cemeteries: expand eligibility for burial of veterans who 
        die in State nursing homes (see H.R. 2513) [19OC]
    National parks and recreation areas: allow donation of State 
        management and operation services during a Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2732) [6DE]
    National Voter Registration Act: repeal (see H.R. 370) [9JA]
    POW: authorize the awarding of the Purple Heart to individuals who 
        were POW before certain date (see H.R. 1458) [6AP]
    Social Security: earnings test for retirement age individuals (see 
        H.R. 374) [9JA]
    States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 371) 
        [9JA]
    Taxation: increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see 
        H.R. 642) [23JA]
    Veterans: authorize termination of Servicemen's Group Life 
        Insurance coverage when premiums are unpaid (see H.R. 2157) 
        [1AU]
    ------reform insurance plans and coverage (see H.R. 2156) [1AU]
    ------restrict clothing allowance payments for incarcerated 
        veterans and assess disability benefits to veterans in nursing 
        homes (see H.R. 2155) [1AU]
    VFW: amend charter to allow membership to veterans who have served 
        in South Korea (see H.R. 623) [20JA]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Appropriations for Medical Facilities 
        Projects and Leases: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) 
        (H.R. 2814) (H. Rept. 104-443) [22DE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Authority Extension: Committee on 
        Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 2353) (H. Rept. 104-275) [12OC]
    Determine Locality Salaries for Certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Nurse Anesthetist Positions: Committee on Veterans Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 1536) (H. Rept. 104-225) [2AU]
    Eligibility Period for Priority Health Care to Those Veterans 
        Exposed to Toxic Substances, Radiation, or Environmental 
        Hazards: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1565) (H. 
        Rept. 104-158) [26JN]
    Exempt Certain Full-Time Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care 
        Professionals From Restrictions on Outside Professional 
        Activities: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1384) 
        (H. Rept. 104-226) [2AU]
    Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2394) (H. Rept. 
        104-273) [6OC]
    Veterans Housing, Training, and Employment Programs: Committee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2289) (H. Rept. 104-397) 
        [11DE]
  Rules
    Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) [7FE]

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STUPAK, BART (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Coast Guard: conveyance of Whitefish Point Light Station, MI (see 
        H.R. 2611) [9NO]
    Commission on MIA and POW in Southeast Asia: establish (see H.R. 
        2174) [2AU]
    Courts: disapprove sentencing guideline amendments on cocaine base 
        and money laundering (see H.R. 2073) [19JY]
    House of Representatives: declare vacant the office of a Member 
        who announces a change in political party affiliation (see H. 
        Res. 203) [25JY]
    ------require Members who change political parties to repay 
        certain funds to their former party (see H. Res. 202) [25JY]
    ------require that excess amounts from Members' official 
        allowances be applied to deficit reduction (see H.R. 376) 
        [9JA]
    Manistique Harbor: change authorized depth for navigation project 
        (see H.R. 1991) [30JN]
    Medicare: reform (see H.R. 2476) [12OC]
    Native Americans: clarify Federal relationship with the Burt Lake 
        Band of Michigan (see H.R. 377) [9JA]
    Navy: transfer of six obsolete tugboats (see H.R. 2821) [20DE]
    Radio: permit recreational radio operations without licenses (see 
        H.R. 963) [15FE]
    Rural areas: health care (see H. Con. Res. 56) [4AP]
    Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore: permit certain persons to 
        continue to use and occupy certain areas (see H.R. 1666) 
        [17MY]
    Taxation: delay application of the substantiation requirements to 
        reimbursement arrangements of certain loggers (see H.R. 2750) 
        [7DE]
    Traverse City, MI: transfer of certain Coast Guard property to the 
        Traverse City Area Public School District (see H.R. 378) [9JA]
    Weapons: restrict the mail order sale of body armor (see H.R. 
        2192) [3AU]

STUTTGART, AR
  Bills and resolutions
    Fish Farming Experimental Laboratory: transfer to the Dept. of 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 33) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Transfer the Stuttgart, AR, Fish Farming Experimental Laboratory 
        to the Dept. of Agriculture: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 33) (H. Rept. 104-357) [28NO]

SUBWAYS
see Common Carriers

SUFFOLK COUNTY, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of the Interior: acquisition of property (see H.R. 1836) 
        [14JN]
    New York: exchange National Park Service land in the Fire Island 
        National Seashore for land in Suffolk County (see H.R. 1163) 
        [8MR]
  Reports filed
    Exchange National Park Service Land in the Fire Island, NY, 
        National Seashore for Land in Suffolk County, NY: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1163) (H. Rept. 104-313) [7NO]

SUMPTER, OR
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: convey certain lands (see H.R. 1581) [9MY]
  Reports filed
    Land Conveyance: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1581) (H. 
        Rept. 104-308) [6NO]

SUNDOWN (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2191) [3AU]

SUPERFUND
see Hazardous Substances

SUPREME COURT
related term(s) Courts
  Messages
    Gun-Free School Zones Act: President Clinton [10MY]

SURGEON GENERAL
  Bills and resolutions
    Public Health Service: terminate the Office of Surgeon General 
        (see H.R. 860, 897, 1097) [8FE] [10FE] [1MR]

SURPLUS GOVERNMENT PROPERTY
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of Defense: provide authority for the transfer of equipment 
        to law enforcement agencies (see H.R. 2495) [18OC]
    ------State priority for transfer of nonlethal excess supplies 
        (see H.R. 1259) [16MR]
    Government: require Federal agencies acquiring surplus property 
        from closure of military installations to retain possession 
        and use for agency purposes (see H.R. 1265) [16MR]
    GSA: consolidate control and utilization (see H.R. 1882) [16JN]
    Law enforcement officers: authorize donation of surplus Federal 
        law enforcement canines to their handlers (see H.R. 704) 
        [26JA]
    Nonprofit organizations: distribution to groups providing 
        assistance to the hungry or indigent (see H.R. 863) [8FE]

SURVEYING
related term(s) Land Use
  Bills and resolutions
    Clark County, NV: relief of persons who purchased land relative to 
        certain private land surveys (see H.R. 2135) [27JY]

SYNAGOGUES
see Churches and Synagogues

SYNTHETIC FUELS
  Bills and resolutions
    Taxation: expiration date for refunds on synthetic fuels (see H.R. 
        2357) [19SE]
    ------treatment of ethanol production by cooperatives (see H.R. 
        2232, 2647) [4AU] [16NO]
    ------treatment of geological, geophysical, and surface casing 
        costs similar to intangible drilling and development costs 
        (see H.R. 578) [19JA]
    ------treatment of tar sands relative to production of fuels from 
        nonconventional sources and minimum tax preference for 
        intangible drilling costs (see H.R. 379) [9JA]

SYRIA, ARAB REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct 
        relative to U.S. foreign aid (see H.R. 1930, 1960) [27JN] 
        [29JN]

TAIWAN
see China, Republic of

TAIWAN RELATIONS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    China, Republic of: permit U.S. visits by elected leaders and 
        representatives (see H.R. 1460) [6AP]

TALENT, JAMES M. (a Representative from Missouri)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to additional powers 
        conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and 
        Illinois (see H.J. Res. 78) [10MR]
    Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26) [13FE]
    Taxation: treatment of Retirement Years Savings Accounts (see H.R. 
        2365) [19SE]

TAMAQUA, PA
  Bills and resolutions
    Tamaqua Highrise housing project: conversion (see H.R. 654) [24JA]

TANNER, JOHN S. (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors [27JN]

TAPE RECORDINGS
see Sound Recording and Reproducing

TARIFF
related term(s) Foreign Trade
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil aircraft (see H.R. 1712) [25MY]
    Customs Service: treatment of customs fees and duties relative to 
        communities where fees and duties are collected (see H.R. 
        2250) [4AU]
    Dichlorofopmethyl (see H.R. 2615) [10NO]
    Disasters: extend duty drawback filing period for businesses (see 
        H.R. 527) [17JA]
    Door hinges (see H.R. 2426) [29SE]
    Electrical capacitors (see H.R. 2358) [19SE]
    Fluridone aquatic herbicide (see H.R. 1113) [2MR]
    Footwear assembled in beneficiary countries (see H.R. 1452) [6AP]
    Foreign trade: limit generalized system of preferences eligibility 
        for countries engaging in certain activities relative to 
        nuclear weapons, components, or design (see H.R. 1653) [16MY]
    ------provide for the liquidation of certain entries (see H.R. 
        1650) [16MY]
    ------temporary suspension of antidumping and countervailing 
        duties under limited market conditions (see H.R. 2822) [21DE]
    French beaujolais wine (see H.R. 2529) [25OC]
    Generalized System of Preferences: renew (see H.R. 1654) [17MY]
    Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and 
        eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (see H.R. 2149) 
        [1AU]
    Plastic flat goods (see H.R. 1779) [7JN]
    Semiconductors: exempt from country of origin marking requirements 
        (see H.R. 947) [15FE]
    Spice products (see H.R. 2129) [27JY]
    Tamoxifen citrate (see H.R. 1261) [16MR]
    Textile manufacturing machinery (see H.R. 1336) [28MR]
    Thidiazuron (see H.R. 2616) [10NO]
    Twine (see H.R. 1935) [27JN]
    Twine, cordage, ropes, and cables (see H.R. 1543) [2MY]
    Warp knitting machines (see H.R. 1549) [2MY]
  Messages
    Generalized System of Preferences: President Clinton [6FE] [28JY]
    International Emergency Economic Powers Act: President Clinton 
        [21MR]
    West Bank and Gaza Strip Trade Preferences: President Clinton 
        [21MR]
  Reports filed
    Ocean Shipping Reform Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2149) (H. Rept. 104-303) [1NO]

TATE, RANDY (a Representative from Washington)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Children and youth: child labor provisions relative to the 
        operation of automobiles and trucks (see H.R. 2089) [20JY]
    Government regulations: enforcement relative to publication in 
        final form within 18 months of general notice of proposed 
        rulemaking (see H.R. 1681) [18MY]
    ------moratorium on regulatory rulemaking actions on small 
        business (see H.R. 839) [6FE]

TAUZIN, W.J. (BILLY) (a Representative from Louisiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act [24OC]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Gulf of Mexico: production of oil and gas resources (see H.R. 
        2106) [25JY]
    Natural gas: enhance safety, training, research, and development 
        in the propane gas industry (see H.R. 1514) [7AP]
    Real property: private property owner rights (see H.R. 790) [1FE]
    Securities: reform private enforcement of Federal laws (see H.R. 
        681) [25JA]
    Surgeon General: terminate the Office of Surgeon General of the 
        Public Health Service (see H.R. 897) [10FE]
    Taxation: eliminate double tax on dividends and allocate corporate 
        income tax revenues to qualified registered voters (see H.R. 
        430) [9JA]

TAXATION
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 831, extend tax deduction for health insurance 
        costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition 
        of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies 
        [28MR]
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 231) [9JA]
    Accounting: inapplicability of the look-back method on 
        construction contracts requiring the percentage of completion 
        accounting method (see H.R. 2722) [6DE]

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    ------requirements on the percentage of completion accounting 
        method for the manufacture of property (see H.R. 235, 2208) 
        [9JA] [4AU]
    Adoption: treatment of expenses (see H.R. 1167, 1819, 1985) [8MR] 
        [13JN] [30JN]
    Agriculture: income tax credit for property used to control 
        environmental pollution and for soil and water conservation 
        expenditures (see H.R. 41) [9JA]
    ------one-time exclusion of gain from the sale of farmland to a 
        beginning farmer (see H.R. 441) [9JA]
    ------provide farmers carryover of unused deductions and a one-
        time exclusion from gain for certain sales and provide health 
        insurance deductions for self-employed individuals (see H.R. 
        1748) [6JN]
    ------special estate tax valuation relative to cash rentals of 
        farmland (see H.R. 501, 1082) [13JA] [28FE]
    ------treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 1820) [13JN]
    ------treatment of crops destroyed by casualty (see H.R. 1569) 
        [3MY]
    ------treatment of income crop insurance proceeds and disaster 
        payments (see H.R. 1408) [5AP]
    ------treatment of livestock sold on account of weather conditions 
        (see H.R. 1588) [9MY]
    ------treatment of rollover gain from the sale of farm assets into 
        an individual retirement account (see H.R. 89, 844) [9JA] 
        [7FE]
    Aircraft: exemption from customs fees for certain small aircraft 
        traveling short distances (see H.R. 604) [20JA]
    Alaska: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary expenses 
        of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (see H.R. 1940; 
        H. Con. Res. 68) [17MY] [27JN]
    Alcoholic beverages: treatment of distilled spirits (see H.R. 
        2333) [14SE]
    ------treatment of hard apple cider (see H.R. 2078) [20JY]
    ------use of agricultural byproducts in wine production (see H.R. 
        1435) [6AP]
    Alternative minimum tax: repeal (see H.R. 1142) [7MR]
    ------retain (see H. Con. Res. 110) [25OC]
    Animals: modify application of passive loss limitations to equine 
        activities (see H.R. 2199) [4AU]
    Armed Forces: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of 
        the National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 471, 1168, 1531, 
        1532) [11JA] [8MR] [2MY]
    ------treatment of members performing services in Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837) [22DE]
    ------treatment of military income derived from services performed 
        during a contingency operation (see H.R. 2776, 2778) [13DE] 
        [14DE]
    Aviation: repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable 
        to commercial aviation (see H.R. 752, 874) [31JA] [9FE]
    BLS: development and circulation of a monthly cost of living index 
        (see H. Con. Res. 130) [3JA]
    Broadcasting: repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges 
        effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831) [6FE]
    ------repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges 
        effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 88) [16FE]
    ------repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges 
        effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 121) [29MR]
    ------repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges 
        effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), return enrolled 
        bill (see H. Con. Res. 55) [4AP]
    Budget: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        liability to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 13) [9JA]
    ------identification and control of tax expenditures (see H.R. 
        1387) [4AP]
    ------rate reductions relative to projected deficit targets (see 
        H.R. 1160) [8MR]
    ------treatment of Social Security under a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (see H. Con. Res. 17) [23JA]
    ------treatment of Social Security under a constitutional 
        amendment to require balanced (H. Con. Res. 17), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 44) [24JA]
    Business and industry: allow certain corporations and trusts to be 
        shareholders of subchapter S corporations (see H.R. 92) [9JA]
    ------assessment of retail dealer occupational taxes (see H.R. 
        302) [9JA]
    ------assessment of retail dealer occupational taxes (H.R. 302), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 246) [26OC]
    ------computation of the deduction for depreciation (see H.R. 199) 
        [9JA]
    ------credit for employee training expenses paid or incurred by 
        the employer (see H.R. 2382) [21SE]
    ------deductibility of business meal expenses for individuals who 
        are subject to Federal limitations on hours of service (see 
        H.R. 1003) [21FE]
    ------depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing equipment 
        (see H.R. 1061) [27FE]
    ------election of taxable fiscal year for partnerships and S 
        corporations (see H.R. 1661) [17MY]
    ------establish special rules for certain gratuitous transfers of 
        employer securities to employees (see H.R. 1962) [29JN]
    ------establishment of foreign manufacturing subsidiaries by 
        domestic corporations (see H.R. 389) [9JA]
    ------exclude certain taxable income relative to sponsorship 
        payments (see H.R. 1161) [8MR]
    ------permanent extension of the transition rule for certain 
        publicly traded partnerships (see H.R. 1686) [23MY]
    ------provide an investment tax credit to assist defense 
        contractors converting to nondefense operations (see H.R. 
        1518) [7AP]
    ------qualification and eligibility requirements for S 
        corporations and shareholders (see H.R. 2039) [13JY]
    ------treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses (see 
        H.R. 408, 662, 974, 2734) [9JA] [24JA] [16FE] [6DE]
    ------treatment of businesses operating abroad (see H.R. 1690) 
        [24MY]
    ------treatment of businesses with employees working in their home 
        or in telecommuting centers (see H.R. 1316) [24MR]
    Cemeteries and funerals: tax treatment of owners of pre-need 
        funeral trusts (see H.R. 1729) [25MY]
    Charities: awareness of beneficiaries of their interests in 
        certain charitable remainder trusts (see H.R. 32) [9JA]
    ------treatment of charitable contributions to private 
        organizations providing assistance to the poor (see H.R. 1768, 
        2225) [7JN] [4AU]
    ------treatment of charitable risk pools (see H.R. 1299) [22MR]
    Committee on Ways and Means (House): include the identity, 
        sponsor, and revenue cost of single-taxpayer relief provisions 
        in reported bills (see H. Res. 56) [1FE]
    Congress: constitutional amendment to require a three-fifths 
        majority on the passage of legislation increasing revenue (see 
        H.J. Res. 51, 106) [11JA] [2AU]
    Constitutional amendments: retroactive taxation (see H.J. Res. 48) 
        [9JA]
    Consumer Price Index: calculation of rate of inflation (see H. 
        Res. 99) [24FE]
    Contracts: determination of employment status of individuals as 
        employees or independent contractors (see H.R. 582) [19JA]
    Corporations: allow corporations to elect the pooling method for 
        determining foreign tax credits (see H.R. 2355) [19SE]
    ------application of corporate income tax to Government-sponsored 
        enterprises (see H.R. 943, 1054) [14FE] [24FE]
    ------impose a minimum tax on certain foreign and foreign-
        controlled businesses (see H.R. 2166) [2AU]
    ------make S corporations eligible for rules applicable to real 
        property subdivided for sale by noncorporate taxpayers (see 
        H.R. 1213, 2287) [10MR] [7SE]
    ------modify certain rules relating to subchapter S corporations 
        (see H.R. 2383) [21SE]
    ------treatment (see H.R. 1629, 2534) [12MY] [25OC]
    Courts: clarify the remedial jurisdiction of inferior Federal 
        courts relative to taxation (see H.R. 212) [9JA]
    Creative Revenues Commission: establish (see H.R. 2526) [24OC]
    Crime: appropriate two percent of Federal individual income tax 
        revenues to the States to fight crime (see H.R. 90) [9JA]
    ------earned income tax credits relative to illegal aliens and 
        fraudulent claims (see H.R. 438) [9JA]
    Cuban Democracy Act: ease limitations in food trade and terminate 
        denial of foreign tax credit (see H.R. 1254) [15MR]
    Dept. of Defense: treatment of future actuarial gains and losses 
        to the military retirement fund (see H.R. 568) [19JA]
    Dept. of the Treasury: require burden of proof in all tax cases 
        (see H.R. 390, 2450) [9JA] [29SE]
    Disabled: treatment of trusts established for the benefit of 
        individuals with disabilities (see H.R. 960) [15FE]
    Disasters: allow casualty loss deduction for disaster losses (see 
        H.R. 433) [9JA]
    District of Columbia: authorization of bonding authority and the 
        use of tax revenues to finance certain costs of a sports arena 
        and convention center (see H.R. 1509, 1843) [7AP] [14JN]
    ------permit use of certain revenues for the operation of the 
        Washington Convention Center and the construction of a new 
        convention center (see H.R. 1862) [15JN]
    ------use of tax revenues for construction of new convention 
        center and sports arena and operation of current convention 
        center (see H.R. 2108) [25JY]
    Drugs: allow individuals to designate one dollar of their tax 
        liability or a percentage of their refunds to contribute to 
        drug abuse rehabilitation and treatment (see H.R. 825) [3FE]
    ------credit for clinical testing expenses for certain drugs for 
        rare diseases or conditions (see H.R. 1566) [3MY]
    ------deny tax-exempt status to organizations which promote the 
        legalization of certain drugs (see H.R. 1453) [6AP]
    Ecology and environment: allow credit for cleanup of contaminated 
        industrial sites (see H.R. 1799) [8JN]
    Economy: encourage capital formation for the development of new 
        business (see H.R. 1785) [7JN]
    ------reduce income tax rates, encourage purchase of domestic 
        products, and extend transportation infrastructure spending 
        (see H.R. 890) [10FE]
    ------reduction of tax rates and discretionary spending (see H.R. 
        1327) [28MR]
    Education: credit to employers for providing English language 
        training (see H.R. 124) [9JA]
    ------exclusion of employer-provided educational assistance (see 
        H.R. 127) [9JA]
    ------restore the prior law exclusion for scholarships and 
        fellowships and the deduction for interest on education loans 
        (see H.R. 157) [9JA]
    ------treatment of certain savings accounts (see H.R. 769) [1FE]
    ------treatment of employer-provided educational assistance (see 
        H.R. 746) [30JA]
    ------treatment of interest paid on educational loans and 
        withdrawals from retirement plans for higher education 
        expenses (see H.R. 2050) [18JY]
    ------treatment of postsecondary education expenses (see H.R. 
        1272) [21MR]
    ------treatment of State prepaid college tuition programs (see 
        H.R. 1328) [28MR]
    ------treatment of student loan interest (see H.R. 1229) [14MR]
    ------treatment of undergraduate and post-secondary vocational 
        education tuition and fees (see H.R. 2543) [26OC]
    ------tuition income tax credit (see H.R. 156) [9JA]
    Educational loans: treatment of interest paid on educational loans 
        (see H.R. 1793) [8JN]
    Elections: examine costs, benefits, and impact on voter turnout of 
        changing the deadline for filing Federal income tax returns to 
        election day (see H.R. 86) [9JA]
    ------national advisory referendum on a flat income tax rate and 
        the requiring of a national vote to raise taxes (see H.R. 
        2116) [26JY]
    Employment: determination of status (see H.R. 510) [13JA]

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    ------employer credits for expenses of providing dependent care 
        services to employees (see H.R. 881) [9FE]
    ------tax credit for the hiring of displaced homemakers (see H.R. 
        110) [9JA]
    ------treatment of individual training accounts (see H.R. 2338) 
        [14SE]
    Endangered species: incentives for conservation (see H.R. 2286, 
        2364) [7SE] [19SE]
    Estate tax: double the maximum benefit under the special valuation 
        rules for certain property (see H.R. 520) [13JA]
    ------exclusion of gross taxes of a decedent relative to certain 
        land subject to qualified conservation easements (see H.R. 
        864, 2218) [8FE] [4AU]
    ------treatment of family-owned businesses (see H.R. 2190) [3AU]
    ------treatment of qualified historic properties (see H.R. 1945) 
        [28JN]
    Executive departments: prevent encroachment into legislative 
        powers or unconstitutional actions (see H.R. 807) [2FE]
    ------prevent encroachment into legislative powers or 
        unconstitutional actions (H.R. 807), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 111, 112) [9MR]
    Families and domestic relations: child support enforcement (see 
        H.R. 801, 906) [2FE] [13FE]
    ------increase the child care credit for lower-income working 
        parents (see H.R. 131) [9JA]
    ------provide credits for families and reform the marriage penalty 
        (see H.R. 6) [9JA]
    ------unemployment compensation relative to family or medical 
        leave reasons (see H.R. 1730) [25MY]
    Federal employees: agreements with local governments relative to 
        tax withholding (see H.R. 295) [9JA]
    Finacial institutions: treatment of bad debt reserves of savings 
        associations which are required to convert to banks (see H.R. 
        2494) [18OC]
    Firefighters: purchase of equipment by volunteer departments and 
        emergency medical service organizations with tax-exempt 
        financing (see H.R. 282) [9JA]
    Food: treatment of cane sugar produced in Everglades Agricultural 
        Area (see H.R. 2575, 2646) [2NO] [16NO]
    Foreign corporations: benefits (see H.R. 1278) [21MR]
    Foreign investments: reinstate tax on interest received by 
        foreigners on certain portfolio investments (see H.R. 281) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment through U.S. regulated investment companies (see 
        H.R. 2045) [17JY]
    Gambling: treatment of proceeds relative to educational funding 
        (see H.R. 2800) [18DE]
    Government: clarify application of a certain transitional rule 
        (see H.R. 2165) [2AU]
    ------reduce fee delinquencies and improve debt-collection (see 
        H.R. 2234) [4AU]
    Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: reduce tax (see H.R. 1138) [6MR]
    Health: deduction for contribution to a Medisave account (see H.R. 
        720) [27JA]
    ------deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals, incentives for medical practice in rural areas, 
        and creation of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 2051) 
        [18JY]
    ------excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical 
        care (see H.R. 635) [23JA]
    ------include organ donation forms and information in individual 
        income tax refund payments (see H.R. 1889) [20JN]
    ------requirements for tax exempt trust status relative to 
        multiple employer health benefits arrangements (see H.R. 1035) 
        [23FE]
    ------treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 1457) 
        [6AP]
    ------treatment of medical expenses (see H.R. 2559) [30OC]
    ------treatment of medical savings accounts (see H.R. 323, 354, 
        1818, 2692) [9JA] [13JN] [30NO]
    Higher Education Accumulation Program: establish to allow tax 
        deductible donations (see H.R. 797) [2FE]
    Homemakers: treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 
        708, 1040) [26JA] [24FE]
    House of Representatives: preserve constitutional role to 
        originate revenue measures (see H. Res. 131) [5AP]
    House Rules: identification of targeted tax benefits in Committee 
        on Ways and Means (House) reports accompanying revenue bills 
        (see H. Res. 133) [6AP]
    ------require a three-fifths majority on the passage of 
        legislation increasing income tax rates (see H. Res. 26) [9JA]
    Housing: creation of low-income housing trust fund relative to tax 
        treatment of mortgage interest, property tax deductions, and 
        inherited property (see H.R. 1016) [22FE]
    ------encourage investment in low-income housing (see H.R. 931) 
        [14FE]
    ------facilitate rehabilitation of public housing through low-
        income housing credit (see H.R. 186) [9JA]
    ------provide assistance to first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 726) 
        [30JA]
    ------treatment of academic health centers relative to the 
        exclusion for employer-provided housing (see H.R. 1685) [23MY]
    ------treatment of tenant-stockholders in cooperative housing 
        corporations (see H.R. 737, 1190, 1546) [30JA] [9MR] [2MY]
    Imports: minimum tax on corporations importing products at 
        artificially inflated prices (see H.R. 88) [9JA]
    Income: allow nonitemizers a deduction for a portion of their 
        charitable contributions (see H.R. 1493, 1575) [7AP] [3MY]
    ------allow tax credit to individuals active in neighborhood crime 
        watch organizations (see H.R. 2132) [27JY]
    ------capital gains rate on stock of certain domestic corporations 
        (see H.R. 512) [13JA]
    ------capital gains rate on stock of certain farmers' cooperatives 
        (see H.R. 2676) [20NO]
    ------capital gains rates (see H.R. 333, 1042, 1322) [9JA] [24FE] 
        [24MR]
    ------capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see H.R. 
        213, 537, 646) [9JA] [17JA] [24JA]
    ------capital gains rates for investments in small businesses (see 
        H.R. 2095) [21JY]
    ------deny deductions for personal income taxes paid to a State or 
        locality which taxes non-residents for income derived from 
        certain Federal areas (see H.R. 1792) [8JN]
    ------depreciation rules for the alternative minimum tax (see H.R. 
        1092) [1MR]
    ------eligibility for the earned income tax credit, and treatment 
        of individuals benefiting from foreign trusts or renouncement 
        of citizenship (see H.R. 981) [16FE]
    ------eliminate double tax on dividends and allocate corporate 
        income tax revenues to qualified registered voters (see H.R. 
        430) [9JA]
    ------employment taxes relative to compensation for unpaid wages 
        (see H.R. 1088) [1MR]
    ------establish flat tax rates for individuals and businesses (see 
        H.R. 2060) [19JY]
    ------exclude from gross income certain police officer and 
        firefighter disability benefits (see H.R. 1630) [12MY]
    ------exclude Social Security tax from certain self-employment 
        income received by insurance salesmen after retirement (see 
        H.R. 2004) [11JY]
    ------exclusion limitations relative to U.S. citizens working 
        overseas (see H.R. 57) [9JA]
    ------impose flat tax on earned income and business taxable income 
        (see H.R. 1780) [7JN]
    ------increase the unified estate and gift tax credit (see H.R. 
        62, 642) [9JA] [23JA]
    ------modify the exclusion of gain on certain small business stock 
        (see H.R. 1918) [22JN]
    ------permit tax-free rollover of certain payments made by 
        employers to separated employees (see H.R. 1251, 2221) [15MR] 
        [4AU]
    ------prevent avoidance through use of foreign trusts (see H.R. 
        2356) [19SE]
    ------prohibit retroactive taxation (see H.R. 152, 788) [9JA] 
        [1FE]
    ------provide election for an overpayment when certain income 
        taxes are secured by real estate (see H.R. 2761) [12DE]
    ------reduce rates and carryover basis of inherited property (see 
        H.R. 538) [17JA]
    ------regional cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 2236) [4AU]
    ------repeal estate, gift, and generation-skipping transfer taxes 
        (see H.R. 784, 1039) [1FE] [24FE]
    ------restore prior law formula for the inclusion in gross income 
        of Social Security and tier 1 railroad retirement benefits 
        (see H.R. 1775) [7JN]
    ------treatment of amounts paid for public school bus service (see 
        H.R. 2118) [26JY]
    ------treatment of capital gains, estate and gift taxes, and 
        exclusion of gain from the sale of certain principal 
        residences (see H.R. 593) [19JA]
    ------treatment of capital gains and losses on the sale of a 
        principal residence (see H.R. 56) [9JA]
    ------treatment of certain disability benefits received by former 
        police officers or firefighters (see H.R. 98) [9JA]
    ------treatment of corporations, earned income, estate and gift 
        taxes, and liability for prior taxable years (see H.R. 214) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of deferred compensation plans of State, local 
        government, and tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 1119) [2MR]
    ------treatment of dividends and interest received by individuals 
        (see H.R. 1041) [24FE]
    ------treatment of dividends paid by domestic corporations (see 
        H.R. 232) [9JA]
    ------treatment of estate and gift taxes (see H.R. 1099, 1212) 
        [1MR] [10MR]
    ------treatment of estates and trusts using similar rates 
        applicable to married individuals filing separate returns (see 
        H.R. 329) [9JA]
    ------treatment of foreign tax credit and deduction for taxes paid 
        in lieu of income taxes (see H.R. 391) [9JA]
    ------treatment of gifts of publicly-traded stock to certain 
        private foundations (see H.R. 733) [30JA]
    ------treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship (see H.R. 1812, 2012) [9JN] [11JY]
    ------treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or 
        residents (see H.R. 1535) [2MY]
    ------treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or 
        residents (H.R. 1535), consideration (see H. Res. 160) [25MY]
    ------treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1027, 2461) 
        [23FE] [11OC]
    ------valuation of stock received by employees for performance of 
        services (see H.R. 693) [26JA]
    ------workmen's compensation relative to certain personal 
        liability assignments (see H.R. 1037) [24FE]
    Indian tribal governments: treatment as local governments or 
        nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment compensation 
        (see H.R. 838) [6FE]
    Individual retirement accounts: permit loans from individual 
        retirement accounts for housing, education, and medical 
        emergencies (see H.R. 2431) [29SE]
    ------provide for contributions to section 457 plans for certain 
        cafeteria plans (see H.R. 2810) [19DE]
    ------treatment (see H.R. 682, 1389) [25JA] [4AP]
    Insurance: deduction for health insurance premiums (see H.R. 158, 
        442) [9JA]
    ------exemptions for health risk pools (see H.R. 539) [17JA]
    ------provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting 
        condition exclusions (see H.R. 1604, 1610) [10MY] [11MY]
    ------treatment of effectively-connected investment income of 
        insurance companies (see H.R. 1178) [9MR]
    ------treatment of foreign source income of U.S.-owned 
        multinational insurance companies (see H.R. 2201) [4AU]
    ------treatment of insurance payments and property taxes on a 
        principal residence after a certain age (see H.R. 1857) [15JN]
    ------treatment of mutual life insurance company policyholder 
        dividends and small life insurance company acquisition 
        expenses (see H.R. 1497) [7AP]

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    ------treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies 
        (see H.R. 1515) [7AP]
    International organizations: establish estate tax credit for 
        certain employees equivalent to the limited marital deduction 
        (see H.R. 1401) [5AP]
    Investments: characterization of certain redemption of stock held 
        by corporations (see H.R. 1551) [3MY]
    ------credit for business investments in economically distressed 
        areas (see H.R. 2713) [5DE]
    ------deduction of partnership expenses under the minimum tax (see 
        H.R. 747) [30JA]
    ------depreciation of certain leasehold improvements (see H.R. 
        1171) [8MR]
    ------domestic tax credit (see H.R. 392) [9JA]
    ------exemption for certain common investment funds (see H.R. 285, 
        734) [9JA] [30JA]
    ------extend retroactive period during which farm insolvency 
        transactions are exempt from the prior law alternative minimum 
        tax (see H.R. 242) [9JA]
    ------limitation on the deductibility of capital losses (see H.R. 
        233) [9JA]
    ------permit current refunding of certain tax-exempt bonds (see 
        H.R. 1910) [21JN]
    ------provide exemption to market discount rules for tax-exempt 
        obligations (see H.R. 843) [7FE]
    ------repeal gross income limitation applicable to regulated 
        investment companies (see H.R. 1431) [6AP]
    ------tax credit for investment in the revitalization of 
        communities (see H.R. 2097, 2138, 2163) [21JY] [28JY] [2AU]
    ------treatment of gains on sale of small business stocks (see 
        H.R. 645) [24JA]
    ------treatment of gifts of publicly traded stock to certain 
        private foundations (see H.R. 284) [9JA]
    ------treatment of individual investment accounts (see H.R. 328) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 334) 
        [9JA]
    ------treatment of regular investment tax credits (see H.R. 2384) 
        [21SE]
    ------treatment of senior citizen individual retirement account 
        contributions (see H.R. 1652) [16MY]
    IRS: amnesty from penalties for nonpayment or underpayment of 
        Federal income tax for those who report and pay such taxes 
        (see H.R. 2079) [20JY]
    ------safeguard taxpayer rights (see H.R. 661, 2337) [24JA] [14SE]
    ------treatment of meals provided at fish processing facilities 
        (see H.R. 2451) [29SE]
    Lawyers and attorneys: treatment of group legal services plans 
        (see H.R. 540, 565) [17JA] [18JA]
    Lobbyists: treatment of lobbying expenses for State legislation 
        (see H.R. 2434) [29SE]
    Lumber industry: delay application of the substantiation 
        requirements to reimbursement arrangements of certain loggers 
        (see H.R. 2750) [7DE]
    Members of Congress: repeal special deduction for living expenses 
        (see H.R. 1644) [16MY]
    Minimum wage: deny employers a deduction for payments of excessive 
        compensation (see H.R. 620) [20JA]
    Mining and mineral resources: provide tax credit for the 
        production of oil and natural gas from marginal and new wells 
        (see H.R. 577, 985, 987) [19JA] [16FE]
    Motor vehicles: treatment of certain interest on automobile loans 
        (see H.R. 1957) [29JN]
    ------treatment of motor fuel excise taxes on fuel used by highway 
        vehicle motors to operate certain power takeoff equipment (see 
        H.R. 2014) [11JY]
    National Forest System: acquisition of lands relative to reduced 
        property tax revenues in county of purchase (see H.R. 1089) 
        [1MR]
    National parks and recreation areas: allow individuals to 
        designate percentage of tax overpayments or make contributions 
        to units of the National Park System (see H.R. 2548) [26OC]
    Native Americans: treatment of Indian tribal governments relative 
        to employee pension plans (see H.R. 2040) [13JY]
    ------treatment of unemployment compensation from Indian tribal 
        governments (see H.R. 1881) [16JN]
    Natural gas: provide equivalent rates on liquefied natural gas and 
        compressed natural gas (see H.R. 2812) [19DE]
    Olympic games: allow individuals to designate a portion of their 
        tax overpayment to the U.S. Olympic Committee (see H.R. 1996) 
        [30JN]
    Peace: permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a 
        Peace Tax Fund (see H.R. 1402) [5AP]
    Pensions: church benefit plans (see H.R. 528) [17JA]
    ------modify pension plan rules for State judicial retirement 
        plans (see H.R. 1314) [23MR]
    ------treatment (see H.R. 2037) [13JY]
    ------treatment of Government pensions relative to Social Security 
        benefits (see H.R. 2272) [6SE]
    ------treatment of governmental plans under the rules governing 
        retirement plans (see H.R. 1504) [7AP]
    Personal care services: treatment of certain under the 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 1919) [22JN]
    Petroleum: treatment of fuel excise tax refunds (see H.R. 1947) 
        [28JN]
    Political campaigns: credit for in-State contributions to 
        congressional candidates (see H.R. 1695) [24MY]
    ------provide tax credit for political contributions and eliminate 
        the Presidential campaign fund (see H.R. 2171) [2AU]
    Pollution: issuance of tax-exempt bonds for air and water 
        pollution control facilities (see H.R. 2380) [21SE]
    Power resources: extend nonconventional fuel tax credit (see H.R. 
        2146) [31JY]
    ------incentives for the use of alcohol as a fuel (see H.R. 2474) 
        [12OC]
    ------tax credit for fuels produced by offshore deep-water 
        projects (see H.R. 576) [19JA]
    ------treatment of certain subsidies relative to energy and 
        natural resources (see H.R. 2315) [12SE]
    ------treatment of ethanol production by cooperatives (see H.R. 
        2232, 2647) [4AU] [16NO]
    ------treatment of geological, geophysical, and surface casing 
        costs similar to intangible drilling and development costs 
        (see H.R. 578) [19JA]
    ------treatment of tar sands relative to production of fuels from 
        nonconventional sources and minimum tax preference for 
        intangible drilling costs (see H.R. 379) [9JA]
    ------treatment of transportation fuels (see H.R. 409) [9JA]
    Public debt: allow individuals to designate percentage of their 
        tax overpayments or to make contributions for deficit 
        reduction (see H.R. 1442) [6AP]
    Public utilities: treatment of conservation expenditures by 
        electric and gas utilities (see H.R. 959) [15FE]
    ------treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water 
        or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957) [15FE]
    ------treatment of deduction for payments to nuclear 
        decommissioning reserve funds (see H.R. 1637) [15MY]
    Railroads: establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund 
        (see H.R. 2789) [15DE]
    Rates (see H.R. 1215) [13MR]
    ------reduction in times of low economic growth (see H.R. 2083) 
        [20JY]
    Rates (H.R. 1215): consideration (see H. Res. 128) [4AP]
    Real estate: allow a credit against the estate tax for transfers 
        of certain property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 522) 
        [13JA]
    ------allow installment method of reporting income from the sale 
        of certain residential real property (see H.R. 1076) [28FE]
    ------credits for first-time homebuyers (see H.R. 133) [9JA]
    ------deduction for interest paid on debt secured by a first or 
        second home (see H. Con. Res. 10) [9JA]
    ------eliminate marriage penalty relative to one-time exclusion of 
        gain on the sale of a principle residence (see H.R. 1660) 
        [17MY]
    ------inflation adjustments for maximum benefits under special 
        estate tax valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 532) 
        [17JA]
    ------tax credit for rehabilitating historic homes or purchasing 
        newly rehabilitated historic homes for use as principal 
        residence (see H.R. 1662) [17MY]
    ------treatment of investment trusts (see H.R. 2121) [26JY]
    ------treatment of property managed according to certain habitat 
        conservation agreements (see H.R. 2423) [28SE]
    Real property: nonrecognition of gain on conversion of long-term 
        property through exercise of eminent domain (see H.R. 928) 
        [14FE]
    ------treatment of certain properties subject to a qualified 
        conservation easement (see H.R. 12) [9JA]
    Recycling: refundable income credit for the recycling of hazardous 
        wastes (see H.R. 132) [9JA]
    Research: make permanent the credit for increasing research 
        activities (see H.R. 803) [2FE]
    ------make permanent the credit for increasing research activities 
        and extend credit eligibility to collaborative research 
        consortia expenses (see H.R. 2514) [19OC]
    Retirement Years Savings Accounts: treatment (see H.R. 2365) 
        [19SE]
    Revenue Reconciliation Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 1121) 
        [3MR]
    Sales: treatment of certain bargain sales (see H.R. 523) [13JA]
    Schools: treatment of religious schools relative to Federal 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 1492) [7AP]
    Securities: promote capital formation in financial markets (see 
        H.R. 2131) [27JY]
    ------repeal special limitations on tax-exempt bond issues (see 
        H.R. 677, 2617) [25JA] [10NO]
    ------treatment of small issue bonds (see H.R. 2381) [21SE]
    Ships and vessels: exclude ferries from the excise tax intended 
        for gambling vessels (see H.R. 1603) [10MY]
    ------treatment of dyed diesel fuel relative to recreational 
        boaters (see H.R. 1821, 1956) [13JN] [29JN]
    Simple retirement accounts: establishment (see H.R. 2584) [2NO]
    Small business: deductions for business use of the home (see H.R. 
        40, 115, 953) [9JA] [15FE]
    ------establish incentives for employees under a performance-based 
        reward plan (see H.R. 647) [24JA]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals (see H.R. 831, 1034) [6FE] [23FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals (H.R. 831), consideration (see H. Res. 88) [16FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals (H.R. 831), consideration of conference report 
        (see H. Res. 121) [29MR]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals (H.R. 831), return enrolled bill (see H. Con. Res. 
        55) [4AP]
    ------increase deductions for health insurance costs of self-
        employed individuals (see H.R. 34, 52, 76, 335, 691, 696, 697, 
        2435) [9JA] [26JA] [29SE]
    ------increase the exclusion for gain from certain stock (see H.R. 
        2385) [21SE]
    ------standards for determining employment status of independent 
        contractors (see H.R. 1972) [30JN]
    ------treatment of certain depreciable asset expenses (see H.R. 
        954) [15FE]
    Social Security: increase earnings limit, repeal increase of 
        taxation of benefits, and provide incentives to purchase long-
        term care insurance (see H.R. 8) [9JA]
    ------maintain and protect system (see H. Con. Res. 75, 78) [14JN] 
        [21JN]
    ------treatment of long-term health care insurance (see H.R. 2571) 
        [1NO]
    ------treatment of tax-exempt interest relative to benefits and 
        income determination (see H.R. 159) [9JA]
    Space policy: encourage the development of a commercial space 
        industry by tax incentives (see H.R. 1953) [28JN]
    States: deny Federal tax return information to States which impose 
        pension taxes on non-residents (see H.R. 1762) [7JN]
    ------eliminate requirement to pay unemployment compensation on 
        election worker services (see H.R. 2809) [19DE]
    ------establishment of health insurance systems for temporarily 
        unemployed individuals (see H.R. 2432) [29SE]

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    ------minimum ceiling on tax-exempt private activity bonds (see 
        H.R. 2707) [5DE]
    ------provide that overpayments shall be reduced by the amount of 
        past-due enforceable State tax obligations (see H.R. 757) 
        [31JA]
    ------tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 371, 394, 
        744) [9JA] [30JA]
    Synthetic fuels: expiration date for refunds (see H.R. 2357) 
        [19SE]
    Tax-exempt organizations: excise taxes on excess benefits (see 
        H.R. 2316) [12SE]
    ------impose penalties on self-dealing between certain 
        organizations and disqualified persons (see H.R. 613) [20JA]
    ------prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to 
        agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783) 
        [1FE]
    ------treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-
        exempt group medical practices (see H.R. 2452) [10OC]
    Taxpayers: middle class tax relief (see H.R. 980) [16FE]
    Timber: modify application of passive loss limitations to timber 
        activities (see H.R. 902) [13FE]
    Tobacco products: increase excise taxes and use revenue for 
        tobacco crop substitution (see H.R. 1455) [6AP]
    ------increase excise taxes on smokeless products and establish a 
        trust fund to reduce use (see H.R. 2585) [6NO]
    Tourist trade: promote (see H.R. 1083) [28FE]
    Transportation: apply rehabilitation credit to historic ships, 
        aircrafts, and other vessels (see H.R. 2054) [18JY]
    ------business deduction for air travel (see H.R. 283) [9JA]
    ------permit tax-exempt financing of certain transportation 
        facilities (see H.R. 1790) [8JN]
    U.S. Library Trust Fund: designation of overpayments and 
        contributions (see H.R. 2246) [4AU]
    Unemployment: economic recovery incentives for areas affected by 
        employment losses in the financial institution and real estate 
        sectors (see H.R. 2015) [11JY]
    ------nonrecognition of gain on sale of a principal residence by 
        unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1149) [7MR]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement 
        accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1148) [7MR]
    United Mine Workers of America: treatment of combined benefit fund 
        premiums (see H.R. 1370, 2410) [30MR] [27SE]
    Urban areas: allow credit for construction and renovation of 
        nonresidential buildings in distressed areas (see H.R. 1519) 
        [7AP]
    ------corporate financial incentives for small businesses 
        operating in enterprise zones (see H.R. 1072) [28FE]
    ------provide incentives for enterprise zone investment (see H.R. 
        792) [2FE]
    Ute Indian Tribe: restore tax exemption on proceeds received from 
        settlements and distributions to mixed-blood members (see H.R. 
        2239) [4AU]
    Veterans: clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans 
        benefits (see H.R. 972) [16FE]
    ------eligibility for mortgage revenue bond financing (see H.R. 
        2193) [4AU]
    ------extend adjustable rate mortagage demonstration project (see 
        H.R. 2370) [21SE]
    ------treatment of certain contributions relative to veterans' 
        reemployment (see H.R. 1469) [7AP]
    Volunteer workers: treatment of length of service awards for 
        volunteer firefighters and emergency medical service personnel 
        (see H.R. 1893) [20JN]
    Weapons: simplify the assessment and collection of the excise tax 
        on arrows (see H.R. 59) [9JA]
  Conference reports
    Extend Tax Deduction for Health Insurance Costs of Self-Employed 
        Individuals and Repeal Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and 
        Exchanges Effectuating Policies of the FCC (H.R. 831) [29MR]
  Messages
    Middle-Class Bill of Rights Tax Relief Act: President Clinton 
        [13FE]
    U.S.-Germany Supplementary Agreement on Social Security: President 
        Clinton [10OC]
  Motions
    Broadcasting: repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and exchanges 
        effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831) [21FE] [28MR]
    House of Representatives: preserve constitutional role to 
        originate revenue measures (H. Res. 131) [6AP]
    Rates (H.R. 1215) [5AP]
    Small business: extend deduction for health insurance costs of 
        self-employed individuals (H.R. 831) [21FE] [28MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 831, Self-Employed 
        Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain 
        Relative to Certain FCC Policies: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 104-93) [29MR]
    Consideration of H. Con. Res. 17, Treatment of Social Security 
        Under a Constitutional Amendment To Require a Balanced Budget: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 44) (H. Rept. 104-4) 
        [24JA]
    Consideration of H.R. 831, Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax 
        Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and Exchanges 
        Effectuating FCC Policies: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        88) (H. Rept. 104-38) [16FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1215, Contract With America Tax Relief Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 128) (H. Rept. 104-100) 
        [4AP]
    District of Columbia Use of Tax Revenues for Construction of New 
        Convention Center and Sports Arena and Operation of Current 
        Convention Center: Committee on Government Reform and 
        Oversight (House) (H.R. 2108) (H. Rept. 104-227) [2AU]
    Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of 
        Gain on Sales and Exchanges Effectuating FCC Policies: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 831) (H. Rept. 104-92) [29MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 831) (H. Rept. 
        104-32) [14FE]
    State Tax Treatment of Certain Pension Income: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 394) (H. Rept. 104-389) [7DE]
    Tax Treatment of Individuals Benefiting From Renouncement of 
        Citizenship: Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 1812) 
        (H. Rept. 104-145) [16JN]
    Treatment of Bad Debt Reserves of Financial Institutions Which Are 
        Required To Convert to Banks: Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H.R. 2494) (H. Rept. 104-324) [7NO]

TAX-EXEMPT ORGANIZATIONS
related term(s) Nonprofit Organizations
  Bills and resolutions
    Christa McAuliffe Fellowships: expand tax-exempt status (see H.R. 
        241) [9JA]
    Lobbying: authorize receipt of Federal loans, grants, or contracts 
        to organizations engaging in lobbying activities (see H.R. 
        2785) [15DE]
    Taxation: church pension benefit plans (see H.R. 528) [17JA]
    ------deny tax-exempt status to organizations which promote the 
        legalization of certain drugs (see H.R. 1453) [6AP]
    ------excise taxes on excess benefits from certain tax-exempt 
        organizations (see H.R. 2316) [12SE]
    ------impose penalties on self-dealing between certain tax-exempt 
        organizations and disqualified persons (see H.R. 613) [20JA]
    ------prevent reclassification of certain dues paid to tax-exempt 
        agricultural and horticultural organizations (see H.R. 783) 
        [1FE]
    ------treatment of deferred compensation plans of State, local 
        government, and tax-exempt organizations (see H.R. 1119) [2MR]
    ------treatment of excess benefit arrangements of certain tax-
        exempt group medical practices (see H.R. 2452) [10OC]
    ------treatment of gifts of publicly traded stock to certain 
        private foundations (see H.R. 284) [9JA]
    Veterans: exempt organizations from regulations prohibiting the 
        solicitation of contributions on postal property (see H.R. 
        467) [11JA]

TAXIS
see Common Carriers; Motor Vehicles

TAYLOR, CHARLES H. (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1854, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [26JY]
    ------H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2076, Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the 
        Judiciary appropriations [18OC]
    U.S. Military Academy Board of Visitors [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Government regulations: require approval by law all agency rules 
        and regulations (see H.R. 47) [9JA]
    Graham, Billy and Ruth: award congressional gold medal (see H.R. 
        2657) [17NO]
    Investments: permit current refunding of certain tax-exempt bonds 
        (see H.R. 1910) [21JN]
    Veach-Baley Federal Complex, Asheville, NC: designate (see H.R. 
        2504) [18OC]

TAYLOR, GENE (a Representative from Mississippi)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Budget: reconciliation of the concurrent resolution (H.R. 2530), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 321) [21DE]
    Courier Service (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        2719) [5DE]
    Executive departments: ensure that Federal expenditures remain 
        accountable to the House of Representatives (see H. Res. 57) 
        [3FE]
    Mississippi: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area 
        (see H.R. 2552) [26OC]

TEACHERS
see Education

TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE
see Foreign Aid

TECHNOLOGY
related term(s) Electronics; Research; Science
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation 
        Act [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: use of remote sensing to promote better agricultural 
        management (see H.R. 197) [9JA]
    Business and industry: provide credit to businesses and facilitate 
        the transfer and commercialization of Government-owned patents 
        and technologies (see H.R. 80) [9JA]
    Dept. of Commerce: authorizing appropriations for scientific 
        research services and facilities (see H.R. 1870) [16JN]
    ------conduct research program to evaluate technology for 
        depositing certain waste on the deep ocean seabed (see H.R. 
        1344) [29MR]
    ------enhance manufacturing technology programs (see H.R. 1844) 
        [14JN]
    Dept. of Energy: authorize hydrogen research, development, and 
        demonstration programs (see H.R. 655) [24JA]
    ------authorize hydrogen research, development, and demonstration 
        programs (H.R. 655), consideration (see H. Res. 136) [1MY]
    ------establish Laboratory Facilities Commission (see H.R. 87) 
        [9JA]
    ------gas turbine modular helium reactor program (see H.R. 311) 
        [9JA]
    ------streamline and establish missions for laboratories (see H.R. 
        2142) [31JY]
    Edison, Thomas Alva: mint coins in commemoration of 
        sesquicentennial of birth (see H.R. 893) [10FE]
    Employment: develop program making career opportunities 
        information available on publicly accessible networks and 
        other electronic media (see H.R. 2376) [21SE]
    Foreign trade: impose sanctions on foreign persons exporting 
        petroleum products, natural gas, or related technology to Iran 
        (see H.R. 2619) [10NO]
    ------review, clarify, and simplify the commodity control lists 
        (see H.R. 2231) [4AU]
    Government: require electronic funds transfer for all Federal 
        payments (see H.R. 1698) [24MY]
    Great Lakes: determine effectiveness of technology to remedy 
        contaminated sediments (see H.R. 1206) [10MR]

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    Health: limitations on disclosure and use of genetic information 
        (see H.R. 2690) [29NO]
    Information services: adapt copyright laws to digital networked 
        environments of the National Information Infrastructure (see 
        H.R. 2441) [29SE]
    Insurance: prohibit use of genetic information in determining 
        coverage or premiums (see H.R. 2748) [7DE]
    Inventions: cooperative research and development agreements (see 
        H.R. 2196) [4AU]
    National Institute of Standards and Technology: authorizing 
        appropriations for industrial technology services (see H.R. 
        1871) [16JN]
    Patents: renew and extend certain devices that aid in bodily 
        tissue healing and reduction of pain (see H.R. 2113) [25JY]
    ------restore the proper term of patent protection (see H.R. 359) 
        [9JA]
    Power resources: development of a national energy policy (see H. 
        Con. Res. 29) [14FE]
    Research: improve capability to analyze DNA (see H.R. 1241, 2418) 
        [15MR] [28SE]
    ------increase supply of minority scientists and help the public 
        and private sectors in research and development needs (see 
        H.R. 1459) [6AP]
    Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (see H.R. 2405) [27SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (H.R. 2405), consideration (see H. Res. 234) [29SE]
    Ships and vessels: grants to shipyards for costs of acquiring 
        modern and advanced ship repair technology (see H.R. 348) 
        [9JA]
    Space policy: development, assembly, and operation of the 
        international space station (see H.R. 1601) [10MY]
    ------development, assembly, and operation of the international 
        space station (H.R. 1601), consideration (see H. Res. 228) 
        [21SE]
    ------encourage the development of a commercial space industry by 
        establishing State-run spaceports (see H.R. 1631, 1737) [12MY] 
        [25MY]
    Taxation: depreciable life of semiconductor manufacturing 
        equipment (see H.R. 1061) [27FE]
    Television: establish violent program ratings system, require new 
        televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and 
        limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 
        1807, 2030) [8JN] [13JY]
    Terrorism: develop technologies to combat (see H.R. 1847) [14JN]
    Water pollution: determine effectiveness of technology to remedy 
        contaminated sediments in river beds (see H.R. 455) [9JA]
  Messages
    NSF Report: President Clinton [21MR]
    Science and Technology Report: President Clinton [29MR]
  Motions
    Space policy: development, assembly, and operation of the 
        international space station (H.R. 1601) [27SE]
    Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 
        652) [12OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 655, Hydrogen Future Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 136) (H. Rept. 104-108) [1MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1601, International Space Station 
        Development, Assembly, and Operation: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 228) (H. Rept. 104-258) [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2405, Federal Civilian Science Activities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 234) (H. 
        Rept. 104-270) [29SE]
    Dept. of Commerce Scientific Research Services and Facilities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1870) (H. 
        Rept. 104-232) [4AU]
    Dept. of Energy Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration 
        Programs Authorization: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 
        655) (H. Rept. 104-95) [30MR]
    DNA Identification Grants Improvement Act: Committee on the 
        Judiciary (House) (H.R. 2418) (H. Rept. 104-393) [11DE]
    International Space Station Development, Assembly, and Operation: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1601) (H. Rept. 104-210) 
        [28JY]
    Technology Transfer Improvements Act: Committee on Science (House) 
        (H.R. 2196) (H. Rept. 104-390) [7DE]

TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IMPROVEMENTS ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2196) (H. Rept. 
        104-390) [7DE]

TECUMSEH (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 627) [20JA]

TEJEDA, FRANK (a Representative from Texas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Amos F. Longoria Post Office Building, Elmendorf, TX: designate 
        (see H.R. 2700) [30NO]
    Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission: recommendations 
        (see H.J. Res. 102) [18JY]
    Fort Sam Houston, TX: convey certain excess real property (see 
        H.R. 595) [19JA]

TELECOMMUNICATIONS
related term(s) Public Broadcasting
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation 
        Act [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: foreign ownership of licensed facilities 
        (see H.R. 514) [13JA]
    ------procurement from businesses owned by minorities and women 
        (see H.R. 503) [13JA]
    Computers: encourage and protect private sector initiatives that 
        improve user control over information services (see H.R. 1978) 
        [30JN]
    ------restrict transmission of obscene or indecent material to 
        minors by computer (see H.R. 2104) [24JY]
    Crime: establish procedures for discontinuance of mobile radio 
        services to persons convicted of drug trafficking (see H.R. 
        185) [9JA]
    ------prohibit harassing or obscene facsimiles or electronic mail 
        (see H.R. 2213) [4AU]
    Education: establish loan guarantee program for telecommunications 
        satellites dedicated to instructional programming (see H.R. 
        1908) [21JN]
    Employment: develop program making career opportunities 
        information available on publicly accessible networks and 
        other electronic media (see H.R. 2376) [21SE]
    FCC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1869) [16JN]
    ------competitive bidding in granting licenses and permits (see 
        H.R. 1218) [13MR]
    ------lower market entry barriers for small businesses seeking to 
        provide telecommunication and information services (see H.R. 
        187) [9JA]
    Government: improve coordination of telecommunications policy 
        within the executive branch (see H.R. 181) [9JA]
    Government regulations: promote competition and reduce regulation 
        (see H.R. 1555) [3MY]
    ------promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 207) [1AU]
    ------protect facilities, devices, and networks from misuse (see 
        H.R. 1004) [21FE]
    Information services: adapt copyright laws to digital networked 
        environments of the National Information Infrastructure (see 
        H.R. 2441) [29SE]
    ------ensure competitive availability of consumer electronics 
        devices affording access to telecommunications services (see 
        H.R. 1275) [21MR]
    Medicare: study effectiveness of rural telemedicine networks (see 
        H.R. 851) [7FE]
    National Committee on Telemedicine: establish (see H.R. 426) [9JA]
    Political campaigns: free broadcasting time for political 
        advertising (see H.R. 2271) [6SE]
    ------require disclosure of certain phone bank communications (see 
        H.R. 324) [9JA]
    Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports 
        relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see 
        H.R. 2119) [26JY]
    Public utilities: permit registered holding companies to provide 
        telecommunications services (see H.R. 912) [13FE]
    Radio: permit recreational radio operations without licenses (see 
        H.R. 963) [15FE]
    Taxation: treatment of businesses with employees working in their 
        home or in telecommuting centers (see H.R. 1316) [24MR]
    Television: dissemination of indecent material on cable television 
        (see H.R. 1540) [2MY]
    ------repeal cable must-carry provisions (see H.R. 525) [17JA]
  Motions
    Government regulations: promote competition and reduce regulation 
        (H.R. 1555) [4AU]
    ------reform policies regulating competition (S. 652) [12OC]
  Reports filed
    Communications Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1555) (H. 
        Rept. 104-204) [24JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1555, Communications Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 207) (H. Rept. 104-223) [1AU]
    FCC Competitive Bidding in Granting Licenses and Permits: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1218) (H. Rept. 104-88) 
        [23MR]

TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPETITION AND DEREGULATION ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 652, provisions [12OC]
  Motions
    Enact (S. 652) [12OC]

TELEPHONES
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation 
        Act [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Antitrust policy: supersede modification of final judgment of U.S. 
        v. Western Electric and regulate the manufacturing of Bell 
        operating companies (see H.R. 411) [9JA]
    Crime: establish procedures for discontinuance of mobile radio 
        services to persons convicted of drug trafficking (see H.R. 
        185) [9JA]
    Employment: clarify workplace requirements for hearing-aid 
        compatible telephones (see H.R. 1892) [20JN]
    Information services: prevent unfair billing and charging 
        practices for services provided over 800 line phone numbers 
        (see H.R. 1559) [3MY]
    Political campaigns: require disclosure of certain phone bank 
        communications (see H.R. 324) [9JA]
    Public opinion polls: require certain disclosures and reports 
        relative to polling by telephone or electronic device (see 
        H.R. 2119) [26JY]
    Telecommunications: prohibit harassing or obscene facsimiles or 
        electronic mail (see H.R. 2213) [4AU]
    ------promote competition and reduce regulation (see H.R. 1555) 
        [3MY]
    ------promote competition and reduce regulation (H.R. 1555), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 207) [1AU]
  Motions
    Telecommunications: promote competition and reduce regulation 
        (H.R. 1555) [4AU]
    ------reform policies regulating competition (S. 652) [12OC]
  Reports filed
    Communications Act: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1555) (H. 
        Rept. 104-204) [24JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1555, Communications Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 207) (H. Rept. 104-223) [1AU]

TELEVISION
related term(s) News Media; Public Broadcasting; Telecommunications
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 831, extend tax deduction for health insurance 
        costs of self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition 
        of gain on sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies 
        [28MR]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Broadcasting: reduce restrictions on ownership of stations (see 
        H.R. 1556) [3MY]
    Cable television: dissemination of indecent material (see H.R. 
        1540) [2MY]

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    Copyrights: public performance copyright restrictions on 
        professional sports programs viewing at places of public 
        accommodation (see H.R. 935) [14FE]
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: repeal statutory authority (see 
        H.R. 208) [9JA]
    Courts: photographing, recording, and broadcasting of court 
        proceedings (see H.R. 594) [19JA]
    Cuba: allow news bureau exchanges between U.S. and Cuba (see H.R. 
        1703) [24MY]
    Education: establish loan guarantee program for telecommunications 
        satellites dedicated to instructional programming (see H.R. 
        1908) [21JN]
    FCC: competitive bidding in granting licenses and permits (see 
        H.R. 1218) [13MR]
    ------promote diversity in media ownership, management, and 
        programming (see H.R. 177) [9JA]
    Information services: ensure competitive availability of consumer 
        electronics devices affording access to telecommunications 
        services (see H.R. 1275) [21MR]
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws relative to 
        certain television contracts (see H.R. 105) [9JA]
    Pay-per-view: prohibit charges for entertainment events that 
        receive public financial support (see H.R. 934) [14FE]
    Political campaigns: free broadcasting time for political 
        advertising (see H.R. 2271) [6SE]
    Programming: establish violent program ratings system, require new 
        televisions to allow blocking of certain programming, and 
        limit exposure of children to violent programming (see H.R. 
        1807, 2030) [8JN] [13JY]
    Russia: protection of freedom of the press and freedom of 
        expression (see H. Con. Res. 84, 90, 95) [20JY] [2AU] [4AU]
    Satellite Home Viewer Act: technical corrections (see H.R. 1861) 
        [15JN]
    Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-
        employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies (see H.R. 831) 
        [6FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 88) [16FE]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 831), 
        consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 121) [29MR]
    ------extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831), return 
        enrolled bill (see H. Con. Res. 55) [4AP]
    Telecommunications: foreign ownership of licensed facilities (see 
        H.R. 514) [13JA]
    ------protect facilities, devices, and networks from misuse (see 
        H.R. 1004) [21FE]
    ------repeal cable television must-carry provisions (see H.R. 525) 
        [17JA]
    Violence: broadcast of violent programming (see H.R. 1390) [4AP]
  Conference reports
    Extend Tax Deduction for Health Insurance Costs of Self-Employed 
        Individuals and Repeal Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and 
        Exchanges Effectuating Policies of the FCC (H.R. 831) [29MR]
  Messages
    Corp. for Public Broadcasting: President Clinton [28JN] [10JY]
  Motions
    Taxation: extend deduction for health insurance costs of self-
        employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating policies of the FCC (H.R. 
        831) [21FE] [28MR]
    Telecommunications: reform policies regulating competition (S. 
        652) [12OC]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 831, Self-Employed 
        Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain 
        Relative to Certain FCC Policies: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 121) (H. Rept. 104-93) [29MR]
    Consideration of H.R. 831, Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax 
        Deduction and Nonrecognition of Gain on Sales and Exchanges 
        Effectuating FCC Policies: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        88) (H. Rept. 104-38) [16FE]
    FCC Competitive Bidding in Granting Licenses and Permits: 
        Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1218) (H. Rept. 104-88) 
        [23MR]
    Self-Employed Health Insurance Tax Deduction and Nonrecognition of 
        Gain on Sales and Exchanges Effectuating FCC Policies: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 831) (H. Rept. 104-92) [29MR]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 831) (H. Rept. 
        104-32) [14FE]

TENNESSEE
  Bills and resolutions
    Stones River National Battlefield: expand boundaries (see H.R. 
        984) [16FE]
    Tennessee Civil War Heritage Area: designate (see H.R. 1961) 
        [29JN]

TENNESSEE VALLEY AUTHORITY
  Bills and resolutions
    Power resources: transfer property, facilities, and equipment to 
        public and private entities (see H.R. 313) [9JA]

TERRITORIES (U.S.)
  Bills and resolutions
    American Samoa: multiyear program for economic development and 
        self-sufficiency (see H.R. 1306) [23MR]
    ------nutrition assistance programs (see H.R. 1059) [27FE]
    ------SSI benefits (see H.R. 1060) [27FE]
    American Samoa Study Commission: establish (see H.R. 2624) [13NO]
    Constitutional amendments: presidential election voting rights for 
        residents (see H.J. Res. 42) [9JA]
    Expedited Funds Availability Act: clarify application to American 
        Samoa and Guam (see H.R. 1800) [8JN]
    Families and domestic relations: children's rights (see H.R. 278) 
        [9JA]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: representation of Guam and the 
        Virgin Islands on board of directors (see H.R. 1939) [27JN]
    Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 1056) [24FE]
    ------restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in 
        World War II (see H.R. 2041) [13JY]
    ------SSI benefits (see H.R. 1069) [27FE]
    House of Representatives: repeal requirement that Delegates from 
        the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa be elected by a 
        separate ballot (see H.R. 2254) [4AU]
    Laws: reform (see H.R. 602) [20JA]
    NLRB: jurisdiction in labor disputes on Johnston Atoll (see H.R. 
        1723) [25MY]
    Northern Mariana Islands: provide for military service academy 
        appointments (see H.R. 1689) [23MY]
    Puerto Rico: self-determination (see H. Con. Res. 11) [9JA]
    ------transfer of certain lands on the Island of Vieques (see H.R. 
        2159) [2AU]
    Virgin Islands: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1069) [27FE]

TERRORISM
related term(s) Crime
  Bills and resolutions
    Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (see 
        H.R. 1927, 1944) [27JN] [28JN]
    ------making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1944), consideration (see H. Res. 176) [28JN]
    Civil liberties: protect constitutional rights relative to Federal 
        counterterrorism activities (see H.R. 1738) [25MY]
    Courts: allow suits against foreign countries for damages caused 
        by torture, extrajudicial killing, and other terrorist acts 
        (see H.R. 1877) [16JN]
    ------clarify extraterritorial jurisdiction of the U.S. over 
        nuclear terrorism (see H.R. 730) [30JA]
    Crime: develop technologies to combat (see H.R. 1847) [14JN]
    Dept. of State: establish Assistant Sec. of State for Diplomatic 
        Security (see H.R. 2541) [26OC]
    ------establish position of Coordinator for Counter-Terrorism (see 
        H.R. 22) [9JA]
    Explosives: Federal permit requirements for distribution or 
        receipt of explosives (see H.R. 488) [11JA]
    ------require materials to contain taggants (see H.R. 1568) [3MY]
    Foreign aid: provide for the withholding of contributions to 
        certain organizations that assist Iraq, Iran, Libya, and Cuba 
        (see H.R. 83) [9JA]
    Government: condemn use of violence and terrorism to influence 
        actions (see H. Res. 137) [2MY]
    Immigration: exclusions relative to membership in terrorist 
        organizations (see H.R. 650) [24JA]
    Iran: economic sanctions (see H.R. 1033, 1541) [23FE] [2MY]
    National security: improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist 
        threats (see H.R. 896, 1635, 1710, 2703, 2768) [10FE] [15MY] 
        [25MY] [5DE] [13DE]
    ------improve U.S. ability to respond to terrorist threats (H.R. 
        1710), consideration (see H. Res. 240) [19OC]
    Northern Ireland: peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 44) [16MR]
    Oklahoma City, OK: bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building 
        (see H. Res. 135) [1MY]
    Pakistan: identification as a state sponsor of terrorism (see H. 
        Con. Res. 35) [9MR]
    Paramilitary organizations: prevention of violence (see H.R. 2580) 
        [2NO]
    ------prohibit formation of private units (see H.R. 1544) [2MY]
    PLO: enforce compliance with standards of international conduct 
        relative to U.S. foreign aid (see H.R. 1930, 1960) [27JN] 
        [29JN]
    Turkey: invasion of Northern Iraq (see H. Res. 124) [30MR]
    ------protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern Orthodox 
        Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50) [28MR]
  Messages
    Antiterrorism Amendments Act: President Clinton [9MY]
    Disruption of Middle East Peace Process by Terrorist Violence: 
        President Clinton [24JA]
    Middle East Peace Process: President Clinton [27JY]
    National Emergency Relative to Libya: President Clinton [30JA] 
        [12JY]
    Omnibus Counterterrorism Act: President Clinton [9FE]
  Motions
    Budget: making supplemental appropriations and rescissions (H.R. 
        1944) [29JN]
  Reports filed
    Comprehensive Antiterrorism Act: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1710) (H. Rept. 104-383) [5DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1944, Supplemental Appropriations and 
        Rescissions: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 176) (H. 
        Rept. 104-166) [28JN]

TEXAS
  Bills and resolutions
    Big Thicket National Preserve: designate maintenance facility and 
        visitor center as Ralph W. Yarborough Center (see H.R. 686) 
        [26JA]
    ------extend deadline for completion of certain land exchanges 
        (see H.R. 826) [3FE]
    Bureau of Reclamation: purchase of water supply projects (see H.R. 
        2609) [9NO]
    Claude W. Brown Post Office Building, McCamey, TX: designate (see 
        H.R. 1489) [7AP]
    Foreign trade: extend export restrictions for unprocessed timber 
        to timber harvested in Texas (see H.R. 688) [26JA]
    Forest Service: distribution of timber sales receipts to counties 
        in Texas (see H.R. 683) [26JA]
    Fort Sam Houston, TX: convey certain excess real property (see 
        H.R. 595) [19JA]
    Public lands: convey reversionary interest in certain lands to the 
        Clint and Fabens Independent School Districts (see H.R. 1875) 
        [16JN]
    Sam Houston National Forest: convey certain lands to current 
        occupant (see H.R. 687) [26JA]

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    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see 
        H.R. 558) [18JA]
    ------consent (H.R. 558), consideration (see H. Res. 313) [19DE]
    Veterans: establish medical facility in south Texas (see H.R. 336) 
        [9JA]
    Wilderness areas: control of southern pine beetles (see H.R. 689) 
        [26JA]
  Reports filed
    Big Thicket, TX, National Preserve Land Exchange: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 826) (H. Rept. 104-371) [30NO]
    Congressional Consent to the Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 558) (H. 
        Rept. 104-148) [20JN]
    Consideration of H.R. 558, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact Consent: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        313) (H. Rept. 104-426) [19DE]

TEXTILE INDUSTRY AND FABRICS
  Bills and resolutions
    Tariff: twine (see H.R. 1935) [27JN]

THAILAND, KINGDOM OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Human rights: trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand 
        for forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21) [1FE]
    Refugees: demand release of imprisoned Hmong/Lao refugee camp 
        leaders and allow resettlement of Hmong refugees (see H. Con. 
        Res. 129) [27DE]

THE SUMMER WIND (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2717) [5DE]

THOMAS, WILLIAM M. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Advisers to U.S. delegations to international conferences [17JA]
    Commission on Congressional Mailing Standards [28MR]
    Conferee: H.R. 483, permit medicare select policies to be offered 
        in all States [25MY]
    ------H.R. 831, extend tax deduction for health insurance costs of 
        self-employed individuals and repeal nonrecognition of gain on 
        sales and exchanges effectuating FCC policies [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration hydroelectric 
        projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude oil [25JY]
    Office of Fair Employment Practices Review Panel [8MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Armed Forces: provide for the jurisdiction, apprehension, and 
        detention of members and certain civilians accompanying the 
        Armed Forces abroad (see H.R. 808) [2FE]
    California: prevent preemption of State fluid milk standards (see 
        H.R. 1298) [22MR]
    Committee on House Oversight (House): authorizing expenditures 
        (see H. Res. 87) [16FE]
    Committees of the House: appointments to the Committee on Printing 
        (Joint) and the Committee on the Library (Joint) (see H. Res. 
        86) [15FE]
    ------authorizing expenditures (see H. Res. 107) [6MR]
    Congress: provide for the issuance and approval of employment 
        regulations and practices (see H. Con. Res. 123) [19DE]
    Dept. of HUD: permit rent reductions for certain public housing 
        projects receiving assistance (see H.R. 624) [20JA]
    Elections: improve electoral process through use of electronic 
        filing (see H.R. 2527) [24OC]
    FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1372) [30MR]
    ------preservation of reports (see H.R. 2527) [24OC]
    Health: national policy to provide health care and reform 
        insurance procedures (see H.R. 1234) [14MR]
    House of Representatives: payment of lump sum for accrued annual 
        leave to eligible former employees (see H. Res. 35) [17JA]
    ------provide for official allowance that represents 
        administrative reforms (see H.R. 2739) [7DE]
    ------provide for the issuance and approval of employment 
        regulations and practices (see H. Res. 311) [19DE]
    ------treatment of references in statutes to any committee or 
        officer whose name or jurisdiction has been changed (see H.R. 
        1421) [6AP]
    Insurance: provide tax incentives to encourage health insurance 
        coverage continuity and portability and discourage preexisting 
        condition exclusions (see H.R. 1610) [11MY]
    Medicare: clarify scope of coverage and payment amounts for the 
        use of medical devices approved for investigational use (see 
        H.R. 1744) [6JN]
    ------combat waste, fraud and abuse (see H.R. 2389) [21SE]
    ------extend certain savings provisions (see H.R. 1134) [6MR]
    ------payment for services furnished by a facility in which the 
        referring physician has an ownership interest (see H.R. 2390) 
        [21SE]
    Medicare and Medicaid Coverage Data Bank: repeal (see H.R. 2685) 
        [29NO]
    Petroleum: exports of certain domestically produced crude oil (see 
        H.R. 70) [9JA]
    Small business: increase deductions for health insurance costs of 
        self-employed individuals (see H.R. 697) [26JA]
    Taxation: double the maximum benefit under the special estate tax 
        valuation rules for certain property (see H.R. 520) [13JA]
    ------individual retirement accounts (see H.R. 682) [25JA]
    ------treatment of charitable risk pools (see H.R. 1299) [22MR]
    ------treatment of small property and casualty insurance companies 
        (see H.R. 1515) [7AP]
    ------treatment of tar sands relative to production of fuels from 
        nonconventional sources and minimum tax preference for 
        intangible drilling costs (see H.R. 379) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Committees of the House Appropriations: Committee on House 
        Oversight (House) (H. Res. 107) (H. Rept. 104-74) [10MR]
  Rules
    Committee on House Oversight (House) [20JA]
    Committee on Printing (Joint) [9MR]

THOMPSON, BENNIE G. (a Representative from Mississippi)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Depository Institution Management Interlocks Act: exemptions to 
        requirements (see H.R. 643) [23JA]
    Dept. of Agriculture: emergency assistance for crop losses in 
        federally designated disaster areas (see H.R. 2343) [14SE]
    Greenville Inner Harbor Channel: maintenance dredging (see H.R. 
        1008) [21FE]
    Mississippi: include additional counties as part of Appalachian 
        region (see H.R. 644) [23JA]
    Research: increase supply of minority scientists and help the 
        public and private sectors in research and development needs 
        (see H.R. 1459) [6AP]
    States: clarify reimbursement for employees carrying out Federal 
        programs during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2733) [6DE]

THOMPSON, BRUCE R.
  Bills and resolutions
    Bruce R. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Reno, NV: 
        designate (see H.R. 395) [9JA]
  Reports filed
    Bruce R. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Reno, NV: 
        Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        395) (H. Rept. 104-362) [28NO]

THORNBERRY, WILLIAM M. (MAC) (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Committee on Economics (Joint) [19JA]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Congress: treatment of travel awards accrued during official 
        travel by Members, officers, or employees (see H.R. 2455) 
        [10OC]
    Government regulations: use of freon in home, automobile, and 
        agricultural air conditioning equipment (see H.R. 2645) [15NO]
    Members of Congress: eliminate automatic salary adjustments (see 
        H.R. 2454) [10OC]
    ------limit participation in Federal Employees' Retirement System 
        and Civil Service Retirement System (see H.R. 2456) [10OC]
    Taxation: provide equivalent rates on liquefied natural gas and 
        compressed natural gas (see H.R. 2812) [19DE]

THORNTON, RAY (a Representative from Arkansas)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort the President [24JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1854, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [26JY]
    ------H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related 
        agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 53) [11JA]
    ------require detailed information on spending choices (see H.R. 
        1109) [2MR]
    Elections: constitutional amendment to regulate campaign 
        expenditures and contribution limits (see H.J. Res. 65) [26JA]
    Flag--U.S.: prohibit desecration (see H.R. 1926) [27JN]
    IRS: safeguard taxpayer rights (see H.R. 661) [24JA]
    Members of Congress: constitutional amendment to limit terms (see 
        H.J. Res. 65) [26JA]

THRIFT INSTITUTIONS
see Financial Institutions

THURMAN, KAREN L. (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Correctional institutions: exemption from Fair Labor Standards Act 
        for inmates in certain programs (see H.R. 868) [8FE]
    Medicaid: improve Federal medical assistance percentage (see H.R. 
        625) [20JA]
    Suwannee River: authorize dredging of McGriff Pass (see H.R. 1992) 
        [30JN]

TIAHRT, TODD (a Representative from Kansas)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Dept. of Energy: abolish (see H.R. 1993) [30JN]
    O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: investigation of funds used to analyze 
        media coverage of Dept. of Energy (see H. Res. 283) [28NO]

TIDEWATER COMMUNITY COLLEGE
  Bills and resolutions
    Navy: transfer a river patrol boat (see H.R. 346) [9JA]

TIMBER
see Forests; Lumber Industry; Wood

TOBACCO INDUSTRY
see Tobacco Products

TOBACCO PRODUCTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Advertising: prohibit regulation of tobacco-sponsored advertising 
        used by professional motor sports associations (see H.R. 2265) 
        [6SE]
    Agriculture: improve operation of flue-cured and burley tobacco 
        programs (see H.R. 2653) [16NO]
    Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969) [15FE]
    Employment: treatment of overtime exemptions for employees 
        relative to the sale and processing of green and cigar leaf 
        tobacco (see H.R. 636) [23JA]
    Government regulations: establish Federal authority to regulate 
        tobacco and other nicotine containing products (see H.R. 2414) 
        [28SE]
    ------prohibit regulation of tobacco industry (see H.R. 2283) 
        [7SE]
    Nicotine: require the reduction and eventual elimination of 
        nicotine in tobacco products (see H.R. 1853) [15JN]
    Taxation: increase excise taxes and use revenue for tobacco crop 
        substitution (see H.R. 1455) [6AP]
    ------increase excise taxes on smokeless tobacco products and 
        establish a trust fund to reduce use (see H.R. 2585) [6NO]

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TOO MUCH FUN (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1599) [9MY]

TORKILDSEN, PETER G. (a Representative from Massachusetts)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------S. 895, Small Business Lending Enhancement Act [12SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Chrissy (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 829) 
        [3FE]
    Courts: enforcement of child support obligations by requiring the 
        use of liens against property of persons owing overdue support 
        (see H.R. 1029) [23FE]
    Dept. of Commerce: convey to Massachusetts the National Marine 
        Fisheries Service laboratory in Gloucester, MA (see H.R. 1358) 
        [29MR]
    Elections: campaign ethics reform and contribution limits (see 
        H.R. 2471) [11OC]
    ------prohibit contributions by nonparty multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 2447) [29SE]
    Essex National Heritage Area Commission: establish (see H.R. 2188) 
        [3AU]
    Government regulations: reduce Federal paperwork burden (see H.R. 
        2715) [5DE]
    Triad (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1359) 
        [29MR]
    Venture Capital Marketing Association: establish (see H.R. 2806) 
        [18DE]
    Women: protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 776) [1FE]

TORNADOES
related term(s) Disasters
  Bills and resolutions
    Disasters: clarify primary responsibility of States for disaster 
        relief, establish private corporations to insure against risks 
        and costs, and provide for reimbursable Federal assistance 
        activities (see H.R. 824; H. Con. Res. 39) [3FE] [14MR]
    ------establish a commission to improve the Federal emergency 
        management system (see H.R. 651) [24JA]
    ------provide for hazard mitigation, relief, and insurance against 
        natural disasters (see H.R. 1856) [15JN]

TORRES, ESTEBAN EDWARD (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1817, military construction, family housing, and 
        base closure and realignment appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        749) [31JA]
    Native Americans: provide remedies for sovereign tribal 
        governments relative to gaming compacts and gaming 
        participation laws (see H.R. 1578) [9MY]
    Recycling: management standards and requirements for spent lead-
        acid batteries (see H.R. 1522) [7AP]
    ------require producers and importers of newsprint to recycle a 
        certain percentage (see H.R. 1523) [7AP]
    ------require producers and importers of tires to recycle a 
        certain percentage (see H.R. 1524) [7AP]
    ------require the EPA to establish a recycling credit system for 
        used oil (see H.R. 1525) [7AP]
    U.N.: U.S. membership in the Educational, Scientific, and Cultural 
        Organization (see H. Res. 152) [17MY]

TORRICELLI, ROBERT G. (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [4JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Animals: reporting requirements for research facilities conducting 
        experimentation and testing (see H.R. 1547) [2MY]
    China, Republic of: permit U.S. visits by elected leaders and 
        representatives (see H.R. 1460) [6AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: limit per diem payments to State 
        veterans homes (see H.R. 2112) [25JY]
    Education: provide demonstration grants to secondary schools to 
        extend the academic year (see H.R. 2252) [4AU]
    Firearms: prohibit transfer of two or more handguns to an 
        individual within any 30-day period (see H.R. 964) [15FE]
    Health: require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth 
        (see H.R. 1970) [29JN]
    Palisades Interstate Park Commission: acquisition of lands along 
        the New York-New Jersey border for the Sterling Forest (see 
        H.R. 1256) [15MR]
    Turkey: suspend proposed sale of the Army Tactical Missile System 
        relative to human rights activities and the trade embargo of 
        Armenia (see H. Con. Res. 124) [21DE]

TOURIST TRADE
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: establish a Capitol Visitor Center 
        (see H.R. 1230) [14MR]
    Foreign countries: border-crossing fees for vehicles or 
        pedestrians entering the U.S. from Canada or Mexico (see H. 
        Con. Res. 28) [14FE]
    Gambling: provide exemptions to gambling devices on certain 
        vessels on Lake Michigan (see H.R. 1419) [5AP]
    Government: promote (see H.R. 1083) [28FE]
    Korea, Republic of: inclusion in the Visa Waiver Pilot Program 
        (see H.R. 2582) [2NO]
    National parks and recreation areas: improve quality of visitor 
        services relative to incentive-based recreation fees (see H.R. 
        2107) [25JY]
    National Tourism Board: establish (see H.R. 2579) [2NO]
    National Tourism Organization: establish (see H.R. 2579) [2NO]

TOWNS, EDOLPHUS (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [13NO]
    ------S. 1, Unfunded Mandate Reform Act [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination on the basis of affectional 
        or sexual orientation (see H.R. 382) [9JA]
    CPSC: ban realistic toy handguns (see H.R. 1622) [11MY]
    Crime: prevention of fraud relative to provision of or receipt of 
        payment for health care services (see H.R. 1850) [14JN]
    Elections: provide for election day registration for Federal 
        elections (see H.R. 1782) [7JN]
    Health: establish community-based managed care programs in 
        medically disadvantaged areas (see H.R. 381) [9JA]
    Medicare: reimbursement for nurse practitioners in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1750) [6JN]
    ------reimbursement for physician assistants in health 
        professional shortage areas (see H.R. 1751) [6JN]
    Patents: quotation monitoring unit (see H.R. 901) [10FE]
    Real estate: protect home ownership and equity through disclosure 
        of risks associated with certain mortgages (see H.R. 380) 
        [9JA]

TOXIC WASTE
see Hazardous Substances

TRADE ADJUSTMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM IMPROVEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 1231) [14MR]

TRADE DEFICIT
see Foreign Trade

TRADEMARKS
  Bills and resolutions
    Business and industry: protection against dilution (see H.R. 1295) 
        [22MR]
    Patent and Trademark Office: convert to Government corporation 
        (see H.R. 1659) [17MY]
    ------reexamination proceedings (see H.R. 1732) [25MY]
    U.S. Intellectual Property Organization: establish (see H.R. 2533) 
        [25OC]

TRAFICANT, JAMES A., JR. (a Representative from Ohio)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Appropriations: revenue sharing program of annual payments to 
        State and local governments (see H.R. 762) [31JA]
    Armed Forces: assist INS and Customs Service personnel in 
        performing border protection functions (see H.R. 387) [9JA]
    Aviation: air cargo jetport funding (see H.R. 2449) [29SE]
    ------Great Lakes International Air Cargo Superport construction 
        funding (see H.R. 2448) [29SE]
    Business and industry: define criteria for use of the term ``Made 
        in America'' (see H.R. 1598) [9MY]
    ------establishment of foreign manufacturing subsidiaries by 
        domestic corporations (see H.R. 389) [9JA]
    Coast Guard: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1151) [7MR]
    Consumers: establish a toll-free telephone number in the Dept. of 
        Commerce to assist consumers in identifying domestically-
        produced merchandise (see H.R. 447) [9JA]
    Corps of Engineers: technical assistance for the planning of a 
        regional water authority in northeastern Ohio (see H.R. 457) 
        [9JA]
    Courts: establish an additional temporary and permanent district 
        court judgeship in northern Ohio (see H.R. 453) [9JA]
    Crime: establish commission relative to crime control and a 
        national firearms policy (see H.R. 385) [9JA]
    Dept. of HUD: grants for economic development loan assistance in 
        certain Federal enterprise communities (see H.R. 494) [11JA]
    ------grants to depressed communities for economic development 
        based on unemployment level (see H.R. 1017) [22FE]
    ------improve the Housing Counseling Program (see H.R. 493) [11JA]
    Dept. of Justice: appointment of independent counsel to 
        investigate certain internal criminal allegations (see H.R. 
        451) [9JA]
    Diseases: legislative treatment of myelogram-related arachnoiditis 
        (see H.R. 448) [9JA]
    Foreign Agents Registration Act: strengthen (see H.R. 452) [9JA]
    FRS: clarify application of the Government in the Sunshine Act to 
        the Federal Open Market Committee (see H.R. 1055) [24FE]
    Health: require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast 
        implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research 
        (see H.R. 2796) [15DE]
    Health care professionals: increase practitioners in the field of 
        primary health care (see H.R. 449) [9JA]
    Law enforcement officers: counseling programs for disabled police 
        officers (see H.R. 384) [9JA]
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        386) [9JA]
    Motor vehicles: school bus safety (see H.R. 1884) [16JN]
    NASA: selection of abandoned and underutilized facilities relative 
        to agency needs (see H.R. 388) [9JA]
    Public buildings: calculation of transactions (see H.R. 1325) 
        [24MR]
    Roads and highways: complete construction of the Hubbard 
        Expressway in the vicinity of Youngstown, OH (see H.R. 454) 
        [9JA]
    ------study methods to reduce accidents caused by drivers falling 
        asleep while operating certain commercial motor vehicles (see 
        H.R. 456) [9JA]
    Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building, Louisville, KY: designate (see 
        H.R. 965) [15FE]
    Russia: requirements relative to economic assistance (see H.R. 
        1418) [5AP]
    Sports: headgear requirements for professional boxers (see H.R. 
        1150) [7MR]
    Taxation: domestic investment tax credit (see H.R. 392) [9JA]
    ------require burden of proof to be on the Dept. of the Treasury 
        in all tax cases (see H.R. 390, 2450) [9JA] [29SE]
    ------treatment of foreign tax credit and deduction for taxes paid 
        in lieu of income taxes (see H.R. 391) [9JA]

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    Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Youngstown, OH: designate (see H.R. 869) [8FE]
    Trinidad and Tobago: prohibit economic and military assistance 
        relative to illicit drug trafficking (see H.R. 1125) [3MR]
    Walter B. Jones Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, Greenville, 
        NC: designate (see H.R. 840) [6FE]
    Water pollution: determine effectiveness of technology to remedy 
        contaminated sediments in river beds (see H.R. 455) [9JA]
    Weather: improve the collection and distribution of information to 
        assist agricultural producers (see H.R. 383) [9JA]
    William J. Hughes Technical Center, Pomona, NJ: designate (see 
        H.R. 1373) [30MR]

TRAILS
  Bills and resolutions
    Civil rights: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, 
        AL, to Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 
        1129) [3MR]
    Great Western Scenic Trail: designate (see H.R. 531) [17JA]
    Old Spanish Trail and Northern Branch Trail: inclusion in the 
        National Trails System (see H.R. 2728) [6DE]
  Reports filed
    Great Western Scenic Trail Designation: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 531) (H. Rept. 104-54) [27FE]

TRANSPORTATION
related term(s) Department of Transportation; Motor Vehicles; Roads and 
    Highways
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act 
        [30NO] [12DE]
    ------S. 440, National Highway System designation [20SE] [29SE] 
        [11OC]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: farm commodities and supplies (see H.R. 526) [17JA]
    Air pollution: impose moratorium on sanctions under the Clean Air 
        Act provisions on marginal and moderate ozone nonattainment 
        areas (see H.R. 1602) [10MY]
    ------reduction of work-related vehicle trips in ozone 
        nonattainment areas (see H.R. 325) [9JA]
    Aircraft: exemption from customs fees for certain small aircraft 
        traveling short distances (see H.R. 604) [20JA]
    Airlines: prohibit smoking on all flights (see H.R. 969) [15FE]
    Amtrak: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1437) [6AP]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (see H.R. 
        1788) [8JN]
    ------authorizing appropriations and management reform (H.R. 
        1788), consideration (see H. Res. 284) [29NO]
    ------eliminate special support for or burdens on operations as a 
        passenger rail carrier (see H.R. 259) [9JA]
    ------establish limitations on wage continuation and severance 
        benefits for employees displaced by a discontinuance of 
        service (see H.R. 832) [6FE]
    ------timely closure and realignment of routes with low economic 
        performance (see H.R. 841) [6FE]
    Animals: require humane transport of horses en route to 
        slaughtering facilities (see H.R. 2433) [29SE]
    Appropriations: provide off-budget treatment for certain 
        transportation trust funds (see H.R. 842) [7FE]
    Aviation: air cargo jetport funding (see H.R. 2449) [29SE]
    ------air carrier safety (see H.R. 590) [19JA]
    ------develop information system on, and investigation of pilot 
        aptitude (see H.R. 2758, 2772) [12DE] [13DE]
    ------Great Lakes International Air Cargo Superport construction 
        funding (see H.R. 2448) [29SE]
    ------regulation of interstate transportation by common carriers 
        engaged in civil aviation (see H.R. 2403) [27SE]
    ------repeal increase in transportation fuels tax applicable to 
        commercial aviation (see H.R. 752, 874) [31JA] [9FE]
    ------restriction on the use of certain special purpose aircraft 
        (see H.R. 1320) [24MR]
    Bicycle facilities and pedestrian walkways: funding (see H.R. 
        1539) [2MY]
    Budget: treatment of receipts and disbursements of Federal trust 
        funds (see H.R. 564) [18JA]
    Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence 
        Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127) [22DE]
    Chemical weapons: transportation of munitions (see H.R. 1123) 
        [3MR]
    Common carriers: eliminate preemployment alcohol testing in the 
        mass transit, railroad, motor carrier, and aviation industries 
        (see H.R. 1827) [13JN]
    ------permit tax-exempt financing of certain transportation 
        facilities (see H.R. 1790) [8JN]
    Corps of Engineers: prohibit water control policy modifications 
        that would interfere with the use of navigation channels (see 
        H.R. 1294) [22MR]
    Crime: increase utility of motor vehicle title information to law 
        enforcement officers (see H.R. 2687) [29NO]
    ------treatment of motor vehicle theft of air bag modules (see 
        H.R. 2804) [18DE]
    Dept. of Transportation: simplify and improve organization (see 
        H.R. 1440) [6AP]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2002) [11JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2002), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 194) [19JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2002), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 241) [24OC]
    District of Columbia: increase Federal share of certain 
        transportation project costs (see H.R. 2017) [12JY]
    Drunken driving: reporting of blood alcohol levels exceeding State 
        permissible levels after vehicular accidents (see H.R. 1982) 
        [30JN]
    Economy: reduce income tax rates, encourage purchase of domestic 
        products, and extend transportation infrastructure spending 
        (see H.R. 890) [10FE]
    FAA: certification of airports serving commuter airlines (see H.R. 
        1545) [2MY]
    ------establish as an independent agency (see H.R. 589, 1392, 
        2276) [19JA] [4AP] [7SE]
    Financial institutions: establish State infrastructure banks to 
        finance certain transportation projects (see H.R. 2439) [29SE]
    Galesburg, IL: tribute to efforts to construct a National Railroad 
        Hall of Fame (see H. Res. 172) [22JN]
    Government: codify certain laws (see H.R. 2297) [12SE]
    Government regulations: reform regulation of transportation 
        industries and rail carriers (see H.R. 1436) [6AP]
    Greenville Inner Harbor Channel: maintenance dredging (see H.R. 
        1008) [21FE]
    Hazardous substances: exempt small cargo tank vehicles carrying 
        petroleum products from certain transportation regulations 
        (see H.R. 1203) [10MR]
    ------nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020, 1032) [23FE]
    ICC: eliminate (see H.R. 1436) [6AP]
    ------eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (see 
        H.R. 2539) [26OC]
    ------eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations 
        (H.R. 2539), consideration (see H. Res. 259) [9NO]
    ------eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations 
        (H.R. 2539), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        312) [19DE]
    Interstate compacts: consent of Congress to additional powers 
        conferred upon the Bi-State Development Agency by Missouri and 
        Illinois (see H.J. Res. 78) [10MR]
    Land use: withdraw certain proposed regulations concerning rights-
        of-way (see H. Res. 25) [9JA]
    Mass transit: standards and procedures for arbitrators relative to 
        labor disputes involving transit agencies in the National 
        Capital area (see H.R. 1463) [6AP]
    Metric system: modification of highway signs (see H.R. 1173) [8MR]
    Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles 
        (see H.R. 2200) [4AU]
    ------improve traffic safety performance of high risk drivers (see 
        H.R. 1866) [15JN]
    ------increase utility of title information to law enforcement 
        officers (see H.R. 2803) [18DE]
    ------reform rental car company agreements relative to liability 
        and collision damage waivers (see H.R. 175) [9JA]
    ------remove limitations on maximum driving and on-duty time of 
        utility vehicle operators and drivers (see H.R. 2144) [31JY]
    ------repeal certain Clean Air Act ozone nonattainment area 
        provisions relative to mandatory State vehicle inspection and 
        maintenance programs (see H.R. 480) [11JA]
    ------school bus safety (see H.R. 1884) [16JN]
    National Driver Register: transfer management of functions (see 
        H.R. 2558) [30OC]
    National Highway System: designate (see H.R. 2274, 2349) [7SE] 
        [18SE]
    ------designate (H.R. 2274), consideration (see H. Res. 224) 
        [19SE]
    New York, NY: funding for subway system improvements (see H.R. 
        2321) [13SE]
    Oceans: reduce regulations on international transportation and 
        eliminate the Federal Maritime Commission (see H.R. 2149) 
        [1AU]
    Public works: economic development programs (see H.R. 300, 2145) 
        [9JA] [31JY]
    ------provide incentives for the creation of jobs and restoration 
        of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591) [9MY]
    Railroads: abolish the Local Rail Freight Assistance Program (see 
        H.R. 2216) [4AU]
    ------employee protection benefits (see H.R. 1357) [29MR]
    ------preservation of infrastructure (see H.R. 2205) [4AU]
    Roads and highways: complete construction of the Hubbard 
        Expressway in the vicinity of Youngstown, OH (see H.R. 454) 
        [9JA]
    ------establish highway corridor demonstration project from 
        Chihuahua, Mexico, through El Paso, TX, to Denver, CO (see 
        H.R. 202) [9JA]
    ------maximum speed limit (see H.R. 427, 1007) [9JA] [21FE]
    ------resolution of claims relative to right-of-ways across 
        Federal lands (see H.R. 2081) [20JY]
    ------study methods to reduce accidents caused by drivers falling 
        asleep while operating certain commercial motor vehicles (see 
        H.R. 456) [9JA]
    ------treatment of Federal highway funds relative to drunken 
        driving by minors (see H.R. 2319) [13SE]
    ------treatment of Federal highway funds relative to sale of 
        alcoholic beverages to minors (see H.R. 2088, 2328) [20JY] 
        [13SE]
    Ships and vessels: limit State authority to regulate certain 
        activities (see H.R. 116) [9JA]
    Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid 
        waste (see H.R. 24, 225, 227, 342, 603, 1080, 1085, 1180, 
        1249, 1288, 2323, 2443, 2838) [9JA] [20JA] [28FE] [9MR] [15MR] 
        [22MR] [13SE] [29SE] [22DE]
    Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: validate certain conveyances 
        made in Reno, NV, and Tulare, CA (see H.R. 1784) [7JN]
    States: eliminate noncompliance penalties relative to safety belt, 
        motorcycle helmet, speed limit, and drinking age laws (see 
        H.R. 607) [20JA]
    Taxation: apply rehabilitation credit to historic ships, 
        aircrafts, and other vessels (see H.R. 2054) [18JY]
    ------establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see 
        H.R. 2789) [15DE]
    ------excise exemption for air transportation relative to medical 
        care (see H.R. 635) [23JA]
    ------exclude ferries from the excise tax intended for gambling 
        vessels (see H.R. 1603) [10MY]
    ------treatment of transportation fuels (see H.R. 409) [9JA]
    Trucking industry: operation of certain uncovered commercial 
        vehicles on highways (see H.R. 2153) [1AU]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2002) [20OC]

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    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (H.R. 2539) [18DE]
    National Highway System Designation (S. 440) [15NO]
  Messages
    Dept. of Transportation Report on Hazardous Materials 
        Transportation: President Clinton [11OC]
    Federal Railroad Safety Act Administration: President Clinton 
        [8MR]
    Highway and Motor Vehicle Safety Report: President Clinton [21SE]
  Motions
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2002) [8SE]
    National Highway System: designate (S. 440) [20SE]
  Reports filed
    Amtrak Appropriations and Management Reform: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1788) (H. 
        Rept. 104-299) [30OC]
    Consent of Congress to Additional Powers Conferred Upon the Bi-
        State Development Agency by Missouri and Illinois: Committee 
        on the Judiciary (House) (H.J. Res. 78) (H. Rept. 104-377) 
        [4DE]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2002, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 241) (H. Rept. 104-289) [24OC]
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2539, Interstate 
        Commerce Commission Termination Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 104-425) [19DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1788, Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 284) (H. Rept. 104-370) 
        [29NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        194) (H. Rept. 104-195) [19JY]
    Consideration of H.R. 2274, National Highway System Designation: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 224) (H. Rept. 104-252) 
        [19SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2539, ICC Elimination and Transportation 
        Regulation Reform: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 259) 
        (H. Rept. 104-329) [9NO]
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2002) (H. Rept. 104-286) [20OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2002) (H. Rept. 
        104-177) [11JY]
    District of Columbia Emergency Highway Relief Act: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2017) (H. 
        Rept. 104-217) [31JY]
    ICC Elimination and Transportation Regulation Reform: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2539) (H. 
        Rept. 104-311) [6NO]
    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2539) (H. Rept. 104-422) [18DE]
    National Highway System Designation: Committee of Conference (S. 
        440) (H. Rept. 104-345) [15NO]
    ------Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 
        2274) (H. Rept. 104-246) [14SE]
    Nuclear Waste Policy Act Amendments: Committee on Commerce (House) 
        (H.R. 1020) (H. Rept. 104-254) [20SE]
    Ocean Shipping Reform Act: Committee on Transportation and 
        Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2149) (H. Rept. 104-303) [1NO]
    Reduction of Work-Related Vehicle Trips in Ozone Nonattainment 
        Areas: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 325) (H. Rept. 104-
        387) [6DE]

TRASH
see Refuse Disposal

TRAVEL
see Tourist Trade

TRAVERSE CITY, MI
  Bills and resolutions
    Coast Guard: transfer of certain property to the Traverse City 
        Area Public School District (see H.R. 378) [9JA]

TREATIES AND AGREEMENTS
  Bills and resolutions
    Arms control: withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile Treaty 
        (see H.R. 2483) [17OC]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2417) 
        [28SE]
    China, People's Republic of: approve governing international 
        fishery agreement (see H.R. 542) [17JA]
    ------protection of intellectual property rights (see H. Res. 50) 
        [30JA]
    Convention Against Torture and Other Forms of Cruel, Inhuman, and 
        Degrading Treatment or Punishment: implementation (see H.R. 
        1416) [5AP]
    Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest 
        Atlantic Fisheries: implementation (see H.R. 622) [20JA]
    Crime: negotiation of bilateral prisoner transfer treaties (see 
        H.R. 552) [18JA]
    Dept. of Defense: withdrawal of military forces permanently 
        stationed in foreign countries that do not assume nonpersonnel 
        costs of such forces (see H.R. 2788) [15DE]
    Estonia: approve governing international fishery agreement (see 
        H.R. 543) [17JA]
    Foreign trade: ensure protection of worker rights and 
        environmental standards in any trade agreement (see H.R. 2714) 
        [5DE]
    ------provide trade agreements authority to the President (see 
        H.R. 2371) [21SE]
    France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear 
        weapons (see H. Con. Res. 80; H. Res. 174) [27JN] [30JN]
    International Dolphin Conservation Program: implement (see H.R. 
        2823) [21DE]
    International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva 
        Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587) [7NO]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: nuclear weapons 
        proliferation (see H.J. Res. 83, 85; H. Con. Res. 19) [25JA] 
        [30MR]
    Montreal Protocol: make regulatory correction relative to methyl 
        bromide (see H.R. 2230) [4AU]
    NAFTA: effect on Caribbean Basin Initiative (see H.R. 465, 553) 
        [11JA] [18JA]
    ------funding of infrastructure projects relative to border 
        traffic (see H.R. 2743) [7DE]
    ------withdraw supplemental agreements on labor and environmental 
        cooperation (see H.R. 796) [2FE]
    ------withdrawal (see H.R. 499, 2651) [13JA] [16NO]
    Organazation for Economic Cooperation and Development: 
        congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding 
        trade agreement (see H.R. 2754) [11DE]
    Pakistan: transfer of F-16 aircraft and associated parts and 
        equipment (see H.R. 1397) [5AP]
    Panama: negotiation of a new agreement relative to the presence of 
        U.S. Armed Forces and the Panama Canal (see H. Con. Res. 4, 9) 
        [9JA]
    U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220) [12SE]
    Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876) 
        [16JN]
  Messages
    Atomic Energy Act: President Clinton [9MR]
    Cooperation Agreement for Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy Between 
        the U.S. and the European Atomic Energy Community: President 
        Clinton [29NO]
    Fishery Agreement With Estonia: President Clinton [19JA]
    Fishery Agreement With Latvia: President Clinton [20JN]
    National Emergency Relative to Proliferation of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction: President Clinton [16FE] [18MY] [8NO]
    Nuclear Proliferation: President Clinton [7JN]
    Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and South 
        Africa Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President 
        Clinton [29SE]
    U.S.-Bulgarian Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Agreement: President 
        Clinton [4AU]
  Reports filed
    Atlantic Tunas Convention Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 541) (H. Rept. 104-109) [1MY]
    ------Committee on Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 541) (H. Rept. 
        104-109) [27JN]
    Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest 
        Atlantic Fisheries Implementation: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 622) (H. Rept. 104-41) [21FE]
    Foreign Trade Agreements Authority to the President: Committee on 
        Ways and Means (House) (H.R. 2371) (H. Rept. 104-285) [20OC]

TRIAD (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 1359) [29MR]

TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: prohibit economic and military assistance relative 
        to illicit drug trafficking (see H.R. 1125) [3MR]

TRINITY RIVER BASIN FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 2243) [4AU]
  Reports filed
    Trinity River Fish and Wildlife Restoration: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2243) (H. Rept. 104-395) [11DE]

TRUCKING INDUSTRY
related term(s) Cargo Transportation
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination 
        Act [30NO] [12DE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Government regulations: operation of certain uncovered commercial 
        vehicles on highways (see H.R. 2153) [1AU]
    Hazardous substances: exempt small cargo tank vehicles carrying 
        petroleum products from certain transportation regulations 
        (see H.R. 1203) [10MR]
    ICC: eliminate (see H.R. 1436) [6AP]
    ------eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations (see 
        H.R. 2539) [26OC]
    ------eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations 
        (H.R. 2539), consideration (see H. Res. 259) [9NO]
    ------eliminate and reform certain transportation regulations 
        (H.R. 2539), consideration of conference report (see H. Res. 
        312) [19DE]
    Roads and highways: study methods to reduce accidents caused by 
        drivers falling asleep while operating certain commercial 
        motor vehicles (see H.R. 456) [9JA]
    States: regulation of nonconsensual tow truck operations (see H.R. 
        866) [8FE]
    Transportation: reform regulation of transportation industries and 
        rail carriers (see H.R. 1436) [6AP]
  Conference reports
    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act (H.R. 2539) [18DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2539, Interstate 
        Commerce Commission Termination Act: Committee on Rules 
        (House) (H. Res. 312) (H. Rept. 104-425) [19DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2539, ICC Elimination and Transportation 
        Regulation Reform: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 259) 
        (H. Rept. 104-329) [9NO]
    ICC Elimination and Transportation Regulation Reform: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2539) (H. 
        Rept. 104-311) [6NO]
    Interstate Commerce Commission Termination Act: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 2539) (H. Rept. 104-422) [18DE]

TRUMAN, HARRY S (33d President of the United States)
  Appointments
    Harry S Truman Scholarship Foundation Board of Trustees [16MY]

TRUTH IN LENDING ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Consumers: credit card fees (see H.R. 1169) [8MR]
    Courts: moratorium on certain class action lawsuits (see H.R. 
        1380) [3AP]
    Credit cards: require additional disclosures of account 
        information and study industry competitiveness (see H.R. 1105) 
        [1MR]
    Creditors: clarify intent and reduce regulatory burdens (see H.R. 
        1184) [9MR]
    Financial institutions: clarify regulations relative to mortgage 
        fees and disclosure requirements (see H.R. 2399) [27SE]

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TRUTH IN SAVINGS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Repeal (see H.R. 337) [9JA]

TULARE, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: validate certain conveyances 
        made in Reno, NV, and Tulare, CA (see H.R. 1784) [7JN]

TURKEY, REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Armenia: anniversary of genocide (see H. Con. Res. 47) [23MR]
    Cyprus: dispute resolution (see H. Con. Res. 42) [16MR]
    ------implement efforts to eliminate restrictions on the enclaved 
        people of Cyprus (see H.R. 2223) [4AU]
    Foreign aid: restrict foreign and military assistance conditional 
        to human rights standards (see H.R. 1274) [21MR]
    Foreign policy: suspend proposed sale of the Army Tactical Missile 
        System relative to human rights activities and the trade 
        embargo of Armenia (see H. Con. Res. 124, 125) [21DE] [22DE]
    Northern Iraq: invasion (see H. Res. 124) [30MR]
    Religion: protection and continued livelihood of the Eastern 
        Orthodox Ecumenical Patriarchate (see H. Con. Res. 50) [28MR]

TWIN DRILL (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Conversion: extension of deadline (see H.R. 1196) [9MR]

TYONEK NATIVE CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims 
        Settlement Act (see H.R. 2560) [30OC]

U.S. ACADEMY FOR DEMOCRACY AND CIVIL-MILITARY RELATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2652) [16NO]

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY
  Appointments
    Board of Visitors [27JN]

U.S. ARMS CONTROL AND DISARMAMENT AGENCY
see Arms Control

U.S. COAST GUARD ACADEMY
  Appointments
    Board of Visitors [6JN]

U.S. ENRICHMENT CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Privatization (see H.R. 1216) [13MR]
  Reports filed
    Privatization: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1216) (H. Rept. 
        104-86) [23MR]

U.S. FISH AND WILDLIFE SERVICE
  Bills and resolutions
    Fish and fishing: feasibility study to establish a national 
        angler's license (see H.R. 406) [9JA]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 
        1675) [18MY]
  Reports filed
    National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 1675) (H. Rept. 104-218) [31JY]

U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL
  Appointments
    Members [22MR]

U.S. INFORMATION AGENCY
related term(s) Department of State
  Bills and resolutions
    Au pair programs: extension (see H.R. 2767) [13DE]
    Motion pictures: distribution within U.S. of film entitled 
        ``Fragile Ring of Life'' (see H.R. 2070) [19JY]

U.S. INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY ORGANIZATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2533) [25OC]

U.S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY
  Appointments
    Board of Visitors [7SE]

U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY
  Appointments
    Board of Visitors [16MY]

U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY
  Appointments
    Board of Visitors [16MY]

U.S. SENTENCING COMMISSION
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: minimum mandatory sentencing (see H.R. 437) [9JA]

U.S. TRADE ADMINISTRATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2124) [27JY]

UKRAINE
related term(s) Commonwealth of Independent States
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: support democratic and sovereignty efforts and 
        political and economic progress (see H. Con. Res. 120) [15DE]

UNDERWOOD, ROBERT A. (a Delegate from Guam)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Armed Forces: commissioning of officers relative to reserve 
        officer appointment requirement (see H.R. 2016) [11JY]
    Dept. of Defense: outline congressional response to the 
        possibility of reduction or elimination of the commissary and 
        exchange networks (see H. Con. Res. 45) [21MR]
    Endangered species: designation of critical habitat areas and 
        national wildlife refuges (see H.R. 2253) [4AU]
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: representation of Guam and the 
        Virgin Islands on board of directors (see H.R. 1939) [27JN]
    Fish and fishing: develop fishery resources within the U.S. 
        economic zone (see H.R. 2369) [20SE]
    Guam: establish commonwealth (see H.R. 1056) [24FE]
    ------restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in 
        World War II (see H.R. 2041) [13JY]
    ------SSI benefits (see H.R. 1069) [27FE]
    House of Representatives: repeal requirement that Delegates from 
        the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa be elected by a 
        separate ballot (see H.R. 2254) [4AU]
    Northern Mariana Islands: provide for military service academy 
        appointments (see H.R. 1689) [23MY]
    Virgin Islands: SSI benefits (see H.R. 1069) [27FE]

UNEMPLOYMENT
related term(s) Employment
  Bills and resolutions
    Dept. of HUD: grants to depressed communities for economic 
        development based on unemployment level (see H.R. 1017) [22FE]
    Economy: extend emergency compensation (see H.R. 2572) [1NO]
    ------national objectives priority assignments (see H.R. 1050) 
        [24FE]
    Employment: allowances for workers undergoing retraining after 
        being displaced by NAFTA consequences (see H.R. 1231) [14MR]
    ------training assistance (see H.R. 998) [21FE]
    Families and domestic relations: unemployment compensation 
        relative to family or medical leave reasons (see H.R. 1730) 
        [25MY]
    Federal employees: priority placement program for employees 
        affected by reductions-in-force (see H.R. 2082) [20JY]
    ------reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions 
        (see H.R. 2825) [21DE]
    Immigration: prohibit Federal benefits for illegal aliens (see 
        H.R. 341) [9JA]
    Public works: provide employment opportunities during repair and 
        renovation of community facilities (see H.R. 1282) [21MR]
    Railroads: administration of the Railroad Retirement System and 
        railroad unemployment insurance (see H.R. 2233) [4AU]
    Taxation: economic recovery incentives for areas affected by 
        employment losses in the financial institution and real estate 
        sectors (see H.R. 2015) [11JY]
    ------eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment compensation 
        on election worker services (see H.R. 2809) [19DE]
    ------permit penalty-free withdrawals from certain retirement 
        accounts by unemployed individuals (see H.R. 1148) [7MR]
    ------State establishment of health insurance systems for 
        temporarily unemployed individuals (see H.R. 2432) [29SE]
    ------treatment of certain contributions relative to veterans' 
        reemployment (see H.R. 1469) [7AP]
    ------treatment of certain personal care services under the 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 1919) [22JN]
    ------treatment of Indian tribal governments as local governments 
        or nonprofit organizations relative to unemployment 
        compensation (see H.R. 838) [6FE]
    ------treatment of religious schools relative to Federal 
        unemployment tax (see H.R. 1492) [7AP]
    ------treatment of unemployment compensation (see H.R. 1027, 2461) 
        [23FE] [11OC]
    ------treatment of unemployment compensation from Indian tribal 
        governments (see H.R. 1881) [16JN]

UNFUNDED MANDATE REFORM ACT
  Appointments
    Conferees: S. 1, provisions [1FE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Consumer Price Index: calculation (see H.R. 815; H. Res. 45) 
        [26JA] [3FE]
    Enact (see H.R. 5) [9JA]
    Enact (H.R. 5): consideration (see H. Res. 38) [18JA]
  Conference reports
    Provisions (S. 1) [13MR]
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 5) [30JA] [31JA] [1FE]
    Enact (S. 1) [1FE]
    ------conference report [16MR]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 5, Provisions: Committee on Rules (House) 
        (H. Res. 38) (H. Rept. 104-2) [18JA]
    Provisions: Committee of Conference (S. 1) (H. Rept. 104-76) 
        [13MR]
    ------Committee on Rules (House) (H.R. 5) (H. Rept. 104-1) [13JA]

UNION COUNTY, NJ
  Bills and resolutions
    FAA: transfer Eastern Regional Office to Union County, NJ (see 
        H.R. 2832) [22DE]

UNITED KINGDOM OF GREAT BRITAIN AND NORTHERN IRELAND
  Appointments
    United Kingdom-U.S. Interparliamentary Group [28SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign policy: loan guarantees for Ireland and Northern Ireland 
        (see H.R. 2783) [14DE]
    Ireland: seek negotiations among European countries and financial 
        institutions on the establishment of an Ireland Development 
        Bank (see H. Con. Res. 121) [15DE]
    Northern Ireland: adherence with the MacBride Principles by U.S. 
        persons doing business (see H.R. 470) [11JA]
    ------peace efforts (see H. Con. Res. 44) [16MR]
    ------U.S. policy on paramilitary groups and British security 
        forces (see H.R. 245) [9JA]

UNITED KINGDOM-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP
  Appointments
    Members [28SE]

UNITED MINE WORKERS OF AMERICA
  Bills and resolutions
    Taxation: treatment of United Mine Workers of America combined 
        benefit fund premiums (see H.R. 1370, 2410) [30MR] [27SE]

UNITED NATIONS
  Bills and resolutions
    Armed Forces: award Purple Heart to individuals killed or wounded 
        due to friendly fire during peacekeeping activities (see H.R. 
        1376) [3AP]
    ------encourage an extra place setting at holiday season tables as 
        a reminder of U.S. peacekeeping forces in Bosnia and 
        Herzegovina (see H. Res. 315) [19DE]
    ------prohibit uniform requirements involving the display of U.N. 
        insignia (see H.R. 2540) [26OC]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: investigation of war crimes (see H. Res. 
        282) [20NO]

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    ------lift U.S. arms embargo (see H.R. 1172) [8MR]
    ------lift U.S. arms embargo (S. 21), consideration (see H. Res. 
        204) [28JY]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (see H.R. 2550, 2606, 2770) [26OC] [9NO] [13DE]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (H.R. 2606), consideration (see H. Res. 273) 
        [16NO]
    ------require congressional approval prior to U.S. military 
        intervention (H.R. 2770), consideration (see H. Res. 304) 
        [13DE]
    ------U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between 
        Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. Con. Res. 118; H. 
        Res. 295, 298, 302) [6DE] [12DE] [13DE]
    ------U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between 
        Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 304) [13DE]
    ------U.S. military intervention (see H.R. 2417; H. Res. 247, 305, 
        306) [28SE] [30OC] [13DE]
    ------U.S. military intervention (H. Res. 306), consideration (see 
        H. Res. 304) [13DE]
    Burma: restore democratic rule (see H. Res. 274) [17NO]
    China, Republic of: U.N. membership (see H. Con. Res. 12, 63) 
        [9JA] [7AP]
    Committee To Oversee the Conduct of Operation Joint Endeavor/Task 
        Force Eagle (Joint): establish (see H.J. Res. 135; H. Con. 
        Res. 126) [20DE] [22DE]
    Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization: U.S. 
        membership (see H. Res. 152) [17MY]
    Foreign policy: require U.S. opposition to any proposal to create 
        financing mechanisms designed to prevent or resolve the 
        insolvency of sovereign nations (see H.R. 2731) [6DE]
    ------U.S. role in peacekeeping operations (see H.R. 631) [23JA]
    Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical 
        devices (see H.R. 1300) [22MR]
    Kosovo: civil liberties violations against ethnic Albanians (see 
        H.R. 1360) [30MR]
    National security: revitalize (H.R. 7), consideration (see H. Res. 
        83) [13FE]
    Taxation: treatment of Armed Forces members performing services in 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina (see H.R. 2837) [22DE]
    U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220) [12SE]
    U.N. World Conference on Women: meeting (see H. Con. Res. 77, H.R. 
        2047) [15JN] [17JY]
    ------support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 119) [13DE]
    U.S. contributions: limit (see H.R. 211) [9JA]
    U.S. withdrawal (see H.R. 2535) [25OC]
    Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876) 
        [16JN]
    World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see 
        H.R. 966) [15FE]
  Messages
    Activities of the U.S. Government in the U.N.: President Clinton 
        [6SE]
    National Emergency Relative to Serbia and Montenegro: President 
        Clinton [10MY] [18JY] [11DE] [27DE]
    Ordering of Armed Forces Selected Reserve to Active Duty: 
        President Clinton [11DE]
  Motions
    National security: revitalize (H.R. 7) [16FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H. Res. 302, U.S. Military Enforcement of Peace 
        Agreement Between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim Forces in 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        304) (H. Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of H. Res. 306, U.S. Military Intervention in Bosnia 
        and Herzegovina: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. 
        Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of H.R. 7, National Security Revitalization Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 83) (H. Rept. 104-31) 
        [13FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 2606, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 273) (H. Rept. 104-349) [16NO]
    Consideration of H.R. 2770, Congressional Approval Prior to U.S. 
        Military Intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 304) (H. Rept. 104-405) [13DE]
    Consideration of S. 21, Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 204) (H. Rept. 104-213) 
        [28JY]
    National Security Revitalization Act: Committee on Intelligence 
        (House, Select) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 104-18) [6FE]
    ------Committee on International Relations (House) (H.R. 7) (H. 
        Rept. 104-18) [6FE]
    ------Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 7) (H. Rept. 
        104-18) [6FE]

UNITED TECHNOLOGIES CORP.
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for 
        display of RAH-66 Comanche helicopter (see H. Con. Res. 74) 
        [13JN]

UPTON, FRED (a Representative from Michigan)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    CERCLA: amend (see H.R. 200) [9JA]
    ------liability allocation process among potentially responsible 
        parties (see H.R. 1616) [11MY]
    Dept. of Energy: disposal of spent nuclear fuel and high level 
        radioactive waste (see H.R. 1174) [8MR]
    Foreign trade: expand authority for the export of drugs or medical 
        devices (see H.R. 1300) [22MR]
    Hazardous substances: nuclear waste disposal (see H.R. 1020) 
        [23FE]
    Health: clinical laboratory diagnostic testing services (see H.R. 
        1461) [6AP]
    House of Representatives: official mail allowance (see H.R. 458) 
        [9JA]
    Members of Congress: prohibit representation of foreign 
        governments after leaving office (see H.R. 459) [9JA]
    Motor vehicles: average fuel economy standards for automobiles 
        (see H.R. 2200) [4AU]
    ------delay implementation of enhanced vehicle inspection and 
        maintenance programs (see H.R. 495) [11JA]
    POW/MIA: granting of asylum to certain foreign nationals assisting 
        in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 460) [9JA]
    Solid waste: State control over transportation of municipal solid 
        waste (see H.R. 1180) [9MR]
    Taxation: eliminate State requirement to pay unemployment 
        compensation on election worker services (see H.R. 2809) 
        [19DE]

URBAN AREAS
related term(s) Rural Areas
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: provide incentives for the maintenance of farmland in 
        production capacity (see H.R. 2429) [29SE]
    Business and industry: availability of credit to businesses 
        relative to communities facing economic distress (see H.R. 
        288) [9JA]
    California Urban Environmental Research and Education Center: 
        continuation of operations (see H.R. 1781) [7JN]
    Children and youth: provide grants to establish teen resource and 
        education centers (see H.R. 1283) [21MR]
    Community service: provide grants to nonprofit organizations to 
        develop open spaces in urban areas (see H.R. 936) [14FE]
    Dept. of HUD: abolish (see H.R. 1098, 2198) [1MR] [4AU]
    ------grants for economic development loan assistance in certain 
        Federal enterprise communities (see H.R. 494) [11JA]
    ------grants to depressed communities for economic development 
        based on unemployment level (see H.R. 1017) [22FE]
    District of Columbia: confirm and enforce limitations on the 
        height of buildings and roof structures (see H.R. 1324) [24MR]
    Domestic policy: promote national agenda (see H.R. 1297) [22MR]
    Economy: promote revitalization through Federal assistance for 
        cleanup of abandoned or contaminated properties (see H.R. 
        2178) [3AU]
    Federal aid programs: economic redevelopment (see H.R. 1381) [3AP]
    Housing: amend and extend certain housing and community 
        development laws (see H.R. 30) [9JA]
    ------establish a national property reinsurance program directed 
        at underserved areas (see H.R. 1517) [7AP]
    States: establish grants to reduce crime and poverty in poor 
        neighborhoods (see H.R. 1414) [5AP]
    Taxation: allow credit for construction and renovation of 
        nonresidential buildings in distressed areas (see H.R. 1519) 
        [7AP]
    ------corporate financial incentives for small businesses 
        operating in urban enterprise zones (see H.R. 1072) [28FE]
    ------credit for business investments in economically distressed 
        areas (see H.R. 2713) [5DE]
    ------establish intercity passenger rail service trust fund (see 
        H.R. 2789) [15DE]
    ------provide incentives for enterprise zone investment (see H.R. 
        792) [2FE]
    ------tax credit for investment in the revitalization of 
        communities (see H.R. 2097, 2138, 2163) [21JY] [28JY] [2AU]
    Water: regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the 
        equivalent of secondary treatment (see H.R. 794, 1943) [2FE] 
        [28JN]
  Messages
    National Urban Policy Report: President Clinton [3AU]
  Reports filed
    Regard Certain Municipal Water Treatment Facilities as the 
        Equivalent of Secondary Treatment: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1943) (H. Rept. 104-192) 
        [18JY]

UTAH
  Bills and resolutions
    Goshute Indian Reservation: designate additional lands (see H.R. 
        2464) [11OC]
    Great Western Scenic Trail: designate (see H.R. 531) [17JA]
    Manti-La Sal National Forest: expand boundary (see H.R. 2035) 
        [13JY]
    Public lands: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 
        1745) [6JN]
    ------designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 303) [13DE]
    Public works: allow for prepayment of Federal repayment contracts 
        by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (see H.R. 1823) 
        [13JN]
    Snowbasin Ski Area: land exchange (see H.R. 2402, 2824) [27SE] 
        [21DE]
    Wilderness areas: designate certain lands (see H.R. 1500) [7AP]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1745, Utah Wilderness Lands Designation: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 303) (H. Rept. 104-404) 
        [13DE]
    Great Western Scenic Trail Designation: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 531) (H. Rept. 104-54) [27FE]
    Snowbasin, UT, Ski Area Land Exchange: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2402) (H. Rept. 104-409) [15DE]
    Utah Wilderness Lands Designation: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1745) (H. Rept. 104-396) [11DE]

UTILITIES
see Public Utilities

VALLEJO, CA
  Bills and resolutions
    Water: allow sharing of Federal water delivery canal space of the 
        Solano Project (see H.R. 2229) [4AU]

VANCOUVER NATIONAL HISTORIC RESERVE
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2172) [2AU]

VANS
see Common Carriers

VELAZQUEZ, NYDIA M. (a Representative from New York)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Health: prohibit discrimination relative to exposure to hazardous 
        substances (see H.R. 2691) [29NO]
    Immigration: treatment of certain aliens entering the U.S. without 
        inspection (see H.R. 2716) [5DE]

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    Lower East Side Tenement Museum National Historic Site: establish 
        (see H.R. 2344) [14SE]
    Medicaid: require HMOs and other managed care plans to make 
        payments relative to assistance provided by school-based 
        health centers (see H.R. 2420) [28SE]

VENTO, BRUCE F. (a Representative from Minnesota)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000) 
        [21FE]
    American Heritage Areas Partnership Program: establish (see H.R. 
        1301) [22MR]
    Financial institutions: reform regulatory process and paperwork 
        requirements (see H.R. 2158) [1AU]
    Immigration: naturalization of aliens who served with special 
        guerrilla units in Laos (see H.R. 1490) [7AP]
    Public welfare programs: exclude certain programs from liability 
        provisions of electronic benefits transfer (see H.R. 1485) 
        [7AP]
    Taxation: treatment of Government pensions relative to Social 
        Security benefits (see H.R. 2272) [6SE]

VENTURE CAPITAL MARKETING ASSOCIATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Establish (see H.R. 2806) [18DE]

VERMONT
  Bills and resolutions
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact: consent (see 
        H.R. 558) [18JA]
    ------consent (H.R. 558), consideration (see H. Res. 313) [19DE]
    Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact: 
        congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 129) [30NO]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 558, Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste 
        Disposal Compact Consent: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        313) (H. Rept. 104-426) [19DE]

VETERANS
  Bills and resolutions
    American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of 
        war memorials (see H.R. 1809) [8JN]
    American Revolution: authorize the awarding of the Medal of Honor 
        to the unknown Vermonter who served and died in the 
        Continental Army (see H.R. 1964) [29JN]
    ------mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war 
        patriots (see H.R. 1776) [7JN]
    Armed Forces: expand eligibility for certain commissary benefits 
        (see H.R. 1727) [25MY]
    ------provide benefits under the survivor benefit plan to 
        surviving spouses of certain retired members (see H.R. 107) 
        [9JA]
    ------provide benefits under the survivor benefit plan to 
        surviving spouses of certain retirement-eligible reserve 
        members (see H.R. 1760) [7JN]
    Benefits: eliminate disparity between civilian and military 
        retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 38, 1994) [9JA] 
        [30JN]
    ------ensure payment regardless of Government financial status 
        (see H.R. 2626, 2632, 2813) [13NO] [14NO] [20DE]
    ------housing, training and employment programs (see H.R. 2289) 
        [8SE]
    ------restrict clothing allowance payments for incarcerated 
        veterans and assess disability benefits to veterans in nursing 
        homes (see H.R. 2155) [1AU]
    ------revisions of decisions based on clear and unmistakable error 
        (see H.R. 1483) [7AP]
    Bill of rights (see H.R. 549) [17JA]
    Brookhaven, NY: establish Dept. of Veterans Affairs ambulatory 
        care facility (see H.R. 2831) [22DE]
    Cemeteries and funerals: restoration of the grave marker allowance 
        (see H.R. 301) [9JA]
    Claims: retroactive determination of military disability benefits 
        eligibility (see H.R. 973) [16FE]
    Dept. of Defense: increase opportunities for veterans held as POW 
        during the Vietnam era to participate in procurement 
        activities (see H.R. 155) [9JA]
    ------increase opportunities for veterans with service-connected 
        disabilities to participate in procurement activities (see 
        H.R. 137) [9JA]
    ------treatment of future actuarial gains and losses to the 
        military retirement fund (see H.R. 568) [19JA]
    Dept. of HUD: improve the Housing Counseling Program (see H.R. 
        493) [11JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: authorizing appropriations for medical 
        facilities projects and leases (see H.R. 2814) [20DE]
    ------authorizing medical facilities construction appropriations 
        (see H.R. 1534) [2MY]
    ------compensation for children of veterans exposed to ionizing 
        radiation (see H.R. 2401) [27SE]
    ------determine locality salaries for certain nurse anesthetist 
        positions (see H.R. 1536) [2MY]
    ------display of POW/MIA flag at medical centers relative to full 
        accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA (see H.R. 2013) [11JY]
    ------establish mammography quality standards (see H.R. 882) [9FE]
    ------exempt certain full-time health care professionals from 
        restrictions on outside professional activities (see H.R. 
        1384) [4AP]
    ------expand services at veterans medical centers (see H.R. 2313) 
        [12SE]
    ------extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served 
        during World War II (see H.R. 44) [9JA]
    ------extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served 
        during wartime (see H.R. 2215) [4AU]
    ------extend certain authorities (see H.R. 2219, 2353) [4AU] 
        [19SE]
    ------limit per diem payments to State veterans homes (see H.R. 
        2112) [25JY]
    ------making continuing appropriations (see H.J. Res. 134) [20DE]
    ------making continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 134), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 317) [20DE]
    ------organization and administration of the Readjustment 
        Counseling Service (see H.R. 1429) [6AP]
    ------outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468) 
        [11JA]
    Disabled: allow certain veterans with service-connected 
        disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764) 
        [12DE]
    ------medical information sharing between the Social Security 
        Administration and the Dept. of Veterans Affairs for the 
        determination of disability status (see H.R. 1609) [10MY]
    Diseases: add bronchioloalveolar carcinoma to the list of service-
        connected diseases (see H.R. 368) [9JA]
    Education: increase monthly payments for veterans in certain 
        education programs (see H.R. 1634) [12MY]
    Employment: establish training programs to employ at public 
        housing authorities and management companies (see H.R. 505) 
        [13JA]
    ------technical corrections to training and employment programs 
        (see H.R. 1633) [12MY]
    ------training and employment programs (see H.R. 1593) [9MY]
    Federal aid programs: improve programs and benefits (see H.R. 
        1482) [7AP]
    Federal employees: employment preference for active duty service 
        veterans of Operation Desert Shield and Desert Storm (see H.R. 
        2510) [19OC]
    ------provide additional points on entrance examinations into the 
        competitive civil service (see H.R. 1648) [16MY]
    Flag--U.S.: designation of style used at burial (see H.R. 280) 
        [9JA]
    H. John Heinz III, Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nursing Care Center, 
        Aspinwall, PA: designate (see H.R. 2760) [12DE]
    Health: establish confidential database for the collection of 
        medical information (see H.R. 798) [2FE]
    ------extend eligibility period for inpatient or outpatient care 
        to those exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or 
        environmental hazards (see H.R. 1329) [28MR]
    ------extend eligibility period for priority health care to those 
        exposed to toxic substances, radiation, or environmental 
        hazards (see H.R. 1565) [3MY]
    ------improve health care programs (see H.R. 1385, 1468) [4AP] 
        [7AP]
    ------priority health care to those who received nasopharyngeal 
        irradiation treatments while in the Armed Forces (see H.R. 
        2080) [20JY]
    ------revise certain authorities on the management and contracting 
        of provision of health care services (see H.R. 2798) [15DE]
    Health care facilities: establish medical facility in south Texas 
        (see H.R. 336) [9JA]
    Housing: benefits relative to the purchase of residential 
        cooperative apartment units (see H.R. 1006) [21FE]
    ------exclude certain income from consideration for determining 
        rent paid for federally assisted housing (see H.R. 2091) 
        [21JY]
    ------extend certain veterans housing programs (see H.R. 1632) 
        [12MY]
    Income: dependency and indemnity compensation benefits relative to 
        remarriage of surviving spouses (see H.R. 469) [11JA]
    ------increase service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 
        2352, 2394) [19SE] [25SE]
    ------minimum survivor annuities for surviving spouses who remain 
        unmarried (see H.R. 1090) [1MR]
    ------permit concurrent receipt of military retired pay with 
        service-connected disability benefits (see H.R. 65, 303) [9JA]
    ------revise effective dates for discontinuance of compensation 
        and pension benefits (see H.R. 109) [9JA]
    Insurance: authorize termination of Servicemen's Group Life 
        Insurance coverage when premiums are unpaid (see H.R. 2157) 
        [1AU]
    ------reform plans and coverage (see H.R. 2156) [1AU]
    Jewish War Veterans: issue commemorative postage stamp honoring 
        anniversary (see H. Con. Res. 26) [13FE]
    Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, Walla Walla, 
        WA: designate (see H.R. 2322) [13SE]
    Medicare: limit penalty for late enrollment and establish special 
        enrollment for certain military retirees (see H.R. 2729) [6DE]
    ------reimbursement for services provided to eligible individuals 
        by military or veterans hospitals (see H.R. 861, 1767) [8FE] 
        [7JN]
    ------waive late enrollment penalty for certain military retirees 
        who live near closed military installations (see H.R. 875) 
        [9FE]
    Memorial Day: restore traditional observance (see H.R. 2603) [9NO]
    Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        1677) [18MY]
    Monuments and memorials: prohibit desecration of veterans' 
        memorials (see H.R. 2607) [9NO]
    National cemeteries: expand eligibility for burial of veterans who 
        die in State nursing homes (see H.R. 2513) [19OC]
    National Guard: honor guard functions at funerals for veterans 
        (see H.R. 299) [9JA]
    Navy Combat Action Ribbon: retroactive awarding to certain 
        individuals (see H.R. 895) [10FE]
    Pensions: cost-of-living contribution increases for uniformed 
        services retirees relative to survivor annuities (see H.R. 
        2102) [24JY]
    Philippines: benefit eligibility for certain service in the 
        military forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136) [6MR]
    Postal Service: exempt veterans' organizations from regulations 
        prohibiting the solicitation of contributions on postal 
        property (see H.R. 467) [11JA]
    POW: authorize the awarding of the Purple Heart to individuals who 
        were POW before certain date (see H.R. 1458) [6AP]
    POW/MIA: granting of asylum to certain foreign nationals assisting 
        in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 460) [9JA]
    Publications: provide that certain periodicals not be bound 
        publications for mail classification purposes (see H.R. 349) 
        [9JA]
    Rascon, Alfred: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2663) [17NO]
    Reservists: computation of retirement pay credit for military 
        reservists who are retained in active service (see H.R. 894) 
        [10FE]
    Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        2228) [4AU]

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    Serna, Marcelino: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        670) [25JA]
    Social Security: medicare reimbursement to Military Health 
        Services System (see H.R. 580) [19JA]
    ------repeal offset for annuities under the survivor benefit plan 
        for surviving spouses of retired Armed Forces members (see 
        H.R. 2214) [4AU]
    Taxation: allow tax credit to businesses who employ members of the 
        National Guard or Ready Reserve (see H.R. 471, 1168, 1532) 
        [11JA] [8MR] [2MY]
    ------clarify exclusion from gross income for veterans benefits 
        (see H.R. 972) [16FE]
    ------eligibility of veterans for mortgage revenue bond financing 
        (see H.R. 2193) [4AU]
    ------extend the veterans' adjustable rate mortgage demonstration 
        project (see H.R. 2370) [21SE]
    ------treatment of certain contributions relative to veterans' 
        reemployment (see H.R. 1469) [7AP]
    Thailand: demand release of imprisoned Hmong/Lao refugee camp 
        leaders and allow resettlement of Hmong refugees (see H. Con. 
        Res. 129) [27DE]
    VFW: amend charter to allow membership to veterans who have served 
        in South Korea (see H.R. 623) [20JA]
    Vietnamese Conflict: change the date for the beginning of the 
        Vietnam era for benefit eligibility purposes (see H.R. 1513) 
        [7AP]
    Vincent, Strong: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        1326) [28MR]
    World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners 
        at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. 
        Res. 73) [25MY]
    ------replacement of certain lost, damaged, or destroyed American 
        Theater Campaign Ribbons (see H.R. 1759) [7JN]
  Motions
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: making continuing appropriations (H.J. 
        Res. 134) [20DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.J. Res. 134, Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Continuing Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        317) (H. Rept. 104-428) [20DE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Appropriations for Medical Facilities 
        Projects and Leases: Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) 
        (H.R. 2814) (H. Rept. 104-443) [22DE]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs Authority Extension: Committee on 
        Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 2353) (H. Rept. 104-275) [12OC]
    Determine Locality Salaries for Certain Dept. of Veterans Affairs 
        Nurse Anesthetist Positions: Committee on Veterans Affairs 
        (House) (H.R. 1536) (H. Rept. 104-225) [2AU]
    Eligibility Period for Priority Health Care to Those Veterans 
        Exposed to Toxic Substances, Radiation, or Environmental 
        Hazards: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1565) (H. 
        Rept. 104-158) [26JN]
    Exempt Certain Full-Time Dept. of Veterans Affairs Health Care 
        Professionals From Restrictions on Outside Professional 
        Activities: Committee on Veterans Affairs (House) (H.R. 1384) 
        (H. Rept. 104-226) [2AU]
    Increase Service-Connected Disability Benefits for Veterans: 
        Committee on Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2394) (H. Rept. 
        104-273) [6OC]
    Veterans Housing, Training, and Employment Programs: Committee on 
        Veterans' Affairs (House) (H.R. 2289) (H. Rept. 104-397) 
        [11DE]

VETERANS' ADMINISTRATION
see Department of Veterans Affairs

VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARS
  Bills and resolutions
    Charter: amend to allow membership to veterans who have served in 
        South Korea (see H.R. 623) [20JA]

VICE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES (Albert Gore, Jr.)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
    Committee To Escort the President [24JA]
  Bills and resolutions
    Government: ensure stoppage of payment for the President, Vice 
        President, and Members of Congress during Government shutdown 
        (see H.R. 2373, 2671) [21SE] [20NO]

VICE PRESIDENTS OF THE UNITED STATES
  Bills and resolutions
    Government: constitutional amendment to limit terms for Members of 
        Congress, and the President and Vice President (see H.J. Res. 
        82) [29MR]

VIENNA, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    Aviation: Great Lakes International Air Cargo Superport 
        construction funding (see H.R. 2448) [29SE]

VIEQUES, PR
  Bills and resolutions
    Puerto Rico: transfer of certain lands on the Island of Vieques 
        (see H.R. 2159) [2AU]

VIETNAM, SOCIALIST REPUBLIC OF
  Bills and resolutions
    Commission on MIA and POW in Southeast Asia: establish (see H.R. 
        2174) [2AU]
    Foreign policy: encourage liberty (see H.R. 909) [13FE]
    ------funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to 
        cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 
        89) [18MY]
    ------normalization of relations (see H. Con. Res. 81, 88) [30JN] 
        [27JY]
    ------support peace and stability in the South China Sea (see H. 
        Res. 114) [10MR]
    Immigration: naturalization of aliens who served with special 
        guerrilla units in Laos (see H.R. 1490) [7AP]
    POW/MIA: granting of asylum to certain foreign nationals assisting 
        in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 460) [9JA]

VIETNAMESE CONFLICT
related term(s) War
  Bills and resolutions
    Commission on MIA and POW in Southeast Asia: establish (see H.R. 
        2174) [2AU]
    Dept. of Defense: increase opportunities for veterans held as POW 
        during the Vietnam era to participate in procurement 
        activities (see H.R. 155) [9JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: display of POW/MIA flag at medical 
        centers relative to full accounting of Vietnam-era POW/MIA 
        (see H.R. 2013) [11JY]
    Disabled: study providing services and benefits to individuals who 
        served with voluntary organizations assisting the Armed Forces 
        during the Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 179) [9JA]
    Immigration: naturalization of aliens who served with special 
        guerrilla units in Laos (see H.R. 1490) [7AP]
    POW/MIA: granting of asylum to certain foreign nationals assisting 
        in the return of living POW/MIA (see H.R. 460) [9JA]
    Rascon, Alfred: award Medal of Honor (see H.R. 2663) [17NO]
    Thailand: demand release of imprisoned Hmong/Lao refugee camp 
        leaders and allow resettlement of Hmong refugees (see H. Con. 
        Res. 129) [27DE]
    Veterans: change the date for the beginning of the Vietnam era for 
        benefit eligibility purposes (see H.R. 1513) [7AP]
    Vietnam: funding for diplomatic and economic relations relative to 
        cooperation with efforts to account for POW/MIA (see H.J. Res. 
        89) [18MY]
    ------normalization of relations (see H. Con. Res. 81, 88) [30JN] 
        [27JY]

VINCENT, STRONG
  Bills and resolutions
    Medal of Honor: posthumous award (see H.R. 1326) [28MR]

VIOLENT CRIME CONTROL AND LAW ENFORCEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Crime: require release of relevant information on violent sex 
        offenders (see H.R. 2137) [27JY]

VIOLENT CRIMINAL INCARCERATION ACT
  Motions
    Enact (H.R. 667) [9FE] [10FE]

VIRGIN ISLANDS
  Bills and resolutions
    Federal Home Loan Bank System: representation of Guam and the 
        Virgin Islands on board of directors (see H.R. 1939) [27JN]
    House of Representatives: repeal requirement that Delegates from 
        the Virgin Islands, Guam, and American Samoa be elected by a 
        separate ballot (see H.R. 2254) [4AU]
    SSI: benefits (see H.R. 1069) [27FE]

VIRGINIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Appalachian region: include additional counties (see H.R. 1165) 
        [8MR]
    Correctional institutions: transfer control of Lorton Correctional 
        Complex to the Bureau of Prisons (see H.R. 461) [9JA]
    George Washington Boyhood Home Foundation: preservation of Ferry 
        Farm (see H.R. 652) [24JA]
    Mass transit: standards and procedures for arbitrators relative to 
        labor disputes involving transit agencies in the National 
        Capital area (see H.R. 1463) [6AP]
    Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority: abolish the Board of 
        Review (see H.R. 775, 1036, 1101) [1FE] [24FE] [1MR]
    ------reorganize and establish local review of proposals affecting 
        noise pollution (see H.R. 836) [6FE]
    National Park System: improve (see H.R. 1091) [1MR]
    Shenandoah Valley National Battlefields: establish (see H.R. 763) 
        [31JA]
    Woodrow Wilson Memorial Bridge Authority: establish (see H.R. 
        2170) [2AU]
  Reports filed
    Virginia National Park System Improvement: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1091) (H. Rept. 104-176) [11JY]

VISCLOSKY, PETER J. (a Representative from Indiana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1817, military construction, family housing, and 
        base closure and realignment appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Budget: balance (see H.R. 1516) [7AP]
    Gambling: provide exemptions to gambling devices on certain 
        vessels on Lake Michigan (see H.R. 1419) [5AP]
    Indiana: watershed management plan for Lake George area (see H.R. 
        1107) [1MR]
    Water pollution: establish a national clean water trust fund (see 
        H.R. 1152) [7MR]

VITAMINS
  Bills and resolutions
    Food stamps: use of benefits to purchase nutritional supplements 
        (see H.R. 236) [9JA]

VOLKMER, HAROLD L. (a Representative from Missouri)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        23) [9JA]
    AFDC: reform (see H.R. 741) [30JA]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 22) [9JA]
    Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House): abolish and 
        establish an Independent Commission on Congressional Ethics 
        (see H.R. 2797) [15DE]
    ------minority party appointments (see H. Res. 42) [20JA]
    Crime: national policy to control crime and reform court 
        procedures (see H.R. 920) [13FE]
    FRS: authorize GAO to audit divisions, boards, committees, banks, 
        and branches (see H.R. 809) [2FE]
  Motions offered by
    Federal-State relations: reduce State and local costs due to 
        unfunded Federal mandates (H.R. 5) [30JA]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 1868) [28JN]

VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTER AND RESCUE SQUAD WORKER PROTECTION ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 94) [9JA]

VOLUNTEER FIREFIGHTERS
see Firefighters

VOLUNTEER WORKERS
related term(s) Community Service
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: grant immunity from personal civil liability during work 
        on behalf of governmental entities or nonprofit organizations 
        (see H.R. 911) [13FE]

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    Disabled: study providing services and benefits to individuals who 
        served with voluntary organizations assisting the Armed Forces 
        during the Vietnamese Conflict (see H.R. 179) [9JA]
    Employment: exempt from minimum wage and overtime requirements 
        individuals who volunteer their time for occupational 
        opportunity (see H.R. 1589) [9MY]
    FBI: use of volunteers for tours at training facilities and main 
        building (see H.R. 685) [26JA]
    Firefighters: exempt firefighters and rescue squad workers from 
        certain Fair Labor Standards Act provisions relative to 
        volunteer work in a professional capacity (see H.R. 94) [9JA]
    ------purchase of equipment by volunteer departments and emergency 
        medical service organizations with tax-exempt financing (see 
        H.R. 282) [9JA]
    Taxation: allow income tax credit to individuals active in 
        neighborhood crime watch organizations (see H.R. 2132) [27JY]
    ------treatment of length of service awards for volunteer 
        firefighters and emergency medical service personnel (see H.R. 
        1893) [20JN]

VOTES IN HOUSE
related term(s) House of Representatives
  Bills and resolutions
    House Rules: reduce time for recorded votes (see H. Res. 195) 
        [19JY]
    ------require a three-fifths majority on the passage of 
        legislation increasing income tax rates (see H. Res. 26) [9JA]
    ------require two-thirds vote to approve naming of Speaker Pro 
        Tempore (see H. Res. 196) [19JY]
  Recorded
    Accountability of Federal expenditures to the House of 
        Representatives (H. Res. 57): Armey motion to table appeal of 
        the ruling of the Chair [7FE]
    Agriculture, rural development, FDA, and related agencies programs 
        appropriations (H.R. 1976): Allard amendment (Dept. of 
        Agriculture administrative funding) [20JY]
    ------Castle amendment (agriculture, conservation, food, and rural 
        development programs funding) [20JY]
    ------conference report [12OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 188), previous question [18JY]
    ------Deutsch amendment (market promotion programs personnel 
        salary funding) [21JY]
    ------Durbin amendment (extension service program and tobacco crop 
        insurance funding) [20JY]
    ------Goodling amendment (WIC participation levels) [20JY]
    ------Hall of Ohio amendment (WIC participation levels) [20JY]
    ------Hoke amendment (Agriculture, Trade, and Development Program 
        funding) [21JY]
    ------Kennedy of Massachusetts amendment (market promotion program 
        for sale or export of alcohol or alcoholic beverages funding) 
        [21JY]
    ------Lowey amendment (limit subsidies for certain income levels) 
        [20JY]
    ------making [21JY]
    ------Obey amendment (market promotion programs personnel salary 
        funding) [21JY]
    ------Obey motion to recommit conference report [12OC]
    ------Olver amendment (livestock producer assistance personnel 
        salary funding) [21JY]
    ------Sanders amendment (Dept. of Agriculture Office of the Chief 
        Economist, Foreign Agricultural Service, and FDA funding) 
        [20JY]
    ------Sanford amendment (Beltsville, MD, Agricultural Research 
        Center office construction) [21JY]
    ------Skeen amendment (en bloc) [19JY]
    ------Walsh amendment (Federal meat inspection funding) [20JY]
    ------Zimmer amendment (promote and market corporate products 
        overseas) [21JY]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act (H.R. 402): amend [19SE]
    Alaska North Slope crude oil exports (H.R. 70): authorize [24JY]
    ------Gejdenson amendment (require ships exporting Alaskan oil to 
        be U.S.-flagged vessels) [24JY]
    ------Miller of California amendment (limit the average daily 
        volume of exports through the Alaskan pipeline) [24JY]
    Alaska Power Administration's sale of hydroelectric projects and 
        Alaska North Slope crude oil exports (S. 395): conference 
        report [8NO]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 256) [8NO]
    ------Miller of California motion to instruct conferees [25JY]
    ------Miller of California motion to recommit conference report 
        [8NO]
    American Overseas Interests Act (H.R. 1561): Ackerman amendment 
        (require cost-benefit analysis for consolidating foreign 
        affairs agencies into Dept. of State) [7JN]
    ------Burton amendment to Gilman amendment (AID funding) [8JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 155) [23MY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 156) [7JN]
    ------enact [8JN]
    ------Funderburk amendment (reduce Dept. of State expenses and 
        employee salaries) [23MY]
    ------Gilman amendment (en bloc) [8JN]
    ------Hamilton motion to recommit [8JN]
    ------Hastings of Florida amendment (Development Fund for Africa 
        funding) [24MY]
    ------Hoyer amendment to Gilman amendment (lift U.S. arms embargo 
        against Bosnia and Herzegovina) [8JN]
    ------Hyde amendment (amend the War Powers Resolution defining the 
        congressional and Presidential role in the use of troops 
        overseas) [7JN]
    ------McKinney amendment (military assistance relative to conduct 
        of foreign countries) [24MY]
    ------Morella amendment (population assistance funding relative to 
        abortions) [24MY]
    ------Smith of New Jersey amendment (population assistance funding 
        relative to abortions) [24MY]
    ------Smith of New Jersey amendment (repatriation of Indochinese 
        in Southeast Asian camps) [24MY]
    ------Wynn amendment (funding for debt relief for Latin American 
        and Caribbean countries [24MY]
    Amtrak Reform and Privatization Act (H.R. 1788): Collins of 
        Illinois amendment (limitation on noneconomic damages that a 
        railroad accident victim may recover) [30NO]
    ------enact [30NO]
    ------Nadler amendment (competition for track rights between rail 
        freight carriers) [30NO]
    Appointment of Anne D'Harnoncourt to the Board of Regents of the 
        Smithsonian Institution (H.J. Res. 111): confirm [7NO]
    Appointment of Homer A. Neal to the Board of Regents of the 
        Smithsonian Institution (H.J. Res. 69): confirm [7NO]
    Appointment of Howard H. Baker, Jr. to the Board of Regents of the 
        Smithsonian Institution (H.J. Res. 110): confirm [7NO]
    Appointment of Louis V. Gerstner, Jr., to the Board of Regents of 
        the Smithsonian Institution (H.J. Res. 112): confirm [7NO]
    Apprehension, detention, and deportation of criminal aliens (H.R. 
        668): facilitate [10FE]
    Attorney Accountability Act (H.R. 988): Berman amendment to McHale 
        amendment (award of costs and attorney's fees in civil 
        diversity litigation) [6MR]
    ------Bryant of Texas amendment (payment of legal expenses by 
        losing party in claims only against small businesses) [7MR]
    ------Burton amendment (percentage of legal expenses paid by 
        losing party) [7MR]
    ------Conyers amendment (exempt certain civil rights court cases 
        from mandatory sanctions on attorneys) [7MR]
    ------enact [7MR]
    ------Goodlatte amendment (award of costs and attorney's fees in 
        civil diversity litigation) [6MR]
    ------Hoke amendment (attorney contingency fees) [6MR]
    ------McHale amendment (legal determination of a frivolous 
        complaint) [6MR]
    Bombing of Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, Oklahoma City, OK 
        (H. Res. 135): condemn [2MY]
    Bosnia and Herzegovina Self-Defense Act (S. 21): enact [1AU]
    Budget 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 67): conference report [29JN]
    ------conference report, Walker motion to table Sabo motion to 
        reconsider previous question [29JN]
    ------conference report, previous question [29JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 149) [17MY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 149), previous question [17MY]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 175) [29JN]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 175), Castle 
        motion to table Hall of Ohio motion to reconsider previous 
        question [29JN]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 175), previous 
        question [29JN]
    ------Gephardt amendment (substitute) [18MY]
    ------Neumann amendment (substitute) [18MY]
    ------Payne of New Jersey amendment (substitute) [18MY]
    ------Sabo motion to instruct conferees (tax rates and earned 
        income tax credit) [8JN]
    ------setting forth [18MY]
    ------Whitfield motion to table Hall of Ohio motion to reconsider 
        consideration of conference report (H. Res. 175) [29JN]
    Budget rescissions and supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1158): 
        conference report [18MY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 115) [15MR]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 115), previous question [15MR]
    ------Crane amendment (vocational education program funding 
        through Corp. for Public Broadcasting rescissions) [15MR]
    ------DeLay amendment (OSHA rescissions relative to salaries and 
        expenses) [15MR]
    ------making [16MR]
    ------Murtha amendment (budget deficit reduction) [15MR]
    ------Obey amendment (establish a deficit reduction trust fund and 
        reduce discretionary spending limits) [15MR]
    ------Obey motion to instruct conferees [2MY]
    ------Obey motion to recommit [16MR]
    ------Obey motion to strike the enacting clause [16MR]
    ------Rohrabacher amendment (Dept. of Energy fossil energy 
        research and development funding) [15MR]
    ------Stearns amendment (rescind unobligated National Endowment 
        for the Arts funds) [16MR]
    ------Yates amendment (timber salvage sales on Federal lands) 
        [15MR]
    ------Young of Florida amendment (veterans' medical care and 
        hospital construction) [15MR]
    Budget rescissions and supplemental appropriations (H.R. 1944): 
        consideration (H. Res. 176) [29JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 176), Dreier motion to table 
        Beilenson motion to reconsider previous question [29JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 176), previous question [29JN]
    ------making [29JN]
    ------Obey motion to recommit (improve veterans health care 
        programs) [29JN]
    ------Walker motion to table Dreier motion to reconsider 
        consideration (H. Res. 176) [29JN]
    CBO economic assumptions to achieve a balanced Federal budget 
        (H.J. Res. 132): use [18DE]
    Chacoan Outliers Protection Act (H.R. 517): enact [14MR]
    Charitable Gift Annuity Antitrust Relief Act (H.R. 2525): enact 
        [28NO]
    China Policy Act (H.R. 2058): enact [20JY]
    Coast Guard appropriations (H.R. 1361): authorize [9MY]
    ------Traficant amendment (closure of small boat stations) [9MY]
    Committees of the House: permission to meet while the House is in 
        session [23JA] [13FE] [22MR] [16MY] [22JN] [10JY] [20SE]

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    ------permission to meet while the House is in session, previous 
        question [13FE]
    Committees of the House expenditures (H. Res. 107): authorizing 
        [15MR]
    Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act (H.R. 956): consideration 
        (H. Res. 109) [9MR]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 109), previous question [9MR]
    ------Conyers amendment (jurisdiction of Federal courts over 
        foreign manufacturers relative to product liability 
        litigation) [9MR]
    ------Conyers motion to instruct conferees (punitive damages for 
        senior citizens, women, and children) [9NO]
    ------Cox amendment (eliminate joint and several liability for 
        noneconomic losses in cases involving interstate commerce) 
        [9MR]
    ------Cox amendment (set maximum award of noneconomic damages in 
        medical liability claims) [9MR]
    ------enact [10MR]
    ------Furse amendment (allow unrestricted punitive damage awards) 
        [9MR]
    ------Gordon motion to recommit [10MR]
    ------Hoke amendment (provide that punitive damages after a 
        certain amount be awarded to the Dept. of the Treasury) [9MR]
    ------Schroeder amendment (limit punitive damage awards in product 
        liability litigation) [9MR]
    ------Schumer amendment (make public all records in product 
        liability litigation) [9MR]
    ------Schumer amendment (sunset provision) [10MR]
    ------Watt amendment (establish standards of proof in product 
        liability litigation) [9MR]
    Communications Act (H.R. 1555): Bliley amendment (competition and 
        deregulation of long distance telephone service) [4AU]
    ------Coburn amendment (television programs ratings system and 
        blocking of certain programming) [4AU]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 207) [2AU]
    ------Conyers amendment (review effects of deregulation on Bell 
        Telephone Cos.) [4AU]
    ------Cox amendment (provide means of restricting access to 
        unwanted materials in interactive telecommunications systems) 
        [4AU]
    ------enact [4AU]
    ------Markey amendment (limit aggregate national audience of 
        televisions stations or owners) [4AU]
    ------Markey amendment (promote competition between telephone 
        video services and cable systems) [4AU]
    ------Markey motion to recommit [4AU]
    ------Stupak amendment (authority of local governments to manage 
        public rights-of-way) [4AU]
    Concurrent budget resolution (H.R. 2491): conference report [17NO]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 245) [26OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 245), previous question [26OC]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 272) [17NO]
    ------Gephardt motion to recommitt [26OC]
    ------Orton amendment (substitute) [26OC]
    ------reconciliation [26OC]
    ------Sabo motion to instruct conferees [30OC]
    ------Senate amendment to conference report [20NO]
    Concurrent budget resolution (H.R. 2530): Burton motion to table 
        Taylor of Mississippi appeal of ruling of the Chair relative 
        to consideration (H. Res. 321) [22DE]
    Congressional Accountability Act (H.R. 1): enact [4JA]
    Congressional Accountability Act (S. 2): enact [17JA]
    Congressional adjournment (S. Con. Res. 20): consideration (H. 
        Res. 179) [30JN]
    Congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention in 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina (H.R. 2606): consideration (H. Res. 
        273) [17NO]
    ------require [17NO]
    Congressional approval prior to U.S. military intervention in 
        Bosnia and Herzegovina (H.R. 2770): consideration (H. Res. 
        304) [13DE]
    ------require [13DE]
    Constitutional amendment to balance budget (H.J. Res. 1): Bonior 
        amendment (substitute) [26JA]
    ------Committee on the Judiciary (House) amendment (substitute) 
        [26JA]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 44) [25JA]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 44), previous question [25JA]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 44), Solomon amendment (corrections) 
        [25JA]
    ------Conyers amendment (substitute) [26JA]
    ------Conyers motion to commit [26JA]
    ------Owens amendment (substitute) [26JA]
    ------propose for ratification [26JA]
    ------Schaefer amendment (substitute) [26JA]
    ------Watt motion to report resolution back to the House [26JA]
    ------Wise amendment (substitute) [26JA]
    Constitutional amendment to limit terms of Members of Congress 
        (H.J. Res. 73): Hilleary amendment (substitute) [29MR]
    ------Inglis amendment (substitute) [29MR]
    ------motion for Representative Hoke to proceed in order [29MR]
    ------Peterson of Florida amendment (substitute) [29MR]
    ------propose for ratification [29MR]
    Constitutional amendment to prohibit desecration of U.S. Flag 
        (H.J. Res. 79): Bryant of Texas motion to recommit [28JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 173) [28JN]
    ------propose for ratification [28JN]
    Construction deadline for hydroelectric project in Arkansas (H.R. 
        657): extend [13NO]
    Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 115): consideration (H. Res. 
        257) [8NO]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 261) [10NO]
    ------Livingston motion to postpone consideration of veto [14NO]
    ------making [8NO]
    ------Obey motion to recommit [8NO]
    ------Senate amendments [10NO]
    Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 122): consideration (H. Res. 
        270) [15NO]
    ------making [15NO]
    ------Obey motion to recommit [15NO]
    ------Senate amendment (substitute) [20NO]
    Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 123): making [18NO]
    Continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 136): Obey motion to recommit 
        [22DE]
    Contract With America Tax Relief Act (H.R. 1215): Archer motion to 
        table Moran appeal of ruling of the Chair [5AP]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 128) [5AP]
    ------enact [5AP]
    ------Gephardt amendment (substitute) [5AP]
    ------Gephardt motion to recommit [5AP]
    Corning National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act (H.R. 535): George 
        Miller amendment (fair market compensation for Federal assets 
        conveyed to States) [7JN]
    Court application of exclusionary rule (H.R. 666): Conyers 
        amendment (good faith exceptions relative to invalid or 
        unconstitutional searches) [7FE]
    ------limit [8FE]
    ------Serrano amendment (INS exemption) [8FE]
    ------Volkmer amendment (BATF exemption) [8FE]
    ------Watt amendment (substitute) [7FE]
    Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity Act (H.R. 927): 
        consideration (H. Res. 225) [20SE]
    ------enact [21SE]
    ------McDermott amendment (substitute) [21SE]
    Debt limit enforcement and protection of obligated trust funds 
        (H.R. 2621): consideration (H. Res. 293) [14DE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 293), previous question [14DE]
    ------Gibbons motion to recommit [14DE]
    ------mandate [14DE]
    Defense Base Closure and Realignment Commission recommendations 
        (H.J. Res. 102): disapprove [8SE]
    Deficit Reduction Lockbox Act (H.R. 1162): enact [13SE]
    ------Frost amendment to Goss amendment (retroactively apply 
        savings made in legislation to a deficit reduction trust fund) 
        [13SE]
    ------Meek amendment (exclusivity of savings toward deficit 
        reduction) [13SE]
    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area commercial operation 
        fees (H.R. 536): collection [14MR]
    Dept. of Defense appropriations and rescissions to enhance 
        military readiness (H.R. 889): consideration (H. Res. 92) 
        [22FE]
    ------making [22FE]
    ------Obey amendment (substitute) [22FE]
    ------Obey motion to recommit [22FE]
    Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 1530): authorizing [15JN]
    ------Berman amendment (Defense Export Loan Guarantee Program 
        funding) [14JN]
    ------Clinger amendment (revise and streamline Federal procurement 
        and acquisition laws) [14JN]
    ------Collins of Illinois amendment to Clinger amendment (revise 
        and streamline Federal procurement and acquisition laws) 
        [14JN]
    ------conference report [15DE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 164) [13JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 164), previous question [13JN]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 307) [15DE]
    ------DeFazio amendment (reduction of missile defense systems and 
        application of savings to military personnel) [14JN]
    ------DeLauro amendment (performance of privately funded abortions 
        at overseas military hospitals) [15JN]
    ------Dellums motion to instruct conferees [21SE]
    ------Dellums motion to recommit (educational impact aid funding 
        for school-aged dependents of military personnel) [15JN]
    ------Dornan amendment (funding for Cooperative Threat Reduction 
        programs relative to Russian biological weapons production) 
        [13JN]
    ------Kasich amendment (B-2 stealth bomber development) [13JN]
    ------Kolbe amendment (use of civilian inmate labor at military 
        installations) [14JN]
    ------Markey amendment (use of tritium in nuclear weapons 
        production) [15JN]
    ------Molinari amendment (reuse of realigned military 
        installations relative to homeless assistance) [14JN]
    ------Pombo amendment (prohibit Federal grants or contracts to 
        colleges and universities that prevent access to campus for 
        ROTC or military recruiting) [14JN]
    ------Shays amendment (allied burden sharing for maintenance and 
        operation of military personnel and installations in foreign 
        countries) [14JN]
    ------Spence amendment (en bloc) [15JN]
    ------Spence motion to close conference committee meetings [21SE]
    ------Spratt amendment (national missile defense systems 
        compliance with Antiballistic Missile Treaty) [14JN]
    Dept. of Defense appropriations (H.R. 2126): conference report 
        [16NO]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 205) [31JY]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 232) [28SE]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 271) [16NO]
    ------DeLauro amendment to Dornan amendment (performance of 
        abortions at military medical facilities) [7SE]
    ------Dornan amendment (performance of abortions at military 
        medical facilities) [7SE]
    ------Kasich amendment (B-2 stealth bomber development) [7SE]
    ------making [7SE]
    ------Obey amendment (Air Force research, development, test, and 
        evaluation funding) [7SE]
    ------Obey motion to instruct conferees [18OC]
    ------Obey motion to recommit conference report (compensation for 
        individuals in defense contracts) [16NO]
    ------Obey motion to recommit conference report (corporate 
        executive bonus pay for Federal contracts) [29SE]

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    ------Sanders amendment (National Foreign Intelligence Program 
        funding) [7SE]
    ------Schroeder amendment (funding reduction) [7SE]
    ------Schroeder amendment (limit amount of private funds that 
        certain defense contractors can use for lobbying purposes) 
        [7SE]
    ------Young motion to close portions of conference committee 
        meetings [13SE]
    ------Young of Florida motion to close conference to the public 
        (classified information) [18OC]
    Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations and rescissions to 
        enhance military readiness (H.R. 889): conference report [6AP]
    ------Livingston motion to close portions of conference meetings 
        [28MR]
    ------Obey motion to instruct conferees [28MR]
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 
        1977): Chabot amendment (National Endowment for the Humanities 
        funding) [18JY]
    ------conference report [13DE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 185) [12JY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 185), previous question [12JY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 187) [13JY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 187), previous question [13JY]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 231) [28SE]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 253) [15NO]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 301) [13DE]
    ------Fazio amendment (transfer of operational funds for the 
        Mojave National Preserve from the National Park Service to 
        BLM) [13JY]
    ------Gilchrest amendment to Regula amendment (Geological Survey's 
        use of volunteers for resource research) [13JY]
    ------Hutchinson amendment (National Trust for Historic 
        Preservation funding) [13JY]
    ------Kennedy amendment (Forest Service road construction and 
        timber sales funding) [18JY]
    ------Kleczka amendment (fossil energy research and development 
        funding) [17JY]
    ------Klug amendment (mining or mill site claim patents funding) 
        [18JY]
    ------Miller of California amendment (park and recreation areas 
        funding) [13JY]
    ------Neumann amendment (privatize funding for the protection of 
        African elephants, tigers and rhinoceroses) [13JY]
    ------Obey amendment (Indian education program funding) [13JY]
    ------Obey motion for the Committee of the Whole to rise [13JY]
    ------Parker amendment (building codes and equipment standards 
        program funding) [18JY]
    ------Sanders amendment (National Trust for Historic Preservation 
        funding) [13JY]
    ------Schaefer amendment (sale of oil from the strategic petroleum 
        reserve) [18JY]
    ------Smith of Washington amendment (Woodrow Wilson International 
        Center for Scholars funding) [17JY]
    ------Stearns amendment (National Endowment for the Arts funding) 
        [17JY]
    ------Tiahrt amendment (fossil energy research and development 
        funding) [17JY]
    ------Yates motion to recommit [18JY]
    ------Yates motion to recommit conference report [15NO] [13DE]
    ------Yates motion to recommit conference report (moratorium on 
        mining patent claims) [29SE]
    ------Young of Alaska amendment (U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service 
        funding) [13JY]
    ------Zimmer amendment (bridge between Jersey City, NJ and Ellis 
        Island, NY funding) [18JY]
    Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive Office of the 
        President, and independent agencies appropriations (H.R. 
        2020): Archer amendment to Ward amendment (treatment of 
        individuals benefiting from renouncement of citizenship) 
        [19JY]
    ------authorizing [19JY]
    ------Chenoweth amendment (merit-based salary increases for BATF 
        employees) [19JY]
    ------conference report [15NO]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 190) [18JY]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 267) [15NO]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 267), previous 
        question [15NO]
    ------Duncan amendment (FDA consolidation complex construction 
        funding) [19JY]
    ------Gilchrest amendment (FDA consolidation complex construction 
        funding) [19JY]
    ------Hobson amendment to Packard amendment (Federal employee 
        nontechnical training funding) [19JY]
    ------Hoyer amendment (Federal Employees Health Benefits Program's 
        funding of abortions) [19JY]
    ------Obey motion to instruct conferees (Members of Congress cost-
        of-living adjustment) [8SE]
    ------Packard amendment (Federal employee nontechnical training 
        funding) [19JY]
    ------Sanders amendment (obligation or expenditure of funds 
        relative to the exchange stabilization fund) [19JY]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies appropriations (H.R. 
        2002): Andrews amendment (convert military airports for 
        civilian use) [25JY]
    ------Coleman amendment (collective bargaining rights of mass 
        transit employees) [25JY]
    ------conference report [25OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res 194), previous question [21JY]
    ------Foglietta amendment (mass transit and Airport and Airway 
        Trust Fund facilities and equipment account funding) [24JY]
    ------Hefley amendment (funding to perform certain ICC functions) 
        [24JY]
    ------LaTourette amendment (Coast Guard small boat station 
        streamlining plan) [24JY]
    ------making [25JY]
    ------Orton appeal of ruling of the chair on Orton amendment 
        (line-item veto) [25JY]
    ------Smith of Michigan amendment (Next Generation High Speed Rail 
        Program funding) [24JY]
    ------Smith of Michigan amendment (fixed guideway systems funding) 
        [24JY]
    ------Wolf amendment (collective bargaining rights of mass transit 
        employees) [25JY]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs authorities (H.R. 2353): extend [17OC]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs continuing appropriations (H.J. Res. 
        134): consideration (H. Res. 317), previous question [20DE]
    ------Livingston motion to table Obey appeal of ruling of the 
        Chair relative to Obey motion to recommit [20DE]
    ------making [20DE]
    ------Obey motion to recommit [20DE]
    Depts. of Commerce, Justice, and State and the Judiciary 
        appropriations (H.R. 2076): Allard amendment (Technology 
        Administration abolishment) [26JY]
    ------authorizing [26JY]
    ------conference report [6DE]
    ------Engel amendment (public broadcasting funding) [26JY]
    ------Fields of Louisiana amendment (law enforcement block grant 
        funding) [26JY]
    ------Hastings amendment (EEOC funding) [26JY]
    ------Hefley amendment (Economic Development Administration 
        abolishment) [26JY]
    ------Meyers amendment (SBA Office of Advocacy funding) [26JY]
    ------Mollohan amendment (National Institute of Standards and 
        Technology's Advanced Technology Program funding) [26JY]
    ------Mollohan amendment (funding for incarceration of illegal 
        aliens) [26JY]
    ------Mollohan amendment (public safety and community policing 
        programs) [25JY]
    ------Norton amendment (abortions for women in Federal prison 
        system) [26JY]
    ------Scott amendment (law enforcement block grant funding by 
        reducing truth-in-sentencing grant funding) [26JY]
    ------Serrano amendment (Advisory Board for Cuba Broadcasting 
        funding) [26JY]
    ------Skaggs motion to recommit conference report [6DE]
    ------Smith of New Jersey amendment (TV Marti funding) [26JY]
    Depts. of Labor, HHS, and Education, and related agencies 
        appropriations (H.R. 2127): Blute amendment (LIHEAP funding) 
        [3AU]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 208) [2AU]
    ------Crapo amendment (use of savings from appropriations 
        legislation for deficit reduction) [2AU]
    ------Ganske amendment (availability of abortion training in 
        graduate education programs for obstetrics and gynecology 
        accreditation) [3AU]
    ------Greenwood amendment (family planning program funding) [2AU]
    ------Hoekstra amendment (Corp. for Public Broadcasting funding) 
        [3AU]
    ------Kolbe amendment (State discretion in deciding on funding for 
        abortions for victims of rape and incest) [3AU]
    ------Livingston amendment (family planning program funding) [2AU]
    ------making [3AU]
    ------Obey amendment (elimination of legislative language in 
        appropriation bills) [2AU]
    ------Obey motion to recommit [3AU]
    ------Pelosi amendment (OSHA funds for ergonomic guidelines and 
        NLRB funds dealing with certain unfair labor practices) [2AU]
    ------Sanders amendment (NIH pharmaceutical research funding) 
        [3AU]
    ------Skaggs amendment (limit amount of private funds that Federal 
        grantees can use for lobbying purposes) [3AU]
    ------Solomon amendment (use of compulsory student fees by any 
        organization for public policy influence or political 
        campaigns) [3AU]
    Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry independent 
        agencies appropriations (H.R. 2099): Armey motion for the 
        Committee of the Whole to rise [28JY]
    ------authorizing [31JY]
    ------conference report [7DE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 201) [27JY]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 291) [7DE]
    ------DeFazio amendment (Veterans Health Administration and 
        Selective Service System funding) [28JY]
    ------Dingell amendment (Superfund program funding) [31JY]
    ------Durbin amendment (enforcement of certain environmental laws) 
        [31JY]
    ------Ensign amendment (veterans medical care program funding 
        through reductions in NASA and NSF funds) [31JY]
    ------Frank amendment (exemption of the disabled from public 
        housing rent increases) [27JY]
    ------Hefley amendment (reduce Dept. of HUD management and 
        administration salaries and expenses) [27JY]
    ------Kaptur amendment (transfer FEMA funds to public housing 
        modernization) [28JY]
    ------Kennedy of Massachusetts amendment (enforcement of fair 
        pricing and approval practices for housing insurance for 
        minorities) [27JY]
    ------Kennedy of Massachusetts amendment (exemption of the elderly 
        and disabled from public housing rent increases) [27JY]
    ------Klug amendment (demonstration project for elimination of 
        section 8 take one-take all requirement) [27JY]
    ------Obey amendment (transfer funds from NASA to housing 
        programs) [27JY]
    ------Obey motion to recommit conference report (veterans medical 
        care funding) [29NO] [7DE]
    ------Roemer amendment (space station program funding) [28JY]
    ------Stokes amendment (EPA enforcement of certain environmental 
        laws) [28JY]
    ------Stokes amendment (disbursement rates for public housing 
        development funds and incremental rental assistance) [27JY]

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    ------Stokes amendment (enforcement of certain environmental laws 
        and food safety laws) [31JY]
    ------Stokes amendment (transfer funds from voucher assistance to 
        public housing modernization, drug elimination, and 
        incremental assistance) [27JY]
    ------Stokes motion to instruct conferees (EPA enforcement of 
        certain environmental laws) [2NO]
    ------Stokes motion to instruct conferees (EPA enforcement of 
        certain environmental laws), previous question [2NO]
    ------Stokes motion to recommit [31JY]
    ------Vento amendment (funding for food and shelter program for 
        the homeless) [27JY]
    Detention of U.S. citizens in Iraq relative to illegal border-
        crossing incident (H. Res. 120): condemn [3AP]
    District of Columbia appropriations (H.R. 2546): Bonilla amendment 
        (revoke National Education Association exemption from property 
        taxes) [1NO]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 252) [1NO]
    ------Gunderson amendment (District of Columbia school system 
        reform) [2NO]
    ------Hostettler amendment (repeal expansion of city employee 
        health benefits based on domestic partnership) [1NO]
    ------making [2NO]
    DNA Identification Grants Improvement Act (H.R. 2418): enact 
        [12DE]
    Effective Death Penalty Act (H.R. 729): Cox amendment (State and 
        Federal review of habeas corpus petitions) [8FE]
    ------enact [8FE]
    ------Fields of Louisiana amendment (jury options relative to 
        death sentence or life imprisonment) [8FE]
    ------Schumer amendment (State provisions relative to competent 
        legal counsel) [8FE]
    ------Smith of Texas amendment (termination of automatic stays of 
        execution relative to court reviews) [8FE]
    ------Watt amendment (filing of second habeas corpus petition) 
        [8FE]
    Election of Representative Laughlin to Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H. Res. 183): authorize [10JY]
    ------Boehner motion to table Delay motion to reconsider Doggettt 
        question of consideration [10JY]
    ------Boehner motion to table Delay motion to reconsider Watt 
        motion to table [10JY]
    ------Boehner motion to table Frank motion to reconsider previous 
        question [10JY]
    ------Doggettt question of consideration [10JY]
    ------previous question [10JY]
    ------Watt motion to table [10JY]
    Energy and water development appropriations (H.R. 1905): 
        authorizing [12JY]
    ------Barrett of Wisconsin amendment (Dept. of Energy hydrogen 
        research program funding) [11JY]
    ------conference report [31OC]
    ------DeFazio amendment (Bureau of Reclamation funding) [11JY]
    ------Klug amendment (Appalachian Regional Commission funding) 
        [12JY]
    ------Klug amendment (Innovative Renewable Energy Technology 
        Transfer Program funding) [12JY]
    ------Klug amendment (TVA funding) [12JY]
    ------Klug amendment (gas turbine nuclear reactor project funding) 
        [11JY]
    ------Markey motion to appeal the ruling of the Chair on Myers 
        point of order [12JY]
    ------Obey amendment (Dept. of Energy's nuclear technology 
        research and development program funding) [11JY]
    ------Obey amendment (advanced light water reactor program 
        funding) [12JY]
    ------Volkmer amendment (Oak Ridge National Laboratory funding) 
        [12JY]
    ------Ward amendment (sonoluminescence studies funding) [12JY]
    Enforce debt limit and protect obligated trust funds (H.R. 2621): 
        mandate [14NO]
    Family Privacy Protection Act (H.R. 1271): consideration (H. Res. 
        125) [4AP]
    ------Dornan amendment (status and utilization of certain 
        federally funded surveys and questionnaires) [4AP]
    ------enact [4AP]
    ------Souder amendment (parental consent for participation in 
        certain federally funded surveys and questionnaires) [4AP]
    Federal Acquisition Reform Act (H.R. 1670): Collins of Illinois 
        amendment (Federal bidding procedures) [13SE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 219) [13SE]
    ------enact [14SE]
    ------Maloney amendment (research and development recoupment fee 
        for foreign sales of equipment developed for defense 
        contracts) [14SE]
    Federal budget for 1996-2002 (H. Con. Res. 122): consideration (H. 
        Res. 309) [19DE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 309), previous question [19DE]
    ------setting forth [19DE]
    Federal civilian science activities appropriations (H.R. 2405): 
        authorizing [12OC]
    ------Brown of California amendment (Environmental Technology 
        Initiative funding) [12OC]
    ------Brown of California amendment (substitute) [12OC]
    ------Doyle amendment (fossil energy and energy conservation 
        research and development funding) [11OC]
    ------Jackson-Lee amendment (NASA High Performance Computing and 
        Communications Program and information infrastructure 
        technology applications funding) [11OC]
    ------Kennedy of Massachusetts amendment (EPA indoor air pollution 
        research funding) [12OC]
    ------Lofgren amendment (long-term climate and global change 
        research funding) [12OC]
    ------Richardson amendment to Roemer amendment (reform management 
        and decrease staffing levels at Dept. of Energy civilian 
        laboratories) [11OC]
    ------Roemer amendment (reform management and decrease staffing 
        levels at Dept. of Energy civilian laboratories) [11OC]
    ------Scott amendment (NASA advanced subsonic technology funding) 
        [11OC]
    Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617): consideration (H. Res. 
        222) [19SE]
    ------consolidate [19SE]
    ------Green amendment (strike vocational rehabilitation 
        provisions) [19SE]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act (H.R. 961): amend [16MY]
    ------Bateman amendment (funding for State sewage treatment plant 
        construction) [12MY]
    ------Boehlert amendment (State nonpoint source water pollution 
        management in coastal zones) [10MY]
    ------Boehlert amendment (wetlands definition) [16MY]
    ------Bonior motion to recommit [16MY]
    ------Collins of Michigan amendment (EPA rules and regulations) 
        [11MY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 140) [10MY]
    ------DeFazio amendment (exempt naval facilities from water 
        quality standards) [11MY]
    ------Frelinghuysen amendment (State administration of wetland 
        permit programs) [16MY]
    ------Gilchrest amendment (wetlands definition) [16MY]
    ------Largent amendment (water pollution revolving fund 
        capitalization program) [12MY]
    ------Laughlin amendment (licensing of hydroelectric projects) 
        [11MY]
    ------Lipinski amendment (funding for State sewage treatment plant 
        construction) [12MY]
    ------Mineta amendment (EPA risk assessment waivers) [11MY]
    ------Mineta amendment (industrial discharge standards) [10MY]
    ------Mineta amendment (municipal stormwater drainage permits) 
        [11MY]
    ------Mineta amendment (require risk assessment and cost-benefit 
        analysis prior to issuance of regulations) [11MY]
    ------Nadler amendment (reform water pollution controls) [11MY]
    ------Oberstar amendment (State nonpoint source water pollution 
        management in coastal zones) [11MY]
    ------Pallone amendment (establish water quality monitoring 
        guidelines for beaches) [11MY]
    ------Pallone amendment (mandatory minimum penalties for water 
        pollution statute violations) [11MY]
    ------Pallone amendment (secondary water treatment requirements 
        for certain municipal facilities) [11MY]
    ------Saxton amendment (substitute) [10MY]
    ------Visclosky amendment (National Clean Water Trust Fund) [11MY]
    ------Wyden amendment (property value compensation relative to 
        wetlands programs) [16MY]
    Fishermen's Protective Act (H.R. 716): amend [3AP]
    Fishery Conservation and Management Act (H.R. 39): enact [18OC]
    ------Farr amendment (impact of fishing on fish stocks) [18OC]
    ------Gilchrest amendment (prohibit excess harvesting of 
        fisheries) [18OC]
    ------Goss amendment (require use of target-specific devices for 
        commercial shrimp harvesting) [18OC]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs 
        appropriations (H.R. 1868): Bonior motion for the Committee of 
        the Whole to rise [28JN]
    ------Brownback amendment (economic assistance to newly 
        independent States of the former Soviet Union) [27JN]
    ------Burton amendment (AID funding) [27JN]
    ------Burton amendment (allocation of foreign aid to India 
        relative to human rights violations) [28JN]
    ------Callahan amendment (allocation of foreign aid to India 
        relative to human rights violations) [28JN]
    ------Callahan amendment in disagreement (international family 
        planning programs funding) [31OC] [15NO] [13DE]
    ------Callahan motion for the Committee of the Whole to rise 
        [28JN]
    ------conference report [31OC]
    ------conference report, amendments in disagreement (H. Res. 296) 
        [13DE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 170) [22JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 177) [11JY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 177), Goss motion to table Solomon 
        motion to reconsider [11JY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 177), Goss motion to table Volkmer 
        motion to reconsider previous question [11JY]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 177), previous question [11JY]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 249) [31OC]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 249), previous 
        question [31OC]
    ------DeLay amendment (World Bank Global Environment Facility 
        funding) [27JN]
    ------Gilman amendment (Development Assistance Fund funding) 
        [27JN]
    ------Goss amendment (allocation of foreign aid to Haiti) [28JN]
    ------Hall of Ohio amendment (Child Survival and Disease Fund 
        funding) [27JN]
    ------Hefley amendment (economic assistance to newly independent 
        States of the former Soviet Union) [27JN]
    ------making [11JY]
    ------Meek amendment to Goss amendment (allocation of foreign aid 
        to Haiti) [28JN]
    ------Meyers amendment to Smith of New Jersey amendment (prohibit 
        abortion funding for international population assistance 
        activities) [28JN]
    ------Obey amendment (economic assistance to newly independent 
        States of the former Soviet Union) [28JN]
    ------Obey motion to recommit conference report [31OC]
    ------Pelosi amendment to Goss amendment (allocation of foreign 
        aid to Haiti) [28JN]
    ------Porter amendment (World Bank Global Environment Facility 
        funding) [27JN]

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    ------Porter amendment (allocation of foreign aid to Turkey) 
        [28JN]
    ------Richardson amendment (allocation of foreign aid to Burma 
        relative to illegal drugs) [28JN]
    ------Roemer amendment (economic assistance to newly independent 
        States of the former Soviet Union) [28JN]
    ------Sanders amendment (OPIC abolishment) [27JN]
    ------Smith of New Jersey amendment (prohibit abortion funding for 
        international population assistance activities) [28JN]
    ------Souder amendment (allocation of foreign aid to Mexico) 
        [28JN]
    ------Traficant amendment (reduction of foreign aid payment 
        amounts) [28JN]
    ------Volkmer motion for the Committee of the Whole to rise [28JN]
    ------Wise motion for the Committee of the Whole to rise [28JN]
    Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve (H.R. 400): land 
        exchange [1FE]
    Government promotion of economically targeted investments for 
        employee benefit plans (H.R. 1594): Andrews amendment 
        (substitute) [12SE]
    ------Green amendment (investment of employee benefit plans in 
        domestic investments) [12SE]
    ------Hinchey amendment (investment of employee benefit plans in 
        domestic investments) [12SE]
    ------restrict [12SE]
    Great Western Scenic Trail (H.R. 531): designate [14MR]
    House gift rules (H. Res. 250): Burton amendment (substitute) 
        [16NO]
    ------reform [16NO]
    ------Solomon amendment (substitute) [16NO]
    House of Representatives: adjournment [18JA] [15FE] [15MR] [21JN] 
        [30JN] [10JY] [12JY] [2AU] [20SE] [10NO] [18NO]
    House of Representatives' constitutional role to originate revenue 
        measures (H. Res. 131): Walker motion to table Deutsch appeal 
        of ruling of the Chair [6AP]
    House of Representatives (H. Res. 192): Inspector General audit 
        [18JY]
    House of Representatives recesses subject to the call of the Chair 
        (H. Res. 320): authorize [21DE]
    ------previous question [21DE]
    House of Representatives recesses subject to the call of the 
        Chair: Armey motion to authorize [15DE]
    House Rules (H. Res. 6): amend relative to proxy votes in 
        committees or subcommittees [4JA]
    ------application of certain laws to Congress [4JA]
    ------baseline budget reform [4JA]
    ------Bonior motion to commit [4JA]
    ------comprehensive House of Representatives audit [4JA]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 5) [4JA]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 5), Bonior motion to commit [4JA]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 5), previous question [4JA]
    ------decrease number of committees, subcommittees and staff [4JA]
    ------openness of committee meetings [4JA]
    ------supermajority requirements on tax increases [4JA]
    ------term limits for the Speaker and committee and subcommittee 
        chairmen [4JA]
    House Rules (H. Res. 168): replace Consent Calendar with a 
        Corrections Calendar [20JN]
    House Rules relative to same-day consideration of certain 
        resolutions (H. Res. 297): amend [13DE]
    House Rules relative to treatment of outside earned income (H. 
        Res. 299): amend [22DE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 322) [22DE]
    ------Solomon amendment (substitute) [22DE]
    Housing for Older Persons Act (H.R. 660): enact [6AP]
    Hydrogen Future Act (H.R. 655): Brown of California amendment 
        (funding levels) [2MY]
    ------Olver amendment (funding levels) [2MY]
    ICC (H.R. 2539): eliminate [14NO]
    ------Whitfield amendment (increase labor protections afforded to 
        employees of small and midsize railroads during acquisitions 
        or mergers) [14NO]
    Intelligence services appropriations (H.R. 1655): Frank amendment 
        (public disclosure of intelligence budget) [13SE]
    ------Frank amendment (reduction) [13SE]
    Jerusalem Embassy Act (S. 1322): enact [24OC]
    Job Creation and Wage Enhancement Act (H.R. 9): enact [3MR]
    ------Spratt motion to recommit [3MR]
    Journal: question of approval [19JA] [24JA] [27JA] [2FE] [3FE] 
        [6FE] [7FE] [8FE] [9FE] [13FE] [23FE] [22MR] [4AP] [5AP] [9MY] 
        [17MY] [18MY] [15JN] [22JN] [30JN] [27SE] [29SE] [17OC] [24OC] 
        [2NO] [9NO] [10NO] [22DE]
    Judge Isaac C. Parker Federal Building, Fort Smith, AR (H.R. 
        1804): designate [5DE]
    Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 1854): 
        Castle amendment (official mail allowance) [21JN]
    ------Christensen amendment (elevator operator funding for House 
        Office Buildings) [22JN]
    ------Clinger amendment (reduce American Folklife Center funding 
        and apply savings to the CBO) [22JN]
    ------conference report [6SE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 169) [20JN]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 206), previous 
        question [6SE]
    ------Fazio amendment (OTA funding) [21JN] [22JN]
    ------Houghton amendment to Fazio amendment (OTA funding) [21JN]
    ------Klug amendment (GPO employment reduction) [22JN]
    ------making [22JN]
    ------Miller of California motion to recommit [22JN]
    ------Obey motion to recommit conference report [6SE]
    ------Orton amendment (reduce Botanic Garden funding and apply 
        savings to the GPO Federal depository library program) [22JN]
    ------Packard motion for the Committee of the Whole to rise [21JN]
    ------Volkmer motion for the Committee of the Whole to rise [21JN]
    ------Zimmer amendment (return of excess amounts from Members' 
        official allowances to the Dept. of the Treasury for deficit 
        reduction) [22JN]
    Legislative branch of the Government appropriations (H.R. 2492): 
        consideration (H. Res. 239), previous question [31OC]
    ------making [31OC]
    Legislative Line Item Veto Act (S. 4): Deutsch motion to instruct 
        conferees [25OC]
    Line-item veto (H.R. 2): authorize [6FE]
    ------Collins of Illinois motion to recommit [6FE]
    ------Kanjorski amendment (sunset provision) [2FE]
    ------Moran amendment (veto authority relative to court 
        appropriations) [2FE]
    ------Orton amendment (authority relative to future contractual 
        obligations) [6FE]
    ------Skelton amendment (Dept. of Defense veto authority) [2FE]
    ------Slaughter amendment (tax benefits) [2FE]
    ------Spratt amendment (tax exemptions) [3FE]
    ------Stenholm amendment (substitute) [6FE]
    ------Waters amendment (rescissions relative to high income 
        earners) [6FE]
    ------Wise amendment (substitute) [3FE]
    Lobbying Disclosure Act (H.R. 2564): Clinger amendment (prohibit 
        use of funds by Federal agencies to lobby for or against any 
        legislative proposal) [28NO]
    ------enact [29NO]
    ------English amendment (prohibit representation of foreign 
        entities by the Sec. of Commerce or members of the ITC after 
        leaving office) [28NO]
    ------Fox amendment (reform Congressional gift rules) [28NO]
    ------Weller amendment (require registered lobbyists to disclose 
        any honoraria they pay to members of the media) [28NO]
    Local Government Law Enforcement Block Grants Act (H.R. 728): 
        Committee on the Judiciary (House) amendment (substitute) 
        [14FE]
    ------Conyers motion to recommit [14FE]
    ------enact [14FE]
    ------Hoke amendment (use of block grants to protect any facility 
        or surroundings where a threat to law and order exists) [14FE]
    ------Mfume amendment (judicial supervision of substance abuse 
        offenders) [13FE]
    ------Schroeder amendment (use of block grants to protect family 
        planning clinics) [14FE]
    ------Schumer amendment (transfer block grant funds to community 
        policing programs) [14FE]
    ------Watt amendment (use of law enforcement block grants for 
        roads and highway projects) [13FE]
    Medicare (H.R. 2425): consideration (H. Res. 238) [19OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 238), previous question [19OC]
    ------Gephardt motion to recommit [19OC]
    ------Gibbons amendment (substitute) [19OC]
    ------reform [19OC]
    Medicare trust fund trustees report on projected financial 
        imbalances (H.R. 1590): require [16MY]
    Military construction, family housing, and base closure and 
        realignment appropriations (H.R. 1817): authorizing [21JN]
    ------conference report [20SE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 167) [16JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 167), previous question [16JN]
    ------Frank amendment (NATO Security Investment Program funding) 
        [20JN]
    ------Gutierrez amendment (reduce military construction funding) 
        [20JN]
    ------Herger amendment (rescind funding for Army museum land 
        acquisition) [16JN]
    ------Horn amendment (reduce military construction funding) [20JN]
    ------Nadler amendment (Fort Irwin, CA, airfield funding) [20JN]
    ------Neumann amendment (reduce military construction funding) 
        [20JN]
    ------Obey amendment (reduce military construction funding) [21JN]
    ------Royce amendment (Naval shipyard projects funding) [20JN]
    Most-favored-nation status for the People's Republic of China 
        (H.J. Res. 96): Wolf motion to table [20JY]
    Motions to suspend House Rules (H. Res. 275): DeLay motion to 
        permit Representative Mica to proceed in order [18NO]
    ------previous question [18NO]
    National Highway System (H.R. 2274): consideration (H. Res. 224) 
        [20SE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 224), previous question [20SE]
    ------designation [20SE]
    ------Lowey amendment (treatment of Federal highway funds relative 
        to drunken driving by minors) [20SE]
    ------Rahall amendment (maximum speed limit) [20SE]
    National Park Service boundary adjustments and program changes 
        (H.R. 694): authorize [14MR]
    National Park System in Virginia (H.R. 1091): improve [19SE]
    National Park System Reform Act (H.R. 260): enact [19SE]
    National Parks and National Wildlife Refuge Systems Freedom Act 
        (H.R. 2677): enact [12DE]
    National Security Revitalization Act (H.R. 7): consideration (H. 
        Res. 83) [15FE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 83), previous question [15FE]
    ------Edwards amendment (inclusion of space based interceptors in 
        national missile defense system) [15FE]
    ------enact [16FE]
    ------Harman amendment (Advisory Commission on Revitalization of 
        National Security funding) [16FE]
    ------Hefley amendment (Advisory Commission on Revitalization of 
        National Security funding) [16FE]
    ------Leach amendment (define the congressional and Presidential 
        role in the use of troops overseas) [16FE]

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    ------Montgomery amendment to Skelton amendment (national missile 
        defense systems funding) [15FE]
    ------Skelton motion to recommit [16FE]
    ------Spence amendment (review viability of the Antiballistic 
        Missile Treaty) [15FE]
    ------Spence amendment to Skelton amendment (national missile 
        defense systems funding) [15FE]
    ------Spratt amendment (set priorities for antiballistic missile 
        systems and advanced theater missile defense systems) [15FE]
    ------Torricelli amendment (mandatory NATO military and foreign 
        aid programs in Eastern European countries) [16FE]
    Paperwork Reduction Act (H.R. 830): Collins of Illinois (OMB 
        third-party communication requirements) [22FE]
    ------enact [22FE]
    ------Maloney amendment (duration of authorization of Office of 
        Information and Regulatory Affairs) [22FE]
    Paperwork Reduction Act (S. 244): conference report [6AP]
    Partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833): consideration (H. Res 251) 
        [1NO]
    ------prohibit [1NO]
    ------Schroeder point of order (use of certain exhibits) [1NO]
    Permit Medicare Select policies to be offered in all States (H.R. 
        483): authorize [6AP]
    ------conference report [30JN]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 130) [6AP]
    ------Doggett motion to instruct conferees [25MY]
    ------Waxman amendment (substitute) [6AP]
    Personal Responsibility Act (H.R. 4): Archer amendment (en bloc) 
        [22MR]
    ------Archer amendment (technical amendment) [22MR]
    ------Bunn amendment (conditional assistance to teenage unwed 
        mothers) [22MR]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 119) [22MR]
    ------Deal amendment (substitute) [23MR]
    ------enact [24MR]
    ------Gibbons motion to recommit [24MR]
    ------Hostettler amendment (food stamp block grants to the States) 
        [23MR]
    ------Kennedy of Massachusetts motion that the Committee of the 
        Whole rise [22MR]
    ------Mink amendment (substitute) [24MR]
    ------Moran amendment (preferential treatment in public housing 
        relative to participation in State welfare work programs) 
        [23MR]
    ------Roukema amendment (child support enforcement) [23MR]
    ------Salmon amendment (child support enforcement) [23MR]
    ------Smith of New Jersey amendment (family cap child exclusion) 
        [22MR]
    ------Talent amendment (work requirements) [22MR]
    Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Act (H.R. 4): 
        conference report [21DE]
    ------Rose motion to recommit conference report [21DE]
    ------Shaw motion to table Neal appeal of ruling of the Chair 
        relative to the Neal motion to recommit conference report 
        [21DE]
    Philanthropy Protection Act (H.R. 2519): enact [28NO]
    Presidio facilities (H.R. 1296): management [19SE]
    Private Property Protection Act (H.R. 925): consideration (H. Res. 
        101) [2MR]
    ------enact [3MR]
    ------Goss amendment (threshold for payment of compensation) [2MR]
    ------Goss amendment to Canady amendment (threshold for payment of 
        compensation) [3MR]
    ------Mineta amendment to Canady amendment (threshold for payment 
        of compensation) [3MR]
    ------Porter amendment (executive department compensation relative 
        to private property impact analysis) [2MR]
    ------Tauzin amendment (valuation of private property) [2MR]
    ------Watt amendment to Canady amendment (threshold for payment of 
        compensation) [3MR]
    ------Wyden amendment (private home fair market value) [2MR]
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 1058): conference 
        report [6DE]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 290) [6DE]
    ------veto [20DE]
    Public debt ceiling (H.R. 2586): Archer motion to agree to Senate 
        amendment [10NO]
    ------Archer motion to postpone consideration of veto [13NO]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 258) [9NO]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 262) [10NO]
    ------Gibbons motion to recommit [9NO]
    ------increase [9NO]
    ------Walker amendment (require regulatory impact assessments and 
        cost-benefit analyses on new regulations) [9NO]
    Regard certain municipal water treatment facilities as the 
        equivalent of secondary treatment (H.R. 1943): authorize 
        [25JY]
    ------Mineta motion to recommit [25JY]
    Regulatory Reform and Relief Act (H.R. 926): Conyers amendment 
        (record and make public all Federal agency contacts during 
        major rulemaking processes) [1MR]
    ------enact [1MR]
    ------Ewing amendment (extend filing deadline for judicial review) 
        [1MR]
    ------Reed amendment (define rules for regulatory impact analysis) 
        [1MR]
    Regulatory Transition Act (H.R. 450): Collins of Illinois 
        amendment (exempt certain common sense regulations) [23FE]
    ------Collins of Illinois amendment (judicial review of Federal 
        regulatory rulemaking) [23FE]
    ------Collins of Illinois motion to recommit [24FE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 93) [23FE]
    ------enact [24FE]
    ------Fattah amendment (exempt Telemarketing and Consumer Fraud 
        and Abuse Prevention Act) [24FE]
    ------Green amendment (clarifications of Family and Medical Leave 
        Act sought by employers) [24FE]
    ------Hayes amendment (exempt recreational and subsistence hunting 
        activities) [23FE]
    ------McIntosh amendment to Norton amendment (exempt civil rights 
        protections) [23FE]
    ------Slaughter amendment (exempt water purity and food safety 
        regulations) [23FE]
    ------Spratt amendment (exempt trade sanction provisions of GATT) 
        [23FE]
    ------Tate amendment (extend moratorium for small businesses) 
        [24FE]
    ------Volkmer amendment (exempt Sheep Promotion, Research and 
        Information Act) [24FE]
    ------Waxman amendment (endangerment test of private property and 
        health issues) [23FE]
    ------Waxman amendment (restrict issuance of substantive and 
        interpretative rules) [24FE]
    ------Wise amendment ( exempt aircraft safety, mine safety, and 
        nuclear waste disposal safety) [24FE]
    Reporting requirements on Mexican economic assistance relative to 
        instability of economy and currency (H. Res. 80): Committee on 
        Banking and Financial Services (House) amendment (substitute) 
        [1MR]
    Representative Gingrich's book contract: Linder motion to table 
        Volkmer motion to appeal the ruling of the Chair to strike 
        Representative Meek's words from the Record [18JA]
    ------strike Representative Meek's words from the Record [18JA]
    Risk Assessment and Cost-Benefit Act (H.R. 1022): Barton amendment 
        (petition and review process) [28FE]
    ------Boehlert amendment (establish new rules of construction for 
        decision criteria) [28FE]
    ------Brown of California amendment (substitute) [27FE]
    ------Brown of California amendment to Walker amendment (standards 
        for environmental cleanup activities) [28FE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 96) [27FE]
    ------Doggett motion to recommit [28FE]
    ------enact [28FE]
    ------Markey amendment (peer review panel guidelines) [28FE]
    ------Roemer amendment (judicial regulatory review rulemaking 
        process) [28FE]
    Romano L. Mazzoli Federal Building, Louisville, KY (H.R. 965): 
        designate [5DE]
    Securities Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 1058): Bryant amendment 
        (pleading requirements for fraud lawsuits) [8MR]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 105) [7MR]
    ------Cox amendment (RICO reform relative to securities 
        litigation) [7MR]
    ------Cox amendment to Eshoo amendment (legal definition of 
        ``reckless'') [8MR]
    ------Dingell amendment (State and local government time 
        limitations for filing of securities fraud lawsuits) [8MR]
    ------enact [8MR]
    ------Manton amendment (payment of legal expenses by losing party 
        in lawsuits deemed to be frivolous) [8MR]
    ------Markey amendment (exempt fraud cases relative to 
        derivatives) [8MR]
    ------Markey motion to recommit [8MR]
    Senior Citizen Housing Safety and Economic Relief Act (H.R. 117): 
        enact [24OC]
    Senior Citizens' Right to Work Act (H.R. 2684): enact [5DE]
    Sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 2259): Conyers amendment 
        (eliminate certain mandatory minimum penalties for crack 
        cocaine offenses) [18OC]
    ------disapprove [18OC]
    ------Watt motion to recommitt [18OC]
    Sexual Crimes Against Children Prevention Act (H.R. 1240): enact 
        [4AP]
    Small Business Credit Efficiency Act (H.R. 2150): enact [12SE]
    Social Security earnings limit (H. Con. Res. 109): consideration 
        (H. Res. 245) [26OC]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 245), previous question [26OC]
    ------increase [26OC]
    Social Security under a constitutional amendment to balance budget 
        (H. Con. Res. 17): consideration (H. Res. 44) [25JA]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 44), previous question [25JA]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 44), Solomon amendment (corrections) 
        [25JA]
    ------treatment [25JA]
    Speaker of the House: election [4JA]
    State referendum challenges (H.R. 1170): review [28SE]
    ------Schroeder amendment (assignment of judges in State 
        referendum challenge cases) [28SE]
    Status of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        ethics investigation and appointment of independent counsel 
        relative to Representative Gingrich (H. Res. 277): Armey 
        motion to table [17NO]
    Status of Committee on Standards of Official Conduct (House) 
        ethics investigation and appointment of independent counsel 
        relative to Representative Gingrich (H. Res. 288): Armey 
        motion to table [30NO]
    Tax deduction for health insurance costs of self-employed 
        individuals and repeal of nonrecognition of gain on sales and 
        exchanges effectuating FCC policies (H.R. 831): authorize 
        [21FE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 88) [21FE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 88), previous question [21FE]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 121) [30MR]
    ------consideration of conference report (H. Res. 121), previous 
        question [30MR]
    ------Gibbons motion to recommit [28MR]
    ------McDermott amendment (substitute) [21FE]
    ------Stark motion to recommit [21FE]
    Teamwork for Employees and Managers Act (H.R. 743): consideration 
        (H. Res. 226) [27SE]
    ------Doggett amendment (allowance of certain activities for 
        employees in collective bargaining) [27SE]

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    ------enact [27SE]
    ------Moran amendment (require that employee representatives 
        participating in involvement groups be elected) [27SE]
    ------Sawyer amendment (substitute) [27SE]
    Texas Low-Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Compact (H.R. 558): 
        consent [19SE]
    Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Youngstown, OH (H.R. 869): designate [5DE]
    Treatment of Representative Gingrich on Air Force One relative to 
        budget negotiations: Kingston motion to table Doggett appeal 
        of the ruling of the chair (use of certain exhibits) [16NO]
    Trinity River Basin Fish and Wildlife Management Act (H.R. 2243): 
        amend [12DE]
    U.S. military enforcement of peace agreement between Serbian, 
        Croatian, and Muslim forces (H. Res. 302): authorize [13DE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 304) [13DE]
    U.S. military intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina (H. Res. 
        247): deployment [30OC]
    U.S. military intervention in Bosnia and Herzegovina (H. Res. 
        306): deployment [13DE]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 304) [13DE]
    U.S. visit by President Lee Teng-hui of the Republic of China (H. 
        Con. Res. 53): allow [2MY]
    Unconditional release of Wei Jingsheng by the People's Republic of 
        China (H. Con. Res. 117): demand [12DE]
    Unfunded Mandate Reform Act (H.R. 5): Becerra amendment (exempt 
        child labor legislation) [30JA]
    ------Becerra amendment (include age among discrimination factors 
        exempted) [24JA]
    ------Beilenson amendment (point of order against consideration of 
        unfunded Federal mandate legislation) [31JA]
    ------Borski amendment (exempt existing water pollution laws from 
        unfunded Federal mandates reform) [30JA]
    ------Clay amendment (exempt laws protecting individuals requiring 
        welfare assistance) [30JA]
    ------Clay amendment (exempt school safety issues) [30JA]
    ------Clay amendment (welfare assistance regulations) [30JA]
    ------Clayton amendment (exempt workplace safety regulations from 
        unfunded Federal mandates reform) [27JA]
    ------Clinger motion for the Committee of the Whole to rise [30JA]
    ------Clinger motion to limit debate on certain amendments [30JA]
    ------Collins of Illinois amendment (FAA regulation of airport and 
        aviation security) [23JA]
    ------Collins of Illinois amendment (move up enactment date by 10 
        days) [31JA]
    ------consideration (H. Res. 38) [19JA]
    ------Cooley amendment (strike grandfather clause provisions) 
        [31JA]
    ------Doggett amendment (sunset provisions) [1FE]
    ------enact [1FE]
    ------Fields of Louisiana amendment (exempt school safety issues) 
        [30JA]
    ------Green amendment (nuclear reactor licensing, construction, 
        operations, and waste disposal) [23JA]
    ------Hall of Ohio amendment (maintain certain low-income 
        entitlement programs as Federal mandates) [31JA]
    ------Jackson-Lee amendment (exempt laws protecting children from 
        hunger or homelessness) [30JA]
    ------Jackson-Lee amendment (medicaid funding) [30JA]
    ------Kanjorski amendment (exempt regulation of financial 
        institutions from unfunded Federal mandates reform) [27JA]
    ------Kanjorski amendment (medicare funding) [30JA]
    ------Kanjorski amendment (State registration of convicted sex 
        offenders) [24JA]
    ------Lofgren amendment (reduce local government costs due to 
        unfunded State mandates) [20JA]
    ------Maloney amendment (treatment of children's health) [24JA]
    ------Martinez amendment (exempt Older Americans Act and Juvenile 
        Justice and Delinquency Act protections) [30JA]
    ------Mascara amendment (exempt child support enforcement 
        regulation from unfunded Federal mandates reform) [27JA]
    ------Mink amendment (exempt State participation in voluntary 
        Federal programs) [31JA]
    ------Moran amendment (exempt private sector from laws and 
        regulations not applied to Government entities) [31JA]
    ------Moran amendment (substitute) [1FE]
    ------Owens amendment (treatment of the disabled) [24JA]
    ------Pelosi amendment (exempt laws establishing minimum wage 
        levels) [30JA]
    ------Sanders amendment (CBO estimate of health and environmental 
        cost savings) [1FE]
    ------Sanders amendment (child labor, minimum wage, and 
        occupational safety standards) [23JA]
    ------Spratt amendment (regulation of production, transportation, 
        storage, and disposal of hazardous substances) [23JA]
    ------Taylor of Mississippi amendment (exempt existing water 
        pollution laws from unfunded Federal mandates reform) [20JA]
    ------Towns amendment (regulations impacting on the health or 
        safety of residents of other States or locales) [20JA]
    ------Vento amendment (exempt public health and safety 
        legislation) [30JA]
    ------Volkmer amendment to Borski amendment (exempt existing water 
        pollution laws from unfunded Federal mandates reform) [30JA]
    ------Volkmer motion for the Committee of the Whole to rise [30JA]
    ------Waxman amendment (exempt certain legislation on oversight of 
        State and local programs from unfunded Federal mandates 
        reform) [31JA]
    Unfunded Mandate Reform Act (S. 1): conference report [16MR]
    Use of forged documents at a hearing of the Committee on 
        Government Reform and Oversight's (House) Subcommittee on 
        National Economic Growth, Natural Resources and Regulatory 
        Affairs (H. Res. 244): Armey motion to table [25OC]
    USIA film entitled ``Fragile Ring of Life''(H.R. 2070): 
        distribution [17OC]
    Victim Restitution Act (H.R. 665): enact [7FE]
    Violent Criminal Incarceration Act (H.R. 667): Cardin amendment 
        (prison construction funding) [10FE]
    ------Chapman amendment (State prison construction funding 
        relative to truth-in-sentencing requirements) [9FE]
    ------Chapman amendment (prison construction funding) [10FE]
    ------Conyers motion to recommit [10FE]
    ------enact [10FE]
    ------Schumer amendment (prison block grants) [9FE]
    ------Scott amendment (prison construction funding) [10FE]
    ------Watt amendment (strike automatic stay of appeal for lawsuits 
        brought by prison inmates) [10FE]
    Walnut Canyon National Monument Boundary Modification Act (H.R. 
        562): enact [14MR]
    Yitzhak Rabin (S. Con. Res. 31): tribute [8NO]

VOTING
  Bills and resolutions
    Constitutional amendments: allowing the proposal and enactment of 
        laws by popular vote of the people (see H.J. Res. 11) [9JA]
    Elections: change election day to first Saturday in November of 
        each even-numbered year (see H.R. 1367) [30MR]
    ------constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to enact 
        and repeal legislation in a national election (see H.J. Res. 
        103) [26JY]
    ------constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to 
        propose constitutional amendments by initiative process (see 
        H.J. Res. 104) [26JY]
    ------constitutional amendment to give citizens the right to 
        recall elected officials (see H.J. Res. 105) [26JY]
    ------examine costs, benefits, and impact on voter turnout of 
        changing the deadline for filing Federal income tax returns to 
        election day (see H.R. 86) [9JA]
    ------give citizens the right to enact and repeal legislation in a 
        national election (see H.R. 2117) [26JY]
    ------improve electoral process through use of electronic filing 
        (see H.R. 2527) [24OC]
    ------national advisory referendum on a flat income tax rate and 
        the requiring of a national vote to raise taxes (see H.R. 
        2116) [26JY]
    ------permit use of ``None of the Above'' in elections for Federal 
        office (see H.R. 2114) [26JY]
    ------prohibit intentional creation of legislative districts based 
        on race, color, or language (see H.R. 1096) [1MR]
    ------provide for election day registration for Federal elections 
        (see H.R. 1782) [7JN]
    ------provide for multimember congressional districts by limited, 
        cumulative, or preference voting systems (see H.R. 2545) 
        [26OC]
    FEC: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1372) [30MR]
    Homeless: protection of voting rights (see H.R. 55) [9JA]
    Languages: eliminate bilingual voting requirements (see H.R. 351) 
        [9JA]
    Members of Congress: national advisory referendum on term limits 
        (see H.R. 2115) [26JY]
    National Voter Registration Act: affirmation (see H. Con. Res. 96) 
        [4AU]
    ------delay enforcement until implementation funding is 
        appropriated (see H.R. 736) [30JA]
    ------voluntary compliance by States (see H.R. 60, 326) [9JA]
    Trails: designate the voting rights march route from Selma, AL, to 
        Montgomery, AL, as a National Historic Trail (see H.R. 1129) 
        [3MR]

VOTING RIGHTS ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Elections: prohibit intentional creation of legislative districts 
        based on race, color, or language (see H.R. 1096) [1MR]

VUCANOVICH, BARBARA F. (a Representative from Nevada)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort South Korean President Kim Young Sam Into the 
        House Chamber [26JY]
    Conferee: H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions 
        [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1817, military construction, family housing, and base 
        closure and realignment appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [2NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Bruce R. Thompson U.S. Courthouse and Federal Building, Reno, NV: 
        designate (see H.R. 395) [9JA]
    Clark County, NV: relief of persons who purchased land relative to 
        certain private land surveys (see H.R. 2135) [27JY]
    Crime: sexual exploitation of children (see H.R. 1240) [15MR]
    Dept. of Defense: authorizing appropriations for military 
        construction, family housing, and base closure and realignment 
        (see H.R. 1817) [13JN]
    Families and domestic relations: strengthen rights of parents (see 
        H.R. 11) [9JA]
    Forests: identification of high-fire-risk areas, cleanup of 
        accumulated forest fuels, and development of long-term fire 
        prevention plan (see H.R. 596) [19JA]
    Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in 
        breast self-examination (see H.R. 2753) [7DE]
    ------repeal unnecessary medical device reporting requirements 
        (see H.R. 2366) [19SE]
    House Rules: replace Consent Calendar with a Corrections Calendar 
        (see H. Res. 161) [6JN]
    Lake Tahoe Basin National Forest: designate (see H.R. 2122) [26JY]

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    Medicaid: prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 780) [1FE]
    ------screening mammography (see H.R. 777) [1FE]
    Medicare: oral anticancer drugs (see H.R. 2489) [17OC]
    ------prostate cancer screening (see H.R. 779) [1FE]
    ------screening mammography (see H.R. 778) [1FE]
    Michael O'Callaghan Military Hospital, Las Vegas, NV: designate 
        (see H.R. 2477) [12OC]
    Nevada: prohibit nuclear waste site characterization of the Yucca 
        Mountain site (see H.R. 496) [11JA]
    Occupational Safety and Health Act: amend (see H.R. 1783) [7JN]
    Radioactive substances: interim storage of spent nuclear fuel (see 
        H.R. 1924) [22JN]
    Southern Pacific Transportation Co.: validate certain conveyances 
        made in Reno, NV, and Tulare, CA (see H.R. 1784) [7JN]
    States: tax treatment of certain pension income (see H.R. 394) 
        [9JA]
    Taxation: treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses 
        (see H.R. 662) [24JA]
    Veterans: eliminate disparity between civilian and military 
        retiree cost-of-living adjustments (see H.R. 1994) [30JN]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base 
        Closure and Realignment Appropriations (H.R. 1817) [14SE]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Defense Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base 
        Closure and Realignment Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1817) (H. Rept. 104-247) [14SE]
    Military Construction, Family Housing, and Base Closure and 
        Realignment Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations 
        (House) (H.R. 1817) (H. Rept. 104-104) [13JN]

WAGES
see Income

WAINWRIGHT, JONATHAN M.
  Bills and resolutions
    Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center, Walla Walla, 
        WA: designate (see H.R. 2322) [13SE]

WALDHOLTZ, ENID GREENE (a Representative from Utah)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Abortion: prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 251) [31OC]
    Congress: adjournment (S. Con. Res. 20), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 179) [29JN]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 2002), consideration (see H. Res. 194) 
        [19JY]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 2002), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 241) [24OC]
    Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (H.R. 1617), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 222) [18SE]
    House Rules: ban on the acceptance of gifts and lobbyist-sponsored 
        perks (see H. Res. 134) [6AP]
    ------reform gift rules (see H. Res. 214, 250) [6SE] [30OC]
    Labor: allow cooperative efforts between management and labor to 
        improve economic competitiveness (H.R. 743), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 226) [21SE]
    Minnesota: conveyance of New London National Fish Hatchery (H.R. 
        614), consideration (see H. Res. 146) [11MY]
    Public lands: transfer parcel of land to Taos Pueblo Indians (H.R. 
        101), consideration (see H. Res. 51) [31JA]
    Real property: compensation to owners of private property relative 
        to regulatory restrictions (H.R. 925), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 101) [28FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 2002, Dept. of 
        Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: Committee 
        on Rules (House) (H. Res. 241) (H. Rept. 104-289) [24OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 101, Transfer Parcel of Land to Taos Pueblo 
        Indians: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 51) (H. Rept. 
        104-12) [31JA]
    Consideration of H.R. 614, New London National Fish Hatchery 
        Conveyance: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 146) (H. Rept. 
        104-118) [11MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 743, Cooperative Efforts Between Management 
        and Labor to Improve Economic Competitiveness: Committee on 
        Rules (House) (H. Res. 226) (H. Rept. 104-256) [21SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 925, Private Property Protection Act: 
        Committee on Rules (H. Res. 101) (H. Rept. 104-61) [28FE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1617, Consolidate Federal Job Training 
        Programs: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 222) (H. Rept. 
        104-249) [18SE]
    Consideration of H.R. 1833, Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 251) (H. Rept. 104-301) 
        [31OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and Related 
        Agencies Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        194) (H. Rept. 104-195) [19JY]
    Consideration of S. Con. Res. 20, Adjournment of Congress: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 179) (H. Rept. 104-168) 
        [29JN]

WALES
see United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

WALKER, ROBERT S. (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H. Con. Res. 67, setting forth the Federal budget for 
        1996-2002 [8JN]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Committee on Science (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 81) [10FE]
    Dept. of Energy: authorize hydrogen research, development, and 
        demonstration programs (see H.R. 655) [24JA]
    Government regulations: reform regulatory process (see H.R. 1022) 
        [23FE]
    NASA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 2043) [17JY]
    Science: authorizing appropriations for Federal civilian science 
        activities (see H.R. 2405) [27SE]
    Space policy: development, assembly, and operation of the 
        international space station (see H.R. 1601) [10MY]
    ------encourage the development of a commercial space industry 
        (see H.R. 1953) [28JN]
    Taxation: allow individuals to designate percentage of their tax 
        liability to reduce the national debt (see H.R. 13) [9JA]
    ------treatment of certain properties subject to a qualified 
        conservation easement (see H.R. 12) [9JA]
  Motions offered by
    House of Representatives: preserve constitutional role to 
        originate revenue measures (H. Res. 131) [6AP]
    Space policy: development, assembly, and operation of the 
        international space station (H.R. 1601) [27SE]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Commerce Scientific Research Services and Facilities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1870) (H. 
        Rept. 104-232) [4AU]
    Dept. of Energy Civilian Research, Development, Demonstration, and 
        Commercial Application Activities Appropriations: Committee on 
        Science (House) (H.R. 1816) (H. Rept. 104-236) [4AU]
    Dept. of Energy Hydrogen Research, Development, and Demonstration 
        Programs Authorization: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 
        655) (H. Rept. 104-95) [30MR]
    Environmental Research, Development, and Demonstration Activities 
        Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1814) (H. 
        Rept. 104-199) [21JY]
    Federal Fire Prevention and Control Act Appropriations: Committee 
        on Science (House) (H.R. 1851) (H. Rept. 104-235) [4AU]
    International Space Station Development, Assembly, and Operation: 
        Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1601) (H. Rept. 104-210) 
        [28JY]
    Marine Resources Programs and National Sea Grant College Program 
        Reauthorization: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1175) (H. 
        Rept. 104-123) [11JY]
    NASA Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 2043) (H. 
        Rept. 104-233) [4AU]
    NOAA Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1815) (H. 
        Rept. 104-237) [6SE]
    NSF Appropriations: Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1852) (H. 
        Rept. 104-231) [4AU]
    Technology Transfer Improvements Act: Committee on Science (House) 
        (H.R. 2196) (H. Rept. 104-390) [7DE]
  Rules
    Committee on Science (House) [1FE]

WALLA WALLA, WA
  Bills and resolutions
    Jonathan M. Wainwright Memorial VA Medical Center: designate (see 
        H.R. 2322) [13SE]

WALLENBERG, RAOUL
  Bills and resolutions
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the Rotunda for a dedication 
        ceremony for the placement of a bust of Raoul Wallenberg in 
        the Capitol (see H. Con. Res. 94) [4AU]
    World War II: U.S. policy to seek a conclusive account of 
        whereabouts and fate (see H. Res. 17) [9JA]

WALSH, JAMES T. (a Representative from New York)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1976, agriculture, rural development, FDA, and 
        related agencies programs appropriations [20SE]
    ------H.R. 2099, Depts. of Veterans Affairs and HUD, and sundry 
        independent agencies appropriations [2NO]
    ------H.R. 2546, District of Columbia appropriations [9NO]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Appropriations: making continuing (see H.J. Res. 133) [18DE]
    Children and youth: require hearing loss testing for all newborns 
        (see H.R. 396) [9JA]
    District of Columbia: making appropriations (see H.R. 2546) [26OC]
    World Summit for Children: implementation of plan of action (see 
        H.R. 966) [15FE]
  Reports filed
    District of Columbia Appropriations: Committee on Appropriations 
        (House) (H.R. 2546) (H. Rept. 104-294) [26OC]

WAMP, ZACH (a Representative from Tennessee)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Political action committees: influence restrictions and in-State 
        contribution percentage requirements (see H.R. 2148) [1AU]

WAR
related term(s) Korean War; Persian Gulf Conflict; Vietnamese Conflict; 
    World War I; World War II
  Bills and resolutions
    American Battle Monuments Commission: repair and maintenance of 
        war memorials (see H.R. 1809) [8JN]
    American Revolution: authorize the awarding of the Medal of Honor 
        to the unknown Vermonter who served and died in the 
        Continental Army (see H.R. 1964) [29JN]
    ------mint coins in commemoration of black revolutionary war 
        patriots (see H.R. 1776) [7JN]
    Armed Forces: procedures for determining status of certain missing 
        members (see H.R. 945) [15FE]
    Congress: require a cost/benefit analysis for any declaration of 
        war (see H.R. 277) [9JA]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant 
        mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44) [9JA]
    ------extend benefits to certain merchant mariners who served 
        during wartime (see H.R. 2215) [4AU]
    ------outpatient medical services for former POW (see H.R. 468) 
        [11JA]
    Federal employees: civil service retirement credit for service 
        with the American Red Cross during a time of war (see H.R. 
        272) [9JA]
    Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in 
        World War II (see H.R. 2041) [13JY]
    Historic buildings and sites: study battlefields of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 810) [2FE]

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    Immigration: naturalization of aliens who served with special 
        guerrilla units in Laos (see H.R. 1490) [7AP]
    International law: provide criminal penalties under the Geneva 
        Conventions for certain war crimes (see H.R. 2587) [7NO]
    Memorial Day: restore traditional observance (see H.R. 2603) [9NO]
    Selective Service System: suspend registration requirement and 
        activities except during national emergencies (see H.R. 1709) 
        [25MY]
    Taxation: permit opponents of war to designate tax payments to a 
        Peace Tax Fund (see H.R. 1402) [5AP]
    VFW: amend charter to allow membership to veterans who have served 
        in South Korea (see H.R. 623) [20JA]
    Weapons: eliminate use of antipersonnel landmines (see H.R. 1876) 
        [16JN]
    World War II: recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners 
        at the Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. 
        Res. 73) [25MY]

WAR CRIMES ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2587) [7NO]

WARD, MIKE (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Dept. of Defense: provide for continued retirement and leave 
        benefits for certain former employees (see H.R. 2222) [4AU]
    Taxation: treatment of individuals benefiting from renouncement of 
        citizenship and treatment of assets of naturalized citizens or 
        residents (H.R. 1535), consideration (see H. Res. 160) [25MY]

WARRANTIES
  Bills and resolutions
    Motor vehicles: dissemination of warranty and repair information 
        by manufacturers (see H.R. 265) [9JA]

WASHINGTON (State)
  Bills and resolutions
    Bonneville Power Administration: debt refinancing agreement at 
        prevailing interest rates and payment of refinancing fee to 
        U.S. Treasury (see H.R. 599, 799) [20JA] [2FE]
    Columbia River: preserve and protect Hanford Reach area (see H.R. 
        2292) [8SE]
    Corps of Engineers: operation and maintenance of Grays Harbor and 
        Chehalis River navigation projects (see H.R. 1086) [28FE]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in Washington (see H.R. 1014) [22FE]
    Nuclear energy: management and disposition of the Hanford 
        Reservation (see H.R. 2110) [25JY]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852) [7FE]
    Vancouver National Historic Reserve: establish (see H.R. 2172) 
        [2AU]
    Wenatachee National Forest: land exchange (see H.R. 2518) [20OC]
  Reports filed
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        Washington: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1014) (H. 
        Rept. 104-318) [7NO]

WASHINGTON, DC
see District of Columbia

WASHINGTON, GEORGE (1st President of the United States)
  Appointments
    George Washington's birthday ceremonies delegation [21FE]

WASHINGTON COUNTY, UT
  Bills and resolutions
    Water Conservancy District: exchange of lands (see H.R. 1838) 
        [14JN]
  Reports filed
    Land Exchange With the Water Conservancy District: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1838) (H. Rept. 104-306) [6NO]

WASTE
see Refuse Disposal; Sewage Disposal

WASTE ISOLATION PILOT PLANT LAND WITHDRAWAL ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Amend (see H.R. 1663) [17MY]

WATER
related term(s) Ecology and Environment
  Appointments
    Conferees: H.R. 1905, energy and water development appropriations 
        [7SE]
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: establish a conservation incentives program to 
        develop soil, water, and related resources protection 
        practices (see H.R. 2793) [15DE]
    Alameda County, CA: Federal involvement in wastewater reuse 
        project (see H.R. 2633) [14NO]
    Aquaculture: authorize aquaculture research under the Dept. of 
        Agriculture (see H.R. 1205) [10MR]
    Barnegat Bay, NJ: eligibility for priority consideration under the 
        National Estuary Program (see H.R. 679) [25JA]
    Central Valley Project Improvement Act: amend (see H.R. 1906, 
        2738) [21JN] [7DE]
    Coastal Zone Management Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 1965, 2046) 
        [29JN] [17JY]
    Colorado River Basin: control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam 
        (see H.R. 930) [14FE]
    ------control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam (S. 523), 
        technical corrections (see H. Con. Res. 82) [11JY]
    Conservation of natural resources: extend the Conservation Reserve 
        Program and the Wetlands Reserve Program (see H.R. 67) [9JA]
    ------reuse and recycling projects (see H.R. 1803, 1879) [8JN] 
        [16JN]
    Consevation of natural resources: conservation and development of 
        resources and Army Corps of Engineers river and harbor 
        improvement projects (see H.R. 929) [14FE]
    Corps of Engineers: prohibit water control policy modifications 
        that would interfere with the use of navigation channels (see 
        H.R. 1294) [22MR]
    ------technical assistance for the planning of a regional water 
        authority in northeastern Ohio (see H.R. 457) [9JA]
    Dams: delegation of dam safety authority to State governments (see 
        H.R. 2302) [12SE]
    Dept. of the Interior: provide loan guarantees for water supply, 
        conservation, quality, and transmission projects (see H.R. 
        2781) [14DE]
    Ecology and environment: provide assistance to rural and 
        disadvantaged communities under the State water pollution 
        control revolving loan program (see H.R. 692) [26JA]
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (see H.R. 
        1905) [20JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1905), consideration (see H. 
        Res. 171) [22JN]
    ------making appropriations (H.R. 1905), consideration of 
        conference report (see H. Res. 248) [30OC]
    EPA: exempt certain small landfills from ground water monitoring 
        requirements (see H.R. 1696) [24MY]
    ------State grants to finance the construction or improvement of 
        water supply systems (see H.R. 2747) [7DE]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 961) [15FE]
    ------amend (H.R. 961), consideration (see H. Res. 140) [9MY]
    Government regulations: modify bottled drinking water standards 
        (see H.R. 2601) [9NO]
    Health: require additional research prior to promulgation of 
        sulfate standards (see H.R. 2762) [12DE]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft 
        (see H.R. 2568) [1NO]
    Housing: minimum property standard requirements relative to water 
        treatment for certain properties with federally insured 
        mortgages (see H.R. 69) [9JA]
    Indiana: watershed management plan for Lake George area (see H.R. 
        1107) [1MR]
    Irrigation: establish boundaries for irrigation districts within 
        the Umatilla Basin, OR (see H.R. 2392) [21SE]
    Kingman, AZ: water contract modifications (see H.R. 2251) [4AU]
    Lakes: treatment of the withdrawal of water from a lake situated 
        between two States (see H.R. 2648) [16NO]
    Lewis and Clark Rural Water System, Inc.: authorize construction 
        and assistance (see H.R. 1841) [14JN]
    Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 2279) [7SE]
    Montana: authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County 
        Water Supply System (see H.R. 2819) [20DE]
    Native Americans: establish trust fund for certain tribal 
        infrastructure projects for the Crow Creek Sioux Tribe (see 
        H.R. 2512) [19OC]
    Natural resources: recover fair market value for disposal of 
        Federal natural assets (see H.R. 721) [27JA]
    Oceans: establish a California ocean protection zone (see H.R. 
        1890) [20JN]
    ------prohibit dumping of radioactive waste (see H.R. 1154) [7MR]
    Pajaro Valley Water Management Agency: implement basin management 
        plan to eliminate groundwater overdraft and seawater intrusion 
        (see H.R. 2549) [26OC]
    Public works: allow for prepayment of Federal repayment contracts 
        by the Central Utah Water Conservancy District (see H.R. 1823) 
        [13JN]
    Puerto Rico: waiver of EPA secondary treatment requirements for 
        wastewater treatment facilities (see H.R. 1371) [30MR]
    Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act: 
        amend (see H.R. 2738) [7DE]
    Refuse disposal: exempt pesticide rinse water degradation systems 
        from subtitle C permit requirements (see H.R. 102) [9JA]
    Rural areas: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater 
        disposal (see H.R. 556, 557, 908, 1337) [18JA] [13FE] [28MR]
    Safety: assure the safety of public water systems (see H.R. 226) 
        [9JA]
    ------biological monitoring and whole effluent toxicity testing 
        relative to publicly owned treatment works (see H.R. 634) 
        [23JA]
    States: sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 2555) 
        [30OC]
    Taxation: income tax credit for property used to control 
        environmental pollution and for soil and water conservation 
        expenditures (see H.R. 41) [9JA]
    ------treatment of agricultural water conservation expenditures 
        (see H.R. 1820) [13JN]
    ------treatment of contributions in aid of construction to a water 
        or wastewater utility (see H.R. 957) [15FE]
    Texas: purchase of Bureau of Reclamation water supply projects 
        (see H.R. 2609) [9NO]
    Trinity Lake: designate reservoir (see H.R. 1070) [28FE]
    Vallejo, CA: allow sharing of Federal water delivery canal space 
        of the Solano Project (see H.R. 2229) [4AU]
    Vermont-New Hampshire Interstate Public Water Supply Compact: 
        congressional consent (see H.J. Res. 129) [30NO]
    Washington County, UT: exchange of lands with the Water 
        Conservancy District (see H.R. 1838) [14JN]
    Water pollution: construction of wastewater treatment facilities 
        in the vicinity of the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 1338) 
        [28MR]
    ------establish a national clean water trust fund (see H.R. 1152) 
        [7MR]
    ------improve stormwater management (see H.R. 1252) [15MR]
    ------regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the 
        equivalent of secondary treatment (see H.R. 794, 1943) [2FE] 
        [28JN]
    ------standards for constructed water conveyances (see H.R. 2567) 
        [1NO]
    Water Resources Research Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 
        1743) [6JN]
    Waterways: restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and 
        pollution runoff and improve water quality (see H.R. 1331) 
        [28MR]
    Wetlands: conservation and management (see H.R. 1268, 1330) [21MR] 
        [28MR]
    ------moratorium on certain policies relative to the determination 
        of wetlands status (see H.R. 1220) [13MR]
    Wilderness areas: improve the management of land and water for 
        fish and wildlife purposes (see H.R. 1141) [6MR]

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    Yellowstone National Park: identification and protection of 
        significant geothermal areas (see H.R. 723) [27JA]
  Conference reports
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations (H.R. 1905) [26OC]
  Motions
    Energy and water development: making appropriations (H.R. 1905) 
        [7SE]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961) [16MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of Conference Report on H.R. 1905, Energy and Water 
        Development Appropriations: Committee on Rules (H. Res. 248) 
        (H. Rept. 104-297) [30OC]
    Consideration of H.R. 961, Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
        Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 
        104-114) [9MY]
    Consideration of H.R. 1905, Energy and Water Development 
        Appropriations: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 171) (H. 
        Rept. 104-154) [22JN]
    Control of Colorado River Basin Salinity Upstream of Imperial Dam: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 523) (H. Rept. 104-132) 
        [7JN]
    Energy and Water Development Appropriations: Committee of 
        Conference (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 104-293) [26OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 1905) (H. Rept. 
        104-149) [20JN]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 961) (H. Rept. 
        104-112) [3MY]
    Management of Wilderness Land and Water for Fish and Wildlife 
        Purposes: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1141) 
        (H. Rept. 104-107) [6JN]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 104-
        107) [1MY]
    Regard Certain Municipal Water Treatment Facilities as the 
        Equivalent of Secondary Treatment: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1943) (H. Rept. 104-192) 
        [18JY]
    Trinity Lake Reservoir: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1070) 
        (H. Rept. 104-134) [7JN]
    Washington County, UT, Land Exchange With the Water Conservancy 
        District: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1838) (H. Rept. 
        104-306) [6NO]
    Water Pollution Standards for Constructed Water Conveyances: 
        Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 2567) (H. Rept. 104-
        433) [21DE]
    Water Resources Research Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1743) (H. Rept. 104-242) [8SE]

WATER FRONT PROPERTY (vessel)
  Bills and resolutions
    Certificate of documentation (see H.R. 2720) [5DE]

WATER POLLUTION
related term(s) Ecology and Environment; Pollution
  Bills and resolutions
    Acid rain: repeal certain Clean Air Act provisions (see H.R. 474) 
        [11JA]
    Barnegat Bay, NJ: eligibility for priority consideration under the 
        National Estuary Program (see H.R. 679) [25JA]
    Drainage systems: improve stormwater management (see H.R. 1252) 
        [15MR]
    Ecology and environment: establish requirements and provide 
        assistance to prevent nonpoint sources of pollution (see H.R. 
        1132) [3MR]
    ------establish revolving loan funds for cleanup of distressed 
        areas with investment potential (see H.R. 1620) [11MY]
    ------financial responsibility requirements for offshore 
        facilities (see H.R. 633, 1002) [23JA] [21FE]
    ------funding to States to implement national estuary conservation 
        and management plans (see H.R. 1438, 1917) [6AP] [22JN]
    ------State certification of voluntary cleanup programs for low 
        and medium priority sites (see H.R. 1621) [11MY]
    EPA: exempt certain small landfills from ground water monitoring 
        requirements (see H.R. 1696) [24MY]
    Executive departments: Federal facilities pollution control (see 
        H.R. 364) [9JA]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (see H.R. 961) [15FE]
    ------amend (H.R. 961), consideration (see H. Res. 140) [9MY]
    Government regulations: enforcement and compliance with 
        regulations (see H.R. 1262) [16MR]
    ------standards for constructed water conveyances (see H.R. 2567) 
        [1NO]
    Great Lakes: coordinate and promote activities for water pollution 
        alleviation (see H.R. 1209) [10MR]
    ------determine effectiveness of technology to remedy contaminated 
        sediments (see H.R. 1206) [10MR]
    Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 2279) [7SE]
    National clean water trust fund: establish (see H.R. 1152) [7MR]
    National Institute for the Environment: establish (see H.R. 2827) 
        [21DE]
    Oceans: prohibit dumping of radioactive waste (see H.R. 1154) 
        [7MR]
    Oil Pollution Act: require Federal agencies to differentiate 
        between organic oils and petroleum-based oils (see H.R. 436) 
        [9JA]
    Reclamation Wastewater and Groundwater Study and Facilities Act: 
        amend (see H.R. 2738) [7DE]
    Rivers: determine effectiveness of technology to remedy 
        contaminated sediments in river beds (see H.R. 455) [9JA]
    Rural areas: grants to assist colonias relative to wastewater 
        disposal (see H.R. 556, 557, 908, 1337) [18JA] [13FE] [28MR]
    Sewage disposal: construction of wastewater treatment facilities 
        in the vicinity of the U.S.-Mexico border (see H.R. 1338) 
        [28MR]
    States: capitalization grants (see H.R. 1102) [1MR]
    Taxation: issuance of tax-exempt bonds for air and water pollution 
        control facilities (see H.R. 2380) [21SE]
    Water: regard certain municipal treatment facilities as the 
        equivalent of secondary treatment (see H.R. 794, 1943) [2FE] 
        [28JN]
    Waterways: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine compounds into 
        navigable waters (see H.R. 1400) [5AP]
    ------reduce discharges from combined sewer overflows into 
        navigable waters of interstate significance (see H.R. 879) 
        [9FE]
    ------restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and 
        pollution runoff and improve water quality (see H.R. 1331) 
        [28MR]
  Motions
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act: amend (H.R. 961) [16MY]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 961, Federal Water Pollution Control Act 
        Amendments: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 140) (H. Rept. 
        104-114) [9MY]
    Federal Water Pollution Control Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 961) (H. Rept. 
        104-112) [3MY]
    Regard Certain Municipal Water Treatment Facilities as the 
        Equivalent of Secondary Treatment: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1943) (H. Rept. 104-192) 
        [18JY]
    Require Federal Agencies To Differentiate Between Organic Oils and 
        Petroleum Based Oils: Committee on Agriculture (House) (H.R. 
        436) (H. Rept. 104-262) [27SE]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 436) (H. Rept. 104-262) 
        [27SE]
    Water Pollution Standards for Constructed Water Conveyances: 
        Committee on Transportation (House) (H.R. 2567) (H. Rept. 104-
        433) [21DE]

WATER RESOURCES RESEARCH ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Appropriations: authorizing (see H.R. 1743) [6JN]
  Reports filed
     Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1743) (H. 
        Rept. 104-242) [8SE]

WATERS, MAXINE (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Children and youth: provide grants to improve the quality and 
        availability of comprehensive education, health, and social 
        services (see H.R. 1284) [21MR]
    Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp.: earthquake insurance 
        requirements (see H.R. 2317) [12SE]
    Financial institutions: community support requirements for 
        mortgage banks (see H.R. 1313) [23MR]
    ------freeze on bank fees (see H.R. 1312) [23MR]
    ------issue guarantee debt securities issued by the Community 
        Development Financial Institutions Fund (see H.R. 722) [27JA]
    Fuhrman, Mark: investigation relative to perjury and possible 
        criminal wrong doing committed by the former Los Angeles 
        police detective (see H. Res. 243) [24OC]
    Housing: encourage gainful employment of residents of public 
        housing (see H.R. 921) [13FE]
    ------establish a national property reinsurance program directed 
        at underserved areas (see H.R. 1517) [7AP]
    ------extend certain veterans housing programs (see H.R. 1632) 
        [12MY]
    Public works: provide employment opportunities during repair and 
        renovation of community facilities (see H.R. 1282) [21MR]
    Taxation: allow credit for construction and renovation of 
        nonresidential buildings in distressed areas (see H.R. 1519) 
        [7AP]
    ------provide an investment tax credit to assist defense 
        contractors converting to nondefense operations (see H.R. 
        1518) [7AP]
    Urban areas: provide grants to establish teen resource and 
        education centers (see H.R. 1283) [21MR]
    Veterans: increase monthly payments for veterans in certain 
        education programs (see H.R. 1634) [12MY]
    ------medical information sharing between the Social Security 
        Administration and the Dept. of Veterans Affairs for the 
        determination of disability status (see H.R. 1609) [10MY]
    ------technical corrections to training and employment programs 
        (see H.R. 1633) [12MY]

WATERVILLE, ME
  Bills and resolutions
    George J. Mitchell Federal Building: designate (see H.R. 2049) 
        [18JY]
    George J. Mitchell Post Office Building: designate (see H.R. 2077) 
        [20JY]

WATERWAYS
related term(s) Water
  Bills and resolutions
    Augusta Canal National Heritage Area: establish (see H.R. 1999) 
        [10JY]
    Budget: treatment of receipts and disbursements of Federal trust 
        funds (see H.R. 564) [18JA]
    Canada: eliminate tolls and encourage trade along the St. Lawrence 
        Seaway (see H. Con. Res. 127) [22DE]
    Central Bering Sea Fisheries Enforcement Act: include the Sea of 
        Okhotsk as a region in which fishing is prohibited by U.S. 
        fishermen (see H.R. 715) [26JA]
    Coast Guard: restrict the closure of small boat stations (see H.R. 
        2105) [24JY]
    Colorado River Basin: control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam 
        (see H.R. 930) [14FE]
    ------control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam (S. 523), 
        technical corrections (see H. Con. Res. 82) [11JY]
    Columbia River: preserve and protect Hanford Reach area (see H.R. 
        2292) [8SE]
    Corps of Engineers: prohibit water control policy modifications 
        that would interfere with the use of navigation channels (see 
        H.R. 1294) [22MR]
    ------require construction and operation of a jetty and sand 
        transfer system (see H.R. 758) [31JA]
    ------stabilize bluffs along Mississippi River in the vicinity of 
        Natchez, MS (see H.R. 880) [9FE]
    Ecology and environment: funding to States to implement national 
        estuary conservation and management plans (see H.R. 1438, 
        1917) [6AP] [22JN]
    Fall River Harbor: deauthorize a feature of navigation project 
        (see H.R. 1304) [23MR]
    Falmouth, MA: deauthorize portion of navigation project (see H.R. 
        1106) [1MR]
    Foreign policy: support peace and stability in the South China Sea 
        (see H. Res. 114) [10MR]
    Great Lakes: coordinate and promote activities for water pollution 
        alleviation (see H.R. 1209) [10MR]

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    ------determine effectiveness of technology to remedy contaminated 
        sediments (see H.R. 1206) [10MR]
    Greenville Inner Harbor Channel: maintenance dredging (see H.R. 
        1008) [21FE]
    Harbor Maintenance Trust Fund: reduce tax (see H.R. 1138) [6MR]
    Harbors: deauthorize certain portions of navigation project for 
        Cohasset Harbor, MA (see H.R. 2187) [3AU]
    Hells Canyon National Recreation Area: management of river craft 
        (see H.R. 2568) [1NO]
    Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor: modify boundaries 
        (see H.R. 1542) [2MY]
    Jones Inlet, NY: modify navigation project (see H.R. 306) [9JA]
    Long Island Sound: improve water quality (see H.R. 2279) [7SE]
    Manistique Harbor: change authorized depth for navigation project 
        (see H.R. 1991) [30JN]
    Missouri River: control of water relative to navigation and flood 
        control (see H.R. 1351) [29MR]
    ------equity in economic benefits and recreational usage among 
        bordering States (see H.R. 1260) [16MR]
    Mystic River: deauthorize portion of improvement project (see H.R. 
        1001) [21FE]
    National wildlife refuges: revenue sharing payments (see H.R. 91) 
        [9JA]
    Ohio & Erie Canal Corridor National Heritage Corridor: establish 
        (see H.R. 2186) [3AU]
    Ohio River Corridor Study Commission: establish (see H.R. 1891) 
        [20JN]
    Panama Canal: authorizing appropriations for operation and 
        maintenance (see H.R. 1349) [29MR]
    Panama Canal Commission: reconstitute as a U.S. Government 
        corporation (see H.R. 1348) [29MR]
    Public works: provide incentives for the creation of jobs and 
        restoration of infrastructure (see H.R. 1591) [9MY]
    Sewage disposal: reduce discharges from combined sewer overflows 
        into navigable waters of interstate significance (see H.R. 
        879) [9FE]
    Suwannee River: authorize dredging of McGriff Pass (see H.R. 1992) 
        [30JN]
    Taxation: exclude ferries from the excise tax intended for 
        gambling vessels (see H.R. 1603) [10MY]
    Thames River: modify navigation project to alter turning basin 
        dimensions in Norwich, CT (see H.R. 2282) [7SE]
    Transportation: permit tax-exempt financing of certain 
        transportation facilities (see H.R. 1790) [8JN]
    ------provide off-budget treatment for certain transportation 
        trust funds (see H.R. 842) [7FE]
    Washington: operation and maintenance of Grays Harbor and Chehalis 
        River navigation projects (see H.R. 1086) [28FE]
    Water: conservation and development of resources and Army Corps of 
        Engineers river and harbor improvement projects (see H.R. 929) 
        [14FE]
    ------restoration projects to control flooding, erosion, and 
        pollution runoff and improve water quality (see H.R. 1331) 
        [28MR]
    ------State sovereignty over water within borders (see H.R. 2555) 
        [30OC]
    Water pollution: eliminate certain discharges of chlorine 
        compounds into navigable waters (see H.R. 1400) [5AP]
  Messages
    Farmington Wild and Scenic River Study: President Clinton [13DE]
  Reports filed
    Control of Colorado River Basin Salinity Upstream of Imperial Dam: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 523) (H. Rept. 104-132) 
        [7JN]
    Prohibit Fishing by U.S. Fishermen in the Sea of Okhotsk: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 715) (H. Rept. 104-42) 
        [21FE]

WATT, MELVIN L. (a Representative from North Carolina)
  Motions offered by
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (H.J. Res. 1) 
        [26JA]
    Courts: disapprove certain sentencing guideline amendments (H.R. 
        2259) [18OC]
    Laughlin, Representative: election to Committee on Ways and Means 
        (House) (H. Res. 183) [10JY]

WATTS, J.C. (a Representative from Oklahoma)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Children and youth: establish community-based youth development 
        block grant program (see H.R. 2807) [18DE]
    Consumers: require additional disclosures of the terms of rental-
        purchase agreements (see H.R. 2820) [20DE]

WAXMAN, HENRY A. (a Representative from California)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 4, Personal Responsibility Act [29SE]
    ------H.R. 483, permit medicare select policies to be offered in 
        all States [25MY]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------S. 440, National Highway System designation [29SE]
    ------S. 641, Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act 
        reauthorization [7DE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Comprehensive AIDS Resources Emergency Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 
        42) [9JA]
    Diseases: research programs for Parkinson's disease (see H.R. 
        1462) [6AP]
    Food: labeling of pesticide use (see H.R. 1771) [7JN]

WEAPONS
related term(s) Biological Weapons; Chemical Weapons; Nuclear Weapons
  Bills and resolutions
    Antipersonnel landmines: eliminate use (see H.R. 1876) [16JN]
    Arms control: reduction of nuclear weapons (see H.R. 1511) [7AP]
    Arms sales: congressional notification requirement of sales to 
        Saudi Arabia relative to outstanding commercial disputes (see 
        H.R. 1243) [15MR]
    ------prohibit sales to foreign countries relative to relationship 
        and recognition of sovereignty of Israel (see H.R. 1189) [9MR]
    BATF: regulation of firearms and ammunition (see H.R. 915) [13FE]
    Body armor: restrict mail order sales (see H.R. 2192) [3AU]
    Chemical weapons: transportation of munitions (see H.R. 1123) 
        [3MR]
    Crime: increase penalties for armed violent criminals (see H.R. 
        1488) [7AP]
    Dept. of Defense: B-2 stealth bomber development (see H.R. 2625) 
        [13NO]
    ------eliminate promotion of civilian marksmanship (see H.R. 638, 
        1645) [23JA] [16MY]
    ------reform acquisition procedures (see H.R. 1368) [30MR]
    ------terminate C-17 Airlifter program and use nondevelopmental 
        aircrafts to meet strategic airlift requirements (see H.R. 
        703) [26JA]
    ------transfer naval vessels to certain foreign countries (see 
        H.R. 2348) [18SE]
    Explosives: regulation (see H.R. 43) [9JA]
    Firearms: constitutional amendment to clarify right to keep and 
        bear arms (see H.R. 2393; H.J. Res. 98) [27JN] [25SE]
    ------eliminate the administrative authority to prohibit transfer 
        or sale of certain assault weapons (see H.R. 793) [2FE]
    ------gun control (see H.R. 1321; H. Con. Res. 65) [24MR] [9MY]
    ------mandatory registration of handguns (see H.R. 169) [9JA]
    ------manufacturer, importer, or dealer liability for damages 
        resulting from certain weapons (see H.R. 174) [9JA]
    ------permanent ban on possession of firearms by persons convicted 
        of certain felonies (see H.R. 2101) [24JY]
    ------permit Federal licensees to conduct business at out-of-State 
        gun shows (see H.R. 659) [24JA]
    ------prohibit possession of nonsporting handguns (see H.R. 250) 
        [9JA]
    ------prohibit possession or transfer of handguns and handgun 
        ammunition (see H.R. 916) [13FE]
    ------prohibit transfer of two or more handguns to an individual 
        within any 30-day period (see H.R. 964) [15FE]
    ------protect and enforce the right to obtain and use firearms for 
        security, self-defense, and other legitimate purposes (see 
        H.R. 78, 2470; H. Con. Res. 5) [9JA] [11OC]
    ------regulate handgun ammunition (see H.R. 1403) [5AP]
    ------regulate sale, import, and manufacture of polymer plastic 
        ammunition (see H.R. 221) [9JA]
    ------repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices (see H.R. 125, 464, 698) [9JA] [11JA] [26JA]
    ------repeal ban on assault weapons and large capacity ammunition 
        feeding devices (H.R. 464), consideration (see H. Res. 210) 
        [3AU]
    France: actions relative to moratorium on testing of nuclear 
        weapons (see H. Con. Res. 80; H. Res. 174) [27JN] [30JN]
    Korea, Democratic People's Republic of: nuclear weapons 
        proliferation (see H.J. Res. 83, 85; H. Con. Res. 19) [25JA] 
        [30MR]
    Military assistance: prohibit to governments that are 
        undemocratic, engaged in armed aggression, or in violation of 
        human rights or arms control standards (see H.R. 772) [1FE]
    Missiles: deployment policy for ballistic missile systems (see 
        H.R. 983) [16FE]
    ------production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 991) [16FE]
    National Board for the Promotion of Rifle Practice: abolish (see 
        H.R. 638) [23JA]
    National Rifle Association: characterization of Federal law 
        enforcement (see H. Con. Res. 69) [18MY]
    Nuclear weapons: institute worldwide disarmament and reallocation 
        of economic resources (see H.R. 1647) [16MY]
    Pakistan: transfer of F-16 aircraft and associated parts and 
        equipment (see H.R. 1397) [5AP]
    Saudi Arabia: congressional notification requirement for arms 
        sales relative to outstanding commercial disputes (see H.R. 
        1596) [9MY]
    Taxation: simplify the assessment and collection of the excise tax 
        on arrows (see H.R. 59) [9JA]
    Treaties and agreements: withdrawal from the Antiballistic Missile 
        Treaty (see H.R. 2483) [17OC]
    Turkey: suspend proposed sale of the Army Tactical Missile System 
        relative to human rights activities and the trade embargo of 
        Armenia (see H. Con. Res. 124, 125) [21DE] [22DE]
  Messages
    Atomic Energy Act: President Clinton [9MR]
    Export of Munitions List Articles to the People's Republic of 
        China: President Clinton [22JN]
    National Emergency Relative to Angola: President Clinton [28MR]
    National Emergency Relative to Proliferation of Weapons of Mass 
        Destruction: President Clinton [16FE] [18MY] [8NO]
    Nuclear Proliferation: President Clinton [7JN]
    Proposed Agreement for Cooperation Between the U.S. and South 
        Africa Concerning Peaceful Uses of Nuclear Energy: President 
        Clinton [29SE]
    Saving Law Enforcement Officers' Lives Act: President Clinton 
        [30JN]
    U.S.-Bulgarian Nuclear Weapons Proliferation Agreement: President 
        Clinton [4AU]

WEATHER
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: improve the collection and distribution of 
        information to assist agricultural producers (see H.R. 383) 
        [9JA]
    National Weather Service: eliminate certain activities and 
        functions (see H.R. 1450) [6AP]
    NOAA: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 1815) [13JN]
    Public welfare programs: assist low income families and seniors 
        relative to severe heat emergencies (see H.R. 2109) [25JY]
    Taxation: treatment of livestock sold on account of weather 
        conditions (see H.R. 1588) [9MY]

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  Reports filed
    NOAA Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1815) 
        (H. Rept. 104-237) [29SE]
    ------Committee on Science (House) (H.R. 1815) (H. Rept. 104-237) 
        [6SE]

WEI JINGSHENG
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: demand the unconditional release of 
        Wei Jingsheng (see H. Con. Res. 117) [5DE]

WEIGHTS AND MEASURES
  Bills and resolutions
    Metric system: conversion requirements (see H.R. 2779) [14DE]
    ------modification of highway signs (see H.R. 1173) [8MR]

WELDON, CURT (a Representative from Pennsylvania)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Bosnia and Herzegovina: U.S. military enforcement of peace 
        agreement between Serbian, Croatian, and Muslim forces (see H. 
        Con. Res. 118) [6DE]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: authorizing use of grounds for 
        display of RAH-66 Comanche helicopter (see H. Con. Res. 74) 
        [13JN]
    ------authorizing use of grounds for the Firefighter Challenge 
        (see H. Con. Res. 46) [21MR]
    CERCLA: clarify appropriate inquiry into previous ownership and 
        uses of real property to qualify for the innocent landowner 
        defense (see H.R. 1285) [21MR]
    Committee on Ways and Means (House): include the identity, 
        sponsor, and revenue cost of single-taxpayer relief provisions 
        in reported bills (see H. Res. 56) [1FE]
    Davis-Bacon Act: revise (see H.R. 2472) [12OC]
    House Rules: establish a Citizens' Commission on Congressional 
        Ethics (see H. Res. 95) [23FE]
    Oceans: prohibit dumping of radioactive waste (see H.R. 1154) 
        [7MR]
    Public welfare programs: reform (see H.R. 781) [1FE]
    Recycling: improve the collection and dissemination of information 
        that will promote the recycling of municipal solid waste (see 
        H.R. 1153) [7MR]

WELDON, DAVE (a Representative from Florida)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Education: low-income school choice demonstration program (see 
        H.R. 1640) [15MY]
    Veterans: allow certain veterans with service-connected 
        disabilities to travel on military aircraft (see H.R. 2764) 
        [12DE]
    ------revise certain authorities on the management and contracting 
        of provision of health care services (see H.R. 2798) [15DE]
    Water Front Property (vessel): certificate of documentation (see 
        H.R. 2720) [5DE]

WELFARE
see Public Welfare Programs; Social Security

WELFARE REFORM CONSOLIDATION ACT
  Reports filed
    Provisions: Committee on Economic and Educational Opportunities 
        (House) (H.R. 999) (H. Rept. 104-75) [10MR]

WELLER, GERALD C. ``JERRY'' (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Federal Mortgage Insurance Corp.: establish (see H.R. 1708) [24MY]
    Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: establish (see H.R. 714) 
        [26JA]

WEST VIRGINIA
  Bills and resolutions
    Coal: preservation of coal mining heritage (see H.R. 1188) [9MR]
    FERC: extension of deadline for construction of hydroelectric 
        project in West Virginia (see H.R. 1051, 1335) [24FE] [28MR]
    Interstate compacts: management of Jennings Randolph Lake between 
        Maryland and West Virginia (see H.J. Res. 113) [17OC]
    National Park System: modify boundaries of three units (see H.R. 
        640) [23JA]
    ------technical amendments relative to three units (see H.R. 639) 
        [23JA]
  Reports filed
    Extension of Deadline for Construction of Hydroelectric Project in 
        West Virginia: Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1051) (H. 
        Rept. 104-319) [7NO]
    ------Committee on Commerce (House) (H.R. 1335) (H. Rept. 104-321) 
        [7NO]

WESTERN ELECTRIC CO.
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: supersede the modification of final judgment in U.S. v. 
        Western Electric (see H.R. 1528, 1641) [2MY] [16MY]
  Reports filed
    Supersede the Modification of Final Judgment in U.S. v. Western 
        Electric: Committee on the Judiciary (House) (H.R. 1528) (H. 
        Rept. 104-203) [24JY]

WETLANDS
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: conversion of certain wetlands (see H.R. 198) [9JA]
    ------determinations relative to agricultural lands (see H.R. 
        1949) [28JN]
    ------prompt resolution of agricultural use violation disputes 
        (see H.R. 2496) [18OC]
    ------provide flexibility and mitigation in the conversion of 
        cropped wetlands (see H.R. 932) [14FE]
    Conservation of natural resources: conservation and management 
        (see H.R. 1268, 1330) [21MR] [28MR]
    ------extend the Conservation Reserve Program and the Wetlands 
        Reserve Program (see H.R. 67) [9JA]
    ------moratorium on certain policies relative to the determination 
        of wetlands status (see H.R. 1220) [13MR]
    Endangered species: protect private property rights relative to 
        economic losses from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 
        490) [11JA]

WHEELER, DAVID J.
  Bills and resolutions
    David J. Wheeler Federal Building, Baker City, OR: designate (see 
        H.R. 2061) [19JY]
  Reports filed
    David J. Wheeler Federal Building, Baker City, OR: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 2061) (H. 
        Rept. 104-412) [19DE]

WHITE, RICK (a Representative from Washington)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1058, Securities Litigation Reform Act [24OC]
    ------S. 652, Telecommunications Competition and Deregulation Act 
        [12OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Elections: establish advisory commission to recommend reforms in 
        congressional election laws (see H.R. 2635) [14NO]
  Conference reports
    Private Securities Litigation Reform Act (H.R. 1058) [28NO]

WHITE PLAINS, NY
  Bills and resolutions
    Thurgood Marshall U.S Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 653) [24JA]
  Reports filed
    Thurgood Marshall U.S. Courthouse, White Plains, NY: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 653) (H. Rept. 
        104-363) [28NO]

WHITE SANDS MISSILE RANGE, NM
  Bills and resolutions
    Real property: provide appropriate compensation for the real 
        property and mining claims taken for establishment (see H.R. 
        806) [2FE]

WHITFIELD, EDWARD (a Representative from Kentucky)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Elections: contribution limitations for multicandidate political 
        committees (see H.R. 1865) [15JN]

WICKER, ROGER (a Representative from Mississippi)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1817, military construction, family housing, and 
        base closure and realignment appropriations [7SE]
    ------H.R. 1854, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [26JY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Corinth, MS: establish interpretive center at Civil War 
        Battlefield (see H.R. 1548) [2MY]
    Courts: repeal requirements on adjustments to judicial salaries 
        (see H.R. 2701) [30NO]
    States: clarify reimbursement for employees carrying out Federal 
        programs during Government shutdown (see H.R. 2784) [14DE]

WILD AND SCENIC RIVERS SYSTEM
  Bills and resolutions
    Lamprey River: designate certain segments as components of the 
        Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 2255) [4AU]
    Missouri River: limit acquisition of land on the segment 
        designated as a recreation area (see H.R. 1538, 1825) [2MY] 
        [13JN]
    Niagara River Gorge: establish commission to study inclusion into 
        the Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 2139) [28JY]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852) [7FE]
  Messages
    Farmington Wild and Scenic River Study: President Clinton [13DE]

WILDERNESS AREAS
  Bills and resolutions
    Alaska: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1000) 
        [21FE]
    Dept. of Agriculture: prescribe by regulation the representation 
        of ``Woodsy Owl'' (see H.R. 1269) [21MR]
    Ecology and environment: improve the management of land and water 
        for fish and wildlife purposes (see H.R. 1141) [6MR]
    Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve: land exchange (see 
        H.R. 400) [9JA]
    ------land exchange (H.R. 400), consideration (see H. Res. 52) 
        [31JA]
    Hells Canyon Wilderness Area: modify boundaries (see H.R. 2693) 
        [30NO]
    Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: establish (see H.R. 714) 
        [26JA]
    Minnesota: land exchange between the Superior National Forest and 
        the Boundary Water Canoe Wilderness Area (see H.R. 1990) 
        [30JN]
    Mississippi: transfer lands for Jamie L. Whitten Wilderness Area 
        (see H.R. 2552) [26OC]
    Missouri River: limit acquisition of land on the segment 
        designated as a recreation area (see H.R. 1538, 1825) [2MY] 
        [13JN]
    Montana: designate certain national forest lands as wilderness or 
        multiple use management (see H.R. 2799) [15DE]
    Oregon: continuation of certain commercial activities at the Red's 
        Horse Ranch area of the Eagle Cap Wilderness, Wallowa, and 
        Whitman National Forests (see H.R. 1697) [24MY]
    Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811) 
        [19DE]
    Ozark National Scenic Riverways: protection of wild horses within 
        boundaries (see H.R. 238) [9JA]
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852) [7FE]
    ------transfer parcel of land to Taos Pueblo Indians (see H.R. 
        101) [9JA]
    ------transfer parcel of land to Taos Pueblo Indians (H.R. 101), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 51) [31JA]
    Rocky Mountain National Park: designate certain lands as 
        wilderness (see H.R. 621) [20JA]
    Tallgrass Prairie National Preserve: establish (see H.R. 1449) 
        [6AP]
    Texas: control of southern pine beetles in wilderness areas (see 
        H.R. 689) [26JA]

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    Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge: transfer management to 
        Oklahoma (see H.R. 1112) [2MR]
    Utah: designate certain lands as wilderness (see H.R. 1500, 1745) 
        [7AP] [6JN]
    ------designate certain lands as wilderness (H.R. 1745), 
        consideration (see H. Res. 303) [13DE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 101, Transfer Parcel of Land to Taos Pueblo 
        Indians: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 51) (H. Rept. 
        104-12) [31JA]
    Consideration of H.R. 400, Gates of the Arctic National Park and 
        Preserve Land Exchange: Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 
        52) (H. Rept. 104-13) [31JA]
    Consideration of H.R. 1745, Utah Wilderness Lands Designation: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 303) (H. Rept. 104-404) 
        [13DE]
    Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve Land Exchange: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 400) (H. Rept. 104-8) 
        [27JA]
    Illinois Land Conservation Act: Committee on Agriculture (House) 
        (H.R. 714) (H. Rept. 104-191) [28JY]
    Management of Wilderness Land and Water for Fish and Wildlife 
        Purposes: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1141) 
        (H. Rept. 104-107) [6JN]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 104-
        107) [1MY]
    Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie: Committee on Transportation 
        and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 714) (H. Rept. 104-191) 
        [18JY]
    Protection of Wild Horses Within Boundaries of the Ozark National 
        Scenic Riverway: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 238) (H. 
        Rept. 104-296) [30OC]
    Transfer Parcel of Public Land to Taos Pueblo Indians of New 
        Mexico: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 101) (H. Rept. 
        104-7) [27JA]
    Utah Wilderness Lands Designation: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1745) (H. Rept. 104-396) [11DE]

WILDLIFE
  Bills and resolutions
    Agriculture: incentives for land owners to provide habitat for 
        endangered species (see H.R. 2284) [7SE]
    Animals: prohibit export of American black bear viscera (see H.R. 
        353) [9JA]
    ------prohibit import, export, sale or possession of bear viscera 
        (see H.R. 2240) [4AU]
    Ecology and environment: strengthen protection of native 
        biodiversity and place restraints on clearcutting of forests 
        (see H.R. 2407) [27SE]
    Endangered species: designate the Florida panther (see H.R. 321) 
        [9JA]
    ------designation of critical habitat areas and national wildlife 
        refuges (see H.R. 2253) [4AU]
    ------protect private property rights relative to economic losses 
        from critical habitat designations (see H.R. 490) [11JA]
    ------protection (see H.R. 2374) [21SE]
    ------review listing process (see H.R. 1714) [25MY]
    Endangered Species Act: determination of threatened species 
        relative to reauthorization (see H.R. 571) [19JA]
    ------enhance wildlife conservation and management and protect 
        fishing, hunting and trapping (see H.R. 2217) [4AU]
    ------reauthorize (see H.R. 2275, 2444) [7SE] [29SE]
    National Park Service: eradicate brucellosis afflicting the bison 
        in Yellowstone National Park (see H.R. 2136) [27JY]
    National wildlife refuges: allow donation of State hunting 
        management services during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 
        2706) [5DE]
    ------revenue sharing payments (see H.R. 91) [9JA]
    Otis G. Pike Preserve, Calverton, NY: designate (see H.R. 2811) 
        [19DE]
    Ozark National Scenic Riverways: protection of wild horses within 
        boundaries (see H.R. 238) [9JA]
    Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2660) [17NO]
    Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge: transfer management to 
        Oklahoma (see H.R. 1112) [2MR]
    Trinity River: restoration of fish and wildlife (see H.R. 2243) 
        [4AU]
    Wilderness areas: improve the management of land and water for 
        fish and wildlife purposes (see H.R. 1141) [6MR]
  Reports filed
    Management of Wilderness Land and Water for Fish and Wildlife 
        Purposes: Committee on National Security (House) (H.R. 1141) 
        (H. Rept. 104-107) [6JN]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 104-
        107) [1MY]
    Protection of Wild Horses Within Boundaries of the Ozark National 
        Scenic Riverway: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 238) (H. 
        Rept. 104-296) [30OC]
    Trinity River Fish and Wildlife Restoration: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2243) (H. Rept. 104-395) [11DE]

WILDLIFE REFUGES
  Bills and resolutions
    Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge: designate 
        (see H.R. 1253) [15MR]
    Endangered species: designation of critical habitat areas and 
        national wildlife refuges (see H.R. 2253) [4AU]
    Fort Devens Military Reservation: transfer of excess property to 
        the Oxbow National Wildlife Refuge and to Lancaster, MA (see 
        H.R. 1407) [5AP]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 
        1675) [18MY]
    National wildlife refuges: allow donation of State hunting 
        management services during a Government shutdown (see H.R. 
        2706) [5DE]
    ------revenue sharing payments (see H.R. 91) [9JA]
    North Platte National Wildlife Refuge: boundary adjustment (see 
        H.R. 2679) [28NO]
    Oahu National Wildlife Refuge Complex: acquire certain interests 
        in the Waihee Marsh and Waihee Stream (see H.R. 429, 1772) 
        [9JA] [7JN]
    Tensas River National Wildlife Refuge: authorizing appropriations 
        (see H.R. 2660) [17NO]
    Tishomingo National Wildlife Refuge: transfer management to 
        Oklahoma (see H.R. 1112) [2MR]
  Reports filed
    Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge 
        Designation: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1253) (H. 
        Rept. 104-290) [24OC]
    National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 1675) (H. Rept. 104-218) [31JY]

WILKES-BARRE, PA
  Bills and resolutions
    Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse: designate (see H.R. 1718) [25MY]
  Reports filed
    Max Rosenn U.S. Courthouse, Wilkes-Barre, PA: Committee on 
        Transportation and Infrastructure (House) (H.R. 1718) (H. 
        Rept. 104-413) [19DE]

WILLIAMS, PAT (a Representative from Montana)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1617, consolidate Federal job training programs 
        [24OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    American Cultural Trust Fund: establish (see H.R. 1520) [7AP]
    FERC: payment by local governments of charges for hydroelectric 
        projects in Granite and Deer Lodge Counties, MT (see H.R. 944) 
        [14FE]
    Forest Service: use of stewardship contracting in demonstration 
        program to restore and maintain ecological integrity and 
        productivity of forest ecosystems (see H.R. 1682) [18MY]
    Health care facilities: improve health programs and services 
        available to rural populations (see H.R. 1904, 2175) [20JN] 
        [2AU]
    Major League Baseball: application of antitrust laws (see H.R. 
        397) [9JA]
    ------arbitration procedures to resolve players' strike (see H.R. 
        870) [8FE]
    Montana: designate certain BLM lands to preserve unique cultural 
        and natural features (see H.R. 2074) [19JY]
    ------designate certain national forest lands as wilderness or 
        multiple use management (see H.R. 2799) [15DE]
    Monuments and memorials: encircle the Washington Monument with 
        State flags (see H.R. 990) [16FE]
    National Park Service: eradicate brucellosis afflicting the bison 
        in Yellowstone National Park (see H.R. 2136) [27JY]
    Water: authorize the construction of the Fort Peck Rural County 
        Water Supply System (see H.R. 2819) [20DE]
    Yellowstone National Park: identification and protection of 
        significant geothermal areas (see H.R. 723) [27JA]

WILSON, CHARLES (a Representative from Texas)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [12OC]
    ------H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations [13SE] [14SE] 
        [18OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Big Thicket National Preserve: designate maintenance facility and 
        visitor center as Ralph W. Yarborough Center (see H.R. 686) 
        [26JA]
    ------extend deadline for completion of certain land exchanges 
        (see H.R. 826) [3FE]
    FBI: use of volunteers for tours at training facilities and main 
        building (see H.R. 685) [26JA]
    Foreign trade: extend export restrictions for unprocessed timber 
        to timber harvested in Texas (see H.R. 688) [26JA]
    Forest Service: distribution of timber sales receipts to counties 
        in Texas (see H.R. 683) [26JA]
    Lumber industry: prohibit exports of unprocessed timber and wood 
        chips to countries not providing reciprocal market access (see 
        H.R. 684) [26JA]
    Texas: control of southern pine beetles in wilderness areas (see 
        H.R. 689) [26JA]
    ------convey certain lands in the Sam Houston National Forest to 
        current occupant (see H.R. 687) [26JA]

WISCONSIN
  Bills and resolutions
    Courts: authorize additional Federal district judge for eastern 
        district of Wisconsin (see H.R. 362) [9JA]
    LaFarge Dam and Lake: transfer lands (see H.R. 50) [9JA]

WISE, ROBERT E., JR. (a Representative from West Virginia)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2539, Interstate Commerce Commission Termination 
        Act [12DE]
    ------S. 244, Paperwork Reduction Act [10MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    AFDC: reform (see H.R. 886) [9FE]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 49) [9JA]
    ------require an operating and a capital budget to distinguish 
        between Federal funds and trust funds (see H.R. 1233) [14MR]
    Capital Budget Commission: establish (see H.R. 1302) [22MR]
    President and Vice President: constitutional amendment on direct 
        popular election (see H.J. Res. 117) [7NO]
  Motions offered by
    Appropriations: line-item veto (S. 4) [7SE]
    Foreign operations, export financing, and related programs: making 
        appropriations (H.R. 1868) [28JN]

WOLF, FRANK R. (a Representative from Virginia)
  Appointments
    Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe [22FE]
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [12OC]
    ------H.R. 2002, Dept. of Transportation and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    ------H.R. 2020, Dept. of the Treasury, Postal Service, Executive 
        Office of the President, and independent agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]

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  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Amtrak: timely closure and realignment of routes with low economic 
        performance (see H.R. 841) [6FE]
    China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (see H.J. 
        Res. 96) [16JN]
    Correctional institutions: pilot program on feasibility of Federal 
        prisoner employment (see H.R. 2553) [26OC]
    ------transfer control of Lorton Correctional Complex to the 
        Bureau of Prisons (see H.R. 461) [9JA]
    Dept. of Transportation and related agencies: making 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2002) [11JY]
    Employees: allow members of employee associations to represent 
        their views before the Government (see H.R. 782) [1FE]
    FBI: appeal rights of employees concerning adverse personnel 
        actions (see H.R. 2683) [28NO]
    Federal employees: payment of retirement and separation incentives 
        and reemployment assistance relative to workforce reductions 
        (see H.R. 2751) [7DE]
    Government: continuance of pay when there is a lapse in 
        appropriations (see H.R. 2662) [17NO]
    Mass transit: standards and procedures for arbitrators relative to 
        labor disputes involving transit agencies in the National 
        Capital area (see H.R. 1463) [6AP]
    Motor vehicles: improve traffic safety performance of high risk 
        drivers (see H.R. 1866) [15JN]
    National Gambling Impact and Policy Commission: establish (see 
        H.R. 497) [11JA]
    Shenandoah Valley National Battlefield: establish (see H.R. 763) 
        [31JA]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations (H.R. 
        2002) [20OC]
  Motions offered by
    China, People's Republic of: most-favored-nation status (H.J. Res. 
        96) [20JY]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Transportation and Related Agencies Appropriations: 
        Committee of Conference (H.R. 2002) (H. Rept. 104-286) [20OC]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2002) (H. Rept. 
        104-177) [11JY]

WOMEN
  Bills and resolutions
    Abortion: constitutional amendment on right to life (see H.J. Res. 
        18, 23, 26, 72, 90) [9JA] [1MR] [23MY]
    ------prevent governmental discrimination against health care 
        providers who refuse to perform or provide training in 
        performing abortions (see H.R. 1932) [27JN]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (see H.R. 1833) [14JN]
    ------prohibit partial-birth abortions (H.R. 1833), consideration 
        (see H. Res. 251) [31OC]
    ------protection of reproductive rights and access to reproductive 
        health care clinics (see H.R. 1952) [28JN]
    Civil liberties: protection of reproductive rights (see H.R. 776) 
        [1FE]
    Civil rights: prohibit discrimination in the payment of wages 
        based on sex, race, or national origin (see H.R. 1507) [7AP]
    Civil Rights Act: availability of information on reproductive 
        health services at federally or State funded family planning 
        clinics (see H.R. 641) [23JA]
    Commission on Women's Art in the U.S. Capitol: establish (see H. 
        Con. Res. 128) [22DE]
    Courts: equalize remedies available to victims of intentional 
        employment discrimination (see H.R. 96) [9JA]
    ------modify jurisdiction of Federal courts relative to abortion 
        (see H.R. 1624, 1958) [12MY] [29JN]
    Crime: establish a task force to recommend a uniform strategy to 
        protect women against violent crime (see H.R. 144) [9JA]
    ------protection from sexual predators (see H.R. 713) [26JA]
    Dept. of Commerce: establish a Minority Business Development 
        Administration (see H.R. 114) [9JA]
    Dept. of HHS: establish domestic violence community response teams 
        (see H.R. 2665) [18NO]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: establish mammography quality standards 
        (see H.R. 882) [9FE]
    Diseases: ovarian cancer programs (see H.R. 1721) [25MY]
    Employment: prohibit preferential treatment (see H.R. 254) [9JA]
    ------require employers to post information on sexual harassment 
        (see H.R. 1859) [15JN]
    ------tax credit for the hiring of displaced homemakers (see H.R. 
        110) [9JA]
    FCC: lower market entry barriers for small businesses seeking to 
        provide telecommunication and information services (see H.R. 
        187) [9JA]
    ------promote diversity in media ownership, management, and 
        programming (see H.R. 177) [9JA]
    Forest Service: assure operations are free of racial, sexual, and 
        ethnic discrimination (see H.R. 1716) [25MY]
    Health: allow marketing of Sensor Pad medical device to aid in 
        breast self-examination (see H.R. 2753) [7DE]
    ------approval of the Sensor Pad medical device to aid in breast 
        self-examination (see H.R. 2752) [7DE]
    ------designate obstetrician-gynecologists as primary care 
        providers for women under Federal health care regulations (see 
        H. Res. 30) [9JA]
    ------ensure pregnant women receiving Public Health Service 
        assistance are provided with pregnancy information and 
        counseling (see H.R. 833) [6FE]
    ------establish offices of women's health within certain Federal 
        agencies (see H.R. 1736) [25MY]
    ------maternity and housing services for pregnant women (see H.R. 
        1065) [27FE]
    ------prohibit practice of female genital mutilation or female 
        circumcision (see H.R. 941) [14FE]
    ------require health plans to provide coverage for a minimum 
        hospital stay for mothers and newborn infants following birth 
        (see H.R. 1936, 1948, 1950, 1955, 1968, 1970; H. Con. Res. 79) 
        [27JN] [28JN] [29JN]
    ------require the removal of silicone gel and saline breast 
        implants and conduct chemical and industrial safety research 
        (see H.R. 2796) [15DE]
    ------research and education programs on menopause and related 
        conditions (see H.R. 548) [17JA]
    ------review of Federal programs assessing risks of certain 
        environmental exposures (see H.R. 1311) [23MR]
    Health care professionals: availability of information on 
        reproductive health services (see H. Res. 118) [16MR]
    ------training for the identification and referral of victims of 
        domestic violence (see H.R. 1521) [7AP]
    House of Representatives: ratification of constitutional amendment 
        to ensure equal rights relative to States' ratification (see 
        H. Res. 39) [19JA]
    Human life: definition from conception (see H.R. 2087) [20JY]
    Human rights: protect the right to life of born and unborn persons 
        (see H.R. 1625) [12MY]
    ------trafficking of Burmese women and girls into Thailand for 
        forced prostitution (see H. Con. Res. 21) [1FE]
    Medicaid: Federal funding of abortions (see H.R. 222, 237) [9JA]
    ------screening mammography (see H.R. 777) [1FE]
    ------screening mammography and screening pap smears (see H.R. 
        173) [9JA]
    Medicare: screening mammography (see H.R. 778, 958) [1FE] [15FE]
    Population: stabilization of world population through reproductive 
        choice (see H.R. 2052) [18JY]
    Public Health Service: terminate family planning programs (see 
        H.R. 1623) [12MY]
    Taxation: treatment of medical expenses incurred for an abortion 
        (see H.R. 231) [9JA]
    Telecommunications: industry procurement from businesses owned by 
        minorities and women (see H.R. 503) [13JA]
    U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220) [12SE]
    U.N. World Conference on Women: meeting (see H. Con. Res. 77, H.R. 
        2047) [15JN] [17JY]
    ------support U.S. commitments (see H. Con. Res. 119) [13DE]
    Women's Rights National Historical Park: improve and expand (see 
        H.R. 970) [15FE]
  Reports filed
    Consideration of H.R. 1833, Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: 
        Committee on Rules (House) (H. Res. 251) (H. Rept. 104-301) 
        [31OC]
    Prohibit Partial-Birth Abortions: Committee on the Judiciary 
        (House) (H.R. 1833) (H. Rept. 104-267) [27SE]

WOMEN'S RIGHT TO KNOW ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 641) [23JA]

WOOD
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: imposition of duty on certain Canadian wood and 
        lumber products (see H.R. 2802) [18DE]
    Forest Service: require Timber Sales Program be financed by 
        receipts from sales (see H.R. 1439) [6AP]
    Forests: repeal emergency salvage timber sale program (see H.R. 
        2745) [7DE]
    Taxation: modify application of passive loss limitations to timber 
        activities (see H.R. 902) [13FE]

WOOLSEY, LYNN C. (a Representative from California)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Federal Employees Health Benefits Program: coverage of medical 
        foods (see H.R. 2009) [11JY]
    Lobbyists: limit access to the Hall of the House of 
        Representatives (see H. Res. 286) [29NO]
    U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination 
        Against Women: ratification (see H. Res. 220) [12SE]
    Weapons: production of Trident II missiles (see H.R. 991) [16FE]

WORKING WAGE INCREASE ACT
  Messages
    Provisions: President Clinton [13FE]

WORLD BANK
related term(s) International Monetary System
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign aid: authorizing contributions to International 
        Development Association, Asian Development Bank, and the IMF 
        (see H.R. 1667) [18MY]

WORLD TRADE ORGANIZATION
  Bills and resolutions
    Foreign trade: establish commission to review dispute settlement 
        reports (see H.R. 1434) [6AP]
    Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development: 
        congressional approval and implementation of shipbuilding 
        trade agreement (see H.R. 2754) [11DE]

WORLD WAR I
related term(s) War
  Bills and resolutions
    POW: authorize the awarding of the Purple Heart to individuals who 
        were POW before certain date (see H.R. 1458) [6AP]
    Rivers, Ruben: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        2228) [4AU]
    Serna, Marcelino: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        670) [25JA]

WORLD WAR II
related term(s) War
  Bills and resolutions
    American Theater Campaign Ribbons: replacement of certain lost, 
        damaged, or destroyed ribbons (see H.R. 1759) [7JN]
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to 
        honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 20, 106) 
        [25JA] [11OC]
    ------use of the Rotunda for a dedication ceremony for the 
        placement of a bust of Raoul Wallenberg in the Capitol (see H. 
        Con. Res. 94) [4AU]
    Coins: mint in commemoration of 50th anniversary of the Marshall 
        Plan and of George C. Marshall (see H.R. 1406) [5AP]
    Dept. of Veterans Affairs: extend benefits to certain merchant 
        mariners who served during World War II (see H.R. 44) [9JA]
    Freedom of information: require disclosure of information on 
        certain individuals relative to Nazi war crimes during World 
        War II (see H.R. 1281) [21MR]
    Guam: restitution for atrocities during Japanese occupation in 
        World War II (see H.R. 2041) [13JY]
    Holocaust: condemn efforts to distort historical reality of the 
        Holocaust and recognize work of U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum 
        (see H. Res. 316) [20DE]

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    Kalavryta, Greece: massacre of Greek civilians (see H. Con. Res. 
        8) [9JA]
    Miller, Doris: posthumous awarding of Medal of Honor (see H.R. 
        1677) [18MY]
    POW: authorize the awarding of the Purple Heart to individuals who 
        were POW before certain date (see H.R. 1458) [6AP]
    ------recognize and commend U.S. airmen held as prisoners at the 
        Buchenwald concentration camp in Germany (see H. Con. Res. 73) 
        [25MY]
    Veterans: benefit eligibility for certain service in the military 
        forces of the Philippines (see H.R. 1136) [6MR]
    Wallenberg, Raoul: U.S. policy to seek a conclusive account of 
        whereabouts and fate (see H. Res. 17) [9JA]

WU, PETER H.
  Bills and resolutions
    China, People's Republic of: demand the unconditional release of 
        U.S. citizen Peter H. Wu (see H. Res. 178) [29JN]

WYDEN, RON (a Representative from Oregon)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 956, Common Sense Legal Standards Reform Act [9NO]
    ------H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Children and youth: treatment of adult relatives willing to 
        provide care (see H.R. 2387) [21SE]
    Consumer Price Index: calculation (see H.R. 815) [3FE]
    Courts: evaluate the effectiveness of the juvenile justice system 
        (see H.R. 1829) [13JN]
    Crime: increase juvenile criminal penalties and improve youth 
        correctional facilities (see H.R. 600) [20JA]
    Drugs: revise drug approval process (see H.R. 1742) [6JN]
    Employment: self-employment assistance programs (see H.R. 1789) 
        [8JN]
    Food stamps: certification requirements for participating food 
        stores and penalties for fraud (see H.R. 992) [16FE]
    Hazardous substances: importation and shipment of spent nuclear 
        fuel (see H.R. 2278) [7SE]
    Health care professionals: training for the identification and 
        referral of victims of domestic violence (see H.R. 1521) [7AP]
    Insurance: prohibit denial of health coverage based on status as 
        victim of domestic violence (see H.R. 1201) [10MR]
    Markets and Trading Commission: establish to combine the functions 
        of the SEC and the CFTC (see H.R. 718) [27JA]
    Public health: establish standards for long-term care insurance 
        policies (see H.R. 1221) [14MR]
    Real estate: homeowner participation in area planning likely to 
        impact home values and compensation for certain area 
        development (see H.R. 971) [16FE]
    Securities: impose additional fraud detection and disclosure 
        obligations on auditors of public companies (see H.R. 725) 
        [30JA]
    Small business: establish incentives for employees under a 
        performance-based reward plan (see H.R. 647) [24JA]
    ------export assistance (see H.R. 648) [24JA]
    Taxation: capital gains rates and indexing of certain assets (see 
        H.R. 646) [24JA]
    ------modify application of passive loss limitations to timber 
        activities (see H.R. 902) [13FE]
    ------treatment of gains on sale of small business stocks (see 
        H.R. 645) [24JA]
    Women: availability of information on reproductive health services 
        (see H. Res. 118) [16MR]

WYNN, ALBERT RUSSELL (a Representative from Maryland)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Consumer Price Index: calculation of rate of inflation (see H. 
        Res. 99) [24FE]
    Crime: false identification documents (see H.R. 399) [9JA]
    Federal employees: ensure payment of furloughed employees during 
        Government shutdown (see H.R. 2273) [6SE]
    ------treatment of early-retirement reduction regulations (see 
        H.R. 2574) [1NO]
    Financial institutions: small business loan disclosures (see H.R. 
        398) [9JA]
    FRS: impact of interest rates on the housing industry (see H. Res. 
        98) [24FE]
    Minimum wage: level (see H.R. 764) [31JA]

WYOMING
  Bills and resolutions
    Public lands: designate certain national parks, wild and scenic 
        rivers, and wilderness areas in Idaho, Montana, Oregon, 
        Washington, and Wyoming (see H.R. 852) [7FE]
    Targhee National Forest: exchange of National Forest System lands 
        in Idaho for non-Federal forest lands in Wyoming (see H.R. 
        529) [17JA]
  Reports filed
    Exchange of Targhee Forest System Lands in Idaho for Non-Federal 
        Forest Lands in Wyoming: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        529) (H. Rept. 104-55) [27FE]

YATES, SIDNEY R. (a Representative from Illinois)
  Appointments
    Committee To Escort Israeli Prime Minister Shimon Peres Into the 
        House Chamber [12DE]
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1158, supplemental appropriations and rescissions [2MY]
    ------H.R. 1868, foreign operations, export financing, and related 
        programs appropriations [12OC]
    ------H.R. 1977, Dept. of the Interior and related agencies 
        appropriations [8SE]
    U.S. Holocaust Memorial Council [22MR]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Capitol Building and Grounds: use of the rotunda for a ceremony to 
        honor victims of the Holocaust (see H. Con. Res. 20, 106) 
        [25JA] [11OC]
    Holocaust: German reparations for survivors living in the U.S. 
        (see H. Con. Res. 115) [17NO]
    Monuments and memorials: recognize opening of Franklin D. 
        Roosevelt Memorial (see H. Res. 59) [3FE]
    Museum Service Act: authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 100) 
        [9JA]
    National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act: 
        authorizing appropriations (see H.R. 100) [9JA]
  Motions offered by
    Dept. of the Interior and related agencies: authorizing 
        appropriations (H.R. 1977) [8SE] [29SE]
    ------authorizing appropriations (H.R. 1977), conference report 
        [15NO] [13DE]

YELLOWSTONE BRUCELLOSIS FREE MANAGEMENT ACT
  Bills and resolutions
    Enact (see H.R. 2136) [27JY]

YELTSIN, BORIS (President, Russia)
  Bills and resolutions
    Clinton, President: summit meeting (see H. Con. Res. 25) [7FE]

YOUNG, C.W. BILL (a Representative from Florida)
  Appointments
    Committee on Intelligence (House, Select) [4JA]
    Conferee: H.R. 889, Dept. of Defense supplemental appropriations 
        and rescissions to enhance military readiness [28MR]
    ------H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
    ------H.R. 1655, intelligence services appropriations [17OC]
    ------H.R. 1854, legislative branch of the Government 
        appropriations [26JY]
    ------H.R. 2126, Dept. of Defense appropriations [13SE] [14SE] 
        [18OC]
    U.S. Air Force Academy Board of Visitors [27JN]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Broken Promise (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        2721) [5DE]
    Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (see H.R. 2126) [27JY]
    Pensions: revise effective date for cost-of-living adjustments for 
        military retirees (see H.R. 2664) [18NO]
  Conference reports
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations (H.R. 2126) [25SE] [15NO]
  Motions offered by
    Dept. of Defense: making appropriations (H.R. 2126) [13SE] [18OC]
  Reports filed
    Dept. of Defense Appropriations: Committee of Conference (H.R. 
        2126) (H. Rept. 104-261) [25SE]
    ------Committee of Conference (H.R. 2126) (H. Rept. 104-344) 
        [15NO]
    ------Committee on Appropriations (House) (H.R. 2126) (H. Rept. 
        104-208) [27JY]

YOUNG, DON (a Representative from Alaska)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 2491, reconciliation of the concurrent budget 
        resolution [30OC]
    ------S. 395, sale of Alaska Power Administration hydroelectric 
        projects and export of Alaska North Slope crude oil [25JY]
    ------S. 440, National Highway System designation [29SE]
    Institute of American Indian and Alaska Native Culture and Arts 
        Development Board of Trustees [16MY]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Admiralty Island National Monument: provide for land exchange (see 
        H.R. 1266) [16MR]
    Alaska: consolidate certain conservation system units on the 
        Alaskan Peninsula (see H.R. 566) [19JA]
    ------conveyance of certain lands under the Alaska Native Claims 
        Settlement Act (see H.R. 2560) [30OC]
    ------regulate fishing in certain waters (see H.R. 1786) [8JN]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act: amend (see H.R. 402, 2505) 
        [9JA] [18OC]
    ------amend to provide for the buyback of common stock of Cook 
        Inlet Region, Inc. (see H.R. 421) [9JA]
    ------conveyance of certain lands to village corporations within 
        the Cook Inlet Region (see H.R. 1342) [28MR]
    Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (see 
        H.R. 1122) [3MR]
    Central Bering Sea Fisheries Enforcement Act: include the Sea of 
        Okhotsk as a region in which fishing is prohibited by U.S. 
        fishermen (see H.R. 715) [26JA]
    Colorado River Basin: control of salinity upstream of Imperial Dam 
        (S. 523), technical corrections (see H. Con. Res. 82) [11JY]
    Committee on Resources (House): authorizing expenditures (see H. 
        Res. 82) [10FE]
    Dept. of the Interior: allow State employees to perform certain 
        work during a Federal Government shutdown (see H.R. 2677) 
        [20NO]
    Endangered Species Act: reauthorize (see H.R. 2275) [7SE]
    Fish and fishing: require specific authorization for ocean 
        harvesting operations (see H.R. 898) [10FE]
    Fishermen's Protective Act: amend (see H.R. 716) [26JA]
    Fishery Conservation and Management Act: reauthorizing (see H.R. 
        39) [9JA]
    Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve: land exchange (see 
        H.R. 400) [9JA]
    Gustavus, AK: land exchange (see H.R. 2561) [31OC]
    Kenai Natives Association: correction of land entitlement 
        inequities (see H.R. 401) [9JA]
    Marine resources: reauthorization of programs (see H.R. 1175) 
        [8MR]
    Mining and mineral resources: provide for royalty payments and 
        specify reclamation requirements for mining activities on 
        Federal lands (see H.R. 1580) [9MY]
    Motor vehicles: regulation of motorcycle helmet use (see H.R. 899) 
        [10FE]
    National forests: clarify regulations for ski area permit issuance 
        and the suspension of mineral leasing laws in ski areas (see 
        H.R. 1527) [1MY]
    National Sea Grant College Program: reauthorization (see H.R. 
        1175) [8MR]
    National Wildlife Refuge System: improve management (see H.R. 
        1675) [18MY]

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    Native American Financial Services Organization: establish (see 
        H.R. 2412) [27SE]
    Postal Service: acceptance of change-of-address orders from 
        commercial mail receiving agencies (see H.R. 1464) [6AP]
    Taxation: charitable deduction for reasonable and necessary 
        expenses of Alaska Native subsistence whaling captains (see 
        H.R. 1940; H. Con. Res. 68) [17MY] [27JN]
    ------treatment of meals provided at fish processing facilities 
        (see H.R. 2451) [29SE]
    Tongass National Forest: transfer to Alaska (see H.R. 2413) [28SE]
    Wilderness areas: improve the management of land and water for 
        fish and wildlife purposes (see H.R. 1141) [6MR]
  Conference reports
    Alaska Power Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and 
        Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Exports (S. 395) [6NO]
  Motions offered by
    Alaska Power Administration: sale of hydroelectric projects (S. 
        395) [25JY]
    Petroleum: export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (H.R. 70) [24JY]
    ------export of Alaska North Slope crude oil (S. 395) [25JY]
  Reports filed
    Admiralty Island National Monument Land Exchange: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1266) (H. Rept. 104-115) [9MY]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Amendment To Provide for the 
        Buyback of Common Stock of Cook Inlet Region, Inc.: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 421) (H. Rept. 104-40) [21FE]
    Alaska Native Claims Settlement Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 402) (H. Rept. 104-73) [9MR]
    Alaska North Slope Crude Oil Exports: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 70) (H. Rept. 104-139) [15JN]
    Alaska Power Administration Sale of Hydroelectric Projects and the 
        Export of Alaska North Slope Crude Oil: Committee of 
        Conference (S. 395) (H. Rept. 104-312) [6NO]
    ------Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1122) (H. Rept. 104-
        187) [13JY]
    Atlantic Striped Bass Commercial Harvesting: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1139) (H. Rept. 104-105) [1MY]
    Atlantic Tunas Convention Act Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 541) (H. Rept. 104-109) [1MY]
    Big Thicket, TX, National Preserve Land Exchange: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 826) (H. Rept. 104-371) [30NO]
    BLM Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1077) (H. 
        Rept. 104-155) [22JN]
    Chaco Culture Archeological Protection Sites: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 517) (H. Rept. 104-56) [28FE]
    Cleveland National Forest Land Exchange and Boundary Adjustment: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 207) (H. Rept. 104-310) 
        [6NO]
    Coastal Barrier Resources System Map System Technical Corrections: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2005) (H. Rept. 104-288) 
        [20OC]
    Collection of Fees for Triploid Grass Carp Certification 
        Inspections: Committee on Resources (House) (S. 268) (H. Rept. 
        104-189) [17JY]
    Control of Colorado River Basin Salinity Upstream of Imperial Dam: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (S. 523) (H. Rept. 104-132) 
        [7JN]
    Convention on Future Multilateral Cooperation in the Northwest 
        Atlantic Fisheries Implementation: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 622) (H. Rept. 104-41) [21FE]
    Convey the National Marine Fisheries Service Laboratory in 
        Gloucester, MA, to Massachusetts: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1358) (H. Rept. 104-287) [20OC]
    Conveyance of Butte County, CA, Lands to Certain Individuals: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 440) (H. Rept. 104-9) 
        [27JA]
    Conveyance of Fairport National Fish Hatchery to Iowa: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 584) (H. Rept. 104-35) [15FE]
    Conveyance of New London National Fish Hatchery to Minnesota: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 614) (H. Rept. 104-36) 
        [15FE]
    Corning National Fish Hatchery Conveyance Act: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 535) (H. Rept. 104-34) [15FE]
    Dayton Aviation Heritage Preservation Act Amendments: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 606) (H. Rept. 104-58) [28FE]
    Delaware Water Gap National Recreation Area Operation Fees: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 536) (H. Rept. 104-57) 
        [28FE]
    Designate Certain Colorado Public Lands and Minerals for Military 
        Use: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 256) (H. Rept. 104-
        28) [10FE]
    Don Edwards San Francisco Bay National Wildlife Refuge 
        Designation: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1253) (H. 
        Rept. 104-290) [24OC]
    Exchange National Park Service Land in the Fire Island, NY, 
        National Seashore for Land in Suffolk County, NY: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1163) (H. Rept. 104-313) [7NO]
    Exchange of Targhee Forest System Lands in Idaho for Non-Federal 
        Forest Lands in Wyoming: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        529) (H. Rept. 104-55) [27FE]
    Fishermen's Protective Act Amendments: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 716) (H. Rept. 104-47) [23FE]
    Fishery Conservation and Management Act: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 39) (H. Rept. 104-171) [30JN]
    Gates of the Arctic National Park and Preserve Land Exchange: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 400) (H. Rept. 104-8) 
        [27JA]
    Gilpin County, CO, Land Exchange: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 2437) (H. Rept. 104-305) [6NO]
    Great Western Scenic Trail Designation: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 531) (H. Rept. 104-54) [27FE]
    Management of Presidio, CA, Facilities: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1296) (H. Rept. 104-234) [4AU]
    Management of Wilderness Land and Water for Fish and Wildlife 
        Purposes: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1141) (H. Rept. 
        104-107) [1MY]
    Modoc National Forest Boundary Expansion: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1585) (H. Rept. 104-307) [6NO]
    National Park Service Boundary Adjustments and Program Changes: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 694) (H. Rept. 104-59) 
        [28FE]
    National Park System Reform Act: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 260) (H. Rept. 104-133) [7JN]
    National Sea Grant College Program Reauthorization: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1175) (H. Rept. 104-123) [16MY]
    National Wildlife Refuge System Management Improvement: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (H.R. 1675) (H. Rept. 104-218) [31JY]
    NOAA Appropriations: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1815) 
        (H. Rept. 104-237) [29SE]
    Prohibit Fishing by U.S. Fishermen in the Sea of Okhotsk: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 715) (H. Rept. 104-42) 
        [21FE]
    Prohibit Transfer of Angeles National Forest Lands for Use as a 
        Solid Waste Landfill: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        924) (H. Rept. 104-309) [6NO]
    Protection of Wild Horses Within Boundaries of the Ozark National 
        Scenic Riverway: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 238) (H. 
        Rept. 104-296) [30OC]
    Robert J. Lagomarsino Visitors Center, Channel Islands National 
        Park, CA: Committee on Resources (House) (H.J. Res. 50) (H. 
        Rept. 104-10) [27JA]
    Rocky Mountain National Park Visitor Facilities Operation: 
        Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 629) (H. Rept. 104-211) 
        [28JY]
    Salt River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community Land Transfer: Committee 
        on Resources (House) (S. 1341) (H. Rept. 104-439) [21DE]
    Snowbasin, UT, Ski Area Land Exchange: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 2402) (H. Rept. 104-409) [15DE]
    Sumpter, OR, Land Conveyance: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 
        1581) (H. Rept. 104-308) [6NO]
    Technical Corrections to Certain Laws Relative to Native 
        Americans: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 2726) (H. 
        Rept. 104-444) [30DE]
    Transfer Parcel of Public Land to Taos Pueblo Indians of New 
        Mexico: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 101) (H. Rept. 
        104-7) [27JA]
    Transfer the Stuttgart, AR, Fish Farming Experimental Laboratory 
        to the Dept. of Agriculture: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 33) (H. Rept. 104-357) [28NO]
    Transfer Title of Real Property in Anacostia Park to the District 
        of Columbia To Facilitate Construction of the National 
        Children's Island: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1508) 
        (H. Rept. 104-277) [17OC]
    Trinity Lake Reservoir: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1070) 
        (H. Rept. 104-134) [7JN]
    Trinity River Fish and Wildlife Restoration: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 2243) (H. Rept. 104-395) [11DE]
    Utah Wilderness Lands Designation: Committee on Resources (House) 
        (H.R. 1745) (H. Rept. 104-396) [11DE]
    Virginia National Park System Improvement: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 1091) (H. Rept. 104-176) [11JY]
    Walnut Canyon National Monument Boundaries: Committee on Resources 
        (House) (H.R. 562) (H. Rept. 104-60) [28FE]
    Washington County, UT, Land Exchange With the Water Conservancy 
        District: Committee on Resources (House) (H.R. 1838) (H. Rept. 
        104-306) [6NO]
    Water Resources Research Act Appropriations: Committee on 
        Resources (House) (H.R. 1743) (H. Rept. 104-242) [8SE]
  Rules
    Committee on Resources (House) [19JA]

YOUNGSTOWN, OH
  Bills and resolutions
    Roads and highways: complete construction of the Hubbard 
        Expressway in the vicinity of Youngstown, OH (see H.R. 454) 
        [9JA]
    Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse: designate 
        (see H.R. 869) [8FE]
  Reports filed
    Thomas D. Lambros Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse, 
        Youngstown, OH: Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure 
        (House) (H.R. 869) (H. Rept. 104-365) [28NO]

YOUTH
see Children and Youth

YUGOSLAVIA, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF
see Bosnia and Herzegovina; Croatia; Kosovo; Macedonia; Montenegro; 
    Serbia

ZELIFF, WILLIAM H., JR. (a Representative from New Hampshire)
  Appointments
    Conferee: H.R. 1530, Dept. of Defense appropriations [21SE]
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Budget: automatic adjustments of discretionary spending limits and 
        reduction of obligation limits (see H.R. 700) [26JA]
    CERCLA: clarify provisions on liability and funding (see H.R. 
        2256) [4AU]
    Employment: consolidate Federal job training programs (see H.R. 
        1120) [2MR]
    Fish and fishing: prohibitions against damaging or tampering with 
        fishing gear and fish in the exclusive economic zone (see H.R. 
        1465) [6AP]
    Lamprey River: designate certain segments as components of the 
        Wild and Scenic River System (see H.R. 2255) [4AU]
    Motor vehicles: limit regulation of light and medium duty 
        commercial vehicles (see H.R. 1885) [16JN]

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    Raffles Light (vessel): certificate of documentation (see H.R. 
        2258) [4AU]

ZIMMER, DICK (a Representative from New Jersey)
  Bills and resolutions introduced by
    Agriculture: price supports for honey (see H.R. 1235) [14MR]
    ------price supports for wheat, feed, grain, rice, and cotton (see 
        H.R. 2010) [11JY]
    Appropriations: constitutional amendment on line-item veto (see 
        H.J. Res. 46, 47) [9JA]
    Aviation: management and reduction of noise pollution (see H.R. 
        1971) [29JN]
    Budget: constitutional amendment to require balanced (see H.J. 
        Res. 46) [9JA]
    CERCLA: abatement and liability of hazardous substances relative 
        to State and Federal solid waste disposal laws (see H.R. 521) 
        [13JA]
    Correctional institutions: prevent luxurious prison conditions 
        (see H.R. 663) [24JA]
    ------privatization of health care services (see H.R. 1810) [8JN]
    Crime: deny Federal benefits to persons convicted of fraudulent 
        representation of residency in more than one State (see H.R. 
        404) [9JA]
    ------penalty enhancement for the use of juveniles in Federal 
        offenses (see H.R. 405) [9JA]
    ------require release of relevant information on violent sex 
        offenders (see H.R. 2137) [27JY]
    Federal employees: strengthen post-employment restrictions on 
        certain executive and legislative branch officials relative to 
        foreign representation (see H.R. 1576) [3MY]
    Foreign aid: provide public notice of all conditions for monetary 
        stabilization and require public financial status reports (see 
        H.R. 1752) [6JN]
    Government: improve use of risk assessment and cost-benefit 
        analysis by Federal agencies (see H.R. 690) [25JA]
    Historic buildings and sites: study battlefields of the 
        Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 (see H.R. 810) [2FE]
    House of Representatives: return of excess amounts from official 
        allowances to the Treasury for deficit reduction (see H.R. 
        856) [7FE]
    Mauritania: prohibit foreign aid or arms transfers until 
        elimination of chattel slavery (see H.R. 550) [17JA]
    NASA: termination of International Space Station program (see H.R. 
        407) [9JA]
    O'Leary, Sec. of Energy: call for resignation and investigation of 
        travel expenditures (see H. Res. 308) [15DE]
    Petroleum: lease lands within the naval oil shale reserves to 
        private entities for the development of oil and natural gas 
        (see H.R. 887) [9FE]
    REA: loans to electric generation and transmission cooperatives 
        (see H.R. 403) [9JA]
    Real estate: allow a credit against the estate tax for transfers 
        of certain property for conservation purposes (see H.R. 522) 
        [13JA]
    Taxation: treatment of business meal and entertainment expenses 
        (see H.R. 408, H.R. 2734) [9JA] [6DE]
    ------encourage capital formation for the development of new 
        businesses (see H.R. 1785) [7JN]
    ------make permanent the credit for increasing research activities 
        and extend credit eligibility to collaborative research 
        consortia expenses (see H.R. 2514) [19OC]
    ------modify pension plan rules for State judicial retirement 
        plans (see H.R. 1314) [23MR]
    ------treatment of bargain sales (see H.R. 523) [13JA]
    ------treatment of transportation fuels (see H.R. 409) [9JA]
    U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service: feasibility study to establish a 
        national angler's license (see H.R. 406) [9JA]

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                            APPENDIX TO INDEX

 (The Appendix is provided as a source of quick reference with greater 
   detail of each day's proceedingsP than that available in the Index)
                              ------------------------------------------

                     WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 4, 1995 (1)

para.1.1  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--CERTIFICATES OF ELECTION--
ALABAMA
para.1.2  CALL OF THE ROLL BY STATES
para.1.3  [ROLL NO. 1]--CALL OF THE ROLL BY STATES
para.1.4  CREDENTIALS OF DELEGATES-ELECT AND RESIDENT COMMISSIONER-
ELECTED
para.1.5  ELECTION OF THE SPEAKER
para.1.6  [ROLL NO. 2]--ELECTION OF THE SPEAKER
para.1.7  CLERK DECLARED SPEAKER ELECTED
para.1.8  OATH OF OFFICE--SPEAKER
para.1.9  OATH OF OFFICE--MEMBERS-ELECT, DELEGATES-ELECT, RESIDENT 
COMMISSIONER
para.1.10  SELECTION OF MAJORITY AND MINORITY LEADERS
para.1.11  SELECTION OF MAJORITY AND MINORITY WHIPS
para.1.12  ORGANIZATIONAL RESOLUTION--ELECTION OF OFFICERS--H.RES. 1
para.1.13  NOTIFICATION OF THE SENATE OF ORGANIZATION OF THE HOUSE--H. 
RES. 2
para.1.14  COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNITED STATES OF THE 
ASSEMBLY OF THE CONGRESS--H. RES. 3
para.1.15  NOTIFICATION TO THE PRESIDENT OF ELECTION OF CERTAIN 
OFFICERS--H. RES. 4
para.1.16  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 6--H. RES. 5
para.1.17  [ROLL NO. 3]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.1.18  [ROLL NO. 4]--ON THE MOTION TO COMMIT
para.1.19  [ROLL NO. 5]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 5
para.1.20  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.1.21  RULES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 6
para.1.22  [ROLL NO. 6]--ON AGREEING TO SECTION 101
para.1.23  [ROLL NO. 7]--ON AGREEING TO SECTION 102
para.1.24  [ROLL NO. 8]--ON AGREEING TO SECTION 103
para.1.25  [ROLL NO. 9]--ON AGREEING TO SECTION 104
para.1.26  [ROLL NO. 10]--ON AGREEING TO SECTION 105
para.1.27  [ROLL NO. 11]--ON AGREEING TO SECTION 106
para.1.28  [ROLL NO. 12]--ON AGREEING TO SECTION 107
    para.1.29  [ROLL NO. 13]--ON AGREEING TO SECTION 108

        THURSDAY, JANUARY 5 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JANUARY 4), 1995

para.1.30  [ROLL NO. 14]--ON THE MOTION TO COMMIT TITLE II OF H. RES. 5 
WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.1.31  CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT--H.R. 1
para.1.32  [ROLL NO. 15]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1
para.1.33  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.1.34  HOUR OF MEETING
para.1.35  HOUR OF MEETING
para.1.36  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.1.37  REPORT OF COMMITTEE TO NOTIFY THE PRESIDENT
para.1.38  MINORITY EMPLOYEES
para.1.39  DAILY HOUR OF MEETING--H. RES. 8
para.1.40  ORDER OF BUSINESS--``MORNING HOUR'' DEBATE AND SPECIAL ORDERS
para.1.41  REPUBLICAN STEERING COMMITTEE AND DEMOCRATIC POLICY 
COMMITTEE--H. RES. 9
para.1.42  MAJORITY EMPLOYEES--H. RES. 10
para.1.43  ARMY WARRANT OFFICERS DAVID LEMON AND BOBBY W. HALL II--H. 
CON. RES. 1
para.1.44  COMMITTEE ELECTIONS--MAJORITY--H. RES. 11
para.1.45  COMMITTEE ELECTIONS--MINORITY--H. RES. 12
para.1.46  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 13
para.1.47  HOUSE PAGE BOARD--APPOINTMENTS
para.1.48  HOUSE OFFICE BUILDING COMMISSION--APPOINTMENTS

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para.1.49  PERMANENT SELECT COMMITTEE ON INTELLIGENCE--APPOINTMENTS
para.1.50  QUESTION OF ORDER OF THE HOUSE
para.1.51  DEPUTY CLERK OF THE HOUSE
para.1.52  COMMUNICATIONS
para.1.53  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.1.54  ADJOURNMENT
para.1.55  OATH OF OFFICE/RESIDENT COMMISSIONERS AND DELEGATES
para.1.56  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.1.57  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.1.58  MEMORIALS
para.1.59  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.1.60  PETITIONS

                      THURSDAY, JANUARY 5, 1995 (2)

para.2.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.2.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.2.3  ADJOURNMENT
    para.2.4  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

                       MONDAY, JANUARY 9, 1995 (3)

para.3.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.3.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.3.3  COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE--APPOINTMENTS
para.3.4  COMMITTEE ELECTIONS--MINORITY--H. RES. 31
para.3.5  MEMBER-ELECT SWORN IN--MR. J. C. WATTS, JR., OF OKLAHOMA
para.3.6  ADJOURNMENT
para.3.7  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.3.8  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 11, 1995 (4)

para.4.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.4.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.4.3  COMMITTEE ELECTIONS--MINORITY--H. RES. 32
para.4.4  ORDER OF BUSINESS--TECHNICAL AMENDMENT--COMMITTEE ON SCIENCE
para.4.5  JOINT COMMITTEE ON TAXATION
para.4.6  COMMITTEE ELECTIONS--MINORITY--H. RES. 34
para.4.7  ADJOURNMENT
para.4.8  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.4.9  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.4.10  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.4.11  DELETIONS

                      FRIDAY, JANUARY 13, 1995 (5)

para.5.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.5.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.5.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.5.4  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 5
para.5.5  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.5.6  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.5.7  ADJOURNMENT
para.5.8  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.5.9  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.5.10  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.5.11  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      TUESDAY, JANUARY 17, 1995 (6)

para.6.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.6.2  RECESS--9:43 A.M.

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para.6.3  AFTER RECESS--11:00 A.M.
para.6.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.6.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.6.6  OFFICIAL ADVISERS FOR TRADE AGREEMENTS--APPOINTMENTS
para.6.7  HOUSE EMPLOYEES' ACCRUED ANNUAL LEAVE LUMP SUM PAYMENT--H. 
RES. 35
para.6.8  CONGRESSIONAL ACCOUNTABILITY ACT--S. 2
para.6.9  RECESS--2:03 P.M.
para.6.10  AFTER RECESS--5:00 P.M.
para.6.11  S. 2--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.6.12  [ROLL NO. 16]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 2
para.6.13  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.6.14  ADJOURNMENT
para.6.15  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.6.16  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.6.17  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 18, 1995 (7)

para.7.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.7.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.7.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.7.4  WORDS TAKEN DOWN
para.7.5  [ROLL NO. 17]--ON MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE APPEAL OF THE 
RULING OF THE CHAIR
para.7.6  [ROLL NO. 18]--ON WORDS ORDERED TO BE STRICKEN
para.7.7  POINT OF ORDER--ONE MINUTE SPEECHES--WORDS STRICKEN
para.7.8  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.7.9  [ROLL NO. 19]--ON THE MOTION
para.7.10  WORDS TAKEN DOWN
para.7.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5
para.7.12  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.7.13  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.7.14  ADJOURNMENT
para.7.15  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.7.16  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.7.17  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     THURSDAY, JANUARY 19, 1995 (8)

para.8.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.8.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.8.3  [ROLL NO. 20] --ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.8.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para.8.5  POINT OF ORDER--AGAINST CHANGES IN CONGRESSIONAL RECORD
para.8.6  RULES OF DECORUM IN DEBATE
para.8.7  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.8.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 5--H. RES. 38
para.8.9  [ROLL NO. 21]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 38
para.8.10  UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES--H.R. 5
para.8.11  JOINT ECONOMIC COMMITTEE MEMBERS--APPOINTMENTS
para.8.12  PAGE BOARD--MINORITY
para.8.13  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--U.S.-ESTONIA FISHING AGREEMENT
para.8.14  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.8.15  ADJOURNMENT
para.8.16  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.8.17  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1995 (9)

para.9.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.9.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.9.3  RULES OF THE HOUSE

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para.9.4  UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES--H.R. 5
para.9.5  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. LOFGREN
para.9.6  [ROLL NO. 22]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.9.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MR. TAYLOR OF MISSISSIPPI
para.9.8  [ROLL NO. 23]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.9.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MR. TOWNES
para.9.10  [ROLL NO. 24]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.9.11  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.9.12  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.9.13  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 41
para.9.14  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 42
para.9.15  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.9.16  ADJOURNMENT
para.9.17  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.9.18  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.9.19  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.9.20  DELETIONS

                      MONDAY, JANUARY 23, 1995 (10)

para.10.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.10.2  RECESS--1:13 P.M.
para.10.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.10.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.10.5  JOINT SESSION TO RECEIVE PRESIDENT--H. CON. RES. 16
para.10.6  MODIFICATION TO H. CON. RES. 16
para.10.7  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.10.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--DISASTER ASSISTANCE FOR JAPANESE 
EARTHQUAKE
para.10.9  RECESS--4:24 P.M.
para.10.10  AFTER RECESS--4:52 P.M.
para.10.11  UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES--H.R. 5
para.10.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MRS. COLLINS OF 
ILLINOIS
para.10.13  [ROLL NO. 25]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.10.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MR. GREEN
para.10.15  [ROLL NO. 26]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.10.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MR. SANDERS
para.10.17  [ROLL NO. 27]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.10.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SPRATT
para.10.19  [ROLL NO. 28]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.10.20  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.10.21  [ROLL NO. 29]--ON THE MOTION
para.10.22  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.10.23  ADJOURNMENT
para.10.24  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.10.25  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     TUESDAY, JANUARY 24, 1995 (11)

para.11.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.11.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.11.3  ``MORNING HOUR'' DEBATES
para.11.4  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.11.5  RECESS--10:17 A.M.
para.11.6  AFTER RECESS--11:00 A.M.
para.11.7  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.11.8  [ROLL NO. 30]--ON THE APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.11.9  COMMUNICATIONS
para.11.10  WORDS TAKEN DOWN
para.11.11  WORDS TAKEN DOWN
para.11.12  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO MIDDLE EAST PEACE PROCESS

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para.11.13  UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES--H.R. 5
para.11.14  CALL IN COMMITTEE
para.11.15  [ROLL NO. 31]--QUORUM CALL
para.11.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MR. BECERRA
para.11.17  [ROLL NO. 32]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.11.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KANJORSKI
para.11.19  [ROLL NO. 33]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.11.20  CALL IN COMMITTEE
para.11.21  [ROLL NO. 34]--QUORUM CALL
para.11.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. MALONEY
para.11.23  [ROLL NO. 35]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.11.24  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MR. OWENS
para.11.25  [ROLL NO. 36]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.11.26  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. CON RES. 17 AND H.J. 
RES. 1--H. RES. 44
para.11.27  RECESS--5:40 P.M.
para.11.28  AFTER RECESS--8:40 P.M.
para.11.29  JOINT SESSION TO RECEIVE A MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.11.30  REFERENCE OF THE PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
para.11.31  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.11.32  ADJOURNMENT
para.11.33  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.11.34  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.11.35  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.11.36  DELETIONS

                    WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1995 (12)

para.12.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.12.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.12.3  WORDS TAKEN DOWN
para.12.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES. 17 AND H.J. 
RES. 1--H. RES. 44
para.12.5  [ROLL NO. 37]--ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON THE AMENDMENT AND 
H. RES. 44
para.12.6  [ROLL NO. 38]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.12.7  [ROLL NO. 39]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 44, AS AMENDED
para.12.8  SOCIAL SECURITY AND BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT--H. CON. RES. 
17
para.12.9  [ROLL NO. 40]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 17
para.12.10  BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT--H.J. RES. 1
para.12.11  HOUR OF MEETING
para.12.12  BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT--H.J. RES. 1
para.12.13  SUBPOENA
para.12.14  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.12.15  ADJOURNMENT
para.12.16  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.12.17  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     THURSDAY, JANUARY 26, 1995 (13)

para.13.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.13.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.13.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.13.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.13.5  BALANCED BUDGET AMENDMENT--H.J. RES. 1
para.13.6  RECORDED VOTE--COMMITTEE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.13.7  [ROLL NO. 41]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF 
A SUBSTITUTE
para.13.8  CALL IN COMMITTEE
para.13.9  [ROLL NO. 42]--QUORUM
para.13.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. OWENS
para.13.11  [ROLL NO. 43]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF 
A SUBSTITUTE
para.13.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. WISE
para.13.13  [ROLL NO. 44]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF 
A SUBSTITUTE

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para.13.14  RECORDED VOTE--PREFERENTIAL MOTION BY MR. WISE THAT THE 
COMMITTEE RISE AND REPORT BACK WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE ENACTING 
CLAUSE BE STRICKEN
para.13.15  [ROLL NO. 45]--ON THE PREFERENTIAL MOTION
para.13.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. CONYERS
para.13.17  [ROLL NO. 46]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF 
A SUBSTITUTE
para.13.18  RECORDED VOTE--
para.13.19  [ROLL NO. 47]--ON THE MOTION
para.13.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. BONIOR
para.13.21  [ROLL NO. 48]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF 
A SUBSTITUTE
para.13.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. SCHAEFER
para.13.23  [ROLL NO. 49]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF 
A SUBSTITUTE
para.13.24  [ROLL NO. 50]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.13.25  [ROLL NO. 51]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 1
para.13.26  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.13.27  ADJOURNMENT
para.13.28  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.13.29  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.13.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      FRIDAY, JANUARY 27, 1995 (14)

para.14.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.14.2  [ROLL NO. 52]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.14.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.14.4  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 46
para.14.5  U.S. SENATE--S. 273
para.14.6  SMITHSONIAN INSTITUTION BOARD OF REGENTS--APPOINTMENTS
para.14.7  HEARINGS BY COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 43
para.14.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 43--H. RES. 47
para.14.9  UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES--H.R. 5
para.14.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MR. KANJORSKI
para.14.11  [ROLL NO. 53]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.14.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MRS. CLAYTON
para.14.13  [ROLL NO. 54]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.14.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MASCARA
para.14.15  [ROLL NO. 55]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.14.16  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 48
para.14.17  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.14.18  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.14.19  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.14.20  ADJOURNMENT
para.14.21  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.14.22  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.14.23  BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.14.24  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      MONDAY, JANUARY 30, 1995 (15)

para.15.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.15.2  RECESS--12:57 P.M.
para.15.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.15.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.15.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.15.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.15.7  RECESS--2:33 P.M.
para.15.8  AFTER RECESS--5:05 P.M.
para.15.9  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.15.10  UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES--H.R. 5
para.15.11  CALL IN COMMITTEE
para.15.12  [ROLL NO. 56]--QUORUM CALL

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para.15.13  MOTION TO LIMIT DEBATE
para.15.14  [ROLL NO. 57]--ON THE MOTION
para.15.15  MOTION TO RISE
para.15.16  [ROLL NO. 58]--ON THE MOTION
para.15.17  UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES--H.R. 5
para.15.18  MOTION TO RISE
para.15.19  [ROLL NO. 59]--ON THE MOTION
para.15.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. VOLKMER TO AMENDMENTS EN 
BLOCK BY MR. BORSKI
para.15.21  [ROLL NO. 60]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.15.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MR. BORSKI
para.15.23  [ROLL NO. 61]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.15.24  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. JACKSON-LEE TO THE 
AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MR. CLAY
para.15.25  [ROLL NO. 62]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.15.26  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MR. CLAY
para.15.27  [ROLL NO. 63]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.15.28  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MR. CLAY
para.15.29  [ROLL NO. 64]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.15.30  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MR. CLAY
para.15.31  [ROLL NO. 65]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.15.32  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. JACKSON-LEE
para.15.33  [ROLL NO. 66]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.15.34  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MR. BECERRA
para.15.35  [ROLL NO. 67]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.15.36  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KANJORSKI
para.15.37  [ROLL NO. 68]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.15.38  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MR. MARTINEZ
para.15.39  [ROLL NO. 69]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.15.40  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. PELOSI
para.15.41  [ROLL NO. 70]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.15.42  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MR. VENTO
para.15.43  [ROLL NO. 71]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
    para.15.44  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MR. FIELDS OF 
      LOUISIANA

        TUESDAY, JANUARY 31 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JANUARY 30), 1995

para.15.45  [ROLL NO. 72]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.15.46  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.15.47  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO LIBYA
para.15.48  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--HHS ANNUAL REPORT
para.15.49  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF BUILDING 
SCIENCES
para.15.50  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.15.51  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.15.52  ADJOURNMENT
para.15.53  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.15.54  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.15.55  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.15.56  DELETIONS

                     TUESDAY, JANUARY 31, 1995 (16)

para.16.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.16.2  RECESS--10:18 A.M.
para.16.3  AFTER RECESS--11:00 A.M.
para.16.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.16.5  HEARINGS IN COMMITTEES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 43
para.16.6  UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES--H.R. 5
para.16.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. COLLINS OF ILLINOIS
para.16.8  [ROLL NO. 73]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.16.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HALL OF OHIO
para.16.10  [ROLL NO. 74]--ON THE AMENDMENT

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para.16.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COOLEY
para.16.12  [ROLL NO. 75]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.16.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WAXMAN
para.16.14  [ROLL NO. 76]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.16.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. MINK
para.16.16  [ROLL NO. 77]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.16.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BEILENSON
para.16.18  [ROLL NO. 78]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.16.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MORAN
para.16.20  [ROLL NO. 79]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.16.21  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 101--H. RES. 51
para.16.22  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 400--H. RES. 52
para.16.23  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 440--H. RES. 53
para.16.24  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.16.25  SUBPOENA
para.16.26  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.16.27  ADJOURNMENT
para.16.28  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.16.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.16.30  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.16.31  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 1995 (17)

para.17.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.17.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.17.3  UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES--H.R. 5
para.17.4  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANDERS
para.17.5  [ROLL NO. 80]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.17.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DOGGETT
para.17.7  [ROLL NO. 81]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.17.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. 
MORAN
para.17.9  [ROLL NO. 82]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.17.10  [ROLL NO. 83]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 5
para.17.11  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 5
para.17.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2--H. RES. 55
para.17.13  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 440--H. RES. 53
para.17.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 400--H. RES. 52
para.17.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 101--H. RES. 51
para.17.16  ARCTIC NATIONAL PARK AND PRESERVE LAND EXCHANGE--H.R. 400
para.17.17  [ROLL NO. 84]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 400
para.17.18  LAND CONVEYANCE IN BUTTE COUNTY, CALIFORNIA--H.R. 440
para.17.19  LAND TRANSFER TO TAOS PUEBLO INDIANS OF NEW MEXICO--H.R. 101
para.17.20  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.17.21  ROBERT J. LAGOMARSINO VISITORS CENTER--H.J. RES. 50
para.17.22  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.17.23  ADJOURNMENT
para.17.24  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.17.25  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.17.26  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 2, 1995 (18)

para.18.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.18.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.18.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.18.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2--H. RES. 55
para.18.5  LINE-ITEM VETO--H.R. 2
para.18.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MORAN
para.18.7  [ROLL NO. 85]--ON THE AMENDMENT

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para.18.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. SLAUGHTER
para.18.9  [ROLL NO. 86]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.18.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SKELTON
para.18.11  [ROLL NO. 87]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.18.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KANJORSKI
para.18.13  [ROLL NO. 88]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.18.14  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.18.15  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.18.16  ADJOURNMENT
para.18.17  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.18.18  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.18.19  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.18.20  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 3, 1995 (19)

para.19.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.19.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.19.3  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.19.4  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--TERMINATION OF SANCTIONS AGAINST 
HAITI
para.19.5  LINE-ITEM VETO--H.R. 2
para.19.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SPRATT
para.19.7  [ROLL NO. 89]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.19.8   RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. WISE
para.19.9  [ROLL NO. 90]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.19.10  NOTICE REQUIREMENT--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION OF 
PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.19.11  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.19.12  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.19.13  ORDER OF BUSINESS--FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2
para.19.14  ORDER OF BUSINESS--AMENDMENTS DURING FURTHER CONSIDERATION 
OF H.R. 2
para.19.15  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.19.16  ADJOURNMENT
para.19.17  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.19.18  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.19.19  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      MONDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1995 (20)

para.20.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.20.2  RECESS--1:09 P.M.
para.20.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.20.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.20.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.20.6  COMMITTEES TO SIT
para.20.7  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.20.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.20.9  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.20.10  ARMENIA-GENERALIZED SYSTEM OF PREFERENCES
para.20.11  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--BUDGET FY 1996
para.20.12  LINE-ITEM VETO--H.R. 2
para.20.13  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.20.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ORTON
para.20.15  [ROLL NO. 91]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.20.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. WATERS
para.20.17  [ROLL NO. 92]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.20.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. STENHOLM
para.20.19  [ROLL NO. 93]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.20.20  [ROLL NO. 94]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.20.21  [ROLL NO. 95]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2
para.20.22  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL

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para.20.23  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 665--H. RES. 60
para.20.24  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 666--H. RES. 61
para.20.25  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.20.26  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.20.27  ADJOURNMENT
para.20.28  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.20.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.20.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 7, 1995 (21)

para.21.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.21.2  RECESS--10:26 A.M.
para.21.3  AFTER RECESS--11:00 A.M.
para.21.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.21.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.21.6  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 57
para.21.7  [ROLL NO. 96]--ON MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE APPEAL OF 
THE RULING OF THE CHAIR
para.21.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 665--H. RES. 60
para.21.9  VICTIM RESTITUTION--H.R. 665
para.21.10  [ROLL NO. 97]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 665
para.21.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 666--H. RES. 61
para.21.12  EXCLUSIONARY RULE REFORM--H.R. 666
para.21.13  HOUR OF MEETING
para.21.14  ORDER OF BUSINESS--PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 729
para.21.15  EXCLUSIONARY RULE REFORM--H.R. 666
para.21.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CONYERS
para.21.17  [ROLL NO. 98]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.21.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT OF MR. WATT OF NORTH CAROLINA
para.21.19  [ROLL NO. 99]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.21.20  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.21.21  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.21.22  ADJOURNMENT
para.21.23  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.21.24  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.21.25  DELETIONS

                    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1995 (22)

para.22.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.22.2  [ROLL NO. 100]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.22.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.22.4  EXCLUSIONARY RULE REFORM--H.R. 666
para.22.5  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. VOLKMER
para.22.6  [ROLL NO. 101]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.22.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SERRANO
para.22.8  [ROLL NO. 102]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.22.9  [ROLL NO. 103]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 666
para.22.10  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.22.11  DEATH PENALTY--H.R. 729
para.22.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SCHUMER
para.22.13  [ROLL NO. 104]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.22.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WATT OF NORTH CAROLINA
para.22.15  [ROLL NO. 105]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.22.16  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.22.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COX
para.22.18  [ROLL NO. 106]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.22.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FIELDS OF LOUISIANA
para.22.20  [ROLL NO. 107]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.22.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SMITH OF TEXAS

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para.22.22  [ROLL NO. 108]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.22.23  [ROLL NO. 109]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 729
para.22.24  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENTS--H.R. 665; H.R. 666; H.R. 729
para.22.25  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 667--H. RES. 63
para.22.26  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAQ
para.22.27  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--ANDEAN TRADE
para.22.28  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL
para.22.29  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.22.30  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.22.31  ADJOURNMENT
para.22.32  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.22.33  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.22.34  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.22.35  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 9, 1995 (23)

para.23.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.23.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.23.3  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 667--H. RES. 63
para.23.4  VIOLENT CRIMINAL INCARCERATION--H.R. 667
para.23.5  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CHAPMAN
para.23.6  [ROLL NO. 110]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.23.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SCHUMER
para.23.8  [ROLL NO. 111]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.23.9  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.23.10  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR 
HUMANITIES
para.23.11  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--COUNTERTERRORISM
para.23.12  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.23.13  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--H.R. 9
para.23.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 668--H. RES. 69
para.23.15  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.23.16  ADJOURNMENT
para.23.17  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.23.18  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.23.19  MEMORIALS
para.23.20  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.23.21  DELETIONS

                     FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 10, 1995 (24)

para.24.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.24.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.24.3  VIOLENT CRIMINAL INCARCERATION--H.R. 667
para.24.4  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WATT OF NORTH CAROLINA
para.24.5  [ROLL NO. 112]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.24.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CARDIN
para.24.7  [ROLL NO. 113]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.24.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CHAPMAN
para.24.9  [ROLL NO. 114]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.24.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SCOTT
para.24.11  [ROLL NO. 115]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.24.12  [ROLL NO. 116]--MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.24.13  [ROLL NO. 117]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.24.14  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 667
para.24.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 728--H. RES. 79
para.24.16  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 668--H. RES. 69
para.24.17  CRIMINAL ALIENS--H.R. 668
para.24.18  [ROLL NO. 118]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 668
para.24.19  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 668

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para.24.20  EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS AND RESCISSIONS--H.R. 
889
para.24.21  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.24.22  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.24.23  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.24.24  ADJOURNMENT
para.24.25  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.24.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.24.27  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.24.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     MONDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1995 (25)

para.25.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.25.2  RECESS--1:04 P.M.
para.25.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.25.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.25.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.25.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.25.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 728--H. RES. 79
para.25.8  LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANTS--H.R. 728
para.25.9  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.25.10  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.25.11  LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANTS--H.R. 728
para.25.12  CALL IN COMMITTEE
para.25.13  [ROLL NO. 119]--QUORUM CALL
para.25.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WATT OF NORTH CAROLINA
para.25.15  [ROLL NO. 120]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.25.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MFUME
para.25.17  [ROLL NO. 121]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.25.18  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.25.19  [ROLL NO. 122]--ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.25.20  [ROLL NO. 123]--ON THE MOTION
para.25.21  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 7--H. RES. 83
para.25.22  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--MIDDLE CLASS TAX RELIEF
para.25.23  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--WORKING WAGE INCREASE
para.25.24  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NEW ECONOMIC STRATEGY
para.25.25  ADJOURNMENT
para.25.26  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.25.27  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.25.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.25.29  DELETIONS

                     TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 14, 1995 (26)

para.26.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.26.2  RECESS--10:27 A.M.
para.26.3  AFTER RECESS--11:00 A.M.
para.26.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.26.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.26.6  LAW ENFORCEMENT BLOCK GRANTS--H.R. 728
para.26.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SCHUMER
para.26.8  [ROLL NO. 124]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.26.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. SCHROEDER
para.26.10  [ROLL NO. 125]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.26.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HOKE
para.26.12  [ROLL NO. 126]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.26.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE, AS 
AMENDED, AS REPORTED BY THE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY
para.26.14  [ROLL NO. 127]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE, AS AMENDED
para.26.15  [ROLL NO. 128]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS

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para.26.16  [ROLL NO. 129]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 728
para.26.17  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 728
para.26.18  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.26.19  ADJOURNMENT
para.26.20  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.26.21  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.26.22  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 15, 1995 (27)

para.27.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.27.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.27.3  NORTH ATLANTIC ASSEMBLY APPOINTMENTS--APPOINTMENTS
para.27.4  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.27.5  [ROLL NO. 130]--ON THE MOTION
para.27.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 7--H. RES. 83
para.27.7  CALL OF THE HOUSE
para.27.8   [ROLL NO. 131]--QUORUM CALL
para.27.9  [ROLL NO. 132]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.27.10  [ROLL NO. 133]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 83
para.27.11  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.27.12  [ROLL NO. 134]--ON THE MOTION
para.27.13  ORDER OF BUSINESS--REREFERRAL OF H.R. 10
para.27.14  NATIONAL SECURITY REVITALIZATION--H.R. 7
para.27.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SPENCE
para.27.16  [ROLL NO. 135]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.27.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SPRATT
para.27.18  [ROLL NO. 136]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.27.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. EDWARDS
para.27.20  [ROLL NO. 137]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED
para.27.21  RECORDED VOTE--PERFECTING AMENDMENT BY MR. SPENCE TO THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. SKELTON
para.27.22  [ROLL NO. 138]--ON AGREEING TO THE PERFECTING AMENDMENT TO 
THE AMENDMENT
para.27.23  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, BY MR. 
MONTGOMERY TO THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, BY MR. SKELTON
para.27.24  [ROLL NO. 139]--ON AGREEING TO THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT, AS 
AMENDED, TO THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED
para.27.25  HOUR OF MEETING
para.27.26  ORDER OF BUSINESS--REREFERRAL OF H.R. 10
para.27.27  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.27.28  ADJOURNMENT
para.27.29  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.27.30  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.27.31  MEMORIALS
    para.27.32  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 1995 (28)

para.28.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.28.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.28.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.28.4  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS--H.R. 7
para.28.5  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 7
para.28.6  NATIONAL SECURITY REVITALIZATION--H.R. 7
para.28.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HEFLEY
para.28.8  [ROLL NO. 140]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.28.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. HARMON
para.28.10  [ROLL NO. 141]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.28.11  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS--H.R. 7
para.28.12  NATIONAL SECURITY REVITALIZATION--H.R. 7
para.28.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. LEACH

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para.28.14  [ROLL NO. 142]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.28.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TORRICELLI
para.28.16  [ROLL NO. 143]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.28.17  [ROLL NO. 144]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.28.18  [ROLL NO. 145]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 7
para.28.19  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 7
para.28.20  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 450
para.28.21  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 831--H. RES. 88
para.28.22  ORDER OF BUSINESS ``MORNING HOUR'' DEBATES
para.28.23  COMMITTEE RECOMMEND
para.28.24  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY
para.28.25  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.28.26  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para.28.27  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.28.28  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.28.29  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PROLIFERATION OF CHEMICAL AND 
BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
para.28.30  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR, 
CHEMICAL AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
para.28.31  ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES
para.28.32  RECESS--4:48 P.M.
para.28.33  AFTER RECESS--4:54 P.M.
para.28.34  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.28.35  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.28.36  ADJOURNMENT
para.28.37  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.28.38  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.28.39  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.28.40  DELETIONS

                     TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 21, 1995 (29)

para.29.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.29.2  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.29.3  ``MORNING HOUR'' DEBATES
para.29.4  RECESS--12:32 P.M.
para.29.5  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.29.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.29.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para.29.8  ORDER OF BUSINESS--GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY OBSERVANCE
para.29.9  GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY OBSERVANCE APPOINTMENTS
para.29.10  RECESS--2:21 P.M.
para.29.11  AFTER RECESS--5:00 P.M.
para.29.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 831--H. RES. 88
para.29.13  [ROLL NO. 146]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.29.14  [ROLL NO. 147]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 88
para.29.15  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.29.16  SELF-EMPLOYED HEALTH PREMIUM DEDUCTION--H.R. 831
para.29.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. MCDERMOTT
para.29.18  [ROLL NO. 148]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE 
OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.29.19  [ROLL NO. 149]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.29.20  [ROLL NO. 150]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 831
para.29.21  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 830--H. RES. 91
para.29.22  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 889--H. RES. 92
para.29.23  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.29.24  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.29.25  ADJOURNMENT
para.29.26  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.29.27  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.29.28  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.29.29  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

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                    WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1995 (30)

para.30.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.30.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.30.3  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 889--H. RES. 92
para.30.4  [ROLL NO. 151]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 92
para.30.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 450--H. RES. 93
para.30.6  DEFENSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 889
para.30.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. 
OBEY
para.30.8  [ROLL NO. 152]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF 
A SUBSTITUTE
para.30.9  [ROLL NO. 153]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.30.10  [ROLL NO. 154]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 889
para.30.11  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.30.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 830--H. RES. 91
para.30.13  PAPERWORK REDUCTION--H.R. 830
para.30.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. COLLINS OF ILLINOIS
para.30.15  [ROLL NO. 155]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.30.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. MALONEY
para.30.17  [ROLL NO. 156]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.30.18  [ROLL NO. 157]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 830
para.30.19  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 830
para.30.20  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.30.21  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL
para.30.22  COMMISSION ON SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE--
APPOINTMENTS
para.30.23  UNITED STATES GROUP OF THE NORTH ATLANTIC ASSEMBLY--
APPOINTMENTS
para.30.24  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.30.25  ADJOURNMENT
para.30.26  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.30.27  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.30.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.30.29  DELETIONS

                    THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 23, 1995 (31)

para.31.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.31.2  [ROLL NO. 158]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.31.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.31.4  COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.31.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 450--H. RES. 93
para.31.6  [ROLL NO. 159]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 93
para.31.7  HOLOCAUST CEREMONY--H. CON. RES. 20
para.31.8  JOINT COMMITTEES ON PRINTING AND THE LIBRARY MEMBER 
ELECTION--H. RES. 86
para.31.9  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS--H.R. 450
para.31.10  REGULATORY MORATORIUM--H.R. 450
para.31.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MRS. COLLINS OF 
ILLINOIS
para.31.12  [ROLL NO. 160]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.31.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. SLAUGHTER
para.31.14  [ROLL NO. 161]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.31.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SPRATT
para.31.16  [ROLL NO. 162]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.31.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WAXMAN
para.31.18  [ROLL NO. 163]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.31.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. COLLINS OF ILLINOIS
para.31.20  [ROLL NO. 164]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.31.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. NORTON, AS AMENDED BY THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. MCINTOSH
para.31.22  [ROLL NO. 165]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED
para.31.23  HOUR OF MEETING
para.31.24  REGULATORY MORATORIUM--H.R. 450
para.31.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HAYES
para.31.26  [ROLL NO. 166]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.31.27  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT

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para.31.28  PROCEEDINGS OF GEORGE WASHINGTON'S BIRTHDAY OBSERVANCE
para.31.29  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.31.30  ADJOURNMENT
para.31.31  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.31.32  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.31.33  MEMORIALS
para.31.34  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.31.35  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.31.36  DELETIONS

                     FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 24, 1995 (32)

para.32.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.32.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.32.3  REGULATORY MORATORIUM--H.R. 450
para.32.4  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TATE
para.32.5  [ROLL NO. 167]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.32.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WISE
para.32.7  [ROLL NO. 168]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.32.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GREEN
para.32.9  [ROLL NO. 169]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.32.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WAXMAN
para.32.11  [ROLL NO. 170]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.32.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FATTAH
para.32.13  [ROLL NO. 171]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.32.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. VOLKMER
para.32.15  [ROLL NO. 172]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.32.16  [ROLL NO. 173]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.32.17  [ROLL NO. 174]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 450
para.32.18  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 450
para.32.19  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 450
para.32.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1022--H. RES. 96
para.32.21  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.32.22  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.32.23  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1022
para.32.24  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.32.25  ADJOURNMENT
para.32.26  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.32.27  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.32.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.32.29  DELETIONS

                     MONDAY, FEBRUARY 27, 1995 (33)

para.33.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.33.2  RECESS--1:05 P.M.
para.33.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.33.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.33.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.33.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1022--H. RES. 96
para.33.7  RISK ASSESSMENT AND COST-BENEFIT--H.R. 1022
para.33.8  H. RES. 96--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.33.9  [ROLL NO. 175]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 96
para.33.10  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 926--H. RES. 100
para.33.11  RESOLUTION OF INQUIRY--STABILIZATION OF MEXICAN ECONOMY--H. 
RES. 80
para.33.12  RISK ASSESSMENT AND COST-BENEFIT--H.R. 1022
para.33.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. OWN OF CALIFORNIA
para.33.14  [ROLL NO. 176]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE 
OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.33.15  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.33.16  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

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para.33.17  ADJOURNMENT
para.33.18  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.33.19  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.33.20  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1995 (34)

para.34.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPO
para.34.2  RECESS--10:17 A.M.
para.34.3  AFTER RECESS--11:00 A.M.
para.34.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.34.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.34.6  VETERANS OF FOREIGN WARSAS. 257
para.34.7  RISK ASSESSMENT AND COST-BENEFIT--H.R. 1022
para.34.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROAMER
para.34.9  [ROLL NO. 177]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.34.10  RECORDED VOTEAMENDMENT BY MR. MARKEY
para.34.11  [ROLL NO. 178]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.34.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BARTON
para.34.13  [ROLL NO. 179]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.34.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BOEHLERT
para.34.15  [ROLL NO. 180]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.34.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WALKER TO THE AMENDMENT OF 
MR. BROWN OF CALIFORNIA
para.34.17  [ROLL NO. 181]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENT
para.34.18  [ROLL NO. 182]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.34.19  [ROLL NO. 183]--ON PASSAGE H.R. 1022
para.34.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 925--H. RES. 101
para.34.21  DIRECTOR OF THE CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET OFFICE--MS. JUNE 
ELLENOFF O'NEILL
para.34.22  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.34.23  HOUR OF MEETING
para.34.24  ORDER OF BUSINESS--RULE WAIVER FOR CONSIDERATION--H. RES. 80
para.34.25  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 926--H. RES. 100
para.34.26  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.34.27  ADJOURNMENT
para.34.28  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.34.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.34.30  MEMORIALS
para.34.31  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.34.32  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.34.33  DELETIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, MARCH 1, 1995 (35)

para.35.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.35.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.35.3  MEXICO-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP--APPOINTMENTS
para.35.4  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.35.5  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY
para.35.6  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL SECURITY STRATEGY
para.35.7  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION
para.35.8  REGULATORY REFORM AND RELIEF--H.R. 926
para.35.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. EWING
para.35.10  [ROLL NO. 184]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.35.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. REED
para.35.12  [ROLL NO. 185]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.35.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CONYERS
para.35.14  [ROLL NO. 186]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.35.15  [ROLL NO. 187]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 926
para.35.16  MEXICAN ECONOMY--H. RES. 80
para.35.17  [ROLL NO. 188]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 80

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para.35.18  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.35.19  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 925
para.35.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 925--H. RES. 101
para.35.21  PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS--H.R. 925
para.35.22  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.35.23  ADJOURNMENT
para.35.24  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.35.25  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.35.26  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.35.27  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.35.28  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, MARCH 2, 1995 (36)

para.36.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.36.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.36.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.36.4  FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT MEMORIAL COMMISSION--APPOINTMENT
para.36.5  H. RES. 101--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.36.6  [ROLL NO. 189]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 101
para.36.7  PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS--H.R. 925
para.36.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TAUZIN TO THE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. CANADY
para.36.9  [ROLL NO. 190]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT 
IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.36.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PORTER TO THE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. CANADY
para.36.11  [ROLL NO. 191]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.36.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GOSS TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. CANADY
para.36.13  [ROLL NO. 192]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.36.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WYDEN TO THE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. CANADY
para.36.15  [ROLL NO. 193--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT 
IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.36.16  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.36.17  ADJOURNMENT
para.36.18  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.36.19  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.36.20  MEMORIALS
    para.36.21  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       FRIDAY, MARCH 3, 1995 (37)

para.37.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.37.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.37.3  PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS--H.R. 925
para.37.4  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MINETA TO THE AMENDMENT IN 
THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. CANADY
para.37.5  [ROLL NO. 194]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT 
IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.37.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GOSS TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE 
NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. CANADY
para.37.7  [ROLL NO. 195]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT 
IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.37.8  ORDER OF BUSINESS--DEBATE ON H.R. 925
para.37.9  PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS--H.R. 925
para.37.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WATT OF NORTH CAROLINA TO 
THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. CANADY
para.37.11  [ROLL NO. 196]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.37.12  [ROLL NO. 197]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 925
para.37.13  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 925
para.37.14  JOB CREATION AND WAGE ENHANCEMENT--H.R. 9
para.37.15  [ROLL NO. 198]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.37.16  [ROLL NO. 199]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 9

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para.37.17  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.37.18  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.37.19  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1058--H. RES. 103
para.37.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 988--H. RES. 104
para.37.21  ADJOURNMENT
para.37.22  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.37.23  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.37.24  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.37.25  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, MARCH 6, 1995 (38)

para.38.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.38.2  RECESS--1:00 P.M.
para.38.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.38.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.38.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.38.6  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.38.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 988--H. RES. 104
para.38.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--FLOOD PLAIN MANAGEMENT
para.38.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR DEMOCRACY
para.38.10  ATTORNEY ACCOUNTABILITY--H.R. 988
para.38.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GOODLATTE
para.38.12  [ROLL NO. 200]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.38.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BERMAN TO THE AMENDMENT BY 
MR. MCHALE
para.38.14  [ROLL NO. 201]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENT
para.38.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MCHALE
para.38.16  [ROLL NO. 202]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.38.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HOKE
para.38.18  [ROLL NO. 203]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.38.19  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1058--H. RES. 105
para.38.20  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.38.21  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.38.22  ADJOURNMENT
para.38.23  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.38.24  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.38.25  MEMORIALS
para.38.26  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.38.27  DELETIONS

                       TUESDAY, MARCH 7, 1995 (39)

para.39.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.39.2  RECESS--10:28 A.M.
para.39.3  AFTER RECESS--11:00 A.M.
para.39.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.39.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.39.6  ATTORNEY ACCOUNTABILITY--H.R. 988
para.39.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BURTON
para.39.8  [ROLL NO. 204]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.39.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CONYERS
para.39.10  [ROLL NO. 205]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.39.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BRYANT
para.39.12  [ROLL NO. 206]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.39.13  [ROLL NO. 207]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R.988
para.39.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1058--H. RES. 105
para.39.15  [ROLL NO. 208]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 105
para.39.16  FEDERAL SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM--H.R. 1058
para.39.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COX
para.39.18  [ROLL NO. 209]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT

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para.39.19  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 956--H. RES. 108
para.39.20  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.39.21  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.39.22  ADJOURNMENT
para.39.23  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.39.24  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON A REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.39.25  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.39.26  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.39.27  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.39.28  DELETIONS

                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 8, 1995, (40)

para.40.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.40.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.40.3  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.40.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.40.5  EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 1158
para.40.6  SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS AND RESCISSIONS--H.R. 1159
para.40.7  HOUSE OVERSIGHT REVIEW PANEL
para.40.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--FEDERAL RAILROAD SAFETY
para.40.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--TRADE POLICY AGENDA AND 
AGREEMENTS PROGRAM
para.40.10  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--FEDERAL COUNCIL ON AGING
para.40.11  FEDERAL SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM--H.R. 1058
para.40.12  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MR. COX TO THE 
AMENDMENT BY MS. ESHOO
para.40.13  [ROLL NO. 210]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENT
para.40.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MARKEY
para.40.15  [ROLL NO. 211]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.40.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DINGELL
para.40.17  [ROLL NO. 212]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.40.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BRYANT
para.40.19  [ROLL NO. 213]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.40.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MANTON
para.40.21  [ROLL NO. 214]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.40.22  [ROLL NO. 215]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.40.23  [ROLL NO. 216]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1058
para.40.24  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1058
para.40.25  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 956--H. RES. 108
para.40.26  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 956--H. RES. 109
para.40.27  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.40.28  PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION--H.R. 956
para.40.29  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.40.30  ADJOURNMENT
para.40.31  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.40.32  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.40.33  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.40.34  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.40.35  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, MARCH 9, 1995 (41)

para.41.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.41.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.41.3  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.41.4  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NUCLEAR NON-PROLIFERATION 
AGREEMENTS
para.41.5  SUBPOENA
para.41.6  SUBPOENA
para.41.7  PROVIDING FOR THE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 956--H. RES. 
109
para.41.8  [ROLL NO. 217]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION ON THE 
AMENDMENT AND THE RESOLUTION
para.41.9  [ROLL NO. 218]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 109, AS AMENDED

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para.41.10  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.41.11  PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION--H.R. 956
para.41.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. SCHROEDER
para.41.13  [ROLL NO. 219]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.41.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SCHUMER
para.41.15  [ROLL NO. 220]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.41.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CONYERS
para.41.17  [ROLL NO. 221]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.41.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WATT
para.41.19  [ROLL NO. 222]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.41.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. FURSE
para.41.21  [ROLL NO. 223]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.41.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HOKE
para.41.23  [ROLL NO. 224]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.41.24  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COX
para.41.25  [ROLL NO. 225]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.41.26  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COX
para.41.27  [ROLL NO. 226]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.41.28  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--ECONOMIC EMERGENCY IN MEXICO
para.41.29  ORDER OF BUSINESS--PRINTING OF AMENDMENTS--H.R. 1158 AND 
H.R. 1159
para.41.30  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.41.31  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.41.32  ADJOURNMENT
para.41.33  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.41.34  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.41.35  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.41.36  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.41.37  DELETIONS

                       FRIDAY, MARCH 10, 1995 (42)

para.42.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.42.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.42.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.42.4  PAPERWORK REDUCTION--S. 244
para.42.5  PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION--H.R. 956
para.42.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SCHUMER
para.42.7  [ROLL NO. 227]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.42.8  [ROLL NO. 228]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.42.9  [ROLL NO. 229]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R.956
para.42.10  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 956
para.42.11  APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL CONFEREES--S. 244
para.42.12  COMMITTEE FUNDING--H. RES. 107
para.42.13  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 999
para.42.14  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.42.15  HOUR OF MEETING
para.42.16  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.42.17  CERTAIN EMPLOYEE TRANSFERS--H. RES. 113
para.42.18  ADJOURNMENT
para.42.19  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.42.20  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.42.21  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.42.22  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, MARCH 13, 1995 (43)

para.43.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.43.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.43.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.43.4  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--S. 1

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para.43.5  ADJOURNMENT
para.43.6  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.43.7  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.43.8  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      TUESDAY, MARCH 14, 1995 (44)

para.44.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.44.2  RECESS--1:13 P.M.
para.44.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.44.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.44.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.44.6  HOUSE REVIEW PANEL OF THE OFFICE OF FAIR EMPLOYMENT 
PRACTICES--APPOINTMENTS
para.44.7  ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT--H.R. 402
para.44.8  COOK INLET REGION PURCHASE OF COMMON STOCK--H.R. 421
para.44.9  SEA OF OKHOTSK FISHERIES ENFORCEMENT--H.R. 715
para.44.10  GREAT WESTERN SCENIC TRAIL DESIGNATION--H.R. 531
para.44.11  MINOR BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENTS AND PARK AMENDMENTS--H.R. 694
para.44.12  WALNUT CANYON NATIONAL MONUMENT--H.R. 562
para.44.13  DELAWARE WATER GAP RECREATION AREA VEHICLE FEES--H.R. 536
para.44.14  CHACOAN OUTLIERS PROTECTION--H.R. 517
para.44.15  SUBPOENA
para.44.16  RECESS--4:18 P.M.
para.44.17  AFTER RECESS--5:00 P.M.
para.44.18  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.44.19  H.R. 531--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.44.20  [ROLL NO. 230]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 531
para.44.21  H.R. 694--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.44.22  [ROLL NO. 231]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 694
para.44.23  H.R. 562--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.44.24  [ROLL NO. 232]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 562
para.44.25  H.R. 536--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.44.26  [ROLL NO. 233]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 536
para.44.27  H.R. 517--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.44.28  [ROLL NO. 234]--ON PASSAGE OF 517
para.44.29  INDIAN EDUCATION TECHNICAL AMENDMENT--S. 377
para.44.30  FEDERAL DISASTER RELIEF--H. CON. RES. 39
para.44.31  HOUR OF MEETING
para.44.32  RINGLING BROTHERS CIRCUS--H. CON. RES. 34
para.44.33  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.44.34  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1158--H. RES. 115
para.44.35  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.44.36  ADJOURNMENT
para.44.37  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.44.38  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.44.39  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.44.40  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 15, 1995 (45)

para.45.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.45.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.45.3  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.45.4  [ROLL NO. 235]--ON THE MOTION
para.45.5  COMMITTEE FUNDING--H. RES. 107
para.45.6  [ROLL NO. 236]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 107
para.45.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1158--H. RES. 115
para.45.8  [ROLL NO. 237]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.45.9  [ROLL NO. 238]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 115, AS AMENDED
para.45.10  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

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para.45.11  EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 1158
para.45.12  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.45.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. YOUNG OF FLORIDA
para.45.14  [ROLL NO. 239]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.45.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. YATES
para.45.16  [ROLL NO. 240]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.45.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MURTHA
para.45.18  [ROLL NO. 241]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.45.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DELAY
para.45.20  [ROLL NO. 242]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.45.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OBEY
para.45.22  [ROLL NO. 243]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.45.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. ROGERS
para.45.24  [ROLL NO. 244]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED
para.45.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CRANE
para.45.26  [ROLL NO. 245]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.45.27  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROHRABACHER
para.45.28  [ROLL NO. 246]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.45.29  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.45.30  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--S. 1
para.45.31  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--S. 1--
H. RES. 116
para.45.32  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAN
para.45.33  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.45.34  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.45.35  ADJOURNMENT
para.45.36  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.45.37  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.45.38  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      THURSDAY, MARCH 16, 1995 (46)

para.46.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.46.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.46.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.46.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.46.5  ADJOURNMENT OF THE HOUSE--H. CON. RES. 41
para.46.6  EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 1158
para.46.7  RECORDED VOTE--PREFERENTIAL MOTION BY MR. VOLKMER THAT THE 
COMMITTEE RISE AND REPORT BACK WITH THE RECOMMENDATION THAT THE ENACTING 
CLAUSE BE STRICKEN
para.46.8  [ROLL NO. 247]--ON THE PREFERENTIAL MOTION
para.46.9  CALL IN COMMITTEE
para.46.10  [ROLL NO. 248]--QUORUM CALL
para.46.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. STEARNS
para.46.12  [ROLL NO. 249]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.46.13  [ROLL NO. 250]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.46.14  [ROLL NO. 251] --ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1158
para.46.15  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1158
para.46.16  UNFUNDED FEDERAL MANDATES--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 5
para.46.17  [ROLL NO. 252]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.46.18  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.46.19  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para.46.20  OFFICE OF FAIR EMPLOYMENT REVIEW PANEL
para.46.21  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.46.22  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.46.23  ADJOURNMENT
para.46.24  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.46.25  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.46.26  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      TUESDAY, MARCH 21, 1995 (47)

para.47.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.47.2  RECESS--1:29 P.M.

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para.47.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.47.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.47.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.47.6  ASSISTANT CLERK
para.47.7  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.47.8  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.47.9  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.47.10  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--WEST BANK AND GAZA STRIP GSP
para.47.11  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION
para.47.12  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT
para.47.13  REVIEW PANEL
para.47.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4--H. RES. 117
para.47.15  HOUR OF MEETING
para.47.16  WELFARE REFORM--H.R. 4
para.47.17  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4--H. RES. 119
para.47.18  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.47.19  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.47.20  ADJOURNMENT
para.47.21  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.47.22  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.47.23  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.47.24  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 22, 1995 (48)

para.48.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.48.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.48.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.48.4  U.S. HOLOCAUST MEMORIAL COUNCIL--APPOINTMENTS
para.48.5  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.48.6  [ROLL NO. 253]--ON THE MOTION
para.48.7  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.48.8  [ROLL NO. 254]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.48.9  PROVIDING FOR THE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 4--H. RES. 
119
para.48.10  [ROLL NO. 255]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 119
para.48.11  WELFARE REFORM--H.R. 4
para.48.12  MOTION TO RISE
para.48.13  [ROLL NO. 256]--ON THE MOTION
para.48.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ARCHER
para.48.15  [ROLL NO. 257]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.48.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MR. ARCHER
para.48.17  [ROLL NO. 258]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.48.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TALENT
para.48.19  [ROLL NO. 259]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.48.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BUNN
para.48.21  [ROLL NO. 260]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.48.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SMITH OF NEW JERSEY
para.48.23  [ROLL NO. 261]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.48.24  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.48.25  ADJOURNMENT
para.48.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.48.27  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.48.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.48.29  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, MARCH 23, 1995 (49)

para.49.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.49.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.49.3  WELFARE REFORM--H.R. 4

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para.49.4  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MORAN
para.49.5  [ROLL NO. 262]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.49.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HOSTETTLER
para.49.7  [ROLL NO. 263]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.49.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SALMON
para.49.9  [ROLL NO. 264]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.49.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. ROUKEMA
para.49.11  [ROLL NO. 265]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.49.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. DEAL
para.49.13  [ROLL NO. 266]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE 
OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.49.14  ADJOURNMENT
para.49.15  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.49.16  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.49.17  MEMORIALS
para.49.18  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.49.19  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.49.20  DELETIONS

                       FRIDAY, MARCH 24, 1995 (50)

para.50.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.50.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.50.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.50.4  WELFARE REFORM--H.R. 4
para.50.5  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MRS. MINK
para.50.6  [ROLL NO. 267]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF 
A SUBSTITUTE
para.50.7  [ROLL NO. 268]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.50.8  [ROLL NO. 269]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 4
para.50.9  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 4
para.50.10  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.50.11  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.50.12  ADJOURNMENT
para.50.13  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.50.14  MEMORIALS
    para.50.15  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      TUESDAY, MARCH 28, 1995 (51)

para.51.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.51.2  RECESS--1:28 P.M.
para.51.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.51.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.51.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.51.6  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.51.7  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.51.8  HOUSE COMMISSION ON CONGRESSIONAL MAILING STANDARDS--
APPOINTMENTS
para.51.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO ANGOLA
para.51.10  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIVE HAWAIIANS HEALTH CARE
para.51.11  HOUSE OVERSIGHT COMMITTEE--REORGANIZATION
para.51.12  POLICE AND FIREFIGHTERS RETIREMENT AGE--H.R. 849
para.51.13  TARGHEE NATIONAL FOREST LAND EXCHANGE--H.R. 529
para.51.14  DAYTON AVIATION HERITAGE PRESERVATION--H.R. 606
para.51.15  NORTH ATLANTIC FISHERIES CONVENTION--H.R. 622
para.51.16  FORT CARSON-PINION CANYON MILITARY LANDS WITHDRAWAL--H.R. 
256
para.51.17  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 73--H. RES. 116
para.51.18  RECESS--4:20 P.M.
para.51.19  AFTER RECESS--5:04 P.M.
para.51.20  DEFENSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS--SENATE AMENDMENTS--H.R. 
889
para.51.21  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 889
para.51.22  [ROLL NO. 270]--ON AGREEING TO THE MOTION TO INSTRUCT

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para.51.23  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 889
para.51.24  PROVIDING FOR A CLOSED CONFERENCE--H.R. 889
para.51.25  [ROLL NO. 271]--ON THE MOTION
para.51.26  SELF-EMPLOYED HEALTH PREMIUM DEDUCTION--H.R. 831
para.51.27  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 831
para.51.28  [ROLL NO. 272]--ON AGREEING TO THE MOTION TO INSTRUCT
para.51.29  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 831
para.51.30  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.51.31  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.51.32  ADJOURNMENT
para.51.33  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.51.34  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.51.35  MEMORIALS
para.51.36  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.51.37  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.51.38  PETITIONS

                     WEDNESDAY, MARCH 29, 1995 (52)

para.52.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.52.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.52.3  TERM LIMITS--H.J. RES. 73
para.52.4  WORDS TAKEN DOWN IN COMMITTEE
para.52.5  [ROLL NO. 273]--ON PERMISSION FOR MEMBER TO PROCEED IN ORDER
para.52.6  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 831
para.52.7  TERM LIMITS--H.J. RES. 73
para.52.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. 
PETERSON OF FLORIDA
para.52.9  [ROLL NO. 274]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF 
A SUBSTITUTE
para.52.10  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.52.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. INGLIS
para.52.12  [ROLL NO. 275]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE 
OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.52.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. HILLEARY
para.52.14  [ROLL NO. 276]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE 
OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.52.15  [ROLL NO. 277]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 73
para.52.16  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
831--H. RES. 121
para.52.17  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 
INVESTMENTS
para.52.18  SUBPOENA
para.52.19  ADJOURNMENT
para.52.20  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.52.21  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.52.22  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.52.23  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      THURSDAY, MARCH 30, 1995 (53)

para.53.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.53.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.53.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.53.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.53.5  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
831--H. RES. 121
para.53.6  [ROLL NO. 278]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.53.7  [ROLL NO. 279]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 121
para.53.8  SELF-EMPLOYED HEALTH PREMIUM DEDUCTION--CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 831
para.53.9  ROBERT H. MICHEL ROOMS--H. RES. 65
para.53.10  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 998
para.53.11  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 655
para.53.12  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.53.13  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.53.14  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 1345
para.53.15  SUBPOENA

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para.53.16  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.53.17  ADJOURNMENT
para.53.18  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.53.19  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.53.20  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.53.21  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       MONDAY, APRIL 3, 1995 (54)

para.54.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.54.2  RECESS--1:11 P.M.
para.54.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.54.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.54.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.54.6  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.54.7  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.54.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--ALASKA MINERALS,
para.54.9  FISHERMEN'S PROTECTION--H.R. 716
para.54.10  AMERICAN CITIZENS IN IRAQ--H. RES. 120
para.54.11  D.C. MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY--H.R. 1345
para.54.12  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--S. 244
para.54.13  RECESS--3:59 P.M.
para.54.14  AFTER RECESS--5:00 P.M.
para.54.15  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.54.16  H.R. 716--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.54.17  [ROLL NO. 280]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 716
para.54.18  H. RES. 120--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.54.19  [ROLL NO. 281]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 120, AS AMENDED
para.54.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1271--H. RES. 125
para.54.21  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 660--H. RES. 126
para.54.22  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para.54.23  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.54.24  ADJOURNMENT
para.54.25  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.54.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.54.27  MEMORIALS
para.54.28  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.54.29  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, APRIL 4, 1995 (55)

para.55.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.55.2  RECESS--10:07 A.M.
para.55.3  AFTER RECESS--11:00 A.M.
para.55.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.55.5  [ROLL NO. 282]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.55.6  COMMUNICATIONS
para.55.7  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.55.8  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.55.9  TRUTH-IN-LENDING CLASS ACTION--H.R. 1380
para.55.10  SEXUAL CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN PREVENTION--H.R. 1240
para.55.11  [ROLL NO. 283]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1240
para.55.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1271--H. RES. 125
para.55.13  [ROLL NO. 284]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 125
para.55.14  FAMILY PRIVACY PROTECTION--H.R. 1271
para.55.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MR. SOUDER
para.55.16  [ROLL NO. 285]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.55.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MR. DORNAN
para.55.18  [ROLL NO. 286]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.55.19  [ROLL NO. 287]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1271

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para.55.20  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 889
para.55.21  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--H.J. RES. 70
para.55.22  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.55.23  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1215--H. RES. 128
para.55.24  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.55.25  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.55.26  ADJOURNMENT
para.55.27  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.55.28  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.55.29  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.55.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.55.31  DELETIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1995 (56)

para.56.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.56.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.56.3  [ROLL NO. 288]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.56.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.56.5  NOTICE REQUIREMENT--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION OF 
PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE
para.56.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1215--H. RES. 128
para.56.7  [ROLL NO. 289]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.56.8  [ROLL NO. 290]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 128
para.56.9  TAX FAIRNESS AND DEFICIT REDUCTION--H.R. 1215
para.56.10  CALL IN COMMITTEE
para.56.11  [ROLL NO. 291]--QUORUM CALL
para.56.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. GEPHARDT
para.56.13  [ROLL NO. 292]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE 
OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.56.14  [ROLL NO. 293]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.56.15  POINT OF ORDER--PARLIAMENTARY INQUIRY BEING APPLICABLE TO 
THE BILL
para.56.16  [ROLL NO. 294]--ON MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE APPEAL OF 
THE RULING OF THE CHAIR
para.56.17  [ROLL NO. 295]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1215
para.56.18  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 889
para.56.19  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
889--H. RES. 129
para.56.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 483--H. RES. 130
para.56.21  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.56.22  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.56.23  ADJOURNMENT
para.56.24  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.56.25  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.56.26  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

                      THURSDAY, APRIL 6, 1995 (57)

para.57.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.57.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.57.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.57.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.57.5  SUBPOENA
para.57.6  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
889--H. RES. 129
para.57.7  DEFENSE SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS--CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 889
para.57.8  [ROLL NO. 296]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.57.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.57.10  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 660--H. RES. 126
para.57.11  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL ENDOWMENT FOR THE ARTS
para.57.12  HOUSING FOR OLDER PERSONS--H.R. 660
para.57.13  [ROLL NO. 297]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 660
para.57.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 483--H. RES. 130
para.57.15  [ROLL NO. 298]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 130, AS AMENDED

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para.57.16  PAPERWORK REDUCTION--CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 244
para.57.17  [ROLL NO. 299]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.57.18  CONFORMING COMMITTEES AND OFFICERS OF THE HOUSE--H.R. 1421
para.57.19  COMMODITY FUTURES TRADING COMMISSION--S. 178
para.57.20  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 131
para.57.21  [ROLL NO. 300]--ON MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE APPEAL OF 
THE RULING OF THE CHAIR
para.57.22  PROVIDING FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--H. CON. 
RES. 58
para.57.23  HOUR OF MEETING
para.57.24  MEDICARE SELECT POLICIES--H.R. 483
para.57.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. WAXMAN
para.57.26  [ROLL NO. 301]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE 
OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.57.27  [ROLL NO. 302]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 483
para.57.28  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 483
para.57.29  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.57.30  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--ENVIRONMENTAL QUALITY
para.57.31  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.57.32  ADJOURNMENT
para.57.33  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.57.34  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.57.35  MEMORIALS
para.57.36  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.57.37  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.57.38  DELETIONS

                       FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1995 (58)

para.58.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.58.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.58.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.58.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.58.5  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.58.6  D.C. MANAGEMENT ASSISTANCE AUTHORITY--H.R. 1345
para.58.7  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.58.8  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para.58.9  ADJOURNMENT
para.58.10  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.58.11  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.58.12  PETITIONS

                        MONDAY, MAY 1, 1995 (59)

para.59.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.59.2  RECESS--12:37 P.M.
para.59.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.59.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.59.5  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.59.6  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.59.7  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.59.8  SUBPOENA
para.59.9  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 655
para.59.10  RECESS--2:11 P.M.
para.59.11  AFTER RECESS--2:19 P.M.
para.59.12  SENATE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.59.13  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.59.14  ADJOURNMENT
para.59.15  OATH OF OFFICE/RESIDENT COMMISSIONERS AND DELEGATES
para.59.16  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.59.17  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.59.18  REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.59.19  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.59.20  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

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                        TUESDAY, MAY 2, 1995 (60)

para.60.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.60.2  RECESS--10:05 A.M.
para.60.3  AFTER RECESS--11:00 A.M.
para.60.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.60.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.60.6  LEE TENG-HUI PRIVATE VISIT --H. CON. RES. 53
para.60.7  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.60.8  EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS AND RESCISSIONS--H.R. 
1158
para.60.9  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1158
para.60.10  [ROLL NO. 303]--ON AGREEING TO THE MOTION TO INSTRUCT
para.60.11  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 1158
para.60.12  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.60.13  H. CON. RES. 53--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.60.14   [ROLL NO. 304]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 53
para.60.15  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--BUDGET IMPOUNDMENT
para.60.16  OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING--H. RES. 135
para.60.17  [ROLL NO. 305]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 135
para.60.18  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 655--H. RES. 136
para.60.19  HYDROGEN FUTURE--H.R. 655
para.60.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OLVER
para.60.21  [ROLL NO. 306]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.60.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BROWN OF CALIFORNIA
para.60.23  [ROLL NO. 307]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.60.24  APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL CONFEREE--H.R. 1158
para.60.25  SUBPOENA
para.60.26  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.60.27  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.60.28  ADJOURNMENT
para.60.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.60.30  MEMORIALS
para.60.31  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.60.32  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.60.33  PETITIONS
    para.60.34  DELETIONS

                       WEDNESDAY, MAY 3, 1995 (61)

para.61.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.61.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.61.3  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para.61.4  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.61.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1361--H. RES. 139
para.61.6  REVIEW PANEL
para.61.7  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.61.8  MEXICO-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP--APPOINTMENTS
para.61.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--IMMIGRATION ENFORCEMENT 
IMPROVEMENTS
para.61.10  ADJOURNMENT
para.61.11  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.61.12  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.61.13  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.61.14  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.61.15  DELETIONS

                        TUESDAY, MAY 9, 1995 (62)

para.62.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.62.2  RECESS--1:05 P.M.
para.62.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.62.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.62.5  COMMUNICATIONS

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para.62.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.62.7  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.62.8  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.62.9  ANTI-TERRORISM
para.62.10  ATLANTIC STRIPED BASS CONSERVATION--H.R. 1139
para.62.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1361--H. RES. 139
para.62.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 961--H. RES. 140
para.62.13  1995 SPECIAL OLYMPICS TORCH RELAY--H. CON. RES. 64
para.62.14  COAST GUARD AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1361
para.62.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TRAFICANT
para.62.16  [ROLL NO. 308]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.62.17  [ROLL NO. 309]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1361
para.62.18  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1361
para.62.19  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.62.20  [ROLL NO. 310]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.62.21  SUBPOENA
para.62.22  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.62.23  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.62.24  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.62.25  ADJOURNMENT
para.62.26  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.62.27  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.62.28  MEMORIALS
para.62.29  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.62.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.62.31  PETITIONS
    para.62.32  DELETIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, MAY 10, 1995 (63)

para.63.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.63.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.63.3  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.63.4  PARTY AFFILIATION--
para.63.5  COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
para.63.6  COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
para.63.7  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY --H. RES. 143
para.63.8  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.63.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--GUN FREE SCHOOL ZONES
para.63.10  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO YUGOSLAVIA
para.63.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 961--H. RES. 140
para.63.12  [ROLL NO. 311]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 140
para.63.13  CLEAN WATER AMENDMENTS--H.R. 961
para.63.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. SAXTON, AS AMENDED BY THE AMENDMENT BY MR. MINGE
para.63.15  [ROLL NO. 312]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE 
OF A SUBSTITUTE, AS AMENDED
para.63.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MINETA
para.63.17  [ROLL NO. 313]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.63.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BOEHLERT
para.63.19   [ROLL NO. 314]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.63.20  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.63.21  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.63.22  ADJOURNMENT
para.63.23  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.63.24  MEMORIALS
    para.63.25  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       THURSDAY, MAY 11, 1995 (64)

para.64.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.64.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

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para.64.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.64.4  CLEAN WATER AMENDMENTS--H.R. 961
para.64.5  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PALLONE
para.64.6  [ROLL NO. 315]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.64.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MINETA
para.64.8  [ROLL NO. 316]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.64.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PALLONE
para.64.10  [ROLL NO. 317]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.64.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MINETA
para.64.12  [ROLL NO. 318]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.64.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS EN BLOC BY MISS COLLINS OF 
MICHIGAN
para.64.14  [ROLL NO. 319]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS EN BLOC
para.64.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MINETA
para.64.16  [ROLL NO. 320]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.64.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DEFAZIO
para.64.18  [ROLL NO. 321]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.64.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. NADLER
para.64.20  [ROLL NO. 322]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.64.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OBERSTAR
para.64.22  [ROLL NO. 323]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.64.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PALLONE
para.64.24  [ROLL NO. 324]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.64.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. VISCLOSKY
para.64.26  [ROLL NO. 325]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.64.27  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MR. LAUGHLIN FOR THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. EMERSON
para.64.28  [ROLL NO. 326]--ON AGREEING TO THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO 
THE AMENDMENT
para.64.29  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 535--H. RES. 144
para.64.30  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 584--H. RES. 145
para.64.31  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 614--H. RES. 146
para.64.32  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.64.33  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.64.34  ADJOURNMENT
para.64.35  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.64.36  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.64.37  MEMORIALS
para.64.38  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.64.39  DELETIONS

                        FRIDAY, MAY 12, 1995 (65)

para.65.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.65.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.65.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.65.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.65.5  CLEAN WATER AMENDMENTS--H.R. 961
para.65.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BATEMAN TO THE AMENDMENT BY 
MR. LIPINSKI
para.65.7  [ROLL NO. 327]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para.65.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. LIPINSKI
para.65.9  [ROLL NO. 328]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.65.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. LARGENT
para.65.11  [ROLL NO. 329]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.65.12  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.65.13  ORDER OF BUSINESS--``MORNING HOUR DEBATES'' AND SPECIAL 
ORDERS
para.65.14  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.65.15  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.65.16  HOUR OF MEETING
para.65.17  ORDER OF BUSINESS--RECESS
para.65.18  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA BUDGET AND 
RECISSSIONS--1995
para.65.19  SENATE BILL REFERRED

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para.65.20  ADJOURNMENT
para.65.21  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.65.22  MEMORIALS
para.65.23  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.65.24  PETITIONS

                        MONDAY, MAY 15, 1995 (66)

para.66.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.66.2  RECESS--10:37 A.M.
para.66.3  AFTER RECESS--12:00 NOON
para.66.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.66.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.66.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.66.7  RECESS--12:06 P.M.
para.66.8  AFTER RECESS--12:23 P.M.
para.66.9  GREENS CREEK LAND EXCHANGE--H.R. 1266
para.66.10  RECESS--12:36 P.M.
para.66.11  AFTER RECESS--12:43 P.M.
para.66.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 614--H. RES. 146
para.66.13  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 584--H. RES. 145
para.66.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 535--H. RES. 144
para.66.15  GOALS 2000--H.R. 1045
para.66.16  RECESS--1:36 P.M.
para.66.17  AFTER RECESS--5:00 P.M.
para.66.18  RECESS--5:02 P.M.
para.66.19  AFTER RECESS--6:03 P.M.
para.66.20  COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.66.21  CLEAN WATER AMENDMENTS--H.R. 961
para.66.22  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 961
para.66.23  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.66.24  ADJOURNMENT
para.66.25  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.66.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.66.27  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.66.28  DELETIONS

                       TUESDAY, MAY 16, 1995 (67)

para.67.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.67.2  RECESS--9:42 A.M.
para.67.3  AFTER RECESS--10:00 A.M.
para.67.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.67.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.67.6  MEDICARE TRUSTEES REPORT--H.R. 1590
para.67.7  [ROLL NO. 330]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1590
para.67.8  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.67.9  [ROLL NO. 331]--ON THE MOTION
para.67.10  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF S. 4--H. RES. 147
para.67.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF S. 219--H. RES. 148
para.67.12  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS--H.R. 961
para.67.13  CLEAN WATER AMENDMENTS--H.R. 961
para.67.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BOEHLERT
para.67.15  [ROLL NO. 332]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.67.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GILCHREST
para.67.17  [ROLL NO. 333]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.67.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FRELINGHUYSEN
para.67.19  [ROLL NO. 334]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.67.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WYDEN
para.67.21  [ROLL NO. 335]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT

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para.67.22  [ROLL NO. 336]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.67.23  [ROLL NO. 337]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 961
para.67.24  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 961
para.67.25  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1158
para.67.26  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES. 67--H. RES. 
149
para.67.27  U.S. NAVAL ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS--APPOINTMENTS
para.67.28  U.S. MILITARY ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS--APPOINTMENTS
para.67.29  AMERICAN INDIAN AND ALASKA NATIVE CULTURE AND ARTS 
DEVELOPMENT INSTITUTE--APPOINTMENTS
para.67.30  HARRY S. TRUMAN SCHOLARSHIP FOUNDATION--APPOINTMENTS
para.67.31  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.67.32  ADJOURNMENT
para.67.33  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.67.34  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.67.35  MEMORIALS
para.67.36  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.67.37  DELETIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, MAY 17, 1995 (68)

para.68.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.68.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.68.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.68.4  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF S.4
para.68.5  LEGISLATIVE LINE ITEM VETO--S. 4
para.68.6  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF S. 219
para.68.7  REGULATORY RULEMAKING ACTIONS--S. 219
para.68.8  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.68.9  [ROLL NO. 338]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.68.10  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES. 67--H. RES. 
149
para.68.11  [ROLL NO. 339]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.68.12  [ROLL NO. 340]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 149
para.68.13  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 1561
para.68.14  CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET--FY 1996-FY 2002--H. CON. RES. 67
para.68.15  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
1158--H. RES. 151
para.68.16  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.68.17  ADJOURNMENT
para.68.18  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.68.19  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON A REPORTED BILL
para.68.20  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.68.21  MEMORIALS
para.68.22  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.68.23  DELETIONS

                       THURSDAY, MAY 18, 1995 (69)

para.69.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.69.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.69.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.69.4  CANADA-U.S. INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP--APPOINTMENTS
para.69.5  RECESS--9:05 A.M.
para.69.6  AFTER RECESS--10 A.M.
para.69.7  PROCEEDINGS DURING RECESS
para.69.8  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.69.9  [ROLL NO. 341]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.69.10  CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET--FY 1996-FY 2002--H. CON. RES. 67
para.69.11  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.69.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. GEPHARDT
para.69.13  [ROLL NO. 342]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE 
OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.69.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. NEUMANN
para.69.15  [ROLL NO. 343]ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF 
A SUBSTITUTE

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para.69.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. PAYNE OF NEW JERSEY
para.69.17  [ROLL NO. 344]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE 
OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.69.18  [ROLL NO. 345]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 67, AS AMENDED
para.69.19  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 1516
para.69.20  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
1158--H. RES. 151
para.69.21  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.69.22  EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS--CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 1158
para.69.23  [ROLL NO. 346]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.69.24  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO NUCLEAR AND BIOLOGICAL WEAPONS
para.69.25  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.69.26  HOUR OF MEETING
para.69.27  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.69.28  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAN
para.69.29  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.69.30  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.69.31  ADJOURNMENT
para.69.32  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.69.33  TIME LIMITATION ON REFERRED BILL
para.69.34  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.69.35  MEMORIALS
    para.69.36  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                        MONDAY, MAY 22, 1995 (70)

para.70.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.70.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.70.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.70.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.70.5  RECESS--12:20 P.M.
para.70.6  AFTER RECESS--4:00 P.M.
para.70.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1561--H. RES. 155
para.70.8  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.70.9  ADJOURNMENT
para.70.10  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.70.11  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.70.12  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
    para.70.13  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, MAY 23, 1995 (71)

para.71.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.71.2  RECESS--11:10 A.M.
para.71.3  AFTER RECESS--12:00 NOON
para.71.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.71.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.71.6  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.71.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1561--H. RES. 155
para.71.8  [ROLL NO. 347]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 155
para.71.9  AMERICAN OVERSEAS INTERESTS--H.R. 1561
para.71.10  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.71.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BROWNBACK
para.71.12  [ROLL NO. 348]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.71.13  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--IMMIGRATION LAWS AND POLICY OF 
ROMANIA
para.71.14  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.71.15  ADJOURNMENT
para.71.16  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.71.17  MEMORIALS
    para.71.18  PETITIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 1995 (72)

para.72.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.72.2  COMMUNICATIONS

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para.72.3  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.72.4  AMERICAN OVERSEAS INTERESTS--H.R. 1561
para.72.5  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. MORELLA TO THE AMENDMENT BY 
MR. SMITH OF NEW JERSEY
para.72.6  [ROLL NO. 349]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para.72.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SMITH OF NEW JERSEY
para.72.8  [ROLL NO. 350]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.72.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.72.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. MCKINNEY
para.72.11  [ROLL NO. 351]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.72.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WYNN
para.72.13  [ROLL NO. 352]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.72.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SMITH OF NEW JERSEY TO THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. BEREUTER
para.72.15  [ROLL NO. 353]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENT
para.72.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HASTINGS OF FLORIDA
para.72.17  [ROLL NO. 354]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.72.18  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--AERONAUTICS AND SPACE 
ACHIEVEMENT
para.72.19  BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF THE OFFICE OF COMPLIANCE
para.72.20  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.72.21  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.72.22  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.72.23  ADJOURNMENT
para.72.24  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.72.25  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       THURSDAY, MAY 25, 1995 (73)

para.73.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.73.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.73.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.73.4  MEDICARE SELECT POLICIES--H.R. 483
para.73.5  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 483
para.73.6  [ROLL NO. 355]--ON AGREEING TO THE MOTION TO INSTRUCT
para.73.7  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 483
para.73.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.73.9  PROVIDING FOR THE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1561--H. RES. 
156
para.73.10  ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--H. CON. RES. 72
para.73.11  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY--H. RES. 157
para.73.12  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para.73.13  HOUR OF MEETING
para.73.14  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.73.15  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--STATE OF SMALL BUSINESS
para.73.16  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 1530
para.73.17  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.73.18  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.73.19  ADJOURNMENT
para.73.20  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.73.21  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.73.22  MEMORIALS
para.73.23  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.73.24  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.73.25  PETITIONS
    para.73.26  DELETIONS

                       TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1995 (74)

para.74.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.74.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.74.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.74.4  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.74.5  SUBPOENA

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para.74.6  USCG ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS--APPOINTMENTS
para.74.7  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.74.8  ADJOURNMENT
para.74.9  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.74.10  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.74.11  MEMORIALS
    para.74.12  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 7, 1995 (75)

para.75.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.75.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.75.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.75.4  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.75.5  NUCLEAR PROLIFERATION PREVENTION
para.75.6  SUBPOENA
para.75.7  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.75.8  PROVIDING FOR THE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1561--H. RES. 
156
para.75.9  CORNING NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY CONVEYANCE--H.R. 535
para.75.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MILLER OF CALIFORNIA
para.75.11  [ROLL NO. 356]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.75.12  FAIRPORT NATIONAL FISH HATCHERY CONVEYANCE--H.R. 584
para.75.13  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.75.14  NEW LONDON FISH HATCHERY CONVEYANCE--H.R. 614
para.75.15  H. RES. 156--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.75.16  [ROLL NO. 357]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 156
para.75.17  AMERICAN OVERSEAS INTERESTS--H.R. 1561
para.75.18  CALL IN COMMITTEE
para.75.19  [ROLL NO. 358]--QUORUM CALL
para.75.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HYDE
para.75.21  [ROLL NO. 359]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.75.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ACKERMAN
para.75.23  [ROLL NO. 360]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.75.24  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--VETO OF H.R. 1158
para.75.25  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.75.26  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.75.27  ADJOURNMENT
para.75.28  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.75.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.75.30  MEMORIALS
para.75.31  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.75.32  PETITIONS

                       THURSDAY, JUNE 8, 1995 (76)

para.76.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.76.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.76.3  WORDS TAKEN DOWN--DURING ONE MINUTE SPEECHES
para.76.4  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.76.5  CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET--FY 1996-FY 2002--H. CON. RES. 67
para.76.6  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H. CON. RES. 67
para.76.7  [ROLL NO. 361]--ON AGREEING TO THE MOTION TO INSTRUCT
para.76.8  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H. CON. RES. 67
para.76.9  AMERICAN OVERSEAS INTERESTS--H.R. 1561
para.76.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HOYER TO THE AMENDMENT BY 
MR. GILMAN
para.76.11  [ROLL NO. 362]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENT
para.76.12  RECORDED VOTE--DIVISIBLE PORTION OF THE AMENDMENT BY MR. 
GILMAN, AS AMENDED
para.76.13  [ROLL NO. 363]--ON AGREEING TO THE DIVISIBLE PORTION OF THE 
AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED
para.76.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, BY MR. GILMAN
para.76.15  [ROLL NO. 364]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED

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para.76.16  [ROLL NO. 365]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.76.17  [ROLL NO. 366]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1561
para.76.18  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1561
para.76.19  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.76.20  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.76.21  U.S. COMMISSION ON IMMIGRATION REFORM MEMBERSHIP--H.R. 962
para.76.22  NAVAJO-HOPI RELOCATION HOUSING PROGRAM--S. 349
para.76.23  INDIAN CHILD PROTECTION AND FAMILY VIOLENCE PREVENTION--S. 
441
para.76.24  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1530--H. RES. 164
para.76.25  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.76.26  ADJOURNMENT
para.76.27  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.76.28  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.76.29  MEMORIALS
    para.76.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                        FRIDAY, JUNE 9, 1995 (77)

para.77.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.77.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.77.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.77.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.77.5  ADJOURNMENT
para.77.6  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.77.7  MEMORIALS
    para.77.8  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, JUNE 13, 1995 (78)

para.78.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.78.2  RECESS--11:14 A.M.
para.78.3  AFTER RECESS--12:00 NOON
para.78.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.78.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.78.6  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.78.7  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.78.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1530--H. RES. 164
para.78.9  [ROLL NO. 367]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.78.10  [ROLL NO. 368]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 164
para.78.11  SUPPLEMENTAL REPORT--H.R. 1062
para.78.12  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.78.13  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 166
para.78.14  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--HUD REPORT
para.78.15  RECESS--2:39 P.M.
para.78.16  AFTER RECESS--3:30 P.M.
para.78.17  DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1530
para.78.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DORNAN
para.78.19  [ROLL NO. 369]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.78.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KASICH
para.78.21  [ROLL NO. 370]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.78.22  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION--H.R. 1817
para.78.23  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.78.24  ADJOURNMENT
para.78.25  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.78.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.78.27  MEMORIALS
para.78.28  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.78.29  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.78.30  DELETIONS

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                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 14, 1995 (79)

para.79.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.79.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.79.3  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.79.4  ORDER OF BUSINESS--AMENDMENT SUBSTITUTION--H.R. 1530
para.79.5  DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1530
para.79.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. COLLINS OF ILLINOIS, TO THE 
AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. CLINGER
para.79.7  [ROLL NO. 371]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED
para.79.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, BY MR. CLINGER
para.79.9  [ROLL NO. 372]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED
para.79.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SPRATT
para.79.11  [ROLL NO. 373]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.79.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. DEFAZIO
para.79.13  [ROLL NO. 374]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED
para.79.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SHAYS
para.79.15  [ROLL NO. 375]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.79.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. POMBO
para.79.17  [ROLL NO. 376]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.79.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BERMAN
para.79.19  [ROLL NO. 377]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.79.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KOLBE
para.79.21  [ROLL NO. 378]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.79.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. MOLINARI
para.79.23  [ROLL NO. 379]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.79.24  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.79.25  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.79.26  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.79.27  ADJOURNMENT
para.79.28  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.79.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.79.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      THURSDAY, JUNE 15, 1995 (80)

para.80.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.80.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.80.3  [ROLL NO. 380]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.80.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para.80.5  DEFENSE AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1530
para.80.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MARKEY
para.80.7  [ROLL NO. 381]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.80.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. DELAURO
para.80.9  [ROLL NO. 382]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.80.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS, EN BLOC, BY MR. SPENCE
para.80.11  [ROLL NO. 383]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS, EN BLOC
para.80.12  [ROLL NO. 384]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.80.13  [ROLL NO. 385]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1530
para.80.14  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1530
para.80.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1817--H. RES. 167
para.80.16  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 1868
para.80.17  LEGISLATIVE BRANCH, FY 1996--H.R. 1854
para.80.18  TRINITY LAKE--H.R. 1070
para.80.19  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.80.20   ADJOURNMENT
para.80.21  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.80.22  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.80.23  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.80.24  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.80.25  MEMORIALS

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para.80.26  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.80.27  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.80.28  PETITIONS
    para.80.29  DELETIONS

                       FRIDAY, JUNE 16, 1995 (81)

para.81.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.81.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.81.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.81.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.81.5  CORRECTIONS CALENDAR--ESTABLISHED
para.81.6  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.81.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1817--H. RES. 167
para.81.8  [ROLL NO. 386]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.81.9  [ROLL NO. 387]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 167
para.81.10  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 1817
para.81.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HERGER
para.81.12  [ROLL NO. 388]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.81.13  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.81.14  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.81.15  SUBPOENA
para.81.16  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.81.17  ADJOURNMENT
para.81.18  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.81.19  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.81.20  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.81.21  MEMORIALS
para.81.22  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.81.23  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       MONDAY, JUNE 19, 1995 (82)

para.82.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.82.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.82.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.82.4  RECESS--12:37 P.M.
para.82.5  AFTER RECESS--5:56 P.M.
para.82.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1854--H. RES. 169
para.82.7  ADJOURNMENT
para.82.8  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.82.9  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.82.10  MEMORIALS
    para.82.11  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, JUNE 20, 1995 (83)

para.83.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.83.2  RECESS--9:13 A.M.
para.83.3  AFTER RECESS--10:00 A.M.
para.83.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.83.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.83.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.83.7  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.83.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--U.S.-LATVIA FISHERIES AGREEMENT
para.83.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1854--H. RES. 169
para.83.10  ``CORRECTIONS DAY CALENDAR''--H. RES. 168
para.83.11  [ROLL NO. 389]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.83.12  [ROLL NO. 390]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 168
para.83.13  H. RES. 169--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.83.14  [ROLL NO. 391]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION

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para.83.15  [ROLL NO. 392]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 169
para.83.16  FEDERAL COUNCIL ON THE AGING--APPOINTMENT
para.83.17  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.83.18  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 1817
para.83.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. NADLER
para.83.20  [ROLL NO. 393]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.83.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROYCE
para.83.22  [ROLL NO. 394]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.83.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HORN
para.83.24  [ROLL NO. 395]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.83.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY GUTIERREZ
para.83.26  [ROLL NO. 396]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.83.27  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. NEUMANN
para.83.28  [ROLL NO. 397]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.83.29  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FRANK
para.83.30  [ROLL NO. 398]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.83.31  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 1905
para.83.32  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1868--H. RES. 170
para.83.33  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.83.34  SUBPOENA
para.83.35  SUBPOENA
para.83.36  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.83.37  ADJOURNMENT
para.83.38  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.83.39  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.83.40  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1995 (84)

para.84.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.84.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.84.3  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 1817
para.84.4  CALL IN COMMITTEE
para.84.5  [ROLL NO. 399]--QUORUM CALL
para.84.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OBEY
para.84.7  [ROLL NO. 400]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.84.8  [ROLL NO. 401]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1817
para.84.9  LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 1854
para.84.10  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MR. CASTLE FOR THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. NEUMANN
para.84.11  [ROLL NO. 402]--ON AGREEING TO THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR 
THE AMENDMENT
para.84.12  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MR. HOUGHTON FOR THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. FAZIO
para.84.13  [ROLL NO. 403]--ON AGREEING TO THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR 
THE AMENDMENT
para.84.14  MOTION TO RISE
para.84.15  [ROLL NO. 404]--ON THE MOTION
para.84.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, BY MR. FAZIO
para.84.17  [ROLL NO. 405]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED
para.84.18  MOTION TO RISE
para.84.19  [ROLL NO. 405]--ON THE MOTION
para.84.20  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.84.21  [ROLL NO. 407]--ON THE MOTION
para.84.22  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.84.23  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.84.24  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.84.25  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      THURSDAY, JUNE 22, 1995 (85)

para.85.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.85.2  [ROLL NO. 408]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.85.3  COMMUNICATIONS

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para.85.4  ORDER OF BUSINESS--VACATING PROCEEDINGS OF ROLL NO. 405
para.85.5  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.85.6  [ROLL NO. 409]--ON THE MOTION
para.85.7  LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 1854
para.85.8  RECORDED VOTE--PURSUANT TO ORDER OF THE HOUSE HERETOFORE 
AGREED TO, AMENDMENT BY MR. FAZIO, AS AMENDED, BY THE AMENDMENT BY MR. 
HOUGHTON
para.85.9  [ROLL NO. 410]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED
para.85.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CLINGER
para.85.11  [ROLL NO. 411]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.85.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ORTON
para.85.13  [ROLL NO. 412]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.85.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KLUG
para.85.15  [ROLL NO. 413]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.85.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CHRISTENSEN
para.85.17  [ROLL NO. 414]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.85.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ZIMMER
para.85.19  [ROLL NO. 415]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.85.20  POINT OF ORDER--AGAINST THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH 
INSTRUCTIONS
para.85.21  [ROLL NO. 416]--ON THE MOTION
para.85.22  [ROLL NO. 417]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1954
para.85.23  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1905--H. RES. 171
para.85.24  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1868--H. RES. 170
para.85.25  [ROLL NO. 418]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.85.26  [ROLL NO. 419]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 170
para.85.27  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS, FY 96--H.R. 1868
para.85.28  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 483
para.85.29  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.85.30  HOUR OF MEETING
para.85.31  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.85.32  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.85.33  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PEOPLES REPUBLIC OF CHINA EXPORT 
LICENSE
para.85.34  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.85.35  ADJOURNMENT
para.85.36  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.85.37  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.85.38  MEMORIALS
para.85.39  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.85.40  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       MONDAY, JUNE 26, 1995 (86)

para.86.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.86.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.86.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.86.4  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H. CON. RES. 67
para.86.5  ADJOURNMENT
para.86.6  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.86.7  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.86.8  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
    para.86.9  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, JUNE 27, 1995 (87)

para.87.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.87.2  RECESS--10:52 A.M.
para.87.3  AFTER RECESS--12:00 NOON
para.87.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.87.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.87.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.87.7  CATAFALQUE TRANSFER TO SUPREME COURT--S. CON. RES. 18

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para.87.8  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.87.9  US. AIR FOR ACADEMY--APPOINTMENTS
para.87.10  HEALTH CARE TO VETERANS EXPOSED TO AGENT ORANGE--H.R. 1565
para.87.11  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS, FY 96--H.R. 1868
para.87.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GILMAN
para.87.13  [ROLL NO. 420]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.87.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANDERS
para.87.15  [ROLL NO. 421]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.87.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BROWNBACK
para.87.17  [ROLL NO. 422]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.87.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BURTON
para.87.19  [ROLL NO. 423]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.87.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HALL OF OHIO
para.87.21  [ROLL NO. 424]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.87.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HEFLEY TO THE SUBSTITUTE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. WILSON FOR THE AMENDMENT BY MR. MILLER OF FLORIDA
para.87.23  [ROLL NO. 425]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 
SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR THE AMENDMENT
para.87.24  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PORTER TO THE AMENDMENT BY 
MR. DELAY
para.87.25  [ROLL NO. 426]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENT
para.87.26  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, BY MR. DELAY
para.87.27  [ROLL NO. 427]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED
para.87.28  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 79--H. RES. 173
para.87.29  GREATER WASHINGTON SOAP BOX DERBY--H. CON. RES. 38
para.87.30  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.87.31  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.87.32  ADJOURNMENT
para.87.33  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.87.34  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.87.35  MEMORIALS
para.87.36  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.87.37  PETITIONS

                      WEDNESDAY, JUNE 28, 1995 (88)

para.88.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.88.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.88.3  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.88.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 69--H. RES. 173
para.88.5  [ROLL NO. 428]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.88.6  [ROLL NO. 429]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 173
para.88.7  FLAG CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENT--H.J. RES. 79
para.88.8  [ROLL NO. 430]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.88.9  [ROLL NO. 431]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 79
para.88.10  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.88.11  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS, FY 96--H.R. 1868
para.88.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. MEYERS TO THE AMENDMENT BY 
MR. SMITH OF NEW JERSEY
para.88.13  [ROLL NO. 432]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENT
para.88.14  RECORDED VOTE--ON THE AMENDMENT OF MR. SMITH OF NEW JERSEY
para.88.15  [ROLL NO. 433]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.88.16  CALL IN COMMITTEE
para.88.17  [ROLL NO. 434]--QUORUM CALL
para.88.18  MOTION TO RISE
para.88.19  [ROLL NO. 435]--ON THE MOTION
para.88.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. MEEK TO THE AMENDMENT, AS 
MODIFIED, BY MR. GOSS
para.88.21  [ROLL NO. 436]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED
para.88.22  MOTION TO RISE
para.88.23  [ROLL NO. 437]--ON THE MOTION
para.88.24  MOTION TO RISE
para.88.25  [ROLL NO. 438]--ON THE MOTION

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para.88.26  RECORDED VOTE--PREFERENTIAL MOTION BY MR. VOLKMER THAT THE 
COMMITTEE RISE AND REPORT BACK WITH RECOMMENDATION THE ENACTING CLAUSE 
BE STRICKEN
para.88.27  [ROLL NO. 439]--ON THE PREFERENTIAL MOTION
para.88.28  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. PELOSI TO THE AMENDMENT, AS 
MODIFIED, BY MR. GOSS
para.88.29  [ROLL NO. 440]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED
para.88.30  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. GOSS
    para.88.31  [ROLL NO. 441]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT, AS 
      MODIFIED

          THURSDAY, JUNE 29 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JUNE 28), 1995

para.88.32  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TRAFICANT
para.88.33  [ROLL NO. 442]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.88.34  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PORTER
para.88.35  [ROLL NO. 443]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.88.36  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. RICHARDSON
para.88.37  [ROLL NO. 444]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.88.38  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MR. VOLKMER FOR THE 
AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, BY MR. BURTON
para.88.39  [ROLL NO. 445]--ON AGREEING TO THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR 
THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED
para.88.40  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT , AS AMENDED, BY MR. BURTON
para.88.41  [ROLL NO. 446]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED
para.88.42  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MR. OBEY FOR THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. ROEMER
para.88.43  [ROLL NO. 447]--ON AGREEING TO THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR 
THE AMENDMENT
para.88.44  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED, BY MR. ROEMER
para.88.45  [ROLL NO. 448]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT, AS AMENDED
para.88.46  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. SOUDER
para.88.47  [ROLL NO. 449]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED
para.88.48  RECORDED VOTE--MOTION BY MR. CALLAHAN THAT THE COMMITTEE 
RISE
para.88.49  [ROLL NO. 450]--ON THE MOTION
para.88.50  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H. CON. 
RES. 67--H. RES. 175
para.88.51  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1944--H. RES. 176
para.88.52  HOUR OF MEETING
para.88.53  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC 
BROADCASTING
para.88.54  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.88.55  ADJOURNMENT
para.88.56  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.88.57  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.88.58  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.88.59  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, JUNE 29, 1995 (89)

para.89.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.89.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.89.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.89.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.89.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H. CON. RES 67--H. RES. 175
para.89.6  [ROLL NO. 451]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.89.7  [ROLL NO. 452]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE MOTION 
TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para.89.8  [ROLL NO. 453]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 175
para.89.9  [ROLL NO. 454]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE MOTION 
TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para.89.10  CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET--FY 1996-FY 2002--H. CON. RES. 67
para.89.11  CALL OF THE HOUSE
para.89.12  [ROLL NO. 455]--QUORUM CALL
para.89.13  [ROLL NO. 456]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.89.14  [ROLL NO. 457]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE MOTION 
TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para.89.15  [ROLL NO. 458]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.89.16  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1868--H. RES. 177
para.89.17  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1944--H. RES. 176
para.89.18  [ROLL NO. 459]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION

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para.89.19  [ROLL NO. 460]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE MOTION 
TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para.89.20  [ROLL NO. 461]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 176
para.89.21  [ROLL NO. 462]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE MOTION 
TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para.89.22  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.89.23  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF AN ADJOURNMENT 
RESOLUTION--H. RES. 179
para.89.24  RECESS--6:55 P.M.
para.89.25  AFTER RECESS--8:15 P.M.
para.89.26  EMERGENCY SUPPLEMENTAL APPROPRIATIONS AND RESCISSIONS, FY 
1995--H.R. 1944
para.89.27  [ROLL NO. 463]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.89.28  [ROLL NO. 464]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1944
para.89.29  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.89.30  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
483--H. RES. 180
para.89.31  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--D.C. BUDGET
para.89.32  NATIONAL COMMISSION TO SUPPORT LAW ENFORCEMENT
para.89.33  MIDDLE EAST PEACE FACILITATION--S. 962
para.89.34  HARRY WU--H. RES. 178
para.89.35  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.89.36  ADJOURNMENT
para.89.37  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.89.38  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.89.39  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.89.40  DELETIONS

                       FRIDAY, JUNE 30, 1995 (90)

para.90.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.90.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.90.3  [ROLL NO. 465]--ON THE APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.90.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para.90.5  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.90.6  [ROLL NO. 466]--ON THE MOTION
para.90.7  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.90.8  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
483--H. RES. 180
para.90.9  MEDICARE SELECT POLICIES EXPANSION--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
483
para.90.10  [ROLL NO. 467]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.90.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF AN ADJOURNMENT 
RESOLUTION--H. RES. 179
para.90.12  [ROLL NO. 468]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 179
para.90.13  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.90.14  PROVIDING FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--S. CON. 
RES. 20
para.90.15  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para.90.16  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.90.17  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 1977
para.90.18  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 1976
para.90.19  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--SAVING LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS' 
LIVES
para.90.20  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--MFN FOR RUSSIA
para.90.21  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.90.22  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.90.23  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.90.24  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.90.25  ADJOURNMENT
para.90.26  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.90.27  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.90.28  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.90.29  MEMORIALS
para.90.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.90.31  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, JULY 10, 1995 (91)

para.91.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.91.2  RECESS--2:25 P.M.

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para.91.3  AFTER RECESS--3:30 P.M.
para.91.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.91.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.91.6  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.91.7  SECURITY AND COOPERATION IN EUROPE--APPOINTMENTS
para.91.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--CORPORATION FOR PUBLIC 
BROADCASTING
para.91.9  M-F-N TREATMENT FOR CAMBODIA--H.R. 1642
para.91.10  M-F-N TREATMENT FOR BULGARIA--H.R. 1643
para.91.11  SIKES ACT IMPROVEMENT--H.R. 1141
para.91.12  COLORADO RIVER BASIN--S. 523
para.91.13  RECESS--4:12 P.M.
para.91.14  AFTER RECESS--5:00 P.M.
para.91.15  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.91.16  [ROLL NO. 469]--ON THE MOTION
para.91.17  PARTY AFFILIATION
para.91.18  COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
para.91.19  COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
para.91.20  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY --H. RES. 183
para.91.21  [ROLL NO. 470]--ON CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 183
para.91.22  [ROLL NO. 471]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE MOTION 
TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para.91.23  [ROLL NO. 472]--MOTION TO LAY H. RES. 183 ON THE TABLE
para.91.24  [ROLL NO. 473]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE MOTION 
TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para.91.25  POINT OF ORDER--AGAINST DEBATE ON ISSUES OTHER THAN THE 
RESOLUTION ON THE FLOOR
para.91.26  POINT OF ORDER--AGAINST DEBATE QUESTIONING THE MOTIVES OF A 
MEMBER
para.91.27  POINT OF ORDER--AGAINST DEBATE ON ISSUES OTHER THAN THE 
RESOLUTION ON THE FLOOR
para.91.28  POINT OF ORDER--AGAINST DEBATE ON ISSUES OTHER THAN THE 
RESOLUTION ON THE FLOOR
para.91.29  POINT OF ORDER--AGAINST DEBATE ON ISSUES OTHER THAN THE 
RESOLUTION ON THE FLOOR
para.91.30  [ROLL NO. 474]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.91.31  [ROLL NO. 475]----ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE 
MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para.91.32  [ROLL NO. 476]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 183
para.91.33  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.91.34  [ROLL NO. 477]--ON THE MOTION
para.91.35  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.91.36  ORDER OF BUSINESS--POSTPONEMENT OF VOTES
para.91.37  SUBPOENA
para.91.38  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.91.39  ADJOURNMENT
para.91.40  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.91.41  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.91.42  MEMORIALS
para.91.43  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.91.44  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, JULY 11, 1995 (92)

para.92.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.92.2  RECESS--9:30 A.M.
para.92.3  AFTER RECESS--10:00 A.M.
para.92.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.92.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.92.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.92.7  PROVIDING FOR THE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1868--H. RES. 
177
para.92.8  [ROLL NO. 478]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.92.9  [ROLL NO. 479]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE MOTION 
TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para.92.10  [ROLL NO. 480]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 177
para.92.11  [ROLL NO. 481]----ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE 
MOTION TO RECONSIDER THE VOTE
para.92.12  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS--H.R. 1868
para.92.13  H.R. 1642--UNFINISHED BUSINESS--ON PASSAGE
para.92.14  H.R. 1643--UNFINISHED BUSINESS--ON PASSAGE

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para.92.15  H.R. 1141--UNFINISHED BUSINESS--ON PASSAGE
para.92.16  S. 523--UNFINISHED BUSINESS--ON PASSAGE
para.92.17  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996 --H.R. 1868
para.92.18  [ROLL NO. 482]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1868
para.92.19  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--H.R. 1784
para.92.20  CORRECTING ENROLLMENT--S. 523--H. CON. RES. 82
para.92.21  DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION--H.R. 2002
para.92.22  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1905--H. RES. 171
para.92.23  ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 1905
para.92.24  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BARRETT
para.92.25  [ROLL NO. 483]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.92.26  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DEFAZIO
para.92.27  [ROLL NO. 484]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.92.28  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.92.29  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KLUG
para.92.30  [ROLL NO. 485]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.92.31  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OBEY
para.92.32  [ROLL NO. 486]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.92.33  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1977--H. RES. 185
para.92.34  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--MFN STATUS FOR ROMANIA
para.92.35  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para.92.36  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.92.37  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.92.38  ADJOURNMENT
para.92.39  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.92.40  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.92.41  MEMORIALS
    para.92.42  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 12, 1995 (93)

para.93.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.93.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.93.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.93.4  ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 
1905
para.93.5  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OBEY
para.93.6  [ROLL NO. 487]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.93.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KLUG
para.93.8  [ROLL NO. 488]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.93.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WARD
para.93.10  [ROLL NO. 489]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.93.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. VOLKMER
para.93.12  [ROLL NO. 490]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.93.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KLUG
para.93.14  [ROLL NO. 491]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.93.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KLUG
para.93.16  [ROLL NO. 492]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.93.17  RECORDED VOTE--SUSTAIN THE APPEAL OF THE RULING OF THE CHAIR
para.93.18  [ROLL NO.493]--ON SUSTANING THE APPEAL OF THE RULING OF THE 
CHAIR
para.93.19  [ROLL NO. 494]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1905
para.93.20  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.93.21  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.93.22  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 186
para.93.23  COMMITTEE APPOINTMENT
para.93.24  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1977--H. RES. 185
para.93.25  [ROLL NO. 495]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.93.26  [ROLL NO. 496]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 185
para.93.27  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 1977
para.93.28  MOTION TO ADJOURN

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para.93.29  [ROLL NO. 497]--ON THE MOTION
para.93.30  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 1977
para.93.31  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO LIBYA
para.93.32  TREASURY-POSTAL SERVICES APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2020
    para.93.33  RECESS--11:31 P.M.

          THURSDAY, JULY 13 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 12), 1995

para.93.34  AFTER RECESS--12:30 A.M.
para.93.35  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1977--H. RES. 187
para.93.36  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1976--H. RES. 188
para.93.37  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.93.38  ADJOURNMENT
para.93.39  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.93.40  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.93.41  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.93.42  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.93.43  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, JULY 13, 1995 (94)

para.94.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.94.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.94.3  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1977--H. RES. 187
para.94.4  [ROLL NO. 498]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.94.5  [ROLL NO. 499]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 187
para.94.6  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS--FY 1996--H.R. 1977
para.94.7  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MR. GILCHREST FOR THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. REGULA
para.94.8  [ROLL NO. 500]--ON AGREEING TO THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT TO 
THE AMENDMENT
para.94.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.94.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OBEY
para.94.11  [ROLL NO.501]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.94.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. MILLER OF 
CALIFORNIA
para.94.13  [ROLL NO. 502]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.94.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. NEUMANN
para.94.15  [ROLL NO. 503]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.94.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HUTCHINSON
para.94.17  [ROLL NO. 504]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.94.18  MOTION TO RISE
para.94.19  [ROLL NO.505]--ON THE MOTION
para.94.20  MOTION TO RISE
para.94.21  [ROLL NO. 506]--ON THE MOTION
para.94.22  RECORDED VOTE--PREFERENTIAL MOTION BY MR. VOLKMER THAT THE 
COMMITTEE RISE AND REPORT BACK WITH RECOMMENDATION THE ENACTING CLAUSE 
BE STRICKEN
para.94.23  [ROLL NO. 507]--ON THE PREFERENTIAL MOTION
para.94.24  MOTION TO RISE
para.94.25  [ROLL NO. 508]--ON THE MOTION
para.94.26  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FAZIO
para.94.27  [ROLL NO. 509]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.94.28  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. YOUNG OF ALASKA
para.94.29  [ROLL NO. 510]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.94.30  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS, EN BLOC, BY MR. SANDERS
para.94.31  [ROLL NO. 511]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS, EN BLOC
para.94.32  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--DEFENSE BASE CLOSURE AND 
REALIGNMENT COMMISSION REPORT
para.94.33  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1977--H. RES. 189
para.94.34  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.94.35  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.94.36  ORDER OF BUSINESS--RECESS AUTHORITY
para.94.37  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.94.38  ADJOURNMENT

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para.94.39  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.94.40  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.94.41  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.94.42  MEMORIALS
    para.94.43  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       MONDAY, JULY 17, 1995 (95)

para.95.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.95.2  RECESS--10:31 A.M.
para.95.3  AFTER RECESS--12:00 NOON
para.95.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.95.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.95.6  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.95.7  U.S. ARTIC RESEARCH
para.95.8  RECESS--12:14 P.M.
para.95.9  AFTER RECESS--4:04 P.M.
para.95.10  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1976--H. RES. 188
para.95.11  PROVIDING FOR THE FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1977--H. 
RES. 189, AS AMENDED
para.95.12  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.95.13  RECESS--5:34 P.M.
para.95.14  AFTER RECESS--6:03 P.M.
para.95.15  H. RES. 189--UNFINISHED BUSINESS--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 
189, AS AMENDED
para.95.16  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 1977
para.95.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. STEARNS
para.95.18  [ROLL NO. 512]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.95.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. SMITH OF WASHINGTON
para.95.20  [ROLL NO. 513]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.95.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KLECZKA
para.95.22  [ROLL NO. 514]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.95.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. TIAHRT
para.95.24  [ROLL NO. 515]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.95.25  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2020--H. RES. 190
para.95.26  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.95.27  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.95.28  ADJOURNMENT
para.95.29  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.95.30  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.95.31  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.95.32  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       TUESDAY, JULY 18, 1995 (96)

para.96.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.96.2  RECESS--9:49 A.M.
para.96.3  AFTER RECESS--10:00 A.M.
para.96.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.96.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.96.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.96.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2020--H. RES. 190
para.96.8  [ROLL NO. 516]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.96.9  TREASURY-POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 2020
para.96.10  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.96.11  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO
para.96.12  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 1977
para.96.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SCHAEFER
para.96.14  [ROLL NO. 517]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.96.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CHABOT
para.96.16  [ROLL NO. 518]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.96.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PARKER

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para.96.18  [ROLL NO. 519]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.96.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ZIMMER
para.96.20  [ROLL NO. 520]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.96.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KLUG
para.96.22  [ROLL NO. 521]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.96.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KENNEDY OF MASSACHUSETTS
para.96.24  [ROLL NO. 522]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.96.25  [ROLL NO. 523]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1977
para.96.26  H. RES. 188--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.96.27  [ROLL NO. 524]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.96.28  TREASURY-POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 2020
para.96.29  INSPECTOR GENERAL AUDIT--H. RES. 192
para.96.30  [ROLL NO. 525]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 192
para.96.31  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.96.32  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.96.33  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.96.34  ADJOURNMENT
para.96.35  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.96.36  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.96.37  MEMORIALS
    para.96.38  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 1995 (97)

para.97.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.97.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.97.3  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.97.4  TREASURY-POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 2020
para.97.5  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HOYER
para.97.6  [ROLL NO. 526]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.97.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GILCHREST TO THE AMENDMENT BY 
MR. DUNCAN
para.97.8  [ROLL NO. 527]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE AMENDMENT
para.97.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DUNCAN
para.97.10  [ROLL NO. 528]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.97.11  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MR. HOBSON FOR THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. PACKARD
para.97.12  [ROLL NO. 529]--ON AGREEING TO THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR 
THE AMENDMENT
para.97.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. PACKARD
para.97.14  [ROLL NO. 530]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.97.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANDERS
para.97.16  [ROLL NO. 531]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.97.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. CHENOWETH
para.97.18  [ROLL NO. 532]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.97.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ARCHER TO THE AMENDMENT BY 
MR. WARD
para.97.20  [ROLL NO. 533]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENT
para.97.21  [ROLL NO. 534]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2020
para.97.22  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2058--H. RES. 193
para.97.23  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1976
para.97.24  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS--FY 1996--H.R. 1976
para.97.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SKEEN
para.97.26  [ROLL NO. 535]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.97.27  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2076
para.97.28  SUBPOENA
para.97.29  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2002
para.97.30  ADJOURNMENT
para.97.31  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.97.32  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.97.33  MEMORIALS
para.97.34  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.97.35  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.97.36  PETITIONS

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                      THURSDAY, JULY 20, 1995 (98)

para.98.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.98.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.98.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.98.4  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.98.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2058--H. RES. 193
para.98.6  CHINA POLICY--H.R. 2058
para.98.7  [ROLL NO. 536]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2058
para.98.8  MFN--CHINA--H.J. RES. 96
para.98.9  [ROLL NO. 537]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE THE 
RESOLUTION
para.98.10  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996 --H.R. 1976
para.98.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WALSH
para.98.12  [ROLL NO. 538]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.98.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ALLARD
para.98.14  [ROLL NO. 539]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.98.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CASTLE
para.98.16  [ROLL NO. 540]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.98.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANDERS
para.98.18  [ROLL NO. 541]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.98.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GOODLING
para.98.20  [ROLL NO. 542]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.98.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HALL OF OHIO
para.98.22  [ROLL NO. 543]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.98.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DURBIN
para.98.24  [ROLL NO. 544]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.98.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. LOWEY
para.98.26  [ROLL NO. 545]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.98.27  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS--H.R. 1976
    para.98.28  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996 --H.R. 1976

           FRIDAY, JULY 21 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF JULY 20), 1995

para.98.29  SUBPOENA
para.98.30  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.98.31  ADJOURNMENT
para.98.32  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.98.33  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.98.34  MEMORIALS
    para.98.35  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                       FRIDAY, JULY 21, 1995 (99)

para.99.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.99.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.99.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.99.4  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.99.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2002--H. RES. 194
para.99.6  [ROLL NO. 546]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.99.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 70--H. RES. 70
para.99.8  TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 2002
para.99.9  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 1976
para.99.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HOKE
para.99.11  [ROLL NO. 547]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.99.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANFORD
para.99.13  [ROLL NO. 548]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.99.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OLVER
para.99.15  [ROLL NO. 549]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.99.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ZIMMER
para.99.17  [ROLL NO. 550]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.99.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OBEY
para.99.19  [ROLL NO. 551]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT

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para.99.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KENNEDY OF MASSACHUSETTS
para.99.21  [ROLL NO. 552]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.99.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DEUTSCH
para.99.23  [ROLL NO. 553]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.99.24  [ROLL NO. 554]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1976
para.99.25  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.99.26  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--VA AND HUD APPROPRIATIONS
para.99.27  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2076--H. RES. 198
para.99.28  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.99.29  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.99.30  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.99.31  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.99.32  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.99.33  ADJOURNMENT
para.99.34  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.99.35  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.99.36  MEMORIALS
para.99.37  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.99.38  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, JULY 24, 1995 (100)

para.100.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.100.2  RECESS--10:56 A.M.
para.100.3  AFTER RECESS--12:00 NOON
para.100.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.100.5  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.100.6  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.100.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 70--H. RES. 197
para.100.8  ALASKAN CRUDE OIL EXPORTS--H.R. 70
para.100.9  RECESS--4:23 P.M.
para.100.10  AFTER RECESS--5:02 P.M.
para.100.11  ALASKAN CRUDE OIL EXPORTS--H.R. 70
para.100.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GEJDENSON TO THE AMENDMENT 
IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. YOUNG OF ALASKA
para.100.13  [ROLL NO. 555]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.100.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MILLER OF CALIFORNIA TO THE 
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY MR. YOUNG OF ALASKA
para.100.15  [ROLL NO. 556]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.100.16  [ROLL NO. 557]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 70
para.100.17  TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 2002
para.100.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. LATOURETTE
para.100.19  [ROLL NO. 558]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.100.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FOGLIETTA
para.100.21  [ROLL NO. 559]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.100.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SMITH OF MICHIGAN
para.100.23  [ROLL NO. 560]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.100.24  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SMITH OF MICHIGAN
para.100.25  [ROLL NO. 561]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.100.26  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HEFLEY
para.100.27  [ROLL NO. 562]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.100.28  SENATE BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.100.29  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.100.30  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.100.31  ADJOURNMENT
para.100.32  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.100.33  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.100.34  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS
para.100.35  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.100.36  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

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                      TUESDAY, JULY 25, 1995 (101)

para.101.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.101.2  RECESS--9:49 A.M.
para.101.3  AFTER RECESS--10:00 A.M.
para.101.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.101.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.101.6  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.101.7  CORRECTIONS CALENDAR
para.101.8  SAN DIEGO COASTAL CORRECTIONS ACT--H.R. 1943
para.101.9  [ROLL NO. 563]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.101.10  [ROLL NO. 564]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1943
para.101.11  ALASKAN OIL EXPORTS BAN--S. 395
para.101.12  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--S. 395
para.101.13  [ROLL NO. 565]--ON AGREEING TO THE MOTION TO INSTRUCT
para.101.14  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--S. 395
para.101.15  TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 2002
para.101.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WOLF
para.101.17  [ROLL NO. 566]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.101.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COLEMAN
para.101.19  [ROLL NO. 567]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.101.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ANDREWS
para.101.21  [ROLL NO. 568]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.101.22  RECORDED VOTE--SUSTAIN THE APPEAL OF THE RULING OF THE 
CHAIR
para.101.23  [ROLL NO.569]--ON SUSTAINING THE APPEAL OF THE RULING OF 
THE CHAIR
para.101.24  [ROLL NO. 570]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2002
para.101.25  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2076--H. RES. 198
para.101.26  COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS, FY-
1996--H.R. 2076
para.101.27  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MOLLOHAN
para.101.28  [ROLL NO. 571]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.101.29  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2099 --H. RES. 201
para.101.30  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.101.31  ADJOURNMENT
para.101.32  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.101.33  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.101.34  MEMORIALS
para.101.35  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.101.36  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.101.37  PETITIONS

                     WEDNESDAY, JULY 26, 1995 (102)

para.102.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.102.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.102.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.102.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.102.5  RECESS--10:02 A.M.
para.102.6  AFTER RECESS--12:15 P.M.
para.102.7  PROCEEDINGS DURING RECESS
para.102.8  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.102.9  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2076
para.102.10  COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS, FY 
1996--H.R. 2076
para.102.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MOLLOHAN
para.102.12  [ROLL NO. 572]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.102.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SCOTT
para.102.14  [ROLL NO. 573]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.102.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. NORTON
para.102.16  [ROLL NO. 574]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.102.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FIELDS OF LOUISIANA
para.102.18  [ROLL NO. 575]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.102.19  CALL IN COMMITTEE

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para.102.20  [ROLL NO. 576]--QUORUM CALL
para.102.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HASTINGS OF FLORIDA
para.102.22  [ROLL NO. 577]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.102.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ALLARD
para.102.24  [ROLL NO. 578]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.102.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HEFLEY
para.102.26  [ROLL NO. 579]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.102.27  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MOLLOHAN
para.102.28  [ROLL NO. 580]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.102.29  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ENGEL
para.102.30  [ROLL NO. 581]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.102.31  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SMITH OF NEW JERSEY TO THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. SKAGGS
para.102.32  [ROLL NO. 582]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENT
para.102.33  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SERRANO
para.102.34  [ROLL NO. 583]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.102.35  [ROLL NO. 584]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. MYERS
para.102.36  [ROLL NO. 585]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2076
para.102.37  LEGISLATIVE APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 1854
para.102.38  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.102.39  ADJOURNMENT
para.102.40  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.102.41  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.102.42  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.102.43  DELETIONS

                      THURSDAY, JULY 27, 1995 (103)

para.103.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.103.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.103.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.103.4  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.103.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2099--H. RES. 201
para.103.6  [ROLL NO. 586]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 201
para.103.7  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO MID-EAST TERRORISTS
para.103.8  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.103.9  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2099
para.103.10  VA--HUD APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 2099
para.103.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OBEY
para.103.12  [ROLL NO. 587]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.103.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. STOKES
para.103.14  [ROLL NO. 588]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.103.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KENNEDY OF MASSACHUSETTS
para.103.16  [ROLL NO. 589]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.103.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FRANK
para.103.18  [ROLL NO. 590]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.103.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KLUG
para.103.20  [ROLL NO. 591]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.103.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HEFLEY
para.103.22   [ROLL NO. 592]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.103.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. STOKES
para.103.24  [ROLL NO. 593]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.103.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. VENTO
para.103.26  [ROLL NO. 594]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.103.27  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KENNEDY OF MASSACHUSETTS
para.103.28  [ROLL NO. 595]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.103.29  DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 2126
para.103.30  LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996 --H.R. 2127
para.103.31  HOUR OF MEETING
para.103.32  RECESS--11:25 P.M.

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para.103.33  AFTER RECESS--11:30 P.M.
para.103.34  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.103.35  ADJOURNMENT
para.103.36  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.103.37  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.103.38  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.103.39  DELETIONS

                       FRIDAY, JULY 28, 1995 (104)

para.104.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.104.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.104.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.104.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.104.5  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.104.6  VA--HUD APPROPRIATION, FY 1996--H.R. 2099
para.104.7  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.104.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. KAPTUR
para.104.9  [ROLL NO. 596]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.104.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DEFAZIO
para.104.11  [ROLL NO. 597]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.104.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROEMER
para.104.13  [ROLL NO. 598]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.104.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. STOKES
para.104.15  [ROLL NO. 599]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.104.16  MOTION TO RISE
para.104.17  [ROLL NO. 600]--ON THE MOTION
para.104.18  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R.1854 --H.R. 1854
para.104.19  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.104.20  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.104.21  PERISHABLE COMMODITIES --H.R. 1103
para.104.22  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAQ
para.104.23  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--GSP FOR MOLDOVA
para.104.24  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF S. 21--H. RES. 204
para.104.25  DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 2126
para.104.26  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.104.27  ADJOURNMENT
para.104.28  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.104.29  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILL INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.104.30  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.104.31  MEMORIALS
para.104.32  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.104.33  DELETIONS

                       MONDAY, JULY 31, 1995 (105)

para.105.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.105.2  RECESS--10:48 A.M.
para.105.3  AFTER RECESS--12:00 NOON
para.105.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.105.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.105.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.105.7  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.105.8  MIDEWIN NATIONAL TALLGRASS PRAIRIE--H.R. 714
para.105.9  ROLLA, MISSOURI LAND CONVEYANCE--H.R. 701
para.105.10  TALLADEGA NATIONAL FOREST--H.R. 1874
para.105.11  RECESS--1:36 P.M.
para.105.12  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.105.13  D.C. EMERGENCY HIGHWAY RELIEF--H.R. 2017
para.105.14  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT--H.R. 2099

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para.105.15  VA--HUD APPROPRIATION, FY 1996--H.R. 2099
para.105.16  RECESS--4:30 P.M.
para.105.17  AFTER RECESS--6:02 P.M.
para.105.18  VA--HUD APPROPRIATION, FY 1996--H.R. 2099
para.105.19  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2126--H. RES. 205
para.105.20  [ROLL NO. 601]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 205
para.105.21  VA--HUD APPROPRIATION, FY 1996--H.R. 2099
para.105.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DURBIN
para.105.23  [ROLL NO. 602]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.105.24  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DINGELL
para.105.25  [ROLL NO. 603]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.105.26  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ENSIGN
para.105.27  [ROLL NO. 604]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.105.28  [ROLL NO. 605]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. 
STOKES
para.105.29  [ROLL NO. 606]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.105.30  [ROLL NO. 607]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2099
para.105.31  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2126
para.105.32  DOD APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2126
para.105.33  ADJOURNMENT OF CONGRESS
para.105.34  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.105.35  ADJOURNMENT
para.105.36  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.105.37  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILL INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.105.38  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILL
para.105.39  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.105.40  MEMORIALS
    para.105.41  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                      TUESDAY, AUGUST 1, 1995 (106)

para.106.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.106.2  RECESS--9:47 A.M.
para.106.3  AFTER RECESS--10:00 A.M.
para.106.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.106.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.106.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.106.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF S. 21--H. RES. 204
para.106.8  BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA SELF-DEFENSE --S. 21
para.106.9  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF S. 21
para.106.10  BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA SELF-DEFENSE --S. 21
para.106.11  [ROLL NO. 608]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 21
para.106.12  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
1854--H. RES. 206
para.106.13  COURT REPORTER FAIR LABOR AMENDMENTS--H.R. 1225
para.106.14  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 1670; H.R. 2108
para.106.15  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.106.16  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAQ
para.106.17  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1555--H. RES. 207
para.106.18  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2127--H. RES. 208
para.106.19  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.106.20  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.106.21  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.106.22  ADJOURNMENT
para.106.23  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.106.24  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.106.25  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.106.26  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.106.27  PETITIONS

                     WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 2, 1995 (107)

para.107.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.107.2  COMMUNICATIONS

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para.107.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.107.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2127--H. RES. 208
para.107.5  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.107.6  [ROLL NO. 609]--ON THE MOTION
para.107.7  [ROLL NO. 610]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 208, AS AMENDED
para.107.8  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2127
para.107.9  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS--H.R. 2127
para.107.10  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.107.11  LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 2127
para.107.12  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.107.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OBEY
para.107.14  [ROLL NO. 611]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.107.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENTS, EN BLOC, BY MS. PELOSI
para.107.16  [ROLL NO. 612]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENTS, EN BLOC
para.107.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CRAPO
para.107.18  [ROLL NO. 613]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.107.19  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY LIVINGSTON FOR THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. GREENWOOD
para.107.20  [ROLL NO. 614]--ON AGREEING TO THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR 
THE AMENDMENT
para.107.21  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GREENWOOD
para.107.22  [ROLL NO. 615]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.107.23  MIDDLE EAST PEACE--H.R. 2161
para.107.24  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1555--H. RES. 207
    para.107.25  [ROLL NO. 616]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 207

         THURSDAY, AUGUST 3 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF AUGUST 2), 1995

para.107.26  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.107.27  [ROLL NO. 617]--ON THE MOTION
para.107.28  TELECOMMUNICATIONS REFORM--H.R. 1555
para.107.29  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.107.30  ADJOURNMENT
para.107.31  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.107.32  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.107.33  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.107.34  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.107.35  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     THURSDAY, AUGUST 3, 1995 (108)

para.108.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.108.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.108.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.108.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.108.5  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.108.6  LABOR, HHS, EDUCATION APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 2127
para.108.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HOEKSTRA
para.108.8  [ROLL NO. 618]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.108.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.108.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KOLBE
para.108.11  [ROLL NO. 619]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.108.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GANSKE
para.108.13  [ROLL NO. 620]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.108.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BLUTE
para.108.15  [ROLL NO. 621]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.108.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SKAGGS
para.108.17  [ROLL NO. 622]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.108.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SOLOMON
    para.108.19  [ROLL NO. 623]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT

          FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF AUGUST 3), 1995

para.108.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANDERS
para.108.21  [ROLL NO. 624]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT

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para.108.22  [ROLL NO. 625]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.108.23  [ROLL NO. 626]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2127
para.108.24  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2127
para.108.25  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1555
para.108.26  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL URBAN POLICY REPORT
para.108.27  ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--H. CON. RES. 92
para.108.28  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.108.29  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.108.30  ADJOURNMENT
para.108.31  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.108.32  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.108.33  MEMORIALS
para.108.34  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.108.35  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.108.36  DELETIONS

                      FRIDAY, AUGUST 4, 1995 (109)

para.109.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.109.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.109.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.109.4  COMMUNICATIONS ACT OF 1995--H.R. 1555
para.109.5  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BLILEY
para.109.6  [ROLL NO. 627]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.109.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MARKEY
para.109.8  [ROLL NO. 628]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.109.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. STUPAK
para.109.10  [ROLL NO. 629]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.109.11  RECORDED VOTEAMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED, BY MR. CONYERS
para.109.12  [ROLL NO. 630]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT, AS MODIFIED
para.109.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. COX
para.109.14  [ROLL NO. 631]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.109.15  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.109.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MARKEY
para.109.17  [ROLL NO. 632]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.109.18  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MR. COBURN FOR THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. MARKEY
para.109.19  [ROLL NO. 633]--ON AGREEING TO THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR 
THE AMENDMENT
para.109.20  [ROLL NO. 634]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.109.21  [ROLL NO. 635]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1555
para.109.22  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT
para.109.23  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.109.24  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.109.25  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.109.26  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 1594
para.109.27  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--H.R. 2077
para.109.28  GEORGE J. MITCHELL POST OFFICE--H.R. 2077
para.109.29  DC SPORTS ARENA--H.R. 2108
para.109.30  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.109.31  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para.109.32  EXTENSION OF REMARKS
para.109.33  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.109.34  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--U.S.-BULGARIA NUCLEAR ENERGY 
AGREEMENT
para.109.35  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--SUSTAINABLE ENERGY STRATEGY
para.109.36  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--D.C. OPERATING BUDGET, FY 1996
para.109.37  GENERAL LEAVE TO EXTEND REMARKS IN THE RECORD
para.109.38  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.109.39  ADJOURNMENT
para.109.40  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.109.41  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION

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para.109.42  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILL
para.109.43  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.109.44  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.109.45  MEMORIALS
para.109.46  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.109.47  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.109.48  PETITIONS
    para.109.49  DELETIONS

                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1995 (110)

para.110.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.110.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.110.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.110.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.110.5  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGES FROM THE SENATE
para.110.6  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.110.7  SUBPOENA
para.110.8  SUBPOENA
para.110.9  SUBPOENA
para.110.10  RECESS--1:31 P.M.
para.110.11  AFTER RECESS--4:00 P.M.
para.110.12  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 1854 --H. RES. 206
para.110.13  [ROLL NO. 636]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.110.14  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.110.15  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT 
ON H.R. 1854
para.110.16  LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS FY-1996--H.R. 1854
para.110.17  [ROLL NO. 637]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.110.18  [ROLL NO. 638]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.110.19  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--FEDERAL ADVISORY COMMITTEES 
REPORT
para.110.20  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--ACTIVITIES OF THE U.S. 
GOVERNMENT IN THE UNITED NATIONS
para.110.21  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para.110.22  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.110.23  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.110.24  ADJOURNMENT
para.110.25  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.110.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.110.27  MEMORIALS
para.110.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.110.29  PETITIONS

                    THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1995 (111)

para.111.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.111.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.111.3  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.111.4  ORDER OF BUSINESS--FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2126
para.111.5  PRESIDENTIAL BUDGET AUTHORITY--S. 4
para.111.6  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--S. 4
para.111.7  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--S. 4
para.111.8  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS--H.R. 2126
para.111.9  DOD APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2126
para.111.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KASICH
para.111.11  [ROLL NO. 639]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.111.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. OBEY
para.111.13  [ROLL NO. 640]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.111.14  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MS. DELAURO FOR THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. DORNAN
para.111.15  [ROLL NO. 641]--ON AGREEING TO THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR 
THE AMENDMENT
para.111.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DORNAN
para.111.17  [ROLL NO. 642]

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para.111.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SANDERS
para.111.19  [ROLL NO. 643]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.111.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. SCHROEDER
para.111.21  [ROLL NO. 644]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.111.22  [ROLL NO. 645]--SEPARATE VOTE ON THE AMENDMENT BY MRS. 
SCHROEDER
para.111.23  [ROLL NO. 646]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2126
para.111.24  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2126
para.111.25  HOUR OF MEETING
para.111.26  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1594--H. RES. 215
para.111.27  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1655--H. RES. 216
para.111.28  CHANGE OF CONFEREE--S. 4
para.111.29  ENERGY AND WATER DEVELOPMENT APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 1905
para.111.30  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1905
para.111.31  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--DISAGREE TO 
SENATE AMENDMENTS AND AGREE TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 1817
para.111.32  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1817
para.111.33  U. S. MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY BOARD OF VISITORS--
APPOINTMENTS
para.111.34  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.111.35  ADJOURNMENT
para.111.36  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.111.37  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.111.38  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 1995 (112)

para.112.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.112.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.112.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.112.4  BASE CLOSURE DISAPPROVAL--H.J. RES. 102
para.112.5  [ROLL NO. 647]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 102
para.112.6  TREASURY-POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREE TO SENATE 
AMENDMENTS AND AGREE TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2020
para.112.7  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2020
para.112.8  [ROLL NO. 648]--ON AGREEING TO THE MOTION TO INSTRUCT
para.112.9  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2020
para.112.10  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREE TO SENATE AMENDMENTS AND 
AGREE TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 1977
para.112.11  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1977
para.112.12  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 1977
para.112.13  TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS--DISAGREE TO THE SENATE 
AMENDMENTS AND AGREE TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2002
para.112.14  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2002
para.112.15  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2002
para.112.16  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.112.17  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.112.18  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.112.19  ADJOURNMENT
para.112.20  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.112.21  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.112.22  MEMORIALS
para.112.23  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.112.24  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.112.25  DELETIONS

                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 12, 1995 (113)

para.113.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.113.2  RECESS--10:44 A.M.
para.113.3  AFTER RECESS--12:00 NOON
para.113.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.113.5  COMMUNICATIONS

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para.113.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.113.7  PARTY AFFILIATION
para.113.8  COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
para.113.9  COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
para.113.10  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MAJORITY --H. RES. 217
para.113.11  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.113.12  INTERNATIONAL SECURITY ASSISTANCE PROGRAM DEFERRAL
para.113.13  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.113.14  SMALL BUSINESS CREDIT EFFICIENCY--H.R. 2150
para.113.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1594--H. RES. 215
para.113.16  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1594
para.113.17  EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--H.R. 1594
para.113.18  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GREEN
para.113.19  [ROLL NO. 649]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.113.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. HINCHEY
para.113.21  [ROLL NO. 650]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.113.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. ANDREWS
para.113.23  [ROLL NO. 651]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE 
OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.113.24  [ROLL NO. 652]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1594
para.113.25  H.R. 2150--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.113.26  [ROLL NO. 653]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2150
para.113.27  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.113.28  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1162--H. RES. 218
para.113.29  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1670--H. RES. 219
para.113.30  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1655--H. RES. 216
para.113.31  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.113.32  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.113.33  ADJOURNMENT
para.113.34  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.113.35  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.113.36  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.113.37  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.113.38  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1995 (114)

para.114.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.114.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.114.3  INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1655
para.114.4  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FRANK
para.114.5  [ROLL NO. 654]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.114.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FRANK
para.114.7  [ROLL NO. 655]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.114.8  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1655
para.114.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1162--H. RES. 218
para.114.10  DEFICIT REDUCTION LOCK-BOX --H.R. 1162
para.114.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FROST TO THE AMENDMENT OF 
MR. GOSS
para.114.12  [ROLL NO. 656]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT TO THE 
AMENDMENT
para.114.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. MEEK
para.114.14  [ROLL NO. 657]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.114.15  [ROLL NO. 658]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1162
para.114.16  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1670--H. RES. 219
para.114.17  [ROLL NO. 659]--ON AGREEEING TO H. RES. 219
para.114.18  FEDERAL ACQUISITION REFORM--H.R. 1670
para.114.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. COLLINS OF ILLINOIS
para.114.20  [ROLL NO. 660]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.114.21  DEFENSE DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--DISAGREE TO THE 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREE TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2126
para.114.22  PROVIDING FOR A CLOSED CONFERENCE--H.R. 2126

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para.114.23  [ROLL NO. 661]--ON THE MOTION
para.114.24  HOUR OF MEETING
para.114.25  SUBPOENA
para.114.26  ADJOURNMENT
para.114.27  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.114.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.114.29  DELETIONS

                   THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 14, 1995 (115)

para.115.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.115.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.115.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.115.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.115.5  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.115.6  ORDER OF BUSINESS--VACATE PROCEEDINGS--H.R. 2126
para.115.7  DEFENSE DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--DISAGREE TO THE 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREE TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 2126
para.115.8  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2126
para.115.9  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2126
para.115.10  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1817
para.115.11  FEDERAL ACQUISITION REFORM--H.R. 1670
para.115.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. MALONEY
para.115.13  [ROLL NO. 662]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.115.14  [ROLL NO. 663]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1670
para.115.15  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1670
para.115.16  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.115.17  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.115.18  ADJOURNMENT
para.115.19  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.115.20  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.115.21  BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.115.22  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1995 (116)

para.116.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.116.2  RECESS--10:42 A.M.
para.116.3  AFTER RECESS--12:00 NOON
para.116.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.116.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.116.6  DISTRICT COURT DEMONSTRATION PROJECTS--S. 646
para.116.7  RULES GOVERNING VENUE--S. 532
para.116.8  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.116.9  SRI LANKA PEACE PROCESS--H. RES. 181
para.116.10  PEOPLE OF MONGOLIA--H. RES. 158
para.116.11  TURKEY'S OCCUPATION OF CYPRUS--H. CON. RES. 42
para.116.12  NUCLEAR AGREEMENT WITH NORTH KOREA--H.J. RES. 83
para.116.13  RECESS--1:00 P.M.
para.116.14  AFTER RECESS--3:00 P.M.
para.116.15  RYAN WHITE CARE REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 1872
para.116.16  ALASKA NATIVE CLAIMS SETTLEMENT--H.R. 402
para.116.17  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 39
para.116.18  SHENANDOAH VALLEY NATIONAL BATTLEFIELDS--H.R. 1091
para.116.19  NATIONAL PARK SYSTEM REFORM--H.R. 260
para.116.20  PRESIDIO PROPERTIES ADMINISTRATION--H.R. 1296
para.116.21  TEXAS LOW-LEVEL RADIOACTIVE WASTE--H.R. 558
para.116.22  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.116.23  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1617 --H. RES. 222
para.116.24  FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT--H.R. 39

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para.116.25  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO UNITA
para.116.26  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAN
para.116.27  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO ANGOLA
para.116.28  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.116.29  ADJOURNMENT
para.116.30  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.116.31  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.116.32  MEMORIALS
    para.116.33  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1995 (117)

para.117.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.117.2  RECESS--9:43 A.M.
para.117.3  AFTER RECESS--10:00 A.M.
para.117.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.117.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.117.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1617--H. RES. 222
para.117.7  [ROLL NO. 664]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 222
para.117.8  H.R. 402--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.117.9  [ROLL NO. 665]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE
para.117.10  H.R. 1091--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.117.11  [ROLL NO. 666]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1091
para.117.12  H.R. 260--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.117.13  [ROLL NO. 667]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 260
para.117.14  H.R. 1296--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.117.15  [ROLL NO. 668]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1296
para.117.16  H.R. 558--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.117.17  [ROLL NO. 669]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 558
para.117.18  EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND REHABILITATION SYSTEMS--H.R. 
1617
para.117.19  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GREEN
para.117.20  [ROLL NO. 670]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.117.21  [ROLL NO. 671]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1617
para.117.22  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 1617
para.117.23  RE-REFERRAL--H.R. 2202
para.117.24  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
1817--H. RES. 223
para.117.25  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2274--H. RES. 224
para.117.26  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 927--H. RES. 225
para.117.27  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 227
para.117.28  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.117.29  ADJOURNMENT
para.117.30  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.117.31  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.117.32  MEMORIALS
para.117.33  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.117.34  PETITIONS
    para.117.35  DELETIONS

                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20, 1995 (118)

para.118.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.118.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.118.3  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.118.4  [ROLL NO. 672]--ON THE MOTION
para.118.5  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.118.6  [ROLL NO. 673]--ON THE MOTION
para.118.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2274--H. RES. 224
para.118.8  POINT OF ORDER--DURING DEBATE BY MR. QUILLEN
para.118.9  [ROLL NO. 674]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.118.10  [ROLL NO. 675]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 224

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para.118.11  NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM DESIGNATION--H.R. 2274
para.118.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. RAHALL
para.118.13  [ROLL NO. 676]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.118.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. RAHALL
para.118.15  [ROLL NO. 677]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.118.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. LOWEY
para.118.17  [ROLL NO. 678]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.118.18  [ROLL NO. 679]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2274
para.118.19  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--S. 440
para.118.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 1817--H. RES. 223
para.118.21  MILITARY CONSTRUCTION APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--CONFERENCE 
REPORT ON H.R. 1817
para.118.22  [ROLL NO. 680]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.118.23  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.118.24  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--DISAGREE TO THE 
AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE AND AGREE TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 1976
para.118.25  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1976
para.118.26  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 1976
para.118.27  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 927--H. RES. 225
para.118.28  [ROLL NO. 681]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 225
para.118.29  SANCTIONS AGAINST CUBA--H.R. 927
para.118.30  SUBPOENA
para.118.31  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.118.32  ADJOURNMENT
para.118.33  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.118.34  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.118.35  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.118.36  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.118.37  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                   THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 21, 1995 (119)

para.119.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.119.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.119.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.119.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.119.5  SANCTIONS AGAINST CUBA--H.R. 927
para.119.6  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. MCDERMOTT
para.119.7  [ROLL NO. 682]----ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE 
OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.119.8  [ROLL NO. 683]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 927
para.119.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 743--H. RES. 226
para.119.10  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1170--H. RES. 227
para.119.11  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1601--H. RES. 228
para.119.12  DOD AUTHORIZATION--DISAGREE TO THE AMENDMENT OF THE SENATE 
AND AGREE TO A CONFERENCE--H.R. 1530
para.119.13  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 1530
para.119.14  [ROLL NO. 684]--ON AGREEING TO THE MOTION TO INSTRUCT
para.119.15  PROVIDING FOR A CLOSED CONFERENCE--H.R. 1530
para.119.16  [ROLL NO. 685]--ON THE MOTION
para.119.17  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 1530
para.119.18  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.119.19  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.119.20  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.119.21  SUBPOENA
para.119.22  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.119.23  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--HIGHWAY SAFETY
para.119.24  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1977
para.119.25  SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.119.26  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.119.27  ADJOURNMENT

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para.119.28  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.119.29  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.119.30  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.119.31  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.119.32  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.119.33  DELETIONS

                    MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 25, 1995 (120)

para.120.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.120.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.120.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.120.4  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2126
para.120.5  ADJOURNMENT
para.120.6  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.120.7  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.120.8  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.120.9  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.120.10  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                   WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1995 (121)

para.121.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.121.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.121.3  DECORUM OF THE HOUSE
para.121.4  RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--HONORABLE 
MEL REYNOLDS
para.121.5  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.121.6  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.121.7  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.121.8  SSA CHILD AND SPOUSAL SUPPORT--H.R. 2288
para.121.9  TRUTH IN LENDING--H.R. 2399
para.121.10  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 743--H. RES. 226
para.121.11  [ROLL NO. 686]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 226
para.121.12  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.121.13  [ROLL NO. 687]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.121.14  SUBPOENA
para.121.15  TEAMWORK FOR EMPLOYERS AND MANAGERS--H.R. 743
para.121.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. SAWYER
para.121.17  [ROLL NO. 688]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE 
OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.121.18  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS--H.R. 743
para.121.19  TEAMWORK FOR EMPLOYERS AND MANAGERS--H.R. 743
para.121.20  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. MORAN
para.121.21  [ROLL NO. 689]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.121.22  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. DOGGETT
para.121.23  [ROLL NO. 690]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.121.24  [ROLL NO. 691]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 743
para.121.25  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 743
para.121.26  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 229
para.121.27  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.121.28  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 108--H. RES. 
230
para.121.29  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
1977--H. RES. 231
para.121.30  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
2126--H. RES. 232
para.121.31  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1601--H. RES. 228
para.121.32  INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION--H.R. 1601
para.121.33  SENATE BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.121.34  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.121.35  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.121.36  ADJOURNMENT
para.121.37  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.121.38  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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para.121.39  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.121.40  PETITIONS
    para.121.41  DELETIONS

                   THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 28, 1995 (122)

para.122.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.122.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.122.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.122.4  POINT OF ORDER--DURING ONE MINUTE SPEECHES
para.122.5  MIDDLE EAST PEACE--H.R. 2404
para.122.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 108--H. RES. 
230
para.122.7  CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1996--H.J. RES. 108
para.122.8  INTERNATIONAL SPACE STATION--H.R. 1601
para.122.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1170--H. RES. 227
para.122.10  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1170
para.122.11  THREE-JUDGE COURT REVIEW FOR STATE REFERENDA--H.R. 1180
para.122.12  RECESS--1:59 P.M.
para.122.13  AFTER RECESS--3:02 P.M.
para.122.14  THREE-JUDGE COURT REVIEW FOR STATE REFERENDA--H.R. 1180
para.122.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. SCHROEDER
para.122.16  [ROLL NO. 692]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT
para.122.17  [ROLL NO. 693]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1180
para.122.18  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.122.19  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1976
para.122.20  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--S. 895
para.122.21  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 1977--H. RES. 231
para.122.22  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 2126--H. RES. 232
para.122.23  [ROLL NO. 694]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 232
para.122.24  H. RES. 231--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.122.25  [ROLL NO. 695]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 231
para.122.26  BRITISH-AMERICAN INTERPARLIAMENTARY GROUP--APPOINTMENT
para.122.27  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.122.28  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.122.28  ADJOURNMENT
para.122.29  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.122.30  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.122.31  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.122.32  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.122.33  DELETIONS

                    FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 29, 1995 (123)

para.123.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.123.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.123.3  APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL CONFEREES--S. 440
para.123.4  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
1977
para.123.5  [ROLL NO. 696]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.123.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2405--H. RES. 234
para.123.7  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
1976--H. RES. 235
para.123.8  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.123.9  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.123.10  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.123.11  [ROLL NO. 697]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.123.12  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--EXPORT ADMINISTRATION ACT
para.123.13  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--U.S-SOUTH AFRICA AGREEMENT ON 
NUCLEAR ENERGY USES
para.123.14  DOD APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2126
para.123.15  CALL OF THE HOUSE
para.123.16  [ROLL NO. 698]--QUORUM CALL
para.123.17  [ROLL NO. 699]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS

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para.123.18  [ROLL NO. 700]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.123.19  WELFARE REFORM--H.R. 4
para.123.20  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2149
para.123.21  CORRECT ENROLLMENT--H.R. 402
para.123.22  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--S. 
895
para.123.23  SMALL BUSINESS LOANS--CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 895
para.123.24  RAOUL WALLENBERG MEMORIAL --H. CON. RES. 94
para.123.25  ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--H. CON. RES. 104
para.123.26  EXTENSION OF REMARKS
para.123.27  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para.123.28  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.123.29  HOUR OF MEETING
para.123.30  RECESSES
para.123.31  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.123.32  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.123.33  APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL CONFEREES--H.R. 4
para.123.34  RECESS--6:21 P.M.
para.123.35  AFTER RECESS--7:25 P.M.
para.123.36  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.123.37  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para.123.38  ENROLLED BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.123.39  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.123.40  ADJOURNMENT
para.123.41  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.123.42  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.123.43  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.123.44  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.123.45  PETITIONS
    para.123.46  DELETIONS

                      FRIDAY, OCTOBER 6, 1995 (124)

para.124.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.124.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.124.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.124.4  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--VETO OF H.R. 1854
para.124.5  VETO OF H.R. 1854
para.124.6  GLASS CEILING COMMISSION--RESIGNATION
para.124.7  GLASS CEILING COMMISSION--APPOINTMENT
para.124.8  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.124.9  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.124.10  SENATE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.124.11  BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.124.12  ADJOURNMENT
para.124.13  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.124.14  MEMORIALS
    para.124.15  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 10, 1995 (125)

para.125.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.125.2  RECESS--12:59 P.M.
para.125.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.125.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.125.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.125.6  RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--HONORABLE 
NORMAN Y. MINETA
para.125.7  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.125.8  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENT--H.R. 436
para.125.9  CORRECTIONS CALENDAR
para.125.10  EDIBLE OIL REGULATORY REFORM--H.R. 436

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para.125.11  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 436
para.125.12  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.125.13  VA NURSES AND ASSISTANTS--H.R. 1384
para.125.14  VA NURSE ANESTHETISTS COMPENSATION--H.R. 1536
para.125.15  VETERANS COMPENSATION--H.R. 2394
para.125.16  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--US-REPUBLIC OF GERMANY SOCIAL 
SECURITY AGREEMENT
para.125.17  SUBPOENA
para.125.18  SUBPOENA
para.125.19  SUBPOENA
para.125.20  SUBPOENA
para.125.21  SUBPOENA
para.125.22  ADJOURNMENT
para.125.23  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.125.24  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.125.25  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.125.26  PETITIONS

                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1995 (126)

para.126.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.126.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.126.3  RECESS--8:03 A.M.
para.126.4  AFTER RECESS--11:00 A.M.
para.126.5  PROCEEDINGS DURING RECESS
para.126.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.126.7  CHANGE OF CONFEREES--S.440
para.126.8  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.126.9  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2405--H. RES. 234
para.126.10  CIVILIAN SCIENCE RESEARCH AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 2405
para.126.11  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. SCOTT
para.126.12  [ROLL NO. 701]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.126.13  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. JACKSON-LEE
para.126.14  [ROLL NO. 702]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.126.15  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MR. RICHARDSON FOR 
THE AMENDMENT BY MR. ROEMER
para.126.16  [ROLL NO. 703]--ON THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR THE 
AMENDMENT
para.126.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ROEMER
para.126.18  [ROLL NO. 704]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.126.19  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.126.20  CALL IN COMMITTEE
para.126.21  [ROLL NO. 705]--QUORUM CALL
para.126.22  RECORDED VOTE--SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT BY MR. DOYLE FOR THE 
AMENDMENT BY MR. WALKER
para.126.23  [ROLL NO. 706]--ON THE SUBSTITUTE AMENDMENT FOR THE 
AMENDMENT
para.126.24  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--HAZARDOUS MATERIALS 
TRANSPORTATION
para.126.25  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 236
para.126.26  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.126.27  ADJOURNMENT
para.126.28  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.126.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.126.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 12, 1995 (127)

para.127.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.127.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.127.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.127.4  APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL CONFEREES--H.R. 4
para.127.5  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.127.6  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--VETO OF H.R. 1854
para.127.7  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 1976--H. RES. 235
para.127.8  AGRICULTURE APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 
1976

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para.127.9  [ROLL NO. 707]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT
para.127.10  [ROLL NO. 708]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.127.11  3000TH ANNIVERSARY OF JERUSALEM--S. CON. RES. 29
para.127.12  SUBPOENA
para.127.13  CIVILIAN SCIENCE RESEARCH AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 2405
para.127.14  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MS. LOFGREN
para.127.15  [ROLL NO. 709]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.127.16  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. KENNEDY OF MASSACHUSETTS
para.127.17  [ROLL NO. 710]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.127.18  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS, FY 96--H.R. 1868
para.127.19  SUBPOENA
para.127.20  SUBPOENA
para.127.21  TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPETITION AND DEREGULATION--S. 652
para.127.22  CIVILIAN SCIENCE RESEARCH AUTHORIZATION--H.R. 2405
para.127.23  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BROWN OF CALIFORNIA
para.127.24  [ROLL NO. 711]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.127.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. BROWN OF CALIFORNIA
para.127.26  [ROLL NO. 712]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.127.27  [ROLL NO. 713]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2405
para.127.28  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 2405
para.127.29  PERMISSION TO FILE SUNDRY REPORTS
para.127.30  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.127.31  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.127.32  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.127.33  ADJOURNMENT
para.127.34  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.127.35  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.127.36  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.127.37  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     FRIDAY, OCTOBER 13, 1995 (128)

para.128.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.128.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.128.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.128.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.128.5  ADJOURNMENT
para.128.6  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.128.7  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 17, 1995 (129)

para.129.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.129.2  RECESS--1:15 P.M.
para.129.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.129.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.129.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.129.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.129.7  APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL CONFEREE--S. 395
para.129.8  EMPLOYEE BENEFIT PLANS--H. CON. RES. 108
para.129.9   MIGRANT WORKER PROTECTION--H.R. 1715
para.129.10  HARRY KIRIZIAN POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 1606
para.129.11  WINFIELD SCOTT STRATTON POST OFFICE--H.R. 1026
para.129.12  BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PATENTS--H.R. 587 AND S. 1111
para.129.13  INTELLIGENCE APPROPRIATIONS FY 1996--H.R. 1655
para.129.14  DIGITAL SOUND RECORDINGS--H.R. 1506
para.129.15  BIOTECHNOLOGICAL PATENTS AND DIGITAL SOUND RECORDINGS--H.R. 
587 AND H.R. 1506 LAID ON THE TABLE
para.129.16  ``RING OF FIRE'' FILM--H.T. 2070
para.129.17  FALL RIVER VISITOR CENTER--H.R. 629
para.129.18  WATER RESOURCES AUTHORIZATION EXTENSION--H.R. 1743

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para.129.19  CARP CERTIFICATION INSPECTION FEES--S. 268
para.129.20  VA MEDICAL CARE EXTENSIONS--H.R. 2353
para.129.21  RECESS--4:28 P.M.
para.129.22  AFTER RECESS--5:00 P.M.
para.129.23  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.129.24  [ROLL NO. 714]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.129.25  H.R. 2070--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.129.26  [ROLL NO. 715]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2070
para.129.27  H.R. 2353--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.129.28  [ROLL NO. 716]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2353
para.129.29  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2491
para.129.30  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2259 --H. RES. 237
para.129.31  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.129.32  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.129.33  ADJOURNMENT
para.129.34  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.129.35  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.129.36  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.129.37  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.129.38  MEMORIALS
para.129.39  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.129.40  DELETIONS

                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1995 (130)

para.130.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.130.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.130.3  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.130.4  FISHERY CONSERVATION AND MANAGEMENT--H.R. 39
para.130.5  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FARR
para.130.6  [ROLL NO. 717]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.130.7  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GILCHREST
para.130.8  [ROLL NO. 718]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.130.9  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GOSS
para.130.10  [ROLL NO. 719]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.130.11  [ROLL NO. 720]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 39
para.130.12  CLERK TO CORRECT ENGROSSMENT--H.R. 39
para.130.13  COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2076
para.130.14  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2076
para.130.15  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2076
para.130.16  DEFENSE APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2126
para.130.17  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2126
para.130.18  [ROLL NO. 721]--ON THE MOTION TO INSTRUCT
para.130.19  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2126
para.130.20  PROVIDING FOR A CLOSED CONFERENCE--H.R. 2126
para.130.21  [ROLL NO. 722]--ON THE MOTION PROVIDING FOR A CLOSED 
CONFERENCE
para.130.22  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.130.23  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2259--H. RES. 237
para.130.24  SENTENCING GUIDELINE AMENDMENTS--H.R. 2259
para.130.25  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. CONYERS
para.130.26  [ROLL NO. 723]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.130.27  [ROLL NO. 724]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.130.28  [ROLL NO. 725]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2259
para.130.29  HOUR OF MEETING
para.130.30  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2425--H. RES. 238
para.130.31  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.130.32  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.130.33  ADJOURNMENT
para.130.34  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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para.130.35  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.130.36  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    THURSDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1995 (131)

para.131.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.131.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.131.3  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.131.4  COMMUNICATIONS
para.131.5  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2425--H. RES. 238
para.131.6  [ROLL NO. 726]--ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.131.7  [ROLL NO. 727]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 238
para.131.8  MEDICARE PRESERVATION--H.R. 2425
para.131.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.131.10  CALL IN COMMITTEE
para.131.11  [ROLL NO. 728]--QUORUM CALL
para.131.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. GIBBONS
para.131.13  [ROLL NO. 729]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.131.14  [ROLL NO. 730]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.131.15  [ROLL NO. 731]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2425
para.131.16  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2492--H. RES. 239
para.131.17  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2002
para.131.18  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--IMPOUNDMENT CONTROL
para.131.19  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.131.20  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.131.21  ADJOURNMENT
para.131.22  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.131.23  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.131.24  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.131.25  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.131.26  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.131.27  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     FRIDAY, OCTOBER 20, 1995 (132)

para.132.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.132.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.132.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.132.4  RECESS--10:02 A.M.
para.132.5  AFTER RECESS--6:35 P.M.
para.132.6  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.132.7  ADJOURNMENT
para.132.8  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.132.9  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.132.10  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
    para.132.11  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1995 (133)

para.133.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.133.2  RECESS--1:18 P.M.
para.133.3  AFTER RECESS--2 O'CLOCK P.M.
para.133.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.133.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.133.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.133.7  CORRECTIONS CALENDAR
para.133.8  SENIOR CITIZENS HOUSING SAFETY--H.R. 117
para.133.9  PAPER BALERS--H.R. 1114
para.133.10  FEDERAL EMPLOYEE REPRESENTATIVE IMPROVEMENT--H.R. 782
para.133.11  APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL CONFEREE--H.R. 4
para.133.12  SUBPOENA

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para.133.13  FISHERMEN'S PROTECTION--H.R. 716
para.133.14  JERUSALEM EMBASSY RELOCATION--S. 1322
para.133.15  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
2002--H. RES. 241
para.133.16  NOTICE REQUIREMENT--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION 
OF PRIVILEGES
para.133.17  FEDERAL SECURITIES LITIGATION REFORM--H.R. 1058
para.133.18  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.133.19  [ROLL NO. 732]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.133.20  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--H.R. 117
para.133.21  [ROLL NO. 733]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 117
para.133.22  S. 1322--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.133.23  [ROLL NO. 734]--ON PASSAGE OF S. 1322
para.133.24  HOUR OF MEETING
para.133.25  HOUR OF MEETING
para.133.26  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2491
para.133.27  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.133.28  EDUCATION, EMPLOYMENT, AND REHABILITATION SYSTEMS--H.R. 
1617
para.133.29  NOTICE REQUIREMENT--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--S. 4
para.133.30  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.133.31  NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO COLUMBIA DRUG 
TRAFFICKING
para.133.32  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para.133.33  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.133.34  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.133.35  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.133.36  ADJOURNMENT
para.133.37  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.133.38  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.133.39  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.133.40  MEMORIALS
para.133.41  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.133.42  DELETIONS

                    WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1995 (134)

para.134.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.134.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.134.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.134.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.134.5  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.134.6  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
2002--H. RES. 241
para.134.7  TRANSPORTATION APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 2002
para.134.8  [ROLL NO. 735]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.134.9  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--S. 4
para.134.10  [ROLL NO. 736]--ON AGREEING TO THE MOTION TO INSTRUCT
para.134.11  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 244
para.134.12  [ROLL NO. 737]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY ON THE TABLE H. RES. 
244
para.134.13  BUDGET RECONCILIATION, FY 1996--H.R. 2491
para.134.14  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2020
    para.134.15  RECESS--9:54 P.M.

       THURSDAY, OCTOBER 26 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF OCTOBER 25), 1995

para.134.16  AFTER RECESS--1:00 A.M.
para.134.17  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES 109 AND THE 
FURTHER CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2491
para.134.18  ADJOURNMENT
para.134.19  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.134.20  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.134.21  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.134.22  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     THURSDAY OCTOBER 26, 1995 (135)

para.135.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.135.2  COMMUNICATIONS

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para.135.3  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.135.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES. 109--H. RES. 
245
para.135.5  [ROLL NO. 738]--ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.135.6  [ROLL NO. 739]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 245
para.135.7  BUDGET RECONCILIATION, FY 1996--H. CON. RES. 109
para.135.8  [ROLL NO. 740]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 109
para.135.9  BUDGET RECONCILIATION, FY 1996--H.R. 2491
para.135.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A SUBSTITUTE BY 
MR. ORTON
para.135.11  [ROLL NO. 741]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE
para.135.12  [ROLL NO. 742]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.135.13  [ROLL NO. 743]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2491
para.135.14  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1905--H.R. 1905
para.135.15  DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA APPROPRIATIONS--FY 1996--H.R. 2546
para.135.16  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1868
para.135.17  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.135.18  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.135.19  SUBPOENA
para.135.20  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.135.21  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.135.22  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.135.23  ADJOURNMENT
para.135.24  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.135.25  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.135.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.135.27  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.135.28  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     MONDAY, OCTOBER 30, 1995 (136)

para.136.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.136.2  RECESS--12:57 P.M.
para.136.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.136.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.136.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.136.6  IMMIGRATION CLASSIFICATION OF CHILDREN--S. 457
para.136.7  NATIONAL CHILDREN'S ISLAND--H.R. 1508
para.136.8  COASTAL BARRIER SYSTEM MAP CORRECTION--H.R. 2005
para.136.9  GLOUCESTER FEDERAL MARINE LABORATORY CONVEYANCE--H.R. 1358
para.136.10  RECESS--2:31 P.M.
para.136.11  AFTER RECESS--4:40 P.M.
para.136.12  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.136.13  HOMESTEADING AND NEIGHBORHOOD RESTORATION--H.R. 1691
para.136.14  U.S. ARMED FORCES IN BOSNIA--H. RES. 247
para.136.15  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
1905--H. RES. 248
para.136.16  BUDGET RECONCILIATION, FY 1996--H.R. 2491
para.136.17  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2491
para.136.18  [ROLL NO. 744]--ON AGREEING TO THE MOTION TO INSTRUCT
para.136.19  H. RES. 247--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.136.20  [ROLL NO. 745]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 247
para.136.21  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.136.22  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2491
para.136.23  SUBPOENA
para.136.24  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.136.25  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.136.26  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.136.27  ADJOURNMENT
para.136.28  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.136.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.136.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.136.31  DELETIONS

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                     TUESDAY, OCTOBER 31, 1995 (137)

para.137.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.137.2  RECESS--9:48 A.M.
para.137.3  AFTER RECESS--10:00 A.M.
para.137.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.137.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.137.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2492--H. RES. 239
para.137.7  [ROLL NO. 746]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.137.8  LEGISLATIVE BRANCH APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 2492
para.137.9  [ROLL NO. 747]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2492
para.137.10  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 1905--H. RES. 248
para.137.11  ENERGY AND WATER APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--CONFERENCE REPORT 
ON H.R. 1905
para.137.12  [ROLL NO. 748]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.137.13  APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL CONFEREE--H.R. 2491
para.137.14  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 1868--H. RES. 249
para.137.15  [ROLL NO. 749]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTIONS
para.137.16  [ROLL NO. 750]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 249
para.137.17  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.137.18  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAN
para.137.19  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--CONFERENCE 
REPORT ON H.R. 1868
para.137.20  [ROLL NO. 751]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.137.21  [ROLL NO. 752]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.137.22  AMENDMENT IN DISAGREEMENT--H.R. 1868--SENATE AMENDMENT 
NUMBERED 115 WITH AN AMENDMENT
para.137.23  [ROLL NO. 753]--ON THE MOTION TO AGREE TO SENATE AMENDMENT 
NUMBERED 115 WITH AN AMENDMENT
para.137.24  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1977
para.137.25  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1833--H. RES. 251
para.137.26  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2546--H. RES. 252
para.137.27  ADJOURNMENT
para.137.28  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.137.29  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.137.30  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.137.31  PETITIONS
    para.137.32  DELETIONS

                    WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 1995 (138)

para.138.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.138.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.138.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.138.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.138.5  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.138.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1833--H. RES. 251
para.138.7  [ROLL NO. 754]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 251
para.138.8  PARTIAL-BIRTH ABORTIONS--H.R. 1833
para.138.9  RECORDED VOTE--EXHIBIT USE PERMITTED ON FLOOR OF THE HOUSE
para.138.10  [ROLL NO. 755]--ON USE OF EXHIBIT ON FLOOR OF THE HOUSE
para.138.11  [ROLL NO. 756]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1833
para.138.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2546--H. RES. 252
para.138.13  [ROLL NO. 757]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 252
para.138.14  D.C. APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 2546
para.138.15  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. BONILLA
para.138.16  [ROLL NO. 758]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.138.17  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT ON MR. HOSTETTLER
para.138.18  [ROLL NO. 759]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.138.19  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST FURTHER CONFERENCE REPORT 
ON H.R. 1977--H. RES. 253
para.138.20  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.138.21  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.138.22  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.138.23  ADJOURNMENT
para.138.24  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS

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para.138.25  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.138.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.138.27  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1995 (139)

para.139.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.139.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.139.3  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.139.4  [ROLL NO. 760]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.139.5  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.139.6  VA--HUD APPROPRIATION, FY 1996--H.R. 2099
para.139.7  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2099
para.139.8  WORDS TAKEN DOWN
para.139.9  [ROLL NO. 761]--ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.139.10  [ROLL NO. 762]--ON AGREEING TO THE MOTION TO INSTRUCT
para.139.11  D.C. APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 2546
para.139.12  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. GUNDERSON
para.139.13  [ROLL NO. 763]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.139.14  [ROLL NO. 764]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2546
para.139.15  APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL CONFEREES--H.R. 2491
para.139.16  PRIVATE CALENDAR OBJECTORS--MINORITY
para.139.17  PRIVATE CALENDAR OBJECTORS--MAJORITY
para.139.18  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.139.19  HOUR OF MEETING
para.139.20  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.139.21  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.139.22  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.139.23  ADJOURNMENT
para.139.24  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.139.25  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.139.26  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     MONDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 1995 (140)

para.140.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.140.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.140.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.140.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.140.5  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--S. 395
para.140.6  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.140.7  ADJOURNMENT
para.140.8  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.140.9  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.140.10  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.140.11  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 1995 (141)

para.141.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.141.2  RECESS--12:54 P.M.
para.141.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.141.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.141.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.141.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.141.7  SMITHSONIAN BOARD OF REGENTS--H.J. RES. 69
para.141.8  SMITHSONIAN BOARD OF REGENTS--H.J. RES. 110
para.141.9  SMITHSONIAN BOARD OF REGENTS--H.J. RES. 111
para.141.10  SMITHSONIAN BOARD OF REGENTS--H.J. RES. 112
para.141.11  SUMPTER, OREGON LAND CONVEYANCE--H.R. 1581
para.141.12  CLEVELAND NATIONAL FOREST LAND EXCHANGE--H.R. 207

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para.141.13  FREE-ROAMING HORSES IN OZARK SCENIC RIVERWAYS--H.R. 238
para.141.14  FIRE ISLAND NATIONAL SEASHORE LAND EXCHANGE--H.R. 1163
para.141.15  MODOC NATIONAL FOREST BOUNDARY ADJUSTMENT--H.R. 1585
para.141.16  WASHINGTON COUNTY, UTAH LAND EXCHANGE--H.R. 1838
para.141.17  COLORADO LAND EXCHANGE--H.R. 2437
para.141.18  RECESS--3:45 P.M.
para.141.19  AFTER RECESS--6:02 P.M.
para.141.20  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.141.21  H.J. RES. 69--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.141.22  [ROLL NO. 765]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 69
para.141.23  H.J. RES. 110--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.141.24  [ROLL NO. 766]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 110
para.141.25  H.J. RES. 111--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.141.26  [ROLL NO. 767]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 111
para.141.27  H.J. RES. 112--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.141.28  [ROLL NO. 768]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 112
para.141.29  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 
395--H. RES. 256
para.141.30  MIDDLE EAST PEACE FACILITATION--H.R. 2589
para.141.31  SANCTIONS AGAINST CASTRO GOVERNMENT--H.R. 927
para.141.32  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF S. CON. RES. 31
para.141.33  FATS AND OILS DIFFERENTIATION--H.R. 436
para.141.34  NOTICE REQUIREMENT--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2126
para.141.35  RECESS--9:40 P.M.
para.141.36  AFTER RECESS--11:00 P.M.
para.141.37  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. J. RES. 115--H. RES. 
257
para.141.38  HOUR OF MEETING
para.141.39  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.141.40  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.141.41  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.141.42  ADJOURNMENT
para.141.43  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.141.44  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.141.45  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1995 (142)

para.142.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.142.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.142.3  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.142.4  YITZHAK RABIN--S. CON. RES. 31
para.142.5  [ROLL NO. 769]--ON AGREEING S. CON. RES. 31
para.142.6  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 
395--H. RES. 256
para.142.7  [ROLL NO. 770]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 256
para.142.8  ALASKA POWER ADMINISTRATION SALE--CONFERENCE REPORT ON S. 
395
para.142.9  [ROLL NO. 771]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.142.10  [ROLL NO. 772]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.142.11  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.142.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES 115--H. RES. 
257
para.142.13  [ROLL NO. 773]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 257
para.142.14  NOTICE REQUIREMENT--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2126
para.142.15  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.J. RES. 115
para.142.16  WORDS TAKEN DOWN
para.142.17  [ROLL NO. 774]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.142.18  [ROLL NO. 775]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 115
para.142.19  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO WEAPONS OF MASS DESTRUCTION
para.142.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2586--H. RES. 258
para.142.21  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.142.22  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.142.23  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

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para.142.24  ADJOURNMENT
para.142.25  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.142.26  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.142.27  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.142.28  DELETIONS

                    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 1995 (143)

para.143.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.143.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.143.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.143.4  D.C. APPROPRIATIONS--H.R. 2546
para.143.5  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2546
para.143.6  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 2546
para.143.7  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.143.8  [ROLL NO. 776]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.143.9  PRODUCT LIABILITY LITIGATION--H.R. 956
para.143.10  MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 956
para.143.11  [ROLL NO. 777]--ON AGREEING TO THE MOTION TO INSTRUCT
para.143.12  APPOINTMENT OF CONFEREES--H.R. 956
para.143.13  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.143.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2586--H. RES. 258
para.143.15  [ROLL NO. 778]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 258
para.143.16  DEBT LIMIT INCREASE--H.R. 2586
para.143.17  WORDS TAKEN DOWN
para.143.18  [ROLL NO. 779]--ON AGREEING TO THE COMMITTEE AMENDMENT AND 
AMENDMENTS SPECIFIED IN HOUSE REPORT 104-328
para.143.19  [ROLL NO. 780]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.143.20  [ROLL NO. 781]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2586
para.143.21  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.143.22  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2539--H. RES. 256
para.143.23  WAIVING REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 4(B) RULE XI--H. RES. 260
para.143.24  HOUR OF MEETING
para.143.25  NOTICE REQUIREMENT--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2126
para.143.26  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--FEDERAL LABOR RELATIONS 
AUTHORITY
para.143.27  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL CORPORATION FOR 
HOUSING PARTNERSHIPS
para.143.28  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--COMMODITY CREDIT CORPORATION
para.143.29  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENTS TO 
H.J. RES. 115--H. RES. 261
para.143.30  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENTS TO 
H.R. 2586--H. RES. 262
para.143.31  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.143.32  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.143.33  ADJOURNMENT
para.143.34  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.143.35  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.143.36  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.143.37  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1995 (144)

para.144.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.144.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.144.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.144.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.144.5  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.144.6  [ROLL NO. 782]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.144.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE SENATE AMENDMENTS TO 
H.J. RES. 115--H. RES. 261
para.144.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENTS TO H.R. 
2586--H. RES. 262
para.144.9  [ROLL NO. 783]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 262
para.144.10  H. RES. 261--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.144.11  [ROLL NO. 784]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 261

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para.144.12  TEMPORARY INCREASE IN DEBT LIMIT--H.R. 2586--CONCUR IN 
SENATE AMENDMENT
para.144.13  [ROLL NO. 785]--ON THE MOTION TO CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT
para.144.14  CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.J. RES. 115--CONCUR 
IN SENATE AMENDMENTS
para.144.15  [ROLL NO. 786]--ON MOTION TO CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT 
NUMBERED 1 AND 2 AND CONCUR IN SENATE AMENDMENT NUMBERED 3 WITH 
AMENDMENT
para.144.16  VETERANS COMPENSATION--H.R. 2394
para.144.17  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.144.18  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.144.19  SENATE BILL AND JOINT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.144.20  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.144.21  [ROLL NO. 787]--ON THE MOTION
para.144.22  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.144.23  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.144.24  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.144.25  PETITIONS
    para.144.26  DELETIONS

                     MONDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 1995 (145)

para.145.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.145.2  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.145.3  ``MORNING HOUR'' DEBATES
para.145.4  RECESS--1:26 P.M.
para.145.5  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.145.6  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.145.7  COMMUNICATIONS
para.145.8  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.145.9  PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
para.145.10  ELECTRONIC FILING AND PRESERVATION OF FEC REPORTS--H.R. 
2527
para.145.11  DEFENSE PRODUCTION--H.R. 2204
para.145.12  TRANSFERS OF NATIONAL FOREST LANDS--H.R. 924
para.145.13  ARKANSAS HYDROELECTRIC PROJECTS--H.R. 657
para.145.14  FERC LICENSED HYDRO PROJECTS--H.R. 680
para.145.15  OHIO HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT--H.R. 1101
para.145.16  FERC ISSUED HYDROELECTRIC LICENSE--H.R. 1014
para.145.17  WEST VIRGINIA HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT--H.R. 1051
para.145.18  OREGON HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT--H.R. 1290
para.145.19  WEST VIRGINIA HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT--H.R. 1335
para.145.20  MT. HOPE WATERPOWER PROJECT--H.R. 1366
para.145.21  RECESS--3:39 P.M.
para.145.22  AFTER RECESS--5:04 P.M.
para.145.23  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--VETO OF H.R. 2586
para.145.24  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.145.25  POSTPONEMENT OF VETO CONSIDERATION--H.R.2586
para.145.26  [ROLL NO. 788]--ON THE MOTION
para.145.27  H.R. 657--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.145.28  [ROLL NO. 789]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 657
para.145.29  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.145.30  NOTICE REQUIREMENT--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 2126
para.145.31  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT INCREASE
para.145.32  APPOINTMENT OF ADDITIONAL CONFEREES--H.R. 2491
para.145.33  WAIVING RULE REQUIREMENT--H. RES. 265
para.145.34  RECESS--11:25 P.M.
para.145.35  AFTER RECESS--11:47 P.M.
para.145.36  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.145.37  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.145.38  ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.145.39  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.145.40  LEAVE OF ABSENCE

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para.145.41  ADJOURNMENT
para.145.42  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.145.43  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.145.44  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1995 (146)

para.146.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.146.2  RECESS--9:50 A.M.
para.146.3  AFTER RECESS--10:00 A.M.
para.146.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.146.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.146.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.146.7  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.146.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.146.9  CORRECTIONS CALENDAR
para.146.10  UNNECESSARY MEDICAL DEVICE REPORTING--H.R. 2366
para.146.11  POINT OF ORDER
para.146.12  POINT OF ORDER
para.146.13  POINT OF ORDER
para.146.14  FEDERAL REPORTS ELIMINATION--S. 790
para.146.15  PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT--H.R. 2621
para.146.16  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--VETO OF H.J. RES. 115
para.146.17  POSTPONEMENT OF VETO CONSIDERATION--H.J. RES. 115
para.146.18  WORDS TAKEN DOWN
para.146.19  [ROLL NO. 790]--ON THE MOTION TO POSTPONE CONSIDERATION OF 
VETO ON H.J. RES. 115
para.146.20  H.R. 2621--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.146.21  [ROLL NO. 791]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2621
para.146.22  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2539--H. RES. 259
para.146.23  ICC TERMINATION--H.R. 2539
para.146.24  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WHITFIELD
para.146.25  [ROLL NO. 792]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.146.26  [ROLL NO. 793]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2539
para.146.27  WORDS TAKEN DOWN
para.146.28  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES GIFT REFORM--H. RES. 250
para.146.29  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
2020--H. RES. 267
para.146.30  JOINT RESOLUTION PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.146.31  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.146.32  ADJOURNMENT
para.146.33  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.146.34  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.146.35  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.146.36  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.146.37  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.146.38  DELETIONS

                   WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1995 (147)

para.147.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.147.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.147.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.147.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.147.5  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.R. 1868--
SENATE AMENDMENT TO HOUSE AMENDMENT TO SENATE AMENDMENT NUMBERED 115
para.147.6  [ROLL NO. 794]--ON THE MOTION
para.147.7  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 2020--H. RES. 267
para.147.8  [ROLL NO. 795]--ON THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.147.9  [ROLL NO. 796]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 267
para.147.10  TREASURY, POSTAL SERVICE APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2020
para.147.11  [ROLL NO. 797]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT

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para.147.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE FURTHER CONFERENCE 
REPORT ON H.R. 1977--H. RES. 253
para.147.13  [ROLL NO. 798]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 253
para.147.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 250--H. RES. 268
para.147.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2564--H. RES. 269
para.147.16  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
1977
para.147.17  [ROLL NO. 799]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.147.18  RECESS--5:47 P.M.
para.147.19  AFTER RECESS--6:38 P.M.
para.147.20  RECESS--6:39 P.M.
para.147.21  AFTER RECESS--7:45 P.M.
para.147.22  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.147.23  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--H.R. 2552
para.147.24  DEMOCRATIC CAUCUS MEMBERSHIP
para.147.25  COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT VACATED
para.147.26  COMMITTEE ASSIGNMENT VACATED
para.147.27  WAIVING REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 4(B) OF RULE XI--H. RES. 265
para.147.28  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. J. RES. 122--H. RES. 
270
para.147.29  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. J. RES. 122--H. RES. 
270
para.147.30  [ROLL NO. 800]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 270
para.147.31  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2126
para.147.32  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--S. 440
para.147.33  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.J. RES. 122
para.147.34  [ROLL NO. 801]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
    para.147.35  [ROLL NO. 802]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 122

      THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF NOVEMBER 15), 1995

para.147.36  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.147.37  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
2126--H. RES. 271
para.147.38  RECESS--12:10 A.M.
para.147.39  AFTER RECESS--1:10 A.M.
para.147.40  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2491
para.147.41  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.147.42  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.147.43  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.147.44  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.147.45  ADJOURNMENT
para.   REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.   PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.   ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.   DELETIONS

                    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 16, 1995 (148)

para.148.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.148.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.148.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.148.4  POINT OF ORDER
para.148.5  POINT OF ORDER
para.148.6  POINT OF ORDER
para.148.7  [ROLL NO. 803]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY THE APPEAL ON THE TABLE
para.148.8  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 2126--H. RES. 271
para.148.9  [ROLL NO. 804]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 271
para.148.10  DEFENSE DEPARTMENT APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--FURTHER 
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2126
para.148.11  [ROLL NO. 805]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT
para.148.12  [ROLL NO. 806]--ON AGREEING TO THE FURTHER CONFERENCE 
REPORT
para.148.13  NOTICE REQUIREMENT--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION 
OF PRIVILEGES
para.148.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 250--H. RES. 268
para.148.15  GIFT REFORM--H. RES. 250
para.148.16  [ROLL NO. 807]--ON THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE OF A 
SUBSTITUTE BY MR. BURTON

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para.148.17  [ROLL NO. 808]--ON THE AMENDMENT BY MR. SOLOMON
para.148.18  [ROLL NO. 809]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 250, AS AMENDED
para.148.19  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2564--H. RES. 269
para.148.20  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2564
para.148.21  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.148.22  LOBBYING DISCLOSURE REFORM--H.R. 2564
para.148.23  AUTHORIZING A SPECIFIED CORRECTION IN THE FORM OF THE 
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2491--H. RES. 272
para.148.24  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2606--H. RES. 273
para.148.25  HOUR OF MEETING
para.148.26  LOBBYING DISCLOSURE REFORM--H.R. 2564
para.148.27  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--FURTHER CONTINUING 
APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996
para.148.28  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.148.29  ADJOURNMENT
para.148.30  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.148.31  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.148.32  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.148.33  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.148.34  DELETIONS

                     FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1995 (149)

para.149.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.149.2  COMMUNICATIONS
para.149.3  COMMITTEE AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.149.4  AUTHORIZING A SPECIFIED CORRECTION IN THE FORM OF THE 
CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2491--H. RES. 272
para.149.5  [ROLL NO. 810]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 272
para.149.6  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2491
para.149.7  BUDGET RECONCILIATION, FY 1996--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
2491
para.149.8  CALL OF THE HOUSE
para.149.9   [ROLL NO. 811]--QUORUM CALL
para.149.10  [ROLL NO. 812]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.149.11  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.149.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2606--H. RES. 273
para.149.13  [ROLL NO. 813]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 273
para.149.14  PROHIBITION ON FUNDS FOR BOSNIA DEPLOYMENT--H.R. 2606
para.149.15  WORDS TAKEN DOWN
para.149.16  [ROLL NO. 814]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2606
para.149.17  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE 
RULES--H. RES. 275
para.149.18  WAIVING REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 4(B) OF RULE XI WITH RESPECT 
TO CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN RESOLUTIONS--H. RES. 276
para.149.19  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 277
para.149.20  [ROLL NO. 815]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY RESOLUTION ON THE 
TABLE
para.149.21  HOUR OF MEETING
para.149.22  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2099
para.149.23  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.149.24  ADJOURNMENT
para.149.25  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.149.26  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.149.27  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.149.28  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.149.29  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.149.30  DELETIONS

                    SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 18, 1995 (150)

para.150.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.150.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.150.3  WAIVING RULES REQUIREMENT FOR CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN 
RESOLUTIONS--H. RES. 276
para.150.4  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF MOTIONS TO SUSPEND THE 
RULES--H. RES. 275
para.150.5  WORDS TAKEN DOWN

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para.150.6  [ROLL NO. 816]--ON THE MOTION FOR THE GENTLEMAN TO PROCEED 
IN ORDER
para.150.7  [ROLL NO. 817]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.150.8  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 
2491--H. RES. 279
para.150.9  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.150.10  WAIVING CERTAIN POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE 
REPORT ON H.R. 2099--H. RES. 280
para.150.11  CONCURRING IN SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 2491--H. RES. 279
para.150.12  RECESS--12:40 P.M.
para.150.13  AFTER RECESS--1:29 P.M.
para.150.14  NATIONAL HIGHWAY SYSTEM DESIGNATION--S. 440
para.150.15  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS--H.J. RES. 123
para.150.16  [ROLL NO. 818]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES 123
para.150.17  MOTION TO ADJOURN
para.150.18  [ROLL NO. 819]--ON THE MOTION
para.150.19  RECESS--3:14 P.M.
para.150.20  AFTER RECESS--10 P.M.
para.150.21  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
    para.150.22  RECESS--10:01 P.M.

       SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 19 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF NOVEMBER 18), 1995

para.150.23  AFTER RECESS--9 A.M.
para.150.24  RECESS--9:01 A.M.
para.150.25  AFTER RECESS--4 P.M.
para.150.26  RECESS--4:01 P.M.
para.150.27  AFTER RECESS--8:40 P.M.
para.150.28  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.150.29  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF SENATE AMENDMENT TO 
H.J. RES. 123--
para.150.30  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS--H.J. RES. 123
para.150.31  HOUR OF MEETING
para.150.32  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.150.33  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.150.34  ADJOURNMENT
para.150.35  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.150.36  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.150.37  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 1995 (151)

para.151.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.151.2  RECESS--1:41 P.M.
para.151.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.151.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.151.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.151.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.151.7  ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTION SIGNED
para.151.8  PROVIDING FOR THE ADJOURNMENT OF THE TWO HOUSES--S. CON. 
RES. 32
para.151.9  COMMENCEMENT DATE OF TEMPORARY FEDERAL JUDGESHIPS--H.R. 2361 
AND S.1328
para.151.10  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 122
para.151.11  ORDER OF BUSINESS--POSTPONEMENT OF VOTE
para.151.12  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--H.J. RES. 122
para.151.13  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 2099--H. RES. 280
para.151.14  BUDGET RECONCILIATION, FY 1996--H.R. 2491
para.151.15  [ROLL NO. 820]--ON THE MOTION TO CONCUR IN THE SENATE 
AMENDMENT
para.151.16  H.J. RES. 122--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.151.17  [ROLL NO. 821]--ON THE MOTION TO CONCUR IN THE SENATE 
AMENDMENT
para.151.18  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
para.151.19  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.151.20  EXTENSION OF REMARKS
para.151.21  SPEAKER AND MINORITY LEADER TO ACCEPT RESIGNATIONS, APPOINT 
COMMISSIONS
para.151.22  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY

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para.151.23  COMMITTEE RESIGNATION--MINORITY
para.151.24  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 281
para.151.25  COMMITTEE ELECTION--MINORITY--H. RES. 281
para.151.26  ENROLLED JOINT RESOLUTIONS SIGNED
para.151.27  JOINT RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.151.28  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.151.29  ADJOURNMENT
para.151.30  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.151.31  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.151.32  MEMORIALS
para.151.33  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.151.34  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 28, 1995 (152)

para.152.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.152.2  RECESS--1:25 P.M.
para.152.3  AFTER RECESS--2:00 P.M.
para.152.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.152.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.152.6  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--COMMITTEE ON THE RECORDS OF 
CONGRESS
para.152.7  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.152.8  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.152.9  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT 
TO IRAN
para.152.10  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RAILROAD RETIREMENT BOARD
para.152.11  CORRECTIONS CALENDAR
para.152.12  PHILANTHROPHY PROTECTION--H.R. 2519
para.152.13  CHARITABLE GIFT ANNUITY ANTITRUST RELIEF--H.R. 2525
para.152.14  POINT OF ORDER
para.152.15  RECESS--3:20 P.M.
para.152.16  AFTER RECESS--5:30 P.M.
para.152.17  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--H.R. 2519
para.152.18  [ROLL NO. 822]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2519
para.152.19  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--H.R. 2525
para.152.20  [ROLL NO. 823]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2525
para.152.21  HONORABLE GEORGE M. WHITE--S. CON. RES. 33
para.152.22  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF AMENDMENTS--H.R.2564
para.152.23  LOBBYING DISCLOSURE REFORM--H.R. 2564
para.152.24  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. FOX
para.152.25  [ROLL NO. 824]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.152.26  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. CLINGER
para.152.27  [ROLL NO. 825]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.152.28  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. ENGLISH
para.152.29  [ROLL NO. 826]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.152.30  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. WELLER
para.152.31  [ROLL NO. 827]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.152.32  NOTICE REQUIREMENT--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION 
OF PRIVILEGES
para.152.33  SUBPOENA
para.152.34  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1058
para.152.35  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.152.36  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.152.37  ADJOURNMENT
para.152.38  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.152.39  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.152.40  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.152.41  REPORTS OF COMMITTEE ON PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.152.42  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                   WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1995 (153)

para.153.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.153.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

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para.153.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.153.4  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.153.5  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.153.6  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--NUCLEAR ENERGY COOPERATION
para.153.7  LOBBYING DISCLOSURE REFORM--H.R. 2564
para.153.8  [ROLL NO. 828]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2564
para.153.9  ENROLLMENT CORRECTIONS--S. 1060--H. CON. RES. 116
para.153.10  VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2099
para.153.11  [ROLL NO. 829]--MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.153.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1788--H. RES. 284
para.153.13  PUBLIC WORKS PROJECTS
para.153.14  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.153.15  ADJOURNMENT
para.153.16  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.153.17  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.153.18  MEMORIALS
para.153.19  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.153.20  DELETIONS

                    THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1995 (154)

para.154.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.154.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.154.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.154.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.154.5  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.154.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1788--H. RES. 284
para.154.7  AMTRAK AUTHORIZATIONS--H.R. 1788
para.154.8  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MRS. COLLINS OF ILLINOIS
para.154.9  [ROLL NO. 830]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.154.10  RECORDED VOTE--AMENDMENT BY MR. NADLER
para.154.11  [ROLL NO. 831]--ON THE AMENDMENT
para.154.12  [ROLL NO. 832]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1788
para.154.13  ICC TERMINATION--H.R. 2539
para.154.14  REFERRAL OF VETO MESSAGE ON H.J. RES. 115
para.154.15  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1350
para.154.16  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1350--H. RES. 287
para.154.17  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 288
para.154.18  [ROLL NO. 833]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY H. RES. 288 ON THE 
TABLE
para.154.19  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.154.20  HOUR OF MEETING
para.154.21  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.154.22  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2684
para.154.23  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 254
para.154.24  RULES OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--H. RES. 254
para.154.25  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.154.26  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.154.27  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.154.28  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.154.29   ADJOURNMENT
para.154.30  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.154.31  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.154.32  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.154.33  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.154.34  PETITIONS
    para.154.35  DELETIONS

                     MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1995 (155)

para.155.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.155.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL

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para.155.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.155.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.155.5  SUBPOENA
para.155.6  SUBPOENA
para.155.7  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2684
para.155.8  ADJOURNMENT
para.155.9  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.155.10  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON REPORTED BILLS SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.155.11  MEMORIALS
    para.155.12  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     TUESDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1995 (156)

para.156.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.156.2  RECESS--1:20 P.M.
para.156.3  AFTER RECESS--2 P.M.
para.156.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.156.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.156.6  PRIVATE CALENDAR BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.156.7  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.156.8  BIG THICKET LAND EXCHANGES--H.R. 826
para.156.9  DOUG BARNARD-OLYMPIC COIN AMENDMENT--H.R. 2336
para.156.10  COMMEMORATIVE COIN REFORM--H.R. 2614
para.156.11  HOPEWELL TOWNSHIP, PENNSYLVANIA LAND CONVEYANCE--H.R. 308
para.156.12  JAMES LAWRENCE KING FEDERAL JUSTICE BUILDING--H.R. 255
para.156.13  BRUCE R. THOMPSON U.S. COURTHOUSE AND FEDERAL BUILDING--
H.R. 395
para.156.14  THURGOOD MARSHALL U.S. COURTHOUSE--H.R. 653
para.156.15  WALTER B. JONES FEDERAL BUILDING AND U.S. COURTHOUSE--H.R. 
840
para.156.16  THOMAS D. LAMBROS FEDERAL BUILDING AND U.S. COURTHOUSE--
H.R. 869
para.156.17  ROMANO L. MAZZOLI FEDERAL BUILDING--H.R. 965
para.156.18  JUDGE ISAAC C. PARKER FEDERAL BUILDING--H.R. 1804
para.156.19  SOCIAL SECURITY INCREASES--H.R. 2684
para.156.20  NOTICE REQUIREMENT--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION 
OF PRIVILEGES
para.156.21  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
2076--H. RES. 289
para.156.22  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
1058--H. RES. 290
para.156.23  H.R. 869--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.156.24  [ROLL NO. 834]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 869
para.156.25  H.R. 965--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.156.26  [ROLL NO. 835]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 965
para.156.27  H.R. 1804--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.156.28  [ROLL NO. 836]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 1804
para.156.29  H.R. 2684--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.156.30  [ROLL NO. 837]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2684
para.156.31  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.156.32  ADJOURNMENT
para.156.33  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.156.34  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.156.35  MEMORIALS
para.156.36  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.156.37  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 6, 1995 (157)

para.157.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.157.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.157.3  COMMUNICATION
para.157.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.157.5  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.157.6  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 1058--H. RES. 290
para.157.7  [ROLL NO. 838]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 290

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para.157.8  WAIVING REQUIREMENT OF CLAUSE 4(B), RULE XI--H. RES. 260, 
LAID ON THE TABLE
para.157.9  SECURITIES LITIGATION--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1058
para.157.10  [ROLL NO. 839]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.157.11  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--H.R. 103
para.157.12  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--H.R. 564
para.157.13  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--H.R. 842
para.157.14  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1350--H. RES. 287
para.157.15  MERCHANT MARINE REVITALIZATION--H.R. 1350
para.157.16  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 2076--H. RES. 289
para.157.17  COMMERCE, JUSTICE, STATE, JUDICIARY APPROPRIATIONS, FY 
1996--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2076
para.157.18  [ROLL NO. 840]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.157.19  [ROLL NO. 841]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.157.20  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2099
para.157.21  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.157.22  NOTICE REQUIREMENT--MOTION TO INSTRUCT CONFEREES--H.R. 4
para.157.23  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--VETO OF H.R. 2491
para.157.24  HOUR OF MEETING
para.157.25  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
2099--H. RES. 291
para.157.26  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--ADMINISTRATION OF EXPORT 
CONTROLS
para.157.27  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.157.28  ADJOURNMENT
para.157.29  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.157.30  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.157.31  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.157.32  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.157.33  DELETIONS

                    THURSDAY, DECEMBER 7, 1995 (158)

para.158.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.158.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.158.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.158.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.158.5  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.158.6  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE FURTHER CONFERENCE 
REPORT ON H.R. 2099--H. RES. 291
para.158.7  [ROLL NO. 842]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 291
para.158.8  VA-HUD APPROPRIATIONS--FURTHER CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
2099
para.158.9  [ROLL NO. 843]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.158.10  [ROLL NO. 844]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.158.11  AMENDMENT IN DISAGREEMENT--H.R. 2099
para.158.12  ADJOURNMENT OVER
para.158.13  ORDER OF BUSINESS--RECESS
para.158.14  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.158.15  RYAN WHITE CARE REAUTHORIZATION--S. 641
para.158.16  FEDERAL REPORTING REQUIREMENTS--S. 790
para.158.17  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--VETO OF H.R. 2586
para.158.18  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2621--H. RES. 293
para.158.19  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.158.20  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.158.21  ADJOURNMENT
para.158.22  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.158.23  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.158.24  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.158.25  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                     MONDAY, DECEMBER 11, 1995 (159)

para.159.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.159.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.159.3  COMMUNICATIONS

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para.159.4  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.159.5  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.159.6  COAST GUARD ACTIVE DUTY STATUS
para.159.7  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.159.8  NATIONAL EMERGENCY WITH RESPECT TO YUGOSLAVIA
para.159.9  SUBPOENA
para.159.10  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.159.11  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.159.12  ADJOURNMENT
para.159.13  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.159.14  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.159.15  MEMORIALS
    para.159.16  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    TUESDAY, DECEMBER 12, 1995 (160)

para.160.1  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.160.2  RECESS--10:04 A.M.
para.160.3  AFTER RECESS--1:00 P.M.
para.160.4  RECESS--1:41 P.M.
para.160.5  AFTER RECESS--2:30 P.M.
para.160.6  NOTICE REQUIREMENT--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION OF 
PRIVILEGES
para.160.7  PROCEEDINGS DURING RECESS
para.160.8  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--H.R. 2415
para.160.9  CORRECTIONS CALENDAR
para.160.10  SACCHRIN NOTICE REQUIREMENT--H.R. 1787
para.160.11  WORK RELATED TRAVEL OPTION--H.R. 325
para.160.12  CHANGE OF REFERENCE--H.R. 2415
para.160.13  PARTY AFFILIATION
para.160.14  COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
para.160.15  COMMITTEE MEMBERSHIP
para.160.16  SUBPOENA
para.160.17  FEDERALLY SUPPORTED HEALTH CARE CENTERS--H.R. 1747
para.160.18  TRINITY RIVER BASIN FISH AND WILDLIFE MANAGEMENT 
REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 2243
para.160.19  DON EDWARDS SAN FRANCISCO BAY NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE--
H.R. 1253
para.160.20  STATE SERVICES FOR NATIONAL PARKS AND NATIONAL WILDLIFE 
REFUGES--H.R. 2677
para.160.21  FEDERAL TRADEMARK DILUTION--H.R. 1295
para.160.22  FAIRNESS COMPENSATION FOR PATENT OWNERS--H.R. 632
para.160.23  SEXUAL CRIMES AGAINST CHILDREN PREVENTION--H.R. 1240
para.160.24  DNA IDENTIFICATION GRANTS IMPROVEMENT--H.R. 2418
para.160.25  CRIMINAL LAW TECHNICAL AMENDMENTS--H.R. 2538
para.160.26  FEDERAL PRISON ESCAPE PENALTY INCREASE--H.R. 1533
para.160.27  TECHNOLOGY TRANSFER IMPROVEMENTS--H.R. 2196
para.160.28  CONSIDERATION OF A MOTION TO DISPOSE OF SENATE AMENDMENTS 
ON H.R. 1868--H. RES. 296
para.160.29  WAIVING RULES TWO-THIRDS REQUIREMENT--H. RES. 297
para.160.30  VETERANS HOUSING, EMPLOYMENT PROGRAMS AND EMPLOYMENT RIGHTS 
BENEFITS--H.R. 2289
para.160.31  STANDARDS OF OFFICIAL CONDUCT REPORT
para.160.32  FDIC PROTECTION--H.R. 1574
para.160.33  NOBEL PEACE PRIZE NOMINEE WEI JINGSHENG--H. CON. RES. 117
para.160.34  H.R. 2243--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.160.35  [ROLL NO. 845]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2243
para.160.36  H.R. 2677--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.160.37  [ROLL NO. 846]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2677
para.160.38  H.R. 2418--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.160.39  [ROLL NO. 847]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2418
para.160.40  H. CON. RES. 117--UNFINISHED BUSINESS
para.160.41  [ROLL NO. 848]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 117
para.160.42  RESIGNATION AS CONFEREE--H.R. 2539
para.160.43  CHANGE OF CONFEREE--H.R. 2539

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para.160.44  RESIGNATION AS MEMBER OF HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES--
HONORABLE WALTER R. TUCKER, III
para.160.45  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1977
para.160.46  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.160.47  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.160.48  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.160.49  ADJOURNMENT
para.160.50  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.160.51  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.160.52  PRIVATE BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.160.53  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                   WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 13, 1995 (161)

para.161.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.161.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.161.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.161.4  CONSIDERATION OF MOTION TO DISPOSE OF SENATE ADMENDMENT--
H.R. 1868--H. RES. 296
para.161.5  [ROLL NO. 849]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 296
para.161.6  FOREIGN OPERATIONS APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996--AMENDMENT IN 
DISAGREEMENT--H.R. 1868
para.161.7  [ROLL NO. 850]--ON THE MOTION
para.161.8  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.161.9  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST FURTHER CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 1997--H. RES. 301
para.161.10  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--FARMINGTON RIVER STUDY
para.161.11  WAIVING CLAUSE 4(B) OF RULE XI FOR CONSIDERATION OF CERTAIN 
RESOLUTIONS--H. RES. 297
para.161.12  [ROLL NO. 851]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 297
para.161.13  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST FURTHER CONFERENCE REPORT 
ON H.R. 1977--H. RES. 301
para.161.14  [ROLL NO. 852]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 301
para.161.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 1745--H. RES. 303
para.161.16  INTERIOR APPROPRIATIONS, FY 1996 --H.R. 1977
para.161.17  [ROLL NO. 853]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.161.18  [ROLL NO. 854]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.161.19  PROVIDING FOR CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 304--H. RES. 304
para.161.20  BOSNIA/HERZEGOVINA--H. RES. 304
para.161.21  [ROLL NO. 855]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 304
para.161.22  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1530
para.161.23  DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. ARMED FORCES TO BOSNIA--H. RES. 302; H. 
RES. 306 AND H.R. 2770
para.161.24  DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. ARMED FORCES TO BOSNIA--H.R. 2770
para.161.25  [ROLL NO. 856]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2770
para.161.26  DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. ARMED FORCES TO BOSNIA--H. RES. 302
para.161.27  [ROLL NO. 857]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 302
para.161.28  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.161.29  DEPLOYMENT OF U.S. ARMED FORCES TO BOSNIA--H. RES. 306
    para.161.30  [ROLL NO. 858]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 306

      THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 13), 1995

para.161.31  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.161.32  ADJOURNMENT
para.161.33  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.161.34  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.161.35  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    THURSDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1995 (162)

para.162.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.162.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.162.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.162.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.162.5  COMMITTEES AND SUBCOMMITTEES TO SIT
para.162.6  NOTICE REQUIREMENT--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION OF 
PRIVILEGES
para.162.7  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2621--H. RES. 293

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para.162.8  [ROLL NO. 859]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.162.9  [ROLL NO. 860]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 293
para.162.10  PUBLIC DEBT LIMIT--H.R. 2621
para.162.11  [ROLL NO. 861]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.162.12  [ROLL NO. 862]--ON PASSAGE OF H.R. 2621
para.162.13  ORDER OF BUSINESS--SWEARING IN OF MEMBER-ELECT--HONORABLE 
JESSE L. JACKSON
para.162.14  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
1530--H. RES. 1530
para.162.15  PERMISSION TO FILE REPORT--H.R. 2661
para.162.16  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para.162.17  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.162.18  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.162.19  ADJOURNMENT
para.162.20  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.162.21  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.162.22  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.162.23  DELETIONS

                     FRIDAY, DECEMBER 15, 1995 (163)

para.163.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.163.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.163.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.163.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.163.5  SPEAKER AUTHORIZED TO DECLARE RECESSES
para.163.6  [ROLL NO. 863]--ON THE MOTION
para.163.7  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--CERTIFICATE OF ELECTION
para.163.8  MEMBER-ELECT SWORN IN--HONORABLE TOM CAMPBELL
para.163.9  ENROLLMENT CORRECTION--S. 1060--H. CON. RES. 36
para.163.10  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 1530--H. RES. 307
para.163.11  [ROLL NO. 864]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 307
para.163.12  DOD AUTHORIZATION, FY 1996--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1530
para.163.13  [ROLL NO. 865]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
    para.163.14  RECESS--3:01 P.M.

      SATURDAY, DECEMBER 16 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 15), 1995
       SUNDAY, DECEMBER 17 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 15), 1995
       MONDAY, DECEMBER 18 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 15), 1995

para.163.15  AFTER RECESS--12 O'CLOCK NOON
para.163.16  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.163.17  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.163.18  STUTTGART NATIONAL AQUACULTURE RESEARCH CENTER--H.R. 33
para.163.19  HOUSING FOR OLDER PERSONS--SENATE AMENDMENT TO H.R. 660
para.163.20  STATE TAXATION OF PENSION INCOME--H.R. 394
para.163.21  AU PAIR PROGRAMS--S. 1465
para.163.22  MAX ROSENN U.S. COURTHOUSE--H.R. 1718
para.163.23  DAVID J. WHEELER FEDERAL BUILDING--H.R. 2061
para.163.24  FRANK J. HAGEL FEDERAL BUILDING--H.R. 2111
para.163.25  TIMOTHY MCCAGHREN ADMINISTRATIVE BUILDING--H.R. 2415
para.163.26  RONALD REAGAN BUILDING AND INTERNATIONAL TRADE CENTER--H.R. 
2481
para.163.27  VEACH-BALEY FEDERAL COMPLEX--H.R. 2504
para.163.28  HOWARD H. BAKER, JR. U.S. COURTHOUSE--H.R. 2547
para.163.29  VINCENT E. MCKELVEY FEDERAL BUILDING--H.R. 2556
para.163.30  JAMES L. FOREMAN U.S. COURTHOUSE--H.R. 2689
para.163.31  SEYBOURN H. LYNN FEDERAL COURTHOUSE--S. 369
para.163.32  DAYTON AREA HEALTH PLAN--H.R. 1878
para.163.33  ALBERT V. BRYAN U.S. COURTHOUSE--S. 965
para.163.34  RECESS--2:20 P.M.
para.163.35  AFTER RECESS--4:26 P.M.
para.163.36  SEVEN-YEAR BALANCED BUDGET--H.J. RES. 132

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para.163.37  [ROLL NO. 866]--ON PASSAGE OF H.J. RES. 132
para.163.38  MESSAGES FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.163.39  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 2539
para.163.40  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.163.41  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--VETO OF H.R. 1977
para.163.42  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--VETO OF H.R. 2099
para.163.43  GENERAL LEAVE FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE FIRST SESSION OF THE 
104TH CONGRESS
para.163.44  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES. 122--H. 
RES. 309
para.163.45  EXPEDITING COMMITTEE HEARINGS--H. RES. 310
para.163.46  SENATE BILL REFERRED
para.163.47  SENATE ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.163.48  BILLS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.163.49  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.163.50  ADJOURNMENT
para.163.51  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.163.52  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.163.53  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.163.54  MEMORIALS
    para.163.55  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    TUESDAY, DECEMBER 19, 1995 (164)

para.164.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.164.2  RECESS--9:50 A.M.
para.164.3  AFTER RECESS--10:00 A.M.
para.164.4  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.164.5  COMMUNICATIONS
para.164.6  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.164.7  PRIVATE CALENDAR
para.164.8  BILLS PASSED--H.R. 418; H.R. 419 AND H.R. 1315
para.164.9  EXPO '98 PARTICIPATION--H. CON. RES. 91
para.164.10  BURMA AND UN GENERAL ASSEMBLY--H. RES. 274
para.164.11  MIDDLE EAST PEACE FACILITATION--H.R. 2808
para.164.12  TIED AID CREDIT PROGRAM REAUTHORIZATION--H.R. 2203
para.164.13  SMITHSONIAN SESQUICENTENNIAL COMMEMORATIVE COIN--H.R. 2627
para.164.14  HOUSE EMPLOYEES--H. RES. 311
para.164.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. CON. RES. 122--H. 
RES. 309
para.164.16  WORDS TAKEN DOWN
para.164.17  [ROLL NO. 867]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.164.18  [ROLL NO. 868]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 309
para.164.19  PERMISSION TO FILE CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1655
para.164.20  CONGRESSIONAL BUDGET RESOLUTION--H. CON. RES. 122
para.164.21  [ROLL NO. 869]--ON AGREEING TO H. CON. RES. 122
para.164.22  REGULATIONS PROTECTING HOUSE EMPLOYEES--H. RES. 123
para.164.23  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF VETO MESSAGE--H.R. 2076
para.164.24  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF VETO MESSAGE--H.R. 1058
para.164.25  HOLOCAUST COMMEMORATION--H. CON. RES. 106
para.164.26  CHARLES J. COYLE POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 1398
para.164.27  EDWARD MADIGAN POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 1880
para.164.28  HOLK POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 2262
para.164.29  CHARLES A. HAYES POST OFFICE BUILDING--H.R. 2704
para.164.30  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--RECEIVED IN WRITING
para.164.31  FARM CREDIT SYSTEM REGULATORY RELIEF--H.R. 2029
para.164.32  MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--VETO OF H.R. 2076
para.164.33  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 
2539--H. RES. 312
para.164.34  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 558--H. RES. 313
para.164.35  SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.164.36  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.164.37  SENATE ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED

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para.164.38  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.164.39  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.164.40  ADJOURNMENT
para.164.41  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.164.42  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.164.53  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                   WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 20, 1995 (165)

para.165.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.165.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.165.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.165.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.165.5  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.165.6  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT--
VETO OF H.R. 1058
para.165.7  VETO OF H.R. 1058
para.165.8  [ROLL NO. 870]--VETO OVERRIDE
para.165.9  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 1655
para.165.10  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--VETO OF H.R. 2076
para.165.11  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 2539--H. RES. 312
para.165.12  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 558--H. RES. 313
para.165.13  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 134--H. RES. 
317
para.165.14  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 1655--H. RES. 318
para.165.15  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 134--H. RES. 
317
para./165.16  [ROLL NO. 871]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para./165.17  SUBMISSION OF CONFERENCE REPORT--H.R. 4
para.165.18  FURTHER CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1996--H.J. RES. 134
para.165.19  POINT OF ORDER
para.165.20  [ROLL NO. 872]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY APPEAL ON THE TABLE
para.165.21  POINT OF ORDER
para.165.22  [ROLL NO. 873]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.165.23  [ROLL NO. 874]--ON PASSAGE OF H. J. RES. 134
    para.165.24  NOTICE REQUIREMENT--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--
      QUESTION OF PRIVILEGES

      THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 20), 1995

para.165.25  RECESS--12:05 A.M.
para.165.26  AFTER RECESS--12:10 A.M.
para.165.27  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 4
para.165.28  AUTHORIZING THE SPEAKER TO DECLARE RECESSES
para.165.29  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.165.30  ADJOURNMENT
para.165.31  OATH OF OFFICE/RESIDENT COMMISSIONERS AND DELEGATES
para.165.32  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.165.33  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
    para.165.34  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS

                    THURSDAY, DECEMBER 21, 1995 (166)

para.166.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.166.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.166.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.166.4  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.166.5  FDR MEMORIAL COMMISSION--APPOINTMENTS
para.166.6  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 4--H. RES. 318
para.166.7  INTELLIGENCE AUTHORIZATION--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 1655
para.166.8  WAIVING POINTS OF ORDER AGAINST THE CONFERENCE REPORT ON 
H.R. 4--H. RES. 319
para.166.9  WELFARE REFORM--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 4
para.166.10  POINT OF ORDER
para.166.11  [ROLL NO. 875]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY APPEAL ON THE TABLE
para.166.12  [ROLL NO. 876]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS

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para.166.13  [ROLL NO. 877]--ON AGREEING TO THE CONFERENCE REPORT
para.166.14  AUTHORIZING SPEAKER TO DECLARE RECESSES--H. RES. 320
para.166.15  [ROLL NO. 878]--ON ORDERING THE PREVIOUS QUESTION
para.166.16  [ROLL NO. 879]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 320
para.166.17  NOTICE REQUIREMENT--CONSIDERATION OF RESOLUTION--QUESTION 
OF PRIVILEGES
para.166.18  HOUR OF MEETING
para.166.19  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.166.20  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 299--H. RES. 322
para.166.21  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H.R. 2677--H. RES. 323
para.166.22  SENATE BILLS AND A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION REFERRED
para.166.23  ENROLLED BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS SIGNED
para.166.24  BILL PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.166.25  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.166.26  ADJOURNMENT
para.166.27  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.166.28  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.166.29  REPORTED BILL SEQUENTIALLY REFERRED
para.166.30  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.166.31  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.166.32  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
para.166.33  PETITIONS
    para.166.34  DELETIONS

                     FRIDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1995 (167)

para.167.1  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE
para.167.2  APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.167.3  COMMUNICATIONS
para.167.4  UNFINISHED BUSINESS--APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.167.5  [ROLL NO. 880]--ON APPROVAL OF THE JOURNAL
para.167.6  PROVIDING FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF H. RES. 299--H. RES. 322
para.167.7  [ROLL NO. 881]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 322
para.167.8  BOOK ROYALTIES--H. RES. 299
para.167.9  [ROLL NO. 882]--ON AGREEING TO THE AMENDMENT IN THE NATURE 
OF A SUBSTITUTE
para.167.10  [ROLL NO. 883]--ON AGREEING TO H. RES. 299, AS AMENDED
para.167.11  ICC TERMINATION--CONFERENCE REPORT ON H.R. 2539--S. CON. 
RES. 37
para.167.12  MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.167.13  PRIVILEGES OF THE HOUSE--H. RES. 321
para.167.14  [ROLL NO. 884]--ON THE MOTION TO LAY APPEAL ON THE TABLE
para.167.15  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF H.J. RES. 136
para.167.16  CONTINUING APPROPRIATIONS FOR 1996--H.J. RES. 136
para.167.17  [ROLL NO. 885]--ON THE MOTION TO RECOMMIT WITH INSTRUCTIONS
para.167.18  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.167.19  CALENDAR WEDNESDAY BUSINESS DISPENSED WITH
para.167.20  DESIGNATION OF SPEAKER PRO TEMPORE TO SIGN ENROLLMENTS
    para.167.21  RECESS--5:04 P.M.

      SATURDAY, DECEMBER 23 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22), 1995

para.167.22  AFTER RECESS--12:01 A.M.
para.167.23  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.167.24  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.167.25  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
    para.167.26  RECESS--12:03 A.M.

       MONDAY, DECEMBER 25 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22), 1995
       TUESDAY, DECEMBER 26 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22), 1995
      WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22), 1995

para.167.27  AFTER RECESS--5:03 P.M.
para.167.28  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE

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para.167.29  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.167.30  SERBIA AND MONTENEGRO SANCTIONS SUSPENSION
para.167.31  COMMITTEE ELECTIONS--MAJORITY--H. RES. 324
    para.167.32  RECESS--5:11 P.M.

      THURSDAY, DECEMBER 28 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22), 1995

para.167.33  AFTER RECESS--12:01 A.M.
    para.167.34  RECESS--12:02 A.M.

       FRIDAY, DECEMBER 29 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22), 1995
      SATURDAY, DECEMBER 30 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22), 1995

para.167.35  AFTER RECESS--10:26 A.M.
para.167.36  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.167.37  ORDER OF BUSINESS--CONSIDERATION OF S. 1508
para.167.38  FEDERAL EMPLOYEES WORK AND PAY ASSURANCE--S. 1508
para.167.39  RECESS--10:58 A.M.

       SUNDAY, DECEMBER 31 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22), 1995
     MONDAY, JANUARY 1 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22, 1995), 1996
     TUESDAY, JANUARY 2 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22, 1995), 1996
    WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 3 (LEGISLATIVE DAY OF DECEMBER 22, 1995), 1996

para.167.40  AFTER RECESS--11:55 A.M.
para.167.41  FURTHER MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.167.42  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE SENATE
para.167.43  ENROLLED BILL SIGNED
para.167.44  SUBPOENA
para.167.45  SUBPOENA
para.167.46  COMMUNICATION FROM THE CLERK--MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT
para.167.47  MFN STATUS FOR RUSSIA
para.167.48  SENATE BILLS REFERRED
para.167.49  ENROLLED BILLS SIGNED
para.167.50  BILLS AND JOINT RESOLUTIONS PRESENTED TO THE PRESIDENT
para.167.51  LEAVE OF ABSENCE
para.167.52  ADJOURNMENT SINE DIE
para.167.53  REPORTS OF COMMITTEES ON PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.167.54  SUBSEQUENT ACTION ON BILLS INITIALLY REFERRED UNDER TIME 
LIMITATION
para.167.55  COMMITTEE DISCHARGED
para.167.56  PUBLIC BILLS AND RESOLUTIONS
para.167.57  ADDITIONAL SPONSORS
    para.167.58  DELETIONS